PR0GBE8SIVE
LIBERAL
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1936
IKBE PENDENT
$1.50 PER YEAR
any veterans
liSHINGJONDS
,out 40 Per Cent Apply
For Immediate Cash
Payments
Thin Ranks
Heads Republican Ticket
)elivery of bonus bonds to vei
ns o'f the World War residing.
Macon county began Tuesday
r today T. W. Porter, Sr., post-
ster, reported that approximately
;000’in bonds had been delivered
oug’h the Franklin postoffice,
is represents only a small part
the bonds to be received by
icon county ex-service men, as
^ny bonds are being delivered
■ough other postQffices in the
anty, and new batches of the ad-
,ted'compensation securities are
ing received daily.
Mr. Porter said about 40 per cent
the veterans were applying im-
idiatdy for cash payments.
112 Payments Received
The number of bond payments
:eived .at the Franklin i>o'stoffice
til this afternoon was 112, most
which had been delivered. Each
teran must sign a receipt for his
inds upon delivery. If he desires
cash them, he turns them into
e postoffice, which forwards them
. a certifying office in Asheville
om which checks will be issued.
Mr. Porter said the posto'ffice
ould not be able to issue bo.nus
jnds Saturday afternoon and urg-
1 veterans who have not yet re
vived them to apply sometime be-
ire no'on Saturday or wait until
;xt week.'Be explained that the
DStoffice, which is supposed to
ose at noon on Saturdays, re-
lains open only for the conven-
nces of the public and only
nough clerks are retained to sort
lail.
$150,000 Expected
A. R. Higdon, adjutant of the
lacon county post of the Anieri
an Legion, has estimated that
lacon county veterans will receive
etween $150,000 and $200,000 in
onus bonds. At least half of this
i expected to be cashed within the
ext few months. Tvfany veterans
re planning to use their 'bonus to
luy farms or to build homes, but
. good proportion of the money is
;xpected to go into other trade
hannels,.
Only 6 Confederate Veter
ans Living in County
There are only six Confederate
veterans still living in Macon
county, a check-up of the pension
list revealed this week. It also re
vealed that pensions are going to
20 class “A” widows, 12 class “B”
widows and one class “B” negro
body servant in the county.
The six remaining veterans of the
gray are John Arnold, of Cullasaja;
J. W. Caldwell, Route 3; J. M-
Daves, Route 2; Sam Ramsey, Tel-
lico; S. W. Pickelsimer, Otto, and
A. M, Shope, Otto. Another Macon
county veteran of the gray is Wil
liam E. Roper, w'ho is in the old
soldiers home at Raleigh.
The lone body servant is James
Deal, of West’s Mill, who attended
Clinton Huger during the war be
tween the states.
Semi-annual pensions checks were
distributed Monday at the office of
Harley R. Cabe, clerk of court.
Veterans receive $365 a year; class
“A” widows, $3(X); class “B wid
ows $100; and class “B” body ser
vants $200.
EDITORS MEET
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South Carolina Newspaper
F oik Impressed with
Mountain Beauty
M
W. B. f GUIRE
LAID TO REST
Prominent Business Man
Succumbs to Heart
Attack
ALFRED MOSSMAN LANDON
Nominated on the first ballot at the Republican national convention in
Clevefend last week, Alfred M.. Landon, governor of Kansas, is the
GOP hope wresting control of the government from the Roosevelt
administration. Landon received votes to 19 for Borah and then the
nomination was made imanimous. Col. Frank Knox, of IlHniois, received
the unanimous nomination for the vice presidency after all Oliver
spirants withdrew in his favor.
Rehabilitation Loans Made
In County Total $10,000
Dr. W. H. Madison, Sylva,
Ends His Life
SYLVA, June 16.—Dr. W. H.
Madison, 34, prominent physician
ind son of R. L, Madison, founder
5f Western Carolina Teachers’ oo'l-
lege, ended his own life at his
home at Webster at 8 o'clock lues
day night.
Dr. Madison left no note, 'but
members of the family assigned ill
health as the cause.
Dr. Madiso.n, relatives said, was
in his room at his 'home at the
time he committed the act by fir
ing a small calibre rifle bullet into
his head.
Surviving are his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. L. Madison, and four
brothers, Monroe, of Sylva; Robert
Edward, of Whiting, Ind.; James
A., of Chicago, and Bannister, of
Webster,
Funeral arrangements had not
been completed Tuesday night.
Franklin
Produce Market
LATEST QUOTATIONS
(Prices listed below are subject
to change without notice.)
Quoted 'by Farmers Federation, ilnc.
Chickens, heavy breed hens 14c
Chickens, light weight; lb. .. 12c
■Eggs, doz 21c
Irish potatoes. No. 1; bu. ..$1.00
Corn, bu 85c
Wheat, bu 90c
Quoted by Nantahala Creamery
Butterfat, lb 25c
(Special to The Press-Maoonian)
HIGHLANDS., June 16. —Fifty-
three members of the South Caro
lina Associated Press Club were in
Highlands Thursday and Friday of
last week for the second and third
day of their annual convention. The
business session of the mefeting was
held in Anderson, S. C., Wednes
day and the members motored to
Highlands via Pickens and Ro'sman
Thursday morning. Among those
attending were W. E. Gonzales, o^t
Columbia, president of the club,
and many editors of South Caro
lina papers, as well as other men
and women connected with news
papers of that state.
The motorcade, escorted by six
members of the North and South
Carolina motorcycle patrol, were
met by a welcoming group ot
Highlanders in 18 local cars at
Whiteside View, five miles
Highlands, where a few words of
welcome were officially spoken 'by
Frank Bloxham, secretary of the
chamber of commerce. Each visit.OT
was given one of the new High
lands booklets. After enjoying the
view for a tew minutes the motor
cade proceeded to King’s Inn m
Highlands .for lunch.
EnteK'tainment Pirogram
Highlights of the program ar-
ranged for the newspaper folk in
cluded a sight-seeing tour m the
afterno'on and a square dance at
Helen’s Barn in the evening, each
sponsored by the chamber of com
merce; and a very successful M‘ck-
en barbecue on the lawn of King s
Inn at 6:00 p. m. with Bob Kmg
in charge. The visitors devoted
their time Friday to general sight
seeing, hiking, golf, and other
forms of entertainment.
Highlands was honored in being
selected as a meeting place for
such an outstanding organizatiOTi
as the South Carolina Associated
Press club, the members of which
were genuinely enthusiastic in their
praise of the scenic beauties of
this section. ^
Plans for the period were well
carried out by various committees
working in cooperation with the
chamber-of commerce. Chairmen of
the* committees extend thanks to
all citizens who so generous y
helped to make the affair a success.
MACONFARMERS
WILL GET
Saturday Is Last Day To
Quality for Soil
Payments
S. W. Mendenhall and S. D.
Alexander, county farm agent and
assistant agent, respectively, issued
a statement this week stating that
Macon coupty farmers will receive
approximately $20,(XX) for their par
ticipation in the federal govern-
(Continued on Page Twelve;?
DEATHttMlS
THOMAS GIBSON
$
Funeral for lotla Resident
To Be Held Friday
At Cowee
Thomas Gibson, 85, died suddenly
of an attack of heart disease at 9
o’clock this morning at his home
in the lotla section. Only last Sun
day he attended a reunion of the
Gibson family near Asheville, and a
shiOTt time before his death he had
been helping with the work around
his home.
Mr. Gibson, who was well known
throughout the county, was the
only living son of the late John
Stewart Gibson. He is survived by
his widow, who before her mar
riage was Miss Narcissus Shepherd ;
two sans, Jim and John Gibson, and
a daiighter, Mrs. W. R. Mason, all
of this county; eleven grandchil
dren and ten great grandchildren;
three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Carter,
of Anderson, S. C.; Mrs. Fannie
Dillard, of Demorest, Ga., and Mrs.
Nancy Cardon, of Leatherman, N. C.
The funeral will 'be conducted at
the Shepherd cemetery in the
Cowee community at 11 o’clock Fri
day morning by the Rev. W. M.
Burns, pastor of the First Baptist
church cA Franklin, and the Rev.
W. L. Bradley, of Etna.
Supervisors Explain How
Resettlement Program
Is Operated
Rural rehabilitation loans total
ing approximately $10,000 have been
made to Macon county farmers, ac
cording to John R. haison and Miss
I’auli.ne Powers, supervisors of the
rural resettlement program in this
county.
These loans have been made for
seed, fertilizer, farm and home
equipment, cows and workstock.
Loans for ^onsumable items are
made on a one-year basis and those
for recoverable goods are for one
to five years.
Each farm family granted a re
habilitation loan, it was stated, vol
untarily agrees to follow approved
farm and home management plans
worked out by the farmer himself
in cooperation with the county sup
ervisor. These plans stipulate that
a 'balanced farm program must be
followed, including provision for
adequate food and feed as well as
money crops.
Open Gate of Opportunity
“We feel,” said the county sup
ervisors, “that the rural rehabilita
tion program will open the gate of
opportunity to many farmers in the
county; however., we must be as
sured before advancing a loan that
the family has suitable land, that
■Sound farm and home plans are
provided and that the government
will be reimbursed for the loan.
“Responsibility for selection .of
families is placed in the hands
a voluntary county advisory corrT^'
mittee, composed of persons having
a practical knowledge of local con
ditions who are better able than
anyone else to make such a selec
tion. In passing upon the qualifica
tions of loan applicants, not only
need, but character and willingness
to work, are also considered.
“If families who are now tenants
make gao'd in the program they
have undertaken, they may become
eligible for homes of their own, as
worthy tenants are among those
who will 'be considered for farm
steads under rural resettlement, an
other phase of the resettlement pro
gram.”
Mr. Faison and Miss Powers
have offices in the Higdon house
on east Main street.
Funeral services for W. B. Mc-
(juire, 71, for many years lOiie of
h'rankliai’s foremost business men,
were held at 11 o’clock Wednesday
morning at the branklin Presby
terian church with the pastor, the
Rev. J. A. Flanagan, officiating.
Burial was in the Franklin ceme
tery.
Mr. McGuire died at 7 o’clock
Tuesday morning at his home on
the Cieorgia notid. He had been
recuperating from a Iwo-weeks ill
ness of pneuiiMvnia, but his death
was attributed to an attack of
heart disease.
Six nephews served as pallbear
ers. They were W. P. Landrum,
Roy McCiuire, Lawrence .\lc(iuire,
Dr. Wayne .McCuiire, Dr. B. H. .Mc
Guire and A. R. Mctiuire.
A number of persons from Sylva
and other communities came to
Franklin to attend the funeral.
A son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick
Alexander McGuire, of Morris
town, Tenn., Mr. McGuire came to
Franklin when he was 20 years old
and f'OT many years devoted his at
tention to surveying. In this capac
ity be gained a first hand knowl
edge of all sections of the county,
which in later years led him to be
come interested in real estate and
in the timber and mineral resonfces
of the county, in the (levelopment
of which he played a major role.
Head lof Telephone Conipa:iiy
Mr. McGuire was president and
one of the organizers of the West
ern Carolina Telephone company.
He organized the Lake Emory com-
])any and for some years he served
as a director of the Bank of hrank-
lin. He also served several terms
as a member of the Franklin board
of aldermen.
Mr. Mc(iuire was twice married,
first to Miss Maggie Moore, of
Macon county. Two children of that,
union survive—Mrs. T. M. Plonk,
of M-acon, Ga., and Hunter Mc
Guire, of Rainbow Springs, N. C.
His second marriage was to Miss
Margaret Bulgin, of Macon county,
who survives together with a son,
William McGuire, Charlotte attor
ney; and three daughters, Miss
Virginia McCiuire, of Ham'let, and
the Misses Margaret and Ehzabeth
McGuire, of Franklin. Also surviv
ing are a brother, Patrick McChiire,
of Brevard, and five gtandchildren.
Ted Gillespie Injured
In Road Collision
Ted Gillespie, of Franklin, receiv
ed a number of lacerations about
his right shoulder and arm and on
the scalp and face when an auto
mobile which he was said to have
been driving oo'llided with a truck
about 6 o’clock Saturday afternoon
0:11 highway 285 several hundred
yards east of the 'bridge over the
Little Tennessee river, (iillespie was
taken to Angel hospital, where to
day he was reported to be recover
ing.
Fc'derai Building Grounds
Being Landscaped
Cirounds of the. F'ranklin federal
building, completed last winter,
were being landscaped this week
by the Pahnetto State Nursery, o'f
Florence, S. C. Grass is being plant
ed at the rear and on the west
side of the building, but no.ne is
being used in front. Instead, Eng
lish ivy and arbelia are being used
to cover the ground, and holly trees
have been set out at the front
corners of the building.