Macotttan
PROGBESSIVE
LIBERAB
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DL. LI, NO. 28
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1936
$1.50 PER YEAR
EFENDSEUAS
NOTEPAYMENT
torney Explains Debt
Adjustment With
Closed Bank
om July 6 Issue of Tiie Raleigh
News and Observer)
homas L. Johnson, of Asheville,
nber of the Debt Adjustment
nmitt'Ce of the Central Bank and
St Co., of Asheville, and at-,
lew for the Stale Banking De-
tment in the settlement of the
;btedness of Don Elias and
.rles A. Webb, which were in-
,’cd in the political campaign
closed, has written The News
Observer the following letter
eference to his part in the mat-
[ read with amazement the
ement of Dr. Ralph McDonald,
published in the Raleigh News
Observer, on June 21, charging
Banking Department and charg-
me, as a member ol the
firm representing the Banking
)artme.nt at Asheville, with fraud
collusion in connection with the
^promise settlement of the in-
tedness to the Central Bank and
1st Company of Mr. Don S.
IS, Mr. Charles A. Webb and
s. Jessie Webb and the Ashe-
e Citizen and the Asheville
i‘es. The statement was false to
cor« and was patently malicious
[ designed and intended to in-
5 the candidacy for Governor of
norable Clyde R. Hoey. 1 did
answer the statement at the
e because 1 thought it better
wait .until after the second pri-
ry, when the heat of the cam-
gn would have subsided.
The true facts are:
1. That the Asheville Citizen and
Ashevill'e Times both made full
1 complete settlements with the
ik and the statement of Dr. Mc-
nald with respect to these news-
)ers is, therefore, false.
2. The major portion of the in-
)tedness of Mr. Elias and Mr.
1 Mrs. Webb were incurred by
lorsements.
3. Mr. Elias and Mr. and Mrs.
ebb, by reason of the collapse of
: boom in Asheville, had lost all
!ir property and nothing ocmld
^e been collected by legal pro-
;s, but all three of the parties
)mitted to me, as attorney for
; bank, offers of compromis'e. I
dined to assume responsibility in
inection with said offers and, ac-
rdingly a meeting was called of
; debt settlement committee, which
1 been appointed by Mr. Hood,
ich committee was composed of
'. Gilbert Morris, of the Wa-
•)via Bank and Trust Company,
3ge J. G. Adams, of the First
itional Bank and Trust Company,
Asheville, myself and Mr. S. J.
nsdale, who was at that time
uidating agent of the bank. AfteT
full and complete investigation,
: debt settlement committee
iched the conclusion that nothing
ild be collected against either of
J parties and that, since they had
k their property, the settlements
fered were fair, and the com-
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23 Home Loans
Made in Maccn County,
Totaling $56,962
More than $3,0(X),(X)0,()00 has been
loaned to more than a million dis
tressed home owners in the United
Stales since June, 1933, by the
Home Owners’ Loan cor])oration.
Of that amount $31,394,471.12 has
been loaned in North Carolina to
approximately 12,500 hom'C owners.
Of the total amount loaned in
North Carolina $56,9()2.94 has been
loaned to 23 distressed home own
ers in !Macon county.
Under the iionie loan act a fif
teen-year loan at five per oc.nt was
granted distressed home owners
while the holders of their defaulted
mortgages received HOLC bonds
backed by the federal treasury.
The work of the Home Owners’
Loan corporation has shifted from
“lending” to “collecting” and the
job is far frotn being completed, but
the state manager, Robert AL
Gantt, of Durham, reports that
there have been no foreclosures out
of the 23 loans made in ^lacon
county. Only ill foreclosures had
been made on HOLC mortgages in
North Carolina as of June 30.
COUNTY LEVY
SET AT $1.05
Increase Made Necessary
By Public Health
Activities
^ Franklin
iProduce Market
LATEST QUOTATIONS
Prices listed below are subject
I change without notice.)
■pted by Farmers Federation, ,Inc.
gckens, heavy breed hens 13c
fickens, light weight; lb. .. He
'yers, heavy weight, lb 18c
yers, light weight, lb 16c
|gs, doz 20c
#h potatoes, No. 1 (old), bu. $1.25
kn, bu. 90c
lieat, bu. 90c ■
luot»d by Nantahala Creamery
Jtterfat, lb 27c
INSPECTION OF
HOTEISSTARIS
Restaurants and Lodging
Houses Subject to
Regulation
The hotels, tourist camps and
restaurants in Macon comity are
either cleaning up, i closmg up, or
being indicted, according to John
E. Floyd, district sanitarian super
visor for the state board of health.
Sanitary inspections are being
made periodically, in accordance
with the requirements of the state
hotel and restaurant laws. A hotel,
within meaning of the act, is any
place where transient guests are
lodged for pay. A restaurant with
in meaning of the act, is any place
where food is prepared and served
to the public for immediate con
sumption. All these places are re
quired by the state board of health
to meet requirements of the law.
Hotels and restaurants scoring
from 90 to 100 points are awarded
grade “A”; 80 to 90 grade “B”, and
70 to 80, grade “C”. Those places
scoring less than 70 are subject to
prosecution, .unless the management
discontinues operating until the nec
essary improvements are made to
comply with requirements of the
law.
Mr. Floyd advises that anyone
expecting to operate a hotel or
restaurant should communicate, be-
•fore beginning to operate, with the
local health department, or with the
state board of health, for rules and
regulations regarding such places.
Regular Inspections Made
The periodical inspection of hotels
and restaurants, explained Mr.
Floyd is simply a safety meas.ure,
required by law, for protection of
the public. Every town and ooiAity
should welcome it and every hote
and restaurant should realize tha
it has all to gain and nothing to
lose by these inspectio.n?, which
hold them up to certain standards
of cleanliness and safety, and there
by make them more attractive and
inviting to tourists and the travel
ing public. Experience indicates, he
savs that time and effort spent on
cleanliness and other .attractive
features in connection with hotels
and restaurants will pay_ for it
self many times over in '"creased
patronage. As a matter of fact, l e
added, the public will spend its
money where it thinks its health
will not be in jeopardy, and the
best way to know this, is by he
certificates and rating issued by-th
state board of health, posted m
such places.
A county wide tax rate of $1.0.5—
five cents higher than last year—
was voted for 1936 at a called
meeting of the county commission
ers Thursday morning. The in-
'crease was made necessary to pro-
,vide for the county’s new ])ublic
health unit.
With a valuation of ,ai)l)roxiniate-
ly $5,520,000, the levy of $1.05 on
the $100 valuation will raise nearly
$58,000.
In addition to the oountywide
tax, special township road bond
levies were voted for two town
ships—Franklin, 25 cents, and High
lands, 10 cents, the same as last
year.
Under a local act of the last
legislature, the countywide tax levy
was limited to $1 on the $100 valu
ation for 1935 and 1936; but this
limitation does not apply to the
special levy of five cents for ])ub-
lic health purposes.
H‘OW Levy Is Divided
Under tlve new rate 15 cents is
for the county’s general fund, 5
cents for paupers, 5 cents for jail
and court expenses, 8 cents for
school debt service, 4 cents for cur
rent school expenses, 5 cents for
public health, 3 cents for capital
outlay, and 60 cents for general
debt service.
Last year’s rate i)rovided 57 cents
for general debt service and 3
cents for public health. Other div
isions of the levy are the sam'C
this year as last.
The general debt service levy of
60 cents is estimated to yield
enough revenue to meet interest
payments due on county bonds, but
not enough to reduce the principal.
County officials are ho]>ing that by
next year, when the tax limitation
will have expired, it will be pos
sible for them to work out with
bondholders a plan for refunding
the county’s bonds. Thus ■ far the
bondholders have declined to con
sider a refunding on the grouiifl
that they could not accept new
bonds as long as the^ tax rate is
limited by law.
Payments About Same
C. Tom Bryson, county tax list
ing supervisor, said today that al
though the countywide rate has
been slightly increased, the amount
of taxes to be paid by individual
property owners will be about the
same in most instances. He 'explain
ed this by pointing out that valu
ations Itave been reduced through
expanding the $300 personal prop
erty exemption to include livestock
as well as hous'ehold furnishings.
Baptist Leaders To Meet
In Franklin July 17
Members of the enlistm'ent and
promotion committee of the Macon
Missionary Baptist association are
to gather here Thursday, July_ 17,
in the Baptist church. The state
of the churches in the Macon as
sociation will be discussed and
plans made for the work of the
denomination for the coming, year.
The time of the meeting is 2:30
o’clock in the afternoon.
This meeting of Baptist leaders
was called by the Rev. J. C. Pipes,
of Asheville, state missionary, and
M. A. Huggins, Raleigh, who is
general sceretary of the North
Carolina Baptist state convention.
The chairman of the promotion
committee in the Macon associa
tion is E. B. DeHart. It is hoped
that the several churches compos
ing this area will have representa
tives here for this Franklin m^eet-
ing.
Wins Nomination
CLYDE R. HOEY
AUGUST COURT
JURORS DRAWN
Judge Harding, Charlotte,
To Preside; Term
Starts Aug. 24
Jurors for the August term of
Macon county superior court, which
is to convene Monday, August 24,
for a two-weeks mixed session,
were drawn Alonday at tlie regular
monthly meeting of the county
board of commissioners. Judge W.
F. Harding, of Charlotte, is sched
uled to preside over the session. A
light criminal calendar but a heavy
civil calendar are expected.
F'ollowing is the jury list for the
,'Kugust court term; ,
First week—L. J. Mdody, J. M.
Raby, D. E. Chastain, J. B. Sand
ers, C. S. Potts, W. D. Elliott, J.
B. Elmore, Leonard Horne,' W. C.
Sheffield, J. R. Shields, W. A. Mc
Connell, J. W. Anderson, W. R.
Corpening, W. C, Taylor, G. L.
Garland, Roy Arnold, Luther Shep
herd, J. K. Conley.
Second week^G. C. Calloway, G.
C. .Conley, Ed Welch, Tom Brown,
Fred Bryson, J, H. Vanhook, H. H.
.McDowell, R, H. Bennett, Alex
Sp'inkle, W. T. "Roper, J. L. Bald
win, Ellis Grant, Floyd Potts,
Harley Stanfield, Denver Holland,
Lawrence Anderson, Leslie Camp
bell, Herbie Bradley.
To Reorganize
Young Democrats To Get
Ready for Campaign
Miss Elizabeth Slagle, president
of the Young Democrats of Macon
county, has called a meeting of the
group for 3 o’clock Saturday after
noon in the courthouse.
Principal business before the
meeting. Miss Slagle Said, will be
reorganization, the election of offic
ers and the formulation of plans
for the club to take an active part
in the fall political campaign.
Dave'H. Harris, of . Canton, who
was recently appointed reorganizer
for Young Democratic clubs in the
western counties, is expected to be
present at Saturday’s meeting.
Delegates will be named at this
m'eeting to attend the state conven
tion of Young Democrats to be held
at Greensboro starting July 17.
HOEY CARRIES
COUNTY, STATE
Wins With Majority Of
53,934 Votes Over
iJr. McDonald
Complete but unofficial state re
turns from Saturday’s run-off pri
mary gave Clyde R. Hoey, of Shel
by, a majority of 53,934 votes over
Dr. Ralph W. McDonald, of Win
ston-Salem, in the race for the
Democratic nomination for governor.
.VI aeon couiity contributed 1,362
votes to the Hoey majority, the of
ficial vote for the county beiiij^
1,711 for Hoey and 349 for Mc
Donald. This was even a larger
lead for the Shelby lawyer than
he had in this county in the first
primary on June 7, when his ma
jority over McDonald was 995, al
though some 6(K) fewer votes were
cast in the run-off.
Cofunty Helps Winners
Macon county voted for the win
ners all the way through the ticket
in the second primary. It gave VV.
P. Horton 1,447 votes to 398 for
Paul (irady in the contest for the
nomination for lieutenant governor,
and Thfid Eure 996 votes to 8.56
for Stacey Wade in the race for
the nomination for secretary of
state.
The unofficial vote for the state
as a whole was reported by the
daily newspapers Wednesday as:
For governor—Hoey 2W),813; Mc
Donald 212,879.
F'or lieutenant governor—Horton
217,652, Gardy 206,751.
F'or secretary of state—Eure 233,-
751, Wade 192,082.
Abslentee Voting Heavy
The vote was far lieavier Satur
day than had been expected. Be
cause the election came on the
F'ourth of July it had been predicted
that the total would not likely ex
ceed 4(X),000, but it jjassed that fig
ure by nearly 80,000.
Absentee voting was at a new
high. The board of elections re
ported in Raleigh that 110,(XX) ab
sentees had been issued, but in-
formatio.!! was lacking as to the ex
act number of ab&entees actually
voted.
Commenting on the election, Dr*
McDonald Tuesday dispelled specu
lative repoi^ts that he might run for
governor in the fall election as an
independent.
“We have gone a long way to
ward winning our fight for the
principles on which our case is
founded,” Dr. McDonald said.
“Let our slogan continue to be
‘we have just begun to fight’ for
these principles. .1 have always been
a Democrat, and I shall remain one.
Our fight is within the Democratic
party.”
Carl Festa, who has been con
nected with Angel hospital for sev
eral years, left Thursday for a
months’ vacation with friends- in
Philadelphia, Pa., and New York.
Postoffice To Close
At 2 P. M. on Saturdays
Postmaster T. W. Porter announc
ed yesterday that the Franklin post-
office would close at 2 p. m. each
Saturday afternoon in the future
instead of at 1 p. m. as previously
announced. He said this extension
of one hour of the time the post-
office windows will be open should
afford plenty of time for patrons of
the office to transact their business
before the afternoon mail is posted.
Second class postoffice are suppos
ed to close for half a day on Sat
urdays. ^
Burns Appointed Chaplain
In Reserve Corps
The Rev. W. M. Burns, pastor
of the F'irst Baptist church of
Franklin, has gone to Fort McClel
lan, Ala., in response to notification
of his appointment as first lieu
tenant and chaplain in the officers
reserve corps of the United States
army. He was assigned to the 322nd
infantry, detached troops, and ord
ered to report at F'ort McClellan
for a period of training between
July 5 and 18.
During th^ World War Mr. Burns
served six months as first sergeant
and from 1929 to 1934 he was a
second lieutenant in the 81st in
fantry division of the officers re
serve corps.
Pupils of Mrs. Higgins
To Give Recital July 14
The music pupils of Mrs. Harry
S. Higgins will appear in recital at
the Courthouse in Franklin Tues
day evening, July 14, at 8 o’clock.
The public is cordially invited.
Regulation of all forms of trans
portation seen by Eastman.