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IL. LI, NO. 29
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1936
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LECTION SURE
:0R ROOSEVELT
ilifornia Political Leader
Voices Opinions on
Visit Here
Spending Vacation Here
'here is no doubt that Frankhn
Roosevelt will be reelected pres-
nt ■ in the fall election, in the
nion of Mrs. G. R. Daley, one
California’s delegates to the
ent Democratic national coiiven-
n in Philadelphia, who has been
iting her mother, Mrs. Pierce
>ses, 'near Higdonville.
Jrs. Daley, nee Janette E. Moses,
t Macon county 25 years ago
J settled in California. Since
n she has become an outstand-
; business woman and political
der in her chosen state.
;he lived in Los Angeles and
;n in El Centro for several years,
:1 for the last 18 years has made
- home at San Diego, She is
:retary and treasurer of the Dal-
Corporation, a grading and pav-
: contracting firm of which h.er
sband is president.
Besides being active in business,
•s, Daley finds time to take an
:ive part in political and club
cles. She is a member of the
siness and Professional Women’s
b, the United Daughters of the
nfederacy, the San Diego County
mocratic Women’s club, the On-
ith-RoO'Sevelt club and the Cali-
•nia Assembly of Democrats.
C^radidatB for As,s6mbly
VIrs. Daley is especially proud of
; fact that she was. a delegate
the Democratic national conven-
n because she, with the other
lifornia delegates, was chosen on
i persenal endorsement of Tresi-
iit Roosevelt. She has been ap-
inted manager of the Roosev'Clt
npaign in the 20th congressional
.trict of California, which has a
pulation of half a million. This
II require much of her time and
'ort from now until the election,
t Mrs. Daley is indefatiguable.
;e also is, a candidate for the
mocratic nomination for a mem-
r of the California assembly and
til the primary on August 25 she
11 have her own interests to look
t for as. well as Mr. Roosevelt s.
California, which -went for Roose-
It three to one four years ago,
11 vote at least seven to one for
p this year, Mrs. I3aley declared,
ie expressed the -opinion the
k»sevelt majorities would also in-
kase in many other states.
^fter visiting her mother for 10
^s, Mrs. Daley left Tuesday for
lanta, where she planned to visit
isister, Mrs. L. M. Hulme, for
jferal days before returning to
|B Diego,
juPree To Preach at
resbyterian Churches
e Rev. Robert B. D.uPree,
ial vacation Bible school work-
in Asheville Presbytery, will
lach at the 11 o’clock service
Inday morning in the.- Franklin
(esbyterian church and at 3:30
[lock in the afternoon at the Mor-
m Presbyterian church, it was
pounced this week by the pastor,
^ Rev. J. A. Flanagan. Mr. Dti-
|ee is a senior at Columbia Semi-
y, Decatur, Ga.
W'. P. Hiorton, Democratic nomi
nee for lieutenant governor of North
Carolina, arrived in Franklin Tues
day night for a week’s vacation.
Afr. Horto.n, whose home is at Pitts-
horo, in Chatham county, is ac
companied by his wife and nephew,
Harry Horton, 16. They are guests
of Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Mendenhall
in East Franklin. Mrs. Horton is a
sister of Mr. Menddnhall.
Committees T o Administer
New Soil Program Chosen
The personnel of county aiul
township committees which will
have charge of administering the
new soil conservatio.n program in
Macon county w'as announced this
week by S. W. Mendenhall, county
farm demonstration agent. The
committee, members were selected
at a series of 12 meetings held in
the various townships.
The county committee is com
posed of C. S, Slagle, chairman;
A. L. Ramsey, vice chairman; B.
W. Justice, regular member; J. S.
Conley, alternate member; S. W.
Mendenhall, secretary, and M. L.
Sherrill, +.reasurer.
A county board, composed of tlie
chairmen of the various township
committees, will assist the county
committee.
The township committees were
announced by Mr. Mendenhall as
follo-ws, with their names appearing
in the . order of chairman, vice
chairman, regular member ' and al
ternate member;
Sugarfork—C. W, Henderson, H.
E. Keener, D. M. Rogers, Mrs. F.
E, Mash'burn.
Ellijay—W. R. Rigdon, R. M.
Shook, D. J. Moses, Sam Bryson.
Highlands—A. C. Flolt, M. 1).
Edwards, A. M. Wilson, R. J.
Phillips.
Franklin—W. R, I^edford, Wiley
Brown, R. L. Poindexter, J. K.
Cole.
Millshoal—W. C. Taylor, A. G.
Kinsland, J. C. Higdon, J. E. Taylor.
Cowee—J. F. Mc(iaha, Theodore
Raby, Carl Parrish, J. C, Bryson.
F'lats—H. C. Miller, Toliver Vin
son, i'rank Miller.
Nantahala—T. A. Bateman, J. L.
McMahan, J. R, Shields, L. A.
Boone.
Burningtown—W. R. Parrish, J.
R. Ramsey, W. G. Rowland, Carl
Morgan.
Cartoogechaye—Hez l^ills, L. F.
Setser, R. C. Enloe, J. W. Roane.
Smith’s Bridge—A. C. Patterson,
W. E, Mozeley, T. C. Vinson, G. C.
1 )owdle.
FALLING TREE
KIU^AXHAN
Funeral Held Today for
B. A. justice, 49, At
, Dryman’s Chapel
Badger A. Justice, 49, an em
ploye of the W. M. Ritter Lumber
company at Kainbow Springs, was
instantly killed about 3 o clock
Wednesday afternoon when struck
by a tree he was felling. The tree
fell across the upper part o'f his
body, breaking his neck and crush
ing his shoulders.
The funeral was to be held at
3 o’clock this afternoon at Dry
man’s Chapel in the Tesenta com
munity, where Justice was reared.
He was a son of the late Henry
Justice, of Tesenta.
Surviving Mr. Justice are his
mother, his w’ldow and S'Cveral
children.
Frainklin
Produce Market
LATEST QUOTATIONS
[Prices listed below are subject
change without notice.)
by Farmers Federation, .Inc.
pckens, heavy breed hens 13c
pckens, light weight; lb. .. He
lyers, heavy weight, lb 17c
wers, light-weight, lb 14c
Ks, doz 20c
fsh potatoes, No. 1 (old) , bu. $1.25
jirn, bu $1.00
(heat, bu 90c
r
fed by Nantahala Creamery
fat, lb 30c
Bad Boys
Bound Over for Beating
CCC Enrollee
Theodore Woods, 20, and Claude
Byrd, 18, alleged members of a
gang of tough guys who had been
making life iniseraible for some of
the iboys in CCC Camp NC F-10,
near Aquone, by ganging them at
the Aquone bridge, were bound
over to superior court under $S(W
bond each at a hearing this after
noon on charges of assault with
intent to kill.
They, with two other young men
who have not been arrested, were
accused of unmercifully beating
John Hughes, a member of CCC
Camp NC F-10 on July 4. Hughes
said they blocked his path when he
attempted to cross the bridge at
Aquone while returning to camp
and tried to make him jump into
the river. He got around them, but
some distance up the road he was
waylaid and severely beaten. A
driver of a meat packing truck
came to his rescue and took bm
back to camp. A number of stitchp
were necessary to close gashes m
his head, and at the hearmg today
before Magistrate Sam Muray m
the courthouse he stiU I-ire marks
of his beating.
Woods and Byrd already were
under $300 bond each in another
case. They are to appear for trial
at the August term of court.
Drouth and Labor Unrest
Enter Political Picture
^ PAnON NAMED
HEAD OF CLUB
GOP Has Huge Campaign
Fund; Democratic
Chest Low
(Special to The Pre&s-Maooniain)
WASHINGTON, July 15.—What
will be the political effects of tht
widespr'Ead drouth and the efforts
now under way to unionize the
steel industry ?
In normal times neither of these
would be regarded as having a poli
tical aspect. But these are not nor
mal times, and the temper of the
people of the United States is more
political than it has been in many
years. So, too, is the point of view
from which Washington sees ’every
thing as political in its causes or its
effects.
That the drought is more wide
spread and potentially more serious
in its effects upon the prices of
farm commodities and upon the
economic status of large numbers
of farmers than any previous dry
spell is generally accepted. Out of
a dozen different proposals for do
ing something about it by the Ad
ministration, about the only prac
tical fact that emerges is that the
demand for relief from the most
seriously affected drought regions
will cause a revamping of all the
plans for the distribution of the re
lief appropriation of $1,500,000,000
which Congress voted just before
adjournment. The distribution of
more relief money than had been
anticipated in the drouth' areas of
the Northwest will necessitate the
abandonment or reduction of works
relief programs in other parts of
the country; and the political prob
lem is, bluntly stated, where can
WPA activities be cut down?
Labor Situation Tense
The labor situation holds a great
deal of political dynamite. The steel
industry is united to resist any at
tempt from without to force union
ization upon its employees. The
American Federation of Labor is
bent upon organizing the steel
workers under its standard form
of “craft” uniohs.
John L. Lewis,, head of the Min
ers Union and advocate of the “one
big union” plan for the organization
of industry, is endeavoring to union
ize all workers in the steel mills
under 'his plan. Both sides are
counting on backing from the Fed
eral Government under the Wagner
Labor Relations Act.
There are similar ticklish labor
'situations in the rubber, textile and
electrical industries. All sorts of
rumors reach Washington and some
Admisistration leaders are jittery
with fear that the situation may
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Is Elected President of
Young Democratic
.Organization
George B. Patton, mayor of
branklin, was elected president of
the Young Democratic club of
Macon coiuity at a reorganization
^meeting in the courthouse Satur
day afternoon. He succeeds Miss
Elizabeth Slagle, who has served
as president of the club for the
past two years.
James L. Hauser was elected vice
president, Aliss Elizabeth M^eadows
second vice president. Miss Mary
Berry secretary, and Bill Brys.on
treasurer.
About 75 persons attended the
meeting. Dav’C Harris, of Canton,
district organizer, made the princi
pal address and assisted the club
in reorganizing.
Members of the club were urged
to attend the state convention of
Young Democrats to be held in
Greensboro Friday and Saturday of
this week.
MAIN STREET
BUILDING SOLD
Franks Building Bought
By Angels; Ten Cent
Store To Move
Purchase of the Franks building
on Main street near the new feder
al building was announced Monday
by 1 )octors Furman and Eilgar"
Angel. The deed had not been re
corded today, but the jirice involv
ed was said to be $8,.(KX) in cash.
Dr. Furman Angel said 'he and
his brother had bought the build
ing, a two story brick structure
with two store rooms on the main
floor, for investment purposes and
planned no immediate changes.
This represents the largest real
estate deal in Franklin since Dr.
i'urman Angel sold the building at
Main street and the jiublic square,
occupied by Angel’s Drug Store,
The Franklin Press and Arnold’s
C^fe, to M. L. Dowdle several years
ago.
Ten Cent Stare To Move
The Farnvers Federation, Inc., oc
cupies one O'f the store rooms in
the Franks building and the New
F'ive and Ten Cent Store the other
storeroom. Jack Sanders has sur
rendered the space occupied by the
ten cent store and is planning to
move the store the latter part of
this week or the first of next week
into the space in the McCoy build
ing formerly used by Peek’s Cafe.
The room has been thoroughly ren-
novated and redecorated, a separate
entrance built to the rooms above,
a new front and new fixtures,
especially designed for five and
ten cent store purposes, have been
installed. Mr. Sanders said he was
moving to the location because it
provided more floor si>ace and he
intended to double his stock of
goods, offering a wider range of
merchandise to the ])ublic.
Blaine Moves Store
Another change in business loca
tions this week was the removal of
C. T. Blaine’s seed store from the
site next to Arnold’s Cafe to the
old bank building on the M unday
property on West Main street.
The Leach brothers, owners of
the lot between Arnold’s Cafe and
the Macon Theatre building, which
they also ow.n, plan soon to erect
there a modern store building, ty
ing in with the adjoining buildings.
Farm Picnic
Harley R. Cabe Awarded
Prize at Convention
Harley R. Cabe, Macon county
clerk of court, returned Sunday
from Wrightsville Beach, where he
attended the annual convention of
the state association of court clerks.
Mr. Cabe was awarded a prize for
having travcled the longest distance
to attend the converiltion.
Freda Mae Pressley
Dies of Peritonitis
Freda Mae Pressley, 22-nionths-
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Pressley, of Bonny Crest, died at
3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at
her home after an illness of several
days with peritonitis. She was Mr.
and Mrs. Pressley’s only child.
The funeral was conducted at 11
o’clock Wednesday rtiorning at
Watauga Baptist church by the
Rev. A. A. Angel, Methodist min
ister of Franklin.
Revival To Start Sunday
At Tellico Church
A revival meeting will start at
11 o’clock Sunday morning at the,
Tellico Baptist church, it was an
nounced this week by Arlin Smith,
church clerk. The Rev. J. F. Bur
rell, pastor, will conduct the ser
vices.
Planned for August by
Federation
Members of the I'armers Federa
tion county advisory committee are
to meet with State Senator Vance
A. Browning, educational director,
to plan a farm picnic for August.
The Macon county committee will
meet at the Franklin warehouse
at 10 o’clock Monday morning.
Members of the committee are:
Carl Slagle, chairman; Ed. Byrd,
J. R. Hoolbrooks, W. D. Barnard,
James Young, Jerry Franklin, Wil
liam Higdon, J. T. Vinson, J. S.
Conley, and R. M. S'hook.
Tentative plans are for a series
of county picnics beginning August
4 and continuing through August
18. A feature of the picnics is to
be the singing contests, with prizes
offered for “the winners in each
county. The winning choir in each
county is to go into a final contest
at the state test farm field day at
Swannanoa on August 20.
Hampton Infant Dies;
Funeral Friday
Kathleen Hampton,- 5-months-oId
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Loyd
Hamilton, died at 5 o’clock this
morning at the home of her par
ents in Burningtown township. The
funeral is to be held at 10 o’clock
Friday morning at Tellico Baptist
church.