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PTiOGIlESSIVE LIBERAL IJV'DEPEJV'DEJV'T
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FRANKLIN, N. THURSDAY,-AUGUST 6, 1936
$1.50 PER YEAR
»1)NTY FUNDS
UtElPOlJNDED
igbt Service Money Tied
Up Pending Refunding
County Bonds
Federal Judge E. Yates Webb
day signed .an order impounding
e debt service fands of Macon
mnty pending the adoption of a
an for refunding the co^nty^s m-
■btedness of approximately $900,-
10,, according to a report published
The Asheville Times.
“The court order,” continues ilic
imes “was signed upon agreement
E attorneys for the county and
VO of its largest creditors, the
oval Neighbors of America, and
Sovereign Camp, .Woodmen of
,e World, who had previously
een awarded judgments against
lacon county in the .amounts of
56 772,50 and $19,725.14, respectively.
‘‘Under terms of the court order,
be county will deposit $39,000 of
ebt service funds now o« hand ui
he W.achovia Bank and Trust com-
,any at Asheville. These funds and
11 future tax collections earmarked
or debt service will be kept on
leposit in this bank subject to fur-
her court order.
Action Now Blocked
“In order to accomplish this re-
unding, the order pointed out, it
^-ill be necessary to await the con-
/ening of the 1937 state legislature^
IS special legislation enacted by the
1935 legislature will have to be re
pealed and it is possible that other
legislation Ho facilitate and make
possible such refunding’ will be nec
essary, Reference was to the Ray
act of 1935 which restricted the
county to a $1 tax rate for all pur
poses, said to be insufficie.nt for
operating and debt service charges.
The impounding order followed a
hearing yesterday before Judge
Webb on an action instituted by
the Woodmen of the World. Macon
county was represented by its at
torney, George Patton, Ed ^ Byrd,
chairman of the county commission
ers; M. D. Billings, superintendent
of public schools, and C. T. Bryson,
clerk to the board of commission
ers, .also went to Asheville for the
hearing.
Mr. Patton had not returned to
Franklin this afternoon and could
not be reached for further informa
tion coricerning the refunding plans
It is known, however, that the
county commissioners liave been
negotiating for some months look
ing tow.ard an agreement with
bondholders for refunding the
county’s debt. Some of the bond-
' holders have expressed a willing
ness to refund, it is understood, but
have held that they could .not do
so as long as the Ray law vvas on
the statute books prescribing a
limitation to the amount of taxes
that may be levied by the county
commissioners. Bonds customarily
pledge the ftiU credit of the bor
rower.
Amateurs
To Perform at Courthouse
Friday, Aug. 14
An amateur variety program will
be presented Friday night, August
14, at the courthouse under the aus
pices of the F. S. Johnston Bible
class of the Franklin Methodist
church.
The program, it was announced
this week by Mrs, C. C. Herbert,
Jr., will include a violin solo by
John Archer, readings by !Mrs. R.
S. Jones, banjo music by Mrs. W.
J. Z.achary, numbers by the Moody
band, a male quartet, a ladies’ quar
tet consisting of Mrs., Reb.a Tessier,
Mrs. W. T. Moore, !Mrs. Lon Camp
bell and -M rs. R. G. Beshears; danc
ing by the Zachary children; piano
renditions by Mrs. Mary Allman,
Mrs. George A. Jones ,and ^vlrs.
FIcnry Cabe; songs and imitatio.ns
iby Mrs. Harold Sloan, a solo by
Mrs. W. A. Rogers, another by the
Rev. Mr. Akers; tap dancing by
Gilmer Crawford, a reading by Mrs.
F, L, Siler, a Jew’s harp solo by
George Sellers, songs by the three
Sloan children, a duet by Mrs.
Thomas Johnston .and Mrs. Don
Young, song by Inez Crawford, and
dancing by Harry Holt, Jr., Jac
queline Ellard and Ann Young.
Tall Story Contest To
Be Held at Federation
Picnic Next Wednesday
One of the features of the Farm
ers Federation picnic to be held on
the Franklin school grounds next
Wednesday will be a tall story
contest with the best yarn tellers
in M.acon county pitted against H.
Allen Coggins, “the mayor of Bee
Tree,” famed far and wide for his
incredible stories.
In announcing pla.ns for the pic
nic program, Vance A. Browning,
who is in charge of arrangements,
said he hoped that the tall story
tellers of iMacon would come to the
picnic and show the narrator from
Bee Tree that they can match him
in every way. A life honorary
membership i.n the Tall Story club
will be awarded the winner in the
contest by R. Church Crowell, vice
president of the federation.
Various other contests also will
be held, Mr. Browning said, and
prizes will be awarded for the
truck bringing from the country
the largest number of persons over
12 yeafs of age,, to the oldest mar
ried couple present, the youngest
married couple, the largest family
and the ugliest man.
The day’s program is to start at
10 o’clock in the morning and will
continue until about 4 o’clock in
the afternoon. The morning will be
devoted largely to speaking and
instrumental music. R. W. Graeber,
extension forester from North Caro
lina Sta'te college, Raleigh, will be
present and speak. James G. K. Mc
Clure, of Asheville, president of
the F'armers F'ederation, also is to
make an address.
The public is invited to attend,
Mr. Browning said, and all will be
expected to bring their lunch. But
for those who do not bring lunches
there will be a refreshment stand
where sandwiches and cold drinks
may be bought.
Mr, Browning said an attendance
of 5(X) 0r more is expected.
New York theaters are experi
menting with sports on their stages.
A regulation basketball game w'as
played in a Brooklyn theater re
cently and now they are putting on
badminton contests between the
movie and the news-reel.
E Franklin
'odnce Market
ATEST QUOTATIONS
scoins GOING
TOCHfflLESTON
Franklin Troop To Leave
Monday on 2-Weeks
Camping Trip
Members of the F'ranklin troop
of Boy Scouts will leave early
Monday morning for a two-weeks
ca.mping trip to be held at Charles
ton, S. C, The boys will be accom
panied by J. L. Hauser and the
Rev, Frank Bloxham.
The trip is to be more in the
nature of a sight-seeing and recre
ational one rather than ^the usual
run of Scout activities. The boys
are to camp in the stadium grounds
and from there will journey out
each day. Sleeping out and cooking
will give the boys a real taste of
outdoor life while athletic and
swimming activities will find them
hours of useful enjoyment.
Those expecting to make the trip
are Charles Slagle, Andrew Jones,
Billy Blaine, Alex Moore, Jr., Bob
by Porter, 1). L. Johnson, Bert
Hall Virgil Watkins, Billy Wilkie,
Harry Higgins, George Sellers,
Kenneth Cabe, Henry Cabe, Bnice
Bryant, Harold Sloan, Eugene F.urr
and Harold Baldwin. Others ma,y
be added to the list at the Troop
meeting on Friday of this week.
The boys are looking forward to a
grand time.
Sale of Land for Taxes
Ordered by Commissioners
Town Seeks WPA Grant for
Street Improvement Work
MOOSE LODGE
BEING FORMED
Grading and Surfacing
Of Several Streets
Planned
An application for a WPA grant
of $6,876 for street improvement
work has been filed by the town
of F'ranklin, it was announced this
week by George Uean, town clerk.
The application proposes to supple
ment the grant with $3,024 of town
funds.
The application outlines a pro
ject calling for the grading and
surfacing with crushed stone of the
following streets;
Bidwell street in its entirety;
Lyle street from Bidwell street west
to the end; Bonny Crest .avenue;
(jreen street, .and Sloan avenue.
Plans and specifications for the
work were drawn by H. H, Plem-
mons, formerly W’PA district engi
neer.
Activities of Order Out
lined at Meeting
In Courthouse
DATE SET FOR
FLOW SHOW
To Be Held on Saturday,
Aug. 15, in Franks
Building
(Prices listed below are subject
to change without notice,)
Quoted 4>y Fanners F'ederation, .Inc.
Chickens, heavy breed hens 13c
Chickens, light weight; lb. . ■ 1*^^^
Fryers, heavy weigiit, lb. .. 12c
I Fryers, light weight, lb 10c
I Eggs, doz 25c
Corn, b,u $1,00
f,| Wheat, bu 90c
Rye, bu. $1.00
Quoted by Nantahala Creamery
J Butterfat, lb Sic
Meeting in regular mo.nthly
session Monday at the court- .
house, the county board of corn-
missioners ordered property ad
vertised and sold for delinquent
1939 taxes, Advertisment of de
linquencies will begin next week
and the tax sale will be held
the first Monday in September.
The time of sale is set by law
and is not within the discretion
of the commissioners.
Dr. Killian Opens
Offices in Franklin
Dr, Frank M, Killian who several
vears ago was. on th^ staf of
Angel hospital, has returned to
Prfnkhn artd opened offices m the
to,limit his practice to
the eye, ear, nose and throat, t-or
leveral years he has been special-
S in this field and has attended
outstanding clinics to prepare him
self as a specialist.
Saturday, August 15, has been set
as the date 'for the FrankUn
Garden club’s annual flower show,
it was anno.unced Tuesd.ay by Mrs.
T, W, Angel, Jr,, president of the
club. The exhibition will be held in
the storeroom in the Franks build
ing formerly occupied by the New
Five and Ten Cent Store.
Mrs. Angel expressed the hope
that many entries would be made
by people from all parts of the
county. She pointed out that the
show is not limited to members of
the club. Prizes, donated by va-
rious business firms and individuals,
will be donated in each of 18 ex
hibit classes.
Prize Donors
A partial list of those who have
contributed prizes follows;
Sanders’ Store, Franklin Hard
ware company, Jess’s Shop, Polly’s,
Moses Blumenthal, Bryant Furni
ture company, Leach Brothers,
Farmers Federatio.n, Inc., Macon
County Supply company. Perry’s
Drug Store, Sloan’s Market, Peo
ple’s Market, Trotter’s, J, R, Pen
dergrass, Farmers Supply company,
-Franklin Grocery company, Nanta
hala Power and Light company, At
lantic and Pacific Tea Company,
Schulman’s Department store, E, K,
I (Continued on Paige Eight)
Benefits of membership in the
Loyal Order of Moose were out
lined at a public meeting in the
courthouse Monday night prepara
tory to the organization of a local
chapter of the national fraternal
order. More than UK) persons at-_
tended the meeting.
Speakers at the meeting were W.
C, Moreland, of Asheville, district
Moose organizer; Charles A, Kir
by, regional director, and F', G,
Copleston, secretary of the Ashe
ville lodge.
Mr, Moreland, who is spending
the week in Franklin, said today
that a quota of .50 charter mem
bers had been stipulated for the
I'ranklin lodge and that more than
half of this number already had
been enrolled. He said he expected
to complete the lodge quota by the
I end of the week.
Membership in the order, which
maintains a home for the children
and wives of deceased members at
Mooseheart, Illinois, and another
home at Moosehaven, Florida, for
,aged couples, carries with it health
and accident benefits and burial
insurance.
At Mooseheart the children of
deceased memibers of the order are
given a high school education and
taught one of 40 different trades
in which instruction is offered.
Here, too, provision is made for
caring for widowed mothers. At
present, Mr, Moreland said, Moose
heart is caring for 1,465 children
and 489 mothers.
At Moosehaven, he .added, 477
aged men and women are provided
with comfortable homes where
Moose members and their wives
can spend their declining years in
comfort and happiness.
TOWN TAX RATE
mm SAME
75-Cent Levy Estimated
To Yield $7,930 for
1936 Budget
A tax rate of 75 cents on the
$100 valuation was voted for the
Town of ]''rankli.n at the regular
monthly meeting, Monday night of
the town council. The levy is the
same as that of last year and 10
cents less than the 1934 rate.
The total valuation of town prop
erty for 1936 is listed at $1,061,735,
api)roximately $19,(XK) greater than
last year’s valuation, 'J'he 75 cents
tax rate is estimated to raise $7,930,
Thirty-three cents of the levy is as
sessed for debt service and 42 cents
for general exjienses. Water rents
are expected to add $5,260 to the
town’s revenue, privilege taxes and
licenses $6(X), court costs $400, tax
certificates and notes $1,,50(),
Estimated Expenses
Estimated expenses for the fiscal
year are $40,030, but this includes
$24,340 due in principal and inter
est payments on power and light
bonds, responsibility for which has
been assumed by the Nantahala
Power and Light company, although
the bonds- still remain nominally
the town’s obligation, F^xclusive of
these bond obligations, expenses for
the year are placed at $15,690, di
vided as follows:
.Interest o.n water and sewer and
general bonds, $3,24); salaries, of
fice rent, office sujiplies and print
ing, telephone and other general ex
pense, $2,350; police, $1,5(X); fire
department, $600; water and sewer,
including power for pumps, $3,300;
street department, including lighting
ex])ense, $4,1(X),
George Dean, town clerk, report
ed that the town broke about even
on its budget for the last fiscal
year.
The board adopted an order di
recting the advertisement and sale
of delinquent 1935 taxes, the sale
to take place the second Monday
in September.
Highlands Road Gets
New Surfacing
A new coating of fine gravel and
oil was laid this week on highway
No, 28 from Gneiss to Highlands,
The work was done by the state
highway and public works commis
sion without the necessity of de
touring traffic. Motorists were halt
ed for short periods .as the oil was
laid, but traffic was not greatly de
layed. _
Condemned
Three Buildings Posted
As Unsafe
A yellow placard posted at the
door of the Macon county court
house Monday announced to the
world this week that the building
was unsafe on account of decaying
walls and roof and was a hazard
in event of fire.
The placard was placed upon the
building by Paul Potts, building
insjiector, who also notified county
authorities. No actio.n has been
taken in the matter.
Similar placard.s, but outlining dif
ferent reasons for condemnation,
were posted on the Scott Griffin
Hotel and the Macon Theatre.
The hotel, it was stated, was con
demned on account of the^lack of
proper fire escape facilities. The
building has three floors and a
roof garden, hut only one set of
stairs. Owners of the structure said
that they had taken steps toward
equipping the hotel with an iron
fire escape. Within 12 hours after
they had been notified that a fire
escapq was necessary under the
law, it was stated, a man was on
the ■ ground figuring specificatio.ns
for the escape.
S, H. Lyle, proprietor of the
Macon Theatre, flatly denied that
the theatre was unsafe, claiming
that it complied with the law in
every requirement. Answering a re
port published in an Asheville news
paper that the rear exit door was
nailed, ATr, Lyle said it had never
been nailed and always remained
unlatched during performances, ,Tn
the summer time, he added, the
door not only is unlatched but is
also kept wide open. He denied
that there is a three-foot jumpoff
under the door or that stairs there
are needed.