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iuce twelve Ttl JltANKLIN PftESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACONJAtf THURSDAY, JAN. 14, mi P. O. Inspectors Launch Drive On All Obscene Letter Clubs . Encouraged by the 15-year Fed eral penitentiary sentence meted out to Gayle R. Cleveland of Pen sacola, Florida, alias Miss Georgia Clayton and Miss Gayle Cleveland, on charges of sending obscene mat- ter through the mails the Postal Inspection Service has launched a nation-wide drive on obscene cor respondence clubs conducted through the mails, it was announc ed at the postoffice department. Cleveland was the operator of "The Letter Club Different," one of numerous obscene correspond ing clubs, which have for their purpose the mutual exchange of ob scene literature, . photographs and drawings, and which have been un covered by postal inspectors in va rious sections of the country. The Pensacola "Letter Club Different" of Cleveland, was conducted in the same manner as are the other ob scene correspondence clubs which are now the subject of a far-flung roundup by the postal inspection service. As operator of the "club," Cleve land would insert advertisements in the cheaper magazines offering for a small fee, usually ten cents," to put interested persons in touch with others of either sex who were interested in the exchange of liter ature and photographs of an ob scene nature. Upon remitting the original fee of ten cents the per sons answering the advertisement of "The Letter Club Different" were then forwarded an identifica tion and descriptive blank, which, when properly filled out and re ... turned to "The Letter Club Dif ferent" gave a minute description as to the sender's age, weight, height, features and physical meas urements in addition to stating the type and sex of the person with whom they wished to correspond on obscene, lewd and .lascivious subjects. Following receipt of this infor mation "The Letter Club Differ ent" then assigned a file number to the individual, who then was required to forward two dollars for a year's membership in the "club." Upon payment of the annual dues, the member was then supplied with lengthy lists of both men and women, with brief descriptions of each, who were identified by num bers rather than names. When the "club" member found a person, either male -or female, answering the description of his desires, he then started correspondence by ad dressing "The Letter Club Differ ent" enclosing his sealed enve lope with its obscene contents,' marking the enclosure for No "The Letter Club Different" then forwarded to the person of the number so designated the inner letter and contents. In many in stances, rather than continue to clear their obscene exchanges through the headquarters of "The Letter Club Different" the per sons involved signed their own names and following receipt of the first letter they Carried on direct correspondence with the per son or , persons they were placed in contact with originally through the "Letter Club Different." Thousands of obscene correspon dence club members have already been rounded up by postal inspec tors in every section of the country and prosecutions are to follow as : rapidly as the individual cases can be worked up for presentation to Federal . grand juries. The Federal statutes provide a five-year jail sentence or a five thousand dollar fine, or both for any person found guilty of sending obscene matter throiigh the mails, and this penalty has been invoked on many occa sions for the sending of a single letter. . A second form of obscene ring uncovered by the postal inspection service in its drive on the purvey ors of obscene matter are the magazine letter exchanges which ifjave for their purpose the dissemi nation of obscene literature and photographs and which are con ducted as regular letter exchanges by the cheaper love and sex maga zines. ' . A third group which is being brought to justice by the postal in spectors are the dealers who dis tribute obscene matter directly , through advertisements and lists purchased fro'm the operators of the various obscene corresponding clubs and other dealers in this type of objectionable matter. Many Leaders On Year's Death List Death struck swiftly in 1936 against national leaders in politics, business and industry with heart disease the chief weapon. Succumb ing unexpectedly to this ailment were Joseph W. Byrns, speaker of the national house of representa tives; Charles Curtis, former vice president; George H. Dern, secre tary of war; Senator Duncan U. Fletcher of Florida; Albert C. Ritchie, ex-governor of Maryland; George W. Wickersham, ex-attorney general. In- industry and business the same malady felled Arthur W. Cutten, grain king; Oris P. Van Sweringen, rail magnate ; John Hays Hammond, engineer, and Cyrus L. McCormick, inventor of the reaper. , Among rulers the passing of George V of England was . the forerunner of the constitutional question of the right of his son to marry Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simp son. Fuad 1 of Egypt, and Mu hamad. Jamalu'l Kiman, sultan of Sulu, also died, while Alexander Zaimis, deposed, president of Grece, and his mentor, Eluetnerios Venizelos, foe of Hellenic royalty, died in exile. Literature lost Kipling, Chester ton and Gorky. . WASTED ARCHITECTURE RALEIGH. The classic architec ture of the State Capitol, long the admiration of every visitor to Jhe capital, has at last been frowned on. Robert W. Wynne1, Jr, relates that a stranger, "obviously '.a farm er from way hack," asked him where the Capitol wis located. The countryman had stopped him only a few hundred yards from the stately- pile. Wayne pointed it out. "Huh,". the farmer said "it looks like a mighty old building. I'd think a city as big as Raleigh would have a newer and better capitol than that." - COPS AND ROBBERS LINCOLN, NEB. J. M. Gordon, Fort Collins, Colo., almost lost his faith in the efficacy of police pro tection when his car disappeared from in front of the Lincoln police station. He was inside telling the serr geant about the theft when N the telephone rang. Said the voice: "We just stole somebody's car and we're bringing it right back." , Shortly two officers returned with it. They mistook it for a police car in their haste to an swer a call and . discovered their error when they couldn't find the" short wave radio. GETS DEER IN HURRY AUSTIN, TEX; Deputy Sheriff bam Rogers claims the season s record for bagging a deer in the shortest time. He got one twenty minutes after leaving the court house. Here's how: The game department telephoned the shenf f s office a deer had fallen over the municipal dam a mile from town and broken a leg, Rogers went out from town and shot the deer and turned it over to the Salvation' Army. The spinning spools of the spid er are openings , to internal silk glands, and the Jhickness of the thread depends dm the number of glands put into action. Ribs serve to strengthen the body walls against outside pres sure, yet whales, which are able to withstand a body pressure of hundreds of pounds per square inch, have only nine pairs of ribs, less than any other mammal on earth. ! " A minister, during an address, said, "In every blade of grass there is a sermon." The following day one of his congregation found him mowing the lawn. "Well, sir," he' said, Im glad to see you are en gaged in cutting your sermons short." , Finds Mother U t .1 PagrcO'ne) ) W'is buying; omraii ' NEW YORK Wallace Ford (above), film actor, was placed In" a foundling home in England when 3 years old. He arrived in Canada at 7 and first went on the stage at 15. Now. ufter a 21 year search, he has found his mother "In Eng. land where be is buying a home for her. Feudal Baroness Visits the State TRYON. A feudal baroness who rules her tiny island of Sark in the English Channel with absolute sway has just completed a visit here with Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Flynn. Mrs. Robert W. , Hatherway, whose official title, granted under letters of patent to her ancestors by "Good Queen Bess," is the dame de Seroq, came with her husband,, a former classmate of Flynn at Vale. ,Her island "kingdom" is about four miles long and a half mile wide. For her absolute sovereignty she pays a fee of SO shillings (about $12.50) to the king of Eng land in his guise of the Duke Normandy. The island's inhabitants are most ly of French extraction. Church services are conducted in English in the mojyiing and French in the afternoon. y MACON DAIRIES GET 'A' RATING . (Continued from knowing just what and turthermore.' encourages producer to develop sa ttipenor product. For the in protection of 'the public the grades appear on each bottle cap and are posted in every restaurant, drug store, hotel dining room, soda fountain, etc., In the county. The grades of milk recommend ed by the Health Department are: Milk Grades . Grade "A" raw' milk milk of this class shall come from cows free from disease as determined by tuberculin tests and- physical examination by a qualified veter inarian, and shall be produced and handled by employees free from disease as determined by medical inspection of a qualified physician, under sanitary conditions, such that the bacterial count shall not exceed a given limit per cubic' cen timeter at the time of delivery to the consumer. Sanitary conditions, and methods are checked regularly by the 'sanitary officer and bac teria counts and butterfat content are checked at regular intervals by the laboratory. Pasteurized milk milk of this class shall come ( from cows free from disease as determined 'by tuberculin tests and physical ex aminations by a qualified vertinar ian, and shall be produced and .handled by employees" free from disease as determined by medical inspection of a qualified physician, under sanitary conditions, such that the bacterial count at no time ex ceeds a certain limit as determined by periodical laboratory tests. All milk of this class shall be pasteur ized under official supervision. Finishing Touches Being Made on Bryant Building ' Finishing touches were being made' this week by O. C. Bryant on the former Joines Motor Co. building, which will soon be oc cupied by the , Bryant Furniture Co. ' . . : : '. The building, a large two-story brick structure on the public square, has been thoroughly remod-, eled and redecorated from basement to roof. Workmen this week were winding up their remodeling job and Mr. Bryant is planning . to move within the next week. The main floor will be used as a furniture display room arid the second floor will be devoted largely to funeral parlors, while the base ment wijl serve as a garage and store room. An elevator has been installed connecting all floors. Classified Advertisements FOR SALE Buick sedan in ex cellent condition $60.00 for ' quick sale. N. Pennington, East Franklin. v Pleasant, honest white girl with some experience, wants place as maid or nurse. Box 381, Franklin, N. C. - ltp ' . . ' FOR SALE Cook stove and singer sewing machine; also, other furniture in good condition. Bargain prices. Mrs, W. L. Higdon at Novelty Shop, Main Street, ltp I have a few good used pocket . and wrist watches,, traded for in December, at . very reasonable prices. Dependable watch repairing a specialty. Grover Jamison. ' . ltc Us Office iupplies Social Security Blanks File Guides, Folders Filing Cabinets o Typewriter Ribbons Carbon Paper o Legal Blanks Legal Pads Blank Books If we don't have exactly what you want in stock, we will gladly get it for you. We will be glad to advise you on filing problems. Give us an opportunity and we feel sure we can be of service in arranging office systems that will save you both time and money. The FraoMm Press FRANKLIN, N. C 1TJ M ' Ik r
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