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PAGE TEN THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACONIAN THURSDAY, JAN. 28, 1937 NEW ROOSEVELT PLAN HITS SNAG , . . . Congress Has Its Own Ideas Concerning Reorganization (Special to The Press-Maeoniian) WASiriNCiTON, Jan. 27. Presi dent koose clt's second term began last Wednesday, January 20. lie has come through the strain of his first term in better shape than even .his friends believed possible, yet the heavy duties have Avorn him . perceptibly and, as he stated him self, in 'his appeal to Congress to authorize the enlargement of the Executive staff, "the President can not adequately handle his responsi bilities; he is .overworked, it is humanly . impossible for him to car ry out his duty as Chief Execu tive because lie is overwhelmed with minor details and needless contacts arising directly from the bad or ganization, and equipment of the Government." The plan of reorganization which the President's committee drew ui and which he has urged upon Con gress would give the Chief Execu tive a lot of additional help. There would be six assistants directly at , t ached to the White .House staff in addition tp the secretaries now pro vided. As the Committee suggested, these should be men whose job would 'be to keep in touch with' every administrative department and make recommendations to the Presr ident on administrative methods and personnel. The plan calls for the addition of two Cabinet departments, Social Welfare and Public Works, and changing the name of the Depart ment of the Interior to Department of Conservation. The hundred or more independent agencies, admin istrations, authorities, boards and commissions would be distributed among the twelve major depart ments. An important part of the Presi dent's plan is to abolish the pres ent Civil Service Commission and instead provide a single personnel officer or Civil Service Administra tor with an unpaid advisory board of six public-spirited citizens, to as sist in placing every Government position not concerned with the shaping of policies in the irremove able classified service. The President's reorganization ' plan ran bcad-ori into Congress' own ideas about reorganization, as soon as it was submitted. Senator Harry Byrd of Virginia is chairman of a committee which has had its own experts at work for nearly a year, and which has different ideas as to what needs to be done. The boys on Capitol Hill, much as they would like to go along with the President, don't like a number 'of things. about his plan. In the first place, they say, it would tend to concentrate too much power in the Executive, which is not the idea of Congress at all. Moreover,' the' President's ' plan would abolish the position of Comptroller-General,, which was created by Congress as, a check lipon Executive spending.-And one thing the boys on the Hill.dccided . ly disapprove is the idea of sewing up all the government jobs so tight that a Congressman or a; Senator can't even get a postmasteV ap pointed. . ' The President was entirely frank in pointing out that his plan of re organization considered ' efficiency first and economy only secondarily. Senator Byrd and a few others are equally frank in saying that it is time to think about economy. They will bring forward reorganization plans of their own.. No Effort Made to Influence Legislation (Continued from Page One) tion that, either from articles pub lished in your paper oi" from re ports circulated in Macon county, some of the people of the county being led to believe that I, togeth er with George B. Patton, county attorney tor Macon county, made a ' trip to Raleigh to attempt to block or to promote certain legis lation proposed by Representative R. A. Patton. "The trip was made for the sole purpose of having a meeting with representatives of the parties who pwn the bonds of Macon county, in order, that - som.e settlement might be reached. We met with the rep- resentatives of the bondholders and finally reached a tentative agree ment, which, if it goes through, will save tlic people of Macon county many thousands of dollars. 1 want it distinctly understood, that this was our only business in Raleigh and that we had no axes to grind towards assisting or damaging any individual. We were then, and are now, interested only in the welfare of the citizens and taxpayers of Macon county. "I am quite sure that what I have said above can be borne out by communicating either with Rep resentative R. A. Patton or with Senator Kelly E. Bennett." , Franklin Troop To Observe Scout Week Plans for observance of National Scout Week, February 1 to 7, by the Franklin Boy Scout troop were announced Wednesday by " J. L Hauser, scout master. During the week, a display of scout craft will be exhibited in a show window of E.. K. Cunningham and Company's ' store on Main street. . ' On Sunday, Feb. 7, a special serv ice,, to be attended by the scout troop in a body, will be conducted at the Franklin Methodist church by the Rev. Frank Bloxham, Epis copal minister and formerly scout master here. The public is invited to attend. . Friday night, February 5, will be parent night and the scouts will entertain their fathers and mothers at a banquet in the legion hall at 7:30 o'clock. Protest Filed On Patton Bill (Continued from Page One) the interest of the. county at heart, and they have requested as you already know by telegram that ac tion bo taken to oppose this bill. The amount of 45 cents per day is an unreasonable sum as anyone would know, and it would bevimpos sible for the county to operate a jail on this amount, which would necessitate keeping our prisoners in another county at considerable expense. "For your information we might add that for the. year 1936, the jail fees including turnkey fee was $1, 005.28, at the rate of 75 cents per day for each prisoner. This rate was set by the county commission ers. "We, earnestly request that you do everything in your power to stop the passing of this bill, as we believe that it was not introduced for the purpose of benefiting the county, .but for a personal feeling that Patton has against the present jailor. We also, feel that the pass ing of a' law or laws should be on a higher plane than to gratify the personal spite of the representative who introduces it." FORECLOSURE POSTPONE MENT MEASURE RATIFIED Representative Patton's bill to postpone foreclosure suits - on tax sale certificates in Macon county for 90 days . was ratified by the senate Friday and , now is effective. Besides postponing foreclosure ac tions, the measure also directs that "no further payment shall be made x x x of any sheriff's fees, law- yer s fees, advertising or other ex pense in connection ,with the fore closure of said tax sale certificates during 90 day period." SOCIAL SECURITY TO COST MACON $16,524 Macon county's share of the cost of. maintaining social security in North Carolina would amount to $16,524 a year, according to esti mates of the state Emergency Re lief Administration based on an administration bill submitted to. the legislature Monday night. Under terms of this measure, the counties would be called upon to pay one fourth of the cost of pensions to needy persons over 65 years of age and one-third of the cost of aid to dependent children. The state would pay a fourth of the old-age, pen sion expenses, the federal govern ment half. The state and the fed eral governmen twould l share alike with the counties, one-third, the cost of children's benefit. BETTERMENT GROUP TO MEET ' . A meeting of the North Macon Betterment Association has been called for 7 ;30 Saturday night, at Cowee school. Plans for obtaining a bridge across Jenkin's Creek, other important road matters, and school pr&blems .are to be discuss ed, it was announced. MACON PASSES RELIEF QUOTA (Continued from Page One) gan $39.75, collected by Miss Nan nie Roper. From Highlands came reports of contributions totaling $55. Donations ranging from 25 cents to $3.82 were made by the primary grades of the Franklin school, totaling $13.32. The largest individual contribu tion, one of $25,, was from Lt. Robert Neumiller of CCC Camp N. C. F-20 at West's Mill. Five dollar contributions were reported from R. I. Snyder, Macon County Supply company, Mrs. Katherine O'Neil, M. L. Dowdle and com pany, G. A. Brown, Scott Griffin Hotel, Sheriff A. B. Slagle, A. W. Agee, Dr. T. J. O'Neil, J. E. Perry, Ray Swanson, and the WPA Crew and Frank Leach. An incomplete list of other con tributors follows: Eloise Hopkins, Miss Mary All man, . M. B. Lee, Hardy Crook, Hayne A. Arthur, Gladys Sellers, Jack Wyman, R. W. Welch, Mrs. L. T. Sloan, Irene Sloan, C. T. Blaine, Broadus Pendergrass, Miss Mary Chriesman, David F. Her ring, . Miss Jennie Gilliam, Mrs. J. C. Wright, Miss Lassie Kelly, John B. Henry, Floyd Welch, Mrs. J. A. Flanagan, A. L.' Leach, Charlie Rogers, Lon Dalton, Grover Jami son, Moses Blumenthal, Miss Sophie Albert, John Moore, Frank lin Terrage, Mrs. Eloise Franks, Annie L. Baine, Ben ' McCollurrt, Mrs. Ben McCollum, Fred Mon tony, Dr. F. T. Smith, J. S. Conlcy, Rufus Snyder, Joe Ashear, Mrs. J. S. Conley, Dr. H. T. Horsley, Jesse Tessier, Alf Higdon, J. B. Lee Charlie Russell, Rev. W. B. Under wood, Zeb Conley, Franklin Hard ware Co., Emory Hunnicutt, R. C. Tillory, Mrs. Miza Crawford, C. L. Cartledge, Jimmie Houser, S. H. Lyle, Troy Horn, Ralph Womack, M. L. Dowdle, M. D. Billings, Mrs. Fred Sloan, Dr. J. H. Fouts, Jack Sanders, Roy Mashburn, Paul Kirk, Fred Gillespie,' C. G. Moore, Fred Grant, Joe Dowdle, Bill Horsley, J. R; Bradley, Ralph West, - O. G. Carpenter, Mrs. Barrington, Macon Theatre, Roy Cunningham, E. K. Cunningham Co., Mrs. Tessier, Mrs. Hayes Snyder, Jeff Brooks, J. S. Mitchell, J. J. Edwards, Lester Conley, Mrs. Geo. Anderson, Mrs. D. E. Bryant, R. S. Jones, Sam Mendenhall, John Archer, Jack Bruce, C. E. McFalls, Mrs. D. W. Blaine, Mrs. Fred Palmer, Mabel Parker, Mrs. H. O. Cozad, Marga ret Cozad, G. A. Jones, Jim Brook shire, Mrs. John Fox, R. G. Carter, Henry D. West, Clint Burrell, Geo. Johnston," Harley Cabe, S. H. Lyle, Franklin Terrace, Carl Tisinger, J. E. Jennings, Pope Ellard, Mr.W. H. Graybeal, O. C. Corbin, Frank Ray, Amy Harrison, Sam Alex ander,' Lydia B. Carpenter, Mrs. C. L. Houk, , Elizabeth Vinson, Mabyrl Moody, Mrs. C. F. Moody, G. 'L. Houk, Bettie Horsley, How ard Horsley, Mrs. Geo. Dean, The Franklin Press, J. E. Potts. LEGION OFFERS FLOOD RELIEF Emergency Squad Ready To Accept Call To Stricken Area The Macon county post of the American Legion organized this week to raise funds for the relief of flood victims in the Ohio and Mississippi valleys and through1 its commander,, Boise Hall, offered to send a fully equipped emergency relief squad of a dozen men to the stricken area. : . Mr. Hall said a number of legion naires had volunteered to go into the flood zone if their services are needed. A squad, including two or three doctors he added, could be dispatched from Franklhii.on short notice. ' 7. .. To assist the. Red Cross in col lecting flood relief funds, Mr. Hall appointed a committee consisting of:' . ' : ; . ' C. T. Bryson, chairman; Miss Lassie Kelly, J. Frank Ray.,' and A. R. Higdon, Franklin township ; W. R. Waldroop Cartoogechaye township; Harley Carnes, Burning town township ; Frank Leach, Smithbridge township; and Adolph Zoellner, Highlands township, y c & TOM LET'S HAVE HUMOR, PLEASE ' I once had some correspondence with the aiumnae secretary of a woman's college, an estimable lady seeking to raise more money for her institution, which it well de serves. Our letters developed quite an interesting exchange ' of ideas on education, until 1 made the mistake of sending this comment: "l am a believer in women's col leges, and I think they receive much less than Uieir rightful share of legacies and gifts. But I, some times think they have pushed their scholastic standards too high, and are applying them too rigorously Two of the most successful and at tractive middle aged women of my acquaintance are college graduates. Yet, if the present standards had been in force in their day, both- of them would have been thrown out of college at the end of their first semester. They were poor students, but they are great women." I added rather facetiously : "After all, a majority of college girls are going to enter the profession of matrimony. My idea of a college program would be to teach them to look after their health, cultivate their sense of humor, and then add whatever amount of book learning they could absorb without spoiling their good looks." This stopped the correspondence. The. lady regarded me as lacking in seriousness, and w;rote to me no more. Yet I have the temerty to publish the comment, and to addthis firm conviction : that the world does not need more knowledge as much as it needs more humor. ' Do you remember the famous session of the Cabinet of which Abraham Lincoln presented the Emancipation Proclamation ? He preceded it by reading one of the humorous essays of Artemus Ward. He la.ughed until the tears came and then, looking around at his associates and finding them all solemn, he exclaimed: "Gentlemen, why don't you laugh ? With the . fearful strain that is upon me night and day. if 1 did not laugh I should ' die ; and you need this medicine as much as I." BUSINESS HAS NO GRUMBLE I was . lunching with a group of high executives, and the discussion turned to economic problems. Pres ently out came the usual line "Congress is a bunch of idiots. How can we hope for any sensible program when our laws . are made by such men?" I was annoyed. All my business They Are Going Fast But We Still Have Some Left Special Counter of LADIES' SHOES (in broken sizes) $5 and $5.50 Shoes $3.95 Shoes ti All are Friedman-Shelby solid leather; shoes and are unusual values at the price offered. ; While the sizes are broken, you will probably ; have little difficulty in finding the shoe you want in your correct size, if you some soon. r E. K. Cunningham & Go. The Shop Of Quality ! FRANKLIN, N. C. life I have listened to that sort of talk. I have known a good many Senators ,and Congressmen. My judgment is that they are fairly representative of the nation, neither better nor worse than the rest of us. They, do -not originate vc;ry much in . the matter of national policy and legislation. They" merely record in laws the sentiment that grows up .around them. They re spond to public opinion. And what docs -Big Business do to create and guide an intelligent public opinion ? Practically .nothing. Big bankers and corporation of ficials regard this a policy of "dig nified silence." As a matter of fact, it is laziness and cowardice. Ours is a democracy. For a gen eration or more we have, been lur ing our best brains into business. The time is coming when those best brains must render some more positive service in the formation of a sound .public opinion. It is not enough just to sit back Und grum ble about Congress. ' (Copyright, K.F.S.) Births Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Alexander announce . the birth of a daughter in Angel hospital, Wednesday night. It was reported that both mother and daughter are doing nicely. Mrs. Alexander, before her marriage, was Miss Ida Moore. Classified Advertisements WANTED Clean, light cotton rags. Will pay five cents per pound. THE FRANKLIN PRESS FOR SALE Buick sedan in ex cellent condition $60.00 for quick sale. N. Pennington, East Franklin. NOTICE I have reopened my blacksmith shop for business. Your patronage will be greatly .appre ciated. ltp Dewey Rochester. RELIABLE MAN WANTED to call on farmers in Macon County. xMake up to $12 a day. Write McNESS Co,, Dept. . B, Freeport, Illinois. ; ltp J28 FOR SALE Blood tested, pure bred Rhode Island Red young hens and cockerels. Mrs. J. C. Barring ton, Franklin, VN.' C. ltp ' FOUND Wedding ring. Owner may have same by describing and paying for this ad. Cleobclle Moore, Box 414, Franklin, N. G ltp $3.49 $2.49
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