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THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACONIAN THURSDAY, 0CT03ER 28, 1937 f - Water Shortage Hi Is Noncombr.tr.nts PAGE FOUR ' . " ta lltgltlmtirs jftarmtirai Published every Thursday by The Franklin Press At Franklin, North Carolina Telephone No. 24 VOL. LII Number 43 Mrs. J. W. C. Johnson and B. W. Johnson... Publishers P. F. Callahan. ..Managing Editor Mrs. C. P. Cabe ..' .Business Manager Entered at the Post Office, Franklin, N. C, as second class matter SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year $150 Six Months 75 Eight Months $1.00 Single Copy .05 This newspaper invites its readers to express their opinions on matters of public interest through its columns. The Press Maconian is independent in its policies and is glad to print both sides of any question. Letters to the editor should be written legibly on only one side of the paper and should be of reasonable length. The editor reserves the right to reject letters which are too long, are of small general interest or which would violate the sensibilities of our readers. No Sulfanilamide Deaths in North Carolina THE following statement has been received from Dr. Carl V. Reynolds, state health officer, in regard to the drug, sulfanilamide, which has been responsible for many deaths in nearby states: "Numerous reports have been coming in from, sections of the United States telling of the fatal effects of certain preparations of sulfanilamide. So lar no such reports have been received from North Carolina. "While sulfanilamide is a very useful drug when administered and supervised by the practicing phy sician, the indiscriminate use of this product may be followed by serious reactions and in some in stances may terminate fatally. "Certain of these preparations have been used in the treatment of gonorrhea and have been found of value, in a certain number of cases. ) ''North Carolina has a law covering this matter." Section 7199 of the Consolidated Statutes reads as follows : " 'Treatment except by physician un lawful. It shall be unlawful for any per son except a regularly licensed physician to prescribe or give away any medicine for the treatment of any person afflicted with a venereal disease.' "The indiscriminate sale of this drug without a physician's prescription is therefore unlawful. An individual who buys this drug across the drug store counter is assuming the responsibility for his own treatment, which he is not qualified to do. The 'druggist who sells to such a patient is aiding and , abetting this individual in such a dangerous pro cedure, and in addition to that, is violating one of our -state laws. It seems to us. that druggists throughout the state will be rendering a distinct service by complying strictly with the letter of the law and thereby placing the responsibility for the treatment of these individuals upon physicians who are aware of the dangers in the use of this drug and who are in position to supervise these cases under treatment." . ' , x Hoey Proposed for Senate IN a statement issued in Charlotte Monday, Cam- eron Morrison, former governor and United States senator, announced that he would not offer for the senate in the democratic primary next year, but expressed the hope that the voters of North Carolina would "draft" Governor Clyde R. Hoey for the senatorship. Senator Robert R. Reynolds will be in the race to succeed himself and is already opposed bv Rep resentative Frank W, Hancock, of the fifth district, who announced his candidacy a few weeks ago. It is too early to get the reaction from over the state in regard to the proposal of Cameron Morri son, but if Governor Hoey should decide to get into the race against Reynolds and Hancock, there will be some real politics in North Carolina next year. In the event that Governor Hoey should offer for he senate and be elected he would have to leave the governorship in mid-term and would be suc ceeded by Walter P. Horton, of Pittsboro, the lieu tenant governor, , After being shown the Morrison statement, the Governor refused foomment. ' ... ';J., .V' ...... - ... ....... ....... ll! ftA i Carrying buckets, pitchers and jugs, crowds of Chinese refugees line up at a water tap in Shanghai and wait their turn for the precious fluid. This Is one of the few sources of meager water supply in be leaguered Shanghai.' Lily Pad Is His L wmi if Five-year-old Lonny Bliss of Miami, Fla., is a keen angler. He is pictured as he tries his luck for the wily fish that lurk beneath the lily pads. These rare tropical water lilies grow so big that Lonny can get right Out on one and use it instead of a boat. LETTER A SHERIFF CARRIES i AXES TO RALEIGH At the time of the election in 1&54 referred to in last week's Press, there were only four coun ties in the extreme western section of the state where there are now eight. These counties were1 Bun combe, Haywood, Macon and Cher okee, and of course there were only four sheriffs. v . The state government at that time was financed by taxes on real and personal property just as the counties are at present. As Ithere were no railroads and banking facil ities were inefficient, the state's part of the .taxes had to be carried to Raleigh on horseback. . If each sheriff carried the money of his own county the expense would be. the same for each. The remedy for this fourfold expense was for the four sheriffs to choose one to carry the money for all and ihe other three to pay their part of the expense. In 1835 Thomas Angel was chosen to make the trip to Raleigh. I have seen a statistical table giving the distance from all the county scats to the state, capital, and the distance from Franklin is given as 271 miles by the shortest line of state highways. The- round trip would total 542 miles at present, but" must have been longer a century ago. Besides there were no hard surfaced roads and the windings and grades were atro cious. Also there were the hazards of carrying large sums of money for a week or more through half the length of the state. It has been my recollection for forty-odd yeap that he carried $18,000 -in his saddle pockets, which seems a large sum for the state to exact from a sparse and impecun ious people, ' but we knowlhat in recent years a single individual has paid that much or more in taxes. To accommodate the bulk of money 4s '4 Fishing Boat ' I - PRESS to saddle pockets the small bills and coin were exchanged for bills of large' denomination. . In those days there were no ex emptions from debt and a mere pit tance of exemption of personal property. Also a man could be jailed for debt. Once Sheriff Angel went to levy on a man's ox but the owner, ex pecting the officer to come, fled and left, his wife to hold the fort. When he arrived the wife jumped astride the ox and went on a sit down strike. It was snowing and her position on the ox exposed a large expanse of her person -to the elements. The snow fell where it listed, but the ground was warm and it trickled down the slopes. The law was at a stalemate. The alternatives were either to make an assault an a female or go away empty handed. Thq sheriff choose the latter. . . ' '. ,. ' B. M. ANGEL. " Shirley Temple At Macon Theatre Monday One of the world's most beloved stories, "Heidi" springs' to laugh ing, loving life on; the screen of The Macon Theatre where , the Twentieth ; Century - Fox picture opens Monday, November 1. Ideal ly cast, Shirley Temple stars in the title role, with Jean Hersholt featured. f Prentiss - By DONA CARPENTER , The farmers of ' this community are busy gathering corn and sow ing wheat. Rev. Lester Ledford is visiting relatives in this, community, . Mrs. Geofge Wakefield and two children, and Birdie Nelf Southards were visiting at the.' home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Carpenter Sunday. Thad Bingham and Bpyd .Sanders are in from the West. - V i. "5 1 I: ADDITIONAL FRANKLIN SOCIAL ITEMS Miss Ila Mae Crispe spent the week-end with her niece, Freda Lee Tallent, on Palmer street. Mrs. Dan West, or Asheviilc, has joined her husband, who is manager of the Macon Theatre in Franklin. The Wests expect to make their home here and will bring their young Mr. Danny over within the. next few days. Rev. and Airs. J. B. Tabor' and daughter, ReDecca, of Statesville, spent the first of the week visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Addington, at their home on Franklin Route 2. Mr. Tabor was formerly pastor of the Union Meth odist church. ' Mr. and Mrs. Claude Williams left Friday morning for their home in Akron, Ohio, after spending a week, with Mrs. Williams' mother, Mrs. Dorcas Tallent, and her broth er, Baze Tallent, of Franklin. ' Miss Margaret Corbin visited her cousin, Mrs. Baze Tallent, Sunday night. - ' James McAllister, of New York,, is spending a few days here with Mrs. McAllister at the home of her mother, Mrs. W. W. Sloan, at "Sunnyside Farm." . Subscriptions and Renewals NEW SUBSCRIBERS FOR WEEK OF OCT. 28 Franklin, Fred Childers, E. B. Duvall; Decatur, Ga., Fannie S. Conleyi Cincinnati, Ohio, Mrs. H. D. Randall. Renewal Franklin, Mrs.. Homer Mashburn, Miss Grace. Wilkes; Franklin Route 2, J. E. Dowdley Mrs. J. L. Young; New Orleans, La., George West feldt; Accokeek, Md., Reid Cabe; Monroe, Wash, Mrs. J. B. Cabe;. Bryson City, Allen Siler; Atlanta, Ga., J. L. Jacobs. Advertisements Classified WANTED Work ;by woman and 19 year old son, of good character, preferably together. Any kind of farm and house work.Apply The Franklin Press. Up 028 FOR SALE-1932 Plymouth coupe, A-l condition, easy terms. A. G Cagle, Franklin, N. C. tfc . x FOR RENT House in country, modern conveniences, garden, chick en houses, pasture. Four miles from Franklin on good road. -Apply at Press Office. Up FOR SALE-Small enamel range, used only 18 months. Practically new. A bargain at half prfce. J. R Bowman, Franklin Route 1. . (At Louisa Chapel.) . ; Itp ' . . .
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