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THE FRANKLIN ".PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACONI AN THURSDAY, JANUARY , tiaj
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VOL. LII
Number 1
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The President's Message
HTHE message of President Roosevelt which was
. delivered personally to the congress on Monday
and was broadcast to almost the entire world, was
more conciliatory to big business than had been
expected in view. of the recent sharp attacks made
by high administration officials.
The President asked for legislation to end "starv
ation wages and intolerable hours," and fona con
. tinuation of work relief instead of the dole for the
abie-bodied unemployed; He also called for a re
vision of taxes which have been proved to work
achate Hardship, especially on small business men,
but stated tljiat there could be no decrease in the
total revenues to be collected.'
Mr. Roosevelt asked that measures be enacted to
end the "misuse of the powers of capital or selfish
suspension of the employment of capital. He also
condemned the following practices:
Tax avoidance through corporation and other
methods. . .
Excessive capitalization, investment write-ups
and. security manipulation.
Price-rigging and collusive bidding.
"High pressure" salesmanship.
The use of patent laws "to enable larger corpora
tions to maintain high prices and . withhold from
the public the advantages of the progress of science.
"Unfair" competition. "
"Intimidation ' of local or state governments to
"prevent the enactment of laws for the protection
of labor by threatening to move elsewhere."
The shifting of production from one locality or
. region to another "in pursuit of the cheapest wage
scale."
The message was couched in general terms, but
he intimated that he would send a second message
later dealing with the question of business reform.
The President's statements as to the position of
the United States in' regard to foreign affairs were
clear cut and strong and were greeted with loud
applause. He said in part :
t(T .. ii r 1 i . . i i i
in a worm oi nign tension ana disorder, m a
world where stable civilization' is actually threat
ened, it becomes the responsibility of each nation
which strives for peace at home and peace with and
among others to-be strong enough to insure the
observance of those fundamentals of peaceful solu
tion of conflicts which are the only ultimate basis
for orderly existence. ,
"Resolute in our determination to respect the
nVrirs nf nrhprs: nnrl tn fntnmand rpsnprf fnr the'
rights of ourselves, we must keep ourselves ade
quately strong' in self-defense.
"There is a trend in the world away from the
observance' both of the letter and spirit of treaties.
We propose to observe; as we have in the past,
our own treaty obligations; but we cannot be cer
tain of reciprocity on the part of others.
"Disregard for treaty obligations seems to have
followed the surface trend away from the demo
cratic representative form of government. It would
seem, therefore, that world peace through interna
tional agreements is most greatly jeopardized in
and by those nations where democracy has been
discarded or has never developed."
Taken all in all, the message was encouraging to
the business interests, of the country, and brought
forth favorable comment from members of all
i, parties. ' .
that there will be no war in Europe and that the
congress will give business needed relief. ,
If things turn out a Mr. Babson believes, there
is no danger of the present recession being the start
of another major depression period. And Babson
has a record 85 per ent correct in his forecasts
over a period of twenty-five years.
Mr. Babson further sees a five per cent gain in
wholesale-prices, a, big drop in strike's and few
wage changes; lower living costs; good pickup in
building, and improvement in real estate values; a
rise in stocks and medium grade bonds; , a slow
down in foreign trade and a resumption of recovery.
All of . which sounds hopeful and is probably cor
rect, provided congress furnishes the promised re
lief to business and matches can be kept away from
the European powder keg.
Babson's Predictions
Ift other columns will be found Roger W. Babson's
forecast for business in 1938, and it is distinctly
'encouraging.
Mir-Babsr)necirbijrairr
and a strong uptrend in business throughout the
year, and bases his predictions on the assumption
Highlands Highlights
MRS. FRANK BLOXHAM, PHONE 55
CHURCH NOTICES
Sunday, January 9th
Church lor the Incartnation
11 a. m. Holy communion and
sermon.
St Agnes' Church
Franklin
4 p. m. Evening prayer and
sermon.
Highlands Presbyteriain Church
10 a.' m. Sunday school.
11 a. m. Morning worship.
7:30 p. m. Christian Endeavor.
Highland Baptist Church
10 a. m. Sunday school.
7:15 Senior B. Y. P. U.
Highlands Methodist Circuit
Highlands
10 a. m. Sunday school.
11 a. m. Morning worship.
8 p. m. Evening worship.
Cashiers
10 a. m. Sunday school.
Clear Creek
3 p. m. Preaching service.
COMMISSIONERS GRANT
$250 FOR ADVERTISING
At the regular meeting of the
board of commissioners .held on
,Alonday evening in the town of
fice a request was made by a del
egation appointed by the directors
of $he: Chamber of Commerce for
an appropriation of $250 for ad
vertising purposes. This amount
was generously voted by the com
missioners and will be used in ad
vertising the town as a resort
among a list of people whose names
have been furnished by the state
department . of conservation and
development as those desiring in
formation on this section of the
country. It . is hoped that many
will find their way here during the
coming season and that some will
become permanent residents. The
Chamber of Commerce is prepar
ing for the biggest season that
Highlands has ever known and
nothing will be left undone in the
way of preparation of facilities and
amusements to make our guests
this season enjoy their stay in
Highlands.
C. C. Potts, the chairman, express
ed the hope that each organization
in Highlands will be represented
in the celebration by sponsoring
an activity to raise money or6 by
making a donation. The Chamber
of Commerce will' hold a keno
party, and other organizations will
announce tljeir plans very soon.
Further details will be reported in
next week's paper.
held its regular meeting on Tues
day afternoon at the school. Fol
lowing the business meeting there
was a short discussion on the ob
jects and aims of the association.
Tea was' served at the close of the
meeting in the lunch room. A good
number of the members were pres
ent. ' '
Miss Rachel Davis returned
home Thursday from Commerce,
Ga., after having had a tonsil oper
ation at the Commerce hospital.
She left Sunday to resume her
work in Forsyth county.
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Chapman, of
Atlanta spent a few days last week
visiting Mrs. Chapman's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Potts.
Miss Whitehead, of Atlanta, en
tertained a party of friends at her,
home here last week-end.
Mr. L. G. Appley was .in High
lands for , a few days the first of
this week. He returned to Mel
bourne, Fla., on Wednesday.
Gary Reese, Sarah Thompson,
Henry Wright, Guy Paul, Estelle
Edwards, and Edward . Potts have
returned to their respective schools
after spending the Christmas holi
days with their families here.
A party of men including, G. W.
Marett, Will Edwards, Fred Ed
wards, and J. E. Hicks have re
turned from a hunting trip to Big
Swamp, S. C.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
HOLDS MEETING
The Christian Endeavor held its
regular meeting on Sunday night
at the Presbyterian church, 'i he
program, which followed a devo
tional period led by the chaplain,
was presented by Jack Potts. Mr.
Potts reviewed the work of the
past year in the Christian Endeav
or and presented an aim for the
year ahead.
A party was held at the Manse
on last Thursday night in honor
of the members who are away at
school "and who were home for
the holidays.'
B. Y. P. U. CARRIES OUT
PROGRAM SUNDAY NIGHT
y The B. Y. P. U. carried on as
usual with its program on Sunday
night. Each of the new officers
made a short talk and pledged
himself to do his best for the up
lift of the Union during the year
1938. Three new members joined
the B. Y. P. U. on Sunday.
Starting next Sunday night there
will be a Junior B. Y. . P. U. for
children under 13 years of age.
The teacher of the group will be
Mrs, Lawrence Hicks. All inter
ested persons are urged to attend
these group meetings and help in
the work of the Union.
SCHOOL NOTES
During the first month of the
school term while the pupils of the
sixth grade were studying Eng
land and the British Isles some of
the pupils wrote letters to some
English children in Birmingham,
England. It takes three weeks for
a letter to get to England, and, of
course, three weeks for a letter to
get back here, and just before the
Christmas holiday letters were re
ceived from England in reply to
those written by the sixth graders.
The letters were very interesting
and the pupils were delighted to get
them.
The senior class of the High
lands high school met on Monday
afternoon for the purpose of elect
ing their officers for the year and
to- appoint committees for com
mencement festivities. The officers
and committees are as follows:
president, Steve' Potts ; vice-president,
Willard Crisp; secretary,
Mildred Zachary ; treasurer, Mar
shall Reese; ring committee, Carle
ton Cleaveland, Carolyn Potts,
Vera Owens; social committee,
James Hines, Johnnie Edwards,
Tom McKinney ; invitation com
mittee, R. L. Potts, Jack Baty,
Carrie Neely. The faculty sponsor
for the class is Mrs. K. Rianhart.
The junior, class also elected of
ficers and committees this week,
which are as follows : president.
L. C. Nix; vice-president, Ernest
Munger; secretary, Manila Reese;
treasurer, Alma Penland; social
committee, Manila Reese, Peggy
Thompson, Ernest Munger, Garnell
Miller. '
The Parent-Teacher Association
Bunco Party To Be
Given January 13
A bunco party will be given at
Kelly's Tea Room Thursday night,
January 13, beginning at 8 o'clock.
The proceeds from the party will
be given to the Franklin library.
Entrance fee will be 25 cents.
License Inspector To
Be Here Every Tuesday
. George A. Stewart, driver's li
cense inspector, state highway pa
trol, states that he will be at the
Sheriff's office in Franklin from"
8 :30 a. m. to 10 :30 a. m. and at
the town office in Highlands from
11 a. m. to 1 p.- m. every Tuesday
for the purpose of issuing driver's
license and collecting fees for auto
mobile and truck license.
Economy Cleaners
Install New Equipment
The -Economy Cleaners, Paul
Carpenter, proprietor, have install
ed several hundred dollars worth
of new and up-to-date equipment
in their establishment in Franklin.
The new machinery includes a
j modern press, a large filter, and
a dryer and deodorizer. ,
I This dry cleaning plant is now
as completely equipped as any in
this section of the state.
Rainfall For 1937
Below Normal
The rainfall for December as re
corded at the Lake Emory station
was 2.49. For the year it was 47.71.
The normal rainfall for the moun
tain area is 52 inches per year;
PLANS MADE FOR
PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY"
Plans are being made by : the
committee for the President's
Birthday celebrations in Highlands,
FOR ONE WEEK ONLY
January 7th to 14th
Two Suits or Two Plain Dresses
Cleaned and Pressed
85c
CASH AND CARRY
In Highlands if Delivered to
HIGHLANDS BARBER SHOP
We have just installed several hundred dollars
worth of new equipment and we want you to
become acquainted with the type of work we
are doing.
We Invite You to Come in and
Look Over Our New Outfit
ECONOMY CLEANERS
Dry Cleaning and Pressing
-PAUL CAR P ENTER Propr-j -7-PH0NEa
FRANKLIN, N. C