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PACfitWO FRANKLIN LOSES DOUBLEHEADER Local Team Defeated By Clubs From Canton And Clarkesville THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACONIAN THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1933 President Inspects Shipyard By SAM McBRIPE Playing their first twin bill of the season, the local ball club met with a double reverse at the hands of the Canton and Clarkesville teams Sunday afternoon, the scores being 16-1 and 4-0. The first game, a comedy of er rors on the part of th,e Frnklin . team, was featured by three Can ton homers. . Clarkesville also col lected a four-bagger. The second game was by far the most interesting, with Clarkesville showing a complete reversal of form' from that shown earlier in the season. Batteries First game, Canton, Moore and Reno; Franklin, Brack ens and Berry. Second game Clarkesville, Elrod and Toddie; Franklin, Pittman and Phipps. Score by innings: First game Canton ...322 020, 106 Franklin ..100 000 000 Second game R H E 16 14 0 14 8 R H E 4 8 1 0 6 1 Clarkesville ..013 000 0 Franklin 000 000 0 Next Sunday afternoon the local team will play a return game on the home grounds with the Wilkins Corner (Morgan Candy Co.) team of Asheville. A small admission fee of 15 cents will be charged to de fray expenses. The Franklin soft ball team' lost to.Sylva by a score of 8 to 5 last Friday afternoon on the local dia mound. The soft ball team has book ed several gams for the .near fu ture and have promise of a fine season. Holly Springs Team Win1 The Holly Springs team seems to be making a much better showing this season than Franklin. On Sun day.. July 31, the Holly Springs boys defeated East Laporte by. a score of 7 to 0, and last Sunday they took a close game from Speed well 5 to 4. They have also played Highlands twice, winning one and losing one, Oki Timers Defeat Regulars A team composed mainly of old timers who played ball in Franklin, 10, 15 and 20 years ago, went up against the regular Franklin team Wednesday afternoon and won the game 9 to 4. Only five innings were played on account of rain, but the old timers were in great form and would no doubt have increased their score if the game had gone the full nine innings. TV. &r" -a. . r. . f . j, yw: i, ,vo. y-xv.,wnfc'.',',v.','.".'.ii. . j f. ' - ' ' , ml l'wS President Roosevelt makes a brief inspection of Mare Island Navy Yard, near Vallejo, Calif., before he proceeds over the Golden Gate bridge to San Francisco and thence to the Treasure island site of the 1939 Golden Gate International exposition. Here the Chief Executive is snapped as he greeted Commandant David Worth Bagley. Daddy Has Gone A-Fishing Rickman Reunicii Held At West's Mill Sunday . The descendants of the late Rev. Merritt Rickman, in whose mem ory the Rickman reunion is 'held . annually, gathered at the home of Mr. ,and Mrs. Robert Rickman, at West's Mill Sunday, with 95 of the descendents and 50 invited guests present. The morning was spent in re newing , old acquaintances. After a most delicious lunch spread in the shade of the beautiful pines, a short business session was held. Samuel J. Murray, president, pre sided. Reports were made, and the minutes of the last meeting read. Frank I. Murray read a memorial in memory of the four descendants, Mrs. T. W. Rickman, of Leather man ; Thomas M. Rickman, of Canton; Claude L. Rickman, of West's Mill, and the infant of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Rickman, of Frank lin, who have died since the last reunion. , The officers elected for the en suing year were: Robert Rickman, . president ; E. O. Rickman, vice president; Mrs. Frank I. Murray, secretary. ' Short talks were made by the Rev. Norman Holden, John E. Rickman and R. R. Rickman. Relatives were present from Swain, Jackson and Haywood coun ties. The reunion will be held at the same place and date next year,. mm mm ww,Vi,.w.,.v.viv.'. v.v . ' fyoTiO(WoaftfT-l- '7-' '" , -.. . i 1 5-- I V' , The wife was away visiting. So faced with the problem of what to do with the baby, this fisherman rigged up a seat and sunshade for her while he calmly fishes from the pier at Miami, Fla. HELPS HIS PUTTS ,11 1 ! iff ' I M Classified " Advertisements .FOR SALE Two lots on Bidwell street, joining Theo Kiser. ARIE COLLINS, P ' , Franklins Route 3. FOR SALE OR TRADE Two mules. J. W. Rickman, -Leather man, N. C. All 2tp A18 FOR RENT Two four room apartments, one furnished and one unfurnished. Close in. Mrs. D. W. Blaine. J28-3tp All There Is nothing orthodox about Leo Diegel's style of golf play as witness his "standing-sitting" putt ing style, demonstrated at the re cent Professional Golf association's meet at Shawnee-on-Delaware, Pa Dlegel says his stance is the "most accurate method in the world. It isn't pretty to look Qt, I'll admit, but it's sound." Campbell-Cunningham Reunion August 21 The Campbell-Cunningham re union will be held on Sunday. August 21, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lon Campbell. The descen dants of both families are invited to attend and' brine: a basket of lunch, rOK SALE 500 bales choice herds grass, corn, peavine, soy bean and millet hay at from 40c to 75c per bale. Ada McCoy, Franklin. M3-tfc WANTED-A colored woman for cooking and general housework for two months in Highlands. N. ; C. Must have excellent reference. Address Box 172, Highlands, N. C. J21-4tp All .FOR SALE-;931 Chevrolet coach. Good tires, first class finish. New seat covers fine brakes, engine is in excellent running condition. Can be seen at Trimont Inn. Price rea sonable. Tailored-tO'Measure suits on Easy Payment Plan. As little as $1 per week will buy an all wool suit cut to your individual measure. Over 100 pieces of material to select from. Priced at $25 and. up. Perfect fit guaranteed. BOB CAINES, , ; j Scott Griffin HoJel. Franklin. WORK PUSHED BY ASSEMBLY Enabling Measures Will Be Pushed Through By Saturday The special session of the general assembly met and organized Mon day and proceeded at once to the business in hand. A gag rule was adopted by both houses limiting the proceedings to the purpose for "which the session was called. Bills to .enable the state, its counties, municipalities and sanitary districts to participate in the PVA building program,, were introduced and are expected to be passed sub stantially as written. Governor Hoey Wednesday made an allotment of $2,200,000 from the highway funds for a road' improve ment program, and stated, that he would ask for $1,800,000 of PWA funds, so that the state would have $4,000,000 to be used in eliminating flat curves and dangerous bridges and in widening narrow roads in the primary, or arterial, highway system. The assembly is expected to fin ish its work and adjourn Saturday. Girl Bound Over On Stabbing Charge Lucile Conley, 16-year-old negro girl, charged with the fatal stab bing of Booker T. England, young negro man, on the night of Satur day, July 24, was given a prelimi-' nary hearing before Justices George Carpenter and R., F. Henry last Friday and was bound over to su perior court on a charge of man-' slaughter and put under $500 bond. The stabbing is said to have oc curred during a fight in front of the Conley "girl's 'home, where it is alleged England went with the intention of taking the girl out for a ride, and that he became incensed because her, mother refused to let her go with him, and started the affray which ended in his death. The case will be tried during the next term of court, which Con venes on August 22. Welfare Officers Visit Franklin i Miss Lavinia Keys, regional rep resentative of region 4, bureau of public assistance, of the social se curity board, of Washington, D. C, and Miss Victoria Bell, field work supervisor, state hoard of charities and public welfare of "Ral eigh, have been visiting . the welfare department in Franklin. While here they were the guests of Mrs. Eloise G. Franks, superintendent of public welfare for Macon county. 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