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THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HlCHLANDS MACONIAN
THURSDAY, WoV. U,iii
Franklin Attorney Urges
Changes In Criminal Law
(From The Asheville Citizen)
Recommendations for correcting
what he described us glaring short
comings in the penal .system and
criminal law were proposed by Gil
'mer A. Jones, Franklin attorney
and former solicitor of the 20th
judicial district, in a talk at the
weekly luncheon meeting "of the
Optimist club at the S & W cafe
teria in Asheville last Thursday.
Air. Jones said that although
other fields of human activity have
been altered considerably in the
last few years, there has been very
little modernization of the courts
and penal institutions.
Shortcoming Listed
lie cited the following seven
points us the shortcomings:
"1. There is no adequate set-up
by which the potential criminal can
be adequately handled and he
therefore usually becomes, a' full
fledged criminal before the state
steps in and takes an active hand.
When the state does step in, it
deals with the crime rather than
the individual committing it.
"2. In no event should the meth
od of trial by jury be abolished.
However, .under the present system,
the jury, consisting of laymen, is
called upon to find facts pertain
ing to the mentality of accused per
sons that experts cannot agree
upon.
Jury Swayed
"3. In arriving at the guilt or in
nocence of the accused, the jury
must necessarily be swayed to a
Certain degree by a realization of
the result of their verdict. It might
be interesting to observe how in
frequent are the convictions for
first degree burglary.
"4. The judge is called upon to
determine from the small amount
of information that he may gather
from the trial what sentence is
commensurate with the crime com
mitted and is als,o calculated to re
form the offender. ,-
"5. The prison officials are with
out authority to lengthen the term
of the prisoner, although they may
know he will continue to make
crime his professiqn. Even if the
state admits its inability to make a
citizen, of him, it is cheaper to
keep him while they have him rath
er than turn him loose to kill some
body else and then go to the ex
pense of catching, trying and pun
ishing him again.
No Segregation Provided
"6. Under the present set-up,
practically no provision is made
. for the segregation- of different
types of criminals so that the pres
ent prison system is more or less
a school, offering a post-graduate
BULGIN BROS.
BLACKSMITHING
ACETYLENE AND
ELECTRIC WELDING
GENERAL MACHINE WORK
Tranklin N. C
FOR QUALITY CLEANING
CALL
ECONOMY
U CLEANERS 1
Phone 136 Franklin, N. C.
HORN'S SHOE SHOP SAYS
WE ARE STILL MENDING
SHOES
When you are in a state, of mind
Of being anytime unkind,
Sorter in the downward blues;
Why not let ,us mend your shoes,
HORN'S SHOE SHOP
Opposite Courthouse
"We Buy and Sell"
Box 212 Troy F. Horn
1 ' -
Loyal Order
of Moose
Franklin Lodge, No. 452
Meets
In America! Legion Hall
Every Friday Night
7:30 O'CLOCK
Billy Bryson, Secretary
course to those who have not yet
thoroughly mastered' the art ol
crime.
"7. The prison authorities, are not
given the proper latitude, neither
do they have adequate facilities or
personnel to treat the prisoner for
the moral or mental disease which
ails him. The parole system cannot,
under the present set-up, be admin
istered purely from a standpoint of
merit." ' : .
liy way of constructive sugges
tions for the correction of the er
rors cited above, Mr. Jones, offered
seven specific suggestions:
"1. When an individual is found
to have criminal tendencies, which
may be determined by repeated ap
pearances in the criminal courts,
that he be adjudged a criminal and
be sent immediately to the proper
institution for correction. .
Would Omit Maximum Sentence,
"2. That so far as, the conduct of
the trial is concerned," the jury be
called upon to answer the question
of whether the defendant did or did
not commit the act of which he is
accused; that the law prescribe
minimum sencences in all instances,
and that the maximum .sentence be
entirely omitted.
,"3. That when the verdict has
been rendered, the minimum sen
tence be automatic. The man's san-.
ity or insanity would make no dif
ference. "4. When the convict is received
at the penal institution, the state
should then present to the prison
authorities a record of the trial, the
convict's past record, including his
environment and heredity tenden
cies. In every case a special inves
tigator would be sent upon the
ground to gather this information.
"5. The next step would be ia rig
id examination of the man's mental
and physical makeup for the pur
pose of determining whether or
not there is a possibility for rehab
ilitation. Simlar examinations should
be frequently made.
"6. Careful segregation of differ
ent types or " classes of criminals
should be provided for, so that a
prisoner will not develop criminal
tendencies which he did not pos
sess when . convicted. Under the
present system, a convict may go
into a penal institution a thief
only ; he may come out not only a
thief in principal, but also a mur
derer and sex pervert as well.
"7. Those who are capable of. be
ing rehabilitated would be advised
of their minimum .sentences and
given, to understand, that the state
requires such sentences as punish
ment. They would further be ad
vised that while they may be re
leased at the expiration of the
minimum sentence,' they will not be
released until the .state is thorough
ly convinced that they have learn
ed their obligation to society and
are capable of making, and will
make, good citizens, and that they
are also capable, of earning a living
when released."
State College Answers
fimely Farm Questions
Q. How can I bring my early
hatched pullets that are in a neck
molt back into production ?
A. The autumn neck molt in ear
ly hatched pullets is entirely nor
mal and should be looked on as a
rest period for the 'birds which
usually produce very heavily for
several months prior to the molt.
This molt usually lasts from four
to six weeks and the birds, come
back strong. The feeding of a warm,
wet laying mush in the early after
noon often helps to bring the birds
'through the molt and into produc
tion rapidly but excessive feeding
of this mash is not recommended.
Only as much mash as. will be
consumed in 15 or 20 minutes
should be fed daily. ., .' '
Q. How much grain should I
feed a weaning calf?
A. The amount of grain will de
pend upon the condition of the in
dividual animal, but when weaning
begins the grain ration should be
increased to provide the nutrients
formerly supplied by milk. A good
quality legume hay should also be
fed. Where .silage is available, this
should also be included in the ra
tion. For a six-months-old heifer,
about six or seven iounds of silage
per day is sufficient. The animal
should be kept in medium flesh and
in a good growing condition at all
times and upon thes.e conditions
will depend the amount of grain
and other feed necessary, '
WHISTLING CHAMPION
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Arlene Lomas, four-year-old New
, York city miss, is the winner of a
gold medal and the champion of the
city's whistlers under eight years
of age. She won the title at the
city's first annual whistling contest
sponsored by the department of
parks. i '. '
HE SHARES HIS WEALTH
0
Declaring that the success of any
business man is due chiefly to the
work of his employees, John F. Web
endorfer of Mount Vernon, N. Y.,
distributed $250,000 of the $1,000,000
he received from the sale of his
machinery manufacturing business
among his 115 employees. The
money was divided among the
workers according to the number
of years each had worked, for the
concern.
Colored Citizens
Sponsor Charity. Banquet
On November 18 a large mimher
of negro citizens, from' Haywood,
Jackson, Clay and Macon counties
attended a charity banquet spon
sored by the members of the Ant
club of Macon county. The Ant
club is a saving club that was or
ganized on August 5, 1938. The
members felt that saving money
for themselves only was too .s.elf
ish, so they assumed a project of
trying to help some needy in Ma
con county while saving money for
themselves:
The order of the program was :
Song "Let the Lower Lights be
Burning."
Scripture Proverbs 6:6-11.
Silent Prayer.
Song "Rescue the Perishing."
History of the Ant ClubMrs. Ma
belle Moore.
Instrumental Solo Miss EulaKing,
teacher at Jackson consolidated
school, Sylva.
Necessity pf Organized Charity in
Macon county Rev. W. S. Wins
ton, pastor of M. E. . church,
Franklin. .
Vocal Solo Mrs.' Emma Lillian
England, .teacher at Chapel
School, Franklin. ,
Introduction of Speaker Mr, H. R.
, Kemp, Jr., principal of Chapel
.school, Franklin.
Speaker Rev. D. E. Thomas, pas
tor of A. M. E. Zion church,
Waynesville.
An Appeal for Aid for the Oxford
Orphanage, Oxford, N. G
Officers of the Ant club are:
Mrs. Miaibelle Moore, president;
Rev. E. Johnson McKay, pastor A.
M. E. Zion church, Franklin, chair
man of program committee; Ur. R.'
Kemp, treasurer and sponsor.
PROFITABLE LESPEDEZA
Oscar Mauney of the Peachtree
9ection of Cherokee county seeded
Korean lespedeza on 13.6 'acres of
a rye field last March and sold
the 2870 tons of hay secured at
$14 a ton or $402.50 and .still had
his rye crop extra,
J. D. Patton Listed
In College "Who's Who"
Jvl). Patton, of Franklin, is one
of the outstanding seniors of North
Carolina State jcollege who will be
listed this year in "Who's Who in
American Colleges and Universi
ties," a directory compiled and
edited each year by the University
of Alabama, according to a ;bulletin
issued by the State college news
service. ,
MORE LIMESTONE
With the delivery of another 50
ton oar of ground limestone to Ca
barrus county farmers. 13 such cars
have been bought for the county
this fall. Indications are that sev
eral other cars will be ordered be
fore full work is ended.
WINTER LAWNS
The lawns of 22 farm homes in
Onslow county have been definitely
improved and beautified by seed
ing to white Dutch clover and rye
grass this fall.
DOGWOOD WANTED
$14.00 to $16.00 Per Cord
I will pay the above cash prices for
all dogwood cut to my specifications
and delivered at my mill in Frank
lin. This will be my last season of
buying dogwood in Franklin. If you
have dogwood to sell, ACT NOW.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR CUTTING
Cut dogwood in lengths of 36 and 54 inches
long. AH wood should be as free of knots as pos
sible and if any knots, there must be as much
as 18 inches of clear wood between the knots.
All wood must be 5 inches and up in diameter
at smallest end. If hollow or red heart, there
must be at least 2V4 inches of white between red
heart and bark.
' For further information, see or write
L. O.
Box 483
EXCAVATION
OF ANY KIND
BASEMENT EXCAVATION
DRIVEWAYS - ROADWAYS
CHANNEL CHANGES
DITCHING - LOTS
BUILDING SITES
Anywhere Any Time
Ferguson & Parks
Phone 25 Sylva, N. C.
ALFALFA GROWS
Despite the prevailing dry weath
er, four new alfalfa plantings .seed
ed about September 1 in Cleveland
county are now from two to four
inches in height showing the value
of preparing the land properly be
fore seeding.
CAN YOU AFFORD
TO BE WITHOUT IT
Funeral Benefit Insurance Costs
Are Surprisingly Small
Rates From 2c , Month Up
According To Age
. Benefits are Provided in the
Amount of $100 for Persons
Over 10 Years of Age and in
the Amount of $50 for Per
sons Under 10 Years of Age.
Bryant Burial Ass'n.
Franklin, N. C.
Cope
Franklin, N. C.
We recently pur
chased a new
Shovel and are
equipped to do
any kind of
EXCAVATION
WORK
Let us make you
an estimate on
your job.