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THE -FRAti.iO.tM PRESS AND IE HIGHLANDS BACONIAN Thursday, January s, iq 1 - anil "7":; She Itigltkitits J&atJtttmtt Published every Thursday by The Franklin Press At Franklin, North Carolina Telephone No. 24 v VOL. LII Number 1 Mrs. J. W. C. Johnson and B. W. Johnson . Publisher- P. F. Callahan.. .....Managing Edito (Mrs. C. P. Cabe. , ....Business Manage. ' Entered at the Post Office, Franklin, N. C, as second class matter ' SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year ... $1.5H Six Months . .75 Many Tasks Face HE General Assembly convened in Raleigh problems which promise to hold the body for a long session. Among many matters to come-before the legis lators will be the question as to what to do about the absentee ballot law. There is a very strong sentiment over the state, and has been for years, in favor of the repeal of this measure, but all efforts at repeal have so far been defeated. It remains to be seen whether or not the present assembly will have the courage to wipe it off the books. There may be a determined effort made to stop the diversion of highway funds to other purposes, ?nd there will be an equally determined effort to divert more highway funds to more purposes, which probably means that things will stay as they are. A demand is sure to be made for more funds to increase old age pensions and for other changes in the social security law, and for increased appropria tions for state institutions. Also our old friend, the sales tax, is still with us and will no doubt remain indefinitely, in view of the fact that there seems no , other way to raise' $10,000,000 which the state must have. Then there is the proposed homestead tax exemp tion and the question of where and how to get ."morq taxes to cover increased expenditures. All of these matters will come up to plague the state's lawmakers and make them wish they ' had stayed out of politics. The Seventy-Sixth HE seventy-sixth session of the Congress of the United States convened Tuesdav. and for the first time in six years contains a strong representa tion from the Republican party. Also many Demo-. ' cratic congressmen and senators who are opposed , to the New Deal policies were reelected, and there W will be plenty of fireworks before the session is ended. ' It is expected that an emergency appropriation will be put through with little opposition to carry on WPA activities until the end of the fiscal year, June 30. But after that date there will probably be radical changes in the government's spending policy. A determined drive will be made to inaugurate an entirely new arid less expensive set-up for WPA and several other government agencies, and to drastically curtail relief spending all down the line. Administration leaders will no doubt make every effort to secure authority , for continuing present policies, and some compromise will probably be made whereby relief funds will be granted with J" Congress holding authority to say where and how V each dollar is to be spent. There seems to be no . Sdoubt that Congress intends to stop the delegation of .authority and intends to hold tight to the na tional purse-strings.- A vast armament program will probably go over by a safe majority, in spite of the strong fight to be waged by a number of pacifist congressmen and senators in both parties. The fact that all author ities in America and Europe seem to agree that a European war will start in the spring, and that there is unrest throughout the world, will enable the administration to carry through all measures con sidered necessary for national defense. t An effort will be made to amend the labor rela tions act and the wage and hour law, and the so cial security act is due to be changed in order to in clude practically all classes of workers and to raise the scale of payments for old age pensions. There is no set program ready for legislative ac tion at this session, but there are several major battles forecast which may carry the session well into the summer. ' j ' General Assembly of North Carolina, which Wednesday, faces several Congress Stars Ask i:. I..., x m t j v.y iav, mi .' .v.'.v.v.v.'i-.v. ' v.v.v;v.v.v -x-jf - -X, ' iwtv. v.vvv.y, v. v. -m'-v. v. w.v.v.v.v. v.'.v !Wfiiiniiy.Yf" ri-lv1i1irvv'v,i''l;--l v i v v n ' ' " j i j -' ' ' " i m ' ' j -' -' ' ' " r - i ----- - --; ------ - irr -i v. - -i r v rrt -ifciwwBWMMMMiywratflttawwWBQWWMttOQaiMiim ipfipjtatnMftQflaftitwflfll Hollywood's committee of 56 recently signed their own Declaration of Independence which will be signed by 20,000,000 American citizens and then presented to President Roosevelt and congress, seeking a sever ance of economic relations with Nazi Germany until such time as that country comes into the fold of nations in accordance with the humane principles of international law. Left to right, sea ted:. Mel vyn Douglas, James Cagney, Edward Robinson. Standing: Gale Sondergaard, Helen 'Gahagan, Henry Fonda and Gloria Stuart. JTUDENTS RETURN AFTER HOLIDAYS Long faced students trudged wearily back to their tires.ome du ties Monday morning. Some pupils looked as if the holidays had rest ed them, others looked even more tired than before. Whether he lik ed it or not each pupil was com pelled to open 'his books and re sume hrs studies. Changes of particular importance have been called to their attention. AH the toilets in the buildings J have been painted white with a wainscoating of dark green. The students are anxious for 'others to know that the tax payers had noth ing to do with furnishing the ma terial. Money for the paint and brushes was raised in the school supply shop. WPA furnished the labor. Also drainage ditches have been constructed and the road behind the gymnasium has been improved. MR. WELLS URGES PROFITABLE RESOLUTIONS The subject which Mr. Wells pre sented to the high school students last Monday concerned New Year's resolutions. He explained the cause of resolutions and suggested .some good ones in connection with edu cation. One that was of particular Holly Springs The Rev. Jim Vinson filled his regular appointment at Holly Springs last Sunday, and preached a wond erful sermon on "The Birth and Life of Jesus." Misses Emma and Pauline Elliott, of Asheville, spent Christmas with their parents, Mr. and Mrs; W. D. Elliott. Miss Evelyn Kinsland entertain ed a number of her friends Satur day night with a watch party. Miss Dewel Elliott spent two weeks in Asheville visiting her sis ter, Mrs. Leonard Corbin. Misses Vonnie and Dorothy Deal, of Enka, spent the holidays with their mother, Mrs. J. B. Deal. Dewey Corbin, Marion Deal and Walter Elliott made a business trip to Asheville Tuesday. Theodore Elliott will take a truck load of tobacco to the Ashe ville warehouse Thursday for farm ers of, the Holly Springs commun ity. ' Mrs. Bill Bolick is a patient in Angel hospital where she under went an operation. Gneiss Miss Marie Berry has returned to her home on Walnut Creek since undergoing an appendix operation. Miss Virginia Kctner bad her Severance of Nazi Relations HpaBil,'piiN; mm r interest was that of attendance. Mr. Wells stated that during the month of December the eighth grade bad as many absences as all of ' the grammar grades combined. This, of course explains the fact that more nigh school freshmen failed courses than did the grammar grades. SENIORS RECEIVE CLASS RINGS The .senior class rings, which have been looked forward to with great anticipation have at last reached their owners. The rings are made of unpolish ed gold with a stone of red or, in some oases, of blue. On either side of the stone is a seal; one is the familiar seal of the State of North Carolina, the other is' of especial significance, the seal of Franklin high school. The seal of Franklin high school is an attractive view of a local mountain with the sun rising behind it. This seal was de signed by George Patton. SUITS ORDERED FOR GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM Suits were ordered Wednesday for the girls' basketball team, and are expected to arrive within the next 10 days. The suits will consist of white jerseys with red letters and red shorts. ' cousin, Jimmie Keener, of Franklin, as her guest Christmas week. C. N. Jones went to visit his daughter, Mrs. Ledford and family, just after Christmas. Her home is in Canton. Miss Anna Lee Mashburn, of Franklin high school, spent the hol idays . with her parents. Miss Macy Wood, who under went an operation at Angel hos pital, is with her aunt, Mrs. Ed Gregory, on Franklin Route 4. Enriis Mashburn expects to leave soon for work in a CCC camp in California. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Tilson and children spent the Christmas holi days with Mrs. Tilson's parents at Highlands, Shookville Route. Norman West made the) Walnut Creek school children happy by giving them a Christmas tree. Everett and Ennis Mashburn, who have been working in Frank lin, spent the week-end with their parents. Lambert Leopard is building a home on 'his land on Walnut Creek. WHITER PLOWING Lincoln county farmers who have done more fall and winter plowing than in many years say the work will result in conserving moisturei killing insects, . pulverizing the soil by freezing and will give a better seed bed for planting spring crops. Muse's Corner A NEW YEAR'S THOUGHT - Let us walk softly, friend; For strange paths lie before us, all untrod; The New Year, spotless from the hand of God, Is thine and mine, O friend! Let ,us walk straightly, friend; Forget the crooked paths behind us now, Press on with steadier purpose on our brow To better deeds, O friend! Perchance .some greater good than we have known Is waiting for us, or some fair hope flown ; ' Shall yet return, O frientf!' Macon Theatre Matinees 3:30 P. M. Night Show 7:00 and 9:00 SHOWING FROM 1:30 TO 11 P. M. SATURDAYS PROGRAM FOR WEEK FRIDAY, JANUARY 6 THE CAMERA DAREDEVILS ,IN "SHARPSHOOTERS" With: BRIAN DONLEVY, LYNN BAR I, WALLY VERNON, JOHN KING SATURDAY, JANUARY 7 Buck's Hell-Bent for Glory . . And a Gal! His Best and Newest Yarn BUCK JONES IN "THE STRANGER FROM ARIZONA" Alo: "HAWK OF THE WILDERNESS" , MONDAY, JANUARY 9 A stirring drama of the sons of today who carry an American tra dition of their hero fathers of 1917! "SONS OF THE LEGION" DONALD O'CONNOR, BILLY LEE, LYNN OVERMAN, ELI Z ABETS PATTERSON. WILLIAM FRAWLEY TUES.-WED., JANUARY 10-11 Fanny Hurst's Great Story. thrillingly brought to live on the screen! "FOUR DAUGHTERS" PRISCILLA LANE, ROSEMARY LANE, LULA LANE, GALE PAGE, CLAUD RAINS, JEFFREY LYNN, DICK FORAN THURSDAY, JANUARY 12 More Fun! More Thrills Than "The Gladiator!" JOE E. BROWN IN "FLIRTING WITH FATE" With: LEO, CARRILLO BEVERLY ROBERTS WAYNE GIBSON STEFFI DUNA If you want our weeklv n.-- "'ruro you, piease leave nan ai jjox uttice. V
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