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V,'. c3vrrs .17. Established 1885 . 1.800 Subscribers Affording Advertisers Thorough and Inexpen sive Coverage of Macon County. The Oldest North Car olina Newspaper West of Buncombe County. PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL INDEPENDENT V VOL. LIV, NO 27 FRANKLIN, N. C THURSDAY, JULY 6, H3I $1.50 PER YEAR I 1 I L . T I . 9 .1 r .. Htv ll . I IT I ri fi til r K p x A 1 I I III! . I I i I I I I f -v . V I TAX RATE SET AT 97 CENTS Town Board Fixes Lower ( Rate Than Expected; Budget Adopted At the regular monthly meeting held last Monday night, the mayor and aldermen of Franklin fixed the tax rate for the fiscal year 1OW-40, and adopted a budget for , the year. : s . The estimate ofeXpenses as pro vided in the budget amounts to $41,420.00, and the - receipts other than taxes will bring, in $31,010.00, leaving the sum of $10110.00 to he . raised by taxation. v v ;The tax rate wis set at 97 cents on the hundred dollars, which ' 'is anjncrease of 17 centsover last year.,; , y -Most taxpayers have; been ex pectingthe rate; to, be more than -a dollar" on the hundred this year in view of the street ani sidewalk work which is being done and the . water. ,and sewer extensions, and . the fact that the rate is to be held to 97 cents will be gratifying news to all who pay town taxes. ' . Some sewer work not provided for in the first estimates is being done and also a' six-inch water main.' on , palmer street has . been put down instead of the old four inch pipe, and this was not includ ed in the preliminary specifications; :' The itemized budget will be found on another page of this is ; Sue. John David Rouse, 82 Passes Saturday John David Rouse, 82, died last FPati aturday, July 1, at 9 p. m., at home in Poplar Cove after an V illness of 12 weeks. Death was '(-caused by heart and kidney trou- I Mr, House was Dorn in Missouri, but had been a resident qf Macon county for the past 15 years. He yas a member of ' the Cartopge- Sfnaye isapusr cnurcn. ' He is survived, hy his - wife, the -J a' ' " i 7 1 1 : ' f Funeral services-were conducted at Cartoogechaye Baptist church on Sunday, July 2, at 2 p. m., by the Rev. Lester' Sorrells and the Rev. Newton Dills. Burial was in the church cemetery. ' ' 1 VISIT AT CLIFFSIDE LAKE Over' 1500 people visited the ,Oiffside Lake Recreation Area during the week-end of the Fourth of July holiday.- An almost con tinuous stream of cars entered the area on Sunday, July 2, when a total of 691 people registered. All the facilities on the area were completed and being used and i enjoyed by the public. The lake and , bathing area proved to be the main 'attraction on the area. Numerous bathers were-to be found on the beach and in the water at all times of the day. The observatory on the cliff proved to be a popu lar objective with- the' younger folk. " The outdoor amphitheater brought marly favorable remarks from the throngs of visitors and large num bers of them expressed their inten tion to return to the area forthe celebration to be held on July 22. More ' CAROLYN ANN BRADLEY . Etna More support on the part of will niioh her higher in the Derby. She is the six . - . 9 months oiu dauRhtcr ot Mr, ana Mrs, Lyle Bradley, Etna, and the gramiuaugnter ot Mr. ana Mrs. Ernest Roper, Franklin Route o, and Mr. W L. Bradley1. She has ..ii t.a-j, ...v . - blue cyes, Mown hair and weiglW 3 J MWP-:- J liilliPlfl-KB lllllttipl KtaP !;: mmmmmms ie rm j- , '. ';:;-:::;;;,: ' j- . ';, y '..rV .;:y: ? vl :. . 20 pounds, , , . , Mr. Hirsch Beats' Farmers On Sweet Corn H. H. Hirsch has a corn patch on the lower edge of his lawn at the Franklin Terrace Hotel that has beat all the farmers hereabouts,, ag far as we' can ascertain. Mr. Hirsch served his own sweet corn roasting ears for dinner at the hotel last Sun day. The patch was planted ,-and worked by Aaron and Tom, well known Franklin "gardeners, and thfhned out by Neighbor G. L. Houk, so Mr. Hirsch modestly gives credit where credit is due. Miss Stalcup Elected To Succeed Mrs. Thomas J. O'Neil . Miss Florence Stalcup was elect ed last Monday by the county commissioners . to the position , of county home, demonstration agent, on nomination by Miss Anna Kowe, of Asheville, district home demon stration agent, ' to succeed Mrs. Thomas J. O'NeiJ who has resign ed to become teacher of home eco nomics in the Franklin high school. Miss Stalcup's election has met with general approval throughout the county, as her high qualities and experience deserve. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George T. -Stalcup, and has lived in' Ma con county all her life. Educated at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Miss Stalcup held the position of teacher of home eco nomics at the Franklin high school before going to Asheville to be come home economist for- the Car olina Power and Light company. She returned to Franklin last Oc tober to accept the position of home supervisor" of the farm se curity administration, which she holds at the present time, and which she will resign to take up the duties of her. new position on July 17. Commissioners Reject ; ;Vrf Sewing Room Project -J' The county commissioners de cided Monday ' that it would be unwise to cooperate with the gov ernment in the expense of the county sewing rooms, the reason being that the proposition submit ted called for . the county to fur nish materials in case ! the govern ment had none available. . The - commissioners considered that they might be called upon to spend more money than the bud get "would allow, and , refused "to approve 'he ' project.'."?"!, Heretofore the county has paid for rent, lights, etc., but has bought no materials. It is thought, however, that the sewing rooms will be 'continued by the government for some time. More Boxes Installed At Postoffice A large number of new lock boxes were installed in the Frank lin postoffice last week, which is an index to the steady growth of the town. Postmaster Porter states that be ginning Saturday, July 8, the post office windows will be closed at noon. He said that there are now sufficient boxes to provide for all patrons, and the regulations pro vide for closing offices of this class at that hour on Saturday, Berby Entrants JOE WARREN T1PPETT v Franklin Meet Joe, fine young son of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Tinnett. He has passed his first birthday, and you e a - it.-! t. can se toy ms expression mai c wants more support in the Derby. joe nas Drown na.r, imwn eye., and, weighs a pounas ana is grandson of Mr. and Mrs., W.T. r. - ... . ... t-. Tippetf Bfld Mr. ana MM. W. Smith. i HOUK ELECTED SCHOOL SUPT. Price Resigns ; Attorney Succeeds M. D. Billings Meeting in called session on last Thursday afternoon, the county board of education elected Guy L. Houk,. former . principal of Frank lin schools and leading attorney,' as superintendent of county schools to succeed M. D. Billings, whose term expired June 30. Curtis Price, principal of the high school at Ellenboro, was elected Macon county superintendent, in April, but - pressure from school patrons' in that town was exerted to, induce him to remain with them, and he acceded to their re quests and tendered his resigna tion to C. : Tom Bryson, chairman of the Macon county board of ed ucation, Mr, Houk, who came to Frank lin in 1921from Morganton, taught in the Franklin high school for three years prior to his being elect ed principal for the high school. He retired as principal in April, 1938, and has devoted his time to the practice of law- Mr. Houk -is a past district gov ernor of Rotary International, for mer mayor of Franklin, and one of Franklin's leading citizens. Heholds a North Carolina superintendent's certificate. He assumed his new duties July 1. Mrs. Neil Johnston, who has re cently completed a business course in a Texas college and has re turned to her horne- in Franklin, will act a ftsUtant in Mr, Houk's office. ' Mrs. J. W.; Addington, who has been critically ill at her home on the Georgia, road for the past week, was reported -to be unim proved Thursday morning. As JheWorld A Brier Survey of' Current and Abroad. FATALITIES OF THE FOURTH More than 600 lives were lost in the nation's holiday "tragedies over the week-end. The motor car kill ed 70 times more persons than fireworks. The total toll . showed 612 violent deaths compared with 517 reported in 1938. The second highest number of fatalities came from1 drowning. Other causes were trains, shootings, planes. . HOT WEATHER High temperatures are reported throughout the south. Hot weather felt locally means hotter weather where there are no mountain breezes. A temperature of 94 de grees is forecast. ) for Atlanta on Thursday (today),' FLEEING EMBEZZLER RETURNS Dr. James Monroe Smith, presi dent of Lousiana State University, who disappeared as exposures were made of university funds embez zled through stock market activi ties,; was arrested last . week in Canada and with his wife brought back to Baton Rouge and placed in jail on $50,000 bail which he T "The Tlire Leaders On This iVry'lby,.; : JfB. ?y:U:'' ' II 1 " MARGARETTA ZOELLNER Highlands Margaretta has ample reason to wear this happy smile as you may .... C a,!!.. ...aab-l. TTrkrif Prill sec nvm una a ihe is number eight this weeit ana ..... u.c ' n -u . v granddaughter of Mrs.; juouis .oen- ... Li-.j.. fL.'.Lh. l i ner. mgnianus. one n u, - Wondc hair, weighs 31 pounds. MORS DRAWN FOR AUG. TERM Court Will Convene On Aug. 21; Judge Pless To Preside Jurors were drawn by the county commissioners last Monday for the August term of Macon superior court, which will convene on Mon day, August 21, with Judge J. Will Pless, .Jr., presiding. Jurors were drawn for two weeks, but Judge Pless wrote that he could not be here the second5 week, and as ,the dockets will be light, Clerk Horley Cabe notified the Judge that one week would probably be .sufficient to get through with all business, and that the jurors for the sec ond week would not be summoned. The following names were drawn for the first week: Fir.t Wt.lt; ' Grady Wilkes, Rt. 3; J. M. Ray, Franklin; C. A, Cabe, Rt. 2; J. R. Shields, Flats ; Lawrence ' Long, Franklin; Billy Long, Dillard, Ga., Rt. 1; W. H. Carpenter, Dillard, Ga., Rt. 1 ; Floyd Roper, West's Mill; Jess Tallent, Rt. 3; Harley Crawford, Rt. 3; Frank L. Cabe, Rt. 4; C. L. Pendergrass, Frank lin; A. Q. Williams, Rt. 1 ; Bert Dendy, Gneiss; Wm. L. Elliott, Rt. 4; Andrew Wilson, Highlands, J. H. McDowell, Dillard, Ga., Rt. 1; E. W. Long, Franklin; J. S. Wom ack, Franklin; R. P. Waldroop, Prentiss; Jonas Talley, Highlands; J. R.Holbrooks, West's Mill; Wade Burnett, Etna; Jim Gray, Rt.1 1; Frank C. Cunningham, Rt, Jj Geo W. Marett, Highlands ; Albert Wilson, Highlands; J. T. McCoy, Gneiss ; Earl Harrison, Rt. 1 ; C F. M.cKinney, Highlands; Howard Shook, Cullasaja; Blaine Cope, Rt. 3; W. C. Wilkes, Franklin; Geo. B. Bulgin, Franklin; John Cun ningham, Franklin; Furman Hall, Rt. 3. Tumi Events In State, Nation has failed to raise. Mrs. Smith, was released Wednesday on. a S7.50O bond. "I am sorry I went away. I was ill advised to leave. I refuse to be the goat" are some of the cryptic statements of Dr, Smith from his jail, cell, Sensational de velopments re expected. SENATE PASSES MONEY POWER BILL Continuing the President's pow er to devalue the dollar in the in terest of national defence, the Sen ate approved the money power bill on Wednesday with a vote of 43 to 39. A provision of this bill rais ed the price of domestic silver from 64.64 cents to 71,11 cents per ounce, Though the bill wm written to prolong . powers which expired t midnight last Friday, it was not passed prior to that hour because Republican orators, with some help from anti-administration Democrats, relentlessly filibustered it. YOUTH CONGRESS DE NOUNCES DICTATORSHIP The American Youth Congress meetingv in New York adopted (Continued on Pf Six) PEGGY DUNBAR Ill 'I It it "X I :f' ' . i In lirn -fturfu " J mi .-?x--tommmmmmmmA lhalirmii imuhB fin I certain amount of friendly rivalry has developed lately between various sections of the .County, and :.. . ; "8 ot tneir tavonte in .tn JJaoy couoons . subscrit)tion to .The , - .-. - wiiirh .Mjill civ vnitr favorite Klii-Mil o--- to win, they; must $how their loyalty Baby Derby Curtain Will Drop Next Saturday Night Parents Requested To Check Baby's Record Card At 'v Derby. Office Before Noon Saturday ; V' The Last Baby Derby Honor Roll I. Pf nr Dunbar .... 2 2. Raymond Claavalnnd 1 3. Jo Rhinonart 3 4. Crac CairtUdga 7 5. Paul Killian 4 .Hannah Culpi ..5 7. Jaekia Hoilman 10 . Alic. Zioallnor 19 9. Franc Ropar 14 10. PUy LittUton 22 11. Nancy Ramy ;.15 12. Ernaat Wallaca. Jr. 29 13. Julia Waldnoop ....12 14. Barbam Hayoa 30 IS. Nora Baldwin 21 II. Catbarina Bryson II 17. CharlotU Bloxham 10 18. Carolyn Norria 13 19. Tammia Tompkins 18 20. Wayna Baaco ..27 21. Irk Shaffiald 17 22. CarUno Sorralla 9 23. David Caba 20 24. JotU Rakaa 8 25. RaUrt Morgan .'. Naw 25. Joa Tippatl .23 27. Caflolyn Bradlay ......... New 28. Howard Burch 29. Batty AlUn .....28 30. George Sypher ...20 With tomorrow and Saturday to work m Ihe Fress Baby Derby, and with several of the candidates closely bunched, the remaining hours will be hours of hard work and supreme effort on the part of those who expect to win the big prizes. . The only advice we can give the candidates is to work, fight and hustle until the Baby Derby closes at 1Q;3Q o'clock Saturday night They cannot have too many "mites" and miles will decide the winners, , There . ! every -eaon-40' 1 axgtet real., business rum all candidates this week. Every candidate is on even, terms on the- final period mile schedule. This schedule holds the same' possibilities for each candidate. It is better to be safe than sorry. Candidates should give their opponents full credit for theif available strength and then; en the- basis of their own good judgment and keen discern mentgo out and win up their campaign with ONE BIG ON RUSH OF MILES. Nothing is won y.etl Ihe Baby Derby is not over until" 10:30" o'clock Saturday night. Let us suggest that "over confidence on the one hand and fear on the other have lost more for candidates than they ever won." . ' - Help Your Favorite Now- The management of The Press and the Baby Derby management wish to express , to the candidates their appreciation of the splendid work done during the Baby Derby and to the-public for the liberal support given the workers. We, also , wish to thank the merchants who co-sponsored the Baby Derby. The Baby Derby has been in charge of Robert M. Harvey and wife, General Managers of the Piedmont Circulation Service, Americus, Ga., and has been con ducted throughout with the most scrupulous fairness. This newspaper wishes that it (Continued on Page Eight) Week's Ilonor RAYMOND CLEAVELAND . . m people are constantly . coming into Uerby. The way to help your candidate to win is give him or her PrM, r if vn, .. . , r, j- t " -;- - f """"'" r. K.'vc-an exiension .RS- rf -ifc i;rr. r t. r . . ., . ... v.-...v.v..v tvu,.s . by lupporting them and DO IT Thirty Prise Winners Will Be An nounced Monday, 8 P. M. At Derby Office Check. Will Be Mailed To Thoso Not Present 10:30 P. M. Saturday J The doting Hour Of The Baby Derby - This will be the last Baby Derby story to appear before the big race comes to a close. It contains in formation vital to the parents, so we ask them to read every word. Read it carefully and do not handi cap yourself because you read something too hastily and failed to learn something that might have helped you in the Derby. In the first place you are re quested to make your final sub-' scription and coupon , report not later than 10:30 p. m. Saturday, July 8-the closing day of the Baby Derby. The door of ihe Derby office will be locked promptly at 10:30 P. M. and no one will be permitted to enter after that time. Those who happen to be in the office, at 10:30 P. M. may make their reports and then leave, the office, ' . , The final count will be made over the week-end and some time Monday morning the total mileage for each baby will be verified as to accuracy and the 30 cash prizes will be awarded according to stand ings. The prize winners will -be announced at the Derby office Monday night at 8 o'clock ' and prize checks will be presented to the parents who are present. Checks will be mailed to those not present. Parents, in making their reports, agree to abide by the last count as final. Everyone is wondering "Who is going to win ?" That question is going to be settled soon. Let us suppose your baby has been on the Honor Roll -perhaps never in y oi'the" "very - high positions. ' Doe" that-mean that your baby cannot win the first prize of $200 in cash plus the loving cup? Of course not! Here is why that is so. The weekly Honor Rolls repre sent the relative standings of ba bies based upon one week's busi ness. There have been weeks when only a few hundred miles separated the leader on the Honor Roll and the baby in 10th or 15th place. (Continued on Page Eight) HOGEXPERTS TO BE HERE Hogs are one of the most impor tant farm enterprises, both for food and for a cash income. There are of course, right - ?nd wrong methods of feeding and car ing for our hogs. H. W. Taylor and C. D. Swaf far on the North Carolina extension . service will be in the county Mon day, July 10. These men are ex perienced in growing, feeding and marketing hogs. They will conduct a meeting on the farm of C. B. Kinsland on Monday afternoon, July 10, at 2 o'clock. Every one desiring any information regarding the proper care and management of their hogs should attend this meeting. Roll W-XW--VV.KV')fiC--. i i JOE RHINEHART the candidates renrotontimr ' h. . the office 'askinjr 'as to the stand- "a .. me uuniy want meir canaiaates SATURDAY NIGHT I ;