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Full Coverage Established 1885 The Oldest North Car olina Newspaper West of Buncombe County. The Tress assures its advertisers of complete coverage of Macon Co. PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL INDEPENDENT VOL. LV, NO, 8 FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1S40 $1.50 PER YEAR 4 SAM M. CATHEY FOR CONGRESS Asheville Judge Enters Race For National Assembly ASHEVILLE, Feb. 21. Sam M. Cuthey, judge of the Asheville po lice court and an active figure in local and state political circles for more Vlian a decade, has announced 1 hat he will seek the Democratic nomination for Congress from' the eleventh.' congressional district in the May 25th Democratic primary. Judge Cathcy in his announce ment indicated he has receiver encouragement from party leaders in all thirteen counties embraced bv the district, and uledced. if elected, "a more active and ener getic representation in the coun cils of the nation." His statement follows: ' "To the ' Democratic voters of : the Eleventh Congressional Dis trict.:'. "1 hereby- announce that 1 am a candidate for representative in the Congress of the United States, subject to the will of the voters as expressed in the Democratic pri mary to be held on May. 25, 1940. "I have not entered into this de cision lightly, but after mature consideration and with a full real location of the responsibilities that such a national office places: upon a man. Because 1 wish to be of service to all of the people of . my native section and state 1 offer my candidacy. "The problems and complexities of our economic and social life, the grave issues that have arisen and will arise in the' future from the impact, of nationalism and world conditions upon pur people, all call for, constant study and vigorous leadership in congress. "If 1 am permitted by the peo ple to represent them, 1 shall de vote my utmost efforts, untiringly and exclusively to the service of the people with a view of giving them more active and more ener getic representation in the councils of the nation. "il am deeply appreciative of the encouraging assurance that I have received from $l counties in the . Eleventh district, and I shall feel grateful to any and all who come to my support. . I plan to conduct an active and vigorous campaign throughout the entire district and shall, solicit the support and in terest of all." Judge Cathcy was born in Hend erson county in 1894. He later moved with iiis family to Buncombe county and was educated in the Asheville public schools, Christ School at Arden, and the State school for the blind in Raleigh. After graduating from the latter he. entered the University oJFNorth Carolina in 1919 and received v his bachelor of Arts degree from that institution in 1923. He completed his law course at the University in 1924 and passed the it ate bar examination with the highest grade among more than one hundred candidates. Judge Cathey is a descendant of one of the pioneer families of Haywood county. In 1931 he was elected judge of the police court after serving four years as solicitor. He was re elected in 1933, 1935, and 1939, going into the office on the lat ter occasion by one of the largest majorities ever registered in a municipal election in Asheville. Governor J. C. B., Ehrihghaus in 1935 appointed Cafney to a five year term as chairman of the North Carolina Commission for the blind. He is a member of the Elks, Moose, Junior Order of United American Mechanics, Red Men and other fraternal organizations, and of '.the Methodist church. Judge Cathey is the first to an nounce for the congress from this district. He is seeking the office now held by Zebulon Weaver. Mr. Weaver is expected to be a can didate for re-election. Counties embraced by the 11th district are Clay, Cherokee, Bun combe, Graham, Jackson, Hender son, Haywood, Macon, McDowell, Rutherford, Polk, Swain, and Transylvania. Bunco Party At High School February 27 There will be a benefit bunco party at the high school auditor ium Tuesday evening, February 27, J JO to 10:30. The proceeds will go to buy books for. the school library. The library is inadequate for a school of this size, and patrons and friends are invited to help in rais ing funds to supplement the pres ent supply. For Congress .. -. i Tr ' inir nr- 'i'nir-ftiTtf f im n nrn imiiJ JUDGE SAM M. CATHEY Who has announced his candidacy for U. S. Congress from the Eleventh District. DEATH CLAIMS MRS. JJEDFORD Esteemed Woman Passes; Sister Injured On Same Day Mrs. Ova Mae Ledford, 24, died at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon at her home on the Georgia road, four miles south of Franklin. She was the daughter of the late J. Weimar Hastings and of Mrs. Mattie Hastings and was a native of the Skeenah section of Macon county. Mrs. . Ledford clerked in her father's store in Franklin for several years and for the past year or so had been manager of a store owned by her husband, Lake B. Ledford. Surviving are her husband ; two small children, Wayne and Willa Jean; hef mother; five sisters, Mrs. Ernest B. DeHart and Mrs. Carl 'fallen t, of . Franklin; Mrs. Howard Ledford, of Franklin Route 2, and Misses-Alma and Edith Hastings, of Prentiss, and one brother, F. H. Hastings, of Franklin. The funeral services were held at the Pleasant Hill Baptist church on Skeenah Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Officiating were the Rev. C. F. Rogers, pastor of the Franklin Baptist church, and the Rev. J. C. Swaim, pastor of the Macon Methodist circuit. Burial was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were John Dills, W. R. and Sherman Ledford, John Angel, Lester Southards and John Farmer. Sitter Injured In Wreck Mrs. Ledford's sister, Mrs. E. B. DeHart, and the latter' s son, Turn tr, 19, suffered injuries about 6 o'clock Saturday when the car in which they were riding collided with a truck and trailer on a blind curve of the Cartoogechaye Creek road, two miles from Franklin. Mrs. DeHart, with her four chil dren, was returning to Franklin from a visit to the Ledford home. Turner DeHart was driving. Three of the children escaped injury. Mr.s. DeHart suffered a fractur ed kneecap and broken leg bone and lacerations on the body. Turner DeHart suffered numeeus lacera tions on the face, head, and body. Both are in Angel hospital Officers, who investigated, term ed the accident unavoidable, ana did not hold Howard Welch, W, of Knoxyille, Tenn., the driver of the truck, who was accompanied by A. C : Mayes, of Knoxville. Neither occupant of the truck was injured. Curb Market Now At Former Location The home demonstration curb market will be held at the former location on Main street, Saturday, February 24. The market has been open for the past few months in the agricultural building, but the remodeling of the old stand, which was used only during the summer months, will provide fori year around sales of farm products at a more convenient location for the public ' The market & open from 8 a. m. until 12 m. each Saturday. Quarterly Conference At Mount Zion Sunday The second quarterly conference of the Macon circuit will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at Mt. Zion. The place has been changed from Asiwry to Mt. Zion to make it more convenient for the dis trict superintendent to get to all his appointments. All officials are urged to be present Capture Of German Prison Vessel Highlight Of War The most dramatic event of the European war occurred last Sat urday when a boarding party from thtf ; British destroyer "Cossack res cued 32fi prisoners from the Ger man prison ship Altmark aitd left that vessel, rammed fast in the ice and rocks of ' a Norwegian fjord alter a turtous tight on the very shores of a neutral nation. Not since the days of "wooden ships and iron . men"-the days of Drake and Nelson has the call of "Boarders Away" been sounded on a British vessel until Saturday morning, when the party from the Cossack .swarmed over the decks of the 12,000rton Altmark and freed the seamen-prisoners taken months ago by the recently scut tled pocket battleship. Admiral Graf Spee. . . Five Germans were killed and five wounded during the fight. The British officer commanding the boarding party leaped eight feet to the lower deck of the Alt- mark, knocked aside a German guard and raced to the bridge to send the Altmark hard aground with a "full' speed astern" signal from the engine room telegraph. Then he rushed to the captain's cabin and narrowly escaped death from a spring-gun or "booby trap" attached to the doer. The British seamen were im mediately sent home after being released from the prison ship, and were in bad physical condition, suffering from lack of food and water and close confinement. Most of them Were taken to a Liver pool hospital for treatment, but were later released, hospital au thorities reporting them to be in shape to recover. The British sea men called the, Alimark a "hell ship," and said the captain was a brutal tyrant. FINNS DESTROY ANOTHER RUSSIAN DIVISION An , official Finnish report said Monday that the Finnish forces northeast of Lake Ladoga had .com pleted destruction of the Russian 18th division and that 18,000 Rus sians had been killed or captured. In addition the Finns captured 100 tanks, 58 cannon of various types, 12 anti-tank guns, 75 motor ve- As The World Turns A Brief Survey of Current Events In State, Nation and Abroad. ' '! ' ' WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY Today is a national holiday in honor of George Washington's birthday.. Born February 22, 1732, he died on December 14, 1799. .'. LOUISIANA DEFEATS LONG MACHINE Sam Houston Jones, 42 year old Lake Charles lawyer, defeated Governor Earl K. Long, brother of the late Huey P. Long, in the Democratic primary for governor by a 20,000 majority. With him the notorious Long machine was smash- ed. Jones plan, the "rehabilitation of Louisiana." ' '': C. O. P. CONVENTION IN PHILADELPHIA By a vote of 66 to 32, the Re publican National committee last Friday chose Philadelphia for the party's 1940 convention city, and June 24 for the date of meeting. DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION TO MEET JULY 15 James A. Farley, chairman of the national committee, has select ed July 15 as the date for the meeting of the Democratic con vention in Chicago, exactly three weeks after the Republican- con vention. WHEELER'S ANNOUNCEMENT Senator Burton K. Wheeler, mentioned for the presidential nomination has announced that he would enter no state primaries where the president's name is be fore the voters. President Roose velt is still silent on third term intentions. GARNER ENTERS PRIMARY RACES Vice President John N. Garner has approved the entry of his name in the California preference primary. Garner's managers are fol lowing the strategy of placing his name in pill state primaries where no favorite son is involved. . BUZZARDS AND STORMS Since St. Valentine's Day the eastern U. S. ha.? been battered and swept by wind, storms, snow, i hides, 23 tractors, 44 field kitchens and 60 machine guns'. The Finnish forces have with drawn from some advanced posi tions in the face of the violent Russian offensive, but state that the main Mannerheim tine still holds and. that reinforcements are being brought up. INDICATIONS POINT TO DRIVE IN NEAR EAST There is a growing belief among diplomats and military, observers that the spring will see a drive by British, ' French, Turkish and Egyptian forces against Russia in the Caucasus region in an effort to capture and hold the oil fields which are vital to 'both Russia and Germany, Britain, has added 30,000 Aus tralian arid. New Zealand troops to her armies in the Near East, and France has a force estimated at 250,000 . men stationed in Syria. War preparations are being rush ed in Turkey and Egypt, and it is thought that 1,000,000 trained soldiers can be sent against the Russians by April. Britain has not declared war against Russia, and Turkey re mains neutral, but events will prob ably force'; both nations to move against the Reds within the next few weeks. - CHAMBERLAIN BLAMES NORWAY IN ALTMARK CASE Premier Chamberlain of Great Britain accused Norway of "com plete indifference" to her obliga tions as a neutral nation in her failure to free the British prison ers on the German ship Altmark, thus forcing action by the British navy in neutral territory. Germany also is protesting hotly to Norway for allowing the Brit ish warship to enter Norwegian territory and capture the Altmark. Germany threatens reprisals on British and neutral shipping on account of the affair and-insists that the Altmark be allowed to proceed to Germany.. "Norway, being beset by both sides in the controversy, may ap peal the case to the League of Nations, but what the League could do about it nobody seems to know. and a rip-roaring blizzard.. The New England and northern states have beeii hard hit, with many dead, much property damage and traffic tie ups. Boston suffered a renewed attack on Tuesday of sleet and snow with wind that paralyz ed traffic and shipping. LAMAR CAUDLE NEW U. S. ATTORNEY T, Lamar Caudle, 36 year old Wadesboro lawyer, was sworn in Saturday as U. S. District Attor ney for the Western North Caro lina federal judicial district, to succeed the late Marcus Erwin of Asheville. Mr. Caudle was admin istered the oath of office by Judge Webb in Shelby before going to Asheville to officially take over the office in the federal building. NATURE TRIPS IN SMOKIES National Park Service is provid ing trips under experienced guides in the Great Smokies for a study of the various nature displays, in their seasons. .. PELLEY'S SUSPENDED TERM EXTENDED William Dudley Pelley's suspend ed sentence imposed in 1935 for a five year period was extended by Judge Nettles of the Superior court of Buncombe county last Tuesday for another five years. Pelley was convicted of violating the state's blue sky laws and mak ing false representations. He is now under $2,500 bond to- appear at a hearing March 12 in Washington, D. C to determine whether he will be turned over to N. C authorities. . FIGHTING FUNDS FOR FINLAND, INC Governor Clyde R. Hoey is one of a large committee of prominent North Carolinians who will serve as members of the state commit tee of Fighting Funds for Finland, Inc, George Watts Hill of Dur ham, chairman, announced Wednes day. This is a voluntary movement being organized throughout the country to raise funds with which the beleaguered Finns can buy mil (CtiM4 mm Tan SixJ Methodist Loyalty Campaign Begin Sunday Will The Roll Call service at the . Methodist church, despite the in clement weather, was a decided success last Sunday. Special Loyal ty Crusade calendars were pre sented to those present. . ' Sunday will mark the beginning of the Ten Weeks' Loyalty cam paign which applies to both the church school and the church serv ices;. In his 11 o'clock message, the Rev. Ilvon L. Roberts will answer the question, "What is. the Most Horrible Sin in the World?" Many answers to this question have been given. The list contains Such sins as war, murder, adultery lying, stealing, ; dishonesty, unbelief, the sin against the Holy Ghost, rejecting Christ, hatred, slander, lust, greed,- and profanity, but the pastor states that all of these answers are wrong. Much interest is being manifest in tnis subject, and the pastor stated today that the answer con sists of one word, a word contain ing more than ten letters, and that it is a sin committed by most people every day. It might be spok en of as the sin that causes the most sadness in the world. 1 his unusual message will" be followed by nine other special mes sages on the Sundays of March and April. ' Further announcements will ap pear in The Franklin Press from week to week about these sermon topics and services. The pastor says that the public has a most cordial invitation to attend all these services. COMMEND CCC TRUCK DRIVERS Leaders And Drivers Are Praised For Fine Safety Records Eacfr"Monday evening a safety meeting is held at Otto CCC camp at which all the enrollees in camp attend,, together with the project superintendent, company command er and foremen. They usually dis cuss safety on the job, how to use tools safely, and they go over any accidents or near accidents that have occurred for the purpose of avoiding them in the future. Last Monday the meeting was attended by Assistant Forest Sup ervisor James L."Averell, of Frank lin, for the purpose of recogniz ing and commending good safety records held by many of the men at the Otto camp. Truck drivers and leaders who act as sub foremen in charge of work crews are the key men in any safety program. Twice a day these youthful drivers axe trusted to take a load of 20 men in their trucks on mountain roads which are dangerous unless the drivers have received thorough training and use great care. The leaders are given a crew each day to work at a crusher, felling snags or some other scheduled improve ment work, and they are respon sible for bringing the crew back without an injury and with the job done in first-class shape. The following truck drivers were commended for having enviable records for safe driving: Frank Pruitt and Dewey Appling have each driven a CCC truck over 9000 miles without an accident. Hoyt Ivester has driven over 8000 miles, Joe O'Dell and William Richard son have each driven over 5000 miles, Furman Knight has driven over 4000 miles, Hoyt Jenkins over 3000 miles, and Howard Roberts over 2000 miles. These total 44,000 miles of safe driving on mountain roads, which is a splendid record. The following leaders had fine records: George Glance has work ed a crew for over two year with out a lost time accident occurring to any of his men. Carl Curtis has worked a crew safely for over a year and Lloyd Dyer and Joe Col lins have been leaders for over six months - without an accident in their crews. The training that the CCC men get in safety is one of the many advantages that the Civilian Con servation Corps gives to all en rollee to make them more valu able citizens, and it is a training that will influence these boys for the rest of their lives. When priv ate industry hires a CCC enrollee they can be sure he is trained to work, and to work safely. Income from the 1939 national tobacco crop was the same as that of 1938, although last year's crop was 400,000,000 pounds larger, re ports the U. S. bureau of agricul tural economics. X P. CALLOWAY SHOT TO DEATH Woman Bandit Confesses Killing Macon Man In Louisiana Joseph P. Calloway, Macon coun ty man, who has made his head quarters in Texas for several .years, was brutally murdered on Wednes ne.sday of last week in Louisiana according to a United Press dis patch sent out from Lake Charles, La., Sunday night. The story is as follows: .Lake Charles, La., Feb. 18. A coroner's jury recommended tonight tnat -lrs. Jonie Henry, pretty 24-year-old wife of a Texas convict, be held for a grand jury investiga tion in connection with the slay ing of Joseph P. Calloway. Calloway, 41-year-old Houston, Tex., tire salesman, was killed last Wednesday after he had given a ride to Mrs. Henry, resident of Beaumont, Tex., and an unidenti fied man near Orange, Tex. The salesman's nude body was found beneath a haystack 12 miles south of here Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Henry confessed to the slay ing when arrested at Shreveport in connection with the February 13 robbery of a hardware store at Beaumont but refused to tell her vension of the murder to the cor oner's jury. Later, in the parish jail, she repeated her confession to Sheriff Henry A. Reid and he gave the jurors this story: Mrs. Henry and her accomolice seized Calloway's automobile tast of here last Wednesday and forc ed him into the luggage compart ment. They drove around seeking a suitable place to shoot him and finally decided on a ' lonely road west of Holmwood. The woman forced Calloway to strin and thrn shot him above the right eye as ne Deggea lor mercy. The two stuffed his bodv under the hay on an adjoining farm, took the salesman's watch and $15 and headed for Stuttgart, Art., to rob Dank. They quarreled en route and the woman left her companion north of El Dorado, Ark, after slug ging him on the head with a re volver. She rode back to Shreve port on a bus to find state police waiting for her. They had been tipped by an unidentified person. Mrs. Henry was returned to Lake Charles and then told officers where the body could be found. It was located after a six-hour search. Macon county relatives were notified of Mr. Calloway's death soon after the body was discov ered, and were also notified that the funeral and interment would take place in Houston, Texas, where he has been making his home. Mr. Calloway was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Prince Callo way, of Highlands. His widow is the former Miss Pearl Crain, also of Highlands. He is survived by five brothers in Macon county, E. Tim Calloway, of Franklin; Samuel L., Thomas, Claud and John Calloway, of High lands; three sisters, Mrs. Mat Houston, of Highlands; Mrs. Leo nard Langston, of Anderson, S. C, and Mrs. Walter Turner, of Cov ington, Ga. Dedication Of Colored Community Center The colored community center on the Murphy road will be dedi cated on next Sunday, February 25, beginning at 2 o'clock p. m. The public is cordially invited to at tend. The large stone and log struc ture, built under NYA supervision, has been sponsored by the Parent Teacher Association of the Chapel school, which has raised funds for the project. George M. Suggs, district sup ervisor of NYA, and other officials are expected to come to Franklin to be. present at the celebration. Among those taking part in the program will be "Rev. J. H. Smith, of Sylva; Guy Houk, Mrs. Ordway and Rev. Frank Bloxham. H. R. Kemp, principal of Chapel school, will have charge of the program. Singing of spirituals by a group of colored people under the direc tion of Mrs. Emma Lou England, and Mrs. H. R. Kemp as accom panist, will be an enjoyable fea ture of the program. The songs will be the following: "My Lord, What a Mornin'"; "Nobody Knows; "I Stood on the River Jordan"; "Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray"; "The Lord is My Shep herd"; "Trees". Special seats will be reserved for the white people, who are espe cially invited to attend. k. V.