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. 500 YEARS SUBSCRIBE NOW . . . Since ignorance gave way to knowledge, darkr ness before light, thru the invention of printing Keep up with the polit ical news this spring. Subscribe toyour home" newspaper. PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL r- - INDEPENDENT VOL. LV, NO. 19 FRANKLIN, N. C THURSDAY, MAY , 1940 $1.50 PER YEAR HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT Judge Felix Alley Speaks; Diplomas Awarded Tuesday Night The commencement exercises of the Franklin high school will be gin with the baccalaureate sermon in the Macon' Theatre auditorium on Sunday evening, May 12, at 8 o'clock. The Rev. C. F. Rogers, pastor . of the franklin Baptist church will preach the sermon. Mrs. Henry W. Cabe will have, charge of the music for the program. The program wilf open with the processional, March from "Aida", by , Verdi, after which the congre gation will sing "Holy, Holy Holy." Rev. J. L. Roberts, pastor of the Franklin Methodist church will of fer the invocation. The Scripture will be read by Rev. J, A. Flan agan, pastor of the .Presbyterian church, and Rev. Frank Bloxham, rector of St. Agnes Episcopal church will lead in prayer. Preced ing the sermon, the choir, which will be composed of the combined choirs of the Franklin churches, will sing ah anthem, "Brightly Gleam Our Banners 't by Morrison. The senior class will sing their class song, "Follow the Gleam". The recessional, march from "Tannhaus cr" by Wagner, following the ben ediction, will close the baccalaureate service. Judge Felix Alky of Waynesville, will deliver the commencement ad dress at the graduating exercises on Tuesday evening, May 14, at 8 o'clock in the . high school audi torium. Otela Bryson will give the salu tatory address, and Henry Cabe, Jr., will deliver the valedictory. W. H. Finley, principal, will an nounce the awards and present the diplomas. Following is a list of the candi latcs for graduation: Alex Arnold, .Grover Arvey,' Otto Arvey, Dorothy Ashe, Edith Ashe, Lolita Baldwin, Lillian Beeco, Wayne Bradley, Melvin , Brooks, Lueile Brookshire, Lucinda Bryant, Otela Bryson, Beauford Buchanan, Mattie Buchanan, Ruby Buchanan, Henry Cabe, Jr., Dovie Carpen ter, Herman Carpenter, Wilburn Conley, Thomas Corbin, Raymond Culver, A. J. Davis, Helen Dehart, Clyde Dendy, John Edwards, Vir ginia Elliot, Fred ' Emory, Dor othy Fouts, W; R.- Fouts; Virginia Gray, Homer preene, Lorena Greene, Lucille Hall, F. J. Hender son, Roberta Henson, Perry Hen- son, Frances Hurst, Donald Jones, Dorothy Jones, Virginia Justice, Ella Mae Keener, ,Rosa Lee Kiser, Blanche Ledbetter, Maggie Led bettcr,. Bcrnice Ledford, Hershel Ledford, Oscar Ledford, Lucy Mashburn, Leonel Meadows, June McCoy, Shirley McCoyf Bernice McDowell, Kate McGee, Hazel Miller, Harriett Murray, Phylis Pendergrass, George Penland, Edith Poindexter, Lane Porter, Ellen, Raby, Blon Ramey, Blye Ramey, Edith Rickman, Grace Rogers, Melba Rowland, Harris Sanders, George Setser, John Set ser, Lyle Shepherd, Fannie Mae Shcrrill, Weaver Shope, Dorothy Sloan, Dorothy Southards, Dixie Waldroop, Dorothy Waldfoop, Edith Waldroop, Berlin Welch, J. L. West, Jr. For Assembly ROBERT R. PATTON r Who Announces His Candidacy In This Issue Platform Robert A. Patton Makes Statement The following platform is an nounced by Robert A. Patton, can didate for the General Assembly, subject to the Democratic primary : As a candidate , for Representa tive from Macon county in the coming Democratic primary, 1 feel that the people of this county are entitled to a clear cut and plain statement of my position and my attitude toward certain matters of importance to the citizens of this county. In order therefore to make my position and intentions per fectly clear, I pledge myself, if nominated and elected to" the fol lowing courses of action: I will introduce and work con tinuously for the enactment of legislation repealing the present law providing for penalties on taxes. ; I will support, with all my abil 'ty. legislation providing for ade quate retirement plan for school teachers and all other state em ployees. A number of good citizens from several sections of Macon county have filed as candidates for , the Board of Education for Macon county. Believing, as I do in obey ing the will of the people and in the democratic principles of gov ernment, I will abide by the re suit of the Democratic primary in the appointment of a Board of Education. I will not introduce or support any local legislation based on per sonal feeling, whether the same be like or dislike or which is design ed solely to harm any person or designed solely to give special privilege to any one but will, to the best of my ability, seek to serve the people of this county as fairly, justly and intelligently as I am able to do, without regard for class, condition or personal feelings. In .every possible way I shall strive toward the enactment of legislation which, after due consid eration, appears to be for the best interest to the county as a whole and which will tend to further its progress and the welfare of its citizenship and J will oppose any and all legislation which appears to produce the contrary effect. Register Now The following announcement has been received from W. A. Lucas, Raleigh, chairman of the state board of elections, which should be a sufficient reminder to all voters who have not yet registered in the new registra tion now in progress in the county: ; The registration books will close Saturday, May 11, at sun set. After that date there will be no registration until the reg istration period preceding the November election. A voter must be registered and on the ap propriate party primary regis tration book in order to be able to vote on May 25, or in the . second primary, if there should be a second primary. There is a new registration now in progress in your county. It is possible that many qualified voters are unaware of the fact that they must register before the close of the books on May 11, in order to vote in either the first or second primary. Meeting Called To Plan Celebration Of De Soto's Visit Here Champion Angler "W i MIti yv m ; J ii ED WHITTINGTON With His Recent . Catch While . Fishing Near Wayah Depot I As The World Turns A Brief Survey of Current Events In State, Nation and Abroad. : CHAMBERLAIN ESCAPES DEFEAT Amid cries of Resign I Resign ! Prime Minister Neville Chamber lain yesterday escaped overthrow by a slim majority of 81 votes when Winston Churchill rallied to his defense and accepted "the full est responsibility,"' along with the rest of the cabinet, for the Allied defeat in Norway. The leading London newspapers predicted that Chamberlain will re sign as a result of the slim ma jority and that Foreign Minister Secretary Viscount Halifax would probably be his successor. DUTCH FORCES READY Holland's land, sea and all forces weTe prepared tonight to resist any invasion despite new assurances from European belligerents that the nation was in no immediate danger. -.. FRANCE WATCHES HOLLAND Premier Reynaud last night call ed two cabinet meetings for today one in his office and another with President Lebrun at the Ely see palace as the government kept a careful watch on developments in Holland. .. ALLIES SEEK TO BLOCK ENEMIES IN BALKIN5 Authoritative diplomatic quar ters said today that Britain and France, pushing a campaign to create a solid southeastern bloc to stand against any German or Ital ian aggression in the Balkins, have offered a guarantee of Yugosla via's territorial integrity and inde pendence. PRESIDENT PLANS N. C TRIP IN JUNE President Roosevelt today ten tatively scheduled another visit to North Carolina in addition to his plans to dedicate the Great Smoky Mountains National park on June 11. He told an N. C. delegation that he hoped to leave Washing ton when Congress adjoined. - The house voted 232 to 153 to override President Roosevelt's re organization order shifting the CAA to the commerce department. A meeting has been called at the Agriculture building for Mon day evening at 8 o'clock to dis cuss the feasibility of commemor ating the 400th anniversary of the visit of De Soto's expedition to Macon .county. All interested citi zens are urged to attend. It has been suggested by Dr. C. C. Crittenden, secretary of the North Carolina Historical commis sion, that communities in j West ern North Carolina through which De Soto passed : 400 pears ago, should mark the historic event with some kind of celebration. Until recent research proved the fact of De Soto's passing through Macon county, crossing the Little Tennessee river at a point north of the Franklin bridge, the loca tionof the route has been a mooted question. D Soto Route In a recent letter to the editor of The Franklin Press, Dr. Crit tendon writes as follows: "The recently published Final Report of the United States De Soto Expe dition Commission, House Docu ment No. 71, 76th Congress, 1st Session, seems to settle the long mooted question of whether De Soto and his party passed through the present territory of North Carolina. According to this report, he passed either through or near the town of Highlands, and went through both Franklin and Mur phy. It seems that not only can the route be plotted, but even that the exact dates when the party stopped at various points can be ascertained. The date that De Soto was at Franklin is given as May 26, 1540 (old style), and the exact dates when he .was at other points in ; Western North Carolina are also' available." AmIob Wek The suggestion has been made that the week of June 23-29, when the azaleas are in bloom on Wayah, would be a suitable time for a celebration that would include a dramatic presentation of the visit of De Soto and his army. Hiking Parties The route has been definitely established according to the nar rative of De Soto's secretary, Rodrigo Ranjel. The course fol lowed led from South Carolina to Franklin via Highlands and Cullasaja creek across the Little Tennessee at Franklin, up Car- toogechaye creek and up clack Gap to the head of Shooting creek. The late W. B. McGuire, of Frank lin, in the summer of 1934, as sisted Dr. Swanton of the Smith sonian Institution in establishing this trail which roughly follows an old Indian trail. Since a part of this coincides with the Appa lachian trail, many would be in terested in hiking over the route traversed by De Soto. It is sug gested that one feature of the cel ebration be the furnishing of guides for hiking parties over the trail. It is expected that many people will be in ' this section of the mountains at this time for the dedication of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Asheville Rhodedendron Festival. Season's Big Catch By Whittington Here s a fish story told in pic tures. Ed Whittington, an employee ot the Nantahala National Forest exhibited this catch of rainbow trout to an admiring public on Mam street recently. The largest fish is 20 inches long. Ed said that he had decided to quit when he had caught the other four, then thought he would throw in his hook twice again. On the last throw he caught the big one. This catch is reported to be one of the finest ever taken in Macon county. The combined weight was seven and three-quarter pounds. They were caught with liver and spring lizard bait.' Chamber Of Commerce A s s u r e d At Meeting Zebulon Weaver And Son Visit Franklin Wednesday Hon. Zebulon V. Weaver and his son, Zebulon V. Weaver, Jr., werevisitors in Franklin on Wed nesday. Many friends had the op portunity of greeting them during their brief stay and they were guests at the Rotary ' club for luncheon. Mr. Weaver, who has served this district over a continuous per iod of 22 years, is a candidate for re-election, subject to the Demo cratic primary. His record of serv ice to the district and state is an open book to all, and it is upon this, rather than speech making, that Mr. Weaver is relying for the success of his candidacy. Town Board J. M- Broughton Will Broadcast Monday Evening, May 13 J. M, Broughton will speak at the court ' house in Charlotte at 8 o'clock p. m., on Monday. May 13. At this meeting he will dis cuss that part' of his platform which says, "Let's take the sales tax off the home table." This, speech will be broadcast by radio at that time over the Raleigh, Winston-Salem, Salisbury and other broadcasting stations. Because of a conflict of pro grams, the speech will be rebroad- cast by electrical transcription over radio station WSOC (Char lotte) at 8:30 p. m. on that day. Limits Main St. Parking For Local Cars Highlands Pupils Promoted To High School From 7th Grade The following 22 students of the Highlands school have passed their seyenth grade examinations and are candidates for certificates of promotion to the high school : Nancy Potts, Lolita Holt, Maxie Wright, Frod Rodgers Elrod, Mar garet Wiley, Ray McCall, Wenona Vinson, Glenn Wilson, Lewis Dendy, Dewey Elrod, Lewis Talley, Buddy Thompson, Arva Nix, Lois Kate Penland, Leslie Munger, Rhoda Jenkins, Roy McDowell, Jessie Vinson, Clarence Crane, Neville Bryson, R. L. Reese, Mag gie Hopper. . EARLE DONNAHOE IN FRANKLIN Earle Donnahoe, democratic can didate for Congress in the 11th district, spoke in front of the courthouse Saturday afternoon. He explained the Town send plan of old age pensions on which plat form be i running. Mayor Cooper And His Sound Truck In Franklin Monday Mayor Tom Cooper of Wilming ton, candidate for governor on the Democratic ticket, arrived in Franklin late Monday afternoon, accompanied by . Rod Sparrow of the Wilmington Star-News who is assisting him in his campaign. Traveling in a sound truck, Mayor Cooper's arrival was her alded by lively music that brought an audience quickly. Addressing the citizens assembled on the side walks of Main street, Mr. Cooper appealed for votes on a platform which high-lighted repeal of the sales tax, five dollar license tags, reducing cost of state government, better secondary roads and edu cation system, and thirty dollar old-age pensions. Mayor Cooper came here from Hendersonville, after stops along the way at Brevard, Rosman and Highlands. After speaking he re sumed his trip in the red, white and blue sound truck, which is also his campaign readquarters, planning to spend the night in Murphy, At the regular meeting of the town board on Monday night an ordinance was; passed1 to restrict the parking of local cars on Main street between the hours of 8 a. m. to 7 p. m., and no double park ing will be allowed. For the purpose of giving space to visiting cars during the tourist season, local cars are limited to one hour's parking on Main street between Harrison avenue and the postoffice. Fines imposed on of fenders will be $1.00 for the first offense, $2.00 for the .second, and $3.00 for any thereafter. This or dinance is similar to those adopt ed almost universally by resort communities who wish to welcome and encourage tourist travel. The paving projects of the town were discussed, and it was report ed that surfacing of the streets that have been rocked for paving will begin about May 15. The Asheville Paving company has the towns contract to surface all streets except Harrison avenue, wnicn as part of Highway No. 28. will be paved by the state. The sidewalk on Church street will be cut down to the level of the newly paved street, and ter races rebuilt it was stated. The sum of $75 was aPDrooriated for chamber of commerce work for the benefit of Franklin's hospital ity service for summer visitors. Athletic Association To Meet Wednesday The young people's athletic as sociation will meet on Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock in the base ment of the Methodist church. The purpose of this meeting is to elect officers and to make plans . for summer recreation. Work on the tennis court will be discussed. Any one interested is invited to attend. Committee Appointed To ! Collect Funds For Memberships A large number of citizens at tended the meeting at the court house Tuesday night, called to organize a - Franklin Chamber of Commerce. . Guy Houk presided and intro duced the speaker, J. E. S. Thorpe, president of the Nantahala Power and Light company, who has just returned from a meeting of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D. C. Mr. Thorpe'; stated that this meeting had decided upon a change of '-'policy, to one of decentraliza tion; and the creation of new chambers . in small places as contri buting to the prosperity of all. He advised the importance of having an objective and sticking to it. The speaker referred to material that may now be obtained from the national chamber to help small chambers of commerce. Mr. Houk emphasized the nec essity of carefully selecting the people who will direct the af fair. of the organization, outlin ing some of the problems and how' to meet them. Applause greeted the speaker's; assertion that there are more recreational and scenic fea tures within 15 miles of Franklin than in all the Great Smoky Mountains national park. "If we want to get folks, we must provide something for them to do" Mr. Houk urged. Committee Appointed The motion of Gilmer A. Jones was passed unanimously that the chairman appoint a tentative com mittee headed by Mr. Thorpe to work out plans for a chamber of commerce, commissioned to secure members and paid-up subscriptions and to call a meeting of this mem bership to elect a board of di rectors. Accordingly the following were appointed with Mr. Thorpe as chairman; Tom Angel, Beri Mc Glameryy Alf Higdon, Jim Perry, Frank Bloxham, Bob Gaines, Jess Conley,. Bill Moore and Bill Sloan. N. C President Of U.D.C. Guest Of Macon Chapter Mrs. L. E. Fisher, of Asheville, state president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, will be the guest of the Macon county, chapter next Monday, May 13. A luncheon in Mrs, Fisher's honor will be given by the Daughters of the Confederacy at Franklin Ter race at 1 o'clock. . This is the first time that the state president has visited Frank lin and all members are looking forward to the occasion. Mrs. Herbert E.; Church, president of the Macon county Daughters of the Confederacy, will preside at the meeting which will immediate ly follow the luncheon, at which time Mrs. Fisher will address the chapter. WPA National Celebration Observed By Macon Co. Public Invited To Visit Sewing, Lunch And Other Projects The County Commissioners who sponsor the WPA sewing room, have recently' provided space for this . project on the second floor of the Leach Building. Visitors to the project will find it more ac cessible than in its former quarters. The sewing rooms in district 9, which is made up of 13 counties, one of which is Macon, make only one or two types of garments in a room, using the line method of sewing. The Franklin room is at present making only baby clothes. During 'National Celebration Week, observed for the purpose of show ing the public that "This Work Pays Your Community , a finished layette will be on display, and the different steps in the making of these garments in line will be pointed out The lines for these small garments are short, neces sarily, and only a few steps. Every effort will be made for the public to become familiar with the work of sewing rooms and other wo mens' projects of WPA, in the hope that the sponsors may prove to the people of the county that the .county money spent to spon sor these projects is well spent, paying itself back ten-fold. Canning Program With the closing of school lunch rooms, many of these workers will go into a gardening and canning program which is a part of the same project, sponsored by the1 Board of Education and school of ficials. The produce raised in the gardens and canned during the . summer . makes it possible to serve a greater number of children and to have more varied lunches than could otherwise be done. The Franklin lunch room is the only one still in operation. It is hoped that many Franklin people will drop by during the present week ' to observe the preparation and serving of something like an aver age .of 400 lunches daily. It will close on May 10. Surplus Comanoditie In addition to the large amount of produce raised . in the gardens, another source from which the school lunches benefit is the Sur plus Commodity Project, operated by WPA and in connection with the welfare department. This also is sponsored by the county com missioners and is located in the -McCoy Building basement Each school is provided with a gener ous supply of food to be incor porated in the lunch served to un dernourished children. Information concerning this cel ebration and week of Open House May 20-25 will reach remote sec tions of the county next week by a circular placed in each book -circulated on the Bookmobile, which is operated by WPA and sponsored by the Franklin public library and the board, of education. V