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VOL. LV, NO. 29
FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1940
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Roosevelt Nominated For Third Term On First Ballot
FARHM'SPICNIC
HERE SATURDAY
Federation To Give Prizes
At Annual All-Day
Celebration
A large turnout of farmers and
their families is expected for the
annual Farmers Federation Macon
County picnic to be held at Frank
lin higih school Saturday, July 20.
Max M. Roberts, educational di
rector of the Federation, has in
vited musicians and singers from
all over Macon county to partici
pate in the program. The activities
will start at 10 a. m. and the
morning will be filled with string
music, dancing, solo and duet sing
ing, and a few ispeeches.
James G. K. McClure, president
of the Farmers Federation, S. W.
Mendenhall, Macon county farm
agent; S. C. Clapp,. head of the
cooperative's seed department; the
Rev. Dumont Clarke, director of
the Lord's Acre work, and Horace
Nolan, manager of the Franklin
warehouse, will give short talks
during the day. '.',.'
Free Watermelon
Unlimited free lemonade and
watermelons will be furnished by
the Federation at lunch time. Those
attending, however, are asked to
bring adequate 'box lunches to
supplement the picnic fare.
After lunch come the relay races.
There will be competition," for jun
ior boys, 6 to 12, junior girls, ( to
12, for young men, 12 to 20, and
for young ladies, 12 to 20. These
will be followed by a tug-of-war
contest in which- two teams of
eight men will pull for the title.
A - large singing convention will
headline the afternoon program.
Choirs and. quartets from all over
Macon county will perform. The
winning choir will receive a com
plete set of song books, and the
niiww' up will be awarded. 24. Cash
prizes are planned for the best
quartets. . t
, Prises Awarded
Awards will also be made for the
longest married couple, the short
est married couple, the largest
family at the picnic, the man
with the longest beard, the bald
est man, and the largest truckload
attending.
The Macon county picnic will be
the fifth in a series of 15 Fed-!
eration picnics which are being
held all ove,r Western North Car- J
olina during the months of July j
and August. They will culminate
in a big district picnic for the
whole Federation territory which
is scheduled for August 14 at the
'Mountain Experiment Station in
Swannanoa. There ' the winning
choirs, and quartets from each (
county picnic will enter a grand
competition to determine the load
ing singers in the whole area.
C. Of C Broadcasts Over
WWNC Thursday A. M.
First in a series of informative
broadcasts about western North
Carolina towns over . Asheville's
WWNC, the Franklin chamber of
commerce took' to the air at 10.45
Thursday morning with an informal
15-minute description of Franklin's
all-round advantages.
The program, written. and direc
ted by Hall Swain, consisted of a
rapid-tire conversation between the
four participants, Mrs. Margaret
Siler, Bob Sloan, Dick Jones and
Mr. Swain. Facts ranging from the
town's early history to its modern
recreational facilities and scenic at
tractions were brought out.
The broadcast was aimed to bring
permanent residents as" well as
tourists to. Franklin.
Mulberry Youth Burned
When Automobile Tank
Ignites ' From Spark
Lawson Pitts, 18-year-old Macon
county CCC enrollee, was severely
burned about the body and face
at his home in the Mulberry sec
tion Tuesday when the gasoline
tank of the automobile on which
he was working exploded.
He' was brought to Angel hos
pital where physicians gave him a
good chance of recovery, although
hi condition is serious.
Pitts was reported to have been
working on his automobile's car
buretor with the gas cap off and
the motor running when ' the ex
plosion occurred. Witnesses theor
ized that a spark ignited the gaso
line fumes.
He was visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Harley Pitts, on leave
of absence from the CCC camp at
Otto wfcea the accident took place.
Nantahala
Forest Receive Periodic
Inspection
Officials from the regional for
ester's headquarters in Atlanta are
making their periodic inspection of
Nantahala National Forest here this
week.
Every two years the forest itself,
as well as all details of supervis
ion and management, receive a
thorough eoine-over by the inspec
tors who submit reports and rec
ommendations to the regional ot
fices. Here this week from Atlanta for
the general inspection are H. O.
Stabler, associate regional forester,
and L L.. Bis'hoD. assistant resrion-
al forester. Herbert Knoch of the
Atlanta headquarters is assisting
Nantah.-Ja rantrers and staff to ad
just the work-load averages, while
Windor Reinsmith, also M Atlanta,
is checking over the recreation
areas in the forest.
Rsncer. William Northstein o'f
Andrews, William M. Palmer of
Murphy, and John Wasilik, Jr. of
Franklin are also here for job-
load analyses..
Rotarians
Entertain Lions Club; Ed
Whittaker Speaker
The Rotary Club entertained the
Lions Club' at their meeting yes
terday, (Wednesday) when a de
licious luncheon was served by the
ladies of the Presbyterian church.
Ed Whitaker, Bryson City at
torney and Democratic nominee
for state senator from this district,
was the guest' speaker for the
meeting. He was introduced by
Sam Mendenhall, president of the
Rotarians. In a stirring address he
emphasized the necessity " of put
tine into nractice as never before
the principle of cooperation fel
lowship and understanding, tie ap
neaied to his hearers esoecially to
seek for the , best race relation
ships in the community, and to
work for am increasing inenasnip
and mutual understanding among
the various groups that make up
the social and working groups ot,
the community. In view of world
conditions this necessity for unity
among Americans was stressed in
Mr. Whitaker's talk, which was
appreciated by all.
MACON SAFETY
RECORD GOOD
Highway Safety Division
Representative Praises
County Report
Keith Saunders, representative of
the Highway Safety Division, paid
a short visit To the Press office
Wednesday morning.
"Compared with eastern coun
ties, Macon has a good record as
far as highway fatalities are con
cerned," Keith said.
"Most of the fatalities in west
ern North Carolina counties are
due to carelessness on the part of
pedestrians or to drinking driv
er,," he added.
The Highway Safety Division,
according to Keith, is chiefly con
cerned with educating North Car
olina citizens to become good driv
ers. It is also in charge of the
issuance, revocation, and suspension
of driver's licenses, with 18 ex
aminers over the state. -
The Division organizes school
boy patrols and bicycle clubs and
provides police departments with
standard accident report files in
addition to its other activities.
"Figures for the first, six months
of 1940 in North Carolina show
362 killed against 396 for the same
period last year," Keith said.
That's a nine per cent reduction
as compared with on increase na
tionally." When the legislature meets next
year, the Safety Division wants to
see safety education made a part
of the school curriculum. The Di
viswn would also like a compul
sory motor vehicle inspection law,
such as many states already have,
and the driver's license law amend
ded to require re-issuance every
three years, including a vision test
and tests on rules of the road and
driving ability.
"We estimate that there are
600,000 North Carolina driven with
licenses who are not qualified to
ihavc them," be concluded.
NEW TOURIST
CAMP PLANNED
Cagle And Bradley To
Operate Camp On
Georgia Road
Construction of a new tourist
camp, to be jointly operated by
A. G. Cagle and Charles Bradley,
has gotten underway at the site
one mile out from Franklin on
the Georgia road.
Mr. Cagle and Mr. Bradley have
bought the 40-acre Trotter farm,
adjoining the golf course, and are!
erecting four cabins , arid a central
dining hall at art estimated cost of
$7,000. " -
"It's not going to amount to
much this season," Mr. Cagle said,
"But we hope to have it in fine
shape by next year. '
Construction Work,
The buildings are being con
structed of wood, to "be stone
veneered at a later date. The camp
wfll have a dining hall, measuring
50 feet by 60 feet overall, both
single and double cabins, ! and
electricity and running water from
a deep well on the site.
The partners hope to have the
camp in operation by Labor day.
Additions and improvements will
be made as conditions permit.
"What we've got . in mind is
quite a lot, but it will take .some
time to finish it," Mr. Cagle added.
"We are going to run a first class
place, governed by state regula
tions as to sanitary and health
conditions.'" He plans to continue
operating his cafe here on Main
street.
As The World Turns
A Brief Survey of Current Events In State, Nation
and Abroad.
LONDON
Britain announced that Italian
bombs damaged a cruiser with
some casualties in , last week's
Mediterranean sea fight, besides
other vessels carrying supplies-to
the British Isles. Germany lias
warned that Germany is poised for
one mighty air attack then invas
ion. Intensified aerial bombings
over Britain have killed a number
of persons and caused consider
able damage over the past week.
On the other hand Great Britain
has increased bombing of military
objectives in Germany and the
German occupied territory. ' Much
damage is reported with the loss
of only a few planes.
'
BERLIN
The German high command has
announced that 10 bases along the
Franch coast are ready to launch
the sea and air invasion of Bri
tain, and that attack may also come
from Ireland.
Seven German planes were down
ed Sunday in a spectacular fight
over the Dover straits, and Royal
Air Force planes made their great
est raid of the war on German
objectives. Many British vessels
are reported sunk or damaged.
MADRID
Francisco Franco, Spain's chief
of state, served notice on Britain
tonight that Spain expects to get
Gibraltar back.
ROME
General headquarters of the Ital
ian armed forces, in the first list
of Italian naval casualties since
Italy entered the war, said today
the navy had suffered 610 dead
and 149 wounded.
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SANTIAGO, CHILE
Following Spain's serving of dip
lomatic relation with Chile, the
Popular Front government has
ordered its charge d'affaires in
Madrid to come home. The strain
ed relations are due to Chile's
embassy refusing to surrender a
group of Spanish loyalists who
took refuge in the Chilean em
bassy. U. S. OPPOSED
TO BURMA PACT
Secretary of State Cordell Hull
yesterday said that the U. S. does
not recognize arbitrary closing of
trade routes unless nations involv
ed are at war. This followed the
agreement between Great Britain
and China that the Burma route
into China be closed temporarily,
pending settlement of Japan's un
declared war against China. Britain,
hard pressed at home has been
obligated to content.
Bobby Jones
Golf Exhibition At Club,
Highlands, Aug. 4
One of the best golf exhibitions
this section has seen in several
years will get underway at the
Highlands Country Club Sunday,
August 3, with Bobby Jones, At
lanta's famed wizard of the fair
ways, in the title role.
Jones and his famous putter,
"Calamity Jane," will lie teamed
with Scott Hudson, Jr., president
of the Highlands Country club,
against Charlie Yates, former
British amateur champion, and
Crawford Rainwater.
The exhibition is for the benefit
of the Hudson library.
Tickets will go on sale at var
ious places throughout the county
in the next few days.
Four Macon Boys Enlist
In United States Army
Four Macon county boys have
recently enlisted in the United
States Army at the Army'.s recruit
ing station in - Asheville.
According to Technical Sergeant
Joe . Foster of the Asheville sta-
tion, 60 Western North Carolina
boys have signed up with Uncle
Sam during the past 20 days, a
total of 146 men enlisted since
June 1, when the army began , its
current recruiting drive.
The Macon recruits and the posts
to which they are being .sent are:
Glenn M. Moffitt, of Franklin,
infantry, Camp Jackson, S. C ;
Cylde W. Elliot of Franklin, field
artillery. Fort Bragg; Blain G..
Moffitt of Franklin, and Ralph F.
Cabe of West's Mill, field artillery,
Camp Jackson, S. C. '
DUKE OF WINDSOR
APPOINTED GOVERNOR
OF BAHAMAS
The Duke and Dutchess of Wind
sor are on their way from Lis
born by clipper via New York to
the Duke's new post governer
general of the British owned
Bahamas in the West Indies.
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PRESIDENT TOO 7
POPULAR
The "Nominate Willkie Demo
crats" had to close their head
quarters in Chicago yesterday in
the absence of Democrats who
might prefer the Republican nomi
nee. "In the face of overwhelming
third term sentiment for Roose
velt, we had no chance", said
Guy Warren, in charge of the
organization.
'.
ANNENBERG MUST
GO TO PRISON
M. L. Annenberg, multi-millionaire
publisher and owner of nation
wide gambling news network, has
been denied probation and must go
to jail to serve a three-year sen
tence for evading income taxes.
He also had to dissolve his race
track news network and arrange
to pay the U. S. treasury $8,000,
000 on civil tax claims against him;
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SOUTH ACCEPTS
COMPROMISE ON
APPORTIONMENT
Southern delegates to the Demo
cratic convention accepted a com
promise reapportionment of dele
gates of two additional delegates
in future conventions. This by way
of compensating the south for abo
lition of two-thirds nominating rule.
16,000 REQUESTS FOR
INFORMATION ABOUT N. C
The governor's hospitality com
mittee received more than 16,000
requests for information the first
six months of 1940 as compared
with 10,000 over a like period last
year, the secretary reports.
65 MINERS KILLED IN PA.
Yesterday funeral plans for 63
miners killed by asphyxiation in
a coal mine near Soman, Pa., were
being made in this and nearby
communities. WPA -workers vol
unteered to dig the graves on
their own time, as bereaved fam
ilies arranged for separate rites.
ASHEVILLE URGED TO
SPEND MORE FOR
ADVERTISING
Finding tourist patronage lag
ging, the Asheville Chamber of
Commerce has requested a larger
appropriation from the city coun
cil Asheville taxpayers are being
reminded that "a public frugality1
whirii ctarvM ttttricta nmm' '
is false economy."
r UK uverwheimingiy cnosen
By D e m o c r at i c Convention
Nomination Unanimous
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was
drafted by the Democratic Party
for the third time at the Chicago
convention Thursday,
POWER CO. DAMS
Offices Of Construction
Co.'s Established At
Andrews, Sylva
i
The Utah Construction company
-'-contractor for the Nantahala
Power and Light company's dam
that is to be built on - the Nanta
hala river, near Aquone has es-
tablished offices at the Junaluska
Terrace hotel near Andrews.
The Utah company's payroll will
go through the Citizens Bank and
Trust company of this town the
.same concern whose Murphy office
handled the payroll for the TVA
project pn Hiwassee river. .
Several , of the hotel's front
rooms have been turned , into of
fices. Desks and shelves of new
planed lumber have been built.
Typewriters and adding machines
are clicking. Men are going and
coming through the lobby all dur
ing the day and into the night.
Glenville Dam Headquarter
The Morrison-Knudsen company
has opened offices in the Carolina
hotel, . Sylva, and operations that
will be on a large scale and that
it is said will require a period of
several years to complete, have al
ready begun. v
Those desiring employment on
this project are directed to apply
through the State Employment
Service which has a branch office
in Bryson City and a representa
tive at the courthouse in Sylva
once a week.
Baptist Buy Lot For
Erection Of Pastorium
Plans for thp erection of a new
Baptist pastorium on a lot on
White Oak street, recently pur
chased from Russell Cabe, are go
ing forward rapidly.
Specifications call for an eight
room, brick-veneer home designed
to fit the needs of the pastor and
his family. Room for a study will
be provided in the building.
The present pastorium has been
purchased by Mrs. E. B. Dehart.
Singing Convention To
Meet At Mulberry Church
The monthly afternoon singing
convention will meet at the Mul
berry Baptist church on Sunday
afternoon, July 21, beginning at
1 o'clock, it has been announced
by R. D. West.
All singers in the county are
invited to attend the singing and
take active part The public is in
vited to attend.'
Larg
e Crowd Attends
Orphi
anage Recital Here
More than 200 persons wrre
present in the courthouse UHfitbr
ium here Tuesday nighf"to hear
the Singing Class of- "the Oxford
orphanage, present their annual
recital. .
The audience contributed a free
will offering c( $52.50, which was
presented .directly to Oxford or
phanage, -the children were guests
of tire pastern Star chapter for
the B R. and all exnensM ron-
. J kVh their stay was born
leal Masonic order and
; Star.
Wallace Likely Man For
Vice-Presidential .
Nomination
With uproarious enthusiasm that
quenched any anti-third term sen--"
timeht, Franklin Delano Roosevelt
was swept into the presidential
nomination on the. first ballot by
the Democratic convention in Chi
cago at 1 :3H a. in., Thursday morn
ing. The president received 946 of
the votes cast, Farley 72, Garner
01, Tydings 9, and Hull 5. Farley .
was on his feet, as jfjon as the
long roll call of states was over,
with a motion to inakc the, nomi
nation unanimous -which was quick-'
ly accepted by the convention.
Wallace Likely Running-Mate .
After a conference with Harry
Hopkins, directing convention
strategy for the administration,
Sen. Claude Pepper of Florida
said Thursday afternoon that Sec
retary of Agriculture Henry A.
Wallace is the administration
choice for the vice-presidential
nomination
Smashing precedent, delegation
after delegation echoed the senti
ment that in this present -world
crisis and emergency. "This is no
time for untried hands to pilot the
ship of state." ,
These were the words of Alaba
ma's senator, Lister Hill, who, in
nominating the President, told the
vast pro-Roosevelt audience of 30,
0(X) that" "we need not merely to
answer our party's tall but to
answer the call of America in her
hour of need."
For nearly half an hour the
tremendous crowd cheered and pa
raded, following the nominating
speech.
Other Nominations
Soon after the Roosevelt nomi- ,
nating speech. Senator Carter Glass
of Virginia put forward the name
of Postmaster-General James A.
Farley, which brought a generous
round of applause. Maryland nomi
nated her "favorite son," Senator
Millard Tydings, and Texas hens
-Vice-President John -Nance Garr
ner. .
The convention met early
Wednesday , evening and adopted
its platform on the motion of reso- ,
lutions, . Committee Chairman Rob
ert , F. Wagner a lengthy docu
ment pledging that "we will not
send our army, naval or air forces
to fight in foreign lands outside
the Americas.''
President Roosevelt had not been
officially informed of his nomi
nation late Thursday afternoon.
The North Carolina delegation
cast its 26 votes for Roosevelt.
Four Macon Students Are
Awarded WCTC Degrees
Four Macon county students re
ceived their B. S. degree at special
graduation exercises, held at West
ern Carolina Teachers College
Thursday, July 18.
Diplomas were awarded to 31
graduates.
Although exercjses are not ordi
narily held at the close of summer
school, a formal presentation of
diplomas was arranged for because
of unsettled world conditions arid
the fact that a number of the
graduates might be called into their
country's service before the regu
lar commencement exercises next
June.
Macon county students receiving
degrees were : Dora Garner Car-,
penter. Franklin; E. G. Crawford,
Cullusaja; Veva Gertrude Howard,
Otto; and Sanford J. Smith, Frank
lin. Holt Child Undergoes
Operation As Result
Of Auto Accident
Kenneth Holt, small son of Mr.
and Mrs. Cecil Holt of Tryphosa,
underwent an operation at Angel's
hospital Tuesday, resulting from a
fractured skull received in an auto
mobile accident on the Georgia
road Sunday afternoon. He is re
ported to be recovering favorably.
vvitnesies .said that the nine-vear-old
ch'iKi iumoed down from
a truck on which Tjewa? relurfP
ing from a singing convention,
and ran around it and into the
side of a nassine automohilr driv
en by Doc Love, Franklin negro.
iJie torce ot the clow knocked
him to the pavement, fracturing
his skull.
Love immediately rushed the
child to the hosoital. H U
being held, since the accident
was considered unavoidable,
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