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VOL. LV, NO. 30
FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1940
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TOWNSHIP FARM
TOURS PLANNED
Series Of Demonstration
Farm Tours Begin
August 5th
Beginning Monday, August 5, St
series of tours to demonstration
farms and homes in each township
in Macon county will be made
under the supervision of Sam W.
Mendenhall, county agent, H. T.
Fagg, assistant county agent, and
Miss Florence Stalcup, home dem
onstration agent
All Macon farmers and farm
women are invited to go on as
many as possible of the tours of
inspection of the work accomplish
ed by both men and women, work
ing in cooperation with the Ten
nessee Valley Authority, the ex
tension service, and the agricultural
conservation program
Transportation will be furnished
in so far as possible, and all per
sons ('owning ."trucks or cars are
asked to bring them along. Each
tour will be an all-day affair, -leaving
from the designated meeting
place at 8 a. m. Picnic 'lunches
will be carried to. eat along the
way. :
The schedule of tours by town
ships and the meeting places are
as follows :
Cartoogechaye, Monday, August
5th, Cartoogechaye Baptist church.
Sugarfork, Tuesday, August 6th,
O. C. Corbin's More.,
Millshoal, Wednesday, August
7th, Jack Talley's home.
Smithbridge, Thursday, August
8th, J. E. Cabe's store.
Ellijay, Friday, August 9th, Wiley
Clark's Service Station.
Flats and. Highlands, Monday,
August 12th, J. D. Burnett's Store,
8 o'clock; R. J. Cobb's home 10:30
o'clock.
Cowee ' and Burningtown, Tues
day, August 13th, Tom Rickmon's
store.
Franklin, Wednesday,. August
14th, Agricultural building.
Hunter Anderson
To Represent N. C. In
National Finals
Hunter Anderson, Cartoogechaye
farm youth, will have the distinc
tion of representing North Caro
lina at the national general live
stock judging contest in Kansas
City in November.
Teams from 47 states and Ha
waii will take part in the national
finals.
The North Carolina team com
posed of Hunter and two other
farm boys, one from Mecklenburg
county and one from Northampton
will be coached and accompanied
by E. J. ' Whitmire, agricultural
teacher at Franklin high.
At-the state-wide finals at State
college, Raleigh, last week, Ander
son judged dairy cows, beef cat
tle, and swine like a veteran to
make the highest score of any of
the contestants. In addition to
placing on the state team, he won
$25 in cash and .800 pounds of ni
trate of .soda.
Another Macon county boy,
George Gray, son of Mr. and Mrs.
James J. Gray of Route 1, placed
eighth in the field of 36.
Hunter, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Anderson of Cartooge
chaye and a second-year agricul
tural " student at . Franklin high,
was also high score man in the
district finals at Henderspnville
several week ago.
Bryson City Man Caught
Transporting Whiskey
Early Thursday , morning, James
Slag .of Bryson City was over
hauled by Deputy Sheriff John C.
Dills about one mile south of
Franklin on the Georgia road, who
found 45 gallons and quart of non
tax paid whiskey aboard Slag's
car, a model A Ford roadster.
Slag was placed in the county
jail here to await a hearing on
the charge of transporting non
tax paid whiskey.
As The World Turns
A Brief Survey of Current Events In State, Nation
and Abroad. .
The Political Line-Up
In spite of ihe popularity of Rep.
Bankhead and Paul V. McNutt
with the Democratic convention for
the nomination to the vice-presi
dency; the political wisdom of the
selection of Secretary of Agricul
ture Wallace is evident. With Sen
ator McNary chosen by the Rep
ublicans as the Willkie running
mate, both a westerner and a
candidate strong with the farmers
throughout the country was indi
cated. As Solicitor General Francis Bid
dle said in a radio forum, "Gen
erally speaking . the Republicans
have been the great conservative
group, representing big business,"
and that "this year the old tradi
tion tj dramatically evident the
ex-president of the Commonwealth
and Southern Corporation, adored
by big business, is the Republi
can choice." It is increasingly evi
dent, that although Willkie was a
Democrat until some far-seeing Re
publicans saw in him the possible
qualities that could stand up
against President Roosevelt, he is
the exponent of the . old line Re
publicans and private utility com
bines . who ran the country under
Harding,-. Coolidge and Hoover.
The President's declaration
through Chairman Rayburn that he
has no desire to carry through a
third term the heavy respoosibili
ties of his office did not deter the
convention from drafting him, and
his acceptance was compulsory in
the face of conditions facing the
nation and the world. The Presi
dent declared that his duties would
prohibit campaign tours, yet the
campaign is off to a good, run
ning start with issues clearly de
fined. The third term - bugaboo kept
alive by Republicans and small
group of bolting Democrat, does
not seem to scare the rank and
file. The "Stop Hitler" urge has
pushed the "Stop Roosevelt" drive
into the limbo of forgotten things.
Therefore the issue to be decided
in this campaign is, which' man is
better prepared to handle the situ
ation ?
Th"eWar
LONDON
Increased activity in the air has
marked this week's war in Europe.
.Viscount Halifax, British foreign
secretary, answered Hitler's threat
of total war and offer of "peace"
last Monday with "Britain will not
stop fighting until freedom for our
selves and others U .secure."
Relays of British bombers are
blasting Nazi bases from the Arc
tic circle to the Bay of Biscay, as
British defense, reports more than
3.000.000 men under arms. Great
damage with small losses are re
ported as the Royal Air Force
bombs Nazi military bases deep in
the Reich. A squadron of German
torpedo boats is reported driven
back m the English channel.
Twelve German planes are report
ed shot down yesterday m a bat
tie of 100 planes oyer the Thames,
with two British planes lost.
VICHY, FRANCE
The Nazi-controlled government
of Marshall Petain has ordered
the arrest and trial of former
Premier Daladier and other for
mer government leaders because
of their roles in "declaring and
continuing war against Germany."
BERLIN
The Germans report greatly in
creased air raids by British since
Hitler's peace offer last Friday.
The German high command re
ports 31,000 tons of British ship
ping destroyed yesterday, as bomb
ers over Britain combine with the
voice of the .German radio propa
ganda as a prelude to the zero
hour for Britain.
BUCHAREST
Pumania's pro-Nazi government
has seized British and Dutch own
ed oil wells, thus making avail
for Germany's use huge stores of
oil
Havana Conference
Nations of the Western Hemis
phere opening a momentous meet
ing in Havana this week with a
call to the American republics by
President Bru of Cuba to defend
their common rights against the
European war's "march toward de
struction." Highlights of the conference:
Hull's speech urging Americas to
hold guardianship over foreign col
onies in the New World, the U. S.
offer of loans to Latin American
countries; a program to relieve dis
tress and make preparations to
meet post-war world conditions;
disposition of stagnant surpluses
piling up in all American coun
tries; firm measures to stamp out
"fifth column" activities by foreign
diplomatic agencies and others;
means of "establishing unified ac
tion among the 21 republics to re
sist foreign efforts to influence
American policies.-
(CoetbwW mi Par Eiffct)
CAMPS BUILT
BY UTAH CO.
Two Construction Camps
Being Erected Near
Aquone
Construction of two camps for
workers engaged on the Nantahala
Power and Light company's hydro
electric project on the Nantahala
river near Aquone has begun by
this Utah Construction company.
contractor for the dam.
One camp is situated at the dam
site, three miles below Aquone, on
what is known as the old "Muster
Grounds." Second growth timber
has been cleared away, and the
erection of 16 bunkhouses, a mess
hall, offices, and sheds is proceed
ing rapidly.
The second camp is being built
in Nantahala gorge where the five-
mile tunnel is to be driven into the
mountain, near the railroad. A
power house is also to be erected
here.
It is estimated that it will take
two years to complete the whole
project.
Offices of the Utah Construction
company who were among, the
companies engaged in the construc
tion of Boulder Dam are still situ
ated in the Junaluska Terrace hotel
near Andrews.
Persons desiring work on the
project are requested to apply to
the State Employment service
which has a branch office in Bry
son City. A representative of the
employment service is in the audi
torium of the courthouse here in
Franklin every Tuesday.
McCIure Urges Development
Of County At Fa rm Picnic
Near - Record Crowd Of
1,400 At Annual
Affair
Final Plans
Completed For Flower
Show Here Saturday
Thev annual county-wide flower-
show, sponsored by the Franklin
Garden club, will open in the Bur
rell Motor company building on
Main street here at 1 p. m. Sat
urday, July 20, remaining open
until 10 o'clock Saturday night.
All persons entering flowers are
requested to have them in the
building by 10 a. m. Saturday, in
order that they may be properly
classified and judged.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Ray. promi
nent Waynesville florists, head
the committee of judges. Mrs. ,R.
G. Beeshears and Mrs.. Lola P.
Barrington are official flower
hostesses.
Mrs. Frank Killian is chairman
of the flower show. The arrange
ment committee consists of Miss
Mary Willis, Mrs. T. W. Angel,
jr., Mrs. W. A. Rogers and Mrs
I. T. Peek.
Large Crowd Attends
Rose Creek Dedication
Dedication services for Rose
Creek Baptist church were held
last Sunday, presided over by the
pastor, Rev. C. C Welch.
More than 200 people from
every- section of Macon county
crowded into the little church and
overflowed into the church grounds
tor the services.
The dedication1 opened by a de
votional led by the Rev. Lee Craw
ford, followed by "Whose Church
is This?" by the Rev. W. L. Brad
ley of Etna. Robert R. Rickman
made a short address on "The Lay
man's Duty to this Church," and
the Rev. J. I. Vinson of Dillard,
Ga, spoke briefly on "Love".
After a bountiful picnic dinner
on the grounds, served by the
ladies of the church, the afternoon
session opened with a prayer by
the Rev. Wiley Connor of Knox-
ville, Tenn.
Rev. R. C McCoy delivered the
principal sermon of the afternoon,
followed by the Rev. C F. Rogers
of Franklin and the Rev. R. F.
Mayberry of Franklin. .
The Jones quartet from Jackson
county and the Morgan quartet of
Macon, sang various selections
throughout the day.
Officers of the new church, the
first to be built in the Rose Creek
community, are W. D. Welch and
B. M. Hughes, deacons: Mrs. Mar-
jorie Downs, clerk; and W. F.
Welch, Buel McOall and J. W.
Houston, trustees.
Masonic Lodge To Confer
Third Degree Tuesday
A special communication of Juna
luska Lodge Number 145, A. F.
and A."'M, for the purpose of
conferring the third degree the
Master Masons will ,be held at
the Masonic ball here Tuesday,
July 30, at 8 p. m.
All members and visiting Mas
oni are urged to attend.
"I want to see every' member iof
the audience work, with the
strongest purpose in him, to de
velop Macon county to its fullest
extent," James G. K. McCIure,
president of the : Farmers Feder
ation, told a near-record crowd at
the annual Federation picnic; here
last Saturday.
A throng of 1,400 Macon farm
citizens filled, the high school aud
itorium and grounds for the an
nual county-wide . event. Loud-,
speakers carried the program , to
those who were unable to obtain
seats within the biulding.
Home Production
Sam Mendenhall, county farm
agent, urged the audience to save
your seed and "produce as much
as possible of what you need on
the farm at home." He predicted
a tremendous shortage in Euro
pean Seeds as a result of the war,
and corresponding large increases
in seed prices. '.'
Other speakers on the program,
presided over by McCIure, includ
ed Fred Sloan, western Carolina
district farm agent; Horace Nolan,
manager of the local Federation
warehouse; S. C. Clapp, head of
the Federation seed department;
and E. J. Whitmire, Franklin agri
Selections by the Federation
string band and by local musicians
were interspersed with the speeches
during the morning.
Dinner On Ground
At noon, after thanks had been
returned by the Rev. Dumont
Clark, the crowd had picnic lunch
on the ground, supplemented by
watermelon and lemonade from the
Federation.
After- lunch relay ranees were
held on the lawn in front of the
school, followed by a singing con
vention in the auditorium. Joe
Higdon, Jr., Ralph Carpenter, Bill
Gregory and Junior Elliott won
the junior boys relay and Lucille
Kinsland, Elizabeth Moore, and
Bertha Carpenter, the junior girls
relay. ;
The Winners
Garland Wood and ; Joe Roper
were the victors in the young
men's relay, as were Eva Waldroop
and Ina Bell Elliott in the young
ladies race. Edward Ellis, Felix
Hall. Dewey Elliot and Frank El
liot composed the winning team in
the men's relay race, and Aruna
Hedden and Pauline Eliot captur
ed the race for ladies over 18.
A tug-of-war team composed of
R. L. Scott, Moses, H. B. Scott,
W. C. Hawkins, BusPer Mashburn,
Frank Crisp and R. L. Bennett.
vanquished their opponents in short ,
order.
, Long And Short Of lit
Mr. and, Mrs. Charles Ferguson
of Franklin, Route 4, who have
been married seven weeks, took
the prize for the couple married
the least length of time, while Mr.
and- Mrs. Bob Shook pf Bethel,
who 'have been married SO years,
were the longest-married couple
on the grounds. Ed Higdon of
Iotla was adjudged the baldest
headed man present.
Henry Corbiri of Route 4, had
the largest family present, 9, while
Theodore Elliot of Route 4 brought
the largest truck load of people,
driving in with 75 persons aboard.
At the . singing convention, the
Ridgecrest choir won first prize
of a complete set of song books,
while the Holly Springs choir won
second prize of 24 song books.
Cash prizes for quartets were tak
en by the West Quartet and the
Tellico . Quartet
The Ridgecrest choir and the
West quartet will represent Macon
county at the district Federation
picnic at the Mountain Experiment
farm at Swannanoa, August 14.
Notice To Rural
Subscribers
The Franklin Press has en
gaged the services of J. E. Har
well, who comes to us from the
Covington, Ga. News as special
subscription solicitor and takes
this means of introducing him
to the people of the county.
Mr. Harwell will cover all
rural routes arid, communities,
and, for the present he is the
only authorized rural subscrip
tion solicitor. We will appre
ciate your giving him your sub
scription or renewal. Subscrip
tions are payable in advance.
The Franklin Press and High
lands Maconian has a wide cov
erage of the county and strives
to give local news of every sec
tion as well as live news of
momentous happenings in the
nation and the world.
BUDGET WAITS
FINAL VORD
Must Be Approved By
State Commission
To Be Effective
Red Cross Drive
By Girl Scouts Saturday
To Complete Quota
The Senior Troop of the Girl
Scouts under the direction of Mrs.
Ben McGlamery will collect con
tributions on Saturday, July 27, to
complete the Macon county quota
for War Relief of the American
Red Cross. "'..'.
"Many citizens have not yet
made their gifts, and others will
want to make an additional con
tribution", states Harley Cabe,
county Red Cross chairman, who
says that the drive will be con
tinue actively until the quota is
complete. The list of contributors
will be published in next week's
paper.
Legion Auxiliary Elects
Officers For Coming Year
Mrs. A. R. Higdon was elected
president of the American. Legion
auxiliary of Macon Post 108 at a
special cull meeting here this week.
Other officers elected are Mrs.
John Wasilikj Jr., 1st vice-president;
Mrs. J. E. Perry, 2nd vice
president ; ' M rs. Lola P. Barring
ton, secretary-treasurer; Mrs. T.
C. Bryson, sergeant; Mrs. J. H.
Slagle, chaplain ; Mrs. G, A. Jones,
hospital chairman, and Miss Las
sie Kelly, publicity.
These officers will be formally
installed, along with the recently-
elected Legion officers, at the
American ' Legion hall Saturday,
July 27, at 8 p. m.
Macon county's budget for the.
1940 fiscal year has been passed
by the county commissioners and
sent to Raleigh where it must be
approved by the local government
commission before becoming effec
tive.
The hew budget provides for a
total outlay of $82,207,000, divided
into appropriations of' $10,083.00 for
the general fund; $4,582.00 for the'
special fund ; and $47,000.00 for debt
service. '
Macon tax rates for 1940 will be
$1.30 per $100 valuation, an in
crease of 2 cents over last year's .
rate.' Residents of Franklin town
ship will pay an additional 3
cents on the hundred for town
ship debt service, as in 19J9.
The $1.30 tax levy will be spent
as follows : , 15 cents for general
purposes; . 5 cents for pauper
funds; 5 cents ' for courts and
jails; 5 cents for health funds; 18
cents for .social security funds; 3
cents for current school expenses;
75 cents for county-wide debt ser
vice; and 4 cents for the school
debt on state loans.
The general fund, one of the
three chief divisions of the budget, "
provides for the upkeep of the
courthouse; .salaries for the coun
ty attorney, farm demonstration
agent, and home demonstration
agent; and clerical (salaries and
supplies.
Money from the social fund
goes for the upkeep of the coun
ty home, pauper , burials, and sup
plies; salary of a juvenile judge,
court stenographer, juror and wit
ness: fees, costs and supplies; up
keep of the county jail; fire pre
vention ; salary of the county phy
sician and medical supplies; and
the salary of the supcrintendant
of welfare, old age assistance, de
pendant children; etc. i
The debt service fund' is used
for the retirement of the $890,000
issue ot county bonds in 1937.
which mature June 1, 1907. The
1940 appropriati-m of $47,000 is in
accord with the county's agree
ment ; with the bondholders and
with the local government commission.'
Macon County To Have
Delegation at Farm Week
Ten Macon county farmers, und
er the leadership of Sam Menden
hall county agent, will leave here
this week-end for the 37 annual
Farm-Home Week in N. C State
College, Raleigh.
(A complete story on the Farm
Home Week program is carried on
page six of this issue.)
Members'' of the county AAA
committee making the trip are B.
W. Justiice of Mill Shoals and
Robert Fulton of Cullasaja. Town
ship AAA committeemen on the
trip will include C I. Gaines,
Franklin; John C Ferguson, Mill
Shoals; J. L. Clark, Ellijay; M. S.
Burnette, Flats; Bob Wiggins,
Smith Bridge; General Owenby,
Nantahala; Roy Southerds, Car
toogechaye; and E. P. Picklesimer,
Highland.
Walter Hart Temporary
Sanitary Engineer Here
Walter Hart, the sanitary engi
neer for Transylvania ; county, has
been serving Macon county since
the resignation of H. H. Plem
mons, who has recently accepted
a po.sition with the Nantahala
Power company. This arrange
ment will continue until the state
appoints a permanent successor to
Mr. Plemmons. Mr. Hart is in
Franklin two days a . week and in
Highlands once a week.
ALL-STARS CLIP
CORNELIA 4 -1
Seek Sixth Straight Win
Against Demorest
Here Sunday
Featured by a hornet inside the
park . by Martin, who led his
mates at bat with three hits for
four trips to the platter, the
Franklin All-Stars extended their
winning streak to five games by
annexing Sunday's game with Cor
nelia 4 to 1 at the local field.
Nichols, going the distance, al
lowed six hits and was un scored
on until the ninth when the vis
itors pushed across their lone tally
on a double and an error.' Fonclara
of the visitors allowed seven bin-
gles but errors by his mates at
crucial times spelled the difference.
Each pitcher whiffed nine.
The winning run was scored in
the fifth when the Cornelia inner
defense collapsed and sent the
tally across without a hit being
recorded. "King Carl" Tysinger
was recepient of the "gift-horse"
score.
This week-end will see a pre
mier production when the Demor
est, Ga, team rumbles into town
for their first visit.
Two base hits, Fonclara, Duval.
Fonclara. Newton, Martin 2. Base
Home run, Martin. Runs batted in,
on balls off Fonclara 1. Off, Nich
ols 1. Stolen base, Carey, Martin,
(CoathKMd o Pao Eight)
Mattress Project Benefits
Many Macon Families
A large crowd was assembled at
the Agricultural building on Wed
nesday morning where 100 matt
resses were being ; delivered to
farmers who have received loans
from the Farm Selurity Adminis
tration. Albert L. Ramsey, assis
tant supervisor for Macon county,
who was superintending the distributions-,
explained that the farm
ers 1 receiving the mattresses had
paid the sum of $1.50 to cover ex
penses of ticking, etc., the cotton
having been furnished by the Sur
plus Commodities Corporation.
These mattresses were made in
Charlotte by a WPA project for
the blind.
Maoon's Mattrei. Project
At the .same time the auditor
ium of the building presented a
busy scene as more than a dozen
people were working on mattresses
in the various stages of manufac
ture from cutting the ticking to
finishing the tacking of the cotton
filled ticks made fluffy by beating.
"We have already completed
about 60 mattresses, and are now
making about three a day," saia
Mrs. Martin, forewoman of the
project ..
Town Asks Citizens To
Observe Parking Areas
Under the direction of Jim Fowl
er, engineer in charge of the
street construction here, parking
areas and pedestrian lanes are be
ing laid out in the business dis
trict of Franklin.
The spaces are being marked
out in white paint along Phillips
street between Main and Palmer
streets; on Courthouse square, and
street to the front of the
Baptist church.
Town officials asked Franklin
citizens to cooperate in observing
the parking areas, explaining that
the areas are laid out to provide
the maximum amount of parking
space with a mimimum of trouble
due to carelessly parked cars, as
formerly was the case.
According to C. D. Baird, local
chief of police, the penalty for a
traffic violation, including double
parking or parking across, the
,e,en, the so-uare. 's a red ticket
(Sl.UU for the first rffac
$2,00 for each subsequent offense).
Motor vehicle accidents at ra;t.
road grade crossings killed 1,197
people in this country last year.