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PACE. FOUR THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACON IAN THURSDAY, OCTOBER II, 1M0 Site 3Jtrr.ltlmtirs Jttarwtimt Published every Thursday by The Franklin Press At Franklin, North Carolina Telephone No. 24 VOL. LV Number 44 Mrs. J. W. C. Johnson and W. S. Johnson. .... .(. Allen J. Green..... .Publisher News Entered at the Post Office, Franklin, N. C, as second class matter One Year :.. Eight Months ....... SUBSCRIPTION RATES ........ $1.50 ........ $1.00 Obituary notjjKrsTcards of thanks, tributes or respect, by individuals, lodges, churches, organizations or societies, will be regarded as adver tising and inserted at regular classified advertising rates.' Such notices will be marked "adv." in compliance with the postal regulations. BIBLE THOUGHT Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh ? I.saialr 58:6, 7. ' a. Politics the art of discerning what is good for mankind. , ... Aristotle. Wings Over North Carolina TTHE christening of the big Pennsylvania Central Airlines ship "Miss Land of the Sky" at the Asheville - Hendersonville airport last Saturday marked, a new link for Western North Carolina with the great population centers. ' This "place in the sun" for Asheville has been the dream of her air-minded citizens for many years, and the placing of Asheville on the air routes is how a happy reality with far-reaching benefits foreseen. Besides bringing the advantage of air travel to this whole section, the air connections with other parts of the ,country should be a great stimu lus to the tourist business. This airline route connects Norfolk, the eastern termnius and a populous sea side resort, with the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee as far as Knoxville, the western terminus. The route crosses the state with "stops at Raleigh and other airports. ' The counties in the west are thus linked more closely with the state capital, and facilities for air travel in every direction opened up through connec tion with the main airlines of the country. ' Reporting his trip on the liner on her "proving flight" over the Smokies, which took 40 minutes each way between Knoxville and Asheville, Weimar Jones of the Asheville Citizen discribes vividly the impressions of a first flight over this mountainous terrain. "Occasionally a mark like that of a white or blue pencil on a map showed a stream ; the party got a glimpse of what was believed the lake at Tapoco ; the Little Tennessee was plainly visible once; and what appeared, at first, to be smoke of a forest fire lessened altitude, showed itself to be a plant at Bryson City." "God Bless America" CURELY, this is the strangest, and perhaps,, the most- exciting campaign that has ever been waged for the presidency. It is, without doubt, the most momentous in view of world conditions and the future of many millions. For the crudest, most destructive war in the history of the race is threat ening the world. . Is it any wonder people are changing their minds or standing strongly for their ancient loyalties, ac cording to what they think in their minds or what ; they desire for themselves or for others? ,Next Tuesday will register the votes of a free people for two men. Every shade of political phi losophy, supposedly not fascist or communist, will be expressed by individual citizens voting for one or the other. Traditional party lines have been scrapped by many. There are "Democrats for Will kie" and "Republicans for Roosevelt"-organizations as well as the regular Democrats and Republicans. The greatest , single factor that will decide this election is, we believe, the radio. The people high and low, rich and poor, in town and country know better what it is all about, than any race ever run. We all know, from the sound of people's voices and what they say to us over the air, a lot more than it was ever possible for us to know be fore. There have been a lot of speeches and voices, and, in spite of much demogogy, there have been also some magnificent speeches and convincing facts. Far from being a babel of voices, there have been gloriously illuminating addresses by some of the clearest, sincerest minds that have ever given dynamic leadership in crises. To cite one example, the rich voice of Dorothy l nompson has immeasurably strengthened her keen, analytical words. For seventeen years in mag azine and newspaper column with a gift of clarity, sincerity and vigor in presenting cold facts and their significance, she has told the American people what vyas happening in Germany and Europe. Her championship of President Roosevelt is perhaps one of the most brilliant and effective examples of journalism ever seen. Born a privileged New Eng lander and Republican, at times a severe critic of President .Roosevelt's domestic policies, her whole jouled advocacy for his re-election and answer to Along the Concrete mSW0)IP HAVE FEW " I i-..,-r, c-rn l m J . . m. i - ii u w 1 1 I COLOR HltittM? PILGRIM'S PROGRESS Ik Press Comment (The Bryson City Times) MACON GETS IT TOO Over in the prosperous and pro' Kressive county of Macon the citi zens are all riled up. and well might they be. Swain county is still try ing to live down just, such publicity as Macon is about to get. The only trouble Swain's plight, so called, was blazed across the state and nation in Sunday papers before anyone here knew what was com irig. Macon is more fortunate in hav ing been given a chance to see the two reel picture, "Mountain Folk", which was produced from scenes taken in that county and shown in Franklin for the first time last Saturday night before it Was shown elsewhere. They protest because it is labeled typical by the producer WPA. Of course, it isn't typical. Macon has splendid educational in stitutions, one of the finest cream eries in the state, fine highways, fine farms and' many beautiful homes. Just such a picture as WPA made there can be made any where in the United Staates. All this primitive, stuff can be found, or as much of it manufactured for pur pose, wanted anywhere. . If memory serves us right, the Macon county, people, or for that matter, people of any other moun tain county, could be compared with any other given cross section of natives in any part of the United States, and the comparison would show up very well. , It is true that the Great Smoky Mountains National park, National Forests, and National Game Pre serves in the western end of the state have caused a lot attention to be centered on our state, but we should not let tourists come here looking for the very outposts of American civilization. It is called to our attention that, in 1913, at Iotla High school, lo cated near the very town in which this film was shown, there were 14 members of the graduating class, and from that number 13 of them attended college. Can any other town boast of such a record? the services of missionaries. Since finishing school I have traveled considerable in the south cm states and have seen, at first hand, worse poverty than has ever come to my attention in Western North Carolina. Every day I see women of 75 and 80 yeans of age iust as bare footed as it is pos sible to be and apparently without a foot washing for the last weeK or 10 days. Half starved arid prac tically naked children are an every dav occurrence in my travels' and I don't travel in Western North Carolina or in any . part o the mountains. I've talked to peo pie who can't read nor write haven't been to a show nor ridden a train, and they don't live in Western North Carolina. Yes, some people handle rattlesnakes besides those who do in Western North Carolina. Only today heard a South Georgia judge charge the jury to report any oersons who were known to be handling these reptiles. I've seen huts made of logs and chimneys made of nothing more than mud and sticks and it was, 500 miles from Western North' Carolina. Every place has its faults, ! and the people who inhabit these places also have their shortcomings, but, taking everything into consider tion, 1 am positive from experience that the people of the mountains are more honest, hard working. progressive, intelligent, and en lightened than people ot some other locations of these United States, even if their feet are bare sometimes a fellow has a "corn", "or is going fishing. To me it would seem much more profitable and certainly more, cor rect for the 1 University and WPA to picture the better side and thus bring more tourists, enlighten the people, and educate them ' as to how other people do things. . The Blue Ridge mountaineer is a man for whom the nation should be proud. HARRY R. WRIGHT Douglas, Ga. Oct. 28, 1940 THE MOUNTAINEERS (Catawba News-Enterprise) A dispatch from the mountain town of Franklin, in Macon county, tells us that the natives of that town became very incensed last week when a two-reel film, show ing the "so-called" scenes of moun tain life, was shown there. fn fact, the people were so en raged that a deputy sheriff con fiscated the film to prevent a fur ther demonstration. This incident brings to mind the fact that our North' Carolina mountaineers have long been pic tured as something that they ac tually are not, and it is high time that something be done. Letter to Editor The Franklin Press, Dear Sir : I was much imn'ressed bv a front Dace news article in the last issue of Tht Press concerning the in dignant attitude of my fellow cit izens against the showing of the picture. "Mountain Folk." I heartily agree with these peo ple for it is time that something should be done to correct the im pression in the minds of many people that mountain folks are ignorant, stupid, and "back woodsey." , When I was in school at N. C. State some of the boys used to call me a "hill billy" and I didn't mind either because I ' was proud that I came from where the purest race of Americans exist today the mountains of Western North Carolina and more particularly Macon county. Many of my school-' mates from up state New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, etc., really believe that "we mountain folks were heathen, and that we were so ignorant that we needed such men as General Hugh Johnson and John L. Lewis cannot fail to be convincing to many unable to state so well a reason for the faith that is within them. On the other handy-trie bitter, malevolent words of John L. Lewis or the wisecracking of Al Smith two men nursing personal grievances and wounded vanity can swing few votes and lose many by their championship. There is something in the voice that wins or repels, that adds to or subtracts from the words spoken. Many of our own people will vote for Mr. Roose velt as the president who has done more for every man, voman and child in Macon county and many another county than all the other presidents put together in .their life time, but this should not be the only reason. 7 Many will vote for .Mr. Willkie because they do not believe in a third term, but that should not be the only reason. God has richly blessed America, and a God-fearing people, with all the blessings they command, have it in their collective power to select a president and then to strengthen his efforts for them and a stricken world. A unity of thinking and purpose is the overwhelming necessity as well as blessing that must come to America in the days and months ahead. Letter From State WPA Head Regarding Movie (The following letter was receiv ed by Gilmer Jones, local attorney, from C. C. McGinnis, state admin istrator, Works Projects Adminis tration, in answer to a letter pro testing the further showing the film, "Mountain Folk".) Dear Mr. Jones: This will acknowledge your com munication of October 21, concern ing' the exhibition of a movie film entitled "Mountain Folk" at the Macon county courthouse Saturday night, October 19, 1940. A public exhibition of this film came as a complete surprise to this office, as well as the state directors of the division having charge of the visual education pro ject, sponsored by the University of North Carolina. , Upon reading the press dispatches concerning this film, orders were issued that no other public show ing be made until such time as the ownership of the film was prov en and in the meantime, the film was ordered brought to Raleigh so that this Administrator might re view them. In addition to the private Allow ing of the film in the state of fice of the Works Projects Ad ministration, attended only by those persons having a direct interest in same,, the 'Governor of North Carolina, Honorable Clyde R. Hoey, witnessed a showing in his office Wednesday, October 23, 1940.' Conferences have been held with the producer of this film and others are being arranged with the University officials so that com plete ownership and responsibility may be established. In the mean time, I. shall appreciate greatly if the good people of Macon county and officials of Franklin will with hold judgment against the Works Project Administration for what appears to be its part in the pro duction of the film. I am highly appreciative of your Cullasaja By MRS. VERNON BRYSON Mr. and Mrs. James L. McCall and children attended the birthday dinner of Mr. McCall's grand mother last Sunday in South Car olina. V Mrs. Josephine Leopard has re turned to her homd at Gneiss after spending the past few weeks with Mr. and Mrs. John Potts. Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Mitchell and children of Highlands and Mars Hill spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Bryson. Miss Otella Bryson, who is at tending Cecil's Business college at Asheville spent the week-end with . her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Bryson. Mrs. Irada Russell and sons, Carrel and J. D., returned to their home here Sunday from White Planes. N. Y. We are sorry to report Mrs. D. M. Sellers has been on the- sick list for the last few weeks. Fred Sorrells and Gordon Gib-i son made a business trip to Ashe ville Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Pritchard Russell made a business trip to Nantahala Tuesday. Mrs. Annie Richards of High lands is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Kay Bryson, here. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bryson and son; Alton, and Mr. and Mrs. Wiley oryson and son, Bruce, were visit- ing relatives in Glenville Sunday. fine . letter on this suhWt anH wish to thank you for the many courtesies .shown this Administra tion during the past. .:-. Sincerely yours, C C. McGinnis, State Administrator Works Projects Administration WOODMAN OF THE WORLD Camp 889 . ' . Mmu lt ud 3rd Mondays 7:30 P. M. AMERICAN LEGION HALL FranUin, N. C Loyal Order of Moose Franklin Lodge, No. 452 Meets (n American Legion Hall Every Thursday Night 7:30 O'CLOCK P. M, J. J. Mann, Secretary Good Food wneiner a run course. dinner or a sandwich is prepared here to suit your taste. CAGLE'S CAFE ! A. G. CAGLE, Owner FRANKLIN. N. C. We Appreciate Yowr Patronage J JOIN Our Burial Association Today!- LARGEST AND STRONGiL EST IN WESTERN N. CfflP FULL TIME EMBALMER in u; w i L A J J a . 1941 ELGIN WATCHES At prices as low as sold by any one. Late model used watches taken in trade on new watches. 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