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Che If ran kli it 'jjress and Chr jHaruuinu Published every Thursday by The Franklin Press At Franklin, North Carolina Telephone No. 24 71 Number thirty-one Editor-Publisher VOL. LXI WEIMAR JONES Entered at the ^lost Olfice, Franklin, N. C? as second class matter Obituary notices, cards of thanks, tributes of respect, by in dividuals. lodges, churches, organizations or societies, will be re garded as advertising and inserted at regular classified advertis ing rates. Such notices will be marked "adv." in compliance with the postal regulations. One Year Six Months Thiee Months tsingle Copy SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 $1.00 .60 .05 The Mound rPH !?! proposal that citizens here buy the Cherokee * Indian Mound and deed it to the town or to an appropriate commission or board ol trustees sug gests a number of possibilities. The Mound, the origin of which never been def initely determined, is rich in historical and senti mental associations, and deserves preserving for that reason, even if there were no other. And cer tainly' it is a fact that, unless some provision is made for preserving it, Macon County citizens one of these <Uiys will wake up to find a steam shovel destroying something that can't be replaced or duplicated. The Mound, even as it stands today, is a distinc tive feat in e' of Franklin's topography. , Any town can have the paved streets, electric lights, factories, and a dozen other tilings thai tend to make one lit tle town just* like all the rest. In ihe Mound, this conununitx has something different. And ii could be made an extremely attractive landmark. A white picket fence around it. a bit of lawn, a few flo\\;ers, . and possibly a statue of an Indian atop the lit tie hill would do wonders. I'lie Mound and ihv plot surrounding it offer, too, an 'opportunity for development as a public park or playground. This town is growing. It could well use some parks and playgrounds now; in the not distant future, ii is likely to find itself not only without these facilities, but without accessible sites for them. The time to plan for such things is now, and the Mound plot is well worth considering in any such planning. Looked at from any angle, it's a pretty good bet that the people of the community, if they buy and preserve the Mound, never will have reason to re gret it : if they don't, the time is likely to come when they will have regrets. A Suggestion This Western North Carolina region has no greater asset than its God-given mountain scenery. It is an asset that we who live here are inclined to take for granted; but it is one that, if we are wise, we will conserve and make the most of. And in all Western North Carolina there is noth ing quite comparable to the drive between Frank and Highlands. The engineering skill that went into the construction ol the road alone makes it a drive well worth making. The sheer drop from the highway to the Cullasaja River gives it an awe inspiring quality rarely duplicated in Eastern Amer ica. And the natural beauty of the drive is vastly enhanced by its three waterfalls. Perhaps nowhere else in North Carolina are three such waterfalls to be found on 'i highway^ of similar length. Yet so careless are we of this beauty that vege tation?small trees and shrubs ? has been permitted almost to cut off the view of two of the three waterfalls. Dry and Lower falls can be seen only with difficult v from the road. The chambers of commerce of Franklin and High lands would do a good day's work to get the proper authorities to have the few hours' trimming done necessary to make both these falls clearly visible from the highway. Unnecessary Straining Apparently straining for a stronger word than "lynch", the Associated Press insists upon referring to the killing of four Negroes near Monroe, (ia., as a "massacre". Now Webster defines' the word "massacre" as "the killing of a Considerable number of human be ings under circumstances of attrocity or cruelty", and cites the Massacre of St. Bartholomew, in which thousands perished, as an example. \Y e respectfully submit to the Associated Press," therefore, that four does not constitute "a consider able number"; that there was no "massacre" in (ieorgia: and that the lynching was had enough without adding the "massacre" of the English lan guage. We submit further ? and this is the real point of this piece ? that the English language contains no word with more repulsive associations than the word "lynch". The force of an ideal is greater than the Ideal of force. ? Josephus Daniels. Others' Opinions ' ? CLAYTON GROWING Recently the city fathers have signed an option on the prop erty of the golf course and swimming pool, to a party that contemplates building a seventy-five room fire proof hotel. It has been deemed the proper thing to do to lease the property to same responsible person, who will erect a modern and fixe proof hotel A committee of citizens have secured an option on a piece of property east 'of the depot, from Dr. Dover, on which they plan to erect a building 120 x 100 for a hosiery mill. The building to be leased to a mill man. It is understood that if the project goes through that the building is to be erected immediately. There ha?e been some other building sites changing hands lately for business houses Recently V C. Dickerson has erected a large warehouse on Hiawassee* Street where he will do a wholesale feed and grocery business. ?Clayton Tribune HIGH VALUE OF 1945 CROPS The value of the 35 principal crops harvested in North Carolina last year is estimated by the State Department of Agriculture at $636,900,000, or $3,646,000 more than the value placed on the same crops in 1944. This value of production, includes actual sales plus the value of products used on the farms of the state. The tobacco crop ranked high ? $358,840,000 ? corn second at $79,023,000. The wheat crop was listed at $10,657,000; hay at $35,490,000, and truck crops at $6,938,000 Practically all crops brought more in 1945 than in 1944. The few crops showing a decrease was due to lower production in 1945 than in 1944. Truck crops generally sold high last year and showed an in crease of 32 per cent over the previous year. While the 1946 truck production will likely exceed that of last year in quan tity, it doubtless will bring less money, at prevailing prices. ? Elizabethtown Journal SITUATION X EARL\ XORMAL Slowly, by imperceptible degrees, the condition of American life beyond the regular pursuits of death and taxes begins to return to normal. 'Item: A new ocean liner, the Dutch Westerdam", has made its maiden voyage across an Atlantic which teemed with sub marines only yesterday. The good ship was received in New York with all the hoopla which attended the arrival of the Normandie. the Queen Mary and other great ladies of the peacetime deep. Item: The flagpole sitter has reappeared in the Middle West. Sub-item: Endurance dancing contests are back. Item: Americans are butchering one another on the high ways with all the abandon of the 1930's. Item: In Hollywood the season on screwballs has been open ed by a person who "hatched" an ostrich egg. This belongs in a category best defined, if possible, by psychiatry. Item: A presidential election has been held in Mexico with attendant shooting and rioting, as of yore. We do not know anything of the whereabouts of Jimmy Walker, Mae West, the Big Apple or Douglas Corrigan. If the atom spares the human race, will it be worth it? ? Asheville Citizen. "POTOMAC FEVER" The many famous sayings by Presidents of the United States range from solemn declarations to pithy phrases. There is Washington's admonition that preparing for war is one of the most effectual ways of preserving peace. Prob ably nothing written by Jefferson is so famous as his state ment that "it is self-evident that all men are created equal," but many other things said or written by him are frequently quoted. There is Jackson's toast, "Our Federal Union ? it must be preserved." Which of Lincoln's sayings are the most famous? Possibly the lhree leaders are With malice toward none, with charity for all," "Government of the people, by the people, and for the people," and "You Can't fool all the people all the time." About the only utterance of Grant's that most people remember is the one engraved on his tomb in New York City, "Let Us Have Peace." Grover Cleveland originated the phrase, "Innocuous desue tude." And didn't he say, "Public office is a public trust"? Something of the sort, anyway. Another one of Cleveland's is, "It is a condition which confronts us ? not a theory." Theodore Roosevelt fairly bubbled with pungent phrases: "Man with the muck-rake," Malefactors of great wealth," "I feel like a bull moose" (I'm not sure of the exact words, in that one), "Speak softly and carry a big stick," "Nature faker," and "Mollycoddles." The word "Mollycoddle" was old stuff to me when Roosevelt used it ? I had been hearing it all my live ? and I remember being surprised at the way the New York papers went on about it as if it were something new, and gave the dictionary definitions, and wrote supposed-to-be humorous editorials about it. Among Woodrow Wilson's best known phrases are "Too proud to light," "Little group of wilful men," "Open cove nants openly arrived at," and the one about making the world "safe for democracy." uo you remember anything that Harding said? Do not be in too much of a hurry to say No, because that is not the right answer. You remember the phrase but probably do not re member that it was Harding's. He said, "Back to normalcy." Oceans of ridiclude and contempt have been poured upon this phrase because normalcy which Harding spoke of as some thing admirable, for which the country would be grateful to the Republican party, turned out to be the Teapot Dome scan dals, the Ohio Gang, Senator Fall's "little black bag," gov ernment by the Penrose clique, the big boom, and the big bust. Of course "New Deal" is the phrase most closely associated with Franklin D Roosevelt. Another of his is, "Day of infamy," meaning the day the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. An other thing that some say he /said, and some say he did not say, is "Clear it with Sidney." This week for the first time I have read of a phrase coined by President Truman, and it is a good one. I can't swear he originated it, but until this is disproved I am willing to take Marquis Child's word for it. Childs, in a syndicated article about Burton K. Wheeler's defeat in the Senatorial primary iJi Montana, writes: "Wheeler suffered from a malady which President Truman, in private conversation, calls 'Potomac fever.' "'Potomac fever' is a complicated disease with many sympt oms. But perhaps its chief characteristic is an illusion of power and statesmanship fostered by a comfortable, padded existence in Washington. The longer most men stay in Washington, the more likely they are to succumb to what might be called the marble-hall illusion "The Victim tends to identify the sound of his own voice with the infallible voice of the people. He becomes more and more reluctant to leave tha marble halls for dear old Podunk. As a Senator with seniority and important committee chair manships, he can find a host of flatterers and sycophants ready to assure him that his slightest words are wisdom to be set down on tables of stone "A whole generation has grown up in Montant since Wheeler came to Washington twenty-four years ago. The Senator's trips back home were increasingly Infrequent. More often than not, he went to a mountain retreat in Olacier National Park, where constituents with annoying claims and complaints were few and far between. "He had become ^ fixture in Washington. One son is estab lished in a successful law practice, with important corporation clients. The Senator has become an ornament of Mrs. Evelyn Walsh McLean's drawing room and other such fancy gather ings. It's a long, long way from the McLean drawing room to a miner's .shack in Butte, Mont., and sometimes even a man who once knew Butte will forget how great the distance is. " 'Potomac fever' may well have been a contributing cause In the defeat of Minnesota's 8en. Henrlk Shlpstead and In the repudiation of North Dakota's Gerald Nye, who went back home for a brief try at a come-back. Once the fever has really gripped its victim, he rarely recovers "?Chapel Hill Weelky, With The Churches BAPTIST First Church, Franklin The Rev. Charles E. Parker, Pastor Sunday: 10 a. m. ? Sunday school. 11 a. m. ? Worship. 6:30 p. m. ? Training union. 7:30 p. m. ? Worship. Wednesday : 7:30 p. m. ? Prayer meeting. EPISCOPAL St. Agnes Church, Franklin The Rev. A. Rufus Morgan, Pastor Sunday: 10 a. m. ? Church school. 11 a. m. ? First Sunday, Holy communion. Third Sunday, Morning prayer. 8 p. m.? Second and fourth Sundays, evening prayer. METHODIST Franklin Church The Rev. W. Jackson Huneycutt, Pastor Sunday: 10 a. m. ? Sunday school. 11 a. m. ? .Worship. 6:30 p. m. ? Methodist Youth fellowship. Wednesday: 8 p. m. ? Prayer meeting. Maiden's Chapel The Rev. R. L. Poindexter, Pastor 10 a. m. ? bunday school, E. A. Roper, supt. 11 a. m. ? Preaching, third Sunday. 2 p. m. ? Singing. 3 p. m.? Preaching, first Sunday. First Sunday: Franklin Circuit The Rev. D. P. Grant, pastor Preaching services as follows: Sunday: 11 a. m. ? Bethel church. ' 3 p. m.? Salem church. 7:30 p. m. ? Clark's chapel. Second Sunday: 11 a. m. ? Snow Hill church. 3 p. m? Louisa chapel. 7:30 p. m.? Iotla church. Third Sunday: 11 a. m.? Clark's chapel. 3 p. m. ? Salem. 7:30 p. m.? Bethel. Fourth Sunday: 11 a. m. ? Iotla. 3 p. m. ? Louisa chapel. 7:30 p. m. ? Snow Hill. PRESBYTERIAN Franklin Church The Rev. B .Hoyt Evans, pastor. Sunday: 10 a. m. ? Sunday school. 11 a. m. ? Worship. Morrison Church Sunday: 2:15 p. m.? Sunday school. 3:15 p. m. ? Preaching on the second and fourth Sundays. CATHOLIC Franklin (In- American Legion Hall) The Rev. A. F. Rohrbacher, Pastor Every Sunday: 7:45 a. m. ? Confessions. 8:00 a. m. ? Mass and com munion. INTER-DF.NOMINATIONAI, Sloan's Chapel Sunday: 2 p. m.? Sunday school on thr first, second, third, and fiftl Sundays. 2 p. m.? Preaching on thi fourth Sunday. 3 p. m. ? Sunday school on thi fourth Sunday. i p. m.? Preaching on th' days. Starting with the Tirst Sun day, the ministers who conduct the services are, in order: Th< Rev. W. R. Green of Jacksoi County, the Rev. Charles E Parker, Dr. C. R. McCubblns and the Rev. W. Jackson Huney cutt. Tuesday: 7:30 p. m.? Prayer meeting. NEGRO St. Cyprian's Episcopal The Rev. James T. Kennedy, Pastor Sunday: 11 a. m? Third Sunday, Holy communion 2 p. m. ? First and second Sundays, evening prayer. 3 p. m.? Church school. Friday: 5 p. m. ? Litany. Franklin Methodist Circuit (A. M. F/. Zion) The Rev. John O. Williams Pastor . Preaching services as follows. First and third 3undays: 11 a. m. ? Green Street church 2:30 p. m. ? Cowee church. 8 p. m. ? Green Street church NOTICE The Loyal Order of Moose meets regular ly on the first and third Thursday nights of each month at 7:30. LAKE V. SHOPE, Sec. LEGAL ADVERTISING ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTI0E Having qualified as adminis trator of Charlie W. Slagle, de ceased, late of Macon County, N. C., this is to notify all per sons having claims against the estate of said deceased to ex hibit them to the undersigned on or before the 28th day of June, 1947 or this notice will be plead in bar of their recov ery. All persons Indebted to said estate will please make imme diate settlement. This 28th day of June, 1946. A. B. SLAGLE, Administrator. Jly4 ? 6tp ? A8 NOTICE OF SUMMONS BV PUBLICATION , In The Superior Court NORTH CAROLINA MACON COUNTY FURMAN ANGEL Vs. HATTIE B ANGEL The defendant, Hattle B. Angel, will take notice that an action entitled as above has been commenced in the Super ior Court of Macon County, North Carolina, by the plain tiff for the purpose of obtain ing an absolute divorce and an annullment of a marriage on the grounds that the plain tiff had a, living wife by a form er marriage and for the reason of the want of will or under standing plaintiff was unable to contract a marriage; and the defendant will further take notice that she is required to appear at the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Macon County in the court house at Franklin, North Caro lina, within twenty days after the 30th day of August, 1946, and answer or demur to the complaint of plaintiff in said action or plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in said complaint. EDITH C. BYRD, Ass't. Clerk Superior Court, Macon County, North Carolina. Jly 25-4tc-al5 ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Having qualified as adminis trator of Nancy H. Jones, de ceased, late of Macon County, N. C., this is to notify all per sons having claims against the estate of said deceased to ex hibit them to the undersigned on or before the 1st day of July, 1947, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make imme diate settlement. This 1st day of July, 1946. GILMER A. JONES, Administrator Jly4 ? 6tc ? G.A.J. ? A8 ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE Having qualified as adminis tratrix of Mary Catherine Mc Guire, deceased, late of Macon County, N. C., this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 18th day of July, 1947, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate wiil please make imme diate settlement. This 18th day of July, 1946. LEILA McGUIRE, " Administratrix Jly25? 6tp ? A29 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF SUMMONS In The Superior Court NORTH CAROLINA MACON COUNTY ALBA PEEK SW ANSON vs RUEL RAY SWANSON The defendant, Ruel Ray Swanson, will take notice that in action entitled as above has been commenced in the Superior1 Court of Macon County for the purpose of securing a divorce from bed and board by the plaintiff. Alba Peek Swanson. Said defendant will further take notice that he Is required to appear at the office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Ma con County, North Carolina, on the 24th day of September, 1946, and answer or demur to the complaint In the said action or the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in said complaint. This the 26th day of July, 1946 EDITH C BYRD, Ass't. Clerk of Superior Court A1 ? 4tc ? J&J ? A22 ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Having qualified as adminis trator of A. O. Edwards, deceas ed, late of Macon County, N. C., this is to notify all persons hav ing claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 25th day of July, 1347, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make Immediate settle ment. This 25th day of July. 1940. JOHN W. EDWARDS, Administrator A1 ? 6tp ? S5 Cook vegetables In little wat er and do not throw that water down the sink, put It In the soup pot, national farm nutri tionists say.
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