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^ntttkitu ^Irrss nnit Cke ^Jighlands Jltnratrinn at tat OfTV*. rrunklln. N C . w ?mnal1 cJm? matler TO*. UK V III .Nirmbrr 1 PubUabed erery Thursday by The Frank] In Preas At Franfclln, North Carolina Telephone 24 WKLMAK JONHB .Editor BOB 8 SLOAN Bualneas Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES Out-ol County ? One Year In Macon County ? One Year Six Month* Three Months Single Copy Obituary ooticca, card* ?f t hanky tribute* of rcapect. by individual*. lod^ra, oborcixa, organ lzationa or societies. will b? regarded as advert map and mwnul at regular claaaifird advertising rate* Suck doUcci will br ma rk rd 'ad* " in ami p!) ?net with the requirement*. $3.00 $2.50 $1 75 $1 oo .10 JAM AH V 2. 1 H"> The Filibuster Again 'Hirer I >i-i i k >ci at ir ^'iiatur- ! < h 1 1 1 ;i 1 1 ? < i \ew York. I 'otiglas < >i 1 1 1 1 1 1< ? i and I 1 n ? . i ] 'In c\ Mm nest >t a have announced thev will -pearhead a drive, ai the opening oi ( ongress >atnr?la\. to out law the filibuster. The announced purpose ol this proposed change in the rules of the Senate is to pave the wav tor enactment of civil rights legislation. The filibuster ? the literal talking to death oi a piece of legislation ? seems a silly method for grown men to emplov. It probably should be outlawed. The complete lack of honesty on the part ol its opponents, however, hardly qualifies them to call the kettle black. In the first place, the rule either is good or bad, and should be retained or abolished on its merits. These senators and other filibuster opponents have become morallv shocked, however, only when they found it standing in the way of their pet legisla tion. Thev want to change the rules in the middle of the game. In the second place, the sponsors oi civil rights legislation have given the public the impression that no civil rights legislation ever can be enacted so long as the filibuster is permitted. That is tin true. Civil rights legislation can be enacted am v time enough senators want it. A two thirds vote irf the Senate alwavs can shut on debate. Thev aUo have c reated the itni.r*. ? ;?.i. that i he filibuster is an evil invention oi a lew "southern senators opposing civil right-, I hat. too. ;s mi true. The hlibu-ler lia- beet: "? ??-.?-?! ai: ?? ?? 1 -nice the n let i i or \ ill man ininicili noi ?>, 1 1 i < ?n ' j ai It has I )eeti n -cd 1 1 v nuiiorit ic- 1 rmi i < ? 1 . -< > t toll of the ? i iiliil I to b].,. I. I. ? . I - ' ? ' . ' '>'? those minorities. I- 1 1 1 ; 1 1 i * . |li. :? ii .1 It.; ' I ? ? t ?-< I ??!?> ?< at i-d t liar i n I < ? 1 > \ ma ;? >i i' >' 1 < ? 1 1 a ban ? *a n a at \ i<- i ljjht and j > i ? i that a ma p -rit \ . a dictate t < > a 1 1 \ and subject ai air. and .?ii .ill -nlih ' i - .i; .iii i inn'- . ii re 1 1 i.i ii a 1 1 . 1 i.i - 'la right ill mini >i it ie> > ai an\ and ev er\ That . "i ' "in -r. w i alii akin in ui"l> i nie. And 1 1 1 . 1 1 . tl II w el ( I 1 1| i crl . \\ . .1 1 III II take : 111 u it'll who wi'iitc till- < < 1 1 1 > 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 < 1 1 < i.i llii 1 lilted "-tale 1< ii ik pi'cl I v si u | a 1 1 I i > i i li<- \ v i the limits tied ( a >?(?.- whele ,i hale 1 1 1 . i | < ? I it tn,i\ not ill i a l t'l n 1 1 \ 1 1 \ei I ? 1 1\ el ll ii lent ; till tin t i ? ? 1 1 1 < . I lie v Micei Tile < I 111- t It IIIK III < X | nap a it \ . hiit ,i t ? i hit if ( i iti^re-s. 1 1 ( 1 1 1 1 1 ,i I i.i t'e c \ t I , i m ei n lie] It i < ? < 1 1 1 1 1 1 - lint a haie ma a ait . . Inn a I \\ ? ? third-. \nte. tn | ia ? a |neiv ? . I lev i latum urn tin I ' i e i dent \ et 1 1 It r c | i 1 1 t e - i i.ii a 1 1; v< it e. t ' i t at i I '? 1 1 eat ii 1 1 a 1 1 a a I ' ' \ '. 'i t 1 1 1 1 d I ' ' , lit' \ , a ? . 1 1 eh I i method prot <?( t ion Kti i isa i.' not ii .i' i Ml' i.' *ork a 1 it t Ir ti? 1 1 1 r thiu, H In tl,. fclli.W I r \ i ' . I Mr It Business In Government Big business ha* an exceptionally heavy rtprr' m lit at i< ? 1 1 among the appointees ? > 1 President elect I i^ciihi ay er In i a i T . the non-pig business appointee is so rare .1- in In- tlii' exception that j > r < > v t- ^ the rule The 1'reMtleiit elect is represented as seeking the lust brains in the country, and nobodv. surely, can tak<- exception to that There is nothing wrong, furthermore, with lug business men, per se. It is lea-oiiable to believe that a big business man is lust as , apable of honesty, patriotism, obiectivitv, and a desire to serve as a little business man or a law\er or a college ptoli-M,r ? ? i what have v i >u Ihe assumption, m -on :e < |iia r t el s . that the lis eiihower a ppomt 1 1 lent - |i>i eia-i a Roman holida\ lot big business d 1 1 1 1 1 1 v the next loui \ears pre sllppo-e- I hat tllel'e Is -oUielllllli.' wicked about I 111 - me - - W hell it be. m ; e - 1 >1 . Ilia: I - ~ lib leet to Iplest loll. In -a \ the lea - 1 I llet'e - a daiiL'el . however. ? t h ? sort ill the overwhelming in edoumiance oi big business ? en in ihe I isenhower appointments. I hat danger l! "\s out ot the tact that operating a business anil operating the bu-iness ot government, espec ialb when n i> a democratic gov ernnieiii, are <|uite dilleieiil. Ihe tuiest business executive will bog down m public service unless he recogni/es the dil I'ereiices. and adjusts himself to them. There was a time, it is worth recalling, in the late 20's, when a business man was supposed to be able to periorm anv and everv task better than anvone else. So we elected a big business man as President. He was an intelligent man, an honest man, a patriotic man, but he made a poor Presi dent -and he had run into difficulty long before the depression struck. Bouquet Congratulations to the Franklin Garden Club on the success of it's 1952 Christmas li^htin^ decora tions contest. Spurred bv the club, more and more Franklin households enter this contest from vear to year, and each vear sees better decorations than the year before ? more imagination and originality of de <i^rn. and more painstaking effort in execution. It i? ,i line thin, lt. for i lie 'Olkv who enter t H?. content-; i- well as for the community. Others' Opinions HF. Li v ES ;T FLAT ? /.? . ' I upprfTi.it" the flat co i immediately afte?* retunnnu such av ! made thi< past wc navigate no long. strep ! ?vj* ?????.(! h< folks to 11. r' i!,ci iiff'TCy^r . mon . i : > ? ' ? ' 1 1 a : 1 is Mo curves ??n cmves t<: up the b: >K.'-. nothing t be ba k :irm' THE NE'A SOUTH ??S.i in R;iv;in ip Th" \? a -v >p^e:ver ? TIk rhaiu.';ng Southern <?? i :? -a a - <a m-j !b? :l recently hv Ifed nmg < "; i r t ? ? i" . the (ireenvill'- Mi>' ? ,:itor ;r. this fashion Cotton ha- gone west, live.-tock crowing has come east, the Negroes have cone North, and Yankees have come South PROSPERITY ? The Hob' sonian ? It people compared their financial condition a*- freely now as they did in the day. of the depression, they might find that the principal difference is that the average person now owes more than the most prosperous person could have Ixir rowed twenty years ago KINDNESS TO TOURISTS ? I, P Cross m Clayton Tnbunei 1 where some <?t the (ienrna cities are placing i>olice on the highways and arreting foun ts and carrying them to n cafe and serving them with lunehe- Now that is a nice thing to do Clayton did that veari a(,o and brought m all who would come and erved them lunches apple, and eider Thev liked it and we made ? ome friends l>\ the little act o? kind ne - It pav t., I,.. kind to foiirr ts SERMONS IN TREES * I'cii \\ I .? it. : in Sp.ithlield If. Ct | C a 1 <e 1 ill'. I ! ke t line f!C??-\oio(| t lie Sift | ; <-n m\ ? ?red that the vning M '?? wak ?elded la lit t- the hniUiWCst 'he pei an 1 1 . . ,n . hv wer?' I bad 1 1 1 c n 1 1 1 1 1 " . i 1 ' , t d ? i u n i ?? h t And I ? up the ? v> no - 1 I , ? I >" ramped ervn< t ?? .# f t r it ear Iv .ear OUR DEMOC^CV r] AMERICANS ALL **>0*7* 1 +* Tin m* In I652,A roun* Gl k/v\an WACKtP P OWN A tAN^PlANd !*? N( rv yO*A AND STCPPfcP IWTO AMNION MtHORi' BtFOIti CaAv^CKUIU ^Ab Iv?N MATuRAtHCO, WVI^CO*>iS'N rlAXS HC ftt(AM( A piPi_0**AT> A WAH (^fNlKAl, A SENATOR., A OJStMCT a* *4( r or rrtt tur**** - 1 wr? rt **r4i The anonymous immigrant who walked off the boat YESTERDAY, OK LAST WEEK, OR LAST YEAR, EAGER TO 6REATHE THE SWCET AIR OF FREEDOM, MAY NOT &? ANON Y MOOS fOB. LONG . B1CAUSE THERE IS NO CEILING HERE ON OPPORTUNITY, HC A*AY Of ANOT&MA CARL. *>CHUrtZ. SOMETHING ROTTEN IN PRISON CAMPS? (Smlthfield Herald) No American can read about the killing of 82 Chinese pris oners and wounding o / 120 by American soldiers without an uneasy feeling that there Is something not right on these Korean islands where prison camps have been set up under UN commanders. Most of these prisoners were unarmed civilians. They are de scribed as using rocks, but what chance has a civilian with a rock In his hand against a trained soldier armed with a ma chine gun or bayonet? No American parent can picture hi.1- son using a bayonet on a civilian, even an unruly one, without a feeling that if in vestigations are to be kept up, an official and public investi gation of these allied prison camps in Korea is much in order. There have been so many reported outbreaks and rebellions on the islands in question that the American public is entitled to a truthful report as to what is going on. Military life in any country opens the way to brutality and sadism on the part of men who in civil life would be squelched. The American people do r.ot *.vant to see their armies en ;i ? i! in anything that remotely resembles what the German Vi.'N did in their prison compounds during the late world It there is something wrone in Korean prison camps, Ii ? .n have the truth now before the whole world finds another 'eason for being suspicious of American methods To give something for nothing is to weaker, the giver John J Asty STRICTLY PERSONAL By WEIMAR JONES NKU VKAK KKSOI.ITIONS I resolve When the other follow breaks his New Year resolutions al most as soon as they are made, to try to remember how short lived mine often are When youth seems a bit p.id dy. to try to remember how un steady. at the same a^e, 1 was. on my intellectual and spiritual feet When 1 ;un inclined to feel suj>erioj: to the man who does something reprehensible, to try to remember that maybe that was iiis weakness, and that I probably do little better when my/weak spot is touched When I meet somebody I dojn't like. t<> try to remember t lijjTt the trouble probably is in)t in linn but in me When the oth'T lellow disa gree', with n i e in try to i e member that he probably e- iu-t a lionest in In opinion as I am in mine and ju -t a.s hkHv to be * i ! * 1 1 1 S 1? I'll" N < 1 a Year a 1 w a \ ?> ? ends tti" memory Kh kuaid ? 1 < I this New Yea i I wa m mi .c <1 'I t'.UI ,t..| |e about t lie l'| K In t. h phoii' v t. in in it ,i. I in. v i lie ! .i ? t t o i v had to . i< . with the late Ml \ 1 i/a bet h I Ke||y . i * ' r "? f|.,M r right. she particularly enjoyed t* lling the story on herself. It seems that on a certain evening the lone telephone op e r;? t <ir had a date or something and persuaded Miss Kelly to substitute for her She careful ly explained the workings of the switchboard, and concluded by telling Miss Kelly that, if she had difficulty making the connections, she could just tell the calling party that the line was busy That seemed an easy way out. and. according to the story, Miss Kelly, m response to each ring, said: 'Hie line is busy" without waiting to be told the number wanted The other story related to a man operator. Hctween the infrequent calls. !)?? would look out the window, ob erviii" the goings and com ings on Main Street Frequent lv. u he ; i .1 number was called, he -.'..?til'! explain that "he's not there. I nist saw him go in the drur tore, wait a minute .< nd I II sir 1 1 he\ st ill t here ( >ne e\ . 11111!'. a number was < ailed .i nd he explained t hei e ?a a ? no need to rim.', it i In y ve all gone !<> tin- party "" i at the Kmit h W-l eu'f Voil ll!V|led ? S i' I' comp|i-t<lv ll'ilie'l son is dogmatically aire . I ,d ??". ' nothing As It Looks To A Maconite ? ?? MB SIX) Last year I began the year by advocating among other things .hat an all weather road be >ullt from Franklin to Nanta lala I was pretty lucky, I guess [ understand that the survey in this road will be started this month This year one ol the main things I think that Macon bounty citizens should concern Lhemselves with is making sure that we get a revaluation of the taxable property here and that the revaluation is done by in outside firm which special izes in that type of work This is the year set aside by law for that purpose. If a proper valu ation 1s not set this year, it will be five years before the matter can be considered again Many counties have found that after taking such action that they were abl> to reduce the tax rate and still have much larger revenue. Part of the reason is this Here in Macon County we have the custom of listing taxes at 60% or less of its proper value. This process does not mean very much to the small tax payer but it re duces the tax bill of the large taxpayer by a large ajnount If I own some property that is worth about $10000.00 and I list it at $600.00 there is $400 0C worth of property that I am not paying taxes on. If on the other hand I own $100,000.00 worth of property and I pay taxes on $60,000.00 worth of property that Is going tax free ? quite a saving. The present system Is inefficient, poor busi ness, and unfair. The reason I think that a firm of experts should be em ployed is Just this: What would you or I or any other average citizen who might be called on to serve as tax assessor know about computing the real worth of such large firms as Nanta hala Power and Light Company, Van Raalte, or Zickgraf Hard wood Company, or Southern Railroad properties? Under the present system these companies may be paying more than their proportion, or less, and I don't believe we can get a true ans wer without having a qualified and impartial board make a study of the situation Person ally I have an idea that a study of the tax situation here in Macon County would find that our few industries are paying more than their share, but that a large group of well to do farmers and small business tirms are not paying their part in proportion to their income. Well my New Year's wish for this column is that here in Macon County we get a fair .survey made of our tax struc ture by a board composed of a group of people who make a business of doing this type of work. 1 Do You Remember? 'Looking backward through the files of The Press) ;,ti \ I ARS AGO THIS \\ I I K I ill v Rinkin retained , ; M w.*< iron; :i vi i* if se *'?' r al wck.- to h rr brother. in W;; -h-lK'toll. 1) C t master Furmi'.i Janrtt and his sister, Carrie, wont Christmasing to Dillsboro last week where they have rela tives. The mountains were covered with snow Christmas morning 25 YEARS AGO Mr Steve Porter assumed the management of the Scott Grif fin on January 1 under a four year lease On public occasions when a good quartette is desired we suggest Jim Morrison. Frank Henry George Brown, and Frank Leach, with Jack Strib I I n g as coach. Mrs. Frank Moody will leave F riday for Orlando, Fla . to visit her daughter. Miss Nora Moody, who is an instructor in music at ;i uburb of Orlando Miss Moody recently returned from ;i tup to Cuba 10 VI AHS AGO George W Dowdle, Jim R. ; t v. and Mann Ray. who are d >mg defense work near Portsmouth. V.i .ire at home for the holi day.- witli their tamilies Mr Dowdle's son, Glenn. w irks ?Mih him \V< 'i k I row W Cob!) com i > I I I I ? o ? j r " in t h?- Oj s icr i" ( \ ? ; i dale SehOol at ( amp I .r> . ,i Oil I >? ( -ember :?;? .,1,(1 ha , |)( ? n cnmmissioiitM) .? c? Hid 1 If ? 1 1 1 ? . .:it li I 1 1 1' t tn ( < Highlands ?
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