COUNTY FAIR
EDITION
, KEr C1T OF JHBMOUr4TAIW
J i u i
VOLUME XLII
FRANKLIN, N. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1927
NUMBER THIRTY-NINE
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OLIVER, N0RR1S,
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Norton Fined $2.50 Shep
K herd and Holt Found Not
Guilty of Charges Prefer
red by Officers Evidence
Shows Norris Cursed Mrs.
Shepherd.
When Cecil Holt, Harry Shepherd,
and the latter's wife, coming toward
Franklin on the night of September
10, struck two officers' cars which
-were blocking the road, Charlie Oliver,
township constable, began firing, two
shots striking the car, and one taking
effect in Holt's left hip.
When Mrs. Shepherd who was in
a delicate state of health, and on her
way to the hospital, attempted to get
out of the car, after the shooting, one"
of the officers held her, swore at her,
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,?a,nd told her to "set still" and be
quiet.. Shepherd was handcufted and
brought to town.
Earlier in the evening, Shepherd
and his wife had been flagged by the
same group of officers, and a gun
pointed at them.
Such was the version of the shoot
ing of September 10 related by three
prosecution witnesses at the prelimw
nary hearing here Monday. The de
fense offered no evidence, and two of
those in the party of officers were
bound to Superior court.
Oliver was bound over under bond
of $1,000, charged with a felonious
assault with a deadly weapon on Holt.
Raleigh Norris, former deputy sher
iff and acting as an oficer at the
time, was bound over ,on two counts
of. assault with a deadly weapon one
on Shepherd, and one of Mrs. Shep
herd. He was placed under bond of
$200 in each case, or a total of
$400
Deputy Sheriff Frank Norton, the
third member of the of ficers' - party,
was found guilty of a simple assault,
and fined $2.50 and one-third of the
costs in his case. ,
The charges against Holt and bnep
herd, growing out of the same oc
currence, were all dismissed. They
were charged with an assault with a
deadly weapon, an automobile ; with
reckless driving; and Shepherd with
drunkenness. '
The hearing attracted a large crowd,
the court house being nearly full most
of the day from, the time the hear
ing began at 10 o'clock until it was
completed about 4. .
Hearing the cases were Justice ot
the Peace John E. Rickman, before
whom the warrants against Norton,
Norris, and Oliver were sworn out,
and Justice of the Peace George Car
penter, who issued the warrants
against Shepherd and Holt. They sat
together for both cases, but each
passed on the case coming under his
jurisdiction. . e- .
Attorneys representing .-mciwciu
Holt suggested at the beginning of
the trial that all the cases be consoli
dated and tried together, but attorneys
. fdr the officers vigorously protested,
nd the charges against the .officers
were heard first, as one case, followed
by the hearing of the charges against
Holt and Shepherd. The justices,
however, reserved their decision in the
first case until they had heard the
second.
In the case against Norton, Qhver,
and Norris, the . prosecution put Wit
three f the 12 witnesses, called on
the stand, two of these being Shep
herA and Holt. The third was Harry
McDowell, who was with the. oficers
. Mi the night of ' the occurrence, he
The shooting' occurred, between :;,'?
and 10 o'clock, according to McDowell.
If e indicateed how the two, cars of
, itl . ra ntarprl nit the hlfirh-
'V'urav. and swore that when Shepherd
it was necessary to move one of
, the parked cars to allow them to pass.
They returned toward Georgia, and
came back north with Holt. ' The
Shepherd car attempted to pass be
tween the parked cars of the officers,
striking both of them. About that
time he saw Charlie Oliver shoot, two
or three times. - He 1 heard three
shots. He had been there, an hour
' ot so before the shooting, he said;
the officers were looking for either
a liquor car or a stolen car, and
someone sugested l that they; go
home, but Oliver, McDowell sa,id,
stated that he would rather not go
in until they had had "a little excite
On cross examination. McDowell ad
mitted that he bacame frightened
s after the shooting and ran about 100
(Continued on page 8) .
HIGHLANDS CASE
COLETED
Referee Mallonee Consider
ing Evidence and Prepar
ing Report." '
Following four full days of evidence
taking here, and a trip to Highlands
Friday to view its hydro-electric plant
and water system, J. D. Mallonee, of
Murphy, referee, is at work preparing
his report in the case in which War
ren H. Booker, Charlotte, civil engi
neer, is suing the Town of Highlands.
Booker brought suit for the re
covery of $2,380, plus interest, balance
of engineering fees due him by the
town, according to his contention.
Highlands filed a counter-suit for
damages allegedly sustained, the town's
principal claim being based upon the
contention that the engineer's pre
liminary estimates on the cost of the
hydro-electric plant were too low, by
approximately $23,000.
In refutation and explanation, Book
er offered evidence tending to show
that conditions at Highlands were not
exactly as represented, instancing the
fact that it was represented to him
that local 6and was suitable for the
construction of the dam, whereas sand
actually had to be shipped from Co
lumbia, S. C.
A large number of witnesses were
examined. Testifying for Highlands
were practically all the members . of
the Board of Aldermen and most of
the employes of the municipality. No
expert testimony was offered by High
lands, however.
- The Charlotte engineer did nothing
inconsistent with good engineering
practices, it was testified by four
engineers, Thomas G. Coxe, of Cullo
whee, Roy J. Hart and George Vick
ery, of Highlands, and Fred Coffman,
of Charlotte. The hydro-electric plant
at Highlands, which cost slightly more
than $100,000, is worth approximately
a quarter of a million dollars, Mr.
Coxe testified.
Highlands began the installation of
a water system under Mr. Booker's
supervision about two years ago, later
employing him to superintend the con-,
struction of the hydro-electric plant
and a sewer system. The entire pro
gram was completed last April.
Booker was represented by Frank
Kennedy, of the Charlotte law firm
of Tillett, Tillett, and Kennedy, and
by Jones and Jones, of Frankhn.
Attorneys for the Town of Highlands
were Horn and Patton, of Franklin.
Flappers and Grandmothers
The. ladies in the school class of the
early eighties taught by Major N. P.
Rankin met at the lovely , country
home of Mrs. Mary Waldroop Tues
day, September 20, 1927.
After many fond embraces and hav
ing reverted to various scenes of
the past of the school mates the
following "school chums" and a few
invited friends gathered around a
sumptuous picnic dinner: ,
The roll was called and answered
with these responses s
Mrs. Tom Slagle-Young as I feel.
Mrs. Lee Crawford Old as you feel.
Mrs. Mysa Crawford Not as old
as the others.
Mrs. Lee Waldroop-Older than
wise. 4
Mrs. Mamie Rogers Too old to
mention. '"- ,
" Mrs. - James - Conley-Older than
good.
Mrs. E R. Kinnebrcw Just the
right age.
Mrs,; Mary Waldroop 25. -"
MrirWilJ Slban-MSweet 16.r
Mrs. Tom Roane Just as old, ?s
I look.
Mrs. F. T. ;Smith Old enough to
be a grandmother.
Mrs. Will Curtis The youngest one
in the crowd. . .
Mrs. Fred Moore She says she
don't belong. -t ; ,
Miss ' Annie Slagle-Oh! young and
tender. '
Miss Mary McDowdle Young as
the youngest flapper.
Miss Lilly Rankin Oh! I'm the real
flapper. , i
1 The last three ladies were the
youngest in the clas and the older
ones especial pals. , .
The class, of the early eighties did
full justice to the: lovely: dinner which
was really wonderful when one con
siders the extreme youth of the girl
who prepared it. .
After many , pleasant recollections
and' some good old time musicv,fare;
wells were said, with the hope to
meet with Mrs. Lee Waldroop next
year.
HIS MAJESTY THE
GREAT DEMON WASTE
(By Lyles Harris, County Agent)
With all of Macon county's virtues, progressive
ness and achievements, there is, gnawing at her very
vitals, one thing that bids fair to upset the whole
scheme of things. This is nothing more nor less
than waste.
Just stop and take a survey of the insiduous
ness of His Satanic Majesty. The Great Demon
Waste. The multitudinous methods he, uses to
perpetrate and accomplish his nefarious ends are
legion. I
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His Satamic Majesty is no respector of person,
things or animals. He has no rules but one; and
that is to take advantage of every opportunity, and
where there are no opportunities existing; to make
an opportunity. He begins with the soil; he uses
the sun, the air, the water, the weeds, the insects,
fungus diseases and chemical reaction of elements
found in nature. He particularly revels in barren
fields through the winter, and in negligent soil
preparation and crop cultivation. By these means
he takes from the soil, annually, from 600 to 900
pounds per acre of .lime salts m soils where there
are no winter crops. fc! '
Among the plant life of the land he worms his
poisonous presence in the shape of insect pests,
fungus diseases and absence of proper plant food.
In the animal worla1 he is most energetic along
the lines of improper breeding, negligent feeding,
improper sheltering, intestinal parasites and ex
ternal parasites, where he takes full advantage be
fore his presence is observed owing to ignorance or
carelessness of the owner. ,.. .
His titanic majesty wields a wicked warfare up
on the orchards of the county by using the weapons
placed in his hands in the way of lack of spraying
material, lack of proper fertilization, and cultiva
tion, and lack of forethought and energy on the part
of the owner.
His "Worship" brings his cohorts hi devastation
in full force into the smajl pen of the confined hog,
and revels in the unsanitary conditions 'found there.
Nothing is more conducive to his achievement than
the opportunity to develop billions of bacteria in the
filth and excretion in which the majority of our ,
hogs have to live.
He worms his vulgar presence- into the wet,
damp; filthy, unsanitary cow stall; pollutes the milk
with filthy odors and injurious germs, thereby caus
ing our babies to suffer.
.
Ht creeps into the poorly ventilated, filthy
chickert roost and puts His cohorts to work in the
. way of mites, lice, roup, gaps, dytes, typhoid j dip-
theria, cholera, black head, etc. .. . "
"
One of the best accomplishments of the great
god Waste, is his squandering of time among the
farm pooulation of the land. If he can keep a
water system out of the house and barn ; if he can
cause the farmer not to think or plan; if he can
cause him to feel sorry fpr himself and bemoan his
luck, if he can cause the man to so arrange his build
ings and equipment that he will get the least profit
able return from them, he hasMaccomplished one of
the main desires. l!
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In the marketing world, both buying and sell
ing, Waste brings to bear many things to obtain the
desired end. First and foremost he makes use of
the" mental attitude of most of the people to refrain
from co-operation ; to accept the other man's plan ;
to ; accept the other man's prices and goods, and to
offer to the market produce of an inferior quality, in
, (Continued on page 5)
C01.1ISSI0IRS
ARE LIABLE
Tax Lists Must Be Turned
Over to Tax Collector
First Monday In October
Law Says All Previous
Taxes Must, Have Been
Collected Sheriff to Give
Bond Before Receiving
Tax Books.
Preparation of two copies of the
tax list for each township and a set
tlement in full of all . taxes for last
year must both take place under the
law by the first Monday in October,
when the county commissions of the
various counties meet to make pro
vision for the collection of the 1927
tax levy.
The county commissioners are charg
ed with the responsibility of pre
paring the duplicate tax lists and the
sheriff or other tax collecting officer
must make the full and complete
settlement for the 1926 taxes. The
sheriff is also required to give bond
before receiving the tax books on
The board of county commissioners
must furnish an order along with ,
the tax lists and the sheriff or other
tax collecting officer of the county to
collect the taxes due.
Law Has Tooth
Charles M. Johnson, county advisor,
under the County Government Ad
visory Commission, calls the attention
of the boards arid other county offic
ers to the strict provisions of the
act to provide for the collection of
taxes and the provisions governing
in particular the meeting of the board
of commissioners on the first; Monday
in October, which are as follows:
"Any county commissioner who shall
vote to deliver the tax list and re-
collector for the succeeding year, when ,
settlement has not been made as
herein provided of the taxes for the
previous year, shall be individually
liable for the amount of taxes due by
such sheriff ro tax collector.
"Any county commissioner who shall
fail to vote on the first Monday in
October to make provisions for the
collection of the taxes for the then
tax year, as herein provided, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor ,and upon
conviction shall be subject to a fine
of ten dollars for each day failure
to make provisions as herein pro-
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"Any county commissioner who shall
fail to require a report herein re
quired or wilfully fails to perform any '
duty herein imposed, shall, upon con-
Vitliuii, uc gum; vii luiusciucaiuui,
punishable fy fine or imprisonment,"
or both, in the discretion of the
court.
"Any sheriff or tax collector who
shall fail to perform any duty im-'
posed by this article shall, upon con-!
viction, be guilty of a misdemeanor,
punishable by fine or imprisonment,'
or both, in the discretion of the court,
and in addition thereto shall be liable"
under his bond for all damages re
sulting from his negligence."
North Skennah Locals
Messrs, Ray Sanders and Carl Tal
lent were in this section Saturday.,
night.
Miss Leobelle Bradley spent the
week end with her parents, Mr. and'
Mrs. Everett .Bradley, of Iotla.
Messrs. Pink and John Jones arc.
visiting, old friends and relatives this
week here.
Frank Carpenter and Lonzo Knight
were the guests of Mr. Robert Car
penteer Saturday night,
Mr. Fred Kimzcy was visiting his'
sister, Mrs. Carrie Kane, of Cartooge
chaye Saturday nig'U.
Miss Bradley returned to her school
Sunday afternoon, accompanied by
her cousin, Mr. Early Bradley.
Mr. Ed Sanders was in this.com
mnnity , Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Carpenter were
in this community Sunday afternoon
and took supper with his uncle, Mr.
Robert Carpenter.
Mr. Zeb Shone, spent the week end
with home folks.
Bullock-Gribbh
Miss Willie Mae Bullock, of Abbe"
ville, S. C., a nurse at Angel Broth- '
ers' hospital, and Mr. Ted Gribble,
of Franklin, were quietly married at .
the Presbyterian Manse by Rev. J.
A. Flanagan on Sunday, September 18.
Since their marriage this happy couple
havf hfpn rpcotv'ma rnnirratnlatinn
and best wishes of their numerous
friends.