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COUNTY-WIDE NEWS BRIEFLY BUT THOROUGHLY TOLD 1J"c. 1 - ' I fo K , 6"-Vi;s, l V.r ESTABLISHED I Jz -r -y-yyJt-..: s . . paper- ) VOLUME XLV FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1033 NUMBER FORTY-THREE ' ' , -- - T . : - -.. -3 -. - .J.; . i.i r; ; . wfst nr F - t&iiW iW, , vv " iV " ' 'V -.1 asiieville i A p !X': ' y MACON UNION SENDS B. Y. P. U. DELEGATES i TO ASSOCIATION ' Macon county had the biggest del egation of any of the B. Y. P. U. associations that met in Andrews last Wednesday night except Andrews. There were two carloads that went . from here to Andrews to join three other associations. There was a great deal of work done in discussing prob lems, planning better work, and en listing more workers. A wonderful lecture was given by the state Y., P. U. secretary, James Suey. The Andrews people welcomed every one with a smile and gave us a real ; banquet. . - - The officers of Macon association are going to work out a good pro gram to give al the churches who will be interested in, B. Y. P. U, work. You pastos and church members take notice to . this,, put it before your church and help us to carry this work through. We,; want to train your . members how to do their church work and stand out for Christ. If you live near Iotla go visit their B. Y. P., U. and see what wonderful work they are doing; or if you are near Franklin come and see if we haven't got a. good B. Y. P. U.. But you . can make it larger and better by coming, fcnd working; or if you are in some other' 'district open your kor so we can -help you start just as good a work. o . "o7 "Dog;MTtr(Jordwyn merry "bkrkie," which is coming to the Macon Theatre Friday and Sat urday, is the first- all-canine talking picture ever produced. With a' cast of fifty trained dog actors, the two-reeler tells the story of the eternal trianagle of dogdom. Human voices have,Jeen synchronized with the actions of the canine play ers, creating an entirely new ; comedy effect. ' Jiggsr well known screen dog, plays the role of Clara Bull, faithless wife of John Bull, portrayed by Brownie, another veteran of the films. The "other dog" is Buster, famous for his performances in comedies and feature length pictures. The cast includes many of the best known dogs on the screen and in vaudeville. The directors, Zion Myers and Julius White, were forced to re cruit all the stage-trained dogs in Los Angeles . in order to secure, a sufficient number schooled in walk ing on their hind. legs. , The four-footed players were dress ed in miniature human clothes, com plete in every detail. The two set tings for the story, a night club' and a courtroom, were built on a dimin utive scale to accord with the size of the actors. Twenty trainers assisted Myers and White in the direction of the players, each one directing his own dogs. Two .entire canine . vaudeville acts were used to supply the trained htrtS-hula and ballroom dancers for the cabaret scenes. , v Myers and White wrote the story and dialogue in addition to co-directing the picture. Both are veterans of screen comedies and both have had txperience in animal direction. . . .' o- ' CROSS VISITS FRANKLIN Mr. and Mrs.,L. P. Cross, of Clay ton, Ga., were in Franklin last Wed nesday. Mr. Cross is editor of The Qayton Tribune. ' DECEMBER 10TH DATE SET FOR BIG MOTORCADE December 10th has been set as the date Franklin is to entertain the Atlanta-Ash eyille Motorcade at luncheon. It is highly important that every man arid woman among us' do his or her part towards .making the day a howl of a suc cess. It is easy for us to get thousands of dollars worth of fine publicity, and it is just as eaSy for us to make a complete fizzle of the whole thing. No schism, no selfishness, no big l and little YOU all together and a . strong pull for Franklin. Instructor Often Too Prone To State Opinion for Truth (By Dr. Caleb A. Ridley) PART VI When Miss Harriet Lyon was ask ed: 'Why is it that a college educa tion seems to upset, rather than build up- the moral responsibility of 'our young men and women?" she replied through the Independent as follows: "The difficulty lies in the fact that the instructor is often too prone to state opinion for truth,, to destroy an ancient degma with a remark just as dogmatic, and not quite so old. The argument is offered that, if the Student . has any convictions to begin with, he or she, will support them against such attacks and force the instructor to retract or explain. This is a hopeful theory, but does not compliment the understanding of the theorist. ; What eighteen-year-old stu dentI speak not of the few who have been brought up to think, but of the mass who have not is pre pared with such a concrete and. con cise case for the instructor ? Religion for example, is generally a matter of growth and inheritance. It" would be almost as reasonable to expect a freshman or sophomore to explain why he is blond instead of brunette as why he is a Congrcgationalist rath er "than a Presbyterian. And yet the faith under "which he has grown up may not be utterly useless to him. He should be given a fair 'chance to uphold his end of the argument, and it is the Huty of the instructor to an &Ttiutfjmo. whom the Virgin .Birth has been simply an article of faith." I am a. great bejiever in . books not to make, a library out ofr but to help in the making of character. It is my conviction that the ., present generation As too. much inclined to scan books rather than master them. It is not the number of books one reads that counts, but how many you master and what sort of books they are. . Our modern system of education calls for enough books before the boy graduates from high School to make a fair-sized library, and all sorts of extra reading on. the side. And yet, the modern graduate is not equipped nearly so well as his father was when he graduated fifty years ago. Why? Because modern education has lost the, art of building character. No man or woman is ever well educated if taught by a vacilating, unstable and worldly teacher. A mere handful of the right sort of books, a few pupils and a real teacher, and you have a school. In the old days the student had to study; today it is a" cramming process. , In the old days education was a drawing-out, today it is a pouring, in. Formerly you had to think; now. you have to remember. James RusSel Lowell when meditat ing upon the elements of character which combine to make real men wrote: "I honor the man who is willing to sink ; Half his present repute for freedom to think. And. when he has thought, be the matter strong or weak ; Will risk the other half for freedom to speak, Caring naught for what vengeance the -'""""'mob' has in store . ":."" "" Let that mob be the upper 'ten thousand or lower." lf a fellow thinks, then thinks some more, and keeps on thinking, he will arrive after a while; but if he crams until Dooms Day without thinking, he will never be more than a phon ograph an echo. Speaking before ' the KiwanisClub of Lawrence, Massachusetts, on "The Red Peril" the Honorable Frank A. Goodwin is quoted by the Manufac turers Record as having said: "Let me read you a few of the questions submitted to a senior class of girls at Smith College, and I un derstand it was also sent out to oth ers. After you hear these questions I would ask you if it is not time either to clean out those responsible for this filth, or for parents to keep their daughters out of such an un clean atmosphere. Would you wish to have such questions as these asked of your daughter ? ; (Ccaanuci! t:l page five) ' God's Man Has Fallen (By Caleb A. Ridley) None of us are ever quite ready to hear about the death of a loved orte or friend. No matter if we have reasons to suspect their go ing, the final word comes with a crash. It was so with hundreds of our citizens when the news of Dr. Mock's death was brought over the wires last week. It was not unexpected news, but heartstrings snapped just the same This good minister had made a place for himself in the affections of our people. He ' would have been closing his third year with the Methodist church here had he not broken down back in the sum mer. He was a loved and loveable man and minister. He was cour ageous and yet tender as a child. He was a , good preacher, a hard student and a sympathetic pastor. Nobody but the God whom "he served can know what the final straw which crushed him' was. He had his own burdens to bear and also those of his people. He stood up under them long as he could and then fell. We often read where towns and cities pension horses that have served their cities well; they are given a rest and pasturage. " But tired preachers' must go on until they fall in harness. Few think of them until they are dead. Mock is dead, let us all go to won-' derinc whv! Did he Uve o"t his. (t knowT" Wr'can.ioit uT SwtfcfT knows and God knows. ... . To the, stricken family twe offer a tribute "of tears and woul(C""rf we '.could, reach our hand through the shadows and steady them as they reel under the load. Life will never be the same to any of them again. But the Master Man said: "I am the resurrection and the life." Development of Great Smoky Mountains Na tional Park Pushed There are at present 158,000 acres of wilderness land in the Great Smoky Mountains already in the possession of the United States government and with acreage now being purchased to complete the 428,000 acres which will eventually be the total area of the park, plans for the development of this national playground are being pushed for ward with increasing speed. Fire and game protection meas ures are already being taken by the Federal park ranger forces in the area which has been presented to the government. Trails and telephone lines are being installed, to provide means of communication between ranger stations. The entire area will be patrolled to prevent damage to the virgin forests from fire and to protect animal life and enforce fishing regulations. Plans for this development include establishment of highways, camping and parking grounds, the building of museums for natural history exhibits and the provision -of sanitation sys tems to take care of the enormous number of visitors who will visit the park in future years. Due to its nearness to the eastern centers of population this Great Na tional Park is expected to attract an attendance of visitors equal to the annual attendance of al the other parks in the National Park system according to Horace M. Albright, di rector of the' United States National Park Service, who recently visited the North Carolina portion of the Great Smokies region. , Highways are now being improved and new roads constructed which will open a portion of the section to the public. Many Visitors are travelling into the park over the existing high ways and parties of hikers are travers ing the trails through the virgin mountain region. ( o '"' Rev. Irvin, pastor of Franklin M?th odist church, preached to a large con srregation of Methodists, and Baptists Sunday evening at the local Baptist church. ' ( f i . j r jurors oeieciea ror Nov. Term of Court The following jurors have been drawn to serve at November term of Macon court: First week: A. J. Welch, Rt. 3, Franklin; J. L. Parker, Rt. 2, Frank lin; T. P. Martin, Etna;'M. L. Sprink les, Prentiss; Lon Roper, Franklin; W. B. Brown, Rt. 2, Franklin; J. D. Welch, Rt. 3, Franklin ; J. R. Frank lin, Rt. 4, Franklin; John Dills, Cul lasaja; Odell Hall, Kyle; W. J. Tyler, Cullasaja; C. W. Mashburn, Cullasaja; C. T. Henry, Ellijay; Luther Jacobs, Aquone; E. B. Conlty.Otto; W. F. Curtis, Franklin; H. Lon Ammons, Rt. 2, Franklin;, F. B. Williamson, Prentiss; D. D. Rice, Franklin; W. R. Pressfey, Rt. 1, Franklin; W. G. Bryant, Franklin; W. R. Waldroop, Rt. 1, Franklin; Ed R. Mason, Rt? 3, Franklin; S. E. McCoy, Gneiss; John A. Dean, Rt. 3, Franklin; D. L. Par rish, West's Mill; W. M'. Swafford, Rt. 3, Franklin; R. H. Bennett, Iotla; Richard Bingham. Rt. 1, Franklin ; Ben McCollum, Franklin; Tom Tal lent, Cullasaja; J. M. Swafford, Rt. 3, Franklin; Louis J. Moses, Ellijay; J. P. Bradley, Etna; E. N. Keener, Rt. 2, Franklin. " Second week: Alvah Pearce, Frank lin; C. W. Hames, Franklin; Carl D. Morgan,. Stiles; W. I. Houston, Gneiss; S. W. Stanficld, Franklin; W. B. Dobson, Jr., Rt. 1, Franklin; Earl Blajne, Rt. 1, Franklin; J. M. Holbrooks, Rt. 2, Franklin ; Henry Tippett, Iotla; Ras.,Duvall, Nantahala; Noyia, Gibsori, Etna; S. E. Fouts, Rt. Etna; W. A. Shields, Rt 3, Frank lin ;'W. T. McDonald, Otto? . V ....--,r 0 v. Some 'Tater" 9o far as we are concerned we are 'not going to enter the contest; J. D. Rickman of Anet, Colorado, may have, the prize, whatever it is. Through the mails we have just received from Mr. Rickman, who is a Macon county man gone wrong we mean gone West an Irish ' pota to weighing 3 1-3 pounds. It may be seen'at The Press office.! It may be stuffed but it looks like a real potato. Mr. . Landrum sends The Press the following clipping taken from the Day tona Beach (Fla.) News-Journal: Sixteen bass scaling from 2 to 35 : pounds comprised a near record catch made at Red Shell by Al Brum ley, Dr. Hoke Johnson, Ernest John son and William Ohler yesterday. They used cut mullet for bait, and quit fishing with the bass- still biting. The anglers said they had never seen reds so easily taken. They hardly found, time to eat." They estimated the weight of the catch at more than 450 pounds. ; Just as a Doctor's medical knowledge is accepted for protection, so is Ad vertising in accepted by the busines men of Macon County. HUNTING SEASON CLOSED ON FUR BEARING ANIMALS Following action by the Board of Conservation and Development, Chas. H. England, State game warden, an-' nounced yesterday that the season . for trapping fur-bearing , animals has , been closed for two years in fifteen ', Western North Carolina counties. The counties in which the news reg ulation takes effect include the follow ing: .'Buncombe, Clay, Cherokee, Graham, Swain, Jackson, Haywood, Madison,' Yancey, Henderson, Tran sylvania, Polk, Macon, McDowell, and Mitchell. Closing of the season for these animals was asked in petitions from the fifteen counties, and the action . of . the Conservation Board followed a public hearing conducted by State Warden England , in Asheville on October 1 at which the opinions ex pressed were overwhelmingly in favor of the proposed change. The petitioners asked that the trap ping be prohibited as a feature of a 1 movement to increase the number of fur-bearers in that section to an ex tent so that the fur industry may be reestablished pn a large scale. 'Con siderable interest, it was contended, is being developed in this endeavor in the western part of the state. West's Mill Junior Order Delegates to Lexington The Junior Order local of West's Mill is by . no means asleep. At a recent meeting he following named Orphanage of 'the- Orde'r is located : T. M. Rickman; Ed Duvall, Oscar Mason, 'Dick- Welch, Charley Davis, J. T: Raby, I. E. -Allen, R. C. Rick man, R. B. Rickman and D., L Clark. The home at Lexington cares for 202 orphan children at the present time. We are grateful to J. D. Elmore of West's Mill for the above informa ti6n. ' Preaching Seryices At Presbyterian Churches There will be no preaching services at the Franklin or Morrison Pres byterian churches on next Sunday, Oct. 26. The pastor, Rev. J. A. Flanagan, is president of the Western District of the N. C. State Christian Endeavor , Union, and expects to be in Waynesvillc on that date attending a district convention. COL. HARRIS VISITS FRANKLIN Col. Wade Harris, editor of the Charlotte Observer, paid Franklin a visit yesterday. Col. Harris is one of the widely read and quoted editors of North Carolina. He is a man of broad culture, keen insight to human nature, and with it all conservative.