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At this very n )ment the future and the present, too
depends on how each and every .man is to go- about
answering tht qt stion. For just in the exact propor
tion that iwe have vision, hope, perspective, courage and
all those other nob attributes that rise in the hearts and
minds of a real wrthwhile people, so will we overcome
the difficulties tha have today come to a climax amongst
, us,' ; , yr - . 1-
Our bank has ilosed. And tho it is a. hard blow to
, sustain, and one .wich was brought on us by a series of
' untoward events tat have been brewing for some time,
What is there to dcabout it? One answer as to what we
i VtirxnM . Ar ic fminmti nthpr nacrpe rf rliic nanpr tfiA Ipf-
lerTo'sahtsukui ofiur trustir little ones in their letters
to Sana. Aboutheonlyanswer that is sensible is to
xxavc tuuidgc cum vuimucuv-c iu -h-Ml wi.
This is no time for .blame or fault finding or criti
cisms or recriminations. Those who have been directly in
i ' " e ' ' r? i rr ? ' i . i i n
cnarge 01 our iinanciai anairs, u neea not De saia, are au
frnp Amprirnns nf tfi ViifrViPst and '.. truest tvnp anH tlipv
havev worked incessantly day and night to stem the in
evitable. They deserve, and are getting, great commenda
tions from those who have seen into things a little and
" know the facts. This is no time for blame or cowardice.
. Cowardice shuts the eyes till the sky is no larger than
a calf skin ; shuts the eyes so that we cannot see the horse
that is running away with us, shuts the eyes of the mind
and chills the heart. Fear is cruel and mean. God is
still in his' Heaven and tne sun still shines. Itis .not
enough to stand by and hope for fair play. It is a time
wh?p each and every "one must bear his share. Go to
- vork and make another dollar to replace the one that is
tied uo. We' have been extorted in the oast vears that
" eSisrether hang together or hang separately. The ex-
-"'norters were wrong- if we po bv oresent sunerficial an-
j o - - -
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pcarances. vve are an nangmg iceiner now dui now
different? .
' i . Many a great general has admitted great fear. Have
said that thejfshook from head to foot on many a trying
occasion. So, we are now. But then the generals, know
ing their .task, fought on and on. (Confidence is born of
active many courage andconsideratiori of our neighbors'
troubles. Some on has said:
"Life is mainly froth and bubble,
Two things stand out like stone ; 1
Kindness in our neighbors' trouble
' . And courage, in our awn."
John Quincy AdaniS said, "Courage and perseverance;
have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disap-j
, pear and obstacles vanish into air."
, It behooves every man, woman and child to dig in
with a smile and carry on. Let the farmer plow his fields
and. attend his stock, the merchant dust his shelves and
redress his windows, the teacher intensify his efforts, the
professional man get'a little closer to his clients, the gov
ernment employees be a little morej energetic all these
improvements every where they are possible, added to the
already creditable work, and the strajts we are now in as
a community will vanish so quickly that, looking back in
the beginning of the new year that is just ahead, we will
Sardly realize that we have weathered a storm at all. As
Xman is in his heart so his actions'. And as each individ-
u actions are so wm tne
pen Letter
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community he lives in be.
Car Turns Over, Alights
Right Side Up, Keeps
Going On Journey
Last' Sunday, a car going at a high
rate of speed on the Asheville high
way failed to make the curve op
posite the home of M r. E. S. Hun
nicutt and overturned down the em
bankment. Eye witnesses said that
there were two women and two men
in the car and that after turning over
Ywtor three times that the car fin
ally alighted on ijs wheels and was
driven back on to the highway and
on toward Asheville
The , eyewithesses also said that
various articles were thrown from the
car. Among the assortment of ar
ticles were several gallons of whiskey.
Only one of the occupants werev in
jured. One of the women was cut
and bruised, but was taken on by her
Li companions,
AS
in THE HEARTOF THE MOUNTAINS"
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llURSDAY, DECEMBER
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'JUSr VALUATION
Tells Supervisors To Forget
Friendship and Do
Work
SPEAKS AT MEET
TAX SUPERVISORS
Every Piece Of Property
Should Go On Books,
He Asserts
Gov. O. Max Gardner, opening a
three-day schooj of the tax super
visors of the 100 counties: of the
State, Wednesday, urged the officials
to "forget personal, personality and
friendship" and give the State "just,
fair and uniform" revaluation of prop
erty in 1931.
"I measure my words," the Gover
nor said, "when I say that there is
no more important work to be done
in the State in the near future, ad
ministrative of legislative, than the
work of fairly and justly revaluating
real estate for tax purposes."
Pointing out the responsibility which
rests on a tax supervisor, the gover
nor said there probably always would
be charges that officers "had Jriends
to reward and enemies to punish."
"I suppose there , always willvbe
some inequalities in taxation," he con
tinued, "but at this time I urge you
to -impress upon your "assessors the
paramount importance in the admin
istration of their trust of these two
words: justice and equality. We must
go about this task with a conscien
tious conviction; to give every owner
and every piece of property van ab
solutely square deal."
Work n6t done correctly as be
tween individuals, industrial counties
or communities will result in one .in
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County Commissioners
Meet With Assessors
The county board of commissioners
met with the tax assessors at the
county court house last Monday to
assist in giving instructions. The
point stressed by the commissioners
to the assessors was the fact that,
as there is a certain fixed amount of
money 'fo come from the property
owners, it is essential to get a full
and just valuation. Commissioner
Chas. McClure made it clear to the
assesors' that, should they value the
property too low that the; rate of,
taxation would 'have to be raised. !
While on th'e o'hor han-V.th'at. . if the
property was valued too high the rate
would be. too low. Either extreme is
injurious in v that it creates an op
portunity for a wrong impression to
get abroad on the real status of the
tax affairs.. . ; 1
From the interest and attention giv
en the job by the township assessors
present, the outlook is extremely
good for Macon county to get a real
job of tax equalizing done this year
was the opinion expressed by observ
ers at the meeting.
Correction
In last week's issue in the ad of
C, T. Bryson our printer -made a mis
take" in the dateof the closing of his
sale. We had it closing December 21.
It should have read December 31. We
gladly make this correction in his ad
elsewhere in this issue.
BOB DAVIS COON HUNTS
The news is going the rounds that
Bob Davis went coon hunting the
other night and upon his return re
ports that he got four coons out of
one tree Now who can beat that?
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18, 1939
CIFIBBI
The Franklin Rotary Club At Its Regular Meeting Held
. In the Scott 'Griffin Hotel Wednesday E xpresses '
Complete Confidence In the Bank of
Franklin and Its Officers
Inasmuch as The Bank of Franklin has found it ad
visable to close its doors for the protection of depositors:
Therefore, Be it resolved that the Rotary CiuW of
Franklin expresses its complete confidence in the honesty
and integrity of the bank's officials ; f
Be it further resolved that the Club has complete con-
fidence in the solvency of this bank; f
Be it further resolved that the interest and co-operation
of the citizenship-be solicited toward the restoration
of public confidence and toward the early reopening of the
bank. To this end we pledge our individual and collective
support to the officers and directors of the bank;
Be it further resolved that a copy of these resolutions
be spread upon the minutes of the Club, a copy? furnished
to the president of The Bank of Franklin and a copy be
furnished to The Franklin Press for publication. ,
Signed :
J. A. Flanagan
R. S. Jones
J. S. Conley
Arthur A. Wood
Harold T. Sloan
A. B. Slagle
S. A. Harris
D. D. Rice.
Frank I. Murray
Ed w. Eaton
Franklin, N. C,
December 13, 1930."
Dear Santa: -
I am a little girl 70 years oil
and teaching the sixth grade. 1
want a rubber doll and a teddy
bear and a pair of ten cent glasses,
and four big red suckers, nuts and
oranges.
From the best little girl in town.
Nora Leach.
John Rogers Called
On Wednesday the 17th of this
month Mr. John Rogers of Cullowhee
was called by death. The late Mr.
Rogers was 63 years of age and had
lived all his life in this county. He
was born in Jackson county but came
to this county with his parents when
a baby.
The deceased was a loyal member
of the Mctholist church and a well
thought of citizen of his neighbor
hood. In 1896 he married Miss Mary
Hooper. He is survived i by 2 boysrj
Frank Rogers of Jacksonville, Fla.,
David Rogers of Cullowhee, and two
sisters, Mrs. W. H. Hughes of Green
vile, S. C, and Mrs. Lee Leach, , of
Franklin. One brother, D. H. Rogers,
of Lisbon, Fla.
Funeral arrangements had not been
arranged up till the time of going
to press. , ' '
STATEMENT OF
BANK OF FRANKLIN
The following is the statement of
the officials of the temporarily closed
Bank of Franklin as given to The
Press by the cashier, Mr. H. W. Cabe.
The notice posted on f the bank door
reads, "Bank closed temporarily for
the protection of depositors. By or
der of the Board of Directors." In
that statement is expressed the whole
situation.
As is common knowledge, just a
few days ago the 1 Citizens , Bank
merged with the Bank of Franklin
and the merger was operated as the
Bank of Franklin. The last report
of the condition, as of September 24
showed the combined assets and lia
bilities as follows:,
Deposited, liabilities, $479,483.45. The
bank has a combined surplus and un
divided profits of $659,665.23.
The state banking official has ar
rived and as soon as is possible fur
ther information, will be given out.
ESTA USI1ED
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NUMBER FIFTY-ONE
O. C. Bryant .
Lyles Harris
J. E. Lancaster .
G. L. Houk
F, S. Sloan
Supervisor Franks ;
Gives Instructions
To Tax Assessors
The tax assesors for the several
townships met at the county court
house last Monday for instructions
from Supervisor Sam franks as to the
rules and methods to be followed
in making the tax assessmen on the
revaluation of property in the county
beginning early in January next yeir
The - agricultural census will also
be made at the same time. Either
when the personal property is asses
sed, All three of these undertakings,
the assessing of the real and per
sonal property "and the taking of the
farm, census are regarded as very im
portant, it was pointed out. The prop
erty reassessment is the method by
which taxes are levied equally on all ',
taxpayers. The farm census is an in- j :,
ventory of the farm status, and is tho ' '
foundation on which is built govern
ment assistance for the farming pro
fession and for the individual farmer
himself in planning his future opera- i i
tions. '
Of the two fact gathering jobs, 7
some regard the farm census as realy
ly the more important for on th ;
facts gathered therefrom rests Jte t
future of the return from the frm
labor and investment as will be seen
from the following letter from the de
partment of statistics from the Ral
eigh office: ?
After 12 years' experience the Farm
Census for North Carolina Is declared j
to be a decided success and essential
in many ways. 1
Even incomplete reports may be ad- '
justed into dependable indications : t
when used with.. modern statistical
methods. However, reports of more
than 75 per cent of completeness are
needed. Such may be secured without '
affecting the tax lists. (214,015 farms
were reported this year 1930).
The. tax listers' results are often bet-,
ter than the Federal ten-year enume
rations. The only practical and economical
machinery for securing this annual
farm information is through the tax '
assessors. All states use this agency.
The information is limited to simple
acres and . productive livestock. Such .
facts are readily known by farmers
(or should be). :
Th idea that the listers get no pay
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