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? v? Of""' ESTABLISHED IN 18S5 GlJett North Carolina Newspaper Weit of Atheville VOLUME XLVI, No. 15 JOHN B. BYRNE TO COME HERE New Supervisor Formerly Associated With Franklin Office PRAISED BY WOOD Present Supervisor To I Go To Forest in West Virginia Effective May 1, Supervisor Ar thur A. Wood of the Nantahala National forest, with headquarters in Franklin, will become super visor of the Monongahela Nation al forest' in West Virginia, and John B. Byrne, now connected with the headquarters of the l'is gah. National forest in Asheville, will succeed Mr. Wood as chief of the' forestry office here. An nouncement of the changes was made at the .Nantahala forest headquarters Saturday. Supervisor Wood came to Frank lin in October 1927 from the Shen andoah National forest in Vir ginia, with headquarters at Har risonburg, Va. During his super vision over the Nantahala forest 1 approximately 100,000 acres have been added to the forest's terri tory. He also has greatly im proved the roads and trails of the forest and has extended the fire communication system. v ' Active hr-MeUf'- ' f Mr. Wood also has found time to take an active part in the civic life of Franklin. He is a member of the Franklin Rotary club, and of the Presbyterian church, t The new supervisor of the Mon ongahela National forest is a na tive of West Virginia. He was born and reared in the Lost River Valley.' in Hardy county, West Virginia, and still is. a land owner there. He has had eighteen years intensive training in tire ' forest service, coming up through the ranks as an ordinary employe. He first entered the service as a member of an acquisition crew in the Shenandoah forest. In 1914 he became va ranger, in which ca pacity he continued until 1923. He was then promoted to assistant supervisor of the Shenandoah Na tional forest from which position he was promoted in 1927 to super vise the Nantahala forest, which covers approximately 350,000 acres in North and South Carolina and Georgia. Like Franklin "My stay in this section has b.-en very pleasant" Supervisor Wood said in announcing his transfer. "I feel that the greater part of the people of the community in mil! adjacent to the Nantahala for- ' est are favorable to the policies and imrnoses of the protection srlwme of the forest service. While sonic incendiarism exists there is an ( verwhelming majority of lue people is against burning, and '..e cooperating most heartily with the work of the service. During my stay in Franklin I have made a frrrar manv friends, and have ic- veloped a personal attachment for jhe community and its people. Of course I will regret to leave hrank- lin." Byrne Well Known Mr. Byrne, the new supervisor for the Nantahala forest, needs :io introduction to Franklin, as he was - rnmiected with this forest from 1Q?6 to 1930. He left here in May of last year when he was promoted to the position of assistant super visor of the Pisgah National forest with headquarters in Asheville. Mr. Byrne is a native of California, an I a graduate of the School of Forestry ' ,ne University ! Lali fu'-nh. He has had a broad x n.Tifire in practical. forestry bav jug been connected with the Souih ,m Forest Experiment station. with headquarters at New Oilcans, and having served as a ranger on tii Alabama-Bennig forest. He to Franklin first in the ca pacity of Technical Assistant in 'PA IWf ,thc Supevisors ottice. "Mr. Byrne is considered ore of (Continued on page six) I I - it l 111 i r 'pfj ANS New Forestry Head JOHN B. BYRNE ROTARY CLUB PRAISES WOOD Regret Expressed in His Transfer To Post in West Virginia The Franklin Rotary Club at its regular weekly luncheon meeting Welnesday adopted the following resolution expressing regret in the transfer of Supervisor A. A. Wood of the Nantahala. National forest to the Monongahela National for est in West Virginia and lauding hi$ work .while stationed in Frank lin: The announcement that Rotarian Arthur Wood will leave Franklin May 1st has been received with genuine regret. We feel that the Rotary Club will suffer a keen loss in his re moval from our midst. He is a man of strong personality and ha1., been most faithful' and loyal at all times. Most zealously has he .serv ed as an officer or on major com mittees to establish and uphold the, ideals of Rotary. As Forestry Supervisor, lie has been untiring in his efforts to ad vance the forestry work for the benefit of the people of this dis trict and has been unusually suc cessful in winning their confidence and securing their cooperation. As a church member lie has been faithful, in attendance and has giv en liberally of his time and means and his faithful and loyal interest in every endeavor has been very helpful to all who have labored with him. As a citizen he has constantly taken advantage of every oppor tunity to aid in the upbuilding of the community. As fellow Rotarians we wish t express our appreciation ot his splendid Christian character, his life of distinct usefulness, his fine example of devotion and loyalty to duty, for all these have strengthen ed us who have served with htm (Continued on page' six) i?;r '"" -ft:' - IV i it- - j f ii -'..vs.- I ' f"Z , 1I1, ' - " h f f ! P aiMaMMawMMNHaMawMeMaMw Peddlers Required To Pay Daily License Fee of $5 The town board at its regular monthly meeting Monday night adopted an ordinance to protect Franklin merchants against ped dlers from outside the county who hitherto have enjoyed trade bene fits here without paying any form of county or town taxes. V The ordinance requires eddlers of fruit and produce grown out side of Macon county to pay a li cense fee of $5 a day. The new regulation, however, would not pro hibit peddlers from outside the county from selling their produce or fruit to merchants. It requires the license fee only from hucksters retailing foreign fruit and produce. Macon county farmers are permit ted to sell their products on the streets or from door to door, as ... oiira)irDSir IITO ASK HOOVER TO VISIT MACON Rotary Club Planning To Extend Invitation To President CABINET IS ASKED Guy L. Houk Is Elected New President of Local Club President Hoocr and members of his cabinet are to be invited to visit the Nantahala National forest. The 'Franklin Notary club, at it regular weekly luncheon- 'meeting yesterday! voted to extend an in vitation to the president and his cabinet -members to come here early in May. ', Ray Lyman Wilbur, secretary of the interior and close personal friend and advisor of the presi dent, already has announced plans for a "cabinet fishing party" in the (ireat Smoky Mountains Park. The group is expected to arrive in Asheville about May 10 and after a stay of a day or so there to move on to Wavnesvillc and the Catalooche section for an inspec tion of the park area and a bit of trout fishing. Committee Named The' fishing of this section, espe cially', within the borders of the Nantahala National forest, is far famed, and the Franklin Rotary Club hopes that it can induce the cabinet party and -Mr. Hoovrr to come to Macon county for a day or so. Anvwav it . is going to ex tend an invitation. To this end a committee was appointed yesterday, as follows : Arthur A. Wood, supervisor of the Nantahala National forest, chairman; Mayor fieorgc Patton; the Rev.- J.. A. Flanagan, pastor of the Franklin Presbyterian church and president of the Rotary club, ind Sun I.. Franks. Elect Officers The Rotary Club also ' elected new officers as follows: iuy L. . Houk, president; J. Ar thur Flanagan, vice president; .1. F.arle Lancaster, secretary and treasurer; D. 1). Rice, Sam L. Franks, Jess Cordey, Henry W. Calx-, directors. The new: officers are to assume their duties July 1. WOMAN'S CLUB IS CALLED TO MEET MONDAY A special meeting of the Franklin . Woman's Club has been called for 2:30 o'clock next Mo.nday afternoon by Miss Elizabeth Kelly, president of the club. Plans .for the proposed azalea festival on Wayah Bald during June will be discussed. A proposal, to entertain editors attending the National Editorial Association convention in At lanta in June also is to be considered. usual, without .'payintr any license fee. It is clearly evident that th- or dinance is .aimed .particularly at the orange peddler who have been doing business lure 'Hi a large scale. Franklin merchants express ed the ojinioir that, inasmuch a they- were paying taxes and con tributing in other ways to the Support of the town and its people, they thought' it was only fair that peddlers of oranges, grapefruit and other produce 'should he required to pay some form of taxes. They also explained that they are here to serve the people day in and day out the year around while peddlers come only when they know' that business will be good The merchants claimed that such competition was unfair. LlllKH.IL FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSDAY, APRIL 9. TO MANY MACON BILLS PASSED Dr. W. A. Rogers Outlines Outcome of County's Legislation FEES ARE RESTORED County Put Under State Primary Law; Tax Bills Killed The North Carolina (ieiieral As sembly is still in session, ranting and wrangling over the salts la and other statewide problem's, l,ni most of Macon's legislative pro grain alreadv has beeii enacted, ac cording to )r. V. A. Rogers, this county's r reseiilativ e in the -lower house. )r. Rogers, who relumed from Raleigh 1(1 days ago to devote his efforts to the reopening of the I'auk of Franklin, of which he is president,' outlined the outcome of Macon county bills ihis week. Fee System Restored Chief among , the bills passed which he introduced were those to reduce the iiuiiib-r of members of the county school board and to restore the fee system for county officers. ' Three other important local bills one to defer tax foreclosure ac tions until December, the second to reduce the cost of adveitisinu lax foreclosure sales, and the third to abolish tax penalties and dis counts were Referred to, a com inittee for inclusion in an omni bus measanre which is still pend ing. Put Under Primary Dr. Rogers' bill to place. Macon county under the statewide pri mary law was enacted hut the elec tion bill sent down to Kaleigh by J. Ilft Stockton, former register of tleeds, and introduced by Dr. Rog ers, was referred to committee and thus far has not received ' action. The' latter . measure called for re peal of the absentee ballot law insofar as lids countv is concerned.- , A bill to provide for the assump tion' and payment by the state of the principal and interest of bonds issued by this county and lent to the state highway commission was kill'.-d in committee. It is expect cd, however, that provision for this will he -made under the new state wide highway act. New School Board The county school hoard hill which was passed, reduces the number of members from five to three and names as members .of the new hoard Dr. S. H. l.yle, Alex Moore and Lawrence Kainsey. Another bill introduced by Dr. Rogers which was enacted abolish es fees for any countv officers for the -"seizure- -of any vehicle, automobile rir other conveyance in which liquor is being transported or for -producing evidence to convict any person or persons for violation of the prohibition laws in Macon county, except their regular fees for arresting offenders or for seizing distilleries as provided by section " 3401 of the ' Consolidate Statutes. operating- an automobile in Macon A bill to lower the fine for countv while- diunk from $25 t $10 'was passe' . . -. list ices 'ot tiie peace lor ,.m ac .;i were named ill an .omnibus bill a follows :.'"'. Macov: Franklin, Sam Murrav, Carl Slavic.. VV. T. Moor,-; Mi shoal, ,1V V. Justice; Kllijay, Sam I'ryson, Parker Moore;" Sugiu Fork, A! I Kvans, Albert, foils ; Highlands, 1 Frank Potts. W. S -.. " Roy Phillips; Halls, M. S liarncttc; Smith's I'r'idge,'. Join M, (,'ahe. Will Ledbetter; Carloog'c chave, Dan Sweniman, Crace Flem ing;' N'antahala No. .1,' Crate .Jle'pp Nantahala No, 2, Jim Shields, Kci- Cabc ; Biirningtown, liob -F.dwa'rds ; CoWee, J. P. I'.ryson, . Furinan Cuy Interest -of Johnston county farm rs in dairying' was shown by the recent purchase of seven pure bred jersey bulls and one tieilc i at a sale recently sponsored bv the county, agent. Usr' iMniri-.Yhiixr 1931 TT 773 v r4 1 Time Deposit Certificates First Must Be Exchanged; Working Capital Arranged Time Depositors Advised To Get New Certificates Following is a copy of the letter sent by M. D. Billings, liquidat ing agent of the Bank of Franklin, to all holders of certificates of time deposits in the bank: Franklin, N. C. April 6, 1931. Dear Sir or Madam: Mr. Albeit H. Blake of the State Banking Department, is in Franklin for the purpose of reopening the Bank of Franklin. He advises us that before this can bo done it will be necessary for the interest to be .figured on all time 'deposit certificates and new certificates issued including this interest. Unless something unfore seen happens, the bank will reopen as quickly as this exchange of time deposit certificates has all been made. You will please, there fore, present yours at the Bank of Franklin immediately. f Very truly yours, (Signed) M. D. Billings, , Liquidating Agent, Bank of Franklin. Surprised Entering Store, Thieves Succeed in Escape QUICK FREIGHT IS INAUGURATED Tallulah Falls Railway Offers Overnight Atlanta Service Announcement of overnight freight service to Franklin from Atlanta has been made by J. F. Drav, receiver for the I allulah halls kailvvay company. Merchandise loaded before S o clock in the allel'llooii in ai lanta now will he unloaded here the following day llilherto il has required several days for the de livery of freight from Atlanta. The following announcement has xeii mM to Franklin and -Atlanta patrons ot the I allulah palls rail way: "lir September '2' this railway commenced ihe operation d a daily reight train. The daily service is still in effect for your . convenience. "All class freight rates . were reduced in October and .November Y)M). You now enjoy the advan tage of rates which are just as low as in effect on any railway in the country- laige-or small. ,. "We now announce through 'mer chandise .sen ice from Atlanta, tia., effective today. Freight delivered to "station in Atlanta before 5 p. in., (Continued on page six) Drunken Negro Chooses Sheriff's Home To Rest Uov I'ickens, Sylva negro, picked- the wrong place to rest his v.e.iry and liquor-sodden bones, Uoy came to Franklin last Satur day night with a crowd of other in . roes out for a iov ride, bather rhe was adventurous and indepen dent -or -a bore to the party, for he became separated from his fel low revellers, and thereon hangs a tale that landed him in the (i aim y jail. TYiding sleepy and having de veloped that .impression id' person al importance that makes a man i 'link he owns' all he surveys, as is frequently the case when he has 'partaken of the "one too many. " luy found a house, entered and 'made' himself .comfortable, by - the fire: I'v an unfortunate .' coinci dence, the house happened to-be th.-it of Sheriff Hurt Slagh-. The sheriff was away, and so were his folks. When Mrs. Slagle and ' her children returned home r. ,-"1 f , . r rr r L.1 .J Bloodhounds Scent Trail To House Few Miles From Franklin Police Chief Bob Henry surprised two young men about midnight Tuesday as they were attempting to break into the V. C, -Cunningham store on Main street, hut the youths escaped after a chase. Chief Henry fired two shots into llit- air in tin- hope that the . eul plits would be. frighleliod into hailing but the -discharges served rather to hasO-n their flight. I'.loodhoiinds -were brought from Asheville and in ihe early morn ing ..Wednesday followed a trail to a home about three miles from Franklin but no arrests were made on account of failure to find stol en goods. Chief Henry said In had a good idea w ho the, marauders were but .was unwilling to slate their names pending fuilher iu vesligalioiis. 1 1 was discov ered Tuesday thai the store had been entered from the rear Monday night and an un determined quantity of -goods re moved. So Tuesday night Chief Henry secreted himself- in the building and awaited a return of the thieves. His vigil was reward ed when he heard an effort, at entry being made. Tlu1 robbers, however, fh-d at his approach and escaped. after atti tiding 'a meeting at the Methodist church , they were much surprised, to say nothing of be ing terrified, at finding tin dusky visilor. A neighbor man came to their aid, but Roy 'was bold and said thai inasmuch as he was rest ing ( oniforlahly' it would fare ill with any who chose to disturb him. ' However, when Police Chief. Hob Henry arrived on the scene Roy was in more humble frame of mind and meekly followed him to jail, Now Koy faces charges of being intoxicated and forcing his way in to a home. Hearing was set for Monday but was continued until Friday. Strangely, Roy, when found, had no hat fir shoes. Furthermore his socks were fairly clean, although it' was muddy outdoors. This has greatly perplexed Chief Henry and has proved a most interesting prob lem to amateur detectives. DEDICATED TO MACON COUNTY And to the Welfare and Protperity of its Good People $130 PER YEAR n n Representative of New Banking Department Sent Here BOARD HAS MEETING Little or No Difficulty Expected in Issuing New Certificates Albert H. Hlake, of Asheville, a representative of the newly creat ed State Hanking I h artment, has come to Franklin to supervise nc goiiations for the reopening of the Hank of Franklin, closed since De cember 1(. " The affairs 'of the bank are in good condition, according to Mr. Hlake, and prospects are good for reopening of the institution in the near future, but before this can be accomplished it will be necessary for the holders of time deposit cer tificates to exchange them for new certificates. Interest on the old certificates to the date of the bank's closing has been figured and the new certifcales will bu issued in the amount of the prin cipal . and the interest, according to a circular letter sent out by M. I. Hillings, liquidating agent of the bank. Urge Speedy Exchange Mr. Hillings, Mr. Hlake and of ficials of the bank have requested that the Judders of time certificates ose no time in having them ex changed, as the bank's reopening is dependent on completion of this work. If depositors are negligent in exchanging their certificates, it was declared, the success of the movement that hat been under way or the past six weeks to reopen the institution may be - jeopardized.. Capital Obtained At a meeting of the board of lircctors last week arrangements were made to secure the cash capi tal required by the Hanking l)e- lartinent for reopening. Another meeting of the board was held Wednesday, when plans for ob taining an early exchange ot time certificates and other details for ie reopening were outlined. The whole question- of reopen ing, Air. make intortncd the I'ress ast nighl, depends on how soon the time deposit certificates are exchanged. He said he expected little or no difficulty in getting the exchanges, but was careful to point out that if any difficulty should be experienced, it might thwart ef forts to reopen the institution. Mr. Hlake has supervised the reopening of 10 Western North Carolina banks, among them the banks at Murphy, Hayesville, Wavnesville, Weaverville and Lei cester. The same , procedure was followed at all of these places, he said, and little trouble was ex perienced in the exchange of time deposit japer. The general opinion in Franklin yesterday was that the bank would be open and doing business again within a week or ten days. With the spread of this opinion there was a very noticeable improve ment in the general attitude among business men of the county. From various quarters came information that the vohrjne of trade was in creasing and that general business conditions were steadily improvh. Another meeting of the bank's board of directors is to be called before the reopening. PARENT-TEACHER GROUP TO NAME OFFICERS FRIDAY The Parent-Teacher Association will hold its regular meeting at the High School Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Election of officers will take place and all members are urged to be present. SOOM