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ESTABLISHED
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Oldest North Carolina Newspaper
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BY CARL GOERCH
PROGRESSIVE
INDEPENDENT
A Legislative T Deum
Empty Honors Stop
Li ghts In Small
Towns Efficiency
and Unemployment.
VOLUME XLVI, No. 23
FRANKLIN, N. C THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1931
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LIBERAL
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The legislature now is o'er,
The weary members homeward go,
While, happy people shout and
sing;
"Praise God from whom all
blessings flow!"
The Tar River Branch of the
North Carolina Association of Rur
al Mail Carriersthere's a name
for you met in Greenville last
week. One of the speakers stress
ed the benefits of regular mail ser
vice out in the country.
"We get news of the outside
world daily," he said. "As a re
sult, the man out in the country
knows just as much about what
our legislature is doing as does the
man in town." .
Which means that both know ab
solutely nothing.
The letter was from the Govern
or in a long, official-looking en
velope and contained a beautifully
printed certificate which . stated:
"To all Whom these Presents Shall
Come Greeting :" and went on to
say that I had been appointed a
delegate to the regional meeting
of the Press Congress of the World
to be held in Mexico City, August
10 to 15, 1931.
What a thrill! Until I happened
to read the accompanying letter
which had been written by Tyre
Taylor, secretary to the Governor.
It contained a paragraph which
stated: "It is regretted that there
is no state fund out of which dele
gates' expenses might be paid."
When it comes to regretting,
Tyre hasn't got a thing on .me.
The Press Congress will have to
worry along as best it can without
me.
The town of Kernersville, in For
. syth county, probably is a charm
ing little place, but I get mad
every time I drive through it.
They've got a stop-and-go light
at the intersection of one of their
main streets and the highway.
It's awfully aggravating to have to
sit there with not another " car in
sight. Still, if it gives the town a
superior feeling and if the folks
up there consider that traffic lights
are one of the essential manifesta
tions of progress, 1 don't suppose
we outsiders have any right to
kick,
The most wistful, haunting' and.
anxious expressions that you can
ind anywhere are to be found up
on the countenances of folks sit
ting on the front porches or in
the lobbies of hospitals.
They've probably got someone
inside the building who is danger
ously ill. They are helpless 40
render any assistance, and all they
can do is to sit and hope and pray.
One time we had a littler puppy
dog up home that got one its legs
caught in the fence. When I
found him, he looked up at me
with that same look of inward
distress and helplessness which I
have observed on the faces of those
folks around hospitals.
"It looks to me," said a friend
the other day as we were driving
down toward Fayetteville, "that
there ought to be a more ef
ficient way of marking our high
ways than the present system
which is being used. Just look at
those men!" '
Ahead of us was one of the high
way department trucks. Four men
were at work remarking" the black
line on a curve. It was slow
work.
"There ought to be some kind
of a machine," continued my friend,
whereby one man could do that
work in half the time which it now
takes four men to do it."
There probably is. Or if there
isn't, there probably will be.
Which means that three more
men will be thrown out of em
ployment. One of our principal
troubles today is that we've been
too darned smart.' Every time we
invent something, we throw some
body out of a job. Instead of
thinking up things to invent, , we
ought to be univenting them so as
to provide more work for our peo
ple. SUMMER SCHOOL
AT CULLOWHEE
OPENS JUNE 9
According to the Western Caro
lina Teachers college bulletin ' for
summer school, 1931, registration
for the first summer school will
beyin Tuesday, June 9, with class
work beginning on Wednesday
morning. All indications report
that a full attendance will be had
in the summer schools.
RURAL CARRIER
POST IS DPEN
Applications for , Route
4 Job Must Be Filed
Before June 12
DETAILS ARE GIVEN
Examination To Be Held
Here; Date To Be
Given Later
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an ex-
unination to fill the position o
rural carrier at Franklin, N. C, for
Route 4.
The examination will be held
here.
Receipt of applications will close
on June 12.
The date of examination will be
stated on admission cards mailed
to applicants after the close of re
ceipt of applications, and will be
about 15 days after that date. The
salary of a rural carrier on a
standard route of 24 miles served
daily except Sunday is $1,800 per
annum, with an additional $30 per
mile per annum for each mile or
major fraction thereof in excess
of 24 miles. Certain allowances
are also made for the maintenance
of equipment.
. The examination will be open
only to citizens who are actually
domiciled in the territory of the
post office where the vacancy ex
ists, who have been actually domi
ciled there for six months next
preceding the closing date for re
ceipt of applications, and who meet
the other requirements set forth in
Form 1977. Both men and women,
if qualified, may enter this exam
ination, but appointing officers
have the legal right to specify
the sex desired in requesting cer
tification of cligibles. Form 1977
and application blanks can be ob
tained from the vacancy office
mentioned above or from the Unit
ed States Civil Service Commission
at Washington, D. C. Applications
must be on file with the Commis
sion at Washington, I). G, prior
to the close of business on the
date specified above. At the ex
amination, applicants must furnish
unmounted photographs of them
selves taken, within two years.
SINGING MEET
TO BE HELD AT
HOLLY SPRINGS
The next Macon county quarterly
singing convention will be held at
the Holly Springs Baptist church
Sunday, May 31, beginning at 9
a. m. All choir classes, quartets,
trios and soloists, leaders and
teachers of music are cordially in
vited to attend. '
"Come everybody," was the in
vitation extended by J. M. Raby,
president of the association. "Pic
nic dinner consisting of everything
from pork salad to billy goat beef
will be served."
Decoration Day will also be cele
brated at the Holly Springs church
Sunday with decoration of the
graves in Jennings graveyard.
Highlands Publishes
Information Booklet
The Highlands Chamber of Com
merce has issued! attractive book
lets describing Highlands and i
cinity. Mr. J. J. Moore is sending
them out in answer to many in
quiries received asking for information.
'Jingoism vs. Patriotism
Mr. Ervin's Sermon Topic
Next Sunday evening at 8 o'clo:k
the Rev. G. Clifton Ervin will
preach on the theme, "Jingoim
Versus Patriotism." This will.be
a special Memorial Sunday ser
vice. The members of the Ameri
can Legion, the U. D. C, and all
veterans of the Civil, Spahi h
Amcrican and World wars arc cor
dially invited to attend and sit in
a body. They will be the spe-r ial
guests of the evening.
At the morning hour Sunday
School Day will be observed. The
children will give a demonstration
of their work in the Sunday school
and Mr. Ervin will talk on the
Cooperative Wool Sale
To Be Held at Franklin
Depot Thursday, June 4
The cooperative wool sale for
Macon county sheep growers will
be held at the Franklin depot on
Thursday, June 4. The wool will
bo pooled there and packed in
regular wool bags which will be
furnished by the United Wool
Growers association.
Tnis association is an organiza
tion of i sheep growers over the
United States who receive financial
aide from the Federal Farm Board
to help them obtain the highest
market price for their wool. Last
year was their . first attempt to
handle the wool clip and they
pooled about one-third of the en
tire clip of the United States.
They handle it in the following
manner. They advance as much
cash payment as the Boston wool
market will permit and then 'store
the wool until next fall or winter
and put it on the market just as
fast as the consumers can take it.
In this way they can, to a large
extent, prevent a surplus at any
time which will cause a lower
price. When all of the clip has
Murray's Tall from Grace'
Deplored by Dr. Abernethy
Co-op Poultry Sale
Is Set for Monday
A cooperative carlot poultry
ale will be held here Monday
and at Otto Tuesday, it wi
announced yesterday by Fred
S. Sloan, county farm demon
traition agent. The car will
be on the track at the Franklin
depot all day Monday and at
Otto from 11, a. m. until train
time the same . day. Following
is a list of the prices offered:
Colored hens -. 16 cents
Leghorn hens 14 cents
Colored fryers ........ 26 cents
Leghorn fryers . 23 cents
Ducks ' 12 cents
Stags 15 cents
Turkeys IS cents
Roosters 8 cents
FESTIVAL TO
START JUNE 24
Franklin and Macon county have
been invited to put a float in the
parade to be held in Asheville on
June 24 as the opening event of
the annual three-day Rhododendron
festival.
The N invitation was extended to
Franklin business men Tuesday by
H, E. Gruver, chairman of the
parade and decorations committee
and also a, member of the executive
council of , the Rhododendron fes
tival organization. He was accom
panied to Franklin by E. W. Sar
gent. Many Western North Carolina
towns are planning to enter floats
in the rhododendron parade, the
Asheville men reported. Mr. Gruv
er said the cost of decorating a
float would be approximately $125.
He suggested that Franklin, should
it decide to participate in the
parade, adopt a motif for its float
representative of Macon county's
life and resources.
theme, "Building the House of
Character." A special section of
the church will be reserved for
the children of the Sunday school.
A large congregation is expected
at this service. The offering will
go to1 the support of : the con
ference Sunday school work.
The Community Daily Vacation
Bible school for children between
the ages of six and 13 will begin
on Monday, June 8. The children
will be taught Bible stories, mis
sion stories, Bible passages, music
good citizenship, and handwork. A
large enrolment is expected in the
school.
been marketed they deduct the
storage and handling charge nnd
remit the additional amount to - the
grower.
We had expected to receive an
additional amount on the wool sold
through them last year by this
time but, due to business condi
tions, for the last twelve months
only about 75 per cent of last
year's clip has been sold. The ad
vance last year was 20 cents per
pound on wool, free from burrs.
And the price at which this has
been sold should give us from
three to four cents more per pound
when final settlement is made.
With market conditions as they
are this spring the association is
making an advance payment. of 15
cents per . pound on wool that is
free from burrs and 11 cents per
pound on burry wool. .This ad
vance payment will be made when
you deliver your wool to the sale
then this fall or winter when this
wool is sold you will receive what
ever it brings above the advance
payment, less the small handling-
charge.
"Milk Is Not for Men, but
For Babes," Former
Pastor Says
Frank I. Murray's recent "tall
from grace," which was all brought
about when he failed to recognize
his own cow am) milked another
man's instead, has brought from
Dr. W. E. Abernethy, former pas
tor of the Franklin Baptist church,
the following open letter to Macon
county's clerk of court :
Rutherford College, N. C.
May 23, 1931.
Dear Frank :
I was sorry to see an account
of your "fall from grace". That
luxury is reserved for Methodists
and kindred creeds; it is not al
lowed to Baptists. Besides, a
mountain man would best stick
to his regular brew. Above all, he
ware of milk. Milk is not for
men, but for babies. Read Hebrews
5:13: "For every one that usctli
milk is unskilful in the word of
righteousness ; for he is a babe."
Or, read 1st Peter 2,2: "As new
born babes, desire the sincere milk
of the word." You should have,
sent for me as soon as you wen
caught in the act. The Rotary
Club has no jurisdiction in such
cases it's sole mission in the world
is to ,throw tin cans, in a gutter,
or put shortening in the bread of
toothless babies, and send flannel
shirts to the Sandwich Islanders.
Besides, that Franklin bunch have
had nO ' taste of. 'milk since they
were weaned; they -are incompetent
to try this case. "This sort goclh
out only by prayer and fasting."
The sad thing about it all to me
is this: The drinking of milk .has
so perverted your judgment that
you judge a cow from the wrong
end. I thought you milked enough
cows during the last campaign to
have more sense than that. Who
gives a , rap for a cow's nosej '. so
her udder is rich and full? Frank!
Frank, my old friend! How are
the mighty fallen ?
PARSON W K. ABERNETHY.
$19 RAISED FOR
DISABLED VETS
IN POPPY SALE
Saturday, May 23, was "Poppv
Day" throughout the United Stales;
Citizens of Franklin united in spir
it with every other community in
the United States by wearing, tin
poppy of Flanders Field in com
menioration of the iricn who cavi
their lives in the W orld war;
Miss Jess Angel directed the salt
of the poppies, assisted by the
Misses' Katherine ''Franks, Eloise
Sherrill, Marie Palmer, Georgie
Dady and .Grace Conley. The pro
ceeds, amounting to $19, will be
used by the local post of the
American Legion to aid disabled
veterans and their families in Ma
con county.
GRADED MILK
NEEDED HERE
Lack of Dairy Inspection
Likely To Hamper
Resort Business
HOTEL TRADE HURT
Restaurants and Hotels
Losing 10 Points
On Ratings
Franklin hotels and restaurants
are losing 10 points on their state
ratings because Macon county can
not supply them 'with Grade A
milk, it was revealed here recent
ly by a stale inspector of hotels
ami restaurants.
For instance, the Scott Griffin
hotel was given a grade of Kl'j.
If it served Grade ' A milk, its
rating would be Wi, the insjieclor
was quoted as saying, tirade B
milk would add iotir extra points.
Graded milk cannot be obtained
in the county until the town, the
county, or both, provide for regular
dairy inspection, The system of
grading milk is regulated by law.
Lack, of dairy inspection, with a
consequent -lower ratings for hotels,
is viewed as a serious handicap
to the summer .resort business here.
There are known instances where
parents would not bring-, their
children to Franklin because they
had been advised by their phy
sicians . to go only where they
could" obtain tirade A milk.
Buncombe, Haywood ami a num
ber of other Western North Caro
lina counties have employed "dairy
inspectors and are operating under
the state law providing for milk
grading.
Brasstown Folk School
Offers Singing Course
Courses in gmynastics and sing
ing games planned primarily for
teachers and leaders- in rural com
munities will be offered at the
John C. Campbell School at Brass
town June K to 19. The cost of
the school will be $12 for tell
days. Lectures and discussion
along the lines of rural problems
and ways of meeting thenl will be
given as well as courses in singing
of folk Mings, gymnastics, and
games. I nfoi malion will be sent
on application to Mrs. John C.
Campbell, Brasstown.
Franklin Boy Voted
Best W. C. T. C. Student
(Special to The Franklin Preti)
CULLOWHEE, May 27. -George
Carpenter, . of Franklin,
was elected the best all-around
student among the boyt at
Western Carolina Teachers col
lege in a recent campus election.
Scholarship, personality, par
ticipation, and culture were con
sidered when the voting took
place. Every student was sup
posed to vote in she election.
George has made the honor
roll every quarter this school
teim. He is a member of the
Alphi Phi Sigma, the honorary
scholarship fraternity, and has
been actively engaged in pro
mating outside activities on the
rampui. He is president of the
Macon County club and shows
an interest in all other activities
concerning hia home town or
county. " '
Franklin Ball Team Loses
Game With Whittier, 9-16
After winning the first two
lines of the season, both with
I nllard, Franklin's hall team went
down in defeat, '.' to 16, yesterday
afternoon in a game with Whit
tier -plaved on the local field near
the depot. I'.rrors . were blamed
for Franklin's loss.
'I he season' opener, played at Mil
lard on Wednesday, May 20, was
won by. Franklin", by thescorc of
L to '), and the local ' boys also
took tin; return engagement here
"last Saturday afternoon, 6 to 1. .
The next game will be played
at Whittier Saturday afternoon,
May 30.
At present the local nine is play
1 5 Cent Land Tax
Is Levied by New
Revenue Measure
C. S. Brown Scores
Coveted Hole-in-One
C. S. Brown, manager of the
Scott Griffin hotel, has joined
the holc-in-one club, the height
of ambition of every golfer.
Teeing' off' Monday afternoon
on the short but hazardous No,
6 hole, Mr. Brown drove his
ball over the lake and square
onto the sund green. The ball
bounched slightly and then roll
ed into, the cup. While . Mr.
Brown was trying to spot the
pelled he heard his caddy coll,
"Hole-in-one."
For witnesses Mr. Brown had
five fell w players, Tom Angel,
Fred oloan, Jim Perry, Frank
Muiray and Steve Porter. The
same afternoon he scored two
birdies. But, alas, . golf is a
fickle game; his card for the
18 holes was 100, 30 above par.
One other hole-in-one has
been made on the Franklin
course this season, that by R.
D. Sisk.
JACK SANDERS
TO MOVE STORE
Rents Quarters Formerly
Occupied by W. C.
Cunningham
Jack Sanders, who for the past
five years has been operating a dry
goods store in the Franklin holvl
building, is going to move across
the street into the store fonuurly
occupied by VV. C. ( 'umiiugham
and Company. The transfer will
take place Monday, 'June 1.
In his new and larger 'quarters
Mr. Sanders plans to develop a
complete modern department store
In anticipation of this lie already
has greatly increased his slock of
goods. '
Mr. Sanders' new slifrc, which he
has leased from the Franklin Bank,
is nearly-twice as large as his
old place of business. It is well
provided with shelv ing and storage
space. Steam, heated amP well
lighted, it is one of the best stoic
rooms in Franklin."' For that, mat
ter, it is one of the best in any
town west of Asheville.
''1 am planning to incicase in
stock steadily, taking on lines of
goods l nave not iicrctoioic car
ried, until I have a .complete de
partment store," Mr. Sander-, said.
"My new store will be .modern in
every respect."
Mr. Sanders came lure with his
family from Atlanta, Ga., in 1425.
During his stay here he lias made
many friends and greatly increased
his business.
N.. 1'oliakoff, who has In i n con
ducting 'a sale of the bankrupt
stock of VV. ('. Cunningham and
Company, is planning to move, his
goods arross the street into tin
vacant store room next to Angel's
drug store.
Alleghany sheep growers will pool
their wool clip this season and
plan ' to hold it for 20 cents a
pound.
ing just for the love of the game.
The players themselves are supply
ing most of the cqiiipiiieiil. The
team plans to organize in the
near future on a more,; secure basis,
ami there is some discission of
joining the. Smoky- Mountain league.
Members of the Franklin outfit
are :
C. S. 1'rown, jr., catcher; Xat
I'hillips and I'rof. Kcsler, pitcl.us;
Claude Ihivall, first baseman ; joe
Angel, second baseman; Sam Angel
an.d Herb l)aniels, .shortstops; Hill
Higdon, third baseman; Phil Mc
Colhiin. Roger Sutton and George
Elliott, outfielders; Ensley, manager.
Session Lasts 141 Days;
1,150 Bills Passed
By Two Houses
SALARIES ARE CUT
Gardner Lauds Lawmak
ers In Good-bye Address
To Lower House '
KALFIGII, May 27. -The North
Carolina General Assembly ended
the longest, continuous session in
its history- III days- at V':V) p. m.
Wednesday night after enacting a
revenue bill carrying a 15 cents
statewide ad valorem lax. This it
the first time the 'state has put
a lax on land in over a score of
years. ,
.V total of more than. 1,150 bills
were passed by the two J louses
during the' session.
Revenue Bill Finally Passed
The biennial revenue bill was
finally enacted into law by the
Senate and both - I louses adopted
ihe conference report on the $28,-
7uo,0(K) biennial appropriations bill.
This paved the way for the end
if the 111 day session ftl days
ouger than ihe d() days for which
the legislators are paid $o00. They
received tin ay for their extra
lillle.
School Bill Passed
lloth Houses adopted the- con
ference report on ihe school ma
chinery bill by which the stale
will, take ov ur and operate llic-constitutional
six months School term
for $I7,000,00W -annually;
Of this iMiiouHt, $15,700,000 will
conic lioin ibr genera nnd a
is piovhini tor. in the revenue bill
iv a 15-ceiit ad valorem tax and
increased income and Iranchise tax
es anil i,.hjii,(rhj irom tine am
forfeitures.
l.'he ad valorem tax was adopted
m place fit either ol the two forms
pf ales taxes the Assembly debated
or i ii lis"- ih general sales tax
ii i i me luxury lax--to carry otit
the Mai Lean law -calling for sup
port of the school from taxes other
than ad valorem.
The .adoption of the 15-cent'ad va
irem rale accepted "in principle"
the Macl.ean law. hut reciuircd the.
I' valorem tax as "an emergency"
measure.
'The school bill calls for drastic
ills in the operation of the six
months -term., t uts m teachers sa
nies limited in 10 in r cent were
ipproved and the teaclnr load was
icavilv increased." and will result
in the dismissal of hundreds of
leai hers, it was .estimated.
Legislative High Spots
hollowing, is a list of . the high
spots of the )UM General Assem
bly: ' ' .
, Adopted the principle - of the
Macl.ean sihool law' providing for
state instead of colmty operation
of. the six months V. schools. As
an i mergeiicy mi a-sin'e counties will
aid -late with a 15-eent ad valorem
levy for two years.
Gave slate supervision atid con
l o nf 45,000 miles, of county roads
and some 4,000 convicts to be used
in inaintainiii!' them.
Created an .eleventh congressional
dioiiil 1. ut failed to redistrict for
the stale senate or reapportion for, '
'the hohse.
Created central purchasing- agen-
cy -
Created personnel commission.
Consolidated Torth Carolina Stat:
college for Women with University
of North Carolina. -
I'rovided $100,000 for the erec- '
tion of a hew central prison.
Creali'd local government com
misMoii and gave it control over
all local 'government' finances.
Record Revenue Bill .
Organized a new state system of
hank supervision;
I.nacted largest revenue bill in
history, estimated to raise ' about
$2n,000,000 annually including- a 15
cent county ad valorem tax.
Fnacted largest appropriations
bill in history, estimated to spend
about $?K,500,000 annually. All state
salaries cut ten per cent.
Changed basis of licensing auto
mobiles. Increased gasoline tax -one
cent per gallon.