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HELP THE NEEDY Th Penny a Meal Club is at your door, Asking A Penny A Perron and nothing more. ESTABLISHED IN 18S5 Oldest North Carolina Newspaper Wast of Ashavilla PROQunssivn LIBERAL INDSPUNDmr VOL. XLVI., NO. 45 FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSDAY, NOV. 5, 1931 $1.50 PER YEAR limit. w JLasca coo II - i II LA UW4 IT Mymj ii ii ii ii ii ii i I PENNY CLUB IS BEINGFORMED Proceeds To Be Devoted To Aid County's ' Unemployed PLAN ISUNIQUE Individuals Asked To Give Penny a Meal For Needy A Penny club for Macon county, the "purpose of which is to raise funds to aid the unemployed, is being organized by a group of Franklin women headed by Mrs. J. S. Conley. The organization was started by the F. S. Johnston Bible class of the Methodist church but other churches in the com munity are participating in the movement. Plan of Club The plan of the club is simple. Individuals are asked to contribute one cent for the relief of the needy for each meal they eat. The funds raised will be turned over to the Macon county chapter of the American Red Cross. Con tainers in which the pennies may be contributed have been placed in stores, L jtels, restaurants and other public places, and small box es to be used as depositories in the homes will be distributed with in a few days. Pledges Circulated Membership slips are already be ing circulated. They bear the fol lowing penny club pledge. "Until the first day of March Iijttoa. itU.nn meal without j cou;Lw41fw of Thursday,--NoTember tnbuting one penny to aid the unemployed." Penny clubs have been organized in Atlanta, Asheville and many other cities and towns" and are helping considerably to relieve suffering among the unemployed. A penny a meal is a small amount but one can readily see that when this plan is followed by a large number of people it will raise quite a tidy sum, of money. For instance, if one thousand people sign the penny pledge and keep it, $900 will be raised in thirty days. Two-Pound Potatoes Grown by C. D. Enloe C. D. Enloe, of Route 1, paid The Press a visit this week bring ing with him some Irish potatoes which were the largest we have seen this year. Two of the po tatoes weighed two pounds each and were eight or nine inches long. Of course, Mr. Enloe had some small ones too, but he said his crop would average one hun dred bushels to the acre: He used stable manure for fertilizer. Plan To Give Benefit Dinner for Maxwell A Thanksgiving subscription din ner for the benefit of the Max well Farm Home will be given by a group of Franklin women. W. L. McCoy has offered the use of a vacant store on Main street for the purpose. The dinner probably will be on the Wednesday betore Thankseivine. Further plans will be announced in next week's issue of The Press. ,. : '. : IVlORUi F FOLKp VJUULU I Many Readers Enter Ghost Contest; $50 in Prizes Offered by The Press For Best Solutions to Eerie Mysteries GUESS THE GHOST Here's How To Win a Cash Prize READ CAREFULLY A cash prize of $250 will be given for the best explanation of each story in this series, of which "The Georgia Ghost" is first. There are twelve stories in all. A Grand Prize of $10.00 will be given for the best set of explanations or solutions for all of tlie stories, with a second prize of $5.00; third, $3.00; and fourth, $2.00. RULES OF CONTEST (1) Open to any paid-up subscriber to The Franklin Press, or member of a subscriber's family. (2) No employes of The Franklin Press permitted to partici pate. However, community correspondents of his newspaper will not be regarded as employes. (3) Explanations or solutions submitted must be written on one side of paper only, with name and address clearly written in upper left corner, and must not exceed 250 words in length. (4) The readers submitting the most plausible explanations of the "ghosts" will be awarded prizes. Should two or more send in the same solutions, the prizes will be awarded to the one whose solution is first received. Some of the stories have more than one plausible solution. (5) Literary expression does not count it is the solution of the mystery we want. Make your explanation brief and to the point. (6) Solutions must be received by The Franklin Press not later than Wednesday midnight of the week following publication of the story for which the solution is written. In other words, solutions for this week's story, "The Georgia Ghost," must be received in this office not later than midnight of Wednesday, November 4. The author's solution of each story will be published in the issue of the succeeding week. (7) The contest will be judged by the editor of The Franklin Press and two other unbiased persons selected by him. Their de cisions will be final. - " (8) The name of the prize winner will be announced in the second issue after the publication of each story. For instance, the winner in this week's contest (9) Anyone subscribing to The test is eligible to participate. Members of the family of a new subscriber also are eligible. (10) Only one solution by an individual will be considered. If you send in more than one, the first one opened will be considered as your entry. SEND IN YOUR SOLUTION NOW TO GHOST EDITOR Red Cross Drive Starts On Nov. 11; Many Schools Plan Armistice Programs Miss Elizabeth Kelly, chairman of the Macon county chapter of the American Red Cross, an nounced Wednesday that 30 schools of the county have already reported Armistice Day programs being planned in response to the request made at the Teachers' meeting on November 24. This, prompt re sponse, with other schools being heard from by every mail, shows a splendid spirit of cooperation, Miss Kelly stated, adding that the teach ers and principals accept this ac knowledgement of their reports and the chapter's appreciation. These reports have included also the names of the lo cal committee members in. their respective school districts. It is hoped that the names of all county commit tees will be sent in during, the coming week so that they may be published next week. 1 Programs being arranged for the various schools will feature, na tional and local programs of Red Cross work, the committees sen- i Dog Owners Are Warned To Keep Them at Home W. D. Barnard, chairman of the county commission, is tired of pay in gout county funds to indemnify farmers whose sheep or chickens have been killed by stray dogs. "The next time a sheep is killed we are going to find out whose dog did the killing and have the owner indicted," Mr. Barnard de clared Wednesday: ,On Monday the commission had to pay out $35 for sheep killed by Aiitlau Aaai. Mr. Barnard vl'WS jthii at an udncai., vxpeadi will be announced in The Frank- 12. - Franklin Press during this con ing also having charge of the Kr.ll Call in their communities as well as the local county welfare pro gram. Materials for the Roll Call will be mailed to these committees the latter part of the week, Miss Kel ly said. Permanent Red Cross headquar ters have been established in the Masonic Hall, through the cour tesy of Junaluskee Lodge and the Order of the Eastern Star. The Hall will be kept open each Sat urday during .the winter from 11 a. m., to 3 p. m. for the purpose of receiving donations, investigat ing requests for assistance, and distributing supplies.. The chair man emphasizes again that all re quests for services or supplies from the chapter must come through the Red Cross committee of the school district in which the applicant re sides. The regular meeting of the chap ter which was postponed on ac count of Miss Kelly's illness last Saturday will be held at the Ma sonic Hall Saturday, Nov. 7, at 1:30 o'clock. -A full attendance is urged, of both town and county members, especially chairmen and members of the central committee. ture, but, under the law put on the statute hooks by the latvr Frank Ray, anyone whose sheep is killed by a dog may collect indemnity from the county to the amount the animal is fisted on the tax books. Mr. Barnard said the commission intended' to enforce the dog law rigidly. All dogs are required to be licensed and the owner of any dog allowed at large unaccompanied or without a muzzle is subject to a fine of $50. Second Story of Series Appears on Page 3 This Week The "Guest the Ghost" Contest which started in The Franklin Press -last week is arousing inter est far and wide. The ghost editor lias been swamped this week with letters setting forth various solutions' for. last week's ghost story, "The Georgia Ghost." Fifty dollars in cash prizes are o,i I e red lit this contest, which is open la any subscriber of The Franklin Press or members of a subscribers ( family. Rules of the contest are primed in an adjoin ing column. "The ' Georgia Ghost," was a good mystery but a little too easy. Many of the contestants 'guessed the principal point correctly but disregarded 'some of the minor but, nevertheless, essential details. Sonic of the solutions, however, were entirely different from .the author's explanation of the mystery and were -quite "interesting 'and unusual. Contestants should remember that to win a prize it U not necessary to arrive at the same explanation as that of the author. There are other possible solutions just as plausible as his. The winners of last week's con test will be announced in next week's issue of The Franklin Press. The author's explanation of "The Georgia Ghost" appears in this week's paper on page 3 along with a new ghost story, "A Dance of Ghosts." This story is a humdinger! It will test the wits of the best amateur detec tives. Address the solutions to the Ghost Editor, The Franklin Press, Franklin, N. C. Let us remind you that there , is a- time element in these contests.' If there are two or more solu tions equally as good, the. one first received will be awarded the prize. Krad the rules and regulations of the contest . carefully. Then lose no time in getting to work on this week's mystery. CONFEDERATE VETERAN DIES Funeral for J. A. Bates, 85, Held at Coweta Church James A. Bates, 85-year-old Con federate veteran, died Friday, Oct. 30, at the home of his grand daughter, Mrs. Harve Tallent, on Coweta, at 8 o'clock in th even ing, after an illness of several weeks.' . funeral services were held 'at the Cowetallaptis't church Satur day aftuvon at 3 o'clock by the Rev. I'. C. Uinbergcr, pastor of the Franklin Methodist circuit. Mr. Bates volunteered at the age of 16, serving through the last year of the war in Company B of the 3(Mh regiment of the Confederate army. During this 'period of ser vice he was reported to have used an average of 250 cartridges each night. .' The deceased is survived by on' brother, John Bates, of Tignal, Ga., and several nephews and nieces. Dr. Caleb A. Ridley Is Taken To Atlanta Home Dr. Caleb A. Ridley, who un derwent a serious operation at Angel Brothers' hospital about tw" weeks ago, has recovered sufficient ly to be removed to his home in Atlanta. He yvas ' taken to At lanta Tuesday ih. an ambulance. Accompanying him were his wif': and his son, J. L. Ridley. 916 'families' in North Carolina were given clothing by the Red Cross duirng' this last year. This was 'only a small part of their drought relief work iu th itat. Preaches on Health It'-' fri - REV., ROBERT B. H. BELL HEALTH TO BE MISSION TOPIC Rev. Robert B. S. Bell To Hold Services at St. Agnes A "Life Abundant," mission will begin at St. Agnes Episcopal church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock with the Rev. Robert B. H. Bell, of Denver, Colorado, conducting the services, assisted by the Rev. Nor vin C. Duncan, rector of the church. The mission, to which members of all denominations are iuvited to attend, will continue throughout the week. Services will be held each evening, including Sunday, at 7:30 o'clock." There al so will be a lecture at 4 o'clock each afternoon, beginning Monday, by Mrs. Bell, -who is an authority on dietetics and food chemistry. Dr. Bell will preach on how to attain health and happiness through right, living. He will explain how to apply the principles pf Chris tianity to modern living so, as to develop the mind and body along with the spirit. He believes in living the Abundant Life by exer cising the threefold nature. He believes 'that man is only perfect when he is in unity with hinis If, with his neighbor, the world, nd God. ' Many startling revelations will be given in these lectures. Dr. Bell has been a student of health for 30 years and has travelled over the United States lecturing on healing. He is a . graduate of Toronto University, a student of psychology for 30 years, a teacher of spiritual healing for 25 years, and a student of dietetics for six years. While he believes in using spiritual powers in healing, he is not a Christian Scientist and. his work has been -endorsed by many prominent physicians. . Sick folks are especially urged to attend the Life Abundant mission. An opportunity will be given to all those desiring the special service for the sick. But even more im portant is that part of the sermon? and lectures dealing with the main tenance of health through obied ance to the laws of health. Mrs. Bell's lectures will deal with how to obtain radiant health, how lo'keep young how to overcome diseases through diet and similar tibjccts. f. - i :v:'V i Mi,- vv jTk f 'ij.iiSw f Rotarians Protest Plan To Call Special Session The Franklin Rotary Club voted at its regular luncheon at the Scott Griffin hotel Wednesday to send , a resolution to Governor O. Max ' Gardner protesting against the proposal for a special, session of the General Assembly at this t'm'. '. Reports from Raleigh indicate that, considerable pressure lias been brought . , to. bear on the. chief executive in recent weeks by cot ton and tobacco farmers in the eastern part of the state who have btcii ?c':Lint a special ictiioo of Accountant Files eport on Audit; Board R. C. Birmingham Finds Macon Books Show "Paper" Surplus in All Funds of $162,852.83, As of June 30, This Year FORMER SHERIFF INGRAM'S ACCOUNT SHOWS OVERPAYMENT TO TREASURY County in "Excellent Condition, Except for Quite An Amount of Uncollected Taxes," x Accountant Declares MarVi nnnity has ;i "paper" surplus of .$162,852.83, according to a 'report filed with the county com mission this week by R. C. , Birmingham, Charlotte accountant who was employed last July -to audit the county's books. ("oiiiiiu niiii on tin- audit, Mr. Chmiiiyhain said Wednesday: "'lhis comity's finances' arc in excellent condition, except for quite an amount of uncollected taxes, hvery fund has a surplus ranging front $lo 57 t'or utse special school district to $34,931 for the debt. service fund." . . . . Champion Fibre Pays Big Tax Discovery The county coinmittioners have colieck'd $1,829.32 on a lax discovery nyaintt the Cliam pio.i Fibru company ol Canton. The fibre concern willingly paid the amount when the discovery was calle dto its attention Tues day by W. D. Barnard, chair man of the Macon county board. Mr. Barnard went to Canton accompanied by J. A. Porter and R. A. Pattort. The. diicovery wa on timber rightt valued at $45,000 owned by the Champion ' Fibre company in Nantahaln township. The com liany paid four vnrs in back tnxe, ip'i"ui,'li it wan not re ;u;r!d to scl'.le for more than tl-ice ypp.rs hack. An official of the company was quoted at explaining that the concern had no intention . of avoiding tax payment through technicalities. DEATH CLAIMS R. H. MARRET Prominent Business Man Of Highlands 111 Only Week K.jbeii 11. Manet, 73, merchant, died a! liU home at Highlands Monday after an illneSa ot one week. Mr. Manet vas- nied with the O. W:. Manet -general mer chandise store there, and had been liwiiK in Highlands tor about eight year, having moved there from l''airphj, Ocna county, S. C The doi eased i-i surviwd by three brothers, . W. and S. T. Marret, of - H.Hdilaiidv and W. If. Marret, of Columbia, S. C 1 'ina! .riles, v. re held at -Fairplay, S; C.,' Tuesday 'afternoon . at 2 o'clock. Let m sol ae ginger . ale. I'ale? N'o, .1' jdaS will do. the legislature. Their ostensible purpose, it is understood, is to obtain legislation designed to cur tail cotton and tobacco icops, but it is reliably reported that the real object in view is to bring about sales or luxury tax with view to reliev ing. farmers and oth er .landowners. The attitude of the1 Franklin Rotary club was that an extra session would mean a needless expense and that there were little likelihood that anything in the way of constructive relief would be accomplished. Is Pleased He stated that Macon county was in far better financial condi tion than most counties of the stale. Ingram Commended The audit showed that C. L. Ingram, former sheriff, had over paid his tax account to June 30, this year, ly ).'). Mr. Birming ham commended , him for keeping his books orderly and balancing out so closely. The only comment of a critical nature made by the accountaint concerned the amount of back tax es uncollected. These date back to 1920 and, in a few cases, to 1925, but foreclosure action already has been taken on the 1925 and l'.'JO taxes and further action to collect . 1927, 1928 and 1930 taxes is expected in the next few months. Summary of Report 'Following is a brief summary of Mr. Birmingham's report, at of June 30, 1931: Total current operating assets (including $131,915.47 uncollected taxes to June 1, this year) . ... $1W).0o8.31. Current liabilities and operating reserves . ..... 23,215.78. Total fund surplus, including schools . . . . $162,8,52.83. Mr. Birmingham said that since June 1 approximately $19,000 in back taxes had been collected, thereby reducing the figtir quoted above. He also explained that it was very likely that the rurainder would be diminished some what, by releases and failure to col'e.:t" cer tain amounts such as pdl taxes overdue for several years. Not Cash Surplus lie made it clear that the total fund surplus is not a cash surplus. However, he expressed th opinion, that the county was in very good condition and, if all back taxes were now paid and in the treasury, the county's tax rate could be greatly reduced. Mr, Birmingham explained his report to the county commissioners at their regular monthly meeting Monday. .They expressed much satisfaction over the report, espec ially since the county's books had not been audited for' several years. Mr. Birmingham was employed by the board just after he had filed his report on the county school finances last July. The fee stipulated for the job was $750. Mr. Birmingham, while here to make his report, installed a new and simplified bookkeeping sys tem along the lines of the system suggested for the counties by the' Local Government commission. However, there are no radical changes over the system in use for the past year and no expensive accounting office equipment was necessary. LICENSED TO WEB The following marriage licenses have been issued : Fred Anderson and Miss Paralce Dills, both of the Cartoogechaye section, on Oc tober 31; Raymond D. McCaley and Miss Mary Logan F.vans, both of Atlanta, October