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VOL. XLVI, NO. 50
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NEWS- SUMMARY
A Survey of State and National Events Concisely
Told in , Brief Up-to-Date -News
Reports
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STATE NEWS
G. O. P. Chooses Charlotte
GREENSBORO Charlotte was
chosen 1932 convention city of N.
C. Republicans, to be held in
xiril hv tlip statp PYpmtivp enm-
tee on Saturday. Watt H.
"""V- Boone, was endorsed for
alship of the middle fed-
X an
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and T. R. McCrary,
district attorney. T.
ille, heads the
atform 'tot
ake
, NATIONAL NEWS
Garner Electe
WASH I NGTON Jack Gam
er, Texas Democrat, was made .
speaker of the house on Mon
day as the 72nd congress con
vened, winning over Snell, New
York Republican, by 218 to 207.
Josiah W. Bailey, North Caro
lina Democrat, took his seat in
the senate and his oath of of
fice, although Republicans stat
ed the contest filed by George
M. Pritchard, Asheville, Bail
ey's opponent in the election,
'will be pushed.
Down Tobacco Sales '
N, Ky. Burley grow-
nylated last Y.'.k's
drivers at
is. by
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, DEC.
Agricultural Leader
Charles F. Collison, farm editor
of the Minneapolis Tribune and one
of the sponsors of the famous
"Minnesota Plan" for improving
agricultural conditions, will be one
of the speakers at the Western
North Carolina farmers' meeting in
ville next Monday night,
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i(AW MANY
Ution To Ashe-
iing Arrang-
Marians
luriitere atlrlf
' 1 ' ii county
t"! 'I:, Western
IK1 " fiilural llie.et-
londay night ot
.Minnesota
d by I rcd
.ished of tin
Charlet
(kral editor.
kws of tile
fiig
program
'Tiied. the "M in-
and wnicn nas rev
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arming in the nurth
anklin Rotary club, en
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10. 1931
UNIFORM BEEF
CATTLE URGED
Rotary Club Discussed
Farm Problems of
Macon
MORE HOGS NEEDED
Standardizaion of Types
Of All Farm Products
Recommended
A farm program was jircscnted
Wednesday at the weekly luncheon
meeting of the Franklin Rotary
club at the Scott Griffin hotel.
Sam L. Franks, Harold Sloan and
J. E. Lancaster were the speakers.
The principal point brought out by
these men was that Macon county
needs to develop definite types of
farm livestock and produce.
Air. I' ranks said that it a uni
form type of beef cattle could
be obtained - in this county the
growers would receive an average
of one cent a pound more from
cattle buyers. He expressed the
on that Hereford, which are
good rustlers, were most suitable
for this vicinity, lb? also urged
standardizaion (.f poultry white
leghorns for eggs and Barred Ply
mouth rocks for the market.
Mr. Franks said that this county
should produce far more cattle,
poultry and hogs than it - is at
present. He pointed out that it
had been necessary for him to pur-
i chase 24.(XX) wounds of fatback in
I five months to meet the demands
. nt thr l:irmr Snrmlv rninnint
rt..j
wiicii sum a rouiuy ;is jviacou noi
only should produce all the hog
meat it needs but should have a
surplus for sale outside the county.
He also stated that there was an
insufficient supply of eggs in the
unty to meet the local demand.
Mr Sloan said the same prin-
ciplrs rf uniformity of type as ad
vocated by -Mr. Franks for cattle
and i.utiltry should be developed
iloni', 'iihcr lines. He pointed out
that il is verv difficult for buyers
of beans rind other farm produce
to obtain the proper grades and
varieties desired and that the farm
crs could get nindi better prices
it they planted only .the best va
rietics ot seed and puked their
ms and other vegetables as soon
for the market so as i
aire oiiory. It lan
Is. Pigeon-Holed
By Town Council
Chicken and Turkey
Sale Set for Monday
A cooperative carlot poultry
sale will be held at the Frank
lin depot Monday and at Otto
Tuesday morning of next week,
it was announced yesterday by
Fred S. Sloan, county farm
demonstration agent. Turkeys
will be included in the sale.
Mr. Sloan had not received a
list of the prices to be paid
when The Press was made up.
However, he said postal cards
announcing the prices would be
mailed out late today.
HIGH SCHOOL
LIBRARY OPEN
More than 200 New Books
Reported Added to
Collection
The library of the Franklin
hiuh school has been onened with
over 2(X) additional volumes. Some
of these replace Abooks that had
worn out, and others are new
works, including treatises on science
geography, travel, history and civ
ics, a number of volumes of poetry,
fiction, biography , and essays.
All but reference books may be
borrowed by pupils of the high
school for one week, with a fine
of five cents per day for books
kept overtime
A fund for the purchase of new
books is 'raised by a fee of twenty
five cents paid by the pupils each
semester.
All-Day Meeting Held
By Missionary Society
The Woiuans Missionary Society
of the hirst ltaptist church ob
served the "Week of Prayer for
Foreign Missions" with a spend-thc-day
program at the church last
Thursday from 10 till 4 o'clock.
The program was in charge of
Frank Murray, president.
each of the
$1.50 PER YEAR
Committee Reports Ques
tion Would Require
Election
NO ACTION IS TAKEN
Hunnicutt and McGuire
Fail To Appear At
Meeting
The proposal of Emory S. Hun
nicutt and W. B. McGuire that
the town of Franklin' release a
security deposit, guaranteeing iay
n.ient of bonds issued on Franklin's
hydro-electric power project, in
order that the money might be
loaned for, the development . of
property 'owned -by the Lake Kmory
company, has been pigeon-holed for
the time being at least.
A committee appointed by Mayor
George Ii. . Patlon, to investigate
the advisability and legality of
the Lake Emory proposal submitted
it's report at the regular monthly
meeting of the town council Mon
day night. Messrs. Hunnicutt and
McGuire submitted their 'plan ai
a meeting of the board on tin
first Monday 'in November.' Mem
bers of the committee named bv
Mayor Patton were J. S. Conlevj
M. L. Dowdle and Dr. J. H. Fonts.
They reported that after due in
vestigation of the proposal they
had found that a town election
would be necessary to decide
whether the surety bond, a cash
deposit in a Cleveland bank, 'could
be released for a loan to the Lake
Errfory company.
No Action Taken
The Co..... itteelso recommended
that the twn council do nothing
further about the matter until
a definite written proposal be sub
mitted by the Northwest Carolina
Utilities company, which is now
operating the Franklin power bLul.
originaly built as a municipal pro
ject and financed by the town
bonds. In accordance with this
recommendation, the board took
no action and the report was
filed.
Word nas Deen received hei e
're F.mnire Public Service ,
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