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i f tit Use the i Li l Classified advertisi.nr.r.U in Tho Franklin Preas briag rs?cu!ts. If yjii have something to sell or tr3e, try a cia,ssifie ad. The cost is small only one cent a word with a mini mum charge of . 25 cents for each insertion. ,- I I lnms 0 vvv A Brief Survey of Cur rent Events in State, Nation and Abroad the Facts Boiled Down to a Few Pithy Lines. anil SUp tjiijlflatriUi fHarmtian LIBERAL PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT VOL. XLVIII, NO. 31 FRANKLIN, N. C THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1933 tiSt PER YEA) As tiio World 1 ' r'J O . 1 1 mm Mill M I It -' RETAIL CODE IN EFFECT A blanket code for retail store of the nation wu order ed Monday night by General Hugh Johnson, recovery ad ministrator, the code going into effect on Tuesday morning, set ting 40 hours as maximum working time per week and $13 as the minimum wage. Food stores are permitted a 48-hour week for employes, with a min imum wage of $14. KIDNAPPERS FREE O'CONNELL After receiving $40,000 ransom, kidnapers on Sunday released John J. O'Connell, Jr., 24, of Albany. N. Y. They had held him three weeks in an effort to force his rich and politically powerful family to pay $250,000 for his 'release. MATTERN FINALLY ARRIVES Jimmy Mattern, who soared away from New York on June 3 in an attempted flight around the world only to come to grief in a crash off the Siberian , coast, arrived in New York on Sunday in a borrowed plane. .: ECONOMIC MEET ADJOURNS "The world economic confer- ence, in session in London for s'x weeks, adjourned on July 27 for s,n indefinite period. "Results ara hot always meas ured in terms of formal agree ments. They can come equally frcm a free presentation of each nrtion's difficulties and each nation's methods to meet its individual needs," said Pres-:-'er.: Roojcvelr in a message .declaring the conference no fail ure. DEATH FOR KIDNAPER In the first death verdict in r United States kidnaping case, Wal r McGee, leader of the gang which, kidnaped Mary McElroy from her Kansas City home am'1 held her for $30,000 ransom, was n July 27 sentenced to die for liis crime after a Missouri jury had coin ictcd Jiim. I KILLED BESIDE ROAD -M artins-villc, Via., autliontiesarc TklfuTryltfi -v.hich hit and killed three boys l ing asleep on the side of a coun- fy highwayr -the tjight -of-J uly 26. A fourth was injured. The m.uigl t J bodies were-found in. the- high- ...vry. by., fox. hunters. C i.VRGE DOPING SWINDLE Claiming to have proof that 200 or nore horses, competing in races various American tracks in the 'last eight months, have been doped with narcotics by racetrack swin dle! s operating on a national scale, federal agents arrested seven han dlers at Arlington park in Chicago o.i Saturday. Rv. Ruius Morgan To Preach Here Sunday The Rev. Rufus Morgan, of Co lumbia, S. C. assistant to Bishop ""Kirkmaii"-G;-Finlar of-the-diocese vf Upper South Carolina, will con duct jhe Holy Communion service "and preach at St.. Agnes Episcopal church, Franklin, at 11 o'clock -Sunday-morning. Rev. Mr. Morgan is a native of Macon county and is well known throughout Western North Caro lina, although his home has been in South Carolina for a number of years. The Holy Communion service will be conducted at the Church of the Incarnation, Highlands, at 11 a. tn. Sunday by the Rev. N. C. Hughes, f Hendcrs,oTiville. Mr., Hughes has been acting as supply rector at Franklin and "Highlands during the illness of the Rev. Norvin C. Duncan, who is much improved in condition but still unable to re sume active duty. An intercessory service will be conducted at St. Agnes at 10 a. m. , Friday, as usual. , Many at Songfest Respite Heat It -was -a scorching JayJiuLJlvit didn't deter several thousand sing ers from miles around coming to Franklin last Sunday for the yuar terly singing- convention. It- was one of the biggest crowds seen here for a singing convention in long time. There were scores of quartets, quintets, sextets, choirs and in 'dividual singers present from Ma cm and surrounding counties. The Smith quartet from Hazelwood Haywood county, got the biggest hand, being called back repeatedly The Macedonia class from Jackson county, consisting of white and In dian men and women, also drew much applause. cou n n n OCEOLA EVERET AWARDED TITLE Gets Silver Loving Cup And Free Trip to Wrightsville Miss Oceola Everet, daughter of Mrs. T. C. .Everet, of Highlands, was adjudged the most beautiful girl out of 55 entrants in the American Legion beauty pageant held at the Franklin high school Wednesday, night smd was given the title of "Miss Macon County." Miss Everet' was sponsored by Sara Gilder's rash rjrorcry of High'-' lands, Miss Everet was presented a large silver loving cup as a token of honor by Mayor J. Frank Kay. She also will receive a trip to Wrightsville Beach, to represent the Macon county post of the American Legion in the statewide contest . to be held during the Le gion convention, August 18 and 19. ' A Difficult Task Selection of "Miss Macon Coun ty" was a difficult task lor the judges, for there were so many beautiful girls in the pageant.- Fin ally the contestants were narrow ed down to five. Then three were taken out, leaving Miss Lucy Sla gle and Miss Everet. Finally, af ter the two young ladies were be coming nervous on account of s6 many eyes being centered on them, the judges chose to give the title to Miss Everet. The judges-were Mrs. J. B. O'Drien.-rf Louisville, Ky., W. H. ITunnlcutt, commander of theAshe C. Mears. of Black Mountain The school auditoriuro, which I st:ats-alxiu.L5rt0.personsvas.packed to capacity. Tremendous ... Success .. Dr. Furuian Angel, district com wandor of 4h Lc.ginn,annaunced Thursday that the pageant had been a tremendous success. He requested that I he I'ress puDiisnjhome here atimlay Irom Atlanta, the following expression of appre-. where she lias been living for the ciation to those who assisted m presenting" the pageant. "To Mrs. D. D. Rice, Miss Olive Pat Kin, M rs. T. W. Angel, Jr., Mrs. Howard Valentine. Mrs. Wilton Cobb, Miss Albertina Staub Miss; lessie Angel and the ladies of the Organization Committee for their tireless and efficient efforts: . "To Professor G. L. Houk for his usual capable and efficient ef forts in making ' the school house suitable for the presehlatTon oFlIie nagennt; to Granville I.iles for his wonderful songs ; . to Miss Helen Shepherd for - her beautiful ren- ition r,f "42nd Street ;" to Miss Margaret" f cGuire-and - fiss-fViri othv Lvle for their highly enter- aining music: and to all others who so materially assisted in mak- 5 ing the American Legion Beauty' Hundreds Visit Exhibit Staged by U. D. C. llulreds of jpeople visited the ' t -hi iriiii- exhihit he l in tne aia - sonic 'Hall Thursday and Friday .of l ist week under the auspices of the Macon county chapter of the Unit ed I );iughtersof the Confederacy. The showing was one of. the most interesting of its nature ever pre sented in Franklin. One visitor, after spending several hours look ing over the numerous displays, commented that it was almost as fine', an exhibit ' of relics, antiques and curios as can be found fn the state- historical -nuiseunr -at Raleigh. ..A - great deal of interest was shown- bv those who visited the diowing in a suit of clothes, made of linen, which was worn by the late Thomas Siler and woven by his mother more, than 108 years ago. Despite its age, the suit is still in good condition. A bill of sale for two negro slaves, mother and son, from Jack son Johnston to Stephen Munday, in 1855, for a consideration of $1,100. also drew considerable ho- tice. Youngsters were particularly in terested in the old flintlocks, pis.- mm Rotary Farm Tour To Be held August 16 The annual Rotary club farm tciur will be held this year on Wednesday, August 16, it was announced yesterday by F. S. Sloan, county farm agent and chairman of the committee ar ranging the tour. ' The itinerary for the tour has not been completed, but Mr. Sloan said it would start at the courthouse at 9:30 a. m. and that lunch would be served at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Slagle in the Cartoogechaye community. The lunch will be served by the Cartoogechaye Missionary society in J the pro ceeds will be devottd to the Mt. Hope- Baptist chut h : and the Cartoogechaye Presbyterian aud Methodist churches. The- lunch eon charge will hi 25 cents a plate. All farmers interested in going en the . toiur are requested to notify Mr. Sloan as soon as possible. HIGDONS HOLD CLAN REUNION Mrs. J. H. Higdon Cele brates Her 86th Birth day Anniversary The eighty-sixth birthday of Mrs. J. H. Higdon was celebrated at her home at Higdonville Sunday with a birthday-dinner and - family leumonr About fifty members of the fam ily and a number of vistrfiTswereftht stahr 4n- present. 1 Ins )sihc sith time that such a rfniun has b'n ne' Mrs. ILigdon is one of the few stit viving- widows -of . the CivaLWar veterans in Macon county, being n-if.- '.if ihi''tcjnsejh2lj. Higdon. . Hiptlon returned to her past few years with her son, T. B. Higdon. She has eight children, thirty-eight grand chihlrer and twenty-seven great-grand uiildren. She has four children past sixty years of age, and child is fortv-three. her youngest Out of her I familv of ciuhlv-threc there are seventy-three living. Pageant such an outstanding sue cess: "r'wi.sh'toJ'Txtetif'-imK1thanks";and annrecialiAn. The American Le eion stands for those things which are. forthe betterment of our com munities, and we feel that our little show-right fully was awarded the appreciation which it deserved. (Siuned) "DR. FUR MAN ANGEL, "District Commander, American Legion." . Antique hols and dueling swords, especially I i i i " " . r.i. t.:i. - Um ia Diaue wun a suvcr nm, iwnu carved and engraved, which was presented to Colonel John Ingram in 18-10 for bravery in the Mexican War: Also on display was a copy of "The Western Carolinian," edited iv the late L. T. Siler and pub lished in 1861. This was said to ! be the first 'newspaper published in Franklin, but the fact has not been definitely established. Se7alspleUdidvld " pieccstf furniture were exhibited, including what was said to have been the first rockiiiK chaiT-broughtto this' -Olive Patton,' -Sam J. Murray and county. The chair was madein' C.' S. " Tilley " and " the- program Asheville and brought to Franklin committee, Mrs. Lester Conley, via Greenville, S. .., as a present! Mrs. Tohn W. Edwards and Black to Mrs. Jacob Siler from her hus- burn W. Johnson, tand. Mrs. Siler was. the first Plans have been made for the white woman in this section. Macon county club to meet in One of the most unique displays was a series of 23 dolls arranged bv Miss Lucy Slagle, of Cartooge chaye, depicting the development s styles, beginning with Egyptians and coming he centuries to the ores - of women the early through the centuries to the pres ent. . . VA7DDUS RALLY DRAWS LARGE CROWD Prominent Speakers Heard At Young Democrats' Meeting i . A large crowd attended the Dem ocratic rally held in the courthouse Saturday afternoon. Several prom inent speakers from out of the county addressed the Macon group ( ii the. live issues of the day. The speakers were D. ' U. Alley, of vVaynesville, vice president of the Young Peoples Democratic 'clubsjoi Morth - and in a ,-- W.- Roy Fra ucis, . .if Wavnesville, state senator of jhe .'2nd. district; William Cocke, of Asheville, chairman of the Young f'eophs Democratic Clubs of the 1 lib Oisttict; and Judge Sain Ca they, '.'city judge for the city of Asheville and president of the Young Peoples Democratic club of Buncombe county. The meeting opened with several selections by the string band. After ' short resolution of respect for the late Charles L. Ingram was read the entire audience stood and with bowed heads remained silent for a moment in memoTy of the deceased. After the period of sil ence the Rev. G. N. Dulin led in prayer. D. D. Allev, who last year was chairman of the 11th District clubs, was the first speaker on the pro cram. Mr. Alley said that the Macon county club was the most active and had done more work thanntKrof the other" clubs in North Carolina, and there are 78 In -iew- words he tainte4-a- picture -of , the- present lav of hope and happiness, after President-Roosevelt- hadonlybeen in power aDout tour months; then picture of themisery and want of the latter part of the Hoover eif;n " was 'pictured.":" ""' Senator Tram-is Tn his speech railed the attention to the splendid work of State Senator R. A. Pat ton and the late Representative Ingram. He told of several of the most important and beneficial of the laws that were passed in the last legislature being the work of Mr. Pattern and Mr. Ingram. . Speaking of Beer Senator Francis touched on the importance of the new beer law. He said that the sale of beer and the licenses already sold in North Carolina had brought iirto the state's treasury about one million ilollantirA-thwk-Ton-'-the-records-n- Haywood county sin(!ei)eer-has been legalized, the speaker added, showed that there were not half as many men charged with drunk enness since.- beer. came.. in.f asbe.; fore it was legalized. Mr. Cocke told of the big celebra tion that was coming soon for the 11th District. The district conven tion is to be held at an early date, probably at the New High Hamp ton Inn in Cashiers Valley.' Judge Sam Cathey praised the record that Senator Patton made in the past legislature and said he was being talked for Lieut. Gover nor. . : ' In the election of officers there was no competition and the old officers were re-elected, to wit: lohn W. Edwards, president, Miss Elizabeth Slagle, , first vice pres Idcht rf rs.Frank PottsTof High lands, second vice president; Har ley Cabe, secretary; and Frank Norton, treasurer. The following committees have been appointed to help with the work for the coming year: Organ ization -committees-Miss Ruth51a fle, J. Grady Owens and Jimmie Hauser: finance committee. Mi Franklin once each month and at these meetings there' are to bi - ' snerial. nroeram of talks, readings mid string music: As soon as pos- sible there will be a tour made of the county and each of the com- imnnitv clubs will have an election - Jmttnitv clubs will have an election J of officers. PP"' mm Rural Schools Will Open Monday; List of Teachers Is Announced by Billings The rural schools of Macon county-will open Monday of next week and the Franklin and Highlands consolidated schools will open Monday of next week and , the Franklin and Highlands consolidat ed schools will open Monday, Sep tember 4, it was announced Tues day by M. D. . Billings, county superintendent of schools.. Mr. Billings also announced the list of teachers -for - -the -various 4.cliouisas elected by the county school board. Preparatory to the opening of the schools, a counlvvvide teachers' meeting is to be held Friday, and all teachers have been notified lo be present for instructions. . Professor Billings said he had not been notified by the State Department of Education at what rate the teachers would be paid, but he said it was. practically cer tain thev would be required to -.erve for eight months at' salarie? of not more, and possibly less, than ihey received last year for six months. The teacher allotment giuu Ma con county, by the state "authorities provides for 110 teachers, one less than the number employed lasti year, lhe.tirst .allotment tor thia .n. f ' ... r . I county was for 92 teachers, tout Professor Billings went to Ualeigl and persuaded the Department Oi Education to increase this" number. !IThe3TacQn(iuiiityZKsDllO'"l 9.3 elementary white teachers; ; 1J whi te" h igh"schoo( trarht-rs-tm:! tfottij nrirrn rcacners. am -m -ine --poni-tHm- have been filled except two. h- Following is-H he-e nnplete-4isi m teachers elected for the ensuing srnnol .term l r . , I Franklin: Hih school teacher'-., XIZlZliiQiikZlirUiHrsirrfi-'-s"" le'tint.? Gillan. ' Miss Cornelia lc Kimiivm, Mrs. Helen Macon, Mrs I'.l.sHe I Franks, Paul Carpenter, Miss IKIeii Burch, .Miss Rosalee Morrow; R. R. Sniithwirk. Fleineniarv, 'Mrs. Kathleen Hudson, Mrs. Pearl-Hunt-ter, Miss Mayberyl Minidy, Miss Helen Patton. .Miss Elizabeth-'Cabe. Miss Lilly Calloway, Mrs. Olive 11. Eaton, Miss Rose Rogers," Mrs. Haughton Williams, Miss (Catherine Porter. " ' i lotla: Mrs. Albert Ramsey,1 Mrs. Marie Roper,. Mrs. Annie L. Neil Olive Hill: Mrs. If 1 1. West. Pattons. . Miss Amanda Sla;'.le, Kate'l'ccceT"-' - ." Clark's Chapel- 'Mrs I . T. Sloan, Miss - Adeline -Teague, . ; L Union l Frank Fleniine;, M i s Theo Kiser, Mrs. Lucy Blnd'cy. Maple- aprins.1.- J.-' r auiterS) Miss Minnie Sanders, ,Mis:. Nancy Justice. -' ' Holly Springs: Mis- F.liabeth Deal, Mrs. I hi Higdon. Mrs. T. WAn;el, Jr., Wins Flower SIiGv Sweepstakes A miniature I'-inlm ri. i :ii- m! Mrs. T. V. .Wei, i , i. asem in): a scene in Florida, won tl 'weepstaVes prize in -M at- ,-nMiin ty fit v.er anilil.il aiJid Saturday in the office of the X.iiM ! Henderson, of Gneiss. In the mix i. ..B,i i ;,i ,.,,,; i d flower exhibit, the blue ribbon unler the auspices of ihe Franklhi Garden club r, Mrs. Angel's entry was an art is. .tic, landscape cle'vei h; artanv around an 'artn'icial' lake.-', ' ' " .' M a-nyitefsoiin visited the flower show,; which . was pronounced one of the best ever held here, Tlie judges were Mrs. - J mi Long and Mrs. Rufus Siler, of Waynesvillei Prize-winners besides Mrs. Angel were: Dahlias, Miss Blanche Willis, blue ribbon, Mrs. Frank Higdon, ted ribbon- snapdragons, blue ribbon, Mrs. Fred Johnston, red ribbon, Mrs. Frank Higdon; zinnias, blue , ribbon, Miss Mary Willis, red nb- bon, Mrs. D. D Rice; .roses blue ribbon, Mrs. Miza Crawford, red ribbon, Mrs. Frank, (Higdon ; lilies, E. A'. Snyder, Mrs. Kred Arnold. Oak Ridge: ' C ,S. Tilley, Miss iladys Pannell. Mountain Grove: Miss Annie May Higdon, Ellijay: W. G. Crawford, Higdonville: E. J. Carpenter, Miss Mayine Moses. Salem: ' Sain A. Bryson, Miss Blanche Cabe. Mashhurns: Miss' Pearl Phillips. Pine Grove: T T, Love. ... Miss 4 --ttiis' fh-ndei - 'il , Walnut Creek: Mrs Myrtle Fulton Keener. Buck Creek: Carl O. Moses. Gold Mine: .Miss Myrtle Vinson. Highlands: High school, O. F. Summer, principal, C. F; Hentz, Miss Kate1 Moore. . Elementiryi Mrs, A. W! Pierson, Mrs. Jacfc Hall, Miss Beatrice lozeley. Miss Ethel Calloway,:! Miss Eva" Potts, Miss Frances Parrish. : i . Scaly:, Mhs Muriel . Bulgin, Miss Edith Long. ' ; Mulberry : M'r's. f fear! ' Corbiti, Miss1 Nina Howard. .. . ., Ac idemy: Sanfor I Smith. Hickory Knoll: Miss Onnie Lee! Cabe,' Miss' Ettrille Kimsey. Lower 1 iTesenta: Miss 'Mildred Moore. Upper Tesenla: Miss Nora Leach. Coweta: Miss Bess Norton. f Otto: Mrs. Hazel C.'? Nortort "?.) i.'-s" ftf''''g'iarlipward, .';': . .' ,'. . ".7-S2agIe7Hjrj7 M aniCR u th lS'lagle, Miss Helen Enloe. Miss Edwina Dsrlrrmpk Allison.jWtts: Jj B. , Prfendle, Mrs. Imxe Jacobs Cagle. '- - Rainbow-Springst-lMisi Eunice Cuiinini'ham. Miss: Eva Smith, Mrs. W.. G. . Storie, . , Aquone: G. W. jstejipe, fiss MaVy "' Flniore '"''" . OiTtw CrreXi rV''HiNVrnT7"inSs i:iiih .Byr.d. , . . ." . Brffrhpr:, Miss 'Pauline Fotlts. "' Kylu':i "Miss 1 Grace Carpenter, Mi s Carolyn Nolen. .;, ,j. , Fnir View: E. N. Evans. . l .ran p Branch: : iss Ina Hetiry. 0l Dale: Mrs. !Nina Tippett MctV.v, Miss Jessie .Ramsey. . Bnrniniftown: .Mr.s.. Maud H. Norton, Miss' Grace Fonts. Moiriraiu: . L. Srtiith. Tullico: Miss Merlj Peek. .. . Oak Crove: Flmer Crawford, Nirs. Elsie Franks, Miss Elizabeth Mf ruhnvs. ' - ' " TWesfr MiHr-TrGrDi-anrMUs Rebecca Meadows. Liherty : N iss; GraceWilkes, Miss Emma Lee Carter. Harmony: Miss' Mae "MfCoy7 7 Rose Creek ;.Misi,Lolita Dean. Colored School: Chapel, R. B. Watts, W. B. Harper, Emma Lillian Stewart. Fourth teacher to be se lected. j IliliK ribbon, Mrs. Richard Hudson, 1 red' ribbon," Mis." Henry "Slavic ! . In the two kinds of flower pots, I he blue ribbon was awarded to i M, t 7,1, .Vn.rpt nf Franklin and Luhc... rcd. ribbon itn Miss Margaret i,t to Mrs. 1). I). Rice and the .-.'id prize to Mrs. J. Steve Por- ( u.r niiuiature flowers,, the first -' prize uent to NTiss Mary Willis 1 ':-.nd the re. I ribhr.n to Mrs. F. S i .rohiiMo' j6U(iil ' VtalitS; ' Mu'O'tb1 bon, M-vs-Silas-J .-Womack, second ' ' prize,' ..M rs. Ora West ; newest flow .' ers, blue ribbon, Mrs. R. D. Sisk, red ribbon, Mrs. A. W. Mangum I wild flowers, both prizes, Master George Patton, of Cartoogechaye; gladioli, blue ribbon, Mrs. Frank Higdr.n, second prize, Mrs. Grady Siler; yellow flowers, blue ribbon, Mrs. Grady Siler, red ribbon, Mrs. John Rice; pon pon zinnias, Mrs. "). D. Rice, blue ribbon, and Miss Mary Willis, red ribbon; shadow picture, blue ribbon. Mrs. K.- S. Jones, second prize, Mrs. Grady Siler. Watauga: CAM ii PROJECT WILL COST$25,00 Construction of Camp To Supply Jobs for 100 Men SITE NOT SELECTED Preliminary Survey for Relocating No. 286 Authorized A state convict camp, estimated to cost approximately $25,000, is to be built iu Macon county m Ihe near future, it was announced . heTc Monday by a delegation of lofficiib of the: recently consolidated State Highway and. Prison Department. Construction of the camp, it was stated, will afford .employment' !o"r abuot 100 men! "u': In the highway and prisdil 5dji egation were George Ro'ss '?&, sU perintendent of States Prisotliatid director of the Public Works Com mission; Frank Miller, ol .Wapbj ville, . member of the commKsioii 0car T. Pitts, of Hickory,; roav . , , . i.-.'. supervisor, land ). L. AVaiKr, .i - Asheville, division highway cut' "" - . ; .ii.--', neer. , , -'' ihl ; ::vn- Tn-jrmm Inspect Proposed Sites .The group came here to select a site 'lor lfhe .camp,L buL after i in - ipecting several -jjieies iovjirlopep- they announced i that ,theyl woC t ak c-r'naTre-uirdrlvjiseiheijr and announce : their selection; .latyp J. W- Porterr former represenifi tiveof""Macon county-iii-tlie-lejii lature, is seeking appoin.tnttiiit i superintendent of the-, convict; rani ..-. Friends acting hi his behalf '-.c circulatingiapetiiioh.indorMr for ' the 'job. . The camp , -al sp ; m ' supply Jobs, to four or five, oihijs, possibly more, as guards and to: men." : ' '-. ' Mr,' Pou said the: camp, w oylil p; -commodate between 75;an :l(10 cor victs, who will be put to work o". ro'adi in this territory, -especial! ' on connty roads which have i t.aken over by the stte.f jThevi! so will, be required iq do TaVi:' work, as the 'camp : will be'expifift ! to product a large part .of itjhe Pg duce it consumes. ' Ho. 2K Survey ; Authorise f? -Whne-hWeKtlillertmaal&r- of the Highway and,, Public Works commfssionranngunged .that ;tan-o! fer of J. E. S. thofiii,5 plesidttit of the Nantahala Power and Light company, to submit' ft, pr.ieifnyvr route for highway No. 28b betweeti Franklin and Bryson City had be approved by the commission. Tin- power company is expected to pa" its engineers to work surveying A route in the near future. If the road is rebuilt, and chance i . are thought good for such action, some changes in its location will be necessary on account of the pro posed hydro-electric power develop -ments of -'-j; Aluminum Corporation of America interests. It was j . i this account that the highwai.jDt focials granted the power company authority to make a prelimina' v survey, the cost of which is. to. b " borne by the state if accepted, a:i l by the power company if reject -1 Mr. Miller said he did not knov whether the power company's sur vey would cover the lull route be tween Bryson City and Frahk'r) r Just. thatjiiajLof Jtin the vi- cinity of the proposed hydro-ede: trie devclopmentsr Considerable interest has devejo ed over the .rerouting of "No. 2?. as.it has been suggested , that th ' road be changed, so as to ent;:' Franklin on the east side of t!i Little Tennessee river ! Son strong support and also some ver. formidable opposition has develop.; ' to this suggestion, but a delegati . of county officials and influent: ' Franklin residents whidi .vin , Raleigh rerentiy assured the cm mj8S;on . that the county would ' winin t0 aWde by any nmtfi; ' commission deemed most advisable,