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progressive LIBERAL IMDEPKMDEMT
.. LI, NO. 37
FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPT. 10, 1936
$1.50 PER YEAR
iAWROWD
,or Day Event Proves
Success; Sponsored
By Legion
■ople from all sections of the
,ty swarmed to Franklin Mon-
for the Labor Day celebration
sored by the Macon county
of the American Legion. Due
lie fact that few schools closed
)bservance of the holiday, at
down in
the
ance was cut
tii,ng, when races and contests
> held; but the town was pack-
crowds during the
Angel Buys
J. T. Moore Building On
Main Street
President Visits Smokies Park
afternoon
with gay
moon and evening.
Dxing bouts m the
icted a crowd that nearly filled
court room and nearly as many
ons .attended the fiddlers con-
;ion in the evening. Meanwhile,
dreds of others contented them
es with seeing the sights of
town, going to the movie and
ing sodas and beer,
s a whok, the celebration was
iidered a success and many in
duals were heard to express
comment that they hoped^ it
Id ibe made an .annual affair.
Contest Winners
ollowing is a list of the win-
5 of the races and contests held
ing the morning;
icycle race for boyS'—first prize
$1, Eugene Furr; second prize
so’ cents, Kenneth Bryant_.
at man’s race for men weighing
r 200 pounds—Clint Burrell,
ack race for boys—$1 prize for
and Buchanan.
hoe race for men and boys—$1
!e for Dan Reynolds.
Igg race for girls and women ■
,t prize, of $1, Nancy Jones,
ond prize of 50 cents, Mrs.
rry Holt.
'hree-legged race—Prize of $1
Hargrave Parrish and Jack
ison.
ioda-cracker contest—Men’s prize
i$l, Noland Buchanan; ladies’
ze of $1, Bessie Stiwinter.
rhe soda-cracker contest, the ob-
t of which was to consume a
s: of soda crackers faster than
i other contestants, caused much
lusement. The twenty or more
ntestants—boys, girls, men and
men—^were arrayed around a
cle, facing a crowd of onlookers.
winner in the men’s division
nost choked in achieving his
:tory, but he was a full soda
icker ahead of any of the other
ntestants.
4 Bouts on Boxing Card
Four amateur boxing bouts in
e afternoon afforded lively «nter-
inment. In the first bout Sted-
in Mitchell, of Walnut Creek,
■ C., an enrollce of CCC Camp
■23, won a close decision over
ihn Moore, of Franklin.
Daniel Wilkie., of Franklin, nosed
it over 'Wilma Guest, another
ranklin boy, in the second bout.
The third set-to proved a thrill-
with two well matched leather
inchers from CCC Camp F-19,
ixing it up fast ,and furiously un-
I one of them hit the canvas for
co,unt of ten in the second round,
he winner was Pepper Hall, who
nded a right to the chin of his
pponent .and both boys left the
in good spirits.
Paul Seay, of Franklin, won a
ccision over Ed Huffman, of Otto,
' the final bout.
All of the fights were for thre&
3unds,
'ihe J. T. ]\Ioore building on
Main street has been purchased by
T. W. Angel, Jr., at a considera
tion said to be between $4,000 and
$5,000. The deal was completed the
latter part of last week.
Mr. A.ngel said he bought the
building, which adjoins the Franks
building on one side and Leach
Brothers hardware store on the
other, as .an investment and in
tended to rent it. He said he would
remodel the structure to suit an
acceptable tenant.
The upper floor of the building
is owned by the local Odd Fellows
lodge.
Negotiations are now under way
with heirs of the Franks estate
for purchase of the Franks build
ing by Dr. Furman Angel and Dr.
Edg.ar Angel. Terms have been
reached, it is reported, but before '
the sale is completed signatures
must be obtained from all of the
heirs, some of whom live in dis
tant communities.
Another large real estate trans
action recently completed was the
sale by Miss Alary C. Bissell, for-
merely of Franklin but who now re
sides in Asheville, of her residence
on Harrison avenue to Mrs. John
B. Willis and daughters. It was
reported that the deal involved a
consideration of between $3,000 and
$4,000.
Franklin
Roosevelt
democratic Executive
'-ommittee Meets Saturday
^^ettibers of the county Demo-
ratic executive committee have
called to meet .at 2 o’clock
’Murday afternoo.n in the county
ourthous'e to organiz.e for the fall
^mpaign. fThe meeting was called
'y Dr. W, A. Rogers, chairman of
”6 committee for 27 years. He
T^sd that all township chairmen
Utend.
HELD IN m
WrmiJBOND
Jimmie Webb, 21, Accused
Of Criminal Attack
On Girl, 14
Charged with a criminal attack
on a 14-year-old girl, Jimmie Webb,
about 21 years of age, is being
held in the Macon county jail with
out bond.
Webb was arrested Saturday by
Deputy Sheriff John Dills m the
Commissioners creek section near
th'C Georgia line. A warrant for his
arrest w.as sworn out by the girl s
father. .
Webb denied the girl s charge
that he attacked her while she was
working in a bean patch.
Deputy Sheriff Dills said he was
informed that Webb recenUy serv
ed a term on a Georgia chain
gang.
Tabernacle Made Ready
For Revival Meetings
Finishing touches were bemg
made this week on the large wood
en tabernack erected on Wayah
street under the direction of the
Rev. A. A. Angel, Methodist min
ister and tombstone manufacturer.
Electric wiring was installed, ad
ditional benches placed ”
ernacle and shutters placed on the
windows in preparation ^ senes
of revival meetings which Rev. Mr
Angel has announced will be held
at the tabernacle, starting Sunday,
September 20. The Rev. M. T. Hin-
Sw, of Rutherford College, Burke
lonniy, has accepted an invitation
to conduct the revival meetings.
The tabernacle, with ground di
mensions of 60 by 90 feet, will ^
commodate a congregation of 1,000
and a choir of 100. , , r
A service will be hdd in the tab
ernacle at 3 o’clock Sunday afte
noon, Mr. Angel said, and he m
vited all interested persons to
tend.
Officerl^Sture Still
On Shope Creek
A 25-gallon copper still was seiz
ed by Deputy Sheriff John Dills
and Constable C P, . Bradley of
Smith’s Bridge township Shope
creek in the Coweta section bat
urday morning. The officers de
stroyed five barrels of corn and
mash. No arrests were made.
Motoring from Knoxville, Tcnn., en route to Charlotte for the
Green Pastures” Democratic Rally, President Roosevelt yesterday
saw the grandeur of the Great Smoky Mountains National park for
the first time. Views from Newfound Gap and Clingman's Dome caused
him to exclaim: “Fine! Grand!” Later he said: “I have planned at
least half a dozen trips to this section, but each time something hap
pened to prevent my coming. Today 1 finally made it. I am not dis
appointed. I am delighted and thrilled. It was a grand trip.” At the
Indian reservation in Swain co.unty, where the president made a brief
stop, he was conferred with the title of “Great White Eagle.” Many
Macon county people were in the crowd which witnessed the ceremony.
INTERESTING PLACES
In Macon County
SPEAR FINGER’S BRIDGE
MACON FOLKS
SEEPpiDENT
Roosevelt Greeted by Big
Crowd at Indian
Reservation
By MRS. T. C. HARBISON
Running from Whiteside Moun
tain to the Hiwassee River is a
vein of rock, traceable at inter
vals for the entire distance, with
Whiteside Cliff seemingly the ter
mination of the vein at the north
end. The cliffs south of Whiteside,
Wildcat Cliffs, which are a huge
w.all of rock tapering off at the
southern end, are a part of this
rock ridge, as are Wolf Ridge and
Sunset Rocks. The vein is broken
in many placds land disappears com
pletely for short distances at vari
ous points, ibut may be easily trac
ed by boulders strewn in a curved
line along the way. Near the gap
on the Highlands-Horse Cove road,
fragments of stone ranging from
one to four or more feet in height,
appear to have been set in the
earth by hand. They .are set edge
wise and resemble posts or abutt-
ments of some ancient bridge. These
sto.nes may be seen along the
whole ridge, many of them notice
able from the road, and they in
variably cause comment by- those
who observe the peculiar way in
which they are set.
Legend Explains Freak
An Indian legend has been told
concerning this vein of rock, ex
plaining why the stones are placed
as they are. !It seems that long
ago there was a terrible woman
monster living in the mountains
whose only food was human livers.
She was an old woman whose skin,
was made of stone which no wea
pon could penetrate. Because of a
long stony finger, shaped like a
spear head, which grew on her
right hand and which she used in
stabbing and cutting out the livers
of her victems, this monster was
known as Utlunta, or Spear Finger.
It was her habit to hide in dark
passes along the trails and wait for
1 victims. She was indeed a terrible
mo.nster, and was feared greatly by
all the Indians.
Spear Finger had much power,
over stone and could lift immense
rocks, so sh'e undertook to build a
great bridge throcgh the air from
Whiteside, or Sa’nigila’gi, home of
the Thunder God, the Red man of
Lightning, to the “Tree Rock” on
the Hiwassee river, that sjie might
escape to the top of ‘^Whiteside
when chased by the warriors. There
she knew that she would be safe,
for the Indians did not dare tres
pass on the grounds of the Thund
er God. However, when the bridge
was nearing completion, the Thund
er God himself took the part of the
Indians by sending bolts of lightn
ing to destroy the bridge. When
the lightning struck it scattered
fragments of stone along the whole
ridge, and it is these pieces of
stone which can be seen today by
those who go along the ridge.
D emon Trapped
Spear Finger was finally trapped
in a pit prepared for that purpose
and was kilkd by an Indian who
had been told by a Tsikilili bird
that her o.ne vulnerable spot was
her heart, which was always held
in the fist of her right hand, rath
er than carried in her chest.
Part of Spear Finger’s bridge is
within the city limits of Highlands,
and after knowing the legend of
how it came to be, it is interesting
to take a five-minutes drive to
view these unusually placed rocks.
Should one desire to trace the
ancient bridge further, .an excellent
view of the cliffs south of White
side may be had from Whiteside
Cove, reached over the road from
Horse Cove to Cashiers.
Scores of people from Macon
county went to the Indian reserva
tion at Cherokee yesterday to get
a glimpse of President Franklin D.
Roosevelt as he stopped here for a
brief ceremonial after a motor trip
through the Great Smoky Moun
tains National park enroute to
Asheville and Charlotte.
A crowd 'estimated at 4,000 per
sons was gathered in the Indian
ball grounds to greet the nation’s
chief executive and cheer him on
his w.ay. Many of those present
had waited for several hours and
hung tenanciously to select vantage
points.
The president,_ who had arrived
at Knoxville by train in the morn
ing, motored leisurely through the
park, lunched with members of his
party at Clingman’s Dome, in the
heart of the Smokies, and arrived
at Cherokee shortly before 3
o’clock.
As he drove on the field the
crowd, too engrossed in getting a
good look at him, forgot to cheer;
but a shout went up when an In
dian headdress was placed upon
him and he was conferred with the
title of “Great White Eagle” of
the Cherokees. The honor was
conferred by Carl Standingdeer,
acting for Chief Blythe, and it was
the highest within the tribe’s pow
er to bestow upon any man.
The president and his party,
which included his chief secretary,
-Marvin McIntyre; his son, John;
Senator Robert R. Reynolds, Gov
ernor J. C. B. Ehringhaus and
other notables, remained .at the res-
ervatio.n about IS minutes. As the
official motorcade progressed to
ward Asheville, where the president
spent the night, the highway was
lined with people, many of whom
had walked for miles out of the
mountains to see the chief execu
tive. Hamlets and towns were dec
orated with bunting, flags and wel-
coms banners.
At Sylva, Waynesville and Can
ton, where the presidential car
slowed down to eight miles an
hour, the streets were jammed.
After spending the night
(EDITOR’S NOTE—The legend
narrated in the above article is
retold from “Occoneechee” by
Frank Jarrett.)
the night at
Grove Park Inn in Asheville the
president went to McCormick
Field to make a brief address to a
crowd assembled there. He left at
noo,n for Charlotte to make the
only formal address of his trip, a
spieech before the “Green Pas
tures” Democratic rally.
At the Cherokee reservation yes
terday many Franklin automobiles
were in evidence. The largest del
egation there from this county was
a group of American Legion mem
bers.
Franklin
Produce Market
LATEST QUOTATIONS
(Prices listed below are subject
to change without notice.)
Quoted by Farmers F'ederation, Inc.
Chickens, heavy breed hens 12c
Chickens, light weight; Lb. .. 10c
Fryers, heavy weight, lb. .. 12c
Fryers, light weight, lb 10c
Eggs, doz 30c
Corn, bu $1,00
Wheat, bu $1.00
Rye, bu $1.00
Potatoes, No. 1 $1,00
Quoted by Nantahala Creamery
B,utterfat, lb 31c
syrup