THURSDAY, DEC. 17, 1936
Motorists Asked To Aid In
Highway Planning Survey
Auto Owners Requested prepare the way for a logical selec-
To Give Information those parts which merit in-
AKrMif Rnarla elusion in future improvement plans,
and to assemble the facts neces
sary to determine the ultimate cost
of owning and maintaining the
various parts of the rural road
system. All of these determinations
are directed to the end that a def
inite and economically advisable
long range 'highway improvement
program may be established.
In simpler terms, the survey con
sists simply of assembling facts
about highway income, highway
conditions, highway service and
highway costs, thinking straight
about the facts, and attempting to
do the logical things which these
facts indicate to be most advisaible
in the public interest. In the final
analysis, this is only a sound busi-
nes.s-like procedure in which the
vehicle owner is vitally interested,
because of the fact that he is
paying the highway bill.
At the end of this survey, such
questions as the following will be
easier to answer: which highways
should be improved first; where Is
new construction needed; where
are the points of conges.tion and
the danger spots; which roads are
too expensive, and which pay their
way; how much do city folks and
farmers travel on the various class
es of roads and streets; which class
of people pay how much in motor
taxes?
“The success of this phase of
the survey,” said Burch, “depends
largely upon the interest and co
operation of the general public.
By filling out and returning these
Government franked cards, all
motor vehicle owners will be rend
ering a valuable service in helping
our Commission to provide the
most efficient class of highway and
road facilities.”
THE FRiVNKLm PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS
MACONIAN
PAGE NINE
RALEIGH, Dec. 16.—With every
new 1937 license plate sold, the ve
hicle owner will receive an inquiry
card with the request that this card
be filled out and returned by mail.
Over 500,000 of these cards have
been printed and distributed to the
50 branch offices of the Carolina
Motor club, and the proper card
will accompany each pair of the
new North Carolina license plates,
which went on sale Tuesday.
The distribution of these cards
represents but one phase of the
state-wide highway planning survey
now being initiated iby the State
Highway and Public Works com
mission in cooperation with the U.
S. Bureau of Public Roads. Tliese
planning surveys are federally fi
nanced and are being conducted in
some 41 states at the present time,
including the neighboring states of
Virginia, Tennessee and South
Carolina.
Simple Questions
These inquiry cards ask a few
questions which, it is believed,
every 'well informed vehicle owner
can answer without much trouble.
The main points desired are the
location of ownership of the ve
hicle, the make and year of the
vehicle, the amount paid for li
cense plates, the mileage travelled
during the past 12 months, and the
average mileage obtained per gal
lon of gasoline. Vehicle owners are
not asked to give their names or
their license numbers. These cards
may be returned without postage
to the Raleigh office of the U. S.
Bureau of Public Roads.
Plutpose of Survey
The state-wide highway planning
survey consists of a number of re
lated studies which seek to estab
lish several basic factors. With
these factors, it will . be possible
to determine the present state of
the whole rural highway system;
to rate the service rendered by the
numerous parts of the system; to
Piano Debut
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dren. Burial \va& in the Rriartown
cemetery.
Cosmic rays travel at the sp-eed
of light—186,000 miles per second.
In his early experiments which
led to the invention of the incan
descent lamp, Edison used Japa
nese bamboo for filament.
NEW YORK . . . "Miss Betty
Vandenberg (above), daughter of
U. S. Senator Arthur H. and Mrs.
Vandenberg of Michigan, made her
debut at the concert piano in ^ a
recital before the Beethoven Ass n.
here this week.
Crippled Children’s Clinic
To Be Held Saturday
The regular monthly crippled
children’s clinic for the counties of
Jackson, Macon, Swain, Graham,
Cherokee and Clay will be held in
the high school in Bryson City on
Saturday, December 19, beginning
at 9 :30 a. m.
All crippled children and adults
are invited to attend this clinic
for examination. Dr. John T. Saun
ders, of Asheville, is the examining
physician. Simon P. Davis, of Bry
son City, is chairman of the clinic
committee.
J. H. Clippard, assistant state vo
cational rehabilitation supervisor,
will attend the clinic, as well as
Mrs. Appelt of the North Carolina
Crippled Children’s commission.
Further information may be ob
tained from Mr. Davis, other mem
bers of his committee, or from any
member of the Rotary clubs of
Sylva, Franklin, Bryson City, An
drews and the Lions club of Mur
phy.
Miss Marie Mashburn, who has
been employed at Enka, is spending
several days with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. L. H. Mashburn, of this
community.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gregory and
small daughter, Carolyn, visited
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gregory at Pat
terson Springs last Sunday.
Mrs. L. A. Queen, of Webster,
visited relatives and friends in this
community two days last week.
L. Wilson left Sunday for Wash
ington, D. C., his former home, to
spend the Christmas holidays with
his two sons and daughter, who
are living in the nation’s capital.
He said before leaving that he
might remain in Washington for
the inauguration.
Anzel McMahon, who has been
stationed in a CCC camp near Rob-
binsville, has been visiting home
folk*.
Homer Pas-smore and Mrs. Mollie
Mason went to Franklin on (busi
ness one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Owenby moved
last week to Holloway.
The Rev. Glenn Shields, of Flats,
took dinner with Sam Passmore
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wilso,n
moved last week to the Cartooge-
chaye section.
Henry Sanders and family have
moved to their new home.
M rs. C. R. Martin, who has been
very ill, was reported this week to
be improving.
Beethoven’s father whipped him
to make him practice.
According to .unabridged diction
aries, o,n« meaning of “starve” is
to die of cold.
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I Visit
I Gift Headquarters
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OPEN TO
Long Distance Rates
To Be Cut on Holidays
Special long distance telephone
rates for Christmas and New
Years’ day will be announced in
a radio broadcast at 10:30 o’clock
Christmas Eve, sponsored by the
Bell Telephone system.
The program will be directed by
Channing Pollock, nationally known
playwright, and will feature music
by Stokowski’s orchestra.
G. J. Johnston, manager of the
Western Carolina Telephone com
pany with headquarters in Frank
lin, announced this week that the
special rates will be applicable to
long distance calls placed from this
community. He said the exact rates
had not been made public but they
probably would be on a basis com
parable to the customary night rates
for long distance calls.
CANDY
For Every Taste
NORRIS’
NUNNALLY’S
MARTHA
WASHINGTON
All attractively boxed in
Christmas packages. It is the
widest assortment of candies
we have ever stocked. Boxes
firom 50 cent^ to $7.50.
Special
Family Box
INUNNALLY’S
50e lb.
Perry’s Drug Store
Phone 82 Franklin, N. C.
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Give the Kids Something to Keep
Them Outdoors
WHEEL GOODS
I
It Will Be Easy To Find a Suitable
Gift Here for Any Member of
the Family or Any Friend
In addition to our usual well stocked line of
ladies’ and gent's furnishings -iry good ,
we have hundreds of notion specials and
designed for gift purposes.
Let Us Help You Solve
Your Gift Problems
E. K. Cunningham & Co.
“The Shop of Quality
Cartoogechaye
DEMONSTRATION
CLUB MEETS
The Home Demonstratfofl club
of Cartoogechaye met with Mrs.
Charles Waldroop Friday afternoon.
Mis. Dan Allison and Mrs. Stone,
of Webster, met with the club to
discuss the advisability of the or
ganization of a Parent-Teacher
association in connection with the
club. Miss Louise Siler represented
the faculty of the local school. No
definite decision was reached and
the matter will be discussed at the
next meeting. Plans for a lunch
room at the school wefe also dis
cussed and it is hoped that this
will be in operation by the first of
the year.
On December 10 Mrs. Henry
Slagle and Mrs. Carl Slagle, of
Cartoogechaye, and Mrs, Tom John
son Mrs. Ropes and Mrs. Harry
Higgins, of Franklin, visited the
folk school at Brasstown, N. C.
Fred Slagle returned to his work
at the government fish hatchery
near Wallhalla, S. C, Monday, Dec. 7.
Briartown
dies suddenly
Tohn Jones, whose home was
near Aquone, died suddenly one day
last week while working at Bob
Moore’s sawmill. Mr Jones was
fbout 60 years old. He is survived
Iby several children and grandchil
Here you’ll find things
that he or she will enjoy
the year ’round-—things
to keep them out in the
sunshine and fresh air.
Of course, it’s Quality
Wheel Goods—the kind
you always expect to find
at this store—yet moder
ately priced!
Streamlined Velocipedes
The newest designs —
just what the kiddies
want. Both plain and ball
bearing. Many sizes to
choose from.
Here Are the Things They Want
For Christmas • . .
Bicycles
All-Steel Coaster
W agons
Roller Skates
Air Rifles
.22 Rifles
Bring the kiddies in this week . . . they’ll
show you what to get!
I Macon County Supply Co.
FRANKLIN, N. C.