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VOL. LIU, NO. 37.
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MIA I JkkSJI R M-IKS
FOREST AREAS
Registrations Expected
To Break Record
This Year
August was a record month' for
, visitors to the John Byrne lookout
tower on Wayah Bald. The visitors
came from 36 states.
Following will be found the
number by states, as shown by the
registration book kept by the for
est service :
Alabama, 101; Arizona, 8; Ark
ansas, 35; California, 24; Connecti
cut, 20; Florida, 289; Georgia, 938;
Idaho, 66; Illinois, 227; Indiana
105; Iowa, 8; Kansas', 31; Kentucky,
39; Louisiana, 124; Maryland, 101 ;
Massachusetts, ' 34; Michigan, 18;
Mississippi, -79; Missouri, 41; Mon
tana, 6; New Hampshire', 58; New
Jersey; 34; New Mexico, 2; New
York, 110; North Carolina, ,1016
(22 ner cent of total") : Ohio. 284:
Oklahoma, 10; Pennsylvania,- 90;
Rhode Island, x5; South Carolina,
166; Tennessee, 167; Texas, 60;
Virginia, 38; West Virginia, 42;
Wisconsin, 31 ; District of Columbia,
76. Totaling 4,483.
Last year there were 65,491 vis
itors registered at 15 points in the
., Nantahala national forest, and this
year ,up to September 1, at nine
points, j64,926 had already ibeen reg
istered, and it is expected that the
number of people who will come to
see the. glorious display of autumn
colors will carry the total for this
season far beyond al previous rec
ords. ,i , Following- "arc the totals up to
September 1 at nine' of the scenic
noints and recreational areas :
Arrowood, 20,798; Dry Falls, 24,
, 678; Ammons, 358; Van .Hook
Glade, 5,692; Wayah Bald, 8,945;
Gorge Dell, 1,152; Deep Gap, 606;
Wayah Crest, 2,101 ; Joyce Kilmer
memorial forest, 596.
Baptist
S. S. Convention To Meet
At Oak Grove Sept. 25
The Sunday school convention of
the Baptist Sunday schools in Ma
con county will meet at the Oak
Grove Baptist church, Sunday af
ternoon September, 25, at 2:30
1 o'clock.
All siinerintendents and teachers
in the various .schools in the coun
ty are urged to bring a large dele
gation from their churches.
The program is. as follows:
2:30 Song.
2:35 Devotional, by T. M. Rick
man. 2:50 "The Need of Trained S. S.
Highlands. , .
3 :05 Song tand offering.
sermon ur. r. u niiioti, oi au
lowhee. Song.
Benediction.
Revival To Start ,
At Carson's Chapel
A revival meeting will begin at
Carson's Chapel Methodist church
on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
During the following week services
will begin each evening , at 7:15.
The preaching will be done by the
pastor, the Rev. J. E. Abernethy.
, The public is cordially invited.
Legion To Give Dinner
Saturday Night
. A dinner meeting of the Ameri
can Legion will be held next Saturday-
night, September 17, at the
' Legion hall in Franklin, beginning
at 7 o'clock. ' '
- Burgin Pennell, state commiander
clect, has been invited to" attend
.(.ml there will be other interesting
.speakers. , ;
All ex-service men, whether mem
bers of the Legion or not, are in
vited to attend this meeting,
PROGRESSIVE-
Locals Win
Two Games Played Here
Sunday Afternoon
Last Sunday was a hectic day in
rranklin baseball circles.
A double-header was scheduled
between Franklin and Highlands
and Franklin and East LaPorte,
and , the Franklin-Highlands game
started shortly after 2 o'clock and
went along until the third inning
with the score 2 to 0 in favor of
Franklin, when an argument arose
over an alleged balk of the pitcher,
and the game broke up.
Next Franklin tackled East La
Porte for seven innings, and won
11 to 3. 1
The 'boys from Holly Springs
were on hand and offered to play
Franklin, and the game resulted in
a score ot o to 4 in ravor oi
Franklin.
Holly Springs has .some real ball
players, and . a game between
Franklin and that outfit always ex
cites interest because Holly Springs
is Franklin and Franklin is Holly
Springs, and there is. never any
argument.
Another double-header is sche
duled for next Sunday, beginning
at 1 :30 p. m. The first game will
be between Franklin . and Hazel
wood, and the second will be a con
test between Franklin and COC
Camp F-23, at Otto.
The usual admission fee of 25
cents will be - charged, with ladies
free. ,
PURCHASE LOAN
DATEmENDEP
Two Weeks More Allowed
Tenants Who Wish To
.Own Farms
Tenants, share-croppers, and farm
laborers, who wish to become land
owners nad have not put in appli
cation for. a tenant purchase loan
are urged to do so before Saturday,
September 24, 1938.
The application period was ex
tended, from September 10 to Sep
tember 24 in order to give more
people who may be interested in
this program a chance to make ap
plication.
Applications are received in the
farm .security office in the New
agricultural building each day from
8:30 to 4:30. ,
Angel Installs
New Soda Fount
Angel's drug store ' completed
Thursday the installation of a
modern electrically - refrigerated
soda fountaiin, which adds, greatly
to the appearance of the store, and
puts it ' in the same class as the
best of the big city drug stores. ,
Leatherman Reunion
September 18
.The Leatherman family reunion
will be held next Sunday, Septem
ber 18, at the home of Mrs. W. E.
Ammons at Sylva. ,
All relatives are invited to attend
and bring baskets of picnic lunch.
Box Supper And Cake,
Walk At Iotla Sept. 24
A box supper and cake walk will
be given at Iotla school Saturday
night, September 24, beginning at
8 o'clock, and the public is cordi
ally invited to attend.
Proceeds will be used for the
benefit of the school.
Shepherd Reunion To
Be Held Sunday
Ine snepherd reunion will be
held Sunday, September. 18, at the
home of Mrs. Lon Shepherd, near
the Leatherman postoffice. All the
descendants of this family are urg
ed to attend and bring basket lunch,
LIBERAL
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPT.
DEATH CLAMS
MRS. BRADLEY
Beloved Lady, 72, Passes
At Home In Oak Grove
; Community
Funeral services for Mrs. Nicie
Ann Biadley, 72, were held Mon
day afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
Oak Grove Baptist church. The
Rev. George A. Cloer, of Franklin
Route 4, and the Rev. D. C. Mc
Coy, of the Oak Grove section, were
in charge. Interment was in the
church cemetery. '
Mrs. Bradley died at her home
on Oak Grove Sunday aiternoon
following an illness of several
months. Death was caused from
heart trouble and complications.
Mrs. Bradley, daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Shuler, was
born and reared and lived her en
tire life in the Oak Grove com'
munity. She was a member of the
Oak Grove Baptist church, toeing
the first member, to join this church
after it was organized in 1880. She
was married to the Rev. W. L.
Bradley on March 12, 1884, .
Surviving are her husband ; three
daughters, Mrs, Jennie Shillinger,
garet Ann Woodard and Mrs. Maude
garet Ann Wood ardand Mrs. Maude
Potts, of Etna; 33 grandchildren;
four great grandchildren ; two
brothers, JesS Shuler, of Leather
man, and George Shuler, of Soda
Springs, Idaho, and three sisters,
Mrs, Henry Burnett, of Etna; Mrs.
Dolly Woodall, of Franklin Route
1, and Mrs. Hattie Young, of
Cleaveland, Ga.
Pallbearers' were grandsons, Rob
ert Woodard, Cari McCoy," Wayne
Woodard, Ellis McCoy, Floyd
Bradley, and Fay Bradley.
P.-T. A. Meeting To Be
Held September 19
Mrs. John Wasilik, , Jr., called a
meeting of the executive committee
of the Parent-Teacher Association
last Monday afternoon to formulate
plans for the year.
Since the organization of the
Franklin Parent-Teacher Associa
tion last November, 128 parents and
those interested in the schools have
become members. It is hoped to
double this membership during the
new year, Anyone interested in the
schools is eligible to membership.
The program committee, compos
ed of Mrs. H. E. Church, chairman;
Mrs. B..W. Woodruff, Mrs. James
Averill, Mrs, R. S. IJones, Mrs.
Henry W. Cabe, Mrs. Gilmer A
Jones and Mrs. Alex Stewart, will
have a meeting soon to plan the
programs for the year. .
The first P.-T. A. meeting of the
year will be held Monday after
noon. September 19, at 5:M o clock
in the high school auditorium. All
parents, teachers and those inter
ested are urged to attend.
The installation of officers will
be held at this time. They are:
Mrs. John Wasilik, Jr., president;
Mrs. J. A. Flanagan, vice-president;
Mrs. L. H. Page, treasurer; Mrs.
H. E. Church, secretary
Old Folks Day
At Cartoogechaye
Old Folks' day will be observed
at the Louisa Baptist church on
Cartoogechaye Sunday, September
18. The program will open at 10
o'clock in the morning. There will
be a sermon by the Rev. Joe Bish
op, a Baptist minister, at 11 o'clock.
Following the sermon, lunch will be
served on the grounds, after which
the remainder of the day will be
spent in singing and speaking. The
public is invited to attend. .
Box Supper At Watauga
School September 24
There will be a box supper at the
Watauga .school house Saturday
night, September 24. Proceeds to
be used for water supply."
Everyone invited to attend, ,
INDEPENDENT
IS, W38
Franklih Bond Election To
Be Held Tuesday, Sept. 20
W. A. Solesbee
Passes On September 6
At Age Of 67
W. A. Solesbee, 67, died on Tues
day, September 6, of a heart ail
ment with which he was stricken
Sunday, September 4. He died at
the home of Mrs. Nona Solesbee
in Flats township.
Mr. Solesbee was born in Flats
township on March 4, 1871, the son
of Asbury and Emily Davis Soles
bee, and had lived in that section
all of his life. He was unmarried.
He is survived by one brother,
P. Solesbee, of Flats; two sis
ters, Mrs. Lula Foindexter, or
Iotla, and Mrs. Callie Younce, of
Aquone.
Funeral services were conducted
at the Kyle Baptist church Wed
nesday, September 7, by the Rev.
Theodore Dennie. Interment was in
Flats cemetery.
Mr. Solesbee was, a brother of
the late Rev. A. S. Solesbee, of
Franklin.
Mrs. Susan David Hall
Dies At Son's Home
Mrs. Susan David Hall, 91) died
ast Friday, September 9, at the
home of her son, J. R. HalL on
Franklin Route 1, after an illness
of six days from paralysis.
Mrs. Hall was born, on Novem
ber 16. 1846. in Cocke county, Tenri,
where she had 'resided 'for most "of
her life.
Funeral services were held Sun
day morning, September 11, at 11
o'clock, at Patton's Chapel, con
ducted by Rev. J. C. Swaim, pastor
of the Macon circuit Interment
was in the church cemetery.
Mrs. . Hall is survived vby four
sons, JN. A. Hau, ayiva; Kev. w.
M. HalL Shooting Creek ; J. R.
Hall, Franklin, Route 1, and C. R.
Hall, Mount Holly; 28 . grandchil
dren and 45 great-grandchildren.
Rev. R. D. Bedinger
To Preach Sunday
The Rev. R. D. Bedimger, D. D.,
.superintendent of home missions in
Asheville Presbytery, will conduct
the worship services of the Frank-
in Presbyterian church at 11 a. m.
nd at Morrison at 3 p. m. on next
Sunday, September 18. Everyone is
cordially invited to hear him at
both services.
McGaha-Tippett
Reunion Held Sunday
The McGaha-Tippett reunion was
held Sunday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Tippett in the
Rose Creek section. ' . .
Approximately 75 relatives and in
vited friends were present. After
the delicious picnic dinner, the Rev.
.R. F.' Mayberry made a very inter
esting talk. The remainder of the
evening was .spent in singing by the
different singers present.
The reunion will be held, next
year at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles -McGaha at Etna. ;
Successful Revival
Closes At Cartoogechaye
A A very successful, revival meet
ing which has been going on at the
old Cartoogechaye Baptist church,
came to a close last Sunday.
During this series of services,
there were 110 conversions and
restorations made to the churches
on Cartoogechaye. A number of
them joined Maiden Chapel Meth
odist church, some went to the Mt.
Hope church, , while 24 were bap
tized Sunday and joined the Car
toogechaye church. ,
The preaching wais done by the
Rev., George A. Cloer and the Rev.
Lester Sorrells, ': '; "
$1.50 PER YEAR
Issue Of $35,000 To Be
Decided; Heavy Vote
Is (Expected
The election to decide as to
whether or not the town of Frank
lin shall issue $35,000 in bonds for
public improvements, will be held
next Tuesday, September 20.
The bonds, if issued, will be
prorated as follows:
For streets, $8,000.
For sidewalks, $4,000.
For water system, $17,000. .
For sewer extension, $6,000.
Should the majority of voters ap
prove the issue, the bonds will
furnish funds to cover 55 per cent
of the improvements contemplated,
ana me remaining per cent will
I .1 ' Af . ..
be paid by the public works admin
istration as jan outright grant.
The improvements for which the
bonds are 'to be issued may be
made by contract, let to the low
est bidder, and there is no provis
ion as to the use of WPA labor.
The election will be decided by
a majority of the votes cast, and
not by a majority of the voters reg-
case.
George A. Mashburn and Nathan
Pennington have been appointed
judges of the election.
Polls will open at 8 a. m. and
close at sunset.
. Specificatjipnsas k to vtrater and
sewer .work are as follows; r"
Water:
Additional water storage elevated
tank of 125,000 gallons capacity.
Six-inch water mains as follows:
Oakk street to Riverview street, 3
fire hydrants. (
Bidwell street from west Main
street to Harrison avenue, 2 fire
hydrants.
Lyle street west from Bidwell
street to Green .street, 1 fire hy
drant. West Main street to city limits,
2 fire hydrants. " '
Atlanta highway extension to city
limits, 3 fire hydrants.
Wayah street and Hill Crest
Drive (Bonny Crest), 3 fire hy-
u ranis.
. First street (East Franklin) to
city limits, 2 fire hydrants.
Church street main connected
with Harrison avenue 8 inch main.
Palmer street main , connected
with Main street 8 inch main.
These 6 inch mains and fire hy
drants, with additional storage,
would give Franklin third class fire
rating instead of fourth class.
Sewer extensions:
Extend main .sewer from Porter.
Green street ; . up West Boulevard
to Lyle street and Bidwell street,
then to Harrison avenue, taking all
sewage out of Town creek except
for a very small number of resi
dences. All this to be contracted to
lowest bidder, under PWA contracts,
with town engineer and U. S. sup
ervision, with the United States,
government paying 45 per cent of
total cost and the town 55 per cent
of cost. '
As tostreet and sidewalk work,
specific information cannot be giv
en, because a more complete sur
vey will be necessary before the
work can . be laid out. But it may
be stated that the program includes
the repair of' all streets and side
walks, and extensions where neces
sary; the asphalting of some streets
to hold the crushed stone which
is already down, and .some addition-
al paving and graveling. The cost
of all the work is, expected to come
within the amount provided in the
bond issue.
au citizens wnose names are on
rne town registration list are en
titled to vote in this election, and
it is expected that heavy vote
will be polled. ; ... ? 7 v