Ten Years
Of Progress
Edition
SECTION A
Ten Years
Of Progress
Edition
SECTION A
PROGRESSIVE
LIBERAL
INI) E PENJJEN T
VOL. LVI, NO. 23
FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1941
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- NEW BUILDINGS
EVERYWHERE
( Tourist Accomodations
Business Buildings,
And Homes
Frogress and increased . prosperi
ty in Franklin is in evidence on
all sides in the new homes and
business buildings constructed dur
- .4 , n8 the Past ten year period.
Building reached the vanishing
point following the closing of the
bank and the following year, of
depression. -The new postoffice
building, the Macon Theatre, the
Burrell building and the Ashar
Building are among the largest
additions to .Franklin's occupied by
block. , The building occupied by
Angel's Drug store, Arnold's Cafe
and the Franklin Press, was built
in 1932. Since then the Pender
grass and Leach buildings have
added to the subtantail structures
on Main street, besides the re
modelling of practically all other
buildings. The new Bank of
Franklin and Bryant building un
der' construction will be a not
able addition.
' Hotels And Inn
Resort facilities and accomoda
. : tions have increased in number
and have been, modernized to
cater to the most exacting tour ist
trade. To list the larger places,
there is the newly built Panorma
Courts, Franklin Terrace Hotel,
Trimont Inn, Bryson Hotel and
Kelly Tea Room and Tourist
Home.
The Franklin Lodge and Golf
Course, purchased a few years ago
by Major and- Mrs. Frank Car
mack, has: been developed at great
exnense. and manv new cottages
have been built. The golf course is
-' one of the most beautiful in this
whole section and is as a major at
traction to tourists.
New Homes
A few of the many beautiful
homes that have Aecja iuU durintr
the last teji years are pictured in
this edition.
Besides these almost all of the
better older houses have been re
modelled and modernized. Loans
from the Macon county building
and, loan and FHA loans have
financed new homes and transfer
of ownership of homes already
built.
Plans For Revival
Near Completion
Plans are going forward for the
countywide revival to be held in
Friendship Tabernacle, Franklin,
which will begin June 15 and last
through Sunday, June 29.
The Rev. E E. Snow of Lowell
will be the evangelist. The
churches of the county will unite
and work together to make this
revival a power for good.
Spring Flowers
Pefy Drought
In spite of dry weather, this
' pring has been unusual for the
heavy bloom of flowers on trees
and shrub,, states Charles Meli
char, forest supervisor, of the Nan-r
fahala National Forest. A luxuriant
flowering and seed crop of the
maples, both red and sugar maple,
came first, then the silverbell and
the service berry made wmie
patches on- the , mountain sides.
These were followed by the black
locust, and dogwood which gave
an unusually fine display this year.
The 'bees worked overtime on
the sourwood, basswood, and tulip
poplar, all of which bloomed at the
same time. On the higher eleva-
. tions, the slopes took on a flower
garden appearance with the trees
loaded with their flowers and bees.
In the early morning the fragrance
of- the black locust was very pro
nolnced in driving along the forest
" roads. People brought to the For
est office branches of unusual
'V blooming shrubs such as yellow
wood; (Cladrasitis), and Cherokee
Rose (Stewartia) for identification.
During usual spring seasons, v...
bloom unnoticeo, oui me
laree flowers of thu year
tu. at lower" elevations is
already out, and the white, frag
rant azalea on Wayah Bald is now
in bloom. The colored azalea on
top of Wayah will be at its best
cn the weekend of June 14. Purple
rhododendron on Standing Indian
will be finest from June 7 to 14.
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Registrations
Begin July 1
Mrs. G. A. Jones, secretary
of the Macon county selective
service, announced that regis
tration will begin on July 1 for
those who have reached 21
years of age since October 16,
1940.
" Mrs. Jones stated that the
registration will be conducted
entirely by the local board
without any outside aid.
Selective Service Warns
Delinquent Registrants
Warning to all selective service
registrants that they must respond
to notices issued to them by local
boards or become liable to severe
penalties was given today by Gen
eral J. Van B. Metts, state direc
tor of selective service.
The state director pointed out
that Section 11 of the selective
training and service act of 1940
provides that any registrant who
fails to conform to the law or
regulations shall be liable to pun
ishment "by imprisonment for not
more than five years or a fine of
not more than $10,000, or by fine
and imprisonment"
"Most of the cases of delin
quency so far reported," State Di
rector Metts said, "have been
found - to Ax due to ignorance or
carelessness on the part of regis
trants." He pointed out that here,
tofore it hj been the policy of the
selective service system to be leni
ent in case A where it is apparent
there has ben no wilful intent to
avoid service! "But registrants had
better not cpunt on an indefinite
continuance f this policy of len
iency." ) . . . .
MANY FISH ARE
CAUGHTSUNDAY
Cliff side Lake Opened
For First Time To
Fishermen
Cliffside Lake on Highway 64
between Franklin and Highlands
was opened for trout fishing for
the first time this season on Sat
urday and Sunday, May 31 and
June 1. Sixty-four fishermen came
Saturday and 46 came Sunday, No
especially large trout were caught
but the 110 fishermen carried off
158 pounds of trout meat in 1085
fish, an average catch of 10 fish
per man. It is felt that this mass
fishing is a treat that can not be
duplicated anywhere else in the
Appalachian mountains. It means a
lot to the tourist .business.
. This large number of fish is a
tribute, to the stocking and pro.
tection work done by the U. S.
Forest Service and the N. TC,
State Fish and Game Commission
and the Bureau of Fisheries. Most
of the fish came from the hatch
ery at Walhalla, S. C To appre
ciate the large amount of fish
caught, if placed end to end. they
would make a triple line of fish
around the Macon County court
house. Ninety dead fish of legal size
were picked up from the lake shore
Sunday .night. These Were fish
that had been caught and thrown
back by poor sports who were
hoping for larger fish. Each fish
erman is urged to keep all fish he
catches oL legal size, for it is sel
dom that a bait-hooked fish sur
vives. The good fishing at Cliff
side will last for several months
if the fish ire not wasted.
Macon Boys
Enlist In Navy
Qarence Richards Rogers, Iotla,
who enlisted in the U. S. Navy on
April 2, 1941, is spending nine days
leave with his parents. Rogers has
been selected for a course in the
Machine Mate's School in the
Naval Training Station at Norfolk,
Va, which he will enter upon his
return from leave, according to
Chief Rhinehardt, who is in charge
of the Naval , Recruiting . Station
here.
This will be held in Franklin
for a period of three days each
month beginning with the first
Monday of each month and con
tinuing through the following
Wednesday. :
The following men have been
accepted for enlistment in the U.
S. Navy this week : Grover Ray
McCall, Gneiss and Morise Edi
son Gibson, Leatherman. These
men will .. be enlisted at an early
date and sent to the Naval train.
ing school, INortolk, Va., tor a
course of instruction of recruit
training.
Bobby Sloan
Joins Press Staff
Power Company Asks
Further Cooperation
The Nantahala Power and
Light Company express their
appreciation for the coopera
tion given in the economizing
of electricity.
They state tliat ."During the
present national emergency, we
are asking all consumers of
electricity to economize in
their use of electric power,
which is so essential fqjr Na
tional Defense. Every kilowatt
hour we can save will be used
for vital defense requirements."
COURT HOUSE
PLANS MADE
Old Building Inadequate
Some Figures Show
County Progress
The county coinniissumcrs have
this week released the arclntec-;
tural drawings of thtv proposed new
court house which are illustrated
on this page.
The county has had under con
sideration for a number of years
the building of a new court house
to meet the demand for more space
and modern business facilities. The
old court house lias long since been
outgrown by the five million dollar
business that it houses. The time
has come when the old landmark
of "horse.and-buggy" days must be
abandoned and give way betorc the
march of progress.
The lot on Main- street upon
which the curb market is located,
which extends through to Church
street was purchased by the county
about seven years ago for a court
house site. . .
Gits Leach, chairman of the coun-..,
ty commissioners states that steps
are being taken to obtain a WPA .
grant to assist the building, which,
if successful, will finance the pro
ject with comparatively small ex
pense. The building proposed would be
constructed of concrete with suf
ficient office space and court facil
ities ; modern in : every way; The
new building would provide fire
proof vaults for the county records
which are now exposed to fire
hazards. The estimated cost would
be about $125,000. .
County Progeo
The assessed valuation of county
property in 1940 was $5,378,391, and
the bonded indebtedness is $872,000.
The tax rate in 1930 was $1,60, but
is now $1.30.
Macon population in 1939 accord
ing to the census was 13,672, whic'
increased to 15,894 in 1940.
One indication of increased pros
perity has been the payment of
delinquent taxs on property. The
income of the county has grown
on account of increased property
improvements and business develop
ment. -
Franklin To Vote
Rotarians And Lions
Sponsored Much Progress
Leadership for much of Frank
lin's progress has been contribut.
ed by the two civic groups, the
Rotary and the Lions Clubs. Be
sides their individual activities
the two clubs have cooper
ated in many of their projects.
The Lion's club features work
in creating better eyesight. They
have also sponsored the informa
tion booth on Main street, built
shelves in the library to hold 700
books donated by Mrs. Angie Cox,
purchased athletics equipment for
the high school and arranged for
the stop light to be placed at the
junction of highways 64 and 23.
Bonds For Improvement
Of Streets July 8
In accordance with the result
of the referendum held May 6, the
voters of the town of Franklin
will vote on two bond issues on
July 8. The issues are $1,000.00
sidewalk improvement bonds ana
$9,000.00 street improvement bonds.
The bonds are necessary for the
completion of the street and side
walk improvements which the town
began last year.
R. M. Ledford has been appoint
ed registrar and George A. Mash
burn and Tom Leach judges of
the election. The .registration
books will be open from July 4,
until Saturday night, July 5 in
the Town Office.
No one , except those who have
registered will be allowed to vote.
W. O. W. To Sponsor
Radio Singers - ,
The Woodmen of the World
Lodge will sponsor Smilin' Eddy
and the Mountain Boys, heard over
WNOX, at the courthouse on Wed
nesday evening, June 11. The pub
lic is invited to attend their first
appearance in Franklin.
The Franklin Press and The:The cjub plans to sponsor another
announce that Bobby Sloan, son
of Mr, and Mr. Neville Sloan of
Atlanta, has accepted a position
on its staff.
Mr. Sloan has lived in Franklin
practically all his life except when
attending Christ School and four
years at the University of North
Carolina. Knowledge of his home
town and a thorough education
give him unusual equipment for the
work.
His friends are happy to welcome
him back home.
Boy Scout troop in Franklin.
The Rotarianss sponsor of troop
1 of the Boy Scouts and contribute
largely to work among crippled
children. The new athletic field of
the high school will be the result
of their sponsorship. Two pro
jects the Franklin club originated
have spread over the United States.
One of them, the Farm Tours has
been introduced in China. During
the last year the Lions cooperated
with Rotary in this project. The
other nationally famous project is
tb Pig Chaw,
Franklin Gains
In League Lead
Franklin won both ends of a
double header from Andrews Sun
day afternoon. McHarge and
Newton were stars for local club
while D. Parker played for the
visitors. Batteries in first game
were Franklin, English and Mc
Harge and for Andrew, Ramey and
Purefoy. The second game; Frank
McCollum and Harge and An
drews, D. Parker and R. Parker.
Franklin team will play Hiwas
aee at Hiwassee on Sunday- June
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Richard Johnson
Sails For Egypt
Richard R. Johnson, son of Mrs.
J. W. C Johnson, sailed on May
31 on the Steamship "Bienville" of
the Mobile Oceanic Line. He
wrote just before leaving "In two
hours we leave for the Red Sea
with war supplies for Great Bri
tain's force. ... will be back in
lis month."