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1955
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With pride we look back at
our past, with confidence we
look to the future.
YV e shall continue our forward
march to a better life for all.
We arc happy to be a part of
Lhis historical celebration.
2 Stories
About Kirk Recalled By
Mrs. Jones
Two stories about the Infamous
Col. George W. Kirk are recalled
by Mrs. George A. Jones.
Kirk, at one time a Union off
] icer, is generally considered to
have become an independent raid
5 er, who continued his activities
| long after the Civil War was over,
leading a band made up largely
of deserters and renegades from
| both sides.
I One story has a touch of pathos,
the other of humor.
Mrs. Jones' father, William
Sloan, highly prized a saddle that
had belonged to a brother, killed
in action. When a gang of Kirk's
men came to the Sloan home,
one of the first things they took
was this fine saddle. Pleas that
it had great sentimental value
were in vain.
But a (faithful slave followed
the party, and when they were
not looking, cut off a stirrup, as
something his master could keep
as a reminder of his dead brother.
On another occasion, one of
Kirk's men demanded some chick
ens. Mrs. Sloan, \ always daring
and mischievious, led him to the
chicken house, bade him go in i
and help himself, and when he
was inside, locked him in.
It was several hours before she
freed him.
Franklin Called
Itself 'Gem Of
Mountains' In 1915
Here's the w&y Franklin de
| scribed itself 40 years ago :
"In the heart of the Blue |
| Ridge Mountains, charmingly lo
! cated on the summit of a long,
I gently rising hill, lies Franklin,
the 'Gem of the Mountains', which
for picturesque scenery and de
lightful climate cannot be sur
passed by any town in all this
| mountain section".
So read the first paragraph of
a tourist folder issued by the
[ Board of Trade in 1915.
More Graduate Here Now
Than In State In 1905
More Students were graduated
from Franklin High School this |
I year than completed high school j
in the entire state, 50 years ago, j
I according to District Principal,
Ralph Smith. In this year's grad
j uating class at Franklin were ap
? I proximately 140 students.
Congratulations To
Franklin On Its
100th Anniversary
Everyone of us in this organization is very proud of the
progress that Franklin has made in the past years. We are also
proud to be able to have a part in taking care of the modern
transportation needs of Franklin and Macon County.
BOB GAINES MOTORS
"Your Friendly Chrysler - Plymouth Dealer"
FRANKLIN. N. C.
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A Century Of Progress
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Phone 2 <>o Palmer Street, West Franklin, N. C.