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The following clippings were taken
Croin a Canon City, Colo., paper, giv
ing an r.ocount of the death of Samuel
'.T. Holland, a former Macon .man.
Samuel T. Holland, of this city, wis
'very seriously injured in a fall f i dm
;a scaffold at the Portland Cement
'Works Wednesday afternoon about 4
o'clock. Reports from the hospital
.today gave little hope for his, recov
ery, although a change for. The better
way take place.' , ' :'
'Mr. Holland was at work at the
Tortland Cement Works when ihe
accident occurred. He was on a scaf-.
fold. about 43 feet from the ground
when the scaffold gave way and he
. :fell to the ground.. '..''
' It is understood that he struck the
ground, lighting on his feet, result
ing in a compound fracture of the
right lea;, and the jar of the fall
causing tHj?2ckbonc . to bo. crushed
into the ' base.' of the skull, resulting
in a compound fracture. -
He was brought to Graves' hospital
late yesterday afternoon, where ev
:ry aid was administered to his in
juries. Mr. Holland has a wife and three
children, who live at 1112 Main street.
"Samuel T. Holland, who was se
verely injured in a fall from a scaf
fold while at work at the Portland
Cement plant, died at three o'clock
Thursday'afterrioon.
The accident occurred -Wednesday
siTtej;noon about four o'clock when he
. 'fell from a scafold about 45 feet
above the ground, fracturing the base
of his skull and inflicting a compound
."fracture' of the "right leg. '
First aid was administered before
lie Was brought to the hospital here,
tut there was little hope for his
recovery. .
;,' Mr. Holland resided at .1112 Main
St. in this city. He leaves a wife and
three small children. He was about
thirty years of age.
An inquest was conducted by Cor
oner , V. A. Hutton, of Florence, at
4 o'clock Friday afternoon. Funeral
arrangements have not yet been made.
' . Cullasaja, N. C. Jan. 21, 1924.
Editor Press: . While our hearts
:arc beating with-; grief, we wish to
explain to the people who shall read
this dear paper of Macon County our
.sorrow, as we feel like they are all
our friends and neighbors.
On Friday, January 11, 1924, we re
ceived a very sad telegram from Col
orado reporting the death of our
clear son and brother, Talmage, who
'tiad been living in the Far West for
more than seven years. V '
Talmage at the time of ' his death
was living in the little-city of Canon
' City; Colorado,' a beautiful little city
ticstled in a pocket of the foothills
of the Rockies - at the eastern en
, trance of the famous Royal Gorge.
It has a population of about 6,500.
Talmage at his death was 30 years,
1 -.nonth and 28 days old. His trade
was carpenter and painter. ' .
At the time God saw fit to, take
Iiim.he was wonking on a highlnutd
ying. The scaffold on which he was
-"working;broke and he fell to the floor
of cement 45 feet below. Talmage
vas rushed to the hospital, but the
" une had come when men of the earth
ould not heal. God spared his life
,,.& hours, then his spirit took its
, iiim aim i. a (iuuc uh m awdii inc
coming of his loved ones, who are
nnany. -' . .
We miss him so, but thank God
there is one who'U guide us to the
liappy land above where we will ever
. Jbe "in glory with the friends we love.
Talmage loved to talk about God
and His purposes. His closest per
sonal friend was Rev. . Coggens, a
: baptist minister of the Gospel, now
of California, but formerly of North
Carolina. : Should God have spared
"Talmage's life his intentions were t6
Hwmo hack to dear, old North Caro
lina, his native. State and the one he
loved so well, to maker it" his earthly
iHiomc and Join the Daotist church
with the rest of the family.
-Talmage left behind, him to mourn
"iu'is loss, a wife and, three little child
ren, " 0!h, Pari 'and little - Roy, his
. father and 'mother, Mr. and Mrs.-A.
M. Holhintl five sistcr.s, and four
'brothers, Mrs," Monroe- Bfyson, Mrs.
John T. Mel oy,' Mrj. Greenville E sir
re 11, Mfs. Truman., Pc 2k and .Miss
Elizabeth Holland, Messrs. .Tillman
ran.l Willie Holland, cf Colorado.
SpurgcOii and Lester Holland of. this
ilace.
While we miss Talmage so much
.and it was so hard to c;ivc him up,
we try to submit oi.rselves to God's
vi!l and think, why should we weep
when thc weary one rests in the
J-rssan of Jcas S'jprc-ire.
We laid Talmage' bw'y avav to
. e',t i:i the Sugarfork ccn:etery. Rev.
jJchn L',:tv conducted the funeral
"''r'kes, vi-hicli were very beautiful.
,v'! -fcravc will always be a vision be
fore our eyes, it was so beautifully
covci-vl with flowers by his- and our
. fn'nd.-.TC-re.cnt;n t;lcjr jcve.
. May v.c rtft strive to t::eet Talmage
y.hcre ln-vc vi!l he no ncre heart-
ii "or Alness, -all peace Hu& joj
s.r.d gladness. ; ,
Vhilc Talmige ;s resting in the
cf our bavior, may God bless,
A:omiort. an 1 direct U1C orics j,'e jeft
liiere below.
lUC FAMILY.
"- A HEROIC RESCU:
A S.'xtcen Year OH Cullasaja Foy
Saves Two Lives". .
Frank Bryson, second son,of Mon
roe Bryson, who lives near the ("ul
las'aja river, was taking his aunt, Mrs.
Burrell, and her baby across the r;vcr
in a boat. The river was up and. fte
current swift, ani when nearly lillf
way across the boat began to sink Ifn
ten" feet of water. Both mother tiid
baby went under, the mother ot
quite over her head, when Frlnk
jumpe'd from the' sinking boat fnd
swam to her, calling "Give me the
baby, Auntie, quick." It was in its
mother's arms, entirely under water,
but . head and'' face covered with a
shawl, so "it didn't " swallow any
water. Frank took the baby inhis
left arm and told his jaint to pur her
hand on his right-shoulder and fight
the .water with-her free arm, while
he pulledtoward the bank from
which they started, for it was nearer.
Mr. 'Truman Peek was on the oppo
site bank and plunged in when he
saw the boat sink, and got td Mrs.
Bunnell's side just as her feet goj
in water shallow enough for her to
touch the bottom. He took the baby
from Frank and helped them to the
bank, and brave Frank plunged after
lie fast escaping boat, for. he knew
that was the only way to get them to
the fire before they froze. It was
that cold Saturday, J.H'uary 12th, and
the north wind blowing hard. Frank
caught the boat and. he took the bow
and Mr. Peck the stern, with the
mother andbabe in the middle seat,
and pulled it across in a few minutes.
All this time the baby, hadn't uttered
a sound. Mr.'P.ryson, Frank's fath
er, grabbed it from its mother's arms
and rati to - his house, screaming
"Have a big fire and warm blankets."
B,y the time the half-drowned mother
got there, they had the baby un
dressed, and it was sitff and blue
with cold and seemingly dead. But
after vigorous rubbing and putting it
into hot blankets it opened, its eyes
and gave a weak little smile. It was
all of three hundred yards from the
river to the house and baby and
mother were thoroughly chilled be
fore they left the boat.
Frank is small for his age, but a
fine t swimmer, and showed great
presence of mind in saving them. He
deserves a Carnegie medal, and there
are two reliable witnesses to the
whole incident. Some one who Ichows
how to go about it, ought to see that
this brave boy is rewarded.
Can't we get tn touch witn the
trustees of fund and give them
the facts, so there will be no long
delay about the reward. He ought
to get enough to send him to college.
He knows nothing of my writing him
up. He mav prefer a medal.
ONE OF HIS NEIGHBORS.
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The Home Paper in Verse.
Ne news is rr.id to be good news.
And no kicks about the paper are like
ly to be interpreted by the country
editor as meaning that he hasn't dis
pleased too many people.: But there
is one kind of a kick to which the
editor never, objectsr-the kick that
the paper has failed to arrive at the
usual time. An unknown writ6r in
the Waterbury American we assume
in Connecticut, though the exchange
from which j&e picked up the poem
doesn't inlicatc has humorously de
scribed a kicker , of this kind; t s
My father iays the paper he reads
ain't put up right; "
He finds a lot of fault, too, he does,
' perusin' it all night;
He says tjhere ain't' a single thing in
it worth to read,
And that it doesn't print the kind of
' stuff the people need;
Te tosses it aside and says it's strict
ly on. the bum, "
But you ought tp hear him holler
' when t.he paper doesn't cornel
He reads about the weddin's and he
v Ftsorts like all get out; ,
He reads the sooial doin's with a most
'"'''.; tlerisivc j-hout. ' .;.'.'-v:.'
Ho says they inake the papers for the
" women folks alone ; :
He'll read about the parties and he'll
Uime at;o fret and groan; '
He says of information it doesn't have
a' crumb . '
But you ought to hear him holler
when the .paper doesn't come!
lie' is always first to grab it and he
reads it plumb clean through.
He. doesn't miss an item, or a want ad
' ; that is true;"." rv;" a
He says they don't know what we
want, the darn newspaper guys ;
"I'm going to take a day. some time
and go and put 'em wise; , '
"Sometimes it seems as though they
jr.ust be deaf . and blind ' and
dumb."-
But . you ought' to hear him holler
' ,, when the paper doesn't' cornel
"A WORD OF THANKS."
.. We vish to r:res our sincere
thanks to our frier.d and neighbors
during the arrival and burial of our
dc;:r son and brother for all the lov
ing kindness that souijht to .comfort
in our darkest hour of loneliness and
sorrow, and for the many .beautiful
Mowers ytvhich were lyvely messen
gers of remembrance anNljjonsolation.
We thank each and every one of them.
.Mr. and Mrs. AMI. HOLLAND
1-AND family.
All Kind of Leiral "BTanki For
Sale at the Press OJice,
Mini Forest Thbi; for yh.
Sealed bids .will be feceivvd by the
Forest Supervisor, Franklin, N. C.r up
to. and including .February 25, l'J24,
for 'the .merchantable dead timber
standing or down, and all the live
timber marked or designated for-cut-ting
on 'an area embracing about 160
acres on the watershed of Buck
Creek, Nanta'iala National Forest,
Clay Co., : N. C, e'stimated to be
,383,000 feet, B. M., niore or less of
basswood, ,ash, white oak,' red oak,
cucumber, cherry,, buckeye, -black oak,
Spanish oak, chestnut oak, chestnut,
beech, birch, maple and hemlock tim
ber. No bid of less than $3 pet: M
feet for chestnut oak, black oak,
Spanish oak and cucumber, $4 per M
feet for buckeye, $5 per M feet for
white oak, red- oak and basswood, $6
per M feet for ash and cherry and $2
per M feet for beech, birch, hemlock
and maple, will be considered. $500
must be deposited with each bid to
be deposited on the purchase price,
refunded or retained in part, as liqui
dated damages, according to the con
dition's of the sale; The right to re
ject any and all bids reserved. Be
fore bids are submitted, full informa
tion concerning thti timber, the con
titions of sale, and the submission of
bids should be obtained from the
Forest Supervisor, Franklin, N. C.
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Cullasaja News.
, We- are sorry to learn that Mr.
Perry Bolick is very ill. We hope to
hear of him being better soon.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mc
Connell. a fine boy.
Miss Dot Allen was visiting Misses
Foy and Bertha'Jennings last .Sunday
evening...
Messrs. John Allen, Fred and Lem
Norris, Roy and Glen Jennings and
Wiley Clark attended the show at
Franklin Saturday night.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Iva Crisp,
two twin boys, Fred and Furrttan.
BLUE EYES.
BURNING. THE WOODS
Docs not improve the grazing1. '
Dies not exterminate poisonous insects or animalr
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Does injtrre the grazing by: ' .
Killing the fetter grasses.
Decreasing the fertility of the soil.1 '
Increasing the damage from frost, sunwind and
rain.
Does in jure timber.
Does increase insect damage. ,
Does kill the young trees.
Therefore, if Fires continue to occur it will be nec
essary to prohibit grazing on burnt areas in order tot.
give the Range a chance to recuperate. v
Co-operate with the Forest Officers in
Preventing Fires. ,
Iotla Bridge Locals.
We are having some cold weather
af this writing.,-
Mr. Ed Lowe, from this section,
was visiting on Cowee Sunday. '
A large crowd of boys and girls
attended the Lyceum at Franklin
Saturday night. AH reported a good
time.
Misses- Btrtha Gibson and Thelma
Ray motored to Watauga Sunday af
ternoon. ' L. S.
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Fooling
Nowhere did Abraham Lincoln show his
shrewdness of judgment better than in that fa
mous utterance which ended, "You cant fool all
the people all the time." '
lathe past, there were a few misguided ad
vertisers who thought they could sell their wares
better by misrepresentation; But those adver-;
tisers have long since gone out of business or
mended their ways Hard experience taught
that Lincoln was right. Untruthful advertising
doesn't pay. . .
Other advertisers prpved that the only way
to ad ertise successfully, make regular custo-;
mers and build up public good-will was to tell
the absolute truth about their gopds.
So, you can be sure that every consistently
advertised product is good. 'The advertising test
has proved it. The very fact that it is advertised
is .your best .warranty of. satisfaction and true,
quality. , . ' - .
The concern that tells you frankly what it js
doing is q good concerft with which to do busi
ness. That is why it pays to read the advertise-,
merits, to patronize advertisers, and to buy ad
vertised merchandise; ' '
IT'S mGHTY GOOD BUSINESS .
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