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Friday, November 21, 1924. THE FRANKLIN PRESS Page Fiv AIRPLANE CARRIES MINER TO HOSPITAL , Some time ago William Himmell . J 1 .1 . A 1- .f ,1. rr 1 anu uiu-uine wui uuugu ui ine ivusk okwim' district, lay seriously ill near ALcGrath, Alaska, a place where there has never been a resident doctor. A ten-day trip by dog sled over the trail to Nenana, faced him. When Pilot' Ben Eielson of the air majl service landed at McGrath, it vyas suggested to him that he-should take the sick man in his plane to Fairbanks, two hunderd miles' away. i In a few hours the suffering miner was on a hospital cot under the skilled care of physicians and nurses. Regard less of head winds, snow, or frigid weather Pilot Eielson has made reg ular trips on schedule, carrying mails and keeping the outposts of progress in touch with civilization. His unusual succor of the sick miner has stirred the entire Northland, and Alaskans see no end of services the airplane can do for them. Stop! Look! Listen! ; k Convention is Coming The second all-day singing conven tion which was organized for the up building of singing, in Macon, county will be held with the good people of Iotla at the Iotla high school hnildinar on the second Sunday which is the I4th day of December 1924. The invitation is extended to all -and as you have the invitation to be there come and help make this one ot the best conventions that dear old Macon has ever had. While the singing will be practi cally congregational, we hope to have some good quartettes, duets and solos and also a few songs from each class - oresent. Also bring your Praise Melody song books if you have one. If you haven't this book just bring 35 cents along with you as there will be some of these books on hand tor sale. . This is also the time for the meet ing of the Macon County Singing Teachers Fraternity. So comelalong singers and let's have a musical chat together on the betterment of singing. And last of all the one that fails to be there will miss a feast of good things f6r it was my privilege to be at one ot these meetings on a iormer occas ion." Written at the request of the Sinking Fraternity. W. H. DALTON ' Secretary PLEASE NOTICE! We cannot and will not publish communications to the Press unless the name of the writer is signed to the letter. It is not necessary that the names be published, but ve must knov; who the writer is. We are glad to get letters to the paper from every section, and sincerely appreciate them if they are written in the right spirit end signed. . In the past few days we have received several letters from various sections of the county which we were unable to publish because the writers failed to sign them. In no case do' newspapers publish the tiames of the writers of communica tions unless they are of such a nature that it is necessary, but no paper will publish articles that come unsigned .Those who write to the Press will nlease take notice and not neglect to . . . . 117. , 6ign the articles sent tn. we gei tired of throwing interesting letters into the waste basket almost every week because the writer did not let us know his or her name. See that the label on your paper is dated in advance, you want the Press to con tinue coming to your home. EAT AT X RESTAURANT If Not, Why Not? HOME COOKING W.LLEDFORD PRENTISS, N.C. Ha 100 German imported blankets, full size, that he will close out 'during the next ten days of November at 95 cents each. Hundreds of other bargains. It will pay you to call and see whet he has to offer you. M L LEDFORD PRENTISS, N. C. 4 Western N. C. Has : 1. The highest mountain peak cast f the Rockies, (Mt. Mitchell, cit ation 6,711 feet). 2. A mountain ridge 30 miles long over a mile above sea level at every point. (Great Smoky Mountains). 3. 64 mountain peaks over 6,000 feet above sea level. 4. Gorge 15 miles long which cannot be surpassed in the east (Linville). S. 6,000 square miles of beautiful" mountain country within 24 hours' travel of 60,000,000 people, 6. titerally hundreds of water falls ranging in size fr6m LinvlleVgreat volume to the twin threads dropping ft of Whiteside Cliff. 7. ,300,00b acres of National Forest and providing fishing, hunting, camp ing and cut through with beautiful scenic highways, (Pisgah, Nantahala, and Cherokee Forests.) 1,500 miles of State Highways traversing the region in every direc tion. . i ' 9. 3,000 miles of mountain trails for horseback and tramping. 10. 500 miles of County Highways, upplementing State Highways. 11. Hotels which cannot be sur passed anywhere. '. ' . 12. Western North Carolina now has n (jou courses so locaiea m respect to summer and winter resorts as to provide healthful recreation to thousands of visitors. 13.' Western North Carolina is world famed as, a tourist and health 44 4 I resort. Our unequalled year-rouna climate; our healthful Balsam laden mountain air; our pure crystal water; the beauty and grandeur ot our mountain peaks, help to make this section .foremost in America as playground for pleasure and health seeking tourist. . ; . , 14. Western North Carolina is the summer home of thousands of happy sturdy boys and girls in the various camps scattered throughout our mountains. 1 here are il ot tnese camps already established and others are planned for the near future. 15. There are more than 1,000 miles of beautiful trout streams in Western North Carolina. 16. .Western North Carolina now has 20 lakes ranging in size1 from 7,000 acres down to one. Dams to -make other lakes are in process of con struction and many others arc being designed. 17. Western North Carolina ha 2.000.000 Horse. Power ready to be harnessed in our rivers. 1 his is th greatest amount of undeveloped water power in any area ot tins size in the east. 180.000 Horse Power , is already developed. 18. In Western North Carolina located one of the largest overflow dams in the world, suppling power to great plant for making aluminum 19. Western North Carolina rank first in the ciuantitv and quality o Mica and Feldspar and quality o Kaolin is sufficient to furnish ma terial for a pottery industry. 20. The Talc mined in Western North Carolina commands the high est price per ton of any mined in the United States. , 21. In Western North Carolina s hardwood forest is found the rich est and largest supplies of lumber for the eastern half of the United States. 22. The crop, of hardwood timber being grown by the National Forests in Western North Carolina, will bo sufficient to supply lumber to' a great number of furniture factories for all time, to come. 23. The gem mines of Western North Carolina supply a great variety of finest jewels, including Aquamarine Emerald, Amethyst, Ruby, Sapphire, Garnet, Moonstone, Blue and Golden Beryl and Hiddenite . (which arc found in North Carolina only). 24. One of the largest wood pulps mills in the United States is located in Western North Carolina. 25. The value of , products manu factured in Western North Carolina increased from $12,000,000 in 1899 to $102,000,000 in . 1919 or 720 per cent, During the same period the increase throughout the United States amount ed to only 420 per cent.' 26. The Thermal Belt lying along the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge in Western North Carolina is practically-free from frost. This belt, is destined to be one of the greatest fruit grqwing regions in' the east. 27. Western North Carolina is the finest Apple Producing section in the country. The number of our or chards is ncreasing rapidly. At the end of 1923 Apple Growers had planted 1.891,288 trees. . . ' 28. 76 per cQnt of the farms in Western North Carolina afc. operated by owners. 29. The foreign born population of Western North Carolina amounts to only three tenths of one per cent! Native born whites 91.6 per cent, negroes 7.8, per cent and Indian 0.3 30. Western North Carolina pas senger and freight traffic is handled by the great railroad systems, Sleep ing cars come to the center of the region from every point of the com pass. . : The Purpose of Pruning. The, purpose of pruning is to change the habits of growth of a plant to encourage the greatest possible pro-1 duction of fruit by that plant. The grower prunes first to direct the growth of the young tree that it will form a strong frame work or scaf fold limbs or to form the future tree he prunes secondly to allow the great est amount of sunlight ; third to pro vide proper circulation of air; fourth, to remove all .dead and diseased branches and fifth, to do' this by such careful judicious prunning as to main tain the largest, possible leaf surface while getting the first 'four objects named. "These are. the primary purposes of pruning a fruit tree," says Glenn O. Randall, extension horticulturist for the State College of Agriculture. In orming the future tree, with apples, the scaffold limbs arc distributed around a central leader limb which as the tree develops should become the trunk. With peaches, an open head ed system of pruning is, advisable, in which case the tree is trained to not more than four scaffold limb's so se lected that no two limbs are directly opposite. This is done to prevent weak crotches." Mr. Randall states that sunlight is necessary to best color of fruit and if there is not a free circulation of air danger from plant disease is. great er. He says. Experiments with aDDle trees made by the North Carolina Station show conclusively that it is best to thin out the small branches rather than to prune severely cutting back the large branches. Because of soil conditions in the Sandhills it is necessary .to , prune the peach trees. here rather severely. In all other cases, however, it is not wise to cut out too much wood." Essig Ilarkot II. O. ESSIG, Prop. Fresh Meats of All Kinds " Fine Home Made Sausage Everything kepjt in a first class market. Phone 42 Franklin Bakery AND RESTAURANT Chicken Dinner Every Day. A Good Place To Eat. J. P. CLOUSE, Prop. ' For that Bark, Ashe's White Pine Compound. Ashe's Cold and Vanishing Cream. "Its Fine." Bring us your Prescriptions. Our prices alright. We are in business for your health. FRANKLIN PHARMACY FAMILY DRUGGISTS I: , . , j . ; - - - Press Want Ads Always Bring Results 'BEAUTIFUL GRANITE or MARBLE THE BEST IN MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP. Tennessee Marble Works. Special Representative: C. A. LOWRY pN21 FRANKLIN, N. C. THANKSGIVING We trust that the year now drawing to a close has. been a prosperous one and that the citizens of Macon County have reaped bountiful harvests in this land where nature has been so lavish in her gifts. For years we have been serving the public faithfully and efficiently. Night or day, rain or shine, bleak or warm, we have attended to your wants. During all these years your wishes have been our commands. And now as the great American day of Thanksgiv ing approaches we wish to extend our thanks to those who have given us their support. We know full well that the character of our repair work and the quality and prices of our accessories will continue to. bind you to us. in the bonds of mutual benefit. CITY GARAGE BE W1 f mi n Dan? THE SHOP OF QUALITY We have just received a big bill of DUXBAK Clothing and we can give you a fit either in lace leg pants or long pants. We have most any size coat, also a bunch of hats and caps. If you want something for real winter wear try a suit of DUX- . ' .''''' BAK, which is water proof. We have a bunch of ELKIN SHOES which has the strongest guarantee that goes with any shoe, rand we will ma price is high just name your price and we will trade. ; Remember it pays to buy good mercandise . at low prices. . C. W. HAR1ES . , PHONE 86 i R I ft I t.A
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