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I EY CfTY OF THE MOUNTAINS Si Ms m. m Pi cpj- i MEMGCR OKT WATNS. INDIANA NUMBER TWENTY-EIGHT VOLUME XLII1 FRANKLIN. N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1928 T Y 4". ... V 4 ;. o o "V i J. 1 Hi- CANNERY OPENS; BRIGHT FUTURE Large Number of Girls Ap ply for Employment 3 Ways Suggested for Dis posal of Blackberries. y. "I have never seen a better op "fjbrtmnty for the success of a can nery than- at' Franklin," stated Jon athan .Case, the new superintendent, at the date of the cannery's opening last Monday, June 9. "The jobbers and wholesale dealers of the county are co-operating, and the raw pro duce is being V.rdticed in the county in sufficient quantities to supply the need." Prospects are decidedly encourag ing, Mr. Case states. He has had 35 years experience as a cannery man, and is in a position, to know when the success of such an enterprise seems assured. Mr. Case has jut completed a trip over portions of the county and has seen an enormou? crop of beans. These are largely of the stringless, tender variety, the kind preferred by the cannery. On his . return from the trip, and after con ferring with wholesale dealers in this and adjoining counties, Mr. Case de clared, "Everything is pointing to success." Before ten o'clock Monday morn ing, 28 girls from all over the county and from North Georgia had been , to the cannery and left their names with Mr. Case, stating that they de sired employment.; Three of the girls were from . DillardrGar -.Names- are in full operation. It is necessary that all employed come from homes where the envoron ment is good. Mr. Case pointed out that employees cannot be taken from a low .envoronment and employed to prepare food. One of the things, he stated, which helps to make a can ning factory is the employment of clean help. The managers of the cannery, ex pressed themselves as pleased with the healthy, robust appearance of those who have already made applica tion for work. One of the points emphasized by Mr. Case was that all who' are employed will work under conditions as moral and clean as will be found in( a church - or Sunday school. Parents need not hesitate to let their daughters- come to cannery to find work. No stragglers will' be allowed in the building. Those who mmp on business will be conducted through the plant by the superinten dent. . , , , Aside from the local jobbers, the heads of similar concerns in Wayncs ville, Canton and Bushnell have prom ised to co-operate by -purchasing can ned goods from the local cannery. This year the following products will be canned: peaches, tomatoes, snap beans, blackberries, apples, apple sauce, jellies, jams. The cannery will have a capacity sufficient for 500 bushels of snap beans a day. Later in the season preparation will be made for canning jellies and jams. At present is the time to make the most of the blackberry crop. These - must come to the cannery on the same day they are picked, as they must be canned on the day the ber ries come from the vines. For all berries delivered to the cannery, 20 cents a gallon will be paid. In co operation with the county agent, J-yies Harris, the. cannery superintendent .;: plans to establish stations at points over the county where berries may be brought. This is to enable those who cannot bring berries to the can nery on the same (Jay tnev are Pick" cd to dispose of t'rfeir berries. The cannery will send -a truck, for these, and 15 cents a gallon will be paid. Those, hbwever, desiring to deliver their own berries will receive 20 cents at the cannery. Inasmuch as blackberries must be canned on the same day tiey arc picked, the cannery wil probably operate at night in order to. dispose of all that are brought in. This trny mean that employees will work in shifts. The , idea . is, Mr. Case says, fo dispose- of raw 1 .products' while they can be canned, and no effort ' he- QnarpH to accomplish this. .There is still another method by " which communities, far removed from the cane'ry or any of the canned stations, may sell their berries. Or this1 sane method may be used by anyone in the county desiring to co operate. The cannery will furnish a sealing machine and cans for black berries, and will pav'(40 cents a doz en cans for all berries canned in this , wav and delivered. This is equivalent to "25 'cents 'a gallon.) A dozen cans (Continued on ffage eight) LOCAL COMPANY BUYS EXCHANGE Western Carolina Telephone Company Negotiates for Highlands Exchan ge System to be Changed. According to an announcement made here the Western Carolina Telephone company with headquar ters at Franklin has successfully, ne gotiated for the purchase of the Highlands Telephone company. The deal is expected to be completed on July 18, The Western Carolina Tel ephone" company now owns the ex changes at Clayton,, Ga.; Franklin, Bryson City and Sylva. It also owns the line from Sylva by way of Cul lowhee" to Cashiers and thence to Highlands. When papers are signed in the Highlands deal the entire sys tem in that town will be completely overhauled and placed in first class condition, the announcement said. The taking over -of the Highlands Tel ephone company by the local company will give to the citizens of that town the same local, and toll advantages now enjoyed by all other towns serv ed by the Western Carolina Telephone company. ACTIVITIES AT CfflPTAUKEETAH Opened July 2 With an En- in Evidence. Camp Taukeetah for girls opened Monday, . July 2nd, with an enroll ment of forty-three girls. There are girls from Virginia and Georgia, and the towns of North Carolina repre sented are: Greensboro, High Point, Durham, Madison, Mount Airy, Way nesville, and Gibson. , A fine spirit of sportsmanship was evidenced from the first," and each camper fell into the routine of camp life with the joy and purpose th.it bespeaks real accomplisahment. In tensive work has begun in swimming, dancing, horseback, and art. Miss nf Greensboro, acts as head counselor this season; Miss Lois Briggs, of Waynesville, has charge of dancing : and art; Misses -Hazel; Stamps of Atlanta, and Douglas shorn, have horseback; V.1 r and Miss Urace nanKins, Point, has swimming, assisted by Miss Lillian Hauck of Greensboro. Miss Elizabeth Causey, also of Greensboro, has organized a camp orchestra, which has already created much interest. Miss Loretto Sparrow, of Hawkinsvillc, Ga., is taking charge of the dramatics, Miss Jessie Thomp son of Gibson, has made definite plans for health work, and the camn newspaper, The Taukeetah Tattler, is under the direction of Miss Dons Christie, of Durham. Girl Scout work is being .furthered by Miss Marian Gilmer, of Greensboro, and a nature study is under the charge of Miss Mary Jane Wharton, of the same city. Tennis, horseshoes, baseball, hiking, and other sports are being entered into with real camp zest. ; Each' evening means some new tun. A dance was held the other night, the music being lurnisneq. uy uic carnp orchestra. Initiation ceremonies, a paper chase, and story telling, have all added their share of wholesome fun. Rev. J A. Flanagan, ot tne p-cWorlon rhnrrh of Franklin, con- Jk Will" -w. - - ducted vesper services on Sunday at- ternoon. . The camp enrollment follows. Bety Archer, Greensboro; Cather ine Bowdcri, Franklin ; Alice Blue, Greensboro; . Billie Burke, Mount A!r,.-'Miriim P.lorW. Greensboro ; El len Douglas . Bush, Greensboro ; Doris Christie, Durham; Jane cieg Greensboro; Lois Briggs, -. waynes ville; Trudy Carver, Greensboro ; -Alice Andrews,' Greensboro; Elizabeth Causev, Greensboro; Frances De lamar Greensboro; Elyn Gaylc. l'owl cr, Greensboro; Marian Gilmer, Anne Louise Gunter, Greensboro; Mary Engle , Hoffman, Mount Airy; Nina Hoffman, Mount Airy; Lcla Hooker, Durham ; Doris Hanes. Greensboro; Page Howard, Greens boro; Lilian Hauck, Greensboro; Ros alie Harrison, Greensboro; Grace Hankins, High Point; Catherine James, High Point; Nellie Irvin, Greensboro; Betty Ann , Lindeman, Greensboro; Douglas Long, Greens boro; Ruth M idler, Atlanta,, Ga., Marv Louise Myrick, Greensboro; Elizabeth Paylor, Mathews, Va.; Hcl (Continued,on page eight) ANOTHER GILLS' CAT,lPJj.lACON Camp Co wee Opened July 2 Particular Attention To be Given to Instruction in Dancing. Camp Cowee, . the newest summer camp in Macon county, opened July 2nd on the property formerly ownc! by the Cowee Mountain school. This is the fourth summer camp for girls that has been opened in the county. The property of the Cowee Mountain school has bccn acquired; by C. L. Ebsen and others of Orlando, Fh. The building formerly situated on the property was burned some years .ago, and the site is now being used for the-location of Camp Cowee. A six weeks course in dancing and camp lite is. Deing onercu me gins enrolled in the new camp. The danc ing courses include interpretative, tap, toe, acrobatice and ballroom dancing. All pupils are required to take inter pretative work. The other cou-sc are optional and may be taken at no additional cost. Except on Saturdays and Sundays, the mornings will be spent in dancing, while the after noons will be devoted to swimming, games and hikes. A new swimming pool, tennis' cort and volley ball court have been pro vided for recreational facilities. It is pointed out by the camp directors that since the country is ideal for hikinc. the sport will be one of the more popular of the diversions." Cnmp- -yr, m .- , years experience in this line ot work Camp Cowee is provided -ith ? large garden from which fruit and vegetables will be supplied. The c?mp even owns the cows from which milk and home-made butter will b? secured for the tables. Mrs. Besi? H,' MacAlpine, dictition in the Or lando schools, has charge of the din ing hall at Camp Cowee. The location of Macon's new girls' camp is; at a point 10 miles frorn Franklin near the road tn Rrvw City. The campvis beautifully locate1 on a 250-acre tract among the sharp er foothills of the Cowee mountains. The site is within 20 miles of the Smokv Mountains nark ' boundary. The directors report that everythinc has gone into the camp necessary to make it a good one. Thp danrintr courses are' a. new feature to the activities of camp life in this section. . Instruction in violin practice is another feature, courses in harmonv and theory, orchestra, and ensemble practice being offcrl, There is no additional fee for thi work. The music is under the direc tion of .Dr. Julia C. Allen and Miss Business Boosting Bulletin A Business Boosting Bulletin for Promoting Local Business Interests PublUhed By THE FRANKLIN PRESS (C) Merchants Should Study Mail-Order Catalogs Carefully It is well for retail merchants to know something about the values that are being offered by the big city mail-order houses and every merchant should secure copies of the new catalogs as soon as issued, and study ' them- carefully. - -. ,..........-....... The local merchant must not forget the fact that every home throughout his trade territory is regularly supplied with mail-order catalogs and supplements, and that all members of the family make good use of these big books in planning their immediate and future purchases. Every merchant should therefore know just what the mail-order houses are telling his customers about merchandise values. The home merchant can also secure some mighty good id?5 for the preparation of live, snappy advertising cony for use in his news paper advertising by mak'nsr a careful study of these large catalogs which might tVuthfully .be called text-books on advertising and mer chandising. The sketches, which ere executed by soma of the best artists in the country, are cdways attractive; and the copy or descriptive matter, which is the product, of advertising experts, covers everything thrt p. customer may wish to know in regard to merchandise qualities, weights, sizes, prices, etc. In these big books of 1600 to 1890 pages of interesting merchan dise information,- no space is wasted, yet each item is featured in a way that is bound toproduce big results. Some merchants in cities of a hundred thousand or so might think that catalog competition is only a small town problem end does no concern them. These same merchants would probably be surprised to learn that city merchants and department and merchandise men of all the large city department stores keep close account of catalog of ferings and make full use of the new merchandising ideas contained in the big. mail-order catalogs. The mail-order houses are mighty stiff competition for ven th biggest retail stores of the country today, so it is up to the home merchant to study their methods of merchandising very, carefully and improve them, if possible, in order to meet all catalog comoetitionr and keep trade at home. ENTOMOLOGIST ON VISIT HERE C. H. Brannon Making Study of Insect Pests in Macon County Attention to Bean Beetles. More attention is being given to the selection of good seed and to the cultivation of crop's than to protecting these crops from injurious insects, according to C. H. Brannon, ento mologist from the extension division of- the State college at Raleigh, who was. here this week to co-operate with county agent, Lyles ; Harris, in . the matter of insect control in Macon county. Mr.' Brannon is spending approx imately three weeks in the counties oj Western North Carolina,. co-operaU ing with the farm agents in each county, in an effort to subdue the pests giving the worst trouble to farmers. In company with Mr. Har ris, Mr. Brannon visited several sec tions of Macon studying conditions here. A report of the study will be left with the local agent, and will also be put on file with the extension department of the State college at Rntfioh. One of , the insects being studied is the Mexican bean beetle, or the so called common "bean bug." This in sect first entered North Carolina in 1922, coming into the western border of the state through Cherokee county. Since that time, Mr. Brannon reports, the beetlehas spread to all parts of the state, having now reached the coast counties. . ThcrTireTTrrst, the."rcsTde,nfT teach ers second,: research workers; third, the extension workers. It is among the members of the last department that Mr. Brannon belongs. Three Funerals Three funerals have recently been conducted , by Dr. Walter M. Lee of the Franklin Baptist church, two of which were those of Bobbie Fisher and her little brother. Bobbie was eight years old and the daughter of Mrs. Bob Fisher. Wayne Fisher died June Cth. The father of Bobbie and Wayne died eight years ago. The baby of Mrs. Pruitt was in terred last week at the Sugar Fork church, Dr. Lee officiating. Helen Warner. Courses in dramatics will be under Mrs. Orpha Pope Grey of Rollins College. The complete list of direc tors are: Dr. Virginia E. Spencer, Mrs. B. H. MacAlpine, Dr. Julia C. Allen, Miss Helen Warner, Mrs. Or pha Pope Grey, C. L. Ebsen. COLLEGE TO OPEN HERE ON JULY 23 Athens Business College To Have Branch at Franklin Expected to Draw Stu dents from Other Counties. July 23 will sec the opening", of a branch of the Athens Business col lege in the Masonic hall at Franklin. A delay of one week has' been made, : due to the illness of R. E. Carter; , president of the Athnsc Business col lege, who is here to superintend the plans for the opening. This is the first time in the history of Franklin that, a course of training of this na ture has been offered here. "We are not bringing a thrcc-times-a-weck school here, or a half-hour-a-day course of study. The students who enroll will have to work as probably they have never, worked be fore," Mr. Carter stated. He pointed to the fact that Hugh Leach, one of several Franklin people who have been enrolled with the Athens college and who is county , auditor, has rcently been picked by state authorities as having kept his books in the best shape of , any bookkeeper's records that have been examined in the state. Mr. Carter, who bcamc unexpected ly ill in his room at the Hotel Frank lin, will be aided in the establishment of the branch college here by Mrs. Carter , and by J. J. Mann, 'who has been employed to aid in the organi zation of the class. Inquiries arc coming in regularly to Mr. Carter at the Hotel Franklin, despite the fact that he has as yet been unable to be out and push preparations. Those de- ter at his hotel, or (hey may sec Mr. Mann. The advantages of the branch col- ' lege here, if reckoned only by the saving in transportation and board, . will mean a saving of several thous and dollars to students. Preparations are being made to care for as many students as may enroll. As many teachers as necessary wil be brought to Franklin, and- as much equipment as necessary will be sent here from . the main college at Athens. Local . h-1n will nrobablv be secured to teach 5 the course in commercial law. Other courses wil include book krpninf. shorthand, typewriting, bank ing, and general office training. The Byrne system ot shorthand will De used. This, Mr. Carter states, is the speediest system in the world, giving a saving of 39 per cent oyer tti avoracre svstem. Mr. Carter him self is the author of the text in bookkeeping that will be used. The text has been endorsed Dy tne govern ment. Not only will students from Macon rmintv bp enrolled with the college here, but it is expected that the. grad uates of the various high schools in adjoining counties will avail them selves of the opportunity to get bus iness training near home. It has been pointed out that these prospective students can motor to Franklin and never even undergo the necessity of paving a board bill. Mr. Carter states that the college at Athens is not graduating students rapidly enough to supplv the demand that will soon be experienced in the city of Athens alone. The Mont gomery Ward company and the Sears and Roebuck company are both estab lishing branches at Athens. These will employ many stenographers and bookkeepers. Rumor also has it that the national headquarters of the Woodmen of the World- is to be moved to Athens, Surveys of nron crty for the location of the head quarter's building have been made. From 300. to 400 persons are em ployed by the Woodmen for office help. . .. ... , The school at hranklm win run to-. longer. Tt is point'--' out that eleventh grade student.; "-';' take the fain in t and '-ontinuc their work' in hiu.li scho-,1. "r. and M.-. Carter v.il! W-rvin h -e until th" branch is established . ; ;id the work is - underway.-. The' wo.f'k will then be hit in t':-.': hands of .r-'-Ntnnt:?. Hall-Hurst A quiet' marrince '.taking piace in Ashrvillc .lime 23 at the. home of the bride's-- aunt, Mrs. Larctta Hall, was, that Miss' Aunna Mae Hall to Mr. Thedford Hurst. Mis Hall is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Hall of Green's Creek, N. C. Mr. Hurst is the son of Mn. and Mrs. John Hurst " of Franklin. ' Rev. William Howell performed the ' ceremony in the presence of a small 'company of relatives and friends. After a short honeymoon they will r.r.l-.c their home hear Franklin.
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