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(ftp tgfylanite flanmtatt LIBERAL INDEPENDENT PROGRESSIVE VOL. XLIX, NO. 31 FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1934 $1.50 PER Yla V GIVES ADVICE ON LESPEDEZA Sloan Advises Farmers To Clip Weeds before Seed Time Macon county farmers were ad vised this wpek hv- F 5v Sloan. county farm agent, to clip, the I Macon county in the forthcoming weeds from their lespedeza fields November election, said he intend before, they reach the seed stage, ed. .to devotf h,s to. fanning, This, he pointed out, not only will j raiSn,8 catt,e and &ettl"g some improve the lespedeza growth, but it k,001 ret- also will make it possible for te (ormorc 1 i tor ii liifirncf r li i r i iirn lespedeza seed for planting next1? fr about 20 years- He Jr had a store near the depot for "For the last few years," Mr.jabout six years- Sloan said, "I have been watching and studying the use of lespedeza in this county on all kinds pf soil and under all kinds of weather conditions and I am convinced that it is one of the best crops we can grow for soil improvement, in pas tures, in orchards, and in many cas es for hay, and I have also learned that there are certain things we sould do to get the best results. ',At this time of the year we wonder what we can do to give us better results and the one thing that should be done now is to take your mowing machine and set the ruttpr har as hiah as nrwsihlp and, clip the weeds in the fields where you have lespedeza. This is a help in more, ways, than one, but three in particular. The first is to clip the weeds so they wont shade and crowd the lespedeza so it can make a better growth. The sec ond is to get the weeds out of the way so; we can save our own seeds this fall and eliminate the expense of buying again next spring. The third is to get rid of the weed crop before they make seeds for as'P"s fouia nave oeen maae nor a rule lespedeza is followed with corn and to clip the weeds now ,;u hln tn kr, rlnum weeds next " i' r year. "These are the main reasons for clipping the weeds now but it will pay you to do it even if you do not intend to do anyhing except turn the lespedeza under for it will make a better growth and thereby improve your land more. rJ Play Successful Tlere Comes Charlie To Be Presented Again "Here Comes Charlie," presented1 at the courthouse Tuesday evening under the auspices of. the Frank lin Presbyterian church, proved a huge Success, winning enthusiastic! of Asheville. Incidental soloists will applause from a large audience. be Miss Margaret McGuire, so The olav is to be presented again i prano, and Mrs. C. C. Herbert, Jr., at Highlands Thursday night, Aug ust 9. The play is one of love jand laughter, with peppy, witty dia logues and situations which make Dalrymple and .Miss Beverly the audience roar with delight.. Brown, sopranos; Mrs. H. T. Sloan, The cast consisted of Uncle Abe' Mrs. C. C. Herbert, Jr., Miss Rosa (W. A. McNeil), a not-to-bedaunted lind Bulgin, Miss Georgia Dady, hill-billy: Charlie (Rosalee Mor- altos; George Carpenter, Jr., T. row), a lovable, laughable little pal;W. Porter, Sr.. tenors; Dr. Charles from the hills; Mrs. Smythe-Kirsey . Solms, E. B. DcHart and Roy C. (Mary Eaton), a grasping, afficiousj Dady, bassos, "sassitv" lady, and her untouchable daughter, Vivian (Elizabeth Dow - die) and her son. Mortimer. (James Porter) : Aunt Fannv (Elizabeth AfcGnire): LaTV Elliott (Earl Mcacham); Ted Hartlev (Bill Pur dum) : the hired maid (Bettv T.cach): and Tim McGill (John E. ' ancaster.) Landy Kiser, 17, Is Claimed by Death Landy Kiser, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Kiser of the Cartooge 'hnyc section, died at 4:30 o'clock Sunday morning following an opera tion Fridav from which he failed to recover. The funeral was held at o'clock Mondav morning at Kiser home with the Rev. A. S. ! sections of Western Sorth Caro Solesbee. Baptist minister, official Una. All members and connections uig. Burial was in the Franklin , of the familv are invited to attend cemetery. I -n ! to bring basket lunches. Sells Store J. W. Hastings Makes Trade With Zeke Dowdle J. W. Hastings announced Tues day the sale of his retail feed and grocery store located near the Franklin depot to Zeke Dowdle, of Prentiss. Mr. Hastings, who is the Re publican nominee for sheriff of ? . l.. n uin niLiuidiiuiM- uusmess in inis MAUNEY GIVES Advises Merchants To File iviontniy Keports rromptiy A warning to merchants to sub mit their monthly sales tax reports promptly 10 the state department of revenue, iest they become sub- H"" l" vuau.. y eiition, was issued here Tuesday by a. J. Mauney, of Murphy, deputy revenue commissioner. Most merchants turn in their sales tax reports on time, Mr. Mauney said, but a tew are usually tardy. Some, he added, have failed to file their reports for the month of June, although they have been notified by the state department of revenue that June sales tax re- M ..... A 1 . " man 13 aays arier me cose ,f the month. Mr- Mauney advised all mer- i - i ... t- j.i! . cnanis wno are sun delinquent in filing reports on June sales tax collections to do so without delay. To Broadcast Franklin Choral Group Tc Sing over W WNC A half-hour program of choral numbers will be broadcast over radio station WWNC, Asheville, starting at ,t:JU o clock Sunday aficnwon. by the Franklin Choral society under the direction of James I" U .'. The program will be broadcast from the Central Methodist church contralto. Others taking part in the program will be Mrs. Frank Bloxham, Mrs. J. A. Flanagan, Miss Margaret McGuire, Miss Edwina !3 - Act PlaV To Be Given At Holly Springs "Miss Adventure," a three-act nlay, will be presented at 8 o'clock Saturday night at the Holly Springs school, the proceeds to be used in installing lights in the Holly Springs church. Admission charges will be five and 15 cents. Rickman Clan To Hold Reunion Sunday The annual meeting of the Rick man clan will be held at the home of Mrs. M. L. Rickman at West's Mill on Sunday. August 5, with 11: defendants of the late Rev. Mer the ritt Rickman gathering from all TAX WAKMlNG Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus And First Lady Visit Macon A motorcade of more than 50 Young Democrats, headed by Gov ernor J. C. B. Ehringhaus and Mrs. ehringhaus, visited Franklin and rlighianus Sunday en route to the oieai bmoky Mountains National 1 ark. liie motorcade was the final even i on the program of the an nual state convention of Young Democrats which opened in Ashe ville Friday. A large number of delegates to the convention was expected to go on the motorcade, but many of them dropped out on account of the bad weather. Governor Ehring haus, however, was not to be de terred. The chief executive's car, preceded by two state motorcycle patrolmen, heaedd the procession, in the car with Mr. and Mrs. Ehringhaus were Mrs. May Thomp son Evans, retiring president of the North Carolina Young Democrats, and Mr. Evans. It had been planned by the Ma con County Young -Democrats to FUNERAL HELD FOR CG. WEST State Highway Employe Dies Suddenly at Waynesville Funeral services for Charles Gas ton West, 56, who died suddenly in Waynesville at 5 o'clock Mon day afternoon, were held at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the day afternoon, August 8, under the Franklin Baptist church with the auspices fo the woman's auxiliary Rev. E. R. Eller, pastor officiating.1 the Highlands Presbyterian Mr. West, an employe of theicuurch. state highway commission, had been working recently on a project near Waynesville. Feeling ill, he did not go to wotk Monday morn - mg, but his condition was not re- garded as serious. That afternoon, however, he suffered a heart at- tack and died. Mr. West served in the United States army from July 18, 1901 toj July 17, 1904. He was a member of the Franklin Baptist church. Mr. West's wife died some months ago. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Mann Ray and Estella West; three sons, Ralph, Ted and Wade, all of Franklin; s; brothers. Henrv. Ed and jjU(1 Westi aii of Franklin; Tom Wpet Winetrtn-fsalpm T.aFavptte West! Allen Tex.; and Dan West, Rockingham, N. C. The latter was a twin of the deceased. Mr. West is also survived by three half brothers Harrison, Marshall and Earl West, and a half sister, Miss Grace West, all of South Carolina. Baptist Association To Meet Here Next Week The annual meeting of the Macon Cojunty Baptist associa tion is scheduled to be held at the First Baptist church, Frank lin, Wednesday and Thursday of next week. Dr. R. L. Moore, Of Mars Hill oolUge, is to ad dress the convention on Wed nesday night Haines City Scouts Camping in Nantahalas Twenty-five boy Scouts from Haines City, Fla., arrived in Frank lin Tuesday night and after spend ing the night at the home of J. D. Franks went to Nantahala Gap to spend a week camping. The boys weer encouraged to come to Macon county for their annual sum mer camp by L. B. Angel and Nimrod Stiles, formerly of Frank lin, who now are living in Haines City. J. E. Lenning, formerly of Blue Ridge, Ga., has been employed as butcher by the New Star Market. Mr. Lenning has had a number of years of experience in handling meats and is an expert butcheF. entertain the visitors at a picnic lunch at the VanHook campsite between Franklin and Highlands, but the picnic was moved to the Highlands school on account of rain. After lunch the motorcade went to the Highlands Estates Club, wheer Governor and Mrs. Ehringhaus were greeted by 0. Max Gardner, former governor. The party then proceeded to Franklin and on the way stopped to give the visitors an opportunity to see the Dry Falls of the Cul lasaja. After passing through Franklin the motorcade went to Bryson City over highway No. 286. The governor expressed the hope that the state highway commission would soon have funds -available to relocate and surface this road. At the convention in Asheville John W. Edwards, of Franklin, was elected chairman of the Young Democratic organization of the 11th congressional district. Doyle Alley, W ,:it ,o .WtH president of the state organization. , garden Tour AT HIGHLANDS Beautiful rrivate Estates io ue Upenea Aug. a To Visitors A tour of some of the outstand ing garuens ana most ueautiful pri vate estates in Highlands and vi cinity is to be conducted Wednes- I iians for the tour, for which j .arges of 25 and 5U cents will e made, were announced by the 1 axiiiary this week. The places to ie visited will be open from J to j u ciulk m the afternon. In event of rain Wednesday, the tour will be held on Thursday, during the same hours. nckets may be bought Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday morning at Miss Sarah Guilder's store on Main street, Highlands. After noon Wednesday the tickets may be ob tained only at the Presbyterian church, between 1 and 3 p. m. Tickets entitling the holder to visit all of the points included on the tour will cost 50 cents, it was announced, while tickets for admis sion to any one estate or garden will be 25 cents. The auxiliary will furnish transportation to those desiring to take the entire tour for an additional fee of one dollar. Transportation will not be furnished to one point only. Places On Tour Highlands is noted for its gor geous views and lovely summer homes, but many of them have been closed to the public in recent years on account of damage they have suffered at the hands of sightseers. The Presbyterian aux iliary has made special arrange ments with the owners of the fol lowing beauty spots to include them on the tour: Kalalanta the summer home of Mrs. Salinas of Augusta. Kalalanta is the Indian name for heaven. From this estate one can sec Horse Cove with the mountains of South Carolina in the background The Ravenel Home, near the well known Sunset and Sunrise Rocks. On one side a gorgeous view of Horse Cove is afforded. The Warren home. The garden and terrace of this lovely place overlook the Highlands club proper tv and the golf links with a mag nificent sweep of mountains in the background. Sloan gardens. These gardens are famed far and wide for their un usual beauty and loveliness. The Bascomb home, one of the older places in Highlands, which occupies a beautiful location. DATE SET FOR FLOWER SHOW Annual Floral Exhibit and Baby Show To Be on August 10 Friday, August 10, was set as the date for the annual flower s.iow sponsored by the Franklin Garden club at a meeting of the club Monday afternoon. In addition to the flower exhibition, the club this year will also sponsor a baby show, in which more than 50 children are expected to participate. Plans for the double event were completed at Monday's meeeting. The flower display will be held in the Rotary Hall, while the baby show is to be in the county court house. Plans for a parade of the entrants were abandoned as unfeas ible. TL. Vk.. .1 ! -.1 T. "c w.,s ." rt at . C,P? '" the afternoon, TJg will be two classes, one for children from six months to one a"d afhalf..ars ?f age' and th: a half and three years old. A first prize will be awarded in each class. More than forty mothers already have signified their intention of entering children in the show. Oth er parents interested are requested to notify Mrs. R. M. Rimmer or Mrs. W. A. Rogers. Prizes for both the baby show and the flower show are now on exhibition in the window of Leach Brothers' hardware store. Parents Entering Children Following is a list of the mothers who have entered children in the baby show: Mrs. Joe Potts, Mrs. Lawrence Potts, Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Hender son Calloway, Mrs. J. H. Carelock, Mrs. Roy Gibson, Mrs. Rickman, Mrs. Don Henry, Mrs. Ed Car penter, Mrs. J. B. Tabor, Mrs. Paul Cunningham, Mrs. Joe Stftsej, Mrs. William Dalrymple, Mrs. G. E. An derson, Mrs. Sam L. Rickman, Mrs. Hamilton Green, Mrs. Wilmer Stev ens, Mrs. Harry Thomas, Mrs. Jul ian Waldroop, Mrs. Hugh Leach, Mrs. Frank Leach, Mrs. Charles Solms, Mrs. W. L. Nothstein, M rs. Frank Warren, M rs. Allen Sil er, Mrs. Jack Sherrill, Jr., Mrs. C. L. Cartledge, Mrs. Frank Henry, Jr., Mrs. H. P. Nichols, Mrs. George Pattillo, Mrs. Cecil Crawford (twins), Mrs. George Reece, Mrs. Sloan Rickman, Mrs. Horner Stock ton, Mrs. George B. Ramey, Mrs. A. R. Higdon, Mrs. Charlie Hig don, Mrs. Carl Greene, Mrs. Jack Gribble, Mrs. Eugene R. Eller, Mrs. Herman Childers, Mrs. Charles Nolen, Mrs. Lamar Ellard, Mrs. Harry Holt, Mrs. Don Young, Mrs. J. H. Broakshire, Mrs. Emory Hun- nicutt, Mrs. Loyd Brown, Mrs. L. B. Phillips, and Mrs. N. Grady Williams. Any resident of Macon county is eligible to enter flowers in the flower show artd the garden club has expressed a hope that there will be a number of entries from rural sections of the county. Mem bers of the club have emphasized that the show is not intended merely to be for Franklin garden ers. The club has made a ruling that all exhibits for the flower show must be delivered at the Rotary Hall nt later ".than 10 a. m. the day of the show and must not be removed before 10 p. m. The show will be thrown open to the public after all entries have been arranged and judged and will remain open until 10 o'clock in the evening. Prizes and ribbons will be award ed in each of the following 21 classes: 1. Best collection of asters. 2. Best variety of dahlias. 3. Largest single dahlia. 4. Finest collection of gladioli. 5 Greatest variety and best snapdragons. 6. Best calendulas. 7. Best collection of ro i" 8. Most unusual cactus plant (Continued on Page Four) m m
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