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PROGRESSIVE
LIBERAL INDEPENDENT
WORK STARTED
ON WIDENING
OF 2 STREETS
Approximately 40 Men
Employed on Improve
ment Project
Under the supervision of the state
highway and public .works commis
sion, work was started Tuesday on
widening and improvement of ap
proximately half a mile of state
highway No. 285 in Franklin
The paving on Main street, from
Harrison avenue to Porter street,
and cm Porter street to the Esso
Service station near the Franklin
school will be increased in width
from 16 to 20 feet. Eighteen-tnch
gutters and six inch curbings will
be constructed on each side of
the streets and a new sidewalk will
be laid on the west side of Porter
street. This improvement is ex
pected greatly to reduce the hazard
of traffic accidents to children go
ing to and from school.
About 40 men are employed on
the project.
Reed and Abee, Asheville con
tractor were recently awarded a
contract for the work. Labor is
being recruited through the local
office of the national reemployment
service, of which Quince Hauser is
acting manager.
At its meeting Monday night the
Franklin board of aldermen voted
to send a petition to the highway
commission requesting it to take
over, improve and maintain what
is known as "the old Georgia road,"
from the residence of W. B. Mc
Guire on state highway No. 285 to
state highway No. 28, this link to
be used as an alternate route traf
fic on highway 285. It was pointed
out that this would reduce traffic
on Porter street and therefore
make it more safe for school chil
dren. The county commissioners,
it was stated, was ready to concur
in the. petition.
IS RAISED
ATKENOPARTY
Over 150 Persons Attend
Benefit Event for
Library
Sixty dollars was raised for the
Franklin Library at a benefit keno
nartv held Tuesdav niacht under
f j "
the sponsorship of the local chap
ter of the Eastern Star at Kelly's
Tea Room. More than 150 people
attended and a score or more were
turned away for lack of seats and
keno boards.
Seventy prizes were awarded at
the party, including seven yards of
beautiful Biltmore homespun cloth
tor a lady's suit, which was won
by Mrs. Emory Hunnicutt at a
drawing which climaxed the even
ing's entertainment.
Given by Sly
The homespun was donated by
Fred L. Seely, of Asheville, presi
dent of the famed Biltmore In
dustries. The guests at the keno party
overflowed the spacious porch of
the tea room and jammed the liv
ing room.
Success of the party was due to
the efforts of Mrs. Lassie Kelly
Cunningham, president of the li
brary, who offered the use of Kel
ly's Tea Room; Mrs. J. C. Bar
rington, of the Eastern Star; Miss
Olivia Patton and the Franklin
troop of Girl Scouts. The latter,
under the direction of Miss Patton
and Mrs. Barrington, solicited prizes
and sold tickets for the party.
Merchants, business and profession
al men of Franklin responded lib
erally in making donations for
prizes and the general public show
ed much interest in the party.
At the conclusion of the keno
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Installed
F. S. Sloan Made President
Of Rotary Club
Fred S. Sloan, Macon county
farm demonstration agent, was in
stalled as president of the Franklin
Rotary club, succeeding Harold T.
Sloan, at a joint meeting and ladies'
night celebration of the Franklin
and Sylva Rotarians at High Hamp
ton Inn in Cashiers Valley Tues
day night. G. J. Johnston was
made secretary and treasurer of
the chib, succeeding J. E. Lancas
ter. Harold Sloan was made vice
president.
During the afternoon the two
clubs held a golf tournament on the
High Hampton course. The Frank
lin team was the winner.
HIKERS COMING
HERE JULY 13
Standing Indian Is Objec
tive of Four Hiking
Clubs
Approximately a hundred hikers
from Knoxville, Tenn., Asheville,
N. G, Almond, N. G, and Decatur,
Ga., are expected to gather in
Franklin the week-end of July 13
and 14 for a get-together meeting
and a hike to Standing Indian, one
of the most majestic peaks in the
Southern Appalachians.
Arrangements have been made to
care for the hikers at Franklin
hotels and inns and at Gamp Nik
wasi on the golf course. Howard
Valentine, manager, of Gamp Nik
wasi, has offered the hikers the
use of the grounds for those who
wish to camp out and the use of
the large central building of the
camp for meeting purposes.
E. Guy Frizzell, of the Smoky
Mountains Hiking club of Knox
ville, Tenn., is in charge of ar
rangements for the hike. Mr.
Frizzell came here about 10 days
ago to arrange accommodations for
the visitors. He said representa
tives were expected from the
Smoky Mountains chib, the Geor
gia Hiking club, and the Nantahala
Hiking club.
The hikers will come to Franklin
Saturday, July 13, and that night
after supper they will meet at
Camp Nikwasi. No set program
has been planned, but the various
clubs are expected to put on stunts
around a bie campfire. At 7
o'clock Sunday morning they will
meet at the courthouse for the trip
to Standing Indian, which com
mands a sweeping view from the
Great Smoky Mountains to the
Georgia piedmont country. The
hikers will go by automobile to
Deep Gap or White Oak Bottoms
and from either of these places
proceed on foot to the top of
Standing Indian.
Betterment Association
Meets Friday Night
There will be a meeting of the
North Macon Betterment Associa
tion at the Cowee school at 8
o'clock Friday night of this week,
according to an announcement by
A. L. McLean, president of the or
ganization. Mr. McLean said J. E.
Lancaster, emergency relief ad
ministrator in this district, Mayor
George B. Patton of Franklin and
F. S. Sloan, county farm agent, had
been asked to attend the meeting
and make short addresses. Ice
cold lemonade will be served.
PROFIT BY PROOF
SPOKANE, Wash. Accosted by
two panhandlers for a "nickel for
a cup t of coffee," Walter Johnson
pulled 'out a roll of $35 in currency
to prove he had no change.
The panhandlers took the $35 in
stead, and ran away, Johnson told
police.
FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSDAY, JULY 4,
Board Frowns
For Financing
A proposal to submit a new ap
plication to the Public Works Ad
ministration for a loan and grant
to construct a water supply sys
tem for Franklin was discussed at
a meeting of the board of alder
men Monday night, but no official
action was taken on the proposal.
Sentiment of the members, how
ever, was unfavorable to the pro
posal inasmuch as the new P WA
loan-and-grant plan requires em
ployment of relief labor.
When the PWA recently revised
its plan of assisting local govern
mental units in the financing of
approved public improvement pro
jects, increasing from 30 to 45
per cent the amount of outright
grants, the question of improving
Franklin's water supply system was
revived. Even some of those who
opposed the water improvement
bond issue defeated in a special
election last January were inclined
Heads Legion
Gilmer A. Jones Chosen To
Succeed Karling
Gilmer A Jones, Franklin at
torney, was elected commander of
the Macon County Post No. 108 of
the American Legion at a meeting
Monday night. He succeeds A R
Karling, Forest Service accountant,
who resigned on account of his
transfer to Jackson, Miss.
The next regular meeting of the
legion is scheduled to be held on
Monday night, July 15, in the
courthouse.
BLOOMER GIRLS
TO PLAY HERE
Undefeated Champs To
Meet Cowee Nine
July IS
Ralph Bryson, manager of the
Gowee baseball team, announced
this week that he had completed
arrangements for an exhibition
game between the Gowee boys and
the New York Bloomer Girls on
the Franklin high school athletic
field at 3 p. m. Monday, Jttly 15.
The Bloomer Girls, who are now
on a tour of North Carolina, are
advertised as the "undefeated fe
male baseball champions" of the
country. The Cowee boys, how
ever, believe that they can give
the Amazortians a stiff fight. How
ever the score turns out, it ought
to prove a good entertainment.
Following is the Cowee team's
line-up: Catcher, Harry Bryson;
pitchers, W. Duvall and Frank
Mingus; first base, C. Duvall; sec
ond base, D. Reynolds; third base,
H. Marlowe; shortstop, Ralph Bry
son; fielders, Sport Pangle, Jim
Cunningham and Phil McCollum.
Admiral McCully
Dismissed from Hospital
Admiral Newton Alexander Mc
Cully, U. S. Navy, retired, who un
derwent an operation at Angel hos
pital here several weeks ago, was
recently dismissed and returned to
Highlands, where with two adopted
daughters he will spend the sum
mer at the Highlands Inn.
Siam's Tempi
Of the Buddhist temples of Siam
which are usually guarded by gro
tesque images of giants, expected
to scare off the Evil One, the most
outstanding is the Emerald Buddha,
in the royal) palace enclosure.
1935
on New Plan
Water System
to alter their attitude, not only on
account of the new PWA pro
visions but also on account of leg
i station enacted by the last Gen
eral Assembly enabling communi
ties to borrow on self-liquidating
projects without pledging their tax
es.
It was brought out at Monday
nights meeting, however, that
should Franklin obtain a PWA loan
and grant for a new waterworks
system it would have to take 90
per cent of the necessary labor
from relief rolls. This did not sit
well with the aldermen.
The new state statute concerning
bond issues on self-liquidating pro
jects looked good at first, but not
so attractive when it was learned
that, if Franklin took advantage of
its provisions it very probably
would be forced to increase its
water rates sufficiently to pay off
the interest and principal on any
bonds sold.
FRANKLIN BEAN
MARKET OPENS
Dfferings Light First Day;
$1 a Bushel Paid for
Top Grade
The bean market opened in
Franklin Monday with W. L. Rich
ardson, of Macon, Ga., the princi
pal Buyer, paying a dollar a bushel
for the top grade. Offerings the
first day were rather light, amount
ing to about 100 bushels here and
150 bushels at Mountain City, Ga.
The quantity, however, is expected
to increase considerably in the next
week or so. Mr. Richardson ex
pressed the opinion that about the
same acreage was planted to beans
in Macon county this year as last;
possibly the acreage is a little
larger.
Mr. Richardson has requested all
bean growers planning to sell to
him to see him before picking their
crops. He explained that it is
necessary for him to know in ad
vance as to how many bushels of
beans to expect on a given day,
as he must arrange for their ship
ment and sale.
Later in the season Mr. Richard
son plans to buy tomatoes as well
as beans.
WOMAN FOUND
DEAD IN BED
Wife of Henry G. Robert
son, Dies in Louisville
Hospital
Mrs. Marcie Viglini Robertson,
52, wife of Henry G. Robertson,
well known attorney of Franklin
and Highlands, was found dead in
bed at an infirmary in Louisville,
Ky., at 7:35 o'clock Sunday night,
according to information received
here. .
Mrs. Robertson had been visiting
relatives in Louisville, her former
home. On June 22 she was taken
to the hospital for treatment of a
nervous disorder.
Colonel and Mrs. Robertson lived
in Franklin for some months, but
they spent most of their time at
their home near Highlands, where
Colonel Robertson now lives.
Surviving Mrs. Robertson, besides
her husband, are three brothers,
George, Edward H. and Louis
Viglini.
Mrs. Robertson was a daughter
of the late Pierre Viglini, president
of the old German Bank of Louisville.
$1JM PER YEAR
SCOOTS STAGE
JULY FOURTH
CELEBRATION
Crowd of Several Thous
ands Sees Parade and
Other Events
Despite a shower of rain which
broke just as the grand parade was
moving down Main street, Franklin
had a glorious Fourth of July with
all the trimmings. A crowd esti
mated at several thousand persons
witnessed the parade and other
events on the day's program.
The parade set a precedent by
getting under way promptly at the
scheduled hour of 2 o'clock. First
came the Boy Scouts, all in uni
form, with flag bearers in front
carrying the Stars and Stripes and
the Scout banner. Then followed
the Girl Scouts, also in uniform
and . carrying the colors. Next in
the procession were boys on deco
rated bicycles, boys and girls in
costumes, a caliope which furnished
loud if not tuneful music, and about
a dozen automobile floats.
Scouts Win Prize
A float entered by the Boy
Scouts a camping scene, with
Scouts ranged about a campfire in
front of their dog tent was ad
judged the best float in the parade
and awarded a prize of $5. But
the Scouts promptly did their good
deed of the day by giving the prize
to the Halhe Beauty Shop, whose
entry in the parade was judged sec
ond best.
Sarah Conley won a prize of $1
for the best costume in the parade
and Roy Pendergrass won another
dollar prize for having the best
decorated bicycle.
A baby parade scheduled in the
morning was called off on account
of the prevelance of whooping
cough in the county; but the re
mainder of the day's program went
off as scheduled.
The shower of rain which mar
red the parade soon passed over,
and games and contests for boys
and girls got under way on a sec
tion of west Main street' which had
been roped off for the purpose.
Other Events
Other events on the day's pro
gram were a variety show at the
courthouse at 8 p. m. under the
sponsorship of the Boy Scouts, and
a fireworks display from the school
house hill at 10 p. m. Twenty-five
dollars was donated for the fire
works by the Franklin Rotary club.
The entire public program was
sponsored and staged by the Frank
lin Boy Scout troop under the di
rection of their Scoutmaster, the
Rev. Frank Bloxham.
British Subject Directs
July Fourth Program
Believe it or not, Franklin's
Fourth of July celebration this
year wad promoted, organised
and directed by a British sub
ject fhe Rev. Frank Bloxham, who
as Scoutmaster of the Franklin
Boy Scout troop, was the mov
ing spirit in arranging the pro
gram for observance of Inde
pendence Day, it a native of
Birmingham, England, and is
still a subject of the British
Empire, not having resided in
this country long enough to he
come a citizen. During the
World War he served in the
British lanny and was wounded
in the hand and leg.
Since coming to Macon coun
ty in January, 1934, as rector
of St. Agnes Episcopal church,
Franklin, and the Church of
the Incarnation, Highlands, Rev.
Mr. Bloxham has taken an ac
tive part in civic affairs. He
has been especially interested
in Scout work.