627 Motor Vehicles Given
0. K. At Traffic Lane Here
The traffic l.tjie which was
in operation here from Monday,
May 17. through Monday of
this week approved a total of
627 motor vehicles, figures com- 1
piled by lane ofiicials revealed. I
The number' approved is 1
slightly less tlian one-third of
the motor vehicles registered in
this county, and the lane will 1
be brought back here about
August 20 for inspection of
those not handled at this time.
On initial' examination, 367
vehicles were approved and 302
were rejected, but 260 of those
rejected, after having repairs
or adjustments made, returned
to the la.ie and were approved.
Fifty-three vehicles were re
j9cted on re-examination.
Of the "no fee" (federal,
state, county or towni vehicles
inspected, 53 were approved and
six were rejected.
The figures show that ve
hide examinations made during
the six and one-hail working
days the lane was here totaled
1,041, or an average of about
160 per day.
Major causes of rejections, of
ficials said, were as follows,
some cars having been reject
ed for more than one defect:
Headlights, 175; brake equill
zation, 93; steering assembly,
85; stop lights, 55; turn signals,
50; rear-side glass, 34; exhaust
system, 30; steering alignment,
25; parking lights, 21; wind
shield, 18; tail lights, 17; brake
effort, 16; clearance lights, 12;
and auxiliary lights, 11.
| Members of the lane staff, in
I commenting on the work in
Franklin, expressed appreciation
| to local officials for assistance
and to the general public for
( what they termed an ''attitude
' of good-natured cooperation",
i The lane was taken from
' Franklin to Bryson City.
Aboriginal Stand Of Timber
Stands As Living Memorial
To Man Who Wrote 'Trees'
Far back In the Great Smok
ies is ail aboriginal stand of
timber which never will feel
the woodsman's axe. Contrary to
usual U. S. Forest Service prac
tice i to manage, harvest, and
replant forest Ir.-u' ; ,.".ie Joyce
Kilmer Memorial Forest, a unit
of Nantahala National Forest,
will remain inviolate as a tri
bute to the man who wrote per
haps the most moving and wide
ly known poem ever dedicated
to trees.
And the 3.300-acie tract might
easily have inspired Kilmer's
verse. The visitor entering it
plunges into a beautiful wilder
ness such as the Indians travel
ed hundreds of years ago. Tech
nically, it is a virgin stand of
Appalachian hardwoods, cove
type, with an average volume
of 6.100 board feet per acre.
There are individual hemlocks
70 inches in diameter and 130
feet tall, and yellow poplar
(sometimes called tulip trees ) 80
inches in diameter and 170 feet
tall. A dense growth of rhodo
dendron six to 12 feet high
completes the understory.
Th'e area, a remote cove, has 1
been made accessible to visitors
in the past few years and fur
ther development is planned.
From a parking area, trails lead
to points ef scenic or botanical
interest in the forest. One trail
about half a mile long leads
(am Little Santeetlah Creek to
a giant hemlock tree, beneath
which is a granite boulder. A
bronze plaque on the boulder i
bears this simple inscription: |
. >'Joyce Kilmer, 165th Infantry,
Rainbow Division, Soldier and
Poet, Author of Trees Born in
tiew Brunswick, N. J. December
6, 1886. Killed * in action in
! France?June 30, 1918."
Other trails lead to Unicoi
Mountain and Stratton Bald,
But only God can make a tree,
peaks a mile high, with views
of thousands of acres of un
broken timberland. Misty water
falls, cascades and profuse veg
etation greet the hiker on these
trails.
The Kilmer forest is in an
area abounding in points of in
terest. Nearby is Lake Santeet
lah, and not far away are Lakes
Cheoah, and Fontana, all of
them fishable the year around.
The approach from the north
is through spectacular Nanta
hala Gorge, and to the south
lie Lakes Hiwassee and Chatuge.
Also close by is the famous
Winding Stairs Road to Wayah
Bald, which passes l>y wanlahaia
Lake. The Cherokee Indian res
ervation and the Great Smoky
Mountains park are only a short
drive away. There are numer
ous accommodations at hand.
Plan Memorial Program
Sunday At Holly Springs
An all-day Memorial program
is planned for Sunday at the
Holly Springs Baptist church.
All friends are invited to come
and bring lunch for the dinner
at noon, it was said by Alex
Deal, superintendent of the
Sunday school.
STOP TAKING DUST FROM THE FLOOR and g
BLOWING IT INTO THE AIR YOU BREATHE*
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TRAPS DUST (H WA TiRl
Old fashioned home clean^
ing appliances are frequently (
the source of breathing dis- .
comfort. Rexair, the modern .
home appliance designed to. j
hospital standards, operates,
on a completely new and ex^ J
elusive centrifuge principle ,
which drowns dust and dirt \
in water. Rexair's versatility J
? and efficiency are unequalled, t
It comes equipped with
attachments to do every f
household cleaning task.
Many of the country's lead-1
ing hospitals and doctors use, \
Rexair.
Sincc you are under no obligation in having a
demonstration in your home, day or evening,
why not arrange an appointment? Phone or
write?
Allen Ordway
Franklin. N. C.
PHONG 241 OR INQUIRE MRS. BUG HMNU '
Joyce Kilmer itudied at RuU
ttri and Columbia, taught
:hool at Morrlatown, N. J., and
?Vas connected with The Church
man and the New York Times.
His most famous poem, which
was set to music by his mother,
is known by millions:
I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.
A tree whose hungry mouth Is
prest
Against the earth's sweet flow
ing breast.
A tree that looks at God all day
And lifts her leafy arms to pray.
A tree that may in summer
wear #
A nest of robins In her hair
Upon whose bosom snow hath
lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.
Poems are made by fools like
me,
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XT A AN \ voters have asked me, since I filed as a
candidate for the County Board of Education, what
my views are on certain school problems.
Because I. feel that every voter is entitled to know
where 1 stand, 1 am making this public statement :
I believe that the children of Macon County have:
a right to the best schools it is possible for us to
give them.
1 believe one way to help is for the board of edu
cation 'to adopt a general policy making the office of
superintendent a full-time position, and recpiiring
the superintendent to visit the schools at reasonably
regular intervals. If named on the board, 1 will
vote for such a policy.
I believe that the beard of aducation, the county
superintendent, the principals and teachers, and the~
parents and general public, WORKING TOGETH
ER can accomplish wonders. I will work for such
county-wide cooperation.
I believe that many improvements ? such as the
addition of courses in vocational home economics, to
mention just one ? can be made in our school system,
if we will work toward such objectives.
We. cannot do it all in a day, but we never will
get anywhere unless we make a start. I believe the
time to start is NOW.
Florence S. Sherrill
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(This advertisement paid for by mothers of school children who
are supporters of Florence Sherrill.)
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