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WHERE WILSON WAS A 'SUMMER BOARD ER' ? Above is a view of Horse Cove, near High lands, where, it was recently learned, President Woodrow Wilson spent a vacation when he was a young man. The inset of the 28th President, who ushered in "the New Freedom" and became the chief architect of the League of Nations, is prob ably the best known photograph of the President of World War 1 days. The view of Horse Cove is from Sunrise Rocks, Highlands. ?Continued From Page One A PRESIDENT OF U. S. ONCE VISITED HERE he spent at least a fortnight in Horse C6ve; for the Bridges let ter bore the date of July 30. Where did the Wilson family stay in Horse Cove? With his usual attention to detail, Wil son himself answered the ques tion: "A Mr. Thompson (whose name, by the way, is J no. R.) has built here some very con venient frame houses, which comfortably accommodate some thirty odd boarders." (John R. Thompson was one of the first postmasters at Horse Cove.) t "His rooms are all full now; our fellow-boarders are for the most part families from New Orleans and Charleston who have left the low countries of the coasts in anticipation of the yellow fever . . What Was Route? About that fifteen-hour trip on the stage coach, though, the letter sheds no light. Was it broken by an overnight stop? And if so, where? Nor is there anything definite about where the party took the stage. Two things suggest they left the train at Walhalla, or perhaps Seneca, S. C. First of all, the mail came that way; and pre sumably the easiest, quickest route for mail would likewise be the easiest, quickest route for passengers. Then there is the hint the letter gives when it says it took fifteen hours. In view of the fact that as recent ly as thirty years ago it might lave taken almost that long to i travel from Walhalla to Horse Cove, and in view of the fur ther fact that in 1879, just 14 years after the close of the Civil War, the roads in this mountain country must have been bad indeed, it is probably a good guess that the slow, tor tuous route the Wilson party took was from some point in South Carolina and through Highlands to Horse cove. Efforts to find someone who remembers Woodrow Wilson's only visit to Macon County, or someone who remembers hear ing an older person refer to it, have proved fruitless. That, perhaps, is to be expected; be cause at 22, Wilson was un known outside his circle of family and friends. In Horse Cove, he must have been just another of Mr. Thompson's "summer boarders". Strong Impression The nearest approach to any thing of the kind is In a letter from. Judge Felix E. Alley, of Waynesville, who was reared In neighboring Whiteside Cove: "I cannot give you a positive or definite answer to your in quiry, but I can give you a rather strong impression . . . Stanhope Hill's (Mr. Hill lived in Horse Covei oldest son (F G. Hill) married my oldest sis ter .. . Some years ago I vis ited the Soldiers Reunion in Washington City. I found this old brother-in-law of mine was there ... He was about ninety years old . . . Wilson addressed this Joint reunion of the 'Blue' and the Gray' . . . We stood within fifteen feet of Wilson throughout his speech. My brother-in-law appeared to be carried away with that speech, and here is where my impres sion enters the discussion: As I read your letter, the impression instantly came to my mind that my brother-in-law stated (after the speech) that he had seen Wilson before ... In Horse Cove." Honeymooned At Arden However hard the trip, across the state and the mountains, from Wilmington to Horse Cove, young Wilson must have enjoy ed his stay In Western North Carolina, because he came back to the mountains, a few years later, for his honeymoon, spent at Arden, in Buncombe County In addition to its local Inter est, the letter to Bridges sheds light on the young Woodrow Wilson. The man who was to find time, even under the weight of the Presidency, to write an oc casional essay already was writing. The letter refers to the forthcoming publication of an article he had written on "Cabinet Government", and it reveals the 22-year old student utilizing rainy days in Horse Cove to work on an article about Prance. And for those who think of the uncompromising statesman ? product of a strict Presbyter ian home ? as stern and un bending, there is a glimpse of a youth who was both warm and affectionate in his friend ships. For the letter, to "Dear Bob", concludes, "with much love, your devoted friend, Thomas W. Wilson". Here's Letter The text of the letter follows: "Why haven't you written to me, old fellow; you don't know how longingly I've been waiting for a letter from you. I think that X can candidly say that not a day has passed since the to us ever-memorable June season that I haven't thought of the canny Shippensburg Scot and our friend ship which I hold so dear. "I have been doing so many unaccustomed things of late that I scarely remember whom I have written to and whom I have been neglecting. As for you, I suppose that the ten-mile girl or some other fair charmer has been mak ing further conquest of you. "Here I am perched high on the Blue Ridge. I stayed at home about three weeks and then sought this cool retreat with a family party consisting of mother, my little brother, my younger sister, and her three little ones. The journey hither was simply terrible for such a party. Alone, I could have enjoyed it in a measure at least; but for delicate ladles and children it was trying in the ex treme. We travelled about twelve hours in the cars and fifteen in a stage over rough, ill-kept moun tain roads. We have certainly fl'il l:4wJa J] Closeout Of All Summer Sandals Regardless Of Price This Time Only . . . S1.00 BEST BUY 'RED CAiWEl'<f DUNGAREES 4> 1 .9o Vot-dyed, sanforized lOoi. per iq. yd. denim. Copper riveted, sartacked. Siz?? -'1 ?? A ?) BROOMS These brooms usually sell for $1.00, three days only we are selling these for 66c WORK & PLAY ^ SWEAT SHIRTS Ribbed knit collar, cuffs, bot toms. Reinforced ;earrs. Napped inside. Silver, white. Sizes S, M, L. 1 STARBRITE Napped Sheet Blankets Large Size $1.29 WESTERN SHIRTS" Real Western Shirts made in Denver, Colorado. $4.98 & $5.98 CHAMBRAY SHIRTS These shirts sell all over the country for $1.39. Our price $1.00 CHILDREN'S SHOES One large table of children's shoes. Ox fords, loafers and straps. Sizes 8V2-3. $2.98 LEATHER PALM n AIL PURPOSE GLOVES V/C Safety cuff or wide gauntlet style. Full leather thumb, knuckle strap. Elastic back. BELK'S DEPARTMENT STORE Franklin, . . . North Carolina ? Letters Wisdom And Good Faith "The Need For Both Wisdom And Good Faith" Is the title of an article written some months ago by Dr. Frank P. Gra ham in legard to segregation. In 1954 two volumes were published by the University of North Carolina Press as a re sult of a thorough study of the subject of segregation by a group of forty-five scholars. These books are entitled: "The Negro And The Schools", and "Schools In Transition". They accomplish their purpose "to provide the data for a factual, up-to-date analysis of bi-raclal education in the South and the Nation". The proposed constitutional amendment put before the people of North Carolina under the so-called Pearsall Plan Shows no evidence that the Pearsall committee or the Gov ernor or the Legislature has seriously studied this material, or seriously tried to discover or devise ways of wisely car rying out the decision of the Supreme Court The studies should convince anyone that with honest effort and wise ^ leadership this decision can be carried out without harm to our educational system or to our population. Our leaders have started out mentally and spiritually defeated. They have told themselves that It can't be done. And now that our leaders have proved to themselves that premise, they are asking us, the people, to back them up In that oonclusion. Dr. Graham has pointed out the need for both wisdom and good faith. This proposed amendment shows clearly the lack of both. And more basic than that: It lacks fairness, jus tice, and sensfe of Christian brotherhood. Faithfully yours, Franklin, N. C. / A. RUFUS MORGAN found a cool resort, however, and are very comfortably lodged here In 'Horse Cove'. This is appar ently North Carolina's jumping off place, being in her westermost corner where she seems to be in truding herself upon her neigh bors, Term., and Georgia, much as Virginia thrusts her 'panhandle' upon her neighbors to the North. Rooms Full "A Mr. Thompson (whose name by the way, is Jno R.) has built here some very convenient frame houses, which comfortably accommodate some thirty odd boarders. His rooms are all full now; our fellow-boarders are for the most part families from New Orleans and Charleston who have left the low countries of the coasts in anticipation of the yellow fever, 'which is already doing such ter rible work in Memphis. They are most of them quiet, pleasant, re fined people, who make very nice boarding-house companions. We have horses to ride and pictur- j esque mountain roads to explore We have been kept indoors for the past four or five days by persistent j wet weather. The clouds have crowded down close upon us. al most on our very roofs, here in the cove, hiding almost complete ly from us the neighboring moun tain sides, and soaking us with their continued rains. "Except for its discomfort, the wet weather is not altogether dis agreeable to me, however, for, by keeping me in my room, it forces on me many opportunities for work on my article on Prance, at which I am still pegging with more or less satisfactory success. My article on Cabinet Govern ment. by the way. is advertized to appear in the August Internation al. Other Friends "I have heard twice from Pete Godwin and once from El. Roessle. from the rest not a word. Pete says that he has 'written to Bob Bridges again and presumes that he will before long be journaliz ing in N. Y.' What exactly does he mean? Any thing more than you have already told me. Do write me at once and fully con cerning your prospects and pur poses. You yourself cannot be more interested in them than I am. "Of my own prospects X have nothing new to tell. I have secur ed a room at the University of Virginia and am due there on the first of October. I still have some respite before I filter my enthu siam for my profession through the dry dust of Law.',' Mrs. Russell, Native Of Swain, Dies On 27th Mrs. Rosa Lee Kirkland Russell. 35. a native of Swain County, died August 27 at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kirkland. near Franklin. Mrs. Russell, who had lived here several year?, had been ill for some time. Funeral services were conducted on the 29th at 2 p. m. at the Kirklands Creek Baptist Church by the Rev. Arvil Swafford and the Rev. William Shields. Burial was in the church cemetery. She was a member of the Cowee Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband, James Russell; two sons. Earl and Eugene, both of the home: three brothers. Floyd and Wiley, of Flint, Mich., and Leroy. of Frank lin, Route 4: seven sisters, Mrs. Cordelia Jenkins. Mrs. Ethel Walk er. Miss Annabelle Kirkland. and Mrs. Louise Hovis. all of Franklin. Route 4, and Mrs. Nancy Russell. Miss Dorothy Kirkland, and Miss Wila Kirkland, all of Stuart, Fla.: and the maternal grandparents, Mr. arid Mrs. Charlie Jenkins, of Canton. Palbearers were Gordon Smith, Lee Crawford. Kenneth Neal, Glenn BircHIield. Lloyd Stewart, and Arthur Mincey. "> r "Don't worry, mother, dinner is safe... I've got a KITCHEN TELEPHONE" One of the handiest appliances a modern home maker can have is a kitchen telephone. It lets you keep an eye on what's cooking while keeping an ear on news of the family. A kitchen telephone can run errands for you, too. Call our business office today to instal a low cost kitchen telephone. Western Carolina Telephone Company
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