FrXay, March '21, 1D24
THE FRANKLIN PRESS
IJage.' Five
Some Things thai Ycu
May or May Not Know
About North Carolina
; North Carolina claims, substan
tiated by history and fact : .' , ''
The first and oldest white settle
ment that has been continuously es
tablished vin America-, to-wit: the
town of Bath.
The first- child of Anglo-Saxon
blood' born in America, was Virginia
Dare, born on Roanoke Island.
The first Declaration of Independ
ence was written in Charlotte May
19th, 1775.
The first real clash of arms against
the British was at Moore's Creek,
North Carolina. ,'
The deciding battle of the Revolu
tion was fought at Guilford Court
House, near .Greensboro.
Andrew Jackson, twice President of
the United Stages, and greatest ex
ponent of blood and iron, was born,
reared and practiced law in North
Carolina.
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James K. Polk, soldier of the Mex
ican War, President of the United
States, was born, raised and learned
the tailor's trade in North Carolina. '
Joe Cannon,, member bl Congress,
and for years speaker of the Hous.e,
was a "Tar Heel by birth.
"Blue Jeans" Williams, famous gov
ernor of Indiana, was , born in North
Carolina.
The University of North Carolina
is the oldest State institution of
learning established in America.
Silerri Female Academy, now a full
course college,, is the oldest college
for women established in America,
is in Winston-Salem. ", :
David Caldwell and . Calvin H.
Wiley, the two greatest American
educators in their day, were born and
did most of their best work in North
Carolina.
' The great and justly celebrated
speech of Hay'nes replying to Web
ster, was written by James Iredell, of
North Carolina.- ; . '
Hoke Smith, Senator from Georgia,
Secretary of the Interior under Pres
ident Cleveland, was born, raised and
educated in North Carolina.
The greatest peach orchard in the
world is in North Carolina. '
North Carolina ranks among the
first ' in apple growing, the . great
northwest counties rivalling the fa
mous Washington and Oregon fruit.
Mt. Airy is the largest cabbage cen
ter in the world. . ,
Wilkesboro is reputed to sell jipore
chickens, turkeys and eggs than any
other town. in the world. .,,
Scotland county raises more cotton
per acre tl;an any other county' in
the world.
North Carolina has more cotton
mills than any' other state in the
Union.
Greensboro, in the mills of the Cone
Company, weaves' more denims than
are. woven by any other one com
p?ny in the world.
The Cannon Mills, at Kannapolis,
is the largest towel manufacturing
concern in the world. '
1 he Henrietta Mills weaves more
ginghams than any other gingham
manufactory, ill the world
The P. Hr Hanes Knitting Co., in
Winston-Salem, makes more knit un
derwear for men than any other like
manufactory in the entire world.
Winston-Salem has the largest to
bacco factory in the world. It makes
more than half the cigarettes sup
plied to the world.
- The largest granite quarry in the
world is near Salisbury.
The town of Wilson is the largest
tobacco market 'in the world.
The Champion Fibre Co., at Can
ton, is the largest paper pulp plant
m the world!
. The town of Durham has more
wealth per capita than any munici
pality of like size in the World.
.The State of North Carolina was
the first in the Union to erect and
operate a State institution, a hospita
for the insane.-.
At Pinehurst is the largest and
most valuable herd of Berkshire hogs
in the world.
The municipality of Biltmore is the
only town in the world that uses, by
requirements of law, electricity . ex
clusively for lighting and 'heating for
all and every purpose.
North Carolina raises and; sells
more Bermuda onions than does' the
Bermuda Islands.
the second .largest hydro-electric
power company in the world.
James I!, Duke,, the third riiiicst
man in the world, the. inspirator and
organizer of. the American Tobacco
Trust, which in wealth and influence
and extent, itanks with the United
States Steel Company and. the Stand
ard Oil Company, was J)orn and
rcaryd, and lives in North Carolina.
North Caroina grows, harvests and
sells more medical herbs than all the
rest of the world combined.
From the soil of North Caroina
has been, and is being taken every
known precious stone. Alexander
County gives, alone of the whole
world, that incomparable, gem, hid-'
denile, which in terms of dollars and
cents is one hundred per, cent, more
valuable than the mirest diamond. . ,
The eastern section of North Caro
lina produces' and sells 80 per cent
of all the wooden .telegraph poles for
the world the famous North Caro
lina cypress. .
North Carolina produces, and its
maunfacturers manipulate almost ev
ery known variety of wood from
Mountain Oak to Brier Root. When
Asa Gray .visited the North Carolina
mountains he identified a greater
variety of indigenous trees, than can
be found in crossing Europe from
England to Turkey, or on a trip from
Boston to the. Rocky Mountains. .
The second largest, heaviest piece
of virgin gold ever dug from the
earth was taken in Cabarrus County.
This "nugget" weighed 28 pounds.
'The manufacturers of electric light
globes are dependent entirely, the
world over; for a certain sand which
is the component of. the filament
which is found only in this State.
During the first month of 1870, one
Aired, living' at " Randleman, with a
position of loom fixer at tke Union
Cotton mills went to a cotton mill at
ayCtteville and accepted a similar
ppsition with loss work and wore pay
king a natural born .mechanic . and
ull of energy, something had to be
one to occupy his spare time. He
built a small boiler and engine and
rigged it up to an old wagon and fired
it up. He rode into the town of Fay-
ettcville, seven or eight miles, and
scared the people ot that town to
such an extent that they do say some
of them have not returned o-this day
rracticany every nuttie. every
where, in every weae mill in the
world, is made by J. Elwobd Cox, of
Iigh Point.
The famous World Giant and Tal
Man of Barnum and Bailey fame was
rom North Carolina.
The .. longest bearded man in the
world, Sam Brinkley, of Mitchel
County, has several times toured the
United States and Canada with, the
world's largest' circus. Exchange.
National Forest Timber For Sale.
Sealed bids will be received by the
Forest, Supervisor, Franklin, N. C, up
to and. including. April 10, $24, .for alt
merchantable dead timber,' standing
or down, and all live timber marked
or designated for cutting on an area
embracing about 200' acres on the
watershed of lotla creek, Nantahala
National Forest, Macon Co., N. C,
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csripiaieu to oe no corus lanoaric,
250 Chesjnut oak ties, and 150 Chest
nut poles, more or less. No bid of
less. "than $3.00 per cord for tanbark,
?0 10 each for' Chestnut oak ties, $0.25
each for 25 ft. poles, $0.40 for 30 ft.,
$0.50 for 35 ft., $0.75 for 40 ft., $1.00.for
45 ft., $1.25 for 50 ft., 1.75 for 55 ft.,
$2.25 for 60 ft., $2.75 for 65 ft. poles
will be considered. ,$150 must be de
posited with each bid to be applied
on tne purchase price,, retunded or
retained in part as liquidated dam-
atyps nrrnrrlintr in tlir rnnrliti'nnc r(
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the sale. The right to reject any andTII
all bids reserved. Before bids are
submitted full information concern
ing the timber, the conditions of
sale, and the submission of, bids
should be obtained from the Forest
Supervisor, Franklin, ST. C.
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The Southern Power Company is
Phone 6. Office Hours: 8-12, 1-5
DR. W E FURR
DENTIST
McCoy Bldg.,
Main Street.
FRANKLIN,
N. C.
PJ2
Bssig Market
H. O. ESSIG, Prop.
Fresh Meats of AH Kinds
Fine Home Made Sautag
Everything kept in.a first
class market. Phone 42
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D. V. YOUNG STRAIN.
I will take your order for from one to iifcv selling's.
From Pen No. 1, $1.50. From Pen No. 2, $1.0.9. ( ,
See .hie for prices on Eggs from General Flock. in lots
of 100 to 500. TcThis is the best White -Leghorn"' s'tratri'
in America. . ' . e
R LF0RTEE, FRANKLIN, E C.
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Gone Rut Not Forgotten.
The blessed Lord visited our home
on the Uin day ot r-enruary, ivm,
and called our loving little brother,
Barnard, to sleep the ' long, sweet
sleep with Jesus. He was 19 years
old, being born March 19. 1904. The
Rev. D. C. McCoy conducted the
uneral services. He was laid to rest
in the Watauga cemetery.
The dear little one was sick about
seven months, wnen ne was iwo
years old he was ' taken sick with
diphtheria, and could njt talk any
more, and has been an invalid ever
since the diphtheria ruined his sweet
little voice. 1 le suffered so much
during his illness and could not jell
us where he hurt, and that' did hurt
us all so much.. Of course we did all
we could for our' dear little one, and
the vacant pla:e in our home can
never be filled.
Oh! how wc miss his sweet little
. i i i 11 A1. -
presence, and tne day ne aiea ine
blessed little one would look at us
and then look up toward heaven, and
of course he was trying to tell us
where his resting place would1 be.
About ten minutes before1 he passed
to the great beyond he walked up to
the fire' with a little help.
We thank the kind preacher- for
the funeral service he delivered over
our dear sweet little speechless
brother, and may the Lofd bestow
the . richest blessing on him and his
family. And wc also thank ,the good
people for their kindness toward us
during his sickness.
He leaves to tncyjrn his loss, a lov
ing mother, father, five brothers and
four sisters. All '.were present at the
funeral except his sister, Mrs. Minnie
Clayton, - of Greenville, S. C We
were so sorry that she could , not
come.
We do want .the sympathy of each'
and every one.
..His mother and sister,
MRS. R. D. BRENDLE,
MRS. CLAUDE BECCO,
Pine Grove News.
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We are having some bad. weather
now in this section. Have had some
snows that seem like old times.
The Pine Grove Sunday School is
getting along fine now. We have the
best Sunday School we have had in
several years. ..'-..
Our prayer meeting is "also getting
along nicely. We have prayer meet
ing every Saturday night. Everybody
is invited to come.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Gregory, from
Tallulah Falls, Ga., were visiting Mrs.
Gregorys parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.
L. Holland, last Sunday.
Mr. T. T. Henderson is in . from
Hanes Park for a few days,
Miss Madge Evans is here from
Raleigh, N. C.,. visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Evans. We are
glad to have her back in Our Sunday
School. .
Mr. Homer McCoy and Mr. Lester
Reid were visiting Pine Grove Sunda)'
Shcool last Sunday.
Mrs. O. C. Corbin was visiting. Mrs.
C. W. Henderson last Thursday af
ternoon. -
Mr. T. T. Henderson spent Sunday
night with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Holland.
Wc learn that Mr. Jim Holland
.owns another Ford car, and we also
hear that Mr. Pritchard Russell has
bought a car. '
Mr., and Mrs. Jerry Holland are
wcai'ing a long smile over their hue
baby boy. --BONNIE BLUE EYES.
MEADOWLAND FARM DAIRY
GILMER CRAWFORD.
PURE MILK AND CREAM.,
Daily Deliveries Anywhere in! Town. Phsna East 37
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YOU CAN'T KEEP'FARMERS DOWN
; Why is it tht Farmers keep right on being successful .in the
fact of adversity?
It is not "luck." It is the use of ; plain horse sense, enduring"
pluck, and hard work.
His horse sence leads him to fcuy ths-most modern implements ,
obtainable. His pluck and his hard work enable him to use them ta
best advantage. '
We are showing a wonderful line of modern implements for the
farmer. They are the means -of wresting success from adversity, and
the price is. within the reach of all. J . ,
Have you seen these implements ? Drop around and get "an eye
full' on your next trip to Franklin.
MACON COUNTY SUPPLY CO.
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NICE LINE of Magazines, Candies, Cigars
Tobacco, Cigarettes, Stationery, Toilet Arti
cles, etc. Fleischmann's Yeast fresh tnree times a
week. Anti-Skipper Compound for your meat.
FRANKLIN PHARMACY
FAMILY DRUGGISTS
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THE SHOP
OF QUALITY
SEED POTATOES.
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There seems to be' a . shortage of
sect Irish potatoes in Macon County.
Any farmer that has or knows of any
potatoes for sak of any variety will
confer a favor by writing County
Agent Arrendalc at .once, giving the
variety and the price, wanted".
Macon Co-uhty farmers have an op
norturiitv to erow and sell twenty-
five or" more oar loads ot potatoes j
inis year, ui au pn wscuia iu
pet this done.' . . .
See that the label on your
paper is dated in advance, if
you want the Press to con
tinue coming toyour home.
We sell Hamiltoh-Brown Shoes. Just take a
. look at our window. These Shoes run in prices
that are reasonable and the latest styles that
are out.
They are going fast.Dont "put c)ff buying, as
your number will be gone if you wait too long.
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