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Pase Two THE FRANKLIN PRESS Frisky, October 31, 1324 1 Lee's Statue cn Mountain So Big That Twenty Could Sit on Hat So large are the figures being carved for the Confederate memorial in the granite side of Stone Moun tain, in Georgia, that on the hat brim of , the statue of General Robert E. Lee, the center of the group, twenty people could be comfortably seated. The excavation between two of the heads of the statues is seventy feet high, sixty feet wide and seventeen feet deep. With only a small part of the sculpturing accomplished, fifty five carloads of stone have already been cut out. The work i.v laid out to be carried on from the top down ward, the legs of the horses on which the figures are seated being the last to be finished. The. heads of the characters each cover-an area .of al most thirty square feet, while the animals' heads measure fifty feet from; car tip to nostril. Along the neck of one of the horses, a large banquet table and 120 people could be easily accommodated. The task is said,, to require three years to com pletePopular Mechanics. Scroll News. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Keener arc again in our midst, after making quite a tour in their car, through Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and back again into the "Old North State." . Mr. and Mrs. Bramlet and three children, and Mr, Oscar Jlenry, of Mt. Airy, Ga., spent the week end with Mr. A. B. Moses and family. ' . Mr. and Mrs, Andy McCall and two children and Mr. and Mrs. J. 1. Southards and j. T, Jr., have been vkiting Mr. and Mrs. Andy McCall, Sr., at Bethel; . Mrs. McCall is re ported to be seriously ill. Messrs. D. J. and R. N. Moses, of tliijay, were welcome visitors here "last Sunday. . Whooping cough in this section will soon be a thing of the past, I hope, but in Houston Town, about three. miles below here, they say it is raging. The Christian preacher from East La Porte delivered a good sermon here Sunday. " We are glad to report that he intends to come again in about a month. The correspondent hasn't yet learned his name. Misses Katy and Alice Henry, of Ellijay, took dinner with Mrs. F. . M,ashburn Thursday. .Thursday Mr. A. A. Mashbiivn mad--a trip to Franklin. . Our farmerl are busy caring for ap ples, potatoes, etc., these perfectly lovely October days. Since the; killing frost of September 30th, our,. weather has been ideal. F. M. Riverside News. . The farmers of this section have been very busy gathering corn and sowing wheat, but the rain that is falling now will hinder getting their fall work done r. rid will add to the colds and sickness of the people. Miss Ellie Gregory has been on the sick list for several weeks. There was a large crowd from our section attended the Junior Picnic Saturday at Prentiss. Ali reported a nice time, ' Politics are getting very warm in this section-now. My daddy went out the other day to cut some fire wood, and Wasn't gone very long, and I said, "Papa, what's the matter?" He said, "My daughter, I was afraid to cut a tree for I might hit a candi date." Misses Mattie and Mabel Hoglen were the guests of Miss Helen Stiles Sunday afternno.i ' v ' ' Hickory Knoll school is progressing nicely, with Miss Hazel Hill and Miss Blanche Cabe as teachers.. Otto Items. Hr. J. E. Henson and family have moved into this section. - Mr. M. Cabe has purchased a new Ford. - . ' Messrs. Jack and Hardin Gribble passed through this section Tuesday. E. B. Conley & Co. are building a garage in this city. The candidates of Macon made some interesting talks at this place Saturday. --Mr. R. L. Smart has moved to his new home riear Franklin. Mr. T. M. Henson gave the young folks a candy drawing last Saturday night. All reported a nice time. I- lotla News. Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Ray and some .friends were visitors at Cullowhee last week. .-. 1 ' Miss Blanche Ashe, of . Green's Creek, is visiting on lotla. ; ' ' Mr. J. R. Morrison went to Wayhesville on business last Friday. .ijrs, Myra Walsh, of Kentucky, APjnt . 'a few days with her sistgr, '-s. II. P. Ray, last week, 'fs Gay Bennett -spent the week q lotla, ; Wade Moody and Mrs. Al - misey were viiiiing Mrs. J. R. A Goon las Sunday. J- If history of Macon County, and raphy of Macon County, in - J let form," for al at the fret . 10c a copy. How To Build Up A Country Town The complaints most commonly made . against 'country towns are these :,(1) Lack of business opportun ity; (2) iack of social life, educational advantages and pleasant entertain ments. The way to win business success in any line, is to render superior service. Many boards of trade, banks, and other organizations, are promoting local prosperity by inducing the farnv ers to select some specialty to be worked up in that neighborhood, like poultry, fruit raising or somj special breed of live stock. They will unite in sending some fel low away to an agricultural school, where he will learn everything they can teach him on that specialty. Then he is engaged to return and spend a large part of his time, going around among the farmers coacning their, on that line. In a few years the town will be turning out a superior prcduct of that specialty,", an'l devel oping it on a very profitable basis. A bank man in an Arkansas town tells how his Institution helped the boys of . the town get into pig rais ing. One boy whom the banlc lent $50.00 in three, years had $2,500.00 worth of hogs. You can easily see how a town would go ahead, if its enterprises were being pushed in this way. Any country town can have enter tainments and social life if it wants them. Its people' can see the same movie films that they have in big cities Every country town should have its orchestra, its-dramatic club, its well chaperoned dances. These activities keep a lot of restless young folks contented. Lecturers a.id musi cians can be secured from nearby cities. All it . takes. is a little pep &r.d in itiative to push these things along. With some of these advantages, a country town is an ideal place to live in. It is in touch with the wide world, yet has all the beauty and neighbor liness of rural life. Exchange. Dad Asserts Himself. Little Willie: 'T don't want to go to that d n school any more." Father: "Why, Willie, where did you ever learn such a word as that?" Little Willie: "Why, William Shakespeare uses words like that." Father: "Well, then, quit runni'n' around with him." Kablegram. ' We Feel Faint. The orchestra was strenuously an nouncing that there wasta;t a . single banana in the whole fruit market. "Do you love dancing?" murmured the flipper, holding liis partner close. "Yes," breathed the flapper. "I can love when dancing, just the same as when I'm sitting down." Kablegram. "Done Good." , : Jones: "A man sold me, a treat ment of patent medicine; promising that it would do me good." I . Smith: "What result?" Jones : "It was less than a week till I knew that I had been 'done' good." Ray N, Moses. . Health Slides for Pupils. Lantern slides on health ' subjects are lent to sclwols and other organ izations by Montana's state depart ment of health. Among the subjects of slides are conservation 'of vision, good teeth, care of , the baby and school hygiene. Then It Started, Alice: "The photographers never do me justice." Jack: "You want mercy, not jus tice, dear." Kablegram. ' Seed corn selected from the crib yielded 52.70 bushels, while that se lected from the field yielded 61.48 bushels in . tests conducted by Dr. R. Y. Winters, of the North Carolina Experiment Station. , Heavy winter rains will damage farm machinery more than dry sum mer weather; paint, grease and store it away, advise farm machinery spec ialists, of the State College extension division. ' A good farm poultry houseVfs roomy, well ventilated, conveniently arranged and economically construct ed. The State College Extension Service has plans for such houses and avcard will bring yours. W'inter cover crops save the soil from washing. The top six inches of dirt contain three-fourths of the available plant food. Tom Tarheel says the new electric lights in his home will help him en joy his reading these long winter evenings. . V Whites, Enslaved By Negro Tribe, Discovered In Depths of Africa Slaves of an African chieftain and his followers, a company of about fifty white -men and women, believed to be descendants of old Dutch pio neers who lost their way while trek king across ' the wilderness, have been reported by a British expedition at Molopolole, in the interior of the Kalahari desert in southern Africa. The unfortunates have no right to cwn property, are given no privi leges and are virtually serfs of the natives, tilling the soil in . return for small quantities of grain as wages. Chief Sebele, head of the tribe, was found to he fairly well educated and both he and his. wife wore European clothes. : The blacks carry rifles, but none of the whites are allowed to pos sess firearms. Popular Mechanics. Pyrotol. Only sweet potatoes of good qual ity should be stored in the curing house. The bruised, cut and dam aged roots should be kept separate for early use. Several farmers of Macon County have made inquiries regarding Pyro tol for Blasting rocks, stumps and ditches. ' . Pyrotol is a high explosive, left! over from the world war, and is about, fifty per cent more efficient than or dinary dynamite. ' This material is free, but there is a charge for re-working and packing which . amounts to seven cents, per pound. - The freight in carload lots from Gibbstown, N. J., will not amount to much. One cap or primer is furnished free with: each pound of Pyrotol. . Wijl Macon County farmers grasp this opportunity to rid their fields of rocks and stumps that prevent the use of labor-saving machinery and tolls? ' - ; County Agent Arrendale is trying to interest the fVmers and rod trustees of each township in making up orders for a car load to be shipped to Franklin. See or write him for further information, or better, send him youi order. The sugar crop of Japan this year weighed 4,352,000,000 pound?. COM 10 THINK OF. XT- to WHY is it that the most suc cessful merchants in the world are the biggest ad- . vertisers?, . I WONDER if they are all fools, and I am the onlv wise bird! CAN it be that in the great business parade every-, body's out of step but Kelly? MAYBE I d better think it over! Reflections of a Local Storekeeper IRMMUMMM Battle Branch News. Mrs:' George Ledford made a trip to Cartoogechaye Sunday. Most everybody is through making molasses, and making' preparations for sowing wheat. . Mr. Jack Frost has been visiting us for several mornings. Mr, and Mrs. Charles Ledford have moved from this place to South Skeenah. Sorry to see them leave.' Mr.- Arthur Sanders and family have moved back to this section from Buck Creek. Glad to have Mr. San ders back with us. Your Photograph Free. Do. you' want a $3.00 photograph of yourself fiee of charge ? If so, sub scribe Jcr the Press and get H. E. Daniel, over ' Epps' store, to. make your picture. One subscription enti tles you to free picture of yourself, member of your ' family or friend. Absolutely no strings to this offer, which expires December 1, 1924. Visit the Press office, pay your dollar and get a card which will entitle you to free photograph. N28 V 14 V mi Joe Ashear has just returned from Atlanta, where he bought the biggest and most complete -line of Winter Goods ever brought to Franklin. Shoes, Sweaters, Coats, Shirts, Stockings, Skirts, Dresses. In fact, everything to wear. This stock of goods will be sold regardless of cost. Joe Ashear has made up his mind to give the people of Franklin and Macon County the best values he has ever given them. And that's saying a lot. i Don't miss this opportunity to get your win ter clothes. Never before have such bargains been offered in Franklin. Get yours while the getting is good. w fa
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