North Carolina Newspapers

''1 fv'v ' i . y k - I sir VOLUME XL FRANKLIN, N. C, FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1925 NUMBER TWENTY-EIGHT m fsaia If 1 ftflfi S3 And the Celebration The Local Chapter of the Legion Puts On the Great est Celebration in the His tory of Franklin. Before attepmting to record the events of July 3 and 4 it is meet that seme mention be made of the excel lent conduct of those present. It is .climated that there were between five thousand and six thousand people . in Franklin on the Fourth. From this large number only three c'jses were made -in Mayor's court f K disorderly conduct., These c:isef ,ww? cf minor impo. :t'fCP the prinv.'pali "celebrating not wisely but too well. .1 he remaind er o f the visitors apparently let John Barleycorn alone and enjoyed them selves in other ways. Considering the number present this record speaks veil for ' the citizenship of Macon county. ;.' ,. , . On the morning of the third the Frankiln ball team crossed bats with a team from Dillard. This game was won by Franklin until, tne airpiane landed on the field during the first of the ninth Inning. Our boys mv mediately soared to. heights unheard of and did not come down until Dil lard had packed the game away m their qnapsacks and departed for home. ' ; i On the afternoon and , evening ot the third the local actors and actorines staged a play, at the court . house en titled "The Poor Married Man.' The court house was filled on both occa sions and all present seemed to enjoy the play. This was particularly true of Gilmer Crawford, Fleet Scroggs: rnrcrp Tnhnstnn and a few other, bachelors who attended to get datr for future use. iney goi n of their friends now claim that these young men are making preparations to depart for the West. . The great Fourth threatened rain cleared and permit ted the big parade to, come off in all its glory, Dr. Alvah rearce was commander in chief and likewise held marshall of the parade. In his conduct of the parade Alvah made Von Hin- denburg look like a private in the rear. rank Manv floats ana scores ui rare n nwed the uocior , through traffic jams that would make Fifth Avenue and Forty-second Street 1nrk like Goldsmith's "Deserted Vil lage." The parade same to a stop near the court house where thousands of spectators crowded- about the judges to ascertain which float had won the grand prize. After sonje deliberations the judges announced that the Lake Emory float deserved first honors while Camp Nikwassi re ceived second prize. It is believed that the bevy of beautiful girls that rode on the Niqwassi float had some thing to do with its winning second place. Camp Taukeetah also had a beautifully decqrated flout decorated with streamers, flags and most im portant of all pretty-girls in bathing niuts. In these days of bobbed harr one young lady with an abundance of beautiful long tresses-was particuuar ly noticeable. The Franklin Bakery and Restau- ant. was appropriately represented by a truck containing a table filled with good things to eat and surround ed with diners who were partaking ihereof. There were several other well decorated floats. AU in all the parade on the Fourth was one of which Franklin may justly feel proud. - . On the afternoon and night of the 'Fourth two voung ladies of Atlanta "were scheduled to give an exhibition of aesthetic dancing. After a couple of numbers at the afternoon perform- ance these young ladies, it is said had a temporamental fit and refused to go on with the performance claiming, h is understood, that the audience was . not ; sufficiently " appreciative. They likewise announced that they would not. anoearv that night.,. Those who had assembled to see the dancing (?) got their money. back and left in deep thought. " Immediately after the parade on the Fourth the aviators gave the as sembled throng on the streets thrill 'after thrill in the air. Mr. Beeler Belvins piloted the machine while his brother, Lawrence Blevins, hung by his eylashes from the underwing. stood on his head with the plane go . ing a hundred miles per .hour and did ' other hair raising stunjts that kept ' the spectators below gasping in awe. The address of welcome was made by Rev. A. J. Smith on the afternoon of the Third.. Mr. Smith had pre pared an address for" former citizens vi the county.' However these men and women were' too busy shaking ' hands .with old r.cquairlanccs to list- .mencan Legion en to the address. There being no former -Mizens 11 the audience Mr. Smith changed his remarks to suit the occasion and talked of Macon county as an ideal place in which to Jive. " Mr, J; Frank Ray then introduced Hoiu Felix E. Alley of Waynes ville who made the Fourth of July speech. Frobabiy never before has such an inspiring ddress been heard in Frank lin. After speaking of the present day tendency to override states rights and the menace of centering all power in the national government Mr. Alley spoke feelingly of the great state of North Carolina anti stressed partic ularly the possibilities and opportun ities of Western North Carolina. He rightly stated that our natural re sources, climate and potential water power will riot, .within themselves, develop this section of the state, but that the united energy, power and co operation of all the people are neces sary to make this the greatest, section m eastern America. Mr. Allev then spoke of the ac complishments of the American soldier from the foundation of the .American nation, 149 years ago, tp the day when the men of Northern South Carolina, Eastern . Tennessee and Western North Carolina, organized as the 30th division, broke the Hindenburg line and put the Germans to route. At, no time1 in his speech did Mr. Alley mention his coming race for Congress against the present incum bent, Hon. Zeb Weaver. There is no doubt,, however, that Mr. Alley made many votes for himself by his speech in Frankiln. On the night' of the Fourth the dancers still -refusing to appear the local talent again staged ' the play, "The Poor Married lan." They had an excellent house, and took hi ap proximately $150.00. After the play a great exhibition of fireworks took place on the hill near the chool house. Skyrockets, bombs, set pieces, Roman candles and bal loons were seen. The balloons, lighted bv candles and filled with hot air gracefully rose and continued up ward until they, disappeared in the clouds thousands of feet above the ground. . The fireworks ended the physical piuiaii! ui uic iiuiiii; vuiuiii8 YccR. v..eieoration. un Sunday morning Kev. rntz Rauschenberg, a famous Presbyter ian Evangelist of Asheville preached an interesting sermon to the United church membership and hundreds of visitors at the Franklm Methodist church, his subject being "The Home of the Soul." The choirs of the four Franklin churches were united and rendered some excellent music. Mrs. Smith Harris sang a solo which the audience enjoyed very much. This ended a celebration which will be long remembered in Franklin. The local chapter of the American Legion is to be congratulated on the success which characterized the Home Com ing Week and Fourth of July in the good year 19,25. , , 1 S. S. Meeting at Snow Hill Methodist Church Officers of Macon county Sunday School association are of the opinion that one of the most interesting and .helpful, as well as one of the most largely attended, Sunday school meet ings ever held in the county will be the annual County Sunday school convention at Snow Hill Methodist church, on Saturday and Sunday, July 18 and 19. Programs of the conven tion have been mailed to pastors and Sunday school superintendents in the county, with special invitations to at tend, the convention themslves, and requesting that they try to get all of their Sunday school teachers and of ficers to attend. The convention program includes addresses and conferences on practi cally all phases of the work of W modern Sunday school. Wesley Bible Class Meeting "The seventh annual meeting of the Western North Carolina Conference Wesley Bible Class Federation to be held at Lake Junaluska July 13, 14, 15 promises the best line of. discussion and the largest attendance in the his tory of the Federation, according to (). V. Woosley, superintendent of Sun day school work in the Western North Carolina Conference. The initial ses sion of the Federation will be held in the large auditorium 'at Lake Juna luska Monday evening, July 13, the leading speakers for this session being Dr, Thomas Carter, of Vanderbijt University, and Hon. Clyde R. Iloey. president of the" Federation. i i YILL DEVELOP SUMMER RESORT Work on New Project Well Under Way E. S. Gallo way Heads New Develop ment Company. E. S. Galloway, vice president and general manager of the Texas Mica corporation has acquired an option on the holdings of ;hat company lo cated 5 miles from Franklin known as die Willis Cove property. Mr.! Galloway has tendered his resigna tion as"- v.:ce president and genreal manager of the Texas corporation in order to. give all his time to the lake sr.d summer resort development. Mr. Galloway explains that the Texas Mica corporation .was chart ered to engage in mining and timber work and cannot under their charter engage in or develop tn s summer resort ' project, In order for Mr. Galloway to proceed wi'h the new development and comply with state laws, is has been necessary to, form a new company. To enable him to form' this-company and beer me head of it Mr. Galloway has accordingly severed all relations with Texas Mica corporation which leaves him free to rtead ; he hew company and purchase holdings of old company.. Mr.' Galloway has brough Mr. Chas. ( . A'len, consulting . engineer, Dallas, Texas, to Franklin to 'make a careful check of development work. In com menting on the, situation Mr. Allen aii : T 1 - "1 am immensely please 1 with what Mr. Galloway has accomplished to date and think he has now gotten his plans so well formulated that success is pssured. My clients all appreciate the hard work Mr. Galloway has per: formed for them here and the many difficulties he has had to overcome. We all feel that he is entitled to. a well earned rest from his arduous labors and qnowing his ability in de velopment work of this character, they are glad to give him their, hearty co-operation and support. "This is my first visit to your beau tiful hill county and I have imme diatelv fallen in love with it. I feel Mr. Galloway's plan of development is an excellent one and heartily en dorse what has been accomplished A resort such as Mr. Galloway pro poses should be of tremendous bene fit to this community and I am cer tain will have the hearty support of the Chamber of Commerce and busi ness men of North Carolina. With the- many natural advantages thi section possesses a development of this character should be a splendid success and place Franklin in the Dosition its climate, altitude and wonderful scenery entitles it to have as a resort center." Mr. Galloway, advises that he is closing down all operations' and. will from now on devote his entire time to the development of this ummer resort. Mr. Galloway stated: ' It lis indeed a source of gratifica tion to ine to have my plans approved by an -engineer of the experience and reputation of Mr Allen..-Now that I have been relieved of the burden of operations I can give my entire time to this development and the people of this community can expect pro gress to be rapid. I expect to get my plans in such shape that we will be ready to 'bring tourists here by next summer. With a wonderful lake, well j locked with fish, mountain scenery, springs, etc., we will have a development second to none in North Carolina. This can be divided into acre tracts and bring to your com munity a class of permanent summer residents that will be a wonderful source' of development to this terri tory." .-. . ... Mr. Galloway advises that a new company will be chartered at an early date to acquire ,the holdings of the Texas Mit'a ; corporation aid that his plans have the hearty support and co operation of his present associates, some of whom will be associated with im in new company. He also will avc associated with him some of the best known resort men in the country, The Lake Property O Mrs. Hunter Gives Sunday t - School Class Picnic Last Sunday evening Mrs. Pearl Hunter took her Sunday school class on a picnic to the Allman springs near the railroad "Y." ' The party left Union church by automobiles immediately after the preaching service in the afternoon. The party reached the springs about five o'clock." Songs were sung, stories were told and afterwards a delciious dinner was served. A very delightful time was reported. Among, the invited guests were Mr. and Mrs Shepherd rf :)a!!;:s. Texas, Mrs. Van Harrison, -Misses , Bertha Cunningham and Gancs, Mr. and Mrs E.' W. Long, Mr. ,ind Mts. J. J. Aucnn. Franklin and Macon County A special edition of The Franklin Press, in its issue of June 26, is ad mirably executed from the standpoint of the printer's art and a variety of information about the natural wealth and the development now in process in Macon, county. In the twenty-eight' pages of this development issue, Editor-Publisher S. A. 'Harris has presented a compre hensive history of Macon oounty'since its first settlement and fine summaries of the county's wealth in agrirultural, mineral, timber and game resources. The county's progress in education is not overlooked, and in this respect Macon has always' been one of the leaders among the 100 counties. A good map' shows -the topographical relation of the county and its seat to other towns and cities o fthis and ad joining states; the map is accom panied by a sketch on the highways traversing the county, with their con nections. . Those who knew Macon county in the days before the good roads era will be astonished at the number of fine lateral roads leading off from Franklin, in addition to the main high ways into Macon that are being con structed by the State. Al that was ever necessary to bring tourists into Macon was easy access and that is being achieved. Once in Franklin the vistor finds, himself within(.easy distance of numerous waterfalls and high mountain peaks; he is near such delightful resorts as High Hampton, Highlands, and the Toxaway country. Perhaps no other county in Western North Carolina has more attractive farm houses for the-accommodation of summer guests who wish to leave town life behind them altogether for a season. It is not strange, therefore lo find that Franklin and its territory have in a few years become a resort favored bv increasing patronage from the lowlands, of the South. ; With Franklin as a progressive cen ter, with a countryside rich in farm land, minerals and timber, with many water power sites still undeveloped, with streams offering good fishing. Macon county should be at the be ginning of a period of splendid growth in many directions. Editorial in The Asheville Citizen. . Franklin Wins and Loses Last Friday' Franklin lost a per t'eoly good baseball i?ame to Dillard. i fi: tlK beginning of th; 9th the score was. 5 to 3 in favor FranUn. With two down and two strikes on the batter sorh? one yelled that the airplane was coming. Within. a, few minutes the game was called to allow the plane to land on the field. The Franklin team immediately decided that it Ought to go' up in the air. It did and lost the game 8 to 5. On the Fourth after the Franklin team had become somewhat used to the airplane the tram played better brill. Jnstesd , of making imaginary fins in the air the Franklin boys. de cided that the ether was the natural home for the ball. Consequently they sent the ball to all corners of the 1 river bottoms .to beat Hazelwood to the lutiq of 11 to 8, Emory n Sale Smith & Rankin, Realtors, of Atlanta, in Charge Lake Emory Float Wins First Prize. With a view to calling the attention . of the thousands of visitors who were here on the Fourth to the excellent opportunity for investment' afforded by the Lake Emory company this . company entered a float in the parade on the Fourth and won first prize. On the sides of the float were paint ings of Lake Emory as it will appear when filled with water. The hood of the car was arranged as a minaturc lake with cottages around the shore and bathing girls diving from a spring board. The entire float was a work of art .nd was prepared by Mrs. Frank W. Connell and Mrsr. W. B. McGuire. Mrs. Connell arose at 5 o'cock on the morning of the Fourth to put the finishing touches on the float while Mrs." McGuire began making" prepa rations 12 years ago. for her part of the decorations. All who saw the float agree that belli Mrs. Connell and Mrs. McGuire did their work well. Mrs. McGuire's decorations consist ed of her twin daughters, Virginia and Margaret, who rode on the running boards in bathing suits and Completed the artistic touches to a beautiful flbat. ' ' -.' : On or before July 15th the holdings of Lake Emory company on thC'Cast bank of the river near the dam will be pleaced on sale by Smith Sr Rankin a big real estate company of Atlanta. This land has been surveyed, and staked off and blue prints made. Mr. W. K. Sheppard, general mana ger, Mr. frank W. Connell, sales manager and Mr. O. L. Taylor, direc tor of sales will have immediate charge of selling these hundreds of lots. Probably nowhere else in the western part of North Carolina are there such desirable lots on sale. The concrete road from the Georgia line to F"ranklin which will be opened by August 5th and the extension of this road to Dillsboro across the Cowee mountains, work on which is to begin , at once, will make Franklin easily accessible from all states south, west and east. A road across the Great Smoky mountains, now under con struction in North Carolina, and which js to be extended to Knoxville by Tennessee, will open this section to tourists from all' the great cities of the middle west, such' as Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit, Cincinnati, Cleve land, Louisville and Toledo. It is expected that this road will be open before the tourist season of 1926. Thus Franklin will be on the most di rect' route from the middle west to Miami. Combined with our beautiful scenery, altitude (2250 feet), and ex cellent all year climate, Franklin's system of highways leading to all points o fthe United States, wifl make this the mecca of thousands who will come to enjoy the many advantages offered here. .Not the least of these advantages will be the lake itself. The Little Tennessee and tributaries above the dam and for a short distance below are already stocked with Muskellunge. Nowhere else in the south can this 'Tiger "of the Waters" be found. There are skeptics who deny that the Muskollunpe is found here. Let such "wise Ruys" come to Franklin and Deryld Athe or Jim koper or most any other of our local fishermen can have h Muskie on exhibition within '.i i !;o;:r People of th c.t ;,v r rael for hund (ds of miles io the l ikes of the north to have a try a: Musk' fishing. The Little Tennessee in the corporate limits of Franklin is well stocked with thi;;, the gamest of all fresh water fish. Come To Frank lin and be convinced. Plans are now under way to place thousands of Muskie fry , in the lake after the dam is completed to augment the already bountiful supply of this kind of fish. 'For those who like troat fishing the streams in the' adjacent mountains - are well , stocked 4 with rainbow -. ahd eastern brook trout. These Streams 'are. easily accessible by .auto from Franklm,,? Thsf. it would appear that those who now' invest in a lot; of the Lake Emory company are getting in on the ground ' floot with ' every ' indication that 'their' invesHwnt will ,'double in yafue yyithin.la.ycar. V'- ' , The-HouicRealty & Auction com pany conducted another big sale last Friday when it sold the John Trotter property oir Palmer street. Mr. Trot ter and those" who bought1 lots seem K bo thoroughly satisfied wit.li the re suits -of the sale. ' " , , .