North Carolina Newspapers

:Y CITr OF TBS MOUNTAINS J Wiiilwi wfftii . - VOLUME XL FRANKLIN, N. .C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1925 , NUMBER THIRTY-SIX FORD ANNOUNCES BIGGEST CELEBRATION 1 HISTORY FOREST FIRE PROTECTION SCHOOL OPEN! HELD FRIDAY HERE MONDAY IMPROVED BODY Changes Most Pronounced Bodies Longer, Lower and All-Steel Goes' to Colors In Closed Cars. Body changes and chassis refine ments more pronounced than any made since the adoption of the Model T chassis were announced here today by the Ford Motor company. .There will be no advance in price, it also was stated. Outstanding fcaturess of the im provements in both open and enclosed types are lower, all-steel bodies on a lowered chassis, complete new de ssign in most body types, a change from blackj to color in closed cars; larger, lower fenders, newly designed seats and larger, more powerful brakes. , Longer lines, effected through high er radiator and ri resigned ".i'l iiiu' bodies are . apparent in all the im proved Ford cars, but especially pro nounced in the open types. Wide crown fenders hung close to the wheels contribute to the 'general ef fect of lowness and smartness. While Runabout and Touring Car remain in black, the closed bodies are finished ; in harmonic color, schemes, enhanced by nickel radiators. The Coupe and . Tudor bodies are finishec in deep green wihle the Fordor is rich Windsor Maroon. Greater , comfort ' is provided for driver and passengers in both open 'and dosed cars by larger compart- rnents. more deeply cushioned seats and greater leg room. Many new conveniences are also in corporated .ia the improved cars. In the Runabout. Touring Car, Coupe Tudor, the gasoline tank is under the cowl iukI filled through an ingenious ly located.. filler ''cap completely hid den from sight by a cover similar in appearance to a cowl ventilator. One-, piece, windshield and' narrowed pillars in the Tudor and Coupe offer the ( driver greatly increased visibility and improved ventilation. Driving comfort is materially in-, creasci1 by lower seats, scientifically improved - back rests and lowered steering wheel. Brake and clutch pedals are wider and more convenient ly spaced. Four doors 1 are now provided on the Touring Car and two on the Run about permitting the driver to take his place from the left side of the car. Curtains held secure by rods, open with the doors. Most important in the mechanical i changes are the improved brakes. The transmission brake drum and bands have been considerably increas ed in size, whih gives the foot brake softer aliH more positive action- as well as longer life. The rear wheel brake drums are larger and the brake of self energizing type. Cord tires are now standard equip ment on all Ford cars. Edsel B. Ford, president of the Ford Motor company, in a statement issued following the announcement of im proved Ford bodies and chassis re finements, .said: - 7 "We do not want the impression to prevail that we are producing new Ford cars. , "Bodie9 .; for Ford . cars have been materially improved ' but-the - Model T chassis ' remains . unchanged except tot a lowering of the frame and a few other important changes. Bodies, in four types, have been completely re designed and, built lower to contribute So better appearance, driving and rid ng comfort., and readability of the cars. ' , "Body improvements and chassts re i- l. .j .u: : ' imcnicms v uns nine aic ihuic iiu- ounced than at any previous jjime since the adoption of the ..Model chassis. They are, however, entirely In accordance with the policy of the Ford Motor company to give to the public the benefit 1 of every improve ment which we find practical for Ford ; "ars -. "By reserving the 'ensign .of' the Model T chassis, th company is safeguarding continued good seruv for owners of approximately 9,000.003 'Ford . crs and trucks now in us? througluut the country PS well is tor row car pr.rhascrs." Big Tabernacle Used for Occasion Prominent Men, From Georgia and North Carolina Here Governor Daughton, Congressman Weaver. Chas. A. Webb, Felix Alley, Robt. McMillan and W. S. Erwin Present. JUDGE BRYSON SPEAKS ON NATIONAL PARK Visitors See Georgia Con crete Road, Municipal Dam and Lake Emory Develop ment. The. opening of the concrete roadj from Franklin to the Georgia line was made the occasion .last Friday of the greatest celebration ever held in Franklin;. This big celebration was held under the auspices of the Macon County Progressive Club, an organi zation recently perfected by a few enthusiastic young men of Franklin who believe in the possibilities of Ma con county and who have caught a glimpse of the future with its teem ing thousands wending their , ways to the confines of Macon where the Creator in His infinite wisdom has created a veritable paradise for the sons of men.- The celebration of last Friday was the first undertaking of the Macon County Progressive Club. Judging from the success of this celebration the new organization is destined to accomplish great eood for the. county. Rev. A. J Smith, whose efforts built the great tabernacle, made the address of welcome. He briefly ex plained the advantages of living in Macon county and called attention to our resources, climate and scenery. His words of kindly welcome were received , by the visitors with every evidence of satisfaction. At the con clusion of his address Rev. Smith in- troduced Judge T. D. Bryson of Bry- son City who for more than an hour held the audience spell bound by his ejequcnt appeal for a national park in the Great Smoky Mountains. One by one he took up the objectibns of the opponents of the park movement and literally anihitated their puny arguments. Judge Bryson proved be yond all question that a park in the; Smokies will bring untold wealth to Western North Carolina and from this viewpoint alone a park is well worth all the efforts that are being expended to procure one. He likewise stressed the importance of preserving for fu ture generations a small section of primeval forest. Governor McLean was represented at the cclebtation in the person of R. A. Doughton, ex-lieuf-.enant govern or and present, commusioner pt Ait ternal Revenue, Who spoke briefly en the state highway system. He .)l;o extended congratulation:: to Macon county on her magnificent road sys tem and closed with an eloquent appeal for a national park in the Smokiu. Comrr.-ss loner Dpughton's speech w s replete with common sense and w?.ii greatly enjoyed by all present. , At - the - close - of - Commission Dovjg! ten's speech tha asseirrbhd multitude took their, places at three, 1 t.g ti'l.its and,. were1 served with -aii excellent J 'dinner consisting fo( fried c.ickeu, boiled ham, le.tucc. ocUtb il id, p.ckles, ice te3 srTd ice ere im. Cigars vr: cigarettes were 'served af te. the triai. Wine the people jvere ttl. atv!l:.:. tables Hon. F& Alley of Wayne- ville, candidate for congress from the 'iMh district, 'was introduced 1y Hon.' H. G. Robertson of Franklin. Stand ing on a bench near the tables Mr. Alley made one of the most elequent speeches ever head in Franklin. With inspiring words and well rounded sentences he appealed to the people of Western North Caroina to unite as ' one and thus let rongress know their wishes relative to a national park. It is much regretted that the' confusion at the various tabics prevented many people from hearing this 'silver ton gued orator of the mountains. The people being again seated and Hon. H. G. Robertson acting as toast master Mr. Chas. A. Webb, co-publisher of the Asheville Citizen was nekt introduced. Mr.- Webb began his talk by stating that 36 years ago to the day. he had come to Asheville to make his home. Since that time he and his paper have been working faithfully for the up-building of West ern North Carolina, he said. Two years before the first bond issue for roads was made by the state the Citizen had carried at the head of its editorial column a paragraph edvo eating good roads between all county seats. He called attention to the completion of the Georgia raod be tween Franklin and the state line and to the fact that contractors are now engaged in making a oncrete road from Franklin to Dillsboro and that the Franklin-Bryson City road is also being hard surfaced! Work on No. 2, in Macon county is soon to start also. With all these roads completed Mr. Webb stated that Macon county will then have .come into its own. Mr. Webb stated also that the tourist in dustry in Western North Carolina is the greatest industry in the state and submitted figures proving his con tentions. He thoroughly believes that the futurctof this section of the state lies in that direhtioin. With this thought in mind he' made an earnest plea for co-operation of all tht people of Western North Carolina to ward the setablishment of a national park in the Great Smoky Mountains. ."This season," stated Mr. Webb; "500,- 000 tourist have come"to Western North Carolina, leaving with the peo ple, at a conservative estimate, $25, 000,000." With a park in the Striokii the stream of tourist would be in creased many fold as would likewise their expenditures. The state of Georgia was next heard from in the person of Attorney W.i S. Erwin of Clarkesvile, who present ed the regrets of Cha'nna John Holder of the Georgia highway com mission for his inability to be present. Mr. Erwin gracefully complimented the Maon County Progressive Club, on the success of its first undertaking. To Mr. Erwin Macon county owes more than we can ever pay. Due to the untiring efforts of this man, small in size but mighty in brain power. Maco:i county has a railroad. When others were ready to quit Mr. Erwin fought for the extension of the Tallu lah Falls railroad from Tallulah Falls to Franklin until success crowned his efforts. During the course of his speech Mr. Erwip pledged Georgia to the com pletion of the Atlanta-Franklin-Ashe-ville highway through the counties of Rabun and Habersham. He stated that Rabun has already let the con tract for. its, section, of; this. road and thiV" an election for bonds for this purpose will be held in Habersham within the next 30 days with every prospect for an overwhelmningly favorable vote. At this stage of the proceedings a resolution, was adopted by the Macon' County ""Progressive Club indorsing the proposed national park in the Great Somky Mountains. A resouf ion was 'also adopted urg ing the county commissioners to make an appropriation to be used in pre venting and fighting fires in the for ests of the county. This resolution will be found elsewhere in this issue. Congressman Zebulon Weaver of, Asheville was next introduced and made a ringing speech in favor of the national park. It will be remembered (Continued on page five) - - i Each year the state legislature of T ...I f tt e . I iNorin Carolina allots certain tunds to the State Department 'of Conserva tion and Development for use in for est fire protection work, which funds are used, not only for the preven tion and suppression" of forest fires, but also for educational work in tended primarily to hhow the people the severe damage resuting to tim br, forage values; scenic, recreation al, and stream flow values, and the clangers to real property such as fences, barns, houses, etc., brought on by these fires. These funds ar allotted and spent by the Department in counties which match them by an equal appropria tion, but no work is undertaken in counties which do not cooperate. Twenty-six "ountie-s are at present copperating, While several other counties are preparing to take up the work, . ' v- No matter what the appropriation is by a county, the fund provided is matched by an equal or greater XT .t r .... . amount by the state, depending on how much is required in order to adequately protect the forests of the county. In no case is the county called on to furnish more than it furnished by , the state and federal appropriations. Of the couritites in this western district,. Buncombe ap propriated the largest amount for this work, 810,000. Other ounties ap propriate lower amounts, in one case down to as -low as $150,' though of course such a small appropriation, even when matched by funds of the state, is far from adequate for, the work. ' How These Fund Are Expended. ' As soon as the agreement is signed by the county commisssibners the State Forest Service appoints a coun ty warden. This warden then rec ommends to the State Forest Ser vice an influential citizen, public spirited and interested in fire protec tion in each district or township of the county, and these men are appoint ed as district wardens. These dis trict wardens, with the approfal-oi the county 'warden, appoint deputy wardens in their townships in suffi cient numbers, so that a . deputy warden will be at each fire tthat oc rnrs iio matter how small the fire is. District and deputy warden have authority to hire fire-fighters, investigate and arrest persons guilty of firing the woods, keep their dis tricts posted with fire signs, etc. District and county wardens also do educational work, and are allowed expenses for use of car, horse other equipmeent. All wardens are paid on an hourly basis only for act ual work performed. Further funds have now been made available for fire protection work in cooperating tounties , through the n..nnVA f Ua - C fr a Hf T ftr Kill' yrtssu&i; ui wic vjiairn.-iuiiniji uiu .ptu, uiaKlIlg uie pay-rou $l,tW,uUU, II by Congress and the appropriation or would take 25 such establishments to funds for this work by the federal equal the amount brought by the tour government. These funds , also c- , ists, assuming each spends $50, a very only be expended in counties which i low estimate. I think that they prob- are cooperating in the work. The are limited and in great demand. They are used to match funds furnish ed by private landowners in the county who desire intensive protec tion or who are public spirited cnouglv to be willing to furnish a snail amount to augment the lunds made available by the county and state lor this fire protection work. The basis for the allotment of these funds is one cent per acra for the forests ends listed for protection, The department, fulhrexpects that, ps soon as sufficient of - these.; funds are 50 industrial plants. We. are jH?t'be ma4e available' by: federal approprja- ginning to capitalize what tbcggdjof tion, and as soon as the landowners nature has given us. With ithe festab- kaiiAiMA nnyiitninlAfl -uratl t tin AnrtAfi become acquainted with the oppor tunities presented by this new. bill, there will be made availabe sufficient funds from the individual landowners. ana tne state leaerai government to eliminate the necessitty of any ap propriation whatever by the cotin ties. ' After all it is not .the county's, 'he .state's nor the federal government's uty to protect the private landowner's dilhongs. It is their duty, however to do the educational work necessary to bring the citizens to a realization of the immense damage forest fires do. It is also their duty to make the laws and to furnish the protective or police force necessary to see that these laws are enforced, and it is i this kind of work on which the De partment of Conservation concen trates its efforts. The individual landowners should stand ready to cooperate with these agencies in this all-important work. ; New SuDerintendent Here. . and Has Assumed Charge Public Invited to Open ing Exercises. -Prof. A. L. Bratnlett, the new super intendent of the Franklin school, ac companied by Mrs. Bramlett and two children, Kenneth 10, and John 5r ar rived the first of the week and has taken vigorous hold of his new duties. Prof, and Mrs. Bramlett will occupy the Blaine residence on Harrison . The opening exercises of the Frank lin school will occur Monday, Septem ber 7th, in the school auditorium. Prof. Bramlett has extended a cordial invitation to the public to be present. Prof. Bramlett is a native of Hay wood county, but has been teaching at Stonewall in the eastern part of the state; where he had charge of a big consolidated school. An educator of exceptional ability ocmes well - recomrriended and wi(i no dobut have the undivided support of the town m his conduct of schooi affairs. School will open at 9 :00 o'clock and the opening exercises will take place" a. 10:30 o'clock. LARGER INCOME FR0H Tiffi PARK Franklin, N. C, Aug. 29. An ap-j the establishment in Western North : Carolina and Eastern Tennessee of the proposed Great Smoky National Park was made here yesterday . by Charles A. Webb, of Asheeville, ' in speaking at the celebration of. the completion of the new hard surface highway from Franklin to the Geor gia state ine, which was held under the auspices of the Macon County Progressive Club. "According to available figures, 500 000 tourists are visiting Western North Carolina points from May 1 to Octo ber 1." said the former United States marshal. "Some stay only a few days, while others spend several months, all spending large amounts of money in various ways. Hotels, amusement centers, stores of all kinds, garages and gasoline stations and .various' other enterprises profit by the trade "A very conservative estimate is that each tourist spends an average of $50," he said. "This means that the tourist business brings us $25,000,000 an enormous sum of money. "The tourist business is better, than 25 manufacturing establishments em ploying 500 persons each. Assuming that each employe of such an estab- lishment would draw a weekly pay of M 1 . .' i t- . 1 1 d1 "AfJ AAA -1 ably will average $100 in expenditures. and if that were done it would .meaiv $50,000,000 dumped in the laps of the" people of Western North Carolina, equivalent to 50 plants employing S0O people pach or 25 employing 1,009 each. ' "If Western North Carolina had within its borders 50 plants employ ing 500 people each, we would -be known all over the civilized world as the greatest manufacturing center in in thp . wnrA Tint wa U i ,m in .. midst something more desirable that .Vlf .L t. It it.' .. a. . . f usunveni or ,ine naur-nai par,tf,ftrq ne cotnpletion of .the good irsrpro-Mm- W : Would Jwpp ,.Vn -nVfttem ,Nprth Carolina ,not ,S00,D$p; .tourists, but at least 3.000. ,or njgre,;' "Our. people do not reafize what this means,, Boys' and .igirb', 'camps iU Western Korth CarHdla.liive 3.0W campers, alone bringing 'tr fitt'r' sec tion $750,000 annually. I And' these numbers an be greatly timjreasfed.. WiUi thetSc unanswerable fact s-,fcc!fofc us. there is greater need far -the estabi lishment of , the Great Smoky National Park in Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee." Mr. Webb, m opening his address I recalled that he, a native of Eastern Worth Carolinia, had come to Ashe ville 36 years agio to the day. Brieflv he traced the rise of the tourist busi ness' in .the Western part of the state arid closed with a prediction of th' future provided the park is estab lished. Asheville. Citizen.