fAGE TWO
THE FRANKLIN PRESS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1323
Great Development Wave
Will Sweep Into Western
Carolina Next Summer
An indication of the 'way Western
North Carolina prospects are regard
ed throughout the South is seen in an
article which appeared recently in
the Greenville, S. C, News.
The writer of the article recognizes
the prosperity that is headed toward
the mountain resorts in this state, the
general relation of this section to
Florida and the reaction that many
busines men expedt there,
..The article follows: ,
Next year will be a big real estate
year in Greenville!
. It's bound to come unless every sign
is wrong, and unless the realtors do
not know what they are. talking about.
, Two or three things two in partic
ular and a third in a general sort of
way are going to bring it about.
Such is the diagnois which the au
thorities on dirt in this neck of the
woods have to offer. "
..That the wave of business is going
to. be extensive and fraught with car
goes of gold for some of the folk is
also doped out by those supposed to
know. Their deductions and surmises
sound reasonable and plausable, too.
In the first place, the greatest wave
of resort property business ever seen
in the southeast is to rush into West
ern North Carolina and the far-upper
portion of South Carolina next sum
nier. Much of this has already gotten
under Way, but of course will not be
'pushed until larks begin to sing and
men evcuange. velours for sailors and
: Panamas once more.
. The second cause for the near
boom is this vicinity nexr spring and
Mimmer will be the back wash from
Florida, which every business expert
.preJictr. will be a powerful one
.They're coming back, those who have
'made their gold to spend, it those
who rave-lost to go to wor.: p.fc.vn
- - Last month, it was announced from
jAshcville that 38 different subdivisions
.in the vicinity of that city and Hend
ersortvijle would be "ready for the
'market by the spring of 1926. Sales
i forces are being organized and in
; vestors will be attracted from all parts
of the county, but especially from
' Florida. These people will pass
through Greenville, will pause here
' and many of .them, will invest, as , re
i cent events have demonstrated.
" It's a poor -'pendulum that won't
'swing both ways, and the Florida
; : boom is certain to do this, business
; observers of first rank, here declare.
"Not that Florida is going to, slow
' down next summer, Or go broke, or
: - anything of the sort. People there
who have made 'their cash will come
' up here to spend the summer months
. amid the v, cool heights of Upper
Greenville county and Western North
Carolina. Many Floridians have al
ready bought lots at Caesar s, Head.
It is understood that thep. consider
the summer playground about as good
a field for investment as the winter. ,
Millions are going to roll into this
mountain country next summer. This
jingle of the first few" regiments of
dollars has already been heard. The
governor of Florida, himself, bought
a mountain near Brevard the other
day and plans to develop it next sum
mer. - .
Now as to the revived business
1 pspchology of the old town. There's
no question "that the hot weather, the
long drought and maybe a few other
causes have tattered the Greenville
-riorale a bit during recent months.
Number 28
State illghway No. 28 which starts
at Chimney Rock and runs to Hcn
dersonville, thence to Brevard, from
which place. it heads out through the
lower borders of Jackson, Macon and
Clay counties into Murphy, almost in
fringing on Georgia territory from
Shooting Creek to Hayesville, is going
to be known, before another Summer
passes, as one of the really "scenic"
highways of America. It is being
hard-surfaced out of Hcndersonville
for a distance of 8 miles, when it takes
on the black top to , Transylvania
town of Rosman, on the trail of . the
French Board, and from Rosman to
Toxaway the grading has been com
pleted. This highway appears to be
a little more than standard width, but
this is probably because of the tre
mendous "cuts" through whiih it
passes up and around the mountains.
It was a heavy job inexcavation al
most every mile of the way. The sides
of the mountain are shaved down in
places from distances the height of
two poplar trees one below the other.
Two concrete bridges are yet to span
the tracks of the railroad that runs
frorn Hcndersonville to Toxaway, and
these bridges will be remarkable more
for height than span.. 'From Toxaway
through Cashiers Valley to Franklin
and Hayesville is yet a large contract
in grading and surfacing, and until
that work is finished, travel over it
will prove rather a jolt to those who
want luxury. When the highway No
28 is finally accepted by the State as a
Completed job, it will come into popu
larity with tourist travel, for it will
open to the world a part of the State
which is yet unknown to the people
Up that way it is a section of wild
granduer, for a fact. Charlotte Ob
server. ' ',
Declares Crime Wave
Starts Where Home Fails
DAVID BLAINE
Just as we go to Press news has
been received that Mr. David Blaine
a prominent and highly respected
citizen of Franklin died at his home
on Main street at 10:30 A. M. Thurs
day.
tor many years Mr. blame was
Register of Deeds in Macon county
He was in ill health tor more than a
year prior to his demise. While his
death was not unexpected, neverthe
less the news will be a great shock; to
his hundreds of friends throughput
the county.
A more extended notice of his death
will appear in a future issue of the
Press.
Tre Franklin Lakes Development
hape ordered 5000 arrows with the
following inscription: Step See take
bmory, Franklin, N. C. These arrows
pointing toward Franklin will be plac
ed on the righways between Franklin
ahd Miami.
However, it's convalescing now, andJ
shows promise of. vigorous life before
many moons.
The banks have more money on e-.
posit, hence more available for invest
ment, and the potentialities of better
business show on every . side. The
advertising campaign which the
Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring
and the booster meetings and other
features are contributing .toward a
new civic . and commercial birth for
Greenville. '
Things look bullish indeed for next
winter, spring and' summer and on
and on. , '
At least that's what the bankers
real estate men and those who ought
to know, will tell you this morning
Asheville Citizen,
For the Public's
Accommodation
Finding it impossible to display my enormous
stock of goods intone store room I have moved a,
. portion of my goods to the old Trotter 'building on"
the Square. This arrangement will give the public
an npportmiity, to. see';what I really have in the
clothing line, ' . " ' y , ' i ;.t
It is needless here to mention prices. ' The pur
chaser must see what he or she is buying before,
the price means anything.
. JFlPPk -f County know me and they
- fcnow that my prices have always been exceedingly
reasonable. But during , my BIG CLEARANCE
SALE I am cutting prices. to the limit. Many, arti
cles I am selling at cost or below. . I am doing this
only in order to make.roonv as my occupancy of
the old Trotter corner is only temporary.
Buy your winter outfit from me and save money.
- I must get back under one roof. To do this I am '
selling my goods at a great sacrifice. Therefore
the BIG CLEARANCE SALE still goes on.
JOS. ASHEAR
"The Crime Wave It's Cause and
Cure," was the subject of Rev. Dr. R.
F. Campbell at the First Prebyterian
church Sunday rriorning. Much
thought is beihg given to the preval
ence and seeming growth of crime at
this time and a great congregation
heard the discourse with profound in
terest and attention as the speaker
brought forcibly home the truth that
laxity and neglect in home . life are
the underlying causes of crime and
lawlessness. Dr. Campbell said in
part:
"There can be ho doubt that a
crime wave is sweeping over our land.
Our homicide record alone is 1,000 -a
year. If murder is considered a fine
art then Uncle Sam is a past master.
Statistics show that in all forms of
crime the United States is far in the
lead; In proportion to the population
it has twice as many murders as Italy.
Other ciimes are keeping pace accord
ingly. The average American is a
natural born optimist ahd sees only
what he wishes to see.
'Another feature of, alarm is seen
in 'beage and class of cmiinals. Oiko
it was the mature man and woman
who made up the criminal class, now
we find the majority of them under
21 years of age. Many boys and girls
at the age when they should be in
home or college are doing time in
penal institutions, Many are from
homes of wealth and prominence.
Among the reasons giveen in a recent
article by a professor of, sociology
are changing moral standards, grow
ing dislike for law; facility for com
mitting crime with immunity, inade
quate treatment of prisoners and lack
of religious teaching.-Morality and
religion are so interwoven that when
one unravels the other goes with it.
Police Commissioner Ehwright, of
New York City, gives as the chief
cau.5e of crime, the b.eakinj down of
Ihe i erne and lack o! iiorjje at the
fireside. !, Wholesome, home life is. be
coming the exception and not the rule.
When a boy or girl gos regularly to
the house of God it means that the
influences of the home ..are contrib
uting to their religious welfare Boys
and girls found regularly at Sunday
srhool are not found in juvehile court
God's word must first be in the hearts
of paents. You cannot give to a child
what you have not got yourself. Put
the truths of : God's , word into his
heart and impress and mould his
character. '-' This - we 'cannot do .with
out the leading of the Holy Spirit.
"The finest art in the world is the
art of properly 'raising a child. It is
also the most difficult are in the world.
It can only be done by saturating
the atmosphere of the home with the
strength that God" has revealed in His
holy word,., What proportion of your
home lite is devoted to . impressing
the teachings of God? Not in an
artificial but in a natural and spontan
eous way. The trouble is we have not
been taking, God's word at its face
value. Not only by precept must we
teach but our own lives must be so
controlled by God s will that it shal
be "said, 'First he wrought and then
he taught.' We must be under the
control and will of God. As parents
the word of God must be laid up in
our hearts and practiced in our lives
The home should be the very house
of God, filled with the utmost of His
grace and ruled by His eternal law.
"Our homes do not come. up to the
standard of Old Testament homes
Criminals tire coming out of families
who have long held high traditions
of moral character. We have apos
tatized trom our heritage of the Chris
tian home. Most : people will testify
that their homes today are not like
the homes they were brought up in
Something has been lost. The pur
suit of wealth, lack of family worship
and We together are primary evils
1 he impressions which last and deter
mine the direction of a life come be
fore the age of 12 years. If the home
is saturated with the truth of God's
word until the time he leaves home
his choices have already been fixed
If he has been neglected his direction
has also been fixed."
Mr. J. D. Btirnettc, a well known
and highly respected citizen of Scaly
came to Franklin Monday on "busi
ness. Mr. Burnctte is highly enthused
over the prospects for the coming
spring in the real estate field. One 6r
two big developments will be located
in his vicinity. Work has already
started on one development consist
ing of 800 .acres in the neighborhood
of Mud creek falls, It is understood
that the promoters will make a res
idental section . of this development
and harness the falls for lighting pur-,
poses. .
Mr. John Smith has returned from
Miami and accepted his old position
with the state highway department at
Franklin.
Dahlcnega and Lumpkin county
have been injured by high priced
property. Maj. Smith Harris wished
to locate in Dahlonega but higr prices
drove him away to a little town in
North Carolina where he purchased a
tinrn and ficwsnaner. Viraii offering
ettlers inducements and a lake or
two are being built for visitors ad
the town is spreading ird prospe-iug.
causing a lot of money to go that way.
And just across the mountain at
Blairsville, the saw and . hammer can
.be heard in the erection of new build'
ings, and town lots have been given
away to non-residents so as to have
them join them, while we are sitting
here with our hands crossed waiting
for the state to send us money.Dah-
loriega Nugget.
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A jury in the Henderson county
court Tuesday freed Bonnie Brooks
ot the murder of Sam Y. Bryson
icrmcr mayor ot Hendersoftville
Urooks Headed self defense.
Mr. Abe Moore formerly of Macon
county but now a resident of Sylya
spent last week end in franklin visit,
ing Mrs. Moore who is. in 'I loca
hospital. - "-:
Mrs. R. D. Sisk left last Fridav to
visit ner daughter, Mrs. A. E. Gouge
at Bakersville. and her son. Mr. R
v. aisic, at uiariotie. , Mrs. Sisk exr
pects to, be gone about three weeks.
Miss Charlotte Elliott, of Hierhlands
visited Franklin Monday on business
connected with the purchase of
tract ot land on Clear creek.
Mr. W, R." Shewoard and wis and
Mr. l j, L. laylor of Atlanta have been
m branklm this week on business
connected with the purchase of 650
acres of land from Mr. Lee Barnard.
Mr. and Mrs. F. W.Connell
today for Atlanta and thence to Jli
ami where Mr. Cntmfll will
PRIZE VINNING CONTEST
WIN A BOAT, BOYS
WIN A WRIST WATCHGIRLS
From now until December 19th we will give cou
pons with each purchase. These coupons will be
worth the number of votes specified below:
5 Cent Coupon 15 Votes
10 Cent Coupon 30 Votes
25 Cent Coupon 75 Votes
50 Cent Coupon 150 Votes
$1.00 Coupon 300 Votes '
The four receiving the highest number of votes will
win the following prizes: .
Feminine First Prize, $50.00 Wrist Watch.
Fiminine Second Prize, $10.00 Gold Piece.
Masculine First Prize, $50.00 Row Boat.
Masculine Second Prize, $10.00 Gold Piece.
Gather all the coupons possible and bring them to
our store on or before December 21st. Winners will
be announced on December 25, 1925.
Our goods are of the best quality arid our prices as
low or lower than elsewhere,' Trade with us and win
a nice prize.
GORDON BROTHERS
"Have the Bargains For You" '
252SJ32
A BEAUTIFUL R0WB0AT FREE!
FRANKLIN'S MAGNIFICENT LAKE IS NOW A
. REALITY-SEVEN MILES OF BOATING
In our Grand Prize Winning Contest which opens
toJay'; we will give away Absolutely Free 3 $50.00
Row boat, a $50.00 Ladies' Wrist Watch and two
$10.00 Gold Pieces. Read the ad which appears, by
this one and learn the details.
What boy has" not dreamed of drifting on placid
waters and pulling in the big ones? And 'where is
the girl who will not appreciate a beautiful Gold
Wrist Vatch?
Since our stock is complete and of the best quality
and since our prices are as low or lower than else
where why not induce your friends to trade at Gordon
Brothers and save the coupons for you? A little time
and a little energy will win you a beautiful and useful
prize.
.Glance at the list below and note only a few of the
necessities of life we carry.
Ladies' Dresses, Children's Dresses, Shoes for the
Family, Hats for the Family, Sweaters for the Fam
ily, Underwear for the Family, Blankets, Wool
Shirts, . Work Shirts, Dress Shirts Hosiery of all
kind? for the Family. Suit Cases $1.25 to $375.
Genuine Ducksback SuitsAll Wool Army Coats $1;S0.
We, also carry a complete line of Groceries and you
will always find at our store good things to eat.
GORDON BROTHERS
"HAVE THE BARGAINS FOR YOU"
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SMITH'S DRUG STORE
REXALL
Frosty mornings have come
and I have the remedy for
chafed hands, Violet Lotion;
FRANK T. SMITH
THE PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST
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