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Pi i iUn VOLUME XL , , ' FRANKLIN, N. C FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1925 NUMBER FORTY-FUOR i i i i 1 ' i . ' I. ..... i, i . i . i v. . t AVEEKVITH THE B0YSC0UTS Boy Scouts of Franklin Are Doing Good Work and Should Be Encouraged By the Grown-Ups. If it were possible for you to change yourself into an elf , or a airy you would naturally follow the lovely and beautiful things of life. The most lovely and the most beautiful thing life consists of is service to oneself and to others. "On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country, and to obey the scout law. To help other , people at all times. To keep, myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally , straight." The above oath which every sccut must take and live up to shows just how valuable this lovely jand beautiful . thing of ' life is to the scouts. i So if you had the power to project your personality the thing that is YOU, out into space and should fol low the movements cf . the Franklin scouts you would behold sights that tvoujd make. your heart leap with joy. For instance- on a bright early Saturday morning, the ( weekly holi--day from school, you would see scouts cn every street in town disposing of sponsor club certificates, looking for grown ups who will help them to live up to their oath and who will sponsor their great movement. Then when the time came to check up you would see every scout presenting to the scoutmasters for the treasury either a certificate or its equivalent in money. Honesty, straighforwardriess and accuracy are some ot the essen tial traits of the scout." The citizen of tomorrow, the men who will be in our'banks, stores, churches, etc., are these boys who are now. receiving their early training in the great things of life. i But we must keep moving if we are to follow these scouts. Watch them during the week and see if theirs is not n attitude of trustworthiness .- loyalty, helpfulness, friendliness, ' courteousness, kindness,, obiednce, cheerfulness, thriftiness, Grateness, cleaness and reverence. "A scout is , trustworthy, loyal, hepful, friendly, "courteous, kind, obedient, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent." Such is the scout law. ' r' ' Fellow them to their scout room, the, meeting place of the Boy Scouts. A secret knock is given at the door, the pass word asked for and received. Then thirty or more boys crowd in the room reading magazines put there for that purpose . and entertaining themselves in various ways until time for the opening cf the meeting. 'While you were watching you y;ould sud denly hear, "Boy Scouts, Attention' You would notice an instant quiet aid you would see each boy in his place in the ranks waiting for further orders. These orders are given with a snap and obeyed in, like manner. After the. military drill you. might see a regular triaV lawyers, jury, judge etc., or you might see a debate in progress, or perhaps just routine busi ness. Sometimes you would see Gil mer Crvvford-with a dozen or more boys in the middle of the floor going through' all kinds of funny and tire some motions with their Jjodics, do ing the stoop fall and other "army exercises. Do not become alarmed when you see this; for no one is go jng to break a back or neck. It is just Gilmer discipling certain scouts who find it hard to. keep from talking when they should be quiet. Now if "you have been following the scouts in. spirit you have seen a great deal of activity, but' follow them on their homeward way as they leave the scout room on a certain night. It is a cofd rainy night and as the scouts comes out they begin to scat-1 ter in different "directions to their respective homes;' Most of the time they reach home without meeting any adventure, but on last meeting night a strange boy was found asleep on the street. The scouts, true to. their training knew that all was not right find began to investigate. They found the bey without home, money, or . friends, and very ' scantily clothed Tht'V rot him to a place of warmth, secured a good -room and bed for ltim. gave him food, etc. In other words, as' in the story of the Good Samaritan, he was taken to an Inn and taken care cf. On the morrow the scouts looked up Jess Cotiley and secured some nice, warm, clean clothes -for the lad, and with the help of Mr. Conley and' Mr. Joines a high- Why a Boy Scout Troop in Franklin There are more than fifty, boys of scout age in Franklin, and any one who knows anything at all about boys can readily see the great importance of turning the energies of these lads into the proper channels. A man is a bundled of habits. He has worn his groove and one can usually tell what his behavier will be under most any circumstances. If he has acquired the proper habits his behavior will be good ; if not his behavior will be bad. But a boy is in the making. He is a bundle of animal instincts and impulses with the capacity for heroic virtues providing these instincts and impulses are directed into the proper channel and providing he has the proper environment. It is the busi ness of Sroutcraft to direct these in stincts and impluses and to help the, boy, make the proper environment. Sfomc enc has said that one Cm :yver toll jv-.t what a boy will do. We fink we know b:ys and 'understand them but there are always, "Ifs and Buts." Our knowledge of boys ' has been likened to the , lady's boast of being able to always tell fresh eggs from older ones. The old lady went to get some fresh eggs and told the clerk he need not try to fool her; for she could tell in a minute what was what. The clerk asked her how she did it, and she replied, "Well you take the eggs and put them into water either hot or cold, t don't just recol lect which, and the good ones will either sink or swim I don't recall which, but you can't fool me on eggs." So it is never certain just what a" boy will do, but we can be sure he will :espcnd to his training and to his environment. A boy, whatever hhi parentage, if he livej long enougn in the slums of New . York will soon learn and acquire the slang and the actions of the street and will be on a ia:r road to become a thug. But a good community does not v; ant its beys to become thugs or something worse because it realizes tM.-t : the boys of today will be the citizens of tomorrow. The mayo, the banker, the editor, the merchant, the minister, the members of the Pro gressive club all must be chosen from the boys who play around the streets today. Hew important it is to . the wholfc community that these future mayors, anl bankers, etcf, should have the. very 'best environment and should have all the privileges conducive to mental, moral, anl physical ' growth. In other words our boys should not be denied anything, that will help to develop ' character. Character development is the real objective of the Boy Scout movement. Every step in the program is. but a' means to th'is enl, and this character development manifests itself in health efficiency, chivalry, loyalty, patriotism ana gooa cmzensnip. ine scout oatn and the Scout law embody all this. At every Scout meeting the boys give the sign and repeat the following oath: "On my honor I will do my best; to do my duty td God and my country and to obey the Scout law; to help pther people at all times ; to keep my self physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight." Then the Scout law is given, "A Scout is trust worthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, cour teous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent." The j be ginning anl. end of the Scout move ment is duty, to God, country, ethers and to himself. The Scout movement gives, the opportunity to develop in the growing boy those - qualities cf character whicji make for moral and spiritual worth, and after all, charac ter is the foundation of society. There can be no government or business oif any other basis than our faith in-the 'honor and integrity o ourselves art! otr fe'lowmdii. - 'Thi character de velopment is achieved in scouting by the repetition and practice of manly virtues, arid by the contact (of life (Continued on page five) " ly respectable Man was found. Mr. Lawrence "Ramrey. who took the boy hoinie with him and wi'd take care of him and send him to school. How do- you like your .week with the Franklin scouts? You-say, "Fine good work, keep it 119," "All right," the scouts, rcplv. "but "will' you be a sponsor fcr u.s ? " The Press or any scout or. scout master will gladly bring your -certificate to you when informed of your tft:s:re to become a member of the sponsors club. -'.",. '::."-: V''"' ' :-V.V. ANOTHER LARGE DEVELOPMENT J. B. McCrary Company, At lanta, Buys 1,000 Acres Near Scaly Plan Expen diture of $300,000. The J. B! McCrary company of At lanta has purchased from- Messrs. Charlie Grist and W. M. Martin 1000 acres of land, lying partly inNcrth Carolina and partly in Georgia, and situated between Estatoa (Mud Creek) Falls and Scaly, a little ham let of Macon county. This tract of land has an average elevation of 3500 feet and contains several small moun tain streams and numerous bold springs. . According to reports reaching the Press office the new owners plan cne of the greatest summer resorts in the south. Work has already started on a system of boulevards which will thor oughly cover the new development making each section readily assessible. Present plans call for the construction of 800 summer hemes and Cottages within the next two years at a cost of $300,000. These houses will obtain their water supply from pure moun tain springs. , A dam will be "constructed .just above the Estatoa Falls for power purposes, tms cam win impound a lake covering epproximately 20 acres.' It is also planned to harness the falls J cn Middle Creek as an auxiliary pow er. Another dam impounding a lake covering 100 acres will be built above Mud Creek Falls and used as a stor- age reservoir and for resort purposes, The McCrary company, according to reports, will cooperate with the national government in the expendi ture of $25,000 to improve the road from Dillard, Ga.,' to the site of the development, a distance ot -five -or six ir.iles. FOUR SISTERS ANNOUNCED Unusual Program of Music. Songs and Sketches by Four Real Sisters at Court House November 6. A very clever organization, distinc- tive Lyceum work by reason of the Connell, Mrs, H. W. Cabe, T W. Por fact that all of its members are sisters ; ter, G. S. Stuart, Thos. Angel, Jr.. J. and all are talented in instrumental, vocal and dramatic lines, wi'l appear at Franklin at 7:30 P. M., November 6, at the court houhe. This organiza tion, the name of which is the '.'All Sisters" Quartet, is composed of four sisters, the 'Misses Hildred, Clarie Glyde and Marjorie Rouse, These young ladies reside at New Hampton, Iowa, ne;ax the "Little Brown Chruch in the Vale," and it is interesting to note that this song has been used on their programs. Theirhistw must pa.S" S"L , . . . p i . inuiiui iuuiu icui, .fcinj, inn, vocal work consists ot solos, duetslother incidental expenses. In other and quartets, both ballads and lighter J numbers, while the instrumental work featured by this company is the sax-t ophone ensemble, seme splendid ef fects being obtained. Standard selec tions are used as well as popular nunmbers. ; . "; , ' For the past "four years the "All Sisters" Quartet has travelled over the leading Cluuauqua and Lyceum Circuits, this year being on a South ern Tour under the exclusive direc tion of - The Piedmont Bureau of Ashevillc, North Carolina. A targe cr-ow'd of people is expected to attend the entertainment, which will no doubt be one of the1 most, enjoyable of its kind that, has been to Franklin fpr some time. ' ' It should be understood that the Lyceum course at Franklin is not a money making scheme. It is solely a community a.ffair and its educational and broadening enfluerice cannot. !e pverestimatcd. It is therefore hoped that the county and town will make eve,ry effort to attend the various en tertainments, On the success of this season's coune depends the futui;c of such attractions at Franklin. j The Sponsors Club Franklin Troop of the Boy Scouts Up t9Jjrabout two weeks ago - the Franklin Troop of Boy couts was an orphan troop, but: now it is blessed with a fjinily of sponsors who will watch and take care of it. Before the organization cf the sponsors tlub there were a group of public spirited men who were serving in an official capacity for the troop, but these men could not take over the responsibility for the nurture, and upkeep of the troop. Therefore it became a question cf disbandment or of : finding some person or persons who would adopt the troop as its own. After careful consideration the Scoutleaders decided to organize a Sponsors Club. With this end in view they went to the. edit or of the Franklin Press and asked him abcut it. Major Harris very en thusaisti'cally endorsed' the movement and said, "Put me down as a metnber with a. ..years paid up membership, and call upon me for any other help when you need me." The Major was called upon imme diately to help plan and carry out the idea of the Sponsors Club. It was de cided that it was necessary for the people' of the town tc know about the netfd of a Sponsors Club, and the Major kindly offered to give all the necessary publicity through his val uable paper absolutely gratis. This not only meant the articles, comments etc., but it also meant the advertising In addition to this the Major . t -irn:tll ahnintP1v frrp fiTO hunlred printed cort'tcates the Boy Scouts were to take cates whicn out and try- to get the men and women of Franklin to accept. These certificates indicated that one - became a member of the Sponsors Club l)y accepting the certificate and i VWn a monthly due of ten cents or a vcarlv due of one dollar The following are already enrolled as members of the Sponsors Club. : Major S. A. Harris, Mr. Shields. Miss Mae Hunnicutt, Mrs. McNeal. Mrs. Phipps, E. S. Hunnicutt, H. T. Sloan, Lee Crawford, H. W. Cabe W. N. Sloan, Mrs. W. W. Sloan, Chas. Morgan. Dr. F. T. Smith, Dr. H. T. Horsley, J. V. Arrendale, Mrs. Mc Colhim. Mrs, -W. J. Zachary, Mrs. Smith'. Harris. J. W. Street, Mrs-. A. W. Mangum. , The above names are the members who have paid a year's dues in ad vance. , The following are the names of members who pay monthly, quarterly cr semi-annually: . Mrs. Tom Porter, Mrs. Dr. Rogers. Mr.-and Mrs. W. N. Sloan, Dr. and Mrs.'-Baird, Mr. CH, Haines, Mrs, Arty, Tim Cra-yfcn!, Mrs. Pipes, Mrs. W, CWilkie; Mrs. Gabrels, Miss V.ottv mnnn On. Sloan. Mrs. Fereu- son nr Fonts. Mrs. W. W. Mo t. Kay, Aivan rcarce, ur. w: b Castleberry. H. . Hurst, I-loyd Welch. J, H. Mashburn, C T. Blaine. Mrs. Parrish, F. E. Curtis. ,' Several certificates , were sold for which we have no names. If you held a certificate as a member of the Spon sors Club and your name is not on the fist please see Mr. Pipes or Mr. Crawford in order that the list hang ing in the Scout room may be cor rected. A glance at this list of Sponsors shows that we may expect a revenue of about fifty d' liars a year. ' Out of words without additional help there will be (i".its a large deficit at the end of each year. We expect to cam some money as we have already done. TIk' Lake Emory company through Mr. Conncll. owes us for nearly half a days Work, and we expect to find other opportunities of earning, money But at-the beginning of each year we ought to be assured of enough money to carry us through thi yej.r. Many towns &nd cities spend several thous and dollars on their Boy Scout Troop each year. The Rotary Club of Al bany. Ga,, appropriates a thousand dollars . year for the Scout Troop. We do not need any sums as these, but we do need more than fifty dollars a year to pay even our. running ex penses. How about it. shall the ones who are giving ther time and thought to the Troop and, the ones .'.who' have already accepted membership in the Sponsors Club take on an additional burden of supporting the Troop or: shall we enlarge the membership of our, Sponsors Club. The 'In.t.ter eug gvsti'nh seems the more .fair and the eas:er -of the two. You c?n secure yoiir certificates from I'liy boy scout or from the Press office. , The Troop does not ask that the members of the Sponsors Club buy (.Continued on page five) ACCIDENT TAKES FRANKUN SCOUT Thomas Curtis Accidently Killed at Brown's Camp on Wayah Bald Scouts Hon orary Escort at Funeral. One of the greatest tragedies that has ever taken place in Macon county occurred last Saturday at 11 A. M.. at Brown's Camp on Wayah Bald, when Thomas Edison Curtis, 16, a charter member of the local troop of the Boy Scouts of America was ac cidently killed with a 22 calibre rifle. rvixoruwg 10 ine coroners inquest the deceased youth met death' with a rifle held in his own hands. The day before the accident Thorn as with Chas. Davis, Eugene Welch and C. D. Baird, Jr., all boys of Frank lin had gone to Wayah Bald on an outing. Saturday morning it seems that the boys went hunting. Thomas returned to the cabin first and wlien Chn Davie anfl PnorpriA Wplrti rn.' tered the building Thomas, in a spirit, of fun called "hands up" or "Halt." About that time a rifle was discharged the ball entering the body of Thomas just above the heart. Chas. and Eu gene then went to the nearest tele phone and called town stating that Thomas had. been shot. Mr. Frank Curtis, the boy's father, with Dr. Horsley immediately proceeded to the camp and found the boy dead on their arrival. From the nature of the wound it is believed that death was incotitinintic . - - The body was brought to Franklin and buried at three o'clock Sunday. Six boy scouts, Bill Higdon, Jr., C. D. Baird, Jr., John Arrendale, Jr., Phil McCollum, George Anderson jand Howard Shook, acted as pall bearers while the remainder cf the local troop acted as honorary escort. Rev. E. J. Pipes, the scoutmaster, and Rev, J. Q. Wallace conducted the funeral exercises at the Methodist rhnrrh whprp hiinrlrpfle hart acapmhlcrl to pay a tribute of deserved respect to thp dpnarterl vouth. . ' Thomas was a senior patrol leader of the scouts and manfully lived up to every precept cf the scout teach ings. His example along that line is one well worthy of emulation by every scout in Franklin. One of the most impressive features of the funeral services took place at the grave when more than 40 scout companions of the dead boy, though deeply grieved at the loss of their comrade, snapped to attention, came to' the sccut salute and repeated the scout oath, thus honoring the spirit of their departed brother. Thp trin tn Wavah Ralrl was nnt made under the. direction or by con sent ef the local scout authorities. Besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Curtis, the deceased youth leave? the following sisters and broth ers: Mrs. Fred Parrish, Misses Emma Sue and Annie Lee Curtis, Hugh Ed win and Frank Smith Curtis. ROBERT PATT0N BUYSTOIPERTY Deal Closed With Mr. Nor man Barnard For 15 Acres ! Adjoining City Limits On Georgia Road. Air. Bob Patton has purchased, from Mr. Norman Barnard rpproxunately 15 acres of land, this p operty be.ing a 'part of Mr. Barnard ; home place located at the city limit;1 on the Geor gia road. The land in question lies on a ridge from which beautiful views of the Ccwees and Nantahalas may be obtained. For a small develop ment there is, perhaps, nothing to equal this tract in or near Franklin. ' City water is already on the prop erty and Mr. Patton plans to begin development work at once. He will build streets and set out shade trees. Mr. Patton wilt sub-divide his new holdings into' large building 'lots' and place these lets on sale next spring. Col. R. E. A. Hamby has figured that thij route from Atlanta to Ashe villc is somethinsr like fifty miles near er by way of Corneliak Clayton and Franklin than any other route yet proposed r.nd j ust. as soon as the Ikibcrsham and Rabun county reads have been completed there will be more traffic on this route than most, fiilks have ecu ''.ir-amcd of Cliy'.on nun tie.
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