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VOLUME XL
FRANKLIN, N. G, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 192S
NUMBER FORTV-FIVE
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THE IOTLA HIGH
SCHOOL NEWS
Geraldine Gibson Editor-in-Chief
Leota McCracken......Assistant Editor
Playing the Game
"To brair a little-co shew up well,
o crow gently if in luck to pay up,j
to own up, and to shut up if beaten,
a ttip. virt-ups of & snortinsr man." I
according to Oliver Wendall Holmes.
, "To brag a little" We all like to
do that ,. especially if we are sure of
ourselves and think that winning is
a cinch.
"To show up well" We are not
grandstand players or working for
individual honor, yet it is only natur
al that we sould iike to show up well,
especially before those we like and
those whom we are working for.
"Tc crow penty if in luck" Altho
we would not, theoretically speaking,
call it crowing-i doubt if there :.-
any group cf players that p'.ay a
winning game without showing some
signs of satisfaction.
"To pay up" In a basket ball game
between hUjh schools there is not a
monetary price to pay, still there is
a score to settle. "If we play the
game we must pay the price," even
if it is nothing but wounded pride and
a less of self assurance.
"To own up" To have to own up
that - we are beaten is really worse
than taking the beating sometimes.
However, it is all in the game and if
we-are true sports we will acknow
ledge defeat if necessary.
"To shut up if beaten" Sometimes
it is easier to shut up than it is to
talk about a lost game. If we lose
because of our lack cf effort we
usually do not like to discuss the
game. I know a coach who used to
tell the players to either win or have
an alibi. They usually brought home
an alibi instead of a victory. If we
do lose we should not lay the blame
cn our luck. We should take a beat
ing with a smile and give it back
with a grin.
We do not have to win everytime
to be benefited by playing basketball.
Sometimes it is better for us to lose
because if we win without a hard
struggle we will feel so we are too
surd of ourselvc9,and not. try as hard
as we would if we were not so cer
tain of victory. .'
Basket ball or anyother athletic
game is to develop the players physi
cally and cause them to be mentally
alert, More than this, it teaches
sportmariship.
We all like to claim sporting blood
yet sportsmanship is not so much a
matter of instinct as if is of training.
The training we get in school is to
prepare us to .overcome tho obstacles
we meet in later life; so the training
we get in basketaball is to teach us
to play the game of life straight, as
we are now playing our games for
Iotla High. G. G. '26.
Hallowe'en Carnival a Success
A Hallowe'en carnival and box
party was given at Iotla High school
Saturday night October 31 to raise
necessary funds for the school.
The entertainment was opened by
the "spieler?" at the five booths con
ducted by the students.
Next came the box party with Mr
Gecrge Mallonee in charge. There
were not many boxes but they brought
good prices.
Another feature cf the entertain
ment was a bean guessing contest in
which Mr. W. H. Moody won a box
of candy. He guessed the exact num
ber of beans in a glass jar.
We also sold three cakes, one for
the ugliest man, one tor the prettiest
girl, and a guess cake. The guess
cake was finally sold to the highest
bidder because no one could guess
what was in it.
' We heartily thang the people for
their orderly conduct, and for their
financial support. . R. R. '26.
Iotla High School Girls
Victors Over Franklin
The Iotla High school girls defeated
Franklin girls on Iotla court Thursday
afternoon by score 10-11. The teams
were about evenly matched and both
Important Highways
Some day in the no distant future
Henderson county and all other coun
ties traversed by Highway Ic. 28 will
reap a golden harvest, hence news of
progress on this route is timely.
The Frankiln Press is authority, for
the statement from Highway Commissioner-
Stikeleather that convicts
will be pleaced , on No. 28 between
Franklin and Highlands and Franklin
and, the Clay county line at an early
date.
Macon and Clay counties have pro
vided means for building this road.
Jackson county has taken over an old
turnpike ' and will provide a fairly
good highway. Cherokee hasn't made
provisions for No. 28, which runs
from Bat Cave through Henderson.
Transylvania, Jackson, Macon, Clay
and Cherokee counties, intercepting
the Atlanta-Ashevilte highway at
Mutphey,
When this road is placed in gocd
condition it will be a wonderful feeder
for Henderson county, drawing heavi
ly f'om Georgia travel as well as pro
viding a good scenic journey with a
swing around the circle over 28 to
Hendersonvillc on to Chimney Rock.
Asheville and there taking No. 10 to
Murphy.
No greater outing for scenery is to
be found in eastern America. Hen
dersonvillc News.
Macon County Tract Bought
Franklin, October 24. Tract of 6S0
acres, extending from the city limits
of Franklin on the Bryson road to
the Lake Emory holdings, half a mile
above the municipal dam, has been
purchased for a consideration $125,000
from Lee Barnard, Franklin mas, by
an Atlanta syndicate, it became known
here yesterday. The entire tract will
be used for development purposes it
is asserted.
Owners cf the tract assert that
their plans for development include
the construction of a golf course,
home sites on the Emory Lake front,
the building of roads to Trimont
mountain through the wooded lands
cf the tract, and general improve
ment of the district. ' .
The purchasing syndicate is com
posed of the following men : W. R.
Shcppard, (). L. Taylor and F. W.
Council, ail of . Atlanta and Alvah
Pearce, of Franklin. The deal is re
ported 10 be the largest one ever
transacted in Macon county. Ashe
ville Times. , .
played hard and well. At the end cf
the first quarter the score stood 5-1
Iotla's favor. The second quarter
both teams tied and at the end of. the
third quarter the score stood 6-8
Franklin's favor. When the "time
out" whistle sounded for the last
quarter over, the score stood 10-11
Ictla's favor. "
We expect to play again on the
Franklin court Friday, November
6. . L. C. '27.
Hallowe'en Party
Friday afternon the students of the
high school enjoyed an interesting
Hallowe'en party given by Mr. Wright
in the auditorium. The party began
at 2:30 and lasted until ,4:00 o'clock.
Several interesting games were
played, including the stunt ball and
the cat contest. The stunt ball con
sisted cf a number of stunts written
out on small pieces, of paper and tied
with thread. The ball was passed
from one to another and as the thread
was wound off something was found
for each to do. In the cat contest a
group of sentences describing some
kind of a cat was passed out for the
students to guess the names of. The
one having the gitattst number of i
names correct icitwd a. box ot
candy. '
The partyiwas ended by a fortune
lolling. A number of envelopes were
in a paper sack hanging from the ceil
ing. The sack was torn and the en
velopes dropped out. Then all that
v.tre lucky cito -h tc ;ct an envelope
announced its contents and their fu
ture life was told to them. . ,
Delicious home-made candy was
served. Everyone enjoyed the after
non very much. L. V. S. '26.
DR. GEO. TRUETT
COMM AGAIN
Rev. A. J. Smith Returned
From Chapel Hill Sunday
With Good News Dr. Mc
Connell Coming Also.
Rev. A. J. Smith, the energetic and
popular local Baptist preacher, re
turned, last Sunday from Chapel Hill
where he met Dr. George Truett and
received his promise to return to
Franklin next August to conduct a re
vival meeting. It will be remembered
that Dr. Truett and Dr. F. C McCon
ncll held a great meeting in Franklin
last summer in the big tabernacle just
south of town. So well pleased were
these eminent divines with conven
iences at the tabernacle they have
consented to come again next summer,
Drsi Truett and McConnell who are
both natives of this section have sig
nificd their desire to conduct a revival
in the southern mountains each sum
mer. A study of the situation has
convinced them that Franklin is the
loeical nlace at which to hold , these
meetings. Not only the geographical
location of Franklin but the question
of good roads radiating from Frnklin
to all sections cf the mountains in
three States were important factors in
arriving at this decision.
The exact date of the meeting to be
held in Franklin next summer has not
been announced. However, the meet
ing will take place in August and will
probably continue for 12 days instead
of ten as was the case last summer.
Dave Gordon is Helping to
Put Franklin on the Map
Read below what the Buford (Ga.)
Advertiser has to say. The Buford
Editor gets his geography a little mix
ed, but we must excuse him. Most
Georgia folks think that the moun
tains stop at tl e north Georgia line.
Editr r ja.-.l: Majors is lin Ited to come
li'i to Frur.k'in a nl tike l look at some
real m.jin;'. r.ir.s
Mountain Air Is Good.
Tonic For Pessimists
There is no argument tc it. A few
weeks spent in the'nrountin section
of North Georgia will put you so full
of "pep" that it will make you do
things in a hurry. It is the claim of
those, who go to the mountains that
the fact that you tee the hills that.look
unsurmountable and you find that by
sticking strictly to the task and going
forward all the time you will soon
reach the crest of your objective.
The cause of this outburst is deriv
ed from the fact that a half hour's con
versation with Dave Gordon, who has
just spent the past month in the moun
tains will prove to you that the best
thing for any business man to do is to
get away from the worries at home
for a. few weeks and you will come
back all enthused with a better opin
ion of the opportunities that ycur own
home town affffords you.
Dave, as you well know, has resided
in Buford ever since a few months
after he reached the golden shores of
the United States from the "old coun
try" and of course you are aware of
the fact that he has builded high hopes
on the possibilities of Buford and has
learned to love the town even better
than he did the country of his nativ
ity, but during the past few weeks
Dave purchased a new business at
Franklin, N. G, and went away to get
it started on the road to success and
while there he has been badly bitten
by the old bug called "optimism" andbecause 0 tm, height of mountains,
ever since his return has been busily I epth 0f valleys, ruggedness of area,
engaged in scattering sunshine among iand tmeXampled variety of trees,
the people of Buford. Go into nis'shrubs and plants.". Under an act of
store and listen at him talk about . roni,recc approved by President
this section of the country and what
it will mean to you if you stick with
it. ..
Instead of Florida being sold to
Dave the mountains and North Geor
gia have taken a ..firm Bip upon him
and he is sure here to stay. t'uforc!
(Ga.) Advertiser.
Attorney H. G. Robertson returned
from Atlanta last Saturday where he
had been on business trip.
National Park Inter-State
Committee Organized
Asheville, N. C With the creation
by Congress of a National Park in
the Great Smoky Mountains of East
ern Tennessee and Western North
Carolina as their objective, the two
states, primarily , interested in the
project North Carolina and Ten
nesseehave joined hands to make
the park a reality. During the past
week the. organizations which have
been working separately toward the
same end have organized a joint com
mittee, which will co-oMihate thei
efforts. Col. D. C. Chapman, of
Knoxvillc, a prime mover in the en
deavor to save the Great Smokies
from the ravages of the loggers, has
been named chairman of. the Iiuer
Staie Committee, and State Senate
Plato D. Ebbs of Asheville, sccretaiy.
The immediate good ot the two or
ganizations, the Great Smoky Moun
tain Conservation Aswciatifln of Ten
nessee, and the North Carolina Park
Commission, is to obtain funds to
,'.irhasc at least a part of the fc'ta
to be set aside as a park. The goal
set by the Inter-State Executive Cam-
j C ommittee is one million dollar
to be .aised jointly in the two States
An intensive campaign for Torth
Carolina's share is scheduled to be
gin late in November. Tennessee's
work will begin intensively on De
cember 7. Campaign offices have been
opened in each state. Asheville s the
base of operations in North Carolina
and headquarters have been establish
ed at the rooms of the Asheville
Chamber of Commerce. At Knox
villc, where the Tennessee campaign
will be centered, offices have been
opened . in the headquarters of the
Knoxvile Automobile Club.
The sponsors of the movement . to
acquire the Park are speeding up
their efforts to have a National Park
created before the mountains in the
proposed Park area are further de
nuded oi thei virgin forests. The
timber interests, which hold the bulk
of the Park lands, are rapidly en
croaching on the primeval forests of
the Great Smokies, regarded by
botanists as the most remarkable ex
amples of forestation in the western
hemisphere. Unless these sections
are soon set aside for a Park, it is
j regarded as inevitable that the beauty
of the mountains with their, unex
amplcd variety of trees and shrubs
will be despoiled by the invading
Aggers.
The area of the proposed Park is
roughly a minimum of 435,000 acres
The State cf Tennessee through its
State Legislature has authorized the
purchase of 80,000 acres. It is hoped
that funds will be raised in the coming
Inter-State campaign to purchase
several hundred thousand acres more,
and that the interest of the Nation
can be roused to provide funds for
the balance, or that Congress ' may
make appropriation for that purpose.
The park area, as tentatively plan
ned, is located within the confines of
i Sevier, Monroe, Cocke and Blount
counties of Tennessee, and Swain,
Graham and Haywood counties of
North Carolina.
The "establishment ""of " the" Great
Smokies as National Park has the ap
proval of Secretary of Interior, under
whose direction the National Parks
are administered. A Federal Park
Commission, appointed by Secretary
Work to select sites for a National
Park in the Southern Appalachians
reported that of the sections visited.
the Great Smokies "easily stand first
Ccolidge February -21, 1925, appoint
ment of a commission was authorized
whose duties were to set the boun
daries of such portions of the Great
Smoky Mountains as were desirable
for Park purposes, to receive definite
o'Vcrs of lands a no money, and. cbt'ain
. t t i . A
options on I'arK umuis aii appro -
pri.-i.Mon of $20,000 lor the work of the
commission was authorized, and ap -
Budget Bureau
The commission,
AIRPLANE PHOTOS
SMOKY MOUNTAINS
Asheville, N. C From an tltitude
of 12,500 feet above the earth Lieut.
Charles L. Williams, United States
Aniiy Aviator, and Sergeant Sam
Houston, his aide, have during the
past five weeks been engaged in the
gigantic task of photographing every
square foot of the proposed Great
Smoky Mountains National Park.
First, the airplane winged its way
abound and abov.e the boundaries of
:he Park area, while Sergeant Hous
ton, an expert airplane photographer,
tcok photograph after photograph of
the edges of the Park domain. Then
the task of reproducing the topo
graphy of the interior of the Park be
gan, and daily the plane has flown
North and South, wh-le each square
mile was recorded cn the camera lens,
The photographs, hundreds of tfooin.
are being ieveb'ed at Langley Field.
Ya., and !tn the Park is miail
covered by the airplane, the le
oped pictures will be so cut and fitted
together that a great topographic
picture of several hundred square feet
will be produced.
The job of making this unique map-
! picture of an area that is in part un
known to the eye of man is not yet
completed. At least nine more days
of clear weather will be needed,
Lieutenant Williams has estimated, to
complete the interior. Favorable
weather for airplane photography in
the Great Smokies is infrequent at
this time of year. Clear, cold days are
the best for this work, for during
more temperate weather clouds form
in the" pockets of the mountains, and
the absence of clouds' and smoke is
necessary for best results. It is pos
sible by means of intricate photo
graphic devices to penetrate the haze
that is so common to the mountain
area, Lieut. Williams has found that
the most favorable time of day to
obtain pictures is between 9:30 A. M.
and 1 :30 P. M., Central Standard time.
Both Lieut. Williams, " who pilots
the plane, and Sergeant Houston, the
photographer, wear parachutes strap
ped to their backs while in the air.
It has not yet been necessary for
them to resort to these extreme de
vices, but once when flying high over
one of the sharp and heavily-timbered
mountains, the fuel supply was
suddenly cut off, and the engine
stalled. Just as the pilot was about
to give the command to leap, the
engine started.
The low temperatures found in the
high altitudes from which the photo
graphs are taken requires the airmen
to wear fur lined coats. One day this
fall, it became so bitterly cold that
the oil spattering from the engine
froze on Sergeant Houston's camera.
Lieut. Williams was assigned to the
task of mapping the boundaries of the
Great Smokies after he had completed
a similar may of the proposed Shen
andoah National Park in Virginia,
which is to be a sister Park of the
North Carolina-Tennessee Park. The
assignment was made by the War De
partment at the express request of
Secretary Work, and the federal com
mission appointed to define the boun
daries of the Great Smoky Moun
tains National Park." ""
which is at work in mapping the
boundaries of the pro tosed Great
Smoky Mountains Park Is headed by
Representative H.. W. Temple of
Pennsylvania, and is made up of four
nationally-known park experts: Ma
jor W. A. Welsh, manager of Palis
ades Inter-State Park of New York
and New Jersey; Harlan P. Kelsey.
president of the Appalachian Moun
tain Club; W. C. Gregg, of the Nation
al Parks Service, and Col. Glenn S.
Smith of the United States Geological
Sur yey; The Inter-States committee
ot co-ordination consists of six mem
bers, three from each State. The
Tennessee delegation consists of Col.
D. C. Chapman, chairman of the com
mittee, Mayor B. A. Morton, and Dr.
Herbert Acuff. all .of Knoxvillc. The
North Carolina members are State
Senatoi Mark Squires, of Lenoir,
chairman' cf the North Carolina Pa-k
, Commission. State Senator P. D. Ebb
'of Asheville. secretary of the coniir.il-
i tec.'
nd Char'es A. Webb, suv nf
j Asheville
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