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FRANKLIN, N. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1926.
NUMBER TWO.
CONCERT NEXT
The McKinley-Root Concert
, Company to Appear at the
y ' Court House' Next Tues
, day Evening. - '
. The trio of young Jady entertainers
known as The McKinley-Root Con
cert Company, is, a very capable and
' versatile organization. Their pro
fessional experience extends over a
period of, several years on both' the
1 ' lycewm. and Chautauqua platforpis b
the Middle. West and have been head
liners as entertainers wherever ihey
have appeared. .' .'
The company includes Miss Doro
- thy McKinley,. dramatic soprano and
pianist. . Miss ' McKinley has' a beau
tiful soprano Voice and features cos
tumed : Indian songs. ;
Miss Eugenia Rodt is a subpert vio
linist who also plays the banjo most
acceptably. Miss Root is the accom
panist for most of the vocal numbers
and at the piano is" very gracious, in-
!eed. But Miss Root's specialty is
n her violin work
Miss Edna' Bell is a regular corned
ian and a most remarkable entertam-
. r with her scoters song , lmpersona
i ions. She has a very low alto voice
vhose; tones are 'perfect and musical
to hear. iMiss Bell is also a captivat
ing reader and" jt; is-said of her that
be can'-' make ! any' audience laugh
vithout effort;, This js because she
is) natural" in her work'. ; -
, Thelj Piedmont Bureau consider?
Itself fortunate in' securingAthis t,rio
o'f splendid - entertainers an'd most
heartily recommends them to all
Piedmont natrons.1' : '
, These . entertainers will appear at
tne court house, at 7:30 p. m. January
12th. .i t . ' "
-1 Ford Specials
, Wire . wheels,, windshield wings
, ' gvpsy Curtains; top boot, double bar
brmpcr! and automatic ! windshield
wiper' are being added to the items,
of special equipment supplied by the
Ford Motor company, The first pub
Jic.display of this equipment Will be
during the Ford national show week,
January 9 to 16. ... . , ...
, , These specialties are . aot "extras"
:bui have been so designed ty Ford
tnginem as to become actually part
...-of ) the, car. - The equipment" has the
identity of genuine Ford parts and is
i lieiia lo xue same, suiiumu ui hui;
ai the car itself. Behind them lies
expensive experiment to determim:
' lb type, and construction best adapt
- edf to Ford, cars ; experiment which
. was unhampered by any compromise
t' necessary to permit adaptation to
. S'JIIlC Ulllcr ft.mil VI v.ai , .
, The introduction of these special
tits conflicts in no way with the
1 company's 1 policy of refraining 'from
, dictating to the purchaser the amount
of I equipment he .must buy " -with his
' pincipal consideration will in future
. cfar... Those to whom economy is the
As in the past, , be able to purchase
- Jtord ; cars lit which the standard
ejquipment . will include only, those
. features essential to satisfactory op
. tration. , On the other hand, to those
Vho 'are interested in the completely
appointed car will be available spe
: cjalties produced ' according to the
same standards of quality which, are
incorporated .in the car itself. '
)r. Williams Locates Here
Dr. Hraidv Williams.' son' of Mr.
loh Williams, has located in Frank
lin with dffices in the McCoy buildipg
and will do a general practice in tne
k ountv. Dr. Williams was reared in
county well' recommended as a phy
sician. The Vress ana tne citizens or
the county extend to him a hearty
welcome,. y., ;
MR. FEftGUSQN TRANSFERRED
Mr. W. B. Ferguson' who has been
resident engineer with, the state high
, way department at Ffanklin for. more
than a. year has been transferred to
duty at" Ashevillc. Both Mf. ' and
Mrs. 1 Ferguson have endeared them
selves to the people of Franklin who
regret to see them leave. ; .
THE KNOCKER . "y ' ' ' : , " '
' (With Apologies to Poe). , . '
And. the;, knocker, always spitting, still is sitting, still
. is sitting:' -:; " ... ' 8
On the wobbly box of crackers, just behind the en-
' trance door; - ; "; ' '
And his tongue is running smoothly,' like a liar's
. and as loosely, , ; . , v ' ,
And he champs his Brown's Mule "slowly as he spits
y' upon the floor; : ; '
And his soul from out that spittle, that lies floating
, " on the floor , ' ' '
Shall be lifted nevermore.
Work
on Balsam .
Road to be Pushed
Advices ifrom the state highway
commission are to the effect that the
contract for the surfacing of High
way No. 10, from , Balsam, to Sylva
has been awarded to Overstreet and
Nancej the low bidders, with the un-
Hprstandinz that four miles of the
surfacing is to be leased, and that
two outfits are to be put on there-
tnaining eight miles, the whole to be
rushed to completion. -'
A letter " from Chairman Frank
Page, to Commissioner Stickleather,
sets forth these facts,, asa follows:
"f "Raleigh, Dec. 22.-Dcar Mr. Stike-
leather: Uyerstreei ana iancc, iow
bidders on Project No. 955, havp been
ihithe "offieej ;and I have discussed
with them the practicability of put
tincr two outfits on' this broiect and
they agree with , me that they will
put on two outfits, and lease at least
four miles of it to some other contractor.-
They also agree to tut the
working days not to exceed 100 to
14a
"Upon the above conditions I have
awarded the contract, I .assure you
that T will keen richt after them and
see that they do rush this work to
an early completion.
, "With best wishes, and compliments
of the season, I am, ,
; r . "Very truly yours,
"Frank. Page, Chairman State High
way Commission." . '
The state is making preparations
for, the grading woric necessary to
eliminate a number of the dangerous
cyrves ,on the mountain.- The camp
havA hppn built. Tw!r steam shovels
and other grading machinery are, on
the ground, and the grading work
ha actually begun.
It is, hoped, that the .entire road
will he rnmnlptpd before the begin
ning of the tourist season, giving the
people a concrete foaa trom tne
Onre-ia line, via Franklin and Svlva
to Asheville and opening No. 10
through from Asheville to Murphy.
Jackson County ournal.
Farm Power Line
. About Completed
; The new felectric line up1 the Iotla
valley is about completed as far as
the store of Mr. W.1 T. Fouts. The
hnnn of Mr. WadeMoodv and, Mr
Walter Gibson are now ablaze with
electric lights. ' Lights will Soon be
mnHtf in several other, farm homes On
the new line. . , In addition tb the two
r4!tiiv4ip and Iotla hieh school, ao-
proximataely 15 families in the val
ley will haave electricity in their
homes. The Press hopes to, publish
the'exacf cost of this line in the.tiear
future, so that other .communities in
the; county may ascertain the cost of
building lines. ' .' ; ?.
Signal Distinction for
Local Insurance , Man
:.' . v . " v.'
Mr. Chas. 0. Ramsey, general agent
for, the Shenandoah Life Insurance
company, of Roanoke, Va., with
Franklin as his headquarters, accord
ing to weekly report of agents, sent
out ty the company, fo; the wee!
ending December 18, 'stood at? the
head of the list., I - -
Considering that , the company op
erates in ten states and, is represented
by many older and more experienced
men than Mr. Ramsey, this, record is
considered 'good. 1,'': i, 7 '
JOHN SMITH PROMOTED ;
Mi1. John Smith, who has been as
sistant resident engineer in Franklin
has been- promoted to the. position
vacated' by the transfer of Mr. Fer
guson. Mr! Allen Siler has also been
firnriiotpd to instnimpnt nan and Mr
ID. P. Sutton from axman to rodman.
BOARD VOTES
TO ACCEPT DAM
All Money Due Constructors
and Engineers Ordered
Paid. Frank Bryson Town
Clerk.
At its. regular monthly meeting
Monday night the town board after
concluding the routine business elect
ed Mr. Frank Bryson as town clerk
The recent increase in details of the
town business necessitated the em
ployment of a(full time clerk. Here
after, all water bills and electric
light bills will be paid to the town
clerk in his offices over the Bank of
Franklin. ,
Mr. A. Ci Stanford, rpnrpepntino
Robert he Company, reported the
complete cost of the dam, power
house, power lines, lake , area, etc,
as $286i29.79. . The amount includes
$18,000 as interest on the bonds for
one year. He also reported the dam
finished. The board then voted tp
accept the dam from the engineers
and contractors and ordered paid all
money due them. . .
Mr. T. L. Harrison, president of the
Electrical Constructors Company,
contractors, who constructed the
dam, then thanked the town board
for its treatment of his cpmpany dur
ing the construction work and stated
in all his experience he had never
found more courteous consideration
than had been extended him" in
Franklin. .'' (.. ;. .,..
Mr. Stanford stated that the re
marks of Mr. Harrison were also. ap
plicable to Robert & Company. He
then offered many valuable sugges
tions for increasing the use of elec
trical current in the homes of Frank
lin. He stated that jobbers who han
die electrical appliances will tend
representatives to Franklin to dem
onstrate the many uses of electricity
in the homes. The jobbers will also
send to the town on consignment,
electrjeal appliances, such as ranges,
toasters, irons', etc.
Mr. T. W. Porter with his attorney,
Mr. George Patton, appeared before
the board and requested a statement
from the board regarding its inten
tions concerning the "disposal of the
sewage which empties into the creek
near his residence. , Mr. Porter also
wanted tp know what height the
board . intends to keep the water in
the lake. It seems that Mr. Porter
has been patiently waiting for' weeks
for the board to take some aqtion re
garding his property. Thev board
again ignored Mr. Porter's request.
Admission to Hfgh School
By Examination
Next year pupils will be admitted
to the high school at Franklin only
by examination. No 7th grade certifi
cates, will be issued until after1 pupils
stand and pass the examination .for
high school. Those who have com
pleted. 7th grade work and- who do
not intend to enter high school will
be required to .take. "this examination
before a certificate is given them, The
reason for" this change as stated by
County ' Superintendent .Billings is
that it gives every pupil the same
chance and requires all to meet the
samae requirements. It seems that
heretofore some teachers f have kept
the standard up while' others have
been less careful, with the result that
numbers of pupils attempting to do
high school work have, been' unable
Work Goes Forward
on Onteora Estates
Mr. 1 W. D. Almazov was in. the
Press office Tuesday and reports that
work on the Onteora Estates, owned
jointly by him and Miss Sophie Al
bert, is progressing nicely. Mr. Fors
ter, the engineer in charge, has plans
completed for the dam and is now
engaged in work on the boulevards.
More men will be employed in the
near future so that the work may
be carried on at a rapid speed. Mr.
Almazov states that work on the
dam will begin shortly. He has ap
plied to the town for electricity with
which to light his development. If
the town cannot supply current, Mr.
Almazov will install a plant at hi
datn which he estimates will produce
50 horse power. The Press is delight
ed to know that work on the On-
teora Estates has begun in earnest. It
is indeed refreshing to learn that at
least, the owners of one development
mean business."
Mr. Almazov has given instructions
to his engineer to employ only local
local men on this wotk, thus giving
Macon county citizens the advantage
of the money spent in this county.
: In Memoriam
Mrs.' . Mary. (Slagle) Roane ' was
born April 28, 1831, departed this life
November 20, 925, at the age of 94
years and six months.
She was married to John R. Roane
January 30, 1855. To this anion "four
children were born, three of whom
are still living: J. T. Roane Franklin
with whom she lived; Mrs. W. R
Clier Young Harris, Ga Mrs., James
McConnell, Lyman, Wash.'
Mrs. Roane is the last of a large
family, of children. She was left a
widow with ' four small . children to
rear, her husband having died during
the Civil Var in Chicago on October
26, 1864.
- She worked early and late and man
aged to raise her children and keep
them together. She suffered a stroke
of paralysis ten years ago, from
which. she never fully recovered. For
a few vears she got so she could
walk about in the house with' sticks.
She often said she was glad to be
able to do that, but for the last three
year she has been unable to' walk
and gradually grew weaker until the
end. Her going away was peaceful
ac a rhild coiner to sleeo. She was
a member of the Baptist church, had
been a Christian since girlhood, sne
always attended as long as she was
Q Mb h nftpn said to oeoole on
their way to church "I wish I could
go with you.
Tt is hard to realize she 19 gone.
She is missed in the community as
well as in the home, bhe has been
a ticofiil neighbor in her day. She
was always ready to visit the sick
and help those that were m distress.
We have no fears for her for we
know she is-at peace and it is possi
ble for us to join her in the fullness
of time. Her body was laid to rest
at Maiden's Chapel cemetery, No
vember 22. A large crowd attended
the funeral and many .brought flow
ers. The funeral service was conduct
ed by Revs. Martin and Rotem
CALLOW AY-ZACHARY CO.
GET OUT NICE PAMPHLET
The Galloway-Zachary company
have gotten out a beautifully illus
trated pamphlet containing many
views of Macon county and contain
ing, also, a description of the county
roads, climatae, elevation, etc. Mr.
Galloway states that his company
will be glad to mail this pamphlet to
anyone living away from Franklin
who might be interested in the de
velopment of the county. Citizens of
Franklin are requested to leave the
names and addresses of any such per
sons at the Press office. ;
GROOM ELUDES KIDNAPPERS
Some friends of Mr. Gilmer Craw
ford, who was married to Miss May
Hunhicutt at .; midnight New Year's
eve, had planned to kidnap hin after
th tere tiionv and carrv him across
the Nantahala mountains. The groom
and his best man, captain , u. k
Smith, both of whom have had mili
tary experience, evidently rdught
their knowledge of strategy into play.
At.anv atfr the croom. eluded the
kidnappers and left with his bride
on their honeymoon.
I W CON TO MVS
H0I.IE AGSK
Will be Appointed by Exten
sion Service of State Cc!
lege; and Assume Duties
in March;
Through the untiring efforts of Mr.
J.. M. Gray, a Native of Macon coun
ty and now iii charge of the county
agents of the state, and County
Agent Arrendale, Macon county is to
have the' services of a county home
agent. This agent will be appointed
by' ths extension service of the state
college at Raleigh, and will assume
her duties in March. The county will
pay one-fourth of her salary.
This agent will do her work d
community gatherings ai.d in the iit-
ral, schools of the county. She will
assist with alt home problems and
home conveniences. Her work witl
also include instruction in the art of
hat making and dress making, cook
ing, canning and in various other ac
tivities affecting the health, happiness,
comfort and conveniences in rural
homes.
In appointing home agents the state
college selects only those who have
had considerable exrtriene'e and
training along ... the fines 'outlined
above. These agents are sent to va
rious counties, not with the idea of
showing how much they know, but
with the end in view of being bf teal
assistance to the women of the coun
ty in the betterment of home life in
all its various phases. Macon county
is indeed fortunate in obtaining the
services of a home agent and the
Press is quite sure that this agent
a.M1 WAMnTa.A 1". A LaA.f ,. ...... MM ( '
the women of the county. . V
11th Grade Iotla Pupils
to Enter Franklin High
Pupils now in the 11th grade of tlie
Iotla high school will enter Frank
lin high school this spring so that on '
graduation they may have the advan
tages accorded graduates of a stand
ard high school advantages , which
are not given to graduates of schools'
not fated as standard. Among these
advntages are entrance Jo college
without examination and receipt of
a higher certificatae as teachers, thus
commanding a better salary as teach
ers. , ' . ,. ; :'-Y
Franklin Has Direct Phcr.a
Connection With Ashevills
All legal entanglements in connec-i
tipn with the right of way for tW
telephone line between Franklin am
Dillsboro have been adjusted. Thd
line "was open for use last ,rno
Franklin now has direct' connec
with Asheville and all points in Vj
em North Carolina. , ' Easy cok
tions can also" be had with Knoi
and points, in Virginia and eai
North Carolina. , Mr. D. G. Stev!
general manager of the Franklin!
cphone seryiqe, began ah agit(
for line between Franklin and L
boro more than a yer ago. Mr. Sf
art hae worked constantly one
proposition, but the construction
delayed several weeks because
lawsuit over the right of way. f
The new line will be f gteai
venience to Franklin cit' ?ns an
Stewart has done the t wti
serviced- :'" '' .'': ;. ;- ,
Mr. J. J. Moore Enter
. Business
Mr. J. J. Moore, a forme
of Macon county and more
from Baltimore, has returnd
old county and will be 4sj
with Mr. Chas. Ramsey in tlx
ance and real estate businf
Ramsey ahd Mr. Moore wil1
under the firm name of tb
Insurance Agency. In i3
company already repre
Ramsey the new hrnv
the fc-tna Company, whic
hic
sJ
u '
kinds of insurance. . '
Mr.' Moore states tl
to be back home. His
all over the county h;i
him a warm svelcomc,
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