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VOLUME XLI.
FRANKLIN, N. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1928.
NUMBER FOUR.
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OPERATE HERE
W. R. Sheppard & Co., Re
cently Organized to Have
Charge Sale Lake Emory
Lots.
Messrs. W. R. Sheppard, 0. L. Tay
lor, F. W. Connell, Alvah Pearce, all
of w hom are well known in Franklin,
and C. H. Eddy, have associated
themselves under the name of W. R.
Sheppard & Co, and will have charge
of the sale of Lake Emory lots, act
ing as sales agents or that company.
Mr. Eddy is an erperienced real es
tate man, having formerly operated
in Cleveland, Pittsburg- and other
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. nortnern cuies. ine rapm viugicss
of the south attracted Mr. Eddy to
Atlanta, where he associated himself
with W. R, Sheppard & Co.
The new company has offices at
66 1-2 N. Forsyth street, Atlanta.
This company also opened an office
at Macon, Ga., on January 25th. They
likewise have agencies at Jackson
ville, Miami, Orlando and Bradenton
Fla. The entire efforts of the large
sales force of W. R. Sheppard & Co.
will be devoted to the sale of Lake
Emory lots, Mr. Sheppard having
.recently severed his connection with
Smith & Rankin of Atlanta. The ob
ject of opening a chain of offices is
"to get in touch with as many pros
pects as possible before the opening
of the coming spring. The company
already has a large list of prospects
who have expressed their intention
of coming to Franklin to buy or
build summer homes.
For the past several months Mr
Sheppard has been laying the ground
work for an intensive sales campaign
of Lake Emory lots during the coming
spring and summer. His plans arc
now practically completed; Mr. F. W.
Connell, who was here last fall will
be in charge of the Atlanta office
while Mr. Alvah Pearce has been
designated as sales superintendent in
cnarge ot me local oinces oi trie
company.
Mr. Sheppard recently returned
from a vacation in Cuba, stopping off
at many cities in Florida on the trip
back. While in Florida he got in
touch with many people of means
who are interested in Franklin and
who will visit this town during the
early summer. Some of these gen
tlemen are irpm Detroit and have er
pressed their intention, according tc
Mr. Sheppard, of investing in Macon
county real estate. Mr. Sheppard al
so reports that two speed boats will
be placed on the lake for the accom
modation of visitors and local citi
ens. These boats are now in use in
Florida waters. One has a speed of
27 miles per hour, while the other can
make 37 miles per hour. Plans are
also under way to organize a yacht
club at Franklin.
Mr. Sheppard stated to a Press rep
resentative last Monday that the sale
of Lake Emory lots has not been
pushed for the past few months due
to the fact that he has been organiz
ing a sales force and preparing plans
for a widely advertised and intensive
sales campaign to open in a short
time. As before stated these plans
are now about completed. Hence the
sale of Lake Emory lots during the
coming spring and summer is expect
ed to exceed all former estimates.
Farm Specialist Coming
Fruit and truck specialist will be
here os February 10, 11, 12 and 13 to
hold meetings for the fruit and truck
growers. .
Dairv and hoc specialist will be here
March 1 to 6 to hold "Barn Meetings"
to assist the farmerh in mixing feeds
and to encourage the growing of
more feeds that are adapted to this
section.
Ponltry sperialist will be here
March 8 to 13 to hold meetings for the
purpose of helping the farmers with
u their poultry problems.
The baby chicks were weighed when
. 67 days old. The highest 2 lbs. and 1
ounce.
They were placed in coops with
wire floors on Tuesday to be fed a
sloppy fattening feed for about ten
days. Then they are to be sold.
When the demonstration is com
pleted a full report will be furnished
' the Press.
FLORIDA CITIZEN HERE
Mr. Emeson of St. Petersburg, Fla.,
was a recent visitor to Franklin. He
was accompanied by Mr. W. L. Rey
nolds of Hendersonville, a prominent
real estate man of that city. Both
came to investigate the reat estate
situation ,and both were greatly im
pressed with Franklin's prospects for
-the present year.
Maxwell High School to
Cartoogcchaye - Maxwell High
school is now meeting the require
ments for a RecognizedHigh school,
and if an average of twenty pupils is
maintained throughout the year, it
will be given that rating by the State
Board of Education next year.
Twelve boys and eleven girls are
enrolled and the . average daily at
tendance for the first four months
has been twenty-two. This is an ex
cellent record and one. which sh'ows
how eager the boys and girls are to
make their school a Recognized High
school. Their perservcrance through
rain and snow is most commendable.
1 ETHEL LANCASTER, Principal
What You Are Missing
It is a matter of regret to those who
have been fortunate enough to be able
to attend regularly the hervices of
the Franklin Methodist church for
the past few months, that the incle
ment weather has cheated many out
of the privilege of hearing the very
earnest, instructive and inspiring
messages that the pastor, Rev. B. C.
Reavis, is bringing every Sunday
morning and evening to his congregar
tion.
It music is inspiring to you Mrs.
Gilmer Jones with her beautiful organ
renditions and trained choir. Will give
you inspiration. "
On last Sunday at 11 a. m., in spite
of a cold pouring rain, a surprisingly
large number, listened attentively to
an unusually interesting sermon on
"The Fine Art of Encouraging," taken
from the text "David encouraged him
self in the Lord." I Sam. 30 :6.
The congregation went away feel
ine that Mr. Reavis himself had
learned the fine art of encouraging.
At 7:30 in the evening the smal
company who gathered to hear him
discuss "The Woman Who Got What
She Didn't Go After," felt fully re
paid for sacrificing the comforts of
their firesides to brave the storm.
The vivid word picture of Jesus and
the poor, sinful woman of Samaria
who came to Jacobs well to .get water
and went awav having received from
Jesus that "living water" which is
able to satisfy the thnst of every
human heart, no matter how parched
by sin and sorrow, was indeed fine
The sermon was based on John
4:10: "If thou knowest the gift of
God and who it is that saith to thee
give mc to drink, thou wouldest have
asked of Him and. He would have
given thee living water."
Though some of the calsscs in the
Sunday School suffered in atendance
from the disagreeable weather, it was
very gratifying to see the large num
ber in the Men's Bible class, which
has ; averaged since its organization
in November about 35.
The efficient superintendent, Mr
T. J. Johnston, insures the success of
the Sunday school, u the members 0
the church, young and old, will co
operate.
The primary department, under the
supervision of Mrs. Reavis deserves
special mention, for in spite of the
bad weather, she and her coworkers
have made it so interesting to the
children that the attendance has been
very good indeed.
The prayer meeting services held
every Wednesday evening at 7:30 are
unusually worth while.
Don't take my word for it, but come
and see. The young people are es
pecially invited. Their presence Would
lend interest and inspiration as il
does to every thing they take part in.
The Woman's Missionary society
under the leadership of Mrs. George
Jones; the Young Peoples' society,
with Mrs. T. W. Porter, its most ef
ficient leader, and the Junior society
with the inspiring leadership of Mrs.
Gus Leach, gives an opportunity for
every woman and child in the church
to give expression in a practical way
to the religion that their church
teaches, and the-Mission St,udy class
led in such an interesting way by
Mrs. F. L. Siler, gives an inteligent
idea of the why of it all.
1926 prornises to be a prosperous
year in very way for the Franklin
Methodist church and all of its mem
bers are invited to help make it so,
by at least attending its services. You
are solicited at the beginning of this
new year to make an investment in
the biggest business of all the world,
and which promises the largest and
surest dividends.
Lay up 'for yourselves treasure in
heaven where neither moth nor rust
doth corrupt and where theives do
J not break through and steal.'
Shakespeare Up-to-Date Tells
Motorists' Terrible Toll
SEVEN AGES OF
Per cent of total accidents
Cent Under 13 5-24- 25-34 33-44 45-54 55 -64 Over 64
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QlIAKESPEAKE'g 8e.v6u.ages of mankind made no reference to the number
who were cut off in their prime by automobiles. If he had, suggests
the Stewart-Warner Safety Council, it might have run something like this
parody on his famous lines: ,
At first the Infnnt,
Killed by a truck while in his nurse's arms, ''A- ' ''
And then the careless schoolboy with his marbles,
Playing in the streets after his lessons ,
Are over. And then the lover, -
Absent-minded, walking with a box of candy
Under his arm, to see his loved one,
Is struck by n tarl and. hurtled to the ground.
Next comes the gay yuung blood
Out for his evening's entertainment, whom
Sixty miles an hour hunts forty, years too soon
Upon a slab In some unfriendly nx.rgue.
And then the banker, full of worldly pride and honors,
j Jay-walks across the street between two mighty deals of finance,
And wakes to find Saint Peter quizzing him.
Next, the family man, with years upon uirn,
Confused and jostled in the crowd,
Missteps; and dies amid thanksgiving
That his last premium was' paid up. ?
And last, hoary ago, tottering and feeble,
Perhaps with crutch, or eye loo dimmed with time,
An easy victim for some selfish motorist,
- Sans care, sans thought, sans skill, sans everything but speed.
The ch;rt above shows what proportion of all accidents happening to each
age group are automobile accidents. The toll is highest for the very young
and very old. This situation is explained partly by the heedlessness of, the
young and the infirmity of old age. Moreover, these two groups are least
involved in industrial accidents which makes their automobile casualties
constitute a larger part of their, total accidents.
Clinic for Cripples at
Waynesville, January; 23
An unusual opportunity is being of
fered the indigent cripples . of this
county to have their deformities cor
rected free of charge by the Rotary
Orthopaedic Clinic of Waynesville.
This clinic was. organized by the
State Department of Rehabilitation
and is in charge of Dr. Edward King,
one of the leading orthopaedic spe
cialists of the State. It is sponsored
and maintained by, the Rotary club
of Waynesville.
At the opening of the clinic on De
cember 19, a number of cripples were
examined and plans made for the
treatment of several. Some will be
treated at the clinic by means of
plaster casts, braces, orthopaedic
shoes and corrective exercises. Those
requiring operations will be treated
at the Mission hospital in Asheville
which has given a free bed to this
work.'. ' -
AH of the cripples of this county
are invited to attend the next session
of the clinic on Saturday, January 23
at the new . Methodist church in
Weynesville.
The; Waynesville Clinic is one of a
number of clinics that have been or
ganized over the entire State by the
Rehabilitation .Department for the
treatment of cripples. Other clinics
are located at Wilson, Fayetteville,
Sanford, : ReidsviHe, Charlotte, Winston-Salem
and North Wilkesboro
Each of these clinics meets once each
month. Tlirbugh them hundreds of
cripples who have despaired of hav
ing their handicaps removed will
have their physical defects corrected
by the treatment provided by these
clinics. '
MR. ALMAZOV AND MISS
ALBERT BUY MORE LAND
Mr. W. D. Almazov and Miss So
phie Albert, owners of the Onteora
Estates, consisting of 2300 acres five
miles west of Franklin, have recently
; purchased 40 acres adjoining their
original holdings from Mr. J. J: Kiser
AUTO ACCIDENTS
for each age-group due to aubs
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Boy Scout News
In order that you may know the
things the Boy Scouts are doing the
editor of the Press has very kindly
agreed to give space in his. paper for
Boy Scout news. .
The most important news for this
week is our winning' the boat offered
by Gordon Brothers. It is a hand
some boat and we are mighty proud
of it. We are very grateful to the
friends of our Troop for making it
possible for us to receive this prize
and we are grateful to Gordon Bros
for putting on the contest. . ,
We have had to vacate our Scout
room on account of the deep hole the
room. rent was making in our trcas
ury. We have a few chairs, pictures
etc., and we do need a place we can
call our very own, but we are not
able to pay out a large rent each
month.
For the present we are holding our
meetings in the court house. We have
our meetings each" Friday evening" a
7 o'clock. The meeting usually last
about an hour. We wish our friend
and patrons would come in occasion
ally and see just what we are doing
Mr. Cooper came in the other night
and gave us a splendid talk on the
value of cleanliness In mind, body
and spirit. Just the SQrt of talk we
need occasionally. Come see us.
For the benefit of the parents and
the public at large the Scoutmasters
wish to announce that there need be
no fear felt in regard to the Scouts
using the boat we are so proud of
for there will be only two keys to
the boat and the Scoutmasters will
know where those keys are. Certain
rules will be made in regard to the
use of the boat. They have not beer
worked out yet, but there will prob
ably be captains appointed who can
swim well and. who know how to
manage a boat. One of , these cap
tains will always have to be in the
boat when it is used. More of this
later. Donot-forget to come around
and see us some meeting nhjht.
Fixjiie clock.
Maxwell School Observes
Better Health Week
Believing strongly in the old theory,
'A sound mind in a sound body," the
teachers of the Cartoogechaye-Max-
well scchool carried put a Better
Health campaign last week. Much
interest was aroused through talks
made by the, teachers along health
ines and by excellent posters, made by
the Domestic Science class under Miss
Margaret Dodwle's supervision. On
Wednesday morning the high school
literary society presented a most in
teresting "Good Health" program.
Two sets of posters made by the
National Dairy Council, setting forth
the eight most important rules for
good health, were used very effective
ly to -impress upon the children that
attaining good health is after all large
ly the simple matter of obeying some
of nature's fundamental laws. Various
kinds of health charts arc being used
to keep up the interest aroused last
week, and the children 1 are entering
heartily into the contests. .
The Cartoogechave-Maxwell school
is having a very successful year. The
children from the Poplar Cove school
have been brought down to this
school and in all, the enrollment has
been one hundred and sixty-iour. The
teachers and patrons have worked
together well in carrying out the plans
for building up the school. The fol
lowing are the teachers: Misses Nan
nie Moore, Rose Rodgers, Katherine
Goodmani Margaret Dowdle, Amanda
Slagle, Ether Lancaster and Mrs. J.
E. Lancaster.
1600 Baby Chicks Arrive
xesieraay -iouu oaoy chicks arriveu
af Franklin to fill orders as follows:
Mr. Alex Spahr 250, Miss Elizabeth
Slagle 250, Maxwell School 250, Mrs.
J. E. Wyman 250, Miss May Moody
2S0, G. A. Jones 250 and Mrs. J. H.
Slagle 100. The varieties consisted
of Wyandottes, Rocks, and Reds. All
except one -of the purchasers have
prepared brooder houses '.nd bought
brooder stoves.
This: order of baby nh' ks is be
lieved to be only the porcrvnner of
greater ordi-.' in the future.
Attorney G A. Jones, m; boueht
the ' demon-"rat. en. 'brooder ' hotter
which stood ( n the public square and
moved-it to his home on the Georgia
road to take care of his shiomest ,of
bab" chicks that arrived yesterday.
Dance Given at Trimont Inn
Mr. Thomas W. Porter, Jr., was
host at a dance to a number 6f his
friends at Trimon Inn on Harrison
avenue, Friday evening, January 15.
The invited guests- were :
EliEzabeth Barnard Freda Sijer,
Jimmy Messimer, Louise StribKng,
Mrs. Nell Harris, Sue Hunnicutt, Eva
Baird, Addie Barnard, Kate Baird,
Elizabeth Cunningham, Miss Davis.
Miss Weaver, Mattie Angel, Thos.
Porter. Jr., Thos Johnston, Jr., AvJ
ery Cunningham, Phil McCollum,
Tom McCollum, Tracey Barnard, Lee
Barnard, Jr., Henderson Calloway,
Tommy Angel, Russel Cabe, Jimmy
Hauser, Jack bnerni, James forter.
Lane's Birthday Party
On her third birthday, January 16.
little Miss Lane Porter, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Porter, enter
tained some of her young friends at
a birthday party. A delicious lunch
eon was served, pink and white being
the predominant colors.
Among Lane's little friends who
attended the party were: Martha
Rice. Grace Conley, Mary Evelyn
Angel, Pauline Reavis, ; Mildred and
Carlton Harris.
Announcement
Mr. Alvah Pearce announces that
he has been placed in charge of the
local offices of W. R. Sheppard &
Co.; sales agents for the Lake Emory
company. Mr. Pearce will, appreci
ate any courtesies that may be
shown him by his many friends in
Franklin. Mr. Pearce also announces
that he will render full cooperation
with all other real estate firms oper
ating in Frknklin and would appre
ciate equal reciprocation.
RICE TO BUILD
Preparatory to building a fine home
Mr. D. I). Rice, general manager of
the General Mica & Clay company
is having, material placed on the' lot
he recently purchased . from Mrs.
Henry Co rid. His home site is lo
cataed on Porter street near the resi
dence or Dr. W. A. Rogers. Mr.
.Rice honyVt-o have- his new home
co:npb:edny the first of May.