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r KEY CITY OF Trifc MOUNTAIN VOLUME XLI. FRANKLIN, N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1928. NUMBER SEVEN. i "' 75 5 4 M) mm DEEDS OF STflART ARE RELATED House Clieer as Stedman Relates Deeds of Famous Confederate Leader-Echoes of Rebel Yells of Old. '. Washington, Feb, 6. Representative Charles M. Stedman made a brief but excellent speech on Major Ue cral J. E. B.' Stuart, commander of 'the Caa!iy of the army of Northern Virginia todayv He spoke to an in terested aod intelligent audience in the galleries' and on the floor of the house, lhe occasion was tne- Dirtn- Aiit rvf f!io nroat PnnfpiWatp fiehter; ' Among those who came here to, hear Mr. Stedman , were his daughter Mrs. Palmer and her daughter, Miss. Kath erine Palmer, of Greensboro. ; "It is not my purpose to give in de tail the great events which -(vill ever be connected with his .name and which cast a halo of renown and glory iipon his life," said Mr. Stedman. "It would be idle; for me 'to attempt to do- so of the brief time to which I must restrict myseu. v-nanceuors-ville, Brandy station and Gettysburg will ever recall the fields of his re nown. . , "Nor can I call to your attention those great qualities, wrich formed the basis of his character and which will forever ' perpetuate 1 his fame. But my heart prompts me on this, his birthday, to express my admira tion for a man whose memory 1 shall ever cherish, whose life was one of unsurpassed courage, of unexcelled heroism,, Of rare self denial a life without stain and rtvitnout" reproach." . Kept ::.-.C: ...... . L- ... ... . ' . . A ' Mr. Stedman pointed out tnai .a "promise made to , his (Staurt's) mother, that he would never taste in toxicating drinks was kept ' faithfully to his death, and no one 'who ever followed his banner ever heard him utter an oath upon any battle field of his renown.". ' - . In, part he added: - ' " . ' 'Thc traveler from distant lands who has the good fortune to visit that 'section of Virginia locatel in "..VmI! n.-,A PntrSotr' cnimtivo anrt that Vsdlll'ii aim l aLiiwn v. . . . -, section of North Carolina lying in Surry county will be greeted by a j vision of rare beauty, which ever charms and delights. vHere nature is arrayed in her most gorgeous apparel inviting rest and repose. Dense 'for . csts cover the landscape. . Here the 'mocking bird and thrush undisturbed, make their home anl fill the air with their morning song of happiness and contentment. ; ' "In. Patrick county, Virginia,; at a , place . canea j-aurei nm hui icmuic from the' North Carolina line, on Feb. 6, 1833, was born Major General J. E. B. Stuart, Commander of the Cav alry' of the army of : Northern Vir ginia, anl here he passed 'the days of his boyhood. . ' , DUUaguishef Family ' v "His ancestry on both his father's and his mother's side was distinguish ed. His father, the honorable Arch ibald Stuart of Patrick county, Vir ginia, was an officer in the United States army during the war of 1812. He was a man of splendid, ability, . i i y ..... i Ti:ti i. iia nad tne connaencc, respect ami , affection of all the people amongst whom he lived. His mother, Eliza beth Letcher Pannill,. was a woman of rare accomplishments. She was the Center of attraction in the high social circles in which she moved, "As a military commander he had all the qualities requisite for success As commander of Cavalry he had no superior, jand few equate, if any. in either army. ; General Sedgwicty,: an officer of high repute in the army ot the Unjted States, said: "Stuart is the best cavalry officer ever, born in North America." v - - '"' "During the ' war between ' the states in the two campaigns most lisastrous to the federal armythat of General McCleJlan in his attempt to ; capture Richmond, and that of r:nora1 Pnne . h contributed larirelv' to tlie final result. He made the en tire circuit of both. armie9 and fur nished information of thc-highest im pbiance to confederate heaJquartefs. Military critics have pronounced the battle of Chancellorsvillc the most brief of the many victories won by General Robert E. Lee. When his inferiority in numbers and the fact that the Federal troops were driven from their entrenchments are consid rA ctatpmrnt is orobablr cor rect. It ha been calWd the tactical masterpiece ' of the nineteemn cen tury.. -: . . . , , - Trutel r''Ti.ia.i,ittlfl(l n-ill vpr he hlond- SCOTCH LASSIES HEREFEB. 15 Lockhart ' and His Scotch Lassies in Music, Songl and Story Will Entertain Franklin Foks. ; Who is there whose face' does not brighten at the sight of the borihie kilts and plaids, and whose h art does not stir to the (lilting melodies of the stalwart Scot.' ' We may not all have had the priv ilege of hearing the' famous John Mc Cormack and Sir tiarry ' Lauder, but the patrons of 'the local Lyceum course this season may see and hear some of their well khowji songs, .'for J. Coates Lockhart and' His Scotch Lassies are splendid interpreters of. the best in Scottish music,,-foetry and comedy. , '..'fV; ' ,.- ' Besides being a native of Scotland and one of the very' best of Scotch entertainers, a friend of Sir Harry Lauder, and co-interpreter with him of the inimitable Scotch songs f and stories, Mr. Lockhart is a concert tenor of real ability, refutation and experience. , He has sung with .the Henry W. Savage Grand Opera com pany, the Grau Savage company, at the Metropolitan, New York and the Hogarth Opera company of London. He also toured the wond as a soloist with the famous Kilties Band. -- Mr. Lockhart is a complete program in himself, in his Scotch and Irish songs and ballads, his delicious jokes yarns, quips, and whimsicalities that keep the audience convulsed . with laughter, but for grcataer variety he is accompanied by three charming yotfng women who lend color and volume to the program by the intro duction of piano, violin and saxaphone music. ' . ' " This company will appear in Frank lin Mbiiday February 15th at 7:30 p. m. at the Courthouse. ed with the name and fame Of Major General J. E. B. ""Stuart. When Gen eral A. P. Hill was wouuded, General Stonewall Jackson, upon that field of his renown, gave the last military or der ever issued by himself for Gen eral Stuart. Tell General Stuart to act upon, his own judgment. ' I have implicit confidence in him."' General Lee also sent a message to General Stuart to assume .Command. He had gone toward Elly's Ford when the message reached him," he rode rapidly to the scene of conflct. The ' battle of Chancellors ville was brought on by the superior strategy of General Lee, but the result on that battlefield was due largely to the dar ing and skill of Major General Stuart. He rode in front 'of the Confederate forces, shouting and singing, "Ofd Joe Hooker, will you come out of the wilderness," there came . back ' the response, "Wc will drivel Old- Joe Hooker out of the wilderness' ' His hcroiCv conduct created the "wildest en thusiasm, and the cheers which greet ed hini could beheard .above the rat tle ofmusketry and the thunder of artillery. - " :' " "Stuart It There" , "The face of General Lee lighted up with1 a certainty of success as he lis tened , to the -cheers, and he said. 'General-Stuart is there, .No force can stop him. The battle is wont' "Major General Stuart was mortal ly wounded at Yellow Tavern about eight miles from the city Tof Rich mond, state of Virginia on the 11th day of May, 1864j and on the. next day his mighty spirit went tfo a. final rest, rejoicing in the triumph and faith of the Christian religion.1 ''His death' brought sincere, and -prof und sorrow to. the brave of every, land. Jle is burried in th city of Richmond amidst the people he loved so well, in whose behalf he had displayed boundless activity ,and hetoism . un surpassed When his death was an nounced td General Robert E. Lee that great i commander saicL "I can Scarcely think of him without weep ing." Ararat river, upon whose banks he-bad played in his early daysto the melody of those rippling laughing watefs he had so often listened with joy and delight will ' ever sing his reqiem. His name will be respected and honored in every land where pa triotism and .- moral . herois'iyu had a home,v:r'y';''f; " ' "Fortunate is the nation and- exalted will be its destiny which can furnish to the world such a model for emu lation as 'that portrayed in the char acter of Major General J. E. B. Stuart." At the conclusion of the speech the merrfbers of the house rose as one man and cheered with great enthu siasm. Ahheville Ci'izen. ' v DAMAGE SUITS. AGAINST TOWN . . i. . , . Mr. Tom Porter Claims $23, 080 Damages and Mr. Moore $15,000 Property Damaged by Water Claim. Mr. J. T. Moore has entered suit againstrthe town for $15,000 damages because ffood waters of the lake cover a portion of his farm. Some time ago the town started condemnation proceedings, with the idea in view 'of condemning the lands of Mr. T. W. Porter; which are, or will" be, covered with , back waters from the municipal dam. In his re ply to these proceedings, Mr. Porter claims damages of$1000 per acr for 17 acres just below the -Franklin bridge. He likewise claims $3,500 damages from the sewer line and $2, 500 damages for a -water power he "claims existed before covered by the waters of the lake. In demanding a total of $23,000 damages Mr. -Porter prays that the town be required to remove the daih and if this bevnot feasible, then to lower the water in the lake go as to, remove vthe causes for damages. ' Clerk. F. I, Murray has appointed as a jury in this case, Messrs. Frank Moody, C.-A. Lowry and A. J. Evans. Whatever the decision of this jury may be it is presumedthat an appeal will be taken to the superior court. The law firm of Horn, Patton & Poindexter represent Mr. Porter, while the interest of the town is in the hands of R. D. Sfek, city attorney. GOOD ROADS IN NORTH CAROLINA Over Four Thousand Mile$ Embraced in Highway Systeyti Roads Main tained Under County Supervision Would Increase Totals. Raleigh, Feb. 7.-01 a total of 4,443. 04 miles of highway,, comprising -the state highway system, .work on 1,544. 87 miles was completed during 1925, figures compiled by projects com pleted during 1925 were started in years before that. ' The figures show that in the year 1925, tae state spent. $27,827,055 to complete 1,544.87 miles of various types of highways and bridges, this total representing 'about 1-3 of the total amount spent since the present program ' was inaugurated. The total spent on roadvvrok since the estab lishment of the: Highway commission as now cctstituted ia $79,042 17.1 cn l.ig.iways and $3,158,781 on bridges At the present -time there are pro jects totalling 816.54 miles under con struction which when completed will represent a total expenditure, of $14, 659,532. ; Mr. Witherspoon's figures . show that' North, Carolina now has 813. 66 miles of cement concrete highway which cort $27,813,815; 557.82 miles of asphaltic concrete costing $1822,057; 165.07 miles saiid asphalt costing $2, 778,803 ; 286.71 mifcs penetration ma cadam at a cost of $6,072,818 ; 9.50 miles brick valued at $233,180; 1,465 miles s&nd clay top soil roads costing $13,587,37?; 360.01. miles gravel ; high ways costing $3,521,231 and 789.7 rrnics graded roads costing $6,812,890. In addition the system includes bridges valued at $3,158,781. This system ofhighways embraces ov ly those designated as state high ways and does not include a number of hard-surfaced, and improved roads under " county supervision. These county roads would considerably, in crease", the figures 'of all grades of roadway. Charlotte Observer. ry-.-- ; MR. ALMAZOV PLEASED Mr. W. D. Almazov and Miss So phie Albert, owners of the Onteora Estates, are very much delighted with the news contained in last week's Pess to the effect that the govern ment will build a bridle trail from the top of Trimont Mountain near Franklin to the top of Wayah Bald. As stated last week, this trail will connect at Wayah Bald witlt 50 miles of government trail penetrating all parts of ' the Nantahala mountains, The Trimont-Wayah trail will pass through Wolf Pen gap and Poplar Cove, gap thus skirting for two or three miles the land3 included in the; Onteora 'Estates. 'When this trail is completed about July 1st, those fond of riding will have at their disposal CO miles or more of trails through some of tlie finest scenery 'in all the southland.' ' i " GRAM) RALLY AT THE COtlRT HOUSE J - Local Park Committee Calls Meeting for Feb. 15- J. G. Stikeleather, J. C K. Mc Clure Among Speakers. One 1 of the greatest rallies ever scheduled in Madbn county is plan ned for Friday, February 12, at the court house, at 2:30 p. m., when prom inent speakers from Macon and other counties in the western part of the state will address the assembled mul titude on the proposed national park in the Great Smoky Mountains. Mr. James G. Stikeleather, chair man of the park committee for this, district will be one, of the principal speakers. Mr. Jaoies G. K. McClure, president o f the Farmers Federation of Buncombe county, will also speak upon the' advantages of the proposed park to the farmers of Western North Carolina. The establishment of this park is of vital interest to every man, woman ancjt child in Macon county. The park wi,li furnish a market for. all kinds of farm produce, it will in crease the value of all lands in this part of the state, it will bring an es timated fcum of $100,000,000, to. West ern North Carolina-each year from the tourist. Consequently, it is hoped that Macon county will turn out in full force to hear arguments in favor of the park. Present indications point to the possibility of one of the big gest crowd ever assembled in Frank lin. Macon county cannot afford to be a slacker in this great movement. Come i. to' this meeting' whether you intend to contribute or not. The meeting will afford each one the op portunity of seeing, friends from all parts of - this section. " Friday, the 12th, will be a great day for Macon county. FRANKLIN P.-T. A. The Parent-Teacher association met at the school house last Friday after noon. There were only 24 persons present,, including the teachers. There are 62 members enrolled. This is certainly a very poor showing. Sure ly the members of the Association should take enough interest in the work being done to attend the meet ings, more regularly.. Many are be hind, with their dues, and it is ab solutely 'necessary that these be taken care of if the Association is to do good work. The entertainment, or -which the leading feature was a debate be tween the Lanier and S. S. S. Soci eties, was very enjoyable. , The speakers showed marked ability and careful preparation. It is hoped that there will be a better attendance "at the next meeting. , .V . The members are all urged to be ortscnt at the meetinjar to be held the first Friday in March at the school house. . , Coming Coming! Coming! ! As announced in lastfweek's Press thTre will be a debate at, the Court house on Thursday night, February 18, at 8 o'clock. , The subject will be : "Resolved, that, the church: should provide more amusements, social activities and ath letic "exercises for the young people. This is a live question, and is one that ifce churches of today;must face and answer whether they wish to or not, Youth U ' clamoring for recognition and age ' is retorting with the argu ment that things have already gone too far. The question is a liva one .ind you ran promise'yourself that the anrinnent will be a warm one. The affirmative will be upheld by C C. i'otidexter and Geo. B, Patton. whit-: the negative will be upheld by E. S. Galloway and J. Frank Ray, Jr. John The mas will preside. Everyone is invited and all Reds and Purples5 are especially requested to be thre and support their respec tive, team. ' ' . No admission will be charged and no collection will bet taken. , - Meet; . your friends at the court house, 8 o'clock, : Thursday m'ght, February 18. Mr. Walter Hunnicutr, .1 orominciit photographer of TallulaS Falls, Ga., and brother of Mr. E. S. Honnicutt of I'anklin, was here a few days last week faking views of various moun tain scenes for use of teal , estate averts in Franklin. ' 1 40,000 ACRES IS BOUGHTINSWAIN Prominent Men Form Syn- dicate and Purchase Gi gantic Area Faces on ' Main Line of Railway. Purchase of over 40,000 acres of land on Forney's and Hazel creeks in Swain county for a consideration in the neighborhood of $550,000, was announced - yesterday by David L. Strain, prominent real estate devel oper, who has just returned from a trip to the Middle West, 'where he completed negotiations for the land. Associated with Mr. Strain.in the purchase of this property are: L. B Jackson. Frank .0. Barber, James G. K. McClure, Jr., Charles E. Hughes, Dr. R. G. Scruggs, Patrick H. Branch, BernardElias, and others. ' Of the 40,000 odd acres, 21,079 acres on the watershed- of Hazel creek were purchased from the Wil liam Ritter Lumber company, of Co lumbus, Ohio, and ' 19,000 acres on Forney's creek were secured from the Norwood Lumber company.1 The deal was handled through S. G. Bernard, attorney of this city, for the William Ritter Lumber company. L Though no definite plans have been announced, it is understood that the owners of the property contemplate an extensive development program, the cost running into a high figure. Fine Lands ' The 40,000-acre tract constitutes some of the finest mountain lands to be found in the Eastern part of the United States. The combined tract is among the last of the large lumber operations and the location and sur roundings make the property one of the most coveted larger bodies of land in- Western North Carolina. The lands face on the main line of the Southern Railway from Ashcville to Murphy, and the Smoky Mountain roilroad passes through a major por tion of the property. The Southern Railway branch frOm Bushnell passes close to a large part of the land. The new state highway from Bryson City to the Tennessee line passes through the property and the accessibility of the entire tract is all that can be de sired. Automobile roads' traverse a Targe portion of the property, j The tract is about 20 miles square hnd includes 125 miles of some of the finest trout fishing streams to be found in Eastern America, Towns Included ' The holdings, inside the newly pur chased ,area include the larger portion of the towns, of Forney and Proctor. The purchase includes 120 residences, club houses, hotels, water works, elec tric lighting systems, stores and other buildings. A number of churcres are close at hand.: While a greater portion, of. the property has been cut over, there are. many thousands of acres of virgin, timber.' The deal reserves aH uncut timber and the parties are to vacate the premises' at the earliest possible date and no more timber is to be cut or removed. . In regard to the attitude of the syndicate toward the, Great Smoky Mountains National Park proposal, Mr. Strain said it would be the policy at all times te cooperate with the Park Commission, There are about 25,000 acres of the land within the proposed park area. . Mr. Strain and some of his associ ates are developers on a large scale and are interested , in a number of projects in Asreville and this section. Sir. Strain is now interested in a num ber of business property improvements in this city, besides being one of the owners and developers . of Beverly Hills, adjoinin'g the new municipal golf course, and Sequoyah Hills. Knoxvillc.-Tenn. He is f ' so interest ed in a numbet of water ' front prop erties between Wilmingti . and Nor folk, Va. along; the new inland water way from the North to the South. Mr. Straiii is a native of Texas.and located in North Carolina in 1919. He has been instrumental in the develop ment of many large teal estate hold ings in this stay.--Asheville Citizen. FRANKLIN GIRL HIGHLY HONORED Word has just been received in Franklin that the Sophomore class at North Crolina College for women has elected Miss Virginia Sloan as presi dent for the semester of the present college year: Miss Sloan ! is one of Franklin's mds,t popular young ladies and the fact tkat she has been chosen president of her class is not surpris ing to hv many friends here who have long recognized her ability and roistv . , k','
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