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KEY CIIT OF THE MOUNTAINS VOLUME XLI. FRANKLIN, N. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1926. NUMBER TEN. ill lj VV V V W T. J. JOHNSTON IN RACE FOR-JUDGE Friends Everywhere Highly Nomination by a Large Majority. His many friends in Franklin and elsewhere are highly enthused over the decision of Attorney T. J. John ston of Franklin, to enter the race for judge of the superior court.,. It has been many years since Macon county was represented on the bench and the prospect that this county will again be so honored is extreme;. lv pratifvine to the citizens of Ma con county. Mr. Johnston was born at Franklin, June 7, 1875. Alter tin ishing high school here, he entered Emory University at Oxford, Ga.. oTaduatin there in 1896. Mr. John ston, then took up the study of law at the University of North .Carolina and received his license to practice in 1899. Since that time he has en- ioved an extensive practice in all counties in the western part of the state. From 1901 to 1907, Mr. John ston was County Superintendent of Schools. He has also served as -may or of Franklin for more than nine years. He has ever been' active in rhiirrh affairs and is now suoerin tendent of the Methodist Sunday school at Franklin. In the practice of law, Mr. John ston has had wide experience and has been uniformly successful. - His decision to enter the race for judge a decision made only after urgt-nt requests from all over this judicial district--has met with much encour agement. Offers of support are reaching Mr. Johnston daily by mail and in personal conversations. :His JhtiRt of friends throughout the west ern part "of the state, are predicting his nomination by a nanasome major itv. Thrv claim that he is well auali fipil in all resoects for the office he seeks and ? ate' planning !; a si hot Wao paign in nis- uuciesi. Beware of Dish Catalogues On the 25th as the' Press was being printed Mr. John H. Dalton came bulging into the Press office quoting prices on various kinds of dishes. He likewise orated to a considerable ex tent on the comparative values of many classes of china ware. In fact, he seemed to have dishes . on the brain. When the editor inquired the reason for this sudden interest in ta ble ware Mr. Dalton explained that he had been in the vicinity of Black mountain for three weeks surveying certain tracts of land and that he had only a dish catalogue to read on rainy days. He had thoroughly mas tered the contents of this catalogue. "Now, DcHaviland china as compared to that madc. from kaolin is heated, to '1000 degrees in process of manufac ture," etc. Mr. Dalton was off again discoursing on his favorite subject But when the editor showed him the new issue of the Press, Mr. Dalton immediately became ' interested an what Mr. Thomas had to say about Mr. Higdon. It is not believed that Mr. Dalton will be permanently inca nacitated to enjoy literature other fhan dish catalogues; The Goodwill Tour The Asheville Chamber of Com- mprrp in cooneration with similar or ganizations in Western North Caro lina has arranged ? good will tour .. - whicli will extend through the south ern states. The personnel of the tour is limited to DeoDlc. It is expected that each county in the western part of the state will be represented on this tour. The purpise of the tour is , to advertise Western North Carolina throughout the south. The party will yi occupy a special chartered train of Pullman cars and will leave Ashe- ville at 9:30 p. m., March 16th. The trip will include cities in Soutlr Caro lina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Okla homa and Tennessee., Slightly over $200 for each person will pay all ex penses, of the trip. An advertisement in this issue gives the complete itin erary. r . SrPVI-F.S AT1 FRANKLIN METHODIST CHURCH Rev. B. C. Reavis, pastor. Sunday school at 9:45 a.' m. Mr. T. J. John ston superintendent. Preaching al 11 a..m., and 7:30 y. m. by the pastor. Morning subject: "The Mystery of Providence." : Evening subject: "The $cret of How to Live." ' " . Pravcr mectinfe Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock.! Youth of Nation Tops Death List in U. S. Auto Fatalities AUTO DEATH RATE hinder 1 5Tol5 ll5To25 25To35l35Tb451655 53To63 IttTblS 75To85 k)verB5 Otath T- Vr Yr Yrg Ver Yfara Veo Vgr "ntra Ytvra 1730 X 1250 c(&, 750 X. "y S CCK'n s,imon5 Women V 250 fp V; L- O ' irrwiT-wwng automobile tnri council , yOUTII pays the heaviest toll In annual automobile fatalities. From five to fifteen years is the period when the greatest number of fatal accidents occur, for both aexeg. The chart shows the age distribution of automobile deaths for men and women as given in the latest mortality figures prepared by the government,, Thesi figures, sayg the Stewart-Warner Safety Couucil for the prevention of nirtomoblie accidents, emphasize the need for more playgrounds and Increased safety education among school children. ., Complete statistics are not possible, as only 85 per cent of the United States keep mortality records. About 22,000 a year to generally conceded to be the annual number of antoinobila fatalities. For 8,621 males known to have Wen killed In one year there were ooly'a third as many women, or 2,845, it spite of the fact that the male population is only 4 per cent greater than the 'female. - . -. This chart does not take Into consideration the 600,000 Americana who are Injured annually by automobile. Siich figures are pot available except in Certain , states, but that boys and girls again make up the bulk of such casualties Is indicated by the records of New York state kept for the first nine months of 1925. Here 11,768, or practically one-third of the 38.892 Rufus R. Wilson Delighted WitiLFrK&lin and Vicinity -...a., ; -. Among the prominent visitors to Franklin this week was Mr. Rufus R. Wilson of Orlando, Fla. Mr. Wil son is a noted writer and was former ly associated with Mr. Walter Page founder and editor of "The World's Work." For some years Mr. Wilson was a reporter on one of the New York papers. In this capacity he in terviewed many of the famous men of the United States, including Gen eral Sherman. Mr. Wilson is also the author of that delightful and val uable book, "Florida Old and New," While this was the first -visit, of Mr. Wilson to Franklin, he was not en tirely unacauainted with the town having been a friend of the late Sam L Rogers, whom he knew when Mr. Rogers was director of the census under President Wilson. Mr. Wilson has become interested in Franklin and will return here within a few weeks. DEATH OF MRS. GRAY Hundreds of friends in Macon county were shocked to hear of the death last Saturday of Mrs. Eugenia Matilda Gray, wife of the late Geo. W. Gray. According to reports reach ing the Press office, Mrs. Gray died suddenly while preparing breakifast at her home in Smith's Bridge town ship. The remains were laid to rest Sunday at the cemetery on the hill near Riverside. The attendance at the funeral of several hundred people and numerous floral offerings testis fied to the respect and esteem in which the deceased was held. Mrs. Gray was the mother of 13 children, nine of whom are living. They are: Mrs. Mary Ferguson, Ma rion, N. C; Mr. Harlcy Gray, Clear Lake, Wash.; Mr. Elam Gray, Ly man, Wash.: Mr. Jaran Grav. John Ferguson Gray, Mrs. Chas. McClure. Aliss Sue Gray, Miss Annie I. Gray and Mr. J. S. Gray, all of Macon county. This brings to a close the mortal life of a beautiful character, but her sweet spirit lives on. J. Q. W. V NEW FIRM Messrs. W. G. Hall and T. A. Palm er have organized a company and will hereafter do a plumbimr and s team heating business in Franklin Both ' these men are well Qualified along these lines and will no doubt give complete satisfaction in all the work they contract. HIGHEST AM0I5G YOUTH Services Sunday at the ' Rev. J. A. Flanagan from Columbia Seminary will preach at the Presby terian church in Franklin next Sun day. The public is cordially invited to attend. Ford Buys Landing Field The purchase of 1,400 acres of land at Maynard, Ind., by the. Ford Motor company was announced Saturday. The property, which is located on the Illinois-Indiana state line, approxi mately 25 miles southeast of Chicago, will be utilized as the Chicago termi nal of 'the Ford Ajr Transport service. Since the establishing of the Detroit Chicago airline on April 13, 1925, Ford, planes have been landing at the government field at Maywood, 111. Considerable difficulty was experi enced by Ford pilots in reaching the landing field due to smoke and fog settling about Chicago. This will be avoided by the new location which removed. the necessity of traversing the metropolitan district. In announcing the purchase, the company stated that the property will be utilized only as a landing field "The Ford Motor company intend? no manufacturing activity ot any sort and contemplates building no more than a hangar for the shelter and servicing of air planes," the state menf said. The hangar, incorporates . several unique features of construction and many of the most modern facilities for servicing airplanes. The building which will be 123 feet wide and 103 feet long, will be so constructed, as to adapt itself to future expansion in line with future development of the air transport service. To facilitate the movement of planes in and out of the building, sliding doors designed to open the entire length of the han gar will be installed. . This feature will be made possible by the use of a cantilever type of roof. The property is but six miles from the Chicago assembly plant of the company at Hegewischand is in ex cellent condition - for use as a land ing field. , The home . demonstration agent of Pender ' county aided 'one poultry grower to cull 444 non-producers from' a flock of 1800 birds. The re maining hens will give bigger profits on the feed than the original 1800. FRANKLIN REAL CHAIRMAN HIGHWAY COMMON Attorney J. D. Mallonee of Murphy in Race for Judge The friends of Mr. J. D. Mallonee of Murphy announce that he has def initely decided to become a candi date for the Democratic nomination for Judge of the Twentieth Judicial District, to succeed Judge T. D. Bry- son who will not , be a candidate to succeed himself as recently an nounced. Jtfr. Mallonee was born and reared upon a tarm in Macon county, living upon the farm until after he be came 21. . He was educated in the public schools of Macon county and the Lullowhee high school of Jack son county. After teaching school in Macon county for two terms he entered the law school of the Univer sity of North Carolina, and was li censed by the supreme court of North Carolina at August term, 1904 to practice law. After obtaining li cense he moved from Macon county to Cherokee county in December 1904 and began the practice of law with the late Hon. Ben Posey. Mr. Mallonee has had, and now has. a large and successful practice and has the confidence and esteem of the people who know him. The friends of Mr. Mallonee say that he is well qualified for the ju dicial honors to which he aspires having had an extensive practice and wide experience as a lawyer, and be ing a lawyer of excellent character.' , Mr. Mallonee has never before been a candidate for office, and has held no office, except he has been mayor of the town of Murphy, and has been chairman of the Board of Education of Cherokee county, but he has been an active Democrat. , Mr. Mallonee is an active member of the Masonic Order, being a Knight Templar, a Thirty-second degree Ma sOn and a Shriner. 1 tic mends '.ot Mr. Maiionee; say that it is needless fprv them to eulo gize him for his qualifications are well known over the district Mr. Ma'Vmee is from Cherokee Cntrand urgently asking that the nomination " ZJL for judge this time be triven to Mr Mr. Mallonee, wro is eminently fitted tor this honor, A White Way Messrs. Otis R. Lail and W. W. Scott, Charlotte representatives of the Wcstinghouse Electric Manufac turing company, were here last Tues--day on business, connected with the sale of electrical appliances. They report that" their company will have a demonstrator here by April first to demonstrate the use of the various electrical appliances, including ranges While here ' Mr. Jjcott also made rough estimate of the cost of a white way for Franklin. A mile of white way with clusters of lights 100 feet apart on Mam street and directly oo poslte each other and 100 feet apart on the residential streets, but stag gered, will cost from $8,000 to $10,000, The Press learns that the town board has been considering a white way of some kind. Of course a temporary white way on Main street can be put up for less . than $1,000. Whatever the plan decided upon, a white way would be a great advertisement for the town. Well lighted streets arc a primary indication of a progressive spirit and since the town has the cur rent in abundance, the Press believes that the citizens would almost unan imously apporvc a project of this kind. ' NORTH SKEENAH NEWS We are having a good deal of sick ness in this locality. Mr. Grady Stockton came ftoni Savannah, Ga. where he was at work, to be with his son and daughter, who are very ill with pneumonia. Wish them a quick recovery. We are sorry to report the death of Aunt Hannah Hasting. She had bronchial pneumonia, but she could not overcome it. She was almost 83 years ot age when death overtook her. Mrs. J. A. Sanders was sayine to day she wondered why Santa Glaus did not come to see her Christmas The answor came Sunday. He- was waiting to bring her a Stark's Gold en Delicious. We . have a constable, Mr. Z. V. Shope and a real estate man, Mr. J. h. Sanders. We are hoping business will start in this section soon. Mrs. Savannah Sanders from Eas- lcy, S. C, has been visiting Mrs. Hasting during her sickness, but re turned to her home Sunday. , ESTATE ATTRACTS Mr. Frank Page and Miss Elizabeth Kelly Invest in Six Acres in the Heart of Town. . Mr. Frank Page, chairman of the state highway commission and Miss Elizabeth Kelly of Raleigh purchased on February 24, through Mr. M. D. Billings, local real estate agent, six acres on Harrison avenue known as the Isaac Ashe property. This tract is located in the most elevated sec tion of town near the Franklin Ter race, a well known and popular sum mer hotel, and is considered very val uable for residential purposes. Fine views of both the Cowees and Nan tahala mountains may be. had from this site. For some weeks now visitdrs from the central and eastern parts of the state, attracted by fine reports of Franklin's growth and prosperity, have been coming here to look over the realty situation. . Some . of these visitors have invested and all of them have been favorably impressed with local conditions. Many have an nounced their intention of returning later in the spring. , The deal by which Mr. Page and Miss Kelly become owners of the Ashe tract was pending for some time before it was finally closed. A thorough investigation on the part of Mr. Page evidently convinced him that Franklin real estate is a safe in vestment. .Miss Kelly, being a na tive of Franklin, needed no investiga tion to convince her that such is th case. The sale price of the tract was not announced other than the state ment that the deal involved several thousand dollars. "While the new owners have not' mentioned their plans, it is expected that they will make extensive im provements on the tract purchased. Change in Nantahala Forest Personnel A partial reorganization of the lo- V-ct on March 1. District Ranger . U. sn. ,0j superintendent of road the position ,nd this vacancy filled construction r-t of z B Byr4 M by the appointn.H , District Ranger. rthen the This change will sen. y j j ; t . .... .fr uau uiguuaiiuu uj yci nulling iir m undivided time of one man to be de voted to road work. Mr. Byrd comes to Franklin from the Bent Creek District of , Pisgah National Forest, where he has been engaged in game protection. Treat for P.-T. A. Members A treat is in store for members of P.-T. A. March in the following program: Two numbers (vocal solos) Mrs. S. )A. Harris. Two numbers, (piano solos) Mrs. R. W. Shields. Two numbers, (vocal solos)r-Miss Margaret Rogers. Two numbers, (reading) Miss Eva Baird. This is a special social meeting, refreshments being served by club to all members and invitations are most cordially extended to the teachers and visitors. A full attendance will show an ap preciative spirit to the ladies, who have - kindly - consented to entertain the mothers with their talent. The children's hearts will also be gladdened to see many out, for there is yet one more lovely picture to be given the grade that brings the most members out, and we a ! want our child's grade to win it. Its true, we are all Hsy mothers. but let's make a speci. l effort to come this time. You'll not regret it. Remember the date, place and hour March 5th, F. H. S., 3 o'clock. Editor's MUtake Published When a plumber makes a mistake he charges twice for it. When a lawyer makes a mistake it is just what he wanted, because he has a chance to try the case all over again. ' When a carpenter makes a mistake it's just what he expected. When a doctor makes a mistake it becomes the law of the land. - When a preacher makes a mistake, nobody knows the difference. When an electrician makes a mis take he blames it on the induction; nobody knows what that means. But when an editor makes a mis takegood night 1 Brith Sholom ' News. ' .
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