North Carolina Newspapers

FRANKLIN IIAS- Elevation of 2,250 feet. Municipal power dam. Water supply from a well 750 feet, deep, NO MOSQUITOES ' i t "" I h " - vi MAC0N COUNTY HAS I f J Kr CITY OF THE MOUNTAINS feeT'ST ptaks on'r 5,000 f r Twenty-seven peaks be- X . M , . J . K tWffil 4 (Kin in, I ClUVt (... : m i i , u-ei in . I A I I e'L'v:itU)"- 111 tllfeil f f : VOLUME XLI. . FRANKLIN, N.C, FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 192$. - , ,. iiumdlk IH1RTEEN. MUSCLE SHOALS PLANT TO BE LEASED TO HIGH BIDDER Washington, D. G Congress now stands ready to receive bids thrpugh a special committee for a private leas? of Muscle Shoals. Final action was taken today when the senate accepted the house amend ments to a concurrent resolution authorizing a joint congressional committee to negotiate , a lease and report back to Congress. Vice-President . Dawes immediately named Senators Dingen, Illinois ; Sackett, Kentucky; republicans;- and Heflin, Alabama, democrat, to repre . sent the senate on the committee and Representatives Morin, Pennsylvania, James, Michigan, republicans; and Cjuinn, Mississippi, democrat, have been selected by Speaker Longworth for the house. The committee is expected to as semble Monday, (15th), to select a chairman and set up machinery to re- -cjve Dias, several ot which are known to be already prepared. The committee has until April 26 to re port .recommendations and all the bids to Congress which either can ap prove or reject them. The reDort that Henrv Fnrd would re-submit a bid did not cause much surprise in official circles, al though those interested in the proj ect professed to have information on the subject. It had been generally believed in Washington that if the resolution was passed, Ford would be heard from-, because it provides that the lease must be made on terms that are in large measure identical with those of. his former proposal.. The Difference The main difference is that the lessee wilh be required to distribute an power that is not needed for the pcoauction ot 4D.UW tons of fixe. nitrogen annually aid the matffac ture of other fertilizer ingredients While the ornnnal Fowl bid wnM have permitted him to use the pojer as tie cnose. The resolution passed, the senate today with only minor opposition, the opponents ot private leasing announc ing they, would withhold their figh until the iofnt committee rennrtefl Several senators repeated their at titudes on Muscle Shoals, but when vive-f resident Dawes put the ques tion for an oral vote, there were no' a dozen senators present, and not a voice was raised against it. At first, the vice-president appoint cd Chairman Norris, of the senate agriculture committee, but he Herlin cd to serve because he thought sena tors tavonng the lease of Muscle Shoals would form the committee Senator Dinecn then was appointed in his place. Charlotte Observer $166,000 Needed to Complete Quota For the National Park North Carolina has raised ' two thirds of the half million dollars which must be pledged by April 1, if the Great Smoky Mountains Nation al Park is tor be created at this sec siou of Congress. Unless in the neighborhood of $166,000 is pledged by the people of North Carolina this month, the creation of the prooosed national park is in doubt. The pledges in the hands (Ashcville Citizen.) Of all the resort towns in Western North Carolina, Franklin, county seat of Macon county, lies in, per haps, what is at. once the greatest panorama of scenic wonder and the richest mining , and farming region along the entire Appalachian high land. Lying on the headwaters of of the'tlie Little Tennessee river alone campaign headquarters approximate 1 which are some of the most fertile $333,000. Of this the great bulk has 1 farms in oi:th Carolina, Franklin has been pledeed bv the nonnU f it'the advantage of belne not nnlv a M. . w - - I'WWH. VI IttC ' w " W Western district, only $13,123 havin? 1 sor center which, every year taxes its been actually sib"scribed by the people accomodations to overflowing, but al of the central district of North" Caro-1 so the center of the county out of lina. which have come some of the rarest Six counties have raised their full and Purest precious stones ever quotas Swain, Haywood, Clay, Yan-! ou"d on the North American conti TOWN OF FRANKLIN A RESORT AND MINING CENTER OF DIP0RTANCE cy: Rutherford and Mitpfir.1l MA J nent. - vvvl, 1U1( 1 of these counties have ceased-their efforts to gather subscriptions, and1 Last all expect a large over-subscription. Resort Center . ' year the resorts of Franklin which every year are leased out to privatae parties, and mining rights which may be leased on a royalty basis of from 2 to 8 per cent of the gross output. Standing timber , and timber products are also sold by the government to private parties. The Forest Service is constantly improv ing the scenic beauty of this nark and every year it becomes more and more of a rendezvous for those who love to travel through solitary trails and deep mountain fastnesses. Farm and Agrioulture In the vallev hetwpn tu r. j . " vyvvee and the Nantahalas, along the bed of the Little Tennessee, lies some of the most fertile farm land in Western Carolina land that produces gigan tic crops of corn, and hay, beans peas, clover, wheat as abundant as can ge grown in Ohio and Illinois and turnios in nnantitic rr,,t ...j KICdL were filled to canacitv thiWcrh th . j B.. ..... western isorth, Carolina, which has season, people havine iokirneved rnr,,, ,i, " t . -"vSu vj inarvc ividuun rnnnrv 3 vpr- i .u- . I.. . v lu"" '"uusiry Nor is this all. The cl -.uvi, uvvviUHIK LU Li If. UlffllPS IT! I TV Til eniflV IMP fltlA triniintiiti hanH io;i a u r ir , V , . J K mis an. me climate is so hand, 19 551. A number of county . fish, and hunt, and motor through ! mild, the soil so rich and loamv that chairmen have not made recent re-1 the miles of beautiful forests, and '. trucking can be cairied on to ad van ports on the progress of their county mountain ranges. MouHtaiu climb-1 tacrpi ti,rnilffLm,t .. . . UVd-1 activities, and this amount will be ! camping, hunting and fishing. I a ;?rJU ;th J and . :J..t.,.. , . .. . (swimming, horseback ridine. eolfinc summer When the Southern states ciicu tuiisiucrauiy, n is Deiieved when reports are all in. It is important, it was said at campaign headquarters; that and tennis are amonest sources of diversion Heed more than an ahnnrlance nf al1 beauty and free air, sparkling water pledges be in before April 1, when ' , , y tue, a"d th fi"est c . c "l"u ,' vv"L" foods the palate can pine for. This the nnal report of the campaign is vear armmnrlati to be made to the Secretary of the ! vided for twice as maiy people as EVERY FARM SHOULD HAVE A RADIO Raleigh, N. C Figures compiled by tne uepartment ot Commerce of the United States show that there are only 1,361 radios in use on the farms ot worth Carolina. This figure is lower than it should be, in the opinion of Dean I. O. Schaub of the School of Agriculture at State College. Dean Schaub states that every farm should have a radio and when the proposed state-owned broadcasting station is put into ac tual use, he feels that there will be a tremendous increase in the number of radios owned by farmers. "Last year," says Dean Schaub "there were 283,491 farms in .North Carolina. This was an increase of nearly 4J,U0U over the number found in 1920, and when we consider that only a little over 1,000 of these farms have radios, our standing is very low indeed. This is due in part to the fact that we have only one radio sta tion, WBT at Charlotte, which sends out crop reports and market news." According to Dean Schaub, there will undoubtedly be a great increase in the number of radios on the farms in the near futre. In some states nOW. from 25 tn 4f1 rwr ronf vf farms are equipped with this modern souree oi information. As a general rule, farmers have bought the best sets available; In 1923 it was found in a study made by the United States Department of A more, than 1000 farms widely scatter ed over tne country, the average cost of the sets was $175. Today better and more easily operated sets can be bought for half this amount. Dn account of the strides that have been made in perfecting the radio and the wonderful information and entertainment ' prepared for the dif ferent broadcasting stations nAn Schaub urges North Carolina farm ers to give more attention to this new hired man and, where feasible, to put in a modern receiving set. Interior, and a bill for the creation of the proposed park presented to Con-gresi. Feediig Ows From Farm The dairy industry in 'Macon coun ty is now reaching the place, due te the marketing problems being selv'ed by the erection of the butter factory at Franklin, where the average farm er can now plan on increasing his production of rream Th! mnot K -- aw lM.Jt lyv accomplished largely by planning his farm operations in a way that the land will prodce the proper crops to ieeu nis cows tor the production of butter fat. Also, there are manv communities in Macon county where the dairv COW is needed - in lartrnr numbers for the purpose of building UP worn ' and croo ridden em'U bringing in a cash income and estab lishing dairv farminc on a nrnfitahlr ana permanent basis. the farmers realize tnnf HoiV larming on a butter tat basis is prof itable and is largely needed but many of them do not h feed in sufficient numbers or quantity for the production of butter fat on a commercial basis: therefnrA tk. that will at range the farm operations ims spring so that the farmer can get in a Position tO sell froam nn tl, market by providing ample pasturage and crops for winter feeding will naturally be the best method to fol low. He should olan produce this coming summer at leas' two tons of sovbean h cow that he is planning on keepinp next winter along wi.th three tons of stock beets or thrvp tnnc f fifteen bushels of corn and ten bush els ot oats. - With the above quantity of roueh- age and grain, that is home grown iui tacn cow, tne .tarmtfr will be in a position this cominir fall i( n.. o ; , ' ' sary, to purchase more mwe r.r..f.r ably, those that will freshen in Octo- oer and November. These cows will produce butter fat next winter large ly from home grown feeds and if good grade cows are purchased at a fair price and fed should pay for themselves the first year. The number of cows kept next winter should be governed largely by the amount of feed grown and pro- Yinon snoum be made to include at least one acre, or more, of winter grazing by sowing rye next Septem ber. This will , I TVilllCI ieea period trom three to six weeks and cause an increase in the milk novy it will also keep the cows in healthy condition The farmers in Ma m pun now and grow the above quantity of rouehae and nrnvi'rlo pasturaee. need h about producing milk at a- profit year after vear. and fnrtti laying the foundation for fertile soils a bank balance' and contented con ditions. , F. R. FARNHAM, Dairy Specialist. t ann tennis -iro imnnrrct ik. 3 ucui Kid. rvia nama ann nun. for those whoiana.are Parched and dried by the in abundance of !tenslty of th su"imer sun, they fce- tome a vast market tor producers ef Macon county. Here kttuce, toma toes, eticumbers, snap beans- and oth er green vegetables w O " " ... iiuivu abundance. ' Cattle Raiting and Sheep Stock raising has rapidly forged to the front as amongst the leading ir dustirus related to the soil, aa jdieep raiskg - runs a close seeoai The winters are evreedirwrlv J visited Macon county in 1925, and from the number of visitors who have already come North it is judgid that the expectations of tke Franiv lin kosters will in newi be skat- tered. For nwuntaia diversion, fine fishing, the rishes oi a fertile agri cultural region, and a climate with out a peer, Franklin, has them all On the East, and Northeast lies the wild Cowee Range; and on the West and Southwest the Nantahalas, an cestral home of the Cherokees. Wa yah Bald, with an elevation of 5400 feet, and Trimont with an elevation of 4200 feet are the highest peaks in this section. Amongst water attrac tions mav be noted the Cullai;aia Falls. Bumkietown Falls. Lake Em ory, across the Little Tennessee, and Tallulah Falls, across the border down in Georgia. No visitor to Fianklin ever leaves without bring ing away lasting memory of the im pressive sky line of the Nantahala those high, guant, sheer precipice.' which have a rugged sky-line all their own, and out of whose fastness es flow a myriad of the clearest, cool est, most alluring brooks to be found anywhere in America. Minerals The fame of Macon county, which might be famous for a dozen things so rich is its natural resources sorinirs chieflv from the infinitv of pieeious gems and stones that have been taken trom its mines and hill sides in years gone by. and which still abound in the depths of its mountain sides in Quantities suffici ent to allure the curious and the pa tient seekers after beauty. At Culla saja, seven miles from rrankhn, wt find the well known Corundum Hil mine, from which comes the greate- amount ot commercial corundum in the United States and the gems of greatest rarity, including the emer aid, the ruby and the sapphire ec stacies of rare Color, and brillian light like " crystallized fire from " an ancient age'. Here was . found the finest corundum emerald in the world, which now reposes in 'New York. And just a little way into the Cowee Mountains, at the headwaters of the Little Tennessee river, is an other mine from whence come true rubies flawless, brilliant, transpar ent rubies, close rivals nf the Ritrmah ruby, that mest precious of all known gems. And here, too, is the home of rhodolite, a neculiar form of carnet native alone to the hills of Western Carolina, and like the rhododendron fashioned in such consiumate loveli ness, that its fame has penetrated tc the uttermost parts of earth. Other precious gems found in Macon coun ty , are Beryls, gaVnets, amethysts cape rubies, Chalcedony, and topaz Less precious, but commercially prof itable minerals are copper, gold, mi ca, kaolin, clays for pottery, granite and talc. Nantahala National Forest . The government',' recognizing the riches and beauty of the Nantahalas has set aside some 100,000 acres. Here are vast areas of grazing land Counties Rapidly Joining The Observer Spelling Bee (Charlotte Observer.) Mecklenburg county joined The Observer Spelling Bee with an enroll ment of 7,200! Alexander Graham Jun.or high school, of this city sent in a membership of 600: Pi mont Junior high school, of this city enrolled 385 for the bee: Bov Sf. of Charlotte sent in a membership of ' ockingham county enrollment is 4,250; Wilkes county enrollment U 1,000. Total enrollment Saturday was 20,935. This does not include school that have entered independently. The spelling bee editor would like for all county superintendents t send the enrollment of counties in at the earliest possible date. If the county enters the bee, material will be sent the county superintendent and he will supply principals ' and teachers with adequate information. re " your county does not enter the bee, then principals, or town superin tendents should -"-iv nuu the spelling bee editor. . . The following letter was received Saturday frof J. M. Matthews, Meck lenburg county, superintendent of ed ucation : Charlotte, N. C, March 13, 1926. Miss Cora A. Harris, Spelling Bee Editor, Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, N. C. Dear Miss Harris: We are pleased with the prospects of participating in the State-Wide Snellin which you are organizing. It seems to me that there is need of conlen tration of effort in this particular type of school work. I heartily rec ommend your project. Very truly yours, J. M. MATTHEWS, Supt. Comity Id. Edneatfo. UV. Alexander drahatn ftccuck-ua t -"f Mm9mimi taflle lands are rnf".r'V ,:':w,.,"a., ''c,u ?,c .aw .:u vri. 01 n,s " in education tain sides, and1 ered with an abundane of rich graz ing area, and in the Nantahala Na tional forest provision haQ hppn made for leasing out the government lands tor grazing purposes. The ani mals themselves are cut off from the sharp blast which occasionally drift in trom the Worth by warm coves. Particular attention in rirpnf voare has been directed by the farmer to the improving of their strains, and it has been found that creat interA is being manifested generally through out the section to the development of neavier, bigger bodied cattle adapt able for beef. Nor has the sheep in dustry proved a small matter in Ma con county. The climate is a rare combination which makes it an ideal wool producing country, and the farmers, ever lookincr fnr sure minc of profit, have not been slow to farri to this source. North Carolina wool has gyimed a well merited reputation throughout the world, but Western Carolina wool ras been tnven nrifr ence in fost instances because of its remarkable freedom from matters, and because. the fleece is long and neaitny looking. One thing that renders Macon countv ideal ftnr sheen culture is its matchless climate which seems to keep sheep free from the vast majqrity of the ills which in some sections have made raicmo- ! . . someining ot a hazard. Hogs and Goats This countv has lone bee a favnr. ite for fine strains of hogs, such as Berkshires. pure bred Durors. PnlanH Chinas, and other leading pure breds wmcn nave long since supplanted the ancient " "razor back." - r,rar have ranged the hillsides of the Nan tahalas and Lowee. and have nrnvori the industry of longest profit per in. vestment of anvthinir in the ctntp They require practically no attention, are self-sustainine. and almost nri trouble is ever experienced because of marauding dogs, because of the provision of the state law which provides full payment to the owner off the animal hv the Uling dog. Poultry Although Western- North Carolina generally has become a frt;iA for the development of the poultry uiaustry, Macon county perhaps, has made greater progress than any of the rest. This may be attributed to the natural adaptability of the land to this industry the climate is warm and the water pure, the hillside gen tly sloping so as to afford proper drainage, and the market is uneven. ed. Green feed, a necessitr in vnnA. ern poultry methods, mav h hA ; Macon county all the year, and be cause the weather remains . fairlv equable all the time, and long cold educational wm-It 9ends the following letter to the spelling bee editor of The Observer: Miss Cora Annette Harris: I can not too highly commend yonr spelling bee contest. I feel assured it will command the cheerful endorse ment . of rural . and city schools. With best wishes for your complete success, I am, Yours sincerely, ALEXANDER GRAHAM. Wilkes County f,000 Strong C. C Wright, superintendent of Wilkes county schools, announce that 6.000 DUDils of Wilkes rnnnt would enter the spelling bee. tie says : I am d eased to know th you are putting on a spelling bee and you may count on us. Assuring you ot my most hearty support tn the matter." . Miss Dean Ritch, prominent busi ness" woman of the city, wrote: I am very much interested in your spelling contest. Since a contest of this kind has a direct appeal, and since The Observer cries intn.cn mimi homes, I believe the results will be wondertui; this contest will teach ui to spell better than the cross wnrA puzzle! I am an old time sneller." writes B. H. Griffin of MarshvillA "nA give my whole-hearted endorsement to tne spciitig bee. Mrs. J. H. Boyce, of this aitr. writes: "As I am teaching school and the 'mother of a child in school, I feel a keen interest in vnnr rnntct I would like to see our school eater this with enthusiasm." Editor s : Note Will Macon rnnntir enter this contest? spells are practically unknown, hous ing is not the expensive matter that it proves to be in mpre frigid regions. This has attracted many poultrymea, and is attracting more all the time. A natural outlet for the products lies in the South Atlanta. farkcnnvilU and the Florida markets being espe cially inclined to patronize the West ern Carolina farms. Living Conditions The county presents an air of pros perity becaifse in fact it is prosper ous and is rich. This makes it attrac tive to visitors. And it may be added, in entire truthfulness, that the alti tude is such that there is always a current of healthful, invigorating mountain air. and the almnst absence of sultryThumid, and hence sleepless nights. Tourists have found it free from such obieetionahh. fu tures as mosquitoes and malaria, and protracted droughts hold nn tprmra to them The county this year is" pre paring for an influx of visitors such as never before visited it.