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VOLUME XLI.
FRANKLIN, N. C, FRIDAY MAY 21, 1926.
NUMBER TWENTY-ONE
CORPORATION
JMSOMGERS
Tremont Park, Inc. Stock
holders Met May 14 and
Elected Directors E. S.
Galloway, President.
The stockholders of Trcrnont Park.
Inc.', a locally' controlled corporation
, met at Franklin last Friday and elect
ed as directors for the ensuing year
the following named men M,essrs.,vE.
S. Galloway, W. J. Zachary,- Rufus R.
Wilson, J.. N. Jarrett, J. S. Conley, S.
R. Joines and Major S. Ji. Harris.
Immediately thereafter the directors
. -held a meeting and elected Mr E S..
Galloway; president of the corpora
tion; Mr. W. J. Zachary, vice-presi-
dent, and Major- S. A. Harris, United
States Army, Retired, secretary and
. "treasurer. ' ,
On behalf of the Galloway-Zachary
Company, Mr. Galloway then offered
to transfer to the new corporation ap
proximately ;140l) acres of land on
'Tremont mountain and to take in pay
. ment for said land a certain amount
of stock in the Tremont Park Corporation.-
. On motion this offer was
. . -duly accepted by the directors.
, The Tremont Park Corporation has
an authorized capital stock; of $250,
i ,000 and under its Charter 'can engage
' in many forms of activity, including
the buying and selling of real estate
building homes,, construction of roads
and boulevards, etc. '
' The tract of land now owned by
Tremont Park, -.Inc., is free from any
icncumbrances and is . considered by
. experts to be one of the finest devel
( opment, pr6jects n all Western North
' Carolina. It is the intention of the
"corporation to develop its holdings as
rapidly as possible. A " main boule
vard will be bult from the vicinity of
Oak' Hill -to. the top of the mountain
From this boulevard lateral roads will
. open up the most desirable sites for
summer estate's. The coporation will
fiubdivide its holding into tracts con
sisting of from one. to ten acres in or
der to'meet the growing demand
' estates of this kind. These estates will
range in elevation from 2300 to 4000
feet-.. :.: ::'- v..-;; -.V-..',.
Work on the main boulevard start-
, ed this, week, the 'contact "having
let let to McGaha and Parrish.,
,W. A; and the Groundhog t
: .J. ..... I
- r Fish stories as told by Judge- Willis
and Bill Moore, aided and abetted at
; times by Uncle Coon Cochran, are
getting to be rattier common, i n
big marine monster has not been seen
since that memorable Sunday after
noon some weeks :ag. Now comes
Mi. W, A. Keener of Scroll wha ab
, sohitely refuses to tell a fish yarn, but
he has a ground hog story that puts
all fish tales so far toll in the shade.
According to Mr. Keener the moun-
. tains : around-Scroll are alive with
ground hogs. , They, , come out in
squads, platoois, companies and ba
tations. Recently these ground hogs
. have organized a regiment. One old
gray' headed fellow wearing 'a Sam
Browne belt sits on a stump and
whistles commands to his cohorts
'when attacking beari fields. Nightly
'for the, last, two tweeks this regiment
of ground hogs has made foraging fo
rays into; Mr. Keener's bean field.
Three acres of beans have been abso
lutely devoured. With club and shot
gun Mr. Keener killed 14 of the enemy
but the raids continue. Last Mon
day Mr. Keerierin desperation came
to Franklin and purchased a quantity
of foiffon.-, Mr. Keener says that he
- will disregard all rules of civilized
warfare and use this poison on the
varmints. ,' .. ";
; 1915 McDowell Club
The regular meeting of the Music
club met on May 12, at the homo of
Mrs. Harold Sloan. The following
, program, under the leadership of Mrs
Harry Higgins, was given:
' Life and Works of Moszkowski . '
1 Mrs. Shield?
Piano Gujtarre (Moszkowski) .
, Mrs. Smith Harris
Piano Valse Brillante (Moszkowski).,.-
...,....:....Mrs. ' Gilmer Jones
Song Serencta (Moszkowski) .
y .( Miss-Margaret Rogers
Pian0-7Berceu.se (Mosbkowski)
' J. 'Miss MaUie Ange'
Piano Scherzirio (Mosbkowski)
, ' ( Mrs. Henry Cabe
Piano Duet--Misses Virginia and,
' Margaret McGuire. 1
Violin Solo Mrs. ,D. Porter
. SNOW- ON THE ' 14TH -
- The local forest officials received
wnrH that two inches of snow fell on
Wayah Bald on the njght of May 44. ,
V V 41 0 L 3 fcHV Mt W gWMIg V V till. rv
ies for cool weather? v . .- ;
RACE FOR JUDGE
GROYMff WARM
Friends of Johnston Enthu
siastic Predict ' His Nom
' ination By Safe Majority
Claim Four Counties.
' Attorney T. J. Johnston has just
returned from a trip, to other coun
ties of the 20th judicial district with
encouraging reports. That he made
a favorable impression on the voters
in all walks of life is attested by the
fact that literally hundreds of voters
have told him in person that they will
vote for him in the approaching dem
ocratic primary in June. While Mr.
Johnston is a novice in politics nev
ertheless the people of this district
seem to prefer a man of that kind for
judge a man . with no political debt.
to pay, a man affiliated witlj no polit
ical cliques, yet a life-lorjg' democrat
and one who believes in the democrat
ic principles and at the same time
broad-minded enough Jo see the oth
er man's' point of view. As the race
diaws to a close Mr; Johnston's many
friends become more enthusiastic and
work harder for the success , of his
campaign."! They; are predicting his
nomination by a safe 'majority over
bis three opponents.
A Sassy Groundhog
Last Sunday while on his way to
see-fwell, never mind where he was
going Mr. . Thomas M. Ripkman of
West's .Mill met up with a big ground
hog who was out making weather ob
servations. The car not only disturb
ed but annoyed Mr. Groundhog, who
evidently was in the midst of difficult
calculations. Since Mr. Rickman was
on important business and in a great
hurry he likewise resented the fact
that a mere croundhoff should dis
pute the right of way. Therefore Mr.
Rickman reached under the rear seat
and took unto himself, a' tire tool and
nmcJeAeA to chase the sroundhoR
over two or three mountain ranges
At least . one, of his neighbors so re
ports. Finally Mr. Rickman "treed
the varmint, heaved a'twenty pound
storie and brought the groundhog to
earth. But the battle-was not yet
over. The animal' having by this
lima (nrantten all about the sun and
clouds ran down the mountain and
into a wood pile. Afer moving sever :
al cords of, wood, Mr. Rickman made
hie rantnrp and nroceeded to his des
tination, where, it is reported, he had
a ready explanation tor Deing taray
- ; ; Lee and the Hoe
! When it comes-to wielding a hoe
Mr. Lee. Barnard is a eood drummer
That is the story told by the hands
engaged on his farm. . But according
to Mr'. Barnard this story is entirely
erronious if not absolutely malicious
Mr Barnard claims to be the best gen
eral in Macon county and state that
he does not ask his men to (to where
he will not lead. Recently Mr. Bar
nard laid aside his order book and
took up the old goose-neck hoe. At
leas he so says and far be it from
the writer of this- article to dispute
his word. "Come on, men," yelled
Lee, "Old General 'Weed is about to
take this patch. Let's, go." Accord
ing tn Mr. Barnard he then proceed-
ed to kill Itcres of weeds and fot
hours staid 16 rods ahead of his near
est subordinate. , As the sun was .set
ting behind the western horizon the
conqueror withdrew' with two mort
dents in his"clerby. :.
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Now Comes Theodore
Will fish tales never cease? It ap
pears not. Several Sundays ago whv
most of Franklin is reported to have
seen the big fish in Lake Emory
Mr. Theodore Munday was evidently
"off his feed" and did not see the
monster. Nevertheless the tales told
by others must have excited his imag
ination. At any rate he returned from
Whiteside Cove 'recently and reports
having caught a brook trout 17 inch
es lone and two pounds' in weight
When Bill Moore was asked if he had
heard of this catch he stated that Mt
Muflday had bought a reasonably
sied brook trout from a boy near
Highlands Mr., Moore further stated
that Mr. Munday had never caught
a trout in his life.
MRS. MABRY AT MAPLE LODGE
Last Saturday Mrs. L, L Mabry
moved from Riverview House to Ma
ple Lodge, her beautiful home two
miles from Franklin on the' Bryson
Citv . road.1 Mrs. Mabry has recently
had her home painted and other rek
pairs Hiauc. , imcw piuiuuuiK uc
installed ain ; the near future, . Mrs
Mahrv will hereafter make .Maole
Lodge her permanent home and she
expects to take' part in the business
activities'of Franklin.
NATIONAL PARK
BILLPASSES
Bill Creating National Park
in Smokies Passed Will
Stimulate Real Estate Ac
tivities in This Section.
Both houses of congress have pass-
eA thp hilll
parks' in the Appalachian mountains
one in Virginia and one in the Great
Smoky Mountains on the line be
tween Tennessee and North Carolina
The passage of this bill, it is believed
will stimulate real estate transfers in
this section. Other advantages re
sulting from the establishment .of the
park are too' numerous to mention
here. As to those who were respon
sible for getting the bill through
congrfss the Asheville Citizen in an
editorial of May 17 has the following
to say:
Park Promoters
The celerity with which the Temple
measure, creating the Great Smoky
National Park and the parks of the
Shenandoah and Mammoth Cave
passed both houses of Congress and
emerged, as a law suggests , that it was
admirably directed.
The measure was something of a
novelty and in the latter days of a
session when many members are dis
appointed , because their bills have
been rejected, it might well have been
feared that some of the hundreds of
Congressmen would make some ques
tion or raise an objection .which
would at . least delay the bill. Very
few national measures have escaped
"hold-ups." - .
But the park measure moved by
easy effort . to success. Within a
month after the approval of it by Sec
retary of the Interior Hubert Work
it had been modified by its friends
and passed by Congress. It travelled
speedily and , with absence of noise
Which might have waked unfounded
suspician a smooth road was pre-r
pared for it , and it ran it switly1 to the
goal. : 'V '
Good management must be credited
to the directorship, and conspicuous
in this for all that he modestly re
mains in the background is Represent
ative Zebulon Weaver of the Tenth
district. ' He it was who introduced
the. original measure which later was
included in the more comprehensive
Temple bill, and jt has been this Con
gressman Weaver who has worked
and marioeuvered for "nearly two
years to make the pirk a reality. -
His was not spectacular efforts He
did not depend on declaiming to the
House members but he worked ceas
lessly, intelligently and unobtrusively
His long service had made Mr. Weav
er familar with .the obstacles likely
to be encountered and he removed or
(letourcd these; he has made many
friends and these were doubtless po
tentperhaps indispensible aids.
Mr. Weaver, himself makes no
claim to credit but is dispensing it to
others of. governmental functions. He
is quite right in commending the in
iative of Secretary Hubert AVork and
the fine public spirit shown by the un
official commission . composed of
Congressmen H. W. Temple, of Penn
sylvania ; Mayor ,W. A. Welch, chief
engineer and-general manager of the
IJausades Interstate park; Mr. Harlan
P. Kelsey, former president of tin
Appalachian Mountain club of Bos
ton, and a well known landscape arch
itect; Mr. William C. Gregg, a prime
mover of the National Arts club of
New. York, and a student of recrea
tional 1 .development through parks
and Colonel, Glenn S.; Smith, acting
chiet . topographic engineer of the
Geological Survey. The services of
these gentlemen have been of inesti
mable .value they are beyond com
pliment. And great is the credit
which must go to Representative Ab
emethy and Vastly to the men and
women -of North Carolina who made
the bill a possibility. ( But there must
be IeftJa big share Jo this modest
Congressman Zebulon Weaver whe
claims none for his superb work for
the park. '
Rev. J. A. Flanagan Arrives
Rev. J.-. A. Flanagan, pastor of the
Presbyterian - churches in- Macon
county, arrived here on the 13th 'in
stant and preached his first sermon at
the Franklin Presbyterian church last
Sunday to a large and appreciative
audience, many members of other
deriominatiomr being- present. Those
who had. the privilege of hearing the
Rev. Mr. Flanagan were . delighted
with he sermonj The Presbyterians
are : particularly pleased -with their
new pastor and are predicting a rap
id incri ae in the church member
ship in Macon county. The entire
town-extends a warm welcome to the
new minister.
CHAUTAUQUA
FOR FRANKLIN
RadclifFe Chautauqua Sys
tern Has Arranged to Put
on 12 Numbers in July or
August.
. . , i
Miss Emma Lou Brenner, with the
Radcliffe Chautauqua, visited Frank
lin last Monday and organized a com
mittee whose duty it will be to spon
sor , the 1 chautauqua to be held in
Franklin sometime in July or August,
It is understood that this chautauqua
will not take place on the dates set
for the Truett-McConnell meeting:
The chautauqua program cails for
12 number and several noted lectur
ers are scheduled to speak. The pre
gram, win De carried out in a tent
afternoons and evenings, for three
successive days. It has. been r ten
years since a chautauqua came to
Franklin. ' .
Those in charge of the chautauqua
this year are highly enthusiastic and
are predicting a record attendance
Rarely does a town the size of Frank
lin have the opportunity to. hear such
distinguished men as will appear here
at that time. The date and complett
program will be published later.
Meeting of League
The League of Women Voters wil!
hold its annual meeting for the. pur
pose of electing . officers, irt the "office
of the clerk of court, June d. ,
I his change in date of meeting is
because of our .school commencement
as all League members are interested
in this, and would not wish to miss
any of the school exercises.
Please all members be present at
cOurt house. Thursday, June 3 at 4
o'clock. ELOISE G, FRANKS."
Chairman.
ONTEORA HAS OFFICES ,
ON PEACHTREE STREET
The Onteora Estates, Inc., one of
our largest local developments, ha;
opened magnificent offices at 246
Peachtree street, Atlanta. Many fea'
estate firms from all parts of 'the
south made efforts to lease these of
fices, but Onteora Estates, Inc were
successful. A development of this
magnitude requires the very best lo
cations for offices. , The owners of
Onteora are to be congratulated on
securing such a desirable location.
! I Poultry Sale
The farmers will have an opportu
nity to load poultry at Franklin on
Wednesday, May 26 and at Otto, Dil
lard and Clayton on Thursday, morn
ing, May 27. Please list your poul
try with County Agent Arrendale on
or before Thursday, May 20, so that
he can order the second car providej
there is more poultry listed than can
be loaded if! one car. If you do not
fist your poultry and only one car
is ordered you 'may have to carry
your poultry back home. It will cost
a penny and a little time to cooperate
in this important work. What are you
going to do ? . '
Creamery Men Here
Mr. Curtis Bynum and Manager
Hughes ,tepresenting the Carolina
creamery of Asheville, were in Frank
lin on Tuesday of this week in the in
terest of the new creamery at Frank
lin. While here they made arrange
ments for painting the building and
for water and. electric connections. .
The churn and other machinery has
been shipped and is expected daily
So soon as it can be installed the
manufacture of butter will be started
this concern plans to operate a
truck and three cream routes to bring
cream from these ioutes twice each
week. ".. ; . , "
BILL MOORE ENTERTAINS
Dr. Cunningham . Wilson, Mr. Ed
mund1 H. Dryer and his brother, Mr
Percy L. Dryer,, all of Birmingham
arrived at Franklin last Fridav and
have been the guests of Mr. Bill
Moore on fishing trips to the Nanta
hala and. Cujlasaja rivers. Our Mr
Bill has a national , reputation ' as a
fisherman, being partiularly versed in
the wayS of the wily rainbow. He
has been laying plans for the capture
of the big muskiejn Lake Emory
but the Press correspondent at Kylf
says that some of the sportsmen ir
his neighborhood are going to come
over to Franklin and show our local
fishermen a. thing or two about catch
ing big fish. It is estimated that the
big muskie in Lake Emory 'has some
thing like SO hooks in his mouth now
and one or two more will not make
much difference.
ROAD OFFICIALS
IN. FRANKLIN
Mr. Stike'eather and Mr.
Walker Here to Discuss
Building of No. 28 at an
Early Date.
Mr. James G. Stikeleather and his
chief, engineer Mr. J. G. Walker, were
in Franklin Monday and met with the
county commissioners to discuss ways
and means by which Highway No. 28
from Highlands to the site of the
Highlands municipal dam,ia distance
of'' approximately two and one-half
miles, may be built now rather thaa
at a later date. Since this road mu
be built it would be of great help to
Highlands to have it constructed
now in order that the, town may-use
the road to haul supplies and equip
ment to the dam. The power house
will be built immediately below the
road at a point where considerable
blasting will be needed. It is stated
that the road at this place must Be
finished before the power house can
be built. Ootherwise injury to the
power house would surely result from
blasting on the road above. The coun
ty commissioners took the proposition
under advisement with a view to hay
ing this section of the road construct
ed now. ' .
While here Mr. Stikeleather asked
the Press to tell the people of Macon
county that he will build No. 28 tust
as rapidly as the funds available will
permit. For years this road has been
the chief aim and desire- of Mr.
Stikeleather. Due to the fact that it
traverses sih difficult country it hat
had to wait until other roads were
built. Now that work has started it
is hoped that funds may be provided
as needed to keep the dirt moving un
til the road is graded through the
county. Hard surfacing will follow
later when the state issues more road
bonds.
A delegation of Highlands citizens
consisting of Messrs. Porter Piersoa
F. H. Potts, W. T. Potts and L. W.
Rice were present at the meeting
Monday.
The commissioners, evidently reaRz-
ing the importance ot Jo. a, ana
haying a desire to help Highlands tn ,
its hour of need, decided to build the
section of the road from Highlands
to the dam, since it can be done now
cheaper than at a later date.
For ' Macon county,- No. 28 is of
equal importance with the road front
the Georgia line to Asheville. The
scenery along this route is unsur-.
passed in the entire south. , Whe
this highway is completed titeialtg
thousands of tourists will travel over
the route from Highlands to Frank
Kn and on to Hayesville and other 1
pojnts. .: .. t . ,.:. .,:
MRS. L. B. HAYES
DIES SUDDENLY
Winston-Salem, May 17 Mrs. Ar
nes Rockwell Hayes, wife of Rev. b
B. Hayes, died suddenly in a hospital
here this morning at 8:20 o'clock.
Mrs. Hayes, rwas the. "daughter of
Mrs..Doula A. Rockwell, of AsheviSe
and a sister of Captain Paul Rockwell,
how a newspaper man in Paris. An
other . brother, Kiffin Rockwell, lost
his life while engaged in aviation sew
vice in France. ;
The decased was 35 years of age,
her husband is pastor of Ardmore
Methodist 'Episcopal church here.
The family moved here a ypar - ag
from Greensboro where Mr. Hayes
served as pastor for four yeara
Funeral service will be conducted
at Ardmore Methodist church tomor
row afternoon at 1, o'clock and the
body will be taken to Greensboro for
burial. Asheville Citizen,
r Rev. ( Mr. Hayes was pastor of the
FiaiiKlin ivlemc .st church from thet
fall of 1918 to November 1921, where
both he and MrSt Hayes were ex
ceedingly popular. Mrs. Hayes had
a host of friends in Franklin and Ma
con county who have learned of her
death with deep sorrow. 1 ,
METHODIST CHURCH SERVICES
Rev. B. C. Reavis, pastoc. Sunday
school at;9:45 a. ni. Mr. T. J. John
ston, superintendent. Preaching at 11
a. m. by the pastor. Subject; "God
Calling to Growth."
At the evening hour Rev.,. J. B.
Grice, pastor of West Asheville Bap
tist church will preach the High
School commencement sermon, Ev
erybody invited.
Senior Epworth League at 7, p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8
p. m.
Camp Fire Girls Friday at 4 p. m.,