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VOLUME XU.
FRANKLIN, N. C, FRIDAY, JULY 9, 192S
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CHACaBER OF
TO BE ORGANIZED LIMY
s Great Enthusiasm Among
Citizens Approximately
$1300 Subscribed Promi
nent Speakers Expected.
. A icore or more of - Franklin citi
zens met at the court house last Tues
day night to perfect the organiza
tion of a chamber of commerce. Due
to the fact that two or three other
meetings were being held at the same
time which prevented the attendance
Of many who desired to come it was
decided to postpone the organization
activities until Monday night, July 12,
at 8:15. At the last meeting a com
mittee was appointed to assure the
presence of ttkn experienced! in
Chamber of Commerce work at the
meeting Monday night. This1 com
mittee is now busily negaged with
every hope of success.
Those present Tuesday night pledg
ed themselves to make every effort to
secure a large attendance at the next
meeting, Every little town in the
western part of the state with, the
exception of Franklin has a chamber
of commerce. It is not worth while
here to go into the necessity for such
an organization. Suffice it to say that
JFranklin needs and must have a
chamber of commerce with a full
ime secretary, The citizens of
, Franklin are exceedingly! interested
in this proposition and it is there
fore hoped that the court house
may be filled next Monday night.
IIR.C.R. LEYIS
BUYS BIG TRACT
Land purchased from Mr.
John i Harrison and Mr.
joe Harrison Approxim
ately 500 Acres Involved.
M C. R. Lewis, of
tuhn is cnpndktor the summer
at Franklin purchased through Miss
i .iu annrnimatelv 500 acres
of land from Mr. John Harrison and
Mr. Joe Harrison. This land consists
of one tract of 63 acres lying on Ar
rowwood Creek, 396 acseg known as
Harrison Cove on Shiagle tree branch
and two tracts of 4 1-2 and 50 acres
in the same neighborhood on Wayah
Creek. The two former tracts were
' owned by Mr. John Harrison, the
two latter by Mr. Joe Harrison.
Tti '- nnW wag not announced
Neither has Mr. Lewis announced his
intentions relatiifc ito his purchase.
Unmvr if is IfHftwn that Mr. Lewis
is thbroughly delighted with Macon
county and his friends here nope to
see him improve his newly acquired
property.
Celebrate Opennig No. 285
When the road between Franklin
and Dillsboro i opened, Macn and
Jackson counties should get to geth
er on top of the Cowees and have
the biggest ceJebraton in the history
nf the two counties. A committee
from each count v should be appoint
" ed at " once to - arrange - the details.
What say ye, Jacksoi?
Vegetable Marketing
tr T Ke11ev. Agricultural Agent
of the Southern Railway, has just
written County Agent Arrendale giv
ing a list of produce dealers m aoutn
Tarrtlina and r,porffia that he has fust
visited in an effort to find a market
for the beans and other vegetables
that are being produced' by Macon
county farmers.
Mr Arrendale has written o5gh-
tecn of these produce dealers telling
them of what k being produced.
If you are expecting County Agent
Arrendale to help you sell your vege
tables you should let him know what
you will have at least one wefk in
advance of gathering date so that he
will have time to look for a market.
Mrs. Ledford Dies.
Mrs G. R. Ledford of Prentiss, died
July 1st, The remains were interred
July 2nd at the cemetery near the
home of Mr.- E. W. Long. The sym
pathy of the county is extended to the
bereaved family. .
CO LI LIE ROE
CELEBRATION IN
H0N0R0PENING
New Creamery At Franklin
To Be Formally Opened
July 30 Prominent Men
Will Speak.
The new creamery at Franklin
has begun making butter. However,
the formal opening will not take
place until July 30th. At that time
Dr. A. J. Glover, editor of Hoard's
Dairyman, the leading dairy paper of
the United States, will make the prin
cipal address. Dr. Glover is scheduled
for only three speeches in North Car
olina this summer and one of these
addresses will be at Franklin. Mr. F.
H. Jeter, agricultural editor at State
College; Raleigh, will also speak as
will Mr. J. A. Arey, a government
and state dairyman expert. .
Delegations of farmers from Clay,
Cherokee. Swain, Jackson and Madi
son counties in North Carolina! and
from Rabun, Habersham and Towns
counties in Georgia, are expected to
be present to discuss the best methods
by which the new creamery may be
utilized by the farmers of the coun
ties mentioned. .
County Agent Arrendale has been
busily engaged for weeks in arrang
iner the. program. The fact that he
has obtained the services of Dr. Glov
er. Mr. Teter and Mr. Arey! is suffici
ent evidence that his efforts havenot
been in vain. Those who attend may
sxpect to receive valuable and lasting
information. The amusement feat
ures for the occasion have not been
neglected. A tu of war between
the Geurnsey and Jersey breedens has
been provided. There will also be a
cow calling contest for the men and a
milking contest staged by the wo
men. The men will also have the
opportunity to judge the age of ,cows
by looking at the teeth. It is also
hoped to have a barbecue and an ice
cream festival in connection with
the celebration.
CARTOOGECHAYE NEWS
"The people of Cartoogechaye are
overj oyer, with the beautiful show
ers they have been receiving for the
past few days.
Everybody seems to be busy in
their harvest as you can hear the
"Gee Haw" echoing from field to
field.
Mr. and Mrs, Cecil Crawford are
all smiles' these days. It is . a nine
pound gkv
We are glad to welcome Miss Ethel
Lancester back into our community
also her brother Mr. parris Lancest
er who is taking charge of the agri
cultural work .at Maxwell Training
Schoo.
Mr. Thomas S, Arthur is here
spend a few weeks with his son and
daughter Mr. and Mrs. Carl Slagle.
Miss Lucie Slagle is' home from colr
lege spending the summer with her
father and mother , Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Sagle.' --....,--r
Miss Louise Setser left Tuesday for
AshevviUe where she is taking train
ing for a nurse. Louise has been here
with her. father and mother for the
last two weeks on a vacation.
Miss Mary Enloe is spending the
week with Miss Nanie Roane of Up
per Cartoogechaye.
The young people have a wide a
wake society in this community
Christian Endeavor every Sunday eve
ning at 8o 'clock sharp, come and help
them.
Rev. Roten is holding a revival
meeting at Maden's Chapel this week
and next. We are hoping it will be
a great success as we hardly ever
have a real revival now days.
Mr. William N. Darymple has re
turned home from lower Nantahala,
where he has been engaged with a
government crew for some time.
Mrs. Will Waldroop's baby Bobbie is
improving since returning home from
Atlanta.
Miss Laura Bell Dalrymple is
spending her summer vacation with
her brother Lye in Raleigh. She ex
pects to return i a month or sixweeks
accompanied by her broiher.
CAMP NIKVASI ,
OPENED MONDAY
Large Number of Girls and
Counsellors Are Present
Spirit of Camp Very
Excellent.
Camp Nikwsai for girls opened its
third season here on July first. The
campers began arriving in the morn
ing and late at night trunks were
still being moved in. The next morn
ing a peppy group of girls and coun
cillors greeted the drewor with a
"How-do-you-do Miss Jones, How-do
you-do? Is there anything that we
can do for you?' and camp begun
Games, songs, stunts, early morn
ing dips, nature study, crafts, and
hikes have been the order of the day
since-all ' stasoned with the enthu
siassni and the fine spirit of the
campers. In Saturday night stunts
were given by various groups, one ot
them beiner a travesty on the George
Vvashmgton and the cherry tree story,
in nuiiui ui uie ruuiui ui j mj.
Wednesday evening the formal inntia-!are
tion ceremony for new campers will
be held at twilight on the shores of
thp laWp Thp cprcmnnv is based on
the legend of the spirit tribe of the
Nunnehi, the friend of the Cherokee
Indians.
Campers who have been here in
former years are: Blanche Duvall,
Cheraw, S. C, Blanche Jones, Pitts
burgh, Pa., Henrietta Love, Ra
leigh, N. C. Esther Morris, Kaleigh,
N. C, and Mary Lurens Withers, Ka
leigh, N. C. The new comers are :
Margaret Anderson, Cheraw, S. C,
Elizabeth Dunn, Raleigh, N. C, Mary
Jane Foote Daytona Beach, Fla., Ta
bitha Hudatf, Wilmington, N. C,
Louise Otis, Daytona eBach, Fla.,
Janie . Reeves, Waynesville, N. C,
Anne Simms, Raleigh, N. C, Mildred
Smoak, Daytona Ueach, Fla.,Louise
Stringfield, Waynesville, N. C.
The councillers are; Miss Eliza
Collins, Wilmington, N. C nature
study and tennis; Miss Sue Hailc,
Camden, S. G, riding and swimming;
Miss Lenore Lotspeich, College' Park,'!
r,a arts ad crafts: Miss Louise Mc
Fadden, Chester, S. C, hiking and
general entertainment.
Some of the girls have ex-pressed
their opinion of the camp as follows :
"This is my first experienced camping-
one that I shall never forget.
There could be no better place than
Nikwasi to make my camping debut.
The excellent spirit is so contagious
that ho one is immune. The ouncil
lors add to the enjoyment of all the
attractive land and water sports. In
short ther is nothing that Nikwasi
lacks. Everycamper is for it" Janie
Reeves.
"As an old camper at Nikwasi, I
have seen the camp spirit improve a
great deal. Camp spirit is the back
bone of the camp. Camp Nikwasi has
a very stiff backbone We co-operate
with each other. Our camp spirit
this year is better than it has ever
been before and if it is as good in
the future as it has been this summer
so far, Camp Nikwasi will grow and
prosper." Bay Duvall.
"From my observance as a camper,
new to Nikwasi, I think that the most
predominating feature of the camp is
its wouderful spirit. "Unselfishness is
practised at all times, and the word
"tfan't" is -absolutely ' unknown. The
personal touch that every camper
receives is most helpful. AU those
things which go toward making an
ideal camp are involved in spirit and
that's Nikwasi!" Anne Simms.
Power Plant Pays
Interest on Bonds
Income for the municipal power
plant for May was $1584.91 and for
June $1653. 40, Presuming an aver
age of . $1600 this would yield an an
nual income of $19,200. The water
department's income for May Was
$296.06 and for June $324.85. An aver
of $310.00 would yield an annual in
come of approrimately. $3700 or a
grand total of $22,900 per year from
the two departments. The expenses
of the two departments are around
$5,000. So the power plant and wat,
er departments after deducting the
necessary expenses, will just about
pay interest on the bonds.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown Arrive
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Brown of Day
tona havs arrived and will occupy
Mm Jess Conley's cotiage or ,the
summer. Mr. iBrown came to Frank
lin more than a year ago and while
here invested In Franklin real estate.
Both Mr. and Mr. Brawn are de
lighted with Franklin. 1
Celebration Here Last
Saturday
ROUTINE BEGINS
AT GIRLS CAMP
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Camp Tankeetah Girls Ar
rive Camp Routine Be
gun Monday List of
Those in Attendance.
The Camp Taukeetah girls arrived
Thursday night, and the regular sched
ule started on Monday morning. It
would be impossible to find a finer
group of girls than the crowd at
Taukeetah this year. There is not
a poor splort in the whole oamp.
The girls are all looking foward with
a great deal of enthusiam to the sum
mer and are already nlannincr to win
the various emblems that are awarded
101 mc v"v v w.v. in...-. .
no end of sports to be enjoyed
1 at Camp Taukeetah. One of the most
interestintr features in the camp this
summer is a course in classical danc
ing taught by Miss Lois Briggs of
Waynesville. Those who attended the
Dance Drama last year are looking
foward with much interest to the per
formance this year. There will also
be a circus and swimming meet. The
list of Greensboro follows:
Miss Mary Louise and Jesse He
witt.Betey Archer", Geraldiie Bou
chemeyer, Gena Watt, Virginia Wade,
Douglas Long, Linda Gorrel, Mary
Long Benbow, Meridith Watt, Lil
lian Hauck, Gertrude Carver, Glenn
Boyd McLoed, Virginia Douglas, Mer
iam Block, Katherine Hardeman,
Katherine Palmer, Margaret Vaughn,
Mary Jane Wharton, Alice Carmi
cheal, and Flax McAlister. Also Miss
Lotta Sparrow of Hawkinsville, Ga,,
Miss Margaret Le May of Smithfietd,
N C... and Mamie Wilmer of Quitman,
Ga. Also Miss Ada irouer, neien
Patton, Katherine aad Margaret
Franks of Franklin, N. C, Miss Jane
PattAn nf far ton Ga.. Miss Mary
Price of Burlington and Miss Lois
Briggs of Waynesville, as head coun
cilor. JOSHUA TALENT DIES
Mr. Joshua Talent, a former citizen
of Macon County died June 12, 1926,
at thf home of his daughter, Mrs. J.
Frank Grant. At Etowah Tensessee.
He was laid to rest in the Elowah
Mr. Talent was born and reared in
Maron Couitv. He lived in many
Communities and he was known and
irtvpit lw srores of neoole. He was
a good husband and a loving father
to thirteen children, all of whom are
living except one, E. E; Tatlent. Of
course it was hard 'to give him up,
loss is his toternal
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niir, Hp was a mpmher or the Bao
Wst Church, for dVny years, and we
feel that mother and children are pre
narprf in meet him.
Thp familv wishes to thank the
many friends for their loy?.tty dur
ing the sickness of father, and the
kindness shown by wrecker crew and
shop men of Etowah was very mucn
anfirrriated.
Mr. Talent lived out his three score
and ten years.
DEATH OF M. P. KINSEY
Death invaded the house of M. P.
Kinsey, May 30, 1926 and laid his
irv hand on the brow of M. P; Kin
sey, asd his wearied spirit' fook -its
flitrht
Brother Kinsey was born in Towns
County, Ga., 18b, and when a man
emigrated to North Carolina, where
he was married to Miss Addie Shields
to which union seven children were
horn three hovs and four eirls. The
four girls survive their father.- The
boys having died in the early man
hood. Professed religion at an early age,
and joined the Friendship Baptist
Church in Georgia, and lived a quiet
christian life.
Buried at Ibtala Baptist Cemetery.
Funeral services condusted by A. S.
Solesbee.
We extend our sympathy to the be
reaved. Friends to Give $50 to Scouts
Rev. E. J. Pipes has announced that
a friend will contribute $50 to the
Boy Scouts 'n equipment for the scout
gymnasium. The friend in" question
did not desire to have his name men
tioned in connection with the contri
bution
Big Success
Franklin Boy Scouts Win
Praise on Every Hand For
Success of Independence
Day Celebration.
With the possible exception of last
year when the American Legion spon
sored the Fourth of July celebration,
the exercises last Saturday were more
largely attended than on any simil
iar occasion in the history of Frank
lin. The forepart of the day, though
clear, was not exceptionally warn.
The rain which feM in the early after
noon tended to freshen the air but
prevented carrying out a part of the
program. By four o'clock the skr
was again clear and the program was
again taken up and carried to com
pletion. The exercises started with a ' bi
street parade led by a detachment
of mounted Scouts under rommanJ
of Mr. Gilmer Crawford, one of the
Scout Masters. Next came along pro
cession of cars and floats. The cars
were approximately decorated for he
occasion as were the floats, each re
presenting some organization or busi
ness. The Camp Fire Girls in proper,
apparel made a most favorable im- .
pression. The Sunbeams also had a
nicely decorated float filled with many
children whose happy miles were a
delight to all who saw them. The
truck of the Forest Service which
won first prizo among the floats wag
decorated with flags, bunting and
mountain shrubbery. This float car
ried a look-o,ut tower with the nec
essary instruments used to accurate!
locale forest fires. Mr. John Wasilik,
one of the rangers ti the local iorest
office, dressd in regulation uniform,
rode on to of the tower. This float
was an a-ttja-ctive and practical adver
tisement tor the forest service.
Supervisor, R. W. Shields and his as
sistants are to be somniendkd for
bringing to the notice of the public
one phase of fire prevention constant
ly practiced by officials of the forest
service. Camp Nikwasi, owned and Of
erated by Miss Laura Jones also en
tered an appropriate float.' The 4e
ooration of the float concisted of
flags, bunting and beautiful girls.
Spaoe and time are too limited to
describe all the floatts and cars.
It might he mentioned, however,
that Andy, 9mp was in the parade
and so annonuced to the world in
large box car letters on the front and
rear of his nicely decotated ulto
mobile. In decoraing his car Andjr
displayed .unuS'Ual genius It was evi
dent that he h still 100 percent Amer
ican. . ' -.
After the parade had disbanded the
program consisting of ' climbing the
greased pole, races etc., was carried
out with promptness and dispatch un
der the immediate" direction of Mr
Gillmer Crawford.
After the ram and continuing froai
four until six o'clock a .dance was
held in Main Street in 'front of the
Hotel Franklin. The music for the
dance was furnished by the Tene
sce Entertainers of. Miami who are
playing at Rainbow Gardens Clay
ton during the summer. Mr. Frank
Athanasaw owner of Rairfbow Gard
ens, was in charge of the orchestra. .
The music was excellent -land , was-
greatly enjoyed by the dancers, and
immense thrang. of people assembled
on Main Street. Mr. Athanasaw fur-
nished the musi: free of charge and
the Scouts tak,: this opportunity to
publicly thank kim for his consider
ation. Mason Brothers, a five .piece string
orchestra, made excellent trupic dur
ing the day in front of Smith's drugr
store.
Taken all together the celebration
was a huge success from every stand
point and rthe oublic has made favor
able comments in praise of the
Franklin Boy Scouts.
No little portion of the credit for
the successful ay should go to the
Scout Masters an4 Mf. Alvah Pearce
who assisted them. '! .
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WANDER quite a little,
And pick up quite a bit -About
the thintrs vou ma v diss br
Not notice, or omit.
It's fun just to meander,
And voull learn there's mnr tf It.
IJf, on this pleasant day in June,
'i wane you reau anu s. ,