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; ' " ' . i-; ' - ; : VOLUME XLI FRANKLIN, N. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13 1928 NUMBER THIRTY-THREE Highway Celebration Here September 1 5th Committee Met at Sylva on t s August 5th Preliminary Arrangements Made For "Highway. Celebration The Chambers, of Commerce from Franklin, Sylva, Waynesville and Canton met in Sylva on the night of August 5th and held a very enthu siastic meeting for the purpose of cooperating with Franklin in carry ing out an extensive advertising cam paign to acquaint tourists and other travelers with the new highway con necting Sylva and. Franklin. This new .highway shortens the -distance between Asheville and At lanta thirty-two miles, and, in the opinion of the writer, the exquisite scenery along this route is second to none in Western North Carolina. v The result of the meeting was the formulation of , plans to hold , a celebration in the town of Frank lin on September 15, 1926, with all fthe towns- along the line having part in the celebration. Franklin proposes ito meet the Georgia delegation, com posed of representatives from various cities in Georgia, especially interested in this highway, at the Geergia line, -and after a ceremony of welcome, all delegations will repair to. Franklin where a picnic dinner will be served. From Franklin the delegation will go to Asheville, stopping for an appro ' priate function in each town along theway. The entertainment program for Ashevile is still tentative, but it is known that there will fee an elab orate one. . - . . It is hoped that the committee -will be able to secure the services of Thomas M. Dixon as the principal tspeaker along with other notables.1 A pleasant spirit prevailed over the meeting and it was decided to invite Murphy, ..Andrews and Bryson City .as guests of Frankluy The object of the meeting was not to deflect tour : itt from these latter cities, but to im press upon the, tourist ' " the greater advantage of scenery by either enter ing via' Murphy and exiting via Franklin, or vice versa. " r , Af very descriptive name was sug gested by Mr. Ernest Withers, and .after a vote the name of "Ashe-ville-Franklin-Atlanta Highway" was . unanimously adopted. - ' J. H. Wilson of Sylva was elected chairman and C C. Poindexter of Franklin was elected secretary of the elebration committee. - The following committees were appointed to .repre sent the various towns along the .highway in staging the celebration: Asheville, Holmes Bryson and Roger Miller ; Canton, D. J. Kerr, R. A Osborne and W. E. Jones ; Waynes ville, C. M. Diccus, Ernest Withers and Frank Miller Sylva and Dills Iboro, J. H. Wilson, D. C. Bryson and J. F. Freez; Franklin, John S. Trot ter T. W. Porter and C. C. Poin dexter; Clayton, Dr. Dover and Claude Derrick; Cornelia, R. C. Brooks and Henry Stovaljf' Gainesville, H. H. Estes and W. C. Mealer; Atlanta, to be selected. , Bishop Horner to Be at" Episcopal Church Sunday The Right Rev. Junius M. Horner, D. D., will be the preacher at the 11 :00 o'clock service at St. Agnes Episcopal church Sunday morning. .Bishop Horner is well known in Franklin and it is expected that a good congregation will welcome him. 'On the following Sunday the Rev. Mr. New lof Waynesville will be the preacher at the eleven o'clock, service. We always welcome you. Gordon Brothers Sale Since Gordon Brothers-' mid-summer sale opened one week ago today, v they have had a remarkable number ' of sales to their credit. The store has oeen over-run with buyers who have come to take advantage of the many . bargains offered.. In the . circulars mailed out by -Gordon Brothers, two work shirts were advertised for 50 cents. This wag. a mistake on the part of the Tress printer, as only one shirt was indicated on the copy., '. This sale will continue for one weak more to include: Saturday, August 15. J High Praise for Macon's Farms and Farmers From State College Official Raleigh, N.'C, Aug. ll-"Macon was the. only one of the 100 counties in the state I had not visited, and I was delighted with it," F. H. Jeter agricultural editor at . State College, said today. Mr. Jeter recently re turned from Franklin where he took part in the program at the opening of the Carolina Creamery Company's plant there. He was agreeably, surprised with the splendid farms he saw in Macon county, with the agricultural progress, and he found Franklin "a wonderfully beautiful little town ," he declared. The scenery of the town and county came in for unstinted praise from the State. College official. ' But he saved his words of highest commendation for the , farmers of the county: . "I have rarely had the privilege of talking to as interested and intelligent a group of farmers, and I have talked to them all over North Caroina," he said. Republicans Meet and ' Make Nominations The Republican convention of Ma con county was held in the court house last Saturday afternoon. State Chairman Brownlow Jackson was present and made a good speech. During the course of his remarks Mr. Jackson urged that the absentee voting law be repealed. Under the Democratic election machinery, he stated 'that this law is worth 75,000 totes to the Democratic -party ht the State. Captain Kenneth Smathers, repub lican nominee for congress in this district, and his campaign manager, Hon. George Pritchard, also made rousing speeches in the interest of the party. AH speakers urged that the Republicans organize and turn out for the election and see that the elec tion is conducted in a fair and im partial manner. Previous to the meeting the Repub lican leaders had met in the Odd Fel lows hall, and selected a ticket to, represent the party in the November elections. The names in this ticket were read in the assembled conven tion at the court house and ' unani mously approved by the delegates. The nominations are as follows: County Commissioners, Chas. Mc Clure, John Rickman and Davis Dean; Clerk. of Court, Miss Hattie Peek; Surveyor, Jesse Sanders; Represen tative, Rev. A. S. Solesbee; Sheriff, George Bulgin. The Republican parey made many friends by its refusal to nominate an opponent to H. J. Hurst for register of deeds. , . Colored Camp Meeting Preparations are being rnade by the local colored citizens for a big camp i meeting to be held tor oneveek at the A. M. E. Zion church on Cowee, beginning the third Sunday in Au gust. Arrangements have been made to run a truck between Franklin and the church to carry local colored citizens who will wish to attend. The services of a number of preachers have been secured among whom are: Revs. W. L. Young, Sylva Circuit F. R. " Robinson, Old Town" Tenn. ; J. B.- Meekins, J. R. Scott and J. B. Watkins of Franklin, and Rev. W. W. Slade, presiding elder ' of the Ashe ville district. This meeting has been extensively advertised in adjoining countes and those in charge are ex pecting immense crowds at all ser vices. The Press hopes that much good will result from this camp meeting. . Threshing 3000 Bushels Rye Rye thneshing is now in progress in : Macon county. At least three thousand bushels will be threshed, J. V, Arrendale, the county agent estimates. It is very .fine, he says. Mr. Arrendale hopes that this rye can be shipped co-operatively and sold to seed companies. ' Selling thus it will bring a higher price than oter wise, he says. . He believes it will bring $10 per bushel. " This is mountain rye, and is not as easily disposed of as ,the Abruzzi rye. If it were the Abruzzi rye which is gaining wide popularity, it would be more easily disposed of and, would proDaoiy bring su cents' more per bushel, he states NO SHORTAGE WAMHERE One of Pumps Not Pumping Expected Supply of Water , Discontinue Washing of Streets Plan Remedy There is no shortage of water in Franklin. But. as a precautionary measure, the washing of the streets MI I . . - win nave to be postponed until some arrangement can be .made to secure a bigger flow of water from the muni cipal well on the east side of town. This is the opinion of H. W. Cabe, member of the water committee of the town bboard. , The pump at the newer of the town's two well's is supposed to handle 100 gallons of water a minute. As a matter of fact, it is now pump ing about 40 gallons, Mr. Cabe states. The trouble is due to a shortage of water, caused by the drought this summer, Mr. Cabe believes. Some step toward remedying the situation will probably be taken at the next meeting of the board, the; first Mon day in September When the pump was, put in, Mr. Cabe said, it was found that it would pump 100 gallons per minute, at a depth of 100 feet. It was accordingly put in at that Acjpth. The water now has dropped, as a result of the long drought and it will probably be neces sary to lower the piping, Mr. Cabe believes. . The older well on the west side of town furnishes about 35 gallons of water per minute, which, added to the 40 gallons oroduced by the new well, gives the town 75 gallons. This is .enough for thq town's needs exclusive of street washing, Mr. Cabe said, and with the present sud- pty'hris possible to keep - the water it .i r tanks iuii witn no oanger oi snortage. Apply This Tonic To Local Taxation When a corporation balances its books af the end of the fiscal year, and shows a balance on the right side of the ledger, there is general rejoicing among shareholders. The United States Government, the largest corporation of all, has just finished one, of its greatest years with a sur plus of $377,000,000. And this with lowered taxes 1 Political wiseacres guffawed and party demagogues scoffed when the MeHon philosophy of lower taxes and increased revenue first was set forth as the wisest policy for the nation to pursue, says the Los Angeles- Times. Alarming .notices of inevitable deficits if not approximate bankruptcy, were broadcast by the, pork barrel minority. The cataclysm not only has failed to materialize, but an extremely fat surplus as appeared instead. Further more, an immense saving in interest charges will be effected, by applica tion of these additional funds to the retirement of the public debt. . . , Going on the premise that allevi ation of the federal tax burden would heighten public confidence, and stim ulate trade through easier money, the Secretary of the Treasury has amply demonstrated the practical ap plication of psychology to big busi ness. Income taxes for the last year vastly exceeded those of the previous twelve months, as did. customs re ceipts. Throughout the land, business both large and small, .responded to the helpful attitude 'manifestd by those in power, and .proceded to ex pand; benefiting both itself, and, as a consequence, the national coffers. Mock Trial The good people of Higdonvillc in tend to have a barrel of fun on Friday the 13th, at Higdonville school when Mr. Isaac Keener , will be brought to trial on the serious charges of stealing water melons from Mr. John Cun ningham. This trial will be held at 8 o'clock in the evening and all the legal lights residing on Ellijay and Sugar Fork are delving into dusty tomes to find a punishment to fit the crime. Those who will defend Mr. Keener claim that the fruit of the vine must weigh at least three pounds before it can be considered a water melon. Therefore thejr are hoping to clear Mr. Keener on these grounds. jh me yiui ,; aiaiiu aval. vuiiiiituiu, so it is understood, win have wit nesses who will swear that some of his melons weighed as much a 72 pounds. The trial will be free and the friends of both parties to the liti gation are expected to turn out in great numbers. C OF C DINNER MONDAY NIGHT Dr. W. C. Coker and Horace Kephart On Program At Chamber Commerce Din ner At Franklin HoteL ine Chamber of Commerce will hold a dinner pogram at the Frank lin Hotel at 7 o'clock Monday even ing, it is announced Speakers on the program include Horace Kephart, of Bryson City, and Dr. W. C Coker, of the University of Nqftb Carolina,- at Chapel Hill. Mr. Kephart is iwell known as the author of "Our Southern Highlanders" and various stories and articles on the mountains, and as one of the original boosters for the Smoky Mountains National Park. Pr. Coker, for years head of the Botanf department of this State's university is nationally known as an authority on his chosen line of study. Music will be furnished by the Franklin orchestra. An "unknown" quartette will sing. People of the town and community are cordially invited and urged to par ticipate in this dinner,' which is ex pected to be the occasion for a good time as well as one for the enthusi astic discussoh of the futurejdevel opment of Franklin and4h1ssection. Plates will be 75 cents! each. Those who anticipate attending are being requested to indicate their desire for reservations as ' early as possible. Reservations should be made with the secretary pf the chamber of com merce, C...T. Ketcham, at the cham ber of commerce in the Franklin Press office. Junior Order to ; " Meet at Sanford Sanford Juniors are making pre parations for entertaining one of the biggest and best meetings of the State Council, Junior Order United American Mechanics held in several years. On Tuesday, August 17, Juniors from all sections of the Old North State, from the mountains to the seashore, and from the Virginia to the South Carolina line, will turn their faces towards the Lee county convention town. Practically every city and town in the state will be represented, for. in practically ' ev$ry vilage and hamlet in the state a coun cil of the order is established. More than four hundred men, all past coun cilors, are expected to attend. A committee, headed by O. P. Makepeace, one of the order's most loyal and active members, and made uo of J. W: Stout, E.-L. Gavin, and K, E, Seymour, also active Juniors is at work making out their plans for entertaining the convention. The entertainment is as yet in the chry salis stage, but they are far enough completed to "indicate an excellent time for the delegates. The plans in clude one of two or three motor trips, one to the coal mountains of I Lee county, another to the sandhill section. nationally known for its fine peaches, and to a tile making plant, and a supper for the national and state officers who will be itf attend ance at the 'meeting. ' The convention will last through three days, during which time many things of interest to the order will be considered. ,; .r '.. ,,';;..; , . Cream Deliveries Increase Te . Carolina Creamery plant here is now receivincr cream from Macon. Clay and Jackson counties in this state, and from Stevens and Rabun, counties ik Georgia, officials of the plant state. The amount of cream i being delivered is growing daily, they say. Macon county iarmers have de livered cream valued at $754.21 during the past two weeks. On last Friday alone, farmers in this county de livered 120 gallons of cream. Clay county last week sent in 270 gallons. Farmers' Meetings Held J. M. Gray and A. G. Oliver of the extension department or state Ui lege at Raleigh, asd Cousty Agent t J. V. Arrendale held eleven farmers' meetings at various points in the county last week. The total atten- dance was '734, Mr. Arrendale re-i ported. On Friday the farmers of the wes tern section of the county held a picnic at the mouth of Windspririg creek, nar k v a qt urnirn tn necre .nv ...... Tf 1 & 1 : r .. .i" ' ' . a r i "'''1," v . 1 10 Wayncsv !e Thr Oliver and Arrendale were present. latter sale was for 23 cents per pound! 60 DAYS TO SEE NEW HOTEL HERE Town's Tallest and Newest Building Will Be Ready Soon Thirty Bed Rooms Macon's Only Roof Garden Within sixty days Franklin will have a new hotel. Likewise, the town will see its newest and tallest building completed. And Macon county wi3 have its first and only roof garden. These three will be combined in the building being constructed by Sam L. Franks, W. C. Cunningham and H. W. Cabe, on what is commonly known as the Higdon property on Main street just west of the Bank of Franklin Building. Mr. Franks be lieves it will be completed within two months. A name for. the" hostelry has not yet been chosen, nor has there been any announcement as yet as to who will operate it. On the first floor will be three store rooms, approximately 22 by 80 feet each. It is -planned to make these stores not only romy, but well lighted and convenient, with attrac tive plate glass fronts. The' hotel will occupy the second and third floors with the offirp Hinirnr rnnm anil kitchen on the second floor. On top of the building, commanding a mag- ' nificent view of town and surround ing mountains, will be the roof garden. The latter will be about 50 by 58 feet. It will be arranged for all kinds of amusements including dancing. The store room now occupied by Sloan Brothers and Company will be a part of the building. This firm however, will move into one of the new rooms what will be the central store room in the building. The other two store rooms will be occupied by local firms it is understood. The hotel will have all modern con veniences. The building will be heatedby the modulating vapor sys tem, said to be one of the most modern aad satisfactory,... nithod&. . of heating. Each of the thirty bed rooms win have doubh? windows. " There will be no inside, rooms. The hotel office, on the second floor, will open upon a broad verandah. . The new hotel, which it is expected will cater to the transient visitor to Franklin, will fill a long felt' need for more adequate hotel accommo dations here. It with the other hotels here, will enable Franklin with its pleasant climate, scenic beauty, and , hospitable atmosphere to make A strong bid for small conventions, Mr. '' Franks oointed out. 'This will eive. Franklin a type of publicity such as ' Asheville, on a much larger scale, ' has been profiting from for years, lie suggested. Onteora Estates to . Stage Big Sab The Onteora. Estates, a 2400 acre1 development located five miles west ' I of Franklin, fronting on Highway No. -K 28, will stage a" big auction sale otA part of their holdings on Wednes- day, August 18th. The Home Realty - and Auction Company, a local or- ' V gamzation, with Mr. R. A. Patton as manager will have charge of the sale. The Onteora Estates is one of the best known .deveopments , in the vicinity of Franklin and consists of 2400 acres of beautiful mountain lands , 1 well wooded and watered. . : Present plans call for the building of a dam , across Mill Creek, construction nf ' roads and installation of water and light lines. It is understood' that those who invest in lots at this sale will receive a guarantee that 25 per cent of the.tnoney invested will be spent in improvements on the pro perty. Free bus lines will run from PVant-., Hn i to the property on the day of the sale and for several days previous i Load of Snnrwnnrl H n . w'jr Brir.js Sum of $453 The sourwood and the honey bee make a wonderful combination, con noisseurs of honey will pretty gen erally testify. They make an excel lent commercial combination, too, as at least two Macon eounty farmers have found. . Logan and B,ob Clark of Ellijay brought a truck load of sourwn Znl J Jown '..Wednesday and disposed of it for the neat ,L Af $450. according to County aSS T V, Arrendale. v The honev wa. as paper" Mr. Arrendale aid H L. characterized it Z "A honey I eversaw." . ' YVJie noney was sold on the street at 25 cents per pound, th e re 11 . ucuiK sum m Dirk to a wnn aia . i. a m man T
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