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VOLUME XLI.
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1926.
NUMBER THIRTY-SEVEN
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DETAILED PLANS
'OF CELEBRATION
PROGRAOEADY
Town Board Co-operating
And Committees Working
Seek $1,000 For Expense
of Entertainment
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When Georgians and North Caro
linians gather here next Wednesday,
September 15, to celbrate the opening
of highway No. 285, the connecting
link m the Asheville-Franklm-Atlanta
' short cut highway, they will find
' Franklin clean and attractive; a
sumptuous luncheon ready for them
at Jhe tabernacle ; and hear a care
fully mapped out speaking program
carried out without a hitch.'
Detailed plans with this , in , view
have bgeen made and are now being
executed.
The board of aldermen, at its meet
ing Monday evening, declared Sep
tember 15 a holiday in Franklin;
voted to put a sufficient force of men
at work to clean - the streets cut
down and. rake up grass and weeds
-along sidewalks and vacant lots, and
Xo fittingly decorate the streets. It
also promised the arrangements com
mittee the necessary police assistance
to manage the crowd and the park
ing, problem.
.'Committees, listed elsewhere, are
'at work to raise the $1,000 it is es
timated the luncheon and program will
cost; to prepare the luncheon; to
furnish the cars of visiting motorists
appropriate "A-F-A" emblems; to
., .handle the parking; to take care of
the publicity, etc;
Definite acceptances of invitations
to be present have been rceived from;
former Governor CameroaJ Morrison
and John N. Holder, head of the
Georgia highway department, the two
principal speakers; from Frank Page.i
chairman of the State Highway Com
mission; J. G, Stikeleather, ninth dis
trict commissioner and other officials
and notables. w
Indications are that towns from the
Florida line north over No. 15; from
Atlanta north to the North Carolina
line; and from Asheville and east of
Asheville west to Franklin will be
represented. The arrangements icom
mittee,. on a basis of reports reach
ing it, believes that not . less thait 2,000
people will be in Franklin to take
part in the motorcade. I
The program follows :
The Atlanta and Ashevlle delcga
i lions will leave their respective towns
yin time to "meet at the3eorgia-North
Carolinatate. line .i not later than
lLOQ-TSTrnT The-'Jsheville party will
'lck up Jhe delegations at the towns
" along No. 10 to Dillsboro, and the
Jrankin delegation here, Asheville
leading the procession, with Frank
lin at the rear. Delegations from
Hurphy, Bryson City, Highlands, and
other towns not on the route from
AsheviHe will join the motorcade here.
Tn the same.wav the Atlanta dele
gation will be joined by Georgians
ulrtncr thp iwsv north. .
Leavine the line at 11 :00 o'clock,
Asheville will lead the motorcade into
Franklin, the other North Carolina
delegations completing the escort for
- the Georgians who .will be headed by
Atlanta. . , ' ...
Immdiately on arrival at Franklin
the motorcade' will proceed to the
tabernacle, where luncheon will be
served the visitors. The addresses will
How. ; ... . .
A Franklin man will bid tne visi-
ors from the two states welcome,
fiM- whirh Commissioner 1. u
itikeleather will take the, chair and
rmer Governor Morrison wM maice
principal address for North Laro
'Wesponses from Georgia officials
Mlow. with John N. Holder,
the GedVgia Highway
akmg the principal ad-
reia visitors.
oW informal intro-
inent persons in the
whom will have a
DEAN STATES
HIS POSITION
H. D. Dean, of Stiles, . Republican
candidate for county commissioner,
in answering the questionaire sent
each candidate for county commis
sioner by the Press, expresses his
opposition to the issuance of bonds
to build a. new courthouse and jail;
employment of a home demonstra
tion agent; employment of a county
school supervisor; and to piacing the
cnairman 01 the county commission
ers on salary, as full-time employe of
the county.
Mr. Dean favors loaning the State
the money to pave highway No. 28,
provided the State needs the money
ana tne county lias it to spare, ami it
is loaned for a short tune. He like
wise favors a county agent.
Whether or not Mr. Dean woul
favor a county fish hatchery, He says
would depend upon what it would
cost, and what protection the fi
would be given after the streams were
restocked.
His letter follows;
"Editor Press :
uear air : in answering your
questions recently submitted, I give
my own personal answers without
consulting any executive committee
or examining our county finance
books.
"Question No. 1. Are you in favor
of issuing bonds to build a new court
house aad jail combined?
"No, not at the present time. Our
courthouse is not out of date yet. It
.should be kept clean and sanitary
and be touched up occasionally so as
to be made somewhat attractive to
the court and grand jury.
Of course the jail is somewhat old
and hard to keep clean and sanitary
but it can be done alright. It is not
supposed to be equal to a king's pal
ace. As soon as our finances will per
mit, we might have a new courthouse
and jail combined. At least 95 per
cent of our people have no use for a
jail, in a personal sense, but on ac
count of evil doers it cannot be dis
pensed with. I am opposed to the
issuing of bonds, especially long-standing
bonds, without submitting the
issue to a vote of the people.
2. Are "ou in favor of a county
fish hatchery to restock our streams
to attract tourists?
That depends on how much it
would cost the taxpayers, and what
kind of protection the fish would have.
Our streams would soon restock
themselves with our native species if
protected, not allowing them to be
taken out until- after spawning time..
3. Are you m favor-of the county
loaning the State money to hard sur
face No. 28? .
"Yes, if the State needs the money
and the county has it, loan it to the
State to hard surface No. 28 from
Continued on Page Eight
CHAS. KINSLAND
WINS FROM SAM
Munday vs. Town Results
In Mistrial Palmer's Fine
Reduced Disposition of
Other Cases.
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CHAUTAUQUA TO
BE HERE AGAIN
-ill leave Franklin
1 o'clock in the
ame order, the
escorting , the
6ad. A car at the
ion will set the
Dillsboro, Sylva.
nton, with brief
ograms at, eacn
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ille at about 7:30
Franklin is to have a three-day
chatitauqua again next summer.
Although the chautauqua course
this year, was financially not suc
cessful, the guarantors having ' to
make up a deficit, twenty guarantors
for the course next year were se
cured with comparatively little diffi
culty. ' .
The new guarantors felt that the
chautauqua is of real benefit tn the
town. And they pointed out that the
course was held this year under
marked difficulties following closely
on tne neeis ot the Truett-McCon-nell,
meeting, and two tent shows
here a week each, the three having
left people tired. Then, too, this
year s chautauqua was the first held
in Franklin for a number of years,
and it is believed that many people
had forgotten just what a chautau
qua is. . .
The programs, on the whole, proved
excellent, those in attendance de
clared. The first day's program was
said to have been particularly fine.
Next year's chautauqua will be
another Radcliffe program.
The winning of the Kinsland mill
dam suit by Charlie Kinsland, a mis
trial in the suit of S. A. Munday
against the town of Franklin, reduc
tion of Jm' Palmer's fine from $500
to $300, and the passing of sentences
in other cases featured the past week
in Superior court here.
The Kinsland case, in which Charlie
Kinsland has sought to , compel his
brother, Sam, to remove a mill dam
off property which he claims, had
been tried twice previously. It went
to the Supreme court on a demurrer
.before the first trial, and has been to
that body after each previous jury
trial, a new trial being ordered in
each instance.
The case is unusual in several re
spects. Although the property on
which the dam is located is said to
be worth not more than $15, the court
costs approximate $1,000. It is the
heaviest bill of costs in the history o
this countv. accordingto Frank L
Murray, clerk of the court.
There were two issues to be de
cided by the jury. Is the dam or any
part of it as i.s on Charlie Kins
land? And has he suffered damages
as a result of the dam's existence?
Both questions were answered in the
affirmative. Judge Harding "signed
a judgment, ordering the dam, or such
part of it that lies on Charlie Kins
land's land removed ; and ordering
Sam Kinsland to pay his brother $25
a year damages for the period since
the dam was built,
The question of where the line be
tween the two brothers lies, however
was left undecided, and this question
apparently must be decided before it
can be determined what part of the
dam lies on Charlie Kinsland's land.
Attorneys for Sam Kinsland early
this week had made no announcement
as to whether or not the case would
again be appealed to the Supreme
court.
In the Munday case, S. A. Mun
day sought $4625 from the town for
alleged damages to his land resulting
from the construction through it ot
the Palmer street extension. The ex
tension rtins from the end of Pahnr
street, one block south 01 the court
house, to Porter street
Mr. Mundav asked $.1000 for the
land taken by the road, and $3,625 for
other damages alleged. He fixed the
amount of the land taken as a fourth
of an acre, but W. N. Sloan, civil en
gineer, who surveyed it, fixed the
acreage taken by the road at about
one-eighth of an acre.
The jury failed to agree, and the
case went' over to another term 01
court. ' ,
These were the only civil cases
tried. Ninety-eight were on the
docket.
Jim Palmer, convicted of violating
the prohibition law, and at first fined
REPUBLICANS
SPEAK HERE
o'clock, the good roads enthhsiasts
will be entertained at dinner at the
Kenilworth Inn by the Asheville Cham
ber of Commerce. At this time it is
planned to organize am inter-citv as
sociation to advertite the A-F-A
short cut highwi-y.
$500 and the cost, had that .fine re
duced to $300, following his introduc
tion of evidence tending to show that
the gallon of liquor he was charged
with having taken from a whiskey
car had been given away by the
owner. This evidence was introduced
in support of a motion to set the
verdict aside.
Criminal cases disposition of which
has not previously been published in
the Press follow:
Joseph Young, assault on a woman,
sentence changed from 60 days to a
fine of $200 and the cost.
Charlie Southards, distilling, sus
pended on payment of the cost.
Fred Stiwintcrs, assault with a
deadly weapon, $50 and cost.
Hubert Stanley assault with a
deadly weapon, $50 and, the cast.
Dewey Fish, drunkenness, $50 and
the cost. Dan Hughes, same offense
same sentence. On a charge of an;
affray these? two defnedants were;
fined ten dollars each and the cost.
Robert Hopkins, retailing, $250 and
the cost. " ' - ' ' . .. ' , A
John Tylcrdrunkenness and Yetail- j
ing, $200 at4 the cost. )
Johnson J. Hayes, youthful Repub
lican national committeeman and can
didate for the United States Senate,
commented vigorously here last Satur
day on the 'school questions which
have been provoking so much debate
in. North Carolina in recent weeks.
He characterized as "deplorable" the
way school authorities have "so neg
ligently permitted us to pay" more
for school books than is being paid
in other states.
Mr. Hayes and Kenneth Smathers
Republican candidate for Congress,
each made campaign speeches here
It was Mr. Smather's forty-seventh
speech since he opened his campaign.
It lie IS electd to Cnncrpss. Mr
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smatners declared, one of his first
acts would be to use his influence for
a. new federal building in Asheville
and other towns in the tenth district.
Being a Republican and "in harmony
with the administration," he could do
much more than any Democrat, he
asserted. He paid his respects to the
Democrats' argument for American
entrance into the League of Nations
and restated his stand favoring a pro
tective tariff.
Referring to the success of the
State road system, Mr.. Hayes com
mented: , "If the State could take over a
faulty county system of road build
ing and make a success of it, I see no
reason why it can't accomplish the
same result in schools. Our public
school system is anything except
uniform. There is no uniformity in
school buildings, equipment, or in the
quality of the schools, and no uni
formity of burdens in providing
money for the schools. It is self
evident that an eight months free
school is impossible until we can re
auire the State to provide the funds.
Each $100 worth of property in North
Carolina should be taxed the same
rate for school purposes and each
child afforded an equal opportunity.
It is neither right nor proper for
property to bear all the burden."
Mr. Hayes explained why the Ke
publican party favors a protective
tariff, and declared, in connection with
the League of Nations, that "Europe
doesn't want us in the League of Na
tions or the World Court unless we
come in on their terms."
He asserted that America had
"saved" France, and that now she
took the attitude, because this country
wished to collect its debt, that Amer
ica is a "Shylock" and a'tightwad."
Under these circumstances, Mr Hayes
said, he believed it "best for our
country and best for Europe for us
to stay out of their affairs.'
MISS BERTHA
MOORE DEAD
and Mrs.
lotne of her
ivjiss ucrtha Jane Moore, aged 30
years, daughter of former Sheriff
Alex Moore, died at the
parents here Monday
evening at 7 o'clock,- following an ill
ness of two and a half year's dur
ation.. She was suffering from tuber
culosis
Funeral services wereVheld from the
Baptist church at Ellijay, of which
Miss Moore was formerly, a member,
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, with
Rev. G C. Steed, pastor of the Frank
lin Baptist church officiating.
Miss Moore is survived by. her par
ents; two sisters, Mildred and Cleo
bell; and two brothers, Alex, Jr., and
George. .
Of a lovable disposition, Miss Moore
was most active in the church work
of her town and community. A mem
ber of the local Baptistchurch since
the Moores moved to Franklin, she
was a Sunday school teacher, the
Sunbeam leader, and was active in
other organizations of the church.
Through her work in organizing
units of the Woman's Missionary
Union at various points Over the
county, she became wejl known
throughout the county, making friends
wherever she went,
NEARLY 600 IN
ATTENDANCE AS
SCH00LSTARTS
Franklin School Opened on
Monday Three Trucks
BusyNew Building and
Heating Soon Ready.
The Franklin Graded School opened
here Monday morning with an en
rollment of 523.- This is in com
parison with approximately 450t the
highest enrollment of last year-
Sixty-one students, many of them
from the outlying districts, were pres-
ent- tn taL-n iUn ... r-
- .-..v. cAamiiiauun ior en
trance into the high school. If all
these students enroll, following the
announcement of the result of the ex
aminations, it will carry the enroll
ment figure to 584. And in addition
to these students, 15 pupils were en
rolled the first day in the teacher
training department, headed by Miss
Helen Burch. So that the grand total
will be approximately 600.
For the first time in the history, of
the school, and of Macon couuty,
consolidation is being practiced. This
year, three trucks are operating daily
Dringing nigh school students into
Franklin to the high schoo lhere.
One truck goes up the Little Ten
nessee river toward the Georgi aline;
another goes down the river to Lost
Bridge and Morgan's Store; gather
ing the children from Cowee, Burn
ingtown and Tellico; and the third
picks up children from- the Iotta
schoolhouse into Franklin.
While the exact number of childrem
brought in on the first day was not
determined, it was estimated by G. L.
Houck, principal, at approximately 75.
The truck which goes up the river
made two trips, bringing a load each
time. - .
The heavy enrollment crowds the
present school building badly. It
was found necessary, in fact,, to take
the first grade to the Masonic build
ing where it is being taught tempor
arily. A new eight-room building is under
construction, however, and is ex
pected to be ready for occupancy
early next month. The new building
is to be used for the grammar grades,
the high school occupying the present'
building.
Another improvement , being made
is the installation of a new heating
system. The new central plant is
being installed under the new build
ing and will be ready within a few ,
weeks. AH of the old system in the
present buildiner is being" used, with
the exception of the boiler, a mem
ber of the school board said.
The school this year emolovs a
total of 17 teachers, In addition to
the principal and Miss Burch. of the
teacher training department, there
are 15 " high "school and" grammar "
grade teachers.
Class-room, work was begun Tues
day. ,
Georgia Newspapermen
Coming to Asheville
Asheville. N. C Sent.
ui- mis tuir.uunny are looking"
forward with a -Treat deal of intere
to the forthcoming visit of the Gf
gia Press Association on Senta-
27 and 28. .. J
entertainment committ
busny engaged in
tin uous round of pie
expression ot tne gj
diality existing be
of Georgia and
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Parent-Teac
The FrankliJ
ciation will hi
the school but
at 3:30 o'clock'
Every mcmlt
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association
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