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"VOLUME XLH FRANKLIN, N. C? THURSbAY JANUARY 20, 1927 ' , NUMBER THREg
TWO Ml DEAD
MWRSIIOT
Traaedv Near Tallulah Park
Ga. Road Contractor one
" of VictimsOne Brother
Dead Another Jailed.
OBJECTIONS STOP
CUTTING OF TREfcS
Yesterday's picturesqueness is giv
ing way, throughout this section, Mo
the progress of today.
This is seen on every hand, the
latest example being the cutting of
the trees along the Little Tennessee
river bank here, over the strenuous
objections of many citizens, and par
ticularly of many of the women of
' F.rlward
C. " McMillan, 39-year old
Marion, N. C, contractor, and prien
Atkins, - of near i alluian rarK, u,
, AaA and Vivian Atkins, brother
of Orien, is in the Stephens county
jail, at Toccoa, Ga., as a result - of a
gun fight near Tallulah Park, Haber
sham county, Monday afternoon of
r-xf:iu otirtf tvirmifh the nio.
was brought here tmmediatelly alter
c.r,,t rA xcpA in a local hos
pital. He died last Thursday morning,
pnrtc rf thp occurrence are
conflicting as to details. That most
general, and given by W. H. Ander
' ion, of Asheville, McFillan's partner,
to in cii hstanrp as follows: '
McMillan was at work on a .steam
shovel near Tallulah Paark, where
. his company had a road contract.
The Atkins brothers, hidden in a
field, suddenly ap-
peared and covered ,him. ;w'ith their
rn hrnthpr kebt him
covered, while the other clubbed him
-across the head ana snouiaers wnu
ins gun. ,
When nearby laborers attempted to
intervene, they were shown the ends
of the Atkins' , guns, and told to
, -i. n Hictanrp Finallv. one of
. ktUorc chnt McMillan. Ine
-.tior Via had fallen, it is stated,
j t,; r.Jctr.1 and shot Onen Atkins
four times. He died Tuesday, it was
learned here. , , , -
There are two versions as to wha;
i. trmihlA was. One
Is that the borthers were angered
when they were discharged tne iauer
part of last week. The other, that
' they had uoon scuhib uh""'
Inhnrers. and were or
tiered by , him to ; discontinue , the
tv, farmer . version . was
that, given by Mr. Anderson. . The
brothers are reported to have 5'threat-
j tt, xniiA "crpt" McMillan.
The brothers have been m trouble
tefore, according to ,E. S. Hunmcutt,
't T7.nniri;t (nmw nti7pn of i alluian
ui i iaiiiviii v..... - - ... ,
T7-ii. nn t. fprpntlv finished a
.Tails viit . j i
".chaingang sentence, he saidr several
years ago they severely flogged a man
. Tiear Tallulah Park, and left him for
jJ in Vfr Hunmcutt.
McMillan was brought the 40-odd
f,m Tollnlali Park to Franklin
by automobile and placed in the local
.hospital Monday night.
A.i.in taken bv Habersham
IV tail .", , ,
- 'county ; officers, was placed in the
' . . i-- ...Unn 4-Hnn that
, 'Stephens county jau. '
at Clarksville, countyseai 01
sham, on account of -smallpox in the
Habersham jail, it was learned here.
: Formerly of Knoxville, Tenn., 'Mr.
McMillan recently had removed
Marion. . He was a member of the
Asheville - contracting , firm of W.,.n,
Anderson Company. His company
liad recently been awarded aconr
tract for road construction in North
-Georgia, and he was engaged on
. this project at the time of the tragedy.
The remains left here Thursday by
motor for Asheville, where they were
placed 'aboard a train for, Kmxville,
flu ntipral was held.
Mr. McMillan's wife, his - partner,
Mr, Anderson, and" a number of rela
v' tives were here to accompany the
c..,:.,:, or '.hp widow and two
small children; two brothers, Robert
M., of Franklin, and T. A., of Knox
ville; and three sisters, miss mmk
ret McMillan, of Knoxville, Mrs
Mary Davis,' of Marion; , and Mrs
R. P. Treadwell, of .Charlotte. t
Still Captured
A a 25-c'allon caDacity
.'still was the haul made by local of
t;rc latt Frirlavi afternoon. The
utill was taken in Kelly Cove, Briar
' fmimcViin - tipar where the of-
!. tnne a im-trallon still z short
time ago, and the two men, Henry
Welch, agea aDout w, auu u w j1"
old son, were brought here and lodged
In io!1 - . . " y
I Three or four gallons of liquor and
.'300 or 400 gallons ot beer were pourea
"f 4n nffirprs said, and the Still
was brought to Franklin to be de
stroyed., : 4 . t ' ,
- The still appeared to have formeerly
nnpratpfl at the soot where it
-was found, moved, and then , put
'back, the otticers said. ;, - , ' ,
The elder Welch has- been captured
two or three times previously tor ope
nnr. n( t11 Thief of Police R. M
Coffey, a member of the reiding party
t.o:,i H eta ted that Welch admit
ted having- been caught at the same
spot where he was taken Friday, by
art i r.ffi rfn spvpral vears aeo. 1
The raiding party was composed of
Sheriff C. L. Ingram. Mr. oney,
' and Deputy Sheriff i-red La&e.
the town. . ,
tl. ..: .. Ua rivpr from tne
bridge, has long been considered one
ot the Deaumui views .v ..
banks have been bordered with wil
lows, oaks, and evergreens, And
when the town apthonties began cut
ting the trees, consiaerauie vyyvawi
was voiced. . .
The step was necessary, u w3
plained, because of the construction
VT 1.1 ' vmr TtiP State laws, it
is 'stated, require all trees to be cut
within an artificial lake area, to pre
vent the decay ot vegetac on, wn" -resulting
unhealthful conditions. And
all that area that . will be covered
by the lake, when it is filled, is be
ing cleared. , ' . . ,
9Mi -i.: k: reA psnpciallv DV
UDjecuuii ucuiR ,v., v.r. , .
some of the women of the town, the
municipal authorities have agreed to
allow the evergreens to stand, and
allow them their chance to live in the
water-covered or marsny area ..
lake.
FRANKLIN SHOWS
STEADYGROVTH
Two School Buildings Hos
pital, Business Blocks and
Many Residences Built In
Last Four Years. '
UNDER RECEIVERSHIP T.
F. MAKES FINE RECORD
CHAMBER MAILS
MANY LETTERS
J.FRANKRAY1S
STILLPOWERFUL
Legislature Stands Aghast
at Solesbee s Amenameni
to Dog LawShiver at
Blasphemy.
r).i.:t. T-n 15Thouph dead. J.
r.i. t (. nn Havs Democrat 01
mighty deeds and author of the fa
mous "literary gem, us -
Macon, spoke this morning wneu 1-
CIpcKpp successor to Mr.
Ray, presented an amendment to the
Ray bill and every old-timer shiver-
Mr. Solesbee is a minister and, ot
course, is acquainted with the curse
in Revelation aimeu "f -would
take from or add to the book
Mr. Ray had something of that bcliet
in the plenary inspiration of his
T T '...y vi1 rtf Tit! if -
dog tax law. ne reccivcu
erers and listened w uicm ' v;.
sought to change his law lhlcKrl
..1 111:1 .m" onH nv which
called a mcraiv b"" ,
name it ever., thereafter was called.
It cannot be that the Rev. Mr. Soles
bee will do much to the bill; if he
does J. Frank Kay wm oe uuwu ..
to see about it.-Greensboro Daily
News. .
ROD & GUN CLUB
IMFMKLIN
Franklin 1 of 9 Towns In
State Listed as Winter
Resort Work Progresses
at Onteora Club.
nine North
Carolina towns listed in the index o
the New Vork American s annual
winter resort guide for. the season
1926-27, copies ot whicn nave jum
been received here. .
Other North Carolina points iibieu
are, Asheville, Durham, Greensboro,
T .;rrfP, Wa PIOTh. ...AilllSUUI V VV M
mington, and Winston-balem. ,
KCSponSlDlC lur M4iiMuisj"-f;-
u rr;,io !c fio Ontpora Rod and uun
Club, near Franklin, which is adver
tised in the America s guiue. , ,
The club, which . provides nunung,
t:i,:rr fiino- trsn shooting, tennis,
handball, etc., for its members the
year around, was recently orgamcu,
and work at the club .is progressing
rapidly. ; . . , ' ... ...
ru:Aaa i nhm thp Tpmoorarv tiuu-
house, has been completed and is
ne ph7V and flplitrhtful a refuge as
one might desire. The tennis courts
are complete, the goir course
been" laid out, the drive from Highwav
No. 28, about a mile ffom the club
house, is finished, ana otner wwk
is going forward at a rapid rate.
Market Installs Frigidaife
f- p P PnlKprtsnn has iust com
pleted the installation of a fngidaire
at the City Market & Grocery. Bill
Myers states that the growth of their
business made necessary a cold stor
age system so that his market might
carry a larger supply' of fresh meats.'
Franklin during the past four years
has spent over $300,000 in new build
ings. And this figure does not in
clude the completion of a $300,000.
municipally owned hydro-electric pow
er plant.
The town has no building permit'
system in force, but the figures were
obtained by a survey of new building
during the past four years, and the
figure was arrived at after consulta
tmn ivitH lnral hankers and the secre
tary of the Macon County Building
and Loan Association. ine totai
figure is conservative, these officials
sal.
Thp snrvpv was made bv Major S
A Harris pdirnr of the Press, and
County Agent J. V. Arrendale, each
of whom came to Franklin four years
ago.
Tho fitmrp rpnresents an average in
vestment in new construction of $75,
000 a year, or $10 per year for every
man wntnan. ana cnua wunin ine
corporate limits, according to the 1920
1 . ..1J - 11.. t'trita
CenSUS. It WOtuu aciuauv iifiuii.
about $7.50 per year per inhabitant,
Wn a Kaeie nf artlial nooulation today.
Of the $300,000 total, approximately
$133,000 was spent during iy4), tne
Estimates of the value of the prop
erty constructed since January l
10?? nlarp thp npw business and
school property at $171,500, and new
residences at $128,600. The local
building and loan, association helped
f hiM ahont ' one-half the new
InnmpQ its' rprords show.
Thp figures are: business and
school property, $88,500; residences,
aa cm
At least 41 new' homes have been
t,ilt Hnrinc the four vear period,
t-Ua cnrvpv shnw.. and not less than
13 of them were constructed during
1926- ' , ' tL:-ij
Outstanding amonc the new DUlld-
ines constructed were the following:
the McCoy building, an omce strut
nrp thp npw hotel, iust being com
nttw1 thp npw home of the West
ern Carolina Telephone Company;
Angel Brothers' Hospital; the garage
hv the Citv Garage;
two new school buildings, costing $70,-
(100: and nine new homes costing
(Wl or mftrp. pach. -
The buildings shown by the survey
Main street: McCoy building, new
hntpl- tplpnhnnp buildine. Carolina
Creamery plant; J. Elwood Cox plant,
Log Cabin Motor U., Duuamg, ana
thp rps dpnrps Ot . fOttS. W.
rimnincrham and W. L. Hicrdon.
fprircia marl: The following resi
rlpnpps Dr. W. E. Furr. E. W
Lomr. Edwin Bleckley. D. D. Rice,
nnA Frank T.parh.
Green street : Dwellings : Sam
Tnm Tohn Bineham. and four others.
R'irfvp11 strppt : Dwellines': Mrs. A.
Fred Parrish. Frank
Henry, and two built byW. C. Cun
ntnorham. ...
Harrison Avenue : -Dwellings : Sam
L. Franks, J. -5. forter, Uscar Asne,
T Tnnlpv. M. D Billincs. Paul
Wpet . F.nVar Caroenter. and C. T.
' o . '
Rlainp
Tntla strppt: Dwellings: Mrs. M. A.
Guy, J. j. Conley, Mrs. M. Collins,
and Jim Norton.
Oak street : Dwellings : Mrs. Geor
A E. Dehart.
River View street : Angel hospital
and the following dwellings: u. u.
Stewart, John Moore, Geo. Guest, Zeb
Ancrnl and two built bv T. W. Porter.
Fast Franklin : Dwellings : Arthur
P n n n p 1 1 ' -, " '.-
Palmer ' street : Dwellings : James
Palmer.
In addition to these, new homes, a
nnmhpr c( homes have been remodel
led, among them; being Rogers Hall,
and the residences of T. W. Angel,
Dr. W. A. Rogers, and 0. E, Kimsey.
Committee of Chamber of
Commerce Active in Lo
cating M anu factu ring
Plants Town Cooperates.
Large Crowds Expected
T arcrp ntfpnrlanee is exoccted at
the next Lyceum course' at the court
house January 21st at 8 ;UU . o clock
p. m;, -hen UUve s finpino concert
rmnanv .Vinsistinp of a nuartet of
native- Filipinos will entertain the
nnipnpp- with nativp songs and classi-
fnnsir Thpv will use their native
musical instruments in presenting a
program of great, variety. This "is
the first opportunity in many -years
for the people ot rranknn to near
and enjoy melodies irom the tar dis
tant isles ot Uncle am.
More than 1,700 letters, seeking
manufacturing plants for "Franklin,
were sent out last week by the manu
facturing committee of the Franklin
Chamber of Commerce.
The letters went to wood working
plants in North Carolina and Massa
chusetts, and to a selected list ot
cotton mills in the New England
.A form letter was used, put tne
mil aHrpss of each firm ad
dress was neatly filled in on each
letter sent out: '
All the wood working plants, in
wh Parnlina MO in number: the
1.002' wood working plants located
in Massachusetts, ana ui mc
large 'cotton molls in New England
uraro O A A tPC Pf1
The letters' ask the manufacturers
if they would be interested in locat
or, fn'oin m hranrh nlants at or near
Franklin, and mention . nine favorable
conditions to be found here.
The , letter sent the wood working
nUnfe fr.llnwC
"W'iM vnn kindlv inform us it
your company would consider Jocat
.nrr pithpr its main or a branch
plant at or near Franklin, North
ijarolina, unaer ine - whuwiub, iw
nklA nnnitintlQ
"1 Where labor upions and laDor
troubles are unknown.
'2 Where good native white com
lahnr. . men and womcn-
may be employed at from $1.75 to
$2.50 for a 10-hour day. .
wnprp mprp is a liiuui suv'j
available approximating that to be
f AA1W nonnla
louna in a cy uv,uw iv..
"4 Jn the center ot a district wnere
tua ,;il ho a nprnptnal annual tim-
ber supply of around 3,600,000 board
feet, hardwood and pine. ,
imo surolus hydro-electric
horsepower available from a muni
cipally-owned plant, at a rate equaiiy
in.,r that in nnv section of the
as lun j ..v ... -j
country, and much lower than that
generally prevailing.
"6. In a climate tree irom c.
h..n. n( m'thpr hpnt or cold, where
a plant may be operated every day
in the year. , . ,
"7 On a branch line of the South
ern Railway, tapping the main line at
Cornelia, Ga., giving uniimitea snip-
ning facilities from there to an parts
of the country. ' , . ,
: "8. With paved State nignways
connecting this point with other cen
ters in this and adjoining states.
"9. Where the-citizens and munj
.iroi nthnrities will offer every in-
vipa Bui..vi.., -
ducement and assistance consistent
,..Wh hnsinpss and common sense to
any person or corporation lyocat-
ir, o mnniitartiirinc niant nere.
IK tt ii.o..u.v.....0 r --
"Tf trmi arp at n interested, we
should be glad to have you write
the Secretary ot the franklin nam
ber of Commerce."
Th camp lpttpr was sent the cot
ton mills, except that in the letters
addressed to the latter concerns para
graph 4 'read: . ,-. . :
"Where several hunarea trainea cut
t" mill nnerativfts can be secured
No less than 1,000 people from this
rnnnlrv arp pmnloved in COttOn mills
Jr,Urn nnri would ellldlv return
could they find similar employment
here." . , .
Th rn.rviinratihn nf thp town board
was sought by the chamber of com
itnrr in its pffrrt to locate a riant
at . Franklin, and that body has lent
tic ooiictani'p' amnncr other wavs bv
1 1 J C. .'.,., v - . v.-' o " - -
authorizing the chamber ot commerce
triof trip tnwn will offer as an
'inducement to a desirable, bona fide
manufacturing plant . considering locat-
itirr ham "anv rpnsnnan e concession
and as good a proposition, all things
considered, as is ottered Dy any town
in the southeast. ' . , . .
Thp mannfartnring committee, which
ii'rae.., rpsnrtti sihlp for nrenarilig and
sending out this advertising is com
posed of M. V. Billings, -cnairman ;
r.. T parh ' R W Shields. E. ' S,
viua -vm.v", . r
Hunnicutt,. Logan, Allen, and ti. n.
Cabe.
THE LONESOME HAIR
Twinklp. twinck1. little hair.
How wp wonder what vou air.
ifln thp tall man's lib so brave:
Some folks say he needs, a shave.
SOLESBEE ON COMMITTEES
P-.r A Q Snlpshep MaCOll COtin
iwv. . v. . v" ------
ty's representative, has been placed
on the tollowing nameu tuiiiiuu.i3.
Propositions and grievances ; courts
anfl inflirial rlistricts: miiiration ? trus
tees of state college; counties, cities
and towns; library and pensions.
No Derailments In 1926
Road Bed In Good Shape
Report of Engineer,
Shows How Funds Were
Expended. ir.
Not a single derailment during the
year 1926, is the remarkable record
made by the Tallulah Falls Railway,
during the oast vear.
This unusual record is shown in a
report made by C. M. Strahan, dean
of the school of engineering at the
University of Georgia. The report.
which followed an inspection on tne
road made by Mr. Strahan, has just
been made public here by Jos. F.
Gray, receiver tor the rauroaa ion .
the past three and a hail years.
f- C,-hon tirhnsp insnpption in
.Ul, ijuaiitiw, - - i - .
eluded an examination of the physical
and financial condition ot yie roaa.
and of the policies . of its manage
ment, is a member of the American
Society of Civil Engineers, and prm-.
erly was chairman of the Georgia '
State Highway Board. He was chos
en for the inspection, Mr. Gray said. -
as a man highly competent , ana one
who at the same time, could make. ,
his examination and report in aa
entirely disinterested manner. .
The report, which gives the road
and its management a clean bill or
health, declares that: the physical cn
dition of the road is "good;" the or
ganization is "adequate and well
planned;" "there is evidence of mtelli-
gence ana economy anu tare m wc,
maintenance and operation of the
road;" and "all revenues have gone
into the necessary maintenance, ope
rations, and betterment, ot tne prop
erty," except for a "small reserve.
"The present good condition of the
property," the report declares, "is a
tribute to the good management it
has received, and calls for a continu
ance of the policies by which, tnese
results have been secured." '
The report reviews the roads his
tory, its problems, how its difficulties
are being met, its nnanciai conaiuwa.
nnA Ictrihutirtn nf rpreints and ex- '
' penditures, and concludes with a sum
mary of judgment and opinion ana
some suggestions. .
Fifty-seven and one-tenth miles ta
length, the road runs from the main
line of the Southern at Cornelia, Ga. '
to Franklin, says Mr. Strahan in his
report. It is a mountain railroad
originally built about 1880 as -far as
tne magnmcent i-auuii ul. t "
fans irom wnicn us u"c iii '
and later carried on over the Blue
RinVp and down the valley of the Lit
tle Tennessee to Franklin. -.
The transition which has seen the
road's freight business change from
lor era niitcrnincr tnnnace and a rela-
tively small tonnange of incoming
freight to the opposite is aescrmea
ja the report. Some years ago, the
road hauled a large amount of wood
products. out of the territory, but as
the timber has been cut out, tne out
going traffic has. declined. The
growth of the incoming freight ton-,.
nage, the reports says, is ctue to uic
fact that the section is toaay. ae-
veloping steadily as a summer play
ground and health resort for an ever-
1 i ..mmA , rei
increasing numucr vi oumuivi vj
dents and visitors." ' .
The receivership began, in the mid-:
die of 1923. . J" ;
"One of the large problems of sate
operation has been to stabilize a
naturally weak roadbed to support
the track structure under train serv-
ifn " anfl turn sniirpes of the difficul- .
ties of maintenance are weather con
ditions and the. nature of the country.
The rainfall is as heavy as from 60
to 70 inches at some points along the.
line, the report points out, ( and this-
Further increasing the task of main
tenance is the phenomenon of frequent
freezes and thaws. Both these Weatti-.
er conditions tend to result in a
weakened roadf-ed,- slides, etc. ,
Another diftrulty lies in the quiclc
alterations froni tangent to curve and
(mm rut tn fill, with an 1 unusual
number of drainange structures to be
. . 1 MM - VI fl
maintained. incre iic t-yu.i aic
trestle structures, including six un
usually large ones', ranging from 400
to 937 feet in length and from 40 to
80 feet in height. The , total length
of the trestles on the road aggregates
10,641 feet, and the amount of timber
in the structures is estimated at front
4,000,000 to 4,500,000 feet -B.M- And
the problem of maintenance of the
trestle structures , is made more diffi
cult by the fact that many of them
are on curves. Nc
The maintenance of proper con
ditions of trackage, , etc. constitutes
"the first call upon gross-earnings,
upon efficient organisation, adequate
to care for thenfy and upon constant
vigilance, intelligence and, skill ol tin
immediate; officers and employes in
clnrge," the -report states, j, : ; ;
Mr.-Strahan, found the mamtcnan