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VOLUME XLII
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY MAY 19, 1927
NUMBER TWENTY
STANDARD OIL TO
BTOOTIONS
Local Agents Announce that
Standard Will Erect Two
Stations 0 n e On the
Square, One Near Depot.
Conley and Joines, local agents for
the Standard Oil products, announced
liere last Friday that the Standard
"Oil Company will begin the erection
Of two filling stations it Franklin
pn or before June 1. A bulk plant
will also be built.
One station and the bulk plant will
be located on the McCoy lot near
the depot, the Standard having re
cently purchased this property from
Mr. McCoy. It is expected, according
to the announcement, that the build
ing now on this lot will be torn
down and removed by May 25.
In building its filling station and
bulk plant on the McCoy lot the com
pany will place its station 15 feet
from the present street so as to al
low the sharp turn in the street
at that point to be straightened con
siderably. This station and bulk plant
will cost in the neighborhood of $20,
000, though exact figures were not
obtainable.
The other filling station, work on
which is expected to begin by May
25, will be located on the public
square where the Franklin Bakery
and Restaurant was formerly located.
A force of hands has recently cleared
away the old buildings in prepara
tion for the construction of the fil
ling station. This station is estimated
to cost in the neighborhood of $6,
O00. . " ' ""
Liberty Baptist Church, ,
A. J. Smith, Pastor
. Leatherman, N C.
Dear Members Will you please con
sider these six questions? . Why
should church members attend Sun
day School?
1. Because we represent Christ.
We are his living messengers. We
attend church and therefore wc should
attend Sunday School which is the
teaching service of the church.
2. We should let our light "shine;
so says Christ, and not be a stumb
ling block to sinners. Can . we do
this and stay at home, on .Sunday
morning?
3. It is an established fact that all
the leaders for every organization of
the church comes from the church,
comes from the church membership.
If all the members should remain at
home, where would we get our super
intendents, secretaries and teachers ?
4. The Sunday School needs you,
and you need the Sunday School.
None of us are to well posted on the
Bible. In the Sunday Schools the
gospel is ..taughtf to both old and
youn.cr.
5. Have you ever thought for a
moment that perhaps you are keep
ing someone else from attending Sun
day School? If our own church
members do not attend Sunday School
. regularly what - can we - expect - of
those we arc trying to reach and win
to Christ?
6. Please consider these questions
now. Ask yourself Am I doing mv
part in the Lord's work? Then go
a. 'step further and pray over the
matter, ask God to show you your
'place in his great work.. If you will
do this you will surely come to Sun
day School next Sunday, May 22 and
studv with us the, lesson on "Gifts
That Are Better Than Gold,"
. The Lord's work is on my heart.
It is on the hearts of our teachers.
Now won't you get it on , your heart ?
We need you to work with us. We
are praying for you. May wc look
for you next Sunday morning, at 9:30?
' Yours in His service,
W. H. D ALTON, Sunday School
Superintendent.
FRANKLIN GIRL HONORED
Miss Daisy Siler has been chosen
by the faculty of .Stonewall College
and Abingdon, Va. to represent her
college at the commencement exercis
es. Miss Siler is one of Franklin's
most popular young ladies and the
citizens of the town feel a deep per
sonal interest in her success.
Contractors Begin
Highway Paving
The paving ' of our main highway
has begun in earnest after some de
lay. Messrs Sheppard and Williams
have begun pouring stone on the road
between Clayton and Tiger. At this
time they have a few- hundred yards
laid down. They are building a road
that we will be proud of when finish
ed.' -.
The stone base is being put down
eight inches deep and nineteen feet
wide. They are shipping in the
stone until they can install criishers.
Messrs Olivers, who have the con
tract for the northern end of the
road are putting down their crushers
and building trackage from the quarry
to che crusher. The crusher is being
put down in the road and the rock
will be delivered to the crusher by
tram cars and when crushed will be
loaded direct to the trucks and car
ried to the road.
With these two contracts at work
the road from Tiger to the North
Carolina line should be completed in
a few months and that wilt be over
the part of the road that is most
liable to give trouble.
The. grading in Habersham county
will soqn be completed and with the
type of soil over there, there is not
much" danger of trouble in wet weath
er. Clayton (Ga.) Tribune. '
Hear Dr. Truitt On Radio
(Special to the Press)
Nashville, Tenn., May. "Human
nature inevitably cries out for a heav
en and help above us in . crises, "Dr.
George W. Trtiett, pastor of the First
Baptist . church, Dallas, and president
of the Southern Baptist convention,
told Peabody College students in his
sermon on prayer. Dr. Truett is
preaching twice daily this week at the
college, and giving -an hour daily for
personal conferences with students.
) "It was " my privilege to talk, to
preach to men just back of the lines
in the great war" Dr. Truett said.
"After I spoke, the boys would follow
me to my . tent or room and talk
with me till far into the night. I
have talked with hundreds and thous
ands, of them. Many swore uncon
sciously, not meaning to be disrespect
ful to a' preacher." ' But even " those,
when asked what they did when death
reigned around them, when men fell
by their sides, when it seemed the
fateful hour had come, without ex
ception answered, T called on God.
That is how deeply prayer' is in
grained in our nature.
"The rational person who does not
pray sins against God. Himself, and
humanity. The student who prays
about his lessons will get along bet
ter than the student who does not
pray. Prayer - is answered. We do
not need to turn to the Bible; in our
lives and the lives of those about us
we find undoubted answers to prayer.
"Prayer is profitable because it is
necessary, it is noble, it is obligatory,
because it is heard. What follows?
Wc should pray more - and wc should
pray in the right way. If we are
to pray victoriously we must have
right relations to our fellow men. If
we coddle and pet something wrongs in
our hearts, then certainly prayer be
comes nil. And certainly we must
pray with faith. Prayer is just as
definite a force as electricity, but
more wonderful, more powerful. Let
us pray for one another and so use
this God given force in' our hands."
Dr. Truett's sermons are being
broadcast' each afternoon at five
o'clock over station WSM. on a '283
waved length. He will continue his
sermons through Vesper service Sun
day at the Social-Religious building at
Peabody College.
DR. NEWMAN, SURGEON,
COMING TO FRANKLIN
Dr. L. B. Newmart, of Cullowhec
has accepted an appointment as sur
geon to Angel Brothers' Hospital and
will report for duty on June 15.
Dr. Newman comes to Franklin with
a fine reputation as a surgeon.
Within the past year the number of
operative cases at Angel Brothers,
Hospital has increased to such an ex
tent as to require the services of an
other surgeon, it was stated here
Tuesday. , ,
MUSIC CLUB ON
WWNC PROGRAM
Local Musical Talent to
Broadcast Special Pro-'
gram on June 2 Club Has
Remarkable Reputation.
Local citizens are keenly interested
in the announcement made here early
this week that the 1915 MacDowell
Club will broadcast a musical program
from WWNC at Ashevillc on June.
2nd. This club has the Veputation of
being one of the best in the state
and is widely known in musicalcircles
throughout North Carolina.
The local chmabcr of commerce and
agriculture has the arrangements in
charge, Those who will take part in
the program will leave here on the
afternoon of June 2, arid will return
to Franklin ' that night. A, member
of the chamber will also make a
short talk setting forth the advantages
of Franklin, not . only as a summer
resort but' from an industrial viewj
point.
The program to be broadcast
will appear in next week's. Press.
Highlands Items
The League of Women Voters at
their meeting on April 27, committed
themselves to a program of local use
fulness, and voted to tender their
services to the town council in regard
to a certain needed work relating to
what may be termed the town's house
keeping department. This branch of
their activities is under 1 the able
leadership of. Miss Bernicc Durgin,
chairman of municipal affairs, who
arranged for a men's working bee at
the water , system intake on Friday
last. This was done under the super
vision of the town's engineer. The
men gave their labor, and the mem
bers of the league with other ladies
of the town, appeared at noon with
loaded lunch baskets. Coffee was
made on the grounds and a bounti
ful dinner was served. ,
Mr. J. Q. Pierson and children re
turned last week from a motor trip
to Charleston and. other points in
South Carolina. ,. t
. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Salinas, of
A,)tynctQ nrp at. their summer home,
.Kalallanta, and have as their guest
Mrs. Jackson, mother oi me wcu
known artist of the Saturday Evening
Post. , , .
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Nesbit Eyans,
of Atlanta are at their summer dwel
ling and have as their guests Mr.
and Mrs. Phillip Alston and Mr. and
Mrs. -Frank Freeman.
Mr and Mrs. Scott Hudson, and
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Grant also,
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Evans
recently .
Mr A. Franklin Pugh, of Dallas,
Texas visited Highlands on his way
to New York for several days last
Other recent visitors are Mr. W.
R. C. Smith, of Atlanta and Mr. and
Mrs P. H. Minor, of Brockton Mass.
Mr. .John Bruce Buell, of Mil
waukee, Wisconsin is here for the
summer. ......
Mrs S. T. Marett has returned
from a two-weeks'visit to relatives in
Atlanta. , . t
Prof and Mrs. Grossenbachcr, of
Apopka, Fla. are spending a fortnight
at their summer home, Billy Cabin.
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Douglas, of
West Palm Beach, Fla. arc at . their
summer home near Highlands.
The F. O. F. Club went! on a
camping trip to Rabun Bald Moun
tain, chaperoned by Mrs. Sadler and
Mr. and Mrs. Root.
Highlands Inn opened for the seas
on on May'l, under the " supervision
n( Mi Rebecca C. Nail. W Crisp
House also opened May 1, being in
charge of Mr. and Mrs. Kin;', of
Seneca, S. C. '.King's Inn will open
next week, Mr." and Mrs. Kins, oi
Andersonj S. C. having arrived sonic
days ago. , . ' , c
Miss Rachel Davis, arrived from
Colrain last week and has as her
guests Miss Worlhington, of Aden,
N. C. and Miss Reese, of Paris, Ky.
Mr. and Mrs. George Saussy, of
Charleston, S, C. are occupying High
field, the summer home of their
mother, Mrs. Wade Hampton Terry
and have as their guests Mr. and
Mrs. E. H. B. Perry.
Howard Bloomer, Esquire, of De
troit, Michigan is sojourning at Fara
way. Mrs. Anna Anderson, who spent
the winter in Atlanta, has returned
to her home with her son and daugh
ter, Mr. and Mrs. C. J- Anderson.
Miss La Verne Richardson, of Char
lotte, N. C. who has been visiting
her aunt, Mrs. J. E. Root has re
turned home.
Miss Charlotte B. Elliott, is spend
ing a few days in Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Jones, of
WILL ASSEMBLE SEEDS
FOR FLOOD VICTIMS
...
When the flood's in the Mississippi
Valley recede from the inundated
areas, there will be a great need for
seeds of crops that may be planted
to mature before cold weather.
Anticipating this ' demand,, the agri
cultural extension service of State Col
lege is asking its field workers and
farmers to locate all seeds available
of certain varieties and to file a list
of these with the amounts available
at the college. The information 'in
turn will be forwarded to the United
States Department of Agriculture
which will act as a clearing house for
the Nation.
J. M. Gray, assistant director of
extension, has. written a letter to each
county agent asking him to assemble
a list of field seeds which may be
planted for food, feed and forage in
most of the flooded area from June
1 to July 15 with the hope '. of pro
ducing a fair crop. The seeds which
are expected to be of most value arc
as follows :
Corn Dwarf Mexican June and
early maturing northern varieties.
' Cotton Quick maturing varieties. -
Cowpeas Whippoorwill,1 New Era,
California Blackeye, Brabham, Iron
and Clay. ' .,
Soybeans Laredo, Otootan, Mam
moth Yellow, Biloxi.
Sweet Sorghums Amber, Orange
and Sumac.
Peanuts Spanish.
Sweet Potatoes Cuttings or . slips.
Farmers who have any of the above
seeds in stock should notify their
county agent or write directly to the
college, giving the information. Data
supplied should include - the name and
address of the owner, statement as
to varieties, quantities on hand and
the price asked. It is expected, of
course, that no unusually high prices
will be asked due to the desperate
condition of the farmers in the flood
ed areas.
Dalton Issues Challenge
On the fourth of July there will be
an eating contest in Franklin confined
to citizens of Macon county.
John Dalton has already picked his
man, who will, according to John, out
eat any man in the county. John's
man is not particular about what kind
of food he eats, just so's that plenty
of it. At one sitting this man ate
an eight-pound rooster.- At another
time he ate the meat from the head
of a hog hat weighed 200 pounds.
John also has other tales to tell about
this eater who' asks odds from no
man.
Bob Patton also has- a man in
view who makes light of Dalton's
eater. If any other man in the
county knows an eater who is proud
of his accomplishments and is willing
to back his stomach capacity against
others, send in his name to the Press
so that proper entries may be made.
This contest will go the limit. Get
your entries in at once.
John Dalton is full of confident
but perhaps somebody can take Uve
wind out of his sails on July Fourth.
Nobody is barred from this contest
on account of age, size or previous
reputation.
Albert Hastings Passes
Brother. Albert Hastings passed
from tins' earthly life to his home
beyond May 6, 1927 to meet his com
panion who surnassed him, some 14
months ago. His age . was 94 years
2 months and 6 days. .
He professed faith in Christ seine
14 years ago and joined the Baptist
church, lived consistent member
during that period.
He was the father of 6 children,
4 living and 2 dead. Those lining, arc
J. Wyrucr Hastings, F. C. Ha'sngs,
Mrs. Sam -Stockton and Miss PIo-ji
Hastings.. He leaves 31 . grard-chihU
ren, 40 great-grand-children, 1 great-grcat-grand-son
and a host of rela
tives and friends to mourn his de
parture. . "',
Bro. . Hastings served as a soldier
between thf sftc-! and cned th
marks of his faithful service until
death.
Rev. 'J ud son Smith conducted the
funeral services May 7. There wee
quite a number attended th funeral
and decorated the gnv ni'',,'
A FRIEND. '
Elberton. Ga., arc.r.mpar'icd hy .? pirtv
of rclat"es , ptv fricnr's arc at thcr
summer home, Tappawingo,
RESIGNATION OF
CHIEFXOFFEY
Chief Submits , Resignation
Following Order To Re
main In Town Has No
Statement To Make.
, R. M. Coffey, chief of police in
Franklin for nearly five years, and
leader in the capture of numerous
liquor cars passing through Macon
county, Thursday presented his resig
nation to the recently elected Board
of Alderman.
Mr. Coffey's action followed on the
heels of an order passed by the
board at its first meeting, prohibiting
his going outside the town limits on
official business. He gave no reason
for his resignation, it was said; and
had nothing to say 'for publication
with reference to the action. The
resignation will take effect June 1.
No announcement of who his suc
cessor will be has been made.
The resignation was tendered at a
called meeting of the board on Thurs
day afternoon. Mr. Coffey has not
announced his plans for the future.
Officer Coffey, duriug his five years
as Chief of Police here, has made
quite a reputation in connection with
the capture of automobiles loaded with
liquor; most of them have come out
of Georgia, and come through Frank
lin, headed east. This work was done
m conjunction with the Sheriff's of
fice. His prohibition activities, outside the
city limits, have occasioned consider
able criticism, for various reasons,
among them being the argument that
the duty of a city officer was within
the city limits. It was this argument,
it was generally believed, which
prompted the newly elected board of
aldermen to confine Mr. Coffey's ac
tivities to the town. The action oc
curred at the board's first meeting,
last week.
In last week's issue of the Franklin
Press, Mr. Coffey, in a statement ad
dressed to "the citizcus of Macon
county,", declared "You keep calling
me, I .can't respond. I am working
for the Town of Franklin I don't
see much chance to handle the liquor
trattic lor it takes more than one
man, and a hearty co-operation of
the citizens and officers, too.
The statement, apparently indicate
ing his intention of remaining as
Chief of Police, was followed Thurs
day by his resignation.
Chevrolet Production
Steadily Increases
Spurred on by the greatest demand
in its history, Chevrolet in April again
set up a new production record with
a total output for the month of 111,
937 units. This exceeds by 4,037 units
the best previous monthly perfor
mance in the history of the com
pany and establishes an all-time rec
ord for the monthly production of
gear-shift cars.
Equally as spectacular as the re
markable monthly product ion teat and
dividing the spotlight with it was the,
mark' tiit.nhlkhfit Anril" vvhin iti
the short space of a clay's working
hours, the factories built 5,347 Chev
rolet cars and trucks. This was 272
units in excess of the best previous
day's' record.
It was particularly . fitting, that the
record day ' happened; to be the same
one that Alfred P. Sloan Jr., presi
dent of the General Motors Corpora
tion, chose for a isit to the Flint
plant. Mr. Sloan, . with C. S. Mott,
vice-president of the General Motors
Corporation, arrived at the factory
early in the day as guests of W. S.
Knudsen, president, and C. F. Burth,
vice-president of the Chevrolet Motor
Company.
Before Mr. Sloan had completed
his inspection of the big Flint plant,
where men and machinery were com
bining to build the eight types of
Chevrolet cars , now available, it was
evident that a new production record
was in sight.
Mr. Sloan waited for number 5,347
to come off the line, congratulated
Mr., Knudsen on the remarkable show- .
ing being made by the Chevrolet
Motor company and its product and
rode off the line in the epoch-marking
model which again happened to
be a coach.