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KEY ClTr OF THE MOUNTAINS
VOLUME XLI I
FRANKLIN, N. G, THURSDAY JUNE 9, 1927
NUMBER TWENTY-THREE
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liftta if mi
COMMITTEE IS
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INMIGATING
Local Men Investigate Pro
posal of Mr. Wilde to
Build a Cotton Mill at
Franklin.
A committee of Franklin citizens
is busy investigating the proposal of
A. T. Wilde, of Acworth, Ga., that
a cotton mill be built here.
The committee is composed of Lee
Crawford and Sam L. Franks, presi
dents of the two local banks, M. L.
Dowdle and S.; R, Joines, members of
the' board of aldermen, and M. D.
Billings, county superintendent oi,
x public instruction. .
They were named at an informal
meeting of Franklin business men,,
who met with Mr. Wilde to discuss
his proposal. . '
Mr. Wilde's proposition, in brief,"
is that he and his associates will putf
nr. . 'tfinon if Franklin oeoole Willi
. .
match it with a similar amount. The?
total sum, he believes, will build a1
mill to employ between 100 and 150;,
neonle. )
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The Georgian, who for 11 years,?
according to his statement, was super-;
intendent of a textile mill in Massa-i
. r it' - -J il i. L- L.l nnf'
cnusetts, iraniciy saiu wax hc
worked out details of the proposition,?
and. did not care to until ne was giv
en some assurance that the $50,000
could be raised in Franklin. The
consensus of opinion tt the meeting,
attended by some IS or 20 local busi
ness men, was that the money could
be raised . if thet committee named
should put its okey on the proposi
tion; ,
Mr. Wilde has returned to Atlanta
to work out details, and the commit
tee is making its investigation,
RADIO ADDRESS
BRINGS INQUIRIES
Indicative of the fact that the
Franklin radio program, broadcast
over WWNC last Thursday, was well
received are the letters that have
been received here since that time.
" One of the letters commending the
from an Asheville
resident. The letter, addressed 'to
Henry G. Robertson, president ot the
Franklin Chamber of Commerce and
Agricultyre, follows, in part:
t mm-W en invert vour splendid
program over the radio especially
your wonderful address about .Frank
lin and Macon county. For sometime
I have wanted to get up there now,
after hearing you, I am coming!
"Can you locate me a five-room,
furnished cottage, for rent, for Aug-
list After which, I'll look around
and perhaps buy something.
The letter also makes other m-
refers in the highest
terms to a native of Franklin, Charles
K. Robinson, editor oi mc nucu..i
Times, whom the writer characterizes
as our prince ot editors.
W. O. W. Camp Here
Mr W. H. Grogan, of Brevard,
during during a stay of several days
t:-i,i: v.o! nereeded in oreaniz-
ing a local camp of the Woodmen of
the World. ACCorums iu a
of Mr. Grogan last Saturday approxi
mately forty " local " citizens - will .- be
come charter members of the camp.
i ... ,:v,f have a reaav ueeii
.. ntiveirnl v in order to oD
tain the benefits of the insurance
feature of the organization. A
: .,,i,ctr,,(l that the formal
installation ccremon.es will take place
in the local U(M reuows nan w?
ten days.
Miss Drake Called
. Miss Elvira Drake, 77, died at the
t. f W ;ter. Mrs. . A. cun-
fav- 31: The deceased
was born and reared in Macon county
and was a member of the -lotla
Methodist church since early girlhood.
The remains were interred at her
church last Tuesday, Revs. Strickland
and Flanigan having charge or the
funeral services. She. is survived by
her sister and several nieces and ncph
h nniali nf Wh ideals, highly
honored and respected, her passing is
a source of grief and regret to nunu
Un Ko learned to love her tor
j La. manv oAmirMp dualities. Prior
1 to her .death the deceased had made
her. home witHl ther, sister, tor h
: years. ;,
RADIO PROGRAM
PLEASES PUBLIC
Local Musical Club Mem
bers Received Telephone
Calls and Telegrams From
Listening Radio Fans.
spasm over so that good men and
true may get downu to business and
fortunately, again, this kind of man
is in a vast majority. Were it not so
there would be no encouragement to
the worthwhile
thines. These last named men have
their hearts set on a cannery. They
are far seeing men who know that to
meet the ever increasing costs of liv
ing that we demand in this day ana
;mo thot Map must oreoare for it.
They know that there is enough stuff
going to waste in this county every
year to more tnan pay every
incr the COUntV. ThCV
know that there are hundreds of
good hard working men and women
Ilk tJltf ,WMJ " .
ten, times the amount ot stun m-u
' aitit.. ,...11
they now make, ana xnai mcy vi
i ennn a thev eet an out-
Thou lennw that it is trie small
amount of money coming at shortJ
intervals that gets the wite a new
dress when she needs it or the ids
a pair of water-proof shoes to keepl
them comtortaDie ana wcu um
trrnir run And above all they
in nit - ,
have faith in their fellow-man and
want to see things made easier so
that the good woman of the house
...:n nn hivp tn kceo the finger
Will HVfc mil.. -
nails of her worn to the quick on
the scrubbing board or
tans had ditticultv on
Thursday in "getting" Asheville, but
those who did expressed keen m appre
ciation of the program.
JAMES MALLONEE
APPOINTED TO
NAVAL ACADEMY
Annthpr hov of Macon county has
been signally honored by his appont-
rilent to the U. i. iNaval Academy ai
Annapolis.
Ismot F.lhprt Mallonee. son oi rar.
A Mrs Thas Mallonee. of lotla
has been instructed by the Secretary
of the Navy to report tor pnysicai
examination at Annapolis on June 16.
Should he pass this examination he
will be immediately sworn in as a
mid-shipman. g
Young Mallonee was rearea ai me
tinmo nf ni narpnts in the lotla val
ley four miles from Franklin. Last
J . . , t it. - Ci.i.
year he attended scnooi ai ine oiaic
Normal. Cullowhee. He went from
there to the University of North Caro.
lina -aihetf he soent one vear in prep'
aratiori for entrance to one of the
academies. .
At Wti rnllnwhpe and at the Uni
versity James made an enviable record
in tiic ctlirtipQ His manv friends arc
predicting for him a high standing
in his class at .the . aval Acaaemy.
Mr. Mallonee was appointed by
Congressman Zebulon Weaver.
Good Attendance Record
An extraordinary record for school
attendance was revealed here satur
Av -hv I R Lancaster, superinten
dent of the Maxwell School Home.
Charlotte Johnson, daughter ot Mr.
nt Mrs Cporee fohnson. had not
missed a single day from school for
seven years, until illness compcueu
her to miss some time during the
nact uintpr. She walked four miles
to school, and four miles back home,
during the seven-year perioa.
knA th timp missed from School
A 1IIU V -"
this ' year was at the - command - of
school authorities, Mr. Lancaster siai
A The rartooirechave Miss came
to school one day, evidently suffering
from roseola. he was sent nome.
The following day she returned, and
again was sent .home, with instruc
tions to remain until sne naa re
Miss Johnson has made a good
cHi.lont Mr Lancaster stated, Mie
has completed the ninth grade.
Chicken and Wool Sale
Macon . cotlnty farmers are more
than $2,000 richer than they were
lact Wednesday" ' morninff. as a re
sult of a co-operative sale of chickens
anrl wnol on Wednesday.
The sale, held under the direction
of County Agent Lyies narris, neuea
cliorhtlv mnrf than $2,000. A car of
approximately 4,500 pounds of chickens
was shipped, ine wooi. soia weigncu
a little more than a ton.
All this produce came out of the
poultry yards ot Macon counxy iarm
ers, and off the backs of Macon coun
About 130 farmers co-operated in
the' sale, the cash receipts averaging
about $16 per co-operating tarmer.
TWO DAILY MAILS
FORMKLIN
Double Daily Mail Service
Between Franklin and
Dillsboro to Take Effect
July 1st Schedule as Giv
en to Be Revised.
Additional mail service for Frank-
:jlin, via Dillsboro, beginning July 1,
appears to be assured.
Sealed proposals for carrying 13
mails weekly, between Dillsboro and
Franklin, and Franklin and Dillsboro,
will be received by the Fourth As
sistant Postmaster General up to
June 21, the service to begin July 1.
Notice to this effect, has been posted
in the local postoff ice.
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mail each way, six days each week.
A short time ago, a Sunday mail
was added. The proposed additional
service would give Franklin two mails,
each way six days in the week.
The bids for carrying mail will be
for a period of one year, July , 1927
to June, 30, 1928, the notice says.
The notice posted here indicates
the following schedule of mails:
Leave Franklin daily at 8:15 a. m.
daily except Sunday at 4:45 p. m.
Arrive Dillsboro daily by 9:45 a. m.
Wily except Sunday at 6:15 p. m.
. Leave Dillsboro daily at 11 a.m.
daily except Sunday at 6:30 p. m.
Arrive at Franklin daily by 12:30
o. m. daily except Sunday by 8 p. m
This schedule will be revised some
what arpordinff to Postmaster Sam
L. Franks, due to the fact that the
-i
train schedules on the Murphy branch
has been speeded up.
The additional service, which has
been sought for . sometime, will give
Franklin a much quicker mail service
to Asheville and points between Dills
boro and Asheville, as well as to
points on the Murphy branch west
of Dillsboro.
The need for the additional service
was called to the attention of the
postoffice department by the Frank
lin Chamber of Commerce and Agri
culture and the Asheville Times, and
was recommended by Postmaster Sam
L. Franks and other postmasters on
the route. The matter was first
raised by the chamber of commerce.
TAX REPORT
SOON READY
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The report of the board of tax as -
a:. : nr-it.H here
SCSSOrS in inis wuuti a... .......
with considerable interest. There is
not a little speculation as to now
much additional wealth for the coun
ty will be shown by the present as
sessment of property, and as to
whether or not a tax rate cut will
be possible, as a result. .
The work of actual assessment is
practically complete, according to C.
R Cabe, tax supervisor. Only about
200 taxpayers in Franklin township
have not listed their property, Mr.
Cabe states.
But while the actual assessment
will be finished shortly, it is expected
to be sometime before the figures can
be tabulated and checked, - And, in ad
dition, it is expected that there will
be some appeals to be settle by the
board of county commissioners.
Offto See AI
Mr. Henderson Calloway, first as-.
sistant postmaster at franklin, anu
Mr Lawrence Liner, first assistant
cashier of the Citizens Bank, eft
last Friday for Washington, New
York and other parts of the country.
Latest dispatches from .Washington
said nothing about an interview hav-
Coolidge. However, it is 'understood
hot the ritv of New York is makmC
.rreat nrenarations to receive these
distinguished guests. At least that is
the gist of a conversation that a Press
representative had with Mr. 'Hup
Leach, governor of Macon. Mr. Bill
Moore, cashier of the Citizens Bank,
wrote a letter of introduction for Mr
Liner to alt the celebrities in several
eastern cities. It is presumed that
Mr. Sam Franks . did the same for
Mr. Calloway.
The many friends of these two
young men will wait- with interest
an account of their frip.
ALL MUST
HAVE LICENSES
Whether Macon county fishermen
use the old time "hook and sinker"
method of pulling 'em out, or are
equipped with the newest-fangled,
most stylish type of fishing acces
sories, the law requiring a fishing
license applies.
In other words, all those who fish
in Macon county streams must be
provided with a license to fish, regardless.
This has been pointed out by Fish
Warden James Hauser and County
Manager C. R. Cabe.
The new fishing law permits the
State Board of Conservation and De
velopment to apply the law to all
kinds of fishing in counties where the
board of county commissioners, by
resolution, request such action. And
the commissioners in this county, . at
the regular meeting on the first Mon
day in Mav. passed such a resolhtion.
It was erroneously stated in last
week s issue of the Press that the
board probably Would take such ac
tion; as a matter of fact the reso
lution had already been passed.
The State law requiring license is
applicable to those using the old fash
ioned equipment only in those coun.
ties where the commissioners request
that it be so made.
The commissioners in this county
felt it would be necessary to require
license of all fishermen, in order to
make the law effective, and in fair
ness to all.
Seventh Grade Pupils Who
Passed For High School
At Franklin May 24
The different pupils were' known
the nnes who Grraded the papers
by numbers. In this list both name
and number are given:
1. Mildred Moore, 2. Virginia Callo
way, 3. Mary Jacobs, 4. Helen Pat
ton, 5. Marie Fish, 6. Florie Henson,
7. Lucilc Kinsey," 8. Mary Strain,
9. Helen Grasty, 10. Clara Allman,
11. Kate Donaldson, 16. Hattie Hod
gin, 17. Marie Liner, 18. Junior
71 Omn Cunnineham. 22.
R. L. Poindexter; 23. William Cabe,
24. Fred Hopper, 25. Kaiph west
WirU Hunter. 27. Wilev Waldroop
28. Don Henderson, 29. Lee Keener,
31. Ira Keener, 32. Everette Mash
1 Flhert Pendercrrass. 35. Har-
vie Vanhook, 38. J. M. Roan, 39. Sam
Reece, 43. Chas Stewart, 51. Don
Morrison, 59. Thomas Branch, 64.
tj:-j; rurr fA Pattie Hikdon. 66.
Dorothy Clark, 69. Gertrude Guffy,
71. Velma Peek, II. sstn renianu,
73. Dorotha Hyatt, 74. Annie Moore,
75. Eva Angel, 76. Sue Curtis 77.
John Cunningham, 81. Elsie Sanders,
83. Bill Houscr, 84. Richard Conlcy,
85 Nevil Sloan, 87. Hilton Calloway,
Nellie Cabe, W. Mane uidc,
OO. in-lin. v." - --- - -
t-.,: vWaAnr, 100. Teff Enloe. Jr.,
J"3'1 -. ,M ii:
1 101. Annie Mae mgaon iu6. n. dm
Tl1r,f 1(15 Harrell Edwards. 1U0.
xaiiviii,
t - Ifl7 Will Elmore. 110.
Earl Gibson, 111. Carly .Swafford,
118. Sophia Ray, 119. Lydia UiDson
1 k Mta fhiMers. 124. Oueenie Led-
ford, 126. Ida Lee Hunter, 128. Nc lie
rv...Jl IW.PM Wnmark. 133. Glen
Dowdle,, 136. Henry Wilkie, 137. Paul
Brown, 138. Elmer Gray, 140. Pau ine
Fouts. 141. Eula Fouts, 142. Pauline
McCoy, 143. Norman Angel, 144. Roy
McCracken, 147. btewart mason, im.
Louise Bingham, 157. Mary Louise
QWIe ISO Mildred Harrison, 165.
Wallace Peek, 125. Adeline Teague,
67. Edna Jamison, 68. Helen nan.
On the day for" the examination,
167 were - present. Of- that, number,
84 passed. Another examination will
be given', just before the Franklin
school opens next September. . It
might be possible for some who failed
at this test, by the proper amount of
study between now and then, to ma.kc
the grade at that test. The examina
tion to be given then will certainly
not be any easier than the dne given
May 24.
As is well known by all school
authorities, the large percent of the
pupils who passed this test arc from
the schools having more than six
months terms. .
Vnr information as to t!K
High School work next year
O. L. nouic, principal, n. .w.
j Billings, county, superintendent
Bessie Tift Graduates Here
Some 30 young women, attired in
camping garb, were visitors in Frank
lin Saturday. , They comprise the
graduating class at Bessie Tift Col
lege, Forsyth, Ga.
' The young women, who arc spend
ing a week at Clayton, Ga., were en
route to the Cherokee Indian Reser
vation, and stopped for a short while
in Franklin.
PLANUNDERWAY
FOR CANNERY
To be Cooperative Organi
zation and Eventually
Owned by Members Ap
proximately Half of Need
ed $3,000 Subscribed.
A cannery for Macon county, long i
agitated here, this week appeared to
be practically assured. Approximately
half the $3,000 needed to start busi
ness had been subscribed, and Coun
ty Agent Lyles Harris, one of the
project's sponsors, expressed his be
lief that the raising of the remainder
was simply a matter of time.
The plan under which the corpo
ration would be organized is a purely
co-operative one.
The application for charter, to be
filed shortly, seeks incorporation un
der Chapter 87 of the Public Laws of
North Carolina, which outlines the
methods under which a co-operative,
non-profit corporation may be orga
nized and do business. Under pro
visions of this chapter, stockholders
may not receive more than six per
cent on their investment, and the cor
poration is free from taxation.
The concern would be known as the
Macon Food Products company, with
its principal office at Franklin, and
C. W. Teague, prominent farmer of ,
this county as its managing director.
The authorized capital stock would
be $50,000, divided into 500 shares of
$100 each, and the concern would be
gin business on a paid in capital
of not less than 30 shares, or $3,000.
The application for charter pro
vides for a period of existence of
50 years, and for a governing body
of five directors, one to be elected
for two years, one for four, one for
six, and one tor eight. - it also pro
vides that the director of agricultural,
extension shall appoint the fifth direc
tor. The plan,' in brief, is for the in
dividuals who put up the' original
$3,000 to be. paid six per cent oh
their investment, which will really
be in the nature of a loan to the
corporation. This $3,000 will be re
funded out of membership fees and
profits.
Those selling produce to the con
cern will be charged a membership
fee of $10. The fee will be paid in
produce, a farmer receiving cash for
only three-fourths of the value of his
produce until he has' paid in $10.
He then becomes a member, and re
ceives a patronage dividend on his
business with the association.
Eventually, under this plan, the con
cern will be owned by its members;
by those who deal with it, in other
words.
The application for charter would
give the concern authority to estab
lish offices at other points in the
county1 state or elsewhere .
While the primary purpose is estab
lishment of a cannery to provide a
market for the surplus produce, fruits,
etc., of Macon county farmers, the
concern would have wide powers to
do other things connected with mark
eting, etc.
Agitation for a cannery has been
under way here for some time. It
was taken up by the Chamber of
Commerce and Agriculture some
months ago, and that organization
.succeeded in bringing to Franklin a
man interested in outtinc in a can
nery. From his visit the present
movement has grownthe proposition
having, been taken hld of and pushed
by County Agent I. arris, backed by
citizens of the towi1 and county. ','
The plant is to -'urchase a com
plete canning outfit and to employ
an experienced man to run it.
Asheville Paper
Senfls Truck
the Asheville, Citizen was delivered
to the postoffice here Monday by the
Citizen's 6wti ' truck.
The Citizen is not beginning truck
delivery to Franklin, as some citizens
here first surmised. The paper did
not go to press until 6 o'clock Mon
day morning, awaiting news from the
Chamberlain plane, and when Frank
lin papers were placed in the, Asheville
nnstnfficfr thev failed, for some reas
on, to catch the train. The Citizen
then sent its own truck here with
copies for subscribers in Franklin and
invirouns.