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Kcr cit OF TUG MOUNTAIN VOLUME XLII FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY JUNE 30, 1927 NUMBER TWENTY-SIX . ... - , ' . ' "I FRANKLIN MAN TO SURVEY PARK Survey to Begin July 5th W. N. Sloan Will Direct Survey Has Offices in Bryson City. Field work on the survey of . lands it is proposed to acquire in North Carolina for the Great Smoky Moun tain National' Park will begin on July 5, it has-been learned from W. N. Sloan, who has been employed to direct the survey. Mr. Sloan went to Bryson ' City Monday to open an office and as semble material, and field work will begin next week. The samller tracts which it is proposed to purchase will be surveyed first. ' The purpose of the surveys is to determine the exact acreage of . the various tracts, and to secure a com plete and accurate description of the boundaries of each tract, so that they can be deeded properly to the North ' Carolina Park Commission, and, later, to the national government. Mr. Sloan will have a force of 12 or IS men- in -the field to begin with, he said, with the possibility that more may be employed somewhat later. Can See New Tax Valuations ' Macon county property owners will have an opportunity July 4 to learn the valuation for taxation placed on their property and their neigrbor's. On that date, the tax valuation figures for the different townships in the . county will be filed at the court house in the office of C. R. Cabe, county manager and tax supervisor, v for public inspection, Mr. Cabe has 1 said. They will remain open for public inspection for a week or until July 11 when the Board of County Com missioners wil meet to hear com plaints with reference to valuation, and to. adjust those complaints. The board is required by law, Mr. Cabe said, to continue its work of equali zation as between individuals from day to day until the task is complete. Cannery Stockholders Meet A majority of .the 30 stockholders of the Macon Food Products company, otherwise the cannery, . met at the office of the county agent Tuesday and perfected a temporary organiza tion. Dr. W. A, Rogers was elected as temporary chairman and E. S. Hunnicutt as temporary secretary. The J county agent then stated the object x of the meeting and read pertinent sec- A tions of the charter now in the hands of the secretary of state. One of the sections read gave the number of directors to be elected as five, one each for 2, 4, 6, ' 8, and 10 years. Another director is to be appointed by the state extension service. On motion the following flamed directors were elected: Dr. W. A.vRogers, A. B. Slagle, Lawrence Ramsey, U ; W. Teague and Alf Higdon, When the charter is returned it is believed that the same directors will be elect ed as officials of the permanent or gan'wation. The county agent stated that many inquiries have already been received from adjoining counties asking wheth t cr or not the local cannery will be in a position to can . produce from such counties.. The. stockholders will meet again on Friday July 8 to. pcr , feet the. permanent organization and t . to outline the general policy to be pursued. . At the next meeting all stockholders are urgea to dc present. Cannery Machinery Arrives 'Machinery and equipment ' for the cannery arrived at Franklin Wednes- v day of this week. Those in charge ex pect to have the cannery biulding completed within ten days. ' ; Mr. H. N. Moore of Niota, Tenn., a cannery expert, is also here. He will have direct charge pf all canning operations while the business manage ment will fall to the lot of Mr. C. W. Teague and the board of directors. ,The county agent states that it is not yet too late to plant beans and . other truck crops. Nex week's Press will carry a complete list c produce that can be planted with ;a view to selling to the cannery. Planting dates will also be given. ' J.O.U.A.M.To Install Officers Cullasaja Council Nof 158, Junior Order of United American Mechanics, on July 7 will publicly install officers recently elected, it is announced by Councilor J. H. Stribling. The installation ceremony will be held in the courthouse here at 8:30 in the evening. The council is ex tending invitations to neighboring councils to attend the service, and the public generally has been invited. Those taking office now will serve for the ensuing half-year. The officers to be installed arc: J. H. Stribling, councilor ; Frank Leach, vice-councilor; B. B. Lenoir, Jr., " assistant recording secretary; Tracy' Barnard, conductor ; Derald Ashe, warden; John Bingham, inside sentinel ; Wood Kiser, outside sentinel ; J. W. Street, chaplain; and Frank I. Murray, trustee. ' . Cowee News Base Ball Game Sylva and Cowee played a game of base ball, Saturday, June 23. Cowee closed in ' on Sylva, holding them scoreless till the third ending, in which they made three scores. Cowee counsels and starts a new close-in, 3 up and 3 down. On the seventh ending Cowee made a bad play and Sylva ran five men home. The pitch er and catcher plotted and Sylva failed to see the ball again. Now talk about your base ball play ers, but you ought to have seen Arvin Raby, Claude Duvall and Cham pion Sheffield.. Cowee plays Needmore Saturday eve July 2, at Needmore. Cowee returns Sylva's game Satur day eve, July ll, at Sylva. " ! Cowee is ready to play all other neighboring teams. The ladies of Cowee Baptist church met at their, regular prayer service Thursday at 3o'clock and organized a Sunbeam Band. The following were chosen as leaders and assistants: Mrs'. J. R. Ray, leader; Mrs. J. C. Bryson, president; Miss Stella Mor gan, vice-president; Miss Mary El more, corresponding secretary ; Miss Hazel Rickman, recording secretary; Mrs. W. P. Rickman, treasurer. ' " . Mras. Grady. Reno and sons from Detroit, Mich., spent, the week with her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Sheffield., Mr. and Mrs. Reno will . spend the summer at Canton. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Pressley, of Canton, N. C, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Bryson. Speed and carelessness caused Don Raby a turn over with an automobile near the Town of West Mills. . Since T. M. Rickman has the honor of being called papa he has to go bareheaded because his head has out grown his hat. Second Visit in 41 Years 1 Mr. and Mrs. H. 0. Siler. and son and daughter, James and Miss Clara, of Everett, Wash., are visiting Mr. Siler's siter, Mrs. Tom Slagle, and other relatives in Macon county. Mr. Siler left Macon county forty-one years ago and this is his second visit since his original departure. The Silers came through in their car making the trip in eleven days Rain delayed them at least three days on the trip, said Mr. Siler. Mr. Siler was much pleased with the progress made by Franklin since his last visit. '14 years ago. According to reports reaching Frank lin Mr. Siler has made quite a suc cess in the logging business in the State of Washington. - The many friends of Mr. Siler arc delighted to welcome him to his na tive county. Work Starts on Clean-Up ... 1 - t Following serving of notice on prop erty owners that vacant and back lots must be ceaned up, a number of property owners have gone to woiJk to clean up thir" premises, Chief of Police Robert Henry states. It is hoped, Mr. Henry says, that it will be unnecessary to serve another notice on those owners who have not yet made a move to. comply with the ordinance requiring them to keep all vacant lots, etc., clean and orderly. The ordinance provides that those property owners who fail to comply shall be charged with the cost of having the premises cleaned up by the town. ' BETHEL MISSIONARY SOCIETY .... 1 , This society will serve ice cream and luncheon at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Wilford Downs on Highway No. 28, two miles from Franklin on the way to Highlands, July 4th. Proceeds to go to missionary work. DIRECTORS MET TUESDAY NIGHT Directors of Farmers Fede ration Authorize Market i n g BureauFederation and Extension Service Cooperating. The Board of Directors of the Ma con County Farmers Federation, at a meeting Tuesday night, authorized J. C. Ferguson, the concern's manager, to employ Frank Fleming as .his as sistant, and in conjunction with the county agent, to establish a branch of the federation to be known a the Farmers Marketing Bureau. The purpose of the branch will be to grade and market farm produce, in bulk at competitive prices, and to buy for the farmers in the same way in bulk at prices obtainable by that form of purchase. The step was aimed at wiping out any friction between the Farmers Federation and the local extension service office. Apparently, it will do much to remove any causes of fric tion between the two offices, by elimi nating over-lapping of effort and any possible competition, and by provid ing the means for co-operation be tween the two offices. Both sales of produce such as poul try, hogs, wool, etc., and purchases of supplies for the farmers in future will be handled by the Farmers Marketing Bureau, under the general supervision of the county agent. The correspondence, book keeping, etc., connected with the bureau will be done through the extension office. At . the same meeting, the boi-,' changed the date of the annual stock holders' meeting from the third Thurs day in November to the third Thurs day in July. Figures relative to the status of the Federation, as . of June 20, and sug gestions for the efficient management of the bureau were offered the board by the county agent. Mr. Harris found the following facts, he said, with reference to the concern's financial situation: Out standing charge accounts, $3,800 ; bills payable on the books, $2,100; notes in the hands of J. M.- Raby, "for which no receipts or visible account ing is available," $3,077; notes for stock subscribed by stockholders, total ling $5,544. "Obviously, the first thing to do is to reduce the amount of outstanding charge accounts by an energetic col lecting effort," the county agent sug gested; "retrieve the notes .. from J. M. Raby, and either collect same or write them ott; and pay casn wneu purchasing stock to avoid interest rhnrrs and to obtain the usual trade discounts. Also, to evolve some plan whereby we may rcnuer ucsiuun service on a cash basis, for it ap pears, as maters now stand, that wc arc doing a highly philanthropic- bus iness, with no margin of safety what soever. Were it feasible to render credit, as is now being done by the Federation management, the number of these accounts make it absolutely necessary to employ a man whose whole time has charge of the credit department, provided this is to be done in. an efficient and business like maner." , . Other suggestions made to the board by the county1 agent included the following: Issuance of coupon books to those desiring montly ac counts ; extension of credit to no body; daily check of total coupon surrenders; that purchases, except ot standard priced aticlcs, be made by competitive bids j " that - a - campaign for co-operative marketing uc wau throughout the county by the county tWt all rlead stock now' on hand be separated and sold at public lulv 4i- that all employes handling money be placed under bond ; that copies, of all correspondence, be kept 'on file; that the Federation use the canery building, sharing the rental thereon, as a packing room and warehouse; establishment of a sinking fund; purchase of fertilizer materials, to be mixed here; that an earnest cfort be made to collect outstanding money .due on share notes; and that a' sliding scale of commision charges be fixed at from two and a half to 10 per cent. Four Comedies on July 4th Tim THIp Hour theatre has cone to considerable trouble to make, its part of celebration of July Fourth a U,a nurren This theatre will have . . a continuous show of comedies from 11 rM A M. until 12 midnight; The comedies to be shown on the screen are the best available, the manage" ment states. FRANKLIN PREPARES FOR BIG FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION Can't Fish in Some Streams The following Macon county streams are closed to all types of fishing un til further notice, it has been an nounced v by County Fish Warden James Hauser : Arrowood Branch, Rough Fork, Wayah Creek, Shope Creek, Curtis Creek, r mcs Creek, and a few small streams m thc.Tesenta community. These streams have been re-stocked with fish, and will be kept closed un til', the fish are large enough and present in sufficient numbers to war rant allowing fishing, Mr. Hauser stated. . "Closed" signs have been secured, and will be placed at the mouth ot each of these streams. The warden is also trying to get additional young fish, he said, for stocking purposes, and the streams in which they are placed will also be closed. Warrants Issued While, so far as he knows, no war rants for violation of the fish law have yet been served, some deputy wardens have secured warrants, and he himself now has warrants for serving, james Hauser, county fish warden, announced Tuesday. He was amused Friday, while on N,-ntahala, he said, to see a number of fishermen run when they saw him qpming. He now has warrants for some of those same men, and has ? list of others who have violated the law, he stated. In addition, deputy wardens over the county are beginning to send in names of offenders, Mr. Hauser stated. He is trying to give everyone ample time to secure license to fish and wants to be entirely reasonable about the matter, Mr. Hauser said, but added that he had been appointed to enforce the law, and that arrests will be made, if that is necessary. At Highlands Saturday, the warden stated, he found numbers of licenses being purchased, and heard of no violations.- Franklin Advertising Advertisements for summer tourists for Franklin will. appear in the Sun day; issue of July 3 and 10 in the Greensboro Daily News, the Charlotte Observer, the Raleigh ftews and Ob server, the Columbia State, and the Savannah Morning News. The Frank lin Chamber of Commerce and Agri culture has had inserted and paid for this advertising. , It had been hoped by the organi zation's board of directors that the advertising could be inserted in other papers, but with a limited amount of money, the number of (papcrs in which the ad is to appear . neccsarily was limited. The wording of the advertisement that is to appear in the North Caro lina papers is below. Slightly differ ent matter was sent out-of-state papers.: ' EXPLORE A New Section of . Your State Macon county has been reyCcmed to North Carolina at last by the State highways, and this . beautiful mountain country west of the Cowees is now easily accessible. Paved high ways lead direct to . , FRANKLIN . " "Key City of the Mountains" High above the heat line at the foot of the famed Nantahalas, the Cowees, and other towering mountain ranges, at the center of the Nantahala National Forest Franklin is a charm ing little resort town.' Fishing; Boating; Swimming; Golf; Hiking or Horsebacking over govern ment ' forest trails; Camming; and all the other, delights of the- mountains.. For detailed information, address FRAVKLIN CHAMBER OF COM MERCE & AGRICULTURE . Franklin, North Carolina. House in New Location The old . Trotter home that had stood on Main street for many years now stands on A Church street, just WKtl ,pf the .. Baptist church. Mr. Joe" Ashear, owner, employed the Crouch-Fox House Moving company of Ashtville tc move the building This company made quick work of the job and put the housa in its new location, without injury, to th'. structure, ' it is said. . Jimmy Hauser in Charge Athletic Contest, Two Shows, Baseball Game and Dance on Program. Franklin is prepared to stage, on Monday, a fitting Independence Day celebration. The day's program, just announced by James Hauser, in charge of the celebration, discloses that there will, be few idle moments for' participants and spectators. The, celebration -will open in front of the courthouse with music. A negro male quartet, followed by a Wayncs ville orchestra, will entertain the crowd at 10 o'clock. At 10:30 athletic events will be staged along Main street.' ' In the afternoon, a company of performers and a baseball game will vie for attendance. The baseball game will be contested by Cullowhqe and Franklin. In the. evening, at the courthouse, the local boy scout troop, will . give a play, "Rosetime." The events of the day are expected to; draw large crowds, and, with good weather, the day -.will be creditably celebrated, it is believed. The detailed program follows: 10:00 A. M Music in front of courthouse. Selections by the Sani tary Male (negro) quarter ; selections by Rythm Ramblers - Orchestra, v of Waynesville. 10:30 A.. M. Athletic events, with prizes to the winners. The events: Coin race for fat men. lQO-yard dash small girls. 200-yard dash-bolder girls. Three-legged race boys, ages 12 to 16. Tied, blind-fold race. In this event, pairs, tied together, and blind-folded, will race. .Foot race only stout ladies eligible. Half-mile race boys, aged 15 to 20. Broad jump smaller boys. Broad jump larger boys. Sack . race. 2:20 V. M. Myers Bros. Show at courthouse. 3:30 P. M.-Baseball-Cullowhee and Franklin at Ball Park, south of rail way station. 8:30 P. M.-Play-"Rose Time" given by boy scouts at courthouse. Receipts from an ' admission charge will go to the scout troop. ONTEORA ROD & GUN CLUB BANKRUPT The Onteora Rod and Gun Club, a concern maintaining an office in New York and a hunting and fishing club about five miles west of Franklin, has been adjudicated a bankrupt, ac cording to telegraphic information re ceived here j Wednesday from Wil-. mingtori, Del., the state in which the concern was incorporated. A number of judgments against the club had been secured by local "credi tors, and personal property to satisfy the first of these was to have been sold here today (Thursday). . The club, headed by Henry Dalejr president, had made a large number of improvements, including an attrac tive, club house, playgrounds, etc., on real estate of the Onteora Estates, Inc., and had maintained a manager and engineer at their club. So far as can be learned, no members had been " secured. A-heavy- advertising campaign was carried on some months . ago through national magazines. Club membership, it is understood, would have eost $? 000, . which would have paid, in. additi"i to a year's dues, for a lot a ltd cabir. , The .voluntary b' ikritptcy proceed ings of the Onte t Rod and Gun Club have nothing whatever to do with the Onteora Restates, Inc., R. D. Sisk, aUOrncy for 'the lat'er, point ed out. . Under terms of the agree ment between the two conrcrns, the Onteora Estates, .Inc.-,' had -leased cer- . tain lands , to the Onteora Rod and ' Gun Club, which, ultimately, the latter concern .would have been given title to, upon fulfillment of certain con ditions. The concern began ,work here near ly a year ago. -,-. Hatch Biddies Next Year . County Agent Harris has taken over the incubator of 3,000-egg capacity, and will operate or have it operated next year so that early fryers may be placed on the market when price are high.