THURSDAY JUNE 30, 1927
THE FRANKLIN PRESS
DODGE BROTHERS
SIX SEDAN IN A
CLASS BY ITSELF
Every structural detail of Dodg
Brothers new six cylinder four-door
sedan emphasizes that this car is
constructed in the same rugged and
permanent way that all Dodge Bro
thcrs cars have been, built for thir
teen years. Yet, in every way the
car is so new and so different as to
stand entirely in a class by itself,
says J. S. Conlcy Motor company.
Jocal Dodge Brothers dealer.
"The clean-eut body design with its
suggestion of massiveness, and th
thoroughness with which the car i
put together, is causing favorable com
mcnt from everyone who has closely
inspected it. This car is built to
stay tight throughout its life.
"An instance of the care which has
vbcen taken to insure that there will
be no rattles after a few thousan
miles on the road , is furnished by
the way the fenders are fastened to
the body. All chance for noise from
loosened fenders is eliminated by sub
stantial bands between the rear fen
,lers and the wheel housings.
deaden vibration between the body
sills and the frame, melt pads three
or four inches wide and fully three
eights of an inch thick are' use
throughout the waist of "the car
Usually a narrow woven webbing i
used but tests have shown that the
wide felt pads arc much more ef
fcctive.
"In the body mounting itself there
arc numerous provisions which make
for long life and quite perforrnana!
and which add materially to the car's
attractive appearance. Doors of un
usually ruged pressed steel construe
tion, of substantial thickness and with
strong joints and good husky bump
ers provide for quiet closing, a posi
tive lock and a permanent tight fit
"The body itself is a composite of
wood and steel structure with remark
ably small steel pillars affording ful
vision in all directions. The windows
are mounted in heavv felt.
"In every Structural detail thiscar
conveys the idea of the rugged anrl
permanent type of car which has al
ways been associated with Dodge
Brothers name.
Corn and Wheat in Mixup
Products of the bakery and of the
distillery were mixed on the highway
a few miles east of Franklin last
Friday morning, when an alleged
liquor car crashed into the Ford
truck of the Southern Biscuit com
pany. . v
Capture of the liquor car, 34 gal
lons of the stuff, and three men was
the result.
Those arrested were J. Hoy t Hill,
of near Highlands, J. V. Sneed, of
Jackson county, and R. C. Brooks,
of iiaywood.
The car in which the three men
were riding was going east, accord
ing to Gus Jackson, driver of the
Biscuit company vehicle, at a very
fast rate. Jackson was headed toward
Franklin.
Both cars were badly damaged, and
Jackson and Sneed were injured,
though not seriously, by flying glass.
Jackson jumped into another car
after the acident,. and came to town
after officers. Sheriff C. L. Ingram
and Deputy Fred Cabe drove lto the
scene of the wreck, and took charge
of the car, the three men, and the
liquor. Thirty-four gallons was found,
the officers said. "
The men waived preliminary hear
ing, and were bound to Superior
court on three counts: transporting;
driving while under the influence of
liquor; and an assault oil Jackson.
Bonds were fixed at $900 each, bneed
arranged the bond Saturday; and the
others later.
Sneed and Brooks, according to
Sheriff Ingram, only recently com
pleted sentences in the federal penc
tentiary at Atlanta for prohibition
law violation.
COMPARATIVE
TAX RATES
Of 13 Towns West of Ashe
ville Only Five Have Low
er Tax Rate Than Frank
linHighlands and . An
drews Head High List.
In the seven counties that lie di
rectly west of Buncombe, there are
13 incorporated towns, and the lowest
town tax rate is in the little village
of Marble, in Cherokee county, while
Highlands and Andrews are tied for
the position of bottom place as to
tax rate. The municipal tax rate in
each of these towns is $2.50.
This is shown by figures complied
here recently by the Franklin Cham
ber of Commerce and Agriculture,
The figures show Franklin tied with
Murphy for sixth place, with tax rates
of $1.50 each.
The low tax rates, in general, are
possessed by the small villages. Whit-
tier has the second lowest rate 40
cents; Dillsboro's rate is just five
cents more, giving it third place
TT 'II
xiayesviuc comes 'next with w cents,
ana Kobinsvillc fifth. Its rate is
$1.10.
hollowing franklin and Murphy,
with, rates of $1.50 each, comes Sylva,
witn a rate ot $l.bb.
The section's two largest towns,
Canton and Wayncsville, have the
third highest rates. The tax in each
is $1.75. Bryson City is second high
est, with a rate of $2.05, and High
lands and Andrews, with rates of
$2.50 each, take tenth place.
lhe high rate in Andrews is said
to be due largely to the construction
there, a few years aeo, of a "muni
cipal hydro-electric power plant. Hitrh-
lands has recently put in water and
sewer systems and has just finished
its municipally-owend hydro-electric
power plant. The rate there probably
will be reduced after, the plant has
been in operation a year, and the
town begins to receive some receipts
irom the plant, to offset, in part at
least, the interest and sinking fund
payments on the bonds.
Marble not only has the lowest tax
rate, but has no bonds outstanding.
Webster, listed as an incorporated
town, has "no officers, no tax." ac
cording to the reply to the question
al addressed to the mayor.
Franklin and Sylva, it is believed
here, probably have most to show for
their town tax rates.
Franklin has a $300,000 hydro-elec
tric power plant, paved streets and
sidewalks, an excellent water and
sewer system, and other improvements.
It reduced its rate by 60 cents during
the past year.
Sylva is said to have on of the
best water systems in the section, and
practically all the . town's streets are
paved.
While tax rates in the section, in
general, increase with the population,
the rule is by no means invariable.
rliehlands. for example, standing
eighth in population, has a higher
rate than any other municipality, with
the exception of Andrews, whose is
the same. And . Murphy, , standing
fourth in population, has , a tax rate
ower than six other towns.
The average rate is $1.41, or slight-
v lower man tnc rate in rrauKim
and Murphy. The average population
is 872, according to the 1920 census.
Comparison of the tax rates, per
$100 of property , valuation, with the
population in 1920, is shown below :
PAGE THREE
Bee Keepers To Drive
For More Members
At a Bee Keepers meeting held in
the Extension Service office last
Thursday it was resolved to make a
strenuous endeavor ' o develop more
bee keeping in this county.' To do
that, we have decided that the best
way to obtain results is for each
and every member of the Bee Keep
ers association to take it on himself,
as his personal business, to endeavor
to obtain 5 more members for the
coming year.
It is also pointed out that the dues
for this year are now due, and it is
impossible to do the necessry corre
sponding without some few cents in
the treasury.
The all around advantages to be
derived from bees, apart frcjm the j
monetary gain, are too plain to need
enumerating here.
The bad honey flow this year is a
source of discouragement to a great
many, hence the necessity of getting
right in behind this thing and pushing
it along. What arc your suggestions
as to the best way to accomplish
this? And will you work up a meet
ing in your community?. Get all those
who are interested in bees, and let
us know the date most convenient for
that meeting, and we will be present
and will try to bring to the meeting
the outlines of a plan to enhance
the bee-keeping proposition.
The only way this thing can be upt
on a permanent footing is for each
and every one of us to do our part,
and to, keep on doing it. You have
probably figured it, but were it pos
sible to put 10 hives of bees on every
farm in this county that is an ave
rage of that amount the gross rates
would total over a quarter of a million
dollars; a thing not to be sneezed at,
and worthy of honest endeavor.
Mr. Sams, extension bee specialist,
will be here on the 12 and 13 of
next month. What is your idea of
the best way to use him?
Yours truly, .
LYLES HARRIS, County Agent.
Special Drinks at Smith's
Drug Store for the Fourth
of July.
BURNINGTOWN LOCALS
Miss Stella McCoy, who has been
in Florida for 18 months has returned
home.
Miss Lolita Dean, who is attending
summer school at Cullowhee visited
her home Sunday.
Mr Pipes Miss Wnoten and Mr.
McElroth, of Canton, were guests of
' Mr. J. H. Dean Sunday.
Lillian . and Virginia,, of Ashevillc,
were visiting relatives here recently.
, - Dr. and Mrs ,M. L. McCoy, of
Oklahoma, who has been visiting their
mother, Mrs. M. M. McCoy will leave
Mrs, Aveline Crisn Loving and
. . r t n r l .
coah, is visiting Mrs. Loving s sister,
Mrs. M. . M'.. McCoy. Aunt Aveline
is 94 and Can read without glasses..
Burningtoewn seefns to have just
two old-fashion farmers, John Dean
and Jake Anderson. We saw a mule
colt at each one of the men's barns.
There are neither an apple nor
peach on our orchards ; wheat crops
are a .complete , failure; millions of
bugs and beetles' are devouring vege
tables but our officials must have
more money, so our assessors who
were so hungry for a little pie that
they just had to please the higher-ups.
So they raised the valuation of the
land of the old farmers, who were
already groaning under -the burden
of taxation that we feel like singing
praise the party from whom our bless
ing flows. .
Town
Marble
Whitticr
Dillsboro
Hayesville
Kobbinsville
'ranklin
Murphy
Sylva
Waynesvillc
Canton
Bryson City
Highlands .
Andrews
Tax Rate . Population
.35
.40
.45
.80
1.10
1.50
1.50
1.65
1.75.
1.75
2.05"
2.50
2.50
166
261
228
257
119
773
1314
863
1942
2584
882
313
1634
The 4smallcst town - in the seven
counties in 1920 was Robbihsville,
and Caiton was the largest. Frank
lin ranked seventh in population,
Canton, Waynesville, Andrews, Mur
phy, Bryson City, and Sylva all hav
ing larger populations.
Tellico Locals,
We are sorry to report that Mrs.
James Woody is on the sick list.
Dr. J. H. Fouts was in this section
on professional business one day.
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Conner and
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Jones, of
Biltmore, spent the week end with
Mrs. Conner and Mrs. Jones' parents,
Mr. and Mrs. V. C. DeHart.
The many friends of Mr. lohn
Ca't? will regret to learn of his illness.
jss Eula Ramsey and brothers,
Samuel and Ellis, of Charlotte, spent
ThuJtday with their father, Mr. G. T.
Ramsey. Eula is going to stay two
weeks with her father.
We are glad to report that Mr.
John DeHart, who got his eye hurt
is improving slowly.
Misses Beulah DeHart and Hester
Mason, who have been working at
Gastonia, is spending 'their vacation
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. V.
C. DeHart and Mr. and Mrs. Edd
Maspn. They will return to Gastonia
Saturday. ,
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Fun and entertainment and enter
tainment and fun will be the order of
the day at Fraklin on the Fourth of
July. Everybody is invited to come
to Franklin on the nation's birthday
and help in the celebration. Those
who come will hear one of the best
orchestras in Western North Caro
linathe Rythm Ramblers.
THE PROGRAM
10:00 A. M.Music by the Orchestra.
10:45 A. M. Athletic Events Start. Among
these events will be
The Coin Race run by Fat Men
100-Yard Dash, small girls participating
200-Yard Dash, run by larger girls
Boys' three legged race
. Race by tied and blindfolded boys 16 to 21
Fat women's race
Half-mile race, boys 15 to 20
First place in all races excepting half-mile
race takes prize of $1.00. Second place 50 cents.
First in half-mile $2.00. Second $1.00.
2:30 Myers Bros. Show at the Court House.
3:30 Ball game, Cullowhee vs. Franklin.
5:30 Street dance.
8:00 P. M. Rosetime, a musical comedy und r
the auspices of the Franklin Boy Scouts, at the
court house. '
9:00 P, M. Dance on Roof Garden of the
Scott Griffin.
V TOE COMMITTEE