KEY CITY OF THE MOUNTAINS
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VOLUME XLII
FRANKLIN, N. C THURSDAY AUGUST 11, 1927
NUMBER THIRTY-TWO
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tage Big Banquet at Tri
mont Inn in Honor of Mr.
and Mrs. S. R. Joines All
Employees Make Talks.
The employees of thexjoines Motor
and Tractor company, Inc., gave a
banquet at the Trimont Inn Monday
night in honor of Mr. and Mrs. S. R.
Joines who will leave in a few days
to assume the duties of Ford agent
at Brevard. Mr. Joines still retains
interest in the local Ford agency. At
the banquet which, Incidentally, was
a very fine one served by Mrs. Cook,
each member of the organization ex
pressed regrets at the departure of
Mr. and Mrs. Joines and at the same
time pledged their loyalty to the suc
ceeding manager, Mr. Jess Conlcy.
Mr; Weimar Jones, a guest, in fol
lowing out his policy of "Bouquets
for the Living" paid a glowing tribute
to Mr. and Mrs. Joines and expressed
the sincere regret of the city at their
early, departure. Major S. A. Harris,
who was the first employee of the
Joines Motor and Tractor company,
also made a short talk. In response
to all the talks Mr. Joines went into
some detail concerning his business
established here a . little over : four
years ago. Among other things he
-stated that the )lume of business1
during that time had amounted to
approximately half million dollars. His
company, he said, had sold about 600
Fords during that time. Mr. Joines
feelingly expressed his regrets that
business demands have called him to
another cityi Whatever success his
company may have had during his
stay in Franklin was due, he stated,
not to the management and employees
but to the loyalty of the pubile of
Macon county.
Mr. Jess Conley, who is the suc
cessor of Mr. Joines as manager, ap
pealed to the employees to continue
their loyal efforts toward the con
tinued success of the business.
A few employees due to sikness or
other causes were absent from the
banquet. The . following, including
guests, were present: Mr. and Mrs.
S. R. Joines. Mr. and Mrs. J. S.
Conlcy, Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Stribling,
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Rochester, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Leach, Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Morrison, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Henry, Messrs George Brown, Bob
Blaine, Rufus Joines, Frank Henry,
Jr., Weimar Jones, Major Harris and
Miss Myra Stribling.
. Cowee News v
L ' Rev, Alex Elmore went to Sylva
' Swnday to attend the B. Y. P. U.
ascmbly at the Collegiate Institute.
Mr. and Mrs. Carey L. Rickman,
of Gastonia, .are visiting Mrs. M. L.
Rickman and family. .
Miss Valley West; who has been at
tending college at Greensboro, is
spending her vacation with Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. West.
Mrs. R. T. Bryson, of Detroit,
Mich., is visiting relatives and friends
in this community. Mrs. Bryson was
formerly Miss Eula Sheffield.
Mrs. Grady Mozley and two chil
dren, of Detroit, Mich., are spending
- the summer with Mrs. Mozley's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. West.
Mrs. Annie Pressley, of Canton, is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
T. C. Bryson, at West's Mill.
Miss Helen -Shepherd, from Franklin,
spent the week end with Miss Lucile
Morrison. ''.' " '.-"
Miss Grace Sheffield has gone to
Canton. She will attend school there
Mrs. Harlcy Phillips , and children.
irom Andrews, is visumjj m. .
Mrs, J. B. Matlock. -" ,
Mr. John Queen, from Bryson City,
spent last week end with Mr. and
M W M. Oueen '
Mr. and Mrs. Frank I. Murray andj
family were - visiting Mr, and Mrs.
John Murray Sunday. ; , (
Rev. and Mrs. Crawley were visit-
ing friends and relatives at West's
Mill last week. - . . 4
Mr Vance Browning, from Bryson i.
City!, was visiting Mrs. J. L. West:
Sunday. ...
After spending some time at Bryson
City Miss Stellat Morgan has return
ed home. . .' '- .
Mr. Bud Welch, one of, the plder
citizens of Macon, now residing at
Walhalla, S. C, visited his home boun
ty last week. He is a great grandson
of Joseph Welch, one of the pioneer
settlers of Western Carolina.
HONOR
OINES
AUCTION SALE
OF OAK HILL
Large Crowd Present and
Bidding Spirited Sale
Conducted by Home Real
ty & Auction Co. and
Homey Brothers.
That the ' real estate situation in
and near Franklin is rapidly improv
ing was amply demonstrated last Sat
urday at the sale of the Oak Hill
property on Highway No. 28 one
mile west of the city limits.
One. of the largest crowds ever to
attend an auction sale in this county
was present. A Ford car was given
away and a free dinner was served
on the grounds, A brass band kept
the crowd in a good humor.
From the time the hammer fell on
the first sale until the hotel, furni
ture and all lots were sold, the bidding
was exceedingly spirited.
While no announcement has been
made concerning the total amount re
ceived from the sale, the selling
agents state that it was one. of the
best sales they , have ever conducted.
Mr. Sam Franks bought the hotel
building, including about two acres
of ground.-
PHYSICIAN TO RITTER
LUMBER COMPANY
Dr. . Burrus McGuire, of Columbus,'
Ohio, has accepted an appointment
from Dr. Furman Angel as physician
to the W. M.. Ritter Lumber com
pany at the scene of its operations
on the Nantahala seventen miles west
of Franklin. Dr. McGuire will report
for duty on August IS. The above
appointment has been approved by
Mr. E. B. McCollum, superintendent
of operations. , Dr. McGuire is a
native of North Carolina, coming
originally from Jackson county. .'
WILMINGTON TO
FRANKLIN IN DAY
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Miss Mildred Hutaff Drives
Distance in 14 Hours
Destination Was Camp
Nikwasi.
And now a woman has driven . the
length of North Carolina in a day!
The driver was Miss Mildred Hutaff,
of Wilmington.
She made the trip last Thursday,
but no publicity attended it.-'.
But Miss Hutaff because she was
attempting no record-breaking drive,
and because she had business in
Franklin, rather than at the Georgia
State line, just south of Murphy
stopped just short of the western tip
of the State. She could easily have
reached it, however, for she arrived
in Franklin at 5 o'clock in the after
noon. She left Wilmington at 3 a. m.
The distance wilrhington to Frank
linis shown by the State highway
map to be 403 miles.
In the party were Miss Hutaff, her
friend, Mrs. Neil McEachern, and
Miss Miriam McEachern. They came
to Franklin for Miss Tabitha Hutaff,
who has been spending the summer
at Camp Nikwasi, girls' summer- camp
here.
No member of the party appeared
fatigued at htc end of the, journey.
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Careful personal attention
given to all work,
Room Twelvo
Bank of Franklin Building.
Franklin, N. C.
ESSIG MARKET
- H. 0. ESSIG, Prop.
Fresh Meats of All Kindd
Fin Homo Mad SautagV
Everything kept in a first
class market. Phone 42
ITEMS OF NEV7S
FROM HIGHLANDS
Interesting Locals and Oth
er News from Macon
County's Popular ' Moun
tain City.
Big revival serviqes start at the
Highlands Methodist church on Sun
day, August 14. Services conducted
by visiting evangelist Prof. Sam Max
well of Asbury College, and Reverend
Clarence Williams, pastor of our local
Methodist church. The public is cor
dially invited.
We had another big'1 auction sale
in Highlands last Tuesday. Lots, sold
like proverbial "hot cakes."
Mr. , and Mrs. Nathan Billstein, of
Baltimore, Md., arc among our recent
arrivals and are occupying their sum
mer home in Highlands.
Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Harris, of Ha
vana, Cuba, are spending the summer
at their cottage Kanonah.
Miss Minnie D. Warren, of Scars
dale, N. Y., is occupying her summer
home, The Hedges, on Satulah moun
tain. Mrs. W. H. Wolf, of Boston, Mass.,
is spending the summer in Highlands.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Eskrigge and
family, of New Orleans, are enter
taining their usual number of guests
at World's End, their summer home
on Satulah mountain.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Salinas
are at their summer home, Kalallanta,
and have with them their son, An
thony J. Salinas, Jr., and sister, Mrs.
Salinas.
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Hewitt, of Palm
Beach, Fla., spent a few weeks in
Highlands recently.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Thacker, of
Savannah, Ga., are in Highlands for
the month of August.
North Skeenah News
Everybody off of North Skeenah
attended the land sales Saturday.
Wonder who won the grand .prizes
Mrs. Beulah Howell is staying ove;
on Cartoogechaye. She is bady
missed by the Sunday school, her
being the teacher of the little folks
Miss Mae McCoy went home to
spend the week end with her parents.
Rev. and - Mrs. D, : C. McCoy, i-f
Iotla.
Air. E. 15. Jeriart was m tins
section Wednesday night.
Mr. Frank Kinizey was . in th
section Sunday visiting- his brother,
Mr. George Kimzcy.
Miss Arizona Hasting spent Satur
day night with Mrs. E. B. DeFan nf
Franklin.
Mr. Carl Tallcnt was in thi s community-Sunday
afternoon.
Little, Carl Farmer has been ill, but
is irnproving.
Mr. .Andy Holt, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Bryson and family was the Rucsts
of Mr. Robert- Carpenter Sunday.
Our Sunday school is progressing
nicely at Pleasant Hill this summer.
. Miss Mae McCoy returned to her
school Sunday afternoon, accompanied
by her father and sister, Miss Pauline
and Miss Elizabeth Poindcxter, of
Iotla.
Mr. Alex Checks took dinner with
his sn Sunday, of Prentiss.
Mr. Tate Wilson was in this section
the past week, looking for his old
highwaymen, Messre. Ed and Preloe
Shope, Johnic Farmer and Vainne and
Johnnie Sanders, to go to Spruce
Pine this week to help them on their
construction work.
.Mr. Earl Harrison and wife, from
iCartoogcchaye, were visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Zcb Shope Sunday.
Mr. Lonard Ledford, from Senaca,
S. G, visited his' grandmother, Mrs.
Mary Ledford Sunday.
Mr. Zcb Shone is working on a
telephone line in Swain, running to
wards Burningtown gap. He spent
Sunday at home. ''.
Mr. E. B. DcHart and family
from Franklin spent Sunday with
Mr. Weimar Hastings. Mrs. Dellart
is Mr. and Mrs. Hastiug's daughter.
Mrs. Spurgeon Ledford spent the
past week with her father, Mr.
Burton, in Clayton, Ga.
Mrs. S. V. Stockton and Johnnie
Sanders and wife, went to Hiawassee,
Ga., Sunday to visit Mr. Craytoh
Stockton. -
Bryson Reunion
The annual Bryson reunion in
memory of the late J. L. Bryson
will be held at the old home on Cowee
the fourth Sunday in August. AH
relatives invited to come and bring
basket of dinner. , ,
FIVE HURT IN
AUTO WRECK
Officers Capture Car and 25
Gallons Injured Men Cit
izens of Macon.
Called to the scene of an automo
bile" , wreck on the highway betweeen
Franklin and the Georgia State line,
Sheriff C. L. Ingram and his deputies
quite incidentally took a 25-gallon car
go of liquor. The rum runner escaped,
after a gun battle with officers.
At the wreck, where, five Macon
county men suffered injuries, officers
observed two big cars believed to
have been "pilots" for the rum run
ning automobile coming from Geor
gia. They were stopped, and a mo
ment later a smaller car drew up,
quickly whirled, and headed .back to
ward the State line. (
Officers gave chase, and just this
side of the line overtook' the runner.
He jumped from his car, and took
to the woods, . turning to fire , several
shots at the officers as he ran. They
returned the fire. No casualties were
reported. The car and 25 gallons of
whiskey were brought to Franklin.
The wreck occurred when one car.
containing two men, stopped on the
highway to repair the automobile's
lights. The' second car, containing'
three men, in the darkness, faired to
see the other, and crashed into it.
It struck-the two men in front, re
pairing the lights, and crashed over
the embankment. All five were pain
fully but not seriously hurt.
The injured men, were Rich .Penland,
Davis Reece, (and Paul Love, all in
the second car, and men named Cur
tis, and McCall, in the car which had
stopped on the road. The initials
of the two latter were not learned
by the Sheriff's office.
Reece was pretty badly cut, while
others suffered less serious injuries,
one being painfully scalded when the
radiator on one of the cars burst.
BUSINESS DEAL
ANNOUTO HERE
J. S. Conley Buys Interest in
Ford Agency Three busi
nesses Merged Dodge
Agency Relinquished.
A business deal that is of wide
interest here was announced last week
by S. R. Joines, of the Joines Motor
and Traotor company, and J. S.
Conley, of the J.. S. Conlcy , Motor
company.
The Conley Motor company, which
has the local 1 Hxlge- agency, and
Conley and Joines, local representa
tives; of the Standard Oil company,
arc liquidating their accounts, and
Mr. Conley is purchasing an interest
in the Joines Motor and Tractor com
pany, which has the Ford agency in
this territory, according to the an
nouncement. " ,
Mr. Conley is giving up the Dodge
agency. The Standard Oil business Shelby; Edythc Jane Terrell, Burling
as well as sales and service on Fords,, ton; ;Annie . Lee Spake, Shelby
will be conducted by the Joines Motor
and Tarctor company, which is to be
incorporated, and of which Mr. Con
ley, in future, will be acting manager.
The business will continue in its pres
ent location, the building having been
leased from Mr. Joines.
Mr. Joines will go to Brevard about
August 15, where he will take over
the Ford agency, s successor to Lowe
Motor company.
Mr. and Mrs. Joines and 'family
have made Franklin their home for
the past four and a half years, and
have made .in any" friends here, where
Mr. Jpines' business success is ratcJ
as unusual. ' .
A Birthday Present
When birthdays roll around some
folks on these occasions get birthday
presents, consisting of anything from
a package of chewing gum to a
flaming tie. But, Reid Cabc's birthday j
present on the 6th of August was
entirely unique. In fact Reid thinks
so much of this present he has been
at home, just deliberately staying away
from his business, in order to play
with this present. "What is it?" you
say. Uh, Yes! Airs. LaDe presented'
Reid with a daughter, Bargara Ann,
on Reid's birthday, August 0.
eiiirinernre
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Local Forest Supervisor Pro
moted to Shenandoah For
est Wood Comes to
Franklin.
R. W. Shields, supervisor of the
Nantahala National Forest, isc being
transferred to Virginia, to become su
pervisor of the Shenandoah Forest, it
has been elarned here. .Mr. and Mrs.
Shields and family will leave Frank
lin early in September.
Arthur A. Wood, now deputy super
visor of the Shenandoah Forest, will
succeed Mr. Shields as head of the
local forest. He will arrive in Frank
lin about August 15, and faliliarizc
himself with his new duties prior to
the present supervisor's departure-
News that the Shields are leaving
Franklin has been received by their
many friends here with sincere re
gret.
They have made Franklin their
home for eight years. Mr. Shields
was the first and, up to" now, only
supervisor of the Nantahala Forest.
The area originally was composed of
three forest the three having been
combined about 1917. Prior to that
date, Mr. Shields was connected with
the Georgia . section of the t present
Nantahala area for about seven years.
Ihe new assignment is understood
to be a promotion for the forestry
man, the Shenandoah Forest having
du dica vi auuui tju.uuu acres as
compared with about 250,000 in the
ianianaia, wntcn nas naa us neaa-
quarters at Franklin since the three
forest areas forming it were combined
eight years ago. .
Entertain Cullowhee Seniors
CULLOWHEE, August -Thtf fac
ulty of the Cullowhee State Normal,
school will entertain the Seniors of
me scnqoi wno are to graduate in
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nugusi, ai a picnic iu nign rails
Monday, it was decided at a meeting
of the faculty this afternoon.
The action was taken to honor the
largest graduating class in the history
of the institution. Mrs. Lucy Posey,
social director;. Miss Edna Reams, and
P. Wade Alexander, were apponted
by President to engineer the picnic.
Trucks and automobiles will carry the
crowd to the falls, where a picnic
supper will be spread.
The Seniors who expect to graduate
from the iNormai school in August
number twenty-eight. The spring
graduation class was composed of
twenty-six members. The summer
school graduates are as follows: F.
Morris Alley, Cashiers; Helen Alley,
- .. r w:ti- n I
asniers; Mary vviua royu, vvaynes
ville; Harriette Taylor Brendle, Frank
lin; Mrs. Thclma Shields Burley,
Ravensford; Daisy Viola Carter, Mars
ton; Mrs. Louise Duckett Cole, Can
ton; Morgan Cooper, Beta; Emma
Katherine Cox, Graham ; Rachel Etchi
son Eaton, Cana; Ora Lee Gaddy,
Monroe; Julia Florence Heath, Al
liance; Rachel Lucile Hunter, Alexander;-
Eva Alice Jackson, Winter
ville; Odessa Adeline Lemmond, In
dian Trail; Inez McGlohon, Green
ville; Evelyn Otelia Morgan, CandJer;
Ruth Caldwell Pierce, Salisburp; Sara
Tennie Privette, Statesville; Mae Thcl
ma Roberts, Marshall; Bessie Hy
burnia Shipman, Brevard; Helen Lu
cile Smathers, Clyde; Mary Elizabeth
Sorrell, Burlington; Annie Lee Spake,
Edvthc . lane ..Terrell.' Clvdc : Clara
Aydlettc Williams,,, Currituck; Hattie
Gertrude Wortrnan, Casar.
Tellico News
Mr. -Jew;, Cabe has purchased n
ucw Chevrolet truck. Floyd Ramsey
is hauling for Mr. Cabc
Mr. Sanford Smit'i and wife, were
visiting his parent.; of this place
Sunday.
Everybody is well pleased with our
school teacher, Miss Bennett. She is
is a great help to the parents.
Mr. Tot Anderson is engaged in
hauling lumber for. Mr. J. R. Ramsey.
Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Smith spent
Monday with Mrs. John Cox.
Mr. V. C. DcHart is hauling lum
ber with those fine Penland mules.
They are good pullers.
Mr. Robert Ramsey, motored to Ury
son City Tuesday on business.
Mr. John Ramsey and daughter,
Maude Moody were in this section
Monday.
The Tellico singing class grasps
every opportunity to practice for the
singing convention, which comes on
the second Saturday and Sunday in
this month
Mrs. Nan Simmonds is the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Breedlovc,