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VOLUME XLIII
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1928
NUMBER EIGHT
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COUNTRY CLUB
Nine Holes Will be Ready
for Summer Play at High
lands Course Being Con
structed on 400-acre Tract
Highlands, N. G, Feb. 16. Work'
on the Highlands Estates, Inc., golf
course, under the direction of Don
aid Ross, noted golf course expert, is
being pushed so rapidly that nine
holes', probably will be played on this
. summer, it was learned Thursday
The course is a part of an elaborate
sports and recreation center being
constructeed on 400 acres of ; land
just outside of Highlands on the
Highlands-Dillard road owned by a
group of sports lovers including Rob-
' ert P. Jones, of Atlanta, father of
Bobby Jones, who is expected to
spend .much .time playing here.
Severity-five men are . at , wOrk on
,the nine .holes located, on the club
house side of the lake, and the greens
"rnow are being graded undr the di
rection of Ramond W. Wrenn, one
of Mr. Ross' experts.
The. clubhouse, which is intended to
v accommodate 200 persons, will be
started as soon as. freezing weatner
is over. Already a large part of the
granite , has. been quarried and hard
wood lumber to finish the interior of
the building has been, cut. A resi
den ial section is being laid out ad
jacent to the clubhouse. A -Jake to
cover about 'twenty-five acres, and
speckled trout, is- being built- Nine
of: thk 4lf,;. course will -bet. laid
Scott Hudson i is" presiaent "oi-tnc
company backing the project: bamuel
L. EvansV Carlto'n Y. Smith and Mr.
Jones, all of Atlanta, are officials
J- and offices are maintained here. The
Highlands Estates, Inc., Oolt ciud,
however, is in no way connected with
the Atlanta Athletic club or the East
Lake Country Club,, of which Mr.
Hudson als is president. Mr. Hud
son announces.
Hiehlands is expecting a busy sum
mer, specially with play on nine
holes of the club course in. prospect.
With an altitude of 3,900 feet and
new roads coming in from Dillard,
Ga., Walhalla; S. C, Franklin, Hen
dersonville, Asheville and Sylva, the
own is beiner boosted as a desirable
point for summer visitors. The towrf
is supplied by gravity with mountain
spring water, and has electric lights,
hotels, and telephone and telegraph
service. Asheville limes.
THE SAFE
CATTLE LOAN
A Simple Yet Successful
Procedure Followed By
Liberty National Bank,
Kansas City, Missouri.
We take a chattel mortgage on the
cattle for the amount we loan. .This
is filed- in the county seat of the
residence county of the borrower.
The loans are usually made for
from four to nine months, depending
on the class Of cattle the farmer
handles. If cattle are to go in the
feecf lot to be full fed. it is usually
four to six months. If they are young
cattle that will be held over the
winter and grazed the next summer,
the loan is frequently made for nine
months.
As in all x)ther -loans, -the principal
factor is the farmer who handles the
cattle. , If he is thrifty and under
stands the business, and has ample
- f ee d- withQUt-JiayingtoJ bor roynioney
to purchase it, we usually loan Tlim
from 75 to 90 per cent of the cost
of the cattle, a wc consider the
gain made by the cattle adds another
25 or 30 per cent to the margin.
The cattle are inspected to be sure
they are located in the place described
in the mortgage. Care must be taken
that the cattle are described in the
mortgage, so a third party can identi
fy them. If they are branded the
brands must be carefully noted, if
not branded, then color, age and das?
of breed must be closely described.
It is always well to add to the mort:
gage that the cattle mortgaged are all
the cattle of the class the farmer
owns at the time of making the
mortgage.
In cases whgre the farmer goes out
to buy cattle and cannot make the
mortgage until they are purchased,
we use a special cattle draft by which
he draws on the bank for the pur
chase price, describes the cattle and
signs what is virtually a bill of sale.
Bulletin, American Bankers Associa
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WAY AH BALD; OAME
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County's Popular Moun
tain City..
On Tuesday ( evening, February 14,
the Highlands Community ; ;CIub , gave
an oyster supper at the Piefson
House. The supper was a great sucr
cess and during the evening the
guests ,were entertained with some
old-fashioned games which afforded
a great deal of genuine fun and
merriment "
The Community Club met at the
home of Mrs. J. E. Root on Thursday
afternoon to sew for the bazaar to be
held - next summer. Fifteen ladies
were present. Mrs. Root served tea
and cake and a profitable pleasant
afternoon was ejoyed by all present
Mr. Louis Ledhetter of Anderson,
S. C, paid Highlands a visit on Fri
day. "'
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Marrett have
begun work on their new home, which
will be completed in the near future,
Mrs. Marrett will have a studio in
which she can continue her art work,
which shows cpnsiderable real talent,
particularly het portrait work. She
is a graduate, of the Baltimore Art
Institute.
Mr. George Vickery is in town for
a few days. .
On Saturday morning the people of
Highlands arose to find the earth
carpeted, with snow.
Miss Virginia Pierson and Mr.
Chester Steele entertained at the
Pierson House on Saturday evening.
There were, nineten young people
present.' The evening was spent in
playing games and all had a happy,
jolly evening. Delightful refresh
ments were served and everyone was
sorry when the time came to say
good night to the young host and
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A large store is in process of con
struction by MrTLTE.-Rice Tiext -to
Pott's Brothers store on Main Street.
The building will be occupied by
Rice's market and grocery store.
Roper's Mountain Singers
The Bryant Furniture Company has
received two Columbia records made
by that famous singing family of
Burningtown headed by Chas. Roper.
"When I Walk Up the Streets of
Gold" is the name of one of the rec
ords while the other is entitled "On
the Sea of Life", i f These records
arc both quartettes sung by Chas.
Roper, his. two sons, Raleigh and
Ernest, and i daughter, .Miss Flora.
Oscar. BryantV-Tias only one, record of
each song and . he has played each
about three hundred times in re
sponse to- the demand of a public
that has clamored to hear them.
Some weeks ago - Mr:. Bryant made
arrangements with the Columbia
Phonograph Company for Mr. Roper
and his sons and daughter to go to
Atlanta to make the records. The
Ropers are well known in Western
North Carolina for their' ability as
singers, having taken several prizes
at singing conventions.
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REFUGE. THE DOTTED LINE SHOWS THE BOUNDARY
FARMERS RALLY
ON MARCH SIXTH
Franklin Expects Big Crowd
to Discuss Various Mat-
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Speakers from Kaleigh to
be Here.
All indications now point to Mon
day, March 0th, as , a day of much
importance and one that is destined
to favorably affect the farming in
dustry in Macon county. On that
date the county agent has arranged
to have public speakers here from the
extension service who will discuss
many matters pertaining to the agri
cultural industry; Invitations have
been extended to all who desire to
come, especially to the 4-H boys and
girls, of whom there are now 330 in
the county. Such matters as seeds,
fertilizers, the cannery, and' such
problems as affect the 4-H club vwill
be topics of discussion. ,
According to reports . reaching the
office of the county agent men, worn
en aind children from all sections of
the county are preparing to be pres
ent. The program will open in the
court house at 10:00 o'clock in the
morning; and will continue until the
discussions -are finished.
WILL CONSTRUCT
NEW BUILDING
J. C. Ledbetter and Wade
Reece to Erect Two-story
Garage on Sisk Lot Near
Farmer Federation.
According to an announcement made
here Friday J. C. Ledbetter arid
Wade Reece will soon begin the
construction of a neyv concrete, tile
and steel garage on' Palmer street
one block froni the ' public square.
The new building will be two stories
in height 1 including the basement.
Walls are 4o be constructed -so as
to carry the weight of two additional
stories when more space is needed.
Mr. 'Ledbetter is agent for .the
Wh'PPet and Willys-Knight cars while
Mr. Reece . sells ; the 1 liidSon "aluTEs-
sex. The new garage will contain
a repair department and will carry
parts tor all tour makes ot cars. The
front of the building will he of steel
framing and plate glass and will
contain two show rooms. The lot
fronts 42 feet on Palmer street and
is' 192 feet in depth. The building
will be 42' by 60 , and so constructed
that an extension in the rear, mav
be built when needed. The rear end
of the, building wl beraad.p. -of , steel
and prism; glasL.,. jplf . ;
.The lot on which thejiew structure
will stand was purchased from Mrs.
L. L. Sisk, deeds to this proncrtv
having been delivered Friday.
' TANBARK
Hans Rees Sons at Asheville has-e
been contracting with farmers of this
county for tanbark for which they
pay 70, cents per hundred. Those - in
terested in selling tanbark should
write to Mr. H. E. Gruver. care
Hans kces Sons, Asheville, N C.
MEXICAN OUAIL
FOR MREFIIGt
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Four Thousand Quail Com-
;rocai Game Refuse to Re
ceive Supply.
That the Wayah Bald Game Refuge
in Macon county is to receive a
number of Mexican quail is indicated
by a letter just received here from
Major Wade H.' Phillips, director of
the department of conservation and
development. The members of the
refuge committee consisting of C
M. Mease, deputy game commissioner,
Black Mountain, . B. Byrd, forest
ranger, and Major S. A. Harris, editor
of The Franklin Press, are : leaving
no stone unturned in their efforts to
stock the refuge with birds an,d game
of all kinds. A large number of
fawn from the Pisgah Forest will be
brought here in June. Efforts are
now under way to obtain Mongolian
imeasanfs from the states of Washing
ton. and Oregon. . M r. Mease state
also that a lew pairs of beaver wi
be turned loose in the streams of ;thc
refuge. Jess Slaglc, the care taker
of the refuge, has received a number
of steel traps and is now ridding the
area of wild cats
In -reply taa letter of inquiry
from Major Harris the director writes
as follows:' The report is true and
we expect to receive between March
1st and 15th about four thousand
Mexican quail for distribution in
North Carolina. They will .be dis
tributed under the personal super
vision of the deputy game commis
sioners. I know that some of them
should be released . on our Wayah
Bald Game refuge and I am sure that
Mr. C. M. Mease will co-operate with
you fully , ni this matter! I 'am send
ing him a copy of this letter. He
will also Have instructions which we
are obtaining from some expert as to
the selection of places where these
birds should be released, together
with the', .necessary details. It is
doubtful, however, if we will be
justified in releasing a, large - number
in places where t h c . wnTtefsm ight be
too severe and they , would be toe
much exposed."
WADE H. PHILLIPS. Director.
Basket Ball Team
Goes to Mars Hill
The-basketball team of the Frank
lin .-High School will leave to-dav for
Mars Hill to take part in the West
ern' Carolina basketball tournament in
that city. Those who will make the
trip are: McCollum, Wilkes, Carpen
ter, Howard, Young, Newman, Sutton,
andvGucst. Twenty high fcch'ools in
the . western part of the Mate will
take part in the tournament. The
Franklin team has made an excellent
record this year and the team that
beats 'them at Mars Hill will know
they have been in a scrap.
10-Pound Girl
MY. 'and Mrs. Fred Moore on
Route One are rejoicing at the ar
rival of a ten-pound daughter, Mar
garet Ann, so named in honor - of
her two grand mothers.
APPALACHIAN
PLAYGROUNDS
Duncanson of Tiger, Ga.,
Addressed Rotary dub on
Appalachian Playgrounds,
Inc. Many Organizations
and Individuals Interested.
One of the most comprehensive
plans for bringing tourists to the
Sou.thefn' Applachians ever conceived
was discussed here by W. E. Duncan
son, of Tiger, Ga., at the last .weekly
luncheon of the Rotary club. The
organization for this purpose is the
Appalachian Playgrounds, Inc. and
the scope of its - activities includes,
roughly, the area inclosed by a line
joinin'gAsheville.T-Walhalla,-Gaines-
vitle, 'Blue Ridge, Knoxville arid back
to Asheville. The. area chosen is only
tentative, according to Mr. Duncan
son, and may. be extended to Win
chester, Va., should the demand foi
'such extension prove necessary.
.. The Chief Forester of the U. S.
government and the supervisors of
the Cherokee, Nantahala and Pisgah
forests are., co-operating with Mr. ;
Duncanson in his efforts to utilize
to the fullest possible extent the rec- ;
reational facilities of. all government
owned lands' in the area. Mr. Dun-
canson has . received letters from ,
many United States senators, con-
gressmen and governors commending
ground in the Southern Appalachians-
This playground, it is pointed out, is ;
people naa would oc-tac-uy
its, kind east of the Missippi. The
entire scheme is basbd upon a similar f
project that has been in operation
with great success in the San Isabel f
National forest in .Colorado for eight
ye,ars. , pties and small towns within ;
a hundred miles of that area have
organized and are bringing ' tourists
there by the thousands, stated Mr.
Duncanson. The railroads of the
West are doing extensive and ex
pensive advertising of the San Isabel
forest. Mr. Duncanson believes that
the railroads of the east would also
be glad to advertise the Appalachian '
playgrounds!
Mr. Duncanson appealed to the
cities and towns in the area proposed
as a great playground to get together
and put the proposition over. Appa
lachian Tours, Inc. with headquarters
at Bluefield, W. Vi., is now getting
out 50,000 maps routing every tour
in eastern America to this playground, '
said Air. Duncanson. Its slogan is .'
"Between the Great Lakes and the ...,'
Gulf Through the Mountains." Sine
the annopneement of the, organization
of the Appalachian Playgrounds, Inc.
was made M rr 1 )uncanson has received
offers ot co-operation and assistance
from Bluefield, Cincinnati, and Chicago-'
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In his talk to the local Rotary
club Mr. Duncanson stressed the fact
that cities are no longer making their
advertising purely local, but are ad
vertising the sections included within,
their trade areas. As an example he
pointed out the fact that San Fran
cisco advertises an area 800 miles long ,
by 250 miles wide.
Referring to the playgrounds of the
west Mr. Duncanson said: "Co-operation
of cities, counties, states and all
the organizations in them, with the
national government, built these play
grounds in the west. The same kind
of co-operation will build in the
Southern Appalachian Mountains the
greatest all-year playground in the
worlds " i
PROSPECTS GOOD
FOR CANNERY
Mr. I. D. Kelly, assistant- horti
culturist Southern Railway; Mr; H.
K. Xiswonger, extension horticultur
ist ; the countv agent and Mr. H.
N. Moore, in charge of cannery opera
tions, inadV' several trips over the.
countv last week in the interest of
growing-truck ' crojis for canning.
All report that the fanners are tak
ing Considerable- interest in this mat
ter with the result that the cannery
officials are very optimistic over the
prospects for a successful canning
season. Mr. Moore is anxious that
the farmers understand 'that they
can obtain from the cannery at cost
price either seeds or plants for most
any kind of truck crops they desire
to grow. It is stated that straw-,
berries will undoubtedly prove to be
one of the most profitable crops for
the farmers.
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