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VOLUME XLHI
THIS
WALKER COUTfTY
IS PROPOSAL
Nantahala and Valleytown
Townships Want New
- County of Walker -With
Andrews as County Seat.
A new county in Western fcorth
Carolina is the ambitious scheme now
being sponsored by Nantahala town
ship of Macon county and Valleytown
township of Cherokee. The new
county would include the two town
ships mentioned, a slice of Swain
county so as to include Nantahala
Station, a small corner of Grahanrtnd
the Clear Creek section of Clay.
Such is the proposal outlined here
Sunday by a prominent citizen of
. Nantahala township. Walker, will be
the name of the new county if, and
when, the legislature authorizes its
establishment. The boundaries of
"Walker" . will include approximately
160 square miles of territory..
According to a statement made here
"'county the citizenship "cm araani(
township is practically unanimous in
favor of the change". "This township
"" is almost solidly Republican with only
a stray Democrat here and yonder
within its confines. Such being the
case "a self satisfied democratic ad
ministration" at Franklin treats Nan
tahala as though it were a stepchild.
At least such is the opinion express
ed here Sunday by a citizen of that
township who has lived there "long
enough to know." He also said that
there is no brotherly love between
Andrews and Murphy such as should
exist in any nice well regulated coun
ty. According to this man Andrews
is of the opinion that "the powers that
be" in Cherokee are constantly pull
ing for Murphy and leave Andrews to
take care of itself, with the result
that Andrews and most of Valleytown
. township are 'likewise solidly behind
the proposition of creating the -new
county of Walker with Andrews as
the county seat.
It is not believed here that any
steps will be taken at the next meet
ing of the legislature to create the
county of Walker. The citizens living
in the " area of the proposed county
are quietly working - to bring - about
this change at some future and more
favorable date. .
CO. FIREWARDEN
MAKES APPEAL
J. J. Mann Cites Value of Co
operation in Fire Protec
tion Appeals to Public to
Aid - Authorities in Pre
venting Fires and in Pro
tecting Game and Fish.
(By J. J. Mann, County Warden)
In the spring of each year, the
President of the United States desig
nates one week to be known and
observed throughout the country as
American Forest Week, u is a time
during which - the -various -state-forest
services, the federal forest service, ana
all other forestry organizations put
forth the greatest possible effort to
bring to the public attention the prob
lems of forest conservation; This
year the dates for American Forest
Week are April 22-28.
' Probably no other single happen
ing last year served to put the
question of forestry and reforestation
so much to the front as did the
great Mississippi flood. This costly
disaster was thorouehlv investigated
GROW
I 'by the army engineers and by the
ioresr service, ine. recommendations
made included not only the construc
tion of great engineering works to
control the floods, but also the in
auguration of a great program of
reforestation and of forestry practice
on the headwaters of the Mississippi
and its tributaries. Modern engineers
recognize the fact that the forest can
very appreciably reduce the violence
and severity of floods.. This is easily
demonstrated by corrf paring a stream
WEEK IS AMERICAN FOREST WEEEC
MB
Public Asked to
Refresh Memory on
Forest Fire Hazards
All people of the United States are
called upon to refresh their memories
during American Forest Week, April
22-28, as to the importance of forest
fire prevention.
Fire, says the Forest Service, Unit
ed States Department of Agriculture,
is the chief enemy of trees and for
ests. Sweeping through a timberland,
the red flames of a forest fire which
has got beyond control may wreak
untold havoc, damaging valuable ma
ture trees, destroying young growth,
laying waste grazing lands, injuring
protective watersheds, and converting
to a blackened waste what were cool,
inviting woodlands beckoning to the
nature-lover and outdoor recreationist.
The. Forest Service places the aver
age annual number of forest fires
in the United States during the past
10 years at approximately 51,000. The
average area swept by fires each
year stands at about 15,000,000 acres;
and the annual damage runs up to
$20,000,000, not taking inta account
the damage to young growth, water
sheds, grazing lands,' and recreational
- . . ... ,.,,....
The forest fire risk greatly increas
es" with " settlement. rApproximately
ninety- per cent, of the forest fires
today are mancaused. Hunters, camp
ers and tourists are often careless
with their camp fires, their matches
and tobacco; settlers who set fires to
clear land or to dispose of brush fre
quently allow, them to get out of
hand; activities of mining, lumbering
and railroads are often causes of
fire; and inacendiarism is , responsible
for a large number each year.
Under favoring wind and humidity
conditions, forest fires frequently at
tain an enormous speed of advance:
the .front .often leaps, hundreds of
feet forward, and burning brands
and sparks may estabjish branch fires
miles ahead of the main conflagration.
Under such conditions, fire-fighting
becomes an extremely gruelling,' some-
times dangerous task.
"Good manners" in the woods, says
the Forest Service, can contribute to
the suppression of the destructive
"red terror." Good woods manners
include care with fires at all times
especially building only small camp
fires in cleared spaces and never leav
ing them until - they are dead out ;
breakingmatches in two before throw
ing them away; and never discard
ing cigarette or cigar butts in any
place where they can start a fire.
The Forest Service asks the help of
all woods visitors in stamping out or
drenching with water any small fire
they may discover, and in reporting
promptly any large blaze to forest
officers or landowners.
DEATH OF THOMAS
LUCIOUS CABE
On April 5, 1928 God entered the
home of Uncle Lucious Cabe and
took with Him our dear Uncle
Lucious.
He was born and lived in Macon
county; and was loved as a good
citizen and neighbor. He "was born
September 9, 1849, being 79 years,
7 months and 14 days of age at his
death. - -
He-married Rachel Hopper-and- to
this-unionL.was:bornnine children,
Eight who arc living to mourn him.
one son and his wife having departed
this 1ifesome years ago. Those liv
ing are : " Mrs. Wiley Wilson, - Mrs.
Fred Lambert, both of Jackson coun
ty; Mrs. Charles Dryman, Mrs. Arie
Cabe, Misses Mary, and Viola Cabe,
of Otto; Mr. J. H. Cabe, Jr., of Otto,
and John Cabe, Jr., of Lyman Wash
ington. He also leaves two brothers.
Mr. George Cabe and Mr. John Cabe,
Sr., of Otto, besides a host of friends
and relatives.
He was " laid to rest at Asbury
Methodist church, Rev. Roten officiat
ing. that flows through healthy forest land
with one that comes from brush
covered or denuded 'lands. The first
is cold, almost always clear, and quite
steady in volume. The second is
much warmer, seldom clear, and is
subject to great variations in volume
(Continued' on, page eight)
FRANKLIN N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 26,
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a
AIRPORT, K
Local Citizens Incorporate
Under Name of Smoky
Mountain Airport T. W.
Porter, Lyles Harris' and
G. A. Jones Receive Char
ter. T. W. Porter, G. A. Jones and
Lyles, Harris are named as stock
holders in a new corporation, The
Smoky Mountain Airport, the charter
of which was received here the latter
part of last week. The charter grants
permission to do anything necessary
in connection with the operation of
an airport, the field in question being
located in the city limits of Ffranklin
near the iron bridge across the Little
Tennessee. "
The local airport is now ready for
daylight landings and an effort is un
derway with the end in view of pro
viding lights for the fielcL- Specifica
tions anda-billl,ocosts. have been
side r e if uy it t n u wi-
board.
POULTRYSALE
BIG SUCCESS
11,763 Pounds Sold Monday
For $2,610.96 4-H Club
Will Increase Amount of
Such Sales.
The bi-monthly co-operative poultry
sale under the supervision of Lyles
Harris, the county agent, was held
here Monday of this week and proved
to be one of the largest of such sales
in some weecks. These sales are held
regurally every two weeks. At the sale
Monday the farmers and tl cir wives
of Macon county disposed of 11,763
pounds of poultry for which they
reecived in cash $2,610.96. The total
sales in Macon county within the past
five-and a half months exceed $65,000
pounds. The 4-H club of Macon
county now has 450 members! Of this
numberZl86ZarcZlcngagedjz:inziaising
poultry. Consequently, beginning next
fall, it is expected that the poultry
sales in Macon county will far exceed
in amount any previous sales.
In connection with the carlot poul
try sales now taking place throughout
the state it should be' remembered that
the first carload of poultry disposed
of under this plan was sold at Frank
lin just five years ago this spring,
this, sale being supervised ' by the
former comity agent,, J. V. Arrendale.
R. J. Roane, Former
State Senators
Dead At Whittier
Whittier, N. C, April 22.-R. J.
Roane, former State Senator, died at
his home here at 7:30 o'clock, this
evening.
Mr. Roane had been ill for the
last two months, suffering from heart
trouble.- For -the past two weeks he
was not expected to live.
Funeral -- service '- will be held - at
Bryson City Tuesday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock.
Surviving are: his wife, one adopted
son, Sam, and one brother, Charles
R. Roane.
Mr. Roane was long prominent in
public life 'in this section. Besides
serving in the State Senate from this
district, he was elected sheriff of
Swain county for two terms. He was
in the mercantile business here.
Asheville Citizen.
SERVICES AT
BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. R. L. Croel, of Bryson City,
will preach at the local Baptist church
next Sunday, April 29, at 11:00 a. m.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend this service. .
SMOKY
OUilTAIi!
1928
South Has Great
Forestry Possibilities
Elimination of the huge losses from
fire, which annually sweeps over a
greater acreage in the South than in
any other section ' of the country, is
the biggest forestry problem now con
fronting the Southern States, says
thcPorestSeryiceUnitedStatcs De
partment of Agriculture.
This problem, involving the check
ing of deliberate woods-burning and
the extension of organized fire pro
tection, will be given special considera
tion in the South this week, in con
nection with the nation-wide observ
ance of American Forest Week.
With conditions favoring the rapid
growth of trees, and large wood
land areas available, the South has
great forestry possibilities, and the
development of its forest resources
is closely linked with the future pros-,
perity of the Southern region, in the
opinion of the Forest Service. Con
siderable advances already have been
made in the devclopmentof arganized
fire protection, and ' the owners of
large- timberland as well as- the. small
over lands in increasing numbers.
The practiceof deliberate - woods
hut-nine: trrvalent in the South, con
tributes in considerable measure to
the annual loss from fire. This is
done by farmers to "green up the
grass, or with the mistaken idea that
it destroys cattle ticks, or often from
pure habit or tradition. The practice
causes hugh damage to young growth,
slows down the rate of growth of
older timber, and prevents the re
establishment of new growth on de
pleted woodlands. ., .
The ideal which is looked forward
to in the. South by the "forest-minded"
is the establishment and main
tenance of growing timber crops on
all lands which are not suited to or
needed for agricultural use. On some
areas this requires planting to restore
the land to productive condition. On
all areas it requires systematic fire
proteecition -and sound forest manage
ment, i
A practice in good forest manage
ment which can easily be put into ef
fect by all -woodland -owners, - says
the Forest Service, is the selection
for fuelwood of inferior trees those
which rareTcro6ked,limbyr:pridseased
instead of taking the best trees
the tall, straight ones that will be
most valuable for timber. This simple
practice, universally applied, would,
it is declared, go along way toward
the improvement of woodlands in-the
South.
ITEMS OF NEWS
FROM HIGHLANDS
Interesting Locals and Oth
er News from Macon
County's Popular Moun
tain City.
Highlands, N. C, April 23 -The
graduation class of the Highlands
school, sent out some very attractive
invitatioiisltQLJheraduatingxerciscs
to-be - held-on -Friday -cv.eiunp5I
27. The class colors are yellow and
white; the class flower, the jonquil.
Those graduating are: Miss Mary
McKinncy, class president; Miss Caro
line Hall, secretary; Misses Eloise
Rice, Margaret Gilbert, Alice Hudson,'
Edna Baumgarncr and Taft Henry.
The class motto is, ."Give to the world
the best you have, and the best will
come back to you."
The Sewing Circle met with Mrs.
W. M. Cleavcland on Thursday after
noon where they were verv delight
fully entertained by Mrs. Cleavcland
and Mrs.. Gene Potts in Mrs. Cleave
land's charming new home.
Mrs. G. W. Marctt ' returned home
from Atlanta on Friday. Mrs. Marett
has been purchasing furnishings for
her new home which is nearing com
pletion. She. was accompanied by her
nephew, Mr. George Vickery.
-Mr. a. j. uayis, Air. ana Air:.,
NUMBER SEVENTEEN
IW METHOD OF
CATCHU.'G FAV.'iJS
Wayah Bald Game Refuge
To Be Supplied Does -
To Be Trapped
Asheville, N. C, April 17, 1928.
Forest Ranger,
Franklin, N. C.
Dear Byrd:
Your letter of . April 15 is received.
Mr. Smith has just spent a month
with us on this forest, and we have
gone into the question of catching
fawns for planting on other forests.
After considerable thought and study,
it has been decided that the proper
method to be used is to trap the does
a short time before the fawns are
dropped. The does and fawns will
then be retained in a corral unit such
time as it is decided expedient to
remove the fawns when they will bit
captured- and placed in corrals - on-this-forest
for feeding or shipped to
ailoueu. " - ' -.- (.-,-,,
It Jias been definitely decided that
trying to catch the fawns before they
arc"large" enough; to escapeis-not-lhe-best
and most efficient method, and
it is hoped that the plan which wc
expecf to institute, during this spring
will work out much more satisfac
torily, and . that we will succeed in
capturing a goodly number of fawns
which will be more evenly proportion
ed between bucks and does.
We are going ahead with the plan
for the construction of a trap and
corral ,and expect to have it ready
in time to catch this spring's crop of
fawns. As soon as wc are able to
determine the number of fawns we
have captured, arrangements will be
made to allot them to the different
forests, and it is hoped that we will
succeed in capturing a sufficient num
ber to supply the demand.
We have not had any fires during
the past ten day period, and hope that
you have enjoyed the same good
luck. Mr. Mattoon has been sick
since - Saturday, night with pneumonia,
and will likely be out of the office
for at least - two weeks. rr:rr- -r
-Very-sincerely - yours,
"MrArM ATTOONr
Forest Supervisor.
By John W. McNair, Atcing.
Tea Room for
Franklin
Misses Elizabeth and Lassie Kelly
are converting a portion of their home
on Main street into a tea room. The
broad veranda, both front and side,
has been newly painted and screened
and will be used for this purpose. The
two . large front rooms will also be
used as tea rooms in inclement weath
er or when additional room is need
ed. For many years Franklin has
needed a tea room where tourists
could get something to eat at any
time of the day. The Misses Kelly
arc expecting a rushing business dur
ing the summer months.
Emmctt Davis and Mr7FlnTc,Cook,
oJL Greenwood. S. C. -'.re in High
land si again. Wc iindepJ.an.d M r. and
Mrs.- lJavis have come r i for the purr
pose of getting Highlands Inn ready
for the summer.
Miss Albertina Staub, who has been
quite ill for the past two weeks, is
much improved and will soon be
out. '
Mr, J. A. Hines is also improving
rapidly. Work on the new club house is
going right along and the last nine
holes of the golf course are almost
completed. ;
Highlands is looking forward to a
prosperous summer, better than ever,
and we are sure with all the added
attractions it will come.
Mr. Jones, of Greenwood. S. C, one
of the stockholders in the Bcarpen
Mountain Development was in town
Friday.
Mr. Tom Porter, of Franklin, paid
Highlands a visit last week.