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THURSDAY, JULY 5. V..ZI the fLw::xl::j trcss, franklin, h. c. ? O o ly stated more than 100 summer homes arc situated in and aroii.T.i Highlands. Including summer can.ji the number will probably reach 150. The most beautiful of the residences are on Satulah mountain, where six have beccn erected. A census of Highlands taken last winter shows -a population' of 547. In the summer the population reach es 2,500. Five artificial lakes, the largest of which is formed by the municipal dam, are located at Highlands. These are Mirror, Lindenwood, Harbison, Kavcncl and the Municipal lake. The Harbison and Ravenel lakes are small er than the other three and are priv ately owned. Lindenwood lake is used for bathing and boating. W. S. Davis, the mayor of High lands, was asked for a sketch of recent developments in the town. The three most important projects arc the establishment of the gravity water supply system, the erection of the 'municipal dam for lights and power, '.' and the development of. Highlands Estates. ' ( i An ample water supply is furnished from 12 springs on government prop- .' erty, four miles from town. The system was completed in 1925 at a ' cost of $45,000 for which the town voted . bonds. An additional $5,000 was voted for a sewage 'system. The watershed is north of town, the -water being carried to the houses through a six inch main. In 1926, $105,000 m bonds were voted for the. erection of a municipal dam and power plant on the Culla saja river, two miles west of town. -A concrcte-arch-x!am,28.f cc t . h jgli, was constructed The. waters of the Jake-veL76acres.This i jlevclppj: ment was also made on the prop erty of the Nantahala National for est. Three hundred horse power are generated at the power house, and the amount can be doubled , by the addi tion of another . unit. Mr. Davis reports that practically every business house and residence in Highlands is using lights and. water. The bonds for sewage, water and lights make a total of $155,000 spent by the Town of Highlands within three years for municipal improvements. The latest and biggest development in Highlands is the golf course on the Highlands Estates. A complete story of this new development ap pears in this issue of The Press. Mavor Davis states: "With the com- .1 y-i 2 nnftj, fciMt. 17K..UMH- a section surpassing anything in; tire Way of scenic beauty to be, found in ' this .country." The people of Highglands use : su- perlatives when they speak . of . any thing that pertains to their town and the nearby scenic attraction?. 'No where can one find more friendly, more progressive people. It is as natural for a Highlander to greet a stranger with a smile and . a hand shake as for the average man to go to dinner at twelve; o'clock.. When one enjoys the hospitality of a High lander one can feel that the host is not forcing himself to be friendly; it is second nature for a Highlander to be cordial.. . Majority Fayor Cowee Road A priminent citizen of Cowee town ship was in Franklin Tuesday and stated that a great ' majority of the citizens of that township favor build ing a hardsu'rfaced road .from high way. No. 286 to the head of Cowee. Press want ads bring the buyer and seller together. v When in Need of Hardware, try the hardware store first. Highlands Hardware Co. : ! . . ' " HIGHLANDS, N C. T? T 7 ITS ff world s Largest Ovned by Local Maconic Lodge This Crystal is Now in State Museum at Raleigh In teresting Facts About Ma sonic Building. Investigation of the early history of the old Masonic Hall, at Franklin brought to light the story of the world's largest mica crystal. Junaluska Lodge No. 145, the local Masonic organization, owns the .crys tal. It is of gigantic proportions, and is kept in the. state museum at Raleigh. According to "Uncle Bill" Stallcup, 86-year-old Civil War vet eran and the oldest mcmocr of Jun aluska Lodge, the crystal is larger than, a peck measure possibly as large as a half bushel. It is un derstood that as much as $500 has been offered for the " crystal, a sum the local Masons did not accept. Opinions differ .but cither C. D. and Ell Bowers or their mother gave to the local lodge, in its early his tory, property which was sold and converted into money. Before the sale of the property, however, the huge mica crystal ' was taken from a mine oir the land and became a permanent possession of Junaluska Lodge. The proceeds from the prop erty's sale now amount to nine or ten thousand dollars. iJunaluska Loddgc jwasorganized in 1852, Julius T. Siler was the First Worshipful Master,, states TV" J. John ston,, local attorney. The first apr plication for membership came from Maxwell- R. Slagle. For a number of years in its ear lier history the lodge met over the old Robinson store. The store, long since torn away, stood on the corner near the present Robinson house. On ly the older Masons remember the time1 referred to. It was probably about 1870 that the lodge began meet ing in its present quarters. ' According to the opinion of two or three Masons, the old Masonic Hall antedates 1870, but records at the of fice of the ' register' of deeds show that the property was deeded by Cap tain William M. Aldington, and wife jointly to the Masons and the Sons ( ... j. .--j .. - . , . 7r tfr ' """ " - ' ' -4. was lo ue uscii as iuc ant erectiort of a female academy. The ton floor was to be used as the meeting , place of the Masons and the Sons of Temperance. l'he latter organization - has long since ceased to function, with the result that the Masons came into full possession Of the property and building. A portion of 'the old deed reads: "William M. Addington and wife, Virginia R. Addington, for the sum oft $175 paid by the 'Master and Wardens of Junaluska Lodge No. 145, Ancient York Masons of North Caro lina, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have . given, granted, bargained, sold, aliened, released, con veyed and confirmed, and we do by these presents give, grant,, (etc.) un to the said 'Master and Wardens of Junaluska Lodge No. 145 Ancient York Masons' and their successors in office in free simple forever, in trust for the purpose of erecting and keeping tip a Female Academy in the Town of Franklin, North Carolina, and a Masonic Hall, the money for which has been contributed by the 'Macon . Division No. 46 Sons of Tem perance'' of North Carolina and by Junaluska Lodge No 145, Ancinet York Masons of North Carolina." The hall was never used for a female academy, but the lower floor was used for the common school un til abouut 1888. T. J. Johnson, Lee Crawford, Mrs. C. C. Cunningham, Mrs. Will Sellers and . Miss Lillic Rankin are among the number who at one time attended school in the old hall. Major N. P. Rankin at one time taught the school. Some year's ago when the school building at Franklin burned, the Ma sonic Hall was again converted into a temporary school house for the grammar grades. It has "been used W. S. DAVIS GeneralMerchant Since 1893 THE STORE BUILDING ON THE CORNER Highlands, N. C. ?i r-m sr Mica Lrvsfca. by Sunday school classes; it has been considered by .the president of a business college as the possible lo cation of a branch of the college; it houses the public library. ; The library, "according to I'rof. M.1 I). Billings, county superintendent of schools, was established in 1902. The, efforts of Julc Robinson, Miss Kate i Robinson, Miss Lassie Kelly and Miss Elizabeth Kelly were largely re sponsible for its establishment. The donation of books from ' private li braries, and the use of cash dona-' tions for the purchase of new books made possible the acquisition of sev eral thousand volumes. The work of the Robinsons and Kellys is to be commended, for few small towns have a similar collection of standard and classical, works. , Due, however, to the impractica bility of employing a full time li brarian, full use of the library has never been made. It has been. open at intervals, and again the doors have been closed. At times it has been open on two or three after noons during the week, but the work J of those who have served as li brarians has been gratis. Junaluska Lodge, with, a "present membership of 116, has prospered over a period of 76 years. Among its membership are included many of the more prominent of' Franklin's citizens. The present officers arc: Frank I. Murray, Worshipful Master; Henry Cabe, Senior Warden; E. W. Long,-Junior- Warden Frank-Iky son, seer c taryTM D B ill in gs t reasu rerr The - first hewn- timber structure erected in Franklin, the remodeled Junaluska Inn,, still stands. It is very nearly a century old. There are numerous buildings, in town closely associated with early events, and con cerning which interesting incidents might be unearthed. The old court house, the old Munday, Pendcrgrass, Bryson and Robinson houses all are rich in associations with early events. In the early days the state granted tracts to the various thurches on which the church buildings were erect ed. The reminisences of Major .N. P. Rankin show that the first grant' was to the Baptists in 1830. In 1835 the Methodists received a land grant for their church, and an additional ten acres for the erection of a male .araciM-nv I ho hniminp j-itittu it uici i - t . n - i' I 1 L fc - i' it. uyieiiiin emu en was in ijiiuauy esuiu lished several miles from town, and was called Ebeneezer. Later the pres ent -church -building was rcciecLJn Franklin. The- Episcopal church -was established in 1881, following which the present building was constructed.' Few, however, of these buildings, if aiiv ,are more closely associated with the progress of the town follow ing the Civil War than the old Ma sonic Hall. Trimmed in two shades of brown paint, with the white paint scaling off; with sagging doors, spindl ing colonial columns, and with its tower slightly askew, it still belongs as ' much to the present as to the past. . . Iotla Locals Mrs. Arvil Fouts and little son. J. A., of Winston-Salem, , are visiting home folks on Iotla. Our Shelves Are Loaded with Choice Canned Goods Mr. Harry Ray is all smiles now-a-days, as ils a girl. Born June 15, little Audrey Avamll. Both mother and baby are doing nicely. Miss Pauline McCoy, of Oak Oove, spent last week end with Miss Eula Fouts. KING'S INN "THE OLD HOMEY PLACE" THE MOST MODERN HOTEL AT HIGHLANDS, N. C. "ON TOP O' THE MOUNTAINS" 39 rooms with Private or Connecting Baths . p mm a , lIA SOLARIUM FLOWER GARDEN CAROLINA PINl-S DAILY OR WEEKLY RATES KING'S INN BOB KING, Mgr. HIGHLANDS, N. C. J, --Jtb mwrn Should you decide that you would like some certain-fresh-vegetableoryfruit-for-todayrlet us supply it from our complete stock of canne d goods. We guarantee the quality of the con tents will delight and satisfy you. POTTS BROTHERS HIGHLANDS, N. C. We are glad to statu tlial J. D., Roland, after a long spell of .sickness, is improving some. Mr. J. IT. Roland, of Ft. Leaven worth, recently visited his mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. J. I). Roland. - ft; l y . . , . k.-w A A. Ul A M K: ft
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