North Carolina Newspapers

i j j. .... !t PH p. ti M., 1 HUV-ArMOMK MUVfcWfcHf-, MOT WMTNt, INMMM rvnT waync, wcwvw V VOLUME XLHI FRANKLIN. N. C THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1928 NUMBER THIRTY-THREE If . 7 ) J ft! 6 s o f HABERSHAM IS TO TO HOSTS Thousands Journey to Turn er's Point to Celebrate ) the Opening of Concrete Highway. On August 9 thousands of people from Georgia and a goodly delegation from North Carolina assembled at Turner's Point near Tallulah . Falls to celebrate the opening of the next to last link of a mighty highway that extends from the gulfi to Canada. The occasion of the celebration was the completion of the link between Tallulah Falls and . Clarksville, Thj stretch of Georgia's highway No. 15 is a ribbon of concrete eighteen feet ' in width and is an accomplishment . in highway construction well worthy of the celebration staged at the Falls. Habersham county, noted throughout the Southland for its hospitality, was host to approximately 3,000 people. A large delegation from Franklin and other North Carolina points took a peculiar delight in attending the cel ebration, since i the highway in ques tion means 'more to Western North Carolina than any other highway with the exception of No. 10 in this state. . The "band of the Georgia Power . company furnished music for .the oc casion. Due to an accident at Gaines ville in which the train bearing the band killed a man and Child a de lay of more thanr two hours - was . I! nr T"Jt. U. tirely while others were shortened so that the hungry multitude could, par- take of the barbecue at the appointed hour. The secretary oj the Georgia Power company, substituting for. Pres ident Arkwright, presented some in teresting figures showing what the development of. ' Habershajn's ; by4r); electric power had ddhe "for the sqiiifc rn states and for Habersham in par ticular. John Holder, chairman of Georgia's highway commission, made an able address defending the system used in financing highway construc tion in that state. Senator W. J Harris of Georgia made an excellent talk in which he ; stated that the national government, should bear mo-e of the burden of road building. He referred - in glowing' terms to Tom Bell and told the people of the 9th Georgia congressional district that . they should feel proud of the. fact that they have a member of congress who is not an orator but a worker in the interest of his constituents. This statement brought a round of applause from the voters who have stood by Tom Bell for many, many years and who will probably send Tom back to congress for years to come. After the- conclusion of Senator Harris' talk the crowd adjourned to a nearby point for the barbecue. Unfortunately this reporter did not learn the name of the artist who pre pared the feast. Just the same he deserves a gold medal. Yea, Verily! A dozen medals. After .other barbe cues have been long forgotten the one at Tallulah Falls will remain un til death as -a pleasant memory iti the minds of those present. And who knows , but that in the Great Beyond the spirits of the departed will long for just one more dish of that Bruns wick stew? At the great celebration on the 9& J the people of Habersham overlooker! nothing tending toward , the comfort and well being of. the multitude. While; John Holder was making the eagle, scream and while the other speakers were talking big buckets of ice cold lemonade were passed through the crowd. - And down where - the tables were laden with barbecued meats, ice cold drinks wore handed out in untold numbers. About this time some thoughtful person remembered that Hebersham ' county is the finest apple growing county in the South. Consequently a barrel of cider was produced. The head of the barrel was knocked out and fifty pounds of ice thrown in. This barrel of cider lasted almost twenty minutes. All in all Habersham "did itself proud" H?Vd the entire -State of North Car Wis likewise proud of the people r 'this neighboring county. ' hi. ... Joe Ashear Grading Site tyTr.Joe Ashear, is grading the site near the Standard Ooil filling station on the square. It is presumed that Mr. Ashear intends to construct a building on the site he is grading, though he has made no definite an nouncement of his intentions. There ; is some talk of other buildings to be erected on Main street " GATHER DNjML SPECCJENS HERE Two Professors From De- Pauw University in Ma con County Prof. Smith States W. N. C Rich in Mineral Resources. Prof. E. R. Smith, head of the geology department of DePauw. Uni versity, Greeh Castle, Indiana, and his assistant, Prof. E. S. Stratton, have been in Western North Carolina since the 25th of June gathering mineral- specimens for the' recently established museum at DePauw Uni versity. They reached Franklin Mon day from Fontana where they made a thorough examination of the copper mines and shipped more than three hundred pounds of specimens to De Pauw. Prof. Smith and his assistant will remain in Macon county four or five days and will gather samples of the many mineral products of this county. Monday afternoon they visit ed Corundum Hill seeking precious and semi-precious stones. They will also take with them to their university samples of kaolin, mica, asbestos, cop per and other minerals found 'in this section. "For many years," stated Prof. Smith, "I have been preaching about the valuable minerals to be found in Western North Carolina." On his present trip Prof. Smith has gathered several hundred' specimens of various minerals to show the fu ture students of DePauw what won derful opportunities exist in this; stat$ hi .iL'evlincrof f ?,mTJbejRitzeti s welc6me"to Tr6nitliairitf"'ms--;as'' sistant and are co-operating with them to the fullest extent in making their visit here a success. GOLF MEET ; BIG SUCCESS Mjany Towns Represented In Franklin Golf Club's Annual Classic Lyle and Leach Win Flight Prizes. The annual invitation tournament, played on Frankln Golf Club's course last week, was va decided success. A number of surrounding towns and clubs were represented, and quite a bit of good golf and some not so good was unleashed by the contest ants. ' . The tournament was played in 18 hole matches, two flights of eight each - qualifying Below are given the pairings and scores of the various matches in each flight. Flight One, - First Round Stanley Blank defeated G. L. Hottk 1 up (19th green). V ' H. L. Leach defeated Thad Bryson, Jr., 3 and 1. F. I. Murray defeated Dr. W. H. Jarrell 4 and 3. Grady Dowtin defeated Louis Wood ward 5 and 4. Second Round H. L. Leach defeated Stanley Black 1 up (19th green). Grady Dowtin defeated F. I. Mur ray 2 up. Finals H. L. Leach defeated Grady Dowtin 1 up. Flight Two, First Round T. W. Angel, Jr., defeated R. S. Jones 2 up. S. H. Lyle, Jr., 'defeated! Fisher Black 7 and 6. J. S'. Porter defeated John Ran dolph 1 up. Air. Hall defeated Major Tcake 5 up. ". : " - Second Round S. II. Lyle, Jr., defeated T. W. Angel, Jr., 2 and 1. J. S. Porter defeated Mr. Hall 3 and 2. Finals . S. H. Lyle, Jr., defeated J.( S. Porter. 2 and 1. Grand Final Match The grand final match of 18 holes, played Sunday afternoon between the winners of the two flights, was won by S. H. Lyle, Jr., who defeated H: L. Leach 6 and 5. . Prizes Handsomev prizes were given for the low medal score in the qualifying rounds and to the winners of the two flights. H. L. Leach shot the low medal in qualification, turning in a score of 80 for the eighteen holes. The flight prizes were won by H. L, Leach and S. H. Lyle, Jr. DAIRY PICNIC ON AUGUST 30 Dairymen of County Will Get Together to Discuss Their Problems State Officials to be Present. August 30th' is destined to be a great day for the dairymen of the county and for those who contemplate entering the dairying industry. From day to day more people in this coun ty are turning to the dairy industry as a means of making a living. Others contemplate doing so in the near future. All these, especially the beginner, are confronted with cer tain problems. Dairy experts of the state extension service will be present at the picnic to discuss these prob lems and to explain how tp make r success with dairy cows. Mr. and Mrs. A. B.- Slagle are sponsoring the picnic which will be held in the grove back of the creamery. Those now interested in this industry and those who are planning to buy dairy cows in the future are cordially in vited to attend the picnic. In fact the invitation includes all the people of the county. The , following letter will soon be mailed from the office of the conty agent: Dear Friend: . This is your special invitation to our dairy picnic on August 30, 1928. to be held in the grove back .of the Nantahala creamery. Three of the best authorities on dairy cattle and dairying in the state will be with us that day. Besides having a good timer neighbor 'with n eighhary.we,wjIC hear the latest have' an Topportunity td 'discu ss some of the majof ' questions confronting our dairy industry in Macon county. Every one in the county is invited. This picnic is to be held under the auspices of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Slagle in , the . interest of the dairy industry in Macon county. " Each family, will bring dinner to serve on the ground. ; Yours for a big day, LYLES HARRIS, County Farm Agent. SPECIALISTS HERE J. D. Kelly, assistant horticulturist of the Southern Railway, was here Tuesday to inspect the cannery and to assist in adjusting rates with the Southern. Mr. Clevenger, dairy man ufacturing specialist with the state extension service, was also here Tuesday. Business Boosting Bulletin ' A Business Boosting Bulletin for Promoting Local Business Interests Published By THE FRANKLIN PRESS (C) ' Advertising is the Soul of Merchandising We often find a merchant content to place a small card in his local newspaper and then consider that he has done his duty to his business and a favor to the news-paper man. Any merchant could "get by" with this kind of advertising dur ing the abaronmal times just passed, but today the merchandising thermometer is falling towards normal temperature the fever is sub siding and health and stability are taking its place, with smaller mar gins of profit, but a safer, steadier, more dependable future market., The successful merchant will need be the alert advrtising mer chant if he expecta to keep pace with the persistnt follow-up ad vrtising methods "b? the big catalog houses. The secret of their great power to draw or attract customers is the persistency of their artistic appeal to human nature. Advertisins has become a science with the m?.i!-order house and Lunless the local merchant adopts he will be crowded to the ditch, like the honest faithful horse, by the faster and more powerful motor driven car. . It becomes an absolute necessity for the progressive merchant to procure in' some- way this un-to-data motive power"in hoi ding "and -in--creasing his business from now on. Local retail Etrceo in evn the smaller towns are beginning to realize this" and are now carrying in their home newspaper interesting merchandise bulletins every day or wek, which are directly responsible for the killing off. of sei-iouo mail-order competition in these cemmunities. By the merchants being fully ilave and keen students of thia prospective necessity they will change conditions in their town its effectually asi t has been done iri other localities. It 13 not a question of importance to the people of,yoyr trade territory to simply tell thme your name and your line of business. They have known, that for years but the important thing is to put before them a de scriptive selection of reasonable necessities or luxuries that will ap peal to each nidividual in the home'-at1" that particular time, thereby suggesting and creating a desire to possess such a particular article and compel them to secure it at once from your store. Study, the advertising copy of the ctatlog houses figure out the investments (not expense) of their propaganda and descriptive ad vertising methodsc-without which they would never sell a dollar's worth of goods in your or any other community. Study the cat alogs it is an education in advertising. And with the opportunity your home newspaper offers, in presenting your store news bulletins, you have a great advantage over the mail-order house in your home community. RAPID PROGRESS ON fjffl BLOCK Foundation Completed and Walls of New Post Office Building Going Up Will be Completed by Oct. 1st. Under the foremanship of Mr. Tip pett the new post office building located on the northwest corner o the public square is rapidly taking form. In addition to the post office which will occupy the corner next to lotla street the building will accom modate three stores all of which have been tentatively rented, stated Mr. Sam Franks, one of the . builders. Thc j walls . are being constructed of tile -,aiul brick and the beams will be of stfe'el. Jt is understood that the town and Messrs. Franks and Bill ings have reached, an agreement whereby the entire corner of the public square next to the new build ing will be paved. . NEW BAKERY MAKING GOOD Electric Mixer and Electric Cake Machine Included In the Equipment Franklin can now boast of one of the most up-to-date bakeries and cafes in tihs section of the state. The bak ery is located in the new building next dporto the Idle Hour Theatre and is owned'bywFr-ank'Norto" o-Gfo, Car- , t - - - ' T " - ), - , . " ' ing out the best bread'thar ir is pos sible to bake. Already the bakery is selling bread in adjacent towns and is getting all the orders that one bak er can hanadle. The dough is mixed by an electric mixer. The bakery also has an electric cake machine which is used in making cakes, buns, etc. The cafe is equipped with marble top tables. Both bakery and cafe are kept spotlessly clean. Aleogethcr Mr. Norton seems to have well estab lished a business here which has been long needed. Box Supper There will be a box supper at Oak Dale school house Saturday night, August 18, 1928. Proceeds will be used to buy new books for the li brary. Everybody welcome. the same sales promotion methods T0fflMEVES BIDS FOR PLOT Three Bids S u b m i 1 1 e d -Board to Convene Again . Thursday to Give Bidders Definite Answer. At the meeting of the town board Tuesday night three bids were re ceived for the municipal power plant. . The bids were opneed in the presence of all the bidders or their represent tatives after which the board went into executive session for the purpose of considering the merits of the bids. Each of the three bidders offered in one way or another to guarantee the town against loss in the event that the sales contract - was - not carried out by the buyer. The city attorney explained to the biders that the town has not yet stated that it would sell the power plant but that it asked for bids and proposals to sec if one could be obtained that the board might offer to the voters of the town for their approval at the ballot box. Phil Smith of Atlanta, through a local citizen, offered to give for the plant an amount not to exceed $320, 000. Mr. Smith proposed, to arganize a company for the purpose of buy ing the plant. . Ives & Davidson of New York of fered $323,000 for the plant and dis cussed in their bid the question of-rat-? . for city ,hh and many other-r "lhe third Did suoinmcu is cuuaiui- ed by many the best bid by far of . any of the three. This bid was made by R. M. Mead of Cleveland, Ohio, and while he specified no particular amount he offered to pay the town the cost of the plant as shown by the city records, also interest and in surance during the construction of the plant and any operating losses from the beginning of operation to the time of delivering the plant. If the town board accepts Mr. Mead's offer the town will be guaranteed against a cent of loss in connection with the building and operation of the plant. As an evidence of good faith Mr. Mead also proposed to put up a cer tified check for $25,000 in connection with the transaction. A rough esti- 1 mate of Mr. Mead's bid reaches f total of $335,000 or slightly more. The board will meet again next Thursday at which time it is expected that a definite answer can be made to the various bidders. In the mean time the board will consider the bids from all the angles and determine which one to accept, if any.. NEWS ITEMS OF HIGHLANDS N O Interesting Locals and Oth er News from Macon County's Popular Moun tain City. The Library association gave a ben efit bridge' party, at the home of Miss Rebecca C. Nail on 'Wednesday after noon. Quite a sum was realized and will be used for the purchase of new books and magazines. The trustees of the Highlands mu seum gave a moving picture on Tues day 'evening to raise funds for the museum. The picture, which showed the constellations, the surface of the sun, moon and our earth, the plant and prehistoric animal life; and a few of our, .more common birds was in l cresting and instructive.' 'M iss""Mc- Co r i i i a ck of 'fh c t' hatl cs ttm -in wseu nv gavc an interesting talk on the. object of 1 he museum. Z '' :. .Highlands is very much alive now with . the many summer people . who arc spending their vacations here. The town is full of pretty girls. Horseback riding seems to be a fav or'" sport. Miss I'crnicc Durgin entertained at bridge on Thursday evening. The top score prize was won by Miss Rebecca Nail, the men's prize by Mr. J. C. Mell. Mrs. Charles Harper,, of Chipley, Fla., cut for the low score. Miss Northington and Miss Vaughn,, who are guests at the Central House,; had four tables of bridge on Friday evening. The new club house on the golf grounds is beginning to attract a great deal of attention. Mr. Henry Robertson entertained a ' party of friends out at his camp for the week ed.