North Carolina Newspapers

'I i . I j i 1 ') ' 5 fe i - I - s i :' itt -:- . r . m 'J KEY CITY OF THJ2 MOUNTAINS i,, , j It.,.. . yV7-'-.,.w.., fc:SteS3 QT WATMK. INCMAM U 1! MHT WAYM, WCIrtltil' C ft, VOLUME XLIII FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1928 NUMBER FORTY-EIGHT J i I 11 I f i V i r tii vm J: r: V DEAD OTITIS OPEN LETTER Will Take Over Plant Dec. 15 th Sees Bright Future For FranklinTo Extend Lines to Rural Sections. Mr. R. M. Mead, president of The Jupollo Public Service company, has addressed an open letter to hte people of Macon county and Franklin. The letter follows,- . To the People of Franklin and .Macon -County : ' I came to the mountains of West ern North Carolina seeking health and have remained to become a part of this ' delightful section of the United States. As, a business man the pos sibilities for development of this land of streams and mountains have ap pealed mightily to me and the com panies I represent. In my opinion no part of , this great country of ours presents finer opportunities for ad vancement than dqes the western part of this state. Consequently my com pany was glad tof the opportunity to purchase the local power plant, t Only recently did the people of Andrews vote to sell the power plant of that city to the Jupollo Public Service company. This ' company has in mind , the acquisition of other plants in this section of the. state. With the con summation of other deeals completed . all plants ;will be hooked together and -made for-all-practical purposes one p',,."t. With i ,1onp I hay 4, - Jlt..U 5Fthis"immcdiatc"terruoix" is '"nstvn -twj- In this connection it may be of interest to the people of the com munity to know that, while "not neg lecting the interests of other towns ' ' concerned, my personal efforts and the . efforts of the companies I represent ""-"""will he devoted to thcup-building and advancement of Franklin and the community in general. Geographical ly Franklin is located at a strategic point in the mountains. I see many opportunities here t'o deVelop this community not only as concerns in dustries but from the standpoint of recreation as well. " ; In no. way do we wish to be con- sidered as strangers. We are here to V j become a part of the 'community, pay our taxes promptly, and otherwise as 1 ' N . sume the obligations of the good cit izenship apparent on every hand. Our -.. mission is to serve the public, grow . with the community and aid in its , material advancement. We not only desire, .but seek the co-operation of all concerned. . The primary object erf a company like ours is, of course, to furnish light and power to the people, but our obligations do not end here. We shall ever be ready to help any worthy cause with financial and moral sup- port. We shall assume charge of the local power plant on December 15. On that date, also, our big electric dis play and service store will be opened in the new post office building. This store will carry a complete ' line of electrical appliances. In the rear of the store will be a service department where all kinds of appliances can be repaired. ; - When my company takes over the Ir local power piani ine oiuciais in mi? ( j company. will then be ready to discuss T with the rural population the matter jA f i;rrK nnH nnwer lines to rural cora- VL j.w,.-. munities. Such communities may rest assured that we will be ready to co operate with them in every way pes 'sible with view to eliminating much of the drudgery in farm homes. , Very truly yours, ; R. M. MEAD, President, Jupollo Public Service Company. LOGGING CAR JUMPS RAIL; MAN KILLED Joe Tallent, East LaPorte, Crushed To Death - i bylva. jnov. . rviLcuimi T switch a tram car oi iug nuu. v. v. railway track to another, Joe 1 al ( Fact T.aPnrte. near here. was crushed to death late Monday! night when the car jumpeu un inv. track and ran over him before he . . ..I 4 . ).. r CO fftV The accident occurred a short dis-J tance, above .East LaPorte on one of the standnrd-gauge railway lines used, by the Blackwood Lumber company, of East LaPorte, in transporting logs , from the nearby mountains. Tallent . - had been in the employ of the com-j FRAM01MJPS ON CULL017HEE Stewart, Henry and Wilkie Star-Franklin's Line Does Good Work . One of the best games of the season was played here, last Friday when Franklin Hi took Cullowhee Norma.1 into camp by a score of 13 to 0. Cullowhee kicked off and Franklin by a scries of first downs carried the ball seventy yards for the first touch down in the first few minutes of. play. A triple pass netted thei extra point. In the third quarter Franklin made, its second touch down on a fake triple pass, Henry to Carpenter to Wilkie. This play completely fooled the Cul lowhee boys, Wilkie making a fifty yard run to the goal line. Without the excellent interference of Red Stewart this long gain would not have been possible. But Red was on the job and" put out of business two or three Cullowhee men who saw victory slipping but of their grasp. A forward pass for the extra point was grounded. This story would nut be complete without reference to Franklin's line. Time after time the light, Frankliln line . opened up holes in' the 'heavier Cullowhee line through which the local backs made big gains. On the defensive the Franklin line also did excellent work. This was the last game of the season for Franklin and they showed evidences of CoachKesler's training" next May among whom-are Stewart and McCollum. CONSIDER NEW ,JEARM METHODS 0 1 d Ways Have Proven Fruitless Realize Impor- ' tance of ChangePlan to Utilize 83,000 Idle Acres. Ihinking farmers all over Macon county have about reached the con clusion that they must change their methods in order to meet competition. They claim that only recently have the farmers of the mountains come to a full realization that new methods are necessary. A majority of the farm ers of Macon county now appear an xious to get out of the old ruts with a view to placing their farms oh a paying basis. To do so they stat that they mujt have the services and advice of the state extension , service. To lower taxes in this county, there is some talk pi discharging the county agent. Should this be done several farmers who have recently cut loose from the old methods of farming have announced their intention to move out of the county and to .locate in a county where the benefits of the extension service are available. How ever, those closely in touch with the new board of county commissioners believe that these men will hesitate to take a step which will be detrimental to the farming interests of the county. Agricultural conditions in Macon coun ty are Said to be similar to those in other western , counties. The farmers as a whole are somewhat discouraged. Farm leaders throughout the county say that the only hope for the future is a complete change of farming meth ods. They point - out the fact that there are 83,000 acres in Macon coun ty lying idle and on which the farm ers are paying in . taxes each yea" $63,000. ; Should this acreage be placed in .pasturage it would support .36,00 beef or dairy cattle or 83,000 sheen Consequently the farmers arc now devising ways and means by whi-h they c?ti utilize as pasturage Ithe idle acres on "which they are paying taxes and realizing nothing. The county agent states that on the utilization of these idle acres depends the snccc;.' of the farmers of this county. i pany for the past four years, accord ing to members of the train crew who were with him at the time of the ac cident. Tallent was in front of the car trying to" switch it to a side track when it suddenly lett the rail, mem bers of the crew said. He tried to jump out of the path of the moving car, but made the mistake of jumping toward the far "instead of in the op- polite direction. Burial will take place Wednesday in Macon county, Tallent's former home. He is survived by his widow. Asheville Times. WHIM CLOSE MffELL SCHOOL NEAR FRANKLIN Presbyterian School In Macon County Is In Need , ' The Maxwell Training school, near Franklin, which has been operated under the auaspices of the Asheville Presbytery for a number of years, will not be closed as was considered re cently, it was announced last night by Rev. Dr. R. F. Campbell, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. Seventeen years ago Thomas L. Slagle and wife, of Macon ..county, presented to the Asheville Presbytery a farm of 535 acres, 135 acres of which was being cultivated, six miles southwest of Franklin, 'to be used as a training school for homeless boys. It was named Maxwell as a memorial for the son of . Mr. and Mrs. Slagie. The son died many, years ago. For 17 years the Asheville Presby tery has hac charge of the land, but Dr. Campbell said ias: night that re cently it seemed that it was more than the church could carry, togcthe. with other obligations,, including the Mountain Orphanage near Black Mountain. For a time the closing of the Maxwell school was' considered, but recently it was d ccid cd t o t ry-te- materiaF"way in securing f;Cfm"7liiicl building equipment for the place. The Presbytery needs capital to equip the farm and buildings, Dr. Campbell said. There arc 21 boys at the Maxwell home at . the present time. The place is in need of many things," but "the " Presbytery vffieia1r do not want to close the home. shower will be given tomorrow at the Presbyterian church house fro; 9 o'clock in the morning until ( o'clock in the evening for the benefit of the Mountai Orphanage and th' Maxwell Training school. Substantial gifts arc badly nee'ded, officials said. Asheville Citizen. RURAL EXTENSION OF POWER LINES Mead Announced Work On Rural Light and Power Lines Will Begin First of Year or Perhaps Sooner. That the cry of the farmers of Ma con county who have been pleading for the past three years for electric service in their homes is soon to be answered was indicated in a recent interview The Press had with Mr. K. M. Mead, president of The Jupollo Public Service company. Mr. -Meaf' stated that his company will begin the extension of the lines in Macon coun ty immediately after the first of tin year or perhaps sooner if the many details of taking over the local pow er plant do not prevent. It now ap pears certain that the transfer of tlv municipal plant to Mr. Mead's com pany will take place on December 15th. Hence it is expected that n delay will occur in the extension of the power lines to rural communities. Just which section of the county will be accommodated first is a matter for consideration. However, the people up the Cullasaja and on Ellijay are mak ing strenuos endeavors to have the first rural lines built to their re spective communities. Unless greater pressure from other communities i brought to bear the lines -mentioned will probably be constructed first. Mr. E. P. Clemens who is coming to Franklin. as branch manager, under J. if. Smithy division manager, will have direct charge of the work on rural lines, it was announced. Mr. Clemens has been with the manage ment of the present Jupollo company a number of years and is thorough!" qualified to have charge of the local plant, said Mr. Mead. Box Supper The ladies Missionary' Society will give a box . supper next . Satnrdav night. December 1st, at the Bethel school house. There will be a gues cake; also a cake walk. . Proceeds will go to help furnish the Franklin Circuit parsonage Every body is cordially invited. ASSUME CHARGE DECEMBER 15TH The Jupollo Public, Service Co. to Take Over Plant Middle of Dec Clemens Comes as Manager. A Press representative recently in terviewed R. M. Mead, president of The Jupollo Public Service company, new owners of the , Franklin power plant and business, and learned that the new company will assume charge of the local plant on December fif teenth along with -several other plants in North Carolina and Virginia which are to be taken over on the Same date. Mr. Mead stated that the local plant may be delivered to his u -pany before the date .specified pro vided some of the minor details yet to be .completed can be arranged be fore that time. Mr. Mead under stands that there has been some ap prehension and inquiries as to why his company has not assumed charge of the plant at an earlier date. It is difficult for the average layman to understand the mass of details to be arranged in a transaction of this mag nitude, both by the municipality and on the -part of any private corpora tion. In his statement to 'The Press Mr. Mead explains that his . com pany, when possible, arranges the con-' soTidavion in the conrpany . of proper ties taken aver"by ':'Vr71(rritm! ' company in North Carolina alone, in eluding the local plant; amounts to an investment of $3,390,000. It is also understood that it is the "intention to include the Andrews .plant in the present consolidation. .;. On assuming charge of the local plant The Jupollo Public Service, it was annouanced, will open their big electric display and service store in the new post office building. The of fice of the company will also be lo cated at the store. The store Will be fully equipped and ready for the holi day trade on December 15th. Mr. E. P. Clemens, at present one of the higher branch managers of the Mead company, has been chosen to have charge of the Franklin Division. Mr. and Mrs. Clemens will arrive at Franklin within the next few lays where they will receive a hearty" wel coem at the hands of the Franklin people. ELLIJAY MEN GET TOGETHER Organize For Better Farm ing1 and Livestock Meth odsWill Also Grow Pro duce For Cannery. Realizing the need of organization looking to better farming methods, cow testing, hog feeding, truck grow ing and to keeping of records, the farmers of Ellijay community in this county, under the supervision of the county agent, have organized for the year .1929. The purposes of the or ganization are two-fold, namely, to benefit those co-operating and to' pre sent object lessons to other communi ties in the county. The farmers of Ellijay arc among the most prosperous in the comity. They are wide awake and backing the county agent almost to a man. W, R. Higdon and (j. W. Dowdle will hot only test the milk from their herds during the next year, but will keep a complete record of the cost of production. They will also feed tchir dairy cows " in accordance with approved methods. Mr. Dowdle will also keep an accurate record of his thoroughbred poultry. A number of farmers otr Ellijay, in cluding W. U. Htedon, fi: AV.' Dowdle. L. A. ' Higdon, Parke- Iligdori and Cass Higdon, have also agreed to grow produce for the cannery. Bean, beets. potatoes, '.tomatoes. tuynip greens and other things, to the extent of several acres, Will be, grown and sold to the cannery.. Quite a few oTT'thc farmers in that section have ?lso agreed to breed their sows at the same time and to feed by approved methods so that n car of hogs may be placed on the market when prices arc vtho moil favorable. From time to t'ri -tlv count v, a1"," I.ylcs Harris, will have exocrts f'om the state, visit the community to con sult with and advise the members of the organization. DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EMORY Public Assured Work Will be Started in Near Future Summer Hotel and 18 Hole Golf Course Assured. In a racent conference ,wilh Mc R. M. 'Mead, president' of The Jupollo Public Service company, The Press was assured that development of the Lake Emory property along lines strictly consistent with business possi bilities will be undertaken in the near future by Mr. Mead and associated business interests. , In discussing this development Mr. Mead stated that a modern summer hol and an 18-hole golf course will be constructed on the -property. The development will also include other features which will serve to attract summer people to franklin in large' numbers, said Mr'. Mead, though details of the development along all lines have not been definitely; determined. While Mr. Mead men tioned no exact date for beginning, work on Lake Emory, it is .believed here that this work will begin in time to allow for the completion of the hotel and golf course - by next summer. Concerning the development of Lake Emory Mr. Mead stated that this is only one detail of many sim ilar projects included in the develop mcnt plans of his company thw ye.it was undertaken, but : the slump m real estate prices but a stop to this, work. Since?. hen the Lake Emory, property has remained undeveloped. Perhaps nowhere else in the Soutljl can one find a mdre beeautiful body, of water than Lake Emory. The five , hundred acres " surrounding the lake and included in the Lake Emory, holdings are ideally feuited to develop ment purposes. A number of small streams enter the lake through the property, laurel and rhododendron . abound along the lake shores, and there are any number of wooded knolls suitable for building sites. The development of this property will mean much to Franklin and Macptt county. ..;' ' . -'.'' i The .: Press is ; assured of furtKetl details of this development at an earl date. . t:' ' ', I . , . . West's Mill, Nov. 19, 1928, i Franklin Press: . I am asking a favor of our hlgK- way commissioners to drop back , to West's Mill and' make us a good road tao Iotla Bridge. It looks like we are cut off from everything. No way to send a message out and if we were all dying a sick person could not be taken over this road. It looks like we help to pay enough taxes on this end of the road to have a good one. We arc never overlooked when it comes to paying taxes and also the traffic over this road is as much as over any other. Tons and tons 9! mica are trucked out and also timber, and all the citizens want to patronize our home town. I am proud to say. Franklin is growing, but the poor farmers arc taxed until they can't live. I am wondering if it was this way in the old times, and 1 wonder if Noah's ark was taxed. I do not raise enough on my farm to live on and I have a good one. All the young men are leaving- the - farm. When the old ones arc gone what will become of the farms? I guess they will grow up in thistle thorns. Can't there be something done to keep the young men at home? Bring in something to provide employment so that the young people' 'will stay at home to improve the county. We heard a .good sermon last Sun day by our n w preacher, Mr. Free man, at Snow Hill. . Mr. Ncal lryson is very sick. Mrs. Rryson has returned from, the West where she visited.- her brothers, Ben and Frank Mn'.lock. Mr, W. J. lenkins is 'sick. Dr. J. L. West and family recently visited his sister. Mrs. V. A. Brown ing. at Bry'ij. City. Mrs! Bob H4vMt and Lawrence My ers and wife visited. Clyde West Sun day. Miss Voniii" West went to Frank lin last Saturday to do some shop ping. I am 'ilad to. sec Miss Collinc Ray out again. Mrs. J. L. W. Episcopal Services Bishop J. M Corner will hold ser vices at the Episcopal ckurch Sun day, December 2, 192S at 11 a. m. "