North Carolina Newspapers

- - 1 . . v ll,,.,,,."0 wee-nary .ie Game Refuge 17 PeaUi Over 5,033 Feet Uih Ideal Dairy County Creamery, Cannery Excellent Highways CwaP . Electric Power for Industrie v Law-abiding Citizenship Coppt,,, I, Precious fcr.v -7 - T Mix t p:-?ciou Gems" Abundance Cooi Laiiar Ample Transportation Facilities Pure, Clear Water . Productive Soils I r 7 J BID LIACON CO. : DONATE $325,08? SHPWMMMWM Stikeleather Claims buclj is the Case Macon County Officials Disagree Ex citement Caused by Re- ; ceipt of Letter From Dis trict Commissioner. f . : No little excitement has been cre ated in officials circles at Franklin , by receipt of a letter from James G. Stikeleather, district highway .com missioner, concerning the sum of $325,--000 advanced by the' county to the state for road purposes. The chair , man of the board of commissioners is in receipt of a letter from Mr. Stikeleather, which, states in effect that the county. has no claim on the state for the amount advanced. This letter was written in reply to one from Mr. Harrison making inquiries about the . fuhd in question. Mr. Stikelcathcr's letter follows: . . Board of County Commissioners, Mr. J. .0. Harrison, Franklin, N, C. Gentlemen : I am in receipt of your letter of the 18th asking about the loan of $325,000 which Macon county made to the State Highway Commission some years ago. . You gentlemen can easily find' out in Macon county that this money was turned over to the State Highway Commission to spend ,-- on KnutP .7 and they asked, that-the ! any money that would have been paid on this loan on Route 28. This is being done. In other words what the. officials of Macon county did -was to make a donation of this $325,000 to be spent on Route 28. nt I have referred to this' in numerous addresses I have made in your, town and I am surprised you are riot fa miliar with the situation. Very truly yours, J. G. STIKELEATHER, District Commissioner. In connection with the subject mat ter of this letter the commissioners . searched the records of Macon county and dug up the following contract : SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACT North Carolina, Macon County. North Carolina State Highway Com- mission J3oard of Commissioners, Macon County. t , . This Agreement, made and entered into this the 30th day of November, 1926 by and between the North Carolina State Highway Commission, party of the first part, and the Coun ty of Macon by and through its Board of Commissioners, party of the second part, WITNESSETH, THAT -r wTumna fYmnfv of Macon has heretofore entered into three several contracts with the North Carolina ctn TTio-liwQv rommission under the terms of, which the Countyof Alacon agreed to advance to the State Hish ! way Commission certain sums of mon ey to hasten the construction of State highway work within said county: the first of said- contracts being dated July 8, 1925, providing for an advance of One Hundred and Fifty' Thousand ($150,000) Dollars: the second of said contracts being dated October 9, 1923; and provided for an advance of One 'Hundred and Fifty Thousand ($150, . $00) Dollars: and the third of said contracts being dated the 31st, of July. 1926, providing for an advance of Twcntv Five Thousand ($25,000) Dollars; all of said sums to be re paid out of the proceeds' from .bond issues hereatter . autnorizca uy mc North Carolina General Assembly, or . other road construction fnds to tip pvtptit thnt the allocation to Ma-' V ron County may be sufficient there-: for : and '. 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"Roard of Commission-i ' ers of Macon County find that fur ther state highway work ' in Macon Countv. to .. wit : the , construction of some, durable and permanent tvnc " h?rd surface road over that portion ?rtf catP ' hi'crhwav route 28 throurh the Countv of Macon, constitutes ark urgent public neress'tv of the UHunv of 'Macon : and the' delay in the con struction of said road until the nbo'-e named ad'-ncs should be repaid by the State HiRhvyay Commission would work irreparable' injury to Macci: 'County; . - : - ' Now Therefore it is agreed that the County of Macon hereby give connt to the aoplication b,r t State Highway Commission of tV pn-csnrv stite hisrhwav funds "vail 1 ''ifilr for t-mfl onstnirtion in Macon County, to be applied to the rost,oj . i i .r . . - tne improvement, "inn rmTruriij(i n, some form of durable h.rd surface ' . r - , , TT" 1,......- MLD0MHffi7lMLI FOR FRAM01 Has Aided in Building 27 - Homes Loans Amount to $98,825 Directors and , Officers Elected. The annual stock holders' meeting of the Macon County Building and Loan Association was held in the Building and Loan office on Jan uary 17th, at 8 p. m. Dr. S. H. Lyle was elected chairman of the meeting and G. A. Jones, secretary After hearing the report of the directors, directors for the ensuing year were elected. The entire old board was re-elected, consisting of H. W. Cabe, Gus Leach, Dr. S. H. Lyle, - G, A. Jones, J. S. Conley, S. L. Franks, R. D. Sisk, Alvah Pearcc, George Dean, and Harold T. Sloan. After the adjournment of the stock holders' meeting the directors met, at which time H. W. Cabe was reelected president; Gus Leach, vice-president; G. A. Jones, secretary-treasurer: and R, S. Jones was elected assistant secretary-treasurer and attorney. At ' the directors' meeting it. was shown that . the association had since its formation, loaned on first mort gage loans over $93,000 more than $43,000 of which had been loaned for the purpose of assisting in building twenty-seven homes in Franklin and other parts of Macon county. $31,000 in round figures, had been loaned for the purpose of purchasing homes, and the. remainder for - repairs: and , dis-. been"noaneata"-tocKnoiaersagaiiist their stock. The total amount of outstanding loans as of January 1, 1929 was $98,825.00. The institution was founded in-October, 1922 The directors announced at the stockholders' meeting that the First Series would be retired as of March 1st, one month earlier than had been contemplatd. With its present earning rate, each series can be retired in tjie same length of time ; that is 334 - weeks, and - leave a small surplus to take care of any loss which the association may fmi some unforeseen cause sustain. The record of the association unique, in that during the first six years of its existence, only one foreclosure has become necessary. The growth of Jhe association is shown by the amount of mortgage loans outstanding at the beginning of each year since its organization, as follows : January 1, 1929 ........$ 1.200.00 1924 7,400.00 1925 14,000.00 1926 30,000.00 1927 55,809.51 1928....... .81,199.51 ; 1929 ...98,825.00 Apply For Fish Now Supervisor A. A. Wood of the Nantahala National Forest states that those desiring federal fish should apply at the forest office this week as the applications must be sent 1 in on the last day of tliis month. He suggests that those making applica tions;' should construct rearing pools though this is not absolutely , neces sary. Specifications', for such pools may be obtained, from Jesse Slaglc, warden of. the state game refuge on Wayah creek. Fish kept in rearing pools until 'three' inches in length will ... survive to - the extent of 90 per cent while 90 per cent those releeasod in streams immediately on receipt will die or be eaten by larger fish. Ap plications of those who have renrin ,v pools1 will be' given precedence . over all others. : A number of rearing pools have been built in the county in cluding the one at the state game refuge, two or three at ' Highlands and one i s - no w u nder---cons4ni on Brush creek at the camp of W. R. C. Smith of Atlanta. FRANKLIN TROUNCES RABUN GAP SCHOOL Last Friday night the Franklin high i basketball, team took the Kabun school boys into camp by a score of 17 to 12. Saturday night the Franklin boys beat the Wh'ttier ag gregation by a score of 19 to At the end of the regulation periods the score .was tied at 15 all. The extra five minutes of plav resulted in a victory for Franklin. Those, who saw the Whittier game pronounced it one of the best of the season; Saturday night the Franklin, girls lost 'to the girls' from "Whittier' by the score of 12 to 15. - S. "' ' of priority that the County of Mh con may have under the terms of flip ntAl-rt rr tr e. ? --. r - 41, FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAC, JANUARY HARRISON AVE. Representative of Virginia Well Co. Here to Begin Work Town Buys Lot From M. D. Billings. A representative of'h'e Virginia Machinery & Well company reached Franklin Thursday of last week to begin boring a new well on the west side of Harrison avenue where the road to the camp ground leaves the street. A lot fifty by seventy-five feet was purchased from Prof.'M. D. Billings as a well site. Since, the main, now, runs as far. as the home of iHorner-Stockton this location will necessitate cjnly a short section o. pipe to connect with the city.v.atei system. Mr. Lee Barnard oftercd to give the town a lot between Harrison avenue and the camu 'exound. m member of the town board stated that this proposal, due to the necessity for a longer main, would have made the proposition more costly than the one decided upon. tor the past several years the town has needed a more abundant water suoolv. Manv citizens were in favor w ' - of a bond issue for a gravity system, but the city fathers decided that the town is "not financially able to install a svstem of this kind. It is pointed out by those opposing the boring of another well that it is a mere gamble whether,. or not j-vatcr.. will be found, juuiiug " v a it;- rrciij ' Vi cuwvttar- tit amount to around $6,000 per year, or the amount of interest on a bond is sue of $100,000. However, the oppo sition to boring a. well is not very pronounced and many citizens believe that the town board has acted wisely in the matter. HENDERSON BUYS INTEREST Lester Henderson has bought an interest in the Sludcr-Garrett Furni ture company and , assumed active charge of the business as manager Monday. It is understood that Mr. F. Y. McCrackcn who has been man ager of' this .store since its opening will return with his family to Knox ville the latter part of the Aveek. Miss Louise Henderson, sister of Lester, will take charge of the S & L 5 and 10 cent store, at least temporarily. Since entering business! at Franklin, as an employee of Sloan i Bros. & company Mr. ' Henderson ' has made an excellent reputation as ;f business man and his many frien'1 predict for him success in his new venture. ' - -'':"' " ; Porter-Hisdon Building . Wearing Completion The .Porter-Higdon', building next door to the Citizens bank is ncari"! completion.. Mr. . Kill Tippctt, in charge of construction, states that the building will be ready for oc cupancy by. Saturday of this weeV. The Macon theatre v;.i!l occupy .the ground floor. Mr. S. II. Lyle, Jr., has' announced that the new the?.tv" will have, a seating capacity of tv hundred and fifty and that the sent" in rear of the auditorium will l- larger than those now in .:' the '-J (lie Hour, it is rnderstend that Att ' ney T. J. Johnston has- leased the two front rooms on the second floor and tbit the forest scr ice will oc cupy the two rooms in the rear on this floor. The two ' center rooms have not vet been leased. .Porter Introduces Bills According to dispatches from Ral eigh, Representative J, A. Porter, of Macon county has introduced : V'u increasing the county board of'cducn tion from three to five members, lie has also introduced a bill pertaining to the rr'nds f .'tli'.c, .county. . The . di natch .-did- .rot- mcpHon details, '" it is believed here that the road bill has to 5 do v'th making the -count.' instead of the '' tovrnship the road 1 1 unit. . -Mr, Porter has been requested pass a law making a five years' closed season on deer, ' turkeys and lihens ants in this county; Lovers of ' v.,;ld fame in Macon are honing that M. Porter will have no-.difficulty in se curing the passage of such a bill. Arrendale Here Mr: J. V. Arrendale of JIaycsvillc, passed through Franklin Monday on his way to Athens, Ga. It is undc"- 4 1 . . .1 . i 24, 1929 BLACK rJOUTAl 170MJ DEAD Mrs. Marcus L. Burnette Dies On North Fork After Long Life Black Mountain,, Jan 16. Mrs. Sar ah Jane Allison Burnette, 85, wife of Marcus Lafayette Burne'tte, died at the family home on North Fork Tuesday night. Funeral services will be held at the home Thursday, at noon, followed by interment in the North Fork' burying ground. Mrs. Burnette was a member of two of the real, pioneer families of Buncombe county, the Allisons and Burnettes. She was bvrn September 12,- 1843, and was married -to -Mr. Burnette on Mav 10. 1868.. 'Mr. and Mrs. Burnette celebrated their six tieth wedding anniversary last May. Six of eight children, with the hus band, survive their mother. They are : Launa, Will, Bart, Mrs. Ada Bur nette Trotter, Mrs. Delia Burnette Hurst, and Fred McL. Burnette. Throughout her active and long life, Mrs. Burnette enjoyed the friend ship and love of many, both inside and outside the community. The, fol lowing tribute has been paid to her by a friend : "Mrs. Burnette's life has meant much to this community in every way. She, since her early girlhood, has been a devout member of the Baptist church. Her passing means the falling of. another land marks to .which more, than one gen- Nation-Wide Broadcast On Farm Outlook Secretary Jardine. Senator McNary, Representative Haugen, Econotnittf and Marine Band in Program . A nation-wide radio broadcast Avhich will . include talks by the Secretary of Agriculture, the chairman of the agricultural committee of- the tvA'O Houses of Congress, leading agricul tural economists in the goA'crnmcnt service, and music by the United States Marine band, on Monday Jan uary 28, will take to the million and a half American farms equipped with radio sets .the- Department of Agricul ture's statement of the Agricultural Outlook for 1929. The broadcast will be transmitted through a network of stations as sociated with the National Broad casting company. This network Will cover the nation from the Atlantic to Pacific coast and from the Can adian border to the Gulf of Mexico. The program will open at one forty five p. m., Eastern Standard Time and will continue, for one hour": Senator Charles L. McNary of Oregon, chairman of the committee on agriculture of the United States Sen ate, and Congressman Gilbert N. Haugen of Iowa, chairman of the like committee of the House of Rep resentatives, will join1 with -Secretary William M. Jardine of the Department of . Agriculture in 'pointing out to listeners, Ihc aid givt'n bv nutho--itative outlook information to the udr juslmcnt of tlie nation's agricultural production to the demand of con sumers in this country and in th world. Secretary Jardine will brief ly Mate the main factors in the for eign and domestic situation v.h''' Avill influence; the market for ihr year' s out t ou r n of A m c r i ca n c i'O f) : and livestock. , The chairmen of the. department'-.; outlook committees on. Avheat, corn tobacco, potatoes, hogs, beef cattle, 'dairv. products, and poultry will sum-. r arize the outlook for these m.i''. l'"ps of farm production. Nil". A ()!en. ch'ef of ihe I'.nreau of Agri cultural Economics, will explain how the ontlook information will be inter preted , bv-. specialists of. the -several states at state and county outlook meetings' 'f farmers, and w'U con chn'e the broac'cpst in n Ivicf f-tatrt: ment of the . agricultural- situation, in the United States. The; United States Marine. Band, will provide music. The h'tok-ut) for the Agricnltj'-'1 Outlook broadcast will be the largest cvcr linked fo- a 'dii) nrn"r5ni ' i' sitrned ,, especially for the farm audience. Lawrence Brendle "On , January 4th the death angel visited the home of Lawrence Brendle and called him away to that home prepared above.' ' die ;wa3 n.rried to -Miss Nell KiV-tv:"n on March 2l. He leaves mov."" . .Irs - '"& " 'ovintr comnanirjn, f'Hther : :.''' brothers and one sister. He join"' 1 --,,.,., 'i . . : . ,.i i. , ' o-i NUMBER FOUR WISRESIK SLOAflJuPLOVED! Appropriation For Agent la creased From $800 to $l,- 200 Harris Requested Re lease Several Weeks Ago That former county agent, Lyles Harris, asked to be relieved of his, duties several weeks . ago is the an nouncement of John W. Goodman, district agent, made here Thursday of last week. Mr. Goodman said that Mr. Harris, having received offers for his services from commercial firms at an increase of salary, was anxious to be relieved of his duties as -county- agent,- but - had - agreed to remain in Macon county until his suc cessor could be appointed. The dis trict agent came to Franklin last week to consult with the commission ers and to adjust the matter of a county agent. The commissioners agreed to revoke their order appro- ' priating only $80Q for support of the agent and entered an order appro priating the sum of $1200. This be ing satisfactory to the state authori ties the commissioners and Mr. Good man tactily accepted the resignation of Lyles Harris as county agent and employed Frederick Sloan of Franklin in that capacity. As soon as Mr. Sloan can get his personal affairs in shape he will enter upon his duties as an employee of the county and' i rv,r-'I-T - his duties on"Marchfi7st. Thelrdr allows him to spend a part of his time for a fcAv months in other counties under a county agent in or der , to get the necessary experience. It' -is understood here that - he will -go to Jackson county to serve under the county agent in that county. Only two. members, of the board, Mr. Harrison and Mr. McCIurc, were present when the order employing Mr. Sloan was passed. The order follows : The board of county commissioners met in call session with J. O. Har- " rison, chairman, and C. H. McCIurc, member, present and the following business was transacted: ORDERED: ' That the-county of Macon appro priate the sum of $1200.00 per annum for the services of a county agent or farm demonstrator, and furnish a room in the court house of Macon county for said agent's office. That one Frederick Sloan be and is hereby employed for a period of two years from July 1, 1929, as said agent, to be approved by the Director of Extension. It is understood and agreed that the said county of Macon or the said Sloan may withdraw from the terms- of this employment bv serving notice on the other of 30 days. It is further understood and agreed that said Sloan is to begin active work as said agent on March 1, 1929; It is further understood an 1 agreed, -that said Sloan is hereby authorized and allowed to spend a part of his time with agents of other counties until July 1, 1929, but on the condi tion that he, the said Sloan, look after the poultry sales and other cur--rent duties of an agent in said county of Macon. . A roll call vote was had on the foregoing order and the following . members .were present and voted in f;i-or of - snid -order : - r.- '. Voting-in-favor of-said -order J. O, 'Harrison, C. H.McClure. Broadcasting the Atlanta-Franklin-Ash8ville Short Route Robert Hoffman, city clerk, has written a Utter to the broadcasting stations in the middle west, east and south inviting attention to the Atlanta-Franklin-Ashevillc Short Route. Mr. Hoffman has- received a .number, of replies statin"- ' that the stations in question would be glad to broadcast the information' nbotit the highway mentioned. , Vv'WNC announces this route each do; .at noon. Shookville News Miss Dorothy Shook has returned to her school . Tt Tamassec, S. C. ..... Mrs. Ker.ma Holland of Pine Grove, is' visiting lu-r- parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Tilson. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Moss and Misses ; on i , and Asea 'Woods were visiting Mr. Moss' parents, Mr. and Mr T. T.'Wood. last Sunday. Misses ' .Gt-neva and Marie Roe ""-.re visiting at Yellow Mount .Sftviay. Mr. Gwrue Barnes of C- ' 1. 1 . i .. -.1 -