North Carolina Newspapers

i ' I' . M '...ed Cti. su ry Ctita Game .Refuge - 17 Peaks Over S.CZ'J Feet High Ideal Dairy County Creamery, Cannery Excellent Highways Cheap Electric Power for Industries Law-abiding Citizenship ui l l! ill ill..,.. ,:i t 'w' ,4 a. ALraftive Materials Capper, Timber Precious and Serai -Mica, Kaolin, AiLestos, precious Gems Abundance Good Lai or Ample Transportation Facilities Pure, Clear Water Productive Soils- in T" VOLUME XLIV FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1929 .NUMBER TWELVE mm mm ROAD LAU ILL A Bill To Be Entitled, An , Act Amendatory Of the Road Laws Of Macon ' County. ; f The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact ;.-' That chapter 36 of the Public Lo cal Laws of North Carolina, Session of 1925, entitled. "An Act Relating to the . Roads of Macon County," be arid the same is hereby amended so as to hereafter read as follows : , Section 1. The board of commis sioners for the-, county of Macon and the county road, supervisor of said county, as hereinafter provided for, shall have full power' and authority over all the roads and bridges of Macon county not under the jurisdic tion and control of the State High Avay Commission and not lying with in the corporate lim.it as of , the town of Franklin. The said board of commissioners and county road 'supcrvisof shall be invested and charged with the separate rights, powers- and duties hereinafter defined; ' and acting within their respective limits, and charged with their respec tive obligations, as ' hereinafter set forth, shall have full power and au thority to build, construct and main tain all the roads and bridges within said county of Macon under; the jurisdiction arid control of the. state highway . commission and not lying within the corporate limits of the town" of Franklin, and to enter' into and perforrh' any' contract or con tacts .virh.,.,the state, highway com- sirucTicm uranrminTmiT. for the said county of Macon. Sec. 2. That1 C W. Teague be, and nc is iicreuy appuimcu , wiuiu.y n-cm supervisor of Macon county, his term 'of office to begin on the first ' day of-MarclC i'929. rThtf compensation of said county road supervisor shall be at the rate of two hundred ($200.00) dollars per . month "and his traveling expenses, and he shall be required .to devote his entire time, or so much .thereof as may be necessary, f to 'the suoervision and direction of all the troad and bridge wofk in said county not pndcr the supervision oi xne siaic highway commission and not lyin' within the corporate limits of the town of Franklin. The said county road supervisor shall not, however, be required to devote all his. time to said work if in his judgment it shall not be necessary to do so; and he shall make a report to the board of commissioners ' at their regular meet ing on the first Monday of each month of the time actually spent , by him in directing and supervising, the road work of the county during the preceding month, and he shall be paid such proportion of his salary of two nundred ($200.00) dollars, as the time actually spent by him in such road work bears to the total, number ot working days in said month, plus his traveling expenses. . , Sec. 3. That in ease it is deemed advisable to, do so, the board of commissioners mav, at any time after the ratification of this cat, cause,. to be made a general survey and map of all existing county roads in county, and the board of commission ers is hereby given , full authority to abandon anv existing countv . nnrls or to convert the same into cartways. The said board of rommissioners is also vested with full authority, by and with the advice of the countv road supervisor, to change' or relocate any " existing roads or sdd - anv now roads, ' to so ' arrange and develop the road system of Macon county to n'-1;-: it coordinate with the state highway system, and likewise to'make vt serve in the most practicable manner the several community centers formed by the consolidation of the public school j districts in the said county. To thij end the countv road supervisor is t authorized to obtain from the state highway commission, upon such terms as may be agreed upon, engineerint; Service, ndvice and assistance. Sec. 4. The board Of commissioners shall, on or before the first Monday of July, 1929, and annually thereafter, prepare a budget coverinor the esti mated 'cqst of carrying out the- pro visions of this act for the ensuing twelve months, and shall cause to be levied upon all the taxable pror.er-ty- v.of. Macon, county a sufficient ax to provide for the amount covered in said budget, said tax. however, riot to exceedvthe sum of thirty cents on 'he, , one . Jiundred . dollars valuation Tf is intended that the' tax authorized bv thi - section , shall ; be r for fth5p!--pose of providing for the mlintf-inre and .rtecssary rnnstn'tion ad re construction of the roads md briffcW of Macon countv and shall be in al rlitidn to and not in substitution for Cttiy , t-v'-' h'viod ;to ;'T)rovide ' for -. (Continued on' page eight) Macon Solon Seeks To Replace School Head 1 By Claude S. Ramsey (Staff Correspondent) r.:.lcirh, March 16. In an effort to "tliminatc politics" from the Macon county school system, ' Representative J.- A. Porter, of Franklin, has suc ceeded in having a new board of 'education for , Macon county recom mended in, the omnibus bill. This bill will be introduced in the lower house about Monday, it was stated..- It includes the names of all school boards for the 100 counties in the state. . Representative Porter, who is a member of the sub-committee to draft the omnibus bill, announced Satur day that the following five men will compose the new Macon board of education: ' ' Dr. S. H. Lyle, of Franklin, chair man; Lawrence Ramsey, of Franklin township,. H. D. Dean, of Cowce, Dr. Furman Angel, of Franklin, and Alex Moore of Franklin.. Dr. Lyle and Mr. Moore arc at present ' members of the board. C. W. Dowdle, also a member, whose term is expiring, was, recommended in the Democratic primary last sum mer for re-election. But Mr. Por ter is supplanting him with another man, and adding two additional names to the list. The new members are Dr. Angel, Mr. Dean, and . Mr. Ram sev. j , The selection of a new .board, it was learned here, will result' in. a general shake-up of the Macon county school system, M. D. Billings, county super intendent, is ! slated to be replaced, it was understood. Mr. Billimrs. - who has served as county superintendent in Macon' for the past 20 years, is rated in educa tional circles as one of the most coirf petent' and efficient superintendents ., ,1. - 4. T f prouIilscelouppraTfrri m irn with another man was credited with causing Porter's defeat at the hands of a Republican in his race for the legislature two years ago. AsheviUe Times. . ., - . .. . v Forest Service News . The members of the local forest service organization have gotten a habit lately of having a forest service party on each Saturday evening, go in rr on the old adatre that "All work and no play makes Jack, a dull boy." The ball was started . rolling- three Saturday evenings ago by Mr., ami Mrs. John Byrne with a bridge party. The primary object , of this party was to acquaint forest service, folk with two new members, Ranger and Mrs. Wm: R. Paddock, , who have recently come to this forest from the Shenan doah Forest' in Virginia. The " following Saturday evening Supervisor and Mrs. A. A. Wood gave a dinner party and bridge after ward. About twenty members of .thi organization were recipients of Mr. and Mrs. Wood's hospitality, and in cluded Ranger, and' Mrs. R. C. Nichol son of Clayton, Ga. The new mem bers present at this party were Mr. Harry True, examiner of surveys, transferred to , this forest from the Monogahela Forest in West Virginia, and his two assistants, Messrs. Roane Bradley, trausitman from the Alle gheny - Forest in Pennsylvania, and Lewis H. Mielke, rodman, also from the Monongahela. . . The third forest service party was given last Saturday evening by Rang er and Mrs. Z. .B. Byrd. About twenty-four members of the organiza tion were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Byrd. Mrs. Harry True, who joined her husband in Franklin Saturday afternoon,. was initiated into the "fold at this time. At a late hour a de licious, sweet course with coffee was served. Mrs. Byrd was assisted in entertaining by Mrs. 'W. R. Paddock and Mrs. John Byrne. Other members recently added to the acouisition department of the Nantahala forest are Mr. James Den man, examiner of surveys, who conic, to this forest froin the Cherokee Forest in Tennessee, and his two assistants, Messrs. Jcss Sessions, .transitmnn, and Fletchpr Honn.r, rod man, alo from the. Cherokee. Mr IVnnwn ii'i! Inrntnd on this forest about fifteen yars a to ' 'ndr his m-ny friends in Tjr;i'Kun who knew him thn ?-e wel-ominu' him back again. Mr. Roane BradlJy v?s also stationed on the Nantahala until lin friends were jusjt as ghd to wel- j come Koane home again as nr wa-. to return to Franklin and the Nanta hala. . AP Changes Managers ; Mr T. C. McGee,. recently ' f Ashe vitlei is now manager 'of the local A&P store, succeeding in this position Mr! .Ralph Ensley.: Mr. Ensley states that he will either locate permanent ly in Franklin or Wa'nesville. Mrs. McCree is exfccted to. join her hus band here "about April first. , r T SUPERHIGH17AY ATI7ASPGT0K Mt. Vernon Memorial Park way To Be Thoroughly Modern On 200-Foot Pathway. (By E. E. Duffy) The newest contribution to the growing exhibit of superhighways and parkway is the Mt. Vernon Memorial Highway, which properly belongs in the latter class, soon 'to be buiit between-Washington and Mt. Vernon, Va. . - Chief among the requisities, of such a parkyay in the modern sense, is an adequate right-of-way. The Memorial Highway will be placed oil, a strip of land 200 feet wide. At first, a 40-foot pavement will be constructed, with additional hard surfacing to be laid later when traffic demands it. The roadway will be more than 15 miles long. Grade intersections with railways and all other heavily .traveled roads will be entirely avoided by means of over-passes and under-passes. Fur ther insurance against accidents will be given by the establishment of well-kept dirt shoulders extending ten feet on either side of the pavement. Another modern note will be struck in the construction of seven or eight ornamental bridges. These are to be built to a width of 60 feet which will preclude traffic jams and ac cidents common to narrow structures. 1932 in time' to be dedicated at the celebration of the two hundredth an niversary of the birth of. George Washington. Work of preparing the roadbed has. already started. , Landscaping will progress along with the'ronstrdction work, so that shortly the builders will have achieved their purpose of making the Memorial Highway one ' of the most beautiful in the world. Neat parking places will be provided between the highway and the Potomac river. The Mt. Vernon Memorial Highway will be the result of fifty vears of planning. Linking together Washing ton," Alexandria, Washington's "home town," and Mt. Vernon, it will, serve as an admirable monument to the First President. Tn'terest in this his toric corner of Virginia has been in creasing extensively each year, along with the growth in touring. Great Markets Now Near . To Southern Growers Of Fruits and Greens Atlanta, (ia., March 18. Owing to climatic and soil conditions and mark et advantages, the' opportunities for the profitable production of fruits and vegetables in the South are un-. excelled by those in ' any other part of the United States. The leading article in the latest is sue of the Southern Field; " published by the Dev elopment Service of South ern Railway system, deals with the unsurpassed .market opportunity for southern growers of fruits and Vege tables, clue to' the rapidly increasing industrial population of the South and to proximity, with quick and ef ficient railroad service, to the eager markets of the most densely populated region in the United States .along the Atlantic Coast from the Potomac River to Portland, Maine. . Other articles in this issue of The Field tell ,of the special opportunities in territory served by Southern Rail way system lines for the production of. different kinds of horticiultural products, including tree fruits of all kinds," berries, grapes, drug plants, Irish potatoes, sweet -potatoes, turnips and various kinds of nuts. .--Figures are given showing the actual profits that have been made by growers in many parts of the South. In every state served by Southern Railway system there are fruit and vegetable growers who are making handsome profits every year and with the great and growing market de mand, there is unquestionably an op portunity for large increases in the production of a wide variety of horti cultural products. Southern Railway system horticul turists will be glad to give advice to anyone in the territory who may be interested in. the , growing of any kinds of fruits and' vegctaDles. Return From Florida, Misses Blanch and. Mary..-' Willis Have returned from Florida.' Their parents, Judge "and 'Mrs. J. "B. Willis, are spending a few:, days' tn AtTanta with fheif grandson John WHlis' Tox. EOT UlLDli.'C New Homes and Barns When Crops Rotated Raleigh, March 14. One of the vis ible effects of following a good ro tation of crops is the .building of new homes and barns sincc -such roations have been put into effect. "The success of sound crop rota tions is shown not only in bigger yields per acre and high net income from the farm but also in the general appearance of the farm as well," says E. C, Blair, extension agronomist at State College. "Such farms look neater and are better cultivated. Dur ing the past several years, we have placed demonstrations with farmers in most .of the counties w here coun ty agents are at work. . In these demonstrations, we have applied the principles of soil improvement with legumes, fertilizers, manures and lime stone to the whole farm in a prac tical: way. Thirty-three of these dem onstrations have been running long enough to get the rotation weil established. On these 33 farms, 61 per cent of the cultivated land grew some sort of legume in 1928. The average for North Carolina is onlv H per cent of the cultivated land." Mr. Blair says that a farmer can not afford to suspend other farm pro jects to improve his soil. ' Therefore the rotations advocated allow an in come, either in the form of a monev crop or feed crop, from each culti vated acre each year. ' Meanwhile, jegume crons for turning under are inter-planted with the income-producing crop; or else grown , at a. differ ent season of the year. On one farm, a . twelve-acre field made 83' bushels of corn in 1924. This same field, after having ,a crop hmhrte' W" in" " r. -n. .jj..M.ll'-t';, t;.'C -at rrrirm"i t rn i 77 , bushels of corn in 1925 and ' nuclt- s.aixt i iiLi v i. mi i ' fill imn- i-i i . els in' 1928 as a; result of a- crop ro tation with legumes. On farms where these rotations are followed, a" surplus of feed, is produced after two or three years and the amount of livestock is then increased. Tellico Locals Messrs. James , Moody, Robt. Ram sey and. J. L.',Smith made a business trip to Franklin Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Morgan who have been at Biltmorc for the past five months, are in this section now. Air. and Mrs. Everett Cook have moved to the Hurst place near Sul phur Springs. . . ' Rev. and Mrs. Judson Smith moved to his place on Tellico, known as the Martin Mason farm, Monday. The farm was purchased by Mr. Smith a few years ago. ' Air. John Cook is very low with a cancer in his mouth. Airs. Robert Ramsey and Airs. John Cabc visited Mr. "John Cook's home Afonday eve. Air. Furman Anderson was on our streets Sunday. , Afcssrs. Creul DeHart and Everett Cook took a load of cross ties to Franklin Afonday. Rev. Norman Holden filled his regu lar appointment at the Tellico church Sunday. v Several people of this section at tended court at Bryson City last week. Mr. Alex Owenby of Briartnvn, was in this section the week end. Messrs. Charlie Smith and Floyd Ramsey have a contract cutting poles for. Airs. Tames Ramsey. . '.Aiessrs. George and Harlev Ramsev were the guests of Mr. 1 and Alr. V. C. DeHart Sunday evening. Air. S. T. Ramsey: is -very' bus manufacturing walnut kernels for the Franklin market. Afr. EtaJis Meadows of Etna, passefl ihrough rwfs section Afonday on hi wav to Bnartovvii; Air. R. .E. Cochran of Flats, was in this section' Sunday-.-' ' : Highlands Stages Play Friday -.. night, ' March 8, the Alary Chapiii; Smith society gave a play, "Lost a Chaperon." The play con sisted'vof all vgirls some taking the jiart of boys. 'Between the first and second act Aliss Grace Wright and Aliss Berth:'. Natl each made a recitation. The first by Miss Wright was "Aly r "rip to the' City." The, second by . Al iss Nail was "Arith-me-tic , and Ge-or-gaff-ce." Between the second and third act Miss Eloise Baty and Aliss Helen Holt sang a duct, "Sparking Peggy Jane." ' v The play was supervised by Airs. A. VV. f Picrson. a teacher in the Highland .school and was given 'for the benefit of a-school gymnasium in Highland. - '. . - The Denver Post offered Afr. Cool -idfrc $75.000 1 a vear to become its editor, j ust.'h inning . in ahead of us, J CONSTRUCTIVE WORK BY P.-T. A. Parents Line Highway With Pines Local Forestry Of ficials, Dillard and Rabua Gap Boys Co-operate. Last Friday the Parent Teachers association of Dillard, Ga., well exem plified the progressive spirit of that community when the organization sponsored the movement of setting out 1,000 white pines on both side of the highway from the Georgia line to Mountain City. Assistant Super visor J. B. Byrne. Ranger Z. B. Byrd and Clerk Nichols of the local for estry office assisted the P.-T: A. in planting the trees. . Ranger Byrd made a special trip to the nursery of the Champion Fiber company at Wil letts for the trees. These trees were three vears of age and werjv sold to the Dillard P.-T. A. at a special price. The school boys at Dillard and those from the Rabim Gap-Nachoochec school worked like Trojans digging holes and otherwise assisting in the work. Many citizens from , the com munity also aided. The work, cover ed a stretch of highway about four and ;t half miles" in length. The citizens of Franklin are high in the praises of the work sponsored and carried out bv the Dillard P.-T. A. The Milky Way (Number Thirteen of a Series) There is no roval road to success and the milky way to prosperity is travelled by people who arc , not afraid of steady work. "Laying-by" time never comes for the dairy farm er. Its a regular job, all right, but J;he4p.4s T SVOrr Xvmi imrar wrtr-rrrri rrrr-wir - get enough out of his crop to pay, ' expenses. . The good 'dairy cow has no equal as a sure and regular daily income tnrrducer."; She pays a good price for the labor that is required in caring for her. For the soil improving leg ume hay and grain crops that she consumes she will pay better than market prices. Her products show " another profit over and above the cost of her feed and keep. She is the balance wheel to the smoothly running farm machine. Fourteen cows net John Alanning, of Afontgomery county, Tenn., $150 per month over labor and feed costs. George Goodman, ,who lives near By halia, Miss., says he makes more money from fifteen cows and .with , less trouble than he did from a six mule share crop on cotton land. Robert S. Pesson, of Iberia Parish, Louisiana, milks an average of 35 cows the year around. His average gross income from milk is $1,000 per month. In 1910 there were two struggling banks in Pendleton county, Ky., with combined deposits of $27,000, and it' wad next to impossible to borrow money- on land. As a result of con certed ' effort to promote side-line dairy farming, the county now. has an income of more than $75,000 per ' month from her 37 cows pers square mile, and bank deposits that have grown at the rate of $200,0(X), a year to a total of more" than $3,000,000 in her five banks. Dairying has developed in Pulaski county, Ark., to the extent that $1, 500,(X)i) worth of dairy products are sold in the county annually, or ,at the rateof $3 per minute.' The coun ty's 1929 farm , program embraces the elimination of every scrub bull, the purchase of imrcbrcd bulls and regis tered stock in every community, . the production of - at least two tons of legume hay for every dairy cow, and a permanent pasture of at least one acre for every dairy cow. Sixteen .years ago'- Mississippi's' "one creamery paid $4,423 for milk. Last Veaf the state prodauced $14,000,000 worth ' of milk. Naturally, the tick free sections arc responsible for the creater j part of this huge increase. Statewide tick eradication will result in - greatly increased production of dairv products in Mississippi and oth er 'tick-infested sections. .Tick tak" a heavy toll in blood and milk. Tin V cut 'milk-', production M least .one-third and set the tab'", for buzzards by the thousands. It costs two and one-half times more to board ti - for (ine vear than it docs to get rid of them for all time. The South need's "'c purebred, tick-free ' rows convcrtm'" home-grown feed into the trod"c.ts .thM.,-arc so essential -to the hrUii. wealth and happiness of otir t(ot- ' :... '-,.. DOC. VERSUS SHEEP A do ' sj pounds of meat And .fill his r'omach full, But never will grow, as you well . know; .:''' .'' A single round of wool. -,.. ''-"",; SekctcV 'A :' ".-'.