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Uncxcell J Climate
Unnurpisced Scenery
Stata Game Refuge
17 Pcr.s Over 5,000
Feet Hic'i
Ideal Dairy County
Creamery, Cannery
Excellent Highways
Cheap Electric Power
for Industries
Law-abiding Citizenship
VOLUME XLIV
A & P CONTRACTS
LOCAL BUTTER
'According to reports reaching
Franklin the Nantahala Creamery,
owned and operated by A. B. Slagle,
makes the 1 best butter in the state.
From time to time butter from the
creameries in the state is tested by
the State College at Raleigh. It is
said that the local creamery scores
the greatest number of points in
those tests. As a result the local
butter is becoming widely known
throughout North Carolina. In fact
the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea
company has entered into a contract
with Mr. Slagle to supply N butter to
all the stores of the company in
Asheville and all counties west of
that city. Mr. Slagle's many friends
are jubilant at the success he is
making in the creamery business.,-
School Expenses
North Carolinians senC $1,000,000
less for theic public schools in 1927-28
than they did in 1926-27, so declares
State School Facts, the official publi
cation of the State Department of
Public Instruction in its current issue.
"A comparison of the two years"
the publication continues "shows that
in 1926-27 the total sum of $36,701.
501.36 was spent for these schools,
whereas during the school year 1927-28
the sum of $35,655,440.70 was expended
for all public school purposes below
college grade. '
"The explanation of the decrease"
the publication states, "is the fact
that more than two million dollars
less were spent for . capital outlay
purposes, new buildings, sites, and
equipment. In 1926-27 more than
eleven million' dollars were paid out
for this class of expenditures, whereas,
in 1927-28 sjightly more t than, 'nine
- millfen;;'doUarvwere put iirto new
buildings and school equipment.
"The year 1927-28 marks the lowest
point that capital "outlay expenditures
have reached since 1921-22, when the
cost of the new buildings erected and
equipped slightly exceeded six million
dollars." -
On the other hand, as the publica
tion points out, the amount of money
spent for the current operation and
maintenance of the schools increased
one million dollars over the preceding
year. It cost $26,580,686.40 to,operate
thev elementary and secondary schools
during 1927-28. whereas in 1926-27
twenty-five and a half million dollars
did the job.
There is a tendency for current
expense to increase from year to
year, but at the rate of increase this
past year, is the lowest within the
past eight years. This million dollars
represents a 4 percent increase, where
as in 1920-21 there was a 40.8 percent
increase ; in 1921-22 15.3 percent ; in
1922-23, 11.1 percent ; in 1923-24, 10.6
norrpnt! in 1924-25. 10.2 percent: in
1925-26, 8.5 percent, and 1926-27, 12.0
.percent. 1 he increase the past year
tWefnrp is less than half the per
centage increase of any the preceding
seven years.
LEE BARNARD
MUCH DEPRESSED
While the rain was gently falling
Tuesday morning Lee JtJarnard dropped
into The Press office. Lee was blue.
In fact, he was almost in tears. His
worries were sitting heavily upon him.
Lee had Gloomy : Gus backed com
pletely off the map. For Lee the
tinrizon was obscure and apparently
he was fast sinking into a deep, dark
dungeon of despair. When asked
why all the gloom, Lee said that the
mat wnrrvitiff ahout trucks trucks in
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twos, tens and hundreds oodles of
trucks. Mr. Barnard had just come
from his farm and is of the opinion
that he will not make a nubbin this
year: Hence, he is trying to find
a sufficient number of trucks with
' which to haul his big corn off .and
swap it for nubbins.. Being convinced
that there are not enough trucks in
Franklin for this purpose he is think,
ing of getting in touch with General
Motors. , ' - ,
FLORIDA MAN
LIKES FRANKLIN
Mr. Lee Daniel and two daughters,
Misses Lola Lee and Elizabeth, were
present at the flower show Tuesday.
Mr. Daniell is from Pensacola and
spends his summers in the mountains
of this section. At present he is
stopping at Mountain City, but . states
that he will probably make Franklin
his headquarters next summer. Mr.
Daniell and daughters were highly
complimentary in their remarks con
cerning Franklin aod- the -people who
live here. " - . -
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Bon Marche
Cslebates 40th
Year ln Business
Mammoth Sales Event Will
Start on August First
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The Bon Marche, of Asheville,
North , Carolina, one of , the" largest
and finest department stores in the
Sbuth,:will inaugurate on Thursday,
August first, a celebration event of
wide interest to the people ...of this
entire section its fortieth year Anni
versary Sale. .
A pioneer- in the community's pro-!
gress, the Bon Marche has for forty
years been an outstanding factor in;
the civic and commercial life of
Western North Carolina. Founded in
an humble way by Sqlomon Lipinsky
in 1889, it has ever kept in . mind1
a policy of service--seryicc to its
customers, and service to the com
munity at large; and for the thirty
six years before his death, during
which Mr., Lipinsky was the active
head of the store, he was known as
an innovator and leader in every
cause for the advancement of West
ern North Carolina, whether of com
mercial, civic or philanthropic nature.
Today, the business founded in such
humble , circumstances is known
throughout the south and east as
one of the most progressive institu-'
tions in the country.
Thjs past year has seen many
improvements. The entire street floor
of the store has been rearranged ; an
improved art-craft department serves
needlewomen of this section on the
store's third floor; the opening of
a men's section was an outstanding
service achievement.. Recently thfc
announcement -.,.i ,.;aX man!& ishQeec,
tion, a,' "Defiance" automobile " tire
department, and a new store policy
assuring Western North. Carolina
shoppers of "lowest in Asheville"
prices attracted much antreest and
favorable comment.
The management of the storey still
continues irr the hands of the Lipinsky
family, with tne three sons of its
founder holding the executive reigns.
.Morris is president and general mana
ger ; Whit vice president and store
superintendent; Louis is merchandise
manager. 1
In commemorating the fortieth anni
versary of its' founding, officials of
the store have bent every effort to
the making of an event of real
magnitude. For six months, active
preparation has been in progress;
Bon Marche buyers have scoured the
eastern markets for values "in mer
chandise suited to the. needs of the
buying public of this locality, and
it is believed that the month's sales
will eclipse those of any other month
in the sales history of the store.
Dr. W. H. Mumford
On Visit Here
Dr. W. H. Mumford, dean cf
the .University of Illinois .director of
the state extension service and di
rector of the Illinois experimental
station, spent the week end in Frank
lin at the home of Mrs. W. W. Sloan.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Mum
ford and daughter, Miss Mary. While
here Dr. Mumford .inspected the work
of the local county agent and ex
pressed pleasure at the good work
being done by Mr. Sloan. Dr. Mum
ford is one of four prominent agri
cultural experts who were sent to
Germany to instruct , the Germans in
the extension work as carried on in
America.
Illinois, according to Dr." Mumford,
has 102 counties 98 of which have
county agents. " y
A Surprise Shower
La$t Wednesday afternoon, three
or four automobiles drove up to the
residence of "The Woods Girls."
The cars were filled with some of
the friends of Mr. and Mrs. Lore
Housier, bearing gifts for the bride !
"Miss Hattie" was taken entirely
by surprise, .and the shower of gifts
for herself and her home were most
highly appreciated.
After a pleasant social hour, re
freshments, were served the unex
pected guests.
As they took their leave, each
wished the newly married couple,
happiness and prosperity and each
bore the same message from other
friends. "
Mr. and Mrs. .Love Housier, number
their friends by their acquaintenccs
and everyone is expressing best wish
es for them. ,
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FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1929.
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THE STATE OF
Western Counties Organized
StsfCe of Franklin and Had
Their Own Government
for Four Fears.
Probably not many people know
that the State of Franklin once ex
isted in the confines of the present
State of North Carolina. The Press
is indebted to Miss M. E. Huget
of Highlands for the following article
copied from a magazine, The Land
We Love, published in 1868:
The revolt of the Western counties
of North Carolina in 1784, the forma
tion of the State of . Franklin, the
existence of that anomalous political
organization for four years, t and its
final absorption, by the parent State
in 1788, arc all remarkable events.
And yet 'they are so little known to'
history and so imperfectly understood
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by historical readers generally, :sj
to have nearly faded from the view j little
of modern observers, and by manyt the
are referred to, only as the obscure other,
revelations of tradition. j
And yet these events are not only!
as we have here designated them,Vood
remakable in themselves, but theyay 0f
present to posterity invaluable less- cation
ons lessons of wisdom to the states-! West
men and rulers of the present day
lessons of patriotism, of humanity, of .
fi tii aL t.-i:: -
ioroearance uoin io ine yuuutuuis;
and people of the country, which,'
cannot be too . sedulously taught topaimo
SHU MllUlldlCU Hit .lll.CU3 Ul
the : United States in the existing,
iricte rf ruiKli .affaire , Wlf rafinnt'
too much respect or too lightly, re-'S
vere the noble magnanimty of JMorth?iCVL1t
Carolina to her revolted western!
citizens while attempting the disinte-1
gration: of the old State. Nor cansg
we on the other hand, too much ad-turday
mire the self-sacrificing and dutiful
spirit of the revolted people them-icv
selves tneir suDoramaiion io law, iua
justice, to right, to quietude and
peace under the L exhibition of ap-;
parent neglect, injustice and misrule.,
No where else has been manifested1:1
by any people, a truer love of country;
rn c liftlo tvnAonrv f n radicalism!
or the prostration of all law. Theiran
conduct in this respect cannot be ' I lu'l-v
too much conmmended or imitated.1 v
Origin and Cause of the Revolt of;
1784 joy and
The American Revolution wasrC last
terminated by acknowledgement on;
the part of Great Britain, of the
independence of each of the thirteen jjcnuctt
States heretofore colonies of her ownn tjic
and which had, one by one, thrown
off its allegiance to the parent govern-"'
The innsiture from a State of pro-
r'irr't vnccoK.ao onI rnlrvnil flfnftr-
dence, to self-government, " was. .,fud-
den. but in some states, almost ti
percitible. The change from a mon
archy to a republic, brought with it,
here and there, over the country, a
little of the spirit of insubordination.
GARDEN CLUB
EXTENDS THANKS
The Franklin Garden club and as
sociated flower circles take this op
portunity to thank Miss Bissel for her
kindness in donating the first prizes
for the flower show as an expression
of her interest in our club. The
club also extends thanks tp the
Jupollo Public Service company for
the use of its store room.
MRS. SMITH HARRIS, President.
Feed For Molting Hens
The same poultry feeds that give
good egg production are best adapted
to grow new feathers. During the
molt, mash, which is the egg-producing
part of the ration, should be, fed
freely. Scratch feed should be fed
sparingly so that the hens will eat
more mash than scratch feed. The
mash should make up ffom one-half
to; one-third of the total feed. In
creased ' mash consupmtion may be
induced by feeding one light meal of
moist mash in addition to keeping
dry mash always before the hens.
Mixing the moist mash with milk in
stead of water increases its palata
bility and tends to increase mash
consupmtion. Sudden changes in the
ration, or in the method of feeding
should not be made, as this may
throw the -hens into a premature
molt. Such changes as moving them
to a new house, or closely confining
them after being on free range also
tend to induce molting. ; ' ; ' '
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Highlands Planning Barbecue on August 10 to Celebrate
Opening of Course Will,' Also Unveil Monument to
S. T. Kelsey Completion of No. 28 Phase of Celebration.
HUNDREDS SEE
FLOWER SHOW
The local garden club under the
presidency of Mrs. Smith Harris
ended its first year of existence
Wednesday by staging a flower show
in the store room of the Jupollo
Public Service company. Associated
flower circles in Franklin were also
interested in making the show a
complete success. The large store
room was literally filled with beautiful
flowers of all kinds and the hun
dreds who visited the- show in a
constant stream all day - expressed
delight at the exhibition. Even those
staging the show were surprised ' at
the number and variety -of flowers.
The competition for prizes in all
classes was exceedingly keen and the
judges had great difficulty in rend
ering their decisions. After due de
liberation the judges announced the
lollowing prize winners: ,
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blackoak Dai
bark on hand choi)
day.
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per bag or $1.90 foi
All kinds of
Seeds.
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ools And Libraries
Raleigh, N. C. July. Approximately
160,000v children were enrolled ' in the
standard elementary schools of the
state in 1928-29, or about one-third
of the toatl elementary school enroll
ment, according to the records just
compiled by the State Superintendent
of Public Instruction from the reports
for these schools.
A school is standardized on the
basis of an eight months term with
at least a teacher to a grade, and
with certain other requirements as to
organization and equipment.
Five years ago there were 270 rural
schools which met the conditions as
to term and teachers, but only 26
met the other requirements. Now
326 schools have met all requirements
and are classified as standard schools.
A total of 445 rural schools met the
requirements as to teachers and term
and of this number 208 met all
Conditions.
The 208 rural standard elementary
schools have more than 113,000 li
brary books as comared with 8,000
five years ago. The State last year
gave library aid to 215 schools. These
schools raised additional funds and
spent more than $31,000.00' for new
library books for elementary schools.
In the past six years, schools receiv
ing State library aid have spent more
than $14,5,000.00 for elementary books.
Most of this money was raised
through the efforts of parent-teachers
associations and the schools them,
selves.
In the cities of the State, rapid
progress has been made each year,
and today there ar 118 standard
elementary schools as compared with
30 five years ago. In these Schools
are more than 165,000 library books.
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Abrasive Materials
Co;-cr, Timber
Precious and Semi
Mica, Kaolin, Asbestos,
precious Gems
Abundance Good Labor
AmpJs Transportation
Facilities
Pure, Clear Water
Productive Soils
NUMBER THIRTY-ONE
On August 1 Highlands, Macon
county's beautiful little mountain city
and the highest incorporated town
east of the Mississippi, is planning
a big barbecue in celebration of three
distinct events. First, a monument
to S. T. Kelsey, founder of the
town, will be unveiled. In 1872 S.
T. Kelsey and Chas. Hutchinson of
Kansas bought 800 acres of land from
J. W. Dobson on the west plateau
of Satulah mountain. The legend has '
it that Kelsey . and Hutchinson had
taken a map of the United States
and on it had drawn two lines, one
running from New York to New Or
leans and the other from Chicago
Charleston. Working on the the
ory that the intersection of these lines
would be the exact center of the
population of eastern America and
consequently within easy reach of
the most people they set out to
locate the spot, coming first to Frank
lin and then on to the present site
of Highlands. On reaching the spot
on the riiap where the lines inter
sected they found the place to be on
top of the Blue Ridge mountains
with virgin forests stretching for
miles in all directions. Deer and wild
turkeys were found in abundance
while the streams were filled with
speckled trout. This land of en
chantment appealed mightily to bith
Kelsey and Hutchinson. Mr. Kelsey
brought his family to this wilderness
in 1872 and in 1873 Mr. Hutchinson
did likewise. Others soon followed.
among whom was S. P. Ravenel of
Charleston. Soon the fame of High
lands spread all over the South. So
grateful . are the present inhabitants
of that " town for th
Jdone by Mr. , Kelsey a monument has
been erected in his honor and this
will be unveiled on August 10 in
the presence of his two sons, one now
living in( California and the other
in Connecticut, who have indicated
mivimvu tu visit XUKIUaUUS at
that time.
The second event which Highlands
is celebrating is that of the opening
of Highway No. 28 between Franklin
and that town. This highway follows
the Cullasaja river the entire distance
and is considered the most beautiful
route ,in eastern America. The route
in question passes through the Culla
saja gorge where workmen drilling
the holes for the powder were sus
pended on slings similar to those
used by painters in painting the sides
of a building. In the gorge proper
is the Lower Falls of the Cullasaja.
A few .miles above one comes to the
Upper or Dry Falls. A short distance
beyond the road passes behind the
Bridal Veil Falls where the water
tumbling down from a high cliff falls
on the outside of the roadway.
The third event that the barbecue
is intended to celebrate is that of
the opening of the Highlands golf
course. The entire course has been
cleared from a laurei thicket and is
said to be one of the best courses
in the Southeast. The club house
that was burned in the spring is now
in course of reconstruction. On the
opening date Bobby Jones, the most
famous golfer in the World, will play
a foursome with three other nationally
known golfers It is understood that
only nine holes are now available for
play, but work on the remaining
nine holes is progressing rapidly.
The committee in charge of arrange
ments has already received word that
hundreds of golf players from all
over the East are planning to come
to Highlands on August 10. In ad
dition to golfers thousands of other
are expected to be present to see
Bobby and' others play. Highlands,
never accustomed to doing things in
hajf-way measures, is extending an
invitation to everybody to help the
town celebrate the three events men
tioned above.
PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES
The Rev. F. R. Riddle, pastor of
the Shandon Presbvterian church of
Columbia, S. C will preach at the
local PresbytTinn church- oh next
Sunday morning, August 4th at 11
o'clock. Everyone is given a cordial
invitation to be present at this service.
BRYSON VISITS PARENTS
M. J. W. Bp-son and three sons
of Rome, Georgia, are visiting Mr.
Bryson'j; . parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
K. Bryson, on the Cullasaja. The
visitors were in Franklin Tuesday
greeting their, numerous fricn A