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CLeap Electric Power
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Law-abiding Citizenship
VOLUME XLIV
IE FAREUELL
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SCOTT Oil
Mrs. 'Grace Lock and her
son, Mr. E. E. Lock, En
tertain Number of Frank"
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: The. dining room of the Scott Griffin
hotel Sunday night was the scene
of a farewell dinner given by Mrs.
.Grace Lock and her son; E. E. Lock,
retiring manager of the hotel, to a
pumber of Franklin People. Mr. and
Mrs. Lock will leave Franklin in the
near future. At the present time Mr.
Lock has several hotel propositions
under consideration, but he does not
yet know which he will accept.
At the dinner .Sunday night the
table was beautifully decorated with
fall flowers and those attending report
that jthey greatly ' enjoyed the hos
pitality of Mr. and Mrs. Lock. Dur
ing the course 'of the meal , Mr. and
Mrs. C. S. Brown were introduced
to the people of Franklin. Mr. Brown
assumed the managership of the Scott
Griffin on Tuesday p this week. He
comes from Augusta, .Georgia. During
and his mother have made numerous
friends who regret, to see, them leave.
" Those present at the ..dinner in-.
eluded Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Brown,
Dr. and Mrs. Frank Smith, Judge
and Mrs. John Awtrey, Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Franks, Mr. and Mrs.W. C.
Cunningham, Mr. and Mrs. H. ; W:
Cabe, Mr. and Mrs. Avery Cunning
ham, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Porter, Mr.
and Mrs: J. E.- .Rice,- Mr. --and -Mrs:
D. D. Rice, Dr., and Mrs. W. A.
Rogers, Mr- and Mrs G W. Hames,
Mrs. Sani' Rogers, Miss Sophie Albert;
Mrs: C. E. , Crawley, Prof. Wt B.
Kesler and Mr. E. F. Golston.
' It is stated that Mr. and Mrs. Lock
will remain here for a few days aid
ing Mr. Brown ' until he becomes fa
miliar with' the problems affecting
his new duties. ,
Will Build
. Small Damn on
A juryman over from Briartown
section of the county last week re
ports that the Nantahala Power &
Light company will build a dam on
Queen's Creek near the top of the
Winding Stairway. The power house,
it is said,, will be located at the foot
of the mountain near the Beecher
school house. It is understood that
power from this dam will be used
in building .the large dam on the
Nantahala river near Aquone.
AUTOMOBILE WRECK
Grady Reece and Henry Tallent
fortunately escaped injury late Sun
day afternoon when the automobile
they were driving ran. off the embank
Ktnent on the Georgia road near the
I school house. They state that a
passing automobile forced them off
the road. When the car left the road
it cut down a tree about five inches
" in diameter and turned bottom side
up where it remained with its wheels
in the air. Tallent is said to have
hurriedly left the car about the time
the machine left the road. Reece re
mained in the car. After it came to
a stop several feet from the street,
Grady calmly "turned off the switch
and crawled out from under. The
top of the car was badly damaged.
Occupant of barber chairVBeforc
you begin, I want you to understand
that I am a man of few words."
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CHARGE OF HOTEL
Clarence S. Brown of Au
gusta Now Manager of
Scott Griffin Hotel Sees
Bright Future.
Clarence S. Brown, formerly of
Augusta, Georgia, has assumed the
management of the Scott Griffin ho
tel, one of the most modern and com
mercial hotels in the state west of
Asheville. Mr. Brown purchased the
lease of Mr. E. E. Lock, who has
been manager of the hotel for the
past year or more. For the past four
years Mr. Brown was engaged in the
automobile storage business at Augus
ta and for twelve years previous to
that was a traveling salesman. Con
sequently he has a wide acquaintance
among the people of Georgia and
South Carolina. It is his intention
to capitalize on this acquaintance by
an extensive advertising campaign next
spring and summer with a view to
persuading his friends to spend their
summers in Franklin. ;
For the past several summers Mr
Brown ha -been visiting Western
North Caolina. His , short s,tays in
Franklin resulted jn his determination
to locate in this town. "From a busi
ness standpoint," said Mr. Brown, "I
find that Franklin is one of the Uvee'st
little towns in - the mountains." The
fact thata - railroad "fronrlIinox'ville
through, ; Franklin to the coast at
Charleston is now asured also had
its influence in the determination of
Mr. Brown to locate here. The build
ing of , power . dams in this vicinity '
was also in, factor of this decision.
Like, all the citizens of Franklin Mr.
Brown believes that Franklin and
Macon county have a bright future,
He states that the seven" mile lake
to be formed by the dam on the
Nantahala river will turn that section
into one of. the finest summer re
sorts of the South. The site of this
lake is more than 3,000 feet above
sea level. It is believed here that the
influx of people seeking sumer homes
on the lake on Nantahala will have
a wholesome effect on business at
Franklin. The new improvements on
the local golf course and the com
pletion of the half million dollar
golf course at Highlands will also
stimulate tourist trade at Franklin,
says Mr. Brown.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Brown are de
lighted with Franklin and its people
ahd have entered ertthuiastically into
the management of the hotel. Mr.
Brown wants it understood that he
is now a citizen of the town and that
he will ever endeavor to work for
the best interest of the town and
county. He intends to buy all sup
plies for his hotel at Franklin when
such is possible. Those who have be
come acquainted with Mr. Brown
since his arrival state that he is a
broad minded and public spirited
citizen and thai the presence of him
self ( and wife will form a distinct ad
dition to the social and business cir
cles of the town.
A son, Clarence, Jr., who will grad
uate from the Augusta high school in
February is expected to join his pa
rents here shortly after graduation.
CONFERENCE MEETS
NEXT WEEK
The Western North Carolina con
ference will meet, next week at High
Point. Rev. R. F. Mock, J. A. Port
er and T. J. Johnston, will attend
from Franklin. Th'e ' present pastor
of the local Methodist church has
been for two years and has given
perfect satisfaction. . Consequently it
is hoped that the conference will
return Rev. R. F. Mocn to Franklii?
for another year. In addition to those
mentioned other Method ist pastors in
the ronrtv will nttond t! confi rcve
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FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER
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TAIfl'G MOVIE
FORFRfflUti
Equipment Will Arrive This
Week Management Ex
pects to Have Equipment
Equal to That of Any
City.
According to an announcement made
here Tuesday the Macon theatre,
local moving picture house, is soon
to be ' equipped with a modern talk
ing machine. The equipment will ar
rive this week and will be immediate
ly installed. If necessary the in
terior of the theatre will be re
modeled to make the acoustics per
fect. S. H. Lyle, Jr., manager of the
local play house, states that he
exp,ects to have the first talking
machine on the screen early in No
vember. Since Mr. Lyle assumed the
management of the theatre about two
years ago he has constantly improved
the building and the quality of the
screen productions shown. It is be
lieved, here that Franklin will be the
smallest town in the South to have
a modern talking machine in the
picture theatre. Mr. Lyle states that
the equipment to be installed is the
equal of any to be found in the cities
of the country.
The management has already con-;
tracted with .one . of. the., leading
""fakfie", producers in the country .for
pictures. , . i
Business Quiz
Is Answered by
Local Merchant
Best Investment of Today
Fully Defined
It isn't often that we use an adver
tisement that has appeared in this pa
per as a basis for an editorial. The
advertisement which was carried by
the White Store last week was so full
of good sound common sense about
advertising that we feel the repetition
of it here would be of service to our
readers.
The readers often wonder, no doubt,
why so many merchants every week
pay this paper money to carry Jheir
advertisements. The ads are messen
gers to you. They are from mer
chants who can't see you and talk to
you face to face about their mer
chandise and chose the columns of
this paper to tell you not only about
their merchandise and the prices, but
also about the character of their store.
Good ads are good reading. They
carry much information to the cus
tomer which would be expensive for
him or her to learn from other
sources. Think of blotting from your
life the valuable information you have
obtained from reading advertisements.
You would lose a god percent of the
information you have gathered.
Here is what one merchant has to
say regarding advertisement:
We wonder if many of our cus
tomers have given mucji thought
to the question of why we adver
tise. It might be of interest to
you if we should give you some of
the reasons that move us in our
regular advertising.
We advertise so that the com
munity may know where to supply
their needs in an advantageous
manner. We describe representa
tive articles from our large stock
of dry goods, notions, shoes, toilet
articles and ready-to-wear and tell
you at what price they may be .
had in our store. You may rely on
anything- we say. Honesty is good
policy as well as good morals, and
we are jcalons of the reputation
wc have made in our thirty years
ill ' I - N. .3)
17, 1829.
FRANKLIN ROUPS
ON SYIVA 5H
Local High School Boys
Bewilder Team From Syl
va by End Runs, Line
Bucks.
The local football field last Friday
was the scene of a brilliant game on
the part of the Franklin Hi team
when it defeated Sylva by a seore
of 52. to 6. The' lone Sylva score
came in the last two minutes of play
when a Franklin' fumble gave the
visitors the ball on the Franklin two
yard line. In justice to the boys from
Sylva it must be said that they put
up a hard scrap from beginning to
end though clearly out:classed by the
more experienced team from Frank
lin. The Sylva coach stated that his
team had had not previous experi
ence. However, the team showed a
fighting spirit that won the admira
tion of their opponents and the Frank
lin people. From the start the Frank
lin boys scored almost at will. Long
end runs, line bucks and passes seem
to bewilder the Sylva team.
Those who saw the game Friday
are inclined to think that Franklin
has the best team' since football be
came one of the major sports at
the local high school a few years
ago It would-be difficult Jta pick any
particular s1ar"6n the Franklin leam.
The entire team worked as a well
oiled machine. Coach' Kesler was the
recipient of many congratulations at
the end of the game as were the
members of the team.
The game Friday was the third of
the season. The first game resulted
in a score of 12 to nothing for
Wavnesville.' Franklin then beat Cull-
owhee by the same score. The boysi
of Franklin feel confident that they
will win air the remaining games of
the season. x ;
Much Activity
on Nantahala
Forest Lands
For the past (week Ranger Z. B.
Byrd and his two assistants of the
Nantahala Forest have been busy col
lecting twenty-five bushels of tulip
popular seeds. These seeds will be
sent to the forestry nursery at Par
sons, W. Va. and planted. At the
age of two and three years the young
trees will be distributed to all govern
ment forests in tne Southern App
lachians. Last spring seeds of the California
sugar pines and the giant Sequoia
were received by the local forestry
officials and planted by game warden
Jesse Slagle, of the Wayah Game
Refuge., After several months in the
ground the seeds sprouted and young
trees are now in evidence. In three of
four years these trees will be re
planted on the Nantahala forest. This
experiment with the California trees
will be watched with much interest,
not only by the local forestry of
ficials, but by the people of Macon
county.
John Wasilik, in charge of the ac
quisition of lands in the Nantahala
forest, and his assistant, J. H. Willi
ams; hafe been ordered to duty for
two months with the Pisgah forest
to report' upon 30,000 acres of land
in the bdunary of that forest which
the government desires to purchase.
Mr. Wasilik has just completed the
examination of seventy-five tracts in
the boundary of the Xantahala forest
and submitted his reports. The con
sultation of the purchase of a number
of the tracts can b completed at
the local forestry office while action
at Washington will bo nccespary on
tracts containim.; a larao wrbcr' of
i:3,r:,3 n. i. u
oped 7 el'r lt . .f
Mica, Kac!l.i, AiL.las,
Abrasive Materials
Copper, Timber
Precious and Semi
precious Gems
Abundance Good Labor
Ample Transportation
Facilities
Pure, Clear Water
Productive Soils
NUMBER FORTY-TWO
HIGH HONORS
ARE AWARDED
Local Creamery In Competi
tion With Six Others
Wins First Prize At State
Fair.
A telegram from Raleigh received
Wednesday morning and sent by
Lyles Harris, editor of The Press,
states that the butter made by the;
Nantahala Creamery, owned and ops
rated by A. B. Slagle, won firsf prize
at the State Fair with, six other
creameries iiv competition. The butter,
made by the local creamery nearly.
alwaysVunds at the head of the list
in tefs made by the. State College
from time to time. The Nantahala
butter is becoming " widely known
throughout the ' South for its ex-,
cellence. It is now on sale in all
A & P stores in Asheville and all
towns in the state west of that city.
For some time after the creamery,
began operations some doubt was ex
pressed that a sale for the butter
could be found. However, for the past
two or three years the demand for,
the Nantahala brand of butter hat
far exceeded the' supply."
Rflarce Henry
off to Raleigh
The editor, Mr. Lyles Harris, known
among his close friends in Franklin
as Marse Henry Watterson, left Mon
day for Raleigh to attend the . fair.
He was accompanied by the, county,
bagent, Mr. Frederick Sloan. They
both carried a pocketful of iiote
books which they intend to fill with'
matters of interest to the farmert
of Macon county.
During the editor's absence Major
S. A. Harris is holding down the job
of printer's devil.
PARK COMMISSIONS
HAVE MEETING IN
BRYSON CITY
Discussion of the acquisition of
three large tracts of, land in the
Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Area in North Carolina and Tennes
see featured the meeting of thr
Tennessee and North Carolina Park
Commissions at Bryson City Monday
afternoon, Chairman Mark Squire
of the North Carolina Park Commis
sion, said after the meeting that de
tails concerning the acquisition - of
the three tracts, which lie in the two
states, are not yet ready to be made
public. He said, however, that the
discussions were mostly of a rou
tine nature, and that nothing of much
public interest was considered.
Col. D. C. Chapman, of Knoxville,
chairman of the Tennessee Commis
sion, said after the meeting that Ten
nessee has already acquired 126,000
acres of land, in 700 different tracts,
in its portion of the Park area. lie
also said that only matters of policy
were discussed at the meeting.
The two commissions also approved
a number of options that have been
acquired on land in the Park area.
After the meeting, those attending
looked over some land in this section.
Those attending the meeting includ
ed, Tennessee Commission : Colonel
Chapman, chariman; A. E. Markham,
John M. Clark, E. E. Connor, L. S.
Allen, F. A. Ault, executive secre
tary and a Mr. Newland, engineer.
North Carolina Commission: Mark
Squires .chairman, Dr. E. C. Brooks,
of Raleigh, secretary, D. M. Buck, of
Yancey county, t Plato Ebbs of Ashe
ville, Lieutenant Governor . R. . T.
; .Fountain,; Harry;; Neii!c,v of lAsher?.-
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