103.CC0 II. P. Undevil-
opad Water Power
M ica, Kaolin, Asbestos,
Abrasive Materials
Copper, Timber
Precious and Semi -precious
Gems
Abundance Good Labor
Ample Transportation
Facilities
Pure, Clear Water
Productive Soils
tJ excelled Climate
Unsurpassed Scenery
Ciate Game Refuge
17 Peaks Over 5,CC0
Feet High
Ideal Dairy County
Creamery, Cannery
Excellent Highways
Cheap Electric Power
for Industries
Law-abiding Citizenship
MSAuT 07 A FOUNTAIN EuiPIIlE RIPE FOR DEVELOPMENT
VOLUME XLIV
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 21, 1829
NUMBER FORTY-SEVEN
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VITATONE HEARD
Stature Pleases Full House
, of Fans Who Came
V To "Talkie"
t ' ' , r .
Franklin's first talking moving pic
. ture production was presented at the
Macon theatre on Monday night of
. this week, marking a new and novel
step for the entertainment of , Macon
county people.
When the opening scene of the
production, "The Unholy Night," was
: flashed on the screen, showing the
1 city of London shrouded in a blanket
of fog, and when patrons heard the
whirr of motors on the city's streets,
and the clatter of wheels on cobble
stones, they were witnessing enter
tainment of a type not yet seen or
Veard in many small towns."
A footpad blackjacked a victim
Xvl the fog and laughed. A child
... was seized and dragged screaming
into an alley. A pistol cracked, and
the victim dropped to the sidewalk.
- Children who had taken front seats
in the theatre crept back to find
their mothers., .
A full house witnessed the opening
show featuring the movietone. The
sound feature was effective, and was
clearly audible in all parts of the
building.
Parking Forbidden
On School Street
All automobile drivers who carry
children to the school grounds are
askedby Chief, Bob Henry'f ttf.drive
into the school house lane before
allowing children to get out of the
car. No car must stop on the street
to unload, nor will any driver be
allowed to park on the street below
the school buildings.
A sign has been placed below the
first curve this side of the residence
of Dr. W. A. Rogers. If for any
reason a car must stop on the street
for a moment, the stop must be made
before the curve warning is passed.
Chief Henry reports that drivers
have cooperated with him since he
has beeri stationed near the school
house when school opens and closes.
The public is also reported t6 be
well pleased with the manner in
which Chief Henry is handling . the
traffic situation there.
COGGINS TO PREACH i
Jei, A. E. Coggins, of Robbinsvilla
will preach at the Franklin Methodijt
church next Sunday morning at II
o'clock on the subject, "Interpretation
vof the Golden City."
LETTERS OMMITTED
T-pftprs and other material for this
issue have been left out because of
space shortage. These will app;ar
next week. f
Southern Warns Line
Through
Willing To Build Road To
N.C. If Feasible Route
'I
Can Be Obtained
Last week a whole train load.lof
Southern Railway officials were in
this part of the country. Just whkt
was the' purpose of their visit ' theiy
would riot tell, and no one outsid
of the official family of the system
seems to be able to give a clue. So
definite information is hard to get.
Unofficially it is understood that
the company is desirous of building
a line through to North . Carolina,
following in a general course the di
rection of the Little Tennessee river.
The Newport-Asheville branch is over
burdened with traffic and to double
track that stretch would be decidedly
expensive. It is understood that the
Al LUCAL MOVIE
i
COURT CONVENES
HEREJ30MY
Judge Warns Speeders;
Necessity of Adequate
Jail Mentioned
Judge Michael Schenck, of Hender
sonville, opened the November term
of the Macon county superior court
here on Monday. In his charge to
the grand jury, . Judge Schenck
stressed the need of curbing speeders
on the mountain highways, particularly
those speeders who drive under the
influence of liquor.
"It is a wise move to require grand
jurors to report violators of these
speed laws," declared Judge Schenck.
"A tremendous amount of money has
been spent on our mountain roads,
yet on the highway between Franklin
and Dillsboro, one man can make
the road a death trap."
Judge Schenck mentioned the dan
ger of speeding in vicinities where
school busses are run. One drunk
man can make a highway in such
vicinity a death trap, he said. Anyone
convicted of driving in an intoxicated
condition on the highways will not
have another such opportunity for
twelve months, the judge added.
"The automobile," he asserted, "is
no longer the plaything of the rich.
All must use it whether or not they
want to, and ;ft
danger to the users than the drinker
on the highway."
In the charge to the grand jury,
Judge Schenck also stressed the duty
of reporting' the manufacture of
whiskey, of which the grand jurors
might have knowledge. He also
pointed ont that it is required of
guardian to make reports. The
grand jJry should check these to see
that tbfc reports have been made, he
asserted.
Incounty problems the grand jury's
position is that of a board of di
rectors, the judge; pointed out. In
county home something more than
iard should be provided for the
'nfortunates, he declared. "No citizen
n this mountain country of ours
'should fail in his duty to these poor.
This county should not be Christian
in name only, but we should practice
the precepts of the Master. The com
mittee to investigate conditions at
the county home, owes it to the in
mates to make liberal recommenda
tions. "The law provides that the county
commissioners, must provide an ade-
quate jail. An adequate jail is one
that will hold the prisoners and hold
j them properly. The jail quarters
must be sanitary, such as will, not
endanger trie life or health of the in-
The Mountains
road through Maryville and down
along the river could be constructed
at no more cost, and perhaps a great
deal less than the expense of double
tracking the Asheville route.
The Southern engineers who have
been at work taking levels and mak
ing estimates from Chilhowee to a
connecting point in North Carolina
have been called in to Washington,
and there is no information obtain
able from them, because it is a
policy of 'engineers to know nothing
for publication.
YThe fact that the Southern 'real
izes its need for either a double
track to Asheville, or a new artery
to 'connect with the, main line through
North Carolina leads one to believe
the hew road will be built if too
m j.ny obstructions are not encount
ercd. Maryville (Tcnn.) Enterprise.
FRMLITJ MS
OVER ANDREWS
Visiting Team Defeated 33-0
In Last Home Game
FrSflkKfi played the last home game
of its most successful football season
when its eleven defeated the Andrews
high school team by the score of
33-0 here last Friday. Every player
appeared , to put his best into the
game, while Houser and Fouts, in
the backfield, did sensational playing
for the local men.
Houser, in the second quarter,
caught a punt, swept around right
field for 63 yards and a tounchdown.
This was the prettiest demonstration
of ground gaining during the after
noon. . Later in the same quarter
Houser intercepted an Andrews pass
and ran about 30 yards for another
touchdown.
Fouts received a pass in the first
quarter that was good for a touch
down. He made good an extra point
for Franklin after Houser had crossed
the goal line the second time, and he
bucked across Andrew's line for the
last touchdown in the final quarter.
"Red" Stewart carried the ball for the
first touchdown of the game. Henry
was in the thick of the play, and
bucked the line for many nice gains.
If it was possible to name every
lineman and call attention to his
playing, that would be done. , Wilkes,
Wilkie, Barnard, Freeman, Slagle and
Ammons were in the thick of the
fpMaylngTridrewsToU gamelytKru
the four quarters, but could only run
up two first downs against eight for
Franklin. In passing, however, An
drews completed four out of 10 at
tempts, while Franklin was able to
complete only three out of 11 trials.
Franklin, however, gained 39 yards
on these three, while Andrews gained
26 yards on its four completed pass
es. Franklin ran up 152 yards from
scrimmage against 28 for Andrews
Franklin received the first kickoff.
The ball went over to Andrews on
downs. Then Franklin took it back
on downs. Shortly afterwards, the
local team pushed down the field
for its first score. Early in the first
quarter, Bellamy, Andrews quarter
back, was tackled by two Franklin
men when he picked up a punt ,and
received a broken leg.
Following a 40-yard dash by Fouts,
a- pass from Henry to Fouts netted
Franklin her second touchdown. An
drews then received, .' was held on
downs, and punted. It was then that
Houser made his' long run for the
third1 touchdown.
In the third quarter, Coach Kesler
ran in Franklin's second team. These
boys ran up a first down against
Andrews and scored a touchdown. In
the fourth quarter the first team
returned, and pushed over the final
touchdown. . 1
The lineup:
Andrews (0)
Waldrup 1
McFalls
Hyde
T. Walker
Everett
Jones
Bellamy
Forsyth
Hamlin
H. Walker
Franklin (33)
R. E.
L. E.
L. T.
, R. T.
R. G.
L. G.
Q. B.
L. H. B.
R. H. B.
F. B.
Wilkie
Barnard
Freeman
Slagle
Wilkes
Ammons
Fouts
Henry
Houser
Stewart
Substitutes for Andrews: Watkins
for Bellamy, Sneed for Jones, Adams
for Walker, Hampton, for Sneed.
Substitutes for Franklin: Cunning
ham for Barnard, Reese for Stewart,
Calloway for Cunningham.
mates."
Judge Schenck recommended that a
committee be appointed to investi
gate conditions at the jail, another
to investigate conditions at the county
riome, and another to see- that the
records in the court house are prop
erly protected ' from fire hazards.
COUNTY BOARD MUST
NINETY GALLONS
WHISKEVSTOLEN
Entrance Forced Through
Window of Sheriff's
Office
Forcing an entrance through a
window, some person or persons en
tered the office of Sheriff C. L. In
gram last Thursday night and took
90 gallons of whiskey Irom the stock
of approximately 130 gallons which
was stored there.
A hole had been punched through
the screen which protected the win
dow that was forced open. Then
the window was broken. This enabled
the thief to put his hand on the
night latch, loosen it, and raise the
office door, although the door had
been closed and automatically locked
if it was used. Some traces of mud
under the window through which en
trance was gained, led others to be
lieve that a car had been driven on
to the sidewalk there and the whiskey
loaded into it through the window.
Sheriff Ingram had no idea of who
the thief or thieves may have been,
and he said that no clues were in
evidence that could be traced down.
It would be necessary for anyone who
took the whiskey lo have been fa
miliar with the sheriff's office in
order to have planned for breaking in
Man Slashes
His Own Throat;
Will Recover
W. S. Erwin of Clarkesville, Ga.,
was brought to the Angel Brothers
hospital here last Thursday after an
attempt to commit suicide by slash
ing his throat with a razor. Mr. Er
win is reported to be resting well,
and the prospects for his recovery are
better than physicians had at first
expected. No reason was given for
Mr. Erwin's attempt to end his life.
Bryson City To Be
Played On Friday
Bryson City will be played on Fri
day of this week at Bryson in the
las't football came Franklin has
scheduled for the reason. In the
event that this game is won, Frank
lin will have been the victor in all
the games played this fall with the
exception of two. Waynesville took
the first game by the score of 12-0.
Sylva was played to 0-0 tic
A total of 210 points have been
scored to date by Franklin against
18 for opponents. .. :. ..'
Sale of Guernsey Bulls
Saturday Brings $522.50
Nantahala Creamery Has
Most Rapid Progress
In State
Buyers from Rabun, Habersham,
Jackson and adjoining counties came
to Franklin last Saturday to bid on
the Guernsey bulls auctioned here
through the cooperation of the North
Carolina Guernsey Breeders' associa
tion and F. S. Sloan, county agent.
In spite of the bids put in by men
from outside the county, eight of the
nine bulls put on sale remained in
Macon. For the most, pajt, the bulls
were distributed in communities need
ing them most. Over 300 people at
tended the sale.
F, R. Farnham, dairy extension
specialist from Raleigh, congratulated
the prnnio of Macon .on the progress
To Be Prosecuted Unless
Work Begins By Next
Court Term
The report of the Grand Jury to
Judge Michael Schenck states that
the jail is in sucH condition that
prisoners must be kept in the cage
to prevent their escape. Conditions
are unsanitary, states the report. The'
toilets are stopped and bedding is
worn out and dirty.
The Grand Jury's report and the
judge's recommendation follow:
To his Honor Michael Schenck Judg
Presiding:
The Grand Jury for the November
Term of the Superior Court of Ma
con County respectfully submits the
following report:
Upon examining the County Home,
the following committee J. M. Har
rison, L. B. Phillips, A. Q. William,
and J. C. Jones find that the Home is
being kept in first class condition itt
every way.
Upon examining the County Jail we
find that" sanitary conditions are very
bad. The toilets are stopped, the
bedding is very dirty and worn ou
should be removed, and new bedding
should be bought for all the beds
that are occupied by the prisoners.
The jail is in such condition that the
prisoners must be kept in the cage
for safe keeping; therefore, we rec-
ommend that the County Commission
ers build a new and modern jail for . -
LMacoa'ountyIRh
begin this operation at once or before
the next term of Superior Court they;
will not be prosecuted. If they do
riot begin operation there will be V
bill presented to the Grand Jury at
the opening of the next term of court.
Also, the Court House and the
grounds around it must be kept more
sanitary.
The Clerk Superior Court has file4
the following report with the Grand
(Continued on page eight)
Needlework Guild
To Gather Garments
An ingathering of garments by the
Needlework Guild on Friday, Novem
ber 29, is announced by Mrs. Jes
Sloan. The garments are to be placed
where most needed by a distributing
committee. Two new garments en
title one to membership in the guild.
These garments, , it is pointed out,. will
be used in our own vicinity where
most needed. f
No amount, it is stated, is too small
to be of some use. Two ponnies, two
nickles, two dimes, etc., entitle one
to membership. . This enables the
smallest child to assist in the cause.
Announcement of the place to which'
garments are to be brought will be
made next week. -
madje here in dairying. The Nanta
hala creamery at Franklin, he said,
has made more rapid growth than
any other creamery in North Caro
lina. No fitter quality of butter, he
asserted, is made in the state.
"I can see no reason," he declared
why Macon should not be one of the
leading dairying counties of the South.
I understand that $100,000 will be paid
out by the creamery this year. There
is no reason why that amount cannot
be doubled or trippled."
Lee Crawford, president of the
Bank of Franklin, stated that the
creamery here had brought more
money into the county than any other
one thing except the sale of poultry
and eggs. He stated that he wantel
to see the, bulls distributed over the
county in order to insure increased