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VCLUr.IE XLV
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY IS, 1330
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Question of Practical Cham
hzt of Ccmrrce Needs
Discussing .
TO ADVERTISE TOWN
Strip of Unpaved Atlanta
. Road Should Be Com
pleted
On Friday evening, January 24, at
7:30 a'clock, th people of Franklin
are planning a dinner together. Al
ready over fifty have accepted the in
vitation. The idea is from T. W.
Angel, Sr. Several weeks ago he
brought the idea to The Press and
asked that the matter be given pub
licity. The Press was only too glad
to do all it could in so worthy an
effort.
i The need ".'of, and the benefits to
be derived from such, a meeting need
no eulogizing from any one. If there
were no other result than the good
that would come from ' a rousing,
cheerful evening together, when each
and every one packed his daily wor
ries and troubles outside and came
in for a feed and a talk with his fel
low townsmen, the effort would be
well worth all itcosts. . .
"But there is more in the offing. It
is nupcu inai mis win oc me Begin
ning of a "Pull-together" spirit being
developed amongst us all. There are
numerous things ' of community in
terest and community and individual
progress that can be accomplished m
no other way than all together. One
of these is the dispelling of the bogey
of hard t,imes. Another is the ques
tion of chamber of commerce of
some practical kind. Another is, some
sort of town advertising to reach the
outside world. , Another is the need
of a community hall of some kind.
Another is to organize ourselves into
a welcoming committee for our sum
mer visitrs. Another is the getting
in touch ' with enterprises that are
looking for locations in North Caro
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INVITATIONS TO
10 RMIBIMS
Hoover Invited To Speak At
Greensboro ' Lincoln
Day Dinner
Hendersonville, N. C., President
Herbert Hoover and Hon. Claudius
H. Huston, chairman Republican Na
tional Executive Committee, will be
invited to speak at the Lincoln Day
dinner to be held February 12, 7 :30
p. m. at the King Cotton Hotel,
Greensboro, under the auspices of Jhc
Young Peoples Republican Organiza
tion of North Carolina, the repre
. sentative for the Committe on Ar
rangements,' Mr. A. M. McWhirter,
secretary of the Republican State
Executive Committee, announced.
The committee stated that invita
tions would be extended to .Hon.
Brownlow Jackson, State Chairman,
Hon.- Charles A. Jones, . Republican
National Committeeman and ; Con
gressman from the Ninth District of
North Carolina, Mrs. Lilianv M. B.
Rodgers, . State Vice-Chairman, Mrs.
W. E. Kennen, Republican National
committeewoman, Hon. Geo. E. Prit
. chard, congressman from the Tenth
District of North Carolina and other
prominent Republican leaders throughout-
the state. Party leaders from
other states will be invited.
The committee hopes that at least
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GAME REFUGE ON
WAYAH CREEK IS
FENCED BY WIRE
County Warden Fred Slagle,
Warden Jess Slagle, and Zeb
Shope are stringing one strand of
No. 9 telephone wire around the
borders of the Wayah game
refuge, according to information
reaching Franklin. This , strand of
wire and the strip of clearing
through which it will run, will be
a guide to hunters who' come to
the vicinity of the refuge.
-The wire will also serve as a
"drift .fence," assisting to some ex
tent in keeping deer within the
borders of the refuge.
An additional deer has just been
brought from Black .Mountain to
the Wayah preserve by District
Warden, E. Messe. The deer and
other wild stock on Wayah creek
are reported to be doing well. No
epedemic or disease has troubled
them, ' nor have the wardens been
troubled by trespassers. ' 1
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HELD BY ROTARY
Thirteen Maiden Ladies And
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The Franklin Rotary club held its
annua! Ladies' Night on the evening
of Friday, 10,. at the Scott Griffin
hotel. Besides the Rotary Anns, the
teachers . of the Franklin Grammar
school and the Franklin High school
were present In the unavoidable ab
sence of Gilmer Jones, Rotary presi
dent, Prof. G. L. Houk acted as toast
master. V'V ." .
A unique program was greatly en
joyed by the guests. After doing full
justice to the very large and palatable
dinner served by the highly efficient
Mr. Brown, manager of he Scott
Griffin, the guests were put thru an
intelligence test. The test, when com
pleted, carried a .' message to each
guest welcoming him to the feast.
Prof. Houk got some of his own back
in giving a sample questionaire, orally
to each guest. Having the guest to
rise, he then asked him ridiculous
questions. To the questions, "Are
you married and why?" some of the
newly weds were at sea as, to the
answer. One lady, a newly wed, when
asked . her name, had forgotten it
She also failed on the question as to
what reason she had for marrying.
, Among the forty odd gUests there
were thirteen maiden ladies pardon,
young unmarried ladies and only ; one
bachelor. Sam Franks, who in private
life is Franklin's very popular post
master, was given the task of auction
ing off the one and only bachelor
present. There "was a veritable stam
pede in the bidding. , Finally, Miss
Helen Burch was the successful bid
der. Just whether or not Miss Burch
feels that she paid too dear for the
whistle (r) could not be ascertained.
Mrs. R. S. Jones, one of Franklin's
recent brides, and an accomplished
entertainer, pleased the diners great
ly in "Mud Pies" and several encores.
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Bishop Horner. To Hold
Services Here Sunday
Bishop Horner, of Asheville, will
hold services at the. Franklin Episco
pal church Sunday morning, January
19, at '11 a. m., ; according to word
received from Rev. Albert New, pas
tor of the Grace Episcopal church of
Waynesville. The p'ublic is invited,
and it is hoped that all members of
the Episcopal church will be present
in order to pvt Bishop Horner a
large congregation.
POISON ISWffiD
BY EKAfflATION
Strychnine In Stomachs of
Bill Scruggs and Of
His Dog
REPORT INCOMPLETE
Sufficient Quantity Found
To Have Caused Death
Of Either
A letter received by Dr. W. A.
Rogers, county physician, from the.
state chemist at Raleigh discloses the
fact that .strychnine was found in the
stomachs of Bill Scruggs, aged Negro,
and 6f his dog, both of whom died
December 5, in sufficient quantities to
have caused the death of either ' of
them. . ;
The death of Scruggs was believed
to have been caused by strychnine
put in salmon croquets which , he ate
for supper on the day of his death.
The remains of the croquets' were
fed to Scruggs' dog which also died
soon afterward.
Minnie Scruggs, daughter of the de
ceased, and J. E. Parrish, said to be
her sweetheart, were brought to : the
county jail the day following the
death of Bill Scruggs, where they are
awaiting , the February ' term of su
perior court. Minnie is alleged to
have confessed to the county jailor,
William Edwards, that she and Par
rish administered the poison, but she
afterward denied making the Confes
sion ..... ... ; , ... ,:- .;',
"Some delay in making the examina
tion of the two stomachs was ,report
ed'in the letter from the state chem
ist, due to an infection on the hand
of the man to whom the examination
was delegated. A - more complete
analysis of the contents of the two
Stomachs is yet to be made, it is
understood.
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Methodist Ladies Hold En
joyable Affair At
Hotel Franklin
On January 9 at 7:00 o'clock the
Reds and Blues of the Methodist
Women's Bible class met at the
Franklin Hotel and enjoyed a boun
teous feed. The class had a very
enjoyable evening together. Even
though the Blues were quite blue over
their defeat, they forgot it all that
night and every one had a grand
time, together. , ;
After diner our beloved teacher,
Mrs. Callahan, gave a most interest
ing talk and read a lovely poem, "He
Who Hath A Dream Possessed,"
which inspired all of us to do bigger
things. i ,'" 'v'
Last October a meeting of the
Methodist Women's Bible class was
held , at the home of Mrs. Jim Per
ry. At this meeting one of the mem
bers of the class suggested that it
put on a contest to arouse greater
enthusiasm mong the members and
to get more members into the class.
It was decided to divide the class
into two groups which were to be
the Reds and Blues. The contest
was to last two months and at the
end of that time the group which
won was to be entertained by the
losing group. Mrs. Bill " Moore was
appointed captain of the Reds and
Mrs. W. A. Rogers captain of the
Blues. These two proved to be very
efficient and enthusiastic leaders.
There was much" friendly rivalry
and enthusiasm displayed during the
contest. Every Sunday each side was
anxious to know which was in the
lead but the class was not told until
the contest was over.
On December 16 the poor Blues
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BRANCH LINE
BEGUN AT
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WORK RESUMED
ON SURFACING OF
WAYAH CRIC ROAD
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Work has been resumed on
graveling the Wayah Creek road
by the Nantahala National forest.
Surfacing of the road had stopped
temporarily in order to repair a
broken part of the roc k crusher.
Within two weeks, the forestry of
ficials expect to have an all
weather road to the foot of the
Nantahala mountains, from which
point the road is passable in spite
of rain. ,
An addition to the forestry ser
vice garage on Wayah creek has
been authorized by the district
engineer, it is reported from the
office of Supervisor A. A. Wood.
Work will start this spring on the
addition. It will allow for addition
al working and storing space twice
the size of that now in use. ,Part
of the space will be used by the,
district ranger for storing fire
equipment.
STATE SCHOOLS
MKCREASEG
Cities Providsd With
' High Schools; Country
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- Raleigh, Jan. 15. There - are now
861 ( public high schools in the state,
at least one in every county, offering
courses of instruction to all boys and
girls who ; show themselves able to
profit by them. Of this number 708
are provided lor rural and 153 for
city boys and girls. More than 110,000
boys and girls are availing themselves
of the opportunities offered in these
schools, and over 13,000 are graduat
ing annually from them. These facts
are disclosed in the current issue of
State School Facts, official 4 publica
tion of the state superintendent of
Public instruction, which is devoted
to the high school phase of the state's
public school system.
Over a period of five years, this
paper shows that, there has been a
great increase in the several high
school grades, especially in the rural
schools.
In 1928-29 there were 12,702 more
white boys and girls in the eighth
grade, or first year high school, than
there were in 1923-24. In the ninth
grade there were 10,737 more than
in 1923-24, an increase of 68.8 per
cent. In the tenth grade there was
an increase of 7,969 over 1923-24, or
67 per cent; and in - the eleventh
grade 6,487 more, or a 75 per cent
increase. A total of 37,955 more pupils
were in attendance at the public
high schools in 1928-29 than in 1923
24. Within the same period, the pub
lication further shows, the number
of graduates from public high school
has increased 74.3 per cent. In 1923
24 there were approximately 7,000
high school graduates, whereas in
1928-29 a total of 12,145 white and
1,262 colored boys and girls finished
these public institutions, a grand total
of 13,407. The greatest increase in
number of graduates has been in the
rural schools, more than 4,000 against
only 1,000 in city schools.
Spanish American War
' Veterans to Meet Jan., 1$
Wade Hayes Camp Spanish Ameri
can War Veterans from Jackson.
Macon, Clay, Cherokee, Graham and
Swain counties will meet at the court
house in Bryson City, January 16 at
7:30 p. m. Captain Henry W, Ed
monds, state commander, will be pres
ent at this meeting. . All veterans
living in these counties are urged to
attend this meeting.
RAILWAY 7 :
NANTAHALA
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Train Will Soon Deliver
Construction Supplies
At Beechers
STREET IS SURFACED
New Houses Being Built la
Macon's Youngest
Village
Tracklaying from Nantahala station,
on the Murphy branch of the South
ern railroad, to the grounds of the
Nantahala Light and Power company
at Beechers in Macon county has be
gun. A train will soon be delivering
construction supplies for the power
house and equipment for tunneling
the eight-mile passageway which U
to connect the dam with the power
house.
Two steam shovels and several air
drills are to be put in operation o
the Aquone end of the railroad wt&
in a few days in order to shorten lis
time needed for completing the entin
new railway line. In addition to Hsb
work a switch line is being grade!
from the mam route to tne power
house site. The switch runs on lis
east side of the new yillage at BeecSt?
ers and t terminates near the incUsa
to the mouth of the proposed tl&-
mile funnel. ,
This incline is to be completed irt
in a few days, it is understood
Nearby, work on the foundation for
the power house is in rapid progress.
A survey . for a new transmissiiaa
line to Robbinsville is under
and the right of way for the line il
being trimmed. This is in additssa
to the transmission line to Andrew
which has been under construction for
several weeks.
Main street through the new
lage at Beechers is being graveled,
and is to be concreted later, it b
reported. Building of houses in lie
village continues. These new houset
include a spacious store building for
the power company.
BAPTISTS K
li ilEl? DEACON
Many Church Officers Re
named In Election Last
Sunday
Six new deacons were elected by.
the Franklin, Baptist church last Sun
day, and they as well as others not
yet ordained will be ordained by the
church and presbytery on the second
Sunday of February at 11:00 a. m.
The newly elected deacons are as
follows: Richard Hudson, W. L. Iltgf
don, Silas Womack, Jack Wyman
Ueorge JJean, and ur. n. k. norsiey.
Mrs. uscar cryani nas Deen elect
ed church pianist.; Mrs. I. T. Peck
has been elected leader ot tne cnoir.
muuic was rc-ciccicu oucjiu-
tendent of the Sunday school. Her
man Childers was re-elected ilerk of
the church. Chas. Blaine was re
elected secretary of the Sunday
school. Johnny Rogers was re-elect
ed director of the B. Y. P. U. '
The church voted to have all fi
nancial deficits wiped out during Jan
uary. The every member canvass Jha
been begun. The finance 'committee
has charge. They wil be assisted by
W. G. Stewart, Rev. J. B. ' Staltcujv
Mrs. W. L. Higdon, Mrs. I. T. Peek,
Wr.W; & Wilkie, Wade' Cunning
hanVA. J. West, and others.
All members arc asked by the fi
nance committee to secure a card
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