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INVESTIGATE MACON COUNTY
HEART OF A MOUNTAIN EMPIRE RIPE FOR DEVELOPMENT
VOLUME XLV
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1930
NUMBER FIVE
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BANQUET DRAWS
IKMiRS
Stikeleather Tells Citizens
He Will Spend $145,000
On Highway 28
MACON TO GET MOST
Adieville Chamber of Com
merce Boosts All W. N.
' ., C, Says Weede
Franklin's first community banquet
was held Friday night at the Scott
Griffin hotel. Including out of town
.guests, 102 persons attended the af
fair. The visitors included James
StikeleaXhe.r.;.of Asheville,v district
highway commissioner, Fred L.
Weede, secretary of the Asheville
Chamber of Commerce, and McKin
ley Edwards-, Bryson -City attorney.
Mayor. George Patton gave the ad
dress of welcome, and Lyles Harris,
editor of The Franklin Press, acting
as toastmaster, introduced the speak
ers. Short addresses were heard
from T. W. Angel, Sr., who originated
the idea oi noming ine uanquci,
from J. O. Harrison, chairman of the
. v fjjoard of ;County Commissioners; and
from McKinley Edwards. The main
addresses were from Mr. Stikeleather
and Mr. Weede. t :' .; :
Mr. Angel, speaking of tfie talk of
difficult times so often heard from
: people of this section, stated that the
.purpose of the banquet was to aid
...in dispelling this bogey of oppressive
conifi6nsm: said' that' cordirtg
' to his observation conditions were not
as difficult as many people are imag
ining Mr. Harrison, expanding on
Mr. Angel's theme, declared that
work is the weapon that kills hard
times ; that where people are occupied
.with productive labor oppressive con
ditions do not exist.
Mr. Stikeleather in his speech con-
gratulated Macon county for having
Mr. Harrison as chairman of its
board of, County Commissioners , He
put the diners in good humor by re
lating diverting inciqents concerning
the relations he had had with Mr.
Harrison.
"In Mr. Harrison you have a finan
cier," he told the Franklin citizens.
"Not many months ago I began to re
ceive letters from Mr. Harrison writ
ten in a big, bold hand. These let
ters said, 'I want money.' Now. Ma
con county had lent the state money
to be used in the construction of
No. 28 in its borders. Interest was
due on the bonds that . had been is
sued, but I politely told Mr. Harri
son that the county would have to
meet this interest.
"Still he continued to write, 'I want
money.' So I came over and talked
- (Continued on page four) .'
ICULTURAL
MACON COUNTY IS OUTLINED
Recommendations Under
Eleven Heads Are Made
At Meeting
In session with County Farm Agent
Fred Sloan on Tuesday, Jan. 21, a
group of leading farmers from various
communities of the county aided him
in preparing , an. agricujturaf program
for the year 1930. The recommenda
tions are outlined below in an article
"by Mr. Sloan.
Thise attending the meeting in
cluded C. W. Teague, Prentiss; J. L.
Teague, Prentiss; Charles McClure,
Otto ; Jim Gray, ,Otto; E' N. Keener,
OtW; J, J. Corbin, Higdonville; John
Keener,' Cullasaja j Carl Slagle, Car
toogechaye; Wayne McCracken, Rab
bit Creek; Wv B. Brown. Clark's
Chapel ; Charles Garner, Clark's Chap
el; Sam Franks, Franklin; John Har
rison, Franklin.
Aiding also in the formulation of the
prcgrafh were C. W. Tilsori, county
W. C. CUNNINGHAM
BUYS J. A. PORTER
STAND ON W. MAIN
; Announcement that W. C. Cun
ningham has purchased the stock
of J. A. Porter and company was
made her on Monday of ; this
week. , The managers of both
these -firms have been leading
merchants of the town for many
years. Mr. Cunningham took charge
of the J. A. Porter stock and lo
cation last . Monday. He will
operate his old stand, in addition
to the new one, it is understood.
"I am learning the prices on the
new stock, and will have important
announcements to make - to the
people of the county concerning
my business within a few days,"
Mr. Cunningham said.
TO FILL OFFICE
111
OF POSTMASTER
Examination to Be Held to
Fill Vacancy At
Franklin
To fill the vacancy in' the position
of postmaster' in Franklin, the United
States Civil Service Commission has
announced, at the request of the
Postmaster-General and in accordance
with an ; prder of ' the'-. president, an
open competitive examination. . ' The
date of vacancy ' has-been announced
as Feb. 6. The .Franklin post office
carries an. annua; salary of , $2400.
v To be, eligible for the examination,
YttekSizti JTthe
United States, must reside within the
delivery"' of this post office, must
have so resided f or , at least two
years : next preceding fhe date for
close of receipt of applications, must
be in good physical condition, and
within the prescribed age limits. Both
men and women are admitted.
Under the terms of the executive
order,, the Civil Service commission
will certify to the Postmaster-General
the names of the highest three
qualified eligiblcs, if as many as three
are qualified, and the Postmaster
General will select one for nomination
by the president. Confirmation by
the senate is the final action.
Applicants will not be required to
assemble in an examination room for
scholastic tests, but will be rated on
their education arid business training
and experience. The Civil Service
commission will make inquiry among
representative local business and pro
fessional men and women concerning
the experience, ability, and character
of each applicant, and will assign'
ratings upon the evidence secured.
Nothing will be permitted to appear
in the evidence upon which ratings
are assigned which might even sug
(Continued on page eight)
PROGRAM FOR
agent of Jackson county, and John
W. Goodman, district farm agent.
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(By Fred Sloan)
This work was planned largely to
develop dairy and beef cattle, sheep,
hogs, poultry, with tobacco, cabbage,
potatoes and other cash crops, alon
with definite work to build up our
soils and our pastures.
These plans and recommendations
are based on actual experience of4 the
farmers and farmers in other sections
as well as demonstrations and ex
periments conducted by the state ex
tension service. Each project planned,
and the recommendations are as fol
lows : '
Pastures
1. That a special effort be made
for every farmer to improve, instead
of increasing, his pastures by the
use of lime, fertilizer and grass seed
mixtures including some legumes.
(Continued on page eight)
SITE PURCHASED FOR NEW
DEVELOPMENT IN MACON COUNTY
ON MIDDLE CREEK, EAST OF OTTO
TABLE OF AGRICULTURAL CROP YIELD
AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCED BY MACON
County Product
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Horses and Mules..
Cattle
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TOWNS, RIVERS, MOUNTAINS OF MACON
RESOURCES AND
OF COUNTY
Department of Conservation
And Development Re-
leases Figures
Resources and industries of Macon
county are summarized in a book of
facts and figures issued by the North
Carolina department of conservation
and development. The .total value of
Macon's manufactured, products is
listed at $408,444, The total value
of the county's farm products is $1,
040,119. The location of the County is de
scribed by the book as South Moun
tain ; the population is listed as
13,000; the area is set at 328,320 acres;
topography, high, mountainous, fertile
valleys; waters, Little Tennessee, Nan
tahala , rivers ; railroads, Southern,
Tallulah Falls; bus lines, Independent
coach; highways, Nos. 10, 28, 285, 286;
incorporated cities and towns, Frank
lin. Highlands.
. The number of established manu
facturing industries is listed as 12;
wage earners, 129; total wages, $112,-
964 ; material, fuel and , power, $119,-
564: total, value of manufactured pro
ducts. $408,444; value added by manu
facturing $288,880. Establishments
are chiefly lumber mills.
. Forest Products
The forest area is approximately
248,732 acres, comprising 75 per cent
of the total land area. Some 33
per cent of the forest area is farm
woodland, including some 24,000 acres
of woodland pasture. Of the forest
land outside of farms as much as 60
per. cent is held in large timber
tracts. . The principal . merchantable
species are poplar 15 per - cent, oaks
40. per cent, chestnut 20 per cent,
hemlock 10 per cent.
The estimated present total stand of
485,000.000 board feet of saw timber
is fairlv accessible by mountain roads
The Nantahala National forest in
cludes much - of the rougher forcsi
(Continued tn page four) ,
28,224 Yield Production Value Value
Acreage Per Acre or No. Total Per Acre
14,058 22 309,276 $275,256 $19.58
4,668 9 42,012 73,521 15.75
304 10 3,040 4,560 15.00
1,173 11 12,903 16,258 13.85
5,592 .8 4,702 94,040 16.00
2,294 243,066
5,567 262,762
6,039 70,656
$1,040,119
INDUSTRIES
ARE TABULATED
FRANKLIN BOYS
DEFEAT POND
But Almond Girls Win Over
Girls Team From
Franklin
Two of the cleanest, fastest basket
ball games that have been played by
Franklin's boys' and girls' teams this
season were held last Friday night at
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POWER
DEALISCLO
BY GEORGIA QED
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Firm Will Connect Upper
And Lower Middle
Creek Falls
RIGHT OF WAY OWNED
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McCary Interests Also Own
Development At Mud
Creek Falls
j Purchase of the site for a power
j house on Middle , creek in Macon
county by J. B. and J. A. McCrary,
of Atlanta, Ga.,'. 'is .'.the. first
step in a hew power develop
ment looming for this county.
In adition to the site, the Mc
Crary interests have purchased
a 50-foot right of way over
lands lying between the upper
and lower Middle Creek falls.
Both the right of way and pow
er house site were secured from
Grovcr Johnson, of this county.
' Plans are being formulated,' it
is reported from the Middle
creek section, to connect the
tipper , and lower falls of the
creek for the generation - of
power. The topograhpy, of the
countryside is such that " the
erection of a dam is unneces
sary in order to ' harness the
potential power of the two falls.
The completion , of the new
development will enable the
Southern part of the county to have
power lines constructed for electric
lights at a minimum cost. Parts of
North Georgia will also be put nearer
a power source by the construction
of the plant, it is understood. What
other purposes the McCrary interests
will ii sp the. new nower source for
have not been divulged. Neither has
the date been made known on which
work will start on the new under
taking, but citizens of Middle creek
think this will be in the uear future.
The McCrary interests 'own the
power development at Mud Creek
falls in . Georgia, just beyond the
Carolina-Oorgia line, A power line,
is understood, will connect the
Jdle creek development with that
Mud creek. "
liddlc creek is located cast of'Ot-
acro$s the headwaters of the Lit-
Tenncssee river.
ORESTRY SALES
OF TIMBER TOTAL
$36,854 LAST YEAR
During the calendar year 1929, ,
e Nantahala National forest, with
adquarters at Franklin, sold
28,000 feet of saw timber from
thin its bounds. In addition to
is, 1500 tons of bark were sold.
ie total receipts for bark arid
nber amounted to $36,854.
This, places the Nantahala Na
na! forest, third in the value of
nber cut and sold in the group
15 forests in the. Eastern dis-
ict, announces John. B. Byrne,
chnical assistant to Supervisor
on.
A. Wood. The Nantahala for
est was exceeded , by the Ouachita,
National forest in Arkansas and
by . the White. Mountain, National
forest in New Hampshire. ,
. The material cut was disposed of
in approximately 250. .sales, and
attout 40 per cent of the. products
were from low grade.: timber, Mr.
Byrne. ,sta,tcd, ,. y. .. r ...... ;';-',