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VOLUME XLV FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1930 NUMBER SEVENTEEN
Press Campaign
CONTEST TO RUN
SIX WEEKS YET
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Seventeen Candidates Have
Entered Drive To Se
cure Subscribers
INTEREST IS GROWING
Subscriptions Easily Secured
Since Press Has Made
i Improvements
They're off in a bunch! The race
is now on, the bars are up, the track
is cleared, and everyone of the Frank
lin Press' live wire candidates has
the right of way from now on until
the final count is made on June 2.
This fine list of workers will be battl
ing for honors, and first chance at
the beautiful new Chevrolet six.
No Quitters Here
.,' A careful study of- the workers in
'Jhe campaign will disclose the fact
that there1 is not - a quitter in the
bunch., Readers, friends, and rela
tives' need, not be afraid to support
their ; favorite to the finish.
All of these candidates Have entered-the
campaign after . careful con
sideration, and they deserve your:
support, "j They are offering dollar j
for dollar value when they solicit
your subscription to. the Franklin
Press. The paper is larger than ever
before, and will "be bigger and better
as time moves on. During years of
campaigning, the campaign manager
has not seen a. paper that offered a
more, adequate service to the commun
ity it served.
ine franklin Fress is the mirror
in which the "outside world" beholds
your town, your community, and your
county. Whatever the merits of your
section, it will be determined and
measured by the type of newspaper
that goes out from Macon county in
to the outside world. Friend! You
owe it not only to yourself, but :to
the pride you have in your own home
community, and to the loyalty you
profess for one of these tireless
workers to subscribe to the Franklin
Press. Subscribe now while the votes
on your subscription count most; help
your favorite candidate toward win
ning that Chevrolet automobile, and
do your bit toward making your com
munity newspaper a bigger and bet
ter institution for the betterment of
your county.
Let's Go Candidates
. Candidates you are off at the post,
and the race is growing "hot " Your
ability and capacity have already been
demonstrated. Will you' try and fin
ish as strong as you have started ?
You most certainly can if you will
(Continuedon page four)
Colonel Cooper
Is Hard By
Colonel tfarry Cooper, may
or of Murphy arid candidate for
solicitor of the twentieth judicial
district, spi-ang a surprise on the
other four candidates here by sud
denly appear ,ng in the Macon
county ccr; r ' house and making
a Speech it the audience in sup-
t ' port of bi'j candidacy, during the
noon' fecess
of dourt.
Colonel
dooper's speech
was
well received and much favorable
comment vi
as heard on all sides
afternoon, and he un-
during the
doubtedly
trengthened his chanc-
es for the
i Colonel
nomination.
Cooper cited the fact
that he isj
the only World war
the race, that he is
veteran in
39 years olll and is a man of wide
and varied) experience, and at
tained his Jlegal education by dil
igent effoijt and the burning of
much: midnfight oil, after his day's
work ; thait he was left to shift v
for himseljf at the age of 13 on
the death hi his father, and in ad
dition to wringing up a family and
Workers Begin
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MOVING PIC
TURES of the Drv
Falls (left) and
Lower Cullasaja
Falls (right) were
filmed last Satur
day on Highway 28
by forestry representatives.
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FORESTRY MOVING PICTURES
ARE BEING
power plant is
now Under way
on w ayah creek
Road Superintendent Grady Sil
er of the Nantahala National forest
is engaged in the construction of
a water power unit) on. Wayah
treek tO' be used as a source of
light and power at the forest ser
vice equipment depot near Wayah
creek. . Water will be diverted from
Wayah and will flow a short dis
tance to the power plant. The
plant will be ready within 30 days,
it is reported from local forestry
offices.
CITIZENS LEARN
ABOUT MUSCLES
Flower Gardeners Discover
Joys of Beautifying
Main Street
Several Franklin citizens discovered
muscles Tuesday morning that they
had forgotten existed. Sore shoul
ders, stiff arms, and weak backs
not to mention sprained finerers and
skinned knuckles, were among the
symptoms of which comolaint was
heard. .
Monday marked the inaugration of
a clean-up campaign in Franklin
Many citizens gave an hour of -time
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Of Murphy
Franklin People
supporting them he has been able
to attain his legal training.
Turn' About
Attention was called to the fact
that the Western counties have
never had a State office, Hay
wood, Jackson, Swain, and Macon
counties each having, had judges
and solicitors, and that turn about
is fair , play.
Colonel Cooper also called the
attention of his audience to that
fact that the United States Gov
ernment during the War entrust
ed him with a commission as an
officer, he having been promoted
in rank several times, and that
the pepple of Murphy have twice
in, succession honored him with
the office of mayor, and that all
things now being equal he feels
that inasmuch as he is an ex
service man he should be support
ed by the people, of this distri
The campaign is now getting
warm and the candidates busy, as
the Democratic primary will be
held , on June 7.
Exciting Race
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FILMED IN MACON
Shots Are Taken Of Culla
saja and Dry Falls
On No. 28
forestry service moving picture
T-1 a
production is underway in Macon
county and will continue . through this
week, . announces A. - A, . Wood, . super
visor of the Nantahala National for
est. The cameramen represent the
Public Relations committee 4of the
Eastern district of the United States
national forest. One will depict local
wood-using operations, and the other
will show the place of virgin hard
wood forests in economic life.
Shots are also to be taken in the
Wayah Game refuge, including "still"
shots, prints of which will be used
to supplement the collection of photo
graphs in local forestry offices.
The cameramen, who are under the
direction of H. R. Kylie, spent last
Saturday on Highway 28 between
Franklin and Highlands filming scen
ic attractions of the section. Mr.
Kylie was very much imnressed with
the scenerv aloncr this rnntiv oH
states that he will take advantage of
the natural beauty of the section to
take additional shots for use in films
other than those on which filans have
already been made. Moving pictures
of the Lower Cullasaia and Unnpr
Cullasaja (Dry) falls were filmed
from several noinls.
These pictures will be shown loeallv
if sufficient interest is shown hv
Macon county people. The nhotoe-
raphers will leave at the end of this
week for the Pisgah National forest.
Two Clubs Begun
By County Agent
County Agent F. S. Sloan ren'orts
that two 4-H clubs were ore-anipd
in Macon county last week. One of
these was in the Cartoozechave com-
munity-where 14 members were en
rolled. About IS members were en
rolled in a club organized in High
lands.
Raising of calves, pies, ooultrv. corn.
potatoes, tbmatoes. and beans will he
among the projects fostered bv the
clubs. Monthly meetings will be held
"with club officers presiding. Mem
bers will give talks at this meeting,
material for which will be mailed to
them by the county agent in advance.
The work will thus afford training
in public speaking as well as familiar
ize the club members with details of
the work of which they are making
a study.
MEETING OF IOTLA SOCIETY
The Missionary Study class of Iotla
Baptist church will meet at the home
of Mrs. H. 'P. Ray on Friday. April
25, at 2:30 p. m. Mrs. John Cribble
will be the leader.
For Grand Prize
CENSUS FIGURES
GIVE HIGHLANDS
442 POPULATION
With an increase in its perma
nent population "of 129 in the last
decade, Highlands is among the
first of the towns in Western
North Carolina for which census
figures have been released. The
present population of Highlands is
442 compared with 313 in 1920:
Census taking in Macon county
is going forward as rapidly as the.
census takers can secure the nec
essary data: People of the county
have, been asked , to co-operate as
fully as possible in the work," and
have responded readily.
In Waynesvillc a population of
2,406 is reported compared with
1,942 in 1920. Robbinsville, county
seat of Graham county, boasts 345
now compared with 1 19 when the,
last census was taken.
THREE GUILTY IN
AFFRAY CHARGE
Bryan Setser Is Fined $100;
Waldroop and Ledford
$30 Each
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i-'cyuiy onenii .Bryan Jbetser was
sentenced to pay a fine of $100,
addition to one-third of court trial
woia, Uy juuge jonn riarwood in
Macon county superior court Monday
morning for guilt in an affray against
Charles Waldroop and Clyde Ledford
last Christmas eve. Waldroop and
Ledford were each sentenced to pay
fines of $30 and one-third of trial
costs. The total cost in the case is
understood to be $218.
On the day of the affray Waldroop
and Ledford were present when Set
ser arrested a man named Frank
Anderson on charges of drunkenness
and of fighting with a man named
Harley Lcdbetter. After jailing Ander
son, Setser was hailed by Waldroop
and Ledford near Waldroop's home in
the Cartoogcchayc section of the coun
ty as the deputy was returning home.
Testimony conflicted as to the details
of the affray which followed. Wal
droop, however,, was 'shot twice in
the riRht hip by Setser before the
affair ended. Charges of assault were
instituted by Setser, and counter
charges were brought against the
deputy by Waldroop and Ledford. j
Asheville Selects Mid-June
For Rhododendron Festival
ASHEVILLE, N. C, April 23.-Mid-'June,
the time this year when
the wild rhododendron gardens
, scattered over' the mountain slopes
in the vicinity of the city will
be at the height of their color
ful glory has been set as the
time for the third annual Rho--dodendron
festival. The festival
which has come to be known as
the most colorful celebration held
. in the South is expected to at
tract this year, one of the larg
est throngs of 'visitors ever enter
tained in Asheville.
The date of the festival is , set
in accordance with the advance
of the blooming season of the
. wild mountain shrubs which in
June color entire mountain sides
with their massed flowers. .Prin
cipal shrubs which attract the
attention of visitors during the
June flowering season, are the
rhododendron which' in its three
principal varieties ranges in color
from white to purple, the moun
tain laurel, a mass of pink blooms
ANNEX WILL BE
ADDED SHORTLY
Jurors Recommend That
Storage Of Confiscated
Liquor Stop
DEPLORE PAST DELAY
County Home Well Kept and
Inmates Receive Good
Treatment
After inspecting the Macon countr
jail, the grand jury for the April
term of -Macon county superior court
recommended to Judge John Harwood
that the plans of the county com
missioners for repairing the jail -and
building an addition to it be adopted.
The jail was reported to be very weA
kept considering the condition, of the
building.
Plans for remodeling the jail were
m bid s on April 7, and
include the construction of a six-inch
concrete wall around the four sides
of the building, the construction of
an annex, , and inside remodeling. The
grand jury stated that one additional
window should be , added to each
room of the prisoners' quarters in the
jail and also in the proposed annex
Will Last IS Year
"In .our opinion," reads the grand
jury report, "reconstruction will elim
inate the necessity of building a ocv
jail for several years. We recommen!l
that you pass an order requiring thai
the county commissioners shall adopt
these plans, and put them into effect
immediately. After a careful stndjr
of these plans we find that thev l
adequately take care of the needs for
the next ten or fifteen years.
"We recommend that in addition
to the above plans, that the oresent
jail shall be repaired and put in a
sanitary condition. We also rernm-
mend that the old building owned y
J. R. Pcndergrass on the west end
of the jail be condemned and removel
as it is a fire hazard and very un
sanitary." Concernincr whiskev which has foea
stored by Sheriff C. L. Ineram in hii
office following raids on stills or con
fiscations rom whiskev runners, the
grand jury made the following recom
mendation:
Want Whiskey Destroyed
"We, the grand jurors, find thai
in the sheriff's office there is a con
siderable quantity of whiskey. We
feel that some order should be oasi-
cd by his Honor whereby the sheriff
shall destroy the whiskey immediately
after its capture. We feel that it is
unfair to the sheriff to have to hold
said whiskey, ,and also we feel that
it is too great a temptation to those
who are inclined to drink whiskey t
have this at all times before the pub-
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and azalea which present a riot
of color from pure white to deen,
flaming orange.
Foresters and botanists predict
that the mountain shrubs this
year will be unusually gorgeous
in the abundance of their bloom
as judged by the appearance of
the early blooming varieties. The
wild gardens which cover , large
areas of the mountain summits
and slopes near the city may. be
reached by visitors over the net
work of fine highways which ra
diate from the city through the
surrounding mountain region.
Plans for the 1930 Rhododen
dron festival are already being
made and officials predict that
the event this year, will be one
. of the 'most interesting and color
ful celebrations ever held in Ashe
ville. Growing in popularity from
year to year, the event in June
is expected . to attract an even
greater national notice than was
accorded the two previous annual
festivals. .