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VOLUME XLV
FRANKLIN, N. C THURSDAY,, JUNE 5, 1939
NUMBER TWENTY-THREE
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X. Franklin Press Subscription Campaign Winners
HOSES Hit
OF FIRST PRIZE
Chevrolet Coach Presented
On Monday To Leader
Of Contest
$150 CHECK AWARDED
Mary Louise Porter Winner
Of Second Prize In
. " Campaign
The Franklin Press' subscription
campaign, one of the biggest ever
held in this section of the state was
brought to a close at five o'clock
on Monday afternoon, and shortly af
terward the winners were announced.
An increase of approximately 40 per
cent in the paid subscription list was
realized as a result of the campaign.
A final check of new subscriptions
is expected to make the pafd circula
tion of The Press between 1400 and
1500. In addition to new subscrip
tions, approximately 200 renewals were
received in the campaign.
L. J. Moses took the lead in the;
contest on the last day of the drive
and won the Chevrolet coach, first
prize, with a vote total amounting
to-2,887,750. Mary Louise Porter ran
a close second with 2,605,150 votes,
and received the second prize, $150
in cash. Addie Barnard was awarded
third prize, the R. C A. radio, for
a total of 1,761,800 votes. Mrs. Les
ter Conley won fourth prize, the
diamond ring,' her vote total being
1,585,100. Sarah-Hicks Hines with a
vote total of 373,500 was awarded fifth
prize, the wrist watch. Mrs. J. H.
Shelley," with 359,500 " votes, received
the award of $25 dollars in gold,
sixth prize.
Cover County
As a result of the campaign, The
Press is in a better position to be
of service to advertisers. The paper
now covers the county more thorough
ly than before, a fact in which for
eign and local advertisers will be
interested. Contestants did good
work during the . campaign, and to
these The Press extends thanks.
With a large number of new names
. being placed on the subscription list
errors will occur in spite of the most
diligent care. Any subscriber failing
to receive the paper, should com
municate with The Press office with
out delay. Sometimes subscribers'
names are placed on the mailing list
twice, and they consequently receive
two papers. Any such cases should
be reported to this office. AH errors
will be -gladly corrected provided they
are brought to the attention of some
member of The Press staff. New
or renewal subscribers must bring re
ceipts when seeking adjustment of
errors.
Advertising Copy Must
Be In On Tuesday At 12
Beginning next week, advertisers
must place copy for ads with the
advertising department of The Press
by 12 o'clock each Tuesday, Forms
for news will close at 10 o'clock Wed
nesday morning,' and unless news is
of unusual importance ii must be in
by six o'clock Tuesday evening. The
Press will hereafter be ready for
mailing by Wednesday evening at six
o'clock.
CENSUS RETURNS
GIVE MACON CO.
CREASE OF 783
Census returns recently complet
ed give Macort county" a popula
tion of 13,670, an increase of 783
over the population' of 12,887 in
1520. Macon is exceeded in popu
lation by Haywood, Jackson and
Cherokee among the counties west
of Buncombe. Macon's population
exceeds that of Transylvania,.
Swain, Graham and. Clay among
these western counties.
FRANKLIN IS NOT
HEAVEN'S RIVAL
-BUT-READ THIS
In heaven, it is recorded in holy
writ, the streets are paved with
gold. Franklin lays no claim to
competition with the celestial city,
but it boasts that some of its
streets are being paved and re
paired with stone inlaid ' with copper-
From the rock quarry of Shields
and Duvall on Iotla, stone was
brought' to' Franklin this week in
the seams of which copper was
found in varying quantities. Andy
Reid, mine expert, identified' the
mineral.
Developments are underway in
this county on the Angel old, cop
per mine on Watauga, recently spld
to a large out-of-state concern by
Andy Reid, the consideration being
$128,000. Favorable reports also
come from Ellijay and Stiles where
evidence of copper in amounts large
enough for development has been
found.
FRAMQ1 TAKES
FESTIVAL PIT
Town To Present Chinese
Feature Of Rhododen
dron Pageant
Franklin has been? selected by of
ficials of the 1930 Asheyille Rhododen
dron festival to present the Chinese
feature of the pageant on the open
ing day. Mrs. Helen Macon will be
in charge of the presentation. A
meeting has been called by Mrs. Ma
con for Thursday night at which parts
will be definitely assigned to those
gram.'
who have been selected for the pro
Ten cities of Western North Caro
lina will unite their efforts in making
the third annual Rhododendron festi
val, to be held at Asheyille, June
18, 19 and 20, the most colorful
celebration of its kind ever staged in
this part . of the South. The Rho
dodendron pageant which portrays in
brilliant drama the mythical story of
the Rhododendron, will be enacted
by hundreds of people chosen from
among the citizenry of the ten North
Carolina communities.
The Rhododendron pageant will be
one of the principal events of the
opening day of the floral fete. Scores
of costumed dancers and a multitude
of brilliantly clothed participants will
enact the different scenes of the pag
eant under the. kaleidoscopic glare of
the colored search lights in the huge
bowl of the . Asheville Memorial sta
dium. The Pageant will follow immediate
ly upon the ceremonial coronation of
the King and Queen of Rhododen
dron festival which marks the open
ing of the annual floral celebration.
Cities besides Franklin which will con
tribute groups of actors to the pag
eant include, Waynesville", Henderson
ville, Black Mountain, Swannanoa,
Burnsville, Sylva, Weaverville, Ashe
ville and others.
Events of the Festival program this
year are grouped in one of the most
brilliantly spectacular celebrations ever
planned in Asheville. A parade of
floral floats miles in length, a night
of revelry in which the city will he
turned oyer entirely "to the masked
followers of the king's jester, the
Rhododendron ball, and many social
events are on the three day schedule.
Twelve southern states will send beau
tiful girls as state sponsors to the
court of the Rhododendron monarchs
during the celebration.
Macon County Youth
; Heads Literary Society
CHAPEL HILL, June 2.-William
Medford, of Rainbow Springs, Macon
county, a rising senior, has been elect
ed'' president of the Dialectic senate,
university ' literary society, for 'next
year, to succeed Beatty Rector,' of
Asheville.
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ROY McCRACKEN IS AWARDED BAND MEDAL
Rufus L. (Roy) McCracken,
formerly of Franklin, and a son of
F. Y. and Mrs. McCracken, all
of whom are now of Knoxville,
Tennl, was recently presented the
band medal offered annually by
the R. O. T. C. of Knoxville high
school. ,
The band medal is presented to
the cadet in the band, exclusive
of commissioned officers, who re
ceives the highest rating in at
HIGHWAY 28
AS FAR AS
HIGHWAY WILL BE
BUILT IN SMOKIES
ON NO CAtl. SIDE
The construction of a highway
through the North Carolina side
of the Great Smoky Mountains Na
tional Park, from Smokemont to
New Found Gap on the state line,
will be started immediately, it was
announced Thursday by James G.
Stikeleather, ninth district highway
commissioner.
The road has already been sur
veyed. Within 30 days workmen
will be on the job., and the com
pletion of the grading of the pro
ject is expected before the end of
the year. The grading work will
cost approximately $100,000. As
soon as it is finished, the road
will be surfaced. Asheville Times.
STONE ARRIVES
FOR DUTY HERE
New Junior Forester Re
ports At Nantahala
Forest Office
T. Herbert Stone, who succeeds
John B. Byrne as junior-forester of
the Nantahala National forest; report
ed for duty at the office of Super
visor A, A. Wood, at the forestry
headquarters here Monday morning.
Mr. Stone came to Franklin from
Warren, Pa., where he was district
ranger of the Allegheny National for
est. He is a graduate of the Yale
university school of forestry.; Mr.
Byrne moved from Franklin to Ashe
ville on May 1 to succeed C. L.
Graham as assistant supervisor of the
Pisgah National forest.
IH:els, JJospital
Has New Surgeon
Dr. Charles E. Cunningham of De
catur, Ga., has joined -the surgical
staff at Angel Brothers' hospital as
assistant surgeon. Dr. Cunningham is
a graduate of John Hopkins univers
ity, and has completed post-graduate
work at the John Hopkins hospital
and Union Memorial hospital, both of
Baltimore. The addition of Df. Cun
nigham places the number of sur
geons at Angels' hospital at three.
PRESSING CLUB MOVED
Mrs. T. M.'Hoilmafi. has moved the
equipment of the Franklin Pressing
club to quarters" in the '"'hew Hoilman
building on Iotla street near the
Standard filling station.
Are Announced
tendance, care of uniform,' equip
ment and instrument, personal
neatness and military bearing The
medal was won by young Mc
Cracken after he had competed
with 500 other cadets.
The next day Roy was promoted
to second lieutenant. He belongs
to the track team, runs the mile
race, and has won enough points
to be presented with the letter
"K."
IS OPENED
HAYESVILLE
Commissioners Ask That
Section Be Paved At
Early Date
Simultaneous with the announce
ment that Highway No. 28 between
Franklin and. Hayesville, a distance of
40 miles, had been opened to traf
fic, the board of commissioner of
Macon county passed a resolution last
Monday asking the State Highway
commission to start work at the earl
iest possible moment on paving this
section.
The work of grading the route be
tween Hayesville and Franklin had
been in progress at intervals for
nearly four years. During the last
few months, final grading between
Black gap in the Nantahalas and
Hayesville had been ; underway."
With the opening of the Franklin
Hayesville route, two sections of
Highway 28 remain on which grad
ing is still in progress. One, of these
is between Cashiers and Highlands
and the other is between Murphy ami
the Tennessee line. An eight mile
stretch between Franklin and High
lands is being paved. Work began
on this project more than two weeks
ago and nearly two miles of the con
crete paving has been completed. The
crew began work at Gneiss and is
coming toward' Franklin. The entire
stretch is expected to be ready early
in July.
Logical Outlet
In the resolution adopted by the
board of commissioners of Macon
county asking that work be started
on paving No. 28 between Franklin
j and Hayesville,' it was pointed out that
no paved highway "connects Hayes
ville, the county seat of Clay county,
with the county seat of any other
county in North Carolina. Highway
28 by way of Franklin offers Hayes
ville the nearest outlet to the rest
of the state, the commissioners em
phasized. 1 The resolution reads : "Resolved
That it is the duty of the Board of
Commissioners of Macon county to see
that all funds, available from what
ever source for construction of paved
roads between Franklin and Hayes
ville, in Clay county, should be ex
pended on said roads and not for any
other purpose. Macon county is not
willing that any part of its allotment
from any source should go to the con
struction of roads outside of the
county, and said board is further if
the opinion that as Clay county does
not have any paved roads leading
from its. county seat to that of aiy
other county, and as it was the pur
pose of the act establishing the
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IN LOCAL RACES
Shake-up Is Likely In Elec
tion Of Board Of Com-
missioners
BAILEY Is FAVORITE
Simmons Lacking In Popu
larity Among Voters Of
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Democratic political candidates are
out "politicin " this week as only
political aspirants can politic in the
week preceding a primary. The races
for county offices are overshadowing
the importance of the Bailey-Simmoni
contest in Macon.
Strong competition in the race for
representative is promised between
J. A. Porter and W. A Rogers, with
J. Frank Ray, Jr., the third candidate,
likely to poll a substantial number
of votes.
Frank I. Murray is unopposed in
the primary to succeed himself as
clerk of Macon county superior court
Mr. Murray has held the office ap
proximately 10 years, having twice
been elected to four-year terms and
having filled the unexpired term of
W T. Moore of about two years be
ginning in 1920.
Nine candidates in the race for ,
register of deeds have made the out
come of the contest for this office
perhaps more uncertain than any oth
er. C. T. Bryson is expected to poll
majorities in Sugarfork, Ellijay and
probably In Cowee and Highlands
townships. J. M. Brabson and J. L.
Rogers will be favorites in Smith's
Bridge and in upper Franklin town
ship, it is believed. . Albert Ramsey,
W. T. Fouts and C. A. Elmore will
poll many votes in parts of Frank
lin and Cowee townships, while H.
S. Higgins, J. A. Tyler and Chas. W.
Potts will probably find their strong
est support in the vicinity of the
town of Franklin.
Lake Ledford is unopposed for the
nomination as county surveyor,- while
C. M. Moore is unopposed for nomina
tion as coroner.
Shake-Up Expected
Three candidates are fn the race for
sheriff, John Dalton, Frank H. Nor
ton and A. B. Slagle. Slagle is prob
ably the favorite, although Dalton and
Norton are well-known in Macon,
having served as county surveyor and
deputy sheriff respectively.
A shake-up in the board of ronntir
commissioners is expected in the pri
mary. Dissatisfaction with the ac
tivities and non-activities of the pres
ent members has been heard from
various groups. Two of the present
members of th board, J. O. Harrison
and W. D.--Barnard, are in the race
for re-nomination.' In addition to
theso Walter Gibson. J. R. Lancaster,
. P. Moore and C. H. Norton are
running for nomination. "Outside of
their respective townships the strength
of these candidates is speculative, with
the exception of that of J. R. Lan
caster who is likely to be a favorite
in a majority of the townships.
Registration of between 2000 and
2500 voters was reported Monday by
J. R. Morrison, chairman of the coun
ty board of elections.
Bailey Is Favorite
Uncertain as political forecasts of
ten prove to be, indications in Macon
county point to the fact that Bailey
will lead Simmons in the county pri
mary by a majority that may reach
two to one. Supporters of Bailey are
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RITTER TO OPEN
RAINBOW SPRINGS
BAND MILL, MON.
The Ritter Lumber company will
start operating its . band mill at
Rainbow Springs on Monday, June
9, according to information reach
ing Franklin. The mill, which has
been closed to operation for sever
al months to enable the company
to dispose of lumber ready for
market, will be in operation for
one month, it was stated. : ." -. '