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COUNTY-WIDE NEWS i c ESTABLISHED 1005 OLDEST PAPER WEST OF ASHEVILLE i it, j r i" , ,trsm' i ill l-- I i i i i i l i ill 1 t: t . to Jones It. FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1930 NUMBER TWENTY-FOUR ppointed In All But Two Counties Of District ... i. ' . ' v r ires vi i ai tjpiuig no- ardous And Difficult To Control' STATE AIDS COUNTIES County Appropriations Av erage 1-4 Cent Per Acre Of Forest Land The commissioners of Cherokee county, at their June meeting, signed a co-operative agreement with the State Forest service, for forest fire protection. Clay county signed a sim ilar agreement in May, so there are now only two non-cooperating coun ties in the thirteen that comprise the Western District. These two are Transylvania and Graham. The fire season just passed was the worst experienced since vthe spring of 1926. It rwas --characterized -by-greatly sub-normal rainfall and by almost" con tinuous high winds. Such conditions make the control of a forest fire ex tremely difficult and even dangerous. There , were instances this . spring where the wind blew so' hard ari4 in such fitful gusts as to actually blow out a fire when it reached the top of a ridge or mountain. 50-50 Basis Forest fire control work in this State is financed by a 50-50 appro priation by the State and the individ ual counties. In other words, the State matches any appropriation a county sees fit to make, the work de pending entirely upon the voluntary co-operation of the several counties. Here in the Western District, in the eleven counties how cooperating, coun ty appropriations average about one fourth of a cent per acre of forest land. The added State appropriation gives us a total of one-half cent per acre, of forest land with which to Tarry on the work of fire protection. It is plain, then, that the. county tax es paid upon forest land contribute but a negligible amount to this hieh ly important forest land activity. We may consider five cents per-acre per year as the minimum required to give fairly adequate protection to these mountain forests. At present, as stated above, we have only one-half of one cent per acre per, year to work' on. Good Record In view of the above facts the rec ord of the warden organization in District One this spring is consider ably better than is at first apparent. Wc had about 550 fires, which burn ed over about two and one-half per cent of the forest land under , pro tection. It is the objective of the State Forest service to keep the burn ed area down to one-tenth of one per cent. ' ! Paving of Highway 28 Going Forward Rapidly More than two and a half miles of the eight mile stretch of Highway No. 28 between Franklin and Gneiss has been paved, it is stated by- resi dents of the Cullasaja section. Con crete, pouring is now in progress near the home of Alvin Stewart. Pave ment of the entire eight , miles is .ex pected to be complete early in Jfuly. County Jail Remodeling Soon To Be Complete Remodeling of the . outside wall of the Macon county jail is practically complete. The work has greatly im proved the appearance of the build ing, and to the casual .observer the jail has the appearance of being new. Inside remodeling is to begin soon and will be carried to completion at an early date, according to. present plans. rf Ik St' f r MP i BARNARD IK; HARRISON ALSO FRANKLIN TERRACE, shown above, has for many seasons been among the popular summer resort hotels of Macon county.. The Terrace is situated near the center of town, but is far enough rerifoved to offer a quiet retreat to vacationists. . , CHARACTERS PREPARE FOR CHINESE EPISODE Many From Franklin Will Take Part In Rhododen dron Pageant Characters who will take part in the Chinese episode of the Rhododen dron pageant to be presented at Asheville on Wednsday night, June 18. at 8:30 o'clock will meet for f inai rehearsals next - Monday" " night, Mrs. Helen Macon, director of this feature of the pageant, has announced. The town of Franklin was chosen by officials of the Asheville Rhododen dron festival to present the Chinese episode. This episode is the eighth in the pageant. Franklin boys will do a Chinese devil dance at the foot of a large statue of Buddha, after which the dragon carriers will bring "the sacred dragon, a glistening monster 40 feet in length before the king and queen of the festival. Following this ceremony, the lotus blossom will be presented to the king. This flower will be refused in favor of the dho dodendron. Devil dancers in the episode are: John Cunningham, , Glenn Patton, Charles Robert Patton. Richard Con ley, Edward Eaton, Harry Cunning ham, Toe Dowdle. Francis Tessier, Ralph West. Daniel West. Dragon Carrier! The dragon carriers are: . Jess Con ley, L., H. Meilke, Fred Sloan, Frank Leach, T. A. Flanagan, Bert Slaerle, Harry Higgins. Eucrene Welch, Bill Sloan, John Bulein, Jim Perry. Roan Bradley. Lyles Harris. Don Young, Tames Porter, Frank Shope, William McGuire, Harry Higgins, Jr. Those who will nlav the parts of Chinese women and eirls in the eoi sode are: ( Te?n Portpr. Kathrv'n Siler, Margaret Slncle. Marje Palm er, Jessie Higdon, Gcorgianna Tester, Amanda Staple, Lucv Slaele, Bess Cunninctham, Eiinice Cunningham. Ag ne,s Higgins, Ruth Higuins, Mrs. I. T. Peek. Mrs. E. B. McCollum. Velma Peek. Meta Peek, Grace Conley, Elizabeth ' McGuire, Margaret Mc Guire. Mrs. Lvles Harris. Margaret Cozad.i Mildred. Cozad, Helen Cun ningham, Virginia Cunningham. Nell Young, Elizabeth Dowdle, Rosalind Bulgin. A special rehearsal of the devil dancers will be held in Boy Scout house on Monday night at 7 o'clock. Afterward a rehearsal of the entire episode '- will he held in the court house, at 8 o'clock. All members of the cast who have not made arrange ments for transportation to Asheville .are .renuested to give their names to Lyles Harris. W. A. Keener Is Still Candidate For Sheriff W. A. Keener. Republican candidate for nomination for sheriff of Macon county, writes that the renort has been circulated that he has withdrawn HOTEL CARLEIGH NEW NAME GIVEN TO ROGER'S HALL erly of Asheville and Lexington, N. C, have leased Rogers hall for a period of three years and here after will operate this delightful place under the name of Hotel Car-"leigh--CarlergH being the name of their little nine-year-old daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Bruton plan to keep Hotel Carleigh open all the year, whereas in the past Rogers hall has only been kept open from May to November. Hotel Carleigh is now operi for business, and Mr. Burton advises that the same high standard estab lished by Rogers hall will be' main tained, and that the Carleigh will also cater to parties, special ocr casions, chicken dinners, and spe cial Sunday dinners. AQUONE'S POST OFFICE ROBBED Thief Get Over $60 In Mon- ey And 2-Cent Stamps; No Clues FAMOUS AIRMEN AliElNFRANIGJN Will Do Dare-Devil Stunts Here Next Sunday Afternoon On Tuesday afternoon Messrs. Jimmy Kronskop and Bonie Rowe, pilot) and stunt flier extraordinary, ' dropped "onto the Smoky Mountain landing field for a few days' stay in; ; over and around Franklin. These gentlemen will be here all the rest of this week. During this time they will fly for hire and do many stunts. One of the most spec tacular ones that will be done is the one where Bonie Rowe will jump from the plane 3,000 feet up and fall for half the distance to earth before he pulls the rip cord of his para chute. This stunt will take place Sun day afternoon if and when the wind and weather conditions permit. Bonie ,says he does not hold anything other than the greatest respect for the weather, and that he does not take undue liberties with it. Both Mr. Kronskop and Mr. Rowe were enthusiastic over the possibilities of the field here. They think that rrankhn would be missing a great Walter Gibson Is New Nom inee For County Commissioner FIVE TO 1 FOR BAILEY Pritchard Is Nominated; Weaver Easily Defeats Wallace Stone ... .r A thief broke into the Aquone post office, Tuesday night, June 3, and robbed the cash and stamp box of $54.30 cash and 500 2-cent stamps, the entire contents of the box.; En trance into i the building was gained through a window which opened on the porch of the office. The putty had been cut from around a window pane which was removed and left on a bench on the porch. ' The thief having thus gained entrance into the building made the robbery by twist ing the steeple from the locked cash and stamp box. D. F. Howard, the postmaster, whose house in only 100 feet or so, from the store and post office building was at home with his family. Four board ers were also sleeping in the house. No one heard any sound to indicate burglary during the night. It was not until the following. morning when Mr. Howard went to the post office building to open it for the day that he discovered the loss. No clue as to the identity of the thief was discover ed. A year ago last August this post office was broken into and a similar robbery carried out. The guilty party made a complete escape, and his iden tity remains an unsolved mystery. Official primary returns released Monday evening by George Mallonee, logal registrar, gave W. A. Rogers the nomination for Democratic representa tive from Macon county, A. B. Slagle the nomination for sheriff, C. T. Brysori the nomination for register of deeds, (and J. O. Harrison, W. D. Barnard, and Walter Gibson the nom inations for county commissioners. Frank I. Murray, without opposi tion in the primary, officially became Democratic candidate for clerk of superior court. Lake Ledford was without opposition for county survey or and C. M. Moore was without op position for coroner. The accompanying table gives the to tals by precincts-for-each .candidate.. The toUls fut" the eouiit arc &f VtCuX, but the totals by precincts are sub ject to correction. Results from the primary gave W. A. Rogers a commanding plurality over his two opponents, although J. Frank Ray, Jr., and J. A. Porter polled substantial totals; A. B. Slagle polled a majority of more than twice that of the combined votes of hi opponents, John H. Dalton and Frank' H. Norton. C. T. Bry son's nomina tion was in doubt until returns from the last two precincts to report had been received. J. L. Rogers ran a close second to Bryson, receiving 440 votes to Bry son's 496. Members Renominated J. O. Harrison and W. D. Barnard, members of the present board of coun ty commissioners, were renominated with practically no opposition, while Walter Gibson became the third nom- effort to equip the field and make it a well-known landing field. They are of the opinion that the field is of sufficient size to allow the landing and taking off of all classes of planes now in use. inee. State returns up until Tuesday give Josiah W. Bailey a lead of 66,000 over Senator F. M. Simmons for the opportunity if we do not make everyJ United States Senate. George M Pritchard was in the lead for the Re publican nomination for the Senate. Bailey's majority in Macon county, estimated before the election as prob ably three to one, proved to be five (Continued on page five) MACON COUNTY OFFICIAL PRIMARY RETURNS (A . . ui o o S ft H . .55 & p : - Q - ' 9 "S - J .& J: j. 3 2 c 9 j 2 .2, c H u y, y 'j fi s ca u . t. u. u u. f-. Nepro Youth Is Taken By Death At Home Here Thomas Scruggs, 17-year-old colored youth, died at his home on June 5, at nine o'clock in the morning after nine days' illness. He was a member from the race. This report is an er-, of the A; M. E. Zion church. He is ror, and Mr. Keener believes it has survived by his mother, five . sisters been circulated with malicious intent, i and two (brothers. REPRESENTATIVE II II I W. A. Rogers . 15 2 119) 111 50 14123 81 112 4 641355 J. Frank Ray, Jr. 12 161 4I 7 51 1 22 57 13 92 2 47 250 J. A. Porter 1 . 15 . 01 1 58! 12! 13 29!. 45 6 - j 83 , 0 42 226 CLERK SUP. COURT , Frank 1. Murray 41 15 174 19110l 551 192 93 258 6 73 739 SHERIFF I I A. B. Slagle ...33 91 1771 111 851 501 87 62 109 0100 646 John H. Dalton ..... 6 0 58 3 21 4 125 34 19 0 21 90! Frank H. Norton ........ 3 6 28 14 7 11 12 4 155 '6 14 68 REG. OF DEEDS I i I I I III I I ' C. T. Bryson ..... "24 2 271 301 491 12! 821 111 261 0!164 61 J. L. Rogers . . . 1 0. '38 2 30 1 12 19 125 0 4 208! Harry S. Higgins ....... :. 71 1 69 0 3 4 12 42 0 01 5 170 Albert L. Ramsey ........ 3 14) 91 0 51 0 0 0 o o 0 01 6 1 3' 19 51 20 481 II 21 1 1 3 7 4 127 6 0 2 0 41 4 15' 01 9 0 0 0 J. M. Brabsoh .. W. T Fouts ... J. A. Tyler ..... Chas. W. Potts Chas. A. Elmpre SURVEYOR Lake Ledford . . CORONER J I I I I I' I I I I I I - C. M. Moore ........... .. 38 121 161 14 94 54 160 91. 220! 4! 381 526! 21 1 0 2 01 6 6 411. II 6 0 20 1701 80 61 -3 78! 1 0 0 371 5 01 2 571 0! 01 31 30I1 4 01 1 7j 950 610 509 177S 1369 338 I 32 496 440 338 313 237 99 74 64 61 381.131 1'82 141 741' 571 1651 93! 221! 4 3 644 157S 1417 COMMISSIONERS T. O. Harrison .... .". . W; I). Barnard Walter vGibson ....... J. E. Lancaster J. P. Moore C. H. Norton ......... Ill 7 1481 261 871 50 1741 671 1951 : 01 391 622 1471. Ill 8! 133! 24! 501 571 160! 66 1321 6!113 531 129L 51 91- 1241 101 541 41 129 68! 103 211271 4861(1113 261 4! 63! 21 251.131 761 52 511 0 141 344!). 670 331 5! 571 5 61 21 54) 40 109! 4! 72 203 .664 30 6! 68 71 36! 3! " 381 3 1511 6! 10 126 484 s
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