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FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1935)
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Slate To Hardsurface Highway
TO START VORK
ABOUT AUGUST 1
Road Will Be Of Asphalt,
Tar Mixed; Shoulders
Of Concrete
CREW NEAR FRANKLIN
Workers On Paving Job To
Gneiss Approximately
Half Done
Delegations from Franklin and
Highlands who recently requested
District Highway Commissioner James
G. Stikeleather to continue the pav
ing of Highway No. 28 between
Franklin and Highlands have been
assured that work on hardsurfacing
the last 13 miles of this distance will
begin about Aug. 1, or as soon as
the concrete now being poured be
tween Franklin: and Gneiss is suf
ficiently settled to permit travel.
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of asphalt, tar mixed, and will have
concrete shoulders. This part of the
highway traverses what is perhaps the
most scenic of the country to be
served by No". 28. The route follows
the Cullasaja gorge, and for many
miles is carved through solid granite
cliffs. It passes the scenic Cullasaja
and Dry falls, goes behind Bridal
Veil falls so that the traveler is for
V moment between a wall of falling
water and a wall of rock, and borders
beautiful Sequoyah lake near High
lands. To have paved this part of the
highway with concrete would have
caused a delay of perhaps three years
in beginning work in order to secure
sufficient funds for the purpose, Mr.
Stikeleather stated. Under the. pres
ent plan, however, work will be be
gun early in August. This is a state
project and will not be let to a con
tractor. Within two years. Mr. Stikeleather
said, Highway, No. 28 will be graded
and hardsurfaced over its entire length
from Bat Cave to the Tennessee line
beyond Murphy. More than half of
the eight miles between Franklin and
Gneiss has been concreted, and the
entire stretch will be completed early
in July, it is expected.
Pays Bootleggers
To Keep Training
It pays a bootlegger to keep in
training. Even if , he can't always
save his liquor and his automobile
from officers he tan sometimes save
himself by running through the tall
timber until he has distanced his
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Deputy Sheriffs R. M. Coffey and
Frank Norton last Sunday captured
two Chevrolet cars, one containing
75 gallons of liquor and, the" other
six gallons, on the Dillard-Highlands
road. The occupants of the auto
mobiles escaped.. Deputies Norton arid
Coffey had been called to a church
near ; Scfcly - to arrest disturbers of
church services. . ,
Four Nurses Graduate
From Angels' Hospital
Four nurses are in the second grad
uating class to complete' the three
year training course at Angel Broth
ers' hospital at Franklin. Graduating
exercises will be held at the Franklin
Baptist church on Monday night,
June 30, at 8:30 o'clock.
The four graduating nurses are
Hattie Burr Messer, Dorothy Iva Lee
Moore, Mrs. Lelia Dryman Gibson,
and Christine Franks.; Miss Moore,
and Mrs. Gibson recently took the
state examination for nurses at RaT
eigh and were listed among the nurs
es passing the examination.
MOM
FORESTRY FLOAT
ENTERED IN HUGE
FLOWER PARADE
Rare, purple rhododendron from
the summit of lonely Standing In
dian bald, highest mountain peak
in Macon county, will be used to
bedeck a float to be jointly pre
pared by representatives of the
Nantahala and Pisgah National
forests, and entered in the huge
flower parade a feature of the
Rhododendron festival to be held
in Asheville, June 19,
Ranger Z. B. Byrd, chief ranger
of the Nantahala district of the
Nantahala forest, drove a truck
load of budding, purple rhododen
dron from Standing Indian, roots
intact, to Asheville. Monday.
More than 50 Franklin people
took part in the presentation of
the Chinese episode, a feature
of the Rhododendron pageant giv
en Wednesday night.
MAN DIES FROM
WRECK IN JURIES
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mobile Accident
Porter Ayers, young man of " Flats
in the Nantahala section of Macon
county, died at Angels' hospital Tues
day morning after being brought to
the hospital here last Sunday night
in . an unconscious condition with a
four-inch skull fracture and a skull
decompression on the right .side of
his head, the result of an automobile
accident on Highway No. 10 near
Nantahala station on Sunday after
noon. He did not regain conscious
ness after an operation.
Ayers was riding with John and
Grady May, brothers,- and Harley
Jones, all of Flats. John May was
the driver of the automobile, and is
reported to have been driving rap
idly when forced too close to the
edge of the highway by another
automobile. The car left the high
way and overturned. He is under
the care of an Andrews physician,
having received injuries not consider
ed dangerous. Grady May and Jones
escaped with only slight injuries.
Macon Theatre Interior
Remodeled, Redecorated
The interior of the Macon theatre
was remodeled and redecorated dur
ing the past week for the purpose of
improving the effects of sound equip
ment as well as for improving the
inside appearance of the building.
The theatre reopened Monday night
with a capacity attendance after be
ing closed for several days during
which .the remodeling was done.
Tennis Finals Are Held
On Tuesday Afternoon
Interest among followers of the
sport of tennis was centered during
the past week in the tournament
brought to an end; Tuesday afternoon
with Buck Sherrill and Margaret
Franks winning the finals against C.
C. Noyes and Amanda Slagle, three
sets out of five being taken by the
winners. Fourteen couples entered
the ! tournament which opened last
Wednesday.
Transitman J. R. Bradley
Now On Detail At Pisgah
Transitman J. R. Bradley of the
Nantahala National forest has been
detailed to the Pisgah ' National for
est for a short period to assist A.
R. Kinney, examiner of surveys, in
clearing up survey work in the Pis
gah territory. Afterward Mr. Brad
ley will return to Franklin accom
panied by Mr. Kinney and a second
transitman to complete the survey
of approximately 30,000 acres of land
approved for purchase or option in
the Nantahala orest. ' '
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28 From Gneiss To Highlands
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among the guests at the Scott Griffin hotel one night
. last week. Recently the Scott Griffin management was
taken over by Mr. and Mrs. McLester Brown of Hart-
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REPUBLICANS SET
CONVENTION DATE
FOR SAT. AT 2:00
Republican delegates from, the 11
townships of Macon county will
hold a convention in the county
court house on Saturday, June 21,
for the purpose of nominating can
didates for county offices to run
in the November election ' Dele
gates were chosen in township con
ventions held last Saturday.
A new chairman of the county
executive committee is also to be
named in the county convention to
succeed John E. Rickman, retiring
chairman.
NICHOLS TO GO
TO WASH., D. C.
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pervisor Of Nantahala
Forest Promoted
Effective Aug. 1, Homer P. Nichols,
executive ' assistant in the offices of
the Nantahala National forest at
Franklin, will be promoted to assist
ant in the office of the fiscal agent
of Region Seven in Washington, D.
C, Supervisor A. A. Wood of the
Nantahala forest has announced.
Mr. Nichols has" served as executive
assistant of the Nantahala forest since
August 1926, at which date he came
to Franklin from Muscle Shoals, Ala.,
where he had filled a civil service
appointment with the AVar depart
ment. His home was originally in
Florence, Ala.
While in the service of the Nan
tahala forest, Mr. Nichols was select
ed to inaugurate a new forestry cost
finding system, first tried in Region
Seven in the Nantahala forest. Mr.
Nichol's work in this connection is
reported to have been very satisfac
tory, and in his new capacity at
Washington he may be called upon
to help inaugurate, the system in other
national forests. The promotion, Mr.
Wood said, was well earned.
Mr. and Mrs. Nichols have many
friends among the personnel of the
Nantahala forest and in Macon coun
ty. Mrs. Nichols was formerly Miss
Myrtle McClure of this county.
A Mr. Pigeon of the "White Moun
tain National forest has been named
to succeed Mr. Nichols. -
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SHERIFF TO LEVY
FOR BACK TAXES
Commissioners Order Tax
Collector To Sell Per
sonal Property
Pointing out that the schools of
Macon county will open between July
15 and September IS, emphasizing the
fact that funds in hand from taxes
are insufficient to pay the salaries
of teachers, and stating, that the road
funds of Macon are practically ex
hausted, the board of commissioners
at a call meeting last Saturday pass
ed an order directing Sheriff C. L.
Ingram to levy on the personal
property of all tax payers who arc
delinquent after July IS.
Sheriff Ingram was ordered to
furnish the commissioners a list of
all delinquent tax payers on the first
Monday in August, to the end that
an order may be made for the sale
of the real estate of all such de
linquents.
Keen Competition Among
Hens Laying Gourd Eggs
Several weeks ago when a hen own
cd by R. C. Enloe of Cartoogcchaye
laid an egg with a handle, The Press
published a . news article describing
the freak eggt Since that time every
hen in Macon county has been look
ing forward to the day when she
could better the record of Mr, En
loe's hen. And now one has succeed
ed. A hen owned by Mrs. Will Sel
lers of Franklin has not only laid a
gourd-shaped egg with a handle, but
the handle is curved, while the cgfi
laid by Mr. Enloe's hen had a straight
handle. Both eggs arc on display
at The Press office.
SIX GO TO C. M. T. C.
Six Macon county 'boys left last
Thursday for the Citizens' Military
Training camp at Fort Oglethorpe,
Ga. They will remain for four weeks'
training at government expense. These
six boys ' are Jimmie Wurst, Elam
Gray, William Cabe, Ned Jennings,
George Culver, and Gate Mashburn.
This will be William Cabc's second
year of training, while it is the first
year for each of the other young
men. ,
FAMOUS AMAH
TO BRING PLANE
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Be At Franklin For
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SPONSORED BY PRESS
American Legion Also Pre
pares For Gala Day
On Fourth
The St. Louis Robin monoplane,
holder of the world's endurance rec
ord for the longest period of sus-r
tained flight, and two other airplanes
will be brought to Franklin to take
part in the Fourth of July celebra
tion to be sponsored jointly this year
by the Macon county post of the
American Legion and The Franklin
Press. The air festivities will be
under the auspices of The Press.
Paul Davis, famous racing pilot of
Atlanta and brother of Doug Davis
who holds the all-American air rac
ing championship,-will pilot the St,
Press, will go to Atlanta and return
in the monoplane.
Jimmy Culpepper who will pilot .
another of the planes, was winner of
the spot landing with a dead motor
in the all-American air meet in Mi
ami in 1929. Jimmy Krouskof, who
will Dilot the third plane, is already
known to Macon county people, hav
ing spent, several days here last week
with Bonie Rowe, wing walker and
parachute jumper. Mr. Rowe will
return for the air festivities on the
Fourth. For the last 14 years he has
been working as parachute jumper and
air stunter. He has taken part in a
number of air film thrillers, and has
worked for the Pathe News service
and Mabel Cody's flying circus.
From Franklin the three planes will
fly over the surrounding towns of
Western North Carolina and North
Georgia and drop invitations to the
inhabitants, inviting them to the air
meet and Fourth of July celebration
here.
Officials of the local American Le
gion post are preparing a full pro
gram for the Fourth, details of which
arc soon to be announced.
S. E. Eaton Back
From Knoxville
Chevrolet dealers from Franklin
and this section 'have this week heard
programs and po'licics for the coming
fiscal year outlined by F. E. Zorniger,
and other officials of the Knoxville
Zone of Chevrolet Motor company,
at a series of meetings at the An
drew Johnson hotel at Knoxville.
S. Edward Eaton, local Chevrolet
dealer, declared upon his return from
Knoxville that the zone office offi
cials are extremely optimistic for the
prospects for the balance of this year
for their line. They base this as
sumption, Mr. Eaton said, upon the
enthusiastic reception accorded the
"Greatest Chevrolet in Chevrolet His
tory." While at the meeting Mr. Eaton
signed his contract with the Chevrolet
Motor company for the fiscal year
which runs from August 1 through
July 31.
Golf Tournament Is Now
Underway On Links Here
The second monthly golf' tourna
ment is being held on the Franklin
golf course this week. Preliminaries
were held Tuesday and Wednesday.
Semi-finals will be played on Thurs
day and Friday, and the finals are
set for Saturday.
A $10 autograph club will be award
ed the winner in each of the three
flights. F. I. Murray, J. E. Perry
and R. S. Jones compose the flight
ing committee.