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VOLUME XLV
FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1930
NUMBER TWENTY-EIGHT,
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,IANY THOUSAND
HEREON FOURTH
Several Accidents Reported,
None Serious; Three Ar
rests Made
EVENTS ON SCHEDULE
Various Activities Entertain-
ed Crowds Throughout
Gala Day
Ten thousand people are estimated
to have attended the celebration held
m Franklin on July 4. This is be
lieved to .have been the largest num
ber to. have ever gathered in the town
on a single day. Sveral minor motor
accidents occurred in or near Frank
lin. A number of people called at
local hospitals to have. wounds dress
ed. None of these was seriously hurt.
Jacob Anderson was struck by an
automobile, on the Georgia highway
and remained in Angel Brothers' hos
pital overnight. His injuries are said
to have been minor ones.
Only three arrests were reported by
officers. Bob Ledford (colored), M.
Williamson and Will Gregory were
jailed for disorderly conduct, the re
sult of intoxication. This is reported
to have been the second successive
Fourth of July on which Williamson
the result of liquor
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carried ouF according to schedule" in
so far as possible. Several hundred
people packed the court house for the
program presented there at 10 o'clock
in th morning. Vocal selections from
a group of colored men and boys
was a feature, this part of. the en
tertainment which- drew applause.
Street Dance ,
Street dancing by school gHs tin
der the direction of Miss Eleanor
Sloan and Mrs. W. B. Kesler attract
ed a large crowd. In a dancing con
test, Lucy Thompson, Little Miss
Southards, and Ruth Higgms were
prize winners. Four local colored
Gentlemen entertained the crowds with
I, street prizefights in the early
afternoon.
Tennis and golf tournaments were
lield for enthusiasts in these sports.
A Negro ball game late in the after
noon drew spectators to the baseball
diamond on the grade.
Throughout the day people throng
ed the vicinity of the airplane land
ing field in East Franklin Two
planes were here for the day the
promoters of the air festival being
Enable to ' secure a third machine.
Bonie Rowe had not. sufficiently re
covered from an accident at Lenoir
to do the stunts he had promised and
to make a jump with a parachute.
At noon 10 Confederate veterans
were entertained at dinner at the
home of T. J. Johnston. The dinner
was sponsored by the local chapter
of the U. P. C. Street dancing and
a dance , in the Scott Griffin hotel
were features of the entertainment
provided on the night of the Fourth.
Federal Highway
No. 19 Unchanged
A news dispatch printed in . the
daily press of North Carolina to the
effect that Federal Highway No. 19
had been rerouted by way of Frank
lin to Gainesville, Ga., and on to At
lanta, . instead of continuing to follow
its previous route by Bryson City and
Murphy : and thence to Gainesille,
has been labeled as a premature re
port by District Highway Commission
er James G. StikeleatheV.
W. C Markham, executive secre
tary of the American Association of
Highway officials, favored the change,
according to Mr. Stikeleather, who ob
jected to the change of numbers. As
circumstances now stand it is certain
that the route by Franklin is to re
ceive Federal Highway No. 23, which
highway begins at Detroit and ends
in Florida, while the towns on Fed
eral Highway No. 19 will remain . on
that highway, with the Federal num
ber unchanged.
Classif ied ads solve your , economic
wants. Use them at the low rate of
five cents a line. . ' '
SUPREME COURT
MAKES DECISION
IN WISHON CASE
Jim Wishon, of Nantahala, tem
porarily, free under a bond of
$10,000 pending the decision of
the State Supreme court on his
case in the superior court of Ma
con county in which a jury found
him guilty of second degree mur
der for killing Pink Solesbee more
than a year ago, was re-arrested
by Sheriff C. L. Ingram on Sun
day, after the State Supreme court
had upheld the action of the su
perior court of this county.
Wishon was sentenced' to a term
of 12 years in the state prison
at Raleigh. He will be taken to
Raleigh this week by Sheriff In
gram. , ,
lAffi OF WATER
REPORTED HERE
Ordinance Passed Against
Excessive Use of Supply
In Tanks 1
Shortage of water in the tanks
which are used as reservoirs for
Franklin's water supply caused, the
board of aldermen to pass an ordi
nance Monday night to place a fine
of $2.50 on any person using town
waer to jprinU? ..lawn ..wash. ..auto
mobiles, or in - any - manner - use an
the second offense a fine of $5 "will
be placed on th guilty person, and
the penalty for the third offense is
confinement hi thfeiicounty- ja&- a
period to be set by the mayor. " 5
It was pointed out by the aldermen
that, in case of a fire the supply of
water is insufficient for saving a
building . from burning.
Mark Dowdle wis nrmcd by the
aldermen to take the place of John
E.v Rickman who has resigned from
the board because of his duties as
postmaster. Henry Cabe was named
to serve in Mr. Rickman's place as
mayor pro tern.
W. B. McGuire was appointed from
the town bbard to serve with T. W.
Angel, Sr., of the Franklin Chamber
of Commerce, on a committee to have
a sign near Highway No. 10 at Dills
boro directing travelers toward Frank
lin placed in a more conspicuous po
sition. John M. Moore and Dr. J. H. Fouts
were named to compose a committee
to investigate the lawfulness and ad
visability of adding to the town budg
et an amount sufficient to care for
needed advertising, publicity, develop
ment of an airport, and certain mu
nicipal impirovements. This commit
tee is also to name the amount con
sidered advisable for this item of the
budget.
Mark Dowdle and J. S. Conley were
appointed as a committee to find a
place suitable for garbage disposal.
If the site is apprqved it will be pur
chased and used as ground on which
trash and garbage may be burned
or buried.
Caleb Ridley Will
Hold Revival Here
Caleb Alford Ridley, - well-known
minister and native of Macon county
who has made his home in North
Dakota for the last several months,
will return to Macon to open a
revival meeting at Franklin on Sun
day, July 20. Mr. Ridley has re
cently conducted several revival cam
paigns in North Dakota.
For several years he held pastorates
in Atlanta, including the Central Bap
tist church and the Third Baptist
church of that city. He is the author
of several books and religious treaties,
including, "Shadowing a . Drunkard"
and "The Southern Mountaineer."
The meeting will be held in the
Macon; county court house and will
continue for an indefinite period.
W. M. S. TO MEET
The Woman's Missionary society of
the Iotla Baptist church will meet
at the church on Saturday, July 12,
at 2 ;30 p. m. The Sunbeam band
of the church will meet at the same
hour.
BOTANIST VISITS
STAMNGJND1AN
Dr. Bloomquist Of Duke
University Takes Class
On Field Trip
STOP AT TAUKEETAH
Scientist And Pupils Are En
tertained By Miss
Olive Patton ,
With his summer school class in
botarriy, Dr. H. L. Bloomquist of the
faculty of Duke university, who is
teaching botany courses at the Duke
summer school at Lake . Junaluska
spent Saturday, Sunday and Monday
near Franklin. He returned to Lake
Junaluska' with the class on Tuesday
morning.
Miss Olive Patton waa hostess to
Dr. Bloomquist and bis botany class
while they were here. The visitors
spent the week-end in Camp Taukee
tah, six mils from Franklin, of wheih
Miss Patton is owner and director.
,-. While at the camp two field trips
were made to the Black Place on
Highway No. 28 between Franklin
and Hayesville for the purpose of
studying the, sand of virgin forest in
that vicinity. Two trips were made
up Cartoogechaye creek and one to
Standing Indian mountain for the
r n r r1 1 orrr cvlin orimne
Dr. Bloomqulot . tats-J that mar.y
section that are' riot found elsewhere.
The scenery1 from Standing Indian,
he said, was the mpst impressive he
had seea'-'hr this swtfon,HPjsgah and
Mt. Mitchell not excepted.
The Duke botanist stated that he
will make Camp Taukeetah the base
for tours into this section each sum
mer. Next week he will take his
class on a field trip in the Great
Smoky mountains.
Dr. Bloomquist is an outstanding
botanist. He has taken special train
ing in his work at the University
of Chicago and at Cornell university.
BAM JAKES
RECORDJ GOLF
Caddy ' Shoots Hole-in-One
On Green No. 4 On Lo
cal Course
The first hole-in-one to be made
by a local golf player on the Frank
lin golf course was made by Vernon
Baldwin, 16, a caddy, who took part
in the tournament held here on July
4. The record shot was made on
green No. 4. Young Baldwin was
one of a foursome which included
J. W. Street, Major S. A. Harris
and C. C. Angel, editor of the Bryson
City Times.
On only one occasion has a hole-in-one
been, previously made on the
lo?al golf course. This was made by
an Asheville man on green No. 2,
approached by a short fairway. Par
on green No. 4 is four strokes.
- Two flights . were - played in , the
tournament held here on the Fourth.
Ed. Bryson of Bryson City woiif the
first flight and Vernon Baldwin won
the second flight. A club bag valued
at $50 was first prize and a $12.50
club was second prize.
A foursome 'composed of G. L.
Houk, Thad Bryson, Jr., of Bryson
City, and two other Bryson City
men witnessed Baldwin's record break
ing shot.
Zebulon Weaver Fishes
In Nantahala At Aquone
Aquone, July 6 Ex-congressman
Zebulon Weaver of Asheville, accom
panied by Frank Johnson also of
that city, and Will Wiggins of Bry
son City, spent three or four days in
Aquone the past week.
Mr. Weaver, whoj with his other
honors is rioted as n fisherman 'found,
here in the crystall Nantahala river
ideal water for pursuing his favorite
sport, and a great number of rainbow
trout surrenderee " to his skill. 'The
trio returned to their homes Saturday,
July' 5. ,
GARAGE IS SOLD
TO NEW OWNERS
BY JACK WYMAN
Sale of the Franklin Battery and
Radiator works to C. C. Noyes
and E. F. Moffitt, employees of
the Macon Chevrolet company, has
been announced. The new owners
took charge of the business on
Tuesday morning. It is. understood,
that the" new 'owners will continue
to give battery, radiator, and ga
rage repair service. In addition
to this they have, other plans which
are not yet complete.,
Jack Wyman, retiring owner of
the battery and radiator works,
Statel that his business plans for
the future have not yet been maed.
ROAD TAX LEVY
13 TOWNSHIPS
Franklin, Highlands, Nanta
hala Are Assessed;
Jurors Named
Macon county's board of commis
sioners in session here on Monday
ordered that there be levied on each
$100 of real and personal proprty in
three townships the following special
township road, tax : Franklin 20 cents,
Highlands IS cents, Nantahala 35
cents.
Jurois nail 11. vl loi ilit l'usi icim of
V f in
John . H. DeHart, W. A. , Shields,
Harley Ramsey, Walter Talley, H.
Sv Sanders, L. S. Conley, Raymond
Sanders', H. A." Williams, W. T. Mc
Donald, Jess W. Slagle, W. O. Lewis,
Oscar, L. Dobson, R. .F. Bryant, J.
K. Conley, A. M. Wilson, J. H. Cun
ningham, T. W. Angel, Jr., Walter
C. Sanders, J. N. Lewis, J. S. Smith,
E. B. McCollum, Oliver Ray, Ned
Teague, George Crisp, F. W. Stuman,
W. G. Barker, R. I. Womack, W. E
Welch, C. W. Parrish, W. L. Deal,
Judd Crawford, John L. Gibson, Jr.,
W. H. Patterson, B. M. Hughs, N.
L. Jollay.
Jurors for the second week are:
Roy F. Cunningham, S. H. Crunkle
ton, S. W. Bowers, D. G. Stewart,
R. N. Stiles, J. T. Houston, W. B.
McGuire, H. C. Miller, E. W. Howell,
John P. Rickman, A. L. Pondexter,
J. A. Clark, Charlie A. Williams, J.
C. Mell, A. L. Ramsey, F. H. Hill,
Andy Sorrels, J. H. Bradley.
It was ordered that one woman be
admitted as an inmate to the county
home.
Concrete Pouring
Nearly Complete
Pouring of concrete on the eight
miles of Highway No; 28 between
Franklin and Gneiss is scheduled to
be completed by Thursday or Friday
of this week. The highway will be
opened to traffic within two weeks
after the laying of concrete has been
completed, it is stated.
Already more than half of the dis
tance is being used for travel, the
stretch of completed highway between
C. T. Bryson's store, at Cullasaja and
the Gneiss - post office having been
opened.
Work is scheduled to start early in
August on hardsurf acing the 13 miles
on No. 28 between Gneiss and High
lands. This surface is to be of as
phalt, tar mixed, and the shoulders
of the highway over this distance will
be of concrete. v
Improvement Of Road
Underway In Forest
Improvement of a 12-mile stretch
of road through the lands of the Nan
tahala National forest between Clay
ton and Pine Mountain in Rabun
county, Georgia, is underway under
the direction of Forestry Roard Su
pervisor Grady Siler, and Will Wright
of Highlands.
One-half of the distance is to be
improved by the State of Georgia
in cooperation with officials of the
forest.
Purchase of a late model gasoline
shovel to be Used jointly by the Nan
tahala and Pisgah forests on roads
through forest lands, is contemplated
by officials of. the forest service.
C OF C. SUPPER
COMESTUKDAV.
Trade Body To Hold Fourth
Of Community Gather
ings In Scott Griffin i
2 SPEAKERS SECURED,
James G. Stikeleather AndJOL
D. Harley Will Addresi ,
Members
James G. Stikeleather, district lilgi
way commissioner, and J. D. Harlq
of the firm of Harley and Pen&CL
of Spartanburg, S. C, which usa
awarded 'the contract for surfadsj
Highway No. 28 between Franklin an!
Gneiss, will be the chief speakers A
a supper to be given by the Frank
lin Chamber of Commerce in the
Scott Griffin hotel on Tuesday night,
July 15. at 8 o'clock.
This is the fourth of a series of
community suppers sponsored by the
Franklft Chamber of Commerce far,
the purpose of advancing plans tie
organization has made for the de
velopment 'of the town.
H. A. Osborne, well-known dairy
man of Canton, has been invited Mm
attend the gathering on Tuesday
night, and an invitation has been seel:
to W. S. Davis, mayor of Ilig'J-
Chamber is endeavoring not to hX
its activities solesly to the town
Franklin, but to aid and tponsot .tsr
movement that will advance the hk
terests of Macon county.
Charge Of Bigamy
Held Against Ilia
Charged with bigamy, Samuel XX
Bolick, young man ofi Hidcory ix
Catawba county, is held in the ifacn
county jail in default of a bond fix
ed at $2,000.
Bolick, who is said to have tteen
married for three years during wfcii
time he made his home in Hickof7,
came to Macon county on Jane X)
and on July 3 motored to Clayton
Ga., with Ethel Sanders, young woesa
of the Watauga section of Macca,
where they were married. Sheriff CL
L. Ingram was told that Bolick h3
corresponded with Miss San&zi
through the last five years, the cor
respondence being carried on secretljj
for . the three years during wbidi
Bolick was married. The Sanders girl
denied that she knew Bolick had a
wife. ; .
Bolick's wife in Hickory discovered
letters from Miss Sanders last week
addressed to her husband which ex
plained his absence. An uncle of the
young man came to Macon county, re
ported the affair to Sheriff Ingram,
and had Bolick and his second wife
arrested at the home fo the Sanders
girl's parents on Watauga last Satur
day. The young woman was released
on bond. ,
Many Relatives Visit
Carpenter On Birthday
On Sunday, July 6, nine children,
twenty-seven grandchildren, two sis
ters, '(Mrs. Margaret Sprinkles and
Mrs. Mary Rhoades) and other rel
atives and friends of Mr. Herman
Carpenter met at his home on Jones
creek to celebrate his seventy-third
birthday. Among those present from
outside the community-were: Mr.
and Mrs. Claude Stiles " and f amfljr,
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Roberts and fam
ily, Mr. and Mrs. John Jones ami
family from Lula, Ga., Mr. and-Mrs.
George Moffitt and family, Misses
Lucy and Carrie Hopper, and Charles
Nolen.
A picnic dinner was enjoyed under
the trees outside.
MISS KELLY .IMPROVING .
. Miss Elizabeth. Kelly, who, has .been
confined to her bed since suffering
a heart attack on Monday night,
June 30, is improving from the ill
ness, and within a few days expec&
to be up.
Miss . Kelly has been visited by
friends from many, parts of North
Carolina since she became ill