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VOLUME XLV
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1933
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KILLED Oil SPOT
AS CAR CRASHES
Mattie Stanfield And Gary
Tuck Die When Auto .
Hits Bridge
GIRLS FUNERAL HELD
Remains Of Man Sent To
Relatives At His Home
In Virginia
' IZrushed to a pulp when the touring
'car in which they were riding ca
reened to the left of the highway and
crashed into an abutment on a con
crete bridge 11 . miles south of here
at four o'clock Sunday afternoon,'
Mattie Stanfield, 18, daughter of S.
V. Stanfield of Franklin, and Gary
Tuck, 24, of Muleville, Va., were in
stantly killed. " The automobile was
lemolished.
The car was traveling at a high
-rate of speed an instant before the
inrr'JV wiH".' and
the 1 straight down-grade stretch lead
ing toward Franklin just beyond Nor
ton bridge on Highway No. 285. The
youth and girl were pinned in the
front seat by the crash.. JTiieir ' legs
were crushed and the bodies of each
were badly mangled. The girl was
instantly killed. X"ck was removed
from the wreckage and died within
two or three minutes. Fred Arnold
of this county, the first to reach the
wreck, attempted to render aid to
Ttick, . but could do little.
A blown-out left front casing was
thought to be a possible cause of
the wreck by mechanics who brought
the damaged car to Franklin, although
the tire probably blew out after
'. striking the bridge, witnesses stated.
Younger Sister Escape
It was learned' that a younger sis
ter of the Stanfield girl was riding"
in the car a few minutes before the
accident, but became frightened and
refused to ride further when Tuck,
who was driving recklessly, and who
is reported by residents of the Nor
ton section to have been partially in
toxicated, ran into a ditch.
Miss Stanfield lived with her par-
ents at Franklin and was well known
here. Funeral services were held for
the, young woman at the Sugarfork
Baptist church oh Cullasaja on Tues
day afternoon. Rev. A'. S. Solesbee
officiated.
Tuck was the driver of the steam
roller used by Pennell and Harley,
contractors who .finished' paving
Highway No. 28' between Franklin
and Gneiss this week. Tuck had
completed his work on the highway
on Saturday afternoon, and was ready
to leave for his home in Virginia for
a visit, it was stated. The body of
the young man was sent to relatives
at his home. No inquest was held.
Southern Need For Research Station To Be
Met By Macon Biological Research Station
HIGHLANDS, July 16. The
HighlandsMuseum and Biological
Laboratory which by the decision
of eminent southern scientists
which met in Highlands recently,
is soon to be established here,'
will be financed by memberships
taken out by the botanists and
zoologists of the southern , uni
versities represented at the meet
ing, according to Dr. E. E. Reinke
of Vanderbilt university, although
memberships are not to be limit
ed to these botanists and zoolo
gists alone. Institutional member
ships -will also . be taken which
will entitle graduate students of
the universities to the use of the
laboratory for experimental and
research work. ,
Dr. Reinke, professor of biology
K WKECK
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REV. R. F. MOCK
IN SANITARIUM AT
BLACK MOUNTAIN
Rev. R. F. Mock, pastor of th
Franklin Methodist church, is in
a sanatarium at Black Mountain
where he will remain for an in
definite period in order to recover
from a nervous disorder from
which he has-wiffered for several
months. Mrs. Mock and little
daughter, - Robbie Gay, are also
spending some time with friends
in Black Mountain in order to be
near Rev. Mock. 1
The pulpit of the Franklin Meth
odist church will be filled by lo-.
cal ministers and by Duke uni
versity theological students until
the pastor is able to return.
YOUNG NEGRESS
BADLY WOUNDED
Shoots Self Through Right
. Shoulder In Suicide
Attempt
wife of Weimer Wikle, attempted to
take her own life at her home two
miles , west of . Franklin on the Mur
phy road at five - o'clock' on" Monday
afternoon, following a quarrel with
her brother, Ned Shaver, according
to neighbors who were near at the
time.
Becoming angry at her brother,
who is about two years older than
she, the negress attempted to at
tack him with a buggy spoke. Her
father, Jim Shaver, stepped between
the two, and the woman is reported
to have struck him a severe blow
on the back of the head. The at
tack was; at Jim Shaver's home, a
few hundred yards from the Wikle
residence.
Thwarted in her attempt to attack
her brother, the negress went to:
her own home where she is reported
to have propped a 12-guage shotgun
against a door and to have asked a
small nephew to pull the trigger.
When he refused she herself fired
the gun and received a severe wound
in the right shoulder. She is at
Angel Brothers' hospital, and is ex
pected to recover.
The negress is the mother of four
small children. -
CUNNINGHAM RETURNS
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Cunningham
made a trip to Baltimore last week
for the purpose of buying fall goods
for the Leader Department store.
Mr. Cunningsam reports that busi
ness conditions in Baltimore are im
proving and that the industrial lead
ers of the Maryland city expect a
decided pick-up in economic affairs
by the beginning of the fall season.
in Vanderbilt university, states
that the organizers expect to apply
to the Philanthorpic Board, for
endowment. At the recent meet
ing a resolution was passed to
present the project to the Nation-,
al Research Council at its meet
ing in August seeking the en
dorsement and aid of that body.
Application has been made for
articles of incorporation . for the
laboratory. "
Central Location
The botanists and zoologists of
the South have been needing, more
than any other single agency for
promoting research, a ' more or
less centrally located station where
they could congregate in the sum
mer, exchange ideas and pursue
their own investigations under
MOM DUE
FOUGHTBiPAlR
Lambert And Felix Talley
In Hospital With Dan
gerous Wounds '
OLD GRUDGE IS CAUSE
Fight Is Result Of Quarrel
Last Christmas Between
Two Cousins
Two young men are . in the Angel
Brothers' hospital here, both Serious
ly wounded, as a result of a long
standing feud that culminated Sun
day afternoon in a strange dueln
fought in the presence of 15 other
young men, high up in the mountains
vnear the Georgia line, . seven miles
from the little town of Highlands on
Clear creek.
Lambert Talley, ' 20, son of Harri
son Talley, is in a critical condition
from a fractured skull. He is said to
have been struck on the head by a
rock during the fight. Felix Talley,
21, son of Albert Talley, . who lives
across on the Georgia side of the
line, was stabbed three times with
a knife, the blade entering the tissue
of his left lung. His . condition is
considered serious, because of loss of
blood and the possibility of further
lun -cc"-
According to relatives, the young
men, who are first cousins, quarreled
at a party during the Christmas holi
days last Tear. .. The .immediate cause
of the disagreement was not learned.
As the weeks passed the bitterness
is said to have increased between the
two, resulting in a spirit of antago
nism between two groups, one com
posed of the "Georgia gang" and the
other from the North Carolina side of
the line.
When they got together v Sunday
afternoon the old hatred was fanned
into new flame and the fight which
resulted in the serious wounding of
the Talley boys occurred.
The extent of the fracture fin Lam
bert Talley's skull is not as dangerous
as was at first believed, but his con
dition was pronounced by hospital
attaches as serious.
The blade that entered Felix Tal
ley's chest on the left side penetrated
the lung tissue three times, it was
reported. His, condition is considered
serious.
Leader To Speak
At Local Church
G. L. Morelock, secretary of tiie
Board of Lay Activities of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, South, will
speak at the : Methodist church In
Franklin next Sunday, July 20, at' 11
o'clock, a. m. and 8:30 at night. Mr.
Morelock is the .leader of the work
of the laymen in his church, and his
addresses will be of interest to the
laymen of all denominations. It is
hoped that large audiences will hear
Mr. Morelock, and the people of
Franklin and other parts of the coun
ty are invited to attend the services.
the most favorable conditions.
Prof. W. C. Coker of the de
partment of botany of the' Uni
versity of North Carolina states
thatJie looks upon the establish
ment of the biological laboratory
as an event of great significence. 1
For a number of years, he says,
he and other instructors and stu
dents of natural history subjects
in the university have felt the
pressing need of such an institu
tion. The purpose of this movement
is to promote biological research,
particularly among southern scien
tists. In opening up the southern
Appalachian region it should of
fer a unique service to the scient
tists and to the country at large.
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AUTO IS STOLEN
FROM F. B. COOK,
. HIGHLANDS MAN
Theft of a new Ford Jouring-car,
belonging to Frank B. Coolc of
Highlands,, which, he left parked
at 10 p. m. last Saturday night
in front of Highlands Inn, is re
ported by the owner. The auto
mobile was stolen between the time
it was parked and 8 a. m. Sunday.
No clue that might lead to the
recovery of the touring car has
been discovered.
Mr. Cook has offered a reward
of $25 for the arrest and conviction
of the person or persons respon
sible for the theft. The license
number is 48621. This is the first
theft of an automobile ever to oc-
cur in Highlands, it is said.
FEDERAL ROUTE
FINALLY FIXED
Highway No. 23 Comes This
Way; Route No. 19
By Murphy
and permanently established, it was
learned Thursday in an announcement
front the America Association of
State highway officials, of which
James G. Stikeleaher, ninth district
commissioner, is an associate mem
ber.
The two highways are Nos. 19 and
23.
The permanent corrected route for
Federal Highway No. 19 is as follows:
beginning at Swiss, in Yancey, it runs
via Asheville, Waynesville and Bry
son City to Murphy, thence to the
Georgia line and on to Blairsville,
Dawsonville, Cumming, Atlanta, Jon
esboro, Camilla, Thomas ville, to the
Georgia-Florida state line. From
Asheville west to the North Carolina
Georgia line, the Federal highway
follows state Highway No. 10.
Federal Highway No. 23 also be
gins at Swiss, passes through the
Forks of Ivy, Weaverville, Asheville,
Wavnesville. From Asheville to
Dillisboro, a short distance beyond
Sylva, the ; highway follows state
Highway No. 10. From Dillsboro it
follows state highway No. 285 to the
Georgia line. Thence it continues to
Clayton, Clarkesville, Gainesville and
Lawrenceville to Atlanta.
The new routes will be mapped ofi
federal - highways immediately, Mr.
Stikcleather announced
A number of other federal highways
recently created were included in the
announcement of the association.
Water Situation
Is Relieved Here
Discovery and repair of a broken
valve in the main pump which forces
water into the two tanks which
supply the town of Franklin, has
relieved the scarcity of water here.
Restrictions for the excessive Use of
water have been removed.
It was believed that dry weather
had caused the acute water shortage
until the discovery of the broken
valve. The water tanks are now full
to capacity.
Maxwell Students Sell
Blackberries And Wood
The students of Maxwell school,
Macon county institution for or
phan boys, have for sale blackber
ries of good quality, and a number
of loads of good stovewood, it is
stated by Mr. Crockett, superinten
dent of the school.
Proceeds from the sale of the ber
ries and wood are to be used by the
boys personally. Those interested in
either of these products of the Max
well farm should get in touch with
Mr. Crockett.
C OF C SUPPER
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IS CHIEF AFFAIR
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James G. Stikeleathar Tells
Group Work Is To
Be Continued
SMATHERS IS SPEAKER
President Of Chamber At
Asheville Offers Aid To
Trade Body
In celebration of the completion of
hardsurfacing the stretch of Highway
No. 28 which lies between Franklin
and Gneiss, the Franklin Chamber of
Commerce held a community banquet
on Tuesday night at the Scott Grif
fin hotel at which James G. Stike
leather, district highway commissioner,
and W. M. Smathers, president of
the Asheville Chamber of Commerce,
were the chief speakers. .
'Discussion of the type of hardsur
f ace. to be used on the 13 remaining
the length . of time before this work .
will be completed , constituted the main
subject of Mr. Stikeleather's talk.
J. C. Walker, district highway engi
neer, also spoke at the meeting, and
described1 the type of tar-bound maca
dam which is to be used. on the 13
mile stretch. Mr. Walker stated that
the cost of hardsurfacing by this
method is approximately $5,000 a mile.
This type of hardsurfaced road, fce
said, can be constructed at a lower
cost than any other of its class.
Ready In 18 Month
Mr. Stikeleather explained that trav
el over the road will not be rerouted
during the 12 to 18 months that w?3
be necessary to surface the distance.
The macadam will be laid in . layer!
of about two inches in thickness, fcs
stated, and will be of a depth of sic
inches when completed. At the eai
of approximately one year after trav
el on the completed macadam has
been going on, a bituminous binder
will be added, the highway conssb
sioner explained, which will make the
road virtually as substantial and as
smooth as concrete.
The highway between Murphy and
Copper Hill, Tenn., is being hard
surfaced with this type of material,
and is proving very satisfactory, ac
cording to Mr. Stikeleather and Mr.
Walker.
The part Of Highway No. 23 be
tween Franklin and Hayesville wfll
probably be "surfaced with the same
type of macadam, Mr. Stikeleather
said, but added that it is possible
that concrete will be used as far as
the foot of the Nantahala mountains,
about 10 miles west of Franklin.
The highway . commissioner would not
state when work on this part of No. .
28 would begin, but intimated that it
would start within two years, prob
ably earlier.
Equalization Fund
Funds for i this work must come
largely from the highway equalization
fund, Mr. Stikeleather pointed out,
and reminded the Chamber of Com
merce members that , he was spending
$45,000 in Macon county from the
$145,000 secured for district No. 19
in the last allotment from the equal-,
ization board. The remaining $100,009
is to be spent on No. 28 in Jackson
county. Ihis will complete the high
way to the vicinity of Sapphire, to
which point it is alll hardsurfaced
from the east. :
Referring to the $325,000 to the
amount of which the county voted
bonds and lent the state six or seven
years ago for road building purposes
in the county, Mr. Stikeleather declar
ed that the stute would not again pay
the interest of $10,000 a year due an
nually on this sum until 1951, nor
would the state pay any part "of the
principal until after No. 28 is com
pleted. r
In reference to the placing of
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