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VOLUME XLV
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1930
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Josiah W. Bailey To Address
PLAN BIG RALLY
TO C AUG. 16
Prominent Democrats From
Adjoining Counties To
' Attend Affair
GOVERNOR IS INVITED
Meeting Will Officially
Launch Campaign In
10th District
Josiah W. Bailey, Democratic can
didate for the United States senate ;
John. Queen, Democratic candidate for
solicitor from the 20th judicial ciis'r
trict; Mrs. E. L. McKce of Sylva,
and prominent Democrats from coun
ties adjoining. Macon have accepted
invitations to attend a rally and bar
becue at Franklin on Saturday, Aug.
16, to be sponsored ,by the Democrat
party of Macon.
, Invitations are being mailed to
prominent Democrats throughout the
state, including Gov. 0. Max Gard-
Tarbecue. ThTpTirpb'se6f thSralTy
i? to launch the campaign leading to
the general election this fall. The
rally will not oftly officially mark the
beginning of the campaign in Macon,
"but will be the signal for the begin
ning of activities in the Democratic
ranks in the counties throughout this
section.
In his letter accepting' the invita
tion to come to Macon on Aug. 16
Mr. Bailey said : "I thank you for
the invitation, to attend the barbecue
and make a speech to the Democratic
voters. You may expect me by noon
on Saturday, the 16th day of August.
I will be. in .the 10th District for
some days, and hope to see our fellow-Democrats
and express my grati
. tude to them for the wonderful vote
in the 10th District." .
Democrats and all other persons in
terested, regardless qf party affiliation,
are invited to attend the barbecue
and hear the speeches. The rally
will be held just outside of Franklin,
probably at the camp grounds.
Franldin Youth's
,
Neck Broken; Dies
Funeral services were held. Wednes
day at 3 p. m. at the Bethel Metho
dist church near Franklin for Ned
Jennings, 20-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs.' John Jennings who received a
broken neck when , he dived into the
Little Tennessee river at a swimming
hole at the forks of the Little Ten-
nessce and Sugarfork. rivers at. 4
o'clock Monday afternoon.
Jennings was in swimming with 1Q
,or 12 other boys whose ages ranged
from 10 to 20 years when he dived
from, a springboard into water waist
; deep. : His head struck a sand bar
and he remained in the river two or
three minutes before R. L. Mashburn,
13, wading through the water, step
ped on-Jennings' body. John Sor
rels, one of the youths xat the swim
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Sixty Entrants In Second Annual Flower
Show Sponsored By Macon's Garden Club
Flower lovers of Macon county
who had been looking forward to
the second annual Flower Show
sponsored by the Garden club
were not disappointed in Tuesday's
exhibit, as it was a: most unusual
display of cut-flowers, ferns, pot
ted plants and wild flowers. The
'Flower Show last year was said
to be equal to any display in this
immediate section, but the show
this year far surpassed even that.
A real garden was the outstand
ing feature. It was laid out with
Fishin' Time
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jCULLASAJA RIVER rapids, home of
the mountain and rainbow trout, by
which Highway No. 28 between Frank
liirand Highland's, just opened, p;1"5'"
DRAVVSCROVDS
Evangelist Receives Hearty
Welcome From People 7
Of County
The biblical adage, "A prophet is
not without honor save in his own
country," has failed to hold true in
the case of Caleb Ridley, evangelist,
whd recently returned from North
Dakota to Macon, his home county,
to hold a revival meeting in Frank
lin. .
Since the series of meeting began
over a week ago, crowds have filled
the court house to overflowing.' On
many nights as large a number has
been turned away as was able to
crowd into the building to hear Dr.
Ridley.
"My welcome home has been cor
dial, gracious, more sincere than I
dared expect," declared the evangelist.
Meetings will be held twice each
day during the remainder of this
week, the services beginning at 10 a.
m. and 8 p. m. This will enable many
who were unable to' hear the evange-
list at the night services to attend
the meetings in the morning. The
revival will come to a close 'next
Sunday night.
Dr. .Ridley states ' that he expects
to make Western North Carolina his
home hereafter, and that his head
quarters will be between Asheville
and Franklin.
REGIONAL FORESTER HERE
Regional Forester J. C. Kircher of
District Seven, with headqquarters at
Washington, D. C, is in Frankhn for
a short inspection of the Nantahala
National forest.
flagstone walks, dotted here and
there "with flower beds and shrub
bery, and had a lovely lily pool
in the center surrounded by grow
ing ferns and moss. The entrance
to this garden was a beautiful
trellis covered with vines. Gar--den
seats occupied important places.
This successful feature was due to
the - artistic ability and ingenuity
of the floor committee, Mrs. Steve
Porter, Mrs. Jess Conley and Mrs.
Ed Cufyringham.
Last ycar 25 persons entered
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Macon Democrats At Barbecue
Work Definitely Resumed On Tunnel
Of Nantahala River iPower Project
Definite resumption of work by
the - Nantahala Power and Light
company on the tunnel between
Nantahala ..station and Lookout in
this county ha's resulted in the
employment of a fairly large force
of men on the project. Exact
figures are not yet available, but
enough workers have movfd to
Nantahala with their families to
necessitate the employment of an
additional-teacher in the Rccciicr
school which is located near Nan
tahala station. Professor M. D.
Billings, county superintendent of
schools, went . to the Beechcr
school on Tuesday to arrange for .
the employment of at least one
additional teacher.
Six-Mile Tunnel .
The tunnel, which is to be
approximately six miles long, h?s
been drilled to a length of 900
feet. Serious difficulties which at
first were encountered by reason
of the fact that the tunnel was
being opened through loose rock
are no longer faced, due to the
in gounty's Schools
Annex To Highlands School
Costs $2560; Teachers
Are Named
Improvements in the equipment of
the Macon county schools, additions
to the teaching personnel, and a list
of the teachers who will be employed!
in the county's schools this year or
who are already teaching, have been
announced by M. I). Billings, county
superintendent. . v
At Highlands a two-story addition
is being added to the rear of the
school building at a cost of $2560.
The addition will have room on the
upper and lower floors that will be
used by both high school and grade
classes. O; F. Summer, principal, and
F. C. Hentz will compose the high
school faculty at Highlands. The
grades will be taught by Mrs. A. W.
Pierson, Miss Bertha Williams, Miss
Sue Rucker, Miss Beatrix Moseley
and Miss Amy Henderson. The High
lands school will open on the second
Monday in September. '
At Franklin a course in, vocational
agriculture is being added to the high
school courses of instruction. E. H.
Meacham, graduate of N. C. State
college at Raleigh, will be the agricul
tural instructor. An additional pri
mary grade teacher will also be added
this year, to bring the total number
of teachers in the grades and high
school to 20. No changes will be
made in last year's faculty. The
Franklin school will open on the first
Monday in September. - ,
Except for the Franklin and High
lands schools, the other schools in
Macon are now open. Prof. Billings
announced that the first county-wide
teachers' meeting for instructors in
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exhibits; this year 60 persons' en
tered the competition, each mak
ing a number of entries into dif
ferent classes. Sponsors , of the
Flower Show were pleased with
the better showing of this year,
and stated that it was proof of
increased interest in making
Franklin and Macon county beau
tiful. ' Besides a profusion of many
beautiful and rare . flowers, four
decorated, tables were displayed.
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crew having reached solid rock
through which the 'tunnel is be
ing forced.
Officials of the Nantahala Pow
er and Light company have" noth
ing definite to say regarding the
time estimated as necessary to
complete ' the tunnel to ' Lookout,
which is near the village of,
Aquonc. Indications are, how
ever, that operations wil continue
uninterrupted until the passage
has been completed.. Work is
underway . at present on only one
end of the tunnel.
After this project has been com
pleted and trie dam on the Nan
tahala river constructed, water will
be carried through the .six-mile
passage to a power house to be
located near Nantahala station.
The power house will be linked
with a series of other power
houses to be constructed in this
section by the Aluminum Company
of America, of which the Nanta
hala Power and Light company is
a subsidiary.
LIGHTS FAIL AS
AUTO RUNS INTO
ELECTRIC POLE
The heavy automobile bclongingl
to Dr. Furman Angel, parked
Monday night in front of Angel
Brothers' hospital, rolled back
ward down the hill from the hos
pital into Rivcrview street and
crashed into an electric light pole
about 8 :4J o'clock. The pole was,
knocked flat, a transmission line
broken, and Franklin was without.
lights for nearly an hour before
repairs could be made.
The car was unoccupied when it
rolled into the pole. The rear end
of the machine was badly damaged.
COMPLETE JAIL
REMODEL I'M;
Total Cost Will Be Les
Than $5,000, States
Commissioner
Completion of the remodeling of
the Macon county jail is expected
this week, according to J. O. Harrison,
chairman of the board of county
commissioners. To date the cost of
remodeling the ul has reached the
total of $4,070.05, according to figures
released by Mr. Harrison. Other bills
are yet to be paid, but the chairman
expects the total cost to be several
hundred dollars less than $5,000. "
Plumbing expenditures were $549.78.
Other costs represent expenditures on
remodeling the inside and outside'
walls of the jail, pouring of con
crete floors in two new compartments
constructed downstairs, building of a
kitchen and dining room annex, and
various other items. The jail now
meets the state requirements in all
respects, states Mr. Harrison. Five
oompartments have been constructed
or remodeled for prisoners, toilet and
other sanitary requirements have been
met.
Commissioner Harrison and Jailer
William Edwards invite the public to
inspect the remodeled jail, and Mr.
Harrison states that figures on re
modeling costs are open to' inspection
in his office. '
. HIGHWAY NO. 28 OPEN
Highway No. 28 was opened to traf
fic between Franklin and Highlands
on Monday afternoon of .this week.
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FUNDS SECURED
FOR EOUJPim
Small Station To Be Ready
By Summer Of 1931
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ENTERTAIN VISITORS
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the fact that Highlands itself is sur
rounded by the Nantahala National
forest.
Quoting from the secretary's report
of the conference of biologists: "Dr.
I. F. Lewis cf the University of Vir
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Three Are Taken
On Liquor Charge
Two men and a woman, Ted Whit--.-akcr
and wife and C. H. Head, all
of Asheville, were arrested by Deputy
Sheriffs R. M. Coffey and Frank
Norton on Highway No. 285 with 11
gallons of liquor early last Saturday
mornjng. The . three were driving
in the direction of Dillsboro in a
large roadster. At a . preliminary
hearing here they were released on
bonds of $500 and bound to the Aug-;
ust term of Macon county superior
court.
Deputy Sheriff Coffey arrested Lem
Stewart, 20, of Jackson county on
Sunday afternoon at a point on High
way No. 28 about six miles east of
Franklin, after Stewart was reported
by residents of the locality to have
been drinking and guilty of disorder
ly conduct. The young man wa3
bound to the August term of su
perior court at a preliminary hearing
Monday morning and released oil
bond of $200.