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VOLUME XLV
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1930
NUMBER THIRTY-THREE
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DEMOCRATIC RALLY AT
V CAMP GROUNDS HERE
BAILEY TO
ME SPEECH
MRS. HARY ASHE
4.
Weaver Mull, Queen, Mrs.
McKee Will Also Ad
' dress Multitude
GOVERNOR IS INVITED
Barbecue Feature of Rally;
Music By Gid Tanner's
Skillet Lickers
TAKEUBY DEATH
Died At Her Home Sunday;
, Rev. Teague Conducts
Funeral Services
Under fhe able leadership of Attor
ney George. Patton, chairman of the
Macon . county Democratic executive
'Committee, the Democrats of the coun
ty are planning 'a big rally next Sat
urday at the camp grounds near
Franklin. This rally will open the
1930 political campaign in Western
North Carolina. A feature of the ral
ly will be a big barbecue under the
expert management of Bob Patillo.
Bob is known far and wide for his
barbectied meats--and RrftncTviotr cf,..,.
, . ----- - w,,. v.- -.iw.fcf . i.vnvi
Pi, which are calculated, to '.tk? t Cthrd
APPALACHIAN
.. TRAIL ROUTE
i
Starts In Maine and Passing
Through Wallace Gap
Ends In Georgia
OVER 1,000 MILES LONG
200 Signs To Be Placed
Along Trail; Also To
Build Shelters
Mr. George Masa, photographer of
Asheville, was at Franklin recently in
consultation with Supervisor Wood of
the Nantahala Forest regarding tlie'
route of the Appalachian'
ing illness of five, months. The de-j Western North Carolina. Mr Masa
ceased was born in M
stated mat lie has 200 signs ready to
place along the trail so as to indicate
to the hiker the route to be followed.
It is the intention, said Mr. .Masa, to
build shelters along the trail at points
ten pr fifteen miles apart for use of
tne tukers as over-night camps. Su
pervisor Wood announces that the
trail through Graham, 'Swain and Ma
con counties and through North Geor
gia to Mount Oglethorpe" is already
constructed Wltii the exception ' r,f
Mrs. Mary Frances Bell Ashe, U
pioneer citizen of Macon county,
daughter of the late Captain and
Mrs. A. W. Bell and. widow of hz
late 1. J. Ashe of Franklin, died at
(her home here Sunday after a linger
Highway 28 Bisects Property
20 Miles West Of Franklin
SHIRLEY WILL
TALK ON BIRDS
"' .."..'
Garland L. Shirley Will Lec
ture At Court House
Friday Night
ceased was born. in Macon countv in
i rt r jut . . . .
wnen. a child of twelve she
joined the local Methodist church and
remained a faithful and consecrated
member until the time of her . death.
She was widely known for her many
Kinanesses to triends &ttd neighbors
and was highly esteemed by hundreds
in Western North Carolina who were
privileged to know her.
Funeral services were conducted at
the Methodist church Monday after
lion-Aviih .Jev. - the.. . except!
..." . . ,i aDOUt six ni!l(i IvMwvrn
t.
Mr. Garland L Shirlcv. famous mu
sician and bird lover, will lecture at
the court house In Franklin next Fri
day night at 8 o'clock under the aus
pices of the Parent-Teacher associa
tion. Since; childhood Mr. Shirley's
spare moments have been spent in the
study of things in nature, particular
ly birds. Mr. Shirley is a musician
with an ear carefully trained to hoar
the most subtle sounds. He mimics
the birds accurately and is able to
call many birds to him. A pleasing
feature of his lecture will be hi re
production of the bird soncs that
h"i recorded. ,' ;mu :l f'llV
J Shirley has a number of color
ed sffreopticion slides' which will be
Shown in connection, with Ula i.-.t
He .. hasJccturcdqn'bTr
8,008 ACRES ARE :
. UNDER OPTION
3 -fH'Xjiia
Plans Call For Lodge of 100
Kooms, Airport, Golf
Course
TO HAVE 50-ACRE LAKE
Tennis Courts, Fish Hatch
ery, Breeding Enclosures,
Also Planned
A telegram from the Secretary of
State was received here yesterday
granting a charter to the Nantahala
Club, Inc., a non-stock corporation
which is now in process of organiza
tion at Franklin. .Sportsmen of New
.York and Tew Jersey are behind the
DrOtf)Sihrin t id tt..t.,.l C.. . . '. "
i i ,T" ticu. nam rranks,
..n.tl .jiici. an or
T? I f ...
rranKun, will serve as a temporary
hoard of -govcrncri u;,t;i a -pcrnianein
J I pi r- . - J f ........ i. . .. .,..,.
TTTSciafffied. It Bob's food doesn't
turn the trick, then the speech of
Jfon. Josiah W. Bailey is expected to
complete the conversions. Bailey is
me man, dc it remembered, that rele-
i gatea senator bimmons to private life.
In fact, according to Tom Moss, Bail
ey "jist about mint Simmons." Be
that as .it may, the Democrats, big
and little, old and young, men and
women, are planning to stage the
biggest political rally in the history
of the'edunty. Lee Barnard, owner
; ot the camp ground, is out of town,
but the partv leaders anticinat tin
trouble in securing permission to hold
tne rally at the spring under the
shade of the bier oaks.
Gid Tanner and his Skillet Lickers
will make music for the occasion.
Regardless of the name, Gid 'lows
as now ne ana ms tiddlers don't m
tend "to lick no skillets Satidav" Tt
seems that he is a friend of Bob Pa-
ttillo and Bob has promised to save
enough barbecued meat and stew to
satiate, the hunger of those who wield
. the bow, thrum the guitars and plunk-
' plunk of the banjoes.
: Uncle Jesse Coleman, that fine old
man of. the colored race, will assist
Mr. Patillo in preparing the barbe-
cue. ' .,'.','.'
. Jim Morrison of Franklin announces
that, in addition to Mr. Bailey, Hon.
Zeb Weaver, candidate for congress;
O. M. Mull, state Democratic chair-
. man ; John M, Queen, candidate for
solicitor, and Mrs. E. L. MrK .of
Sylva, candidate for the ' state senate,
will be here to address the assembly.
Governor. O. Max Gardner is also
among those invited to make a
speech. At the time of going to press
it was nqt knowft whether or not he
can attend the rally. Mr. Morrison
states that everybody is invited to be
present.
oration. He was assisted by Dr.
Abernathy, pastor of the local Bap
tist church; Dr. Caleb Ridley, evange
list, and Rev. J. A. Flanagan, pastor
of the local Presbyterian - church A
large number oKpeople assembled at
tne services to pay a tribute of de
served, respect to the departed. A
wilderness of flowers testified to thP
esteem in which she was held.
(Continued on page eight)
7TOCffKa96 ' in Georgia.
POISON USED IN
CLEARING LANDS
Officials of Nantahala For
est Make Interesting
Experiment
Court To Open
Here Monday
' " The August term of the Macon
county superior court will open next
Monday with Judge M. V. Barnhill
ot Kocky Mount presiding and with
. Solicitor Grove Davis of Waynesville
looking after the interest of the state
in criminal cases. ;
The only case tf importance on the
criminal docket is that, of Minnie
Scruggs, , colored, charged with the
death of her father, Bill Scruggs, who
died from the effects of strychnine
poisoning some monthse ago. Scruggs
.kited suddenly after eating canned
salmon. The suspicion of neighbors
were aroused when a dog died at the
same time. . An analysis of Scruggs'
, stomach and that of the dog showed
large quantities of strychnine. Minnie
and her sweethart, a man named Par
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Supervisor A. A. Wood of thp Man.
tahala National Forest announces that
his field force is now making an ex
tremely interesting fcxnerimpnf Jn th
destruction" of undesirable species of
trees on cut-over lands in thp nati.
al forest. ' "Frequently," states Mr.
Wood, "the most undesirable species
of trees will take root and crow nn
cut-over areas and crowd, out those
species, that are more valuable." It
appears that this is due to ihe fart
the undesirable trees whiVK" nr i,n.
merchantable, are left undisturbed by
the axe-man and soon ti,0,v c,r
Xre broadcast and the
ate. In order to cjear cut-over areas
of such trees the forest, officers of
the local forest are injecting a pois
onous solution into trees that are
worthless. This experiment which is
proving quite successful is taking place
on an area recently mt mr h, r
F. Moody and J. A. Porter on Teague
branch of Tellico creek in Macon
county. The process is to girdle the
ree and cut a notch downward so
that the solution will fiof run nut
immediately. The circulatory system
of the tree immediately takes up the
poison whereupon death occurs and
decay is hastened thus leaving the
undesirable trees incapable of repro
duction!. The more valuable trees that
hav'e been mainly cleared are thus
given an opportunity to grow by
reason of seed trees that have been
left standing. . Saplings already start
ed and and ungerminated seed from
previous years also hasten the re
production of the more Valuable species.
This poisoning procedure is in an
experimental stace and its
bilty has not been entirely proven.
In other localities, however, the work
has been carried onN for the nnmnw
of clearing farm lands and in getting
rm ot trees that, for any reason, arc
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As outlined the trail in thic
of the state leaves Possum Bald six
miles northwest of Rhymer's Ferry
passes., that point, and . runs to,' Yellow
weeK in Oraham countv Th
, . , , J ' V I V-U fcw
men ionows the highway along Lake
Santeetlah through Robbinsville and
io romt Lookout near Topton. From
there the trail follows the old road
down the mountain to Nantahala Sta
tion, thence up the Winding Stairway
road to Otter Creek and up that creek
to . Tellico Gap on the main ridge of
the Nantahala Mountains.
From Tellico Gan the rnntA rc
. south along the main backbone of the
iNantahala range to. Wallace Gap
fourteen miles west of Franklin; From
this point the hiker will go to White
Oak Bottoms, thence up Kimsey creek
to Deep Gap on top of the Blue
Ridge. From Deeo Gan a timr nf tUr,
trail will lead to Standing Indian, the
highest mountain in Macon county.
From the top of this mountain,' 5,
700 feet in elevation, an extended
View may be had in all directions. To
the South one sees Lake Burton many
miles in the distance. From this ele
vation the lake aonears tn ri
hundred .feet higher than the head
waters ot the lallulah river on which
it is located. This river riPe Im
mediately under Standing Indian. To
tne West HayesviIIe is in view. To
the North one sees the Great Smokies
fifty miles away whije to the East
Franklin nestles -in the valley of the )
Little Tennessee with the mighty
Cowees as a background, rh fr tt,,:
top of the G'wces the peaks of the
Jiaisam arc visitlcv Those who have
been privileged to view the scenes
from the top of Standinir Inrlia
in awe of the mighty- handiwork of
Nature.
From eep Gap to Rich Knob the
forest service will construct a tnll
: as soon as the adjacent lands are ac
quired by the government negotiations
. for whih are now under wn
Rich Knob the trail follows south
along the backbone of the Blue Ridge
.through Buck Gap, Bear Knob, Hia
wassi, , Ga.. Snake mountain wtf
Knob, Tray mountain and on to
Mount Oglethorpe. i
The Appalachian Trail starts in
Maine and will follow the Appalach-i
ian range southwest to Mount Ogle-i
thorpe in Georgia. It is intended for
the use of pedestrians or horseback
riders. The total distance covered by
the trail will be more than 1,000 miles.
Terrcnrrmn-ciVTcro
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ganizations exoressini? thpir, HliVt,
with his lectures and hopes that he
can return and repeat the talks.
Miss Laura Jones states that all the
girls- in hejvcamp will attend the lec
ture r-nday nierht. A
charge of 25 cents for adults and 15
cents for children under fifteen will
be made. The proceeds from theo
charges will go to the P.-T. A.
TO ERECT NET
BUILDING HERE
Joe Ashear Grading for Busi
ness Block Just West of
Perry's Drug Store
Mr. Joe Ashear is now grading for
a new business building to be erected
on Main street just west of Perry's
drug store. The new structure will
be one story in height, but so con
structed that other stories may be
built when necessity demands. The
building will be forty-four feet in
width on Main street and 78 feet in
depth, Mr. Ashear has not an noun roil
what use he will make .of the new
structure, but states that the linhlir
will be informed concerning this in
the near future.
SILER REUNION
HELD THURSDAY
Camp Nikwasi Scene of An
nual Reunion of Pioneer
Family
Dr. Rowe To Preach
At Local Methodist
Dr. Gilbert T. Rowe, who is a
professor in the Scholof Religion of
Duke university, will preach in the
Methodist church here next Sunday
morning at eleven o'clock.
The public is cordially invited. i
The Siler family held its annual
reunion at Camp Nikwasi, Thursday,
Aug. as the guests of Miss Laura
Jones, a descendant of the William
Siler branch of the family.
The clan assembled, not only from
various points in North Carolina, but
lrotn Georgia. Morula, and -Tennessee.
Even Washington state and
New 'England, were represented.
A roll call showed that two hundred
of the family and ten visitors were
present.
Camp Nikwasi, wjth its '-spacious
lodge, its lovely ' shade trees, its pine
groves, and best of all, so the chil
dren thought, its lake, was an ideal
place for the meeting.
After " enjoying the delicious ' picnic
dinner spread on long tables beneath
the trees, the older members' 'of the I
family assembled for the usual family j
meeting, , over which T, I. Johnston i
tahala Club, Inc., is a hunting club
that has comprehensive plans for a
great development on Buck creek
about twenty miles west of Franklin.
The plans call for an expenditure of
approximately $750,000 in the building
of low swunar stone lorfc. n( inn
' ei w w
rooms and 100 baths, a golf course,
tennis courts, a dam impounding a
lake of 50 acres', 'rearing pools for
fish, individual lodges, roadways, trap
shooting ranye and fencer! enplnjnr
for the breeding of deer and other
wua game.
The club has secured ontion ' nn
8,000 acres of land situated on Buck
creek just west of Black Gan in
Nantahala mountains. Toneq onH Tnno
of Franklin are attorneys for the club.
nignway .wo. Z8, running between
Franklin and HayesviIIe, bisects the
property. The site chosen for the
club house is located on Riirlr rwlr
about two , miles north of the . high
way. The property includes lands ib
both Macon and Clav counties and i
one of the most rugged sections in
the Appalachian range. The tract ad
joins lands of the Nantahala National
Forest and is included in the proposed
boundaries of the forest as shown nn
offical maps.
The buldings. landscaninc. coif
- Ol
course and similar features will be t
under the sole charge of Mr. William
A. Edwards of the firm of Edwards
and SaywaVd, architects of Atlanta,
Mr. Edwards being. also a member of
the permanent board "of managers.
Memberships in the club will be both
restrictive and selective, the announce
ment states. The nlans call for turn
classes of memberships life and sus
taining. Life memberships will range
in price from $500 to $1500 denendinc
upon the amount of development, done
at the time of joining. Memberships
can ' be purchased only through of
ficial invitation. It is expected that
members will be obtained from thirty
six states in the Union on a basis of
selectivity. In that fashion it is pro
posed to restrict the membership to
a : desirable class in the interest of
harmony and good fellowship. It is
announced that life members will auto
matically become owners of the club
and no liability will accrue to them
as a result of ahv action on' th mrt
of dub officials. For each additional
fifty members one member will hp
added to the board of managers who
will hold office in accordance' with
the -provisions of the bv-laws and
constitution.
The plan provides for n limited num.
ber of sustaining members' wlio will
pay $250 to join including dues for
tr-t yc-.r and. $1 25. ner vear rh prp.
after as dues to the chili. All
berships. both life and sustaining, will
b" ncpotiable and transferable pro
vided the nronosi'd mrrUten -
presided as chairman with James j rotable tinder the rules" of tlw rlK
Uray as secretary. I he. chairman -cad ' Tn ?Wunn to being a hunfin dub
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