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VOLUME XLVI, No. 14
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1931
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QMMG FOR
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EXPECT WORK
TO BEGIN SOON
Asheville Firm Is Low
Bidder on Bridge
Structure
LOCATION OPPOSED
No. 28 West of Franklin
Being Surveyed; May
Be Paved
Wa-k is expected to be started
soon on tlic new bridge over the
Littk: Tennessee river on Highway
No. ZK5, contracts having been let
for t ne work Saturday by the State
Highway Commission. VV. A. Mac
Ncill. resident engineer for the
state road body said last night,
however, that he had not yet re
ceived instructions concerning the
work.
Surveying No. 28
Mr. MacNeill now is engaged in
making a survey for regrading of
Route No. 28 west of Franklin to
Double Churches, six miles out.
He said, however, he did not know
when work would be Started on
this road, .but considerable hope
has developed here that the survey
will lead to early action looking to
a hardsurfaccd highway to the
west.
A gang of about 40 men is at
work quarrying stone for the sur
facing of No . 2K from Gneiss -to
Highlands, but the rock crusher
. recen.ly shipped here still awaits
removal to the quarry and the ac
tual laying of stone cannot be
started until this has been accom
plished. When paving begins, it is
expected that a, much larger road
crew will 5c employed.
Low Bidders
The low bidders on the bridge
project were : -
Bridge: L. Riddle and Com
pany, Asheville, $27,033.50.
. Approaches: C. Y. Thomason,
Greenwood, S. Cm $14,650.
The board of county'commission
ers already has approved the plans
for the new bridge, calling for lo
cation about 50 feet upstream from
the. present structure, with the
townsidc approach running on the
opposite side of the Indian mound
from the present road. It is re
ported .that certain persons have
strongly protested this relocation,
but the county commissioners have
stuck by their guns. Chairman
. Barnard 'said that the board was
informed that if it did not approve
the plans as submitted the money
allocated for the bridge would b
used elsewhere.
FORMER MACON
WOMAN PASSES
AT LYMAN, WASH.
News of the death of Mrs
Thenia Gray at Lyman, Wash.
Wednesday, March 2.v was re
ceived here last week. Mrs. Gray
before her marriage, was Miss
Theii;as Brown of this county.. She
was reported to have suffered
from heart trouble for some time
Mis. Gray was the daughter of
the .ate Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Brown
kI this county. Besides her bus
band, she is survived by two sis
nrs, Mrs. Grover Jamison and
Mrs. Florence Ownby, of Franklin
a half brother, George Brown, also
df Franklin; and two brothers
'Garland and Will Brown, both of
J Lilian, Wash.
Restaurant' Reopened
By Arnold Brothers
I.ex and Fred Arnold have leasee
the building and equipment form
erh novn as- the Key City Bak
e.ry .and Restaurant, on the Square
nnd have reopened live establish
nii Ml under the' name of Arnold
Crife.
The restaurant js furnished with
'iiH 'J ni equipment' throughout an
h -i spacious quarters and a well
;nir..:nted kitchen. It was h?ase
front, J- A- Porter and , Fr;
X.ri 'ii. '
',-.'. I Iv' Arnolds plan several un
,( w !in-tits. .
Prof;., front -onions, a new cron
in Avery
led to
spring.
county last season, has
-..'v. ' ' plantings this
Red Cross To Supply
Garden Seed to Needy
R. D. Sisk, chairman Macon
County Red Cross, announces
that he- has received 100 pack
ets of garden seed from the
National Red Cross for dis
tribution to those lunable to
buy. The seeds may be had at
the office of the chairman up
on application by persons rec
ommended by the township
committees. Each c-f the pack
ets is sufficient to plant a good
size garden, Mr, Sisk said.
DEATH CALLS
MRSjRYANT
Funeral for Franklin
Woman Held at
Iotla Church
Funeral services were held Tues
day morning at 11 o'clock at tin
lotla Methodist church for Mrs.
Harve Bryant 33, who died at her
home in East Franklin Monday
morning at 2:30 o'clock. The Rev.
C. Freeman, pastor of the fi Ul:.
Methodist church, had chaygc of
the services. Interment was in the
Methodist cemetery,
Mrs. Bryant, who was Miss
Oliatta Barnard, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. H. L. Barnard, of the
Iotla section had been in failing
health for the past twenty-nine
months.
She joined the Totla Methodist
church in earlv childhood and lived
faithful and consecrated life till
her death.
Mrs. Bryant is survived by her
husband and one son, Bruce, six
years old; father and mother, two
sisters, . Mrs. Ell Welch, of lotla,
and Mrs. Robert L. Poindextcr, of
Iotla, and one brother, Billy Barn
ard, of Iotla.
MISS ELLIOTT
NAMED HEAD OF
Miss Charlotte B. Elliott, of
Highlands, was reelected president
of the ' Macon County League of
Women Voters at a meeting of the
league Wednesday of last week al
the -Central House in Highlands.
Mrs. I. E. Root was reelected
vice president; ' Miss Bcrnice Dur-
gin, secretary, and Mrs. Minnie
Edwards, treasaurer.
lhe league went on record in
opposition to legalized betting on
horse' races in North Carolina.
Miss Elliott announced that a tele
gram to this effect had been sent
to Dr. W. A. Rogers, Macon coun
ty's representative in the legisla
ture, when the bill to permit pari-
mutuel horse racing in Buncombe
county was before the General As
sembly.
P.-T. A. Meeting Set
For Friday Deferred
The Franklin Parent-Teacher As
sociation's scheduled meeting for
Friday afternoon has been post
poned on- account of (he tiood
Friday service to be held at the
Methodist church. The date of the
deferred meeting is to be .an
nounced later.
Over 15,000 pounds of le-spedcza
seed have been purchased by
Moore county farmers this spring
to' be used for , soil improvement
and pasturage. "
Junior -Senior
Is Held
The. Junior class of the Franklin
High School gave a banquet Fri
day night in the High School build
ing in honor of the Senior class.
Kntertainment was furnished al
the beginning by giving Irish
names to all present, and in in
genious plan of seating the guests
in "family groups." Roger Dalton,
president -'of "the junior class, acted
. as toast master. Irish jokes wen
the order of the evening, be'iu
furnished by Professor Honk, Miss
Rentz, Mr. Mecham, Mr. Franks,
Big Corporations To Send
Men Here To Investigate
Advisability of Cannery
Representatives o. two large
concerns interested in green
and canned .'arm produce
one of them the Great Atlan
tic and Pacific Ten company
are expected to visit Macon
county in the near futura to
look into the advisability of
establishing a lur-je cannery or
cold storage plant here, Mayor
George A. Patton has ' an
nounced. Mayor Patton returned .last
week from a trip to New York
where he and Lyles Harris
went to lay the farm produce
advantages of this county be
fore the A. & P. and pther
large corporations which they
hope to interest in establishing
a cannery in this section.
The mayor reported that the
A. & P. seemed to ba. more
interested in tho cold storage;
phase. They were especially
Doubts that Indian Mound
Contains Valuable Relics
FUNERAL HELD
li
Masonic Honors Accorded
At Burial of Well
Known Citizen
Flint-nil services for C. V. Slavic,
.H.5, retired ' farmer and survivor,
and one of the, oldest and most
prominent citizens of.-Macon coun
ty, who died at lhe hi Hue of his
son, Carl Slagle,' brst Vcdncscla
morning after an illness- ol aboul
five days, was held at the Mt.
Zioii Methodist eiuirch at 11 o'clock
hist Thursday. The kev, John F.
Teagtu', assisted by the Kev. J.
A. Flanagan, pastor of the Pres
byterian church al Franklin, of
ficiated. Interment v as in lhe In
cal cemetery.
.Mr. Slagle was a surveyor for
year0, and was familiar with the
cal ly history of this section, lit
was one of the largest land owners
in' Macon county, Was one of the
oldest and most prominent families'-
in Macon county.
He was a member of the Jtina
luskee Masonic lodge of Franklin
and had been a Mason fur more..
than d() years and was buried with
Masonic honors.. Jle had been a
member of the Mt. Zion Metho
dist church for years.
The active pallbearers were:
Messrs. Jim Dryman, l)ock I'ar
nard, J. A. I'orler, Ralph West,
John (). Ilarrisuii and Jerry Love.
.Mr. Slagle, is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Robert 1'atton, of
( .'artoogcclKtye-; and two sons, .Mr.
Carl Slagle, of Carloogechayc, and
A. 15. Slagle, of Fianklin, '..sheriff
of . Macon., county, several grand
children besides many other rela
tives and friends.
EASTER HOLIDAYS
Cn.I.OWIII'.F., Apiil M:- Faster
liolidav s . bee in at Western' ( 'aro
lina Teachers collegi- Friday, Apiil
3, and end the following Tuesday,'
April 7.
Banquet
at High School
Ilowanl flarnaril ami l!i ss (,'nrii-,
to the delight -of all present. An
Irish fi'lk - dance was ah.,-u . by
Margaret h'rauks Mud (iiu--i':iM;i
Tessier. Mr. hillings gave an in
leresting talk on wit -and liumor,
and why the fish people have, the
reputation, "I 'being humorous.'
John l.yle. 'v'aiel(io(ip,. pn sideiil
of ih' Senior class, cxpn ssed the
appreciation of the class to - the
juniors. After the: banquet, a de
lightful 'dance, was enjoyed at the
residence of " '. Mrs; Eaton.
FOR MR. SLAGLE
interested in the fact that Ma
con county grows -beans pro
lificly and this crop conies be
tween the Georgia season and
that of points -farther to the
north. They also manifested
considerable interest in. the lo
cal berry possibilities, the may
or said.
The exact date when investi
gators will be sent here to look
into the situation has not been
learned, but meanwhile Mr.
Patton is endeavor lug to col
lect information to present to
them when they arrive. He
asks that fanner.-, wishing to
.cooperate come to see him, or
send word to him as to how
mu h acreage they are plan
ning to put in beans and other
vegetables tltit. year. He said
thjtt the decision of the in
vestigators to be sent here
would depend largely on the
' attitude taken by local people.
1 he e.ii'l
TelllK S;-ce
Tailuhh Fa
iiiiiiiii
i i . i i
s i- ill
'1 "li
Hal.,
.v.iy '
lhe .Little
mar tin
l.tlioii prob
(it. in1 inial
amy ,
iilolllli
ill the
V.IS
i.ni
nl :i burial ground.
' i i'f Capl.iin William
T
11
i
Colbui ii, id i it i i i i t and' Ashe
, who .spent 1 rif lay and Satur
day here collecting' relics .ol lhe
( herokt es. .
Captain Colbiirn east considerable
dniibl on the theory that the
mound contained . aliunde Indian
relics, Hi- pointed out that the
old Indian burial mounds were not
so high as the one located here
and were 'shaped somewhat differ
ently. I'sually, he said, I hey have
a depression at Pin- np, as a re
sult of tlii c'av nig in of g; av es:
The. mound lu re has no, sm-li de
pression. Another Explanation
'I here is another possible expla .
nation of ilie mound, Captain Col
bum pointed out. I le said that it
was known the Cherokees had a
ii inn 'of sweat honsi-, cin-irucleil
of I nihers covered over with dirt.
In .the niiddel of the chamber
fortiied by. lhe limbers they placed
a 1'irge sioiie upon which In build
a. .lire. Through the lop was an
ullil for lhe smoke. When a
nn-mber of the tribe 'contracted a
fryer the sweat bouse was heated
and the sick Itidian was placed
within on the stone slab near tin
'fin-, there to sweat out the fever
hist as" modern People sjo in I lot
Springs to take "the cun ." ' Il
was a soil of Turkish baih af
fair. :
Probably Ceremonial Mound
However, Captain Colbiirn -leaned
in lhe opinion thai the mound near
lhe' station" was a -ereiiioni;;l
ntoiiiii). -In suppoij of ihii llieorv
it is 'pointed out that :he Indians,'
in comparatively recent limes, "used
tin- river meadow as a ceremonial
.ml athletic field." I lere they I'lav
ed their .games and had 1 1 i r dain -is.
Among the .relics bought " by
f "a'pTai'l " Colbiirn oil his d ip ' hT'
last vy-ek vv:ii -a thick stone - disc,
vshidi lie, said -. i rolled along tin
ground and nan by the h,av-
as a lai'.'et for their arrows.. This
--t'.-ne was found near the mound
he rrank i urns,
. Captain Coll, urn -also ohoum d a
l. mnher f relic, frorti- I r. S. 1 1
I. vie. le is I lb l't'll'.' l lle'n f"
his ..brother, hii)ti!'am St:iiulis,
Colbiirn,, Asheville capitalist, who
h':i iierhaps tin- finesi ' indi idnal
coiieclioii of Indian,' relic s an'.'
N'orth ," Carolina iiiim-rals in lie
stale. ' (
l'..h' ugh cypreing utld a
t" v.lu (her the old Indian mouii '
contains worthwhile-'- relics," Captain
c
Hiuru said it shoiil'l In- -'; ale '
liel explorei
Oil. lure . I
without damaging ii
the T': are' anv re -He
drd, :',- -I.. .. 'I b.
wiiln I, he -added,
(..;, ,-. .d as Socill ,
excavation, "of -other
; Sihle, lea
Indian inoiiii.!,
corititits an
has show n that the.
fast falling into eh-ci
ISradse
EASTER SERVICE
PLANS OUTLINED
All Denominations Asked
To Attend Service
Good Friday
A union' i d
will. 'be held' al
church mi Fiidav
inlay i
he Mel
April ...
I'V H I
H idisi
I pun
ii' M hi in .i i
scni-l' llie'fol
sicak Id'H ill .
"seven last i
I Miring lhe
ov. iug ministers will
Up' ill ' each i ( I he
ril-" i'i Jesus from
I lie Cross:
Rev.. J. i. Murray
Sylv a' Baptist eliure
aslor
if lhe
Kev. J. A.
Flanagan, . pastor of -the Franklin
I'resbv Ii i ian i hut ch ; Ri v. I.. I-.,
('low son, pastor of the .Highlands
.'di-lhodisr'ehurch ; Rev. J. (). Fr
v in, pastor of the Maiden Mellio
disi church ; Re. . I. I '. I 'uibergc r,
Rev . II . I re i man. and . Rev. I
( lift' n l-.i v in.
A male epiarlei composed ol
Messrs hadv, Dalloii, ' Johnston,
and F.rvin sing diiring the ser
vice. Mrs. !'5o re Mimday will al
so sing a.solo, and Mr. Jailies Por
ter will render several special or
gan numbers.
i vcry piisoii in the coiiiuiiinil v
is urged for once to fnivgo- the
no. in meal in I le.' interest s ol his
spirit and, to attend . much of
this sen ice as possible." said Rev ;
i. Clifton F.rvin in 'announcing the
service, "liooil Friday has always
been llnoieliially a day of fasting
and meditation upon the suffer
ings, of our I .i n;d and lhe ir mean
ing for us. I. el ns make this day'
a day of fasting in fact !"
The Rev. J. '). F.rvin, who has
been fir i aching ihis.week al ' the.
Methodist clilin h. will preach, his
last sermon on Friday evening' al
7:.5t) o'clock. cordial invitation
is extended In everyone in tin
community lo' ath ud these re
maining services.
On Sunday morning al II o'clock
M r. Fi v in will preach mi 1 1ft
llieini', "Is Christ Risen ?" A class
of lie VV' members will also he li ce
i eel , into lhe chun h at lhe
hour. 'There will be no evening
sif ice because of the- pageant,
"The Jlavvning," lo be presented
in the haplist church by the; Uap
lisl and Presbyterian young people.
PRESBYTERIAN
-Special Faster services will be
held at lhe Franklin Presbyterian
chureh Sunday iium ni.ng ' at 11
o'clock. Tin , coiiiiiiuuiou . eif the
I oi d's Supper will be observed.
A special Faster message- will be
In c ,n oli I by the p.iMor, the- Re v. J.
A. Flanagan, and spe-cial F.aste-r
songs will be sung.' 'l he- public, is
cordially invited lo attend'.
' The pastur e pccts to leave Siin
dav afternoon to preach in the
Canton I'resbi teriaii church in a
series HI . special services during
tlii- week of April 5-12. '
BAPTIST
I Hi KeV
John Staiibe-rry.
of
lhe
has
pasi
Sylv a, will hold a service- at
Franklin I'aplist church, whicl
been without a pastor for . the
1 1 ) 1 1 1 1 1 1 , at II
mil;.
o'eloclv Suudav niorn-
.n I'.asli r paeeairl, I lie
paeeaii'l
I lawii
rlini e-h
iig;," will be giv e n at the
Suudav '.e v eliilig.
eii In iv s and eleven . girls
in I i: . si le i le d ' from lhe- va
il 1 . (bibs' of F.dgecoinbe
', to compete for .ihci:oiinly
d King and Oiieeu of Health.
Ili.O e
; I ions
i COll III
I title i
New Stone Church To Be
Opened on Easter Sunday
Tin- piclitre s(iie new siojie
e bin e h al Clark's Chapel wiil be
opened l-.asier Sunday afternoon
,i'ih,M cvmm-s beginiiiin.' at 2 o'clock.
I he I'e , II ( I I i i 1. 1. Ill, : i' ! i,!'
of the Franklin circuit, has e i -I'-mied
an invitation to tin- ec lu ral
piibbi to aid nd. '
"This- 'building," Mr. I re-e-iuaii
-aid, "is being buill of native stone
aii'l is the best rural church in
Mi : ii Xorih Carolina..'.. When
coiiiplfted' il will have cost .twelve
thousand dollars.' There is much
Legislature Still At
Work; Expected
To Pass Bank Bill
Rogers Thinks Sales
Tax Will Be Enacted
Dr. W. A. Rogers, Macon
county' representative . in the
General Assembly, returned
from Raleigh Saturday in cider
to devote bis attention more
closely. to the reopening of the
Bank of . Franklin, of. which be
is president. He said he did
not intend to return to Rnleifjh,
although the legislature is still
in session, unless he received an
maent call from the leaders.
The Miicon lawmaker express-,
ed the' ouinion' that the sales
Ux bll, to which he gave his
approval when the measure was
before the lower house, would be
enacted. It is about the only
means for supporting the state
wide six- uonths' school term, he
said. He said he favored a
geneial sales tax rather than a
so-called "luxury tax."
PAGEANT TO BE
GIVENSUNDAY
"The Dawn" To Be Pre
sented at Baptist
Church
The young people- of (he Pres
byterian and 'Haplist churches are
lo have a page'anl elepicliug the
se e ins immediately following the-
l e sui re e lioll ril al lhe I'aptisl
church Sunday ev e ning, ' beginning
at K o'clock.
The players will be in liiblical
eosinniis. In addition to the elis
eiph s and the noted liiblieal women
of the 'linn- of Christ. Komi- will
be ripn si nte d by the- sohiie rs , who
guarde'l the tomb of Js su's and lhe
ceiilurian who coinuianded the soldier-,
who cnieiiied Jesus, drad
liallv lhe audience' . will see tile
I ruth, of the H " iirree-tioii ol Jesus
dawning, upon the dise iph s and the
woim-li, and the ri-ulliriati, as is
claimed by tradition, beeomes a
feive'nl -beiie vn "The liavvning"
is lhe 1 it It- of the pageant, which
has been given vary cf iVrliv civ in
othr nails of the colintrv. Il is
e-xpecled the church will be packed
as all the- churches of the town
will be- i;e pre si llied. The Metho
dist church members ami friends
have' accepted an invitation to be
present, and the committee and
players are straining every eftort
to make the .pageant real and e f
fect iyc.
ANNOUNCES DATE
FOR HIGH SCHOOL
ADMISSION TEST
A county -wide seventh grade test
will be eiveli at the graded school
in Franklin. Saturday, '. April b
beginning at o'clock, Al. I . (hi
lings, supc'i iiiii mli nl of m Iioos, ati
noiim . il Wediii sday.
This' test is to admit , pupils lo
higb" t ''hoV.I la l I..II. . All pupils
lo (iiihi'v for 'the i xailiiualloii must
have .had U'.t less than om full
term in the st e ini grade.
v.ork yet lo be cloiie before we
are i ;nlv foi de-eheill i"li, but be
cause of the- inconvenience of the
building vve
our services
have '-been UkiiiR for
wi- are going to mpe
into the: new building
Yemr ptes-
tnce' at this se-rv ie-e em
afteinoon. will be ;,rcatlv
Faster
apprc
eiated. The service
will consist
of devotional 'period,-.-special 'music,
Christening of. babies, brief talks
by s'oiue .churchmen, and sermon
by the pastor.-', Cenne and 'worship-with
us and look ener the
prospects.'" ' -
Would Establish a New
Body To Supervise
State Banks
IS BITTERLY FOUGHT
Effort Made in Senate To
Luxury Form of
Sales Tax
UAI.FK.H,. April l.-A fourth
month roller a run id Wednesday
for the North Carolina general
assembly anel the tax (piestion
more or less the sales tax qui s
tion -was still very much an is
sue. Although the house has passed
the reven- bill with the general
sahs tax
provision of one per.
cent of the
gross receipts of all
nlail merchants
the measure si ill
faces the senate's consideration.
'lhe senate finance committer,
which now has the bill, approved
several uncontested sections Tues
day night and resumed its study
Weelnesclay morning;.
Considerable sentiment prevails
among the senators for substitution
nl . a "luxury" sales lax in lhe
house bill. The house refused lo
a .i .e.i i. 'x t. . .1
no mis, aiinoiign a uame was
made in behalf of lhe "luxury"
tax.
The measure is estimated to
raise $2K,2l2,IHX) annually, $Q,(HK),IHK)
of which is estimated to come, from
the general sales tax. Proponents
of the luxury sales lax estimate
that plan also to raise $9,(XH),(J(H) a
year. A. J. Maxwell, commission
er of revenue, estimates the money
bill will gather some $20,1 KM ),(KX)
annually.
$18,000,000 For Schools
'Approximately $1H,(XX),(XH 'of the
bill's revenue would be used to
support lhe fix ' months' school
term. ;
While- the senate finance com
mit ice went into discussion of the
finance bill Tuesday night lhe
house, temporarily through with
this important piece of legislation,
held its annual "love feast." Speak
er and Mrs. Willis Smith were
...I .. -:i I... l '
pi e se-iiie o i nnve i see v ice. uy iiemse
members and gilts were presented
the various employes.
Reorganization of the state sys
tem of bank supervision by the
creation of a banking department
diieelly under lhe control of the
iioveriior was apparently assured
Tuesday when the senate passed
Ih. Sc avve II bill.
The upper house', however,
amended the House bill to require
a $5),(K)0 bond of the supervisor of
hanking, who will be appointed by
lhe. (iovernor and the measure
niiisl go back for concurrence.
Bitterly Fought
I'.iite-rly fought . through both
houses, the measure got favorable
Senate action 29 to 2(1 on second
reading aiul passed third reading
wit In lilt a roll call.
Throughout the debate on the.
measure, both in the Senate and
House, it has been supported as
an act "lo restore the confidence
oi me people in state name super
vision" with John Mitchell, chief
hank examiner; l. M. Bailey, cor
poration counsel,, ami members of
the stale corporation commission
being maele the objects of personal
attacks by legislators.
If the bill gets final House ap-
tirovfi! ;ic: nitlwrc f-irf'im it n'ilT
divorce. -.the banking department
from lhe corporation commission.
The- act also gives the Governor
(lower to conduct investigations of
bank failures and tightens up gfu
eral banking regulations.
DAVID CARPENTER DIES
David .Carpenter, 83, died at his
home . near Otto, Saturday night,
after an illness of several years.
Death was caused by a stroke of
paralysis. Interment was in th
jCowctla Baptist cemetery Sunday
afternoon at 2 o clock.
Mr. Carpenter's wife died about
six weeks ago. He is survived by
three children, jess and Ulysses, of
Otto, and Mrs. Bertha Mooney, of
Toccoa, Ga. y