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W t? o f ! l, if, f v r -4 v - 1 DICAYED TO MACON County and the Welfare of ita Good People VOLUME XLVI, No. 28 BAND OBTAINED; RACES PLANNED Free Street Dance To Be Given During Afternoon PLAN TURTLE RACE Cash Prizes To Be Given In Variety of Contests Franklin is getting ready for a grand glorious Fourth of July cele bration, in which the whole coun- ty is asked to participate. A seven-piece band has been obtained to furnish music through k out the day and a program of races, contests and street dancing arranged. Cash prizes will be of fered in a number of the contests. The program is being sponsored by the merchants and business men of Franklin, who have contributed liberally to the financial support of the celebration, which they hope will be the most successful since the Home-Coming and Centennial celebration several years ago. Many Events on Program Besides the races and street dancing, there will also be a public meeting in the courthouse at 2 o'clock i" the afternoon under the auspices of the Red Cross, a golf tournament, a dinner for Con federate veterans, and a dance in the evening at the Scott Griffin hotel As July 4th comes on Saturday this year, it is expected that the celebration will attract the largest crowds in years. A number of people from out of the county are expected to attend. Plan Terrapin Race Among the contests will be a greasy pig race, a greasy pole climbing event and terrapin and bull frog races. The terrapin race is expected to arouse considerable rivalry among the contestants and cause much amusement for the on lookers. Terrapin racing has be- corrre quite popular in various sec tions of the country and at the Rhododendron festival in Ashevillc a terrapin race attracted more in terest 'than almost any other event except the parade and pageant. All that is necessary to entc- the terrapin race is a terrapin. When all of the entries have been made the turtles will be numbered and put in a bag. Then they will be placed in the center of a large circle. The first terrapin to crawl .out of the circle wins. No arti ficial stimulation of the entries will be permitted. The race is sched uled to take place on the Public Square at 1 o'clock in the after soon. Golf , Tourney A Fourth of July invitation tour nament will begin at the Franklin golf course in the morning. There will be three flights determined by nine holes played Jn the forenoon, with 18 holes to be played in the afternoon to decide the winner oh a basis of low medal score. Golf clubs and balls will be offered as (Continued on page eight) EF l6NOrArtCE fM'T Ho EXCUSE IN LAW, THEN IT OU6HTM'T 8E ANY EXCUSE IN LAWYERS tl I II f mi 3 w3 Many Franklin Merchants Back July Following it a list of the business houses and people, of Frank lin who, by their liberal financial have made possible Macon County's 1931 Fourth of July Celebration, expected to be one of the best the Franklin Hardware Company Perry's Drug Store Angel's Drug Store Macon County Supply Company Farmers' Supply Company Franklin Service Station Scott Griffin Hotel Franklin Hotel & Restaurant Watkins Sandwich Shop Jess' & Mary's Shop Miss Olivia Patton, agent, Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company C. T. Blaine Cloute's Restaurant Trotter's Sloan Brothers Grocery Macon Theatre RED CROSS TO HOLD MEETING Donations to Linen Loan Chest on July 4 Requested There will be a county wide meeting of the Red Cross at the courthouse on July Fourth at 2 o'clock. A message from National Headquarters of the Red Cross states that Miss M. Pearl Weaver and Miss Rose Chapman will be present at this meeting. Miss Chapman has had experience in the development of a loan closet which 0has proved successful and she will tell how this was done. Miss Weaver will help with the county wide organization. "The partcular purpose of this meeting," according to Miss Eliza beth Kelly, Macon county chair man, "is to collect gifts for the loan chest and to gfve definite in formation to the citizens of Macon county concernng the purposes of the Macon county Red Cross Chap ter. Other features of entertain ment will be on the program for the day. The hour from 2 until 3 will be set apart for the Red Cross meeting and it is hoped that there will be present a large dele gation from each township in the county. Small Gifts Asked "Gifts of towels, sheets, pillow cases, bed shirts, gowns, and any other useful thing for the sick room will be most gratefully received Gifts of money to buy articles to be made for special use in the pic!; room will be needed. These things will be arranged in packages and loaned through township commit tees to . any who may need them. Please attach your name to your gift, also your, address that we may have a record for The Press, lust bring your gifts to the court house at 2 o'clock oh July 4th and a committee will receive them. Any gift from one penny or a washrag to dollars or bed linen will be Wel come. . . ... ,..';:...,...." "Come bringing your good wishes and whatever you may be able to bring in the way of small Or large contributions and help make a liv- (Continued on page eight) Dr. H. P. P. Thompson, 62, Dies at Highlands Home Dr. H. P, P. Thompson, 62, prom inent physician of Highlands, died at his home early Wednesday morning following a stroke of paralysis which he suffered several weeks ago. Dr. Thompson was the son of the Rev. Dr. W. T. Thompson, for many years pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Charleston, S. C, and later of Washington, I). C. His brother, the Rev. Toliver M il vJFVr PROGRESSIVE 4 Celebration assistance and enthusiastic efforts, town and county have ever had: Joseph Ashear Sanders' Store H. D. West The Franklin Press Joines Motor & Tractor Co. Macon County Chapter, American Red Cross Arnolds' Cafe ' E. K. Cunningham & Co. Star Market Standard Oil Company H. Arthur Osborne, Bulders Supplies Franklin Shoe Shop ' N. Poliako.ff, successor to W. C. Cunningham S. & L. 5 and 10c Store Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company IF.' FOREMAN FATALLYHURT West Mullinax Demorest, 'Dies After Dash to Angel Hospital West Mullinax, of Demorest, Ga. a section foreman on the Tallulah Falls railway, who suffered a frac tured skujl nd internal injuries when a railway motor car he was riding overturned near Clayton Tuesday afternoon, died about an hour later after being rushed to Angel Brothers' hospital here in an. Ambulance. Mullinax died about 6 o'clock as he was being removed to the operating room. Mr. Mullinax was well known in Franklin. After the accident Mullinax, was taken to a doctor's office in Clay ton. There his condition was found to be critical and an ambulance was called. Russell . Cannon. Clayton mortician and driver of the am bulance, made the trip from Clay ton to Franklin an even 23 miles in 23 minutes flat. NATIONAL HEAD "OF LEGION TO VISIT MURPHY MURPHY, July 2. From three to five thousand visitors, including members and officials of American Legon Posts of Western North Carolna, North Georgia and Easl Tennessee, are expected to attend Murphy's Fourth of July celebra tion, at which Ralph T. O'Neil, national commander of the Ameri can Legion, of Indianapolis, In diana, and Fon C. Johnson, state commander, department of North Carolina, will be honored guests. Invitations have been extended to Legion posts in Ashevillc, At lanta, Knoxvillc, Chattanooga, Gainesville and intermediate posts to spend the Fourth of July in Murphy, and also' to the. public generally, and enjoy with the cit izens of, Murphy to celebration to be held for our distinguished visit ors. A delightful and interesting pro gram has been arranged for the entire day. . Thompson, of Richmond, Va., .was at the bedside when the end came. The funeral service was conduct ed by the Rev. C. R. McCarty at the Presbyterian church at High lands Thursday morning at 11 o'clock. Dr. Thompson was' a native of Hancock, Md. He is survived by his wife, one brother, the Rev. Toliver Thompsonone sister, Mrs. J. Di .Bridgcrs, of Philedelphia, and five children. 11 rAlilL Mi i LIBERAL FRANKLIN, N. O, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1931 ro FATALLY HURT IN AUTO CRASH Burt Southard, 33, Dies After Car Plunges Down Precipice 2 OTHERS ESCAPE Auto Plunges off Buck Creek Road on Bad Turn Burt Southard, 23, employed in the construction of Highway No. 28 between Franklin and Highlands, was fatally injured late Sunday afternoon when an automobile in which he was riding failed to make a curve and plunged over a preci pice on the Buck Creek road about eight miles from Franklin. Perry Rollick, 20, who was re ported to1 have been drivings and a yoyng man named Barnes, who was also in the car, were injured. The accident occurred at a point about a mile from the Highlands highway. The road turns abruptly as it reaches the top o a ridge with a precipitous drop-off on the other side.' Inexperienced Driver Rollick, who was said to , have been an inexperienced driver., fail ed to turn the car, it was reported, and the machine shot over the bank, turning over and lodging against an obstruction. As it left the highway bouthard and Barnes leaned. The latter manaired tn v- a hold on a sappling but Southard, in some manner, faded to go clear and was crushed under the nr His thigh was badly crushed and ne suttcrert other injuries. Bollick remained at the wheel of th but miraculously escaped injury. r . . .... i i;r. rurman Angel was called to the Scene of the accident 'anil :ifl..r helping to pull the injured man up the high bank put him in his auto mobile and rushed him to ihe h,. ptal here. Southard, however, was too tar gone and died before reaching the hospital. Served Overseas Southard, who saw lone with the American expeditionary forces, leaves a widow and five children. Thev 1 ived in thi TlnM, Lreek section. FRANKLIN AND SYLVA ROTARIANS TO MEET JOINTLY The Franklin and Sylva Ro tary clubs will hold a joint meeting at High Hampton Inn next Tuesday evening, at which time new officers of both clubs will be installed. One of the purposes of the meeting is to instill a closer feeling of friend ship between the communities which the clubs represent. A number of the members of each of the clubs plan to go to High Hampton during the af ternoon to settle a much dis puted question whether Frank lin Rotarians or Sylva Rotar ,ians are the best golfers. Kills Giant Rattler On Factory Branch T. S. Dills of the Cartooge chaye section killed a giant rat tlesnake last week at the head of Factory Branch. He was out looking after some stock when he .found the snake, whLh he reports was the largest he had ever seen alnd he has killed hun dreds of them. The snake ap peared to be six feet long when he was alive but when measured was ' found to be four feet inches.. It was also found to be 14'2 inches around and to have 15 rattles.! Mr. Dills said that it was too . much for one man to carry any distance, but that he had the ' rattles and would bring them to The Press office. They will make a splen did ornament for the new office in the Angel Building. HI INDEPENDENT p . p STATE CENSUS MADE PUBLIC Lseiauea statistics Are Announced in New Bulletin BIG GAINS SHOWN Rural Population Still Increasing Despite Urban Trend Statistics for the 19.10 inmlaliii of North Carolina classified as ur ban and. rural, and by sex, C"l"i age, marital condition, illiteracy, etc., have been issued by i I'ureaii of the Census in a bulle tin (Population Second Series) en titled, "Composition and Chancier- istics of the Population." Tins 1 a pamphlet of 74 pages, 9 by 11 1 .'. inches, consisting mainly of statis tical tables. The urban, population of Norlh Carolina in 1930 was XII9.K47. rep resenting an increase of .519,177, or 65.2 per .cent, since- 192(1. The ur ban population formed 25.5 per cent of .the total population (.., 170,276), as compared with 19.2 per cent in 1920. .Urban .population, as defined by the Census Hurt an, is in general that residing in cities and other incorporated places hav ing 2,500 inhabitants or more, the remainder being classified as rural. Farm Population Growing The rural 'population of Xortl' Carolina in Y)M) was 2..V.0, 1!9, com prising 1,597,220 persons, living 011 farms, and 763,20) not livini; on farms, representing as a whole an increase of 29r,67o, or 1 1.1 per cent, as compared with the rural popula tion in 192:) (2,068,753). The rural farm population, taken alone, in creased 97,274, or 6.5 per cent, be tweeu 1920 and 1930, wliil. the rtiral-nonfarni population increased 194,402, or 34.2 per cent. . Of the entire population of North Carolina, 70 5 per cent are white, and .practically all of . the while population are native, there being only three-tenths of one per t-t.ii l foreign born. .Likewise, of the Da tive white population, nearly nil are of native parentage, there being only six-tenths of one per cent of foreign or mixed parentage. ! '. r sons, born in England formed 1.1.7 per. rent o the o,7XK persons-comprising the foreign-born white' pop ulation of Norlh Carolina. Moi. than one-half of the foreign-born white population have been natural ized. Big Increase Shown The population of North (';,, o lina as a whole increased MI,1 53, or zxv per rent, hclwcen I'l.T an. ' 1930, and of this increase 70. 1-''. per cent, were in the age groups under' 35 years. The number of chihl'-ni under 1 year of age showed an' increase of 3.K per cent, while 1h. entire group under 5 years in . creased 9.0 per rent. The proportion of the population ' 7 to,13 years of age rallemliit" 1 school increased from K7.0 per' cent : in 1920 to 93.0 per cent in 1930, i and ofv those 1 1 and 15 years off age, the proportion increased from 77.4 per cent . in 1920 to 79.1 per Cfilt in 1930, The percentage of il (Continued on page eight) 4 Removal of Press to New V Angel Building Delayed On - account of unavoidable tie. lays in completion of the Aiigel Huilding, The Franklin Press has been .foriaed to postpone' removal to its new quarters. The Press had hoped to inoVe into the . new building, this week, so that it could open the sliop i. public inspection on the 'Fourth o, July. However, it was found that, due. to' delay, in the arrival of ;-r: tain materials and oiImt causes, ii was impossible to put ibc buildiiii into shape for occupancy at ths time. The Press will remain in its n Oil Assumes Payment On County Bonds; 1 Tax Gut Probable TED GRIBBLE BADLY SHOCKED Seriously Burned While Fixing High Voltage Electric Wire Ted dribble, oiidiiion at icorgia road. 27, is in a serious his home on the two i.iiles from VatiUin, as a re. nil of coming in oiitacl- with a 2,300-'olt electric wire unite lie was at work on elec tric wires in a tree 011 lotla street I'iu-sdav allcruoon at 4 o'clock. Mr. tiiihlile is-an electrician for S01 iimt ( ai 1 iima L lililes. Inc.. tii'l was engaged m repairum daiu- i;;,e none to tin:, w nes here by the ni.i.y .loriii Aioti'lay night. 'I he ( h ell ici, in was working with rubber g.h s on, 'but in some man lier the wire canie in cottt.nt with his arm, which was badly burned. 1 1 is back was also badly burned wlnte the pliers iti his hip -'pocket came in contact wiili his flesh. Mr, tiiibhle was sawd from a fall by his safely bell, lie was held by the i mi it I'' .' four or five minutes. I r.- S. II. I.yle ;ehnin red Inst ; 1 1 I ; 1 1 1 1 then took him to Ins hoilh -v. lit I'e fit is repoi It d that he is epei ied to live, al though his-condition is serious. D.'G. Sicwart Ripidly Recovering from Fall 1 1. 1 1, Stewart, manager of the West. I ll t arolilKl Telephone colli pany, who ' was lr"ilv injured in a fall from a ladh r while repairing a telephone line serial weeks ago, is reco cring rapidly at Angel Mr ithers' hosp pita'l: Mr. Stewart, injurii s to b"1'1 broken knee, is now about in a ' rolling W'lio Sllll'treil niilJes and a able to Ik (hair. lfi7 Cher ; es Grov. n 0:1 Single omall Branch "l-i. Ml,,,"1 Inn ('oihin of Ml ( ,ro e '!n 1 ; it -i in to The Press office with something -to show'. IK liail 'a small branch of a chcrr tree that was red with the luscious fnrf. 'I In lira to 1 was only about l.K i'ubes loii;.', Inn it was laden v, ilb li7 t'lien it s. This count can't lie ' . :i nf toil ! 1 I exact because ihey soon began to disappear when jiiii said to go ahead and eat theiii. They wen- of the sugar In art a riel y ,'nid were as :;ool as their Maine. SUFFERS SUN STROKE . Mr d'.liiah Kellirt ;'rh si ( ! i. 11, . n i f( ted Moiidav afternoon. I he Ski en sun stroke a present loi .iiion in the Pranks I I'.nirdiir. for the. greater part of this month. -The 'exact date: of re moval will be -1 1 1 j i iiinced in 'a week I or hu. . Ntw. equipment' and a I large quantity of new type has j b'-1 11 purchased. and will be install i"ed whin the transfer is made to ; tin- new --hop. which will be one of the 'most modern and best : ap point d in Western N'orth Carolina. Visitors are always welcome at The Press '.office. Come to see us .and inspect our' plant at any lime. We will be glad to show you how a ' 'newspaper is put to gether and printed. ESTABLISHED IN 1885 OIlet North Carolina Newpnper West of AshcvilU $1.50 PER YEAR n All won Barnard Gets Contract With New Highway Commission BIG BURDEN LIFTED fax Rate Likely To Be Reduced Nearly 40 Cents The State Highway Commission has assumed the responsibility of meeting all payments of both prin cipal and interest tine" from now until November, 19-13, on the spe cial road bond issue of $325,KX) floated by Macon county m 1926, the proceeds of which were ad vanced to the state to hasten con struction of hard-surfaced highway No. 2X5 from Dillsboro through l'rauklin to the (icorgia line. A signed contract to this effect was brought back from Kaleigh last T'riday by W. 1). Harnard, chair man of the Macon county board of commissioners, J. A. Porter and . A. Patton, who went to the capital Wednesday for a confer ence with officials of the highway commission. Mr. I laniard also brought back a check for $10,000 to nit el a interest payment due on the bonds July 1. Tax Cut Likely . The stale's agreement to take ov er Macon's road debt,, together .with the coaiiug into effect of the new school and highway law, will pave the way for reduction of the county tax front t$1.40 to a little more than $1.00, according to Commissioner Human!. The Slate Highway hepartment look over the uiainteimnce of all county road on July 1. This relieves Macon County of the 'upkeep of 440 miles . of Triads, mostly ; dirt, for which a tax of 20 cents was levied this past year. . To Cut School Tax The slat also has assumed the responsibility of paying for the support of the public schools for six 'mouths out of the-year. This coiues under the Macl.ean law en acted ' after' much debate at the last session of the General As sembly. Macon county's school tax is now 50 cents on the $100 valua tion, ft has been' estimated that . under the MacLean law this maW be cut to 22 cents, saving the county 28 cents. With the eliinina (Continucd tin page eight) Will Rogers Picks A ! Story For This Spot By WILL ROGERS A SCOTCH soldier was in bad foi not saluting an officer or some thing1 serious like that, and a court martial ordered him to be taken right out and shot. The Scotchman asked for time out to count hi money before he handed over his personal effects to be sent to his parents. Well, they say that the last fel low that told this story had a Scotchman in his audience, and the Scotchman didn't laugh. He got tip and said, "That's nae a true tale!" So the story-teller told him no offense was meant and all that, and the Scotchman says, "Nay, it's nae the offense I'm mindin'. but the story is false! Any Scotchman would know how much money hq had wi-out pausin' to count it." (American News Features, lac V,'
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