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VOL. LXII? NO. 33
FRANKLIN, N C.. THURSDAY, ANGI'ST 14, 1947
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AUGUST COURT
TERM TO OPEN
HERE MONDAY
2 Women On Jury List;
'Front Porch' Ca?e
On Civil Docket
The August term of superior j
court will open here Monday |
morning with more than 75 1
cases on the criminal docket I
and 23 civil cases and the first
women jurors in the history of
the county.
Judge Henry L. Stevens, Jr., j
of Warsaw, will preside, and So- j
licitor Dan K. Moore, of Sylva,
will represent the state in trial
of criminal cases.
Fifteen of the civil cases are
divorce cases. This is two more
divorce suits than were docket
ed for the last term of court.
Highlighting the civil docket
is the "front porch case" in
whiph the Town of Highlands
seeks a court order to have
Jrank B. Cook and Harvey j
T'rice remove the front porch of
the Highlands inn. The town
alleges that this structure is in
the public street.
The jury list for the first
week are: Roy Cantrell, Fred
Arnold, Z. W. Taylor, E. R. Hug
gins, Herman Childers, George
Dean, Earl Blaine, Cleo Holland,
W. D. Neal, F. B. Duncan, W. E.
P urr, W. -A. Sellers, Lee Barn
ard, Jr., Berlin Duvall, E. C.
Shook, R. B. Wilson, Clint May,
James Crawford, J. J. Gray, J.
C. Dowdle, Tudor N. Hall, Paul
Morgan, Thomas H. Fagg, John
L. Snyder, Paul Ashe, T. T.
Henderson, Alvin Crow, J. D.
Burnette, Mrs. Harry Higgins,
Sarah Gilder, J. R. Holbrooks,
Earl English, W. J. Blaine, Nor
man Guffey, Algie Guyer, and
Fred Dryman.
14 Franklin Boy
Scouts Slated To
Get Merit Badges
Fourteen members of the
Franklin troop, Boy Scouts of
America, are scheduled to re
ceive merit badge awards at the
Smoky Mountain district court
of honor, tonight (Thursday) at
7:30 p. m. at the Cullowhee
Methodist church.
The Franklin boys are Dan
Angel, John Alsup, Jr., Kenneth
Carpenter, James Conley, Duane
Cruse, Kermit Dehart, Frank
L. Henry III, Mack Jones, Jack
Kusterer, Bob Myers ^ Bobby
Potts, Jack Reece, John Charles
Thomas, and Grady Thompson.
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50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
Mr. J. S. Sloan and family left |
Monday for a visit of several \
days to Mrs. Sloan's father, |
Capt. W. J. Neville, of Walhalla,
S. C.
The Franklin High school will :
open next Monday under Mr.
Thomas J. Johnston as principal
and Misses Mary Moore and
Bertha Gaston as assistants. All
are well qualified for the work.
The public school will be con
tinued for four months.
We note that a larger number
of people than ever before are
patronizing the min'eral spring.
25 YEARS AGO I.
For the first time in the his
K tory of Macon county, we have
a woman candidate for office
to be voted on at a general elec
tion. At a special called meeting
of the Republican executive ,
committee of Macon County, 1
held last Saturday, Miss Ade
laide Bulgin was unanimously
chosen as the nominee of that ;
party for Representative. Miss
Bulgin is well known to the
people of our county, having
served in the capacity of county
home demonstration agent for
several years.
10 YEARS AGO
John E. Rlckman, of the
Franklin Baptist church, was
elected moderator of the 34th
i annual session of the Macon
v Baptist association which con
vened Wednesday and Thursday
with the Coweta Baptist church.
Other officers elected for the
year: Alex Moore, vice-modera
tor; R. M. Ledford, clerk; E. V.
Amnions, treasurer, and Rev. D.
0. McCoy, historian,
Juvenile Delinquency
Is On Increase Here,
Court Records Reveal
In the first six months of 1947
a total of 12 cases were handled
by the Macon County Juvenile
court, and eight of i those cases
involved offenses committed by
children: ,
At the present rate, the to
tal number of juvenile court
cases lor 1947 will be three
times as great as for any one
year for which totals are avail
able.
Clinton Brookshire, whose
position as clerk of superior
court carries with it the respon
sibility foi serving as juvenile
court judge, explained that
there are two phases of the
court's work: Problems of delin
quency on the part of children;
and problems caused by broken
homes or homes which fail to
support their children. ,
Four cases, of the 12 handled
this year, deal with the care
and the custody of children, an
outgrowth of broken homes.
Of the remaining eight cases,
all of which involve delinquency
on the part of youth, four cases
dealt with breaking and en
tering, by boys between the ages
of 10 and 16, one case involved
a youth who was charged with
assault with a deadly weapon,
one probable delinquent, one ne
glected delinquent, and one un
ruly child who was thought to
be in danger of becoming a de
linquent.
Mr. Brookshire, asked what he
thought was the principal cause
of this increase, said he felt
that the main causes are poor
supervision within the home and
lack or recreational facilities
within the community.
Court records show that juve
nile court handled only three
cases in 1944, eight cases in 1945,
and five cases in 194t>. In ea.cn
of these years, at least half of
the cases involved care, and cus
tody of the children, that is
cases not with delinquency on
the part of the individual child.
I, A case worker of the welfare
department said that, in investi
gating a case involving larceny
? Continued on Page Ten
Tourist Business,
Foor Last Month,
Is Now Excellent
The summer tourist busi
ness, generally reported as
poor in July, as compared
with July, 1946, spurted into
high with the coming of
August, according to local
hotel operators, restaurant
men, and tourist court own
ers.
Accommodations here have
been reported filled each
night recently. The same
situation prevails in High
lands.
Franklin chamber of com
merce officials, in fact, said
this week that they have
had difficulty recently find
ing lodgings for all the tour
ists who 'have inquired at
the information booth. A
number of hotel operators in
Highlands report that they
are booked full through Aug
ust.
The general trend, both
here and throughout West
ern North Carolina, this
season has been heavy trav
el, but with most persons
stopping only a night or
two in one place, reports
indicate.
Mrs. Campbell's
Rites Held Sunday At
Iotla
Funeral services were held
Sunday at the Iotla Baptist
church for Mrs. Emma Fouts
Campbell, 69. widow of Edwin
Campbell. Mrs. Campbell was
stricken with a heart attack
Friday while eating the noon
meal with members of the fam
ily in their home in the Iotla
community, and died within a
few minutes.
Services were conducted by
the Rev. Norman E. Holden,
with burial following In the
church cemetery.
Pallbearers, nephews of Mrs.
Campbell, were Coleman Camp
bell, Marshall Fouts, Raymond
Fouts, Fred Campbell, Albert
Fouts and Joseph Fouts.
Mrs. Campbell was the for
mer Miss Emma Fouts, life-long
resident of the Iotla commun
ity and member of the Iotla
Baptist ' church. In 1903 she
married Edwin Campbell, who
died in 1937.
Surviving are six sons: Leslie,
Lester, Glenn, and John Camp
bell of Franklin, Route 3, and
Leonard Campbell, of Holly
Springs; one daughter, Mrs.
Lucy Evans of Franklin, Route
3; and three brothers, S. E.
Fouts, ,W T. Fouts, and O. T.
Fouts, all of Franklin, Route 3.
Potts funeral home was In
charge of the funeral arrange
ments.
County-Wide B. T. U.
Meet Planned Aug. 22
A county-wide meeting of the
Baptist Training union will be
held August 22 at the Frank
lin Baptist church at 7:30 p. m.
At this time there will be elec
tion of association BTU officers,
according to the Rev. H. D.
Vance, director.
Stockton
Reelected
Moderator
Macon County Baptist Asso
ciation officers were eiected to
serve for the year 1947-48
j Thursday afternoon of last week
at) the 44th annual session by
200 delegates, representing 37
local churches. The meeting
was held at the Cowee Baptist
| church.
j J. Horner Stockton was chos
| en to serve another year as
moderator, with the Rev. C.
C. Welch being selected as vice
moderator.
j Verlon Swafford, ?as elected
as clerk. Miss Anne Carter will
seyve as assistant clerk.
; The positions of treasurer and
i historian will be filled by J. H.
Brookshire and Mrs. J. C. Hig
? don, respectively.
| Sanford Smith was again
chosen as the association Sun
day school superintendent; the
Rev. H. D. Vance will replace E.
C. Cleaveland as B. T. U. ctirec1
tor, and Mrs. H. D. West suc
ceeds Mrs. Fannie Gibson as
president of the Woman's Mis
sionary Union.
The executive committee cho
sen for the coming year will
consist of the moderator, clerk,
treasurer and the following per
sons: The Rev. W. L. Sorrells
H. S. Talley, the Rev. Charles
E. Parker, and Frank Brown
ing. Ex-officio members of this
committee are the Sunday
school superintendent, president
of the W. M. U., and B. T. U.
director.
Other business transacted
during the two-day session,
which was highlighted by talks
by state-wide Baptist leaders,
was the adoption of a resolu
tion calling for the employment
of county-wide missionary as '
soon as a suitable person for the j
position can be found.
Next year's meeting will be
held at the Highlands Baptist
church.
Features of the program were
addresses by Dr. Sankey Blan
ton, president of Wake Forest
college, and Dr. I. G. Greer,
superintendent of the Baptist ;
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ROBBERS TAKE
$1,190 IN CASH
AND NARCOTICS
Highlands Drug Store
Entered, Robbed
Early Saturday
More than in cash and
merchandise was taken from the
Highlands Drug store early last
Saturday morning by a person
or persons who entered the store
through a rear window, accord
ling' to Olin Dryman, Highlands
j chief of police. Besides $700 in
cash, a large quantity of mor
phine and some diamond rings
j were stolen.
The robbery was not discov
ered until Saturday morning
when C. E. Mitchell, store own
er. opened the store for the day.
Miss Susan Rice, who lives
directly in the rear of the store,
reported that she heard some
banging and hammering from
the vicinity of the store at about
2:15 that morning, according to
Mr Dryman.
Police officials stated that
they think that drugs were the
! main object of the thieves and
that there have been similar
cases in other Western North
Carolina towns recently. The po
lice chief said that a stranger
had entered the store Friday j
afternoon and gone to the pre- |
scription department and tried ;
to obtain morphjne without a
( physician's prescription He was
' not able to give a description of
the man, however.
Entrance to the building was
gained by removing a rear win
dow. The safe was broken open,
apparently with a screw driver
and punch, which were found
lying on the floor next morn
ing. In order to obtain the drugs,
the lock of a small cabinet
drawer, where the drugs were
stored, had been forced.
Although an effort was made,
no fingerprints were obtained
and police officials say they
have no clues at present. '
Firs Damages
Briar Firm's
Chair Plant
Fire which broke out in the
plant of Highlands Briar, Inc:,
here Monday afternoon about
2:45 o'clock did considerable
damage before being extinguish
ed by members of the Franklin
Fire department.
The blaze started in the
varnishing room, where Henry
Cabe, foreman, was welding a
varnish vat. Sparks from the
blow torch Mr. Cabe was using
ignited the varnish, and the fire
spread rapidly. (
Ten minutes after the fire ;
alarm was sounded, firemen had 1
! three streams of water playing !
on the blaze, which already had
spread from the varnishing
room to the main plant. And
although the buildings are of i
wood construction, the flames i
were under control within 30
minutes.
M. Monderer, owner of the
plant, said he was unable to
determine the damage, which he
said was partially covered by
insurance, pending a complete
examination of the equipment.
Fifteen hundred chairs recently
completed in the plant were de
stroyed, Mr. Monderer said.
By doubling up in the un
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Frank Hill, 95, Center
Of Interest At Reunion
i
A picnic luncheon, In honor ot
her 95-year old father, Frank
Hill, was served to descendants
of his niece, Ittle Norton Rob
inson, by Mrs. W. P. Sloan Sun
day at Hill House, In Horse
Cove.
The luncheon was served
around the outdoor fireplace In
the grove of the #H111 House
grounds, near the beautiful
country home built almost half
a century ago by Mr. Hill, who
personally did all the fine fin
ishing work in its construction.
After the luncheon, an hour
or two was spent chatting on
the shaded lawn, and making
kodak group pictures, with Mr.
Hill the center of the various
groups photographed.
1 The guests were the five chil
dren of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse 8.
Robinson, formerly of Franklin,
their four living spouses, and
three of the second ^nd one of
the third gerleration of lineal
descendants. They were Mr and |
Mrs. Frank Hill Robinson and
son, Frank Hill, Jr., of Waco,
Texas, Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Ott,
of Franklinton, La., Mr. S. D. |
Powers and son, Douglas, of
Tulsa, Okla., Mr. and Mrs James
L. Robinson, of Silver Spring,
Md., and Mr. and Mrs. John S.
Robinson, of Knoxville, Tenn.,
and their daughter and her
husband, Mr. and Mrs. Donald
N. Edmonds, and son, D. N. Ed
monds, Jr.
| Mrs. Sloan was assisted in en
tertaining by her husband; her
daughter, Mrs. R. A. Phillips and j
two young granddaughters, Sal- ,
He and Robin, of Annapolis. Md.;
and a family guest, Harold Rog
er*, of Birmingham, Ala.
State Guernsey
Body Plans Field
Day Here Aug. 27
The North Carolina
Guernsey Cattle Breeders
association will hold a field
day August 27 at the A. B.
Slagle dairy farm on U. S.
64, with Mr. Slagle as host
for the occasion.
This is the first time such
an event has been held in
Macon County. Never before
has the field day been held
farther west than Hender
son county.
Officials of the club, lead
iny dairy extension workers
from North Carolina State
college, and leading Guern
sey cattle breeders of North
Carolina are expected to be
on hand.
While details for the day's
program 'have not yet been
completed, plans now call
for the group to assemble
at the Slagle dairy barn to
view stock judging contests
and type demonstrations,
and for a barbecue to be
served at the Slagle memor
ial building during the noon
hour.
Dr. James Hilton and
John A. Arey of the North
Carolina dairy extension
service are among the invit
ed speakers for the after
noon.
Invitations are being is
sued to a few officials and
leading dairymen of this
and adjoining counties.
PL AN HIGHLANDS
PLAY AUGUST 20
Community Theatre Will
Give 2 Performances
W e Jnesday
The Highlands Community
Theatre will present "Night of
January 16th" at the Highlands
school auditorium August 20,
with performances scheduled for
3 o'clock in the afternoon and
at 8:30 in the evening.
Twenty-one persons, High
lands residents and visitors, are
in the cast of this year's pro
duction of the theatre.
The play will be directed by
Sara Little, of Macon and
COMING TO FRANKLIN
The Highlands Communi
ty Theatre players will bring
their production, "Night
of January 16th," to Frank
lin, probably the latter part
of next week. The Franklin
Rotary club will sponsor the
appearance here, the date
and place of which will be
announced in the next is
sue of The Press.
Thomasville, Ga., who has been
associated for many years with
both the Macon Little Theatre
and the local group of players.
Her husband, Arthur Little, who
has directed most past produc
tions of the Community Theatre,
will appear in the current play.
Reservations for either of
Wednesday's performances may
be made at the Wick studio or
by telephoning Miss Winnie
Eskrigge, publicity chairman, at
Telephone 82.
Craig Cranston, of Augusta,
Ga., who has had experience at j
the Richmond academy and with
the Augusta players, is produc
tion manager this year.
Among the cast of 21 actors
are Ralph H. Mowbray, Virginia
and Jack Wilcox, and Fred
Allen, all of whom are familiar
to Highlands Community Thea
tre audiences; Sarah Glider and
Mangus S. (Bud) Thompson, ap
pearing for a second time; and
Ann Patrick Major, of Ander
son, S. C., Mary H. Young, of
Atlanta, Ga., and Mama Cobb,
of Highlands, former production
assistant appearing for the first
time as players.
Leading femine roles will be
played by two newcomers to the
Highlands Community Theatre
stage, Marie Chambers, who has
worked with the Oakdale, Calif.,
high school and the Northwest
ern university school of speech,
and Marie Chambers, wife of
Highlands' resident physician.
Others taking their first cur
tain call with the Theatre will
be Charles J. Wick II, John
Perry, of Charleston, S. C., and
Highlands, Edward Fernow, of
Clemson, Elliot Cazlarc, Lewis
Doggett, of Greenwood, S. C.,
Herbert Paul, Peggy Potts, and
Ginger Edwards Brockway.
The rental fee for the audi
torium for both productions will
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2 PRISONERS
CUT BARS AND
ESCAPE JAIL
R. L. Hall Recaptured;
Webb Still At Large;
Brother Jailed
Two prisoners, R. L. Hall and
Jess Webb, escaped from the
Macon County jail about 8:30
o'clock Wednesday night. Offi
cers found that two bars from
a rear jail window had been cut,
apparently with hacksaws.
Hall was recaptured Thurs
day morning, but Webb was still
at large.
Meanwhile, Webb's brother,
Frank, 30, was lodgd In jail
Thursday morning, charged
with smuggling hack saws to the
prisoners.
Sheriff J P Bradley and his
family live at the jail, but Sher
iff Bradley was away at the
time. One of the Bradley child
ren saw one of the men run
ning through the corn field at
the rear of the jail, and hast
ened to notify Deputy Walter
Dean. Mr. Dean, accompanied
by police and others, gave chase,
but were unable to get up with
the escaped prisoners.
Hall was arrested at the home
of his father, Furman Hall, in
the Burningtown community,
early Thursday morning. He was
in bed asleep, the officers said.
Hall, about 21, had been in
jail for aboout a month. Arrest
ed on a charge of an assault on
Ferdy Higdon, he gave bond,
but later was returned to Jail
charged with violating the terms
of a suspended sentence.
Webb, about 30, of Georgia,
was charged with passing sev
eral forged checks here.
Four other prisoners appar
ently made no effort to escape.
Annual Home-Coining
Program At Cowee
To Be Held Sunday
The annual home-coming day
program will be held at the
Burningtown Baptist church
Sunday.
The reunion program, to which
the public Is invited, will last all
day, with dinner to be served
on the grounds at noon.
Features of the program,
which will open at 9:30 a. m.,
will Include special music by
Cherokee Indians, music by a
number ot choirs, a sermon at
11 o'clock by the pastor, the
Rev. C. C. Welch, a devotional
program in the afternoon, led
by Mrs. Robert Parrish, and an
afternoon sermon by the Rev. J.
S. Stansberry, of Hayesvllle.
Used Clothing Sale
To Be Held Saturday
A sale of used clothing and
other articles will be held on
West Main street Saturday. The
sale is sponsored by the Wo
man's Society for Christaln Ser
vice of the Franklin Methodist
church.
PLAN FOOD SALE
The Woman's Society for
Christain Service of the Frank
lin Methodist church will hold a
food sale at the Nantahala Pow
er and Light company building
tomorrow (Friday) beginning at
>:30 a. nx.
PLAN SING SUNDAY
The monthly Young People's
sing will be held Sunday at 1
p. m. at the courthouse. Persons
of all ages are invited to come
and participate, the Rev. T. A.
Slagle, who will preside, said.
SOFTBALL LEAGUE
Friday, August 8: ?
Rotary 21; Oilers 20.
Burrell 17; Zlckgraf 9.
Monday, August 11:?
NP&L Co. 23; Oilers 7.
Rotary 11; Zlckgraf 9.
Coming Games
(The games Friday night will
be the final games of the sea
son.)
Friday, August 15: ?
Oilers vs. Rotary.
Zlckgraf vs. NP&L Co.
Franklin
Results
Standings
Veterans
Burrell ..
Oilers ....
Zlckgraf
Rotary ....
NP&L Co.
W L Pet.
12 2 862
10 4 .713
8 7 .533
8 7 533
S 11 .214
3 12 .143