Macon Highway Safety Record for W# to Date (Ktooi Suit iiiiharay Itfrui r?c?,dn KILLED | INJURED 9 Do Your Part lu Krei> These Figure* Down! VOL LXiU-NO. 3? 21 1) < JRaconian We Americans call ourselves Ytt the most notice able feature* of American life are feverish haste, unnecessary noise, and incredible ugllneaa. FRANKLIN. N C.. THURSDAY, SEPT. 23, 1948 Judge Dismisses Beer Injunction Scholarship Fund To Be Memorial To Macon's War Dead County - Wide Campaign For Donations To Open N;xt We^Jt The Macon County Memorial Education Fund urue will Le launched next week, according to Don Allison, American Legion post Commander. The drive Is being sponsored by the local American Legion post, No. ilia. The lund raised will provide college scholarship loans fo. worthy Macon County youtn, with preference being given to the children of veterans, as a memorial to Macon County de ceased of World War II. This type of memorial was suggested by a committee com posed of W. H. Finley, W. R. Waldroop, and Gilmer A. Jones, which had been appointed by Paul Nave, post commander at that time, for the purpose of studying various types of me morials and making recommen dations to the p^st as to would be the most appr jpriati. Plans have been worked out to combine this fund with the already existing Macon county Memorial Loan Fund, which is 1 an educational trust fund to per petuate the memory of those ' who died in World War 1. The amount In the present < fund is approximately $4,000 The Interest from this lund has provided iinancial assistance to seven Macon County boys and girls in going to college. By combining the two funds, t # and including any Macon ( County child who is in need of financial assistance, with pref erence being given to the des cendants of veterans, It Is hop ed to enlarge considerably the | number who will benefit from this memorial. ; The fund will serve to per petuate the memory of the 70 Macon County youths who gave , their lives for their country dur- , ing World War 2. j The roster of those dead fol- | lows: Joseph B. Johnson, Manuel | Lewis Norton, George D. Elliot, Fred Crane, J. B. Bryson, John | D. Potts, Herbert D. Houston, r? Harold Darlymple, Barley Cabe, ) Daniel B. Garrett, Fred Jones, k ? James Bryson, Grady Brendle, A J. D. Sutton, Bill Bell, Charles Huntcv Walter McCoy, Joseph Dills, Jack .Hojt, Harry S. Hlg glns, Jr., Clyde\ T. Crisp, Mar shall F. Stockton, Howard B. Cochran, C. L. Potts, George Gray, George H. Setser, Lester H. Carpenter, Roy Howard, Wil lard J. Woody, Lewis B. Buie, George M. Beal, Waymon Chas taln. Bill R. Deal, James M. Brogden, Walter Hannah, Geor ge Hayes, Edwin Newman, Jack Shepherd, Gay G. Yonce, John H. Keener, Jr., Clyde Tallent, Frank M. Higdon, Jr., William Henry Zoellner, Harold Sloan, Clayborne Patton, Carl Shuler, Clay Allman, Wlllard J. John ton, George T. Martin, Henry W. Cabe, Jr., Kenneth Cabe, James H. Baty, Charles Leroy Downs, Gilmer Rogers, Fred Gray, Joe Mashburn, John H. Henson, John Hauser, Van Bu ren Carter, Floyd D. Tlllery, Beulon Houston, Wayne Van hook, William D. Parrlsh, Robert Daniel Wllkle, Homer Guffey, CUne Stanfleld, Wayne 3. Brad ley, Bernlce McCaD, Eschol Webb. If any person knowi of any corrections or additions which should be made to this list, he or she is asked to get in touch with Don G. Allison, Franklin. Party Will Pay Visit To Forest And Station A group of about IS public officials and persons Interested In conservation will visit the Nantahalp National Forest and A the Coweeta Experiment Sat ' tlon Thursday of next week. Among those expected are Rep. Monroe M. Redden and Charles Ray, of Waynesvllle, chairman ? of the N. C. commission on Varks, parkways, and national ? n??*K . Memorial Fund Campaign To Be Outlined At Ficnic Sunday Final plans for launching the Macon County Memorial fc-aucu Lion t und drive will be out lined burnday at a picnic din ner at the Gilmer A. Jones oaDin on Wayah Bald. This nemorial to the deceased vet erans of World War II is being sponsored by American Legion post No. 108 of Franklin, and it is hoped that every person in Macon County will make a con tribution to the fund. Following the dinner, which will be spread picnic style at 1:30 p. m., G. L. Houk will make an address, and the operation 01 memorial fund will be ex plained in detail. Every member of the local legion post and every member of the auxiliaiy Is urged to at tend, and the ladies are asked to bring picnic baskets. 32 Entered In Better Homes 4 - H Contest Eighteen 4-H boys and 14 4-H girls in iviacon County are near lng the compition ox tneir Bet ter Methods Electric projects, ine object of these projects is to find a better and easier way of doing a job on the farm or in the home by the application of electricity. The Westinghouse Electric company will give a gold medal to the boy and girl in the coun ty with tne best project. In ad dition to the medals, the Nan tahala Power and Light com pany will give a $100 scholar snip to the 4-H boy or girl com pleting the best project in the Southwestern North Carolina bounties which includes Macon, Jackson, Swain, Cherokee and Qraham counties. To complete their project,, a toy or girl must make an anal ysis, step by step, of some piece 3t farm or home work as It is now being done; figure out how it can be done better by the ap plication of electricity; and then make an analysis of how the work will be done by using elec tricity. To enter the contest, it is not necessary for a boy or girl to have electricity on their (arm or at their home. They may work out their project and 1 then test it at the home of a ' lelghbor who does have elec tricity. Ail entries must be in* to the ' Sx tension Office before the 1st >f October In order to give the 1 Jounty Agent and Home Dem mstratlon Agent tinle to judge he entries. Those entering the contest ire: Wayne Harrison, David Hoses, Lonnie Crawford of 81a (le school; Jerry Potts, Eugene 3rajr, Phyllis Moses, Margaret 3erry, Virginia Cansler and tone Teague of Franklin ichool; Johnnie Henderson, and royce Holland of HlgdonvUle; Foe Taylor, John Klnstand of tiolly Springs; Henderson Hug [Ins, Theodore Tallent, Emma Urn Ramsey and Jessie Lee Welch of iotla; Paul Roper, Paul rudson Klnsland, Frank Ramsey, Slay Carnes of Cowee; Stanley Norris, Thelma Ledford of Otto; Martha Howard, L. C. Howard, Jr., Patsy Hayes, Eunice Mason ind Vivian Vinson of Highlands; lerry Sutton of Clarks Chapel; Vic Teague, Konda Teague and Doris Orlbble of Union and An nie Laura Moses of Nantahala. W. E. Yarbrough, who estab lished the Macon Willys com pany, Willys automobile, truck, and Jeep dealers, here two years ?go, baa sold the business to Clyde Sanders and Parker Nor ton. The deal was consummated the latter part of last week, *nd the new owner* took charge at MQP. REP. MONROE REDDEN BOTH PARTIES PLAN RALLIES With the November general election less than six weeks away, political act'vitity got un der way in earnest here tT-T? week with the announce.at:. of plans by both parties lor polit'cal rallies. The Democrats will lead off with a party organizational ral ly Saturday night, at which Monroe M. Redden, of Hender sonville, this (the twellth) dis trict's representative in con gress, will be the chief speaker. Mr. Redden's address is set for 8 p. m. at the courthouse. The meeting is being sponsored by Young Democrats of Macon County. Six days later, on October 1, the Republicans will bring George M. Pritchard,- of Ashe ville, and W. W. Candler, of Candler? their nominees for gov ernor and congressman, respec tively?to Franklin for a county wide rally at the courthouse at 8. o'clock in the evening. An nouncement of the rally was made by Republican County Chairman George Reece. The general public is Invited to both meetings. Meanwhil.e the Democrats an nounced tentative plans for two additional rallies, and chairman J. J. Mann, of the county board ? Continued on Pace Six Registration For Draft In Macon Total 884 A total of 884 Macon County men, aged 18 through 25, reg istered lor the draft during the 20-day registration period that ended Saturday. Of this number, 274,' or slightly less than one-third, are subject to draft. Under present regulations, only men who are unmarried and have had no prior service may be' dratted. naires upon which classification will be based, have been mail ed, most of those sent question - aires so far are In the 25-year age group. One of the next tasks facing the draft board is the assign ment of ordec_numbers to the registrants. The order numbers, however, will not be assigned until sometime next month, it was said. AERIAL ANTICS OF DAREDEVILS THRILL CROWD Sponsoring Groups Net Approximately $300 From Air Show A crowd estimated at between 5,000 and 6,000 persons witness ed last Sunday afternoon's air show here. It was said to have been the first show put on by profes sionals In the history of the Franklin airport, and the throngs ? men and women, young and old, white and black ?thrilled to the aerial antics of the fliers who? to the lay man, at least appeared to play tag with death. But, despite the daredevil stunts anfl the heavy traffic, the event was without accident. Approximately 2,000 persons paid admission to the field, and something like twice that num ber saw the show from such ?Continued on Page Six Mrs. Dowdle Is New Head Of PTA Here . i Mrs. C. N. Dowdle, lirst vice president, was automatically ele vated to the presidency oi the Franklin Parent-Teacher asso ciation at Monday night's meet ing when a message was read Irom Mrs. John fcsulgin, who ? was chosen president la.t I spring, stating that it would be impossible lor her to serve. To succeed Mrs. Dowdle as J ilrst vice-president, the associa- ; tion unanimously elected Mrs. < crank M, Killian. Mrs. Weimar Jones, who was | president last year and who was : asked to preside at Monday's 1 meeting, explained that Mrs. Bulgin had worked aU summer and had plans for the 1948-49 activities well outlined. She also had named chairmen or standwg committee, whicn Mrs. .ones announced. Principal W. H. Finley, the evening's chief speaker, announ ced that enrollment at that time totaled a 1,248? an all-time record at the Franklin school. He reported that this year the school has three first grade md three second grade teach ers, a full-time athletic coach and director of physical educa tion, an Franklin Takes On Hayesville Tomorrow Playing before more than one thousand spectators the Frank lin Panthers suffered their first loss of the season last Friday night when they were defeated by Andrews 14 to 0. Andrews scored twice, once each In the second and third quarters. The first touchdown, made by Sam Webb, was the culmination of a 40-yard ground game drive. Webb scored over left tackle on a six-yard plunge. Andrews made the extra point through the line. The second touchdown was the outstanding play of the Same Webb took the ball over his own right tackle, cut out side, and outran the field for a 65-yard run and a touchdown. Throughout the r?st of the game it wm * detersive battle by both teama with neithr ele ven showing much In the way I of an offense. Andrew* failed to complete several forward passes due to the receiver's in ability to hold on to the ball, although he was In the clear. Penland and Parrlsh were outstanding for Franklin In the line, with Welch's punting being the feature of the backfleld. Friday (Tomorrow) afternoon, Franlclln will tackle the strong Hayesvllle eleven on their field. Commenting on last week's game and this week's prospects, coach Mllburn Atkins said: "We blocked and tackled poorly; you can't win games that way. This week we will work hard to lm ' prove. We are short on reserve strength and all positions are i wide open." 3,157 Fishermsn Took 17,000 Fish From Area In '48 Trout fishing in the areas within the Nantahala Na tional Forest attracted 3, ' lr>7 fisherman during the ?8 Mason, it was announ ced this week by E. W. Rtn shau, lore*t supervisor. The lulal was more than SO per cent greater than the 2,679 who iished the NanUhaia streams last year. Of the total number of fishermen, 1,487 enjoyed the sport in the three fishing areas contiguous to Frank lin ? Oliffside Lake, Wayah Creek, and the Nantahala River. The figures are by actual count of the sportsmen fish ing in the Nantahala forest waters, which are under the joint management of the Forest Service and the N. C. Wildlife Resources commis sion, Mr. Renshaw said. The season closed August 31. The total catch was just under 17,000, each fisher man having caught an aver age of more than live fish for each day he fished. The 1948 catvh was double that of 1947, when the number taken lrom the Nantahala waters was only 8,474. MACON YOUTHS ENTER COLLEGE (EDITOR'S NOTE: It is never possible tj obtain a complete list of young peo ple going away to college, and the list beluw, though it is usually long, probably is incomplete. If persons who know of omissions will promptly notify The Press, by mail or telephone, a sup plementary list will be pub lished next week. Approximately 100 young men and women of Macon County this year will attend institutions of higher education throughout the country. The total is believ ed to be the largest in several years. While the majority are en rolled in colleges and universi ties in North Carolina, a num ber will attend school in other states. Several are away at business schools or taking hospital train ing courses for nurses. Among those who will attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are Miss Merrily Brooks, Miss Frances Furr, ; James Furr, Victor Perry, Mr. ? Continued on Page Six Miss Jones Named To Head 1948 Symphony Organization Here Miss Laura M. Jones has been chosen as the 1948 chairman of the Macon County branch of the N. C. Symphony society, which sponsors the annual con certs here of the N. C. Little Symphony orchestra. Miss Jones, who recently re turned to Franklin to make her home, wes elected by the branch's executive committee at a meeting at which plans tor the 1948 membership campaign were discussed. Detailed plans for a county- wide campaign are now being worked out. The committee named Mrs. Allen Siler as secretary, and J. H. Stockton as treasurer. Attending the meeting, he.d Wedneslay evening of last week at the home of Mrs. Weimar Jones, were committee members from widely separated sections] of the county. Members of the executive committee, In addition to the officers, are the Rev. A. Kufus Morgan, W.. W. Sloan, Mrs. Har ry Hlgglns, Bob Sloan, Mrs. oil mer A. Jones, Mrs. Weimar Jones, all of Franklin; Mrs. J. M. Valentine, Mrs. O. F. Sum mer, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hays, Miss Sara Gilder, Mr. and Mrs. Tudor Hall, and Col. Ralph Mo bray, all of Highlands; E. J. Carpenter, representing the Cowee section; Mrs. Fred Sl&gle, of Cartoogechaye; Carl D. Mos es, of Nantahala; Mrs. Will Par rlsh and Mrs. Jim Gray, of Mnithhridge township; Mrs. F. E. Mashburn, of Gneiss; and Mrs. George Cooke, o{ MU1 ihoal township. THAT BEVERAGE AND WINE TO BE OUTLAWED HERE Sink G i v 3 ? Dea.e . ? Until December ISth It Sell Stocks The restraining order forbid ding the Macon County Board ot Elections trom certifying the results 01 the August 2H peer wine election was dismissed by judge H. Hoyle Sink, presiding 4 In Haywood superior court, at Waynesvllle, late yesterday ' (Wednesday) afternoon. The effect of the Judge's rul ing is to outlaw the legal sale of beer and wine In Macon County, in conformity with the results of the election when the county voted dry by more than 10 to 1. Judge Sink's order provides that the new law become effect ive immediately, except that he gave licensed dealers until nuon December IS to dispose of stocks etc., they now have on hand. The ruling followed an hour and half hearing on a similar | case from Cherokee County. At | its conclusion, the attorneys : agreed that the issue in the 1 Macon and Cherokee cases were simlar, and Judge Sink ruled the same In both. No appeal was taken by the plaintiffs. The Macon County board of elections, all members of wnlch attended the hearing was repre sented by R. S. Jones, County attorney, and J. B. Gray, of Murphy, who was empioytu oy Macon County drys. Roy i ran ds, of Waynesville, represciiud the plaintiffs who had obtain ed the temporary restrain. ..g order. A number of interest. d citizens from Franklin attend ed the hearing. Macon Calves To Be Entered In Dairy Show This year 13 Macon County boys and girls are showing tnoir purebred Guernsey heifers .a the Junior Dairy snow at Asl.c ville on SeptemDer 28. Each year lor the past sever al years this show has bein held in Asheville with the 4-H club and F. F. A. members of Western North Carolina parti cipating. In the past Macon boys and girls nave made uu excellent record; and the pros pects ol continuing the re.otd uiis year are good. All of the heiiers from Macon County, with the exception of two, are animals that are spon sored by the Business Men of Franklin. These boys and gins are grateful to these men lor making it possible for them to have such line animals to en ter in this show. The boys and girls showing animals are: Othella Cabe, Route 4; Ann Teague, Prentiss; Wayne Stewart, Route l; Lonnie Ciaw ford, Route 1; Charles Gregory, Route 4; Bobby Hemy, Ellijuy; Wayne Harrison, Route 1; Hen derson Hugglns, Route 3; An drew Moses, Cullasuja; Jen/ Potts, Cullasaja; Harry Stoude mire, Jr., Route 1; LcRoy Pees, Route 4; and Jerry Sutton, Route 2. Body OF Sgt. Boll To Be Brought iiome U. S. Army officials have notified Mr. and Mrs. Charley W. Bell, Dillard, Ga., Route l, that the remains of their son, Sgt. Bill B. Bell, will be sent to the United States soon. Sgt. Beil was killed on Luzon while serv ing with Co. H, 152 Infantary, >biti division. . ..... ? The Weather Temperatures and precipita tion for the past seven days, and the low temperature yes terday, as recorded at the Cowceta Experiment station. High Low Pre<\ Wednesday 80 50 .00 Thursday 82 54 .00 Friday 78 49 .00 Saturday 80 43 .00 Sunday 82 48 .00 | Monday 80 48 .00 Tuesday 86 49 .00 Wednesday ? . - 01 .00