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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<l soon will have a sta
dium. He explained that the
reason some high school stu
dents have been having to
stand Is the delay in receiving
i shipment of seats.
Mrs. Jones "announced that
the district P.T.A. meeting will
be held at Sand Hill school,
Buncombe county, October 7,
ind It was decided to hold
meeting hereafter at 7:30 p. m.
The next meeting is set for Oc
;ober 13. m
The Rev. Hoyt Evans con
lucted the devotional, and Mrs.
uOis Fulton's room won the at
endance award.
Following the program, a tea
was held, honoring the teach
;rs and new parents. j
Andrews Bests Panthers
14 to 0> 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