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fbe ffanjklin Ufe|# Vk* Xaconian Price 6 Cents VOL. LXV? NO. 2? FKANKXIN, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 89, 198> TWELVE PARED GRAHAM CARRIES MACON AS SMITH WINS IN STATE Majority Of Senator Larger Here, Vote Much Smaller Macon County Democrats vot ed more than two-and-a-half to one In favor of Senator Frank P. Graham in last Sat urday's senatorial second pri mary election, which Willis ~JSmith won by a 20,000-vote margin. Mr. 8mith, Raleigh corpora tion lawyer and former presi dent of the North Carolina and American Bar associations, will oppose Hfclsey P. Leavltt, Ashe vllle insurance man, in the gen eral election in November. Since Since Democratic nomination in North Carolina usually is ten tamount to election, Mr. Smith is considered sure to go to the U. S. senate in January. As junior North Carolina senator, he will succeed Dr. Graham, ?' former University of North Car olina president, who was ap pointed to the office 15 months ago by Governor Kerr Scott. Mr. Smith will have a four year tenure ? the unexpired term of the late Senator J. Melville Broughton.. In Macon, Saturday's vote was relatively light, the total being only 58 per cent of that cast four weeks earlier. This com pares with a vote that, state wide, was 80 per cent as heavy as that in the first primary. In spite of the lighter vote, however, this county gave Sen ator Graham a larger majority than he received here in the first primary. Last Saturday's Macon vote was: Graham, 1, 323; Smith, 5M; Graham ma jority, 408. In the first primary, Gra ham received 1,904 in this county; Smith, 929; and the combined vote of the two minor candidates? R. R.. Reynolds and OUa Ray Boyd? was 302. That gave Graham a majority of the total vot$ cast here of 336. In the second primary, Gra- ' ham carried every Macon pre- ' cinct. In the election a month earlier, he carried all but Co ? Continued On Pace Eight Do You Remember . . . ? (Looking backward through the files of The Frew) 59 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK M. C. Lunsford and David W. 1 Blaine hare had their tickets * printed for the primary. Mrs. Laura Robertson has been confined to her room on account of sickness during the past week. Grain cradles are in great de mand for harvesting wheat. On account of so much rain, the fields are too much for reap ers. Farmers are having a hard time saving their grain. 25 YEARS AGO Dr. F. T. Smith and Mr. Fleet _ Scroogs left Tuesday for Blow ing Rock to attend the conven tion of the State Dsuggist asso ciation. Mrs. Jim Cook and Miss Lu- J dlle Cook, after spending a week with Mr. and Mrs. Lee Crawford and family, left Thursday for their home In Athens, Ga. The government is building a road from Kiser's store, five miles west of Franklin, to Nan tahala Station via Aquone. The Forest Service now has 15 men at work on this end of the line. 1* YEABS AGO The population of Macon County hM been increased by 2,222 persons in the last 10 years, according to figures re leased by Charles Z. Flack, of Ashevllle, district supervisor of the 1940 census. Gilmer A. Jones, Franklin at torney, was elected commander of Macon Post 108, American Legion, last Saturday. Mr. Jones succeeds C. T. Bryson, of Cul lasaja. Commemorating the 400th an niversary of the coming of the first white men to Macon, Franklin Joined with the North i Carolina Society of colonial , Dames to celebrate its quadren nial here Wednesday with the unveiling of ? murker to the pt Soto expedition. 1 30 Workers Coming To Lead Baptist Enlargement Drive L. L. Morgan, secretary of the Sunday school board of the State Baptist convention, ac companied by a corps of about 30 workers, will atrlve here Saturday to conduct a week long Sunday school enlargement campaign In the churches of the Macon County Baptist associa tion, it was announced this week. Mr. Morgan and his workers will appear In thq various Bap tist churches throughout the county at the Sunday morning services, and will conduct Sun day school study courses for all age groups each evening next week, through Friday. 23 Boys And Girls Leave For 4-h Camp Twenty-three Macon County boys and girls, accompanied by Miss Barbara Brown, assistant home agent, and T. H. Fagg, as sistant county agent, are spend ing this week at the 4-H club camp In Haywoctd county. This camp was built with money raised by 4-H club boys and girls of Western North Carolina. Macon County's part was $1800, whlcl\ was raised by 4-H boys and girls here; home demonstration clubs, and other interested men and women. The boys and girls attending the camp are: Dwlght Norris, Shirley Mc Call, Joan 8oles bee, Annette Dalrymple, Mary Nell Parker, Melba Moses, Lolita Holland, Edwlna Bryson, Jarrett Ledford, Delmas 'CtoiBpitt. Bill Fouts, Sue Blaine, Vollet Jenkins, Jack Stamey, Wayne Stewart, Glenn Sanders, Earl Corbin, R. L. Led ford, Tommy pean, Bobby Tea gue, victor Teague, Billy Har per and Sharon Swanson. All 4-H boys and girls are eligible and were given an op portunity to attend. The agents hope that next year 100 will at tend the camp. Browning To (lave 'White Path' Role In Cherokee Play Charles Browning, Macon County student at Western Car olina Teachers college, Cullo whee, will pay the role of the Indian, White Path, in "Unto These Hills", the drama of the Cherokees that will open July 1 at the Mountainside Theatre, Cherokee. The role Is that of the firey Georgia Cherokee who Insisted that the Indian must Hght the white men. Mr. Browning, who will apear In two scenes of the produc tion, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Browning, of the Cowee community. He attended Bre vard college before entering W. C. T. C., and has had dramatic experience at both schools. Church Of Christ Will Hold Evangelistic Meet A series of evangelistic serv ices will open at the Church of Christ on Btdwell street July 10 and continue through July 80, It was announced this week, rhe preaching will be done by Brother Paul Brock, of Johnson 3ity, Tenn., the announcement laid. AU services are set for 3 p. m Mr. Brock, who is a jrother of Mrs. Jim Carrol, of Franklin, is minister of the Central Church of Christ in lohnson City. FOREST HEAD HERE LYLE WATTS FOREST HEAD VISITS HERE Watts Stresses Forests' Important 'In Water Conservation I Lyle Watts, chief forester of the U. ? S. Forest Service, who spent the week-end here, point ed out that the national for ests in the Southern Applachlan mountains are of tremendous value In the protection of wat ersheds in this area. He men tioned that there are eight major reservoirs within the area which are being utilized for power development. Research such as Is being car ried on at Coweetft Experiment Station has definitely proved that anything which disturbs the soil on the watersheds which surround these reservoirs reduces the quantity and qual ity of water available within ithe streams, he said. Forrester Watts explained in using the word "quality" Jq, gafcrlbing the 1 water, he meant water which is [free from sediment and silt. I In turning to the lumber pic ture, the man who heads the i national forests throughout the 'United States said that he felt that the South would become the nation's chief producer of timber, due to the ever-lncre&s ing demand for the fast-grow ing Southern pine. The Nanta hala area would play a large role in producing Its share of the nation's supply of hard woods. Forrester Watts pointed out that the chief 'functions of the forest service are protection of the soil, timber management, and the furnishing of recrea tional areas and fish and game management. Mr. Watts was accompanied here by Herbert Stone, region al forester who was formerly supervisor of the Nantahala Na tional forest; I. T. Haig, di rector, Southeastern Experiment Station^ and Don Morrlss, su pervisor of the Plsgah National forest. While here the group, accom panied by E. W. Renshaw, su- . pervisor of the Nantahala Na tional forest, took a fishing trip ' to Fontana lake and attended a picnic at Cliffside lake, be sides making other short drives through the Nantahala forest. , Mr. Watts commented on the ' scenery as being "the most 1 beautiful he had ever seen." . The group returned to Ashe ville Sunday. Federation Will Hold Annual Picnic Aug. 19 | The Farmers Federation an- i nual Macon County picnic will I be held this year at the Frank- 1 lin High school on Saturday, < August 19, it has been announc- i ed by James G. K. McClure, ( Federation president. I BILLY GRAHAM,! FAMED EVANGEL, TO VISIT HERE Wttl Be Guest Tonight At Tabernacle Service Billy Oraham, famed evange list, will be a guest at tonight's (Thursday's) evangelistic service at the Friendship Tabernacle, In the Bonny Crest section. The service will be conducted as usual by the Rev. Grady Wilson, Orahajn associate, Mr. Wilson said yesterday, but it is anticipated that Ms. Oraham will appear on the plat orm and probably speak briefly. The Rev. Billy Oraham, a na tive of North Carolina, will come here from his home at Montreat. Mr. Oraham has made a rep utation as an evangelist prob ably not reached by anyone since the days of Billy Sunday. In cynical Hollywood and iir staid Boston, as well as other places, he has drawn crowds that overflowed all available facilities, and Is salid to hold his hearers spellbound, wher ever he goes. Tonight's service, one of a series In a county-wide. Inter denominational meeting, will start at 8 p. m. The final serv ice of the series Is scheduled for tomorrow night. Two Districts 4-H Contests Planned Here Two district 4-H contests will be held here tomorrow (Friday), starting at 10 a. m., It was an nounced yesterday by Mrs. Flor ence 8. Sherrlll, county home demonstration agent. Macon 4-H girls are entered in both. A <dalry food demonstration contest will be held at the Ag ricultural building, and a wear and-tear clothing demonstra tion contest will be conducted at the same time in the bace ment of the Franklin Methodist church. Contestants from Macon, Clay, Cherokee, Oraham, Haywood, Swaii), and Transylvania coun ties will participate in the dairy food competition, and represen tatives from Macon, Haywood, 8waln, Transylvania, Clay, and Cherokee will compete In the clothing demonstrations. Louise Owenby, of the Nan tahala 4-H club, is this county's entrant In the clothing contest, while Ann Teague, of Prentiss, will represent Macon in the dairy food demonstrations. Miss Rita Dubois, extension nutritionist, and Miss Jane Olbba, extension clothing spe cialist, both of State college, Raleigh, will Judge the entries. Plan Home-Coming Meet At Iotla Church July 9 A home-coming program will be held at the Iotla Baptist church SurJday, July 9, it was announced this week. The pro jram, which will begin at 10 i. m., will be marked by talks stnd special music. Preaching lervice will be conducted at 11 ?. m. by the pastor, the Rev, William L. Sorrells. Dinner will be spread at noon. The general public Is invited, the announce ment said. PLAN P. T. A.. BENEFIT The Parent-Teacher associa tion of the Cullasaja school will sponsor an appearance of Davis Sanders and his Nantahala Ramblers at the school Satur iay night at 8 o'clock. The as sociation's share of the pro seeds, it was explained, will go to the lunch room fund. 'MISS MACON' ?????? - Miss Doris Dalrymple, above, will be the official representa tive of Macon County at the annual Coronation ef the King and Queen of Rhododendron in Ashevilie next week. Miss Dal rymple will be accompanied by her mother, Mrs. W. N. Dal rymple, of Cartoogechaye, as chaperon. Roy Rickman and James D. (Jimmy) Conley will be her escorts at the various social functions held in connec tion with the ceremony. MRS. BRADLEY HEADSCOUNSIL Demonstration County Group Elects New Officers Mrs. Ralph Bradley was elect ed president/- of the Macon County council of home demon stration clubs, at a council meet ing held at the Agricultural building Tuesday, the Agricultural building Tues day. Mrs. Bradley, of Franklin, Route 3, is president of the Oak Grove Demonstration Qlub- She will succeed Mrs. J, R, Ray in October. Mrs. Jack Cabe, of the Holly Springs club, Franklin, Route 4, who has served as council sec retary for the past two years, was chosen vice-president. Mrs. Dan Reynolds, president of the Liberty club, Franklin, Route 4, was named secretary to suc ceed Mrs. Cabe. And Mrs. Char les Houston, of Gneiss, who is president of the Walnut Creek club, was elected council treas urer. The new officers will be in stalled at a county-wide achievement day program In October. Mrs. J. S. Gray, of this county, who is president of the State Federation of Home Dem onstration Clubs, will be the in stalling officer. Mrs. Ray, present council president, presided, and asked that a program planning com mittee make a tentative plan of work for 1951. This commit tee is to consist of the county project leaiders and committee chairmen. Dr. Carl C. Janowsky, district health officer, speaking on "Civic Consciousness", urged the rural women to become alert to the health needs of their communities, to look to the health department for guidance, and to take the lead in im proving health conditions. Mrs. W. N. Dalrymple, treas urer of the curb market com mittee, reported that since April the number of sellers at the market has increased from four to 10. Mrs. W. W. Sloan conducted the devotional, Mrs. Ruth Burch. of the newly organized Upper Cartoogechaye club, was wel Continued*On Page Eigbt? Here's How Macon Precincts Voted For Senator In Second Primary i 9 8 6 R la HI Frank P. Graham Willis Smith .. . 542 65 173 45 19 21 136 128 14 38 28 114 1323 .. ?35 37 36 21 ' 10 1 59 41 6 0 10 50 506 ? In the first primary, a total of 3,135 vote* were cast In the senate race, R. R. Reynolds having received 270, and OUa loyd S3. This total of 3,136 compares with a vote of IW east In last Saturday* second primary. Ray Plan Celebration Here July Fourth 1 Report 77 Per Cent Of Nantahala Woods Blazes Incendiary Of 77 fires on the Nanta hala National Forest last year, 47 per cent, or nearly half, were of incendiary origin, and ill of the remaining fires, ex cept one, were the result of human carelessness, accord ing to Forest SeiTice officials. The single exception was a blaxe caused ky lightning. Nineteen forty -nine was the worst forest fire year on the Nantahala in a considerable period, E. W. Renshaw, super visor, said. The 77 fires during the year burned over a total of 978 acres of government - owned land. 8 Boy Scouts Will Attend Big Jamboree Eight Franklin Boy Scouts left Monday for the nation wide Scout jamboree at Val!ey Forge, Penna., which is expect ed to draw 47,000 youngsters from 48 states and 20 foreign countries. The seven-day gathering will open tomorrow. The Macon youngsters went to Asheville, where they joined other Scouts from the Daniel Boone council. At Greensboro, the Western North Carolina group was to take a Boy Scout train for historic Valley Forge. The Franklin boys who will attend the jartiboree are Robert Slier, Ross Zachary, Ben Ed wards, Richard Russell, Mark Dowdle, Bill Zlckgraf, and Her bert and RusseU McKelvey. Mercury Hits New Season's High Of 92; Nights Still Cool The temperature here hit a 19S0 high Monday, when the mercury soared to 92 at the weather recording station at the Coweeta Experiment Forest. The highest previously this summer was 89 degrees, on June n. | There were plenty of other hot days during the past week. The mercury hit 90 ? unusual in this section ? last Saturday, and ! 88 on Sunday and again on Tuesday. | The nights, however, contin- j iutfd pleasant. The warmest | night the past week, noted last Friday morning, the low tem perature was 82 degrees. Other nights the mercury ; dropped to between 49 ? record ! ed Tuesday night? to 60, on Sunday night. Blaine Family Plans Reunion Next Sunday The Blaine family will hold a reunion at the home of Mrs. Z. V. Shope, at Prentiss, Sun day. A program of music and worship has been arranged. All descendants of Silas and Mrs. Agnes Harris Blaine are Invited to be present and bring baskets of picnic lunch. Franklin SOFTBALL LEAGUE Results Friday Night, June 23 Van Raalte, 4; Forest Service, 3. Lions, 19; Rotary, 18. Monday Night, June 26 Zlckgraf, 5; Van Raalte, 4. Forest Service, 18; Lions, 7. | Team*' Standings Team W L Pet. Forest Service 6 2 750 Rotary 5 2 715 Zlckgraf 5 3 825 Van Raalte 3 4 429 Lions 2 4 334 NP&LCo 1 6 143 Coming Games Friday (tomorrow) night? 7:30, Van Raalte vs. Lions; sec ond game, at 0, Zlckgraf vs. NPfcLCo. ? Monday night, July 3?7:30. NP&LCo vs. Lions, second game, at 9, Rotary vs. Forest Service. Offer 34 Contest Prizes; Baseball And Dances . Also Scheduled The traditional Independence Day races and contests in the morning, baseball In the after noon, and dancing in the eve ning will highlight the observ ance of July Fourth here Tues day. For the races and amusing contests, which are set for 10 a. m. in front of the courthouse, Franklin business houses have contributed a total of 34 prizes ? an average of three for each competition. The morning program is sponsored by the Franklin Merchants association. The events listed are: Greas ed pole climbinr contest; con test to catch greased pig; a sack race; a three-legged race; a 100-yard dash for boys; a 50 yard dash for girls; a fat man's race; a fat woman's race; a wheelbarrow race; a terrapin race; and a bicycle race. A baseball game, between two midget teams, is scheduled for the afternoon at the Frank lin school field. For the evening's program, the local post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold a square dance in the hangar of the Franklin airport. The eve ning's entertainment also will be marked by square dance contests and cake walks. Prizes for the morning events include a watch, a compact, a football, a box of candy, a sac/, of flour, a smoking set, two rolls of film, a toy goose, a fishing rod, cigarettes, cigars, a lawn chair, three pounds of cof fee, an automobile oil change and grease job, electric lamps, a dripolator. a live pig, a pock et knife, a dress, a hassock, a Delta lantern, a watermelon, a one-year subscription to The Franklin Press, cash prizes ranging from $1 to $10, an 1 merchandise credits ranging from $1 to $10. ? Neil Mooney It New President Of Co Ed Club Neil Mooney was elected pres ident of the Franklin Co-Ed club at the club's weekly meet ing Tuesday night at the Air port Grill. T. W. Angel, III, was chosen vice-president; Miss He!en Wil son was named secretary; and Miss Margaret Setser was elect ed treasurer. Instead of holding its usual Tuesday evening meeting, the club next week will go to Clay ton Country club on Wednesday evening for a swimming party. Members will meet at L. B. Phillips' service station at 7 t p. m. Plan Vacation School Commencement Program Commencement exercises for the vacation Bible school being held at the First Baptist church will be held at the church at 8 p. m. Sunday evening, the pastor, the Rev. M. W. Chap man, announced this week. At the program, which will be con ducted by the Bible school, 262 certificates will be presented. The school will end tomorrow. PLAN SONG SERVICE The Hartford Medoly quartet, of Robbins, Tenn., will conduct a song service at the Tellico Baptist church Saturday night at 8 o'clock, Carl D. Morgan has announced. An offering will be taken to cover the quartet's expenses, but no charge will be made for admission. The gener al public is Invited, Mr. Morgan said. Temperatures and precipitation for the past .seven days, and the low temperature yesterday, as recorded at the Coweeta Kx periment station. Franklin Rainfall (Aa recorded by Vanson S'ilea lor TVA) Wednesday, .28 ot an Inch; Thursday, .19; Friday, .14; Sat urday, none; Sunday, none; Monday, none; Tuesday, none; Wednesday, none. The Weather Wednesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday High Low Pet. 77 63 33 80 62 .10 87 57 .10 90 56 00 88 55 00 92 60 00 88 60 00 00 49 00
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