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ftttfc ?If)< ^ijblanbjes Price 6 Cents VOL. LXVl? no. t FRANKLIN. N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11,. 1951 TEN PAGES 1950 Heavy Year For Po?t Office But No Record Breaker Figure# Show During 1950 the local post office did a rushing business, and handled the largest mall In Macon County history at Christmas, but the sale of stamps and money orders fail ed to top the office's peak year, 1945, Zeb Meadows, postmaster, said this week. Stamp sales for 1954. he said, totaled $23,966.23 as/ compared with $25,377.98 in 194(6. The voi ume of business doBfe by a post office during the year, he ex plained, Is determined by stamp sales. Money order sales for 1990 totaled $227,072.34. As compared with 1949 sales the local office did less busi ness In 1950, Mr. Meadows pointed out. In 1949 the office sold $24,418.85 in stamps. However, during Christmas, 1950. he said, the local office handled a record mall from the 15th of December to Christ mas Day, cancelling 75,000 Christmas cards alone. Records on regular mail and parcel poet were not kept, he said. Stamp sales for the ten-day Christmas rush, Mr. Meadows said, totaled $1,617.78. The record mall was probab ly due, he said, to the railroad strike In the New .England states and the Chicago area. The Franklin post office is the only one In this area that handles Postal Savings, the next closest being In Waynesvllle and Murphy. Approximately 1,500 persons have opened savings ac counts with the local office, he said. DRAFT OF 10 MEN TO LEAVE HERE NEXT TUESDAY Ten Macon County men, mak ing a total of 45 men who have been called for sMrtee- m-ttw: army since the start of the Ko rean war, will leave here Tues day morning at 8:15 by special bus for Charlotte, where they will be Inducted into the army, W. N. Sloan, draft board chair man, has announced. The contingent is the third one to leave here. The first group of 30 men reported for Induction November 30 and the second, numbering five men, left December 5. Baptist Mission Meet To Be Held January 18 The Woman's Missionary Lead ership conference of Macon County Baptist churches will be held at the Franklin Baptist church January 18 from 10 a. m. to 2:30 p. m., Mrs. W. N. Cook, superintendent, has an nounced. Miss Marie Epley, of Raleigh, a state Baptist field worker, will address the meeting, she said. M ait land To Conduct Service At St. Afnes John B. Maitland will con duct lay services at the St. Agnes Episcopal church Sunday morning in the absence of the Rev. A. Rufus Morgan, who is vacationing in Florida, It has been announced. HEAZEI. Will, Rp, C. OF C DINNER MEET SPEAKER Organization T o Hold Annual Session January 19 Francis J. Heazel, prominent A*beviUe pttorney and widely known In Western North Caro- , Una as a civic leader, will be the guest speaker at the annual ; dinner meeting of the Franklin ' Chamber of Commerce January 19. The hour and place for the dinner meeting will be an nounced later, Claude Bolton, president of the organization, said in making the announce ment that Mr. Heazel will be the guest speaker. Another feature of the meet ing will be the announcement of members of the board of di rectors for the coming year. The directors have been chosen by the membership in a mall election. Mr. Heazel, who was the chief speaker at the commerce body's annual meeting in 1946, long has been active in the affairs of the Ashevllle Chamber of Commerce, and more recently in the projects of Western North Carolina Associated Com munities (WNCAC). He also is a Catholic leader, and has re ceived high honors from his Continued On Page Six ? MRS. WOOTEN FUNERAL HELD Death Claims Prentiss Woman At Age Of 83 Funeral services for Mrs. Laura Adeline Woo ten, 83, who died at her home In the Pren tiss community Monday at 2 p. m? were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Clark's Chapel Methodist church. The Rev. C. L. Grant and the Rev. C. E. Murray officiated. Burial was In the church cem etery. Born In Russells, S. C., Febru ary 29, 1868, the daughter of the late W. W. and Angeline Russell Cabe, Mrs. Woo ten liv ed most of her life in Macon County. She was a member of the Clark's Chapel church. In 1890 she was married to John Wooten, who survives. Other survivors include, a (laughter, Mrs. Ada Rauda, of Anderson, 8. C.; four sons, Alec Wooten, of East Weymouth, Mass.; Fred Wooten, of Blue field, W. Va.; Tom Wooten and Charlie Wooten, of Franklin; a brother, Charles A. Cabe, of Franklin; 15 grand children and five great-grandchildren Nephews were pallbearers. They were, H. W. Cabe, Russell Cabe, Fred., Cabe, Jack Cabe, Harold Cabe, and J. Harvey Cabe. Arrangements were under the direction of Bryant Funeral Home. Old Home Of Albert Siler Bought By His Grandchildren Hull Discusaes Work Of Sunday School Union The Rev. R H. Hull, general missionary of the American Sunday School union, win pre sent a report on the missionary work In - this district, at the monthly fellowship supper of the Mt. Zion Methodist church at the Cartoogechaye commun ity house tonight (Thursdsty) at 7 o'clock. It has been/an nounced. Color slides of the ministry In North Carolina, Georgia, and adjacent states will be shown during the erenlng. Members and friends Of the church are urged to attend. METHODIST SING A second Sunday sing will be held at the Bethel .Met hod lat church Sunday afternoon at 1:4# o'clock, ~ ? ?ecretary, hM The old Albert Slier, home, an historic landmark in the Car toogechaye community, has been bought for four of Mr. Sller'a grandchildren, It was an nounced this week. A. Rufus Morgan and his three A. Rufus Morfan and his three sisters, Mrs. H. E. Freas, of Franklin, Mrs. J. M. Barr, of Charlotte, and Miss Lucy Mor gan, of Penland. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Brook shtre, from whom the property was bought, will give posses lion October 1, at which time Mr. Morgan and Mrs. Freas plan to more from the Episcopal rec tory here to the ancestral home. Mrs. Barr, an employe in the city-county tax office In Char lotte, will Join them there when she retires. The two-story, nine room house was built about 1880. The tract that goes with the house tofltatfM about fir* acres. The '"njwaMcr.E: The Franklin high thin ciads are looking up toward a successful basketball season, a ter ; running rampant over Cherokee Tuesday nlfht, 40 to 20. (L to R) Gene Stamey, Prelo tr.iw fo.d, L. A. Moore, Bo Norton^ Tommy Raby, Richard Jones, Jimmy Rogers, Andrew Moses, and Ted Stamey. Jack Norton was not present when the picture was made. Safety Main Topic For P. T. A. Meeting Monday The topic of "safety" will highlight a meeting of the Franklin Parent-Teacher asso ciation Monday night at Frank lin high school at 7:30, Mrs. S. H. Lyle, Jr., program chair man, announced this week. Speakers will include State Highway Patrolman C. M. Byrd, who will speak on "Satety on the Highways," W. W. Sloan, director of rural service and personnel at Nantahala Power and Light company, who will talk on "Safety with Elec tricity," and Mrs. Florence S. Sherrill, county home demon stration agent, will speak on "Safety in the Home." The Rev. M. W. Chapman, pastor of the First Baptist church, will lead the devotional. AREA MINISTERS WILL MEET HERE W. N. C. Conference Of Baptists Set For Mo Baptist Minlsters'\ conference will .meet Monday 'at 10 a. m. at the Franklin Baptist church, the Rev. W. N. Cook, moder ator, has announced. Addresses by attending min isters will center around the main theme, "Simultaneous Evangelistic Crusade", he said. The Rev. J. A. Richardson, of Andrews, will speak on "Pre requisites to a Revival Cam paign"; the Rev. C. M. Warren, of Sylva, will address the group on "The Preacher's Part in a Revival Campaign"; the Rev. B. S. Hensley, of Sylva, will deliver an address entitled, "The Church's Part in a Revival Campaign....; and the Rev. B. A. Wall, of Waynesville, will speak on "The Holy Spirit's Part In7 a Revival Campaign". ( The group will also hold a business meeting aqd a fellow ship hour during thfe -moiining, and luneh will be served at the church at 12:30 p. m., Mr. Cook said. The Rev. M. W. Chapman, host pastor, will lead the de votional. 'Tacky Party' Planned By Garden Club January 19 Plans for a benefit "tacky party", open to the public, were announced this week by the Franklin Garden club. In addi tion to the "tacky party", danc ing is planned, it was explain ed, and refreshments will be available. The event is 'set for 8 p. m. January 19, at the 81a(le Memorial* building. The admtwton charge will be BO Mote. Locals Beat Cherokee Hi| In Game Here The Franklin high girl bask etballers squeezed ont a 28 to 27 win over the Cherokee girls, and the Franklin high male cagers romped to a lop-sided 40 to 20 win over the Chero kee boys at Franklin's first home game Tuesday night at the school. A packed house of fans, who have had the first home game underlined on their calendars since the season got under way in December, were on hand to watch the locals rack up their wins. The girls put on the out standing show of the evening, with Cherokee's court marvel, Oneva Thompson, and Frank lin's hardwood queen, Birdie Sue Carpenter, battling it out for high scoring honors. Forward Thompson, however, paced both teams for high scorer by sinking 23 of Chero kee's 27 points. Carpenter took second place honors with 19 points. The Cherokee girls, paced by i Thompson, led the way for most of the game, until the local girls caught fire and moved ahead in the third quart er, 18 to 17. Thompson, sinking almost Continued On Page Six ? NOAUTODEATHS HERE DURING '50 Macon County entered the New Year with one of the best automobile safety records in the state behind it ? no fatali ties on its highways during 1950. This county's safety record topped all of North Carolina's other 99 counties from Janu ary through September of 1950, thereby earning the county the right to the title, Vsafest coun ty in the state." Whether or "not Macon still holds the title with the begin ning of 1951 is not known since statistics covering the last three months of 1950 have not been released. The county's remarkable safe ty record for the first nine months period in 1950 came to light after a comparative anal ysis of statistics from the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles and the Carolina Mo tor club was made. At that time, Macon and six other counties In the state re ported no fatalities for the nine-months period, but Ma con was "safest" by virtue of having more automobiles than any of the other six counties. A motor vehicle registration estimate, made by the depart ment of motor vehicles, -showed that this county had 3.000 reg istered vehicles, as compared with the next highest county reporting no faUUUes, Mitchell, with J, W0 vehicle*. Nothstein Elected To Head County Wildlife Body William L. Nothstein was elected president of the Macon County Wildlife association, succeeding Jess Shope, at a meeting of the organization Friday night at the Agricultur al building. E. J. Whitmlre, Jr., was nam ed vice-president and W. W. Sloan was re-elected secretary treasurer. Upon talcing office Mr. Noth stein appointed Ed McNlsh to serve as chairman of a commit tee to draw up a constitution and by-laws for the organiza tion. The men to serve on the law making body have not yet been appointed, Mr. McNish said. Mr. Nothstein said the wild life body (s planning an ex tensive program for 1950. TIDE OF TOYS' IS UNDER WAY Legion Sponsoring Toy Collection For Europe's Needy Children The local American Legion post, in conjunction with Leg ion posts all over the United States, has launched its "Tide of Toys" drive, E. W. Renshaw, post commander, announced this week. Playthings collected will be sent to Western Europe's un fortunate children and some will be given to children whose fathers are fighting in Korea, he said. Macon County citizens are urged to back the Legion post bv contributing either new or used toys to the drive. Donors are asked to observe three gen eral rules, the commander said. X. Select toys study enough for overseas journey. 2. Write a personal note of greetjhg, giving the giver's full naarfe and address and attach insecurely to the toys. 3. Do not give electrically powered toys or war toys. The collection center locally, Mr. Renshaw said, will be the Franklin Hardware company on the town square. The local Veterans of Foreign Wars post and the Franklin Rotary club is aiding the Leg ion In the drive, he said. More than 3,000,000 toys were collected in last year's drive by Legion posts throughout the na tion. Doctor Draft Registration To Be Held January 15 All male doctors, dentists, and veterinarians, who are not members of a reserve compon ent of the armed forces and have not reached 50 years of age, must register with the local draft board Monday, W. CantteMd Oa rags Six? Air Force Looks For Room As Macon's 37 Enlistees 'Sweat Out' Departure BUS DRIVERS PETITION FOR PAY INCREASE Budget Provision* For Pay Boost Board Says Macon County school bus Jrivers requested a salary in crease at a meeting of the board of education Monday morning, explaining that the present $50 a month they are leceiving is not enough to live on. The school board, unable to take action on the matter be cause of school budget limita tions, voted to send a copy of the petition, signed by 18 driv ers, to the board of county com missioners to see if that body could provide the salary boost. Ouy L. Houk, county school superintendent, explained that under the county budget sys tem there is no provision to cover salary Increases. School bus drivers, he said, received a pay boost in 1945] raising monthly salaries from $40 to the present $50. "The salary they are receiv ing now," he said, "is in line I with those received by drivers in other counties in this area, j The request is just a product | of the times." Board members were in sym pathy with the drivers' request *>ut explained that the matter was out of their hands. In the petition the driver's stated "we are not interested In making money out of it, but feel that in justice to ourselves and our families we must get enough to live on." .?aul Vinson appeared be fore the board with a petition signed by residents on Baird Cove road requesting school bus service. He explained that there are a number of children liv ing in that section who have to walk approximately two miles to school each day. The board agreed to investi gate the situation and if pos sible to have a bus stop at the beginning of either Baird Cove road or Crawford road to pick the children up. Two residents of the Younce Creek section asked the board for school bus service on the Younce Creek road. The board previously agreed to give bus service in that section If the state highway department grav eled the road. Since that time, they reported, the state ha; completed work on the road. Board members voted to in vestigate the safety aspects of the matter and to begin bus service this week if the inspec tion proved satisfactory. Bob Sloan, board member, re ported that he had leceived a number of complaints from par ents regarding inadequate h?at- | ing facilities at the Franklin ' schools and asked the board to take action on the matter. I He said he had been to the Continued On Page Six? The 37 Macon County men who enlisted in the U. 8. Air Forcc here last week, most of whom we.e to be shipped out this week, have been told to "stand by", the air force has no room for them. , Cpl. Clay Hensley, air force and army recruiter for Macon. Jackson, and Swain counties, said Lackland Field, in San Antonio, Tex., has been fill* I to capacity by sky-rocketin? en listments all over the nation. The Texas base, he explained, Is where air force enlistees ar ; sent for basic training. He has received orders, b? said, to hold o'f on shipping the Macon County volunteeis until the air force can find some place to send them. Corporal Henslev said he h' ' been informed that Samson Field, in New York state, wtv being readied to take care of the heavy number of enlist ments. Meanwhile, Macon's 37 en listees are "sweating it out" in true army style, waiting for the air force to make room for them. Last Tuesday's enlistments set an all-time record for one day enlistments in this county, ac cording to Corporal Hensley, who worked "double time" to sign up the swarm of men. It is possible, he said, thnt all of the 37 men will not be accepted by the air force sine : the examinations given her ; last week were only prelimina - ies. Acceptance, he said, wTl depend on the final examina tions the men will receive at the main recruiting statipn In Charlotte. FIRE DESTROYS NEGRO HOUSE SUNDAY NIGHT When a fire late Sunday night, whipped by high winds, destroyed a three-room dwell ing in East Franklin, occupied by Wade Burgess, a local Ne gro, and his family it also burned the family's life sav-? ings, $255, and all of their be longings. The house was owned by George Guest. The local fire department answered the call about U p. m. but was unable to extinguish the blaze because of the headway the fire had gained. Burgess, who works at Frank lin Frozen Foods, Inc., said the only thing the family saved in the fire was a pair of overalls, which he was wearing at the time. "People sure have been nice to us." he said, naming some of the things local citizens gave Ijin. after the fire ... a heater, a bed, arid plenty of clothes, "and we appreciate it a whoie lot." He said he and his family are living with his father for the time being. Cheer Leaders Raising Money To Pay For Damages To Auto Five of Franklin High's pret ty cheerleaders are showing that they not only excel in cheering but have good business heads too. Forty-five dollars seems like plenty, and it is, but that ^mount is the goal the young ladies are shooting for, and for a good reason. They were occupants in a bor rowed automobile, be:ng driven by a high school boy, return ing from the Optimist Bowl game In Asheville in December. A dog trotted across the road, the driver swerved to miss the animal, and as a result banged up $45 worth of the vehicle's "ront end. Last Saturday, the five cheer leaders staged a rummage sale on the square to raise the cost of repairs, but fell short by $29. So, they plan another rum mage sale on the square this Saturday, and If the procMda do not add up to M4, "well, we win hav* ft food Mia," one of th?m Mid. Specialists To Speak At Fruit- Vegetable School In Waynesville Jan. 17 A Fruit and Vegetable school will be held In Waynesvllle Wednesday morning at 9:30, and a number of specialists from North Carolina State col lege will discuss the growing of fruits and vegetables. Including problems of Insects, diseases, and marketing, 8. W. Menden hall, county agent, announced this week. Any farmer, man or woman, the county agent said, who would like to attend the school can contact the county or boa* agent's office and transporta tion will be arranged. The Weather (A* r?crS?d to limn SMIn far TV A) FRANKUN RAINFALL Wednesday, trace, Thursday, ?, Friday. DOM, Saturday, noes, Sunday, A Monday. bom, Tuesday, none, w?d ?*> day, bom.
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