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FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY K>, 1951
Price 6 Cents
TEN fAUU
SEEN and HEARD
' DOWN STATE
t? By WEIMAR JONES
Like many Macon County
people, I am inclined to be a
stay-at-home. As a result, when
I do take a little trip some
L-* where, I am likely to be im
pressed by much that I see
and hear. y
Following are a few impres
sions gained while spending last
week down state:
The person who hasn't been
in a city for a few weeks to
day is struck, almost at once,
by the visible evidence of the
military situation ? uniforms
everywhere. I was impressed by
that in Asheville, more impress
ed by it in Greensboro, and still
more impressed by it in Ral
eigh, which is next door to Fort
Bragg. Then, in Chapel Hill,
there were almost no uniforms
at all.
That doesn't mean that the
Korean war hasn't affected the
big university there. Quite the
contrary. More than 800 of that
institution's students entered
the armed forces during the
Christmas holidays. And enlist
ments continue at such a rapid
rate that Fred Weaver, dean
of - students, told me that no
body knows, one day, what the
enrollment will be the next.
The same sort of thing is
happening, of course, at men's
colleges everywhere; thus these
Institutions which, only a short
time ago were struggling with
the problem of student bodies
that- overflowed into trailer
camps for miles around, now
\ face the task of constant ad
justment to a rapidly dwindling
enrollment.
f The plight of the fraternities
t serves to illustrate what is hap
pening in every phase of col
i lege administration. Many fra
/ ternity men both room and take
p*.' their meals at the fraternity
houses. That means cooks, Jan
itors, and other items of ex
pense that tend to remain, ,ll*t
ed. When the fraternities lose,
as one of them has, more than
one-fourth of their members in
a few weeks, the pro rata cost
of ? operating the fraternity
house soars. That not only cre
ates a financial problem for
the members; it means the cost
of belonging to a fraternity be
comes so high that it is diffi
cult to get new members.
The most interesting event
during my stay in Raleigh was
the joint session of the general
assembly in observance of the
50th anniversary of the inaugu
ration of North Carolina's great
educational governor, Charles
Brantley Aycock.
The program was impressive
in Itself, but what made it ex
traordinary was the participa
tion of what well might be call
ed several generations of North
Carolina political leaders.
Among those taking part were
four governors: W. Kerr Scott,
the present executive, who is
only 54 years of age; R. Gregg
Cherry, who served from 1945
to ' 1949, and who now Is 69;
Senator Clyde R. Hoey, who was
governor from 1937 to 1941, now
73 years of age; and Cameron
Morrison, who was governor
during this state's first good
roads programs, 1921 to 1925,
and who now Is 81.
Also appearing on the pro
? gram was Dr. J. Y. Joyner, now
88. Dr. joyner, Charles D. Mc
Iver, and Edwin A. Alderman
were Aycock's chief lieutenants
In his historic crusade that
started North Carolina on Its
educational march upward. Dr.
Joyner was state superlnten
dent of public instruction from
1902 to 1919; it was during the
decade, 1901 through 1910, that
an average nl one new school
house was/^ dlt in North Caro
lina every day. When Dr. Joyn
er took office, there still were
200 log schools In the state,
and all the public high schools
. in North Carolina boasted a
total enrollment of only 200
students.
? ? ?
Governor Morrison Just about
stole the show. Morrison, It will
?Continued On Pare Two
Fellowship Meeting
j Of Churcn Of God
/ a fellowship meeting will be
/ held at the cartoogechaye
r church of God tomorrow (Fri
day) night, it has been an
nounced. Following the service
a supper will be aerre4 at the
p?rsonafe,
Preinduction Exams For 95
Macon Youths This Week
A total of 95 Macon County
men will be sent to Charlotte
within the next week for pre
lnductlon examinations, prelim
inary to induction into the
army, the local draft board
announced this week.
A call for 55 men was receiv
ed this week, and a notice to
send 40 naen arrived in Decem
ber. The 55 man call is the
largest order since the board
was reactivated in July.
The first group, 40 men. will
leave for Charlotte tomorrow
(Frldav) morning at 8:15 by
special bus, and the second
draft will leave on the follow
ing Friday, February 2.
Previous calls have numbered
as high as 30 men, but the two
latest constitute a new high for
this county.
The two calls will boost the
number of men ordered to re
port for pre-lnductlon examina
tions to 205.
37 Air Fore*? I
Enlistees To
Leave Soon
Crowded conditions are eas
ing up somewhat so Macon
niy S. ,37 air force enlistees
will start leaving for camp soon
Cpl. Clay Hensley, air force and
army recruiter, said this week.
??Mnlng February 1, he
said the men will be sent out
at the rate of "one or two a
****?' Men who made the
highest scores on the air force I
entrance examination will be
tne first to leave. Tommy Angel
and Lyman Gregory, two of the
37 volunteers, made perfect
scores on the examination the
corporal Mild, and both will
week* ^ out ne*t
. .Prf8?nt schedule* call for the ,
admission of 1,200 recruit* daily
tL L*C^and Field, Texas, and
** ?* the Samson, n
. ' alr Gaining base, which Is
to be opened soon.
.. H.ow'?ver. the recruiter said
that the New York field sUU
*?"* readied to accept
enlistees, but Indicated that the
"eld probably will be ready for
use sometime in February
said"** thC baSe 18 ?Pened. he
said Macon enlistees will con
tinue to be shipped out on a
quota basis" of about one or
two a week.
Recruiting was halted tem
porarily when Lackland Field
nTT air force enlistees'
are sent for training, was tax
ed to capacity.
f,nUstments here were
temporarily 'frozen" Corporal
Hensley said an additional 30
men have applied for duty with
accepted CC bUt tave n0t been
"As soon as the New York
J?se Is opened," he said, "and
there to room for them, the
men will be given examinations
to determine whether or not
they are qualified."
Demonstration
Club Council To Meet
Monday |
The Macon County council of
h^e,*de,20nftratlon clubs will
hold Its first 1951 meeting at
the Agricultural building Mon
day at 1:30 p. m.
. announcement was made
by Mrs. Ralph Bradley, presi
i.!'" h0,d a "Parlla
?Le"tary Drill" with new presi
on^ofi various home dem
onstration groups. A workshop
Li?v,memb?rs wlu also be held,
with county council officers in
cnarge.
dei?trS'?,inaCk tnabe' vice-presi
nt, will outline plans for a
",?"J^?r*hlp drive with vice
presidents of the county's dem
RevnnlH?n ClUb8" Mrs Dan
secretary, and Mrs.
L?K0UfiPn' treasurer, will
jneet with the secretarys and
treasurers of the clubs.
w? derV?tlon!L1 wm bfe given
by Mrs. Lease Bryson.
Sunday Service* For
Franklin Methodist
Circuit Announced
.'J? Rtv. C. L. orant, pastor
* **? Methodist cir
2 - J144 ?nnwnctd the hour of
?umtoy sarvleM at circuit
church*, u"
Methodlat at 10 a. m.(
%?* * i fli, and Snow
at T;W p. m.
ROTATION BILL
SUBMITTED TO
LEGISLATURE
Provides For Rotation
Of Candidates In
33rd District
A bill to provide for the ro
tation of Democratic candi
dates for the state Senate
among the five Western North
Carolina counties of the 33rd
senatorial district has been In
troduced by Rep. H. M. Moore,
of Clay county.
The bill was referred to the
house committee on elections
and election laws.
The senatorial district is
made up of Graham, Clay,
Swain, Cherokee, and Macon
counties.
The bill calls for the nomi
nation of candidates as follows:
Graham in 1952, Clay In 1954,
Swain In 1958, Cherokee in 1958,
and Macon in 1960. The same
rotation order would apply
among the counties after i960.
The bill would require any
qualified member of the Demo
cratic party, who Intends to
file for candidacy for the Dem
ocratic senatorial nomination in
the district, to file a notice of
intention with the chairman of
the Democratic executive com
mittee of his county. Such no
tice wou.d have to be filed not
later than midnight of the 10th
day preceding the date pre
scribed in the general primary
laws for the filing of notice of
candidacy for state senator.
If a candidate failed to file
in the county entitled to the
nomination, the bill would pass
the opportunity of filing to the
next county entitled to a can
didate under the rotation sys
tem.
Auto License Deadline
Close, Swafford Warns
Macon County motorists have
less than a week In which
to buy new license plates, Ver
lon Swafford, local manager of
the Carolina Motor club, said
this week, warning that the of
ficial deadline Is January 31.
Sales of the "New Look" tags
are well ahead of this time last
year, he said, but pointed out
that there are plenty of moto'
ists who still have to get plates.
Anyone driving a vehicle after
the deadline without new plates,
he warned, will be subject to
arrest.
In a recent automobile regis
tration survey, conducted by the
Department of Motor Vehicles,
Macon County had 3,080 regis
tered vehicles, placing the coun
ty 57th among North Carolina's
100 counties.
Mr. Huneyoutt, Former
Pastor Of Methodist
Church To Preach Here
The Rev. W. J. tfuneycutt will
deliver the Sunday morning
sermon at the Franklin Metho
dist church, the Rev. C. E. Mur
ray, pastor, announced this
week.
Mr. Huneycutt is a former
pastor of the Methodist church
here, and is now district su
perintendent of the Waynesvllle
district of the Western North
Carolina conference of Metho
dist churches.
All members and friends are
urged to attend the service.
Cullasaja PTA Rummage
Sale Set For Saturday
A rummage sale, sponsored
by the Cullasaja Parent-Teach
er association, will begin Sat
urday morning on Main street
at 9 o'clock, it has been an
nounced.
The proceeds will be used to
help pay for a new refrigera
tor, purchased by the associa
tion for Cullaiaja school.
Plans for a Valentine party
February 10 at the school were
also announced, and the pro
ceeds from the night's festivi
ties will be applied to the re
frigerator fund.
CRAWFORD PROMOTED
George R. Crawford, Macon
County soldier serving with the
army on Okinawa, was recently
promoted to corporal, it has
besn leftrntf.
WILL SING HERE
JOSEPHINE CUNNINGHAM
Miss Cunningham will .ap
pear as vocal soloist with the
N. C. Little Symphony or
chestra when it plays in
Franklin March 1. It will be
the first time a vocalist has
been heard here with the
orchestra. Miss Cunningham,
who, though she is only 19,
made a guest appearance re
cently at the Jultard School
of Music, will sing three num
bers at the evening perform
ance here.
Jones' Bill
Would Permit
A 14th Juror
RALEIGH. ? State Senator R.
S. Jones yesterdpy (Wednesday)
introduced a state-wide bill to
authorize the selection of more
than one additional juror 'ar a
court trial that promises to be
protracted.
The p esent law permits the.
selection of a 13th juror, to sit
with the regular jury of 12,
and to take the place of one
of the 12, in case one of the
regular jurors should become in
capaqited during a trial. The
purpose of the law is to avoid
the mistrials that sometimes oc
curred when a juror beco.mes ill
while a case was being tried,
Senator Jones' bill amends
the present law to read "one
or more" additional jurors.
Under this measure, a 14th, or
even a 15th, juror might be se
lected, in the discretion of the
presiding Judge, for a trial that
was expected to be long drawn
out. *
The need for the change was
indicated in the recent Shedd
murder trial here, Mr. Jones
explained.
In that trial, the man chosen
as the 13th Juror explained
that he occasionally suffered
from an ailment which, should
It develop during the trial,
would incapacitate him. He was
selected, nevertheless, since a
Jury of 12 already had been
chosen, and his incapacitation
would not afiect the trial.
During the trial, however,
one of the 12 regular jurors be
came ill, and that circumstance
called to the attention of the
court officials what would have
happened ? a mistrial ? had the
13th juror become incapaciated
from his malady, either before
or after the other juror, one of
the 12 regular members of the
body, became ill.
Mr. Jones' bill is designed to
provide for such an eventuality.
Mr. Murray To Hoi?]
Church Class Tonight
The Rev. C. E. Murray, pastor
of the Franklin Methodist
church, will hold a class on
"The Meaning of the Christian
Life and Church Membership"
at the church tonight (Thurs
day) at 7 o'clock.
The class is especially design
ed, he said, for junior and in
termediate children. He will be
assisted by Mrs. Guy Sharitz.
Refreshments will be served Al
lowing the meeting.
?
SHEDD TO DIE
Cn.tis Shedd, the Walhalla,
S. C. triple slayer who was
convicted and sentenced to
death by a Jackson county
Jury during the December
term of superior court here,
is supposed to enter the fas
chamber at state prison some
time tomorrow (Friday). He
was sentenced to die January
M
$3,000 Macon's Goal In 1951
March Of Dimss Polio Drive
C OF C ANNtJAL
DINNER MEETING
SET FOR FEB. 16
Heazel Will Be G'i?st
Speaker; Directors To
Be Announced
Francis J. Heazel, prominent
Ashevllle attorney and Western
North Carolina civic leader, will
be principal speaker at the an
nual meeting of the Franklin
Chamber of Commerce Febru
ary 16.
The meeting, originally set
for January 19, was postponed
when Mr. Heazel found it would j
be Impossible for him to be in
Franklin on that date.
The dinner session is set for
7 p. m., and will be held at the
Slagle Memorial building.
Announcement of the place
and the new date for the event
was made this week by Claude
Bolton, Chamber president.
The Franklin Rotary and
Lions clubs have been invited
tq meet with the chamber of
commerce, substituting that
meeting for their regular ses
sions. Mr. PoUon said, explain
ing that members of those two .
organizations may make their |
reservations at the next meet
ings of the clubs. i
URGE MEMBERS TO VOTE
Members of the Franklin
Chamber of Commerce who
have not alicady done so are
are requested to mail the'r
ballots, in the election of di
rectors for the coining year,
immediately. Blank ballota i
were 'orwarded to all mem
bers sometime i|o, but such
a. large proportion of the
mctmbershlp has not voted so
far that Chamber officials
th's wick postponed until
Januarv SO counting the bal
lots, It la Important that
every member vote In this
mall election. It was pointed
out, so that the directors
elected may feel that they
are the choice of the entire
membership, and have the
support of the community.
Members of the chamber have i
been sent reservation cards,
which they are requested to re
turn as promptly as possible.
Non-members who wish to at
tend the dinner are requested
to telephone Mrs. Howard Barn
ard, secretary, at 140 or 80.
It will be the second time
that the Ashevllle man has ad
dressed the Franklin Chamber
of Commerce.
In 1946, Mr. Heazel, who was
at that time president of the
Ashevllle Chamber of Commerce,
was the guest speaker at the
local chamber of commerce din
ner meeting.
He was the first person In
Western North Carolina to be
appointed Knight of the Order
of St. Gregory for his outstand
ing; work with the Catholic
church. The appointment was
made in 1938 by Pope Plus XI,
and Mr. Heazel was the fourth
person In the state to receive
the honor. In 1946 he was rais
ed to the rank of Knight Com
mander by Pope Plus XII.
Well known as a civic lead
er, he was one of the first in
1 938 to advocate using the Great
Smoky Mountains National
Park and the Blue Ridge Park
way as prosperity bringers for
this area, In addition to provid
ing others a chance to visit the
mountains with all of their
scenic wonders.
At the dinner meeting mem
bers of the board of directors
for the coming year, who were
chosen recently by Hi* organiza
tion in a mall election, will be
announced, Mr. Bolton said.
The board will to turn elect
officers for the coining year.
Local Baaketballera
Roll Over Murphy Hi
The Franklin High baaket
ballers took a twin bill from
Murphy High In Murphy Tues
day night, the MM winning 49
to 30 and the fifK 36 to 14.
Center Jaok Norton paced the
male quint to a win with so
polnta, and Birdie Sue Carpen
ter led the las?ie* to victory
with 14. Shirley Dean followed
in second place with nine Ml
lift.
Macon County's goal In the
1951 March of Dimes drive for
funds to combat polio Is $3,000,
J. Horner 8tockton, county cam
paign director, announced this
week.
The annual nation-wide drive,
started by the late president
Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was
a polio victim, in past years
vas ma^e remarkable advances
in treating those who have
been stricken by the disease,
which striken rich and poor
alike. I
In making the announcement,
Mr. Stockton urged all citizens
to make a contribution so that
"others may walk again.''
Clubs are asked to conduct
some activity on behalf of the
March of Dimes, and members
are urged to give their fullest
support.
"We must all fight together
in the fight against infantile
paralysis," the director sa'd.
Community and school lead
A square dance, the pro
ceeds of which will go to the
March of Dimes drive, will be
held at Otto school tomor
row (Friday) night beginning
at $ o'clock.
er* have been appointed by Mr.
Stockton to aid In the collec
tion of contributions. They are
the following: R. O. Sutton,
Franklin; O. F. Summer, High
lands; E. G. Crawford, Otto;
Mrs. Marie G. Roper, Iotla;
Mrs. Lucy C. Bradley, Union;
Mrs. Hazel Sutton, Clark's
Chapel; Miss May McCoy, Holly
Springs; Mrs. Vernon Hlgdon,
Oak Ridge; J. B. Brendle. Wa
tauga; W. G. Crawford, r llla
saja; Norman West, Slagle; E. J.
Carperter, Cowee; C. D. Moses,
Otter Creek; Carl Talley, Kyle;
Mra. Paul Grist, Scaly; and G.
L. Hlnes, Chapel school.
In addition to the appoint
ment of leaders, Mr. Stockton
said that school coin cards have
been distributed to all school
children, and urged teachers
Cent ironed On Page Six?
PFC. STIWINTER
WOUNDED DEC 8
IN KOREAN WAR
Macon Soldier On Leave
Visiting Sister
Here
Pfc. Henry Odeli Stlwinter,
19, of the Cullasaja commun
ity, was wounded in the foot In 1
Korea December 8, but has suf- |
flclently recovered to make the
trip here, and is on leave vis
iting his sister, Mrs. Hazel Hol
land, of Cullasaja.
He was hospitalized in Japan
for several weeks before re
turning to the United States, !
and has been recuperating at a
hospital at Fort Bragg.
A telegram received by Mrs.
Holland from her brother when
he was en route to the states
said, "hope to see you soon. I
Please don't worry, recovered
operation, returning home".
He is the son of the late
Henry and Elsie L. Jenkins Stl
winter, of the Walnut creek
community, and received his
education at Tamassee, S. C.
Pfc. Stlwinter enlisted In the
U. S. Navy at the age of 16.
After a year's service he was
discharged and volunteered in
the U. S. Army December 20.
1949. He received basic training
at Fort Bennlng, Oa., and was
sent overseas In August, 1950.
Another sister. Miss Ola E.
Stlwinter, lives In AshevUle.
Miss Barr
To Head Day Of Prayer
Program
Miss Frances Barr has been
selectea to serve as general
chairman for the World Day of
Prayer program, which will be
held at the First Baptist church
February 9, It has been an- .
nounced.
Mrs. Paul Klnsland, publicity \
chairman, said that a commit- |
tee, composed of women from
various local churches, met last ?
week and formulated plans for
the meeting, and adopted the
program offered by the United i
Council ? i church Women.
The World Day of Prayer, she
rited out, w&l be obeerved i
M countries all ovtr the ]
world.
BLOODMOBILE
DONATIONS FALL
SHORT OF MARK
Macon's Quota 165 Pint*
Only 80 Sign
To Give
Only about 80 persons have
signed (or appointments to give
blood when the BloodmobUe ar
rives here this afternoon. Ma
con County's quota is 166 pints
of the life-giving fluid, which
is to be flown to the fighting
front in Korea.
The Reel Cross Bloodnobila
will be at the Franklin Pres
byterian church today (Thurs
day) from 1:30 to 7 p. m.
Mrs. J. Ward Long, executive
secretary of the county Heil
Cross chapter, pointing out tha
small number of donors who
have signed to give blood, urged
every Macon Co*nty citizen,
man, woman, or child, to visit
the bloodmoblle and donate "to
save the life of a serviceman "
Frank Plyler, commander of
the local Veterans of Foreign
Wars post, who is in charge of
the bloodmoblle collection, said,
"I am sure that not one of us
has to be reminded that blood
for treatment of our wounded
is in critically short supply.
Through the Red Cross we can
now take an active part in see
ing to it that the boys have
an adequate supply of whole
blood and plasma.
"Macon County has never
failed to go over the top in any
drive," he declared, "and I am
sure that we will make the
quota."
Appointments to donate blood
can be made at the Red Cross
office in the Bank of Franklin
building.
Press Wins
2nd Place
In Contest
The Franklin Press was award
ed second place among North
Carolina weeklies (or editorial
page excellence, when results of
the N. C. Press association's
1950 contests were announced
at last week's annual state
newspaper Institute.
The awards, made to winners
In the daily, semi-weekly, and
weekly divisions, were presented
by Governor Scott at the Duke
dinner at Duke university last
Friday evening. The three-day
institute is held each January
at the University of North Car
olina, Chapel Hill, and Duke
university, Durham.
The weeklies and semi-week
lles were judged by the school
of journalism of Washington
and Lee university, Lexington,
Va. The judges studied the
papers over a three-month pe
riod, October 1 to December 31,
and on a basis of that study
selected the newspapers adjudg
ed to have the best news cov
erage, the best feature stories,
and the best editorial pages.
In the editorial page, division,
the judges considered not only
the newspapers' own editorials,
but the entire editorial page,
both as to content and arrange
ment.
First place among the week
lies In this division went to
the Kings Mountain Herald,
second to The Press, and third
to the Northampton County
News. The Marion Progress, the
Valdese News, and the Mount
Airy News were given special
mention.
Other winners in the moun
tain region were:
Forest City Courier, second
place In local news coverage;
Transylvania Times and Valdese
News,. special mentions In local
news ' coverage; Sky land Post
Continued Oa Pag* Six?
The Weather
Temperataree anil precipitation lor tfce
paat wren d?r?. and the lav Mftratan
reaterday, aa recorded at tto Coweeta tm
oeriaMnt Mat Km.
Max. Mln. Pet.
Wednesday 58 17
Thursday 51 34 .4*
Friday 63 M .13
Saturday ? 08 40 .03
Sunday 48 31 ~
Monday 43 II tnm
ruejday 44 33 .11
Wed need ay
(Aa naordad tr Mm. Ma Mr TTM
Wednesday, none; Thursday,
brace; Friday, 38 of an tnefa;
Saturday, none; a ?n4af, M;
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