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-YOL. JLXVI? NO. 13
KKANKLiN. S. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1951
TEN PAGES
Big Nantahala Area Bought By Group
BEL NAMES 5
NOMINATED TO
SCHOOL BOARD
May Meet, Organize
On First Monday
In April
The amnibus boards of edu
cation bill, which is now before
the lower house of the N. C.
general assembly, names to the
. Macon County board the five
men nominated in last spring's
Democratic primary ? Bob S.
Sloan, Walter Gibson, J. C. Sor
reils, Charles Nolen, and T. T.
Love.
The bill, appointing school
boards in this and other coun
ties, was Introduced in the house
last Thursday by Rep. Herman
Edwards, of Swain county,
chnirm-n of a special sub-com
mittee named to handle the bill.
Macon's Rep. C. Tom Bryson
had announced earlier that he
had filed with the committee
the names of the five nomi
nated.
The measure was reported fa
vorably by the house education
committee Tuesday.
The bill is expected to be
passed by both houses the last
of this week or early next, and
members of the boards may take
office on the first Monday in
April, or as soon thereafter as
' they qualify and are sworn in.
A press report that none of the
boards named by this legisla
ture would take office until May
was in error, R. S. Jones, this
district's state senator, told The
Press Tuesday.
Following its organization, a
new board usually takes up as
the first item of business the
election of a cbunty superinten
dent for a term of two years.
- Of the five members of the
new Macon County board, two
? Mr. Sloan and Mr. Gibson ?
are serving on the present 1
board. The other three are new.
Red Cross Fund
Now Is Within
$436 Of Quota
The Red Cross annual drive,
slated to end Saturday, is
short of its $2,836 goal by ap
proximately $436, the Rev. C.
E. Murray, drive chairman, said
this week.
He pointed out, however, that
a number of workers still hav?
not reported contributions. H?
urged everyone assisting in the
drive to turn collections into
the local Red Cross office by
Saturday.
Contributions to date total
approximately $2,200. A break
down of the figure showed that
$1,100 of the amount was col
lected in Highlands. James O
Beal is in charge of Highland:,
collections.
Drawing attention to th i
higher quota this year, an in
crease of 38 per cent ovsr las
year, Mr. Murray said county
workers have been doing an ex
cellent job.
"In addition, the local drive
started late," he said, "and
adverse weather conditions have
somewhat hampered workers.
However, I feel sure that Ma
con County will have its goal
as soon as the rest of the
workers report in."
Garden Club Plans
Annual Luncheon
Meeting On Monday
The Franklin Garden club will
hold its annual spring lunch
eon meeting at the Presbyter
ian church here next Monday
at 1 p. m.
The program will be featured
by the installation of Mrs. John
Wasilik, recently elected presi
dent, and other new officers,
followed by a social hour.
Reservations for the lunch
eon may be made with Mrs.
Gus Leach. Tomorrow (Friday)
is the last day on which res
ervations may be made, club
o'ficials said.
-Franklin Press Photo
"Brother, I'm klckin' mad!" said Brer 'Coon, as he was In
troduced to membert of the M acorn County 'Coon Hunters as
sociation last week. The ring taH, being heM at arm's length by
J. Clinton Brookshire, association president, was one of 1M
purchased by the local organisation for a re-stocking project.
Unloading the sharp- fangod animals, none too pleasant after
? Jolting 260- mile ride from Winston-Salem, presented quite a
problem. They had to be caught, one by on*, with metal tones,
vUtk fortunately were last No ttffa to keep Brw DM1! elawi
Ml iMttl Mt *f MM*
BOOKS TO OPEN
FOR TOWN VOTE
REGISTRATION
Franklin Folk To Name
Mayor, 6 Aldermen
In May 8 Election
E. W. Long, town clerk, thif
week announced registration
dates for the semi-annual non
partisan Franklin town electioi
May 8, at which time a m oyo
and six aldermen will be elect
ed.
Registration books will b
>pen for three Saturdays, Apri
14, 21, and 28, before the eiec
Mon. Challenge day will b? Apr
CABE WONT BUN
Mayor Henry W. Cab* an
nounced yesterday that hr
will not be a candidate for
relection.
28.
Any person wishing to run for
any one of the seven offices ? a
mayor and aldermen? must file
with the town clerk on or be
fore Saturday, April 14, Mr
Long said.
The board of aldermen set the
election machinery in motion at
the board's regular monthly ses
sion, March 7. At that time
John M. Moore was appointed
registrar, and L. C. Higdon and
James A. Palmer were named
as Judges for the election.
The board did nor order a
new registration and the books
will be open on the three Sat
urdays in April for the benefit
of those who have not regis
tered previously.
The polls will be open on elec
tion day from 6:30 a. m. to
6:30 p. m.
The present town officials
are Henry W. Cabe, mayor, and
W. C. Burrell, Russell Cabe,
Erwin Patton, Verlon Swafford,
and E. J. Whitmlre, aldermen.
The sixth alderman elected two
years ago ? W. W. Reeves ? re
signed several months ago.
SO To Attend
School Ev*nt
At Cullowhee
R. G. Sutton, Franklin High
principal, announced this week
that app oximate'.y 60 students
at the school will attend the
fifth annual high school Field
Day at Western Carolina Teach
ers college next Friday, April 6.
Last year Franklin High plac
ed second among IS schools in
this area participating in the
event, which is sponsored by
the Science club of the college.
All high schools in Buncombe,
Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Hay
wood, Henderson, Jackson, Mc
Dowell, Macon, Madison, Mitch
ell, Swain, Transylvania, and
Yancey counties have been in
vited to attend.
The field day is designed to
jromote Interest in science in
high schools, stimulate a heal
hy competition in both literary
and athletic fields among the
high schools, give talented stu
dents a chance to express their
gilts, give high school faculties
an opportunity to check and
compare their students with
hose of other schools, stimu
late Interest In sports and pro
mote a physical fitness pro
gram, enable the college to get
first hand lnfo:matlon on the
work being done in high schools,
strengthen the cordial relation
ships between the college and
nubile schools, and to lay the
foundation for a fuJer coopera
tion in the future.
More than 100 competitive
events are planned for the day,
including 28 written tests, 48
musical events in arts and
handicrafts, and 22 athletic
events.
METHODIST SERVICES
The Rev. c. L. Grant, pastor
ol the Franklin Methodist cir
cuit, has announced Sunday
services in circuit churches.
Mr. Grant will conduct a serv
ice at the Bethel church at IX
ia. m? the Salem church at S
p. m., and Clark's chapel at
IfiM p. m.
A Step Forward . . . And Plenty Left
^ CouhK
Cowr-uSSlONEflS
i ^
CURTIS SHEDD
IS EXECUTED
Governor Declines Plea
Of Attorney For New
Check Of Sanity
Curtis Shedd was executed in
the gas chamber last Friday.
Shedd, 29, of Walhalla, S. C?
was convicted in superior court
here last December of the
murder of two sisters, Johnnie
Mav, 14, and Jo Ann Boyter, 8.
Senator R. S. Jones, of Frank
lin, made a last-minute anneal
to Governor Scott In behalf of
Shedd, explaining that he dd
not feel Shedd was mentallv re
sponsible. Mr. Jones, a member
of the firm of Jones and Jones
court-appointed defense attor
neys in the Shedd trial, con
i ferred with the governor a ter
I visltin? Shedd in death row. He
' said Shedd apparently did not
| recognize him, although Mr
Jones repeatedly had conferred
with him before and during the
trial.
Mr. Jones ur?ed a further in
vestigation of the prisoner's
sanity, but Governor Scott said
Shedd and James Richard Hall,
who died with ? Shedd, were
found "suffering from no men
tal illness" after examination b>
a psychiatrist.
Both Shedd and Hall were
baptised the day before their
executions.
Hall was sentenced from Jack
son county for strangling hl&
ister-in-law.
Draft Group
Will Depart
On April 5
BULLETIN
The 15-man draft call yester
'av was cut to 10 men, on ord
?r? from selective service head
quarters In Raleigh, W. N. Sloan,
'ocal board chairman, said to
day. The last five names on the
draft list will be dropped he
'Old. The move, Mr. Sloan saltl,
is probably In line with the na
tional order, cutting April'.*
d-aft call from 80.000 men to
40,000.
Fifteen Macon County men
will leave here next Thursday
morning, April 5, for Charlotte
and Induction Into the army.
The contingent will bring to
85 the number of men who have
been inducted into the army
through the local draft board
rtnce It *u re-actlvated last
July, W. N. Sloan, chairman,
said.
Names of the Inductee* mak
ing the call will to* announced
nnt wwk, h? Hid.
Construction
Of 3 Schools
To Be Push
Construction of the Iotla,
Slagle. and Union schools will be
pushed. County Supt. G. L.
Houk announced the latter part
of last week.
Mr. Houk said the contracts
ror the three schools had been
let and the contractors' bonds
approved, and that work would
?iegln immediately on two of
fhe schools, and on the third a
Ittle later.
At the Union schoo'. he said,
t will be necessay to dig a
veil before contraction t*
Vater is availab'e already at |
he other two sites.
The announcement follo-ved !
\ction of the board of roun'v
?omm ss oners. MaK '.i 10, in .
makin? $60,000 avai'atle to the
^ountv school au'horiMe- lo
complete the school bu.Mlng !
orogram.
jcout Membership
Drive Exceeds Its
Goal Here By $27
The Boy Scout adult member- ,
ship d' Ive here exceeded its
775 quota by t27.60, Ted Reber, '
i:lve chairman, announced this j
veek.
Ho expressed appreciation to .
?au' West and John Alsup tor I
outstanding and conscientious
work during the campaign. !
Funds raised will be contributed
oward rebuilding the dam at
'amn Daniel Boone, Scout rec
reation center, which wns de
stroyed by floods two years ago.
CROWDS ATTEND
E ASTER RITES
250 At Sunrise Service
On Wayah; Churches
In County Filled
Members of all denominations
and many non -church members
attended Easter religious se-v
ices and program held through
out Macon County Sunday.
The service with the mos?
spectacular setting wis *hn
held on mile-high Wayah Bale1
at sunrise. The fourth annua
interdenominationa1 dawn pro
gram on Wayah, this year's ritt
attracted an estimated 250 per
sons.
Another sunrise service wat
the annual one at St. A n >:
Episcopal church, at 6:30 o'clock
which each year d a'vs a capac
ity congregation, made up o
persons from many churches
Tli - rector, the Itev. A. Rufu;
,.or"an, eirliei had held a
dawn service at St. Cypr.an's
iNejrol church.
Despite a temperature of 22
degrees, many of the wor hip
pers on Wayah remained on the
porch o! "High Haven" cam:
duiing the service, to watcl.
the sun come up over the east
era moi ntain ; as they hearc
the program over the amplifie
Others sat in their automobiles
while still others vat inside th
ramp b" ore r wooj lire. Th
service was held insid ?.
Those attend ng described th
sunris^ as the mo t beautiful i!
the history of th^se early mo.n
ing rites on Wayah.
Highlights of the prograi:
SEE NO. 1. PAGE 8
it Isn t Just The Modern Woman
Who Is Independent Of Her Mate
The old saying, "never under
?stimate a woman", must have
'???en coined some-yhTe about
he year 1849. To be still more
?xact, Mnreh 24, 1840!
An old deed. h"trin? that
late, pro"es that the voman Is.
vearlnt; the p^ihts in the 'am
ly, or lnt-nds to sooner or later
W. J. Allen, o' Nashville, Tenn.
?ent the deed to Guy L. Honk
TOuntv school superintendent.
Mr. Allen is a brother-in-law or
?Sd McNish.
In the old document, an evi
ientally well-to-do Tennessee
woman deeded, lor the outrage
ous sum of $5, practically all of
her worldly possessions to one
David Barry, for "the following
uses and trusts and no other
purposes. That is to say, I am
about to be married to John O.
Brown and It is my wish to se
cure the above mentioned prop
erty both real arid personal to
my sole and .separate use and
benefit and not to be subject
to th? payment of any liability
contracted by th? Mia John 0.
Brown either befo'o or after
aid marriage. And further,
;hould the said John G. Brown
rlie before me . . . then this ob
'Igat'on to be null and void ant*
aid estite both real and rer
onal then to revert In me abso
lutely."
And Just what Items of p'on
?rty did the liulv, one Mary
Wadley, deed right out of the
hands of her husband-to-be??
1. Aoproximately $3,000 in per
sonal secruitles. 2. One Negro
woman. Ma- ia, age 19 years, and
her two children. Chlssa, 3, and
Denny, 10 months. 3. One horse
and buggy. 4. Household and
kitchen furniture. 5. Interest In
178 acres of land two miles
from Nashville and one tract
near Covington, and a number
of acres of land "not recollect
ed."
Yep, the female of the (pedes
must have started wielding the
Iron hand somewhere around
1MI . . . March M to b? ex
Hot I _
PROMINENT MEN
PLAN HUNT AND
FISH PRESERVE
Purchase 1942 Acre*
From A. B. Sla<?le;
Building Lodge
A group of prom'jent North
Carolina men has ourchased
1942 acres on the Nantahala
iver from A. B Slagle and
taken a lease on an additions 1
estimated 1,500 acres from Carl
S. Sla?le for a private hunting
?>nd fishing preserve, It was
l?a ned this week.
Th*.- adjoining properties, sit -
laie ! in Carloojechaye town
iip e on both sides oi the
m' ahala and will give th;
rou'i control of the river for
>. dil4'*v"3 of five TTov?
big the pr 'serve is Is indicated
by the fart that It comprises
approximately ore per c>-nt of
the ac eage of the intir* county.
Plans c all for construction of
a big lodge to hu se the ov 'it
ers, members of 'h?!r limine.',
and their Hiends vvh--n th ev
come her- to fish ard hunt.
The purchasers are Don S.
Elias, president of the Abbe
ville Citlzen-Ttmes companv,
Gordon Gray, president of the
University of North Carolina, R.
M. Hanes, president of the Wa
choiva Bank and Trust company
with headquarters In Winston
Salem, J. Fuller Brown, secre
tary of the Ashevllle Mica com
pany, Charles D. Owen, Jr., pres
ident of the Beacon Manufac
turing company, Swannanoa,
and Hugh Chatham, of Elkin.
Mr. Chatham, who is the son
of Rep. Thurmond Chatham, of
the fifth congressional district,
is an official of the Chatham
Manufacturing company at Kl
bin
iuu.
In addition to the owners, the
club membership will include
L. O. Sutton, of Raleigh, presi
dent of the Carolina Power and
Light company, and D. Hiden
Ramsey, vice-president and gen
eral manager of the Citizen -
Times company.
The parties involved ha e
signed contracts, and the deeds
will be drawn, it was explained,
when surveys are completed.
The purchasers are forming
a corporation to te known as
the Rainbow Springs companv,
Mr. Elias said.
The hunting and fishing lod-e,
work on which already is und. r
way, is to be built near the old
dam across the Nanlahala, Ju.t
below the present home of Mr.
and M s. Carl Slagle. It will be
situated on the norih gk-.e u
the river, in a clump of big
trees.
Designed to comfortably hou ,e
12 guests, it will have four bed
rooms, with two or more beds.
SEE NO. 2, PAGE 6
A. L. Ramsey, Jr,
Is Named To B-'jril
Of Public WeJfare
Albert Ramsey, Jt.. P^nklin,
Route 3, has been anoointed 'o
serve on the three-man coun'.y
welfare board by the State
Board of Public Welfare.
Mr. Ramsey will surceed John
M. Archer, Jr., who resigned
from the board. Mr. Archer'a
resignation is effective April !.
The state board is empowered
to name one of the throe coun
ty board members. Mr. Ramsey's
term will begin April 1 and will
run for three years. His late
father seived on the board for
many years.
Other board members are
Lawrence Liner and H. H. Plem
mons.
The Weather
Temperatures ?nd |*recioititiw lor A*
paat seven days, and the lew tea pe rat ore
yesterday, at recorded at the Coweeta El
pertinent station.
Max. Mln. Pet.
Wednesday 57 26
Thursday 62 22
Friday 70 28
Saturday 58 46 .17
Sunday 5? 27
Monday m-.- 1 JV ^ 28 tract
Tuesday _ So
Wednesday .... 24 J3
Rainfall
/At recorded V? Mwiaw Stiles for TV A)
Wednesday, none; Thursday,
Wine; Friday, none; Satwda y,
.07; Sunday, none; Monday, .02;
TuMday, none; Wadnaaday,