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*1* * Ijijjblattti# BUcouiatt Price 6 Cents VOL. LXVI? NO. 16 FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1951 TEN PAGES Named '51 Honor Students At Franklin High Mia Ghumtm Nolen, center, and Miss Una Crawford, ritht, are tied for the honor of being valedictorian of the 1851 graduating class of Franklin High school. Miss Marianne Sh err ill (left) will be the class aalntatorian. Both valedictorians come from the Cartoogeehays community, Miss Nolen beta* the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Nolen, and Miss Crawford the daughter of Ml-, and Mr*. Eugene E. Oawfrod. Miss Sherriil is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack W. SherriU, of Franklin. It is the second time in two years that there has been a tie for the valedictory, Miss Elizabeth Anne Phillips and Miss Mary Alice Archer having divided the honor in 1949. And it is the second year in a row that Cartoogechaye has furnished the valedictorian, Miss Sarah Dal rympie, of that community having won the top scholastic honor in 1950. Poultry Farm Tour Planned Wednesday Wednesday morning County Farm Agent S. W. Mendenhall will conduct a poultry tour ol Macon County and all farm men and women and business men are invited to join him for An Inside picture of Macon's xapidly expanding poultry In dustry. The tour will get under way -promptly at 9 o'clock at the Agricultural building, the county agent said. The following stops in the county to inspect flocks and facilities will be made: William Dalrymple's, on Car toogechaye; the Lequire and JCirkland farm in the Patton settlement; J. A. McCoy's, Cul lasaja; Walter Taylor's Rabbit creek; Harry Pangle's, East Franklin; Ed Duvall's, Iotla; and Ernest Huggins', Burningtown. In the past few years, Mr. Mendenhall pointed out, the poultry industry has rapidly ?grown from just a few flocks as :a side-line to approximately 200 flocks and a major farm In dustry. Macon County is one of the leading hatching egg producers, ?Od there are at present ap proximately 100,000 laying birds. This means, the farm agent ?aid, that the county's weekly gross income from the sale of hatching eggs is approximately $20,000. On the average, he said, net yearly income Is in the neighborhood of a quarter of a million dollars. Mrs. Jones Will Be Co-Chairman At Auxiliary Meet Mrs. Gilmer A. Jones, of Franklin, American Legion 20th district commltteewoman, and Mrs. Charles B. Dlsher, of Bre ? vard, 19th district committee woman. will preside at a meet ing of the two districts today (Thursday) at the Methodist church in Rutherfordton. Members of Auxiliary units In Franklin, Brevard, Rutherford ton, Murphy, Robblnsville, Fon tana Dam, Cherokee, Bryaon City, Forest City, Henrietta, Splndale, and Hendersonvllle are expected to attend. Auxiliary members who will assist with the program include Mrs. John Wasllik, Jr., and Mrs. X. W. Renshaw, of Franklin. Other Franklin members ex pected to be present Include Mrs. Zeb Conley, Mrs. T. H. Fagg, Mrs. C. N. Dowdle, Mrs. John Dalrymple, and Miss Lftbra M. Jones. All-Member Symphony Mfcet Set For April 27 An all-member meetlna to dis cuie next seuon'i appearances hire of the K. c. Little Sym phony hu Been called for 7: SO o'clock Friday evening of next week at the Agricultural building. All persons interested in muslo tor Macon county are Invited, SCHOOL BOARD TO MET MAY 7 Members of Macon's new county board of education will hold their first meeting at 10 a. m. Monday, May 7, according to County Supt. G. L. Houk. The new board faces four im mediate tasks: 1. Organization and the nam ing of a board chairman. 2. The appointment of super vising principals for the Frank lin, Highlands, and Nantahala school districts. 3. Appointment of school com mittees for the three districts, who will confer with the prin cipals and recommend teach ers for the next school year. 4. Elect a county superinten dent for a two-year term to succeed G. L. Houk, whose resig nation becomes effective June 30. Mr. Houk said this week that the law appointing the board members sets the first Monday in May as the date for their organization meeting, and that i he will notify them that the : meeting is to be held that date. The board, made up of Walter Gibson, Bob Sloan, Tillery T. I Love, Charles W. Nolen, and J. C. Sorrell*, was nominated in last spring's Democratic prim ary, and was formally appoint ed when the 1951 general as sembly, In its closing hours, en acted the omnibus bill naming boards of education for counties over the state. Mr. Sloan and Mr. Gibson are reappointments. The other three members are new. It will be necessary to elect a new board chairman, sinfce the present chairman, C. Gor don Moore, is one of the re tiring members Mrs. Siler Again Named P. T. A. Head Election of officers, band se lections, and student talks marked Monday night's meet ing of the Franklin Parent Teacher association. The officers chosen for the coming year are Mrs. Allen Siler, president, Mrs. S. H. Lyle, Jr., vice-president, and Miss Elizabeth Meadows, secretary, all reelected, and Miss Edna Jamison, treasurer. The Franklin band, which tied for second place at the recent field day at Western Carolina Teachers college, Cullo whee, played the two selections with which it won ? "Booster March" and "Beau Sabeur". As an encore, the band, under the direction of 8. F. (Sammy) Beck, played "Donkey Serenade". The student speakers were Richard Jones, who delivered the reading with which he won second place at Cullowhee, "Freedom for Man, Woman and Child"; Miss Ann Teague, who gave the speech that won her first place In this county In the "Green Pastures, Thejr Place in the Economy of North Carolina" contest; and Miss Barbara Grib ble, first place winner In the recent wildlife essay contest. Her topic at the P. T. A. meet ing was "Hope for World Peace". Those attending were Invited to see the trophy case present ed to the school by the senior The Rev. J. Q. Wallace con ducted the devotional, Mrs. Siler presided, and Mrs. S. H. Lyle, Jr., was program chairman. The attendance was reported as 109. Franklin Loses To Lee Edward* High By 9-4 Score The Franklin High baseball ers bowed down to the Ashe ville High Maroons, 9 to 4, F i day afternoon in Ashevllle in the season's opening game tor both teams. Orady Corbin wai moundman (or the locals and ha d ths Ma roons to eight hits, fanned four, and walked six. The Panthers chalked up two runs in ths third frame, one in the sixth, and one in the ninth. They stepped to the plate 37 times and co.lected six h ts, as compared with the Marooa's 32 times at bat and eight hits. INDICT WOODS IN YEAR-OLD MYSTERY CASE Grand Juror* Charge Grady Ray Slain; Issue Capias Following the disclosure of new developments In an 11 months-o'd death, the grand Jury Monday returned a true bill of Indictment for first de gree murder against Theodore Woods, of the Kyle section. The indictment charges Woods with the death of Grady Ray, 43, a timber cutter and logger, of Kyle, whose body was found in the yard of a Kyle resident's home about midnight, May 17, 1950. A capias for his arrest has been issued. According to Sher- j iff J. Harry Thomas, the where abouts of the accused slayer are 1 not known but he has been re ported to be in South Carolina. During a coroner's inquest, lollowlng Ray's death, testimony of witnesses indicated that there was no evidence of foul play. At the inquest Dr. H. T. Hors ley, county physician, and Dr. Edgar Angel expressed the opinion that alcoholism was the cause of Ray's death. However, the coroner's jury, suspecting that the true facts concerning the death were not brought out at the inquest, made provisions whereby the case could be reopened at any time, should additional evidence warrant it. What the new evidence in the case is was not disclosed follow ing the indiatment. According to Solicitor Thad D. Bryson, Jr., the evidence Involves a fight In which several men participated Just be ore Ray's death. The logger's body wag found In Craig Stepp's front yard by Frank Wright. Giand Jurors were Fred S. Moore, foreman. Verlon Staf ford, J. H. Long, Ray Cabe, Clauds Keener, Glen Smith, Walter Johnson, Luther Craw ford, Omer Elmore, L. N. Smith, R. L. Parrlsh, C. D. Bryson, Fred Grant. Jim Henry, T. M. Rickman, Weimer Williamson, Charlie Sondheimer, and T. A. Bateman. Names of the ju-ors were drawn from s hit by Michael Hastings, four-yjar-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hastings. ' CLEARS DUCKET ON SECOND DAY Court Term Adjourned Tuesday; Cases Tried Listed The Anrll te?m of Macon o.j-^rlnr court, with T. A Rmrseau, of NO'th Wl'kesVoro, rrsMd'n*. m^v?>d 'w'ftlv ?hro-'yh 8 llcrbt cimlna! cn-1 civil dock et and bv noon Tnesda" all rnses to be tried were discard of. Action was tak^n on ?' T:m Inal cases and seven divorce we e printed. Sheriff J. Karr- Thomas sai^ sccond-week Jurors would no have to appear To1* duty. Follow'ng are the rases hea d: Drunken driving, (all defen dants given (iO-day suspended sentences, and driver's license revoked, on oavment of *100 rnd costs!. Malcom F. Ellis, Wymer Young, A- on Hall Mi'l er, Hubert B. B*teman, Ralph Buchanan, e?rev B. Patton Frank Edwin Shockley, Ted Ray Reynold*. Possession of Illegal gambling devices (all defendants given four-months' suspended sen tences on payment of $25 and costs) C. E. Mitchell, Bill Holt, Glenn Holt. The following defendants were called and failed to appear and capiases were issued: Wil lard Womack, speeding; Harvey Cabe, drunken driving. Fred Weaver Moody, drunken driving; Highlands Art Galley, Inc., conducting business of auction merchant without li cense and bond, violating town ordinance; Morris Stone, violat ing town ordinance, securing auctioneer's license under false representation, conducting busi ness of auctioneer without li cense, conducting business of auctioneer without license and without being appointed; Mor ris Stone and Arthur Truck, violating town ordinances, auc tioneering without proper li cense in town of Highlands; Louis Friedberg, conducting business of auctioneer without being appointed and without li cense; Eddie Sobel, conducting business of auctioneer without being appointed and without li cense; William Way, ope-ating nln-ball machine; Dock Gibson, abandonment; Charles J. West, drunken driving; Don Qwenby, abandonment; Marlon B- San ders, Jr., drunken driving; Elija Grant, drunken driving; Thom as Junior McDowell, drunken dr'vinn; Joe Dean, drunken I delving; C. T. Tiller, illegal po i session of whiskey; Clair Tim othy Tiller, reckless driving; Edward H. Jones, drunken driv ing. I Other cases heard were Clyde R. Beck, violation- of prohibition laws and carrying a concealed weapon, 150 days, suspended, on payment of $50 and costs; Mal com F. Ellis, hit and run, $100 I and costs, license suspended; Nelson Jones, drunken driving, two charges, six months, license suspended; Ralph Baldwin, non support, nol pros; Everett Jen kins, larceny, continued; Scott. Hudson and A. S. Happoltz, op erating pin-ball machine, $50 each and costs; Ernest Guess, Heres Cross-Section Of Opinion On MacArthur Removal While the Truman-MacA'- 1 thur controversy collected . streamer headlines in news- 1 papers all over the world last week, members of The P ess staff sallied forth with pencil ; and paper to see what Mr. and Mr*. John Q. Public, of Macon County, thought of the situa tion. , The question asked was: "What do you think of Presi dent Truman's dismissal of Gen eral MacArthur?" Those interviewed were chos en at random, with a view to presenting a cross-section of op inion. Following art the opinions im pressed : John D. Alsup, Sr., govern ment employee? "Personally, ! think it was ejcactly what Mac Arthur deserved for insubordi nation. But 1 doll't think the president'! twin# was very good." Mrs. C art U Pearson, house* Wife ? "I# it is for the good of the country And the war situ ation, then l am in favor." Mn. Urrv Cab*, hotieewlfe? '1 don't believe In Jumping out of the frying pan into the (Ire. Didn't MacArthur want to bomb Red China and Manchuria?" Miss Roberta En lot, school teacher? "It is the most tragic thing I have heard of. Truman is lacking in spiritual leader ship and MacArthur has him beat in that respect. And I'm a Democrat tool" Frank Plyler, government em ployee and past commander of the local V. P. W. post^-"Polit lcally, MacArthur is the man for the job because he under stands the Oriental mind, but one of the important features of our government is that the military can't dictate diplomatic policy.'1 W. Boy Carpenter, real estate ?"I don't Ilk* it! I don't think it vu the smart thing to do. It's playing us right into the Kremlin's hands, if he hid been SUnning to do It he should Ave done It a long time ago and not at this time." i. C. Crtep. photographs?? "No one ll indispensable, if they are going to dismiss kacArthur, i then they should dismiss Ache son and impeach Truman." MUM LUllan Jones, secretary? i "1 think Its awful, if he wasl over there to do the fighting then they should have given him the power to get the war over with." T. W. Ansel, Jr., drugstore owner? "I don't liko it! How do we know MacArthur hasn't been following orders from Washing ton. It seems like we have only heard one side. Let's wait and see what MacArthur has to say." joe Tyler, bookkeeper? "The biggest victory for the Com munists yet!" James L. (Jimmy) Hattser, hardware salesman?"! think he was right. It takes a man of courage to do what he did." Verlon Stafford, businessman ?"I think he made an awful mistake. At least he could have left him in charge of the oocu* patlon Of Japan,7' J. Paul Vitt-oM, barber? "I think it *?&? one of the bone headedneu moves a leader of the tjnited Itatei ever made." WUtta ftenshaw, hljh school student?1 "If Truttlan was hold* kng a personal grudge, that tfaan't the way to aettle it. He If hot going to find a man ae I able as General MacArthur." Emory Crawford, high school student ? "I don't think we see both sides of the picture. I don't know for sure why he dis missed him. you know you can't believe everything you read." J. C. Jacotn, business man ? "Personally I think both are wrong. MacArthur should have obeyed orders and Truman should have settled It without outright dismissing him. You know yourself that MacArthur has been in the army long enough to know he had to obey orders. And 1 think Truman brought personal reasons to bear In the matter." ft. L. West, store manager? "In one way MacArthur asked for it by mixing his military career with hli political views. But 1 think h? knows more about what to do over then than Truman does, They say thtv don't want all-out war with Red china but it look* like they have it anyway." DMi Stott, school teacher? "Persohnally 1 think he made a mistake MacArthur has been over there for more than II years and he should know mora than Acheson or any of them. However, he did disobey his su perior officer." James Denman, surveyor ? "As a matter of theory, the President had ? right to do what he did, but in view of the President's lack of any background, other than his Kansas City Pendergast trac ing, it appears, as a practical proposition, that it's utterly rid iculous for Harry Truman to at tempt to tell MacArthur any thing." Clyde Btafham, taxi driver? "I didn't like It. I think Mac Arthur knows the country over there and knows how to deal with the people and they like him. I think Truman stepped off in a heat of rage." O. 1. Wilton? "Truman had the authority to do It, but I think he made a mistake. Mac Arthur knows those people in side and out and can deal with them. Htitorjr, l believe, will bear it out." Mr*. Ruth MeColhim, secre tary? "I'm not as hot under the collar as I was at first, after reading an editorial in The Old sen which explained both eldee of the situation." 2 Out For Mayor, 13 For Alderman Drop Picnicking Charges At Twi Recreation Areas j No chares* w'M male thU ?'AMU f"f p'rnVklng r.t the Arros?o;>d CI ad* and CI f'slde re'r?,*t>on ar?a-, 't was announced this ne-k h> E. W. I??n haw. ?rperv*r;o ? of the Nants.hala Nations For Mt, Ths local forest rn ho'it'"s wers roin'ril f i "is*" such charges at C15 fside (he past two reasons, 11H at Arrrrml last season, but this ve.ar the m~tter was >?t fo the'r ?ilK cretion, an1 Mr. R?nshiw an nounced that no charge will be made. At <hc sama time, he an nounced that the place of eonesjwioner. to sell soft drinks, candies, etc., is open at Arrowood Glade. It also wa? announced that Cliff side will be opened for daily fishing, starting Jane 1. Wesley an Choir To Give Performance Here Sunday The choir and chorus of Ten nessee Wesleyan college will present a program at the Franklin Methodist church Sun day afternoon at 4 o'clock, the pastor, the Rev. C. E. Murray, has announced. Made up of 38 male and fe male voices, the choir and chor us is an organization of the col lege. The general public is invited, Baptist S. S. Meeting Set For Sunday At 2:30 The Ba&lst association^ Sun day school meeting will be held at the Longview Baptist church Sunday at 2:30 p. m. The theme will be "What Next? After the Revival", and Robert M. Dlllard will be the chief speaker. He will discuss "Opportunities of the Superintendent* and Of le ers in Making Greater Gains". The R?v, C, T. Taylor will de liver the inspirational message, and Thomas Stiles will conduct the devotional. larceny, six months suspended, on payment of $67 and costs; Wade Hampton, larceny, called and failed, capias Issued; Car! Penland, non - support, six months, suspended; Fred Crisp Jr., hit and run, costs; Robert Williams, no driver's license, 60 days; Clyde J. Smith, Possess ing punch boards for unlawful purposes, four months, suspend ed, on payment of $25 and costs; Paul Larner, possessing punch boards for unlawful purposes, four months, suspended, on pay ment of $25 and costs; Grady Cowart, illegal possession and whiskey for sale, four months; Bennle Lenoir Jr., attempted assault with deadly weapon, four months, suspended, on pay ment of costs. Franklin Voters Will Choose Between 15 In Races May 8 PVur-<ay\ filing deadline for rr?.nlclln'^ tiennia' nonpartisan election May 8 showed 15 men in the town races, two for the mayor's seat, and 13 for the six man board of aldermen. T. W. Angel, Jr., mayor of Franklin from 1945 to 1949, and Robert M. Dil ir.1, re'ircd r> - torney, are seeking e'e-tion as m'tyo'. In th? rnfn ?!*? Pr"Io n vraii. Ar^io'T O. Mt': Frrnks V Pfm! West, Will an; H Mcn >r?, J. Frank Mnrt'n. J C. Jafob". T I 'am; for.. Br^in T>a*ton. "er' in a? ? for i, Curtis Ij Pearson, ^nnk R. Leach, fnd Oscar Ledford Mr. Swafford and Mr. Patton were the only membe-s o' the old town board to file for re election. Alderman E. J. Whit mire and Russell Cabe announc ed two weeks ago that they would not seek reelection, and the remaining member of the present board, W. C. Burrell, did not file for reelection. Voters will go to the polls May 8 to select a mayor and six aldermen. Registration books will be open for two more Saturdays, April 21 and 28, prior to the election. April 28 has been nam ed as challenge day. 2 Legislators Back Home Following Assembly's Close After approximately three and a half months in Raleigh, the two legislators from this county ? R. S. Jones, 33rd dis trict senator, and C. Tom Bry son, Macon representative ? re turned to their homes here last week-end. following sine die ad journment of the 1951 session of the N. C. general assembly. Senator and Mrs. Jones and their daughter, Margaret, reached Franklin late Sunday night. Rep. Bryson arrived Satur day. He was accompanied by his daughter, Mrs. Mildred Mul ler, the latter's daughter, Linda, and Miss Marie Jennings, who had spent several days visiting in Dunn, Durham, and Raleigh. Bloodmob'le To Seek J SO Pints Here Next Wednesday The collection of 150 pints of blood for America's fighting men overseas will be the aim of the Red Cross Bloodmobile when it arrives in Franklin Wednesday afternoon. The mobile unit, which wps here in January, will set up headquarters at the Franklin Presbyterian church. Collection hours will be from 11 a. m. to 5 p. m. C. Of C. And Merchants To Meet Friday Night A joint meeting of the Frank lin Chamber of Commerce and the Merchants association will be held at the Agricultural building tomorrow (Friday) night at 7:30 o'clock, it has been announced. Committee re ports will be made. METHODIST SERVICE The Rev. C. L. Grant, pastor of the Franklin Methodist cir cuit, has announced Sunday services In circuit churches. They are as follows: Louisa Methodist at 10 a. m., lotla at 11 a. m., and Snow Hill at 7:30 p. m. The Men's Service club of the First Baptist church will .meet Tuesday night at 7 o'clock, it has been announced. Dinner will be served and a special speaker will be heard. The Slagle Parent-Teacher as sociation will meet Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the school, It has been announced. Previously, the association has been meeting on Wednesdays. The fourth Sunday sing of the Northern Division of the Macon County Singing conven tion will meet with the Oak Dale Baptist church at 1 p. m , it was announced this week by Hsrley B. Mason, president,
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