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t Iff&ttJtf itt Hff ?sib trice 6 Cents Ujijjblanbjei Blacotuan VOL. LXIV ? NO. 19 FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1951 TWELVE PAGES Dillard Defeats T. W. Angel For Mayor Entire Old Board Of Aldermen Reelected In Highlands ANDERSON, RICE, HALLPOTTSAND HOLT WIN AGAIN CoWv Unopnosed, Named Ma Sixth Time; Vote Is Light .A1! f?*'n of ttlB rirofl ont Highlands heard of contnls "ion"rs were ">e!ected in Tu"S biennial non-partisan mu nicioal election. Mavo- II. W. Cobb was unop posed for reelection to his sixth ( r>on -consecutive ) term. The five incumbent comm's F'oners won by votes ran?in<* from 1C2 to 116. Votes of their four onoonents ranged from 112 to 61. The vote was relatively light, 218 votes havln" been cast as compared with 237 in the 1949 election. - The votes received by the winning Incumbents, according to the unofficial count, were: C. J. Anderson, 162; Tudor N. Hall, 157; L. W. Rice, Sa? 144; Edward Potts, 117; and Harry A. Holt, 116. The defeated candidates, with their votes: Harvey S. Talley, 112; Dr. Jessie Z. Moreland, 93; Glenn Shuler, 86; and John H. C. Perry, 61. If the usual custom in High lands Is followed, the official canvass of the vote by the pres ent board will not be made un til the next regular meeting, which falls on the third Mon day evening In the month ? May 21. OTTO WINNER AT FIELD DAY Otto school, with a total of 42 competitive points, walked off with top honors at the county wide Junior Athletic Field day Friday afternoon on the Frank lin High athletic field. Runnerups were Franklin and Cowee. The Franklin Rotary club sponsored the field event and will award cash prizes to the Individual winners from each school. Coach Dick Stott was In charge of the elementary Olym pics. Lawrence Bradley, who trans ferred from Franklin to Otto recently, completely dominated events scheduled for the boys. He won four of seven events, 60-yard dash, 100-yard da?h, standing broad jump, and foot ball kick for distance. Roger Evans, Cowee, took first place in baseball throw for accuracy and football throw for distance. He tied with James Wiggins, Otto, for bask etball free ihrows. Individual first place winners In the gills' competition were Marie Crisp, Iotla, basketball free throw; Maude Angel, Cul lasaja, 50-yard dash; Sharon Swanson, Cullasaja, 200-yard relay; Mary Hall, Franklin, Softball accuracy throw; Fenes Pruitt, Cowee, soitball throw for distance; Hazel Vinson, otto, standing broad jump; Hazel Vinson, Otto, basketball throw for distance. ? Gaston Clark i On Duty In Germany, Now Sergeant 1 cl. Sgt. Gaston Clark, son of D. L. Clark, of Franklin, recently was promoted to the grade of sergeant first class for profic iency In military duties and ex emplary conduct, according to Information received here from Berlin, Germany. Sgt. Clark has been In Ger many since May, 1M8, and Is an assistant platoon leader, with "I" company, Srd battal ion, 6th infantry regiment. He li authorised to wear the occu pation medal and the Berlin airlift device, HEADS STUDENTS CHARLES BROWNING Mr. Browning, Macon Coun ty student at Western Carolina Teachers college, Cullowhee, last week was elected president of the W. C. T. C. student body, defeating five other candidates for the honor. The son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Browning, of Cowee, he also is president of the Western Carolina players, college dramatic organization. Last summer he was a member of the cast of "Unto These Hills". A rising senior, he suc ceeds Herbert Hyde, who now makes Franklin home, as stu dent body head. BAND. CHOIRS GIVE CONCERT Enthusiastic Audience Fills Theatre For Annual Event Performing with sureness and precision, the Franklin school band and the boys' and girls' choral groups of the school pre sented their annual spring con cert at the Macon Theatre Sunday afternoon before an audience that filled both the mai? auditorium and the gal lery. The hour-long program was under the direction of 8. F. 'Sammy) Beck, school band dl rectoi1. Mr. Beck and his pupils were riven an enthusiastic reception, and at an intermission the aud ience contribute! more than $100 to the band fund, follow ing Mr. Beck's explanation that the band still is short a num ber of instruments. The audience was most pleas ed, perhaps, with Cain's "The Gospel Train", sung by a boys' choir, and demanded ? and got ? a repeat performance of this number. The first phase of the pro gram was five band numbers: The Booster (march), by Klein; If Thou Be Near, Bach; Stout Hearted Men, Bomberg; Beau Sabreur (overture), Olivadoti? the number which won the band second place at Western Carolina Teachers college's re cent field day; and Show Boy (march), Huff. There followed five vocal numbers: In A Monastery Gar den, by Ketelbey, sung by the girls' chorus; The Gospel Train; Song of Freedom, Holmes, boys' quartet, and Sleigh Ride, Kountz, mixed quartet. The third part of the program was opened with a bass solo by Bryan Hurst, Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep, by Dela meter. It was followed by these band selections: Anchors Awelgh (march), Miles; Panis Angeil cus, Franck; Sackatchewan Overture, Holmes; Waltz King ? selection of Strauss melodies, arranged by Hummel; Donkey oerenade, Frlml; Marine Corps Hymn; and Star Spangle Ban ner, Smith. WILL HOLD SING ? The second i Sunday sing of the southern division of the Macon County Singing conven tion will be held at l:?iB o'clock May 13 at th? sugar Fork Bap tist church, Ralph McClure, Hcretary, announced this w??k. RENSHAW AGAIN NAMED TO HEAD LOCALLEGION Other Officer* Chosen ; Will Sponsor Youth At 'Boys' State' E. W. Renshaw was unani mously reelected commander of American legion Post No. 108 at the local post's meeting last Thursday evening at the Slagle Memorial building. Mr. Renshaw, who is super visor of the Nantahala Nation al Forest, in 1950 was elected for a full one-year term, after serving the unexpired portion of the 1949-50 term. He and the other officers elected Thurs day will be Installed at the June meeting. Fred Corbin was e!ected first vice-commander, succeeding Er win Patton; Mr. Patton was named second vice-commander, succeeding James Carroll; Fred Vaughn was elected adjutant, succeeding John Crawford; the Rev. Hoyt Evans was unani mously reelected chaplain; W. W. (Bill) Sloan was chosen fi nance officer, succeeding A. R. (Alf) Hlgdon; and James Car roll was named sergeant-at arms, succeeding Cecil Parker. The post voted to sponsor a Macon County boy at Boys' State, at Chapel Hill, again this year; decided to hold another benefit square dance at the Ot to school June J; to hold Sat urday night square dances at the Memorial building the last two Saturday's , in May, pend ing decision about continuing the dances here indefinitely; and discussed the rights of the Legion at the Memorial build ing. Boys' State is a Legion -spon sored gathering of boys at which the youngsters conduct their own government, modeled after that of the United States. Harold Enloe, Guy Sutton, and Bob Parker were named a com mittee to work witji the schools in selecting the boy to go this year. Charles Thomas was last year's choice, Commander Renshaw named Joe Bradley and Frank Shope as a committee to conduct the June 1 dance at Otto, and ap pointed Mr, Sloan, Mr. Enloe, Cecil Parker, and Frank W. Reece as the committee on the two dances at the Memorial building. The Rotary club has been conducting Saturday night dances at the Memorial build ing, but has discontinued the project, find the Legion hopes to work out a plan for hold ing the dances each Saturday night for an Indefinite period. The Legion held these dances for a number of years, but some time ago relinquished the proj ect to the Rotary. At the time the Slagle Me morial was constructed, the Legion put up $9,000 for the construction of the caretaker's house on the Memorial grounds, and Commander Renshaw, in response to a request at an earlier meeting, Thursday niglft read the contract between the Legion post and the trustees of the Memorial building. It's various provisions were discuss ed ai some length. F. F. A. Boy* Win Second Place In Judging Contest The Franklin Future Farm ers of America livestock judg ing team was awarded second place at the District 5, F. F. A. annual competition In AshevlUe Saturday. The team, under the leader ship of Wayne Proffltt, voca tional agricultural teacher, will compete in the *t?te-wlde con tat* dated lot Auguat in Ral eigh. Team numbers are L. A. Moorf, Howard cantrell, and Pit* s*t*er. DUtrtet 8 represent* tight ftfertUon* In 19 oountle*. Macon Leads Counties In W. N. C. In Tree Planting Macon County is leading all counties west of Asheville in taking advantage of free tree seedlings offered by the Ten nessee Valley authority, S. W. Mendenhall, county agent, said Monday. With the last shipment, which arrived in March, Macon has received 581,500 seedlings. Next highest county in March was Cherokee with lBg.QQQ Last year 416,000 seedlings were planted in the county under the program, be said. To date this year, 99 persons have received trees and 581 acres have been seeded. The seedlings, Mr. Mendenhall said, are planted approximately 1,000 to an acre. Orders are now being taken at the county agent's office for fall shipment. Presbyterian Leaders Plan Meeting Here Presbyterian leaders from six Southwestern North Carolina counties Will gather at the Franklin Presbyterian church tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 o'clock to hear the Rev. LeRoy P. Burney, of Atlanta, speak on "Our Tithing Adventure". The meeting here is one of three district sessions being held in the Asheville Preskiy tery. Dr. Burney, who Is executive coordinator of the denomina tion's Program of Progress, will be accompanied here and intro duced by Edward G. Roberts, of Asheville, chairman of the pro gram in this Presbytery. The meeting is especially for the heads of all Presbyterian church organizations, as well as any other interested persons, and the Rev. Hoyt Evans, Franklin pastor, said about 50 official delegates are expected. The meetings here and at other points In this Presbytery are aimed at getting all Pres byterian church members to give a tithe of their income to their churches for the 13-week period September 18 to Decem ber 9. This movement is the culmination of the five-year Program of Progress of the church, Mr. Evans explained. Presbyterian leaders are ex pected at the meeting here from Cherokee, Clay, Braham, Swain, Jackson, and Macon counties. Durham Band To Play For Dance Give Concert Here A dance Saturday night and a concert Sunday afternoon will feature the appearance here of the 65-plece Durham High school band, S. W. Beck, Frank lin band director, announced this week. The band Is being sponsored Jointly by the Franklin Lions club and the Franklin band. Proceeds from the two perfor mances will go to the local band fund. Saturday night at Slagle Me morial building, from 9 o'clock until \{, members of the band will form the "Durham High School Swlngsters" and play for a public dance. Admission is 75 cents per person. At the Friendship tabernacle Sunday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock the entire band will give a concert. Admission Is 50 cents for adults, and 25 cents for children. The Durham band Is under the direction of Lewis Enloe and has very high rating among bonds In the state. CLUB PLANS PROGRAM The Hickory Knoll home dem onstration club will sponsor a family Ufa program at the Hick ory Knoll church tomorrow (Friday) night at 7: SO o'clock, Mrs. J. 8. Oray, president, an nounced this weak. The public la invited to attend. School Board Rejects, Later Reelects Sutton The county board of educa tion, which last Friday night re: used to reelect R. G. Sutton as principal of the Franklin school, Monday night reversed that position, and reelected Mr. Sutton for another year. Both actions were taken by the board In executive session, but Bob Sloan, board chairman, who announced the two actions, said both votes were unanimous. Upon learning of Friday night's vote, Mr. Sutton was understood to have approached board members Monday with the suggestion that he should have a hearing. They agreed to this, and his reelection at Mon day night's session followed de tailed discussion, Mr. Sloan said, between the members of the board and Mr. Sutton of the following points: j "1. Cooperation of Mr. Sut ton with any man employed as superintendent. "8. Conduct of the athletic program. "3. Teacher participation in local affairs." Mr. Sutton, In addition to his active duties as Franklin school principal, Is supervising princi pal of this school district (No. 1), which includes all the schools in the county, with the exception of those In the High lands and Nantahala areas. As reelected supervising prin- ( cipal, he and members of the school committee for District | No. 1 are now conferring on the teachers for schools in this district, and will meet With the county school board tomorrow (Friday) morning to present their recommended list. Board members had not planned to take formal action Friday night, Mr. Sloan said. Instead, they met at the Mash burn-Sorrells Motor company offices of Board Member J. C. Sorrells for informal confer- . ences on organization with the | committees for the three dis tricts. Members of Committee No. 1, | headed by E. E. Crawford, of | the Cullasaja community, sug- : gested that, while they were to gether, they would make their recommendation for Franklin district principal. After meet ing separately, they rejoined the school board to recommend Mr. Sutton. The school board then went into executive session to con sider the recommendation, and the five members voted unani mously to reject the commit tee's recommendation. Under the law, district com mittees (which are appointed by the school board) recom mend district principals, and the county board and superin tendent either accept or reject the committee recommendations. After the district principals are elected, they confer with the district committees, and the group makes up teacher list recommendations, which also are subject to the approval or veto of the school board and the superintendent. Attending Monday night's meeting, held in the of 1 ice of the county superintendent, were the five members of the board, Mr. Sutton, County Supt. G. L. Houk, and the members of the District No. 1. committee. Nursery Rhyme Characters To Come To Life In Operettas Here Friday Those fabulous characters, Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Old King Cole, will come to life tomorrow (Friday I after noon on the stage at Macon theatre when first, second, and third grade pupils from Frank lin school present two panto mime operettas. ? Cu tain time |s 1:SQ o'clock. The performances fire under the direction qf Miss Alice Weaver, public school music teacher, and 275 chUdren win take part in the productions, Another performance of both operettas will be given Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the theatre for the benefit of stu dents who are unable to attend Friday's showing, Miss Weaver said. First graders will give the "Adventures of Goldilocks" and the second and third graders will present "Merry Old Soul." Those taking principal roles in Goldilocks are, Alda Wal droop, Goldilocks; Paul Cabe, Papa Bear; Sara Lee Bryson, Mama Bear; and David Tallent, Baby Bear. A chorus of daisies includes Martha Angel, Jo Evel yn Barnard, Carol Calloway, Judy Evans, Ethel Sorrells, Nancy Tallent, Gerlene Tilson, Rachel Quam, Carol Hedden, and Lyn West. Leading characters in "Merry Old Soul" are Douglas Pearson, Old King Cole; Oary Crawford, Page One; Landy Pendergrass, Page Two; Jerry Patton, Court Fool; Jimmy Rowland, 8imple Simon; Ann McCoy, Old Woman In a Shoe; Brenda Cunning ham, Talry Queen; Con Hen derson, Humpty Dfcmpty; Dar rell Lee and Ann Fagg, Jack and Jill; Linda Shope, Little Miss Muffet; Janice Bowman, Little Bo Peep; Olenda Holt. Queen of Hearts; and Barry Keener, Knave of Hearts. Those talcing part as fairies Include Barbara Duncan, Ann Dean, Dixie Cloer, Judy Reber, Margaret Swann, Brenda Tal lent, Oloria Jean Hedden, Agnes Mashburn, Linda Tallent, Bet ty Ann Young, Jackie Sue John son, and Jane Long. Genevieve Whltmire, Sandy Kinney, and Jimmy Cruse will be spokesmen of the chorus. The admission Charge will be 25 cents for adults,' 10 cents for students. Annual Poppy Sale For Disabled Vets To Be Held May 26 The annual Poppy Sale for disabled American veterans will be held May 26 under the sponsorship of the local Amer ican Legion Auxiliary, Mrs. Gil mer A. Jones, sale chairman, announced this week. Sale of the popples, which are made by disabled veterans in the Fayetteville hospital, Is a wonderful morale booster for the hospitalized, she pointed opt, and helps the veterans to earn ? little spending money. The balance of the profits go back to veterans In hospitals in Oteen, Swannanoa, and Fay etteville, and to the children of needy veterans, she explained. "When these popples are bought, a veteran Is helped In the hospital," Mrs. Jones said, "and the wearer Is honoring ths men who fought and died for America In World Wtrs I and II and the promt conflict in Korea, M Mrs. Cook Named To Associational Post Fifth Time Mrs. W. N. Cook was reelect ed associational superintendent of the Macon County Woman's Missionary society (or the fifth consecutive year at a meeting May 3 at Cowee Baptist church. Other officers elected Include Mrs. Fannie Gibson, associate superintendent; Mrs. Carr Bry son, secretary and treasurer; Mrs. Jack Cabe, young people's director; the Rev. Paul Nix, royal ambassador counselor; Mrs. Frank Olbson, mission Hudy chairman; Mrs. W. O. Lewis, stewardship chairman; Mrs. W. N. Dalrymple, chair man of community missions; Mrs. Paul Nix, chairman of lit erature; ' Mrs. Paul Klnsland, chairman of training school. The new officers were install ed by the tier. M. W. Chapman, pastor of the nrat Baptist 9huith. COUNT 383-171: SWAFFORD IS ATTOP WITH 377 In a one-sided race, Robert M. Dillard defeated T. W. Angel, Jr., for mayor, in Franklin's biennial non-partisan election Tuesday. Mr. Dillard received 303 votes, and Mr. Angel, mayor of Frank lin from 1945 to 1S49, received 171. Verlon Swafford and Erwln Patton, the only incumbent aldermen who sought reelec tion, retained their seats by wide majorities. Mr. Swa ford received more votes than any of the 15 candidates in the races. He polled 377 and Mr. Patton 329. New aldermen on the six man board, are Oscar Ledford, 335; Armour Cagle, 333; J. C. Jacobs, 300; and J. Frank Mar tin, 259 votes. Unsuccessful candidates and votes received were Curtis Pear son, 203; H. Paul West, 187; Prelo J. Dryman, 158; T. L. Jamison, 129; William H. Mc Clure, 75; Mack Franks, 32; and Frank R. Leach, 25. Mr. Dillard, retired Atlanta attorney, is believed to be the first non-Macon County native to be elected mayor of Frank lin, with the exception of the late M. D. Billings, and the latter spent most of his life here. If there have been others, persons fapiiliar with Franklin political history yesterday did not remember them. A native of Jackson County, Mr. Dillard campaigned on a platform of devoting his full time to the mayor's Job. He also emphasized a clean town. In seeking the office, he made a systematic, house-to-house canvass. In the light of past elections, Tuesday's vote was not very heavy. In 1947 a total of 551 votes were cast and in 1949' voters polled 289. It is customary here for the new town officials to take of fice the first Monday in June. Following official canvass of the vote by the retiring board, the six elected aldermen were sworn Into office by Henry W. Cabe, retiring mayor. Mr. Dil lard was expected to be given the oath late yesterday or to day. Mrs. Richardson Taken By Death, Rites At Morganton Mrs. Sarah Powell Richard son, 85. a lesldent of franklin since 1940, died In a local hos pital Tuesday afternoon at 1:15 o'clock after a three-year Ill ness. Funeral services will be held this (Thursday) afternoon at 2 o'clock at the First Methodist church In Morganton. The Rev. J. B. McClarty, pastor there, and the Rev. C. E. Murray, pastor of the Franklin Metho dist church, will officiate. Bur ial will be in the Morganton city cemetery. Born in Iredell County, Feb ruary 23, 1866. the daughter of E. H. and Mrs. Jane Powell, she was married In 1887 to the Rev. D. S. Richardson. After her husband's death In 1032, she lived for a number of years at Rutherford college. Since moving to Franklin, she had made her home with her daugh ter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Cabe. She was a member of the Franklin Meth odist church. * Survivors Include three daugh ters, Mrs. A R. McDonald, of Oastonla, Mrs. Cabe, and Mr*. C. L. Pendergrass, of Frank lin; one son, A. M. Richardson, of Erwln, Tenn.; one brother, Frank Powell, of Iredell county; and six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be representa tives of Rutherfordton Collage. Bryant funeral home la In charge of arrangements. WILL SHOW MOVIB8 Color moTlea of We?Urn North Carolina will b? tbown at a meeting of the Macon County TourUt aeaoolattoc to morrow (Friday) night at ? o'clock at KaUrt inn. AnyoM inUraatod in the totirlat bMt? MM U invmd, It ?M MM:
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