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FRANKLIN, N. THURSDAY, MAT 17, 1951
TEN PAOKN
C. 0. RAMSEY
NAMED CLERK
BY ALDERMEN
Mayor Breaks Tie Vote;
Committees Of New
Board Named
Charles O. Ramsey was ap
pointed clerk of the Town of
Franklin, by secret ballot, at a
special meeting of the newly
elected board of aldermen Tues
day night.
Mrs. Mary Louise Sherrill,
clerk since April, resigned of
ficially to the old town board
at its last meeting, prior to the
town election May 8.
Board members reviewed 10
applications submitted for the
thfee-fold position ? clerk, tax
collector, and treasurer ? before
naming Mr. Ramsey.
Vote was deadlocked between
Mr. Ramsey and an unidentified
applicant. Mayor Robert M. Dil
lard broke the tie in favor of
Mr. Ramsey.
The names of the unsuccess
ful applicants were not made
public.
The mayor appointed board
. members to committees and the
committees, in turn, appointed
chairmen. They are as follows:
Water and sewer: J. Frank
Martin, chairman, Armour G.
Cagle, and J. C. Jacobs.
Street and light: Erwin Pat
ton, chairman, Mr. Martin, and
Oscar Ledford.
Budget: Verlon Swafford,
chairman, Mr. Jacobs, and Mr.
Cagle.
A tetter was read from George
C. Franklin, general counsel for
the North Carolina League of
Municipalities, stating that he
plans to be In the western part
of the state either in June or
July, and is making plans to
meet with the town board to
discuss the question of zoning
in Franklin.
Board members voted to
meter ail construction jobs and
new buildings where water is
toeing used, charging regular
rates. In the past the town has
not installed meters on water
lines until construction was
completed.
The motion was introduced by
Mr. Swafford, who explained to
board members the inadequacy
of the town's water facilities,
especially in the event of an
emergency.
Pointing out the eventual
need for additional equipment
to bring the water system up
to date, Mr. Swafford said the
additional revenue gained by
metering new construction
would help to rectify the situa
tion that much sooner.
The board approved the em
ployment of Alvin Moore, Ne
gro, who will work on the gar
bage collection truck.
The Tuesday ifleeting was the
new board's second meeting in
less than a week. Members met
Friday afternoon. At that time
Mr. Swafford was elected to
serve as mayor pro tem.
i Franklin FFA
Boyi Win Top Honors At
Field Day
The Franklin Future Farm
ers of America took top honors
at the FFA Nantahala Federa
tion field day in Waynesville
Friday.
The local organization, under
the leadership of Wayne Prof
fitt, vocational agriculture
teacher, had 36 members enter
ed in the competition.
Field events Included volley
ball, horse shoes, softball throw
for accuracy, broad jump, high
Jump, shot put, 100 yard dash,
100 yard relay, tug-of-war, and
basketball free throw.
School For Law
Enforcement Officer*
Under Way Here
A three-day school for Macon
County law enforcement offici
als got under way at the court
house yesterday (Wednesday)
morning.
Sheriff J. Harry Thomas said
law problems which confront
most officials In the execution
of duty are being covered, In
cluding the law of search and
aelzure and the law of arrest.
At the school, which will end
tomorrow (Friday), special
phases of law are being covered
by local lawyers for the benefit
of Mm offkttri.
Korean 'Hunting License'
Of Highlands Man Expires
WITH THE 1ST CALVARY
DIVISION, U. S. ARMY, IN
KOREA ? (Delayed) ? Rotation,
for Sergeant Mack H. Hopper,
of Highlands, N. C., means that
his Korean hunting license has
finally expired.
Sgt. Hopper, son of Mrs. G. P.
McClure, of Highlands, has lug
ged his 57-mlllmeter recoiless
rifle from Yongdong to Pyong
yang, flushing communist ma
chine gun nests with deadly
accuracy.
A 19-year-old squad leader in
the 5th Cavalry regiment, Sgt.
Hopper joined the 1st Cavalry
division in June, 1950 and en
tered the combat zone in July.
Although he was wounded at
Waegwan by a fragment from
the notorious Red 120-milimet
er mortars, Sgt. Hopper re
members Yongdong as his
tightest* moment.
"I guess that is natural," the
youthful sergeant said, "it was
the first time we were hit. The
North Koreans surrounded us
and cut us up pretty badly be
fore we could fight our way
out."
Shifting to a -more comfort
able position, Sgt. Hooper con
tinued, "I don't remember much
about being hit. We were near
Kaegwan. It wasn't bad, Just a
scratch. They fixed me up at
the aid station."
Sgt. Hopper is saying goodbye
to a fighting outfit. Through
out Korea the 5tfi Cavalry reg
iment has compiled an impres
sive battle record.
The first American force to
sweep into P'yongyang, the cap
ital city of North Korea, this
1st Cavalry division unit has
mauled Communist troops all
up and down the embattled
pennlnsula.
At Tabu-dong the troopers
stopped fighting a delaying ac
tion, and, wresting the initia
tive from the Communist forces,
broke the siege and roared
northward.
Speaking of the historic
breakthrough, Sgt. Hopper said:
"They had machine gun em
placements everywhere. I got in
a few lucky shots."
This March saw the 5th Cav
alry regiment in one of its
greatest actions. The troopers
of Sgt. Hopper's unit were as
signed the dangerous task of
clearing the ragged hills lead
ing to Hongchon. Supported by
artillery and napalm-dropping
aircraft, the regiment grabbed
peak after peak from the Chin
ese, forcing them back. Then,
to climax the four-day battle,
the city, a valuable Red supply
center, was stormed and taken.
Asked what he planned to do
on his return to the United
States, he replied with a big
smile:
"I am going to be somewhere
on the East Coast, lying on a
beach for about 30 days, I hope.
I don't want ever to come back
here, not even as a tourist."
PLAN FINALS
ATNANTAHALA
May, Miss Douthit Are
Otter Creek High
Honor Pupils
The Otter Creek (Nantahala)
school commencement exercises
will be held in the new Nanti
hala school, it W?s announced
this week by Principe! C&rl D.
Moses.
The high school graduation
exercises are set for the evening
of June 2, and an eighth grade
graduation program will be held
the evening of June 1.
Vester May, with an average
grade of 90 '/a, will be the vale
dictorian of the 1951 high
school graduating class, and
Susie Douthit, with an average
of 89'A, will deliver the saluta
tory address. Mr. May is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy May,
of Flats, and Miss Douthit is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Clifton Douthit, also of Flats.
This year's high school grad
uates number eight. The other
six members of the class are
Carl May, Ralph Wishon, Char
les Cross. Anna Jane Douthit,
and Joan Nelson.
Details for the high school
commencement are not com
plete.
The Rev. Bill Sorrells will be
the chief speaker at the eighth
grade graduation exercises.
Thirty-two will be given eighth
grade certificates.
Members of the senior class
made a trip to Atlanta last
week, spending Thursday night
and Friday in the Georgia cap
ital city, where they visited
many points of interest. They
were accompanied by Mr. Moses
and Mr. and Mrs. Warren Dey
ermond.
It was announced this week
that the exhibit of school work
that had been planned for to
morrow (Friday) at Otter
Creek has been postponed till
next Tuesday at 7 p. m.
Franklin Nine
To PImy Seneca
Here On Sunday
The Franklin High baseball
ers will Journey to Clayton, Oa.,
tomorrow (Friday) night for a
diamond duel with the Clayton
high nine.
Locals downed the Clayton
lads in a game here last week,
12 to 5.
Sunday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock the Franklin All Stars
will meet Seneca on the high
school athletic field.
. PLAN CONFERENCE
The Rev. C. L. Grant, pastor
of the Franklin Methodist cir
cuit, has announced the meet
ing of a QuartNb conference
at the panonafflMr M at i
p. m.
U. N. C. Dean
Rotary Club
Meet Speaker
Some of the characteristics of
"Americanism" were discussed
by Fred M. Weaver, dean of
students at the University of
North Carolina, Chapel Hill, at
last Wednesday evening's ladies'
night dinner of the Franklin
Rotary club, held at Panorama
cotjrt.
The speaker discussed the
role, for 15? years, of the Uni
versity In stimulating untram
melecf thinking, end in helping
to fit eitlaens for service to the
state and nation. He added that
education U the key tg most
problem* of citizenship and
government.
He paid tribute to the rugged
character and Independence of
the people of Western North
Carolina, and their ability "to
stand on their own feet, and
to do their own thinking".
After commenting on the va
rious phases of the American
character and this nation's
tradition of independence and
freedom, Mr. Weaver quoted a
child's definition of America?
"a place where people do not
have to be afraid".
President John B. Ray pre
sided at the meeting.
A committee, made up of J.
C. Jacobs and R. S. Jones, pre
sented pieces of silver to the
ladles as favors. The dinner
was arranged by John M. Arch
er, Jr., and E. W. Renshaw,
serving as a two-man commit
tee. Members of the Highlands
Rotary club and their "Rotary
Anns" were invited.
The speaker's brother, Harold
Weaver, also of the University, ,
was present as a guest.
Macon
To Get No Draft Call
Next Month
State selective service head- <
quarters in Raleigh Informed <
the local board last week that ,
Macon County will not receive
an induction call in June, W.
N. Sloan, chairman, announced
this week.
However, the chairman said,
men in the county who have
received preinduction examina
tions and are eligible for the
draft may volunteer lor induc
tion and a special call will be
arranged.
Some men might want to be
Inducted Immediately, Mr. Sloan
?aid, pointing out that a num
ber of potential draftees have
already quit work, expecting to
be called for Induction at any
time, some of thae might not
bt ftbie to |et their job* back,
lie MM, ilnee the/ ?r< subject
to Mil.
DIPLOMAS WILL
BE CONFERRED
ON 80 MAY 29
53 Girls And 27 Boys
In Franklin High's
i Class Of '51
Eighty Franklin High school
seniors ? 53 girls and 21 boys
will step forward to receive
diplomas at the school's 39th
annual graduation exercises at
Macon theatre Tuesday, May 29
Diplomas will be conferred b>
Ouy L. Houk, Bounty superin
tendent of schools,
Plans for the commencement
program wers announced this
week by R. G. Sutton, principal,
who will make the awards at
the graduation exercises.
The baccalaureate exercises,
also to be held at the theatre,
are set X or Sunday, May 2 1
with the Rev. M. W. Chapman,
First Baptist pastor here, de
livering the sermon.
Miss Mariann Sherrill, class
salutatorian, will give the wel
coming address, and Miss Una
Crawford, valedictorian, will de
liver the farewell address. Miss
Connaree Nolen, who tied with
Miss Crawford for class vale
dictorian, is to speak on "What
is Our Destination?"
The invocation and benedic
tion will be pronounced by' the
Rev. C. E. Murray, pastor of
the Franklin Methodist church.
Miss Ann Teague will speak
on "Class of '51 ? Symbol of
Progress in Macon County
Schools."
Junior marshals, chosen on
the basis of scholastic stand
ing, will be Meda Angel, Ge
neva Crawford, Johnnie Dills,
Lucille Edwards, Lester Green,
Charlotte Love, Georgia Nell
McDonald, Russell McKelvey,
Billy Solesbee, and Martha Ann
Stockton.
Class mascots are Diane At
kins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Milburn Atkins, of Knoxville,
Tenn.. and JohfifileSWan, son
of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Swan.
Music is under the direction
of S. F. Beck, band director,
Mrs. Henry W. Cabe, and Miss
Alice Weaver, public school mu
sic teacher.
During the exercises, the
Franklin band will play "Panls
Angelicus" and Straus' Waltz
King. Mrs. Cabe will pl&y the
traditional processional and re^
cessionaj ? Verdi's "Alda" and
the march from Wagner's Tann
hauser", I
Setser
Serving Hit Third Hitch
In 15 Years, Wounded
Sgt. First Glass Edwin Ray
Setser was wounded in action
In Korea May 2, his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ollmer Setser, of
Franklin, Route 1, were advised
this week by the Department of
Defense. He is understood to
have been wounded in the foot.
The 22-year-old soldier has
volunteered for duty with the
army three times since 1945 and
served in Germany and Japan
before going to Korea.
He first enlisted December 26,
1945 at the age of 17 and spent
part of 1946 and 1947 in Ger
many in telephone and tele
graph work. After being dis
charged in May, 1947, he reen
listed for three more years a
month later. He put In a tour
of duty in Japan before his en
listment ran out In June, 1950.
With the outbreak of hostili
ties In Korea he enlisted again
tn September, 1950, and arrived
In Korea In November.
Sgt. Setser Is a graduate of
Franklin High school, where he
was a member of the Future
Farmers of America. He attend
ed the Mount Zlon Methodist
church.
P. F. Callahan,
Former Franklin
Resident, Die*
P. F. Callahan, father of
rroop Callahan, of Franklin,
and of Mrs. Reld C&be, of Rich
mond, Va., died suddenly while
>n his way home from work in
Richmond Tuesday afternoon, It
nas been learned here.
Mr. Callahan served as man
aging editor of The Franklin
Preas for a number of years In
(he early 30's, and had fre
juently visited his ton here,
ilnce moving away.
Survivors, In addition to his
ion and daughUr, Include hla
vl4ow, flvt grandohlldren, and
m? |rnt-|ruKiklM.
Love Resigns School Board
Post; Teachers Reelected
* - ? Staff Photo by J. P. Brady
"GOLDILOCKS" rubs sleep from her eyes after being rudely
awakened by the Three Bears. It seems that, in addition to con
suming Baby Bear's porridge, she picked his bed to rest in. This
greatly perturbed the Bear family when they found her. The
scene is from "The Adventures of Goldilocks", presented Friday
and Monday afternoon at Macon theatre by Franklin first grad
ers. Second and third graders gave "Merry Old Soul." The op
perettas were under the direction of Miss Alice Weaver, public
school music teacher. (L to R) A Ida Waldroop, David Tallent,
Sara Lee Brysom, and Paul Cabe.
Deed For Big Tract
Bought As Fishing
Preserve Recorded
Sale price of the 1942 acres
sold by Mr. and Mrs. A. B.
Slagle to the Rainbow Spring
company was $37,000, stamps
on the deed indicate. The
deed was put on record in
the register of deeds office
here last week.
The company, made up of
prominent North Carolina
business and professional
men, will use the Nantahala
area property as a private
hunting and fishing preserve.
Construction of a lodge is
under way.
Durham Band
Plays Here;
$140 Is Raised
The Franklin band netted
$140 with the appearance here
last week-end of the Durham
High school band, according to
S. W. Beck, Franklin band di
rector.
The band, under the direc
tion of Lewis Enloe, played for ,
a dance at Slagle Memorial >
building Saturday night and
gave a concert at the Friend- I
ship tabernacle Sunday after- !
noon. Both performances were
well attended.
Net proceeds were turned over
to the local band fund.
Sunday's concert program in
cluded "On Wisconsin", "Moods
Americanna", "Execution", a
baritone solo, selections from
"Korsokov", "Aubade", a wood
wind trio, "Argentina Overture",
"Southland Medley", and "Stars
and Stripes".
Two encores were called for. '
The band first played "The
Hummingbird", and Mr. Beck
was called to the director's
stand to lead "Manhattan
Beach", the second number.
ISO Expected Here
For Scout Camporee
T omorrow, Saturday
A number of Boy Scouts in
Macon County plan to attend
a district Scout Camporee at
Camp Lumpkin Friday and Sat
urday.
More than 150 Scouts iri the
Smoky Mountain district are
expected to be present. High
lighting the Friday night meet
ing will be a court of honor
and a district committee meet- i
lng.
Those Wanting On-Farm <
Training Should Act Now
Any Macon County World
War 2 veteran who plans to
enroll in the on-farm training
program, now or later, should
see the vocational agriculture
teacher or any of the assistant
teachers before July 1, It was
announced this week by Wayne
Proffltt, vocational agriculture
teacher here.
PICK TEACHERS
FOR NEXT YEAR
School Board To Fill
Vacancies At Later
Meeting
A tentative teacher list for
the school year 1951-52 was
made public following a meet
ing of the county board of ed
ucation Friday morning.
The primary purpose of the
special meeting was to approve
teachers, Chairman Bob S. Sloan
said.
Vacancies In Macon schools
were not filled at the meeting,
and according to Quy L. Houk,
school superintendent, some
names on the list probably will
be dropped after the board re
views new teacher applications.
Frederick H. McClure, of Wal
nut High school, was appointed
principal of the Nantahala dis
trict (District 2), and R. G.
Sutton and O. F. Summer were
reappointed principals of dis
tricts 1 and 3, respectively.
Mrs. Elizabeth Guffey was re
appointed supervisor of Macon
elementary schools.
Following is the tentative
teacher list:
District 1: Mrs. Katherine M.
O'Neil, Miss Annie Bailey, Mrs.
Lois F. Fulton, Miss Adelaide
Brewer, Edwin T. Williams, Har
ry C. Corbin, Mrs. Marie P.
Stewart, Miss Roberta Enloe,
Ray D. Clark, Mrs. Myra S.
Waldroop, Clarence R. Lowe,
Mrs. Katherine P. Matthews,
Samuel F Eeck, Ralph MeCon
nell, Clayton H. Ramsey, Rich
ard D. Stott, Miss Mayberyl
Moody, Mrs. Lola S. Riser, Mrs.
Margaret H. Ramsey, Mrs. Mar
garet R. Flanagan, Mrs. Edith
S. Hemphill, Miss Edna M. Jam
ison, Mrs. Pearl Hunter, Miss
Esther L. Wallace, Mrs. Kath
erine H. Williams, Mrs. Elsie
W. Franks, Miss Myrtle Whit
mire, Miss Amy M. Henderson,
Mrs. Margaret M. Bradley, Miss
Elizabeth Meadows, Mrs. Gene
vieve M. Barnard, Miss Alice D.
Weaver, Luther Wayne Proffitt,
Robert J. Angel, Mrs. Virginia
B. Ramsey.
Mrs. Marie G. Roper, Miss
Lollta A. Dean, Mrs. Mildred M.
SEE NO. 1, PAGE 6
P. T. A. Will
Install New Officers,
Hear Reports
The Installation of officers
and annual reports from com
mittee chairmen will highlight
a meeting of the Franklin Par
ent-Teacher association Monday
night at 7:30 o'clock at the
high school.
Installation ceremonies will be
conducted by Mrs. Joe Dowdle
The Rev. K. Rufus Morgan will
give the devotional.
Mrs. Weimar Jones, who, with
Mrs. Slier, represented the local
organization at the recent an
nual state F. T. A. convention
in Winston-Salem, ?1U report
on th? oonmtlon.
Point Merit System
For Teachers I?
Discussed
Till?ry T Love resigned from
the Macon County board of ed
ucation at a meeting of the
boa'd Friday.
The county Democratic exe
cutive committee was scheduled
to meet last (Wednesday) night
to select his successor.
M . Love, a former Macon
County teacher, plans to re
enter the county school system,
and explained that he thought
he should resign before the
board votes on a new county
superintendent ? the man who
will be Mr. Love's superior, if
Mr. Love is elected to a position
in the schools.
The board, at an executive
meeting Friday, also reelected
most of the teachers now In
the county system.
Under the law, appointment
to fill a vacancy on the county
school board is up to the coun
ty Democratic executive com
mittee. There is a provision,
however, that, If they fall to
act within 30 days, the vacancy
may be filled by the state boaid
of education.
Bob Sloan suggested at Fri
day's meeting that the board
consider setting up some form
of point or merit system "with
McClure Named School
Principal At Nantahala
Frederick H. McClure, head
of the business education de
partment and athletic coach
at Walnut High school, has
been appointed principal of
the N.antahala (District 2)
school district.
He will succeed Carl N.
Moses, resigned.
Mr. McClure is a graduate
of Tusc uJum college. Green
ville, Tenn., and a veteran of
World War II.
He completed two years at
Tusculum co' lege before going
in service, and following his
discharge returned to college
and was graduated in June,
1948, with an A. B. degree in
business.
teeth In it" to encourage
teachers to work toward Im
proving their teaching certifi
cates. Board members agreed
that such a system must be
an objective one, yet practical.
Action was postponed for fur
ther consideration.
The board accepted the resig
nation of Homer Passmore, Dis
trict 2 (Nantahala i committee
man, and appointed Carmen
Kilpatrick to take his place.
It was brought out at the
meeting that Superintendent
Guy L. Houk and two board
members, Walter Gibson and J.
C. Sorrells, last Wednesday at
tended a meeting in Sylva deal
ing with the Negro school prob
lem in Macon and adjoining
counties. They told other board
members that state officials at
tending the session planned to
report soon on the results of a
survey.
Memorial Services
To Be Held Sunday
At Clark's Chapel
Special memorial day services
will be conducted at Clark's
Chapel Sunday morning at 11
o'clock, and a sing will be held
at 1:30 in the afternoon, the
Rev. C. L. Grant, pastor of the
Franklin Methodist circuit, has
announced.
Services will also be held at
the Salem church at 3 p. m.
and the Bethel church at 8
p. m., he said.
Plans are now being made for
revival services in circuit
churches, June 10-15.
Methodist Men T o Hold
Supper Meeting Monday
A supper meeting of Metho
dist men In this county will be
held at the Slagle Memorial
building Monday evening at 7
o'clock, It was announced this
week. The meeting has been
called by the Rev. C. B. Mur
ray, Franklin Methodist pastor,
and J. C. Sorrells, associate dis
trict lay leader. They explained
that an Interesting program has
been arranged, and that It is
hoped to form a Methodist
men's organisation. Dinner will
be served by women at Um
Mount Zlon churoh (or ft.