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VOL. LXVI? NO. 24
FRANKLIN, N. C? THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1951
TWELVE FACES
Highway Fatality Mars Safety Record
Board Acts To Ease
City Water Shortage
Invites Bids For Well
Drilling As First
Positive Move
The Franklin board of alder
men, at a three-hour called
meeting last Friday night:
1. Took the preliminary steps
toward drilling an additional
well, to supplement the town's
Inadequate water supply.
2. Authorized the mayor to
employ additional help (or such
time as may be necessary to
thoroughly scrub uptown
streets and sidewalks and to
cut weeds and grass along the
streets In the residential sec
t loons.
3. Heard a report (room James
J. Denman, who had been em
ployed by the town to make a
survey looking toward provid
ing sewerage (acilltles (or resi
dents o( Bony Crest - and ad
joining sections. Action on the
sewer project was de(erred un
til the 1951-52 budget is made.
4. Accepted a map o( the
town prepared by H. H. Plem
mons.
The board discussed the wat
er problem In detail, the dis
cussion repeatedly getting
around to the possibility o ( the
town's acquiring a watershed.
Such a project, however, was
deemed Impractical, 1( not im
possible at this time. Alderman
J. C. Jacobs, in moving that aa
tion be taken on a well, re
marked that "it seems a shame
to keep on digging wells, when
we need a new one every year
or two", but it was agreed that
the town has to have more
water immediately.
In response to questions, Her
man Childers, water superinten
dent, estimated it will take
two months to get another well
into production, and said that
the present water storage (acil
ltles are adequate.
The water committee, made
up O ( Frank Martin, A. G.
Cagte, and Mr. Jacobs, was in
structed to seek a site (or a
new well, and to report at the
next board meeting, and R. 8.
Jones, town attorney, was in
structed to advertise (or bids
on the drilling.
The question o( cleaning up
the town was brought up by
Mayor Robert M. Dlllard, and
Alderman Erwin Patton moved
that the mayor be authorized
to hire two additional men (or
such period as necessary to
?crub the accumulated dirt o((
uptown streets and sidewalks
0n<t to cut weeds and grass In
outlying sections. Mayor Dlllard
volunteered to supervise the
w/wtrman
It vu brought out that ar
rangements have been made
with the Zlckgraf Hardwood
company to use Its pump In
the early morning hours to ob
tain water from the Little Ten
nessee river for street washing,
so that the streets can be wash
ed without drawing on the
dwindling town water supply.
Mr. Denman said his surveys
indicate that 45 families in the
southeast section (west of the
rfver) of the town can be pro
vided with sewerage facilities
by constructing three lines,
totaling 6,934 feet, to empty
into the river near the inter
section of Wayah and Depot
streets. The maximum ditching
cut for these lines, he said,
would be 10 feet, and the max
imum fall, one-half at one per
cent. In estimating the cost at
*??00, Mr. Denman pointed out
(hat, with such facilities avail
able, many more homes un
doubtedly would be built in that
area.
The possibility of assessing
property owners for this serv
ice, or making a flat charge
for tying on to the sewer lines,
was discussed, but no action
was taken. It was decided to
try to provide for this project
in the new budget to be adopt
ed next month.
The map of the town drawn
by Mr. Plemmons was made at
the request of the franklin
Lions club, but the town de
cided to accept it and pay Mr.
ma NO. 1, PAGW ?
ROTARY CLUB
COMMITTEES
ARE NAMED
Blaine Appoints Four
Chairmen For
New Year
Norman Blaine, newly elect
ed president of the Franklin
Rotary club, announced club
committees for the coming year,
July I through June 30, at last
night's Rotary meeting, held at
the Slagle Memorial building.
Rotary activities are divided
Into four major phases, and
President-elect Blaine named
as general chairmen the- fol
lowing: 8. W. Mendenhall, club
service; William Katenbrlnk, vo
cational servloe; Albert Ramsey,
community service; and H. W.
Cabe, International service.
Sub-committees serving und
er those four general chairmen
are:
Club Service ? Victor Perry,
Will Waldroop, and E. J. Whit
mire, attendance; the Rev. C. E.
Murray, club bulletin; Clayton
Ramsey, Rotarian magazine;
Byrant McClure and John B.
Ray, program; Weimar Jones,
public Information; John B.
Ray, Rotary information; W. W.
Sloan and Fred Slagle, classifi
cation; 8. W. Mendenhall, E. W.
Renshaw, and Roy M. Blddle,
fellowship: I. S. Conley, Reid
Womack ahd R. tt. Jones, mem
bership; and Rufus Snyder,
sergeant-at-anns.
Vocational Service? J. C. Jac
obs, buyer-seller relations; H.
L. Bryant and Mack Franks,
competitor relations; W. A. Hays
and Roy Oeoghagen, employer
employe relations; and John M.
Archer, Jr., trade associations.
Community Service ? William
Katenbrlnk, crippled children;
Slier Slagle and A. B. Slagle,
rural-urban; Roy M. Blddle,
Harmon H. Onuse, Jr., and 0?
car Ledford, youth service; R.
E. McKelvey, Boy Scouts; and
T. H. Fagg, rural youth.
International Service ? G. L.
Houk, International contacts; W.
N. Sloan, international forum;
Grant Zlckgraf, Rotary Founda
tion fellowships; and W. N.
Sloan, United Nations.
Garbage Truck
Ready To Assist With
Cleanup
A garbage truck has been
placed at the disposal of Frank
lin citizens to assist In the
town's clean-up campaign, May
or Roobert M. Dlllard said this
week.
Anyone having brush, rubbish,
or trash on their premises may
have it collected by, calling the
town clerk? phone 38.
"This Is Just another feature
to help with the cleanup," the
mayor said, "and there will be
no let up until the Job has
been done."
TEACHING BIBLE SCHOOL
Miss Beatrice Chang, of Hon
olulu, Hawaii, Is teaching a va
cation Bible school at the Wal
nut Creek community church,
June 11-22. Assisting her are
the Misses Mattie Joe Quest
and Ruth Brooks, of East
Franklin.
Six Enlist
In Army, Air Force Here
Tuesday
Six Macon County youths
signed up for duty Tuesday
through the local army and air
force recruiting station, Cpl.
Clay Hensley, recruiter, has an
nounced.
William C. May, William 8.
May, and Ralph E. Wlshon, all
members of the 1951 Nantahala
High school graduating class,
enlisted for three years in the
army.
William H. Vanhook, of Frank
lin, Route 2, signed for a three
year tour of duty with the reg
ular army, and Joseph A. Gib
son, of Franklin, Route 4, and
Doyle Painter, Jr., of Franklin,
enlisted for four years In the
U. 8. Air Force.
According to Cpl. Hensley, the
air force Is accepting all qual
iiled applicants at the present,
but a curtailment on enlist
ments Is expected in the near
future.
The recruiter Is In Franklin,
at Angel's Drug store, Tuesday
of each week.
COUNTY - WIDE
B.T.U. SESSION
SLATEDFRIDAY
State Director Will Be
Principal Speaker
For Event
Jamea P. Morgan, North Car
olina Baptist Training union
director, will b? the principal
speaker at a county-wida B. T.
U. mass meeting tomorrow (Fri
day) night at the First Baptist
church.
The meeting will climax the
county B. T. U. enlargement
campaign, which began Sunday.
Assoclatlonal Training union of
ficers for the coming year will
also be elected, according to
the Rev. M. W. Chapman.
Way ah Bald
Almost Set To Parade
It* Color
Wayah Bald, Macon County's
"top of the world" scenio spot,
this month will be In full color,
whetting the imagination of
photographers and nature lov
ers alike.
Cool weather has slowed
blooming of mountain laurel,
azalea, and rhododendron, but
the colorful flowers should be
at their height in another two
weeks.
Sunday, flame azalea had be
gun opening just below the
crest of the 5,000 feet Bald, and
mountain laurel was starting to
open.
Plan To Charier Bus
For Farm-Home Week
Arrangements are being made
to charter a bus to take farm
men and women to the annual
Farm and Home Week In Ral
eigh, July 30 through August
2, County Agent S. W. Men
denhall said this week, and he
urged everyone who plans to at
tend the event to let his office
know as soon as possible.
Cost for the trip, including
transportation and room and
board, should not exceed $25, he
said. An interesting program ?
addresses, classes, demonstra
tions, tours, and recreation
has been planned, the county
agent pointed out, and the trip
can be a pleasure as well as of
great educational value.
Macon Man s Outfit Gets
4,795 Reds In Seven Days
A Macon County man'* out
fit In Korea recently helped
item the Communist spring of- I
tensive by Inflicting 4,795 Red
casualties over a seven-day pe
riod, according to 7th Division
headquarters.
The soldier Is Pvt. Woodrow
R. Cunningham, spa of Mr. and
Mm. Aaron P. Cunningham, of
Pranklln, Route J.
W, CfrwUmMiw la ? mam
oer ui uie queen s uwn in
fantry, of the 7th Division. The
division, according to the di
vision information office, is the
most traveled division in the
Far East, having made two
amphibious landings, traveled
all the way from Pusan to the
Manchurlan border, and fought
on both ooasts of the Korean
peninsula, ?u in eight months
Mum.
Schools Out! Here's The List
Of Students And Their Plans
This could well be called the
"Who's Who In Education from
Macon County", (or It attempts
to tell who Is home froift col
lege, who has graduated from
college, and who plans to at
tend college In the (all.
It Is by no means complete!
Unfortunately, a number of col
lege students home for the sum
mer could not be contacted, but
an attempt will bo made In fu
ture issues of The Press to
complete th* list.
A partial list follows:
James Purr is a senior at
the University of North Caro
lina and is attending summer
school.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Patton,
University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill, are home for the
summer.
Bob Tlppett Is a rising senior
at N. C. State college, Raleigh,
where he is majoring in voca
tional' agriculture. He plans to
work at a summer camp in Vir
ginia until he returns to State
in the fall.
Miss Helen Wilson will enter
her senior year at Woman's
college, Greensboro, In the fall.
She is working at the High
lands Country club for the
summer.
Miss Julia Ann Hlsdon, ma
joring in mathematics at Wake
Forest college, is a rising sen
ior. She is a member of Kapp~
Mu Epislon, honorary mathe
matics fraternity, and reporter
for the honorary chemistry fra
ternity, Gamma Sigma Epislon.
Miss Higdon is also on the staff
Of the college radio station,
WFPD
Miss Edith Plejnmons recent
ly completed her freshman year
at Mar* Hill college where she
Is majoring In music. She is a
member of the Orpheon club,
LEGION NAMES
DELEGATES TO
YOUTHEVENTS
Two Girls, Three Boys,
Sponsored By Local
Organization
Two Macon County girls left
this week for woman's college,
Greensboro, as delegates to the
1951 Tar Heel Olrls' State,
under the sponsorship of the
local American Legion auxili
ary.
Sunday, the local Legion post
will send three boys to the
University of North Carolina as
delegates to Boys' State. The
youth governmental gatherings
are conducted annually by the
North Carolina American Leg
Ion department, and Legion
posts throughout the state
sponsor delegates.
Olrls* State delegates are
Miss Mary Ann Klllian and
Miss Georgia McDonald, both
rising seniors at Franklin High
school. Miss Klllian is the
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Frank
M. Klllian, of Franklin, and
Miss McDonald is the daugh
ter of Mrs. Charlotte McDon
ald, of Cullasaja.
Delegates to Boys' State are
Richard Jones, son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. 8. Jones, Herbert Mc
Kelvey, son of Mr. and Mrs. R.
E. McKelvey, and Pat Pattillo,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Oeorge R.
Pattillo.
Delegates are picked on the
basis of scholarship, leadership,
and citizenship and only rising
seniors are eligible to attend.
Olrls' State began Monday on
the campus of Woman's college
and will end Saturday. Boys'
State Is scheduled to get under
way Sunday and will run until
next Sunday.
A feature of the program Is
a visit to the state capital,
where delegates are Introduced
to prominent officials and re
ceive an inside pioture of state
government procedure.
PLAN BAKE SALE
. A - bake sale, sponsored by
the Episcopal auxiliary, will be
held tomorrow (Friday) morn
ing beginning at 0 o'clock at
the children's shop, it has been
announced.
and the Non Parell Literary
society.
Miss Patsy Hays will enter
her sophomore year at Mars
Hill college in the fall. She Is
majoring in home economics
and is a member of the Span
ish honor club, the Non Parell
Literary society, and the home
economics club.
Mac Bulgin will be a junior
at Davidson next year, where
he is majoring in English. He
is a member of the Sigma Chi
fraternity and R.OT.C. He will
work during the summer at
Camp Hope.
Mils Catherine Purr will be a
senior at Greensboro college this
fall. She U majoring In business
administration and Is a member
of the Dlkean society, and
Gamma Alpha. She Is working
at the Bank of Franklin for
the summer.
Miss Nell Waldroop has com
pleted a course at Blantons'
Business college, Asheville, and
Is working at the Biltmore For
est Country club in Asheville.
Curley Walker, majoring in
denistry, is a rising junior at
Emory university where he is
a member of the Chi Phi fra
ternity. He is working at the
Zickgraf Hardwood company
here for the summer.
Mrs. Betty Callahan Martin
was graduated from Woman's
college, Greensboro, at the col
lege's recent graduation exer
cises.
Jack Potts, of Highlands, was
graduated last week from the
University of North Carolina
with a B. A degree. He return
ed to Chapel Hill Monday to
continue ttfa law studies at sum
mer school.
Mack Setser recently complet
ed his second year of veterin
8EE NO. 2, PAGE 6
Methodist
Pastor To Address Supper
Meeting
Dr. L. B. Hayes, pastor of
the Sylva Methodist church, is
to be guest speaker at a sup
per meeting for men of the
Methodist churches in Macon
County, Monday evening at 8
o'clock at Slagle Memorial
building.
Dr. Hayes is well known in
Franklin, and at one time serv
ed as pastor of the Franklin
Methodist ochurch.
The election of officers is also
planned for the meeting, and
all Methodist men in the coun
ty are Invited to attend. Ladies
of the Mt. Zion church will
serve the meal.
Bible Schools
Opening Set
For Monday
Plans for church sponsored
dally vacation Bible schools in
Franklin were announced this
week.
Registration of pupils at the
First Baptist church will be
held tomorrow (Friday) at 9
a m., tjie Rev. M. W. Chap
man, pastor, said. Classes will
begin Monday at 9 a. m. and
will continue dally at that
hour for two weeks, he said.
The Methodist Bible school,
for children from four to 14
years of age, also will get under
way Monday at 9 a. m. and
will continue dally for two
weeks. Refreshments will be
served after classes by the ladies
of the church.
Officers for the Baptist school
are as follows: Mrs. George
Cook, principal; Mrs. Pearl
Stewart, beginner superinten
dent;, Miss Edith Plemmons
Mrs. Harold Roper, Miss Patsy
Hayes, Miss Marelyn Hodges,
and Mrs. Paul Kinsland, begin
ner leaders; Mrs. Mary Carpen
ter, primary superintendent;
Mrs. Kenneth Hooker, Miss
Nancy Calloway, Miss Audrey
Hays, and Mrs. Holt, primary
leaders; Mrs. Audrey Shufford,
junior superintendent; Mrs.
Charles Rogers, Mrs. Leroy Ber
rong, Mrs. Jarvis Bally, Mrs.
Edna Mason, junior leaders;
Mrs. II. M. Bagwell, Intermedi
ate superintendent; Mrs. Frank
Murray, Mrs. Frankle Brooks,
Mrs. Elizabeth Pearson, inter
mediate leaders; Miss Julia
Ann Higdon, Mrs. Bruce Bryant,
Miss Meda Angel, Mrs. Ruby
Bradley, Miss Patty Lou Phil
lips, special leaders.
Methodist leaders are Mrs.
Frank Martin and Mrs. Grover
Jamison, Jr., kindergarten! Mrs
Elizabeth Hearn, Mrs. John
Swan, and Miss Elizabeth Jones,
primary leaders; Mrs. Roy Cun
ningham, Miss Freda Siler, and
Mrs. Ray Hemphill, junior lead
ers. The Rev. and Mrs. C. E
Murray, Intermediate leaders.
Will Display Articles
At Children's Shop
Members of the Sloan's Chap
el Girls' club will display artic
les they have made In their
sewing and embroidery classes
at the Children's Shop Friday
and Saturday, it has been an
nounced by Mrs. Robert D.
Burnett, club counselor. The
articles displayed later will be
sold by the girls, the proceeds
to be used toward their ex
penses in attending the Amer
ican Sunday School union
Bible conference at Toe con
Falls, Ga., July 2-9.
Beauties Must Register For July 4
Contest And Parade Before June 25
Local beauties who plan to
enter the Fourth of July bath
ing beauty contest must regis
ter at the chamber of commerce
office on Main street on or be
fore June 25, Independance Day
planners announced this week.
Judging of beauties, and the
picking of a queen, is scheduled
as a feature of field events to
be held on the Franklin High
athletic field the morning of the
Fourth.
Prior to the field events,
beauty entries will exhibit their
charms from floats during a
festive parade In downtown
Franklin. The winner is to be
Queen of The Fourth during the
Veterans of Foreign Wars'
square dance that night at the
airport.
Individual entries in the beau
ty parade ? who must be single
and between 15 and 18 years
old ? will be responsible for pro
viding and decorating their own
float. A leader to supervise this
phase of the contest will be ap
pointed later, committeemen
said.
An "Old Fashioned Beauty
Contest", for women only, Is
also being planned. Any woman
who has an old fashioned bath
ing suit like grandmother wore,
and would Ilka to enter the
contort, may contact Mrs. Oraee
oroohundro at the Children's
shop.
Planning for the "biggest and
best" July 4 celebration Is being
done by representatives of vari
ous Franklin civic groups and
organizations.
Announcement of a cash
prize for the most original float
has fanned Incentive. This week
a number of individuals and
organizations announce^ plans
for entering floats In the pa
rade. The parade planned group
set $3 as the top cost for deco
rating a float. Judging will be
based entirely on originality
they said.
Tentative plans call for the
parade and field events in the
morning, a baseball game in thp
afternoon, and a square dance
that night.
Field events Include a sack
race 4 or boys and girls; three
legged race for boys and girls;
SO yard dash for girls 15 years
and over, and one for girls
under IS; married woman's
race; five potato races; and a
women's high kicking slipper
contest. Prizes will be given to
winners in all events.
Additional prizes will be made
to the parents with the largest
number of children present ; the
youngest person present; the
tallest and the shortest woman;
two oldest persons present; and
the "newest" newlywMta.
MACON FARMER
FATALLY HURT
3Y AUTOMOBILE
Unavoidable Accident la
First Road Fatality
In Two Years
Macon County's claim to the
title, "safest county In the
state", was shattered Monday
afternoon about 4:30 o'clock,
when a 68-year-old farmer was
struck by an automobile on the
Georgia highway and died an
hour later In a local hospital.
It was the first highway fa
tuity in the county in jnoie
than two years.
The victim was James H. Cabe,
Jr., of the Otto community. The
accident occurred about 11
miles south of Franklin at the
intersection of the Coweeta
road and the Georgia highway.
The driver of the automobile,
Ralph P. Bagwell, of Royston,
Ga., was released after an In
vestigation by Sheriff J. Har
ry Thomas and Highway Patrol
man C. M. Byrd. Witnesses told
officers that Mr. Cabe stepped
into the path of the automobile,
which was traveling about 40
miles an hour.
According to the patrolman,
the accident was unavoidable,
but the fatality would be count
ed against this county's excel
lent safety record. Prior to the
accident, Macon County unof
ficially led other counties in
the state in highway safety, by
virtue of having more automo
biles per capita.
Mr. Cabe is survived by his
wife, the former Miss Estelle
McClure; three sons, Meldrum
and Ira Cabe, both of Dlllard,
Ga., Route 1, and Emory Cabe,
of Franklin, Route 2; two daugh
ters, Mrs. Pauline Holland, of
Dlllard, Ga., Route 1, and Mrs.
Faye Holland, of Gneiss; two
brothers, Thomas Cabe, of
Franklin, Route 2, and John
Cabe, of Lyman, Wash.; six sis
ters, Mrs. Flora Wilson, the
Misses Mary and Viola Cabe,
and Mrs. Ada Lambert, all of
Cherokee, Mrs. Arie Cabe, of
Otto, and Mrs. Matt Dryman,
of Franklin, Route 2; and 13
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock
at the Asbury Methodist church,
with the Rev. L. C. Stevens" of
ficiating. Burial was In .the
church cemetery.
Mr. Cabe was a member of
the Asbury church, and a na
tive of this county. He was
born August 24, 1882, the son
of T. L. and Rachel Cabe. He
and Mrs. Cabe were married
January 24, 1904.
Pallbearers were the follow
ing nephews: Tommy Lee, Ras,
Mell, and Buford Cabe, Lem
Stiwinter, and David McClure.
Nieces were flower girls.
Arrangements were under the
direction of Bryant Funeral
home.
Lions Birthday Calendar
Is Being Distributed
The Lions club community
birthday calendars have arrived
and are being distributed by
club members, Ted Reber, proj
ect chairman, announced Tues
day.
He asked that all Lions who
assisted In the sale of the cal
endars to contact him Imme
diately so distribution may be
carried out as quickly as pos
sible.
The Weather
Temperatures and precipitation for ffca
past seven days, and the low temperature
yesterday, as recorded at the Coweeta Ex
periment station.
Max. Mln. Pel.
Wednesday 81 43
Thursday 74 52 .51
Friday 89 58 193
Saturday 78 53 .88
Sunday _ 77 55 .05
Monday 77 44
Tuesday 77 48
Wednesday 80 a. IS
Franklin KalnfmB
(A* nwM fcr M? M S*ilM far TV A)
Wednesday, trace; Thursday,
none; Friday, 1JB; Saturday,
I .87; Sunday, .08; Monday, none;
Tuesday, sons; Wednesday, 141