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66TH YEAR ? Western North Carolina's Oldest Weekly Newspaper Uttl* ISjiflWatiih# Baconian CIRCULATION LAST WEEK UM Year Ago Last Week - 2490 VOL. LXVI? NO. 38 M'SWAIN TALKS TO P. T. A. ON SCHOOLS' ROLE Say? County Must Find Way To Get Equipment i ? And More Busses >* ? * I The schools of today have a different and far more compli cated role than, those of a few decades ago, Holland McSwaln, Macon county superintendent of schools, told- the Franklin Parent - Teacher association Monday night at its first meet-" lng of the school year. It was Mr. McSwali\'s first public talk since he became county superintendent July 1. Other highlights of the meet ing, attended by about 125 per sons, were announcement of as sociation committee chairmen for the school year and a tea, following the program, honor ing the new superintendent and the two new teachers in the Franklin school, Mrs. Wayne Higdon and Mrs. Jessie Lee Cabe. At one time, Mr. McSwain said, the chief function- of the schools "was to teach the three R's. Today they are called on to do far more than to teach children to read and write and figure. The job of the schools In this complicated age is to train children in all phases of life. The schools of today are trying to equip children not Just to make a living, but to make a life." In this connection, he threw ? out as a suggestion that the teachers In this county open each school day with a devo tional period in their rooms. "We do not want to neglect any part of life", he explained, "and the religious part is the most important." The speaker commented that . he believed he had given evi " dence, since he has been here, that "X believe In education, and the reason I believe in edu cation may be found In a pas sage In John: 'Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free'. That is the kind of education In which I be lieve." r Completion of the new school buildings will not solve all of this county's educational prob lems, the superintendent re minded his hearers. There will still be, among .others, the problems of equip ment for the new schools and of transportation. He commented that the coun ty has Invested to its limit in schools, and said that for that reason It may not be possible "to get all the equipment iye SEE NO. 1, PAGE 12 S ? ? -?-??? ? s PAY DIRT BOUND! Panther Back Dick Mashburn scampers for sacred pound and six more points with four Andrews would-be tacklers hot on his heels. Andrews TaiPBack Cecil Rogers (30) is preparing to launch a last ditch, but futile, tackle in hopes of stopping the fleet-footed Mash burn, who carried for two of Franklin's seven TD's in Friday night's opener in Andrews. Carrol Childers (16, background) looks the situation over after opening the pay dirt passageway for his teammate. COUPLE BOUND OVER TO NEXT COURT TERM Charged For 'Flim-Flam'; Man And Wife Released On Bond The couple arrested last week and charged with "flim-flam ming" a Macon County store keeper out of some $500 via a "tip board" has been bound ovef to the December term of superior court here. At a preliminary hearing Sat urday, KermltC. Murphy, charg ed with" "{SBtalhthg' mottey from Arnold Rogers by trickery", was bound over to superior court and a cash bond of $1,500 was set. Murphy's wife posted a' $300 bond and was released after waiving preliminary hear ing. Murphy raised bond Monday" night and was released. September 10, Mr. Rogers, proprietor of Rogers' store on the Georgia road, reported to local officers that a man and woman won approximately $500 on a tip board at his store. The board, Mr. Rogers said, was left at his store the same day by a stranger driving a green Buick. The Murphys were ar SEE NO. 3, PAGE 6 Plan Farm Series Here In October A series of farm and home planning meetings are schedul ed in October for Macon Coun ty farm men and women who made application to become unit farm and home demonstrators, County Agent S. W. Mendenhall announced this week. Farmers who were unable to attend the special unit demon stration program meeting last Thursday, but would still like to apply as a unit test farm, should make application before October 1, Mr. Mendenhall said. The first series is set for Oc tober 1 to October 8; the sec ond from October 15 to October 22. Sessions will be held at the Agricultural building each morn ing at 9:30 o'clock, the county agent said. At the conclusion of both series, Mr. Mendenhall said farm and home plans worked out by each applicant during the sessions will be turned over to the county committee, which will study each plan and select those suitable for demonstra tion farms. The county agent said he has been assured that at least 20 Macon County farms will be ap SEE NO. 4. PAGE 6 Powell Bill Check For $9,175.40 Has Arrived A check- for $9,175.40, Frank lin's share of Powell bill muni cipal aid funds, was received Saturday by Town Clerk Char les O. Ramsey, At a called meeting Monday morning the town board of aldermen authorized the paving of Phillips street and set ma chinery in motion for advertis ing for bids on. the project. According to Mr. Ramsey, a letter from Highway Commis sion Chairman Henry W. Jor dan was mailed with the check, explaining the operation of the aid bill, an act of the 1951 Legislature. The money is to be used for work on non-highway roads, in cluding maintenance and con struction. The bill does not pro vide for the construction of sidewalks, the clerk said. Checks ranged in size from $251 for Harrelsville to $235,235 for Charlotte. Funds came from a one-half cent per gallon share of the state's gasoline tax. The share each eligible muni cipality received was computed on the basis of population and non-highway mileage within the municipality. Project Making Flying Safer For Military Pilots; Psychologist Explains Research Aspects Of 'Flying By Seat Of The Pants' Have you ever ridden a mer ry-go-round with your eyes closed? And as you were thrown outward by the force of the re volving platform did you try to make yourself sit upright on the horse? Well, chances are if you tried such a simple stunt you failed to find yourself sitting straight on the horse when you opened your eyes and were slightly perturbed over the dilemma. You shouldn't have let it both er you! Actually you experienced one type of "loss of equilibrium" - and found yourself facing a situation similar to that con fronting a military pilot In a tight turn, flying blind In an overcast. And why "loss of equilibrium" takes place under such circum stances is a problem being tackled Joifltly by the Naval School of Aviation Medicine, Pensacola, Fla., and Tulane uni versity. Dr. Cecil W. Mann, head of 1 the psychology department at ' Tulane, who is vacationing here x in Wayah valley between ex periments on "loss of equilib rium", graciously consented to . \n interview this week on the ' and explained some as oe tU of the research project. B <?tlc*lly, the whole problem /down to encouraging mil itary pUots to rely on instru ments thelr Planes when flying it overcast, rather than jgnorU?* #>? Instruments and flying by instinct alone, Dr. Mann said. "After looping, turning, and diving in overcast, a pilot has the tendency to assume that his instruments are wrong when he returns to level flight and he has the urge to 'fly by the seat of his pants'. "And that is when trouble starts", the psychologist pointed out. For example: a pilot may ac tually be flying upside down and not realize it. Why? Here is- a simple ex planation given by Dr. Mann. (1) We live in a vertical and horizontal world. We are used to the vertical walls of build ings and the horizontal surfaces of lakes. When we drop a stone it falls tg the ground in a ver tical path. We know we are' standing or sitting upright be cause we can see vertical ob jects around us. (2) We also have body feelings of upright ness which come to us from tiny "regulators" associated with the inner ear. If, for instance, a person is placed In a chair in a dark room and the chair is tilted sideways or backwards, these regulators help the per son right himself. And, even in the dark, a person can do this very accurately. Muscle stresses and strains are also im portant in regulating upright posture. These visual and body cues which govern uprightness effect a pilot In the following way, Dr. Mann explained: Seeing ? If a pilot concen trates on his instruments they act as stand-ins for horizon and the position of his plane. Feeling? If a pilot ignores his instruments and relies on feel ing he may be upside down and yet the body regulators will In dicate that he is upright in level flight. So therein lies the trouble! A pilot's instruments tell him he is topsy-turvy, and his body tells him he is upright. "Actually, it is an educational proposition," he declared, "try ing to impress upon the pilot the importance of relying on in struments. These body cues are very strong and after acrobatic maneuvers in the air they may produce loss of balance and thus the pilot has to fight to ignore them." Loss of equilibrium is very common, Dr. Mann pointed out, and most military pilots have experienced it in ' one form or another. It is prevalent among military flyers because they have to engage in acrobatics. In experiments, both at Tu lane and at Pqnsacola, these unpredictable "body cues" have been the subject of intensive research, Dr. Mann said, and a number of conclusions have been reached. A pilot, concentrating on - a single spot'of light for a lengthy period, will completely stray off course because eye fixation will SEE NO. 2, PAGE 0 15 Expected To Have Entries In Fair Dairy Cattle Show Some 15 Macon County ani mals will be among those en tered In the third annual Nan tahala Grade Dairy Cattle show in Murphy Tuesday, Assistant County Agent T. H. Fagg said this week. The show is a feature of the twenty-fourth annual Cherokee County agricultural fair being held Monday through Saturday of next week at the Murphy fair grounds. County Agents S. W. Menden hall and Mrs. Florence S. Sher rill, and assistants Mr. Fagg and Mrs. Barbara B. Hunnicutt have been invited to judge ex hibits at the fair. The dairy show, one of the largest grade shows in the 8outh, is sponsored by farmers, county agricultural agents, vo cational agricultural teachers, milk receiving plants, interest ed businessmen, and the Chero kee Fair association. Entries in the show will come from Macon, Clay, Cherokee, and Graham counties, in North Carolina, and Union and Towns counties, in Georgia. These coenties participated in financ ing the show and are therefore eligible to enter animals, Mr. Fagg explained. Just 3 More Weeks To send in YOUR Entry in The Press EDITORIAL CONTEST PANTHERS WIN OPENING GAME WITH ANDREWS Score, 49 To 0; Will Play Hayesville Eleven Tomorrow The powerladen Franklin High Panthers ran roughshod over a lightweight Andrews grid machine Friday night in Andrews for a lop-sided 49 to 0 win. The battle was Franklin's kickoff game of the 1951 sea son. Tomorrow (Friday) night at 8 o'clock the Panthers meet a powerful Hayesville eleven on the home field. In Friday's opener the Pan thers, showing plenty of sparkle, punched across touchdowns in every quarter, and Coach Ralph (Chuck) McConnell substituted freely, giving second and third stringers a chance to gain val uable experience under fire., The backfield had a field day in scoring, racking up 14 points less than two minutes after the kickoff. Back Pat Pat tillo blasted the center of the line on Franklin's second play In the game, and chalked up a 54 yard pay dirt run. Andrews took over, lost ground, and the locals had the ball on downs near the 50-yard marker. Pattillo punched the center of the line again for 25 yards and a first down, and Back Norman Seay reeled off around left end for Franklin's second touchdown. In the second quarter Back Dick Mashburn breezed around right end on a handoff for the third score. Minutes later Back Richard Russell pushed to score to 28 to 0. Mashburn tucked away the kickoff after the half and waltzed down the field for 80 yards and pay dirt without a man laying a hand on him. Russell took a minute before the switch to the fourth quarter and chalked up his second touchdown of the evening. Back Richard Renshaw car ried for the Panthers' final tally. The Panthers powered their way through the Andrews line for all seven conversions. NAME BAPTIST MUSOJNISTER Appoints Kannapolis Man To Permanent Post The appointment of Orval Murray, of Kannapolis, as min ister of music at the First Bap-' tlst church was announced this week. Mr. Murray succeeds Roger Cole, who held the post here during the summer. Mr. Cole has resumed his studies at Wake Forest college. The new music minister grad uated from Mars Hill college in 1949 and Baylor university, Waco, Tex., this year. He maj ored in church music and com position. He and Mrs. Murray, a for mer minister of music at the Kannapolis First Baptist church, are at present staying with Mr. and Mrs. Kenyon Hyde. They plan to move into one of Mrs. O. C. Bryant's apartments the first of October. P. T. A. TO MEET The first fall meeting of the Cartoogechaye Parent - Teacher association will be held Wed nesday at 2 p. m. at the school, Mrs. Charles Nolen, president, announced this week. WILL SPEAK HERE FRANK M. PARKER PARKER- WILL OPEN CRUSADE CAMPAIGN HERE Movement Is Private Effort To Tell Reds Truth Launching the Crusade for Freedom campaign in this coun ty, Frank M. Parker, well known Asheville attorney and former state senator, will speak at a public meeting at the court house Monday night at 8 o'clock. ? The announcement was made this week by Mayor Robert M. Dillard, Macon Crusade chair man. Serving with Mr. Dillard in this county as co-chairmen are Henry W. Cabe, of Frank lin, and Mayor Wilton H. Cobb, of Highlands. The Crusade for Freedom rep resents the pooled efforts of in dividual private xitizens to get the truth about the West and the iree way of life across to the peoples behind the Iron Curtain. It operates as a private, as distinguished from a gov ernment, agency. Last year's campaign result ed in the building of "Radio Free Europe", the most power ful station in the world, in West Berlin, from which the truth is constantly broadcast, in many languages, to the peoples of Russia and the sattellte na tions. The Freedom Bell and Tower also were put up in West Ber lin, and in the tower were plac ed Freedom Scrolls bearing the signatures of 16,000,000 persons ? some of them in Macon County. The signers of the scrolls pledge themselves to do their utmost to help preserve the free way of life. The money to do this ? $1, 300,000 ? was contributed by in dividuals in the western world, much of it in the dollars of adults and the dimes of school SEE NO. 5, PAGE 6 Mail Schedule Change Announced By Long Changes in the hours of ar rival and departure of the morning star route mail be tween Cornelia and Franklin became effective last Sunday, according to Postmaster E. W. Long. The morning mail from the south now is scheduled to ar rive in Franklin at 8:50 o'clock, instead of 9:30, as in the past; and to depart at 9 o'clock, in -stead of 9:30, as in the past. In order to make this morn ing mail, letters and packages now should be posted by 8:30, Mr. Long said. Out Again, In Again; Local Soldier-Marine Decides To See What Air Force Offers Out of the Marine corps less than a week, Kenneth A. Dowdle, a veteran of 99 month's service In the corps and U. S. Army, decided to see what the U. S. Air Force had to offer and signed up' with that outfit Tuesday. Cpl. Clay Hensley said the soldler-marlne-alrman was re leased from active duty with the marines last Wednesday and told him he was enlisting again "to complete hla 20 yeari for retirement." Dowdle Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Dowdle, of Franklin, Route 1. The recruiter reminded selec tive service registrants who have received pre-lnductlon calls, or examinations, that they may still enlist in the army or air force. , Cpl. Hensley is in Franklin Tuesday of each week at An gel's Drug store. SURFACING OF PHILLIPS STREET IS AUTHORIZED Will Provide Safe Walking Route For School Children The Franklin board of alder men, at a called meeting Mon day afternoon, authorized the paving of Phillips street and instructed the town clerk to ad vertise for bids on the project. The move followed receipt Saturday of a $9,175.40 rheck from the State Highway Com mission, the town's share of state municipal aid funds ear marked for street maintenance and construction. Phillips street Is approximate ly four-tenths of a mile long and runs between Palmer and Wayah streets. Plans call for paving to be 16 feet in width. At previous board meetings paving of the street, which passes near the back of Franklin High school, has been the subject of discussion. Board members agreed that Phillips should be the first street paved as soon as funds were available, since it would afford a comparative ly safe route for children who walk to the high school. At present, most children going to that school walk on heavily traveled U. S. 23, which passes in front of the school. The sit uation has been described by many as hazardous and alder men expressed the opinion that paving Phillips street would solve the problem. The board approved erection of stop signs at the Intersec tion of U. S. 23 and the High land; road for the protection of children attending the new East Franklin Elementary school. Other action taken during the brief session Included author izing the town clerk to adver tise for bids on 2,500 tons of gravel for street work; repair ing and rebuilding of the side walk on Main street from Bid well street to South Boulevard; erection of signs on Main street in front of Burrell Motor com pany - prohibiting "U" turns through the company service station and another at Patton street near the post office; no parking signs in front of Macon theatre, except for loading and unloading. PRESS CONTEST STIRS INTEREST Contestants Offered 1 1th Prize Of $5 For Promptness The Franklin Press editorial contest, announced last week, already has created keen Inter est and widespread discussion, and this week the paper of fered an additional prl? ? for promptness. The contest is for the best editorials dealing with Macon County as a good place to live , ?what makes it a good place to live, how to keep it a good place to live, what, its short comings are as a t lace to live, how to make it a better p.ace to live. Ten prizes or excellence will SEE PAGE S For details about eleventh, $5 prize, see advertisement on page S. be awarded, and this week the paper offered an eleventh prize, for promptness In sub mitting entries. For the first editorial sub mitted that wins a prize for ex SEE NO. 6, PAOE 6 Temperature* and precipitation for past seven days, and the low tMiptratm yesterday, as recorded at the Coweeta Ex periment station. Tuesday 75 49 Wednesday 46 __ Franklin Rainfall (A* recorded br Mmihi SHlc* far TV A) Wednesday, none; Thursday, .33; Friday, .77; Saturday, .15; Sunday, none; Monday, none; Tuesday, none; Wednesday, none. The Weather Wednesday Thursday Friday ... Saturday Sunday . Monday High Low Pet. 84 56" trace 70 64 1.09 78 63 .70 73 60 .07 78 48 .<? 78 51
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