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VOL LXVI? NO. 39
FBANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPT. 27, 1901
TEN PAGES
Grade Show
Winners Are
Announced
Five blue ribbons, four red,
five white, first and second
^ place in showmanship, and sec
' ond place for the best fitted
animal were awarded Macon
County's 14 entries in the third
annual Nantahala Grade Dairy
Cattle show In Murphy Tuesday.
The show is a feature of the
annual Cherokee County agri
cultural fair which opened in
Murphy Monday.
All of the Macon entries, with
the exception of one, were 4-H
and Future Farmers of America
animals. T. H. Fagg, assistant
county agent was in charge of
the local group.
First and second places in
showmanship went to Fred Deal,
of the Holly Springs commun
ity, and Miss Grace Brown, of
Clark's Chapel. Young Deal's
first place entry also won a
whltei ribbon In the show. Miss
Brown's won a blue ribbon.
Second place in the best fit
ted animal division went to Leo
Holland, of Cullasaja. His ani
mal also was awarded a blue
ribbon in the show.
The only entry that was not
a 4-H or F. F. A. animal Is own
ed by Red Bradley, of Iotla. It
was a blue ribbon winner.
Other winners are as follows:
. Blue! Bill Fouts, Cowee; R. L.
Cabe, Holly Springs.
Red: Douglas Slagle, Frank
lin; Fred Bulgin, Franklin, John
Kinsland, Holly Springs, and
Jerry Sutton, Clark's Chapel.
White: Bucky Swanson, Cul
lasaja; Miss Carolyn Waldroop,
Franklin, Route 1; Sherrlll Sta
nley, Franklin, Route 2; and
Randolps Bulgin, Franklin.
Entries in the show came
Alleged Robber
Is Released From Jail On
$5,000 Bond
Clyde Miller, the 27-year-old
Gastonla resident charged with
taking part in three robberies
in this county over the Labor
Day week-end, posted a $5,000
bond last Thursday and was re
leased, pending appearance here
at the next term of superior
court.
Miller has been in the Macon
county jail since his arrest in
Gastonia September 10 by local
law enforcement officers. His
wife, arrested with him and
similarly charged, met a $500
bond and was released Sep
tember 14.,
According to Miss Kate Mc
Gee, clerk of court, Miller also
posted an additional $200 bond
here Thursday for appearance
in police court in Charlotte be
fore being released. Officers
said he is charged in Charlotte
with Impersonating an officer.
SEE NO. 1, PAGE 6
PANTHER PACK
SOUEEZES BY
WILDCATELEVEN
7 To 6 Score Gives Locals
Second Win Of 1951
Season
The Franklin High Panthers,
playing a sub-par brand of
football, squeezed to a 7 to 6
win Friday night over the hard
hitting and determined Hayes
ville Wildcats.
A crowd estimated at 1,000
turned out to witness the
Panthers' first home game of
the 1951 season. The previous
Friday the locals opened the
season by running over An
drews 49 to 0.
A tie game was narrowly
averted in the dying minutes
of the game when the Wildcats
passed for a touchdown but
failed to click on a line buck
for the extra point. ?
The Panthers chalked up
their touchdown with five sec
onds left to play in the sec
ond half. Completely stymied
on ground attack by the Wild
cats' rough and ready line,
Franklin took to the air to
score. Back Carroll Keener
passed from the 10 to End Car
roll Childers, who tucked the
b(Ul away on his fingertips.
Fullback Pat Pattillo plowed
through center for the extra
and game winning, point.
The Wildcats, with about four
minutes of game time remain
ing, moved the ball from the
Franklin 38 yard marker down
to pay-off territory. Back Dick
ie Patton tossed the Wildcats
down to the Franklin 24. On
the next play Franklin's Bill
Hunnicutt dropped Patton on
the 29 yard line before he could
get another aerial on Its way.
Back Harris Crisp moved around
left end to the 22. Two passes,
one Incomplete, and the Wild
cats were on the two yard line.
Crisp flipped a short pass to
End Buddy Vaught for the
touchdown. An unidentified
Panther dropped Patton in his
tracks as he attempted to car
ry for the extra point.
STATISTICS
F II
First Downs 6 3
Yds. Gained Rushing 87 -3
Passes Att'd 8 12
Passes Comp 5 4
Yds. G'nd Passing 56 43
Punting Avg 31.5 "25
Yds. Kicks Re'tnd 0 2
Yds. Lost Penalties ... 50 10
SING PLANNED
The Fifth Sunday Singing
convention will be held at the
courthouse September 30, ac
cording to J. M. Raby, presi
dent. The meeting is set to
open at 10 a. m. The general
public is invited, Mr. Raby said.
Woman's Club Collecting
Funds For Project -Finding
Homes For Homeless Babies
The Franklin Junior Woman's
club Tuesday began soliciting
funds for Its pet project ? do
ing its share in seeing that
North Carolina's homeless bab
ies have the love and security
of a happy family life.
The Franklin cfub, and wom
an's clubs throughout the state,
are now engaged in collecting
funds far the Children's Home
Society of North Carolina, Inc.,
a private children's home sup
ported solely by North Carolina
citizens through voluntary con
tributions.
Fitty-nlne homeless babies
from Macon County have been
placed for adoption by the so
ciety since it was established
in 1903, according to Mrs. Tom
Jenkins, chairman of the proj
ect here. Some of the babies
were orphaned, some came from
broken homes, and others were
bom out of wedlock:
More than 5,000 children have
been helped by the society In
the past half-century and an
average of 300 children are aid
ed each year.
The local club Is soliciting
funds through the use of coin
collectors placed in Franklin
stores. Club members are also
canvassing the business district
for donations, the chairman
said.
? Coin collectors are baby bot
tles. With each bottle Is a post
er which briefly explains the
operation of the children's
home, located In Greensboro.
According to Mrs. Jenkins^
every person who contributes,
regardless of how small an
amount, becomes a member of
the society. A $5 donation en
titles the donor to a contribut
ing membership; a $10 contri
bution, a supporting member
ship; and a $100 donation a
memorial crib membership.
The memorial crib member
ship, Mrs. Jenkins explained,
will provide a month of nurs
ery care for a baby, while the
agency seeks to find a home for
the child.
The business affairs and pol
icy decisions of the society are
controlled by a board of di
rectors, composed of 50 leading
men and women from all sec
tions of the state. The board
is elected annually by members.
"More than 5,000 couples, who
have adopted children through
the home, stand as proof that
the society is doing a wonderful
job," Mrs. Jenkins pointed out.
"Our organization is sincere
ly Interested In seeing that this
state's homeless children get the
break they deserve. Their plight
Is no fault of their own and
we hope that people here will
assist our club In bringing a
ray of sunshine Into thelrHves."
-Staff Photo by /. P. Brady
WHOSE BALL?? Nobody's! The pass was incomplete, but if
Hayesville's Harris Crisp (56) had caught the pass before
Panther George Brown (28) slapped it down, Franklin might
have been on the losing end of Friday night's 7 to 6 score.
Crisp was waiting in the infield for the toss.
License
Examiner In Franklin
Two Days Now
The state driver's license ex
aminer will be in Franklin two
days each week, instead of one
as in the past, effective Oc
tober 1.
Examiner Robert V. Hooper
announced that he will be here
each week on Wednesday and
Thursday, beginning next week.
Previously the examiner has
been available on Wednesdays
only. #
He "will be in Highlands each
Tuesday, he said.
Mr. Hooper pointed out that
the law now requires all appli
cants for learner's permits to
pass all written and eye tests.
He suggested that persons
planning to apply for learner's
permits stop by his office in
the clerk of court's office in
the court house and get a driv
er's manual in order to prepare
for the examinations.
WILL DISCUSS
MICA PROGRAM
Miners' Association Plans
Session On Loans
And Contracts
A discussion on exploration
contracts and operating loans
will highlight a meeting of the
National Miner's association to
morrow (Friday) night at the
Agricultural building, according
to Roy T. Fouts, secretary.
The meeting will get under
way at 8 o'clock.
The secretary said the Gener
al Service administration In
Washington, D. C., has sent
word here that the mica pro
gram will be published within
the next 30 days.
He also announced that nine
exploration contracts have been
signed by miners in this coun
ty and that operations have al
ready started.
The field tea.m of the U. 8.
Bureau of Mines is urging every
miner to develop their mines, as
well as opening up new deposits
here, Mr. Fouts said.
It is absolutely essential for
Macon miners to do exploration,
work before applying for op
erating loans, he stressed.
Two Inducted Mbnday;
Receive Call For 10
More Men In October
The local selective service
board Monday announced the
induction of two Macon Coun
ty men into the army.
The men, Lester Conley, Jr.,
and Oeorge W. Tippett, left by
bus Monday morning for Char
lotte.
The board also announced
that an induction call for 1(1
men, to leave here October 25,
has been received.
Ten men are to report to
Charlotte October 9 for pre
lnductlon examinations, It was
said.
PLAN BAPTIST
YOUTHRALLY
Session Set For Saturday
Following Downtown
Parade By Band
Saturday night youths from
Macop County's 43 Baptist
churches will gather at the
First Baptist church here for
an assoclational .youth rally.
The rally is scheduled to get
under way at 7 p. m. with a
parade In the down town area
led by the Franklin band. The
night's program will start at
the church following the pa
rade.
Ouest speaker will be the Rev.
John C. Carbitt, pastor of the
Highlands Baptist church. The
theme will be "I'd Rather Have
Jesus."
Group singing, hymn drama
tization, and special music are
other features of the session.
200 Expected To Attend
Moose Lodge Picnic Here
Approximately 200 persons
are expected to attend the an
nual picnic of the Moose lodge
here, to be held at Cliffslde
Lake Sunday, according to Lake
V. Shope, lodge secretary.
In addition to the picnic din
ner. set for 1 p. m., a number
of talks and other program
features are planned. G. L.
Houk will be the chief speaker.
The Rev. Hoyt Evans will con
duct the devotional.
All members of the lodge are
Invited to come and bring their
families and friends, Mr. Shope
said. Each family will ?bring a
basket lunch.
^uHasaja P. T. A. Plans
.Supper And Cake Walk
The Cullasaja Parent-Teach
er association will sponsor a box
supper and cake walk Saturday
night at 8 o'clock at the school,
Lacy Harper, association presi
dent, announced this week.
Proceeds will go to the school
lunch room fund, he said.
Other entertainment Includes
songs by a quartet and a string
band.
PLAN NIGHT SING
The Fifth Sunday Night Sing
will be held at the Oakdale
Baptist church September 30,
according to Harvey Roper,
president of the organization.
The public Is invited, Mr. Roper
said.
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EDITORIAL CONTEST
Mrs. Bryant
Elected East F ranklin
P.T A President
Mrs. H. L. Bryant was elect
ed president of the East Frank
lin school Parent-Teacher as
sociation, at an organization
meeting held at the school Wed
nesday night of last week. It
was announced that, even be
fore the association was organ
ized, $900 had been raised ftir
school equipment.
Other olficers of the new as
sociation are Mrs. Elizabeth
Pearson, vice-president; Mrs
Paul Ammons, secretary; and
Clyde Downs, treasurer.
These four were nominated
by a nominating committee
headed by Mrs. Harry Thomas,
and the committee's slate was
approved by the meeting.
About 50 persons were in at
tendance, a large minority of
whom were men.
Principal W. G. Crawford, who
served as temporary chairman,
told the group that the com
munity has grown so fast that
already the East Franklin school
is too small for the school en
rollment. Two classes are being
held in the cafeteria, he said,
and a student overflow in some
crowded grades U bsing sent to
the Franklin school.
Miss Ethel Hurst, county
lunch room supervisor, discuss
ed the needs of the lunchroom.
Mrs. W. O. Crawford's room
won the prize for having the
largest number of parents In
attendance.
The association voted to hold
its meetings the first Monday
evening of each month.
CRUSADE DRIVE
IS UNDERWAY
Asheville Attorney Speaks
On Freedom Campaign
Monday .Night
The freedom-loving peoples
of the world are now engaged
In a new kind of warfare? "a
war for men's minds and men's
soulS" ? Frank M. Parker, prom
inent Asheville attqrney, declar
ed at a kick-off meeting of the
Crusade for Freedom caftnpaign
in this county Monday night.
Despite bad weather, some 40
persons turned out at the court
house to hear Mr. Parker. He
was introduced by Mayor Rob
ert M. Dillard, chairman of the
local crusade.
Ti^e former state senato .
plaining this new form of war
fare, said that millions of per
sons under the iron fist of the
Soviets are hearing monstrous
lies about the western world
and are coming to believe that
the United States is solely re
sponsible for starting past wars
and that this country is actual
ly the aggressor in Korea.
"We have fallen down com
pletely in the battle for men's
minds, "he pointed out, "but
we gradually are awakening to
the dangers." The Marshall
Plan, the Atlantic Pact, and the
setting up of General Eisen
hower's headquarters in Europe
are succeeding as counter-mea
sures in fighting the Soviet
propoganda machine, he said.
The Crusade for Freedom is
one way every American can
strike a blow for the truth, he
said.
Radio Free Europe, construct
ed by funds raised in last year's
crusade campaign, and the most
powerful radio station in the
world, is beaming the truth
through the iron curtain eleven
and a half hours each day.
The success of the station,
Mr. Parker pointed out. Is evi
denced by the way Russia has
violently reacted to its pro
gram. The station staff, most of
SEE NO. 2. PAGE 6
Hope To Let Road
Contract In Spring
CHILDREN HIT
BY AUTOMOBILE
Officers Holding 2 Men
Pending Investigation
Of Accident
Three Cartoogechay? children,
on their way home from school
Monday afternoon about 5
o'clock, we e struck by an auto
mobile on the Oil's Creek road
and ar? recover' ng from in
juries at Angel clinic.
Bein; lieid in the county jail,
pendin ?: r n investigation by the
sheriff's department and high
way pat.roLmen, are two Macon
Count men.
The youngsters, Howard, 5,
Vance ) , find Shirlene, 7, chil
dren of Mrs. Verna Mae Elkin,
all wore treated for head in
juries anJ yesterday (Wednes
day ? were reported as "doing
fine" by clinic officials.
The automobile was allegedly
driven by Ralph Baldwin, 23, of
Franklin. He is charged with
drunk driving and leaving the
scene of an accident without
rendering assistance to injured.
Ira Ledford, 44, owner of the
car? a 1935 Plymouth coupe -
and said by officers to have
been a passenger in the car at
the time of the accident. Is
charged with "permitting Ralph
Baldwin to drive his automo
bile drunk."
Details of the accident were
not disclosed by the Investigat
ing officers.
The two boys were treated
for lacerations about the head,
and the clinic reported that the
girl received a fractured skull.
LIONS PLAN
BLIND DRIVE
Will Conduct Campaign
Here The Night Of
October 8
The Lions club this week an
j nounced plans for conducting
its annual White Cane drive for
j the blind, and requested that
Franklin residents leave their
porch lights burning the night
I of October 8 as a signal that
they wish to contribute.
One-third of the funds raised
by the local club in the one
night campaign will be spent
for blind work In Macon Coun
ty, according to Lake V. Shope,
chairman of the club blind
committee.
Through the efforts of the
Franklin club, 54 persons in
Macon County received glasses
free of change from July, 1950
to July, 1951. Distribution is
handled through the local wel
fare office.
The remaining two-thirds of
the funds raised here will be
turned over to the North Caro
j lina State association for the
blind, Mr. Shope said.
The association, he explained,
is a non-profit organization
] established in 1932 by Lions and
interested individuals, which
renders services to the blind in
all areas of the state where
there are no other resources to
j aid the blind. ^
The local organization- will be
joining with 281 other Lions
clubs in the state for the drive.
M.Y.F. MEETING SET
The Methodist Youth Fellow
ship subdistrict will meet Mon
day night at the Asbury Metho
dist church at 7:30 o'clock, ac
: cording to Miss Roberta Snyder,
I secretary.
Killian s Entries Win Cattle Show
Honors; Only Animals Entered
In W.N.C. Fair West Of Haywood
Macon County's four entries
In the Western North Carolina
fair cattle show in Henderson
ville last week ? In fact, the
only entries west of Haywood
County? left quite an Impres
sion at the show.
The animals, purebred Here
fords, were entered by Dr.
Frank M Kllllan.
Dr. Kllllan's KHF Domino
.11 was the grand champion of
the sale -And reserve champion
of the show. She sold for $1,250,
and alio placed first In the
Hereford class.
KHF Domino Lass III was
reserve champion or the sale,
selling for $1,000, and won sec
ond place in her class.
Fourth in the class went to
nr. Kllllan's KHF Domino Lass
IV. She sold for $920.
A two-year-old Hereford bull,
Morrowcroft D.D., sold for $975.
Accompanying Dr. and Mrs.
Kllllan to the fair were their
son, Paul, and Dan Moore and
Orover Dayton.
Commissioner Say U.S. 23
Survey Will Start
In 60 Days
Tenth Division Highway Com
missioner L. Da.e Thrash dis
closed here Tuesday morning
that the state highway commis
sion hopes to let the contract
on a new road from Franklin
to Cowee Gap sometime in the
spring.
Mr. Thrash, of Asheville, ap
peared at the courthouse Tues
day morning to discuss road
matters with Macon County
citizens. More than ITS persons
were present.
A survey of the Franklln
Cowee Gap project has been
completed, he said.
He also announced that a sur
vey of U. S. 23 from Franklin
to the Georgia State line will
get under way within the next
Commissioner Thrash said
at Monday's meeting that the
highway department would
match forest service fundi for
paving the forest service de
velopment road from U. S. 28
through Wayah gap to the
Nantahala community.
Forest service officials, aft
er the meeting, said no ac
tion could be taken by the
forest service until a petition
is approved designating the
forest development road as
a forest highway. Approval of
the petition is now pending,
they said. If approval is given
they said forest highway
funds could be used for the
project.
The road is heavily travel
ed by tourists and residents
of the Nantahala, Kyle, Ae
fluone, and Flats communi
ties. It is onpaved for 17
miles.
60 days. Previously the highway
commission said $450,000 would
be allocated to the county from
surplus highway funds for
widening and resurfacing the
heavily-traveled highway.
That amount, and the $265,
000 allocated from general funds
for the nine-mile Franklln
Cowee project, gives Macon
County $715,000 for primary
highway improvement.
When completed the two pro
SEE NO. 3, PAGE 6
REESE. MACON
NATIVE. DIES
Rites For Prominent
Andrews Citizen
Held Sunday
? ?
Wade A. Reece, Macon native
who moved to Cherokee county
to become prominent In the
business, church, and civic life
of Andrews and that town's
mayor, died in an Andrews hos
pital Sunday at the age of 53.
He suffered a cerebral hem
orrhage while attending n oot
ball game Friday night, and
died at 1:30 a. m ?>mday
Mr. Reece, who had held 'he
Ford automobile and truck
agency in Arvl-?ws for the past
19 years, lir>d been Andrews'
mayor, had served as chairman
of the Hi I cross there, presi
dent of tl -? Rotary club, district
and troop committeeman of the
Boy Scouts, and for the past 13
years had been chairman of
the boaid of stewards and Sun
day school superintendent of
the Andrews Methodist church.
The yon of W. D. and Mrs.
Roxie Potts Reece, he was bora
in this county November 1, 1897
and attended the Macon County
schools. He married Miss Birdell
Waldroup in 1928.
Funeial services were held at
the Andrews Methodist church
at 2 p. m. Monday, and burial >
was In Wood lawn cemetery here,
with graveside rites by the Ma
sonic .order.
Survivors, in addition to hla
widow, include two sons, Jerry
Wade, a student at the Uni
versity of North Carolina, and
Todd, a student at Riverside
Military academy, Gainesville,
Ga.; four brothers, Frank W.,
George W., and Grady T., all
of Franklin, and Sam Reeca, of
Canton; and Tour sisters, Mrs.
Fred Waldroup, of Atlanta. Mrs.
Homer Green and Mrs. Ralph
Bradley, both of Franklin, Route
1, and Mrs. Fred Arnold, of
Franklin.