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66TH YEAR Western North CvoUna'i OMeet Weekly IfoljUnto Xwmoa* CIRCULATION LAST WBK Taw Age iMt Week - 2433 VOL. LXVI? NO. 49 FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1951 FOURTEEN PAGES -Zoning Progran To Get Hearing Plan Will Be Explained In Detail At Public Meeting Jan. 15 Preliminary zoning plans for Franklin were unfolded by the five-man zoning and planning commission at Monday night's session of the board of alder men. At the joint meeting, Janu ary 15 was set as the date for a public hearing to explain the zoning plan to Franklin citizens, and to receive reactions con cerning the proposed zoning or dinance before its adoption by the town board. The zoning commission, head ed by W. N. Sloan, brought out a number of minor points in question, and explained the project, with the idea of get ting the board's opinion before presenting the zoning plan In its entirety to the public. Maps, showing present and proposed zoning boundaries lor business, industrial, and resi dential areas within the city limits, were employed by the commission to explainable plan. Mr. Sloan reviewed an ordi nance drawn by the North Carolina League of Municipali ties. After a few minor revis ions, he said the commission felt that the ordinance would be suitable to the needs of Franklin. Aldermen commended the commission for the Job it has been doing. The five-man body was set up in July on order of the town board. In addition to Mr. Sloan, members are R. E. McKelvey, Wayne Faulkner, H. H. Plemmons, and W. Roy Car penter. Monday's meeting was the shortest regular session for the k board of aldermen since it took over the town reins in May. The meeting adjourned at 10:20. In the past, the board's sessions have been lengthy, often going past midnight. The new courthouse traffic light, the subject of heated de bate, was the center of discus sion. According to Mayor Robert M. Dlllard and most of the alder men, an increasing number of complaints about the light are being received at the town of fice. Under the present set-up, the signal controls the flow of traf fic on Main street, Palmer street, and the one-way street circling the courthouse. The dif ficulty, aldermen said, seems to lie in the fact that drivers of vehicles entering Main street from the west side of the court house are unable to see the light. The installation of four sepa rate traffic signals ? one for Palmer street, one for each end of the Main street intersections, and one for the courthouse cir cle ? was discussed and the street committee was empower ed to investigate to feasibility of that plan. Provided that a proper light ing system can be installed at the intersection, the board moved that the four-way light now in use at the courthouse be moved to the intersection of Palmer and Phillips streets. Other action taken at the session included the acceptance of the town's new well, recently drilled by the Virginia Supply and Well company; acceptance of a Merchant Construction bid to lay approximately 80 feet of sidewalk in front of the new ,J Nantahala Power and Light k company building; and setting machinery in motion to adver tise for pump bids for the new well. T. Cecil Tallent Given Promotion To Sergeant Rank T. Cecil Tallent, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Tallent, of Franklin, Route 3, recently was promoted to sergeant In the U. 8. Air Force, it has been learn ed. Sgt. Tallent, stationed at Mather Air Force base, Calif., is a cashier In the accounting and disbursing office. Prior to his enlistment, he was connect ed with the Wachovia Bank and Trust company In Ashevllle lor time years. Why, Lady, That's * Not Poor Plumbing, It'* Scenic Wonder "Water's pouring over the highway, I think something is broken!" a woman tourist reported to Highlands Police Chief M. A. Nelson recently. Armed with chamber of commerce literature. Chief Nelson explained that the "something broken" was only Bridal Veil Falls, on the Highlands-Franklin road, one of Macon County's top scenic attractions. "Well", the woman retorted after the chief's explanation, "I still think it ought to be fixed!" BLOODMOBUE IS GIVEN m PINTS Volunteer Donors Include 28 Inmates Of Local Prison Camp Maconites, including 20 don ors from the Macon County prison camp, rallied behind the American Red Cross Bloodmo bile Friday afternoon by giving 124 pints of blood. It was the bloodmoblle's final visit of the year here. To date, Macon County persons have giv en a total of 490 pints of the life-giving fluid, earmarked for wounded servicemen in Korea, since the unit paid its first visit here in February. On the first visit 154 pints were given; in May, 102 pints; in July, 22 (Highlands) ; and August. 82. The Wiod* project here has been under the sponsorship of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars post. Refreshments have been served on each visit by members of the V. F. W. Wom an's auxiliary. During last week's collection, J. R. Overton, superintendent of the N. C. prison camp here, appeared at the Franklin Pres byterian church, where the unit operated, with 20 volunteer donors from the camp. Santa Claus To Pay Preliminary Visit To Franklin Saturday Radio station NPFC (North Pole For Christmas) beamed the following message this week to Macon County chil dren: "To all good children of Ma con County . . . Santa Claus, after communicating with a number of Franklin merchants, has announced his intention of visiting Franklin Saturday for a preliminary survey oif Macon's good children before making his scheduled visit December 25. During Saturday's visit, Santa's toy shop, situated on the top most point of this rugged north land, will be under the direct supervision of Mrs. Claus, who, with the assistance of toy shop elves, will continue to maintain her husband's Christmas bag quota. ? "Santa's reindeer, this year being led on the 25th by Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, will not carry the Jolly old gentle man on his preliminary Frank lin jaunt, having- to continue with strenuous exercises in preparation for the heavy load they must take on Christmas night. "So Santa Claus will arrive in Franklin by automobile some time about 2 p. m. Saturday. All good children are urged to be present." Christinas lights in down town Franklin were Installed last week by the town's fire men, and turned on Sunday night. Curtis, Serving In Korea, Is Promoted To Sergeant Charles J. Curtis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Curtis, of Dll lard, Ga., Route 1, recently was promoted to sergeant He has been serving in Korea since May I of this year. SHOPE CHOSEN CHAPTER HEAD OF RED CROSS Advisory Council Member Is Guest Speaker; Reports Made Weaver Shope, of Franklin, principal of Cullasaja school, Thursday night was elected chairman of the Macon County chapter of the American Red Cross. Guest speaker at the chapter meeting was Romayne Barnes, of Greenville, 8. C., a member of the southeastern area ad visory council of the Red Cross. He was accompanied by Home Service Chairman Walter John son, also of Greenville. All officers of the local chapter, with the exception of the chairman, were re-elected for another year. They are W. R. Potts, of Highlands, vice chairman; J. c. Jacobs, treas urer; Mrs. Gladys Klnsland, Junior Red Cross chairman; Mrs. Robert R. Gaines, home nursing chairman; Miss Lassie Kelly, production chairman; Ed Whitaker, disaster chairman ; Carl Tysinger, first aid chair man; J. Horner Stockton, fi nance chairman; R. E. McKel vey, home service chairman; John Edwards, water safety chairman; and Mrs. Lester Conley, publicity chairman. Mr. Shope succeeds the Rev. Hoyt Evans, who has served as chapter chairman for the past two years. During the meeting It was announced that a certificate of 1 honor has been awarded the Macon chapter. Chapter finances were dis cussed by Lake V. Shope, in the absence of Finance Chairman J. Horner Stockton. Mr. Shope reported a balance on hand of $803.97. It was brought out at the meeting that the chapter this year enlisted the aid of 3? vol unteer workers; distributed 200 garments to needy families; and assisted an average of 35 persons each month during the past year. Other committee members of the chapter Include James O. Beal, Frank B. Cook, Charles Anderson, Stacy Russell, Lewis Edwards, and the Rev. Robert E. Early, all of Highlands, and Lake V. Shope, the Rev. M. W. Chapman, the Rev. C. E. Mur ray, the Rev. Hoyt Evans, the Rev. A. Rufus Morgan, John M. Archer, Jr., James L. Hauser, and Weimar Jones. The meeting was held at the Veterans of Foreign Wars build ing on Palmer street. P. M. A. Body To Be Picked December 13 Macon County farmers will go to the polls December 13 to elect Production and Marketing Administration committee mem bers for the county's 13 com munities. Polling places are as follows, by townships: North franklin, Paul Swafford's mill; Southwest Franklin, Rufus Wells' home; Southeast Franklin, Prentiss Grocery store; Millshoal, Holly Springs school; Cartoogechaye, Ledford's store; Ellijay, Bert Mashburn's store; Sugarfork, Moses' Service station; High lands, Potts' Brothers store; Flats, Scaly post office; Smiths Bridge, Norrls store; Nantahala, high school gymnasium; Burn ing town, Carl Morgan's home; Cowee, Tom Rickman's store. In the election, three regular members and two alternates will be chosen In each com munity. A community delegate to the county PMA convention, scheduled December 14 at the Agricultural building, also will be picked. According to Mrs. Justice, del egates to the convention will elect a chairman, vice-chair man, a member, and two alter nates?this body to serve for the year as the county PMA committee. WILL SPEAK SUNDAY J. T. Mowery, of Chattanooga, Tenn., will be the guest speak er at the Franklin Church of Christ, Sunday at 11 a. m., it has been announced. The pub lic is invited to attend the serv Im, It WM Mid. HEADS RED CROSS I WEAVER SHOPE SCHOOL BUS IS STRUCKBYAUTO None Hurt In Accident In Fog On Highway Near Highlands Fifteen Macon County chil dren escaped Injury when the bus carrying them to the High lands school was rammed from the rear by an automobile on N. C. 106, near Highlands, in a heavy fog Monday morning. According to the investigat ing officer, Highway Patrolman Sid Carter, the loaded school bus was picking up passengers when the accident occured, about 8 o'clock. The patrolman Identified the driver of the automobile as Rob ert Dryman, 20, an employe of the Highlands Country club. He will be charged with reckless driving, the patrolman said. He was unhurt. Two passengers in Mr. Dry man's automobile, Earl Dry man and Harry Brown, both of Scaly, were shaken up in the wreck, but were uninjured, Pa trolman Carter said. Plan To Form Body To Back N. C. Schools Plans for a United Forces for Education movement In Macon County were revealed at a meeting of the executive board of the county unit of the N. C. Education association Mon day evening. Representatives of a number of Macon County organizations have been invited to attend a special meeting tomorrow (Fri day) night to discuss the move ment. The meeting is set for 7:30 p. m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars building on Palm er street. At this meeting it Is planned to organize a citizen's commit tee, composed of attending rep resentatives, to further the movement by passing on infor mation concerning it to their respective organizations. The education movement, be ing backed by the state asso ciation, is designed primarily to further the cause of education in the schools by uniting the efforts of various civic organiza tions, it was explained. Among local organizations planning to send representatives to tomorrow's meeting are the county unit of the N. C. E. A., the Junior Woman's club, the Franklin Garden club, the American Legion and its auxi liary, the Veterans of Foreign Wars post and auxiliary, the Lions club, the Rotary club, county home demonstration clubs, Merchants association, historic association, parent teacher associations, the Order of the Eastern Star, and the Moose lodge. The meeting here was called, following a district meeting at Bryson City Wednesday evening of last week. Macon persons at tending the Bryson City gath ering included Miss Roberta En loe, Mrs. Pearl Hunter, Mrs. Lee Ouffey, Weaver Shope, and ftar old Enloe. fV - # '4?' ON DEAN'S LIST The name of Miss June Teague appeared on the past quarter's dean's list at Pfelffer college, Mlsenheimer, It has been 1 Mined her*. Two Men Get Long Terms In Labor Day Robberies Woman Given Suspended Term In Stabbing Of Her Nephew A two-family squabble In August, climaxed by the near fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old boy, was aired In superior court here Tuesday. Mrs. Edith Lequire, of the Patton settlement, charged with assault with a deadly weapon after talcing a butcher knife to her nephew, Donald Klrkland, was given a five-year suspend ed sentence by Judge J. C. Rud isill. i The youth's father, T. N. Klrkland, Mrs. Lequire, and her husband. Van Lequire, all were found guilty OT taking part In a fight August 6, which led to the stabbing of the boy four days later. They were released on payment of costs. Just what prompted the bat tle between the two families was not cleared up. Mr. Klrk land said "that he (Van Le quire) said I had been saying things about him." At any rate, he testified that he and Le quire started fighting and were soon Joined by their respective wives, who pitched In to help their spouses. The Klrkland boy said he used a two by four on Mrs. Le quire when she started choking his mother. On the Friday following this battle, Mrs. Lequire met young Klrkland at her mailbox and stabbed him in the chest, arms, and shoulders with a six-inch butcher knife. She contended that the boy ran her down with his bicycle, but he denied it on the stand. After the knifing, the youth was taken to a Franklin hos pital by Miss Lucille Hannah, whose parent* Hk nearby. He received four blood transfusions and plasma and remained in the hospital 13 days. In court, Mrs. Lequire ex plained what she was doing at the mailbox with a knife. "I was carrying It to get him," she said, pointing to Mr. Kirk land, "I saw him going up the road that morning." In pronouncing sentence, Judge Rudisill suggested that the two families return to their homes and try to get along to gether. He also ordered Mrs. Lequire to pay $600 to defray to cost of the boy's hospital bill. The total bill was $624. Murder Case Is Continued To Next Court As anticipated, the first de gree murder trial of James Theodore Wood, charged In the May, 1950, death of a Macon County logger, was postponed, at the superior court term here this week. It was the second postpone ment asked by the state. At the August term, the trial was continued to this term. If additional witnesses being sought in connection with the REVEALS EVIDENCE In an interview yesterday (Wednesday) Solicitor Thad D. Bryson, Jr., disclosed the new evidence which prompted the first degree murder in dictment of James Theodore Wood for the May, 1954, death of Grady Ray, a Macon County logger. According to the solicitor, Jack Ragan, undertaker at Bryant Funeral home here, told him that a large amount of mud and debris was found in Ray's throat when the body was found in Ray's throat when the body was brought to the funeral home. On the strength of Mr. Ragan's findings, the case was reopened and Wood was Indicted for the murder of Ray, he said. case can be located, the trial probably will be set for the April term, according to So licitor Thad D. Bryson, Jr. Mystery surrounding the death of Orady May, a 43-year-old resident of the Kyle commun ity, brought about the Indict ment of Wood at the April su am no. i. paoi ? Grand Jury Urges New Courthouse Branding the present county courthouse as a "disgrace to Macon County", the grand jury of the December superior court term Tuesday recommended that a new courthouse be built as soon as the county's finan cial condition will permit it. Jurymen also deemed it im practical to make any major repairs on the present structure. These recommendations and statements were embodied in the grand Jury's report, com piled following an inspection of the courthouse and the county jail, one of the duties of the body. It also recommended that steps be taken to protect coun ty records, stored In the court house. from the danger of fire. A similar suggestion was made by the grand jury at the Aug ust term of court here. Presiding Judge J. C. Rudisill, In his charge to the jury, sug gested that only the courthouse and jail be inspected at this term, pointing out that a thor ough inspection of county facil ities was made In August. The Jury's report on the courthouse is as follows: "We find offices in good condition, except far a window pane that should be replaced in the clerk of court's office. "... that the records In all [offices are in good condition, except that It is overcrowded in the register of deeds' office, there being space for only about four months of records, we rec ommend that something be done about this at once. "We recommend that steps be taken to protect county .records from fire." "We believe that the present courthouse is a disgrace to Macon County and further be lieve it would not be practical to make any major repairs on It. "Therefore, we recommend that a new courthouse be built as soon as the county's fi nancial condition will permit." A five-man committee in spected the jail. Its report: "The jail is in good condi tion, except for a few minor repairs: (a) wash basins not connected with water system, (b) recommend that inmate rooms be cleaned, (c) recom mend that mattress covers on beds of prisoners be changed, and that covers be put on those beds without them, (d) recom mend that bath facilities be furnished the jailor and his family." Names of the grand Jurymen were drawn from a hat by six year-old Michael Hastings, son of Mr. and Mrs. Olen Hastings, of Franklin. Erwln Patton, of Franklin, was appointed by the court to serve as foreman. Grand jurors were C. D. Raby, George E. Anderson, Oran Hol land, James R. Norris, Jr., E. K. Buchanan, Paul Grist, L. C. Henderson, Armour G. eagle, A. C. Holt, Fred Cabe, Claude Conley, Frank Bryson, R. D. Carson, M. S. Burnette, W. R. Mason, C. 8. Cabe, and W. C. Arvey. Nicholson, Serving In Eastern Waters, Is Given Promotion Grady B. Nicholson, of Pren tiss, recently was promoted to radarman third class. He is serving aboard the heavy cruis er, U8S Helena. The Helena Is participating In operations agaln^ the North Korean and Chinese Commun ist forces in Korea, a Defense department release said. The Macon County sailor has served 10 months In Korean waters since the outbreak of hostilities there. He entered service in May, 1949, and receiv ed boot training at the U. S. Naval Training center, San Di ego, Calif. W omen Accomplices Given Suspended Sentences By Judge Rudisill The two men behind the La bor Day holidays robberies here were handed stiff sentences Monday afternoon by Judge J. C. Rudisill. Clyde Miller, 27, of Oastonis, a one-time resident of this county, was sentenced to seven to 10 years at hard labor at state prison. His accomplice, Walter Ethridge, also of Qas tonia, received six to 10 years at hard labor ? a lighter sen tence because he turned state's evidence. Miller's wife, Betty, s comely blonde, and a woman compan ion of Ethridge, Ellen Barfleld, 28, of Gastonia, received sus pended sentences as accessories after the fact in break-Ins at Roper's Service station, Sanders' store, and Frank Sanders' home here. The Millers and Ellen Bar field were arrested in Gaston ia September 10 by Sheriff J. Harry Thomas and S. B. I. Agent P. R. Kitchen. Ethridge was picked up by Gastonia of ficers last Wednesday, was returned here, and made a statement the following day be fore local officers. Clothes taken from Sanders' store, Franklin, Route J, and Frank Sanders' home. Franklin, Route 4, were found in the Miller's trailer home in Gas tonia at the time of their ar rest, officers said. Ethridge and Miller became acquainted in 1M7 while both were serving road sentences for breaking and entering. In connection with the Labor Day robberies, both Miller and Ethridge faced double charges tor breaking and entering and larceny, and charges of house burglary. Mrs. Miller and the Barfleld woman received three to five year sentences, suspended on good behavior. Following the robberies, local officers moved on the trail of the four when a check stolen from Roper's Service station was cashed by Mrs. Miller at Duncan Motor company. Ed Conley, night station attendant at Duncan's, gave officers a de scription of the Miller automo bile ? a blue, 1949 Mercury. Mr. Conley took the stand Monday, identified the check, and pointed out Mrs. Miller as the one who cashed it. Ethridge's statement was In troduced during the trial, and he also took the stand and ex plained the method of opera tion of the three robberies. Baptist Training Union Meeting Set For Monday An "M" night mass meeting, under the auspices of the Ma con County Baptist Assoclation al Training union, Is planned Monday night at 7:30 o'clock at the First Baptist church, it was announced this week. Theme of the meeting will be "Christ Speaks to His Churches". The Rev. Chester Lane, of Ashevllle, will be the speaker. An award will be made to the church having the largest at tendance at the meeting. A movie, carrying out the theme of the session will be shown. Officers are investigating a break In at Prank B. Duncan's lodge on Nantahala lake. Miss ing is an electric record player and some shot gun shells. Sher iff J. Harry Thomas and High way Patrolman C. M. Byrd are conducting the investigation. The Weather Temperature* and . peet seven days, and tto yesterday, u recorded at At I >eriment station. High Low Pet. Wednesday 44 31 JS Thursday 57 24 Friday 57 IS _ Saturday 52 20 _ Sunday 60 22 _ Monday 58 34 .11 Tuesday M 51 2Jt Wednesday 27 ? Franklin jtaiafaB (A* recorded by Maneoo Mn far IVA> Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, I Monday, trace; Wednesday, .27.
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