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VOJU LXVI? NO. SO
, N. C? THURSDAY, DEC. 13, 1951
FOURTEEN FACES
NAM AH ALA HI
FRANKLIN SPLIT
CAGE CONTESTS
Franklin Girls Win, 36-25,
Nantahala Lads Take
23-to-20 Victory
Approximately 375 basketball
fans turned out Tuesday night
for Franklin High's first home
game of the season, and watch
l ed as the locals split a twin-bill
with Nantahala High.
The local lassies pulled a 36
to-25 victory away from the
Nantahala girls in the first
game, and then retired to the
stands to watch the local boys
lose a rough-and-tumble cage
duel to the Nantahala boys, 23
to 20.
' The two evenly matched boys'
teams ran a neck-and-neck race
throughout the game, until Nan
tahala, with less than a minute
to go, clinched it.
After finding the hoop for
first blood the Franklin lassies
stayed in the lead for the en
tire game and gave fans a bet
ter-than-average show of ball
handling.
Leading the Nantahala lads
to victory was Herman May,
who bucketed 13 points to take
high scoring honors. Sparking
Franklin's attack was Mack
<Roscoe) Lewis with eight mark
ers, with Captain Richie Jones
close behind with six.
High scorer In the girls'
game was Franklin's Audrey
Gibson, with 19 points. Forward
Susie May looped 11 points for
Nantahala and runner-up hon
ors.
A foul shot by Gibson put the
Franklin girls in the lead and
at half-time they were out
front, 16 to 10.
The fight-to-the-flnish boys'
game kept fans on the edges
of their seats as the lads scrap
ped up and down the court for
the ball. Center Jones led his
team for the first score with a
set shot from mid-court and
Franklin stayed in the lead un
til the closing minutes of the
game, when Nantahala forged
ahead to take the duel by the
three-point margin. Franklin's
Lewis kept the locals moving in
the first half by pouring set
shots through the hoop, but in
the second half it was a dif
ferent story. Two Nantahala
lads stalked Lewis all over the
court, stopping his scoring
threat. At the half, the locals
led 14 to 11.
Nantahala's Herman May, a
-veteran of last season's court
battles, was the sparkplug be
hind his team. The gifted eager
time and again faked his way
through the Franklin defense
lor hooks and layups.
Franklin's next game is with
Hayesville, here, December 18.
Yule Program
To Mark P. T. A. Meeting
Monday Night
A special Christmas program
by the Franklin High school
chorus and band and the ele
mentary glee club will feature
Monday evening's meeting of
the Franklin Parent-Teacher
association.
The session will be held in
the new high school cafeteria
at 7:30 p. m., with Mrs. Allen
Slier, president, presiding.
Selections by the chorus will
include "The Sleigh" and "Carol
of the Bells". The band Will
play the "Christmastide Over
ture" and "Santa Claus is Com
ing to Town." Both groups will
be under the direction of 8. W.
Beck, high sehool band director.
The elementary glee club,
under the direction of Miss
Alice Weaver, public school mu
sic teacher, will sing Christmas
carols and a selection of special
Yuletide numbers.
Mrs. R. H. Hull, pastor of the
West Macon Methodist circuit,
will conduct the devotional.
Alvin Stiles Wins
Army Promotion To
Grade Of Sergeant
Cpl. Alvin Stiles, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Elbert A. Stiles, of
Franklin, recently was promot
ed to sergeant, it has been
learned here.
The Macon airman enlisted
In the air force in December,
I960, and has been stationed at
Patrick Air Force Base, Cocoa,
Vfc, cIms May of (bis row.
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Clinic At Highlands
To Reopen January 7
The clinic at Highlands Com
munity Hospital will reopen
January 7, with Dr. Joseph P.
Satterwhlte In charge. Dr. Sat
terwhlte Is completing his work
at the Baptist hospital in Win
ston-Salem at the end of the
year, and will move his family
to Highlands shortly thereafter.
The announcement of the re
opening of the clinic and the
arrival of Dr. Satterwhlte was
made following a joint meeting
of the board of trustees and
the board of directors, last Fri
day morning in the hospital of
fice, when the appointment of
the 13-member board of direc
tors was formally approved by
the trustees.
Comprising the board of di
rectors are W. H. Cobb, chair
man, W. Roy Potts, treasurer,
Mrs. John H. C. Perry, secre
tary, Mrs. J. H. HOWe, Mrs. Roy
Phillips, Mrs. Carl Zoellner, Mrs.
J. H. Smith, Tudor N. Hall, Carl
ton Cleaveland, John W. Ed
wards, Joe W. Reesti. Harry A.
Holt, and John D. Burnette.
An amendment of the by
laws was adopted at the meet
ing, authorizing the transfer of
all matters relating to the op
eration and management of the
hospital and clinic to the board
of directors, the amendment to
become effective Immediately.
In introducing Dr. Satter
white, Mr. Cobb said that it is
the plan of the board of di
rectors to establish a 24-hour
service at the clinic as soon as
possible, and that he hopes "the
doors of the building will not
be closed again in the future."
Friday's announcement also
said it was agreed at the meet
ing that Dr. Satterwhlte would
establish regular office hours at
Cashiers, as justified, as soon
as arrangements could be made
after his arrival here.
S. C. Russell, chairman of the
board of trustees, reported that
the mortgage against the hos
pital had been paid In full and
that no indebtedness of any de
scription is outstanding. It was
regretted that the time element
did not permit some ceremony
relating to the burning of the
mortgage in the presence of the
new board of directors, Mr.
Russell said.
Following the meeting, mem
bers of the two boards were
luncheon guests of George W.
Woodruff at the Highlander
cafe. In addition to Mr. Wood
ruff, out-of-town members were
Mrs. Genevieve Wright and W.
F. Lewis, of Cashiers, Douglas
M. Robertson, Atlanta, and R.
Frank Brownlee of Anderson, S.
C.
Will Occupy New
Highlands School
Today, Tomorrow
Highlands school children
will move into their new
$165,000 building today (Thurs
day) and tomorrow, County
School Supt. Holland Mc
Swain has announced.
The new school consists of
14 classrooms, a lunch room,
and a gymtorium.
Kill 10 Deer,
One Rattler
In Last Hunt
Ten deer and one rattlesnake
bit th? dust last week in the
season's final hunt, according
to bag data received by The
Press.
Four deer kills were reported
by Macon County hunters and
the four-foot, nine inch rattler
kill went to an out-of-county
hunter, who also got a deer for
his trouble.
A 10-point buck, tipping the
scaled at about 180, was bagged
by Eugene Brltton and Charles
McCall, both of Franklin, Route
3, in the Wayah vicinity.
Leonard Rhodes and George
Parker both of Franklin, Route
1, downed 158 pounds of veni
son on Moore creek, after track
ing the eight-pointer for three
miles.
Hubert Wilson and Wilburn
Hedden, of Highlands got 11
and 10-po inters, respectively,
near Wayah.
Twelve rattles and a button
(attached. to a large rattlesnake)
was found near Wayah by A.
W. Banks, of Horse Shoe. Mr.
Banks also took a deer back
with him.
Otis Ward, of Bryson City,
downed an eight-point, 185
pounder. In his party were Ed
Whitaker and Frank Mathews,
of Franklin, and Zeb Morris,
Jr., and Jim Cutshaw, of Bry
son City. Mr. Ward's kill was
made in the Enloe pasture.
Four more deer were bagged
in the Wayah Wildlife area by
out-of-county hunters.
Next Week's
Pres? To Be Published
One Day Early
Following a custom of several
years' standing, employes of The
Press will take a week's vaca
tion at Christmas.
*In order to make the holiday
possible, next week's issue of
the paper will be published one
day early, and the following
week's issue, one day later than
usual.
Next week's paper will be put
In the post office Tuesday night
for delivery Wednesday morning.
Advertisers and persons who
have news for that Issue are
asked to get them In not later
than Monday.
The following week, the paper
will be put in the post office
Ttarsdajr night, (or dslivsry
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John Murray
Dies; Rites
Held Dec. 6
Funeral services for John W.
Murray, a resident of Macon
County for 67 years, were held
last Thursday at 2 p. m. at the
Cowee Baptist church.
Mr. Murray died the previous
day at the home of his daugh
ter, Mrs. Roscoe O. Hlgdon, In
Gay, where he had been living
feu the past three years. He
was 86 years old.
Conducting the services were
the Rev. C. C. Welch, of Glen
ville, the Rev. M. W. Chapman,
of Franklin, and the Rev. Joe
R. Bishop of Gay. Burial was in
the church cemetery.
Born February 20, 1865, in
Flag Pond, Tenn., he was the
son of Samuel and Mrs. Eliza
beth Woodard Murray. He was
a retired farmer and a member
of the Cowee Baptist church.
He came to Macon County at
the age of 16. He was married
in 1884 to Miss Martha Rick
man, who died in 1936.
Survivors include Mrs. Hig
don; two sons, Samuel J. and
Frank I. Murray, o 1 Franklin;
11 grandchildren, and seven
great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Luther Raby,
Fred McGaha, Parnell Bryson,
Tom Rickman, Carr Bryson, and
Clyde West.
Arrangements were under the
direction of Potts Funeral home.
Yule Bazaar
Will Be Held By Guild
Tomorrow
The St. Agnes Episcopal aux
iliary will hold its annual ba
zaar tomorrow (Friday) at
Frances' shop, It has been an
nounced.
At the bazaar which will be
gin at 9 a. m., Christmas gifts
and food will be on sale.
GROUP FORMED
HERE TO PUSH
FOR EDUCATION
Bryant Named Chairman;
Committee To Visit
County's Sdhools
A Macon County Citizen's
Committee (or Education was
formed Friday evening at a spe
cial meeting attended by repre
sentatives of a number of the
county's civic and business or
ganizations.
The objective of the commit
tee is to advance the cause of
education In the schools by
pooling the efforts of various
Macon County organizations.
Named president of the new
group was Harve L. Bryant;
vice-president, Mrs. H. W. Ren
shaw; treasurer, Mrs. J. M. Val
entine of Highlands; secretary,
Mrs. Curtis Pearson.
C. Tom Bryson, Macon's rep
resentative at the 1951 general
assembly, and County School
Supt. Holland McSwain made
brief talks.
A suggestion by the county
superintendent that a commit
tee be formed to visit Macon
schools and determine what is
needed to further the educa
tion movement met with the
approval of those attending, and
President Bryant appointed the
following: W. W. Reeves, Mrs.
Florence S. Sherrlll, and Elma
Teague.
A by-laws committee also was
set up, composed of Norman
Blaine, W. O. Crawford, and
Gene Crawford. Mrs. Curtis
Pearson was named publicity
chairman.
Presiding at the meeting was
Miss Roberta Enloe, president
of the Macon County unit of
the N. C. Education association.
The Rev. Hoyt Evans, pastor of
the Franklin Presbyterian
church, offered the opening
prayer.
Backing the formation of the
local organization is the state
education association, which
plans to present an education
program at the next state legis
lative session, it was brought
out.
The group's next meeting is
set far January 31, at which
time a new platform for edu
cation is to be considered.
Pageant
To Be Presented Dec. 23
At Baptist Church
"The Search for the Christ
Child", by Frieda Bedwell, will
be presented December 23 at the
First Baptist church, church of
ficials announced this week.
Directing the Christmas play
are Mrs. M. W. Chapman, Mrs.
Harry Corbin, and Orval Mur
ray, minister of music at the
church.
Those having roles in the play
include Douglas Pearson, Bill
Zickgraf, Mrs. Bruce Bryant,
Harry Corbin, Miss Ann Hays,
Miss Marianne Johnston, Russell
McKelvey, Miss Julia Moody,
Larry Swindell, Miss Audrey
Hays, Beverly Bryson, Mrs. Cur
tis Pearson, Verlon Swafford,
Elbert Angel, Miss Nancy Angel,
Miss Marjorie Moody, and Miss
Betty Jean McCall.
H. H. Plemmons and Mrs.
Jarvis Bailey are in charge of
stage arrangements; Elbert
Angel, lighting; Orval Murray,
music; and Mrs. Orval Murray,
organist.
The church choirs also will
take part in the program. The
play is scheduled for 7:30 p. m.
THIS'LL BE THE NICEST THING YOU EVER DID!
Write A Macon Serviceman A Christmas Letter
Want to spread some Christ
mas joy? to do something that
is in the real spirit of Christ
mas? something that will bring
a happy smile ? and a lift of the
spirit ? to someone who may be
homesick and discouraged, and
who almost certainly Is lonely
this Christmas season?
Then write a letter to some
one In the armed forces!
Whom shall you write? and
how can you get his address?
Turn to page 4.
There you will find a list of
more than a hundred Macon
County servicemen, with their
addresses.
Have you ertr tried being
away from bom* and family
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you tried spending Christmas
In an army camp? Have you
tried being away from home,
plus being in an army camp,
plus perhaps being an ocean
away from family and friends,
and possibly plus being on the
fighting lines?
If you ever have tried even
one of these, then you know
that nothing is quite like get- j
ting mail, and especially at ;
Christmastime. i
Maybe you haven't time to ]
write all of these Macon Coun- '
ty servicemen; or maybe you
don't know them all and hesl- .
tate to write total strangers. But
If you wUl look over th? list on
Pl|l 4, jroii ftlmoft lurtly will I
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find at least one boy you know,
or one whose family or friends
you know.
Write that boy a Christmas
letter. Tell him all the news
of his family and his friends
and his neighborhood. Tell him
he Is .missed, back home at
Christmastime. Tell him you are
proud of him and pulling for
him. And most of all, tell him
you are wishing for him a Mer
ry Christmas ? and that the
proof of that wish Is your let
ter.
And If you want your bit of
cheer to reach him when he
will need It most, at Christmas
time, start writing him a letter
WOHT MOW I
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Marks 101st Milestone
MRS. MARTHA JANE BRYSON
Mrs. Bryson, widely known as "Aunt Jane", will be 101 years
old tomorrow. Born Dec. 14, 1850, she still lives in the white
frame house on Bryson Branch that has been her home for 77
years. Here she reared her eight sons, all of whom still are liv
ing. The eldest, Will Bryson, is now 76. She is as fond as ever
of peppermint candy, and on her 100th birthday, a year ago,
relatives and friends gave her "more candy than I can eat in
a year". Though she has been blind for many years, Mrs. Bryson
continues interested in what goes on about her. She is able to
be up for a few hours almost every day.
BALLOT TODAY
ON COMMITTEE
TO RUNP. M. A.
Members From Each Of
13 Communities Will
Be Elected In Vote
In a county-wide election to
day (Thursday), Production and
Marketing Administration com
mittee members from Macon's
13 communities will be chosen.
Tomorrow morning at 11
o'clock delegates from all the
communities are scheduled to
meet at the Agricultural build
ing to elect a P. M. A. county
committee for the year.
In the election, three regular
members and two alternates are
to be chosen in each commun
ity. Also a community conven
tion delegate will be picked.
Polling hours will be S a. m.
to 6 p. m., according to Mrs.
Mary B. Justice, secretary of
the local P. M. A. office.
Following are county polling
places, by townships: North
Franklin, Paul Swafford's mill;
Southwest Franklin, Rufus
Wells' home; Southeast Frank
lin, Prentiss Grocery store;
Millshoal, Holly Springs school;
Cartoogechaye, Ledford's store;
Ellijay. Bert Mashburn's store;
Sugarfark, Moses' Service sta
tion; Highlands, Potts' Brothers
store; Flats, Scaly post office;
Smiths Bridge, Norris' store;
Nantahala, high school gjrmna
sium; Burnlngtown, Carl Mor
gan's home; Cowee, Tom Rick
man's store.
The county P. M. A. commit
tee consists of three persons,
a chairman, vice-chairman, and
one member. Two alternates al
so are selected.
YULE LIGHTING!
CONTEST PLANS
ARE ANNOUNCED
Three Divisions In This
Year's Decorations
Competition
Franklin Garden club officials
this week announced completion
of plans for third annual com
munity outdoor Christmas deco
ration contest ? open to anyone
living within the city limits of
Franklin.
A secret panel of out-of-town
judges will tour Franklin the
night of December 23 to select
the winners.
No prizes will be given, club
officials said, but first, second,
and third place winners will be
announced, and a number of
honorable mentions given.
Three divisions are planned
for the contest; best outdoor
Christmas scene; best outdoor
tree; and most effective win
dow and door display.
Decorations will be judged on
the basis of originality and gen
eral appearance, it was said.
Club officials also announced
that 1952 Garden club calendars
are now on sale at Frances' shop
for $1.
PLAN YULE PROGRAM
A Christmas program will
highlight the Hickory Knoll
community recreation meeting
tomorrow (Friday) night at 7:30
o'clock at the community Meth
odist church. The program will
be under the direction of Mrs.
J. L. Young.
Hedden Youth
Is Reported Missing In
Action
Benjamin Lewis Hedden, of
the Gneiss community, has
been missing in action in Ko
rea since November 6, the
Defense department has in
formed his father, W. W. Hed
den.
The 19-year-old soldier en
tered the army in March of
this year.
His twin brother, Dewey
Hedden, who enlisted in Jan
uary of this year, also is
serving in Korea.
Lists 3 Main
Reasons For
Auto Mishaps
The chief reasons so many
persons are killed on North
Carolina highways are, in order,
"driver attitude", speed, and the
"drinking" driver, Lt. W. S.
Hunt, of Asheville, executive of
ficer of this state highway pa
trol division, told the Franklin
Rotary club at its meeting last
Wednesday evening.
A total of 938 have been kill
ed on highways of this state so
far this year, he said, as com
pared with 859 for the same pe
riod last year.
Each year there Is an Increase
of about 15 per cent, Lt. Hunt
said. He added that the auto
mobile registration increases
about that much, so that "we
are just about holding our own"
in the death toll rate. "But that
is not good enough", he declar
ed.
"The main trouble", he said
"is driver attitude. And that is
something we cannot legislative,
something we cannot enforce".
During the first six months
of this year, he continued, there
was an increase of 113 per cent
in one-car accidents. "And the
principal cause of nearly all
these one-car accidents was
speed".
He cited the speed limits and
fatality rates in a number of
states, the figures indicating
that the lower the speed limit,
the fewer the accidents. Ala
bama until recently had no
speed limit, he said, "and it had
the highest death rate ever re
corded In the United 8tates",
while Massachusetts, with the
lowest limit ? 40 miles ? of any
of the states has the lowest
automobile accident death rate.
"Next to speed comes the
drinking drivers", and the pa
M PO. 1, FAQI |
Dime Board, For
Under - Privileged,
To Open Saturday
The Lions club's annual
Christmas Dime Board will go
into operation on the Square
Saturday, club officers an
nounced Tuesday.
In the past, the dime board
has been operated daily through
December 24, but this year It is
planned to open It only on the
two Saturdays remaining before
Christmas ? December 15 and 23.
Lions expressed the opinion
that the concentrated two-da;
effort will be as effective as a
lengthy drive.
Proceeds from the project will
be used to buy Christmas gifts
for under-privileged children in
Macon County.
Harry Corbin will be In charge
the first day and Mao Ray
Whitaker the second.
Santa's Visit
Is Greeted By one Of
Town's Biggest Crowd*
Santa Claus' scheduled visit
to Franklin Saturday afternoon
"to look things over" was met
by a flood of pre-Yuletlde cele
brants that packed the town
tighter than the inside of a
child's stocking on Christmas
morning.
Many expressed the opinion
that it was the largest turnout
of people In Franklin's history,
as the jolly Old Oent toured
downtown stores and tossed out
candy from the back of a
chartered truck to Macon's
children.
Mrs. Rickman
Dies, Aged 89; Ritea Set
For Today
M'-s. Alice Rickman, a Macon
County native, died Tuesday
nleiit at her home in the West's
Mill community, after a long
Illness, at the age of 89.
Services, to be conducted by
the Rev. C. C. Welch, the IUt.
D J. Medlln and the Rev. J.
D Pyatt. are planned for today
(Thursday) at 10 a. m. at the
Cowee Baptist church.
Born September 14, IMS, Mia.
Rickman was the daughter at
John P. and Mrs. Louisa Cajtor
Rickman. She was mawted In
1882 to Leander Rickman, Who
died In 1915.
The Weather f
Franklin taliM
Wednesday, .XI; Thursday,
none; Friday, .OS; Satvday,
tract; Sunday, .01; Monday, JO;
Tuesday, tnoo; Wimmoy,