STRICTLY
PERSONAL
By WEIMAR JONES
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hasn't. Many of the places you
hear most about are the very
places sensible people flee as
they would the plague.
Another reason is that a
region or a state or a com
munity has to grow from its
ROOTS. And the roots of the
South are far different from
those of, say. New England; the
roots of North Carolina are dif
ferent even from those of the
rest of the South; and surely
this mountain region has roots
that are completely different
from those of the eastern end
of this same state.
Like a plant, a region or a
state or a community will grow
best by making the best use of
its own roots and its own soil.
All this isn't to suggest that
we in the South or in North
Carolina or in Macon County
should be smugly satisfied? far
from it! But surely it isn't up
to us to so slavishly follow the
lead of others as to repeat their
mistakes. Instead, it seems to
me. it is up to us to develop
our regional and state and com
munity personalities ? and we do
have such personalities ? and try
to create something that is dif
ferent because it is BETTER.
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I rarely go to a community
gathering here, especially one
in the country, that I don't get
a thrill. The latest instance was
last Saturday night's "house
warming" supper at the new
Iotla school.
For the occasion, the weather
put on one of the foulest dem
onstrations I've ever seen; but
300 people ? and they weren't
all from Iotla ? were there for
supper.
The women, after baking
cakes without number and pre
paring supper for that many
and then serving it, must have
been dog-tired. But you'd never
have guessed it ? they were all
wearing big smiles. And they
must have been proud of the
way their menfolk did their bit,
especially at the cake sale.
The Rev. Bill Sorrells served
as auctioneer ? it was his first
experience, he told me after
ward, but he acted like a pro
fessional?at the sale, follow
ing the meal. And before it
was over with they had Mr.
Sarrells mopping his face; be
cause every time he'd get the
cake table cleared, he'd look
. around to find half a dozen
' cakes to be sold again ? sent
back to the auction table by
those who already had bought
and paid for them. They sold
1 some of those cakes so many
times I lost count of how many
1 cakes there really were, but
1 they made nearly $100 on them.
The money from the supper
and the cake sale will go to
' ward equipping the lunchroom.
But the spirit displayed at Iotla
? and you'U find that spirit in
most Macon County commun
ities ? builds something even
more important than lunch
rooms. It is the stuff good
communities are made of.
HIGDON TAKES
| UP HIS DUTIES
AS TECHNICIAN
Succeeds G. Hunnicutt
With Artificial
Breeders
W. C. (Bill) Higdon has tak
en 'over as technician for the
Macon County Artificial Breed
ers association, succeeding
George Hunnicutt, who has re
signed after holding the posi
tion for a year and a half.
Mr. Higdon recently complet
ed a three-week course in arti
ficial breeding and dairy herd
improvement testing at N. C.
State college, Raleigh.
A schedule for the artificial
breeding program was outlined
at a joint directors' meeting of
the Macon County Milk Pro
ducers' association and the
Breeders' association Tuesday
night, according to County
Agent S. W. Mendenhall.
The new technician may be
reached at his home in the
Higdonville community, phone
2706, or at the county agent's
office, phone 97. Mr. Higdon
said all farmers can be assured
that whether they own one or
more cows, he will answer all
morning calls promptly the
same day, and all afternoon
calls the following day.
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buildings and excellent gymnasium in which our basketball
teams competed with Hayesville and Cullowhee.
In 1942 I went into this community to see a desperately sick
woman and carried my Negro orderly, Friday Harshaw, with
me. I drove to the home of the patient, ministered to the
critically ill woman and when I got ready to leave, the hus
band of the sick lady told me it would be dangerons to let any
one see that Negro; and that I had better put him out of
sight. Friday was just a little Negro boy only five feet tall
and I promptly stowed him in the trunk of my Cadillac and
I locked him in. This proved to be very wise. We had only gone
a few miles when we ran into a road block. Eight or ten men
stopped the car and wanted to see the Negro I had with me.
I told them to look, there was no Negro with me; and they
let the car pass by. Just as we were leaving the scene, Friday
coughed and I heard one of them say, "I knew that Negro
was in there." However, after passing this roafl block I "sold
out" and was soon out of Graham county.
Graham county and the Stecoah community have made great
strides since 1924. However, after we returned from the basket
ball game at Stecoah and looked at our own gymnasium, it oc
curred to ine that Franklin, an old town, a cultured town, a
town that had produced a truly great figure in education, a
lady named "T." Kelly, was far behind Stecoah, a backwoods
I community of Graham county, in its physical equipment.
Franklin needs both an auditorium and a gymnasium where
! athletic events can be held from time to time. It is the cen
tral point in the Smoky conference and instead of Franklin
teams going to Stecoah, other teams should be coming to
Franklin to play in the post-season contests.
Recently the Little Symphony came to Franklin and one
thousand school children were forced to jam into the old and
outdated Tabernacle to hear this splendid performance, and I
personally noted that a great many of the children sat on the
ground. This should not be. When graduating time comes
around in the spring, the members of the class, with a few of
their relatives, will be able to gain entrance to the small local
theatre for the graduation exercises. When possible three or
four hundred will be able to get inside, there will be one thou
sand outside who want in. This Situation must not go on. If
submitted to a vote of the people of Macon County, I have no
concern about the outcome of that vote.
$350,000 to build a first class auditorium and $200,000 to build
a first class gymnasium can be raised. The town and county
should both be in on it. It may require a slight increase in
taxes but what of it if it does? If the town and county do not
get all of your money for taxes, the state and U. S. govern
ment will. I feel that this is a matter to which the county
board of education and the board of county commissioners
should give their urgent attention.
Very truly yours,
DR. FURMAN ANGEL.
Franklin, March 22, 1952. ?
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