CIRCULATION LAST WEEK 2?22 Year Ago Last Week ? 2553 VOL. LXVJI? NO. 33 Hjigblan^ Blacomat. FRANKLIN, N. C., THIRSDAY, AL'GL'ST 14, 1952 * * PRICE 10 Cents TWELVE PAGES FARM TOUR SCHEDULED TOMORROW Lists Six Stops, Visits In Two Communities; Starts At 9 A. M. Tomorrow (Friday), promptly at 9 a. m., a motorcade will as semble at the Agricultural building for the annual Macon County Farm and Home tour under the leadership of County Agent S. W. Mendenhall. Livestock and community de velopment head the list of this year's tour with six scheduled stops in the county, including a fat calf and dairy show at Franklin High in the afternoon. From the Agricultural build ing, the motorcade will go first to the Carson community, one of the Macon communities en t?vred in the W. N. C. Rural Community Development con test, for an inside picture of progress made by the commun ity in the contest ? uniform white mail boxes, entrance signs, paint-brightened build ings, and a number of other advances. The first stop is slated at the farm of Dr. Frank M. Killian for inspection of a good herd of Poll Hereford cattle; the second at the Enloe Brothers' farm, where the results of am monium nitrate on pasture, dairy barn, feed barn, and hay dryer are reflected in a good ' herd of Guernsey cattle. > The welcome mat will then he spread to the motorcade by k the citizens ol the Holly Springs community, the county's second community in the rural contest. Like the Carson community, Holly Springs has gone all-out in the contest with entrance signs, mail boxes, and "face lifted" buildings, and its pride and joy is the new community building (the old community school house). Charles Ferguson's farm is listed as the motorcades third stop and is featured by a good herd of black Angus cattle, good com, and ladlno fescue pasture. A good dairy herd, artificial heifers, and dairy barn make up the fourth stop on the farm of George R. Fattlllo, before the "tourists" converge on the Holly Springs community cen ter for lunch, which will be served by the women of the community. The annual tour will be cap ped off by a fat calf and dairy calf show at the Voca tional Agricultural building at Franklin High school imme diately following lunch. Calves will be shown by Future Farm ers of America and 4-H club bers. Everyone is invited to make the tour, the county agent said. Fast tours have drawn more than 500 persons. HANNAH DIES; RITES FRIDAY p - . * Haywood County Native Succumbs Thursday At Age Of 84 A. R. Hannah, a retired farm er and resident of Macon County for the past 20 years, died -at his home In the Otto community last Thursday night at the age of 84. He had been 111 for about a year. Funeral services were con ducted Friday at 3 p. m. at the Coweeta Baptist church by the Rev. Robert L. Polndexter, and the Rev. Frank Reed. Burial fol lowed in the church cemetery. Born August 20, 1868, In Hay wood county, Mr. Hannah was the son of John and Mrs. Mar tha Simmons Hannah. He was a member of the Coweeta Bap tist church and was married to Miss Mary Hoyle, of Jackson county. Surviving are his wife; two sons, R. M. Hannah, of Marble, and J. E. Hannah, of Macon, Ga.; a daughter, Mrs. Ora Caldwell, of Otto; and four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Pallbearers were Tom Glad well, Joe Shope, John Conley, Dean Davis, Arthur Dowdle, and Fred Hannah. " ' Arrangements were under the direction of Potts Funeral home. Station Will Observe 25th Anniversary The 25th anniversary cele bration of the Highlands Bio logical station is planned to night (Thursday) at the Mu seum of Natural History build ing at 8 o'clock. Featured speaker will be D. Hiden Ramsey, vice president of the Asheville Citizen -Times company. The station, where scientists and students undertake prac tical field work research in bi ology, was founded in 1927 by a group of men and women who recognized the need for pro- ' moting biological research in the South. As a build-up to tonight's celebration, the station for the past several weeks has been sponsoring a series of lectures by noted personalities in the field of biology. JAYCEE HEAD COMING HERE Will Speak At Local Junior Chamber's Banquet Monday J. B. Brame, of Durham, newly-elected president of the state, Junior Chamber of Com merce, is slated to be guest speaker at a "Ladies' Night" banquet being given Monday night by the local Jaycees. The banquet will be held at the Franklin lodge at 7:30 o'clock. Also expected to attend as special guests are Gene Ochsen reiter, of Asheville, a national Jaycee director, and Dwight Beaty, of Waynesville, district vice president. Bryson Reunion Slated Sunday At Wade Arvey's The annual Macon County Bryson reunion Is planned Sun day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. "Wade Arvey, one mile north of Franklin on the Bry son City highway (NC 28). Lunch will be served on the grounds and a short program is planned In the afternoon, ac cording to Thad D. Bryson, Jr., president. All members of the family tire urged to attend. BAZAAR SCHEDULED A bazaar and food sale, und er the sponsorship of the Wom an's Society of Christian Serv ice of the Franklin Methodist ehsrtih, ?wffl be held tomorrow (Friday) at 9 a. m. at the show room In the Nantahala Power and Light company building. A business meeting of the Cartoogectacye Parent-Teacher association Is planned Monday at the school -at 8 p. m., Mrs. Harold Enloe, president, has an* nonnced. DROUGHT AID FOR COUNTY AUTHORIZED Expects Only Isolated Cases Since Macon Fared Well While Macon County appar ently suffered only light dam age in the recent drought, farmers who were hard-hit by dry weather may apply for fed eral disaster loans since the state has been designated a disaster area along with most of the southern states. I Applications for loans may be filed through the local Farm ers Home Administration office in the Agricultural building. Much-needed rain brightened the picture in Macon as far as damage from the prolonged drought was concerned. R. F. Hemphill, county su pervisor of F.M.A., said yester- \ day (Wednesday) there is little | need of drought aid in the i county, with the exception of a few isolated cases. He added, however, "funds have been made available and we are now in position to ac cept applications and make dis aster loans to those eligible farmers who have suffered a substantial disaster." The county supervisor em phasized that the disaster loans are loans and not grants and are made only when the opera tion shows that it is sound and money can be repaid from farm income. "In keeping with our policy to render the most effective service to these farmers, our first responsibility will be to keep desirable gjfpUuclive .liver stock on farms ? livestock that would otherwise have to be sold because of lack of feed and feed crops", Mr. Hemphill de clared. He said before a disaster loan can be approved a farmer must show: (1) that he has suffered sub stantial losses. (2) that he cannot obtain credit from private sources. (3) that the government loan can be repaid from farm in come. (4) that the loan will not be used for conversion from one type of farming to another. In an interview yesterday, County Agent S. W. Mendenhall said most of the drought dam age in Macon was confined to Upland crops, and added that crops in bottom lands were re latively unharmed. Hay, pastures, and late corn have been given a big boost by rain, he said. Farmers completely missed one cutting of alfalfa because of the dry weather, Mr. Men denhall said. A number of farm ers are sorting damaged corn in silos for feed, he added. North Carolina last week was declared a disaster area by the Secretary of Agriculture. For Tourists Only! THI8 IS l-OR TOURISTS ONLT1 It's tJie hrwdown on Macon County ? Vhat to see, where to go, and -what to do ? for, ttala small Western North Carolina county Is rich In scenery and has m?eb to offer those seeking to make the most of their vacations. So, If It's RELAXATION and RECREATION you're looking for, look no further, Macon County has It! In a nutshell, breathtaking scenery and delightfully Mol ing recreation areas come to Macon County through the compliments of the Nantah?la Nantahala Forest. About 44 per cent of the forest's 414,123 acres lie within Macon, turning the area into a "must" for touring camera bugs and folks who en Joy viewing the products of Dame Nature's gifted hand. A top drawer attraction in anyone's language is Dry Falls, a 60-foot cascade which annu ally draws an estimated 100, 000 visitors. A scenic trail leading behind the falls gives it its name, "dry". This "must" is 16 miles southeast of Franklin and four miles west of High lands oh US 64. Sightseers will find ample parking space and a concession stand for 'wet ting Jhe whistle". Two more water attractions on U8 64 between Franklin and Highlands , Invariably make tourists apply the brakes ' and pull to the side of the road for i a better look. Cullasaja Fills (Cullasaja is 1 an Indian word nwAnlng, pour ing sugar), with a backdrop ol almost perpendicular cliffs, is visible from the highway and provides a perfect picture from any one of several "pull -off" areas along the highway. Briday Veil Falls ? nature's answer to the automatic car washer? pitches a fall of water oyer the highway into a deep valley below. The winding high Way affords camera enthusiasts many different angle shots. US 64 from Franklin is in itself a worthwhile attraction. A large portion of the highway is carved out of the sheer cliffs j fringing picturesque Cullasaja 1 gorge. i j For unexcelled views of sur- | rounding mountain ranges and blrdseye glimpses into several i other states, Wayah Bald. Sa- , tolah mountain, and Whiteside , mountain are at the top of the , , .lift. ' 1 A stone observatory atop mile-high Wayah Bald gives one ! a commanding view of the Ap palachians and four adjoining states. The Byrne tower is in memory of John B. Byrne, a veteran of World War 1 and a former forest supervisor. Wayah Bald is 19 miles west of Frank- I lln on the JJantahala road. Satulah mfiuntaiA, one and SEE NO. 9, PAGE 9 ? Staff }- '*o:o b\ J. P. Brady OCTOGENARIANS AT REUNION? The combined ages of this group, pictured at last week's 101st Siler family reunion, is 432 f years. Left to right, they are Mrs. F. H. (Cousin Jennie) Nolen, b 80; Mrs. Myra (Aunt Myra) Allman, 88; Mrs. Lee ( Miss Tote) ? Crawford, 88; Mrs. George A. (Miss Hattie) Jones, 90; and Mis. a J. S. (Cousin Georgia) Sloan, 86. i Siler Descendants Hold i 101st 'Family Meeting; * Here From Dozen States 1 SHOW WINNERS! ARE ANNOUNCED! Mrs. McNeese Sweepstake ' Winner In Highlands Flower Judging '"The nlTithannual Highlands Flower show held Saturday and Sunday at the Museum of Na tural History building honored the 25 years of distinguished service by the Highlands Bio logical Station, the vision of its founders, and the part the sta tion has played in the cultural and community life of the town. Mrs, Fred McNeese was sweep stakes winner of the week-end show and Mrs. Tom Derchman was runnerup. Hie trl-color award In the artistic division went to Mrs. Q. M. Wilson, and the tri-color award in the hor ticultural division to Mi*. Rob ert Reese. Mrs. Byron Slmonson was ' chairman of the show, "which, included three sections, .'Ar- J rangement, Horticultural and ( Junior. SILAS CARTER | DIES TUESDAY Services For WeB-Kncrwn Sawmill Operator Held At Cowee Church Silas Weaver Carter, a well known sawmTTl operator In this county for nearly "hall a cen tury, died Tuesday *t 2 p. m. at his home in the "West's Mill community. Seventy -one years old, Mr. Carter had been in falling health for same thne. Funeral services were con ducted yesterday (Wednesday ) at 3 p. m. at the Cowee Bap tist charch by the Rev George A. cioer and the Rev. T. &. Slagle. Burial -was In "the "Bun> ingtown Baptist chirr dh ceme tery. Born October 30, 1880, In Ra bnn County, G*., Mr. Cartel was the son of Thomas B. and Mrs. Roxarma Bwk Carter. In' 1910 he was married to Miss Mamie Younce, of the Burning town connnimlty. Surviving are his wife; three , sons, W. Rudolph Carter, of West's Mill, Louis E. Carter, of Bylva, and Cyrus C. Carter, of Norfolk, Va.; a daughter, Mrs. F. E. Edwards, of Oregon; lour brothers, Thomas Carter, of Anderson, S. C., Jesse Carter, sf Salt Lake City, Utah, John Carter, of Belton, S. C., and Joe Carter, of Atlanta, Ga.; and 10 grandchildren. Arrangements were under tlft , direction of Bryant Funeral . home. OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. Walter Angel. ; of the Iotla community, observ- i ed their Golden Wedding anni versary Sunday with an open house and cake cutting. One hundred five guests called dur- 1 lng the afternoon. When descendants of Weimar ( Siler converged on Macon Coun- t ty last Thursday for their 101st t In an unbroken series of an nual Family Meetings, a regis- c tration book count showed 242 persons present from a dozen states. Almost exactly two-thirds of those attending came from out side the county ? among them Sllers from as far aWay as Kan sas and .California, and Florida . and New York. " In the group were scores of infants-in-arms, members of the seventh generation, and five octogenarians. Two of the latter, Mrs. George A. Jones and her sister, Mrs. Lee Crawford, 1 are great-granddaughters of Weimar Slier, who died In 1831. Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Crawford are nearing their 90th and 88th birthdays. This year's gathering was ! held on Cartoogechaye, at the ; old home ol Albert Slier. live ers of the troop are expected o receive Tenderfoot rank. In the past, district commit - ee meetings have been held in he towns within the area. Scouts from Franklin, Bryson 3ity, Sylva, and Cherokee roops will receive awards at ;he court of honor. H. H. Gnuse, of Franklin, is :halrman of the district. DRAFT BOARD INDUCTS FIVE Croup Left Yesterday Far Knoxville; No Call For Sept. Five Macon County men were sent to Knoxville, Tenn., yes terday (Wednesday) morning for mduction Into the army, ac cording to the local selective service board. They are Robert Curtis Callo way, Bobby Lance Queen, Jr., Don Qulncy Conley, Charles Edwin Wallace, and Earl Tom my Pendergrass. Also included in the contin gent were 22 men for prein ductton examinations. The draft board announced last week that Macon would receive no induction call la September State Surfaces 19 Miles During July In County A ttftal of 19.7 miles of nev pavh* was completed la Macor Conaty daring July, accordlni to Dale Thrash, commission ?r 01 the 10th highway division Tie following roads, mnd theli lengths, were graded, drained suilaced with tramc-boun< macadam, and bituminous sur face-treated under tfce second ary road bond program : Flat Mountain road, .90 mile; Putter, road, 5.2; Rabbit Creek maicl. 612: Tessentoe road, 1.5; lotlaJ¨ngtown, 2.8; Phil 11 p? Bridge road. 1.2; and Rabun Bald road. 1.9 miles. The rjummissioner said a total Hf 129 68 miles of paving and 1.4 miles of stabilization was rumple tad in the division dur ing the month. DEAR RUTH' TRYOUTS SET flayers Name Permanent Officers; Murray Is President The Community Players, itanklin's newly formed ama eur theatrical organization, 'uesday night elected perma lent officers and set Friday tomorrow) night at 8 p. m. at he V. F. W. building as the ime and place for tryouts for Dear Ruth", which is to be the 'layers' first production. Frank I. Murray, Jr., was r.med president, Mrs. Lyle taby, secretary, and Lyle Raby. reasurer. Trie '~oard of direc ors is made up of the three "!cers a-d Mrs. Ted Reber i.C Cl-i'ten Ramsey. Court Opens Monday; Bryson Says Wood Will Be Tried The first degree murder trial of James Theodore Wood ? hanging fire in superior court here for more than a year ? will "definitely be tried" at the August term which opens. Mon day morning in the Macon courthouse, according to Solic itor Thad D. Bryson, Jr. Judge William H. Bobbltt, of Charlotte, will preside at the session. Court-week spectators can expect plenty of activity during the term since the April term was cancelled because of the Illness of the presiding judge. The criminal docket, released for publication this week by Miss Kate McOee, clerk of court, lists 137 cases ? a comparatively heavy one in the light of past terms. The Wood murder trial, stud ded with postponements since Wood's Indictment by a Macon grand jury in April. 1951. will center around the mysterious May, 1950. death of 43-year-old Macon County logger, Grady Ray. Ray's body was found about midnight on May 17, 1950, in the yard of a Kyle home. Although a coroner's inquest indicated there was no evidence of foul play connected with Ray's death, a provision was I made in the jury's verdict to reopen the case if additional evidence warranted such action. Disclosure that a large amount of mud and debris was- found in Ray's throat brought about the indictment of Wood ? nearly 11 months later. Postponements were granted the state at the August and December, 1951. terms. Wood Is free on bond. Of the 137 cases scheduled for trial this term, 51 involve drunk driving. J. R. FULTON DIKTAT 15 i Rites Ft?r Macon Native Conducted At Bethel Methodist Church A _______ * - * James Robert Fulton., ft Macon County native and fanner of Cullasaja, died. Monday of last week at his home after an Ill ness of three weeks. He was 75 years old. ' Funeral services were eon 1 ducted Thursday at 3 p. m. at f the Bethel Methodist church " the Rev. J. D. Pyatt, the Re*. ? C. E. Murray, the Re*. BUI Bor r rells, and the Rev. A. Rufua ? Morgan. Burial was In. the ? church cemetery. Born August 14, 1876, B tt. Ful " ton was the son of Robert Kla* and Mrs. Mary Caroline Saun 1 ders Fulton. He was a member : of the AAA committee for sev eral years and a member and ' trustee of the Bethel church. 1 He was married in Brevard to the former Miss Lois Ferguson, of Franklin, on December 5, ! 1935. Surviving are his wife and a tiother, John H. Fulton, of Cul laraja. Pallbearers were Wiley Clark, Mack Norris, Troy Shook, John F. McConnell, R. S. Jones, and H. W. Cabe. Arrangements were under the direction of Bryant Funeral home. Drama Group Meets Friday In Highlands A - ' r" >:* r.~ embers of i the Highlands Community The ! atre will be held tomorrow (Frf !day) afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Highlands Recreation Center auditorium. At the meeting, the annual one. plans for the future of the organization will be outlined and discussed. The meeting was called by the board of directors at a meeting of the board last Friday, | it ' which a tentative- program for next year was given board ap proval.