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FRANKLIN. N. C- THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1946
$2.00 PER YEAR
FRANKLIN BANK
ASSETS GROW
$600,000 IN 1945
All Directors Reclectec
At Stockholders'
Annual M?3t
The Bank of franklin ended
'ih 10141 asssts
16, ?fare than $600,000
il assets at the end
bank's stockholders
at their annual meet,
at the bank Wednes
lorning.
y W. Cabe, cashier, re
to the stockholders that
year just ended was an ex
ceptionally good one for the
bank, enabling the directors to
declare a 12 per cent dividend.
The institution's assets at the
end'dt 1944 totaled $1,458,200, as
compared with $2,076,567 as of
December 31, 1945, he said.
DiijlHg the year the demand
stffibsits grew from $1,332,434 to
"111,950,334.
The stockholders reelected all
the directors, as follows: C. F.
Moody, M. L. Dowdle, H. W.
Cabe, Dr. W. A. Rogers, Fred M.
Arnold, Grover Jamison, and R.
S. Jones.
The directors will meet next
Thursday evening to elect the
bank's officers for the coming
year.
M. L. Dowdle presided at the
stockholders' meeting.
Olson, Back F rom Army,
Resumes His Forest Pest
John J. Olson, who has been
in the army for the past three
years, has been discharged, and
Monday resumed his duties here
as timber management assis
tant of the Nantahala National
forest, lie will be joined here
later by Mi?. Otoon. '?
Mr. Olscn, who spent 13
months in the European theater
as a sergeant in an armored
?jjte was with the Nanta
Hvrest Office for two years
?T to entering the army,
^Erking out of the headquarters
Hfifice here.
Do You
Remember . . . ?
(Looking backward through
the files of The Press)
50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
The seven prisoners in jail
here came very near making
their escape last Wednesday
night by sawing the bars in
the windoWx Prisoners have
every opportunity to get out of
jail, for almost any day tools
could be conveyed to them in
the jail by which they could
cut out. Unless there is some
change in privileges allowed
outsiders, there will not be a
single prisoner kept till court.
Mr. LelWs and Miss Isabel
Elias left Thursday to return
to their studies, the former at
^ Trinity college and the latter
? at Salem college.
Miss Bertha Gaston left
i Thursday to return to Asheville
Female college.
25 TEARS AGO
The Community club held a
very enjoyable meeting at the
school house. The officers are
Mrs. W. B. McOuire, president;
Mrs. M. D. Billings, vice-presi
dent; Mrs. Zeb Conley, secre
tary; and Mrs. Tom Johnston,
treasurer.
Miss Clara Gaston Ingram, of
Franklin, Route 4, and Dr. Wil
liam M. Fuller, of Athens. Ga.,
were married in Athens, Ga.,
on January 9.
A beautiful event of very cor
dial interest was the marriage
of Miss Lois Davis and Mr.
Alonzo Douglace Bolton. The
wedding was solemnized Wed
nesday at the home of the
bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. 8. Davis, Highlands.
10 YEARS AGO
The new Franklin Post office
was,' completed this week. The
Nantahala National Forest serv
ice will occupy the upstairs.
it and Guy
?Cnoxvllle,
MARCH OF DIMES
JANUARY 14-31
Urges
People To Support March
Of Dimes Campaign
Pointing to the ravages of
infantile paralysis, and emphas
izing the good work of the Na
tional Foundation for Infantile
Paraylsis, Mayor T. W. Angel
this week issued a proclama
tion calling on the people of
Franklin to back the March of
Dimes campaign, which opens
next Monday.
The proclamation follows:
"Whereas, the disease of in
fantile paralysis rages in many
cities of our nation every year,
leaving in its wuu; hundreds,
even thousands, ot stricken men,
women, and children, many of
them crippled for life, and
"Whereas, the National Foun
dation for Infantile Paralysis,
by assuring care and treatment
for all victims of poliomyelitis
an$l by carrying on its great
program of research for the
prevention and possible cure of
this virulent disease, has earn,
ed the overwhelming gratitude
of the American people, and
"Whereas, the March of
Dimes, conducted annually by
the National Foundation, will
be held January 14 to 31,
"Therefore, be it resolved
that all citizens are urged to
cooperate with the March of
Dimes in Franklin, to deposit
their gifts in collection boxes
set up by the committee, or to
send them to: March of Dimes,
Franklin."
Nantahala Forest
District Rangers
? Hold 3-D.ay Meet
District rangers of the Nan
tahala National forest were :
here Monday through Wednes
day for a planning conference, 1
at which Supervisor E. A. Schil
ling presided.
Attending the meeting were
John H. Stanley, of Andrews,
the Nantahala district ranger; ;
Cline E. Woody, of Murphy.
Tusquitee district ranger; and
John Wasilik, Jr., of Franklin,
ranger of the Wayah district.
Work plans for the forest are
outlined for a 12-nwSisth period
at the beginning of each fiscal
year, and a- second plans con
ference about the first of the
year usually is held, it was ex.
plained, to modify the program
to conform with changes in
conditions that have occured
during the first half of the
year.
Former M. P. Takes Post
Oiv Police Force Here
Reno Moses, a Macon county
man who recently was given
his discharge from the army,
has been employed by the town
as night policeman.
Mr. Moses spent five years in
the army, the last four as a
member of the military police.
When he was discharged, he
held the rank of sergeant.
He Is serving under Homer
Cochran, chief of police, who
has the day shift,
The condition of Miss Grace
Angel, who was accldently shot
with a 22 rifle on New Year's
day, U reported to bfl satisfac
tory,
MRS. BARNARD
DIES AT IOTLA
Funeral Held On Sunday;
Macon Native Never
Had Left County
Funeral services for Mrs. Jen
nie Ray Barnard, 78, were held
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock
at the Iotla Methodist church.
The Rev. D. P. Grant, pastor,
officiated, assisted by Jim Swaf
ford. Interment was in the
church cemetery.
Mrs. Barnard died at the home j
of her daughter, Mrs. Robert L.
Poindexter, in the Iotla com
munity, Saturday morning at
5 o'clock, following an illness
of 10 days. She suffered a
stroke of apoplexy on Christmas
day.
Born in the Burningtown sec
tion of Macon county on, Sep
tember 15, 1867, she was a
daughter of the late Wilburn
and Mrs. Eunice Ray. She was
a life-long resident of Macon
county and during her 78 years,
she had never been outside ot
the county. She was married to
Laxton Barnard, who died
seven years ago. She was a
member of the Iotla Methodist
church.
The pallbearers were Ed Poin
dexter, Zeb Welch and R. L.
Poindexter, Jr., grandsons, and
Don Shuler, Milas Bennett and
Ted Campbell.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Poindexter, and Mrs. Ell
Welch, both of Franklin, Route
3; and one son, Billy Barnard,
of Franklin, Route 3. Also 15
grandchildren, nind great
grandchildren, and one sister,
Mrs. Henry Bryant, of Frank
lin, Route 3, survive.
Potts funeral directors were
in charge of arrangements.
T. E. L. Class To Hold
Supper On January 18
The T. E. L. Class of the
Franklin Baptist church will en
tertain with a supper on Friday
night, January 18, at 7 o'clock
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
I. T. Peek.
Husbands of the class mem
bers are Invited bo attend. Also
members of the Judge Autrey
Bible class have been invited to
meet with the group for supper.
A business meeting will be
held during the evening.
THE TERRACE'
I PURCHASED BY
hermandeans
Tourist Hotel Established
By Willises Changes
Hands Twice
The Franklin Terrace, one of
the largest and best known
tourist hotels here, has been
purchased by Herman Dean,
and will be operated by Mrs.
Dean, it was announced this
week.
> The purchase price, was not
announced, but revenue stamps
on the deed, which was put on
record this week, indicate that
the consideration was approxi
mately $25,000.
The property was sold by Mrs.
Watkins, of Albany, Ga., to Guy
L. Houk, and Mr. Houk, in turn,
sold it to Mr. Dean.
The Deans already have oc
cupied The Terrace, and have
the main building open now.
Mrs. Dean said it would be op
erated along the same lines as
in the past, but added that she
has reached no decision as to
| whether she will serve meals,
i She is serving the weekly din
j ner, however, to the Franklin
Rotary club.
The Terrace formerly was the
Franklin school building, known
as "the academy", and over the
front door is the date 1887.
About 30 years ago, the Willises
bought the property and turn
ed it into a hostelry. Under
their management, it became
widely known among summer
tourists.
Today, In the main structure,
the annex, and the three cab
Ins, there are accomodations
for about 50 guests. It has cen
tral heating, and every room
has private bath.
After operating It for about
25 years, the Willises sold The
Terrace in 1939 or 1940 to H.
H. Hlrsch, who made many im_
provements. He sold it to Mrs.
Watkins two or three years
ago, and she has leased it.
Last summer it was leased and
operated by Mrs. Houk.
Mrs.E.McCoy,
Former Macon
Teacher, Dies
Mrs. Eva Viola McCoy, 43.
wife of J. D. McCoy, of Glen
ville, formerly of Gneiss, Ma
con county, died in the Baptist
hospital at Winston-Salem on
Saturday afternoon at 6 o'clck,
where she had been taken on
Tuesday.
Mrs. McCoy, who was the for
mer Miss Eva Byrd, daughter
of John C. Byrd and the late
Mrs. Lucy Morrison Byrd, of the
Tellico community, was born
August 29. 1902. She had lived
all her life in Macon county
until 10 years ago when she
moved to Glenville, Jackson
county.
Mrs. McCoy, prior to her mar
riage, taught in the public
schools In Macon county for
several years. She was a mem
ber of the Pine Grave Baptist
church and a member of the
Order of Eastern Star, Glenville
chapter.
Funeral services were held at
the Oak Grove Baptist church
on Tuesday morning at 11
o'clock, with the Rev. C. C.
Welch and the Rev. Theron
Slagle, officiating. Interment
followed In the church ceme
tery.
The pallbearers, all nephews,
? Continued on Page Eight
Mrs. Jones, 92, Is Second
In Family To Die In 4 Days
Mrs. Mary Ann Peek Jones,
92, believed to have been the
oldest woman In Macon county,
died last Tuesday evening at 6
o'clock.
She was the second member
of her family to die within a
four-day period, her sister, Mrs.
Mildred Peek Evaru, 76, having
died rriday of last week.
Mri. Jones, affectionately
known many friend* as
"Aunt Ann", had been In 111
health for the put IS years.
She died at the home of her
jion-ln.law, W. A. Keener, and
Mra. Keener, of the Oneln com
munity, with whom (he made
her home.
The daughter of William C.
and Mrs. Elizabeth Henderson
Peek, she married the late Lem
Jones in 1882. He died- -several
years ago.
Survlvlrjf are two sisters. I
Mrs. James I. Vinson, of Dlllard,
\9f., Route 1, and Mrs. Dora |
fiondy, of Gneiss.
' The funeral services were held
at the cemetery of the Walnut
Creek Baptist church, of which
Mrs. Jones was a member. The
Rev. Prank Holland, of Culla
sajft, o/flclated.
,nt Funeral directors were
jte gt arrangements.
F orest Service
Regional .Heads
Visit Franklin
J. M. Kircher, regional for
ester, and L. L. Bishop, as
sistant regional forester, both
of the Atlanta regional of
fice of the U. S. Forest serv
ice, were in Franklin Wednes
day for conferences with of
ficials of the Nantahala Na
tional forest.
From here, they went to
Asheville to visit the head
quarters of the Pisgah forest.
BOARD CANCELS
1916 TOWN BOND
$1,000 Debt - Certificate
c^Had Been Held In
Sinking Fund
The Franklin board of alder
men, at its monthly meeting
Monday night, had the pleas
ant task of authorizing the
mayor to cancel a matured $1
000 bond of the town.
The bond was part of a $10,
000 issue sold by the town 30
years ago for public improve
ments, and bore the signatures
the late Thomas J. Johnston as
mayor, and, C. W. Hames as
clerk. It was bought by the
board, with sinking fund money,
several years ago, and held in
the sinking fund pending ma
turity, the town having saved
considerable in interest by the
purchase.
Eight thousand dollars of the
old bond issue was paid in 1940,
and there was one remaining
$1,000 bond outstanding, but
town officials did not know who
the owner is. Thursday, how
ever, the bond arrived at the
arrived at the Bank of Frank
lin for collection, and Clerk, E.
W. Long wrote a check for it,
thus paying in full the old 1916
issue of $10,000. It is anticipat
ed that the aldermen, at their
next meeting, will authorize the
burning of the 10 bonds.
The board voted to accept a
non-interest bearing loan from
the federal government of about
$700 for advance planning for
the street, water, and sewer im
provement program that is plan
ned. The loan will be repaid
from funds derived from the
sale of the bonds recently ap
proved for the street-water
sewer project.
The question was raised as to
whether Bob Sanders and D. L.
Johnson. Macon county ex
servicemen who recently an
nounced purchase of the Frank
lin Amusement parlor, could be
permitted to sell beer for the
remainder of this fiscal year
under the license issued to the
former owner. It was pointed
out, however, that the state law
provides that a beer license is
not transferable.
Commissioners
Vote To Aid On Street
Work By County Lot
The board of county com
missioners, at its meeting Mon
day, voted to cooperate with
the Town of Franklin in the
construction of a street between
Main and church streets, and
running alongside the county's
property.
The street, now an alley,
would run. north and south,
passing just east of the old
Johnson-Porter building on West
Main street, and just west of
the county's property on which
the Agriculture building stands.
The county property extends
from Church to Main street,
and it is presumed that the
Main street end of the lot will
be the site of the new Macon
county courthouse, when one is
built.
The matter was presented .'i
the commissioners by Mayor T. I
W. Angel and Alderman C. L.
Pendergrass, and, after discus
sioa, " the commissioners voted
to pay 50 per cent of the cost
of building the street, provided
the county's share not exceed
$2,500.
The board approved a con
tract with R. C. Birmingham.
Charlotte auditor, to audit the
county's books for the sum of
$550.
A county license to sell beer
was issued to Bob Sanders and
D. L. Johnson, doing business at
the Franklin Amusement parlor,
and the board approved a petl
? Continued on Page Elgh?
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4WP RAIN
CAUSES rtooos^
MERCURY AT 69
Tennessee Bottoms Under
Water Fifth Day; One
Family Uses Boat
Rainfall that may have set
a record, floods, and freakishly
high temperatures were high
lights of this week's offerings
of Old Man Weather.
From Saturday night until
Wednesday morning, the rain
fell almost constantly, an aver
age of about an inch and a
third falling every 24 hours dur
ing that period. The total for
the approximately. 84 hours was
4.64 inches.
Then Wednesday morning the
sun came out and sent the
i temperature, mild during the
' entire week, up to 69 degrees,
j Thursday morning, much the
! coolest this week, the low tem
perature reading was 39, but a
warm sun pushed the mercury
up rapidly.
The heavy rain, plus the snow
on the mountains that the
warm weather and the rain
rapidly melted, quickly sent
mountain streams up and up
until all but the swiftest ,pnes
went out of banks.
By Sunday, the Little Ten
nessee at Franklin had flood
ed the bottomlands along both
banks, and by Monday the en
tire river valley, as far as the
eye could see from the bridge
here, was a lake. The Franklin
airport was covered with water,
backed all the way to the town
limits, and, as one wag put It.
was quickly transformed into a
"seaplane base". The PhlUip6
sawmill below the Indian
mound was in danger of hav
ing its logs floated downstream. ^
And the Simons family, who H
live in the one-story
house just east of the resli^l
of Mrs. T. W. Angel, Sr.,
several days had to use a boat^H
to get to and from their home. ^
Still Out Of Banks
The valley remained under
water Wednesday, and most of
it was still flooded Thursday,
although the river was gradu
ally receding.
As a result of the rain, the
people of Highlands saw the
ground for the first time since
early December. Until the rains
and warmer /weather came, it
had been covered with snaw
and ice, and even Monday
there still was ice on the high
way at the bottom of Bridal
Veil falls ? ice which had been
there for more than a month.
That day the falls, ordinarily
little more than a spray, was
several times its normal size,
while the usually clear Culla
saja river was a muddy roar
i?g torrent.
The soil, soaked by snow and
rain, refused to take up any
more moisture, and all along
the east side of the Franklin
Highlands highway the water
ran off every rock, sometimes
in big streams, while in. many
a place It gushed from the soil
of the roadbank like a spring.
The flood in Franklin was not
comparable, persons here said,
with that of about five years
ago, when bridges all over
Western North Carolina were
washed away, but It was said4
that never before, perhaps, ha
the river kept the valley
ed for so long a period. t
The official high' ar
temperature readings aH
percipitation for each oT
past six days, and the
temperature for Thursday !
listed below:
High
Friday 58
Saturday 58
Sunday 61
Monday 66
Tuesday 67
Wednesday 69
Thursday . ?
Low,
30
43
SI
56
S3
58 .
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Note.- The precipitation flf-. |
ures cover the rainfall for the
24 hours endfcng ^ p m. on
the dates showiy
Mrs. O. C. Brfyant) two sons,
Pfc. Clell Bryailt^^^d cullen
Bryant, and Harve^M^i who
have beep visiting thW^jon
and brother, Kenneth BrySti,
Q. M? a patient in the naval
hospital at Corona, Calif., re
turned to their homes here
Friday night. Young Mr. Bryant,
who was seriously injured on
V-J day, was reported to be
much Improved, tout will have
\ to remain In the noepltat for
several week\ yet.