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FRANKLIN. V C. THURSDAY, JANUARY 24. IM
S2.M PER YEAR
ALL DIRECTORS
OF B. & L BODY
ARE REELECTED
$103,759 On Loan To
Enable Shareholder* To
Own Their Home*
Stockholders of the Macon
Building and Loan Association,
at their annual meeting last
Thursday night, reelected all the
directors of the association.
The directors are H. W. Cabe,
George Mashburn, Robert Ful
ton, W. E. Hunnicutt, H. L.
Bryant. H. T. Sloan, Lester
Henderson. M. L. Dowdle, J. 8.
Conley, and A. B. Slagle.
R. 8. Jones, secretary-treasur
er, reported on the condition of
the association as of December
31, 1945. The report showed that
the association has outstanding
mortgage loans ? money loaned
to shareholders to enable them
to own their homes? totaling
$103,759.
The directors will hold their
annual meeting the second Fri
day In February to organize for
the coming year.
Head Of Mar* Hill
To Preach Sunday
At Baptist Church
Dr. Hoyt Black well, president
of Mars H1U college, will preach
at the Franklin Baptist church
at both services Sunday, in the
absence of the pastor, the Rev.
C. E. Parker.
Mr. Parker is conducting a
series of evangelistic services at
the First Baptist church, South
ern Pines. He plans to return
to Franklin next Tuesday.
Miss Rebecca Harris, of Cuba
and Highlands, Is under treat
ment at the Angel hospital
where her condition is reported
to be satisfactory.
I
50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
The genial aouled Charley
Smith, of Collector Rogers' bri
grade, came home on a visit
Thursday and returned to Ashe
vllle Monday. Charley is a
clever widower and some good
woman would do well to set a
trap for him during the Leap
year.
We are informed that Mr.
Robert Nichols and Miss Ella
Angel were married Monday
morning.
? Mr. W. R. Stale up made a
trip to Bu^hnell, Almond and
Bryson City last week, being
absent three days.
20 YEARS AGO
A series of dinners has been
the main feature of the pre
ceding fortnight, socially.
Mr. Hayes entertained the
stewards of the 'Methodist
church with a sumptuous turk
ey dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Porter gave
a most delightful dinner party
at their charming home on
Bonny Crest
Mrs. J. A. Cook gave an old
fashioned quilting party on
Thursday, which was a great
success. Tongues and needles
flew rapidly and a bountiful
dinner made the only break in
the day's industry.
Wm. L. McCoy entertained
the teachers of the Baptist
Sunday school at the Hotel
Franklin with a most delight
ful party.
1? YEARS AGO
Mrs. Logan Allen entertained
with an old fashioned quilting
party at her home on West
Main street, and the "Washing
ton Pavement" was made. A
most enjoyable day was spent.
Saturday morning Macon
county folks experienced a real
thunder storm. Lightning twice
struck the home of Mrs. W. O.
WUkle, doing considerable dam
age. The bath room was torn
up, 44 window panes and a
number of dishes smashed,
however, member* of the fam
ily were uninjured.
The Little Tennessee was on
a rampage through Saturday
and most of Sunday. Fred Cabe
and family, who live near the
realdenoe of T. W. Angel, Sr.,
found it necessary to remove
his family when the swollen
river threatened to come above
Mit doer boards of Ma homo.
Macon, 5 Other Counties Will
Receive $36,800 From Forest
! The Nantahala National for
est has announced that the six
counties in which the forest
lies participate in a fund of
$36,800.78 as their share of Che
gross receipts of the forest for
the fiscal year of 1945.
The fund, which represents
25 per cent of the gross re
ceipts of the Nantahala forest,
is prorated to the counties on
the basis of acreage lying with
in the forest.
I The counties participating in
this fund are: Macon. Chero
kee. Clay. Graham. Jackson.
Macon and Swain.
Payment has been made by
the U. 6. treasury ta the state
treasurer of North Carolina for
distribution to the counties.
An additional 10 per cent of
the gross receipts? $14,720.31?
? i
$10,000 To G;
Up In Smcke' As
Bond* Are Burned
Ten thousand dollars is
about to go up in smoke.
It won't be ten thousand
in money, however, but that
amount in certificates of in
debtedness.
The Franklin board of ald
erman, at a called meeting
Monday night, authorized
Mayor T. W. Angel, Jr., to
destroy the ten S1.M9 bonds
of the Town of Franklin ?
a public improvements issue
of 1916? the last of which
was recently paid. Mr. Angel
said he would burn the It
bonds in the next day or
two.
Eriksson New
Official Of
Forest Here.
H. C. Eriksson, the new assis
tant supervisor of the Nanta
hala National forest, reported
for duty here last Friday, and
he and Mrs. Eriksson and their
three children have taken the
Horsley house on the Georgia
road.
Mr. Eriksson, a native of
Connecticut, joined the Forest
service in 1933. and was. as
signed to the Texas National
forest at the time he entered
the army in 1941. Holding the
rank of major, he was separate
ed from the army December 10,
and is now on terminal leave.
After a brief service in the
infantry, he became commander
of an engineers forest company,
the only such company in the
Mediterranean theater. In both
North Africa and Italy, his as
signment was to handle lumber
procurement for the army, and
his company supplied the needs
of the Fifth army and of the
15th and 12th Air forces.
He succeeds Norman C. Haw
ley as assistant supervisor. Mr.
Hawley was transferred to
Charleston, 8. C.. early In De
cember.
In the interval, the work of
assistant supervisor has been
handled by Ernest A. Harris,
who Is attached to the Atlanta
regional office of the Forest
service. Mr. Harris will return
to Atlanta Friday.
Baptist Men Hold
Supper Social At
Highlands Church
The first of the quarterly
supper-socials of the Men's
Bible class at Highlands Bap
tist church was held Thursday
night, January 17, in the church
recreation room with 38 present.
I Also Invited were prospective
members, visiting servicemen
and ex-servicemen.
Tom Potts was chairman of
the supper cooking committee,
and was assisted by Robert Mc
Connell, A. B. Potts, 8. E. Potts,
J. E. Hicks, Lawrence Hicks and
Millard Beales. The menu in
cluded hamburger steaks, oys
ters, fried chicken, French
fried potatoes, cole-slaw, pickles,
hot rolls, butter, jam, dessert
peaches, coffee and tea.
S. E. Potts, president of the
class, introduced Dr. Thom
Carter, pastor, who welcomed
the guests. Other talks were
made by Wade Sutton, class
treasurer; W. A Hayes, class
teacher; and Carlton Cleave
land, teacher of the young peo
ple's class.
Larger farms will Increase
ths farm Income and expansion
of rural electrification will im
prove farm housing, Extension
service home managifwnt spe
elallits ?sy.
Is available to the U. S. Forest
service for the construction and
maintenance of roads and trails
on the national forests within
the state.
Practically all of the income
on the Nantahala National for
est was from the sale of timber
stum page, it was explained.
Other sources of revenue were
from grazing, mining and other
land use permits.
The sale of timber involved
was cut between July I. 1944
and June 30. 1945 and was vir
tually all ear-marked for use
in the prosecution of the war.
In addition, the cutting of this
timber stumpage provided em
ployment to many people, and j
raw material for the local wood
using industries, officials ponit- 1
: ed out.
4 MACON DRAFT
OFFICIALS ARE ;
GIVEN MEDALS
Local Men Honored For'
War Service At Meet
In Asheville
E. W. Long, H. W. Cabe, and !
! J. H. Stockton went to Asheville 1
| yesterday morning; to be present j
' at a ceremony In the Buncombe I
; county courthouse at which they
? were presented medals for their
services In connection with the
draft.
George Dean also was sched
uled to be present and to re
ceive a medal, but was unable
to attend the meeting in Ashe
ville. ?
Mr. Long is chairman of Use
Macon County draft board, hav
ing served In that capacity since
the board was organized in the
fall of 1940. Mr. Cabe and Mr.
nam former members of
the board, the former having
served from 1940 to the fall of
1943. and the latter from 1940
until about the first of 1943. Mr.
Stockton Is Macon county draft
appeal agent, a position he has
held since 1941.
Gov. R. Oregg Cherry and
Adjutant General J. Van B.
Metts. state director of selective
service, were to be present for
the ceremony, at which draft
officials from 18 Western North
Carolina counties were honored.
Medals were presented to all
draft officials who have served
two years or longer.
The draft officials in this, as
in other counties, have served
without pay.
FourtSi Sunday Sings
Postponed Till March
Due to the bad weather, and
to sickness in various commun
ities, the Fourth Sunday Sing
ing convention for January and
February have been canceled;
it has been announced by J. M.
Holt, president. The next ses- ]
sion of the convention will be
held on the fourth Sunday in
March at the Newman Chapel
| Baptist church.
Angels To Reopen
Granite And Marble
Works In Franklin
The Franklin Granite and
Marble Works here reopened for
business this week, after hav
ing been closed during the war.
; The business is under the
management of Herbert B.
Angel, who has been In the
navy for the past two years, 20
months of which time was spent
at Pearl Harbor, and his broth
er, Elbert E. Angel. Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Angel arrived in Frank
lin a few days ago, and are
visiting Mr. Angel's mother, Mrs>
A. A. Angel.
The monument business,
established in 1932 by the Angel
brothers' father, the late Rev.
A. A. Angel. Is situated In the
Bonny Crest section of Frank
lin.
$522 RAISED
IN DRIVE FOR
POLIO FUNDS
iWith Only Week Le.t,
Tctal Is Less Than
Half Of Qucta
With only a week to go. the
March of Dimes campaign to
raise at least $1,215 in this
county lacked nearly a hundred
dollars of reaching the half
way point in the drive.
A total of $622.01 had been
turned in on Thursday. Claude
Bolton, treasurer, reported. He
added, however, that a number
of schools and other fund-rals
ing centers have made no re
ports to date.
Meanwhile. J. H. Stockton,
chairman of the drive in Ma
county. urged the people to con
tribute generously and prompt
ly to this fund, which is used
to fight infantile paralysis.
Mr. Stockton pointed out that
the National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis has spent $1,
636? or much more than this
county's quota for this entire
year ? in the treatment of two
Macon county children who
were stricken by the disease. He
explained that $1,500 has been
spent in treating Alice Dalton
of this county, who still is a
patient in the polio hospital at
Charlotte, and that the founda
tion paid $138 for the treatment
of another Macon county child, 1
Joyce Tallent.
Checks should be sent to Mr,
Bolton at Franklin, or contribu
tions may be made through the
schools.
Ask Work On
Approaches
To 2 Bridges
Petitions are being circuiat
ed In the Clark's Chapel, Tes- '
enta, and Riverside sections ?
areas lying east of the Little
Tennessee river and south of
Franklin ? asking for improve
ment of the approaches to the
Phillips' and Smith's bridges
across, the river, it has been
learned.
The petitions are to be sent
to the State Highway and Pub
lie Works commission.
It is pointed out that the ap
proaches to these two bridges,
especially on the west side, are
so low that, every time the j
river overflows, the highway |
is covered. The bridges them
selves, it is understood, are
high enough to clear the flood
waters.
Whenever the river Rets out
of banks, it is said, the people
east of the river find it diffi
cult, if not impossible, to come
to Franklin, to get a physician,
or to take their milk and oth
er produce to market.
The Otto school was closed
for two days recently because
the flooded highway made it
impossible for the children to
get over this stretch of highway
approach to the Smith's bridge,
and it was pointed out that
many children who attend the
Franklin school also were kept
out of school by the Phillips'
bridge situation.
The petitions ask that the
highways at these points be
raised enough to keep the flood
waters from overflowing them.
Sgt. Gus Baldwin
Discharged After
47 Months' Service
Ous Baldwin, a technical ser
geant in the army, has been
honorably discharged from the
service and has returned to
Franklin. Mr. Baldwin served in
the army 47 months and is a
veteran of three major Euro
pean campaigns.
He plans to reassume his old
position as manager of the
Baldwin and Liner Market in
Franklin on February 1.
Victory Bond Sales In Macon
Just Under Quarter Million
Macon county firms and in
dividuals, during the Victory
Loan drive, bought a total of
48,688.25 In U. 8. bonds? only
11.79. short of a quarter of a
million dollars worth.
The final, detailed figures
were received this week by Hen
ry W. Cabe. county chairman,
from the Federal Reserve bank
In Richmond, Va.
The total was 87 per cent
more than the county's overall
quota of <189,000.
The county oversubscribed It*
- "X" bond quote by $8,701.25.
ThU wm M par emt abort th?
"E" quota Of 101,000.
Total sales of the various
tvpe bonds, as announced by
the Federal Reserve, in this
county follow:
bonds $106,701.25
"F" bonds 1,887.00
"O" bonds 13,100.00
Savings notes 5,000.00
7/8% Certificates
of Indebtedness 70,000.00
7V*% Treasury
bond* 50,500.00
3H% Treasury
bonds 2,600.00
ToUt W49.IM.35
Old Town Clock'
Long Silent, Is
Striking Again
The people of uptown
Franklin Friday wrrr startled
to hear the old "town clock",
atop the courthouse. strike
the hour. It was the first time
the clock had been heard in
10 or IS years.
Charles Nolen and Earl
Harrison of Cartoogechaye,
electricians, doing tome elec
trical work in the courthoiKt,
decided to see if they could
start the clock going again.
In an hour or two, they had
it running, and since have
returned several times to reg
ulate it. The work was done
gratis.
The borad of county com
missioners Monday decided to
put it in order, and voted to
have the hands and hours
painted, and to employ
Messrs. Nolen and Harrison
to da a little additional work
the timepiece needs.
The clock, bought by pub
lic subscription, was installed
on top of the courthouse
about half a century ago.
Plan Courses
In Nutrition
Jan. 26 - 29
Mrs. Carl Slagle. nutrition
chairman of the Macon County
chapter of the American Red
Cross, announce this week that
Mrs, Frances B. Koeth, nutrition
field representative of the
southeastern area. Atlanta. Ga..
will be- in Macon county to as
sist with the nutrition program
Mrs. Koeth will hold a demon
stration in the Agricultural
building Saturday. January 26.
at 10:30 a. m. for school lunch
room workers of the Cowee,
Slagle. Otter Creek. Highlands,
Franklin, Otto, and Chapel
schools.
Monday. January 28. Mrs.
Koeth will give a day of in
struction for all home-makers
interested i in improving meal
planning and the serving of
more nourishing meals. This
meeting will be in the Agricul
tural building at 10 '30 a. m.
Mrs. Koeth will meet with
homemakers in the Highlands
section at the home of Mrs.
Elizabeth Prince on Tuesday,
January 29, at 10:30 a. m. Mrs.
Prince, acting president of the
Satulah club, is cooperating with
Mrs. Slagle in planning the
Highlands program.
Under the direction of Mrs.
Koeth. the guests, by actually
preparing a meal, will learn
new facts about food, such as.
22 ways to save sugar, how to
use fat wisely, and what to do
when meat is scarce or expen
sive. After the first kitchen
party, each woman attending
will give a party in her own
kitchen, inviting a number of
her friends and neighbors. Here
she will pass on to them what
she has learned as they, in turn,
prepare a meal.
Mrs. Tallent
Taken By Death In Iotla
Area At Age Of 81
Mrs. Emma Tallent. 81. died
at the home of her son. Jud
Tallent. in the Iotla community
on Tuesday morning at 2:30
o'clock. She had been ill since
November, when she fell and
broke her hip.
Mrs. Tallent. who was the for
mer Miss Emma Deweese, was
a life-long resident of Macon
county and had resided in the
Burningtown community all her
life. She was born on Septem
ber 28. a daughter of the late
Jesse Deweese and Harriett
Clampltt Dewesse. On March
March 10. 1891 she was married
to Eryin Tallent. also of Burn
ingtown Baptist church.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday morning at 11
o'clock at the Burningtown Bap
tist church. The Rev. George A.
Cloer. pastor, officiated, with
burial following in the church
cemetery.
The pallbearers were Ell
Welch, Norman Evans, John
Campbell. Wayne Deweese, J. B.
Shields and Oeorge Evans.
Surviving are four daughters,
Mrs. Elsie Crawford. Miss Iris
Tallent and Miss Pearl Tallent
all of Franklin, Route 3, and
Mrs. Oma Shields, of Covington,
Ga.; and two sons. Fred and
Jud. both of Franklin. Route 3;
three grandchildren ; one broth
er, William Deweeee, of Kyle;
and three sisters. Mrs. Luclndi
Welch, of Burningtown; Mrs
Virginia Wilkes, of Charlotte
ana Mrs. Nellie Roper, of An
drew*.
Pott* funeral director* wen
'In eharae of arrangement*.
CAMPAIGN FOR
OLD CLOTHES
STARTS HERE
Ashear Heads Drive For
Garments Needed For
Overasas Relief
j The Victory Clothing Collec
tion for overseas relief go?
under way here this week, with
| Jos. Ashear as county chairman
| The nation-wide campaign is
I scheduled to close January 31
j Due to delay in appointing a
I county chairman, the campaign
j is late starting here, and Mr
I Ashear appealed to the citizens
I ?r the county to contribute
I clothing for those overseas who
I are in dire need?and to do so
both generously and promptly
Gilmer A. Jones, who is ill
served as chairman of the drive
last year, and the national
headquarters of the campaign
apparently assumed, without in
I quiring, that he would be able
to serve again this year. Mr
Ashear was appointed Monday
Pointing out that the used
clothing wanted for overseas re
lief should be cleaned, but not
ironed, Mr. Ashear listed some
of the garments, for men, wom
en, and children, that are being
sought: *
Coats, suits, trousers, skirts,
sweaters, knitwear, underwear
pajamas and night gowns.'
blankets, bedding, piecegoods
and remanants and draperies,
and shoes. The two shoes of a
pair should be securely tied to
gether, Mr. Ashear said, add
ing that odd shoes are useless.
Tak* To Courthouse
The courtroom of the court
house is the collection point.
There Mr. Ashear has provided
a big bin ready for the recep
tion of old clothes. Persons are
j?!1*? <*> deposit their donations
were. He explained that BlUy
^e tax lister, is on
? Hlere durln* ^e day. and
that the room will be locked
at night.
In other sections of the coun
ty , schools and stores are ask
ed to cooperate by serving as
collection points for those per
sons who are unable to bring
their garments to Franklin
They are requested to notify
Mr. Ashear when they make
collections so that he can ar
range to have them brought to
Franklin.
Busy In Highlands
In Highlands, the campaign
already is under way, sponsor
ed by the Highlands Rotary
club, and the Franklin Rotary
club, at its meeting Wednesday
night, named a committee, at
Mr. Ashear's request, to work
with him on the project.
The national committee, Mr
Ashear pointed out, asked that
the number of garments con
tributed in each area corre
spond to the total population.
That would be a quota of about
15,000 garments for this county.
It also is requested that the
donors pin a letter to each gar
ment for the overseas person
to whom the garment is to be
given. Such letters, it is felt, will
add to the international good
will that gifts of clothing will
tend to build.
'"We made a fine showing last
year", Mr. Ashear commented,
"and I hope that we can do
even better this year. While we
j are late starting, a fast, short
campaign easily can dQ as much
j as a long one."
The eighth annual four-day
i Veterinary Conference was held
at State College beginning Jan
[ uary 22.
lhe Weather
The official temperature read
ings and the railfall on each
of the past several days, and
the low temperature for Thurs
day, follow:
High Low Prec. 4
Thursday 48 28 .10
Friday : 56 22 .00
! Saturday 51 30 .00
: Sunday 49 37 .02
| Monday 47 30 .08
i Tuesday ...v 41 26 .00
, Wednesday 48 12 .00
1 Thursday .......... ? 18 ?
Maximum temperature for the
month of January, to date, 69
[ degrees, on the 9th.
Minimum. 8 degrees, on the
; 2nd.
Rainfall for the month, to
date. 6.99 inches. Measurable
? precipitation on 13 of the 33
days.