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FKANKLIN, V C- THURSDAY, JANUARY SI, 1946
$2.00 PER YEAR
COUNTY SHORT
OF OUOTA IN
POLIO DRIVE
March Of Dime* Campaign
Total To Date Star ts
At $1,035.00
Macon county this week was
$180 short of Its quota as the
March of Dimes campaign near
ed its close.
The total of contributions to
the fund to fight infantile par
alysis was reported by Cam
paign Treasurer Claude Bolton
as $1,035, while this county's
quota is $1,215.
"The bill at the Charlotte
hospital for the treatment of
two Macon county children
stricken with polio amounts to
$1,730", it was pointed out by
J. H. Stockton, campaign chair
man. "That figure is more than
$500 less than the entire quota
assigned to Macon county. The
difference between what we
raise and the amount of the
bill will be paid by the Nation
al Foundation, I presume. But
it seems to me only right that
we should raise at least enough
to pay the bill for treating our
own children.
"I trust our total will amount
at least to $1,730.
Mr. Stockton added that the
campaign was scheduled to close
January 31, but would be kept
open through this week, and he
urged all persons who have not
contributed and wish to donate,
to send their checks at once
to Claude Bolton, Treasurer,
Franklin.
Donations, large and small,
have come from the people of
various communities, Mr. Stock
ton said. The Cowee school
community has raised a total
of $150.64. From the Otto com
Oantinued on Page Eight?
Do You
Remember . . . ?
(Looking backward through
the files of The Press)
tt YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
We learn that the party who
called at Mr. Isaac Conley's
several nights ago and notified
the Mormon elders that they
must leave in three days, were
only some men passing on their
way home well charged with
tanglefoot.
The printer's best friend is |
the man who gives him the
items of news. There are people
we know, however, who have
such a prejudice against telling
a newspaper man anything that
if they died they wouldn't say
anything about it.
Dr. J. H. Fouts removed Mon
day from the Allman building
in town to the Bowman place
one mile out on the Georgia
road.
25 YEARS AGO
The Kyle public school closed
Friday with an entertainment.
The teachers, Mr. L. B. Liner
and MUs Hallie Tlppett, have
done a great work and every
body appreciates their untiring
efforts among the children "Sffid
in the community.
Married, on January 21, 1921.
Miss Jessie Sutton to Mr. Ered
Cabe. Rev. J. L. Kinsland in
formed the ceremony.
Mr. T. B. Enloe entertained
the young folks with a fire ball
a few nights ago, which was a
success. There will be another
fire ball at Mr. R. A. Ander
son's Saturday night.
10 YEARS AGO
"Aunt Sallie" Passmore, re
puted to be 108 years old, died
at 3 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing at her home several miles
south of Franklin on highway
No. 285. The record in the fam
ily Bible showed she was born
on June 5, 1827, In Burke coun
ty'
W. C. Burrell, well known
Franklin and Clayton automo
bile salesman, announced. Tues
day that he had completed ne
gotiations for the purchase of
the Franklin Chevrolet company
from a group of Georgia busi
ness men. He said he would
change the name to Burrell
Motor Company.
Loafers and lovers were warn
ed Tuesday by Postmaster T. W.
Porter to itMr clsar of Frank
lln'i mw federal building.
Gonna Walk All Over God's Heaven...
A SMALL BOY'S DKEAM You've seen children gaze at toys, or
candy, or Santa Claus. ? as starry-eyed as this little boy gazing at a
pair of shoes in the window of an UNRRA distribution center He i?
dreaming of having these wonderful shoes, donated by some American
boy. for his very own How they would transform the rough, rubble
strewn roads he must walk' Ti* shoes securely together and give them
to the Victory Clothing Collection for overseas relief.
Barrington
Rites Held
Here Monday
Funeral services fof Mrs.- Lola
P. Barrington, 59, were held on
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock
at the Franklin Baptist church.
The Rev. Charles E. Parker,
pastor, officiated, assisted by
the Rev. W. Jackson Huneycutt,
pastor of the Franklin Metho
dist church, and the Rev. V. N.
Allen, pastor on the Macon
Methodist circuit. Interment fol
lowed in the Franklin cemetery.
The pallbearers were Herbert |
A. McGlamery, James Hauser,
C. Gordon Moore, William Kat
enbrink, A. R. Hlgdon, and J.
Horner Stockton.
Members of the Nequassa
Chapter No. 43, Order of East
ern Star, were in charge of the
flowers.
Mrs. Barrington died in the
Angel hospital here Sunday af
ternoon at 6 o'clock from a
stroke of apoplexy suffered at
her home on the Georgia road
on Sunday morning about 11:00 j
o'clock. She had been in ill '
health for the past few years.
Mrs. Barrington was a mem
ber of the Franklin Baptist
church and took an active in
terest in church work as long
as her health permitted, having
been a teacher of the T. E. L.
Bible class. She was also past
worthy matron of local chapter
of the Eastern Star, had serv
ed as president of the American
Legion auxiliary, and as chair
man of the Junior Red Cross
for several years.
For many years Mrs. Barring
ton was teacher in the public
schools of Macon county and
for 14 years served as principal
of the Broad Rock grammer
school in Richmond, Va. She
was a member of the Franklin
Garden club. In 1922 she was
married to J. C. Barrington,
who died in 1933.
Surviving are four sisters,
Mrs. L. M. Compton, Mrs. Tim
A. Wood and Mrs. T. C. Justus,
all of Franklin, and Mrs. E. N.
Evans, of Bryson City, one
brother, H. R. Penland, of Scaly,
and a number of nieces arid
nephews.
Bryant funeral directors were
in charge of arrangements.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold M.
Steel of Norcross, Ga., brother
and sister-in-law of Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Steele, spent last
Friday night visiting at the
Steele's home on Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. Wlngate Morris,
of Winston-Salem, were here
Tuesday to attend the funeral
of their cousin, Mrs. Lola P.
Bar ring ton.
John B. Duncan, of Oreenvllle,
8. C., were here Tuesday to at
tend the funeral,jA hi* niece,
Mn, Lola P. BatMfcton.
PLANSYMPHONY
CONCERT DRIVE
State Orchestra To Play^
Here; Carpenter Heads
Members' Campaign
Appointment of E. J. Carpen
ter as Macon County chairman
of the membership campaign
of the North Carolina Sym
phony society has been an
nounced by Gov. R. Gregg
Cherry.
The campaign is designed to
bring a concert to Franklin
during the spring tour of the
society's orchestra. At that time,
a free concert will be given for
the school children, in addition
to the public concert for adults.
A group to be headed by Mr.
Carpenter, it was explained, will
sell memberships in the society,
and all persons who are mem
bers may attend the concert
here, as well as concerts else
where, without charge. The ad
mission at the box office the
night of the concert, it was
pointed out, will be at a high
er price than the present mem
bership fee.
The North Carolina Sym
phony ' orchestra is the first.
Continued on Page Eight ?
MANYGARMENTS
ARE DONATED IN
CLOTHES DRIVE
Pile In Courtroom Grows ;
Urges People To Leave
Gifts At Stores
Hundreds of garments, con
tributed by Macon county peo
ple for overseas relief, already
! are stacked up in the court
house, and gifts to the Victory
Clothing Collection continue to
pour in, Jos. Asheear, county
chairman of the drive, announc
ed this week.
In one corner of the court
room, on the second floor of
the courthouse, are packages of
every size and description, con
taining suits, shoes, sweaters,
blankets, clothing for women
and children, and many other
i items for the relief of the war
j stricken people overseas.
"The spirit of giving" is be
ing demonstrated, Mr. Ashear
said, "and it means more hap
i piness to most^f us. The folks
who bring packages of old, but
i usable, clothing to the court
house, or to their neighborhood
store, take something away with
them? the inner glow that al
ways comes to us when we do
i something generous".
And Macon County people
are being generous, Mr. Ashear
said, explaining that he has
noted gifts from some persons
who, themselves, haven't any
too many clothes.
Given More Time
' The Victory Clothing Collec
tion over most of the nation
closed January 31, but, in view
of the unavoidable delay in
getting the campaign started
in this county, a little more
time will be allowed here, Mr.
Ashear said. He urged all those
who have clothing to donate to
bring it to the courthouse, or
leave it at their neighborhood
stores. "And those who think
they have nothing to give will
probably change their minds",
he commented, "if they will just
go through their closets, trunks,
and attics in search of some
thing".
While the number of gar
ments received so far, though
gratifying, is far fewer than
was given last year, Chairman
Ashear pointed out that he has
had no word yet from such
communities as Highlands, Co
wee Holly Springs, Cartooge
chaye, and others "that always
can be counted on to do their 1
part in campaigns like this."
Seek 15,000
This county has oeen asked
to contribute 16,000 garments,
Mr. Ashear pointed out, or an
average of one for each man,
woman, and child in the county.
Among organizations and in
dividuals assisting Mr. Ashear
with the campaign are the
Franklin Boy Scouts. On Tues
Continued on Page Eight?
FSA Borrowers Making
Good, Records Reveal
Farm owners of Macon coun
ty who have purchased their
farms through the Farm Se
curity program met at the Ag
ricultural building Thursday for
their annual get-together.
In reviewing progress made
during the past year, Albert
Ramsey, F8A supervisor, stated
that six borrowers are now two
years or more ahead with pay
ments on their farms. Two oth
ers are expected to join the
"two years or more ahead"
group early this year.
Two have paid for their farms
in full since last meeting.
w The day was spent chiefly
In review of farm record books
and discussion of farm and
farm home problems.
The Rev. W. Jackson Huney
cutt made an impressive talk on
the social obligation of caring
for the land as a heritage. He
brought out the point that it is
a moral responsibility to build
up the farms so that future
generations will not be robbed
of a chance to live well. V
Review of farm records Over
a number of years showed tnat
those farms that had several
income yielding enterprises ha v?
a better and more (table Income
than those dependant on one
crop.
Mrt. Harley Stewart wm ask
ed to live the figure* from her
record book o her poultry (look.
She had 65 hens at the begin
ning of the year and 85 when
the year closed. She had pur
chased 300 baby chicks. After
paying for baby chicks and all
purchased feed, she had $132
| cleared as return for her work.
The Stewarts said they figured
| that the chickens and eggs the
family ate more than paid for
the home grown feed used.
The farm income and living
expenditures of the James S.
Qray family were shown on. a
wall chart. The farm had seven
Income yielding enterprises.
Miss Daisy Caldwell led a dis
cussion on kitchen equipment
and showed samples illustrat
ing what to look for in select
ing equipment.
Mr. Ramsey talked on keep
ing farm tools In order and
gave a demonstration in sharp
ening kitchen knives. He was
assisted by Jack Talley who, in
addition to being a good farm
er, is a carpenter and meat
cutter and has been working
during the war as a tool sharp
ener in Norfork. He advised the
homemakers to own good kitch
en knives, to keep them sharp,
and to keep them where they
can be easily reached.
Those attending the meeting
contributed food and at noon
all enjoyed t lunch of chicken
pla, ilaw, pickled peaches,
moU ?? and coffM.
Hearn Buys Hotel.
In Big Realty Deal
Macon Girl, 13,
Marries Man, 27 ;
Parents Present
GNEISS. ? Mattie Louise
For*, aged 13, was married
to Lloyd Stiwinter, 27, on De
cember 30.
The ceremony was pre
formed in Clay! an, Ga., in
t.he presence of the girl's
parents, Mr. a.nd Mrs. John
Fore, of the Gneiss com
munity, and a group of
friends.
Birth records in the reg
ister of deeds office in
Franklin show that the bride
was born November 23, 1932.
January Rain
Probably Set
Record Here
Franklin this year probably
had the wettest January in its
history.
The official precipitation fig
ures for the month, as compil
ed by Observer G. L. Houk,
place the total rainfall for Jan- i
uary, up to 8 a. m. January 31, j
at 7.68 inches.
While no previous official fig
ures for Franklin are available,
comparison with the data of the
Asheville weather bureau indi
cates that January in Franklin
set what would have been a
record for Asheville. and pre
sumably, therefore, is a record
for Franklin.
The Asheville bureau reports
that the normal rainfall for
January is 3.10 inches, or less
than half the amount that fell
here, and that the heaviest
rainfall ever recorded in Ashe- |
ville was 7.15 inches, in 1936.
Mr. Houk reported that mea
surable rainfall occurred here
on 18 of January's 31 days.
130,496
N. C. Men Discharged In
Last Half Of 1945
A total of 130,496 North Car
olina servicemen were discharg
ed during the last six months
of 1945, according to figures
compiled by the state Selective
Service headquarters.
The North Carolina discharge
figures by months follow:
July, 5,935.
August, 6,437.
September, 14,522.
October, 31,711.
November, 34,391. ,
December, 37.500 (approxi
mate*.
Woody ard, Operated
By Sloan, Tessier,
In New Project Here
Bob Sloan and George Tessier
this week announced that they
have opened a woodyard, with
Mr. Tessier in active charge.
They are operating a 28-inch ;
motor-powered circular saw, and
have purchased a pickup truck
for wood deliveries. Five men
are employed on the project
four of them World War 2
veterans.
At present they are cutting
on the property of Mrs. J. S.
Sloan, and will move to other
locations later.
Lt. William Nail,
Of Highlands, Put
On Inactive Duty
GREENSBORO. 1st Lt. Wil
liam C. Nail, husband of Mrs.
! Margaret P. Nail, of Highlands,
received his orders placing him
| on an inactive duty status at
impressive ceremonies here
Tuesday.
He is a veteran of a 15-month
tour of duty with the 10th Air
Force in the China-Bruma-In
dla theater. He wears the Air
Medal with one Oak Leaf Clus
ter and the Distinguished Fly
ing Cross.
Capt. and Mrs. Harold B.
Richards, of Fort Bennlng, Ga..
oame up the first of the week
to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Richards' aunt, Mrs. Lola P.
Barrlngton. They remained a
few days with their aunt, Mrs.
>1.. M. Oompton.
W. W. Hearn. Buy Mon
tague Property And
Assume Management
The Hotel Montague, three
story brick structure on the
north side of Main street,
.changed hands last week in one
of the largest real estate deals
put on record here in months.
The hotel property was bought
by Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Hearn
from Mr. and Mrs. K. F Mon
tague, who had owned and op
erated the hostelry for about
a year. The deed was put on
record the latter part of last
week.
It is understood that the con
sideration involved was about
$40,000.
Mr. and Mrs. Hearn took over
the management of the hotel
January 30, and Mr. and Mrs.
Montague have left for Battle -
boro, N. C., Mrs. Montague'*
former home.
Mr. Hearn, who only recently
was separated from the army,
has had some five years' hotel
experience. Mrs. Hearn is the
former Miss Elizabeth Barnard,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
Lee Barnard of Franklin.
r ormeriv scon uruiin
The hotel, formerly known as
the Scott Griffin, has been
widely known as a commercial
hostelry since it was built
about 18 years by H. W. Cabe,
the late Sam L. Franks, and W.
C. Cunningham. It has 30 rooms,
two of them with private baths,
and four with connecting baths.
All the other, rooms have hot
and cold running water. Its
dining room, on the first floor,
now has a capacity of 44, but
Mr. Hearns plans early enlarge
ment of its facilities.
John Hauser, who has been
in the food business all his
adult life, is expected here &hls
week-end, Mr. Hearn announc
ed, to take over active manage
ment of the dining room. Im
provement both in the dining
room and the general hotel
service are planned by the new
management. One improvement,
Mr. Hearn said, will be installa
tion of a public address system,
on which the latest musical re
cordings will be played during
meal hours. Later, he hopes al
so to provide some form of
amusement for the public.
Came Here 13 Years Ago
Mr. Hearn, a native of Salis
bury, came to Macon county
about 13 years ago as foreman
of a CCC camp on the Georgia
road. In 1934 or 1935 he be
came a clerk in the hotel he
and .Mrs., Hearn have just
bought, and remained in that
position for about 18 months.
From Franklin, he went to the
Cecil hotel in New York city.
He had additional experience
at a hotel in Alexandria, Va.,
and then returned to Salisbury
to manage the national guard
hall there.
A member of the guard, he
entered active service in the
fall of 1940 as a private. He
was promoted to line sergeant,
then jumped to first sergeant.
In 1943 he was graduated from
officers candidate school, after
three months' training, as a
second lieutenant in the corps
of engineers. Three months
later, he became a first lieu
tenant, and a year later, a
captain, the commission he now
Continued on Pace Eight ?
The Weather
The official temperature
readings and the rainfall pn
each of the past seven days,
the low temperature on Thurs
day, and other weather data
for the month, follow:
Sunday 46 27 .07
Tuesday 41 15 .01
Wednesday 52 33 .87
Thursday ? 41 .37*
T? trace
* Precipitation to 8 a. m.
Rainfall for the month (up to
: 8 a. m. January 31), 7.68 Inches.
Maximum temperature for the
month, 69 degrees, on the 0th.
Minimum, 8 degrees, on the
2nd.
Measurable precipitation on 18
of the 31 days.
Nine clear daya during the
month of January; 15 cloudy;
1 7 partly cloudy.
High Low Prec.
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
39 18 T
52 25 .01
47 34 T
Monday
51 13 0