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VOL. LXI? NO. II
FRANKLIN. N. C.. TIll'RSDA Y, MARCH 14, I9J?
$2.00 PER YEAR
WILL ASSIST
FARMERS WITH
MARKET DATA
Crop Reporting Station
To Be Established
In Asheville
A specialist to help Western
North Carolina farmers market
their produce will be stationed
in Asheville by the North Caro
lina department of agriculture,
starting April 1, it has been an
nounced.
The marketing assistance will
be rendered in connection with
the establishment in Asheville,
on the same date, of a depart
ment of .agriculture crop re
porting station. The station will
gather and disseminate crop
news, through a teletype sys
tem
The station will furnish daily
releases on markets throughout
the nation to newspapers and
radio stations, as well as pub- .
lishing its own bulletins for dis- j
tribution in this regon.
It will give Hi formation to
farmers of this section on fruits,
vegetables, livestock, and poul
try markets.
It also will gather informa
tion about Western North Caro
lina crops, and send it out on
the teletype system for the mu
tual benefit of all markets
served by the system.
It was explained that the sta
tion will operate a market in
spection office and aid in the j
orgapization and assist in the ,
operation of marketing facili- !
ties, including central packing
sheds and cold storage process
ing plants.
The service, it was pointed
out, is designed to enable a
farmer in Macon, or any other
county in this area, to determ
ine, before taking a load of
vegetables to a market, what
the demand at that market is,
what the price is, and to com
pare the situation with that at
other markets.
J
50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
There are two popular bene
fits in the world. One is that
every printing office has a devil,
and the other is that it is a
preacher's business to fight the
devil wherever he can find him.
Friday evening John Mathis
made his escape from the rev
enue officers. He was bound to
the federal court the week be
fore for violation of the revenue
laws, and the officers went to
the Jail to bring him out to
Commissioner Cunningham's of
fice as a witness against an
other party who had been ar
rested. As soon as he cleared
the jail door, he made a break
towards the river, pursued by
Deputy Marshal Corbin. When
he reached the river, he plung
ed in and swam across and
made good his escape. The race ,
was amusing.
25 YEARS AGO
Taken from the S. S. S. So- j
ciety of ? Franklin Graded
School:
WANTED? John Willis Fox to
get a pair of glasses, so he
won't mistake me for Miss Sul
livan. Signed, Miss Edwards.
LOST? On school ground, or
between school ground and Mrs.
E. C. Kingsberry's residence, one
note signed "Emily." If found,
return to Weyman Crawford,
and receive many thanks.
10 YEARS AGO
Highlands ? Organization of
the Highlands chamber of com
merce was completed last
Thursday night at a well at
tended meeting in the town hall
office. Thirty-seven members
were pledged. E. R. Gilbert was
elected president of the cham
ber; F. H. Fotts, vice-president;
and the Rev. Frank Bloxham. ?
secretary and treasurer.
Clinton Brookshlre, represent
ing the Franklin zone, won first
place In the temperance decla
mation?recitation contest held
at the Sylva Methodist church
Sunday afternoon.
Jess Sanders Is getting along
nicely with his music class at
Prentiss. Lots of folks are Inter
ested In the work.
I)K. BENJAMIN F. SYYALIN
is the director of the ?. C. Sym
phony orchestra, which will play
here April 2.
DR. SWALIN IS
SYMPHONY HEAD
Orchestra, Coming Here
April 2, Stresses
Music Education <
- . 1 1
The North Carolina Symphony
orchestra, which is scheduled to <
appear here in concert April 2, : (
this year is playing its first <
major concert season. And it is (
appropriate, it is pointed out, l
that its conductor is an edu- i
cator as well as a musician, | \
since one of the major purposes ; t
of the orchestra is to provide , i
music education for the people 1 1
of the state, both adults and ; :
children. it
ur. Benjamin t . awaiin, me ; .
director, who for the past six
years has devoted most of his c
spare time to the development c
and training of the state sym- ! J
phony, without pay, is an edu- r
cator as well as a musician. i
The Orchestra is being brought j
to Franklin through purchase s
by local persons of member- s
ships in the North Carolina j
Symphony society, and E. J. t
Carpenter, local chairman, said c
this week that $200 in cash in f
memberships is on hand, with i
another $100 in sight. A total i
of $450 is needed. r.
A general membership may a
be bought for $1, entitling the t
holder to hear the Franklin s
concert and that in Asheville I j
as well. Tickets also may be
purchased at the door, provid- r
ed there is room for others in ! r
addition to members, but the ' v
admission price for the one con- j e
cert will be more than the ! (
membership fee, which entitles i r
holders to hear two concerts, 1 1
Mr. Carpenter pointed out. A c
free concert also will be given j j
at the Franklin school for school c
children. ! s
Dr. Swalin has had many f
years' teaching experience, both
privately and in college and t
university fields. He held a | j
professorship at DePauw uni- r
versity before becoming a mem- j
ber of the University of North
Carolina music faculty in 1935.
He holds a master's degree from .
Columbia university and a Ph.D. I
degree from the University of
Vtenna.
His work with children is par- j
ticularly outstanding. In these
concerts he elaborates and aug
ments the study program which
has already been sent to the ^
schools ahead of time, and care
fully leads the thinking of the
children into a deep under- 1
standing and appreciation of t
good music. He is constantly c
trying to devise means of im- 1
proving these programs and a
giving more meaning to them c
for the children.
Dr. Swalin believes that adults c
of all classes will appreciate I
good music if they can be giv- 1
en some notion of What the t
music is intended to convey, f
For this reason he gives a few f
sentences of interpretation be- i
fore each number, not to con- j
fuse or bore musicians in the
audience, but to direct the list- <
ening of those persons who are .
not musicians In the strict i
sense. 1
VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE !
CLOSED TILL MARCH 25 \
The veterans service office in 1
the courthouse is closed, and
will remain closed until March
25. Bob S. Sloan, veteran's serv- i
ice office, will be out of town
until that date.
PICK FRANKLIN
FOR ON*! OF 11
AREA STUDIES
Presbyterian C h u r c h
To Sponsor Survey
Of Gommuniiy
Franklin is one of the 11
(communities in the pntire reg
ion 'served by th3 Southern
Presbyterian church selected for i
community surveys, it was an
nounced here this week.
Unlike some similar studies i
made in the past, this survey J
will bi made by local persons,!
it was pointed i ut. When the ^
information has been compiled
and put on paper, it will go to {
the University of North Carolina j
for correlation, and there, it is ;
understood, the study will be j
published.
While the survey is a project
of the Presbyterian church, the
information to be collected
deals with the various phases
of community life, and the par
ticipation of a number of per
sons. of various denominations,
Is being sought.
The 11 communities chosen
for the studies were picked with
a view t:> getting typical areas
:>f different sizesand types. An- ,
sther. in this region, which will
oe studied is Nashville. Tenn. !
The study is sponsored by the '
>ub-committee on survey plans ;
)f the Presbyterian religious ;
?ducation committee, with the ;
cooperation of Dr. Gordon W. )
31ackwell, of the institute of 1
?esearch in social science. Uni- '
rersity of North Carolina. The '
committee also is making sur
eys of 100 representative Pres- '
jyterian churches in the South, j
aid the Franklin church is one ]
)f the 100 selected for this j
,tudy. .
The survey ol Franklin will i :
:over the historical background '
)f this area, salient population ;
acts, the housing situation, the : '
ieighborhoods in the commun- I .
ty, and the community's social : 1
>roblems. Such problems to be J
tudied include the economic j
;itua!ion, housing, health, rec- ' .
rational opportunities, educa- ! .
ion and school attendance, | 1
rime, divorce and domestic dif- f
iculties, adjustment of return- ,
ng veterans, etc. It also will!
nclu.de an analysis of church j
membership (all denominations! j?
ind attendance, and the rela
ion of the churches to other ^
igencies and the community's
iroblems. |
Plans for the survey were
nade at a meeting Tuesday r
light of persons, representing 1
arious denominations and ag- j .
ncies here, with Dr. James M.
>arr, of Knoxville. director of
eligious education for the }
'resbyterian Synod of Appala- ;
?hia. and Dr. C. R. McCubbins, 1 .
"resbyterian. pastor. Dr. Carr *
lutlined the purposes of the f
urvey, and a general discussion
allowed.
It was agreed by the group ?
hat such a survey, to be com- a
ilete and of value, must cover ; a
uore than the town of Frank- s
in, since the entire area sur- c
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Your RED CROSS
must carry on! ^
Your Red Cross
watches over the
comfort of hos
pitalized vetc r
ans arid service
people every ?
where. Help out
its 19J,6 Fund
Campaign over.
Give ycnerously !
$1,167 RAISED "!
FOR RED CROSS
1*? - - ? ?
Only One-Third Of Quota
For County Reported
Raised So Far
Contributions to the Red
Cross, reported up to the mid- |
die of this week, totaled $1,167,
Bob S. Sloan. Macon County di
rector of the annual campaign
for funds for the organization,
innounced.
, The total is almost exactly
bne-third of the quota of $3,450
Assigned Macon County. The
campaign was scheduled to end
last Saturday, but will be con
tinued, since the quota has not
seen raised.
While the reports that have
aeen received from the various
lommunities are not complete,
md while no reports at all have
seen made by the workers in
Hher communities, Mr. Sloan
emphasized that the only way
he county can reach the goal
s for virtually every person to
;ive something.
He added that he felt sure
he people of Macon County will
meet their full responsibility
n supporting the Red Cross."
With same, of the workers still
o make their reports, the
?Yanklin community so far has
:ontributed more than $800, Mr.
Sloan said.
The campaign in Highlands
vas delayed in getting started,
mt is under way this week.
Other communities from which
>reliminary reports have been
eceived. with the amounts
aised 'so far. follow:
Pine Grove. $26.50; Gold
.line, $32.40; Nantahala. $19.21;
jower Cartoogechaye. $60; Co
tee. $40.55; Tellico, $20.74; and
weatherman, $25.15.
^ongview Church Calls
tlcGinnis As Pastor
The Rev. S. T. McGinnis, of
jylva, has been called as pastor
if the Longview Baptist church,
ind will hold services on the
econd and fourth Sunday's of
ach month. The public is in
ited to attend the services.
Gneiss Resident Has 27
Descendants In Service
W. N. McCoy, of Gneiss, set
omething of a record during
lie war.
Mr. McCoy, who is 86, was a
>it old for the service himself, j
>ut he did his part by sending j
lescendants. A total of 22 of
lis descendants ? 17 grandson-,
md five great-grandsons ? serv
'd ill the armed forces.
And those 'in service made up
>nly a small proportion .of Mr.
McCoy's progeny. He has 10
iving children ? two are dead;
II grandchildren; 71 great
grandchildren; and five great
;reat-grandchildrcn. The total
s 147. (Add them yourself, if
,'flu don't believe it!)
Despite his four score and
>lx years, Mr. McCoy is well
ind. with the help of a- stick,
s able to move about all the
;ime. He has spent virtually his
5nl Ire life in Macon County,
ind, since the death of his wife,
Lhe former Miss Judy Peek, of
this county, has made his home
with various children. Six of
them live in the Gneiss com
munity.
The 17 grandsons who were
In the armed forces served from
Europe to India. They are:
Seaman Second Class Herbert
Reed, Pvt. Lester Reed, Pvt.
Ernest McCoy, Pfc. Ray McCoy,
Sgt. Mericus McCoy, Pfc. Mitch
ell McCoy, Cpl. Homer McCoy,
Pfc. Walter McCoy, Pvt. Rufus
Holland, Pfc. Chester Holland,
Cpl. Woodrow Holland, Seaman
First Class Kermie Holland,
Cpl. Donald Holland, 1st Lt.
Jack Dillard, Sgt. Earl McCoy,
Seaman Second Class Paul Mc
Coy, and Cpl. J. B. McCoy.
The 10 living children of Mr.
McCoy are Mrs. Rosetta Reed,
Homer McCoy, Sherman McCoy,
Sheridan McCoy, Jim McCoy,
arid John McCpy, all of Gneiss;
Mrs. Brunettie McClure of Flor
ida; Mrs. Bessie Holland of
Cullasaja; Mrs. Isabelle Holland
of Cullasaja; and Mrs. Carrie
Dillard, of Sylva.
And who are the five great
grandsons in the armed forces?
Well, the relative who gave
this story to The Press just
couldn't remember all their
names. And the reporter, after
copying the 27 listed above,
twisted a stiff wrist; sighed, and
had to admit that lt really
wasn't surprising.
The Weather
Below are the official tem
perature readings and amounts
of rainfall for the seven days
ending Thursday morning at 8
o'clock:
Total rainfall for the week,
2.66 inches; total for February
to date, 2.66 inches.
Put Franklin
On Federation
Board Again
Jerry Franklin was reelected
as a director of the Farmers
Federation, at the annual meet
ing of the Macon County stock
holders of the organization, held
at the Federations Franklin
store Wednesday. The term of
Carl S. Slagle, also a director,
does not expire until 1947.
At the meeting, which was
marked by talks by James G. K.
MCClure, president of the Fed
eration, and others, the stock
holders also named the follow
ing as members of the Macon
County advisory committee for
the coming year:
Carl S. Slagle. of Franklin,
chairman; Ellas Ammons,
Franklin; Ed Byrd, Stiles; J. R.
Holbrooks, West's Mill; J. I.Vin
son, Dillard, Ga., Route 1; J. S.
Conley, Franklin; Jerry Frank
lin, Franklin; Lawrence Ram
sey, Franklin; Robert Bennett,
Franklin, Route 3; Charles W.
Henderson, Gneiss; Adrian How
ell, Franklin, Route 4; J. N.
Teague, Prentiss; and C. A.
Rogers, Prentiss.
, "America cannot be strong
unless her agriculture is strong",
Mr. McClure declared in his
talk.
"Here in Western North Car
olina", he continued, "we do
not produce enough to feed our
selves. Our dairy industry should
be trebled, and our poultry in
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Saturday
Sunday
Thursday
Friday
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62 53 .26 I
59 53 2.32 I
56 33 .08 |
. 55 23 00 ;
. 60 29 00
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66 49 00 [
dustry ten times greater.
"When millions are starving,
it is no time to cut down pro
duction".
Mr. McClure reported that
1945 was the best year In the
Federation's history, with the
organization doing a $3,967,000
business through its 23 ware
houses.
Other speakers included Jamie
Clarke, the Federation's field
secretary; Max Roberts, educa
tional director; George Penland,
new poultry promotion man;
the Rev. Dumont Clarke, relig
ious director; the Rev. W. Jack
son Huneycutt, of the Franklin
Methodist church; Sam W.
Mendenhallj county agent; T. H.
Fagg, assistant county agent;
and Ernest Walker, supervisor
of the Federation's warehouses
west of Asheville.
The meeting was opened by
Mr. Slagle; Mr. Vinson pro
nounced the invocation; and
Harry Thomas, local Federation
manager, welcomed those In at
tendance, and provided the re
freshments that were served at
the conclusion of the session,
shortly after noon.
According to the National
Conservation bureau, less than
. half of the 1,928,000 miles of
county and local roads serving
our vast agricultural areas have
all-weather surfaces.
FIVE MORE MEN
ENTER PRIMARY
AS CANDIDATES
Baldwin, Edwards, Shops,
Roane, Crawford Out;
G. O. P. To Meet
Five more Democrats this
1 week announced themselves as
candidates for the party nomi
nations for county offices, sub
I ject to the Democratic primary
i May 25.
j Meanwhile, the Republicans
I prepared to hold their precinct
meetings on Saturday of this
week, and a county organiza
tion meeting the following Sat
urday.
Of the five men whs an
nounced this week, three seek
renomination and reelection to
their present posts, while the
other two now hold no public
offices.
Those who are candidates to
succeed themselves are W. E.
Baldwin, as chairman of the
board of county commisssiners:
W. W. Edwards, as a member
of the board; and Lake V.
Shope, as register of deeds.
C. L. Blaine, the third mem
ber of the present board, who
has served several terms, has
announced that he will not run
again.
KOane, Crawford Announce
The other two announcements
came from John W. Roane, who
is a candidate for membership
on the board of commissioners,
and Gilmer L. Crawford, for
clerk of the superior court.
Another political development
of the week that is of interest
in * this and four other South
western North Carolina counties
was the announcement of Mrs."
Giles W. Cover of Andrews that
she is a candidate for state
senator from this, the thirty
third, district.
Macon Republicans are called
to meet in. the 12 precincts of
the county on Saturday, March
16, at 2 p. m., in an announce
ment by Walter Dean, chairman
of the party's county executive
committee. At the precinct
meetings, they will elect their
precinct committee men and
women. The precinct chairmen
chosen at those meetings will
make up the new executive
committee, which will meet here
on Saturday, March 23, at 2
p. m., to set up a county organ
ization.
The party will select candi
dates for county offices at a
later meeting, it is understood.
All Macon Natives
All five of the Democrats an
nouncing this week are natives
of Macon County.
Mr. eaiuwin is a iarmer ana
business man. During recent
years, while his son, Ous, was
serving in the armed forces, he
managed the Baldwin and Liner
market. He became chairman of
the board of commissioners in
July, 1945, having been appoint
ed by the other two commis
sioners at that time to serve
out the unexpired term of the
late Augustus Leach. He never
had held public office before.
Mr. Baldwin and his family
make their home in Franklin.
Mr. Edwards, of Highlands, is
the owner and manager of
Hotel Edwards in Highlands,
and is a large property owner.
He is completing his first; term
as commissioner. He previously
served his home town as mayor,
the only other public office he
has held.
Mr. Roane is a prominent
farmer of the Cartoogechaye
section. Although he never has
held a public office, he long has
been active in his community
and in county affairs.
Mr. Shope is now completing
his first term as register of
deeds, the first public office he
has ever held. He and his fam
ily make their home in Frank
lin.
Seeks Post Father Held
Mr. Crawford, the son of the
late Lee Crawford and of Mrs.
Carrie Sloan Crawford, seeks
the office his father held for
about 13 years early In the
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Plan Box Supper, Cake
Walk At Clark's Chapel
A benefit box supper and
cake walk will be held at the
Clark's Chapel church Friday
night, March IS, it has been
announced. Proceeds from the
event will go to the new Meth
odist parsonage.