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VOL. LXI? NO. 27
FRANKLIN, N. C.. THl'RSDAY, Jl'LY 4, 1946
$2.00 PKK YEAR
Figures Announced
On Veteran Claims
Rural Life
Meet Planned
Here July 10
A rural life meeting for coun
ty ministers and agricultural
leaders of Macon County will be
held at 1 the v Agriculture build
ing here next Wednesday, start
ing at 10 a. m., it was announc
ed this week.
The purpose of the gathering,
one of 15 being held in West
ern North Carolina, is to dis
cuss the relationship between
good farming and good relig
ion, between the agricultural
program and the rural church,
it was explained by the Rev.
Vladimir E. Hartman, of Ashe
ville, of the council of Southern
Mountain Workers.
Following the morriing pro
gram at the Agriculture build
ing, a farm tour will be con
ducted in the afternoon by
County Agent Sam W. Menden
hall, Mrs. Florence S. Sherill,
demonstration agent, and W. B.
Collins, farm management su
pervisor of the extension serv
ice's test demonstration pro
gram.
On the morning program are i
group singing and a devotional
service, a talk by Mr. Hartman,
and an illustrated lecture on
"God, Man and the Land", by
Dr. Aaron H. Rapking, of the
Tennessee Valley Community
Development Program.
A free luncheon will be serv
ed at noon to those in atten
dance. The meal will be pre
pared and served by the mem
bers of the Woman's Society for
Christian Service of the Mt.
Zion Methodist church.
50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
We learn that a few days ago
Charley Beasley and family were
sitting out in the yard when
they noticed south of the house
a large snake rising up in the
air. It passed over the house
and some distance beyond
alighted on the ground. A buz
zard accompanied it.
The Raleigh Press-Visitor
speaking of the caucus the eve
ning before the assembling of
the convention says:
"There were ? loud calls for
Mr. Kope Elias, who responded
fri a splendid speech, which
carried the audience by storm.
Mr. Elias is a gracefu.' and
forceful speaker, "I am a gold
man," said Mr. Elias. "but I
subordinate my honest views to
the will of the Democratic
party? ;I am a Democrat first of
all." The audience liked just
such talks.
25 YEARS AGO
AQUONE: Another blue -eyed
beauty has gone from Aquone.
Miss Palace Jones married Mr.
Henry Loyal, of Andrews, May
29, 1921. Sleep on, Aquone boys,
?and let all the Sunday school
girls get away.
The first county summer
school was held in Macon
County In 1911. This was prob
ably the first one ever held in
the State. It was seen by the
school officials of the county
that this Was the only way by
which anythlhg like a sufficient
number of teachers with any
technical training at all could
be provided for the rural
schools.
10 YEARS AGO
The Macon county chapter of
the American Red Cross has
been awarded an honor certifi
cate, which is to be framed and
hung In some public place, for
surpassing its quota in the Red
Cross roll call in 1936.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mack
Ledford announce the engage
ment and approaching marriage
of their daughter, Willie Mae,
to Sgt. Kenny Rixle Helton, of
Clemson College, S. C. The wed
ding is to take place in the
First Baptist church of Frank
lin on July 9, at 10:30 o'clock
tn the morning.
j 1,528 In 'Four Counties
Sought Jobless Pay '
In Five Months
In Macon, ^Graham, Jackson
and Swain counties, served by
the Bryson City U. S. Employ
ment Service local office, 178
self-employed veterans filed
claims for self-employment al
lowances under the G. I. Bill of
Rights in the first five months
of this year, according to R.
Fuller Martin, acting chairman
of the State Employment Com
pensation commission. 1
Such claims are filed by
World War II veterans who are
in business for themselves and
whose net income from their
business for any month is not
as much as $100.
If a self-employed veteran
earns nothing or less than $100
net during any month, he may
file a claim, not later than the
twentieth of the month follow
ing, for $100 or for -enough to
make his total net income as
much as $100, More than 95
per cent of the self-employed
veterans filing these claims in
the state are farmers, and the
bulk of them report little or
no earnings duringg the grow
ing season, or until harvest and
marketing time.
In the same five months and
in the same four counties, 1.520
new veteran claims for unem
ployment allowances were filed,
indicating that during this pe
riod 1,520 veterans were unem
ployed at the time they filed
their claims.
These veterans, claiming serv
icemen's readjustment allow
ances for unemployment, must
apply for jobs. They must be
able to work, available for worfc.
and willing to take any suitable
job offered them, except that,
under the G. I. Bill of Rights,
if a veteran is able to work
when he files his first claim, but
illness or other disability pre
vents his weekly reporting to
the local USES office in person,
he may delegate a representa
tive to file later claims for him.
On a state-wide basis, it is
found that just about one vet
eran out of every four induct
ed into the service had filed I
claims for servicemen's read
justment allowances by the end
of May, and also, on a state
wide basis, it is revealed that
considerably more than an
average of two inductees came
from non-agricultural activities
for every one inducted from ag
riculture. Early this year a total
of 351.146 had been inducted
into the armed forces from
North Carolina, an estimated
105,185 coming from agriculture
and 245,961 from non-agricul
tural activities.
It is estimated by Mr. Martin
that early this year 1,646 had
been inducted from Macon
County, of whom 684 came from
the farm, and 962 from non
agricultural activities.
The figures for the other
three counties are:
Graham, 770 mauctea; 221
from agriculture, and 541 from
non-agricultural pursuits, Jack
son, 2,053 inducted; 785 from
agriculture and 1.268 from non
agriculture. Swain. 1,402 induct
ed; 404 from agriculture, and
998 from non-aggriculture.
As an indication of the ac
tivities in Graham, Jackson and
Swain counties, during the week
ended June 15. in the Bryson
City office, new claims were
filed by 78 veterans and con
tinued claims were filed by 1,
393 veterans, indicating that 1.
471 veterans were unemployed.
During the month of May. 65
veterans filed new self-employ
ment claims.
Not all veterans who file
claims for servicemen's read
justment allowances are eligible
for payments. On a state-wide
average basis, about two out of
every 100 claims filed are dis
allowed .at the time they are
filed, although a few of the
number may be allowed to draw
allowances in later months.
Mr. Martin, in making the
figures public, issued a word of
caution, advising veterans to put
forth every effort to obtain
suitable employment as soon as
possible and not exhaust their
allowances, which may be need
ed even more In later years
than they are at present.
Chowan county has establish
ed a County Board of Agricul
ture.
MUSEUM OPENS
IN HIGHLANDS
FOR '46 WORK
Pope, Widely Known
Naturalist, Will
Be Director
With the arrival in Highlands
this week of Clifford H. Pope,
who will be director of the High
lands Museum this season, it
was announced that the mu
seum will be open daily (except
Mondays) to visitors and for
consultations on all aspects of
natural history.
It was announced at the same
time that a tea will be given
at the Museum Sunday at 4 p.
m. for members and friends of
the Museum, at which Mr. Pope
will speak.
Mr. Pope, who is curator of
reptiles and amphibians of the
Chicago Natural History Mu
seum, received a leave from that
institution ill order to make it
possible for him to take over
direction- of the Highlands Mu
seum for the summer. As a
naturalist, Mr. Pope is known
both for his biological explora- |
tion travels and for his books !
on natural history.
A native of Georgia, he spent
his boyhood in nearby Mount
Airy. After graduation from the
University of Virginia, he spent
five years in China with the
Roy Chapman Andrews expedi
tion, serving as collector of rep
tiles, amphibians, and fish. He
went to the Chicago Museum,
following 15 years with the
American Museum in New York.
His American studies include a
study of the salamanders of
Western North Carolina.
Plans for the tea, at which
members and friends will have
an opportunity to meet Mr. and
Mrs. Pope, were announced by
B. E. Fernow, chairman of the
museum's activities committee.
In his talk, at 4:30 Sunday
afternoon, Mr. Pope will discuss
the natural history program
which the Museum will sponsor
this season.
Tuesday morning at 10:30
o'clock, he will speak again,
discussing various natural his
tory projects which may be
undertaken in the Highlands
area during the summer. All in
terested persons are invited to
attend both meetings, it was ex
plained.
In Highlands with Mr. Pope
are his wife, herself a zoologist,
and their three sons, Alexander,
Halowell, and Whitney.
Tessier
Is Presented With Army
Commendation Ribbon
Capt. Jesse N. Tessier, of
Franklin, has just been pre-'
sented the Army Commendation
Ribbon, according to a dispatch
received here this week from
Bowman Field, Ky., where he is
stationed. The presentation was
made by Lt. Col. Ernest G. Ab
dalah.
Capt. Tessier, who is the son
of Mrs. Reba S. Tessier, also was
given a superior rating. He re
cently was made director of
quartermaster base services at
the post.
Revival, Bible
Schocl Under Way
At Salem Church
A revival meeting opened last
Sunday evening at the Salem
Methodist church, and Monday
morning at 9:30 a vacation Bible
school opened.
Trained Union Sunday school
workers, under the direction of
the Rev. and Mrs. R. H. Hull,
are assisting with the Bible
school, it was announced by
the church pastor, the Rev. D.
P. Grant.
Board Sets County Tax Rate
At $1.10; Town Levy Will Be
$1.15; Budgets Are Adopted
Archer Child
Responding To
Wonder Drug'
Thanks to streptomysin, the
new wonder drug, John M.
(Bardy) Archer, III, seriously
ill since he was injured in a
bicycle accident June 20, is
much improved, it was said
Wedsensay night at Angel hos
pital.
The boy, 12-year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Archer,
Jr., underwent an emergency
operation last Thursday night,
and a second one on Friday
morning.
His condition was critical, and
it was felt that the new drug
might be the one thing that
would save his life.
Allotment of the rare drug is
controlled by a physician in
Boston. He agreed, by telephone,
to allot a few days' supply, but
it was uncertain how soon it
could reach Franklin.
Mr. Archer's mother, here on
a visit, followed a grand-moth
er's intuition and called her
daughter in Oak Ridge, Tenn..
to ascertain if some of the
drug migfit be obtained there.
Sure enough, a small quantity
had been allotted to a patient
there. His physician agreed to
lend a day-and-a-half supply,
provided it were returned
promptly, and a brother-in-law
drove to Franklin with it, ar
riving here about 4 a. m. Sat
urday.
Shortly after ttie treatment
was started, the boy showed
improvement.
While awaiting the allotment
from Boston, it was necessary
to get a second kJ&n, and this
was found in another city and
Grant Zickgraf flew there and
brought back enough to return
that borrowed at Oak Ridge
and to continue Bardy 's treat
ment until the Boston supply
could be received.
Adams Recovering From |
McCollum Fire Injuries
Joel G. Adams, bookkeeper for
Zickgraf Hardwood company,
who was severely burned June
22, is recovering, and probably
will be able to leave the hos
pital soon, it was said Wednes
day at Angel hospital, where he
is a patient. Mr. Adams was in
jured in the fire that destroy
ed the McCollum home on Bid
well street, where he had a
room.
Officials Here To Make
Nantahala Forest Photos
R. M. Canarro, who heads the
information and education divi
sion of U. S. Forest service reg
ional headquarters m Atlanta,
and Official Photographer Tayl
or, of the Atlanta office, spent
three days in this region this
week, making Nantahala Na
tional forest photographs. The
photograph service of the At
lanta office, maintained to sup
ply magazines, newspapers, etc.,
will be brought up to date with
the new pictures. This season
was chosen, it was explained, in
order to take advantage of the
flowers in bloom at this time.
Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Cantwell
and two children, of Baltimore,
Md., are spending a few days
here visiting Mr. Cantwell's sis
ter and brother-in-law, Mr. and
i Mrs. C. J. Mooney.
Highlands Theater Will
Present Play July 22-23
The date and cast for the
first play to be presented by the
Highlands Community theater
this season were announced
this week.
The drama selected is "Kiss
and Tell", by F. Hugh Herbert,
which had a long run on Broad
way, and was made into a mo
tion picture, with Shirley Tem
ple in the leading role.
It will be presented the eve
nings of July 22 and 23 at the
Highlands Museum, with James
Reese directing.
Members of the cast, In the
order of their appearance, are
Jack Wilcox, Kaffy Saussey,
Bobby Curry, Hugh Sargent,
Jane Allstetter, Fred C. Allen,
Rowena Mahler, Ralph H. Moody,
Hampton Saussey, Barak Wright,
Marion Sutton. John B. West
brook, Alice Reynolds. Ralph
Sargent, and Richard Halton.
Understudies for the three lead
ing roles are Mtrm Cobb, Mil
dred Corneliui, and Ann Strong.
The Weather
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
High Low Prec.
85 54
84 54 .02
84 63
84 62
82 62
86 62 .81
Presbyterian
Paster To Take Up New
Duties This Week
The Rev. B. Hoyt Evans, who
has accepted the call to become
pastor of the Franklin Presby
terian church, is expected here
early next week to assume his
pastoral duties.
Mr. Evans, a recent graduate
"from the theological seminary,
will be ordained as a minister
in services at his own church,
the Weaverville .Presbyterian,
this Sunday.
He has conducted the morning
services here the past two Sun
lays.
Prisoner Escapes
From Camp Here;
Caught Same Day
A convict who escaped from
the Macon County prison camp
last Thursday was captured the
same day by Sheriff J. P. Brad
ley and W. S. Overton, superin
tendent of the camp, the offi
cers reported.
The man. Jack Rigby, of
Asheville, serving a five-to
seven year prison term for lar
ceny, crawled under the barbed
wire fence that surrounds the
camp, officials said, and made
his way to Burningtown gap. He
was found in an old, vacant
house about 1 p. m., and was
unsuccessful in an attempt to
get away.
In a break at the Peachtree
camp in Cherokee county Tues
day, officers said, seven men
made their escape, only five of
whom had been captured Wed
nesday. Two of the five were
placed in the camp here, fol
lowing their capture.
3 Ccroper Stills
Captured In West
End Of County
Local officers Wednesday
brought in three copper stills,
captured in the Rainbow
Springs section of the county.
They reported about 500 gal
lons of beer poured out, but
said they found no one at the
scenes of the three operations.
The captures were made by
Highway Patrolman P. S. Smith,
Jr., Deputy Sheriff Walter Dean,
and Grady Bryant.
Monday night officers cap
tured two men ? James Davis
and Charles Wallace, both of
Georgia? an automobile, and a
small quantity of liquor in the
car. The car was headed to
ward Asheville, and the cap
ture was made at the foot of
the town hill, on East Main
street. The men posted cash
[ bonds for their appearance in
j court.
Miss Yancey, Home From
Germany, Visits Sister
Miss Elizabeth Yancey, a civil
ian employe of the army, sta
tioned at Frankfort, Germany,
has just been here for a week's
visit to her sister, Mrs. W. E.
Hunnicutt, while on lejive in
the States. Miss Yancey left
Tuesday to return to her work
overseas. A WAC serving over
seas, she resigned after the
war to accept the position she
now holds with the fiscal con
trol section of the army.
ZEB W. CONLEY SUFFERS
BROKEN HIP IN FALL
Zeb W. Conley suffered a
broken hip in a fall at his home
here last Saturday. He is re
ported to be resting very com
fortably at the Angel clinic,
where he was taken for treat
ment.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Dan
iels, of New York, arrived in
Franklin last week for the sum
mer. They are stopping at Dixie
Hall, Mrs. Daniels' childhood
home.
County Expenditures Put
At $114,000, Town's
Total $50,000
I The county-wide tax rate for
I 1946-47 fiscal year will be $1.10
on the $100 valuation, and the
rate in the town ot Franklin
will be $1.15..
The rates were fixed by the
board of county commissioners
: and the Franklin board of ald
ermen at meetings held Monday,
at which budgegts lor the com
ing year also were adopted.
The county-wide rate is the
same as last year. That for the
town is 20 cents higher than
the 95 cents levied for the past
year.
I*i addition to the county and
town taxes, there is a 30-cent
levy, laid by the county com
missioners as in the past, for
Franklin township. This is to re
tire bonds issued a number of
years ago to build roads in the
township.
Persons living in the county,
outside Franklin township,
therefore, this year will pay a
tax of $1.10; those in Franklin
township, outside the corporate
limits, $1.40; and those in the
town, $2.55^
For the current year's oper
ating and other expenses, the
commissioners adopted a budget
totaling $114,093. The town's
budget for the year is $50,197.50.
The increased rate in the
town, it was explained, is In
anticipation of paying interest
and sihking fund on street,
water, and sewer bonds to be is
sued, and to take care of im
provements and maintenance,
especially of streets and water
service.
The board of aldermen also
passed an ordinance increasing
the minimum monthly charge
for water from 75 cents to $1.
The minimum charge permits
use of water up to 1.000 gallons.
The county-wide tax rate is
broken down by items as fol
lows:
General fund, 15 cents; Old
age (social security i assistance,
14 cents'; county-wide debt
service, 45 cents; pauper fund
(county home maintenance and
to care for emergency cases i ,
two cents; health (maintenance
of health department!, three
cents; courts and jail, four
cents; current expenses of
schools (not paid by the state),
seven cents; school debt serv
ice, five cents; and capital out
lay for schools, 15 cents.
Jerry Potts Wins
N. C. Award Of $5
In* Essay Contest
Jerry Potts, secretary and
treasurer of the Higdonville
4-H club and vice-president of
the Macon 4-H County council,
won a $5 award in the state
wide essay contest. Twenty-five
prizes, 20 of which were awards,
given to the 4-H club boys and
girls who submitted the best es
soys on "The Proper Handling
of Milk on the Farm."
Only two essays were accept
ed from each county of the
state. The other contestant from
Macon county was Virginia
Cansler, secretary and treasurer
of the Iotla club.
In addition to his milk essay
award, Jerry also has been giv
en a registered Guernsey calf
by Coble Dairy Products of Lex
ington. He plans to get his calf
this week.
Plan Revival, Bible
School Fc<r 2 Churches
Plans for a series of revival
services and a vacation Bible
school for the Louisa and Car
son's chapels communities were
announced this week by the
Rev. D. P. Grant, pastor, and
the Rev. W. Jackson Huneycutt,
who will preach at the revival.
The evangelistic services of one
week will be held at 8 p. m.,
starting Sunday, at Louisa
Chapel, and the Bible school
will be held for a week at Car
son's chapel, starting at 9 a. m.
Monday.
NOTE TO VETERANS
All Macon County veterans
who plan to enter college as
freshmen this fall are requested
1 to notify Bob S. Sloan, veterans
1 service officer, at once, Mr.
Bloan said this week.