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Watch This Figure Grow! THIS WEEK 2,125 , Paid-in -Advance Subscriber* LAST WEEK 2,116 tiklin 1Mb UfigblatAjS IHacontan PROGRESS I YE LIBER.iL 1 XUEJ'EXDEAT JL VOL. LXI? NO. 38 FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPT. 19, 1946 *2 00 PER YEAH LEGION SELLS PROPERTY TO PRELODRYMAN Will Use Proceeds From Business Realty Sale On Memorial Project The Macon County post of the American Legion, at its meeting iwoiiuay night, voted to accept tiie oiler made by Prelo Dry Dryuian made a substantial cash iiurtli side of West Main street. The purchase price was not disclosed. Xt was understood that Mr.' Dryman made a substatial cash deposit and that the deal wiil te completed within the near future. The property involved is the western half of the two story brick structure formerly known as the Johnston or Porter building. The Legion plans to use the funds derived from the sale of the property to , construct a caretaker's building and add other features to the pro perty, just back of the Nanta- | . hala creamery, on which A. B. \ Slagle is erecting a Charlie Slagle memorial building for the Boy Scouts and the use of oth er organizations. Plans for tha Legion's share in the project will be discussed at the w* meeting. The Legionnaires voted to change their meeting dates from > Monday to Saturday, and the hour from 8 to 7:30. The next meeting will be held October 5 j in the Legion hall. REVIVAL TO OPEN SUNDAY AT IOTLA BAPTIST CHURCH | A revival will begin at the latla Baptist church September 22 at 8 p. m. Preaching will be done by the pastor, the Rev. N. E. Holden, and the Rev. F. P. Blankenship of Sylva. r. Do You Remember .. .? (Looking backward through the files of The Press) 5# YEARS AGO THIS .WEEK I A negro boy. Will Moore, was the first person to find a lodg ing place In the new Jail. He was put in Wednesday lor ap propriating some of E. K. Cun ningham's free silver to his own use. _ Some excitement was created last Monday evening by a re port that Mr. Thad Patton was thrown from his mule at the turn of the road between town and Mrs. Gaston's. Dr. Lyle was called, but found him pretty badly stunned by the fall but no serious injury sustained. The fall was caused by a bicycle running into the mule at a short turn of the street. 25 YEARS AGO GOLD MINE: Most everybody has been giving bean stringings in .his community, except Mr. Isaac Keent who gave a bean knobbing. The beans were strlngless. ELLIJAY : The revenue offic er, Mr. R. F. Henry, passed through this community on his mission of making the unem ployment problem more acute. He seems to be of different mettle from the flabby Federal Reserve Bank chap who came to J. T. Henry's store en route to see some farms of the com munity. When he found that some walking would be required to bring him to the farms, he went back, because he had "al ready walked three miles that day I" 10 YEARS AGO Two pennies were removed from the windpipe of Willie Mae Cogglns. 20-months-old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Carlisle Cogglns, of Erastus, Jackson county, by Dr. Furman Angel, at the Angel hospital Monday. The pennies, which the child had sucked Into her throat ear lier In the day, were removed with the aid of * bronchoscope without the use of anaesthetic. LAKE EMORYT" There is some , excitement In this community because, of depredations com mitted last week by a dog be lieved to have hydrophobia. It has not been learned from whence the dog came nor what finally became of It. It Is known that. In this section and on Rabbit Creek, eight dog* were bltUn. The Weather illgti Low Thursday 80 51 Friday 70 53 Saturday 74 57 Sunday 75 53 Monday 75 56 Tuesday 65 51 Wednesday 77 55 RIBBONS WON BY MACON BOYS Calf Owners Here Make Good Showing At Dairy Event Macon County 4-H club and FFA boys exhibiting registered calves at thei Western North Carolina Junior Dairy show in Asheville Friday of last week won four blue ribbons, nine red, and five white, compilation of the results of the show revealed this week. In percentage of ribbons won, he boys from this county stood well above the average for the Western North Carolina region. Of the 18 calves ' shown from Macon County, 22 per cent were in the blue ribbon class, 50 per cent in the red. and 28 per cent in the white. The average for the show was 24.5 per cent blue ribbons, 40.5 per cent red, and 35 per cent white. The percentage of Macon calves in the two top classes was 72, as compared with an average for the show of only 65 per cent in these two top classes. Prec. 62 .08 .36 Blue riDDon can uwners, uic classes, and sponsors follow: Adolph Conley, 4-H club, sen ior yearling, self; Freddie (Boi Setser, FFA, senior calf. A. B Slagle; Jerry Potts. 4-H club. Junior calf, Coble Dairy prod ucts, Paul Nave, representative; and William Waldroop. 4-H club. Junior calf. J. D Elrod, South ern Dairies Field Representat'.-e Red ribbon calf owners, the calves and sponsors follow; Victor Teague, 4-H club, jun ior yearling, Dowdle Wholesale company; Lee Downs, FFA, Jun ior yearling. Frank Duncan; Tom Csbe, FFA. junior yearling, A. R. Hlgdon; Bobbv Joe Cor bln. 4-H club, junior ye<"Kn.. Harold T. Sloan and Lester Henderson ; Bobby Tippett, FFA, 1 senior calf, Biirrell Motor com pany; Wayne Stewart, 4-H club, senior calf, Glenn Ray; Eugene Grav. 4-H club, senior calf. C. L. Pendergrass; Claude Allen. 4-H club, senior calf. Zickgraf Hardwood companv: Fred Deal, 4-H club, junior calf, self White ribbon calf ownef-s classes and soon sors follows: John Klnsland. 4-H club, jun ior yearling, Harrv Thomas: Frank Deal. 4-H club, junior vearllng. Wiley Brown; Hovt Brookshire 4-H club, iunior yearling. Joe Ashear: Melvin Penland, 4-H club, junior vearl ing, L. C. Hlgdon; and Wayne Stewart. 4-H club, Junior calf, self. The Danish system of judg ing was used In this system, calves that have high points of perfection are placed in the blue class, calves not reaching the higher perfection being placed below in the red and white classes. This system also enables each contestant to win a prize ? 2,000.00 in prizes were to be distributed. The amount for each class has not as yet been determined. Prizes of $9. $7, $5, and $4 for fitting and showmanship were offered in each class. Adolph Conley. son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Conlev, won fourth place in fitting Jerry Potts, was also a competitor for this money Bobby Tippett fitted and showed the calf of Lee Downs, Wayne Stewart fitted and showed the calf of his brother, Harley Moore Stewart. Thursday night before the show boys participating enjoyed i Brunswick stew supDer given bv Southern dairies, followed by short talks by John Arey. ex tension dairvman. and F. H Jeter, extension editor. Here're Dates When Sugar Stamp* Expire Were I* t.he latest sugar ration Information : Spare Stamp No. 49. Rood for five pounds, expires September 30. Spare Stamp No. 51. good for five pounds, expires Decem ber 30. Spare Stamps Nos. 9 and 1 10. each good for five pounds ; canning sugar, expire October 1 31. The Farm Security has 1121, 527.100 to loan to farm families 1 this ysar. 80 FROM MACON OFF TO START COLLEGE YEAR Number From Here Away At School Believed Largest Ln Years At least 80 young men and women from Macon County ? probably the largest number ln years ? will attend college this year, a survey made by The Press shows. Many of them already have entered school, and others will leave within the next few days for colleges and universities throughout the country. Those entering the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, include Miss Merrily Brooks, Clell Bryant, Bobby Leach, Per ry Henson, Rufus Pannell, Har old Roper, and Bob S. Sloan. Planning to enter North Caro lina State college, Raleigh are LeRoy Roper, Bill Cochran, George Walker, Charlie Vinson, Max Parrish, Tom Setser. Keith Gregory, Dwight Wilson, Brown low Addington and Andrew Pat ton. Will Attend w. t. T. U Going to Western Carolina Teachers college, Cullowhee, are the Misses Virginia Bryant. Louise Carpenter, Catherine Meadows, Maxine Wright, Jessie Ruth Stewart, Freda Hall, Annie Will Howard, and Iva Dell Nor ton, and Frank Murray, Jr., John Gibson Murray, J. C. Cun ningham. Jack Angel, Jack Car penter, Don Cabe, Ed Carpen ter, Jr., Frank Plyler and Clyde Drake. Attending Womans' college of the University of North Caro lina, Greensboro, will be the Misses Louise Pendergrass, Car olyn Long. Margie* Blumenthal Betty Jane Waltfroop, Myra Slagle. Francis Furr, Freda Mae Arnold, Margaret Corbin, Vir ginia Burnette and' Jessie Potts. Going to Mars Hill college Mars Hill, are Miss Jeanette Harrison, Paul Lee Plemmons and Cecil Tallent. James C. Horsley has entered the U. S. Military academy at West Point, N. Y Entering Duke university, Durham, are Allan Brooks, Jr.. Robert Zahner and Bud Thomp son. Going To Tennessee The Misses Anne Ray and Jean Hemphill will attend the University of Tennessee. Nash ville. Going to the College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle. N. Y will be Miss Elizabeth Wasilik. Entering Murray State Teach ers college. Murray, Ky., is Miss Carolyn Leach. Miss Dorothy Ray will go to Columbia university, New York. Miss Dorothy Jones plans to attend Crlchton Business ool lege. Atlanta, Ga. Attending the University of Georgia, Athens. Ga., is George Hunnicutt. Going to Manhattan oolleee New York City, is John Wasilik. Miss Mary Lou Liner is en tering the nurses' training school of Fort Saunders, Knox ville, Tenn. Miss Jessie Lee Downs will at tend Berea college. Berea. Ky. Miss Betty Bradley is enter ing Draughon's Business col lege in Knoxville The Misses Annie Sue Conley, Rea Harmon and Mildred Re'd are attending Meredith college. Continued From Page Eight ? B. T. U. To Install Officers At Associational Meet Officers for the coming year will be installed at the Asso ciatlonai B. T. U.'s final meet ing of the conventional year, to be held at the Mount Holly Baptist church September 27 at 7:30 p. m. The Installation service will Include a word of appreciation to the retiring officers, by Frank Browning; the charge to the In coming officers, Dr. Thom. Carter; candlellghting service, conducted by Mrs C. E. Parker; and the dedicatory talk, by the Rev. C. E. Parker. The Franklin church choir will present a musical program, business matters will be trans acted. and there will be group singing. The Rev. Bill SorreUs will pronounce the invocation, and J. H. Brookshlre will give the benediction. The moon Is always full al 1 ths tlms of ita ?clips*. 1 Only One Macon Home Out Of 8 Has Running Water, Report Shows ' Only one out of every eigtu dwelling units in Macon Coun ty has running water Only one out oi 13 has a private toilet. Only one out of 13 has pri vate bath facilities. And less than one-third have electric lighting. The figures for those state ments are contained in a re port just issued by the North Carolina State PlannLng Board. The report seeks to give the Basic County Data for each of North Carolina's 100 counties. The percentages on the va rious Items are given for each county, accompanied by com parative Dercentages for the state and the nation. The report Indicates that this county's proportion of houses with elec tric lighting is only a little more than half the state aver age; those with running water, only a third of the state aver age; those with toilets, about one-fourth the state average; and those with private bath, slightly more than a third of the state average. The report says that 43 per cent of Macon's dwelling units need major repair, as compared with 30 per cent for the state, ana lb per cent lor the nation. Twelve per cent ol this county s houses were built since 1929, as compared with 22 per cent in the state ana is per ceii I lAi the nation. Only 34 per cent ol the fam ilies here own their homes, the report says, as conipuieu 42 per cent in the sta..e alia per cent in the nation. Seventeen per cent of the families here nave me'ciianicai refrigeration. The figures for the state and the nation are 2a ana 44, respectively. Forty-three per cent of Ma con families have radios. Two per cent cook with e.eclncity, one per cent cook with gas, and 90 per cent eook with wood. Less than one Macon house out of a hundred has central heat ing. The number of persons per dwelling unit in this county is given as 4.66. The figures for the state are 4.52, and for the United States, 3.78 The report explains that the figures were obtained from ?va rious governmental sources, state and national. The figures are as of 1940. M.E. Cochran, 73, Dies Of Heart Attack Mark E. Cochran, 73, widely kndwn farmer of the Flats com munity, died at Angel hospital at 1:15 o'clock Thursday morn ing. Mr. Cochran, who had been a patient at the hospital for about two weeks, suffered a heart attack a few hours before he had expected to be discharg ed and return to his home. He was a charter member ol the Nantahala Masonic lodge, a member of the Odd Fellows, and a member of the Briartown Baptist church, where the fu neral services wi.!l be held Fri day at 2:30 p. m., with the pas tor, the Rev. Mose Woodard, as sisted by the Rev. Theodore Dendy, officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery Pallbearers will be Howard Cross. Oscar Cross, Clint May, Britt May, Buford Owenby, and Jim Mackie. Survivors incude his widow; two sons, Weaver and Marvin Cochran, both of Flats; six daughters, Mrs. Thelma Gash, of Swannanoa, Mrs. Lola May and Mrs. Wilma Mackie, both of Knoxville, and Mrs. Gladys May. Mrs. Delphine Owenby, and Mrs. Vera Owenby, all of Flats; one brother. Richard Cochran, of Flats; 22 grand children; and six great-grand children. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Bryant Funeral home. Free Movie To Be Shown Sept. 26 By Masonic Lodge The Junaluskee Masonic Lodge will sponsor the showing of a free motion picture, "To Aid and Assist", here Thursday, Sep tember 26, it has been an nounced. The movie will be shown twice, at the Macon theater about 4:30 in the afternoon ? immediately after the matinee there; and at the First Baptist church at 8 p. m. The picture, released by the Masonic Service association, de picts the work of the Masonic service* in ministering to serv ice men and women during the war. and Is said to be of spe cial interest to former service persons. Ex-servicemen are esoe cially invited, as well as the general public. At the evening performance seats will be reserve# for the former service men, A feature of the program at the church will be a brief me morial, conducted by the pastor, Rev E. Po-'rer, *?r Harley R. Cabe and Kenneth Cabe. members of the lodge who lost their lives In the service of their country. The soil of Illinois comes In i three colon: light gray, black ?n4 jwUow. REPORTS. TALK MARK PTA MEET 65 At Initial Session; Year's Work Outlined By Committee Heads Enthusiastic reports by com mittee chairmen and a talk by the president, Mrs. Weimar Jones, marked the year's initial meeting of the Franklin Parent Teacher association, held at the school Monday evening. About 65 men and women were in attendance. Emphasizing the importance of the parent-teacher organiza tion, nationally and locally, Mrs Jones pointed out that it has a membership of more than 3, 500,000, and she quoted state ments of the late President Roosevelt and of former Secre tary of State Stettinius on the value of its contribution to America, and its opportunities for service. She described the P. T. A. as "a cooperative folk movement", made up of "the two groups of people most important to our children ? the parents and the teachers". Since "the basic idea behind the whole organization is the child", she urged every parent and every teacher to contribute his or her talents, adding that "with the sympa thetic undecstandlng, confi dence. and cooperation of these two groups, our opportunities for service are limitless". She announced the chairmen of the 10 standing committees, and the various chairmen re ported, giving birds-eye views of their plans of work for the j^trfT^nd the chairmen an nounced members of their com mittees. Committees Listed The committees are as fol lows, the first named in each case being the chairmen: Program, Mrs Allen Siler, Miss Edna Jamison, Mrs. W. E. Hunnicutt, and the Rev C. E. Parker; membership. Mrs. Mar ion Perce, Mrs. R. S. Jones, and Mrs. Henry Christy: hospitality. Mrs Frank M. Killian. Mrs. John Continued on Page 8? Enrollment In County Schools Now Stands At 3,611 The Highlands school enroll ment totals 403, 357 students In the grammar school, and *6 In the high school. Supt Guy L. Houk announced this week. This brings to 3,611 the en rollment In the county. Other Macon schools opened August 29, but the Highlands opening was delayed untU a week ago. Mr. Houk announced the fac ulty of the Highlands school as follows: O. F Summer, principal. Miss Veva Howard, Miss Nina How ard. Miss Lois Keener. Miss Vir ginia Edwards. Miss Marion Lester. Mrs. Onnle Cabe. Miss i Ollle Mae Burrell, Carl Talley i ? Miss Ruth Crawford. Mrs. Annie PUrton, n?d W. C. Newton 34 FROM DOZEN STATES DONATE TO MOUND FUND _i Total New Stands At $1,039, But Only One Day Is Left Thirty-lour donations ? coming from a dozen states and the dis trict of Columbia? this week j had boosted the amount con < tributed to the fund to buy the Nikwasi. Indian Mound to $1,039. A total of $1,500 is needed, so that the campaign still is $461 short of the goal. And the time limit lixed by the owner of the property ex pires Friday night Of the 34 latest contribu ; Hons, 26 came from outside the j county ? chielly from former Macon County residents who still j are keenly interested in their home community. Several of them, in forwarding checks, wrote that "the Mound must be preserved", and a number, to make sure their donations ar rived in time, forwarded them by air mail Otntno > Mbatco icpicdciiicu uy lllr group of donors whose names were announced Wednesday by J. C. Jacobs, treasurer of the Nikwasi Indian Mound associa tion, included Georgia, Florida, Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio. New York. Kentucky, Texas, North Dakota. Idaho, and Cali fornia. as well as North Caro lina. There also WPre donations from the District >f Columbia. Donors Listed The latest donors, anniunced Wednesday by Mr. Jacobs, are: Capt Jack Tessier, of Louis ville, Ky? Mrs. Rebv S. Tessier. Miss Eleanor Sloan, of Lewis ton, Idaho, Mrs A. W Reed. Canton Henry. Mrs Margaret Cannon Howell, of Highlands. Mrs. N. G. Williams, of Clarks ton. Ga:. Ouv Weaver, of Aahe vllle. Daniel Lyle. of Peck. Ida ho. Miss Mayne Moses. Mrs C. E. Bild, of Miami, FIa? Marv J. Roper, of Atlanta. Ga.. Maj W N. Sloan, of Baltimore. Md.. Mrs. Paul Kemper, of Williston. N. Dak.. Roy Roper, of Atlanta, Gladys Hannah, of Washington, D. C., Connie Thigpen. of Char lotte, Mrs. Robert Fullbright, of Waynesville. Miss Sue Brvson, of Tacoma Park, Md? J K Cun ningham. of Beckley, W. Va., John Roy Taylor, of Pomona, N. Y., Howard Moore, of Gas^ tonia. Mrs. George Halbritter, of Cleveland. Ohio, Nimrod H. Stiles, of Haines City. Fla . Cpl John McConnell, of Camp Hood. Texas, A. J. Ritchie, of Rabun Gap, Ga , Mrs. Lake P. Dorri.s. of Highlands, Edna Gillespie, of Blackfoot, Idaho. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Flnley. of St. Petersburg. Fla.. Miss L. A. Nourse. of Highlands. Charles V Rainwat er, of Highlands. Ellis D. White, of La Verne. Calif., and J. Frank Ray. of Washington, D. C. One Gift Of $100 One out-of-state donation of $100 was sent in anonymously. Two weeks ago, at the last re port, only $734 In cash, or less than half the sum needed, was in hand, and this week more than two-thirds of the total had been contributed Officials of tfae association, however. while encouraged, pointed out that there must be some fast and generous .giving tomorrow (Friday* if the total is to be raised by the Friday night deadline The campaign was launched several weeks ago, following organization of the association by a group who felt It highly important that the Mound, an ancient landmark here when the first white men came, be bought and deeded to a public agency to prevent it's being leveled to make the property available for business use. An option was obtained from the owner, W. Roy Carpenter, until August 31. and Mr. Car penter subsequently extended the time to September 20 KEENER COMPLETES BASIC AIR CORPS TRAINING Pvt. Charles R Keener, who entered the army air corps last | July at Fort Bragg, as a vol unteer. and who was sent to ISan Antonia. Texas, has com pleted his basic training there and is being transferred to 1 Scott Field. 111., for advanced training He is a son of Mrs. |G. D Hedden. of Bonny Crest, and of the late Randolph Keen er, of the Gneiss community. , | With 14 each. Florida, Louls i Una, Tennessee anil Texas lead th? nation In l*|al holiday*.