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VOL. LXI? NO. 40
FRANKLIN, N C? THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1946
S2.00 PEK VEAK
NEARING S1.50C
GOAL IN DRIVE
TO SAVE MOUND
With $1,398 Donated,
Only $102 Remains
To Be Raised
The Nikwasi Indian Mound
fund this < week was w .,nn?
.linking distance of the $1,500
required to buy the Mound
property so that it may be pre
served.
The total stood at $1,398 ?
only $102 short of the goal.
This is a gain of $230 over
the figure a week ago
Among the donations was
$2056 from the children and
teachers of the Franklin school.
That sum, collected by a volun
teer committee of eighth grade
girls? Elizabeth Jones. 'Freda
Slier, and Kathleen Ray ? was
made up of half dollars, quart
ers, dimes, nickels, and 100
pennies, with a few one dollar
bills In the collection.
This an\ount was in addition
to the $5 contributed by Mrs.
Virginia Ramsey's room, which
was reported last week.
Other donations received dur- '
Ing the past seven days came
from the following:
Mrs. W. W. McConnell, James
M. Gray, of Washington. D. C.,
Mrs Ben P. Grant, J. D (Dee)
Porter, Dr. Furman Angel, Fur
man Angel. Jr., Richard C. Holt, j
of Highlands. Potts Brothers, of ;
Highlands. Mrs. Georee A Jones,
E. W. Long, and Mrs R. F.
Beck, of Olympia. Wash., Mrs.
F E. Mashburn, of Gneiss, I. ^
Pendergrass, C. G. Moore, T. W.
Angel, and Harry McConnell, of
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Olson Is Transferred
To Andrews Forsst Jcb
John J. Olson, of the ftfinta
hala National Forest service
staff, who has been stationed j
In Franklin, has been appoint
ed forest ranger of the Nanta
hala ranger district of the for- ,
est, with headquarters in An- j
drews, and he and Mrs. Olson j
will move to Andrews shortly.
In that position, he succeeds
John H. Stanley, who is being
transferred to the Bienville Na
tional forest in Mississippi
r i?. I
Do You
Remember ...?
(Looking backward through
the files of The Press)
50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
We heard of a Republican a I
few days ago remarking that
this election will prove who are
honest and who are not, for all
who vote for free silver will De
dishonest. If that "old coon"
will only come in and pay us
what he has been justly owing
Us for seven years past, we'll
take it in 50 cent dollars and let
him howl as much as he wishes
about dishonesty. Yes, we'll take
half dollars for dollars and give
him a clear receipt, and let him
howl on.
There are two more bicycles
in town. H. O. Trotter and Otto
Love put in a good portion of.
their time holding them down. I
25 YEARS AGO
ONEISS ? "The frost Is almost
on the pumpkin vines", and
"the chestnuts are falling." Oh,
the good old times we have In '
the country.
The McDowell Music club met
with Mrs. Will Curtis and Mrs.
T. W Porter at the home of
Mrs. Porter on September 16. It
proved to be a very enjoyable
affair, with several out-of-town
quests and delicious refresh
ments.
10 YEARS AGO
Miss Elda Ledford and Reld
Womack were married lh Clay
ton, Oa., on September 17.
HIQHLANN8: Mr. Robert Du
Pree. a senior student at Colum
bia seminary, Decatur, Oa.. has
been called by the Highlands
Presbyterian as stated supply
for the next eight months.
REVIVAL 18 UNDER WAY
AT NEGRO CHURCH HERE
The Rev. J. B. Williams, pas
tor of the Oreen Street ( negro i
Methodist church, has announc
ed that a series of revival ser
vices opened In his church Mon
day evening Services are being
held each evening at 8 o'clock,
with Ethel Edna Graves Evange
list of Louisville, Ky., doing the
prt&ohlpg.
HOW MEMORIAL BUILDING WILL LOOK? Above is a reproduction of the architect's
drawing of the Scout House and Community buHding which A. B. Slagle will build as a me
morial to his son, Charlie Slagle. Note the Boy Scout insignia just above the purtice (front
center). The entrance to the structure is shown at the left. Work on the structure, to be
constructed of native stone, already is under way. The building, which will be approximately
^0 by 50 feet, will be situated on the wooded hill just back of the Nantahala Creamery.
Society To Preserve
Local History Planned
Forest Meeting
Livened By Visit
Of Thieving Baar
It was an exciting mo
ment for state forest war
dens, holding their annual
district meeting at the U. S.
Forest service ranger station
at Wilson Lick last Wednes- i
day and Thursday, when a
bear raided the camp and
attempted to steal ail the
provisions.
Wardens from Cherokee,
Graham, Haywood, Jackson,
Macon, Swain, and Transyl
vania counties attended the
meeting. Also present were
representatives from the
state forest office in Ral
eigh, the U. S. Pwest serv
ice, and the state general
assembly.
Jobs To Be
Sought For
Handicapped
A .campaign to place as many
as possible of Macon County's
estimated 100 physically handi
capped veterans of World War 2
in jobs they can fill will be
launched next week in connec
tion with observance of Na
tional Employ-the - Physically - |
Handicapped Week, it was an- |
nounced here Wednesday by
John R. Ashe, veterans repre
sentative of the Bryson City of
fice of the U. S Employment
service.
The service Is interested, too,
in handicapped persons other
than veterans, Mr Ashe said.
The Employment service,
through Job analysis and study
af the handicapped person's
physical capacities, seeks to
place the physically handicap
ped in jobs can satisfactorily
fill ? Jobs where their disability
is no handicap. A handicapped
man, placed in a Job he is qual
ified to fill, is not handicapped.
Mr. Ashe pointed out*
Representatives of the Em
ployment service will be at the
courthouse here next Wednes
day to confer with employers
who are Interested in employ
ing handicapped persons.
Local Methodists
In Aaheville For
W. N. C. Conference
Methodist ministers of Ma
con County ? Including the
Rev. W. Jackson Huneycutt, of
the Franklin church, the Rev
Robert Hardee, of Highlands,
the Rev. D. P. Orant. of the
Franklin circuit, the Rev. V.
N Allen, of the Macon circuit,
and the Rev. R. L. Poindexter,
of Maiden's chapel ? left Wed
nesday to attend the annual
meeting of the Western North
Carolina conference of the de
nomination in Asheville.
Lay delegates also will attend
part, if not all. of the sessions
They include W. W Sloan and
W. 8. Katenbrlnk, of the Frank
lin church. Wiley Brown, from
Addington, of the Macon Clr
the Franklin circuit and Jake
cult.
A number of young people
will go to Asheville Saturday
(or the young people's program
that ttsnlng.
Organization Meeting
Tto Be Held Next
Monday Night
A movement has been started
to organize a historical society
here, with a view to preserving
Macon County history, and an
organization meeting has "been
called for 8 o'clock Monday
night in Room 29 of the Bank
of Franklin building.
? The organization, under terms
of the certificate of incorpora
tion that has been filed with
the Secretary of State at Ral
eigh, will be known as the Ma
con County Historical society.
Gilmer A. Jones, who started
the movement, and some eight
or nine other local persons .ire
listed as the incorporators
Macon County, it is pointed
out, has a rich, historical back
ground, but little has been done
? particularly in recent years ?
to preserve its history. Many of
.the older residents, whose rec
ollections are invaluable from a
historical viewpoint, soon will
pass on, and it is felt that an
effort should be made to get
some of their store of informa
tion on the earl# days of this
community on paper. Too, there
are many historically valuable
documents and books that will
ultimately be lost or destroyed j
unless there is same agency set
up to preserve them.
Membership in the non-stock
corporation is open to all inter
ested persons, upon payment of
annual membership dues of $1.
Those persons, it is pointed out,
who have made contributions to
the fund to buy the Nikwasi
Mound shall be deemed mem
bers, with those who have do
nated as much as $25 entitled
to life memberships.
All persons interested in the
movement to collect and pre
serve historical matter about
this community are invited to
the society's organization meet
ing Monday Evening.
Presbyterians To
Open Evangelistic
Series On Sunday
a weeks series evangelistic
services will open Sunday at the
Franklin Presbyterian church,
it has been announced by the
pastor, the Rev. B, Hoyt Evans.
The Rev. R. E. McClure, execu
tive secretary of the Asheville
Presbytery, will conduct the ser
vices.
services Will be held this sun
day and next at 11 a. m. and 8
p. m ; nightly during the week
at 8 p. m ; and in the mornings,
Monday through Friday, at
10:30 o'clock.
Jack Frcst, Rushing
Season, On Job Again
Rushing the season a bit.
Jack Frost put in his apear
ance here Tuesday and Wed
nesday mornings.
it was the first real frost of
the season for Franklin and
most of the country, although
Highlands had frost a fortnight
or so ago.
The temperature here drop
ped to 31 degrees-one below the
freezing polnt-durlng Tuesday
night. The night before the low
thermometer reading was 32.
The low Wednesday night was
34 In Franklin, although frost
was reported In some rural
arsM.
E T. CALLOWAY
TAKEN BY DEATH
Lumber Inspector, Former
Alderman Succumbs To
Long Illnzss
E. T. Calloway, 65-year old I
lumber inspector and former
member of the Franklin board
of aldermen, died at his home
on Bonny Crest last Sunday
night at 11. '30 o'clock, following
a long illness. His condition had
been critical since he suffered
a stroke of apoplexy September
26. after which he never re
gained consciousness.
A life-long resident of this
county, Mr. Calloway was well
known. In his capacity as lum
ber inspector, he had served
successively the Gennett Lum
ber company, Ritter Lumber
company, and the Zickgraf
Hardwood company. He had
been with the latter firm for
aldermen for six years.
He was a member of the
Franklin Presbyterian church,
and for several years had serv
ed the church as a deacon. He
also was a member of the Mas
onic Junaluskee lodge. He serv
ed on the Franklin board of
aldermen for ssix years.
Surviving are his widow, the
former Miss Nellie O. Keener;
three sons, N. A. Calloway, of
New Castle. Dela., M. Sgt. James
E. Calloway, of Tampa. Fla., and
Lyman T. Calloway, of Frank
lin; two daughters, Mrs A. L.
Wooten of Bradenton, Fla., and
Mrs. Joe Lassiter, of Franklin;
four brothers, Tom, Sam, Claude,
and John Calloway, all of
Highlands; three sisters, Mrs.
Walter Turner, of Covington,
Ga., Mrs Leonard Langston, of
Anderson, S. C., and Mrs Rob
ert Houston, of Highlands; and
nine grandchildren
The funeral services were held
at the Franklin Presbyterian
church at 4 p. m. Tuesday, wM,h
the pastor, the Rev B Hoyt
Evans, assisted by the Rev. C.
E. Parker, of the First Baptist
church, officiating. Interment
was in the Franklin cemetery,
with the Masons in charge of
the graveside rLtes
Pallbearers wer$,Rufus Snyder,
Benny McGlamery, Gordon
Moore. J. C. Crisp, James Hau
ser, and R. S. O'Mohundro
Arrangements were directed
by Bryant Funeral home.
Cagle
Donates School Safety
Traffic Signs
For the protection , of the
children of the Franklin school
A. O. Cagle Is donating to the
school two large metal road
signs, warning motorists to
drive carefully.
The signs, which have been
ordered, will be placed, one
near the traffic light on the
approach to the school, and the
other near Ralph Womack's
service station, beyond the
school.
School boys. It is understood,
will be made responsible for
seeing that the signs are put
out well before school time in
the morning; and late in the
afternoon are placed in service
stations or elswhere for safe
keeping.
James L. Hugglns, son of Mr.
and Mrs J. L. Hugglns, of
Franklin, Route 4. Is attending
the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Htl) this year.
Griff is Discusses
Van Raalte Plans
For Local Plant
State X-Ray
Body To Hold
Meeting Here
Franklin will be host to the
jemi-aijnuai meeting of the
Worth Carolina ooeiety of X-Kay
Technicians oa.urdoy, Octooer
12, it was announced this ween
oy Kurman Corbin, an associate
of the Angel hospital. It is be
lieved that this is the lirst time
a medical meeting of this type
and size has been held here.
Society members lrom Gas
tonia, Lexington, East Flat Rock.
Chapel Hill, Raleigh, Durham,
Sanford, Greensboro, Greenville,
Statesville, Asheville, Charlotte,
Goldsboro, Winston-Salem, Spen
cer, Wilmington, Jamestown,
Wilson, and Alexis already have
made reservations, it was an
nounced.
Registration, starting at 10
a. m., will be followed by a
business session at Hotel Hearn.
A scientific session will be held
in the afternoon at the hotel,
with Mr. Corbin presiding, and
the invocation will be given by
the Rev. Charles E Parker,
pastor of the Franklin Baptist
church. In the evening, a ban
quet and an entertainment' pro
gram are planned at Panorama
Courts.
The visitors will be welcom
ed to Franklin by Dr. Edgar
Angel and Guy L Houk.
Speakers at the scientific ses
sion will include Dr. William S.
Judy, of Greenville. S C. who
will discuss "Protection Against
Radiant Energy"; F. L. Driver,
of Durham, whose topic will be
"Little Things That Matter in '
Making Good Radiographs";
? Continued on Page Six
Panthers To
Play Here
Again Friday
The Franklin High Red Panth
ers out-scored the Murphy
Bulldogs in last Friday night's I
football game here, 19 to 14,
marking their initial win of the
season.
Tomorrow ( Friday > night at.
7:30 the local team plays Bry- j
son City here.
In last week's clash, the home
town boys got off to an early
start when Gregory took a re
verse 40 yards to the Murphy
20. Two plays later, Horsley flip
ped a beautiful pass to Cabe for
the first tally, and Horsley
bucked over for the point.
Franklin again scored late in
the first period when Horsley
shook loose for 32 yards. The
try for the extra point failed,
and the first quarter ended with
Franklin leading, 13 to 0.
Murphy hit back in the sec
ond stanza on a 75-yard drive,
climaxed by Davidson's 29-yard
off tackle slant. He made the
extra point through center.
Murphy dominated the play
throughout the second period,
and the visitors were nearing
pay dirt again as the half end
ed.
Early in the third quarter, tne
Panthers boosted their lead
when Cabe went off tackle for
49 yards and a touchdown. The
attempted conversion again
failed, and Franklin led, 19 to 7
It was Murphy again in the
fourth period Greene and Dav
idson worked the ball on sheer
power down to the Panthers' 39
yard line, when Davidson made
another Bulldog tally. Again he
bucked over center for the
point.
Murphy showed more offen
sive power than the Panthers,
rolling up 12 first downs to six
for the Franklin team. The
elusive running of such backs
as Gregory, Cabe. and Horsley,
however, proved to be the de
ciding factor.
Coach Bill Crawford, in com
menting on the game, express
ed appreciation of the large
turnout, and voiced the hope
that another big crowd will see
this week's contest. He also ex
pressed gratitude to members of
the Lion* club for handling the
|tte.
$150,000 Structure In
East Franklin T? Bj
Completely Modern
"We are building lor 5(1
years", W Griffis, official ol
the Van Haalte company, said
here Wednesday, in discussing
the type of structure his firm
is erecting in East Franklin lor
its textile operation here
Mr. Griffis, in Franklin for a
brief visit this week, is the Van
Kaalte company's vice-president
in charge of production. His
headquarters are in Tonawanda,
N. Y.
The branch here, he said, will
be known as the Franklin Mills
of the Van Raalte company.
The plant, to be 140 by 170
feet, will cost between $100,000
and $150,000. it is understood
The one-story building will be
constructed of red brick, with
salt glazed tile lining, and both
walls and roof will be fully in
sulated. The floor will be ol
concrete, with Kahlman finish.
Hardwood insets will be placed
in the concrete for the working
platforms. ,
All the wiring will be beneath
the floor.
The plant will be air-condi
tioned.
The building will face west,
with the offices at the front.
The big working space, occupy
ing most of the building, will
be unpardoned.
There will be plenty of park
ing space, it was explained, for
workers' automobiles between
the plant and First street ithe
street that turns east off the
Highlands roadi.
In addition to the plant itself,
the firm plans to build two
houses for supervisory personnel
on lots it has acquired on Rog
ers hill and two near the plant.
The foundations, of concrete,
will be finished in about two
weeks. The next step will be
erection of the steel frame, but
Mr. Griffis said he did not
know when the steel can be ob
tained.
Because of the uncertainties
of today, the firm has made
no decision, Mr. Griffis said, as
to which of the Van Raalte
products will be manufactur
ed here. He cannot say. he ex
plained, what machinery will be
available, and so the building
has been so planned as to make
possible its use for the mak
ing of any one of the Van
Raalte firm's five lines ? gloves.
Nylon hosiery, underwear, dress
fabrics, and laces, nets, and
veilings
Mr. Griffis also was unable,
he said, to state now how many
persons the plant will employ
Ultimately, however. It will use
all the female labor available
that can qualify under the Van
Raalte standards, he said, add
ing that something like 20 to
25 per cent of the labor will be
male. The firm plans to cooper
ate "in the government's G. I.
apprentice program, and will
give preference to veterans.
A minimum of 100 workers is
anticipated, as soon as that
many can be trained. The
training period for workers, he
explained, is from three months
up, depending upon the skill
the job requires and the apti
tude, etc., of the individual
worker.
Persons who registered last
fall for possible employment in
the plant are now being inter
viewed.
Once operations are under
way, the plant may operate on
two shifts, Mr Griffis said, but
that will depend upon the type
of product manufactured and
other factors.
j When the structure has been
?Continued on Pane Six
The Weather
Below are the official tem
perature readLngs and amount
of rainfall for the seven days
ending Thursday morning at 8
o'clock.
Tuesday 65 32
Wednesday 73 31 ....
Rainfall for September S.47"
Rainfall for year to date
147.00"
High Low Prec.
1 Thursday
Friday ....
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
81 46
80 50
80 49 T
80 50 18
66 51