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VOL. LXI? NO. 41
FKAMKI.11V ? THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1946
$2.00 PER YEA1C
40 PER CENT
OF 1946 TAXES
ALREADY PAID
$43,105 Collected; 1945
Settlement Made By
Bradley
Considered indicative of ' a
lieulthy business situation here
?as well as of the foreslghted
ness of many taxpayers ? is the
fact that $43,105.95 of 1946 taxes
were paid prior to October X,
the date they were due.
The figure Represents about
40 per cent of the total tax
levy for this year.
This amount was paid to
Lake V. Shope as county ac
countant, and the taxpayers ob
tained small discounts for pre
payment.
The funds were transferred to
J. P Bradley, tax collector,
when he settled with the board
of county commissioners, at the
board's meeting Monday, for
the 1945 taxes, and the board
turned the 1946 tax books over
to him.
Mr. Bradley reported on the
1945 taxes as follows:
Levy $117 504.34
Discovered taxes 338.06
Total $117,842.40
Discounts allowed
by law 706.83
Errors, insolvents, etc. 1,415.57
Tax sale certificates 2,736.95
Releases 718.86
Total to be accounted
for $112,264.19
Taxes collected $110,018.91
Collector's commission
of two per cent 2,245.28
Total $112.264.19
He&rn Dining Room Will
Reopen Friday Morning
E. L. Moseley, of Toccoa and
Atlanta, announced this week
that >he has taken a five-year
lease on the Hotel Hearn din
ing roam, and that he will open
it to the public Fridav morn
ing. The dining room has been
closed since the hotel changed
hands several weeks ago. The
dining room will be operated by
Mr Moseley's brother-in-law and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. James E.
Johnson, who will live at the
hotel.
Do You
Remember . . . ?
(Looking backward through
the (lies of The Press)
50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
W. C. James, artistic barber,
will remain in Franklin for a
time and is prepared to do
ladies' shampooing, halrcutting
for children, etc., at home when
preferred. All work first class.
Judge Bryan is the most
courteous and clever judge we
have had for some time. There
was no friction in his court.
Whooping cough and mumps
have broken out afresh in town.
>5 YEAR8 AGO
FLATS: Some one asked if
groundhogs had gone Into wint
er quarters yet. No, they haven't,
for Pat killed the finest one on
the eighth that anyone could
wish to see. Cousin Remus, you
ought to be here and help me
pull that groundhog's legs, or
just watch me. I think If you
were here and watched me, it
would make you want to catch
one and see how good it was
OOLD MINE: "Uncle Jack
Frost" visited us for the first
time Tuesday night. He would
have vlsi.ted us Monday night,
but "Brother Wind" was behind
him hurrying him on to some
other country. I don't think he
found anything to feed on ex
cept the beautiful fall flowers
and young tender grass and
clover, which the "good old
cows" were nibbling so faith
fully, as the hustlers of Gold
Mine had everything stored
away.
10 YEAR8 AGO
A two-weeks series of revival
services, conducted by the Rev,
M. T. Hlnshaw, former president
of Rutherfordton college, ended
Sunday night at the large wood
en tabernacle on Wayah street.
Memorial day will be observed
Sunday by members of the Ma
con county lodges of the Junior
Order or United American Me
chanics at service* U> honor of
dead members at the Oowm
Baptist church.
Town Bonds
Interest Rate Limited To
3Vi Per Cent
Sealed bids for the Town of
Franklin's $120,000 improvement
bonds will be received by the
Local Government commission
up to 11 a m. October 15, and
the Franklin board of aldermen,
at Us meeting Monday night,
adopted an order limiting the
interest rate to i/j per cent per
annum.
The notice of sale of the
bonds, issued by the Govern
ment commission, sets out that
the $30,000 street bonds shall
mature annually, May 1, $1,000
1949 to 1952, and $2,000 1953 to
1965. The $90,000 water and se
wer bonds are to mature an
nuity, May 1, $2,000 1949 to 1952,
$3,000 1953 to 1962, $4,000 1963
to 1965, and $5,000 1966 to 1973
The board also passed an
order accepting the Nikwasi In
dian Mound property for the
town, and authorized the pur
chase of 10 speed signs be
placed at the corporation limits.
ROBBINSVILLE
TO PLAY HERE
Panthers, Two Straight
Wins Behind Them, To
Play Here Friday
The Franklin Red Panthers,
with two straight wins back of
them, will meet the strong Rob
blnsville team here tomorrow
(Friday) night at 7:30.
Last Friday night the Panth
ers trounced Swain County
High, of Bryson City, by a
score of 14 to 7 in a contest on
the local field.
On the alert, the Panthers
got off to a good start in last
week's game. Clark, of Swain,
attempted to punt and a bad
pass from center went over his
head into the end zone. He
tried to run it out, but Kelly
Moses ddwned him before he
reached the goal line for a
safety, and the Panthers went
ahead, 2-0.
After a see-saw near the cen
ter of the field, Swain took to
the air near the end of the
half, and scored via a pass
Making the extra point, they
were in the lead by a score of
7 to 2.
Staging a come-back in the
second half, the Panthers took
the kick-off, and by line
smashes made a touchdown,
Cabe making the score They
failed for the extra point, and
were in the lead, 8 to 7
The final score came midway
of the fourth quarter when T.
Angel slipped off tackle, just
inside the end, for approximate
ly 40 yards to score. Again
Franklin failed to make the
extra point, thus winning by a
14-7 score.
The threat of a score by
Swain High, in a passing drive,
late in the game, bogged down
when Cabe intercepted a pass
on the 8-yard line.
Coach Bill Crawford, express
ing appreciation of the general
cooperation and the large
crowds that have witnessed pre
vious games, voiced the hope
that a record turn-out will be
on hand to support the Frank
lin boys in Friday night's en
counter.
P. T. A.
County- Wide Meet Will
Be Held Wednesday
A parent-teacher School of
Instruction will be held at the
Agricultural building next Wed
nesday from 11 a. m. t<T3 p. m..
with the Franklin P. T A. as
host to associations from High
lands, Cowee, Otto, and other
points In the county.
The school will be conducted
by Mrs J. S Blair, of Elizabeth
town, an officer of the state
association, and Mrs. Allen
Luther, of Ashevllle. district
president of the P. T. A.
The school, it was emphasiz
ed, is for all who are interested
In the welfare of children and
youth, and Is not restricted to
parent-teacher association mem
bers. The program is expected
to be entertaining as well as
Instructive.
Persons attending are asked to
bring sandwiches or covered
dishes The host association wLll
serve drinks.
MRS. ROGERS CRITICALLY ILL
The condition of Mrs. 8am L.
Rogers, who has been critically
ill sijtce last Friday, Thursday
wu reported by Anger Hospital
attach*! as unchinpd.
PICK ELECTION
OFFICIALS FOR
NOV.5BALLOT
Macon Voter* To Choose
Between Nominees Of
Two Parties
Macon County registrars and
judges for the general election
November 5 were announced
this week by J. J. Mann, chair
man of the county board of
elections.
In the election, which is less
than four weeks away, Macon
County voters will ballot for a
congressman, a solicitor, a state
senator, a representative, and
the various county officers. In
the solicitor's race, however,
is no contest, the Republicans
having made no nomination for
that post.
The registration books, Mr.
Mann announced, will open in
the 12 precincts in this county
Saturday, and will be open for
three successive Saturdays.
Every prospective voter, Mr.
Mann remarked, "will take due
notice that if you are not cer
tain that you are a legal voter
and duly registered, please look
after this in person and save
confusion on the day of elec
tion, as we have a rule and a
law and must abide by it".
The election officials are list
ed below, the first named in
each case being the registrar;
the second, the Democratic
judge; and the third, the Re
publican judge.
Franklin township : Prioleau
Shope, Miss Lassie Kelly, and
George Reece.
Millshoal: Harold Cabe, Wood
row Franklin, and Garland
Shepard.
Ellijay: Charlie Bryson, Louis
Moses, and Will Teems.
Sugarfork; Luther Holland,
Ab Potts, and Lee Keener.
Highlands: Jack Potts, Henry
Cleaveland, and Gene Woods.
Flats: Ray Dryman, Raymond
Penland, and Tolliver Vinson.
Smithbridge: Tom Alley, Ted
Henry, and Robert Carpenter.
Gartoogechaye: Dan Sweat
man, Charlie Dills, and Gordon
Dills.
Nantahala No. 1: Austin Ja
cobs, Wade Lambert, and Fred
Mason.
Nantahala No. 2: J. R Shields,
T. T. Love, and Weimar Coch
ran.
Burnlngtown: Bill Parrish, Bill
G. Rowland, and Raymond
Yonce.
Cowee: Don Raby, Haschal
Arvey, and T. G. Dean.
Redden Will
Speak Here
The first of three county-wide
Democratic rallies schedules by
the party's county executive
will be held here Saturday
night, when Monroe M. Redden,
of Hendersonvllle, Democratic
candidate for congress, will
speak.
The meeting is set for 8
o'clock at the courthouse.
Gov. R. Gregg Cherry has
promised to speak here some
time before the election No
vember 5, It was announced, but
the date has not been set
At the third rally, the date
of which will be fixed after Gbv.
Cherry has announced when he
can appear in Franklin, the
party's candidates for solicitor,
state senator, representative,
and the various county officers
will be heard from.
Boost School Bus
Drivers' Salary
- To $40 Per Mcntn
Macon County school bus
drivers will get $5 a month
increase in pay, as a result
of action of the board of m
county commissioners at its
meeting Monday.
The drivers, paid $35 a
month in the past, will re
ceive $40 hereafter.
The commissioners made
the increase possible by
transferrins $1,000 from the
general fund to the school
fund.
J. M. CORBIN
DIES, AGED 82
Fiddlin' Jim' W i d e 1 y
Known; Danced At
Recent Picnic
James M Corbin, 82-year old
farmer, known throughout
Western North Carolina as
"Fiddlln Jim" died at his home
in the Mountain Grove section
last Friday afternoon at 3
o'clock, following an illness of
three months.
Funeral services were held
Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock
at the Holly Springs Baptist
church The Rev. James I. Vin
son, of Dillard. Ga., Route 1,
and the Rev Lee Crawford, of
Franklin, Route 4, officiated, and
burial followed in the church
cemetery.
The pallbearers were Curley
Klnsland. A. D. Kinsland. Dewey
Corbin, Jack Cabe, Lee Poin
dexter and Roy Kinsland.
Mr Corbin, a life-long resi
dent of Macon county, always
attended Fiddlers Conventions,
Farmer's Federation meetings,
and county rallies where string
music was featured, and he
played and danced at the re
cent Federation picnic here A
few years ago he made a trip
to Texas where he took part
on a radio program, and many
times had appeared on the
Mountain Dance festival pro
gram in Asheville.
He was a member of the
Mountain Grove Baptist church,
and a farmer. He was married
to JkJiss Sallie Moore of Macon
county, who survives.
Other survivors are four sons,
Lyman and Bill Corbin, of Rob
binsville, and Jess and Ray Cor
bin, of Franklin, Route 1; one
daughter, Mrs. Alex Gregory, of
Robbinsvllle; one sister, Mrs.
W. P. Collins, of Gay. Jackson
county; and 20 grandchildren.
Potts funeral home was in
charge of the arrangements.
POSTPONE CALF SALE
The sale of dairy calves,
announced on the Harm
page of The Press this
week for next Monday, has
been postponed, it was an
nounced today by S. W.
RJendenhall, county agent.
Baptists Plan Sunday
School Study Course
A Sunday school study course
will start Sunday night at 7:30
at the First Baptist church here
with a candlelight service, at
which all church, Sunday school
and Training union officers will
be installed. The Rev. Paul .
: Crandell, associate pastor of the ;
j First Baptist church, Winston- J
Salem, will head the study
course, which will continue
nightly through Thursday.
16- Year Old Boy Fatally
Hurt In Cane Mill Mishap
Injured In a cane mill, Floyd
Swafford, 16-year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Harley Swafford,
of the Oak Dale section of Ma
con county, died In the Angel
clinic last Friday night at 8
o'clock, six hours after being
hurt.
Young Swafford, while visit
ing at the cane mill of the Rev.
John A. Brendle, raised up from
a stooped position beside the
cana mill and the -beam to
?^whlch the horse was hitched
caught his head against a piece
of timber on which the mill is
placed.
He was a member of the Oak
Dale Pentecostal church and
had attended the Oak Dale
school, but -was helping his fath
er on the farm at the time of
his death.
Funeral service* were held at
thi Oak Date Pentecostal church
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock,
with the Rev Fred Sorrells,
pastor, officiating. Interment
followed in the Oak Dale cem
etery.
The pallbearers were Paul
Swafford, Joe Raby, Loyal Ma
son. Morris Ledford, Ezelle
Bryant and Glenn Reeves.
Surviving, in addition to his
parents, are six brothers. Troy
and Robert Swafford, of Frank
lin. Route 3, Claude Swafford,
of Monticello, Oa.. Pvt. Howard
Swafford, In the armed forces
In Germany, Johnny Swafford,
of Asheville, and H. L Swaf
ford, Jr., who lives at the home,
and four sisters. Miss Ruby
Swafford, of West's Mill, Mrs
Laura Gibson, of Leatherman,
and Misses Inez and Dorothy
I Swafford, of the home.
I Bryant funeral home was In
charge of th< arrangement*.
Mound Is Bought
Deed Given Town
Mrs. Slagle
Is Historicial
Society Head
The Macon County Historical
society was formally organized
at a meeting of a small group
of interested persons held Mon
day evening in Room 29, Bank
jf Franklin building.
Mrs. Carl S. Slagle was elect
ed president; the Rev. A. Rufus
Morgan, vice-president; E. W
Long, treasurer; and Miss Ce
ci.le Gibson, secretary
The board of six directors is
made up of the four officers
and Gilmer A. Jones and Miss
Lassie Kelly.
The society's purpose is to col
lect and preserve ? while there
is still time to do so ? available
historical material on Macon
County. In addition to the col
lection and preservation of his
torical documents and books, it
is hopeo to get on paper some
of the more interesting recol
lections of an historical nature
of older citizens.
The group voted to adopt a
proposed set of by-laws, with
one change. It decided to eli
minate the proposed provision
which would have made donors
to the Nikwasi Indian Mound
fund members. By such action,
it was suggested, the society
would be greatly restricting the
Dossibility of obtaining funds
for its work.
Membership dues are $1 a
year, with life memberships $25.
All interested persons, whether
they live here or elsewhere, are
invited to become members.
J. H. Potts,
Resident Here
55 Years, Dies
James H. Potts, 86, well known
citizen and life-long resident of
Macon county, died at his home
in East Franklin Sunday night
at 11:45 o'clock. Ill for eight
years, he suffered a stroke of
apoplexy about a year ago, and
had been seriously ill for the
past three weeks
Born in the West's Mill com
munity, where he spent his
early manhood, he had lived in
Franklin for more than 55 years.
He followed his trade of car
pentry and blacksmlthing as
long as his health permitted.
Mr. Potts joined the Franklin
Baptist church about 55 years
ago, and was one of the oldest
members in the church In
March. 1883, he married Miss
Susan Morrison, of the Iotla
community, and they celebrated
their 63rd wedding anniversary
last March.
Funeral services were held at
the Franklin Baptist church
Wednesday afternoon at 3
o'clock, with the pastor, the
Rev. Charles E. Parker, offi
ciating, assisted by the Rev. W.
Jackson Huneycutt, pastor of
the Franklin Methodist church.
Interment followed in the
Franklin cemetery.
The pallbearers, all nephews,
were Harry Potts, Paul Potts,
Troy Potts, Walter Potts, and
Floyd Potts and Willie Allen
In addition to the widow, six
children survive: Miss Bessie
Potts, who lives at the home.
Mrs. T. B Ashe, of Atlanta, Ga..
Mrs Arvil Swafford, of Frank
lin. Route 3, Charlie and Law
rence Potts, of Franklin, and
Joe Potts, of Cullasaja. One
brother, J. E. Potts, of Franklin,
three sisters, Mrs. Nolia Tallent.
of Etowah, Tenn., Mrs Curt
Sanders, Franklin, Route 4, and
Mrs. John Mallonee. of Almond
10 grandchildren, and six great
grandchildren also survive
Bryant funeral home was in
charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Ella Teague Diet;
Rites Set For 3 Friday
Mrs. Ella Teague, widow of
the Rev John L. Teagu*. of the
Prentiss community, died at
Morganton Wednesday morning
Funeral services will be held at
Union Methodist church Friday
ifternoon at 3:30 o'clock.
Carl Howard, of Charleston
8. C , Is spending several days
In and naar Franklin with rela
tival ?n< frltnd*
Three-Quarter Acre Plot
Paid For By Donations
From Over U. S. A.
"A monument to the early
history of Macon County' , the
Nikwasi Indian Mound is to be
preserved for posterity.
The historic Mound, bought
with donations that ranged from
the pennies of first graders at
the Franklin school to $100, this
week was deeded to the Town
of Franklin, as trustee for the
the people of Macon County,
and the board of aldermen, at
its meeting Monday night, for
mally accepted the property.
One hundred forty-three don
ors to the Mound fund are
listed on the records of J C.
Jacobs, treasurer of the Mound
association, but actually more
than 200 persons probably con
tributed, lor one of those don
ations is the $31.56 given by
the school children here, and
another of $5, made up of small
amounts, is listed as imscel
laneous".
The goal of $1.500 ? the price
of the property? was reached
the last of last week, and Wed
nesday, with a few late con
tributions on hand, the total
stood at $1,520.56.
While a large part of tne
money was raised Really, al
most every state in the Union
was represented among the con
tributors, scores of former Ma
con County persons who long
since have moved elsewhere
having sent checks.
The deed provides that tne
Mound "shall be preserved for
the citizens of Macon County
and for posterity, and shall
be kept as it now stands, and
shall not be excavated, explor
ed altered or impaired in any
way or used for any commer
cial purpose, and shall be kept
as a monument to the early his
tory of Macon County".
The Mound, which is believed
to have been ancient when
white men, fording the L'ttle
Tennessee river, saw it for the
first time, stands just west of
the bridge that spans the river
^ The tract purchased contains
about three-fourths of an acre.
It fronts 186 feet on the high
way its east side measures 197
feet' its west side, 130; and on
the north it follows the mean
ders of the old road? about 186
feet
It was bought from W . Roy
Carpenter, who sold it for $1.50U,
or just half what he said he
had been offered Twice Mr.
Carpenter agreed to extend the
i option period in order to give
time for the funds to be raised.
The campaign to buy It, in
itated by Gilmer A. Jones, got
under way the latter P^r^. ?r
July, and the Nikwasi Indian
Mound association was formed
to obtain the funds. The Rev
A Rufus Morgan served as
president of the assoclat on.
Miss Lassie Kelly was vice
president, Mr. Jacobs was treas
urer, and Bob S. Sloan, secre
tary .
Donations have come in since
last week from Mrs W. B_ Ke?~
ler of Salisbury, Miss Bertha
Swanson, of Highlands, Larry
3oper, Mrs Laura Wilkie, Mrs.
Clark Slagle, T R Eskrigge of
Highlands, Lee Guffey, and
Agnes I- Sfewell. of Highlands
G.O.P. -
Congress Nominee Will
Speak Here Oct. 19
Guy Weaver, Republican nom
inee for congressman from this
district, will speak at the court
house here Saturday, October
19, at 8 p. m? it was announced
this week by John Dean, chair
nan of the Macon County Re
publican executive committee.
Mr. Weaver is an Ashevllle at
torney and formerly served as
state senator from Buncombe
county.
The general public of Macon
County is invited to hear Mr
Weaver's address. Mr. Dean
said.
W.M.U. Division Meet
To Be Held At Cherokee
The Bryson City division of
the Woman's Missionary union,
auxiliary of the N. C. Baptist
convention, will hold its annual
meeting at the Cherokee Bap
. tlst church next Tuesday The
i division Include* the Macon as
sociation and five others in thta
rtflon.