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f H'aich This Figurt Grow! THIS WEEK 2,134 Net, Paid-in -Advance Subscribers LAST WEEK 2,128 fsttltlfit aab 'ijigblanVtf JHaconinn I 'HM HE SSI I 'Ik' L1HER.IL /XDKJ'EXJiEA T VOL. LXI? NO. 42 FRANKMN. N I .. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1946 $2.00 PER YEAR Van Raalte Plans To Finish Section Of Plant At Once \ ? Means Jobs For 70 Soon; Hope Entire Mill Can Be Ready Next Fall Due to the difficulty of ob taining materials, the Van Ranlte company has decided to use such materials as now are available to complete at once a section of its East Franklin plant, and thus get operations under way, L. W Orlffis, the Van Raalte company's vice-pres ident in charge of production, told the Rotary club at its meet ing Wednesday night at the Franklin Grill. Shipment of steel for this sec tion of the building has been promised within a week, and Mr Griffis said it is hoped to have the part of the mill com pleted within 60 days. The sec tion to be finished now will em ploy about 70 persons, chiefly women, he said. A glove-making operation is proposed as soon as this sect?on of the building can be co.n pleted, but no definite decision has been reached as to what will be manufactured when the mill starts operating as a whole. It is hoped, Mr Griffis said, to have the entire mill finished and ready for operation by next fall, and at that time there will be a number of jobs open for men. The building of plants in Franklin and Bryson City, the speaker explained, is a decen tralization as well as an expan sion move. While he did not state how many employes the Franklin mill ultimately will employ, he said the company considers a untt employing* 200 to 250 persons an ideal size. Referring to the Van Raalte concern's decision to build plants in this area, he said the decision was prompted by such . factors as climate; accessibility to rav.' materials ? the Nylon and rayon mills of the South; the fact that Franklin and Bry son City are fairly close to the firm's plants at Blue Ridge, Ga., and Athens. Tenn.; the Van Raalte decision to decentralize Its operations; and the fact that there were no large industrial plants in Bryson City and Franklin. Also present as guests at the meeting were J. W. Crawford, the Van Raalte construction su pervisor; E. W. Maebert, super intendent of the Blue Ridge plant and in charge of the hos iery mending operation in the Leach building here; Thomas Griffis, in charge of employ ment for the Franklin and Bry son City plants; and Mayor T. W. Angel, Jr. -? l Two years ago Mr Pearson danced around thU district as an Independent with hLs politics In his hat. He now asserts open ly and posltlvevly that he is a Republican What will he be ' In 1898? The number of voters regis tered in the Franklin township were a total of 421 whites and 57 colored, making a total of 478, showing a decrease of 21. IS YEARS AGO OTTO: One of the most sur prising things that has happen ed in a long time was the mar riage of Mr W. H. Mann to Miss Ella McDowell. We wish them many happy years to geather. 10 YEARS AGO J. M Raby, the popular vocal ist and music teacher, left Mon day for Smokemont, where he will teach a class for two weeks. A crowd of 400 persons gath ered In the Macon county court house last Thursday night, de spite a heavy rain, to hear Clyde R. Hoey, Democratic nom inee for governor of North Car olina. deliver his political ad drew, In which he discussed both ittu and national lstuts. Calf Sale To Be Held Monday At 2 The dairy heifers purchased by Coble Dairy Products for re sale in this county have arriv ed, and will be sold at auction Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, it has , been announced by S. W Mendenhall, county agent. The animals are grade Guern seys, Jerseys, and Holsteins, Mr Mendenhall said, and are well above average in type and qual ity. # These heifers, he added, were brought into the county to in crease milk production here, and it is hoped that boys and girls, as "well as men, will take ad vantage of the sale. The sale will be non-profit, with any money above the total cost of the calves refunded to the buy- : ers. The auction will be conducted ? on the Maxwell farm, which is ; situated just back of Mount Hope church, five miles from Frank- , lin on the Hayesville highway. Interested persons who lack transportation can arrange to 1 .get there, Mr Mendenhall said, 'by coming to the county agent's , office. Panthers To ' Meet Andrews i Friday Night ! Recovering from a bad start that left them behind .at the end of the first half, the Frank lin Red Panthers defeated the Robbinsville football team last Friday night by a score of 34 to 20, to bring the local aggrega tion's string of straight wins on the home field to three. The Franklin Panthers will play at home again tomorrow (Friday! night at 7:30 when they will meet Andrews high, reported to be a stronger team than that from Robbinsville. Meanwhile, Coach Bill Craw ford this week reported the total gate receipts, including sale of programs, to date as $955. This represents an atten dance at the three games esti mated at more than 2.000 Out of the receipts, Mr Crawford said, the school athletic asso ciation must pay the federal tax of 20 per cent. In last week's contest, two early fumbles, deep in Frank lin's own territory, gave an al ert Robbinsville aggregation the opportunity to make two touch- < downs, taking a lead of 14 to 0 , Cabe then sparked the Panth- ? ers by a 60-yard dash off tackle, to push the Franklin end of the score up to 7. Slashing off tackle and through the. center , of the line, the Panthers got inside the Robbinsville 10-yard line, when Angel went around right -and scored on a reverse play. The Panthers however, . failed to make the extra point. Early In the second quarter, j Robbinsville scored another , touchdown, but failed to make the extra point, and the score , at the half stood at 20 to 13. Before the half ended, Gregory < had raced around right end for approximately 40 yards and pay dirt, but the play was called back and Franklin penalized for clipping. The Panthers came back strong In the second half. Cochran, Cabe. Angel, Flanagan, and Gregory slashed yie Rob binsville line, and by deceptive ball handling Franklin scored three more touchdowns and made the extra points. Coach Crawford and his as sistants, Bob Jacobs and Fred Houk, praised the spirit and teamwork of the entire group, particularly mentioning the work of the line, which made the five touchdowns possible. They also expressed regret that Neil Mooney will see no more football this season, hav ing suffered a broken collar bone in Friday's night game. Also hurt, but l?u seriously, was Horaley The Weather High Low Prec. Thursday 72 52 Friday " ^ ?? Saturday 7? 22 i Sunday 69 29 Monday . 69 30 Tuesday 70 ** Wednesday 67 34 MRS. ROGERS IS TAKEN BY DEATH Fur-iral For Well Known Franklin Woman Held Here Monday Mrs. Sam L. Rogers, well known and widely loved i rank lin woman, died at the Angel hospital Sunday morning at 7 o'clock She had been seriously ill lor nearly a year, and her condition became critical sever- , al days before her death. Mrs Rogers was 80 years of i aBA native of this county, she , was Miss Mamie Addington, the daughter of William M_ and, Virginia E. Trotter Addington before her marriage. Except for the years the family lived in Washington, while her late hus band was director of the u & Census, during the Wilson ad ministrations, Mrs. Rogers haa spent her entire adult life in Macon County. As a young woman, she stud ied art at Centenary college in Tennessee, and taught that sub ject until her marriage in 188S to Sam Lyle Rogers, also o! Macon county Mr. Rogers, who at one time was state corpora tion commissioner, died in lazs. Following her return from Washington. Mrs. Rogers for a number of years operated Rog ers Hall as a tourist hotel. A member of the Franklin Methodist church froth girlhood, she was an active church work ?r throughout her life ? particu larly in the Woman's Society tor Christian Service (formerly the Woman's Missionary socie ty*, and as the teacher of a Bible class in the Sunday school. She also was active in the Ma - ;oh County chapter of the unlt >d Daughters of the Confeder acy and in the Franklin Garden Survivors include two daugh _ers, Mrs. L B. Hayes, of rhomasville, and Mrs. Carolyn a. Lehan, of Brighton, Mass ; ,hree sons. Dr. Sam L. Rogers )f Brooklyn, N Y., Reid Rpgers if Washington, D. C., and Wiley r Rogers, of Augusta, Ga.; one sistef, Mrs. M C. Allen, of At lanta Ga.; one brother, Henry \ddington of Jacksonville, Fla; four grandsons, one grand iaughter, and several nieces and nephews. The funeral services were held it the Franklin Methodist jhurch Monday afternoon at 3 5'clock, and interment followed n the Franklin cemetery The sfficiating ministers were the Rev W. Jackson I^ineycutt, pastor of the church, and the Rev. D P Grant. Franklin Methodist circuit pastor. The pallbearers were J *>? Conley, L H. Page, T W. Angel, Ir Roy F. Cunningham, Henry W Cabe, and J. W. Addington. Mrs. Amnions Taken By Death At Home In Jackson County Mrs Laura Henry Ammons, 75, died at her home at Norton. Jackson county, at 12 o'clock 9aturday, following an illness of several months. A native of the Ellijay section of Macon county, Mrs. Ammons was a daughter of the late Thomas and Margaret Henry, and was a member of the Elli jay Baptist church. She was married to Irvin Ammons. also of the Ellijay community Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Norton cemetery, with the Rev Oscar Nix, officiating. The pallbearers were C. T. Dal ton, Alonao Dalton. BUI Wood, Jake Houston and Dock Dalton. Surviving, In addition to her husband, are three children, Mrs. Dock Dalton, of Highlands, and Mrs. Ike Houston and Bill Ammons, both of Norton; three sisters, Mrs. Martin F. Jones, of Franklin, Miss Callle Henry, of Franklin, Route 3, and Mrs. Lon Ammons. of Prentiss; one brother, Parker Henry, of Chat tanooga. Tenn.; eight grand children. and seven great children Potto funeral horn* waa In oharf* of arrantamanto. Governor To Speak Here Oct. 25; Weaver Coming Friday; Interest Is Growing Local Interest Center.! In Sheriff, Clerk, Assembly Races With the general election less than three weeks away, political interest is beginning to stir here again. Following last May's live ly primary, there had been lit tle talk of politics locally until the past week or 10 days. In the election on November 5, Macon County voters will bal lot for a representative in con gress, a district solicitor, and a state senator, and will elect this county's representative in the general assembly and the vari ous county officers. Meanwhile, the registration books were opened last Satur day for the registration ol those whose names are not on the permanent lists, and will remain open through Saturday, Octob er 24 The following Saturday, November 2. will be challenge day. In the congress race, this county's voters will choose be tween Monroe Redden, attorney of Hendersonville, who defeated Rep. Zebulon "Weaver for the Democratic nomination last spring, and Guy Weaver, Ashe ville attorney, the Republican nominee. Dan K Moore, of Sylva, who won the Democratic nomination for solicitor in a three-way pri- j mary race, has no Republican opposition. The nominees for state sena tor from this (the thirty-thii;d ) district A-e Baxter C. Jones, of Bryson City, Democrat, and F. Ha-bert, of Hayesville, Repub lican. Macon, Swain. Clay, Cher okee, and Graham counties are in the district. Among the county candidates, interest appears to center in the races for sheriff, representative, and clerk of superior court. L. B. (Shine) Phillips, who was chosen from among five Democratic candidates, in the primary, opposes J. P. Bradley, Republican incumbent. Herbert A. McGlamery is the Democrats' nominee for repre sentative, Sanford Smith seeks election to that post as a Re publican In the race for clerk of court. J. Clinton Brookshire seeks to replace A. R. Higdon. Repub lican. who now holds the office. In the other county races, the candidates are as follows: For chairman of the board of county commissioners: W E. (Gene) Baldwin. Democrat, in cumbent, and J. D Burnette, | Republican. For commissioners: W. W Ed wards. incumbent, and J W. j Roane. Democrats, and Clyde O. Morgan and C. W. Henderson, Republicans. For register of deeds: Lake V Shope, Democrat, incumbent, and Ralph M. Henson. For coroner: O. L. Blaine, Democrat, and Henry Corbin, Renublican. For surveyor: John H Dalton, Democrat. The Republicans made no nomination for this office. 1 USO Quota For Macon County This Year Is $1,200 For its final year of service, the USO has asked the people of Macon County for $1,200. This compares with a quota last year of $7.000 ? and contri butions totaling more than $10, 000 by Macon County folk. Instead of the usual personal soliclation. the plan this year is to raise the quota with box sup pers and similar benefit per formances, according to John M. Archer, who has served as Macon County USO chairman since 1940 The first of these events ? a Halloween carnival, box supper, and square dance ? Is scheduled for October 26 at the Otto school. In emphasizing the need for the U80, even though actual hostilities were over long ago. Mr. Archer pointed out that there still are a million and a half men In the armed forces, in this country and overseas ? thousands of them in hospitals. Joint Speakings Announced By Candidate* For Representative For the first time in many years, Macon County voters are to hear speakers from the two parties in joint appearances. The candidates for represen tative in the general assembly ? Herbert A. McGlamery, Demo crat, and Sanford J. Smith, Re publican ? announced this week that they will appear together on five different platforms be tween now and election day. Their schedule follows: October 24, at Otto school; October 25, Holly Springs school ; October 31, Iotla school; No vember 1. Highlands school; and November 2. the courthouse in Franklin. The speaking in Franklin is set for 2:30 p m.; all the others will be held at *7:30 p. nr. 50 Present At Rotarians' Ladies' Night More than 50 persons ? Rotar ians, their ladies, and guests attended the Franklin club's ladies' night meeting, held last Saturday evening at the Jones camp on Wayah Bald. Alex Houston, 14-year old Hendersonville ventriloquist, en tertained the party with a pro gram that both amused and puzzled his. audience. Following the dinner, featur ed by barbecued meat prepared by E J. Whitmire, Franklin agriculture teacher, and his F F. A. bays, the ladies were pre sented by the club with favors ? book-ends of rhododendron burl, made at the Highlands Briar plant here. In the absence of President Harmon Onuse, who was out of town, Vice-President Carl S Slagle served as toastmaster. The program was arranged by a committee made up of R S. (Dick) Jones. R. E. McKelvey, and John M Archer. Mrs. Teague's F uneral Conducted At Union Church Final rites for Mrs. Ellen M. Teague, 76, were held at the Union Methodist church last Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. The Rev V. N. Allen, pastor, of ficated. assisted by the Rev W. ' Jackson Hunneycutt, ' pastor of the Franklin Methodist church. Interment followed i.n the church cemetery. Mrs. Teague died on Wednes day morning at 9 o'clock after an illness of four years. Death was attributed to pneumonia. The pallbearers were Ned Teague, Tom Stiles, Rafe Teague, J. W. Addington. Elmon Teague and Charles A. Rogers. Mrs. Teague was the widow of the Rev. John L Teague, Meth odist minister of the Prentiss community, and was a member of the Union Methodist church. ; For a number of years she I taught the F. S Johnston Bible class of the Franklin Methodist j church j Surviving are one sister. Miss , Cassie Moss, of New Orleans. La., and three brothers. Fred Moss, of Union Church, Miss.. Will and John M. Moss, of Oreensburgh, Ky., and five step children. W. C Teague, of Mem phis, Tenn. Miss Florence Teague. John Teague and Mrs. Martha Wiggington. all of Nashville. Tenn., and Perry J Teague. of New York. Also five foster children, Mrs. Cary Cabe, of Franklin, Route 2, Ray Bur rell, of Franklin. Route 2, and Mrs. Herschell Cabe. Mrs. T C. Dufour, and Mrs Tommy Lee Cabe, of Otto. Bryant Funeral home was In charge of the arrangements MRS. BARNARD ILL The condition of Mrs J. Lee Barnard, who U 111 at her home on the Murphy road, continues Mrloua. Republican Rally Comes On Heels Of Talk By Redden An address by Gov. K Gregg Cherry here Friday night of next week is expected to highlight the Democratic Campaign in this county Meanwhile, Guy Weaver, Re publican candidate for congtess from this district, will appear here Saturday night. He follows 1 by one week his Democratic >p | ponent, Monroe Redden, of I Hendersonville. Mr. Weaver, AshevlUe attor ney and former Buncombe county state senator, will speak at. the courthouse here the night of October 19. The Republican rally is set for 8 o'clock. Governor Cherry, appearing under the auspices of the cotin ty Democratic executive com mittee, will speak at the court ! house at 7:30 p m. October 25 On the program in addition to the governor's address is string music by local talent. Next Friday's rally is one of three planned by the Demo-, crats At the first, held last Saturday night, Mr. Redden was the speaker, while local candi dates are expected to be heard at the third, the date for which has not been announced. Mr. Redden, in his address at the Democratic gathering last Saturday, went on record ns favoring abolition of the OPA in January, the reduction of tederal taxes, and federal parti cipation in education in this state. He emphasized his oppo sition to admission of Europe's displaced persons into this country, and said he opposes loans to Russia and Yugoslavia so long as those two nations maintain their present atti tudes Cullowhee W oman To Speak Monday At P.T.A. Meeting Miss Lenora Smith, of West ern Carolina Teachers colloge, Cullowhee, will be the guest speaker at the meeting of the Franklin Parent-Teacher asso ciation Monday night at 7:30 in the high school auditorium. Her subject will be "Child Psychol ogy". Mrs. R. S. Jones will conduct the devotional John A. Johnson Critically Hurt When Hit By Car John A. Johnson, hit by an automobile near Kaiser's store, on the Murphy road, about 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon, is at Angel clinic, where it was said his condition was critical Plan To Operate Day Nursery At Home Of Christys Mrs Josephine Oaines and Mrs. Henry Christy have an nounced plans to open a day nursery at Mrs Christy's home on the Murphy highway. Chil dren from two to five years of age will be cared for during the hours from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. The nursery will be opened, they said, if as many as 20 ap plications are received. Inter ested persons are asked to tele phone Mrs. Christy this week County-Wide Bible Conference Planned At Tabernacle Here A Macon County Bible, confer ence will be held at the Friend ship (Angel i tabernacle In Franklin, starting Monday eve ning. at 7:30 o'clock, and con tinuing through Friday evening, October 25, it has been an nounced by the Rev R. H. Hull. Town Bonds Sold At Interest Rate Averaging 2.789 The $120,000 Improvement bonds of the Town of Franklin have been mid by the Local Government com mission at an interest rate averaging 2,789, R. S. Jones, town attorney, wai notified Thunday.