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VOL. LXI? NO. 43
MiANKM.V N V.. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 34. 1946
$2.00 PER YEAR
VOTE TUESDAY TO CLIMAX CAMPAIGN
Record Price Paid
For Gregory Steer
43 From Five
Churches At
Presbytdrial
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Forty-three delegated repre
senting churches at (Murphy,
Hayesville, Andrews, Br^on Ctty,
and Franklin, attended. the an
nual Group 3 Presbyterlal con
ference held at the Franklin
Presbyterian church Saturday.
The theme of the meeting was
"I Have a Stewardship Entrust
ed to Me". Moaning and after
noon sessions were held
Those appearing on the pro
gram included Mrs. Roy Reed, i
of Weavervllle, president of the
Asheville Presbyterlal; . Mrs R.
H. Foard, of Murphy, chairman
of District 3; the Rev B. Hoyt
Evans, pastor of the Franklin
church; Mrs. Ralph Lee and
Mrs. R. E. McClure of Asheville;
the Rev R. E. McClure, execu
tive secretary of the Asheville
Presbytery; the Rev. T. G. Tate,
of Murphy; Mrs. R D. Free
man, of the Mountain Orphan
age; and Mrs. E. E. Conley, of
Canton.
The visitors were welcomed
by Miss Elsie Hayes, and Mrs.
Edwin Bristol responded. Mrs.
John Bulgin and Miss Esther
Wallace provided special music.
The Business Women's circle
of the Franklin church served
luncheon at noon.
Kateiibrink Heads
Board Of Stewards
Of Franklin Church
W. S. Katenbrtllk is the new
chairman of the board of stew
ards of the Franklin Methodist
church. Mr. Katenbrink was re
cently chosen by the board to
succeed Mark L. Dowdle
Other officers elected by the
board are: Edd Wallace as vice
chairman. to succeed Nelson
Waldroop; H. A. Wilhide, re
elected as secretary; and Dr. W.
E. Furr to succeed H. W. Cabe
as treasurer. /
Mr. Cabe retired as church
treasurer after a service of 16
years.
The sub-district meeting of
the Methodist Youth Fellowship
will be held at the Franklin
Methodist church Monday night
at 7:30 o'clock.
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Do You
Remember . . . ?
(Looking backward through
the files of The Press)
SO YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
We learn that there were no
challenges of voters entered last
Saturday by either of the town
precincts, as no illegal regis
tration is charged.
Next Tuesday will settle the
boiling of the big political pot
It's our honest, opinion a lot of
candidates will be elected and
a much larger lot will be dis
appointed. The candidates do
the talking? the people do the
rest.
28 YEARS AGO'
ELLI J A Y : The woods have
been full of "chestnuters" for
the past few days, and many
bushels of the ripe nuts have
been gathered.. Mr. Rhodes sent
25 bushels to market at one
time
Mrs. Estena G. Bidwell left
last week for Springfield, Mass.,
where It .Is expected she will
make her future home. Mrs
Rldwell has sold her beautiful
home in West FranklLn to James
A. Porter, and has gone to make
her home with her sister in
Massachusetts
1* YEARS AGO
With registration reaching a
peak of approximately 7,000, a
record vote is expected in Ma
con County, next Tuesday, rain
or shine.
Nearly 900 persons Inspected
exhibits In the courthouse Sat
urday portraying the work be
ing accomplished on various
WPA projects In the county.
Macon Boys Receive
More Than. $6,000 '
For 18 Animal*
The Macon Count,} J69-pound
Aberdeen Angus steer that won
the reserve championship at
last week's Asheville Fat Stock
show brought the highest prive
ever paid for a steer in North
Carolina.
The Bank of Franklin paid
17-year old Hayes Gregory, the
owner, $1,169.60 for it. This was
at the rate of $1.36 per pound,
a cent a pound more than the
grand champion of the show
brought.
Young Gregory, lourth year
agriculture student in the
Franklin High srhool, was un- 1
able to be in Asheville to ex
hibit his bull. He was in Kan
sas City, as a result of another
honor. In the Missouri, city, he
attended the national conven
tion of the Future Farmers oi
America and the American Roy
al Livestock show as the best
Future Farmer in the fifth dis
trict ? roughly, the western half '
of North Carolina
It was the second year in a
row that Gregory, the son of
Parker Gregory, of Rabbit Creek,
had won the reserve champion
ship at the Asheville show.
This was the sixth steer he has
"fed up". This year, his animal
was exhibited by his brother,
Bill Gregory.
Macon County FFA and 4-H
boys took a total of 18 steers
to the show, and came back
with 13 blue ribbons The 18
animals sold for a total of $6.
048. and the boys won. In ad
dition, $300 in premium money.
This county also won first
place as the county having the
five best animals, and first place
as the county having the three
best steers raised in the county.
Billy Parker, son of Vester
Parker, of Cartoogechaye. took
fourth place at the event as the
best showman.
/ Other boys from this county
exhibiting steers were James
Patterson, of Tesenta, George
Crawford, of Cartoogechaye.
Jack Roper, of Iotla. Bob Tip
oett, of Iotla. Billy Gibson, of
Cowee, Louis Penland, of Iotla,
Charles Gregory, of Rabbit
Creek, Meri-tt Fouts. of Iotla.
and Paul and Frank Killian, Jr.,
of Franklin.
The bank will place the re
serve champion beef on sale
next Tuesday at Baldwin and
Liner and at Swafford's mark
et. These concerns are hand
ling the meat for the bank
without charge as a part of the
community project.
^ number of other Macon
County steers were bought by
local interests, Mark L. Dowdle.
Arthur Kins land, and the local
FFA chapter being among local
purchasers.
forty or 50 adults from this
county attended the Asheville
livestock event.
Panthers
Tied By Robbinsville;
Will Meet Andrews
The Franklin Red Panthers,
who tied RobblnsvlUe on a mud
dy RobblnsvlUe field last Fri
day afternoon, will travel to
Andrews tomorrow < Friday, I
where they will seek revenge
for the 14 to 7 defeat they suf
fered at the hands of "the. An
drews eleven here October 18.
Tomorrow's game is set for 1:30
o'clock.
The Franklin cubs, mean
while, are smarting under the
licking they took from Sylva's
second team at Sylva Tuesday
night, when the game ended
with a score of 27 to 0
In the game last Friday
afternoon, neither team could
get its offensive rolling, due to
poor weather conditions. Frank
lin. although it failed to score,
consistently out gained the Rob
blnsvlUe team.
In the seecond quarter. Ed
gar Angel made a substantial
gain on an end-around. In the
third, Halfback Tommy ' Angel
made a 45-yard run which end
ed on the RobblnsvlUe 8-yard
line. And during the fourth,
quarterback Horsley completed
passes to Ends E. Angel and
KtUy Moms.
MACON STEER BRINGS RECORD PRICE ? Above is shown the reserve champion baby beef
raised by Hayes Gregory, Macon County farm boy, for which the Bank of Franklin paid a
North Carolina record price ? $1.36 per pound ? at the auction that followed the Asheville Fat
Stock show. The 869-pound An jus Aberdeen brought its owner 81,169.60, plus premium money.
In the photo, left to right, are Mark L Dowdle, president, and H. W. Cabe, cashier, of the
Bank of Franklin, and Bill Gregory, who exhibited the animal for his brother.
good health is
TOPIC OF MEET
80 Farm Women Attend
'Achievement Day
Program
building Tuesday for an a u
annual "achievement day
The theme of the an^day
meeting was A Better - ^
a ? % jwuHS
fyrePap^inted Macon County
Parker, in the absence of Mr
Stockton, who had to
To
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dSp gfSaS: S!
ST?ESS? ?.V,? ?-"?
filTS fnr oerfect attendance j
So-:wx!i
Club, Mrs Of"* DEV
EST o. Wee, Mrs^ Robert j
Bryson. of ?^| ^an " and I
Mrs ' J 8 ^3 ray, of Hickory
in 10 years. Stockton
first in maternal death 38th ^
?SrSgWS ohfafe^e-mlnd
S,r the count* . ^ a low
sons6 fortCthisaScoanIdition the fact
that "most people cannot WJJJ
.Erjasssws-y
terr=?"?
R?Sr3s.^
fJ^ack of facilities-North
per? thousand? popuX^ 45th
pSa:
oercentage of babie^ number
Stft w?th doctors in at
te^CT. a part of the picture
a; ss^s^g^
utktbg to remedy, he ?>
8,259 Registered .
In This County For
T uesday's Election | j
A total of 8,259 persons
are registered for next ,
Tuesday's general election, '
registrars, meeting here with
Chairman J. J. Mann of the
board of electrons, reported
Thursday.
Estimates placed the new
registration at more than
500, and possibly as high as
1,000.
The numbers on the reg
istration books of the 12
prevints were given as fol
lows :
Millshoal, 488; Eliijay. 522;
Sugarfork, 361; Highlands.
745; Flats, 116; Smithbridge.
775; Cartoogechave, 512;
Nantahala No. 1, 280 (esti- i
mated); Nantahala No. 2,
325; Burningtown, 355; Co
wee, 710; and Franklin, 3,
070.
Cheery Urges |<
Advertising
For Tourists
In its scenic beauty, Macon
County and Western North Car
olina "have something you can
sell over and over and over
again, and it doesn't cost you
a cent, and you never exhaust
your 'stock'," Gov. R. Gregg
Cherry declared in an address
at a Democratic rally at the
courthouse last Friday night.
Despite the rain, the gover
nor was heard by a crowd that
filled the courtroom.
, Gov. Cherry repeatedly em
phasized that "you've got things
here that the world doesn't
know about", and urged his
audience to cooperate with the
state agencies to make the pos
sibilities of this region known.
"Thousands and millions of
tourists" can be attracted here,
he said.
The governor recited historical
facts and figures on this coun
ty, reviewed the 46 years of
Democratic rule in North Caro
lina, emphasized his interest in
development of the secondary
^^^-Continued on Page Ten
Cabe
Is New President Of
Telephone Firm
Henry W. Cabe is the new
president of the Western Caro
lina Telephone company.
Mr. Cabe. recently elected,
succeeds the late Dr W A. Rog
ers, and will fill the latter's un
expired term, which will end
December 31.
Mr. Cabe was chosen by the
stockholders as a director on
the board of eight to succeed
Dr. Rogers, and then was elect
ed by the board a* the com
pany's new president.
BOARD UPHOLDS
MANN'S ACTION
Election Body Rules Local
Chairman Complied
With N.C. Law
The question of how a county
ooard of elections is to deliver
absentee ballots to absent vot
irs is one that "is within the
chairman's discretion the state
ooard of elections has ruled, in
:onnection with the local con
troversy that resulted in the ar-.
rest October 21 of J. J. Mann,
:hairman of the Macon County
ooard .
Mr. Mann was arrested on a
warrant sworn out by J. H.
Dean, chairman of the county
Republican executive committee,
for alleged refusal to deliver ab
setee ballots to members of the
immediate families of absent
voters. Mr. Mann chose, in
stead. to send them to the vot
ers by mail.
The state board ruled that "he
is authorized by law so to mail
absentee ballots".
It was explained that the law
provides that absentee ballots
may be delivered to the voter
in person, to a member of his
immediate family, or may be
sent to him by mail. The state
board's ruling is that which
method is used is left to the
local board chairman's discre
tion.
Mr. Mann this week made
public copies of a telegram from
Mr. Dean to William T Joyner,
chairman of the state election
board, and of Mr. Joyner's letter
in reply. They follow:
Franklin, North Carolina
October 21, 1946
Wm. T. Joyner, Chm
St. Bd. of Elections
Raleigh. North Carolina
Chairman Macon County
Board of Elections is under in
dictment for refusing to deliver
absentee ballots upon proper ap
plication to members of voter's
immediate family as provided
for in Sec. 56 Elec Laws of
North Carolina Request Ins im
mediate removal and appoint
ment of person who will ad
minister official dirties as the
law directs.
Rep Ex. Committee
J H. bean. Chm.
October 22, 1946
Mr. J. H Dean. Chairman
Republican Executive Commy,tee
Franklin, North Carolina
Dear Mr. Dean:
Upon receipt of your wire of
October Ijl I asked Mr Maxwell
to call the office of Mr. Mann
? Continued on Pare Ten
Horsley Now Recovering
From Critical Illness
Bill Horsley, who for several
davs remained in a critical con
dition at the Angel hospital, fol
lowing an operation for rup
tured appendix, now Is reported
by hospital attendants to be re
covering rapidly.
INTEREST KEEN
IN CONTESTS FOR
SHERIFF. CLERK
Voters To Ballot For
N. C., District And
County Officials
This year's local political cam
paign, which got off a slow
?start but has grown warm in
the past week or 10 days, will
reach its climax next Tuesday
when Macon County voters go
to the polls to determine the
fate of the nominees of the two
parties for county offices.
The voters also will ballot for
a number of state and district
officials, and will express their
convictions on two proposed
amendments to the state con
stitution.
Given good weather, a record
"off year'' vote is anticipated
The polls will open at 6:30 a.
m and close at 6:30 p. m.
Registration for the election
ended last Saturday, and Satur
day of this week will be chal
lenge day
Purely local interest appears
to tenter in the races for sher
iff and clerk of superior court?
the only two county offices now
held by Republicans. The only
non-local contest that has at
traced any considerable inter
est among Macon County voters
is the race between Monroe
Redden, of Hendersonville, Dem
ocrat, and Guy Weaver, ol Ashe
ville, Republican, for congress.
Each has made an active cam
paign in this and other coun
ties in the district.
In the race for sheriff. L. B.
(Shine) Phillips, Democrat, .is
opposing the Republican incum
bent, J P Bradley. In the con
test for clerk, J. Clinton Brook
shire is the Democratic nomi
nee opposing incumbent A R.
Higdon. Mr. Bradley and Mr.
Higdon were elected four years
ago.
Other Candidates
The other candidates for
county offices, in the order in
: which they appear on the offic
| ial ballot, are:
For representative: Herbert A.
i McGlamery, Democrat, and San
ford Smith, Republican.
For register of deeds: Lake V
Shope. Democratic incumbent,
and Ralph M Henson, Repub
lican.
For coroner: O. L. Blaine,
Democrat, and Henry Corbin,
Republican.
For surveyor: John H Dalton,
Democrat, unopposed
For chairman of the board of
county commissioners: W. E.
(Gene) Baldwin. Democratic in
cumbent, and J. D Burnette,
Republican.
For two members of the board
of county commissioner: W W.
Edwards, incumbent, and J. W.
Roane. Democrats: and Clyde O
Morgan and C W. Henderson,
Republicans.
Althougji each party nomi
nated five men for the county
board of education, the names
of those nominees do not ap
pear on the ballot, since the
law provides that the members
of that board shall be appoint
ed bv the general assembly
Will Elect 2 Justices
In addition to the local races,
and that for congress, voters
in this county will ballot for
two justices of the state su
preme court, a solicitor, and a
state senator.
Supreme Court Justices M V.
Barnhill, Of Rocky Mount, and
J. Wallace Winborne, of Marion,
are up for reelection. Justice
j Winborne is opposed by Her
bert F. Seawell, off Carthage,
Republican, while Justice Barn
hill has no opposition.
Also unopposed is the Demo
cratic nominee for solicitor of
, this district, Dan K. Moore, of
Sylva.
The state senate race in this
district is between Baxter C.
Jones, Democrat, of Bryson
City, and F Herbert, Repub
lican. of Hayesville. The dis
trict is composed of Macon.
Cherokee. Clay, Graham, and
Swain counties.
Amendments Proposed
The constitutional amend
ments upon which the state's
I voters will pass Tuesday would
. so change the wording of con
. stltution as to permit women to
. serve on Juries and would give
I members of the general assem
. bly $10 per day, not to exceed
? Continued on fife Tan