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VOL. LXI? NO. 48
KKANKL1N. N. C., THURSDAY, NOV. 28, 1946
S2.00 PKH YEAH
SLAGLE HEADS
WESTERN N. C.
WELFARE BODY
Macon Man First Me.-nbsr
Of Board So Honored
By District Group
Carl S Slagle, well known
Macon county citizen, was elect
ed president of the Western
North Carolina District Welfare
conference, at the organization's
meeting In Asheville last Thurs
day.
Mr. Slagle, who is chairman j
of the Macon County Depart- j
ment of Public Welfare, is the
first county board member ever
to hold the office of district
president. In the past, the or
ganization always has chosen its
presidents from among tljie
county superintendents of wel-~
fare. '
Mrs. Eloise G. Potts, Macon
County superintendent of wel
fare, was elected secretary of ?
the conference, which embraces
the welfare departments of 18
countLes.
A Haywood county man, J S.
Boyd, Jr., was elected, vice
president.
Mr. Slagle, who has been
chairman of the county welfare
group since the death of J. E.
Perry in 1943, has served as a
a member since It was set up,
at the time public assistance
was Inaugurated in 1937. And
during the nine years' service
he attended every one of the
board's monthly meetings.
Mrs. Potts, the new secretary
of the district organization, has
served as county superinten
dent of welfare here since the
department was organized in
1937.
2 Hearings Postponed
Again; Set Fcr Friday
Hearings for James Hauser
and J. J. Mann, charged with <
election law violations, were
again postponed when the cases
came before Justice of the
Peace C. A. Setser Monday.
?The caises are set for 2 and 3
p. m., respectively, Friday aft
ernoon of this week.
Do You I
Remember . . . ?
(Looking backward through
the files of The Press)
SO YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
If you owe the editor a whip- !
ping, come right along and j
settle it. We need all that is I
due us. i
We are of the opinion that
' Jim Crow" voted the Repub
lican ticket at the election, but
has repented. ' Last Friday he
came and sat on our window
sill and looked through the
glass as though he was in
trouble. We offered our Ink tube
and he tried to peck the cap
off through the glass. We pre
sented McKinley's picture and
he flew away in disgust. He
then picked up a cake of soap
on uncle Jack Johnson's wash
board, and flew to the roof of
Goldberg's house and ate it to
clean his conscience. We think
Jim ?will be Democratic here
after.
85 YEARS AGO
HOLLY SPRINGS: L. A Ber
ry had a corn shucking last
Wednesday.' He certainly had
the help, there being some over
forty, and plenty of good things
to eat. Wish he would have
more shucklngs or more good
dinners and Invite the writer.
SCROLL NEWS: Mr. Thurman
Southards and Mr. Spurgeon
Sanders have been trading
some recently They swapped
Floyd Houston two hound dogs
for a wagon. Some other people
have been swapping cattle for
cattle, others have been swap
ping horses for pastime and re
sults
10 YEARS AGO
Friends of W. B Kesler, for
merly a member of the faculty
of the Franklin high school, will
be interested to learn that he
Is making an outstanding suc
cess in the life Insurance busi
ness in Salisbury.
The people of the Cowee
township want a community
high school and are planning
to take active steps to obtain
one. R. C. Rlckman Is president
of the North Macon Betterment
?Moolatton.
27 Suits For Divorce Listed
On December Court Calendar
Twenty-seven divorce cases
are on the calendar of the De
cember term of superior court,
which will open here Monday I
morning
If the divorces are all grant
ed, it will be a divorce rate in
this county of nearly two per
thousand population, for a sing
le term of court.
On the criminal docket there
are only 21 new cases.
This compares with 51 new
criminal cases on the calendar
at the August court term.
Judge Zeb V Nettles, wno neld
court here in August, again w 1
preside, and Solicitor John M.
Queen, of Waynesville, will be
here for his( last term of Ma- j
con superior 'court. His successoi
as solicitor of this district, Dan i
K. Moore, of Sylva, will take oi- j
fice the first of January
The Weather
High Low Prec.
Thursday 55 35 .19
Friday 57 45
Saturday 59 28 ... \
Sunday 58 25 j
Monday 70 51
Tuesday 69 57 .18*
* up to 6 p. m. ? ;
John Edwards
Fromctcfd To Experiment
Station Position
John W. Edwards, timber
management assistant of the
Nantahaia National forest, has
been promoted to the position
of forest superintendent of the
Southeastern Forest Experiment
station at Coweta, it was an
nounced this week at the Nan
tahaia forest headquarters here.
Mr Edwards is moving his fam
ily to Coweta this week, and
will assume his new duties De- I
cember 1.
He is being succeeded as tim- j
ber management assistant by E ,
F. Hays, who was transferred
here from the Appalachian For- j
est experiment station, near]
A&hevilie Mr. Hays, a native of
Charleston, W. Va., has already
arrived to take up his new du
ties. He plans to bring his wife
Und their child to Franklin' in
the spring. j
Mr. Edwards, a native of Ma
con County, has been with the
Nantahaia forest for the past
12 years. He has served as
scoutmaster of the Franklin
Boy Scout troop for the past
two .years, and at the request
of the troop committee, will
continue as scoutmaster until a
suitable successor can be chosen.
LOCAL TALENT
SHOW PLANNED
Ct rnzapoppin', Under
P. T. A. Auspices, To
Be Given 2 Nights
Tuneful choruses, gay cos
tumes, and drills and dances
will be featured in "Cornzapop- !?
pin", a "grand ole oprey" per- j .
formance to be staged at the
courthouse Friday and Saturday
nights, December 6 and 7
The show, sponsored by the (
Franklin Parent-Teacher asso- ,
ciation as a benefit to raise j
funds for its activities, will ,
have a local talent cast of char- l
acters, but will be directed by j
a professional director who is
here to put on the two perform
ances.
Those who will appear in the i
production are now being se- '
lected
The show will open with ,
"Farmerettes", dressed in over
alls, brilliant shirts, and straw
hats, singing "I Like iVlountain .
Music", and dancing to their
singing.
The "Mazie Mae" number, to ,
the music of "Put Your Little I
Foot Down", also will be fea
tured, and proves popular with
most audiences.
The "Rug Cutters" swing out, '
and the "Debutantes", in long. <
flowing evening dresses, are as j -
graceful as the music is tune- 1
tul. J
Specialties, singing, and danc- '
ing make of "Coinzapoppin" 1
what is said to be a colorful
and hilarious performance <
Tickets for the show will go t
an sale within the next few
lays. I
Higdonville Girls 1
Defeat Cherokee;
Boys Lose, 34-32
Led by the timely scoring of
L. Moses and M Berry and
the all-round support of their ?
teammates, the Higdonville ele- j
nentary girls avenged an early
season defeat by the Cherokee
Indian High school by defeating i
Cher9kee on the Sylva court, ,
17-11. 1
Line-up: Forwards, Berry, A. l
Moses, J Evi.tt; guards, Mash- i
8urn, Holland, and McDowell:
sub ? H. Moses.
The high school boys dropped 1
i nip-and-tuck affair to the (
Cherokee Hi boys in a second
Dver-time period by a score of :
S4-32. H Moses and J. Stapney '
led the scoring Line-up, Hig- ]
donville ? F. D. Moses, R. Smith. 1
C. H Moses: guards, J. L. Stanl
ey and & J. Fulton; sub-O.
3tamey; referee; Sutton of 1
Sylva.
AAA Committee
Election Here
Set For Dec. 7
The Agricultural Conservation ;
Program (AAAi Community!
committee election will be held ,
Saturday. December 7 The poll- .
ing places will be announced
later.
Farmers in each community
will elect a committee of three
farmers, plus two alternates At
the same time, a farmer dele
gate to the county convention
will be chosen who, with dele
gates from other communities,
will elect a three-man county
committee.
Eligible farmers are being
urged to show their Interest in
the local administration of na
tional farm programs by full at
tendance at the meetings.
Pvt. Charles M. Mincey
Has Arrived In Italy
Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Mincey.
of the Ellljay community, have
received word that their son,
Pvt Charles M. Mincey. has ar
rived safely overseas. He is now
In Italy, serving with the army
?ifntl corps.
Prasbyterians To
He'd Stewardship
Conference Here
A conference on stewardship
will be held at the Franklin
Presbyterian church December
12. Jed by the Rev. James Pat
ton, of Atlanta, secretary of
the committee on stewardship
af the general assembly of the
Presbyterian Church in the
United States, it has been an
nounced.
The general subject will be
'The Church Budget ? A Means
af Worship to the Glory of
Bod."
The conference here Is one of
four to be held in this Pres
bytery. The others will be at
Mills River, Asheville, and Mur
phy
Benefit Musical Program
To Be Given Tuesday ,
Charlie Monroe and his string
band will appear at the court
house Tuesday night in a pro
gram sponsored by the Higdon
ville basketball team. l.t has been
announced.
Bill Horsley, who recently :
underwent a serious operation ]
at Angel hospital, and who re- :
mained In a critical condition
for several days. Is able to be
out on the street again.
NEW OFFICIALS
TO TAKE OFFICE
NEXT MONDAY
County Officers Are
To Bs Sworn In At
Court Opening
Macon County officials, chos
en in the election November 5,
will take oflice Monday.
All the officers, new and re
elected, will be sworn in at the
opening of the December term
of superior court. The court is !
set to open at 10 a. m.
The custom is for the presid- ;
ing judge to give the oath of
oi f ice to the clerk of the super
ior court, and then for the clerk
to swear in the other officials.
Four years ago, the clerk
swore in the register of deeds
first; then the county commis- ;
sioners, as a group; and then i
the other officials, one at a
time.
Those who will take the oath
Monday are:
J. Clinton Brpokshire, clerk of
the court; Lake V. Shope, reg
ister of deeds; E W. (Genei
Baldwin, chairman, W W. Ed
wards, and J. W. Roane, cciii
uissioners; J. P. Bradley, sber- \
ilf; O L. Blaine, coroner; and
John H Dalton, surveyor.
The surveyor holds office for
-wo years Ail other officials will j
oe sworn in for terms of four !
fears.
'Coon Hunts
To Be Held In
Graham Areas
Ten raccoon hunts are sche
iuled for the Santeetlah co
jperative wildlife management j
irea in Graham county between
December 13 and 31r it has been
Announced at the headquarters
lere of the Nantahala National
'orest
This is one of a series of
>rganized hunts conducted on
?he management areas.
It" also was announced by the
orest headquarters that heavy
estocking of deer in this region
>f North Carolina is under way.
:t was added that streams in ,
?he Standing Indian refuge
vere recently restocked with
jrawn trout.
'Coon hunts will be held the
lights of December 13, 14, 17, j
19, and 20 on each of two areas
?Unit No. 1, Big and Little
Janteetlah creeks. Horse Cove,
Ipey, Atoogft, and intervening
;mall branches; and Unit No.
!, Rock creek, Deep creek, |
3arker creek, Yellow Hammer
ind intervening small branches.
Each applicant must submit
vith his application a postal '
noney order or cashier's check
or $5; in the event an appli- '
:ant is not chosen for a hunt, j
lis fee will be refunded. In the
:vent more applications are re- l
:eived then hunts are schedul
?d, successful applicants will be
letermined by a public drawing.
Will Make Final
Plans For Burley
Mart In Asheville
Final operation plans for the
17th annual burley tobacco sales
season in Asheville, including the
selection of the warehouse to
have the first sale of the sea
son, will be announced follow- j
ing a series of meetings of |
market officials in the Langren
hotel Saturday.
Four-Fifths Of This County
Is Forest Land Protected
By N> C, U. S. Against Fire
Four-fifths of Macon County <
Is forest land protected from |
fire through the cooperation of
the U S. and State Forest serv- I
Ices, figures compiled by J. i
Fred Bryson, county warden of I
the N. C Forest service, show. 1
Of the 332,800' acres within !
the county's borders, he said, i
121,000 Are protected by the
state, and 145,000 by the U. 8.
Forest service.
The State Forest eervlce, 1
which Is a part of the Depart. ;
ment of Conservation and Oe- !
yelopment, confines its work to
privately-owned forest lands.
Forty-four per cent, or more
than two-fifths, of the entire
irea of this county is within
the Nantahala National forest,
which has a total acreage of
375,000 In the counties of Ma
con, Clay, Cherokee. Oraham,
Swain, . Jackson, and Transyl
vania.
One hundred forty-five thou
sand of this total, or nearly 40
per c?nt of the forest, lies
within Macon County.
Macon Falls
Featured By Magazine
In Article On N. C.
With all North Carolina to
select trom. Travel inu Camera
i magazine picked liruial veil
r ails, on the F ranklin -Highlands
highway, as one of the six
points of interest in the s.aco
to use to illustrate a recent
article it published on No. in
Carolina,
The 1,500 word article has
just been reprinted by ihe news
bureau of the State Department
of Conservation and Develop
ment, for distribution thiou^n
out the country.
The six sketches which illu
strate it picture golf in the
Sand Hills area, the Well and
' Old East" at Chapel Hill, fish
ing, Blowing Rock, Wright me
morial, and Bridal Veil Falls
The text refers to Nantahnla
Gorge, part of which lies in
this county, and the Winding
Stair road, as well as the Bridal
Veil Falls.
SCHOOLS HAVE
ENOUGH COAL
Will Not Be Affected By 1
Strike; Dealers Have
Little On Hand i
Macon County schools will be ,
unaffected by the soft coal j
strike, which threatens to force j ,
the closing of schosls in many ]
parts of the country, as well !
as paralyzing industry j
Supt. Guy L. Houk said this 1 ,
week that the winter's fuel sup- ,
ply for the schools which use j ]
coal already has been bought i j
and delivered. About one-third ,
of the county's schools use coal. | J
while the others are heated with t
wood stoves. ^
Nor has the strike so far in- (
terfered with operation of trains (
on the TalLulah Falls Railway, :
it was said at the railway sta
tion here .
The supply of coal on hand ; .
here is very small.
L. B Phillips said that he has J
no coal whatever, except for a ,
small quantity for use in stok
ers, and that it would take five '
or six carloads to enable him (
to fill the orders he has on ?!
hand.
Rufus Snyder said that he has J
a small amount of coal on hand, .
which is being furnished cust
omers only in quantities of 10- ,
day supply to those who are (
without coal This is in compli- i
ance with federal regulations j ,
The hospitals and the Nan- ] '
tahala creamery have first ; '
priority, under the regulations, !
with homes in second place.
Mr. Snyder added that he felt
there was no need for any suf
fering here, in view of the sup
ply of wood available.
State Board Acts
In Swain County's
Election Contest
In the Swain county election ]
controversy, growing out of
charges of Republicans with re
gard to the sheriff's race, the
state board of elections in Ral
eigh Tuesday took three actions.
The state board:
Ordered the Swain county
board of elections to forward
a transcript of the record of
its recent hearing on the case
to the state board.
Gave the Republicans a week
in which to file an appeal from
the decision of the county c
board.
And ordered the Swain board |
to open the election records to ]
the Republicans of that county
Press Issued Day
Early So Staff
Can Have Holiday
In order to permit members
of the staff to have a holiday
on Thanksgiving, The Press, this ;
week was published Wednesday ;
night, instead of the usual '
Thursday afternoon.
Radio Program Planned
For Saturday Canceled
The radio program scheduled
for Saturday night at the court
house, under the sponsorship of
the second grade of the Frank
lin school, has been canceled, it
was announced Wednesday.
Spotted Poland China breed
ers sold 19 choice gilts and
boars at Rocky Mount for $1,- ,
?67.50 In their first purebred
Ml*.
DILLS. PRISON
GUARD. KILLED
IN AUTO MISHAP
Funeral Held On Sunday;
Htnson, Drivsr, Is
Exonsrated
William A. Dills. 62. resident
of the Cartoogechtye cammun
ity and senior guard at the Ma
con County State Prison camp
here, was fatally injured Fri
day night about 7 o clock on the
Georgia highway when he was
struck by a car driven by Cal
vin Henson. ol Otto. Mr. Dill-,
died in Angel hospital three
hours later.
The accident occurred near
Panorama Court, a mile south
of Franklin, when Mr. Dills
came down an embankment in
to the highway in front of the
approaching car
At the cornorer's inquest, held
by Coroner George Wallace Sat
urday morning at 9 o'clock. Mr
Henson, 23-year old son ol Mr
and Mrs. L M. Henson, of Otto,
was exhonorated. Deputy Sher
riff Walter Dean reported that
indications were Mr Dills, in
coming down the embankment
into the highway, lost his bal
ance and was unable to stop.
Doming down the embankment
:>n the west side of the high
way he ran on across the road
nto' the path of Ihc Henson
ar, which was headed toward
franklin, the evidence indicated.
Mr. Dean said indications were
Shat Mr. Henson. who is a vet
?ran of ^Vo^ld War 2 and form
erly operated a cafe in Frank
in, applied his brakes 20 or 30
eet before the point of impact,
ind that he swerved his auto
nobile. first to the right, and
hen to the left, In an effort
a avoid striking Mr Dills The
:oroner's jury returned a verdict
;hat the accident was ' un
ivoidable".
Mr Henson took Mr. Dills to
,he hospital, where it was found
hat he had suffered a fractur
ed skull, compound fractures of
he left leg. multiple lacera
tions, and severe shock.
Mr. Dills, a life-long resident
if Macon county, was reared in
he Cartoogechaye section of the
?ounty and had farmed most
jf his life until four years ago,
vhen he became an employe of
;he state at the prison camp. In
1914 he was married to Miss
yilla Rogers, of Cherokee coun
ty, who survives.
Funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
it the Cartoogechaye Baptist
church, wi.th the Rev William
L. Sorrells, pastor, officiating,
assisted by the Rev A Rufus
Morgan, rector of the St. Agnes
Episcopal church. Franklin, and
the Rev S. T. McGinnis. P?s
tor of I he Longview Baptist
church, interment followed in
the church cemetery.
The pallbearers were Fred
Dills. Luther Dills, Frank John
son. Floyd Dills. J Harold
Brookshire and Earl Dills
Surviving, in addition to his
yidow. are five sons, Lyle, J.
j Turner and David Dills, all
)f Franklin, Route 1, and Ar
thur Dills, of Dillard, Ga.; three
laughters. Mrs. Belton Wal
Iroop, IWrs. Monroe Lewis and
Hiss Louise Dills, all of Frank
in, Route 1; two brothers,
Charlie Dills, of Franklin, Route
and Dutch Dills, of Franklin,
ioute 3, and 14 grandchildren.
Bryant funeral home was in
charge of the arrangements.
Franklin Circuit Will
Hold Quarterly Meeting
The first quarterly conference
)f the Franklin Methodist clr
:uit will be held Sunday after
noon, December 1, at 3 o'clock
it the Salem Methodist church
it Cullasaja. with the Rev.
Walter B. West, superintendent
if the Waynesvi.Ue district, in
iharge. All church officials are
requested to be present, it was
announced by the Rev. D. P.
Qrant. pastor.
7 From Macon Attend
Baptists' Convention
Seven persons from this coun
ty attended the State Baptist
convention in Ashevllle last
week.
Those attending were the Rev
Charles E. Parker, John M.
Archer, Dr. G B. Woodward, E.
R. White, H. H Plemmons, and
Charles Potts, all from the
Franklin church; and Dr. Thom
Carter, of Highlands