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\OL. LXI? NO. 50
FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, DEC. 12. 1946
$2.00 PKR YEAIJ
NCEA PROGRAM
IS EXPLAINED
Officials Of Association
Speaker At Leadership
Meeting Here
The program oi the North
Caiouna huucation association
was explained by two, ol?:.-iais
ol the association at a leader
ship conlerence at the Agricul
tural building Monday night.
ADoul 20 persons, including
leaders of the local NCEA unit
and guests, \vere present.
The speakers were Miss Rosa
lie Andrews, field secretary or
the association, and Miss ..ioz
eiie Causey, president of the
Classroom leathers association,
a branch of the NCEA. ,
A general discussion was held
In connection with the talks.
Among the points brought out
about the school situation in
North Carolina and the associa
tion's program were the follow
ing:
Of the 25,000 teachers nor
mally employed in North Caro
lina's puonc sschools, 1,558
were suo-siandard when school
opened last Jail. At that time,
there were 439 vacancies.
The proposed increase in
teacher's salaries is 20 per cent j
of the base salary, plus the ;
$1333 bonus teachers now are
receiving. There also will be an
eleventh year increment ? an
increase lor the eleventh ysar
a teacher remains in the pro
fession. Increases now stop with
the tenth year.
The present teacher retire
ment now averages $25 per
month.
The NCEA originally asked for
a 25 per cent salary increase,
but was told by the finance
committee of the State Board !
of Education that 20 per cent is
the maximum that can be ob
tained.
The request, as it now stands,
is for a minimum of 20 per
cent, wi.th a proviso that pro
portionate additional increases
will be sought If the cost of
living continues to rise. I
Guests included Herbert- A
McGlamery, this county's rep- 1
resentative elect, who pledged
support of the program, and
George W. Bristol, president of
the Clay County unit.
It was announced that both
the Macon and Clay units have
unanimously indorsed the state j
association's program.
Massse Tc Speak At Meet
Of Wild Life Club Here
T. M. Massee, president of
the Wild Life club of Jackson
county, will be the principal
speaker at a meeting of the
Macon County Wild Life club
at the courthouse here Thurs
day night, December 19, at 8
o'clock, it has been announced
by W. J. Blaine, president of
the Macon club.
Do You
Remember . . . ?
(Looking backward through
the files of The Il ess)
50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
Macon county has now with
in its bounds a larger number
of officers than ever before in
its history.
"Sing a song of politics,
Women at the polls;
Don't know who to vote for
Bless their dear old souls!
But they think the ballot
Awful cute and sweet,
So they vote for every man
Named upon the sheet."
25 YEARS AGO
Mrs Tom Johnston and Mrs.
W. B. McGuire entertained the
Woman's Club beautifully at the
home of Mrs. Johnston's
Thanksgiving week.
The students of the Iotla
High school are giving a play.
' Phyllis the Beggar Mail," on
the night of /Wday, the 16th.
at the school building. Admis
s)on 10c. The proceeds to go
for a new boys' basket ball.
10 YEARS AGO
Miss Marie Elders and Fred
Clalne were quietly married In
Clayton, Oa., on Thursday, De
cember 3, In the ordinary's of
fice, in the presence of a few
invited friends
The annual Christmas party
of the Franklin Garden club
will be held Monday afternoon,
December 14, at the home of
Mrs. W A. Rogers with Mrs. R.
G. Beshears ft* assistant hostess.
Macon Woman Is Secretary
To The Secretary Of State
Everybody knows that a large
number of young men have ?e?t
Macon County and made goou
elsewhere? in politics, in busi
ness, and in the prolessions.
But there prouably "*ire lew
persons here who know the suc
cess story of a woman who was
born in the Shoal Creek com
munity, and reared in this
county
She is Miss Cassie Connor,
and her job is that of bejfig
the secretary to the Secretary
Of State, James F. Byrnes. In a
recent issue of This Week mag
azine she was pictured with Mr.
Byrnes, and the magazine de
scribed her as one of "the
women who run the men who
run the United States '
Miss Connor became Mr.
Byrnes' secretary back in the
days when he lived in Spartan
burg, S. C. She served as his
?secretary while ha was a repre
sentative in congress, then a
U. S. senator, and finally Sec
retary of State. Her job takes
her wherever the Secretary of
State's duties take him, and
she went with him to last fall's
Paris Peace conference.
The daughter of 'the late Ed
Connor and Mrs Flora Guffey
Connor, she is a niece of H.
Lee Guffey and counin of -"'an
ny Rogers and Charlie Rogers,
and often has visited them here.
Mr. and Mrs Rogers prize a
long letter she received from
Miss Connor when the latter
was in Paris.
In the letter, she told of a
trip to Stuttgart:
"Mr. Byrnes and his party,
which consisted of Secretary and
Mrs. Byrnes, the two senators
and their wives, Mrs. Anne
OUare McCormick and har
husband. Mr. Cohen, Matthews,
Colonel Bonesteel, Albert Ver
mont, and I left Thursday ,
morning for Berlin", where the
party had lunch with General
and Mrs. Clay. After lunch, the
*omen in the party went to
Death Claims !
Mrs. Ledford
At Age Of 90
Mrs. Annie Olixia Ledford. 30,
died at her home in the Coweta
community Wednesday after
noon at 5 o'clock, loilow'.ng a
serious illness of two weeks.
Born Nov. 7, 1856, Mrs. Led
ford. the former Miss Annie
Oivia Allen, had lived through
four wars ? the Civil, Spanish
American, and two World wars.
She had seen the railroad
come to Macon County, and had
witnessed the succession of the
saddlebag era by the horse and
buggy days, and the latter pe
riod by the automobile and good
roads
She had been a life-long res
ident of this county and was a
member of the Asbury Metho
dist church. She was married
to Bill Ledford, of this county,
who survives.
funeral services were held
at the Asbury Methodist church
at Otto, on Thursday afternoon
at 3 o'clock with the Rev. V.
N. Allen, pastor, officiating
Interment followed in the
church cemetery.
The pallbearers: Torn and ,
Bill Shope, Nelson and Russell I
Cabe, George A. Ledford and 1
Alec Woo ten
Surviving, in addition to her
husband, are three children.
CharHe Ledford. of Otto. Mrs. |
Martha Shope. of Coweta, and |
Mrs. Mary Cabe. of the Otto
community: 17 grandchildren;
and five great-grandchildren
Potts funeral home was in
charge of the arrangements.
P. T. A. To Have
Yu'etide Program
At Meet Monday
A Christmas program has
been arranged for Monday
night's monthly meeting of the
Franklin Parent-Teacher asso
ciation. The program is set to
begin at 7:30 o'clock.
I The business will be kept to
a minimum, to give time for
the pageants, carols and other
Christmas music, and readings
by members of the Mrs. R S.
'Jones' expression class.
Following the program, a so
cial hour will be held, when re
freshments will be served.
1 Only ~3l per cent of North
Carolina doctors live in rural
areas, but 73 per cent of the
state's population is rural.
the barter market and the men
went for a drive around Berlin."
Next, they drove to a lUact
j near Pottsdam, where we
boarded Hitler's special train
which he had used to 'cjm
mute' between Berlin and Ber
; mtesgaden.
"Mr. and Mrs. Byrnes used
Hitler's and Eva's suite, which
was connected by a lavendar
bath . We stopped at Frank
lort about 7 a. in. and General
and Mrs. McNarny and General
and Mrs. White joined us and
went on to Stuttgard."
Describing a meeting at Stutt
? gart, Miss Connor wrote:
"It was a very moving sight,
there in the middle of Germany,
i to hear the program of Amer
ican song, including the Star
Spangled Banner. It was some
thing you could never forget "
The highlight of the re
mainder of the trip "was Ber
chtesgaden and the Eagle's
Nest. Hitler's house is not in
' the town of Berchtesgaden but
is about a mile up the moun
tain on the site where he lived
in the early twenties when he
was poor. They call the place
' Berghof' (which means Moun
tain Housei. Goering, Borman,
and Hitler all had houses here
and, of course, the SS troops
were stationed here for protec
tion. All buildings have been
practically destroyed. Most o."
the damage was done by our
bombs but the SS troops at
tempted to blow up the re
mains. . .
"We then drove several miles
up the mountain to the Eagle's
Nest, which is the retreat :;iv
en to Hitler as a birthday pres
ent by Borman." The road to
the retreat "cost $6,000,000 and
it took Italian slave labor two
years to buMd it. Little is left
of the 'Nest' ? just the shell of
the house on the top of the
mountain, but there is a wond
erful view of the city of Salz
berg "
The Weather
High Low Prec.
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
62 18
64 20
63 23
67 22
70 22
60 27
69 42
Temperature
Stood At 11 Degrees
Year Ago Today
The high temperatures of this j
week, and particularly of Wed- j
nesday and Thursday, were in
sharp contrast with the weath
er a year ago
A year ago today .December
Hi this county had the second
coldest day of the winter, rec
ords of Guy L. Houk, local
weather observer, show. The
low temperature on that day
was 11 degrees above zero. And
the thermometer never once
during the day climbed as far
up into the forties as today's
low reading;
Another contrast occurred
during the seven-day period
ended today. The past week saw
the coldest morning this sea
son ? 18 degrees last Thursday
?and also high readings of 67,
69. and 70.
November, to date, has had
no rain.
The rainfall so far for 1946
totals 52.51 inches, Mr. Houk
said.
Panthers
Win 4 Games, Lost 4,
And Tie 2
The Franklin Red Panthers ,
completed the season with four
wins, two ties, and four de
, feats. Coach William Crawford
announced.
The Thanksgiving day game i
here, when Franklin defeated ?
Clarkesville 48 to 0, completed
the season's schedule.
Jack D. Cabe Completes
Training For Patrolman
Jack D Cabe, of Franklin, is
cne of the 41 young men to
complete the training course at
the University of North Caro
lina for commission in the State
Highway Patrol, and was pre
sented a certificate of award
that entitles him to his com
mission December 18 from Gov.
E. Gregg Cherry. He is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cabe and
, husband of Mr*. Joann Bryson
Cabe, ?U of Franklin.
'CORNZAPOPPIN'
PERFORMANCES
NET PTA $209
Local Talent Cast Wins
Applause Of T wo
Big Audiences
The "Cornzapoppin'' show
presented last Friday and Sat
urday nights at the courthouse,
netted the Franklin Parent
Teacher association, which
sponsored it, $209, after all ex
penses had been paid. The pro
ceeds came from advertising inc.
the baby tehow. held Saturday
night, as well as from the tickei
sales.
The event was held to raist
money to provide lockers at the
school here.
An audience that almost fill
ed the courthouse saw Friday
right's performance, and on
Saturday night the crowd was
even larger.
While Mrs Allen Siler, who
had the leading role as Eluiry
Judkins, was generaly credited
with being the star performer,
the acting of every member of
the cast won applause from
the audiences. Those appearing
ir, the show were Mrs. Siler,
Clayton Raipsey, Ann Lyle, -
Ruth Angel. Bill Sloan. Mrs
Henry West. Mrs. Neal Johns- ?
ton, Jane Setser, Mrs. J. L.
Palmer, and R. E McKelvey.
The singing and dancing of
the 22 high school girls, ac
companied at the piano by
Juanita Allen, who made up the
choruses also pleased the audi
ences.
The first evening's perform
ance was interrupted when the
lights went off and the house
remained in darkness for some
time, but Frank I. Murry, Jr.,
kept the audience amused with
his wisecracking. He also ap
peared between acts.
In the baby show popularity
contest, Martha Angel, daugh
ter of Dr. and Mrs. Edgar
Angel, won first prize among
the girls, while the boys' first
prize went to Douglas Downs,
son of Mrs. LeRoy Downs.
The second prizes went to
Betty Ann, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John Bulgin, and Landy
Pendergrass, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Pendergrass.
Members of the committee in
charge of the production ? Mrs
W. E. Hunnicutt. Mrs. R. S.
Jones, and Mrs. S. H Lyle. Jr..
?this week voiced their ap
preciation for the general co- j
operation they received. They
particularly expressed thanks to
members of the cast and the
choruses and their gratitude to
the merchants for their gener
ous financial support.
"Cornzapoppin" was directed
by Miss Doris Hall, who came '
here for that purpose.
Still Taken,
Warrants For
Two Issued
Local officers captured a 60
gallon copper still in the Coweta
section late Tuesday, and later
warrants were issued for Sam
Cunningham and Charlie Curtis,
who were said to have besn
present at the time of the raid,
escaping Just as the officers ar
rived.
A run had been started that
afternoon, the officers said, and
two cases of whiskey h3d been
poured up into half-gallon cans
In addition, some 800 gallons
of beer was poured out.
The outfit was described as
very complete, with the furn
ace bricked in a mason-like
fashion. Nearby was half a
truckload of split hickory wood
for fuel.
The raid was made by
Patrolman Pritchard Smith, Jr.,
Sheriff J. P Bradley, and Dep
uties Walter Dean and H H.
Mashburn.
Sugar Applicants
Hereafter To Send
Papers To Raleigh
In future, persons desiring to
apply for sugar must file their
applications direct to the OPA
In Raleigh. ?
i The local draft board, which
has been receiving the applica
tions, has been notified that,
hereafter. all applications
should be mailed by the appli
cants to the District OPA Of
fice. P. O. Box 2718, Raleigh,
N. C.
Schools To Close
Last Of Next WseK
For Yu.e Holidays
Macon .County's ?liu.il
children will forget I ?oks
and classes for nine days,
beginning Friday, of next
week.
The schi >ls will close at'
the end of (he days work
December 20 for the Christ
mas holidays. That dale will
mark the end of the schojl
months in mosi oi > 'u
schools.
Classes will be resumed
after Christmas on Monday
morning, December 30.
Seek $5,125
i i
For College
Scholarship
The Young Men's .class of the
Franklin Methodist Sunday
! school, under the leadership of
W. W Sloan, class presiuenl,
\ has assumed responiioilay 101
i;biaining cash donations and
pledges totaling $5,125 to pro
vide scholarships for .viacuii
County students attend1 ,ig Bre
vard college.
Of the total, $125 in cash is
to be used for a scholarship
for the next college year.
The $5,000 is to be turned
over to the trustee^ of Brevard
college for investment The
scholarship, derived from inter
est on thi.s sum. is to be $125
per year, to go to a worthy
Macon County student to help
defray the expense of his oi
her freshman year.
The students to receive the
scholarship will be chosen by a .
committee made up of the i
chairman of the board of stew- I
ards of the Franklin Methodist
church, a representative of
Brevard college, a member of
the board of stewards chosen |
by that board, the county su- |
perintendent of public instruc- j
tion, and the pastor of the J
Franklin church. First prefer
ence will be given a student r
who i.s a member of the church, !
second preference to a student
who is a member of any Meth
odist church in the county, and
third preference to any Ma
con County student.
Provision is made that any
interest received on the $5,000
principal, over and above the
$125 scholarship, to be added
to the principal until the prin
cipal amounts to $10,000, when
two yearly scholarships will be
granted.
It also is provided that
should Brevard College cease to
operate as a Methodist college,
the $5,000 is to revert to the
Franklin church.
Plan Forest
Fire Survey
Of Region
Macon is one of 15 counties
in which a survey is being
made to determine the require
ments for adequate forest fire
control.
| F H. Ledbetter, of Buncombe
County, former Farm Security
administration forester, has been '
I appointed to conduct the sur- ]
' vey, which will require from i
four to six months to com
plete.
It is being made by the North
Carolina Forest service, and is
the first survey of its kind
done on -a sectional basis It
was made possible by a cooper
ative agreement between the
Tennessee Valley Authority and
the North Carolina Department
of Conservation and Develop
ment. of which the state forest
service is a part.
All the counties to be sur
veyed fall in the Tennessee
valley.
Counties in the survey area,
in addition to Macon, are Bun
combe. Watauga, Avery. Mitch
ell, Yancey, Madison, Hender
son. Haywood, Transylvania,
Jackson, Swain. Graham. Cher
okee. and Clay.
Christmas Party
Of Eastern Star
Set For Dec. 19
The Nequassa chapter of the
Order of the Eastern Star will
hold tts Christmas party Thurs
day night, December 19, at 8:30
o'clock In the Masonic hall. All
, members of Junaluskee Masonic
lodje are Invited.
3 ATLANTA FIRE
VICTIMS KNOWN
TO MANY HERE
Bus Drivers Made Runs
Via Franklin And
Highlands
Three of the 121 persons who
Just their lives in last Satur
day morning's disastrous Wme
coff hotel fire in Atlanta were
well known in Macon County.
They were drivers for the
Smoky Mountain stages, anil
many persons here had ridiL-n
on the buses they drove be
tween Asheville and Atlanta.
Henry W Sorrels, of Asheville.
Route 3. drove the bus that lelt
Asheville at 3:30 p. m. and
came through Franklin at 6:30
en route to Atlanta, and c. nic
back through Franklin the fol
lowing day at 7:10
William Edgar < Bill ? Bryson.
' formerly of Cullowhee but wlio
had just bought a home in
West Asheville. drove the bus
that left Asheville at 11:16 a
m. and reached Franklin at
2:25 on its way to Atlanta,
coming back through Franklin
the fallowing day at 1:30
Cleve D. Sisk, of Asheville.
usually drove the bus that went
through Highlands, but. through
an exchange with the other
drivers or as a relief man.
often had made the trip via
Franklin.
W j. Blaine, former Smoky
Mountain stages employe and
close friend of all three men.
said that a movement aiready
has been started at Cullowhee
to build a home there for Mr
Bryson's widow and two child
ren. His mother, Mrs. Carrie
Bryson. is dietitian at Western
Carolina Teachers college.
The three drivers, having
completed their trips to ' At
lanta. were spending the night
in hotel rooms leased by the
bus company.
Nolan Russell, lineman for the
Nantahala Power and Light
company here, and John M
McFalls, also a Nantahala em
ploye, both of Andrews, occupied
Room 326. just outside which
the fire was believed to have
started.
They said they registered in
the hotel at 12:15 Saturday
morning, went out for some
thing to eat, and went to bed
about 2 o'clock. They smelled
no smoke then, they said. Later,
they were awakened by the fire,
and soon a fireman placed a
ladder at their window. They
climbed down in their under
wear, carrying their trousers.
McGlamery
Invited To Legislators'
Meet With WNCAC
Herbert A. McGlamery. rep
resentative-elect from Macon
County, has been Invited to a
meeting of legislators of this
j region with the executive com
? mittee of Western North Caro
| lina Associated Communities at
i the Battery Park hotel. Ashe
ville Monday night.
The meeting has been called.
i.t was explained, for a discus
sion of matters relating to the
general development of this end
of the state.
Senators and Representatives
from Asheville have been in
vited.
Seek Addresses
Of All Former
AAF Personnel
GREENVILLE. S C? With a
pood response already noted in
"Operation Roger", AAF project
to obtain the latest addresses
cf 2,500.000 former army air
forces personnel, ninth air
force officials this week urged
all veterans of the AAF. desir
ing to keep up with the post- .
war air force, to cooperate in
the project by giving their lat
est mailing addresses.
For convenience to the AAF
veteran, 15,000,000 post cards
have been distributed through
out the United States through
the cooperation of the civil air
patrol and the Boy Scouts of
America.
The cards are distributed to
colleges, high schools, theaters,
stores and other places where
former AAF men and women
can obtain them conveniently.
In the number of doctors per
100,000 population. North Caro
i Una ranks forty-fifth In the na
tion. Only states having fewer
doctors are Alabama, South Car
lollaa, and Mississippi.