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PROGRESSIVE
LIBERAL
INDEPENDENT
VOL. LXII? NO. 52
FRANKLIN, N. C? WEDNESDAY, DEC. 24, 1947
$2.00 PER YEAR
SPIRIT OF YULE
HERE AS SANTA.
LIGHTS APPEAR
Lines For Christmas
Lights Strung
Along Street
Although a little belatedly,
the Christmas spirit has struck
J ranklin.
Christmas lights for Main
street and Santa Claus made
their appearance early this
week. Meanwhile, the town
street force Monday had wash
ed Main street, presumably in
preparation far Santa's arrival
It had appeared that the only
downtown signs of Christmas
that woultl be offered to the
public were the decorations in
store windows and the Christ
mas musical program from
Bryant Furniture company, but
everything changed suddenly.
"Mrs. Hush", of the radio, had
been named, but Monday morn
ing found everyone here trying
to name Santa Claus, as he
walked the streets, getting a
preview of what the youngsters
in Macon County wanted him
to bring them on his trip down
their chimneys on Christmas
Eve. '
Maybe Santa put a bug in
someone's ear. But, whatever
the reason, Tuesday morning
found a crew from the West
ern Carolina Telephone com
pany and members of the
Franklin Lions club stringing
lights from one end of Main
street to the other, so that
Franklin will be all dressed up
in the proper seasonal garb,
come Christmas morning.
12 PAGES
THIS WEEK
In this week's 12-page issue:
Franklin social news will be
found on pages 2 and 3.
Legal advertising is an page
5, and the want ads on page 7.
.Highlands news is in the sec
ond section? pages 9 and 12.
And the editorial, also in the
second section, will be found
on page 10.
MISS CONLEY IMPROVING
Miss Charlotte Conley, who
was admitted to Angel hospital
last Tuesday for treatment of
injuries received as the result
of a fall, was discharged Fri
day and is recovering satisfac
tory. Miss Conley received lac
erations of the scalp and a
slight concussion when she fell.
.
Do You
Remember . . . ?
(Looking backward through
the files of The Press)
50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
Hon. J. Frank Ray went to
Raleigh last week to attend
business before the supreme
court.
State Superintendent of Pub
lic Instruction C. H. Mebane re
quests J. R. Pendergrass, coun
ty supervisor, to cordially Invite
the teachers of Macon County
to attend the Supervisors' meet
ing in Raleigh on December 30.
At a business meeting held
last Saturday at the Baptist
church we learn that a call was
made for the Rev. G. A. Bart
lett to take charge of the church
for the coming year.
25 YEARS AGO
Early last Wednesday morning
we were visited by a fire which
came near being disastrous so
far as The Press was concerned,
and only by prompt work by
the fire department was a really
big fire In the heart of Frank
lin's business district averted.
The fire was first discovered
about 4 a. m. In the office up
stairs over The Press and by
the time the firemen were on
the scene with the truck, a hole
had burned In the floor and a
lot of burning trash had fallen
through in the front of The
Press office. Soon the front of
The Press office was a mass of
flames. ,
lo~YEAR8 AGO
Pension checks for Confeder
ate veterans of Macon County
were received last week and dis
tributed by Harley R. Cabe, clerk
of superior court. The checks
are received semi-annually by
the veterans. The veterans to
whom the checks went are: L.
M. Daves, Sam PlcklMlmer, J.
R. Caldwell, W. M. Roper, And
James Deal, Negro.
$135, To Aid Needy
Children, Placed On
'Lions' Dime Boa j
The dime board, which
was set up by the Franklin
Lions club on courthouse
square last Thursday, had
collected approximately $135
Tuesday, according to Dr. G.
B. Woodward, chairman of
the committee which Is
handling the board.
This money will be used
to help the needy children
of Macon County, and the
chairman said that, with
another day to go before
Christmas, it was hoped to
raise $200 for this purpose.
CHURCHES HOLD
YULE SERVICES
Midnight Program Will
Be Held Tonight
At St. Agnes
The annual midnight service
at St. Agnes Episcopal church
this (Wednesday) evening will
complete the series of special
services held in Franklin
churches to mark the Christ- ,
mas season.
Tonight's service, held each
Christmas Eve since the Rev.
A. Rufus Morgan became rector
of St. Agnes, will begin at 11:30
o'clock.
Members of all denominations
are invited to attend the service
and take communion, Mr. Mor
gan said. The annual service
usually is well attended.
The Presbyterian church pre
sented a special Christmas pro
gram Sunday night in the form ?
of a pageant depicting the birth i
of Jesus.
The pageant was featured by
a well directed choral program,
and the various characters de
picted in the play were ap
propriately costumed. The church
was filled.
Taking part were: Miss Alicc
Slagle, pianist, Mrs. John Bui-"'
gin, Mrs. Claude Bolton, and
Mrs. B. L. McGlamery, all as
Christmas angels; J. Ward Long,
reader; Mrs. Sam Alexander,
choir director; David Alexander,
Randolph Bulgin, Jeana Sue
Cunningham, Lee Grant, Janet
Gribble, Martha Jones, Martha
Womack, and Ann Zachary,
choir members; Mrs. James
Dance, as Mary; Fred Bulgin,
Barbara Duncan, Ann Fagg, Pat
Gaines, Jane Long, John Moon
ey, Emma Siler, Charles Slagle,
Douglas Slagle, and Douglas
Vinson, child angels; Scott
Byrd, Sandy Kinney, and Jack
Mooney, shepherds; and W. A.
Leach, Connie Potts, and Ross
Zachary, Wise Men.
The candlelighting service was
performed by Miss Lillian Jones,
and a solo, "O Holy City" was
sung by Miss Ann Flanagan.
Special Christmas music and
Christmas parties by the va
rious Sunday school classes
were highlights of the Frank
lin Baptist church program last
Sunday.
Santa Claus visited the Meth
odist church Sunday morning to
hand out gifts to members of
the younger Sunday school
classes. At the 11 o'clock serv
ice the choir presented special
Christmas numbers.
Zacharias Martin
Taken By Death At
Home At Oak Grove
Zacharias Martin, 66, who had
been a cripple and semi-invalid
most of his live, died at his
home in the Oak Grove com
munity Sunday morning at 4
o'clock. His death came follow
ing an Illness of two weeks.
The son of John and Mary
Brown Martin, he was born
April 17, 1881, In Jackson coun
ty, and moved to Macon Coun
ty at the age of two with his
parents.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Sarah Am metis Martin; a son
by a former marriage, Pink
Martin, of Franklin, Route 3;
six grandchildren, and 10 great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at
the Oak Orove Baptist church
Monday morning at 11 o'clock,
with the Rev. C. C. Welch con
ducting the service. Interment
followed In the church cemetery.
Pallbearers were Casey Bar
nett, Kermlt Martin, Clarence
Phillips, Olenn Davis, J. S.
Ammons, and Claude Martin.
Potts funeral home was In
charge of arrangements.
HOME FOR HOLIDAYS
Mis Louise Pendergraas, who
Is teaching at San ford, la spend
ing the Christmas holidays with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil
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MOVE LAUNCHED
FOR GYMNASIUM
AT HIGHLANDS!
Rotary Club Will Seek
Donations To Build
School Structure
A movement to build a school
gymnasium at Highlands, chief
ly with funds raised by private
subscription, has been launched
by the Highlands Rotary club.
The plan calls for a structure
to be built on a part of the site
that has been acquired by the
county board education for
the proposed new Highlands
school.
Early erection of the steel
framing and roof, so that the
place could be used with a dirt
floor, is planned, the building to
be completed as funds become
available.
At present, it was pointed out
at the Rotary club's meeting
December 16, the Highlands
school has only a makeshift
baseball field, no place for foot
ball, and is obliged to take its
basketball home games to Ra
bun Gap or elsewhere that a
court can be borrowed.
Charles J. Anderson, W. A.
Bryson, and Frank H. Potts,
the members of the Highlands
district school committee, were
present at the meeting, and
took part in the discussion. Mr.
Potts pointed out that approxi
mately $4,000, profits from op
eration of the Highlands school
theatre, is available for the
project, and several members of
the club volunteered aid.
T. C. Harbison offered to
donate 50 yards of sand, Wilton
Cobb offered building materials
available at his store at whole
sale, and W. A. Hays offered
concrete blocks and concrete at
a discount.
The Boy Scouts, it was sug
gested, will be asked to help in
clearing the ground for the
building.
M hope was expressed that
some definite plans can be
made early in 1948.
Scores Home
From School
For Holidays
Scores of Macon County young
men and women who are at
tending colleges and universities
in various sections of the Unit
ed States arrived home this
week to spend the Christmas
holidays with relatives.
The largest group, perhaps, is
made up of those home from
Western Carolina Teachers col
lege, Cullowhee. Among them
a^e Misses Iva Dell Norton,
Anna Howard, Iva Dean Roper,
and Maxie Wright and Frank
Murray, Jr., John Gibson Mur
ray, Don Cabe, Dick Angel, Jack
Angel, Charles Keener, Jack
Blaine, and James Stockton.
Roger Rickman, James Pat
terson, Tom Setser, and An
drew J. and George E. Patton,
all students at N C. State, are
here for the holidays.
Home from the University, at
Chapel Hill, are James L. Hug
gins, Miss Merrily Brooks, Miss
Barbara Stockton, Clell Bryant,
Miss Frances Furr, and T. W.
Angel, in,
Howard Horsley is here from
Wake Forest college.
Here from Mars Hill are
Misses Annie Sue Conl^, Mary
Frances Dalrymple, and Sidney
Jean Barker.
Misses Anne Flanagan and
Barbara Wallace are here from
Winthrop college, Rock Hill, S.
C.; Miss Jane Setser from Bre
vard college; Miss Dorothy Ray,
from Columbia university, New
York; Misses Betty Callahan,
Carolyn Long, and MyraSlagle
from Woman's college, Greens
boro; Miss Elizabeth Wasilik,
from the College of New Roch
elle, New Rochelle, N. Y.; Miss
Rose Marie Harmon, from Mer
edith college, Raleigh; John
Wasilik, III, from Catholic uni
versity, Washington, D. C.; and
William Grant Zlckgraf, from
Riverside Military academy,
Gainesville, Ga.
USE MORE GASOLINE
Motorists used 11.2 per cent
more gasoline during the first
six months of 1047 than during
the corresponding period last
year, according to Charles M.
Upham, engineer - director,
American Road Bulldert' asso
ciation.
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STOCKINGS WERE U4EP
Child Badly Burned
As Tub Of Scalding
W ater Overturns
Jimmy Gregory, two-year
old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Dewey Gregory, of Franklin,
was critically burned Tues
day morning when a tub
of scalding water turned
over on the child, burning
his entire body. He was
taken to Angel clinic.
Auto Drivers
Urged To Be Careful
During Holidays
"Don't let death take your
holiday," State highway patrol
man, Pritchard Smith, Jr , warn
ed Macon .County motorist in
a statement this week urging all
persons driving during the holi
day season to operate their ve
hicles in a "sane and sensible"
manner.
"Above all, don't let death
take your holiday. Remember
one fatality on the highways of
Macon County would cause sev
eral people of our county to
have a sad Christmas. Don't let
it happen to you," said the pa
trolman.
He added:
"If you must drive a motor
vehicle, leave the drinking off.
Whiskey and gasoline won't
mix. It's been tried time and
time again. You have a one
way ticket to the cemetery
when you purchase your booze,
your gasoline, and step on the
accelerator? this ticket is good
at any time with an automo
bile." The state police official
also pointed out that the laws
in regard to speeding, reckless
driving, and driving under the
influence of liquor are stricter
in North Carolina than ever be
fore.
After pointing out that In
1948 six persons were killed on
highways in Macon County, the
patrolman said "we have had
two killed so far this year",
and he asked everyone help
keep this number at two.
"We are counting on you to
help us make the highways
safe. Your cooperation will be
greatly appreciated. And re
member again, 'Don't let Death
take your holiday'," the patrol
man repeated.
Mrs. Jacobs
Succumbs At Age Of 90;
Rites Held Monday
Mrs. Mary Cunningham Jac
obs, 90, who was one of Ma
con County's oldest life long
residents, died Sunday after
noon at her home in East
Franklin. Death was attributed
to pneumonia.
Mrs. Jacobs, daughter of the
late Aron and Rhoda Sanders
Cunningham, was born June 23,
1857 and had lived her entire
life in Macon county. She was
a member of the Franklin Meth
odist church.
Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon with the Rev.
D. P. Grant, pastor of the
Franklin Methodist circuit, and
the Rev. Hoyt Evans, pastor of
the Franklin Presbyterian
church, conducting the service.
Burial followed in the Franklin
cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers were
Floyd Jacobs, Jr., Kenneth Jac
obs, D.. L. Johnson, Bobby Jac
obs, and Ruel Waldroop, grand
sons, and Walter Cunningham.
Surviving are two daughters,
Miss Lelia Jacobs, of the home,
and Mrs. Tom Johnson of East
Franklin; three sons, Floyd and
Fred Jacobs, both of Franklin,
and Henry Jacobs of Detroit,
Mich.; two brothers, Curtis Cun
ningham, of Coweeta, and Riley
Cunningham, of Franklin, Route
2; 10 grandchildren, and three
great-grandchildren.
.Funeral arrangements were
made by Bryant funeral home.
Schools In Macon Are
Closed For Holidays
Following the exchanging of
gifts with fellow students at
classroom parties and amid cries
of "Merry Christmas" and "See
you next year", hundreds of
Macon County school children
left their schools last Friday
some to return Monday, De
cember 29, and others on Janu
ary 5.
Schools In District No. 1,
which Include those In Frank
lin and vicinity, will reopen on
January 5, while districts Nos.
3 and 3, which include the
schools in the Highlands and
Nantahaia areas, will reopen
December 29, according to O. L.
Houk, county superintendent of
schools.
LEGION STUDIES
MEMORIAL FOR
DEAD OF WAR 2
Will See 2 Boards About
Problem Of School
Attendance
Discussion of the school at
tendance problem in this coun
ty, appointment of a committee
to investigate and report its
recommendations on a suitable
memorial for the Macon county
dead of World War 2, and de
cision to hold two dances at the
Slagle Memorial building dur
ing the holiday season, were
highlights of the semi-monthly
meeting of Macon County Post
No. 108, American Legion, last
Thursday night.
After some discussion of the
school attendance problem, it
was decided to ask a committee
appointed by Commander Paul
Nave several months ago to con
sult with the county board of
welfare and the county board
of education concerning the
need of an attendance officer
and to obtain counsel pertain
ing to the legal aspects of the
compulsory law.
A committee with Gilmer A.
Jones as chairman and W H
Finley and W. R. Waldroop as
members was asked by Com
mander Nave to make recom
mendation to the post at its
next regular meeting on a me
morial to those who gave their
lives in World War II.
With the idea of furnishing
some recreation during the holi
days, particularly for young
folk, the Legion voted to hold
dances on Saturday night, De
cember 27, and Wednesday
night, December 31.
On motion of Gilmer Jones,
merchants and other businesses
throughout Macon County were
requested to close their estab
lishments for a period of one
half hour during the funeral
services for Macon County men
whose bodies are brought home
irom overseas.
The next meeting was set for
the third Thursday in January,
and the post will vote, at that
time, on a resolution favoring
the endorsement of the univer
sal military training program.
Hudson, Young
Case Continued
Till January 6
The case of James P. Hudson
and Fred Young, when it came
before Mayor T. W. Angel, Jr.,
Monday, was continued, at the
request of the defendants, un
til January 6.
The hearing was scheduled,
following arrest of the two Sat
urday night, December 14, when
they became engaged in a fight.
In the account, published in
The Press last week, several in
accuracies occurred, and correc
tion is cheerfully made.
The fight occurred in the
Sandwich shop, instead of Nor
ton's Cafe. The Sandwich shop,
is owned by Paschal Norton and
Lester Arnold, is next door to
Norton's cafe. Mr. Hudson was
not placed in jail, but, after
being arrested and charged with
assault with a deadly weapon,
was released' on bond. Tom
Phillips, night policeman, did
not break up the fight, but ap
peared on the scene after the
incident occured
Nantahala School
Splits With Sylva
In Double-Header
The Nantahala High school
girls' basketball squad dropped
its first game of the season
when the Nantahala girls lost
to Sylva, in a nip-and-tuck
contest, by the score of 25 to
23.
The Nantahala boys defeated
the previously unbeaten Sylva
boys by a score of 41 to 38.
Next Week's Press
Will Be Delivered
To Readers Friday
Due to the New Year holi
day next Thursday? the day
The Press ordinarily is deliver
ed to Maoon County readers
next week's issue will be pub
lished and placed in the Frank
lin post office late Thursday,
and will be delivered to readers
in Franklin and on the rural
routes Friday morning.
Miss Ann Flanagan, daughter
of Mrs. J A. Flanagan, will
leave Christmas day to attend
a conference of Christian stu
dent volunteer workers at Law
rence university In Missouri.