v-( aeon Rigl*** fift itf |~ Record for I9i8 to Date (Pi* Sou Highway Patrol r?cord?) ? ? Jtr . *. % ?? >4* . Do Your Part to Keep These Figure* Down! ' ___ <2I()e ISjtgblati^# jHaconian , PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL l ND EI' E XI) E A T VOL. LXra? No. 4 $2.00 PER YEAK FRANKLIN BANK PAYS DIVIDEND OF 20 PER CENT Stockholder* Choove Same Directors; Office. i All Reelected The Bank of Franklin In 1947 had a very successful year, Henry W. Cabe, cashier, re ported to the stockholders at their annual meeting, held at the bank on January 14. A dividend of 20 per cent was declared, and $5,000 was added to the surplus account. The stockholders reelected the seven men now serving as di rectors: C. F. Moody, M. L. Dowdle, H. W. Cabe, Fred M. Arnold, Orover Jamison, Sr., A. B. Slagle, and R. S. ?'ones The newly elected directors met immediately following the Mockholders' meeting and re ?cted the present officers, as Blows: L. Dowdle, president; R. S Tones, vice-president; H. W. Cabe, ( cashier; and George I Dean, Sfover Jamison, Jr., and J. C. Jacobs, assistant cashiers. C. F. Moody was again named .chairman of the board. Overseas Clothing Drive To Start Here Next Sunday The clothing drive which is f being sponsored by Church World Services to .furftlsh relief for the needy overseas will get under way in Macon County and throughout the state Janu ary 25, according to an an nouncement by the county co chairmen, the Rev. C. E. Park er and the Rev. D. P. Grant. The chairmen said that they were urging the public to search their closets and attics for gar ments, shoes, meh's felt hats, d bed clothing. urrell Motor company's gar has been selected as a assembly point and Le is urged to bring any ,t can fce spared to ont, or, if "it* Is more con nient, articles may be left at church. Those unable to bring .lcles to an assembly point e asked to call 24$ and some Le will come for the gifts, the irmen said. The slogan adopted for the &rlve, which will continue through January 31, is "Fill a Ship With Friendship." ^ All Sunday school Superinten dents are urged to give assis tance in carrying out this char itable work, which Is being sponsored by 20 Protestant churches. Do Ypu Remember .. . ? (Looking backward through the files of The Press) 50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK Thank you, we don't want any more sorghum on subscrip tions till 1900. We are over stocked with the legal tender sweetness. Bring, us some bread to sop In what we have and we j will be happy. I. Miss Laura Bryson has been employed as assistant teacher ] In the public school, the school I ' having grown to such propor- ' 1 ?Ums that the principal could hot handle it alone. 29 TEAM AGO ^Tie influenza epidemic la very 1 1 ^Bfcbithe Killjoy community 1 ? Bwr and Miss Keener 1 T siojc and also a num ber of puplla from the Hlgdon vllle school. DM to this, the school has been closed for a few days. We do not know whether the school will open this morning or not. 10 YEARS AGO Twenty-three . students made scholastic honor roll during rst semester, G. L. Houk, ?al, has announced. They fht grade, Dorothy Ang itherlne Ldhg, Mary ore, Mary Werner, iui, John Waallik, jr., ?>ans, Kenneth Bryant, Messier, Lewis Patton, ?orter Duncan; ninth p wmmr Oteia Bryson, Louise Bryson and Henry Cabe; tenth grade, Dorothy Morrlaon, Doris Corbln, and Mode II* Roberaon; ileventh grada, Louisa MeOttre, " lyin Dal ton, Audrey Conley, mm mnu, owMtdeim " Harold lioam aiRiv^i Recommend Educational Loan Fund As Memorial To Dead Of World War A proposal that the local American Legion post establish a perpetual education fund to be used to assist deserving young men and women of Ma con County to procure a higher education, with preference be ing given to the descendants of servicemen of both wars, as a memorial to those who lost their lives In World War II was placed before the local post last Thursday night at Its reg ular meeting. The recommendation was made by a committee composed of Qilmer A.? Jones, chairman, W. ft. Waldroop, and W. H. Flnley. The committee had been appointed by post com mander Paul Nave for the pur pose of .studying various types of memorials and making rec ommendations to the organiza tion. Commander Nave said that the mattef would be placed at the top of' th? Agenda jot busi ness at the next meeting. The committee also suggested that this mem6r&l fund be consolidated with the already existing Macon County Memor ial Loan Fund, educational me morial fund perpetuating the memory of those who ' died in World War 1, if it was agree able with the latter organiza tion. It was understood that the money would be raised by con tributions from the friends and relatives of the deceased of World War II. Funds for assisting the ap plicants would come from the interest on the fund, which would be invested in securities, with the principal being kept intact. The text of the committee's proposal follows: We, the committee appointed by Macon County Post No. 10b of the American Legion, to make recommendations as to a me morial to the veterans who gave their lives in World War II, make the following report: 1. We are of the opinion that a memorial which will enable deserving young men and wo men of Macon County to pro cure a higher education will more closely approach perpetu ating the lives and spirits of those who gave their lives to their country in World War II, and therefore recommend that this memorial be in the form of a perpetual education fund. 2. We recommend that such fund as may be set up be ad ministered by a Board of Trus tees set up > along the lines of the trust agreement -of the Ma con County Memorial Associa tion, which is a memorial ed ucational loan fund in memory of the veterans of the First World War We further recom mend that such fund as may be raised, be kept intact, the ? Continued on Page Eight Schedule At . * ?.? v ? f * . * v . ? Nonah Center Is Announced 4.vf shepherd's pipes, etc. Thursday's classes will be tak :n up with weaving, with par ticular attention being paid to hand weaving. On Saturdays, both the relat ed crafts and weaving will be taught. Morning classes are for the school children, with the after noon classes being conducted for adults and young children. Report Polio Fund Campaign Is Off To Good Start ' While figures were not avail able Wednesday as to the pro portion of the $1,620 county luota for the 1948 Infantile Paralysis fund collected during the past week, J. Horner Stock ton, fund chairman for Macon ;ounty, said that first reports Indicated "the drive is doing Nccellently and that the quota irtll soon be reached or over lubscribed." The fund chairman added that the school children were lolng an exceptional Job in fill ing out the cards given them, but that they wanted to ask every teacher to remind chil dren who may have forgotten to get their card filled out. The Dime Board, operated by members of the Franklin Rotary club last Saturday for the ben efit of the March of Dimes fund, collected a total of $55. The board will be operated again this Saturday. Benefits are planned at the Otto and Cowee schools and a benefit dance will be held at Highlands, Mr. Stockton said. He added that, while a great, effort had been made to senth letter* asking for contributions to this worth-while cause to as many Macon County people aa possible, he realized that It was Impossible to reach everyone. If someone failed to recslvs a letter and wishes to contribute, Mr. Stockton asked that- he or she mall a contribtodflfc to Clauds Bolton, treasurer, Macon County Infantile Paralysis Fund, -p.. MRS. COVER IS PT A SPEAKER Question Of F ranklin School Heating Discussed A talk by Mrs. GHes W. Cov er, of Andrews, and a discus sion of the heat situation at the school here marked Mon day night's January meeting of the Franklin Parent-Teacher association. The question of heating the school, which provoked consid erable comment, was raised just as the meeting was about to be adjourned. Mrs. Cover, who was intro duced by Mrs. W. L. Nothstein, took as her topic, "The Home's Responsibility for Citizenship". Mrs. Cover, a forjner member of the North Carolina general assembly, declared that citizen ship "is almost a sacred right. I had rather have it said of me that 'she is a good citizen' than almost anything else", be cause it takes so many qualities to be a good citizen. After citing some examples of good citizenship, and point ing to some of the factors that indicate a lowering of the quality of American citizenship, Mrs. Coyer declared that "to have good government, we must have good people, and to have good people, we must have good homes". The meeting was held at the Agricultural building, and at the close of the program, Mrs. Weimar Jones, the president, asked whether the members wished to hold the next meet ing there or at the school. Someone suggested that "the Agricultural building Is warmer with the heat off than the school auditorium- when the furnace is running." The Rev. D. P. Grant, asking if it were right for the P. T. A. to meet in a warm place when "our children have to sit in a cold school", said several times he had gone to the school to wait for his children and found It very cold. He added that there Is about a half-Inch space between swinging doors that open into the auditorium from the entrance vestibule. . Mrs. S. H. Lyle, Jr., told the group that Mr. Grant had of fered to install a panel to cover this crack, and to weatherstrip the outer doors, if the P. T. A. would pay tor It. * It was moved and seconded tkat the P. T. A pay the bill, bit, before the vote was taken, aoneone wanted to know why the school board shouldn't pay for these repairs. John M. Archer, Jr., declar ing tbat "those cracks In the doors hare been there ever since I came to Franklin"; com mented that "If you wait for the school authorities to act, ' ? Continued on P*|e Elf tat NAME OFFICIALS FOR BEER VOTE Registration Books Will Be Open Two More Saturdays Registration books (or the beer and wine . election, which will be held February i-? 'throughout Macon County, were opened last Saturday. The books also will be open on Saturday, January 24, and Saturday, January 31. Saiuruay. February 7, will be challenge day. The books are open at the usual polling, places in each township. The following have been nam ed as registrars and judges for each township, with the first named serving as registrar: Franklin, Mrs. R. D. Carson, Jim Palmer, and George Reece; Mlllshoal, Harold Cabe, Wood row Franklin, and Garland Shepherd ; ElHjay, Charlie Bry son, . Carl Moses, and Win Teems; Sugarfork, Luther Hol land, A.. B. Potts, and Lee Keen er; Highlands, Henry Wright, Fred Edwards, and Tom Harbi son; Flats, Ray Dryman, Ray mond Penland, and Tolliver Vinson; Smith Bridge, Tom Al ley, Ted Henry, and Alex Holl brooks; Cartoogechaye, Dan Sweatman, Charlie Dills, and A1 Williams; Nantahala No. 1, Austin Jacobs, Wade Lambert, and Fred Moses. Nantahala No. 2, Clint May, T. T. Love, and Weimer Cochran; Burning town, Bill Parrish, W. G. Row land, and R. D Younce; Co wee, Don Raby, Bob RicKman, and Gaston Dean. Mrs. Blaine, 77, Of Patton Area, Is Dead Mrs. Harriett Sanders Blaine, 77, widow of Charles L. Blaine, former Macon County commis sioner, died Monday at her home in the Patton settlement, following an illness of two weeks. Funeral arrangement, which will be under the direction of Potts funeral home, late Wed nesday had not been completed. The service, however, will be held at the Patton Methodist church, of which Mrs. Blaine was a member. Surviving are four sons, Ar thur of Seattle, Wash., Earl and Ted of Franklin, Route 1, and Harry, of Dillard, Ga., Ga., Route i; and three daugh ters, Mrs. Frank Hughes, oi Asheville, Mrs. Mack Moffitt, of Franklin, and Mrs. Alex Cabe of Fontana Dam: W. Cleaveland Killed In Accident In Virginia Wendell Cleaveland, 31, son of Mrs. H. P. P. Thompson, of Highlands, was fatally injured Monday on a construction job at Camp Washington, Fairfax, Va. A former town clerk at High lands, he was a member of the Highlands Presbyterian church and a graduate of Franklin high school. Funeral services were held yesterday at 3 p. m. at the Highlands Presbyterian church with the Rev. Jack B. David son, pastor, conducting the service. Pallbearers were Carleton Cleaveland, Maurice Cleaveland, Kenneth McKinney, Robert Mc Klnney, John McKinney and Jaines McKinney, all first cousin's. Surviving, In addition to his mother, are his widow; a son, John Palmer; four brothers, George Cleaveland, of/ Fairfax, Henry Cleaveland, of Highlands, Magnus Thompson, a student at the University, of North Car olina, and Richard Thompson, who is attending school at Rob binsville; and three sisters, Mrs. Donald McNamee, of Atlanta, Mrs. W. T. Medlln, of Robbins vllle, and Mrs. Peggy McNellly, of Mooresvllle. HIGDON TRANSFERRED lit Lt. Robert T. Higdon, son. of Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Hig don, former Franklin residents, has been transferred from head quarters, air weather service, Washington^ Q...Qu.