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VOL. LX1II ? NO. 7
FRANKLIN, N. C.. THURSDAY, FEB. 12, 1948
S2.00 PER YEAR
FRANK MOODY.
HEAD OF BANK
BOARD. DIES
Rites For Well Known
Moody F arm Owner
Held Tuesday
Charles Frank Moody, 82, well
known Macon County business
man and farmer, and former
chairman of the board of coun
rnissioners, died at his home in
the Iolla community Sunday
? morning. He had been ill for
several weeks.
Mr. Moody, a native of Hay
wood county, was the son of the
late Julius J. and Mary Evelyn
Boyd Moody.
After coming to Macon coun
ty in lyl4, he purchased the
Norman Barnard farm in the
Iotla valley, which he develop
ed and operated as the Moody
tourist home, a popular sum
mer report, for a number of
years.
He was elected a director of
the Bank of Franklin In 1928
and had been on the board con
tinuously *Sttcp then, having
served aP cnairman during re
cent years. ip> 1922 he helped
to form the Macon County
Building and Loan association.
( Despite his many business en
terprises, which Included the
-^operation of several saw mills
and mica mines, he found time
to serve several terms as chair
man of the board of county
commissioners and also as coun
ty tax assessor for some time.
Funeral services were held at
the home Tuesday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock, with the Rev.
Charles E. Parker, Mr. Moody's
pastor, the Rev. R. P. McCrack
en, of W aynesville, and the Rev.
Hcyt Evans conducting the serv
ice. Burial followed in the
MFvanklin cemetery.
W Pallbearers were Paul, Arvil,
and Will Swafford, Wfildqjn
Fouts, Boyd Burrell,
pett, W.11 Chllders, and Verlon
Poindexter.
Dire0t4rs of the Bank of
Franklin ? M. L. Dowdle, Henry
Cabe, Fred Arnold, Orover Jami
son, A. B. Slagle, and Richard
S. Jones? served as honorary
ixillbearers.
Surviving are his widow; four
daughters, Miss May Beryl
Moody end -Mrs. Lyman Hlgdon,
both, oi Franklin, Mrs. N. W.
Garrett of Wayneaville, and
Miss Nora iloody, of Franklin,
? now at. Peabody college, Nash
ville, Tenn; two sons, Jack
Moody, of Tacoma, Wash., and
Wade Moody, of Knoxvllle,
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Do You
Remember... ?
(Looking backward through
the file* of The Fran)
50 YEARS AGO THI8 WEEK
Some evil disposed person has
fired three pistol balls through
the glass of one of the front
windows of John C. Wright's
house now unoccupied.
Boney Ridley was in town
Saturday walking as though he
was trying to track a water
moccasin. He was supercharged
with wig-wag drops.
Dr. H. S. Lucas and D. C.
Cunningham made a trip to
Almona and returned the latter
part of last week on an inspec
tion tour of the route between
Frauklin and Almond, with a
view to Its adaptability for
building a railroad or first class
pike road. We learn that they
were highly pleased with the
route.
25 i"EARS AGO
On Januaty 28th Qeorge B.
Patton went to Raleigh with
several law students to take the
bar examination. The next
morning Mr. Patton's name,
along with several other men
of Carolina, appeared in The
Durham Morning Herald, as
having passed the bar examlna
thus automatically making
.member of the Bar asso
Patton is a very
: law student and we
much success In the
1.? Chapel Hill Item.
It TEAM AGO
Bryson, register of deeds,
.id, chairman of the
commissioners, and
Pattoa, attorney for
the TcJwn of Franklin, went to
Raleigh Sunday to sign refund
ing bonds for Franklin township
L. and Macon County In the
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C. F. MOODY
THIS DISTRICT
hasnosenator
bm., istcL w?ir
Never Serve
Should an" emergency cause
Gov Cherry to call a special
session ol the North Carolina
general assembly on short no
tice this senatorial district
wotid have no representative
In the upper chamber, inqu y
discloses. _
Furthermore, Macon County
would be represented by a m
who no longer lives in this
county.
A third queer quirk . In the
situation is the tact that the
voters in Macon, Cherokee, Clay,
Sam, and Swam counties
(which make up the thirty
Srd senatorial district, prob
ably will vote soon in a ?Pec~"
election to name a state senato
who, may never serve.
The senate vacancy ^mred
Tuesday when Baxter C. Jones
ryson City, state senator
this district, took the oath
c% f office as solicitor
twentieth Judicial district. When
he qualified lor the latter post,
he automatically ceased to be
StMacon'sa "representative Her
2A?SS-*5a
that office until a successor is
elected next tall and Qualifies,
now lives In Buncombe. Mr. Mc
Glamery accepted a state pos
as probation officer shortly
Tfter the 1941 legislative ses
aion, and last spring moved his
family to Asheville, where he
maintains headquarters.
When a state senator dies or ]
becomes disqualified, the law
provides that the chairman of
the board of elections In th
county In which the senator
Uves (in this case, Swain coun
ty) shall notify the governor
It then becomes the duty of
the governor, the law sets -out,
to call a special election In |
the senatorial district to name i
a successor to fill out the un
expired term. The presumption
appears to be that the nomi
nees would be chosen by the
senatorial committees of the
two parties.
Since It takes approximately
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Scout Honor Court
Will Be Held Here
Tonight At 7:30
A Smoky Mountain district
Boy Scout court of honor will
be held here tonight (Thurs
day), the first held in Frank
lin in about five months.
The ceremony will be con
ducted at the Franklin Metho
dist church, starting at 7:30.
Scouts are expected from
Bryson City, Highlands. Sylva,
Cullowhee, and Cherokee, and
promotions wlU Include aU ranks |
except Eagle. . I
The Smoky Mountain district |
embraces Macon, Swain, and
Jackson counties.
JOHN H. DALTON
76. WELL KNOWN
SURVEYOR. DIES
Colorful Figure Hat
Held County Post
For 39 Years
John H. Dalton, long-time
county surveyor and colorfu
figure, died Saturday night at
his home In the West's Mil
community, following a short
illness. He was 76.
Born at the "Uncle Gum'
Dalton place, on the head ol
Cowee Creek, January 16, 1872
the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M
Dalton, Mr. Dalton had spent
his life in this county and since
early manhood he had been a
leader in civic and political af
fairs in his community, and
active throughout the county
He had served as county sur
veyor for 39 years.
In his early life, he taught
-chool In this county, and dur
ing the 20's served as a road
supervisor. He was known as a
student of the early history of
this county.
Funeral services were held at
the Snow Hill Methodist church
Monday afternoon at 2:30, with
the Rev. D. P. Grant, pastor,
the Rev. George Cloer, and the
Rev. C. C. Welch conducting
the service. Burial followed in
the church cemetery.
The body lay in state at the
church from 2 p. m. until time
for the service. All Mr. Dalton's
nine children were here for the
funeral.
Pallbearers were Carroll Rey
nolds, John G. Murray, C. T.
Dalton, Woodrow Queen, George
Gibson, Weaver Holbrooks, Mar
shall Queen, and Sam Gibson,
Jr., all nephews.
Honorary pallbearers: R. R.
Rickman, Robert Sheffield, Will
Holbrooks, Clyde N. West, Dock
Clark, Jess Shuler, Albert Raby,
Carr Bryson, J. E. Allen, Tom
M, Rickman, J. C. Sorrells,
James R. ParrUh, Robert Gib
son, Edd H. Parrlsh, R. D. West,
James Brogdon, Dr. J. L. West,
J. B. Elmore, Robert Rickman
and E. O. Rickman.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Ada Gibson Dalton ; six sons,
Lon J. Dalton, of Franklin, Carl
V. and Joel, both of Franklin,
Route 3, Crawford and Roger,
both of Gastonla, and Lyman
Dalton, of Greenville, S. C.;
three daughters, Mrs Frank
Holbrooks and Mrs. Ralph Shel
ton, both of West AsheviUe, and
Mrs. Robert Morgan, of Frank
lin, Route 3; 12 grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren;
seven brothers, Grady and Will
Dalton, both of Franklin, Route
3, Dock Dalton, of Highlands,
Buel Dalton, of Franklin, Route
4, Ed Dalton, of Mooresville, an<}
George and Manuel Dalton, both
of Gastonla; and a sister, Mrs.
Frank Queen, of Canton.
Highlands Plans
Valentine Fete
Saturday Night
A community Valentine car
nival is planned for Saturday
night at Helen's Barn, High
lands, for the benefit of the
Highlands Community hospital.
The carnival, set to open at 7
o'clock, will be given under the
auspices of the Highlands Sa
tul&h club, a woman's organiza
tion, and the Highlands Ro
tary club. Benny McGlamery, of
Franklin, will serve as auc
tioneer. (Details will be found
on the Highlands page, page 7.)
FINDS JOBS FOR 119,326
Jobs were found in 1947 for
119,326 workers in local non
agricultural employment, 40,051
of them veterans, 40,247 of them
women, and 6, 275 of them phy
sically handicapped, it is re
vealed in a report made by Di
rector Ernest C. McCracken of
North Carolina State Employ
ment Service division.
Fulton Has Court Papers
Dated Before Revolution
Robert Fulton, of the Sugar 1
Pork community, has In his pos
session interesting old papers
brought to Macon County by
Mr. Fulton's grandparents, Rob
ert and Naitcy Bason Fulton,
when they moved to Macon
from Orange county In 1822.
Among them is "a vendue
paper", dated November 24, 1774,
nearly two years before the
signing of the Decoration of
Independence. In It, the prices
of articlM aold are given in the
Xn|lUh pound*, shillings, and
pence.
The paper is remarkably well
preserved, and the ink of that
day evidently was of good qual
ity, since the writing is clearly
legible?though the style ol
writing makes it difficult read
ing.
One paper, dated "Orange
August court, 1774", sets forth
that the court "ordered that
the estate of Jacob Beason, de
ceased, be sold by the executors
agreeable to law, and that thej
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? Voters To Ballot Saturday
; On Beer And Wine Unless
Injunction Halts Election
Simple Arithmetic
(Editorial)
When you and I go to the polls for Saturday's
election, nobody has the right to tell us how we
shall vote. That is a matter for our individual .
judgments and consiences.
But good citizenship demands ? in this election,
and all others ? that we do go to the polls and that
we do vote.
Here is why :
Let us suppose, for a moment, that t'here are only
100 qualified voters in Macon County. Then let us
suppose that only 60 of them take the trouble to go
to the polls. And. finally, let us suppose that the
count of ballots at the end of the day is 35 one way,
25 the other.
fthe '35, of course, will have won the election. But
they are only 35 out of 100!
We would have the spectacle, then, of 35 voters
telling the other 65 in the county what policy shall
be followed.
That is rule bv minority ? the very opposite of all
our democratic traditions.
4-H CONTEST
IS ANN OUNCED
Scholarships First Prizes
For Doing Job Batter
With Electricity
A 4-H club boy and a 4-H
club girl In Southwestern North
Carolina U going to win a $100
college scholarship, each, be
tween now and October 1.
These two first prizes will go
to one boy said one girl in a
five-county area for finding
better ways to do things on the
farm or in the home, by the ap
plication of electricity.
The contest was announced
here this week by W. W. Sloan,
agricultural agent for the Nan
tahala Power and Light com
pany, and S. W. ? Mendenhall,
Macon County farm agent. The
prizes are offered by the power
company, while the contest will
be conducted by the Extension
service, which is headed in this
county by Mr. Mendenhall.
The counties included are
Macon, Jackson, Swain, Chero
kee, and Graham.
Second prizes in the area
one to a boy and one to a girl
will be $50 gold wrist watches.
In addition, the boy and the
girl who has the best project In
each of the five counties will
be given a free trip to Raleigh
to attend next fall's 4-H club
electric congress there.
The contest in this region is
being conducted In cooperation
with the State Extension serv
ice and the Westinghouse Elec
tric company, which is offering
additional prizes.
The Westinghouse firm will
give a gold medal to the win
? Continued on Page Six
Mrs. Welch
Is Claimed By Death At
Age Of 81
Mrs. Sallle C. Welch, 81, died
Tuesday at the home of a
daughter, Mrs. George South
ards, In the Rose Creek section
of Macon County.
She was the widow of Dr. J.
L. (Fate) Welch and a member
of the Rose Creek Baptist
church. i
Funeral services were held
Wednesday morning at 11
o'clock at the Rose Creek Bap
tist church, with the Rev. C. C.
Welch and the Rev Arvll Swaf
ford conducting the service.
Burial followed in the church
cemetery.
Pallbearers were Dover Bur
nette, Hall Welch, Claude Brad
ley, Hobart- Burnette, Charles
Morrison, Glenn Campbell,
Floyd Bradley, and Ernest Cabe,
Jr.
Survivors include four child
ren, Mrs. Southards, Mrs. Brad
ley Burnette, Mrs. Hlllard Brad
i ley, and Austin Welch, all of
i Franklin, Route S; a step-son,
, Dock Welch, of Franklin, Route
3; 32 grandchildren, and 25
, great-grandchildren.
r Potts funeral home was in
i chsrtf of arrangements.
Macon Folk Again
Contribute More
Than Polio Quiota
Again Macon County peo
ple have given more than
was asked of them in the
fight against infantile pa
ralysis.
This county's 1948 polio
campaign fund quota was
$1,620, and County Chair
man J. H. Stockton an
nounced Tuesday that con
tributions total $1,933.95.
This is 9313.95, or approxi
mately 20 per cent, more
than the quota.
A few sources are yet to
be heard from, and Mr.
Stockton said he believed
the final total will be close
to $2,000.
In making the announce
ment, he expressed appreci
ation to the people of the
county for their "generous
support" of this cause.
Bronze Star
Is Awarded
To Penland
James N. Penland, son of Mr. 1
and Mrs. Adin Penland , of
Highlands, was recently award
ed the Bronze Star Medal by
Col. James R. Gunn, Jr., com
manding officer of Yokota Air
Base in Japan.
Sgt. Penland was awarded the
medal for meritorious service as
a first lieutenant in charge of
a unit of the 333 Infantry in
1944.
The citation read in part:
"For exemplary conduct in
ground combat against the en
emy during the Rhineland cam
paign in the European theatre
of operations."
Other awards received by the
sergeant during the recent war
are the Silver Star, the Purple
Heart, with the Oak Leaf Clus
ter, and the European Theatre
of Operations ribbon, with five
battle stars. He received all
these awards while serving with
the 333rd Infantary.
In 1946 he enlisted in the air
force, and in August, 1947, was
sent to Japan.
Complaint, Seeking Court
Order, Filed Here, But
No Action Taken Yet
Unless the election Is halted
by court order, Macon County
voters will go to the polls Sat
urday to ballot on the question
of whether the sale of beer and
wine shall remain legal in this
county.
A complaint, seeking an In
junction against the county
board of elections to require
postponement of the balloting,
was filed in the office of the
clerk of superior court here last
Friday, but yesterday (Wednes
day), it had not been presented
to a superior court judge for
action.
The resignation of Felix Alley,
as resident judge of this district,
was announced in Raleigh late
Friday afternoon, and Dan K.
Moore, of Sylva, appointed by
Governor Cherry to succeed
Judge Alley, did not assume his
new duties until Tuesday. He
was in Raleigh to take the oath
of office Tuesday morning, and
yesterday it was understood he
had not been able to return to
Sylva on account of snow-cov
ered highways.
Thad D. Bryson, Jr., who fil
ed the complaint on behalf of
four complainants; had plan
ned, he said earlier, to appear
before Judge / Moore in Sylva
yesterday to seek the injunc
tion.
The four who signed the com
plaint are Robert Davis, of
Franklin, Lex Vanhook-, of
Franklin, Route 2, and Charlie
Rogers and Will Rogers, both
of Prentiss.
Saturday's special election was
called In response to a petition,
and the complaint alleges that,
from the petition, "it does not
appear that persons signing
same are sufficient in number
or are the proper persons law
fully authorized to sign."
It alleges that the petition
designates the signers "as qual
ified voters, but does not show
. . . that said signers registered
and voted in the last election
for governor of North Carolina"
(a requirement for eligibility to
sign such a petition); that it
, fails to show the precincts in
'which the signers voted; and
that "there is nothing in the
petition to give the board of
elections information that sign
ers are persons duly Authorized
by law to sign and file same".
Finally, it alleges that<he pe
tition is not the same one to
which many of the signers af
fixed their signatures, adding
that the original petition having
been addressed to the board of
county commissioners instead of
to the board of elections.
The petition requesting the
election was filed with the board
of elections December 8, and
the board, at a meeting De
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The Weather
Temperatures and precipita
tion for the past seven days,
and the low temperature yes
terday, as recorded at the Co
weta Experiment station, follow:
High Low Perc.
Wednesday 53 28 .15
Thursday .......... 50 32 .05
Friday 60 40 .77
Saturday 44 41 .32
Sunday 49 42 .56
Monday 35 32 .65
Tuesday 38 30 .24
Wednesday .... 34
Bond Purchases Here In '47
Averaged $17.75 Per Person
United States Government
Savings bonds amounting to
$282,704.50 were purchased in
Macon County last year, ac
cording to an announcement by
Allison James, state director of
the United States Savings Bonds
division of the Treasury depart
ment.
If these savings were dis
tributed among Macon County's
IS, 880 persons, it would mean
an average savings per person
of approximately $17.75 during
1847.
While 78 countlei In North
Carolina have a greater popula
tion than Macon, only 63 coun
ties exceeded her In total bond
sales during 1947
Of the total sales here, $179,
244.50 were series E, which
reach maturity In 10 years;
$6,660, series F, which mature
In 12 years; and $96,800, series
O, which are paid-up bonds
paying Interest at the rate of
2 y2 per cent per annum, paid
semi-annually.
Total bond sale figures for
the state during 1947 are $85,
285,851.23.