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VOL. LXIII? NO. 9
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, FEB. 26, 1948
S2.00 PKR YEAR
CANCEL MACON
BEER ELECTION
CASE HEARING
Issues To Be Determined
At April Term Of
Court Here
The hearing on the Macon
County Deer election Injunction
which was scheduled for Mon
day afternoon In Sylva before
Judge F. Donald Pnlllips, was
not held.
Judge Phillips, who had been
holding court in Sylva, com
pleted tne Jackson county dock
et last week and had returend
to his home.
It was explained here that the
hearing, in this particular case, '
would have had no material
bearing on the result, in any
event. The only thing Judge
Phillips would have been called
on to determine, it was said, was
whether the injunction should
be dissolved immediately, or
continued in effect until the
case comes up for disposition atl
the Apr il_ term of Macon super
ior coui l Since the election date
had alteafly passed, it was
pointed out, that doesn't matter.
When the case comes up here
in April, the issue will be wheth
er there were sufficient legal
defects in the petition for the
election to warrant canceling
the election. If the court so
holds, then presumably the pre
election expenses to which the
county was put would be borne
by the county. If the judge
holds, l.owever, that the peti
tions were in good order, the
plaintifis who brought the suit
presumably will be ordered to
pay the county the amount of
expense to which it was put in
calling the election and holding
the registration.
'' The judge also may rule on
whether a new petition Is re
quired in order to hcJd aft ejec
tion on the issue or legto sale M
beer and wine in this county.
The e.ection, which had been
called lor February 14, was
halted when Judge H. Hoyle
Sink signed a temporary re
straining order in Ashevllle Feb
ruary 11.
Do You
Remember . . . ?
(Looking backward .oroufh
the files of The Press)
50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
Service commenced Monday
on the mail routes from Frank
lin to Ellijay and back six
times a week. J. L. Guffie sub
bed the contract at $165 a year.
Smith, tne contractor, who lives
in Washington City, bid it off
at $174.s0, so he makes $9.50 a
? year clear and lets it to a local
carrier at starvation rates.
? Country farmers are still
bringing apples to town and
finding ready sale for them at
$1.00 per bushel.
25 YEARS AGO
Editor, Press: I noticed In the
last two editions of your paper
where Mr. Rickman offered $1,
000 towards building a railroad
to the Murphy line of the
Southern railroad, and Mr. Dean
offered right-of-way through
his land and 5,000 cross ties
I laid along the right-of-way for
50 cents apiece. This looks like
business. Now let us all pull
together to get this railway
built. In addition to the above
donations, and in ord?r to get
the matter more fully before the
public, I also will give $1,250
, dollars cash when the first
) shovel of dirt is thrown and
$1,250 cash when completed
within one mile of the Murphy
line.- Leg Barnard.
y^^BARS AGO
An attractive feature of a
P. T. A. entertainment Friday
night will be the performance
of "Ye 'Old Blue Back Spelling
Match!" The following will par
ticipate Mrs. Jesse Sloan, Mrs.
Henry West, Mrs. R. M. Led
ford, Mrs Jack Weyman, Mrs.
W. B. McGulre, Mrs. Lola Bar
rlngton, Mrs. Llllle Sellers, Mrs.
Oordon Moore, Mrs. Maggie Cun
ningham, Mrs. Leona Patton
Mrs. John Henry, Mrs.
Leona Porter, Mrs. Ada McCoy,
Mrs. George Dalrymple. The N fol
lowing will serve as Judges: J.
W. Addlngton, Rev. J. A. Flan
agan, Mrs. Andy Reld.
16 New Businesses Opened
In Franklin During 1947
During the year 1947 at least
16 new business firms began op
. erations within the Franklin
' city limits. In addition, there
was considerable expansion by
present businesses.
The construction and start of
operations of a modern textile
plant by the Van Raalte com
pany was perhaps the largest
single business development dur
ing the year. The firm is at
present employing 70 persons,
and when machinery becomes
available, plans call for the em
ployment of approximately 150
workers.
Franklin's first super-market
was also opened during the past
year with the Dixie-Home store
expanding its grocery store in- I
to a self-service super-market. '
Another store which adopted I
the self-service feature in open- I
Higgins Building
Is Purchased By
Deans For $20,000
The Higgins building,
Main street business prop
erty, was sold last week by
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hig
(ins to Mr. and Mrs. Her
man Dean tor a price re
ported as approximately
$20,000.
The two-story brick struc
ture houses Norton's cafe
and the Sandwich shop on
the ground floor, while the
former offices on the second
floor are now apartments.
The building was erected
by the late Dr. W. H. Big
gins. About half of the
building was constructed in
the 90's. Later the other
frontage was built, and still
biter Dr. Higgins built an
addition at the rear.
The huflding stands on
two lots, one SI by 40, the
fiber 29 by 40.
Local Quints
Defeat Indian Teams
Before Big Crowd
The Franklin boys' and girls'
basketball teams defeated Cher
okee Indian teams here Tues
day night before the largest
crowd of the basketball sea
son.
The scores:
Boys: Franklin, 25; Cherokee,
20.
Girls: Franklin, 25; Cherokee,
22.
The high scores were: Boys,
Norton and Hurst. Girls: Allen
and Grant? all of Franklin.
The games were the final ones
on Franklin's 1948 schedule.
Attractive Rail
Placed At Slagle
Memorial Entrance
An attractive, ornamental
steel pipe hand rail has been
erected at the entrance to the
61agle Memorial, as a sarety
measure. The rail has been
placed along the outer edge of
the portico and on the inner
side of each of the two sets of
steps leading to the endrance.
When more pipe is available, it
is planned to add a railing at
the ends of the portico.
The work was sponsored by
a Rotary committee headed by
Harmon H. Gnuse, who design
ed the railing. Contributors of
pipe Included Miss Lassie Kelly
and the Macon County Supply
company, and labor for fabri
cation was donated by a local
firm.
Miss Dtownt Wins
Ag-Home Ec. Cliub
Honor At College
Miss Jessie Lea Downs, a jun
ior at Berea college, Berea, Ky.,
who is the daughter of Mr. ai'd
Mrs. Charlie Downs, of Fran'c
lln, recently was elected treas
urer of the Ag.-Home Ec club,
of the college.
Miss Downs is majoring in
home economics, and the Ag.
Home Ec. club is one of the
largest student organizations on
the Berea campus, giving its
members an opportunity to do
planned social and recreational
work In that field.
Last semester Miss Downs,
served as social chairman of
the Baptist Training union at
the Berea Baptist church. She
also is a member of the Berea
players, the college dramatics
(roup.
ing a new grocery store was the
firm of 'Brown and Carson, near
the railroad station, owned by
! Wiley Brown and R. D. Carson.
Three new eating establish
ments- the Dixie Grill, owned
by Mr. and Mrs Kay F. Mon
j tague, the Airport Grill, owned
by Grant Zlckgraf, and the Nor
mandie, operated by Ed Coates?
were started here during the
past year.
The Auto Parts and Equip
ment company, which was start
ed the past year by three local
men, A. W. Perry, F. L. Henry,
Jr., and Clarence Henry, was
Franklin's first locally-owned
wholesale distributor of auto
mobile parts.
The Kaiser-Frazer automobile
company became represented
? Continued on Page seven
FINLEY HEADS
LEGION POST
Lccal Legion Approves
Education Loan Fundi
For Plan Memorial
W. H. Finley was elected
American Legion commander
here at last Thursday night's
meeting of the local post.
Bob S. Sloan was named first
vice-commander, and John D.
Alsup was reelected second vice
commander.
The post also unanimously
adopted, with a single minor
change, a committee report rec
ommending establishment of a
perpetual education fund as a
memorial to Macon County dead
of World War 2.
Mr. Finley, who is principal
of the Franklin school, succeeds
Paul Nave, and wiU fill out the
latter's unexpired term. Mr. Nave
recently was transferred to
Boone.
Ordinarily the first vice-com
mander and the second vice
commander, in order, would
have succeeded to the com
mandership, but at Thursday's
meeting Harold Enloe, first vice
commander, resigned on ac
count of the press of business,
and Mr. Alsup, explaining that
his health would not permit
him to assume the duties of
commander, resigned as second
vice-commander.
The post then elected Mr.
Finley as commander, Mr. Sloan
as first vice-commander, and
reelected Mr. Alsup as second
vice-commander.
In adopting the committee re
port on the memorial education
loan fund, the post made only
one change. The committee had
recommended that the post set
out to raise $200 for each Ma
con County man who lost his
life in World War 2, which it
was estimated would amount to
about $14,000. The post substi
tuted the flat sum of $14 000
without reference to the amount
that would represent for each
of the dead of World War 2.
Under the plan, adopted, it is
proposed to raise this sum, con
solidate it with the $3,500 edu
cation fund that is now in the
custody of the Macon County
Memorial associations as a me
monal to the Macon dead of
World War 1, invest the inter
est in gilt-edged securities, and
loan the interest to worthy
young men and young women of
Macon County, to enable them
to obtain a higher education,
with preference being given to
descendants of veterans of the
two wars.
In the event of this consolida
tion of the present fund and
the proposed fund, the report
as adopted, suggests that the
board of trustees be Increased
from three to five, with one of
the additional members being
named by the Legion and one
by the board of county com
missioners.
The report also recommends
that the present trustees of
the Macon County Memorial as
sociation provide from funds
now on hand a metal plate or
plaque giving the names, date
oi birth, rank, and organization,
H^ofK ^place and cause Of
death, and place of burial of
the veterans who died In World
frnm itf1# W!l recommend that
from the funds proposed to be
raised as a memorial to the vet
of World War H, that a
similar plaque be made pertain
w?r veterans of World
ntaLi and *?th plw>ues be
Placed in or upon the court
*??? ?ther Public building
or Macon County."
DEANE PRAISES
COWETA FOREST
STATION WORK
Urges Substantial Funds
For Watershed Studies
Being Made Here
The importance of the work
being done at the Coweta ex
periment station, in this coun
ty, was emphasized by a con
gressman from another district
in testimony before a house ap
propriations sub-committee last
week.
He is Rep. C. B. Deane, of the
eighth district, who told the
house group that he learned,
first-hand, about the Macon
County station's watershed
management studies on a visit
to the station last summer. He
urged an adequate appropriation
to continue the work here.
Rep. Deane, who came here in
connection with flood control
studies for the Yadkin -Peadee
area, said his visit convinced
him there is a definite connec
tion between flood control and
the station's hydrologic studies
of the characteristics of a
watershed.
Quite as important, he added,
are the station's findings with
reference to water supplies for
urban communities, good for
estry practices, and soil conser
vation.
The work being done at Co
eta also comes in for note in
the annual report of Lyle F,
Watts, chief of the U. S. For
est Service, Washington.
Symphony's
Program Is
Announced
The program for next month's
evening concert here of the
North Carolina Little Symphony
orchestra, under" the direction
of Dr. Benjamin Swalin, was
announced this week by W. W.
Sloan, county chairman.
In addition to the composi
tions of such masters as Haydn,
Sibelius, Mozart, Glinka, Schu
bert, and TSchaikowsky, the pro
gram will include the popular
"Begin the Beguine" of the
American composer, Cole Por
ter, and will close with Strauss'
beloved "Blue Danube" waltz.
The orchestra's two concerts
here will be given Monday,
March 15. The evening perform
ance, for members and ticket
holders, will start promptly at
6:30 o'clock at the Macon the
atre. The free matinee for child
ren, for which a different pro
gram has been arranged, will
be given at 2 o'clock Monday
afternoon at the theatre.
Memberships will be available,
Mr. Sloan has announced, only
through Saturday of this week.
They may be obtained from Mr.
Sloan, at Perry's or Angel's
drug stores, or from Miss Sara
Gilder in Highlands.
Tickets will be on sale, at a
slight advance in price, at the
box office the evening of the
performance, for such seats as
remain.
The program for the evening
concert follows:
I. Haydn, Symphony No. 94,
In G major ("Surprise") : 1.
Slow and sustained? vivacious;
2. Flowing; 3. Minuet, in lively
tempo; 4. F^st.
Intermission.
II. Sibelius, Valse Triste.
Mozart, Country Dance No. 1
(K.609); German Dance No. 3
(K.605) ("Slelghride").
Glinka, "Kamarinskaya", a
Slavonic Wedding Fantasy.
Schubert, "The Bee".
III. Tschaikowsky, Andante
Cantablle.
Porter, "Begin the Beguine".
Strauss, Waltz, "The Blue
Daube".
Temperatures Here
Consistently Above
Normal For February
The past week possibly set a
weather record here.
Only twice during the eight
day period ending yesterday did
the temperature drop to the
freezing point, and twice dur
ing that period the mercury
soared to 70 degrees or higher.
Wednesday of last week the
low reading was 27, and it was
29 day before yesterday, the
flnly two times the weather was
freezing. The righ readings of
71 and 70 were recorded Wed
nesday and Thursday of last
week,
HEADS RED CROSS? Harmon
H. Gnuse, above, was unani
mously elected chairman of the
Macon County chapter of the
American Red Cross at a meet
ing of the chapter's executive
committee last Thursday night.
Mr. Gnuse, Nantahala Power
and Light company electrical
engineer, suceeeds the Rev
Charles E. Parker, resigned. The
Rev. Hoyt Evans, who earlier
was named as Mr. Parker's suc
cessor, was unable to serve.
1948 RED CROSS
DRIVE TO OPEN
Annual Fund Campaign
To Start March 8;
Quota Is $2,230
The annual fund drive of the
Macon County chapter of the
American Red Cross will get
under way Monday, March 8,
it was announced this week by
Harmon H. Gnuse, newly elected
chapter chairman.
It is hoped to complete the
campaign within a few days,
Mr. Gnuse said.
Macon County's quota for this
year . is $2,230. That figure is
$180 less than the $2,410 the
county was asked to raise last
year.
Last year's contributions tot
aled $3,298.04, . or about one
third more than the quota, and
chapter officials expressed con
fidence that the people of this
county will oversubscribe this
year's quota by similar gener
ous proportions.
W. D. Dibrell, Red Cross gen
eral field representative from
the southeastern office in At
lanta, was here for last Thurs
day ? night's meeting of the
chapter's executive committee,
at which the approaching cam
paign was discussed.
Mr. Dibrell, who during the
past three years repeatedly has
served in disasters in the south
east states and on flood assign
ments in Vermont and New
York, pointed out that a major
need for funds, from the na
tional viewpoint, is for disaster
work. He also cited the new
blood program of the national
organization, which seeks to
make life-saving blood and its
derivatives available without
cost to the people of every com
munity in the land.
Officers Are Elected
By Franklin Church MYF
The Methodist Youth Fellow
ship of the Franklin Methodist
church Sunday night elected of
ficers as follows:
Freda Siler, president; Rich
ard Jones, Jr., vice-president;
Martha Ann Stockton, secretary
treasurer; and Wilma Phillips,
program chairman.
Plan Box Supper, Cake
Walk At Holly Springs
A benefit box supper and caks
walk will be held at Holly
Springs school Saturday night,
starting at 8 o'clock, it has been
announced. A local band will
furnish string music. The public
is invited to attend the event,
the net proceeds from which
will go for the work of the 4-H
club and the school, according
to Sanford Smith, principal.
I Fifth Sunday Sing Will
I Be Held At Courthouse
The Fifth Sunday Singing
convention will be held Sunday
in the courthouse, according to
J. M. (Jim) Raby, convention
chairman.
The meeting will be an all
day affair, starting at 10 a. m.
Mr. Raby remarked that, since
this fifth Sunday organization
will not have another chance to
meet in February until 1976,
everyone who can Is urged to
attend.
PRIMARY FILING
DATE NEARS BUT
INTEREST LAGS
Republican County Meet
Called For March 12;
Primary Is May 29
Although primary filing dates
are rapidly approaching, and
the general election itself is only
about eight months away, little
interest in politics has been
shown in Macon County so far.
The only definite political de
velopment to date, in fact, was
the issuance this week of a call
for a county Republican con
vention.
The explanation for the ap
l parent lack of Interest lies, per
haps, in the fact that only two
j purely county offices are to be
filled at the November general
election? those of representa
tive and surveyor. Other county
officers, chosen two years ago,
serve for four-year terms.
addition, Democratic vot
ers, in the May primary, will
nominate five men for members
of the county board of educa
tion. Their actual appointments,
however, are made by the gen
eral assembly.
The Republican convention
was called by J. H. Dean, chair
man of the party's county exe
cutive committee, for 2 p. m.
Saturday, March 6, at the court
house. The purpose of the con
vention is the selection of dele
gates to the party's congression
al convention, to be held in
Sylva March 12, and to the
state Republican convention.
The Republicans will name their
candidates for office at a later
date.
Here are other important
dates on the political calendar:
March 20? deadline for filing
for state offices.
April 17? deadline for filing
for county offices.
May 1, 8, and 15 ? registration
books open at the polling places.
May 22? challenge day.
May 29? primary election.
November 2? general election
In the primary May 29, Ma
con County Democrats will nom
inate candidates for representa
tive and surveyor, and for the
five places on the county board
of education.
In addition, they will parti
cipate in the nomination of:
A candidate for state sena
tor from the thirty-third dis
trict, made up of Macon, Swain,
Cherokee, Graham, and Clay
counties, That post, formerly
held by B. C. Jones, of Bryson
City, was made vacant when Mr.
Jones accepted appointment as
solicitor of the twentieth judi
cial district.
A candidate for district so
licitor. Mr. Jones already has
filed as a candidate for nomi
nation and election.
A candidate for judge of the
district. Judge Dan K. Moore, of
Sylva,' recently appointed to
succeed Judge Felix Alley, has
filed.
A candidate for congress from
the twelfth district. The in
cumbent, Monroe Redden, of
Hendersonville, is the only can
didate to file so far.
A candidate for governor. Five
are now in the race for the
Democratic nomination: R.
Mayne Albright, of Raleigh; Os
car Barker, of Durham; Ola
Ray Boyd, of Pinetown; State
Treasurer Charles M. Johnson;
and Kerr Scott, who recently
resigned as commissioner of
agriculture.
And a candidate for U. S.
senator. The two who have an
nounced for that office are the
incumbent, W. B. Umstead, who
was appointed to fill out the un
expired term of the late Sena
tor J. W. feailey, and former
governor J. M. Broughton.
WILL DEVELOP COAST
A new company, with head
quarters at Manteo, is under
taking widespread development
of the North Carolina coast.
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 Prec.
Wednesday 71 27 0
Thursday 70 38 0
Friday ..I..,.. 61 44 0
Saturday 43 40 .48
Sunday 46 33 .42
Monday 50 33 0
i Tuesday 56 29 0
| Wednesday 42 .09