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VOL. LXIII? NO. 14
FRANKLIN. N. C.. THURSDAY, APRIL I, 1948
$2.00 PER YEAR
SCHOOL WILL BE
HELD HERE FOB
FOOD HANDLERS
200 From Over Count]
Expected To Take
3-Day Course
A school for public lood hand
lers in Macon County will b<
held at the Agricultural build
ing here the latter part of April
it was announced this wee* bj
C. B Thomas, district health
department sanitarian. Th<
dates will be announced later.
Approximately 200 persons
who nandle food in restaurants
hotels, tourist courts, school
lunchrooms, meat markets, milk
plants, and similar establish*
ments in Franklin,. Highlands
and other Macon County com
munities are expected w> take
the three-day course of instruc
tion, Mr. Thomas said.
In asrfing the cooperation of
the managements of food hand
ling bignesses, Mr. Thomas ex
plained that the same instruc
tion wnl be given at morning
and afternoon classes, so that
part of a firm's employes may
attend in the morning, and the
remainuer in the afternoon. The
classes, lasting about an hour
and a half, will continue for
three cuys.
The course will emphasize
sanitation, the best and most
attractive way to serve food,
dishwasning techniques, and
personal appearance on the part
of waitresses and other food
handlers who come in contact
with the public, he said.
Films, demonstrations, and
lectures will be used in the in
struction. No written or oral
tests will be required at the
completion of the course, Mr.
Thomas said.
He explained that, In the fu
ture, it will be necessary for an
applicant for a health certifi
cate as a food handler to have
attended a food handlers' school.
Those who take the course
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Western Auto Store
Bought By Swafford
The Western Auto Associate
store here this week was sold
by Mrs. Grace O'Mohundro to
Verlon Swafford, it was learned.
While 110 announcement of the
transfer has been made, it was
understood that Mr. Swafford
will take charge today. Mrs.
O'Mohundro has not announc
ed her plans for the future.
Do You
Remember . . . ?
(Looking backward through
the files of The Press)
50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
Dr. Wiley A. Rogers arrived
home Friday from the Univer
sity at Nashville, Tenn., where
he attended the medical depart
ment. He is now a full pledged
M D. and will soon hang out
his shingle in some locality and
commence dispensing pills,
powders, and poultices.
Mr. W. A. Leach gave his fath
er, Mr. Prank Leach, a birthday
dinner yesterday, and severhl
Invited guests were present to
enjoy the occasion, among them
MaJ. N. P. Rankin, 4 B. Cun
ningham and wife, Sherriff C.
T. Roane and ye editor. Mr.
Leach is 77 years old.
25 YEARS AGO -
Prof. R. L. Madison, who for
the past 25 years has been pres
ident of Cullowhee Normal and
Industrial school, yesterday ten
dered his resignation to the
board of trustees to take effect
June 30.
The Franklin Ice company,
under the management of Paul
Newman, is now ready for busi
ness. A lot of new machinery
has been installed, and the pro
ductlon capacity of the plant
has been doubled.
10 YEARS AGO
Each student in the Highlands
High school has written an es
say on the subject, "The Advan
tages of American Citizenship."
A committee of three, Mr*. Clyde
Hentz, Mrs. W B. Cobb, and
Mrs. Frank Bloxham, read these
eiaays and selected the four
beat to be sent to Franklin and
antertd In the county compe
tition. Th? lour pa peri select
ed were thOM of Lucy Dryman,
Carolyn Potto, Mildred Zachary
tod Kdltb CrunUeton.
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ENTERS RACE? Charles A. El
more, above, this week an
nounced that he is a candidate
(or the Democratic nomination
for representative from this
county. Mr. Elmore, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Elmore, of
West's Mill, is a native of this
county. A teacher for the past
10 years, he is principal of the
high school at Dublin, in Bladen
ciMinty.
BAPTISTS MAY
BUILDCHURCH
Group Studies Proposal
Tio Sell Present
Structure
A First Baptist church com
mittee of about 25, headed by
H. H. Plemmons, is studying the
feasibility of a proposal that the
present church be sold, and a
new, larger building be erected
at a site yet to be chosen.
The present church, built in
1919, is too small, it is said.
The more than 300 who ordi
narily attend Sunday school are
over-crowded in the Sunday
school department, and the aud
itorium, with a seating capacity
of about 300, often overflows
at the church services, it was
explained.
The committee is charged with
seeking a purchaser for the
present building, finding a site
for a new church, selecting a
church plan, and making the
necessary financial arrange
ments.
And each of these steps, it
was said, must be approved by
the congregation.
Appointment of the larger
committee is in line with a
recommendation of another
committee, also headed by Mr.
Plemmons, whose report recently
was adopted by the congrega
tion.
Meanwhile, church pastor, the
Rev. C. E. Parker, has been
given a leave of absent for a
rest, and left Monday to visit
his father in Eastern North
Carolina. Visiting ministers will
fill the pulpit during his ab
sence. The Rev. J. F. March
man, of Rabun Gap, Ga., for
mer First Baptist pastor, will
preach at both the morning
and evening services Sunday.
W. 'W.Sloan
Elected Head
Of Rotarians
W. W. (Bill) Sloan was elect
ed president of the Franklin
Rotary club at last Wednesday
evening's meeting.
Mr. Sloan, who Is rural service
engineer with the Nantahala
Power and Light company, has
served the club as secretary and
treasurer for the past two years.
He will succeed R. S. (Dick)
j Jones as president July 1, the
date Rotary officials begin their
one-year terms of office.
Norman Blaine, office man
ager here for the Van Raalte
company, was elected secretary
treasurer to succeed Mr. Sloan.
John M. Archer, Jr., T. H.
Fagg, William (Bill) Waldroop,
and John B. Ray were elected
as directors.
Mr. Jones, the retiring presi
dent, automatically will become
\ ice-president.
The three officers of the club
ate ex-offlcio members of the
board of director*.
Trimont Inn Opens
For SumnwStuon
Trimont Inn, Harrlion avenue
summer tourist ho*talrjr, has
optntd for tha saaaon. Tha Inn,
on* of tha oldaat tourist hotel*
In Franklin, la operated by Mr.
and Mr*, a. tt. Ltfs.
QUESTIONNAIRE
SEEKS IDEAS ON
PUBL1CSCHOOLS
Public Is Asked To Aid
Group In Study Of
N. C. Education
What's wrong with public
education in North Carolina?
What's right with it? And how
can this state's schools be made
to do a better job?
The North Carolina State Ed
ucation Commission is asking
the general public for aid in
finding the answers to those
and similar questions.
The commission has prepared
a brief questionnaire, which is
| being; published in the news
papers of the state, and which
citizens are asked to fill out and
mail to the commission at Ral
eigh. The questionnaire appears
in this week's issue of The Press
As a result of widespread dis
satisfaction with public educa
tion in this state, the 1947 gen
eral assembly authorized the
appointment of a commission
to make a thorough study of the
state's school system and report
its recommendations to the 1949
general assembly. The commis
sion, appointed by Governor
Cherry, has been at work for
several months, and now is ask
ing the cooperation of the aver
age citizen in the study.
Because the schools belong to
the people, and because the
average parent may see the
schools in a different light from
that of the teacher or the edu
cational expert, citizens all over
North Carolina are being asked
? Continued on Patfe Eight
' Kerr Scott Makes Brief
Political Visit Here
Kerr Scott, candidate for the
Democratic nomination for gov
ernor, was here for a short
time Tuesday, conferring with
friends. Mr. Scott was accom
panied by Dale Thrash, of
Buncombe county, who, reports
say, will be named Scott dis
trict manager, and other friends.
Coming here after visits to Mur
phy, Hayesville, and Robbins
ville, Mr. Scott went from
Franklin to Waynesville.
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Take Warmth Out Of Earth
At One Point Here, While
Heat Is Put In At Another
At one point in Franklin
they are preparing to extract
heat from the earth, while at
another, nearby, they are arti
ficially heating the ground
Using a reverse refrigeration
technique, Dr. Edgar Angel plans
to utilize the sub - surface
warmth of the earth to heat
the home he is building on a
hill in West Franklin. And on
"Knowledge Hill", only a few
hundred yards southeast, E. J
Whitmire's vocational agricul
ture students are electrical 1>
heating the surface of the
ground to speed the growth o.
plants in hot beds.
Tests have shown, Dr. Angel
explained, that the water in
deep wells in winter is consist
ently warmer than the surface
air? warmer by about 20 de
grees. The heating system he
is installing will take the
warmth by gas compression.
The heat obtained will be dis
tributed through the house by
d forced air system.
A 250-foot well, now being
bored, and a T/2 h. p. motor are
major features of the system.
Dr. Angel said, adding that it
will be much more economical
to operate than conventional
heating systems. The unit will
be the first of its kind in
stalled in this section.
The some 20-gallons-per-min
ute of water to be pumped out
of the ground will be used for
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Bodies Of Four
Macon War Dead
To Arrive Friday
The bodies of four Macon
County men who gave their
lives for their country dur
ing World War 2 are being
returned from European
battlefields, and will arrive
in New York tomorrow
(Friday).
They are among 2,805 war
dead being returned to their
native soil aboard the USS
army transport Robert F.
Burns. The Burns originally
was scheduled to arrive last
Friday, but was delayed, and
will dock in New York to
morrow.
The four, with the next
of kin listed on their rec
ords, are:
Pfc. Clyde L. Crisp, Hen
derson Crisp, Franklin; Sgt.
Harry S. Higgins, Jr., Har
ry S. Higgins, Franklin; Pvt.
Wayne R. Van hook, Roy
Burton Vanhook, Prentiss;
and 1st Lt. Charles M. Hun
ter, Mrs. Pearl D. Hunter.
PLAN RUMMAGE SALE
A benefit rummage sale will
be held by the Wesleyan Serv
ice guild of the Franklin Meth
odist church on the Public |
square Saturday from 10 a. m.
to 2 p. m.
1500nWayah
For Service,
Despite Cold
Approximately 150 persons
Sunday morning braved sub
Ireezing temperatures, snow, and
ice to attend an interdenomina
tional Easter sunrise service on
Wayah Bald.
The service, though it prob
ably was the most unusual held
in this region, was one of many
Easter observances in this coun
ty.
Special services were held lin
churches throughout the county,
including several sunrise pro
grams, and the choirs of the
Franklin Presbyterian and
Methodist churches united Sun
day evening for a well-attended
Easter musical program at the
Methodist church. Mrs. Helen
Manning directed the 14-mem
ber choir, and Mrs. Gilmer Jones
was organist.
On Wayah, a skiff of snow,
and fog that had frozen over
every twig, created a beautiful,
if un-springlike, setting. Due to
an overcast sky, however, there
was no sunrise, and icy winds
drove the crowd indoors at
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WHAT DO YOU THINK OF OUR N. C. SCHOOLS?
Here's your chance to express your opinion ? and have it o&unt !
The North Carolina State Education Commission, authorized by the last
legislature and appointed by the governor, wants to know what you think is
right, and wrong, with the schools, and how to improve them. The commission
is making a study of all phases* of education in the state, to determine problems
and recommend improvements. One method of study is a state-wide survey of
public opinion, being made through the newspapers. The blank below is your
opportunity to offer suggestions and comments.
The commission asks that you fill in this blank and mail it. Do it now while
you are thinking about it. It will take only a few minutes.
Your name will not be made public.
Occupation County Town
1. How rood do you think the schools of North Carolina should be?
(Check One Space.)
Among the best in the nation
About as good as the national average
Above the average for the Southern states (that is, below the national
average) ' ? ' ' ' ! i
2. If you believe the schools should be at least equal to the average for the
nation, would you be willing to pay the taxes necessary to reach this goal?
...... Yes No
3. What do you think about salaries now being paid teachers in North Carolina?
About right
Should be raised slightly
Should be raised considerably -
4. For what purposes should school facilities be used?
. ?.!For school purposes only
For both school and oommunlty purposes during the regular school year only
For both school and community purposes on a year-round basis as needed
5. Which should receive more emphasis in the schools of North Carolina?
(Check none, one or more)
The fundamental skills (reading, writing, arithmetic and spelling)
Education for citizenship
Education for earning a living
The development and use of the resources of the state
6. In your opinion what are the two or three most serious weaknesses or
handicaps of the schools of the state?
?I /
7. In your opinion what are the two or three strongest or beat features of the
schools of the state?
Please complete, clip out, and mall to:
The State Education Commission, W. H. Plemmons, Executive Secretary, Senate
Chamber, Capitol Building, Raleigh, N. 0.
MACON PEOPLE
OVERSUBSCRIBE
REDCROSSFUND
Donations To Date Total
$2,655, 19 Per Cent
Above Quota
Macon County exceeded its
quota in the 1948 fund drive for
the American Red Cross, it was
announced this week by Har
mon H. Gnuse, chapter chair
man.
With reports still incomplete,
a total of $2,655.38 had been
turned in by workers Tuesday.
This is 19 per cent above the
quota of $2,230 assigned to this
county.
In announcing the figures,
chapter officials ur^ed wo"-kt;s
who have not made their re
ports to do. so promptly, so that
tne campaign, which got under
way here March 8. can be com
pleted and the Red Cross chap
ter can turn its attention to
I other activities.
Of the amount reported to
date, $1,538,30 ? or 57 per cent
of the total contributed in this
county? came from the High
lands community. Summer resi
dents gave a considerable pro
portion of this, and the remain
der was raised from among
year-round residents in a cam
paign conducted by Highlands
Boy Scouts.
Business houses on Main
street in Franklin contributed
$432.50, it was announced. This
does not include office buildings
on Main street, the courthouse,
or a number of larger firms,
which were solicited by special
workers. The Main street solic
itation was conducted by T. W.
Angel, Jr., and Pritchard Smith,
Jr.
Nearly three-fourths of the
amount over-subscribed will re
main in Macon County, it was
announced. In the past, all
funds raised have been divided
in the proportion of 55.6 per
cent to the local chapter, and
44.4 to the area Red Cross of
fice. That same proportion will
apply to the quota of $2,230,
but 72.5 per cent of the overage
will be kept for work in this
county, with 37.5 per cent go
ing to the area office.
It also was announced that
the national Red Cross has
adopted a new slogan or theme:
"Keep your Red Cross ready. As
the voluntary auxiliary of the
armed forces, .as the nation's
agency for disaster relief, let's
keep the Red Cross strong."
Basketball
Trophies Won By Slagle
And Gowee
Winners in the county-wide
boys' and girls' basketball tour
nament for the elementary
grades were the Slagle school
girls' team and Cowee boys'
team.
The Slagle girls' team won the
handsome trophy by defeatiing
the Cowee girls in the final
game of the finals last Satur
day night.
Cowee boys defeated the Nan
tahala elementary five to annex
the boys' championship.
Before entering the finals, the
girls from the Cartoogeciiaye
section had defeated teams from
Nantahala and Highlands.
In fighting th?ir way to the
finals the Cowee boys defeated
Hlgdonville and Highlands.
E. G. Crawford, principal of
Slagle school, was coach of that
winning team, while Ed Carp
enter, principal of Cowee school,
coached the winning boys' team.
Well Digging
Operations Moved To
Rryson Site
The Franklin board of alder
men, at a called meeting last
Friday, instructed the Gaines
ville Well Drilling company,
which has been boring a new
town well on the property of
Harry Thomas, to cease opera
tions there and move to a site
on Dan Bryson's property, back
of the Highlands Briar plant.
Representatives of the Gaines
ville firm reported that, at the
Thomas property site, it con
tinued to strike muck and quick
sand, making drilling so ex
pensive as to be Impractical.
Both Mr. Thomas and Mr.
Bryson had offered sites with
out cost to the town.
Drilling at th? new site will
be started, it was said, as soon
as the firm completes a deep
well It is boring for Or. Ed
gar Angel it the site of his
new home.