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VOL. LXIII ? NO. 22
KKANKL1N. N C? THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1948
Highlands
Honor Students
DOLLY W. M'CALL 1
Valedictorian
JUANITA ALLEY
Salutatorian
(Story on Highlands Page)
Officii s Of Aluminum
Company Visit Franklin
J. P. < rowden, chief hydraulic
engineer, and A. E. Allen, hy
draulic design engineer, of the
Aluminum Company of America,
both of Pittsburgh, were here
Monday and Tussday conferring
with oLicials of the Nantahala
Power ind Light company.
HOOVER CHILD RECOVERING
Giiy Hoover, young son of Mr.
and Mrs. Marbin Hoover, of Co
weeta, who was seriously in
jured when hit by a truck here
the middle of last week, has
sufficiently recovered to leave
Angel hospital and return to his
home.
Do You
Remember . . . ?
(Looking backward through
the files of The Press)
50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
Rev. Elwood Bulgin and wife
and George Bulgin, of Chicago,
are visiting their father's fam
ily here and will remain a few
weeks.
The Macon County Democrat
ic convention met in the court
house " at 2 o'clock Saturday,
and was called to order by the
chairman of the county execu
tive committee, N. L. Barnard.
On motion, the following were
appointed as delegates to the
convention at Ashevllle May 24:
G. A. Jacobs, J. T. Berry, C. L
Ingram, W. W. Moses, Barak
Wright, 8. P. Ravenel, Jr., R. L.
Long, Wymer Penland, J. L. Mc
Dowell, T. M. Slagle, B. W.
Dobson, T. 8. Munday, Wi J.
Evans, Pr C. Wild, J. A. Hall, F.
18. Johnston, A. 8. Bryson, 8. H.
Lyle, Lee Crawford, J. 8. Sloan,
J. L. Barnard, W. A. Curtis, J.
O. Harrison and 8. L. Rogers.
25 YEARS AGO v
The Cullasaja river on last
Wednesday reached the highest
mark known to the oldest resi
dents here.
With completion of the work
on the Bryson City-Franklin
route, and the last link on the
route from- Franklin to the
Georgia line and the pushing of
the work on the Franklin-Dllls
boro route, it will be but a short
time till Franklin will be more
closely connected with Ashevllle
and will have the . most direct
scenic route to Atlanta.
10 TEARS AGO
As a result of the open elec
tion of last week, the following
were chosen as director! of the
Chamber of Commerce for the
ensuing year: T. W, Angel, Jr.|
John Archer, J. D. Pern, R. V
Miles, Jr., Miss Ufiti Killy, J eel
Conty ?M W. T. MOON.
PLANES FROM 6
STATES HERE
FOR BREAKFAST
Hundreds Witness Air
Show At Franklin
Port
' (Pictures on Page 8)
Fifty-eight private pilots iron
four states flew to Franklii
Sunday for a meet.-ig here ol
what is known as ths South
Carolina Breakfast club, an
organization of air enthusiasts
wnich meets each Sunday morn
ing at some airport for a break
fast session. The Macon Flying
Service played host to the meet
ing here. Dr. (Dock) Summers,
of Orangeburg, S. C., is the
club's president.
The fliers- and their craft,
plus some stunt flying, attract
ed a local audience that Grant
L. Zickgraf, owner of the
Franklin airport, and George B
Perkins, manager and flight in
structor, estimated at 2,000.
An exhibition by a number of
stunt fliers, which had been
scheduled for 9:30 a. m., was
canceled, due to late arrival of
some of the planes and the pos
sioility that, the exhioition
might interfere with cnurch
services, ii . D. King, _ v, loeij
known flier oi Henacrsonvixlt,
Mr. Perkins, and jwie? Ai'JW
! ever, did precision nyi.ig uuiint,
I the afternoon mat aengiiieu cn^
I crowd oi observers.
Guy L. Houk, Macon County
supeiintenaent of scnools, serv
ed as-- master of ceremonies at
tne breakfast, mtrouuced to the
group by .Carl Tysinger, Mr.
Houk presented tne numoroUs
prizes with appropriate wit; the
lirst pilot to arrive received a
rooster as a prize; the last, u.i
alarm clock; and the pilot with
the oldest ship was ?iven ma
terial with wnlch to patch it
up. v
The breakfast, featuring
country ham, was serveu to lio
persons at the airport's own
grill.
Later in the day, some of the
visitors were taken on sight
seeing trips to Cliffside .Lake,
Highlands, and other points 01
interest, while others boured
Zickgraf Hardwood companys
army amphibian, generally
known as a "duck", for the ride
to and on Nantahala Lake.
The breakfast program
brought visitors here from North
Carolina, South Carolina, Ten
nessee, Georgia, Kentucky, and
Virginia. Among the fliers were
five women pilots.
Following the Sunday program
and entertainment for the vis
itors, officials of the Macon
Flying Service expressed appre
ciation to the many persons who
helped to make the event a suc
cess.
Child, 2, Drinks
Winter green, Dies;
Rites Held Friday
Death came to a two-year
old child here last Friday, as
a result of drinking winter
green oil- between a quarter
and a half an ounce of winter
green oil.
The child was Homer Lewis
Hedden, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Homer Hedden, of the Leather
man community. Unobserved,
the child found and drank the
wlntergreen while he and his
mother were visiting at the
home of an aunt, Mrs. Riley
Gregory, also of Leatherman.
Brought to a Franklin hospital
for treatment, he died early
Friday morning.
? Funeral services were held at
the Liberty Baptist church Fri
day afternoon.
Surviving, in addition to the
parents, are a sister, Carolyn
Louise Hedden, and the paternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Hedden, of Franklin, Route 3.
Funeral arrangements were
directed by the Bryant funeral
home.
f The Weather
Temperatures and precipita
tion for the past seven days,
and the low teihperature yes
terday, as recorded at the Co
weta Experiment station, follow:
High Low Prec.
Wednesday 78 37 0
Thursday 80 36 0
Friday M 39 0
Saturday 84 Bfl 0
Sunday H 41 0
Monday 64 47 0
Tu?id.? 15 M 0
WMttwUr MM. .... so si
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F ranklin
Honor Students
ANN LYLE
Valedictorian
MARIE JENNINGS
S^lutatorian
FINALS SERMON
SET FOR SUNDAY
84 Franklin Seniors
To Be Graduated
In caps and gowns, Franklin
High school's 84 prospective
graduates, along with relatives,
friends, and the general public,
will gather at the Macan The
atre Sunday evening at 7:30 to
hear the Rev. Hoyt Evans,
Franklin Presbyterian pastor, |
deliver the baccalaurcate ser
mon.
They will receive their diplo
mas at graduation exercises set
for the same hour on Tuesday,
also at the theatre.
Meanwhile, Franklin school
students will have final exami
nations today (Thursday) and
Friday. School will end Friday
afternoon, but all students, ex
cept seniors, will return Tues
day morning for their report
cards.
At the bacc; laureate service,
the seniors will enter to the
strains of the march from
"Aida", by Verdi, with the audi
ence seated.
The service will open with
the audience singing "Holy,
Holy, Holy", and the invoca
tion, by the Rev. J. H. Bren
dall, local Methodist pastor.
The Rev. A. Rufus Morgan,
Episcopal minister, will read the
Scripture lesson and lead in
prayer.
Immediately preceding and
following the baccalaureate ser
mon, a girls' chorus will sing.
? Continued on Page Six
Seven- Acre Forest Plot
To Be Dedicated Sunday
To CpL Potts' Memory
In a simple but impressive
ceremony Sunday? Memorial day
?a seven-acre white pine plan
tation of the Nantahala Na
tional Forest will be dedicated
to the memory of C. L. Potts.
Cpl. Potts was the only employe
of the Nantahala Forest to give
his life for his country in
World War 2.
The forest plot to be dedi
cated U In the Cliffslde recrea
tion area, Just off the High
lands road. The area was plant
ed In white pines in 1917 ?
about the time World War l be
gan.
A memorial plaque, bearing
Cpl. Potts' name, has been set
In a big rock ttlat stands In
the plantation.
The lerviee, which hat been
?et lot i p. hi. Sunday, 11 open
| to the public.
E. W. Renshaw, supervisor of
the forest, will open the pro
gram, and then present the Rev.
Charles E. Parker, First Baptist
pastor, who will conduct the
dedicatory service.
Cpl. Potts, the son of C. W.
Potts, of East Franklin, and of
the late Mrs. Potts, was born
here July 17, 1918, and attended
the Franklin schools. He Joined
the Forest Service In September,
1939, as a sign painter at the
sign shop at Wayah equipment'
depot, where officials said he
developed exceptional skill at
free-hand lettering.
He entered the military serv
ice November 31, 1948, and was
assigned to an armored field
artillery battalion. He died In
Germany April 38, 1948 of
wound* received in action,
1 ae Voter# Have A Choice
? EDITORIAL)
It is the duty of each voter to decide how he will voir in
Saturday's primary election? a matter for his individual
judgment and conscience. He, and he alone, must pass upjn
the issues. But it is the duty ol his newspaper? of any news
paper, in any election? to outline issues, and to point out
la ts i, hit tear upon those issues.
In the vital matter of public schools, two issues, among
others, long have been debated in this county:
1. Should the county board of education adopt a policy re
quiring any person holding the allice of county superinten
dent of schools to devote his full time and attention to his
official duties?
2. Should the county board of education require the super
intendent to visit the schools?
In the past, citizens voting lor members of the board of
education have had little chance to express their views on
these issues; because there generally have been few candi
dates from which to choose, and in most instances llie voters
have had no way to know which candidates stood for what.
This year it is different. In Saturday s primary 14 Demo
crats are seeking nomination for ine five seats on the board
of education. That is a healthy situation; it is a good sign
when 14 citizens are willing: t > da an important community
jub lor which the pay is purely nominal. And the 12 men
and two women who filed are due the community's apprecia
tion for giving the voters the opportunity to select from so
large a number.
Furthermore, in this primary the two issues mentioned
above are clearly drawn. It is true that some of the candi
dates have availed themselves of their privilege of not pub
licly stating their position. But eight of the 14 candidates
HAVE committed themselves on these two issues? five of them
by their records, and three in public statements.
Last spring, when the present board took office. Bob Sloan
moved that the board, before considering the election of a
county superintendent, make the office of superintendent a
full-time position. The other four members ? Chairman C.
Gordon Moore, Frank Biowning, Ett Byrd, and Walter Gib
son-vetoed the proposal.
Mr. Sloan moved that the superintendent be required to
visit the S-hcols. None of the other four members ? Mr. Moore,
Mr. Hiowning, Mr. Byrd, and Mr. Gibson ? would second the
motion.
Mr. Sloan then urged the board to REQUEST the superin
tendent to visit the schoiBls. Mr. Moore, Mr. Browning, Mr.
Bvrd and Mr. Gibson again said no.
The voters know, bv their records, where these five candi
dates in Saturday's primary stand. ?
Three other candidates? Fiank B- Cook, Mrs. Florence S.
Sherril!, and Mrs. Margaret Ordway? in public statements
appearing in this issue of The Press state their positions.
Each unequivocally promises, if named on the board, to vote
to make the superintendent's position full-time and to re
quire the superintendent to visit the schools.
Thus the voters this year, for the first time, have an op
portunity to say by their ballots how they want their board
of education to answer these two questions.
FOREST MEET
OPENS FRIDAY
Approximately 150 foresters,
from the states of North Caro
lina, Virginia, and South Caro
lina, will conVerge on Franklin
tomorrow (Friday) for the an
nual meeting of the Appalach
ian section of the Society of
American Foresters.
The sessions will continue
through Saturday morning.
The two-day meeting will
open with a picnic at Cliffside
Lake, in the Nantahaia Nation
al Forest, tomorrow afternoon
at 5 o'clock. A brief evening
session, in the Cliffside outdoor
amphitheatre, will follow.
Tlie water resource manage
ment research being done at
the Ooweeta Experiment For
est was a. major attraction in
bringing the annual meeting to
Franklin, and Saturday morn
ing will be devoted to a study
of the work being done there,
with field trips, demonstrations,
etc., on the schedule.
Officers of the section are
Tom Barron, chairman, of
Franklin, Va., and Harold F.
Bishop, of Columbia, S. C., sec
retary. Arrangements for the
meeting are being iqade by E.
W. Renshaw, supervisor of the
Pisgah National Forest.
Kelly's inn will be hotel
headquarters for the meeting.
While the program will close
at 1 p. m Saturday, a number
of the visitors and their famil
ies are expected to remain here
jver the week-end.
T eacher s' Group
Called To Meet
On Primary .Eve
? I
The Macon County unit
of the North Carolina Edu
cation association, official
organization of public school
teachers, will hold a banquet
meeting at Cagle's cafe at
7:30 p. m. tomorrow (Fri
day) night.
This will be the first reg
ular meeting of the local
NCEA in more than a year.
At the last meeting, held
March 14, 1947, G. L. Houk,
who was the speaker of the
evening, was elected presi
dent. At that session, too,
the 55 teachers present, by
a standing vote, endorsed
Mr. Houk for reelection as
county superintendent of
school*.
Members of the associa
tion said this week that it
is pure concidence that to
morrow's meeting has been
called for the eve of the
primary election in which
members of the county
board of education will be
nominated.
A feature of the banquet
session is expected to be
the election of officers for
next year. President Houk
will preside.
$842.50 Raised
In C. Of C. Membership
Campaign
A total of $842.50, cash, hn'
been raised in the Franklin
Chamber of Commerce member
ship campaign, it was announc
ed this week.
The campaign, being conduct
ed by about a score of inter
ested men and women, is con
tinuing, and officials expressed
confidence that the goal of $2.
000 for this year's chamber ac
tivities will be reached. It cer
tainly will be raised, thev said,
if all business houses and busi
ness and professional men and
women Join the chamber. So
licitors report quick cooperation
from most of those they have
called upon. Persons who have
not been solicited are asked to
Join at the chamber booth.
A complete list of members
will be announced when the
campaign la completed, It wa?
said.
POLLS TO OPEN AT 8:30
The poll* at Macon Coun
ty'* 12 voting places will
opett at (1:96 o'clock Sat
urday morn ling and rthUtil
#p?H Until tilt ft Wi
WILL NOMINATE
6 SATURDAY FOR
COUNTY POSTS
Macon Democrats To Vote
In Stats Races, Too;
2 G.O.P. Contests
With interest centering In t ie
local r&ces for county boaiil of
education and representative,
and in two top state-wide con
tests, Macon County Democrats
will go to the polls Saturday to
cast tneir ballots for the party's
nominees to stand in this .all's
general election.
The party nominees t j Le
chosen in the state-w.de pri
mary are those for U. S. sen
ator, governor, lieutenant-gov
ernor, secretary of state, staic
auditor, and state treasuier.
The Republicans, who usually
pick their nominees in conven
tion or caucus, this year have
two state-wide contests, and
Macon County Republicans will
vote to help select thit party's
nominees for commissioner of <
agriculture and for commission
er of labor.
The representative, the school
board members, and the county
surveyor are the only county
officials to be elected this year.
Ray Norton, of Highlands, can
didate for county surveyor, is.
unopposed for the Democratic
nomination for that office.
Democratic Candidates
Democratic candidates for
[this county's representative in
the 1949 general assembly are
Carl S. Slagle, Cartoogechaye
farmer, and C. F (Ferdi Bur
rell, trader, of near Franklin.
This is the first time Mr. Slagle
has ever been a candidate for
public office. Mr. Burrell, who
held public office in Georgia
prior to his removal to North
Carolina, sought the Domocratic
nomination for sheriff two years
ago, but withdrew before the
primary election was held.
Fourteen Democrats seek
nomination for the five seats
on the county board of educa
tion. They follow, the names
being listed in the order in
which they filed : f
Bob Sloan, of Franklin, Lu
ther Jacobs, of Aquone, Frank
B. Cook, of Highlands, Mrs.
Florence S. Sherrill, of Frank
lin, Route 1; C. Gordon Moore,
of Franklin, all of whom filed
prior to the April 17 deadline;
and Clint May, of Flats, Lee
Mason, of Franklin, Route 3,
Owen Amijions, of Route 4, J.
M. Raby, of Route 4, Mrs. Mar
garet Ordway, of Franklin, F.
A. Edwards, of Highlands, E. B.
Byrd, of Stiles, Walter Gibson,
of Route 3, and Frank Brown
ing, of Oak Grove, all of whom
filed on the last day.
Mr. Sloan, a member of the
present board, is serving his
first term, having been nomi
nated in the 1946 primary. He
has been an employe of The
Franklin Press since January,
1947.
Mr. Jacobs, who lives in the
Nantahala section, is an em
ploye there of the Nantahala
Power and Light company.
Mr. Cook, a resident of High
lands, is engaged in the real
estate and insurance business
there.
Mrs. Sherrill, a former teach
er, for many years was county
home demonstration agent in
this county.
Mr. Moore, the present chair
man of the board of education,
has served on the board since
1941. He is an employe here of
the State Highway and Public
Works commission.
Mr. May, another candidate
from the Nantahala country, is
a farmer and engages in haul
ing.
Mr Mason for many years
has been engaged in the mer
cantile business.
Mr. Ammons is a fanner of
Mill Shoal township.
Mr. Raby, also of Mill Shoal,
is a farmer and has long been
active in musical activities.
Mrs. Ordway, who is an em
ployee of the Zickgraf Hard
wood Lumber company, former
ly was NYA supervisor for this
county.
Mr. Edwards is a merchant in
Highlands.
Mr. Byrd, fanner of the Stiles
community, is serving his third
two-year term on the board.
Mr. Gibson, a farmer, is a
former member of the county
board of commissioners. He U
serving Is first term on the
county board of education.
Mr. Browning, farmer of the
Oak Orove community, alio 1* on
the present board, on which he
is mvlng his fourth term.
No O. 0< P, Contests
the Rapabllcans have no local
^fottiittved en h|l t-A