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VOL. LXIII-NO. 24
FRANKLIN. N. C? THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1948
MACON RANKS
HIGH IN SALE
OF U.S. BONDS
Only 9 Ot3ier Counties
Have Done Better
So Far In 1948
Macon County ranks tenth
among North Carolina's 100
counties In purchases of U. b.
savings bonds this year, figures
received here by H. W. Cabe,
county chairman, show.
The counties are ranked on
a basis of the percentage of
their 1948 bond quotas pur
chased from January 1 through
June 5.
People of this county, to date,
have bought 60.8 per cent of
the county's quota for the year.
The only counties making a
better showing so far are Jones,
Yadkin, Polk, Yancey, Clay,
Oates, Cherokee, Avery, and
Washington, In that order.
Of these 10 top counties, six
are In Western North Carolina,
and three are in this extreme
western end of the state.
For the state as a whole,
bond purchases total only 32.2
per cent of the North Carolina,
quota for 1948.
Savings bonds bought In this
county through June 5, accord
ing to figures compiled by the
Federal Reserve bank, total $51.
718. The county's quota for the
year Is $85,000.
During the war years, Mr.
Cabe pointed out, this county
consistently overbought its quota
of war bonds.
Miss Julia Higdon
Attends .N. C. Girls'
State At Greensboro
Miss Julia Ann Hlgdon,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.
R. Higdon, has returned home
after attending girls' state at
Greensboro, where s{iq. repre
sented the local American Leg
ion Auxiliary.
Once a year selected girls
from over the state meet, set
up a girls' state government
similar to that of North Caro
lina, and operate it, and live
under it for a week. A similar
organization, sponsored by the
Legion, is held for boys.
The week's program included
addresses by Governor Cherry
and other state officials, lec
tures, and tours of three of this
state's colleges.
To be eligible, a girl must be
a rising senior in high school
and be among the upper third
in her class in scholastic
achievement. Miss Higdon, one
of about 225 attending the
girls' state, was chosen by the
local Legion Auxiliary. It was
the first time a Franklin girl
has attended girls' state.
CONDITION SERIOUS
Dr. R. M. Rimmer, who suf
fered sulphuric acid burns May
IS, is doing as well as could be
expected, it was said yesterday
at Angel hospital. His condition
remains serloua.
50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
J. A. Munday had a lot of
handbills printed last Thursday
calling for one hundred able
bodied volunteers from Macon
County to form a company for
the war. If he succeeds in get
ting the company, he proposes
to be Captain J. A. Munday.
25 YEARS AGO
Reports from Macon County
show that in 1922 this county
had seven forests fires which
burned over 2,355 acres and
caused an estimated damage of
*1,300.
At the Idle Hour Theatre:
Tom Mix in "After Your Own
Heart". Mary Plckford in "8ud?".
10 YEARS AGO
Twenty-three members of the
Appalachian Trail club of
Oeorgla spent the week-end in
Franklin hiking over a five
mile section of the trail, which
runs through the Nantahala
National Forest from Wayah
Bald to Burnlngtown Gap.
Ray Holland, editor-ln-chlef
of Field and Stream, and Dav
id Newell, writer for the same
magazine, will tpend Saturday
and Sunday a* the gueite of Dr.
Edgar Angel at hU camp on
Nantalwl*.
More Than 200 Macon
Pupils Ready To Enter
High School Next Fall
More than 200 Macon Coun
ty boys and girls will enter high
school next (all, If all those
who completed their grammar
^rade work this spring con
tinue their education.
At eight schools in this coun
ty a total of 184 were promoted
trom the eighth to the ninth
(first year high school i grade.
Promotions at the Otto school,
figures on which are not avail
able, probably push tne total
well above the 200-mark
Of the 184 promoted to high
school, 84 are boys and 100 are
girls? a division, roughly, of 4b
per cent boys, and 55 per cent
girls.
At Franklin school, 62 pupil*
?30 boys and 32 girls wert
promoted. Of the 26 promoted
at Highlands, 12 are boys and
14 girls At Otter Creek (Nanta
nalai, the figures are: Four
boys, and seven girls.
Cowee promoted 10 boys and
14 girls; Slagle, five boys anu
11 girls; Higdonville, nine boys
and nine girls; Iotla, 12 boys
and two girls; and Chape.
( Negro t school, two boys ano
three girls.
The schools, which closed at
different times, varied theii
procedures in connection with
the promotion of pupils to high
school. Some conducted promo
tion exercises, sme gave certifi
cates, and others took little note
of the move-up of students to
the ninth grade, on the as
sumption that school, from the
first grade through the twelfth,
Is a continuous process.
Have Highest Averages
At Franklin, it was announc
ed that the three pupils mak
ing the highest scores in the
metropolitan achievement tests
are Chorlotte Love, Billy Soles
bee, and Richard Jones, Jr.
At Otter Creek school move
up exercises were held May 20,
when S. J. Waters was an
nounced as the valedictorian 01
his eighth grade class, and
Bonnie Lou May was salutator
ian.
At Cowee, children in the
eighth and other grades were
recognized at exercises May 28
for the following accomplish
ments: Scholarship; the best
citizen in each room; perfect
attendance; and activities, such
as 4-H club work, athletics,
etc. Eighth grade students so
recognized were;
Verlia Poindexter and Eugene
Pickens, scholarship; Beatrice
riolden, best citizen; and J. D
Parrish, R. D. Queen, Bobby
Guy, Howard Cantrell, Gerlene
Bingham, Coye Sue Clark, Eula
Mae Gibson, Bernie Hurst, Dor
othy Medlin, Leona Rice, and
Pauline Simonds, basketball
players, and Eugene Pickens,
track, for athletic achievement
Certificates were presented the
16 pupils completing the eighth
grade at Slagle school at special
exercises held May 27.
At Chapel school certificates
were given those completing
the eighth grade work, with
? Continued on Page Six
Eastern Star
Honor Given
Mrs. M. Cabe
in.' _
Mrs. Margaret Cabe, of Frank
lin, is the new deputy grand
matron, Order of the Eastern
Star, for the 17th North Caro
lina district.
Appointed by the new worthy
grand matron, Miss Ethel Lovett,
of Ashboro, Mrs. Cabe was in
stalled, along with other grand
officers, at a ceremony in Ashe
ville Thursday evening of last
week which marked the close
of the four-day annual state
meeting of the order. .
Mrs. Cabe, who is an employe
of the Nantahala Power and
Light company and the wife of
Carl P. Cabe, is the third per
son in the history of the local
OES unit? Nequassa Chapter No.
43? to receive this honor. The
others were Mrs. Eloise G. Potts
and Mrs. Elizabeth Slagle Pat
ton.
The district embraces the six i
southwestern North Carolina
counties, and it will be Mrs. I
Cabe's duty to visit the nine
chapters in the district, work
with the officers of those chap
ters and help exemplify the de
gree work. She has long been
active in Nequassa chapter, hav
ing held other official positions,
including that of worthy ma
tron in 1941-42.
Persons from the local chap
ter attending all or part of the
Asheville sessions, in addition
to Mrs. Cabe, Included Mrs.
Orace OMohundro, who is serv
ing a two-year appointment as
grand representative for the
state of North Dakota, and who
took part in the sessions Mon
day and Tuesday in that capac
ity; Mrs Genett Thomas, wor
thy matron of Nequassa chap
ter, who attended all sessions;
Mrs. Nobla Murray, Mrs. Ruby
Bradley, Mrs. Helen Snyder,
Miss Lassie Kelly, Mrs. Marie
Rogers, Mrs. Lillian Cabe, Mrs.
Sallle Sellers, Mrs. Ruth Whlt
aker, Ed Whitaker, Mrs. Blanche
Parrish, Mrs. Esther Cunning
ham, and James Hauser.
Baseball
The Franklin Baseball club,
after splitting two games last
week-end, will meet Hiawassee,
Qa., here Saturday afternoon at
3 o'clock.
Sunday the Franklin nine will
go to Marble to battle that
town's team.
In the games last week-end,
Franklin defeated Marble here
Sunday by a wore of 8 to 0.
On Saturday, playing Andrews
at Andrew*, the local group loit
by the one-tided (core of 18
to 0.
Sunday'* game here was call
ed at the leventh Inning, on
i account of rain.
May 29 Election
Cost This County
Total Of $1,194
The May 29 primary elec
tion cost Macon County $1,
194.82, bills filed with the
county board of commission
ers by J. J- Mann, chair- '
man of the. county board of
elections, reveal.
The total includes $915.40
paid precinct officials and
clerks for their services ,
$248.50 paid the members of
the board of elections far
services and expenses; and
$30.92 for printing and bind
ing.
Under the law, the regis
trar in each of the county's
12 election precincts was
paid $6 per day for his serv
ices, including registration
of voters on three Satur
days prior to the primary
election; each of the two
judges in each precinct, $5
per day, and clerks, employ
ed in tallying the vote, $5
per day; two members of
the board of elections, $5
per day; and the chairman
of the board, $7 per day.
Mr. Mann's bill, as chair
man, totaling $218.50, in
cluded $147 for 21 days
duty; $40 pay for the clerk
to the board; $19.60 for
mileage; and small amounts
for stationery, postage, and
miscellaneous expenses.
With
Softball
League
Following is dj Franklin Soft- 1
ball league summary:
Teams' Standing
Won lost Tie
Burfell 4 0 0
Zickgraf 2 1 1
Legion ........ 2 11
Oilers 12 0
Rotary ........ 13 0
Power Co... 14 0
Results
Friday night games:
Zickgraf 19, Power Co. 4.
Burrell 9, Legion 7.
Monday night games:
Burrell 8, Oilers 7.
Power Co. 17, Rotary 11.
Coming Games
Friday night, June 18:
Oilers vs. Rotary.
Zickgraf vs. Legion.
1 Monday night. June 21:
Burrell vs. Power Co.
Zickgraf vs. Rotary.
Cadet Henley At Home;
Will Visit Air Fields
Cadet J. C. Horsley, of the U
8. Military academy at West
Point, N. Y., son of Mr. and
Mr?. J. C. Horsley, arrived home
last Wednesday for a month's
leave. jCadet Horsley, who will
be here until July 6, will leave
on that date for a tour of air
fields In the southeast,
Pet.
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10 DEMOCRATS
NAMED JUDGES
FORJUN-OFf
Will Replace Republicans
For June 26 Democratic
Second Primary
Additional Democratic judges
to serve in the run-off pri
mary election June 26, were ap
pointed by the county board oi
elections at a meeting last Fri
day.
Republicans participated in
the May 26 primary, and the
election was conducted i.i each
precinct, therefore, by a Demo
cratic registrar, one Democrat
ic judge, and one Repubiicai
judge Since the second pri
mary is to be a strictly Demo
cratic affair, the ofticials u
each precinct will all be Dem
ocrats, and the Democratic
judges appointed last week will
take the place of the Repub
licans who served In the first
primary.
While there are contests, in
various parts of the state, for
the nominations for some dis
trict and county offices, thi
only contest In which Macon
County Democrats will vote thi
last Saturday in this month U
for governor. Voters here wil.
choose between Charles M.
Johnson and W. Kerr Scott for
the Democratic nomination,
which is tantamount to elec
tion.
In two precincts? Highlands
and Smlthbridge -the additional
Democratic judges selected were
unable to serve. The vacancies
in those precincts are to be
filled later.
The second Democratic Judges
for the other 10 precincts fol
low:
Franklin, Ras Penland; Mill
shoal, J. B. Brendle, of Frank
lin, Route 4; Ellijay, Tom Bry
son, of Cullasaja; Sugarfork,
Fred Henson, of Gneiss; Flats,
Raleigh McConnell, of Scaly;
Cartoogechaye, Will Dalrymple, |
of Route 1; Nantahala No 1,
Luther Jacobs, of Aquone; Nan
tahala No. 2, Clint Mav. of
Flats; Burningtown, Jim Ram
sey, of Route 3; and Cowee,
Haskey Arvey, of Route 3.
Many Inquiries
Being Made At Commerce
Booth Here
The Franklin Chamber of
Commerce is receiving 30 or
more inquiries daily, either by
mail or in person at the cham- ,
ber of commerce booth on
Main street, Frank I. Murray,
secretary, reported Tuesday.
Mr. Murray added that the
number of personal interviews
is increasing rapidly, indicating
that more and more visitors art
arriving in Franklin.
He has been impressed, the
commerce secretary said, by the
large proportion of those call
ing at the booth who are in
terested in establishing homes
either summer or year 'round
here.
Meanwhile, the f:md for op
eration of the commerce body
during the current year con
tinues to mount. Of the $2,000
soght, $1,188.50 has been receiv
ed to date.
Many business people here
have not contributed so far,
Mr. Murray said, adding that
those who have not been solic
ited are asked to mall or bring
their membership checks.
30 Leaves Needed
To Make One Apple;
Control Of Hoppers
Science shows that it takes
30 to 40 leaves to nourish and
develop one apple. There are
certain chemical reactions in
the leaves, Induced by sunlight,
needed for producing fruit.
Quite important, it is, that
leaf-hoppers be controlled. They
are notorious for destroying and i
crippling leaves during the
time when leaves are most es
sential for fruit development.
One of the most popular
sprays for leafhoppers is nico
tine sulphate (black leaf 40)?
mixed three-quarters of a pint
to 100 gallons of water, with
soap added as a sprayer. This
not only gets the hoppers but
It also controls aphlds. And It
fortunately spares beneficial In
sects.
PLAN BOX SUPPER
A box supper will be held at
the Louisa Chapel church Fri
day night for the benefit of
the church.
8 Road Projects
Planned In Macon
S. SGT. WILLIAM R. DEAL
Sgt. Deal Is
Given Martial
Funeral Here
The body of S. Sgt. William
R. Deal, brought home from
overseas, was laid' to rest in tht
cemetery of the Holly Springs
Baptist church Tuesday after
noon, following military rites in
the church.
Sgt. Deal, an infantryman,
was killed June 14, 1944, in the
invasion of France. Twenty
years old at the time, he had
been in service three and a
half years, having volunteered
in January, 1941, nearly a year
before Pearl Harbor.
The body, arriving here Mon
day afternoon, was taken to the
East Fraiikliri home of his
mother, Mrs. J. B. Deal, where
it remained until time for the
funeral service at 2:30 Tuesday
afternoon.
Officiating ministers were the
Rev. W. C. Pipes, pastor of the
Holly Springs church, and the
Rev. Charles E. Parker, First
Baptist pastor.
Don Allison, incoming com
mander, and the Rev. Hoyt
Evans, chaplain, of the local
post of the American Legion,
were in charge of the military
riifes. Color bearers and coloi
guards were Robert Porter, T
L. Raborn, Cecil Parker and
Arvil Parker. Don Allison, Frank
Reece, Siler Slagle, Reid Wom
ack, Joe Bradley, composed thi
firing squad.
Pallbearers, were Horace Nol
en, Owen Ammons, Lon Dal
ion, Robert Parker, H. D. Cor
jin, and Clarence Corbin.
In addition to his mother,
Sgt. Deal is survived by two
orothers, Jay Deal of Franklin
and Astor Deal of Washington;
and five sisters, Mrs. David
Sutton of Franklin; Mrs. Ray
mond Dalrymple of Elizabeth
ton, Tenn., Mrs. Bill Penland of
Macon, Ga., Mrs. Neville Ramey
jf Asheville and Mrs. Carl
Qregg of Greenville, S. C.
Bryant funeral home was in
charge of arrangements.
Revival Series
To Come To End With
Service Tonight
The county-wide, revival be
ing held at the Friendship tab
ernacle here will close with the
service tonight (Thursday), it
was announced yesterday.
The series of services, which
got under way June 6, had been
scheduled to continue through
Friday, but the Rev. John R
Church, the evangelist, has
other engagements, and it will
be necessary for him to leave
Franklin Friday.
The services have been draw
ing increasingly large crowds, it
was said. Sunday's night's at
tendance was beyond the 1,000
mark, and each of this week
week-day services has been at
tended by 700 to 800.
Members of the group of
ministers and laymen sponsor
ing the interdenominational
event yesterday expressed
themselves as being pleased
with the success of the evan
gelistic series of services. Dr.
Church's sermons, they added,
have proved popular with per
sons o( all classes and ages.
Will Widen 23, Balsam
To Franklin, When
Funds Available
Eight road projects in Ma
con County costing $56,030 are
to be completed by the State
Highway and Public Works cj?n
mission between June 1 and
December 31 of this year, and
Highway 23 Irom the Jackson
County line to t ranKlin is to
be widened from 10 to 20 tett
when funds become available,
it was announced by D. Keevts
Noiand, oi Waynesvilie, lentil
division highway commissioner,
who was here Monday.
A similar project for the
widening of No. 23 fr-ym bal
sam Gap to the Jackson-Ma
con line also is proposed when
lunds are available, Mr. Noiand
explained.
Mr. Noiand added that more
than $12,000 already has been
spent on road improvements i?i
this county this year, and that
last year the Highway commis
sion spent nearly $100,000 on
highway projects within this
county.
In allocating funds for high
way construction, he explained,
the commission's policy is to
take into account, equally, tour
factors: The population of the
county; the number of mot^r
vehicles registered; the county's
area; and the road mileage.
Four projects lor asphaltic
roads, totaling 15.33 miles, are
among the eight it is proposed
to complete this year. The cost
of these four is put at $31,430.
They are:
Horse Cove road, inside the
corporate limits of Highlands,
one-tenth of a mile, bitumin
ous surface treatment, $2,600.
Main street, inside the Frank
lin city limits, .33 of a mile,
bituminous concrete, $5,280.
Work will get under way on
this prjoect within a fortnight,
Mr. Noiand said.
U. S. 64, from Franklin to
ward Hayesville, 63 miles, bi
tuminous seal, $9,550.
U. S. 64, Jackson county line
to Bridal Veil Falls (via High
lands), 8.6 miles, bituminous
ssal, $14,000.
Another project planned this
year Is the strengthening
(placing of additional stone) o f
the Rabbit Creek road for a
distance of 6 4 miles. Stone tot
aling 9,600 tons is to be placed
on this road at a cost of $14,400.
Three Macan roads are to be
stone surfaced this year, Mr.
Noland said:
Lawrence Potts road, 1.7
miles; Sam Corn road, .9 of a
mile (1.5 miles of this road was
completed earlier); and Flats
road (in Flats township), 1
mile. The cost of placing 7,200
tons of stone surface on these
three roads is estimated at $10,
800. *
In addition to the 1.5 miles
of the Sam Corn road surfaced,
work done in this county be
tween January 1 and June 1
of this year, Mr. Noland said,
included strengthening of the
Horse Cove road, 3 miles, and
the strengthening of the River
road, 1.2 miles. Six thousand
seven tons of stone were placed
on these two stretches of road
at a cost of $9,010.50. This,
plus the $3,517.50 already spent
on the Sam Corn road, made a
total of $12,528 the highway
commission has spent on roads
in this county this year.
In 1947, the tenth division
commissioner said, $99,514.50 was
spent on 29 road projects hi
Macon County Of this amount,
$91,515 went for placing 61,010
tons of stone on 34.5 miles;
? Continued on Pace Six
BEER TAX UP
Beer taxes collected by the
state in May totaled $381,057.51,
a considerable increase over the
$347,63936 collected in May of
1947, according to figures made
public by the North Carolina
Department of Revenue.
Temperatures and precipita
tion for the past seven days,
and the low temperature yes
terday, as recorded at the Co
weta Experiment station, follow:
Wadnnday 5a 0
The Weather
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday ...
Saturday
Sunday .
Monday .
Tuesday
Max. Mln. Prec.
... 77 46 0
... 79 42 0
... 81 45 0
.... 85 47 0
... 85 57 .02
.... 86 51 .03
.... 82 57 0