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VOL. LXJII? NO. 29
tKANKMN. N C.. THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1W8
HEAVY RAINS
BRING RELIEF
FROM DROUGHT
? ?
6 Inches At C o w e e t a ;
Highlands Deluged
By 15-Inch Fall
One of the heaviest rainfalls
in the history of this county
occurred over the week-end;
and yesterday (Wednesday . aft
ernoon it was raining again. |
In the 72-hour period ending
Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock,
the Coweeta Experiment station
measured a fall of nearly six
Inches. The exact figure was
5.82.
While the rain was general
over the county, Highlands got
the lion's share. A total of 11.05
Inches fell there between 8
o'clock Saturday morning and 8
o'clock Monday morning, W. C.
Newton, who keeps a rain gauge
lor the TV A, reported. Of this
amount, four Inches tell between
2 and 8 o'clock Sunday morn
mg? an average of an Inch an
hour.
The total rainfall from 8
a. m. Saturday to 2 p. m. yester
day (Wednesday), a little over
lour days, was 14.88 inches, Mr.
Newton reported. The tail from
8 o'clock Saturday morning to
the same hour Sunday was 6.45
inches; irom 8 Sunday to 8
Monday, 4.00 inches; from 8
Monday to 8 Tuesday, 3.14; from
8 Tuesday to 8 Wednesday, .13
of an incn; and from 8 Wednes
day to 2 Wednesday, .56.
Tfie figures were believed to
set 4 record even lor Highlands,
which is noted for its high pre
cipitation.
Until Monday, the rain in
most places was a gentle one,
soaking into ground iw
become hard and dry irom lack
of moi^u-... am rain's value to
crops at this time Is Inestimable,
the coun?.y agent's olfice re
ported. Oiups in tne northern
end of the county, n. particular,
were suffering, it was said.
Due to the fact that the
ground vvas so dry and to the
gentle nature of the rain, the
early fall had little elfect on
most streams. Wltn the ground
now soaxed, however, lurther
rain is likely to push streams
out of banks, it was believed.
Slight damage was reported.
In the southern end of the
cou.ity, especially along the Lit
tle Tennessee river, rlverbot
tom crops were flooded, and the
Cartoogechaye and Wayah sec
tions reported damage to corn
irom high winds Monday after
noon. Some hall also leil in
these communities.
PLAN RUMMAGE SALE
The CuUasaja Home Demon
stration club will hold a bene
fit rummage sale Saturday
mortiinp adjoining the tele
phone 6>(lding. .
Do You
Remember . . . ?
(Looking backward through
the files ?( The Press)
SO YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
A new 12 lb. Wm. J. Bryan,
tree silver boy took up his abode
at the home of Coley Guest
Monday morning.
Charlay Fulton was bitten by
some kind of poisonous snake
while in the mountains last
Thursday. He did not see the
snake but thinks It was a rat
tlesnake, as the bite, while pain
ful, was not very serious.
25 YEARS AGO
Last Saturday the Tallulah
Falls Railway put on their new
week-end special train for the
accommodation of the summer
travel. This train arrives in
Franklin each Saturday 'at 6:20
p. m. and leaves Monday morn
ing at 9:30. This Is In addition
to the Sunday excursion whlck
makes the round trip from At
lanta to Franklin every Sunday.
10 YEARS AGO
At a meeting held last
Thursday night the Franklin
town board adopted a budget
for the fiscal year beginning
July l, 1038, and set the rate
of taxation. The tax rat* wm
*?t at 80 cant* ptr hundred
dollara, which la a reduction of
10 cent* ptr hundred dollfcM
from leal |rear'? rate ot W
MnMi ?
Cedar Tree That Soldier
Brought Here From Civil
War Battlefield Removed
Another of Franklin's historic
landmarks passed last week.
It was the cedar tree that '
stood in the yard of Dixie Hall, 1
the old Robinson home on Main
street The tree, a mere switch
at the time, was said to have
been brought from the Second
Battle of Manassas (August 28
30, 1862) by Julius Slier when
he came home on leave, and
planted by Mr. Slier, the then
owner of the property, in his
yard. He had built the house
in 1860.
The tree, which had stood the
buffetings of time and the
weather for more than lour |
score years, was dying, and Miss
Hope Danleis, the owner ul ? lue j
property, had It removed as a
safety measure.
Many persons, particularly
among older Franklin pcjplc. |
will recall the tree as standing ;
in the eastern part of the yard,
between the home and the
courthouse.
It was the second tree from
the Manassas battlefield to pass
In recent years. The other stood
on the grounds of the old Mun
day hotel, near the southeastern
c,,rner of the Macon County
Supply company, and for many
years served as a community
Christmas tree.
It was brought from Manassas
by Dr. J. M. Lyle when he re
turned, a few years after the
war, from a visit to Civil War
battleiieids, and planted in the
yard of what then was home.
It was cut down when the
Munday hotel was demolished
about three years ago. It also
was said to have been dying
when it was taken down.
SMITH HEADS i
LIONS CLUB
Club Officers For Year
Installed; Discuss
Street Marking
Pritchard Smith, Jr., incom
ing president of the Franklin
Lions club, and other olt'icers
X'or the year 1948-49 were in
stalled by Jennings Brysjn, of
Sylva, past district governor, at
Monday night's meeiing at the
Slagle Memorial.
Other officers installed with
President Smith are:
John Li. Crawford, first vice
president; Don Allison, second
vice-president; G. W. Faulkner,
third vice-president; Clinton
Brookshire, secretary; urover
Jamison, Jr., treasurer; D. A.
Stewafm^l twisMn; CeKoyBer
rong, Ooh Tamer; and Johnny
Kusterer and W. C. Burrell, di
rectors for two years.
The incoming club president
is a member of the North Caro
lina State Highway patrol, sta
tioned in Franklin, and has
been active in community and
civic affairs. During the past
year he took a leading part in
the Red Cross drive and the
March of Dimes board, spon
sored by the Lions club, and is
at present heading the X-ray
campaign.
Following the installation of
officers, the street and house
marking project being consider
ed by the Lions club was dis
cussed. Upon motion of J. Ward
Long, it was decided to allow
the committee which had been
appointed to study this project
to handle the matter by taking
whatever action they saw fit.
The committee is composed of
A. R. Higdon, W. C. Burrell, T.
W. Angel, Jr., and B. L. Mc
Glamery.
Rabun Company Opens
Froduoe Buying Mart
The Rabun Produce company
opened a produce buying mark
et near the intersection of East
Main street and Depot street
here this week. Temporarily,
the market will do its packing
in the Brown and Carson ware
house.
Snap and pole beans, cabbage,
potatoes and other local truck
crops will be purchased, accord
ing* to Henry Dillard, market
manager.
Mr. Dillard said that a lot, in
the rear of the Dillard Builders
Supply company store, has been
purchased from Roy Carpenter
and that a warehouse building
will be started there as soon as
possible. Some grading work al
ready has been done.
Sgt. Bumgarner's Body
Is Returned To States
Mrs. O. C. Bryant and Miss
Frankle Bumgarner, of Frank
lin, have received word that the
body of their brother, S. Sgt.
James B. Bumgarner, who was
killed In Germany during World
War 2, has been returned to the
States. Sgt. Bumgarner, who
made his home at Wllmot, was
wounded February 18, 1945, and
died the following day. No date
for the funeral service has been
set.
Frederick (Bo) Betser was
treated at Angel ellnlc Monday
(or ssvtri dog bites. Young
Seteer was bitten by a dog said
to belong to Will Oorpenlng. The
dog is under observation tor ttld
| possibility of rabies.
Total Of 4,259
Immunizations
Given In Macon
A total of 4,259 immuniza
tions were given Macon
County persons during the
three-month period ended
June 30, according to Mrs.
Frank Shope, county public
health nurse.
The county health office
also reported examinations
of 177 pre-school children,
and 212 school inspections
during the quarter. Tuber
culin tests were given 98,
and those who reacted pos
itively were X-rayed.
The immunizations were
as follows :
Typhoid, 2,869; smallpox,
902; diphtheria and whoop
ing cough, 480; and teta
nus, 8.
Military Rites
Held For 5 fc. Elliott At
Holly Springs
I Funeral services for pic.
George Dewey Elliott, 25, Macon
County soldier killed overseas,
were held at the Holly Springs
Baptist church Tuesday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock. Young Mr. !
Elliott was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Elliott, of Franklin, I
Route 4. '
The Rev. W. C. Pipes conduct
ed the service, and military
rites were held at the grave by
members of the Franklin post of
the American Legion, with Com
mander Don Allison in charge.
He was assisted by the Rev.
Hoyt Evans, post chaplain, and
other members of the local post.
Burial was in the church cem
etery.
Pallbearers were H. D. Corbin,
Clarence Corbin,. Frank L Crisp,
Roy Crisp, Norman Elliott, and
Frank Elliott, 3II cousins of the
dead soldier, whose body re
cently was returned to the
States.
Pfc. Elliott died July 14, 1944,
of wounds received July 9 in
! the Battle of Normandy. He
entered service as a volunteer in
March, 1942.
Surviving, in addition to his
parents, are two brothers, Theo
dore Elliott, of Olympia, Wash.,
and Cpl. W. D. Elliott, of the
army of occupation in Japan;
six sisters, Mrs. Leonard Corbin,
Miss Emma Elliott, Miss Pauline
Elliott, and Miss Jewell Elliott,
all of Asheville, and Mrs. Lef
ferts Hlgdon and Mrs. Charlie
Williams, both of Franklin,
Route 4.
Potts funeral home was In
charge of the arrangements.
X-RAY SURVEY
IN MACON SET
FOR AUG. 3-28
Free Lung Examination
To Be Available To
All Adults
The free X-ray chest survey
to be conducted in Macon coun
ty as a part of a state health
survey will get under way Aug
ust 3, when a State Board o.
Health X-ray mobile unit ar
rives in this county, it was an
nounced this week. The unit will
remain in Macon through Aug
ust 28, and will be stationed m
various communities in the
county during that period.
The first clinic will be con
ducted at Claude Beeco's store
in Millshoal township Tuesday,
August 3.
This X-ray service will be
available, free of charge, to
every person in the county 15
years of age or older.
Meanwhile, the campaign to
raise a fund of $700 or $800 for
the local expenses of the sur
vey was being pushed by
Chairman Pritchard Smith, Jr.,
and members of his executive
committee.
All owners, managers and
operators of hotels, tourist
homes, meat markets, restau
rants, dairies, milk plants, and
other establishments where
health certificates are required
will be notified by the health
department that all persons who
wish to renew their certificates
or desire new certificates, will
be required to present their X
ray results to the district health
oificer when applying for fu
ture health certificates.
Placards will be issued tc
establishments where personnel
are 100 per cent X-rayed.
The following schedule for the
mobile X-ray units was made
public by Mrs. Frank Shope,
? Continued on Pace Six
$2,000 Taken
In Robberies
In Highlands
Three Highlands business
firms, Potts Brothers store,
Doyle's Self Service grocery, and
the Highlands Theatre, were
broken into last Saturday, eith
er by a one burglar or a group,
who obtained checks and cash
amounting to more than $2,000.
Cash and checks totaling ap
proximately $2,000 was taken
from the Potts store, while a
smaller but undisclosed amount
was obtained from Doyle's. Al
though the thief had to break
four locks to gain admission to
the ticket office of the theatre,
he found that cupboard bare.
The Potts store was broken
into about 1 o'clock Saturday
morning, officials believe. Miss
Sara Oilder, who lives next
door, reported that she heard
:?ameone hammering about this
time, but thought it was some
one working late in the store.
The cash was taken from a
large safe which had been forc
ed open by tearing off .the
corner of the steel facing and
tnen forcing the rivets on the
safe.
Admission to both the Potts
store and Doyle's was gained
by forcing rear windows with
a jimmy.
The robbery was first report
ed by W. R. Potts, one of the
owners of the Potts store, at
about 7 a. m. Saturday.
Local officials, with Pritch
ard Smith, Jr., state highway
patrolman, and a member of
the State Bureau of investiga
tion, are working on the case.
Little progress has been re
ported to UAte.
What's Right With Schools?
Macon People Give Opinions
(EDITOR'S NOTE: ThU U
the iMt hi ? series of
news stories on Mftcon
County results of the state
wide survey conducted,
through questionnaires, by
the N. C. Education oommla
ston.)
Macon County anawere to the
final question? "In your opin
ion what are th? two or threa
strongest or bast features of
th? schools of the state?"
varied widely, and some of
them Contained Interfiling sua
gestions for school Improve
ment.
One person, for example,
think* the schools are missing
a bet by not having the voca
tional agriculture students raise
food for the lunch rooms, and
th# home economics students
prepare It? thus providing prac
tical training for two groups,
tnd at the same time reducing
the cost of school lunches.
Some of the replies follow:
"Frw textbooks: the school
bUKMi Mid the best regards of
-out tinted on Fife Four
Girl Scout* Will Aid
Drive By Baby Sitting
Franklin senior Girl Scouts
will baby sit, without charge,
during the period of Stale
Board of Health's mobile
X-ray units are here, it was
announced this week by Mrs.
Robert Porter, Girl Seoul
leader. It is the girls'
thought, Mrs. Porter said,
that many mothers of small
children might be unable U
leave home long eiuugli to
have their chests X-rayed,
unless someone would keep
their children while I, hey
were away. Mothers who
need baby sitters for this
purpose may make an ar
rangement for a Scout sit
ter by telephoning Mrs.
Porter at 284-J. The Gii,l
Scout troop also donated $10
to the local fund required
to make the X-ray cam
paign possible here.
NAME OFFICIALS
FOR BEER VOTE
Election Board Picks
Registrars, Judges For
Macon Ballot
Registrars and judges for the
beer-wine election to be held in
Macon County August 28 were
appointed by the county board
of elections at a special meet
?ng Tuesday.
On motion of Ted Blaine, the
registrars and Democratic judges
who held the second primary
election June 26 were named for
the beer-wine election, with one
Republican judge also appointed
for each of the county's 12 pre
cincts.
The election, to be held tht
last Saturday in August, will
determine whether beer anu
wine may be legally sold withn.
the con tines of Macon Count}
At present, both beverages are
legal, but no licenses for the
scale of wine are in effect.
The election officials follow,
the first named in each case be
ing the registrar, the second
the Democratic judge, and the
third the Republican judge:
Mlllshoal township: Harold
Cabe, Woodrow Franklin, and
Garland Shepherd.
Ellijay: Charlie Bryson, Carl
Moses, and W. R. Higdon.
Sugarfork: Luther Holland,
Ab Potts, and Lee Keener
Highlands: Louis Edwards,
Henry Wright, and T. C. Harbi
son.
Flats: Ray Dryman, Raymond
Penland, and Otis Burnette.
Smithbridge: C. R. Cabe, Ted
Henry, and Alex Holbrooks.
Cartoogechaye : Dan Sweat
man, Oscar Lewis, and Lester
Williams.
Nantahala No. 1 : Newell Bald
win, Wade Lambert, and Fred
Mason.
Nantahala No. 2: J. R. Shields,
T. T. Love, and D. A. Grant.
Burningtown: Will Rowland,
Bill Parris, and Forrest Huggins
Cowee: Don Raby, Joel
Dalton, and T. G. Dean.
Franklin: Prioleau Shope, Jirri
Palmer, and Homer Cochran.
With
Softball
League
Following is a summary of
Franklin Softball league results
to date, and approaching games:
Teams' Standing
Won Lost Tied Pet.
Burrell 9 0 0 1.000
Legion 5 2 1 .711
Oilers 4 4 0 500
Zickgraf 2 3 1 .400
Rotary 16 0 .143
Power Co 17 0 .125
Results
Friday night games:
Power Co. vs. Zickgraf (post
poned).
Burrell 14, Oilers 5.
Monday night games:
Oilers 3, Rotary 0, (forfeit).
Burrell 3, Power Co. 0, (for
feit).
Coming Game*
Friday night, July 16:
Zickgraf vs Rotary.
Legion vs. Oiler*.
Monday night, July 19th:
Legion vs. Power Co.
Burrell vs. Zickgraf.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Riley Fergu
son and children, Patricia Ann
and John Robert, have return
ed to their home In Los Angeles,
Oallf., after spending 10 days
with Mr. Ferguson's parents, Mr.
fcnd Mrs. John C. Ferguson, and
Othir relatives here.
NO POUO HERE.
AREA'S HEALTH
HEAD _REPORTS
Precautionary Measures
Are Suggested By
D,r. Michal
Macon County Is free from
poliomyelitis (infantile paral
ysis!.
There has been no case ot
the disease, which is epidemic
in other part:; of the state, in
this county this season. Dr. M
B. H. Michal said here Monday.
In fact, Dr. Michal added, this
entire health district niaue up
of Macon, Jack&oii, anu Hay
wood counties and the Chero
kee Indian Reservation? luu
had no polio.
While there have been a num
ber of cases in Buncoiiue coun
ty, the epidemic area, ..he ex
plained, is in the cenmal part
of the state.
Because of the "general con
cern" over the situation, Dr.
Michal Monday issued a pre
pared statement, "both to make
the exact situation clearer, and
to point out what bearing this
epidemic has on our area, and
what measures we may wisely
take as a precaution against its
spread".
Her statement follows: 1
"While It is true that 115
new cases have developed in the
state during the past wc-en, u.
epidemic area continues to be
the central part ol tne atan.
Buncombe county, with its two
cases in the county and 17 in
the city of Asheville, is the only
county in the western end oi
the state showing an unusual
number of cases. There are no
cases in Haywood, Jackson, Ma
con and Clay counties, nor in
Cherokee Reservation, and only
one case, of almost a week's
standing, in Swain county. One
case was reported some wtekj.
ago in Graham county and ulit
in Cherokee county.
Since we do not nave the dis
ease present in our district, we
wish to urge that those coming
here for visits and vacations
avoid congested areas in the
section affected by the epidemic.
Great care should be exercised
to eat and sleep in urade A
places. It is advisable not to
allow children to congregate
for long hours at a time or pic
nic in large groups, as we feel
polimyelitis is spread by getting
the virus causing the disease in
to the system by the mouth. If
a child is at all ill with a cold
or sore throat, he should be kept
quiet and observed and, if nec
essary, seen by a physician.
Swimming in pools used by
large numbers of children
should definitely be avoided, as
well as chilling or fatigue.
It has generally been advis
ed by the medical profession
lor tne past few years that ton
? Continued tin Patu mis
Mrs. Grace O'Mohundro
Now Sole Owner Of Shop
Mrs. R. S. O'Mohundro has
i.old her interest in the Chil
dren's Shop to her sister -ln-luw,
Mrs. Grace O'Mohundro, it was
announced this week, and ine
former, accompanied by her
children, Dickie and Mary, left
Tuesday for Richmond, Va.,
her former home, where sue wiu
live in future. Mrs. Grace O'Mo
hundro is now sole owner of the
Children's Shop.
Federation Picnic Will
Be Held Here Saturday
The Macon County Farmers
Federation picnic will be held
here Saturday, It was announc
ed this week. The picnic, an an
nual affair that always attracts
a large crowd, will be held on
the Franklin school grounds, and
the program will get under wuy
at 10 a. m. Music, athletic con
tests, and games will feature
the all-day gathering.
The Weather
Temperatures and precipita
tion for the past seven days,
and the low temperature yes
terday, as recorded at tha
Coweeta Experiment station,
follow:
High Low Prec.
Wednesday 89 59 o
Thursday 72 60 o
Friday 72 03 T*
Saturday 67 63 .14
Sunday 78 64 2.88
Monday 81 68 1.40
Tuesday ,U0 59 1.54
Wednesday 64 ,ii
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