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VOL. LXIII-NO. S3
FRANKLIN, N. C? THURSDAY, AUGUST II, 1948
TEN PAGES
600 GET X-RAY
EXAMINATIONS
FIRST 5 DAYS
Mobile Unit Will Be
In Franklin Til)
August 28
Nearly 600 Macon County
adults were given free chest X
rays last week in the county
wide X-ray survey designed to
determine If tuberculosis is
present, so that it can be treat
ed promptly.
Meanwhile, the mobile X-ray
unit, after a two-day stap in
Cowee township, set up In
franklin yesterday (Wednes
day). It will be here through
Saturday of next week.
Tuesday of last week, the
opening day of the survey, BO
persons were X-rayed In Mlll
shoal township, It was said yes
terday at the county health de
partment. The following day, 125
were X-rayed at Slagle. Thurs
day and Friday, 250 were ex
amined at Otto. And 141 visited
the clinic at Cowee Saturday
for J-rays.
During its stay in Franklin,
the mobile unit will be available
to adults of Franklin and vicin
ity, as well as those in other
sections of the county who were
unable to visit the clinic when
it was in their neighborhoods.
The clinic Is situated on Phil
lips street here, next to the
county jail. It operated five days
a week, Tuesdays through Sat
urdays.
The survey offers free lung
P-ray examinations to all per
sons 15 years 6f age or lder,
and it Is hoped that all adults
In the county will avail them
selves of the opportunity to ob
tain this examination. A report,
Indicating what the X-ray pic
ture shows, will be mailed to
each person examined.
The X-ray, health authorities
point out, by revealing the pres
ence of tuberculosis, If it is
present, makes possible tarty
diagnosis and prompt treatment
?thus Improving the chances of
recovery.
The mobile unit, the X-ray
plates, and the technical per
sonnel are provided without
charge by the State Board of
Health. Funds were raised local
ly, through donations, to pay
lor clerical and other expenses
of the campaign.
Home-Coming Postponed
At Burningtown
The home-coming program at
Burningtown Baptist, church,
which had been scheduled for
Sunday, has been postponed on
account of the polio situation.
The program has now been set
for Sunday, September 19, It
was announced this week by
the pastor, the Rev. C. C. Welch.
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Remember . . . P
(Looking backward through
the files of The Press)
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58 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
Mr. R. L Porter bought the
stock of merchandise of S. L.
Rogers yesterday anfl requests
us to state that the union of
the two stores, together with a
large stock of new goods, will
make the largest and most var
ied stock ever seen in Franklin
and that prices will be made
to. suit everybody in cheapness.
We are informed that Dean
Slsk of our town has received
a commission as brandy survey
or.
25 YEARS AGO
The first month of Camp
Taukeetah culminated in a spec
tacular swimming meet In which
all of the campers took part.
Seventeen states were represent
ed in the spectators. Among the
visitors were Mr. C. C. Poln
dexter, the noted football star
of U. N. C., Thomas Angel, a
recent graduate of the Univer
sity and Lee Barnard, who gave
their assistance In carrying out
the program.
It YEARS AGO
It 1* announced from Wash
ing that a WPA project was
approved on Auguat 3, providing
for the expenditure of $5,40?
for the furnishing of school
lunches without cost to th?
heedy or undernourished chil
dren of Mason County. ThU
project will operate throughout
Mm county and M Under tht
direction of the county board of
IdHMtlon.
Halted By Polio,
B.ble School To
Bi Held By Mall
Something new in daily
vacation Bible schools is
planned here? a school con
ducted by correspondence.
The school, which Itid
been scheduled for the chil
dren of the Franklin and
Morrison Presbyterian Sun
day schools, .had to be can
celed recently, on account of
the polio situation, but the
pastor, the Rev. Hoyt Evans,
this week announced plans
for holding it by mail.
Courses of study have been
made out and sent to the
homes, he explained.
The courses include read
ing, memory work, and
handwork. The parents are
asked to oo-operate in the
program by reading the
stories to those children who
are too young to read, by
teaching or hearing the
memory work, and by su
pervising the handwork.
It is planned to hold com
mencement exercises when
the situation will allow the
children to attend Sunday
school again. Diplomas will
be awarded to those who
successfully complete the
prescribed work. Extra cred
it and awards will be giv
en to those who learn the
extra memory work or make
Bible scrapbooks.
CAR INSPECTION
LANE TO RETURN
Coming August 21; 1,400
Vehicles Still Await
Approval
A state traffic lane, for the
mechanical Inspection of motor
vehicles, will be set up here the
latter part of next week, and
will be in operation from Sat
urday, August 21, through Fri
day, August 27.
The lane was here from May
17 through May 26, and it will
return next week to complete
the task of inspecting motor ve
hicles in this county to ascer
tain if they comply with the
new law relating to mechanical
condition.
During its stay here in May,
the lane approved 627 vehicles.
Latest figures show that this
county has 2,086 motor vehicles
registered, Indicating that more
than 1,400, or approximately 70
per cent, remain to be approved.
Meanwhile, the director of the
State Motor Vehicle depart
ment's mechanical inspection
division has set up five dead
lines during the remainder of
1948 for the various vehicle
models to be presented for In
spection.
Vehicles, according to the reg
ulations, must be presented as
follows, by not later than tbe
dates given:
1. All motor vehicles of year
models up to and including
1936 and vehicles of year models
1947 and 1948 must be inspect
ed by August 31.
f. Year models 1937 and 1946
must be inspected by September
30.
3. Models 1938, 1939, 1943.
1944, and 1945 must be inspect
ed by October 31.
4. Models 1940 and 1942 must
be inspected by November 30.
5. Models 1941 and 1949 must
be checked by December 31.
The mechanical Inspection
law, passed by the 1947 general
assembly, requires that all ve
hicles must be inspected once
during 1948 and twice a year
thereafter.
The lane, it Is understood, will
be set up at the same location,
at the foot of the West Main
street town hill.
Pfc. Martin's Rite*
To Be Held Today At 1
Last rite* for Pfc. George T.
Martin, ton of Mrs. Ida H.
Martin, of the Cartoogechaye
community, who wai killed In
Franoe August 30, 1M4, will be
held at the national cemetery
In Raleigh at l p. m. today
(Thuraday). Mr*. Martin left
here Sunday for Lenoir, where
her aon, Frank Martin, joined
her tor the trip to Raleigh. A
daughter, Mlas Dorothy Martin,
of Waynesvllle, planned to meet
them In Raleigh.
MILD DAY CANCKUD
The annual Ouernaey field
day scheduled to be held at the
Southern Dariei farm near
Aihevllie August M has keen
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Week Passes
With No New
Polio Cases
Macon County ? Wednesday
passed Its eighth day without
a new case of piUomyelitis.
No new cases have developed
here since Tuesday of last week,
it was announced yesterday
(Wednesday) at the county
health department.
In the meanwnile, the: pre
cautionary restrictions Imposed
last week by health authorities
continued in effect.
Children under 16 are to be
kept at home, except that they
may go In family groups, or in
small groups approved by their
families, on picnics, hikes, horse
back rides, etc., where they will
not contact larger groups. They
also may make necessary trips
to doctors' and dentists' offices.
In the Rabbit Creek community,
where most of this county's
cases have developed, however,
all children are to be kept
on their home premises.
And adults are requested not
to meet in large, county-wide
groups.
Reports Encouraging
Meanwhile, reports from the
eight Macon County children
who are patients at the Ortho
pedic home In Ashevllle were
encouraging.
The health department here,
which gets a telephone report
from the Orthopedic home each
day, said yesterday that the
DDT SPRAY ORDERED
Mayor T. W. Angel, last
week wired for a sufficient
quantity of DDT emulsion
to spray the town dump,
garbage cans, outhouses, and
other fly-breeding places in
Franklin. Health authorities
believe polio is spread by
flies. The spray material is
expected to arrive shortly.
temperatures of all the Macon
children are back to normal,
and that all eight are eating
well. All of them still ire re
ceiving heat treatments used in
polio, It was said. ,
No indication has been given
as to when any of the children
will be permitted to return to
their homes.
Two of the children? Milton
Clouse, four-year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ouy Clouse, of the
Watauga community, and Anita
Marie Holland, aged three, ]
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl 1
Holland, of near Gneiss? have
completed their two weeks'
quarantine and now are out of
isolation.
Members of the immediate
families of patients at the Orth
opedic home are permitted to
visit the children, after the
quarantine period, once a week.
Sunday is the visitors' day at
the institution.
Cites Facts
In connection with the polio
situation, Dr. M. B. H. Michal,
district health officer, cited the
following facts from a recent
broadcast of the State Board of
Health for the Information of
the public:
Cites Facts
The following facts, from a
recent broadcast of the State
Board of Health, were cited by
Dr. Michal for the information
Continued on Page Six?
J. H. STOCKTON
HEADS BAPTISTS
FOR FIFTH TERM
45th Annual Macon Meet
Marked By Sermons
And K-sporU
j h Stockton, Franklin at
torney, was elected lor his nun
consecutive term as inoderatoi
of the Macon County BaptUt
association, at the associations
lorty-fiith annual -meeting, htid
Thursday and Friday of
week at the Highland Pupt^t
church.
Other officers are:
The Rev. C. C. Welch, pastor
of several Macon County
churches, reelected as vice-mod
erator; Verlon Swaflord of
Franklin, reelected clerk, Miss
May McCoy, of the Oak Grove
church, assistant clerk, J. H
Brookshire, of the Mount Hope
church, reelected treasurer; and
Mrs. S. C. Russell, of Highlands,
historian.
Appointed by Mr. Stockton to
serve on the executive commit
tee for the coming year are the
Rev C. E. Parker, of Franklin,
chairman, the Rev. Paul Nix of
Highlands, the Rev. N. E. Hoi
den, of the Oak Grove church,
Arvil Parker, of Mount Hope
church, and George A. L. Cook,
of Franklin. ,
Due to the polio situation, no
children were present, and the
attendance was somewhat
smaller than in previous years.
Association officials estimated
that 200 were present for I
Thursday's sessions, and 100 or
more on the second day.
The meeting opened Thurs
day morning, with Mr. Stock- ?
ton presiding, and the Rev. C.
E Parker delivered the doctor
Inal sermon. Officers for the
coming year also were chosen j
Thursday morning.
Highlights of the afternoon
session were a sermon by Dr.
M. A. Huggins, general secretary
and treasurer of the State Bap
tist conversion; a talk by Dr.
W' K McGee, of the Baptist
hospital in Winston-Salem, and
a report on Christian Education,
made by M. K. Kendall of
Mars Hill college. Dr. Mark
Lovelace, of Wake Forest col
lege and Claude Gaddy, a rep
resentative of the council of j
Christian Education.
Dr Zeno Wall, superintendent
of the Baptist orphanage at |
Thomasville, told of that Insti- i
tutlon's work at the Friday |
morning session, and the Rev. ,
W. L. Sorrels delivered a ser
m?n- .
Friday afternoon was devoted
chiefly to reports. At that ses
sion too, the moderator ap
pointed the 1948-49 executive
committee.
It was decided to hold next
year's session with the Ridge
crest Baptist church. In line
with long standing custom, the
meeting will be held on the
Thursday ? and Friday preceding
the second Sunday in August.
HERlE TWICE MONTHLY
After August 18, representa
tives of the N. C. Employment
service and Unemployment com
mission will be In Franklin
every other Wednesday, Instead
of every Wednesday, it was an
nounced this week.
Silers Hold 97th Reunion
With 97 Persons Present
Members of the Siler family
held their 97th annual reunion
here Thursday of last week
with 87 persons present.
Addendance at the reunion,
which Is nearlng a century of
unbroken annual gatherings,
was somewhat reduced by the
fact that ho children were pres
ent, due to the polio situation.
Even so, eight states? North
Carolina, New York, Pennsyl
vania, West Virginia, Georgia,
Alabama, Florida, and Tennes
see? and the District of Colum
bia were represented.
The meeting was held at the
Charlie Slagle Memorial build
ing, with Mr. and Mrs. A. B.
Slagle as host and hostess for
the occasion.
Following ? morning spent in
renewal of friendships, the
nearly one hundred adults pre
sent gathered in the basement
of the building for picnic din
ner) an annual spread of price
dishes.
The program wm held in the
auditorium, with Carl B< Slagle
and James M. Gray, president
and seereta yy, respectively* for
many ytarii wrving In those
capacities. Reports were heard
and short talks were made by
a number of those present, and
Interspersing the serious phases
of the program were the usual
jests about the "old maids' com
mittee" and at the expense of
the newlyweds, who were called
on for talks.
Mrs. Carl 8. Slagle reported
three deaths during the year,
and Mrs. Joe Setser reported
10 marriages and 15 births. Miss
Harrlette Klnnebrew and Mrs.
Reby 8. Tessler reported on the
work of committees named a
year ago to arrange for clean
ing the Franklin Methodist
cemetery, where Slier ancestor*
are burled, and proper marking
of unmarked graves. Miss Ken
nebrew, Mrs. Tessler, and Gil
mer A. Jones were given a vote
of thanks for their work.
Allen Slier, who vm the only
male Slier present, invited the
family to meet with him and
MN, Slier in IMS, and the In
vitation was aoMpttdi
Following a custom of long
standing, the program opened
With the tinging of "Bleat Be
i ' ifTntlinuai mi Pam |i?
WILL PRESIDE ? Judge
George B. Patton, of Franklin,
will preside at the August term
of superior court, which will
open here August 23. It will be
the first time Judge Patton has
held a court in his home county
since his appointment as a spe
cial superior court judge. t
SEEKS A-l MAN
FOR ROAD POST
Kerr Scott Says He'll
Consider Maconite
For Area Job
W. Kerr Scott, North Caro- <
Una governor-nominate, is go- I
ing to appoint as chairman of ?
the State Highway and Public 1
Works commission, "the biggest
nan I can find who will take
the place", he told a reporter
while here on a brief visit
Thursday of last week.
"It doesn't make any differ- ]
ence whether he was for me or
against me" in the primary 1
campaign, Mr. Scott declared.
'What I want is a man who
will get in there and do a job."
After a brief pause, he added:
"But he must be a man who
:an see the highway system
from the viewpoint of the rural
area. The time has come when
we must have country roads
that farm people can use to
bring their produce to market
any day in the year, not just
when the weather is good."
At present, Mr. Scott said, he
has no particular person in
mind for the appointment.
Asked, jokingly, "Who are you
?oing to appoint from Macon
County as district highway
commissioner, People here think
it's time this county had a
commissioner", Mr. Scott re- ]
plied, seriously: i
"You all recommend some
body, and I certainly will con
sider him."
Mr. and Mrs. Scott, accom
panied by Dale Thrash, Scott
district manager in the prim
ary, and Mrs. Thrash, came here
for a conference with Mr. Scott's
Macon County managers, Char
lie Sutton and Harley Stewart.
The subject of the coiueiencc
was not disclosed.
The meeting was held at tht
vocational agriculture depart
ment of the Franklin school,
and while there Mr. Scott in
spected the department, heaaed
by E. J. Whitmire, He remark
ed that it was the best such
set-up he has seen in North
Carolina.
While here, Mr. Scott called
on Dr. R. M. Rimmer, a one
time Alamance county neigh
gor, who has been ill in Angel
hospital here for many weeks,
suffering from acid burns.
Highlands Theatre
To Present Third Play
August 30
The Highlands Community
theatre will present its third
play of the season, "The Beau
tiful People", in maunee and
evening performances, Monday,
August 30, at the Highlands
High school auditorium.
The play, by William Saroyan,
will be presented under the di
rection ot Fred Allen.
Members of the cast Include
Mr. Allen, Virginia Wilcox, Ralph
Mobray, Maxie Wright, Bob Du
pree, Charles Wick, Jack Wil
cox, M. S. (Bud) Thomoson, and
Craig Cranston.
REUNION POSTPONED
The Shope family reunion,
which had been scheduled lor
next Sunday at the Coweeta
Baptist church, has been post
poned indefinitely, due to the
polio situation.
revival closed
A tent campaign, which was
Ming conducted at Otto by
Evangelist W. 0. Sawyer, has
been closed on account of the
poUQ situation.
WILL TRY FOUR
AT COURT HERE
FOR ROBBERIES
3 Charged With Highland*
Robberies; August Term
To Open Men. Week
Trial of the two men and two
women arrested here July 27 in
an automobile containing burg
lar's implements is expected to
highlight the criminal uocktC of
the August term of luacon su
perior court, which will open
here. Monday oi next week.
The four are charged with
possessing of burglary and
housebreaking implements and
a concealed weapon, and two of
the men and one woman are
held for breaking and entering
and theft in connection with
the robbery of three Highlands
business establishments July iu.
Meanwhile, and FBI check of
fingerprints has revealed that
Floyd L. Phillips, one of the
quartet, has a long criminal
record, and that his real name
is James Floyd Philpott, High
way Patrolman Pritchard Smith,
Jr , who has developed the case,
said this week. The FBI has no
record of the other three de
fendants, Mr. Smith said.
The cases against the four are
expected to be presented to the
grand Jury after it has been
chosen and charged by Judge
George B. Patton, of Franklin,
who will preside at the August
term of court. Judge Patton,
who will substitute for Judge H.
Hoyle Sink, originally scheduled
to hold the court here, will be
presiding at his first court in
his home county since his ap
pointment to the bench.
Other criminal cases on the
docket cover a variety of law
violations, but most of the de
fendants are charged with vio
lation of the motor vehicle or
liquor laws. In 23 cases the
charge is driving a motor ve
hicle while intoxicated.
In one case, Nelson Jones is
charged with providing a pris
oner? L. C. Burleson -with hack
saw blades to aid his escape.
Burleson, charged with carry
ing a concealed weapon, escap
ed from the Macon County Jail
several months ago, and has not
been captured.
Of outstanding interest on
the civil docket are damage
suits totaling $50,000 growing out
of the death of Sheridan N.
Reed, 17, in an automobile ac
cidest in Highlands August 31
?Continued on Page Six
John C. Byrd
Macan Farmer, Dies At
Age Of 86
John Curtis Byrd' 86, died at
the home of his son, Ed B. Byrd,
of the Tellico community, Mon
day night at 7:30 o'clock. He
had been ill for several weeks
Mr. Byrd, widely known Ma
con County farmer, was a na
tive of this county, and had
spent his entire life here. Born
during the Civil War? April 17,
1862 ? he was the son of Joshua
and Mrs. Saphronia Wild Byrd.
He married Miss Lucy Morri
son. Mr. Byrd was a member of
the Snow Hill Methodist church.
Survivors include his son; two
daughters, Mrs. Everett Bradley
and Mrs. James R. Ramsev, both
of the Tellico section; one sis
ter, Mrs. Charles A. Raby, of
Franklin, Route 3; 22 grand
children, and 22 great-grand
children.
Funeral services were held at
the Oak Grove Baptist church
Wednesday morning at 11
o'clock. The Rev. N. A. Holden
and the Rev. D. P. Grant offi
ciated. Interment was In the
church cemetery.
Pallbearers were Clint Byrd,
Ralph Bradley, Frank Byrd,
Ralph West, Alvin Fullbrlght,
and Thad Byrd, all grandsons
Funeral arrangements were
under the direction of Potts
funeral home.
The Weather
Temperatures and precipita
tion for the pn.it seven days,
and the low temperature yes
terday, an recorded at the
High Low Prec.
Wednesday 84 64 .14
Thursday 73 55 T*
Friday -78 43 .00
Saturday 74 49 .00
Sunday 77 44 .00
Monday 80 49 .00
Tuesday 80 5fl T*
Wednesday 61 .01
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