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VOL. LXIII? NO. 34
FRANKLIN. N C.. THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1948
TWELVE PAGES
VOTERS TO PASS
ON BEER. WINE
ISSUE AUG. 28
Election Will Decide
Whether Sale Here
Continues Legal
Macon County voters will go
to_ the polls Saturday of next
week (August 28) to ballot In a
special election ' on the issue of
legal sale of beer and wine in
this county.
The election was called by
the county board of elections
several weeks ago in response
to a petition signed by more
than the 796 qualified voters
required by law.
The ballots will offer the vot
er the opportunity to express
himself on two propositions. He
may vote "for the legal sale
of wine" or "against the legal
sale of wine"; and "for the legal'
sale of beer" or 'against r.he
legal sale of beer".
Beer is now sold legally 4n
this county. Although wine leg
ally may be sold here under the
present law, no applicant for a
license to sell wine has met the
requirements set up by the state
law.
If the majority ol the votes
cast are against the legal sale
of beer and/op wine, legal sales
of those beverages will be out
lawed 60 days from the date of
the election. But if the majority
favors legal sales, the situation
would continue as at present.
Si-nee the legal sales of beer
and wine are submitted as sepa
rate propositions, it would be
possible for the voters to out
law one and leave the ouier
legal, though such a iLoUit la
not anticipated.
While no new registration
was required for this special
election, the registration books
were open for ihree weeks to
permit persons who were not
registered to get their names
on the books. Registration end
ed last Saturday, and Saturday
of this week will be challenge
day.
The polls at the 12 . voting
? places In this county will be
open from 6:30 a. m. to 6:30
p. m.
This election is the second
called to pass upon this issue.
A vote set for last February 14
was halted by court order, is
sued upon a complaint alleging
irregularities in the petition up
on which the, earlier election
was called.
COMMISSIONERS TO MEET
Monday's scheduled meeting of
the board of county commis
sioners was postponed one week.
The board will meet next Mon
day morning.
50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
It is said that Mr. Dan Ashe,
over on Savannah, heard a
noise in his house the night of
the freshet and on getting out
of bed he found himself stand
ing In 14 Inches of water.
We hear considerable com
plaint among our business
men that for the last week or
two freights have been Increas
ed by the Southern Railway
company, in some cases very
heavy extra rates have been
paid. The Press is a victim of
this Increase.
25 YEARS AGO
The Boy's club, known as
"The Knights of Arthur", have
started a play ground behind
St. Agnes Episcopal church. All
the boys of the community are
invited and urged to take ad
vantage of this playground and
to become members of "The
Knights of King Arthur".
10 YEARS AGO
An election to decide upon a
bond Issue of $35,000 was called
by the town board at a meet
ing held Monday night. The
election will be held on Sep
tember 20. The bonds, If Issued,
will be appropriated r.s follows:
For streets, <8,000; for side
walks, $4,000; for water system
$17,000; for sewer extension,
$0,000. Should the majority of
, voters approve the Issue, the
bonds will furnish funds to hov
1 #r SB per cent of the Improve
ments contemplated, and the
remaining 45 per cent will be
paid by the Public Works ad
L ministration m an outright
fnot.
Expect 1,200 In Macon
To Register For Draft
Starting On August 30
Macon County young men
some 1,200 of them- will regis
ter for the draft during the
three-week period starting Aug
ust 30.
The draft law calls, for the
registration of all young men
between the ages ol 18 and 25,
inclusive.
The procedure for the regis
tration in North Carolina and
the dates on which different
age groups will register were set
forth in a proclamation issued i
Monday by Governor R. Gregg
Cherry.
The place and the details for
the Macon County registration
will be announced later, E. W.
Long, local draft board chair
man, said this week.
The draft is expected to be
handled in this county by the
same personnel that was in
charge when selective service
was suspended, following tne
end of World War 2.
Mr. Long, Charles M. Rogers,
and Lawrence B. Liner, memb
ers of the local board at that
time, were asked to go on re
serve, and their reappointments
by the President have been rec
ommended by Gov. Cherry.
Meanwhile, the three men met
recently to reorganize, and at
that time Mr. Long was re
elected chairman and Mr. Rog
ers secretary At that meeting
the board members also select
ed Mrs. Gilmer A. Jones to serve
as clerk, a position she held at
the time the draft was suspend
ed.
The governor's proclamation
states that young men born be
tween August 31 and December
31, inclusive, 1922 - persons whc
are 25, but who will reach their
26th birthdays later in thisyeai
- shall be registered oh Monday
August 30.
Persons born in the year 1923
shall be registered on Thursday
September 2, or Friday, Septem
ber 3.
Persons born in the year 1924
shall be registered on Thurs
day, September 2, or Friday
September 3.
Persons born in the year 192E
shall be registered on Saturday
September 4, or Tuesday, Sep
tember 7.
Persons born in the year 1926
shall be registered on Wednes
day, September 8, or Thursday,
Septemoer 9.
Persons born in the year 1927
? Continued on Page Eight
Auto Lane
Coming Here
On Saturday
The mechanical inspection
laue v.':.! return to Franklin
oaiuraay and will be in opera
tion here through the follow
ing Friday (August 27). It will
be situated on West Main street
again and will be in operation
from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m., with an
hour off lor lunch. The Satur
day hours are from 8 o'clock
to noon.
Inspection lane officials point
ed out that, under the new
regulations, all motor vehices
of year models up to and in
cluding 1936 and vehicles of
year models 1947 and 1948 must
be inspected by August 31; year
models 1937 and 1946 must be
inspected by September 30 r
models 1938, 1939, 1943, 1944,
and 1945 must be inspected by
October 31; models 1940 and
1942 by November 30; and
models 1941 and 1949 must be
checked by December 31. Fol
lowing newt week's inspection,
the lane will be here one more
time during 1948.
It was pointed out that the
number of cars which could be
handled daily would be greatly
increased if every individual
would have his pocket card and
inspection fee of one dollar
ready when he enters the lane.
Lane officials also emphasiz
ed that it is necessary for any
vehicle which requires a license
tag to be Inspected, including
motor bikes and farm trailers.
D. D. Rice
Formerly Of Franklin,
Taken By Death
D. D. Rice, who made his
home here in the late 1920's
and early 1930's, died at his
home in Johnson City, Tenn.,
Wednesday of last week, follow
a long Illness.
Mr. Rice, who was engaged in
the Mica business here, was ac
tive in the civic and social life
of Franklin during residence
here. He was especially Interest
ed in Rotary aflalrs, and had
the distinction of having serv
ed as president of two clubs -
the Franklin club in 1928-29,
and the Johnson City club In
1945-46. He also was a past dis
trict governor of Rotary In
ternational.
A native of Memphis, he was
a graduate of the Georgia
School of Technology (Georgia
Tech), and served In the lnfan
tary during World War 1.
Mr. and Mrs. Rice and fam
ily had many friends here, and
a number of Macon County per
sons attended the funeral, held
In Johnson City last Thursday.
Survivors Include his widow;
his mother, Mr*. J. E. Rice, of
Sprite Pine and Shreveport,
La.; a son, Charles Bailey Rice,
who 1* a student at Georgia
Tech; a daughter, Mrs. Martha
Davereux McClaln, of Johnson
City; and a sister, Mrs. Ogden
Dixon, of Shreveport, La.
CHURCH ANNEX
NEARLY READY
Presbyterians To Start
Using First Floor
Next Month
The new Presbyterian church
annex is expected to be ready
for partial use by September 1,
according to the Rev. Hoyt
Evans, pastor.
The entire first floor will be
completed and ready for use,
but the upstairs will be unfin
ished at this time, Mr Evans
said. The steeple arid bell on
the old building have been re
stored, he added.
While there will be no for
mal dedication at this time, spe
cial services for the opening
Sunday were being planned.
Ground was broken for the
annex, which will consist of 11
classrooms, a kitchen, an audi- I
torium, etc,., March 9, and the !
first brick were laid May 11.
The building is a brick and
hollow tile structure, built at
the rear of the present church.
Careful planning has been done
so that the annex and the re
stored steeple and bell will |
harmonize with the old struc- i
ture.
The original building, a pre
Civil war structure, is one of
Franklin's oldest buildings and J
has been praised by architects j
as one of the best designed and
proportioned, from an archi- j
tect's viewpoint, in this region. |
The new steeple, which has !
been erected in place of the one |
torn down, is five feet square
at the base and rises 19 feet
above the ridge. The spire, of
aluminum, was made by John
Bulgin.
Mr. Evans expressed apprecia
tion to the people of all de
nominations who have "been so,
generous in their 'assistance" to
this project.
651,000 VISIT PARK
Visitors in the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park for the
period October 1 - June 30 total
ed 651,680 persons, an increase
of 91,098 over the same period
last year.
4,000 PERSONS
MAKE INQUIRIES
ATC.OF C.BOOTH
Nearly 100,000 Pieces
Of Literature Is
Distributed
More than 4,000 persons, rep
resenting every state in the
Union, the Philippine Islands,
and five foreign countries, cull
ed at the Franklin Chancer cl
Commerce booth on Main street
during June and July, uguiea
compiled by the chamber re
veal.
In commenting on the organ
ization's activities this season,
officials said the chamber has
liad one of the best season's in
it's history, despite the polio
handicap, adding that this
would have been a top tourist
year, had it hot been for the
fact that many persons left
j Franklin, or canceled plans to
| come here for vacations, be
i cause of the polio scare.
Frank I. Murray, secretary,
j citcd figures indicating widc
! spread interest in t ranklin.
Nearly 100,000 pieces of litera
ture have been distributed this
season, he said, either to per
sons who called at the booth or
in answer to inquiries by mail.
This total was made of some
3,000 copies of the Franklin
scenic booklet; 2,000 copies of
the tourist directory of Frank
lin; 1,000 copies of "High Tops ",
regional publication containing
a page advertisement and story
about Franklin; and 2,500 pieces
of literature about the N&.ita
hala National Forest.
In addition, 1,200 personal
i letters have been written in re
| ply to inquiries.
The bulk of this season's
tourists have come fro.n Flor.ua,
Georgia, Ohio, Illinois, New
York, and Texas, but persons
have called at the booth from
the other 42 states, from Hono
lulu, anl from the Bahama Is
lands, Brazil, Panama, Mexico,
and Canada.
The total number of visitors
in June was 1,820, while the I
figure for July was 2,472.
In addition to serving tour
? Continued on Page Eight
Lion Leaders
Of This Region Hold
Conference Here
. % . ? ? ? ?
Leading lions club officials '
from over Western North Caro
lina met here Sunday at the
advisory meeting of Cabinet 31
A, of which the Franklin Lions
club is a member.
J. Ward Long, district deputy
governor and Franklin club
member, served as host to the
group at a luncheon served at
the Slagle memorial.
The purpose of the meeting
was to discuss budgetary mat
ters for the coming year.
Prominent Lions who attend
ed included D. J. Whitner, dis
trict governor, of Boone, John
F. Bost, of Lenoir, H. Paul
Bridges, of Cliffside, Roy R.
Beck, of Statesville, and Mr.
Long, of Franklin, all of whom
are deputy district governors;
H. O. Elkins, of Murphy, Hugh
Monteith, of Sylva, Roy Taylor,
of Black Mountain, R. L. Con
nelly, of Morganton, and C. S.
Clegg, of Mt. Holly, zone chair
men; and H. W. Sanders, imme
diate past district governor.
International olub officers
who attended the cabinet ses
sion were Edward Mcmahon, in
ternational director, of Brevard,
and Hugh Mitchell, internation
al counselor, of Black Moun
tain.
Community Theatre Does
Top Job In Latest Play
So far as Is known, the High
lands Community Theatre is
the only non-professional sum
mer theatre in the state, and
one of the few in the whole
country. In the theatre's six
seasons, it has established a
fine reputation, which its pro
duction of "The Corn is OMen",
lived up to and increased.
The eetting for "The Corn is
Green" Is a home In a remote
mining town. Miss Moffat, a
middle-aged school teacher, In
herits the house and comes to
the village with the idea of
starting a school for the min
ers' children, but is discouraged
by the Squire who rules the
community. She Is about to give
up, when ahe find* one young
miner who shows exceptional
talent. Prom then on the fast
moving play is concerned with
Miss Moffat's determination to
prepare the boy for a great fu
ture.
In the leading role, Virginia
Wilcox, as Miss Moffat, the
teacher, was well supported in
her outstanding acting by Arn
old Keener as Morgan Evans,
the education-minded young
man. Herbert Paul, the Squire,
finally decides to cooperate in
school affairs, as does Miss Ron
berry, played by Martha Cobb,
who sees in every man a po
tential husband and firmly be
lieves she still has a chance to
get married If the right man
? Continued on Pare Eight
Mare Than 2,000
Macon Folk Given
Freu: CLest X-rays
More than 2,000 Macon
County adu.is have had
chest-Xrays made since
the State Board of Health
mobile X-ray unit came to
this county, it was an
nounced yesterday.
A total of 643 were X
dayed the first week; 1,211
tne second week an J 190
on Tuesday of this week.
Yesterday's figure was ex
pected to approximate 175.
The mjbile unit will be at
David Ledtord's stjre, in
the Burningtown commun
ity Tuesday and Wednesday
oi next week, it was r. re
nounced yesterday aiij
noon, returning. t j Franklin
for the last lour days of its
stay in this county.
ihe unit, which original
ly was scheduled to be here
only through August 28,
wai remain through August
31. The unit's personnel
does not work Sunday or
Monday, but will be on duty
in this county on Tuesday,
the thirty-lirst.
Meanwhile, a number of
Macon County persons who
were X-rayed early in the
survey have been requested
to report to Waynesvnle lor
! an enlarged X-ray lung pic
i ture (to be made without
charge by the state). Their
first X-rays, already devel
oped and read in Raleigh,
indicate trouble, it was ex
plained, and the larger pic
ture is sought with a view
to determining definitely if
tuberculosis is present.
REPORT 1 POLIO
CASEIN 15 DAYS
Restrictions Still In
Effect, But May Be
Lifted Soon
Only one cast of poliomyelitis
t has developed here in the past
15 days.
When the illness of Margaret
Frances Penland, five-year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Penland, who live on the Thom
as place, near the Franklin air
pott, was diagnosed as polio, it
brought to nine the number of
Macon County children who
have developed the disease this
summer. The child was taken
to the Asheville Orthopedic
home Wednesday night oi last
week.
Although she has been quits
ill, her condition was reported
this week as satisfactory.
Meanwhile, authorities at the
Orthopedic home have indicat
ed their belief that none of the
eight children will suffer severe
crippling effects from the dis
ease. They added, however, that
it is too early to say definitely.
Contrary to widespread le
ports, the diagnosis oi none of
the children taken to the home
from this county has been
changed. They all are suffer
ing from polio, it was said at
the health department here.
The diagnoses are based upon
microscopic examinations of the
patients' spinal fluid, it was ex
plained.
The restrictions requiring chil
dren to remain at home con
tinue in effect, and probably
will be kept in force until two
weeks? the quarantine period
after the date of the onset of
the last case of polio here, it
was said. Should no further
cases develop, that would be
two weeks from the time the
Penland child was diagnosed as
suffering from polio, or August
26.
New Athletic And
Recreation Head
Takes Up Duties
Milburn R. Atkins, who re
cently was employed on a year
round basis to serve as athietic
coach apd physical education
Instructor at . the Franklin
school during the school year
and as director of a program of
community recreation In sum
mer, arrived in Franklin the
latter part of last week, and as
sumed his new duties Monday.
His first task was to check
on the athletic equipment at
the school, Supt. O. L. Houk
said. A little later, football
practice will get under way.
Mr. Atkins, whose state salary
as a teacher is being 'supple
mented by donations made by
local business and professional
men, and Mrs. Atkins and their
child, have taken the garage
apartment in the Phillips house
on Bldwell street.
MANN IS MOVED
TO CLASSROOM
POSITION HERE
E. G. Crawford To Otto,
W. G. Crawford
To Slagle
J. J. Mann, center of a
Smithbridge township school
controversy, will be transferred
at the beginning of this school
year from the Otto school,
where he has served as prin
cipal for the past eight yeais,
to a classroom teaching assign
ment in the Franklin school.
The transfer was decided up
on Saturday afternoon at an ex
ecutive meeting of the county
board of education with the
county superintendent and the
school committeemen, when
teachers were assigned to
schools throughout the county
system. Mr. Mann's transfer
was one of a number of shuts
made by the board. ?
One Smithbridge delegation
urging Mr. Mann's removal, and
another asking that he be re
assigned to the Otto principal
ship, appeared before the toard
of education at its meeting
August 2.
Supt. , Guy L. Houk, in an
ouncing the teacher assign
ments, said he had recom
mended the transier to the
board, and that he did so in
compliance with a request from
Mr. Mann that he be relieved of
the burdens of a principaisliip
and be given a classroom teach
ing position. Mr. 'Houk added
that he had expressed appie
ciatlon to Mr. Mann for his
good work at Otto. The former
Otto principal will teach one of
the upper grades in the elemen
tary school here, Mr. Houk
said.
The Highlands list of teachers
was not included in Saturday s
assignments, and the principal
ship of the Kyle school is yet
to be filled.
E. G. Crawford, who served
as principal of Slagle school
last year, was chosen to succeed
Mr. Mann as principal at Otto,
and W. G. (Bill) Crawford,
Franklin high school faculty
member and coach, was ap
pointed to succeed his brother
ad alagle principal.
Miss May McCoy, who has
been teaching in the Burning
town school, which this -year is
being consolidated with Iotla,
was appointed principal at Holly
Springs. She succeeds .Sanioid
Smith, who has moved to East
ern North Carolina. Mrs. Min
nie Tallent, teacher at oak
Dale, which also is being con
solidated with Iotla, was as
signed to the latter school.
Miss Frances Crunkleton, of
Highlands, who is being added
to the Macon County teaching
staff, will succeed A. J. -nntn,
resigned, at Gold Mine.
Mrs. Mildred Richardson Is be
ing transferred from Otto to
Iotla, Mrs. Bertha C. &mart
from Slagle to Iotla, Mrs. J. C.
Horsley from Otto to s.agie,
Mrs. Beatrice M. Alley lium
Iotla to Otto, Miss Lolita Dean
from Kyle to Iotla, Mrs. Maitna
Cunningham from Iotla to oiag
le, and Carl C. Taney from ca
ter Creek to Kyle.
Teachers who have never
taught here before, or are re
turning to Macon County school
rooms after absences, Include
Miss Crunkleton, Milburn At
kins, of Knoxvllle, Tenn., athle
tic coach and physical educa
tion director at the Franklin
school, Mrs. Rufus Pannell, of
Franklin, assigned to the Ijtla
school, Mrs. Lola Howard, as
signed to Otto, and Miss Bessie
Penland assigned to Scaly.
The complete list of schools
and the teachers assigned . to
each follows, the first named
? Continued on Page Eight
Temperatures and precipita
tion for the past seven days,
and the low temperature yes
terday. as recorded at the
Coweeta Experiment station,
follow: ?
Wednesday 77 81 .01
Monday 74 81 T*
Tuesday 80 55 .00
Wednesday 55 .00
The Weather
High Low Prec.
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
8unday ...
84 58 .06
85 57 T*
82 59 130
71' 83 .08
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