? Continued from Pa|e One i
DROP JEALOUSY.
PATTON PLEADS
bounty by T. B. Higdon, Jr., of |
a leather upholstered judge s
chair, replacing the old, un- !
comfortable chair that has
stood behind the judg's desk
for many years. He reierred to
Mr. Higdon as "one of as fine
citizens as this county has pro
duced", adding that ih^u^h he
is now an attorney in "Atlanta,
Ga , "we still claim him utji
here". Judse Patten appo.-ited'
all the member! 01 the Macyn
County bar as a coinniittee to
draft resolutions of appreciation
to Mr. Higdon.
From the 18 men drawn for
grand jury service, Judge 'Pat
tun selected George Gibson, of
1- ranklin, Koute 3, as foreman.
The other 17 are:
Ed Cabe, of Highlands. Lee
Barnard. Jr.. of * ranklin, B. W.
Justice, of Franklin, Koute 4,
Curt Wilson, of Highlands, R. E
Norton, of Highlands, Henry B.
Cabe, of Route 2, B. A. Baldwin,
of Aquone, A. O. Hicks, of
Aquo?>e. Ben E. Gibson, of Cul
lasaja, L. C. Billingsley, of
Highlands, Charlie Sondheimer,
of Cullasaja. Tally Corbin, of
Highlands, Lyman Ballew, of
Route 2, G. W. Owenby, oi
Flats, E A. .Burt, Jr., of High
lands. F H. Vinson, of Scaly,
and Z. V. Cansler, of Franklin.
Speaking before a crowd that
lined ine courtroom, Judge Pat-,
ton told the grand jurors that
since World War 2 there has
been a tendency to "lose tne
sense of values, to place the
proper value on the proper
things.
"The men who originally set
tled Macon County bunt this
county because they were will
ing to work and to trust each
other. They founded our
churches, which incidentally are
the pillars of this community;
they established our school sys
tem; ^nd they backed up our
law enforcement officers.
"And t]hey placed the dollar
way down the line, when it
came to a question of values.
"This country", he continued,
"is the last outpost of democ
racy, and if we are destto.-ea,
we will be destroyed by decay
from within, rather than from
invasion from without.
"When you place a dollar bill
above the welfare of your
neighbor, above your character,
above your God, then you not
only are digging your own
grave, but you are spading as
hard as you can to destroy the
democracy our fore;athers esta..
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ance in "The Night of January ;
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earlier productions: Bud Thomp
son, who also had a leading
role in "The Night of January
16"; and Craig Cranton, roman
tic star of "Dear Ruth".
Pointing out that "to really
make a play, an efficient tecli
nica! staff is much needed",
Director Allen this week listed
members of his technical staif
as important contributors to
the 1948 success of the Com
munity Theatre:
Arnold Keener, stage manag
er; Buddy Ball, electrician, Jack
H. Wilcox, carpenter; Jonathan
Williams, assisted by Anne
Stevens, Anne Edison, Shelagh
Foreman, and Peggy Potts,
painting; Florence Saussy, Ma:
na Cobb, and Kaffy Saussy,
hand properties; Peggy Potts,
set properties; Jan Chambers,
house manager; Paul Price, pub
licity; Col. Elliott Caziarc, pos
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manager; and Elizabeth New
ton, assistant to the director.
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DRAFT SIGN - UP
STARTS MONDAY
tain days are fixed for the
registration of men of various
age groups, and Mr. Long em
phasized that those registering j
are required to register on the j
lays set aside for those of their i
group. Monday all Macon Coun
ty men who now are 25, but
who will become 20 between
August 31 and December 31,
are required to register.
On Tuesday and Wednesday
of next week, persons born in
the year 1923 are required to
register, and Thursday and
Friday have been set aside tor
the registraticn of young men
born in the year 1924. Those
who were born in 1925 must
register on Saturday, Septem- j
ber 4, or Tuesday of the fol- '
lowing week, September 7.. I
Men born in 1926 are requir
ed to register on Wednesday,
September 8, or Thursday,
September 9.
Those born in 1927 must reg
ister Friday, September 10, cr j
j Saturday, September 11.
| Those born in 1928 are to
i register on Monday, September j
| 13, or Tuesday, September 14.
Those born in 1929 will reg-j
ister Wednesday, September lo. !
j or Thursday, September 16.
And those born in 1930, prior
to September 19 of that year,
will register Friday, September
17, or Saturday, September 18. j
Young Macon County men
who were born on or alter
September 19, 1930, are required
to register on the day they be
come 18 years of age, or within
five days thereafter.
In announcing the place for |
the registration, Mr. Long ex- i
pressed appreciation to E. J.
and W. Roy Carpenter for mak
ing Room 9 in the bank build
ing available to the draft board.
lished in this country."
Judge Patton emphasized his
faith In the jury system. Point
ing out that there has been
considerable "agitation to do
away with the grand jury and
petit jury, and have the people
tried by one or two or three
judges", he said he Is convinced
there is much less danger of
mistakes with 18 men serving
as a grand jury, and then 12
men as a petit jury, than with
three men from outside the
county passing on the guilt or
innocence of a defendant. He
added that in cases of attempt
ed persecution through the
courts "a grand jury can smell
that just like a blood hound
can smell the track of a hu
man being".
Outlining the duties of the
grand jurors, Judge Patton told i
the IS men that their job, in
passing upon bills of indict- ;
ment, was to find out only two
things: "Has a crime been com
mitted? and if so, is there a ,
probability that the defendant j
charged In the bill of indict
ment committed that crime " .
He also instructed the grand
jurors to Inspect the public of- ,
flees in the courthouse, with
special attention to proper re
ports filed In the clerk of the '
court's office by Justices of the !
peace and accountings by ad- (
mlnlstrators and guardians; to
inspect the jail, taking Into
account the fact that the jailer 1
hasn't much in the way of a 1
jail to work with; Inspect the
prison camp; and Investigate
the condition of the- school <
buildings in the county. ]
"The people of this county 1
are entitled to know that their t
affairs are run in a reasonably '
satisfactory manner." t
X-Ray Units
To Leave This County
After Saturday
The two mobile X-ray units
now in Macon County will be
taken to Haywood county after
Saturday, instead of remaining
here through August 31, it was
announced yesterday. Two units
that have been operating in
Canton are not functioning
properly, and those now in this
county will replace them next
Tuesday.
One of the two units now in
this county arrived in High
lands Tuesday morning and
will remain there through Sat
urday. The other, which was in
the Burningtown community
Tuesday and Wednesday, will
be back in Franklin today, and
remain here through Saturday.
The units offer free chest
X-rays to adults 15 years of age
and older.
Persons who fail to receive
reports on their X-ray examina
tions within a week or ten days
are asked to call at the health
| department here. Some Reports
with inadequate addresses, are
j being sent to the health depart
J ment by the post office, it was
explained
? Continued From Page One
HANNAH GIVEN
1 TO 3 YEARS,
WIFE 6 MONTHS
Henry Walker McCall, Clyde
Moses, and Charlie McDowell
entered pleas of guilty to the
charge of operating a motor
vehicle while intoxicated and
were fined $100 each and the
costs, and their drivers' licences
ordered revoked. In the case of
Charlie Samuel Russell, plead
ing quilty to the same charge,
prayer for judgment was conr
tinued for two years on condi
tion he pay the costs, pay a
fine of $125, surrender his driv
er's license, and remain of good
behavior."
Jesse Hulcombe, J. J. Lyons,
Jr., and Thomas M. Jones, who
plead guilty to being intoxi
cated while operating motor ve
hicles without licenses, were
fined $125 each and the costs.
Harold lGriffin and Clayton
Mashburn plead guilty to oper
ating motor vehicles intoxicat
ed, after their licenses had been
revoked. Mashburn was fined
$225 and the costs, and Griffin
was given four months on the
roads, capias to Issue December
6 if at that time he is not a
member of the U. S. arm-d
forces.
James Johnson, Eugene Orr,
Henry Lee Hopper, William S.
Ritchie, and Charles Don Raby,
charged with operating motor
vehicles while intoxicated, were
called and failed to appeir.
Their cash bonds of $150 each
were ordered forfeited, and
capiases were issued. The $175
bond of Samuel E. Benton, who
failed to appear to answer a
charge of operating a motor ve
hicle without lights while he
was 'intoxicated, al:o was ord
ered forfeited.
Dee Sanders, Ebbie Tallent,
and George H. Novitz, charged
with operating motor vehicles
while intoxicated, plead guiity
to' reckless driving and were
finad $100 each and the costs.
Prayer for judgment was con
tinued for two years in the
case of Kenneth Bryant, who
pleid guilty to reckless driving,
on condition he pay a fine of
$50 and the 90sts and be of
good behavior.
In the case of Robert Cor
pening, Who was charged with
operating a motor vehicle in
toxicated, wrecking it, injur
ing W. Williams, and falling to
stop, a fine of $100 and the
costs was imposed and his driv
er's license ordered revoked.
Judge Patton found that he had
made full restitution to the in
jured man.
James B. Moore, charged with
reckless driving, failed to ap
pear and his $100 bond was
ordered forfeited.
Luna Watson, offering a nolo
contendere plea to charges of
being intoxicated and carrying
a concealed weapon, was fined
$50 and the costs and the pistol
ordered confiscated. Similar
sentences were Imposed on F. N.
Elmore and Pearl P. Johnson
for carrying concealed weapons.
Dock Gibson and Fred Foster,
charged with larceny, offered
pleas of guilty of forcible tres
pass. Gibson was given 90 days,
while Foster was given lour
months, suspended' on payment
of the costs.
Robert McCracken was fined
$25 and the costs for unlawiul 1
possession of whiskey. Willard I
Womack was fined $50 and the
costs on a similar charge.
Frank B. Shook, given a jury
trial on a reckless driving car
:harge, was found guilty and
fined $25 and the costs.
The reckless driving case
igalnst Isaac Bradley was drop
ped, In view of the fact that
ie had made restitution and
hat he lost $200 through for
lelt of bond at a previous court
?rm.
George Gray
Buried Here
In Native Soil
Bryant.
Sgt. Gray was killed In action
April 22, 194^ in England wheie
he had been serving as aerial
engineer on a B-24 bomber
since his arrival on October 9,
1943. This was his 24th mission.
He was a graduate of Frank
lin High school and a member
of the Frwklin Presbyterian
church having joined when he
was 13 years of age.
Surviving, in addition to the
parents are two sisters, Mrs
Ora Berkman cf Asheville and
Mrs. Frederick Cunningham of
Franklin, Route 2, and one
brother, Eugene Gray of Frank
lin, Route 2.
Potts funeral home handled
the arrangements and the bc..y
remained there prior to the
service.
Surveyor To Fill
Out Dalton's Term
Ray E. Norton, of Highlands.
Monday was appointed county
surveyor to (111 the unexpired
term of the late John H. ualton.
The appointment was made by
the eaunty board of commissi n
ers, upon motion of Commls ?
sloner W. W. Edwards, secort.-ed
by Commissioner John W.
Roane. Mr. Norton is the Demo
cratic nominee for surveyor
The commissioners also ap
proved three petitions asking
that roads be taken over and
maintained by the state. The
roads in question are the Clear,
Creek road, In the Highland!
section; the Evanj road, In Up
per Nantahala; and Hall road,
in the Rose Creek section.
Auto Lane
More cars and trucks were re
jected than approved, on first
examination, by the motor ve
hicle mechanical inspection lane
here Saturday, Monday, and
Tuesday.
On initial examination, 187
were approved, and 213 were re
jected, C. P. Sawyer, Lane su
pervisor said. Of those reject
ed, however, 167 returned, after
repairs and adjustments, and,
were approved.
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