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VOL- LXIII-NO. S9
FRANKLIN. N. C- Thursday, Sept. so, 1948
Schools Have
Enrollment of
3,844 Pupils
First 10 Days Show B.g
Gain At Franklin
School
Enrollment In Macon County's
21 public schools totaled 3,t?44
uccuiuing to ugures submitted
uy principals and teacners at
uie enu oi the iirat ten uay
period, County Bupt. Uuy L
riuuk announced this week.
This is an Increase of 69 over
last year's enrollment during
the same period on a county
wide basis.
Tne Franklin school, which
more than one-tmrd of the
county's school children are at
tending, has an enrolment llg
ure oi 1,249 pupils? 85 more I
Ulan last year.
Highlands and Otter Creek,
the oUier two high scnool in
Uie county, are amount the it*
schools In the county to siww
an increase. The tiignianus
ic?ioui increased its enrollment
Ugure ior the llrst ten uays by
37 stuaents, and Otter ureeK
iias an increase of 18.
ine Kyle school snowed the
biggest decrease with an enroll
ment of 93 as compared to 132
lor last year.
Small decreases in enrollment
weie auo shown for the Cowee,
Otto, union, Pine Grove, t>aiem,
iliguon /ille, Holly Springs.
Tne enrollment figure ior this
ten uay period was the same at
blagle, Scaly, and x..asnDum
branch
Mr. Houk pointed out that
these figures were not entirely
accurate for a year round pic
ture since enrollment and at
tendance figures do not com
pletely correspond due to ab
sences and transfers.
Attendance figures for the
first month last year give a
total attendance figure lor the
county of 3,838 which is omy
6 less than the enrollment lor
the first ten day ' period thls,
year.
Position Accepted By
Miss Jean Hemphill In
Craft Education Program
Miss Jean Hemphill, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hemphill,
has recently joined the stalf of
the Craft Education Program
with headquarters in Asheville.
Miss Hemphill is a craftsman
in metals and design. She re
ceived her Master's degreee in
related arts from the Univer
sity of Tennessee.
Before accepting this position
she taught in the Art Depart
ment of the School of Home
Economics at Michigan State
?v college, East Lansing, Michigan.
Do You
Remember . . . ?
(Looking backward through
(he flies of The Freu)
v ?
SO YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
The Board of Trustees of
Macon County are requested to
meet in Franklin on Tuesday
the 4th day of October, 1898,
to see if some Improved plan
can be worked out for working
the public roads. A new road
machine la to be tried that day.
By order of the Chairman of
the Board, H. D. Dean.
Thirteen bicycles are given In
for taxation in Macon county,
valued at $227.
25 TEARS AGO
The Association has come and
gone from Aquone and no one
hurt except Mr. and Mrs. Char
ley Faber and Mrs. Hattle John
son. They are both minus gir s.
September the 9th, Mr. Lawrence
Neal married the Faber girl, and
Mr. Luther Jacobs married the
Johnson girl.
It TEARS AGO
Amid hand clapping and with
much enthusiasm, the student
body elected George Pattan ed
itor-in-chief of the -newspaper
that is to be published by the
Franklin high school. George
> Patton Is a senior who last year
was president of the Junior
class. By unusual coincidence.
Mack Patton and Andy Patton,
brothers of George Patton, were
elected to serve tr advertising
manager and circulation man
r ager.
Memorial Fund Described
As investment In Future
- And Aid To World Peace'
i
Members of the local Ameri
can legion post and the Legion
Auxiliary Sunday heard O. L.
Houk, county superintendent o: ,
public schools, describe the
Macon County memorial fund
which the local legion units are
sponsoring as. "an investment in
the future of Macon County and
an opportunity to do something
towards lessening the chan.es
of war."
Mr. Houk and Gilmer Jones,
local attorney and former pest,
commander, spoke to the vet
erans organization gaLh^.i.^g
following a picnic dinner at Mr.
Jones' camp "High Haven" on
Wayah Bald.
Henry w. Cabe, treasurer of
the present Macon Memorial As
sociation which has a scholar
ship fund In memory of the vet
erans of World War I, wa;
named as treasurer of the Me
mortal fund to the veterans of
World War II.
Don O. Allison, post com
mander, announced that "the
memorial fund drive would no.
be raised as the result of high
pressure solicitations, but U.ai
the local post was sponsoring
this memorial to offer the peo
ple of Macon County an oppor
tunity to contribute to some
thing which would perpetuate
the memory of those who gave
their lives in service for their
country." He asked that all con
tibutions, except those by school
children, be mailed to Henry W.
Cabe, Franklin, N. C. benzol
children's contributions will be
handled by teachers in the vari
ous schools throughout the
county.
In speaking on the proposed
memorial fund, Mr. Houk point
? Continued on Pace Six
30 Tuberculosis
Cas<es Revealed
By X-ray Survey
The chest X-ray survey
conducted in this county re
cenUy revealed 30 cases de
finitely diagnosed as tuber
culosis. The purpose of the
survey was to ascertain
what per: ns were suffering
from tuberculosis, so they
cjvli be treated.
In addition, the X-ray
showed lung conditions
among 139 ia~.icating sus
pected tuberculosis, and that
27 of th.se X-rayed had
lung i: .tlio.ogy other than
tuo^r. ulOoiS,
Trie iiumb.r X-rayed in
this county during th ?
three-week period in August
totaled 3,961, or approxi
mately two-thirds of the
adult population.
The proportion of adults
deliniteiy suffering with
tuberculosis, as indicated by
the survey, atout' eight out
oi each thousand.
Local Team
Loses By
14 0 Score
Although they continued to
play a good brand of de.tnsive
ball, the Franklin Panthers lost
their second ball game of the
season when they were beaten
by the strong undefeated Hay
esvllle eleven 14 to 0 last Friday
afternoon at Hayesville.
The Clay county boys scored
once on the ground, and once
on a pass during the first half,
but were unable to penetrate
the strong defense put up by
the Franklin team in the second
half.
The local eleven, as in the
past games, was unable to gen
erate enough offensive power to
take them into pay dirt.
On defense, however, they
continued to give a good ac
count of themselves with Char
les Thomas setting the pace for
? Continued on Page Six
Jud Tallent
Taken By Deatii At Home
Tuesday Night
Jud Fred Tallent, 51-year old
resident of Smlthbride township,
died at his home Tuesday about
11 o'clock. He had been In lli
health since June.
buneral services will be held
at the Coweeta Baptist church,
of which he was a member, this
(Thursday) morning) at 10:30
o'clock. The Rev. William Sor
rels will officiate, assisted by
the Rev. Howard Hams and the
Rev. James Sanders.
Pallbearers will be Terrell
Fulcher, Alex Holbrooks, Frank
L. Crisp, Tom Cowart, Ray Mof
fitt, and Everett Hoglln.
' Surviving Mr. Tallent are his
widow, tre former Miss Omah
Sanders; his father, John Tal
lent, of the Smithoridge com
munity; four brothers, Harry
x alien t, of Franklin, Route 2,
Lester Tallent, of Smitnoridge,
Harve Tallent, of Franklin, and
Orady Tallent, of * Lyman,
Wash.; and three sisters, Mrs.
Laura Vinson, of Otto, Mrs.
Delia Stamey, of Smith bridge,
and Mrs. Arlee Hodglns, of
Franklin.
Funeral arrangements are
under the direction of Bryant
funeral Dome.
GROUP ARRIVES
TO TOURFOREST
Leaders Ov;.r W. N. C.
1 n Franklin T o
See N ant ah a la
At least two congressmen,
representatives from civic or
ganizations, chambers of com
merce and county larm agents
tnroughout Western North Caro
lina arrived in Franklin last
night as part of a two-day tour
of the Pisgah and Nantahaia
National forests.
The congressmen, who were
expected to be in the group, are
Monroe Redden, representative
of tre 12th North Carolina dis
trict and* Joseph R. Bryson, of
Greenville, S. C.
Before arriving here the group
had spent the day inspecting
the Pisgah national foest. Dur
ing this trip the group' was
headed by Carl G. Krueger, su
pervisor of that forest.
Dr. I. T. Haig, director of
Southeastern Forest Experiment
station and Dr. C. R. Hur^h,
ecologists -will conduct an In
spection of research and experi
mental areas.
Points to be visited during the
tour of the Nantahaia lorest,
Thursday, which E. W. Renshaw
will be in charge of, are the
Coweeta Experimental station,
the Jarrets Creek section, Pop
lar Grove area, and the Arrow -
wood recreational development.
A principal objective of the
tour will be to enable civic
minded persons in this secilon
of the state to become better
acquainted .with the operation
and scenic attributes of the
two forests.
Only 4 Macon Cases
Of Polio Remain In
Ashevil!? Hospital
Of a total of 13 cases of
poliomyelitis that have develop
ed in this county to date, omy
ur remain in the hospital.
Those still under treatment
are Melbern clouse, 4, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Clouse, of the
Watauga community, Anita Ma
rie Holland, 3, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Holland, of
Gneiss, Frances Penland, 5,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Penland, of near Franklin, and
Randy Solesbee, 8, son of Mr
and Mrs. Ralph Solesbee, of
Kyle, who was taken to the
Orthopedic home September 17.
Oliver Henry, 41, and his six
year old daughter, Jane, of Car
toogechaye, diagnosed Septem
ber 16, returned to their home
Tuesday of this .week.
W. KERR scon
TO SPEAK HERE
ON OCTOBER 11
Rtiden Attacks Dewey's
Stand On Communism
At Rally Here
W. Kerr Scott, the Democratic
candidate lor governor of the
staui ol North Carolina, wJl
speaK here . at the courtnouse
on octooer 16, it was announced
at a Democratic raliy ne.e Iusl
Saturday night.
?jua&e Felix Alley will speak
here the tollowiug
iiignt in behalf of the Demo
cratic candidates in this state.
Monroe M. Redden, congres
sional representative from the
12th district, was uie spcah.ei j
lor the rally.
Alter a short introduction by
uuy L.. Houk, county- superin
tendent of public schools, Mr.
Kedden opened his address by
asmng the farmers of Macon
County to compare their tunui
uons now with their conditions
in the early thirties, the last
time the hepuDllcans were in
complete power. He labeled the
Republican political phopn^ts
wno say that North Carol.na
will go Republican in 194? as
"Moon Gazers."
Turning to the communist
issue, the North Carolina repre
sentative conceded that both
the Republicans and Democrats
couid have been a little more
eiiective in throwing the com
munists out of goveruuent
positions, but as for those that
are left the Democrats will
tnrow them out as quick as tne
Republicans. In proof of this,
he pointed to the failure of the
twp Republican candidates,
Thomas Dewey and Earl War
ren, to clean out their own
states of New York and Califor
nia, while serving as governors.
"There are more communists in
New York and California tnan 1
in all the rest of the United
States put together," he said.
The representative then cen
tered his attention on Mr.
Dewey and said, " if he will kill
the tap root of communism in
New York City the tree in
America will die."
The rally was attended by ap
proximately 300 persons and
county office seekers on the
Democratic ticket, and party
leaders were introduced to the
gathering.
Many Macon
Young Folk
At College
All during September Macon
County young men .and women
have been leaving to enter in
stitutions of higher education.
A partial list was published In
The Press last week. A supple
mentary list follows:
Miss Ann Flanagan is a sen
ior this year at Wlnthrop col
lege, Rock Hill, S. C.
Miss Ruth Angel and Charles
and George Hunnicutt will be
students this year at the Uni
versity of Georgia, Athens.
Clinton Johnson -Chamberlain
Is attending Georgia Tech in
Atlanta.
Neil Mooney is enrolled at
Georgia Military college, Mlll
edgevllle, Ga.
Attending Greenville Nursing
school, Greenville, 8. C.f are the
Misses Ruby Elliott, Frances
Thomas, and Lilla Ann Cabe.
Furman Corbln, Jr., has en
rolled at Lincoln Memorial uni
versity, Harrogate, Tenn.
Miss Nancy Grant Is attend
Continued on Page Six?
Dairy Farming Proves To.
Be Most Profitable Type
In Western North Carolina
Farmers in Western North
Carolina have found dairying
to be their most profitable en
terprise during 1947, according
to X. K. Jones, (arm manage
ment analyst ior the State Col
lege Extension service.
jvir. Jones bases his statement
on a summary ol 244 farm busi
ness records suDmltted by farm
ers to the Farm Management
office At the college. The re
cords came from farmer* in
the tallowing counties: Allegh
any, Avery, Buncombe, Chero
kee, clay, Graham, Haywood,
1
Henderson. Jackson, Macon,
Madison, Mitchell, Swain, Trans
ylvania, Watauga, and Yancey.
Records show that there are
22 grade A dairies being oper
ated In Macon County today. At
least six farmers are making
preparations to start construc
tion of grade A barns this fall
and winter. Orade A dairymen
here are milking from eight to
25 cows per farm. Monthly cash
receipts for these farms run
from $300 to $1200. F?ed costs
on the average amount* to ap
? Con timed on hp Sta
8 Of 12 Entries
Winners At Show
GEORGE M. PKITCHARD
Mr. Pritchard, Republican
candidate for governor of North
Carolina, and W. W. Candler,
G O. P. 12th district congress
ional nominee, will speak at a
County-wide Republican rally at
the courthouse here tomorrow
(Friday) night at g o'clock.
Other Republican leaders will
be introduced, George M. Reece, '
the party's county chairman, I
announced.
Fire Season
Begins Here
On October 2
Fall fire season will begin Oc
tober 2 and last to November 30,
according to an announcement
by county warden, J. Fred
Bryson.
During this time all persons
burning brush or other material
within five hundred feet of ,
woodland are required to obtain
a burning permit, according to
Warden Bryson.
In discussing the fire Situa
tion, the warden pointed out ,
that the people of Macon !
County had been extremely for- j
tunate during the past year in
regard to the amount of des- I
truction by forest or woodland
fires. During this time there
?were ten fires and they burned
an average of less than live
acres per fire.
Mr. Bryson said that he felt
that this was due, in part, to
the general observance of fire \
regulations.
He said that there would be
no charge for the permits and
that they could be obtained at
the following places: Register of
Deeds, Franklin; Norris' store,
Otto; Brown's store, Scaly; An
drew Gregory, Gneiss; Carr
Bryson, Cowee; Floyd Ramsey,
Stiles; W. W. Cochran, Flats;
A. J. Reeves, Burnigtown; U. S.
Forest Ranger, Franklin; or J.
Fred Bryson.
One Shot
And Eight Arrested As
R isult Of Fight
Saturday night a light oc
cured on the streets of High
lands which resulted in one
man's being shot through the
leg by Tom Phillips, night po
liceman, and the arrest of eight
men on charges of disorderly
conduct.
The affair started In front of
Harold's cafe, where Frank
Houston, Clyde Rice, Ernest
McCall, Fred Watson, Floyd
Rice, Doyle Hughey, and Wood
A. Hawkins became Involved in
a free-for-all according to High
lands authorities. The men were
placed In Jail on disorderly con
duct charges and the car of
Clyde Rice was parked In front
of the jail.
Bryan Rice,' who was reported
to be under the influence of
alcohol, came to the Jail and
drove his brother's car off. He
was pursued by policeman Phil
lips. Rice was finally stopped
after twice running the car Into
roadside ditches. He Jumped out
of the auto and attempted to
flee, but was ordered to stop by
the policeman. When he con
tinued to run, Phillips shot him
through the leg.
He was taken to Dr. Mathews
for treatment Saturday night.
Trial was held Monday morn
ing and all the men Involved
received tinea from Mayor
June* Bni:
Macon Beys And Girl>
Come Back Home
With Ribbons
Eight winners out ol 12 en
tries was the record made by
.viacon County 4-H boys and .
girls at the Junior Dairy a.. aw
| ucld at Asheville Tuesday.
in addition to that enviable
record, these future stock ex
perts won the junior champion
ship and the grand champion
ship, a second prize in the best
iated call competition and had
one entry asked to compete in
uie showmanship competition.
blue ribbons in the Guernsey
calf competition were won by
Harry Stoudemire (this caif was
fitted and shown by his sister
Edna Earl Stoudemire) s^n of
oar. and Mrs. H. Ci Stoudemire
of franklin Route 1, this calf
also won the junior and grand
championships in its class; lx>n
nie Crawford, son of Mr and
Mrs. Laddie Crawford, Franklin,
Route 1; Ann Teague, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ned Teague, of
Prentiss; Charles Gregory, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Parker Gregory
bf Route 4; and Leroy i-cck,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Beulon
Peek of Cowee.
Red ribbons were won by
Jerry Sutton, son of Mr. and
ivirs. Charley Sutton, of the
Clark's Chapel area; Henderson
Huggins, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Forest Huggins, of Burnlgtown;
and Wayne Harrison, son oi Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Harrison, of
Route 1.
Other entries who received
third place ribbons were Jerry
Potts, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Potts of Cullasaja; Othela Cabe,
daughter of Mr. and Mis. Jack
cabe, of Holly Springs; Wayne
Stewart, son of Mr. and tu is.
Harley Stewart, of the Pat. ton
settlement; and Andrew Moses,
son ol Mr. and Mrs. P. N. Moses,
of Hlgdonville.
Miss Othela Cabe was also
asked to compete in the show
manship competition.
T. H. Fagg, assistant county
agent In charge of 4-H club
work, said that one of the chief
reasons for the fine showing
made by the local group was
the fine stock which had been
brought into this county by
the local business men's caif
club. All but one of the blue
and red ribbon winners was pre
sented to its owner by this calf
club.
Mr. Fagg added that he hoped
that the line showing made by
this group would In part repay
these men for their Interest in
bringing better stock to Maco.i
County.
First Baptist Revival
Will Open Next Sunday
A series of evangelistic serv
ices will open at the First Bap
tist church here Sunday morn
ing.
The guest minister, Lr.
Charles H. Bolton, will h-ld li>s
first service Tuesday mo n ng
at 10:30 o'clock, and thereafter
services will be held each morn
ing at that hour. Evening serv
ices are set for 7:30 uc1.jc*
dally. -
Dr. Bolton Is pastor of the
Rlverdale BaBptlst cau.cn .a
Miami, Fla.
Council, Craft Home
Demonstration He .Js
To Meet On OctcL :r j
On Tuesday, October 5, all
Home Demonstration club oi
flcers are to meet at the Agri
cultural Building, at 10:3u A.
for the Fall meeting of the
County Council. Important t>u .1
ness will be discussed, and ull
club officers are urged to be
present.
Miss Rose Ellwood Bryan,
Specialist with the State College
Extension Service, will hold a
training meeting for all Craft
leaders on Tuesday afternoon
from 2:00 to 4:00 P. M.
Temperatures and precipita
tion lor the past seven days,
and the low temperature yes
terday, as recorded at "the
Cowceta Experiment station.
The Weather
High Low Prec.
Wednesday ...
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Moday
Tuesday
Wednesday
70 49 T*
M 60 M
M .04
83 52 .( 2
73 53 .00
66 52 .00
66 48 X0
67 42 .il