LXIII? NUMBER 41
2fte ^igblatilb^ Baconian
FRANKLIN, N C? THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1948
ELliJAY SCHOOL
BUILDING WORK
IS POSTPONED
School Board Given
$3,000 By County
To Buy Bus
The county board of education
Monday decided to defer start
ing building operations at the
proposed new Ely J ay school, and
asked? and received an f??-p"o
prlatlon from the board of
county commissioners to buy ml
national sehool bus.
Postponement of constructi .n
at EUljay was recommended by
Supt. Guy L. Houk, who told the
school board the approximately
$50,000 It has in Its capital out
lay fund would pay for the
classrooms at Ellijiy, but is not
enough to build the auditorium
and lunchroom. He also cited
the difficulty on obtaining ce
ment at this time and the ' r
that winter weather will set In
soon.
After some discussion, Cha r
man C. Gordon Moore, with
other members in agreement,
suggested that the excavation
work be done, some unused
school building In the county be
wrecked to obtain lumber with
, which to build a materials ware
house at the site (later to be
used as a lunchroom), a water
supply be provided, and ma
terial be assembled as it be
comes available during the win
ter months.
Mr. Houk, earlier in the meet
ing, had reported to the board
that he had bought as a site
for the school the Alice Thomp
son property.
Mr. Houk discussed the prob
lem of a water supply for the
Ellijay school, remarking that
he feared the supply from
a spring it had been proposed to
pipe to a reservoir for the
school might prove inadequate.
Board Mtjiber Walter Gibson
urged use of the spring, even
though it might have to be sup
plemented with a well, as a
much more economical source oj
supply.
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xxi a, juiiil dcaoiuii wiui mc
board of county commissioners,
Mr. Houk voiced the education
board's request for $3,000 from
general fund surplus (beer tax
money) of the county to buy
an additional bus. He told the
commissioners that the present
bus situation is "critical". He
explained that they had pro
vided funds last spring for two
new buses, which have arrived,
but that one of the buses the
state has ordered retired as
worn out has not yet been re
placed.
Commissioner John Roane re
marked to the superintendent
that "it is easier for you to
talk (about buses) than it is
lor us to. pay for them."
Board of Education Member
! ? commented that it is "a
dangeroi*. situation" when 108
children are '^t. on one bus, as
recently occurred, he said. Mr.
Houk explained that now the
bus is doubling back, but as a
result 16 late arriving at the
school with its second load.
At this point, Commissioner
Roane precipitated a discussion
of children's non-attendance at
school when he remarked to Mr.
Houk:
"I know a lot of children are
not In school. I have no au
thority to put them there, and
I wonder if you can't" Mr. Houk
said the county welfare depart
ment has a case worker for that
purpose. W. E. Baldwin, chair
man of the board of commis
sioners, said he knew of a fam
ily of seven children "who have
never seen the inside of a school
house", adding that there are
' Slhiren In every township in
the county who are out of
school.
Later the commissioners
agreed to provide the funds for
the bus.
Mr. Sloan reminded the com
missioners that "we all agreed
last spring It would be a good
Idea to have the money from
the bonds ($400,000 In county
school building bonds voutu ..i
1045) available when the legis
lature provides supplemental
funds, if any, for a building
program"; pointed out that it
usually takes about three
months to issue and sell bonds;
and suggested the commissioners
now Issue the school bonds. .
> Mr. Baldwin remarked that
'su.r^tructlon could hardly get
- "? way before March or
April, but laid the commis
sioners would consider the mat*
ter further at their meeting
two week* from Monday,
| Nanatahala Power
1 1 Plans $6,652,000
Ixpansion Program
The Vantahala Power and
Light company plans a $S,
652,000 expansion program.
Three additional genera
tars, totaling 35,000 horse
power, .are proposed, it was
revealed in Raleigh Mon
day when the State Utilities
commission announced it
had authorized the expendi
tures.
N '?> announcement has
been made at the company's
headquarters here, and the
firm's officials said they
could not comment on de
tails of the projects unni
the program has been ap
proved by the Federal Power
commission and the TVA.
The program calls for:
A 20,000 - horse jiower gen
erator on the Nantahaki
river, near Wesser, to cost
$2,850,000.
An 11,000-horsepower gen
erator on Wolf Creek, ti cost
$1,900,000.
A 4,000-horsepower gener
ator on the Tuckaseigee
river, to cost $762,000.
And improvements to the
firm's Bryson City plant, to
cost, $140,000*
COSfMlRE
ESTIMATED FOR
HOSPITAL UNIT
The beard of trustess of the
Highlands Community Hospital,
Inc., has announced that the es
timated cost of the first unit
?>f the n;w hospital will be in
the neighborhood of $45,000.00,
?nd that this first unit is to be
known as the Mabel E. Hays
Clinic. This unit is to be ap
proximately forty-five by eighty
feet, designed to furnish com
plete emergency hospital facili
ties for a minimum number of
patients, as well as facilities for
a minimum of eight beds, with
perhaps four bedrooms.
The board has also announced
that the cash and cash pledges,
material and equipment for the
Hospital on the 25th of Septem
ber totaled $29,643.00, as fol
lows: Cash on hand, $13,766.00;
pledges for cash, $7,435.00; for
material, $3,970.00; and for free
labor, $4,472.00.
S. c. Russell, chairman of the
board of trustees, advises that
the summer residents referred
to in a recent issue, are making
an active campaign by personal
contact or solicitation by mail,
to those representing the sum
mer colony, and that at the
end of the week, the hospital
board is mailing a circular letter
to all local residents of High
lands and vicinity asking for
additional pledges, particularly
in the form of free labor, or for
material and equipment at a
discount. The returns from these
pledges, Mr. Russell said, will
determine when construction
will be started, which is hoped
will not be later than October
15th.
The 'board of trustees feels
that work should not bT started
until sufficient funds and
pledges are on file to lnrure
the cost of construction. With
this In view, It Is believed that
the local residents pledging
their time may be available
without inconvenience to them
selves, before the usual rush
starts on other activities next
spring. Mr Russell added that
If proper response is received to
the letter, tentative plans call
for continuance of the work
throughout the winter, weather
permitting, in the hope that the
building may be ready for oc
cupancy by next summer.
According to the board, plans
for the large building shown
on posters and folders, have
been cancelled in favor of the
first unit to which additions
can be made if and when war
ranted in future years. The
board said also that as no one
can anticipate the costs of oper
ation, consideration is being
given to the advisability of rent
ing the building, as a trial mea
sure for a limited period.
Organizational Meeting
Held For Slagle PTA
A Slagle school parent-teacher
association was organized at a
meeting Wednesday of last week.
Mrs Ed McNish was elected
president, Mrs. Cecil Crawford,
| vice-president, Mrs. Martha
I Shields secretary, and Mrs. W. N.
! Dalrymple treasurer.
I Attending were 14 motberi
land teacher*.
Television Demonstration
On Way ah Bald Successful
The first successful television
demonstration In Macon County
was conducted la&t week-end at
"High Haven", camp of Mr.
Gilmer A. Jones.
Oood pictures were received
from the W S B television sta
tion of Atlanta, Georgia. The es- J
timated airline distance irom
the sending station to the point
of reception is 118 miles.
A film of the Georgia-Caro
lina football game played the
day before in Athens was being
transmitted ever the Atlanta
station at the time the expert- ,
ment occured.
The demonstration was spon
sored by Mr. T. T. Freck of
Freck Radio and Supply Co. ox
Asheville and Frank Martin of j
Martin Electric Company,
Kranklln.
Engineers, in charge cf the
experiment were Ralph W.
Owens, of station WNCA, of
Asheville, W. H. Hamrlck, of
Commissioners
)efer Request For Needy
Children's Aid
, Station WWNC, Ashevllle, Harry
; Robinson of the Freck Radio
Company, and Bob Lewis of
Bob's Radio Service, of High
i lands.
| Other present for the demon
stration were Gilmer A. Jones,
Miss Lillian Jones, Mrs. T. T
Freck, Mrs Frank Martin, Mrs.
Ralph Owens, Mis W. H. Ham
rick, and T. H. Callahan, Jr.
The experiment was first at
tempted Saturday, but complete
success was not attained until
Sunday and the engineers work
ed 'Saturday night making
changes in their antenna and
other equipment. A Motorola
Television Receiver was used in
the experiment.
Mr. Martin, one of the spon
sors, said that every one was
agreeable surprise with the high
quality reception that was re
ceived and that more experi
ments were planned in the ia
ture.
Change Made
In Methodist
Assignments
j The County Board of Com
missioners at their regular
meeting, Monday defered action
on a request made by Mrs.
Eloise G. Potts, county superin
tendent ot pubic welfare, and
the Rev. A. Rufus Morgan, that
the Commissioners add suffi
cient funds to the General Re
lief fund to clothe school child
ren who were not attending
school because of lack of cloth
ing.
The commissioners gave as
their reason for delering action
on this matter that the tax
levy was not sufficient to take
care of he request.
Mr. Morgan was a member of
the delegation as a representa
tive of the Franklin Lion's club
which had appointed a commit
tee with Mr. Morgain as chair
man tosee what might be done
for the needy children of the
county. i
Also placed before the com
missioners at their Monaay
meeting was a request by the
county board of education for
$3,000 with which to buy an ad
ditional school bus. The bus
was requested on the grounds
that there was not suflicient
transportation at present to
handle the increased school en
rollment. The request was
granted.
The Commissioners approved j
payment of a contract with the
health department calling lor
the county to furnish $4,000 for j
the coming year's operation of
this department.
No other matters except the
routine payment of bills were
brought before the commis
sioners.
GUFFEY ILL
Lee Guffey was admitted to
Angel hospital last Thursday
seriously ill. His condition is re
ported to be unchanged.
There were three changes
made In the pastoral a^sUn- j
men ts for the Methodistj
churches of Macon County at
the annual conference held in
High Point last week.
The Rev. J. H Brendall, who
has been pastor of the Franr.lin
church for the past year n.as
moved to Kings Mountain. Re
placing him will bp the Rev.
A. C Glbbs, who comes to this
church from Leaksvllle. Mr.
Oibbs filled his first charge at
Highlands, about 28 years ago.
Hie Rev. D. P. Grant, who
ha? been the pastor for the
FrufWhn circuit for the past
four years was transferred to
the Albermarle circuit in Stanly
county. In his place will be the
Rev! R. L. Phillips, who will
be serving his first year in the
North Carolina conference.
The Rev. R. E. Early was as
signed to fill the Highlands
charge This pastorate was sup
plied last year by the Rev. W. T
Medlin, who tilled the pulpit
from the Robbinsville charge.
The Rev. Isabell Hull and the
Rev. L. C. Stevens were reas
signed to the West Macon and
Macon circuits respectively.
VAN RAALTE HEAD DIES
Operations at the Van Raalte
plant here will stop, along with
all other Van Raalte plants
throughout the country, for one
minute Thursday at 1:30 p. m.,
in memory of I. K. Hersberg,
company president, who died
Monday in New York City.
The regular monthly singing
of the Young People's Conven
tion will be held this coming
Sunday, October 10, at New
man's Chapel Baptist church In
the Mulberry section.
Vaughn Cannon
Makes Bond After , Being
Arrested Here
Vaughn Cannon, alleged head
of the Ashevlll gambling racKet,
was arrested here Monday even
ing by state highway patrolman
Pritchard Smith, Jr. under a
warrant issued In September by
T. D. Bryson, Solicitor, charging
him with violation of the pro
hibition laws and the operation
of illegal gambling devices.
Bond was set at $500. Cannon
waived preliminary hearing and
was ordered to appear at the
December term of the Superior
court here.
WILL CURTAIL
HEALTH WORK
Macon Couhty's public health
service will be drastically re
duced immediately djJe to lack
of unds, it was announced Mon
day by Dr. M. B. H. Michal, dis
trict health ofiicer.
The reduction is necessitated,
Dr. Michal said, by failure of
the Macon County board of
commissioners to increase its
appropriation for health service.
The board was asked for an ap
propriation of $5,500, but decided
Monday to keep the appropria
tion to last year's figure of
$4,000.
Due to increases in cost of
operation and of salaries (the
salary increases were ordered by
the N. C. Merit council), it will
be necessary, Dr. Michal said, to
keep the county health office
open only the first three days
In the week hereafter, Instead
of six days a week as in the
past, and the county health
nurse is being placed on a
nine moths basis. She will work
the first nine months of the fis
:al year (which started July 1),
But there will be no funds to pay
tier for the last three months?
next April, May, and June. Just
flow the sanitarian's work will
be affected has not been de
cided, Dr. Michal added.
Dr. Michal said she had un
ierstood that Macon County
would appropriate $5,500 this
/ear, and had set up the depart
ment on that basis.
Both tourists and industries
ire interested in health condi
tions, Dr. Michal said, adding
.hat they are likely to by-pass
:ommunitles where they cannot
find Grade A milk and Grade A
>ating places, "and how is Macon
bounty to have Grade A milk
md eating places if we haven't
the funds to pay for inspections.
This county is a part of a
lealth district which comprises
Haywood, Jackson, and Swain
:ounties and the Cherokee In
iian reservation, each contribut
ng a share toward health work
n the district.
Jackson was asked for $6,000,
ihe said,* and appropriated
(3,500; Swain was asked for
(4,200, and appropriated $3,200;
ind Haywood was asked for
(12,500, and appropriated $12,
!00. The Indian service sets up
(5,100 for work at the Cherokee
Seservation.
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MAV6E NOW THEY'LL
LEARN TO DO ALL THEII.
SHOPPING RIGHT IN
FRANKLIN
ITS TRUE AIN'T IT? ? By HAL
This is the first of a series of cartoons that will appear weekly In The Press. The series
is sponsored by the following 26 Franklin business firms? Baldwin market, Belk's Depart
ment store, Blumenthal's, Bower's store, Brown and Carson, Bnrrell Motor company, Bryan t>
Furniture company, DUlard Builders supply company, Dixie-Home store, Dunoan Motor com
pany, Frances shop, Franklin Hardware company, Franklin Laundry and Cleaners, Franks'
Radio and Electric company, Hall's Feed store, O rover Jamison, Macon County Supply oom
pany, Martin Electric company, Nolen and Harrison, Pearl's Beauty shop, J, B. Pender grass,
the Quality shop, Bay Grocery and Feed company, Reeves Hardware company, 8. and L
?tore, and I am mm Furniture company.
POLICEMAN TO
BE STATIONED
NEAR SCHOOL
Town Board Asks Police
Dept. To Regulate
School Traffic
The town board decide*, to
station a member of the police
force at the crossing in front
of the school from 8 a. m. to
9 a. m. and from 2:30 p. m.
to 3:30 p. m. This suggestion
was made to the board by K. S.
Jones, town attorney, who said
that Pritchard Smith, Jr., state
highway patrolman, had asked
him to request the board lor
this cooperation.
C. N. (Joe) Dowdle appeared
before the board to request tnat
something be done 1 to regulate
traffic at tre Intersection of
Porter and Wayah streets. The
matter was referred to tue
street committee.
Mayor Angel informed the
board that Frank Leach had
offered to deed a 20-foot street
to the town, running from
Wayah street to the school
' house, along the west end of
the present football field. This
matter was also referred to the
street committee.
Mrs. Mary Curtis
Dies At Heme Of Son
In Atlanta
Mrs. Mary Gaston Curtis, 72,
a resident of Franklin for most
of her life died late Thursday
at the home of her son, Gaston
Curtis, in Atlanta.
She was the widbw of William
F. Curtis, who for more than a
quarter of a century was the
owner and editor of the Frank
lin Press
Funeral services were held at
the Fran Klin Methodist church
of which while a-rssMent here
she was a devoted member, at
3 p. m. Sunday, which the Kev.
J H. Brendall, assisted by Rev.
J. Q. Wallace conducting the
service
Pallbearers were John Bulgln,
Charles Nolen, Roy Cunning
ham, Horace Nolen, Brad S.
Moore, and J. R. Ray.
Surviving In addition to tre
son, are one sister, Mrs. George
Surviving in addition to the
son, are son sister, Mrs. George
H. Crowell, of Archdale, two
neices and one nephew.
Bryant funeral home was in
chafge of the arrangemetns.
Doyle Holland
Funeral Service* Held
At Franklin Church
Funeral services were held at
the Franklin Baptist church last
Thursday for T/3 Doyle A. Hol
land, son o? Mr. and Mrs. Alex
A. Holland pf Andrews. Mr. and
Mrs. Holland formerly lived in
Franklin.
Young Holland was killed in
a plane crash over Germany on
January 4, 1946.
The Rev. Charles E. Parker,
assisted by the pastor of the An
drews Baptist church and tne
Rev. George Cloer conducted
the service. Burial followed in
the Franklin cemetery.
Pallbearers were Glenn Ma
therson, Niel Matherson, Merrill
Rayburn, Wlllard M. Hawk, Ray
Hogsed, Edwin Williams, Vvayne
Curtis, and Jack Garner, all of
Andrews.
Full military honors were ac
corded the body by the Ameri
can Legion.
T/3 Holland was born Janu
ary 29, 1923. He graduated from
the Andrews high school and
was a member of the First Bap
tist church In Andrews. Before
entering service on March 25,
1943, he had been employed as
a mechanic by Burrell Motor
Company of Franklin, Allison
Motor Company, of Sylva, and
Reece Motor Company, of An
drews.
Surviving in addition to the
parents are two brothers, Edgar
and Hoyt, and one sister, Pa
tricia Ann, all of Andrews, the
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. M. Holland of Gneiss, and
the great-grandfather, Billy
McCoy, of Goldmine.
Local Eleven Play* Last
Home Game Friday Night
The Franklin Panther* will
play the strong Jefferson City,
Tenn., eleven on the local field
tomorrow (Friday) night. Kick
off time Will be 8 o'clock. This
will be the second and perhaps
the last home game of the sea
son lor tlii local team.