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VOL. LXIIPHwnber 42
FRANKLIN. N. C.. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1948
COUNTY-WIDE
YOUTH RALLY I
BY BAPTISTS
Ra'ly To Bi At Frankiin
Baptist Church
This Friday
The youth of the Baptist
churches of Macon County will
hold an associational rally at
the First Baptist church in
Franklin, Friday, from 4:30 un
til 8:30 p. m Between two and
three hundred young people are
expected "torufctend the meeting.
All young people who belong to
Baptist churches throughout the
county are urged to. attend the
rally whether or ' not their
church has a young peoples
organization, by Mrs. Henry D.
West, Association superinten
dent. (
The program for the evening
which is developed around the
theme, "Radiant Youth" Is as
follows; "The Source of Our
Radiance", by Miss Elizabeth
Ann Phillips; "And The Light
Of The World Is Jesus", by Miss
Sarah Parker and Mrs. L. B
Phillips; Devotional, by Miss
Margaret Kinsland; Prayer, by
Mrs. Henry D. West; "Bright
Rays", Mrs. J. P. Shuford; Wel
come, Mrs. C. E. Parker; Roll
Call or churches having auxili
aries, Mrs. Jim Berry; Song, 1
Franklin Sunbeam band;
Hymn, "Zlon Haste", Congre
gation; "Shining As We Serve",1
Rev. Paul Nix; "Through Our
Gifts", Cowee Sunbeans; "In
Our Study", Jerry Bailey; "In 1
Our Community Missions", Miss '
Ellen Ruth Franks; Acrostic? 1
World Comrades, Holly springs i
Girls Auxiliary; "I Went to G. A.
Camp", two representatives of
Cowee Girls Auxiliary; "Why
I Like Ambassador Life", repre
sentative of the Highlands Royal
Ambassadors; "How Our Y. W. i
A. Gets Each Girl to Subscribe
to the 'Window' Miss Julia Ann
Higdon; Our Magazines, Mrs.
Charles Doris; "Let Your Light
So Shine", Rldgecrest Sun
beams; Duet? "Give Of Your
f Best To The Master," Misses
Sarah Parker and Edith Plem
mons; Announcements, Rev. :
C. E. Parker; Special Music, :
Rev. Paul Nix, with a saw, and i
Ann Hays at the piano; Talk,
Young People's Leader, Mrs. i
J. R. Berry; Watchwords by all !
organizations; Prayer, Rev. C. E. ,
Parker. ]
Symphony
Executive Committee To
Meet Friday Night
Miss Laura M. Jones, chair
man. has called a meeting of
the executive committee of the
Macon County branch of the
In. C. Symphony Society lor
P|7 30 o'clock tomorrow (Friday)
evening Mrs. Allen Siler's
home on West.-J.tain street.
The group will discuss the
time for the membership cam
paign and transact other neces
sary business. Miss Jones said.
The purpose of the organiza
tion is to bring the N. C. Little
Symphony, which has played
here the past three seasons, to
Franklin for concerts again this
'spring. The orchestra's appear
ance Is financed through mefn- I
be r ships in the Symphony so
ciety.
Because everybody recognizes
the Importance of the concerts
to the community, and es
pecially to the children, Miss
Jones said, she feels sure her
committee will receive general
cooperation. The committee, she
pointed out. this year has the
advantage of making an early
start.
Any person Interested In the
project Is Invited to attend to
morrow night's meeting, she
said.
Do You
Remember . . . ?
(Looking backward through
the files of Tbe Press)
t - - ?
SO TEARS AGO THIS WEEW
W. B. McOulre and force of
hands went to Nantahala
mountain Monday to commence
work on the road from the Oap
( to the Wine Spring Bald.
Dr. 8. H. Lyle performed a
nurglcal operation last Tuesday
or - "mng man named Adams
from Graham County for double ?
hair-Up; also on James Burch
of Nantahala, amputating hla
..hand on account of an. old
trouble, on Wednaiday.
Deer Hunts Planned In
This County This Fall
Plans have been completed
for two organized deer hunts
to be held In the Nantahala na
tional forest this fall, according
to Clyde J. Patton, Executi.e
Director of the North Carolina
Wildlife Commission and E. W.
.tenshaw, supervisor of the Nan
tahala national forest.
Both hunts w?ll be condu ted
111 wildlife* managemet areas,
and it will be the first time
Lince the establi hement of
these areas that hunting l.as
been allowed there.
fn addition to this, deer
hunting will ' be .allowed in
Macon County for male white
tail deer from ' November 15
through November 17 and from
December 6 through December 8.
This is the first time in sev
eral years that there has been
an open season for deer in this
county:
Hunters will not be allowed in
the wildlife management area
exectp during the specified time
of the hunts conducted under
the auspices of the Wildlife
Commission.
The Standing Indian area
hunt will begin on November
18 and extend through a series
of three 3-day hunts to De
cember 4, with 50 hunters tak
ing to the field on each of the
three scheduted hunts. Legal
prey for the hunt will be one
buck deer per hunter. Fees it>i
special permits to participate in
the hunt will be $7.50 per ptr
! son, and 150 applications . 1
an additional list of 50 alier
nates will be accepted. In case
more applications are r ceivec.
than can be accommodated, a
public drawing will be held bj
the Franklin Chamber of Com
merce at 2:00 p. m. on Novim
ber 3 to determine successful
applicants.
The Fires Creek Hunt, also
scheduled for Nantahala Na
tional forest, will consist of two
3-day periods extending from
November 18 to November 20,
| with 50 hunters per period. lOv.
applications plus 25 alternates
will be considered for the Firet
j Creek Hunt, and in case of c
surplus of applicants, a draw
ing will be held at Franklin
i concurrent with the drawing f ji
the Standing Indian hunt. rte.
for the Fires Creek hunt will
be $7.50 per person, and thi
bag limit one buck deer,
i Application forms and c:m- j
plete instructions for the two j
hunts may be obtained by writ
| ing the N. C. Wildlife Resourtes I
! Commission, Box 2919, Raleigh. !
Mrs. Nan Mincey
Dies At Horn? Iti Ellijay
Community Tnursday
Mrs. Nannie Higdon Mincey,
72, life-Ion resident of Macon
County, died at her home in
the Ellijay community, last
Thursday.
Mrs. Mincey was born Decem
ber 4, 1876, the daughter of the
late T. B. and Moliie West Hig
don. Early in life she bacame
a member of the Eillijay Bap
tist church. Her husband,
Charlie G. Mincey, died June 1,
1948.
Funeral services were held
Friday at 3:30 p.. m. at the Elli
jay Baptist church withe the
Rev. James Moore, of DeLand,
Fla., conducting the service.
Burial followed in the church
cemetery.
The following grandsons
served as pallbearers; Sam
Shook, Charlie Mincey, Clyde
Jenkins, Joe Shook, Theodore
Froneberger, and Norman Jen
kins.
Surviving are two sons. Free
and Lester Mincey of Ell .jay;
six daughters, Mrs. Lawson L.
Shook, of Franklin; Mrs. Jin
Waldroop and Mrs. Harry Mor
rison, of Gastonia; Mrs. L. V.
Dlllenger and Mrs. Blanche Dil
lenger, of Charlotte; and Mrs
Fairley Moore, of Shelby; one
brother, Ed Higdon, of Frank
lin; two sisters, Mrs. Vinnit
Wilson of Glenvillfe, and Mrs
Mary Brown of Canton, Ga; li
half-brothers, A. R., John.
Major, Sam, and Leffert oi
Franklin, Grayson and Ted o
Cullasaja; Charlie and Paul oi
North Brookfleld, Mass.; and
T. B. and Leslie of Asheville;
one half-sister, Mrs. Ellen Smith
of Winter Haven, Fla.
Bryant funeral home was in
charge of the burial arrange
ments.
Training Course Held
At Lumpkin For Local
Boy ?cout Workers
A training course for scout
masters, assistant scoutmasters,
and troop committeemen of the
Smoky Mountain district, Boy
Scouts, will be held at Camp
Lumpkin, near Franklin, Sat
urday and Sunday. Scout execu
tives, Robert Garner, and Clyde
Smith, of the Daniel Boone
council headquarters in Ashe
ville will be present and par
ticipate. Fifteen or 20 scout
leaders from Macon, Jackson,
and Swain counties fare ex
pected to attend.
Browins Purchase Home
From Miss Laura Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brown
of Nassau, Bahama Island, have
recently purchased the old
Burton Lyle home on Harrison
Avenue from Miss Laura Jones.
The Browns plan to make their
summer home there.
FIRE TUESDAY
The Franklin fire department
was called Tuesday afternoon to
extinguish a small blaze at the
home of Henry Christy. The
blase was put out before much
damage was done.
Bell Funeral Services To
Be At Cowcota Friday
Funeral services will be held
Friday for S/Sgt. Bill Eell at
the Coweta Baptist- church at
2 p. m. Sgt. Bell, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charlie Bell, of Frank
lin, Route 2, was killed in ac
tion on Luzon on April 25, 1945
while serving with Co. H., 152
Inf. 38th pivision. The bcd>
will arrive Thursday at Hi
Bryant funeral home.
PRESBYTERY
HOLDS FALL
MEETING HERE
52 Delegates Attend Fall
Meeting cf Asheville
Presbytery Here
The Franklin Presbyterian
church served as host to the
A-heville Presbytery at theli
stated fall meeting h<ld her
Tuesday. This was the first
time in six years that the
Presbytery had met here; the
last meeting being in th; ai
of 1942 Fifty-two delegate.'
and ministers representing 17
churches were present.
During the morning program
the Rev. Paul Warren, of Arden
retiring moderator, delivered thf
sermon for the day.
The sermon was fgllowed by
communion service, which was
conducted by (.he Rev. Paul
Thrower, pastor of the Hazel
wood church and the Rev.
Hoyt Evans, of Franklin.
They were assisted by rui ng
elders, George E. Brcwn, J. S
Grey, and J. J. Grey, all o)
Franklin, and W. H. McMurraj
of Swatinanoa.
The Rev. J. Clayton Llrr.e, c
Andrews was elected to s rvc
as moderator for the nfcx
quarter at the conclusion of the
morning session.
Lunch was served by th<
lad;es of the church.
The afternoon session was :
begun by the reception of Stew
art Plummer, of Ashevllle Pres
byterian church, as a candidate
for the ministry. He was ex
amined and taken under the
care of Presbytery.
Following the hearing of com
mittee reports, it was announced
that the next meeting of the
Presbytery would be at the
Mountain Orphanage at Black
Mountain In January.
Spirited Franklin Eleven
Loses Third Game of Year
Franklin Panthers lost thefc
third football game of season
last Friday to Jefferson City,
Tenn., by a score of 33 to 7.
While the heavier and more ex
perienced Tennessee , eleven hau
control of the game throughout,
the local team fought hard.
With the ^exception of the
Murphy game, this was the
Panthers best showing. The line
played the same hard tackl .ig
brand of defensive ball that
they have played throughout
the season and the o.fefuive
strength was greatly improved
by the development of a pars
ing attack and harder running
on the part of the ball carriers
The team still lacks good down
field blocking and showed up
very poorly on pass defense.
Jefferson City scored three
touchdowns and two ext. a
points in the lirst half. The
first two touchdowns came as
the result of long passes wh-le
the third was powered over by
a strong running attack.
Franklin scored In the third
quarter as the result of a short
pass from White to Henry, whp
took the ball on his 45 yard
line and with some nice broken
field running carried the bali
to the 5 yard line. Hu ;gin
scored from there on a plunge
over right guard. Thomas made
the extra point on a plunge
through the line. In the last
quarter, Jefferson scored tw.ce
more and added one extr;
point. ?
Bob Parrish and Pat Pattilo,
two of the lightest men in the
line, stood out defensively for
the local eleven tn the forward
wall with Thomas and Alsup
making a majority of the tack
les in the backfield. Henry and
Huggins, displayed the hardest
running attack Franklin has
produced this season. White,
playing his first game at
quarterback in place of injured
"Bardy" Archer, ran the team
well and added a passing at
tack to Franklin's offense.
Franklin Journeys to Sylva,
their biggest rival through the
yeas, for their game this Fri
day night. Sylva, with one of
their strongest teams in years
is favored to win, but if Frank
lin continues to Improve they
could produce an upset.
Funeral Services
For Curtis Cunningham
Held At Asbury Church
Curtis Cunningham, 82 year
old Macon County resident, died
at his home In the Otto com
munity, last Friday.
Mr. Cunningham, who had
spent his entire life in this
county was a member of the
Presbyterian church. In 1904
he married Miss Ella Brown,
who survives.
Funeral services were held afr
the Asbury Methodist church
Saturday with the Rev. L. C.
Stevens, assisted by Rev. Hoyt
Evans, of Franklin Presbyterian
church, conducting the service.
Burial followed In the Rush
cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers were
his nephews.
Surviving In addition to his
widow are three daughters, Mrs.
Lola Mountain, of Clayton, Oa.,
Mrs. Ceah Hastings, of Otto,
and Mrs. Kate Carrol, of Rich
mond, Calif , five sans, Lewis
Cunningham, of Newport News,
Va., Donald Cunnlgham, who U
at present stationed In Panama
with the U. S. Army, Lee Cun
ningham, of Brevard, and Ned
and Lloyd Cunningham, of Otto
New Draft
Orders Eight
Examined
Eight young men left here
Monday for Greenville, S. C..
to be examined for duty In
the armed forces under selec
tive service.
They were the first Macon
County miyi called for exami
nation under the present draft
law. Following their examina
tions, they returned here tc
await a draft call. The first
call for selectees to enter the
service Is expected sometime
next month.
The eight sent to Greenville
Monday by the local draft board
are:
Baxter Byron Barnes, of
Franklin, Route 3, George Rich
ard Williamson, of Routel, Bob
Gray McClure, of Route 2, J. D.
Dayton, of Route 1, George
Bobby Waldroop, of Prentiss,
Robert Ellison, of Aquone, James
Wllbert Waldroop. of Route 1,
and Johnny Carpenter, Negro,
' of Franklin.
| The group, which left here at
I 7 a. m.. made the trip on the
. regular bu?.
Fall Color Scene Near#
Keak Uc Bri;iia.ic^ i twi o
Color is now appearing
more widely and intensely
along the local mountain
ridges of the Nantahili,
C o w e e and H i g h la n d s
mountains. The brilliant
foliage to be seen irom the
Blue Ridge parkway also
offers views of beautnul
scenery.
Throughout the mount
ains of this section the
maples, sourwoods, persim
mons, sweet and sour gums,
dogwood and sassafras are
almost in their deepest hue,
of red. The hickories, pop
lars, birches, and sycamores
are just beginnig to turn
yellow.
Local opinion sets the over
all coljr peak in mid Octo
ber with the later turning
oaks and beech continuing
Hie peak into November.
Local Boys
Compete At
Kansas City
The livestock team of the
Franklin Future Fanners wmch
was weakened by the last min
ute loss of Bo Setser, left M n
day for Kansas City, Mo., wher.
it will compete for national
honors In the judging of beel
cattle and hogs.
Lewis Penland, who lives with
his aunt, Mrs. Lavada Comp
ton, of Franklin, replaced Bo
Setser, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Bryan Setser, who underwent
an operation at the Angel clinic
Monday morning. Young Set
ser was high man on the team
when they won the state cham
pionship in Raleigh last sum
mer.
Other members of the team
are Billy Teague, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Wilbur Teague, of
Prentiss, and Foy Dryman, son
of Mrs. Belle Dryman. Young
Teague" has replaced Bob Tip
pett on the state championship
team, Tippett having entered
North Carolina state college
this fall.
E. J. Whitmire, Franklin vo
cational agriculture teacher who
with the assistance of Siler
Slagle, trained the boys for
this competition is accompany
ing the team.
Other members of the Frank
in agricultural department
making the trip are Max Par
rlsh, R L. Cunnigham, Jack
Mashburn, Tom Cabe, Cliff Led
ford, Eugene Gray, and Bobby
Joe Corbin.
SPEAKERS FOR
BOTH PARTIES
TO COME HERE
Alley and Wilkinson 'io
Address Respective
Party Rallies
As they enter the homestretch
of this fall's political 'aces,
"both parties are lncrea-iirr thr r
activities by presenting promi
nent political speakers hose
within the next two weeks.
Felix Alley, prominent west
ern North ? Carolinian who was
recently retired from the bench,
will speak here at a Democratic
rally at the courthouse ut a
p. m. on October 23.
Due to previous commitments,
Kerr Scott, Democratic candi
date for govern or, w.U be un
ole to speak here.
This Saturday, John A. V il
klnson. Republican 'nominee for
United States Senator, will : d
dress a Republican rally at the
courthousc at 1 p. m.
General registration for the
fall election began last Satur
day and will continue th ough
Saturday, October 23. Pers ns
who are not registered may do
so at their voting places on Oc
tober 16 and October 23, or
they may see the registor at
his home on other days t, id
register, according to J. J. Mann,
Chairman of Board of Elections.
Many persons who have reg
istered for a town or special
election erroneously belive the.r
names are on the general reg
istration books, Mr. Mann said.
He added the suggestion that
anyone who is not sure he is
registered for a general election
check the registration book In
his precinct during the regis
tration period to make sure, and
thus avoid being disappointed
when the time comes to vote.
October 30. the last Saturday
before the election Tuesday, No
vember 2, will be challenge day.
130 FORESTERS HERE
More than 130 members of
the American Forestry Associa
tion were the guests of E. W.
Renshaw, supervisor of the Nan
tahala National Forest Monday
The entire group came here
from Chattanooga, Tenn. where
they were attending a forestry
convention, to Inspect the local
forest.
Mr. Renshaw said that the
highlight of the trip was a tour
through the Joyce Kilmer for
est.
Tourist Recalls First Auto
Purchased By Franklin Man
C. E. Barber, of Mableton,
Ga. the man who sold the first
car ever brought to Franklin,
was here last Sunday.
Mr. Barber, who was just a
tourist passing through re
called In conversation with local
residents, that 40 years ago he
sold a White Steamer to Mr
Bob Porter and that he wa;
told at the time that it was
Macon's first auto. He said iv,r
Porter purchased the car tc
transport prospective cust sme ?
from the railroad station to his
boarding house. "Mr. Bob" t.g
ured that this added attraction
would give him the jump on
all competitors in bringing
boarders to his establishment.
The retired automobile sales
man, In order to deliver the
car from Atlanta, drove nearly
impassable roads for two days,
it being almost dark on the
second day before he reached
Franklin.
Since no one here knew how
to operate the machine, Mr.
Parent-Teachers To
Meet Monday Night
The Franklin Parent-Teacher
Association will hold its second
meeting of the year at the
Franklin school at 7:30 p. m.
next Monday night.
MELICHAR HERE
Charles Mellchar, former su
pervisor of the Nantahala Na
tional Forest, now with the
management In the Washington
headquarters of the Forest Serv
ice was one of four officials here
?last week for routine Inspec
tions of the Nantahala Forest.
The others were C. A. Betts, ol
the division of engineering lr
the national headquarters, anc
Clyde 8ulllvan and Floyd Cos
sett, both of the Atlanta re
glonal office.
Barber said that he stayed here
two weeks in order to teach
Mr. Porter's son, Dee to drive
the "Steamer".
He chuckled when he recalled
that once he and a Mr. Wal
drop, neighbor of -the Porte. 's,
were passengers In the eir, D e
ran the car off the road over
a bank and Into a field. Vr.
Waldroop leaped from the car
and ran for home. No amount
of persuasion could ever en
tice him to get back in the
car, said Mr. Barber.
After the car had been here
about a week, one day it was
parked up town on display for
everyone to admire. Sam Mun
day came by and after making
several remarks concerning the
car he made a wager that his
team of 1,200 pound mules
could out pull the car from a
standing start. The contest was
arranged and for once brawn
triumphed over machinery; the
mules won.
After looking up md down
Main street, Mr. Barber said
that about the only landmarks
he recalled was the courthouse.
He was very much Impressed
with the growth and expansion
of the town.
I v The Weather
i >
I Temperatures and precipita
tion for the past seven days,
! and the low tomnP'Ttnre yes
terday. as recorded at the
? Cowerta Experiment *tn"on.
Wednesday 70 39 .00
iWednMday M .00
High Low Ptvc.
1 Thursday
t Friday ...
i Saturday
I Sunday .
- Monday .
- Tuesday .
61 40 .00
69 40 M
70 37 .09
72 35 .00
83 50 .15
71 44 .03