Macon Highway Safety Record for 19is to Dote ttrow Slate Highway I'airol records) killed 2 INJURED : 9 AMI. tw nn'w i'i*uies Lkjwu! ? 4-t? aub gtye "gjighlatt'M Baconian FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1948 Truman And Democrats Sweep U.S. ELLIJAY SCHOOL BUILDING WORK TQ STM SOON Board Decides To Build Now; Auditorium Is In New Plan Reversing Its decision of a month ago, the county board of education Monday decided to start construction of the EllLjay school as quickly as cement to pour the footing and other ma terials can be obtained. At Its October meelng, the board had voted to defer actual construc tion until spring. The only other matter to come up at the two-hour session was a brief discussion of en forcement of the compulsory school attendance law. Pointing out that many citi zens are becoming interested in the attendance problem. Bob Sloan asked what the school authorities could do about it. "There is nothing we can do", County Supt. Guy L. Houk re plied, "but report to the county superintendent of public wel fare. After we have done that, we are at the end of our rope. And I understand principals and teachers are covering up the welfare office with truancy reports, and that in many cases the welfare department's In vestigations show that the children who are out of school are legitimately entitled to be out. "By and large", he added, -!"our attendance Is not bad." After considerable discussion of the Ellipsiy school and of a building plan drawn by Mr. Houk, the board decided to substitute the latter ?; tor one drawn bv the architect. Major differences are that. Mr Houk's plan calls for a smaller stage In the auditorium and a flat, rather that a sloping auditorium floor. Mr. Houk told the board the plan he proposed would cost only two-thirds to three-fourths as much as the plan proposed by' the architect. He estimated the building proposed by the architect would cost about $100,000, and the one he sug gested a maximum of $72,066, possllbly less. The one-story building, of cinder Mock and brick construc tion, to contain 14,231 square feet of floor space, will have 10 classrooms, four toilets, prin cipals office, first aid room, and auditorium. It is proposed to ? tfeeuse a cafeteria In a separate a made the point that >ntjna*rt on Pa ire Eight Do Yo u Remember . . . ? (Looking backward through the files of The Press) ? ? 50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK On last Saturday evening the Black Diamond Railroad party arrived in Walhalla. They spent last week on the trip over the mountains from Knoxvllle and coming along the proposed route through Rabun Gap. Sunday afternoon they drove to the Stumphouse Mountain and Inspected the tunnel. Sir Thomas Tancred and Mr. T. C. Dickinson will return to London and the former will make his report for his clients, the large English capitalists who propose to furnish the money to build the road. 25 TEAS AGO At the drawing held at Frank T. Smith's Drug Store last Sat urday the following numbers were called In the order named: 879, 172, 757, 531, 799. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Harry Hlgglns, the holder of number 172, and Mrs. C. C. Cunningham, who held fan number 799. ' i* lias ago ..Highest ranking honorary so ciety at Tforth Carolina state cotiefe is Golden Chain, Vhich limits its membership each year to 12 outstanding seniors. In cluded in this year's member ship Is J. D. Putton, son of R. A. Pattoa of Franklin. WINS IN MACON? Carl S. Slagle, Democrat, was elected iMacon County's representative in the 1949 central assembly in Tuesday's general election. Mr. Slagle, farmer of Cartoogechaye nd Nantahata, defeated John Ferguson, Republican nominee. SEEK TO BRING SYMPHONY HERE Membsrsliiip Campaign Throughout Cciunty To Open Monday Macon County's annual N. C. Symphony membership cam paign will get under way throughout the county Monday. The success of the campaign will assure the return of the Little Symphony orchestra -to Franklin for the fourth succes sive season. Since 1946, the or chestra has come here each year for twcwconcerts, an even ing performance for members of the Symphony Society, and a free matinee for school children. This year It is planned to bring school children fropi the vari ous outlying schools to the af ternoon concert, which is de signed for children. Following a recent meeting of the local executive committee, Miss Laura M. Jones, county chairman, announced the divis ion of territory in Franklin and the rural sections, and listed those who are being asked to canvass for memberships. A committee of eight has been set up to conduct the campaign in Highlands. A total of $750 in memberships must be raised to reach the quota. Those who become members. Miss Jones pointed out, are entitled to attend the evening concert here, and may use ther ? Continued on Fare Eight Red Cross Dinner Meeting Date Changed To Nov. II The date for the annual Red Cross meeting which was to have been held Friday night, November 12, has been changed to November 11, according to an announcement by H. H. Onuse, chapter chairman. The change In the date was made to avoid a conflict with a meeting sponsored by the PTA which has been set for Friday night. The dinner meeting will be held at the Slagle memorial building as was previously scheduled. Two chief items of Interest will be the presen tation of the proposed estab lishment of a blood bank by the local red cross chapter, and a report on the past year's ex penditures. The blood bank pro gram will be outlined by W. D. Dibrell, Red Cross general field representative for Western North Carolina, and the budget report will be made by Mrs. Bob Sloan, executive secretary. Letters hare been sent to all contributing members to county red cross organizations inviting them to attend this meeting to hear an accounting of the previous year's work and make , suggestions concerning the work for the new year, Mr. Onuse I said. He added that If any per son had not received an Invi tation and was Interested In red crou work to be >ure to attend the meeting. DEMOCRATS WIN AS MACON VOTE FOLLOWS TREND Truman Lead Dewey Har? By Over &00; Slaglr Wins House Seat Macon County voters, follow i-ng the national trend, Tuesday gave majorities to the Demo crats for every office, on the national, state, district and county tickets, unofficial re turns from 10 of the county's 12 precincts showed. President Truman and Vice Presidential Candidate Alben Barkley received 2,691 votes to 2,167 for Governor Thomas E. Dewey and Earl Warren. Wal lace and Thurmond received only a scattering of votes, with r; States' Rights mail polling 121 votes and the Progressive arty candidate getting six. Carl S. Slagle, Democratic candidate for the house of rep resentatives defeated his Re publican opponent, John Fer uson, 2,964 to 1,961 in the Democratic landslide. In the Presidential race, the vote frn Macon County was not as heavy as in 1944, . when Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Dewey by 2,855 to 2,510, a total vote of 5,365. In 1944 Mr. Dewey polled 549 more votes than 10 precincts gave him Tueesday, while Mr. Truman received 164 votes less than Roosevelt did in 1944. While continued rain through out the day may have affected the vote, it appears that a por tion of Macon County's vclers could not make up their minds in the Presidential race, but the Democrats came closer to retaining their voting strength than did the Republican party. In the governor's race and senatorial contest, W. Kerr Scott and J. Melville Broughton defeated George Prlichard and ? Continued on Pare Eight Situation On Health Work Is Explained The Franklin Chamber of Commerce this week made pub lic a letter from the State Board of Health dealing with public health service in Macon County on a basis of present appropriations. The letter was in reply to a'n inquiry from the chamber of commerce. Meanwhile, W. E. (Gene) Baldwin, chairman of the board of county commissioners said a conference Is scheduled for later this week with Dr. M. B. H. Michal, district health officer, on the question of health serv ices and appropriations. The letter from the State Board of Health follows: "Thank you for your letter of Inquiry - relative to the appro priation pledged by Macon County to the district health ? Continued on Page Eight Reelected President HARRY S. TRUMAN 40 Macon Farmers Inspect Asheville Federation Plant Forty Macon County men in- 5 spected Farmers Federation fa cilities and services in and near Asheville Wednesday of last week. Making the all-day tour as in vited guests of the Federation, they traveled in a chartered bus, with Harry Thomas, manager of the Federation store here, as host. The group, made up chiefly of representative farmers from almost every section of the county, included a member of the local staff of the extension service, a county commissioner, a member of the county board of education, and a reporter. All adult ages were repre sented, the oldest member of the party having been 82-year old John Corbin, who appeared to enjoy the trip and to be just as interested in the various dem onstrations as those half his age. The first stop was the Fed eration warehouse at the West Asheville bridge, where the dele gation was greeted by Federa tion officials and employes, in cluding office manager Joseph j Higdon, former Macon man, and Ernest Walker, one-time mana- I ger of the Federation store here. | After being shown through i the warehouse, the group visited the Federation's poultry proces sing plant, where they saw an assembly line that processes chickens from killing to cutting up? at the rate of 450 an hour. The rate will later be stepped up to 1,000 an hour, it was said. The chickens go from a coop to a moving cable. Attached by the feet to the cable, head down, they move to a point where a man slits their throats as they pass, thence over a bleeding area, and then into scalding water. Next their bodies come in contact with vibrating rubber brushes that automati cally take off most of the fea thers, the remainder being re moved by persons who push the unpicked portions against the brushes. The fowls then pass over a flame that singes their bodies their heads and feet are cut off by a revolving saw, and they are then cleaned, washed, and cut up. It takes just 14 minutes from the thne the fowl's feet are attached to the cable until it has been cut up. The egg-candling room, where five persons candle 125 30-dozen cases per day, was visited next. The Federation's new Sky Line Dairy, where milk is pas teurized in 16.2 seconds, was the next stop. There the group was photographed and a fried chicken dinner was served. The meal was interspersed with brief talks by Federation representa tives and members of the visit Continued on Page Eight ? Unofficial Macon Vote In Vital Races a s G 1 3 2 s >> - 5 rt . m !7 >? g a 0) be s "C CQ 1 w o 2 ? cJ * g at o 1 # ?S 1 ?c rt E 3 w x I o i FOR PRESIDENT Harry S. Truman (D) Thomas E. Dewey cral Votes In one of the greatest upsets In American political history, Harry S. Truman was reelected President in Tuesday's voting. His electoral vote yesterday (Wednesday! afternoon appear ed to exceed 300, or far more than the 266 necessary lor a majority. With Mr. Truman and New York's Gov Thomas E. Dewey, the Republican nominee, run ning almost neck and neck fa l the popular vote, the result re mained in doubt until mldmorn tng yesterday. At 11:12 o'clock yesterday morning, Mr. Dewey, ^onoedirv; the election of his opponent, wired Mr. Truman his congratulations. A Democratic senate and house were swept into office with President Truman. The result took the entire country by surprise. All the polls had indicated Dewey's victory, probably by landslide propor tions. Relying on these predic tions, a number of persons here were reported to have tet heavily on Dewey, giving as high as 10 to 1 odds. The little man from Inde pendence, Mo., who succeeded to the Presidency in April, 1945, upon the death of Pres'dent Roosevelt, battled against what appeared to be almost unsur mountable obstacles. Henry Wallace, former cabi net member in the Truman ad ministration, left the party to lead a third Liberal party. And Southern States' Rights Demo crats, in rebellion over Mr. Tru man's civil rights program, put out their own ticket for Presi dent and Vice-president, and carried four states ^South Caro lina, Mississippi, Alabama, and v Louisiana? that normally a Democratic nominee counts upon. With the party thus split, many Democratic political lead 's ntttempted to ditch Truman at the national Democratic con ? Continued on Page Eight Mrs. E, D. Chastain Dies From Self-Inflicted Gun Wound Mrs. Edward D. Chastnin, 43, of Highlands, was found dead pt her home Monday at 4 rv m. by her eight year old son, Fred. Death was caused bv a blast from a 16 guage shotgun which was ruled by a coroner's Jury to be self inflicted. Mrs. Chastain had been alone In the house since 10 a. m., ac cording to Pritchard Smith, Jr., state highway patrolman, who investigated the accident She was reported to have been in ill health for some time. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:30 o. m. at the Episcopal Church in Highlands. The Rev. A. Rufus Morgan, rec tor. will officiate. Burial will te In Highlands cemetery. Pallbearers will be Dewey *Topper, Tom Harbison, Earl Crunkleton, George Cleveland, Jess Keener and Charles Doris. Mrs. Chastain was the former Miss Nettie Maybelle Keener be fore her marriage in 1925. She had lived all her life in High lands and was a number *of the Episcopal Church there. Surviving are the husband, Edward Daniel Chastain; four daughters, Mrs. Llllle Crisp of Gneiss; Louise, Pearl and Janle, all of the home; three sons, Thomas Chastain, stationed with the U. S. Army in Alaska, and Carl and Fred Chastain of the home; two sisters, Mrs. Carrie Purrls of Highlands, Mrs. Vlr glna Smith of New York; a brother, Mell Keener of High lands; three half-sisters, Mrs. Robert Rice of Highlands Mrs. Mary Mlley of Atlanta and Mrs. Jessie Mazzo of New York. The body will be at the home until the funeral hour. Bryant funeral home is In charge of arrangements.