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Macon \'?lcr? Approved
Only One Of Four
Amendments
W. Kerr Scott, who was
elected governor of North- Caro
lina In last Tuesday's election,
Jed the victorious Democratic
ticket with a plurality of 1,003,
official totals, as announced by
the county board of elections,
show.
Carl S. Slagle, the Democrats'
nominee for representative form
this county, received the second
highest vote, winning by a mar
gin of 891.
President Truman, though he
carried this county with a plu
rality of 397, trailed the Demo
cratic ticket here. Roosevelt
carried the county in .1944 by
a margin of 345.
The board of elections met
last Thursday, canvassed the
returns from the 12 precincts,
and announced the official re
sults.
Mr. Scott received a vote of
3,170, as compared with 2,167
for George M. Prltchard, his
Complete, Official Vote
Is Tabulated On Page 9
A complete, official tabu
lation of last Tuesday's vote
in Macon County, in all
races and on the proposed
constitutional amendments,
will be found on Page 9.
Republican opponent. Miss Mary
Price, Progressive candidate for
governor, received the votes of
four Macon County persons.
Mr. Slagle, second high man
on the ticket, was less than 100
votes behind Scott. He received
3,077, while John Ferguson, the
Republican nominee, got 2,186.
Of the four porposed amend
ments to the state constitution,
Macon County voters favored
only one? to determine the re
sult of special elections by a
mapority of the vote cast, rather
than having to "vote against the
registration." A total of 1,124
voted for that amendment, and
1,072 against. The amendments
to increase . the salaries of
legislators, to remove the debt
limitation, and to remove the
15-cent tax limit, were snowed
under here my majorities from
500 to 1,400.
The total vote cast was about
the same as in the 1944 election.
At that time 5365 votes were
cast for President, as compared
with 5,309 this year, while 5,314
were cast in the governor's race
four years ago, as compared
5,341 last week.
^RMtNSKFRRKI) HERE
^^I^Hcarroll, V. S. Forest
Service "enTpifiye, has been trans
ferred from Cleveland, Tenn., to
duty In FranklM.
Do You
Remember . . . ?
(Looking backward through
Ac flies of The Press)
SO YEARS AGO THIS WKEK
Mitch Mozely, a black negro,
aged about 22 years, was taken
from the Jail here Monday night
at 8:30 o'clock by an Infuriated
mob, and carried to the Iron
bridge and hanged, for breaking
Into two houses Sunday night
and attempting to commit the
most heinous crime known.
U TEAKS AGO
On August 11, 1923, the pupils
of the Cartoogechaye school
met and organized the Cartoo
gechaye literary Society. The
following officers were elected: )
President, Louise Setser; vice
president. Addle Crawford; sec
retary, Eltaablth Slagle; editor
of society paper, Mary Enloe;
assistant editor, Carolyn Nolen;
program committee, Flora Rob
inson, Bertha Southards, and
Eugene Crawford.
at TEARS AGO
At*" (? meeting of the
town held last Friday
night, v "\vfmber 4, George B.
Patton tcLttM his resignation
as mayor of Franklin and Guy
L. Houk elected to succeed him. I
Mr. Houk will serve for the
unexpired term which ends In
May, 1M?.
2 Unhurt A* Truck
Hits Home, Pushes
It Off Foundation
A mother and infant were
unhurt when a truck Tues
day stnack a three- room
house, knocked it off the
wooden pillars on which it
stood, and left it, standing
at a crazy ancle, several feet
away.
The house, home of a
Vinson family, stood at the
intersection of the Georgia
highway and the Mulberry
road. Mrs. Vinson, it was
said, was sitting on the bed
feeding the baby at the
time.
Earl Angel, driver of the
truck, told Patrolman Prit
chard Smith, Jr., tint It's
steering gear came loose. Be
agreed to pay for the dam
ages which included demoli
tion of the front porch. The
family, meanwhile, moved to
the home of Mrs. Vinson's
mother.
The accident occured
about 8:15 a. m.
LIST DONORS TO
STADIUM HERE
Only $100 Now Lacking
On $3,00T) Athletic
Field Project
In its recently completed sta
dium, the school here has a
project that normally would
have cost approxiamtely $3,000,
it was estimated this week as
the committee In charge pre
pared Its final report on con
tributions and expenditures.
The stadium, which has a
seating capacity of more than
500, actually cost the taxpayers
nothing.
An estimated $2,000 was con
tributed hi materials, use of
equipment, and labor, and the
actual expenditure in money
was thus kept to a total of less
than $1,000 ? $840.24. Of this
amount, all but $100 has been
raised by private subscription,
R. R. Gaines, chairman of tile
committee in charge, announced.
The committee hopes to raise
the funds to take care of this
$100 deficit within the next
week or 10 days, and asked
that persons who wish to make
contributions mall or take them
to Orover Jamison, Jr., at the
Bank of Franklin.
The project was initiated and
completed under the auspices
of a committee made up of
representatives of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars, the American
Legion, the Chamber of Com
merce, the Lions Club, and the
Rotary Club. Immediate start
on the work was made possible
by an advance of $500 made by
the V. F. W. p^t from its
treasury. Of the total cash ex
penditures, $447.91 was for ma
terials and $392.31 for labor.
Contributors of materials, etc.,
Mr. Gaines said. Included C. 8.
Brown, who gave the use of a
concrete mixer and the time of
a man to operate it; Stewart's
Esso station, who gave the gas
to operate the mixer; Burrell
Motor company which gave the
use of two trucks and the time
of drivers to haul the sand and
gravel, requiring about a week's
time; Charlie Shields, who gave
a discount on the sand; the
Nantahala Talc company, which
provided the rock at about half
price; Zickgraf Hardwood com
pany, which donated all the
lumber for the forms and seats;
the Franklin Hardware com
pany, which hauled the lumber
without charge; Fred A Moore,
who provided earth-moving
equipment for the grading; and
B. J. Whitmlre and his FFA
boys, who helped in pouring the
concrete.
The largest cash contributions |
came from veterans and civic
organizations. The V. F. W. gave
$118.03 from its treasury and
lis share of the proceeds from
the recent benefit air show;
the Chamber of Commerce and
Lions club gave their shares of
the air show proceeds; and the
Lions club donated $100 from
Its treasury.
Other donations, ranging from
)2 to $25 came from Individuals
as follows;
R. E. McKelvey, Hal Allen,
W. W. Sloan, Bob Sloan, Nor
man Blaine, J. 8. Otmley, T. H.
Fagg, Will Waldroop, Lee Oof
fey, Qrover Jamison, Jr., George
Dean. Ed Whltaker. Harold En
loe, Prltchard Smith, Jr., John j
Kusterer, J. L. West, R. E. !
I ? ( Continued on Faff* Six'
MORE BOYS OUT
FOR FOOTBALL
AFTER MEETING
Will Mast Br y son Clty
In Season's Final
Home Game
Following a slump, school
athletics here this week ap
wed to te on the up and up
again. "
Interest In the future of ath
letics at the Franklin school
and the development of an all
?round physical education pro
gram seemed to be at a low
point among students last week.
There were only 17 boys out
'for football and three of these
were suffering from Injuries and
could not take part In practice.
A meeting of athletic and
school officials, Interested citi
zens, and all the boys In the
high school were called by W. H.
Flnley, principal of the Frank
lin high school, to discuss the
matter.
Talks were made by O. L.
Houk, county superintendent of
schools, and John M. Archer,
Jr., Frank Henry, E. J. Whit
mire, W. W. Sloan, Harry
Thomas, Charlie Sutton, R. S.
Jones, interested citizens, ex
plaining the situation and
urging that all students take
a more active Interest in the
development of the athletic pro
gram. It was pointed out that,
for the first time, the school
now has a full-time athlete
director and that the chief pur
pose is not to win games but
to create interest in athletic
competition.
Following this meeting, . a
large number of boys, some of
whom had quit the squad this
year came back out for the
football squad.
First evidence of show of new
spirit by the football squad
was at the game this past
Friday with Liberty, S. C.
While completely outclassed,
the local boys looked better in
losing by a 42 to 9 score than
they have at any time th'.s
year. Local football fans, who
followed the team to South
Carolina feel that "Nink" Henry
played one of the best games
of his two years of high school
football. Other standouts in the
light spirited Panther eleven
were Thomas, Pattillo, and
Shields, a new comer to the
team.
Next Wednesday Franklin
plays Bryson 0Ky on the local
field. The evening before the
game It is planned to have a
pep rally at the school.
Coach Milburn Atkins said
this week that while Bryson
City is rated a much better ball
team than Franklin, he be
? Continued on Pace Sir
Situation On
Health Work
Is Unchanged
The situation with reference
to funds for the local health
department yesterday remained
unchanged.
A conference between Dr.
M. B. H. Mlchal, district health
officer, and members of the
board of county commissioners,
which had been planned for
the latter part of last week,
failed to materialize.
Meanwhile, Dr. Mlchal dis
cussed the department's prob
lem in a talk at Monday night's
meeting of the- Franklin Lions
club. Th? club took no action
on the matter.
The district health departme
ment asked this county to ap
propriate (5,500 as Its share of
the district's operating costs for
this year, Instead of $4,000, the
amount that was appropriated
last year. The commissioners,
who set up $4,000 in the budget
for the health department, said
the additional funds were not
-wallable, and cited the consti
tutional 15-cent tax limit for
operating expenses.
While district health depart
ment officials have said that
local health service would have
to be drastically curtailed or
dropped altogether without the
larger amount, assurances have
been received from State Board
of Health officials In Raleigh
that Macon County will receive
whatever health services the
$4,000 will pay for.
Macon Girl, Boy Win
Scholarships For Best
Projects In District
Miss Ann Teague and Jerry
Potts, Macon County 4-H club
members, last week were de
clared five-county district win
ners in the better methods
electric contest, and were
awarded scholarships of $100
each to the college of their
choice by the Nantahala Power
and Light company.
They previously had been an
nounced as Macon County win
ners, and for that were given
a free trip to Raleigh for the
better methods electric congress
there November 1 and 2.
The contests throughout the
state were sponsored by electric
companies, and were conducted
by the N. C. State college ex
tension service. The Nantahala
Power and Light company spon
sored the contests in Macon,
Cherokee, Graham, Swain, and
Jackson counties.
Each company presented one
boy and one girl with a $100
scholarship, and one boy and
one girl in the territory of each
of the sponsoring electric com
panies received a $50 gold
watch as second place winners.
In additon to the major awards,
county winners were given cer
Uflcates by their power com
panies and gold medals by the
Westinghouse company.
Miss Dorothy Shields and
Devero Martin, both of Chero
kee County, won the gold
watches as second place winners
in this territory.
Miss Teague, 14-year eld
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ned
Teague, of Prentiss, won by
completing a project of sewing
with electricity, showing time
and energy that could be saved
that way.
Young Potts, . 15-year old son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Potts, of
Cullasaja, won his scholarship
by showing the time and energy
to be saved, as well as the li
navicial gain, by installation of
a milk cooling system at the
iairy barn.
Launch Drive
For Members
Of Symphony
The campaign to bring the
Little Symphony orchestra to
Franklin again this season get
under way this week, and Wed
nesday workers already had re
ported a number of $5 member
ships, several for $25, and one
for a larger sum, in addition to
the $2 general memberships.
It is necessary to raise $750
(plus federal tax) In member
ships to bring the orchestra
here for the two performances?
a free concert in the afternoon
for Macon County school i-hl1-1
ren, and one in the evening for
Symphony Society members.
The campaign for members
s to be held well ahead of
time for the orchestra to come
here, Miss Laura M. Jones,
county chairman, explained, be
cause it is necessary for the
orchestra to know to which
towns It is going, sp that it can
make up its schelule.
Miss Jones added that the
ponse and cooperation she
and members of the county
executive committee have re
ceived has been "both encour
aging and gratifying."
A membership, she pointed
-mt, is not just en admission
ticket to a concert? it is a
membership In a worth-while
state organization, and a way
of bringing good music, without
charge, to Macon County school
children, "an important part of
their education."
Collins Irvin, business repre
sentative of the Symphony So
ciety, conferred with members
of the executive committee here
Tuesday night, and at that
meeting arrangements were
worked out to send a letter from
Chapel Hill to every person who
joined the society last year.
Persons who already have joined
when they receive their copy of
the letter are asked to disre
gard it.
Man From India To
Be Speaker Monday
At P. T. A. Meeting
Promode Goswamt, of India, will
be the speaker at Monday
night's monthly meeting of the
Franklin Parent-Teacher asso
ciation. Mr. Goswami, who is
In this county studying Ameri
can forestry and conservation
practices', has been spending
several weeks at the Coweeta
Experiment station.
He will illustrate his talk, on
India, with motion pictures.
The meeting Is set for 7:30
o'clock. Mrs. C. N. Dowdle, the
president, will preside.
Hallowe'en Carnival
At Otto Grosses $382
The gross receipts of the Otto
school Hallowe'en carnival
amounted to $383.45 according
to E. O. Crawford, principal. He
added that the amount cleared
at the event will be announced
at a later date, and that the
money raised will be used to
develop the physical education
program and for the work of
the parent-teacher association.
BUY FURNACE
FOR MEMORIAL
Rotary Club Places
Order For $1,750
Oil System
A furnace for the Slagle Me
morial building has been bought
by the Franklin Rotary club,
f.viri is expected to be delivered
and installed by the last of this
month.
The order was placed last
Friday, following action by the
?lub, at its Wednesday evening
meeting, authorizing a commit
tee to proceed with the pur
chase.
The equipment selected Ls a
hot air oil furnace, and, when
Installed, will represent an in
vestment of approximately
$1,750, Harmon Onuse, chairman
of the committee, said. Other
members of the furnace com
mittee are Ross Zachary and
A. B. Slagle.
The only heat In the build
ing In the past has been pro
vided by big wood fireplaces,
and this proved Inadequate In
severe weather.
A finance committee has been
named to work out plans for
raising the money to pay for
the furnace. Meanwhile, the
club two weeks ago adopted a
suggestion of Gilmer A. Jones
that a considerable amount can
be raised by the collection of
scrap Iran, and already a pile
of scrap, brought to the matt
ings by members, has begun to
accummulate at the rear of the
building.
The club voted sometime a?o
to assume the responsibility for
installing heat In the building,
and has since that time dis
cussed various types of equip
ment and methods of raising
the money.
2 Meetings Next
Week Scheduled
By Presbyterians
Two meetings will be held
by members of the Franklin
Presbyterian church next week,
according to an announcement
by the Rev. Hoyt Evans, pastor.
Sunday night the annual pro
gram, presented to the church
each year by the young people's
organization, will be given, and
all members of the church are
urged to attend. The program
will start at 7:30 p. m.
The home mission study pro
gram for the entire church
membership will be held Wed
nesday evening, November 17,
at 7:30. The book to be taken
up at this meeting lg^ "On Our
Doorstep". Mrs. Ross Zachary
will direct the study session.
P. T. A. 'Family Supper
Set For Tommorw Night
The Franklin P. T. A.'s "Fam
ily Supper benefit program to
morrow (Friday) night will get
under way at 6 o'clock. In ad
dition to the cafeteria-style
supper, the evenings program
will include cake walks and
music. All proceeds will go to
the work of Um P. T. A.
BERN GARLAND
BROUGHT BACK
TO FACE TRIAL
Robbery Ca.se To Come
Up At December
Court Term
Bern Garl~nd, one of two men
who escaped from the Bryson
City J f?ll just before they were
to have gone on trial here In
connection with the robbery of
several Highlands bu sines. i
houses, will be tred at the term
of superior court opening hero
December 6, it was announced
this week.
Garland was picked up several
months ago in Cincinnati, h!s
capture having followed his at
tempt to telephone his wife,
who was held !.n the Franklin
jail.
From Cincinnati, he was taken
to Nashville, Tenn., and the fed
eral government last week re
leased him to North Carolina
officers for trial here. Sgt. T. A.
Sandlin and Patrolman Prit
chard Smith, Jr., brought him
to North Carolina, and last
Wednesday night placed hi.m in
the Haywood county Jail at
Waynesville.
He faces trial for possession
of burglary tools and breaking,
entering, and robbing three
Highlands places of business.
He and Floyd L. Phillips, alias
Jaines Floyd Philpott, and their
wives were arrested by officers
here last July 27. The High
lands robberies had occurred
July 10.
Phillips, who is said to have
a long criminal record, is still at
large. The wives of the two
men have been released.
Garland and Phillips escaped
from the Bryson City Jail, where
that had been taken for safe
keeping, August 21, by moving
a commode in their second floor
cell, sawing three bars from a
window on another floor, end
letting themselves down with
blankets tied together.
Judge George B. Patton, of
Franklin, will preside at the
December term of Macon Su
perior court.
A jury list for the term will
be drawn by the board of
county commissioners at Its
meeting Monday.
School Broken Into
But Nothing Taken
Someone who broke into the
Cowee school Sunday afternoon
or evening left considerable
work for the Janitor, but ap
parently took nothing from the
school, Principal E. J. Carpenter
reported. Chalk was thrown
over the floor, books tossed
about, and other school equip
ment misplaced, Mr. Carpenter
said. Entry apparently was
gained by picking the lock
on the front door, he explained.
Higdonville Defeats
Otto In Basketball
Higdonville girls' and bys'
basket ball teams defeated the
Otto boys' and girls' -teams in
two games at the Otto school
last Friday. The Higdonville
bovs won by a score of 6 to 3,
while the girls defeated the Otto
team by a 14 to 5 score.
GOES TO SOUTH AMERICA
Richard Slagleleft last Thurs
lay for Marcay, Venezuela, where
he has accepted a position with
an engineering firm.
Mr. and Mrs. George Perkins
and Dr. J. W. Kahn attended
the performance given by
Marlemma, noted Spanish
dancer, at the Ashevllle audi*
torium, Thursday night.
Mrs. George Bulgin la the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. M
S. Wilson, In Atlanta. She ex
pects to be away several weeks.
The Weather
Temperatures nnd precipita
tion for the past seven days,
and the low temperature yes
terday. as recorded at the
Coweeta Experiment station.
High Low Prec.
Wednesday 63 53 4.37
Thursday .... 73 45 T*
Friday 70 51 .80
Saturday 68 50 2.36
Sunday 70 43 .03
Monday 66 30 .00
Tuesday ..... 61 41 .02
Wednesday S3 M