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VOL. LXIII-NO. 48
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FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, NOV. 25, IM?
Intellect and money have
been the gods of Uie twentieth
century? and look at the mess
we're In!
TEN PAGES
INITIAL DEER
HUNT IS HELD
IN U. SJOREST
8 Killed In Three Days
On Standing Indian
Managsment Area
For the first time in the
history of the Nantahala Na
tional Forest, authorized deer
hUMing took place in two forest
"rea* the last three days of
last week.
Managed hunts were held tn
the Standing Indian and Fires
Creek wildlife management
? reis, the latter in Clay county.
Similar hunts are scheduled for
today(Thursday), tomorrow, and
Saturday, and for the last three
days of next week.
T. E. Poovey, of Granite Falls,
Caldwell county, was the first
to bring down a deer in a
managed Nantahala hunt.
Hunting in the Standing Indian
area, he killed a fbur-pofrit
buck at 7:35 a. m. last Thurs
day. The animal weighed 103
pounds, forest dressed.
While hunters from this
county were among the 24 tak
ing part in last week's Standing
Indian hunt, none of the local
men was among the eight to
make kills.
The seven, In addition to T. E.
Poovey, who got bucks were:
W. B. Poovey, of Granite Falls,
tin eight-point buck weighing
110 pounds; Ernest Lewis, of
Sylva, a 10-point buck weighing
ir,7 oonnds; James A. Longo, of
Asheville, an eight-point buck
weighing 115 pounds; J. M.
Cowart, Hayesville, a six-pointer
weighing 95 pounds; Frank J.
Vaunt, of Granite Falls, an
eight-pointer weighing 117
r>ounds; A. Kelly Robinson, of
G a s t o n 1 a, a'-rt ' >lght-p61Wter
weighing 143 noimds; and N. H
Gurley, of Cullowhee, a seven
pointer weighing 100 pounds.
All the animals killed were
Tat and in "ood condition, Forest
Service officials reported.
Last week's kills brought the
total in Macon County this
season to approximately 30.
While exact figures are not
available on the number killed
In the state hunt, on non
Forest Service areas, November
15, 16, and 17, it was estimated
that hunters got about two
dozen tn that hunt.
Nor was a list available of
those successful ifl that hunt.
Among those who are known to
have gotten deer during that
three-day period, however, were
Fred Slagle, Paul Duvall, Tom
and Ed McNish, and Richard
Jones, Jr.
Do You
Remember . . . ?
(Looking backward through
the files of The Press)
*
50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
There are two Mormon elders
tramping through Macon
County, scattering their objec
tionable literature. Such cattle
are not needed here There are
Methodist, Baptist, Episcopal,
and Presbyterian ministers here
to attend to the religious wants
of our people without these
tramps.
25 YEARS AGO
On Thursday, November 15th,
the citizens who had ' sub
scribed for stock In the pro
posed farmer's warehouse and
organization met at the court
house In Franklin and adopted
the by-laws and elected a board
of directors. At a meeting of
the board of directors, Frank I.
Murray was elected president
and Charles H. McClure, vice
president.
10 YEARS AGO
On November 18 a large
number of Negro citizens from
Haywoo^, Jackson, Clay, and
Macon counties attended a
charity banquet sponsored J>y
the members of the Ant club
of Macon County. The Ant club
Is a savings club that was or-;
ganlzed on August 5, 1938. The
members felt that saving money
themselves only was too
no they assumed a pro
trying to help some
V) Macon County while
?kpsy for themselves.
Recovers $152 in Cash
He Lost Last Summer As
Result Of Ad Last Week
Cash lost last summer has
been returned to Its owner,
Bennie Browning, of Cullasaja,
is a result of a "lost" adver
tisement in last week's Want
\d column of The Press.
Quince Shope, employe ( f
Jurrell Motor company's recap
ping department, found Mr
Browning's wallet when it was
lost in August. He had held on |
,o It and the $152 it contained
>ver since, waiting for the right
ul owner to turn up.
Recently a friend persu,ded
Mr. Browning to try ,s.n aciver- |
I'.sement, even at this late date,
and the unexpected $152 pay-off \
was the result.
It was the second time re
cently that a large sum of cash
las been recovered here by the
owner as a result of an ad
vertisement. Some months ago
i local business man dropped
approximately $80 in currency
an the street here. There was
nothing by which to identijy
the money.
He knew, however, the ap
proximate amount and about
Mcrg&n Is Named
Convocation Head
By Episcopalians
? - ? ?
The Rev. A. Rufus Mor
gan, of Franklin, was elected
dean of the Asheville convo
cation of the Episcopal
church, at the convocatKnal
met ting held at All Souls
church, Asheville, Wednes
day of last week. In the
Episcopal church, the posi
tion of dean corresponds to
that of chairman or presi
dent in most other organi
zations. The term is for one
year.
The convocation, a part of
the Diocese of Western
North Carolina, covers,
roughly, all western North
Carolina lying west of Ruth
erford county.
Mr. Morgan is minister
in-charge of St. Agnes
church here, the Church 01
the Incarnation at High
lands, and five other
churches in this region.
Dwight Hoilman
Dies In Winston-Salem
Hospital
Dwight Hoilman, 40, operator
of the City Pressing club here,
died Tuesday at 4:30 a. m. in
a Winston-Salem hospital, fol
lowing a brief illness.
Born in Macon County in
1907, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Hoilman, he was engaged in
thp clothing business in Win
ston-Salem before entering the
dry cleaning business in Frank
lin.
He is survived by his widow;
his parents; one sister, Mrs.
Jim Clark, of Obk Grove; three
brothers, Terrlll Hoilman, of
Franklin, Dover Hoilman of
Winston-Salem, and Forrest
Hoilman, of Detroit, Mich.
Funeral arragements had not
been completed Wednesday
morning, but it was expected
that the funeral will be held
some time Thursday.
Bryant funeral home will be
In charge of the arrangements.
Orphanage's Friends
Asked To Put Gifts
In Boxes In Stores
Boxes bearing "Mountain Or
phanage" signs, have been plac
el In various Franklin stores,
and persons who wish to con
tribute to the orphanage are
asked to place their gifts in
these boxes this week.
The Institution, situated near
Black Mountain, is owned and
operated by the AahevlUe Pres
bytery, Presbyterian Church U.
8, and Is now providing a
home for 51 children, six of
them from Macon County.
Of the total, It was said, only
10 are from Presbyterian homes.
Nlnteen are from Baptist homes,
six from Methodist, one from a
Salvation army home and 15
from families affiliated with no
church.
The orphanage, It was pointed
out, is having, difficulty In
stretching Its budget, but Is now
operating at a cost on only $1.80
per day per ohUfl.
when and where he lost it, and
so stated in his advertisement.
Two days later he had his
money.
A third recent instance of
staunch honesty was the case
of a working mother who lost
her entire week's earnings while
on her way to buy groceries
for her children.
She was at The Press office
to insert a "lost" advertisement
when another woman, overhear
ing what was said, remarked
that a neighbor had found a
pocketbook of the same descrip
tion at about the time and
place hers was lost, and con
taining about the same amount
of money. The two went off to
investigate.
After a few questions, the
finder of the pocketbook
brought it out.
The mother's expectant face
fell? but she did not hesitate.
"That one isn't mine", she
said.
Whether she ever found hers
was not learned.
DEATH CLAIMS
RALPH MOORE
World War 1 Ve'.erj.n
Is Given Military
Graveside K tts -
Ralph Moore, 55, well k-.iow.
Macon County veteran of World
War I, died Saturday in Vet
eran's administration hospital
in Augusta, Ga., following a
long illn\ v.
A nati?e of Macon County,
he was the son of the late Joab
ind Lelie McDonald Moore, and
served 12 mQnths overseas dur
ing the first World War. He
was a member of the Franklin
Presbyterian church.
Funeral services were held
Monday at Carsotn Chapel, with
the Rev. A. C. Gihbs, assisted
by the Rev. J. Q. Wallace, c n
ductlng the service. Burial fjl
lowed in the church cemetery.
Mr, Moore is survived by hi
widow; one daughter, Mrs. Jo
seph A. Pattillo, of Washington,
D. c.; two sisters, Mrs. G. B.
Burrell and Mrs. E. N. Cabe;
md two brothers, W. L. Moore
ind G. H. Moore, all of Frank
lin.
Military graveside rites were
conducted by his companions in
? Continued on Pare Six
Will Have Place.
For New Trainees
In Farm Program
There will b? openings in
the G. I. farm program here
during January, according
to E. J. Whitmire, director
of he program.
The number to be added
to the program will be de
termined by the number
who complete their present
training, in addition to the
number who have been
dropped since July, accord
ing to the director.
Disabled veterans will re
ceive first preference in
filling the vacancies, with
men mho buy their own land
to farm being given second
choice, according to Mr.
Whitmire. *
WILL PRESIDE ? Carl S. Slagle
? i'l preside at the Western Dis
trict Welfare Meeting in Ashe
ville next Tuesday. Mr. Slagle
who ii chairman of the Macon
County Welfare board, is pres'
dent of the Western District,
which embraces 19 counties in
?his end of the state. Mrs. F. H.
Potts, Macon County superin
tendent of welfare, is district
secretary. The theme of Tues
day's annual meeting will be
"Today and Tomorrow in Public
Wei .'are". Speakers will include
I ading figures .in North Caro
1'na welfare and political circles.
Honor Roll
At Franklin .
Is Announced
The Franklin school honor rrll
for the first quarter of this
school year was announced thi
week by W. H. Flnley, the prin
cipal. * '
A total of 67 pupils in the
entire school "made" the honor
roll.
The list, by teachers' rooms
follows:
Miss Meadow's: Frances Tal
lent, Betty Russell, Judy Hous
ton, Sue Bailey.
Mrs. Hunter's: David Alexan
der, Rachel Brown, Carolyn
Dowdle, Johnny Dills, Jo Ann
Burrell, Mary Louise Long.
Miss Jamison's: Laura Baker,
Helen Cochrane, Jean Phillips,
Rebecca Reece, jQan Thomas.
Miss Wallace's: Randolph Bul
gin, Jimmy Tyslnger.
Mrs. M. Ramsey's: Tommy
Gnuse.
Mrs. Hemphill's: Jerry Bail
ey, Monroe McClure.
Mr. Mann's: Robert Siler,
June Miller, Hattie May Wig
gins, Carolyn Cochrane, Bobby
Womack, Leonard Long.
Mrs. Flanagan's: Max Hen
derson.
Mrs. V. Ramsey's: Viola Keen
er, Ray Ledford.
Mr. Angel's: Carrol Chllders,
Paul Killian, Max Phillips, Lee
Poindexter, Jr., Mertis Angel
?lack L>ve, Julia Moody.
Miss Bailey's: Martha Roten.
Mrs. O'Neil's: Betty Ann
Guffey, Mary Ann Killian, Geo
rgie McDonald, Verlie Poindex
ter.
Mrs. Waldroop's: Lester Green,
Jr., Eugene Patton.
Mrs. Brown's: Martha Ann
Stockton.
Mrs. Fulton's: Carolyn Bry
son, Una Crawford, Luanne Gib
son, Barbara Sue Holland.
Miss Enloe's: Dudley Conley,
Barbara Grlbble, Mary Ellen
Stoudemlre.
Mrs. Whitmlre's: Connaree
Nolen, Marlann Sherrlll.
Mrs. Johnson's: Pauline An
? Continued on Pace Six
Franklin Eleven, Though
Losing 7 to 6 To Bryson
Puts On Fine Exhibition
In the last football game of
the season for the Franklin
High school eleven, the numeri
cal score was Bryson City 7,
Franklin 6, but hundreds of
Franklin fans came away from
last Wednesday afternoon's con
test satisfied that they had seen
one of the hardest fighting
group of players ever to rep
resent the local high school.
Against heavy odds, the Frank
lin team came clow to winning.
Franklin entered the game a
two to three touchdown under
utes mt the game it appeared
dog, and for the flrat five mln
that Bryson City " might win
by an even bigger scare. The
visiting eleven drove down the
field on line plays and one 20
yard pass for a quick touch
down and an extra point.
Led by two seniors. Bill Brown
and Bob Parrlsh, playing their
last game of high school foot
ball, Franklin stiffened defen
sively and limited Bryson City
to three first downs for the re
mainder of the half.
Offensively, the Panthers be
gan- to click In the second
?Continued on Pace Ten
Calves From Macon
Win Most Of Prizes
At Fat Stock Show
Achievement Day
Program For 4 H ers
Set For Saturday
The annual Achievement Day
jrogram of Macon County 4-H
clubs will be held at the Ag.i
cultural building Saturday,
starting at 10 a. m.
Medals will be awarded to
county winners, and certificates
will be presented to those 4-H
members who have completed
projects.
Pointing out that Achievement
Day is an excellent time lor
members to "actually take stock
jf their accomplishments during
the past year, and to see Just
what 4-H club work has meant",
jlub leaders urged all 4-H mem
bers in the county to be present.
Since the meeting will last
into the afternoon, it is sug
gested that those attending
bring lunch.
LIONS TO FETE
FOOTBALL TEAM
Franklin Players Tc Bt
Club's Honor Guests
December 13
Members of the Franklin high
school football team Of 1948 will
be honor guests of the Franichi.
Lions club at the next regular
Lions meeting December 13.
The club voted unanimously
Monday night to honor the high
school team, In appreciation ol
"the fine spirit and determinat
tion" shown by the light bu.
hard fighting eleven this fall.
It is hoped that arrangements
can be made to enable the
squad to be presented with the:i
letters for the past season per
formances.
Plans also were made by the
Liens at their Monday night
meeting to operate the dime
board again his year. It will be
in operation each Friday and
Saturday in December through
Jhristmas. The money contri
buted will be spent for Christ
mas gifts for needy children til
Macon County and Macon
County orphans who are living
in orphan homes, auid for the
blind.
A committee also was ap
pointed to make arrangements
far a ladies' night banquet, to
be held in January.
Philpott
Breaks Ankles, Wrist
In Escape 1 ry
Floyd Philpott, who was cap
tured November 16 In Little
Rock, Ark., may 'not be able
to stand trial here at the De
cember term of court, according
to local police authorities.
Philpott jumped from a sec
ond story window of a Little
Rock hotel, and broke both
ankles and a wrist in attempt
ing to escape from two postal
inspectors. It is not known
whether his physical condition
will permit him to come here
for the term of court opening
December 6.
Bern Oarland, his alleged as
sociate in several robberies In
Western North Carolina, is be
ing held In the Waynesvllle
Jail and is expected to face
trial in December.
Philpott Is wanted in con
nection with 40 post office bur
glaries, tn North Carolina and
six other states. He Is a native
of London, Ky.
New Veterans Aid
Offioer To Be In
' Franklin Tuesdays
John A. Davidson, of Murphy,
has succeeded David Sigmon as
the representative for the North
Carolina Veteran's commission
In this area. Mr. Davidson will
visit Franklin on Tuesday after
noon of each week, and be
available at the Veterans office
in the courthouse to assist vet
erans in their problems.
Local Boys' Entries
Capture 6 First
Places
Macon County farm boy :,
competing against some 70 from
all over this end of the stale,
captured most of the honors rt
last week's annual Western
North Carolina Fat Stock show
in Asheville.
The animals adjudged the
grand champion, the reserve
champion (second best), the
best heavy weight, and the bett
light weight all came from this
county, and the Macon boys
won first place for three-animal
and five-animal groups.
All of the Macon entries w re
bred and raised on Macon
farms.
The only awards the Macon
youngsters didn't bring home
with them. were those for best
medium weight animal and for
showmanship.
The grand champion was a
Hereford steer weighing 930
pounds and owned by Hayes
Gregory, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Parker Gregory, of the Rabbit
Creek community. Young Greg
ory is a student at N. C. State
college, and his animal was
shown by Paul Duvall. Both are
members of the Fran kirn school
chapter of the Future Farmers
of America. The Gregory calf
was adjudged the best 'ljht
weight entry in the show.
James Patterson, of Franklin,
Route 2, won the reserve cham
pionship with his 1,310-povnd
8hort Horn. His animal sl-o
captured the prize as the show's
best heavy weight entry.
All the calves of the 11 Macon
boys ? seven of them members
of the FFA, and four of 4-H
clubs ? competing sold at pre
mium prices when aulwn d
and brought a total of $4,478.60,
or an average of a little more
than $407 apiece.
Gregory's calf was bought ? y
Macon County bidders for 75
cents per pound, a total of
$697.50. j
Patterson's reserve cfliampian
was auctioned for 41 cents per
pound, or $537.10.
Other Macon boys entering
calves were Joe Taylor, Prelo
Crawford, Charles Gregory, Held
Fouts, Jack Roper, Fr dr'ck
(Bo) Setser, John Tippett, Billy
Cabe, and Lamar Houston.
The Macon boys showed their
animals under the direction of
E. J. Whltmire, vocational agri
culture tear, her here, assisted by
T. H. Fagg, assistant county
agent.
The some 80 Western North
Carolina boys with entries in
?Continued on Page Six
More Than $300
Raited To Date In Drive
For Symphony
Slightly more than $300 has
been raised toward bringtng
the N. C. Little Symphony Or
chestra to Franklin again this
season, it was announced yes
terday.
The total, shown by prelimi
nary reports made Tuesday, is
well over ome-third of the coun
ty's quota, and does not include
the memberships obtained by a
number of workers, whose re
ports are not in.
Encouraged by these prelimi
nary reports, workers expressed
the belief that the campaign can
be brought to a successful c.n
clusion after the Christmas hol
idays. . ?
The Weather
Temoeratii ros and precipita
tion for the past seven days,
and the low temperature yes
terday. as recorded at the
Coweeta Experiment station. .
High Low Prec.
Wednesday ........ 67 44 .30
Thursday 64 38 .00
Friday 65 55 2 00
Saturday 62 30 1.87
Sunday 67 27 .00
Monday 57 47 .66
Tuesday 52 44 .16
Wednesday 42 .29
Total Inches of rainfall 8.28