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VOL. LXIII? NO. S3 FRANKLIN, N. C, FRIDAY, DECEMBui i., 1948
l LOCAL C OF C
L WILL HOLD ITS
HEETINGJAN.14
Dr. Greer To Be Speaker
J At Annual Dinner
Seuion
Dr. I. O. Oreer, executive
vice-president of the Buatne s
Foundation of the University
l of North Carolina, will be the
guest speaker at 'the annual
meeting of the Franklin Cham
ber of Commerce, set for Friday,
?anuary 14.
The dinner session will be
held at the Slagle Memorial, and
will start at 7 p. m.
Dr. Oreer, formerly of Appla
^ chian State Teachers college,
B^Boone, an authority on mount
Hta folklore. Is widely known
?s an-, after-dinner speaker.
? The 'jneettng will be featured
Hay the Selection of officers and
^Bepo '
Pi
W rece
eporU. \
detit
Y
PiesidcVit B. L. McOlamery
recently ^appointed a nominat
ing committee, made up cf
H. W. Cabe; OKtner A. Janes,
A. B. Slagle, W. E. (Gene)
Jaldwin, and J. S. Conley, and
' the committee has nominated
12 men for directors
Those nominated are Frank
B. Duncan, B. L. McOlamery,
Ouy Sharltz, R. S. Jones, Troup
Callahan, Roy Oeoghegan, Ed
Whltaker, William Ka ten brink,
H. L. Bryant, Roy Blddle, Thad
Pattern, and Prelo Dryman.
From this group? and any
others who may be nominated
from the floor? the membership
will select two directors to
serve for two years, and three
to serve one year. The two mem
bers of the seven-member board
whose t"rms do not expire until
a year hence are T. W. Angel,
Jr., and W. C. Bui rell. , tt A
The board of directors ww
elect the organization's officers.
(Mr. McGlamery, the retiring
president, will report on the
y e a r 's accomplishments, and
Frank I. Murray, secretary, will
five figures on operation of the
Information booth last summer
and on the organization's fi
nances.
This year's annual meeting Is
toeing held several weeks ear
lier than usual. The purpoae is
l to give the new directors andj
I officers time to plan the year's
L work well ahead of the tourist,
? season, and to hold the mem- j
r rshlp campaign early enough
to know what funds will be
available for tourist advertising
and other functions of the or
^ ganizatlon.
Benefit Parly Tonight
The Franklin LicJns Club is
sponsoring a Now Year's Eve
benefit party, to be held tonight
Starting at 9:30, at the Franklin
airport. Square and round danc
exhibition square dancing and
other entertainment are on the
evening's progrm. Proceeds will
go to local charities.
SO YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
Miss Lois Jump and Mr. Haw
p Moore were married at the home
of the bride's parents on Reema
Creek on Christmas day, where
upon our office devil says: Mr.
Haw took a Jump and Miaa Lois
took one Moore. And then there
ws one Jump less and one Moore
more.
25 YEARS AGO
The chairmen appointed for
each precinct or township under
the Demrocratic organization of
Macon county are hereby cabled to
meet Saturday the 2nd day of
February to consult about the
k welfare and orgar Iratton of the
Democratic party The following
are the official chairmen of the
several said precincts in said
1 county: R. A. Patton, Franklin; J.
M. Raby, Millahoal; J. P. Moore,
Ellijay; Alex Shook, Sugaitfork;
F. H. Potto, Highlands; Earl Dry
man, Flats; W. A Norton, Smith
idge; L. F. Satser, Oartoofa
hayt; Oeorga Stapp, Nantahala;
James Shield#, Brlartown; Char.
rlM T. JUy, Bumlnftown; John K
0*1 ton, twit,
HEADS SCHOOL? Robert Guy
Sutton (above), of Sylva, will
assume bis duties as the new
principal of the Franklin school
with the openinf of school Mon
day.
MASONS HEADED
BY MCGLAMERY
1949 Officers Of Lodge
Are Installed At
Ceremony
B. L. McGlamery was installed
as worshipful master of the
Junaluskee Masonic lodge here
at an Installation ceremony
Tuesday night of last week.
He, and other officers In
stalled at the same time, wl.l
serve during the year 1949.
The other 1949 officers of the
lodge are:
J. W. LOng, senior warden;
E. L. Hyde, junior warden; C. O.
Moore, treasurer; F. H. Callo
way, secretary; E. R. Bulloch,
senior deacon, John Bui gin,
junior deacon; C. H. Bolton,
senior steward; G. W. Faulkner,
junior steward; C. E. Parker,
chaplain; and James McCall,
tyler.
The ceremony was conducted
with G. L. Houk serving as In
stalling officer, and Oarl Ty
singer acting as installing mar
shal.
I. R. Stillwell
Funeral Conducted At
Iotla Church
Funeral services for I R. Still
well, 76, who died at his home in
the Iotla community, December
23, were held last Friday at the
Iotla Bptist church, with the Rev
W. L. Sorrels and the Rev. Arvil
Swafford officiating.
Pallbearers were: George Gib
son, James Myers, Bob Houston,
Claude Roper, Terrell Parrish,
and Jack Cansler.
?Honorary pallbearers were: J.
E Myers, Walter Gibson, W. T.
Tippett; Jim Tallent, Lennie
Hall, James Morrison, C. A.
iMeadows, Bmlis ^Houston, and
Edd Duvall.
Born November 26, 1872, at
Webster, Mr. Stillwell was the
son ctf Mr. and Mrs. John Harvey
Stillwell. In 1896 he was married
to Miss Fannie Gribble.
Survivors, in addition to Mrs.
Stillwell, are: four daughters,
Mrs Theo Riser, Franklin; Mrs.
Fred Bryion, Cullasaja; Mrs. Ted
Kilpa trick, Asheville: Mrs. Edgar
Tippett, Franklin, Route 3; one
son, Frank Stillwell, of Candler;
two sisters, Mrs. Arzela Morgan,
and Miss Mollie Jane Stillwell,
both of Wefbiter, and 13 grand
children, and one great-grand
child.
?Potts funeral home was in
charge of arrangements.
Plan Watch Night
Service Tonight
10 Till Midnight
A watch night New Year
service will be held at the
Franklin Presbyterian
church tonight (Friday),
from It o'clock to midnight.
Memeberg of all denomina
tion* are Invited.
Following a social hour, a
round table discussion in
ventorying the past year and
ovtllntaic religion* alma for
1MI wlU be held. After a
song aanrtee, there wtB be
werahip, the latter owning
at the tkM Um ?U yeat
mtf mi Um otw ymx
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PICK SYLVA MAN
FOR PRINCIPAL
OF SCHOOL HERE
R. G. Sutton To Succeed
Finley At Franklin
School Monday
Robert Guy Sutton, of Sylva
las buen appointed principal of
.he Franklin school to succeed
V. H. Finley, resigned, and will
assume his duties Monday, when
-chool work is resumed, follow
ni the Christmas holidays.
Mr. Sutton comes to Franklin
from the Sylva High school,
where he has been teaching
science.
A native of Jackson county, the
new Franklin school principal
has been a teacher for the past
13 years. He is a graduate of the
Sylva High school and olf West
ern Carolina Teachers college,
where he majored in science. He
also has done graduate work in
education at W. C. T. C., leading
to a master's degree.
With the exception of abouJ
two years spent in the armed
forces during World War 2, he
has been teaching science ever
I since his graduation from Cullo
J whee in 1933. He also has coach
ed athletics 12 of his 13 years as
i a teacher He taught four years
| in Andrews, one in Dillsboro, nd
the remainder of the time at
| Sylva.
! Mrs. Sutton also teaches in the
Jackson county schools, and she
will remain in Sylva until the;
end of the school year. In order
to be available at all times, Mr.'
Sutton will board at Franklin,
rather than motoring back and
forth, until Mrs. Sutton joint
him, he said.
Mr. Finley resigned when he
received a call to return to active
duty with the armed forces. His
orders are to report January 5.
He anticipates being assigned to,
overseas service. Mrs. Finley
who teaches in the school here
and their two children will re
main in Franklin for the present
Melvin Crisp
Is Claimed By Death
At Age Of 85
Melvin Crisp, 85-vear old life
long resident of Macon, county, |
died Monday at the home of a j
laughter. Mrs. Fred Wood, of the |
Cullasaja section. He was the son
of Mat and Mrs. Elizabeth Dills
Crisp.
Funeral services were held at
the home Wednesday at 2 p. m.
with the Rev. Arvil Swatfford and
the Rev. Frank Holland conduct
ing the services Burial followed
in the Crisp cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers were
Hayes, C. J., Harvey and Claude
Crisp, and Raymond and Lawson
Wood, all grandsons of Mr. Crisp.
He is survived by four daugh
ters, Mrs. Ethel Scruggs, of San
Antonio, Texas, Miss Anna Crisp,
of Morganton, Mrs. Fred Wood,
of Cullasaja, and Mrs. Louise
Speed, of Highlands; one son, Ed
Crisp, of Gneiss; and one sister,
Mrs. Jim Holland, of Georgia.
Funeral arrangements were di
rected by the Bryant funeral
home.
L. A. Boone
Funeral services for Lewis A.
Boone were held Tuesday at the
Briartown Baptist Church, of
which he was a member. Mr
Boone, who was 81, died at his
home in the Briartowr section at
9:30 o'clock Sunday nl^ht.
Born October 4, 1867 in Yan
cey county, he was the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Earvin Boone. He
was married to Miss Anna May,
who survives.
Pallbearers were Grady May,
Clint May. C. H. Motes, Everett
May, Weimer Cochran, and Mar
vin Cochran.
Survivors include three sons,
Claude Boone, Flata; Monroe
Boone, Jacksonville, Fla ; and
Wade Boone, San Rote. Caltf.;
two dughter*. Mrs. Paul WUllun
?on, Loulfvillt, Ky? and Mri I u
man Hooper, fltU; Mil eleven
inndchlldrtn. .
Mrs. L. Sloan
Is Dead Aft 2/
Long Illness
Mrs. Ethel Weaver Sloan, wi
dow of Leon T. Sloan, died at her
home in the Iotla community
Christmas day at 1 p m., follow
ing a long illness. She was 75
years of age.
A native of Weaverville, Bun
combe county, Mrs. Sloan had
:ved here for 47 years. She was
graduated from Salem college,
Winston-Salem, in 1895, and was
a teacher for some 30 years. Prior
to her marriage, August 21, 1901,
she taught in Forsyth and Meck
lenburg counties, as well as
Macon. And, some 20 years after
her marriage, she returned to the
school room and taught for about
15 years in the schools of this
county.
She also was interested in
church work, and had been an
active member of the Methodist
church since the age cK 12.
Mrs. Sloan, who was the last
member of her family, had been
111 for three years, and had been
bed-ridden since last May.
Four children survive, Miss
Irene Sloan, Thomas L. Sloan,
Tr? and Robert E. Sloan, all of
the home, and John W. Sloan, of
near Canton; and two grandchild
ren, Wanda K and James Weav
er Sloan.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the Iotla Methodist church
where Mrs. Sloan had her mem
bership, Sunday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock, with the pastor, the Rev.
R. L. Phillips officiating. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
.Pallbearers were W. W. Sloan,
R. S. Jones, H. T. Sloan, Phil Mc
Collum, Gilmer L. Crawford, and
Weimer Jones
Funeral arrangements were di
rected by Bryant funeral home.
3 Arrested
In Liquor Raids Her:
During Holidays
Holiday liquor raids that re
sulted in three arrests were an
nounced this week by Sheriff
J. P. Bradley.
A 60-gallon copper still was
captured Monday on Coweeta
creek, and Conley Shope was
arrested at the scene and
brought to jail in Franklin. He
later was released under a $3Q0
bond, and will be given a hear
ing before Justice of the Peace
J. P. Moore Saturday. Another
man at the still and three who
were cutting and sawing wood
nearby eescaped. The saw was
claimed by a woman, the sheriff
said. About 600 gallons of beer
was poured out.
Twenty-six half-gallons of I
whiskey was captured at Orace
Fleming's store on the Georgia
highway last Friday, and Flem
ing was arrested. He was re
leased under a cash bond of
$150, Sheriff Bradley reported
The night before officers
raided Tod Guest's place on the
Highlands road and captured
nine quarts of whiskey, Mr.
Bradley said. Guest was re
leased under band of $200.
Turkish Tobacco
Expert To Be In
Macon January 11
R. H. Crouse, of the N. C. Ex
tension service, who is tn charge
of the production of Turkish
tobacco, will be in Macon
County January 11 to contact
any farmer Interested In grow- i
Ing this crop, it was announced]
this week by the county agent's
office.
, An allotment to grow this to- |
bacco is not necessary. For the
new grower, the guaranteed
price win be 85 cents per pound.
A higher average price may be
obtained if the top grades are
produced; it was said.
The successful production cf
Turkish tobacco requires more
hand labor than most crops.
The largest part of the labor
Is required during the harvest
season of July and August.
Any person desiring to re
ceive more Information regard
ing the growing of thlc crop
should contact the county
agent's office Immediately in
order that Mr. Crouse may oome
to gee him while he U la the
?WW*'
- ARE.V WINNER
Fred Deal, Macon Coun
ty 4-H club hoy, is the
1948 corn growing; cham
pion of the 19-county
mountain district, it was
learned here yesterday. Dr.
E. R. Collins, of the N. C.
Extension service, which
supervised the contest,
telephoned County Agent
S. \Y. Mendenhall that the
Macon boy won in the
mountain region.
Young Deal, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jake P. Deal, of
the Cat Creek community,
grew 135 bushels of corn
on a measured acre.
MACON YOUTHS
WIN HIGH HONOR
IMighest FFA Degree
Given Patterson
And Gregory
Two Macon County youths
Hayes Gregory and James W 11
11am Patters n? have wen the
coveted "American Farmer" de
gree, highest awarded by th2
Future Farmers of America.
The honor was given the two
19-year olds from this county
at the recent national FFA
convention In Kansas City, and
| photographs of both boys have
been published by The Progres
sive Farmer, accompanied ly
] articles.
The degree Is given for ex
cellence in scholarship, leader
ship, and practical farming.
Young Mr. Gregory, the s-n
of Mr. and Mrs. Parker Greg->r",
of Franklin, Route 4, cwns
three beef cattle, four hois,
and six sheep, and has three
acres of alfalfa and four rf
pasture. The Progressive Farmer
reported. He won the reserve
championship at the Ashevill?
livestock show tn 1946, and the
grand championship in 1948.
His total earning from super
vised farming projects during
his four FFA high school years
were $2,398.96. In 1945 he wan
a trip to the national FFA con
vention, and in 1947 won the
title of "State Farmer".
The son of Mr. and Mrs.
Claude Patterson, of Franklin,
! Route 2, young Mr. Patters- n
i made an agreement with his
father to furnish him farm
land and tools In exchange for
James' work, and the youth
earned $1,600 from farming
projects under this arrange
ment. In addition to his crops
and livestock, he owns .about
$1,000 worth of bu'ldings and
machinery. He served as presi
dent of his freshman class in
high school; for three years was
president of his Sunday school
class; was active in FFA Judg
ing contests; and won 10 '1 st
prize ribbons with beef calves
at livestock shows.
Both young men, now stu
dents at State college, studied
agriculture under E. J. Whit- 1
mire, vocational agriculture
teacher at tHe Franklin Hljh
school.
Mrs. Sherrill
Takes Post In C'unty
Welfare Office
Mrs. Florence S. Sherrill has
accepted a position with the
county welfare department, and
will begin her new duties Jan
uary 3. Mrs. Sherrill, who w 11
be a case worker assistant, is
former home demonstration
agent here and was nominated
to membership on the countv
board of education In last
spring's Democratic primary.
For the first month, her work
will be exclusively In the wel
fare office, Mrs. Eloise Potts,
supertntenlent of welfare, said.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Potts re
peated that her department^
chlefly she and Miss Lela Moore
Hall? will emphasize school at
tendance, when the schools re
sume work after the Christmas
holidays. The department will
check with school principals on
these who are chronically ab
sent, Mrs. Potts said, and tollow
up these eases. A little later,
a careful study of the school
census Is planned to ascertain
what children are not attending
school It ftlW
TAX LISTING
TO GET UNDER
WAY MONDAY
Property To Be Revalued.
Listers, Appraisers
Are Announced
The quadrennial revaluitl n
of property will get under way
in this county Monday.
The law requires all real es
tate to be revalu:d every f.ur
years and places on the as
sessors appointed the lespon i
bility for seeing to it that eaich
piece of realty be listed at .ts
actual value.
The board of commissioners
has appointed three men n
each township to do the jjb,
a list taker and two appraise s.
The law also, requires . 11
property owners to list their
property for taxes during the
month of January.
The assessors appointed met
with members of the board of
commissioners and R. S. Joues,
county attorney, yesterday,
when Mr. Jones instructed them
i in their dutiees as set forth
in the law.
The list takers and the apprais
ers for the various townships
were announced by the commis
sioners as follows, the first-nam
I ed in each case being the list tak
er.
Franklin township: Lake R.
Ledford, Frank I. Murray, and J.
R Morrison.
Millshoal: Harold Cabe, Fred
Dalton, and J. M. Raby.
Ellijay: C. B. Bryson, C. Tom
Bryson, and J. A. Moore.
Sugarfork: Fred Henson, T. L
Holland, and W. L. Harper.
Highlands: W. P. Pierson, F. H.
Edwards, and Sain Calloway.
Flats: J. N. Fisher, Earl Dry
man, and Raymond Penland
Smithbridge: List taker to be
announced; appraisers, C. R.
Cabe, and Lester Norton.
Cartoogechaye: Bryan Setser,
Oscar Leiwis, and Dan Sweatmn.
Nantahala: Clint May, B. A.
Baldwin, and J. R. Shields
Burnington: Robert .Prrish, W.
S. Calhoun, and W. G. Roland.
Cowee: Carl Sorrells, Carr Bry
son, and Fred MoGaha.
The commissioners also an
nounced that the list takers will
be at the following places on the
dates named to list taxes:
For Franklin toiwnship, in the
ji^ry room of the courthouse all
week days from January 3
through the month.
MiK'ihoal: At Reid's store Jan
uary 6, 7, and 8; Beeco's store,
13, 14, 15; . Mountain Grove
School, 20; Holly Springs School,
21, 22; and at the list taker's
home other week days during the
month of January.
Ellijay: Tom Bryson's store, 6,
7, 8; Higdonville school, 14, 15;
Charlie Jones' home. 20; David
Stanfield's store, 21, 22; Ben Gib
son's store, 27; Mashburn Branch
school, 28; D L. Norris store, 29.
Sugarfork: Buck Creek school,
7; Walnut Creek school, 8: Gold
Mine school, 14; Willie Moses'
store, 15; Gneiss post office, 21,
22.
Highlands: In Sutton building
on Fourth street, Highlands all
week days from January 3 '
?through the month.
Flats: Brown's stor?, 7, 8;
Scaly schoolhouse, 14, 15, 21, 22.
Smithbridge: James Norris'
ris' store. 7, 8; Buchanan's store,
13; Rush's store, 14, 15; Otto
school, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22.
Cartoogechaye: John Roane's
home, 7; Billy Bvrd's home, 8;
Oscar Lewis' home, 13; Ledford's
and Hopkin's store, 20, 21, 22, 28,
29.
Nantahala: Cho^a. 7; Dwight
Waters' store. 8: "-^echertown
school, 13; Kyle school, 14, 15; W.
W. Cochran's store, 20; Clint
Grant's store, 21; Otter Creek
school, 22, 29.
Burnington: O'Mohundro's store
6, 7; David Ledford's store, 13, 14;
Stiles post office, 21; Calhoun's
store, 22.
Cowee: R. O Richman's store,
7, 8; old Rose Creek school, IS;
Edd McCoy's store, 14. 15; Buch
ana's store at lotli bridge, 20; T.
M Richman'i itore, 21; N. C.
Welt i itort, U,