Qbit JBaconian
^FRANKLIN, W. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1949
MARCH OF DIMES
CAMPAIGN WILL
STARTFRIDAY
Quota For This Year
Will Amount To
$3,240
The 1849 March of Dimes will
start tomorrow (Friday), it was
announced this week by J. H.
Stockton, Macon County cam
paign director.
The annual March of Dimes
Daises funds for the fight
against Infantile paralysis (po
liomyelitis), and Mr. Stockton
pointed out that last year the
dimes Macon County people had
given in previous years to the
cause "came marching home
again, threefold, and more."
For this county had 13 cases
. ?most of them 'children? last
year, as as result of the summer
epidemic. All, he pointed out,
were provided adequate hospital
medical, and nursing care, by
the March of Dimes fund, at
a total cost of approximately
$5,000. The Macon County chap
ter had in its treasury only
$1,355, and the remaining $3,645
?73 per cent of ithe total
amount necessary? was promptly
provided by the National Foun
dation for Infantile Paralysis.
This year's quota for Maoon
County is $3,240? or less than
the 'amount the Nation Foun
dation provided last year for
the treatment 9 f Macon County
cases, Mr. Stockton emphasized.
The people in this county
have consistently oversubscribed
the county quota. Last year's
quota of $1,960 was oversub-.
scribed by $340
March of Dimes school cards
are being made available lor
every child tn the count pttb
lic schools, and letters asking
for contributions are being
mailed to approximately 1,000
adults, the campaign director
said. And the campaign plans
call for operation of a dime
board on the square the next
two Saturdays.
Local organizations also will
be asked to support the cam
paign.
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Do You
Remember . . . ?
(Looking backward through
the files of The Press)
50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
An application was made to
the town council last Friday
evening to open a new street
In the western part of town,
leaving Harrison Avenue oppo
pposlte the Presbyterian: church
and running along the North
side of the Methodist cemetery,
and crossing the corner of the
I. J. Ashe lot down Into the
hollow, thence with the line
between the I. J. Ashe lots and
Dr. S.. H. Lyle's lots an the north
and the George A. Jones lots
on the South, thence out to the
corporation line where Matt Ray
lives. The board will probably
report favorably on. the propo
sition.
25 YEARS AGO
About five o'clock lost Sunday
morning fire was discovered In
the home of Mr. W. L. Hlgdon
on West Main Street, and in
spite of all efforts to save It the
home was soon reduced to ashes.
The fire fighting apparatus was
on the scene In a few minutes
but owing to the extremely low
temperature the chemical ex
tinguisher would not work and
It was found that the fire hy
drant In front of the house
was frozen.
10 YEARS AGO
At a meeting of the stock
holders of the Bank of Franklin
held on Wednesday, January 4,
all officers and directors were
reelected for another year, and
a cash dividend of 10 per cent i
was declared. The officers and 1
directors are as follows: Presi
dent, Dr. W. A. Sogers, Vice- i
president. M. D. Billings, Cash- i
ler, H. W. Cabe, assistant cash- i
ler, L. B. Liner, Directors, C. F. I
Moody, chairman; M. L. Doodle, i
H. W. Cabe, W. A. Rogers, M. I
D. Billings, Ororer Jamison, ]
mid It B. Joqm. I
Bank Of Frainklin Holds
Stockholders Meeting
Officers, Directors Stay
All officers and directors
of The Bank of Franklin
were reelected at meetings
of the stockholders and di
rectors held yesterday
(Wednesday).
The stockholders met first
and .reelected the directors,
and the latter, in turn, held
their organization meeting
ard reelected all officers.
Members of the board of
directors for 1949 are A. B.
Slagle, M. L. Dvwdle, H. W.
Cabe, Fred M. Arnold,
Grayer Jamison, Sr., R. S.
Jones, and L. B. Liner.
Reelected to serve as the
institution's officers for 1949
are:
Mr. Slagle, chairman of
the board; Mr. Dowdle,
president; Mr. Janes, vice
president; Mr. Cabe, cashier;
and George Dean, Graver
Jamison, Jr., and J. C.
Jacobs, . assistant cashiers.
The directors, at a meet
ing the latter of 1948, had
declared the same stock
dividend as was declared for
the year 1947.
C OF C DINNER
MEET WILL BE
HELD LATER
At a meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Franklin
Chamber of Commerce last
Thursday night, the directors
degljled to post pose the annual
dinner meeting which was to
have been held on January 14.
Several members felt that if
the meeting were delayed a
short while that it would still
be possible to obtain Dr. I. G.
Greer for the principal speaker.
Dr. Greer, who had been
scheduled to speak at the meet
ing Friday night had to cancel
his appointment due to ill
health.
When the officials of the
chamber of commerce learned
of this they decided to post
pone the meeting in hopes that
Dr. Greer would soon recover
sufficiently to enable him to
fill the engagement.
Macon B & L
Shows Gain
During Year
With an Increase of $35,753.80
In the total amount of shares,
the Macon County Building and
Loan Association has had a
good year during 1948. Of ttiis
total amount In shares, $27,100.00
of the increase has been de
rived from paid up shares;
while $8,654.80 was derived from
Installment shares.
The organization also shows
that it has increased Its serv
ices as a financial institution
to the community by increasing
the mortgage loans during the
past year from $151,706.00 to
$199,998.00
The total assets are now listed
at $209306.39 and the total
valce of the shares, full paid
and installment, now amounts
to $179,868.63.
The local building and loan
organization was organized here
in 1923 &nd has been in con- F
inuous existence ever since. |'
Overseas Relief
Donations Should Be Left <
At Farmers Federation
? - i
Officials of the local CROP 1
(Christian Rural Overseas Pro- |
jram) unit have announced (
that the drive for food for the i
nfeedy overseas will be con- ?
tlnued. All persons who have !
canned food stuffs, grain, such
is wheat or com, or cash which '
they wish to donate to this '
worthy cause are requested to <
bring their donations to the (
Farmers Federation on Palmer j
rtrttt this Saturday. i
Franklin Basketball
Teams Take Two Games
From Cullowhee High
The Franklin, boys and girls
basketball teams continued to |
show marked improvement when
they took tooth games irom the
strongly favored Ciullowhee
teams Tuesday night on the
local court.
The score of the boys game
was Franklin 25, Cullowhee 19;
while the girls won by the close
score of 20-18. This was the
second consecutive win for boys
and the second win of the sea- I
son for the girls.
Last Friday night the boys i
five outscored the Nantahala
aggregation by 26-19 count; but
the local girls suffered defeat
frpm the strong Nantahala
quintet with the % local team
scoring only 14 points to their
opponents 28.
Coach Mil bum Atkins, when
asked to name his best per
formers in the contests, com
mented that 'neither team had
performers who stood out above
the rest and that he felt the
improved showing made by both
teams as the season progressed
was due to excellent team
spirit and team play.
Franklin plays two engage
ments, with the boys .and girls
teams of Stecoah high school
from Graham Friday night on
the local court at the Franklin
high school building.
Welch Buys
Glenn Ray's
Store Here
The grocery and feed store
operated by R.VG. (Glenn) Ray
onder the name of Ray Gro
cery and Feed company has
been purchased by L. B. Welch,
who has already taken over the
business.
Under its new ownership, Mr.
Welch said, the Palmer street
store will be known in future
as Welch Grocery and Peed
company.
Mr. Welch, son of the Rev.
and Mrs. C. C. Welch, and his
wife have been smployed by
the General Motors corporation
at Pontiac, Mich., since the end
of the war. He and Mrs. Welch,
who will be associated with him
In operation of the business
here, returned to Maoan County
only a few days ago. v
Mr. Ray, who said he had
made no definite plans for the
future, has been connected with
the business? formerly as a
partner with L. B. Liner, but
more recently as Dull owner?
for 10 years. It was operated
at the foot of the East Main
street town hill from 1938 to
1941, when It was moved to its
present location.
SCOOTERS WIN
SILVER CUP FOR
SEVENTH, TIME
The Smoky Mountain district
war! the attendance award
again at the annual Daniel
Boone council conference of
Scouters (adults who assis* in
spom soring Boy Scout work),
held In Asheville Monday after
noon and evening.
It was the seventh time in
eight years that this district,
made up of Macon, Swain, and
Jackson counties, has brought
home the silver cup. The award
goes to the council having the
largest percentage of attend
ance, with credit given for dis
tance traveled.
Persons from Franklin at
tending the .meeting included
James Hauser, John W. Ed
wards, W. W. Sloan, John D.
Alsup, the Rev. A. Rufus Mor
gan, Mrs. Esther Freas, and
Ross Zachary.
16 Girl Scouts Make 16
Needy Children Happier
During Christmas Season
The 16 members of the Frank
lin troop of Girl Scouts have
"adopted" the 16 neediest child
ren in the first grade at the
school here.
Shortly before Christinas each
Scout assumed the responsibility
for seeing to it that one of
the 16 neediest first graders had
some of the things that are
necessary If a youngster is to
have a happy Christmas.
Using their own money? either
from, their allowances ?r earn
ings? each Scout bought three
gifts for the child she was re
sponsible for. There was a toy, an
article of clothing, and camdy
for each youngster. The
Scouts wrapped the gifts in
Christmasy paper, and took j
them to school.
Now the Scouts are busy pre- ;
paring to give a play, the pro
ceeds of which will go to buy !
clothing and other things
needed by the 16 children they
are looking out for. The date
for the play, on which the
Scouts already have spent con
siderable time, will be an
nounced soon.
The Girl Scouts also are at
tempting to do their share in
community affairs. They came
forward last summer, for ex
ample, to offer to "baby-sit" for
mothers of small children who
wished to attend the X-ray
clinics, and a similar offer was
made at the November election.
The troop leader is Mrs. R. L.
Porter. Assisting here are Mrs.
Tom Phillips, Mrs. Virginia
Bryanit Jones, and Mrs. John
Edwards.
Troop officers are Elizabeth
Jones, president; Wilma Gay
Phillips, secretary; and Betty
Lou Constance, treasurer.
Five Macon Men Enlist
In U. S. Army Recently
During the month of Decem
ber, 11 men were enlisted in
the United States Army through
the local recruiting office which
covers six western North Caro
lina counities.
Five of the 11 came from
Macan County according to Sgt.
D. M. Faircloth, who is in
:harge of the local office.
These young men and their
enlistments are: James A.
Mashburn, Gneiss, regular army,
two years, unasslgned; Clyde
Sorbin, Route 4, Franklin, three
pears, United States air force,
unasslgned; Howard Tall en t,
Franklin, three years, United
States air force, unasslgned,
Homer L. Angel, Franklin, Unl
*d States air force, unasslgned;
?uy M. Henson, Franklin, three
rears, air force regular army,
Atlanta, 0*.
Otto PTA Takes In $71.80
At Christmas Dance
Proceeds from the dance
sponsored by the Otto school
Parent-Teacher Association on
December 30 amounted to $71.80
according to an announcement
by Mrs. Ed Henson president of
the organization. Mts. Henson
added that she wished to take
this opportunity to thank all
those who supported the dance
and to announce that the next
PTA meeting will be held Man- ;
day, Januady 31 at 1:30 p. m ?
LEE GUFFEY IMPROVING
H Lee Guffey, who has been
111 for many months and Is
now a patient at the U. S.
naval hospital at Charleston,
8. C., Is Improving. Mrs. Guffey,
who spent the Christmas holl- :
days with him, said she oould i
note steady Improvement. Mr. i
(Juffey, She said, has become
much interested In handcraft ]
work, whloh he has taken up
since going to Charleston. I
Rev. B. Hoyt Evans
Chosen Moderator Of
Asheville Presbytery
The Rev. B. Hoyt Evans,
pastor of the Franklin Pres- .
byterian church was elected
moderator of Asheville pres
bytery which is now in ses
sion at the Mountain Or
phanage at Black Mountain.
Rev. Evans succeed? the
Rev. J. C. Lime, of Asheville
as moderator.
Twenty-two ministers and
11 ruling elders representing
approximately 5,500 church
members gathered at this
session of the Presbytery.
REP. C. S. SLAGLE
Rep. Slagle
Named To 9
Committees
Representative Carl S. Slagle,
who recently assumed a seat as
a freshman in the North Caro
lina General Assembly, ? was
named as a member of nine
different committees for the
present session of the legisla
ture.
Representative Slagle was
named on four committees
which will probably play an
important role in the future
of the "Go Forward" program
proposed by Governor Kerr
Scott In his recent message to
the legislature. These commit
tees are roads, appropriations,"
agriculture, and health.
Other committees which the
prominent Macon County
former was asked to serve on
are: conservation and develop
ment, mental Institutions, print
ing, public welfare, and wildlife
resources.
Since Representative Slagle
had served for many years as
chairman of the Macon County
welfare board and had expressed
a keen desire to aid the mental
Institutions of the state was
undoubtedly pleased with his
appointment to those commit
teees dealing with welfare prob
lems and the mental institu
tions of the State.
Mr. Slagle. who was accom
panied by his wife, is residing
at the Sir Walter hotel, duriig
his stay in Raleigh.
H. L. Nichols, senator from
this district was named to the
following committees: conser
vation and development, coun
ties, cities and towns, election
laws, engossed and enrolled
bills, finance, immigration, in
stitutions for the blind, inter
state and federal relations, pub
lic utilities, public welfare, rail
roads, unemployment compensa
tion, state commission for the
blind, chairman of mining.
Local Boy Serves In Color
Guard At Ft. Jack?on
James A. Mashburn, son of
Mrs. F. E Mashburn, of Gneiss,
who recently volunteered for
service in the United States
armv, served as a member of
a color guard in a review. Young
Mashburn is now stationed at
Fort Jackson, S C.
Franklin P. T. A. To
Meet Monday Night
At Franklin School
The Franklin Parent-Teacher
association will hold Its Janu
ary meeting at the school Mon
day evening at 7:30 o'clock.
The meeting will be devoted
largely to business.
The new principal, Robert
Buy Sutton, will be Introduced.
1948 RECEIPTS
AT POST OFFICE
PASS '47 MARK
Receipts Are Highest Set
Here In Peacetime
Business
Postal receipts usually are
post office In 1948 set an all
time record for a peace time
year. This was the second con
secutive year that the local post
office has exceeded all previous
peace time records.
Total receipts for the year
were $23,217.65 it was announced
this week. This exceeds last
year's total by $1,437.74.
Postal receipts are usually
considered a reliable barometer
of general business conditions.
The postal receipts for the
year 1936?12 years ago? were
$12,345.77. In twelve years re
ceipts have increased by $,0,
861.88 or have almost doubled.
During the past year 21,113
money orders were issued in
the amount of $246,758.95. This
exceeds the previous year's
total by $16,855.23.
Receipts reached abnormal
figures during the war years
due to the increase of mail to
men in service. In 1945 receipts
reached their peak with a total
of $2b, 377.88.
Tobacco Growers
May Make Application
For Growers Al'otmeiat
Farmers who have no burley
tobacco allotment, but have hid
experience groying tobacco dur
ing the past five years on
another farm or in another
county are eligible to file ap
plication for a new growers al
lotment according to a recent
announcement by Robert Pul
ton, chairman of Macon County
AAA Committee.
Closing date for filing is Feb
ruary 1, 1949. Applicaton blanks
are available now at the county
AAA office, according to the
chairman's announcement.
Drivers Licenses
Mi'st Be Renewed Soon
By H, I, J, K, Group
Motor vehicle operators whose
surnames beg*.i with the letters
H, I, J. or K are required to
renew their drivers' licenses be
tween January 1 and June 30,
of this year, It was pointed out
this week by Robert V. Hooner,
of the highway safety division
of the Stnte Highway and
Public Works commission.
Mr. Hooper, whose head
quarters are in Bryson rity, is
'.n FrmkRn -at the office of
the clerk of superior courts
each Wednesday a.nd Thursday
to give drivers' tests to appli
cants for licenses.
Highway Commis vo"
Free To Move Road Sigma
After a, c^urt hearing, the
state highway commission was
free -to enforce a.n n-dimnce
reouiring moving of advertising
singns back from the edges of
highways.
Superior Court Judge Henijy
L. Stevens, vacated a restrain
ing order broueht bv advertisers
against the commission.
Thp ordinance whl^h the ad
vertising firms sought to keep
the commission from enforcing
requires that ill advertising
signs he moved back at least 50
feet fronf the center line of
all state highways.
R. Brooks Peters, counsel for
the highway commission, said
the judges decision left the
commission free to enforce the
ordinance.
The Weather
Temperatures and precinita
tion for the past seven da"s,
and the low temperature yes
terday, as recorded nt the
Coweeta Experiment stnt'on.
High I nw Prer.
Wednesday 5* 51 3 99
rhursday 5*! ?0 .14
Friday L.. 51 24 00
Saturday 60 .00
Sunday 71 SI .00
Monday 75 35 .00
Tuesday 74 37 .00
Wednesday 47 .00