No man I* irreplaceable. There
always la Miwbtdj else who
can do the Job, and often some
body who can do it better.
VOL. LXIV ? NO. 8
IjigblanW Macotnatt
FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, FEB. 24, 1949
Calendar
Of The Week'*
EVENTS *
in
Franklin
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24
1:30 p. m. ? Tobacco tanners
of Macon County at Agricultur
al building.
7 p. m. ? First Baptist
women's missionary organiza
tions study meeting at church.
7:30 p. m. ? Franklin Lodge
No. 452, Loyal Order of Moose,
at Slagle Memorial building.
FRIDAY
7 p. m. ? Annual Franklin
Chamber of Commerce dinner
pt Memorial building.
7:30 p. m. ? Methodist zone
meeting at Franklin church.
SATURDAY
3:?0 p. m. ? Franklin Junior
Music club at home of Nancy
Siler.
8 p. m. ? Dance (American
Legion benefit) at Memorial
building.
MONDAY
7:15 p. m. ? First of four
nightly training Union study
courses at First Baptist church.
TUESDAY
7 p. m. ? Red Cross fund
drive opening dinner at Me
morial building.
7:30 p. jn. ? Junaluska Lodge
No. 145, A. F. & A. M., at Ma
sonic hall.
THURSDAY
7:30 p. m. ? Post No. 108, Am
erican Legion, at Memorial
building.
7:30 p m. ? Nequassa Chapter
No. 43, Order of the Eastern
Star, at Masonic hall.
Fiooirth Sunday Sing To
Be Held At Mt. Sinai
The northern division of the
Macon County Singing conven
tion will hold its fourth Sunday
sing at the Mount Sinai church
Sunday, starting at 2 p. m., it
has been announced by Harley
B. Mason, president.
APPROVE PETITION
The board of county copnmis
sioners Monday approved a pe
tition requesting that the Nor
ton Branch road be taken over
by the state.
1 1 ?
Do You
Remember . . . ?
(Looking backward through
the files of The Press)
50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
Attention, Veterans! The Con
stitution and By-Laws of the
United Confederate Veterans re
quire that every member of
subordinate camps must pay
their annual dues, 10 cents, be
fore the first day of April In
each year ... If there are any
who are absolutely .unable to
pay, arrangements will be made
to have their dues settled from
a small charity fund that will
be devised for the purpose? N.
P. Rankin, Comdr., W. A. Curtis,
Adjustant.
From, an advertisement: I will
sell all my heavy outings now
at 88c ts. which is cost. ? E. K.
Cunningham.
25 YEARS AGO
We Get Our Name In
The New York Papers
10 YEARS AGO
Acting under authority of a
search warrant issued by Mayor
Guy L. Houk, Sheriff A. B. Sla
gle and Chief of Police C. D.
Baird raided a house here Sat
urday and discovered 13 pints
and three half-gallon Jars of
popskull whiskey hidden be
neath the covers of one of the
beds. , |
Over $100,000 has been sub
scribed for the formation of a
textile mill company, with the
object of erecting a cotton mill
and power dam at Franklin, N.
C ? Commerce and Finance, New
York.
cotton mill and power dam at
Franklin, N. 0. ? commerce and
Finance, New York.
Father To Be Present
For His Son's Golden
Wedding Celebration
It Is unusual enough for a
couple to complete a half cen
tury of married life, but when
the Rev. and Mrs. John W. Baty
celebrate their golden wedding
anniversary at their home In
Highlands Saturday, the event
will be doubly unusual, for
among the guests present will
be Mr. Baty's father.
The elder Mr. Baty ? John
Samuel Baty ? who Is 87 years
old, is quite active, and plans
?to be be on hand for the open
house his son and daughter-in
law will hold Saturday after
noon. His wife ? Mrs. Margaret
Elizabeth Vinson Baty ? died
two years ago at the age of 89.
. Open house will be held by
Mr. and Mrs. Baty from 2 to 5
o'clock Saturday afternoon,
when relatives and friends are
invited to call.
Mr. and Mrs. Baty were mar
ried February 26, 1899, in Ma
con County ? at Keenerstown,
near Highlands. They have five
living children and 14 grand
children all residents of High
lands and vicinlay. The three
diughters are Mrs. Agnes Baty
Mrs. Octia Green
Dies Day After Her
85t9i Birthday
Mrs. Octia Deal Green died at
her home on Green street at 1
p. m. Sunday ? the day after
she had observed her 8&th
birthday.
Mrs. Green, who was the wife
of Rufus C. Green; had been ill
for six months.
.The. daughter of William and
Mrs. Martha Deal, Mrs. Green
was born and reared in the
Holly Springs community, and
funeral services were held at
the Holly Springs Baptist church
Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock,
with burial following in the
cemetery there. The Rev. W. N.
Cook, the Rev. R. L. Pipes, and
the Rev. R. L. Phillips were the
jfftciatlng ministers.
Pallbearers were Marion, Alec,
afld Bill Deal, Elbert and BUI
Bryson, and Jack Gribble, all
nephews. Members of the Mis
sionary union of the Franklin
Baptist church were flowei
bearers. Arrangements were un
der the direction of Potts fun
eral home.
Mrs. Green, who was a mem
ber of the Bethel Methodist
church, was married to Mr.
Green in 1919. In addition to
her husband, she is survived
by three step-children, Mrs.
Verna Green May and Carl
Green, of Franklin, and Elmer
Green, of Hopewell, Vs.; one
sister, Mrs. John T. Bryson, of
Cullasaja; and a number of
nieces and nephews.
Laymen s Day
Service Planned Sunday
At Union Church
Churches of the Methodist
Macon circuit will observe lay
man's Day at services at Union
Methodist church Sunday, start
ing at 10:45 a. m.
The Rev. J. Q. Wallace, who
was pastor of Presbyterian
churches tn this county for 14
years, will deliver an address
at 11 o'clock. Another speaker
will be the Rev. Carl Sorrels,
who was lav leader of the
Franklin circuit for a number
of years and recently was as
sociate lay leader of the Way
?nesvllle district. A musical pro
gram has been arranged for the
afternoon.
The purpose, It was explained, j
is to awaken In laymen a sense
of their spiritual duties and re
sponsibilities to the churches
to which they, belong. All lay- J
men of the churches on the
Macon circuit are invited. I
Sunday's service Is in line
with action of the Western
North Carolina Methodist con
ference, which designated Feb
ruary 37 u Layman's Day. and
?(miliar service* will be held on
othar MtthodUt charger
Norton, Mrs. Eloise Baty Moore,
and Mrs. Sarah Baty W aid en.
The sons are Sam. Baty and
Harry Baty.
Mr. and Mrs. Baty are mem
bers of the Highlands Baptist'
church. Mr. Baty has been In.
the ministry since 1914, serving
churches in Macon County, and
in Georgia and South Carolina.
He held many meetings at
Highlands Baptist church with
the late Rev. W. T. Potts, one
time pastor of the church, and
was assistant to the Rev. H. M.
Alley during thelatter's pastor
ate of the Highlands church
Mrs. Baty is a lover of flowers,
growing them for her own plea
sure and for the pleasure of
sharing with her friends, dahlias
being her specialty. In .addition
to her flower-growing, Mrs.
Baty's pet hobby is raising
chickens, and Mr. Baty said he
believed she would leave home
if he did not keep a flock for
her to care for.
Mrs. Baty is the former Miss
Ivar B. Crunkleton, daughter
of the late Joseph Crunkleton,
a.nd Mrs. Sarah Ann Keener
Crunkleton.
Cemetery Is
Now Within
Town Limits
Rep. Carl S. Slagle's bill to
place Franklin's Woodlawn cem
etery within the Franklin cor
porate limits w.as enacted into
law last week.
The bill, previously passed by
the house, received a favorable
ser-ate vote Friday.
U.nder the act, no territory Is
added to the town's area other
than the cemetery and that sec
tion of the Murphy (No.64)
highway lying between the
town's former western limit and
the western boundary of the
cemetery.
Annexation of the cemetery
was requested by the cemetery
association so that town police
protection could be provided.
The bill describes the area to
be annexed as follows:
"Beginning at ,a point where
the north boundary line of the
"ght of way of U. S. Highway
No. 64 west of Franklin inter
? Continued on Parr Si*
Tobacco Farmers
To Hear Bennett
At Meeting Today
A meeting of all Macon Coun
ty tobacco growers has been
called for 1:30 o'clock this
(Thursday) .afternoon at the
Agricultural building, when Roy
R. Bennett, tobacco specialist,
will discuss the growing of bur
ley tobacco. His discussion will
include disease and insect con
trol. both in the plant bed and
in the field. He also will discuss
ironer fertilization, setting, har
vesting, curing and grading.
Mr. Bennett knows tobacco
and can be a big help to any
one growing this crop, the
county agent's office said, ad
ding that tobacco farmers are
invited to come and ask ques
tions.
LIST WORKERS
FOR RED CROSS
'49 FUND DRIVE
Will Launch Campaign
At Dinner Meeting
Tuesday Night
A partial list of workers in
next month's annual Red Cross
fund drive in Macon County
was announced yesterday by J5.
G. Crawford, 1949 fund drive
chairman.
Meanwhile, plans were being
completed for the dinner meet
ing of workers, to be held at
7 o'clock Tuesday night at the
Slagle Memorial, which will for-,
mally launch the drive.
Pointing out that lost year
Macon County was third among
the 32 chapters in Western
North Carolina to complete its
drive, Mr. Crawford yesterday
expressed the hope that this
year this county will be the
first in the whole area to raise
its quota.
rnai wm De maae easier, ne
added, by the fact that the
locol quote this year Is $1,796,
as compared with $2,230 In 1948.
Reserve funds accumulated dur
ing the war are being drawn on,
making a smaller quota possible.
Workers have been selected
for most communities in the
county. The list for Franklin
and for missing county com
munities will be announced
later, Mr. Crawford said.
Th o s e announced yesterday
follow:
Mrs. T. J. O'Neil, Palmer road;
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Corbin, Pine
Grove; Mrs. Tillery Henderson,
Sagarfork; Mrs. Ruby Young,
Elli.iay; Miss Phyllis Moses, Low
er Ellijay; Fred Corbin, Hlgdon
ville; Mrs. Nat Phillips and Mrs
E. G. Crawford, Airport road;
Mrs. Joe Setser, Upper Cartoo
gechaye; Mrs. Harold Waldroop,
I.ower Cartoogechaye ; Mr. ond
Mrs. Harley Stewart, Patton Set
tlement; Mrs. Javan Gray, Mrs.
Jim Gray, Mrs. H. C. Crawford,
ana Mrs. Julia Vanhook, Hickory
Knoll; Mrs. Johnny Cabe, Mid
dle Creek. ' I'W
Mrs. Tom Hunt, Tesenta; Mrs.
Ed Htason, Otto; Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Roberson, Georgia road;
Mrs. Ed Chastain, Upper Cow
ecta; Mrs. James Mason, Lower
Coweeta; the Rev. L. C. Stevens,
Morrison and Prentiss; Mts.
Sanford Mann, Blossomfciwn;
Mrs. Hazel Sutton, Clark's Chap
el; Mrs. J. R. Berry, Sanders
town; Mrs. Claude Beeco, Bren
dletown; the Rev. Lee Craw
ford, Ridgecrest and Watauga;
Mrs. Leferts Higdon, Upper Cat
Creek.
Mrs. George R. Pattillo, Rab
bit Creek and Cat Creek; Wal
ter Taylor, Holly Springs; Mrs.
Ralph Bradley, Oak Grove; Mrs.
George Byrd, West's Mill; Bob
Ramsey, Tellico; Mrs. Mamie
Reynolds, Leatherman; Mrs.
Carr Bryson, Dalton road; Clyde
Drake, Iotla and Prison Camp;
George Byrd, State Highway
shed; Mrs. Carl Moses and Es
ther Seay, Otter Creek; Mrs.
Olvde Morgan and Mrs. Newell
Baldwin, Kyle; and Olin Sti'at
ton, Nantahala Station.
- ASHEAR IN HOSPITAL
Joseph Ashear is at the C. J.
Harris Community hospital, Syl
va, for a few days' treatment.
Five Parents Over 80
At PTA Founders' Day
Past presidents, elderly par
ents, and teachers with long
service records were honored
Monday night when the Frank
lin Parent-Teacher association
observed Pounders' day ? the
52nd anniversary of the found
ing of the parent-teacher move
ment.
Five- persons 80 years of age
or older were present, while two
of the teachers honored boast
service records exceeding a
third of a century.
With B. W. McGlamery serv
ing as master of ceremonies at
the request of the president,
Mrs. C. N. Dowdle, flowers were
presented to the three past
presidents fcn attendance ? Mrs.
Fred Slagle. the Rev. A. Rufus
Morgan, and Mrs. Weimar Jones;
to Mrs. W. W. Sloan and Mrs.
T. J. Johnston, Jr., for having
been active in organizing the
Convocation
Meeting Here
Attracts 60
Between 50 and 60 persons,
representing 11 churches and
missions, attended the semi
annual meeting of the Episcopal
Convocation of Ashevllle at St.
Agnes church here Tuesday and
Wednesday,
The meeting, the first con
vocational session held here
fcn nine years, opened at 3:30
Tuesday afternoon, with the
Rev. A. Rufus Morgan, dean of
the convocation, presiding, and
William F. Tyndall, of Chero
kee, serving as secretary.
After hearing encouraging re
ports, made at 43:0, the visitors
were taken on a tour of the
health house. Handicraft center,
and St. John's church, an Oar
toogechaye.
The Rt. Rev. M. George Henry,
bishop of the diocese of Western
North Carolina, conducted an
evensong and confirmation ser
vice and preached the sermon
Tuesday evening.
Holy communion was obser
ved at 8 a. m. Wednesday,
after which meditations were
conducted by the Rev. John W.
Tuton, rector of Trinity Episco
pal church, Ashevllle.
The meeting closed with a
luncheon at Kelly's tea room,
where the visitors had their
meals while in Franklin.
The convocation embraces
that section of Western North
Carolina from Black Mountain
ind Tryon west.
Power Firm'* Tool
Shsd Broken Into,
All Tools Stolen
Officers are investigating the
robbery of the Nantahala Power
and Light company tool shop
shed on White Oak creek Thrus
day night of last week.
Someone who broke into the
shop made way with all the
tools in the shop, said to Jmve
been worth several hundred
dollars. Three complete sets of
carpenter's tools, the property of
individual carpenters, and a
number of expensive wrenches
were ?among the things stolen.
Landowners To Ballot March 1-5
On Setting Up Conservation Unit
Land owners of Macon County
will vote between March 1 and
5, on the question of organizing
a Soil Conservation district
here, it was announced this
week by 8. W. Mendenhall,
county agent.
Ballot boxes will be open each
of the five days ? Tuesday
through Saturday ? next week.
The election will not actually
determine the organlzaton of
the district, but is designel to
indicate the amount of interest
among land owners in the coun
ty. Mr. Mendenhall said.
A soil conservation district,
he explained is a sub-division
of the state government. "It Is
a people's organisation for the
purpose of planning and putting
into practice a soil conserva
tion program which the people
themselves want. The governing
body of a district is made up of
three farmers, elected by the
people for a term of three
years. These men set up animal
soil conservation goals and make
plans for reaching these goals.
They are free to accept or re
ject assistance from state or
federal agencies, or anyone else
A district Is a means of coor- '
dinating the work of all those
Interested in soil conservation.
It has no power of taxation."
Ballot boxes will be open at
the following places each day,
March 1 through 9: i
Franklin towmhlp; Agricul
tural building, John Cunning
ham's store, Paul Swafford's
store.
Millshoal: Gordon Smith's
store, A. G. Kinsland's home.
Elli)ay: Grady Henry's store,
Cecil Polndexter's Filling sta- ,
ton.
Sujcarfork: Bill Tllson's store
Highlands: Talley & Burnett* I
store.
Flats: Mrs. Grace Brown's
store. i
Smithbridge: Mrs. W. M. Par
rish's store. J R. Norrls' store.
Oartoogechave: Paul Bedford's .
store, C. R. Hopktn's store.
ran's store, Mrs. O. C. Hall's
Nantahala: Weimar Coch
itore.
Burnlnrtown: Carl Morgan's i
-Continued an F?*t lb
ft
local P T. A. under the leader
ship of Mrs. W. B. McGuire; to
Mrs. Kate Williams, who has the
longest teaching service record
?vlth the Franklin school sys
tem ? 17 years; and to Mrs.
Pearl Hunter and J. J. Mann,
who have been teaching In Ma
con County for 34 years, respec
tively.
Octogenarian parents present
wpre Mrs. J. 8. Sloan, Mrs.
Henry Slagle, Mrs. Lee Craw
ford, Charles A. Cabe. and Mrs.
George A. Jones, Mrs. Jones,
who is 80, was presented a white
orchid ? and a kiss by the
master of ceremonies ? as be
ing the oldest parent present.
For this feature of the pro
gram, which was under the di
rection of Mrs. F. M. Killian,
the chairs were circled around
an attractively decorated and a
? on Par<* Sl\
Mrs. Hauser
Is Claimed By Death
At Age Of 77
Mrs. Betty Ann Hauser, 77,
life-long Macon County resi
dent, died at her home in
Franklin Tuesday morning at
2 o'clock. Her death followed a
serious illness of one week. She
had been In ill health for some
ttme.
Mrs. Hauser was the former
Miss Betty Ann Roane, daughter
of the late James and Nannie
Watson Roane. She was a mem
ber of the Mt. Zion Methodist
church and had taught in the
public schools of Macon County
before her marriage to Luther
Hauser, who died nine years
ago.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday at 11 a. m- at the
Franklin Methodist church, with
the Rev. A. C. Gibbs and the
Rev. W. Jackaon Hunnicutt con
ducting the service. Burial fol
lowed In the Mt. Zion cemetery.
PallbeaTers were Robert Par
rish, Erwin Patton, Bill Parrish.
Terrlll Parrish. Glenn Patton,
Sam Hall, Reid Womack, and
Rufus Snyder.
Members of the Order of the
Eastern Star served as flower
bearers.
Surviving are four sons, James
L. and Quince, of franklin, Mil
ton, of Spartanburg, S. C., and
BUI of Morganton; two sisters,
Mrs. J. A. Parrish, of Franklin,
Route 3, and Mrs. Erwin Patton,
of Franklin, Route 1.
Bryant funeral home was in
charge of the arrangements.
Little Symphony
Music To Be Heard
At P. T. A. Meeting
The program for next Tues
day's meeting of the Highlands
Parent-Teacher association will
feature a talk on the,N. C. Little
Symphony orchestra, which will
appear in Franklin March 22,
and the recorded music of sev
eral numbers to be played by
the orchestra at the children's
free afternoon concert.
In announcing the program,
Mrs. J. M. Valentine, program
chairman, said the talk and rec
ords are designed to familiarize
parents with the type of music
the children will hear at their
concert.
The children's concert will be
given at 1 p. m. at the Friend
ship tabernacle here, and the
evening program for symphony
members will be at 8 o'clock at
the Franklin Methodist church.
Junior Music Club Will
jet At 3:30 Saturday
Members who participate tn
the annual music festival In
Asheville March 12 will play
their festival selections at Sat
urday's meeting of 'the Franklin
Junior Music club.
The meeting is set for 3:30
p m. at the home of Nancy
Slier.
In announcing the meeting,
Mrs. Weimar Jones, the club
counselor, called attention to
the fact that this Is the first
meeting at which attendance
will be counted in the club's
'sharps and flats" contest.
PTA TO MFET
The Otto Parent-Tsachsr u
loclatlom will meet Monday at
1:30 p. m. at th? school.
150 EXPECTED
TO ATTEND C. C
DINNER FRIDAY
Will Hear Greer Address
And Elect Directors
For Coming Year
An attendance of approximat
ely 150 persons at tomorrow
(Friday) night's annual dinner
meeting ol the Franklin Cham
ber of Commerce is indicated
by ticket sales, B. W. McGlam
ery, president, said yesterday.
The meeting, which Is set for
7 p. m. at the Slagle Memorial,
will be featured by an address
by Dr. I. O. Greer, reports on
the organization's work In 1948,
and the election of directors for
the coming year.
Dr. Greer is executive vice
president of the University of
North Carolina's Business Foun
dation, and is widely known as
a public speaker.
rro_ AJ 1 i- - II
a nc meeting is open iaj aii
interested persons, and farmers
are especially Invited, Mr. Mc
Glamery said. Tickets, which
are $1.25, are now on sale, or
may be obtained at the door.
A number of guests from
points througholt this area have
been Invited.
Mr. McGlamery will preside
at the meeting, and will report
on the chamber's accomplish
ments during the past year,
and Secretary Frank I. Murray
will make a financial report.
Dr. Greer will be introduced
by the Rep. Charles E. Parker,
First Baptist pastor.
A nominating committee ap
pointed by President McGlam
ery sometime ago, has selected
a slate of 12 nominees for di
rectors. From this list of 12 ?
and any others who may be
nominated from the floor ? the
members will elect five direct
ors.
The 12 nominated are Frank
B. Duncan, B. L. McGlamery,
Guv Sharttz, R. S. Janes, Troup
Callahan, Roy Blddle, Thad Pat
ton, Prelo Dryman, Roy Oeoghe
Zone Meeting
0 f Methodists Planned
Here Friday Night
A meeting of officials and
members of Methodist churches
In this zone will be held at the
Franklin Methodist church at
7:30 o'clock tomorrow (Friday)
evening.
Approximately 15 0 persons
from Franklin, the Franklin llr
cuit, the Macon Circuit, the
West Macon circuit, and High
lands are expected, the local
pastor, the Rev. A. C. Glbbs,
said.
The program, whV-h will be
led bv Dr. C. N. Clark, of Way
nesville, district superintendent,
will be built around the theme:
"The Advance for Christ and
His Church."
?Continued on Pare Six
Will Make Plans
For World Day Of
Prayer Observance
Franklin churches plan a
joint observance Friday of neyt
week of the World Dav of Prav
er for Home and Foreign Mis
sions, and representatives of the
women's church groups will
meet at the Presbyterian church
tomorrow at 2:30 p. m. to make
plans. The program will be an
nounced f ollowlng tomorrow's
meeting.
The annual event this year
falls on March 4 (the first Fri
day of Lent).
Begun by one denomination
In 1887, the World Day of Prav
er Is now observed by all de
nominations In 70 countries.
Temperatures and
tlon for the Tw*t seTi da*"!,
?nrt the low temT^mtur* yes
terday. as reeorded at the
Coweeta Experiment, stpt'on.
Wednesday 57 47 .*%
Monday 64 4t no
Tueadav M 43 t*
W?bi?day .... ? |l .00
The Weather
High 1/iw Free.
Thursday
Friday ..
Saturday
Sunday
?2 27 .??
51 29 .00
55 45 .517
(M 47 1M