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Qb* JBacotttan IT, MAKCH It, IN* TOWN ELECTION FOR FRANKLIN SET FORMAY 3 Voters T*> Choose Mayor And 6 Aldermen For Two- Year Terms The biennial town election to choose a mayor and six alder men tor two-year tern s was called for May 3, at Monday night's meeting of the Franklin board of aldermen. John M. Moore was appointed regirtrar for the election, and George Dalrymple and George Mashburn were named as Jud ges. April 9 was fixed as the deadline for candidates to file notice of their candidacy with the town clerk. No registration will be re quired, but the period April 9 through April 23 WW set aside as the period for registration of persons whose names are not now on the books. Saturday, April 23 will be challenge day. Members of the present gov erning body of the town are T. W. Angel, Jr., mayor, and W. C. Burrell, Russell Cabe, Kr win Pattern, L. B. Phillips, and E. J. Whltmlre, Jr., aldermen. The other aldermen elected In the 1947 election, T. H. Fagg, re signed when he moved outside the town limits, shortly after his term began. At a request of a delegation, the board voted to have a pre liminary survey and coat esti mates made on extension of Church street east to Riverside street. The hoard members, hdwever, made it clear to (he deegatlon? John M. Archer, Jr., Dr. Furman Angel, H. W. Cabe, and H. L. Bryant? that the de cision will have to be made by the new board, yhlch will take office lij June, and the data will be obtained purely as in formation for the new board The cost of cutting and pav ing the proposed street was esti mated at from $10,000 to $30, 000. Mr. Archer, representing the Nantahala Power and Light company, told the board that his firm Is Interested In such a street, since It would provide a means of getting In and out from the rear of the new build ing the company is preparing to construct on East Main street as Its headquarters; that would tend to take power company traffic off of Main street, he added. The power company of fered to have the survey made without cost to the town, pro vided the board's street com mittee suggested the general location of the street, and the offer was accepted. The board also: Instructed Herman; Chllders, water superintendent, to Install a fireplug on Palmer street, near Its intersection with the Georgia road. Decided to try to find an Inexpensive, used cab for the town's garbage truck, so as to protect the driver from the rain and cold. Referred to the street com mittee a deed for a street right of-way prooffered by Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Shook. Heard a report from E. W. Long, town clerk, showing an increase in water revenue. For the eight-month period July 1, 1947, to March 1, IMS, water revenues totaled $11,467, Mr. Long said, while for the cor responding eight months in IMS and 1949, the total was $12,406. The gain of $941 was largely accounted for by new water cus tomers, board members said. The mayor and all members of the board were present. Do You Remember . . . ? (Looking backward through the files of The Frees) >' 1 ii? 50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK We notice a good deal being said In some of our exchange* about good roada. Such thlnga are unknown In this eectlon now, and we are afraid to ren ture to publish anything of the kind lMt our dtldetu would think ua vHionar? or $nm> Order Work Started On w New School At Ellijay The county hoard of educa tion Monday authorized County Supt. Guy L. Houk to start construction at once on the new Ellljay school. The action was taken In what may be the last meeting of the present school board. A board of five, nominated in last spring's Democratic primary, is scheduled to be appointed for a two-year term by the present general assembly. Ordinarily, the new board takes office and elects a county superintendent for two years on the first Mon day In April. Those nominated last spring are Bob S. Sloan, C. Gordon Moore, and Walter Gibson, members of the present board, and Mrs. Florence S. Sherrill and Fred A Edwards. The decision to start work on the Ellljay school was made at the suggestion of Board Chair man Moore. Mr. Houk, who said he has been collecting materials for the school since last sum mer, told the board that he can build the school, hut that It will exhaust the school's cap ital outlay fund. On motion of Mr. Sloan, sec onded by Frank Browning, the board voted hereafter, on Its, building program, to advertise' and let to Contract all work In excess of $10,000, as required by law. * Following a recent visit to the Nantahala area t>y Mr. Moore, Mr. Sloan, and Mr. Houk, the board discussed at some length a site for the proposed school at Nantahala. Mr. Houk reported that, in compliance with a recent board suggestion, he had contacted the Nantahala Power and Light company and that an illumina tion expert from the Oraybar Electric company will be here next week to study the artifi cial lighting needs of the Frank lin, Cow.ee, and Otto schools. Mr. Sloan, Inquiring if any of % recent shipment of classroom seats are left, told the board fhe Ne<rro (Chapel) school Is badly in need of seats. The superintendent said he would look into the situation. In connection with the Ellijay school, the board members dis cussed the use of refractory glass brick and radiant heat, but took no action. Mr. Houk told the members that the lat ter sti!l "has too many bugs Frank Murray Again Named ToC. C. Post Prank I. Murray yesterday was reemployed as secretary of the Franklin Chamber of Com merce. This will be Mr. Mur ray's second year in the posi tion, which requires full-time service during the summer tourist season, and part-time the remainder of the year Mr. Murray was etagtafcred by a committee? W. C. Burrell, ft. S. Jones, and T. W. Angel, Jr.,? from the board of directors, - which appointed and empower ed to employ as secretary at the organization meeting of the new board Wednesday night of last week. At that meeting, the board elected Frank B. Duncan presi dent, R. S. Jones vice-president, and Troup Calahan treasurer, voted to take a page advertise ment again this year In "High Tops", Western North Caroline picture publication distributed to travel agencies and chambers of commerce, and discussed plans far the annual member ship drive. The board ordered a letter of appreciation sent Dr. I. O. Greer, speaker at the annual dinner meeting of the chamber, and voted it* thanks to B. W. McGlamery, retiring president, for his services last year. Mrs.. Higdon Dies In EUijay Section; Funeral Today Mrs. Major Higdon. 28, died ?t her borne in the Elll J ay com munity Tuesday night about 11 o'clock. Funeral services will be held at the Sugarfork Baptist church today (Thursday) at 2:30 p. m. Rotary Club Benefits Make Big Dent In Furnace Debt The proceeds from two Bingo parties and a basketball game have made a big dent in the Franklin Rotary club's debt for the furnace the organization recently Installed In the Slagle Memorial. The first party, held February IS, netted approximately $140 While final figures are not In on last Friday evening's game, which drew an attendance of about 75 persons, club officials estimated that that event raised $100 or more. And the club's Share of the Franklin - Andrews Rotary tasketb*ll game Wednesday night of last week was $44. After applying the bonds it h*d in Its treasury on the onst of the furnace, the club had a debt of about fTBO. the three benefit events ha*e redneed ipyiiwttsly |460. PICK JURY LIST FOR C01T HERE Moore To Preside At Session Opening April 18 A Jury list for the April term of Macon superior court was drawn at Monday's meeting of the board of county commis sioners. Judge Dan K. Moore, of Sylva, is. scheduled to preside over the 'April court, which will open Monday morning, April 18. It will be Judge Moore's first court here since he became resident judge of this district. The commissioners also set March 21, 22, 23, and 24 as the days on which they will sit at the courthouse as a board of equalization and review to hear complaints about the revalua tion of real estate, and approved two road petitions. The petitions asked that the Poplar Cove and Angel Cemetery roads be placed on the state sytem. Those drawn for the first week follow: . Frank Himnlcutt, of Franklin, Route 2, A. J. Speed, of Dillard, Ga., Route 1, Miller L. Norris, Route 1, J. A. Taylor, Ellijay, T. G. Dean, Franklin, Route 3, Sherman McClure, Gneiss, Lor enz Moses, Cullasaja, R. L. Owenby, Flats, R. S. Peek, Route 2, the Rev. W. L. Sorrells, Route 3, Howard Ray, Route 3, John Wlshon, Flats, John Roper, Route 3, Arthur Moore, Route 3, Claude Arnold, Cullasaja, Lester Dills, Dillard, Route 1, Parks Brendle, Route 4, Joe Angel, Cullasaja. Claude Duvall, Route 3, C. W. Elliott, Route 4, T. A. Slagle, Stiles, Leslie Young, Ellijjay, John Cope, Flats, Lake R. Led ford, Route 2, J. R. Grlbble, Route 2, Frank Roper, Route 3, Claude Oonley, Route 2, W. O. Franklin, Route 2, J. V. Smith, Route 3, R. L. McGaha, Route 3, Claude Leatherman, Route 3, E. H. Mason, Route 3, Fred L. Hannah, Route 1, the Rev. A. Rufus Morgan, Franklin, Wood row Foindexter, Route 1, J. B. Elmore, Route 3. Frank Cross, Flats, C. B. Kins land, Route 4, Terry Bollck Highlands, Grady Cope, - Flats Arnold Rowland, Aquome, T* J Scott, Route ?, Frank Garland. Route 2, R. M. McGaha, Route 3. Gilmer E. Parrlsh, Route 3. Charlie Bowers, Cullasaja, C. R. Owenby, Flats, Mrs. Ntrva liner, Route 1, Dock Solesbee, Flats, rnvid Stanfield, Cullasaja, Roy R. Cunningham, Franklin. Floyd Nichols, Route 1, J. C. Sorrells, Route 3, and Fred. J. Corbln, Cullasaja. PT.AN SING SUNDAY The Youne People's Commun ity sing will- to held at the *e?hel Methodist church, on CullasaK Sundav afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. All Individual sine- 1 em and quartets, as well as the ??nerat nubile, are tnvHed, Brnait Vinton, pmldant, aald. < RETIRES ? W. N. Sloan, above, has come back home to Franklin, alter retiring fnora the U. 8. Rarest Service, with which he has been connected (or 31 yean. BIG ATHLETIC PROGRAM HERE IS CONSIDERED | More Seats And Fence For School Field Proposed . An ambitious program for more than doubling the seating capacity ol the athletic stadium at the Franklfci school and for constructing a wire rence, back ed by shrubbery, around the en tire field, la under considera tion. The proposal was outlined at a conference of representatives of civic organizations Thursday night of last week at the Bur rell Motor company showroom. It was .under the auspices of this group that the present 503 seat stadium was built several months ago. R. R. (Bob) Gaines, presid ing, outlined the needs and opened the discussion. Various ways of financing the program were discussed, but no definite action was taken until exact figures on the cnet can be obtained. The present seats were built, with donations of labor, equipment, etc., for ap proximately $1.80 each. Allowing $2 per seat, the additional 592 seats it Is proposed to build would cost $1,184. The cost of 1,550-foot fence, Including materials and services isf experts to "put It up, was estimated at between $3,500 and $4,000. After some discussion, it was decided to accept County Supt. O. L. Houk's offer to get suggestions on the type fence to be used and cost estimates from the state school depart ment of purchase. A six-foot fence, with overhang, is what 4s under consideration. A fund of about $287, raised several years ago with a view to constructing a playground on the county lot on Main street, recently was turned over to the athletic organization, and this paid the remainder of the debt for the work done at the ath letic field previously, leaving a balance of $187 In the treas ury. After discussion of the athle tic program, the group turned to the need of a gymnasium and lunchroom at the Franklin school. A structure to house the two is a part of the proposed county-wide building program, and those present urged upon Supt. Houk the importance of 1 these two units, insisting that | something be done about the i situation at once. In the good humored but 'lvely discussion, they emphasis* ?d that the school here *erve? children from most sections of the county, and that the im provements, therefore, would serve rural as well as Franklin children. Sam Stanfield la Claimed By Death At Home Here Sam W. Stanfield, 68-year old farmer, died at bis home tn the Bonny Crest section of Frank lin Tuesday night about 11 o'clock. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:S0 o'clock at the Sugar fork Baptist shuroh. SLOAN ENDS 31 YEARS WUHU.S. Hu Jeen Development Of Forest Service In Ea?t After nearly a third of a cen tury with the U. 8. Forest Ser vice, W. N. (Neville) Sloan, U more "sold" on forest conserve tlon than ever. "All you have to do to become convinced is to look at cider parte of the world, such as China, where vast regions are arid or seml-artd, Just because they cut down their forests' , he commented this week, fol lowing his retirement and re turn to Franklin to make his home. Mr. Sloan "grew up" with the Forest Service to the Bast, hav ing Joined the organization a few months after passage In 1911 of the Weeks act, providing for acquisition of forest areas to protect watersheds. In the 37 y?ars since, 19 national forests have been created In the East, 12 of them tn the southeastern part of the United States. It Is in the South, too, that the best showing Is being made, he pointed out. In the pine for ests along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts, he said, timber U being grown so rapidly that it Is cut over every 10 yea?s, and yet the timber is still Increasing. And. though the western forests aver age nearly three times the acre age of those In the southeast, the receipts from timber sales In this region are greater than any other In the country, save one. But because timber ta cut so rapidly on private lands, the United States' supply of saw timber is being depleted more rapidly than it Is being tt?wn. he said. Without the protection ?against fire and other dangers, as well as against the man's axe? of the Forest Ser vice Mr. Sloan believes that by this time America would be vir tually without lumber of any kind. A civil engineering graduate (1909) of N, 0. SUtc college. Mr. Sloan has been with the Forest Service since 19U. for a break of six to 1932. During that time he engaged In private engineering for about a year, and then Join ed the North Carolina Park "?mmlsslcm to survey and map ?ach of the some 300 tracts m the 230,000 acres on the N. C. side of the Smoky Mountains National Park. On completion of that task, he did similar work In the Shenandoa National For est for the State of Vlrlnla. Mr. Sloan was with the first survey crew when acquisition began for the Nantahala Nati onal Forest, which now embrac es some 350,000 acres. The first tract bought, he recalls, was the Krooneberg land, acquired from the Macon Lumber company. Mr. Sloan made his home In Franklin until 1914. when he iolned the regional office of the Forest Service, and he and his family moved to Atlanta. During the past 11 years he has been In charge of surveys and maps In the region, which embraces the southeast, from Virginia to Texas. Inclusive. Born here, he has always con sidered Franklin his home, how ever, and when he retired last week he returned to Franklin to make his home. Beyond catching up on his gardening, he has no Immed iate plans for the future. He hopes, however, to find some Interesting work In which he can prove useful to his native North Carolina. Highlands Defers Extension Action Methodist Here Plan Observance Of Dedication Week The Franklin Methodial church will observe the denomination's week of dedication? March 13-20 ?with special services, twice dally, Monday through Friday. From 11:30 a. m. to 1:30 p. m. the church will be open (or any one who wishes to partake of the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. The pastor, the Rev. A. C. Oibbs, will be present during th06e hours to officiate. At the evening devotional ser vices, set for 7:30 p. m., laymen will participate. Thursday evening will be youth night, when young people from over the county are Invit ed. That service will be led by the Rev. R. E. Early, pastor of the Highlands Methodist church. West Macon Circuit Churches Will Hold Dedication Services In observance of the Metho dist week of dedication, the three churches? Maiden's chap el, Olllesples chapel, and Mount Zlon? of the West Macon cir cuit will hold a series of ser vices at 7:30 oclock each even ing next week, Sunday through Friday, it has been announced by the pastor, Mrs. R. H. Hull. Calendar Of The Week'* EVENTS ? Data for this column should reach The Presa by not later than noon Tuesday, In order to keep the calendar accurate, secretaries of organizations are requested t o notify the newspaper promptly of changes in the time or :>Vace of meetings. THURSDAY, MARCH 1* 7:30 p. m? Franklin Lodge No. 452, Loyal Order of Moose, at Slagle Memorial building. 7:30 p. m. ?First Baptist YWA with Miss June Bradley. 8 p. m. ? Wesleyan Service guild at Memorial building. FRIDAY 9:30 a. m? Food sale (First Methodist F. 8. Johnston Bible class benefit; at Nantahala Power and Light company of fice. 11 a. m.? Farmers Federation stockholders meeting at Feder ation store. 6:30 p. m. ? Supper jnee ting of officers and teachers of Me thodist Sunday school in church basement. 7 p. m. ? Troop No. 1 Boy Scouts, at Memorial building. SATURDAY 7:30 p. m. ? Teen Age club party at Hotel Hearn. 8 p. m. ? Dance (American Legion benefit) at Memorial building. MONDAY 7 p. m. ? Franklin Lions club at Memorial building. TUESDAY 9 a. m. ? Farmers' meeting at courthouse. 7:30 p. m. ? Junaluska Lodge No. 145, A. F. and A. M, at Ma sonic hall. WEDNESDAY 7 p. m. ? Franklin Rotary club at Memorial building. N. C. Symphony Fund Here Climbs To $625 The N. C. Symphony Society membership fund here yester day had climbed to $625. Memberships In the society finance the appearance here of the N. C. Little Symphony or chestra for two concert* annu ally. This year the orchestra will play in Franklin on Tues day, March M. The free concert for school children will be given at the Friendship tabernacle, which U estimated to seat be tween 1,000 and 1,300, and the evening performance for mem ben U set for S p. m. at the Franklin Methodist thureh. Tha church has a seating capacity if about 400. With the concerts less than two weeks away. Miss Laura M Jones, county chairman, urg ed workers who have not com oleted their canvasses to do so at once, and those who have finished their work tout have not turned In their member ships to do so. ROAD CONTRACTS DECLINE Hlghwaw construction con tract awards declined mors than flTt pwr nnt In I HI Postponement By Board Kill* Plan; Summer Meetings Favored Action on the proposal to ex tend the corporate limits of the Town of Highlands was postponed at Monday night's meeting of the Highlands board of commissioners. While the board's action tech nically was a postponement, the vote actually spelled the death of extension untlll and unless legal procedure to extend the town limits is begun ail over again. Commissioner Edward Potts made the motion to defer action untlll the September meeting, the motion was seconded by Commissioner Sidney McCarty, and was passed unanimously. Meanwhile, a town election to pick town officials for two year terms will be held In May. The legal procedure under which the board sought to ex tend the limits called for adop tion of an exaenskm ordinance at Monday night's meeting, un less a petition opposing extension were presented by 15 per cent of cities within the oresent limits, or 15 per cent of those In the area proposed to be an nexed, In either of which cases the Question was to be submitted to a vote. In maktn his motion, Mr. Potts proposed that no action on the lsue be considered until the September meeting and that before bringing the Issue again community meetings be held on the Sunday nearest .Tuly 15 and the Sunday nearest Aug ust 15, when persons Inside the present limits and those tn the area pnoooeed to be annexed meet to discuss the town's fin ances and utility services. Mr. Potts suggested that, at these conferences., the mswr d reside, assisted bv a summer resident whose home Is In the area it has been proposed to innex. At. the sugge?M<vn of R. C. Russell. It was decided to add to these two a year-oroimd resident who lives outside the coroorate limits bi>t buys mu nlclDal utility services. With all members of the board and some 25 or 30 citizen* and summer residents presept. Mayor James O. Beale called the meeting to Order, announced the business of extension, and asked If anyone present wished to be heard. R. W. Krenshaw. a summer resident and an official of the Highlands Country club., said he wwld like to snenk on be half of himself and Tom *>nd Sam Evins. also of Atlanta, and a number of other Atlanta oeople who have homes in or neor Highlands. He said that he honed that, no action would be taken now and that the matter could be postDoned irntlll these neople rould meet with the 'own of ficials and discuss the jn?tter In an atemnt to find 1 solution. He pointed out that he had been making his summer home there for the oast 20 years end that such Droblem.s ?s brlneln" good road to Highlands had been worked out In the D?*t bv the local peoDle working with the summer people. Mr. Krenshaw said that. proposed extension had created considerable stir amine Hlgh lanrs Dart-time residents, na-t of which he felt, was mused, by the fact that they did not. hove a complete understanding of the problems faclne the t<v**n board. He added that. If the ?lection were rolled at this time, irreparable damage would be -'one. regardless of which way the election went, because at n resent the out-of-town peomle Ho not. know what the true ?ituatV?n Is. He suggested thet the matter could be rostnoned. iint.ni. through discussion. ?oirf of-town resole could eet a clear cloture of the sttuatjnn. We then laid on the t?ble * petition, signed by abort 140 "?rwn? twm the xrea it nrooostd to annex, opposing the extension. Tt. was ?t, this nolnt that Mr. Potts mode his motion. Tom Kvang, long-time srnn mer resident, snoke ne*t. a<n*e lac with what Mr. Krenshaw Owttma ? Ok h(i VfM