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VOL. LXTV - NO. IS
FRANKLIN, N. C., tHUttSDAY, MARCH Jl, 1949
TEN PAGES
Calendar
Of The Week'*
EVENTS
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Date for this column should reach
The Press by not later than noon
Tuesday. In ^rder to keep Ike calendar
accurate, secretaries of organizations are
requested t o notify the newspaper
promptly of changes in the time or
I place of meetings.
THURSDAY
7:15 p. m.? Board of stewards
of Franklin and Carson's Chap
el Methodist churches at Slagle
Memorial* building for dinner
meeting.
SATURDAY
7:30 p. m.? Teen Age club par
ty at Hotel Hearn.
8 p. m. ? Dance (American Le
gion benefit) at Memorial Build
ing.
MONDAY
10 a. m. ? Board of county
commissioners at courthouse.
10 a. m.? County board of ed
ucation at courthouse.
7 p. m. ? Troop No. 1, Boy
Scouts, at Memorial building.
7:30 p. m? Franklin board of
aldermen In town office.
TUESDAY
7:30 p. m.? Junaluska Lodge
No. 145, A F. and A. M? and
Masonic hall
WEDNESDAY
7 p m.? Franklin Rotary club
at Memorial building.
Reece Freed
At Inquest
Truck Death
Grady Reece, Cartoogechaye
farmer, was released Tuesday,
following an Inquest Into the
death of William Brand, 82-year
old pedestrian, who was fatally
injured Monday when hit by a
truck amen" by Mr. Reece. The
accident occured between Nor
eross and Duluth, Ga? north of
Atlanta.
After hearing the evidence,
the coroner's Jury found that
the accident was unavoidable,
and Mr. Reece, who had been
held In Jail pending the Inquest,
was released.
After hearing the evidence,
the ooroner's Jury Tuesday
morning found that the acci
dent was unavoidable, and Mr.
Reece, who had been held In
jail pending the Inquest, was re
teased.
Driving a produce truck for
J. E. Bradley, of this county,
who accompanied him, Mr.
Reece was heading north at the
time, according to the testimony
at the Inquest. A tractor pulled
into the highway from a side
road at the right, and nn auto
mobile directly In front the
Reece truck slowed down and
swerved to the left. Mr. Reece,
in an effort to avoid colliding
with either the tractor or the
car in front of him pulled sharp
ly to the left. In so doing, his
truck struck Mr. Brand, who
was walking on the left Side of
the highway, off the pavement.
The truck overturned.
Neither Mr. Reece nor Mr.
Bradley was injured, but the
truck was badly damaged.
Mr. Reece was represented at
the inquest by his attorney,
R. B. Jones.
Mia? Stockton Named
To Student Group Foot
-Miss Barbara Stockton, law
?nt at the University of
.4 Carolina, Chapel Hill, last
was elected treasurer of
Student Law association at
University. Miss Stockton is
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Stockton, of Franklin.
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? Photo by Crisp Sludi
LANDMARK PASSES ? Work men this week began to demol
ish th old Johnston home on W est Main street, for many years
the home of the late Mr. and M rs. Jackson (Uncle Jack and
Aunt 'Gene) Johnston, and late r of their son, the late T. J.
Johnston and family. The house was built in 1860, according
to a date on the old guttering. Frank B. Duncan, owner of the
property, sold the building to J im S. Gray and Vernon Cun
ningivun, with the understanding it would be torn dftwn ??"?*
removed. Mr. Duncan said the house had deteriorated that
it did not warrant . repairs. The building .was believed to be one
of the oldest in Franklin.
Macon's Teachers
Getting $17,000
Extra This Month
Teachers and other pub
lic school employes in Ma
con County this week are
receiving monthly pay checks
totaling approximately $17,
600 more than usual, fig
ures compiled in the county
superintendent's office show.
The reason is the 20 per
cent salary Increase voted
by the current legislature,
to he retroactive for about
three and a half mionths.
The monthly payroll for
the 110 teachers, 25 bus
ployes in this county has
been about $25,000. The 20
uer cent increase will boost
it to approximately $30,000
monthly. But this month's
checks, covering one
month's salary, plus about
three ard a half month's
Increase, total In the neigh
borhood of $42,000.
RED CROSS FAR
BEYOND QUOTA
m
Macon Folk Give Nearly
$1,000 More Than
Amount Asked
Maoon County people donat
?naqi unift ajoui O00'l$ Ajjuau pa
quota In the recent Red Cross
fund campaign, it was announc
ed this week by E. G. Crawford,
county fund drive chairman.
The overage probably will
reach ? and possibly will pass
the $l,000-mark, he added, since
reports are yet to be received
from workers in 10 communities.
The figure this week stood at
$2,740.77, or $944.77 above this
county's 1949 quota of $1,796.
In terms of percentage, the
county has raised about 60 per
cent more than was asked of it.
Workers who have not report
ed and turned in their funds
were asked to do so at once.
Meanwhile, Mr. Crawford
made public a list of those In
Franklin and the rural areas
who have reported, and the
amounts each turned in to Fed
Cross headquarters here. The
list follows:
County workers:
Mrs. Effle Hunt, Tesenta, $17;
Mrs. Nat Phillips, airport and
Palmer street, $24.45: Mrs. Ed
Henson, Otte, $13; Mrs. H. C.
?Continued on P?ue Fivr
Mid- Year Stewards' M*v?t
la Set For 7:15 Tonight
The 36-member board of stew
ards of the Franklin and Car
son's Chapel Methodist churches
will hold Its mid-year dinner
meeting at the Slaele Memorial
building tonight (Thursday) at
7:15 o'clock. The meal will be
orepared and served by mem
ber* of the Wesleyan Service
guild. Important business Is to
before the board at to
night's meettne. Chairman
JftmM Hauser said.
Cancer Fund
Campaign To
Be Launched
The annual campaign lor
funds to fight cancer will tie
launched in thta county Satur
day, it was announced this week
by Mrs. Lester Conley.
Mrs. Conley recently was ap
pointed for the second successive
year as county campaign chair
man by the Amreican Cancer
sjciety. Other members of the
society's county committee are
Mrs. Robert R. Gaines, county
commander; Henry W. Cat*,
treasurer; and Dr. H. T. TMtP
!ey, chairman of the Macon
county executive committee.
This year's quota tor this
county is the same as that last
'ear, $300, Mrs. Conley said, ad
ding that O. F. Summer, who
raised more than a fourth of
the county's 1948 quota in High
lands, will again direct the cwar
paign there.
Recalling that Macon County
people last year responded
promptly and generously to the
appeal for funds to fight can
cer, most dreaded of all common
diseases, Mrs. Conley expressed
confidence that the $300 asked
this year will be raised quickly.
The leaders in each home
demonstration club, civic club,
or other organization, are ask
ed to serve as members of the
committee, to raise funds from
among members of their organi
zations, while teachers are re
quested to organize the work in
the schools, she said.
The funds are sought for the
Cancer society's program of re
search into the causes and cure
of cancer, and Mrs. Gonley re
marked that, because "cancer
is no respecter of persons, this
is a fight that concerns every
one; for cancer can strike any
where".
Baptist Pastors Will
Meet Here On Monday
The Macon Ctounty Baptist
Pastor's conference Will be held
at the First church here Mon
day at 10 a. m. The Rev, N. E.
Holden will be the chief speak
er, and the Rev. W. L. Sorrells
will conduct the devotional. The
organization is headed by the
Rev. C. E. Parker, president,
while the Rev. Willis is secre
tary, and the Rev. Arvll Sw&f
ford is program committee
chairman.
Sgt. Cabe Transf erred
To Embarkation Port
S. Sgt. Carter A. Cable, whose
home is Cullasaja, is being
transferred from Fort Bragg,
where he has been With the 10th
Reconnaissance wing, to the
port of embarkation at Camp
Kilmer, N. J., according to an
army announcement received
here. The announcement said
Sgt. Cable would spend a Sg-day
leave at home before reporting
at the Port of embarkation.
MACON SCHOOLS
SHOW UP WELL
AT CULLOWHEE
F r a n k i n Wins Third
Place; Highlands
Has 8 Winners
Competing against 15 other
Western North Carolina high
schools, Franklin High won
third place in the annual Lit
erary and Athletic Field day
competition at Western Carolina
Teachers college, Cullowhee, last
Friday. Apprortmately 1,000 stu
dents participated.
First place went to Waynes
ville, with 105 points tor the
second successive year, and
Murphy was second, with 94
points. Franklin's points total
was 74.
Students from Highlands high
school, entered in 15 events,
captured three first places, one
second place, and four thirds.
Franklin students returned
home with 18 first places to
their credit, eight seconds, and
six thirds. Home economics stu
dents took first place Ln total
potnts.
The Franklin first place win
ners were:
Iris Cabe, shorthand; Barbara
Ouffey, bookkeeping; Lattle Mae
Corbtn, Spanish (senior read
ing) ; Pauline Anderson, Spanish
I; Pat PattllK), general science;
Mariann Sherrlll, world history;
Una Crawford, Algebra; Boyce
White, Softball throw; Doris
Orlbbie, volleyball; Phyllis Mo
ses, volleyball; Una Crawford,
home economics (second year
dress); Kitty Webb, home eco
nomics (fourth year skirt and
blouse); Kathryn Long, home
economics (fourth year cotton
dreM); Mariann Sherrlll, home
economics (second year cake);
Mary Ellen Staudemlre, home
economics (second year candy);
Margaret Berry, home economics
(second year luncheon set) ; and
Lotyiae Brvson. home economics
?< fourth year handkerchief).
Second place winners:
Nancy Calloway, spanlsh (sen
ior grammar) ; Max Oorbln, sen
ior survey ln mathmetatics;
Ethel Waldroop, U. S. history;
Mariann Kllllan, home econom
ics (first year dress); Dot Dean,
swimming; Elizabeth Philips,
swimming; Louise Bryson, home
economics (fourth year crochet
ed table scarf); and Doris Dal
rymple, home economics (fourth
year crocheted rug).
Third place winners:
Doris Dalrymple, typing I;
Jimmy Conley, geometry; Con
iree Nolen, biology; Phillis
Moses, chemistry; Georgia Nell
McDonald, civics; and Carrie
Lee Blaine, broad Jump.
The eight students from High
lands, one of the smaller schools
entered, who won places were:
Joyce Burnette, first in
French grammar and vocabu
lary; Mary Deas Anderson, first
Dlace ln piano solo; Mary Phil
lips, second place ln French
reading; Dolores Vinson, third
place to second year algebra;
Audrey Hays, third place ln
general science; James Keener,
third place ln biology; Maxine
Tallev, third place ln physics;
and Martha Holt, first place to
Softball throw for accuracy.
Keith Gregory
Will Do Research At
U. Of Missouri
Keith Edward Gregory, son of .
Mr. and Mrs. Parker Gregory, of
Franklin, Route 4, has Joined
the animal genetics staff of the
University of Missouri collie
of agriculture, Columbia, Mo.,
where he will serve as a re
search assistant, It has been
learned here.
Mr. Gregory, who will work
with Dr. Gordon E. Dickerson.
associate professor In charge of
animal breeding at the universi
ty, holds a B. S. degree from
N. C. 8tate college, and a mas
ter's degree from the University
of Nebraska, here he was grad
uated with honors.
W**t Macon Conference
To Be Held Sunday At 3 1
The second quarterly confer- 1
ence of the West Macon Metho
dist etrcutt will be held at Mt.
ZWi Methodist church. Sunt'iy 1
at S p. m. Dr. C. N. Clark, sup
erintendent of the Waynesvllle
fttrkt ?U1 pmldt,
Franklin School To Have
2 Valedictorians; Girls
Are Tied For Top Honor
For wha is believed to be the
first time in its history, the
Franklin High school this year
will have not one, but two val
edictorians.
Two students ? bath girls ?
are tied for the school's highest
scholastic honor, Principal R. G.
Sutton announced yesterday. As
a result, each will deliver a val
edictory address at the 1949
graduation exercises.
The valedictorians will be Miss
MaTy Alice Archer, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Archer,
Jr., and Miss Elizabeth Ann
VAN RAALTE IS
HOST AT PARTY
Firm Officials Stress
Quality In Talks
At Dinner
Approximately 275 Van Raalte
workers, officials, and guests
attended the "house wanning"
held at the Franklin Van Raalte
Saturday night.
The event, besides providing
nn opportunity for inspection
of the plant and its facilities,
offered officials of the company
a chance to become acquainted
with a large number of towns
people.
Frank Risenberger, president
of Van Raalte, was here for his
first visit Since the completion
of the plant.
In a short after-dinner talk
Mr. Risenberger gave a brief
sketch of the size of the organ
ization, which now operates 15
plants in six states with a total
personel of 4,100.
He stressed to the 115 Frank
lin employes that the real boss
of the Van Raalte company is
Mrs. and Miss America and that
the major concern of the .man
agement of the company is to
keep pleasing them. To illustrate
to what length the management
of the company goes to keep
up with the whims of the buy
ing public, he pointed out that
Van Raalte is constantly in
touch with manufacturers of
shoes and dresses, because
ohaqges in styles in these pro
ducts cause changes in the
styles of hosiery, gloves and un
derwear,
In closing, he declared that
only by quality production can
there be an Increase In sales,
which means an increase in
Jobs for the workers.
This same theme of quality
nnoductlon was stressed by L. W
Oriffis. vice-president, and Joe
Crawford, hosiery production
manager. Mr. Griffis said that
Van Raalte has built a modern,
ittractive plant here in keep
ing with the quality of the sur
roundings. He expressed his ap
preciation for "the fine cooper
ation" that has been received
by the Van Raalte company,
and singled out for special
praise Merchant Construction
company, of Ashevllle, Henry I
Gaines, of Ashevllle, .and T. W.
Angel, Jr., mayor of Franklin,
!or their help.
Mr. E. W. Maebert, southern
olants manger, awarded pins to
14 local ejnpLoyes who have
been with the company for
more than two years, and to 43
local employes who have more
than one year's service at the
Franklin plant. Fifty-five other
local workers were present at
the dinner.
Those who received the two
vear nlns are Jeannette Elliott,
Nell Welch, Hallie Dotson, Lola
Pouts, Thelma Morrison, P. M.
Duncan, Grace Rogers, Shirley
Houston, Betty Peek, Bernice
McCracken, Dollie Angel, Beulah
Cunningham, Margaret Neal, J.
N. Blaine.
One-year pin awards were
made to Aileen Angel, Esther
Guest, Mertis Brown, Dorothy
Finney, Maxine Price, Martha
Gregory, Viola Mann, Hazel
Fouts, Elizabeth Campbell, Ellen
Dowdle, Hazel Sellers, Beatrice
DeWeese, Stella Higdon, Gladys
Bowers. Pearl Stewart. Jessie
Scott, Mae Stanfield, Lila Dills,
Ina, Moss, Mary Jo Gibson,
Deane Bowers, Katherlne Pen
dergrass, Virginia Ray, Dorothy
Moore, Bertha Bryson, Anna
r^dford, Pallie LaBoone. Isabel
la Duv.all, Alma Bollck. Amy
Hall, Viola Hayle, Lacy Gregory,
?Continued on N|? Six
Phillips, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. L. B. Phillips.
The salhtatorlan will be Miss
Iris Hazel Cabe, danghter of Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Weaver Cabe,
of Franklin, Route 4.
During their entire four high
school years, Mr. Sutton said,
Miss Phillips and Miss Archer
have made straight "A's" on all
subjects, except that each made
a single "B."
Miss Cabe was a close second,
having made all "A's" during
her four years, with the excep
ion of two "B's".
PFC. J. D. SUTTON
Final Rites
Planned For
Pfc. Sutton
Funeral services for Pfc. Jos
eph D. Sutton, who was killed
at Brest, France, September 5,
1944, will be held at the First
Baptist church here Sunday af
ternoon, and are tentatively set
for 2:30 o'clock. The pastor,
the Rev. C. E. Parker, will offi
ciate.
Military rites will follow at
the graveside in the Franklin
cemetery.
Pfc. Sutton, who was the son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Sutton,
of Franklin, enlisted in the
army in September, 1940, just
prior to his eighteenth birthday.
He had served in the 13th in
fantry four years, lacking only
a few days, at the time of his
death.
Born here November 17, 1921,
he attended the Franklin school,
and was a member of the First
Baptist church.
Survivors, in addition to his
parents, include two sisters, Mrs.
H. B. Ellis, of Murfreesboro, N.
C., and Miss Georgia Sutton, of
Franklin; three brothers, W. M.
Sutton, Jr., of Conway, N. H.,
Bob F., of Franklin and Tren
ton, N. J., and Glenn, of Frank
lin, and the paternal grandmo
ther, Mrs. D. G. Sutton, of Bar
ker's Creek, Jackson county.
The body, which is expected ,
to arrive here Friday, will be at ;
the Bryant funeral home unil j
time for the services.
Paul West Obtains
Patent On His Oil
Filter Invention
H. Pi til West, of Franklin, has
ohtained a patent for an oil
Miter and renewable cartridge,
'or u?p combustion engines,
iccordine to an announcement
received here from Washington.
The invention of Mr. West,
who is a Nantahaln Power and
T.ieht commnv emnlove. is said
tn be an imorovenient over anv
thin? on the market in talfine
smudee and moisMire out of the
oil used in pasoline engines.
Mr. West also filed publication
for patent rights in Canada.
Burrell Company
Named Oldsmnbile
Automobile Agent
Burrell Motor Company, Inc.,
has been appointed agent for
Oldsmoblle automobiles, It was i
announced this week by the
Oldsmoblle company.
The Burrell company, which ]
also Is Chevrolet agent, tikes I
over the Oldsmoblle agency at i
once.
Prior to this time, Franklin '
has had no Oldstnobilt agtnt.
5 NOMINATED
APPOINTED TO
SCHOOLBOARD
New Macon Education
Body Due To Meet
April 11
The five persons who were
nominated for the posts, in last
spring's Democratic primary, are
named as members of the Ma
con Ctounty board of education
in the omnibus school board bill
introduced tn the lower house of
tl^e general assembly Tuesday.
The five are the three present
members who were renominat
ed? C. Gordon Moore, the pres
ent chairmin, Bob S. 81oan, and
Walter Gibson ? a.nd two new
members, Mrs. Florence S. Sher
'!U and Fred Edwards.
The new board which will
hold office for two years, nor
mallv would .meet, organize, and
elect a county superintendent
at a meeting on the first M(vn
day in Aoril. It probably will .not
he called into session, however,
until the second Monday? A.nril
11 ? Countv Supt. Guv L. Houk
"iid vpsterdnv. As secretary to
the bcnrd. Mr. Houk has the
-psooTvibtflty 'or calKner a new
hoird to its first session.
Since the hill annoint.lne the
hoard's throughout th? st-?te was
not Introduced until Tuesday
Mr. Wmilr evn'Mned. it 1s 'm
r><T>hahle that. It <">n ho ntlflwl
in time for the board
to reeeve formal .nntVe of the'*
anDointmnents n-ior to the first
Mondav in April.
Meanwhile, the nresent hrv^'d
nresumab'v will meet next Mon
dav for its final session.
When the .new board meets,
its first "ft ion is pynected tn he
the election of a chairman, ?nd
Its second, the election n' a
coaintv sunerintendent for a two
? year term.
Under state law. member of
the M.ioon Oounstv hoard are
nominated In the Democratic
irWuni hjit aotuMlv are an
rxrinted by the general assemb
'v. The nw?l procedure Is tor
the assemblv to accent the
ns>mes orecerited to it, hv the
'?ount.v's reore?!entfltlve ? In this
'session. Reo. Carl 8. Sla?rle.
Mr. Edwards and Mrs. Sherrill
will succeed Ed Byrd and Frank
Brownine. when the new board
takes office.
Weaver Shop?
Chosen Head
Of V. F. W.
Z. Weaver Shope Is the new
?aominander of Macan County
Memorial Post No. 7339, Veter
ans of Foreign Wars.
Mr. Shope, who Is principal of
Kigdonvllle school, was elected
at a dinner meeting of the post,
held at Norton's cafe Wednes
day evening of last week.
Other officers chosen are:
Carl M. Faircloth, senior vice
oommander; Norton Holbrooks,
junior vice-commander: Robert
R. Gaines, quaartermaster; and
Edwin W. Shope, adjutant.
Named as trustees .are George
Byrd, for a three-year term:
Paschal Norton, two years; and
Woodrow Reeves, one year.
Appointive officials will be
named by the new commander
at the next meeting, which is
sat for April 13.
In discussion of plans for In
creasing the membership during
the coming year, it was pointed
out that the local post's enroll
ment is the largest west of
Havwcod county.
R. R. Gaines, recalling that it
was the V. F. W. which started
the movement to build a stad
ium at the school athtetlc field,
and that the post made an un
secured loan to get the work
started, suggested that organi
zation select a civic project to
sponsor during the coming year.
The Weather
Temperatures and precipita
tion for the past seven days,
and the low temperature yes
terday,, as recorded at the
n?weeta Experiment station
Wednesday ...... 72 40 tw
?Thursday 75 ss no
Friday 78 49 jR
Saturday 74 M *?,
Sunday ..... 73 83 .01
Monday 61 4it ??
Tuesday 05 30 ,JH
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