Order Superintendent To Visit Schools
Whitmire, Burrell, Reeves,
Cabe, Patton, Swafford Win;
Elect Cobb In Highlands
Whitmire Leads Here;
Phillips Nosed Out
By Single Vote
E. J. Whitmire, Jr., W. C. Bur
rell. Russell Cabe, and Erwtn
Pat.on, members of the present
Loard, ?.nd W. W Reeves and
Verlon Swafford were elected
as Franklin's aldermen in Tues
day's biennial election.
Mr. Swafford, who ran In
sixth place, nosed out L. B.
Phillips, the other member of
the present board by a single
vote. Mr. Phllllipe has served
on the board for the pest four
years. |
Mr. Whitmire led the ticket
In the nine-man race for the
six seats on the board, recelv- j
ing 221 votes.
Mr. Burrell, in second place,
v.as only one vote behind with
220.
Mr. Reeves' 203 votes placed
him third In the running.
Fourth place went to Rus
sell Cabe, with 199.
Mr. Patten, With 190, was
fifth.
And Mr. Swafford received
187, to stand in sixth place. I
The other three candidates,
with their votes:
Mr. Phillips, 184; E. J. Car
penter, 132; and J. C. Crtap, US.
i y.igy.
?mayor, received 266 of the 389
votes oast. He succeeds T. W.
Angel* Jr., who did not seek
reelection.
The 289-total yoie was unu
suaUy light. In the 1947 town
election, 651 votes were cast,
and even In 1945, while World
War 2 was still in progress, 247
\otes were oast.
It was difficult to compears
the vote cast with the number
of voters registered.
Election officials said that
"nob3dy knows how many reg
istered voters there are here",
explaining that many have died
or moved away since the last
registration.
The retiring mayor and
board of aldermen, at their last
meeting Wednesday morning,
made the official canvass of
the vote.
Do You
Remember . . . ?
(Looking backward tluwagb
tbe files at The Press)
58 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
S. P. Ravenel, Jr., Highlands*
rising young barrister, has re
timed from his visit to Phila
delphia.
The Issue In Marlon's recent
municipal election was whether
the hogs should be permitted to
run at large. The friends of the
hog won.
BARNARD'S EXCHANGE ?
"Get the Idea". ? Immense
bargains! Grand! Unprecedent
ed! Magnificent! Was The Mi
ghty Rush at my ston last
Friday at the grand opening of
my Immense stock of spring
goods. ?Advertisement.
U TEAKS AGO
The road from Ashevllle to
Andrews was opened tor the
first time a few days ago.
Mr. Lee Keener, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Emery Keener, and
Miss Beatrice Young, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. James L. '
Young, were happily married
April 27. I
It YEARS AGO
J. Frank Ray was elected
mayor of Franklin, defeating
the present Incumbent, O. L. <
Houk, In the biennial election i
last Tuesday. W. W. Edwards (
won out for mayor of High- j
Hands In a field of tour candl- ;
dates. i
Charles William Stiles. w#l ]
known farmer and highly es- i
teemed elttaen, died ot ? heart j
attack at ? o'clock Monday <
morning while plowing In ? ]
field near Ml hMM. \
Bulletin
E. W. Long baa been rec
ommended by Rep. Monroe
M. Redden to beqome acttoc
1rwtmSS?,T. W.
Porter May SI, it was learned
here yesterday. A competitive
examination to determine an
eligible list (or a permanent
postmaster will be held later.
Calendar
Of The Week'*
EVENTS
*
Data for this column should rcach
The Press 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
place of meetings.
THURSDAY, MAY 5
7:30 p. m. ? Mrt No. 108,
American Legion, at Slagle Me
morial building.
7:30 p. m.? Nequassa Chapter.
No. 43, Order of the Eastern
Star, at Masonic hall.
SATURDAY
9 a. m.? Registration books
for June 4 election on
road and school bond is
sues.
7:30 p. m, ? Teen Age club
parly at Hotel Hearn.
8 p. m. ? Dance (American
Legion benefit) at Memorial
building.
TUESDAY
10:30 a. m. ? County board of
education hi superintendent's
office at courthouse.
WEDNESDAY
7. p. m.? Franklin Rotary club
at Memorial building.
7fl0 p. m. - Macon County
Memorial Post No. 7339, Veter
ans of Foreign Wars, at Me
morial building.
Set Parking
Space Aside
For Busses!
The Franklin board of aider
men Monday night voted to re
serve that section on the south
side of Main street that lies be
tween Angel's drug store and
Phillips street for busses.
Under terms of the motion,
made by E. J. WWUnlre, Jr.,
and seconded by L. B Phillips,
the parking meters will be re
moved from that section of the
street, and only buses will be
permitted to park there.
Action of the board means
that the taxlcabs which have
been accustomed to park along
that side of the street will have
to find other parking space.
No date was fixed for putting
the change into effect.
E. W. Long, clerk, reported
to the board that water collec
tions for the past 10 months
total about (15,000.
The Monday night meeting,
it which a number of requests
of citizens for improvements
were heard, was the final one
(or the retiring board of alder
men, except that the old board
net yesterday morning to make
the official canvass of the
municipal election vote cast
Kuesday.
Mrs. Allan Brooke Heads
Reorganized Garden Club
Mrs. Allan A. Brooks was
fleeted president of the newly
reorianized franklin oanden
stab at a meeting of the club
Monday at the home of Mrs.
J. Ward Long. Mrs. T. W. Angel,
rr., was chosen vice-president;
Mr*. B. L. McOlamery, secre
tary;' and Mrs. Lester COnley,
treasurer. fifteen members at
tended the meeting, at which
e?-hort*?
ru* Mill ?
Potto, Rice, Anderaon,
Holt, Hall Elected To
Highlands Board
By ft three-vote margatn, Wil
ton H. Cobb, hardware mer
chant and builder, and a for
mer mayor, defeated William P.
Piers-n, real estate and Insur
ance may, for mayor of High
lands in Tuesday's biqnrwial
municipal flection.
The unofficial vote vm: Cobb,
117; Plerson. Hi.
Elected to membership on the
town's board of commissioners
were Edwaid Patts, U W. Rice,
Sr., C. J. Anderson, Harry A.
Holt, and Tudor N. Hall,
Mr. Potts, incumbent, led the
12-man race for seats on the
five-member town commission.
His vote was 159.
Mr. Rice, also a member of
the present toard, stood In sec
ond p'jace with ISO.
Mr. Anderson's vote of 135
| placed him 'in third place.
Mr. Holt was fourth with 108.
Mr. Hall, who ran fifth, re
ceived 99 votes.
The other seven candidates
for commissioner, with their
votes:
I The Rev. R. R. Du Pree, 97;
Ed M. Rogers, 92; D. W. WUey,
85; C. E. Mitchell, ,74; Joe Reese,
incumbent, 72; Jeter Buchanan,
> 62 and W. A. Hays, incumbent,
29.
I Three of the present town of
ficials?Mayor James O. Beale
and board members J. D. Bur
| nette and Sldhey McCarty ? did
not sta.id for reelection.
Large Number
Attend Sub-District MYF
Meeting
A crowd of young people that
almost filled the auditorium of
the Franklin Methodist church
a t e n d e d Monday night's
monthly meeting of the sub
district of the Methodist
uouth Fellowship.
The Rev. R. L. Phillips, Frank
lin circuit pastor, was the chief
speaker. Also heard in brief
talks were two past presidents,
Manuel Holland and Nell Moon
?y
Following the business meet
ing, ^ "talent show" was held,
directed by Richard Joneq.
Bob Myers, president, presid
ed, and Elizabeth Jones was
program chalrmaji.
Refreshments were served In
the church basement at the
conclusion of the meeting
Alabama Student*,
On Tour, To Spend
Tonight In Franklin
A bus load of high school stu
dents from Alabama will spend
tonight in Franklin.
The 27 seniors from the Tal
lapoosa County High school at
Dadeville, Ala., on a tour of this
region, are expected to arrive
here in the late afternoon, and
Frank B. Duncan, president of
the chamber of commerce, has
arranged with a local restau
rant to prepare and serve them
a picnic dinner at Arrowood
glade. The group will spend the !
night at Hotel Hearn.
Plans For County-Wide
Revival Are To Be -Laid
The Rev. R. L. Forest has ,
been Invited to preach in a
series of evangelistic services,
beginning June 0, at Friendship
tabernacle, and an organisation
al meeting to prepare for the i
revival will be held at the Pres- I
byterlan manse here Monday 1
iromlng at 10:30 o'clock. The 1
meeting, It was pointed out, Is I
to M sponsored by the churches
of the county, and all ministers <
who are willing to help In mak- <
Ing plans are Invited to Men- ]
day's meeting. Dr. Forest is pres
ident of Tocooa rails institute, <
IbMttt Oft. 1
t
ROAD. SCHOOL
BOND ELECTION
SET FOR JUNE 4
Macon Voter* To Ballc'
On N. C. Total Of
$225,000,000
The voters In Macon and the
99 other counties in North Car
olina will go to the polls Sat
urday, June 4, to ballot on two
state- wide bond proposals:
1. Issuance of $20,000,000 In
staie tends to pave and repair
secondary -chiefly rural? roads
2. Issuance of $25,000,000 In
Tonds to be used by the coun
ties for construction and repali
of public school buildings.
The election on the two Issues
nas been called by.Gov. Scott,
following passage oy the recent
general assembly of legislation
>rovlding that the two propo
rtions be submitted to the peo
pie.
There will be two separate
il'ots, one or road bonds, one
on school bonds, so that a votci
may \ote lor both bond issues,
against both bone) issues, or 101
one and against the other.
The road b^nd issue carries
with it an Increase of one cent
per gallon In the gasoline tax;
that is. If the road bonds are
approved by the people of the
state, the gasoline tax will be
increased one cent.
With the special election on'y
a month away, the county board
of elections met Monday and
set up machinery for holding
the election in this county.
The board passed a motion
appointing the same registrars
and Judges who served In the
general election last fall to con
duct the special election, and
empowered Chariman J. J.
Mann to fill vacancies that may
occur In case any of the offi
cials appointed cannot serve.
No special registration Is re
quired for the bond election,
and those who now are regis
tered on the general election
registration books are not re
quired to register. Officials
here, however, suggested that
those who are In doubt about
being properly registered check
on the matter without deiay.
For those who are not regis
tered, the registration books will
be open from 9 a, m. next Sat
urday (May 7) through sunset
-on Saturday, May 21. The regis
trars, it was announced, will be
at the polling places on the
three Saturdays In that period
May 7, 14, and 21.
The registrars and judges
named Monday to serve In the
12 precincts in., this county fol
low, the registrar In each case
being the first listed, the Re
publican Judge being listed sec
ond, aand the Democratic Judges
being the third named:
MUIshoal: Harold Ca|>e, Parr
land Shepherd, and W^Ddnqw
Franklin.
EJllJay: Charlie Bryson, Gray
son Higdon, and Car) Mqses
Sugar fork: Luther Holland,
Bill Deal, and Fred Henson.
Highlands : Lewis Edwards, T
C. Harbison, and Henry Wright.
Flats: Raymond Penland, M
8. Burnette, and Ray Dryrnan
Smlthbrldge: C. B. Cabe, Alex
Holbrooks, and Ted Henry.
Cartoogechaye : Dan Sweat -
man, Gordon Dills, and Oscar
Lewis.
Nantahala No. 1: Newell Bald
win, Fred Mason, and Wade
Lambert.
Nantahala No. 2: J. B. Shields,
Weimer Cochran, and T. T.
Love.
Burnlngtown : Will Rowland,
Forrest Hugglns, and Bill Par
rish.
Co wee: Frank Browning, T.
O. Dean, and Joel Dallon
Franklin: Charlie Sutton, O.
V. HaU, and Jim Palmer.
Postmasters
To Hold Meet Saburday
In Highlands
Postmasters o 1 the 12th dis
trict, National Association of
F*c*tmasters, will hold a dinner
meeting at the Potts house In
Highlands Saturday evening at
i p. m.
This will be the first time
the group has met In Highlands,
according to Charles C. Potts,
aifhlands postmaster.
A number of postmasters from
Ktr the district are expected
to attend.
?Photo by Crisp Studio
ELECTION? <*uy L. H. uk, Ma- |
con County superintendent of
cboils (or the past 1# years,
vas reelected (or a two-year
erm by the county board of
ducat I Gin Monday.
SCHOOL EVENT
ATTRACTS 230;
Junior - Senior Banquet
Marked By Spanish
Program
Approximately 230 persona
senior c'-OM members, Juniors,
faculty members, school offici
als, and guests?attended the
annual Junior-Senior banquet
of the Franklin High school last
Friday evening at the Slagle
Memorial building.
The event was given a Span
ish flavor by the Spanish deco
rations, music, and dances.
The juniors, as hosts, were as
sisted?In planning and prepar
ing for the event by the two
class sponsors, Mrs. Clinton
Johnson and Miss Pauline Reid.
The program numbers, which
were interspersed throughout
the dinner. Included brief talks,
music, a reading, and a special
ty dance. Following the pro
gram, dancing and bingo were
enjoyed.
The Rev. Hoyt Evans pro
nounced the invocation, and
Alvln Stiles, Junior president,
welcomed the seniors and other
guests. Elizabeth Ann Phillips
responded.
Mary Sue Potts played a pi
ano solo; Margaret Jones gave
a reading; Bill Mendenhall sang
x Spanish song, accompanied
by Laura Ly!e; Marlann Sherrill
and Bobby Blddle did a dance
skit; Wilma Renshaw, Patty Lou
Phillips, and Sue Williams pre
sented a vocal solo accompained
by Edith Plemmons; the wait
ers' chorus sang a Spanish
song; and the Spanish club
chorus gaye two Spanish vocal '
numbers.
Morwiey Licensed
To Preach At Mwt
Of Methodist Body
Nell Mooney, son of Mr. and
Mrs. 0. J. Mjooney, of Frank'ln,
was licensed as a Methodist
preacher at the church dUtrlot
conference at Clyde Saturday.
The Rev. A. C. Gibbs, Fran tin
Methodist pastor, was chairman
of the licensing committee.
Mr. Mtooney, who long has
been active in the Methodist
Youth Fellowship, is now a stu
dent at Georgia Military col
lege, Mil'edgeville, Ga.
Attending the conference
from this county were Mr. and
Mrs. Gibbs, Mrs. Joe Setser,
Mrs. Fred Slagle, and Mr. and ,
Mrs. Robert Fulton. I
""rom Clyde, Mr. and Mrs.
Gibbs went to Eastern North |
Carolina for a vacation. The
Rev. L. B. Hayes, of Henderson
vll'e, former Franklin pastor,
conducted the morning service
here last Sunday, In Mr. Gibbs'
absence.
los^nh Aahear I '?avei
To Enter John* Hopkins
Jos. Ashear, Widely known re
tired merchant, left yesterday
for Baltimore, where he will
enter Johns Hopkins hospital
for observation. He was accom
panied by Mrs. Ashear and his
brother, Mitchell Ashear, of Du
Bafls, Penna., who has be?n here
for the past fortnight. Mr. Ash
sar has ton hi U1 health for
about a year.
But Board Defeats,
3 To 2, Motion To
Make Job Full-Time
School Committeemen
Are Appointed For
Twt -Year Terms
Schtol committeemen for the
three Macon County districts <
were appointed for two-year ;
terms by the county board of
education at the new board's
first meeting Monday.
It is the duty of the com- j
mltteemen, Chairman C. Oor- 1
dan Moore pointed out to the j
board, to elect school princi
pals; the principals, in turn, 1
nominate teachers; and the I
ponvmitteemen elect the teach- 1
ers Then the oounty board of I
education approves or disap- '
proves the laculty members se
lected.
8upt. O. L. Houk pointed out !
that teachers who are not to
be reemployed must be so noti
fied before the end of school,
and that, therefore, the com
mitteeman should be appointed
Immediately and should act
piomptly.
The tx>ard set 10:30 a. jn_ next
Tuesday morning as the time 1
for a called mee.ing to act on
teacher elections.
In the Franklin district, A. R.
Higdon, J. E. (Johnny) Cabe,
Joel Dalton, Charles Sutton, and
Eugene Crawford were reelected
as committeemen.
,. Fbt the. Highlands district, the
three present members also
were reelected: Charles J. And
erson, Frank Potts, and Walter
Bryson.
As Nantahala district com
mitteemen, Weimer Cochran
and Clint May were reelected,
and Newell Baldwin was chosen
to succeed Mrs. Bas Baldwin.
Mr. Houk told the board that
he and Mr. Moore were going to
Raleigh Monday night, and
would be In position, on their
return, to give the board de
tails about the $250,000 the
state has made available to
each county for building
schools.
He asked the board to fix the
remuneration of the treasurer
(Sheriff J. P. Bradley) for
handling school funds. He said
the law permits the board to
pay the treasurer from one
half of one per cent tQ two ,
percent; that the board is now
paying two per oeitf.; and he
iaised the guesvlan of whether
that should apply to federal
fiyids? about $5,000 per month
?that come Into this county
flor veterans training and 1 j
school lunch rooms.
He added that Maoon is one
of only about seven North Car
olina counties which have a
county treasurer, paid on a
comjnissian basis In most coun
ties, he said, * bank serves,
without charge.
After some discussion, the
board voted to defer actkrn.
Special.Week
Observed By j
Macon Clubs i
Members of Macon County's !
17 Home Demonstration clubs
this week are observing Na
tional Home Demonstration
week, along with an estimated
three and a half million other
homemakers over the nation.
The observance is built around
the theme, "Today's Home (
Builds Tomorrow's World".
A pickle-making demonstra
tion at the Agricultural build
ing Tuesday, held for the bene
nt of club members throughout
the covjnty, was a feature of
the week's program.
Other events, .
An apron exchange, sponsored .
ay the Liberty club; a plant ex
:hange, by the Clark's Chapel
:lub; a feed tack fashion show
the Traveler's club; a plant and 1
leed exchange, the Cowee club; '
i fashion show, the Cullasa]a 1
dub; a party tor new members. I
the Otter Creek club; a plant (
sx change, the Union club; and 1
in anon exchange and show, 1
the Otto iM>. '
Ho uk Is Reelected For
2- Year Term A* Head
Of Macon Schools
The new Mocon County board
of education Monday voted to
require the county superinten
dent to visit the fcchools in
compliance with state law, but
a moun to make the "Job full
time was defeated by a 3 to 2
vote.
The board then unaminously
reelected Guy L. Houk as super
intendent.
The vote cm the school visit
ing was 2 to 0. Voting for the
motion were Bob S. Sloan, who
made it, and Mrs. Florence S.
Sherrill, who seconded it.
Walter Qlbson and Fred Ed
wards did not vote.
Voting to make the $5,000-a
year office of superintendent a
lull-time Job were Mrs. Sherrill
and Mr. SL._u. Mr. Gibson and
Mr. Edwards voted against it.
Chairman C. Gordon Moore, who
a 'ready had said he was op
posed to it, then voted no,
breaking the tie. The motion
by Mrs Sherrill and
seconded by Mr. Sloan.
The questions or the superin
tendent's visiting the schools
and of his being required to
devote full' time to his official
duties have long been discussed
In the county, and were Issues
in the board of education race
a year ago, when the five who
took office Monday were nomi
nated in the Democratic pri
mary. Mrs. Sherrill, who led
the ticket in that race, made
a full-time superintend .nt who
would visit the schools major
planks In her platform, and
Mr. Sloan, who ran second In
the 1948 primary, had been
committed to those two policies
since he first went on the beard
in 1947.
The motions were acted up
on by voice votes, and there
were ro "noes" on the motloc
to require the superintendent t'
visit the schools, but here ap
peared to be only two "ayes
Mr. Stoan'a and Mrs. Sherrill'sIN
A reDorted a? Iced Mr. Gibson
and Mr. Edwards whether they
voted "aye" or had not voted
at all. Mr. Gibson said:
"I dont remember".
Mr. Edwards' reply was:
"I asked a question about the
motion."
Someone else said: "They did
not vote", and neither of tbe
two members contradicted that
statement.
After preliminary business
had been transacted at Mon
day morning's first meeting of
the board. Mr. Voore opened
the meeting for nominations
for superintendent.
Mr. Sloan said he wished to
bring up something "before we
nominate anybody, so as to
keep personalities out of the
discussion."
"I feel", he said, "that the
'ohoois sh.-mld be regularly vis
ited bv the county superinten
dent. In that way. the superin
tendent would find out prompt
ly things that needed doing at
the buildings; there would to
i value In the superintendent's
going out and seeing the school
patrons, and getting their crit
icisms and suggestions; and I
think It would give the people
In the various communities a
setter feeling if we showed an
interest in their schools."
He then read the following
From the state l?w:
"The county
dent shall be
eoch public
county at
school* are Is
shall Inspect sebsol bdUiMi
and grounds In ?rder to ad
Con tinned mm Fag* Mght
The Weather
High Low Free.
Wednesday 73 47 .Oft
rhursday 60 M 1.40
4? 43 \n
Saturday 60 47 I.7S
Sunday 66 &4 T*
Monday 74 41 .40
[ussday U 40 40
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