X * i
&h* Macottian
VOL.UUV? NO. H
FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, -MAY 19, 1949
EIGHT PAGES
CABE, HIGDON
HEAD CAMPAIGN
HERE FOR BONDS
People To Deckle Issue
At Special Election
June 4
Henry W. Cabe -and Lonnan
C. Hlgdon have been appointed
chairman and co-chalnnan, re
spectively, for Macon County
of Better Schools and Roads,
lac., the organisation that Is
pushing the campaign for Is
suance of state bonds for rural
roads and schools.
Mr. Cate, cashier of the Bank
of Franklin, is former head of
the Democratic executive com
mittee in this county, while
Mr. Higdon, partner In Maocn
County Supply company, is a
Republican.
E. J. Whitmire, Jr., and Slier
Slagle are serving as vice
chairmen.
The question of issuing bonds
?$200,000,000 for rural roads,
and $25,000,000 to build and re
pair schoolhouses ? will be de
cided by the voters of the state
it the special election Satur
day, June 4.
Submission of the bond pro
posals to the voters was auth
orized by the recent general as
sembly, and the date for the
election was set by Governor
W. Kerr Scott. The Issues will
be decided by a majority of the
votes cast.
Meanwhile, Saturday of this
week will be the last day for
those whose names are not on
the general election registra
tion books to register for the
bond election. The registration
fcooks will be open at the poll
ing places throughout the coun
ty from 9 a. m. to sunset.
Hunnicutt Initiated
Into Honor Fraternity
Charles R. Huns?lj, ?
Franklin, student at the uni
versity of Georgia, Athens, is
among the 19 students major
ing in agriculture to be Initiated
recently In the University of
Georgia chapter of Alpha Zeta,
national honorary agricultural
fraternity.
Morgan Named Deputy
To Church Convention
At the diocesan convention
held in Morganton last week,
the Rev. A. Rufus Morgan, of
Franklin, was elected deputy to
the general convention of the
Episcopal church, which will be
held In San Francisco in Sep
tember. Mr. Morgan also was
e'ected a member of the exe
cutive council In the Diocese of
Western North Carolina.
PLAN SQUARE DANCE
A square dance will be held
tomorrow (Friday) night at 8
o'clock at Otto school. Music
will be furnished by the Keener
string band. The proceeds will
go to the school.
Do You
Remember . . . ?
(Looking backward through
the files of The PreM)
50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
Mr. Sam L. Rogers went to
Lexington, Ky., week before last
and bought three head of fine
thoroughbred Short Horn cattle
for his farm. The trio cost $750.
"The Flying Squadron", or the
Livety that gets there on time.
A regular hack Hne service be
tween Franklin and Dlllsboro.
Angel and Jarrett. ? Advertise
ment.
Asheville and Hendersonville
are to have long distance tele
phone line in operation by the ]
1st of June.
25 YEARS AGO
Members of the cast of the
Frinklln High school senior
class play, "Good Evening,
Clarice", to be presented May 33,
are: George Johnston, Emily
Klngsberry, Paul Newman, Daisy
Slier, May Hunnicutt, Hattle
Brendle, Eunice Cunningham,
Bill Jollay, Milton Hauser,
Haughton Williams, and Carolyn
Rogers.
IS YEARS AGO
Highlands item: Mayor W. W.
Edwards an*H. C. Mill key, the
museum architect, called on Mr.
Owens, assistant WPA engineer,
in Franklin last Monday and
perfected plana retarding Um
work of th? muMum.
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
of changes in foe time or place).
THURSDAY, MAY 19
9 a. m. ? School officials and
citizens leave courthouse for aB
day Macon County school tour.
7:30 p. m.? American Legion
Post No. 108 at Slagle Memorial
building.
8 p. m. ? Nequassa Chapter No.
43, Order of the Eastern 8tar,
at Masonic hall, .
8 p. m.? Intermediate Girls'
Auxiliary Mother-Daughter ban
quet at First Baptist church.
FRIDAY -
4:30 p. m.? Six-county convo
cation of Presbytertan youth
opens at Franklin Presbyterian
church.
SATURDAY
0 a. m.? Registration books
open for last day's registration
for road-scnool band election of
June 4.
7:30 p, m. ? Teen Age club
party at Hotel Hearn.
8 p. m. ? Dance (American
Legion benefit) at Memorial
building.
SUNDAY
7:30 p. m. ? Franklin High
school baccalaureate service at
Macon Theatre.
MONDAY
7 p. m.? Fronk'ln Lions club
at Presbyterian church annex.
TUESDAY
18 a. m. ? Four county district
Federation of Home Demonstra-v
tion ehibs n?tn? at Franklin
Methodist ehureh.
8 p. m. ? American Legion
A*xlllary at bom* ol Mrs. Gil
mer A. Jones.
WEDNESDAY
, ,7 p. m. ? Franklin Rotary club
atTfc! mortal building.
7:30 p. m. ? Macon County
Past No. 7339, Veterans of For
eign Wars, at Agricultural build
ing. --
175 Expected
For District
Club Meeting
Approximately 175 women
from four Southwestern North
Carolina counties are expecter'
here Tuesday for the annus
meeting of District No. 2, Nortl
Carolina Federation of Horn*
Demonstration clubs. The dis
trict embraces Macon, Swain
Jackson, and Haywood counties
A highlight of the program
scheduled for the afternoon ses
sion, will be an address by Mis;
Iris Davenport, tinman's editoi
of The Southern Agriculturist
Special guests will include
Miss Ruth Current, state home
demonstration agent; Mrs. H.
K. Johnson, vice-president of
the state federation; Mrs. Paul
ine Hotchklss Pierce, of Ashe
vllle, western district agent;
Mrs. C. N. Dowdle, president of
the Franklin Parent-Teacher
association; and S. W. Menden
hall, Macon County farm agent.
The program will 'open at 10
a. m. at the Methodist church
here, Miss Carolyn Corry, Ma
con County home demonstra
tion agent, announced.
For lunch, those attending
will proceed to the Agricultural
building, where members of the
Holly Springs club will serve
luncheon. Proceeds will go to a
community project being spon
sored by that club.
Mrs. Henry Frances, of Hay
wood county, is district chair
man, and will preside at the
sessions. .
CASH AWARDS
GO TO PUPILS
FOR PROGRESS
$25 High School Prizes
Won By Dorothy Bates
and Alvin Stiles
Presentation of cash "prog
ress" awards to 20 pupils of the
school hce was the highlight
of Monday night's meeting of
the Franklin Parent-Teacher as
sociation.
A report on prospects for or
ganization of a school band,
annual committee reports, and
the installation of next year's
officers of the association also
marked the meeting, the last
of this school year.
The prizes went to pupils
making the greatest Improve
ment,- as distinguished from ex
cellence alone. The P. T. A. had
offered the awards last fall.
Prizes of $25 each were pre
sented to Dorothy Bates, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bates,
of Otto, and Alvln Stiles, son of
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Stiles, of
Franklin, who were adjudged
the girl and the boy In the en
tire high school showing great
est improvement during the
year.
In addition, a prize if $3 went
to one pupil ? a boy or a girl ?
in each of the 18 grammar
grade rooms.
The awards to the grammar
grade pupils were piesented to:
First Grade; Anpe Dean,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Dean,; Judith WaJdroap, daugh
ter of Mr, and Mrg, Ruel WaU
droop; Allen Oarner, Mr, and
Mrs. Marlon Garner.
Second Grade: Barbara Wal
droop, daughter of Mr. and Mrs,
Gilmer Waldroop; Ann Sutton,
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Sutton;
Beverly Bryson, Mr. and Mrs.
Wiley Bryron.
Third Grade: Jo Ann Burrell,
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Burrell;
Betty Russell, Mr. and Mrs. Paul
H. Russell.
Fourth Grade: Mildred Burch,
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Burch;
Jean Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Nat
Phillips.
Fifth Grade: Frank KUllan,
Dr. and Mrs. Frank M. Killian;
John Tippett, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
gar J. Tippett.
Sixth Grade: Mavis McCall,
Mr. and Mrs. Oarl McCall; Vir
ginia Ann Swanson, Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Swanson.
Seventh Grade: Edward Phil
ips, the Rev. and Mrs. R. L.
'hiilips; Raymond Ledford, Mr.
nd Mrs. B. A. Ledford.
Eighth Grade: Martha Ann
loten, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
iotem; Mildred Gregory, Mr.
nd Mrs. Parker Gregory.
During the year, the associa
?lon has collected ? from
nembershipe, benefits, and do
tations ? $1,095.27, the treasur
er's report, read by Mrs. Betty
Alexander, secretary, In the ab
sence of the treasurer, showed.
Of this sum, $604.32 remains in
he bank.
Committee reports for the
year were made as follows:
Mrs. Frank M. KUllan, program;
Mrs. Ross Zachary, hospitality;
Mrs. Paul H. Russell, attend
ance; Mrs. E. W. Renshaw,
membership; Mrs. C. E. Parker,
Parent-Teacher Magazine; and
Mrs. Pearl Hunter, parent edu
cation.
At the conclusion of the pro
gram, officers for next year
were Installed: Mrs. ,Dowdle.
president; Mrs. Killian, vice
president; Mrs. Alexander, v sec
retary; and Paul H. Russell,
treasurer. The impressive P. T.
A. intallation ceremony was
conducted by Mrs. Weimar
Jones, association president for
the years 1948-47 1 1947-48.
Highlands Theatre Plans
First Summer Play July 5
Summer plans to r the High
lands Community Theatre are
taking shape, with prospects
bright (or the best season yet,
according to Col. Ralph H.
Mowbray, president of the or- :
ganlzation.
Col. Mowbray said that Arthur
Little, former director, will be '
in general charge and will per- 1
aonally direct the first two ,
plays; production of plays, he '
said, will be tinder the taper- I
?Uion of Fred Allen, who served i
as director last summer. Mr. i
Allen also will direct the final i
"beta Williams, who as
sisted in staging and scenery
last year, will be art director
this summer. Mrs. Virginia Wil
cox retains her position as busi
ness manager, and Mrs. Foy
Perry has been namd publicity
manager.
The first production, "Our <
Town", will be given July 5. 1
Later p!ays are scheduled for t
August 1 and August 29. The t
rheatre board expressed hope ]
that each play can be given
not only In Highlands but In \
nirroundtng towns If suitable <
irrangementa can be made. |
Summer plan* ulao Include i
' OMtfcWil On hn Kffhv- <
Senior Boy* Here
Make High Rating*
On Army I. Q. Teat
Twenty -Hve Franklin High
school senior .boys lavereged
12 points hifher era an in
telligence test given recently
by the army recruiting service
than s'udents at any other
school in the six counties of
Southwestern North Carolina.
The biys taking the test
here had an aveiage score
of 118, accordng to a com
pilation of grades made by
Principal R. G. Sutton. This
was eight points higher than
the 110 required for officer
training.
One boy ? Bergen Hall ?
made a score of 144, which
is a perfect grade.
The i west score made by
any boy here, 97, was one
point higher than '(he average
made by boyg Hi a neighboring
<YMirity, Mr. Sutton said.
The examination was the
general I. Q. test given by
the army.
ISSUE TICKETS
for hi finals
Attendance At Events!
Limited, Due To Lack
Of Seating Space
Due to Jack of sufficient seat
ing capacity in any auditorium
jn town, attendance at the
Franklin high school baccalau
reate service Sunday night and
at tne graduation exercise Fri
day evening of n^xt week will
be limited to invited
members of the senior class
Each senior will |ae given five
admission tickets for each event
and may invite as g?e?t#
whomever he or she wishes. ?
thvJ P??kinS lhe announcement
that this procedure will be fol
?V frlncipal H ? Sutton
I?!1'1? an unfortunate ittu
, ation. School o'fldali feel, how
Sm flrst preference
should be given to families of
the seniors, he said. Last year
it was reDorted that a number
K.pa^en of seniors were un
T^Ltr0 ,nto the Macon
Theatre auditorium to see their
children graduated.
1,200 People want fo
? Mr Sutton remarked,
and there are only 535 seats?
The 89 seniors, plus five Kuests
added w1'! "" ^e auditori^ he
After those with tickets have
been Admitted, he said, the
doom will be open to the een
" any seats remain.
Both the baccalaureate serv
ice and the graduation exer
cUe will be held at the Macon
Theatre again this year The
'sset for 7:30 p. m. Sun!
day night, and the latter for
?Sl mw Fr,d*y of next week.
The baccalaureate sermon will
E6 PnCrtC m ,y the Rev- Charle?
with paator'
with the three other local min.
isters taking part in the service.
The seniors, in caps and
ST"- ^ enter the theatre to
Verdfvf^'A^H0" thB March from
frnrn w ; ?and the March I
from Wagner's "Tannhauser"
' . be u,sed as the recessional I
Musical features of the pro
a vooal ^ i
Malotte s The Lord's Prayer"
s ?iarence Henry and
pitiful Savior", by Rob Roy
su-n? by a girls' chorus I
7?} mu(sic both the bac
^amre<a and KraduatVon pro
grams is under the direction of
rIL I"1? and Mrs Henry W
Cabe, pianist.
Mm. Ar geJ Named Editor
Of College Publication
Miss Ruth (Baye) Angel stu
gia Athln6 U"lvers'ty of Oeor
i been elected
versitv?of S?ort"*late Clips, Uni
^ ?f 0e?rgla Religious As
soociatlon ? sponsered newsoa
Per according to an announce
ment received here from the
thp riBSUyh. MiSS Ange1' who is |
^"?rtfr of Mr and Mrs.
zeb Angel, is a first year phar
macy student at the institution
Plan Benefit Sing.
Box Supper Next
Thf-jraday At Cowee
A community sing, box supper,
?nd cake walk will be held at
the Cowee school Tuesday night
of next week as a benefit for
the school, it was announced by <
Principal E. J. Carpenter.
A feature of the evening's :
program will be the recognition
>f outstanding student# In each
rrade, leading athletes, those
irlth perfect attendance records,
ind the best eltlHM.
2 ARE KILLED.
ELEVEN HURT IN
4 CAR MISHAPS
Mrs. Wilkie't Injuries
Fatal; 3 Escape When
Auto Drops 400 Feet
Two persons were killed and
11 Injured In four motor ve
hicle accidents In or near
Frankl'n over the week-end.
The dead:
Mrs. W. G. Wilkle, 72, of
Franklin
Tommy Swann, of Covington,
Ga., University of Georgia stu
dent.
All the injured are recovering.
Mrs. Wilkie, who was Injured
shortly after 6 o'clock last Fri
day afternoon when she was
hit by an au omobile in front
of Mooney Motor company, on
Highway 64, died in a hospital
here Tuesday about 3 a m. The
car was driven by Mrs. Paul
Raby, of the Murphy road.
Young Swann, one of four
University of Georgia students
in an automobile that plunged
400 feet from the Dlllard, Ga.
Hlghlands highway about 5:30
o'clock Sunday atternoon, was
killed instantly. He was driving
the car. The other three, thrown
clear of the car, the top of
which was dawn, miraculously
escaped death.
The three ? Henry D. Williams,
of Savannah, Ga., Miss H'.oise
Molder, of Athens, and Miss
Oarqline Rose, of Valdosta ?
were removed yesterday from
Angel hospital to the Univer
sity qf Georgia infirmary,
Their car, believed by qffieewt
to have been driven at a rapid
rate, failed to make a curve.
The party was headed toward
Highlands,
In another accident, occurring
atout the aame time Sunday,
seven were hurt, none seriously,
when the truck In which they
were riding overturned between
Clayton and Lake Burton, Ga.
The Injured were Howard Wal
lace, 20, of Franklin, Route 1,
driver of the vehicle; Kenneth
Waldroop, 22, of Franklin, Route
1; and Billy Crane, Miss Nan
nie Sue Crane, Eugene Crane,
Tommy Thompson, and Mrs.
Tommy Thompson, all of near
Clayton. All except Kenneth
Waldrocp were treated at Angel
hospital, and returned to their
homes. He remained overnight.
In the fourth accident, a
truck passed over the body of
Wiley Bowers, 11, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Bowers, of the
Cu'lasaja community, Saturday
The boy was said to have been
riding on the gate of the truck.
The chain holding the gate
broke, the bay fell, and the
truck, which was being backed,
passed over his tody. While he
suffered severe bruises and lac
erations, he was able to leave
Angel clinic and return to his
home Wednesday. The truck was
driven by his uncle, Kenneth
Clark.
Mrs. Wilkle was walking along
the highway, piesumably on her
way to her home on the Mur
phy read, when she was struck
by the automobile. There was
no evidence of speeding or care
lessness on the part of the driv
er, officers reported. She suf
fered a crushed chest and frac
tured ribs.
A native of Watauga county
and a former resident of Ashe
Ville, Mrs. Wilkle and her hus
band, who died several years
ago, moved to Franklin many
Continued on Page Eight ?
Win Nantahala Honors
-3833
W1IXARD HANEY
Valedictorian
MISS CHRISTINE DENNY
Salutatorian
Young Mr. Hanev, Kbe son of
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Haney, of
the l^yle community, will deliver
the valedictory address at the
Otter Crsek (Nantahala) High
school graduation exercises at
8 p. m. loroerraw (Friday) at
the school. Miss Denny, daugh
ter of the Rev. and Mrs. T. D.
Denny, of Flats, is the 1949
salutatorian. The other two
members of the graduating class
are Emmett Dills, class prophet,
and Miss Ruth May, giftioriaiii.
County Supt. G. L Ilouk will
deliver the chief address at
the graduation exercises, and
will pre&snt medals and the
diplomas. The Rev. T. D. Denny
?> reached the bacca la urate ser
mon last Sunday evening at
'.he Briartown church, and the
elementary commencement pro
gram, marked by a pagan*
portraying literary characters,
was held yesterday afternmxn.
The cclnmencement events
were arranged under the direc
tion of T. T. Love, acting prin
cipal.
To Get Certificates
Grammar school graduation
exercises will be held at Otto
school auditorium at 10 a. m.
Friday of next week. Approxi
mately 17 students will receive
iheir eighth grade certificates.
The Rev. Clwles E. Parker will
be the chief speaker
Slagle school commencement
exercises will be held at the
Mt. Hope Baptist church at 8
p. m. Thursday of next week.
Approximately 11 students will
receive their eighth grade cer
tificates. The Rev. Hoyt Evans
will be the chief speaker at
exercise.
High Athletes Presented
Their Letters At Banquet
The Letter Club of the Frank
lin High school held Its first
annual banquet at the Slagle
Memorial building last Friday
night.
Tom Young, head coach at
Western Carolina Teachers col
lege and former University of
North Carolina football star,
was the principal speaker of
the evening, and B. L. McGlam
mery served as toastmaster for ;
the occasion.
Following a barbecue dinner, i
the lettermen and their guests
were entertained with a pro- :
gram highlighted by such skits
as a Negro sermon by B. L. Mc- ,
Glammery and a Mexican hat
dance by Bobby Biddle and 1
Mariann Sherrlll. 1
A group of Franklin men <
who have actively supported
the organisation and athletic*
In high school were among the :
Invited guMU. Hmm Included:
John M. Archer. Jr., Frank L.
Henry, Jr., Frank B. Duncan,
W. C. Burre'.l, W. G. Crawford,
R. G. Sutton, Grant Zickgraf,
O. L. Houk, T W Angel, Jr..
E. J. Whit mire, Clarence "Red"
Henry, Winton Perry, W. C.
Zickgraf, R. R. "Rob" Gaines, '
Pritchard Smith, Jr., R. S. Jones,
Henry W Cabe. D. A. "Red"
Stewart, Guve Wilson, and Bob
Sloan.
Those receiving membership
cards in the Letter Club were
John Alsup, Jr., John M. Archer,
III, Bill Brown, Frank Henry,
[II, Joe Wilson. Richard Jones,
Jr., Boyce White, Lewis, We!ch,
Lewis Penland, Bob Parrlsh, Pat
Pattlllo, Charles Thomas, Ted '
Stamey, Bob Myers, Gene 8tam- '
ey, Jack Norton, L. V. Buch- I
annan, Howard Teems, Bill Hug- I
Bins, Max Corbln, and Burton I
Leach. The cards ware present- i :
ed by Coach MUburn Atkins.
PUBLIC SCHOOL
MUSIC TEACHER
HERE EMPLOYED
Mi?? Mullinax, W. C. T. G
Graduate, Is Hired
By Sutton
The Franklin school will have
a full-time teacher of public
school music next year.
Miss Franqueli.ne Mullinax
ha?? employed to teach
public school music In the vari
ous grades of the local school it
*as announced this week by
principal R. o. Sufon. Miss
\iul inax, whose home U Ashe
? e. will be graduated from
Western Carolina Teachers col
ege, Cul'owhee, where she has
tiajored in public school music,
it the end of the summer te-m,
ind will report here for regular
vork in September, Mr. Sutton
<ald.
The need of public school
?nusic in the FYank'!.n and
other Macon County schools
wn has been emphasized in
liscussions of the schools' needs
and many individuals and
groups in Franklin have urged
action by school authorities
Miss MulKnax. who has been
a student at Western Caro'ina
Teachers eol'eere for the past
four years, will receive an "A"
certificate as a teacher of pub
lic school music upon her grad
uation, Mr. Sutton said. Her sal
ary will be paid, like that of
other to.achers, by the state.
She is a member of the band
at Western Caro'ina Teachers
college, and has taken courses
in band, Mr. Sutton said, and
therefore is also qualified to
train and direct the school
band that is b?lng orgp.nized
hWe. Tentative plans call for
her to spend three half-days
weekly here during the summer
directing band practice, nor
which she will be paid by the
Franklin Parent-Teacher asso
ciation.
By next fa'l, however Mr
Sutton hopes that funds can be
raised locally to pay a band in
structor, perhaps en a part
time basis. If a band instructor
Jf5 not employed, Miss Mullinax
has agreed to work with the
band In after-school hours. Lo
cal funds, it was explained,
would be sought to supplement
her salary for this work, since
'he state would expect a full
lay's work in her field of pub
lic school music.
It is understood that Mis*.
Mullinax also will be available
for private lessons in voice, aw.
perhaps in band.
HIGHLANDS HIGH
FINALSPLANNED
The Rev. Paul C. Nix, pastor
of the Highlands Baptist
church, will preach the bacca
laureate sermon to the 14 mem
bers of the 1949 graduating
class of Highlands High school
in the Presbyterian church Sun
day evening at 8 o'clock. Spe
cial music will be by the high
school glee club and will include
the singing of "America, the
Beautiful".
Graduation exercises will be
held in the school auditorium
next Thursday night at 7:45
o'c'ock. The Rev. C. E. Parker,
pastor of the Franklin Baptist
church, will be the principal
speaker. A trio composed of the
Misses Martha Holt. Elizabeth
Newton and Dolores Vinson will
sing "By the Waters of Minne
tonka." Mary Phillips Will give
the valedictory, and Maxlne
Talley the salutatory address.
County Supt. Guy L. Houk will
present the diplomas to mem
bers of the graduating class,
and O. F. Summer, school prin
cipal, will present medals and
make other awards.
Members of the graduating
class are Mabel Penland, Daisy
Miller, Lucille Vinson, Mary
Crunkleton, Bernlce Keener,
Mary Phillips, Helen Talley,
Maxlne Talley, Doris Keener,
Evelyn Lewis, Buddy Houston,
Raul Price, Arnold Keener, and
Ed Talley.
The Weather
High Low Prec.
Wednesday 64 50 .00
Thursday 74 40 .03
Friday 74 38 .00
Baturday 78 43 .00
Sunday 78 43 .00
Monday 71 46 .00
Tuaaday 80 41 .00