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VOL. LXIV? NO. 24
FRANKLIN, N. C? THURSDAY, JUNE 16, IMS
TEN PAGES
Calendar
Of The Week'*
EVENTS
*
(Data for this column should reach
The Press by not later tfaa^ boob
Tuesday. In order to keep the calendar
accurate, secretaries of organisations are
requested t o notify t h a newspaper
of changes in the time Of place).
THURSDAY, JUNE 16
3 p. m? F. S. Johnston (Meth
odist) Bible class at home of
Mrs. W. A. Rogers.
7:30 p. m. ? Post No. 108,
American Legion, at Slagle Me
morial building.
8 p. m.? Nequassa Chapter No.
44, Order of the Eastern Star,
at Masonic hall. i
SATURDAY
7:30 p. m.? Teen Age club at
Hotel Hearn.
8 p. m. ? Dance (American
Legion benefit) at Memorial
building.
MONDAY
10 a. m.? Board of county
commissioners at courthouse.
7 p. m? Franklin Troop No.
1, Boy Scouts, at Memorial
building.
TUESDAY
7:30 p. m. ? Junaluskee Lodge
No. 145, A. F. and A. M? at
Masonic hall.
WEDNESDAY
7 p. m.? Franklin Rotary club
at Memorial building.
7: 30 p. m.? Macon County Me
morial Post No. 7339, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, at Agricultural
building.
7:30 p. m.? Teen Age club at
Hotel Hearn.
A. B. Brown
Is Claimed By Death At
Scaly Home
A. B. Brown, farmer of the
Scaly community, died at his
home Monday nlifrt, following a
brief illness, at the age of 61.
A native of this county, Mr.
Brown had spent his entire Hfe
here. He formerly was employed
at the Highlands Country club.
Funeral services were held at
the Scaly Baptist church Tues
day afternoon, with the Rev.
Oscar Nix, pastor, officiating.
Interment was in the church
cemetery.
Pallbearers were Douglas Bill
ings, Hugh Dryman, Raymond
Penland, James Miller, Ed Vin
son, and Frank Dryman. Bryant
funeral home was In charge of
arrangements.
Surviving Mr. Brown are his
widow, formerly Miss Jessie
Chostain, of DUlard, Ga.; two
aons, James and Oscar Brown,
of Scaly; and four daughters,
Mrs. Jessie McCall, Mrs. Ida
Houston, both of Gneiss, and
Mrs. Tommy Lee and Mrs. Hel
en Brown, both of Scaly.
58 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
Mr. Soper, of Sylva, spent
Thursday In Franklin He came
over Wednesday and returned
Friday, traveling on his bicycle.
Mr. A. S. Bryson has been on
the puny list for several days
past.
Our merchants are complain
ing of dull times. Any stranger
perusing our advertising col
umns would not wonder why.
25 YEARS AGO
A hard fought campaign for
the nomination for sheriff and
register of deeds came to a close
last Saturday night, when C.
L. Ingram won the nomination
for sheriff over Robert A. Pat
ton, and Horace J. Hurst won
the nomination for register of
deeds over Steve Porter.
A wave of sadness swept over
our town last Saturday morn
ing, when a telegram came an
nouncing the death of Dr. Fred
L. Slier in Atlanta, Ga.
1* YEARS AGO
Beautiful Cliffslde Lake Is
rapidly developing Into the most
attraotlve recreational area on
the entire Nantahata National
Forest.
Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Summer,
who recently moved Into their
new home on Pleraon drive,
were given a surprise house
warming last week tar a number
4>f their friradf .
Miss Jane Setser Serves
As 'Miss Macon' At 1949
WNC Rhododendron Ball
Miss Jane Setser represented
this county as "Miss Macon" at
the annual Rhododendron Ball,
held at the city auditorium,
Aaheville, Saturday evening.
Miss 8etser, who is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Setser,
of the Cartoogechaye commun
ity, was chosen for the annual
honor by a committee named
by the Franklin Chamber of
Commerce. She was one of 16
sponsors from as many West
ern Nbrth Carolina counties to
participate in the 1949 Rhodo
dendron festivities.
Each sponsor was accompain
ed by a chaperon and two es
corts, all of their own choosing.
Miss Setser chose as her chap
eron her sister, Mrs. Bob S.
Sloan, and as her escorts her
brother, TOm Setser, and Allan
Brooks, Jr.
As the Macon County repre
sentative, Miss Setser was an
honor guest at a tea given at
the Blltmore Forest Country
club at 4 o'clock Saturday after
noon and a buffet supper at
the Battery Park hotel at 6:30.
She and the other IS spon
sors also were formally present
ed to the "court" of the myth
ical kingdom of Rhododendron
at the Coronation ball, held at
the auditorium at 9 p. m? at
which the new king and queen
Methodists'
Service Held
By 2 Youths
Two young Franklin men,
neither of whom has reached
hi* majority, conducted the
morning worship service at the
Franklin Methodist church Sun
day.
They are Manuel Holland, 19
year old son of Mrs. Pearl Hol
land, and Neil Mooney, 20, son
of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Mooney.
Both recently were licensed to
preach by the Methodist Way
nesvllle district interim commit
tee. Both became interested in
church work, it was said,
through their participation in
work of the Methodist Youth
Fellowship here.
They conducted the service in
the absence of the pastor, the
Rev. A. C. Oibbs, who had
aided them in obtaining their
licenses, and who arranged for
the service prior to his depar
ture on a trip to Raleigh.
A congregation that filled the
auditorium, with young people
predominating, was present to
hear the youths.
Mr. Holland preached, using
as his topic, "Rower", and Mr.
Mooney led the other phases of
tse service.
Mr. Holland, who has attend
ed school in Franklin and De
troit, is now studying at Bre
vard college. Mr. Mooney, a stu
I dent at Georgia Military Col
| lege, Milledgevllle, Ga., this
summer is serving as secretary
of the Franklin Chamber of
Commerce.
Correction
Due to a typographical error,
the Franklin township vote for
road bonds was incorrectly re
ported to the vote tabulation
published in last week's Press.
The vote for road bonds here
was erroneously printed as 295,
when It should have read 795.
The correct Franklin town
ship vote on the two bonds is
sues was: For road bonds, 795;
against road bonds, 258. For
school bonds, 924; against school
bonds, 127.
Mits Metes Wins
Competitive Exam
WCTC Scholarship
Miss Phyllis Moses, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. P. N. Moses, of
Cullasaja, has been notified that
she has won a $100 scholarship
for next year at Western Caro
lina Teachers college, Cullowhee.
Miss Moses, who was gradu
ated from the Franklin High
school last month, was awarded
the scholarship on a basis of
a recent competitive examina
tion at Cullowhee.
At Cullowhee, Miss Moses
plans to major In foreign lan
guages, with ? Tlew to teaching
iantnifn
.1 ? ??J? .i ?
MISS JANE SETSER
'Miss Macon'
of Rhododendron were crowned.
Miss Setser, who was gradu
ated from Brevard college this
spring, was chosen as maid of
honor for the college's May Day
festivities a few weeks ago. She
also was secretary of the grad
uating class, and was a mem
ber of the college's Euterpean
Literary society and Christian
Workers' club.
Boy, 15, Catcfoes
Record Trout Iin
Nantahala River
Fifteen-yew pld Eddy Buch
anan Monday pulled a Brown
trout out of the Nantahala
river, near Rainbow springs,
that is said to be the largest
fish of its species ever caught
in Macon County waters.
The fish measured 23H
inches in length and weighed
four pounds, six ounces.
Young Buchanan, who Is the
son of Clifford Buchanan,
game warden for the White
Oak Bottoms section, made
his catch with a No. 10 brown
hackle, with yellow body.
The fish is on display this
week at the City Market here.
Bldbby Gay Tallent
To Compete In N. C.
BTU Memory Contest
Bobble Gay Tallent, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tallent,
is at Fruitland institute. In
Henderson county, this week to
participate in the state Baptist
Training Union tournament.
Entered in the junior mem
ory contest, she won the right
to go to Fruitland by winning
the associatlonal drill held at
the Longvlew Baptist church
April 18, and then the contest
at the regional convention, hald
here April 29 and 30.
Her coach for the contests
was Mrs. C. E. Parker.
J. J. Mann, Seriously
111, Shews Improvement
J. J. Mann, teacher at the
Franklin school and chairman
of the Macon County board of
elections, is seriously ill at
Angel hospital. Mr. Mann, who
suffered a heart attack at his
farm on skeenah Creek last Fri
day morning, was taken to the
hospital that day. Hospital at
tendants yesterday reported his
condition as somewhat Improv
ed.
MACON MAN IS
DROWNED WHILE
ON FISHING TRIP
Body Of J. W. McCtoy, 50,
Of Gneiss, Found In
French Brt acS
John William McCoy, 50-year
old farmer of the Gneiss com
munity, was drowned In the
French Broad river, In Transyl
vania county, Monday. His body
was found by searching parties
Tuesday morning.
Mr. McCoy, who recently had
been .making his home with his
sister and brother-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Don Henderson, of
near Brevard, left the Hender
son home Monday morning,
saying he was gqlng to spend
the day fishing in the French
Broad. Late Monday, when he
failed to return, his brother-in
law became alarmed and went
to search for him. Mr. Hender
son followed his tracks to the
edge of the river, and saw his
fishing pole a few feet down
stream.
Mr. Henderson notified the
Transylvania sheriff's depart- ,
ment, and Sheriff Bert Free
man and members of the Bre
vard fire department searched
the stream all Monday night.
Tuesday morning approximately
100 others, including firemen
from Henderson ville, Joined the
searching party, and the body
was found about 10 a. m., about
300 yards below the point where
the fishing pole was discovered.
Searchers were aided In their
quest by boats furnished by the
Ecusta Paper corporation and
equipment for recovering bodies
in water, furnished by' the Red
Cross aquatic school at Camp
Carolina.
Mr. McCoy was said bo have
suffered from epilepsy, and
members of the family presum
ed he fell Into the water when
tie suffered an attack.
Mr. McCoy, who was a mem
ber of the Pine Grove Baptist
church, was a native and life
long resident of the Gneiss
community.
Survivors Include a son, James
Edward McCoy, of Franklin; a
daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Lavlnia
Conley, of Franklin; a brother,
J. D. McCoy, of Glenville; and
two half-sisters, Mrs. Hender
son, of Brevard, and Mrs. Eula
Henry, of Ellljay.
Funeral services, under the di
rection of Bryant funeral home,
were held at the Walnut Creek
Baptist church at 11 a. m. yes
terday (Wednesday), with the
Rev. Arvil Swafford and the
Rev. W. N. Cook officiating.
Burial was In the church ceme
tery.
Pallbearers were Curtis Mc
Coy, Warden Dills, Grady Henry,
Don Henry, Padgett McCoy, and
Louis Dills.
Meliiodlst Bible Schoci
T o Open Monday Morning
The annual vacation Bible
school at the Franklin Metho
dist church will open next
Monday morning at 9 o'clock,
It was announced this week.
Leaders will Include Mrs. Zeb
Conley, beginners; Mrs. Ray
Hemphill, Juniors; and Miss
Mozell McCormack, intermedi
ates.
WILL HOLD SQUARE DANCE
A benefit square dance will
be held at the Otto school to
morrow (Friday) night at 8
o'clock, sponsored by the school.
The Keener string band will
provide music.
Members Of College Gass Holding 40th Reunion Here
Members of the class of 1909
of the old Georgia State Normal
8chool (now a part of the Uni
versity of Georgia, Athens) ar
rived here yesterday, to hold
their 40th reunion.
This year's reunion will be In
the form of a week-long house
party at Buck Creek Ranch, 25
miles from Franklin In the Nan
tahala mountain country.
While resting and reminiscing
will be the main occupations of
the week, members of the party
plan a trip to the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park In a
chartered bus. Trips to High
lands and to the Campbell Folk
School, at Brass town, Clay coun
ty, craft and folk dance center,
also are scheduled.
Miss Harlette Klnnebrew, of
Franklin, the only North Caro
linian among the 1909 gradu
ates of the Georgia Institution,
and her (liter, Mr?. J, A. Cook
:<also a graduate of the
school) will hold a reception for
members of the group at the
Slagle Memorial building Satur
day afternoon from 3 to 5:30
o'clock.
The first reunion, organized
largely through Miss Kenne
brew's efforts, was held 20 years
ago, and the class has held
a meeting each year since, the
last four gatherings having
been house parties.
Members of the party, In add
ition to Miss Kennebrew, are
Miss Arlevla Burson, of Atlanta,
Mrs. Norma Booth Callahan, of
Atlanta, Mrs. May Llllie D. Cun
ningham, of Lexington, Oa.,
Mrs. Oerstle D. Nevll, of Metter,
Oa., Miss Rosa Fletcher, of At- <
lanta, Mrs. Sarah K. Gledhill,
of Macon, Oa., Miss Stella Gard
ner, of Atlanta, Miss Pattle
Melre, of Atlanta, MUs Nell i
Sbockley, of Attjen*, mjm Mat- i
tha Worsham, of Atlanta, Miss
Janette Tilman, of Atlanta,
(who Is the class secretary).
Miss Irene Young, of Atlanta,
Miss Sallle Zetterourer, of
Statesboro, Ga , Patty Oledhlll,
daughter of Mrs. Oledhlll, and
Mrs. Nan Trotter Hardman, of ]
Lakeland, Fla., native of Frank
lin, who Is present as the guest
of one of the class members. |
Also attending Is Miss Emily ,
Harrison, of Atlanta and High- |
lands, a member of the school's ,
faculty when members of the ,
class were students there. Miss ,
Harrison at one time was a
teacher in the Franklin school. (
Due to Illnesses and family i
responsibilities, more than half
of the approximately 45 surviv
ing members of the class were
unable to attend. ]
While many member* of the 1
:las? became career women, 35 i
of them are married, 30 single. I
College Diplomas Won
By More Than A Score
Of Macon Men, Women
More than a score of Macon
County young men and women
have been graduated from uni
versities and colleges over the
country during the past fort
night.
A dozen or more institutions
of higher learning have confer
red diplomas on Macon youths
this commencement season.
Among the college graluates,
with the schools from which
they received diplomas, are the
following:
University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill: Miss Merrily
Brooks, Miss Frances Furr, and
Ollmer A. Jones, Jr. (law).
N. C. State College, Raleigh:
Ernest Lawrence Munger, High
lands, and Alvln Dwlght Wilson
(both in forestry).
Western Carolina Teachers
College, Cullowhee; Miss Jessie
Ruth Stewart, Miss Freda Mae
Hall, Harry Corbin, Donald
Cabe, Frank Murray, Jr., John
Gibson Murray, and Edgar Car
Youth Worker
Employed By
Church Here
The Franklin Methodist
church has employed a full
time youth worker for the sum
mer season.
Miss Mozelle McCormick, of
Mount Airy, was selected for the
Dosltion and assumed her duties
last Sunday.
Miss McCormick, who has the
tUle of director of religious ed
ucation, was graduated from
Woman's College of the Univer
sity of North Carolina, Greens
boro, thU spring. While a stu
dent there, she specialized in
religious education.
She oame to Franklin direct
from Greensboro, and will be
here for the three summer
months, working with the young
people of the Franklin and Car
son's Chapel churches.
The movement to obtain a di
rector of religious education for
the church here was initiated
sometime ago by the Wesleyan
Service Guild, and that organi
zation presented the p!an to the
board of stewards, which en
dorsed it.
The project was financed
through contributions by the
Guild, Sunday school organiza
tions, individuals, and the peo
ple of Carson's Chapel.
For the time being, Miss Mc
Cormick is staying at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Slier.
B. T. U. Meet
To Be Held Next Friday
At Higlilai-.<!j
An associatlonal Baptist
Training Union meeting will be
held at the Highlands Baptist
church at 7:30 p. m. Friday of
next week, according to Everett
R. White, associatlonal B. T. U.
director.
The session, a combined B. T.
U. mass meeting and officers'
and directors' council, will be
marked by special music by the
Highlands group and a series
of short talks on "The Teach
ers", Mr. White said.
penter, Jr.
Brevard Junior College, Bre
vard: Miss Jane Setser.
Woman's College of the Uni
versity of North Carolina,
Greensboro : Miss Jeannette
Harrison, Miss Carolyn Long,
and Miss Betty Callahan.
Winthrop College, Rock Hill,
S. C.: Miss Ann Flanagan.
Lees McRae Junior College,
Banner Elk: Miss Margaret
Moore.
University of Georgia, Athens:
George Hunnicutt (agriculture).
Georgia Tech, Atlanta: Boone
Leach.
Fasslfern School, Henderson
vllle: Miss Marna Cobb, High
lands.
Ersklne College, Due West, S.
C: Miss Angela Anderson,
Highlands.
Wellesley College, Wellesley,
Mass.: Miss Dorothy McCutch
eon.
Mars Hill College, Mars Hill:
Miss Annie Sue Coniey.
STEWART NEW
ROAD ENGINEER
North Wilkeaboro Man
Succeeds Walker
In Thi? Area
Z. V. Stewart will become
highway engineer for this (the
tenth) division July 1, succeed
ing John C. Walker, in a shift
of N. C. Highway commission
personnel.
Mr, Walker, who has served
this division as district engineer,
with headquarters in Asheville,
for the past 26 years, has di
rected the construction of every
state highway in this end of the
state, and some of them have
been rebuilt two or three times
under his supervision.
In the shift, Mr. Walker and
Mr. Stewart will exchange
places, Mr. Walker becoming
eighth division engineer, with
headquarters at North Wilkes
boro, the post now held by Mr.
Stewart.
The change is a part of a
reassignment of all 10 division
engineers, announced in Raleigh
this week by Dr. Henry W. Jor
don, chairman of the State
Highway commission.
Dr. Jordan said 1t was neces
sary to shift some of the engi
neers, and, since some were to
be translerred, it was decided
to shift all. Nine of the 10 re
ceived new assignments, while
the tenth will be retired and
succeeded by his former assis
tant.
2 Baseball
Games Scheduled Here
Thii Week-End
Baseball fans here will have
an opportunity to see two game6
over the week-end.
Franklin will play the strong
Craggy Veterans nine, of Ashe
ville, Saturday, and the local
nine will meet the Clark's
Chapel team Sunday. Both
games are set (or 2:30 p. m.
Coach MUburn Atkins com
mented that the Franklin play
ers have shown marked im
provement since their game
with Highlands, and that he
believes fans will see a fast
team In action this week-end.
He announced the probable
line-up as:
Raby, 1. f.; Elliot, s. s.; Hol
brooks, 3b.; Price lb.; Leather
man, c. f.; Brogden, 2b.; Crisp,
r. f.; Hlgdon or Archer, c.; and
Poindexter or Stewart, p.
Plan Clark's Chapel
Home-Coining Program
A home-coming program will
be held at Clark's Chapel Meth
odist church Sunday, it has
been announced. The general 1
public Is invited, and all who
come are invited to bring lunch 1
and spend the day. In prepara
tion for the service, the church '
cemetery will be cleaned to- '
morrow (Friday). 1
PLAN DECORATION i
A decoration service will be 1
held at the Bumlngtown Bap- '
list church Sunday, It wu an- '
nounced this week by the pas
tor, the Rev. C. C, Welch.
WILL CUT OVER
TO NEW PHONE
SYSTEM SUNDAY
No Longer Nec**?ary
To Crank; Project
Go?t $65,000
Starting 8unday, telephone
users here won't have to cranK
their "phones any more.
The Western Carolina Tele
phone company has changed
irom the old magnet to the
more modern common battery
telephone system, and the cui
over to the new system is set
for 1 o'clock Sunday morning^
Starting at that hour, telephone
users will signal the operator
simply by picking up the tele
phone receiver.
The change, which includes
installation of the latest type
of telephone instruments the
installation of- a five-position
common battery Western Elec
tric switchboard in place of the
old two-operator magneto
board, and Improvement of long
distance faculties, represents an
investment of approximately
$65,000, Russell E. McKelvey,
manager, said.
He added that the new equip
ment is designed to take care
of Franklin's needs for the next
10 years, and that In planning
for the 10-year period hU com
pany has anticipated an in
crease of 90 per cent In the
number of telephone users here.
The change will lnvolve an
increase in the number of tele
phone operators on duty during
a 24-hour period from five to
14Undtr the new set-up, the
local operators will be in posi
tion to complete most long [dis
tance calls, instead of navtag to
relay them to other points Mr.
McKelvey said. Specifically,
Franklin now has direct lines
to Ashevllle and Atlanta, both
of which ore large Macentra
tlon points of toll facilities.
Since tfce cut-over to the new
system necessitates the change
in many telephone numbers,
new directories have been ^is
sued. and are being mailed to
subscribers this week. The new
numbers will become effective
Sunday morning.
pointing out that the tele
phone operators are no mow
familiar with the new numten
than the general public, Mr.
McKelvey asked that subscrib
ers consult their new director
ies and call by number
Work on the new outside fa
cilities got under way last Jan
uary. and representatives of
the Western Electric company
have been engaged in installing
the new switchboard for the
past seven weeks.
Mrs. Rogers, Gneiss,
Marks 92nd Birthday
Mrs. J. T. Rogers, of Gneiss,
celebrated her 92nd birthday at
her home Sunday, June 5.
Although Mrs. Rogers has
been confined to her bed by
Illness for the past nine months,
she appeared to enjoy the cele
bration, marked by visits dur
ing the day of many relatives
and friends, and a program fea
tured by a talk by the Rev.
ArVU Swafford and music by
the Black Mountain choir, of
Prentiss.
She received many gifts from
friends.
Her friends enjoyed a picnic
lunch on the lawn at noon.
Plan Revival Series
At Snow Hill Church
A series of revival services
will open at Snow Hill Metho
dist church next Monday eve
ning and continue through
Thursday, June 30. It has been
announced by the pastor, the
Rev. R. l. Phillips. Services will
be held each evening at 8
o'clock, with Mr. Phillips doing
the preaching.
The Weather
Temperatures and precipita
tion for the past seven days,
and the low temperature yes
terday, as recorded at the
Coweeta Experiment station.
High Low Prec.
Wednesday 83 52
Thursday 72 58
Friday 70 80
Saturday 78 57 . ....
Sunday 83 55 .15
Monday 81 58
ruesday 74 61 .06
Wednesday 69 4ft
Total rainfall, inches U