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VOL. WUV-NO. 17
FRANKLIN, N. C? THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1949
EIGHT PAGE8
Franklin Tax V aluation Over $2,000,000
Calendar
Of The Week'?
EVENTS
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(Data for this column ahould 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
of changes in the time or place).
THURSDAY, JULY 7
3 p. m.? Circle No. 1, Frank
lin Methodist Woman's Society
of Christian Service, at the
home of Mrs. R. F. Hemphill.
7:30 p. m. ? Post No. 108,
American Legion, at Slagle Me
morial building.
8 p. m? Nequassa Chapter No.
43, Order of the Eastern Star,
at Masonic hall.
8 p. m? First Baptist Young
People's Auxiliary at home of
Miss Nancy Calloway.
8 p. m.? Co-Ed club at Hotel
Hearn.
FRIDAY
7:30 p. m? Softball games at
Franklin school athletic field.
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.
10 a. m.? County board of ed
ucation at courthouse.
7 p. m? Franklin Lions club
at Presbyterian church annex.
7 p. m.? Franklin Troop No.
1, .Boy Scouts, at Memorial
building.
7:30 p. m.? Softball games at
Franklin school athletic field.
8 p. m? Highlands Commun
ity Theatre production, "Our
Town", at Memorial building.
TUESDAY
8 p. m.? Co-Ed club at Hotel
Hearn.
WEDNESDAY
7 p. m? Franklin Rotary club
at Memorial building.
7:30 p. m.? Teen Age club at
Hotel Hearn.
7:30 p. m.? Macon County
Memorial Post No. 7339, Veter
ans of Foreign Wars, at Agri
cultural building. ?
PLAN BENEFIT FOOD SALE
The Highlands chapter, Order
of the Eastern Star, will hold
a benefit food sale on Main
street in Highlands at 10 a. m.
Saturday, July 23, it was an
nounced this week.
Do You
Remember . . . ?
(Looking backward through
the file* of The Press)
-
50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
The University of North Car
olina. Widest patronage and
fullest equipment in its history.
Faculty, 88; students, 495. 3
academic courtes. 3 elective
courses; 3 professional schools,
In latf, In medicine, in phar
macy. Advanced classes open to
?wofhen. Tuition $60 a year;
board $8 a month.? Advertise
ment.
Franklin High School ? We
learn that the trustees of this
Institution have elected as Prin
cipal for next year Prof. M. D
Billings, of McMlnn Co., Tenn.
Workmen are moving along
with the work on J. F. Palmer's
new residence.
25 YEABS AGO
Mrs. Amanda Slagle, one ol
the oldest residents of out
county, died June 30 at hei
home on Wayah, at the age ol
93 years.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Moore
and little daughter returned
Wednesday from Fossil, Ore.
where they have been making
.their home for some time.
II YEARS AGO
Meeting in called session on
last Thursday afternoon, the
county board of education elec
ed Guy L. Houk, former prin
cipal of Franklin schools and
leading attorney, as superinten
dent of county schools to suc
ceed M. D. Billings, whose term
?expired June SO.
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HIGHLANDS ADDS
2ND POLICEMAN
Board Of Commissioners
To Adopt Budget
Next Monday
The Highlands town board re
cently decided to employ a sec
ond police officer, to serve at
least during the summer |
nvxnths, and the new officer? |
James E. McKlnney? went to
work last Friday.
Meanwhile, the board, at its
semi-monthly meeting Tuesday
night, voted to hold a called
meeting next Monday night at
7:30 o'clock to adopt a budget a
and set a tax rate for the 1940- -
50 fiscal year. Informal discus-'
sion of board members indi- a
cated that the present tax rate I
of $2.25 on the $100 property P
valuation will remain unchang- ?
ed.
Mr. McKinney, the new offic
er, has Just returned to his
home in Highlands, after eight
years' experience as a member
of the army military police. He
will work with Thomas (Tom)
Phillips', of Franklin, who has
been the one-man police force
for several months.
Appointive officials of the
town government whose terms
expired July 1 have been re
appointed by the Highlands
board of commissioners.
They are Mr Phillips; V. W.
McCall, town clerk; and E. M.
Rogers, Jr., electrician.
The term of J. H. Stockton,
of Franklin, town attorney, does
not expire until October.
Frances Furr Make*
Dean's List At U. N. C.
?
I Miss Frances E. Furr, of
i Franklin, was one of the 238
students In the University of
North Carolina's college of arts
i and sciences to make the dean's
list during the last quarter, ac
. cording to an announcement
from Chapel Hill. Grades of B
. (90 to 951 or higher on a min
i imum of 15 quarter hours of
work are required to make the
dean's' list.
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Farm Equipment
J
JAMES F. McCARE
Auctioneer
Seneca, S. C. Phone 51!
BrandcH's Burn Salic
Franklin
SOFTBALL LEAGUE
Franklin Softball league re
sults to date, with the schedule
of approaching games, follows:
ResalU
Friday night, July 1?
Oilers vs. NP&LCo.? Oilers by
forfeit.
Forest 8ervlce, 10; Rotary, 6.
Monday Night
Oames rained out.
Teams' Standings
W L
Forest Service .5
Oilers 3
Rotary 3
Zickgraf 2
Van Raalte 1
NP&LCo 0
Coming Games
Friday (tomorrow) night: Van
Raalte vs. Zickgraf; second
game (9:15 p. m.) Rotary vs.
NP&LCo.
Monday: Oilers vs. Zickgraf;
Rotary vs. Van Raalte.
CUB PACK TO MEET
A meeting of Franklin Cub
Pack No. 1, Boy Scouts, has been
called for 3 o'clock Sunday aft
ernoon at the Slagle Memorial
building.
CROWDS CHEER
VARIED EVENTS
MARKING JULY 4
All-Day V.F.W. Program
li Highlighted By
Boxing Bouts
An all-day program, sponsor
ed bv the local post, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, drew large
and appreciative crowds, as
Franklin held its July Fourth
celebration Monday.
The day's events, starting at
10 o'clock in the morning, in
cluded races, boxing, baseball,
and a square dance in the eve
ning.
Priaes were given to the win
ners of all the contests.
With several hundred people
along the sidelines, potato, sack,
wheelbarrow, 3-legged, fat
mar/s, and old man's races were
held in a roped-off area along
Weit Main street during the
morning.
Next came the laugh-provok
ing efforts of contestant* to
reach the watch that had been
placed on top of a greased pole.
A crowd that filled the court
l room to capacity then gathered
I in the courthouse for a series of
six boxing bouts. Every seat,
and every window, was filled, as
the crowd cheered favorites
among the contestants.
In the first bout, Eddie Seay
won over Doug Seay.
The second was won by Tom
Hunnicutt, battling with Connie
Potts.
The third, between Danny
Angel .and Tom McCoy, was
rule'd a draw.
In the fourth, Bill Hunnicutt
won over W. A. Leach.
Richard Dryman defeated Ed
dy Reece in the fifth.
The sixth was an exhibition
fight, with no decision and no
prizes, between Gene Hutchin
son and Floyd Cruise.
In the afternoon, a Franklin
?Negro team met Murphy Ne
groes in baseball, but the game
was called on account of rain.
The square dance, held Mon
day evening at the Slagle Me
morial building, was sponsored
a!nd conducted by the V. F. W.
and drew a large crowd.
Carton Chapel's
Vacation Schoo1
Comes To Close
A vacation Bible school at
Carson's Chapel Methodist
church was brought to a close
last Friday. The average dally
attendance was 36.
Those assisting in the school
were: Mrs. Fred Moore, begin
ners and primaries; Mrs. Har
old Waldroop, Juniors; Miss
Mozelle McCormlck, Intermedi
ates. Mrs. Ed Wallace, Mrs. Jim
Cunningham, and the pastor,
the Rev. A. C. Oibbs, also as
sisted.
Presbyterians To Hear
Waltaoe Next Sunday
The Rev. J. Q. Wallace will
preach at the morning worship
service at the Franklin Presby
terian church Sunday, in the
absence of the pastor, the Rev.
Hoyt Evans. Mr. and Mrs. Evans
are spending a few days in
Pennsylvania with her people.
Tourists Crowd Franklin
Over July 4th Week-End
Franklin was chuck-{ull of
tourists over the July Fourth
week-end.
Visitors began to arrive Fri
day afternoon, and the 36
places? hotels, motor courts, and
tourist homes? listed by the
chamber of commerce as hav
ing accomodations for tourists
had overflowed by late Satur
day. And at bedtime Sunday
night the chamber of commerce
had placed approximately 150
visitors in private homes that
ordinarily do not take paying
guests? some of them never had
before.
Even so, an estimated 100 vis
itors had to sleep in their auto
mobiles here Sunday night.
In many cases, Frank B. Dun
can, president of the chamber,
said, private homes here pro
vided beds for visitors, even
when It meant making pallets
on the floor for the children In
the family.
Mrs. Nina McCoy, on Harrison
avenue, found It impossible to
Accommodate more than four of
a party of five that sought a
plac# to stay. But the problem
was solved when a boy In the
party crawled into a sleeping
bag, and slep in the yard.
The influx, Mr. Duncan said,
appeared to be due to two
things? the usual trip thous
ands make to the mountains
on a long summer week-end,
and the chamber of commerce's
advertising in The Miami Her
ald, The Tampa Tribune, and
The Atlanta Journal the Sunday
before.
Advertisements, two columns
by six inches, in three papers,
he said, within three days had
brought nearly a score in in
quiries for varied information,
and the inquiries continue to
arrive. In addition, many week
end guests said they came to
Franklin In response to the ad
vertising, without waiting for
reservations.
Many others, however, reach
ed here after vain attempts to
find lodging at other towns in
East Tennessee and Western
North Carolina, and Mr. Dun
can said a number expressed
appreciation of the willingness
of private homes here to take
ithem In. Such community hos
pitality, he added, Is likely to
be remembered when these same
people are looking for a vaca
tion spot in future.
'OUR TOWN TO
BE GIVEN HERE
Highland* Theatre Play
Set For Monday Night
At SUgle Memorial
The Highlands Community
Theatre, widely known group
of Little Theatre players, will
bring "Our Town", Its first play
of the season, to Franklin next
Monday evening, under spon
sorship of the Franklin Rotary
club.
The play will be presented at
the Slagle Memorial building,
and the performance will start
promptly at 8 o'clock.
Prior to coming to Franklin,
the Community Theatre will
present "Our Town" at Helen's
Barn, in Highlands, tonight
( Thursday) and tomorrow night.
The play, which has been
presented in many American
cities since its Broadway suc
cess, is by Thornton Wilder.
The local production is under
the direction of Arthur Little,
who has had considerable ex
perience In theatricals, and has
been connected with the High
lands group during the pre
vious seasons.
The Highlands group is made
up of year-round and summer
residents of that community,
some of whom have had pro
fessional experience, one of the
theatre's plays was presented
here two years ago, and was
enthusiastically received.
Twenty-two persons are in the
cast of "Our Town".
Tickets for the Franklin pro
duction are on sale at Angel's
and Perry's drug stores, or may
be obtained from any member
of the Rotary club. The seat
ing capacity space is limited,
but ticket sales will be dis
continued if and when all avail
able seats are taken, club of
ficials said. Unless all tickets are
?Continued on Page Four
Holiday Week- End
Piiici In Macon
Without Accident
The Long July Fourth week
end, which took a national
accident toll of more than
800 lives, passed here without
a sfoffte serious accident.
The three -day holiday was
otherwise quiet here, with i u>
major disorder and relatively
few arrests, local officers said.
A total of about a dozen
persons were arrested over the
week-end? most of them tor
drunkenness, possession of
whiskey, and similar offenses.
Board Lists
Street Work
Needed Here
Preparatory to adopting a
budget, four members of the
Franklin board of aldermen
Wednesday of last week made a
tour of the town's streets, with
a view to ascertaining what
street and other work Is needed,
and the group made Its report
at Tuesday night's meeting of
the board.
Street repairs and Improve
ment totaling 15,400 feet (about
three miles) are needed, the re
port said.
Making the tour, which was
suggested by E. J. Whltmlre, Jr.,
chairman of the board's budget
committee, were Aldermen Whlt
mlre, Erwln Patton, Verlon
Swafford, and Wcod row Reeves.
The needed Improvements, as
suggested by the group, are
listed below:1
West boulevard, 1,200 feet
ditched and scraped; Sunset
drive, 600 feet ditched and grav
eled, saplings cut; Lyle street,
1,000 feet ditched and graveled;
the street that passes in front
of the homes of Bill Sutton and
John Edwards, 500 feet ditched,
?Continued on Pace Four
? ______ URGES ATTENDANCE AT FARM AND HOME WEEK
Says Year's Farm Progress Greatest In Macon's History
By S. W. MENDENHALL
(County A pent)
Macon County farmers have
made more progress, both on
the farm and in the home, dur
ing the past year than ever be
fore In the history at the coun
ty. This is due to the use of Im
proved farming methods, such
as better fertilization, hybrid
seed, orchard grass and ladlno
pasture, and Increased poultry
and dairying.
In order for our farmers to
meet and talk to farm men and
women from all over the state
and learn other new farming
practice*, N. c. State college will
hold Farm and Home Week in
Raleigh August 8 through 11.
It is hoped that at least a bus
load of men and women from
this county will attend.
The four-day annual event,
not held last year because of
a polio epidemic, will begin with
registration on Monday, August
8, and continue until Thursday
night, August 11, when Bab
Hawk, national radio show quiz
master, will preside over a
grand-finale contest during
which more than $5,000 worth
of farm machinery and equip
ment will be given away.
Secretary of Agriculture
Charles F. Brannan, author of
the much-discussed Brannan
farm program, will headline a
list of notable spa leers for the
occasion. He will address a Joint
session of men and women
Tuesday night.
Other featured speakers will
be Governor Scott, himself a
farmer and former county
agent; Rep. Harold D. Cooley
of Nashville, chairman of the
House Agriculture committee ;
Mrs. Camille McOhee Kelly, of
Memphis, Tenn., one of the
best- known Juvenile court
Judges in the nation; and Mrs.
Raymond Sayre, president of
Associated County Women of
the World.
Conireuman cooley will
speak on proposed national
(arm legislation and will then
participate In a round-table
discussion on the same subject
with Dr. J. H. Hilton, dean of
the State College School of
Agriculture, L. Y. Ballentlne,
state agriculture commissioner,
R. Flake Shaw, executive secre
tary of the North Carolina Farm
Bureau, Harry B. Caldwell,
master of the State Orange, O
T Scott, state director of the
Production and Marketing ad
ministration, E. B. Oarrettt,
state soil conservationist, and
Dr. I. O. Schaub, director of the
State College Extension service.
Tours of Raleigh and the
BttU college farm wUTbt oon
ducted. All phases of (arming
and home making will be dis
cussed such as farm machinery,
livestock, pasture, farm crops,
poultry and dairying; separate
meetings will be held for women
on home making and citizen
ship.
The cost lor transportation
and room and board at the
college will be most reasonable.
Any adult Interested In making
this trip, please notify the
county agent's office Immediate
ly so that transportation can
be arranged and that we can
give you more detailed infor
| mation regarding costs, what to
take, and other Information you
would want to know. I
ALDERMEN SET
TAX RATE AT
SI. 10 AGAIN
Will Start Spraying
For Flie? And
Mosquitoes
With the Town of Franklin'*
property valuation h a v 1 n i %
climbed to *2, 200, 000. the Frank
lin board of aldermen Monday
night adopted a budget for the
coming year providing for an
increase of $9,691.33 in expendi
tures over last year.
The tax rate was again set at
$1.10 on the $100 valuation.
The debt service levy for this
vear, however, is 40 cents, while
the general fund levy is 10. Last
year these two funds received
equal levies of 55 cents.
Prior to taking up the budget,
several matters which had been
pending since last meeting were
discussed by the board.
Mayor H. W. Cabe announced
that the street department
planned to spray back alleys
and barns In the city limits with
DDT and standing pools ol
water with oil this week.
The board authorized the
street committee to have Juris
diction over the matter of plac
ing new street lights.
The board unaminously pass
ed a motion making it unlaw
ful to park outside of desig
nated parking spaces on streets
or places which had been mark
ed for parking. This motion was
passed after the question was
raised by Alderman Erwln Pat
ton and E. J. Whltmlre, Jr., If
the signs ordered by the board
last month for the bus stop had
been erected.
Chief of Police C. D. Balrd
told them he hoped to have the
signs this week and that he
would remove the parking met
ers as saon as the signs are In
place.
The budget, which had been
prepared by Mr. Whltmlre,
chairman of the budget com
mittee, was adopted unamlous
ly, on motion of Mr. Patton,
seconded by W. C. BurreU.
Two outstanding features of
the budget are the setting up of
$4000 for Improvements to tne
water system, and $12,013 for
Improvement and extension ol
streets within the city limits.
Allocations for the various
sub-divisions of the budget, as
compared with last year, are a?
follows:
Debt service: 1949-50, $29,032.
50, 1949-50, $26,360.
Oeneral fund: 1948-49, $4,
460 32; 1949-50, $8,441.
Police department: 1948-4#,
$5,734.32; 1949-50, $5,900.
Fire department: 1948-49, $1,
563.26; 1949-50, $1,440.
Water department: 1948-49,
$9,615.82; 1949-50, $11,700.
Street department: 1949-50,
$18,725.71; 1949-50, $14,413.
Following adoption of the
budget, there was a general dis
cussion among the board mem
bers as to practical ways of im
proving and enlarging the street
system. Methods discussed were
the purchasing of equipment
by the town In order to do
maintenance work; a bond Is
sue; and the contracting or
maintenance work. No action
was taken nor any specific
proposal officially placed before
the board.
All members of the board were
present for the meeting which
lasted nearly four hours. Mayor
Cabe presided.
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 90 57 .00
Thursday 86 69 .00
Friday 83 60 52
Saturday 82 54 T*
Sunday 84 60 .01
Monday 85 60 T*
Tuesday 85 64 .56
Wednesday 64 T*
?Tract
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