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FRANKLIN, N. C? THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1949
TWELVE PAGES
Calendar
Of The Week'*
EVENTS
THURSDAY, AUGUST II
S p. m. ? Circle No. 2, Metho
dist Woman's Society of Chris
tian Service, at home of Mrs.
W. E. Hunnlcutt.
7:30 p. m ? Franklin lodge No.
452, Loyal Order of Moose, at
Slagle Memorial building.
8 p. m? Methodist Wesleyan
Service Guild at Mrs. Grace
0"Mohundro's home on Murphy
road.
8 p. m. Baptist Young Wo
men's Auxiliary at home of Miss
Helen Wilson.
FRIDAY
7:00 p. m.? Franklin Softball
league games at Franklin Ath
letic field.
SATURDAY
7:30 p. m.? Teen Age club a't
Skyway (formerly Hearn) hotel.
8 p. m.- -Square dance (Amer
ican Legion benefit) at Memor
ial building.
MONDAY
10 a. m? Board of county
commissioners at courthouse.
7 p. m? Franklin Troop No.
1, Boy Scouts, at Memorial
building.
7:30 p. m? Softball at ath
letic field.
TUESDAY
10 a. m.? Farm meeting on
poultry at Agricultural building.
7:30 p. m. ? Junaluskee Lodge
No. 145, A. F.-and A. M., at Ma
sonic hall.
8 p. m.? Co-Ed club at Me
morial building.
WEDNESDAY
7 p. m.? Franklin Rotary club
at Memorial building.
8 p. m. Signal Tel. and Tel.
(army reserve) Operations Com
pany No. 3547 at Agricultural
building.
PLAN PICNIC SUPPER
The Woman's Society at Chris
tian Service of the Franklin
Methodist church will hold a
picnic supper at Arrowood Glade
Sunday. Each member 'Is 'Invit
ed to bring her husband or a
friend. The group will meet at
the church at 3 p. m.
Do You
Remember . . . ?
(Looking backward through
the files of The Press)
50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
The young people of Shortoff
gave a Cakewalk at the lower
Masonic hall in Highlands on
the evening of the 28th ult.
The cake winners were most
grotesquely fixed up, which was
very amusing. A goodly sum was
realized, which Is to be applied
to the repairing of the Short
off school house.
Mr. and Mrs. Elam Slagle
celebrated their golden wedding
on August 1st at their pleasant
home on Way ah.
Dr. and Mrs. 8. H. Lyle have
made a valuable donation to
the Franklin station of the
Methodist church, and at the
same time a liberal provision
for the Franklin district, in
the way of furnishing a home
lor the presiding elder free of
expense to the district for site
or building.
25 YEARS AGO
After being out for almost a
year, we have again taken over
the management of the Frank
lin Bakery and Restaurant.
Geo. and Ed. Carpenter. (Adv.)
Mr. Chas. O. Ramsey, who for
the past several years has been
making his home at Co burn,
Va., and Chattanooga, Tenn.,
returned to Franklin a few days
ago.
Attorney General Harry Mc
Mullan announced In Raleigh
Tuesday the appointment of
Representative George B. Pat
ton, of Macon County, as as
sistant attorney general.
Mrs. Elolse G. Franks, as pres
ident of the North Carolina
Association of Superintendents
of Public Welfare, has been
called to Raleigh by Mrs. W. T.
Bost, commissioner of the State
Board of Charities and Public
Welfare, In order to assist with
plans being made for welfare
work in the state during the
ensuing yau.
Flower Show, With 57
Entries, Attracts 400;
Mrs. Perry Is Winner
Last Saturday's flower show,
the first held In Franklin In a
number of years, brought out
57 entries, and was seen by 400
to 500 persons. The registration
book of the Franklin Garden
club, which sponaared the event,
showed 375 visitors, and it was
known that many who viewed
the flowers did not register.
The sweepstakes award, for
the best entry In the show,
went to Mrs. J. E. Perry, Sr.
Her winning entry was a large
container of zinnias. Mrs. Perry
also won the blue ribbon In
the zlnna class.
The judges? Mrs. Ben Wood
ruff, of Greenville, S. C., Mrs.
John A. Boykin, of Atlanta, and :
Mrs. Milton Spradlln, of Tampa, 1
all summer visitors In Frank
lin? also awarded blue and red
ribbons in 15 classifications.
Winners in the various Classi
fications follow, the first nam
ed In each case having been
awarded the blue ribbon, and
Lion* Explain They
Don't Name Streets
At ? meeting of the board
of director* of the Franklin
Lions club Thursday Presi
dent Prank Duncan was re
quested to make a public
statement to the people of the
town of Franklin, explaining
that while tfbe club had spon
sored the erection |of street
signs, th organisation had no
part in designating the names
to be given various streets
and assumes no responsibility
tor any street name.
It was decided to issue this
statement following last Mon
day night's meeting of the
Franklin board of aldermen
at which time there wm con
siderable discussion concern
ing the change in the names
of s portion of what formerly
?W known as the Georgia
road.
Franklin
SOFTBALL LEAGUE
Franklin Softball league re
sults to date, with the schedule
of approaching games, follow:
Results
Friday Night, August 5
NP&LCo., 11; Rotary, 5.
Zickgraf, 8; Oilers, 3.
Monday Night, August 8
Games rained out.
Teams Standings
W L Pet.
?Rotary 6 3 .666
Forest Service 6 3 .666
Oilers 5 3 .625
NP&LCo 5 5 .500
Zickgraf 5 5 .500
Van Raalte 1 9 .100
Coming Games
Friday (tomorrow) night ?
7:30, NP&LCo. vs. Zickgraf; 9
p. m.. Van Raalte vs. Forest
Service.
Monday night? 7:30, Oilers vs.
Rotary.
While next Monday night's
game completes the season's
schedule, many games have been
rained out, and these rained
out games will be played at the
end of the season.
?The Rotary club's games won
and percentage were erroren
ously reported last week.
The correct number of games
and percentage appear above.
the second, the red ribbon:
Dahlias: Mrs. A. R. Hlgdon
and Mrs. Mlza Crawford.
Roses: Mrs. Frank Higdon and
Mrs. Roy Geoghagen.
African violets; Mrs. Sallle
Sellers and Miss Oladys Sellers.
Gladioli: ' Mrs. Frank Hlgdon
and Mrs. Randolph Bulgln.
Marigolds: Mrs. W. W. Sloan
and Mrs. Randolph Bulgin.
Zinnias: Mrs. J. E. Perry, Sr.,
and Mrs. Allan Brooks.
Mixed flowers: Mrs. J. Ward
Long and Miss Mary Willis.
Wild flowers: Mrs. Frank M.
Kllllan and Mrs. E. S. Purdom.
Batted plants: Mrs. James
Myers and Mrs. C. L. Pender- j
grass.
Miscellaneous arrangements:
Mrs. Pearl Wright and Mrs. I.
T. Peek.
Mlnia'ure arrangements: Mrs.
John M Archer, Jr., and Mrs.
W. V. Swan.
Artistic arrangements: Mrs
? Continued on Pare Ei*nt
STREET SIGNS
TOGOJJPSOON
Will Be Erected As Soon
As Posts, Already Up,
Are Painted
Franklin's new street signs
will go up as soon as the metal
posts to which they are to be
attached have been painted, It
was said yesterday.
The posts, at 49 street Inter
sections, were placed in con
crete last week, but the paint
ing has been delayed, it was ex
plained, by rainy weather. It Is
hoped that the painting can be
done by Saturday, and that the
signs can be put in place early
next week
After the signs are up and a
study of a map of the taw
lias been made to determine
house and business place num
bering, these numbers will go
on sale.
The Lions club, which has
provided the posts and signs
out of club funds, will sell the
house numbers, it is understood,
at cost. The town Is paying for
erecting the posts and the signs,
and has agreed to maintain
them. The whole prqject I? s
part of an effort to obtain mail
delivery for Franklin.
When the signs are erected,
at least three of them, it is
understood, will not be put up
at this time? those reading
"Maple Street". The town board
sometime ago voted to change
the name of a portion of the
o'd Georgia road to "Maple
Street", and, in line with the
board's action, the Lions club
bought street signs so reading.
Delegations appeared before
the board at its meeting August
1, however, to debate the
change, and the board deferred
further action until its next
meeting. Pending dlcislon as to
whether the street shall remain
Maple or be changed back to
Georgia road, the signs at the
intersections of that street with
Wayah, West Main, and Palmer
are expected to be left off.
PLAN JOINT MEETING
The Presbyterian and Metho
dist Youth Fellowships here will
hold their quarterly Joint meet
ing at the Franklin Presbyter
Ian church Sunday evening at
7 o'clock.
Silers From 10 States
Gather For Their 98th
Consecutive Reunion
Sllers, some 225 strong, from
10 states and the Distric of
Columbia, gathered here Thurs
day of last week for their 98th
annual "family meeting".
Descendants of the four Siler
brothers who were among the
first settlers of Macon County, '
the Slier family has met each
year, without a break, since that
first gathering In the 1850's. j
Four wars have failed to inter
rupt the meetings, and for many !
decades the reunions have been '
held on the same day, the first
Thursday In August.
This year's meeting was at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Allen
Slier, and it waa brought out in
a discussion that It was the
ftrit time In nearly 40 years
that ? Biter btt played hoet,
so rare has the name become.
Represented at Thursday's
gathering wereLouislana, Ala
bama, Florida, Georgia, South
Carolina, North Carolina, Vir- !
glnia, the District of Columbia, 1
Pennsylvania, New York, Mass- I
achusetts, Tennessee, and Ohio. '
A picnic lunch was spread at i
noon on long tables erected on
the Silers' back lawn. Following
the dinner and a social period, I
a program was held In the af
ternoon, with Carl S. Slagle,
chairman, presiding, and J. M. ,
Gray, of Washington, D. C.,
secretary, serving in that capac- |
lty.
Following tradition, the pro- 1
gram opened with the tinging ^
?Continued on Ftp lift
N. C. LEADERS
WILL ADDRESS
POULTRY MEET
Laboratory, Marketing
Organization Will
Be DiacuMod
Plans for establishment of a
poultry laboratory In this sec
tion and for setting up a cen
tral organization to keep in
touch with all available mark
ets, so that Macon County's
fast-growing poultry industry
can be assured of the best pos
sible market the year around,
will be discussed at meeting set
for 10 a. m. Tuesday at the
Agricultural building.
Dr. I. O. Schaub, N. C. Ex
tension director, C. F. Parrls, In
charge of poultry extension
work, R. S. Dearstyne, of N. C.
State college, L. J. Fourle, of
the State Department of Agri
iul ure, and possibly L. Y. Bal
lentine, state commissioner of
agriculture, will be present to
I discuss the different phases of
'poultry raising and marketing.
In commenting on the meet
ing, and the plans it is hoped
to wprk out, Oounty Agent 8.
W. Mendenlxall remarked that
"the farmers of Macon County
are to be congratulated for the
work they are doing In poultry.
They are helping to make poul
try the leading Industry in this
county. But there still is room
for expansion.
"As is natural", he continued,
"as any industry Increases, the
problems increase along with
it. The two major problems that
we should anticipate will be dis
ease control and marketing.
"I am hoping that we can
have established somewhere
near us a laboratory where dis
eased poultry can be examined,
the trouble determined, and the
treatment recommended. I also
am hoping that some central
organization can be set up to
keep in touclf \yith all available
markets so that you can be as
sured, insofar as possible, the
best passible market the year
around."
All farmers and poultrymen
in the county are invited and
urged to attend the meeting
Tuesday morning, Mr. Menden
hall said.
Z. V. Shields
Found Dead Near Home
On Nantahala
Zeb Vance Shields, 66, was
found dead near his home In
the Nantahala section Tuesday
afternoon, and death was at
tributed to a heart attack.
He was discovered about 2
o'clock by his brother, James
Shields, with whom he made his
home, about 600 yards from the
home.
A farmer and native of this
county, he was a member of the
Briartown Baptist church, where
the funeral service was held
Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock. The Rev. T. D. Denny
officiated, and burial was In the
church cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers were
Frank Shields, Will Denny, Chle
tis Gassaway. Bob Hampton,
Bill Grant, and Duther Denny.
Surviving, in addition to his
brother, is one sister, Mrs. Re
becca Mashburn, of Swain coun
ty.
Funeral arrangements were
directed by Bryant funeral
home.
32 Finish
Beginners' Swimming
Course
A total of 32 chi'.dren com
pleted the beginners' swimming
course, held at Arrowood Olade
pool July 25-August 8, it was
announced this week.
For the course, a part of the
Red Cross water safety pro
gram, Miss Ann Lyle served as
Instructor, and Miss Ruth (Bay)
Angel as assistant.
In the races, held on the last
day, Dorothy Cooke won the
girls' front overhand stroke,
and Martha Womack the girls'
back stroke. Lewis Cabe won
the boys' front overhand stroke,
and Jack Mooney the boys' back
stroke.
A total of 58 enrolled for the
course.
Wins Auto. Wife
Has Baby; It Wu
Hectic Week -End
Ben nit B. Haire is ?wonder
'ng what will happen next!
For but Saturday he won an
automobile, and early Monday
Mrs. Halre presented him with
a "daughter.
Mr. Haire, disabled veteran
of World War 2 whu lives w?vw
O'to, won the 1949 Fleetline
two-d<y>r Chevrolet ?edan rat
fled for the b-iefit of the
Fra.nk'in Athletic association.
The drawing was held Satur
day.
Mr. Haire did not own a can
and Pie new auto cost him $2.
When "he bought the first
ticket, 61E, he remarked "61
is my lucky number"? find it
proved to be. But .he paid
another SI for a second
chance. Be thus had two
chances out of the 2,992 sold.
The Haires' baby was born
early Monday morning at
Angel hospital.
ATHLETIC FIELD
MEET PLANNED
Public Invited To Offer
Sweestions; Fence
Beinar Erected
A publ'c meeting to discuss
Improvement of the athletic
rleld at the Franklin school has
been cal'ed for 6:45 o'clock
Monday afternoon at the fie'd.
The new me'al fence around
the field is expected to be up
bv that time, R R. Gaines, com
mittee chairman, said, and sug
gestions from the public on
construction r>* additional sta
dium seats will be invited. The
contour of the ground, he ex
nlained, creates several prob
lems that have t.o solved
Approximately $1,800 is avail
able, as a result of a series of
fund-raising projects, to built}
the seats. It is proposed to add
1,200 'p the 608 built last year.
Concrete around the fence
posts at the field was poured
Tuesday, and It is hoped erec
tion of the fence can be com
pleted by Saturday. The fence,
when CDmp'eted, will have cost
apriroxiinately $3,000
A net amount estimated at
$1,600 was raised through the
raffline of an automobile, the
latest fund-raising project. The
lottery drawing was held Sat
urday. A total of 2,992 chances
were sold at $1 each. After de~
ducting the cost of the car (less
the discount given) and other
expense, about $1,600 wil be left,
it was said.
In addition, $1,950 worth of
advertising space on the fence
has been sold to date, $806.50
has been contributed to the
fence-stadium fund, $79.25 was
PLAN RUMMAGE SALE
The Franklin Lions chib
will hold an auction sale of
rummage on Main street Sat
urday, starting at 1* a. m.
The purpose of the sale is to
raise $150 to enable the club
to take one of the advertising
spaces on the new fence
around the school athletic
field here. Purchase of the
fence is being financed
through advertising. Persons
who have items for the sale
are requested to leave them
at Duncan Motor company.
raised at the benefit square
dance held July 28. and there
Is a halance of $187 left from
the funds raised a year ago for
construction of the first section
of the stadium, John M. Archer,
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I
Children Having Fun
On New 4-Unit See-Saw
At Memorial Playground
A lot of youngsters are hav
ing fun this week at the play
ground at the foot of Slagle
Memorial hill.
One reason: See-saws just in
stalled there.
Another: A load of sand Just
hauled to the playground for
the children to play in.
Both are projects of the
Franklin Lk>ns club, which set
out last summer to equip the
playground. A number of swings,
a merry-go-round, and basket
ball goal were put up last sea
son.
The new see-taws, four on
on* unit, a factory-built Affair,
arrived and were put Into op
eration a few days ago. Earlier
in the season, the Lions had
the place cleaned up, the grass
mowed, etc.
Other projects planned for
the playground by the club in
clude a slide and acting bars,
and possibly picnic tab'.es and
a drinking fountain.
The Lions to date have spent
approximately $500 on the play
ground, It was learned from
President Frank B. Duncan.
This Is exclusive of labor, most
of which has been done by club
members.
Tourist Business
In Franklin Good
Army Station
Here Leads Entire Area
In Enlistments
The army and air force re
cruiting station in Franklin led
the entire Charlotte area, em
bracing all North Carolina from
Charlotte west, in enlistment
percentage in July, M. 8gt. Carl
M. Falrcloth, who is In charge
of the station, has been noti
fied.
A total of 22 men from Ma
con, Jackson, Swatn, Graham,
Clay, and Cherokee, the coun
ties served by the local station,
were enlisted in the regular
army and air force during the
month. This was 122 per cent
of the quota of 18 assigned the
station, the largest quota per
centage reported in this end of
North Carolina.
Macon men who enlisted dur
ing the month are Ward Mc
Neal, Jr., 17, and Horace Led
#ord, 18, both of Franklin.
In making the announcement
public, Sgt. Falrcloth pointed
out that the regular army is
now offering to eligible men,
veteran or non-veteran, their
choice of the coast artillery,
field artillery, corps of engi
neers, armoured cavalry, or in
fantry. There also are a few
vacancies in other branches.
2-Day Meet
Of Baptists
Opens Today
Baptists from throughout this
county will gather at the Ridge
crest Baptist church this morn
ing for the opening of the 46th
annual convention of the Ma
con County Baptist association.
The meeting will continue
through Friday afternoon.
Today's opening sess'on, which
will convene at 10 a. m-, will be
featured by the annual doc
trinal sermon, to be preached
this year by the Rev. Paul Nix,
of Highlands.
With J. H. Stockton, moder
ator, presiding, the convention
will open with a song service,
and the Rev. W. L. Sorrells will
conduct the devotional. Appoint
ment of reading clerks will fol
low.
Other features of this morn
ing's session will include the
call for church letters, enroll
ment of messengers, organiza
tion, recognition of visitors,
song, and a report by Miss
Gretchen Johnson, church mis
sionary in this county.
This afternoon's program will
be highlighted by addresses by
the Rev. M. A. Huggins, gen
eral secretary of the State Bap
tist convention, and Dr. Phil
Elliott, president of Gardner
Webb college, and reports.
Reports scheduled include
those on Christian education, by
E. R. White, on Christian litera
ture, by Paul Swafford, finance,
J. H. Brookshlre, treasurer, min
isterial relief, the Rev. C. E.
Parker, hospitals, Fred Corbln,
and the report of the executive
committee.
Other addresses and reports
and the annual missionary ser
mon, by the Rev. C. E. Parker,
will be heard tomorrow.
With Most Places Full,
Number Here Believed
Largest Since Wkr *
The tourist business in Frank
lin, which two weeks ago was
"spotty", Is excellent now.
"All tourist accommodations
are practically filled", Frank B.
Duncan, president of the Frank
lin Chamber of Commerce, said
yesterday.
Mr. T^uncsn added that he be
lieves the volume of tourist busi
ness here at present is the high
est since the war.
"Most visitors who come to
Franklin stay for two or three
weeks, or longer, rather than
mere'y for a night or two", he
pointed out.
H's comments were based on
a check of tourist hotels, motor
courts, and other facilities here,
made yesterday by the chamber
of commerce.
The check revealed that most
places are filled, with all re
porting great improvement over
a fortnight ago.
The improvement started
ibout two weeks ago, the cham
ber of commerce records indi
cate, and the influx has con
tinued ever since.
The constant rains earlier In
the summer are believed to have
kept many visitors away, or to
have caused them to leave after
only a day or two here.
While the register at the
chamber booth shows that more
of Franklin's visitors rotne from
Georgia and Florida than from
any other two states, the regis
tration for the past few days
reveals that tourists are here
now from South Carolina, Ala
bama, Tennessee, Kentucky, In
dtana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania,
as well.
While the volume of mail In
quiries has noticeably decreased
with the advance of the sea
son, Neil Mooney, chamber sec
retary, said yesterday he is re
ceiving many personal Inquiries
from visitors, who seek a wide
variety of Information.
Will Discuss Plan
For New Church At
Mt. Zion Methc Jist
The possibility of construct
ing a new building at Mount
Zion Methodist church, or of
remodeling the present struc
ture, will be discussed at the
fourth quarterly conference of
the West Macon Methodist cir
cuit, to be held at Mount Zion
Sunday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock, it was announced this
week by the pastor, Mrs. R. H.
Hull. The Rev. E. J. Hammond,
church architect of Atlanta, will
be here to advise with the con
gregation, Mrs. Hull said.
Dr. C. N. Clark, of Waynes
ville, district superintendent,
will preside at the circuit quar
terly conference.
Dr. Troupe, Father
Of Mrs. Hoyt Evans,
Will Preach Here
The Rev. John Troupe, pastor
of the Emanuel Presbyterian
church, Philadelphia, Penna.,
will be the guest preacher at
the Franklin Presbyterian
church at the 11 a. m. service
Sunday. Dr. Troupe is the fath
er of Mrs. Hoyt Evans. He and
Mrs. Troupe are visiting the
Evanses.
Immediately following the
morning worship service, It was
announced, the congregation of
the church will adjourn to A r
rowood Glade for the annual
congregational picnic. All vis
itors, it was announced, are In
vited to attend the picnic.
The Weather
High Low Prec.
Wednesday 78 64 .60
Thursday 81 60 .81
Friday 84 62 .21
Saturday 87 60 T
Sunday 84 62 T
Monday 84 56 T
Tuesday 85 58
Wednesday 54 .03
FRANKLIN RAINFALL
(As recorded by Manson L.
Stiles. TV A weather observer)
For 24 hours ending at 8 a. m.
last Thursday, .22 of an Inch;
Friday, .12; Saturday, trace;
Sunday and Monday, none;
Tuwday, .51; Wtdnwday, .03.