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r f* IfigWanbtf Jflacoman ' W Price 6 Cents VOL. LXIV? NO. 38 FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPT. 22, 1949 EIGHT PAGES Calendar Of The Week'. EVENTS j THURSDAY, SEPT. 22 *7:30 p. m? Franklin Lodge No. 452, Loyal Order of Mose, at old American Legion hall, over Carolina Music company store. FRIDAY 8 p. m.? Football: Franklin vs. Hayesvile at Franklin field. SATURDAY 7 p. m? ' Teen Age club meets at Methodist church to gd oil hay ride. 8 p. m ? Square dance (Amer ican Legion benefit) at Memor ial building. MONDAY 7 p. m? Franklin Lions club a1 Piesbyterian church annex. 7 p. m? FrankHn Troop No. 1, Fay Scouts, at Memorial build ing. TUESDAY 8 d. m. ? American Legion .Auxiliary at home of Mrs. E. O. Crawford. WEDNESDAY 1 p. m ? Franklin Rotary club at Memorial building. 7:30 p. m? Memorial Post No. 7331, Veterans of Foreign Wars, at Agricultural building. Rufus Morgan Off To San F rancuco For Church Meet The Rev. A. Rufus Morgan left Friday by motor to attend he 5eth general convention of the Episcopal church In San Francisco. He Is making the trip with Bishop M. George Henry, of Asheville, and the Rev. Mark Jenkins, of Fletcher, and the three are spending two weeks of sight-seeing on the way across the continent. Mr. Morgn was elected a del egate to the coatersno#* at test spring's diocesan convention In "Morganton. Lay services will be held at 11 o'clock each Sunday morn ing at St. Agnes Episcopal church until Mr. Morgan's re turn about the middle of Oc tober, it was announced. . 50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK Frank T. Smith received a live rattlesnake Monday, re cently captured by Oeorge Bul gin. He is at the Drug Store, and if anyone wants to be bit ten, Just let him call and stick his hand in the box. On Sunday night of the 3rd Inst., the school and Church house at Broadway, six miles west of Highlands was burned to the ground. Nothing was known of the fire till Miss dray, the teacher, and scholars arrived on the ground Monday morning. Lewis Ellas left Friday for Poston, Mass., where he will en ter the Medical Department of Harvard University for a four years' course. 25 YEARS AGO Mrs. R. H. Bennett gave the ?"oung folks of the community a party last Friday night in honor of Pierce Meadows, who is at home on vacation from Chapel Hill.? Iotla item. Miss Clara Beele Stiles left last week for Elizabeth City, N. CV, where she is to be supervisor of music in the public schools. The 1915 McDowell club held its first meeting in 1924 on Wednesday at Mrs. McCollum's residence, with Mrs. Zeb Angel as hostess. .0 YEARS AGO Three Maron boys left Satur day for duty In the navy: Charles Palmer, Leon Lenoir, and Claud Southards. Four new school buses, of im proved type with solid steel bodies and safety glass, are a valuable addition to school equipment, both In the Interest of safety and efficiency. It U reported by Ouy Houk, county superintendent of schools. They will serve the Slagle, Nantahala, Franklin, and Chapel (colored) MKArtla Panthers, After 6-0 Win Over Andrews, To Meet Hayesville Here Friday The Franklin Panthers, play ing their first home game of the year, will attempt to win their second straight victory of tlie 1949 season when ihey meet the strong Hayesville eleven here tomorrow (Friday) night on the local gridiron. With last week's 6-0 win over Andrews under their belt, the local boys are hoping to play before a record-breaking crowd, In their first game in the im proved Franklin stadium. Tomorrow night's contest is set for 8 o'clock. Charles Shields, fullback, and Frank (Kink) Henry III, left halfback, were the offensive stars in last week's encounter with the heavier Andrews' eleven. - . Shields, who shows promise of adding lots of power to the Franklin offense this year, scor ed the only touchdown of the game on a plunge from ihe five yard line. Henry, game captain for the Panthers, set up the touchdown by dashing 30 yards after taking a 10-yard pass from John (Bardy) Archer. Pat Patti'.lo, Charles Thomas, and Bill Brown "We re the main stays in a hard charging line which showed considerable im provement over last year'* team Archer, playing his second year at quarter, handled the ball well, made several nice punt returns, and displayed an improved passing game. Twelve hundred seais in the concrete stands, one section of which was built last year, wil be ready for use Friday night. Additional seating capacity, which wll! bring the total t. 1800, Is now being constructed and Is expected to be ready for the game the following Friday night with Murphy. in commenting on last week's game and this week's prospects, Coach Mllburn Atk.ns said that, "against Andrews, the boys showed a fine spirit and played PLAN PRE-GAME PARADE AU suppor'ers cf the Frank lin High to tbalt eleven are urged to meet at the football field Thursday afternoon at 2:15 to take part in a pre game parade. The p,vade will form ttvere in aut, mobiles de corated for the ''evasion and prnceed to West Main street. Af.er parjiing through town the group will t'avel west on Palmer street to the t riffle li'ht, where they Will disband. "The parade will be under 'he direction of the Franklin High cheer leaders. well for their firs- game, but their blocking and tackling will have to improve if we expect to beat Hayesville." Hayesville, last year's confer ence champions, will be playing their third game of (he year. In their opening game, they tied Sylva 6-6, but lost last week to Continued On Page Eiglht? 5 Park Benches, Freshly Painted, Replace Old One? Five attractive, newly paint ed benches made their ap pearance on Main street Ttffcsday, replacing the de lapidated benches that long have faced the Confederate monument, in Rankin Square. Money to buy the new seats, formerly used in the waiting roDm at the depot here, was raised by popular subscription, and the town had the seats painted and anchored in con crete. The benches, the frames of which are me'.ai, are paint ed (teen. The work was done under the direction of the board of aldermeii's street committee, headed by Wo: tlrow Keeves. Order Change Sends Smith To Cleveland Prltchard Smith, Jr., state highway patrolman stationed here, who was transferred sev eral weeks ago, has had a change of orders, it was learn ed here this week. The latier part of August Mr. Smith was ordered to report at Chadbourn, in Eastern North Carolina, September 1. His orders have now been changed, transferring him to Shelby, effective October 1. Meanwhile, Mr. Slmlth still is on duty here. 6 R T. U. Group Meetings Will Be Held September 30 Six associatk>nal Baptist Training Union group meetings will be held slmaltaneously, at 7:30 o'clock Friday evening, Sep tember 30, it was announced this week by E. R. White, asso ciational B. T. U. director. The gatherings are designed to strengthen existing unions and stimulate organlzatkm of new ones, Mr. White explained. The six groups of churches, the group directors, and the meeting places follow: Franklin group, Henry Cabe director, at Longview Baptist church. Georgia group, Doyle Long, Newman's chapel. Cowee group, Billy Raby, Oo wee church. Watauga group, Miss Mattle Brendle, Holly Springs church. Highland* group, Fred Cor bln, Shortoff church. Nantahala grow, Clyde Mor gan, Brlartown oburch SEEK MEMBERS OF SYMPHONY Campaign Launched By Wi -rkera; Would Bring Orche?tiv* Here At least 375 members of the N. C. Symphony Society must be obtained in Macon Courtfy in order to bring the N. C. Little Symphony to Franklin for con certs next spring, it was poin ed out this week as the member ship campaign got under way. The campaign opened In this county Monday, and at least one worker alreday has seen all the persons In the territory assign ed her, and turned in her mem bership stubs and money. Workers who have not yet sarted are urged to obtain their materials from W. N. Sloan, county chairman, at his home In East Franklin, or at The Press office, Mr. Sloan said yes terday. This county's quota this year Is $150 less than last year. A new ruling of tax agents is that no tax Is required on general memberships, so that this year's general memberships are $2 each, rather than the $2, plus 40 cents tax, last year. This re duces the sum to be raised in this county from approximately $900 to $750. Workers, In discussing the or chestra's appearance here, em phasized its educational value. A free concert is given in- the afternoon for school children, and last year chlldrerT' from nearly every school in the coun ty jammed the Friendship tab ernacle for the children's mat inee. A membership also entitles the holder to attend the evening performance here, and any oth er concert, anywhere In the state, given by the orchestra. All school principals are asked to serve, ex officio, on the membership organization, whether they are specifically ? Continued on Pare Ten Here's Additional List Of Students Away In College Macon County students who are away in college, not listed in last week's account of the annual fall college exodus, in cludeT Bidd E. Burtonm of High lands, at the University of Ten nessee, Knoxvllie; David B. Moses, Western Carolina Teach ers college, Cullowhee; Miss Angela Anderson, Highlands, Erskine college, Due West, 8. C.; and Ethel Mae Chavis, Pine (Nt|ro) oolltgt, August#, Oa. 55 VAN RAALTE WORKERS LAID OFF BYCHANGE Plant Her: Er:dt G'ov Work; Sewn** To Go To Hosoiery Deps.rtment The Vm Raalte plint here this week is closing i s glove department permanently. The employment result will be i he laying off of 55 of the ap proximately 130 employes at the plant. While as many glove oner v or ?is nosslble will i e transferred to the hosiery depa-tment such ransfers wi'l be made on'y as openings occur in the hosiery iepsrtment. A company notice posted last <"?ek allied hat it has been the intent'on of the company to operate the glove unit on a temporary basis, hut that Ts closing at this time is due to 'developments in the glove busi ness which have made it diffi cult to forecast demand for the ! stvle of gloves made at Frank lin." The company's notice follows: "Diir:n<r , the , past several ? months there have b:-cn de velopments in the glove busi ness which have mad" it diffi cult to. forecast demand for the style of girves made at B'rank 'in. This, has been reflected in the shortage of cut work re ceived from Dunkirk. "It was the intention of the company to operate the g'ove unit on a temporary basis and to eventually transfer efficient glove operators to the hosiery departments. However, it was planned to continue glove mak ing for a longer pe-iod of time, than is possible under present -onditions. "As soon as existing stocks of work are finished and shipped the glove department will close permanently. "An effort will be made to ransfer as manv Hlove oper ators as possible to hosiery de partments when oneninps oc "i'r. Seniority will be consider ed In rehiring, but first con sideration will be given to pet sons who have shown g od ?<er-. 'ormance and who are suited ror hosierv work in the opinion if the management. "Van RaaHers to be rehired will rot lose seniority and will be notified by mail or 'phone as soon as openings In hosiery are available. "In the meantime, it is sug gested that all persons affected make immediate claim for un employment compensation." Letter Cites Student Loan Fund's Worth How important the students' loan fund, which is a memorial to the Macon County dead of Wn-ld Wir 1. is to young men and women who need financial assistance m obtaining a high er education is Indicated bv a let'er made public this week by the Macon County Memerlal as sociation. The fund, which was started "ti number of years ago with $1, 000 and now amounts to mire 'hn.n $4,500, so far has aided nine young men and women of this courttv to .attend institu tions of higher education. Ttip Memorial ossncia'lon, one of the four organizations spon soring the movement to place plaques at the courthouse door here, carrying the names of this county's dead of World War 1 1 and World War . 2. explained that if more than enough for the nlaques is raised, it will be added to the memorial loan fund. The letter of appreciation made public by the fund's trus tees^ H. Lyle, H. W Cabe, and Gilmar A. Jones -is from James H. Penland, now of Char lotte. Addressed to the three trus tees, it follows: "I want to thank you for your kindness and consideration you gave me concerning the loan which I was given last June. It has helped me obtain jjiy edu cation which I value very high ly. Had it not been for this money to get started on, things would have probably looked pretty 'dark'. "I have finished King's Busl Con Un tied On P* ft E. W. RENSHAW NAME RENSHAW AS ROTARYHEAD 1 Succeeds Albert Ramsey; ! Sutton Discusses Band Prospects E. W. Renshaw Is the new president of the Franklin Ro tary club. He was elected at lasl Wednesday night's meeting of the club to succeed the late A'bert L. Ramsey, and will fill out Mr. Ramsey, s unexpired term, ending June 30, 1950. Mr. Renshaw, supervisor ol the Nantahala National Forest since March, 1946, has been a member of the club since shrn- - jy after his arrival in Franklin A native of Endicott, Wash., he is a graduate (in forestry) ol the University of Idaho. Also marking last week's Ro tary meeting was a talk by R G. Sutton, principal of the Franklin school, who chieflj discussed the school's new band The band, which now hai about 35 members, is under the direction of the new band ln> structor, S. F (Sammy) Beck jnd i is hoped It will be readj for its fir3t public appearance tomorrow, at the first home ootbil' game of the season, Mr Sutton said. ?. Appealing for supmrt, Mr Sutton pointed out that about $1,600 is needed for the largei band instruments. The smaller less expensive ones have been bought by the parents of the band's members, but few par ents, fie said, are In position to buy the larger instruments. The I bass horns, for example, cost $375 - each, he said. He commented that he be lieves the band will do mucli tor school and community spirit ind that this is ohe of the lew towns in Weste n North Caro lina that has not had a band for some 'ime. Once it is estab lished, he said, the band should pay its own way. ? In this connection, he re marked that, when the proposed improvements are finished at the school's a' hletic field Franklin will have the finest I field west of Waynesville. Due to lack of space at the ' school, he said, Mr. Beck is i having to conduct band prac tices af er school. Elect Cheer Leaders And Class Heads Cheer leaders and officers of the senior and junior classes at the Franklin High school have just been elected, and were an nounced this week. The cheer leaders are Miss Julia Hunnicutt, captain, and the Misses Christine Hall, Vir ginia Cansler, Margueritte Smart, Iva Jean Taylpr, Sara Ledford, Beebe Sharitz, Caroline Craw ford, and Wilma Renshaw. Previously, cheer leaders have been elected by high school jun iors and seniors, but this year students in all four high school classes had a hand in the choices, the junior and senior classes each having chosen three, the sophomore class two, and- the freshman class one. In the senior class election, Alvin Stiles was chosen presi dent; Curley Walker, vice-presi dent; and Miss. Josephine And erson, secretary-treasurer. Dudley Conley was named president of the junior class; John M. Archer, III, vice-presi dent; Miss Connaree Nolen, sec retary; and Frank L. Henry in, treasurer. Macon Youths Win 3 Of 4 Top Places At Livestock Show Methodists Go To Winston - Salem For Conference Methodist ministers and lay delega.es from charges in this county are in Winston-Salem, attending the annual meeting of the Western North Carolina Me hodlst Conference, which opened Wednesday. Highlight of the conference will be the announcement Sun day or Monday of the assign ments given Methodist ministers for the coming year. Among those attending from this county are the Rev. A. C. Gibbs, pastor of the Franklin and Carson's Chapel Methodist churches, and Mrs. Gibbs, and James L. (Jimmy) Hauser, chairman of the board of stew ards of those churches; the Rev. R. L. Phillips, pastor of the Franklin circuit, and Mrs. Stev ens and i heir son, Eddie, and ' Leo Hurst, Franklin circuit lay I delegate; the Rev. L. C. Stev [ ens, pastor, and Mrs. Blanche I Parrlsh, lay delegate, from the Macon Circuit; Mrs. R. H. Hull, ' pas or, and Mrs. Earl Harrison, lay delegate, from the West [ Macon Circuit; and the Rev. Robert E. Early, pastor, and Mrs. Early and Mrs. Minnie I Cole, of Cashiers, lay delegate, > from the Highlands charge. Lions Launch i Annual Drive To Aid Blind ! The Franklin Lions club's an > nual "white cane" campaign got > under way this week, and will reach its climax next Monday evening, when each member of ihe club, immediately following ; the Lions regular meeting, will ? ake an assigned territory in which to solicit funds for work [ among the blind? and to prevent > blindness. One-third of the money rais i ed, President Frank B. Duncan . explained, will be retained for , -he local club's work, the re Imainder being sent to the State . Association for the Blind, for 1 1 work in areas where there is ( 1 no organized work on behalf of r the blind. The funds will be used for eye I examinations, operations, hos . pilalization, and glasses for the [ needy, as well as for vocational guidance, training, and job . placement of persons who have I lost their sight. ; This is the major project of , Lions clubs, and the campaign ; will be conducted here simal taneously with similar drives by > 187 other Lions clubs in the i state, Mr. Duncan pointed out. The local Lions will seek an nual memberships in the State Association for the Blind, which may be obtained for $1 or more. 'White Cane" buttons will be on sale for contributions of 10 cents or more. This is the first year that the Club has taken a single eve ning to canvass the entire com , munity, and it is hoped that it can exceed its quota of $232 , during the evening. In past years, ihe club always has rais [ ed more than the quota assign ed it. E. O. Crawford and W. G. (Bill) Crawford have been nam ed as a committee to conduct the "whke cane" drive in the j schools of the; county. Hugh Johnston Is Now Air Lines Chief Agent Hugh Johnston, former Frank lin resident, has been promoted to the position of chief agent In the traffic department of Eastern Airlines, and has been transferred from Charleston, W. Va. to the Cleveland, Ohio, air port, it has been learned here. Mr. Johnston is the son of Mrs. T. J. Johnston, of Frank'in. The Woman's Society of j Christian Service of the Salem J Methodist church will hold a benefit sale of food, clothing, i land needlework (all new art icles) at the Nantahala Power and Light company office 8at | urday morning. 10 Boys, One Girl From This County Exhibit At Dairy Event Macon County farm youths captured first place in three of the four classes in which they entered animals, in Tuesday's Western Norih Carolina Junior Dairy show at Asheville. The 11 4H and FFA young sters? 10 boys and one girl? en tered 12 purebred Guernsey fe males. Competing in a fild of 163 animals from 15 or 20 mountain counties, seven of these 12 took blue ribbons, three took red ribbons, and two white ribbons. The Macon group was trained by T. H. Fagg, assistant county agent, who took them to Ashe ville. Last year a similar group from this county won the jun ior and grand championships at the show. This year, however, the Danish system of judging was used, in which all animals in a class are divided Uko three groups: Top, or blue ribbon, animals; red ribbon, second best; and white ribbon, third best. Under this syste;n, the best animal in each blue ribbon group also is chosen, and the local you hs won that honor in three of the four classes in which they had entries. And in the fourth class, they took two blue ribbons. Eight of the 12 calves enter ed, Mr. Fagg pointed out, came from the Macon County Dairy Foundation? the plan, instituted about three years ago, whereby a business man presented a farm boy or girl a purebred fe male animal, with the under standing that its first female offspring would be turned back to the business man in repay ment. The business men, in turn, have turned these repay ment calves over to o her boys and girls, so that the original 18 has now grown to about 40. The three top place winners were H. C. S.oudemire, Jr., in the senior yearling class; Le i Roy Peek, junior yearling; and j John Kinsland, senior calf. Edwlna Bryson, 4-H girl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Bryson, of Cullasaja, with her junior calf. Wayman Waldroop, FFA boy, son of Mr. and Mrs. NeL-.n Waldroop, Franklin, Route 1, junior calf. John Kinsland. 4-H and FFA, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Kins land, of Route 4, senior calf. Dan Moore, FFA, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moore, Route 1, senior calf. LeRoy Peek, 4-H and FFA, son of Mr. and Mrs. Beulon Peek, Route 4, junior yearling. Charles Gregory, 4-H, son of Mr. and Mrs. Parker Gregory, Route 4, senior yearling. H. C. S oudemire, Jr., 4-H, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Stoude mire. Route 1, senior yearling. Nine-year old Stoudemire had the finest animal in the show, the judges said, although no an imal was so chosen officially, under the Danish system. Red ribbon winners: Wayne Stewart, 4-H, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harley Stewart, Route 2. senior calf. Bobby Norris, FFA, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Norris, Franklin btar route, senior calf. Jerry Sutlon, 4-H, son of Mr. pnd M's. Charles C. Sutton, Route 2, senior calf. White ribbon winners: Fred Deal, 4-H and FFA, son nf Mr. and Mrs. Jr=ke P. Deal, Route 4, senior calf. Wayne Stewart, junior yearl ing. Assisting Mr. Fagg with the boys and girl and their entries was H. C. Stoudemire, A. B. Slagle dairy farm herdsman. Mr. Stoudemire. Mr. Fagg said, gave valuable assistance in helping to fit the animals for the vari ous classes and in coaching the owners and offering valuable suggestions to them. Macon folk attending the show included A. B. Slagle, W. W. (Bill) Sloan, County Agent S. W. Mendenhall, and Mr. and Mrs. Harley Stewart. Driver's license examiners of the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicle* issued 29,686 driver'* UoenaM during August.