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. J ? JP5 ' ? ' ? \o??sv< ? v.. v { . .CMTtMPM.. w ? ? ?."?w: -i r.? . ?!!)< HjiaWatiV BU?roi?n Price 6 Cents VOL LXIV? NO. 44 FRANKLIN, N. C? THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1949 EIGHT PAGES Calendar Of The Week'* EVENTS i THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3 1:30 p. m. ? Home Demonstra tion c'ubs' Achievement Day program at Agricultural build ing. 3 p. m. ? Franklin Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service; Circle No. 1 at home of Mr*. W. ' A. Rogers, No. 2 at home of Mrs. R. S. Jones. 7:30 p. m. ? Football: Franklin vs. Liberty, S. C., on Franklin field. 8 p. m. ? Post No. 108, Amer ican Legion, at Slagle Memorial building. 8. p. m. ? Nequassa Chapter No. 43, Order pf the Eastern Star, at Masonic hall. SATURDAY 8 p. m. ? Square dance (Amer ican Legion benefit) at Memor ial 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 Troop No. 1, Boy Scouts, at Memorial bui'ding. 7: 30 p. m.? Franklin board of eldermen at town office. TUESDAY 7:30 p. m. ? Bingo party (V. F. W. benefit) at old Legion hall. WEDNESDAY 7 p. m. ? Franklin Rotary club a' Memorial building. 7:30 p. m. ? Memorial Post No. 7338, Veterans of Foreign Wars, at Agrlclutural building. 300 PERSONS ATTEND Approximately 300 persons at tended the Hallowe'en party held at the Otter Creek school last Friday evening. The party was sponsored by the school, and the proceeds netted $116.41. Principal Carl D. Moses serv ed as master of ceremonies. Dr. B. A. Bowers, of Ridge crest, retired Baptist minister, will preach at the First Bap tist church here Sunday, it was announced by Paul Carpen ter, chairman of the church's pulpit committee. Dr. Bowers will fill the pulpit at both the 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. service. M YEARS AGO THIS WEEK We learn that Mr. C. W. Slagle has recently sold 1,500 acres of mountain lands for $1.50 an acre. The haze peculiar to Indian Summer now envelops our mountains. Mr. J. F. Palmer Is about completing his new residence this week, and will move Into it as soon as finished. The Rev. A. H. Sims has been called to the pastorate of Head of Tennessee Baptist church, Rabun county, Ga., and will probably give that church one Saturday and Sunday services in each month. 25 YEARS AGO The ladles of the Eastern Star were hostesses to a goodly num ber of the men of Franklin at an oyster supper In the Odd Fellows Hall on the 23rd of Oc tober. The meeting was called to order by our worthy post master, Sam L. Franks, who In troduced the speakers, Mr. T. J. Johnston, Mr. Sam L. Rogers, and Mayor Dean Slsk. Macon County has 4,458 chil dren in school, under 114 white teachers and five colored. 10 YEARS AGO C. Tom Bryson was installed Saturday night as commander of the Macon County post of the American Legion. The celebration of Oirl Scout week In Franklin Will be mark ed by completion of the Oirl Scout house, located on the grounds of St. Agnes church, tbe^tft of a number of Inter ested citizens. , Highlands experienced the * second cold snap of the season the put week-end, with the thermometer registering 18 de gree! Sunday morning. HIGH SCHOOL ENROLLMENT INCREASES r Total Number Of Fiupi's if. now a Small Increase In 22 Years en^ud'i^443 were ">e public schools of cLo??ti'Cl^iy durii?g the last complete school year^-j w?-4Q than to lii2fl-27, i; first jeaf Ev far m sihao1 consolidation. By far the largest part of ihis t-h 11 U-)k ?lace i'> the high -chools cf Mucon Couin v ; l 0 WBh8s?h,yi305 pupl,s enrcl.ecTln nigh schools iii 1927 97 00 ?? srzsi ?? sjs?s rollment In 1826-27 was 3 f>?ft ? C?Th>ared 10 4.023 lasT year sch?. TTJ1 lhe elementary for th? ?Wln exceeds that been ^10 ? more ' *3? ???? tSu?Shtol '55 1926 276' and BeUlel durln8 the Ss:;se? w rr?, J pupils during this same pe-lod iclwT rT' areas show^ de Itog thi" f9h<?1 en?Um?nt dur 27 t,:?'f 22 year sPan. In 1920 5? thfc I*,.H 111116 8choo's serv thf nt? eC"on now served by rnMm? SChocl with an en wlth 391 ?/n as coniPared test year. There were' 29 /cK 1 stastsatsS S'llS,?1"' "J ??>P>.ea' Willi .th I , enrolled last year In to ?L?f 0areas where there I element! B consotidation of : schS ?7wClMOk The three Md m Wf a?ua' Oak Ridfre, ! and Holly Springs serve thp fnTth86^8 as Mff-Si ttoL T n 'f year of consolida- I ?? m aeciines of any school in the ounlls' In 1926-27 ^ had 43 year COmi>ared to H last has shown a sub I stantlal increase in both tv,*, high school alTd the elementarv enrollment, there bling Ts more high school students and 150 than 1nem,tntary pupil* 'a" t year Wn^rf th t he six schools com Nan^Ih?i8er!ed thls area then. Nantahala has 31 more elp ternary puplls and 4g ^ high school boys and girls c?ed i?WatSh..n? hl6h schoo] lo" cated in this area in 1926-27 mere were 39 more nnmi. 2e0nr?vearsat C0Wee ,3St *?ar ? ?? hid n rf i.ag0; While Cu'lasaja had a decline of 32. Union show ChaLf^ 2* 0t 73 and Clark's ??? ?? S,m" enro"n,rat srsrta "s elementary field. Methodists To Hold First Quarterly Conference For [ Circuit Churches At Salem j The church year's first quart- ! erly conference of the Frank- ' lin Methodist circuit will be , conducted at the Salem Metho dist church at 2:30 o'clock Sun day afternoon by the district superintendent, Dr. C. N. C'.ark, of Waynesville. All members, and especially stewards, of the six churches on the circuit ? } Bethel, Clark's Chapel, lot 1a, Louisa, Salem, and Snow Hill ? j are invited, according to the pastor, the Rev. D. B. Martin. I FRANKLIN YOUTH IN FLAT Miss Ruth (Baye) Angel, of Franklin, and Charles Brown ing, of Franklin and Bryson City, are members of the cast of the play, "John Loves Mary", to be presented at Western Car olina Teachers col'ege, Cullo whee, at 8 o'clock tonight. The three-act com *4; Is the fall production <k the college's' Lit tle Theatrt. Permits For Deer Hunt Available There are a few openings left for permits to take part in the deer hunts on the Standing In dian Wildlife Refuge. These hunts are scheduled to take place November 17-19, Novem ber 24-26, and December 1-3. Persons who wish to take pa't should make application to the Wildlife Resources Commission, Raleigh, N. C. Application blanks can be obtained from the Iocs' forest service office. A fee of $7.50 must accompany the ap plication blanks. Since no drawings have been necessary yet, all persons who make application before the quota is reached will be as sured of receiving a permit <o take part in one of the hunts. One buck deer per person is the limit for each person. Achievement Program Set For Thursday The Annual Achievement day foi; the Home Demonstration clubs will be held in the Agri cultural building, Thursday at 1:30 p. m., Mrs. J. R. Ray, coun cil president, announced. M5ss Laura Jones will tell some'hing of the history of Ma con County. Mrs. J. S. Gray, state president of North Caro lina Federation of Home Dem onstration clubs, will report on the National council meeting she attended a few weeks ago in Colorado Springs, Colo. Mrs. Gray will also be honor ed by a tribute to be given by Mrs. Carl Slagle, who served as president of the Macon County Council of Home Demonstration clubs. M^s Isabella Hull, pastor of Mt. Zion church, will conduct the devotional. Awards will be given to the best club for 1949 and to Indi vidual club members for per fect attendance to club meet ings. Exhibits will be set up by clubs, and those will be tud?ed for the best individual exhibits. A social hour will be held after the meeting. Dr. C. N. Clark To Prsach At Franklin This Sunday Dr. C. N. Clark, of Waynes Ville, superintendent of the Waynesville Methodist district, will preach at the Franklin Methodist church Sunday morn ing at the 11 o'clock service, and immediately after the serv ice will conduct the first quart erly conference of the church year, it was announced this week by the pastor, the Rev. C. E. Murray. CHOIR DIRECTOR Samuel F. (Sammy) Beck, di rector of the Franklin High school band, has been elected director of the choir of the Franklin Methodist church. Mr. Beck already has taken over the duties of choir director, in addition to his high school work. FINISHING PARKWAY LINK j Completion of the 270-mile Blue Ridge Parkway link be- I tween this gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Roanoke, Va., gateway to i the Shenandoah National Park, Is expected by July, 1950. LAST GAME HERE WILL BE PLAYED T0N1GHTAT 7:39 Franklin Plays Liberty Here Following Last Week'* Defeat The last home game of the season will be' played on the local field Thursday nigh (to night) when U)C Franklin High school footba'l team meets the Liberty, S. C. Mgh eleven. Kick off time will b#7:30 p. m. Last week tfee local eleven lost to Lavonla, Ga., by a sco>p of 19 to 6 in , a hard fought game. Although the Panthers threatened three times in the first half reaching the 15, 12, and 30 yard markers Irk drives into the enemy territory, fum b'es and pemdties broke up their scoring opportunities. Lavonia scored In the 2nd quarter p'ter covering a Frank lin fumble on the Panther 30 yard marker. The Georgians marched to a ttouchdown rely ing chiefly on end sweeps to cover the distance. The Northeast Georgia team was able to counter again in the third quarter after cover ing a Franklin jfumble deep in our territory. In the fourth quarter Panther backs were able to hold on to the ball until th<? goal line was rt ached and Shields scored on a line plunge. Lavonla countered once more in the last 25 seconds on a 25 yard run. f Local fans, who travelled with the team, came back pleased, despite the defeat by the fact that our line played their best ?jme of the year charging and tackling harder and lower than in previous games this yea'-. Thomas, Jones, and Wilson were standout in the line whi'e Bobby Potts was outstanding In the bickf'eld on dffen.se snri ran well for the offensive unit. The local eiaaftt. played with out the service to Henry and Pattillo, who are out with in juries. Neither of these men are ex pected to see action here Thurs day night in the local eleven's home game. Probable starting line-up for the Pan hers will be: J. Norton, RE; Jones, AT; Thomas. RG; Leach, C; Conley, LG; Wilson, LT; C. Norton, LE; Archer, QR; Hugglns, RHB; Potts, LHB, Shields, FB. Junior Fellowship Organized Here Recently By Presbyterians On Sunday evening, October 23, at the Presbyterian church, the Presbyterian Junior Fellow ship was organized for young , people 9, 10, and 11 years old. Miss Lillian Jones is the di- 1 rector. The Fellowship will meet i each Sunday at 6:30 p. m. The newly elected officers are: President, Randolph Bulgin; j vice-president, David Alexander; ; secretary, Jack Mconey; treas urer, Ann Zachary. CHICKEN SUPPER The Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Asbury Methodist church will give a fellowship chicken supper to morrow (Friday) evening at 7 o'clock. Special music and a talk by the pastor, the Rev. L. C. Stevens, will feature the eve ning's program. At the conclu sion of the program, a free-will offering will be taken. Farm Training Program Brings Profits To Veteran In two years as an enro'lee on the Veteran's Farm Training program, J. B. Moore has re modeled a six room house, in ;ludlng installing a bath room ind a water system, and pur :hased farm equipment Includ ing a Ford-Fergueson tractor, ilsc plows, mowing machine, power waod saw, new one ton truck. J. B. has accomplished this oy developing a well balanced rarm. For cash crops last year tie raised and sold $923.70 worth sf truck, Including $642.55 worth 3t cucumbers and $181.1$ worth 3t beans. In the way of live stock he bu two brood ?wi uid four market hog*, (h* has already sold seven market hogs this yeat) one milk cow and two heifers. When his herd is a little larger this veteran plans to build a dairy barn and sell grade A milk. At present he only sells his excess milk as grade C. Since starting on the farm program he has developed three acres of good pasture. With the start that the farm training program has given him this young man feels I hat he can make a good living as a Macon County farmer and that In the future he will be able to provide a good education for hli children. OUTSTANDING ? Charles Thomas, right guard on the Franklin High footbal! teavn, is recogKiized .as one of 'he best offensive guards in the Smoky Mountain conference, according to Coach Wilburn Atkins. Young Thomas, 16 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Hnrry Thomas, has playeU nearly fiO minutes of every ball game this year. Co-captain of the team, he is a junior, and is ci*v: of the hardest work ing and most dependable play ers Franklin his, Cc.tch At kins said. Tonigh"s game probably will be the lost ap pearance of the 145-i*e?v?d guard bin the home field this season. 84 Students On Franklin Honor Roll Eighty-four students of the Franklin school are on the hon or roll for the first six-week period of the school year. Twelth grade: Sarah Dairym ple, Jo Ann Hopkins, Patricia Landrum, Mary Evelyn Sor.e.ls, and Donald Brown. Eleventh grade: Dudley Con ley, Una Crawford, Marianne oherill, and Connarree Nolen. Tenth grade: Geneva Craw ford, Verlie Foindexier, Lois Slagle, Lucille Edwards, Geor gia Neil McDona'd, Charlotte Love, Clara Jo Waters, Mary Ann Killian, Mildred Ramey, Martha Rogers, Johnnie Dills, , Lester Green, Jr., Eugene Fut ?on, and Martha Ann ctockton Ninth grade: Bernice Curtis, Ann Hays, Julia Moody, and Barbara Jean Pannel!. Eighth grade: Joan Welch. Max Henderson, and Raymond Ledford. Seventh grade: Robert Siler, Robert Reid Womack, Herbert McKelvey, Virginia Swanson, and Eetty Hurst. Sixth grade: Thomas Gnuse, Norman Smith, Jerry Bailey, and Margaret Allison. Fifth grade: Helen Cochran, Laura Baker, Jimmy Tysinger, Jean Phillips, and Hazel Mc Call. Fourth grade: Susie Mas hburn, Jo Ann Burrell, Sue Bailey, Myrtle Dryman, Eliza beth Russell, Judy HODker, Rachel Brown, and Mary Louise Long. Third grade: Jackie Corbin, Johnny Kiiiian, Clayton Rich ardson, Dickey Wallace, Char les Henderson, Willard Hedden, Rebecca Reeves, Frances Whit tington, Nancy Siler, Ann Sut ton, Evelyn McCoy, Joqueline Clark, Harold Elliott, Billy Dav is, Dickie McWilliams, Audrey Anderson, Geneva Ledbelter, Barbara Waldro^p, and Judy Wurst. Second grade: Willie Jean j Sprinkle, Elaine Mashburn, Bar bara Duncan, Brenda Cunning ham, Fred Bulgin, Anne Dean, Virginia Guffle, and Douglas Slagle. DRYMAN SICK Earl Dryman, of Scaly, who has been a patient at Angel hospital since Tuesday of last week, is scheduled to undergo an operation today. Mr. Dry man is suffering from a stom ach ailment. . Thomas Jefferson was only 33 years old when he drafted the Declaration of Indepen dtnce. Cowe^ta Reports Final Annual Record Rainfall For Eastern U. S. After reporting last week that a new record rainfall for the eastern Uni ed States hnd been recorded at the Coweeta Experiment station, E. A. Johnson, technician in charge, rrpor ed that "more water had flowed uider the bridge" during the past week and that the new final record for the ye.ir was 145.48 inches. This was an increase of 10.48 inches over hist week's yearly total to that da'e of 135 inches. At the time of last week's record report there were st'll a few more days left un'il the year's end. This record was reported from the Miaciey Gap check station cperatod by the Cowee'i experiment sti tion. The previous high re.ord reported at Highlands in 19it> ?was 128 inches. ? SISTERS DIE OF DIPHTHERIA 13 HOURS APART Swafford T ot s Stricken ; One Succumbs Before Doctor Can Arrive Diptheria this week claimed the lives of two in one Macon County family, children of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Swafford, of Franklin, Route 3. Gloria Jean, aged 4, died at the home about 3 o'clock Tues day afternoon, and Margie Faye, U months, died at Angel hos pital ?t 4:30 Wednesday morn ing. The children had not seemed seriously ill until Tuesday, i he father said, when the older sis ' ter's condition suddenly became serious, and a message was dis patched for a doctor. The lit tle girl died in a short time, however, and the Rev. W. L. Sorrells, the family's pasto-, who had been holding a service nearby, s'arted to the hospital with the baby. He met the phy sician on the way to the Kwf ford home, informed him of the situation, and then took the baby on to the hospital. The older child, the family said, had appeared to have a cold 'ast week, but showed im provement; then she became sick again Sunday. She seemed to get better, however, and was playing and eating Tuesday morning, it was paid. The baby became sick Monday. The children had not, been given the diphtheria immunisa tion shots, Mr. Swafford said. Survivors, in addition to the parents, include two young brothers, Jerry and Ralph Jos eph. Joint funeral services were held at the Mt. Sinai Assembly of Gcd church, Burningtown, Wednesday afternoon at 3 [o'clock, with Mr. Sorrells o fi ' dating. Interment was in the j Upper Burningtown cemetery. II Duck Season Opens From November 29 To January 7 The open hunting season for ducks and geese will be No vember 23 to January 7, ac cording to C. Penland, Macon County game protector. During that period, he said, thi>y may be hunted from one half hour before sunrise io cne ha!f before sunset. The daily bag limit .for ducks is four, and the. possession limit is eivht. Not more than one wood duck may be had at anv time. For geese, the dai'y bag limit is two, and the possession limit two. applicable to Canada and white-rronted geese. In addi tion, three blue geese may be taken. Any persons over 16 years of age, Mr. Penland pointed out, is required to have a federal migratory bird hunting sta,mp in possession, in addition to sta'e hunting licenses, when taking migratory water fowl. Stamps may be obtained at any first class or second-class post office. During World War II more than twice as many Americans died of cancer as were killed In Action. 21 ENTRIES FROM MACON IN STOCK SHOW 13 4 H And FFA Boys Enter Animals At A Seville: Show Thirteen voung Fu'ure Farm ers and 4-H c'.ub members left Franklin early this week with high hopes of coming back heme j from the 14th annual < 1 -"H | FFA Fat Stock Show with con ' siderable pri-'e and sale money in their pockets. The two groups toge'h.e- hi"e 21 en ries in the show and local stock men feel that the herd contain some of the finest stock ever shown by Macon County boys or girls. Judging took place yesterday and the cattle will tie il"cd jon sale io-div .(Thursday i. The ! sale will besr'n at 1 p. m. The sale and show a e spon sored by the Western North i Carolina Bankers Association i and the Asheville Coca-Cola; Bottling company. All animals entered in the show have been owned by the exhibitor for at least five months, and have been fed and cared for most of this time by the young people entering them who must also subm't record books on the animals. Macon 4-H club members who have entries in the con est are: ! Charles Gregory, of Gneiss, 2; Howell Henry, of Tesenta. 2; Joe Taylor, of F.oute 4, 2; La mar Houston, of Route 3, 1; Johnny Tippett. of Route 3, 1; Pete Setser, of Route 1, 1. Local Future Farmers of America club member* en'ri-s are: Bill Teague, of Route 2, 2; Paul Killian, of Frnnklin 1: Wayne Harrison, of Route 1, 1; 1 Jack Roperl of ^oute ! : P.ruce Crawford, Route 1, 1: Joe Taylor, of Route 4. 1; Kenr>e*h Crawford, of Route 1, 1; Wil liam Taylor, of Route 4, 1; Bob by Henry, of Ellijay, 1. by Henry, of Ellijay. 1 : j Daves, Route 2, 1; Bob Tippett, i Route 3, 1 ; Edwin Nolen, Route 1, 1. Many local merchants, busi nessmen and stock buyers ar# expected to be on hand t morrow to bid on the animal* and "help bring the meat home." | In addition to regular prize and sale money extra premiums are offered by the American Aberdeen-Angus Breeders Asso ciation and the American Her ford Association. I Band Fund Drive For Honorary Membership Started This Week The drive to obtain member ships for the Franklin band got under way this week with the Lions club teams soliciting members. At a recent meeting the local Lions club vo ed to sponsor a drive to obtain $2,000 to he used to purchase instruments and equipment for the newly formed band, which is under the diiec tion of Sam Beck. A'l perscns who wish to con tribute to the support of the band are urged to contact some member of the local club end purchase a membership The money will be deposited In a separate fund and fceot by Guy Sutton. Franklin school principal. This money is sub ject to audi i similar to all other state funds, and open to public inspection at all times. The fir.it English language daily newspaper ? the Dally [ Courant ? was established in i London in 1702. The Weather Temperatures and precipitation for the past seven days. ami the low feraperstur# yestenlay, as recorded at the Coweeta Ex periment station. Min. Max. Pet. Wednesday 48 70 .23 Thursday 44 68 Friday 49 59 .58 Saturday 47 65 .40 Sunday 56 63 .93 Monday 51 73 2.78 Tuesday 45 56 .68 Wednesday 29 12 ( As recorded by Man son Stiles for TVA) Thursday, none; Friday, .32; Saturday, .34; Sunday, .93; Monday, 1.77; Tuesday, 73; Wednesday, .OS.
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