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Meadows Picked For Postmaster Here
EDUCATION BOARD 1
OUTLINES SCHOOL
BUILDING POLICIES
"" SigwJ Statement Set*
Forth What Group
Proposes To Do
Members of the county board
at aducatlon this week Issued a
signed statement setting forth
th# policies to be pursued by the
board In Its building program,
1?" the voters approve the 'pro
posed $514,000 bond issue at the
?pedal county-wide bond elec
tion February 21.
The statement was issued,
b- ard members explained, with
a view to answering any ques
tions in the minds of the voters.
The statement lists the eight
buildings it Is proposed to con
struct, with their sizes, loca
tions, and estimated costs;
?tates that construction will
?tart on as many as possible as
soon as the bands are sold; an
nounces that all projects will be
advertised tor bids; and prom
ises constant inspection of the
construction work, as the build
ings go up, both by a registered
architect and an Inspector to be
employed by the board as its
representatives.
It was suggested by Bob Sloan
that the statement be issued,
and after County Supt. Guy L.
Houk had drawn "it, C. P. Brown
ing made the motion that it be
Issued, and Mr. Sloan seconded
the motion, which was carried
unanimously. Chairman C. Gor
don Moore was 111 and unable to
be present, but the statement
was taken to his home for his
signature.
The county is to receive $361,
000 from state funds for its
building program, in addition to
the proceeds of the $514,000
bond. In connection with the
inspection of the buildings, Mr.
Qouk said that wherever any of
this state money is used, super
' vision by a registered architect
ivlll be required. In addition to
that, he suggested that the
board employ a competent per
son, full-time, the board's own
supervising inspector, and the
board members approved that
suggestion.
The board also authorized Mr.
Houk to proceed with surveys
of school sites and having school
plans drawn.
The text of the board's state
? Continued on Fajra St*
l> 1 ,1
Do You
Remember . . . ?
(Looking backward through
tbe flics of The Prcso)
54 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
Bishop Hugh Miller Thomp
son's cottage and contents, at
Victoria, about live miles from
Highlands, was burned to the
ground on the 1st Inst.
The Southern, last week,
opened a telegraph office at
Almond, for the first time.
Mr. O. H. Dalrymple, of High
lands, was in town Friday on
business.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A. Jones
last Wednesday celebrated their
wooden wedding. They were the
recipients pf a number -of pres
ents of wooden material.
23 YEARS AGO
Lon Campbell is now busy
making a sun parlor out of the
west .end of the porch of the
Franklin Terrace.
On January 28th Highlands
let the contract for a municipal
^ water supply system.
Mr.. Dewey Corbln left for
Sunburst, N. C? Friday, where
he is employed by the Suncrut
Lumbar company.
II TEAM AGO
The Nantahala Power and
Light company cdtttptoted last
Thursday another rural electric
extension In tbe Cartoogechaye
area. ' '
Mayor J, frank Ray ipent the
first part of the week in Hal
itch an bwinen,
v
200 Attend School Bond
Rally Meet At
Nantahala
Approximately 200 persons
crowded into the Otter Creek
schoolhouse for a school build
ing bond rally last Friday eve
ning, and a rising vote at the
conclusion of the meeting in
dicated that the crowd was 100
per cent in favor of this coun
ty's issuing $514,000 in bonds.
The question is to be decided at
a special election February 21.
Tne meeting was sponsored by
the Nantahala Men's club, a
Lower Nantahala organization,
but persons from Upper Nanta
hala were invited, and a number
attended.
Clint May, president of the
club, called the meeting to order
and then turned the program
over to Carl D. Moses, school
principal. Mr. Moses called on
Bob Sloan, school board mem
ber, and W. E. (Oene) Bald
win, chairman of the board of
county commissioners, to dis
cuss the bond issue
Explaining that the Otter
Creek High school class in
civics and sociology had pre
pared a list of questions about
the bond issue, Mr. Moses turn
ed this list over to Mr. Sloan,
and both he and Mr. Baldwin
confined their talks largely to
a discussion of the questions.
The more important questions
and the substance of the an
swers follow:
Q. If the bonds are passed,
will our vt&xai he raised?
Mr. Baldwin: No. We figure
that we can pay three per cent
Interest on the bonds without
raising the tax rate, and the
state is now selling its bonds at
only about one and one-half
j per cent.. And if bad times
come, Macon County has $140,
1 000 surplus in its debt service
fund. This money, he explained,
cannot be used to build schools,
but could be used to pay off
bonds if necessary.
If the bonds do not pass,
though, and the citizens come
before the board of commis
sioners and Insist on schools,
we would have to raise the tax
rate in order to build them out
of current tax revenues.
Q. Will they build a school,
if the bond election does not
pass? i
Mr. Sloan: We will have
$361,000 from the state for
schools, but the state will say
where that money shall be spent
and how, so- 1 can't say what
schools would be built with state
money.
Q. When will the school be
started?
Mr. Sloan:' If the bond issue
passes and the Nantahala school
Is not started N this spring, I,
for one, would be willing to re
sign from the school board.
Present plans call for building
the Nantahala school next; we
?Continued on Page Four
Franklin Teams
Defeat Boys And Girls
From Glenville
The Franklin High school
basketball teams met the Qlen
vllle teams here last Friday
night. The local boys won by a
score of 29 to 17, and the local
girls defeated the Olenvllle girls
by a score of 33 to 10.
The Hayesville game, which
was scheduled to be played last
night, was canceled, and is to
be played next week.
The remaining home games
are as follows:
Saturday night, Clayton; this
is to be games between both
the A and B boys teams.
Tuesday night, February 14,
Highlands.
Friday night, February 17,
Webster.
All games are scheduled to
begin st 7:10 o'clock.
FLAN FISHING CLUB
A meeting hu been called for
7:10 p. m. tomorrow (Friday)
night st tM Otto school to
organise the ttwthbridge Fish
ing club, it hu been announced
ty Mm FsfrUn.
MOVE TO BUILD
SIDEWALK TO
EAST FRANKLIN
r own Board Committee
Instructed To Seek
Bids On Project
The Franklin board of alder
nen, at its monthly meet'ng
donday night, moved to build a
idewalk along the north side
if Main street from Poindex
er's service station, near the
ailroad station, to the Hlgh
ands road intersection, east of
he Little Tennessee river.
That much-traveled section of
treet has no sidewalk, and the
teed for one long has been felt.
The matter was brought be
ore the board by Woodrow
leeves, chairman of the board's
itreet committee, and after
lome discussion, the committee
vas authorized to have specifi
cations prepared and to seek
jlds on the Job. The motion was
nade by E. J. Whitmlre, Jr.,
set onded by Mr. Reeves, and
inanimous'y carried.
No actual letting of a con
Tact is anticipated before the
lext regular board meeting, the
!irst Monday in March.
The board devoted most of
ts attention at Monday night's
neeting to hearing delegations
is king for street work and water
ind sewer improvements. In
nost cases, the groups appear
ng before the board were as
rnred of action.
A number of street projects
ire planned, but await dry
weather, it was said. Aldermen
ixplained to the groups seek
ing street work that gravel put
iown on unpaved streets in
heir present muddy condition
would sink to the bottom of
the mire and be largely wasted.
Joint Service
To Highlight
Scout Week
A special Scout religious serv
ice Sunday evening, with all de
nominations participating, will
ilghlight the local observance
National Boy Scout week,
February 6 to 12.
At the service, which is se*
for 8 p. m. at the Franklin
Methodist church, the Scouts,
9enlor Scouts, and Cubs will
snter the church In groups,
with their leaders, and will sit
together.
The Rev. Hoyt Evans, Presby
terian pastor, will preach the
sermon, and the Rev. C. E. Mur
ray and the Rev. C. N. Cook,
Methodist and Baptist ministers,
respectively, will assist. The Rev.
Rufus Morgan, Episcopal rec
,or here, will be out of town.
Groups from the choirs of all
ill four churches will take part
n the musical phase of the
lervlce.
Other features of the observ
ince here of the 49th anniver
lary of Scouting include a pro
;ram put on by Scout Troop 1
it last night's meeting of the
franklin Rotary club, a district
:ourt of honor ceremony at 7:30
anight at the Swain county
:ourthouse, Bryson City, and a
jrogram to be presented by the
?ubs at Monday's meeting of
he Lions club.
Calling the public's attention
his week to Scouting are at
Tactlve Windows, prepared by
.he Senior Scouts, under the dl
ection of John Edwards and
loss Zachary, at Belk'g Depart
nent store and Reeves Hard
rare company.
Wiggins On Mars Hill
College Dean's List
Guy Wiggins, son of Mr. and
tfrs. H. J. Wiggins, of Frank
In, Route 2, has been placed
>n the dean'i list at Mars Hill
sollege for the first semester,
according to an announcement
?ecelved here from Mars Hill,
ro be eligible for a place on
he dean'i list, a student must
lave earned 40 quality credits,
nth no grade below 'C. Mr.
Vlgfins is I sophomore At the
ffUNt
Approve Plan I
To Beautify
County's Lot
A movement launched by the
Franklin Garden club to beau
tify the county's vacant lot fac
ing Main street was given ap
i prova' by the board of county
commlMloners at the board's <
, meeting Monday. | ,
I Mrs. Prank M. Killian, repre- i
sentlng the Oarden c'ub, appear- 1
ed before the commissioner to !
ask permission to transform the
lot Into a park, for townsneoole
and tourists. The commissioners
gave the suggestion their hearty 1
approval. The lot was purchased !
by the county several years ago
*?? the site, at some time in the
future, of a new courthouse. {'
The Oarden club, working in
cooperation with the Home 1
Demonstration clubs, which
maintain a curb market at the
Main street edge of the lot,
i plan? to erass the entire nlot. j
put In flowers, and ultimately
obtain benches, so that neor>l?\ |
particularly visitors to Frank
i 'in. will have an attractive place
to sit. I
I The elub already has been as
sured of support from other :
groups, the Boy Scouts, among
others. The Scout plan to build ;
bird boxes for the park, and
the Oarden club hopes to put
in oue or more bird baths.
The commissioners also ap
proved and forwarded to the
State Highway commission a
petition for the Highway com
mission -to take over for mainte- i
nance a section of road bu'ld
bv the Forest Service at the
lower end of Buck Creek.
| The commissioners recessed
I their meeting until 10 a. m.
] February 23, when that board,
meeting Jointly with the county
J board of elections, will canvass
the results of the county-wide
school bond election February
21. The commissioners, since
they called the bond election,
are joint'y responsible with the
election board for the canvass
of the bond election vote, It was
explained.
Merchants'
Body To Be
Part Of C.C.
The proposed merchants as
sociation here is to be estab
lished as a branch of the Frank-,
lin Chamber of Commerce, it j
was decided at a meeting of the 1
board of directors of the ch&nv- \
ber of commerce and the tem
porary officials of the merchants
organization.
Under the plan, projects of I
Interest chiefly to merchants
will be handled by a merchants
committee of the chamber of
commerce.
The plan also calls for estab
lishment of a credit bureau.
Such an arrangement, it was
pointed out, will bend to
strengthen both organizations,
and the two, together, can af
ford to employ a competent
person to handle the affairs of
both.
Under the program, as it was (
worked out, all members of the
merchants' group will be mem
bers of the chamber of com
merce; all chamber of commerce
members, however, since that
organization's membership Is
made up of persons of a variety
of businesses and professions,
will not be members of the
merchants branch.
Those attending the confer
ence were Frank B. Duncan,
William Katenbrlnk, Bruce Bry
ant, J. c. Jacobs, Charles Con
ley, H. L. Bryant, Troop Calla
han, Ten Henson, mnk L.
Henry, Jr., Donald Smith; W. C.
Burrell, A. X. Htgdon, X. W. i
C?b?, Sidney Mertln, R. 8. Jonea,
and Mrt. Vtrfinia Jones, who
U serving this winter u put*
tine ehunber of commerce sec
fttUf. 1
CONTRACT LET
FOR 12.3 MILES
OFMACONROAD
RcicUville Cancel hi Bids
$125,086; Work To
Start In April
The State Highway commis
sion last week let the contract
fo* the b'acktoppin? of four
sections of road in this coun
ty, totaling 12.3 .miles.
The low bidder was v,)i<er ?nd
Yount, Inc., of Reldsville, whose
bid on the four iobs t.nts>rt
1125,086, or an average of $10,
D69 per mile.
The roads to be black-topped
are those announced by High
way Commissioner L. Dale
Thrash as ready for blacktop
ping at a road meeting here
January 5 ? the Iotla, Leather
man OHtp, Garner and Porter,
and Horse Cove roads.
The hard8urfacing in this and
adjoining counties is scheduled
to get under way in April, Mr.
Thrash has announced.
Bids on the Macon projects
were opened January 31, along
with those in 47 other road
building projects in the state,
low bids on which totaled $4.
745.300. The total was more
than $150,000 below the highway
commission's estimate. Projects
advertised covered 384 miles of
North Carolina road in 38 North
Carolina counties ? a record.
At a meeting of the commis
sion February 2, the commis
sion gave approval to 36 of the
48 projects, the Macon road
work having been in the list of
projects approved.
Also approved were the black
topping of eight sections of road
totaling 24.1 miles 1n Cherokee
county; seven sections totaling
?Continued on Page Six
30 Dairies
Here Given
Grade Of 'A'
Macon County has 30 Orade
A dairies, Howard T. Collins,
sanitarian here, announced In
making public the list of dairies
in this county with a Orade A
rating for the six-month period
ending December 31.
To receive a grade "A", a dairy
must have a milk cooler; a barn
with floors and walls improvious
to water; an approved water
supply under pressure; have Its
cows tested for tuberculosis and
Bangs disease at least once
yearly; use approved type of
milk utensil; keep utensils
clean; have approved steriliza
tion equipment; and the milk
house (but not necessarily the
barn) must be screened.
These minimum requirements
are more severe, including ap
proved bottling facilities and
personnel possessing health cer
tificates.
All milk produced at the 30
Grade A dairies here, with the
exception of Nantahala and Ad
dlngton's dairies, goes to the
Southern Dairies, Mr. Collins
said, adding that the Nantahala
Creamery is the central point
where milk for Southern Dairies
is left by dairymen and picked
up by that firm.
The Southern Dairies takes
samples of milk it buys and has
It tested, and if the bacteria
count is too high, the Southern i
Dairies may temporarily degrade
a dairy.
In addition, Sanitarian Col- |
lins takes at least four samples
? Continued on Fff* Six
Pattilloa To Leave Soon
For 2 Year a la Holland
Chief Yeoman and Mr*. J. H.
Pattillo and aon, Harry, will
leave Washington, D. C., where
they have been atatloned for
Mveral yean, for New York on
February 11. They will tail Feb
ruary 14 from New York on the
Oeneral R. a. Cation, a navy
tranipCrt, for Bremerhaven.
Germany. From than they will
to by ear to Tha Vacua, in Hoi*
land, when chief MttUlo will
H iia?iont4 lor two yiari
Frank Duncan Named
Member of WNCAC'c
Executive Committee
frank B. Duncan, of Frank
lin, was named to the execu
tive committee of Western
North Carolfcia Associated
Communities at the annual
election of officers of the reg
ional organization, held in
WsynesTille Tuesday.
The group voted to hold its
next quarterly meeting, ten
tatively set for April It, hi
Franklin.
Mr. Dunca ?>, local automo
bile man, is president of the
Franklin Chamber of Com
merce.
Other Franklin men attend
ing the Waynesville meeting
include E. W. Kens haw, Paul
Russell, H. L. Bryant, H. W.
Cabe, Ted Reber, John L.
Crawford, Ed McNish, and
Russell E. McKeWey.
EECnONBODY
DROPSCHANGES
Rescinds Township Split
And Re-registration
Orders
The Macon County board of
elections last week rescinded its
previous orders splitting Frank
lin township into two voting
preoincts and calling for a new,
county-wide registration of
voters.
The action of the board ? J. J.
Mann, chairman, J. Robert Par
rtsh, and A. R. Higdon ? follow
ed ? public hearing at the
courthouse Friday morning.
About 25 persons attended the
I meeting and many of them ex
pressed themselves on the two
questions. Mr. Mann called the
meeting after, he said, the board
had encountered opposition to
the two orders, and in issuing
the call he invited interested
voters to be present and give
the board the benefit of their
views.
Several persons present ex
pressed the view that many
voters are accustomed to voting
at the courthouse, and If they
have to go elsewhere, it will
mean they Just won't vote. It
also was said that, if a new
registration were held, it would
be necessary for leaders of the
two political parties to haul
great' numbers to the polling
places to register in order to get
a representative number on the
registration books.
In answer to a question, Mr.
Mann said a good Job could be
done in cleaning up the regis
tration books by election offi
cials, without the necessity for
a new registration.
The purchase of a voting ma
chine as a means of simplify
ing the counting of the votes
in this, the largest precinct in
county, was suggested, and it
was later discussed Informally
with the board of county com
missioners. No action was tak
en, however, In the belief that
one machine, which would cost
about $3,500, would not be suf
ficient.
Mr. Mann called on those at
?Continued Fage Six
Sorrells Chosen
Moderator Of Baptist
Minister* Group
The Rev. W. L. Sorrells was
chosen moderator of the Ma
con County Baptist Ministers'
conference, at a meeting of the
group Monday at the First Bap
tist church
Other officers elected to serve
during the coming year are:
The Rev. Frank Reed, vice
moderator; the Rev. Edgar Wil
li*, secretary-treasurer; and the
Rev. Paul Nix, program chair
man.
Meetings of the conference
will be held at the First Bap
tist church on the Mondays fol
lowing the first and third Sun
days of each month.
Angel Clinic Becomes
Member Of Association*
Ths Angsl clinic has just been
granted full msmbtrship in both
the American Hospital associa
tion and ths North Carolina
hosplui association. Dr. furman
Aniii wu n notHIN thk w??k.
NAVY VETERAN
RECOMMENDED
BYREP.REDDEN
27 - Year Old High Man
On Exam Will Talc*
Over P oat Soon
Zeb Meadows has been seat
ed as Franklin's peimantnt
postmaster.
His appointment was recom
mended Jo President Truman by
Rep. Monroe M. Redden Mon
day, the congressman told 1 he
Press by long distance tele
phone.
The 21-year old, curly-haired
navy veteran, the youngest of
the 12 men who took the civil
service examination last Aug
ust, made the highest rating, a
1 grade of 88.38.
Just how soon he will recei??
his commission and take over
the duties of postmaster Mr.
Redden does not know. The
twelfth congressman explained
that Mr. Meadows must be for
mally nominated by the Presi
dent, and confirmed by the
senate. And it is the custom, Mr.
Redden added, to wait until a
considerable list of such ap
pointments accumulate at the
White House, and then send the
entire list to the senate. It
usually is from 60 to 90 days
from the time a postmaster is
recommended for appointment
until he is confirmed by tht
senate.
Appointment by the President
and confirmation by the senile
of a man recommended by his
congressman for postmaster
usually are mere formalities.
In announcing his selection, of
Mr. Meadows, Rep. Redden said
the young navy veteran had
been recc/mmended to him "by
a large number of outstanding
citizens, Including leading of
ficials of the Democratic party,
and no one expressed opposi
tion". Tom Johnson, county
Democratic chairman, accom
panied by Mr. Meadows, visited
I Mr. Redden In Hendersonvllle
January 29, at which time Mr.
Johnson presented a recom
mendation of Mr. Meadows for
the postmastership, signed by
Mr. Johnson, as party chair
man, and all members of the
executive committee. The com
mittee Is made up of the Dem
ocratic precinct chairmen in the
county's 11 precincts.
Under the law, the congress
man explained earlier, he was
required to recommend a man
from the eligible list, which Is
made up of the three qualified
men making the highest grades
on the examination. The other
two on the list were John L.
Crawford, in second place, and
Everette R. White, in third. Mr
Crawford and Mr. White are
consider Republicans. Mr. Mead
ows is a Democrat.
The appointment Is a perma
nent one. 81nce second class
postmasters are under civil
service, they may not be re
moved except for cause, and Mr.
Meadows presumably will serve
until retirement age. unless b?
should resign. The position pays
a little more than $4,000 a year.
When he has been formally
appointed by the President and
confirmed by the senate, he will
succeed E. W. Long as post
master here Mr. Long was ap
pointed as acting postmaster
? Gontfcmed Page F??i
The Weather
Temperatures and precipitation far tha
past seven days, and the low temperature
yesterday, as recorded at the Coweeta Ex
periment station l
Sunday 17 SI
Monday 48 it
Tuesday IS 43 .71
Wednesday 13 tract
FRANKLIN RAINFALL
(At recorded ky MmaMK StilM (?f TVA4
Wednesday, .10 of an inch;
Thursday, .11; Friday, .15; Sat
urday, none Sunday, none;
iMNMSy, none; Tuesday, M;
WMaM4?y, traei.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
High Low Pet.
72 33
i m mm ....
63 59 .36
M S3 .20
M S3
Saturday