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ft. ? / V J f ' i W* Baconian Price 6 Cents VOL. LXV ? NO. 22 FRANKLIN, N. C? THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1950 TEN PAGES FRANKLIN'S '50 POPULATION 1964 * Democrats Pick Thomas, Bryson, Miss McGee In Record Vote URGES SENIORS _ TO SERVE THIS STATEREGION Reid Is Speaker As 83 Are Graduated F rom Franklin High Citing the educational oppor tunity that has been provided for North Carolina children, Paul A. Reid, president of Western Carolina Teachers col v lege, last Friday evening ap pealed to the 83 members of the 1950 graduating claag of the FrankMn High school to devote their lives to "useful service" in North Carolina and the South. Mr. Reid was the guest speak er at the high school's gradu ation exercises, held before a capacity audience at the Mapon Theatre. "We know that in a democ racy", Mr. Reid said, "the gov ernment will be as good as, but no better than, the general level of education". So North Caro lina has increased its expendi tures for public schools from 16 million dollars for an eight months' term in 1933 to 83'/< millions this year for nine months. "You are the products", he told the seniors, "of a state school, and each graduate owes something in return. That some thing should be a life of useful service, and I hope each of you will realize his responsibility of rendering service in North Car olina and the Southland. "We have the opportunity", he declared, "of bullfling here one of the greatest regions in the nation", and he cited the pres ence of these "essentials" for building a great region ;i 1. The human resources? "we ?Continued on Page Four Will Receive Bids For Excavation For New Schools Supt. G. L. Houk has adver tised for bids for the excava tion work to be done at the sites of the proposed new High lands, Nantahala, Franklin high and East Franklin schools. The bids are to be received Saturday, and Mr. Houk said contracts probably will be let by the county board of educa tion at its meeting Monday. The approximate number of cubic yards of dirt to be moved in each case: Highlands, 12,000; Nantahala, 2,000; East Franklin, 2,000; and Franklin High, 22,000. Do You Remember (Looking backward through the files of The Press) ? 50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK The eclispe of the sun Mon day morning came on schedule time and a clear sky gave the people of Franklin an excellent opportunity to observe it. There "was a little ripple of excitement on East Main street Saturday morning over Mr. R. L. Porter's horse running away with an empty buggy. Hon. Kope Elias' barn in town was blrned Sunday night Mr. Lewis Elias, who had not re tired, was the first to discover it about 11 o'clock. A horse, a buggy, a hack, and a wagon, together with about SO bushels of corn, some wheat and a quantity of hay were consumed. 25 YEARS AGO Last week the commencement exercises of the local high school were observed, a class of 25 re ceiving their diplomas. The dec lamation medal was won by Mr. Mims Crawford, while Miss Ed wlna Dalrymple received the medal for the best recitation. Miss Lois Ferguson received the scholarship- medal. Hundreds Attend Program Honoring Dead Of 2 Wars Macon County Tuesday paid ' simple but Impressive tribute to its 90 sons who gave their lives in two world wars. The occasion was the dedi cation of the two bronze plaques, placed at the courthouse en- 1 trance, that carry the names of war dead, and the time chosen for the dedicatory ceremony was Memorial .Day. Music, prayer, a poem, and a talk marked the 40-minute pro gram, held in front of the courthouse. A crowd of several hundred persons, from various parts, of the county, stood, several rows deep, in a semi-circle that ex tended from the west side of the courthouse across Main street, then across Phillips street, and back across Main to the court house. On each side of the plaques stood flags, an American Legion, a Veterans of Foreign Wars, and two United States flags. The program, held at 11 a. m., opened with the "Star Spangled Banner", played by the Frank lin school band, under the di rection of 8. F. Beck. This was followed by the read ing of the poem, "Will We For get?" Written especially for the occasion by Gilmer A. Jones, who was active in pushing the movement to erect the plaques, It was read by R. M. Dillard and Miss Marie Jennings. Mr. Dil lard read the questions the poem asks, and Miss Jennings the answers. The Rev. Hoyt Evans led in prayer, asking "that we shall not forget those who sacrificed their all that we may enjoy the freedom we know today". He then presented the speaker, County Supt. Guy L. Houk. Mr. Houk, remarking that "this is an hour of dedication not only of plaques of eternal bronze, but an hour of dedica tion of our minds and hearts to the fundamental principles for which our boy? died", re viewed the history of the paat ? Continued on Face Six AWARDS GIVEN AT NANTAHALA Hill Is Finals Speaker; Eight Are Graduated At Otter Creek Commencement at the Otter Creek High school were con cluded with the graduation ex ercise Monday night. Highlights of the program were the pre sentation of awards by Principal Carl D. Moses, the presentation of diplomas, by G. L. Houk, county superlntendant, saluta tory and valedictory addresses by Miss Pauline Smith and Bobby Denny, respectively, and an address by George H. Hill, principal of Robbinsville High school. Mr. Hill told the audience, which overflowed the auditor ium into the school yard, and the seniors that he would pre sent the graduating class with three keys to help them through life. First, an attitude of in dustry, which would have them discard the passing fad of do ing as little as possible for as much as can be gotten. He said that Jesus had glorified work and cited as a present-day ex ample of success through work Thomas A. Edison. The second key to successful living, he said, is a democratic attitude toward life based on the golden rule, which would give the individual a high re gard for "his fellowman. The third key presented by Mr. Hill, reverence, not only to God, but also for the cultural things of life and for man made laws. The following awards were presented by Mr. Moses: Miss Louise Owenby and Billy May, best athletes; Bobby Den ny, awards for seven years' per fect attendance, best citizenship, and valedictorian. The school glee club sang several selections. The graduation program had been preceded last Friday eve ning by the baccalaureate serv ice, with the Rev. A. Rufus Mor gan delivering the sermon. Mr. Morgan advised the graduates to regard life as a transitory process during which one's spir itual growth takes place. Before conferring the di plomas, Mr. Houk told the large audience that this will be the last graduation exercise to be held in the present building. He said that, whfle progress on the building program may seem slow, It is better to proceed carefully In order to have schools for the grandchildren of the present graduates. The eight graduated are: Bob by Denny, Pauline Smith, Roy Roper, Carl Paasmore, Hazel Tremmel, Ella Mae Mashburn, Geneva Bateman, and Mildred BfttffWUl. Lions Take Over Responsibility for Summer Recreation Bfogram With Coach Milburn Atkins planning to be away for the summer, the Franklin Lions club lute assumed responsibility for the recreation program here during the summer months, it was announced this week. Charles Thomas and Gene Stamey, high school athletes, have been employed full-time to direct the program, under the supervision of a Lions club committee made up of Paul H. Russell, president-elect of the club, J. Ward Long, Cary Ty slnger, and ?.~R. (Bob) Gaines. Harry Corbin, of the Franklin school faculty, has agreed to ? Continued on Page Six MACON COUNTY SHOWS DECADE GAINJF 270 Highlands Total Drops; Rural Figures Show Trek To Town Franklin's 1950 population Is 1,964, Harry Sample, of Ashe vllle, 12th district census super visor, announced yesterday. This Is a gain of 715 over the 1940 count, an Increase of near ly 58 per cent. Macon county's population, meanwhile, increased by 270, a .gain of slightly less than two 'per cent. The 1940 census gave this couaty a total population of 15,880, while the 1950 count was 16,150. Highlands lost slightly in population, dropping from a 1940 count of 569 to 514 in 1950. The loss of 55 amounted, In per centage, to Just under one per cept. Highlands township, how ev#r, showed a substantial In crease. All the figures made public by Mr. Sample yesterday are pre liminary and unofficial, Mr. Sample emphasized. The final official totals will be announc ed by the census bureau In Washington later. The figures by townships in dicate a drift of rural ppula tlon either away from the coun ty, or to or near the towns, for every township In the county, except for Franklin and High lands townships, showed a net loss during the past 10 years. Mr. Sample also made public the prelimary figures on the number of farms and dwellings. The total number of farms in the county Increased during the decade from 2,243 to 2,378, and the total number of dwelling houses in the county from 3, 1855 to 5,044. - The population in Franklin ? Continued On Page Si* Among Winners In Primary J. HARRY THOMAS For Sheriff Jones Wins In Race For State Senate R. S. Jones, Franklin attor ney, was nominated for state senator from this five-county district in last Saturday's Dem ocratic primary. Unofficial returns previously | had left a question as to wheth er Mr. Jones had a clear district majority -in the three-way race for the nomination, and Kelly E. Bennett, of Bryson City, sec ond high man, had indicated he might call a second primary, in the event Mr. Jones did not 1 have a majority. On a basis <JI official returns from four of the five counties I In the 33rd district, and of com plete but unofficial returns from the fifth, Mr. Jones re- , ceived a majority of 251. An er ? Continued on Pace Six MISS KATE McGEE For Clerk of Court VOTE CHANGES SCHOOL BOARD Macon County Democratic voters, in last Saturday's pri mary, replaced three of the present members of the county board of education with new men, and thereby changed the complexion of the board. T. T. Love, of Nantaha!a, J. C. Sorrells, of Cowee township, and Charles W. Nolen, of Car toogechaye, defeated C. Gordon Moore, of Franklin, the present board chairman, F. A. Edwards, of Highlands, and J. F. Brown ing, of Cowee for renomination. Board members renominated are Bob Sloan and Walter Gib son. In signed statements in The Press, Mr. Sorrells and Mr. Nol en came out in favor of making the position of county superin tendent full-time, and Mr. Love, Continued on Page Six? Here's Macon Official Primary Vote By Precincts CANDIDATES 3 3 w Democratic U. S. SENATE Frank P. Graham Willis Smith .... Robert R. Reynolds Olla Ray Boyd - - SOLICITOR (20th District) T. D. Bryson, Jr A. A. Rice STATE SENATOR (33rd District) R. 8. Jones Kelly E. Bennett Lynden E. Conley REPRESENTATIVE C. Tom .Bryson C. A. Elmore CLERK OF COL'RT Kate McGee J. Clinton Brookshlre SHERIFF J. Harry Thomas - Lester Arnold L. B. Phillips ...... J. B. Brendle ...._ MEMBERS BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Fohn W. Roane W W. Edwards , C. C. Stamey ..... Sam J. Waters L. W. Rice, 8r - BOARD OF EDUCATION r. T. Love - Robert S. Sloan r. C. Sorrells Charles W. Nolen Walter Gibson ? 1 Say E. Norton Setty Alexander ? T. A. Edwards 3. Gordon Moore r. E. Browning I. B. DuPree Republican SHERIFF r. P. Bradley Walter Burch 839 351 97 13 1090 216 1091 143 67 832 430 801 559 791 412 135 33 831 727 232 304 171 809 763 581 684 569 356 478 466 559 394 237 176 9 110 64 9 1 138 37 146 18 9 88 90 106 79 67 81 2 41 68 49 28 67 59 113 84 107 109 47 84 89 42 31 36 37 37 0 s M 3 CO 101 83 21 3 164 26 133 20 17 198 13 59 135 80 128 7 3 76 90 35 23 62 99 99 86 64 55 73 35 80 69 50 43 38 1 I a 34 11 1 1 33 4 30 2 4 228 68 26 5 247 76 221 87 10 33 212 15 105 8 35 29 18 1 2 17 14 3 9 28 22 20 3 9 3 34 5 14 2 9 5 68 0 222 107 134 185 11 0 104 173 14 66 234 128 221 136 99 72 196 216 116 58 46 226 101 8 a E V to 2 u ?O xs 4-? ? CO >1 rt A cs O o 2 rt a c ca Z 12 10 4 2 24 5 21 3 1 20 5 9 21 13 17 1 0 11 5 4 4 17 13 10 15 13 1 25 10 4 4 0 14 176 86 19 3 239 26 216 31 17 162 114 120 167 163 130 8 0 151 139 50 74 84 136 133 113 103 135 155 64 111 109 96 58 53 0 172 75 12 2 126 103 191 26 9 102 133 99 167 120 70 54 19 164 116 36 73 13 116 136 73 155 105 61 61 98 81 88 13 15 0 16 9 6 0 28 2 28 4 0 22 6 17 23 27 8 3 0 17 5 8 38 2 25 14 10 11 16 13 6 7 5 9 5 52 1 o z 7i A ed *-> C CD 5S 39 4 11 0 46 4 45 4 3 45 8 38 17 43 7 5 0 16 21 3 40 1 51 42 11 5 28 .6 39 23 11 19 4 38 1 c o w be c 40 20 10 35 38 28 44 47 11 12 3 31 28 22 35 11 38 26 49 32 35 32 14 16 31 34 13 <u * o O 193 54 39 123 154 34 5 150 127 51 74 51 176 166 222 103 149 65 80 95 69 166 35 54 0 O E 39 29 4 0 51 240 2426 19 55 573 PARTY BALLOT RENOMINATES 2 COMMISSIONERS Graham, Bryson, Jones Lead In Thi? County; Bradley Is Winner The Democratic voters of this county last Saturday nominated J. Harry Thomas for sheriff, C. Tom Bryson for representative, and Miss Kate McGee for clerk of superior court, and renom - nated John W. Roane and W. W. Edwards for members of the board of county commissioners. In Saturday's primary the Democrats also rolled up sub stantial majorities for Senator Frank P. Graham for U. S. sen ator, Thad D. Bryson, Jr., for solicitor, and R. S. Jones, for state senator, and changed the complexion of the county board of education. In the lone Republican con test, Sheriff J. P. Bradley was renominated, defeating Walter Burch, disabled veteran o? World War 1, by a vote of 641 to 17. Despite rain in the afternoon, the vote probably was the hea\ - iest ever cast in a primary elec tion here. In the four-way rac ? for the U. S. senate nomination, 3T35 votes were cast in th. 1 county. This compares with a total of 1964 cast in the senat ? race in 1948, and a total c t 2485 in the congress race in 1948 (there was no U. S. sena torial election in 1948). Mr. Thomas, running in a field of four, received a major ity of the total vote cast. His majority was 18. The vote stood: Thomas, 1637; Lester L. Arn old, 1221; L. B. Phillips, 273; and J. B. Brendle, 106. C. Tom Bryson defeated C. A. Elmore for representative. The ? vote was: Bryson, 1888; Elmore, 1104. In the election's closest race. Miss Kate McGee won over J. Clinton Brookshire, the incum bent, for clerk of the court by a margain of 116 votes. The count was: McGee, 1645; Brook shire, 1529. Mr. Roane and Mr. Edwards, running for renomination, were easy winners over their three opponents. The vote in that race was: Roane, 1636; Mr. Edwards, Edwards, 1486; Sam J. Waters. 807; L. W. Rice, Sr., 733; and C. C. Stamey, 468. <W. E. Bald win, chairman of the board, was unopposed for renomina tion). Senator Graham, who piled up a lead of 50.000 In the state but failed to receive a majority and therefore would have to run a second primary, should Willis Smith, second high man in the four-candidate race, call one, received a clear majority (num ber of votes over half of the total vote cast) in this county of. 336. His Macon plurality was 673. He received 1904 votes In this county; Mr. Smith, 929; R. R. Reynolds, 270; and OUa Ray Boyd, 32. 4 Solicitor Thad D. Bryson, Jr., who was opposed for renomlna tion by A. A. Rice, of Sylva, got a vote of 2426 in this county. Mr. Rice received 573. In the three-way race for senator from the 33rd district, R. S. Jones, Macon candidate, got a Macon County majority of 873. The Macon vote in this race was: Jones, 2355; Kelly K. Bennett, of Bryson City, 412; and Lyndon E. Conley, also of Bryson City, 186. The official count, shown In the accompanying table, is com plete for this county, except In cases where candidates were un opposed, and in the case of two state races in which there was little general interest. Two Macon officials, seeking renomination, were unopposed. W. E. Baldwin, chairman of the board of county commissioners, though he had no opposition, received 2153 votes, and lAke V. 3hope, also unopposed tor reg *ter oi deeds, received MCI.
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