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/ J Jfaomtm Price 6 Cents VOL. LX\/_ NO. 24 N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1950 TWELVE PAGES MAfifON VOTERS ML BALLOT FOR SENATOR Graham, Smith To Filght It Out In 2nd Primary Saturday Week In a second primary election, to be held Saturday of next week, Macon County Democrats 0 C will cast their ballots (or a * , nominee for U. S. senator. The contestants for the nom ination are Senator Frank P. Graham, who was appointed to the senate by Governor Scott about 14 months ago to (ill the vacancy caused by the death o( Senator J. Melville Broughton, ' and Willis Smith. Mr. Smith called the second 1 primary when Senator Graham failed to receive a clear major ity (more than half of the total vote cast) in tde regu'ar pri ^ mary May 27, when there were four candidates running. In the record high vote on that date, Graham received 303, 605 Votes; Smith 250,222; Rob ert R. Reynolds, 58,752; and Olla Ray Boyd, 5,900. Graham led Smith by 53,383, but lacked 5,635 of having a majority. Smith deferred making a de cision on calling a second pri mary until Wednesday of last week. In the balloting in this coun ty, Graham received 1904 votes, or just.under 61 per cent of the 3,135 cast in the senate race; Smith received 929, or slightly more than 29 per cent; and Reynolds received 270 and Boyd 32. The combined vote here for Reynolds and Boyd in the first primary was a little more than 9 per cent of the total cast. Graham, whose home is Chap el Hill, for many years prior to his appointment to the senate was president of the University of North -Carolina. Smith, Ral eigh lawyer, is a former presi dent of the American Bar as sociation. OFF TO LIONS MEET Miss Julia Hunnicutt, who will represent the Franklin Lions club in the competition for se lection of Lions district queen, will leave Sunday for Charlotte, where the competition will be held next week. 50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK Miss Nina Porter arrived home last week from Shortei* college, Rome, Ga. David W. Blaine has made his announcement as candidate for register of deeds. Last week we were at Sapphire and found it beautiful In its spring trimmings. There we met a former son of Macon, the ever genial R. A. Jacobs. S. L. Rogers, Lee Crawford, Sam L. Kelly, Will Oliver, J. A. Porter, and W. R. Stalcup went to Andrews last week to attend, the senatorial convention. 25 YEARS AGO North Carolina, s new auto mobile speed law vtrent into ef fect May 1, making It permis sible for motorists to travel at a maximum speed of 35 miles an hour as opposed to the 30 ? miles an hour regulation hereto fore in effect. Ex-Governor Elias Ammonsof Colorado died in Denver on May 20. Governor Ammons was a native of Macon County. General Manager D. G. Stew art of the local telephone ex change has completed arrange ments with the Southern Bell company by which that com pany will build a line from the city limits of Franklin to con _ nect with long distance lines at Dillsboro. 10 YEARS AGO Misses Dorothy Blumenthal, Leida Beshears, Dorothy Lee Morrison, Ruth Higglns, and Doris Corbin have returned to their respective homes here, after attending Woman's college, at Greensboro. The Federal Power commis sion has approved the applica tion of the Nantahala Power and Light company to build two hydro-electric plant*, at Nantahala and Glenville. / Makes' First Long Distance Call Marking the opening of the Western Carolina Telephone company's new dial telephone exchange at Cherokee, Vice Chief McKinley Ross (above) telephones Stanley Win borne, head of the N. C. Utilities commission in Raleigh ? the "first long distance telephone call ever to go out of Cherokee. The event was marked by a dlnnier Saturday at the Boundary Tree dining room at Cherokee, sponsored hy Western North Carolina Associated Communities and other organizations. The Installa tion was made in record time, in order to provide facilities needed as plans go forward for the opening July 1 of the his torical drama, "Unto These Hills". Harry Davis, general man ager of the drama, is shown with Chief Ross. Speakers at the dinner included Lynn D. Garibaldi, of Charlotte, and Russell E. McKelvey, of Franklin,, president and general manager, respec tively, of the telephone company, and Joe Jennings, Cherokee Reservation superintendent. Persy B. Ferebee, of Andrews, WNAC president, presided. Present from Franklin were Mf. McKelvey, John M. Archer, Jr., E. M. McNIsh, and Weimar Jones. i i 1 ] < ] ] I i i ! 1 i 5 Knocked rrom Horse As Animal Runs Under Eve Mrs. De'bert W. Angel, of the Patton settlement, was Injured Sunday , while riding horseback. When the horse she was riding ran under the eave of the Angel barn, her head struck the eave and she was knocked to the ground unconscious. She suf fered a concussion and body contusions, it was said at Angel clinic, where she is' under treat ment. _ Mrs. Hedden Passes At 88 At Highlands! Mrs. Mary Lou Thompson . Hedden died at her home in ' Highlands Tuesday at the age j of 88. , Mrs. Hedden, who was the , widow of William Hedden, re- ] mained active until she fell and broke her hip about a year ago. j She htud been seriously ill for , the past two months. ( The daughter of Yancey and j Mrs. Pallie Brendle Thompson, ( she was a native of Macon j County, where she had spent j her entire life. Survivors include three sons, | Thomas E. Hedden, of Morgan ton, William P. and John Q., ? both of Highlands; two daugh- j ters, Mrs. H. E. Collins, of ' Wichita Falls, Texas, and Mrs. ] Elsie Tattello, of Atlanta, Ga.; i two stepdaughters, Mrs. jesge < Morgan, of the Watauga com- \ munity, and Mrs. John Tatham, ] of Gay; and several grandchil dren. , Funeral services were held at ^ the home at 2:30 o'clock, Wed nesday, with the Rev. Robert B. DuPree, Highlands Presbyterian \ pastor, officiating. Burial was t in the Highlands cemetery. Ar- s rangements were under the di- < rection of Potts funeral home. 1 I. H. Peek, 85, j Dies While On ; Way To Work j Isaac Henry Peek, 85-year old | farmer of the Cullasaja com munity, was found dead near his home about 9 o'clock Mon day morning. He was believed to have had a heart attack while on his way to work in the field. Coroner Lawrence Blaine, who was summoned, said death Ob viously was due to natural causes. A native of Loudon, Tenn., Mr. peek was brought to this county by his parents, J. M.. O. and Mrs. Mary Wright Peek, when he was a year old, and had lived here ever since. He was twice married, the first time to Miss Mary Rogers, Did the second time to Miss Annie Houston, in recent years hie had made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Dan Bishop, He was a member of the ElUJay Baptist church. Survivors, in addition to Mrs. Bishop, Include another daugh ter, Mrs. Sarah Monteith, of Bienville; six sons, John M. Peek, of Gneiss, Leonard M., of Cullasaja, George R., of Frank lin, Route 2, and James A., Mar tin J., and William H., all of El- | iijay; 24 grandchildren, and one jreat-grandchild. Funeral services were held ruesday afternoon at 3 o'clock it the Sugarfork Baptist church, rhe Rev. Lee Crawford and the Sev. Arvil Swafford officiated, ind burial was in the church :emetery. Arrangements were s jnder the direction of Bryant < "Mineral home. Asbury Church To Hold Vacation Bible School c g The Asbury Methodist church vill conduct Its annual vaca tion Bible school next week, itarting Monday at 2 p. m. S Classes will be held at that lour daily throughout the week. Would Name New Nantahala Road 'Kerr Scott Highway' \ The new road from Beecher town to the site of the proposed new Nantahala school will be named "The Kerr Scott High way", If a suggestion of -the Nantahala Men's club Is fol. lowed. The club, at Its last meeting, adopted a resolution urging that the road be so designated. In honor of "North Carolina's first citizen, the hero of the rural people". The resolution, proposed by Weimer R. Cochran, seconded by J. W. May, and unanimously adopted, follows: f " W h e r e a 8, the Nantahala Gorge road, when completed, will be a world famous road; 7 "Whereas, such a road should | have an appropriate name; * "Whereas, wishing to honor v North Carolina's first citizen, g the hero of the rural people; "Therefore, be It resolved that this road, from Beechertown to the new school building site a v distance of 5.1 miles, should be b named 'The Kerr Scott High- 8 way'." il BILLY GRAHAM ASSOCIATE TO HOLD MEETING Evangelistic Services To Start On Sunday At Tabernacle The annual series of inte-de lominational "evangelistic serv ces at the Friendship taber lacle here wil1 open Sunday svening, with the Rev. Grady Vilson doing the preaching. Mr. Wilson Is an asso<^ate of ;he Rev. Billy Oraham, whose 'eligious campaign in vartous jarts of the country have at racted national attention. Starting Sunday night, the lervices here will be held each evening at 8 o'clock. The meet- i ng Is expected to continue for j 13 days, through Friday, June 10. While the services are spon- ] iored by the four Franklin :hurches, the com,mittee on ar rangements emphasized that the meeting is for the entire coun ty, and expressed the hope that ministers and congregations of churches throughout the coun ty will participate. Mr. Wilson is expected to ar rive In Frank'ln sometime Sun Say. Mr. Wilson, a native of Char lotte, first was associated with Billy Graham when they travel ed together as high school youths as salesmen for the Ful ler Brush company. Later, he and Mr. Graham were gradu ated from B_ot> Jones university, then situated at Cleveland, renn., and still later together attended Wheaton college, at (Vhegton, HI. In Charleston, g, e., Mr, Wl!* ion served as pastor of the Friendship Baptist church, aid was founder of the Charleston ifouth for Christ movement. He resigned the Charleston pas torate to enter full-time evan gelistic work, which has taken him into nearly every state, into every province of Canada, and to many foreign countries. Advertising Policy Is Modified For 2nd Primary Fop the U. S. senatorial sec ond primary contest, The Press has modified its policy with ref srence to political advertising. Ordinarily, no political adver tising Is accepted by this news paper for the last issue before in election. In this instance, tiowever, advertising will be ac jepted, from either candidate of lis supporters, for next week's issue of the paper, with the pro viso that the management re serves the right to reject any advertising containing charges igalnst the other candidate. The modification of policy in this case is due to the fact that ao local races are involved, and particularly because of the shortness of time; there will be >nly two issues of the paper ? .his one and that of June 22 ? >etween the time the second jrimary was called and the date >f the election. 1 Franklin SOFTBALL LEAGUE Franklin Softball league re mits to date and the schedule 1 f approaching games follow: Friday Night, June 9 NP&L Co. vs Lions and For ?t Service vs Rotary ? both ;bmes rained out. Monday Night, June 12 Van Raalte, 6; Lions, 2. Forest Service 11; NP&L Co., >. Team's Standings 'orest 8ervice 5 0 1000 Coming Games Friday (tomorrow) night ? :30, Van Raalte vs NP&L Co.; econd game, at 9, Zlckgraf vs totary. Monday night ? 7:30, Rotary s NP&L Co.; second game, at , Forest Service vs Zickgraf. PLAN BAKE SALE St. Agnes Episcopal auxiliary rill hold its monthly benefit ake iale at The Children's hop tomorrow (Friday) morn H Results W L Pet. totary iickgraf ... Jons ran Raalte fP&L Co. 4 0 1000 2 3 400 1 3 250 1 3 250 1 4 200 Macon School Bonds To Be Offered For Sale July 1 1 Scores Of Macon Students Are At Home From College Scores of Macon County young people have been attend ing schools, colleges, and uni versities throughout the count ry during the past school year, and now are at home for sum mer vacations, are employed elsewhere, or are attending ?! summer school. At least 17 are known to have been graduated this spring, many of them receiving degrees, and a complete list undoubtedly would show the number gradu ating to be much larger. It is virtually impossible to obtain a complete list of the county's youth away in school, or to collect detailed Informa tion about them. Below, hew^ eyer, are listec( sqme flf these j Whq have been away at school, with their summer plans In caws where that Information was available. John Flanagan, son of Mrs. J. A. Flanagan, attends Presby terian college at Maxton. He has a position with the U. S. Forest Service here this summer. Allan A. Brooks, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Brooks, was graduated with a B. S. degree i from Western Carolina Teach ! ers college, "Cullowhee. He has !a position with the Aluminum | Company of America and is sta tioned at Dal'as, Texas. | James Patterson, sen 01 Mr. Mfs. Claude Patterson, will I he a senior at N, C. State col l lege, Raleigh next year. He plans to spertd six weeks this , summer at Fort Lee, Va., tak ing military training for his commission in the R. O. T. C. | William Roger Rickman, son i of Mrs. Inez Rickman, was grad uated from State college, where he was a member of the For estry club. He has a position with the U. S. Forest Service and Is stationed in Robblns-i ville. Miss Ruth West, daughter of Mrs. C. N. West, is a gsing sen ior at Western Carolina Teach ers college. Miss West I# a Spanish major and is a member of the French club and the MacDowell Music club. She will spenid most of the summer in Havana, Cuba. 2nd Lt. James C. Horsley, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Horsley, recently received his commis sion from the U. S. Military academy, West Point, N. Y. After 60 days at home, he will be stationed at Randolph Field. Lt. Horsley is the third Macon 1 Countv man to be graduated from West Point In recent years, j Dean Henson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Henson, attends the University of North Carolina, where he is a member of the | French and Latin clubs. He plans to farm this summer. Clell Bryant, son. of the late Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Bryant, was graduated last winter from the University of North Carolina. He plans to leave July 1 to enter the Parson's school of design in New York City. Lyman Gregory, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Gregory, will be a junior at Wake Forest col lege in 1950-1951. He Is em ployed for the -summer by the U. S. Forest Service. Miss Betty Leatherman, daughter of Mrs. S. C. Leather man, recently was graduated from Mars Hill college, where | she belonged to the Business club. She has a position with the First National bank in Asheville. Miss Louise Bryson. daughter | of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Bryson, has just completed her fresh- ' man year at Berea college, | Berea, Ky. She was a member , of B. 8. A. and the Berea Play ers. Miss Janet Cochran, daughter i of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Cochran, | will be a sophomore at Berea , college In 1950-51, where she is , a member of the Home Ec. club antf of the Berea Players. Miss Ruth Angel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Angel, Is a rising junior at Western Caro lina Teacher college. She is a member Q t the Little Theatre there. Mrs. Gladys Myra R. Elmore received her B. 8. In primary education last week from West ern Carolina Teacher'* college. She was on the dean's list. Mr*. Easel Mo?e? etamey will be a sophomore at Western Car olina Teacher's college next year. She is taking a liberal arts course. J. L. Staroey is a rising soph omore at Western Carolina Teachers college. Jack F. Tllley, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Tilley, la a Junior at Carson-Newman college, where he belongs to the North Caro lina club. He is employed by U. 8. Forest Service for the sum mer. Neil Mooney, son of Mrs. C. J, Mooney, was recently gradu ated from Georgia Military ac ademy, Milladgevil'a, Oa. He is employed by the U. 8. Forest Service tot the summer. Mias Mary Frances Page, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Page, is a rising senior at the University of Iowa, Iowa City. Furman Corbin, Jr., son of Furman corbin, will be a sen ion at Lincoln Memorial uni versity, Harrogate, Tenn, in 1950-1951. He is working in De troit for the summer. wuiora uoroin, son 01 fur man Corbin, next year will be a junior at Western Carolina Teachers college, where he is taking a liberal arts course. Charles Pulton was awarded the degree of doctor of laws at the University of North Caro lina this month. Son of Mr. and Mrs, Mack Fulton, of Arlington, Va., and the grandson of the late John H. Fulton, he con siders Franklin his home, though he has worked in Washington, D. C., recent summers. Mac Bulgin, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Bulgin, i is a rising sophomore at Dav idson college, where he is a member of the Literary club. He spends the summers in Franklin with Mrs. W. B. McGuire. Clyde Pitts, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Pitts, recently was graduated from Brevard col lege, where he was a member of the football squad. He plans to enter the University of North Carolina this fall. Lewis Penland will be a soph omore at N. C. State college, Raleigh, in 1950-1951. He is em ployed by Franklin Frozen Foods, Inc., this summer. James Robert Tippett, son of Mr. _ and Mrs. Edgar Tippett, who' will be a junior at State college next year, plans to farm this summer. ' Miss Annie Sue Conley, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Conley, is a rising senior at Meredith college, Raleigh, where she is secretary of Tomorrow's Business Woman's c'ub for 1950 1951. She is attending summer school at Western Carolina Teachers college. Charles Conley, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Conley. recently was graduated from Mars Hill college. He is employ ed at the Duncan Motor com pany. Tom Set'ser, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Setser, will be a sen ior at N. C. "State college in 1950-1951. He will attend the summer class for this summer. Sandy Shive, son of A. M. Shlve, a student at Davidson college, plans to work at Mon treat this summer. Herbert Hyde, of Franklin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Hyde, of Bryson City, ,1s a rising senior at Western Carolina Teachers college. He was elect .ed president of the student body for 1950-1951. Kenneth Corbin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Corbin, will be a junior at Western Carolina Teacher's college next year. He Is a member of the Baptist Student union. He Is attending the summer session. Miss Lattle Mae Corbin is a rising sophomore at Berea col lege, Berea, Ky., where she be longs to the Berea Players. Miss Lucille Hannah, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Han nah, is a physical education major at Woman's college, Greensbore. She is a member of the Adelphian society. Lewis Welch has just com pleted his freshman year at Carson-Newman college, Jeffer son City, Tenn. Victor Horn Perry, son of Mrs. J. E. Perry, Sr., has received hla B. S. in pharmacy from the c?attaM? Om rm nckt Will Be Advertised 10 Days; Board To Fix Maturity Dates ? Macon County's school build ing bonds will be offered for sa'e by the state Local Govern ment commission July 11, It was announced by R. S. Jones, coun ty attorney. - Mr. Jones, accompanied by County Supt. Ouy L. Houk, went to. Raleigh the latter part of last week in an effort to speed the sale of the bonds, and the an nouncement was made on their return to Franklin. They were told by W. E.. Easterling, assistant director and secretary of the commission, which handles the sale of all county and municipal bonds in this state, that Macon's $514,000 bond issue will be advertised fo> 10 days, as required by law, and put up for sale July 11. Meanwhile, the Macon board of county commissioners, at its meeting Monday, July 3, will fix the maturity dates for the i bonds. It is understood the plan | calls for a fixed number of bonds to mature each year over a period of years. When the bids are received by the Local Government com j mission, if the best bid is at ( a satisfactory rate of interest, ! the Bonds then will be issued by the board of county commis sioners, and will be delivered to the successful bidder or bidders in exchange for the money. Meanwhile, the Macon Con struction company, which ha, the contract to do the grading at the sites of four of the county's proposed schools, start ed moving dirt at the Franklin High school Monday. That job is expected to take about three weeks to complete, given good weather, E. J. Whit mire, Jr., of the construction company, said yesterday. From there, the company's equlpmen* probably will be moved elthe.' to the East Franklin or the Highlands site. The bonds were approved by a vote of more than five to one at a special county election last February 21. The proceeds of the bond issue will be sup plemented by a grant of $361, 000 from the state, giving this county a total of $875,000 for its school building program. Mrs. Mary .Curtis Is Claimed By Death At Coweeta Mrs. Mary Messer Curtis, widow of Julius H. Curtis, died Thursday morning of last week at the home of a son, Frank Curtis, in the Coweeta com munity, following a brief ill ness. Mrs. Curtis, who was 71 years of age, was born and spent her life in this county, having been a daughter of Robert and Mrs. Lizzie Allen Messer. She was a member of the Ashbury Meth odist church. Funeral services were held at that church Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, with the pastor, the Rev. L. C. ? Stevens, offi ciating, and burial was In the church cemetery .Pallbearers, all grandsons, were Lennle, Junior, George, William and Claude, and Robert Cunningham. Ar rangements were under the di rection of Potts funeral home. Survivors include five sons, Frank H.. Wllsdn, of HiaWksse*. Ga., Prince and ' Charles, of Coweeta, and Ed, of Clayton; three daughters, Mrs. Ora Castle, of the Mulberry community, Mrs. Nina Cunningham, of Co weeta, and Mrs. Kate Keener, of Clayton; and 27 grandchil dren. and three great-grand children. The Weather Temperatures and precipitation for rile past seven -lays, and the low temperature yesterday, as recorded at the Coweeta ?*? pertinent station. Wednesday ? 76 43 , Thursday 74 59 .28 Wednesday .... 53 Franklin Rainfall (Aa recorded by Manson S*Oes for TVA) Wednesday , none; Thursday. .22 of an inch; Friday, .10; Sat urday, .79; Sunday, .IS; Mon day. none; Tuesday, none; Wednesday, none. High Low Pet. Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday 72 61 .33 76 54 .31 79 52 .29 76 43 77 51
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