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f&e ffttifeUtt f t tU fHj* ISjijVattb# lUc<mian ' rV '' ' \ ? ? Price 6 Cents VOL. LXV? NO. 41 FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1950 FOURTEEN PAGES UNITED NATIONS - DAYPROGRAM1S PLANNED HERE Church, School, Civic Organizations Join Hands F or Event A movement for a commun lty-wide United Nations Day observance here was launched this week. Representatives from various church, school, and civic organ izations met Tuesday night in the directors' room at the Bank of Franklin, to map plans for the celebration, scheduled for October 24. Mayor Henry W. Cabe pre sided at the meeting and com mittees were named to organ ize and promote the celebra tion, which is part of a nation wide affair proclaimed by the President of the United States. I, The group voted to hold the * celebration in the afternoon, and the Franklin stadium was tentatively se'.ected as the place for the program. Those named on the program committee are -the Rev. Hoyt Evans, Mrs. 4. A. Siler, the Rev. C. E. Murray, Sammy Beck, Miss Roberta Enloe, and Mrs. Reby S. Tessier. Publicity committee members are Mrs. R. S. Jones, W. N. Sloan, and J. P. Brady. The detailed program will be announced later. Old G'.ory Now Waves From New Flag Pole Old Glory Is showing her col ors from a new 56-foot flag pole in front of the post of fice building. The new pole, which was put up last Thursday, replaces the old color yardarm on top of the building. 50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK The town marshal has had two arrests to make this week on account of too much tangle foot. Hon. H. G. Ewart delivered an address yesterday to a small sized audience in the court House. About half the people in town remained on the outside. While his speech was fair and free from the bitterness and slush usually indulged in by Republican speakers, it had but little influence anyway. The people are growing weary of so much political speaking and do not care to hear it. Mr. J. C. Wright took a little trip around a portion of the world the latter part of the week, visiting Sapphire, Brevard and Waynesville. He returned home Saturday. 25 YEARS AGO The Electrical Constructors company, who began work on Franklin's municipal power dam on April 13th, closed the last outlet in the dam Thursday and thus Lake Emory, covering 225 acres, will become a reality in only a few days. Mr. W. G. Barker of Lakey creek settlement was in town last Monday assisting Mr. Jess Lakey in taking care of a large owl that had been captured. The owl was left in The Press office for a while, but its fight ing proclivities drove the editor out until the bird was taken away. Prof. Bramlelt is to be con gratulated on his efforts to establish discipline at the Frank lin school. 10 YEARS AGO Funeral services for Bard i Moses Angel, 91, life-long resi dent of Macon county, were held on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the 8ugarfork Baptist church. About 4 o'clock last Saturday morning a store and all the contents belonging to Abe Led ford was destroyed by fire. Dr. A. P. Hassell, of Kobe, Japan, missionary to Japan since 1909, spoke to an atten tive and interested audience at the local Presbyterian church on Wednesday evening. 16 Of 26 Given Preinduction Tests Pass The local draft board has an nounced that 16 of the 28 men who went to Charlotte October 5 for preinduction examinations passed th? prescribed tests. ( The group was the second one called from this county. The first group of 30 men was sent to Charlotte September 7. As yet, W. N. Sloan, chair man of the board, said on call for Induction has been received, but one is expected soon. FRANKLIN HIGH TO PLAY SYLVA FRIDAY NIGHT Cheer Leaders, Band Will Accompany Panthers The Franklin High Panthers, nine comely cheerleaders, and the entire Franklin schoo' band, are scheduled to invade Jackson county tomorrow (Fri day) night, where the Panthers will meet a strong Sylva eleven on the gridiron at 8 o'clock. The aggregation is making the trip over the Cowees in an effort to keep the Panthers in the ranks of the undefeated in the Smoky Mountain conference, and all three units of the Franklin school have been put ting in overtime practicing for the coming event. The Panthers, who had a breather last week with no game scheduled, have been hard at practice all week and should be in the pink of condition for the game. John (Bardy) Arch er, Franklin's snappy backfield general who missed the Hayes ville game two weeks ago be cause of a chipped bone in his thumb, "WOrtttd wit this week and should be In the starting lineup tomorrow night. Reports Indicate that Sylva may have a "surprise" in store for the Panthers. Three Sylva footballers, Charles Cunning ham, Verlin Enloe, and Harold Elders, were placed on the in eligible roster at the beginning of the season, but have now been penned in on the eligible list again. The possibility of a surprise is realized in the Panther line up and most of the boys are working hard at it so the "sur prise" won't be surprising should it come. Thus far, the Panthers have played three conference games, winning against Andrews and Cherokee, and tying, 7-7, with Hayesville. Sylva has four games under its belt, two of them wins, and a like number of losses. Mingled in with the slapping of leather on the practice field all week have been the voices of Franklin high cheer-leaders, splintering the air with old and new yells that should keep the Panthers hustling during the game. The young ladies have plenty of peppy yells in store for attending football fans. And the Franklin high band has been shouldering the grind stone in the line of marching music and precision drilling. Under the able baton of Sammy Beck, the band, In their new uniforms, will entertain at half time. Fire Destroys Claude Crisp Home At Gneiss The home of Claude Crisp at Oneiss burned to the ground Thursday afternoon after ef forts made by Mrs. Crisp to extinguish the blaze proved fu tile. Mrs. Crisp and her baby were the only ones at .home when the fire started, it has been learn ed, and she tried to put out the blaze by carrying water from a near by spring. It is believed that sparks from a cook stove landed on the roof and set the wooden shingles on fire. Mr. Crisp, a farmer and log ger, said he bought the house two years ago but that it, and the furniture in the house, has not quite been paid for. Most of the family's clothes were burned also. The family Is temporarily liv ing with Mr. Crisp's sister, Mrs. Mabel Thomas, of Ontiss. HAS NARROW ESCAPE WHEN TRUCKWRECKS Medlin's Head Caught Between Door And Truck Body Two .men were injured, one of them narrowly escaping death, and a third escaped unharmed when a lumber truck, the prop erty of Carter Lumber company, overturned twice and rol'ed down an embankment at the Thomas curve, at the east end of the Franklin airport, on the Highlands road, Tuesday after noon. The Rev. Judd Medlin, about 50, driver of the truck, was pinned in the wreckage, and after being freed was taken to Angel hospital by ambulance. Officials at the hospital said he suffered crushing injuries to the chest an? lacerations of the face and head. Witnesses said that Mr. Med lin's head was wedged between the door and the body of the truck. Miraculously, the frame of the vehicle was so twisted as to keep the door from closing completely on his head. The back of his head, they said, wao half emersed in a smal! creek at the bottom of the em bankment. By using a jack to raise the truck, W. R. Carter, owner of the vehicle, said he and some employes from Burrell Motor company were able to free the injured man. Arthur Hall, Negro, an em ploye of the lumber company, received treatment for cuts and bruises at Angel clinic and was released soon after. The third occupant of the truck, Allie Webb, was not in jured. He said they were tak ing a load of lumber to his home on Palmer road and that the accident happened so fast he did not know what caused it. The truck, a 1948 Chevrolet, was badly damaged, but Mr. Carter said it was covered by insurance. Franklin P. T. A. To Honor Teachers At Meeting Monday A meeting of the Franklin Parent-Teacher association will be held Monday night at 7:30 at the school, it has been an nounced. Highlighting the meeting will be a tea and reception for new teachers and parents, following a short program. Miss Roberta Enloe, Franklin high school teacher, will speak on "The United Nations, Our Hope for World Peace," and the devotional will be conducted by Miss Esther Wallace. HEALTH MONEY HERE Money for the county school health program has been re ceived, to be used for corrective treatment among children in the county school system, Mrs. Elo ise H. Potts, county welfare su perintendent, announced this week. DRUNKS LOSE LICENSES Drunken driving accounted for 662 of the violations which end ed in revocation or suspension of driver's licenses during Sep tember, the North Carolina De partment of Motor Vehicles has reported. Another White Mole, Rare Phenomenon, Is Discovered In Area Another freak mole, slightly deceased, with a white under side and light tan body, was brought to The Press office this week by Lee Mason, who plowed It up along with some Irish potatoes on his farm in the Mason's Branch section. Little "rigor mortis" is on display in the office wixiow and interested persons should hasten to see it, as it won't be long before office person nel will forced to see that it joins the trash in the nearest garbage can. This is the second albino (colorless) mole discovered in this section ' within the past three weeks. Albinoism in an imals is said to occur only once in every 10,000 cases. Of Boxing, Wrestling Twenty-four rounds o f boxing and a wrestling match will king-pin a benefit show, the proceeds of which will go to the Franklin school tjand, In the Franklin High school auditor ium, Saturday night, beginning at 8 o'clock. Topping the night's program will be a "grunt and groan" wrestling exhibition between Chief Saunooke, Cherokee In dian, and Wallace Martin, Franklin, High school teacher. The chief and the teacher both have Impressive records in the line of sports, and from all indications fans will get their money's worth from the two grapplers. Chief Saunooke tips the scales at 350 pounds and has been a professional wrestler for 16 years running. Such notahes in the "grunt and groan" field to bow to the Chief's ha.mmer locks and scissors holds Include "Strangler" Lewis, Jim Londis, "Man Mountain"" Dean, and a chubby individual known as "The Blimp", who moves the arrow on the scales to 640 pounds. Recent victories for the Chief were Tony Galento, the tavern owner who tried to unseat Joe Lewis for the heavy weight box ing crown, J|ns__23, 1939, and Primo Camera. Mi Martin's accomplishments include four years of college football, three years of college wrestling, and he taught hand to-hand combat in the navy during the war. He wl'.l weigh in at 280 pounds for the tussle with the Chief. On the boxing card for the night, Ray Cline and Benny Robinson, of Bryson City, will square off in, the 135-pound class; Buddy Arch, of Cherokee, and Ben Dillard, of Sylva, will vie for honors in the 150-pound class; "Grease" Cunningham, of Sylva, and Franklin's own Bo Norton will swap leather in the 175-pound class. Heavyweights Jack (Lard) Cunningham, of Sylva, and Herb (Bear) Lam bert, of Cherokee, will waltz for the tonnage bout. The high school band will play between bouts, and other small boxing tiffs are scheduled for the night, including a fight between Danny Angel, of Frank lin, and an unnamed fighter. LOAD OF sua FQRNANTAIIAIA SCHOOL COMES Excavation Is Started At East Franklin Site A truckload of structual stsel has been delivered to the ne m , Nantahala school and wo k on , the building is progressing rap idly, Guy L. Houk, county school superintendent, announced this week. Although the foundation at ! the school had been completed, construction at the tchooi slow ed to a standstill because prom ised steel deliveries were not being received. Mr. Houk said that excavation on the site of the new East Franklin elementary school was begun last week, in preparation for pouring concrete footings, and a construction shack, to house equipment, is being erect ed at Franklin high school. Work on the Highlands school should begin soon, Mr. Houk said, if contractors are able to obtain materials. Many Enlist In Crusade Of Freedom While no figures were avail able yesterday, Henry W. Cabe, Macon County chairman, said much interest has been shown in the Crusade for Freedom, and indications are that many persons are signing the Free do.m Scrolls here. Scrolls have been placed at the Bank of Franklin, the Ma con Theatre, the Nantahala Power and Light company, the Van Raalte plant, the Zlckgraf Hardwood company plant, and in a number of the schools, Mr. Cabe said. Persons interested in the free life of the west, as contrasted with Communism, are invited to enlist in the Crusade for Free dom in either or both of two ways ? by signing the Freedom Scrolls as a symbol of their faith in democracy, and by con tributing to the fund with which Radio Free Europe is operated. Radio Free Europe seeks to break down the Iron Curtain by broadcasting the truth about life in America and the other demoracies, and beaming those broadcasts to the peoples be hind the Iron Curtain. It is de signed to supplement the work on the government-operated Voice of America. The Freedom Scro'.ls are to be gathered, at the end of the campaign, and sent to Berlin to go into the building on which the Freedom Bell, which is now touring the tounrty, will be placed. Plans call for closing the campaign Saturday, and Mr. Cabe urged all interested per sons to sign the scrolls and make such contributions as they wish this week. ATTEND ROAD MEET C. Gordon Moore and George Byrd attended the State High way Employes Association con vention in Greensboro Thurs day through Saturday of last week. WILL SPEAK HERE REP. KEDDZN Mr. Redden, 12th district rep resentative in congress, will ad dress a Democratic rally at the courthouse here Saturday night. The program is set to start at 8 o'clock. Symphony's Membership Drive Opens The annua! membership cam paign of the N. C. Symphony Society in this county was launched Tuesday. The appearances here each spring of the N. C. Little Sym phony orchestra are financed ! through memberships. The or chestra each year gives an eve ning performance for members 1 and a free matinee for school i children. The latter usually is held at Friendship tabernacle, since it has a greater seating capacity than any other audi torium here. Even before the drive opened, a number of regular $2 mem berships had come In unsolicit ed, Miss Laura M. Jones, cam | palgn chairman, said. In addi ' tlon, she said, several persons have volunteered to take donor memberships of $25 or more. A meeting of workers was held | at Miss Jones' home on the Georgia road Monday evening I to lay iinal plans for the cam paign. Mrs. John H. C. Perry and Mrs. Allen Si'er are campaign co-chairmen in Highlands and ] Franklin, respectively. The Sym phony organization here is headed by E. J. Carpenter, pres ident. When the Little Symphony plays here next spring, it will be its sixth annual appearance in Franklin, the first concerts hav ing been given in 1946. Baptist Ministers Will Meet On Monday Morning The Macon County Baptist Ministers conference will be held Monday morning at 10 o'clock at the First Baptist church here. ^"LAN FOOD SALE The Auxiliary of St. Agnes Episcopal church will hold its monthly benefit bake and food sale at the Children's Shop to- | morrow (Friday I, starting at 9 a. m. Driver's license examiners is sued a total of 36,924 licenses during September, the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles has reported. , , , ,, i ) li<iWWiWpWi>nin?nwBrrTTr?~nr--~?nTrri~T~'"n-rTTT"T,^nnrrTO1WBHWHBBMBBWi MACON PICTURE SENT OVER STATE ? Above is a reproduction of a photograph of Macon County children and a Macon County school bus that was sent all over the state this year in the litera ture of the N. C. Symphony Society. The photograph was made here the afternoon of a X. C. Symphony orchestra free children's concert. Note the words, "Macon County", on the bus, which was used to trans port children to and from the performance. POLITICAL FIRE IN THIS COUNTY BEGINSTOBURN Registration To Start Saturday ; Redden Will Speak Smouldering political fires be gan to crackle this week m Macon County as the biennial general election approached. The Democrats plan a county wide rally at the courthouse Saturday night, that meeting following a cowee township rally held Friday evening of last week. Meanwhile, registration for the November 7 election will start Saturday. i we icgiatiitis ui one vanuua precincts will be at the polling places for the registration of voters from 9 a. m. to sunset three Saturdays ? October 14, October 21, and October 28. Persons whose names are not on the registration books and who are unable to get to the polling places on a Saturday may register other days between now and October 28 by seeing the registrar of* their precinct at his home or place of employ ment, Siler Slagle, chairman of the Macon County board of elections, explained. Mr. Slagle urged all those eligible to vote who are not registered to get their names on the books without delay, and suggested that any person who is not sure he is registered get in touch with his registrar to make sure. A number of applications have been received for absentee ballots for men in the armed forces, he said, adding that those who wish absentee ballots for members of their fami'les in service should file applica tions promptly, since the ballot must be sent to the serviceman and returned to Franklin In time to reach here by or before the day of the election. Following the close of regis tration, Challenge Day will be observed November 4, the Sat urday before the election, which falls on Tuesday. Monroe M. Redden, of Hend ersonvil!e, this (the twelfth) congressional district's repre sentative in congress, will be the chief speaker at Saturday night's Democratic rally, Jess Shope, county Democratic chair man, announced. The program, which will start at 8 o'clock, is open to the gen eral public, and voters from over the county are invited to attend, Mr. Shope said. More than 50 Democrats at tended the rally at Cowee last Friday night. Milton Fouts, recently elect ed township president, presided and presented the following candidates to the group: Harry Thomas, Democratic nominee for the office of sheriff; Miss Kate McGee, the party's choice to serve as clerk of the super ior court; C. Tom Bryson. can didate for representative; and Lake V. Shope, for register of deeds. Following the introduction of candidates, a short talk was made by Bob Sloan, county president of the Young Demo crat club. Smith Infant Funeral Services Held Monday Funeral services for Ernest Lee Smith, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smith, of Frank lin, who died Monday, were held Tuesday morning at the Tellico Baptist church. Temperature* and precipitation for the >jst seven days, and the low tem|>eratur? yesterday, as recorded at the?Coweeta Ex ?eriment station. < Wednesday 36 00 FRANK UN RAINFALL 'As recorded by Martson S'iles for TV A) Wednesday, none; Thursday, none; Friday, none; Saturday, none; Sunday, none; Monday, .18; Tuesday, none; Wednesday, none. The Weather High Low Pet. Wednesday 75 40 .01 68 46 00 71 43 00 72 35 00 67 45 .60 64 38 00 73 43 00 Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday
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