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VOL JJCV? NO. 46
TWELVE PAGES
PANTHERS WILL
MEET SWAIN HI
FRIDAYNIGHT
Game Will Decide Smoky
Conference Grid
Championship
The $84 question as to who
will wear the Smoky Mountain
conference crown will be an
swered Friday night when
Franklin's own "do or die"
Panthers meet the powerful
Maroon Devils from Swain
High on the local field of grid
Iron combat, at 7:30 o'clock.
The Maroon Devils, still
smarting from a humiliating 6
to 0 defeat at the hands of
Sylva's Golden Hurricanes last
Friday night, will be gunning
for the Panthers to soothe their
wounds. Bryson City's loss to
Coach Joe Hunt's Sylva charges
pushed the Panthers to the
front In the conference race by
one-half a game.
Friday night's game here will
climax the battle for top hon
ors, since It will be the last
conference game for both
teams.
The Panthers sport a confer
ence standing for four wins and
one tie, as against Swain High's
four wins and one loss.
Both teams will be running
under handicaps when they
meet. The Maroon Devil's first
string tackle, Leroy Bradley,
underwent an appendectomy
last week and will be out for
the rest of the season. The
Panthers might suffer from
"opendateitis", since they
haven't played a game in two
weeks. Physically, the Panthers
are in top shape for the tilt.
Swain High will hinge its at
tack on Fullback Mack Hyatt,
a 175-pounder, who is said to
be one of the best backs in
the conference. Sparkplugging
the Maroons' vie for the champ
crown will be Center Coy Cal
houn, and tail back Gene
Brown.
The Panthers will put their
chahces on their usual brand
of deceptive razzle dazzle foot
ball from the T formation,
taking to the air when the
ground attack isn't clicking. The
offensive and defensive line will
be sparked by 48 minute men
John Alsup and Charles Thom
as, and the ground gaining will
be left up to the antics of
backfieldera, John ( B a r d y )
Archer, Frank (Nink) Henry,
Bobby Potts, Bo Norton, and
Charlie Shields.
< Start Grading
At New Cartoogechaye
School Site .
Preliminary grading on the
site of the new Cartoogechaye
school was begun Tuesday after
noon, it was announced by Guy
L. Houk, county superintendent.
Work will begin immediately on
the construction of the new
Highlands schoo', he added.
Construction work on other
new schools in the county is
progressing satisfactorily, he
said, but pointed out that work
men are still handicapped be
cause of delayed deliveries of
building materials.
"Some shipments are running
from six to eight weeks behind
promised delivery," Mr. Houk
said.
The pouring< of concrete foot
ings at East Franklin elemen
tary was completed last week,
he said, and he Indicated that
footings at Franklin high will
be finished by the end of this
week.
Plan Union
Thanksgiving Service
.Nov. 23 At 8 a. m.
The annual union Thanksgiv
ing service will be held this
year at the Franklin Methodist
church on Thanksgiving day at
8 a. m , it has been announced
The sermon will be delivered
by the Rev. M. W. Chapman
pastor of the First Baptist
church, and the Rev. Hoyt
Evans, pastor of the Presbyter
Ian church, will pronounce the
Invocation.
The Rev. A. Rufus Morgan will
lead the group in prayer, and
the benediction Will be pro
nounced by the Rev. W. N. Cook.
Special music for the service
win be furnished by a mixed
chair from the local churches
and the Franklin high school
chorus. 8. F. Seek will be in
sharfl of ths ?hor?l groups,
'>nce? Husband
Of Local Woman, ShooU
Down 2 Yafe-9 s In Korea
Captain Howard I. Price, F-51
Mustang pilot with tbe 18th
Fighter-Bomber group in Korea,
and husband of the former Miss
Alba Peek, of Franklin, is cred- i
ited with shooting down two
Russian-made Yak -9 fighter
planes November 6 near Sinuiju
In North Korea.
A special dispatch to the army
newspaper. Stars and Stripes, in
Japan, from Dogpatch Air Base
fai Korea, where the fighter- 1
bomber group is based, told of
Captain Price's encounter with
enemy planes.
And a letter from the fighter
pilot to Mrs. Price, WJio return
ed to Frank'in' when the war in
Korea broke out and her hus
band was sent into action, fur
ther explains his scrape with
the Communist planes.
According to the newspaper
accounts, First Lt. George N. I
Olsen, Parkridge, 111., Ilew wing
for Captain Price, and 1st 1A.
Henry L. Reynolds, Jackson, Mo.,
filled the number-three slot.
The report tells of the pilots'
reactions when they ran upon
the enemy planes, and de
scribes in brief detail, the fight.
However, the letter from Cap
tain Price to his wi'e here de
scribes the action vividly, from
the time the planes took to the
air until they returned to "Dog
patch."
"Today was a BIG day for
me," the captain began. "You
have probab'y read it already
In the paper, but I've got to
tell you all about it any way.
"I was trading a mission to
day and it ended up with me
shooting, down two Yak 9's.
That's only the s?cond time
that has been done here in
Conttaraed On Page Eight ?
$375 Raised
In Symphony
Memberships
Memberships totaling" $375.60
were reported at a meeting of
N. C. Symphony Society workers
Tuesday night at the home of
Miss Laura M. Jones, county
membership campaign chair
man.
This is slightly more than half
of the $750 goal, and is well
ahead of the amount raised at
the time of year in previous
drives, it was brought out in the
discussion.
Among the memberships re
ported was a group membership
for $25, taken by the Holy
Springs Home Demonstration
club. It is understood the club
plan* to distribute the member
ships among children of the
community not Included in the
group attending the free chil
dren's concert the N. C. Little
Symphony will give here next
spring. The Friendship Taber
nacle, where the children's con
certs are held, will accommo
date only a portion of the chil
dren in the county.
Increasing Interest in the
rural communities of the coun
ty, with more membership tak
en by rural people, also was
reported.
In a discussion of the groups
Continued On Page Eight ?
C OF C. PLANS
YULE LIGHTING
Tourists Vs. Industries
Discussion Marks
Members' Meet
The quarterly meeting of
Franklin Chambar of Commerce
and Franklin Merchants Asso
ciation, although poorly attend
ed, was the scene of lively dis
cussion last Thursday night.
Plans were made for Christmas
lights on Main street.
Fol'owlng the opening of the
.meeting by President Claude
Bolton, a general discussion was
precipitated by remarks by
Frank M. Henry, Jr., urging the
group to turn Its efforts more
toward bringing small Industries
to Macon County rather than
working solely for the tourist
business.
Ed McNish, E. S. Purdon and
Donald B. Smith also made
comments on the fact that, in
their opinion, Macon County is
not realizing its full potential
in the tourist field and that the
Chamber of Commerce, while
working to bring Industry here,
should redouble its efforts to
ward bringing more tourists.
Following a lively discussion,
President Bolton- was authoriz
ed to name committees to pro
mote both the Industrial and
tourist growth In Macon Coun
Continned On Page Eight ?
TEACHERS HERE
TO .GET $30,000
EXTRAONDEC.il
la Salary Increase Given
Contingent On N. C.
Surplus
Approximately $30,000 in
teacher salary increases, a 1949
general assembly appropriation,
contingent upon a state revenue
surplus, will be distributed
among Macon county teachers
on 'December 11, Guy L. Houk,
county school superintendent,
announced this week.
Teachers eligible to receive a
share of the appropriation are
those holding either class A. B,
or G certilicates, Mr. Houk said,
under the provisions of the acts
passed by the 1949 legislature
regarding teacher salaries.
House bill No. 33 provided an
increase for teachers holding
an A certificate and a later bill,
senate bill No. 490, amended the
house bill and included teachers
having B and G certificates.
Bill 33, section 20y2, sets out
that "salaries and wages of pub
lic school teachers shall be in
creased by an additional amount
sufficient to bring the salary
schedule of teachers holding A
grade certificates to a range of
$2200 to $3100 for the fiscal
years 1949-50 and 1950-51, pro
vided the revenues and surplus
of the general fund shall be
sufficient to provide for the
increase."
The amendment originating
in the senate Included teach
ers "holding G grade and B
grade certificates in the same
proportion."
According to Mr. Houk, the
amount each eligible teacher
will receive will be determined
on the basis of certificate rat
ing and the number of days
taught in the year.
Nantahala Teams
Defeat Rabun Gap
Basketball Quints
The Nantahala basketball
teams, boys and girls, won over
a highly touted group of basket
bailers from Rabun Gap, Ga.,
last week. The Nantahala gir's
won 45 to 33, and the boys, 38
to 16.
The Nantahala teams are
coached by Carl T. Moses, prin
cipal of the school.
31,837 LICENSED
N. C. driver's license examin
ers issued a total of 37,837 li
censes during October.
Bryson City Is Seeking
Nantahala Firm Offices;
Group Here T o Urge Move
A delegation of men from
Bryson City had an engagement
with John M. Archer, Jr., presi
dent of Nantahala Power and
Light company, yesterday (Wed
nesday > afternoon to discuss a
proposal that the power com
pany move its main office back
to Bryson City, where the con
cern was at one time located.
Details of^the proposition ware
not made public.
The delegation included Ed
win B. Whitaker, attorney; Jack
Sutton, chairman of the Swain
county board of commisslone s;
Jack Keeter and Max Anders,
Bryson businessmen; Felix
Potts, druggist; H. J. Truett,
c'erk of superior court in Swain;
and two or three other men.
Locally, the power company
has been barganing tor the
county-owned lot on West Main
street, which was bought several
years ago as the site of a new
county courthouse. The com
pany in September offered Ma
con County $15,000 for the lot.
and the board of county com
missioners took the matter
under consideration. As yet the
board has announced no de
cision on the proposal.
When making the proposition
to the county, Mr. Archer em
phasized that $15,000 was the
top price his firm would pay
for the lot.
The Bryson City delegation
planned to discuss with the
power company the needs o.
the firm hi regard to relocating
the main office of Nantahala
Power and Light, with a view
to Induce the power company
to move from Franklin to Bry
son City.
A member of the Bryson City
delegation said Bryson City
probably has no building that
would be adequate for the pow
er company's needs, but had in
mind learning the firm's needs,
and then discussing the possi
bility of construction of a suit
able building at Bryson City.
More Fights,
Wrestling To
Be Held Here
A return wrestling match be
tween Chief Saunooke, profes
sional grappler from Cherokee,
and Wal'ace Martin, Franklin
High teacher, will highlight the
boxing and wrestling card at
Franklin High school Saturday
night, beginning at 8 o'clock.
Twenty-four rounds of ama
! teur boxing and a number of
I preliminary bouts between local
fighters will round out the
night's entertainment. The show
is under the sponsorship of the
Franklin High band and the
proceeds from the night's gate
receipts will be used to buy new
equipment for the band.
The Saunooke-Martin bout
staged here in October was re
hashed in conversations for
weeks following the fight. The
two grapplers fought to a stand
still then, and Saturday's fight
should be an outstanding one,
since Chief Saunooke challeng
ed Martin to a "do or die" bout,
protesting the decision in their
last tussle.
The Indian Chief, who has 16
years of professional wrestling
Continued On Pace Eight?
JURORS CHOSEN
FOR NET COURT
Names Of 53 Men, One
Woman Drawn For
December Term
Benny Shope, three-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Lake V.
Shope, drew the names of 53
men and one woman who make
up the jury list for the De
cember term of Macon superior
court, which will convene in
Franklin, Monday, December 4.
Mrs. O. C. Hall, of Flats, was
the only woman whose name
appeared on the list.
The drawing took place at a
meeting o( the board of county
commissioners last week.
It was explained that the
grand jury and the first week's
jurors will be drawn from the
first 36 names appearing on the
list.
Jurors drawn for the first
week are:
Jarvis Ayers, of 'Dillard, Ga.,
Route 1, S. C. Wiggins, Frank
lin; Tom Allen, Route 4; Adolph
Zoellner, Route 1; John Cun
ningham, Cul'asaja; P. N. Moses,
Cullasaja; Henry Tippett, Route
3; Fred Dehart, Prentiss; George
Webb, Highlands; A. J. Welch,
Route 3; Roy Dills, Gneiss; John
Early, Cullasaja; Don Watson,
Highlands; Lester Norton, Dil
lard, Ga., Route 1; Oscar Wil
son. Flats; William M. Slattery,
Highlands; Claude Bateman.
Flats; Mrs. O. C. Ha'l, Flats;
Carey Cabe, Route 2; Vernon
Cunninghajn, Route 2.
Lee Wood, Franklin; Rad ord
Holland, Cullasaja; Wayne Pen
land, Route 1; Claude Boone,
Flats; George Evans, Route 3;
R. A. Baty, Highlands; L. L
Denny, Flats; Wendell L Keen
er, Gneiss; Everett Holland,
Cullasaja; Lee Cook, Route 3;
R. W. Burnett, Franklin; Dan
R. Reynolds,' Route 4; Doyle
Painter, Franklin; James T.
Ro'and, Fianklin; Dewey Hop
per, Highlands; and R. C. Holt,
Highlands.
Those drawn for the second
/eek are:
W. R. Bradley, Route 3; A. A
mith. Route 3; Curt Chastah
illard, Ga., Route 1; Zeb Child
rs. Route 1; Carl Welch, Routt
Ray Speed, Highlands; Ly
nan Ledbetter, Route 1; Grover
Worrells, Cullasaja; W. D. Sliu
ord, Franklin; 'O. T. Allen
oute 3; George Hurst, Route
.; W. R. Waldroop, Route 1; Jot
vlorrlson, Route 4; Harold
">mith, Route 1; Joe Seiner
oute 1; D. M. Sweatmm, Route
; Floyd Dendy, Highlands;
3arnett G'idwell, Franklin.
? Photo by J. P. Brady
V FOR VICTORY ? Franklin high's pretty cheerleaders form a victory sign (above) in the hopes that
it will help the Panthers emerge victorious from Friday night's game with the Swain high Maroon Devils
in a Smoky Mountain conference gridiron battle that will determine which of the two teams will wear the
conference crown. Staunch supporters of the Panthers eleven, the young ladies are (left to right) Misses
Julia Hunnicutt, Wilma Renshaw, Lela Jo Gailey, Carolyn Bryson, Betty Lou Constance, Shirley Dean, Ann
Blaine, Caroline Crawford, and Pauline Dill*.
State Paves
Roads To Four Schools In
This County
Annoying dust won't be swirl
!ng around Cullasaja, Cowqe,
}tto, and Franklin schools
svery time an automobile goes
^y, thanks to a small, but wel
com, paving job done this week
bv the State Highway commis
sion.
More than a mi'.e of roads
leading to and around the
schools was surfaced with black
topping.
E. B. Curtis, district engineer,
arranged for th? paving, and
J. o. WUUni wis in chargt of
th? prtJ**,
OFFICIALS WILL
TAKE UP COUNT/
DUTIES ON DEC 4
Terms To Start; Thomas
Names Pender grass
As Deputy
The eight county officials
elected in the November 7 gen
eral election will start their
terms of office the first Monday
in December, which this year
falls on December 4.
The terms are for' four years,
except in the case of the county
surveyor, who will serve for two
years.
The officials who will go into
office two weeks from next
Monday are Lake V. Shope, reg
ister of deeds, W. E. Baldwin,
chairman of the board of coun
ty commissioners, John W.
Roane and W. W. Edwards,
members of the board of com
OFFICIAL VOTE ON P. 9
The complete, official Ma
con County vote, as reported
by the county board of elec
tions, appears on Pa*e 1
missioners, all ree'ected, and
four new officials ? Miss Kate
McGee, who will succeed J.
Clinton Brookshire as clerk of
the court; Lake R. Ledford, who
will succeed Ray Norton, as
county surveyor; J. Harry
Thomas, who will succeed J. P.
Bradley as sheriff; and C. R.
Henson, who will succeed Law
rence Blaine as coroner.
Their elections were certified
by the county board of e'ec
tions, following that board*
canvass of the vote, made last
Thursday.
R. S. Jones and C. Tom Bry
son, state senator ? and re pre -
sentative-elect, respectively, will
take the oath of office and
start their two-year terms at
the opening of the general as
sembly In Raleigh January 2.
Mr. Thomas, sheriff -elect, th:s
week announced that he Is ap
pointing Newell Pendergrass a*
his full-time deputy. Mr. Pen
dergrass for the past five years
has been connected with the
Farmers Federation here, which
Mr. Thomas managed until h?
resigned to make the race for
sheriff. Mr. Pendergrass, 33
year old War 2 veteran, is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Napoleon
Pendergrass, and was reared hi
Smith Bridge and Millshoal
townships.
By virtue of his election, Mr.
Thomas becomes, in addition to
sheriff, tax collector and county
treasurer. Retiring Sheriff Brad
ley, under the law, however, will
continue as tax collector until
he completes work on the 1950
taxes. He has until October I,
1951, to make his report to the
county commissioners.
It is customary here for a re
tiring sheriff to continue to use
the sheriff's office In the eourt
, house until he completes his
! duties as tax collector, and Mr.
I Thomas, therefore. Is expected
to seek another office space.
! Will Publish Pre??
Next Week Tuesday
Next week The Press will be
published on Tuesd, ?y night ?
24 hours eaiiier than usual.
The reason for the ehanre
is that next Thursday
(Thanksgiving) is a mail hol
iday, with no mail de'ivery on
the rural routes. If the patter
were put in the mail on Wed
nesday night next week, it
would not be delivered to rural
readers until Friday.
Next week Macon Ooonty
subscribers, therefore, will i*
ceive their paper on Wednes
day instead of Thursday.
Advertisers and persons whs
have news matter for next
week's issue are requested to
observe a Monday noon dead
line.
The Weather
Temperatures and precipitation for th?
paat ?even days, and the low temperature
yesterday, as recorded at the Coweeta Ex
periment station.
High Low Pet.
Wednesday 71
Thursday 68
Friday 58
Saturday 50
Sunday 57
Monday 59
Tuesday 00
Wednesday
33
38 t
50
33 t
28
21
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Franklin Rainfall
(At recorded W Mum Stilw <*r TV A)
Wednesday, none; Thursday,
trace; Friday, .14 of an tneb;
Saturday, none; Sunday, none;
Monday, no ne; Tuesday, nooa,
WHwtfa MM.