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(it* fiinnklin fvt&t ? nnb ?*' I Cite (Mntitnmtt Published every Thursday by The Franklin Press At Franklin, North Carolina fOL. LXIV Number 46 WEIMAR JONES: Editor BOB S. SLOAN. -....Business Manager Entered at Post Office, Franklin, N. C., as second class matter. Telephone No. 24 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year. ... $2.00 Six Months $1.25 Three Months .75 Single Copy.. a .06 Obituary notice*, cards of thanks, tributes of respect, by individuals, lodge*, churches, organizations or societies. will be regarded as advertising and inserted at regular classified advertising rates. Such notices will be marked adv." in compli ance with the postal requirements. Election Postscript GOOI)Bcitiz'ens of the county generally will join in offering congratulations to the Macon County candidates who won in last week's general election ? congratulations, and best wishes for success in meeting the responsibility the voters have given the victors. Congratulations are due, too, to those who were unsuccessful. Usually it takes both courage and pa triotism to stand for a local political office; and that is particularly true of members of the minority party. The Republican candidate? in this county are entitled to the thanks of the citizenship for provid ing the first essential in a democracy, a choice for the voters as between parties and men. To partisans of both parties, the result may .seem of first importance. But the really significant thing about last week's election in Macon County is not that one party won and the other lost, or that some candidates were victorious and others defeated. To all who are interested in good government, and in the democratic way of attaining it, the really significant thing is that last week, in an "off-year" election, the biggest vote in the county's history was cast. It is axiomatic that a democracy is healthy, and that its government will be generally good, in direct ratio to the proportion of the citi zens who take part in elections. One of this newspaper's ambitions for Macon County is for this county to win the distinction of casting the largest proportionate vote of any area in the United States. Last week we made a good start. The resu'ts here no doubt came as a sho'ck to Re publicans. but the Democrats had a rude awaken ing as the returrs came in over the nation: in the country as A whn'e, the Republicans made phenom enal gains, leaving the Democrats with only a paper majority ? and a slim paper majority, at that ? in congress. W'h'le they did not win control of either the house or the senate, the Republicans pained five senate members and 33 in the house of representatives. Furthermore, practically all Republican party lead ers, such as Taft, Dewev, Duff, Warren, and Milli kin, were reelected, while such Democratic stal warts as Tydings, Lucas, Myers, and Thomas were defeated. As always, some of the results in the congres sional races strain thoughtful people's faith in the wisdom of the people. The Choice, by California voters, of Mr. Nixon for their senator is one such case. Mr. Nixon, as a member of the house, was co-author of a so-called security bill that betrayed a cynical contempt for both the letter and the spirit of the Bill of Rights. 'Even more depressing was the result in Maryland, where Democratic Senator Tydings, veteran law maker, was defeated. Because Senator Tydings is perhaps more conservative than many right wing Republicans, the result in Maryland could not be attributed to an anti-Fair Deal trend. All the evi dence is that Tydings' defeat was the work of the vMcCarthy-ites ? of those hysterical little men who practice a form of lynch law in the capitol itself. If the time ever comes that America is controlled by the McCarthys, we might as well just give the countrv to the Russians. But there were a lot of encouraging results. For one thing, the vote, nation-wide as well as here, was heavy. And the election shows that Ave still have some thing Americans have always considered essential ? two strong parties. The Democrats have held the Presidency for 18 years; ami after the Democratic sweep in 1948, there was a question in many minds as to whether the Republican party ever would re cover. That question was answered last week. The Administration is to have Opposition; that is de sirable ? provided it is patriotic and constructive, rather than mere partisan, opposition. There were some individual results that stand out, too. The .senatorial race in Ohio is an example ; many Democrats, many persons who do not admire Mr. Taft, welcomed his overwhelming reelection to the senate. ? For Mr. Taft's election seems to indicate that while the labor unions might be able to "lead the horse to water", by getting out the vote, they could not "make him drink", by telling people how to vote. In view of the seemingly increasing danger of political control by some powerful pressure group, the Ohio result is a good sign. * * * Thinking members of both parties will look at the heavy vote, indicating, as it does, an increasing sense of responsibility on the part of the voters. Then they will ask themselves this question: What course will the Republican party now follow? Will the Republican leaders exploit the beach head they have established by aggressive action in the form of a concrete program of positive action to solve both our domestic and foreign problems? Fail ure to do this may lead them to much the .same fate they suffered in 1948. In 1946, the .people of?this country, dissatisfied with the actions of their lead ers. e'ected a heavilv Republican congress. However, the Republicans, who had been elected after waging a strong campaign based on criticism of the Demo cratic party's leadership, failed to do anything to correct these mistakes, and the people turned back to the Democrats in 1948, when Harry Truman went to the people and offered them a program of positive action, I There is a mandate in this election, although per haps difficult to uncover, because of the many dif ferent issues. It is a mandate which calls for action. There is little doubt that the Republican party made it.s> gains bccause of the uneasiness of the ,<>eo ple. If they support a program which will convince the people that progress is being made tqward meet ing the current problems, they will expand their beachhead and increase their power. But this will not be done by a policy based on "do nothing to rock the boat" or solely on criticism. For criticism may find the trouble, but it will not heal the wound. We Retpectfully Suggest To those political leaders, Democratic as well as Republican, who are shouting themselves hoarre that "Acheson must resign", we would respectfully suggest a moment's .pause ? time enough for them to outline the foreign policy they would substitute for Mr. Acheson's. And to those ordinary citizens whose thinking makes up American public opinion, we suggest a question : Which of the men who are demanding Acheson's scalp would you want for Secretary of State? Senator McCarthy, perhaps? They Did We constantly hear the question, "Can Democ racy and Communism live in the same world?" and the tone usually suggests that the answer is "no". Maybe they can't. But it is an historical fact that, for a quarter of a century, they did. Letters SAYS ELECTION BACKFIRED Editor, The Press: The national election last Tuesday leminds me of a little funny story I heard about a man who operated a corn mill powered by an old-fashioned gasoline engine. One cold morn ing he went to start up. He cranked and he cranked and he cranked. Finally, the thing back-fired and unground about a bushel and a half of his corn before he could get it stopped. So it was with Harry Truman. He cranked and he cranked and he cranked, and last Tuesday his machine back-fired and unlaid a lot of his plans. What I think happened was that the good people of America became aware of the danger of Communism and decided to stop being led around by Harry Truman and driven by his buddies, the labor bosses, and so went to the polls as free American citizens and voted their convictions. And if had the financial means, I would employ a nation wide radio hookup just to say "thank you, and Ood bless you!" ? T. C. McCALL Highlands, N. C. ? November 10, 1950. *4 Others' Opinions LEAVE IT UNSOLVED People like mysteries of various kinds (but let me explain that I am not referring to murder mysteries). They seem to enjoy nothing more than arguing about the possible causes and solutions for them. I have often said 'that I hoped the mystery of the Brown Mountain lights would never be solved ? people have such a grand time discussing the whys and where fores of the lights. If some one should produce an absolutely lndlsputab'e solution for what has been our big mystery fo? the past twenty-five years or more, I would get little satisfac tion out of hearing the explanation. For a long time the Brown Mountain lights have been as attractive an advertising feature for the ' county, particularly Jonas Ridge section ol Burke County, as anything In the mountains, their value increased since Highway 181 made more accessible the "grand stand" for viewing them. Let's try to continue to keep the mystery of our Brown Mountain lights mysterious.? Miss Beatrice Cobb In Morganton News-Herald. LETHAL WEAPON Have V>u ever been the first to arrive at the sceng of a ser ious automobile accident? Have you ever rushed down a high way embankment to find an overturned sedan, crumpled like an accordion, the smell of hot rubber still strong in the air . . . the wheels crasily pawing at the sky? Have you ever hurtled an embankment wondering what sort of bloody carnage would greet your eyes, whl'.e at the same time through your mind raced the elements of army first aid training . . . "stop the bleeding ... be careful of moving folks with fractured bones . . . treat them lor shock? And have you ever searched through a mangled automobile, wondering whether you'd find one human or six . . . whether they'd be dead or alive? And have you ever experienced the shock of seeing a gray-haired mother, her married son, his wife and their three-year old boy, all grotesquely wedged in the back end of the car . . . one upon the other . . . mangled and bleeding with cuts, abra sions, and multiple fractures of bones; still alive, moaning with extreme pain, but completely helpless . . . unable to shift the weight of their own crumpled bodies as much as one inch from their suffering loved ones? Well, we did . . . last Satur* Thi? is the mason whin the farmer, CAN CAST up the RESULTS OP MIS WORK AND LAV HIS PLANS FOK THE yEA*. ?. AHEAD ? WHAT HE WILL NEED FOR CURRENT LIVING AND FOR THE NEW PLANTING -WHAT HE CAN DEVOTE TO IMPROVING HIS FARM AND TO LONG-RANGE SAVING-. Not all op us have a harvest 50 clcar.lv marked as the farmer's, but all of us can benefit bv periodic planning OP HOW we WIU. use OUR INCOME- WHAT WE WILL SPEND AND HOW WE WILL SPEND IT- WHAT WE WILL SAVE THROUGH LIPE INSURANCE ANO IN OTHER WAVS. THUS WB AMC AS3UKCD MAXIMUM BtNKFITS OF OUR 'HARVEST." day afternoon on Highway 70, about halfway between Black Mountain and Ashevllle. It was the product of a sudden heed on collision between two cars. It has left an impression upon us that will last forever ... an automobile is a lethal weapon and must be handled accordingly! It makes us shudder to think that it might have been us, or ... it could have been you!? U. 8. Forest Ranger George Vitas in McDowell News. 'THIS MEANS YOU' That means you. So what are you going to do about it? A land owner has perfect legal right to post his own land against trespass. Too often he has good reason for doing so. Of course you wouldn't do it, but somebody broke down his fence, left his gates open, let his livestock stray. Somebody tramped down his hay, drove through his bottomland and cut up the meadow. Somebody ? some other fellow, sure ? carelessly set fire to his woods or pasture. Somebody shot toward his house, or through his water tank, or killed his Thanksgiving turkey. Somebody left a dirty camp, polluted his spring. You wouldn't do these things, but somebody did. The land owner doesn't know who because nobody even asked permis sion to use his land. You didn't do it; bat, if yon carry a rod or a p>n, you look to him just tike the fellow who did. So, what can you do about it? There are two things I'd suggest. First, get acquainted with the owner, cultivate his friend ship, and behave like a gentleman. Do your best to make other hunters conform to the rules of decency and sportsmanship. Respect the owner's rights just as you would want yours re? spected. You might even give him a hand with haying, some time, or help him fix fences in the spring. Least you could do is take an extra box of shells along? save him a trip to town, perhaps. Maybe that will work. Again, maybe it won't. So, if you have access to some pub'lc land ? like a state for est, a national forest, or federal grazing lands ? see that it stay's in public ownership. You have an interest in it; it's partly yours. There you can hunt and fish. See that this public land la iiianaged so you'll always have good hunting and fish ing; you, and ??our children, and theirs; and so that selfish interests don't .monopolize its values. Treat that land with respect Don't barn it, pollute it, deface or destroy it. But above all, hang on to It. It may be your only escape from the private land owner's "NO TRESPASSING? THIS MEANS YOU j" ? Outdoor American. FRENZY OVER FOOTBALL Most Americans have a line sense of sportsmanship on the playing field. More often than not they're for the underdog. And they seldom fail to applaud good performance regardless 01 their partisan leanings. But in recent years determined little bands of poor sports have turned up here and there about the country to mar the general good record. These people, it seems, are satisfied with nothing less than an almost unbroken string of victories, espe cially on the college football gridiron. , Past performance counts for naught. It's the current year that's Important. A few losses in a row constitute a great trag edy. The cry goes up: "Get a new coach!" What follows is fre quently b-.utal, callous and destructive of the very Ideals sports are designed to serve. A few examples: at the University of Minnesota, now in the footba'l doldrums, signs begin appearing which read: "Qoodby, Rernle." This Is a not-so-gentle way of notifying Coach Bernle Blerman that the victory-lovers want him out of the way. Minnesota has a long and illustrious record of success In football. And Blerman has contributed mightily to it. But all that matters to these unsportsmanlike citizens Is that the Gophers haven't won a Big Ten title since 1941. Not long ago Harry Stuhldreher, one of the famed Notre Dame "Four Horsemen," was getting the same treatment at Wisconsin. But the win -or elsers didn't stop with criticizing Stuhldreher. They harassed his family. Hi* wife received an onymous threating letters and telephone cal's. His children were taunted in school. The Stuhldrlhers were nearly ostra cized socially. Eventually, he quit as coach. Last year, despite a generally successful season that extended with winning a tie for the Big Ten title, Coach Wesley Fesler of Ohio State experienced what Stuhldreher had. When his wife and children felt the barbs of unfriendly fans, he wanted to quit, but when his team won the Rose Bowl game, he was persuaded to stay on. Now Fesler has a powerhouse winner. But he still has 110 peace of mind. He's being pestered by irate gamblers who are angered because from week to week his team scores either too much or too little to suit them. Perhaps all this unreasoning frenzy is an inevitable result of commercializing college football In 'our major schools. Cut on such a huge scale, the game seems to attract bettors and many others whose only thought la for results? not for the ideals Of a sport. Football Is indeed ? fascinating game. But it will b? a real danger as ft genuine sport unless those who love it can some how protect it from tne selfish people who, one way or an other, prey upon it,? Asheville Times. BUSINESS Making I NEWS ? By BOB SLOAN 1. More than 130 members of the Franklin Chamber of Com merce missed a very good "No holds barred" discussion of some of Franklin's business problems last Thursday night at the regular quarterly meet ing of the organization. Letters were sent to< 150 but less than 20 attended. .? ? The discussion was preclpitat =Kl by remarks by Frank L Hen ry, Jr., during which he made the observations that Franklin had very little to offer to tou- - 'sts In both accommodations *nd the recreational field. He pointed out that one reason for this was to develop both ?arge ;un\s of capital, which the peo ile of Maoon County don't have, ire needed. He suggested that -lie way to obtain this would ie to attract several small in lustries here. Mr. Henry ob served that these industries jvould in turn furnish capital x> develop recreational facilities. Following these remarks, a lively discussion followed dur ing which Ed McNiSh, Ed Pur dom, and Donald Smith, emph asized the point that Macon County had much more to offer than we realized for the tour ists and that our main need was to se'l it to the public. Fol lowing the expression of the Idea by several Of those present that there was no conflict and that we should strive to develop both Industrially and as a tour ist center a motion was made by Horner Stockton that com mittees be appointed by thft president to promote and de velop both the tourist and in dustrial possibilities of Macon County. The motion passed. The moral of this story is that it pays to speak your mind. Mr, Henry, by saying what he thought, where others might might have withheld criticism, started a good lively discussion which if it is followed up can contribute greatly to the growth of this county. How .many Franklin mer chants this week lost a sale to an Andrews merchant because there Is no paved road from Nantahala to Franklin? Auto dealers must be doing well. We notice that Macon Motor company is expanding its business to Include a new mod ern 18 x 32 dust proof paint shop. The saying is, "In tlm? of peace prepare for war", a'so a farmer mends fences for Spring and Summer pasture in the Winter. With this In mind, we suggest "that the time to start thinking about a fair next fall is NOW. Livestock Quotations Figures are taken from Nov. 8 sale at Franklin Livestock auction. Prices quoted are per Turn to back pace, First Section Do You Remember . . . ? (Looking backward through the (ilea of The Pkm) 50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK The mercury stood at 24 de grees yesterday morning before sunrise, and there was a heavy frost. ? ? Atty. Dean Sisk and Mr. H. H. Raby went to Asheville last week to attend Federal court. Raby is on the grand Jury and Sisk is trying to pull a few moon shiners out of a hole. For underwear and hose, call at the little red house. Florence Curtis. Adv. 25 YEARS AGO A few representative farm ers met at the office of Coun ty Agent Arrendale last Friday morning and perfected an or ganization to b? known as the Macon County Farm Board. The Dillsboro-Frank'in tele phone line is being held up by a dispute as to right-of-way with Mrs. Lum Higdon who Uvea Just across the line in Jackson county. 10 TEARS AGO A 175,000 Are of undetermined origin, which threatened at times to spread to the entire downtown business district, completely gutted the Bank of Franklin building on Main street here late Sunday after noon. Under the leadership of the Rev. Philip L. Green, several of the more musically-Inclined members of the community re cently organised the Franklin G'ee club, composed of 16 voices which met last week for 1W firat rthersal.
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