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i . :'l\~ Vth* Ximtm Price 6 Cent* VOL. LXV? NO. 41 FRANKLIN, N. C, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 22, 19M TEN PAGES Searchers Find Missing Hunter Dead F. W. MOFFITT KILLED IN KOREA PARENTS LEARN Macon Youth Previously Reported 'Slightly Wounded' Aug. 15 Pfc. Floyd W. Moffitt, 21-Jear o'd son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Moffitt, of the Hickory Knoll community, was killed in action in Korea August 15, h's parents were notified last Wednesday night. Pfc. Moffitt previously had been reported "slightly wound ed" on August 15. His is the second Macon County death reported iin the Korean war. Pfc. Robert L. Rog ers, Jr., died September 19 of wounds received in action a week earlier. After being notified that their son had been wounded, Mr and Mrs. Moffitt waited for further word, and finally enlisted the aid of the Red Cross here in an effort to find where their son was hospitalized. In answer to a letter written > by the Moffitts to the Adjutant General of the army, young Moffitt's parents were advised September 11 to write "hospital directory section, APO 503, in care of the post master, San Francisco, Calif." According to Mrs. Molfitt, when no word was heard from their son by October, a telegram was sent to the adjuntant gen eral, requesting that something be done toward locating the whereabouts of their so A. An answer, received by the Mof fitts, October 17 read, "in ref erence to your recent communi cation regarding Pfc. Floyd Moffitt, 14229049, no further in formation has been received since he was previously report ed slightly wounded in action overseas. Authorities have been directed to forward a special progress report direct to you via air mall, and to have Pfc. Moffitt write." The message was signed by the adjuntant general. The message received last week said: "The Secretary of the Army has asked me to ex press his deep regret that your son, Pfc. Floyd W. Moffitt was killed in action in Korea, Aug ust 15, 1950. He was previously reported slightly wounded on that date. Confirming letter follows. I regret that the noti fication was so long delayed." The young soldier was a vet eran of World War II and serv ed on occupation duty in Italy and Trieste for three years. He farmed In the Hickory Knoll section for a year before re entering the army last June 20. He was stationed at Fort Knox until he was sent overseas July 27. Surviving, in addition to his parents, are two brothers, Sgt. Ben Moffitt, serving with the Army Air Force in Langley Field, Va., and Frank Moffitt, of Franklin, Route 2; four sis ters, Mrs. Edna Keener, of Alex andria, Va., and the Misses Bet ty, Georgia, and Jean, of the home. The maternal grandpar ents are Mr. and Mrs. W. H. McCall, of Cashiers. Red Cross To Hold Annual Meet Tuesday Night The annual meeting of the Macon county chapter of the American Red Cross will be held Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. at the Franklin Presbyterian church, Mrs. J. Ward Long, ex ecutive secretary of the chap ter, announced this week. Officers will be elected and a yearly progress report, cover ing the various phases of Red Cross work In the county, will be made by Mrs. Long. A film, "When Disaster Strikes," will be shown following the program. The Rev. Hoyt Evans, chapter chairman, will preside. PLAN BOX SUPPER A box supper, the proceeds of' which will go to the school and P. T. A. to help pay for a new refrigerator, will be held at the Cullaaajft school Saturday night, It hai bun announced. KILLED IN KOREA PFC. FLOYD W. MOFFITT Word has been received here that Pfc. Floyd W. Moffitt. of the Hickory Knoll community, was killed in action in Korea August 15. (Asheville Citizen photo.) E. B. CONLEY DIES AT OTTO Rites For Well Known 80-Year Old Man Held Tuesday Ed Bascombe Convey, 80, well known Macon County man, died Monday about 4 p. m. at his home in the Otto community, following an illness of several years. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at J! o'clock at the Asbury Methodist church. The Rev. L. C. Stevens, pas tor, officiated and burial was in the church cemetery. A native of this county, Mr. Conley was born April 27, 1870, the son of the late Joseph and Mrs. Esther Gibson Conley. He was a farmer and carpenter and a member of the Asbury Methodist church. In 1894 he was married to Miss Ada Brad ley. Surviving are the widow; two daughters, Mrs. Maude Shope, of Otto, and Miss Fannie Conley, of Atlanta, Ga.; three sons, B. L. Conley, of Wildwood, N. J., J. N. Conley, of Otto, and S. B. Conley, of Salem, N. J.; two brothers, B. A. Conley, of Port erdale, Calif,, and N. C. Conley, of Gainesville, Ga.; a sister, Mrs. Wallace Brown, of Gaines ville; and ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Joe Shope_, John and Dudley Conley, Lake Shope, and Frank McCall. Potts funeral home was in charge of arrangements. Lake Emory Stocked With 3,000 Bluegills Lake Emory was stocked last Friday with approximately 3,000 bluegills, averaging two inches In length, it has been announc ed by Jeff Shope, district game and fish protector. Local per sons who applied for the fish, and assisted in the stocking were W. W. Sloan, W. T. Moore, Walt McConnell, T. W. Angel, Jr., W. W. Reeves, H. P. West, and D. A. Stewart. P. T. A. Hears Dr. Janowsky Talk On Food A talk on nutrition and prog ress reports on the organiza tion's work marked Monday night's meeting of the Frank lin Parent-Teacher association. Dr. Janowsky, who show a i'm on nutrition, following his talk, outlined the six basic ele ments of a balanced diet, and then listed the seven food groups necessary for good health. He listed the elements as pro tein, "the building blocks of the body"; carbohydrates, made up of starches and sugar, to pro vide energy; fats, to provide fuel and heat; vitamins, the most important of which, he said, are A, B Complex, C, and D; minerals, including iron, copper, calcium, phosporous, and iodine; and water. Also Continued On Page Sli? More Lighting Planned Here At Christmas Plans for more elaborate up town Christmas decorations than Franklin has had In pre vious years were outlined at a meeting last Thursday night, held at the Burrell Motor com pany showroom. Present were representatives from the Chamber of Commerce and Merchants association, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Rotary a^d Lions clubs, and" 'the Garden club. It was decided to buy 2,000 additional feet of wire, with lighting fixtures, for more over head colored lighting, and to place evergreen trees, sprayed a sliver hue, along the side walks on uptown Main street. It Is hoped the silvered trees can be put in place and the lights be turned on Saturday of next week. A big Christmas tree, with lights and decora tions, also is planned on the Square. In the past, wires bearing colored lights have been strung, zig-zag, from light pole to light pole. The additional wire will permit a string of lights along each side of the street, with those previously used strung from wires on each side of the street, Instead of from the poles. This is expected to show up much better than the fewer lights have in past years. The evergreen trees, six or eight feet high, are to be plac ed, with a wooden crosspiece nailed to the bottom of the tree trunk, In galvanized tubs, and the tubs filled with wet sand to hold the trees In place. E. W. Renshaw volunteered to get the trees, W. W. Reeves to furnish a dozen of the tubs, R. R. Ga'nes to spray the trees, the V. F. W. to arrange the trees in the tubs along the sidewalks, and a group from the Garden club will solicit contri butions from organizations and business firms to finance the purchase of the additional wire and bu'bs. Officials of the Western Carolina Telephone company were asked to place the order for the wire and bulbs, thus giving the commun ity the benefit of a wholesale rate. Santa Claus May Be Coming To Franklin ? In Person! Santa Claus may be coming to Franklin! Local merchants have decided to invite Santa to come to Franklin this year on an in spection trip, during the pre Christmas shopping season, to make sure they are plenty of Christmas gifts in the stores here. While he is here, the old fellow also is likely to do a little checking on his own, to find out about the behavior of Macon County youngsters dur ing the past year. Of course Santa will have to come when he can, but it was explained that December 2 is the date the local merchant* hope he will arrive. In preparations for Santa's visit, the merchants Monday night completed plans (or deco rating the business section of the town, and for having the school band play for Santa while he is here. The merchants also decided on store opening and closing hours for the Christmas sea son. The stores will be open all day each Wednesday through the first week in January, it was announced. Ordinarily most stores here close at noon on Wednesdays. The stores will be closed all day Christmas and New Year's days, and Thanksftvlnr SWAIN HI WINS CHAMPIONSHIP BY 31-20 SCORE Fighting Franklin Team Loses To Maroons, Led By Hyatt f The $64 question as to who will wear the Smoky Mountain conference football crown was answered Friday night as the powerful Swain High Maroon ? Devi's, sparked by fullback I Mack Hyatt, humbled a fight ing Panther eleven, 31 to 20. The win earned the Maroon Devils the title of King Foot ball in the conference. The Panthers held the title in the palm of their hands for a week, leading by one-half game, after Swain bowed for its first loss , of the season, to the highly | charged Sylva Golden Hurri canes, which Franklin previous 1 ly had beaten. j However, the game Friday I night pushed Swain High to the I conference throne by virtue of ;a tie game against the Panth ! ers, marked up earlier in the season in a game with Hayes ville. The Panthers will meet the Clayton, Ga., eleven in a non conference game Thanksgiving day on the loca' field. The game is set for 2 p. m. Offensively the Panthers out played Swain High, but fumbles rocked the local lads back on their heels most of the game. Statistics show that Franklin picked up 237 yards offensive ly to Swain High's 150. A crowd of football fans esti mated at more than 3,000, many journeying here from Sylva, Hayesville, Bryson City, Robbinsvllle, Cherokee, and An drews, watched as Mack Hyatt, a better - than - average high school fullback, led the Maroon ?Devils to victory over the fight ing, but outclassed, Panthers. Three costly fumbles and a b'ocked punt helped to put Hyatt and company ahead in the ball game, after the Panth ers recovered a fumble on the opening klckoff and Fullback Charlie Shields plowed through the center of the Swain line for a touchdown. John (Bardy) Archer's conversion was no good. After the Panther score, both teams settled down for the re mainder of the first quarter. Then the hard-charging Maroon Devil line and the swivel-hip ped antics of Fullback Hyatt began to take effect on the locals. Tackle Robert Hyatt recover ed the elusive pigskin as it squirted from the hands of Panther Back Bo Norton, in the second quarter on the Franklin 30-yard stripe, and turned the ball over to Fullback Hyatt, who took the Panther line in his stride and rode over for a touchdown, tying the game, 8-6. Again Franklin fumbled in home territory, and M. Hyatt romped over the goal pushing the score to 13-6. Then, Frank lin fumbled again on home ground and M. Hyatt gave a repeat performance, moving the score to 19 to 6. Franklin received, lost ground Continued On Page Six ? Mendenhall Heads Area Agents, Will Attend U. S. Meet S. W. Mendenhall, county farm agent, will leave Friday morning by automobile to at tend the National County Agent's convention November 27, 28, and 29, 1)1 Chicago. He was elected president of the western district county agents at a district meeting in Asheville in October, and was selected, at that meeting, to represent the western district at the convention. Mrs. Mendenhall will accom pany him on the trip, along with delegates from Rowan and McDowell counties. Mr. Mendenhall said he und erstood that delegates will be entertained in the "Windy City" by Illinois county agent* and that a number of tours of the city and surrounding area have bten arranged. Macon Has 5,044 Dwelling Places, Increase Of 1,189, Census Shows An Increase in the number of dwelling places in Macon Coun ty in the past 10 years was le ported this week by the Atlanta regional office of the U. S. De partment of Comme ce. The report, based on current ligures made public by the Commerce Department's Bureau of the Census from its 1950 census of housing, showed that in April of this year there wero 5,044 dwelling places in the county, compared with 3,855 in 1940. This is an increase of 3 per cent in the decade. The number of dwelling places recorded for the county this year represented an average of one dwelling p'ace for each 3.2 persons, based upon the recent census of population issued by the Census Bureau, which gave Dinner Meet Will Honor 35 Selectees Macon County selectees call ed lor Induction this month and next will be honor guests at a dinner to be given them by the local post of the Amer ican Legion and the Legion Auxiliary unit Friday evening at 7:30 at the Slagle Memorial building. Thirty men are scheduled to leave for induction November 30, and the local drait board has received a call for five more, to report for induction December 14, The dinner grew out of a suggestion made at the !ast meeting of the Legion by W. R. (Bill i Waldroop, who made the point that the Legion should pay honor to the selectees prior to their departure for service In the armed forces. The event has been arranged by a Legion committee,, made up of Horace Nolen, Lon Dal ton, and Erwin Patton, work ing with representatives of the Auxiliary. A short dinner program is being planned. E. W. Renshaw, commander of the Legion post, will preside. Personal invitations were sent last week to each of the No vember and 'December selectees, 1 but members of the committee, I taking into account the pos sibility that an invitation might fail to reach its destination, emphasized that every Macon County man who is to be in | ducted this month or next is invited. Setting Up Sick Room Chest To Be Loaned To Needy The women ' of the Franklin Methodist church are setting up a chest of sick room necessities \ to be loaned to families in Ma- \ con County who do not have ! sufficient sick room supplies when there is illness in their home. Included in the list of need- j ed items are sheets, pillow j cases, towels, rubber sheets, j pads, gowns hospital sheets and infants' clothing. These will be used during Ill ness and returned to the chest by the fami'y. The only re quirement to be able to obtain these supplies from the county health office is a doctor's order or an order from the county health nurse. Any person who is interested in contributing articles to this health chest Is requested to leave his or her articles at the Children's shop with Mrs. Grace CMohundro by Saturday night. Mrs. Corbin Critically 111 At Hospital Here Mrs. Adelaide Bulgin Corbin, who recently moved here from her former home at Diamond, Mo., yesterday was reported critically ill at Angel hospital. Mrs. Corbin, a native of Maoon County who formerly taught here, arrived here by plane Saturday from Jackson, Miss., where she has been under treat ment (or several weeks. Macon County a total of 16,150 residents tills year compared with 15.880 In 1940, an Increase of 1.7 per cent. The term "dwelling places" has been defined by the Census Bureau as "the living quarters occupied by, or intended for oc cupancy by, one household." Merrill C. Lefton, Commerce Department regional director In Atlanta, said that residents of j Macon County should write his | office for copies of the Census 1 Bureau's preliminary release on | dwelling places In the county if I they are interested in receiving 1 them. Only one release wi'l be ; available to a request, he said. Such requests should be ad dressed to the U. S. Department ' of Commerce, 418 Atlanta Na tional Building, Atlanta, Ga? he ? stated. Second Draft Call, For Five Men, Is Received By Board An induction call for five men was received last Thurs day by the local draft board and the men will report -to Charlotte, December 14, and be sworn into the army. W. N. Sloan, chairman, said notices have been mailed to the men making up the call and their names will be re leased for publication as soon as the men leave for induc tion. This call this week came I on the heels of the county's first induction call, which numbered 30 .men and was received in October. That (roup is scheduled to report for induction November 30. The names of the men mak 1 ing up the draft will be made public next week, Mr. Sloan said. Plan Special Workshop Next Week At Nonah Center A special workshop will be held at Nonah Community cen ter next Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, It has been an nounced. Mrs. Flossie Copley, pottery instructor, and Bob Helmle, folk dancer, both of Penland School of Handicrafts, Penland, will be guest instructors. Mrs. Copley will demonstrate the use of non-fired pottery in making tea tiles, lamps, and other useful articles. There will also be an opportunity to print Christmas cards and note paper and to make Christmas tree ornaments from native mate rial. The craft classes will be held Monday and Wednesday afternoons from 1 to 4 o'clock and Tuesday from 10 to 4. After the workshop, some of the ar ticles made will be on sale to help pay the expenses. The folk dancing will take place in the recreation room of the Health house Monday eve ning at 7:30. Mr. Helmle will teach folk dances from many lands and will show some of the native costumes he brought back from Europe. Members of the Cartooge chaye community and the craft leaders of the home demonstra tion c'.ubs are especially Invited to attend these sessions. Mr. Helmle also will conduct folk dance sessions at St. Agnes parish house in Franklin Tues day and Wednesday evenings at 7:30. Everyone interested in folk dancing is Invited. Hold Conference Sunday The first quarterly conference of the Franklin Methodist cir cuit will be held at the Iotla church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. It has been announced by the pastor, the Rev. C. L. Orant. The meeting will be con ducted by the district superin tendent, the Rev. W. Jackson Huneycutt. Hold Meet Friday Night The Macon County Baptist Deacons' conference will be held at the Iotla Baptist church Fri day night, it has been announc ed by Paul Swafford, secretary. Supper will be served by ladles of the church at 6:90 p. m., and a business session and program will follow tht (upper. THINK ROLAND WAS VICTIM OF HEARTATTACK Missing Since Monday; Body Is Found Near TaMent Branch The body of W. O. Roland, about 60, of the Burnlngtown community, who was the object of an intensified search after he failed to return to his home from an all -day deer hunt Mon day. was found in an almost Impassable wooded area near the Jim Tallent branch about 9:45 yesterday morning. It was believed he suffered a heart attack while hunting. Hli shotgun, cocked and loaded, was in his hand, and there was no visible evidence of violence. When Mr. Roland failed to return after dark Monday, a search party was organized. By Tuesday morning more than 75 men were combing the thickly wooded section where be was last seen. It was learned that men min ing at the Pol Miller mine saw the hunter hitch his horse to a tree Monday afternoon just be low the mine and go up the mountain on foot, carrying his shotgun. The horse was still tied where Mr. Roland left it when searchers started hunting for the missing man. The body was found by James Roper in a sheltered hollow just below the ridge of the mountain. Mr. Roper fired his gun into the air ? a prearrang ed signal to let other searching parties know that Mr. Ro'.and had been found. Members of one searching party said they must have walk ed within 20 feet of the body during the night, but failed to see it.1" When the search began, a blood hound was brought In but failed to pick up Mr. Rowland's trail because of the freezing cold during the night. Dogs, be longing to Mr. Roland, were turned loose in hopes that the animals would lead searchers to their master, it was learned. Searchers, in Jeeps, tried to reach the body over an old log ging road but were unable to get within two miles of the sec tion where it was found. The road was ankle deep In mud from the morning thaw. The body was brought out on an Improvised stretcher to a wait ing Jeep, which carried it down to the main road. The deer hunting season opened here Monday, and yes terday at least four hunters were reported to have made kills Monday. The four are J. V. Groce, Ed Edwards, E. M. Lloyd and Fred Hemphee. Monday marked the first time the Wayah wildlife manage ment area has been opened to deer hunting, and hunting will be allowed both inside and out side the management areas of the Nantahala forest in Macon County, through today, it has been announced. In addition to the Wayah area, the Standing Indian area is open for the three days of hunting. Bryan Setser, wildlife protector, is in charge of hunts in the Wayah area, and Ed Waldroop is in charge at Stand ing Indian. Hunting inside the manage ment areas, it was explained, requires a special permit and the deadline for obtaining such a permit has passed. However, forest officials said, hunters are not required to have a special Continued On Page Six ? The Weather Temperatures and precipitation for the paat seven days, and the tow temperature yesterday, as recorded at die Coweeta Ex periment station. High Low Pet. Wednesday 65 26 00 Thursday 65 40 .04 Friday 60 36 00 Saturday 59 14 00 Sunday 58 33 00 Monday 59 46 .97 Tuesday 23 00 Franklin Rainfall I Am recorded t>r X>am S'Uea far TV A) Wednesday, none; Thursday, none; Friday, Trace; Saturday, none; Sunday, none; Monday, Tract; Tuesday, .M of an Inch,
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