MINOR REPAIRS
SUGGESTED BY
GRAND JURORS
? Continued From ri|? One
the following report: v
"Committee No. 1, composed
or Tom Rollan, Mr. Keener, and
Tom Allen, inspected the Jail
and found the following:
"Windows need to be replaced,
Including sashes. General re
pairs to plastering and complete
Interior paint Job. Install grates
and draft control door on one
stove. Replace screen door on
back porch and repair other
screens. Replace bricks in back
of fireplace. Furnish five pad
locks for cells. Wire kltchefi
for electric range. Level up
kitchen sink and provide min
lnum of kitchen cabinets. Re
place lock on front door. Re
place lock on storeroom door.
Good sanitary conditions. Suf
ficient bedding and food. Gen
eral, plumbing overhaul.
"Committee No. 2, composed
of Don Early, Lee Cook, Dan R.
Reynolds, and John Cunning
ham, inspected the prison camp
and found it In excellent con
dition.
"(jommiuee wo. a, composcu
of Mrs. Hall, R. L. Holland,
Les er Norton, Vernon Cunning
ham, and C. D. Hopper, inspect
ed the county home and found
the 1 olio wing:
"Three window lights on side
of door upstairs on front porch.
Banister on front porch badly
in need of repair. Bed clothes
in bad shape, need bed clothes.
Wooden swi ch box is danger
ous. Need paint inside and out
side. Need a general clean-up
job all on the inside. Have two
beds in dining room with sick
inmate in one. Need three win
dow lights in front bedroom
downstairs. We recommend that
this work be done immediately.
"Committee No. 4, composed
of Carey Cabe, Henry Tippett,
R. A. Batey, Doyl Painter, and
E. J. Ayers, inspected the court
house and found the following:
"Register of deeds office needs
paint in ofiiee and vault, plast
er needs repairing in spots in
vault, need more book room,
more book racks needed, needs
one window light replaced, re
place one pane in cabinet door.
Clerk of courts office needs
new rug on floor, new pane in
window, new paint job, repair
cabinet doors, repair glass over
door. Veterans' service office
needs glass replaced over door.
Men's reSt room is in very good
condition. Sheriff's office needs
two window panes replaced.
Schoo' superintendent's office is
in fair condition, paper on wall
in bad shape. Ladies' rest room
is in fair condi ion. Downstairs
hall U in fair condition. Up
stairs of courthouse is in fair
condition; need light on rear
stairway. We recommend this
work be done immediately.
"We find that all guardian re
ports are in order."
Will Elect
Committeemen For PMA
This Week
Community and county com
mitteemen to serve on the Pro
duction Management Adminis
tration program here in 1951
will be elected by Macon coun
tv farmers December 14 and 15,
the local P. M. A. office an
nounced this week.
All farmers who participated
in the 1950 program are elig
ible to vote in the election.
Five men and one county del
egate wi'l be elected by each
community. The county, it was
explained, is divided by the P.
M. A. into 13 communities.
The 13 county delegated are
scheduled to^lfieet in Franklin
Dec~.A>er '15 to choose a coun
tvP. M. A. committee, compos
ed of three members and two
alternates.
By employing the committee
method, farmers help to direct
the P. M. A. program, designed
to conserve the soil and increase
soil fertility, local P. M. A. of
ficial* said.
. Rides Are Sought
For Band Members
To Optimist Bowl
WANTED? Rides to AshevUle
Sa urdav morning for members
of the Franklin school band.
The Franklin band was one
of the first Invited to play at
the OP' imlst Bowl game in
A'herille Siturday, and 8. F.
? Sammy > Beck, the director,
this week appealed for cooper
ation from persons who plan to
a tend the game.
Anyone driving to AshevUle
Saturday morning who has
room in his automobile is asked
to get in touch with Mr. Beck
a the school or at his home,
or arrange with individual band
members who naad transporta
tion to AshsvlUs.
BUSINESS
Making
NEWS
Continued From Editorial Pace
Canners $14.50 to $15.50 I
Heifers:
Medium $17.00 to $18.00 1
Calves:
Fat $30.00 to $32.50
Medium $28.00 to $30.00
Cull* .' $25.00 to $27 .00
8 toe Iter, good $23.00 to $24.00
Stocker, fair $18.00 to $20.00
Steers:
Good $22.00 to $24.00
Medium $3000 to $21.50
Fair $18.00 to $19.00
Stocker, good $18.00 to $17.00
Bulls:
Fair $15.00 to $18.00 I
Hogs;
Top $18.50 1
Voters Ballot
For Soil CoiMenration
Body Supervisor
A supervisor for the Macon
County Soil Conservation dis
trict will be elected in ballot
ing which started Monday and
will end Saturday. Any person
registered for a general elec
tion in the county is eligible to
vote for the district supervisor,
it was explained.
The norn nees for the part,
olaced in nomination by peti
tions signed by 25 or more reg
istered voters, are Herman
Talley and MUUm Fouts.
The association Is controlled
by three supervisors. Sllar Bigg
ie. one of the three chosen
when the association was set up
a year ago, has another year to
serve, and Owen Ammons has
two more years. Charles C. Sut
on, the third man chosen last
year, was named for a one-year
term, which is expiring.
Balloting places are the Agri
"u'tural building, the Farmers
Federation, Downs Feed and
Room Packed
When Court
Term Opens
? Continued From Page 'One
ningham, Radford Holland, R.
A. Baty, Wendell P. Keener, Lee
Cook, Dan R. Reynolds, Doyle
Painter, James I. Rowland, and
Dewey Hopper.
Dan R. Reynolds was ap
pointed by Judge Pless to serve
is foreman of the Jury.
The grand jury system, Judge
Pless said in his charge to the
jury, is one of many guaran
tees, made by the forefathers
of this country, that a person
wl'l receive a fair and lust trial.
"It Is the duty of the grand
jury," he said, "not to try a
case, but to consider the evi
dence against a person and de
termine whether or not it is
sufficient to warrant a trial."
To illustrate the need for
?uch a system, he pointed out
that Americans are descendants
of an oppressed people. The
forefathers of this country, he
told them, came to America
from England to escape oppres
sion. In England, in those days,
Judge Pless said, there were 28
charges for which a person
could be put to death.
"And," he continued, "more
men died In English prisons
awaiting trial than were tried
and sentenced to die."
If a grand jury returns a
true bill against an individual,
he said, it does not mean that
the person has been convicted ? !
it only shows that there is
cause for trial.
"Many persons have been ac
quitted," the judge told the
"after a true bill was return
eu.
He pointed out the grand
jury's responsibility In Inspect
ing county institutions, empha
sizing the inspection of the
county home.
Not one person would be at
the county home, Judge Pless
declared, if they had anywhere
else to go. Most of them are
at the home, he said, because
they can not help themselves ?
old folks are there because of
diseases, or no family to turn
to; some are there because of
deformities and are unable to
make a living ? nearly all, he
said, have to call on their fel
low citizens for help.
"As our 'Brother's keepers',"
he emphasized, "we owe it to
them ... to see that they have
good, nourishing food, heat,
clothes, kindness, affection, and
consideration."
Judge Pless urged the grand
Jurors to report what they saw,
and to make their report on
the situation, regardless of any
political Implications that might
be Involved In the Inspection
and the subsequent report.
As honored jurors, he urged
them to do their duty in all ,
fairness to themselves and to
lotbera.
CURTIS SHEDD
BASKETBALLERS
START TUESDAY
? Continued From Face One
Tournament Qf Champions, and
the team's chances this year
or basketball honors are more
than bright.
Reserve strength for the
Franklin boys is shaping up well
in practice and more than 20
basketballers have been show
ing up at afternoon practice
sessions. Included are Guards L.
A. Moore and Char'es Shields,
Forwards Prelo Crawford and
Mack Lewis, and Center Dale
Klser, who played for Slagle
school last year. ,
The female basketballers have
11 returnees from last year.
Jean and Grace Setser, Caro
lyn Bryson, Betty Henry, and
Clara Jane Taylor, fill in guard
positions, and Birdie .Sue Car
penter, Conparee Nolen, Betty
Lee Moore, Shirley Dean, Jean
Duvall, and Laura Lyle roiyid
out at forward.
Ga'e Abercro.rn.ble, Evelyn
'Dean, Annette Dalrymple, Mary
Nell Parker, Marie Lenoir, Luet
ta Browning, and Winona Buch
hanan make up the reserves.
Following is the tentative
Franklin schedule for the sea- 1
son:
v.
Dec. 12 ? Franklin vs. Nanta
hala, there.
Dec. 15 ? Open date. '
Dec. 19 ? Franklin vs. Hayes- j
ville, there.
Dec. 22 ? Open date.
Jan. 5 ? Open date.
Jan. 9? Franklin vs. Cherokee,
here.
Jan. 12? Franklin ys. Andrews, |
there,
Jan. 16? Franklin vs. Sylva, j
here.
Jan. 23? Franklin vs. Murphy, ]
there.
Jan. 26? Franklin vs, High- 1
lands, here.
Jan. 30? Franklin vs. Glen- 1
ville, here.
Feb. 2 ? Franklin vs. Cullo- 1
whee, there.
Feb. 6? Franklin vs. Bryson
City, here.
Feb. 9 ? Franklin vs. Webster,
there.
Feb. 13? Franklin vs. Stecoah,
here.
Feb. 15 ? Franklin vs. Andrews,
here.
COUNTY'S LOT
SOLD JO FIRM
? Continued From Pace One
er company's lease on Its pres
ent quarters, at the northwest
corner of the public square, ex
pires In eSptenvber, 1952.
The commissioners have had
the possible sale of the lot to
the power company informally
under consideration since last
summer. When a formal offer
was made by the power com
pany in September, it was taken
under advisement, with final
action coming Monday. The
question of the advisability of
selling the property has been
the subject of considerable pub
lic discussion.
Meanwhile, Bryson City has
been seeking to have the Nan
tahala company move its head
quarters to that town. The firm
moved here from Bryson City
a number of years ago.
A delegation from Bryson
City conferred with Mr. Archer
a fortnight ago, and Monday
E. B. Whitaker came here to
Grocery store, Parrish's store,
at Oito, and the Otter Creek
school, in the Nantahala sec
tion.
CURTIS SHEDD
IS SENTENCED
TO GAS DEATH
? CQnt nwed From P??e One
Judge P'ess commended Solicit
or Bryson for his "excellent
work" and expressed apprecia
tion and congratulations to
Gilmer A. and R. S. Jones,
court-appointed attorneys for
the de:ense. "You have done all
for the defendant that any at
torney could do", he told l he
defense lawyers.
.Introduction of a signed con
fession, and identification of
Curtis Shedd, on trial for the
August 3 slaying of two young
Walhalla, S. C., girls, climaxed
the s ate's case against the con
fessed slayer Wednesday morn
ing in Macon superior court.
When the December term of
superior court convened here
Monday morning Judge J. WIU
Pless, Jr., presiding, ordered a
special venire from Jackson
county to report Tuesday morn
ing, and a jury was selected
ear'y Tuesday afternoon to try
the case.
Six-year-old Bobby Jean Bry
ant, 0f walhalla, took the stand
Tuesday and pointed Shedd out
in the courtroom as the man
she saw drive off with ihe two
girls, who were later found
st-angled near Highlands.
The confession was introduc
ed in evidence Wednesday morn
ing by Solicitor Bryson, who ex
plained it was made by Shedd
in the presence of law officials
in Waynesvi'le August 16.
In the confession, Shedd said
that John Boyter, father of the
girls, wanted him to have sex.
ual Intercourse with Mrs. Boy
ter, so he (Boyter) would have
grounds for a divorce. During
an all-night ride the day prior
prior to the slaying of both
Boyter and his daughters, John
nie Mae and Jo Ann, shedd
said the act took place, but
Boyter was not present t o wit- |
ness it. Boyter suggested .that :
It be done again, so he cou'd |
witness it. Shedd said that he
decided it was "time to get rid ;
of htm."
m or Killing ugyuer, oneaa s
confession said he returned to I ;
Walhalla, got the girls, and
drove them to a point about
rlvfe miles out of Highlands,
near the town dump.
He said that he and the old
est, Johnnie Mae, went into the
woods, "she put her arms
around my neck," and ihey en
gaged In Intercourse twice be
fore he strangled her and
threw her over a small cliff.
Shedd then said in the con
fession that he went back for
the younger girl, had inter
course with her, and then kill
ed her by choking her with a
sash from her dress.
8hedd's confession was read
to the court from the witness
stand by P. R. Kitchen, North
Carolina 8. B. I. agent-. who was
one of the principal investiga
tors in the triple slaying.
'Dr. Herman Jones, of At
lanta, Ga., direc'or of the Fu'
ton county crime laboratory,
took the stand and told the
court the details of the autop
osy performed on the bodies of
the girls. The younger had been
attacked, he said, but the body
make a ...formal offer. Bryson
City, he said, would donate a
lot to the power company, and
agree to have a score of homes
for employes built within a
year, if the Nantahala firm
would move its headquarters
back to Bryson City.
of the older gtrl ?Aa led deo6?
poaed to determine whether or
not she had been.
The con* -appointed defenae
attorneys, Gilmer A. and R. 8.
Jones, cro?8-<Jtie?kmed the wit
nesses is to whe her they were
positive the alayings occurred
In Mo th Carolina. The crime
occurred near the N.C.-Oeor
gla-S C. stae line Intersections.
Sheriff Eddie Weathers, of Oc
onee countT, 8. C., and Sheriff
Lehman Queen, of Rabun coun
ty, Oa? admitted that they were
not familiar with the territory
where the girls were found,
when Shedd led them there.
Bu . Deputy Sheriff Walter
Dean, of this county, took the
stand and tes l!led the point
where the bodies were found Is
in this state and couny.
Shedd, of Waihalla, S. C., was
tried for the August 3 slay
ing of Johnnie Mae Boyter, 14,
and Jo Ann Boyter, 8, and was
Indicted for murder during the
August term of superior court.
His trial was continued at that
time because of the death of
3ollc:tor Thad D. Bryson's fath
sr, and since that time the
youthful confessed slayer has
^"n held In the Waynesville
I all.
He was nicked up by Georgia
ird South Caro'lna officers
ifter the shotgun-riddled body
if John Boyter, 39, father of th?*
{iris was found In a wooded
section close to he North Car
3lina line. Shedd Is not being
tried in this county for the
slaying of Boyter, since the
:rlme presumably took place In
3eorgia. . - -
? Alter conressmg to tne triple
slaying, Shedd led officers to a
srxjt near the Highlands gar
bage dump where the bodies of
the girls were hidden. Since the
bodies were found in Macon
county, the trial was moved
Here.
in a number of conflicting
confessions, following his arrest,
Shedd first said he strangled
both of the girls. However,
autopsy reports showed that
the younger, Jo Ann, was chok
ed with a sash from her dress.
When confronted with the re
port, Shedd said he may have
choked her with the sash, but
did not admit that he did.
The actual trial got under
way Tuesday afternoon, since
most of the morning was spent
in picking a 12-man Jury from
a special venire of Jackson
county citizens.
Seven witnesses for the prose
cution were called to testify
during the Tuesday afternoon
session by Solid' or Bryson.
They were Mrs, - Christine
Boyter, widow of the slain roan
and mother of the two girls;
Mrs. Ida Pace, Mrs. Boyter's
mother who cared for the chil
dren most of the time; Bobby
Jean Bryant, a six-year-old who
saw the girls get into Shedd 's
automobile on the day of the
triple slaying; Rosa Lee Oakley,
a 13-year-old friend of Johnnie
Mae Boyter, who said she saw
Shedd talking to Johnnie Mae
an the day of the murders;
Lambert Talley, the man who
found the body of John Boyter;
Woody Wilson, special agent
with the Georgia Bureau of
Investigation, who was one of
the chief investigators in the
triple slaying; and Thad Wood,
a rural po' Iceman who answer
ed a call from Boyter on the
night prior to the crime.
During the testimony of the
witnesses, Shedd sat motion*
less; his wife Dollte, was at hid
side, her head buried In her
arms most of the time.
When Mrs. Christine Boyter,
wife of the slain man and
mother of the girls, took the
stand Tuesday af ernoon as the
p osecution'8 first witness, she
appeared to be remarkably
i:omposea. tier young son, aam
my, about five years old, sat at
her feet as she testified. As
she continued, the child found
a vacant chair, carried it to the
witness stand, placed it beside
his mother, and took a seat.
Mrs. Boyter related the de
tails of an all-night ride Aug
ust 2, the night prior to the
slaying, in Shedd'i car. Accord
ing to Mrs. Boyter, she, her
husband, and the oldest daugh
ter, Jlmmie Mae, were riding
with Shedd. Her husband, she
said, had been drinking and
she was "soared because Shedd
said he would take us to Sen
eca to a carnival and then
didn't." Shedd, she recalled,
drove to the Hunnlcutt bridge
(outside Walhalla) and there
attacked her. When asked
where her husband was, she
said he was in the woods
"somewhere." She did not re
port the attack, she said, be
cause she was afraid of Shedd.
Her husband called "the law",
she continued, because Shedd
had a knife. Thad Wood, a
rural policeman from Salem,
8. C., w&i the man who an
swered Boyter's caH.
Mr. Wood told the court that
he met the Shedd cat about
3 a. m. (August 3) returning
from the Hunnlcutt bridge sec
tion, as he was on his way to
Investigate the call. Boyter was
drunk, Mr. Wood told the court,
and when searching the car he
(Mr. Wood) found a knife be
tween Shedd's feet. The police
man said he first took Boyter
into otatody but later releal
at hinj.
Mr?. Boyter said ihe and her
husband and the girl returned
to her mother*! home In Wa'
ha&a early Wednesday morn
ing. August 3, and a ayed there
until about 11 a. m. She and
Mr. Boyter left about that time,
she recalled, leaving both of the
girls with their grandmother.
That was the last time she saw
either of the girls, she said.
The grandmo her, Mrs. Ida
Pace, took the stand and con
firmed the parts of Mrs. Boy
ter's story involving the arrival
and denarture times from her
home. However, Mrs. Pace told
the court that when she learn
ed the girls were missing that
af e< noon, she was "scared that
John (Boyter) might have klll
ad the children." 8he explain
ed that he was "mean" when
he drank.
The older girl, Johnnie Mae,
she said, lived with her all of
the time, and the younger, Jo
Ann, spent part of the tm
with her and part with her
'"mts. Peace told the court tha'
when she returned home from
work Wednesday afternoon, una
learned from some neighbor
hood girls that her gronridaugh
ers were seen leaving with
Shedd. she tried to locate John
Boyter to see If he Knew where
*hnv were. UnaWe to loea e the
father, she recalled that she
and Mrs. Boyter dro"? ?
Shedd's home to see If he
knew the whereabouts of the
girls. Shedd told them he did
not shp ""'d.
On Friday, August 5, Mrs.
Pace said she notified the sher
iff the girls were missing.
Miss Rosa Lee Oakley, a
seventh-grader and close neigh
bor of Mrs. Pace, took the
stand and related how she saw
Shedd talking to Jonnnle Mae
"sometime after lunch on the
steps of the Pace home.
A cute little tlx-year-old, and
the brightest witness during
the Tuesday afternoon sesston,
Bobbie Jean Bryant also a close
neighbor of Mrs. Pace, emphat
ically answered 8oUctt^r Bry
son's questions about what she
saw the afternoon ofAugustS
Yes, she knew Curtis Shedd,
and pointed him out in the
courtroom. Yes, shesaw hlm
drive off in a car with
Mae and Jo Ann Boyter that
^The'body of John Boyter was
found August # by^L^^er!rt
Talley, who tookthe ^dand
told the court the facts leading
up to the finding of the body
about 500 feet from his house,
the arrival of law enforcement
officials; and the subsequent
removal of the body. He iden
tified pictures of the body tak
en at the scene of the slaying
Woody Wilson, O. B. I. special
agent, who aided in the inves
tigation, said that Boyter was
Identified by a power company
receipt which bore his n?me
There was no other ldentlf! Ica
tion, h? said. He then related
how he and ? her . '?lwok ?j
forcement officers pickedShedd
ud at his home after learning
that he had been seen with
the girls. When they went to
Shedd's house. Mr. Wilson ^ ^
they asked Shedd If he had a
shotgun, and when he answer
ed yes, they asked to see it.
Shedd showed them a .12 guage
shotgun, covered with cobwebs
and dust, he said.
This was on August 9, the
special agent said, and nothing
was said to Shedd about find
ing Boyter's body. Shedd agreed,
he said, to go along with of
ficials to check identification of
his (Shedd's) automobile.
Mr. Wilson said they asked
Shedd to drive up to a certain
spot, (actually near where the
body of Boy*er was found) so
Mr Talley could identify the
Sar. Then he said, Shedd was
asked to stop the car and he p
look for a lost billfold. Mr.
Wilson explained that the move
was an excuse to get Shedd to
the spot where Boyter's body
was found.
ne men iota me court aDout
confessions made by Shedd in
his presence, and he said that
during one concession Sh?dd
demonstrated on him (Mr. Wil
son) how he killed the girls by
choking them. "He said he
squeezed down with his thumbs,"
Mr. Wilson told the court.
When asked how many times
the youthful defendant made
confessions, Mr. Wilson declar
ed "toe made at least a half
dozen variations of his story."
Judge Pless ordered a special
venire, numbering #0 men, sum
moned from Jackson county.
A special court order was rad
ioed by highway patrolmen to
Sherrlff Middle ton, of Jackson
county, ordering him to sum
mon SO Jackson county citizens
and have them assemble at the
Jackson county courthouse
Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock,
at which time they would be
transported to this county.
Judge Pleas arranged with Guy
L Honk, Macon county school
superintendent, to send two
busses to Sylva, the Jackson
county seat, to bring the ven
iremen here.
During the Monday session.
Judge Pless also ordered Sher
rlff J. Harry Thomas to post
Girls Quint
? Continued From Pafe Oa4
ladles, the "Travelers" play
strictly by the men's rules, with
no holds barred.
The faculty team roster car
ries the names the following
who will take the floor to pity
the ladles:; Sammy Beck, R. O.
Sutton, Ml! bum Atkins, Harry
Corbln, Jack Angel, Ed Williams,
Wayne Proffltt, Richard Stot.,
and Clarence Lowe.
Miss Walker Is known as a
record-breaker in basketball cir
cles. She was selected on the
All-American team 10 timet, a
record that still stands; played
on five national championship
teams, and runner-up three
years;' won the national free
throw championship six years;
International championship for
two years, with a record of 49
out of 50 tries; and las never
been beaten In national tourna
ment history.
OATH OF OFFICE
GIVEN OFFICIALS
Continued From P*l? One
all this is not the sheriff's or
the county commissioners coun
ty. it belongs to the people.
Every person in it has on .
share of common stocky and
that goes for each persons re
sponsibility". .
Judge Pless gave the oath of
office, in order, to Mr^
Miss McGee, Lake V. Shope,
register of deeds, George
Henson, the new coroner, La*e
R. Ledford, the new surveyor
and the three reelected coun y
commissioners: W. E. Baldwin,
chairman, John A. Roane, and
W. W. Edwards.
In administering the oath to
the commissioners, Judge Pless
commented:
"I am proud of the fac wn**
in any county there are men
who are willing to give their
time, talent, and ability to he
office of county commissioner,
one of the most important of
fices I know of." Pota Ing out
that the office often Is thank
less, he said "X consider a man
who will serve as a county com
missioner a pa riot, pure ana
^After the elected officials had
been sworn in. Judge P eas i ad
ministered the oath to Newell
Pendergrass, appointed by Sher
iff Thomas as his aepuiy
MeanwhUe, Calvin Roland, of
Franklin, Route 3. took over
Monday as jailer, moving into
the Jail from which the retir
ing sheriff, J. P. Bradley, and!
his family had moved earlier
to their home in East Frww
""mIss McGee reappointed Mre.
Elizabeth McCoilum as deputy
clerk, and the oath was admin
istered to her by Miss McOoe.
Mr. Shope has not yet appoint
ed a successor to Miss Mcoee
as his assistant In the register
of deeds office, but Miss Jo Ann
Hopkins Is assisting him tem
porarily. . . .
Mr. Brookshire, the re lrlng
clerk of court, plans to leave
shortly for Western Caroto*
Teachers college, Cullowhee,
where he will continue his edu
ca ion. -Sheriff Bradley and
Deputy 'Dean will continue to
their present office until tl?
1950 taxes have been collected,
since Mr. Bradley's term as t?
collector continues until thai
time. Meanwhi'e, Mr. Thomas
has his desk in the office of in?
clerk of court.
The county commissioners,
following their oath-taking for
the new term, approved bonds
of the other officials as rol
lows
Mr. Thomas, as sheriff, $6,
000, and as treasurer, *3,000.
Miss McGee, as clerk, $10,000.
Mr. Shope, as county accoun
tant, $5,000, and as register or
deeds, S5,000.
Mr. Henson, as coroner, ROW.
Mr. Ledford, as surveyor, $3,
000.
special guards on the court
room doors, to keep spectators
from over-crowding the court
room after all seats were filled
Tuesday morning.
More than three hours Were
consumed Tuesday morning and
afternoon, after the arrival of
the special venire, as members
of the venire were examined
by the defense and prosecution
to determine whether or not
they were qualified to serve as
jurors. Of the 60 men, 31 wots
examined, and from that num
ber 12 Jurors and one alternate
were chosen. The defense re
jected IS members and three
were dismissed by the prose
cution The names were drawn
from a hat by Sandra Henson,
five-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Henson, of
Franklin .
Jurovs selected were Brttton
Moore, David Cagle, Tyre M.
Davis, Walter Middleton, WU1
Buchanan, R. L. Higdon, T. T.
Varner, W. E. Haskett, James
F. Patton, Clifford Beck, Wal
ter H. Allman, and John O.
Farley. The alternate, to sit
with the Jury, and act In the
event that one of the reenters
became Ul, was Will Nations.