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tt* Hi?W*td># Xwmiw Price 6 Ceatl ?OL. LXV? NO. SO FRANKLIN. N. C? THURSDAY, DEC. 14, 195# FOURTEEN FAG It 4 PHONE CONCERN IS AUTHORIZED TO RAISE RATES N. C. Utility Body Grants $8,000 Increase; May Allow More Later The Western Carolina Tele phone company, with head quarters in Franklin, last week was given authority by the N. C." Utilities commission to Increase its rates. Pointing out that It had no: had a rate Increa e since 1927. the 'Ocal concern asksd per mission to so increase rates as to boost Its annual gross in come by $32,618, on a basis ol present facilities and business. The Utilities commission, how ever, authorized increases - at tMs time to provide additional total gross income of only $8,000. In announcing its decision, the commission said further In creases are likely as the local company completes its expan sion program and its investment increases. In the light of that state men', R. E. McKelvey, the com pany's general manager, said he did not know how the $8,000 Increase is to be distributed, whether over all of the ex changes the company serves in this state, or only among those where the plants have been modernized. He was In Raleigh yesterday to confer with offic ials of the commission. Mr. McKelvey exp'ained that. In seeking the $22,618 increase, his company submitted a break down of proposed increases in rates. With a smaller Increase than that sought, he said, he did not know just which rates would be increased, or how much. The firm serves eight com munities ? Franklin, Highlands, Sylva, Cullowhee, Cashiers, Bry son City, Cherokee, and Hayes irille ? in this state. It also serves Clayton, In Georgia, and has filed with Georgia authorities a request (or authority to Increase rates at Clayton sufficiently to bring in an additional $3,358. PMA Farmers Will Ballot For Officials Community and county com mitteemen to serve on the Pro duction Management Adminis tration program here in 1951 will be elected today (Thurs day) and tomorrow Robert Fulton, chairman of the committee, this week asked all farmers eligible to vote to turn out for today's balloting. Polls will be open from 9 a. m. to I p. m. today at the fol lowing places: North Franklin, Paul Swafford's mill; Southwest Franklin, Rufus Wells' home; Southeast Franklin, Charles A. Rogers' home; Mlllshoai, Holly 8prings school; Cartoogechaye, Ledford's store; Eliijay, Wiley Clark's store; Sugarfork, Moses' service station; Highlands, Potts Bros, store; Flats, Scaly post o'fice; Smithbridge, Norris' store; Nantahala, high school gymnasium; Burningtown, Carl Morgan's store; Cowee, Tom Rlckman's store. All farmers who participated In the 1950 program are eligible to vote In the election, Mr. Ful ton said. Five men and one county del egate will be elected by each of the 13 P. M. A. communities in the county, he Mid, and the IS county delegates will meet in Franklin tomorrow to choose a P. M. A. committee of three members and one alternate. Gneiss Store Robbed; Officers Are Investigating A combination filling station store at Gneiss, owned by Willie Moses, was entered sometime Wednesday night and $36 in currency and silver and ciga rettes was taken, according to Sheriff J. Harry Thomas, who Is investigating the break-In. The burglar entered the establishment by forcing the lock on the back door, the sher iff said. Aiding Sheriff Thomas in the Investigation is p. R. Kitchen, f. B. I. agent from Waynss fttto. This County Tops State In Auto Safety Record Macon county's automobile safety record topped all of North Carolina's 99 other coun ties from January through Sep tember of this year, thereby earning this county the right to the tl le, "safest county In the state." y Macon's record came to light ! after a comparative analysis of i statistics from the North Car- 1 o'ina Department of Motor Ve hicles and the Carolina Mo or club was made. Macon and six other counties In the state reported no fatal*! lties for the nine-months pe riod, but Macon Is "safest" by virtue of having more automo biles than the other six coun ties. A motor vehicle registration estimate, made by the depart ment of motor vehicles, showed that this county has 3,080 reg istered vehicles, as compared with the next, highest county i ONE OF 5 GETS DEER ON JVAY AH 62 Hunters Get Dozen Bucks In That Area I9 Six Days One out of five deer hunters bagged a buck in the Wayah wildlife management area dur ing the two three-day hunts in November and December, Nan tahala forest officia's announc ed this week ? an unusual rec ord, considering that one deer for each 10 hunters has been the average in past hunts. This year is the first time, however, the Wayah area has been open to deer hunting, of ficials pointed out, and that Pictured above is a 200 pound, 8-point buck, barred by Tom Jenkins, of Franklin, near Rainbow Springs daring the November hunt. (L to R) W C. Burrell, Mr. Jenkins, and Leroy Berrong. fact probably accounts for the unusually high kill average. A total of 62 hunters took to the wood in the Wayah area for the six days of hunting and downed 12 bucks. In the No vember hunt, 54 hunters re turned with nine bucks, and In the December hunt, eight with three. In the Standing Indian area, the number of hunters partici pating was not known, but dur ing the six days, 21 kills were reported, 14 for November and seven for December. Hunters al so announced a total of 38 misses during the six days of hunting in that area. In the Fires Creek area, 10 kills were reported in the No vember hunt, but the outcome of the December hunt was In complete. reporting no fatalities, Mitchell, with 2,950 vehicles. Other counties reporting no fatuities tor the pe lod were Oates, with a registration of 2,678; Jones, with 2,317; Hyde, wl h 1,070; Tyrrell, with 910; and Clay with 848. A press release irom the Car olina Motor c'ub last week showed that Macon county, for the nine-months pariod. had 45 highway accidents, in which 25 persons were Injured, but none killed. For the whole of North Caro lina, up to October 1, 660 per sons were killed and 8,701 were Injured as a result of 19,601 re ported accidents. As compared with the corre sponding period In 1949, the totals represent an Increase of nine per cent in deaths, 27 per cent In reported injuries, and 34 per cent in total re- i Continued On Page Eight? [Nantahala Hi Boys, Girls Lick Franklin The Nun' alia la school basket bal'ers, boys and girls length ened their winning streak Tues day night by trouncing the fresh-starting Franklin High boy and girl teams, 37 to 28, and 26 to 12, respectively, in gaipes at Nantahala. The hardwood classic was the opening game for Franklin. The Nan'ahala boys have played four other games, winning them all, while the girls have chalk ed up two previous wins. Leading the male Nantahala thln-clads was Herman May, a wily guard who dumped the ball through the hoop lor 19 points to take high scoring honors for the night's play. * Frank'in's lanky pivot man. Jack Norton, found the -basket for 12 points, to lead the locals In high scoring. More than ISO basketball fans, many making the trip from Franklin, watched the game. Louise Owenby, a five-foot, seven inch forward, showed tlw the Nantahala girls the way to victory by racking up 18 po!n ?, an impressive number, bit low for Miss Owenby, who usually scores in the 20's and 30's. Birdie Sue Carpenter was high for the Franklin girls with 6 points. The Franklin teams journey to Hayesvllle' next Tuesday night for their next scheduled game. Macon Woman (iets Record Size Buck, Drags It One Mile I " A local woman deer hunter added spice and a large mea sure of truth to the old saying, "Never underestlma e the power of a woman," when she bagged what is believed to be the big gest buck downed by hunters in the three-day hunt in the Nantahala area last week. And she wasted no time do ing it either. Last Thursday, the first day of the hunt, Mrs. Clifford Cruse, of the Cartooge chaye community, stopped a 250-pound buck, antlers includ ed, dead In his tracks, Just to the right of Standing Indian. The story, however, doesn't end here. Neither does the "power" of a woman. She dragged said 250 pounds of venison, antlers, included, for about a mile down the moun tain before deciding to go for , help. Before leaving, however, i she carefully hid her prize. And to whom did she turn , for help? Another woman, who helped her lug the huge buck , down to the road and load it | in a Jeep. ANNUAL YULE CANTATA SET FOR SUNDAY Choirs Of 3 Churches Combine To Present Music Program Franklin's annu l Ch isimas cantata will be held Sunday night at 8 o'c'ock Pt he Metho dist church he-e, and will fea ture the combined choirs of three Franklin churches, sing ing "The Music of Bethle'-.em.' it wa< announced this week. The cantata Is under the di rection o' S. F. Beck, FranlUin school band director, and M-s Henry W. Cabe will be the organist. The choirs of the Presby er ian. Methodist, and Eolscopal churches will blend their voice in the cantata, which has been a popular Christmas event in Fiank'in for a number of years As in the past, a capacity audi ence is expected to attend. Members of the combined choir are: Sopranos: Mrs. E. C. Harmon, M'S. Roy F. Cunningham, Mrs Gilmer L. Crawford. Mrs. Mar garet M. Cooper, Mrs. C. N Dowdle, Mrs, Hyldah Shepherd, and the Misses Rebecca Murray, Esther Wallace, Nancy Jane McCoUum, Carolyn Nothsteln, Laura Lyle, Betty Lou Con stance, Wilma Renshaw, Joan Wllhlde, and Betty Sharitz: Altos: Mrs. Harold T. Sloan, Mrs. A. A. Bailey, Mrs. Neal Johnston, and the Misses Fran ces Barr, Elizabeth Murray, Jul ia Hunnicutt, Mary Ann Killian, and Caroline Crawford. Tenors: P. B. McCollum and Richard Sloan. Basses: The Rev. Hoyt Evans, S. W. Mendenhall, Robert Dowdle, and Bryant Hurst. Music To Mark Monday Night Meeting Of P. T. A. A program of music wi'l be presented at the December meeting of the Franklin Parent Teacher association, set for 7:30 o'clock next Monday evening at the high school auditorium. The Rhythm band of the first, second and third grades, under the direction of Miss Alice Weaver, will give several Christmas numbers. The Ton ettes, of the fifth, sixth, sev enth, and eighth grades, will play some selections. The boys' choir, from the third, fourth and fifth grades, will sing Christmas carols. And the school band, under the direc tion of S. F. Beck, will be heard In several numbers. The devotional will be con ducted by the Rev. Hoyt Evans, and Mrs. A'len Slier, the presi dent, will preside. A social hour will follow the program. Milton Fouts Elected As Supervisor Of Soil Body Milton Fouts defeated Her man Talley for a seat on the three-man board of supervisors for the Macon County Soil Conservation district, in an elec tion he'd here last week. Mr. Fouts and Mr. Talley were the only candidates for the seat being vaca'ed by Charles C. Sutton, whose one-year term expires soon. The election began Monday and ended Saturday, and a very light vote was reported. The association is controlled by three supervisors. Siler Slagle. one of the three chosen last year when the organiza tion was set up, has ano'her year to serve, and Owen Am nions has two more years on the board. 100 Years Old Today ? ? MRS. MARTHA JANE BRYSON Botn December 14, 1850 ? 11 years before the outbreak of the Civil war! ? Mis. Bryson, kncnn in her communi'y as "Aunt Jane", will celebrate her 103th birthday today. All of her chil dren, eight sons, will be on hand for the event, two of them having; traveled from the Pacific Coast to be present when their mother attains the century-mark. 'Aunt Jane' Bryson Will Be 100 Years Old Today Eight Sons To Help Her Celebrate Reaching Century-Mark Today Mrs. Martha Jane (Aunt Janet Bryson, Macon Coun y's oldest resident, will celebrate 100 years of worldly ex'stence. All of her eight sons, the e'dest 75 years old, are ex oected to be present to help her usher In a new century, at her home on Bryson branch. Two of her sons Journeyed f om their homes on the West coast to take part in I he cele bration. At her 99th birthday party last year, friends recalled yes terdiy, Mrs. Bryson was still young enough to laugh at jokes, advance her philosophy of life, and remember clearly the out break of the Civil War. "I don't think the world is as good as it used to be," she told a reporter then. "Too many are wanting a dollar. People don't care for one another like they used to." Asked if she could give some reason for her longevity, she rep'ied, "I worked hard all of my life, until I got so I could n't." Her neat, white frame house on Bryson branch has been her home for more than three quarters of a century. Her hus band, the late John T. Bryson, j took her there a year after they j were married and it has been "home" ever since. The daughter of Billy Deal and Mrs. Martha Jennings Deal, she was married to Mr. Bryson when she was 23, and they ! reared nine children, eight sons and one daughter. All are still j living except i he daughter. Mrs. ] Bryson 's husband died 15 years [ ago at the age of 85. Her eldest son, Will Bryson. of Cullasaja, is now 75 years ! o'd. The other seven are Charlie. Sam, ftnd Elbert, Bryson, all of i Cullasaja; George E.. of Sedro | Woolley, Wash., Joe. of Terre- : bonne, Ore., Burton, of Whlttier, | and Newton Bryson, of Raleigh. I 5 Selectees Will Leave Franklin Today For Army Five men, making up Macon county's second draft contin gent since the start of he Ko rean war, will leave this i Thursday i mo ning at 8:15 o'clock for Charlotte, where they will be inducted into the armv. The first group, number ng 30 men. reported .or induction November 30. The names of the selectees leaving his morning were mad* public this week by W. N. Sloan : chairman of the local draft board. They are: Ray Eugene Yonce, j Clarence Eugene Mason. Robert Ma ion Lunslord, James Edward Williams, and C aude Max we) 1 Cabe. Press Employes To Take One- Week Christmas Holiday Following a custom of sev eral years, employes of The Franklin Press will take a one- week Christmas vacation, star* ins December 21 and continuing through December 27. To make this holiday -pos sible. it always is necessary to make slight changes in the , newspaper's publication sched- : ule. This year only one issue will be affected. Next week's paper will be published at the usual time, teaching Macon i County readers Thursday ; morning. But the following week the paper will be pub lished and placed in the mail Friday night. December 29, and will reach Macon County readers Saturday morning. The Press office, however, will be open for business as usual every week-dav during this period, except on Christ mas day. Shedd To Be First Man Tried In This County To Die For Crime When, and If, Curtis Shedd steps Into the gas chamber Jan uary 26, and dies ... he will be the first man tried, con victed, and sentenced in Macon county to keep his date with death. Shedd. of WaihaUa, 8. C , was convicted in superior court here last Wednesday by a Jackson county Jury for the strangula tion slaying of two WaihaUa, 8. C. girls. Friday he was tak en to the state prison In R*l elgh by Sheriff J. Harry Thorn- | as and Patrolman C. M. Byrd to occupy a cell on "Death! row" until the day of execu- 1 tlon. In Macon's history, only two crimes committed. In this coun ty, not counting Shedd's, re sulted In the killers' receiving death sentences. This county Isn't a haven for first degree murderers, and the scales of justice are probably as evenly balanced here as any where . . . but the records speak for themselves. Both of the other crimes hap pened In Macon, but the trial of one was moved out of the county because of public feel ing. The killer In the other case ; was tried In Macon, by a Ma- j con Jury . . . twice . . . and was j twice sentenced to die . . . but | managed to elude the execu tioner at the last minute. In present-day mystery novel language, one case might have been tagged, "The Case of the | Heel-less Shoe." but In 1872 It was known as the State vs. \ Henderson. The other case, which inci dentally was one of the most sensational trials in the annals of North Carolina crime, could have been known as, "Lady Luck and I." However, it was known as the 8tate vs. Jerry Dal ton. For the first case, a shift back through tyie years is In1 order.lt Is the year 1872, to be exact. According to reports, one Bayless Henderson, a tramp from Tennessee, was door-to dooring his way around this county, begging hand-outs. Making his rounds through j this section he just happened to overhear someone remark that Nimrod S. Jarre: t, a well known farmer, had a large sum of money on his person. Rumor c??Uan< (>? rifi TITLE TORE'LTY IS TRANSFERRED TO POWER FIRM Nantahala Concern Pays County $15,000, Sign* Agreement To Baild The deed transferring title to the West Main street county lot from Macon County to th* Nantahala Power and Light company was put on record Monday At the ssti- time, the ro*?; company gave the county a check for $15,000. in pa > men', for the proper y, and an i?&r>?e ment, under which the Nanta hala firm agrees to con tru :!. ?a business building on the V". within 10 years, was pat cn record. The board of county commis sioners, at its meetin? 1?-' week, had accepted the pow-r company's offer of $15,000 rash for the lot. and th's "eels', formalitits closed the deal. The $15,000 was placed .n the county genera' fund, o licia i said. Nantahate company officials have assured the eommisMone < they will put up a two-stor>' office building and a one-story service building, the two struc - tures to cost approximately $150,000. Present plans call for construction to start next spring, but the 10-year period was requested in view of un settled international condition?. The agreement, signed by John M. Archer, Jr., NantahaU firm presiden , and Claude Bos ton, secretary, it is set out that "Whereas, in addition to the purchase price for said lot . . . a moving consideration actuat ing said board (of commission ers) in agreeing to sell said lot was the expressed plan and in ten ion of the party of the firs part (the power company ) to construct and erect a building on the property, to be used bv it as a genera', office building and" for other purposes, now. therefore, in consideration of the agreement on the part of he Board of County Commis sioners to sell and convey said lot, as aforesaid, the party of the first part (power company) covenants and agrees that if said party of the first part has failed to erect said building on property on January 1, 1961, then, and in 'hat event, the Board of County Commission ers of Macon County shall have the right and option to re-pur chase said property from tha said party of the first part, its successors and assigns, for a period of six (6) months, for Fifteen Thousand ($15,000) Dol lars. The lot. bought by 'he coun ty for $6,000 in 1937 as the site for a new courthouse, fronts 115 feet on West Main street, has a depth of 228 feet, and has a width of 145 feet at the back. The width a* the front is 30 feet less than at the rear, due to the fact that the tele phone building cuts off a plot 30 x 46 feet at the southeast corner. The county retains title to the remainder of the lot, fronting on Church street. The Agricul tural building stands on the northeast corner of the remain ing property. BAPTISTS PLAN PROGRAM Members of the First Baptist church will present a Christmas play, "Why Christmas," at the church December 23, under ;he direction of Mrs. M. W. Chap man and Mrs. Clarence Henry, it has been announced. PLAN BAKE SALE St. Agnes Episcopal Auxiliary will hold a benefit bake and food sale tomorrow (Friday' morning at the Chfldrens' Shop from 9 o'clock until noon. The Weather Temperatures and precipitation for the paat seven days, and the low temperature yesterday, a* recorded at the Coweeta E* periment station. High Low Pet. Wednesday 50 35 .07 Thursday 47 32 3.69 Friday 39 17 00 Saturday 42 28 trace Sunday 35 25 trace Monday 37 19 00 Tuesday 39 21 trace Wednesday 13 00 Franklin Rainfall < At rccordrd br Maitkn S'Uea imt TV A) Wednesday, trace: Thursday. 159 of an inch; Friday, .03; Saturday, none; Sunday, nana; Monday, none: Tuesday, none; Wednesday, none.
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