ttklitt llfi f VOfc. LXVI? NO. 5 2II)< Ijigblattfei JRacontnn FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1M1 Price 6 Cents TEN PAGB8 COUNTY TOPS BLOOD OUOTA WITH 156 PINTS 17i Macon Donors Sign With BloodmobiU To Give Macon County topped >*? quota by six pints when the American Red Cross Bloodmo Mle visited Franklin last Thurs day afternoon. A total of 170 persons regis tered, and from that number 156 "productive" donors gave blood. Macon's quota was ISO pints of blood. The collection was under the joint-sponsorship of the local Red Cross chapter, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the V. F. W. auxiliary. The life-giving blood was flown direct to the lighting front in Korea. A steady flow of donors reg istered at the Presbyterian church, where the mobile col lection unit set up its head quarters, and awaited their turn to "save the life of a service - ' man". Previously, collection hours had been set from 1 :B0 to 7 p. m? but a heavy rush of donors from 8 o'clock on, kept nurses and doctors working un til approximately 9 o'clock. Col. Frederick Starr Wright, medical director of the Amer ican Red Cross regional blood center ixi Asheville, said the re sponse of Macon County citi zens was more than gratifying. The mobile unit will probably return to Franklin sometime in March, he said. Also expressing gratitude for the fine response, Frank Plyler, I V. F. W. commander, who was In charge of the collection here, I said there was never any doubt In his mind but what Macon County would go over the top In Its donations. He also commended the many firms and businesses in Frank lin that allowed employees time off from wprk to visit the blood mobile. V. F. W. auxiliary members volunteered their service* to aid In registering donors, and serv ed Juice, and cookies, to per sons waiting to give blood. Cof fee served was donated by the 1 i"?al A te P store, and was pre red by auxiliary members. SERVICES FOR MRS. CASE. 73. HELD MONDAY Funeral services for Mrs. Mary I 8croggs Cabe, 73, who died at I h??r home In the Tesenta com- j m unity Sunday at 6:SO a. m. I following an illness ot two weeks, were held Monday after noon at 2 o'clock at Dryman's Methodist church. I The Rev. L C. Stevens, pastor, and the Rev. C. E. Murray, pas tor of the Franklin Methodist church, officiated. Mrs. Cabe had been In 111 health for about five years. She i was a native and life-long rest- i dent of Macon County, and waa born November 23, 1878, the I daughter, of the late John W. 1 and Annie Greene fcroggs. She ? was married to Thomas Jasper Cabe 'December 26, 1808. Surviving are the husband; six daughters, Mrs. J. W. Ad ding ton, Mrs. Silas Buchanan, Mrs. James L. Justice, Mrs. Ted Henry, and Mrs. Tom Hnpfclns. ail of Route 2, Franklin, and Mrs. John Norton, of Route 1, ,? Dlllard, Oa.; four sons, Lem, Mell, and Mllo Cabe. of Route S, Franklin, and Earl Cabe, ot Route 1, Franklin; 25 grand children, five great-grandchil dren, and a brother, Charlie Scroggs, of Walhalla, s. C. Grandsons served as pall bearers. They were Hayes Her man, Junior Buchanan, Thomas Justice, Junior Cabe, and D. L. Cabe. Granddaughters acting as flower bearers were Lois and Evelyn Cabe, Jean Justice, Joyce Henry, Louise Ledbetter, and Lee Agnes McKlnney. Bryant Funeral Home was In charge of arrangements. Watauga School To Gin Mardb Of Dimes Supper The Watauga school will give The Watauga school will give a box supper Saturday night at the school at ? o'clock and will turn the pcooeeds owr to the March of OtoMt tfrtva, * Dm torn 4. Nothstein To Conduct Survey Of Wood William L. Nothstein, man agement assistant with the Nantahala National forest here, has been appointed to conduct a survey of wood-use needs at military Installations, In con junction with the Forest Prod ucts laboratory at Madison, Wise., a research branch ot the U. 8. forest service. Mr. Nothstein said this week he plans to leave for Washing ton, D. C. sometime next week where he will meet representa tives of the Forest Products lab oratory and the Timber Engi neering company, a Washing ton firm, who will assist him with the survey. Hie survey which will take about five weeks, will begin In Washington, he said, and will cover military establishments from the capital city south. Meeting For Music Group Set Tonight A meeting of the entire mem bership of the local unit of the N. C. Symphony Society has been called for 7:30 o'clock to night (Thursday) at the Agri cultural building. Important matters affecting the future of the Little Sym phony concerts in Franklin must be acted upon, and it is im portant that all officers, work ers, and members of the so ciety be present to help make the decisions, E. J. Carpenter, president, said. Meanwhile, it was learned that the 27 persons making up the little Symphony will spend four nights in Franklin in March. lite group will give two con certs here on Thursday, March 1, and will remain overnight. returning here to spend Fri day, Saturday, and Sunday nights. Monday the group will go to Murphy for concerts. The orchestra will play for Symphony members at the Franklin Methodist church at 8 p. m. March X. Earlier that day ? at 2:30 p. m.? the or chestra will give a free con cert for Macon County school children at the Friendship tab ernacle. In connection with the mati nee, Mia* Laura M. Jones, mem bership chairman, is emphasiz ing the importance of child ren's familiarising themselves with the program before the concert. In some of the schools, she said, records are being played of the compositions on i the program. In addition, a pamphlet, "Symphony Stories", j is available at the schools at the nominal charge of 10 cents. Miss Jones learned this week that almost 100 per cent of the children who will attend the concert from Cullasaja school have obtained and are studying the "Symphony Stor ies". Reports from other schools were not In. Since the seating capacity at the Tabernacle is limited, this year's free matinee will be lim ited to children in the first ?even grades. High school students may at tend the evening performance by obtaining student member ships for 60 cents. Regular, adult memberships are $2. BASKETBALIERS LICK HIGHLANDS The Franklin High basket bailers walked rough shod over Highlands Friday night, the boys winning 44 to 20, and the girls 49 to 8. Mack Lewis led the males to the win with 18 points and Dorothy Medlin sparked the lasses to a lop-sided win with 14. Tomorrow night (Friday) the locals Journey to Cullowhee for a game, and will meet Bryson City here Tuesday night. - Last week the Bryson City cagers dumped the high flying ?quad from Nantahala, which up to that time led the field In conference Wins. The upset opened the Smoky Mountain eonference thrown wide. Lead lag contenders for the crown !mw m 9ry*on City, Frank Mil, NMtotel*, M4 ouMowbii. Memorial Gymnasium Named For James P. Raby, Macon Native Rock On Highlands Road Being Blasted Away By State Highway Crews The State Highway commis sion is removing the huge rock on the Highlands road near Cullasaja falls, that has been branded as "dangerous" by many Macon County people. The subject of much criticism, the rock Jutted out over the road and large vehicles had to swing to the left side of the road to avoid hitting it, there by endangering traffic ap proaching the blind curve. The commission has been blasting away the obstruction this week, an official said. P. T. A. Family Night Supper Set For Feb. 17 The Franklin Parent-Teacher association will hold a "Family Night" supper at the school here the evening of Saturday, February 17. Plans for the event were made at a meeting of the P. T. A.'s executive committee, held at the home of Mrs. Allen Siler, president, Monday night. The supper, like similar sup pers held by the P. T. A. in past years, will be served, cam eteria style, and is not re stricted to members of the local association. All interested per sons throughout the county are invited to come and bring their families, it was explained. While the event enables the P. T. A. to raise funds for Its activities, it also serves as a community get-together, it was pointed out. A program, under the direc tion of Mrs. S. H. Lyle, Jr., will follow the supper. A new- memorial gymnaisum at Peachland High school, In a 1 j recent dedication ceremony, was named for James Paul Raby, a Macon County native and agri cultural teacher at the school tor 13 years. Mr. Raby was killed In an automobile accident near Fay etvllle December 9. His brother, Algia Raby, is a resident of the West's Mill community. The Peachland Lions club sponsored the building of the gymnaisum and Mr. Raby, a charter member of the organi zation, served on the project building committee. The .gymnasium, it is said, was his pride and joy for he loved and took an interest In children, and there is not a board in the gymnasium floor that did not get his approval. He not only served on the com mittee, but served on the job at all times. After his death, building of ficials thought it would be ap Continued On Pace Six ? Local V.FW Post Will G:ve March Of Dimes Dance Saturday Night A benefit square dance, the proceeds of which will go to the March of Dimes campaign, will be staged by the local Vet erans of Foreign Wars cost Sat urday night at the post's build in? on Palmes steet. The "hoe down" will get under way at 8 o'clock, with Ed Carpenter and his string band providing the musical Im petus for shuffling feet. Frank Plyler, V. F. W. com mander, urged square dancers and non-square dancers alike to attend. "If you can't square dance, we will find someone to teach you how! You will have an evening of good clean fun, and the $1.00 admission charge will go to help some child walk, or maybe even square dance, again," he said. Shedd Execution Delayed Until High Court Meets Curtis Shedd, who was sched uled to die in the gas chamber at Raleigh last Friday, will not be executed until the North Carolina supreme court reviews his case. Shedd, a Walhalla, S. C., man, was convicted in superior court here of the murder of two South Carolina girls, and was sentenced to die January 26. The court-appointed defense at torneys in the case, Jones ami Jones, gave notice of appeal, and it was explained that that notice -automatically stays the execution until the supreme court can pass on the case. Even if no notice of appeal is given, the supreme court always reviews the record, in a capita) case, before a defendant is ex ecuted. Forest Service Sign Shop Here Makes Signs For 11 States, Embracing 13 National Forests When a sign shop, employing only two men, furnishes signs of all descriptions for 13 na tional forests in 11 states, that's news! And such a sign shop exists near here. This news-making shop is one of a group of unassuming buildings nestled in the all-en veloping calm of the Wayah valley, all of which combined oiuke the Wayah "Depot, an In tegral unit in the operation of the Nantahala national forest. The email 40 by M feet elan ?hop luppllN the Hull South em region (region 8) of the United States Forest service, with signs ranging from small trail markers to huge heavy weight "portal shields," which mark the entrances and exits of national forests. The states and national for ests that receive some 14,000 assorted signs each year from the shop are, North Carolina (Plsgah-Croatan and the Nan tahalas), South Carolina (South Carolina national forest,) Flor ida (Florida national forest), Qtorgl* (OhftttklMOfhff ntMon al forest), Tennessee (Cherokee national forest), Louisiana (Kls atchle national forest), Arkan sas (Ouachita and Ozark forest), Oklahoma (Ouachlts national forest), Texas (Texas national forest), Mississippi (Mississippi national forest), Alabama (Ala- . bama national forest). I Forest officials estimate that 200,000 feet of lumber each year enter the sign shop and emerge brightly painted, each bearing some message that elth- 1 ?r informs or warns. The na Ceatlnued Ok hfi Paper Drive To Be Sponsored Soon By T. A. The executive committee of the Franklin Parent-Teacher association mapped plans for a waste paper drive at a meeting Monday night at the home of Mrs. Allen Slier, president. | The tentative collection date 1 for paper will be sometime in the latter part of February, it was announced, and Macon County citizens are urged to save paper and magazines for the drive. Further details con cerning the drive will be made public later. The committee named Febru ary 17 as the date for the or ganization's Family Supper, which will be held at Franklin High school. Sixteen persons at l tended the meeting. Houk Cites Progress On New Schools Barring unforeseen circum stances, all four of Macon Coun ty's new schools, Highlands. Nantahala, Franklin, and East Franklin elementary, should be completed In time for occu oancy by September, the be ginning of the 1951-52 school year, Guy L. Houk, county school superintendent, said this week. All the materials for the con struction of the four schools have been received, he said, and if ^atis'f'to'-y weothT condi tions continue all of the schools should be completed by Sep tember. Nantahala and East. Franklin wl'l "definitely" be finished by then, Mr. Houk de clared. All steel work and most of the brick work at the Nanta hala school has been completed, and the building should be com pleted by mid-summer, he said. Work at the Bast Franklin school Is "progressing rapidly". Workmen hare -begun erecting structural steel at Franklin High school and the steel work there should be finished in about a week if the weather Is good, he said. Other than preliminary grad ing, construction at the High lands school has not been start ed because of adverse weather conditions in- "that area this winter. NUTRITIONIST TO ADDRESS H DIF4DERS Miss Virginia Wilson, exten sion nutritionist at North Caro lina State college, will conduct a training school (or the Foods and Nutrition project leaders of Macon County's 20 home demonstration clubs Tuesday from 9:30 to 11:30 a. m., In the Agricultural building kitchen. Mrs. Carl Slagle, county Foods and Nutrition leader, who made the announcement, said that Miss Wilson will discuss the use of milk In the diet, and demonstrate the preparation of milk dishes. Demonstration club Food and Nutrition leaders are Mrs. T. T. Henderson, Walnut Creek club, Mrs. Wade McConnell, Maple Springs club, Mrs. Wood rov Bu ch. Otto club, Mrs. Prltchard Russell, Cullasaja club, Mrs. Jesse Allen, Nantahala club, Mrs. Leona Moore, Carson Chap el club, Mrs. George Brown, lotla club, Miss Homer Justice, Holly Springs ctub, Mrs. Paul Newman, Mulberry club, Mrs. Aaron Cunningham, Hickory Knoll club, Mrs. Ralph Bradley, Oak Qrove club, Mrs. Taylor Crockett, Cartoogechaye club, Mrs. E. O. Rlckman, Liberty club, Mrs. Hardin Oribble, Un ion club, Mrs. Carl Slagle, Up per Cartoogechaye club, Mrs. J. H. Long, Watauga club. Mrs. Roy Wiggins, Clark's Chapel club, Mrs. Howard Stewart, Franklin Business Woman's club, and Mrs. Frank Gibson, Cowee club. A representative of the Travelers club will also be present at the meeting. The Rev. C. L. Grant, pastor of the Franklin Methodist cir cuit, has announced the hour of Sunday services at circuit churches. I Bethel Methodist at U a. m., Salem at I p. m, and Clark* 0bft|Nl 1:M p. Nk DIMES DRIVE PROGRESSING WELL HERE Schools, Organizations Are Backing Fight Against Polio Macon County is rallying be hind the March of Dimes drive, which was launched here last week, so "others may walk again". School children are rapidly filling the d;me ca-ds that have been distributed in Ma con schools, snd numerous or ganizations and schools aro sponsoring benefits and turning over the proceeds to the polio fund. The local Veterans of For eign Wars post Is giving a March of Dimes square dance at its building on Palmer street Sat urday night, and on the same night the Watauga school is giving a box supper for the polio fund. Macon's goal is $3,000 and th* local drive is a part of the an nual nation-wide campaign started by the late President Roosevelt, to combat the drea'l disease which strikes young and old alike, without regard to race, creed, or social position. J. Horner Stockton, countv campaign director who has served in that capacity in three previous drives since 1946, said this week, "Macon County has always exceeded its goal In past campaigns, and I am looking forward to seeing the county go over the top once again." 8incc the county was late in startln? its drive, he said the drive wl'l continue until the goal Is reached. He commended the local the atre for assisting in the cam paien. Following the showing of a short film, issued by the Na tional Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, theatre patrons are eiven the opDortunity to con tribute as collection plates are passed through the audience. The film Is entitled, "An Im oortant Day with the Father of the Year," movie star, Robert Young. In the movie, Mr. Young takes theatre goers on a tour of a hospital where Infantile paralysis victims receive treat ment and encouragement "to walk again." Youngsters, their frail bodies supported by braces, continue to smile and make almost su nerhum