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66TH YEAR Oldest Weekly Paper In Western North Carolina ttWin ffr XW gift* 1$tj|l)lanb# Baconian CIRCULATION Year Ago Last Week - 2469 Last Week 2560 VOL. LXVI? NO. 37 PANTHERS WILL MEET ANDREWS FRIDAY NIGHT Coach McConne'l To r?- Debut 1951 Team; Schedule Announced Coach Ralph McConnell will debut the 1951 Franklin High Panthers Friday night under the lights at Andrews when he sends the local grid machine against the Andrews eleven at 8 p. m. More than 100 Macon sports fans are planning to attend the out-of-town opener to see what Franklin's new coach has In Store .for Panther opponents this season. Franklin's first home game will be a week from Friday when Hayesvllle invades the local stadium. In scrimmages this past week, the Panthers, although handi capped by inexperience, ran through their paces with plenty of power to spare. The gradu ation door sapped most of Franklin's first string strength and only three of last year's starting eleven donned uniforms this year. Tackles Richie Jones, Guard George Brown, and Blocking Back Pat Pattlllo are the three spark plugs remaining from Coach Mllburn Atkins' confer ence runnerup "T" team. Pat tillo, who played right end last year, has been switched to the back post to fit in the scheme of Coach McConnell's single wing system. Freshmen Richard Russell, full back, and Tailback Richard Renshaw have been outstanding in practice sessions and a large portion of Franklin's chances to go places In the Smoky Moun tain conference will rest with these newcomers. Line work horses Lee Poin dexter, George Barrett, Doyle Clark, Charles Cabe, John Henry, and Grady Corbln and last year's subs. Bill Hunnicutt, Wayne Stewart, and Carol Chll ders will form the backbone of this year's machine. The Panther's nine-game schedule, Which sends them against Smoky Mountain con ference opponents, two Blue Ridge conference teams, and a Georgia eleven, is as follows: Sept. 14 ? Andrews, there. Sept. 21 ? Hayesvllle, here. Sept. 28 ? Clayton, Ga., there. Oct. 5 ? Open. Oct. 19 ? Robblnsville, here. Oct. 26? Bryson City, there. Nov. 2 ? Murphy, here. Nov. 9 ? Waynesvllle, there. Nov. 18? Clyde, here. WILL OPEN CRUSADE A. prominent Asheville speaker will address a pub lic meeting here en the Cru sade for Freedom. The meeting Is planned for Monday, September 24, at 8 o'clock at the courthouse. Ray A. Taylor, Asheville at torney and Buncombe county representative in the 1951 general assembly, has been invited to be the speaker, and County Chairman R. M. Dfllard is awaiting a reply. Some 90 Macon County Students Ready To Depart For Colleges Institutions 01 higher learn ing are preparing to throw their doors wide open around the 20th of this month and some 90 Ma con County young people are already packing and wishing friends good bye before join ing the "off-to-school" migra tion. By the 24th all will be settled for either their first, or another, year, of college life or prepara tory training. Western Carolina Teachers college, Cullowhee, this year, as in the past, claims the lion's share of the county's college students, and a close second Is North Carolina State college, Raleigh. Fifteen plan to attend W. C. T. C. and IS the state Institution. Woman's college, University of North Carolina, Is in third place with 10 Macon County enrollees. Following Is The Press's ten tative list of students: Western Carolina Teachers college: Miss Ann Cabe, Miss Haatl Moses, Miss Virginia MMM, Miss Una Crawford, Miss jtne Crawford, Mlai Ruth Angel, Milton Higdon, Miss Luanne Gibson, Miss Edith Hurst, Miss Josephine Dalton, Johnny Owens, Miss Barbara Grlbble, Miss Ruth West, Miss Barbara Holland, Charles Browning. North Carolina State: Ken neth Welch, Willie Curtis, Guy Wiggins, Earl Moses, Donald Brown, Eugene Gray, Lewis Pen land, Charles Thomas, Bo Nor ton, John D. Alsup, Jr., Billy Teague, Bob Tippett, Cullen Bryant. Woman's college: Misses Pa tricia Landrum, Carolyn Bryson, Elizabeth Jones, Beverly Christy, Julia Hunnicutt, Marianne Sher rlll, Lucille Hannah, Katherine Furr, Helen Wilson, Catherine Holm. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: Miss Elizabeth Ann Phillips, Dean Henson, Jer ry Potts, James Purr, Frank L. Henry, III, Fred West, Robert Hines, Lewis Patton. University of Georgia, Athens: Jack Norton, Nell Mooney, Miss Margaret Setser, Mack Setser. Emory university, Atlanta, Ga.: Curley Walker. SEE NO. 1. PAGE 6 FRANKLIN HIGH PANTHERS, '51 EDITION ? ztajj i -no 10 oy j. r. or any Pictured above are 11 good reasons why Franklin High school is going to be tough to lick this year in footbalL The Panth ers, although inexperienced, have shown up well in scrimmages under the guiding hand of Coach Ralph McConnell and are going to pose a serious threat to opponents dreaming of winning the Smoky Mountain conference crown. (L to R) Bill Hunni cutt, George Brown, Grady Corbin, Charles Cabe, Wayne Stewart, Charles Sanders, and John Henry, (backfleld) Carol Keener, Pat Pattillo, Carol Childers, and Noiman Seay. Coweeta Station Will Be Host To N. Y. Forestry Group Coweeta Experimental forest will be host to 60 seniors from State University of New York, college of forestry, Syracuse, N. Y., Tuesday and Wednesday. The forestry group, on an 18 day, 3,000 mile tour of forests and forest operations in seven southern states, will camp on the station Tuesday night and plan to leave Wednesday around noon. Members of the party are ful filling a graduation require ment at the New York college. In charge of the group is Prof. Svend O. Heiberg, chief silvi culturist at the college. The group will arrive here from the Osceola National for est, Lake City, Fla., and after touring the local station will move on to Elkins, W. Va. They are making the trip by automobile. Enlistment Of Three Macon County Men Announced CpL Clay Hensley, local re cruiter, this week announced the enlistment of three Macon County men? two in the U. S. Air Force and one in the U. S. Army. William Larkin Alexander Holbrook, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. A. Holbrook, of Franklin, Route 2, and Jess Levi Kirkland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Pearley Kirkland, of Pren tiss, signed for duty with the air force. Junior Blaine, son of Paul Blaine, of Franklin, enlisted for three years in the army and has reported to Charlotte. The recruiter emphasized that men who have already receiv ed pre-induction examinations, or notices to report for examin ations, may still volunteer for enlistment in the regular army for two years, or the air force for four years. Cpl. Hensley is in Fi'anklin Tuesday of each weeik at Angel's Drug store. School Enrollment In County Shows Increase Approximately 122 new child ren entered the Macon County school system when schools opened last Wednesday for the 1951-52 academic year, accord ing to attendance figures re leased for publication this week by County School Supt. Holland McSwain. Enrollment in Macon's 14 schools, compiled Friday, shows that 3,759 are in school this year as compared with 3,637 last year. The school superintendent estimated that some 30 more clfildren will enter the elemen tary schools as the year pro gresses, and about 20 will en roll in the high schools. Mr. McSwain said he was well pleased with the opening. A few adjustments, including rerout ing of some school busses, still | have to be made, he said. Attendance at Chapel ( Negro I school dropped off slightly this year. Only 68 enrolled Wednes day as compared with 75 last year. High school enrollment in creased 135. Figures show that 608 students entered high school last year, 743 this year. Elementary enrollment last year was 2,956 and 3,016 this year ? an increase of 60. Following Is the enrollment at each school in the county: Franklin elementary, 530; Franklin High school, 610; Nan tahala elementary, 237; Nan tahala High school, 63; High lands elementary, 354; High lands High school, 70; East Franklin elementary, 337; Car toogechaye, 204; Cullasaja, 337; Otto, 377; Cowee, 319; Iotla, 238; Union, 81; and Chapel, 68. Local Dairy Show Entries Given Ribbons Macon County 4-H clubbers and Future Farmers of America walked off with eight ribbons ? one blue, six red, one white ? in the seventh annual Western North Carolina Dairy show Tuesday. The show is held at the Hom iny Valley Horse and Hound show pavilion near Enka. The local group entered eight pur bred guernsey calves in the show ? four 4-H animals and four F. F. A. Grace Brown's entry was the blue ribbon winner, and the calf also won fourth place in show manship competition. Red ribbons were awarded to Tommy Dalrymple, Leonard Swanson, Jr., Joe Taylor, R. L. Cabe, Carolyn Waldroop, and Charles Thomas. Fred Deal's calf won a white ribbon. Sixth place was awarded to Dalrymple's calf in best fitted competition. Swanson's entry won fifth place in the show manship division. Sponsors of the annual show were Asheville merchants and interested parties, including the Nantahala creamery in Frank lin. Assistant Farm Agent T. H. Fagg was in charge of the Ma con group. Board Receives October Examination Call; Will Induct Three Sept. 24 The local selective service board this week received an October pre-induction call for 10 men, W. N. Sloan, chairman, announced. The men report to Charlotte October 9 lor examinations, pre liminary to induction into the army, he said. Wednesday four Macon men reported for examinations in the Queen City. Three men will be inducted September 24, the board chair man said. The names of those making up the call will be an nounced later. BAKE SALE FRIDAY The monthly bake sale of the St. Agnes Episcopal auxiliary will be held Friday at 9 a. m. at the Children's shop, It was announced this week. OFFER PRIZES FOR EDITORIALS Franklin Press Contest Announced; $25 Bond For Best Article A contest for the best editor ials contributed to The Frank lin Press was announced this week by the newspaper. Prizes are offered for the 10 best editorials submitted. All the winning articles will be published, and present plans call for publication also of most, probably all, of those en tered. The contest opens today and will close four weeks from to daiy ? on Thursday, October 11. The articles must deal with the general topic of Macon County As a Good Place to SEE PAGE 5 For full details about The Press editorial contest, see advertisement on page ' 5. Live, but contestants may write on any phase, or all phases, of the general subject. While the competition is open to anybody, anywhere, some knowledge of Macon County is essential in order to win ? which means that the sub ject is likely to confine the winners to persons who live in Macon County, or have lived here at some time. The Press has been publishing a series of guest editorials by public officials. That series will be completed late this month or early lh October, and will be climaxed with the publication of the winning entries in this contest. Later, It is planned to publish also non-winning en tries. When the series of guest ed itorials by public officials was begun, It was planned to invite certain private citizens to con tribute to the series. The dif ficulty about that, however, was that The Press management might overlook the very person, or persons, who would do the best job. Hence the contest ? which Ls an invitation to every body to contribute to this series. While entries must deal with the general subject of Macon County As a Good Place to Live, that need not be the cap tion ? it would be much better, in fact, for entrants to write SEE NO. 2, PAGE 0 Franklin Press Will Move Into New Quarters The Franklin Press has leas ed Mrs. Cora Reid's building on Palmer street, and will move . soon, the newspaper manage ment announced this week. The move was dictated by the need for additional space, it was explained. The Reid build ing will provide more than twice the amount of floor space available at the paper's present location, in the M. L. Dowdle building on the Public Square. The one-story Palmer street building, presently occupied by Holden Feed company, formerly | was an automobile place. Lying between Palmer and East Main street, it is directly opposite Wood Motor court. The paper plans to move in December. The Press has occupied its present location since the Dowdle building was erected by Dr. Furman Angel in 1930. Town Hires Ledford As Relief Policeman Lewis N. Ledford was hired as a relief policeman by the Town of Franklin this week. The town's police force now consists of three officers. According to Mayor Robert M. Dillard the officer's appoint ment is temporary, but he said he probably would be hired full time if the present arrange ment proves satisfactory. A provision in the town's 1951-52 budget provides for the hiring of a third policeman. Anderson Family Will Observe 56th Reunion Members of the Anderson family will observe their 56th annual reunion Sunday at the home of Joe Anderson in the Coweeta section of Macon Coun ty. Lunch will be served at 12:30 o'clock and a program is plan ned for 2. All descendants of the late James Anderson and wife Har riet Black Anderson are invited to attend. Couple Who Fleeced Macon Man Of $500 Lodged In Jail Here An elderly couple, address unknown, are in the county jail here charged with the $500 fleecing of a Macon County store proprietor Monday. The store keeper is also charged with operating a lot tery. Sheriff J. Harry Thomas iden tified the couple as Mr. and Mrs. Kermit C. Murphy. They were arrested Tuesday night in Murphy. Arnold Rogers, who operates Roger's store on the Georgia road, gave officers the follow ing account of how Mr. and Mrs. Murphy worked the "flim flam" on him: Monday about 4:30 p. m. a green Buick stopped at Rogers' store and a man left a "tax free" tip board at the store, ex plaining that he would be back In a week to get the money for it. Mr. Rogers protested but the man drove off. About four hours later, a couple, now Identified a$ Mr. and Mrs. Murphy, stop ped at the store and Mr. Mur phy, Ignoring his wife's objec tions, started pulling tips from the board. At first he lost on the gambling device, but he soon recouped his losses and left with some $500, Mr. Rogers said. Officers said the chicanery was just another form of the age-old "confidence racket", and said the elderly couple prob ably was in cahoots with the man in the green Buick and knew the "key" to the board. Just where Mr. and Mrs. Murphy are from is still a mys tery. Sheriff Thomas said six sets of license plates were found in their car; the automobile was registered in Missouri; Mr. Murphy carried two driver's li cense, one issued in Charlotte and one in Wyoming; a match salesman's credentials in his name gave his address as Chi cago, 111. No bond has been set. The couple Is charged with "obtain ing money from Arnold Rogers by trickery with the fraudulent Intention of depriving Its right ful owner of Its use and po* ?esalon " Solve Labor Day Robberies Here NiW OUTDOOR TH2ATRE BEING ERECTED HERE $20,000 Drive - In Movie Wi'l Accommodate About 300 Cars Construction of Macon Coun ty s fiist drive-in theatre start ed in Franklin this week on the Frank Duncan lot on Phil lips streat. J. M. Pless, of Soco valley, is buildin ; the $20,000 outdoor movie ho ise, which will accom modate 240 lo 300 automobiles The owner said he hopes to hold the theatre's opening not later than the second week in October. Mr. Pless said the outdoor theatre will be named "The Franklin Drive-in Theatre", and will be managed by his sons, James H. and William E. Pless. "We plan to have a good line of entertainment, including double feature programs Fridays and Saturdays," he said. A con cession stand will also- be op erated. The latest in outdoor movie equipment will be installed and the individual speaker system will be used, he said. The movie screen, which will face the West in the natural bowl, will be 50 feet square and a 38 by 40 foot picture will be projected. Mr. Pless owned and operat ed the Starlight theatre in Spartanburg, s. c. from 1947 to 1951, and at one time was associated with an outdoor movie chain which operates theatres in North Carolina a?d South Carolina. Hl has leased the Duncan lot WILCOX HEADS THEATRE BODY Plans For Next Season Being Made By Group At Highlands Jack Wilcox was elected pres ident of the Highlands Com munity Theatre at the recent annual meeting. Other officers include Rob Bw DuPree' vice-president; Miss Maxie Wright, secretary and Mrs. Wilton H. Cobb, treas urer. On the executive com mittee are Ralph H. Mowbray, Mrs. John H. C. Perry, and Mr! Wilcox. Composing the board of di rectors /or the coming year are Mr Wilcox, Tudor G. Hall, Miss Wright, Mrs. Perry, Mrs. Cobb. Charles J. Wick, II, Mr. DuPree, and Col. Mowbray, and Weimar Jones. The theatre was Inactive dur ing the past summer, due to complications regarding the use of theatre and lack of a di SEE NO. 3, PAGE 6 Man And Wife Lodged In Jail Charged With Three Break-In? The arrest Monday ol three persons in Gastonia by Sheriff J Harry Thomas and 8. u. i* Agent P. R Kitchen, cleared the mystery surrounding three robberies in Macon County over the Labor Day week-end Two of the three are lodged in the county jail here Officers identified them as Clyde Miller, about 27, and his wife, Betty. The Gastonia couple Is charged with breaking and entering, larceny, and house "reakhig. Miller lived here at one time. Another Gastonia man, Walt er Ethridge, is being sought In connection with the robberj of Roper's Service station, Sand er s store, and Frank Sanders home here during the Labor Day holidays. Sheriff Thomas said clothing stolen from Sand ers' store was found at Etn ridge s home In Gastonia. A fourth party to the rob beries, Ellen Barfed, of Gastonia, posted bond In Gaston county, after making a statement. She will be brought here for trial, the sheriff said. The jailed couple waived pre liminary hearing and were bound over to superior court. Bond for Miller was set at $5, 000 by Justice of the Peace J. J Mann Mrs. Miller's was set at ^Officers gained a val"^1? lead last week when a check stolen from Roper s station September 2, was =ash ed at Duncan Motohr ,?TPt?ve Attendants were able to give officers a description of toe car driven by the suspecto-a 1W9 blue Mercury club coupe. Ed Conley, an employee at the motor company. Tues^f_ J tifled Mrs. Miller as 1 *0* ?? 1 one who cashed the check, 1 Sheritf Thomas said ! Plaster casts of tire tracks left by the robbery car at Sand ers' store (Franklin. Route ^2), September 3, were compared with tires on the car and i of ficers said they were similar^ In the car officers found two sets of license plates?North Carolina and South Caroltoa. In a statement. Sheriff Thomas I said Miss Barnfleld stated that the S C. plates were put on the car before the four arrived in Franklin, September were replaced by the N. c *** when the group returned to Gastonia the 4th, she i sa ? Olflcers recovered a number of articles of clothing stolen from Sanders' store : and a 16 eauge German-made shotgun I taken lrom Frank Sanders' | home on Franklin, Route 4, StThellbshotgun was found to Clover S. C. Sheriff Thomas said MUler and Ethridge swap ped It here for a P18^01 Missing from Roper's station were $48 to change ana eight cartons of cigarette* floa.u'*. cigarettes, and a sma.l amount of money was taken trom gand ers' store, the si e ii said. WINS SCI . o LARSIIIP Charles Tlr mas, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. llarry Thomas, of Franklin, \\.i, one of 13 In the state recemly awarded a Sears Roebuck foundation scholarship at North ( arolina State college. The scholarship Is valued at $150. PLAN COMMUNITY MEET The Hickory Knoll community recreation program will be held tomo ro./ (Friday) at 7 p. n. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Counningham, It announced this week. The Weather Temperatures and precipitation for t>ast Ncvcn days, and the yesterday, as recorded ai xriment station. High Low Pet. Wednesday j. 82 60 Thursday 81 63 .21 Friday 78 59 ._ Saturday 78 40 .? Sunday 78 40 Monday 77 40 Tuesday 86 62 .06 Wednesday -.... 56 trace Franklin Rainfall (At recorded br Umo4 SHIo far TV A) Wednesday, none; Thursday, .70; Friday, none; Saturday, none; Sunday, none; Monday, none; Tuesday, .06; Wednesday, QOQI,
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