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tlfiii&kiM WH|nitSoiftl<0^^ ^-*388888^^^ | CIRCULATION LAST WEEK 2702 Year Ago Last Week - 2447 VOL. LXVI? NO. 52 FRANKLIN, N. C., SATURDAY, DEC. 29, 1951 _ HMV &h* MUconiim 66TH YEAR ? Western North Carolina's Oldest Weekly Newspaper ? What Happened In Macon County 1J951 Chronology -? ? THIS YEAR Following is a chronology of some of the more important occurrences in Macon County ? during the year just ended, as revealed: by headlines in The Franklin Press during 1951: JANUARY larper, work unit con j[st, was appointed to recently organized |>unty Soil Conservation bounty entered the fwith one of the best safety records in the fatalities on its high way?rt950. The Franklin Press was award ed second place among North Carolina weeklies for editorial page excellence in the N. C. Press association's 1950 contest. R. S. Jones, of Franklin, and C. Tom Bryson, of Cullasaja, were given oaths of office as members (state senator and representative, respectively) of the 1951 North Carolina gener al assembly. FEBRUARY Six, children and two adults died in a flash fire that de stroyed a four-room house on the Rabun Bald road. Seven others in the dwelling escaped. J. C. Jacobs was named presi dent of the Franklin Chamber of Commerce. MARCH Macon County was one of 160 cities and counties in the Unit ed States to qualify for the United States Public Health service's safe milk "honor roll". Milburn Atkins, head coach at Franklin High since the fall of 1948, announced his res ignation. Franklin High won the Smoky Mountain conference basketball tournament, downing Nantahala High, 43 to 35. The North Carolina Little Symphony appeared in Frank lin for its sixth consecutive sea son. E. W. Long was appointed act ing postmaster at Frankl'n. succeeding Zeb Meadows, who was ordered back to active duiy with the U. S. Navy. Franklin High ruled out of state cage tournament because of an over-age player. Mrs. Claude Bolton installed as the new worthy matron of the Nequassa chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. The board of county commis sioners' advanced $60,000 to the county board of education to complete Macon's school build ing program. Curtis Shedd, tried and sen tenced here for the slaying of two young South Carolina girls, died in the gas chamber in Ral eigh on the 23rd. A group of prominent North Carolina men purchased 1942 acres on the Nantahala river from A. B. Slagle, for a private hunting and fishing preserve. APRIL Members of the new Macon County board of education were sworn into office. Excavation for the new $200, 000 home of the Nantahala Power and Light company started. Franklin Future Farmer* of America livestock and dairy judging teams von both first places In the Nantahala Fed eration F. F. A. Livestock and Judging contest, held at High. MAT Robert M. Dlllard, retired at torney, defeated T. W. Angel, 'it., for mayor in Franklin's bi ennial non-partisan election. Charles O. Ramsey was ap e4d clerk of the Town of kllh, succeeding Mrs. Mary Louis* shetfill, resigned. Walter, Bryson, of Highlands, WU named by the county Demo cratic executive committee to fUf the seat oti the county school board left vacant by the resig nation of Tillery T. Love. JUNE Holland McSwain, a former county superintendent and busi ness manager of Flora McDon ald college, was elected Macon | County superintendent of ' schools by the county school board, succeeding G. L. Houk, resigned. | John M. Archer, Jr., president of the Nantahala Power and ' Light company here, was elected to the board of trustees of the Cherokee Historical association. JULY Eighteen 4-H girls modeled i clothes, their own handiwork, ! at a county-wide 4-H dress re view at the Agricultural build ing. Macon County held its biggest Fourth of July celebration, de spite .rain. The Rt. Rev. M. George Hen ry, bishop of the Episcopal dio cese of Western North Carolina, was guest speaker at the coun ty-wide series of interdenomina tional evangelistic services at the Friendship tabernacle. A memorial plaque, honoring J. E. S. Thorpe, president of the Nantahala Power and Light company for more than 20 years, was unveiled at a cere mony near Glenville. A five-man planning and zoning commission for Franklin was set up by the board of aldermen. AUGUST The forty-eighth annual ses sion of the Macon County Bap tist association ? the largest church group in the county reported a highly successful two-day meeting. Members of the Siler family held their 100th reunion at the old home of Jesse R. Siler. An estimated 300 persons at tended the annual Frankl'n Garden club flower show at the Agricultural building. Mrs. Q. M. Wilson was sweep stakes winner in the eighth an nual Highlands flower show, sponsored by the Highlands Biological station. SEPTEMBER Dr. George R. McSween nosed out John M. Archer, Jr., 4 and 2, to walk off with the mythi cal Franklin golf crown. Construction of Macon Coun ty's first drive-in theatre start ed in Franklin on Phillips street. The Franklin High Panthers opened the 1951 football season by romping to a lop-sided vic tory over Andrews, 49 to 0. OCTOBER Some 500 Jacksonites and Ma conites attended the Walnut Creek road dedication in 4,091 foot high Walnut Creek gap, through ich passes a road linking i.?e two counties. L. Dale Thrash, 10th division high way commissioner, was the guest speaker. _ Macon County rated one of the 10 best "Green Pasture" counties In the state. This county's first Negro 4 H club *u formed by Assistant County Agents T. H. Fagg and tlx*. Barbara B. Hunnlcutt. ' NOVEMBER An estimated 1,500 viewed Achievement Day exhibits on display at the Slagle Memorial building. Macon's home demon stration and 4-H clubs pooled efforts for the highly success ful event. The swain High Mftroon Dev ils rollld over Franklin, U to ?, to push thi locals out of the rtM for the conference crown. MKcon county's 1951 tourist seMon reported by chamber of comhterce officials and tourist hojflS and inotor court owners, SKilttest yet. American CharUe "Choo en mo. l, page ? PRESS MOVES TO NEW HOME ON E. PALMER Machinery Is 'Sledded'; Change Made Without * Missing Issue j The grunting-groaning-strain ing over The Press's heavy printing equipment is largely j over, and, after a fashion, the | newspaper is firmly entrenched in its new home on Palmer street. Consequently, this issue comes direct to readers from the paper's new and roomy location. It was originally planned by the newspaper staff to move I the print shop (the office oc cupied the new quarters the Wednesday before Christmas) this week-end, but good weath er prompted the early move last week-end. It wasn't easy! It took man power, an automobile wrecker, heavy-duty improvised sled runners, and strong constitu tions to move the tons of print ing equipment. Here's what the movers faced: The print shop in the old quarters ? the Mark Dowdle ! building on Main street? was I I situated in the basement, and I ! to coin the words of a stn'f I 'member, "they've been moving things m this shop lor 2u yeais and haven't taken anything out"; the door leading to the , street was exactly four feet wide, just inches short of being ! wide enough to take the heavy job presses and equipment through to the street ? so partial dismantling of machinery was i in order; heavy machinery takes j plenty of lifting; and the new quarters are a good quarter of : a "country mile" from the old. So here's how the moving was accomplished: Runners were put under the heavy presses j and a wrecker winched the big stuff out and lifted it to street level. Then the. units were "sledded" down the street to the new building ? no easy task, either, when runners sink sev eral inches in the macadam sur j face of the street. On iron pipe rollers, the machinery then was moved into the new building, with human horsepower behind. Strong constitutions were needed when the moving job penetrated into the night hours, I but the job was done in three days ? and nights. The moving i part, that is! Positioning of the j equipment will be going on pos sibly for the next several weeks, I or possibly months, as the news I paper irons out the kinks in arrangement. At any rate, Western North Carolina's oldest weekly news paper is still printing and hasn't missed an issue in the shuffle. The new location is directly across from Woods Motor court on the east end of Palmer street. Children's Yule Vacation To End Monday Morning Some 3,500 Macon County school children will pocket memories of Christmas vaca tion, 1951 style, and traipse oft to school Monday morning ? to work toward summer holi days, 1952 style. Barring bad weather, Coun ty School Supt. Holland Mc Swain said all county schools will open Monday. Halle Allan Dies At His Home Here; Rites Wednesday Halle C. Allan, Sr., an active Rotarlan who made his home in Franklin for the past year, died Saturday night after a long ill ness, at the age of 65. Funeral services were conduct- i ed Wednesday at 2 p. m. at the St. Agnes Episcopal church by the Rev. A. Rufus Morgan. Members of the Franklin Rotary club were honorary pallbearers. ; Mr. Allan was a native of Ne braska and lived in Florida for a number of years, where he was a citrus grower. He was a former director and vice-presi dent of the Florida Citrus Ex change, of Tampa, and a for mer member of the Oak Hill Citrus Growers association. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the Rotary I club, and while in Oak Hill, I Fla., served as master of the Hillsboro Masonic lodge. i\.r. Al lan also was a member oi the j Universalist church there. Active pallberares were E. S. Purdom, Wiliam Katenbrink, Henry W. Cabe, Ellis Soper, j Frank B. Duncan, and C. S. ! Brown. Potts Funeral home was in j charge of arrangements. The body was sent to Lincoln, Neb., for burial. Mayor Dillard Suffers Series Of Heart Attacks Mayor Robert M. Dillard is recuperating at his home, fol lowing a series of heart attacks suffered Friday and Saturday. PICK NATIVITY SCENE AS BEST CONTESTENT&Y Negroes' Exhibit Termed 'Outstanding' Among Yule Decorations The outstanding entry in Franklin's 1951 Christmas out door decorations contest was the entry of Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Hines, teachers in the Chapel (Negro) school. A nativity scene, in an old barn on Green street, it was placed in a class by itself by the contest judges, and selected by them as the outstanding ex hibit. The entry was an elabora tion of a similar entry by the Hineses last year, in the same location. The* other decorations were divided into four groups: Christmas scenes; doors and windows; doors; and outdoor trees. The first, second, and thii'u place winners in those divisions follow: Christmas scenes: Mr. and Mrs. Lester Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Angel, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Brown. Doors (five entries were se lected for mention in this di vision): Mr. and Mrs. Roy M. Biddle, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Crunkleton, Mr. and Mrs. I. T. t >. ..tr. and Mrs. Hall Calla han, and Mi. and m.'s. ncii Arnold. Outdoor trees: Mr. and Mr.:. H. L. Bryant (this entry was prepared by children under 12 years 01 age), Dr. and Mrs. Fur man Angel, and Mr. and Mrs. John D. Alsup. Windows and doors: Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Wilhide, Mrs. Marvie Rogers, and Dr. and Mrs. r .anK M. Killian, ? "The judges commented on the number, variety and excellence of the entries, and commended the Garden club lor sponsoring the annual competition. The contest was confined to homes within the corporate SEE NO. 3, PAGE 6 Press' First Saturday Customer At New Home Is Man Of 91; Next Arrives On Own, Artificial Le 3 Before making the move to the new location on Palmer street, The Press' management many times asked itself: What effect will this move have on our "drop in" busi ness? And what about Satur day? Will the people who come to town on business Sat urday drive or walk the short distance down the hill to the new Palmer street home of the paper, to renew subscrip tions, insert want ads, etc.? What appeared to be the answer came early last Sat urday ? the first Saturday in the new placc. The first customer that day was W. L. (Bill) Ledford, of Dillard, Ga., Route 1. In town on othe business, Mr. Ledford walked down to the new loca tion to renew his subscription. Mr. Ledford is 91. The second caller, arrivins while Mr. Ledford was still in the oflice, was Georee John son, the saw filer, who walk ed down to the new office of i The Press to insert his week ly want ad in rhyme. Mr. Johnson recently lost a leg. Poor Anniel She Must Groan And Moan, Heave And Sway A Little While Longer Poor Annie! Months ago she was promised retirement on or about Janu ary 1. But Annie still moans and groans as she struggles with her over-weight load, and indi cations are it may be several weeks before she can expect any relief. To Annie? If it were possible to know what U in her burden ed heart? It must be a bitter disappointment. To members at The Press start, It Is both a dis appointment and a matter of apj)r?hehslon. Because there is Seflous question every week ? Jtist as there has been each week for months? whether An nie will last through the week. Annie is The Franklin Press' newspaper press. She was given her name by J. P. Brady, Press reporter. His first day on duty with the paper, he watched the old press heave and sway, and heard her groan .and cough, and turned to another staff member to In quire, with concern: "Will an guished Annie last to get out thla edition?" That was nearly a year and a half ago, and staff members have asked them eelvee that uune question every week tlnce. Each week, at bait, ?he hat developed a new knort, has ewayed and heaved a little more drunkenly, has proved more temperamental about printing the paper ? And espe cially the Guts ? so it cdkld be read. But Week after week the paper has come out ? though, be it added, with great anguish, ,on the parti both of Annie and of members of the mechanical staff. How old Is Annie? Nobody knows. So far as can be de termined, she was made before the era of serial numebrs on machines, for none ever has been found on her. Certainly she Is so old that no manufac turer makes parts for her. Re mit: When a lung or a kidney goes bad, somebody has to patch It up, or make a new one. Annie U welded from one end to the other. The truth le? and in fairness to her, It should be told? Annie was made to print two five column newspaper pages. Years ago her load was Increased by one-sixth, when The Press be came a six-column affair, and 1 a couple of years ago, by means | SEE NO. 2, PAGE 0 Yule Buying Here Heavy, Stores Say Yule Mail Rush Heavier Than Last Year The How of Christmas mail ! and packages through the Franklin post office was con l siderably heavier this year than last, Acting Postmaster E. W. Long reported this week. Machine cancellations totaled 84,170 from December 14 to the 24th rnd some hand cancelling abo \<as done during the 10 dav period, the postmaster said. Since no records are kept on parcel post the number of pack ages handled by the office is not known. However, Mr. Long and other postal employes said the flow was heavier than last year. Penny Postal Thing Of Past After Dec. 31 I Thrje increases in postage 1 rates and special service fees will Income cff cl! ? Acting Postmaster E. W. Long has announced. A first-class and third-class boost wili be effective January 1 (Tuesday i, a second-class in: crease Ai ril 1. and a thiid-clas." rate hike July 1, ail pur-iuan to an act of the 82nd Con 'res.' in October. 1951. As of 12:01 a m. Janupry i i (next Tuesday), the penny pos tal card will be a thing of ih past. Postals issued from thai date on will be two cents e'.ch. and when sold in quantities o.r 50 or more, an additional chars: ,of 10 pe' cent of th? postage lvalue will be collected, the post master explained. In addition to the posta^ cards, nri.ate wil ing cards will go f om ono cent to I two, and drop letters nnd oth-v first class matter mailed for local delivery through post of fice boxes or general delivery, at post offices where carrier service is not established, wil' be two cents per ounce. Effective April 1, the tiia postage of second-class matte (newspapers', computed at the pound rates in effect under ex isting laws, wil be increased 10 per cent. The increase will not apply to newspapers or periodicals ma: ltained by ana in the interes ; of non-profit religious, educa ."ional. scientific philanthropic, agricultural, la bor, veterans' ??r fraternal or ganizations. Ii no case, Mr Long said, will postage on each Individually ad iressed copy tr less than on< -eighth of one cent. The January third-class boost will apply to books and ca'a logues having 24 pages or more I seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots. : scions, and plants, not excecd | ing eight ounces, when not mailed at the special bulk rates Under this increase two cents [ will be charged for the first i two ounces, and a cent and a half for each additional ounce. Bulk mailing of circulars, other miscellaneous printed matter and merchandise, by permit holders in quantities ot not less than 20 pounds or not less than 200 Identical pieces will be 14 cents a pound minimum charge of one and a half cent per piece? effective July 1. A charge of 14 cents a pound ? mlmlmum chaige of one and a hall cents per .piece ? will ap I ply to the bulk mailing of books and catalogues having 24 flage? ! or more, when sent by permit holders in quantities of not ies.s than 20 pounds or not less th?n 200 identical piece 3, effective I July 1. ? t Merchants Report 1951 Was Better Business Year Than 1950 Business was booming for most Franklin merchants and businessmen during 1951, espe cially during the Christmas shopping season. | Merchants interviewed by members of The Press staff jt | ported that the year's sales were definitely above last vear's. One merchant renorted sales up j 25 per cent for this year. Said another, "I personally ! didn't think the year was bip ger. but figu-es just don't lie!" j Whether the year 1951 was more profitable than IPSO !s debatable. Franklin businessmen seem to think that increased operating costs and a general rise in merchandise on manu facturing levels will just about even things up. The Christmas rush here was heavy and merchandise rapidly disappeared under the purchas ing power of Macon County dollars. Toy sales seem to indi cate that Santa Claus rated par excellence in the hearts of the county's children. One thing was noted, how ever, by most merchants durins the entire ysar; the number customers was off, but faih customer, on the average, pur chased more. Masonic Lodge Installs Its Officials For 1952 Year E. L. Hyde is the 1052 wor shipful master o Junalusk?e Lodge No. 145, A. F. and A. M. He and oth?r officers elected for the coming year we e in stalled at a meeting Tuesday of last wek. Other officers for the year are; John Bulgin, senior warden; C. H. Bolton, junior wa den; G. W. Faulkner, senior deacon; John L. Crawford, junior deacon; C. G. Moore, treasurer; J. Ward Long, secretary; James McCaii, tyler; W. G. Crawiord, senior steward; F. H. Calloway, junior steward; and the Rev. W. N. Cook, chaplain. It was pointed out that 1952 is the lodge's centennial year. Will Open Bids For We'l Pump Saturday At 2 Sealed bids for a pump for Franklin's new well will be opened by the town board of aldermen Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Town Clerk C. O. Ramsey announced Thursday. The meeting was called for the express purpose of opening bids, he said, and it is unlike ly that action will be taken on other town matters. The board's next regular meeting is Janu ary 7. , Drilling of the new well, situ ated near the Friendship tab ernacle, was completed last montth. The Weather Temperatures and precipitation tot paat seven days. and the low temperaim* yesterday, aa recorded at the Coweeta pertinent at at ion. High Low Pet. Wednesday 44 13 Thursday 45 25 2.45 Friday #1 36 l.M Baturday 44 17 Sunday 50 14 Monday 58 IS Tuesday 52 27 Wednesday 57 41 .51 Thursday 45 26 Friday 11 Franklin Rainfall (As recorded by Manson Stiles for TV A) Wednesday, .10; Thursday.. .55; Friday, 2.59; Saturday, none; Sunday, none; Monday, none; Tuesday, none; Wednesday. .48; Thursday and Friday, none.
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