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CIRCULATION LAST WEEK 2763 Year Ago Last Week - 2399 JFfattpit IftH Price 10 Cents VOL. LXVII? NO. 12 FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1952 TWELVE PAGES Cowee Road Contract To Be Let Soon Plans Ready For Visit Of Governor And State Superintendent PROGRAM WILL BE HELD HERE, AT NANTAHALA Scott, Erwin To Inspect Schools In Macon Next Tuesday Final plans for the scheduled visit here Tuesday of Gov. W. Kerr Scott and Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, state superintendent of public instruction, have been completed, and indications are the two state officials have a full day in stare. The day's program includes a whirl-wind tour o! Macon County's schools, Including the seven new ones, and participa tion m a school dedication pro gram at the new Nantahala school, in the nature of a county-wide affair. A brief outdoor program also is planned at Franklin High school at 1:15 p. m. for stu dents and the public County School Supt. Holland McSwain, who extended the in vitation to the two officials several weeks ago, is in charge of arrangements. . The Nantahala school dedica tion, to -which the general pub1 lie also is invited, Is scheduled for 3:55 p. m. at the school auditorium. Addresses will be delivered by Governor Scott, Dr. Erwin, G. L. Houk, former Macon school superintendent, and D. Hiden Ramsey, of Asheville, vice-chair man of the state board of edu cation. Bob S. Sloan, chairman of the county board of education, will officially accept the new schools from Dr: Erwin. The Rev. M. W. Chapman, pastor of the First Baptist church, will pronounce the in vocation and a prayer of dedi cation will be made by the Rev. A. RUfus Morgan, rector of the St. Agnes Episcopal church here. Governor Scott's party will begin its inspection of county schools At 8:30 a. m., in High lands, where Gov. Scott and Dr. Erwin will spend Monday night, and the tour will be climaxed with the dedication ceremony at Nantahala. The officials will spend about 20 minutes at each school, Mr. McSwain said, pointing out that the motorcade will have much ground to cover during the day. Approximate time of arrival at each school, in order of In spection, is as follows: .Highlands, 8:30 a. m.-, Culla saja, 9:25 a. m.; East Franklin, 10 a. m.; lotla, 10:30 p. m.; Cowee, 11 a. m.; Union, 11:45, a. m.; Otto, 12:15 p. m.; Frank-; lin High, 12:55 p. m.; Chapel (Negro) school, 1:45 p. m.; Car toogechaye, 2:15 p. m.; and Nantahala, 3:55 p. m. While at Franklin High school, the governor's party will be served lunch in the school cafeteria. Following lunch, weather permitting, a brief pro gram for the student bodies of the high school and elementary school will be held at the sta dium at 1:15 o'clock, the county school superintendent said. At the Nantahala dedication Mr. Ramsey, general manager of the Asheville Citizen-Times company, will speak on the school building program in North Carolina, and Mr. Houk's topic will be this county's school building program. A musical program will be presented by the Franklin band and high school chorus, jinder the direction of Band Director S. F. (Sammy) Beck. The governor and the state superintendent will spend Mon day night in Highlands at the Edwards hotel. j Brevard Music Group To Present Program Members of the music depart ment of Brevard college will present a program Sunday at 4 p. m., at the Franklin Metho dist church under the direction of Bruce Livingood, it has been announced. The public is invit ed to attend. ? Staff Photo by J. P> Brady 'JUST LISTEN!' ? The expressions on these youngster's faces suggest the rapt attention of the more than 1,000 Macon Coun ty school children who attended Friday afternoon's children's concert of the N. C. Little .Symphony orchestra at the Friend ship tabernacle. Each child who attended earlier had taken a quarter to school as his contribution to bring the orchestra here. Each of the county's 11 schools was well representor. In the evening, the orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Benjamin Swalin, played to an estimated 175 adult and jun ior members at the Franklin Methodist church. It was the group's seventh annual appearance here. While final figures were n?t available yesterday, the ticket sales, conducted on a strictly volunteer basis, failed to raise enough to p?y for the concerts, Chairman Frank B. Duncan said. The deficit will be made up by a group that months ago had underwritten the event. scon, ERWIN TO BE HONORED Governor And School Head To Be Guests At Dinner At Higlilands Governor W. Kerr Scott and Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, state su perintendent of public instruc tion, who will inspect Macon County schools next Tuesday, will spend Monday night in Highlands, and will be honor guests at a buffet supper at Hotel Edwards, to be given under the sponsorship of the Highlands P. T. A. and the Town of Highlands. The dinner is set for 7: 3> o'clock. A number of county and Highlands guects have been in vited to the dinner, which will ' be informal. The officials will be welcomed by O. P. Summer, principal of the Highlands school, and Mrs. Tom Harbison, P. T. A. pro gram chairman, "who will serve as tnastmlstress, will introduce the governor, the superinten dent and others. A group from the Western Carolina Teachers college music department will entertain dm ring the supper hour. I Mrs. Louise Edwards is hos tess and chairman of the sup per committee. Assisting her will be Mrs. J. D. Bumette, Mrs. Harold Rideout, and Mrs. Har ry Holt. Ont-of-Hightajods guests In vited to meet the governor and state superintendent Include D. Hiden Ramsey, of AaheviUe, t Ice-chairman of the state board of education, Holland Mc Swain, county superintendent of schools, and Mrs. McSwain; G. L. Houk, former county superin tendent, and Mrs. Houk; mem bers of the county board of ed ucation and their wives; mem bers of the board of county commissioners and their wives; Mrs. Weimar Jones, district P. T. A. director; and Weimar Jones, editor of The Franklin Press. Highlands guests will include Principal and Mrs. Summer; members of the local school committee and their wives; of ficers of the Highlands P. T. A.; Mayor and Mrs. W. H. Cobb; members of the town board of commissioners and their wives; Thomas C. Harbison, worship ful master of Highlands Blue Ridge Masonic Lodge, and Mrs. Harbison; Mrs. William C. Nail, worthy matron of the Order of SEE NO. 2, PAGE 12 Dr. Allen To Open Revival Series Here Sunday Br. H. G. Allen, superinten dent of the Lake Junaluska Methodist assembly, will begin a revival series Sunday morn ing at 11 o'clock at the Frank lin Methodist church. Services are planned nightly at 7:30 o'clock, Monday through Friday. A former pastor of the Frank lin church, Dr. Allen Is an out standing minister in the West ern North Carolina conference and served for six years as superintendent of the Winston Salem district. He also has served as pastor oi the Broad Street Methodist rtiurdh in Statesville, and the First Meth odist church, Reidsville. The public is invited ie at tend the series. N. C. E. A- TO MEET .A meeting of the Macon 0?ur>ty unit of the North Caro lina Education association has been scheduled for Friday at 3 p. m. at the Franklin High school cafeteria. Miss Roberta E niche president, has announc ed. CHARTER GIVEN . IAYCEES HERE] BY STATE HEAD : ? ? i Franklin Unit Becomes , 90th N. C. Junior Chamber The newly-organized Frank lin Junior Chamber of Com merce Tuesday night officially t became the 90th chamber form ed in North Carolina. At a special "Charter Night Ladies' Night" dinner, the local organization received its na- j tional charter from Harry Stew art, state Jaycee president, and a state charter from J. William . Snow, vice-president of the jun ior chamber district one. Bob Hall, president of the Waynesville Jaycees, presented the Franklin group a luncheon bell, a gift from his organiza- I tion, which sponsored the local chamber. Receipt of the gift was acknowledged by Jack Ragan, president of the Franklin cham ber, who, in a brief acceptance speech, thanked the Waynesville chamber for its assistance in organizing the chamber here, i Mr. Stewart, of Raleigh, a I candidate for the national Jay cees vice-presidency, reviewed : the background of the young men's organization ? restricted 1 to men 35 years of age and under ? stressing the importance of the Juycee movement as a builder of better citizens, and communities. He pointed out that today there are junior chambers in 38 nations, composed of young men "all working for the betterment of their community." Through the Jaycees Interna tional, youDf men representing these nations are brought to- I gether at international confer- 1 ences, and "in this way are giv en an insight on each other's problems, the state president declared. "This type of thing wfR go fc long way toward a Sastlng peace," ht said. The advancement of Jaycet ism In Nfcfth Carolina iias been rapid, Mr. Stewart explained ? from eight chambers In 1936 to the chartering of the "Franklin organization, the 50th. In closing, the state president reminded that: "We make a living toy wfcat -wie get. We make a life by What w giver" Mr. Snow, of Asheville, In presentirg the state tiarter to President Ragan, declared: "Hats "Off to the past, c?ats OCT to tbt future, there's rftfll a j*> to bt done!" George W. Beece Macon Guunty Republican chairman, attended the state Republican convention in Raleigh Tuestey. Ajrmy Loses Body Of Macon ] Man Killed In Korea In '50 1 The army presumably has o.st the body of a Macon Coun y soldier killed in action in <orea more than a year ago. Mrs. Lula Brendle, of the Vr'nuga community, mother ol 5<<t. Furman T. Brendle. the de ? ised serviceman, was infoim - !fsi week by the Department ;<f the Army that, although the ?'mains of all American soldiers juried in temporary United Na-1 >>ns cemeteries in South Ko fi hnve been returned Ja "Thn name of your son is not ncluded on the list o: Ihose : ientit'ied prior to evacuation." Sgt. Brendle, a veteran of more than six years with the :rmy and a member of General MacArthur's command in Ko rea, was reported by the De fense Department to have been killed in action November 29. 1950. Prior to that time, he had been listed as missing in ac tion. News of her son's death was received in January, 1951, and Mrs. Brendle recently wrote army authorities about return ing his body here for burial. The letter last week was hei answer. When burial was .made in on< of the temporary cem-'teries, ii was explained in the letter, i report of burial was sent to th< oflice of the Quartermastei General in Washington, D. C. so the next of kin could tx notitied and given the name o the cemetery whese burial wa; ma<de. ""To date, however, a repor ol burial or other informatioi pertaining to your son's remain; has not been received in thi; office",, the soldier's mother wa; in.ormpd. The letter added that arm] personnel arr now searching ii Korea in an effort to locate thi remains of 'those killed, whosi Elementary Basketball Tournament Gets Under Way The Franklin Elementary (District 1) Basketball tourna ment got under way at the high schaol gym here yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon and night with seven boys' and girls' teams shooting for the top position In tourney play. Semi-Qnals are slated tar Rriday at 6 p. m, wltfo the ad mission set at 25 cents for stu dtnts arid 50 cmts for adults. Hie Saturday night finals will Start at 7:30 p. m.; -admission, 3t/ cents for students, 60 cents for adiiflts. Proceeds from the tourney are earmarked to help pay for the ww electric scoreboard in the high school gym. J Ben Harrison, After 19 Years With Forest Service. Back At His Profession, Nursing ' ? Staff I'hoto by J. P. Brady yt Ben Harrison, of Franklin, recently retired from the C. S. "i Forest Service after 19 years and now has gone back to his profession of nursing. He's no novice at nursing, having been ii one for 19 years before going with the Forest Service. Mr. p Harrison is shown above at a sterilizer in Angel clinic, where ei he is employed. , The jabs of a sign maker and i i male nurse are as nmrelated e is two things possibly (could be. ! juS 63-year old Ben Harrisan, c >f Franklin, has a total of U s fears at both "professions". ? Mr. Harrison recently .retirad i C ram the Nantahaia National t i'orest Service here, after IV J rears as thief of the Wayah o lepol sign shop, where he was 1 n charge of sign making for 11 the national forests in the c outheast. Prior to joining the v 'orest Service in 1932, he had r een a nurse for 19 years. 1( His "retirement" is in name nly. After being "in harness" or 38 years, a man just doesn't It back and -rock in an easy hair, especially Ben Harrison. Ie has turned back the years d nd once again Is a nurse, em- j< loyed at Angel clinic here. ti "It's just like starting to :hool again," Mr. Harrison said ei lis week, pointing to his 19- tj ear vacation from nursing, e< and an old dog learns slowly." h New methods and techniques tl l medicine present quite it u; roblem, Mr. Harrison explain- sc 3, but "I'm trying to catch up SEE NO. 1, PAGE 11 7J places of burial have not been | reported. Following Is the letter, in , part : . . This is in response to \ your letter dated 21 February, 1952 concerning your son, the | lato Sergeant Furman T. Br- n dle. ?The military situation which e-:i ;ts in Korea at the present , Mir.e permits c.r forces to ( . v^ctate the recovered remair. of American personnel' directiv ( i from Koiea to the Army Mor- ? 'uary in Kokura. Japan, for , prepa.ai.ion and casketing for return' to their homeland for burial. '?However, at the time >ourj' son lost his life in Korea, it i \ was necessary to bury the re- J covered remains in temporary i ' United Nations cemeteries estab- \ ' lished in Korea to receive these ! honored dead until the military j situation would permit our j . forces to evacuate them to Ja- I [ pan. When burial was made in | , one of these cemeteries, a re- > ! port of burial was prepared I and forwarded to this office, ' - and upon receipt of this docu- I ment the next of kin was , promptly notified and furnish t ed the name of the cemetery l where burial was made. ; "To date, however, a report r of burial or other information pertaining to your son's remains ; j has not been received in this f office. The evacuation to Japan , s of the remains of all American personnel who were buried in ' t United Nations cemeteries in ! South Korea has now been s completed and the name of I s your son is not included on the 1 s list of those identified prior to evacuation. 1 "I realize how much it means j to you to have all available in e formation concerning your son e SEE NO. 3, PAGE 12 P. T. A.'s Are Organized At Union, Iotla Parent-teacher associations were organized over the week end at the Union and Iotta schools. J. "W. (Jake) Aldington was named president of the Union P. T. A., which held Its organi za titic meeting Saturday night, and Paul Swafford was dec ted president of the Union associa tion at a meeting Monday night. This brings to 11 the number of active P. T. A.'s In the coun ty ? one in every school. Ite organization meetings at the Union and lotla schools were "conducted by Mrs. Weimar Trtnot ?? +H- T? rn a rWiiun, Ull^VWl V/l UUd t- X. itetrrct, who was present at the nTltiflion of the principals and ntererted citizens. Other officers of the Union issociation, which was launch id with 28 paid members, are: drs. Umon Teague, rice presi lent: Mrs. Clarence Stockton, ecretary; and Mrs. Quince 5hope.treasurer. Mrs. Carey Jabp was named chairman of he hospitality committee, and firs. LTury C. Bradley, principal if the school, was chosen pub icity chairman. The new Iotla association hose Mrs. Edwin Bradley as ice-president; Mrs. Robert Par ish as secretary; and Ed Brad ?y as treasurer. 'House Warming' A "house warming" benefit I , inner will be held at the new ( )tla school Saturday night, be- i veen 6 and 8 o'clock. The dinner, to which the gen- 1 ral public from over the coun- | r is invited, is being sponsor i by the Iotla and Travelers ome- Demonstration clubs and l ?e school. Proceeds will be ij ied toward equipping the e hoors lunchroom. li The charge per plate will be \ i cents. F INSPECT 9-MILE STRETCH: WILL cuTournpvEs A/ill Move Million Yards Of Dirt To Build New 22-Foot Highway V5 wiblv in A;};.'. i ? to vV. c.j. ' io*.? hi-h-.vay iivision enai: Highway . . ? ... .nducted i plart ins;;p. : the new project here th.- - ? .. and. ex :epl fa? a '.( changes, 'it is approved as far as we are concerned", the highway engineer said. . Early in 1951, the state ;t aside S265.000 from general funds for the proposed high way. and later io the year Gov W. Kerr Scott announced ' that $450,000 was being allocated to the county from surplus high way funds for widening and .resurfacing the 15-mile stretch of US 23 from Franklin to the: Georgia line. When completedl, the two projects will span Ma con County from the Jackson county line to the Georgia state line* In general, the Cowee Gap Franklin span will follow the general location of the present highway, but most of winding curves in the nine-mile stretch', will be eliminated, Mr. Co'-kiil: explained. The 'conirao* 4 a r.?v n|] Cowee C t n u?tion v 'iway An estimated million yj.'a. oi dirt will have to be excavated, to make way for the 22-foot highway, he added, but mcst.otf . the dirt will be used fee, alls; as construction proceeds. Under present conditions. Mr. Corkill said, it will take a boat a year to complete the projects Roughly one mile will iie chopped from the present dis tance from Franklin to the gap j at the Jackson line, seven I tenths of that mile in the elim ination of the sweeping hairpin curves at the foot of Cowee mountain, the engineer explain ed. *> Rabbit Creek bridge, at the ? foot of the Hunnicutt'hill.jost outside the city limits of Franklin, will be replaced by a culvert, and the present nar- - row Watauga bridge will be ' widened. Mr. Corkill said the 22-fbot ?highway will have 10-foot shoulders and a 100-foot right of-way, 50 feet on each side of the highway center line Survey of the new project got under way in early 1951. Mr. Corkill and A. E. Snel? son, of the division right-of way department, met in a spe cial session with the Franklin: board of aldermen Tuesday aft ernoon to receive the board's approval of the section of the new project which will lie with in the city limits. Approval of a town was nec essary under the Powell Munic ipal aid bill, which requires a town to shoulder one-third the cost of property damage claims and .right-of-way settlements incurred by the state within its corporate limits. The bill was an act of 1951 general assem bly. In relation to Franklin, the proposed highway will begin at the bridge spanning the Little Tennessee river in East frank lin and from that point will follow almost a straight line to the city limits, necessitating the setting back from the right-of way. or the removal, of several business structures and resi dences, the highway officials ?xplained. The town beard gave ts approval. 3obby Conley, Serving n Korea, Is Promoted Bobby Conley, a veteran of 0 months' duty with the army n Korea, recently was promot d to sergeant, it has bean ?arned here. He is the son of fr. and Mrs. Claude Conley, of tanklin, Route 2.