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VOL. LXVII? NO. 20
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1952
TWELVE PAGES
Pictured above is the 1952 graduating class^ of Franklin
exercises are set for May 26 at the Macon theatre.
First row : Ann Blaine, Barbara Shepherd, Betty Burch,
Caroline Crawford, Dorothy Medlin, Klla Jo Bishop, Patsy Arn
Frances Bingham, Betty Guffey, Olga Kimsey, Betty Angel,
Lee Huggins, Audrey Hays.
Second row: Charles Sanders, Jim Brogden, Zeb Mehaffey,
Maxine Taylor, Doris Gribble, Bessie Taylor, Lorena Dalton,
wards, Mildred Brown, Mildred Pruett, Martha Howard, Rosalee
Dowdle, Ruth Cruse Medlin, Betty Lou Ledford, Lucille Duvall,
Third row: Jim Rogers, Dan Moore, Bert Ledford, Emma
Lesher Green, Bill Kinsland, Grady Thompson, Eulene Davis,
trell, Bryant Cunningham, Gene Stamey, Kermit Dehart, Bobby
Berry, Palma Fouts, Jack Baldwin, Paul Plyler.
Fourth row: Norman Seay, Edwin Pomdexter, Don Henry,
son, Eugene Patton, George Curtis, Billy Solesbee, Johnny Dills,
Clara Jo Waters, Bernice Hurst, Bobby Ledford, Eugene Britton,
Ahsent when the picture was made were Rosemary Huscus
High school, composed of 42 boys and 59 j^ii'ls. Commencement
Libby Murray, Iris Long, Virginia Setscr, Mary Ann Killian,
old, Emma Lou Ramsey, Betty Henry, Kathryn Roten. Mary ,
Ruby Dehart, Catherine Cunningham, Martha Xell Penland, Carol ,
Louise Raby, Martha Ann Stockton, Georgia Xell McDonald,
Eula Mae Gibson, Frances Deal, Charlotte Love, Lucille Ed
Mashburn, Pauline Dills, Louise Holland, Leona Rice, Bonnie
Geneva Crawford, Richard Jones, Claude McFalLs, Roy Tippett.
Jean Elliott, Geneva Lou Moss, Meda Angel, Wanda Crisp,
Bobby Tysinger, Howard Deitz, Clyde Bingham. Howard Can
Xorris, Elmer Johnson, Joyce Welch, Katrina Cochran, Margaret
Johnny Henderson, Howard Patton, Pat Pattillo, Elbert Ander
Frank Deal, Eugene Pickens, Paul Tallent, Russell McKelvey,
Charles Gibson, Walter Hall
son and Mary Ledford.
Eisenhower Gets Nomination
In High School Straw Poll
"I like Ike" seems to be the
political cry of the majority of
Franklin High school students,
according to the results of "a
presidential poll conducted at
the school Tuesday.
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower,
Republican, edged out Tennes
see's Sen. Estes Kefauver,
Democrat, 182 to 154.
Four-hundred and fifty-nine
students registered for the
school "primary".
Runnerup on the Democratic I
ticket was Sen. Richard B. Rus
sell, of Georgia, with 66 votes.
The candidate who, in real life,
currently is leading Gen. Eisen
hower in garnering convention
delegates for the Republican
nomination, Sen. Robert A. Taft,
of Ohio, polled only 18 votes
for second high on the G.O.P
ticket.
President Harry S. Truman,
although he has announced
that he will not run again,
nevertheless picked up 11 votes
In the high school poll.
Other candidates anl votes
were:
Democrats: Hubert Humphrey,
1; W. Averell Harriman, 0;
Brien McMahon, 0; Robert S.
Kerr, 1; Adlai Stevenson, 3.
Republicans: Gen. Douglas
MacArthur, 10; Harold E. Stas
sen, 1; Earl Warren, 0.
There was one write-in vote ?
for George Washington!
Benefit Supper
At Union School
Planned May 24
A benefit supper to raise funds
for equipping the new school
lunchroom is scheduled for May
24 by the Union Parent-Teach
er association, it has been an
nounced.
The event, to which the pub
lic is invited, will be held at
the new school, which .recently
was completed under Macon
County's million dollar school
building program. A charge of
$1 per plate will be made for
adults and 50 cents for chil
dren. Hours will be 7 to 9 p. m.
Home-Coming At
Dryman's Chapel Is
Scheduled May 25
The annual home-coming
program at Dryman's Chapel
Methodist church will be held
Sunday, May 25, it was an
nounced this week.
The all-day observance, which
will get under way at 10 a. m.,
wjll be marked by preaching
service, singing, and dinner on
the grounds. All singers are In
<r **?" f-y'Cl.
VALEDICTORIAN
?
LOUIS REESE
SALUTAT( )RI AN
"? ' w m
HAZE EDWARDS
Young Reese, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph W. Reese, Jr., has
been named valedictorian of the
Highlands High school graduat
ing class and young Edwards,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Ed
wards, salutatorian. The vale
dictorian also is president of
the senior class.
Otto School Sponsoring
Quartet Visit Saturday
The Otto school will sponsor
a benefit performance by the
Modern Gospel Quartet, of Toc
coa, Ga., Saturday night at 8
o'clock at the school. The pro
ceeds will be used toward pay
13 REPORT FOR
TEAM PRACTICE
Next Tryoni Scheduled
Tomorrow At School
Athletic Field
Thirteen boys turned out
Saturday for the first tryouts
for the American Legion Junior
baseball team being formed here
and ' another practice is slated
for tomorrow (Friday) at 3:20
p. m. at the Franklin High
athletic field.
All boys in the county who
will not reach their seventeenth
birthday this year are eligible
to tryout for the team.
Those reporting out Saturday
included Roger Tallent, Wayne
Stewart, Jackie Hoilman, Dan
Gibson, Richard Renshaw, A1
Berry, Bill Hunnicutt, Richard
Bradjey, Connie Potts, Farrell
Henson, Wardie Young, Jerry
Finney, and Tommy Corbin.
League play will get under
way in June.
Miss Renshaw ?
Named As Girl's
State Delegate
Miss Wilma Renshaw, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Ren
shaw, of Franklin, has been
selected as a delegate to the
1952 Tar Heel Girl's State by
the local American Legion aux
iliary.
Announcement of delegates to
Boy's State will be made later,
according to Fred C. Vaughn,
commander of the local Amer
ican Legion post.
The boys' and girls' govern
mental meetings are sponsored
annually by the American Leg
ion, and posts throughout the
state send delegates.
Both events will be held June
13-19, Girl's State on the camp
us of Woman's college, Greens
boro, arid Boy's State at the
University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill.
Delegates are selected on the
basis of scholarship, citizenship,
and leadership. Only rising sen
iors in high school are eligible.
Meeting Of Franklin
P.T.A. Slated Monday
The Franklin Parent-Teach
er association will meet Monday
at 7:30 p. m. at the high school
cafeteria, it has been announc
ed.
Yearly reports from all com
mittees will feature the pro
gram and Mrs. Myra Waldroop
will give a report on the citi
zenship committee of the local
unit of the N. C. Education as
Local Pupils
Will Present
3 Operettas
Three operettas by school
children are scheduled for pre
sentation here Wednesday and
Thursday of next week under
the direction of Miss Alice
Weaver, public school music
teacher.
Wednesday's performances
will be held at the Franklin
High school gymnasium begin
ning at 1:30 p. m. East Frank
lin school will play host to the
three Thursday at the same
hour.
First grade pupils of the
Franklin elementary school will
present a three-act operetta en
titled, "Uncle Billy's Candy
Shop". "Woes of the Crows", a
one-act operetta, will be given
by the East Franklin school
first graders, and that school's
fourth grade will present,
"Under the Greenwood Tree",
an operetta based on the story
of Robin Hood.
Admission will be 10 cents
for children and 25 cents for
adults, the music teacher said.
Three Inducted Monday;
Next Draft Call June 9
Rondal Conley and Rozelle
McCoy, both of Franklin, and
Clayton E. Amnions, of Frank
lin, Route 4, were sent to
Knoxville, Tenn.v Monday morn
ing for induction into the army,
the local selective service board
has announced.
A 20-man pre-induction ex
amination contingent also re
ported to Knoxville the same
day, according to Mrs. Gilmer
A. Jones, board secretary.
Macon's next draft call will
be for seven men on June 9,
she said. A 17-man pre-induc
tion contingent also will be sent
to Knoxville on that date.
11 Baptists Attending
Southern Convention
Eleven from Macon County
left this week-end for Miami,
Fla., to attend the Southern
Baptist convention, which open
ed yesterday (Wednesday).
They were the Rev. and Mrs.
M. W. Chapman, Manson L.
Stiles, the Rev. and Mrs. Wil
liam L. Sorrells, the Rev. Arvil
Swafford, the Rev. C. T. Taylor,
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Jacobs, and
the Rev. and Mrs. John C.
Corbitt.
The Rev. James F. Marchman,
of Rabun Gap, Ga., a former
pastor here, will preach the
Sunday morning service at the
First Baptist church In the ab
sence of Mr. Chapman.
The convention ends Satur
COMMENCEMENT
PLANS AT THREE
SCHOOLS_MADE
Diplomas Will Be Given1
To 115 At Exercises
This Month
One-hundred and fifteen will
be graduated from Macon Coun
ty's three high schools? Frank
lin, Highlands, and Nantahala?
at commencement exercises the
last of this month.
Of the total, 101 will receive
diplomas from Franklin, nine
from Nantahala, and five from
Highlands. AH three high
schools plan baccalaureate ser
mons and commencement ex
ercises.
Commencement exercises at
Highlands are -set for May 28
at the school at 7:45 p. m. W.
B. Harrell, public relations di
rector at Western Carolina
Teachers college, Cullowhee, is
slated to be the speaker. The
school's baccalaureate sermon
will be delivered by the Rev.
Arthur Ranson, pastor of the
Highlands Presbyterian church.
This graduation feature will be
held at the Highlands Metho
dist church on May 25 at 7:45
! P- m.
Highland's graduating class
includes Louis Reese, valedictor
ian, Haze Edwards, salutatorian,
! Onville Owens, Miss Edith
Head, and Miss Pearl C lias tain.
| County School Supt. Holland
McSwain will confer the diplo
I mas.
Graduation exercises will be
held at Nantahala May 23 at
SEE NO. 2. PAGE 6
Band Concert
Sunday Well Received;
Nets $148.50
Playing to a near-capacity
audience, the Franklin school
band and chorus presented
their annual spring concert
at the Macon theatre Sunday
afternoon.
The concert was under the
direction of S. F. (Sammy)
Beck.
Miss Ann Hays was piano
accompanist.
The 90-minute concert was
well received by the audience,
which came from many parts
of the county, and a silver
offering for the band netted
$148.50.
RUMMAGE SALE SLATED
A rummage sale, under the
sponsorship of the Union home
demonstration club, will be held
on The Square Saturday, it
has been announced. Proceeds
will go to a fund for equip
ping the Union school lunch
Annual Commerce
Session Tomorrow
Democrats
Plan County Convention
Saturday Afternoon
Election of a county chair
man and delegates to the
s.tate convention will have ton
P rity at the county I>em
ocratic convention here
urtTay afternoon.
mitteemen and interested
Jess?Shon^e l? attend
said Tuesday?Unty <ha'rm;ln'
Saturday is the last dav for
registering for the Democrat -
H, P"V? Mav "? Challenge
daj will be observed May 24.
The major race locally wilL
for nomination to the five
member county board of edu
cation. Twelve are seeking
nomination including two
? omen and two incumbents.
Rotary Backs
Athletic Day
For Students
An athletic field day for ele
mentary student of the Frank
lin school district was held yes
i7thy 'Wednesday) afternoon
nr,i ?ugh Sch0?' athletic field
under the sponsorship of the
Rotary club.
Winners in the various events
were not available late yester
day afternoon. yester
Schools participating includ
lin r T,ee' CullasaJa. East Frank
? lQtla, and Cartoogechaye.
?rade st"dents from
the schools, who will attend
Franklin High next fall, were
conducted on a tour of the new
school building on invitation ol
Principal R. g. Sutton.
^KFal?kiin High c?aches Ralph
'Chuck) McConnell and Dick
btott were in charge of the
ned bvy' thhG 6Vent was P'an"
comm^tt Rotary athletic
committee, of which Claytor
i Ramsey is chairman.
Spring Here?
'Blackberry Winter
Brings Blankets
here1? Wh? Said sPrinK is
last Wednesday the
, thermometer has been bound
ing up an(| down like a foot
loose elevator, from a high of
1 ?LkegtoCS W!^nesday of last
I ?eek to a "bring out the
blankets. Mother- low of 30
! yesterday. -SU
Oldtimerji have a name for
r enon e?mr?VOkinff Phenom
W?h ,"7 ^ ac rry Winter".
wouM J ' tJ,,Cy sa^
M?u!" ** sad|y lacking in
blackberry jam later on.
So, back to your overcoats
citizens, spring is a mtlc , , '
I this year.
PLAN BAKE SALE
The monthly bake sale spon
sored by the St. Agnes Epis
j copal auxiliary will be held to
morrow (Friday) at the Child
ren's shop beginning at 8 a. m
it has been announced.
Will Set New Projects;;
Donald Smith Slated
As Speaker
Projects for the coming year
will be mapped at the annual
meeting of the Franklin Cham
ber of Commerce, Merchant's
Association, and Credit Bureau
slated for Slagle Memorial
b .ilciing tomorrow iFriday>
I night at 7:45 o'clock.
Speaker at the meeting wiH
Donald Smith, who came to
Franklin about two years ago
:rom Michigan, anl whose ex
! oerience.s include six years in
Ontario, Canada, as a trapper.
He also was instrumental in set
| ting up the credit bureau here
and has a wide background in:
?hamber of commerce work.
In the past, new officers for
the commerce body have been
named at the annual meeting,
i generally held in February
However, this year's slate wa&
elected in March since plans
for the annual meeting were
indefinite at that time They;
include E. W. Renshaw presi
dent, Frank B. Duncan, vice
president, and Oscar Ledford,
treasurer. Members of the bnartf
of directors, in addition to thi
above officers, are Lee Wood.,
W. W. Reeves, W. C BurreiL,
| and Claude Bolton.
Members will be given a:i
portunity at the meeting Cso
discuss the work done l \
chamber in the past, as v;ell as
1 submit their views, on n. . ..irix
of improving the service.
the organization, the nev. , .
dent said this week,
A survey of work completed
in 1951 by the commerce uody
includes:
(1) Sold tickets to the Cr.tro
kee drama, "Unto These U-lis-*""
I (2) Supplied literature to
, chambers of commerce in over
, al different states as wei; as ta
travel agencies and tour. ,^.
(3) Set up complete. nivs
Franklin tourist folder, s.iich
' will be ready for distr.auuon
? June I.
'4') Operated credit bur -siu.
M (5 > Made survey tor the
Western North Carolina ^sso
1 ! ciated communities.
(6 1 Advertised in High Tops
! magazine, 10.000 copies distri
i buted.
| <7' Issued' permits to solicit
funds in Town of Frame.. u.
(8) Sponsored a program for
4-H clubs, giving cash prizes
; amounting to $150.
(9> Worked with the rr:-5 441
i (Uncle Remus route' ^iocta- -
tion. j
( 10 1 Handled 1,000 dire.t* re
quests for information on tour
ist accommodations, real e .tate.,
SEE NO. 3, PAGE a
Mrs. Higgins* Piano
Pupils Plan Recitaf
Tomorrow Night
Mrs. Harry S. Higgi;.:-; will
present her piano pupils in an
nual recital tQmorrow Friday)
night at 8 o'clock at the East.
Franklin school, she announced
this week. The general public
is invited. Mrs. Higgins said.
PLAN HOMECOMING
A homecoming day is plan
ned at the Bethel Methodist
church June 1, and will feature
- an all-day program with din
, ner served on the grounds, it
I has been announced.
Miss Bonnie May, Ceft) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hariey
May, has been selected salutato rian, and Miss Mae Beth Orut,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lonn ie Grant, valedictorian, mt tk*
1952 graduating class of Nanta hala High school. Miss Gnat
maintained an average of 87 in class work during her (Mr
years in high school and Miss May an average of 86J6. Gr?Oi
j ation exercises at the school a re set for May 23. Nine ?0 tm