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FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1952
POWELL FUNDS
FOR MACON'S 2
TOWNS LISTED
Will Receive $14,387.32;
Aid Checks Coming
In September
Macon County's two towns ?
Franklin and Highlands ? will
receive a total of $14,387.32
from this year's Powell Bill
funds, according to figures an
nounced by the State Highway
and Public Works commission.
Franklin's share is ?9,830.37 ?
an increase of $654.97 over last
year. Highlands gets $4,556.95.
An act of the 1951 general
assembly, the Powell Bill sets
aside one-half cent of the state
tax collected on each gallon of
gasoline for paving and main
taining municipal streets that
are not listed on the state j
highway system.
Allocations are based on 1950
census figures and non-state
street mileage within the city
limits of each eligible muni
cipality.
Franklin's allocation was bas
ed on a population figure of 1 ,
975 and 14.54 miles; Highland1
on a population of 515 and |
mileage of 8.19.
Checks will be mailed ; m
September, according to high
way oJficials.
HOME NURSING
COURSE SLATED
First For County; 16 Sign
For Training; School
Starts Wednesday
A 30-hour training course for
home nursing instructors ? the
first of its kind to be offered
in Macon County? will get und
er way Wednesday morning at
the Agricultural building, ac
cording to an announcement by
Mrs. Gladys Mae Shope, senior
public health nurse here, and
chairman of home nursing for
the county Red Cross chapter.
Sixteen women have register
ed for the course, which will be
taught by Miss Mell Claxton, of
Charlotte, regional nursing con
sultant.
The course is scheduled Sep
tember 3, 4, 5, 8, and 9 in the
auditorium of the Agricultural
building with hours daily of 9
to 12 noon and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Mrs. Shope explained that the
home nursing instructor's train
ing course is designed to pre
pare individuals to teach home
jnakers and young people, how
to take care of the sick at home
simpler, safer, easier, and more
effective.
Among those who have regis
tered for the course are Mrs.
Shope, Mrs. E. W. Renshaw,
Mrs. Ted A. Oribble, Mrs. Rus
sell Cabe, Mrs. Jessie D. Cabe,
Mrs. C. N. Dowdle, Mrs. A. R.
tm prion Mrs. J. H. Enloe, Jr.,
Mrs C H. Crawford, Mrs. Ed
iSdley, Mrs. E. M. McNish,
Mrs. Earl Harrison, Mrs. Flor
ence 8. Sherrill, Mrs. Barbara
B Hunnicutt, Mrs. George R.
McSween, and Mrs. Harve Bry
ant.
Magician,
Hypnotist Will Perform
Two Shows Here
rreston, acclaimed as Amer
ica's foremost magician and
hypnotist, will appear at the
East Franklin school tomor
row (Friday) and Saturday
evenings at 8 o'clock, under
the sponsorship of the Frank
lin Rotary club. Admission is
$1 for adults, 50c for chil
dren. Net proceeds will go to
the Boy Scouts.
Dr. Angel Will Receive
Surgeon College Degree;
Is Leaving For Chicago
Dr. Edgar Angel will leave
Sunday for Chicago, where he
will attend a meeting of the
* International College of Sur
geons, at which he will receive
the degree of Associate in the
college. , '
Following the meeting in
Chicago, Dr. Angel will visit the
Mayo clinic at Rochester, Minn.,
and the Jackson clinic at Madi
son, Wise.
He plans to be away about 12
days.
Grand Jury
Reports On
Its Findings
The county home "as a whole
is in bad need of repairs . . .
a sick man needs to be in the
hospital instead of the county
home . . . one woman stayed
in a room without heat all
winter . .
These are sortie of the obser- i
vations made by the August
superior court term grand jur- ,
ors.
Also included in the grand j
juror's report, on file in the |
clerk of court's office, is a i
familiar recommendation con
cerning Macon's 70-year-old
courthouse:
' We as a body of the grand
jury recommend that a new
courthouse be built as soon 'as
funds are available." Records
=how that grand juries have
been making similar recom
mendations for about 50 years.
Conditions at the county
home over-shadowed all other
county ^institutions in the re
port. Minor repairs were sug
gested for the county jail.
The jury's report follows: i
"Report of the committee vis
iting .jail: Repairs needed to
window on south side of hal
upstairs, facing and screen in
ball condition. Screens should be
in, side of windows to prevent
prisoners breaking glass. Cell
on north side of building ha r.
deer torn off hinges, ceiling and
windows need repairing. Lock
and frame on outside door in
need of repairs. Bars on west
window in hallway need weld
ing or replacing, one glass brok
en. No bathroom in jailer's
quarters. Toilet room needs re
pairs on wall, plenty of room
in toilet room for tub or show
er. Porch or utility room needed
on back of jailer's quarters for
?.vashing machine and storage
space. Ceiling needs repairs in
living .room of jailer's quarters.
I Water heater not adequate for
] amount of hot water needed for
cleaning.
"(2) Report of committee
visiting county home: Very bad
need of painting. Four rooms
cannot be heated due to con
demned t chimney. One woman
I stayed in room without heat all
I winter. Fire escape not safe. In
| need of new steps to kitchen.
The building as a whole is in
bad need of repairs. Needs new
beds and bedding. Bad leak in
kitchen. Sick man needs to be
in hospital instead of county
home, or pay nurse to take
care of him.
"(3) Report of committee vis
iting prison camp: Everything
was found all right except in
need of two new screen doors
in the kitchen.
"(4) Report of committee vis
iting courthouse: Three mem
bers visited all offices in court
house and found that all offices
are well kept, under present
conditions of courthouse build
ing; and the grand jury rec
ommends some place to store
tax records In lawyers' room
'?pstairs.
"We as a body of the grand
jury recommend that a new
courthouse be built as soon as
funds are available."
AM VETS POST
IS ORGANIZED
Second Meeting Friday;
Welch Named Post
Commander
A local post of the Amvets,
veterans organization, was
formed here last Friday night,
with L. B. Welch, Franklin
merchant, as temporary com
mander.
This week Mr. Welch called
a second meeting of the post
for tomorrow (Friday) night at
8 o'clock at the courthouse.
Explaining that the Amvets
are interested in obtaining a
state bonus for veterans of both
world wars and of the Korean
war, Mr. Welch said all veter
ans are invited to the meeting.
Other temporary officers of
the post, which starts with a
membership of about 20, in
clude: Sam Tallent, adjutant;
Edgar Guffie, finance officer;
and Henry W. Edmonds, public
relations officer.
HOMECOMING PLANNED
A homecoming Is planned at
the Liberty Baptist church Sun
day, September 7, it has been
announced.
? ? ' ? r ' ot h: J P. Brady '
The new Cartoogechaye Baptist church, started in 1949 and recently completed at a cost of
approximately S12,OOC\ was dedicated at a special all-day service Sunday. The Rev. W. L. Sorrells,
pastor of the Iotla Baptist church, delivered the dedication sermon. The new structure, situated
about eight miles ivest of Franklin on I'S 64, has six Sunday school rooms in the basement and a
iarse auditorium on ihe ground floor. The Rev. Andrew t loer is pastor. Membership in the
church, first organized in 1900, is about 150.
STATION IS
BURGLARIZED
Second Break - In For
Roper's Within Year;
Sheriff Probing
For the second time in less
than a year Roper's Service
station en Harrison avenue has
been the victim of a break-in.
Sheriff J. Harry Thomas re
ported Tuesday that the station
was entered sometime Monday
night ofr early Tuesday morn
ing. A small amount of mer
chandise, valued at about 55,
! was taken, he said.
The sheriff, being assisted in
] the investigation by S.B.I. Agent
j P. R. Kitchen, said several
fingerprints have been found
j and are being studied.
Almost a year ago, over the
j Labor Day week-end, Roper's
station and two other businesses
here were broken into. These
burglars ? two men and two
women ? were picked up about
a month later and were con- j
victed at the December, 1951,
court term here.
CLOSING LABOR DAY
The local health department
will be closed Monday, Labor
Day, it has been announced.
Swimming Pool
At Golf Course Opens,
Guard On Duty
The Jaycee-operated swim
ming pool at the Franklin
Lodge and Golf Course open
ed yesterday (Wednesday).
Hours daily will be 12:30 to
5:30 p. m. A lifeguard is on
duty. Admission is 20 cents
for high school students on
down; 40 cents for all others.
Child Bitten By Snake,
Reportedly Copperhead
Katie Marie Thomas, two
year old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Porter Thomas, of the
Prentiss community, was ad
mitted to Angel clinic Monday
morning, after having been bit
ten by a snake, reportedly a
copperhead. The child, said to
have encountered the snake
while playing near the garden,
was given treatment, and was
able to return to her home
Monday night.
REUNION SLATED
The Crawford-Slagle-Hogsed j
reunion will be held at the (
Slagle Memorial building Sun- |
day with Mr. and Mrs. A. B. j
Slagle as hosts.
POWER COMPANY VEHICLES
WILL TAKE TO AIR WAVES
Motorized units of the Nan
tahala Power and light com
pany here Will be taking to the
air waves soon.
Recently purchased by the
company, which has home of
fices in Franklin, were 15 two
way radio communication sets
that will be put into operation
as soon as radio operator's per
mits are received from the Fed
eral Communications commis
sion, according to H. H. Gnuse,
Jr., vice-president of the com
pany.
The new equipment is being
Installed, he explained, for the
purpose of providing better
service to the customers In this
area and to facilitate routine
and emergency repair work.
The short wave radio net
work consists of 12 combination
transmitter-receiver mobile sets
which are affixed to the vari
ous service and maintenance
trucks and engineers' cars
throughout the service area,
and three fixed stations ? at the
Franklin office, Nantahala
power house, and Thorpe pow
house, respectively. The antenna
at Franklin is approximately
2,100 feet above sea level, the
one at Nantahala is mounted
atop a surge tank and has an
elevation of about 3,050 feet.
The Thorpe antenna is located
at the Thorpe dam and is near
ly 3,600 feet above sea level.
The three fixed stations, Mr.
Gnuse said, should permit com
munication to any point within
the service area, and for short
distances the mobile sets can
communicate directly with each
other, i
Assigned frequency of these
sets is 37.7 megacycles and
each set has a power ol 50
watts, which should prortde
coverage within a 20-mile ra
dius in this mountainous area,
the vice-president added.
With this new system of com
munication, It was pointed out,
service calls can be handled
quicker and more efficiently by
radioing a service track In the
area, thus eliminating consider
able travel time and expeme.
Also, maintenance work will be
greatly facilitated by the
maintenance men In different
locations being able to talk to
one another while the work Is
in progress.
Another interesting feature
about this Installation, accord
ing to company engineers, is
that in case of a power failure
at any of the fixed stations, an
automatic device starts a gaso
line or diesel generator so the I
radios can still be operated in
any kind of emergency. The
mobile units are battery oper- '
ated.
Power company officials ex
plained that the investment in
equipment was made so the
company could continue to sup
ply its more than 10,000 custo
mers with dependable electric
service.
NP &? L serves a five-county
area ? Macon, Jackson, Swain,
Cherokee, and Graham.
DEDICATING
NEWREFUGE
Ceremony Slated Saturday
By Biological Station
In Highlands
The Margaret Carmen Howell
Wildlife refuge, situated under
Whiteside View, will be dedi
cated by the Highlands Bio
logical station Saturday after
noon at 4 o'clock.
A rustic marker has recently
been erected at the beginning
of the trial, which winds
through the tract, according to
Dr. Thelma Howell, executive
director of the station.
Dr. Leland Rodgers has be
gun a preliminary survey of the
flora of the tract, which to a
large extent Is primeval forest.
Friends of the donor of this
tract and of the station are
invited to attend the dedication.
To facilitate the transportation
problem, those attending the
dedication are asked to meet
at 3:30 p. m. at Whiteside View
on US 64, and transportation
from there will be provided by
?the station.
Will Explain
Mica Program
Here Tuesday
A meeting to explain the fed
'eral government's mica purch
asing program 'will be held at
the courthouse here Tuesday at
10 a. m.
Announcement of the meet
ing was made by H. E- Harraan,
Jr., of Atlanta. Ga., regional di
rector of the government's Gen
eral Services administration,
?under whoee auspices the meet
ing will be held.
Representatives are expected
to be present from tbe Spruce
Pine depot of the mica pro
gram and from the GSA
While the meeting is primar
ily for mica producers and min
ers of this area, all miners from
any area will be welcome, the
announcement said.
Methodist Ministers
Hold Meeting Monday
At Arrowood Glade
A meeting of Methodist min
isters of the Waynesville dis
trict and their families drew
about 100 persons to Arrowood
glade Monday.
The affair was marked by
business sessions and a picnic
dinner.
The Rev. W. Jackson Huney
cutt, of Waynesville, district su
perintendent, presided at the
check-up meeting of the minis
ters, at which reports were
made on evangelism, finances,
and special projects, such as
construction or improvement of
churches and parsonage/3.
Judge Sweeps
Dockets Clean
SCHOOLS OPEN 1
ON WEDNESDAY
McSwain Calls Teacher
Meeting For Tuesday ?
At East Franklin
The doors of .Macon Coun- i
ty's 11 schools will swine !,
open for the 1952-53 school \
year promptly at 8:45 a. m. i.
w ednesday. I '
In preparation for the open- 1
<n?. County School Supt. Hoi- 1
land McSwain has called a ? ?
teachers' meeting for 10 a. m. I ,
Tuesday at the East Franklin I ,
school.
The school superintendent
forecasts a slight increase in
enrollment over last year's
3,800. s
GIRL STRUCK
BY CAR DIES.
j Driver Charged; Rites
For Miss Lewis, 19,
Conducted Friday
| Miss Mildred Ann Lewis, 19
year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Erastus Lewis, of Car
| toogechaye, died about l a. m.
Friday at Angel hospital from
injuries received the previous
day when struck by an auto
, mobile on US 64, near Cartooge- '
chaye school. i
The driver of the car, Charlie"
William Paul, 38. a native of
| Macon County now living in
I Stuart, Fla., is charged with
I ca^e'ess an(J reckless driving
| and manslaughter, according to
| State Highway Patrolman C. M.
Byrd. He is free on $2,000 bond
The accident occurred about
11.55 a. m., some 500 yards west
or Cartoogechaye school. Patrol
man Byrd said Miss Lewis ap
i parently was crossing the hieh
jway at the time. Skid marks
wy thi ^auI car measured
120 feet, and the girl was knock
ed approximately 65 feet by the
Impact, the patrolman said
Funeral services for Miss
I o were conducted Friday at
d ,? ? at the Mt. Hope
Baptist ^church by the Rev. A
G. Swafford and the Rev. Wil
followed in
n church cemetery
was a member or
the Mt. Hope church and the
?L_"g People's Sunday School
are her Parents;
ttoee toothers, Walter, Perl, and
Eto? Lewis, of the home; a
half-brother; William Lewis' a
sister Betty, of tlie home; and
?nr Mrs T0? Wlkefl,
oi Franklin, Route 1.
w*'re Buster and
Burt Crawford,
"arolg Brookshlre, Tommy Dal
ry??k. and Mwln Nolen
r, tts funeral home -was In
charge of arrangements.
Union P. T. A. Plan*
First Meeting This
T earTomorrow Night
The Union Parent-Teacher
aowxiution mill hold its first
maetzng Kf flue school year to
morrow (Friday ) night at 8
o'clock, it has been announced
by the president, J. *- Adding
ton.
AH patrons ol the school, as
well as members of the asso
ciation, are invited, Mr. Addlng
ton emphasized.
Meetings
Moved Ahead Because Of
Labor Day
Meetings of the board of
county commissioners, school
board, and Franklin board of |
aldermen ? scheduled for Mon
day, Tabor Day ? have been
moved ahead to Tuesday, it
?!??' been announced.
Most businesses in Frp.nklin
and Highlands will observe
the holiday.
COMMUNITY MEETING
The regular meeting of the
Holly Springs community is
slated Wednesday at 8 p. m. at
the community recreation cen
ter. it has been announced by
Waiter Taylor, president.
Perm Recessed Tuesday;
Five Full Days Of
Activity Noted
A clean sweep of the criminal
and civil dockets has been made
37 Judge William H. Bobbitt
:nd ur.ltss an urgent case comes
:.p between now arid Saturday
:he August term of superior
:ourt here is past history.
After five full days of court
oom activity and action on
>oth dockets, the judge ordered
i recess Tuesday morning and
returned to his home in Char
otte. Although recessed, the
:ourt term remains active under
the law until Saturday in the
event that a pressing case
should arise.
Final dispositions were made
In 79 of the 137 cases listed on
the criminal docket, 33 defen
dants were called and fa:ied to
appear, 22 continuances were
granted, and the grand , . ry re
turned no true bill action? in
several other .rises scr.-.duled
for trial.
With the opening c ? :.ut,
August 18, Judge Bobbit* roved
swiftly through drunk Viving
and traffic case- a: .1 last
Thursday called a rec. until
Monday ar 10 a m. u * ~?.tle
law enforcement off ic- to'
round up a. number ot ? en
dants who failed to as pr in
court.
Several cases on the civil
docket were disposed '? r>nd
two divorces were grants!
Second week jurors we ? Lex
Arnold. Ralph Tajlent. A E.
Posts, Doyle Speed; Joe :ght,
Wiley Stamey, Lyman Z r- PTy.
Roy W. Carpenter, - a'ton
Smith, Floyd Roper, R? , Me?
Conneil, Harley Jones, J> ' n W.
Edwards, Cline Evans. Lyman
Ballew, and H. H. Wright
Last Minute
Items
MRS. DILLS DIES
Funeral services for Mrs.
Mary Lavonia Iiills, who died
Tuesday afternoon in th" Eili
jay community at the age cf 84,
will be conducted today i Thurs
day) at 11 a. m. at the Mt.
Grove Baptist church.
PLANS OPEN HOUSE
Parents and interested per
sons are invited to attend an
open house at Mrs. Joseph W.
Pouts' kindergarten Saturday
from 5 to 7 p. m. ?
In the event ol bad weather,
Mrs. Fouts said the open house
will be held Monday at the
same hour.
Children may be registered
for kindergarten at the ope a
house, she added.
SING PLANNED >
The fifth Sunday siiigfnr
convention will be held at the
courthouse from 10 a. m. to 4
p. m., It has been announced
by Jim Raby, president. All
singers are Invited to attend.
POSTPONES MEETING
The monthly meeting of the
Franklin Garden club, slated for
Monday, has been moved ahead
to the following Monday, Sep
tember 8, in order not to con
flict with the Labor Day holi
day, it has been announced.
MEETING POSTPONED
A meeting of the Macon
County Methodist Youth Fel
lowship sub-district, scheduled
for Monday evening, has been
postponed because of the Labor
Day holiday and will be held
a week from Monday. Septem
ber 8, at the Franklin Metho
dist church, it has been an
nounced.
COMPLETE WORKSHOP
Four Macon County teachers
? ? T T_t>ve. Mrs.' Pauline Love,
Mrs. Mildred Martin, and Miss
Lout?, rean ? completed their
wofi ft the Western Carolina
Teacher? college forestry work
shop last week with a field trip
to Bent Creek Experimental
station anil Holmes State nur
sery.
BOOTH STAYING OPEN
The Franklin Chamber t
Commerce booth on Main strei
will remain open through Sep
tember, according to Mrs. '
Htrsley. secretary. In past
years, the information bootb
closed at the end of the Labor
Day week-end.