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FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPT. 11, 1952
TEN PACES
FRANKLIN HIGH
OPENS SEASON
FRIDAY NIGHT
. Panthers Meet Andrews
, At Stadium Here
At 8 p. m.
With dreams of wearing the
Smoky Mountain conference
football crown this year as in
centive, the 1952 edition of the
Franklin High Panthers will be
gunning for Andrews in its sea
son opener here Friday night at
the school stadium.
Game time is 8 o'clock.
Still smarting from a 6 to 0
loss last week at the hands of i
Murphy, the Andrews grid ma- |
chine will be shooting to drop
the Panthers by the wayside
and hit the come-back trail.
But Coach Kalph (Chuck) Mc
Franklin High school will
turn over t e procec Is of Fri
day night's ime to the Lions
club to help over the cost of
building th new public ad
dress booth the high school ,
stadium, Pri.. ipal R. G. Sut
ton announi^.l Tuesday. Ap
proximate co~t of the booth,
which is expected to be ready
for use Friday night, is S700.
Connell's lads, with weeks of
hard-hitting practice, a scrim
mage with Clyde last week, and
six lettermer. holding down po
sitions pn the first string, are
favored to rack up their first
win. 1
The Panther coach Monday
said his team, running out of
the single wing formation, will
depend on both ground and
aerial attacks for yardage and
.he appeared pleased with the
team's prospects this year.
the starting lineup for Fri
night's game: Bill Hunni
eutt. left end. Charlie Cabe,
le:t 'ackle; Gene Mashburn.
leu uu.iru: Roger Stay, center:
Wayne Stewart, right guard:
George Brown, right tackle:
Carroll Childers, right end:
P.. hard Russell, wing back. Hill
Wa. -troop, blocking back: Sam
m;- Henderson, full back; and
Cn.' >1 keener, tail back.
uiaier, are Tom H'innlcutt
anc; Jerry Baiiey.
Cabs, Mashburn, Stewart,
F: H'lWrt, . 'id Hender
son. ,?.> reluming Ictte.vm n,
make up the backbone of th ?
TVr ? \ir' cheerleaders,
cIk, ? ? ! iiesday, ,v> Shirley
Dean 'nw Hen.-lU)W. i elyn
J?t-\ i :e or the Panthers
will ' 'ember 19 in Clay
ton. ,i.
Higdon Family
Rt^unjon Slated.
Here On Sunday
The annual reunion of the
descendants of Major W. H.
Higdon will be held at his Old
home place on Ellijay creek
Sunday ? the date of Major Hig- i
don's birth.
The occasion will mark the
56th annual dinner celebrating
his birthday. The first was held
September 14, 1896.
A talk will be made by the
t?ev. J. A. Bryson, of Columbia,
Mo., one of the grandsons, and
statistics will be gathered for
the purpose of bringing the
family history up-to-date.
The committee in charge of
arrangements for the reunion
is made up of J. Wayne Hig
don. Major Higdon and Alex
Higdon.
T. B. Higdon, of Atlanta, Ga.,
president, will preside.
Anderson Reunion Set
Sept. 21 At Blaines
The Anderson reunion will be
held September 21 at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Blaine on j
Potts branch, it has been an
nounced. Members of the family [
are urged to attend and bring \
their friends.
WINS FAIR PRIZE
Top honors in showmanship
in the dairy cattle division in
the Nantahala Grade Dairy
show at the Cherokee County ;
Fair Tuesday, went to the en- i
try shown by Miss Grace Brown, ,
of Franklin.
i (JETS PROMOTION
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Courtesy Ashe; ii.'c Citizen
WAYNE FRANKLIN
FRANKLIN GETS
AGENT'S POST
'
Macon Native Appointed
County Farm Agent
In Haywood
Wayne Franklin, a native of
Macon County and veteran of
World War II. has been named
Haywood county farm agent
and will take over his new
duties September 20.
He has been sen ing as an
assistant agent in Haywood for
about the la.-t three years. He I
succeeds County A^ent Wayne
Corpening, who has resigned to
accept the post of Western
North Carolina district agent
Je.i -scant r <:..-nt regis- ?
nation of Ben P. Jenkins, o
Shelby.
After serving a-s county super
visor with the Farm Security
administration In .Cherokee
ctfauty. Mr. Franklin -.v -nt to
Haywood in?&Iay, 1042. a.- a.?
c . :lty until (jts .tim-nt :n
the Marine ? ?oriis :n I < bi a:. y.
!'<?}.
. ? ?
June, 1040." he ? ;rved as aw . .?
.??. m . :.' i
a; '1
Q.. mpiuii ?i,o.;.v.
;.'i pany - a..:
Mr. u ^riiduate 'Qi
i . . ;I. I. ? . unci C.
, g A k t.'A U ,i ? is -a
Ij'O \jl -~J XtlX/JjX. JLiiliJ
si u i* ' ' ' S k ^ *v S ? *' ' *'?
Lfjui ?jt*r. tJitiJOL*:
Win 8 To 7; Slate Match
Here In Two Weeks
On Local Nine
I
Franklin golfers .squeezed out
an 8 to 7 team win over Bryson
Citv Sunday afternoon on the
Bryson course.
The locals chalked up 17 .
points in individual matches to
Bry son's 15 . Bryson City will
come here September 21 for a |
return match.
Following are Sunday's indi
vidual and team scores:
Team 1: Frank Wright (BCi
over Winton Perry < F ' . 2 to
; Jack Williams (BC) over
T. W. Angel, Jr. (F), 3 to 0;
Wright and Williams over Per
ry and Angel. 2 to 1.
Team 2: Glen Carson (BC)
over John M. Archer, Jr. <F>,
2'j to jj; H. H. Gnuse (Fi over
C. tiassada (BCi, 2' to
Carson and Cassada over Arch
er and Gnuse, 3 to 0.
Team 3: J. Ward" Long <F)
over S. W. Black (BC), 2 to 1;
H. W. Earwood (BC) over J. P.
Brady (F>, 2'_. to ; Earwood
and Black over Long and Brady,
2 to 1. '
Team 4: >H. T. Collins (F)
over Jack Earwood (BCi, 3 to!
a0; Arthur DeHart (BC) over
Frank B. Duncan (F), 3 to 0;
Collins and Duncan over De
Hart and Duncan, 3 to 0.
Team 5. Bill Penland (F)
over J. B. Freeman (BC), 2'/j
to -y, George R. McSween (F)
ov^r N. H. Jones (BC), 3 to 0;
Penland and McSween over
Freeman and Jones, 3 to 0. i
Team 6: W. W. Reeves (F)
over Bruce Hawkins (BC), 3
to 0.
t
When Road
Will Close
Indefinite!
When US 23 t will clo.se to
make way i0.r construction of
the new 5618,000 highway ,'rom
Pranklii) to Cowee Gap i; in
definite at the present time,
according to S. T. Usry. state
highway resident ' ngineer.
The job of clearing the . ight
of-way for the 7.34 mile span
has been completed and Tues
day, Dicker.son, Inc., of Monroe,
low bidder for structures, start
ed work on the project, which
calls for a new" bridge over
Watauga creek and culverts at j
smaller creeks crossing the j
highway.
In the meantime, local motor
ists ? with a travel eye peeled
on the best detour to the east ?
are marking time, waiting for
J. C. Critcher, Inc., of Asheville.
to begin grading operations.
Once grading gets under way
the old highway will rA closed
to travel.
When the road is blocked off.
motorists traveling to Sylva
? and points east will have to e'e
tour through either Highlands
I US ()4 1 or Bryson City NC C'i.
The new span will cut fhe
! distance from Franklin to Co
'.vee Oap at the Jackson :.-:ty
I line nbont one mile. The ~t : )j
ect entails the movin ; oi an
estimated million ; arci- oi
DINNER PIANNKD
A chick"'." -Mr.r.T . : ill be
served Friday, September ;9. at
the Union school :v "men
of the Prentiss Bp;'. ?!:.
lit has been ar. ? un Pro
| needs from the .vh! ii
| begins at 7 .'. v.vi
?.ew fcr.i.fUsw. ? .
1 piste '''ill be "u . r
I dren an."! 7;>
"** i
? Staff thoto by J. F. Brady .
What with election year and flying saucers, it's easy to see
how any self respecting pla.nt could get its wires crossed up. .Mrs.
Jennie Nolen. of Franklin, is showing her favorite Night-Bloom
ing Cereus 'Star of Bethlehem), which vent haywire last Thurs
ilav and bloomed in broad daylight ? a rather unorthodox thing
lor a nighi-blooming plant to do. However? the plant behaved
itself last month, blooming for three nighis running. Heck,
everyone gets contused at one time or another!
PI. AN BAK! SALE
A ? -p-Twect by the
. a auxiliary
. .: * . . o'V Friday ?
lv: Child: en*>.
I'TA WILL MEM
A meetint c:
d Mor day
school, it ;.a- i'.
Mrs. A. A. 5i;ev
-.icn
.... .need,
nt,
e--.or.
.11 ST RK PATIKNT, ?PATIENT' ? Although h ;in'V I: u-ix, Mi?. .1 ii 7 ,
others, had to take.her tuni at l>t '15 the 'patient" (Ii"- t-u- ' n?r >- n<
which closed1 Tuesday at ihe Agricultural i . 11 i din : il .' r :ivr days of intensive study on care of the
sick at home. Mrs. Barbara 15. IlMnnicutt, left, is showing the others u hat she learned about ther
mometer technique during llie course. Others looking on are I - 1 ? I .is, .ieli .a\i.i: . u
instructor, Mrs. M.urion Wilson, of Nantahala, Mrs. K. H. Kelishaw, >,f franklin, an.l , 1 . I i
Oribhle, of Franklin, Route 2.
Three Men Take
'Corundum Hill'
Purchase Option
Three out-of-state men have
taken a purchase option on
"Corundum Hill'' ant! its store
house of mineral wealth and
plan to start mining <":?rations
there at an early date.
The three are M. P Blanche.
Jr., and Herbert A. Sharpe, of
New Orleans, La., and W NT.
Nail, of Hattiesbu;g, Mis?. They
got the option from Buel and
Leechie Holland..
According to Mr. Sharpe, sur- :
veys indicate that 'Corundum
Hill", at Cullasaja, is a treas
ure house of badly needed stra
tegic minerals including olivine,
asbestos, corundum, talc, mica, t
vermiculite, chromite. and high
quality rubies and gems.
Tentative plans are b^ing
made, he said, to construct a
separation mill at the mine,
which should be in operation by
the first ol the year.
13 COMPLETE
NURSE COURSE
Women Will Teach Others
In County About Care
Of Sick At Home
Bedroom flippers made of
newspapers ? back rests for
beds from cardboard cartons ?
steam inhalers from paper baes.
These are just h few of the
things learned by the 13 women
enrolled in the home nursing
instructor's course which closed
Tuesday after five days of in
tensive study on the care of the
sick at home.
Something entirely new for
Macon County, the home nurs
ing course was taught by Miss
Mell Claxton, nursing field rep
resentative for the southeast
ern area of the American Red
Cross.
Her 13 "pupils", now well
versed in caring for the sick
SEE NO. 1, PAGE 10
Young. Democrats
Slate Address By Shuford
Here Next Week
George M. Shuford. of Ashe
viile, Democratic candidate '<
for the I". S. House of Rep
resentatives! from the !2t!i
congressional district. will
speak at an organizational
meeting of \oung Democrats
at the county courthouse nexr
Thursday night, September
18.
Mr. Shuford was invited tu
address the local group fol
lowing an fn ormal meeting of
tEE r^O. PA3E 5
I
SING PLANNED
The semi-annual >ir._; of the
nofthern division ot the Ma
con Count;. Singing convention
will be held at the Tellico '
church Sunday from 10 a. m. to
4 p. m., Harley B. Mason, presi
dent. has announced. Lunch :
will be served cn the grounds
at noon.
anowsky
Takes Job
In Burke
r. Cari C J ir.owsity, ci.-'.ric"
health of lit- . if.;- Macon, J ck
and ? v;jin counties for the j
ijusi t'hree year-. has been ap
pointed. luli-t.me health ofiicer
;.f Burke county and v. ill 'akt
over is. ? post octotK- ?
II..s s i'.vf -or for the -hr';'
county district her>: has not
been announced.
Dr. Janowsky, a veteran of
three years' duty during World
War II. practiced medicine in
the New York area for more
than 12 years belore going into
service.
Republican
Rally Slated Tonight At
Courthouse
A rally of Macon County
Republicans is slated tonight
(Thursday) at 8 o'clock at
the county courthouse, George
Reece, county chairman, has
announced.
Listed as guest speakers are
Ralph R. Fisher, state repre
sentative from Translyvania
county, and Hugh Monteith,
of Sylva, Republican nominee
for congress from the 12th
congressional district.
The public is invited to at- I
tend, Mr. Reece said.
Tour Planned
Of Unit Farms
Here Tuesday
. A tour of TV A unit rem l
rat ion farms ir. Mae' :'. <">?? aty
is s ated for T iesda\ Cotnw
Agent s. w MeiwWnhall ha*
announcel
asked o' ".r et ??.* ? ?> A*ii;i
:ural buildini. at 9:30 ra.
Transportation w . . b- :>rrnr. "
f r those who d> . < *. is " ? a o
'.v.ob::es
fi on la -m ? ?<> : ?>.??
s; .iiijs, Wataee Mor- ?' ' .an.
' ?< ,:..r ?. . '
. her . * ? l!'i . ;!'? .* r A:': -
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. ? ? : *> t ? - ?
,1-m . ::i a: AVx-rt
\ is ? a " f Fr i; I;' 1
i ??il?n. ? .]? of o(
o, :u . Mrs E B. Duvnll. o:
Iotia
Theatrical Group
*T_ iv* n.i, .,.
(.J i ^ ?} x v A. Ot ^ \
*'?v/ Preside"*
- ier Thurs'd \
? i' '.i'i1 president of
Tht C; umunity Players ? Frnnk
rank I. Mur
ray. . v. . i J ? post
. , , , . , f 4 o?>fl
' r*nr'>' !\:v T ^"'1 ' : t'ol
,<> r.i rroiv'h
Th" th? cr?m;?'< first
"induction will t- ? "Dear Ruth"
jntl ni-iearsais t.re now ur.d
?<av. The date *the play will b''
presented has riot beea an
nouncwi.
.Vembers of the cast for "Dear
Ruth" include Ed J Carpenter.
Mr.-I. Joyce Caslt, Miss Inez
Crawford Miss Margaret Craw
fwd. Freil Dowdle. Mrs Nancy I
Keener. Ed Huffman. Lvle Raby.
J. p. Brady, and Mrs. Fred
York.
At Thursday' business sesi
-ion J. P Brady was appointed
to Till a seat, (m the board of
directors, left vacant by Mrs.
Rebel's election to the presi
dency.
S'agle Cow Goes For $850
At Auction; Is Top Sale
A. B Slagle. owner of Slagle
Dairy farm here, sold a five
year-old maxim bred cow at
the North Carolina Guernsey
sale in Winston-Salem Friday
for S850 ito top the auction. The
animal *as bought by a Union.
S. C? man. Average at the sale
was , $412 a head, as compared
with a $384 average last year, j
SCHOOL BOARD
ACTS TO EASE
NEW PROBLEMS
Syst"-". "Crowded; Patton
Pupils, 3 Teachers
T" ~ " c p i* r d
Ov ond'tlens and
' ?' Mrriday
p.-on... a ...:? u. ;? nurnbe:
of pupils from Cartoogechaye t<
Union school and thf. transfel
of three teachers from the
Franklin elementary school.
At a special session Monday
morning, the county board of
education found itself faced
with four problems:
(1) Overcrowded conditions at
the East Franklin and Qar
toogechaye elementary schools.
The average pupil load per
teacher at Cartoogechaye was
40, at East Franklin, 3?
(2) A vacant classroom at
Protests have been register
ed over the board's decision
to transfer pupils living in
the Patton community from
Cartoogechaye to Union ?< hool.
A meeting of school officials
and parents was held 'ast
night in the county -ihool
superintendent's office to dis
cuss the move. The outcome
of the meeting is not known.
the Union elementary
(3> Having to use Id
Franklin High .school .: 7
for over-flew fIas->< \ ?':?
Frank;. n nts ry
4' A "oek"' au:'a' * - il
loat: ser "4v:.' r of ^ ' .e
r ?
I
i
the v'ui"''
?'i
. . . iditoiv. .:is ol
. i
ye iCHools, but elilUla*
o: th.' old high
.?ilu o> tin Frant
-'ary school. ii? ex
1 ,
old high ','hool
'ill! c< . ? .. !?? to be used lor
v " and physical ed
h .asses.
Aiter considering the picb
?11 ? ? ? ing around the old
, hivh .-??!: < the board decided
; . more practical from
? an ?(iuc. '.'in standpoint to use
: iums at the two
classrooms, since the
arnotf be heated
comfortably and noise from
i .id -i ?- and Physical ed
ucation "-c.' ild be dis
i tro<"ini "> p lipids trying to
I study.
tor the lourth time in a'cout
j two months, the board's decis
j ion to send children in the
Rose Creek community to Jotla
I school instead of Co wee was
protested. Furman Welch ap
peared at Monday's special ses
sion to ask the board to recon
sider the move. However, the
b"ard i" ,tr rated its stand that
the niov \< uld cause crowded
conditions at Cow ee and stood
by its C- ri<on. . i ?
Draft Call
An induction call far seven
Macon ( ountv nien on Oc
tober S ' has :>een received by
the iocaj selective service
board, according to Mrs. GH
mer A. Jones, board' secretary.
Macon ha no induction call
for September.
Fifteen men ako will be
sent to Knoxviile, Tenn., with
the October draft contingent
for pre?induction
tions, the secretary said.