PANTHERS WIN
OPENING GAME
WITH ANDREWS
Score: 41 To 7; Game
Slated Friday With
Clayton, Ga.
Hard-driving and fleet-footed
backs sparked the Franklin
High Panthers to a 41 to 7 vic
tc;y over Andrews here Friday
night hi a game that officially '
launched the 1952 erid season 1
in Macon County.
The Panthers' second game
of the season is slated at the
Franklin stadium Friday night !
against Clayton, Ga. Game time
is 8 o'clock.
Despite a muddy field, Coach
Ralph (Chuck) McConnell's grid
machine went through its paces
with professional precision,
starting its game-winning drive
with the opening kick-off.
The Panthers' bull-like line
turned the game into a field
day for the backfleld. Halfback
Richard Rensh s> w and Fullback
Sammy Hende-on each power
ed over for tvo of Franklin's
TD's, with Bac^s Richard Rus
sell and Junior I ills racking up
one each.
A 60-yard drive with the open
ing kick-off sent the Panthers
pay dirt bound with Renshaw
hauling the payroll into the
bank from the 12 yard line.
Henderson's line buck for the
extra point was no good. An
other Panther push down to
paydlrt in the first half saw
Renshaw trot over from the 10
after Henderson set up the sec
ond TD with a 25-yard run.
Henderson plowed over for the
extra.
Recharged during half-time,
the Andrews lads took the kick
off and shoved their only score
across on the third play, a pass
from Leroy Gllber to Jimmy
Cathy. Raxter toed over the
extra point.
The powerful Panthers struck
again with Henderson toting the
ball down the middle for 50
yards before being hauled down
from behind on the 2-yard line.
The hard-hitting little fullback
bounced back, powered over for
his first TD of the night, and
shoved over the extra tally.
Dills tucked away a pass in
tended for Andrew's Gilbert and
trotted 40 yards to rack up
Franklin's fourth score and
turned over the extra point
honors to Henderson ? who tore
loose minutes later on a 58
yard Jaunt and extra point ex
hibition that pushed the score
to 34 to 7.
Russell chalked up the Panth
ers' final score after Center
Roger Seay intercepted an An
drews' aerial and took the ball
down the field for 20 yards to
the Andrews 20. Henderson
made the extra.
Statistics:
First downs (F) 14? (A) 3;
Yds. gained rushing (F) 348 ?
(A) Passes att'd (F) 1 ? (A) 9;
Passes comp. (F? 0 ? (A)3; Yds.
gained passing (F) 0? (A) 80;
Passes Intercepted (F) 3? (A) 0;
Yds. gained Interceptions (F)
85 ? (A)0; Fumbles recovered
<F) 0 ? <A) 2; Punting av. (F)
0? (A) 20; Penalties (F) 5? (A) ;
5.
Republican Rally
Is Well Attended;
Fisher Is Speaker
An estimated 150 persons ?
one of "the best crowds In
years", according to party of
ficers ? attended the county
Republican rally last Thursday
night at the courthouse.
Guest speaker was Ralph R.
Fisher, state representative from
Transylvania county, who dis
cussed party organization and
campaign strategy for the gen
? eral election in November.
The party plans to hold a
precinct meeting at Ed Hen
son's store In the Smithbridge
township tonight (Thursday" at
8 o'clock. A similar meeting is
scheduled at Willie Moses' store
in the Sugarfork township Tues
day at 8 p. m.
Although slated as a guest
speaker along with Mr. Fisher,
Hugh Monteith, of Sylva, Re
publican nominee for congress
from the 12th congressional dis
trict, did not appear at the
xaljy because of a previous en
gagement.
Achievement
Day Program
Is Announced
Plans for the annual Macon
County Agricultural Achieve
ment Day ? scheduled for Sep
tember 26 and 27? were an
nounced this week by Mrs. Flor
ence S. Sherrill, county home
demonstration agent.
For the second straight year,
the two-day show will be a
joint home demonstration and
4-H club venture.
Booths and exhibits will place
special emphasis on the work
done by both organizations in
the past year.
Exhibits will be set up at
Slagle Memorial building Sep
tember 25. Doors will open to
the public at noon the follow
ing day, September 26, find will
remain open until 9 p. m.
On Saturday, September 27,
the public may view exhibits
from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m.
| Music will be a feature of
home demonstration club ex
hlbits, according to the home
I agent, since music appreciation
i has been a highlight of the
home demonstration program
! this year.
! 'The annual meeting for the
county's 20 home demonstra
tion clubs is planned from 10
a. m. until noon on Friday at
the Franklin Methodist church.
At this session, officers of the
various clubs will review ac
complishments of the clubs dur
ing the year.
An annual award, The Gavel,
will be presented to the club
having the highest score In ac
complishments.
Club members also will be
presented reading certificates
and perfect attendance awards.
A 4-H club session ? also fea
turing accomplishments of va
rious clubs and the presenta
tion of awards ? is scheduled
Saturday, September 27, at the
Agricultural building.
Home demonstration and 4-H
exhibits will be judged sepa
rately. Two of the three judges
already have been . selected.
They are Mrs. Velma B. Moore,
Clay county home demonstra
tion agent, and Miss Anne B.
Priest, Transylvania county
home agent.
Winning exhibits will be
awarded prizes donated by local
merchants.
Macon Winners
In Dairy Show
Are Announced
Macon County's 16 entries
walked away with seven blue
ribbons, seven reds, and two
whites and took first, second,
and third place in showmanship
at the Nantahala Grade Dairy
show in Murphy Tuesday of last
week.
While the majority of local
entries were animals entered by
4-H clubbers and Future Farm
ers of America, three Macon
farmers had animals in the
show. However, all animals were
shown by 4-H and F.F.A. mem
bers.
The three farmers having en
tries were George Hunnlcutt, of
Franklin, Olin Bradley, of
Franklin, Route 3, and Flamen
Ball, of Franklin, Star Route.
- Top. honors in showmanship
went to Miss Grace Brown, of
Franklin, first place; Jerry Sut
ton, of Franklin, Route 2, sec
ond; and Vic Teague, of Pren
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Workmen last week were putting the finishing touches on
the new public address booth at the Franklin High stadium ?
just in time for Friday night's opening game between the Panth
ers and Andrews. The two-story building, a Lions club project,
has a concession booth in the lower story and an announcing
section in the upper. Approximate cost of the booth was $700.
IS ELECTED
P. T. A. HEAD
Franklin Group Names
Mrs. Angel; McSwain
Is Speaker
Mrs. Edgar Angel was elected
president of the Franklin Par
ent-Teacher association Mon
day evening at the organiza
tion's first meeting of this
school year.
The meeting also was marked
by a talk by County Supt. Hol
land McSwain.
Other officers ? Mrs. T. H.
Fagg, vice-president, Mrs. James
McCollum, secretary, and Miss
Edna Jamison, treasurer ? were
elected last spring, but at that
time no one could be found
who would take the presidency.
Mrs. Allen Siler, retiring pres
ident, who presided, expressed
the association's appreciation to
Mrs. Angel for agreeing to ac
cept the position, and urged all
members to give her their sup
port. Mrs. Angel's name was
presented by a nominating com
mittee headed by John Craw
ford.
Mr. McSwain spoke on the
importance and power of edu
cation, citing numerous ex
amples of the realtionship be
tween educational standards and
the kind of life people have.
He drew a laugh when, in
opening his talk, he said he
had heard before he came to
Macon County, had observed
since he had come to this
county, and had become thor
oughly convinced In the past
two weeks, that the people of
this county "are vitally inter
ested In their schools".
Then, speaking seriously, he
said he is glad that that Is the
case, and he added:
"When people don't fuss
about the way things are, they
are satisfied; and when they
are satisfied, there is not going
to be any progress made."
He emphasized the impor
tance of the P. T.
varied activities
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Higdon
And Hound Dog Meet A
Man Thursday
With their blue hound dog
trailing along, Mr. and Mrs.
Lefferts Higdon and their young
daughter, Marilyn Ruth, were
walking down the road in the
Cat Creek section last Thursday
afternoon, bound for Mrs. Hlg
don's mother's home.
Mr. Higdon was carrying his
gun.
Suddenly, the hound started
baying ? Mr. Hidgon heard a
man in the brush trying to
quiet the dog? so he fired Into
the brush.
Figuring that a shooting was
no place for his wife and daugh
ter, Mr. Higdon took them back
to their home.
As they crossed the yard,
Marilyn Ruth cried out.
Mr. Higdon turned ? it was a
man.
Thinking quickly, Mr. Higdon
leveled his gun on the man and
told Marilyn Ruth to run for
help. She returned with Frank
Deal who went along while Mr.
Higdon marched the man down
the road until they found a
phone.
So ? Edward Boone, sentenced
to life imprisonment in Meck
lenburg county for second de
gree murder, is back at the
prison camp, with only a few
hours' freedom Thursday to his
credit.
REUNION PLANNED
The annual Leatherman fam
ily reunion is planned Santlay
at the home of Mrs. S. C.
Leatherman, it has been an
nounced. All relatives and i
friends of the family are in- j
vited to attend.
DINNER PLANNED
A chicken dinner ? proceeds of
which will go to the new
church ? will be served tomor
row (Friday) night at "Union
school by the women of the
Prentiss Baptist church, It has
been announced. Cost per plate
will be 50 cents for children
and 75 for adults.
? Stuff Pho?r >bv I. P. Rrad9
FOOTBALL SQUAt)? No, bul a squad essential to the success of any football team ? cheer
leaders. Chosen last week, the cheer-crew poured on the coal at Frida.v's opening game bet-ween
the Panthers and Andrews, boosting their team t<j a 41 to 7 victory. The helmets show they are
rough and ready for the 1952 season. L to R front row, Miss Lela Jo Gailey, Miss Sue Blaine, Miss
Virginia McCoy, Miss Wilma Renshaw; back ro v, Mi&s Evelyn Kay, MISTER Farrell Henson, the
only m?.te cheerleader, and Miss Shirley Dean.
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Compromise Settles Issue
Of Pupil Shift; Franklin
School Has Split Grades
SHUFORD WILL
SPEAK TONIGHT
Democratic Nominee Will
Address YDC; Officer
Election Planned
The Democratic candidate for J
the U. S. House of Representa- >
tives from the 12th congression- |
al district, George A. Shuford,
of Asheville, is scheduled to ad
dress an organizational meeting
of the Young Democrats' club
at the courthouse tonight
(Thursday).
The meeting will get under
way at 8 o'clock.
In addition to Mr. Shuford's
speech, the meeting will be
highlighted by the election of
new officers lor the year and
mapping of campaign plans for
the general election In Norem
ber, according to Bob S- Sloan,
Macon YDC president.
Also slated for discussion is
the local club's part in the
Democratic Caravan, which
swing through Western
North Carolina the last of this
month.
C. Banks Finger, local dele
gate to the state YDC conven
tion In Greensboro recently,
will report to the group.
Franklin Circuit
Church Officials
Elected At Meet
Officials of the Franklin
Methodist circuit for the com
ing year were elected at a spe
cial circuit conference Monday
night at the circuit parsonage.
The Rev. C. E. Murray, Frank
lin pastor, presided In the stead
of the district superintendent,
i the Rev. W-. Jackson Honeycutt.
The Rev. J. D. Pyatt Is the clr
icuit pastor.
! All of the six churches on the
circuit were represented at the
meeting, attended by about 30
persons. V
Stewards for the year were
elected as follows:
Bethel church : Prltchard
Peek, Mrs. Robert Fulton, T.
Shook, Leonard Horn, T. T.
Henderson, and Mrs. J. M. Mc
cracken.
Clark's Chapel: Wiley Brown,
Charlie Wooten, Ned Dowdle,
Charlie Sutton, Wiilard Keener,
anil George Doster.
Xotla: R. B. Daves, J. C. Myers, j
J. C. Cansler, Verlon Poindex
ter, Miss Elizabeth Medows, and |
John Southard.
Louisa : George Reece, Mrs.
Byron Waldrooo, Bert Waldroop,
Richard Bingham, and Law
rence Green.
Salem: Mrs. Fred Bryson. Sam
Bryson, Sr., Mrs. LOTi* Elders,
tend Fred Blaine:
Snow Hill: Joel Daltun. C. N.
West, Leo Hurst. Mrs. J. L. West,
Sr., J. L. West, Jr, GeoiwByrd,
and J. C. Sorrells.
Sunday school superintendents
chosen are:
Mrs. Prltchard Peek, at Beth
el; Ned Dowdle, Clark's Chapel;
Roy Ramsey, Iotla; Lawrence
Green, Louisa; Mrs. LllOe Eld
ers, Salem; and Leon Cabe,
Snow Hill.
Quartet Will Give
Show Here; Sponsor
Is Carson Community
The Modern Gospel quartet,
of Toccoa. Ga.. will appear at
the East Franklin school at 8
o'clock Saturday' night, in a
benefit performance sponsored
by the Garson Rural Develop
ment organization. Admission
charges will be 60 cents for
adults, 30 cents for children.
Bishop Henry Will Hold
Service At Church Of
Good Shepherd, Cashiers
The Rt. Rev. M. George Hen- I
ry, of Asheville, bishop of the
Episcopal diocese of Western '
North Carolina, will conduct a '
servip" at the Cashiers Church 1
of the Good Shepherd Sunday '
afternoon at 5 /o'clock, it has
been announced.
Franklin Patrons Bring
New Problem To Beard
At Protest Meeting
Split grades ? involving >cmc ,
25 fourth, fifth, and sixth
graders at Franklin elementary
school? are being used, accord
ing to Principal R. G. Sutton.
Yesterday (Wednesday t the
principal said some fourth grad
ers taught by Miss Edna Jami
son have been shifted to Mrs.
Edith 8. Hemphill's fifth grade
and several students In Mrs.
Lola Riser's sixth grade have
been moved to Mrs. Margaret
Ramsey's fifth grade.
The split-grade Issue turned
a protest meeting of citizens of
the Patton community and the
county board of education Wed
nesday night of last week Into
a double-barreled affair for the
school board, when several pa
trons of the Franklin school
showed up at the meeting.
Patton cltlsens, who had ask
ed for the meeting, were pro
testing the board's decision to
send their children to a dif
ferent school; Franklin school
patrons wanted an answer from
the board concerning rumors
that spilt grades would have to
be used at Franklin.
Explaining their appearance
at the meeting, the Franklin
patrons said Mr. Sutton was
supposed to meet them at the
meeting so something could be
worked out. The principal did
not arrive.
After pointing out at the
meeting that split grades have
proved satisfactory In other
county schools as a means of
preventing over-crowded classes.
Board Chairman Bob S. Sloan ]
told the Franklin patrons, "I, i
personally, am not going to fa
vor Franklin at the expense of
the rest of the county", al- ;
though he said he was not in
favor of mixing classes.
Mixed classes, he explained,
sometimes have to be used in
all fairness to teachers and
pupils crowded into a single
room.
He also pointed out that the ,
decision was not up to the J
board of education, but was up i
to the principal. Mr. Sutton, |
who has a more thorough und
erstanding of the pupil-teacher
problem since be is more closely
associated with it.
Revival Begins Sunday
At Mt. Sinai Charch
_The Rev. Fred SorrelLs, pas
tor trt the Mt. Sinml Assembly
of Ood church, announced this
week "Quit a revival will open
at the church Sunday night,
with the Rev. and Mrs. Jim
Aademn, of Texas, as evange
lists. Services are planned
nightly at 7:30 o'clock for two
weeks.
Death Qf Miss Gribble,
Macon Native, Learned;
Succumbs In Washington
Word has been received here
of the death In Forks Wash., of
Miss Emma Gribble. a native of
Macon County, who had been
living in 'Washington for the
past -three years. She was 81
years oW.
PLAN BAKE SALE
Members of the Good Neigh
bor Bible club of Sloan's Chap
el plan a bake sale nert Thurs
day, September 25, at the Chil
dren's shop In Franklin, it has
been announced.
HOMECOMING PLANNED
A homecoming is planned at .
the Olive Hill Gospel Chapel [
Sunday, it has been announced, j
The service will feature special j
singing, dinner on the croiinds j
and preaching. The public is,
invited.
PATROLMAN IMPROVINK
Jim Waldroop, state highway
patrolman in Jefferson county,
is reported to be recovering ,
from injuries received Septem
ber 7 when he was beat up and
slugged while arresting, several i
drunks. Although injured, it is
understood he still made his ar- !
rests and then was hospitalized, i
Mr. Waldroop is the son of Mrs.
Jf.ines Hauser, of Franklin.'
P a 1 1 o n Citizens, School
Boa' d Reagh Agreement;
Uproar Subsides
The uproar caused by the
county board 01 education's de
cision to shift children in the
Patton community to a differ
ent school subsided Friday
when the board and the citi
zens of the community agreed
to compromise
The compromise : Approxi
mately half of the Patton com
munity's school children will go
to Cartoogechaye, the other
half to Franklin elementary.
The dividing line in the com
munity was drawn near where
the Louisa church road enters
the Patton community ? chil
dren on the west side will go
to Cartoogechaye, and the east
sMe to Franklin
Angry opposition to the
botnrs decision to switch the
Patton children from Cartooge
chaye to Union school to fill a
vacant classroom picked up
speed during a protest meeting
at the courthouse Wednesday
night of last week, and reached
its peak soon after the educa
tion board, at a special session
following the meeting, unanf
mlously voted to stand behind
its decision.
Veiled threats aimed at mem
bers of the board echoed
through the lower hall of the
courthouse when the board
meeting broke up and the Pat
ton citizens, who called the
protest meeting, learned of the
decision.
Several men followed Board
Chairman Bob S. Sloan to his
car as he left the meeting.
About 30 men and women ctop
ped Board Member J. C. Sor
rells in the hall and demanded
an explanation. County School
Supt. Holland McSwain soon
joined Mr. SorreHs to explain
why the board had taken such
action.
Although tempers remained at
high pitch and the outcome of
the protest meeting .was dis
cussed pro and con on a coun
ty-wide basis Thursday and
most of Friday, the compromise
apparently has cooled things off
considerably.
The classroom at Union'
school, which the board was
trying to utilize, is still vacant.
The education board's initial
decision ? designed to relieve
crowded conditions and involv
ing the transfer of the Palflon'
children and three Franklin
elementary teachers ? was mad*
at a special board meeting 8ep?
tember 8. The board sought*, to
make the changes because of
(1) overcrowded conditions at.
the East Franklin and Cartooge'
chaye elementary schools, where
the average teacher load was
36 pupils at the former and 49
at the latter, (2) a vacant
classroom at Union school, <5>
having to use the old FranklUr
High school building for overt
flow classes from the Franklin:
elementary school, and <49 w
below average pupil load per
teacher of 26 at Franklin ele
mentary.
After studying attendance
figures, the board decided that"
sending the Patton children to
two different schools uirder
terms of the compromise would
not over burden either school,
according to Supt. McSwain.
And. he added, the new agree
ment still eliminates the use of
the old High school building for
elementary classes ? something
the board has been trying to
avoid.
However, two Franklin ele
mentary teachers hpve been
transferred to Cartocgechayr?
and East Franklin They am
Mrs. Esther Wallace, to Car
toogechave ? Mr*. E]i-ab*th Hig
don, East Franklin. A third
Franklin elementary teacher.
Mrs. Margaret Flanagan, who
was slated for transfer tcr Uo
ion under the eld decision, is
teaching the eighth grade at
Franklin High, making it pos
sible for all of Franklin High's
teachers to devote their full
time to the high school. In the
past, the eighth grade was
taught \>y a high school teach
er;
Another complaint registered
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