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VOL. LXVII? NO. 47
FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, NOV. 20, 1952
SIXTEEN PAGES
MACON TAKES
STOCK SHOW
TOP HONORS
I
Killian Has Champion; |
Local Entries Win 35
Blue Ribbons
For the third year running j
Macon County has walked away
with the grand championship
at the annual Western North i
Carolina Fat Stock show.
The show, held Wednesday of
last week near Enka, ended
with Paul Killian's 1,090-pound
steer receiving the high honor
of the show. He is the son of
Dr. and Mrs. Frank M. Killian,
of Franklin.
At the sale the following day,
young Killian's calf was bought
by the Franklin Feed Mill for
the top sale price of 60 cents
a pound.
Overall, the 35 calves entered
In the show by this county's
Future Farmers of America and
4-H club members chalked ap
an enviable record in having
the grand championship and |
winning 30 blue ribbons, five
reds, and taking first place In
both the three-animal and five
animal showmanship group*.
The 38 sold for a total of
$11,222.16 at the Thursday aft
ernoon sale, an average of
$320.63 per animal. The average
price per. pound was 35.35
cents.
In having the grand cham
pion, young Killian brought the
honor back to Macon lor the
third straight year. Weyman
Waldroop's entry won the 1950
show, and James "Pete" Seiner's
last year's.
As in past years, business
men and civic groups cff this
county threw their support sol
idly behind the youngsters at
the sale, helping them receive
top prices for their calves.
Local buyers Included Brown
and Carson, a group of men
purchasing under the name of
Franklin Businessmen, Macon
Construction company, Franklin
Frozen Foods, Franklin Veter
ans and county agents, Frank
lin Lions club, Franklin Rotary
club, Dr. Frank M. Killian,
Franklin Future Farmers of
America chapter, Dr. Edgar An-i
gel, Waynesville Tractor com
pany, and Belk's Department
store.
This year's shows had 111 en
tries from 11 Western counties,
making it even larger than last
year's, which drew 97 entries.
While'collecting their raft of
blue ribbons -at the show, the
local youngsters won third and
fifth pilace in the lightweight
division; first, third, and fourth
in the medium weight class;
and firnt, second, third, and
fourth in the heavyweight fea
ture.
Winners, by divisions, are as
follows :
Lightweight: Jimmy Ayvers,
Dillard, Ga, Route 1, third
place*. Leroy Peek, fifth.
Winning Wue ribbons were.
Bill Fouts, Franklin, Route 4,
Max Morgan, franklin. Route 4,
SEE NO. 1, PAGE 13
MEANDERING
ALONG
MAIN STREET
The smooth tove-maklng of
a well -known movie idol (male),
who starred in a recent movie
at the Macon theatre with a
bevy of beautiful girls, did lit
tle but disgust an ex-GI movie
goer.
"Ahh,"'he muttered, "I used
to make better time than that
with candy bars!"
* * * k
There's a story going around
the Macon by-ways of an elder
ly die-hard Republican, who
spent his days and nights lam
basting the present administra
tion and anyone daring to say
he was a Democrat.
A couple of days after the |
general election, which saw the;
Republican banner carrier, Gen. i
Elsenhower, win the presidency
by a landslide, the elderly GOP
stalwart walked Into his favor
ite hangout ? a country store.
"Who you gonna cuss now
since the Republicans are in?" i
asked one of several sitting;
around a pot-bellied stove.
Them ?***/$ Democrats." the
old man shot back, "they's the
ones who put Ike in."
? Staff Photo by J. P. Brady ?
F?r the third year running the Grind Champion of the
W. N. C. W {Monk Show has been from Macon Comty. Paul
Kllllsn, son of Dr. and Mis. Frank M. Killian, of Franklin, is
shown above with his 1,090- pound steer that watted off with
the championship at this year's show, held Wednesday of last
week at the Horse and Hound pavilion near Enka. His mother
holds a trophy presented to Paul by the N. C. Hereford Blunders
tnnhtlH to bntat the champion. In addition, this county's
35 entries received 30 bine ribbons, and five reds.
Memorial Service For Mann
And Miss Leach Is Planned
io iNDuaro
INTO SERVICE
Selective Service Board
Announces 10-Man Call
For December
The local selective service
board sent 10 Macon County
men to Knoxville, Tenn. Wed
nesday of last week lor induc
tion into the army.
Another draft call for 10 men
on December 8 has been re
ceived, according to Mrs. Gil
mer A. Jones, board secretary.
The new inductees are char
lie R. Norton, Ellis B. Bates,
Paul A. Sh?lton, Claude N. Cur
tis, Lyman T. Calloway, Jr.,
Willard J. Haney, Cecil Stanley,
John L. Bateman, Howard R.
Mason, and Cecil R. Bingham.
Twenty men also went to
Knoxville last week for prein
induction examinations, Mrs.
Jones said.
SCHOOLS CLOSING
Macon schools will be closed
November 27 and 28 in observ
ance of Thanksgiving, County
School Supt. Holland McSwain
has announced.
A memorial service in mem
ory of Miss Mora Leach and J.
J Mann, both for many years
teachers in the Macon County
school system, is planned Sun
day afternoon at the First
Methodist Church by the local
unit of the N. C. Education As
sociation.
Taking part in the service,
which will begin at 2:30 o'clock,
will be the Rev. C. E. Murray,
pastor of the Methodist church,
the Rev. J. Q. Wallace, retired
Presbyterian minister, Weaver
Shope, principal of Cullasaja
school, G. L. Houk, former
superintendent of schools, and
County School Supt. Holland
McSwain.
Special choral music will be
by the Cullasaja Glee Club,
composed of former students of
Mr. Mann, who taught for 40 1
years here. He died October 23
in a local hospital after an ill
ness of several months.
Miss Leach, whose teaching
j covered 48 years, most of them
in Macon schools, succumbed on
November 1 after being in de
clining health for some time.
The many friends and former
students of Miss Leach and Mr.
Man are invited to attend the
service.
ALTHOUGH NOW OIL EXECUTIVE.
HE'S STILL SAME BRONCE RAY
This is the story of a country
boy from Macon County who
hu gone to the top in a big
American industry.
He is Bronce L. Ray.
Reared on the bead of Born
ingtown creek, he bu been at
1111111
BRONCE L. RAY
slstant general manager of
marketing of the Esso Standard
Oil company, the largest o t the
Standard Oil companies, sine*
1948, and the other day was
elected to the board of Esso
Standard Oil.
Mr. Ray Is the son of the
| late Mr. and Mrs. Newton
(Newt i Ray. His step-mother
and half-brother, Howard Ray,
still live at the old home place
on Bumtogtown. He is a broth
er of Mrs. Clyde Ledford, of
Franklin, Route 1, and a neph
ew of Mrs. J. Lee Barnard, Sr.,
of Franklin, and of Mrs. Charlie
Ray, of Burningtown. He often
has visited these and other rel
atives here.
After attending the school at
Oak Dale and the old Iotla
High scbool, he went to Western i
Carolina Teachers college, Cul
lowhee, foir about two years.
Then, as a youth, he joined the
Standard Oil company at Char
lotte as a clerk.
Later, he was transferred to j
Durham, where he rose through!
various district and sales man- |
agement positions to become di- i
vision manager in 1943. Trans- '
ferred to the New Jersey divl- |
sion as manager, in 1945 he be- j
came assistant northern region
manager with headquarters in
New York. Three years later,
he was named manager of dl- 1
rect marketing, a position later
changed to assistant general
manager of marketing.
The Esso Standard Oil covers |
18 states and has large interests |
abroad. His work often has tak
en Mr. Ray to Europe and the
East.
Still in his early fifties, Mr. ;
Ray is a member of the Ajner- ,
SEE NO. 3, PAGE 8
Manager Plan'
For Franklin
Is Discussed
Members of the Franklin Ro
tary club favor the adoption of '
the manager-council form of
government for Franklin, by a
margin of about 9 to 1.
This was revealed by an in
formal poll taken at the club's ;
meeting last Wednesday eve- ]
ning, following a general dis- <
cussion of the pros and cons of |
employment of a full-time town (
manager for Franklin. \ (
The concessus appeared to be j i
that, with a full-time manager, i
the town's affairs would be bet
ter administered, and that a
competent manager probably
could save his salary by better
advance planning, economies in
buying, and more efficient use
of the town's facilities and
labor.
Among those taking part In
the round-table discussion were
Mayor W. C. Burrell, Alderman
Verlon Swafford, and Town
Clerk C. O. Ramsey, who were
present as invltea guests; Ald
erman Erwln Patton and Oscar
Ledford; R. S. Jones, town at
torney; H. W. Cabe, former
mayor; John M. Archer, Jr.,
former alderman; Harmon H.
Gnuse, Jr., John B. Ray, W. A.
Hays, the Rev. C. E. Murray,
Don Smith, and Weimar Jones,
who led the discussion.
8EE NO. 4, PAGE 8
NANTAHALA
, LEADER DIES
May Succumbs F riday ;
Was Active In His
Community Affairs
Clint May, ail employe of the
State Highway Department and
active leader in the Nantahala
community, died suddenly Fri
day afternoon about 2:30 o'clock.
He was 38 years old.
A native of this county, Mr.
May had served as committee
man of the Nantahala school
district, precinct chairman of
the Nantahala township, and
was an unsuccessful candidate |
for the county board of educa- j
I tion several years ago.
Funeral services were con
ducted Sunday afternoon at 2 1
o'clock at the Briartown Bap- 1
[ tist Church, of which Mr. May
I was a member, by the Rev.
Clint Sawyer and the Rev. Moss
Woodard. Burial followed in the
church cemetery.
Born February 12, 1914, Mr.
May was the son of Mrs. Rosa
belle May and the late J. M.
May. He was educated in the
county schools and in 1938 was
married to Miss Rebecca Ray,
of Franklin. Route 3.
He had been with tne high
way department for about four
years and at the time of his
death was a foreman of road
construction.
Surviving are his wife and
mother; a son, James Clinton
May, of the home; two daugh
ters, Margaret Sue and Jennie
Lou, of the home; four broth
ers, Turner and Roy May, of
Flats, Garland and Hubert, of
Marble; three sisters, Mrs. OUie
Lambert, of Andrews, Mrs. Lena
Owenby, of Gastonla, and Mrs.
Nina Lambert, of Ohio.
Pallbearers were Newman
Wilson, Ebb May, Buford Owen
by, Grady May, Harley May,
Clyde Clark, Harold Roper, Paul
Crawford, A. B. Chandler, and
Lake Shope.
Honorary pallbearers were
Clifton Douthit, M. Cochran,
Fred Morgan, Grady Cope, Car
man Kilpatrick, Frank Shields,
E. L. Curtis, George Stalcup,
Gene Hyatt, and Jack Conley.
Arrangements were under the
direction of Potts Funeral home.
The Weather
The week's temperatures and rainfall, as
rec<r!ed in Franklin by Manson Stile*,
L\ S. weather observer, and at the Coweeta
Hydro'ojic Laboratory:
FRANKLIN
Temperatures
High Low Rain i
Wednesday 63 26 ....
Thursday 65 23 .... i
Friday 57 24 ....j
Saturday 70 42
Sunday 75 31 ....[
Monday 78 32 j
Tuesday 68 38
FORMERMACON 1
SHERIFF DIES
HERE MONDAY
J. P. Bradley Is Victim 1
Of Heart Attack; Was ?
Active Republican (
Ex-Sheriif James Perry Braci- 2
ey, an active leader in the Re
publican party here, died sud- i
ienly Monday night. 1 1
Mr. Bradley, who was 68 years c
aid, was found slumped over 1
the steering wheel of his auto- <
mobile about 8 o'clock on a t
road in the Watauga section. J
Coroner George R. Henson i
said death was attributed to a
heart attack.
Funeral services for Mr. Brad
ley, who served as sheriff here
from 1942 to 1950, were con
ducted yesterday (Wednesday)
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the
Oak Grove Baptist church by
the Rev. C. C. Welch, the Rev.
Clarence Taylor, and the Rev.
B. Underwood. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
A native of the Oak Grove
SEE NO. 5, PAGE 8
Deer Hunters
Take To Woods; Some
Kills Listed
Scores of hunters, from Ma
con and other nearby counties,
took to the woods Monday ar.d
Tuesday for the season's first
deer hunt.
Because of the scattered na- j
ture of the hunts, members !
of The Press staff were unable. ,
at this date, to obtain the |
number of kills and the lucky j
hunters.
Among those from this county
getting bucks were Paul Duvali,
Adolph Zoellner, Glenn Holt,
Jarret Ledford, Terrell Hoil
man, and Bunn Kaiser.
Others registering kills are
asked to contact The Press of
fice on Palmer Street, or call
24. r
Three kills Tuesday, which
attracted a lot of attention in
downtown Franklin where the ,
hunters parked their truck,
were made by a party of four ?
Ernest Clay, of Madison, Tenn.,
Johnny Thomas, Walt Glazner,
and Carl Watson, all of Bre
vard.
The season opens again in
this area Monday, Tuesday, and
Wednesday. Another hunt Is i
scheduled December 3, 4, 5, and i
6.
1
J. P. BRADLEY
Locais Beat
Clyde To End
Grid Season
The Franklin High Panthers,
launting a sizzling air and ]
round attack, wrote finis to '
heir 1952-53 grid season in j
;iyde Friday afternoon by |
wamping the Clyde Cardinals
:6 to 0.
Although this season is past c
listory as far as the Frank- 1 v
in squad as a whole is con- j 1
:erned, several local stars will j
>e writing new chapters In the i
Dptimist Bowl in Ashevllle and 1 '
he Smoky Mountain Senior 1
Jowl in Bryson City. Both >
;ames are scheduled Thanks- I
jiving Day.
The Panther's hard-charging 1
ullback, Sammy Henderson,
ind his backfield co-workers, |
railback Dick Mashburn, fired
She Panthers to the decisive
victory over the Cardinals.
From the opening kick-off
the outcome of the game was
aever In doubt. The Panthers
took the boot on the 12-yard
line and drove and passed 88
yards for the first score. A
Mashburn-Hunnlcutt pass turn
ed the touchdown trick and
Henderson booted the extra
point.
From that point on, Coach
Ralph (Chuch) McConnell's lads
started plucking feathers out
of the outclassed Cardinals.
They struck for two more scores
In the second farme and again
in the fourth.
Two Cardinal fumbles In the
second quarter paved the way ]
for the Panthers.
Panther End Carroll Childers
pounced on a Clyde bobble on
the Cardinal 21 and .Mashburn
flipped a pass to End Bill Hun
nicutt, who rolled over into
paydlrt. Henderson's kick for
the extra was no good.
Another fumble, on the Clyde
14, was recovered by Guard
Thomas Jones and on the next
play, Wingback Bobby Womack
used a reverse to chalk up an
other score. Henderson's RlcS
for the extra was good.
Although the Cardinals knuck- i
SEE NO. 7, PAGE 16
FOREST FIRE
WORT GIVEN
Renshaw Says Situation
Still Needs Caution
Exercised
During tfie first 15 days of
November. 15 forest fires ?
that's an average of one a day
? played havoc with an esti
mated 12,609 acres of Nanta
hala forest and adjoining pri
vate lands, according to Nan
tahala Supervisor E. W. Ren
shaw.
A damage estimate In terms
A fire burning in the Stand
ing Indian refuge on the
head of Nantahala river was
extinguished early Wednesday
morning by fighters and rain,
the Nantahala Forest Service
has reported.
of dollars and cents is now be
ing prepared, the supervisor
said, and will be made public
later.
Macon County's biggest con
cern during the prolonged dry
spell, when fire danger reached
SEE NO. 6, PAGE 16
? Staff f'hoto by J. P. Draih- y
These comely young ladies from Macon County are two of
62 in Western North Carolina counties who will be competing for I
the title of Queen of the 1952 Barley Tobacco Market during the 1
Tobacco Festival, which opens Friday in AsheviUe. Miss Freda i
Elliott, left, will represent the Holly .Springs community and Miss i
lane Led better, the Carson community. The beauty contest will I
begin at 9 p. m. at City Auditorium.
MACON PLANS
OUIET THANKS *
OBSERVANCE
rlolidays Will Be Marked
By Church Services
And Dinners
Macon County plans a quiet
Jbservance of Thanksgiving
vith church services and com
munity suppers.
In Franklin, an interdenomi
national service will be held
rhanksgiving Day at the Frank
lin Presbyterian Church at 8
a. m. The Rev. A. Rufus Mor
gan, rector of the St. Agnes
Episcopal Church, will deliver
the Thanksgiving message.
The offering from this serv
ice will be for orphanages of
all churches here.
The Invocation will be given
by the Rev. J. Q. Wallace, re
tired Presbyterian minister, and
the benediction by the Rev. M.
W. Chapman, pastor of the
First Baptist Church. A prayer
will be offered by the Rev. C.
E. Murray, Methodist minister.
Special choral music for the
service will be by the Presby
terian Children's Choir, under
the direction of Mrs. Margaret
Cooper.
A similar Thanksgiving Day
service is planned at the High
lands Episcopal Church of the
Incarnation. The Rev. Robert
M. Hart, pastor of the High
lands Presbyterian Church, will
deliver the sermon, using as
his topic, "It is a Good Thing
to Give Thanks Unto The
Lord." The service will begin
at 10 a. m.
Elsewhere through the coun
ty, schools and organizations
are planning Thanksgiv:ng din
ners "with all the trimmin's".
One is scheduled Saturday at
7 p. m. at the East Franiilln
school and another the same
night at the Cartoogechaye
school at 7:30 o'clock.
Union school will sponsor a
dinner Wednesday evening at
6' o'clock. ? ? 1 j
T.lJ. Seal Drive
Is Under Way
The annual Tuberculosis
Christmas Seal Campaign, spon
sored in this county by the
Franklin Lions Club, got under
way this week with Lien Rob
ert J. Korte heading the drive.
In announcing the opening of
the drive, the chairman said in
1953, for the first time since
1948. a free mobile X-ray unit
will be in Macon for the benefit
of everyone.
"Positively no one will be
denied the opportunity to learn
if he or she is free from the
menace of tuberculosis", he em
phasized.
In health investment, Mr.
Korte said this year's drive
should bring a 1.600 per cent
return, if the county's 16,000
citizens back the campaign with
dollar contributions.
"The investment is in your
health? ^everyone of you," the
chairman said, "and the return
can only be realized if all
pitch in and help in the fight
against tuberculosis."
Mare than a thousand letters,
containing sheets of seals, will
be mailed throughout the coun
ty at an early date, he said.
SLATE RED
CROSS MEET
Annual Session Friday
Will Feature Election
Of New Officers
Election of new officers and
i special program will be high
lights of the annual meeting of
:he local American Red Cross
chapter at East Franklin school
tomorrow (Friday* night.
The session will begin at 7:30
>'clock and all persons inter
?sted in the work of the Red
Cross are invited to attend.
Boy Scouts, home nursing
groups in the county, and a
nusical feature make up thi
:vening's program.
Present officers of the chap
ter are: Weaver Shope, of
Franklin, chairman, W. R. Potts,
af Highlands, vice chairman,
rod J. C. Jacobe, of Franklin,
treasurer.
SEE NO. 7, PAGE
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