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V(ru LXVIU NO 1 hKANKt-IN, N C, I- K 1 1 < A "k JAM AK\ 11*53 UGHT PAtiKB
Baptists Change
New Church Site
Will Build On Present
Grounds; Bad Land
h orces M ove
Soggy MllJUIld tlU.S 1 0! Ced ( 1 1
ficials hi the hirst Baptist
Church tu halt construction ol
a new $200 000 church on West
Palmer Street and plans art
now being made to build the
proposed church on the sit? ol
the present church
The Kev M W Chapman
pastor, yesterday explained that
the ground on the Palmer
Street site was not solid enough
to support a building the size
of the new church
He said the congregation ap
proved a plan to build the
church on the present church
site at a business conference
Sunday morning
Construction will get under
way not later than March 15,
the pastor said The original
architect plans will be followed,
he added
Under the new arrangement,
Mr Chapman said the church
would be built in units, the
first one to cost about $140,000
When ft is completed, he said
the present church will be raz
ed to make way for the rest of
the building
The proposed church will be
three stories ground floor,
first floor, and second ? with an
auditorium capable of accom
modating 600 persons
Mj- Chapman said the church
will purchase the Bryant-Stock
ton property adjoining the
present church grounds and a
portion of the Joe Ashear prop
erty in order to provide ample
* space for the new church
P. T. A. To Hear
Nurse Speak On
Health Program
health nuw \ull be th" s?
speaker at the .lanuar\ nirrtmp
(,; Th? Kast franklin Paicnt
\li> Frank Shop*
mm:
x'lation
at ihi' school
Mr, Fa i
vsuirnt
a. 'TV I
i
.i innai :
The liif
7 <> nock
Mrs. Hopkins
Dies Monday
At Otto Home
Mrs Francos. Savannah Will
banks Hopkins. a native of
Oconee County. S C died at
her home at Otto Monday at
2 30 a m She was 71 years
old and had been ill foi about
four weeks
Funeral services were con
ducted the same day at 2 p m
at the I)"ry man Chaj>el Metho
di t Chureh by the Rev H 1,
Poindexter and burial m
the chapel cemetery
Mrs Hopkins was born Janu
ary 14 1881 the daughter of th?
late Mrs Rachel Willbanks. and
In 1897 was married to Joe
Hopkins of otto
She i'. survived b\ seven .on.
Raleigh Waltoi Albert Tom
Hov Jeff and (iradv Hopkins,
?^nir oaujihter Mioses K sie
and Ida llopkir. Mr Fr?d
Drviuai. ,.in<! \1 ; Rub'. Nnr
tor, ;i !??? Mr I lli/rt P.. in'
er of < l.i vt mi i ( , ,i .i r ,i :
('a be <
1 lopk ii
i'otP
; ilia i imim
( ,,M.| "?? \ ( II! t I VM.it
, r 1 1- ..i i.i < ) i r 1 1 ? . 1 1 v ( ?
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t werk I ? ; Ml. I ? N A.' f
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? a! arjnv .tnd . ? . r t<>r ? ?
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CROSS, MACON
NATIVE, DIES
Services For Nantahala
Resident Conducted
On Tuesday
William Franklin Cioss a;
1) n 1 It- 1 and blacksmith ol 'In
Nantahala community died at i
hi:- home Sunday at 1 1 45 p
m alter an illness ot seven i
months He was 7(1 years old
Funeral services were con
ducted Tuesday at the Briar
town Baptist Church by the
Rev T D Edney, the Rev
Moses Woodard. and the Rev
John Freeman Burial was in
the church cemetery
A native ol the Nantahala
community, Mr Cross was the
son ol W F and Mrs Alice
Bady Cross As a member ol
the Bnartown church he serv
ed as a deacon for a number
ol years
He is survived by his wile.
Mrs AJlie Dalrymple Cross;
three sons. Arthur H and Carl
ol NaJitahala, and Oscar, of
Asheville, three brothers. Clif
ton and Ed Cross, of Nantahala.
and Jess, of Hayesville. a sister,
Mrs Albert Amnion.;, of Bry
son City, and three crand- I
children I
balem (Jhurch Plans
New Years Service
A special New Year's service
is planned tonight < Friday ? at i
the Salem Methodist Church
.it 7 30 o clock. ;t ha> been an
nounced
The Rev J I) Pyatt. pastor. 1
i> : ' : c ha !-u " 1 ; i ' ' proi; r: i m i
and will be assist ? o b\ 'in !'< ?. 1
M: t< H Hull Colored
(?'. : I ;? ..!? < ? Chi 1st w ; i
' :i. n .j :ect ion with a
Mis. Enloe. Former
Resident. Succumbs
Charles FniOf r-i Homer. Oa
Mr Fnlot i.- <( ic..Mi<
i' ' ' v ! T nr to
:: iiiut hi
to H o j i : ? : ;
f< w v? .>r.s atn
Th< ! unera '. ? ? : 1 '? an-, i
: s. i. ii. H< r i , ? MniKi.r. A*
'? I.I.I!.- ? ! ? M. !'? wej. J if t
I'll Kn!o. .?! Mi K
H Sii\ <i? r Mr < ? -ii I * . . ? k # ??
.ii:': .I"!1.:. Roan<
GEORGIA COACH
TO SPEAK AT
GRID BANQUET
Rotarians Will Honor
Panthers Here On
Wednesday Night
William <Bi;i il..:f ..: .
tj.n kt t?-l < 1 cuaiii i>! T i it- L I. iver -
.sit v ot Georgia H ulluog > o*
U?* -vt speake: Wt . .L'M
at the Hot a r\ ( 'iuo ua:
banqurt hon<>[ n. the ^ rank-::.
High I' i : ' ! i' i
1 1 a a p: luuslv : nou:.< ? c
that the wii1 st speaker "-a o ulc i*
Forest "Sprck" To\ws>
Olympics high hurdle.- cham
pion ami now assistant football
coach and head true* coach .<t
U. G Yesterday. Rotanan C S
Brown, program chairman an
nounced that Mr T' W.
be unable t cj atteno the bar.
quet and that Mi Hartmar.
would come here instead
The banquet is scheduled to ,
be held at Slagle Memorial i
building
DEATH TAKES
MRS. DILLS
Macon Native Had Been
III Two Years; Rites
At Sugar Fork
Mrs Tine Dills. wile of C P
Dills, ol the Holly Spring eom
munity, died at h< r homf < n
DfTcmbrr 23 at 8 1 f> : ]
lowirm an illness < \ w.nr.f twr
years
Funeral servi<'<
Dills, who was 77. v. ? ' '
ed the following na\ ,r, 'J
at the Simar f- ' R; ; *
< 'hurch by t hr H( \ ? ?
and the Rev A: Su.i*: ?
Burial was in Th? - * r ' k
remeterv
Mr- Dills a r.:??.\? ' 'V
<nur;ty. wa bo: : ? .1:,,
? lie daughter ot " 1 ?i i Mi ?
A" us 'fallen!
She is urvivfo ?
band a m.h, }?:<>,? I ?,
t \l' (| < , ; . J . * < .
! I"t t ;? 11. i? ,r,u ? : ( ? ?
M ! ! . ! . 1 1 ? lb 1 fi' '
Ktannlin . T lire* ? ; :? ? -
Nor i Dili - "I '1 .. : ' t .
I >nn I 'I .i : 1 ; v
Sillrr Pat t - a ??
half - br< ?t r.? r A<a r ? ' ? ? {
Tallent F: ar.Klir. . ? N
ma ndehiidr? n
Pallbean r - w i ? \
Charlie Holland, j C a\o Fur
II- nd.ei nil Km \ WatU
and .J 1. Holla rib
Arrangements wei < ni ? :.? ? ' i ?
di; erf ion of Hrvar f r ? ? ? al
Home
Ray, Macon
Native, Dies
AtH is Home
( i: ? : ... i v let - lor tin- Ma
con County native wen- coi.
ducted yesterday 'Thursday' at i
3 p in .1 1 the Putts Funeial
Home chapel b> the Kev C E
Murray pastoi ot the hirst
M'-thoilist Church Burial v.as|
in Woodlawn Cemetery
Bori: January 3 1H67 Mr Ray
was the son of Henry and Mrs
Mary Dills Ray and on Sep
tember 16, 1891, he was married
t( Miss Hattie Harrison, of this
i ounty He was a member of j
the First Methodist Church
and prior to going with the
burial association he worked as
a carpenter
Mr Ray is survived by hi-s
wife, two sons, Grady H Ray,
of Kent, Ohio, and J R Ray,
of Franklin, two daughters,
Mrs Paul Potts and Miss Claud
ia Ray. of Franklin, fivp grand
children and five great-grand
children
Pallbearers were J B Pender
grass, Walter >an, Herman
Childers, Elbert Stiles, John
Bu;gm and Harve Bryant
Baty, Native
Of Highlands,
Dies At Home |
- Baty a Mason ami o-j
< ?! Hit'hlarai-. di*d Wrdia
;:i 7 30 p in at his
a* thf .iw <?! H ! 1 ? had #*ii
!??(! . ' ti n'.i y 'if: ,.r- (la . .it
.1 ! i a' t. i! ? B
" < [j- ?N-v ,U.m. C
' 1 .? !!.?..'!? (
!? Bat i > . r .. St Mi-iuIm r
? ' ? ? ? ' ?? . Pine
"a! ' < li . < :h Wii ?
r.Jifi na <1 Ms V..
' V.! "i Hi'.;h iiifls
} i ? ' ' ? ( ' b \ Mi'', ? !
' \ 'I \V '.<! I! ; B a t V ' I
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} 1 1 f ? k ? . 1 1 1 1 ir,riiaiHi.> ' 5
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? I"h" W \\ H linna r I> I
irul H'-ta I', i I Bat\
j .at I i,i. !i,.r ? a.i ? !
DEAN LEAVING
THIS WEEK FOR
ASSEMBLY MEET
^t-p r rsen t at 1 vr- F. le-t t And
Wife Will Live
In Raleigh
L f-fi.-Jat,-. t arty
A!.. r;< I,.-:.: I .. na> i.iuht ju<1
j , ? s' i-i:i ! a. ., ? V. j :] <M.
. ? i.i w> Hi. I- (lav morning
While ii. Raleigh Mr ai.e
Mr- Dean will maki- then home
lit filo N H1<j hi , t stree', where
they will occupy the apartment
in which Senator and Mr1 H S
Jones lived during, the 1951
general assembly
In going to the legislature
Mr Dean is following In the
footsteps ol his lather, the late
H D Dean, who served two
terms in the house early in
this century Mr Dean is the
first Republican representative
from this county since 1926
Clyde Drake is taking over
Mr Dean's work as bookkeeper
at the Macon County Supply
Company, a position Mr Dean
has held for about a year
CARNES DIES
DECEMBER U
Georgia Native Succumbs
At Age Of 79; Rites
Held Christmas
Thoma> J Carries a :? rrn? :
iiiid nativ*. < t T :ti? r Ga c.< (
iM'Cf mb'-r 24 at r, l.:. a
th< S!)]f- <?< >rr. nr.:. ;t ; J U r ; !
llln*-- "1 v< ra; :!? v. a
79 year.-. <?*(:
I uii* ra! s( r\ jC - v. ? ?
' . u' t ' c chri^tma.- . '
it. Mr T? .1. Bap*.
t) t i .. >:.(
Ba; -iM c
M- .
BaP< s ,?.i r i. U.
S* K NO J BA(- 1 :
From Obscurity To Fame Is
Macon s Agricultural Success Story
K\ .1 P BRA in
l-'rom an obscurc truck farm
inn county to one tops in live
[stock and poultry is the main
theme of the Mamn County
I anricult ural success storv a i
storv that is far from complete
Th< county's humpy path to
tli# top i.v paved with hard
work, sweat, and more hard I
work hut the motivation, the
man. tin vint: |m>w?m t hat has 1
k'-pf the machinery from hreak
inc dowii when the I'.nmi' was
ro'irlicst, ha: been and *till is
Ml' proplr '.I 'line . t ? ?
pu 1 . 1 < i a r H .ir i v in, toward bet
t ? : f ,i rm and horra ma n;i?'?
t m ! u f t ?"?(! t<. iiMin t r tali 'at ion
> ? ? i : ! . ? < ? ? j 1 1 : . ? in in
Mat ... in, | 1 1 . t m . .. ?i ]
? ? nr ? > ..a h Mm- \? l it
?'in I": that Vva Mm m.h S W
? \ ... ? t . f I'h, aim ar> lit t m k
,th Mm . ' ni 1 1 1 t hi "ur i i th*
. a I V? m i 1 1 ? . ! ! i a ha | ? o n
. ? . : Ma IX top , M.,nt?.
?K('nU in Nor t h < ai"lma
tv. rather thnn hrrriM-lI 1 f it I v<
nj.l Ix-rn standing on th? f ici?
line "
Til I - U i . 1
{?t;i is*' <>t the
HRTTlt [)??(>. US'
.! run* i ! ? 1 ur.i \
In' v. ? . i- : hi t r f
I \? nisi Imtii I.i.ihIiiic on I lir .i(l<-hiir ( < > 1 1 1 1 1 \ \ i; ? ? n t s \\
M r mini h i 1 1 s;i \ s. .i fir .iv M ;i< <?n < i 1 1 ^ i : i i? u 1 1 :i i .1 1 in ? ? ss
'?In' \ r- 1 idii f rnrd Ncvrillicli'ss, t 1 1 r t <> 11 11 1 \ .1 ? 1 11 1 1 1 1 - Imtii .1
|irin<i|?.il inrmlirr ??? I he < .isl in tin- <ount\ s ? limit ?n>rn .111 ol>
.?ni'- 1 1 in U I. timing <minl\ 1o n 11 r fops m !i\r-t??, u .mil 1 > < ? 1 1 1 1 r v
? !.? : ? f hf ? ni.r -
'i pf v ? p I ? ? aj c
' : :< i a ' i i nr : ? - ? ' ? ? n -n li lor
hi M ? t hint: V t hi;- i j lift
iin installment ? their will k#1
minry mow1 ' in Karon's aprictii
turn! success st4fc ry . bin S W
Mendenhall. nevfTthi'less is *
principal pk'hiImt of th* rast
In 1 <<:<;? Maroi. u a* ni thf
rrucidk <>! fiv >?;ir aprim!
I nr.il pi om an. : f hf lead
("-ship c > l (>>ui, t-. /U'?*nt F S
.Sloa i . .-AT.it mr nut Mm <i*;<n\s
'?lo r. a lr:r i ? ? with ' I ;? ? > < ' . . 1 ' i if
nat ion It: hi- i i.i , ?ir? : ? p? <r t In
I lit \ ( ' A.! II r I , } ???. ?
Ki t vim Mr S' -.1*1 t< ? ? ? (i
Th? ? ' ' ..?? ? Mi?- .. . ?
Mai ??( <'.??? T . . ? 'ii* ? ? ?
Wilhide's Entry
Contest Winner
GIRL SCOUT
FUND DRIVE
BRINGS $370
County Chairman Says
Many Contributions
Still Not In
The Nantahala Area Gir! |
! Scout tunc! drive which closed
I last week brought in $370 50, |
according to a final report
made this week by Mrs R G
Liehtenstein county chairman
Mr.1- LichtensU-in said a
number of promised contribu
i I tions still have not been re
, ' ceived
Contributors during the clos
ing week of the drive included
Brvant Furniture Company.
Ted Reber, the Rev A Rufus
Morgan Franklin Hardware
' Company, Adolph Zoellner, Ros
ton Dean. Intermediate Girl
| Scout, Troop 4. Wesleyan Guild.
Veterans of Foreign Wars post.
Mrs Edith Conley J Horner
Stockton. Or Frank M Kjllian.
R S Jones. Ed Carpenter
1Jame> Denman Miss Cecil Gib
j son. Bank of Franklin, and Dr
F. W Fisher
Chastain Is Sent
To Alaska Fort
Cpl Thomas D ('hast an:
o; Mrs Flb^rtam Chil
ian. < 1 Onci.-s. preiUi\ v. a.
as^i'Ji.n: to th?- Arinv^ A..: k.;
Goh'-ral iK'po* ;? t F<>rt: R.- i
I -or. Ala>ka ti?< Aim:-. !!?
1 T ' f.\ ! . N ? 'A c.:/.
A ? :
ar.Tjv C: ( ': ,.k -! ,i .
? : I ); i ? , ? i : i . ? ' i ; : . -
.a; H. .'..is : .IT .. : '
B? .
A.
Robinson Appointee!
To Embassy In Iraq
V;:i ;.k
Hi,
Green Receiving
Basic Training
V t Arthur I. (irren. ?mi ?-f
, Mr .ii. ii Mr A I (ireen. .?f
h "H1 . ??. i i . Kont ? 1. ha.s arnvi i!
. 1 1 :h? Driin.iiici Replacement
i I r 1 1 1 1 : ? C'Titrr ;it Aberdeen
Pn? me (irnund. M(i and is
I lir.nrrmimv; ei^ht weeks <d army
' [ju.sv training. it has been an
. IH.U'IC d
PY.llo'A basic, Pvt (iirni
vki'j receive spec ia 1 1 . ??(! training
in or i ordnance corps technical
>( ? ill i cither at the Aberdeen
Proving Ground or one ni tin'
other army urdnance m-taila
tion*. the announcement e\
n I a i n* d
SIN(.F KS < OMI\(.
Th? An(.:? u .inj:er o| An
drew,1. uili present ;i pini'iam '
. i ' t lie v i >u r 1 1 u mi. si Sunday a 1 1 ei 1
/?"Hi ar ? 1 clock . it ha ? been
? i imur ,f ? i ! Adm iv. i< m i : I ? < ?>
? \ pi. i i'ned
li\M I IM \NN| I)
i \ i \r\\
Colorful Displays Made
Chore Difficult For
Three Judges
The artlstr, ')[ Mr and Mrs.
H A WUhide won :ir.' place
m the Franklin. Harden club'.->
outdoor Christina decorations
contest
Because of the large number
of outstanding displays entered
in this year's contest, the
judges Dr and Mrs Cecil W
Mann and Howard Tesreau- had
a difficult time picking winners
as they toured the town Christ
mas Eve.
But the Wilhides walked olf
with the top honors Their en
try, a life-size and colorfully
lit manger scene, was built by
Mr Wilhide in his spar<> time.
Mr and Mrs Allan Brooks
won first place in the doorway
| decorations feature of the eon
: test, and West's Florists wa*
; tops in the commercial division,,
j a new addition to the contest.
Other winners were:
Outdoor Display Dr and Mrs.
Frank M Killian. second, and
Mr and Mrs G L* Hines,
j third
Doorway: Mr and Mrs. Roy
Biddle, second, and Mr and
Mrs J Ward Long, third.
I Commercial Bryant Furni
ture Company, second, and
Franklin Hardware Company,
third
Honorable mentions were
awarded Mr and Mrs R E. Mc
Kelvey, Mr ar.d Mrs James
Ha user. Mrs W A Rogers. Mr
and Mrs Dan Bry-or. ar.c! the
u.uden club "xhibi' t: the oct
iom display division Mr and
Mr- 1 T Peek ane Mr and
M: B.:. Biy.-c :, .:. rhi ooor
r. Nature a.'ici '.it N'anta
! .aia ! * < ? \\ ? : Ij'.'l.' - any.
? Hiiiil't a ! . < . A : . -.'a Clinic,
? .1 liu-rc;.. - ,'l-luii
i - ' i . : t ? 1 a:ue - a re part -
:::? : , n i .??sses
city
: the
? >. ? ? ,ird
/
Brown, Retiring
Pc er Employe,
Being Honored
(. ... ?>?? I hi
? V ? W". Km
, c i i \ nmlr .?i ? i -? ? Mc-nur
H : of
i h:> : ? t ii ' m< r i .< .111 >loye
and
p : i : < ???. | -?n>
Al'p!' '? <\;.V. (..liClHlS
and employ - n! the finpany.
a . .. i ha-. ? ????:. ' !? < < ! y associat
e'd wvith : ? r j r i r i n worker, will
at Jrjio tii' i : i i ; n ? v
M : J i ? 1 : . 'a ho ii;us been
uith tin ' >!'i.'.a n l/at ion Mficc Oc
! tuber J!' i !< } J . W a ? presented a
? vnst uatch In his lellow work
<: ! ? rrn 1 1 \ December 31 was
;hi- la>t < i a v witli the company,
' .->ii i r t ? h? lias rc.o'hcd thr re
t !! rniflit
In his 10 years with the
i cittiipai.-, fa ha.-. served as a
[x>wrr hniis? operator and at
the time ot retirement was
employed n, the automotive
ma in la mance department
fimr to wot kiiiK tor the pow
( : - ompany. lie was for many
lyeais an ' lnploye ot the United.
| Stat* ? I i>re.st Service
_
I he Weather
? p*"'*' i ' r? jnH rminfalL
??trtkliri (y M ?!?? Stllco,
"i , ar<l at tb^ Corw U
?? a f, . ? %
franki.in
TVmperaf ures
High I/>w Rain
>A :w
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Temperatures
High Ix) w Rain
1 ? :n
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