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FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1953
TWELVE PAGES
CHURCH HOLDS
CEREMONY FOR
NEW BUILDING
Plan To Build $200,000
Church On Site Of
Present One
A ground-breaking ceremony
was conducted last (Wednesday)
evening by the congregation of
the First Baptist Church on the
site of the present church,
where the Baptist plan to build
a new $200,000 building.
The ceremony was the second
one for the church, which had
to abandon plans for building
on another site.
Ground turning by church of
ficial s and members of the
congregation was held in three
phases. The first was turned
by Gus Baldwin, S&nday School
superintendent, Mrs. Paul Kins
land, W.M.U. president, Mrs.
Fred Grant, B.T.U. director,
Kenneth Hooker, brotherhood
president, H. H. Plemmons, con
struction committee chairman,
and Verlon Swafford, chairman
of deacons. Following this all
church committees present
broke ground, and then all
membexs attending the cere
mony.
A short address was made by
Mr. Swafford and Herman
Childers offered the prayer of
dedication. Mrs. Grant gave the
invocation and Paul Carpenter,
the benediction.
WENT TO MARKET ... In
this case It was THESE little
pigs went to market. The time:
Last Wednesday afternoon.
Mack Evltt, of Norton, in Jack
son County, and Billy Meadows,
of Oak Grove, both had been
to the weekly sale at the Macon
Livestock Auction yards. Each
was on his way home with a
pig. Each pig escaped from the
truck. And each pig was WHITE.
.So the finder of a white pig
will know it's lost, but hell be
a mind reader if he knows
whether it's Mr. Evitt's or Mr.
Meadows' . . .
NEW BUSINESS TYCOONS
. . . and this Is one of the fun
niest yet. Two offsprings of the
Claude Boltons and the T. H.
Faggs, both about kindergarten
age, locked themselves in the
Fagg bedroom one day this
week and started washing win
dows in the bedroom ... a
rather expensive occupation be
cause they were using Mrs.
Fagg's nylons and perfume for
the operation.
FRANKLINS NEW STREET
. . . since reference was made
last week about the "flat-tire
feeling" experienced by motor
ists driving down Palmer Street,
the thoroughfare has picked up
a new name, "Washboard Ave
nue" . . .
NEW LOOK ... the S & L
five and dttne store on Main
Street is sporting a snazzy new
red and white striped metal
awning on its front.
HE WHO LAUGHS . . . Sun
day night movie goers are still
wondering what prompted the
wild guffaws from a handful of
folks at Macon Theatre . . .
The explanation : one of the
younger set was so engrossed in
the picture as she fumbled in
the dark for a seat that she
forgot to lower the seat and
sat down in the floor . . .
CALL THE WRECKER . . .
Zeb Angel's bid of $34 was high
for a beat-up jalopy put up for
sale in the Lion's Club super
sale Saturday morning on The
Square. He bid on the buggy
after learning that someone
drove it to the sale; but he
found that nothing but pushing
would get it away . . .
TOWN CHORE . . . parking
spaces in town are "legible''
again. The town got out its
paint bucket this week and put
down new stripes . . .
HOME FROM KOREA
Airman First Class T. W.
Angel, III, has returned from
a year's duty in Korea and is
spending a leave with his par
ent*, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Angel,
Jr., of Franklin. At the end of
his leave he will report to Pine
castle Air Force Base in Or
lando, Fla.
Crawford Is
President Of
Teacher Unit
E. G. Crawford, Otto School
principal, has been named pres
ident of the Macon County unit
of the N. C. Education Associa
tion for the school year 1953-54.
Others elected to serve with
him are Mrs. Lovicia J. Moses,
of Cullasaja School, vice-presi
dent, and Clayton Ramsey, of
Franklin High School, secre
tary-treasurer.
The new slate of officers,
which was selected by a nomi
nating committee, was unani
mously approved at a meeting
of the unit Friday afternoon at
the high school.
Mrs. Cecil Parker, president,
tendered her resignation at the
meeting and Mrs. Gay Teague,
vice-president, will serve as
president for the remainder of
the year, until the newly elect
ed officers take office next fall.
In addition to the election of
officers, members of the unit
head .reports on the Profession
al Services Conference, by Mrs.
T. J. O'Neil and Mrs. S. F. Beck.
The conferences was held in
Greensboro in December. Com
mittee reports also were made.
County School Supt. Holland
McSwain announced the obser
vance of spring holidays would
be decided by the principals
and teachers in each district.
Both the Franklin and Nanta
hala districts voted to observe
the holidays on the Friday pre
ceding and the Monday follow
ing Easter Sunday.
Miss Betty Howard, president
of the Franklin Future Teach
er's Club at the High School,
was present as. j i visitor and
was introduced to " the associa
tion.
After adjourning, the associa
tion attended the opening of
the new Macon County Teacher
Center in the old high school
building. Refreshments were
served by Mrs. Beth Guffey, ele
mentary supervisor, and Mrs.
McSwain. The tea table was
decorated with red and white
carnations.
?Staff Photo by J. P. Brad
The talk of the town Saturday was this automobile, which failed to negotiate the "roller
mill curve", just outside Franklin on the Georgia highway, and plunged over the steep embank
ment into a pasture. Two Asheville Negroes in the tar were not injured. J. J. Penland, a passeng
er, was thrown from the automobile. He was rus'ied by ambulance to Angel Hospital, bat was re
leased soon after arrival. The driver, Ernest P. Wiley, 63, said the steering mechanism locked,
causing him to go over the embankment. The accident occurred shortly after 9 a. m., and was
investigated by Highway Patrolman C. >1. Byrd.
Here's Views On
What Will Happen Now
That Joseph Stalin Is Dead?
Like the rest of the free
world, Macon County is wond
ering "what next?" since the
death of Russia's Joseph Stalin
last Thursday night.
An even bigger question mark
arose with the naming of
Oeorgi M. Malenkov, a top lead
er in the Communist Party, to
succeed the world's most pow
erful dictator.
From snatches of conversa
tion overheard this week, and
from several interviews by The
Press staff, the censensus is
that Stalin schooled his succes
sor well.
As to what's in the future?:
"One guess is as good as an
other," seems to be the atti
tude.
Here are answers some gave ;
to the question, "What do you [
think is going to happen now
that Stalin is dead?"
W. W. Reeves, commander of j
Veterans of Foreign Wars post: i
"Personally, I don't think he
(Stalin* has been active in the !
party for the last year because
of his illness. I don't believe
Russia would have made some
of the moves it did if Stalin '
had been the man behind the
gun ... I don't expect any
change."
George Hunnicutt, G. I. Farm
Program instructor and farmer:
"I think Malenkov has been
tutored by Stalin for so long
there will be no change."
Miss Harriett Murray, presi
dent of the Franklin Junior
Woman's Club: "It's possible
that Russia will have a civil
war and it remains to be seen
how powerful Malenkov will be
and if the Russian people will
follow his lead as they did
Stalin's."
J. Frank Martin, president of
the Franklin Lions Club: "What
I would like to believe is what
KaUenborn said on TV the oth
er night, that 'it's the end of
an era of dictators'. Personally,
I think this talk about civil
war inside Russia and he.r stat
elites is wishful thinking, be
cause I think Malenkov has
been the man behind the scenes
for a number of years . . . but
who am I to express an opinion
when the best brains in the
SEE NO. 1, PAGE 6
?Staff f'hoto by J. P. Hroify
HANDS UP . . . BASKETBALL STYLE ? Hands are in the air for the elusive basketball during
a game here Friday night belwtyn the Franklin and Clyde girls. Franklin's Betty Smith (13, fac
ing eamera) has a begging look Tn her face as she reaches for the ball. The local girls won the
game by a one-sided score of 65 ?o 24, avenging a three-point loss several weeks ago at the hands
of Clyde.
LOCAL CAGERS
BEAT CLYDE HI
Girls Avenge Previous
Loss, 65 to 24 ; Boys
Win, 71 to 52
The Clyde High female cag
ers ? the only team to defeat
the Franklin lassies this season
? smarted under the avenging
sting of the local girls here Fri
day night.
A lop-sided 65 to 24 score
evened up the three -point loss
several weeks ago in a non
conference battle.
I Following the action-packed !
girls' game, the Franklin lads |
Cullowhee- Franklin
Play-Off On Friday
A play-off for the eastern
division boys' crown in the
Smoky Mountain Conference
between Franklin and Cullo
whee is slated tomorrow (Fri
day) night at the Highlands
gymnaisum.
Gametime is 8 o'clock. Both |
teams ended the season with
13-1 records.
Coach Ray Lowe said the '
Franklin boys are in excel- I
lent shape for the game. Ray
Henry, who has been out '
with mumps and influenza* ,
has returned to practice and
should see limited action in
the play-off, the coach said. |
blunted the attack of the Clyde !
boys, 71 to 53, writing a thrill
ing climax to the local high
school's cage season.
A packed house watched the
Franklin girls swarm over their
opposition in the "grudge
game", with Jody Lenoir and
Audrey Gibson leading the way
in scoring. Miss Gibson, the
teams' season high scorer,
bucketed 25 points, with her
team-mate running a close sec
ond with 21.
The conference champs were
never threatened and were out
front at half-time by a score
of 33 to 15. At the end of the
third quarter Coach Ray Lowe's
girls had pulled their lead to
41 to 22.
After winding up the first
quarter 16 to 16, the Franklin
boys caught fire with the
sharpshooting of Forward Tom
my Raby, Guard L. A. Moore,
and Center Dolpha Fouts. Raby
led the scoring field with 21
points. Half-time found the
score board reading 40 to 24
and the lads kept the drive red
hot until the end of the game.
The second team took over
the game in the fourth.
Captain Allan To
Command Cruiser
Capt. H. C. Allan. Jr., lion of j
Mrs. H. C. Allan. Sr., of Frank
lin, is en route to Long Beach.
Calif., to take over command of
the cruiser Juneau.
ife and his wife spent Sunday
night and Monday morning
here with his mother before go
ing on to the west coast.
Capt. Allan will bring the
cruiser into Atlantic waters and
will sail for Europe in the near
future, his mother said.
ADDRESSES PTA
Mrs. Eloise G. Potts, superin
tendent of welfare, spoke on
school attendance and juvenile
delinquency at a meeting of the
Highlands Parent-Teacher As
sociation Monday night of last
week.
Health Center For
County In Future
Macon Tops
Blood Goal
Here Friday
Macon County tipped its hat
to this county's fighting men
overseas Friday afternoon by
going over the top of its Amer
ican Red Cross Bloodmobile
quota.
The mobile blood unit collect
ed 105 pints of the life-giving
fluid ? five more pints than the
quota.
Blood collected here will serve
a twofold purpose, on the war
front and the home front. As
always, it will be shipped over
seas in the form of blood plas
ma. However, a biologic product
of the blood-Gamma Globulin ?
is being made available by the
Red Cross for the prevention
of poliomyelitis (polio), and the
removal of this product in no
way affects the amount of
plasma obtained.
The unit's visit, the first this
year, was sponsored by the local
Veterans of Foreign Wars post.
Members of the post Auxiliary
assisted and served refresh
ments to donors. The Blood
mobile operated at the Presby
terian church.
Mrs. Snyder And
Whitaker Named
O. EL S. Leaders
Mrs. Helen Snyder has been
named worthy matron and Ed
Whitaker, worthy patron, of the (
Nequassa Chapter, Order of
Eastern Star.
Others elected to serve with
them are Mrs. Blanche Parrish,
associate matron; the Rev. C.
N. Cook, associate patron; Mrs.,
Nobia Murray, secretary; Mrs
Alice Ray, treasurer; Mrs. Cath
erine Henry, conductress; and 1
Mrs. Catherine Crawford, asso
ciate conductress. ,
New officers for the chapter
were elected last Thursday
night at the Masonic Lodge.
They will be installed at a pub
lic ceremony next Thursday |
evening. March 19. at 8 o'clock ]
at Slagle Memorial Building. j
Garden Club Names
Mrs. Lichtenstein
As New President !
Mrs. R G. Liechtenstein was '
elected president of the Frank- I
lin Garden Club at a meeting. |
Tuesday afternoon at the Pres
byterian church.
Named to serve with her are
Mrs. Gilmer A. Jones, vice-pres
ident, Mrs. E. W. Renshaw. sec
retary, and Mrs. Allen Siler,
treasurer.
The program was featured
by a talk on vegetable garden
ing by Assistant County Agent
T. H. Fagg. He used slides to
illustrate his talk.
Mrs. Holland McSwain, Miss
Laura M. Jones, and Mrs. Gil
mer A. Jones were hostesses.
Sutton And Pearson
Buy Local Laundry
Roger Sutton and Curtis
Pearson have purchased the
Franklin Laundry and Dry
Cleaners from Paul Carpenter.
Mr. Sutton operates Macon
Dry Cleaners on Palmer Street,
Mr. Pearson the City Pressing
Club on Iotla Street.
SERVICE AT SALEM
A youth service and prayer
meeting will be held at the
Salem Methodist Church to
morrow (Friday) evening at
7:30 o'clock with the Rev. J. D.
Pyatt,, pastor, in charge.
Procedure Outlined By
Doctor; Move Up To
Commissioners
A health center is within
Macon County's reach if the
board ol county commissioners
makes the move.
Procedure lor erecting a cen
ter was outlined here Tuesday
morning by Dr. R. E. Coker, Jr.,
with the State Health Depart
ment in Raleigh, in an infor
mal meeting with county offi
cials and interested persons.
Under an agreement with the
Medical Care Commission, which
allocates funds to counties for
health centers on the basis of
financial need. Macon's share
for building a center would be
19.2 per cent of the total cost,
the doctor explained.
For example: A $29,181.25
building would cost the county
only $5,602.80.
A lot on which to place the
building and an agreement that
it would be used as a health
center are the only things re
quired of the county, Dr. Coker
said.
He explained that the health
department's only connection
with the commission is approv
ing plans for a center, and he
urged the county to take ad
vantage of the plan, explaining
that the commission has funds
for allocation now.
At the present time, the
county rents office space in the
Ashear Building for the local
health department. Register of
Deeds Lake V. Shope, who was
| present at the meeting, pointed
out that in rent saved the coun
ty could cover its share of
t building the center in about 13
years.
| Dr. Coker suggested two build
ings adequate for a county of
this size ? one a 1,750-square
foot structure, which could be
built for an estimated $29,181
25; the other a 2,000 foot build
ing for an estimated $33,350.
The county's share for the
smaller building would be $5,
602.80; for the larger. ?6, 403.20.
Dr. Coker said the total cost
would cover office equipment
and some clinic equiptn?rt' . . .
"enough to begin operation at
once".
w. e. iuene> Haiawm. cnair
man of the board of : ounty
commissioners, and the only
member of the three-man board
at Tuesday's conference, raised
the question of putting an ad
dition to the building to house
the local welfare office, which
is also in the Ashear Building.
Dr. Coker said additions couU
be put on the building if the
county would cover til' entire
cost.
Putting the building on the
county-owned property at the
side of the Agricultural Build
ing was suggested as a possi
bility.
Plans for the suggested build
ings were shown by Dr. Coker.
The smaller building would
have an assembly room, two
treatment rooms, an X-ray
room, laboratory, and offices
for the health officer, nurse,
clerk, and sanitarian.
Dr. Coker said a center would
have no effect on the operat
ing expenses of the health de
partment.
He suggested that, if the
county is interested in a center,
the county commissioners pass
a resolution saying the county
will provide its share and send
a request for an allocation to
the commission.
Present at the meeting, in
addition to Mr. Shope and Mr.
Baldwin, were Dr. Leo P. Mc
Campbell. district health offic
er. County School Supt. Holland
McSwain, Norman Blaine, and
R S. Jones, county attorney.
The meeting was held in the
school superintendent's office.
Drafting Is Up And Down;
Small Group Sent Monday
Drafting in Macon County has the ups-and-downs of the
temperature.
Monday morning, the local draft board answered the
March call with three men? one of the smallest received here;
hut last month, 17 men were inducted? one of the I arrest calls.
Leaving Monday were Ralph R. ChJIders, Thad N. Walking,
and Don E. Shope. Seventeen men also went to KnoxTille, Tenn.,
for pre-induction examinations, according to Mrs. Gilmer A.
lones, board secretary.
The April induction call has not been received.