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FRANKLIN, N. C.. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1953
PRICE
10 Cents
FOURTEEN PAGES
? Staff Photo by J. P. Brady
These two "youngsters" walked off with the prizes for being
the "youngest" at Sunday's "Fellowship Hour" at the Franklin
Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Elizabeth Emory, ,of the Patton settle
ment, will celebrate her 94th birthday the 21st of this month.
George Parrish's 87 years put him in the winner's circle. Mr.
Parrish. of Franklin, Route 1, was the "youngest" present at last
year's event. The "Fellowship Hour" for th( county's young-in
heart is sponsored by all churches here.
Old Folks Gathering Draws
Estimated 200 Here Sunday
Fellowship, singing, and refreshments were just a few of the
highlights of the annual "Fellowship Hour" for Macon's old folks.
Sunday afternoon at the Franklin Presbyterian Church.
An estimated 200 were on hand for the event. The 49 "young
sters" who listed their ages in the' registration book, had an
average age of 73. Their combined ages totaled better than 35
centuries.
Prizes for the "youngest" present went to Mrs. Elizabeth
Emory, of the Patton commun
ity, who will be 94 the 21st of
this month, and George Parrish,
87, of Franklin, Route 1.
Mr. and Mrs. olin Cabe, of
Washington state, took the
prizes for traveling the farthest
distance to attend the "Fellow
ship Hour". Mrs. Cabe is the
daughter of Mrs. Emory.
With W. K. (Ken) Hooker
serving as master of ceremon
ies, the program opened with a
devotional and welcome by the
Rev. J. Bryan Hatchett, pastor
of the host church. Mrs. C. E.
Henry led group singing. Mrs.
H. W. Cabe was pianist.
Several old songs were sung
by Jim Raby, well-known sing
ing convention leader, and John
Jennings. George Johnson Join
ed the latter for one number.
A group of Negroes attending
also sang.
Other features of the pro
garm included a reading by Mrs.
R. 8. Jones, a comedy skit by
Nancy Slier, Rebecca Reeves,
and Linda Shope, a piano solo
by Mrs. Mary Waldroop, and a
duet by Mrs. Henry and Mr.
Hatchett.
Refreshments were served in
the Sunday School section at
the rear of the church follow
ing the program in the main
auditorium.
The "Fellowship Hour" Is
sponsored by all churches of
the county under the supervis
ion of the Macon County In
terdenominational Ministerial
Association.
Committee chairmen for this
year's gathering Included Mrs.
Frank H. Potts, general chair
man; B. L. McGlamery, trans
portation; Mrs. G. W. Grind
staff, program, Mrs. R. R.
Gaines, refreshments; the Rev.
-C. E. Murray, ministerial ar
rangements; and the Rev. M.
W. Chapman, publicity.
MEANDERING
ALONG
MAIN STREET
TACKLE GENE MASHBURN.
who let his anger lead him to
rough up one of the officials in
the Franklin-Hayesville game
here t-.vo weeks ago, and as a.
rssult was suspended from the
team has what it takes and
plentv more too, if talk along
t,i?<e Miin Stem has substance.
Gene personally visit"d the of
f.cial in Cashiers and apologiz
ed for his display of temper. It
talces a good man to admit a
mistake: an even better one to
apologize for it.
J. L. WEST has found a way
to iurn eating into something
profitable. He found two pearls
about the size of small garden
peas while wading through a
mess of oysters at dinner re
cently.
~ " PAGE 12
\K\Y fWS'TOR
THE REV. A. F. GORDON
Mr. Gordon, of Webster, is the
new pastor of the Iotla, Snow
Hill, and Riverview Methodist
churches on the Franklin cir
cuit, which has been divided
this year. Joseph Houser, a sen
ior at the school of theology at
Emory University, is serving the
other circuit churches, Bethel,
Clark's Chapel, Louisa, and
Salem.
SHOPE REUNION
The Shope family reunion will
be held Sunday at the home of
Grover Bradley. All members
of the family are urged to at
tend and bring lunch.
INDUSTRIAL
SURVEY PLANS
ANNOUNCED
Commerce Body, Town
Earmark Funds For
Compiling Data
The Franklin Chamber of
Commerce Is now planning to
conduct a complete up-to-date
industrial survey of Macon
County at an early date.
Both the commerce body and
the Town of Franklin already
have earmarked $250 for the
survey.
Although final plans are still
incomplete, the survey will be
a concise and comprehensive
report on the county's labor
potential and will cover all per
tinent facts and figures for in
spection by prospective indus
tries.
The survey will be handled
in two phases ? one for the
labor picture, the other for
additional information, accord
ing to Mrs. Lasca E. Horsley,
C of C secretary.
Volunteers from local civic
organizations will conduct the
labor inquiry on a county-wide
basis, while the chamber of
commerce will distribute fact
sheets to businesses and indi
viduals for the remaining in
formation.
The date far the labor in
| quiry will be announced later,
Mrs. Horsley said.
| Once the information is com
' piled and tabulated, the indus
trial committee plans to publish
| it in booklet form with picture
j illustrations.
The last industrial survey
was conducted here in June,
j 1948.
FORESTERS
AT COWEETA
Makes 60 Organized
Tours For Year,
Forester Announces
Fifteen foresters are at the
Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory
this week for a' watershed man
agement training session.
The men are from the Green
Mountain National Forest, Ver
mont, White Mountain National
Forest, New Hampshire, and the
Allegheny National Forest,
Pennsylvania. '
E. A. Johnson, forester In
charge at Coweeta, said this
group brings to 60 the number
of organized tours at the lab
ortory this year. The number
involves 800 persons, he added.
Saturday, a science club from
Atlanta, Ga., composed of pro
fessional people, is expected to
arrive by bus for a tour of the
5,400-acre outdoor test tube, the
forester announced.
METHODIST MEETING
The Waynesville Methodist
District set-up meeting will be
held at the Bryson City Metho
dist Church on Monday at 10:30
a. m., the Rev. W. Jackson
Hunneycutt, district superinten
dent, has announced. Lunch will
be served at the church.
'Gallon Club' Members
?Siutt lJhoto by J. P. Brady
Although the American Red Cross Bloodmobile got only 65
pints of a 125-pint quota here Friday afternoon at the Franklin
Presbyterian Church, the mobile unit's visit was an important
one for four citizens. They became members of the "Gallon Club",
which is composed of donors who have given a gallon of blood ?
a pint at a time, of course. Three of the four are pictured above:
(L to R> Frank .Sanders, Mrs. J. Harry Thomas, and James
Hauser. The fourth member, Mrs. Margaret Bulgin, was not
present when the picture was made. James G. Haney, a prisoner
at the Macon Prison Camp, also became a member, but his dona
tions were not all made in Franklin, as was the case of the
others.
HURRICANE'
HITS SOUAD
50 To 0 Battle
Leaves Panthers
With Injured
The Sylva Golden Hurricane
howled through the Franklin
Stadium Friday night and left
the Panthers churning in the
wake of a 50 to 0 score and a
string of injured players.
Soon after the opening kick
off, the Panther injured start
ed limping to the sidelines as
the Golden Hurricane unleash
ed its fury. Inexperienced but
game reserves had the job of
staving off the powerful squad
in the second half.
Tomorrow ( Friday i night at
8 o'clock, the injury-riddled
Panthers will meet Robbinsville
here for their fifth consecutive
home game of the season.
The Sylva grid machine had
a devastating effect on the
Panthers, who have been riding
out the season with shallow re
serve strength.
Coach R. A. (Art) Byrd said
yesterday that Tackle Stewart
and Guard G. D. Buchanan,
who had received twisted ankles
and knees in the Sylva game,
probably will not be in shape
to meet Robbinsville. Back Jun
ior Dills, who also is nursing
an Injured knee, probably will
see little action. Backs Bobby
Womack and Richard Renshaw
are on the ailing list, Coach
Byrd explained, but should be
ready to play.
Friday's night's defeat was the
second for the Panthers In
conference play.
Next week, Franklin will move
to Bryson City for a conference
scrap with the Swain High
Maroons, who handed them a
21 to 0 defeat, here September
18 In a non-conference tilt.
Games with Murphy. Bethel,
and Clyde will round out the
season for the squad
Three Injured In Crash Of Trucks
r ? "? *
Three men were injured in this collision of two trucks about 19:30 a. nt. last Thursday on
US 23-south, near the Morrison section. The overturned truck in the foreground, loaden with 1.
000 feet of lumber, was driven by Charlie R. Welch, of S.vlva, Route i. who was only shaken up
in the sveident. The injured men were riding in the pick-up truck i right, background), which
was traveling south and struck the north-boun I lumber truck. The driver, Grady C. Cube. 4ti,
of Franklin, Route 2, received lacerations of the hands and a chest injury. Ilis father. Mel Cabe.
71, was treated at Angel Clinic for lacerations of the five and concussion. Another passenger,
Lester B. Dills, 58, of Dillard, Ga? Route 1, received lacerations of the face. Both trucks were
demolished in the collision, which occurred about 50 feet north of the Bates Branch Bridge. Mr.
Cabe told Highway patrolman H. T. Ferguson h * le't front brake grabbed and threw the pickup
into the path of the oncoming lumber truck. N chargcs were made.
XKW PRKSIDKXT
FRANK B. DUNCAN
Mr. Duncan was elected pres
ident of the Bank of Franklin
at a board of director's meeting
last Wednesday. He succeeds
Mark L. Dowdle, who resigned
last month, following the pur
chase of controlling interest in
the bank by Mr. Duncan and
five other businessmen. Mr.
Dowdle, G rover Jamison, Sr.,
Fred M. Arnold, and L. B. Liner
sold their stock in the bank to
Mr. Duncan, H. L. Bryant, Ver
lon Swafford, Elmon Teague, T.
W. Angel, Jr., and W. E. Bald
win. All but the latter two pur
chases stepped into posts on
the bank board following the
transaction.
Proposed Bank
Charter Paper
Is Withdrawn
The charter application for
the proposed "Macon County
Bank" has been withdrawn with
the approval of the N. C. Bank
ing Commission, C. Banks Fing
er. attorney for the proposed
bank, said this week.
Three weeks ago, six prin
cipal subscribers of the propos
ed bank purchased controlling
interest of the Bank of Frank
lin and announced that shares
would be offered for sale to
the 54 other subscribers of the
proposed bank.
Following this action, the
withdrawal of the application
was asked. Mr. Finger said.
Communities Eye
Contest Deadline
The tempo of activities is reaching a high pitch in 13 Macon
communities as the November 1 deadline for both the county and
W.N.C. Rural Community Development Contests comes closer.
With the slogan of the contests, "There Is No Limit to What
a Community Can Do? If It Wants To" and better than $2,000
in prize money as incentivies the citizens of the communities are
GARDEN CLUB
MEET TUESDAY
100 Expected Here
For District Session ?
At Franklin Church
Some 100 women are expect
ed here Tuesday for a meeting
of District 1, N C. Federation
of Garden Clubs, at the Frank
lin Presbyterian Church.
Registration for the district
meeting ? the first to be held
here since the local club align
ed with the state organization ?
will open at 9:30 a. m., follow
ed by a business session.
The high spot of the day's
1 program, which will include re
ports by district officers and
chairmen, is an address by the
state president. Mrs. E A. Palm
gren, oi Charlotte.
Following ' adjournment at 1
p, m? the women will go to
Panorama Court for a lunch
eon.
Club women are expected
from Canton. Asheville. Tryon,
Waynesville. Rosman, and
Brevard.
Mrs. R. G. Lichtenstein. local
club president and chairman of
the district, will preside.
District officers scheduled to
make reports are Miss Louise
Ballard, of Lake Junaluska. di
rector, Miss Boyd Owen, of
Waynesville, co-director, and
Mrs. W. B. Haviland, of Way
nesville, secretary.
The following district chair
men are slated to make com
mittee reports: Mrs. A. W. Bot
toms, of Canton, Horticulture;
Mrs. W. T. Duckworth, of Ashe
ville, Flower Shows and Schools;
Mrs. W. D. Chambers, of Ashe
ville, Scholarship; Mrs. Clyde
Hoey, Jr.. of Canton, Conser
vation; Mrs. W. M. Cobb, of
Waynesville, Beautificatlon;
Mrs. Floyd Hipps, of Asheville,
Theraphy; and Mrs. Boyd Owen,
of Waynesville, Junior Garden
Club.
Mrs. J. E. Fender, of Waynes
ville, 1s the district reporter.
Local club committee chair
men for the district meeting
are Mrs. J. Ward Long and Mrs.
B. L. McGlamery, luncheon;
Mrs. A. R. Higdon, luncheon ar
rangements; Mrs. John Wasillk,
registration; Mrs. Joe Dowdle,
hospitality; Mrs. Robert Korte
and Mrs. T. W. Angel, Jr., cor
sages and flowers; Mrs. Ted
Reber, printing of program;
and Mrs. Allan Brooks, pub
licity.
I Scouts Sponsoring
Baby Contest To
Fatten Treasury
The Girl Scouts of Troop 29
( plan to sponsor a pretty baby
; contest to fatten the troop
treasury.
The contest opens Saturday
and will run two weeks, closing
October 31 The age limit is four
years and the entrance fee is
50 cents, according to Mrs. C.
Banks Finder. troop leader.
' Containers for the individual
contestants will be placed in
downtown stores. she explained,
? ar.d a vote will ost a penny.
Franklin Hi h School's newspaper. Th? Mountain Echo, won
- nri place for larger high schools at the annual two-day
W WC School Editors Roundtable at Western Carolina Col
. "i?. Cullowhee. .Friday and Saturday
The hit'h school's yearbook. The Laurel Lea! placed sixth
in the election feature of the roundtable which is sponsored
the Ashevilie Citizen-Times Company and the college, Betty
! Howard, of the F.H.S. annual staff, was elected assistant editor.
In addition to Miss Howard, those representing the high
| s< hool included Dan Angel. Carlene Sorrells. and Bobby Butch.
aH of the annual stalf. and Tommy Gnuse and Johnny Graham,
of the newspaper staff. They were accompanied by Mrs. W. W.
Sloan, newspaper advisor, and Edwin T Williams, annual ad
visor
Last week the newspaper staff brought out the first issue
] of the new school year, a four-page tabloid, which was printed
by The Press. Two special additions tentatively are planned dur
ing the year ? at Christmas and graduation? according to Jo Ann
Hendirson, ed.tor-Sn-chi-' .
punning projects to completion,
calling for individual family
score sheets, and making scijap
books, all of which count heav
I ily in the point-making depart
ment.
The 13 communities hoping to
take home some of the money
are Carson's, Cartoogechaye,
; Clark's Chapel. Bethel, Holly
Springs, Longview, .Mulberry,
Oak Grove, Patton, Prentiss,
Smithbridge, Tellico, and West
Union.
This is the first year a con
test has been conducted locally
and merchants have pledged
51,196.50 for cash awards. Only
$1,025 will be awarded th# win
ning communities, but the sur
plus will be applied to next
year's contest.
Both the local and W.N.C.
contests are being conducted
along the same lines with Com
The Franklin Press plans to
print a special edition on the
activities of the rural com
munity development contest
in this county at the request
of the Macon County Rural
Community Development
Council.
i
munity Organization and De
velopment and Farm and Home
Improvements scoring 1,000
points each. In the former divi
! sion active community organi
1 zation is good for 300 points:
' civic improvements, 300: farm
and home projects, 200; and
recreatinal and social activities.
200 Nine features of farm and
i home improvements embrace
the latter classification in judg
ing.
| Judging is slated for the local
contest over a three-day period
? November 2, 3, and 4. Homer
Gllliland, who is in charge of
community development at the
Cherokee Indian Reservation,
and Mrs. Velma B. Moore, home
agent in Clay County, have been
asked to judge, according to W.
W. (Bill i Sloan, treasurer of the
county cortfest council.
While no definite plans have
been made, awards to the win
ning communities probably will
be made at a special dinner
sponsored by all 13 commun
ities. At a recent meeting of
the council, this Idea was dis
cussed, and while no official
action was taken, members of
the council seemed to be In
favor.
Mr. Sloan has announced the
following awards schedule: 1st
place. $400 : 2nd. $250: 3rd. $150;
4th. $100: 5th. $75: and 6th $50.
The W.N.C. contest, sponsor
ed by the Asheville Agricultural
Development Council, will
award $500, for 1st; $300, 2nd:
$200, 3rd: $100, 4th; and $50,
5th. Certificates of achievement
also will be awarded the top
SEE NO. 3. PAGE 12
$85,000 Real
Estate Deal
Is Recorded
An SS.5,000 real estate deal
in Highlands was filed at the
rejister of deeds' office this
week.
The amount involved the
sale of a home and property
bv F. Brandon Sm th. Jr., to
Abnev Mills. Greenwood, S. C.
The Weather
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FRANKLIN
Temperatures
High Low Rain
Wednesday
Thursday .
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
71
63
72
75
78
80
77
32
34
34
36
32
36
35
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
COWEETA
Temperatures
High Low Rain
69 32
64
69
73
76
81
74
30
34
33
32
38
36