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VOL. IJOX? NO. 35
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1904
FOURTREN PAGES
August Court Term
Now In Full Swing
Large Dockets Keep
Session Moving; List
Of Some Dispositions
Yesterday (Wednesday) the
August term of Superior Court
was still Is full swing and ap
peared headed for a full week
of work.
Court officials reported Judge
Walter E. Johnston was still
hearing cases on the large
criminal docket and probably
would move into the trial of
civic matters today or tomorrow.
That the term Is still going
on is newsworthy in that for
the past several terms two days
have been sufficient to clear up
the small criminal and civil
dockets. However, a large num
ber of motor vehicle cases, in
cluding more than 66 speeding
charges, swelled the docket this
SEE NO. 9, PAGE 4
Late News
and
Briefs
WAYAH ROAD CONTRACT
The State Highway Commis
sion is advertising for bids for
11.68 miles of grading and pav
ing on Wayah Road ? a long
awaited project that will open
up the isolated Nantahala Com
munity.
The bids will be opened In
Raleigh September 7 and will
be reviewed by the commission
at a meeting September 9, It is
reported.
Highway Commissioner Harry
E. Buchanan, of Hendersonvllle,
had previously announced that
the contract for the $512,000
project from Cold Springs -to
Feisty Branch would be let in
September. v
The letting will climax an all
out push of more than two
years by the citizens of Nan
tahala to get a road into their
community. A paved all-weath
er road has been foremost in
their minds since the U. S. For
est Service deeded the Wayah
Road to the highway depart
ment.
? ? ?
CHURCH DEDICATION
Dedication of the Burning
town Baptist Church is planned
Sunday at 10 a. m., the pastor,
the Rev. T. A. Slagle, has an
nounced.
Former pastors of the church
will speak, he said, and lunch
will be served on the grounds
at noon. Singing is planned In
the afternoon.
The church building program
?was started about five years
ago by the Rev. C. C. Welch.
It was completed recently.
? ? ?
UNIT FARM TOUR
Some 20 farm men and wom
en took in the annual Unit Test
Demonstration Farm Tour here
Friday.
The group visited the farms
of George Doster, Wallace Mor
gan, Albert Ramsey, and Ed
win T. Bradley.
Lunch was served at the Car
son picnic area. Assistant Agent
R. M. Ray was In charge.
Invited guests, UTD farmers
of Clay County, did not show
up for the tour, the agent said.
? ? ?
LIONS HAVE PICNIC
More than 75 Lions and Lion
esses gathered at Arrowood
Olade Monday night for the
annual "ladles night" picnic.
Outstanding feature of the
evening's entertainment was a
program of folk songs by the
"Trestle Quartet", composed of
Charles McMahan, leader. Jack
Henson, B. H. Oreen, and Boyd
Sossamon, all of Sylva. The
group and their wives were
presented to the club by Lion
Ralph Smith.
The musical program follow
ed a picnic dinner served by the
ladles of the Franklin Metho
dist Church.
ATTEND INSTITUTE
John L. Cunningham and
Morgan Shatley, of Franklin,
attended the fifth annual In
stitute of Insurance at the Uni
versity of North Carolina, Chap
el Hill, Monday through Friday
of last week.
I _
Forest Check
From Receipts
Much Larger
The county will soon receive
a check far $23,407.22 as Its
share of North Carolina Nation
al Forests receipts for the fis
cal year ending July 31, 1954.
This high figure ? which is
$8,449.73 more than the county
got last year ? gives Macon the
lion's share of receipts among
the other counties having Nan
tahala National Forest acreage
within their boundaries, accord
ing to William L. Nothsteln, dis
trict Ranger.
In announcing the allocation,
the ranger explained that more
money was realized this year
from timber sales on the forest
and as a result the counties are
receiving bigger shares.
Macon, with 147,598 acres,
leads the other six counties in
net Nantahala Forest acreage.
Graham is in second place with
105,582 acres and this year has
an allocation of $16,744, Mr.
Nothsteln reported.
The Macon allocation amounts
to 15.8 cents per acre.
These forest funds are ear
marked for 'schools and roads.
Lake V. Shope, secretary to the
Macon Board of County Com
missioned, yesterday said the
county has not yet received a
check. He said the allocation
will be about equally divided
between schools, roads, and debt
service in the county tax struc
ture.
Other allocations for Nanta
hala acreage are Cherokee, $12,
880,96; Clay, $9,204.43; Jackson,
$4,377.18; Swain, $2,517.27; and
Transylvania, $769.16.
JUDGE BRIEFS
GRAND JURY
Says All Must Pay
For Crimes; Names
Of Jurors Listed
No person Is high enough or
humble enough not to pay for
his crimes.
This was one of several ob
servations made by Judge Wal
ter E. Johnston In his charge
to the Grand Jury Monday
morning.
In outlining the duties of the
Jury, the Winston-Salem Jurist
remarked that no man is too
big not to be called to answer
for his crimes. And by this same
token, he said, no person is too
humble.
The Grand Jury "U the foun
tain head of criminal law . . .
the source of prosecution,"
SEE NO. 3. PAGE 10
? Staff Photo by J. P. Brad '
IT MUST BE JELLY ? The Smiths, Muriel, Norman, and Don, are shown at their roadside
stand on US 64 just outside Franklin pleasing another customer with "A Delicacy from our
Mountain Home". The Smiths, who recently were introduced to New Yorkers through the met
ropolitan Herald-Tribune, started their nnlque business of making wild jams and jellies five
years ago.
PANTHERS EYE
CLAYTON TILT
Coach Barnwell Puts
Squad Through Paces;
Roster Is Announced
Forty-three Panthers are daily
pawing the gridiron grass in
the Franklin Stadium as Coach
Howard Barnwell puts them
through their paces in prepara
tion for their opening game
here with Clayton, Ga., Friday
night of next week.
While the coach feels "it's a
little early yet" to speculate on
the Panthers' chances in Smoky
Mountain Conference play this
year, he appears pleased with
the large turn-out of boys and
expects still more with the
opening of school Monday.
The starting lineup will be
picked just prior to the Clay
ton game, he said.
So, from here on to the open
ing game, it will be practice
practice-practice. The Clayton
game, a non-conference tilt,
should give fans a good pre
view of what to expect from
the Panthers In the conference
race.
Those out for practice in
clude Earl Ammons, Bill Alex
ander, Robert Alexander, Jerry
Bailey, George Barrett, Ken
neth Brown, Dick Bradley, Billy
Cheek, Bruce Childers, Gary
Clark, Mark Dowdle, Zeb Guf
fie, Bobby Gregory, Mitchell
Houston, Bruce Houston, Gil
mer Henry, Thomas Higdon,
Troy Hopper, Judson Hall, Mor
ris Jones, Bobby Jack Love,
Lamar Mason, Buddy McClure,
Johnny Mashburn,- Herbert Mc
Kelvey, Crawford Moore, Den
nis Mehaffey, Dale Myers, Bill
Mendenhall, Furman Mason,
SEE NO. 4. PAGE 10
Smiths' Jams And Jellies
Are Hit With N. Y. Editors
. . all else Is as natural as |
the wild blue sea, and process
ed in our kitchen by Muriel and
me."
The above ending of a pert
piece of advertising poetry is
simply signed Don.
But it was this poem and a
43 Farmers
Get Plaques
f or Pasture
Forty-three Macon farmers
qualified for Green Pasture
piacaes in 1953 and the honor
signs are now being distrijuted,
according to County Agent T.
H. Fagg.
To be eligible for a plaque, a
farmer must have an acre and
a half of improved pasture per
animal unit on his farm, the
agent explained.
Those receiving plaques in
clude Fred A. Moore, Fred 8.
Moore, Jim Cunningham, A. B.
Slagle, Jeff H. Enloe, Jr., Bert
J. Waldroop, Douglas Young,
Jason Hailey, Fred Bryson,
George Stalcup, Gilmer Wal
droop, Dan R. Reynolds, George
Wallace, Cecil Parker, E. Rex
Andrus, Oscar Lewis, the Rev.
A. Rufus Morgan, Robert Blaine,
Bill Waldroop, Horace Hurst,
Jess Shope, N. A. Waldroop, W.
R. Pressley, Harley Stewart, Jud
Tallent, R. D. Wells, Ed In
quire, Fred Hannah, Fred Dills,
W. O. Swanson, Bradley Farm,
General Jones, Erwln Patton,
Henry Mashburn, Homer Mash
burn, E. R. White, G. M. Hat
field, Jacob Vogel, Jim Liner,
Homer Cochran, Glenn Cloer,
and, Jim Emory.
AVID ANGLER AT 82 ? Mrs. Jennie Nolen and her 82 years still love to outsmart the wily
trout and thr picture above proves she still can haul them in. Fishing ? for trout, of course ?
is the FrankHn woman's first love and she can be found tossing in a hook just about any (fay
on any stream. The gentleman in the center is Wildlife Protector Bryan Setser, who is always
willing to help his favorite "flsherlady" find a good fishing hole. At right is Mrs. Nolen's grand
son, Jimmy Nolen, one of her favorite fishing partners. ,
label (A Delicacy from Our
Mountain Home* on a couple of
jars of wild blackberry jam and
wild plum marmalade that re
cently set the food editors of
the lordly New York Herald
Tribune to drooling:
} "Oh", they are quoted as say
ing, "very good."
Thus, Don and Muriel Smith,
of Franklin, whose mountain
jams and jellies are gradually
drawing "ohs" and "ahs" over
the country, were Bltroduced to
New Yorkers through a column
by Clemantine Paddleford, food
editor of th^yA raid -Tribune.
For the Smiuis (son Norman,
a strapping six-foot 15-year
old included) this metropolitan
publicity brought more than 50
orders for their wares, Mr.
Smith disclosed this week;
among them orders from the
secretary to the treasurer of
Connecticut and a foreign cor
respondent with a New York
post office box number.
And in addition, the Smiths
received two offers of "adopt
ion" from elderly ladies want
ing to come here and help with
the chores.
said one in a letter: . . Now
dear lady, could and would you
let me drop In first of the sea
son as long lost aunt or some
thing? I don't require anything
but an extra boiled potato, a
plate at the table, and a place
to sleep . .
The other, a braided rug
weaver, asked for "... a nook
for which my $85 a month could
pay, so I could braid my suc
cessfully-selllng rugs without a
thread on the floor being a
headline major crime. You can
possibly glean from this that I
am one looking for a new set
tlement and just plain fell lo
love with your work as describ
ed In the paper . . . I'm not
young but walk five or 10 miles.
I pleased an epicure father
with my cooking. I was quick
and reliable In an office for
eight years; but I'll not go on
in case you do not want
me . .
The Smiths feel, however,
that they will be unable to take
on any new hands.
"We're barely able to scratch
out a living for the three of
us", the head of the household
(Mr. Smith) explained, "for this
kind of business is far from
being a gold mine."
He elaborated on this state
ment with a tale of past en
counters with big rattlesnakes
while berry picking with Nor
man, the difficulty of finding
wild berries suitable for jellies
and jams, and coping with the
"hell hole" (a favorite spot for
elderberries i which is "worse
than any jungle" with 10-foot
rag weed and "assorted allergy
producers". To make his argu
ment against this kind of busi
ness more timely, Mr. Smith
grimaced and rubbed a number
of bee stings on his body. He
had just come in from robbing
the hives at the rear of their
small rustic home.
"Yes sir," he said knowingly,
"you can just about make a
living at this If you work from
dawn to dusk and sometimes
longer."
The Smiths ventured into
this small and unique business
SEE NO. 5, PAGE 10
September 28 Date
For Bond Balloting
School Time;
Opening Set
For Monday
Monday ? just four days
away ? will find nearly 4,000
school children trooping off to
10 of Macon's 11 schools for
the opening of the 1954-55
school year.
The one non-conformist of
the ll, Highlands School, plans
a delayed opening September 7 |
because of the tourist season
running through Labor Day
(September 6 1 in the resort
town.
Most of the schools will open
at 8:30 o'clock and will operate
on half-day schedules Monday
and Tuesday. Hours are set by
the Individual principals.
Lunchrooms will begin operat
ing Wednesday.
j County School Supt. Holland
McSwain yesterday (Wednes
day i estimated prospective
membership in the entire sys
tem at 3,952 pupils.
Of this total, the superinten
dent estimates that 465 will
enter the first grade. Two hun
1 dred sixty-eight received pro
motion certificates from the
eighth grade this past May and
will step up to high school.
Elementary enrollment is es
timated at 3,105, while the high
school figure is 847.
Mr. McSwain emphasized that
the figures are estimates only
and could run much higher.
During the 1953-54 year, daily
attendance in the system was
roughly 3,800.
SCHOOL PARTY
IS PLANNED
Woman's Club Event
For College Students
Slated Friday Night
Going to college this fall?
Then you're invited to attend
the "back to school" party be
ing sponsored tomorrow (Fri
day) night by the Franklin
Junior Woman's Club.
Festivities will get under way
at 8 o'clock at the Zickgraf
recreation building on Rogers'
Hill, according to Miss Kate
McGee, chairman In charge of
the event, which is the second
to be sponsored by the club.
In extending an Invitation to
all students, the chairman said
refreshments are planned In
addition to games and dancing.
Most Like That
. . . Not This One
The parakeet generally Is
considered a bird that, since It
has spent its life in a cage,
loses all sense of direction,
when it is freed in the out-of
doors.
Maybe most parakeets are like
that. But not one owned by
John H. Perry, of St. Peters
burg, Fla., who is spending some
time at the Pine Hill Trailer
Court here.
Mr. Perry's parakeet escaped
the middle of last week, and
disappeared. Search for it
proved vain. Without much
hope of finding It, Mr. Perry
came to The Press office last
Thursday to put a "lost" ad
vertisement in this week's paper.
But after being lost for half
a week, the parakeet came back.
It was discovered by a neigh
bor, perched on an electric
wire, and when Mr. Perry stood
beneath with the cage, the bird
I flew down and entered the cage.
Chicken Dinner Slated
At Cowee Saturday P.M.
A chicken dinner (all you can
eat for $1) Is planned Saturday
i night at Cowee School under ?
the sponsorship of the Oak
Grove Rural Community De
velopment Organization.
Serving will start at 6 o'clock
and entertainment will follow
| the meal. A movie will be shown
i by Mrs. Florence S. Sherrtll,
county home agent, and Sam
Reece's Southern Tone Quartet
will perform.
Voters To Decide
On Financing New
City Building
September 28 has been set as
the date for Franklin voters to
decide If they want to float
$50,000 In bcmds to finance a
municipal building.
In special session Monday
night, the Board of Aldermen
passed the required bond elec
tion ordinance and set the date
for balloting.
Construction of a municipal
building to keep pace with the
growth and progress being ex
perienced here has been a top
priority project of the board for
nearly a year.
As yet a site for the propos
ed building has not been pick
ed, although the board has an
option to buy the corner lot in
the Duncan sub-division at the
intersection of US 23-441 and
West Main Street. This lot was
one of several considered by the
board, including the town-own*
ed lot at the intersection of
Church and Iotla, upon which
the fire house is situated. The
town lot was termed unsuitable
because of its small size.
Registration books for the
special election will be open in
the town office for three Sat
urdays preceding the balloting
? September 4. IX, and 18. Hours
will be 9 a. m. to sunset. Sep
tember 25 will be challenge day,
according to Town Clerk C. O.
Ramsey.
Plans for the proposed build
ing were drawn recently by an
architectural firm in Atlanta,
Ga. The structure would house
the fire department and town
offices, and would provide space
for town vehicles and equip
ment.
McCampbell
Resigns As
Health Head
Dr. Leo C. McCampbell, of
Sylva, health officer for the
Macon-Jackson-Swaln district,
has resigned his post, effective
September 1.
Until a full-time man Is ob
tained, Dr. T. D. Slagle, of
Sylva, will serve as acting
health officer, according to Dr.
McCampbell.
The resigned doctor, who has
held the post for more than a
year and a half said he plans
to attend Bethesda Hospital In
Cincinnati, Ohio, and specialize
in obstetrics. Dr. McCampbell
was named acting health officer
in January, 1953, and then in
March was given a full-time ap
pointment. Prior to that time he
practiced with Dr. P. E. De
Wees in Sylva.
Jury Report
The Grand Jury's "weather
report" on county facilities:
County Jail: excellent condi
tion, considering building.
Court House: good condition,
considering bulldipg.
Prison Camp: good shape.
County Home : fair shape, con
sidering building.
The Weather
Tli* week's temperatures and rainfall, as
recorded in Franklin by Man son Stiles,
L. S. weather observer, and at the Coweeta
tlydrologic Laboratory:
FRANKLIN
Temperatures
High Low Rain
Wed. (Aug. 18).... 94 63
Thursday 88 62
Friday 89 64 .024
Saturday 89 63 trace
Sunday 89 64 trace
Monday 88 64
Tuesday 89 69 .021
HIGHLANDS
Temperature
High Low Rain
Wed. (Aug. 18).... 86 57
Thursday 82 57
Friday 79 59 .10
Saturday 77 56 .59
Sunday 72 56 3.14
Monday 73 62 .25
Tuesday 74 64 1.23
COWEETA
Temperatures
High Low Rain
Wed. (Aug. 18>.... 91 58 .04
Thursday 84 60
Friday 1_ 85 62
Saturday :,.... 86 57
Sunday 84 58
Monday 84 63
Tuesday 87 63 .01