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Continued From Editorial Pace VIEWS ? By BOB SLOAN takes on the part of his organi sation. This action, on the part of General Pate, as the head of one of the branches of service, was almost unheard of. The marine commander de serves credit for the forthright and frank way he has met this situation. But, I, also, hope that be urges that mercy be shown XcKeon. ' * * According to most strong seg- ( Tegationists in the South, any- ! one who disagrees with them is supposed to be under the influ ence of the northern wing of the National Society for the Ad vancement of Colored People or j the Communist party. To which of these diabolical forces do they 'give credit for dominating i the thinking of Edwin L. Jones, [ of Charlotte, outstanding North Carolina industrialist and church worker. Recently at Minneapolis, Mr. Jones joined other Methodist lay leaders and ministers in adopting a resolu tion which condemned racial segregation, "by any method or practice." No. 4 and county governmental reins: Leo Mclntyre, sheriff; Joan Burrell, mayor; Joy McCollum, clerk of court; Wardie Young, register of deeds; Bobby Teague, superintendent of schools; Bev erly Stockton, town clerk; Mark Dowdle, fire chief; Bill Men denhall, police chief; Robert Alexander, water superinten dent; John Long, surveyor; Crawford Moore, coroner; Clyde "Wiggins, Gary Clark, and Bruce Houston, Board of County Com missioners; Jean McCollum, John Tippett, Larry Potts, Jean Sutton, and Dean Long, Board of Education; Nancy Sutton, Edward Shatley, Anita Cabe, Launa Baker, and Carolyn Dowdle, Board of Aldermen. No. 2 class, will give the class charge. Marshalls for the exercises are Beth Morgan, Michey Rop er, Connie Roper, and Bert Bate man. In addition to Misses Nelson, Gregory, and BoiesDee, graduat ing seniors include Jimmle Cochran, Bob Daves, Croff Denny, Gerald Grant, Bobby Lee, Frank .Mason, Jimmle May, M. J. May, James McMahan, J. D. Owenby, Billy Passmore, Maurice Piercy, Dale Roper, Billy Rowland, Junior Shields, Miss Shelvagine Cochran, and Miss Mary Ruth Waters. mACON'S Newest Citizens Born to: Mr. and Mrs. James P. Shuford, | of Franklin, Route 4, a son I Charles Raymond, May 4 at Angel | Hospital. i Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bruce Woods, of Franklin, Route 2, a son, Richard Eugene, May 5 at Angel Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Warren Cabe, of Franklin, Route 4, a daughter, Sara Ellen, May 3 at Angel Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence R. Van hook, of Franklin, Route 2, a daughter. Rosemary, May 7 at Angel Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Murray Johnston, of Columbia. S. C? a son, Louis Allan, Maj^ 2, at a Columbia hos pital. Mr. Johnston is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George J. Johnston, of Decatur, Ga., and the grandson of Mrs. T. J. Johnston, of Frank lin. Jaycee-Sponsored i 'Road-e-o' Staged 1 About 20 Franklin High stu- ( dent drivers yesterday (Wed- 3 nesday) were calling upon all { the driving skill at their com- < mand in the annual Jaycee- ' sponsored "Teen-Age Road-e-o". f Following written tests at the < high school, the young drivers s competed for important points 1 over a tough driving course set on West Main Street. The winner of the driving t competition, who had not been c determined at presstlme, will go to the state contest in early 3 June. His or her expenses will ' be covered by the Jaycees. f Kenneth Brown was last year's winner. . IOTLA SETS MEETING s The Iotla Rural Community ? Development Council will hold ? its monthly meeting Monday evening, May 14, at 7:30, it has been announced. The Confederate monument in Franklin was unveiled in 1909. the Towne Shop Mother's Day Sales Event Shop our attractive store for beautiful ladies' ready-to-wear. Here's your chance to give Mom a beautiful gift and save money. Look at These Savings! 25% OFF on 311 Spring SUITS *"d TOPPERS 1/3 OFF e??"sp!U DRESSES y3 OFF ?"Sp^ HATS Special on Lingerie for Mom SLIPS and GOWNS y2 price Motjier's Day Special HOSE .... $1.10 pr. Regular $1.35 pr. Also see our beautiful array of Ladies' sport wear, casual wear and dressy clothes. Only the best here. the Towne Shop sypLva, n4c. 'Aunt Maggie Slagle Dies At Her Cartoogechaye Home As she chatted with her daughter and a neighbor from her bed In the old family home place on Cartoogechaye Wed nesday afternoon of last week, "Aunt Maggie" Slagle died. In her passing, Macon Coun ty loses one of Its most color ful citizens for "Aunt Maggie" was no ordinary woman. She had traveled widely in her younger years and was affec tionately known as the "moth er" of the Cartoogechaye com munity. On April 13, she mark ed her 89th birthday, and ? much to her delight, was fea tured in a "Friday the 13th" i profile article by John Parris in the Ashevllle- Citizen. Her :hurch and flower garden also occupied much of her time. Funeral services for Mrs. Slagle were conducted Friday at I p. m. at the Mt. Zion Meth jdist Church. Officiating were ;he Rev. Robert Goldston, the Sev. A. Rufus Morgan, and the ilev. C. B. Yeargen. Burial was n the church cemetery. Daughter of Mack and Mrs. "fancy Gillespie, "Aunt Maggie" vas a member of the Mt. Zlon :hurch and had served as Sun lay School superintendent for ieveral years. She held life membership in the Women's So ciety of Christian Service, was i member of the Nequassa Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, ind of the American Legion Auxiliary. Her husband, J. Hen ?y Slagle, died many years ago. Before declining health forc ?d her to slow down several rears ago, "Aunt Maggie" trav ;led a great deal. At the age of 15, she joined a group of Gold 5tar Mothers from this county or a visit to France. Her son, 3pl. Mack Slagle, was killed in iction in France in World War She also had visited Puerto lico and had made seven trips o the west coast to see her hildren. Her companion for the past 10 years was Miss Nancy Jones, /ho lived with her at the old Slagle home. Surviving are her daughter, Jrs. Joe Setser, of Franklin, toute 1; five sons, Jess, Frank, ind Hal Slagle, of Randall, Wash., Fred Slagle, of Route 1, and Dr. T. D. Slagle, of Sylva; a sister, Mrs. Ed Pressnall, also of Randall; 21 grandchildren; and 33 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Frederick Slagle, Ned Slagle, Mack Set ser, Tom Setser, Randolph Bul gln, and Albert Ramsey. Bryant Funeral Home was In charge of arrangements. No. 6 olina Hospital Week", May 6-12 open house will be held at Angel Clinic, according to Dr. Furman Angel. Dr. Angel Is serving as the community's chairman for the hospital observance. * ? ? FORESTERS HERE Twenty-seven officials from the Mississippi National Forest are leaving today (Thursday) after a three-day training ses sion on the watershed program under way at Coweeta Hydro logic Laboratory. * ? ? ROTARY FETES LADIES The Franklin Rotary Club held its annual "Ladies' Night" last Thursday at Slagle Memor ial. The program featured bal lad singing by a group from Cullowhee. * * * TO REGISTER CHILDREN Officials from Western Caro lina College will be at Frank r r a n k 1 i II r Drive-In II t* THEATRE Phone 452 | STARTS AT DUSK WED.-THURS., MAY 9-10 "A PRIZE OF GOLD" Richard Widmark In Color FRI.-SAT., MAY 11-12 Bounty Hunto U WA&HE&COL.O& Plus "WOMAN'S PRISON" Ida Lupino Plus Extra "JESSE JAMES RIDES AGAIN" Chapter No. 1 TUESDAY, MAY 15 Play Hollywood I * t r <*m >? * *r : "MA & PA KETTLE ON VACATION" I WACOM THEATRE ll FRANKLIN, N. C. Phone 111 I SCHEDULE OF SHOWS Week Days ? 7 and 9 p. a Saturdays ? 1 p. m. Continuous Sunday ? 2:30 and 9 p. m. THUR.-FRI., MAY 10-11 Robert Mitchum In "MAN WITH THE GUN" SATURDAY, MAY 12 BIG DOUBLE FEATURE "FORT YUMA" In Technicolor Also "THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER" Starring Robert Mitchum TWO GOOD WESTERNS Plus TWO CARTOONS SUN.-MON.-TUE, MAY 13-14-15 Three Big Days of the Best in Movie entertain ment John Wayne Susan Hayward In "THE CONQUEROR" In CinemaScope and Technicolor WEDNESDAY, MAY 16 |One Day Only . . . "THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINE" THUR.-FRI., MAY 17-18 Academy Award Winning ANNA MAGNANI and Burt Lancaster In "THE ROSE TATTOO" The boldest story of love you have ever been permitted to see. In Vista Vision SATURDAY, MAY 19 Gene Autrey In "LOADED PISTOLS" Also 'KILLERS KISS" |Comin<g . . . Eamist Bor^nine Betsy Blair In Academy Award Winning "MARTY" lln High tomorrow (Friday) from 9 a. m. to noon to pre reglster elementary children planning to attend the special summer school at the college. Supt. Holland McSwaln said they specifically want to talk with the parents of the chil dren. As last year, the county will operate a bus for those attend ing summer school. AT WELFARE MEETING Mrs. Eloise O. Potts, superin tendent of the Macon County Department of Public Welfare, was in Raleigh Wednesday through Friday of last week for the annual administrative con ference of welfare officials. WILL BE HONORED Mrs. Fanny Mallonee Bryson, a Macon native with 64 living descendents, will celebrate her 89th birthday on "Mother's Day". Members of her family plan to give her a birthday party at her home In the Cowee sec tion. She Is the widow of J. L. Bryson, who died many years ago. BAKE SALE SLATED The P. S. Johnston Bible Class of the Franklin Metho dlat Church will hold a bake sale tomorrow (Friday), begin ning at 9 p'clock at the Nanta hala Power and Light Company building. Cakes, pies, coo Idea and other home-baked Items will be on sale. SINGING ON SUNDAY The regular second Sunday singing convention of the southern division of Macon County will be held at New man's Chapel Baptist Church, located 10 miles south of Frank lin on US 23-441, beginning at 1:45 p. m. Tom Henson, secre tary, says that all singers and the public are Invited. BEST BUYS BY CHARLIE CONLEY CARS 1954 FORD Tudor Custom 1954 CHEVROLET Fordor 1954 CHEVROLET Tudor 1952 CHEVROLET Fordor 1951 CHEVROLET Tudor 1950 FORD Tudors (2) TRUCKS 1956 FORD Pickup 1954 FORD Pickups (2) 1953 CHEV., Cab Over Engine 1950 FORD Pickup Most of the above listed cars and trucks are trade-ins on New Ford Cars and Trucks and are in A-l condition. Come in and see them today. They are priced to sell. CONLEY MOTOR COMPANY. Inc. __ GFNUINE fORD PARTS ACCESSORIES PHONE 69 MAIN STREET ifORDL FRANKLIN, N.C GOODyEAR TlRES AND TUBES YOUR FRIENDLY FORD DEALER Dealer 830 BIRCH CLOSE-BRAINED SOLID BIRCH BEDROOM PIECES * vour choice 95 ( I ) ting It drtttor bo?? <2> low potter bod and night Kind ? 3) ipceioua chwt 18 pto?< in open slock . . . com* m Hwn all We'vt pictured only suggested storter pieces from our wonderful open stock bedroom group. Actually you choose from 16 matched bedroom pieces. They're oil birch, hord wood, heovy ond close-groined, finished a mellow honey tone with softly turned edges that have a time-worn look. This is high quolity furniture you'll own proudly for years. Select your storter set now. odd other pieces from our open ?tock group os you need them. MACON COUNTY SUPPLY CO. Phone 23 Franklin, N. C.
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