County Auto Rates Rise Amid Safety Record Push
The Ween Carolina Telephone Co based in Franklin sought a rate increase authorized by North Carolina authorities to boost annual gross income by 22618 as it expands and modernizes plants. General manager R E McKelvey couldn't say how the eight community system raises would be distributed. The company serves Franklin Highlands Savion uartseay and others. Raleigh discussions pursued. A motor vehicle registration estimate and press release note rising accidents and injuries in 1940, continuing on page eight.
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Ween Carolina Telephone Company
Franklin
N. C
Arekeld
R. E. McKelvey
Sai
PMA Farmers Will Ballot For Officials
Robert Putton, chairman, urged all eligible PMA farmers to vote today from 9 am to 6 pm at listed local sites including North Franklin Highlands Potts Bros. Flats Sealy post thce Smithbridge Norris ore Nantahala high school gym Burningtown Carl Morgan's Tom Rickman store. Five men and one county delegate to be elected per each of 13 PMA communities. county delegate group to meet in Franklin.
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Robert Putton
fol‘North
Franklin
Highlands
Potts Bros
Flats
Sealy Post
Smithbridge
Norris
Nantahala
Burningtown
Carl‘ ‘Morgan's
Cowee
Tom Rickman
Fuls
Tan’ Aid
Del
P.M
Gneiss Store Robbed In Break-In Investigation
A filling station store in Gneiss owned by Willie Moses was entered by forcing the back door. Police are investigating the burglary and reviewing the scene for clues.
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Gneiss
Willie ‘Moses
Jock
Sher
Deer hunting opens in Wayah area for first time
A fragment describes Wayah area opening to deer hunting for the first time this season. It notes past hunts averaged one deer per ten hunters and identifies the new opportunity for local sportsmen.
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Wayah
Nantahala Teams Rout Franklin In Hardwood Classic
Nantahala High boys and girls defeated Franklin High 31 to 23 and 26 to 12 in the opening game of Franklin’s hardwood classic. Herman May led Nantahala with 19 points, Jack Norton added 12, and Louise Owenby scored 18 for the girls. Franklin plans a trip to Hayesville next Tuesday for their next game.
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Franklin High
Franklin
Nantabala
Herman May
Jack Norton
Louise Owenby
Miss Owenby
Birdie Sue Carpenter
Pracam Wich
Hayesville
Hunting report in Wayah and Standing Indian areas
Hunters tallied in Wayah and Standing Indian areas over six days with totals of 12 bucks in November and eight in December. November and December hunts yielded nine and seven bucks respectively. Reports cite 38 misses in six days, with incomplete December results and limited participant counts.
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Wayah
Pires Creek
Nantahala Area Hunt Described as Three Day Trek
Fragmentary notes recount a long Nantahala hunt around Standing Indian with a large deer reportedly weighing about 280 pounds. The garbled text mentions a man dragging a heavy buck and a woman present, with references to a road, coast, and harp. The passage is unclear and reads like OCR noise from a historical page.
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Jim
Nantahala
Nory
Iain Tee Oselin
Teurag
Annual Yule Cantata Set for Sunday Franklin Choirs Unite
Franklin announces the Annual Yule Cantata to be sung Sunday at Bo'corksthe Neth church. The combined choirs of three Franklin churches will perform The Music of Bethlehem under the direction of F. Beck with Mrs Henry W. Cabe. The Presbyerian Methodist and Rolscope churches join in the cantata, a longtime Christmas event with a capacity audience anticipated.
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Franklin
Bo'c
Music Program At Franklin Parent Reachers Association Meeting
A December meeting of the Franklin Parent Reachers Association will feature a music program at 7 30 pm in the high school auditorium. The Rhythm band of the first to third grades directed by Miss Mice Weaver will perform Christmas numbers, the Tonites from grades five to eight will play selections, and the boys choir from grades three to five will sing carols. The school band directed by E Beck will perform several numbers. The devotional will be led by Rev Hoyt Evans and Mrs Allen Siler, the president, will preside, followed by a social hour.
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Franklin Parent Reacher Association
Uelock
He High ‘School
8. F. Beck
Hoyt Evans
Allen Siler
Local election fills three seats on Macon County Soil District
Milton Fouts defeats son Tatey for one of three supervisor seats in the Macon County Soil Demonstration District election. The vote occurred over a six day period from Monday to Saturday. Charles Sutton vacated his seat with a one year term expiring soon as the association remains under three supervisors control. Siler Slagle has one year left, while Owen Ammons serves two more years.
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Anton Outs
Herson Tatey
Macon ‘County
Charles 3
Owen Ammons
Aunt Jane Bryson to celebrate 100th birthday today
An obituary style notice recalls Aunt Jane Bryson of Macon County who turns 100. Born to Billy Deal and Martha Jennings Deal, she married John T. Bryson and raised nine children, eight sons and one daughter, all living except one daughter. Her home has long been the Bryson branch in Cullasaja with family scattered from Oregon to Washington and North Carolina.
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Jane
Pacific Coast
Martha
Bryson Maconomy
Alnew
Bryson Branch
Staton
Yeneraiy
Bryson
Leary
Bester Toads
Jon Bryson
John T. Bryson
Thome
Billy Deal
Martha Jennings Deal
J Bryson
Will Bryson
Serro Woolley
Wash
Joe
Terrebonne
Ore
Burton
Whittier
Newton Bryson
Raleigh
Five Macon County draftees to be inducted in Charlotte
Five men comprise Macon County's second Korea War draft contingent. They will depart Thursday morning at 8 o'clock for Charlotte to be inducted. The first group of nine reported for induction November 30. Names released include Ray Eugene Vance Clarence Eugene Mason Robert Mason Lunsford James Edward Williams and Caude Maxwell Abel.
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Macon County
Press Employees To Take One-Week Christmas Holiday
The newspaper will suspend publication for a week starting December 21 to allow staff a Christmas holiday. Readers should note normal publishing resumes after the break, with Thursday morning editions in Macon County except for Christmas Day when no issue is published.
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Macon County
Shedd Faces First Death Penalty Case In Macon County
In a 1872 era account, Curtis Shedd of Valhalla, C, is condemned for strangulation. If executed January 26, he would be the county’s first man to die for crime. The trial moved here due to public sentiment and mirrors a historical pattern of debated capital cases.
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Curtis Shedd
Macon County
Teath
Shedd
Valhalla
Jackson County
Ral
Macon
Feounty
County sells West Main property to Nantahala Power
Macon County votes to transfer title of West Main street lot to Nantahala Power and Light for 15 000 dollars. Nantahala pledges a two-story office and one-story service building costing about 130000, with construction planned next spring under a 10 year arrangement.
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Macon County
Nantahala
Eck
County General Fund
Oficia S Tal
Nantahale Company
John M. Archer, Jr
Nantahal
Claude Boton
Ot Commission
Erst
Power Company
Board of County Commissioners
First Part Power Company N
Baptists Plan Program
First Baptist
Mr. Chapman
Clarence Henry
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Carolina Moor
Tore Sutomoe
Department of Motor Vehicles
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Fred
PMA
Gneiss Store
Tom Jenkins
Rainbow
W. C. Burrell
Mr. Jenkins
Leroy Berrong
Mark
P.T. A
Milton Fouts
Jane’ Bryson
Redly
Jerry Jaton
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