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FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1954
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TEMPORISES
FOR PRIMARY
RACES HERE
Filing Deadline
April 17; Four
Incumbents File
TV political tempo of the
May 29 Democratic primary
rose this week with the filing
of four incumbents.
Filing deadline is April 17.
Sheriff J. Harry Thomas
and Register of Deeds Lake
V. Shope both tossed their
hata into the ring Monday.
Mias Kate McGee, clerk of
superior court, who previous
ly said she would not seek re-l
nomination, made rumors
that she would ran again of
ficial Monday by filing with
Elections Chairman Lee Barn
ard
Incumbent Claude Cabe, of
Otto, abo became the first to
file for the fire -member
Board of Education.
The local race for nomina
tion to the state House of
Representatives still waa a one
man race as of Wednesday
noon. C. Banks Finger, Frank
lin attorney, announced last
week along with C. Jack Ra
gan. Franklin mortician, who
is seeking nomination as
county coroner.
J. M. (Jim) Raby, serjeant
at-arms in the 1953 General
Assembly, and one of several
rumored aspirants for the
house seat, put himself out of
the race with a statement:
"Owing to the condition of
my health, I feel that I will
be unable to spend the time
and energy necessary to makd
the race in the primary and
the general election in the
fall. The field is open, go to
it. boys!"
District, state, and national
races for the primary will be
covered in full at the end of
the filing deadline.
Jaycees Pick
G. McSween
As President
Me.-r.bers of the Franklin
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Monday night named nr. O. R.
McSween, local chiropractor, to
head their organization for
1954-55.
Vic Perry Is the out-going
president.
Others named to serve with
Dr. McSween, who was picked
as "Young Man of the Year"
here In 1952, include John
Cogan, 1st vice president; Lewis
SEE NO. 1. PAGE 6
Young's Father Shot
To Death By Warden
Charles Young, 47, farmer
lumbe.rman of Bakersvllle, who
was shot to death by a game
warden in Bakersville Monday,
was the father of .Maurice
Younp, a state highway em
ployee connected with the resi
dent engineer's office In Frank
Un.
Oflicers are holding Wall Ellis
for the slaying.
Sylva Outfit
Low Bidder
For Center
W. B. Dlllard Construction
Company, Sylva, was low bidder
as general contractor for con
struction of the proposed Ma
con County Health Center.
A total of 17 bids were open
ed by the Board of County
Commissioners last Thursday.
The bids are now subject to the
approval of the Medical Care
Commission, a state agency
jointly financing the center
with the county.
The fully equipped building
will cost $29,181.25, with the
county's share of the amount
coming to roughly $6,000 under
an agreement with the commis
sion, according to Lake V.
Shope, secretary to the county
board.
Bruce K. Jones, architect with
the commission, was here for
the review of bids and .Mr.
Shope reported he said he was
confident the bids would meet
with the approval of the com
mission.
The Dillard outfit, the gen
eral contractor for Macon's
recent million dollar school
building program, submitted a
low bid of $17,400.
C. E. Holder, of Andrews, was
low in plumbing and heating
with $2,050 and $1,845, respect
ively.
A Franklin man. James P.
Wurst, was low bidder for the
electrical work with $1,945.
The difference between the
$23,240 total of all the bids and.
the $29,181.25 will be used to
equip the building, which will
go up on Riverview Street on
land donated by Dr. Edgar
Angel.
Construction is expected to
start as soon as approval is re
ceived from the commission. Mr.
Shope said.
POTTS HEADS
ROTARY CLUB
Highlands Conducts
Annual Election;
Take Over July 1
C. C. Potts Is the new presi
dent of the Highlands Rotary
Club for 1954-55.
At Its annual election Tues
day night of last week, the club
elected the Rev. Robert E. Early,
outgoing president, vlce-presi
dent; Stacy C. Russell, (re
elected) secretary; and Leslie G.
Misener, treasurer.
Along with the above officers,
A. L. Chalker, C. E. Mitchell,
and Frank B. Cook were elected
to the board of directors.
The new officers will take
over their duties July 1.
TAX AGENT ARRIVES
Jack H. Powell, of Ashevllle,
federal internal revenue agent,
has been assigned to this area
and reported to the Franklin
office this week. He and Agent
G. L. Forrester, who arrived in
March, will work the five west
ern counties. Mr. Powell Is living
in the Tippett home on Patton
Avenue.
-'.MS/ Fkttm by ]. P. Brady
Practice what you preach is the byword of Mayor W. C.
Burreii (right) and Alderman Verlom Swafford (center) follows
his lead, as Prelo J. Dryman, chairman of the Lions Club broom
sale, ^ves his approval. The mayor proclaimed "Clean-Up Week"
in Franklin the week of April 12-17, in conjunction with the
broom sale. Chairman Dryman just happened to have a couple
of sweeping tools ready for the two town officials.
Broom Sale And Clean-Up
Kick-Off Slated Monday
Members of the Franklin
Lions Club will kick-off their
annual broom sale Monday in
conjunction -with the opening
of "Clean-Up Week", proclaim
ed by Mayor W. C. Burrell.
Prelo J. Dryman, sale chair
man, said Lions will conduct an
intensive one-day drive in town
and will then pin-point their
salesmanship on the rural com
munities.
Money raised from the brooms
?made by blind workers in
Greensboro ? is earmarked for
work among the blind in this
county, the chairman said.
Monday, Mayor Burrell issued
a proclamation terming the
Girl's Death
Strange Case,
Doctor Says
An 11 -year-old girl, Elda Irene
Smith, died Sunday morning at
Angel Clinic of chemical pois
oning and malnutrition.
Dr. Furman Angel, clinic di
rector, described the East
Franklin fourth grader's death
as "a very strange case". She
was the daughter of Mrs. Pearl
Smith, now of New Orleans, La.,
and since the age of one had
been living with Mrs. Vina
Haskett in the Clark's Chapel
Community.
Sheriff J. Harry Thomas said
he considered an autopsy un
necessary in view of the doc
tor's and undertaker's reports.
The child. Dr. Angel said, be
came ill while In school Tues
day of last week and was
brought to the clinic Wednes
day. He said her death prob
ably was caused by a home per
manent chemical, which she
somehow swallowed. The doctor
SSE NO. 2. PAGE 6
Dotson Family Leaves Here Tuesday
On Welcome Overseas Trip To France
. TTxrrrms?
Needle*, Paper Work Now Pa*t
It's an out-and-out case of
welcoming overseas duty for
Mrs. Lawrence Dotson and her
two young boys.
They're on their way to join
Sfc. Dotson, a veteran of 11
years' service with the army,
who is stationed with the engi
neers in Toul, France.
Mrs. Dotson, the former Miss i
Hallie Cabe, of Holly Springs,
and her boys, Robert, 3, and
Harold, seven months, left here , i
Tuesday for Fort Hamilton, N
Y., where they will receive sail- 1
ing orders.
For the past several weeks,
the France-bound Dotsons havr
been facing the business end of
hypodermic needles and piles
of forms and papers in prepar- '
ation for their overseas jaunt.
Of course, the boys weren't
bothered with the paper work,
but those needles!
The three were taken to New
York by Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Carbin, who plan to spend a
short vacation there before re
turning:. Mrs. Corbln la Mrs.
Dotson's sister.
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week of April 12-17 as the time
for citizens to "fix-up, clean
up, and paint-up."
Town garbage trucks will be
on call during the week to haul
away rubbish. Residents want
ing this service may telephone
38.
Lions have 65 dozen brooms j
on hand for the opening sale
and the chairman said more
will be ordered if a sell-out is
anticipated.
Sales in the rural commun
ities will be worked through the
community development pro
gram, Mr. Dryman explained,
and through May Lions will at
tend each community meeting.
"Since most of our organiza
tion's blind work is conducted
in the rural areas", he declar
ed, "we decided to put special
emphasis on this phase of the
sale."
In 1953, more than $800 was
expended here, including the
purchase of glasses for 30
school children, he added.
Mr. Dryman is being assisted
by Dr. J. L. Hill and Lake V.
Shope. I
BOARD TALKS
HALL AGAIN
Aldermen Now Favor
Duncan Sub-Division
As Building Site
Franklin's proposed city hall
received another airing Monday
night at a meeting of the Board
of Aldermen and the site ap
parently has now shifted to the
Duncan sub-division at West
Main and US 23.
Previously, aldermen had fa
vored utilizing the present fire
house and property at Church
and Iotla Streets. However, the
board seemed of the opinion
Monday night that the property
U not large enough.
Instead, the likely site, as the
aldermen see it, is the upper
corner of the Duncan sub-di
vision (old Baptist property).
They projected a two-story city
hall to house the town offices,
fire department, and other
equipment.
"To at least get started", the
board followed Mayor W. C.
Burrell's suggestion to have H.
H. Plemmons draw a set of pre
liminary plans for presentation
at the May meeting.
Mounting costs of maintain
ing the volunteer fire depart
ment were discussed, with spe
cial emphasis on the unreim
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Principal Quits
The resignation of Warren H
Deyermond as principal of Nan
talmli School was announced
yesterday i Wednesday) by
School Supt. Holland McSwaln
His resignation is effective at
the end of the current school
year.
Mr. McSwaln said Mr. Deyer
mond, who has headed the
school for the past three years,
plans to return to his home in
M assachuietU. _L
4 Looters' Trials Headline
Criminal Docket For Court
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TROUT ANGLERS
HIT STREAMS
Good Catches Made
Opening Day; Area
Open Dates Listed
opening of the trout
season found hundreds of agile
anglers getting their feet wet
Unponf|COn S man* strea|M
Unconfirmed reports havp it
Si. TL- mr *>? ??? i
umit on the opening day Hieh
rs/w.?" the appeut?
were stil Hn ?Ut, the streams
hooine fir Cd With "Mermen
/ a sood catch.
fo7Thn ^ anglers registered
Wlldut ?? g at the Wayah
when th^anaBement Area and
?eePs heM IT dropped 'heir
2 tril89 ralnbow and 91
"opening6 mar?
With a rod and reel as a
With a rod and reel as a prize a
frouP ?f franklin High students
including two girls, went after
brought"0"^ aftern??? "n"
Wnnernf^. g??d catches
Rav Win. r?d and reel was
f6,y >Z} ?S' who landed a
16 4-mch brown with a red
XmaMi?,Ho,,r1
wicn a 15'4-inch brown and
with6 a l4^df?vfd copPed 'hird
th a 14-inch brown. The girl
in 8.f SK,b0th of "horn brought
Rmw tTOut. were Evelyn
Brown and Lois Houston oth
eis taking part in the contest
we?re BifldWbywthe B?ys Counci'.'
were Bill Waldroop, Gene Mash
&??*??}; No.en. Gene Mc"
lent' aien J*' !Cenneth Tal
ent. Glen Sanders, Harold
Kimsey, and Max Cabe.
In county waters, the Rev
^Underwood, pastor of the
Baptist rh, , hand Bigdonville
inch brown on C3Ught a 19"
<>eek ? '-"SSK
Church. nCar the Bigdonville
a Tuue "shin* thl* year costs
a little more than last with
an* !Pefial trout "cense a, an
cost si Mn SpeciaI "cense
costs j? and a daily permit
areas $1. -"MX
rrJ7le, st'reams of the Coweeta
ed to? fllhinLabfrat0ry are CIos"
a to 'tshing at all times.
Open dates in the Wavah 1nH
s.r,?s Indlan ar,??r,
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P. T. A. TO MEET
A short Easter program by
school children will feature a
meeting of the Cowee P. T. A.
tonight (Thursday i at the
school. The meeting is set for
7:30 o'clock.
Trials of four Transylvania County men responsible for looting
12 summer homes in the Highlands area will headline the crim
inal docket when the April term of Superior Court opens here
Monday morning.
The four men? Herbert Hoover Volrath, 25, Jimmy Volrath, 21,
Ray McCall, 21, and Ernest Fisher, 18 ? will be brought before
Judge H. Hoyle Sink, of Greensboro, on 12 charges each of lar
ceny and breaking and entering.
All are members of an alleged organized theft ring that ex*
panded its operations over seven counties in North and South
Two Easter
Dawn Rites
Are Slated
Easter sunrise services in the
Franklin and Highlands areas
are now In the final stages of
planning.
The Franklin service will be
held on mile-high Wayah Bald
at "High Haven", the camp of
Mr. and Mrs. Gilmer A. Jones.
Highlands citizens plan their
dawn rite atop Whiteside Moun
tain, a top tourist attraction in
this area which boasts of "The
Highest Cliffs in Eastern Amer
ica".
The Rev. Bryan Hatchett,
pastor of the Franklin Presby
terian Church, has been select
ed to deliver the Eastern mes
sage at the Wayah service.
Special recorded music and a
loudspeaker system for outside
broadcasting are being arrang
ed by Frank Martin. Final de
tails, including the time of the
service, will be announced next
week.
With other pastors of the area
assisting, the Rev. John Buell,
pastor of the Highlands Bap
tist Church, will give the mes
sage at the Whiteside service.
The owners of the mountain
have announced the toll road
winding to the crest of the
mountain will be open tree of
charge for the service, which is
scheduled to begin at 5:24 a. m.
? sunrise.- Music over a public
address system will begin at 5
o'clock and will continue until
the service begins.
The two Macon services an
nually draw large crowds of
worshippers from over Western
North Carolina.
Pre-Easter Rites
Set In Franklin
A pre-Easter revival series
opens Sunday at the Franklin
Methodist Church with several
local ministers assisting the
Rev. C. E. Murray with nightly
services.
The week-long series, which
will close April 16, is open to
the public, services are planned
each night at 7:30 o'clock.
Mr. Murray will preach on
the opening and closing nights.
The Rev. W. N. Cook, retired
Baptist preacher, will have
charge Monday; the Rev. Bryan
Hatchett, Presbyterian pastor,
Tuesday; Dr. A. Rufus Morgan,
Episcopal rector, Wednesday;
and the Rev. M. W. Chapman,
Baptist pastor, Thursday.
In announcing the series, Mr.
Murray also said his church
will hold a Palm Sunday bap
tismal service at 4 p. m. Sun
day (April 11).
Highlands Honor Students
Miss Hopper
Miss James
Ml?- Sue Hopper and Miss Geraldine James have been se- '
letted as valedictorian and salutatorlan of Highland* Hi*h
School. Class of 1954. The Taledlctorian Is the daughter of Mr.
tnd Mrs. Pratt McClure, the saint* to rian the daughter of Mrs.
burton lima
Carolina earner in the year. Of
ficers of the seven counties and
two states smashed the ring in
a surprise raid February 18
near Brevard and recovered
most of the stolen property.
For the Volraths and McCall,
their trials here put them an
other step closer to prison. The
three received stiff sentences
last week in Brevard for rob
beries in that area.
Paul Barnes, 20, also of Tran
sylvania, the fifth member of
the rings, is not charged here.
The Volraths are in custody
in Waynesville and will be mov
ed here under guard for trial,
according to Sheriff J. Harry
Thomas. McCall and Fisher are
in the county jail here.
From all Inaications, the
criminal docket for the term is
going to be one of the largest
in recent years. Through Mon
day afternoon more than 150
cases ? the majority motor ve
hicles violations ? had been dock
eted, according to Miss Kate
McGee. clerk of court.
Those charged on the docket
with drunk driving include
Lester B. Chappel, Henderson
Hayes, Lester L. Arnold, Harold
Martin. Arthur D. Hayes (also
carrying concealed weapon* ,
James Daves Tallent, Charles
H. Ledford, Jimmie Holder, Ray
Gibson, Paul H. Chllders, Rob
ert Warren Munger, Bobby Jack
Reece ( also reckless driving and
speeding ? . Charles Kenneth
Cloer, Bobby <Lee Holcomb,
Grover Eugene Crisp. Shirley
Childers (also reckless driving,
hit and run, failing to report
an accident i, Arthur O. Irby
'also no driver's license, reck
less driving, and manslaughter ?,
Charles T. Tallent. Ttves Wiley
Canup (also no driver's license",
Leslie Leroy Johnson, Charles
Terrell Tallent, Clyde Thomas
Burrell, Tom Chunk Sherlock,
Grover Britt Reynolds (also im
proper brakes i ; Willie Mackey,
William Robert Cabe, George
Herman Harris, John W. Mc
Dowell ( also no driver's li
cense), Frank Baldwin. James
Marvin Pickens, Robert Marion
Harris (also speeding and no
driver's license", Halen Dills,
Howard Richard Hopkins, James
Moody Younce, and David Jos
eph Watson.
Other cases slated for trial
are:
Rufus A. Askew, fraud; Earn
est Bennett, non-support of il
legitimate child; Jural Smith
and Louise Hall, adultery; Shir
ley Walter Kerns, abandonment;
Charlie William Paul, careless
and reckless driving; Norman
P. Fitzgerald, abandonment; J.
D. Welch, resisting arrest; Clif
ford Alexander Fox, reckless
driving, carrying concealed wea
pon; Zeb Buchanan, carrying
concealed weapon : William
Smalls, no driver's license, op
erating motor vehicle on bor
rowed license; Arthur Elijah,
loaning driver's license and per
mitting another to operate mo
tor vehicle on his license.
Qulnton Benfleld. speeding;
Oeorge Lambert, violation of
prohibition laws; Hoyt Reuben
Watts, driving while driver's li
cense revoked; O. H. Burnside,
assault (two charges); William
SEE NO 3, PAGE 12
The Weather
The week'* temperature* and rainfall, u
^corded in Franklin bj Vfanaoa SHl?a.
S weather observer, and at the Cowe^ta
Ivdnfogic Laboratory
FRANKLIN
Temperatures
High Low Rain
Wednesday
I'hursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
ruesdav
Wednesday
rhursday
F"riday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
71 55 115
65 32 .21
71 ' 29
73 36
73 34
. 74 43
.. . . 69 53 09
COWEETA
Temperatures
High Low Rain
70
60
69
73
71
73
58
31
28
39
32
41
1.29
29