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70th Year ? No. 13
Franklin, N. C., Thursday, March 31, 1955
Sixteen Pages
- ? Staff Photo by /. P. Brady
D. HIOEN RAMSEY (left), guest speaker at r'riday night's annua.1 dinner meeting of the
Franklin Chamber of Commerce is shown talkin ; aiter the meeting with (L to R) Dr. Frank P.
Graham, a special guest, Weimar Jones, editor-pubii' lier of The Press, and Don Smith, master of
cere.monies.
Local Chamber Honors Men;
Ramsey Is Dinner Speaker
Appreciation Given
For Plant Effort;
Leaders Installed
The principal figures in the
behind-the-scenes negotiating
to bring the new Burlington In
dustries, Inc., hosiery plant to
Mpoon County were honored as
a feature of Friday night's
Franklin Chamber of Commerce
dinner meeting..
Also on the program for the
annual gathering was an ad
dress by D. Hiden Ramsey, of
Asheville: the installation of
new chamber officers for 1955
56; and the presentation of
past and future projects.
The address of appreciation
to the men negotiating for the
new plant was made by E. J.
Whitmire, who praised the men
lor "performing these most
vital services . . . without think
ing of collecting money or per
sonal advantage." Among those
mentioned by Mr. Whitmire
were W. W. Reeves, chamber
president, Frank B. Duncan,
chairman of the Macon Indus
trial Committee, C. Banks Fing
er and John M. Archer, Jr.,
committee members, H. H.
Gnuse, Jr., of the Nantahala
Power and Light Company,
Mayor W. C. Burrell and his
SEE NO. 3, PAGE 8
EASTER RITE
IS PLANNED
Mom Will Preach
At Sunrise Service
Atop WayaH Bald
Flans lor UIC annum sunrise
service atop mile-high Wayah
Bald were announced this week
by the Macon County Minister
ial Association, which has
charge of arrangements.
As in the past, the dawn serv
ice will be held at "High
Haven", the camp of Mr. and
Mrs. Gilmer A. Jones.
The Rev. S. B. Moss, pastor
of the Franklin Methodist
Church, has been selected to
preach the Easter message.
Music and broadcasting ar
rangements will be handled by
Frank Martin. The Franklin
Jaycees will have charge of
transportation and parking.
A complete program for the
service ? including time of
sunrise and directions for reach
ing the Jones' camp ? will be
listed next week.
Speaker Declares
Industry, 1 ourisis,
Agriculture Tops
Industry, tourists, and agri
culture form prosperity's "three
legged stool" and to occupy this
seat takes the cooperative ef
forts of everyone, from civic
.minded individuals to elected
officials.
Such is the observation of D.
Hiden Ramsey, retired newspap
er executive and widely-known
civic leader, who addressed Fri
day night's annual meeting of
the Frahklin Chamber of Com
merce.
Introduced by Weimar Jones,
editor-publisher of The Frank
lin Press, the speaker discussed
a number of problems dealing
with the area, including job op
portunities for young men and
women, "exporting" electricity,
and natural resources.
And to accomplish any or all
of these points requires "long,
hard, sacrifice on the part of
all", the speaker declared.
Urging his audience to realis
tically study the problems faced
by the area, Mr. Ramsey con
tended Western North Carolina
"has not reaped its full share
of Increased industrial expan
sion and prosperity" in the past
few years. Of the 10-county
12th Congressional District, the
?four counties east of the Bals
ams had population Increases
totaling 28,000 In the last dec
ade, he pointed out. But at the
same time, the six counties
west of the Balsams dropped
10,000.
The speaker said the fact re
mains "we have not had the
growth that we had every right
SEE NO. 4, PAGE 8
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Along About
I Sunup Monday
Along about sunup Monday,
a couple of hundred men in
(his county will unflinching
ly step into icy streams and
dexterously flip their first fly
into the 1955 trout season.
And along about sundown,
a couple of hundred wives will
bravely facc the added house
hold chore of scraping fish
and cooking same, while their
intrepid anglers ? gear strewn
helter-skelter ironi front lawn
to front room ? languish on
?he couch.
And along a.bout sunup the
next morning ? the smell of
fried fish still hanging heav
ily in the air ? these same
noble women will face these
bleary-eyed fishermen-busi
nessmen over breakfast (what
else but fried trout?)
And along about "coffee
break" time . . . well, what
would fishing be without
tales?
Misener Heads
Highlands Club
L. G. Misener is the new
president of the Highlands Ro
tary Club far 1955-56.
He was elected to the post at
the March 22 meeting of the
club. The retiring president,
Charlie C. Potts, automatically
becomes the club vice-president.
Others named to serve with
Mr. Misener were the Rev. Rob
ert M. Hart, secretary; V. W.
McCall, treasurer; and Frank B.
Cook, C. E. Mitchell, and W. H.
Cobb, directors.
FOR NEW SCHOOL ?
They Just Furnish Incentive
The small group listened In
tently as the young man, his
voice halting, yet sure and clear,
read:
"And Joseph's brothers were
jealous of his beautiful coat of
many colors . .
A scene from a school class
room?
Well, yes and no.
It's a classroom scene, but it
took place in the mess hall of
the Macon 'County Prison Carno
and not in one of the county
schools.
Cut the objective of this un
usual school is the same as
any ? to teach.
Of the 61 men serving time
at the prison camp, roughly
one-third of them cannot read
Or write, according to Supt.
John E. Cutshali. And there are
many among them who can
only write their name.
This prison school is now be
'ns; conducted to correct this
situation:
"It's a rehabilitation-through
education idea, you might say,"
is the way the superintendent
expresses it.
And it's working too. Ten pris
oners. some serving life sen
tences, are studying their ABC's,
SEE NO. 2, PAGE 8
? Staff t'hoto by J. r. tfrady
'Teacher' Cutshall And Students
McClure New i
Council Head
For County
Bryant McClure, of the Otto
Community, has been elected
president of the Macon Rural
Community Development Coun
cil for the contest year 1955-56.
Named to serve with him at
a meeting Tuesday night at
the Agricultural Building were
Frank Plyler, Iotla community,
vice-president; T. H. Fagg, of
Franklin, reelected secretary;
and W. W. (Bill) Sloan, of
Franklin, reelected treasurer.
Mr. McClure succeeds Walter
Taylor, of Holly Springs.
The group adopted the same
prize schedule as used in '54;
that is, $300, first place; $200,
second; S100, third; and 10 $50
awards.
A discussion of some features
of the '54 contest Indicated most
of the communities would fa
vor giving the judges more time
to study the various community
undertakings. However, it was
agreed to follow the same rules
and scoring..
Wayne Proffitt, head of the
Agricultural Workers Council,
briefly outlined plans for the
county fair in August to the
community presidents and civic
group representatives attending.
He was assisted by Wiley Brown,
fair- co-chairman.
Club Women Hold
'Spring Federation'
At Union School
Approximately 200 persons
attended yesterday's (Wednes
day) annual home demonstra
tion "Spring Federation" at
Union School.
Highspot of the program was
a dress review with some 75
club members modeling clothes
they designed. Winners of the
review were not known at press
time.
Classes of the review included
"Fashions for Home"; "From
Sacks to Garments"; "Sports
Clothes"; "Fashions for Tots";
"Tailored Suits"; "Best Dresses";
and "Evening Dresses".
Drawing considerable com
ment was the special class,
"Belles of the Bustle", ack
nowledging the coming Frank
lin Centennial.
Awards to the winners were
presented by Miss Mary Harris,
of Raleigh, western district
home agent. She and Mrs. Bar
SEE NO. 4, PAGE 4
DOG CLINICS
SCHEDULED
Rabies Vaccination
Dates Are Listed
By County Officials
The first in a series of rabies
vaccination clinics will get
under way Saturday in an ef
fort by Dr. O. H. Burnside,
county rabies inspector, to slow
the spread of the disease.
Since the first of the year, 14
dogs and three cows have died
from the disease, the doctor re
ported this week.
He urged all citizens to co
operate in the vaccination pro
gram. "This is the only known
way to eliminate this disease
... we ask your cooperation to
SEE PAGE 7
protect yourself, your livestock,
and our wildlife," Dr. Burnside
said.
The clinic schedule:
April 2 (Saturday! : Harley
Stewart's dairy farm from 10 to
11 a. m
April 5: John Roane's farm.
3 to 5- p. m.: Setser's Store, 5
to 6 p. m.
April 7: Fred Hi', ton's mill.
" to 4 p. m : Har-v Kinsland's
farm, 4 to 5 p. m.
Aoril 0: Clark's Chapel church.
4 to 5 p. m.
Aoril '()? otto. 9 to 12 noon.
April II: Biv.on's Store., 1 to
2 p. m.: old Higdonville school.
? to 3 p m : old Ellijay post
office. 3 to 4 p. m.; and Mt.
Grov church. 4 to 5 p. m.
April 12: Lawson Shook's farm,
4 to 5 p. m.
Vaccinations also may be ob
tained at Dr. Burnside's clinic
in East Franklin.
Georgia Closes US 23-441;
Detour Through Highlands
?Staff Photo by J. P. Hri.ii
PEEKING AROUND the corner of an abandoned bird house
(the bird returned to Florida on Sunday when the temperature
hit a low of 9 degrees in Franklin) to see if Spring plans to re
turn to this county is Miss Mary Kate Roane, of the Caj-tooge
chaye community. Yesterday < Wednesday I slightly warmer tem
peratures indicated that bashful Spring might try once again,
but the pretty miss hasn't heard if the bird (a Robin i plans to
come back to his summer home.
WINTER SNEAK ATTACK ?
Cold Snap Damage is Cited
McSwain Gets
District Job (
For N. C. E. A.
.Maccon School Supt. Holland
McSwain Is the new vice-presi
dent of the western district of
the N. C. Education Association.
Appointed to the post by the
board of directors of the asso
ciation earlier In the month, the
announcement of his acceptance
did not come until Saturday in
Ashevllle at the annual con
vention of,the N. C. E. A.
The district embraces the 18
western counties.
In addition to the superin
tendent, Macon was represented
at the convention by at least
one representative from each of
the schools.
Angel Hospital Gets
Provisional Report
Angel Hospital, Inc., of Frank
lin, is among nine W. N. C.
hospitals receiving provisional
accreditation by the Joint
Commission on Accreditation of
Hospitals, it has been announc
ed.
New Franklin Motel
Opening On Friday
The new S125.000 Franklin
Motel should be open for busi
ness tomorrow i Friday i, Frank
B. Duncan, owner, said yester
day i Wednesday i.
The 22-unit court, located at
the intersection of US 23-441
and US 64. is fully air condi
tioned.
Mrs. Blanche Brinkman will
be resident manager, Mr. Dun
can announced.
In an almost unprecedented
sneak attack, Winter blitzed
Macon County this past week
with one-digit temperatures
that cut sharply into agricul
tural dollars.
Spots checked over the coun
ty indicate considerable damage
to orchards and permanent
pastures. Spring gardens and
early flowers also reeled Under
the onslaught of freezing weath
er.
With lows In the 20's Wed
nesday of last week in Frank
lin and Highlands, an already
subdued Spring took another
one-two punch from Winter
Sunday when the mercury dip
ped to an unseasonable 4 de
grees In Highlands and 9 In
Franklin. Saturday paved the
way with a 10 In Highlands
and a 15 in Franklin.
County Agent T. H. Fagg esti
mated Monday that as much as
50 per cent of the county's ap
ple crop was lost In the cold
snap. The county has 10 top
producing orchards out of 28
with more than 100 trees. The
agent said it would be "ex
tremely difficult" to give a dol
lar and cents damage estimate
at the present time.
Permanent pastures were set
back at least 30 days in pro
duction. Mr. Fagg said, and
spring oats and young grass
su'fered considerable damage,
in some cases a total loss.
c'aele And Cabe.
Reelected Directors
Carl Slagle and Jack Cabe. of
this county both were reelected
directors of the Farmers Federa
tion at the 34th annual stock
holders' meeting Saturday in Ashe
ville.
Move Reported Taken
As Safety Precaution
While Work Continues
A new set of detour signs
rent up in Macon County on
Tuesday when Georgia highway
?t ficials closed off the section
if US 23-441 under construction
rem the North Carolina line
o Mountain City, Ga. 1
Sources in Clayton, Ga., re
>ort that. Resident Engineer
?'red A. May said the detour
vas set up as a safety precau
:ion to motorists. Some sections
k the existing highway are be
ng broken up and the use of
leavy road machinery to do the
10b points up the danger ele
ment.
Meanwhile as perplexed local
officials shake their heads and
ponder the next move to keep
US 23-441 open and the tourist
traffic flowing, citizens of Clay
ton are circulating a petition
protesting the detour and urg
ing that the highway be kept
open during construction.
US 23-441 is the tourist , life
line of the north Georgia area
and this end of W. N. C.
How long the detour will be
in force is indefinite, it is re
ported.
To enter Georgia, motorists
mu.st now go through High
lands. down NC 28. and on the
Pine Mountain Road into Clay
ton.
Rrd Cross Drive
Extends 15 Days
A 15-day extension has been
called for the annual American
Red Cross fund drive here in an
effort to raise the quota of
$3,750.
Only about $700 is on hand.
In announcing the continua
tion of the drive ? scheduled to
close today (Thursday i ? Mrs.
Elizabeth McCollum, chapter
secretary, said reports from the
various sections of the county
"Just aren't coming in ... we
are forced to extend the drive
to find out where we stand.."
The Weather
Tbr week's temperatures asd rainfall. a?
?ecorde<i In Fraiifctta by Manson Stiles,
U. ?. weather observer; >u IfighlaxxLi bv
Tmlor N. flat! and W. C. Newton. TV V
observer; and at the Coweeta HydroJogL
Laboratory :
FRANKLIN
Temperatures
High Low Rain
Wed.. Mar. 23 61 20
Thursday 67 22
Friday 85 32 .13
Saturday 60 15 .61
Sunday .40 9
Monday 49 17
Tuesday 53 29
HIGHLANDS
Temperatures
High Low Rain
Wed.. Mar. 23 53 23
Thursday 62 31
Friday 52 32
Saturday 42 10 .34
Sunday 38 4
Monday 42 14
Tuesday 50 24
COWEETA
Temperatures
High Low Rain
Wed., Mar. 23 61 21
Thursday ,66 23 .12
Friday 65 32 .94
Saturday 39 38
Sunday 40 7
Monday 46 16
Tuesday 54 25
Mr. Sutton
Mr. Summer
Mr. Pa.tton
A bill appointing C. C. Sutton, Erwin Patton, anil O. F. Summer as a county board of educa
tion for Macon yesterday (Wednesday) still was in (lie senate committee on education, according
to information received here. The bill, which names the three men to replace the five men nom
inated in the Democratic primary, was introduce 1 V.irch 18 by Rep. G. L. Houk. ft was passed
ty the house last Thursday and went to the senate committee the following day.