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No. 2 Mr. Hodges is a former official of Rotary International ? the governor pointed out that the beginning of Rotary and of the civic club movement coincided with the change In the attitude of people from that of "selfish grasping to what we accept now as service' Rotary Is only fifty years old, a very brief time as history is measured, he re marked; but "if the spirit ol honesty, of tolerance, of service is carried out, long enough, then you've got the answer to world problems". Mr. Hodges, who himself en tered politics after he retired as a business executive, urged individuals to assume their re sponsibilities as citizens by tak ing part in politics". Politics is the thing "you must do, and do STOP THIS WASH WINDOWS INSIM YOUR HOMI .4 SIMPLY PRESS RELEASE.. SASH LIFTS RIGHT OUT kuift 00 ANDERSEN PRES ' sure seal Double Hung windows in your new home. They're the new windows with the sash that lift right out Exclusive new wedge like action that permits sash removal, also makes win dow easy to operate ar.d exceptionally weathertipn% Cuts cost of building, be cause it's the easiest v, ? dow on the market to inst;'. FRANKLIN HARDWARE CO. Always Parking on the Square Macou THEATRE II FRANKLIN, N. 0. Phone ill SCHEDULE OF SHOWS Week Days: 7 and 9 p. m. Saturday: 1:M p. m. oont. Sunday: 2:30 and 9 p. m. Starting next week June 28 we will have a matinee starting at 3 p.m. on the first day of each picture. The day will usually be on Tues. and Thurs. The Bo* Office will open at 2:45 p.m. PROGRAM FOR WEEK STARTING JUNE 23 Thurs.Fri.? 23-24 \ man who changed the world forever "MARTIN LUTHER" Don't miss this wonderful picture Sat.? 25 DOl'BLE FEATURE "JESSE JAMES WOMEN" Also "KYBER PATROL" Sun.-Mon. ? 26-27 Virginia May-Jark Palence "SILVER CHALICE" The mightiest story of truth and temptation ever written Tues.VVed., June 28-29 "MANY RIVERS'TO CROSS" Starring Robert Taylor-Eleanor Parker Cinemascope In Color right. In order to build the right kind of government". The governor, who was here 1 to participate in the Franklin , Centennial celebration the next . day, commented that he loved i the simplicity, the quietness, I and beauty he found here. He and Mrs. Hodges arrived t Monday and went direct to A. ; B. Slagle's camp for a rest. ? They came Into Franklin Wed i nesday afternoon for the civic meeting and spent that night ? here as the guests of The ! Franklin Motel. They left Thurs ; day afternoon, Immediately i after the reception in their honor, to meet an appointment i the governor had elsewhere. No. 3 paraded through the downtown 1 area in convertibles under a scorching sun that unkindly added , touches of Pink to skin protuding from evening dresses ? the uniform of "Miss Centennial contestants. .. . After dismounting from their cars, the young ladies? still batt^ ling sun and an increasing mob glided their charms across a spec ial reviewing stand on the west side of the courthouse while a secret panel of judges graded I them on beauty, appearance, and P?AUhough not a judge, Gov. Hodges' critical eye swept each contestant as she bowed to the chief executive and his first lady. He accepted the chore of crown ing Miss Childers and kissing her cheek with obvious delight while Mrs. Hodges pinned on the "Miss Centennil" ribbon. Miss Childers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Childers, was nominated by Bryant Furniture Company. She received several hundred dollars in cash and merchandise donated by local businessmen and merchants. No. 4 ders, 80, E. G. Houston, 81, and nine-year-old Frances Berry. In the period dress contests, the following were winners: Miss Kate Jacobs, prettiest dress; Mrs. Frank M. Killian, oldest dress; Denton Higdon, son of Mr. and Mrs Sam Higdon, best dressed child; Mrs. W. A. Rogers, fanciest dress; Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Gibson, most outstanding couple : 1 Elbert Angel, most original attire; | Mrs. J. C. Jacobs, prettiest bon- 1 net; and Mrs. Bryan Hatchett, highest fashion. More than 100 persons com peted in this contest alone. Another event of considerable Interest was the "Brushy Broth ers" beard contests. Here're the winners: Otis Clark, "Brushiest Brother": Jones Jones, fanciest beard; W. G. Crawford, curliest beard; Dan Sweatment, longest beard mea sured from chin (10.5 mm); C. E. Williams, longest beard for years grown (14 years); John Craw ford, best mustache: A. R. Hig don, best goatee. Following are the winners of other contests: Ed Higdon. bald^ est head; Margaret Hatcher, of Georgia, best husband caller; Mrs. Raleigh Norris and Mack Stock ton, corn shucking and shelling, Mrs. Sidney Martin and Woodrow Shope, bean stringing; Wilford Corbin, wood Chopping; Mrs. W. N. Cook, best quilt top (displayed one belonging to her mother, the late Mrs. W. N. Cleveland): Jerry Sutton, fashion show for hound dogs first place, Elbert Angel, second; Frank I. M.urray, ugliest i man; Fred A. Moore, fattest man: | Mrs. Lassie L?d better, fattest I woman ; Jerry Sutton, biggest | feet; Jess Bates, best hog caller. I A spelling bee staged in the | courthouse was won by Miss Char- 1 lotte Conley. No. 5 hair styles displayed from a truck bed beauty shop won $100 and first for the Powder Puff Beauty Shop. Hosiery making I through the years, from spin- j nlng wheel to today's machines, ! put Van Raalte in second place. The hosiery plant entry won $50. Third place and $25 went to Western Carolina Telephone Company's float, which stands as the most unique in the en- I tire parade. A real 'possom hunt (the hounds were breathless by ; the end of the parade) was staged on the float. The Franklin Garden Club took first and $25 In the In- 1 dividual Division for its live 1 "picture" on a horse-drawn sled I (ex-Sheriff Alex Moore's.) Mrs. 1 B. L. McOlamery was the wom an In the picture. In second place was the entry of the Wesleyan Service Guild of the Franklin Methodist Church. I This float of hymn singers car I rled out the theme of "Go to j Church on Sunday". The cash prize was $15. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Pannell and daughter placed third and won $10. All prize money was given by the Centennial committee. Judging the event were Clar ence Griffin, of Forest City, president of the Western Caro lina Historical Association, Mrs. John Parrls, of 8ylva, and Mrs. Elolse O. Potts, of Highlands, Macon superintendent of wel fare. Mrs. Parrls sat In for her husband, who was unable to at tend at the last minute. Thousands (estimates ran over 15,000) from babes-ln-arms to a few over 90 years thronged Franklin's downtown area, which was cleared of traffic and roped off for safety. Even as early as 9 o'clock ? the pa rade wasn't until 2 ? spectators began spotting vantage points to view the spectacle. By noon, sidewalks and the streets were packed and sittln' space along the parade route was at a premium. Children ranged back qnd forth across the street; some read comic books, others munched at lunches, while oth ers just patiently waited. With the town's fire truck paving the way, the long pa rade rolled up Palmer, right In to Phillips, and left Into Main Street. Leading the floats was a marching unit from the local V. F. W. post. Not far behind were three of the town's five nonagenarians riding in a buggy proudly driv en by Bill Fuller. Those In the buggy were Mrs. Lee Crawford, 90, Mrs. George A. Jones, 92, and Mrs. Nan (Aunt Nan) Ray, 93. No room in the buggy, the oth er two, Ernest Rankin, 90, and Mrs. T. W. Angel, 94, rode in automobiles. The response to the clever ideas depicted by the floats was overwhelming and applause boomed back and forth along the route. Skeptics were wide mouthed and quickly acknowl edged they had never witnessed a more complete parade. A band from Macon High School was the only non-Macon unit entered. Frorrr Main Street, the parade moved up Harrison Avenue, into Church, and back downtown and into Main again after skirt ing the courthouse. Several thousand watching from the courthouse out Main to Kelly's Inn, shifted in an orderly wave into the down town area to get a second glimpse of the impressive sight before it disbanded at the post office. Hours after the parade, spec tators were still pouring over the floats left in town. No. 6 better control to the parade. Suffice it to say, the parade drew all praise. An over-capacity crowd pack ed the 73-year-old courthouse Friday night for an old timey hymn singing under the direc tion of Tom Henson and Jim Raby. So popular was this event, seats were filled a half hour before it opened and a number of persons requested another sing Saturday evening. How ever, the request had to be de nied in order not to conflict with other scheduled events. Free square dances were stag ed all three nights and drew thousands of dancers and spec tators. 'Homecoming Day' "Welcome, friends . . . we've got a wonderful little town here ... we want you to join in the fun and help us cele brate its birthday . . ." by Mayor W. C. Burrell opened Saturday's "Homecoming Day" events. Highly competitive beard con tests were held following the mayor's remarks and the in troduction of members of the board of aldermen. Under the leadership of County Agent T. H. Fagg, a "Progress Tour" through the Holly Springs, Patton, and Car son communities reeled off in the early afternoon. Only a small number of automobiles made the trip, but Mr. Fagg said he was pleased with re sults. Free barbecue was served all comers in the late afternoon at Franklin High School by the Centennial committee. King And Queen Capping the three-day cele bration was the "Brushy Brothers" and "Belles of the Bustle" square dance at the Franklin Feed Mill. Nineteen couples were nomi nated in a penny-a-vote con test for the titles of "King and Queen of Centennial" and this dance was held in their honor. Two sprltely 90-year-olds,, Ernest Rankin and Mrs. Lee Crawford, were voted king and queen. Hayesville Man Buys Bull From A. B. Single Macon dairyman A. B. Slagle recently sold a young Guernsey sire, according to the American Guernsey Cattle Club. Jack Sellers, of Hayesvilla, purchased Belmont View Primer King, a young bull out of Bel mont View Brilliant's Wren. He has a production record of 10,011 pounds of milk and 457 pounds of fat. made on three times daily milking for 365 days as a junior two-year-old He Is sired by Bray? Island Bon-Ton's Primer. Free Dances Attraction Record breaking crowds flood ed Franklin all three nights of the Centennial to either take part In or watch free square dancing. An estimated 5,000 jammed the area around the courthouse Thursday night and the next two nights saw this number soar as men and women, young and old, came to town. Despite slight showers at Intervals, Sat urday night's dance pulled an estimated 8,000 persons. Music Thursday and Friday was provided by Hunter Young and his band. Saturday night, Mr. Young and his group held sway over the "Brushy Broth ers" and "Belles of the Bustle" dance at the Franklin Feed Mill and an outfit from Knox ville, Tenn., took over the up town chores of music making. Mayor Thanks Citizens For Cooperation Mayor W. C. Burrell yesterday issued a statement congratulat ing the people of town and county on the success of the Centennial celebration, and ex pressing appreciation for the widespread cooperation. The statement, telephoned from Florida, where Mr. Burrell is on vacation, follows: "On behalf of the town of ficials, I wish to congratulate the people of Franklin and Ma- . con County for their fine co- ' operation, which made our Cen tennial celebration such a suc cess. "Everyone was wonderful, and is due congratulations for the next hundred years!" Highway Commission May Road Report Given , During May, crews of the State Highway Commission completed 3.15 miles of road work in this county, according to a report received from the office of Commissioner Harry E. Buchanan. Graded, drained, and surfac ed with traffic-bound macadam were Cabe-Brown Road, 0.8 mile; Stamey Road, 0.4; and Hickory Hill Road. 0.95. Streng thened with traffic-bound ma cadam were Clear Creek Road, 0.5; and Mica City Road, 0.5. Both of these roads are 12 feet wide. Want Ads WANT AO RATES 2 cents per word, with a minimum charge of 65 cents for each insertion. (25 cents extra for keyed ads.) Classified Display: In type like this, 15 cents per line. IiTcAPITALS or bold type like this, 20 cents for each line. In type like this, 38 cents per line. CASH DISCOUNTS When cash accompanies order: 10 per cent discount will be allowed. 20 per cent for three or more consecutive insertions of same ad. LITTLE CITY FARM Near edge of town, a nice two bedroom and bath home on a good five-acre tract. The house is situated on a well shaded knoll with wonderful view. Here you can enjoy gracious country living with all city conveniences. $7,000 FRED F. JONES Real Estate and Insurance Telephone 333 FOR SALE ? Two bedroom house j with full size basement. Well with electric pump, water heater. Large lot. Two miles out on paved [road. Phone 280-W-l. I J23 ? 2tp ? J30 FOUND ? Green billfold contain ing change and what appear to be valuable papers. Owner can ob tain by calling at The Press, iden tifying. and paying for this ad vertisement. I OWNER'S LOSS? YOUR GAIN Just like finding $10,000 ? to be able to buy this $25,000 farm for only $15,000! This fine 75 acre farm has over 40 acres in cultivation. It is' 9'2 miles from the Court House on good gravel 'mail and school bus* road, just 2.2 miles off paved US Highway. The shaded house has three bed rooms??. full bath, living room, kitchen-dinette, electric heat with 220V wiring and heaters, front . porch, large screened living porch and a fine drilled well and pump. The house is completely furnished and equipped, including all-elec tric kitchen. This attractive farm has two good barns, nice tenant house, rat-proof grainery. four year-old apple orchard with 240 trees of five varities. about 2900 ft. r'ver frontage and ? a lovely 3 i acre spring-fed lake stocked with fish and fine for swimming. Faim equipment includes John Deere tractor with plow, disc har row, mower, rake and Vx ton truck ? all practically new. There are also five registered Guernsey calves, good milk cow with bull calf and two sows. This well known farm. Including everything above described ? ? is a genuine bargain at $15,000! Why not see it ? TODAY ? before it is sold. EXCLUSIVE WITH TED REBER ? Realtor On" The Square Phone 200 J23 ? ltc I FOR RENT ? Five-room brick house. Call 588-R. [ J23 ? tfc ! LOST ? Brown leather billfold Saturday on Main Street In I Franklin, or vicinity. Contains driver's license of Frank Rogers, social security card and other papers. Finder return to Press Of fice and receive reward. J23 ? ltc FOR SALE ? Bright Burley Brand 3-9-6 Tobacco Fertilizer in Knox ville 50 lb. bags. Ray Orocery & Feed Co.. Phone 278. J23 ? 2tc ? J30 FOR SALE ? Franklin's newest and most modern 3-bedroom home. It's got everything! See it, and make me an offer. It has to sell. Terms. Choice lots in City limits, fronting Highlands high way. Extra shop equipment, drill presses and loads of hand tools. 14 ft. Wolverine boat, less than half price. For the best buys of a lifetime, see Joe M. Henry, Franklin, N. C. J23D2tp ? J30 SUMMER SPECIALS Just off Highlands Road 8 miles out. nice five room and bath cot tage on three acre tract, gravity flow water, pretty mountain stream, excellent view, $4,250. Off 64 West 9 miles out, very at tractive two bedroom and bath home on beautiful mountain tract of 100 acres, gravity flow water, breath taking scenery, $8,500. On Tessentee Creek 6 miles east of Otto, new house of five large rooms and bath, also an old im proved three room house on a beautiful 45 acre tract in a lovely mountain setting. Owner leaving State and will sacrifice for $6,500. Choice selection of well wooded lots in Franklin, also acreage tracts of from 1 to 400 acres. FRED F. JONES Real Estate and Insurance Telephone 333 J23 ? ltc FOR SALE ? Side Dressing for Corn. 16% Nitrate of Soda. 20',2% Ammonia Nitrate. Also Soybeans for hay and cover crop. Ray Gorcery & Feed Co., Phone 278 J23- ? 2tc ? J30 FOR SALE ? New six-room house with bath near East Franklin school. Modern, with full base ment. Fully landscaped. Good garden. See Herbert L. Crawford. East Franklin. J23? 2tp ? J30 WANTED ? Gentle riding horse for child. See M. J. Stater, Route 5, across from Corundum Hill mines. J23 ? 3tp ? Jly7 SACRIFICE SALE Skywater Restaurant, midway be tween Highlands and Franklin, facing U. S. 64. Equipped to run. Ample living quarters in same building. Must sell now for nearly half initial cost. Call 3115 High lands. J23? ltc FURNISHED APARTMENT. Also rooms with kitchen privileges. Miss Nettie Hurst, Route 3, FOR SALE ? 1950 Chevrolet Pick up Truck. Good condition. Southern Vermiculite Co., Phone 94. J23? ltft PIGS FOR SALE ? P. C. and Hampshire cross. See H. M. Luck. FOR SALE Several registered Milking Short horn bulls. Please come by this I week or next. Inquire at Almond Post Office. DeWitt Tree Farm, Almond, N. C. FOR RENT ? 4-room lurnisnecl apartment, over Sherrill's Store on Georgia road. Call at Burrell Motor Company for information. J23 ? ltc LOST ? LARGE BEAGLE, rather old looking, brown with white head and feet. Friday at Parade Time in vicinity of Bob Gaines Motors. If found, return to John Cunningham at home or Franklin Feed Mill and receive reward. J23? ltc FOR SALE ? '47 Model Mercury, extra clean with heater, radio, and other extras. If interested, call 9114. MOTEL FOR SALE Modern 10 unit motel with ">. bedroom owner's quarters. Large lobby, with T.V., cafe and craft shop on heavily traveled U. S. Highway in W. N. C., completely furnished with latest equipment, hot water, heat for year-round operation. Excellent business. Due to owner's other interest, this motel must be sold immediately. Will stand rigid investigation. Al so two bedroom brick home and two summer cottage, reasonably priced. Contact Lee Woods. Frank lin, N. C., Telephone 588-R. J23? ltc WANTED ? Yellow corn, any amount, $1.60 a bushel cash. Franklin Feed Mill. J16 ? 3tc ? J30 FOR SALE ? One large, well trained 3-gaited pony; also 3 gaited riding horse. Priced rea sonably. R. N. Barber, Jr.. Waynes ville. Phone Glendale 6-4992. J16 ? 4tc ? Jly7 FOR RENT ? Four-room apart ment. two bedrooms and bath, in East Franklin, one mile from court house. See Mack Moffitt, East Franklin. J16 ? tfc FOR SALE ? Land. 7 acres. Buck Creek flows through. One spring. Near gravel, 2 miles froip highway No 64 Mrs. Dovie Hous ton. Route 1. Highlands. J16 ? 4tc? Jly7 UNFURNISHED APARTMENT for rent. Three rooms and bath. Equipped electric kitchen. Electric radiator*. Dixie Hall. Phone 787. J 16 ? 3tC ? J30 WANTED ? Hand split shingles. Address Box 652, Highlands. J16 ? 2tp? J23 I FOR RENT ? Five-room house ! on White Oak Street. Ella Jones. Phone 314-W. j J23 ? ltc EVERYTHING'S UNDER CON TROL when your Spencer Brassiere and Foundation solve your figure problems gently, beau tifully. Designed lust for you. after I analyze ' your figure. Mrs. Rita C, Ferguson. Route 4. J9? 4tPrvJ30 v. LAWN MOWERS sharpened ana repaired. Service on all fract ional motors and bicycles, hand saws. circular saws and all gar den tools sharpened. Ail work fully guaranteed. For free pick up and delivery call T. A. Orr 383-J. J9 ? 8tc-rJly28 GET YOUR Ammonium nitrate. I *? 33 '/i per cent, soy beans, and 1 sweet Sundan grass seed from Farmers Federation, Palmer Street. Phone 92. A. E. Frizzell, manager. J9 ? 3tc ? J23 DOGWOOD WANTED ? C.oci and Hugglns, at Burningtowi Road. We buy Monday througi Friday. J20 ? tfc WELL DRILLING ? Have your wells drilled by modern ma chinery. 8" and 8" domestic and commercial wells. Macon Pump and Well Company. Write F. B. Rogers. Route 1, Franklin, N. C. 813? tie FOR IMMEDIATE SALE ? 6 room house, with bath, big screened porch. Six and one-half acres of land located on Sloan road. Household furniture, electric pump with tank sold with or sep arately. See Lee Wood. or\ call 588-R. J2 ? tfc WANTED: BUSINESS ? Cars washed, polished, simonized, see Lewis Cabe, Dave Pollock, and Jim Tysinaer at L. B. Phillips service station. J9 ? 4tp ? J30 Protect your builamg investment by using ? Steam Cured Concrete, Cinder, or Superock Blocks For best prices See Your Local Manufacturer 8" x '8" x 16" Special prices in carloads' W. A. HAYS BLOCK PLANT Phone 30 Franklin, N. C. N17 ? tfc WHY DON'T YOU? Look over our line of authentic crafts and gifts made by our Macon County and W. 'N. C. craftsmen. The Mountaineer Craft Shop, across from the Indian Mound in Frank lin. useo can burgmhs ...ILlkAM USED AUTOMOBILES 1955 Ford V-8 Club Sedan Radio, heater, new tires, tu-tone paint. 1955 Chevrolet 4-dr. V-8 Powerglide, heater. 1954 Ford 4-dr. V-8 Heater, one-owner. 1953 Ford Station Wagon V-8 Radio, heater. 1952 Ford Victoria Radio, heater, Fordomatic, extra clean. 1952 Chevrolet Tudor One-owner, heater 1952 Plymouth 4-dr. Heater, one-owner. 1951 Mercury 4-dr. 1950 Ford Tudor Radio, heater. 1950 Chevrolet 4-dr. 1949 Pontiac Tudor 1949 English Ford 1946 Ford Tudor 1946 Plymouth 4-dr. USED TRUCKS 1954 Chevrolet 1-2 Ton Pickup Extra clean. 1954 Ford 1-2 Ton P'ckup V-8 One owner. 1953 Chevrolet 1 1-2 Ton Truck Extra clean. 1953 Ford Pickup 6 Cyl. 1951 Ford 2-Ton Truck 1950 GMC Pickup 1950 Ford 3-4 Ton Pickup 1949 Ford Pickup 1947 Chevrolet 3-4 Ton Truck 1946 Chevrolet Truck ? ? ? CONLEY MOTOR COMPANY Sales Service Phone 69 Franklin, N. G
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