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CIRCULATION List Week 2072 Net Paid t Iftititf Jitt ?f I 8%* ISfablattta JRswroian PRICE 10 Cents 71st Year ? No. 6 Franklin, N. C., Thursday, February 9, 1956 Twelve Pages CHATTING AFTER Friday night's Jaycee-sponsored Distinguished Service Award banquet at UrmnfcHn High are (L to R) C. Jack Rigan, chairman of the award committee for the Jaycees, Edgar (Red) Gurganus, president of the N. C. Jaycees, Wayne Profitt, Franklin teacher, who was honored as "Macon County's Young Man of the Year" for 1955, and H. W. Cabe, who re ceived the "Boss of the Year" award. / . ... . Agricultural Teacher Gets 'Young Man' Award For '55 For his outstanding service to his community and leadership among the young people, Wayne Profltt was honored Friday night as "Macon County's Young Man of the Year" for 1955. Mr. Proffitt, who is vocation al teacher at Franklin High, was presented a Distinguished Service Award key for his con tributions as a feature o( the Franklin Jaycees' annua! "bosses' night", "ladles' night" and "DB.A." banquet in the high school cafeteria. Presenting the award to the teacher, who was selected from among seven nominated for the honor, was C. Jack Ragan, who had charge of the program for the Jaycees. This was the second year the award went to a non-Jaycee Last year's went to Edwin T O. E. S. Officers Coming For Visit Mrs. Hilda Halliburton, of Clyde, worthy grand matron, and William H. McNeill, Jr., of Aberdeen, worthy grand patron, Grand Chapter of North Caro lina, will make their official -visit to Nequassa Chapter No. 43, Order of the Eastern Star next Thursday, February 16, at *7:30 p. m., in the new Masonic Temple. Mrs. Catherine Henry, worthy grand matron of the local chap ter, will preside. The meeting will be followed by a reception at the home of Mrs. Lyman Higdon( for all lo cal members and visitors. Williams, also a Franklin High teacher. Others nominated for the award included the Rev. Bryan Hatchett, Dr. J. L HU1, Jack Angel, Woodrow Franklin, Bob Carpenter, and J. L. West, Jr. They were recognized at the banquet and attended as guests of the Jaycees. Cited For Work Mr. profitt was cited for his work among the young people, particularly the Franklin Fu ture Fanners of America chap ter, which took top honors in the state in '55 and for his de SEE NO. 1, PAGE 10 Tag Deadline Is Wednesday An estimated 1,000 motorists in this area must purchase '56 license tags through the local Carolina Motor Club office be tween now and Wednesday's (15th) deadline, accrding to the manager, Verlon Swafford. He urged all who still have to buy plates to come in at once so a last-minute rush will not materialize. Through Tuesday afternoon, the office had sold a total of 3,524 tags, he reported. Of this number, 2,336 were automobiles; 1,000, trucks; 100, farm trucks; 84, trailers; and 4, motorcycles. Delegation From Pakistan Visits School, Community Pakistan (population, 75,687, 000 ? and Holly Springs (63 fam ilies) swapped ideas here last Thursday afternoon. Although running behind schedule because of bad weath er, the delegation from Paki stan ? five men and two wom en ? took time to chat with school children at East Frank lin before moving on to Holly Springs for a behind-the-scenes Introduction to a community development program that won first place in the area rural de velopment contest last year. "They just refuse to be rush ed." declared Morris L. Mc Gough, of Asheville, who ac companied the Pakistanians. "They told me if I ever visited their country they wouldn't rush me . . . what can you do?" He gestured with an air of resignation toward one of the East Franklin classrooms, where questions and answers were popping back and forth between visitors and children. "How did you get here?" "Where is your country on the map?" "Are your schools like ours?" "Do all women wear clothes like hers?" (Miss Akhtar Mohy uddin was in native costume). Out in the hall again, Mr. McGough asked: "Have you ever seen anything to beat it? They'll answer ques tions as long as they'll ask them . . . never seem to mind." Herding her class back to seats, Mrs. Katherine A. Craw SEE NO. 2, PAGE 10 - ? Pr???? Htaif Photo SCHOOL CHILDREN at East Franklin are shown gathering around Miss Akhtar Mohyuddin, who is in native costume, and Ibrahim Shamim. whose field is education. The visitors from Pak istan were among seven who visited the school p.nd Holly Springs community last Thursday. P. T. A. STUDY PLAN PLACED BEFORE BOARD Would Operate Schools Without Store Profits And Contributions A study to put Macon's schools on an independent fi nancial basis ? completely di vorced from funds raised by school stores and P. T. A. bene fits ? is now under way. Backed by several P. T. A.'s, the study plan was presented Monday morning to the Macon Board of Education. According to its framers, its purpose is two- fold: (1) To find a way to operate the county's 11 schools without having to rely on selling soft ?drinks and candy to children in school stores and P. T. A. donations. (2) To supply adequate equip ment for the schools to do a good teaching job, working to ward accreditation of each. H. H. Onuse, Jr., representing the Franklin P. T. A., pointed out that schools are depending more and more on "outside funds" (non-budgeted* to fi nance many things the county should be responsible for; things like supplies, window shad?s, stage curtains, sweeping com pound, and equipment. At most of the schools, these items are being purchased with profits from school-operated stores and through school and P. T. A. benefits, he said. "Our purpose right now is to get an idea of how much the schools need to operate with out this outside help", Mr. Gnuse added. How .Much Extra In line with this, the delega tion bringing the plan before the school board suggested that a survey be conducted at the schools to determine how much money these extra aids are turning over annually. Also requested was an ac counting of operational costs in the schools for the past three years for purposes of correlating the study. Estimates Given In a preliminary estimate, Mr. Gnuse said principals figure $14,985 is spent in the schools for "operating expenses" above the budgeted figure. Most of SEE NO. 3, PAGE 10 Operating Costs For Schools Are Given By McSwain For the year 1954-55, it took $93,763.71 to operate the coun ty's 11 schools. Supt. Holland McSwain said slightly more than half the amount, $48,080.20, represented the schools' share of the tax rate and that the remainder came from other sources, in cluding state and federal. Of the $1.40 tax rate, the schools get a total of 38 cents; 23 for current expenses and 15 for capital outlay. Within the fiscal year '54-'55, the superintendent said money coming in for current expenses totaled $29,040.79. Capital out lay brought in $19,039.41. al though actual expenditures under this latter item reached 121,120.95. Biggest items under current expenses for the year were $15. 840 for school bus driver salar ies; $16,948 for repairs to build ings and replacement of furni ture; and $8,927 for fuel, water, and electricity. In this fiscal year < '55-'56 k $28,000 has been borrowed froni the state and applied to finish ing the high school gymnasium. Mr. McSwain said. In addition. $17,000 is budgeted in capital outlay for the gymnasium and $15,000 more in back taxes. 'Wal^-Up' Bank Window Opened A "walk-up" window for aft ernoon banking went into op eration Monday at the Bank of Franklin in the building lobby Cashier H W, Cabe described it as an ":id<ied servic". pri marily for businessmen who run short of change or would like to make deposits .or payments on loans He emphasized that no loan applications will be handled at the window. On banking days, the window will be open from 2 to 4 Highlands High Will Host Conference Boys' Tourney Highlands High School will be host to the '56 boys' basketball tournament of the ' Smoky Mountain Conference, which gets under way ifext Wednes day night (Feb. 15). A tourney schedule is ex pected to be prepared this week-end, according to Coach Howard Barnwell. The girls' tournament is scheduled for Robbinsville High this year. Play Is set for the 16th, 18th, 22nd, and 24th. Boys' games will be the 15th, 17th, 23rd, and 25th. Fifteen schools will enter teams in the tournament. They include Franklin, Highlands, Nantahala, Swain, Sylva, Web ster, Cullowhee, Cherokee, Mur phy, Andrews, Robbinsvllle, Hl awasse Dam, Hayesville, Glen ville, and Stecoah. Steady Rains Break Grip Of Drought During Week Steady rain this past week at least temporarily broke the hold of a drought which has gripped most of the area. Nantahala Power and Light Company yesterday (Wednes day) reported the downpour had "greatly improved" its power dam outlook. For the six-day period from last Wednesday to Monday, 2.63 inches of rain fell in the Frank lin area; 4.69 inches at the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory; and an unofficial 4 to 5 inches in the Highlands area. Rivers and streams became only slightly swollen as the parched ground soaked up most of the downpour. Farmers viewed the long overdue wet spell with relief. Few people, if any, grumbled about the inconvenience of leaden skies. A Nantahala power official, H. H. Gnuse, Jr., said the rain brought water reserves at the Nantahala and Thorpe dams out of the critical stage. Since February 1, 5.40 inches had been recorded at Nanta hala and the water level has climbed 12 feet. About four inches at Thorpe has pulled its level up five feet, he said. As a result of the extended rain, stream flow at the dams is four to five times over what it was at the first of the month, Mr. Onuse added. School Athletic Association In Red Because Of No Gym Largely because of the un-. finished gymnasium, the Frank lin High Athletic Association is operating in the red, according to Principal Harry C. Corbin. For the period September 1 January 5. the principal said the association paid out $6, 505.16 while taking in only $3, 704.95. This leaves a deficit of $2,800.21. Had the new gymnasium been ready for use by the beginning of the basketball season, Mr. Corbin said the association's financial picture would be brighter. He said the absence of reve nue from basketball games has helped create the present situ ation. Also, football gate receipts for the '55 season ($2,415.20 for five i w r home games) were about $1, 000 under average, he added. Some relief may be forthcom ing if the gymnasium is ready for use in early .March. The principal said two schools have agreed to schedule basketball games here after the confer ence tournament. "With these helping," Mr. Corbin declared, "we can prob ably cut this deficit to $2,500 by the close of school." In reviewing the association's financial statement, the prin cipal noted it began the cur rent school year last fall with a deficit of $1,667.68. This also was attributed primarily to the lack of a gymnasium, he said. "Seems that since the gym burned we've been going down hill." Kersplash! Went 1 he Jars As Chase Reached Cowee "Kersplash!" went a half gallon jar on the highway. At least seven more followed suit, according to Highway Pa trolmen H. T. Ferguson and A. A. Lewis. The episode of the breaking jars took place near the Cowee Baptist Church Saturday after noon as the patrol car in which the officers rode reached speeds of nearly 100 m p h. in running down a '47 Buick. Twenty - four - year - old Mrs. Gladys Ensley was tossing the jars out the window of the speeding Buick, the officers re ported, while her husband, Ross, 35. tried to outdistance the pur suing patrol car. Patrolman Ferguson said Mrs. Ensley's anxiety stemmed from the fact that the half-gallon jars were filled with white liquor. The chase, which wound across half the county, began on Blossomtown stretch, (US 23-441, south i when the patrol men heard the Buick going to ward Franklin. Its muffler "was loud", they reported, so they took after it to make a check. SEE NO. 4, PAGE 10 RED CROSS DRIVE PLANS UNDERWAY Slated For March; Quota Increased; Hatchett Chairman Organizing (or the annual American Red Cross drive here during March Is now under way. An Increased quota of $3,730 has been assigned the county this year because of the recent floods over the country, accord ing to Mrs. Elizabeth McCol lum, executive secretary. Last year's quota was $3,570. The Rev. Bryan Hatchett, Bresbyterian pastor, will lead the campaign. Volunteer workers are now being signed to assist over the county. Mr. Hatchett thla week said he plans to work the drive with the assistance of home demonstration clubs and or ganized community groups. Vol unteer teams will solicit funds in Franklin and Highlands. Of the total quota, 45.60 per cent ($1,700) will remain for A. R. C. work In the county, ac cording to Mrs. McCollum. The rest will go to national work. Z. Weaver Shope is chairman of the Macon chapter. Regular Meeting Not Held By Aldermen; Session Set Tonight Because of the unavailability of several members, the Frank lin Board of Aldermen did not meet Tuesday night as sched uled. A make-up session is set for tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 in the town hall. COWEE P. T. A. MEETING The Cowee P. T. A. will meet tonight (Thursday i at the school at 7:30, Mrs. Claude Lea therjrian, publicity chairman, has announced. The Weather The week's temi>eratur??8 and rainfall, as (??cordwl in Kianklin by M?neon Stiles. U. S. w.-ather .observer ; in Highlands by Tudor N. H.I an?i W ? NVwton. TV A ol?sei v? :ind ;it tht* Cowctsi Hydrolotfic laboratory. FRANKLIN Temperatures High Low Rain Wed., Feb. 1 42 17 .061 Thursday 54 32 .38 Friday 56 49 .76 Saturday 53 42 .53 Sunday 63 46 .04 Monday 59 46 .86 Tuesday 61 32 HIGHLANDS Temperatures High Low Rain Wed., Feb. 1 34 28 * Thursday 48 34 Friday 50 44 Saturday 48 39 Sunday 56 40 Monday 50 36 Tuesday 47 25 * Figures on rainfall for High lands not available. COWEETA Temperatures High Low Rain Wed.. Feb 1 41 23 1.04 Thursday 57 31 .76 Friday 55 49 .87 Saturday 53 40 .64 Sunday 63 43 .91 Monday 57 52 .47 Tuesday 59 26 TWO KOKI.AN STl'UKNTS at Itrevard Colle ;e r-Tipeared as funis at Alunday night's meet ing of the Methodist Youth Fellowship sub-district at the Snow Hill church. They're pictured here talking with two M. Y. F. leaders ? (I, to Rl Ch:irlie ('ho, James Park, Frank Nolen, chairman of the Christian outreach committee, and Gary C'tark, sub-district president.