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71st Year ? No. 11
Franklin, N. C., Thursday, March 15, 1956
Sixteen Pages
WATERSHED
AID COMING
ON PRIORITY
Macon Soil Chairman
Hears From Federal
Official On Project
Planning assistance by the
federal government for the 90,
000-acre watershed control and
conservation project for the
Little Tennessee River drainage
area will be granted on the
basis of watershed priorities.
That's the word from the of
fice of the Secretary of Agri
culture, where application for
assistance was made in Janu
ary under the Watershed Pro
tection and Flood Prevention
Act. ?
In a letter to J. S. Gray,
chairman of the Macon County
Soil Conservation District, a de
partment administrator, D. A.
Williams, acknowledged receipt
of the application and explain
ed:
"As rapidly as technical facil
ities are available, planning as
sistance will be authorized on
the basis of watershed priori
ties recommended by the Geor
gia State Soil Conservation
Committee and the North Caro
lina Soil Conservation Commit
tee . . ."
Both Georgia and North Car
olina officials and citizens have
been pushing for the detailed
watershed study in order to de
velop a comprehensive plan for
Little Tennessee drainage.
Long-range plans call for the
project to straighten and clean
the river channel and establish
a system of terracing and
drainage for the area to bene
fit all landowners and to con
serve water and soil.
Under the Watershed Protec
tion and Flood Prevention Act,
the federal government covers
50 to 90 per cent of the cost of
channel correcting and con
struction costs of such a water
shed program, it was explained. ,
Korte Is Elected
Lions President
Robert J. Korte, of Wayah
Valley, Monday night was elect
ed president of the Franklin
Lions Club for '56-57.
He succeeds Jack Angel.
Named to serve with the new
president were Verlon Swafford,
1st vice-president; G. Wayne
Faulkner, 2nd vice-president;
Harry C. Corbin, 3rd vice-presi
dent; B. B. Scott, secretary; J.
C. Crisp, treasurer; Vance Ruck
er. Lion Tamer; J. Ward Long,
Tail Twister; and R. Roy Cun
ningham and John Crawford,
two-year directors.
In addition to the election of
officers, the Lions' meeting fea
tured talks on Cub Scouting by
R. E. McKelvey and Ernest
Hyde, and the club was pre
sented the charter of the pack
it is sponsoring.
County P. T. A.
Study Course
Is Scheduled
Mrs. Elizabeth C. Guffey,
study course chairman for the
Franklin P. T A., has announc
ed that a county-wide study
course will be held at East
Franklin School next Wednes
day (March 21 1 from 9:30 a. m.
to 2:30 p. m.
Dr. Koepp-Saker, director of
special education, Western Car
olina College, Cullowhee, will be
guest speaker. Mrs. John Craw
ford, of Raleigh, state P. T. A.
president, and Mrs. Olin Dillard,
of Candler, district director, will
also take part on the program.
A nursery will be provided for
small children.
Lunch will be served in the
school cafeteria.
All members of Macon county
P. T. A.'s are invited to attend.
TO GIVE COMEDY
A comedy, "Old Maids Con
vention", will be presented by
the Cartoogechaye P T. A.,
Saturday, March 24, at 8 p. jn?
at the Iotla School.
GOING TO CLINIC
Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Furr plan
to leave Saturday morning for
Atlanta, Ga., where Dr. Furr
will attend the Thomas P. Hin
man mid-winter clinic next
week.
?stair Pliolu i>> J. p. urany
WILLARD .SMITH (13) leaves the floor and. lofts the ball for two points in Friday night's
first basketball game in the new gymnasium. C lyde Erwin High beat the locals' At right is
Franklin's Mitchell Houston (17).
Broken Water Pipe
Gives Short Vacation
A broken water pipe at
Franklin Htgh late Monday
morning gave school children
an unexpected vacation.
Supt. Holland McSwain turn
ed all schools out for the re
mainder of the day so the sys
tem's bus connections could be
made.
Short Cage Season Ending
With Murphy Games Friday
What will probably go down
in sports annals as Franklin
High's shortest basketball sea
son on the home court (three
nights i ends tomorrow ( Friday'
night.
After encounters in the new
College Official Brands
Scholarship 'Free Ride'
To a former college football
coach, today's athletic scholar
ship is "a free ride".
Dr. Quinn Constantz, chief
speaker at last Thursday night's
annual Rotary Club banquet for
the Franklin High School foot
ball squad, added that "ama
teurs (in sports) play for the
fun of it."
The real purpose of a scholar
ship, he explained, is to make
it possible tor a student to do
more work.
Lir. Constantz, liimself a col
'ep<* letterman. r.ow associate
professor of health and phvslc
>1 education at Western Caro
' nn Cnllprre. listed for Franklin
footballers some of the objec
tives of an athletic program,
and some of the responsibilities
that go with it.
Among the objectives, he
said, are physical development;
learning to get along with oth
ers; learning there are more
important things than winning;
recreation; and learning safety
? how to handle one's body and
the development of quick re
flexes.
An athlete, he continued, has
these responsibilities: "To give
all you've got; to learn to put
Br. Constants!
*
first things first; to play for
the fun of it; to learn the sport
/tself; to learn its rules; ami to
learn to pace yourself."
Mrs, Slagle Is Reelected
President Of Auxiliary
Mrs. Slacle
It's another year's term as
president of the local V. F. W
Auxiliary for Mrs. Richard H.
Slagle.
Also reelected Monday night
[ for another year were Mrs. J.
j E. Perry, Jr., senior vice-presi
i dent; Mrs. Winton Perry, jun
ior vice-president; and Mrs. R.
E. Welch, treasurer.
Elected to new jobs were Mrs.
Fred Salain, chaplain; Mrs. Lu
cille Angel, conductress: Mrs.
Lucinda Crownover, guard; and
Mrs. Neal Johnston, three-year
trustee.
Mrs. Lasca E. Horsley, who
has one more year to serve,
and Mrs. Elizabeth McCollum,
who has two. are trustees with
Mrs Johnston.
The auxiliary officers will be
installed in April.
gymnasium with Clyde Erwin
teams Friday night and Cullo
whee teams Tuesday night, the
lads and lassies throw open the
doors tomorrow to Murphy
High. The girls will lead off at
7:30 and the boys will clash at
8:30.
This is the final game slated
for the new building this year,
according to Coach Howard
Barnwell.
Tuesday night, the locals
split wins with Cullowhee in
games that had fans on the
edge of their seats.
In overtime, the boys lost a
heart-breaker by one point, 58
to 57. Franklin held a good lead
in the .first quarter, but Cullo
whee started gnawing at it and
by the half the locals were be
hind one point, 24 to 23. For
Franklin, Bill Mendenhall was
high at the hoop with 14 points.
Bonnie Lee split the strings
for 24 points to lead the girls
to a 57 to 49 victory over Cul
lowhee. At the half, Franklin
led 31 to 25.
In the first game to be play
ed in the gymnasium, an esti
mated 1,200 fans saw Clyde Er
win take triple wins back, to
Buncombe County.
In the lead-off game, the
junior varsities of the two high
schools met, the visitors win
ning 43 to 25.
Next on the bill was a close
ly-contested scrap between the
girls. Final score: 36 to 33. For
the locals. Bonnie Lee was high
scorer with 1G points.
Fans caught plenty of fast
action in the boys' tilt as fast
break flurries went from goal to
goal. The locals,, game but out
classed by the championship
Clyde Erwin team, took the
short end of the 73 to 52 score.
Man Snsaks Out
Of County Jail
Justice of the Peace Sam J
Murray was an unknowing
party to an escape from the
county jail on March 3.
The escapee, Ross Ensiey. i;
still at large.
Justice Murray is reported tc
have been arranging bond with
another prisoner in the jaii
when Ensiey took advantage ol
the open door and sneaked out
Ensiey was being held undei
$800 bond, charged with speed
ing and reckless driving, trans
porting whiskey, improper
equipment, and no valid driver's
license. He was jailed February
4 after a high-speed chase with
a patrol car.
Red Cross
Drive Moves
Slowly Here
Now moving into its third
week, the county's annual
American Red Cross fund drive
has just scratched at its quota
of $3,730.
The executive secretary of the
chapter, Mrs. Elizabeth McCol
lum, Tuesday afternoon report
ed only $320 had been turned
in.
. However, she said this figure
represents the reports of about
a half dozen solicitors and some
mail donations.
The drive is scheduled for the
entire month.
Expected To Pour
First Concrete On
Georgia Highway
Weather permitting, the first
concrete will be poured on the
US 23-441 (south) highway
project the last of this week,
according to the resident high
way engineer, S. T. Usry.
It will go into forms prepar
ed for two culverts in the Pren
tiss section. One is triple-bar
reled and the other single.
Work on the highway struc
tures got under way toward the
last of February.
A total of 10 structures ? a
bridge and nine culverts ? are
dotted along the 12.46-mile re
location project.
Hospital Given
Tax Releases
Because it is a non-profit
organization, Angel Hospital,
Inc., has been released from
payment of '54 and '55 taxes
by the county and town and
the money will be rebated.
The hospital will be exempt
from future taxes, also.
For the two years, on the
basis of a $25,000 valuation, the
county released the hospital for
$700 and the town $550.
Both the county and town
plan to make the rebates next
year, since neither has budget
provisions to cover this amount
this fiscal year.
Filing By Sorrells
Points To Primary
.Mr. Sorrells
Macon Scouts
G-et Awards
Eleven Macon County Boy
Scouts went before the court of
honor of the Smoky Mountain
District at Webster last Thurs
day night.
Nine of the boys received
rank advancements and two got
merit badges.
Jack Wilson, Woodrow Wilson,
and John Wayne Rogers, all of
Highlands, Troop 7, were pre
sented Star Rank. These awards
were made by the Rev. S. B
Moss, of Franklin.
First Class rank went to
Bobby Joe Talley, of Troop 7.
Those receiving Tenderfoot
rank included William C. New
ton, of Troop 7, and Lyman C.
Bryant, Donald E. Burnside.
Paul W. Cabe, and John C.
Stamey, all of Franklin, Troop
1.
William Love and Bobby Nor
ton, both of Troop 7, got Fire
manship merit badges.
MOVIE ON CHILDREN
A movie on understanding
children will feature a meet
ing of the Franklin P. T. A.
Monday night at 7:30 in the
school cafeteria, it has been ap
nounced.
AFTER PUBLICITY ?
Ruby Mine Fan Mail Flows
Fan mail has started pouring
into the Cowee Ruby Mines, the
county's unique attraction which
has been revealed to the rest of
the world in the March issue of
Woman's Day. national A & P
publication.
Carroll Gibson, one of the mine
owners, already has received more
than 50 letters from all over the
country. And the malls bring more
daily.
Because most of them inquire
about accommodations, he is hav
ing to answer personally, furnish
ing motel and inn prices and other
1 information.
"This is turning into work," he
! say laconically.
The majority of those making
inquiries indicate they plan to
stay here a week or more in their
search for rubies at the strip
> mines.
Last Thursday brought a letter
all the way frcm Montreal. Can
ada. The lady writer, explaining
she had read about the mines in
the magazine, said she and a
friend hoped to come here by
bus for a week in August.
"We think we would have a very
interesting holiday," she said.
In another, a man from New
York wanted assurance that the
min^s would be open over th"
Easter week end so he and his
fartiily can crive here and seek
their fortune.
Still another New Ycrker want
ed information on bus li'K* run
ning near the mines.
And a man in Pennsylvania,
explaining that he lias two teen
age boys who are "mineralogists
at heart." inquired about motels,
and then added:
". . ; or will we have to pitch
a tent?"
Frv?n suit |*hi >ui
Mr. Gibson And Fan Mail
Local Businessman
Seeks Nomination
As Representative
First official hint of the Dem
ocratic primary on May 26 came
Friday when J. C. Sorrella,
Franklin businessman, filed for
nomination as representative to
the General Assembly from
here.
He's the first to toss his hat
into the "off-year" election
ring. He paid his $13.50 filing
fee to Lee Barnard, chairman
of the elections board.
Now asociated with Macon
Willys Company, Mr Sorrella is
a former member and chairman
of the board of education.
In the primary, Democrats
here will nominate a represen
tative. surveyor, and a school
board.
i 1
Late News
and
Briefs
AGAINST STRIKE'
An overwhelming majority of
Macon teachers are in favor of
the Canton N. C. E. A. unit's
resolution calling for salary in
creases, but are opposed to its
now hotly-controversial "strike",
amendment.
Principals of all but two
schools reported yesterday
(Wednesday i morning to Supt.
Holland McSwain that their
teachers, by large majorities,
disapprove of the amendment
which declares:
"If a raise is not granted,
teachers will stay out of school
in September."
The Canton organization is
seeking passage of its resolu
tion and amendment at the
North Carolina Education Asso
ciation's annual meeting in
Asheville next week.
The main resolution, which
the teachers here favor, asks:
"That the salary of all school
personnel be raised 25%, or
$3,000-$4,000, at the beginning
of the school year 1956-57. We
insist that this request be given
the most serious consideration
if and when the legislature
meets this summer."
What's
Doing?
(From Thursday to Thursday)
Tonight (Thursday): O. E. S.
installation. Nequassa Chapter
43. 8 o'clock. Masonic Temple.
Friday: Garden school, Agri
cultural Building. 9:45 a. m.
Friday: Franklin High vs
Murphy. 7:30 p. m.: Franklin
gym.
Saturday: 4-H parade through
downtown Franklin, 10:30 a. m.
Saturday: Covered dish sup
per, East Franklin School. 7:30
p. m . for patrons and citizens.
Sunday-Saturday: Methodist
revival. Franklin church. 7:30
nightly.
Sunday: Carolina Quartet.
Cullasaja School. 7:30 p. m.
Tuesday: Little League plan
ning meeting. Slagle Memorial,
7:30 p m.
Wednesday P T. A. study
course, 9:30 a. m. to 2:30 p. m.,
East Franklin School.
The Weather
Th?- w?'*?k's temwatures and rainfall, as
f rov -dt-d in Franklin by Manwn Stiles.
I . S. w?ath?*r observe": in Highlands by
Tudor N Hall and W i\ Newton. TV A
oWrvi'i ;i nd at th<? (Coweta Hydrolojjic
1 4tlx?- atory.
FRANKLIN
Temperatures
High Low Ralr
Wed., Mar 7 75 60
Thursday 67 31
Friday 62 20
Saturday 60 20
Sunday 61 40
Monday 62 39
Tuesday 61 48
COWEETA
Temperatures
High Low Rain
Wed.. Mar
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday ...
63
06
.33
73
43
61
59
59
68
62
58
33
19
21
40
34
49
.06
.50
.05
.24
1.18