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Franklin, .N. C., Thursday, June 7, 1956
Sixteen Pares
Machinery Coming
For Highway Job
Grading should start this
week on the $675,897.80 high
way relocation project from
franklin to the state line.
Resident Highway Engineer
S. T. Usry said Monday that
W. E. Graham and Sons, con
tractor for grading and paving,
plans to move in equipment to
REQUEST BT-PASS
A move is now under way
locally to provide a by-pass
of US 23-441 from Franklin
to the Georgia line to offer
a measure of relief to motor
ists while the highway is
under construction.
The state highway depart
ment has been asked to bull
doze and gravel a section of
less than a mile as the con
necting link between county
roads from the line up the
Little Tennessee River, into
the Clark's Chapel commun
ity ajid Franklin. This small
link is below Otto and is be
tween the McDowell and
Bradley homes.
If the connection 'is made,
traffic can move over the by
pass from the state line to
Franklin without going on the
main highway.
begin operations right away.
In grading the 12.46-mile Job,
about 800,000 yards of dirt will
be moved.
Mr. Usry said the structure
work and right-of-way are
about 50 per cent complete.
Ray And Welch
Set Opening Of
Super Market
Opening of the new Ray and
Welch Super Market on Palmer
Street is set for tomorrow (Fri
day* and Saturday.
L. B. Welch and Glenn Ray
are partners in the business. Mr.
Ray built and owns the build -
In*.
The super market's services
Include a complete market and
a complete line of grocery items.
For the convenience of cus
tomers leaving the store loaded
with groceries, the owners have
Installed an automatic door at
the exit, which swings open on
electrical Impulse when the cus
tomer steps on a special floor
mat.
In line with the present trend.
Mr. Rav said compact and low
aisle shelves were Installed
throughout the store and do
not block store-wide vision.
Started last October, the new
buildine has gone up on the
site of Mr. Ray's old store build
ing on the corner of Phillips
and Palmer. Before being razed,
the old building was among the
oldest in town.
The new structure is 44 by 70
feet and of concrete block and
brick veneer construction. Areas
around the glass front are crab
orchard stone.
A full basement hold the
store's stock. It is accessible
from the main floor by a small
freight elevator. Stairs were
eliminated from the main floor
to the basement to allow more
display space, Mr. Ray explain
ed
The Rev. Fred Sorrells was
the building contractor.
Uttle
League
Standings
*Lt
Team Standings
Jaybirds
Thunderbirds
Wildcats
Reddys
W L Pet.
4 0 1,000
2 2 .500
1 2 .333
1 2 .333
Leading league hitter is Wild
eat third baseman Ronnie Hig
don at .555.
Week's Scores
Kay 30: Jaybirds. 5, Wildcats,
3; Reddys, 8, T-birds, 6.
June 1: Wildcats, 4, Reddys,
2
June 4: Jaybirds, 13, T-birds,
10.
Coming Games
June 8: Reddys vs Thunder
birds, 5:30 p. m.
June 11: Wildcats vs Jaybirds,
5:30 p. m.
June 13: Double-header, 3 p.
m.. Wildcats vs Reddys and
Thunderbirds vs Jaybirds.
Goin' To See
Railroad Star
Where's everyone going?
Well, for four days starting
Sunday just about everyone
capable of moving about will
likely be heading for the local
theatre, where Macon Coun
ty's own "Cinderella Rail
road", the old Tallulah Falls,
will be starred in Walt Dis
ney's Civil War epic, "The
?Great Locomotive Chase".
Because of the local angle
in the movie, the theatre
manager, Charles Ivester, is
planning special morning runs
to accommodate the antici
pated large crowds.
If the interest in the movie
even approaches the popular
ity of the railroad when Dis
ney's company was here last
fall filming "The Chase", four
days will hardly be adequate.
For several weeks, thousands
poured into this area and
north Georgia to watch the
balloon-stacked locomotive and
movie stars reenact the page
from Civil War history.
Corbin Gets Masters
John Kenneth Corbin, son of
.Mr. and Mrs. Fred Corbin, of
Franklin, Route 5, Sunday was
awarded a master's degree dur
ing commencement exercises at
Clemson College.
A graduate of the University
of North Carolina, Mr. Corbin
plans to -work in Washington,
D. C.
A number from here attended
the exercises.
PRENTISS HOMECOMING
Homecoming and singing will
be held at Prentiss Baptist
Church, Sunday, June 10. Lunch
will be served at noon. All sing
ers and quartets are invited.
SEES RACE
MEASURES
FOR SESSION
Local Legislator
Discusses Aspects
Of Called Meeting
Macon Rep. G. L. Houk sees
the special session of the Gen
eral Assembly to plot the state's
stand on the school segrega
tion issue as "loading the pistol,
just in case".
And while he doesn't hanker
for any of Raleigh's scorching
July weather, he'll be on hand
in the capitol at noon on July
23 to meet with the rest of the
lawmakers at the invitation of
Gov. Luther H. Hodges.
While there is talk of other
measures (highways and prison)
on the assembly's agenda, Mr.
Houk feels the entire special
session will be taken up by the
segregation issue. This, he says,
probably will take about 10
"working days", unless the law
makers use night sessions to
speed things up.
He predicts that a resolution
at the opening session will limit
the session to segregation prob
lems only.
Mr. Houk sees two constitu
SEE NO. 1, PAGE 8
Gibson Clan
Sets Reunion
Here Sunday
Descendants of John Stewart
and Martha Carrol Gibson will
gather Sunday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gibson in
the Iotla section for their an
nual reunion.
All members of the family
and their friends are Invited to
attend and bring a picnic lunch.
Mrs. Frank I. Murray, Sr.,
family secretary, reports the
Gibson descendants number 2,
145.
From Cartoon; echaye ?
Newspaper Faces Competitior
Out Cartoogechaye way com
petition to The Press is rearing
its head.
Firing the competitive spirit
in the parade of news is a
sprightly little monthly mimeo
graphed publication of the Car
toogechaye Rural Community
Development Organization call
ed the "Cartooge-Jay-Bird."
Its four editors ? Miss Sally
Kesler, Mrs. E. M. McNish, Miss
Rose King, and John Gunn ?
tackle each issue with enthu
siasm and freshness reflected
in the newssheet's motto:
"There's Just Ain't No Birds
Like Jay-Birds".
Each issue is chock full of
news of .the community, most
of it "party line" material, the
editors say.
No happening is too insigni
ficant.
When the stork failed to
check in for the May issue,
they reported the following in
the "New Arrivals" department:
"Neal Parker has three baby
rabbits. Mr. Morgan has two
baby goats and 10 turkey ba
bies, just hatched; and Joe
Setser's cow is expecting."
General news runs to wel
comes to new families, com
munity activities, salutes to
citizens for outstanding achieve
ments, and the out-of-county
visits of Cartoogechaye folk
"If it moves, we report it,"
explains one editor.
Proof of this may be found
in the item: "The humming-'
birds have returned and the in
digo buntings and goldfinches
are everywhere."
But, when a situation de
mands it, the editors "get
touch" with a crusade. Their
most recent was against "litter
bugs" marring the beauty of
their community.
Publishing the newssheet
costs about $4 an issue. The
cost is covered by a different
"sponsor" each month.
WAYAH BALD'S famous flame azalea is enhanced by the
appearance of Miss Katrina Cochran, of Franklin, who is "fram
ed" by the colorful mountain flower. Azalea and mountain
laurel are gradually opening in the mrd-elevations of Wayah
and should be at the peak of their beajity toward the last of the
month.
Local Youth Nearly Wins
Slate Teen Driving Event
A toe-headed Macon County
youth, whose driving skill and
knowledge marie him a two
time winner locally, almost
drove his way to the top spot
in the stcite-wide "Teen-Age
Road-e-o".
Onlv about a point and a half
separated Ilenneth Brown and
the boy who placed first in the
annual teen-age driving compe
tition.
But, Kenneth is pretty con
tent with second place and the
plaqu?. trophy, and S50 Savings
Bond he won in the contest,
held over the week-end in
Greenville.
"It was really tough," he re
ports.
Kenneth feels he was handi
capped to some extent by the
strange automobile he drove in
the Sunday afternoon driving
tests, but qualifies this by not/
ing the other 57 contestants al
so were strangers to their cars.
In the written examination
on Saturday afternoon, he miss
ed only one question.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wiley
Brown, of Clark's Chapel com
munity, Kenneth has won the
local "Teen-Age Road-e-o" for
the past two years. In the state
event last year he placed tenth.
SEE NO. 2, PAGE 8
COMMUNITY MEETING
The Cowee Rural Community
Development Organization will
meet tonight (Thursday* at 8
o'clock at the school. TTie pro
gram will be given by the Girl
Scouts of the community.
THE EDITORS of th? "Cartooge-Jay-Bird" prepare to
roll off another Issue of the sprightly community news
? r>v.?H Phulu by J. P. Hrxly
sheet: (L to R) Miss Sally Kester, Mrs. E. M. McNlsh, Mis#
Rose Kins, and John Gunn.
Van Raalte Plant
To Reduce Shifts
PLANT WORK
WILL START
Expansion Will Mean
About 50 Per Cent
Of Present Facilities
Plant Supt. Stephen A. Bundy
this week said construction of
the proposed addition of the
Franklin plant of Burlington
Industries will get under way
inside of six weeks.
While the company is still
hush-hush about the expansion
program, he disclosed that the
previously announced "substan
tial proportions" means about
50 per cent more than the pres
ent floor space of the plant.
Since the present plant con
tains about 30,000 square feet,
it is presumed the expansion
will see the addition of 15,000
or better.
Mr. Bundy said he was not at
liberty to comment about the
expansion's relationship to em
ployment. When the expansion
program was announced in mid
April, company officials said a
"sharp increase" would result.
Eighteen people ? 14 men
and four women ? will be drop
ped from Van Raalte's payroll
here soon as the full-fashioned
hosiery company retrenches.
An announcement from the
New York offices of the com
pany this week disclosed that
effective July 2 the local plant
will cut back to "the equivalent
of a two-shift operation".
In the face of production
problems brought on by over
supply, the plant for several
months has been operating re
duced shifts. At the present
time, its three shifts are work
ing only half time.
With the July reduction, how
ever, employment will be full
time, it is understood.
Over-production is given as
the reason for the cut back.
"The full-fashioned (hose
with seams i hosiery industry
has steadily been over-produc
ed for the past several years.
Anticipated requirements for
full-fashioned hosiery no long
er support three shift knitting
operations," the announcement
said.
The reduction is being han-.
died on an "equitable basis and
according to the type of equip
ment at each plant" in Van
Raalte's operation, it is report
ed.
Those to be released from
their jobs have the lowest sen
iority.
The 18 at the local plant will
work through July 1.
Voices Needed
For Revival
Series Choir
A choir of at least 75 voices
is needed for the annual inter
denomlnation revival series,
which starts in Franklin on
June 17.
Lowell McKee, who is in
charge of music, this week re
quested all interested in sing
ing In the choir to meet the
next two Sunday afternoons,
June 10 and 17, at the Friend
ship Tabernacle at 2:30 for
practice.
A special men's choir for the
series is to be formed, he said.
Guest minister at the week
long (June 17-22i revival at the
tabernacle will be the Rev. Her
man F. Duncan, pastor of the
First Methodist Church in Len
oir.
Committees already are mak
ing advance preparations for
the revival.
Will Trace
Ikes Work
At Dinner
Accomplishments of the Els
enhower administration for the
past three years will be traced
here Saturday night by Con
gressman John V. Beamer (R
Ind.) when he addresses the
"Citizens for Eisenhower" din
ner.
Set for the Panorama Court
at 7:30, the dinner Is being
sponsored by the local Repub
lican party.
Party chairman Bryant Mc
Clure described it as "a social
gathering embracing friends of
the Eisenhower administration
from every section of this con
gressional district".
Expected to attend and to
speak briefly are Dick Clark, of
Hendersonville, candidate for
Congress, and Ray Wright, of
Bryson City, a candidate for the
state Senate Also slated for re
marks is J. C. Crisp, local party
SEE NO. 3, PAGE 8
Hard To Estimate
How Much Of Phone
Issue Coming Here
How much of the half-million
bond issue authorized by stock
holders of Western Carolina
Telephone Company will come
to Macon County?
"It's too difficult to estimate.*'
according to Vice-President R.
E. McKelvey, of Franklin, since
the issue is earmarked for gen
eral expansion throughout the
entire W. C. T. C. system.
In addition to Macon, the
company has exchanges in
Mitchell, Buncombe. Swain.
Yancey, Jackson. Clay, Madison.
McDowell, Cherokee. Graham,
and Rabun County, Ga.
Stockholders okayed the issue
at a meeting in Weaverville on
Monday.
Late News
and
Briefs
COMPLAINTS AIRED
A small delegation of parents
and interested citizens appear
ed before the Franklin Board
of Aldermen on Tuesday night
to air complaints about the
town's pool hall.
The pool hall owner, Fred
Cabe, sat in on the session.
After meeting with the dele
gation. the aldermen renewed
the hall's privilege license with
the understanding that no min
ors will be allowed inside and
that gambling and drinking will
be prohibited.
* ? ?
BEING TRANSFERRED
E. A. Johnson, forester in
charge of the Coweeta Hydro
SEE NO. 4, PAGE 8
Quick Winter Comes
As Mercury Drops
.Maconians were sure they
were witnessing the shortest
summer on record over the
week-end.
For right in the middle of
some pleasant June weather,
the temperature Saturday
dropped into the low 40's and
on Sunday added insult to in
jury by nosing into the 30's.
Sunday, a low of 39 was re
corded in Franklin, 37 at Co
weeta, and 40 in Highlands,
where the temperature is usu
ally as much as five to 10 de
grees lower than in Franklin.
But, with the first of the
week, the quick winter bowed
out again and things started
warming up.
The Weather
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IjihorHtory.
Temperatures
High Low Rain
FRANKLIN
Wed.. May 30 85 60 .05
Thursday 86 56
Friday 83 60 .43
Saturday 69 44
Sunday, 71 39 _
Monday 74 44
Tuesday 81 50
HIGHLANDS
Wed.. May 30 76 60 .21
Thursday 78 56
Friday 69 58 .05
Saturday 63 46
Sunday 64 40
Monday 63 46 v
Tuesday 66 49
Wednesday 44 . .09
COWEETA
Wed.. May 30 83 60 / _
Thursday 85 55 .16
Friday 71 58 .03
Saturday 62 41
Sunday 69 37
Monday 71 41
Tuesday 78 48 __
Wednesday 45