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71st Year ? No. 26
Franklin, N. C., Thursday, June 28, 1956
Fourteen Pages
? Staff Photo by J. P. Brady
HUNDREDS have been seeking relief from the summer's heat, which reaJly outdid itself this
past week, at the newly-completed swimming pool at the Fra.nklin Lodge and Golf Course. The
pool was reported "packed" Sunday and attendance has been growing daily.
Late News
and
Briefs
CLARK IS ELECTED
Wiley Clark is the new presi
dent of the .Methodist Men's
Club.
The club's election was held
Tuesday night as a feature of
a "family night" gathering at
Wilson Lick.
Named to serve with Mr.
Clark were R. S. Jones, vice
president, who is the out-going
president, and John Kusterer,
secretary-treasurer.
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CHARTER FOR AIRPORT
A charter has been granted
Macon County Airport, Inc., a
corporation formed by several
local businessmen for the de
velopment of Franklin's 55-acre
airport.
An organizational meeting is
slated sometime this week to
elect officers and a board of
SEE NO. 4, PAGE 10
3 Jailed For Alleged Roles
In Thefts From Businesses
? ? ?
Gregory Arrested For
Break-ins; Boy Sought
Johnny Gregory, of Franklin,
about. 20, was arrested Monday
afternoon and jailed in connect
tion with the theft of cash and
merchandise from a store and
a service station.
The sheriff's department re
ported merchandise taken in a
break-in a week ago Sunday at
Macon Bargain Store was found
on Gregory and identified by
the owners of the store, Sam
Gibson and Hall Callahan.
About $100 in cash and mer
chandise was taken, they said.
Gregory also is believed re
sponsible for a break-in last
Thursday at Ralph Womack's
station, where about $50 in cash
and merchandise was reported
missing, officers reported.
Officers are continuing the
investigation and are seeking
another boy, a minor, for ques
tioning about the thefts, it Is
reported.
Three men were jailed Friday
in connection with the theft of
some equipment from Enloe
Tractor and Equipment Com
pany and Vinson Logging Com
pany, the sheriff's department
has reported.
They are Troy Welch, Ken
neth Ledford, and Eugene Ray
Rickman.
? Sheriff J. Harry Thomas said
they are also being questioned
about some other break-ins.
City Market Register
Stripped Of $60-$ 1 00
The cash register at City
Market in Franklin was strip
ped of between $60 and $100
in a break-in late Wednesday
night or early Thursday morn
ing of last week.
Entry was gained by break
ing out a pane in the back
window of the store, according
to the sheriff's department.
Town Garbage Problem ?
Department's Growing Pains
Overtaxed and under manned
pretty well sum up Franklin's
garbage situation.
And, unless the full coopera
tion of all residences and busi
ness houses materializes soon,
a tax rate increase appears
likely, according to Mayor W.
C. Burrell and his aldermen.
What's the trouble?
In a word, growth.
In the past few years, Frank
lin's business and residential
growth has been Just short of
phenominal. New houses have
been completed at the rate of
four or five every month or so
and in the last three or four
years more than a dozen new
business buildings have been
built. Couple this to the expan
sion of existing businesses and
the problem of collection and
disposal is brought into sharper
focus.
Not Improving
Nor is the situation improv
ing. In months to come, about
a half dozen buildings now
under construction will be in
use.
The "boom" is putting the
squeeze on the merger facilities
of the department.
Half As Far
Lester Thomas, one of two
Negro employes handling the
town's entire garbage collec
tion, reported to the board of
aldermen a couple of weeks
back it now takes "twice as
long to go half as far" in mak
ing the rounds.
He also said he and his help
er lose a lot of time when they
have to carry garbage cans
from behind homes to the
truck.
Few homes, Lester declared,
put cans on the street for easy
pick-up.
With the pressure constantly
on the garbage department,
frequent breakdowns of the
town's only truck temper the
problem even more.
On The Move
Although many disgruntled
taxpayers will find this hard to
believe, the garbage truck slays
SEE NO. 2, PAOE 10
Loading The Garbage Truck
Bulletin
SEARCH ON
FOR CHILD
AT FALLS
Missing Some Three
Hours; May Have
Fallen, Strayed
Shortly before 1 p. m. yes
terday (Wednesday), a search
was still under way at Dry
Falls for a 10-year-old girl
who had been missing for
about three hours.
Grim-faced volunteers were
dragging the deep pools at
the base of the falls on the
theory that the child, Janice
McGiverin, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Paul L. McGiverin,
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, had
fallen over the falls.
Others were searching the
heavily-wooded area around
the scenic waterfalls in the
event she did not fall and
had wandered off. Blood
hounds were being brought in
in an attempt to trace her.
Janice's brother, Terry, who
had walked behind the falls
to the other side, said he saw
her standing at a point near
the top of the falls. He ran
back up the trail to get her
but she had disappeared, he
related.
The father and several oth
ers were standing under the
point on which she stood
above them.
Mr. McGiverin was hopeful
his daughter was lost. Had
she fallen over the falls, he
said he is sure he and the
others would ihave seen her
from where they were stand
ing.
NO INCREASE
IS EXPECTED
IN TAX RATE
Barring Unforseen,
Baldwin Says Budget
Will Not Change Much
No increase in the county tax
rate is anticipated for the fiscal
year 1956-57, according to W. E.
(Gene) Baldwin, chairman of
the Macon Board of County
Commissioners.
However, he pointed out in
an interview Tuesday, "some
thing could come up" to neces
sitate boosting the rate above
its present $1.40 per hundred
level.
Monday morning the three -
man board will go into session
to give their official approval
to a new budget.
Similar One
Barring the unforseen, Mr.
Baldwin said the board probab
ly will adopt a budget similar
to last year's. The 1955-56 fig
ure was $595,186.
He estimated the new valua
tion of property at about 16
million and noted that this
slight increase (1955-56, $15.
470.925) will bring in additional
revenue.
In The Red
Actually, the county has been
operating "in the red" since
March under the present budg
et, he revealed.
This was caused by the un
anticipated outlay of $14,000 by
the county to help complete the
new Franklin High gymnasium
earlier in the year, he explain
ed. Had the county not made
this allocation, he said it would
have operated within the budg
et
John Roane and Wiley Brown
are the other two members of
the board.
Benefit Square Dance
Slated By Neighborhood
A benefit square dance will
be sponsored at Slagle Memorial
Building this Saturday night by
the Northwest Franklin Neigh
borhood Club.
Proceeds of the dance, set for
8:30, will be for the develop
ment of a recreational area on
the Slagle-Siler properties near
the creamery, a major project
of the club.
WRINN IN RALEIGH
Assistant Agent John J.
Wrlnn Is in Raleigh attending
a special school for extension
personnel.
?S'.ait r.i .10 hj j. P. Brady
FIRST CASUALTY reported on the new highway project from Fnuiklin to the Georgia state
line is this Traihvays bus. About 6 o'clock Saturday night, while detouring over the Sam Corn
Koad, near the state line, the bus is said to have been forced from the narrow road and into a
ditch by a.n oncoming automobile. Only three passengers were aboard the Atlanta-bound bus at
the time, it is understood. Wreckers were unable to free the heavy bus that night and it finally
was pulled out undamaged .Sunday morning.
Competing
For Honors
Several members of the
Franklin Future Fiarmers of
America chapter are in Raleigh
this week competing for state
honors at the annual F. F. A.
convention.
Fred Deal, who just recently
won the district supervised
farming contest, is a candidate
for the "American Farmer" de
gree, highest F. F. A. award
made on the national level. If
he is selected he will be pre
sented the degree at the nation
al F. F. A. convention this fall.
In Raleigh as "Carolina Farm
er" degree candidates are Wayne
Gregory, Billy Taylor, and
Frank M. Killian, Jr.
Frank Nolen, district rural
electrification contest winner,
also is competing on the state
level.
The Franklin chapter's dairy
and beef judging teams, tops in
the district this year, are chal
lenging those from other chap
ters. On the dairy team are
Buddy McClure, Mark Dowdle,
and Bill McClure. The three
man beef team is composed of
Bruce Houston, Johnny Killian,
and Bill Fouts.
With their advisor, Wayne
Proffitt, they left for Raleigh
early Tuesday morning and will
return late Friday.
Another Franklin F. F. A.
member, Jerry Sutton, left Sun
day to assist with pre-conven
tion planning in his capacity as
state vice-president. His par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Sutton,
of Clark's Chapel community,
are leaving today (Thursday)
for Raleigh and will be recog
nized tomorrow along with the
parents of other state officers.
Jerry was the first Macon
County youth to receive the na
tional "American Farmer" de
gree. He received his at the
convention last year.
July 4 Celebration
Slated For County
Features Include
Parade, Contest,
And Field Events
Macon County's annual Fourth
of July celebration will get off
to a colorful start at 10 a. m.
(next Wednesday) with a pa
rade through downtown Frank
lin.
From the opening event, a
continuous program is schedul
ed during the day with the
spotlight on a beauty contest, a
variety of field events (with
prizes i, and double-header Lit
tle League baseball at East
Franklin School.
With all events free an invi
tation to everyone in the coun
ty to attend and take part
has been extended by Dr. J. L.
Hill, president of the Franklin
Jaycees, sponsors of the cele
bration.
Several Franklin civic and
service organizations are assist
ing the Jaycees with, the day's
activities. Jaycee Robert C.
(Bob i Carpenter is the coordi
nator.
Prizes for the winners of
events are being raised by the
Franklin Chamber of Com
merce, with B. L. McGlamery
in charge.
Floats For Parade
Businesses, organized rural
communities, and the neighbor
hood groups in town are urged
to enter floats in the Fourth
parade, an event being handled
' by the American Legion post.
The parade planners have em
' phasized that floats do not have
to be elaborate or costly, but
need only to depict the spirit
of the celebration. Prizes are to
be awarded the best entries.
The parade will assemble on
West Main Street, near the R.
S. Jones home, at 9:30.
A color guard from the Legion
and V. F. W. posts will lead the
parade.
Reward Offered
For Arsonist
A reward of $100 is being of
fered for information leading to
the arrest and conviction of an
unsuccessful arsonist.
W. C. Smith, who is offering
the reward has reported to the
sheriff's department that some
one attempted to set fire to a
home he owns on Franklin,
Route 3, just below Iotla School,
the night of June 17.
The renter of the home, Lloyd
Hooper, and his family were
asleep at the time the attempt
to set the fire was made on the
outside. Mr. Hooper awakened
in time to extinguish the blaze,
it is said, and damage was light.
Myers, 90, Returns Home
To 'Give An Accounting
Sixty-eight years ago, the
Franklin Methodist Church gave
a young man from this county
license to preach.
Last week-end. at 90. the Rev.
Ebenezer Myers was back for
a visit, and at the morning
service Sunday gave the church
"an accounting" of his "stew
ardship".
Though he had preached an
hour earlier at the Iotla Meth
odist Church, near the place he
was reared, he spoke without
apparent effort, his strong voice
carrying to the back of the
sanctuary.
Describing himself as a one
time country boy. now "an old
circuit rider", he addressed his
report to "you"; though, as he
explained, most of his hearers
were descendants of members
of the congregation that li
censed him
"You sent me out. I am back
to make a report, undoubtedly
mv final one ? to you". Then,
with a slight upward gesture:
"I will make another report a
little farther on".
Highlights of his report were
reminiscences and a statistic ?
6,000 professions of faith.
He had been scheduled to
preach, but he explained : "I
know you want to get out at
12 o'clock", so he spoke briefly
on his announced subject, "The
Way". Altogether, he talked 18
minutes, stopping exactly at
noon.
Accompanied by Mrs. Myers
and a son and daughter-in
Mr. Myers
law, Mr. Myers, now retired and
living at Lenoir, spent the
week-end at his old home, now
SEK NO. 5. PAGE 10
'Miss 4th' Contest
A "Miss 4th of July" beauty
contest is to be staged by the
Franklin Junior Woman's Club.
Contestants are being spon
sored by local businesses and
will wear ribbons with the
names of their sponsors.
Any girl between the age of
18 and 24 Is eligible to enter,
according to Mrs. Margie Cabe,
club president.
The ".Miss 4th" contestants
will ride in convertibles In the
parade. Selection of "Miss 4th"
from among the expected 15-20
contestants will Immediately
follow the disbanding of the
parade at the East Franklin
field. Convertibles and judges
are being arranged by the Ro
tary Club.
"Miss 4th" will be crowned
at a special ceremony and will
receive several gifts.
Field Events
Field events ? ranging from
slipper kicking contests for the
women to wheelbarrow races for
the boys and men ? will fol
low the beauty contest. The
Jaycees will be in charge. Prizes
will be presented to winners of
all events. The Lions Club is in
SEE NO 1, PAGE 4
The Weather
Th*? week's temperature* and rainfall, as
*?oorded in Franklin by Mansion Stiles.
TJ. S. weather observer; in Hitrhland* by
Tudor N. Hall an.l W C. Newton TV A
observer: and at the Coweta Hydroknric
laboratory.
Temperatures
High Low Ralo
FRANKLIN
Wed . June 20 71 59
Thursday 85 59 .04
Friday 85 61 .48
Saturday 87 69 trace
Sunday 90 65 ?
Monday 90 61 trace
Tuesday 89 60 ?
HIGHLANDS
Wed . June 20 78 57 .18
Thursday 79 60 ?
Friday 80 58 .29
Saturday 81 59 .11
Sunday 84 62 .14
Monday 83 64 trace
Tuesday 82 56 ?
Wednesday ? ? ?
COWKETA
Wed . June 20 71 57 .09
Thursday 83 56 _
Friday 81 57 .23
Saturday 84 57 49
Sunday M 63 .19
Monday 85 57 trace
Tuesday 87 54 .46