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71,st Year ? No. 33
Franklin, N. C., Thursday, August 16, 1956
Sixteen Pages
THREE TANGLE ? A three-car wreck about 3:30 p. m. Saturday on US 64 near Wayah Road,
put three persons in the hospital. A. L. Alien, of Chickamauga, Ga., driving a 1949 Lincoln west,
hit an easlbound 1955 Chevrolet occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Mace Snead, of McKenzie, Tenn. A
third eastbound car, a 1953 Chevrolet driven by ,Mac Bramblet, of Macadamville, rammed the back
end of the Snead car. Mr. Allen, who has been charged with reckless driving, received a frac
tured right wrist and was discharged from the hospital Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Snead were released
yesterday after treatment for chest injuries and abrasions. Mr. Bramblet, who was not injured,
was charged by Patrolman E. V. Hooper for following too close to another vehicle.
PLAY-OFFS
UNDER WAY
Wildcats Take First
Game; Second Rained
Out On Saturday
Rain pitched a no-hitter here
Saturday in what was supposed
to be the second game of the
Little League "world series" be
tween the Jaybirds and the
Wildcats.
In the opening clash Wed
nesday afternoon of last week,
the Wildcats took the lead by
winning 13-8. A heavy down
pour Saturday afternoon, how
ever, turned the East Franklin
ANOTHER LEAGUE?
Want a Pony League next
season for older boys?
A meeting to .discuss this is
set for tonight (Thursday) at
8:15 a.t Slagle Memorial
Building, immediately after
the Rotary Club adjourns.
A Little League managers,
officials, and parents ,are urg
ed to turn out.
field into a muddy pond and
the scheduled game was can
celled.
Yesterday (Wednesday) after
noon. series play was resumed
at 4 o'clock and the outcome
was not known when The Press
"was put to bed".
Since announcing play-off
plans last week, Little League
officials have decided to let the
best teajn win three out of five
games, rather than two out of
three.
Therefore, another game is
scheduled for 5 p. m. Saturday,
and, if the Jaybirds pull up
again, another next Wednes
day at. 4.
New Hospital
Wing Started
Construction has started on
the new out-patient clinic wing
at Angel Hospital, Inc.
The contractor Is W. B. Dil
lard Construction Company, of '
Sylva.
Including new equipment, the
over-all cost of the new wing
will be $216,589, according to
the medical director, Dr. Edgar
Angel.
The new two-story wing will
connect with the present hos
pital on the southwest side.
Community Gives
Thanks' Dinner
Ashevillians Are
Guests Of Holly
Springs Thursday
A time-tested formula with
universal appeal was used by
Holly Springs Community last
Thursday in endearing itself in
the hearts of more than 60
Asheville businessmen and dis
trict, state, and national ex
tension service officials.
The formula?
"The way to a man's heart is
through his stomach."
And that's exactly the ave
nue used by the women of the
country's pace-setting rural
community in "treating" the
visitors to "acres of food" at a
real old timey picnic featuring
tables sagging under the weight
of a wide variety of food.
Contented sighs and tender
patting of somewhat overloaded
stomachs attested to the power
of the formula when properly
used.
"I've never in all my life . . .
seen so much food piled up in
one place," declared one visitor.
What was the occasion? Well,
it was a grateful Holly Springs
saying "thank-you" to the busi
ness men who put up the prize
money for the area rural con
test. Holly Springs took first
place and $500 in the '55 event
and a gesture of this kind
seemed the neighborly thing to
do in return, according to the
community president, Walter
Taylor.
Briefing Held
A motorcade of about 20 cars
carried the visitors here. It was
met about 4 o'clock at the Holly
Springs entrance on US 23-441
by County Agent T. H. Fagg and
SEE NO. 1, PAGE 8
HUNGRY! Taking advantage of Holly Springs' "acres of
food" are (L to R) Maurice Puckett, owner of the George Wash
derbilt and Battery Park Hotels, M. C. Peterson, president of the
Asheville Chamber of Commerce, and W. Douglas Kouns, cham
ber director.
SHADY MEETING ? Asheville Mayor Earl W.Eller (standing) called his councilmen to order
under a shr.de tree here last Thursday at Holly Springs. Seated (L to R) are City Manager J.
Weldon Weir, W. F. Algary, Frank Mulvaney, J. W. McRory, and Robert I. Pressley.
OIL FIRM
REQUESTS
REZONING
Proposes To Build
Storage Facilities
If Change Is Made
An oil firm has requested the
rezoning of a piece of property
in East Franklin so it can erect
a building and bulk storage
facilities.
The site the firm has its eye
on is the John Burleson prop
erty, which Earl Angel is now
using for a junk yard.
Under the town's zoning
schedule, the sites zoned "busi- 1
ness". An "industrial" area is
necessary for bulk fuel storage.
J. H. Duncan, of Allison and
Duncan Oil Combany, a Phillips
66 dealer, requested a rezoning
of the Burleson property at last
week's meeting of the town
board.
He told the aldermen if his
company could obtain clear
ance, it planned to construct a
modern building, in addition to
erecting storage tanks. The site
also would be landscaped, he
said.
Aldermen are waiting for the
company to make formal appli
cation for the change before
taking any action.
Merchants
Set Trade
Event Here
A special trade promotion,
"Harvest Festival", is being
planned by Franklin merchants
for Septembe. 27-28-29.
The dates uf the event coin
cide with the annual county
fair.
Coordinating the "Harvest
Festival" Is the chamber of
commerce's merchants commit
tee, which is composed of Sam
Gibson, chairman, Roy Moore,
T. Y. Angel, and Bruce Bryant.
The committee held a meeting
Friday night to lay the ground
work for the fall promotion.
The decision to conduct the
event during the week-end of
the county fair was the upshoot
of a trade promotion dinner
Wednesday night of last week
at Cartoogechaye School. Spon
sored by The Press, the meal
and discussion that followed at
tracted more than 50 business
men and women interested in
boosting trade in the area.
Appearing to explain the suc
cess of three trade promotions
held in Jackson County was Jim
Gray, of the advertising staff
of The Sylva Herald, which co
operated with the town in the
efforts. Mr. Gray placed special
emphasis on the effectiveness
of a "main theme" in each pro
motion and he reported some
businessmen in his town saw
receipts up as much as 50 per
cent as a result of the promot
ions.
Bob S. Sloan, business man
ager of The Press, served as
master of ceremonies and mod
erator during the discussion on
trade. He pledged the support
of the newspaper in any field
of business promotion chosen.
A quartet entertained follow
ing the meal. Members of the
vocal group were Misses Nancy
Angel, Alice Angel, Nancy Mc
Collum, and Norma Jean Welch.
Miss Marjorte Moody was ac
companist.
Board Requests
Bids For Jobs
The Macon County Board of
Education on August 23 will re
ceive bids for construction of
vocational shops at Highlands
and Nantahala and a classroom
addition at Cullasaja.
A special meeting is slated
on that date to review the bids
and to transact any other busi
ness, according to Supt. Holland
McSwain.
The board did not hold its
regular meeting .Monday of last
week.
Supt. McSwain said a prelimi
nary estimate on the combined
construction of the shops and
classrooms (2> is about $50,000.
Lunchrooms are now under
construction at Cowee and Otto
schools and are expected to be
ready for use this fall.
? SUiO I'hoto by J. P. Brady
EATIN' ? Caught chatting during lunch at the Saturday session of the 53rd annual meeting of Ma
con Baptist Association at the Cartoogecha.ve church were il. to Id Dr. Hoyt Blackwell. president of
'Mars Hill College, who spoke during the morning; the Kev. Judson Duvall, pastor of the Burn
ington church, who preached the doctrinal message; the Kev. M. C. Wyatt, newly elected moder
ator of the association; and the Rev. M. VV. Chapman, retiring moderator. More than 500 attend
ed the two-day meeting. Friday's opening session was held a.t the Iotia church.
Birthday Present
For Judge Patton
Native Son Named
Attorney General
Friday By Hodges
His appointment by Gov.
Luther H. Hodges as attorney
general of North Carolina comes
as an early birthday present to
Superior Court Judge George B.
Patton.
The affable native son of Ma
con County, who was named to
the high post by the governor
Friday, will be 58 years old the
27th of this month ? just six
days after he takes the oath of
office in Raleigh.
Not long after the word
spread here (hours before the
story broke in the daily press >
that the state chief executive
had tapped him for the post,
a Press reporter reached Judge
Patton by telephone in Burns
ville, where he was holding
court.
"Hear you're the new attorn
ey general," the newsman de
clared.
"That's the way it looks," the
judge answered laconically.
Back home again Saturday
morning, with Mrs. Patton at
his side, he appraised his ap
pointment at greater length.
"I am honored that the gov
ernor thinks I am capable of
filling the job," he commented,
"and I approach it with a lit
tle hesitancy, particularly in
having to leave here. To me.
Macon County is the garden
spot of the world."
His comely wife seemed some
what overwhelmed by it all.
"My feelings are mixed," she
said. "I'm proud they think he's
worthy of the post, but I'm sad
at having to leave home."
Succeeds Rodman
A special Superior Court
judge for nine years, Judge
Patton succeeds William B.
Rodman, Jr., in the office. Mr.
Rodman last week was appoint
ed to the State Supreme Court
bench.
His appointment by the gov
ernor ends with the general
election this fall. However, the
state Democratic committee is
expected to nominate the new
attorney general and place his
name on the ballot as a candi
date for a four -year term.
Soon after representing Ma
con County in the 1939 Legis
lature, Judge Patton joined the
staff of the attorney general
as an assistant.
Courage And Work
The Horatio Alger-type life
story of George B. Patton is
one of courage, determination,
and hard work.
Educated in the Franklin
schools, he had an accident
that cost him his right hand.
With a resoluteness that has
become characteristic of every
thing he undertakes, he enroll
ed as a special law student at
the University of North Caro
lina. A little known fact (and
one he avoids discussing i is
that young George Patton was
in law school less than two
years. Six months before he was
to be graduated, "just to get
the feel of it" he, unknown to
his family, took the state bar
examination ? and passed it.
Is Licensed
He was licensed to practice
in February, 1923. Judge Patton
twice served Franklin as mayor,
from 1928 to 1933, and from
1936 to 1938. He was the county
attorney for six years, from
1933 to 1939, when he went to
the Legislature.
Judge Patton last used his
law office in the Bank of
Franklin building in February,
1947, but has used it on week
SEE NO. 2, PAGE 8
? Pr?M Staff Photo
Judge And Mrs. Patton
ESCAPEES
ARE STILL
AT LARGE
Youths Flee From
Ditch At Prison;
Cars Are Stolen
Still at large yesterday (Wed
nesday) were the two young
prisoners who escaped from the
Macon Prison Camp last Friday
morning.
Supt. John E. Cutshall said
he was notified by telephone
Monday that one of them,
Dwight Baker, 19, had been
seen in Avery County.
The other youth is Junior
Laws, 20, who had received an
8-12 months sentence in Super
ior Court week before last for
a prior escape from a road gang
near Highlands last May 31.
Laws was sent to the local
camp from Burke County to
serve 18 months for breaking
and entering and larceny.
Supt. Cutshall said Baker is
considered "dangerous". He was
serving 7-10 years for armed
robbery last May 4 in Avery
County.
Crawl In Ditch
Baker and Laws made their
break about 10:30 a. jn., the
superintendent reported They
and 11 other prisoners v>
digging a ditch at the rear of
the prison camp when they
crawled along the ditch and
ran into the nearby woods.
He said Guard Jack Pruitt
fired two shots at the fleeing
youths, but doubts that he hit
them.
Vehicles Stolen
The escapees are believed re
sponsible for the theft of three
automobiles on the day of their
break. Two of the cars have
been recovered.
A 1951 Ford was stolen near
Iotla Bridge. It belonged to a
Mrs. Davis, daughter of Paul
Jones, according to Sheriff J.
Harry Thomas.
Later, Sheriff Thomas said,
some boys near Beeco's Motor
Court, at the foot of Cowee
SEE NO. 3, PAGE 8
The Weather
The week's temiieratur.'? and rainfall, aa
tecorded in Franklin by Manson Stiles.
U. S. weather observer; in Highlands by
Tudor N. Hall an. I W. C. Newton. TV A
observer : and at the Coweta Hydroloific
Laboratory.
FRANKLIN
Temperatures
High Low Rain
Wed., Aug. 8 88 52
Thursday 90 56
Friday 92 68
Saturday 91 58 .83
Sunday 89 62 trace
Monday 93 61
Tuesday 89 63
HIGHLANDS
Wed.. Aug 8 82 45
Thursday 84 54
Friday 84 56
Saturday 82 56
Sunday 81 58 .09
Monday 84 57 ....
Tuesday 78 60
Wednesday 57
COWEETA
Wed., Aug. 8 86 49
Thursday 89 53
Friday 89 55
Saturday 85 56 .18
Sunday ? 84 58 .38
Monday 90 56
Tuesday 88 60