>rl fall!
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I innklm N. C., I hursiiay January 3, 1957
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^nristmas Business 1 ops
55 Despite Warm Weather
A .ii. '.if.-:. Uit* weather hurt
w)ii.<' businesses retail sales
iter* during ix-eember appar
?*ntly i-iimbfd t <j new highs
A t-m.V) ? section |x;ll ul busi
nesses this week showed .sales
tor the holidays up anywhere
from zero t-o 20 p**r rent <>vei
195:.
Unseasonably warm weather
during most of December put a
damper specifically on sales by
ux'al fuel oil concerns and .some
dry goods establishments.
'Vmi can't sell overcoats
when everyone is walking
around m their shirtsleves." was
the comment of one department
ston manager, who blamed his
store s lnwr- than - expected av
erage receipts on the weather
Some clothing .stores however,
reported a December mcreas" as
hit-'.li a 1 :> per cent and at least
?>ne store owner f ? ? 1 1 his receipts
would ha\e tx'cn ??veil higher
i a. i \ til'' w e a t h ' ? I b ? ? h a \ * s i
'A a!.'!. Wrathrl'. nil U IV othei
hand, helped sonir iherchanUi
lii the ? [ > ? - r i 1 1 i i_?, 1 1 a> ? '! th?
m<>nth when the temperature
b? ? ani'- spring - like those deal
lilt? m building materials ex
!iod an ui^win^ m sales
a* triiii-'owiifr- took advantage
? 'I tin* weather tickle ways t<j
start building or make repairs
?Several merchants this week
reported they were saved' by a
last minute rush of Christmas
shoppers They said their sales
were either below or above aver
age With !'.?>:? when the holi
day spirit struck somewhat be
latedly and eoineidentally with
a switch to colder weather
A tirm ind'\ to th-- amount
i?! busme.s-. c >ndueted during
December should be avail/able m
about a in >iit 1 i when .'ales tax
I i n r ' , are compiled by the
Macon Native Perishes In
Smog Accident In Florida
A 30 year old Macon County
native di-d in a three truck
>ma*h-up Dec 27 near Bartow,
Fla . in ,i heavy smog area
!!?' w;u> James Frank McCall.
? >( 1 r<?* , Fla Korean War
vet t-i .hi and soil ol Mr. and
Mrs Henry L McCall, of Dillard,
Ga , Route 1
Inhumation receivd her- re
Jate.s that Mr McCall wa* tlie
dnvt r ol "iie )i three heavily
loaded tractor trailer trucks
e.iriying larni produce to jnark
ets in Tampa th.it collided m
,i dense bank of fog and smoke
ea.s' i ' ! Bartow early in the
morning His employer, Wallac"
J K> aiy. ,i passenger, also per
i ??! . ed in the mLshap
Truck Burns
A In. Invav patrol account said
the iu.- > <d the t ao m? n wre
cremated wh"n the drsel truck
caught lii' alter running into
the rent "I anotln r truck. \\ hich
then rammed one ah.". id The
tw.i men are believd to have
d i". i instantly in the cra>h
Driver ol the other two trucks
'.wit 1 1 < ? t injured. it is under
st/)< ?d
Ordina; y headlights were al
most invisible in the smog at
1;> f-et. it i.s reported Wrecks
involving nine vehicles were re
ported in the area as a result
of the smog
Services Here
Funeral services for Mr Mc
Call wre conducted Dec 30 at
the Clear Creek Baptist Church
by the Rev Oscar Nix and bur- ,
lal was in the church cemetery ,
In addition to his parents, he
is survived by seven brothers,
Calvin. .Jack, Charles, and Tom
my McCall. all of Dillard. Ga
Route 1. I/'.slie McCall. of Man ]
teno III . and Raymond and i
Junior M'-Call, both of Frost - '
proof, four sisters. Miss Jose- I
phine McCall. of Dillard. Ga . ?
?' 1. Mr* Kathenne Mark
;??. 1,1 F.-.ist|ir.?.)! Mrs Myrtle
n 1 Vs 1 1 1 j I Purest, ati.l
l!'s Fiiit'i Sliohku ilder of At (i -
! '
us lit , - 'J'
:'i Tfc. Mr -..II
r t . ? F:;:..r.,| ||,
' '1 I Sli' )[ >e
Simpe
: ri i . : M- , '.ill
23 Men Volunt eer
Through Board
'?Vf? n ' I ; ( i : 1 ' 1 1
?r tin- I' s A: in\
i >f t he 4 '{ : ri'hir t
A .In in - I r tic
?' ' ?' U i j'f* } . I ; i r- . -
liipi-i'vh routine
In addition M:
t ha? 45 ot 1 a m ic:
in other branch
during the year
'Welcome Wagon' Rolls
To 6 Families Here
Franklin's "Welcome Wagon"
has rolled ? > n t to six new fam
ilies since the project was start
ed last August, according to
Sam Gibson, chairman for the
sponsoring Jaycees
Mr Gibson said each new
family to arrive in town has
been officially welcomed by his
committee and given merchan
dising certificates from local
businesses worth $60
KIRK h X T IN ( i r I S H F.I>
Volunteers led bv County
Ranger J Fred Bryson extingu
ished a small forest fire early
rue.s-.iay afternoon on the I>on
smith property, just off US f>4
?ast
What Happened
Here In 1956?
I in I OK s Mill Don t let
amour tell you nothing r\e*
happens here'' It ju^t isn't
trur I o bark up our statrinrnt
v> e submit thr follow in# < hro
nolog\ of activities during lM5t>.
And it only scratches thr sur
taer. since listing evrry rvrnt
of the year would mean reprint
in# complete newspapers. Some
important happenings may have
b?*en overlooked, but the long
list below does prove our point,
doesn't it?
J \ N I \KY ( '< >i i ' i acts ! on
driirtloi: . . f t tit- itf\\ ..!>T HO
- 1 ! IS .",441 south t r< >11 i
a 'A at (ltd : 1 ".11.(1 a .?
b ! ' ike! 1 (III tin ? 1 ' 1 ? ?'t thr l;.w
i.bra:\ b'Uaiii;1 -1. Ph. Hips SPrr'
1 1 1 Franklin !? a 'emprrai 11 ?
!r, k iV! ? !o H hi.;: ? :
? * : ? .if:. ! low p'a? ????i \\ ,r >? n : \ r->
m ' N'aldahala Powc: and Li,;h:
Company dams :n ia ar <?:; iral
? ha pr but no ? t.'.na : ! ??I p
? ? ; 1 (i Ml.ib'r : - : t\y
! at Mi' pi os" ram vv ot k ;? 1 ' ? < "P
a :t't reation f:ckl to; ij,. M
C 1 1 ! , ? ?. pn oj. imp \]>
C a: ! P ( ?.?'>? ..f Ft aiiklti. v .
. : . Pal lt d a 1 ?: ? '.'it-:;' >! t he N 1 .
? 1!.:,: ? A: ? :? o-p -ij Am-:
l' a- M- I i ! : \ C 1 1 ><
? l.M t. p: v ait ot t h. F1 a?:::':h
.J 1 1 ! : 1' 1 1 Wi 'Ilia ! . Club to! a pa
vi a r irrni
1 1 mti \ki w oofirou i- ? . ?
Wa ? ? I I'd p: " :di 11! Ot ! la
Mai'i't: C> ? ! i 1 : t y K > 1 1 a ! ('? ?tnm na' 1
I )? \ lopmei.t Col.ti-t V'-iii,
Suailord look o wr {In in;,.-, ol
F : a i : k 1 . ! l Ch.imhf nj Com:
MP ' .JoM-pli K H< "A a
!!:. i ,a:ai pt .pa-.pai *1 I.
r-uimnn . ,1 f'.Mni . p; iiHMpa ;
\V ( . ( Y..\\ :-'? (! \\a . d pre 1
? >! 1 : 1 .<w VV? ? ' t ?: 1 1 Ca 1 ojina
( !? ? .i'iiiiim (Mil) ii.-ir
foiiti ilii n 01 a lii-hia: .ds I : a i ' 1
' . Ci 1 ; ! ! a n V.:. ? lil (.. 1 ,ak t. Pi
(J.-p' " 'Mist .
art- a'-oip Mi'- 1 1 - or! 'own
W.v;.. hoMiti. Fpil.kiu, ih:h
Vo. ar ;oha| Irarliri wa ? !.? >nn:vd
.1 Miti ? H. < ' ? . i . ' Y .;m M..
tlir V'-a: .1 ..i. O.iiuju- '
held by M . ? ? Franklin Jum
Chamber of ConuntiTc H.^'L
luIlds#Ulgh V. a -? i ;< I- 1 t ? Mi'
boys' basketball tournament <-!
the Smoky Mountain ( '<>n!r: ?
a delegation of Pakistan:. t.\
visited Holly Springs Com mum: \
winner of the '55 an a development
contest Roy W 1 !? v natr.
of Carter County. IVnn join*- I
the county agent s staff ib an
assistant agent, .succeeding 1 1 I
McNeill Mhi. .i < :n M : ? ? I.,
Ct.un'v l.lltlr !,? a U<- H ; ? !>;?..
was ui'i'ahl/.fd m F: aiikiin \\ r n
Robert C ? B? >b ? Ca:p? :/. :
leauue preside.!:'. a Ma
student. Wiley H Snulti .i ?.
named "M: Miulent I ? ?.>< ;:???
Western ( r? .a C :.-????
f S Br . - i ..! !??.[,! . p .
:i ,)|j! hVc c Mm- m. ir ! il
prone* ::om 1 . *\ B: >:
Nantahan; . ? houl i ' !.. * .
link ;n a pa\"! i.-.s .. ?
t lit- N. t!. 'all. I. .1 "M.
M A I :< 11 Ha
in Franklin a i'Mii: .
mil m st ? \ im i! pc ' -.!?'>[ ? k . : : .
lsht p !-?: ???.!. ?
a lit w o ? -a .?
Ant.el Ho p;f.tl \\eie ai.i.oui.' ? d
. rural ? i immvini' y dev? 1 'pna-!
ideas cimir in w ;th ! h?- t- ?
ma' J <n ? ' iiiwii (;? ??!' pm- . ."
o! gam. 'a! !< ?: ; I . : k.:n
. - < ? ion 1?; ? ?
? d chairman ?!
Republican I'ai ? v
ci uie CrawlMid in,:<
r.? w wort h\ mat r< ? i
Chapter 4A ( :
cm S* a r '/, w.
< ' 1 1 1 ia -a ;a p* .p.,i
M I >' ?! 1 r- C. .
a ' io: A ' i ? : a ! i o 1 1
?'? ar.ai honorcti
? ln?o! 1' ?? >. i)lf ;i i ? .tin
' i ? < V I- \V \ !
'" M ! - ' u : ia ' d H
1 PA( JK
Board Considering Hiring
Man To Oversee Meter Job
Franklin is investigating hir
ing a full-time employe to do
nothing but check parking
met?r violations
The employe would have au
thority to collect the $1 fine at
the meter, if the car driver
wishes to pay it then
At its meeting Tuesday nteht.
the Board of Aldermen decided
that additlonar revenue brought
in by such an employe would
not only pay that person's sal
ary. but mean larger parking
meter revenue for the town
The town gets about $H,000 a
year from the meters but this
amount will be down by nearly |
$1,000 for because one-way j.
- 1 r '? e t. s necessitated a rear
raneement of the meters and
f"WiT have been in operation
Tin' t> <ud also directed that
:hi- unused meters be put into
iperation immediately They
a'i 11 be placed in front of Bur J
?ell Motor Company, on both
iides of Iotla Street from the '
courthouse to Church Street, on
3hillips Street to Palmer Street, j
ind on the south side of Palmer ^
Street from the barbershop east ,
?o Derby Street ,
Samuel Ward, a retired civil e
ngineer living in Franklin, ap- I
teared before the board as a v
>rivate citizen interested in the k
iroblem of Retting more water n
KKK NO 1, PAGE 12
No Highway
Deaths Here
During Year
M a< s> 1 : l}/ ! i 'A ti v i : '?!!
I'lii.i bit i -I ii'Wi raiia*
thi.s wt'4-k ! ?rii 1 1 1 i iw.i \ I'ati^i
IU-.IH H 1 tVrt'u.soji Wli'i .i.iiil
the *tat** did Mot rOUIit thr
deatn ?' a \oung driver a.s a
* :ia!. .t m<>nth after t:.<
iifi . < 1 ? ? ; 1 1 (>! u respiratory condl
1 1' ? ' ;
The . , f:\i-vr had relerrnci- t<>
th'- death ?,! I^t'.VtoIl J TaV \<
"J 1 . ?t Clayton, ( , i win > w r e< ? K
?d hi auto;n.'?bil<- th<- niL-ht
Ju!.?- i!:-; -.11 i s 1*3-44! - -uth It
had t> ??'! i t hout'ht that hL?*
death ?*ar!y Auiru^t in a
( i >: ia '? ? t'T'ai^ h >spit?tt would
he r h i !'.'?? l Mai-'.M a. a la
til it y
( 'h:i>tma^ and NVv.
V?m: II la\>. ..id;, on- arrl
Teams To Start
Second Half Of
Season Friday
Franklin Hi-h - i.uis and L:is
. !??- ! : ; ? v ? ? II. t'- t h?- hail
? ; Ui'- ''in ason h*-! ? ? t < ? ! ! : ? ? r -
: - >w I- ; nmht :n i c -hi- r
.i::.' with Hay -vnV
T u <? > > i i in-.' : ' t : 1< .? a 1
Cia\ t ,n, ( i i i.r : :: - oi : i . r -
('!/<? Ill* - 1 11.
7 :i!) wit I, t ii" . : r l.? "a:n- ;M?i
thf b- ?y- iollnw if. about ;; ?. ?
Franklin's L' iris aiv smiij, in- ,
t ? Tii.- .sfmnd half i.iuifl eat.-d
in ? ? 1 1 uatncs ?
As :t t" "t at Friday > I'uniP, ,
ad:ni- >i- >r. price. will be i >wer- ?
:.ts i ? t -U; l":v a:ai hil
clrcn 1'rincipal Harrv (' C'?frbiii j
said last week that the lower
price will ri'inam ;n df-'i't lor 1
the remaind- r ?>; the season n J
attendance :ni,r'ias"s sharply
riiojiiil; lustily t:; ;?<?- <
in >11 A. ii: . -n li.i. I). . ?) and >
:t<l cents
Cap Removed
From Lung
Of Boy, 12
Twelve -year-old Kddie Tippett ?
s reported recovering satis: ac
orily in an Atlanta, (la . lio.-, - J'
jital following removal of a
netal rap from his right lung
Kddie. soil of Mr and Mrs J J1
."<? Tippett. of Franklin, had ri
he metal cap from a toy in ''
lis mouth while playing early w
Monday afternoon and acci
lentally sucked it into Iils lung
le was taken to Angel Hospital, P
ihere it was located by Or Ed- w
ar Angel, who made arrange
ments for its removal by a spe- di
lalLst m Atlanta H.
Taxlisters Receive
Their Instructions
Ordered To Value
Property At 35' ,
Of Actual Worth
< " .nt> ? . i \ ,iit.
M -I. :.i\
Bit . ci < hit:: n.a
"I Co.ii.:-. C' mil:
W K
it it it
Changes In Tax
Set-Up Are Noted
T;t ?.:.(??? r% it. tt.e C. anil ,
H i:. . ' ai. ships u:-.- re
: . r.< :???: in i : matirtnal
whi-r" um.'. whin ,
I!-" ?!.. i: taxes J,
i:. Huhlaiids. Ill' lut:ili{. t.
i '..i' i - b"eii el.aiwd to
U i (lull S-i I -Statu .11
1 ' "Ave tin- 'Lite.s at John
Hr* ! 1 ? Hti r" have been
: ! ! . t 1 Jail 11-12 at OS.'ar
?'. K'lian s Store. to Jar. 14-15: ' ;
: ! at T \I Hi.-kman - Store, >
Jan !:;? 1*1-21 -22-23
"I": ? riiaiiU"^ ntained
'-ax ail'. ? i t 1 I'lia i.t 1:1 Thu r
'A ? ' k , L : ? 1 >1 : t ?!'? ;. t infur- *"
..at i a 1 ? :n i.u.t 'A'.'i'fcs ad
. : ". . i ll.. :.t I'll-- i*i iii^"- WiTt'
in:,;, at tin- request
t t\vi..-hip tax oilidal.s and
? ? I_ik ? V ShojM tax '
? >? ? r v 1 -. i ?? A
T!.>- pla Id: U.stlllK taxes ill :
inkilii t..'Aii-iiip t ...... Lccn
?iiai.u.'d :r -n: the rourthou.S" to ?>
Hi- ? 1 1 1 t . . sprvi.'i 1 > : f ii-*> i?n
ia urst ill ?ir ??[' t li*- buildini;.
vV' i.rt i nf t!ii' ehailiie reached
1 : . 1 ? l're.ss 1 1 *if late to !>?' illclud
. t!'.?-. Ail k'j t X :'dviT'.- -
Poultry Meet
Set Jan. 10
. v n
A poultry me-im-i oe- '
'A- '11 ? Xb'llSlivn S e 1" 1 1 ' ? ' pcI'SO!}
k# ? 1 (1 local producers has
c;>ll?d for 2 p. m next r
rhurxi.iy. .1 in 10. .it tiif Ann- W
ultural Building.
County Agi nt T II Fagg this
?T*"k said W (i Andrews, poul
ry specialist from Raleigh, will ,
iave charge of the session. A su
>ng-range poultry program for >.
he county Ls the immediate ob- ' 1 1 1
?ctive of the meeting, the
gent said. but pro<iuction.
rices, and other practices also
ill be discussed.
Mr Fagg urged all broiler, sa
atching egg. and commercial Su
roducers to turn out and help M<
ith the planning 1 Ui
It's something we all will V*
^rivc some b4in?>fit from." he ? ^
nr lti roH
"> :..i- 1. ? - too i<>\* be a use o!
.? ..i k ?! .1 - 1 1 1 f >.'? apprais
in ?<? fur it ' ounty
ippra:.->a! by the same people
? i wriv M: Bryan Setter
: Ci '-o' - ? r i i ,i \ ?? . S Oay .Sutton
f Clark ? Chapel and J C.
i if Cowee
I':.:-. . : ??appraisal year and
ix ..-or l^ike V Shope told
.e -??i* i.' he was expecting
> ?*?? an additional million doi
- 1 1 ui. books This would
ear: an :nc:>-H>e of three million
;liai ?> in actual property real
I' . if> p. : c rJ of three
: r i dt '!.a: . a ? <uld five r he
/ 514 '?<?() A: y.r.r of $: 40
< 1 1 >< i ;. -???(!
: ? appiai>? d aim a : - r v i! a
?!: it. and p: Ah.'h
is heiv but ha- ???: ;><n
' ed
In thi> I..".: ? a*.-..
k . r < h? . ;>p:ian Mr Haid
' .1*' lifters
t-deral Tax Office
available For Help
The Weather
?v ' ? . TV A
IPvt! r
? _ i h. ?>: :?
('( '.VEI-TA
: n-c 2.', .t- 13
ir (i . 7 23
"w 26
'ui :.iy 'j:> 25
nc::*y 44 21
n.(2:'.y 6; 24
??^!ay 51 27
av 17
HIGHLA NT>S
h1 F>*c 26 3'? 20
tir^lay 4') 27
day 54 29
Lurdqv 25 17
nday 41 1 7
?r.day 58 30
e>day 4 1 32
(!m>s<iay 14
-amfal! d.ita not available for
On-The-Spot Pictures Of Christmas Eve Slaying Of Cartoogechaye Storekeeper
mmtmmwsmflrn -2 M " ' W _ >
\ s lo'.mm blast, allowedly firnl by a < la\ Coimlv man, snuffed out (ho life if < artoo<;r( ha \ e
storrkr j> r. ( I (( oeih l,odford in his country si >re ? l.rislmas I vo In the pit turf a Ivov e. ( ? ? r
oner ( In k Itaj; ? i indiratrs with his hand Mir s ,/c <?f ( lie holr madr bv thr shotgun < -barge no
ing through thr s< rrcn door of tin- storr \t rig'it. Ihr coriHHT and J II I'r ??leliirr, a mrmbrr
??f tin- ( nroiirr's mr\. ? diratr thr spot whore l/e Ifoid's shot riddlod IxkIv was found just inside
thr 'l<i<iru;i\ of his Itviii , (juartrrs at thr rear of thr storo James Manrv, 3!>, of Shooting < rook,
who offhrrs wav admits shooting thr storrkrrpo . is rocovrrmj; fr >n? a pistol wound in the atxlo
inrn in \ I<m at hospital \ compaiiMin uith Man-v told offierrs thr storekeeper shot Manrv first
aftrr ordering I lioin <-nt of his storo \ 32 pis'ol u ,".s found under I^edford's IwmI.y A preliinin
ar\ I. raring will I r hrld ;m soon as Manry rroovrrs f r< ni his wound. Sheriff J Harry Thomas sa.id
this week