8 Singers Going
To Music Clinic
Seven members of the Franklin
High School Choral Club and its
director. BUI F. Harris, will be at
Mars Bill Friday and Saturday for
the college's ninth annual choral
clinic.
Octettes from 26 Western North
Carolina high schools .will parti
cipate in two days of rehearsals
and directors' conferences. High
light of the week end will be a
Saturday evening concert given by
the entire group. ?
According to an announcement
from Mars Hill, each school is
limited to an octette of Its best
singers, and music for the clinic
has been furnished by the college
and mailed to attending groups.
Attending from Franklin with
Mr. Harris will be Miss Vlanne
Keener, Miss Helen Cochran, Miss
Dwaln Horsley, Miss Nancy Slier,
Darwin Hussey, Dale Myers, and
Jim Tyslnger.
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WAITING OUT THE RAIN
You Can Find Lots Of Things
In Post Office . . * About Taxes
By ROLFE NEILL
Trapped In the post office by
a rain squall. I fell to reading
the literature which abounds on
the bulletin boards, walls, and
any other available spaces about
the lobby.
"Join the Navy and Bee the
World," a sign said. Still the same
old pitch, only this time It was
dressed up with electronics and
leadership and all that. (Proves
how we've changed: 10 years ago
It was enough for a man just to'
be a member of the U. S. Navy;
today, they actually had to show
you the benefits.)
On the way to the second floor
? recruiters would get a 50 per
cent increase in business if they
could ever get a cubbyhole on the
P. O.'s first deck ? well, anyway,
j on the way up to the recruiting
office. I saw another sign. Get
some income tax help here, it
said, or something like that.
Mondays and Fridays only, It
specified. This being a Friday, I
decided to see what it was all
about, so I scuttled my Navy plans
and walked in.
It was quiet. (I had pictured
lines of people waiting, work
tables with clerks thumbing
through manuals, cold coffee sit
ting around in half-empty, paper
cups, etc.)
"Is this the income tax place?"
i inquired, rather timidly.
"Friend, it is," replied a man
seated backward in a chair and
with his rain hat on his head.
"What can we do for you?"
"Well, I don't know," I said,
"I want to talk to you". Well
we fell to talking. Turned out
that this man who was seated
in the chair backwards ? not his
usual pose, he assured me? was
named Gordon I>. Forrester. His
pal seated across the room ?
normal style ? turned out to be
Jack H. Powell.
Both appeared to. me to be fine,
upstanding, tax-paying gentlemen.
"Have you been busy?" I asked
Mr. Forrester.
"Let's see," he said, heading
for his brief case. He took out
some work sheets. -turned on the
Adding machine, and started total
ing. .
, "Jack and l nave handled 320
people as of January 2S." he re
ported.
Noting that revenue signs advo
cated using the telephone for tax
help. I queried Mr. Powell.
"That's where we fiope people
will save themselves trouble. Just
call us at 114 and we'll try to
answer whatever questions the per
son has.
"Of course, we're here to help
folks who come up. too. However,
we would like to point out that
we're not here to fill out the
forms, Just to answer questions."
I got Interested in why these
two were In Macon County in
the first place. "You mean the
government sent you here just to
answer tax questions?" I asked.
"We live here," said Mr. For
rester. snapping his brief case
shut.
"Oh, I figured maybe you're
just part-time help."
"No," said Mr. Powell, striding
over to a great green bin of tax
forms, "we were pulled off our
regular job to assist in this work.
We're tax Investigators."
This struck an ominous note
with me. I stared at the floor
for a minute.
Mr. Forrester, well grounded
apparently hi what to do in em
barrassing situations, gently
brought up a fresh topic. "Have
you seen any of these publicity
releases?" he asked me.
Told that I hadn't, he re-opened
that briefcase.
While he was about it. I asked
his partner, Powell, when the peak
load came.
"This 1s it. January's our big
month and by Feb. 15 most every
body's through coming to us. The
big fellows, of course, have at
torneys and accountants to make
their retvg-ns. The questions we get
are mainly routine ones, though
with this new farmer Social Se
curity we get a lot along that
line."
"Here." Agent Forrester handed
me a government news release.
I read over the curious document;
nobody can write a letter or re
lease like the government.
.One phrase stood out in my
mind. It should take its place in
"Bartlett's Familiar Quotations"
This big high-stepping Chieftain started a revolution
, with a carload of "firsts" and an eye-popping price tag!
The low-price field never looked like this before! The handsome husky you see right here has the
boat still rocking . . . with more power, more wheelbase, more room ? and more sheer pride of
ownership? than ever before possible on a well-trained budget! Just look at what they're making
room 4pr now in the low-price lineup: a strapping 347 cu. in., 10 to 1 compression ratio
Strato-Streak V-8 ... a whopping, road-hugging 122 inches of wheelbase and an all- new suspension
system for a Level-Line Ride that's next best thing to a magic carpet! And this streamlined
beauty takes on the field with more than six dozen "firsts", all proved by 100,000 of the
roughest, toughest test miles a group of facts-minded engineers could devise! If this sounds like a
wonderful buy ? it certainly is! Our advice is to stop dreaming and price it! At a cort less than a lot
of the low-price jobs, this newcomer is making big-time buyers out of former "all-three" owners!
IVIE PONTIAC COMPANY
North Main Street Clayton, Georgia
Social Security
Cards Needed,
Farmers Advised
Farmers subject to self-employ
ment tax must have a social se
curity number In order to receive
social security credit.
Without social security credit
no old age and survivors insur
ance 'social security) payments
can be made.
Olenn H. Pittenger, manager
of the Asheville social security
office, said this week that if a
farmer does not have a social se
curity card he should apply for
one at the Ag Building on the
days the representative is in
Franklin, during February, this
will be on the 12 and 26th days
of the month.
IX it is inconvenient to obtain
a card in this manner. Mr. Pit
tenger suggests the farmer ob
tain a blank application at the
post office. He cautioned those
who already have a social secur
ity number not to apply for an
other. Use the same number to
report all earnihgs.
Necessary forms for reporting
farm self-employment are avail
able on Monday and Friday at
the U. S. Internal Revenue of
fice. on the second floor of the
post office. Any farmer whose
net earnings on farm income
were more than $400 in 1956
must pay the self-employment tax.
I The tax is three per cent of the
earnings.
Miss Dean New Head
Of Iotla P.-T. A. Unit
Miss Lolita Dean, vice-president
of the Iotla Parent-Teacher Asso
ciation, has become president of
the organization.
She succeeds Mrs. William J.
Bryan, who moved from Franklin
when her husband was transferred
to Pisgah National Forest by the
U. S. Forest Service.
along with the other famous lines
| on taxes.
"The end objective of the tax
payer assistance program is the
I creating of self-dependency and
cultivating a better-educated tax
j paying public."
Why it almost made it sound
j like fun to pay our taxes.
"By the way." I said sharply
to Messrs. Powell and Forrester
as I headed for the door (the
rain had stopped ) , "have you gents
liled your returns?"
"I have." said Mr. Forrester
"I'm expecting a refund."
"I haven't." answered Mr. Pow
ell. "I owe 'em."
Legal Advertising
NOTICE OF SALE
NORTH CAROLINA
MACON COUNTY
WHEREAS, in the opinion of
the Macon County Board of Edu
cation the following described real
estate is no longer necessary for
school purposes:
NOW. THEREFORE, under and
by virtue of G. S. 115-86, the Ma- j
con County Board of Education >
will at the County Court House 1
door in Franklin, North Carolina,
at 12 o'cock noon, on Monday. |
February 11, 1957, offer for sale
to the highest bidder for cash the i
following described tract of land. j
to wit:
BEGINNING on a maple, the
5th corner of No. 7998. runs
North 21 East 12 poles to a
white oak. the 4th corner of
No. 7998; thence Southeast In
line with J. B. Mason's fence
to the public road; thence
South with meanders of the
public road to the line of No.
7998: thence with said line to
the BEGINNING, containing
l'/i acres, more or less, and be
ing the land described in a deed
from J. B. Mason and wife
Mary L. Mason to The County
Board of Education, dated Oc
tober 31. 1918. and registered in
the office of. the Register of
Deeds for Macon County. North
Carolina, in Deed Book C-4,
page 104.
The successful bidder will be
required to deposit at the time of
sale the sum equal to 10% of his
bid. and if he should fail to do so
said property will be immediately 1
resold.
This the 9th day of January.
1957.
MACON COUNTY
BOARD OF EDUCATION
By Erwin Pat ton.
Chairman
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ADMINSTRATOR S NOTICE
Havine qualified as administra
tor of the estate of James M.
Willis, deceased, late of Macon
County, N. C;, this is to notify i
all persons having claims against |
the estate of said deceased to
exhibit them to the undersigned
on or before the 28th day of De
cember. 1957, or this notice will J
be pleaded in bar of their recovery.
All persons Indebted to said estate (
will please make immediate settle- |
ment. *
This 27th day of December, !
1956.
J H STOCKTON
Administrator
Franklin, N. C.
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ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Havln? qualified as administra
trix of the Estate of Emma Belle
Shook deceased, late of Macon
County, N. C? this Is to aotify
all persons having claims against
the estate of said deceased to
exhibit them to the undersigned
on or beore the 2 day of January.
1958 or this notice will be pleaded
In bar of their recovery. All per
sons indebted to said estate will
Minnie pe^7
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Administrator's Notice
Having qualified as administra
tor of the Estate of Bessie Potts,
deceased, late of Macon County.
N. C., this is to notify all persons
having claims against the estate
of said deceased to exhibit them
to the undersigned on or before
the 21 day of January, 1958. or
this notice will be plead in bar
of their recovery. All persons In
debted to said estate will please
make immediate settlement.
This 21 day of January. 1957.
C W ' POTTS
Administrator
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Administratrix Notice
Having qualified as aministra
trix of the E?tate of Florence h.
Tallent, deceased, late of Macon
County, N. C.. this is to notify
all persons having claims against
the estate of said deceased to ex
hibit them to the undersigned on
or before the 23 day of January.
1958 or this notice will ge plead
in bar of their recovery. All per
sona indebted to said estate will
pieaae make immediate aettla
ment
This 23 day of January. 1957.
ANNA LOIS TALLENT
Administratrix
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