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Macon Representative Sees Pay Increase For Teachers '?Yes sir, there's no doubt about It: Teachers are going to get a raise this time." So said Rep. Guy L. Houk on Monday, before returning to the General Assembly at Raleigh. "And not only the teachers," he added, "all the state em ployes are going to get a boost." Representative Houk wasn't sure when the legislation would be Introduced, but he was cer tain the pay increase would be forthcoming this session of the assembly. Macon's representative said he had "no apologies, absolutely none" to make about the 20 per cent salary increase ($2,000) for members of the Council of State and 12 per cent ($1,420) for the attorney general. These raises were voted by the assembly on its opening day last week in order to get around a law which prohibits pay in creases for them during their terms of office. Passage took place the day before the office holders were sworn in. "Go back as far as 1941," said Representative Houk, "and you'll see that the Council of State has been raised but 27 per cent in salary while state employes' salaries have gone up more than 100 per cent. You've got to pay a good wage to get the caliber of men you want for important jobs like secretary of state (Thad Eure) and attorney general (George B. Patton)." Mrs. Houk drove her husband to Greenville, S. C., Monday to catch a plane for Raleigh. The House and Senate met In Joint session that night to hear Gov ernor Hodges present his pro gram. Youth Faces Charges After Stabbing Dad Ledford Recovering; Boy Says It Was Self Defense Charges of assault with a dead ly weapon and participating in an affray have been lodged against 18-year-old Lester Bill Ledford in connection with the stabbing Fri day night of his father, Paul. Mr. .Ledford, 48, Is recovering at Angel Clinic. The boy is free on bond, accord ing to the sheriff's department, the law enforcement agency in vestigating the incident. Sheriff J. Harry Thomas said the stabbing occurred near the home of Benbow Dills, in the Skeenah section, and that the youth said he struck his father with a small pocket knife after his father jabbed him in the chest with "something". The youth claims self defense. Sheriff Thomas said Lester Bill had been living at the Dills place for about a week and a half. The boy told him he went there to stay after his father ordered him to leave and find a new "staying place". The boy related to the officer that his father came to the Dills home and told him he was either going "home or to the graveyard" and took him by the arm and led him away. A short distance down the road the boy said his father jabbed him in the chest and that he fought back by first hitting him with his fist and then by stabbing him with his pocket knife. Lester Bill was arrested about 9:46 p. m. in Franklin, some 45 minutes after the incident. Chamber Leaders To Plan Banquet And Fund Drive ~ President Verlon Swafford and board of directors will sit down tonight (Thursday) to plan the Franklin Chamber of Com merce's annual banquet and fund campaign. The planning session, to which all Interested presons are Invited, is slated for 8 o'clock at the Nantahala Power and Light Company building. Mr. Swafford also will recom mend a number of committee appointments for the approval of the directors. The banquet tentatively is slated for March and will serve as the kick-off feature of the fund campaign. Law Agencies Seek Whereabouts Of Girl Missing Since Friday Law enforcement agencies are seeking the whereabouts of Marga ret Simonds, 16, of Franklin, who was last seen Friday night at a local drive-In getting into an auto mobile with a man. The missing girl's description has been broadcast by the high way patrol. She is the daughter ol Mrs. Grady Jones. GUILD TO MEET The Mary Johnston Allmar Wesleyan Guild of the Franklir Methodist Church will meet to night (Thursday) at 7:30 at th< church. Hostesses are Mrs. J. E Perry. Sr., Mrs. Carl P. Cabe. anc Mrs. Grace O'Mohundro. The Rev R. D. Burnette will be the (rues1 ?pecker. CORRECTION In the news story last week ?bout proposed changes at th< county Jail. The Press incorrectly ' said "part of the living space usee by the Jailer's family is in th? basement". That obviously is nol true, since the Jail has no base ment. The Jailer's family lives or the (round floor of the building. v Garden Time . . . By M. E. GARDENER North Carolina Is a most un usual state in manv respects. For example, let us bliefly consider geography. The state is over six hundred miles troji east to west and extends from the surf of the Atlantic to the highest peak east of the Rockies. This means that in this broad expanse of. Coastal Plains, Sandhills, and Mountains are to be found varied soil types and climatic conditions which make it possible to grow most of the horticultural crops found in the temperate zone. I point this out to bring into focus one of the difficulties en countered in writing this column The growing season is longer in the Coastal Plains than in the Mountains, which means that cer tain crops can be planted earlier in the east than in the west. Just remember this: that every 1,000 foot rise in elevation accounts for approximately one week to 10 days difference in the seasons. Last week I suggested that you try two new Irish potato varieties; rPlymouth in the eastern section, and Boone in the Piedmont and Mountains. Other hardy crops that may be planted early are radishes, mustard, spinach, tur nips, cabbage, onions, lettuce endive, garden peas, kale, collardi and kohlrabi. Although beets, car rots, broccoli and cauliflower like cool weather, they will not sur vlve freezing temperature. They should not be planted quite a; early as the first group mentioned. Use white onion sets for green onions and the yellow sets if you want them to mature. The yellow sets store better. Also, try shallots for green onions. Lettuce will not stand hoi weather, but good head lettuce can be produced if planted earl; enough. Great Lakes is a gooc heading type and Salad Bowl 2 good variety of leaf lettuce. Sou the seed in the row and thir plants to about six inches. Cab bage plants should be available Early Jersey Wakefield, Charles ton Wakefield, Coperihager Market and Early Round Dutct are good varieties. Garden pea: should be planted in eastern Caro lina now as they are very hardy Try .Freezonia, Laxton's Progres: anfKWando. The Meeting Goes To Him . . . A. B. Slagle, an appraiser and long-time director of Macon Building and Loan Association, hasn't been able to attend board of directors' me<;?ings since November when he broke his leg, so last Friday night the board took its meeting to Mr. Slagle. i The meeting was held in Mr. Slagle's room at An^el Hospital. Routine business matters were transacted. ' Mr. Slagle had a report ready for the directors on a piece of property in which he's inter ested ? the limb he broke. The 1 heavy cast will come off tomor | row (Friday), he informed the directors. Then, It will be de cided whether to replace it with a brace or a lighter cast. He has been confined to the > hospital since Nov. 24 when he > fell from an ensilage ladder and - broke his leg above the knee. ESTES IS GRADUATED I Bruce R. Estes, son of Mr. am ? Mrs. Robert L. Estes, of Frankltr t cruit training Saturday at the t S. Naval Training Center, Orea ? Route 5, was graduated from ,r< Lakes, 111., according to the Flee : Home Town News Center. / LIONS WILL MEET 1 1 Members of the Amerlcai ? Legion and Auxiliary will mee t tomorrow (Friday) at 7:30 p. m - at Slagle Memorial Building i Dick Stott has charge of th< program on Americanism. What Is It? Muscle Of Days Past | Their fathers used them, chil dren ask what it is, and E. S. Purdom, of Wayah Valley, ha, I one. It's an old-time steam engine which still will raise a head of steam and give a whistle blast ; to be heard nearly to Franklin. There's hardly a man ? and nary a tourist ? who can pass the Pur dom place without stopping to look at the engine standing near jthe road. In days past, such engines were the muscle for much farm and city industry. Steam power ran thrashers, wood saws, and other farm equipment and in manufac turing towns ran power tools. Yet, for most of the children who view the old Case engine* it's a lesson in history. Mr. Pur ; dom says. "To them, it's like some thing out of Disneyland." Brought up in an era of electric engines, gasoline v and Diesel motors ? and soon, atomic power ? children view it as a museum piece, according to Mr. Purdom. "They can't understand what makes it work." That the interesting machine is on the Purdom property is quite by accident. A friend told of see ing the engine on Fiesty Branch, near Aquone, and, being a lover of mechanical things, Mr. Pur dom rode over one day and looked at it. In the end, he bought the ma chine from its owner, Mr. W. H. Rowland. Though it needed a paint job, otherwise it was in good con | dition, for Mr. Rowland kept it under a shed. He had used it to power a saw mill. His father had bought the engine new in 1912 Stoking it to get up a head of. steam for work at 7 a. m. meant the fireman had to rise about 5 o'clock and after many years 1 Mr. Rowland switched to a gaso line motor. So, Mr. Purdom brought his engine home. To the Case people, manufacturers of the 18-horsepow er engine, he wrote for the origi nal color seHeme. To the gener ous supply of brass fittings on the engine ? "there must be a 100 pounds of brass in her" ? he ap plied polish. To the whole project he gave time and the love only a mechanic can have for a piece of metal. She looks quite a dandy, this [ engine, with her tall stack sittm1; up front on the boiler and the J whole of her striped In red. Mr. Rowland himself, on trips to Franklin, rarely misses a chance to stop and admire his old worker. Mr. Purdom tells of two remark able things about the engine. A ? boiler inspector, asked to examine ; the Case by Mr. Purdom, said he would certify the steam chest on ithe spot. "There's not a pit or a piece of scale in her," he told ' the new owner. Mr. Purdom thinks i this is because of the pure water which has been used during the engine's life. Neither was the fire box burnt out. The inspector suggested this was because only woods were used ? JT?i? Staff Photo E. S. Purdom Poses With 'The Muscle' to fire it and no coal put into the box. Since getting the engine Mr. Purdom has had an idea. He plans to hook a straight drive to the engine and let it furnish the power for a 19th century cabinet shop he hopes to build. If he can fir.d craftsman's tools from the period he wants to re-create a workshop such as a cabinetmaker In Macon County might have used 100 years ago. On the front of the engine is a sign answering the most-asked questions. It tells that this engine ccst $510 new; that the, first steam engine was imported into America in 1752, and the first one built in the U. S. in 1771. ' BAKE SALE St. Agnes Episcopal Auxiliary will hold its monthly bake sale tomorrow (Friday) at 9 a. m. at the Children's Shop. Vo?ll find Lit In the WANT AD BATES 2 oents per word, with a minimum ; charge of 05 cents for each insertion. (25 centa extra for keyed ads.) Classified Displav: In type like this. IS cents per ' line. * . I In CAPITALS or bold type like this, 20 cents for each line. In type like this, 38 cents per line. CASH DISCOUNTS When cash accompanies order: 10 per cent discount will be allowed. 20 per eent for throe or more eoneacuttas insertions of same ad* WAITED TO RENT ? Three bedroom house in or near Frank lin. Call 114 or write H. H. Hogan, Box 559, Franklin. 1 TRAFFIC JAM ? Bargain hunters ' are filling the roads coming to ; RIMER to SAVE MONEY on MOBILEHOMES ! We ll GIVE you t an extra long deal for CASH or . Trade for anything of value that ' is movable. Furniture, car, truck. . jeep, airplane horse and buggy ? just anything! Come to RIMER 1 now ? BE PREPARED TO Trade. ' Look! NOW ? a brand new. l modern fully equipped mobilehome - for as little as $480. down and . $49. per month. SAVE MONEY? . TRADE AT the MOBILEHOME , SUPERMARKET of the SOUTH? l oui aawm i The world famous upside down ' sign i TWO GREENVILLE. S. C. " locations; No. 1 ? 3 Mi. N. on U. S. ? 29; No. 2 ? By pass 291 at U. S. 5 1 25 South. LOOK FOR THE UP (SIDE DOWN SIGN! " F13? ltc SEE LOGAN ASHE or Frank Ray for all mechanical repairs you may need on your car or truck. See Fred Blaine for expert body, fender repairs, and painting. Bob Gaines Motors, Phone 281, Frank lin. N. C. F14? ltc WANTED ? Country hauls. Prefer large ones. I am at home at the Potts House. Can be reached by mail at post office Box 141. Phil Tate, Highlands, N. C.. Phone 9360. F14? ltc TOBACCO SEEDS CABBAGE SEEDS ONION SETS Get Them At FRANKLIN SEED STORE F14 ? 2tC ? F21 INCOME TAX RETURNS Prepared at my office 8:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m? or at night by ap pointment. Over 10 years Income Tax experience. ROBERT E. WORKMAN, Tax Accountant. Town Square, next to Angel's Drug Store. Phones 200 or 388. F14? tfc FOR RENT ? Upstairs apart ment, four rooms and bath. Call 227- W after 5:00. F14 ? ltc II' a ? ! ? , Help Yourself to SUCCESS? r' HEALTH, WEALTH and HAPPI , NES8 in Your Everyday Life! 1 SCRIPTUREGUTDE, an easy-to use dial gives an answer to 36 com ' mon emotional problems ? one for each day of the week ? 252 different Bible passages ? an im mense selection of references to j each problem. SCRIPTURE t GUIDE only $1. postpaid from Franklin Rust, Box 2215, Park ;? Station, Virginia, or write for ? complete description. Money back - guarantee. F14 ? 3tc ? F28 OUR PALL AND WINTER Nelly Don Dress at 30% off price. The Quality Shop. F13 ? ltc FOR SALE ? Night crawlers at wholesale price. See Sherman H. Ledford at Franklin, or phone 273-J-3. 274-J-3. , ? FOR SALE ? Five-room block home, two bedrooms, hardwood and rubber tile floors. Knotty pine paneling, custom made cabi nets, hot, cold water. Bath unfin ished. Small woodworking shop. Six acres land. Five miles west of Franklin on U. S. 64. Clyde H. Anderson. F14 ? 3tp ? F28 I FOR SALE ? A. K. C. registered Beagle dogs, running. Also three months old pups. Can be register ed. See Earl Keener, Clark's Chap el Road. F14 ? 2tp ? F21 IF YOU NEED a good used car or pick-up see Oliver Hall or Bob Gaines. No monthly payment due until April 1st. 55 Plymouth 4 door? $1295; 54 Ford-4-door ? $975: 54 Ford V-8 Station Wagon; 53 j Chevrolet 2-door ? $895; 53 Chev rolet 2-door ? $875; 51 Mercury 4 door ? $475; 51 Plymouth 4-door ? $475; 52 Ford %-ton pick-up. Bob Gaines Motors, Dealer No. 595, Phone 281, Franklin, N. C. F14? ltc ? HOLLY SPRINGS ? Unusually desirable two-bedroom, two-bath home built in 1955. with about 45 acres of land, and locat ed in one of our truly fine com imunities. It has about 1200 sq. ft. of living space, plus a large two | car garage with overlfead doors. This fine home has beautiful pine paneled walls and ceilings, finest oak flooring, lots of closet and storage space, telephone, 100% in Isulation. excellent gravity spring ! water supply and a delightful view The owners of this quality-built home wanted $16,000 for it. But, their loss i& your gain, as I now have it1 for sale at a low-down Firm I Price of only $12,500. Among the extras included are: Thermador electric wall oven, built-in counter electric stove, beaiitiful built-in cabinets, 106,000 BTU Richmond central heating plant with ther mostat control and 275 gal. stor age tank, steel casement windows. 60 gal. electric hot water heater, unusual designed fireplace and large picture window in the living room, recessed lighting, TV aerial land beautiful window draperies If you can afford to buy this prop erty. and have looked at others in its price range, then ? by all means see this fine offering be fore it- is sold! Gladly shown by appointment. "It I'ayt to Deal Thru a Realtor" EXCLUSIVE WITH ? ted REBER ? Realtor * F14 ? ltc NOTICE ? Will do parUime book keeping and typing Jobs. Your business will be kept confidential. Also notary public services. See or write Marie Jennings. Franklin, N. C. DON'T MISS the Feb. 23 basket ball game between the Burling ton Mills girls and the Clayburn girls from Clayton, Ga., at the Franklin High gym. For the laughs of your life, also be re?dy to see the Jaycee Jesters take on all comers. Playing starts at 7:30 p. mv F14? ltc LOST ? One baby's white "Jump j lng Jack" shoe, near Belk's new store, Tuesday. Finder please noti fy Mrs. George G. Waldroop, phone 335-W-4. F14? ltc , I FOR SALE, OR TRADE ? Pure bred Hampshire ram lamb, ready I or service in July. E. D. Shores, Phone 294-R. F14- ? ltc FOR SALE ? Two grass rugs, slightly used. Made In the Ori ent. $6 takes the two of them. Phone Mrs. Rosemary Neill, 645-J. F14 WE STILL have a few $1.95 sale shoes for ladles. Hurry. Hurry. The Quality Shop. F14? ltc PIANO BARGAIN. We are forced to pick up a beautiful little console spinet piano with match ing bench. This piano is mahog any, with full keyboard, and will carry a new piano guarantee. Be cause of freight and moving charges involved in the return of this piano to us, we will transfer to reliable party in this vicinity. For further information, write Box 1063, Salisbury, N. C. F8 ? 2tc ? F14 ? GOOD OLDER HOUSE ? Here is a dandy buy in a good sound two-story, six-room house, with eight acres of nice land. It is seven miles from the Court House on paved road, at West's Mill. Close to school, church and stores, ? it has 21' living room, dining room, all-electric kitchen, three bedrooms (each 14 x- 14'), tub bath, two nice porches, lovely shade trees and a stream. Sound interesting? It IS. ? and the price tag is only $6000! Of course it's EXCLUSIVE WITH ? TED REBER ? Realtor ? On The Square Phone 200 "It Pays to Deal Thru a Realtor" F14 ? iltc 1.000 PILCH WHITE ROCK 10 week old pullets. Direct from bleeder. Can also furnish cockerels for same. Farmers Federation, Franklin, N. C. F7? ltc MODERN HOUSE TRAILER for sale, $600.00 and take over pay ments Apply Helen Roseberry, Twin Oaks Trailer Park, High lands road. F7 ? 2tp ? F14 FOR SALE ? 10 or 12 stacks good bright hay, grass, clover and Alfalfa. W. P. Peek, Route 5, Franklin. Phone 365-W-3. F7? 2tc? F14 LOST JEEP CURTAIN ? Black back curtain for Jeep between Holly Springs and my home on Highlands road. Reward. Lyman Gregory, Route 5, Franklin. ONE SMALL BUS for sale. Condi tion A-l. R. L. Blaine, phone F14? ltc TRUCK REPAIRS FABRICATION IN WOOD AND METAL. SC6 J. L. TIPPETT CO. F14? ltc DOGWOOD WANTED ? We buy Monday through Friday. High est cash prices. Cloer and Hug gins. Burningtown road. F7 ? tfc FOR SALE ? The old Tom Scott place on Cowee mountain. Four room house and about forty acres. $3,500. See Mrs. Myrtle Watklns on Route 4 or call 258-J. F7 ? 2tc ? FI4 FOR SALE ? Practically new 4 room house, water Inside, 4 acres of land on gravel road 3 miles from Franklin. See James Estes. ntlte 2. Franklin. ltr HAY FOR SALE Approximately 3,000 bales. Dis count in quantity. Call 10-J-l. WAYAH VALLEY RANCH, INC. P7? tfc FOB RENT ? New. three-room apartment with shower bath, pri vate entrance, electric or oil heat, furnished or unfurnished. Call B. B. Scott at 3, or 161-R. F7 ? ltc FOR SALE ? Fertilizer, seeds, and feed. All fertilizer packed in handy 50 lb. bags, at the same low price. Bob Ray's Warehouse. J31? tfc ACETYLENE AND ELECTRIC WELDING , See J. L. TIPPETT CO. F14? ltc FOR SALE ? Hand operated ce ment block makers. In perfect condition. 150 pallets. See Ernest Dills at Conley Motor Co., or E. M. Dills, Route 5. Pine Grove Com munity. J31 ? 3tp ? F14 ? I ffcfcU QUOTATIONS Chick Starter $4.70 All Mash Growers $4.15 Growing Mash $4.65 Cal. Breeder Mash $4.80 Cal. Breeder All Mash ..._ .. $4.50 Cal. All Mash Layer $3.95 Cal. Egg Mash $4.20 Cal. Broiler Mash $4.60 Hog Feed $4.10 Hog Cone., 50 lb. $2.65 12% Stock Feed $2.85 16% Dairy Feed $3.15 Fitting Ration _... $3.05 33% Dairy ConcL $4.85 Cotton Seed Meal $3.50 FRANKLIN FEED MILL, Inc. F7 ? ltc FOR RENT ? Four room apart ment with bath in East Frank lin. Phone 444-J. F14? ltc CUT FLOWERS ? For homes, churches, weddings, dinners, parties, and funerals. 2 bunches only $1. Jamison's 5 and 10c Store. J31? ltc FOR RENT ? Three room apart ment, 2 blocks from courthouse, ground floor, private entrance. See Calvin Henson. N7? tfn FOR RENT? 1500 sq. ft. daylight space for storage or shop. Two blocks from courthouse. Available February 15. See Calvin Henson at Dryman's. J10? tfc DAIRY MEN We will mix you 400 Lbs. cotton seed meal, 1400 Lbs crushed corn, 200 Lbs. molasses for (2.75 per hundred. FRANKLIN FEED MILL, inc. F14? ltc FOR SHEET METAL work, call 336 or 218-W-5. Guttering, awn ing, heating, and aluminum work F. H. A. approved, up to three years to pay. Franklin Sheet Metal Shop. "First In quality and serv ice." Near Freezer Locker plant. J10? tfc OLD NEWSPAPERS for sale. A big bundle for a dime. The Franklin Press. FOR SALE 1952 John Deere Tractor with plows and mowing machine. Ex cellent condition, priced right. BURRELL MOTOR CO. F14 ? ltc TOBACCO OR SEEDBED covers. 2 yards wide and 50 yards long with grommets. $12.95. Belle's Dept Store. J 24 ? 4tc ? F2 1 IN THE MARKET lor logs and standing timber. See us for prices and specifications. Mill lo cated at Oak Hill miles out on Murphy Road. Gordon Lumber Company, Edwin Wallace, phon? 387. Oil? tfc UPHOLSTERY ? for new and used furniture. Skilled crafts manship. Your choice of materi als. Free estimates. S. Brunner, Phone 262-W-l. N29 ? 52tp ? D1 GENERAL MACHINE SHOP WORK See J. L. TIPPETT CO. Finite Protect your building investment by using ? Steam Cured Concrete, Cinder, or Superock Blocks For best prices Your Local Manufacturer 8" x 8" x 16" Special prices In carloads W. A. HAYS BLOCK PLANT Phone 30 Franklin. N. C. N17 ? tfc FOR SALE ? Nine acres of land with modern heated house, six rooms and bath. Large basement. Close in just off Highlands Road. See or call Carl Leatherman at 257-W-3. 86? tfc FOR SALE ? Block and brick, sand, fine and coarse. W. J. Clark & Son. Phone 357-J-4, 81-W, or 345rW-3. M17? tfc ALLSTATE AUTOMO BILE INSURANCE ? Call J. L. West, Jr., at 234-J. J3? tfc I HAVE SOME choice residential lots and home sites in Town and in the country. Prices from $500 up. FRANKLIN REALTY COMPANY Frank Duncan Phone 27 SB? tfc WATER WELL DRILLING ? Low cost 4 and 6 inch wells. See Charlie Davidson, Bidwell Street. Phone 353-W evenings. A19? tfc ZENITH HEARING AIDS? Auth orized dealer, Zenith hearing aids, batteries, and accessories. Free home demonstration. Caro lina Pharmacy. D20? tfc FOR SALE ? New home. Five rooms with bath, basement. All utilities. Two acres of land. Beau tiful view and excellent television location. Three miles from Frank lin on Highlands Road. Call 357-J-4 or see Kenneth Clark. A2? tfc CRUSHED ROCK For fine concrete work, driveways, or roads. Call 351 ' or See Mack Tippett F7 ? ltc
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