North Carolina Newspapers

Franklin Mail Is Stolen At Dillard Break-In Franklin residents have been letting personal mail delivery by he Dillard, Ga? postmaster (or he last week because of a postal obbery there the night of July 19. A stack of letters was taken rom the post office and rifled as he robbers apparently searched or money. Part of the letters fere later recovered in woods tear Dillard. No arrests have been lade in connection with the theft. Postmaster C. E. Dillard said he ,as making the delivers' of the ecovered letters personally to ave the time of writing individual etters of explanation. The rob iers seem to have gotten hold of Highlands-to-Franklin packet of nail. Holly Springs 4-H Club Organized Holly Springs community or ganized a 4-H Club Thursday of last week with Elizabeth Ann Am mons as president. Other officers elected were I Carolyn Miller, vice-president: Jackie Ann Cabe, secretary: Sue Crawford, reporter: and Brenda Seagle and Zeb Cabe. song lead ers. Cook Going To Lowell For Marriage Rites The Rev. W. N. Cook will be in 1 Lowell this week end where he ( will perform the marriage cere | mony for his granddaughter. Miss J Mary Louise Cook. He and Mrs. Cook plan to go down Saturday and return to i Franklin on Monday. MARRIAGE LICENSES Issued Floyd Rogers Cowart. 2$, of Franklin. Route 2, and Lacy Elizabeth Passmore. 18. of Route 4. July 26. Walter Lloyd Beakel, 32. of Highlands, and Collin Randall Wilcox. 22. of Highlands. July 29. Gowee Rural Group Will Meet Tonight The Cowee Rural Community Development Organization will meet at the Cowee school house Thursday evening at 7:30 (to night* for its monthly meeting. Chrysanthemum Raiser Expects Cutting Soon The Rainbow Springs "flower man" expects to get his first chry santhemum cuttings in about two weeks or a little longer. H. L. Kendall is in his second I season of commercial flower grow- j ing at his place there. He is from Vero Beach. Fla.. where he also raises flowers. COA/iey BEST BUYS HOU) DO YA EXPLAIN HITT/N& THIS MAN IN BROAD DAYLIGHT AND ON A PERFECTLY _ STRAIGHT ROAD; TO TELL THE TROTH, OFF iCEff, I COOLDNT SEE HIM THROUGH AIL] the safety first) STICKERS ON MY WINDSHIELD ' Main Street Lot CARS 1957 FORD Custom Fordor 1956 PLYMOUTH Plaza 1956 FORD Fordor 1955 FORD Courier 1951 JEEP Station Wagon TRUCKS 1956 FORD Pickup 8-cyl. 1956 FORD %-Ton 8-cyl. 1953 CHEVROLET Pickup 1953 CHEVROLET %-Ton Palmer Street Lot CARS 1955 FORD Fordor Custom 1954 CHEVROLET Bel Air 2 dr. 1954 CHEVROLET 210 4 dr. 1953 FORD Customline Fordor 1951 BU1CK Super Hardtop TRUCKS 1956 FORD Pickup 6-cyl. 1956 FORD Pickup 8-cyl. 1953 CHEVROLET Pickup 1951 CHEVROLET Pickup CONLEY MOTOR COMPANY PHONE 69 iAIN STREET GOODRICH TIRES & TUBES ^ DEALER -830 YOUR FRIENJLY FORD DEALER ? PHONE 69 FRANKLIN, N. C. GOODYEAR TIRES & TUBES GENUINE FORD ?ARTS AND ACCESSORIES Dealer 830 and 830A Worried about roof "bio Totf' . . . Coroe in and see the nejL " Seal-O-Matic Shin^ie HERE'S THE SECRET The sun's heat seals the tabs automatically because of this special factory-applied petroleum resin cement strip on the underside of each shingle these new :ohns-Manville Shingles hold tight in high winds because they are self sealing! Here is the most important contribution to roofs for homes and farm buildings in the last 20 years ... a roof of traditional shingle de f gn that is self sealing The sun's heat causes these amazing shingles to seal themselves down at the butt edge and grip the shingles underneath with bulldog tenacity . . . they defy even high winds to pry them loose. Seal-O-Matic Shingles are available in the popular Thick Butt style in many colors and blends. Stop in and let us demonstrate them to you. Ask for a free estimate. I Franklin Hardware Co. FRANKLIN, N. C JOHNS-MANVILLE BUILDING MATERIALS Montague Organ Recital Sunday An organ recital will be presents ed by Patrick Montague at 8 o'clock Sunday evening at the Franklin Methodist Chureh. Mr. Montague, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kay P. Montague, of Franklin. Is organist in Beach Methodist Church, in Jackson- 1 ville, Fla., where he teaches pub- ? lie school music In the senior high school. He is a 1953 graduate of West ern Carolina College. Cullowhee. where he majored in mjjsic Dur ing his high school and college years in Jackson County, he was organist at the Sylva Methodist Church. He also for two years was director of a choral group. Mr. Montague has been visiting his parents here for the past two weeks. The program for Sunday eve ning's concert follows: Introduction. Stanley; Toccata, Bach: three chorale preludes ? "Oh, How Blessed", Brahms. "Out of the Deep", Bach, and "Rejoice Greatly", Karg-Elert: three pieces ' by Dubois. "Entree", "Elevation", and "Sortie": three Bible poem? i by Weinberger, "Abide With Us", I "The Last Supper", and "Hear, 1 , Oh Israel": Chorale No. 3. Franck; and Trumpet Voluntary. Purcell. ( 128 Here Sunday At Tallent Reunion The Tallent family's third an nual reunion was held Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tallent, of Franklin, with 128 present. However, th? clan's oldest member, "Uncle Riley" Tallent. Maconian who now lives in Sylva, i couldn't be here because of ill- 1 ness. "Uncle Riley", who will be 99 his next birthday, plans to . make a visit within the next few i days. Among out-of-town guests were ; Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Paul and sons, Mikie and Billy, of Stewart, ] Fla.: Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Bailey, 1 of Canton; Mrs. Lydia Tallent i and children, Edwin. Catherine, and Linda, of Sylva: Mr. and Mrs Claude Tallent and child, of Sylva; Donna Marie Rose, of De troit, Mich.; and Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Raby and son, Joe Don, of ( Thomasville. The Tallents voted to meet > again next year with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tallent in Franklin. He is president of the reunion and she ; is secretary-treasurer. Costs Compared For Filter Plants At the Franklin Board of Alder men's request, the Harwood-Beebe engineering firm has supplied fig ures for the cost of a filter plant at various capacities less than the one the company suggested for Franklin. Regardless of the size plant, there would be fiXed costs (rough ly) of $22,000 for an intake sys tem, 1'2 cents a thousand gallons for chemicals, a main from the pumping station to the filter plant, $3,400, and a connection from the filter plant to the town's mains. $10,000. To these figures would be add ed the basic cost, at , various ca- | pacaties, as follows: '/? million gallons daily, $75,000. ; >2 million gallons daily 125.000. ! 1 million gallons daily, 245,000. j C.A.P. Practices Search Mission The Franklin squadron of the Civil Air Patrol flew a practice search and rescue mission <SAR CAPi Sunday afternoon with five planes taking part. ' A dummy plane, laid out with aluminum foil, was hidden on ground near the Moody Farm. Search members were told a plane was down but it was their job to j discover it. Operation officer was A. C. Ty singer and his assistant was Mrs. I Rosemary Neill. Pilots taking part were Mr. Ty- j singer, Frank Dean. Frank Plyler. Dr. G. R. McSween, and Howard L. Stewart. Pattillo Joins Arniy For Two- Year Hitch George R. (Pati Pattillo, Jr.. teacher and coach at Franklin High School last year, left yester day i Wednesday i for Ft. Jackson, S. C., for U. S. Army service. He enlisted for a period of two years. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George R. Pattillo, of Holly Springs community, and is mar ried to the former Miss Nettie Dockery. of Murphy. Stileses Visited By Friends From Georgia Dr. and Mrs. D. C. Kelly, of Lawrenceville, Ga., were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Manson Stiles, of Franklin. Dr. Kelly attended Mr. Stiles when he lost an arm In a sawmill accident in 1937 at lawrenceville. They had seen each other since then but it was the first meeting in 20 years between the doctor and | Mrs. Stiles. Franklin CA.P. Takes Part In Ml. Mitchell Plane Crash Search Seven adult members and six cadets of the Franklin Civil Air Patrol took part In the search and rescue mission Thursday morning of last week for a pri vate plane that crashed In the Mt. Mitchell area. The plane was found in mid morning by a Marion C-A.P. mem ber. Pilots from Franklin never actually saw the wreckage be cause visibility on the south side of the mountain was too poor to permit flying in the area. The aircraft hit Mt. Mitchell, at about 4.500 feet up its 6,684-foot eleva- [ tion. ' However, the cadets wer#- pari of the ground rescue mission which went into the woods and brought out the plane's occupants, three members of a Cleveland. Ohio, family, none of whom suf fered serious injuries. Taking part were senior mem bers A .C, Tysinger. Mr. and Mrs. ! Sid Carter, the Rev. Glenn An derson. Jay Houston, Frank Jones, and Roy Fouts. Cadets were David Reber. Charles Jones. Kenneth Mashburri, Harold Ammons, Jim my Davenport, and Tommy Mc Nish. Firemen. Picnic, Give Children Truck Ride The Franklin Volunteer Fire Department held its annual pic nic behind the town hall Thurs day night of last week with 80 people attending. Twenty firemen and their fam ilies were present. A feature of the picnic was a ride on the fire truck for each of the children. The food was served by Ed Coates. Fi rman Shook Given Benning Assignment Pvt. Furman C. Shook, of Frank lin, will graduate from chemical school at Ft. McClellan. Ala., to morrow (Friday) and his next as signment will be Ft. Benning. Ga. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Shook and husband of the former Miss Dixie Nell Morrison, of Cowee. W. W. I VETS MEET Macon County Barracks No. 906 of Veterans of World War No. 1, af U. S. A., will meet Saturday at 8 p. m. in the courthouse, W. P. Peek, QM, said this week. Want Ads MAKE-UP ARTIST, professional ? or otherwise, for Hillbilly Day, August 7. Write C. G. Hewitt im mediately, or telephone Highlands i 4691. NEW 2 Bedroom Mobilehomes $3395; Big Boys ? $3995; Four sleeper new $2695; Free delivery. ONI HaJMIH 3 mi. N. of Greenville, S. C. U. S. 29 N. LOOK FOR THE UPSIDE DOWN SIGN. AIR-CONDITIONED BEAUTY ? yours in Spencer girdles, bras designed for you! Mrs. Rita C. Ferguson, Route 4, Franklin, N. C. WANTED: FIVE Persian kittens. See R. W. (Bob* Moore, Conley Motor Company. CABIN FOR SALE on Mountain Rest Lakes with more than 100 ft. lake frontage. Three rooms and bath, hot water and furnished. Swimming, boating and fishing privileges. $4,000. Lots also avail able. 20 miles from Highlands on Highway 28. J. L. Brown, Moun- j tain Rest, S. C. A1 ? 4tp ? A22 S300 MONTHLY SPARE TIME Man or woman. Be your own boss. Refilling and collecting money from our- five cent High Grade Nut machines in this area. No Selling! To qualify for work you must have a car, references. $640 cash, secured by inventory. De voting 6 hours a week to business, your end on percentage collections will net up to' $400 monthly with very good possibilities of taking over full time. Income increasing accordingly. For interview, include phone in application. Write Nut Distributors Inc.. 100 West 72nd Street, New York 23. N. Y. QUALIFIED STENOGRAPHER. bookkeeper, secretary seeks part time or full-time job. Call 79 and ask for Mrs. Rich. * A REAL BARGAIN! * For a quick sale, out-of-state own er has just authorized me to sell his $15,000 farm ? at a give-away price of only $9750. cash or terms! His loss Is your gain, and some lucky family will get a Real Bar gain here. The 14-year-old house Is in an excellent state of repairs, and has eight rooms and bath, good basement and exceptionally fine water supply. This attractive property has about 20 acres In im proved pasture, five acres cultivat ing and 10 acres woodland. It has over 30 assorted young fruit trees, lots of grapes, good barn, chicken house and other out buildings. A large creek flows through the property, and the view from the spacious porches is simply gorge ous. It is on a mail and school bus road, only 3'i miles from the Court House. It has $8150 insur ance. and 1957 taxes are $28. The low price of $9750 makes this prop erty ? the Best Buy of its kind in Macon County today! Of Course It's EXCLUSIVE WITH it TED REBER ? Realtor ? On The Square Phone 200 "It Pays to Deal Thru 0 Krallor" Al? ltc FOR SALE ? Home and business on U S. (4 between Franklin and Highlands, adjacent to the Skywater Motel and Cottages. About 2 acres of land with stream and highway frontage. Small restaurant and gift shop, well equipped and stocked, with nice living quarters. Building in A-l condition. $9500. will buy. com plete with furnishings and equip ment Some terms. W C Jackson. Route 1. Highlands. WANTED ? Farm within >10' miles of Franklin, N. C. with <200> acres or more, at least <40> acres of improved land and an , other 1 100 ' acres that is level enough to clear and put in grass with farm machinery, must have a dwelling in fair condition and on school bus route. Must have adequate water for live stock farm. If you have such a fs^rm and want to sell, see R. S. Peek. | or call No. 667 Franklin, N. C. Jly29? ltp FOR SALE 60 acres on paved road, five miles from city. Ideal site for lake. Many springs. Fine building sites. Approximately 10 acres in grass. This one is cheap at $5,500. Five-acre building site In Wayah Valley. House site and road al ready graded and rocked. Won derful view. Only $2,000. Seven acres on Wayah Road, price $2,000. 42 acres with springs, stream, building site, good view. Short dis tance off good road, but cheap at $2,500. See me for your needs in real ! estate. Specializing in summer home sites and retirement prop erty. Ten years successful dealing ! in Macon County Real Estate. E. M. McNISH Wayah Valley Ranch ^ Telephone 10-J-l A1 ? 2tp ? A8 FOR RENT ? One bedroom house with or without kitchen furn- , ishings. Electric heat in complete ly insulated new modern home, within five minutes walk of down- : town. Call 17-W after 5:30. FOR SALE ? Five burner oil stove, j good condition, $20.00. Dr. H. \V. Gante, Gold Mine. Bridge. | FOR SALE ? Hot Point Electric j Range $30.00 and Quaker Oil Heater $15.00. In good condition, j Weaver Shope, Phone 199. Al? ltc ACCENT ON VIEW! Very desirable property on US Highway, just a few miles from I Franklin, that consists of about j 15 acfes. It has a gorgeous build ing site that commands one of j the most spectacular views in this entire area. The low-down price of $2500 is not subject to an of fer. (The first 10% deposit gets it!) EXCU S1VE UITII ?k TED REBER ? Realtor * On the Square Phone 200 It I'ays to Deal Thru a Realtor" Al? ltc FOR RENT ? Apartment com pletely furnished. bedroom, kitchen and bath. Adults. Mrs. Gus Leach, West Main Street, Phone 206. Al? tfc WANT TO BUY ? 1,000 to 2,000 feet of air dry oak, 1". E. S. , Purdom and Company. Call 126-W. , Al? tfc FOR SALE ? Two- wheel trailer. Good tires. 5 ft. x 10 ft. body. Suitable for farm work. A. D. Car ter, Franklin, Route 5. FOR SALE ? Used Bradbury up right piano. Good condition. Call 393-W-3, Mrs. A. A. Lee Franklin, Route 2. Al? tfc FOR SALE ? G. E. automatic washer and dryer, used one year. May be seen at my home on Murphy road. Mrs. Harold Wal droop. Al? 2tc? A8 FOR SALE ? Boxwood, state in spected. Wrecking 49 Ford two door for parts, 49 English Ford for parts, or trade for cull lumber. Robert Hawks, Marshall Amoco. Al? 3tp? A15 MILLION DOLLAR VIEWS 12 miles out, three bedrooms with bath, 4 Vz acres. Is really priced to sell at $3,500. Ideal us$ for summer home or for year around living. 5 miles out on U. S. 23. 441, four-room cottage. Gravity spring water, about 20 acres. The view I is just out of this world. Only $2,700. You had better hurry on i this one. 2' 2 miles out. four-acre tract. Nice building site. Two streams. $1,200. Exclusive, with Sherman H. Led ford, Real Estate, Phone 274-J-3. Al? ltc NEW CABIN FOR SALE ? Furn ished with beds and couches, electric .stove and refrigerator. Two lots, one about 1V4 acre, the other three-fourths acre. Located half-way between Dlllard and Highlands. See sign on side of road. Duck Mountain Settlement ? all Florida. H. H. Heuerman Box 108, Scaly, N. C. Jly25 ? 3tp ? A8 FOR SALE or trade ? Tract of mountain land 5Vi miles from Franklin. Has plenty of water, nice views, a lot of good timber, roads all over, well fenced all around with locust posts and barbed wlrei Approximately 35 acres in tract. Price $2,500 Would consider Ford or Chevrolet pick up truck as part payment. See Thad Patton at Thad-Hope Furni ture Exchange. Jly25? tfc FOR SALE ? Modern five-room home. Furnished. Floor furnace heater. End of Baird Cove Road. Four to 18 acres. $7,000 to $8,000. Cash or terms. S. L. Holder. Jly25 ? 3tp ? A8 ' WANTED ? Used cars ana trucks. Owners of late model used cars and trucks. 'SI models and up. Burrell Motor Company needs your old car. Drop in and let us make you an offer on a new Chevy or Oldsmoblle. We have a fine selec tion of "both. Truckers! We have the truck to suit your hauling needs. Burrell Motor Company. Jly25-ltc ? ' FOR SALE ? 39 acres of land. Ideal for building sites. Three miles out of town. See Joe Angel at his Taxi Stand in Franklin. J13 ? tfc OUR MOUNTAIN HOME gift shop is one mile from town on the Highlands Road. We think that some of our things are unusual and interesting. Wish you would stop in and visit with us. Muriel. Don, and Norman Smith Jly25 ? 2tc ? A8 LOVELY HOME INSIDE CITY LIMITS I have a special price duung month of July on a lovely three bedroom home, ranch type, less than one year old. Fine kitchen cabinets. City water and sewer. Full basement 8 ft. high. Large lot 100 x 200. Wonderful view. Clear oak floors, asbestos siding, ornamental ironwork on porch. Price only $11,500. Terms can be arranged. E. M. McNISH, Agent Wayah Valley Ranch Telephone 10-J-l Jlyl8? 3tc? A1 + FOR SALE ? On US 64. 5 miles west of Franklin. 4-room block house, 6 arces land. Will sell for cash or terms. Also one 8" Delta table saw. See John R. Anderson, Franklin, Route 1 Jly 18 ? 4tp ? A 8 BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAIN HOJ.1E. Two bedrooms and bath On trout stream. Walking distance Lake Thorpe, near three golf courses. New paint inside and out. $1,500 down, balance easy Write L L. Lyon. Norton Route, Cullo whee. N. C. Jlyl8 ? 4tp ? A8 WILL SWAP well stocked store and equipment for 11 acres of land. Also three name brand sew ing machines for sale. Wanted ? good used tricycle. Lou's Grocery, Phone 596. Al? ltc FOR RENT OR SALE ? Modern two bedroom home in East Franklin, on Highlands load. See Bob Sloan. READY-MIX CONCRETE? Let us help do the hard w<5rk. Our con crete is ready-mixed for you. No waste or hard work. Sand, coarse and fine. Day Phone 1, night phone 357-J-4. M30 ? tfc Choice Home Sites for Sale Fine view on paved street, sewer and water all ready. Lpcated in West Franklin. See me or call 783. E. A. Stiles. M30? tfc WANTED ? To buy. Asbestos, Beryl, and Rutile. Will pay mar ket price. Mail samples and infor mation to Box 5. Asheville N. C. J 11? 8tp? A30 UPHOLSTERY ? for new and used furniture. Skilled crafts manship. Your choice of materi als. Free estimates. S. B runner. Phone 262-W-I. N29 ? 52tp ? D1 FOR SALE ? Modern home, Baird Cove. E. C. Lumley Al? 5tc? A29 VISIT The Mountaineer Craft Shop next door to the Tastee Freez. Native stones, bracelets, necklaces, key chains. Gifts and souvenirs. tfc FOR RENT 2-BEDROOM apartment (ground floor* located one block from courthouse on Main Street. Com pletely redecorated, warm air heat. Couple or small family desired Carolina Apartments Phone 27 or 292 Frank Duncan, Owner Jlyl8? tfc GARDENFRESH VEGETABLES. berries, baked foods, preserves, cut flowers, poultry products at Hpme Demonstration Curb Mark et, each Saturday morning All produce guaranteed. Jlyll ? 4tp ? A1 WE HAVE the latest equipment for recapping fullcap with elec tronic control heat. We also specialize in boil ing and repairing radi ators. See us for tires and over-heating radiators. All "work guaranteed Where you get Green Stamps. RICKMAVS Tire & Radiator Shop Phone 17 J A 18 ? tfp Protect your building investment by using ? Steam Cured Concrete, Cinder, or Superock Blocks For best prices See Tour 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 ? Modern home, three bedrooms, full size drive in basement. Large lot with nice grounds and shrubs. One block from East Franklin School. Can be seen any afternoon. H. R. Pen land. J6? tfc FOR SALE: Franklin Tastee Freez. Payments seasonal. Ideal business for retired couple want ing small business. See J. P. Brady, Franklin, N. C. tfc