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72nd Year ? No. 34 >
Franklin, N. C., Thursday, August 22, 1957
Price 10 Cents
Sixteen Patres
Here * An Easy Way To Pay Off Town
-f'?M Staff Photo
As <tn aid to motorists who receive overtime parking tickets.
Franklin has installed courtesy boxes at several points down
town. The $1 fine, along with the ticket, can be dropped in the
boxes, eliminating the usual trip to the town hall. J. M. Maddox,
of Cartoogechaye, is demonstrating the usefulness of the box,
but if you'll look closely you'U see that's a letter he's holding
and not a parking ticket. In other words, he didn't get a ticket.
MARRIED 50 YEARS ?
Couple Appreciates Life
Fifty years have served to
mellow their appreciation of
married life for Mr. and Mrs.
Robert H. Bennett, who cele
brated their Golden Wedding
anniversary Saturday.
This appreciation asserts it
self even more today in the
warmth and humor of their
tongue-in-cheek exchanges:
"Fifty years is long enough
to be married to one man," Mrs.
Bennett declared. "I'm thinking
about getting a divorce and
finding me a new one."
Her eyes danced as she pre
pared for her husband's retort:
"If she needs any help in
finding another one, 111 pay
half the expenses."
He dipped Into his hip pock
et as If to bring out his wallet
and pay his half right then
and there.
"But don't put any of this
In the newspaper," Mrs. Ben
net cautioned. "I may be cover
ed up with offers of marriage."
"Go on and put it in," Mr.
Bennett suggested, "and then
we won't have to waste time
and money finding her a new
one."
With a dignity befitting
guests at a Golden Wedding
celebration, members of their
family sat quietly by and smil
ed.
"Don't take them seriously,"
a daughter, Mrs. Ned Teague,
advised. "They carry on like
this with each other all the
time."
Mrs. Bennett, 72, is the for
mer Miss CJora Lee Hawkins,
daughter of the late Mr. and
SEE NO. I, PAGE 8
Savings Bonds Sales
Reach 76.7 Per Cent
Savings Bonds sales here In
July saw the county reach 76.7
per cent of its 1957 goal, ac
cording to H. W. Cabe, county
chairman.
July sales were $31,591.95,
bringing this year's total sales
to $149,236.32.
Chambers Ruby Promotion
Plans Are Paying Dividends
Franklin Chamber of Com
merce's promotion of the area as
one of "Rubies, Recreation, and
Rest" is paying dividends.
A Floridian here earlier in the
year wrote from Fort Lauderdale
last week:
"After reading the enclosed
newspaper article, so many people
want to know all about Franklin
and the ruby mines that t thought
if you could spare some of those
folders you have. 'Rubies. Recre
MRMBKRSHIPS NEEDED
Less than half its $4,500 mem
bership goal has been reached
by the Franklin Chamber of
Commerce.
President Verlon Swafford
and the membership chairman,
J. C. Crisp, this week urged mer
chants and businessmen to
throw their support behind the
drive so the chamber's promo
tional program will not be ham
ation. Rest', they might be able
to read it all themselves. The
copies (of the folder) we brought
back are already dog-eared."
The newspaper article referred
to was about their visit here to
dig for rubles. It was headlined,
"Adventurous Prospector* Discov
er Qema On Their Vacation In
Them Thar Hllla'."
In answer to the plea, several
new copies of Franklin's new fold
er are on their way to Port Laud
erdale to repalce the dog-eared
ones. >
Directors Pleased
President Verlon Swafford and
his directors are pleased with at
tention their new folder is receiv
ing. Ten thousand copies of the
colorful folder, which includes a
map of the general area around
Franklin and some history about
the ruby mines of Cowee Valley,
came off the presses In the spring.
Several thousand already have
been sent to chambers of com
merce across the nation.
And requests arrive daily for
more.
The folders are but one step in
the chamber's ambitious program
this year to promote the area, par
ticularly the ruby mines.
Through newspaper and maga
zine classified advertisements, the
chamber has been urging visitors
to come here. The emphasis has
been on those In Florida. Several
advertisements also are being plac
ed this month in northern news- (
papers.
Franklin's accommodations fold
er recently was revised and 3,000
copies printed.
Tn addition, the chamber Is
maintaining its area contacts
through the Highlander*, the W
H. C. Associated Communities,
and the US 441 Association.
Schools Are Being Readied
For Opening Of Fall Term
Macon County schools are be
ing readied (or the opening of the
1957-58 year, according to H.
Bueck. superintendent of schools.
All schools, with the exception
of Highlands, will open Aug. 28.
Because of the tourist season, the
opening in Highlands is being de
'Nickels' Vote
Slated Friday
Macon County farmers tomor
row (Friday) wil join others in
voting in the state-wide "Nickels
For Know-How" referendum, a
program helping finance agricul
tural research and education.
Polling places have been estab
lished at points over the county
for the special balloting.
Farmers will vote on whether
to continue paying a nickel a ton
on fertilizers and feeds as a di
rect contribution to this unique
program.
Over the past six years, the
"Nickels" program has put more
than $700,000 into vital agricul
tural research projects of imme
diate concern to Tar Heel farm
ers, according to County Agent
T. H. Fagg.
The average cost per farmer in
the state is about 30 cents a year.
The program is one of the very
few. if not the only one, in which
a large segment of society has
undertaken to help solve its own
problems on a state-wide baiss.
And. Mr. Fagg pointed out this
week, the referendum won t cost
taxpayers a dime. It will be car
ried out locally and on the state
level by volunteers.
The Whole Tooth
And Nothing But
The Tooth . . .
Most folk hereabouts think
of the Lost Bridge m being
on the Bryson City road.
Well, there is one there but
this story is about a lost
bridge in the bottom of a
trash barrel at Lee Craw
ford's filling station on the
Dillsboro road.
Last Saturday, Mr. and Mrs.
R. C. Harden ?nd their young
teen-age daughter stopped
and had lunch at the picnic
area beside Mr. Crawford's
station. When they finished,
they put their trash in a
brown paper bag and tossed
it into one of the 55-gallon
drums used as trash recep
tacles.
About four hours later, Mr.
Crawford got a long distance
call from an anxious father.
Mr. Harden said his daugh
ter had removed her dental
bridge to eat lunch and it
had been thrown away by
mistake with the trash.
Obligingly, Mr. Crawford
searched through two barrels
of refuse until the missing
denture was recovered. Mr.
Harden, who was holding the I
phone, thanked him and ask- ]
ed that it be mailed to their I
home in Gainesville, Fla. 1
layed until Sept. 3, the day after
Labor Day.
Schools will operate on half
day schedules the 28th, 29th,
and 30th.
In Districts l and 2, serving
will not begin in lunchrooms
until Sept. 2, the superintendent
said.
A meeting of all teachers and
principals In the county has
been called for the 26th at 2
p. m. at the Franklin High li
brary.
Mr. Bueck reminds parents
that children entering the first
grade must have birth certificates
and diptheria and whooping cough
immunizations as prescribed by
state law. A child must be six
years old by Oct. 15 to enter
school.
In preparation for the opening
of schools. Highway Patrolman H.
T. Ferguson will inspect each
school bus operated by the coun
ty and will check each bus route
for safety.
Spaghetti And Bingo
To Feature Benefit
By Woman's Club
Spaghetti and Bingo will be
featured Saturday night at the
Carson Community Center when
the Franklin Junior Woman's
Club stages a benefit to raise
money for shoes for needy
school children.
A spaghetti supper will be
served beginning at 7 o'clock.
The charge will be $1.25 for
adults and 50 cents for chil
dren.
Bingo will be played follow
ing the meal.
Tickets to the benefit are be
ing sold by the club members
and reservations may be made
by telephoning Franklin 391.
improving steadily
William J. (Bill) Phillips, local
pilot who was injured July 12 in
an airplane crash In Georgia, is
reported to be improving stead
ily at St. Joseph's Hospital in
Atlanta, Ga.. and Is expected to
be discharged to his home in
the next week or 10 days, ac
cording to members of his fam
ily.
64 Boys Out For Football;
Panther Schedule Given
Sixty-four boys have reported
out for football practice at
Franklin High School.
Coach Dick Stott will send
his Panthers against the Geor
gia Industrial School (Alto, Ga.)
here for the season opener on
Aug. 30.
The Panthers' 10-game sched
ule includes four home games
and six conference clashes.
There is one open date in the
schedule.
REUNION IS SUNDAY
The Donaidson-Kimsey reun
ion will be held Sunday at the
home of Wiley Donaldson. Those
attending are asked to bring a
picnic lunch.
The schedule:
Aug. 30: Georgia Industrial
home.
Sept. 6: Clyde Enrin High,
away.
Sept. 13: Clayton, Ga.. away.
Sept. 20: Cherokee (X),
away.
Sept. 27: Hayesville (X)
home.
Oct. 4: Sylva (X). home.
Oct. 11: Robbinsville (X),
heme.
Oct. 18: Bryson City <X),
awi.]r.
Nov. 1: Open.
Nov. 8: Andrews (X), away.
(X denotes conference game).
COACH DICK gtott (forecroi
thraufh practice seaaions d*ily in
ind, back to camera) it putting
i preparation far their opening |
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Mr. Smith And Mr. West
. . . New Chapter Officers
Smith And West Are Named
To Polio Chapter Offices
J. W. "Red" Smith has been
elected chairman of the Macon
County Chapter of the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis,
succeeding J. H. Stockton, who
recently resigned after serving for'
10 years.
Robin West has been named
chapter treasurer to succeed
Claude Bolton, who has held the
post for about 10 years.
Others elected to the chapter".*
executive committee are Mac Ray
Whitaker. Dr. J. L. Hill. Mrs.
Grover Jamison. Jr.. Woodrow
Gibson, Mrs. Gladys Shope. all of
Franklin, and John Miller, of
Highlands. Re-elected to the com
mittee are Mr. Stockton. Mr. Bol
ton, Grady Henry, of Route 5. and
Mrs. Blanche Parrish. of Otto.
Others Named
The new oficers were named
at a called meeting of the chap
ter Tuesday night of last week.
On hand to assist was Robert L.
Jones, of Charlotte, state repre
sentative for the foundation.
Mr. Jones was strong in his
praise for the significant roles
both Mr. Stockton and Mr. Bolton
have played in the fight against
polio during their many years of
service with the chapter.
"It is only through the un
selfish service of such persons as
Mr. Stockton and Mr. Bolton tha;
it has been possible for us to ar
rive at the threshold of conquest
of the dread crippler," he declar
ed.
The new chapter chairman. Mr.
Smith, is personnel director at
Franklin Hosiery Company. Mr.
West is an employe of Nantaiiala
Power and Light Company here
County Survey
In assuming his new job, Mr.
Smith announced plans for a
county-wide survey to discover th"
current rehabiliation needs of all
post' polio patients.
The survey is part of a nation
wide project by the national
foundation to compile a roster of
polio cases of all ages and degree
of disability, regardless of date
of onset.
Mr. Smith will receive assistance
on the survey from the local
health department, which has
records on all cases. He expects
to complete the survey by Sept. 1
CAA. Radio
Tower Being
Built On Bald
Construction of a Civil Aero
nautics Administration "voice
radio", one in a network of units
to assist pilots in navigating, is
under way on Wine Springs Bald,
northwest of Wayah Bald.
A power line for the unmanned
unit is being strum* by the Nanta
hala Power and Light Company.
Wayah Ranger W. L. Nothstein
said the power line is "being so
located as to not destroy the
aesthetic values of the scenery"
in the area. The line is crossing
the McNish and Kinsland prop
erties in the valley and is going
over Shot Pouch, he said.
Wine Springs Bald stands 5,445
feet high.
Ranger Nothstein said his office
has received no further word on
the proposed construction of a
[X. S. Air Force radar station on
Buck Knob, in the Wayah Bilri
section.
Ceremony
Slated For
2 Leagues
A joint presentation ceremony
'or the Little League and Pony
.eague !s set for Monday night
it 8 o'clock at the V. F. W.
-tome in Franklin.
Featured speaker wilt be Jack
rustice. of Canton, a district
kittle League official.
Championship trophies are to
je presented the Jaybirds and
Ifardblrds. winners in Little
>ague and Pony League play
;hls year.
Individual awards also are to
>e made to the all-stars of
>oth leagues.
FORMER EDITOR HERF.
Willard O. Cole, former Pultlaer
>rize-wlnnlnR editor of the White
fllle News Reporter, was In
franklin on business Wednesday
>f last week. Mr. Cole is now pub
ic relations representative for the
V. C. division of the U. S. Brewers
foundation, with headquarters In
talelgh.
FOLK FINALS
SET SATURDAY
FOR STADIUM
Rain Postpones
Closing Night;
Best Show Yet
Pnin forced the postponement
of the finals of the three-night
Macon County Polk Festival "un
der the stars" at tha Franklin
High stadium Saturday night, and
the program has been rescheduled
for this coming Saturday night
at 8 o'clock.
Dance teams, string bands, and
other entertainers who appeared
Thursday and Friday nights at
the festival are asked to report
to the stadium at 7:30 so a pro
gram can be planned.
Most Sut-ressful
Three square dar.ce teams and
several string bands, in addition
to a variety of individual enter
tainers, turned the first two
nights of the festival into the
most successful in the five-year
history of the Jaycee-sponsored
event.
About 2.000 persons saw the
Thursday and Friday shows, ac
cording to L. B. Oran. festival
chairman. ?
Two dance teams, the Franklin
Teen-Agers and the Otto Clogg?rs.
SEE NO 2. PAGE 8
Rates Upped;
Ramsey Hired;
Letter Sent
A boost in industrial water
rates, hiring of a new town em
ploye. and an official letter to
the fire department about traf
fic regulations came out of a
brief called session of the
Franklin Board of Aldermen
Friday night.
Aldermen upped the charge
for water over 250,000 gallons
to 12; ; cents per thousand gal
lons - a 2(4 cent increase. This
action In effect was acceptance
of Franklin Hosiery Company's
offer last week to pay 12 &
cents. Only the hosiery plant
and two other smaller industries
use more than 250,000 gallons
monthly.
On a trial basis, Roy Ramsey
was hired to assist the town
clerk with water department
duties and to read water met
ers. His salary was set at $140
per month and will come from
the water department budget.
Town Clerk C. O. Ramsey was
ordered to write an official let
ter to the fire department
stressing that traffic regula
tions are to be strictly observ
ed by the fire truck. In going
to a fire recently, the fire truck
was driven the wrong way on
one-way Main Street.
Several aldermen declared the
incident had provoked mote
criticism than they had en
countered on any single thing
in the past.
Bloodmobile
Seeking 125
Pints Friday
HIGHLANDS? A quota of 125
pints of blood will be sought here
tomorrow < Friday' when the
bloodmobile from the Asheville
Regional Blood Center pays its
first visit here.
The unit will be at the Metho
dist church from 2 to 6 p. m
The Weather
The week's temperatures and rainfall below
are recorded in Franklin by Man eon St ilea,
U. weather observer; in Highlands by
Tudor N. Hall and W. C. Newton. TV A
r>h?ervers: and at the Coweta Hjrdrolonric
Laboratory. Readings are for t.he 24-hour
period ending at R a.m. of the day listed.
FRANKLIN
High Low Rain
Wed.. Aug. 14 90 63 00
Thursday 89 66 .42
Friday 92 60 .00
Saturday 87 64 .00
Sunday 73 67 .81
Monday 85 64 1.65
Tuesday 83 60 .00
Wednesday 55 .00
HIOHLAND8
Wed., Aug. 14 78 60 .09
Thursday 82 62 .27
Friday 84 60 trace
Saturday 76 55 .00
Sunday 66 52 .64
Monday 70 62 .85
Tuesday 74 54 .43
Wednesday ? 52 00
COWVl'A
Wed.. Aug. 14 M 61 34
Thursday 88 63 .75
Friday 80 5# .63
Saturday 83 00 .64
Sunday 73 8# .00
Monday 81 83 AO
Tuesday 81 86 00
Wednesday ? 57 88