No. 2
dances in the rooftop ballroon
and the meals were something to
rave about. Times change, don i
they. The Skyway has been closed
for a lpng time now and probably
never will be reopened. Ah. the
memories that old hotel must
have . . .
T. B Higdon, a Maconian of
note, has moved his law offices
in Atlanta. Ga.. to modern facil
ities in the Fulton Federal Build
ing. He's a cevoted follower ot
Macon County activities and vis
its frequently.
HIGHI.WDS could well become
the "Sun Valley of Western North
Carolina".
THE QEQIEST by Franklin'*
aldermen to the state highway
for traffic islands at the intersec
tion of US 23-441 and 61 'Ki;h
lar.ds highway and at the inter
section of NC 28 and Church
Street could clear up two traffic
problems, one major and the
other minor.
No. 4
leminiscing poineer. The paper
concentrated on people and events i
rather than inanimate objects.
Its features showed wide range of j
purpose ? from public service j
items on business, farm, and com
munity problems, to the enter- 1
tainment value of the warmly hu-i
man "Brady's Blarney" column
and the little brighteners about
the printer's burning apron string
and the pet crow's tangle with a
boxer dog.
Editorials : The Franklin Press
has much the same qualities in
its editorial columns as the other
two winners ... It is obvious that
they carry weight, and they should I
because they are often on impor
tant local and state subjects and
they are logically developed and
well written . . . Attractiveness of
the page is lessened by the con
trast between the larger size and
shoulders of the type used for ed
itorials, as compared with that
used for the columns and other
features. Makeup is attractive oth
erwise. and is varied from issue to
issue. Haynie's cartoons or a sub
stitute help, and, occasionally no
art is used. The Weimar Jones'
"Strictly Personal" adds a. warm,
friendly touch to the page. Other
good aspects are Bob Sloan's
Views and an active letters col
umn ...
Photography: The Press made
good use of the human interest
angle. A good example was the
series of candid shots made by a
hidden camera during the Christ
mas shopping season. A real eye
catcher was the lone stalk of corn
growing in the middle of a huge
field of beans. The caption read'
"Like A Sore Thumb". I was par
ticularly impressed by the large
number of news stories which were
accompanied by photographic il
lustrations.
JMews About
PEOPLE
Mr. and Mrs. Guss Duvall had
as week end guests their sons.
R?x, of Plummerville, Ark., and
Thad, of Johnson City, Tenn.,
and Bob Simms. of Plummerville.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Palmer,
of Rogersville, Tenn.. spent the
week end with Mr. and Mrs.
Graham W. Grindstaff at their
home on Palmer Road. Mr. Palm
er is Mrs. Grindstaff's brother
STANDLEY TO SPEAK
The Rev. R. R. Standley, pastor
of the First Baptist Church, will
be the guest speaker at the
monthly supper meeting of the
St. Agnes Episcopal Church Sun
day night at 6:30.
WAS JACKSON NATIVE ?
Alex Ccggins, Of Route 1,
Dies In Nursing Horn? At 69
Alex M. Cogpins. of Franklin,
Route I. died Jar.uary.27 in an
' Asheville nursir.g home at the as;'
| of 69. A native of Jackson Coun
ty., he hid been ill for the pa.it
^ seven years.
Funeral service* are set for to
day 'Thurs?a> > at 2 p. m. at th?
Mt. Hope Baptist Church. The
Rev. Bill Shields ar.d the Rev. J.
H. Willis will o.ficiate and burial
will be in Wooclawn Cemetery.
Born June 25. ' 8 .8 . Mr. Cog?:r?;
was the son Of th? late Edward
and Mrs. Martha Bryson Cogpins.
He was a m?mber of the Mount
Hope Baptist Church and was
! married Feb. 14. 1914, to Miss"
Annie Bennett, who survives.
Other survivors are three 50ns.
Eldon, of Naples, Fla.. Ellis, of
Fiirt. M;ch.. ar.d Elbert Co?gin<. j
who is with the U. S. Navy at
Pearl Harbor; five daujhtess, Mrs. i
Cia^e Rogers. Mrs. Bessi? Sti- j
winter, and Mrs. Pearl Higdon. all
of Frankiin. Route 5. Mrs. Steiia J
Higdon, of Franklin, and Mrs. .
lio-'e Roeers. if Franklin. Rome
1: rix b'Ot! er$. Sam ard Dan;
Ccsrmns. b<rh of Franklin. Route
1. John. West. >ni. and Houston
t Caggir.s. of Culiowhee. and a half
crot her. Waiter Bryson. of Culio
whee: two sisters. Mrs. Dovie
Moss, of Culiowhee. and Mrs.
Reta Ammons, of Cashiers: IS
grandchildren: and six great
grandchildren.
Poits Funeral Hotr.e is handl
ing arrangements.
TO FILE SOON ?
Solicitor Says He Plans
To Run For Office Again
Thad D. Bryson, Jr., solicitor of
the 20th Judicial District, plans
to be a candidate in the May Dem
ocratic primary.
In a telephone interview with
The Press Monday morning from
his office in Bryson City, the so
licitor said he expects to "file
shortly".
He said he will file notice of j
his candidacy with the state
board of elections in Raleigh as
soon as he "gets out from under"
i a murder investigation now under
way in the district.
Mr. Bryson has been solicitor
of the 20th district since 1948.
when he was appointed to the
post by the late Gov. R. Grege
Cherry. In the last primary, he
defeated two opponent: for the of- ,
?iicL
The 20th district embraces sev- 1
; en western counties.
I
Solicitor Bryson
... To Run Again
ORGANIZED IN 1951 ?
Walnut Creek Church Used
Old School In Beginning
Watch That Litter!
You Can End Up In
The Local Bastille
RALEIGH ? Col. James R.
Smith, commander of the State
Highway Patrol, reminded Tar
Heel motorists today that the pa
trol is on the alert for violations
of the statutes against littering
the highways.
Penalties for such violations
may run as high as $50 or 30 days
imprisonment, he said.
Instructions for the vigorous en
forcement of anti-Littering laws
went out to the patrol force fol
lowing an intensive program of
the Government's Committee for
_ Clean Highways to bring about in
creased public interest and cooper
ation in improving the appear
ance of North Carolina highways.
Col. Smith said that public re
sponse to the clcan highways pro
gram has been excellent, and en
forcement against the litterbug
6s designed to supplement the con
tinuing efforts of the Governor's
.Committee for Clean Highways.
Broiler production is expected
I to be up 5 per cent this year.
An old school building served as
the first church for the Walnut
Creek Baptist Church, which was
organized July 15, 1951.
But, the church's active con
gregation was not content with
this arrangement for long and In
September, 1954, the foundation
for a new church was laid. Feb.
20, 1955, the congregation held its
first service in the n6w building.
Members of the building com
mittee were Everett Mashburn,
Aaron Hedden, and Ernest Hed- !
den. George Hedden prepared the |
plans for the church.
j Walnut Creek church organized
in 1951 with 16 members. The Rev.
, Frank Reed was elected pastor,
Aaron Hedden. treasurer, and Mrs.
, Alice Keener, clerk. Aaron Hed
I den, Everett Mashburn, and Ern
! est Hedden were deacons.
i The Rev. George Cloer is the
! present pastor of the church. The
treasurer is Everett Mashburn and
! Mrs. Elmira Hedden is clerk. Pres- J
cnt membership in the church is
. 36.
Sunday school officers are Ever
ett Mashburn. superintendent, and
] Miss Linda Mashburn, secretary.
Walnut Creek Baptist Church
M
Stock Men ? Carl McCoy, Willard McCoy, J. J. Ayers, George Gibson, R. M. McCoy, and A. L. Howard.
No. 3
ing Company of Jackson County.
Valley Eale Packers, of Bristol,
Va., buy most of the calves.
Local farmers also buy a large
number of animals ? usually about,
10 per cent of those in the weekly
sale.
At present, the yard has facil
ities to handle 400-500 head, ac
cording to Mr. Gibson. If business
tiolds and mor? space is needed,
'we'll provide W he says.
And business is on tl.e upswing
at the yard. Mr. Gibson estimates
!hat '57 sales were about 30 per
:ent over '56.
Sale auctioneers are Mr. Mc
Coy and Fred Cruse.
A GIFT SHOW '
A. G. Cagle, who soon will be
apening a new gift shop in East
Franklin, attended a gift show in
Charlotte Sunday and Monday.
SWAIN HIGH NEXT ?
Frank! in Lads And Lassies
Win Their Games This Week
Franklin High's lads and las
sies both tucked away victories
in their two games Friday and
Tuesday.
In confiding th"ir undefeated
conference winning streak, the
girls trounced Sylva 104 to 66 on
the Sylva court Friday night,
while the boys followed up with
a 45 to 39 win. Leota Beck buck
eted 30 points to take scoring hon
ors for ths girls, and Cissy
Dowdle. with 26, and Lucy Henry,
with 20, were not far , behind.
Doug Pearscn hit 15 points in the
boys game to take scoring honors.
Tuesday night against Chero
kee in the local gymnasium, the
girls won an easy one, 85 to 32,
ar.d the boys, trailing a point at
the half, pulled ahead in the clos
ing minutes to win 53 to 49 Beck
and Dowdle each had 20 points in
the girls game. Pbarson and Clark
had 10 each for the boys.
! Tomorrow (Friday) night the
Frankl'n teams play host to Swain
High. The first game is at 7:30.
Tuesday night they go to Cullo
wh e High.
CLUB WILL MEET
The Franklin Music Study Club
will meet tonight (Thursday) at 8
o'clock at the home of Mrs. Henry '
W. Cabe.
GIRL SCOUT LEADERS MEET HERE
' Girl Scout leaders of the Nantahala .Area met at the Franklin Methodist Church Saturday
afternoon. They are (L to R) Miss Esta Mae Childers, of Franklin, secretary; Mrs. G. B. Chittos
key, of Cherokee, registrar; Mrs. George Pierce, of Cherokee, program chairman; Mrs. Harry
Price, of Franklin, finance chaiiman; Mrs. Gertrude Jennings, treasurer; and Mrs. Carl P. Ca.be,
of Franklin, president. (Gene Dowdle Photo)
THROWING THE FM SWITCH
Manager Edwin P. Ilealy (left) is shown thr vwing the switch Friday afternoon, changing
WFSC to night time broadcasting on FM. An op -n house held by the station in the lobby of the
Nantahala Building drew an estimated 250 perso is. Seated at the control panel is announcer Dave
Hogan. (Gene Dowdle Photo)
Ma c o K|
THEATRE II
nUNKUN. N. O.
Admission: Adults 50c
Children 1 5c
SHOW BEGINS
Weekdays ? 7 & 9 p. m.
Saturdays ?
CoDtinuons from 1:00 p. m.
Sundays ? 2:30 and 9 p. m.
TIIURS.FRI., JAN. 30-31
"TIME LIMIT"
With
Richard Widmark
SATURDAY, FEB. 1
DOUBLE FEATURE
N ?*
"TEXAS"
Starring William Ilolden
and Glenn Ford
Plus
?THE GIRL I LEFT
BEHIND"
Tab Hunter and Natalie Wood
SUN.-MON., FEB. 2 3
"THE ENEMY
BELOW"
! w,th
Robert Mitchum and
Curt Jengens
A picture with a different twist
that you won't want to miss!
TUES.-WED., FEB. 4-5
"GUNSIGHT
RIDGE"
Joel McCrea and Mark Stevens
Franklin Drive-in
Theatre
FRIDAY, JANUARY 31
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 1
BIG HOT-RpD
DOUBLE FEATURE
'THE ROAR OF
THE CROWD"
And
"HOT ROD
RUMBLE"
Both in Color
SHORTY MASON'S
Week - End Specials
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FRESH COUNTRY
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??^ESAUCE
* 10 LBS.
TO BEANS
25 LB. SILVER KING
"LOUR . . .
doz. 49c
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We Deliver
TOMATO
CATSUP 15c
p
BIRD'S EYE
FROZEN PEAS ... 19c
JFG
COFFEE ..... 89c
SWIFT'S 16%
DAIRY FEED . . . $375