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Net Paid I CIRCULATION ? Last Week 287# t ftuftptft f f t ISjigblanfa JHaeoman Be not merely good; be good for something. ? Hcnrv Thoreau. 72nd Year ? : No. 7 Franklin, N. C., Thursday, February 13, 1958 Price 10 Cents Fourteen Pages Won't You Be My Valentine? Anna Jane Carson, 16 months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Carson, of Franklin, reminds that Valentine's Day is tomorrow (Friday). (Staff Photo) STICKLEY TO SPEAK ? Zone Lien Social Slated In Franklin Friday Night John L. (Jack) Stlckley, of Char lotte, Immediate past president of Lions International, will be the guest speaker here tomorrow (Fri day) night when the Pranklin Lions play host to a Zone 2 social and "ladies night". More than 250 Lions and their wives are expected from clubs in Chasiers, Sylva, Glenville, Bry son City, Highlands, and, of course, Pranklin. The meeting will be held in the high school cafe teria. Lion B. B. Scott Is serving as chairman of the zone social com mittee. Wayne Faulkner, president of the local club, will be master ol ccremonies. The guest speaker will be intro duced by Lion H. Bueck, inter national counselor. A native of Cambridge, Mass.. who moved to Charlotte at an early age. Mr. Stickley served as international president ? the as sociation's highest office ? during the year 1956-57. He joined the Charlotte (Central) Lions Club in October. 1938, and rapidly moved up through state national, and International offices. During his year as president, he traveled more than 250,000 miles visiting Lions and Lion projects through out the world. He was decorated by several governments. Raby Announces For House Seat James M. Raby, of Franklin, Route 4, has announced his can diacy for the Democratic nomi nation as Macon County repre sentative to the General Assem bly. A retired farmer and teacher, he Is the first to file for a local office in the May party primary. Well-known in Sunday singing circles, Mr. Raby has served twice with the seargeantat-arms department of the General As sembly, in 1953 and in X9S7. He is a life-long Democrat and has served as precinct chairman and registrar. Mr. Raby is a na tive of the county^ MEETING CHANGED The monthly meeting of the Otto P.-T. A., which was schedul ed for February 20, has been post poned until March because of the basketball tournament which will be in progress at that time. The 'Can' Is Responsible ? His Fingers Are Frosted! Bill Higdon has two fingers that stay frost-bitten all the time, although he wears gloves. Frost-bitten fingers? Gloves? Tha mystery clears up quickly when you understand that Mr. Higdon is the inseminator for the Macon County Farmers Coopera tive, Inc. (formerly Macon County Artificial Breeders Association) and that he's using frozen semen in the artificial breeding program. Mr. Higdon . . ? Frozen Fingert His thumb and index finger on the right hand receive the frost treatment several times a week when he retrieves small containers of frozen semen from a specially constructed "can" in the trunk of his automobile. The "can", a freezing unit using liquid nitrogen, keeps the semen at 110 degrees below zero, so it's easy to under stand why gloves don't offer too much protection. In November The' local cooperative started using frozen semen in- November, a month which saw its introduc tion in many North Carolina counties. Raleigh extension service offici als estimate that farmers over the state bred 12,000 cows artificially during November. This figure represents almost as many cows as were bred during the entire year of 1948, when the program was first started. Two Factors Rapid growth of the program is due largely to two factors: (1> frozen semen offers many ad vantages over the old system, in cluding higher conception rates, better service, and better choice of bulls, and <2> more and more farmers are milking daughters from artificial breeding. A Record Year With 960 animals serviced, 1957 was a record year in Macon Coun ty. according to Mr. Hlgdon, who has been insemlnator for nearly six years. Except for one or two, all dairy men In the county are using the service. Mr. Hlgdon, who is em ployed by the cooperative, also offers the service to "quite a few" family cows. Membership in the cooperative See No. 1, Pa^e Ten IOSPUAL ANNOUNCES IIX GRANTS Program Started To, Provide Nurses For The Future Realizing that many girls being raduated from Macon County ligh schools this year would like o pursue a career of nurses train ng, and realizing the many career pportunities open to young wo nen through the field of nursing, Lngel Hospital, Inc., proposes to reate six scholarships to expedite his training at the Greenville Jeneral Hospital, or any other .ccredited training school of the tudent's choice. The amount of $300 will be .llowed for each student. This will over all expenses of training, ither than personal needs, for a teriod of three years. A similar irogram will be carried out in ubsequent years depending upon kn t'linnarr nf f ho nrnnfom nni*ino lie 3UVLCOO U1 Wit C*lll he first year, according to Dr. , Sdgar Angel, medical director. The only requirement of Angel Hospital will be an agreement 1 hat, on completion of training. , ;hey will accept positions as regis tered nurses at the hospital for i period of two years at prevail ing salaries then being paid regis tered nurses. Otherwise, the schol arships are given without reserva tion, the doctor said. Arrangements have been . made with Greenville General Hospital for a certain number of those selected to visit there during the weekends of February and perhaps early March, at which time they will be allowed to observe the training school, instructed as to See No. 2, Page Ten Nantahala Lake Is Trout Waiter; License Needed Nantahala Lake has been des ignated as public trout water and is being pasted this week by state wildlife protectors. Protector C. H. Boring, of Franklin, said enforcement will begin Monday, February 17, and he cautioned all fishermen to purchase the required license be fore going on. the lake. As designated trout water, the protector said the lake will be stocked with trout this Spring. Nantahala Lake is open year round to fishing. Protector Boring also an announced that public trout streams will be open 24 hours a day this season, instead of from dawn to dusk. Trout season opens April 15. LOCAL TEACHER ELECTED CHAPTER PRESIDENT Miss Nora Moody (left), Macon County teacher, is shown accepting the president's gavel from Mrs. J. W. Davids on after her election as head of the local chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma at a luncheon meeting Saturday in Franklin. Mrs. DaVidscti, of Murphy, is chapter president. At right is Mrs. C. K. Olson, of Franklin, chairman for the meeting. Present for the local luncheon were representatives of chapters west of Asheville. (Gene Dowdle Photo) Tag Sales Lag Behind Only three shopping days left ? to purchase 1958 license plates, that is. And things are going to be a bit rushed at the last minute, accord ing to Verlon Swaffovd, manager of the local Carolina Motor Club, where the tags are on sale. He estimates that about 1,500 motorists still must buy their plates through his office, which is in the Western Auto Associate Store. "The waiting line should be pretty long . . . the last day we'U probably sell about 400," Mr. Swaf ford declared. Comparad with last year's sales, the '53 plates were 111 behind, as of Tuesday noon. In '57, 2,768 tags had been sold, as compared with only 2,657 on Tuesday. A breakdown of current sales shows 1,767 autos; 983 trucks; and 7 trailers. Frankllnites have another tag to buy. in addition to the state plate. This is the new town tag, which sells for $1. They are on sale at the town hall and Satur day is also the deadline for pur chasing them. It will be a misde meanor for Franklinites not to purchase and display a tag. Per Capita Income Nearly Doubles Here Per capita income almost doubl ed in Macon County from 1947 to 1956. In 1947 the annual income was $449 and in 1956 $807. This information was compiled and reported from statistics by the University of North Carolina. At Franklin Gym ? Cage Tournament Opens Next Week Basketballs will thumpty-thiimp in the Franklin High gymnasium for six .straight days next week when the kical high school plays host to the tourna ment play-offs of the eastern division of the Smoky Mountain Conference. Team pairings will not be made until Saturday, ac cording to C. K. Olson, Franklin principal-coach, so a schedule is not available. The eight division teams wilLplay Monday through Saturday. They are Franklin, Highlands, Cullowhee, Sylva, Glenville, Webster, Swain, and Cherokee. Teams of the western division will be playing the same days at Murphy. The finals between the top teams of the eastern and western divisions are set for February 28-March 1 at Hayesville. In girls play, tournament odds-makers are putting the Franklin High lassies against the Andrews girls. Both teams have impressive strings of victories. Bloodmobile Is Coming { HIGHLANDS ? A Bloodmobile , will be here next Wednesday, Feb ruary 19, from 2 to 6 p. m. at the Methodist church. The unit is from the regional American Red Cross Blood Center in Asheville. THEY'RE WORKING WITH LEATHER Some 22 crafts leaders from home demonstration clubs in the county turned out for a three day leathercraft workshop Wednesday, Thursday, andf Friday of last week at the Agricultural Building. The individual leaders will instruct in their clubs. Hard at work above are (L to R) Mrs. Echol Rowland, of Highlands; Bob Janes, of Charlotte, representative of Tandy Leather Company, who conducted the workshop; Mrs. Eugene Couch, county crafts chairman; and Mrs. Neville Bryson, of Highlands. (Staff Photo) Surprise! Girls Win Top Spot It comes as a surprise to no one that Franklin High's lassie.; have won the eastern division basketball championship. But. it is official now. for both the boys and the girls teams clos ed out regular schedules of play this week. The girls lost only one confer ence game, to CuMowhee two weeks ago. and this defeat did not hurt their standing. l ast Friday night against Web ster, the girls won 92 to 50 with Leota Beck hitting for 23 points and Lucy Henry for 22. The boys, alter trailing at the half, pulled ?ihead to win, 60 to 58. Ledford was high Morer with 19 points. Webster letf 26 to 23 at the half. Tuesday night in Highlands, the teams played their final games of the regular season. The girls won 70 to 35. with Henry bucketing 27 points. The boys pulled another one out of the fire. 57 to 41, with Doug Pearson hitting for 18 points. The Weather rh? wwk'i temperatures and rainfall below ire recorded in Franklin by Man won Stilea, I). S. weather observer: in Highlands by rudor N. Hall and W. C. Newton. TV A ?h*?rvers; and at the Coweta Wydrologts Laboratory. Readings sre for the 24-hour period ending at 8 a.m. of the day Hated. HiP* FRANKLIN Low Rain Wed., Feb. 5 Thursday Friday Saturday Bunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday 40 53 51 34 34 44 45 Wed.. Feb Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday COWSTA 46 47 53 52 35 36 43 44 35 39 34 20 11 12 18 17 25 41 38 ,19 11 9 18 10 trace 1.27 .48 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .02 1J0 .40 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 Get Readyl DOLLAR DA YS Are Coming To Franklin Before Long
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