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ABOUT 15? FILE ? Macon's Unemployment Pay Totals About $3,000 Weekly By Sam Colville "For the first time during a normal week since last November, ontinued weeks of benefits claim ?d have fallen below the 40 housand figure." Henry E. Ken all. chairman of the Employment Security Commission of North I Carolina announced recently. Mr. Kendall referred to claims for the last week of August, 1958. This figure does not reflect the number of unemployed workers who are not entitled to unemploy ment beenfits or have exhausted ! their benefit rights nor the num OPEN ALL DAY ? EVERY DAY Fresh Fruits ? Vegetables Our Specialty ? Fine Apples FRANKLIN FRUIT STORE Palmer St. Corner Philips Phone 688 ber who are filing claims on wages | earned in other states. Well, you ask. how does this apply to Macon County? During the last week in August. 1958. ap proximately 150 persons filed claims for Unemployment Insur ance. However, over half of these claims were against other states, therefore, only 73 were filing on North Carolina and would be in cluded in the 40 thousand | mentioned by chairman Kendall. During the last week of Novem ber. 1957. there were approximate ly 150 persons filing claims In Macon County with about one third filing on other states. This would make the county's portion of the 40 thousand somewhat larger last November. The average weekly benefit check -Is about $20 during either of these weeks, and a total of approximately $3,000 each week brought into the county for food, clothing, and other necessities for approximately 150 unemployed Macon County residents. Rainfall and crop production remove mineral elements from the | soil. It is, possible to use too much | lime, so have your soil tested. District P.-T. A. Conference Set [n Robbinsville CANTON ? The 30th annual conference of District No. 1 of he North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers, will be held Thursday, October 9. at Robbins rttle. Mrs. Edwin Hyatt of Canton, listrict director, will preside over .he meeting, which will have epresentatives from Buncombe. ;iay, Cherokee, Haywood, Hender son, Jackson. Macon, Madison. Swain, and Transylvania counties. State P.-T. A. leaders who will jar tici pale in the program include ills. J. Z. Watkins, of Charlotte. >resident, who will speak on "The tole of the PTA in Today's Vorld", and Ray Wilkinson, of locky Mount, legislation chair nan. who will talk on "Building 'or Maturity in a Democracy fhrough Legislation". Registration will begin at 9:30 i.m. at Robbinsville High School, vith the program starting at 10 i.m. Lunch will be served in the chool cafeteria. October 16th Is THE DAY CHEVROLET GOES ON DISPLAY ? IT'S "New All Over Again" Burrell Motor Company, Inc. PHONE 123 Franchise Dealer No. 3014 Franklin, N. C. OFFICIAL WATCHES PANTHER BACK MAKE TRACKS His penalty flag flapping from his hip pocket, an official at the Franklin-Hayesville game I September 26 watches as Ted Clark (14) carries for a short gain for the Panthers before being stopped by an unidentified Hayesville player (28). Franklin lost the game 6 to 0. . (Staff Photo). | OLSON TO PRESIDE ? Western Carolina Slates Homecoming November 1 Cullowhee ? "Seventy Years s Mountain Style" will be the theme 1 of this year's "Homecoming Day ' c at Western Carolina College Sat- 1 urday, November 1, it was an nounced this week by Tyree H. v Kiser, Jr., chairman of arrange- c ments. v Registration for alumni and 1 guests will be held at Hunter i Library from 11 a.m. to 12:15 a p.m., and again later in the after- c noon. The actual celebration be- i gins at 1:30 p.m. with a parade i in Sylva, sponsored by the Stu- ' dent Senate. Bill Ballard, student 1 president, said that present plans i indicate the parade will be the largest and most colorful one to , date, and that every float will be , decorated in keeping with the , theme of the school's 70th anni- , versary. Prizes will be given to , first, second, and third place win ners. The college band, as well as bands from several surrounding high schools, will set the tempo for the parade. At three o'clock the new men's dormitory will be dedicated in honor of Harry E. Buchanan,* of Hendersonville, at ceremonies in Hoey Auditorium. The parlors of this darmitory will be the scene of a tea at four o'clock, sponsored by Alpha Phi Sigma honorary scholastic fraternity for alumni and guests. Open house will be held in all dormitories from 3:30 to 4:30, and trophies will be awarded for the best decorations. Alumni will gather for a busi ness session and election of offi cers at 4:30 in the parlors of Reynolds Hall, with President Claire K. Olson, of Franklin, pre SHEETS $1.98 Value 2 for $3.00 LADIES' DRESSES $12.90 Values $9.88 SHEET BLANKETS $1.49 Values 99c DOUBLE BLANKETS $4.00 Values $2.99 MEN'S WHITE DRESS SHIRTS Wash and Wear $2.98 Values $1.99 MEN'S CORDUROY PANTS Blue and Brown $4.98 LADIES' BLOUSES Lace Trimmed Assorted Colors $2.98 Just Received MATERIAL Flannels and Cottons Drip Drys, 59c Value 39? yd. BOYS' Ivy League PANTS Black and Kakhi $2.98 Values $1.66 LADIES' GOATS All Wanted Style# f Just right for winter $24.90 LARGE SELECTION TOYS Now on Display Lay Away Early for the Best Selection TS SMART TO BE THRIFTY iding. This meeting will be fol owed by the traditional barbe ue at 5:30, on the field back of tfcKee Laboratory School. Distinguished Service" Awards vill be presented in pre-game eremonies at 7:45. These are a varded annually by the Alumni Vssoclation, one to a person out > landing in the field of education, ind one to an alumnus in some ither field of endeavor. These lames are not announced publicly intll time for the presentation. The '"Homecoming Queen" and ler court will also be presented iuring this time. At eight o'clock the- Catamounts vill meet Elon College in the tra iitional homecoming f o o-t b a 1 1 tame. The day's festivities end vith a dance in Breese Gym nasium. ' Curriculum Changes The honor roll has been dis lontinued at F.H.S. this year, and nore emphasis is being placed on earning and less emphasis on trades. Also, students have been placed in special college prepara tory classes. These students were :hosen on the basis of scores they nadei on a "seat" test last year, n these classes,, the students are riven more responsibility, ad vanced work, and an idea of what hey can expect in college. The Snglish, math, and science courses lave Been divided in this manner. Driver training is now being aught full-time by Frank Ram sey, Also, Miss Frances Winstead s serving as a guidance counselor [or students. Clubs Organized School clubs organized last Fri day include Monogram, Future Teachers. Future Homemakers, Dramatics. Safety Patrol. Library. Beta, 4-H, Spanish Club, Future Farmers, Chorus, and Explorer Scouts. 'College Day' Congratulations to the senior committee who were in charge of "College Day". Congratulations also to Mrs. Marie Stewart and Miss Frances Winstead for their assistance, and to Mrs. Merle Dry man for donating the roses for the decorations. \ There are approximately 30.000 dairy cows in North Carolina. North Carolina farmers used less than 400.000 tons of lime in 1957. Miss Whelan Semifinalist For Scholarship Miss Linda Beth Whelan, (laugh er of Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Whelan. of Frafriklin. has been named a semifinalist in the 1958 59 National Merit Scholarship competition, it was announced this week by The Sister Rachel, 3.S.H.. principal of Margaret Hall School, where Beth is a senior this year. 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