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feistretd.
**ANK1JN S NEW police car
fcaa arrived and is in use. Police \
Chief Carter took it to A9heTillc [
our day last week and bad the
radio Installed. It is worth icmem
bortug that the new oar is an
fatnrentoi model.
THE KBV'IVAL of U?9 Fnuikim '
Community Bayers would b> a
wonderful slutf-in-the-arm for the
arm duonii the tourist season.
Now. nolTtwo mothns from now, is
ttit- timet tor start.
0 S. agricultural exports for
ttie year ending In mld-1959 are
expected to be about $3.8 bil
lion, a little lees than the year
before.
North Carolina farmers have
a big stake in U. 6. farm ex
port operations.
Good Reading
for the
Whole Family
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Pictured above is an up-to-date aerial photograph of Franklin. How many places can you identify?
To N^conians away from home, the picture will refl ect the rapid growth that has been taking place in the
past few years. (Staff Photo)-'
No. 3
County and Rabun County (Oa.)1
decided to pursue federal funds
for flood control on the Little
Tennessee as separate organiza
tions . . , the checker board came
out on Main Street as the first
sign of Spring and dogwood blos
soms began dotting the mountain
sides . . . Sterling Peek found
a 101-carat ruby In C*wae Valley
. . . Western Carolina Telephone
Company announced plans for
building a $60,000 building In
Franklin to house dial equipment
and business offices . . . volunteers.
Including firemen, washed down
the streets . . , THE FRANKLIN
PRESd changed from a seven
column page to eight columns to
provide more rdom for news in a
growing Macon County . . . Mrs.
Marie Barnard, of the local
V.F.W. Auxiliary, received a special
award from the national organi
sation for her work on the local
post and auxiliary comniunity
service record book . . . Franklin
won another round in keeping bus
service liere when Queen City
Trallways decided to rescind a
cancellation order and keep the
morning bus to Asheville . . . "Th :
Donkey Man" made a sweep
through the county, penetra! in:'
from the south and leaving to the
west ...
JUNK: Mrs. C. T. Bryson was
elected president of the Macon
C o u n t y il o m e Demonstration
County Council . . . Assistant
County Awent Clark Walker re
signed to take over .operation of
his father's farm in Old Fort .... .
Democrats' i'enoniinated nil in
cumb'nti in the May 31 primal y
. . Little League and Babe Ruti)
play started . . . Bobby Swan was
awarded Seouting's highest rank
Eagle . . . two visitors boating on
tfantaliala Lake drowned when
MARGARINE? ?^..35*
SNOWDRIFT
SHORTENING? ?3 L? 79^
if ?
GROUND ,
BEEF ? n. 45*
INSTANT J.F.G
COFFEE 6 0. Jar 98*
WOODBURY
LOTION $i.oo size 35c
SILVER KING
FLOUR _ _ 2slb$169
SWIFT
HOG FINISHER so L,T
MASON'S &L
rhone 9 . Franklin. N. C.
WE BUY DRY HULLED WALNUTS
f
the boat struck a log and capsized.
Macon's rescue squadron was In
strumental In recovering the
bodies of the victims . j . K. St
T. T. agents nabbed a big still
operation In the Coweta section.
Including two men, 308 gallons of
whiskey, a sedan, and a Jeep
truck . . . Camp Highlander open
ed for Its first season . . H. H.
Onuse. Jr.. vice-president of Nan
tahala Power and Light Company,
was promoted to the Pittsburgh
power engineering division of
ALCOA . . . county tax rate was
upped a dime, to $1.60 per hun
dred . . i Charlie Ray "Bo" Nor
ton, one-time Franklin High
athlete, was killed near Hot
Springs in an automobile accident
. . . paving got under way on US
2"-4<tl between Franklin and the
state line, with the project de
scribed a3 one of the larg: st of its
kind ever undertaken in the area
i . Bryan Anders, of Barnards
1 vill'\ joined the county 'agent's
staff, succeeding Clark Walker
. . Frank'in Chamber of Com
' merce unveiled its new "Welcome
to Franklin" promotional project,
on that was copied by many other
towns in the area in hit. r months
. . ..Verlon Swafford was installed
! as president of the Franklin
Lions Club ... J. W. . (Red)
Smith, former Duke Univers.ty
i football star and personnel super
visor lor the Franklin Hosiery
Piant, was promoted to tho
Mooresville Mills, a member p'a.it.
of Burlln"ton Industries, and \v:" s
succeeded here by Earl Adam .s.
w.iu had been with the company a
' Wadesboro plant . .. .
.11 LY: James M. Minn Rally
I ri f ated incumbent F-el>. G. L
II ilk a run-off Demo . . :it ? ? p.i
mmy by a vote of R3" to M4 . 1
Oill Fonts, a local F.F.A. mrmbe:'. !
I w is elected state F.F.A. treasurer
. . Hon Austin, of Tii'ih Point, j
i former member of B.lly Qra
( ham's evangelistic team, preachei
;.t. the annual interdenominatlon- j
j 1 evancelistic series here . .. . |
Wayah View Motel in East Frank- 1
lin was sold by Mr. and Mrs. Paul
j Carpenter to Mr. and Mrs. Fred j
j D. Cabe . . . Prelo J. Dryman was
ramed to the Franklin Board of j
Aldermen to serve out the uner- 1
pircd term of H. H. Onuse, Jr. j
. . Franklin Post Office became !
a first class office . . . Franklin!
was host to the western division j
Little1 Leacue play-offs ... a "mis- 1
understanding among some" of
the employes at Franklin Hosiery
Plant caused a work stoppage (or
several shifts . . . Claude H. Bol
ton was elevated to vice-president
and treasurer and W. W. Sloan
to secretary and director of the
Nantahala Power and Lifeht Com
pany . . . Macon County's VJiW.
Auxiliary won the top award In
the state for community service
. . . Congressman George A. 8hu
ford resigned because of his health
! and David M. Hall, of Sylva, Was
named to sucoeed him by area
democrats as representative of the
12 th Congressional District .
Forest City knocked Franklin's
Little League All-Stars out of the
regional championship In Forest
^ ty by a score of 6 to 0 . . .
AUGUST: $615,450.21 budget
was adopted by the Macon Board
I i County Commissioners . . . the
Rev. Clyde Rbinehart was eleated
moderator of the Macon Baptist
J ssociation at the organization's
j o.h annual session . . . Cowee
! Iiuby Mines, through the chamber
I oi commerce and Jim Brinkman,
I local gtm cutter, met the rest
j of the "rockhounding" world at
| ihe eighth annual international
I (jtm and Mineral Show of tha
Eastern Federation of Mineral
SocietiLS in Ashe ? me . . . Macon
County Fair opened on the
g.ouncs at Franklin High for the
b KBcst and best year ya . . . the
C.A.A. "push button" radio unit
on Wine tprings Bald went into
->1 e ation . . . Robert C. (Bob'
.-?i. entitr was e'eeUd president
if the little UltUf ? ? ? Otis Juy
b rc'.s were declared winner of thi
little I eague season . . . Macon s
loie in Civil Defense in the ev.is.
.:"an em my att.uk was pinpoint
e> as a '"support county" chargu. |
with Caring for 25,000 evacuees f
rom Tennessee . .
SEPTEMBER: Gary McKelvey I
was elevated to Eagle rank, Scout
ing's highest . . . Franklin High
opened its '58 football season by
li;>?ir.g to Andrews 12 to 7 .
"Pilots Ruby Rendezvous", a pro
motion attracting is airplanes
and some 75 people from Florida,
was held in Franklin . J . the Rev.
Donn K. Langfltt was elected
president of the Macon County
Ministerial Association . . .
through the efforts of the Frank
lin Lions Club, city mall delivery
was assured . . . Franklin churches
staged a religious canvass . . .
DE SOTO TRML RESTAURANT
, ARROW , . , STRIKES ?GA'N
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If the person the arrow points to will Identify himself at
the DE SOTO TRAIL RESTAURANT bj Sunday, he wlU receive
a FREE MEAL. Who will the arrow point to next weekT It may
be YOU! (Adv.)
Franklin gem cutter Jim Brink
man was aeriouily Injured In an
auto accident near Hot Springs.
Ark. . . . local citizens organized
for a United Fund campaign here,
with the Rev. Donn K. Langfltt
as chairman . . .
OCTOBER: Hlgdonvllle Home
Demonstration Club won "The
Gavel", the county's highest
achievement award, and Mrs.
Julian Maddox, of Cartoogechayc,
was honored as "Club Woman of
Lhe Year" . . . Far Western North
Carolina and North Carolina got
back, together again i with the
opening of the Sylva-Balsam- high
way , . . Macon County saluted
its oldsters at the annual "Fel
lowship Hour" . . . Cartoogechaye
and Union schools were accredited
. . . Franklin High's mimeograph
ed newspaper, The Mountain
Echo, won first place at the an
nual H.gh School Editor's Round
table at Western Carolina College
. . . Max Parrish was reelected
chairman of the county A.S.C.
committee . , . a seven-county
leadership training school for
home demonstration clubs was
held in Franklin ... a Franklin
native, William B. McOuire, was
elevated, to the presidency of Duke
Power Company ...
NOVEMBER : Democrats made
a clean swtep of the general elec
tion . . . Patton community won
the county's top prize in the rural
development contest . . . Fred
Seal, young Holly Springs farmer,
was honored by the Franklin
Junior Chamber of Commerce as
"Macon County's Young Farmer
if the Y. ar" . . . R. E. (Tonyi
.Vf. Ich resigned as county veteran's
ervics officer to take a Civil
Service jpb in Macon, Ga. . . .
Macon entries at the W.N.C. Fat
"nock Show won 21 blue ribbons
nd three reds, two first places
From Sunny Groves, Pure Gold
No blues from this Southland ? Florida gives us oranges instead.
And grapefruit too, of course, bri"ht and yellow like the sunshine
they grow in. Maybe you were c.i boi.il. .. j list to receive a
basketful of beautiful citrus fruits this holiday season. If so, you're
probably wondering how to utilize the fruit besides juicing it You
ran make conserves and relishes, too, that can be put away for the
future enjoyment of your family and guests.
local dealers will be handling mo-e Florida citrus ftan ever
this winter so don't feel badly if you didn't get a gift basket The
best oranges and grapefruit are in your neighborhood, just filled
with health-giving vitamin C. During the winter months be especial
ly sure to get enough of this infection resisting vitamin.
Try spiced orange wedges with your next pork roast. They make
a perfect flavor accompaniment:
. Spiced Orange Wedges
4 Florida oranges Vj cup vinegar
2 cups sugar 12 whole cloves
V/i cups water 3 pieces stick cinnamon
Put whole oranges in saucepan; add 1 quart water. Bring to a
boil; boil 20 minutes. Drain and cut into eighths. Combine sugar,
lVt cups water, vinegar, clove* and cinnamon; stir over low heat
until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil; add pieces of orange and
simmer about 20 minutes. Cool; cover and store in refrigerator.
Serve as a relish. NOTE; Orange wedges may be spooned lata V
sterilized jars and sealed.
Orange Cranberry Relish
2 Florida oranges, 4 cap* fresh cranberries
quartered and seeded 2 caps sugar
Put orange quarters with ped and cranberries through food
chopper. Add sugar to mixture. Chill in refrigerator several hours.
YIELD: 1 quart NOTE: This relish will keep well in refrigera
tor several weeks.
for the best animals, and lint
and sixth places In showmanship
. . Patton Community 4-H Club
was one of the top 10 clubs in
North Carolina in safety i . . Mrs.'
Eloise O. Potts resigned as super
intendent of public welfare after
21 years . . . the state allocated
$193,500 for secondary road work
here during the fiscal year 1953
59 . . . United Fund topped its
$10,115 quota . . . Western Caro
lina Telephone Company moved
its commercial offices into its
new $60,000 building in Franklin
and announced plans for switch
ing to the dial system here in late
Spring . . . basketball made its
debut in the county . . .
DECEMBER : Patton commun
ity won a $50 honorable mention
award in the W.N.C. Rural Com
munity Development Contest . . .
J. Fred Bryson was elected head
of .the Macon County Rural De
velopment Council for 1959 . . .
one of the largest Superior Court
terms ever held here was presided
over by Judge J. C. Farthing . . .
"Old Touse" got trapped in a rock
cliff and he and his 'owner, LukJ
Chastain, became celebrities . . .
a heavy snow blanketed the area,
causing only minor troubles to
public 1 utilities .... Franklin's
Indian Mour.d was cleaned up by
Cubs and Explorers ... Scouts
Douglas, Slagle and Douslas Vin
son received Eagle ranks . . . Cul
lasaja Scjhool took Christmas to a
little blind boy, Seivert Holland
. . . Miss Margaret Davis was
picked as the winner of the United
Nations speaking contest at Frank
lin High in competition with seven
others ...
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The
COOKING CORNER
Favorite Recipes
Of MACON WOMEN
APrLE PIE
2 cups flour
V* teaspoon salt
% cup shortening
5 tablespoons water
Cut shortening into flour to
which the salt has been added, j
Sprinkle with water to make a j
stiif dough. Cut into narrow
strips.
6 cups apples, sliced
2 tablespoons flour
cup sugar ,
'/a tablespoon cinnamon
3 tablespoons butter
Mix flour, sugar, cinnamon and
butter. Place apples in baking J
dish, sprinkle with flour mixture.
Cover with pastry strips, and dot !
with butter, bake in a moderate ;
oven for about 40 minutes.
Mrs. Will Talley j
(Holly Springs Club) I
No. 2
from birth detects and arth
ritis require similar treatment
that prescribed for paralytic
lo. Quite a few are In Ma
con County.
Mac Ray Whltaker Is county
chairman of the drive.
Witnesses Activities
Jehovah's Witnesses activities
for the coming week at Kingdaat
Hall have been announced.
Today (Thursday) at 7:30 pj?..
a theocratic ministry school will
be held, followed by a service
meeting at 8:30. Sunday at 4 pjn..
Bible study Is planned. Another
Bible study is set for Tuesday at
7:30 p.m.
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