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SECOND SECTION Franklin, N. C., Thursday, May 21, 1959
REENLISTS
Airman 2 c Bobby H. Cabe,
soft of Mr. and Mrs. Henry B.
Cube, of Franklin, Route 2, re
cently reenlistcd in the U. S.
Air Force for four years. He is
at Turner Air Force Base, Al
bany, Ga., where he works as
an administrative clerk in the '
Operations Section of the
4138th Strategic Wing. Airman
Cabe attended Franklin High
School prior to enlisting in Jan
uary, 1957. He took basic train
ing at Lackland A.F.B., Tex.
Airman Cabe was selected as
"Airman of the Month" in Feb
ruary, 1958, for outstanding
performance of duty,
P. Q. Watkins,
War Veteran,
Dies May 2
Perry O. Watkins, farmer and
native of this county and veteran
of World War 1, died May 2 in
an Asheville hospital. Seventy
years old, he had been in declin
ing health for some time.
Funeral services were held the
following afternoon at the Sugar
fork Baptist Church by the Rev
IN COLORADO SPRINGS ?
Nantahala Council Sending
Local Leader To Roundup
Mrs. Lloyd Swift, assistant
leader of Girl Scout Troop 7, has
been accepted by national head
quarters to join the staff of the
1959 Senior Roundup, the national
encampment July 3-12 at Colorado
Springs, Colo.
This will be' the~ first time a
Franklin or Nantahala Council
leader has attended a Senior
Roundup.
Mrs. Swift will assist Section
6 of the group of 10,000 senior
Girl Scouts with the publication
and syndication of radio, tele
vision, and newspaper material
on local and national levels.
The Nantahala Council has
awarded Mrs. Swift a scholarship
to attend the meeting and her
travel expenses have been sub
sidized by United Fund. She and J
Mrs. Heinz Rollman, of Waynes- j
ville, will make the trip to Colo-,
rado by automobile.
A newcomer to Franklin, Mrs. 1
Swift is a native of Newfane, [
N. Y? and a gradaute of Syracuse
University in Russian Studies and
Radio and Television. A Scout
since 1944, she was awarded the
Curved Bar, highest achievement
in Intermediate Scouting, in 1948
and since then has held leader
ship positions in the Girl Scour.s
Fred Sorrells, pastor of the Frank
lin Assembly of God Church.
Burial was in the church ceme
tery.
With the Rev. R. D. Burnette,
commander, officiating, graveside
rites were conducted by members
of the American Legion Post 308.
Son of the late P. T. and Mrs.
Sarah Burnette Watkins, Mr. Wat
kins enlisted in the Army July
1, 1918, and was discharged Jan
uary 18, 1919. He was a member
of the Cullasaja Assembly of God
Church.
Mrs. Suni !
in Newfane and Fort Monmouth
N. J., where she organized the
first troop of senior Mariner
Scouts to be seen on the Army i
base. ,
Mr. Swift is with Coweeta Hy- j
drologic Laboratory. They came j
here from Raleigh, where Mr.
Swift had been taking advanced !
work in forest hydrology at N. C.
State College.
Surviving are a brother. General
G. Watkins, of Franklin; a sister,
Mrs. Frank Holland, also of !
Franklin; and several nieces and
nephews.
Bryant Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
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The person who pays their check for Sunday Dinner at the
H and J closest to the Magic Minute will receive free passes for
them and their family to the movie playing that day at the Macon
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Theatre. This week's show is "Tom Thumb".
REMEMBER
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And you may get free passes to "Tom Thumb"
1949 Class
Plans Reunion
For July 4
Plans are being made by mem
bers of the 1949 Franklin High
School graduating class to hold
a 10th anniversary class reunion
at the home of Mis. Charlie
Bradley July 4.
All members ofr the class are
urged to attend and bring their
families.
Tentative plans are for a
"dutch treat" barbecue supper.
Those who t(hink they will be able
to attend are asked to get in
touch, by letter or telephone, Willi
Mrs. Gene 'June Bradley) Hui;
cusson or Miss Mamie Lee Mur
ray.
II News In
I The Making
By BOB S. SLOAN
A bill before the House of the
North Carolina Legislature, while
perhaps laudable in its intent, !
seems to me to be unfair in the
means of obtaining it.
The bill would place a 1% tax J
on all fire insurance premiums
(except county mutual organiza
tions), in order to provide a re
tirement fund for firemen.
Pensions for firemen are good,
but why should the man who has
fire insurance pay all the cost
while the man who, does not carry
fire insurance doesn't pay any?
The fire department does not
discriminate between the insured
and the uninsured in fires they
fight. Furthermore, the man who
lives in an unprotected area <he
is so far from the fire department
that the can't get fire protection
for example, in the Nantahala
area) will pay the highest premi
ums in proportion to the value
of his property. Therefore, he will
make the greatest proportional
contribution to the fireman's
pension fund, but he receives no
beenfit from the fire department.
The purpose of the bill is good,
but some other means of financing
it should be found. It seems to
us that it is a problem for the
respective city and town govern
ments to bear rather than the
state >as a whole. After all firemen
do not work for the state, are not
paid by the state, and are not
under state control.
Macon County's representative
asked to bring the bill out of com
mittee. but we. hope he will re
consider and vote against it. un
less some fairer means of financ
ing the matter is found.
* * *
Recently, we received an UN
SIGNED letter taking us< to task
for our position in regard to
unions in Macon County. We wish
the letter had been signed be
cause we would like to discuss the
matter further with the writer,
but since we can't we just want
to say we just don't see how the
people of Macon County can bene
fit by Macon County having a
situation similar to that existing
at Henderson. North Carolina.
The union that has been trying
to come in here is the same one
that is leading the strike there
One thousand cheers to Rep.
John Umstead, of Orange County,
for his bill to create a training
school for mentally handicapped
children at Morganton. He is go
ing beyond selfish interest, which
so often governs our representa
tives, and is fighting for some
thing out of his district. He is
placing the hospital where it is
needed. I hope that everyone here
will contact any people in the
l state Legislature who might be of
help and urge passage of this bill.
It would be fine if every civic
organization in the county would
wire our state senator and repre
sentative urging passage of this
bill. At present there is no such
facility this side of Camp Butner
which is better than 300 miles
from here ? a long way to take
your child or to go to visit him.
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j Green Stamps must help busl
j ness here. The S&H Green Stamp
mobile unit collected 896 books
Higdonville
And
Cullasaja
liy
Miss MaVie Jcnnirt^s
To Preach
Sunday, the Sugarfork Baptist
Qhurch voted to have ejsse S
Cunningham preach in. the revial
services that will open Sunday
night. June 7. A Bible school wil
be held the first week of June.
With Mrs. Dewitt Thompson as
principal.
Start Uevival
Revival services started Tues
| (Jay night of this week at the
Cullasaja Assembly of God
1 Church The Rev. Reginald Stone,
of Pennsylvania, is the visiting
minister. Services begin at 7:30
nightly. The public is invited.
Given Ilousfwarming
Mr. and Mrs. Dili Bennett, who
?just recently moved into their ne.v
house, were honored by the Young
People's Class of the Cullasaja
A simbly of God Church with a
l.ousewarming Saturday night.
About 40 attended and the lion
guvs received many (rifts; The
Young People's Class served re
freshments. ?
II. I). . Meets
The Higdonville Home Demon
stration Club had an all-day meet
ing at the community's picnic
mounds last Thursday with 13
present. They enjoyed a covered
dish luncheon.
Three classes in crafts were
taught. Mrs. Florence S. Sherrill
taught a group reed work ~ cover
wrought iron frames for napkin
holders and hot dish mats. Mrs.
Ann Berry taught a group Swedish
weaving, while another group
learned how to bottom chairs,
using two different designs, under
the direction of Mrs. Mary Peek
and Mrs. Sherrill. Mrs. Sherrill
left after lunch and Mrs. Mabel
Swan helped during the afternoon
session.
Plans were made for another
ail-day meeting to study crafts.
This will held the third Thurs
day in June at the , picnic area,
with a covered dish lunch.
Singing Planned
The "Cumberland Mountaineers"
wjll appear at Cullasaja School
Friday (tomorrow) night. The
program will begin at 8 o'clock.
Charges will be 50c for adults and
25c for children. Cullasaja Com
munity Development Organization
is sponsoring this singing pro
gram. The public is invited.
W.M.C. Meeting
This afternoon (Thursday) at
1:30, the Women's Missionary
Council of the Cullasaja Assembly
of God Church wil Ihold its regu
lar meeting for the month. The
group will meet at the . church.
Mrs. Floice Bryson will be in
charge of the program.
P.-T.A. Meets
The Cullasaja P.-T.A. met at
the school Tuesday nisiht of last
week for its last meeting of this
school term.
The highlight was the installa
tion of officers by Mrs. C. T.
Bryson. Mrs. Sammy Berk is the
new president. Other officers arc
Howard Crunkieton, vicc-prcsi
dent; Mrs. Marion Bryson, secre
tary; and Mrs. W. W. Berry,
treasurer. Charlie Anders, presi
dent of Cullasaja P.-T.A. for the
past two years, was presented a
past president's pin by Mrs. Bry
son.
Committees were named for the
coming year. Chairmen of the
various committees were named
as, follows: Ways and Means,
Wiley Clark; Membership. ? Mrs.
Glee Nolen; Program. Mrs. Luman
Peck: Publicity. Mrs. Dewitt
Thompson; Hospitality, co-chair
men, Mrs. Ed Adams and Mrs.
Clyde Moses; Legislation, Fred
Corbin; Safety and Civil Defense.
Charlie Anders; Room Representa
tive, Mrs. Bill Bennett; Health
and Mental Hygiene, Mrs. Elma
Russell; and International Rela
tions, Mrs. Fred Corbin.
For entertainment the fifth and
sixth grades wound the May pole
The group voted to ask out
representative in Raleigh to Intro
duce a bill making unauthorized
parking on public grounds illegal
I The refreshment committee
'served refreshments. About 150
I were present.
Graduation Exercises
The eighth grade class of Culla
saja School will have its gradu
atlon exercises in the school audi
torium next Monday night <Maj
25) at 7:30. Tbirty-thiee boys and
I while here three days last week
j This represents $107,520.00 wort!
I of merchandise bought.
MORE GOOD SINGING
PLACE ? East Franklin School
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TIME ? Saturday Night, May 23 ? 7:30
SINGERS ? Blind Davis Trio
Five Tones Quartet
Parker Trio
Travelers Quartet
And Others
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STATE OFFICIAL GETS NECKLACE FROM COWEE SCHOOL
Oil behalf of Cowec School, Woody Gibson recently presented a .ruby necklace from Cowee
Ituby Mines to Miss Madeline Tripp, of Italei^h, in appreciation of her work with the school.
Miss Tr'pp is superintendent of elementary education with the State Department of Public In
struction. (Stiff Plv)to?
girls will receive promotion cc-i t if i
<ates from the eighth grade Thy
speaker wil be the Rev. Fieri N.
Sorrells. The public is invited.
The eighth grade will attend
Franklin High's baccalaureate
sermon Sunday night where they
will sit together as a greup In
the past, one of the churches in
the community has had the
service for the elementary school i
graduates.
May Day
Grades one, two. three, and four i
entertained the eighth grade at
Cullasaja Friday afternoon with .1
May Day program. About 50 par
ents attended.
It has been decided that the
primary and grammar grades will
alternate the program each year
in celebrating May Day.
W.S.C'.S. Meets
The Women's Society of Chris
tian Service of Salem Methodist
Church met with Mrs. Ray Bryson
Wednesday of last week. Nine at
tended.
The Rev. R. L. Polndexter, pas
tor of Salem church, was present
The group discussed pledging.
Attend Convention
The Rev. Paul Sorrells. pastor
of the Higdonville Baptist Church,
has gone to Louisville. Ky., this
week to attend the Southern Bap
tist Convention. His father, the
Rev. Bill Sorj'ells. of Sylva. and
his brother; the Rev. Wayne Sor*
rolls. ?f Haywood County, ac
companied him.
Personals
Mr. and Mi s. Morley Pe; k and
two children. Gary and Jan. t':
who have been living in one of
the Gibson cottages, have moved
into the George Hcece apartment
in town.
Mrs. Roger Holland and two chil
dren are visiting Mrs. Holland's
| mother. Mrs. Frank McDowell.
Sammy Bryson and his son.
Morris.' attended an open house at
Fort Bragg over the week end.
The yalso visited Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Henry at Sotuhern Pines.
The Rrv. and Mrs. Joe Bryson.
of Columbia. Mo., were visitors at
jSugarfork Baptist Church Sunday,
and Mr Bryson preached at the
morniiiK worship service. They
I werp hi re to visit relatives and
! mends in the county.
| Guest.- of Mr. and Mrs. C. T.
Biyson over tlve week end were
! thei rdau^htjr and son-in-law. Mi',
j Sam Q.. of Elizabeth ton. Tenn.
I Ml s. Bi yson accompanied the
rntch're.% home Sunday afternoon
I to spc nd a few days with them.
Mr and Mis. Grady Wooten
and two sons. Dennis and Steve,
of Gastonia, vifcited Mrs. Wooten's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Crisp,
over the week end.
James L. Teem, Wiiburn Mc
Dowell, and Hayes Holland have
mine to Pontiac. Mich., where they
will be employed.
Last Friday, Mr. and Mrs. Boyd
Teem and children went to Ponti
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