f CIRCULATION Net Paid Last Week 3031 ??!)* HjiaWanbjS Jllaconimt Wliat About \ AXTAHAI.A I >1 K 1 1 DKAL See Ktlitoriul 74th Year ? No. 37 Franklin, N. C., Thursday, September 10, 1959 Price 10 Cent* Twelve Payes HEY 'GIRLS! Will you be the next "Miss Ruby"? You can't even be in the running if you don't register for the beauty contest. Those are mighty hand some trophies they're giving the queen and her court. THIS NEWSPAPER'S "corre spondent" in the Fort Lauder dale, Fla., area, Mrs. Jean French, sends a clipping from that town's newspaper dealing with the ruby hunting vacation of nine-year-old Kenny Ross, whose finds included a 54-carat ruby One of three pictures has ruby mine owner Carroll Gibson grinning at the photographer like a mule eating briars. FRIENDS OF Rolfe NeUl, for mer PRESS reporter, will be in terested to learn he Is being sent by the CHARLOTTE OB SERVER to work in Its Wash ington, D. C? bureau for the next two /months. This is well deserved jump for Rolfe. SATURDAY S TRAFFIC, heavy as usual, hit a real barricade when a motorist, apparently unable to find a parking place, parked in the middle of the street and went in a store. The left lane was backed up to the bottom of Town Hill by the time said motorist returned and drove off. ALL THAT RAIN Sunday found a lot of families eating their picnic lunches in unpic nic-like places. It also caused a lot of cars to become stuck in the mud around the skating rink in East Franklin. MRS. RAY SWAFFORD'S sev enth grade at Cartoogechaye School is "kinda perplexing",, as one of the students puts it. In the class the teacher has two Johnny's, two Tommys, two Lindas, two Franceses, and four left-handed students! THE INTERNATIONALLY fa mous stunt pilot, Bevo Howard, who can do things in the air that birds wouldn't attempt, is scheduled to be here for the "Pilots Ruby Rendezvous". ELIS SOPER has donated a set of Compton's encyclopedia to East Franklin Elementary School. The gift also included a rolling table for moving the books from one room to an other. NEEDING MAGAZINES? The Junior Class at Franklin High is selling subscriptions to earn money for the Junior-Senior banquet and they'll appreciate your business. THE STATE ha* been at work, using prison labor, on a heavy storm drain near the In dian Mound, where the high way becomes a lake during a big rain. This Is a welcome addition. THE POTENTATE OF OASIS Temple in Charlotte, NeU W. Jones, (!eft), of Greensboro, will present a charter tonight to the Smoky Mountain Shriners Club. Also present will be Julian W. Helms, recorder of Oasis Temple, of Charlotte. (Transylvania Times Photo) THEY'RE THE BEST! Franklin All-Stars Win Tournament The Labor Day week end's Tri-County League baseball tournament belongs to the Franklin All-Stars, a team that has penned some new sports history this season for Macon County. In addition to winning the tournament, it looks like the All-Stars will be champs of the league. At present, Young Har ris is a game and a half behind the locals with two games to play, one with Franklin. The All-Stars have won 18 of 21 games. Defeating Blairsville Sunday afternoon 7 to 4, the All-Stars, sparked by the superlative no hit pitching of Roger Seay, scratched off Young Harris for the tournament crown Monday afternoon 8 to 0. ii First Ga.me In the opening tournament - SBE NO. 4. PAGE 1' REGISTERED GIRLS? ? Whoops! We Goofed - Ruby Rendezvous Is Next Week Through error last week, THE PRESS announced the sec ond annual "Pilots Ruby Ren dezvous" for this week end, when the flying treasure hunt isn't until next week, Septem ber 17-18-19-20. A sigh of relief came, how ever, from the Franklin Jaycees, who are making vplans for a Saturday night mountain hoe down for the visiting Florida flyers and their families. "Thank goodness it gives us another week to get things ready," declared Roy M. Biddle, Jr., Jaycee president. The four-day fly-in is being sponsored by the Florida Air Pilots Association and is hailed as one of the most unique fly ing excursions in the United States. Last year's event not only attracted airplanes from Florida, but several arrived from Ohio, Indiana, and nearby states. Registered? As the highlight of the Sat urday night mountain hoe down on the west side of the courthouse, a "Miss Ruby" con test will be held, with Miss Jean Hampton, last year's "Miss Ruby", as the reigning beauty. Four trophies are being offered the ruby queen and her court. The Jaycees are expecting about 50 contestants. The registration of contestants is being handled by Mr. Biddle. Transportation and other ar rangements for the visiting pil ots are being handled through the chamber of commerce. Shrine Club To Receive Charter Here Presentation of a charter to night (Thursday in Franklin to the Smoky Mountain Shriners Club will highlight a two-day Oasis Temple visitation in the western area. Neil W. Jones, of Greensboro, potentate of Oasis Temple in Charlotte, is scheduled to pre sent the charter to A. G. Ty singer, of Franklin, president of the newly-organized Shriners club, during a barbecue supper in the high school cafeteria. ' Ladies night" also will be ob served and serving will start at 7 o'clock. A Shriners caravan headed by Mr. Jones, members of the Di van and Dixie Land Band, and several ambassadors left Greens boro yesterday morning for Charlotte and Hendersonville. Last night, the Motor Corps Maneuver Drill and Dixie Land Band gave a program in Hen dersonville before departing for Brevard,- where Shriners in Transylvania County were guests of the Oasis Temple for break fast this morning. The caravan is having lunch today in Way nesville and with Waynesville and Canton Shriners. The Smoky Mountain Shrin ers Club, organized here earlier in the year, is for Shriners from Waynesville west. Monthly meetings of the club are rotat ed between the different towns of the area. ANDERSON REUNION The 63rd annual family meet ing of the Anderson family will be held Sunday, September 20, with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wal droop at their home near the White Oak Bottoms picnic grounds. Mrs. Van Frazier, of Poute l, invites all relatives to attend. } AAA A MEMBER or THE BSIOCLUB ,^v f rjf Sail- * . >'?' ' T AS PROMISED, PLANT SUPERINTEDENT PAYS OFF IN BARBECUE Franklin Hosiery Company's superintendent, Stephen A. Buniiy, kept his promise Sunday allernoon, treating plant employes to a barbecue supper as a reward for their efforts in setting an all-time quality record at the plant and one of tin' best in the Burlington Industries family. Rain rut at tendance to something over 400, Lut it didn't put a damper on the spirit. The young man above surrounded by travs of f?od amd the sign is Bill Adams, two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Adams. Bill s clad works at the plant and the "BSIQ C lub" stands for "Beat Scotsboro in Quality", some thing Franklin has come closo to d.-ing twice in recent weeks. Pr.ljshing off a carton of milk with relish is young J. I). Wiggins, son of ."Mr. and Mrs. Billy Lee Wiggins, of Route 4. Turn inside for a picture layout of activities at llie bar becue. ? Staff Photo* ASC VOTING UNDERWAY HERE TODAY 1 1 Communities Picking Leaders For Program Voting Is under way today (Thursday i In ll community precincts to select Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committeemen for 1960. Polls opened at 7 a. m. and will close at 6 p. m. Three committeemen will be picked in each of the ll com munities. The one receiving the highest number of votes will be chairman of his community and also will be delegate at the county convention on the 25th to elect a county A.S.C. com mittee. The county committee will oversee ASC. programs in Macon County during the year. Any farmer who is an owner, operator, tenant, or sharecrop per on a farm participating, or eligible to participate, in any of the A.S.C. programs may vote in the election. Macon Featured In Magazine Macon County is featured In the September 5 issue of THE STATE magazine. Illustrated with a number of pictures, articles cover many of the historical and economic facets of the county, from the shortia, a flower "lost" for lflO years, to a general informa tion piece by Editor Bill Sharps entitled "The Appalachian at His Best . . . That's a descrip tion of the people who inhabit Macon, a county of surpassing beauty." It Was Quiet (And Rainy) It was a quiet Labor Day week end here, the spirit, no doubt, dampened by rainy weather. Highway Patrolman H. T. Fer guson reported only two minor accidents, one on NC 28 and another on US 64. No one was injured. The Franklin police investi gated one minor accident. Panthers Play Clayton Friday Franklin High's Panthers will play In Clayton, Ga., tomorrow (Friday) night. The non-conference clash is 1 expected tp attract a large "fol- , lowing of Panthers fans. The ldck-off will be at 8 o'clock. Meeting Called To Evaluate County Fair An "evaluation meeting" of the '59 Macon County Fair has been called for Monday night at 7.30 at the Agricultural Building by Fred Corhin, chair man. Plans also will be dl.scus.sed * for procuring building sites for future fairs. Mr Corbin ex plained. so it is doubly impor tant that a representative group attends. He particularly would like to have all exhibitors in the '59 fair present. The Weather Th". v < ? k'* t.-mp?*r at ur> : nml rainfall Iwlow Hn- ri-coitii^l ill Franklin l>y M:nV-or S'i!#'s, U. S. v>?-ather. ?l>s?-rv? r; in Highlands l>v Tudor N. 'Hall ar.'l W. V, N ? a ' < > n , TV A obn?TV?-r*: and at th?- 0*.w 55 Friday 87 // 56 Saturday 85 fj9 Sunday 80 61 Monday 72 63 Tuesday 77 CO Wednesday 80 59 A GLASS OF PUNCH AND A HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mrs. Lee "Aunt Carrie" Crawford's great-grandson, l)arry Crawford. 3, being the perfect lit tle gentleman, offers her some of his punch to show how much he's enjoying her 95th birthday party. Mrs. Crawford was "95 ycung" (her own words) Sunday and neighbors and friends helped her celebrate the milestone Sunday and Monday. "Aunt Carrie" still attacks life with the youth ful enthusiasm of one many years younger. "We're taking kihu' care of her." quipped her daugh ter-in-taw, Mrs. Maee Crawford, "so she can look after me when I'm in my 90s." (Staff Photo) STREET WORK BIDS ASKED - Sale Of Power Facilities Protested By Town Fathers * * * * * * Duke President Answers Some Questions Raised Many questions are bcins? raised over the proposed sale of the electric distribution . sys tem of Nantahpla Power and Light'i Company to Duke Power Company. Questions like this: "I heat with electricity. What is this going tu do to tin power bill carli month?" "Wh it's going to happen to Nantaliala's employes? Its building?" In line with a Ions-time PRESS editorial policy, when an editorial is critical of some pir ticular situation, copies are sent SEE NO ? I? MEETING IS CALLED ? Board Favors Remodeling Old County Courthouse A remodel iny project for Macon < "ount ? \ ant' ijuateri Courthouse is favored by the three man hoard hi" commissioners. Commissioners VV, I.. Baldwin, John \V. Koane, ;ind Wiley Brown made it olticial. this week and also called for a public meeting September .511 at the court house to hear the pros and cons from the voters. Mr. Baldwin said yesterday (Wednesday) that no cost has been set bv the commissioners for the pro) i'c t and that this will be discussed at the mass meet iny.' An iffioi.il protest, is being riled with the N C. Utilities Commission by the Franklin Board of Aldermen over the proposed sale of Nantahala Power and Light Company's electric distribution facilities to Di'kr Tower Company. Town Attorney R. S. Jones has drawn fie protest and it will be mailed to Raleigh im mediately The "heart'' of the protest from the town governing body is -that Duke will not be able to serve the section as cheaply as Nantahala has teen doing. A portion of the protest stales: ? u is aiao Uie oeuef of the board that Duke Power Company cannot bring power in'.o the section from its near est generation p:ant and serve the people of this section as cheaply as Nantahala Power and Ligfit Compahy can . ." Other Business In othi.-i- actions Friday night i regular first Monday meeting rescheduled because of Labor Day i, aldermen decided to ask for paving and resurfacing bids on several streets. Tapped for resurfacing are White Oak, Riv et-view, and Dogwood Drive. About 1,485 feet of street in the Forest Hill sub-division will be paved. Town Clerk Ray Swaf ford said Powell Bill funds will be used and as much of the work will be completed as the money allows. MACON COUNTY DANCE TEAMS TOPS AT FESTIVAL Macon County 'lanced ? ff with top honors Friday ni^hl at t lie V. ( . App'? Festival in Hen dersonville. The Carson doggers (pictured above, with the team manager, Mrs. Esther Cunning ham) and the Fromelettes' a team of sevrn and cifht-year-djds, placed first in their divisions. Hunter Younjj's string band, which plays for the (loggers, also won first place at (he festival. A large number from here drove to llendersouvi lie to watch the teams perform. (Staif Photo)