Brady's
BLARNEY
By A Bn4y (MM J. P.
MERRY CHRISTMAS?? Santa
Claus Is getting a helping hand
from Mrs. C. K. Olson's eighth
graders at Franklin Elementary.
As a class project between now
.and the holidays, the boys and
girls want to repair and paint old
toys for distribution to less fortu
nate children at Christmas.
Here's how you can help out.
The class needs not only toys to
work on, but paint, brushes, and
thinner etc. Most of us have half
filled cans of paint around the
house that we'll never use, so why
don't we gather them up and do
nate them to the project? Also,
our children have an abundance
of toys they no longer play with
that can be fixed up almost like
new with a little ingenuity -and
paint.
Mrs. Olson's clau has the In
genuity to do the work, but they
need your help with the other
Items.
Just to do our part, if you'll
drop toys, paint, and other Items
off at THE FRANKLIN PRESS,
we'll see that the eighth graders
get them.
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FRANKLIN, N. C.
As I predicted last week, my
MO- A and I didn't win any
trophies in the Chimney Rock
Sports Car Hill Climb.
Be that as It may, I don't Imag
ine a vehicle and a driver had
any more fun than we did.
My best timed run for the twist
ing mountain course with Its 18
switchbacks was 4.34, just a scant
six seconds off the existing course
record for an MF-A. But, the
seconds count In those things and
while my time last year would
have been In the top three, it
didn't even get a mention this
year. What happened? Well, three
other cars, two MO-As and an
Alfa-Veloce, set new course records
on their runs.
I had the distinction of "burn
ing" the course up in Class P.
Production, however.
In a hard hairpin turn on the
lower part of the course, I hit
a bad bump. The impact knocked
my exhaust pipe up against the
floorboard. The floorboard Is
wood. Wood burns. So, with a mile
and a half still to go on the run
my car caught fire. I figured it
could burn just as well at the
finish line as it would anywhere
else, so I really poured the coal
on and negotiated the remaining
mile and a half with smarting
eyes, a slightly hot pair of hip
pockets, and with a desperation
born of having been scorched in
a variety of ways since youth.
I roared over the finish line,
bailed out with fire extinguisher
squirting, and heard them an
nounce that I had posted the best
run in the class. But, it wasn't
long though before the other cars
that broke the records zipped up
the mountain (without burning)
and I was out of the running.
But. like I said, I don't think
anyone enjoyed the week end any
more than I did. I have only one
suggestion to offer, in fact. I
feel I should have received some
kind of trophy for being the
fastest man on the track with a
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4eoy! what a time to be a boy
ag?l'nyou don't believe the time
Is ripe, but take a look In one of
the Christmas catalogues put
yourself back a few years to boy
hood. and drool over the aston
ishing array of playthings.
They've got guns (hundreds of
types and sizes, with bullUn
?bang". Some of the more ex
pensive ones even make a ricochet
sound. Believe you me. these are
a far cry from the rubber guns
we made and played with In my
boyhood. The only "bang came
from the mouth, as did the
ricochet. If the gunman was good
with sound effects. I'm sure I
never had a holster for a gun
either, let alone some of the
ornate, hand-tooled jobs they re
putting with the light artillery to
day. I'm sure of one thing, how
ever. I had just as much fun
with my old rubber gun. stick
horse, and mouthed sound effects
as any young cowboy today.
Now to the toy autos being ad
vertised. They offer every shape,
model, and size ? even to a
scaled down Model T that actually
runs! Most of them have electric
motors, lights burn, horns toot,
and sirens scream. In other words,
they've taken the fun out of ' driv
ing" a car. This also poses a
question: "How in the world does
a normal, growing lad scut f the
knees out of his britches if h
lets a car drive itself and doesn t
scoot along with It?"
Even saw one ad about a tran
sistor radio for kids. Just cost
$3 98. Can you imagine your joy
at having a radio all your own
wh^n you were a kid? Matter of
fact for a while we were the
? n!y family in the block with a
tnwe'.ous Majestic table model
Urd our fame was great. Just
list-ning to radio was a treat in
itself and the thought of ow?ing
one of my very own never entered
my mind. .
And how about tho^e little bub
ble gum banks? Yep. they're toys
now. All a kid has to do is let
pop keep the thing filled with
bubble gum and, his pockets
full of pennies to operate it.
can't recall ever having eithe.
pennies or bubble cum. except on
very special occasions. And tm
boy with a Piece of bubble gum
generally passed it back and forth
among his buddies for at least a
week! The flavor was gome
at the end of an hour or so. but
the thrill of chewing remained
I for weeks. f
Since we're in a new age
I self-destruction, I think ? the toy
manufacturers areputting ?u _;
jt-yourself rocket kite and things
scientific like that. As a boy. my
scientific training extended to the
limits of being able tc .prepare he
upct stink bomb (used old turn
lisssi
THANKS FOLKS'
0
Your cooperation and financial backing made it pos
sible for us to make the showing we did at the W.N.C.
Fat Stock Show and Sale.
? Without your help we could not have brought back
to Macon County $7,937.74 for our own 24 beef calves.
We will continue showing you our gratitude by helping
boys and girls in the future to raise better livestock in
Macon County as you have helped us.
Franklin Future Farmers of America
and Macon County 4-H Clubs
The following businessmen and firms contributed to the purchase of Macon County Calves
this year :
Ag. Worker* Council
Ridgefield Farm
Macon Construction Co.
Sequoyah Restaurant
Frank Martin
Burrell Motor Co.
Nantahala Oil Co.
J. H. Duncan Tire Co.
Franklin Frozen Foods
Bank of Franklin
Julius Denman
Charles E. Cook
Robert Early
C. S. Brown
Dr. Ed Angel
John Turpin
Jack King
Dr. Geo. McSween
Franklin Rotary Club
Winn-Dixie_ Store
Jamison - Jewelers
Dr. J. H. Fisher
Dr. E. W. Fisher
De Soto Trail Restaurant
Dr. Fur man Angel
Furman Angel, Jr.
Lake Shope
Van Raalte
Farmers Federation
Siler Slagle
Harry Thomas
Reeves Hardware Co.
Paul Ammons
Macon County Supply
Franklin 5c & 10c Store
S. & L. 5c & 10c Store
Belk's
Brown & Carson
Carolina Pharmacy
Western Auto
Angel Drug Store
Macon Insurance Agency
M. L. Dowdle
The Fashion Shop
The Franklin Press
Nantahala Pwr. and Light Co.
Nantahala Creamery
Conley Motor Co.
Franklin Hardware Co.
Harry Corbin
Dr. F. M. Killian
Downs & Dowdle
Parrish's Store
Mason's Food Market
Nantahala Lumber Co.
Prentiss Food Product Co.
Roy F. Cunningham, Groc, Feed
People's Dept. Store
Twins' Shop
Dryman's
Auto Parts & Equipment Co.
Lee's Amaco
West's Florist
Enloe Tractor & Equipt Co.
Walter Taylor
Specialist Cites
Steps To Profit
In Timber Sale
Are you a woodland owner? Do
you plan to sell timber In the
near future?
If so, John H. ailliam. forestry
specialist for the N. OAgricultural
Extension Service, has developed
these steps for adding extra
money to your pocket:
First, let a forester help you
decide what timber products you
have for sale. The forester can
make a visual Inspection of your
woodland and tell you If your
timber stand needs thinning or a
clearcut.
Second, if thinning Is needed,
let the forester mark the trees
to be cut. Let him also determine
the amount of timber you have
for sale.
If you know the kind of timber
product you have, and the amount
for sale, you'll be In a much bet
ter bargaining position.
As a third step, advertise your
product. Contact prospective buy
ers. A list of timber product
buyers can be obtained from your
county agricultural agent. Invite
buyers to inspect your timber and
make an offer.
Fourth, draw up a legal sales
agreement. A sample sales agree
ment ran be obtained from your
county agricultural agent's office.
' Include in the agreement such
things as (I) length of cutting
time, (2) how timber is to be cut,
<3> right of way, <4> and owner
ship of laps and slabs, etc.
Be sure to include everything
in the Sales agreement. But, be
practical. Don't discourage pro
spective buyers.
As the fifth and final step, sell
to the highest bidder. And make
sure the buyer understands the
sales agreement.
Mr. Gilliam is convinced that
these steps will not only assure
a woodland owner of a more sat
isfactory sale, but that the buyer
will be better satisfied too. He will
know what he is buying, and un
der what conditions.
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day, which didn't go-over too well
even then.
This list of toys can go on and
on; dolls that cry and talk and
wet their diapers: scooters with
white wall tires; play clothes from
Superman to Hoy Rogers; rings
and watches (got my first watch
when I joined the Navy in '43 1;
and things like that.
How wonderful to watch times
change.
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