North Carolina Newspapers

Paid Circulation 3189 Average for November I960 ?\ " s . nklitt life## ?%* litaWatib* Baconian ON THE INSIDE ? Be well informed read THE press from eorer to cover. 75th Year ? No. 51 Firanklin, N. C., Thurtday, December 22, 1960 Price 10 Cents Twenty Pages t A.v< Sfe A CHRISTMAS gift of 12 al bums of ncords has been given to the Macon County School System by Mrs. Clarence Henry. They are for the use of all schools. Could this be the atart of a record library for the system? WEIMAR JONES' book, "My Affair with a Weekly", got an exoellent review in December's SATURDAY REVIEW. CHRISTMAS decorations on Main Street got a boost this week with the hanging of a Santa and reindeer display near the power company build ing toy the Jaycees. Wayne Proffltt's vocational agricul ture boys made the figures for the Jayoeea, Claude Leather man put them up, and Jayoees Grady Corbin was project chairman. WOULDN'T be at all surpris if we have a white Christ mas this year. All this pretty weather Is bound to be leading UD to something. MAIN STREET has a 'pos ?sum. It showed up Friday night in a garbage can at "Dixie Hall." He -was captured and put in a basket, but somehow managed to escape. Saturday night he was treed near Pen dergross' Store by a dog. Any one seen him lately? THAT'S A good idea the grand jury had about holding an election to see how folks stand an building a new court house. However, we wouldn't advise holding your breath un til it comes to pass. LOOK FOB most of the or ganizations participating in United Fund to come around for more donations since U.F. failed to make it this year. They still must have some money to operate on. THAT PROPOSED rate in crease by Nantahatei Power has changed the Christmas plans 1 a lot of folks to purchase electifc blankets. COLD WEATHER sure does freeze up (chuckle) those avar icious parking meters (chuck le), making them give free (chuckle) time. TAKE HEED to the wise words about holiday driving passed on by Highway Patrol man H. T. Fengusan. The un dertakers. too, would appre ciate a Christmas vacation RIGHT NOW is a good time to start compiling your New Year's resolutions. There's plenty of time between now and the first of the year to test them and see if you really want to make them in the first place. MORE THAN one child was confused by more than one Santa Claus in town Saturday. To add to the confusion. WFSC talked with Santa at the North Pole about the same time he was In Be Ik's patting little kids on the head. 'I IP aoi lat'i oing? JAYCEES: First Monday, ZickgraTs Lumber Co., Third Monday, Dillard House, Dillard. Ga.. 7:00 p. m. JtOTARY: Every Thursday. 6:30 p. m? Slagle Memorial Building. I JONS. Second and fourth Mondays. 7 p. m., Slagle Me morial Building. JUNIOR WOMAN'S CLL'B: Fourth Monday, 7:30 p. m., Ag ricultural Building. V. F. W.: Second and Fourth Wednesdays, 8 p. m.. V.F.W. Post Home on Palmer Street. V.F.W. AUXILIARY: Second Monday night. 8 p. m? at post home. AMERICAN LEGION: TWrd Tuestby, 7:30 p. m.. Slagle Memorial Building. BUSINESS AND PROFES SIOANL WOMEN'S CLUB: Fourth Tuesday at 7 P. m . at the Normandie SPREADING SOME CHRISTMAS CHEER > Members of the Franklin Lions Club d:?tributed baskets of food valued at $400 over the we?k end to needy families in the count v. F i <ds for this project are raised with the club's dime beard; which operates on Saturdays. IJon J. C. Clark, chairman, hopes the board will briny in at least $100 this Saturday. This amount, is needed to break even. Al so, a committee under the chairmanship of Lion Lake V. Shope mailed $5.00 Christmas checks to 29 blind residents. . (Sta.f Photo) ACTIVITIES LISTED - Christmas 1960 Is Almost Here Christmas 1960 Is rapidly ap proaching. Witness the flurry of shop pers in Franklin; the colorful decorations in homes, on lawns, and at churches and schools: the last minute rehearsals of Christmas plays: the . . . well, read about what's going on: Rotary Party , Franklin Rotary dub u holding its annual Chris! mas + + + HOLIDAY CLOSING Local merchants ? at least most of them ? plan to close Monday for Christmas. Local, state, and federal officcs here also will take the day as a holiday. party for boys of ttv* county tonight (Thursday) at 7 o'clock. Bach Ro.arian A'ill hrin? a boy os his guest for supper and ti e party after wards. Contest Held Judging of home and busi ness decorations In the Frank tin Garden Club's annual Christmas lighting contest was hold last (Wednesday) night. Results were not available when the newspaper went to press. Holidays On Christmas holidays in the schools of the county started today and the children won't return to their studies until SEE NO. 1. PAGE 12 PATROLMAN MAKES PLEA ? Don't Let Funeral Wreath Replace Holly "The Yuletlde season is a friendly, joyous time of year, so lot's keep It that way"! This is a plea to Maconians from Highway Patrolman H. T. Ferguson, who j jointed out this week that North Carolina mot* orists must take axtra safety measures to keep themselves from becoming Che victim ol some senseless traffic mishaps. "Hundreds of motorists each Christmas season din violently and needlessly on our high ways." the patrolman warned. "The tragic hour by hour ac counting of fatalities from the press wire burea/us over the nation tend to take away much of the joy of major holiday week emks, particularly for those of us working to prevent holiday accidents." Macon County, the patrol- ? man reminded, added two natalities to the December toll In 1959. These were the coun ty's only fatalities In 1959. December traditionally is a deadly month with heavy traf fic, misused or misplaced holi day spirit, and bad weather all contributing to a hisli accident toll. "Unless we use extra care this year, the funeral wreath will replace the holly wreath in many homes," Patrolman Ferguson declared. "That's a pretty grim forecast to make, but the facts can't be 3enied." Christmas Business? Good, Bad Christmas business in Frank lin? You may take your pick of , any situation from bad to good. J 'I his, unfortunately, fndls c to give an index to business in fc-ujcial. However, that's the v.iay a survey"*# businesses turned out. Same report sales below last December; soma say they're about the same; and othe: <n ?*' busimss is better than ever. All merchants, however, whether their business is bad or good, are looking for this I Friday and Saturday to either help them break even or put the tinsel an the profits tree. This past Saturday helped most merchants even thinys up with December of last year Shoppers were in town all day In steady numbers. Library Project Short Of Goal "Operation Library-." the Jaycets . sponsored project boosting the PrankJin Library, attll has not hit its goal of 1,000 books. Chairman Wilbur Cabe re ported tills week that 835 books have been>d?nated. Persons wanting to contri bute volumes are asked to leave them at the library. Antlerless Hunts Yield 76 Deer Hunters barged a whopping 78 deer in ilast week's antlerless hunts on Standing Indian Wild lire Management Area. The first day, Monday, they 1 got 32. Tuesday they increased the bag with 44. TASTING TEA' HELD FOR NEW BOOK A "Tasting Tea" featuring ccokies and pun h from the new cookbook prepared by Macon home demonstration club women wa< held Saturday from 10 i. m. to I p. m. at the Agricultural Building. The cookbook alao was put on sale for the first time and is selling well, particularly aa a Christmas gift. Club women are shown serving some viat ors during the day. (Staff Photo) - CRIMINAL DISPOSITIONS LISTED - Superior Court Leaves Generous Christmas Present' For Schools An (11,000.40 "Clirt-ftmas present" is under the tree for the Macon County School Sys tem. The generous giver? The De cember term of Superior Court. As usual, School Supt. H. Bueck says he won't have any trouble spending the money. A breakdown of court items earmarked by law for the schools Includes fines, $5,608. 35; forfeitures, $4,905; solid tor fees, $403.20: jury taxes, $20; and highway patrol fees, $63.85. The December term officially ended Saturday after recessing Mx>:-jday of last week because ol tack of civil cases. Judge William K. McLean presided t!he first, week, hearing crimin al actions. Judige Zeb V. Net tles was on the txmch Monday of last week for four divorce actions. GAME HERE TONIGHT ? Cagers Change Partners; Girls Win, Boys Lose Franklin High 'a basketballers changed partners in games this week, the girls winning both games and the boys dividing theirs. It was the reverse last week. Friday night oil the home court, the girls downed Chero kee 75 to 66 and the boys won handily 61 to 47. Tuesday night_ however, the bcxys lost here to Swain High 55 to 44. The girls won 70 to 61. This week's game with Mur phy an the home court has been moved up to tonight Road Work For Month Announced i * November road work in Ma con County has been listed as follows by 14th Highway Divi sion Engineer Frank Hutchi son: Strengthened were Cowee Tower Road, 0.8 mile; Roller Mill Road, 0.6; Holly Springs Road, 0.8; Rlckman Creek Road, 12 miles; Noah Qibson Road, 0.7; Mason Branch Road, 0.6: Thomas Road. 0.3; and Lumley Road, 0.3. Chorus Sings A program of Christmas ca rols by the Franklin High School Chorus featured Thurs day night's meeting of the Franklin Music Study Club in I the assembly room ot the Meth odist church. Hostesses for the meeting were Mrs. Gilmer A. Jones and Miss Elsie Hayes. (Thursday i. The girls will play at 7:30 and the boys following. Franklin -Cher ok re Girls Game Cherokee (68)) F ? Standing deer 4. Washington 29, Walk Ingstick 33, Bradley: G? Smith, Crowe, Swimmer, Saunook. Franklin (75) F ? Cabe 33, Carpenter 21. Leatherman 19. Stockton 2; G ? Bowman, Fox, Houston. Angel. Halftime: 42-37, Franklin. Boys Game Cherokee (47) ? -Beck 18, Johnson 6, Arneach 5, Sneed ' 12. Smith 4. Franklin (61)? Balrd 17, Burrell, Cabe 2, Simpson 2, Justice 2. L. Cabe, Higdon 23. Williams 15, D. Franklin, Swan, J. Franklin, Hall. Halftime: 24-17, Franklin. Franklin -8 wain Girls Game Swain (67) F ? MoCracken 17 Sosaamon 33, Cassada 3, Moore 8. G ? Sutton, Welch, Robinson. Laney, PiUtiUo. FrartkUn (70) F ^Cabe 30, Carpenter 17 , Leatherman 16. Myers 7. O ? Bowman, Fox, Houston. Angel. Halftime: 36-34, Franklin. Boys Game Swain (55) Wlke 11, Harding 4. Arneach 4, Brtntnall 30, Mlncey 6. Franklin (44> Baird 20. Simpson, Justice, Higdon 7, Williams 13. Franklin 2, Hail, Corbin 2. Halftime: 26-18 Swain. For Children A children's service will be I held Friday night at 7 :30 at St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church. [ On Christmas Day, a oelebra 1 tion of Holy Communion will | be held at 8 a. m. Folk/wing are the criminal dispositions : William Abed Smith. Jr., speeding, oarrytng concealed weapon, called and failed, since defendant is non-resident, state takes nol pros with leave. Ver dict of not guilty as to the charge of carrying a concealed weapon. John Robert Jones, driving drunk, judgment absolute on bond to be discharged on pay ment of $200. nol pros with leave as to case. Carl Story, fraud and pre tense, 4 to 6 years suspended on court conditions. Porter James Arnold, aiding and abetting in driving drunk. Judgment absolute on the baud to be discharged an payment of $200, nol pros with lease as to the case. Frank Greenwood, bastardy, alias capias Issued. James Robert HUgdon. aban donment. alias capias Issued. Mack Dills, abandonment, alias capias issued. Voyle Clements, assault, alias capias Issued. Howard Hooper. driving drunk, no operator's licence, alias capias issued. Edward Buckner, improper 17 Make Honor List At W.C.C. Seventeen Macon county stu dents made Western Carolina College's honor roll for fall quarter. Those making the Alplia honor roll were Mrs. Joann Bunnell Clark, Joyce Reberca Grlbble, Mrs. Mvsa Crawforc Matthews, and A. L. Matthews. Students who made the Beta honor roil were Harvey Linda Bryant, Ella Jayne Cabe, Helen Virginia Cochran, Joyce Lu cille Cole, Mrs. Ellon Ruth Pianks Deal. Katrlnu Dale El more, Men-itt Caswell Flouts, Thomas Nathanlal Hladon. Raymond Samuel Leclford. Joseph H. Patlllo, Mary Jose phine Roper, Kenneth W. TaJ lent, and Robert Lee Wykle. Raises $229 Home demonstral ion club women raised $229 on the doll they outfitted for the benefit of the retarded children of th* county. The winner of the doll was Miss Nora Moody. " - FAVOR REASONABLE' ONE - j Customers Think Power Rate Increase Too High Practically everyone thinks Narvt&hala Power and Light Company is entitled to a rjitc increase, but not one as large as It requests. Out of some 40 to 50 Ma conians interviewed thL. week, not on>* voiced any ob jections to a "reasonable" in crease. After all, most of them pointed out, Nantah?L> hasn't had a general rate boost in 30 years and opera ting costs certainly have ris en since World War II. They set this "reasonable"' rate at anywhere bctweei. 10 and 15 per cent. Anything over that they're against. "This business of in 'y c'oufciling rates 1b ridiculous declared or.c customer. "I ecr talrJy couldn't dcub'.e the'pric.? of my (.yifs and corn an; .\ pcct to get away with It!" Nan jahaln Power has pet i t.or.ed the N.C. Utilities Cr.r>i m!s Vrn foi' an increase V>:>1 would raisi its gross i>;<- *ne anr.uaily to more than ii mil lion collars and its net Income by $460,000. This would mi a;> an increase of some 31 per ccnt to tho average residential customer, the company est! mates. However, nesidentml us ers who heat with electricity would find their costs going from 54.9 per cent up. Meanwhile, opposition to the proponed Increase is mounting daily In the arcj served by Nantahala. Although null in the talking stage In Franklin and Svlva, businessmen of both towns say they'll toe ready with organized resistance when tJio utilities commission holds its hearing. This Is expected to be some time In the early spntnj. Also present in the Prank! in area is a ?roundswell of opposition from residents using electrical heat. Swain County already has taken definite steps and ir, in vestigating the feasibility ol olAaininn T.V.A. power. In a resolution adopted List week, the Swain County Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9281 opposed the ir crease on the grounds that "it is entirely out of reason fur Nantahala to expert a 30 per rent increase In rates und that it believed thai T.V.A. ean adequately supply power to Swain County at a much cheaper rate." Methodists in Bryson City aL'? are in a dilemma. They're building a new church and are fnced with the problem of heating. OrisinaJly they plan ned to use electricity, but the proposed increase would raise thiiir annual heating bill from $600 to about $1,100, they re port. Many Maconians erecting new homes also are changiiig IikuM for heating. Some tntereffclng theories ol so are beim; advanced locally: "neat's exactly what they want us to do, protest it," one buslnesKman theoriztd this week. "Than we will be down on Nantaiiala and will be In favor of Duke going ahead and buying the company . .11 vtll make Duke look good.". Another figures Duke Tow er actually la behind the re quest for a rate increase. "This increase Nantahala is requesting is slightly higher than Duke's schedule. Now, the utilities coramossion Hill come along and cut the .re quest to where it is in line with Duke's rates, Duke will go ahead and purchase Nan tahala. and we'll have to so alone with it. Vou know Duke's president I W. B. Mc Guirei told as ill a Rotary meeting several months ago) that Duke had r.o plans for upping rates when they pur chased Nantahala ... ??' course not! That way they're letting Nantahala get th.* rate increase for them before the sale goes through." T.V-A. power is th? answer to the problem .says another. "We're in a T.V.A. area, so why shouldn't we enjoy the low rat/r. they offer? They've pot the right id?a over in Bry son City ..." Still another l/> against T.VA. ? "You know what hap pens when government talies over, he warned. operator and chauffeur's lic ense. nol pros with leave. Claude H. Sanders, drunk, transporting and possession of non-tax paid liquor, and resist ing arrest, continued, defend ant now in the federal penlten tary. Ruby Lee StajifteM, improp er use of operator's license, nol pros- with leave. Prank Hannaji, assault, since the institution of this action, the defendant has died, there upon the' action abates. Pauline Bradley Parker, reckless driving, nol pros with leave. Eltion Garner Ctafce. driving <?runk (2nd offense) , nol pros with leave. John Terney Anderson, diiv SEE NO. 3. PAGE 12 Poles Take A Beating Ifi Wrecks r Telephone poles took a bea> ing this week in 'Franklin, but nevertheless got in seme good licks on the attacking automo biles. Sunday night about 11:10, a '57 Chevrolet driven by Fred Leslie Nichols, Jr., 22, of Route 1, clipped a pole on NC 28 Ju.st Inside the city limits. Highway Patrolman H. T. Ferguson, who llyt* near the scene of the accident. investigated the wreck of the south-bound car and charged the driver with drank driving and reckless driving. i Monday nUjht. shortly be fore 10 o'clock, a speeding '56 Buick being chased by a' Geor gia Ijlighway Patrol cimiser failed" to make a curve .on US 23-441 south just inside the city limit*, went out of con trol and knocked out a four foot pection of a telephone pole, along with other smaller obJeet-M, like street Signs and amJJ boxes. A passenger, Don ald Hodtdns. who wet it through the *1ndshield, was hospital ized with a broken arm and cuts and bruises. The driver. Jack Ramey, of the Cartoog< - chaye section, fled the scene of the accident, but wa.s found shorUy b'fore mudnitrly. sulk ing up US 64 at the BaiVd Cove Road. UninJund.-'Jlfc wis -jail ed. Tlie two Georgia troopers piiifjuing bhe ltameyc^r said thtUr .speeds exfci <!ed 100 m.p.h. several times durtns the h%lr-mLsmg cha.se' r from* out Stde of (Xayton, wh?re they toitik up t.he chase erf the weed ing Ramey car. Thetroiapers pSt)jnated the Bu ck was doing nfariy 100 when tfv: driver Jo* t. crtiRA>) Charges at speeding and reckless driving are belny lodged again t Rami-j' in both North Ca.-olir.a aaid Georgia. THE . WEATHER The week's* terapr<r?tlfr?9 aAd.rain fa!),: below art- n- corded in Frank - Jin by Mannon Stllea, U^S. Weath er ^bwrvpr; in Hi^rdahdM by T\i 1?r N. Hall am! W.- C. Newton, TVA observer*; arwf at the Cow< - tH Hyriroloftic l^aborktOfy. ? Read iri^n ar? for the 24-hour period at X a. ni. of irh*> day A to ted. FRANKIXN , High Low Rain Wed., Dec. 14 51 8 . 00 Tliursciay 40 30 00 Friday 3d ? 28 00 Saturday 49 ?* 12 00 $uriday 48 10 , 00 Monday 51 11 00 Tuesday 43 20 00 Wednesday ? ' 32 .36 COWETA Wed . Dec. 14 41 8 00 Thursday 49 10 trace Friday 40 25 00 Saturday 40 11 00 Sunday 48 11 00 Monday 45 13 00 Tuesday 53 19 00 Wednesday** 44 25 , 61 HIGHLANDS Wed.. Dec. 45 17 Thursday 38 31 ?Friday -31 18 Saturday 40 20 Sunday 40 16 Monday 40 23 Tuesday 34 32 Wednesday - ? 20 snow * no record **rain and snow