THIS COUNTY'S
2 LEGISLATORS
LEAVESUNDAY
? Con tinned From Pace One
the published statement he
made during the Democratic
race ? a pledge to recommend
the appointment by the as
sembly of the 1 lye men nomi
nated In the Democratic pri
mary for the county board of
education. The five are Bob
.Sloan, Walter Gibson, T. T. Love,
J. C. Sorrells, and Charles W.
Noien.
He also discussed taxes, auto
mobile Inspection, and the pay
of school bus drivers.
On the latter point, Mr. Bry
son suggested that school bus
drivers, now paid Jointly by the
state and the county, should be
state employes, just as the
teachers are, and should be bet
ter paid. The combined pay In
Macon County, he said is $50
per month, probably the lowest
in the state. Emphasizing the
drivers' responsibility for the
safety of the children, he said
their pay should be materially
Increased.
The Macon representative
elect believes present revenues
should take care of the state's
needs, and is opposed to any tax
increase, he said. He anticipates
that the issue of the state's
taking over the maintenance of
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Angels Drug Store
Harold Roper
To Open New
Drug Store
A new drug store, to open
about the middle of January, Is
Franklin's newest business en
terprise.
Plans for the store were an
nounced by Harold Roper, who
will be the proprietor.
The store will be situated In
the Herman Dean building, just
east of the Western Auto Asso
ciate store, on downtown Main
street. The location has been
sub-leased from Townsend's
cafe, which will continue to op
erate next door.
The new store, to be known
is the Carolina Pharmacy, will
be an Independent enterprise,
Mr. Roper said, and will offer
both fountain and prescription
service. The llxtures are now
being ins. ailed.
. Mr. Roper, son of the late
John Roper, of the West's Mill
community, and of Mrs. Roper,
who now makes her home in
Brevard, Is a graduate of Frank
lin High school and was grad
uated from the University of
North Carolina in June, 1949,
with the B. 8. degree In phar
macy.
Prior to entering the Univer
sity, he served 38 months In
the U. S. Coast guard, during
World War 2.
Since comple ing his educa
tion, he has been manager and
pharmacist for the Madison
Drug company, at Madison, N. C.
He and Mrs. Roper, the form
er Miss Helen DeHart, are mak
ing their home in the Lee Wood
apartment on Palmer street.
Mother Of 2
Highland* Women Taken
By Death
Mrs. Shellie Miller Picklesim
er, 70, a native of Jackson
county, died Thursday after
noon at a local hospital follow
ing an illness of several days.
Funeral arrangements are in
complete, and will be handled
by Moody's Funeral home in
Sylva, members of the family
here said.
She is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. Ed. F. Edwards,
and Mrs. Fred A. Edwards, of
Highlands, and Mrs. J. C. Pass
more, of Cashiers; four sons,
Deroy N. Pickleslmer, of Elko,
Nev., Harry M. Pickleslmer, of
Douglas, Wyo., Edison A. Pickle
slmer, of Verona, N. J., and Wil
bur T. Pickleslmer, of Charlotte;
a brother, N. A. Miller, of Bre
vard; 11 grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren.
town and city streets will come
up, and said he will oppose an
increase in the gasoline tax to
pay the bill. "The automobile
is the highest taxed thing we
have in the state today", he de
clared.
Mr. Bryson favors an auto
mobile inspection law, but feels
it will have to differ consider
ably from the law repealed by
the 1949 legisla'ure. "There
should be an Inspection lane in
every county, at all times", he
commented.
Sub-District
Watch Night Scrvift*
Planned Sunday
A meeting of the Macon
County Metaodlst sub-district
will be held at the Franklin
Methodist church Sunday eve
ning at 10:30 o'clock.
It, will be a watch night serv
ice, and the Holy Communion
will be administered by the pas
tors of the various churches rep
resented.
Auto I? Damaged
When Policeman,
At Wheel, Dozes
An estimated $200 damage
was done to Franklin's police
car early Wednesday morning.
The vehicle, being driven by
Homer Cochran, night police
man, uprooted a parking meter,
bent another, and ran into a
tree across from the county's
lo. on Main street.
It is understood that Ma.
Cochran fell asleep at the
wheel. It was said that he was
driving at only about 10 miles
per hour when the accident oc
curred.
PHONERATES
WILL GO UP
HEREMONDAY
? Continued From Page One
rates.
Franklin and Sylva: Business
phones, one-party, two-party,
four-party, and multi-party;
from $3.50, *3, $2.50, and $2.50
to $4.25, $3.75, $3.25, $3.25.
Residence phones for the two
towns, one-party, two-party,
four-party, multi-party; from
$2.50, $2.25, $2. $2 to $3, $2.50,
$2.25, $2.25.
Highlands; Business phones;
from $3, $2.50, $2.50, $2.50 to $4,
$3.50, $3, $3. Residence phones,
from $2.50, $2.25, $2, $2 to $3,
2M, $2.25, $2.26.
In addition to Franklin, High
lands, and Sylva, the otfter
communities affected by the
rate increase are Cullowhee.
Cashiers, Bryson City, Cherokee,
and Hayesville rates remain un
changed.
The company also serves Clay
on, Ga., and has filed a re
quest with Georgia authorities
to Increase rates at Clayton to
bring in an additional $3,358.
MRS. JONES PRESENTS
HER PUPILS IN RECITAL
Mrs. R. S. Jones presented
her expression pupils in recital
at the Agricultural building
Thursday of last week.
Those on the program were
Robert and Nancy Slier, Charles
Blaine, Gary Crawford, Jimmy
Gnuse, Waynette Higdon, Susie
Matthews, Rebecca Reeves,
Gayle Abercrombie, and Marga
ret and Richard Jones.
Following the individual read
ings, the group presented a one
act Christmas play.
About 40 persons were in at
tendance.
The Rev. and Mrs. Hoyt Evans
and Infant spent Christmas
with relatives in Weaverville
and Kingsport, Tenn.
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MISS JONES HONORS
2 NIECES WITH TEA
Miss Laura M. Jones enter
tained with a "neighborhood
tea" last Sunday afternoon at
her home on thf Georgia road,
honoring her nieces, Mrs. O. A
Jones, Jr., of Raleigh, and Miss
Lillian Jones, of Atlanta.
The Christmas motif was
carried out In the decora-ions.
About 20 guests ? members of
the family and close neighbors
? called during the afternoon.
Better sanitation is one of the
many advantages of using La
dino clover pasture for hogs.
J. J. Norris
Dies; Rites
At Horse Cove
John J. Norrls, electrical engi
neer who had the dlatlnctlon
of building the first hydroelec
tric plant In the South, at High
Shoals, S. C., died In Atlanta
December 26.
Mr. Norrls, who was 80 years
of age, made his home at Horse
Core.
Funeral services were held at
the home in Horse Cove Thurs
day, with the Rev. R. B. Du
Pree, Highlands Presbyterian
pastor, officiating. Burial was
In the family plot at Horse
Cove.
A native of Anderson, S. C.,
Mr. Norrls was the son of Capt.
P. K. and Mrs. Caroline Sand
ers Norrls, who originally were
"6
Gone -up in Smolul
; from Charleston. He attended
'P. M. I. Institute In Anderson.
Following construction of the
plant at High Shoals, Mr. Nor
ris, with William C. Whltner,
Survivor*
the former
Highlands; four
John C. Wppin. of
Tenn.. Mr?. Luther M.
o t Gadsden, Ala.. J. J
Jr., o I Atlanta, and
ris, of Greenville,
five grandchildren.
Student Recognition
Day Service Planned
"Student Recognition Day"
will be obeerred at the Frank
lin Methodist church Sunday
morning at 11 o'clock. NeH
Mooney, Franklin youth vhe is
studying for the ministry, will
preach the sermon.
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