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66TH YEAR ? Western North CaroUna'a Oldest Weekly Newspaper -r Kt if-;. ^ v ?-.V '?hit f b e $ tmklin ffiif ?f)i HiflWfciibjf llwotteiMi circulation LAST WEEK ?;;s Tear Ago Last Week - 2417 VOL. LXVI? NO. 47 TWELVE FAGE8 PHONE RATES TO BE BOOSTED ON DECEMBER 1 Commission Approves Company's Request p- For Increases BULLETIN Directors of the Western Carolina Telephone company, at a meeting here yesterday, approved plans for merger with the Carolina Mountain Telephone company, and call ed a meeting of Western Car olina stockholders, to act on the proposal, for December 20. Telephone rates in Franklin, Highlands, and rural Macon County will go up the first of next month. The application of the West ern Carolina Telephone com pany for rate increases esti mated to provide $40,189.44 ad ditional annual revenue from its various exchanges in the five counties it serves has been granted by the N. C. Utilities commission, and the commission order makes the higher rates effective December 1. Under the new rates, monthly telephone .rentals will be as follows: Residential: One-party telephone, $4.25; two-party, $3.50; four-party, $3; rural, $3. Business: One-party, $7.25; two-party, $6; four-party, $5; rural, $5. In granting the increase? a Jump of about 60 or 70 per cent ? the Utilities commission re ported that the company is not now earning a fair return on its investment, and found that it "cannot continue to give the type of telephone service re quired in the area served, or expand and improve its services" without the higher rates. It also was pointed out that approximately half of the total Increase in revenue will be paid out in taxes. MOVE TO CARTOOGECHAYE The Rev. A. Rufus Morfean and his a'ster, Mrs. H. E. Freas, Monday moved from the rec tory here to the old Albert Slier home on Cartoogechaye. The Cartoogechaye place, their child hood home, .recently was pur chased- by Mr. Morgan and his sisters. i Miss Beatrice Cobb, of Morganton, secretary treasurer of the N. C. Press Association, is shown above congratulating Weimer Cochran, winner of first place in The Franklin Press editorial contest. Miss Cobb accepted The Press' invitation to come to Franklin to present the contest awards. O. C. Corbin Store Robbed, Safe Stolen The sheriff's office has re ported the theft of a 300-pound safe and about $100 in cash from O. C. Corbin's store on the Highlands road. , Sheriff J. Harry Thomas said the store was entered by the back door sometime Wednesday night of last week ar early Thursday morning. About $60 was taken from a cash register, and the safe contained about $40 and valuable papers. Officers are trying to locate a green 1949 or 1950 Bulck, re portedly bearing Kentucky li cense. Mr. Corbin told officers that two men in a green automobile stopped . AfejJhis for gas and refreshments about 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. He did not remember the make of the car, the sheriff said. However, other persons reported seeing the automobile In the vicinity of the store that night and Identified It as a green Buick with Kentucky plates. Sheriff Thomas Issued the fol lowing statement yesterday: "It would be to the advantage of all Macon County business men to make It a point to re member automobiles and strange faces. If professional SEE NO. 3, PAGE 6 BLOODMOBILE COMING NOV. 30 An American Red Cross Blood mobile will be in Franklin No vember 30, W. W. Reeves, com mander of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars post, which is sponsoring the bloodmobile's appearance here, announced, Monday. The mobile blood unit will set up headquarters at the Frank lin Presbyterian church. Hours will be from 2 p. m. to 8 p. m. According to the post com mander, 75 per cent of the em ployes of the Nantahala Power and Light company have agreed to give blood, and he urged everyone In Macon County to back this generous pledge of the local concern by also giv ing a pint each. All blood col lected here will be used for de fense purposes, Mr. Reeves em phasized. Donors will be served re freshments by members of the V. F. W. auxiliary. Franklin Raises I<ts Quota In Girl Scout Drive Franklin has gone over the top of its quota in the Nan tahala Girl Scout area fund drive, Mrs. R. G. Lichtenstein, county chairman, announced Monday. ? COCHRAN PIECE IS FIRST PRIZE WINNING ENTRY Winners of prizes and honor able mention in The Franklin Press editorial contest were an nounced, and the awards pre sented, at a dinner given by The Press at Slagle Memorial building Friday night. The presentations were made by Miss Beatrice Cobb, of Mor ganton, secretary-treasurer of the North Carolina Press Asso ciation. First prize, a $25 Defense Bond, was won by Weimer Cochran, farmer and commun ity leader of the Nantahala sec tion. Second prize of $10 in cash was won by Miss Mary Jo New ton, tenth grade student at the Highlands High school. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Newton, of Highlands. Charles W. Jacobs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Jacobs, of Frank lin, won third prize of $7.50. Mr. Jacobs, who lives in Macon, Oa., was unable to be present. His check Will be mailed to him. Another Highlands tenth grader, Miss Sue Hopper, daugh ter of Mrs. Pratt McClure, was in fourth place. Her prize was $5. Fifth place prize of $3 went to Mrs. Frank Fleming, Jr., of Chamblee, Ga., who came to Franklin for the presentation dinner. Honorable mention went to Miss Jo Ann Henderson, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hen derson, of Franklin, a ninth grade student at Franklin High school; Miss Gladys Vinson, of Scaly, another Highlands tenth grader; S. W. Mendenhall, Ma con County farm agent; E. N. Evans, of Bryson City; and Mrs. Margaret Ordway, of Franklin. Each will receive a one-year subscription to The Press. Since the dinner was a news paper event, the newspaper idea was emphasized throughout the evening. The "place cards" were linotype slugs on which the guests' names appeared. The winners' "certificates" also were linotype slugs. And at the con clusion of the program, "extra" copies of The Press, announc ing the winners, were distribut ed. Attending the dinner were the prize winners and their guests, Miss Cobb, members of The Press staff and their guests, and County Supt. and Mrs. Holland McSwain. SEE NO. 2, PAGE 6 First N. C. Grouse Dog Trial To Be Here Grouse and quail dogs will point the way to the birds in the Standing Indian wildlife management area Saturday and Sunday as North Carolina's first grouse dog field trial goes Into full swing. According to O. D. Biddy, as sociation president, the first brace of dogs will be put down at 9:30 a. m. Saturday, and trials will continue until all en tries have been before the judges. Headquarters will be at White Oak Bottoms, 16 miles from Franklin, Just off U. S. 64. Entries are expected from a number of southeastern states. ! Because the trial is the first of its kind in the state, Mr. Biddy said the association decided this year to have only one event ? | the amateur open all-age. Fu ture plans call for special events for puppies and derbies for all classes, providing this year's trial is successful, the president said. Judging the trials will be Howard D. Pavey, of Flint, Mich., a well-known Michigan grouse dog judge, E. G. Smith, of Pittsburgh, Pa., owner and handler of a number of top dogs in Pennsylvania, and Gene Galloway, of Marienville, Pa., a professional dog handler. The trial will be run over 17 I courses in the Standing Indian area. Macon County bird dog own ers are invited to enter dogs in the trial. Drawings w.ll be held in the assembly room of the Panorama court at 9:30 p. m. Friday. Lunch for trial parties will be \ served by the Cartoogechaye Parent-Teacher association. 10 Macon Men Report For Induction At Charlotte Ten Macon County men yes terday (Tuesday) reported to Charlotte for induction into the army, local draft board officials have announced. They were Fred H. Talley, Kenneth N. Fouts, Carlos R. Passmore, Paul L. Duvall, Clyde J. Guest, Kenneth E. Angel, Arvil A. Cabe, Clifton B. Mor gan, and Billy F. McCoy. The contingent left by bus from the Square at 7:45 a. m. Firemen Help Fellow Fireman Save His Home Firemen helped a fireman save his home in East Franklin about midnight Monday. A burning flue in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Anders caused an estimated $200 dam age. Quick thinking by Mr. An ders, a Franklin volunteer fire man, averted a serious fire. He used a garden hose to keep the fire in check until his co-work ers arrived with the fire truck. The damage was covered by insurance, Mr. Avers said. MRS. FERGUSON ILL Mrs. Charles O. Ferguson, the former Miss Margaret Franks, is seriously ill in a Winston Salem hospital. Her mother, Mrs. F. H. Potts, and her sister, Mrs Frank L. Henry, Jr., drove to Winston-Salem Monday to be with her. FRANKL'N WINS IN FINAL GAME | Panthers Lick Clyde 35-7 ; Miss Crawford Crowned Queen At Halftime Coach Ralph McConnell's Franklin High Panthers drop ped the curtain on the 1951 football season Friday night as they rode over Clyde High for a 35 to 7 victory before a chilly crowd of 600. At half-time, Miss Carolina Crawford, daughter of Mrs. Gilmer Crawford, of Franklin, was crowned Home-Coming Queen. Miss Crawford is a sen ior and head cheerleader at Franklin High. The non-conference game closed the Panthers' nine-game schedule, giving the locals five Smoky Mountain conference wins, a conference loss, a non conference tie,, and a non-con ference loss for the year. Fullback Pat Pattillo, one of two Franklin players heading for the Optimist Bowl in Ashe ville next week, sparked the Panthers to the impressive win over Clyde by shoving over two touchdowns and extras. The other youth chosen for Bowl honors is Richie Jones. PLAN BAKE SALE The Wesleyan Service guild will hold a benefit bake sale tomorrow (Wednesday! morn ing, starting at '9 a. m., at the Children's shop, it was an- j nounced this week. MACON DID HAVE IT IN THE BAG Macon County's 31 entries in the -Western North Caro lina Fat stock sale last Thurs day afternoon brought F. F. A. and 4-H club members $13, 037.74, it was announced this week. The 1,030-pound Grand Champion, owned by James "Pete" Setser, went for $875.- , 50, or 85 cents a pound. The Reserve Champion, also a Macon entry, owned by Johnny Tippett, sold for $559. Average per pound for each Macon animal was 44 cents ? eight cents more per pound than the maiket price that day for choice baby feef. The ever lengthening chain of honors gathered by Franklin Future Farmers of America and county 4-H clubs in the past g6t a real boost last week when the two county organizations joined forces for the annual Western North Carolina Fat Stock show near Enka. By the time the saw dust had settled over the show arena Wednesday afternoon, Macon County entries had won the Grand Champion, the Reserve Champion. 30 blue ribbons, and one red. Not a bad showing for a bunch of kids who would just say "maybe" when asked if they had what it took for top honors. However, the kids were the only dubious ones ? everyone seemed to think from the start that Macon County would be among the top winners. As early as Tuesday, out-of-county spec tators, after giving the local en tries the once-over lightly, were heard remarking that "Macon County has it in the bag . . . not a bad calf in the lot." Those pre-show predictions held up, in fact, even the most enthusiastic and optimistic Macon County rooters were beaming after the, show's end. "Good Gosh! What was left for the other 67 entries?" one man inquired after hearing the results of Macon's march through the arena. "The red .ribbons!" was the answer he got. "Well," the nonplussed man shot back, "why don't they hold the show over in Franklin next year and cut down the cost of transportation?" But don't get the idea that SEE NO. 1. PAGE 8 Scenes From Last Week's W. N. C. Stock Show Where Macon Swept The Field ? ? Pitchfork details operated almost constantly, keping Ma con County's stalls neat as a pin. In the photograph above, Johnny Tippett (foreground) and Richard Gibson taking their turns on the hay sticks Tuesday night. Show or no show, the time comes when one most pet a little ghat-eye, or as the Macon boys did shore, "hit the hay". ILtol) Kay Henry, J. D. Hastings, Joe Taylar, and Kenneth T*j*r. 1, ? ... .. - f ?Staff Photo by J. P. Brady #/ Top honors at the 17th annual Western North Carolina Fat Stock show near Enka last Wednesday went to Macon County entries. Above, at left, is James "Pete" Setser ?.nd his Grand Champion entry, and the Reserve Champion and his owner, Johnny Tippett, _ ?si a ? ? :,:M ?>: vA$i In the heavyweight division, Ma ? .a entries took the first five places, thus assuring 30 blue ribb >:is fo the three divisions. (L to R) Frank Killlan, Dan Moore, I'.ank Deal, Paul KUllan, and "Pete" Setser. msmtsfi ' '< ? ? * ; Genevieve Whitmire, (left) eight-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E J. Whitmire, of Franklin, was the only Macon Cmm ty firl to have an entry in the show. Her "Fun", being kuM by Crawford Moon, was a blue ribbon winner in the UgM Wtiflli 9lMS?
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