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VOL- LXVU? NO. 6
PARKING METER
VIOLATORS TO
BE PROSECUTED
Aldermen Discuss Pool
Room, Disposal Of
Sewage
The Town of Franklin plans
to clamp down on parking met
er violators, resorting to legal
action If necessary.
At Monday night's session of
the board of aldermen, Town
Clerk C. O. Ramsey reported
that In the past seven months
only $66 had been collected
from motorists given tickets for
parking overtime in the down
town area. W. Homer Cochran,
acting police chief, estimated
that 100 citations were handed
out by the police force each
month.
Ignoring citations is in "di
rect defiance of the law", alder
men agreed, and ordered the
town clerk to take out warrants
far violators who fail to appear
at the town office within 48
hours after receiving a citation.
Citizen complaints of gamb
ling and drinking at the Frank
lin Amusement parlor, a com
bination pool-refreshment busi
ness, were called to the atten
tion of the parlor operator,
Fred D. Cabe, who appeared be
fore the board for a h/earing.
Mr. Cabe said he would not
deny that drunks hang around
his establishment, and he told
aldermen that police were wel
come to arrest them any time
"They (drunks) are a bother
to me, too", he added.
He pointed 9ut that drunks
also stay around other Frank
lin business houses.
As for gambling, Mr. Cabe
said he closed down pool tables
If he thought players were bet
ting, and said he was trying his
best to run the "right kind of
a place".
Alderman Erwin Patton said
most of the gambling com
plaints were coming from fam
ilies of teen-age school boys.
Referring to this, Mr. Cabe
said he checked draft registra
tion cards to see if customers
were over 18 years old, but.
"The compulsory school age
is 16, and there are a lot of
18-year-olds going to school",
he pointed out, repeating that,
to his knowledge, there was no
gambling going on.
Before coming before the
board, Mr. Cabe said he did
not know what the board had
in mind, since his first knowl
edge of the board's motion in
January to have him appear
Monday night was a story ap
pearing in The Franklin Press.
Alderman J. C- Jacobs said
he felt The Press account of
the board's action was "too
strong", but added that the
board was negligent in not In
forming Mr. Cabe of the action
before The Press was published.
"I want to do the right
thing", Mr. Cabe said, "and with
your support I believe I can do
It."
Aldermen suggested that "N?
Drinking" signs be put in the
SEE NO. 1, PAGE 10
V. F. W.
District Meeting Held In
Franklin
Representatives of Veterans
of Foreign Wars' post In the
17th V. F. W. district gathered
here Sonday afternoon for the
first district meeting to be held
with the local post since Its
organization soon after the end
of World War n.
W. W. Beeves, commander of
the local post, said more than
50 attended the session, Includ
ing representatives from the
Canton, Hendersonville, ? Ashe
ville, Brevard, Black Mountain,
and Fletcher posts.
Highlights of the meeting
were brief addresses by State
Senior Vice-Commander Charles
T. Myers and past State Com
mander Ledbetter. both of Char
lotte.
District meetings have not
been held here in the past, Mr.
Beeves ex^l vincd, because the
local post did not have at iom
modatiTs. However, last year
the 1c cal post purchased a '
building on Palmer street for
a meet ng place.
The post auxiliary held a
district meeting at Slagle Me
morial building the same after
noon.
Seeks Congress Seat
L. DALE THRASH
THRASH ENTERS!
CONGRESS RACE
Highway Commissioner
Formally Announces
His Candidacy
L. Dale Th'ash, one-tune
i Buncombe county farm agent
j and a state highway commis
i sioner since 1949, yesterday an
! nounced his candidacy lor the
| congress seat now held by Mon
j roe M. Redden,
Mr. Redden is not a car.:!:
| date to succeed himself as rep
resentative from this, the
twelfth congressional district.
Mr. Thrash was the fourth
! Buncombe county man to enter
the race lor the Democratic
! nomination for congress,
j Citing the "steady oovelop
i ment of this section from a
j rural community to an impor
tant industrial, agricultural, and
: recreational section", Mr. Thrash
! said he was announcing for
| congress with a feeling of co
operation and a since' t desire
to assist in the advancement
: of this program throughout the
whole district".
In his statement, he promis
SEE NO. 2, PAGE 10
OWNERSHIP OF ;
2 BUSINESSES
HERE CHANGES
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Jacobs Buys Frances'
Shop ? Sloan Sells
S & L Interest
Deals in which the ownership
of two Franklin business houses
changed were announced this
week.
J. C. Jacobs, young Franklin
business man, Tuesday purchas
ed Frances' shop f.rom Mrs.
Frances Higdon, and it was an
nounced that last Thursday
Lester Henderson, partner in
the S and L 5 and 10c store,
bought Harold T. Sloan's half i
interest in that business, mak- I
ing Mr. Henderson the sole
owner.
Frances' shop, dress and gift
business, was established by Mrs.
Higdon about 20 years ago, and
has been operated by her since.
Mr. Jacobs announced that ,
the Twins' shop, now managed
by his sister,. Miss Kate Jacobs,
will be combined with Frances'
shop, and that Miss Jacobs will
'2 <"h" new manager of the con
solidated business.
The S. & L store was opened
; about 25 years ago by Sloan
Eros, and J. C. Ledbetter. Mr.
Henderson became a hali owner
m lflSo.. and has been the active
heod of the business since, with
, Mr. Sloan the inactive partner.
rtidhard Sloan, who has been
fT.ociated with the business for
pver.il years as assistant man
! ager, wi" no longer be connect
ed with the S & L store, 'cut
, iias not announced his plans
I for the future.
Cartoogechaye PTA
I To Hold Founders'
Day Meet Tuesday
A Founders' Day program will
i highlight a meeting of the Car
| toogechaye Parent-Teacher as
sociation next Tuesday evening
jat 7:30 o'clock at the school,
lit was announced this week.
Both students and P. T. A
! member^ will take part in the
(program, it was said.
? Franklir Press Photo
Franklin's center Henry shown above climbing invisible ladder
to bucket two more points for the loc.als in a game with the ,
Cullowliee boys Friday nif ht here. The 'rmiklin teams upset the
highly -t-outed Stingcrees and Stingerettv. the boys taking a 43
to 33 victory, the sirH winning 36 to 26. f'he win put the Frank- 1
tin and Cuflowhee lads in a deadlock for tlie fmoky conference
lead, and gave the local lassie* a. game and a ialf lead in girls' :
play.
In Brvson City Tuesday night the Franklin girls' team main- ,
tained their conference lead by defeating the Swain high gi :1s i
36 to 20, but the local boys were defeated by vhi Swain high
b}ds 46 to 40.
Audrey l'.ry?\,n piced the Franklir girls In bo.h games,
sinking 13 points Frulay night and 11 Tuesday night.
Rabv and Lewis tied for ,h Th score honors Friday n'ght with
points each. Tuesday nigLt T.ewLs bnrketed 19 for honors.
Survey Shows $201,000 Needed
For Schools Of Macon County
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Report 12 More Busses F
Needed; Urgent Call
For 6 At Once
A detailed study of the Ma
:on County school bus system,
made In December, was behind ,
the request for 12 new school
ousses ? a feature of the $201,- e
390 school need survey made by
the Macon County Citizens (
Committee for Education. 1 .
Cited in the special report ;
were recommendations to re
lieve second, third, and fourth j
trips made" by a number of
school busses in the county, and
to end the practice of overload
ing.
This study was made by a '
representative of the state board
of education with the assistance '
of school principals and R. L. 1
Blaine, chief mechanic of the '
Macon system.
Cites Reasons
According to the report, "there
is an urgent need for expan
sion in bus units" because:
(1) Due to school consolida
tion and road improvement, it
has been ncessary to expend
bus routes and add extra trips ;
until practically every , bus in
the Franklin school district
needs some relief.
(2) Busses must begin routes
too early and deiivsr pupils too
late after school hours for sat
isfactory school transportation.
(3) Several busses are carry
ing loads beyond the legal rated
capacity.
In general, the report said,
the bus fleet in this county is
being operated in a manner
which utilizes the capacity of
each bus. but added that even
ing realized from present .acil
ities, there is urgent need for
expansion.
One exception was made, how
ever. The report pointed out
that considerable mileage could
be saved by obtaining drivers
who live nearer the beginning
of the routes.
Recommendations
In view of the neerls, the
| state representative made the
following recommendations to
the county board of education,
concerning the placement or ad
ditional equipment at Macon
schools :
A ? Franklin school: one bus j
i to make the route from Frank- ;
| lin to Cullasaja and return t,D
I F.ranklin. This would relieve the
third and fourth trips of bus
18.
B ? Otto: onr bus -to take the
second trip of bus 18, and one
bus to take the secand trip of
bus 8. t
C ? "Union: tsne bus to relieve
the third trip of bus 19.
D ? Cartoogechaye: -one bus to
relieve the Franklin bus 16 of
.route on Jones creek-Allison
Watts loop, and bus 12 of its
third trip.
E ? East Franklin: mse bus t?
. niake Rabbit creek-Oat creek
route; oi^e bus to maki> Clark's
Chapel route. This would make
lit possible to take the Clark's ]
Chapel children to Union school
If. necessary to relieve over
crowding at Ea.st Franklin. |
Note : The panel bus now at
East Franklin can be moved to t
Betty's creek. j
F ? Cowee- one bus to take
second trip of bus 5 and sec
ond trip of bus 14-E; one bus
to take second trip of bus 2 so
bus 2 can make trip to relieve
overload on 14-A.
G ? Cullasaja: one bus to take
Walnut creek route; one bus to
take the Mashburn branch and
Higdonville routes.
H ? Iotla: one bus to relieve j
SEE NO. 3, PAGE 10
Plan Merger
Of C. Of C..
Tourist Bodyi<
i
Proposed consolidation of the
Franklin Chamber of Commerce
and the Macon County Tourist
association was slated for dis
cussion at a dii ^tor's meeting
of the coirui'.erce body last
(Wednesday) n ght at Dun.. \n
Motor company. j 2
The Macon tour' it organiza
tion Is an affiliate of t;ie We''- |
em North Cr.r^lfnit Tuitrbt as
sociation. ' (
Recommendations Given
Approval By Full
Committee
Endorsement of a $201,890
chool need survey of Macon
bounty and a legislative pro
-am being advanced by a state
ducation group highlighted a
neeting of the local Citizen's
Committee for Education last
rhursday night.
By-laws for the recently or
;anized group, made up of rep
resentatives of more than 50
:ounty organizations, were j
idopted at the session.
Listed in the school survey
ire facilities, and estimated
:ost, reported as needed to put
ill Macon County schools on an
jqual footing. The survey was
compiled by a special three
man committee appointed from
:he membership of the organiza
tion by President Harve L.
Bryant.
The survey report was en
dorsed by the county board of
education Monday morning and
a delegation, from the citizen
group Athe same morning placed
the report in the hands of the
board or county commissioners
for consideration.
A special school legislative
program being backed by the
United Forces for Education, a
state organization, was introduc
ed at the session by County
School Supt. Holland McSwain.
The five-point program advo
cates a reduction in teacher
load, increased teacher salary,
capital outlay funds by bond
issue to complete school build
in programs, appropriations to
meet increased expenses, and
?i umlw 1 ? uipluj eiifiwcemuit
personnel.
It was approved by the organ
ization. The legislative commit
tee of the local unit of the N
SEE NO. 4, PAGE 10
Dr. Kahn Is
Heard By 125
At PTA Meet
Patrons and teachers of the
East Franklin school heard a
P. T. A. Founder's Day program
and a talk by Dr. Amelia Kahn
at Monday night's meeting ol
the East Franklin Parent
Teacher association.
An estimated 125 persons were
present.
Speaking on the topic, "The
Emotional Development of Chil
dren", Dr. Kahn discussed the
SEE NO. 5, PAGE 10
Now This Really
Puis Advertiser
In Predicament
There's a Franklin Press
read?r fighting in Korea who
must be from .Missouri ? he
has to lie shown!
The soldier, identity un
known, clipped a want ad
from The Press and mailed it
back with the following note:
"Drop in anytime from 10
a. m. to 5 p. m. I live in hut, '
Taegu, Korea. Please knock."
The ad?
"Watkins Products ? J. W.
Randall, Franklin. N. C., Route
1, dealer. A post card will
bring me to your door."
Sorrells Says More Tax
Money Needed By Schools
. Mare tax money must be
made available for the public
schorls of Macon County, if
they are to do their job, J C.
Sorrells. member of the corntv
board ot education, told the
?ranklir. Rotary club at its
iceting las w< ek.
School fac .ities in this coun
ty still are inadequate, he said,
?dd;ifs lhat now "we are just
vhi re we should have been 10
I'ears ago".
r!r .will 1 1 J out that the- r. w
scnools are not ye* p. o;jc 'iy
:quipped, ir.1 ;aid t .at all ti e
lew buildings, with ptrsibly on? j
jxce-it' n, 'v ill be crowded next |
?ear' .
Macon county, he eont'nued, |
loss fo: the c?.jt ~>t >p
ra'oi? 'its sc. j,.-, the. 1 ;>'iy
rnnty In this region. Tne op
.erating cost in this counlv. he
said, is about S7 per child per '
[year, as compared with from
i S12 to S19 in other nearby
| counties.
j A tax levy that would give
[ the school board an additional i
~0,000 a year for the next sev- j i
eral years u> needed, he said, | ?
and he suggested that groups
from ths various communities 1
present the need to the county ?
board of commissioners, the ]
countv's tax levying authority. <
Emphasizing the mportunre !
of education to a community, ]
he asked:
"Whv can't wl nave a co'le;e i
here?''
Mr. Sor.rells ?s a n-jmber of (
the Rotary club, and it was his
turn, at iast Wednesday eve- ; !
ning's meeting, to present the j 1
program. 1 1
GROUPS REPORT PRESENTED
TO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
A school-by-school survey has tl
shown that $201,890 is needed . b
for Macon County schools, the tc
board of county commissioners ?
were told Monday.
The school need survey re- 1 e
suits were presented by a dele- , b
gatlon from the local Citizens ! n
Committee for Education. The e
report said this sum is .requir- ,
ed to provide equal educational , o
facilities for all Macon County I o
children. , e
While the report said a rea- j c
! sonable tax increase to provide , f
| the money would be acceptable, , t
I it suggested that funds for the , a
1 program be raised over a two- , f
[ or three-year period. ,
A request for an estimated ,
1 $60,000 for "urgently" needed c
| fa.cilities for the coming school ] ?
'year (1952-53) was included injc
I the figure.
W. E. (Gene) Baldwin, chair- [ ?<
| man of the commissioners, said \ i
Vocational ;!
Home Ec Is ;
Sought Here
The first step toward setting
| up a vocational home econom
; ics' department at Franklin
High school Was taken by the
county board of education at its
meeting Monday morning.
?th?r business included tak
ing a stand on moving school
I children from one school to an- j
, other to ease congestion, dis- '
icussion of high schdol athletic1
programs,"* and endorsement of !
| a $201,890 school-need survey
County School Supt Holland
, McSwain was instructed to J
| make application to the state ,
!for permission to establish a
vocational economics' depart
ment at Franklin High school.
? Mr. McSwain explained that the
? setting up of a department must
be cleared with the state di- j
i rector of vocational education
i in Raleigh. j
i The only additional expense [
, to the county school system i
: j would be one-third the cost of
? hiring an additional teacher, he
said.
> On the subject of moving
school children, the board unan
! imously favored leaving children
? in their present schools for the
> remainder of this school year,
provided such a plan is found
to be practical in the trans
portation system.
The actual decision as to
whether children will be moved
this year was left to R. O. Sut
ton, principal of the Franklin
school district, and Mr. Mc
Swain. Since the two men are
more familiar with the situa
tion, board members said the
decision should rest with them.
With the opening of the coun
j ty's new consolidated schools,
congestion at some schools and
I I ample room at others posed a
problem for school officials.
I Several weeks ago Mr. Mc
! Swain said a number of chil
I dren might have to be moved
to other county schools to re
SEE NO 6. PAGE 10
i
le report would be studied,
at added that action win have
j "wait until July", when the
Dunty budget is set up.
A stamp of approval was giv
n the survey by the county
oard of education the same
loming, prior to its being plac
d with the commissioners.
Outstanding Items in the list
f needs includes the purchase
f 12 new school busses far an
stimated $37,200, the erection
if a new Chapel (Negro) school
or an estimated $45,000, and
he construction of lunchrooms
it Cullasaja and Cowee schools
or approximately $30,000.
Urgent Needs Listed
Listed as urgently needed la
illities, for the coming (1952
>3) school year, estimated to
:ost about 560,000, were:
(1) six new school busses, (2
i lunchroom at Cullasaja school,
(3^ *10.000 to start construction
>f a now Chapel school, (4)
>n?-ha!' the listed pupil desk
needs, f 5' lunchroom equip
ment -r.ci janitorial supplies,
ind O drainage of .school
grounds
Th' urvey was made by a
sper;;i' committee from the edu
cation organization, composed
of W. W. Reeves, Mrs. Florence
S. Sherrill, and E W. Tra?ue.
The committee visited a!! ">un
ty schools, listing the r.eet ; at.
each.
Tax Raise Acceptable
A passage In the proposal
handed the commissioners read:
"We are willing to accent a
reasonable Increase in 'axes
provided the commissioners find
it necessary to make such an
increase in order to secure thore
facilities which are urgently
and immediately needed"
It continued:
' . . members of this com
mittee have personally visited
all the schools in the county
and pe-sonally inspected all the
equipment therein, and know
that this equipment is needed )
in order to provide all the chil
dren of our county with a de
cent educational opportunity "
Approved By Groap
At a meeting of thf citizen's
committee last Thursday eve
ning, representatives of some 30
county organizations wiani-.
mously approved th" prot^eraJi
after it was outlined a.5
session.
The survey commutes recom
mended that the piesent Chapel
school, a three-room frane ?
structure o? the Murphy rend, .
be demolished or removed .rod ,
that a new school plaat be Owttt
and equipped on an equality
with other county schools.
Members of the delegation ap
SEE NO. 7, PAGE 1?
Peanut RemoveJ
From Boy's Lung;
He's Doing Well
The peanut lodged In the lung
of David Stiles, five-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
Stiles, of Franklin, was removed
by a Charlotte doctor last
Thursday and tfie child is re- '*
parted to be improving, mem
bers of the family said this
week.
He choked while eating. oea- 4,
nuts January 19 and drev one-M
Into a lung. He was in r. -:er
lous condition at St. Jo-ji p Vs ?
hospital. Ashevllle, for iiore
than a week ar?' a half fcofo.-e t
being taken t!o Charlrlt; for '
examination by a sp'?o! ' t
there
The Weather
T< mpctaturt < ; i n ? f {?rrcipitatinn fit tflr
? t ?i( v<-n ?!r?>v . ? . i . 1 the low frtr* t raturtr
i<hi> . as .Til af tN- ta J*'*
u-iin^nt sta'nMi
High low Pet
Wednesday *1 05
rhursdav .53 11
Friday CO 21
Saturday 48 30
3und-iv 59 34 l.O.
Vlbnday 55 40 "S
ruesday 50 36 .0*
Wednesday 19 __
Franklin Rjimfall
As recorded by .\7aason ^ for TVA>
Wednesday, Thursday, Fritay,
Saturday, none; Sunday, .43;
tlondry, .44; Tuesday, .30; We<W
lesday, none. ,