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VOL. LXVII? NO. 25
FRANKLIN, N. C., JUNE 19, 1952
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Powell Bill
Measuring
Is Started
"Operation Yardstick" ? mea
suring street mileage within the
city limits to determine Frank
lin's share of 1952 Powell Bill
funds ? got under way Monday
Surveyor James Denman has
been hired by the town to do
the job.
Franklin's cut of last year's
funds was $9,175.40. The money
was used to surface Phillips,
Second, and Cherry streets, and
to patch a number of other
city streets.
A large portion of this year's
slice will be used to pay the J
town's share of costs on the [
section of the proposed Frank
lin-Cowee Gap highway lying j
within the city limits, accord- 1
ing to Town Clerk C. O. Ram- .
sey. Under an agreement with ;
the State Highway commission,
the town imtet shoulder one- (
third the cost of settling rights- j
of-way in town. The proposed
highway begins at the bridge
spanning the Little Tennessee i
river.
The municipal aid bill, an act
of the 1951 legislature, provides
for the maintenance of city
streets constituting parts of the
state highway system by the
State Highway and Public Works
commission, appropriates funds
from the highway fund for the
partial maintenance of other
city streets, and sets forth a
policy for the construction and
maintenance of all streets in
the cities and towns.
Regional Tax
Meeting Will
Be Held Here
The Institute of Government
will hold a regional meeting for
county and town tax collectors
at the Macon courthouse Wed
nesday.
Excluding Asheville, the re
gion covers most of the moun
tain area. Some 30 tax collect
ors are expected to attend the
session, ^ which will get under
way at *10 a. m.
Henry W. Lewis, assistant di
rector of the institute, has ar
ranged the meeting and will be
In charge.
Methodist Men Plan
'Ladies Night' Supper
Methodist men will observe
"Ladies Night" at a supper
Tuesday night at 7:30 o'clock
at the Cartoogechaye school, it
has been announced. The worn- |
en of the Mt. Zion Methodist
church will prepare and serve ,
the meal.
Crisp Returns To Navy
Base In California After
Spending A Leave Here
Seaman Apprentice Flyod T.
Crisp, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank W. Crisp, of Cullasaja,
has returned to the U. S. Naval
Training center in San Diego,
Calif., after spending a 14-day
leave with his parents. Prior to
entering the navy, he worked j
on Leonard Swanson's dairy
farm.
Carson's Chapel Bible
School Starts Monday
A daily vacation Bible school,
for children between the ages
of four and 14, will begin Mon
day at the Carson Chapel Meth
odist church and will operate
daily through Saturday.
Hours will be 9 to 11 a. m
Mrs. Earl Cabe will be in
charge of the kindergarten
class; Miss Connaree Nolen, pri
mary; Mrs. Charles Nolen, jun
ior; and the Rev. C. E. Murray,
intermediate.
SEED READY
Farmers who have not taken
their 1952 allotment may get
purchase orders for crimson
clover seed at the local P.M.A.
office at the Agricultural build
ing, Mrs Mary B. Justice, sec
retary, has announced.
"It's a fact. I read it in The
Franklin Press."
51 WILL ATTEND
CAMP SCHAUB
FROM MACON
4~H Clubbers To Leave
June 30 For Outing
In Waynesville
Fifty-one Macon County 4-H
clubbers ? 31 girls and 20 boys ?
plan to attend Camp Schaub,
the western district's 4-H camp
at Waynesville, the week of
June 30 through July 5.
Assistant County Agents T. H.
Fagg and Mrs. Barbara B. Hun
nicutt will be in charge of the
local group
Those going to camp include
Wayne Cole, Frank Smith, Clay
ton Richardson, Larry Ferguson,
Ray Shepherd, Clark Raby,
Wardie Young. Bobby Poin
dexter, Donald Young, Bill
Fouts, Jimmy Parrish, Billy
Taylor, Kyle Allen, Keith Allen,
Johnny Stamey, Billy Henry,
Mitchell Houston, Doris Teague,
Frances Teague, Sybel LaBoone,
Edwina Bryson, Trula Ray Bo
lick, Ann Fagg, Barbara Cun
ningham, Joan Thomas, Marga
ret Thomas, Ann Snyder, Freda
Ann Holland, Frances Alexand
er, Maxine Moore, Sarah Mallo
nee, Anna Pattillo, Claudette
Leatherman, Jean Franklin,
Myra Crawford, Elizabeth Wal
droop, Joan Mincey, Laverne
Young, Katherine Berry, Bran
don Christy, Judy Mashburn,
Jane Franklin, Jackje Cabe,
Alice Bradley, Patsy Neal, Peggy
Neal, Joyce Gribble, Melba
Moses, Jimmy Corbin and Grov
er Sheffield.
Band Members .Named
To Music Camp Posts
Bryan Hurst and Miss Nor
man Jean Welch, both members
of the Franklin band, have been
elected to offices at the Sum
mer Youth Music camp at
Western Carolina Teachers col
lege. They will assist faculty
members in planning concerts
and entertainment at the camp.
P. T. A. TO MEET
The Iotla Parent-Teacher as
sociation plans a meeting Mon
day at 8 p. m. at the school,
it has been announced.
HIGHLANDS RECREATIONAL
SCHEME PROVING ACTIONS
SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS
"We have nothing to offer
young people", a remark that
drones throughout the county
at frequent intervals, is receiv
ing an airing in Highlands.
As a partial solution to the
problem ? and everyone will
agree that it is a deep-seated j
one ? the highest incorporated |
town in Eastern America, in
cooperation with the chamber
of commerce, is setting up a
supervised summer recreation
program for people of all ages.
Special emphasis, however, is
being placed on taking young
people, both residents and vis- .
itors, out of the ranks of the j
extremely bored and giving |
them something to do other
than sit at home in the quiet
company of four walls.
? These planned activities ? bad
minton, tennis, square dancing,
ping-pong, shuffle board, and
hiking ? are all centering
around the town's purchase of
the old Highlands school prop
erty from the county board of
education.
As added proof that High
lands means business, the town i
recently hired Robert Dupree
as recreational supervisor for
the summer season, and last
week a bulldozer already had
cleared ground for tennis, bad
minton and shuffle board
courts and a large playground.
The town's investment in the
old school property was $10,000
? an amount that should reap
a rich return in the years to
come if things progress as they
are now.
In order to provide recrea
tion facilities, the chamber of
commerce is shooting for a goal
of $3,500 this year in its mem
bership drive. Memberships have
been upped from $10 to $25 and
a number of hotels and busi
nessmen are giving donations
to the fund
Mrs. Robert Dupree? who re
cently was hired by the com
merce body as a public rela
tions director, reported last
week that the drive thus tar
had brought in approximately
$1,000 of the goal, and that an
additional $1,000 had been re
ceived in pledges.
The town has turned over the
north wing of the school build- j
ing to the recreation program
and redecorating has been start
ed. Two school rooms are being
turned into a large hall by
.removing a partition, and ac
cording to the recreation su
pervisor, this room will be used
mainly for folk and square
dance , instruction and dance
parties.
Another large room will be
used for ping-pong, and a re
freshment stand, which will
double as an equipment room,
is also planned.
The old school theatre, with
a seating capacity of 350, is also
fitting into the scheme of
things and the backers of the '?
recreation program hope it will 1
some day be the key to turning
the program into a self-suffl- j
cient enterprise.
Mr. Dupree said he is plan- |
ning to present several shows
this year, using local and out
of-town talent, with admission
prices earmarked for the recre
ation fund.
On the recreation agenda
this summer, which will be in
force on a six-day schedule, in
addition to those activities pre
viously mentioned, are organiz
ed hikes to near-by scenic
spots, soft ball and baseball
games, and that favorite Amer
ican pastime for young and old
? horse shoes.
Future "dreams", Mr. Dupree
explained, Include a swimming
pool, several picnic areas on
the grounds, and an outdoor,
bowling alley.
"Of course, you realize this
has to be a progressive thing,"
he pointed out, "one thing lead
ing to another."
Highlands Is proving that ac
tions speak louder than words!
What Are College Students
And Graduates Planning T o
Do? Read On And Find Out!
It's vacation -ie for college
students, and f those who re
cently were grr, ted. it's time
to start scouring around for a
job.
So. what are 'hlr plans, what
are they doint, o; the summer,
where do they plan to go?
The Press staff has attempt
ed to find out. Read on!
Miss Beverly Christy, who re
cently completed a commercial
course at Woman's college,
Greensboro, has accepted a posi
tion with Oerlikon in Asheville.
Miss Josephine Dalton, a ris
ing junior at Western Carolina
Teachers college, is working for
Belle's Department store Frank
lin. for the summer.
Dean Henson, student at the
University of North Carolina, is
attending summer chool there.
Miss Elizabeth Ann Phillips,
a member ol the senior
class at the University of North
Carolina, is work'n^ for the
summer at Phillips Super Serv
ice station.
Miss Conaree Nolen, student
at Catawba college, has no def
inite plans for the summer.
Miss Margaret Setser, a sen
ior at the University of Geor
gia, is spending the summer at
her home on Cartoogechaye.
Roy Biddle, Jr., student at the
University of Tennessee, Knox
ville, plans to go into the arm
ed forces at an early date.
Miss Barbara Holland, student
at Western Carolina Teachers
college, Cullowhee, plans to
work for the summer at the
Highlands Country club.
Miss Freda Siler, student at
Salem college, Winston-Salem,
is laboratory assistant at Ang
el's hospital.
Miss Edith Plemmons, who
was graduated from Mars Hill
college this month, will be or
ganist for the First Baptist
church during the summer. She
plans to enroll at the Oklahoma
Baptist university, Shawnee,
Okla., in the fall.
Curley Walker, a denistry
student at Emory university,
Atlanta, Ga., is attending sum
mer school.
Jerry Potts is going to sum
mer school at the University of
North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Miss Elizabeth Jones and Miss
Marianne Sherrill, both students
at Woman's college, Greensboro,
are attending summer school
there.
Miss Julia Ann Higdon, who 1
received her degree from Wake
Forest college this month, is
teaching for the summer at
Wake Forest.
Frank L. Henry, III, student
at the University of North Car
olin'i , chapel Hill, has enlisted
in the U. S. army and will be
sent to officer's1 candidate
scfiool.
John Alsup. N. C State col
lege student, will man a look
out. station for the U. S. Forest j
service in Idaho this summer. !
Mis:; Barbara Childers, a re- :
cent graduate o. Berea college, )
will join the staff of the Char- j
lotte Memorial hospital as die
titian in September.
Joe Waldroop, who has been
going to Brevard college, plans
to go into the army soon.
Bill Smart and Willie Curtis,
both students at N. C. State
| college, will take in summer
J school there
Bill Teague, a State college i
1 student, will work for the sum- 1
mer at the Teague cannery.
\ Miss Helen Wilson, a gradu
' ate of Woman's college, and
| Miss Mary Alice Archer, a mem
ber of the rising senior class
at Wake Forest college, have
contracted the refreshment con
cession at Arrowood, in Wayah
valley, for the summer.
John M. Archer, III, student
at Davidson college, currently is
painting the outside of his par
ent's home.
Earl Moses, State college stu
dent, is attending summer
school.
Miss Lattie Mae Corbin, a
member of the rising senior
class at Berea college, is work
ing for the summer at High
lands inn.
Miss Patricia Landrum, a
member of the junior class at
Woman's college, is working at
Highlands inn.
SEE NO. 1, PAGE 12
Club To Build
New Press Box
At Local Field
The local Lions club this week
announced plans for building a
two-story press box at the
Franklin athletic field as soon
as materials are available.
If possible, the club also
plans to resod the athletic field
in time for the opening game
of the 1952-53 fottball season,
according to George R. Pattillo,
chairman of the agricultural
committee, which is handling
arrangements for both projects.
The new cinder block press
box will be approximately 11
feet four' inches square with
concession booths in the lowe.r
section and press quarters in
the upper, the chairman said.
An eight-foot glass observation
window facing the field will be
installed in the press section
and the broadcasting system
will include speakers on the
front corners of the structure,
he added.
Estimated cost of the new
addition is $350. Person wishing
to give donations to the build
ing fund are asked to contact
Mr. Pattillo, Harley Stewart,
Harold Enloe, or Charlie Sut
ton, all members of the com
mittee. |
The old open press box will be
razed to make way for the new
one.
Schedule Of Employment
Representative Revised;
Will Be Here On Monday
Effective Monday, an employ- j
ment service representative will
be at the county courthouse
every Monday from 10 to 12 ,
noon, instead of on Wednesday
as in the past, it has been an
nounced.
Federation Picnic Slated
In Macon County July 19
The annual Macon County
Farmers Federation picnic, fea
turing star-studded entertain- '
ment, is scheduled to be held
July 19 at Franklin High school,
it has been announced.
James O. K. McClure, federa
tion president, will serve as
master of ceremonies.
CLUB FLANS
LOCAL GOLF |
TOURNAMENT!
Jaycees Hope To Make
Link Battle Annual
Feature Here
Plans for the first annual
Franklin Jaycee golf tourna
ment ? open to everyone ? were
announced this week by Vic
Perry, chaiiman of the tourna
ment committee.
Qualifying will <??> under way
June 20 > tomorrow i and will
run through July 20 on the j
local links. Tournament play !
win b'''1 ir. after the final qual
ifying date.
Entries will be required to |
card four !?; hole qualifiers
rounc's to establish handicaps
lo: tou'-nament match play, ac- .
cording to the chairman.
Three divisions of play are '
planned ? men's, ladies', and j
boys'. An age limit of 17 has
been placed on the latte.- di- 1
vision.
Entry fee for the tournament .
is $1 and participants must pay
preen fees for the four quali- ,
tying rounds. However, no green j
fee will be required when match
play in the tournament gets
under way. Mr. Perry said.
Individual trophies will be
presented the winners and
runners-up in all three divis
ions, and a number of other
prizes will be given during play
j for golfing fetes.
I No definite time limit has
J be?n placed on the tournament, i
the chairman explained, since
the sponsors want to give each
golfer ample time to play each
I match without having to for
feit because of business mat
ters or other reasons.
SCOUT TROOP
GETS CHARTER
District Holds Honor
Court Thursday
At Cliffside
A Smoky Mountain district
Boy Scout court of honor held
at Cliffside last Thursday eve
ning was marked by the char
tering of a new Scout troop in
Macon County ? Union, Troop 4.
Awards were made to 21
scouts from Franklfn, Sylva, and
Cherokee troops. An estimated
120 persons attended the cere- ]
mony in the picturesque setting j
of the Nantahala National for
est's recreation area.
Presentation of the new troop
charter was made by Fred Snell,
field scout executive
Members of the troop include
Jimmy Anderson, Dullen Bates,
James Hunter, Tommy Hunter,
Bruce Jones, Wayne Knight,
James Moore, Glenn Sanders,
emd Charles Shope.
Moffitt is scout master. |
Anderson, assistant scout
chairman of the troop commit
tee. Thomas H. Moore is presi
dent of the Union Methodist
church Men's Bible class, which
is Sponsoring the new troop.
Th?. following Scouts, mem
bers of Franklin, Troop 1, re
ceived merit badges: Bruce
Houston, safety, Lamar Houston,
safety, Jimmy Parrish. safety.
Bill Mendenhall, pioneering and
scholarship, and Mitchell Hous
ton, safety.
James L. Hauser. of Franklin,
presided at the honor court.
Scout Clarence Hubbell served
as court clerk.
SING PLANNED
The fourth Sunday sing of ?
the Northern division of the '
Macon County Singing conven- ;
tion will be held at the Iotla J
Baptist church beginning at 2
p. m., Harley B. Mason, presi
dent, has announced. <
CLUB MEETS
The Franklin Junior Wom
an's club will meet Monday eve- (
ning at 8 o'clock at the Pres
byterian church annex, it has
been announced.
Legion Team
Baseball Scores
Friday ? Here.
Asheville 11? Franklin 5.
Monday ? In Canton.
Canton 18 ? Franklin 1.
Wednesday ? Here
Cherokee 11? Franklin 7.
Cherokee 6? Franklin 15.
and Frank Shope is
J
$1.10 Tax Rate Set
By Town Aldermen
Devil Beats
Wife; The Sun Shines,
Rain Pours
If there's any truth to the
old saying, "If it rains while
the sun ^hines the devil is
beating his wife", the nefari
ous gent with horns and a
forked tail was flailing the
daylights out of his spouse
here Tuesday.
While the sun shone bright
er than the underside of a
brid'e's frying pan, Franklin
twice was drenched with hea
vy downpours. Manson Stiles,
T. V. A. weather observer, re
ported a rainfall of .31 inches.
.Momentarily, the cooling
rain brought relief from high
temperatures, which stayed
around 90 degrees most of the
week.
ROTARY CLUB
HEARS AUTHOR
Writer Of 'Strange Fruit'
Speaks On Physically
Handicapped
Lillian Smith, author of the
popular and controversial novel,
"Strange Fruit", was the speak
er at last Wednesday evening's
Rotary club dinner meeting.
Miss Smith, who makes her
home at Clayton, Ga., discussed
the physically handicapped.
The slight, white-haired au
thor quickly answered the ques
tion in the minds of many oi
her hearers: How did one famec
far her interest in the Negrc
become interested in the handi
capped?
Her tone, as well as hei
words, within a few moment:
had indicated to her audienc(
that Miss Smith is ready tc
champion the cause of th<
under-privileged, whatever th<
cause. Though gentle in hei
speech, she evidenced deep re
sentment against cruelty of an;
kind to any human being. She
referred, with something ap
proaching contempt, to the ole
custom of calling a person suf
fering from cerebral palsy ? per
sons who often have fine minds
she said ? as "Crazy Jim".
In this country, she said, an
13,000,000 handicapped persons
almost every family has one?
though the handicap sometime:
Is hidden. Even those not hand
icapped physically often suffei
SEE NO. 2, PAGE 12
Reward Offered
For Return Of
Stolen Motors
A $100 reward is being offer
ed for the return of two out
board motors, stolen from the
Nantahala lake boat dock last
week, and for information lead
ing to the arrest and convic
tion of the thieves.
Sheriff J. Harry Thomas said
the motors were taken from the
boat dock either the night of
June 11 or the morning of June
12. One was a new Chris Craft,
five and a half horsepower; the
other a 1949 or 1950 Johnson 5,
with a noticable dent on top.
Serial number of the Chris
Craft is J-16732, Model J? the
Johnson, 733331.
Person having Information
are asked to contact Sheriff
Thomas at the county court
house. or Sam Passmore at the
Nantahala boat dock.
ON DEAN'S LIST
Miss Myra Connaree Nolen,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Nolen, of Franklin,
Route 1, made the Dean's list
for the second semester at Ca
taba cqllege, Salisbury, the col
lege publicity department has
announced. She was one of sev
en freshmen so honored To be
eligible for the Dean's list a
student must maintain a grade
average of half way between B
and A in all courses, it was ex
plained.
PLAN BOX SlIPPER
The Holly Springs commun
ity plans a box supper at the
school Saturday at 7:30 p. m.
to raise funds for its commun
ity development project, it has
been announced.
Discuss Local P ool Roomj
Hear Jaycee Swimming
Pool Proposal
At the end of a three and a
half hour session Monday night
had m b?ard ?f aldermen'
(1? set the 1952-53 tax rati
at SI 10 per hundred valuation
the same as iast year.
,'2' heard 'ho pro and con!
of noise and drinking at the
franklin Amusement parlor.
<3 1 heard a proposition ad
rhamh byf th' local Junior
Chamber of Commerce to re
open, the swimming pool at the
Franslin lodge.
'4' discussed the to**n sewer
situation and awarded a con
tract for the installation of the
Maple street pro'ect.
(5) heard water and street
complaints and ordered correc
tive measures. ?
The board's regular meeting,
) June 2, was cancelled because
j several aldermen were out of
town. Monday's session served
as the June meeting.
To enable the budget com
mittee to prepare the 1952-53
budget for presentation at the
boards July meeting, aldermen
set the tax rate at $1.10 per
I hundred, the same rate used 'rj
. the town for a number of years
Members of the budget ' 're
mittee are Aldermen VsriBL
Swafford, Erwin Patton. r.~n
Frank Martin.
Opposition to the F
Amusement parlor, a p.. .
freshment business open r
Fred D. Cabe in the bi ; .
j of the McCoy buildir ' ?? j
; I opened voiced by Willi;-! .. .
: j Coy and the Rev. W. N
j who said he was speakin_ &
j half of Franklin church" \
" , Mr. Cabe, who appe; >.
I the meeting as a specta* i
" called b?fore the board . !
5 ermen in February to -> ? -
J complaints of gamblir.- ?
' drinking at his establish \
! Mr. McCoy, whose wi ,f?
- the rbace in the build ? u
r Mr. Cabe. declared ti. . ?r.t
?parlor was "detrimei ; to
' Franklin" and pleaded v h the
? [ board to do something : . ? ? n t :t.
" He told of hearing -orns
I blowing and yelling in ti vicin
ity of the parlor late r. r.ight,
of finding the alley "'r'rred"
. with whiskey bottles a: beer
cans, and said at one ,e he
- j had seen one of the pt - men
; find hidden whiskey ii. weeds
- along the alley.
i Mr. Cook, a retired baptist
- minister, urged the be ird to
? P^s some kind of law . exhib
iting the operation of ooo
rooms within the town :*-.its. '
Speaking in defense oi hi :
! business, Mr. Cabe sa : th.
situation was improving every
day" and pointed out i.V-t he
, had posted a number f "no
drinking" signs as suggc;ted by
the board in February.
He reiterated his invitation
, for policemen to come in the
parlor at any time and arrest
drunks.
| In answer to the complaint
of horns and yelling ,ate at
night, he said he closed each
night during the week at 11
P m. and on Saturday at 12
midnight, as required by law
Mr. Cabe said that he ha*
been ordered to vacate the
building, but added that re*
for the month already has been
| collected.
He questioned the board about
the renewal of his town busmen
license, and the matter was
dropped to give the town gov
erning body time to study the
situation.
Several members of the Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce ap
SEE NO. 3, PAGE 12
The Weather
J Temperatures and precipitation lor fhi
( past *e\en days, and the low femperatura
j yesterday, as recorded at the Coweeta
WEATHER
High Low Pet.
| Wednesday 85 62 .9#
Thursday 87 58 ?
i Friday 87 60 M
Saturday 87 58
Sunday 88 58
; Monday 87 61 . >
Tuesday 82 62 . .
Wednesday 59 tra '
Franklin Rainfall
j (As recorded by Manson Stiles for TVI*
Wednesday, .27; Thursday
none; Friday, trace; Saturday
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday. I
i Wednesday, .31.