NEW TEACHER
ASSIGNMENTS
ARE ISSUED
System Has 16 Openings,
Including Highlands
Principalship
A tentative teacher list for
the 1952-53 school year was is
sued for publication Tuesday by
County School Supt. Holland
McSwain.
Sixteen vacancies in the
school system are still open, in
cluding the principalship at
Highlands.
Principals and their schools
will be R. G. Sutton, Franklin;
W. G. Crawford, East Frank
lin; Z. Weaver Shope, Culla
saja; Harry C. Corbin, Union;
T. T. Love, Cowee; Warren H.
Deyermond, Nantahala; J. Nor
man West, Cartoogechaye; Har
ry Moses, Iotla; E. G. Crawford,
Otto; and G. L. Hines, Chapel
(Negro). *
Final placement of the teach
ers is contingent upon school
membership at the opening of
school in the fall, the school
superintendent said. He added
that twb or three teachers may
be transferred to Union and
Cartoogechaye.
The elementary school super
visor will be Mrs. Elizabeth
Guffey, who has served in that
capacity for several years.
The teachers, by schools, fol
low:
Franklin High School; Miss
Roberta Enloe, Mrs. Katherine
P. Matthews, Mrs. Katherine
M. O'Neil, Mrs. Lois Fulton, Ray
Clark, Mrs. Adelaide L. Brewer,
Mrs. Jessie D. Cabe, Richard D.
Stott, Mrs. Myra S. Waldroop,
Clarence R. Lowe, Edwin T.
Williams, C. H. Ramsey, Mrs.
Marjorie Crawford, Ralph Mc
Connell, Samuel F. Beck, and
Wayne Proffitt.
Franklin Elementary: Miss
Alice D. Weaver, Robert J.
Angel, Mrs. Margaret Flanagan,
Mrs. Virginia Ramsey, Mrs. Lola
Riser, Miss May Beryl Moody,
Mrs. Margaret Ramsey, Mrs.
Edith S. Hemphill, Miss Esther
L. Wallace, Miss Edna Jamison,
Mrs. Pearl Hunter, Miss Eliza
beth Meadows, Mrs. Elsie W.
Franks, Mrs. Kate Williams,
Mrs. Margaret Bradley, and Mrs.
Elizabeth Higdon.
East Franklin: Mrs. Merle P.
Dryman, Mrs. Nina T. McCoy,
Mrs. Hazel P. Sutton, Mrs.
Katherine A. Crawford, Mrs.
Genevieve M. Barnard, Mrs.
Lucille K. Wurst, Mrs. Vernon
D. Higdon, Mrs. Fannie Mae
Arnold, and Mrs. Amy H. Deal.
Cullasaja: J. J. Mann, Mrs.
Mattie M. Keener, Mrs. Pearl
P. Stewart, Mrs. Myrtle F.
Keener, Mrs. Pauline F. Cable,
Mrs. Joyce J. Cagle, Mrs. Jim
mie T. Sutton, Mrs. Georgia H.
SEE NO. 1, PAGE 10
Nothstein Takes
Atomic Project
Forester Post
William L. Nothstein, timber j
management assistant with the
Nantahala forest here for the
past six years, left Tuesday to
take over duties of assistant to
the project forester on the Sa
vannah river project of the
Atomic Energy commission near
Aiken, 8. C.
In this capacity he is no long
er associated with the Nanta
halas, but is still connected with
the U. S. Forest service.
Forest acreage within the
Savannah river project totals
approximately 200,000. The land
was condemned to make way for
construction of a hydrogen
bomb plant.
Mrs. Nothstein will join her
husband at a later date. They
will live In Aiken.
"If youll be a good little man
and take your medicine, 111 go
jjet too a copy of The Franklin
Here's Second Primary Official Vote In Macon
PRECINCTS
U. S. CONGRESS (12th District)
George A. Shuford.:. ? 36 18
Frank M. Parker 58 49
STATE .SENATOR (33rd Dist.)
Dr. J. H. Crawford 50 30
R. B. Morphew 47 35
ASSOC. JUSTICE SUPREME COURT (Reg. Term)
R. Hunt Parker 31 22
William H. Bobbitt ; 47 26
ASSOC. JUSTICE SUPREME COURT (Short Term)
R. Hunt Parker 33 23
William H. Bobbitt 43 20
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STATE SURVEY
CREW ARRIVES
Preparing Ground Work
For New Highway's
Construction
A six-man State Highway de
partment survey party, headed
by Resident Engineer S. T. Usry,
rented office space in the Dean
building this week and is pre
paring the ground-work for
construction of the new $618,
000 Cowee Gap-Franklin high
way, which is expected to get
under way soon.
The engineer said Tuesday
that work by the survey party
at present is confined to re
tracing survey lines on the proj
ect.
When contractors will begin
work on the new 7.34 mile 22
foot highway is not known, but
they are expected to start at
an early date.
Contractors submitting low
bids on the project were: wad
ing and paving, J. C. Crltcher,
Inc., Asheville, $520,703.50;
structures, Dickerson, Inc., Mon
roe, $86,938.20; moving build
ings, C. A. Widenhouse, Con
cord, $11,215.
The new highway will in
general follow the existing
roadbed of US 23, but most of
the sweeping curves will be
eliminated. Approximately one
mile will be chopped from the
distance from Franklin to Co
wee Gap at the Macon- Jack
son county line.
Powell Bill
Measuring
Is Finished
Measuring street mileage to
determine Franklin's share of
1952 Powell bill funds was com
pleted Monday by Surveyor
James Denman and the figures
have been forwarded to Ral
eigh.
Street mileage within the city
limits totaled 14.54 ? 5.56 miles
of paved streets, 6.89 miles of
crushed stone streets, and 2.09
miles of dirt streets, according
to the surveyor.
This year's figure is slightly
higher than last year's 14.23
miles. Mr. Denman said the
gain was made by the addition
of several short streets that
were not maintained by the
town last year.
Franklin's share of funds
last year totaled $9,175.40, and
the money was used to surface
Phillips, Second, and Cherry
streets.
The i amount the town will
receive this year will not be
determined until funds are ap
propriated by the state.
According to Town Clerk C. O.
Ramsey, a large portion of this
year's share will be used to pay
the town's cost for construction
of the new Cowee Gap-Franklin
highway. Under an agreement
with the State Highway com
mission, the town must cover
one-third the cost of settling
rights-of-way on the section of
the new highway within the city
limits.
The Powell bill, a municipal
aid bill passed by the 1951 gen
eral assembly, provides for the
maintenance of city streets
through the appropriation of
special funds.
SLATE P. T. A. MEET
A meeting of the Cartooge
chaye Parent-Teacher associa
tion Is scheduled for Tuesday
at 8 p. m., Mrs. Harold Enloe,
president, has announced. All
members and interested- persons
Fourth Celebration Is Big;
Field Events, Prizes, Dance
The planned Fourth of July
celebration in Macon County I
is a large package ? chock full !
of festive and fun-making fea
tures, including a beauty con- ,
test, field events for young and
old (complete with the chal
lenging greasy pole), boxing
matches, and a free street j
dance.
The Fourth will be observed
as a holiday by most Frank
lin businesses.
Under the joint sponsorship
of Franklin civic organizations,
the Independence Day festivi
ties will begin with a bang on
the Franklin athletic field at
10 a. m., following a flag rais
ing ceremony by the local
American Legion post.
Coordinator for the all-day
affair is the Veterans of For
eign Wars post, commanded by
W. W. Reeves.
The V. F. W. auxiliary will
be in charge of concessions, the
Franklin Junior Woman's club
will conduct the beauty con
test, announcing of events will
be handled by members of the
Lions club, the Franklin Junior
Chamber of Commerce will as
sist with field events, judges
will be supplied by the Rotary
club, and the Moose lodge will
sponsor the greasy pole.
Five dollars will be waiting
at the top of the slippery pole
for the lucky youngster who
manages to shinny up.
Twelve had entered the beau
ty contest Tuesday and several
more entries were expected. The
winner, "Miss Fourth of July",
will receive $15, the runner-up,
TRUCK CRASH
KILLS GIBSON
Macon Carpenter Dies In
Pick-Up Accident Near
Chimney Rock
Ben E. Gibson, a 63-year-old
carpenter of the Gneiss com
munity, was killed earlv Satur- |
day morning on US 14, near
Chimney Rock, when a pick-up
truck in which he was a pas- i
senger smashed into a tree.
The driver, who received
minor injuries, was identified as
J. D. Keener, 66, of Dillard, Ga.,
Route 1.
It is understood that the two
men were returning from a car
pentry job in Virginia. The in
vestigating highway patrolman
said Mr. Keener apparently doz
ed at the wheel. The accident
happened about 5:15 a. m.
Mr. Gibson died of a broken
neck and internal injuries, ac
cording to information received
here.
Funeral services were con
ducted Monday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock at the Gold Mine
Baptist church by the Rev.
Frank Reed and the Rev. Eldon
Owens. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Surviving Is his wife, the for
mer Miss Catherine Tilson; four
sons, Raleigh, of Cullasaja, Bert, j
of Detroit, Mich., Sgt. Willie
Gibson, of Texarkana, Tex., and
Cleta, of Springfield, Mo.; a
daughter, Mrs. Ralph McClure,
of Gneiss; and nine grandchil
dren.
A member of the Pine Grove
Baptist church, Mr. Gibson was
the son of Harve and Mrs.
Amanda Guy Gibson.
Pallbearers were Charles Gib
son, Edward McClure, Richard
Gibson, Albert Southards, Bert
Dendy, and Eugene Southards.
Arrangements were under the 1
direction of Bryant Funeral
$10. Entries include Misses Wil- j
ma Renshaw, Mary Ann Johns
ton, Julia Hunnicutt, Bobbie
Birch, Mertis Angel, Julia j
Moody, Patty Lou Phillips, Bet
ty Lou Constance, Jenna Sue
Cunningham, 'jewel Reece, Freda
Elliott, and Beverly Christy.
Girls wanting to enter the
contest are asked to contact
either Mrs. Curtis Pearson or
Mrs. Adele Jenkins.
Street dancing will get under
way on the town square at 8:30
p. m., with music by Corbin's
String band. No admission will
be charged and everyone is in
vited to join the fun.
Local merchants will award
prizes to winners of the various
field events.
Events include biggest family
present; oldest women present;
three-legged race, for those
under 12 years of age; three
legged race, for those between
12 and 16; girls' 50-yard dash,
under 12; girls' 50-yard dash,
12 to 16; boys' 50-yard dash,
under 12; boys' 50-yard dash,
12 to 16; father and son relay,
100 yards; ugliest man; wom
en's slipper kicking contest;
married lady potato race; fat
man's race, over 190 pounds;
baseball throw for distance,
over 16 years of age; baseball
throw for distance, under 16;
wheelbarrow race, under 12
years; wheelbarrow race, 12 to
16 years.
Two three-round boxing
matches, pitting local leather
swappers, will follow the morn
ing field events.
Pool Parlor
Ordinance
Is Passed
An ordinance governing the
establishment of future pool
halls was passed by the Frank
lin board of aldermen at the
brief special session Monday
night.
Aldermen also talked over the i
condemning of the Munday
barn on Palmer street with the
barn lessees, Ras and Ralph
Penland. The structure was I
ordered closed in May by Dr. j
Carl C. Janowsky, district
health officer, as a public !
health nuisance.
Passage of the pool hall ordi- i
nance stemmed from complaints
In recent months of drinking,
excessive noise, and gambling
at the Franklin Amusement
parlor, located at the rear of
the McCoy building.
In essence, the ordinance re
quires future pool halls to front
a main street and be fully
glassed in front so activity
within can be seen from the
outside:
Aldermen indicated that the
new ordinance would keep pool
halls "out of the alleys" and
bring them out in the open.
The amusement parlor oper
ator, Fred D. Cabe, has been
ordered by the owners to vacate
the building.
The Penland brothers, who
operate a horse trading busl- '
ness at the Munday barn, want
ed assurance from the town '
SEE NO. 2, PAGE 12
HIGHLANDER SOLD
The Highlander restaurant, In i
Highlands, operated by Mr. and i
Mrs. Steve Potts for the past
four years, was sold last Thurs- I
day to Phil Tate, owner of i
Tate's cafe In Highlands. The i
amount Involved In the trans- ]
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POWERCONCERN
ASKS INCREASE
New Rates Would Not Hit
Average User; Seeks
Extra $30,000
The Nantahala Power and j
Light company this week filed i
with the N. C. Utilities commis
sion a rate increase petition
designed to boost its annual in
come approximately $30,000.
It is the first increase asked
by the power company since
1929. Higher operating costs
forced the request, the petition
explained.
The average residential con
sumer of electricity would not
be affected by the Increase In
rates and charges should the
request be granted.
Absorbing the requested in
crease, which amounts to slight
ly less than two per cent of the
company's gross revenues, would
be the industrial consumers.
The only charge affecting the
average electricity user would
be requested meter reconnec
tion fee of $2 for homes within
cities and towns served by the
power company. Consumers out
side city limits would be charg
ed 15 cents per measured mile,
with a maximum distance of
50 miles and a minimum charge
of $3, according to the petition.
The power company, with
home offices in Franklin, serves
Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Swain,
Jackson, and Macon counties.
Discontinuance of several
rate and charge schedules, in
cluding commercial signs and
lighting and residential light
ing, were requested in the pe
tition.
Tax Collectors
Hold Meeting
At Courthouse
A meeting for tax collectors
of Western North Carolina,
sponsored by the Institute of
Government, Chapel Hill, was
held at the Macon courthouse
Wednesday of last week.
The 17 attending tax collect
ors were guests of the county
and the Town of Franklin at
lunch.
Discussion centered around
tax collecting problems and
their solutions. The session was
conducted by Henry W. Lewis,
assistant director of the insti
tute.
Counties and their represen
tatives included J. C. Corbin,
Jackson; J. M. Stewart and E.
E. McBride. Henderson; G. C.
Ferguson and Mrs. Joyce Hayn
es, Haywood; Mrs. Lexie M. Tra
wick, Swain; Mrs. Mildred Bry
son and Homer J. Henry, Hay
wood; C. P. Sawyer and Mrs.
Grace M. Tatham, Graham; W.
E. Moore and E. L. Shields,
Cherokee; and Sheriff J. Har
ry Thomas, Deputy Sheriff New
ell Pendergrass, Lake V. Shope, .
V. W. McCall, and Charles O.
Ramsey, Macon.
W.S.C.S. Zone Meeting
Planned Next Thursday
Representatives of Woman's
Societies of Christian Service
of the Macon County zone will
meet at the Franklin Methodist
church next Thursday (July 10)
at 10 a. m. for a three-hour
cpccifin
W. S. C. S. officers of the
Waynesville district will be pres
ent and appear on the pro
gram.
Those attending are asked to
bring sandwiches for the lunch,
to be served at the church im- i
mediately after the program, i
Ladles of the Franklin church
wil? "rovld? 'he -'rir.':^
All 10 Counties
Support Shuford
Heat Wave
Breaks; New Record
Set Friday
The back of the heat wave
that has gripped the county
for the la.st two weeks ap
parently is broken ? but it
didn't give up until it set a
new heat record!
Friday the mercury slither
ed up to 96, the highest tem
perature for the day in 18 ,
years, according to the Co
weeta HycTroIogic laboratory.
U. ,S. Weather Observer Man
son Stiles posted a 97 for the
day in Franklin..
But the heat? bubbling in
the 90's for some two weeks ?
let up Tuesday; Coweeta re
corded a high for the day of
78 degrees. Franklin enjoyed ?
and we mean enjoyed ? a cool
81.
The gimmick sqaelching the
heat wave was an old stand
by, RAIN. It poured Monday
night, .29 inches in the Frank
lin area and .14 at Coweeta.
'POPS' CONCERT
IS SCHEDULED
Highlands Hospital To
Bring Brevard Orchestra
Here Wednesday
The Highlands Community
hospital will sponsor a benefit
"Pops" concert at the Highlands
school Wednesday night at 8
p. m.
The concert will feature the
famed Transylvania Faculty or
chestra, from Brevard, under
the direction of James Chris
tian Pfohl.
The orchestra, composed of
some of the nation's finest mu
sicians, on vacation from out
standing symphony orchestras
and music schools, will include
several well-known "Pops" se
lections on their program.
In addition to the "Pops" se
lections, the program xwill in
clude "light" classical and semi
classical selections and will fea
ture soloists Andrew White, na
tionaliy-known baritone from
Drake University, and Norma
Heyde, voice instructor with the
University of Michigan School
of Music.
Several of the music camp's
students will play with the fac
ulty orchestra.
Admission to th" concert will
be by donations, which are ex
empt from both the federal and
state income taxes. Children
will be admitted on a donation
of fifty cents or mqre, adults
$1 or more, and patron's mem
berships are listed for $10 or
more.
Tickets will be on sale at
I the door one hour before the
concert. All proceeds will go to
i the Highlands Community hos
I pital.
Advance tickets may be pur
chased at The Franklin Press.
Issuing Of Birthday
Calendar Is Delayed;
Slated For September
The Lions club birthday cal
endar, slated for issue in July,
will not be ready for distribu
tion until September, C. Banks
Finger, calendar committee
chairman, announced this week, j
He explained that the calen
dar campaign was not complet
ed in time to meet the I July
deadline as planned. The calen
dar year will run from Septem
ber, 1952 to September, 1953, j
instead of July to July, so no
one will miss collecting gifts
being offered, he added.
Bishop Henry Conducting
3 Services Here Sunday
* Three church services are
planned here Sunday by the
Rt. Rev. M. George Henry, of,'
Ashevllle. bishop of the Epis
copal diocese of Western North
Carolina.
The bishop will conduct a
service at the St. Agnes church '
at ir a. m., one at St. Cyprian's '
at 2 p. m., and a third at the 1
St. John's church on Cartooge- i
chaye at 4:30 p. m. !
Evervone Is tTivt^d to attend 1
Crawford Wins Senate
Nomination; Parker
Leads Bobbitt
Macon County voters fell in
step with the other nine coun
ties in the 12th congressional
district in giving Asheville At
torney Geortie A. Shuford a
clear-.ut victory over Frank M.
Parker, also an Asheville at
torney, for th" eiv.ocratic nom
ination for cor.'4rr in Satur
day's "run-ofi" election.
Apparent lack of interest and
hot weather produced a light
vote of 1,525 here.
Easily cinching the nom:na
GEORGE A. SHIFOBO
tion in the 3?"d state sena' - ->1
race was Dr. James H. Cra-? ?;?: !
of Robbinsville. who oppo P.
B. (Jack i Morphew, also ol
Robbinsville.
In the district, (Cher'k??
Clay. Graham, Macon ?.rd
I Swain counties* he polled ' 703
votes to his opponent's 2.3G6.
The victory came as a be
lated birthday present for Dr
Crawford, who was 86 years olc
last Thursday.
Still hanging in balance i!
| the associate Justice nominat:oi
I to the state supreme court. Oi
jthe bns s of unofficial returns
Superior court Judge R. Hun
DR. J. H. CRAWFORD
, ^aricer is noiding a slim leac
[over Superior Court Judge Wil
: liam H. Bobbitt.
While he wired congratula
tions to his opponent, Judge
Bobbitt, who received his heav
iest support from the western
section of the state, still had
not conceded yesterday (Wed
nesday), pending the outcome
SEE NO. 3. PAGE 12
The Weather
TV ?? .r ? v* rainfall, as
rec r-lc.l il l- - M.TNin Stiles,
I S. wt.-nVr i - ?! . i at the Oweeta
lly.tr. I.*** La' . rot >-> :
COWEETA
Temperatures
High Low Rain
Wednesday ... 91 60
Thursday 92.5 62
Friday 96 62
Saturday 90 63
Sunday 90 58 .01
Monday 94 61
Tuesday 78 60 .14
Wednesday 62
FRANKLIN
Temperatures
i High Low Rain
Wednesday 93 65
Thursday 94 68 .26
Friday 97 66 ?
Saturday 94 67 ?
Sunday 1 86 62 trace
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