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VOL. LXVII? NO. 28
FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1952
County Tax Rate Boosted 10 Cents
Budget Adopted;
Barn Discusssed
Estimate $7,000 Above
Last Year; Building
Ordinance
A $109,851.68 budget for the
1952-53 fiscal year ? an increase
of $7,205.56 over last year's?
was adopted by the Franklin
board of. aldermen during a
lengthy session Monday night
that went into the early hours
of Tuesday morning.
The tax-rate will remain the
same, $1.10 per hundred valua- j
tion. Property valuation was
was placed at $2,604,115.
Increases in the budget esti- ?
mate this year are noted in the
general fund, the street de
partment, Water department,
and fire department.
A decrease is found in the
debt service estimate and the
police department estimate is
the same as last year.
As a means of financing
future sewer extensions and
maintaining present facilities, I
the Franklin board of alder- !
men Monday night voted to
place a monthly charge j
against all residents using j
town sewer facilities.
The charge will be 20 per
cent of a resident's monthly
water bill, with a $2.50 maxi
mum charge.
The town also discussed
taking oyer all joint-use pri
vate sewer lines within the
city limits and incorporating
them in the town-owned sy?- "
tem for maintenance.
State-wide, the average
sewer charge is 25 per cent
with no maximum charge, it
was pointed out during the
discussion, and most towns
the size of Franklin have been
making sewer charges for a
number of years.
Town Clerk C. O. Ramsey
said Tuesday morning the town
entered the new fiscal year
(July 1) with $142.59 of last
year's budget still unspent.
Total estimate of expenses on
the new budget, by departments,
are:
Debt service, $25,830; general
fund, $11,535.54; police depart
ment, $8,045; fire department,
$1,935; water department, $27,- \
600; and street department,
$27,406.14.
Estimated uncollected taxes
for 1951 are $7,500.
Increases over last year's
budget, by departments, (with
the 1951-52 department esti
mate in parenthesis) are:
General fund, $3,117.31 (($8,
418.23); fire department, $495
($1,440 1 ; water department, $5,
377.83 ($22,222.17); and street
department, $7,670.42 ($19,735.
72).
The decrease in the debt serv
ice fund on the new budget is
$8,955. Last year's estimate was
$34,785.
Reasons behind the increases, :
according to Mr. Ramsey are: |
General fund, increased rent
and expenses; fire department,
last year's budget estimate was
not adequate to cover volunteer
firemen's salaries; water de
partment, town plans to extend
sewer service to the Bonny
Crest and Wayah street areas;
street department, Increased
operational costs of equipment
and street lighting.
The budget lists the following
estimate of receipts for the new j
fiscal year:
Nantahala Power and Light ]
company, $16,180; privilege tax,
$2,500; mayor courts and fines,
$250; water rentals, $22,000; un
collected taxes, $7,086.18; park
ing meter fund, $4,600; cash on
hand, $7,086.23; sinking fund,
$9,455; tax levy, $28,645.27; N. C.
intangible tax, $950; receipts
from Powell bill, $9,500; and
N. C. franchise tax, $1,000.
ALL-STARS WIN
The Franklin All-Stars slug
ged their way to an easy 18 to
2 victory over Toccoa, Ga., here
Sunday afternoon.
Munday Heirs Question
Condemning Of Barn
By Health Officer
The condemning of the 50
year-old Munday barn on Pal
mer street as a public health
nuisance received another air
ing at Monday night's session
of the Franklin board of alder
men when two of the Munday
heirs put in an appearance to
protest the action.
In April, Dr. Carl C. Jano
wsky, district health officer,
took steps to close the barn,
which has been operated by Ras
and Ralph Penland as a com
mercial barn for the past 30
years. '
Aldermen talked over the con
demning of the barn with the
Penlands at a special session
last week.
At the board session the Pen
lands said they would vacate
the barn August 1, and prob
ably would build a new barn
on Phillips street ? a legal move
since they hold a building per
mit issued prior to the adop
tion of a zoning ordinance,
which prohibits the construc
tion of commercial barns in the
business and residential sections
of the town.
The two Munday heirs, Mrs.
Amelia Fowler and Mrs. Ethel
Sullivan, both of Knoxville,
Tenn., vigorously protested the
action of the health officer and
poipt^d out that aatlinbmrg,
Tehn., has" stSBTes on its main
street.
If we keep it clean and
spotless," Mrs. Fowler declared,
"I don't see how it could be a
nuisance."
H. T. Collins, local sanitarian,
who said he was holding a
number of warrants that would
be served on the Penlaods if
the barn was not vacated, ex
plained to the two ladies that:
"It's happening all over the
state . . . they're getting rid of
barns".
Hinting that pressure was be
ing put on the health depart
ment, Mrs. Fowler said, "some
one is back of this and I think
I know who it is." She did not
elaborate further.
The sanitarian said he sent a
notice to her (Mrs. Fowler)
concerning the possible con
demning of the barn about a
year ago, to which she replied:
"Well, I didn't receive it."
When Mr. Collins pointed out
that warrants could be drawn
against the owners of the barn,
(the Penlands are leasees) Mrs.
Fowler emphatically declared :
. . suit yourself. My barn
is going to stand there, health
department or no health de
partment", and she said she
would take the case "to the
supreme court", if necessary.
Mrs. Fowler explained to the
board that she depended upon
the revenue from the barn and
the sale of fertilizer "to pay my
taxes".
Under condemnation proceed
SEE NO. 1, PAGE 6
W.N.C. Baptist
Pastors Plan
Arrowood Meet
The Western North Carolina
Baptist pastors, conference will
be held Monday at Arrowood
glade, the Rev. M. W. Chapman,
president, has announced.
A feature of the meeting will
be a family picnic, the presi
dent said. The session will be
gin at 11 a. m.
All pastors are invited to at
tend the conference with their
families. The only requirement
will be for them to bring a
picnic lunch, Mr. Chapman said.
SING PLANNED
The regular second Sunday
singing convention will be held
at the Louisa Chapel Methodist
church beginning at 1:45 p. m.,
it has been announced.
15 MEN REPORT
FOR INDUCTION
AT KNOXVILLE
Draft Board Receives Cal!
For Five Men On
August 13
The local selective board
Monday sent a 15-man contin
gent to Knoxville, Tenn., for in
duction Into the army.
Those making up the draft
were Edgar L. Younce, Larry
Cabe, Tom C. McKay, Eugene
V. Wood, John W. Crunkleton,
Theodore R. Tallent, Charles R.
Wood, William P. Gibson, Doyle
W. McMahan, Dan H. Brabson,
James E. Keener, Furman N.
Green, Fred A. Curtis, Watsel L.
Holland, and Carl E. West.
A group of 12 also reported
to Knoxville for pre-induction
examinations.
A five-man induction call for
August 13 has been received by
the board, according to Mrs.
Gilmer A. Jones, secretary.
Twenty-two men will report
with this call for pre-induction
examinations, she said.
PASTORS WILL MEET
The Rev. W. Jackson Huney
cutt, superintendent Of the
Waynesville district, will con
duct a group quarterly confer
ence for all Methodist charges
In the county Sunday at 4:30
p. m., at the Franklin Metho
dist church, it has been an
nounced.
ROTARY SPEAKER
JEFF B. WILSOX
Mr. Wilson, director of infor
mation and safety for the N. C. I
Motor Carriers association, Ral
eigh, will address the Highlands
Rotary club at its meet Tues
day at 7 p. m. at the Highlands
Methodist church. A former di
rector of Highway Safety, Mr.
Wilson long has been active in
civic organizations, and is now
counselor of Lions International.
He is a native of Jones county,
in Eastern North Carolina.
Despite record - breaking
traffic streaming over Macon
County highways during the
Fourth of July holiday, the
county pulled through with
out "so much as a scratched
fender", according to High
way Patrolman C. M. Byrd.
AUGUST TERM
COURT JURORS
ARE SELECTED
Lists Two Women; Judge
Bobbitt Will Preside
At Session
The jury list for the August
term of superior court here, 1
which includes the names of
two women, was made public
this week by Miss Kate McGee,
clerk of cotirt.
Court opens August 13 with
Superior Court Judge William
H. Bobbitt, of Charlotte, pre
siding.
Solicitor Thad D. Bryson, Jr., |
predicts a heavy term, possibly
two full weeks, since the April
term was canceled because of
the illness of Judge Frank M.
Armstrong.
August term jurors were
drawn Monday morning by six
year-old Michael Hastings, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hastings.
The first 36 names drawn
make up the first week jury,
from which a grand Jury will
be picked. The remaining Jurors
j will serve the second week.
The two women, both first
week jurors, are Mrs. Harry
Higgins, of Franklin, and Mrs.
H. C. Crawford, of Franklin,
Route 2.
Other first week Jurors are
G. R. McConnell, of Highlands,
T. D. Denny, of Flats, T. O.
Dowdle, of Route 2, J. M. Brown,
of Route 2, Joe Shope, of Otto,
Roy Corbin, of Route 4, A. G.
Kinsland, of Route 4, J. E. Hicks,
SEE NO. 2, PAGE 6
1 1 ? Staff Photo by J. P. Brady
"OUR QUEENS' ? These two smiling young ladies emerged as winners in the July 4 beauty
contest, a feature of the county's Independence Day celebration at the Franklin athletic
field. In the foreground is Miss Julia Hunnicutt, who was crowned "Queen of the Fourth' by
Rotary club judges. Miss Palma Fouts, background, was selected runnerup.
WILLIAMS GETS
PURPLE HEART
Husband Of Local Woman
Wounded In Korea;
On Front 4 Days
Pvt. James E. Williams re
cently was awarded the Purple
Heart for wounds received in
action in Korea on June 22, his
wife, the former Miss Eliza
beth DeHart, of Franklin, has
been informed.
He had been on the front
only four days when he was
wounded, his wife said. He was j
serving with the 25th Infantry
division's 5th regiment'.
The award was made at a
Pusan, Korea, hospital, where
he was recovering from his j
wounds.
Pvt. Williams is the son of
Mr. and Mrs, R. M. Williams, :
I of Dillard, Ga.
Baptist Youth
; Planning Rally
At Cowee Church
[ A Baptist Young People's As
sociational rally is slated to be
held at the Cowee Baptist
church tomorrow (Friday) be
ginning at 10:30 a. m., Mrs.
Joseph W. Fouts, young people's
leader, has announced.
Young people from the Sun
beam, girl's auxiliary. Royal Am
bassador, and Y. W. A. organiza
tions in the Macon County as
sociation will take part in the
planned morning and afternoon
programs.
Presiding will be Mrs. Fouts,
who will discuss plans for the
coming year and report briefly
on the state W. M. U. executive !
conference, which she and Mrs '
W. N. Cook, associational W. M. i
U. president, attended in Ral
eigh recently.
DEDICATING
NEW CHURCH
The new Maiden's Chapel
Methodist church will be dedi
cated at a special service Sun
day at 11 a. m., it has been an
nounced.
The Rev. W. Jackson Huney
cutt, superintendent of the
Waynesville district, will preach
the dedication sermon.
Dinner will be served on the
grounds and the afternoon's
program will feature singing.
The first Maiden's Chapel
church was organized in 1878
by the Rev. George Maiden and
the congregation met at the
schoolhouse while the church :
was being built. It was com
pleted late in 1878 and remain- ;
ed in service until the new !
church was erected recently. |
BULLETIN
The body of Ralph Riekman.
13, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Riekman, of Cowee, was recov
ered from the pool at Ar
rowood Glade about 4:30 yester
day afternoon. He had been
missing a.hout half an hoar.
The child was believed dead,
but artificial respiration was be
gun.
Highlands
Principal
Is Chosen
F. N. Shearouse, principal at
Hot Springs High school for the
past four years, Monday was
picked by the county board of
education to fill the principal
ship vacancy at the Highlands
school.
In regular session, the educa
tion board chose the Hot
Springs man, who was recom
mended for the post by the
Highlands district school com
, mittee. The vacancy occurred
with the resignation this spring
of O. F. Summer, principal at
Highlands for the past 21 years.
Discussion at the brief board
, meeting centered around the se
lection of an addition full-time
I principal for District 1 (Frank
lin) ; the ne?d for additional
j classrooms in the school sys
tem; and a water problem at
Iotla school.
The new Highlands principal,
' a graduate of Lenolr-Rhyne col
lege, has held a number of
The Macon County school
system will jet seven new
teachers this year under the
state program to reduce the
pupil load per teacher.
County School ,8upt. Hoi-,
land McSwain said Monday
that five will be elementary
teachers and two high school.
The reduction will in theory
cut the average teacher load
from 32 to 30 pupils.
Raleigh authorities have
said the secondary road pro
. gram in the state was a big
i factor in building up a school
fund surplus to enable a re
duction in teacher load.
principalships in the state in
cluding schools at Wentworth,
jWoodleaf. China Grove. Mocks
ville. and Lilesvilel. He did his
| graduate work at the univer
1 sities of North Carolina and
! South Carolina.
I Date for the opening of the
1 1952-53 school year tentatively
was set as August 27 by the
board. County School Supt.
Holland McSwain said the
board would hear proposals
from schools wanting to open
later than this date. It was
pointed out that the Highlands
school probably would want to
open after Labor Day. since ac
tivity in the thriving tourist
town continues through the
Labor Day holidays, and a large
portion of the student body
holds summer jobs at hotels and
clubs.
| Supt. McSwain said that Dis
I trict 1 this year could have an
extra full-time principal. At the
| present, R. G. Sutton, Franklin
High principal and the district
supervising principal, is the
only full-time man. The board
discussed selecting another full
time principal to assist elemen
tary principals in the district,
who also teach classes, with
administrative duties. No action
'.'.as taken, but the beard called
a special meeting for July 21
and the matter is expected to
be brought up at that session.
Despite the fact that the
county this year completed a
million dollar school building
program, the school superinten
dent declared that there is a
definite need "right now" for
two additional classrooms at
Franklin High and two at the
elementary school.
He said the current trend now
indicates that each school in
the system will need an addi
tional classroom within two
years.
Inadequate water storage at
the Iotla school was discussed
and the board authorized the
school superintendent to Inves
tigate the cost of installing an
I overhead water tank
SCHOOL SYSTEM
BENEFITS FROM
NEW INCREASE
Budgets Give Schools
Estimated $101,000
For Fiscal Year
The board of county commis
sioners Monday raised the coun
ty tax rate from SI. 10 to SI 20
for the 1952-53 fiscal year.
County-wide revenue for the
new fiscal year \yere o " raited
at $335,811-60 ? a decrer.se of
$71,413 over last year's esti
mated revenues, according to
the new budget prepaid :l by 'he
, commissioners. The a'c -- r.ee of
a surplus this year in :ns
: county-wide and Fr:. r. debt
I service funds cause." ? . de
crease, Lake V. Shop w.".t7
tax supervisor, explar.
Total count v valcat.. ^ ? '. 1
800,00.
Receiving t': ? '.r:?- :jer.?fit
from the 10-?nnt t.. ?: . oo t ii
the county sch
The system *. nd receive
an estimated 101 030 .' r
Ital outlay and current ex
penses ? ap:-?c-;ima-'- ; s2.CM
short of the sj 03.000 budcej
requested in A":il bv t> coun
ty board of education
While the r.mDurrt ihcrt
of the educr'rn be? - re
quest, W. E. C er.e ? I - "d? :a,
chairman of r><? bonr'' " cem
missioners, er I? "i- hi
school syster.1. ,?1 ? rdttt
fional money "r?r-. r ? ' :irei
and forfeiture. fore ?* wir;
(funds, and ir. ?>.??. :c" ' ' ' ?">
He said in 'v> c 1 >.?
final amount i
I will receive sh" .'.d c \ *:?
.requested S10" " '?
A six-cent ; ? v r~- '?
in debt ser \ fvo?. "~-?i
cents last y ? r to r. 'his
' year.
t Shares of t:-" n*-.v *?>? levy
are apportion?;! as folio's:
General fun ?-?. "5 cent-: paup
er fund, 03 cr :s: her ' ? i f':nd,
05, cents; far.n c- :r.ci. ~ ation,
03 cents; home t'.-mor. " ration.
.02: fire prevc nt'on. r ? ? et
erans service < f fice. C' oubUe
welfare. .03: y ? > 'vi <u!
ministration. ??h . . cur
rent expense. C": -V cap
ital outlay. --'.;dl
I debt service, .01.
i The 25-cent - r- oi ? -e tax
| levy for curren" ercner." ? a the
school system :r -se of
'eight cents ^ th? ' "M-55
budget The c< :? ? estl
'mate that th. . ? in
I $34,500. 1
1 A four-cent <?' 'oted
in capital outlr- > 7 ? lools
in the new h- ?"?t? !'?'? 1 50
cents to 46 F-' ^ated
revenue from th - - ' the
tax levy is $6c 0! inching a
surplus in the o it c; SI,
525.
The new tax rat? will 23
j in the Franklin '"wr^hip. since
the township is putting an ad
ditional five cen's into c. spe
cial debt service fund to pay
off a 1914 paving bond issue.
Estimated revenues listed on
j the budget are :
General fund. >23,700: pauper
'fund. $4,390: health fund, S7,
i 250: farm demonstration. S4,
140; home demonstration. $2,
: 760; fire prevention. $1,500;
| veterans service office. $1,380;
public welfare, $157,700; public
welfare administration, $18,941.
60: schools, current expense,
$34,500: schools, capital outlay,
$65,005: county-wide debt serv
ice, Sl^.420,
PARLOR MOVES
I The Franklin Amusement par
lor. operated by Fred D Cabe,
opened for business the Fourth
in the Main street building for
i merly occupied by the Dixie
grill. The parlor vacated quar
ters in the basement of the
McCoy building.
| A budget for the 1952-53
fiscal year will be prepared by
the Highlands board of alder
men at a special session Mon
day night, according to Town
! Clerk V. W. McCall.
Dollar-Days- In -Franklin Today , Tomorrow and Saturday
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