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I Net raid CIRCULATION L*at Week 247V gilt IjigWanV Baconian PRICE 10 Cents VOL LXVU? NO. 52 FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, DEC. 24, IMS SIXTEEN PAOH BID ACTION POSTPONED BY ALDERMEN Will Award Bonny Crest Sewer Contract At January Session Bids were opened on the pro posed Bonny Crest sewer proj ect Monday night, but the Franklin Board of Aldermen postponed awarding the con tract until its regular meeting on January 5. The low bid, $2,601, was sub mitted by Phillips and Ward, of Franklin. Although the bids were re viewed at the brief called ses sion, the aldermen present ? Verlon Swafford, Frank Martin, Erwin Patton, and A. G. Cagle ? hesitated to make a decision until all of the six-man board and the mayor could discuss the matter. Absent from the session were Aldermen Oscar Ledford and J. C. Jacobs and Mayor W. C. Burrell. Hie Bonny Crest project in volves the Installation of ap proximately 7,432 feet of sewer line and the construction of 19 manholes. Since the town is furnishing all materials for the job, bids were submitted on ditching and installation ac cording to specifications set up by the town. More than 45 fam ilies will be served by the new line. Others submitting bids were C. S. Brown, of Franklin, Alli son Construction Company, Waynesville, and R. A. Vaughn, of Clarksville, Oa. Mr. Swafford, mayor pro tem, presided in the absence of Mr. Burrell. Newspaper Being Printed 24 Hours Ahead Of Time This week's issue of The Press is published 24 hours ahead of the .regular schedule, and next week's will be one day later -than usual. This change in publication schedule makes possible a week's Christmas Vacation for mem bers of The Press staff. And this year it is necessitated by the fact that the two Thurs days, the normal publication day, fall on Christmas and New Year's, both postal holi days. This week's issue is published and put in the post office at' Franklin Tuesday night, in time for delivery, in to-^n and on the rural routes, December 24. Next week's issue will be pub lished January 1, and be put in the post office that night, for delivery Friday, January 2. While members of The Press staff will be on holiday from December 24 through' 30, the Press business office will be open as usual every week day ? except tomorrow, Christmas day. RETURNS HOME After several months In Ashe ville, Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Ramsey have returned to Franklin, and are living at the Ramsey home In the Iotla com munity. Mr. Ramsey, who has been In training with the Farmers Federation In Ashe vllle, is representing that organ ization as field man in several Southwestern North Carolina counties. ' HEALTH OFFICE CLOSING The local health department J will be closed Wednesday, i Thursday, and Friday of this ] week and on New Year's day, I it has been announced. The Weather \ TV week's temperature* and rainfall, as j recorded in Franklin by Manson Stllea, \S. weather observer, and at the Coweeta | "ogic Laboratory: FRANKLIN Temperatures High Low Rain ^Wednesday 60 15 .. .... | Thursday 58 22 Friday 61 23 Saturday 48 33 .251 Sunday 50 38 .03 Monday 47 34 COWEETA Temperatures High Low Rain Wednesday 68 15 Thursday 57 23 FrMtay 58 24 Saturday 47 30 .32 Sunday 48 37 .03 Moaday 45 30 Tax Listers For New Year Are Selected Tax listers and assessors for 1953 In Macon County's 11 town ships were selected Monday Morning at the regular meet ing of the board ol county commissioners. They are as follows, by town ships. The first name listed is the tax lister, the other two are assessors: Franklin: Frank I. Murray, J. R. Morrison, Gay Sutton. Millshoal: Mrs. Jack Cabe, Walter Taylor, John Long. Ellijay: E. B. Bryson, P. N. Moses, J. T. McCoy. Sugarfork: Raymond Wood, Luther Holland, Fred Henson. Highlands: Fred Edwards, Arthur Potts, Bill Pierson. Smlthbridge: (Lister unnam ed), Lester Norton, Carl How ard Flats: Earl Dryman, J. N. Fisher, H. R. Penland. Cartoogechaye : Mrs. Bryan Setser, Oscar Lewis, Bob South ards. Nantahala: Austin Jacobs, J. R. Shields, Lee Baldwin. Burnlngtown: Robert Parrish, W. C. Calhoun, Fred Ledford. Cowee: Bob Rickman, Frank Browning, Weaver Gibson. County officials urged tax payers to list their taxes promptly at places designated in an advertisement appearing in this issue of The Press. Jaycees To Sell Reflecting Tape OnTown Square A "Light a Bumper for Saf | ety" campaign will be launched Saturday by the Franklin Jay cees, President Jack Ragan an nounced this week. Jaycees plan to sell Scotchlite ! ? a reflecting tape that is said to be 75 per cent easier to see at night than the average auto mobile tail light ? on the Town Squaye. The tape will be in stalled on the rear bumpers of automobiles for $1 per bumper, Mr. Ragan said. Only a limited amount of the tape is available, but he said | more will be ordered if the de'-i mand warrants such a move. In the event of adverse weather, j Mr. Ragan said Jaycees would be on the square the following Saturday, January 3. He ex plained that the tape cannot be \ installed if the weather is too cold. vtm * franklin WttM 2 Jc {Franklin '. ?h? vfe?aW??W ??*??"?? ?be IT fanklitt|lW? /: 36e iPfanWitt?i??s * 3?*f*n*?n *"OBG? ^f^OKARV 80?Bt HEKf CHRISTMiSl J"? '?d..< .?( B..y Injured" FORESIHW __ ?*o Service in Our Wreck REPORT MADE F rOHl The Staff i^urtng Yr?f On S?tur*J*y . Of The Pre** HAPPY NEW YEAR, TOOl 80?RD *5KS ' Civil O.e.ftMnOSttia Wf?K BIISMo^AWa WjNWTttjyL* JAN. ! GRID BANOUET IS SCHEDULED Rotarians Will Honoi Panthers; Georgia Coach Speaker January 7 is the date set ioi the Rotary Club's annual ban quet honoring the coach, foot ball team, and cheerleaders at Franklin High School. Guest speaker for the ban quet, scheduled to be held at Slagle Memorial Building, will be Forest "Speck" Towns, a former Olympics high hurdles champion, who is now assistant football coach and head track coach at the University of Geor gia, according to Rotarian C. S. Brown, who is in charge of the program. Mr. Brown said further plans SEE NO. 1, PAGE 16 No Mail On Routes Thursday And Friday, Long Says ? Both tomorrow (Thursday) and Friday will be mail holi 1 days on the four rural routes I out of the Franklin post of fice, E. \V. Long, postmaster, | announced. I In addition to the usual ; j Christmas day holiday, the ; j rural carriers aJso Will take J i the day after. Service will be j | resumed as usual SaturiTay. The Franklin post olfice will be open on Friday, and i mail will go on the star routes ? as usual that day. Another postal holiday will be observed Thursday of next week ? New Year's day. YULE CONTEST INTER EST UP Outdoor Decorations Must Be Entered By Monday Deadline Franklinites apparently are stepping headlong Into the Gar den Club's Christmas decora tions contest this year, for Yuletide finery is blossoming in homes and stoies like :"lowers in the Spring. The nativity scene in the field at the foot of Town Hil! has received no end oi compli ments from both townspeopl" ant visitor.-. After-dinr.er joy riders have started touring t lie town to look over outstanding Christmas scenes at a number of homes. Members of the garden club SEE NO. 2, PAGE 16 Teace on EASTH GOOD WU T01WD MEM ? )tarf I'hoto b\ J. P. Hrady ' This striking naUvity scene, dramatically illumiiuited at night by floodlights, is receiving; no end of comment from both townspeople and TisAn. The display, prepared by the Fraakiin Garden Club, sponsor of the awraal outdoor Christmas decora tion contest, is in infield at the foot of Tewn Hill. Enloe Gets 1 P.M.^.Post Once Again J. H. Enloe. Jr., was renamed i chairman of the Macon Coun?;' Production Marketing Adminis t rat ion county committee at a cqunty-wide meeting of P.M.A. , community delegates Friday morning at the Agricultural Building. An election to pick eorr.mun- 1 it y committeemen snd alter- ' ites in the 13 P.M A precinct-; i conducted the i recedt . i day. I In addition to the chairman Carl Morgan, vice chairman, J R. Shields, regular member, anii Miller NorrK first alternate, all were reelrctcd for another year | The only new member of the j committee is C. W. Henderson, who will serve as second alter- j nate. Community committees are: | North Franklin : Verlon Poin- j dexter, chairman, Marshall j Fouts. vice chairman. Jim Stew- I art, regular member, Carlos j Rogers, first alternate, and Rob- ] ert Sloan, second alternate. Southeast Franklin: Charles j A. Rogers, chairman, Ned Tea- J gue, vice chairman, Earl Keener, ' regular member, Harold Mc- 1 Clure. first alternate, and Clar ence Vanhook, second alternate. Southwest Franklin: R. D. ) Wells, chairman, Henry Mash burn, vice chairman. Carl Angel, regular member, Jud Tallent, first alternate, and Walter Swanson, second alternate. Millshoal: W. C. Taylor, chair- : man, Gordon Smith, vice chair- < man, Harold Morgan, regular ] member, Luther Young, first al ternate, and Cordelia Cabe, ; second alternate. ] Cartoogedpye: Mrs. Edith I Byrd, chaiAan, Eugene Craw- t ford, vice chairman, Charles SEE NO. 3, PAGE 16 CHRISTMAS. 1952 WILL BE OUIET HERE ifule Celebration Will Be Marked By Church Services, Giving Macon County ? a small part Df a weary world torn and troubled by Its struggle for peace ind good will among Its peo ples ? plans a quiet and reverent observance of Christmas, 1953. With the Korean War and it* mounting casualty list now weB Into its third year, Christmas won't be as gay and carefree In homes having men in service ?but they'll get by, they al ways have. \ Christmas greetings in the form of food, toys, and cloth ing will be extended to many deserving families in the county by local civic organizations. Many events in the county, including school Christmas pro grams and church services, al ready have been held. Others are scheduled this week and next. At the St. Agnes Episcopal Church, a midnight service and the celebration of Holy Com munion is planned Christmas Eve by the Rev. A. Rufus Mor gan, rector. The service will be gin at 11:30 p. m. The nectar also plans two services am Christmas day; one at the SL Cyprian's church at 6. a. m, the other at the Highlands Church of the Incarnation at 10 a. m. i onxgnt iweanesaay) m Christmas service Is planned at the Cowee Baptist Church, and the program will include. "Christmas in Song" hy the children's and adult choirs, and a play, "White Christmas". The play is being directed by Mrs. M. T. Gales and Mrs. Hoyt Bry son, and members of the cast are Bill Raby, Shirley Houston, L. A. Moore. Bertha Lee Can frell. Gale Bryson. Katherine Poster, the Rev. M. T. Gales, Patsy Gibson, and Josephine Roper. T. M. Hickman is in chu;-i of stage arrangements. The service will begin at 1 :30 o'clock. A capacity audience saw The Christmas Carol". Sunday eve ning at the first Baptist Church. The piay was ui.ected by M: ;. T. L. Jamison, Mrs. M. W. Chapman, and Orvai .-.i'JT ray. Those having parts iriclud v ? ? n Swafiord. Bill Zlck graf, Richard Dryr.ian, I- rank j i Murray, Jr and Clarence 1 Henry.' Mr.- Alba Price was in I charge oi properties and cos- g SEE NO. 5, PAGE 15 1 Crusade Drive I Nears Half -Way Mark, Cabe Says 4 Nearly to.i 01 Macon Coun ty's quota for the Crusade for Freedom already has been vol untarily contributed. Henry W. Cabe, county chairman, said yesterday. About $60 of the $110 quota remains to be raised, and Mr. Cabe expressed the hope that it will be contributed in the next few days. Those who wish to have a part in this movement may mal their contributions to Mr- Cabe or hand them to him at tte Bank ol Franklin. The funds are used to get icross to the people behind the :ron Curtain the truth about :he world situation, and aboat ;he American desire for peace. Mr. Cabe also appealed to SEE NO. 4, PAGE 18 ! Cullasaja Man Locates 'Sis' He Hasn t Seen In 45 Y ears Forty-five years is a long tim#, but 77-year-old J. R Eld ers, of Cullasaja. finally has found the half-sister who rear- ! ed him. Through the years, he tried a number of times to locate her, but each time failed. Sev eral weeks ago, the Rev. and [ Mrs. R. D. Burnette give him a [ helping hand and . . . well, let Mrs. Burnette describe the j touching reunion. . . We took Mr. and Mrs. i Elders on a trip to Wolf Moun- I tain in Jackson County where we have a Sunday School. After | ? - J dinner we drove to Diamond Creek and after driving several miles on narrow, graveled roadc we located 'Sis'. Mrs. Wisdaoa Patterson, who is 86 years oM and lives in Transylvania Coun ty. After greeting the family, none of whom we knew, Mrs. Elders asked 'Sis' if she knew who this man was, jbinting to Mr. Elders. She answered, 'no, I've never seen him before'. When Mrs. Elders told her, ?This Is your brother, Bob' Mrs. Patterson broke down and cried, so great was her joy. It was s real thrill to see this reunion and to have a part in it."
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