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FRANKUN, N. C, THURSDAY, FEB. 12, 1953
FOURTEEN PAGI
-CLUB WILL
NAME 'MAN'
ATBANOUET
Jaycees Slate Event
Monday; Asheville
Man Speaker
The "Young Man of the Year"
in Macon County, whose iden
tity still is a secret, will be
honored for outstanding service
to his community by the Frank
lin Jaycees at the organiza
tion's anniversary banquet Mon
day evening at Slagle Memorial
Building.
Gene Ochsenreiter, of Ashe
ville, who recently received the
"Young Man of the Year" award
Franklin Jaycees met with
several men in Highlands last
(Wednesday) night with a view
to organising a Junior Chamber
of Commerce in Highlands. The
Franklin club also is in the
process of helping Bryson City
set op a Junior chamber, ac
cording to Jack Ragan, presi
dent.
in Buncombe County, will be
the principal speaker.
A Distinguished Service Award
Key will be presented to Ma
con's "young man" by Dwlght
Baty, of Waynesville, vice-pres
ident of the first Jaycee dis
trict.
While the local Jaycees are
giving the award, the selection
of a recipient is being worked
through other civic organiza
tions. A special committee com
posed of Mrs. Florence S. Sher
rlll, county home agent, H. W.
Cabe, of the Bank of Franklin,
and W. W. Reeves, Franklin
t merchant, is now studying nom
inations made by the various
groups.
Civic groups making nomina
tions for the award have been
asked by the Jaycees to make se
SEE NO. 1, FADE 12
MEANDERING
ALONG
MAIN STREET
GOODBYE OL' DOBBIN . . .
proof that the horse Is having
a tough time competing with
vehicles ... a team of equines
(that's horses) found the steep
end of Bidwell Street too much
for iron-shod animals to pull
Monday and Max Parrish and
a tractor came to the rescue,
giving the horses and wagon a
shove up the hill, which proved
most embarassing to the horses,
no doubt . . .
FACE LIFTINGS FROM LEFT
TO RIGHT ... the Children's
Shop is wearing a new coat of
paint inside . . . last month's
playful wind storm, which took
time out in Franklin to cut its
teeth on the awnings at Belk's
Department Store, has some
new material to chew on at
the store. New awnings went
up Monday . . . the Jamison
Building, which took a trip on
rollers last month from Main
Street to East Palmer, is being
readied for a new enterprise,
Macon Bargain Store. The gen
tlemen opening the store are
not ready to reveal plans and
the like, but everyone in town
knows who they are ...
TIP OF THE WEEK ... if flu
and runny noses had commer
cial value, Franklin would be
worth a million . . . the new
Gas-For-Less station on West
Palmer Streets, reported to
have the largest underground
storage tank in the county . . .
ITS SCOUT WEEK . . . and
leaders are out working toward
the $800 goal for the local boys
. . . there also Is talk of organ
izing a new troop at Nantahala
. . . this Is one annual drive
that has paid dividends through
the years . . .
GROUND HOG DAY . . . and
the old argument still rages
over whether it's February 2 or
February 14 . . . old timers In
the mountains here say the
14th . . IF It's the 2nd, then
the little prophet saw his shad
ow; what the 14th has in store
is still a guess . . . which re
minds one of the story of the
young and beautiful girl who
asked her magic mirror one
morning, "Mirror, mirror, on
the wall, who's the fairest one
of all?" To which the mirror
replied, "You are, my dear, but
dont pay any attention to me,
I'm CRACKED."
Mrs. Bulgin
Is Selected
PTAPrexy
Mrs. John Bulgin is the new
president of the Franklin Par
ent-Teacher Association. She
will preside at the next meet
ing, set for Monday night at
7:30 o'clock at the school.
Mrs. Bulgin, a former secre
tary and long active in the as
sociation, was selected by a
committee that was named to
find a successor to Mrs. Edgar
Angel, who resigned at the De
cember meeting.
The Monday meeting will be
devoted to observance to Found
ers' Day. Mrs. Weimar Jones,
district P. T. A. director, has
been asked to conduct the pro
gram.
The Founders' Day meeting
will honor past presidents of
the Franklin association, and
all past presidents are especial
ly invited, Mrs. Bulgin said.
NORTON DIES
OF JNJURIES
Young Macon Native
Succumbs Monday
In Oregon
Clyde Norton, 22-year-old Ma
con County native, died Monday
night of injuries received Sun
day afternoon in an automobile
accident in Roseburg, Oreg.
The young man's wife, his
father, J. P. Norton, his broth
er, J. P. (Pat) Norton, Jr., and
his sister, Mrs. Mary Sue Phil
lips, left here Sunday night for
Oregon after learning of the
accident.
Funeral arrangements are in
complete, but members of the
family said services will be con
ducted here.
Mr. Norton had been working
on the coast for several months.
6 Local Students
Make Honor List
Six Macon County students at
Western Carolina Teachers Col
lege made the honor roll for
the fall quarter, the college reg
istrar has announced.
Miss Barbara Gribble, of
Franklin, and Mrs. Wilma Gor
don, of Highlands, qualified for
the Alpha (A) honor roll, while
Lester Arnold, John W. Edwards,
and Miss Mary Jane Crawford
and Selma Josephine Dalton
made the Beta (B) honor list.
FINDS URANIUM ORE
Dr. William A. Matthews re
ports that uranium ore has
been found in a pegmatite
seam on his property near
Highlands falls. This is said to
be the first uranium ore found
on the Highlands Plateau and
has been identified by the gov
ernment as euxenite. Dr. Mat
thews added that this euxenite
has not yet been found in suf
ficient quantity to be mined
commercially.
?SmII Photo ?y J. P. Brti'
When the Franklin High male eager* step into the eastern
division tournament of the Smoky Mountain Conference tomor
row (Friday) night against Webster their hopes will be riding
with (L to R) Ray Henry and Tommy Raby, the team's high
scorers (or the season. Henry will more into the tournament as
second best with 189 points and Raby with the top scoring hon>
on, 208 points. The tournament will be played in the Swain
High gymnasium.
Franklin Girls Take Crown;
Boys Going To Tournament
Cage Men Will Meet
Webster; Lassies
Ruled Out
Franklin High's high-flying
cage men will make their open
ing bid for the Smoky Moun
tain Conference eastern division
crown Friday night against
Webster as tournament play
mojes into high gear in the
Swain High gymnasium in Bry
son City.
But the high school's unde
feated girls' team, which has
been raising eyebrows in the
division this season with its
high-scoring antics, will be sit
ting the tournament out.
A ruling this year prohibits
girls from playing in "region
al" tournaments. However, there
is talk here of a county tourn
ament for the girls from
Franklin, Highlands, and Nan
tahala.
The Franklin-Webster game
will tip off at 8 o'clock and
if the local lads tuck away the
game they will take on the
winner of the Nantahala-Rob
binsville tilt. And if victory
again smiles, upon them they
will meet the winner of the
Cullowhee-Andrews clash.
Tournament play will move
SEE NO. 3, PAGE 12
Can Macon nave
Fair Without Carnival?
Can a county fair be success
fully held without a midway
operated by an imported carni
val?
Discussion of that question
highlighted a meeting of Jay
cees and agricultural workers
last Thursday evening at the
Agricultural Building.
Taking part in the discussion
was A. Q Ketner, of Murphy,
field representative of Coble
Dairies. Mr. Ketner, former
county agent In Cherokee, ex
plained that he has been active
In operation of the Cherokee
County Pair for the past 17
years.
He answered the question
flatly: "No".
He added that the only way
to build a fair is to Ignore the
criticism of the carnival al
most sure to come from "preach
ers and newspapers".
J. P. Brady, chairman of a
Junior Chamber of Commerce
committee recently named to
Investigate the possibilities of
a fair here, outlined a tentative
program prepared by the com
mittee. He explained that it is
not the purpose of the Jaycees
themselves to operate a (air,
should It be organized, but
merely to "get the ball roll
ing".
He suggested the gradual de
velopment ol a county fair
here, building around the 4-H
and home demonstration "Ach
ievement Days" program that
draws about 1,000 persons each
year.
Other features, he said, could
be beef and dairy cattle shows,
the annual poultry show and
auction, and the annual home
demonstration dress revue, in
addition to individual exhibits.
As crowd attractions, he sug
gested square dance and fid
dling contests and other local
attractions, plus perhaps a
single specialty act, such as a
spectacular trapeze perform
ance.
Mr. Brady said the committee
had in mind renting the booths
to Macon County organizations, ,
such as P. T. A.'s, home dem
onstration clubs, church groups,
and civic clubs, so that the
money spent at these booths
would remain in the county.
That arrangement, he pointed
out, would have the added ad
8EE NO. 2, PAGE 12
Girls Win 14-th Game
For Top Spot In
Division Play
The eastern division Smoky
Mountain Conference crown
landed squarely on the heads
of the Franklin High lassies
here Tuesday night when they
rolled to their 14th straight
victory.
Bryson City's female cagers
failed to stop, or even slow
down, the crown-bound local
A blonde, high-scoring lassie
has been largely responsible for
the smash success of the Frank
lin High girls, who won their
14th straight game here Toes- !
day night against Bryaon City
to take the eastern division
Smoky Mountain Conference
crown. She is pictured above ?
introducing, Jody Lenoir, who
split Uie strings this season
with 240 points.
lassies, who more than doubled
the score? 75 to 37. Audrey
Qlbson paced the girls to the
one-sided win with 26 markers,
closely followed by the team's
high-scorer, Jody Lenoir, who
spilt the strings for 21 points
and pushed her season total to
240
The Franklin lads pulled an
even more one-sided victory by
chalking up a 76 to 32 score to
SEE NO. 4. PAGE 12
Influenza
Hits Here;
Not Serious
Wide awake and active Mr
con County peered miserably
through red and cdld- bleary
eyes this week as influenza and
its bosom pals, "down-and-out
feeling" and "runny nose" mov
ed in to slow down business
and social activity.
Despite that fact that local
drug stores have been doing a
stirring business in cold reme
dies and doctors have been kept
on the move making house calls
and giving shots and pills, the
situation at present is nowhere
near the epidemic stage, accord
ing to health officials.
Children apparently are not
suffering from colds as much
as adults. Among grown-ups In
Franklin this week It was con
ceded that "I'm taking the flu"
or "I'm think I'm going to live
now."
Spotty absenteeism was noted
in the schools for the past sev
eral days but County School
Supt. Holland McSwaln said
yesterday (Wednesday) that at
tendance was only "slightly be
low normal".
Although other schools seem
to be weathering the storm,
Cowee School is reeling under
the punch of colds and flu.
Normal daily attendance at the
school Is about 300 ? Friday 102
children were absent, Monday
and Tuesday about 105 and
Wednesday the number went^ip
to 120, officials at the school
have reported. But as the situ
ation stands now the school will
continue to operate unless the
spread becomes worse.
On Friday some 45 absentees
were reported at Union School,
but most of the children were
back in school Monday, the
school superintendent said.
Dr. Leo P. McCampbell, of
Sylva, health officer for Ma
con, Jackson, and Swain coun
ties, said Tuesday that unless
the spread of influenza becomes
more pronounced here no steps
will be taken by the health de
partment to close schools and
public meeting places. The doc
tor said schools had to be clos
ed in Swain last week but that
Macon and Jackson apparently
were not as hard-hit by influ
enca as neighboring Swain.
A general slow-down in busi
ness in Franklin Monday, Tues
day. and Wednesday was blam
ed by a number of merchants
on flu.
The Cowee Parent-Teacher
Association, which had its regu
lar meeting scheduled tonight,
postponed it to next Thursday
night because of illness in the
community.
TAX MAN COMING
A representative of the In
ternal Revenue Service will be
at the register of deeds office,
in the courthouse here, Febru
ary 25 and 26. from 9 a. m. to
4 p. m., to assist taxpayers in
preparing their federal income
tax returns, the service has an
nounced.
SALE PLANNED
A bake sale, sponsored by the
St. Agnes Episcopal Auxiliary,
is planned tomorrow (Friday)
at the Children's Shop begin
ning at 9 a. m., it has been an
nounced.
3 19- Year-Olds
In Draft Group
Survey Shows
Lifting Of Wage -Price
Curbs Means Little
The lifting of controls on
wages and salaries and the re
moval of price curbs on thou
sands of consumer items by
President Eisenhower Saturday
apparently will have little ef
fect in Macon County.
A cross-section survey of se
veral of the county's larger
businesses and stores indicated
that things will go on pretty
much as they have in the past.
Merchants pointed out that
even with price curbs, prices
on consumer goods here have
"always been below" the ceil
ing prices. Most of them felt
that the price will come down
on some items, rather than go
up.
As for wages and salaries, the
survey Indicated that employes
are making Just about as much
as the traffic can bear now
and those questioned said no
wage and salary increases were
in the Immediate future.
The executive order abolish
ed all federal controls over
wages and salaries and remov
ed price curbs from thousands
of items, including restaurant
meals, clothing, furniture, and
household goods.
MUSIC -HEAD
RESIGNS JOB
Murray Accepts Post
With Baptist Church
In Fayetteville
Orval Murray, minister of
music at the First Baptist
Church, is resigning his post
here to accept a music minis
ter's position with the Trinity
Baptist Church in Fayetteville
His resignation is effective
March 9. Mr. Murray, who came
here in September, 19 1, said
he and his wife and their small
child will leave for Fayetteville
on March 10.
In addition to his duties with
the church, Mr. Murray was in
strumental in the formation of
the Macon County Chorus, com
posed of home demonstration
club women, and is director of
the choral group.
The Fayetteville church to
which he is going was organiz
ed by the Rev. M. W. Chap
man, present pastor of the
Baptist church here.
SUPPER PLANNED
A box supper, sponsored by
the Carson Chapel Methodist
Youth Fellowship, is planned
Saturday night at the Car
toogechaye School at 8 o'clock,
it has been announced.
BANQUET PLANNED
A "Sweetheart Banquet" for
members of the Franklin Jun
ior Woman's Club and their
husbands and dates is slated
tonight (Thursday i at Slagle
Memorial Building at 7:30
o'clock.
Says Teen- Age School Bus
Drivers Safer Than Adults
Much has been written in re
cent months about the danger
of permitting teen-agers to
drive, but the experience of
North Carolina with school bus
drivers indicates that teen-agers
are safer drivers than adults.
Of the 7,000 drivers operating
school buses In this state last
year, only about 10 per cent, or
700, were adults, but those 700
adults were involved in one
fourth of all the bus accidents,
Carroll Angel told the Franklin .
Rptary club at its dinner meet- |
ing at the Slagle Memorial
Building last Wednesday eve- |
ning. Mr. Angel, of Burnsvllle,
Is field representative of the
state's Highway Safety Division.
He cited two factors as ex- J
plaining the better safety rec
ord of the teen-age bus drivers.
In the first place, he said, j
the salary of the school bus
driver is too low to attract
capable adults. The pay In Ma
con County is $60 a month, or
about $1 an hour for actual
time spent operating buses, as
compared with about $125 a
week by drivers of commercial
bus lines.
Second, he said, the adult
does not respond so readily to
supervision and direction by the
school principal as the student
driver.
Seeking to reassure parents,
Mr. Angel said there Is com
paratively little danger of chil
dren being hurt riding school
buses. To drive North Carolina's
7,000 school buses ? the largest
fleet of buses in the world? ap
proximately 20,000 potential
drivers are examined and
trained, and the 7,000 drivers
are selected from this 20,000.
He added that both buses and
their operation are under con
stant supervision.
Highway Patrolman C. M.
Byrd was program chairman,
and introduced Mr. Angel.
Large Contingent Sent
For Induction; March
Call Received
A 17-man draft contingent ?
including three 19-year-olds ?
was sent to Knoxville, Tenn.,
Tuesday morning for induction
into the army. '
Not only was it the largest to
leave this county in more than
a year, but the contingent was
the first one listing 19-year
olds since World War II, indi
cating that the local board is
dipping deeper into its man
power pool.
The three 19-year-olds are
Morris Eugene Vinson, Lawton
James Brown, and Frank Ar
thur McCall. Other inductees
were Paul Duvall, Jack Sheri
dan McCoy, George Harold
Moore, Jr., William Homer
Grant, Richard Delano Potts,
Charles William McKay, Ray
Mason, Ernest Calhoun Dendy,
John Leonard Tippett, Rufps
Leonard Hall, Odell Eugene
Vinson, Edwin C. Hall, Max
Buchanan, and James Dock
Parrish. McCoy, Moore, and
Grant volunteered for induc
tion, according to Mrs. Gilmer
A. Jones, board secretary.
While Tuesday's call was large,
the one received by the board
for March is the reverse, ask
ing for three men on March 9
for Induction and 22 for pre
inductlon examinations.
Twenty-two went to Knoxville
Tuesday for pre-induction ex
aminations.
Dimes Drive
Nears Goal
March of Dimes contributions
this week totaled S2.380.38 with
all but two of the county's 11
townships reporting. County
School Supt. Holland McSwain,
county chairman, announced
Tuesday.
The county's goal is S3.500,
which leaves SI. 119.62 still to
be raised if it is to be reached.
Highlands and Flats had not
turned in contributions to the
drive chairman Tuesday.
Amounts raised by the other
nine townships follow: Mill
shoal, $187.07: Ellijay, S65.64;
Sugarfork. $53.90: Smithbridge,
$292: Cartoogechaye, $150.80;
Nantahala. $87.10; Burningtown,
$20.65; Cowee, $246; and Frank
lin, $1,277.22.
Several of the townships rais
ed their proportionate shares of
the goal through benefit square
dances and box suppers.
Dimes also have been pour
ing in from schools, organiza
tions, and businesses. Macon
Theatre raised $101.63; Veter
ans of Foreign Wars, $91.35;
Franklin Junior Woman's Club
through the "Mother's March
on Polio", $320; Franklin
schools, $201.01; Van Raalte,
$50; Cartoogechaye School,
$13049; Iotla School, $33.15;
Cullasaja School, $71.58; and
East Franklin School, $141.40.
ISHMi Khl tAStl)
Pfc. Bobby J. Myers, son of
Mr and Mrs. Leonard Myers,
of Franklin, Is scheduled to be
released from active duty to
morrow (Friday) at Camp At
| terbury, Ind., where he is serv
ing with the 31st Infantry Divi
sion, the Army Home Town
News Center announced this
week.
The Weather
The week's temperatures and rainfall, as
recorded in Franklin by Manaoa StUoa.
U. S. weather observer, and at the Coweta
Hydrologic Laboratory :
FRANKLIN
Temperatures
High Low Rain
Wednesday 55 33
Thursday 51 16
Friday 44 40 .35
Saturday 50 41 .17
Sunday 50 26
Monday 63 18
Tuesday 67 28
COWEETA
Temperature*
High Low Rain
Wednesday 54 30
Thursday 49 16
Friday - 46 S# .46
Saturday 50 40 .30
Sunday 61 27
Monday ... < 61 17
Tuesday 61 26