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VOL. LXVIII? NO. IS
FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1953
TWELVE PAGES
SCIENTISTS
PLAN WORK
AT COWEETA
Are Studying Research
Conducted Over Past
10 Years
Watershed research to b? un
dertaken for the next 10 years
at thfe sprawling 5,600-acre
Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory
here is being mapped this week
by 20 foresters and watershed
scientists.
The scientists, who are :rom
as far north as Philadelphia,
Pa., and west as far as Vicks
burg, Miss., opened a five-day
conierence< at the laboratory
Monday to study the past 12
years' work at the laboratory,
which was established in 1933.
Mornings are being spent in
office discussions and the after
noons in the field, according to
E. A. Johnson, forester in charge
of Coweeta.
By the end of the week, the
scientists will be ready to rec
ommend research for the next j
10 years, he said.
Among other things. Mr
Johnson said researchers at
Coweeta try to determine the
effects of different types of
farming and commercial opera
tions, like logging, on the water
resources of a forest and also
experiment with new practices
5n such operations which would j
reduce danger to the water re
sources.
The laboratory is under the
jurisdiction of the Southeastern
Experiment Station, a part of
the U. S. Forest Service.
Among those attending the
conference are R. E. Herzler, of
the U. S. Department of Agri
culture; M. A. Mattoon, assis
tant regional forester; H. G.
Meginnis, of New Orleans, La.,
chief of flood control surveys, i
Southern Forest Experiment !
Station; W. H. Fischer, of At
lanta, Ga., assistant regional
forester; and Howard W. Li.il, j
of Vicksburg, Miss., of the j
Waterways Experiment Station i
Career Day
Observed At
Franklin Hi
Franklin High School students I
received valuable information |
in a number of careers and vo
cations during the school's
"Career Day" exercises Wednes
day and Thursday of last week.
Highlight of the two-day pro
gram was an address Wednes
day morning by Dr. Edward K.
Graham, Jr., chancellor , of
Woman's College, University of
North Carolina.
On Thursday, the chancellor
and Miss Catherine Taylor,
dean of students at Woman's
College, met informally with !
students interested in going to i
college. Miss Julia Barrett, voca
tional guidance counselor at W
C.. was general consultant.
Most of Thursday was taken 1
up by "career classes", con- i
ducted by local and out-of- !
town business and professional!
men' and women. Among those ;
??-peaking to interested students
were. Dr W. A. Ashbrook, of
Western Carolina Teachers Col
lege. and Wayne B'anton. of
3; an ton's Business College in
As'neville. discussing sales clerk
End secretarial careers; Dr.
Taff B. Botner; of W. C. T. C .
hiR" H. H. Gnuse, Jr. and
SEE NO. 1, PAGE 14
Craw "ere! W s
F. F. A. Co 'te?'
*n Wavnesville
Emor Crawford, of tli?
Frar.kiii. Future Fnrmers of
Ar.wic . 'ifipfor. . f \st
?? .f" 't ctiv |r. ' rn F F. A
- : :r. :i pcakin? tontr in
*>V..yn? sville find will compete In
*hv ' i ' r. coiVost in A--h'-\ :>1
?h: (? n r -v Thi- i
?**T" ~T rr .'r-r" ? i^-nl . . v. ii,h ?
? on frvriti'-n through grassland
farm:hr\
I)i IVK ! NOER WW
Th*1 ptyiual Franklin Chamfe- j
of Commerc* membership
f is no - under wny und"r
*i: ?' .ulersh p of E. L. McQlam
cvv. Elght> teams of two m?n
enrh are working the business
-'rlct. The commerce body re
,'tm 1;, adopted a budget for the
y?ar of S2 875.
Tops In F. F. A. Judging
? Staff Photo by,]. P. Brady
Til? top places in livestock and dairy judging were won by
the Franklin Future Farmers of America teams at the Xanta
f.a'a Fetlerr.'ifir. Livestock and Dairy Judging Contest held' here i
last Wednesday. Trams from 14 other W. N. C. schools competed
in the contest. .Members of the winning Franklin teams were
i L to K ) Emory Crawford, dairy, L. A. Moore, livestock, Arland
Metal!, livestock; back row, Victor Teague, dairy, Wayne .Stewart,
dairy. Jetry Sutton, dairy, and Pa.ul Killian, livestock. Pete Set
ser. a member of the livestock team, was absent when the pic
ture was made.
Franklin Businessmen Join
Forces To Assist Industry
A permanent nine-man in- j
dustrial committee was set up
here last Thursday night to as- j
sist prospective industries in
settling in this county.
Twenty-two Franklin busi- j
nessmen turned out to help
oerieot the organization, which
will function as a clearing j
house for industries interested '
:r. coming to Macon.
Although the men have no
definite leads on interested in
dustries. they organized the
permanent committee to be
. tacy to give assistance, in- j
cludir.g financial, should some :
industry want to come here. '
A; the outset of the meeting, |
hfic; in the Jaycee office -in
.he Nintaha'.a Building, the
men elected Victor Perry as
presiding oflicer and th"n set
? ciown to organize.
In addition to the permanent
ir.6u?tr}f?) committer wh'ch is
composed of the Chamber of
Commerce industrial group and
representatives of five Frank
lin civic organizations, two
other committees were named, I
one to survey financial re- j
sources, the other natural re
sources. The findings of the !
latter two committees will be
compiled in scrapbook form for
study by prospective industry.
Members of the Chamber of
Commerce industrial committee,
which will serve as a steering
body in the permanent indus
trial organization set-up. are
Frank B. Duncan, chairman, W.
C. Burrell, John M. Archer. Jr.,
and J. P. Brady. The represen
tatives of the five civic organi
zatioss ? Rotary Club, Lions
Club, Jaycees, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, and American
Legion ? will serve as directors.
The names of the five have
not been announced.
Should some industry be in
terested in coming here, the
businessmen probably would
adopt a nlan roughly as fol
lows, similar to ones used by
Sylva and Clayton. Ga.:
A corporation would oe form
ed and stock sold to raise funds
to build a building to the spe
cifications of the industry com
ing in. The building, which
would be owned b> the stock
holders of the corporation,
would be rented by the indus
try, the rent going to pay off
the indebtedness incurred by
the corporation in erecting the
building.
With this plan in mind, the
finance survey committee, made
up of Mr. Duncan, T. H. Calla
SEE NO. 2, PAGE 12
LOCAL F. F. A.
TEAMS CORNER
FIRST HONORS
Judged Tops In Contest.
With 14 Other WNC I
High Schools
The Franklin Future Farm- i
ers of America livestock anc ;
iairy judging teams took firs- , j
place over 14 other teams f ron.".
\V. N. C. schools in the Nanta- [
i . Ua Federation Livestock arc. ]
Dairy Judging Contest held I
here Wednesday o? la.;t week. <
Jtr:\ Sutton, son of Mr ana
Mrs. Charlie Sutton, of Frank
lin. Route 2, \Vas high man in
individual judging and Wayne i
Stewart son of Mr. and Mrs
Hariey Stewart, of Franklin, J
Route 1. was second high.
Saturday, the Franklin teams
will go to Asheville for the dis- ,
trict contest, shooting for the
state elimination in Raleigh the i
last of June.
Wayne Proffitt, vocational >
agricultural teacher, and Siier
Slagle, assistant agricultural
teacher, coached the two teams.
The livestock team, composed
of Pete Setser. Paul Killian, L.
A. Moore, and Arland McCall,
alternate, took first place over
the other high, school teams
with a total of 1,259 points out
of a possible 1,500. The teams
judged four classes of Hereford
cattle at the Killian Hereford
Farm and one class of York
1 shire gilts from Bob Taylor's
farm. Second place went to
Bethel High School in Haywood
County.
In the dairy competition, the
i Franklin team made a total of
1.292 points out qf a possible
1.500. Members of the team
i were Jerry Sutton. Emory
! Crawford, Wayne Stewart, and
i Victor Teague, alternate. Three
classes of Guernseys were judg
ed at the Slagle Dairy Farm
I one class of Holstein cows at
Parker's Dairy Farm, and or,-"
class of Holstein heifers from
George Doster's farm.
The judging contest is spon
sored annually by the Nant?.
hala Federation of Future
i Farmers of America.
| Patton Community
Bringing Bailey
Family Show Here
The Patton Community De
velopment Organization will
present the Bailey Family, o'
Radio Station WNOX, Knoxville,
Tenn.. in a benefit performance
at the courthouse tonight
i Thursday i at 8 o'clock.
The program will feature Wild
Bill Baliey, aged seven, said to
be radio's youngest fiddler, and
the Cob Hill Trio.
Admission charges will be:
Adults, 60 cents; children. 30.
And Then Some Folks Rely On Robins
,,i . I ?v Hi ii;i III. . : .1: '! i ? I ii II ?l ! . ? ?;< to hir;'iO !r -uxfenranee
. ? . - ? t rt ?< n I r.-.tklln. Around hero its . ?nr? si ?:> h. t *i r.-n i- 1 uini( 'he hot of
it ..ii"n the I. i'ul cheeker plajers, some of I .ui h.ue hr n pl.iv imr eaeh other >? inon
i iu Hive Mi 1 10 ( lo the sidewalk on 'lain Street. Anil the eh"rker Inard works
r r r- weather prophet. I.et Winter la ier inel .i ne .-re resumed in the rear ?>"
V '* I'rnd" nrr. ?; st< e. In the picture, Mr. rmler rr .? s ? rirht'. n'akes a move under the
\atehful eyes of speetator* i*nd his ' opponent, f. .1. Carpenter. '
Elections Planned Tuesday
In Franklin And Highlands
Q? CRUSHES
MACON NATIVE
Ledford Killed Monday
In Logging Mishap
In Georgia
S'?:yler Ledford. 41 -year-old
<mploye of the W. M. Ritter
Lumber Company, was killed
about 2 o'clock Monday after
noon near Mountain City. Ga..
when a lop rolled from a truck
he* was loading and crushed
him.
Information received here in
dicated that Mr. Ledford. who
was a native of this county, was
getting ready to lock a chain
in nlace on the logging truck
when one of the logs rolled
loo.v, killing him instantly.
At an inquest conducted by
a Georgia coroner, Mr. Ledford's
death was termed unavoidable.
Funeral services for the World
War II veteran were conducted
vesterday (Wednesday! at the
Maiden's Chapel Methodist
Church, of which he was a
member. The Rev. R. L Poin
dexter and the Rev. George A
Cloer officiated. Burial was in
the church cemetery.
Mr. Ledford was a truck driv
; "T and had worked for the
? :.:rnber company for the past
two years. Born July 9. 1911. he
was the son of the late Bill
i and Hattie Conley Ledford. In
March, 1938. he was married to
Miss Shirley Roane, of the
Prentiss community, who sur
vives.
Other survivors include two
| children, Furman and Jean, and
j four brothers. Dee Ledford. of
Charlotte, Richard Ledford. of
Detroit, Mich., Howard Ledt'ord,
j of Franklin, and Cliffton Led
| ford of Prentiss.
Serving as pallbearers were
Turner Guffie, Curt Roane, and
his four brothers.
Arrangements were under the
direction of Bryant Funeral
Home.
Woman Injured
In Stairs Fall
Mr?. Frances Higdon. of
Franklin, was seriously injured
about 3:30 Monday afternoon in
a fall down the steps of The
Johnson Barber Shop under
Angel Drug Store.
She apparently mistook the
barber shop entrance for the
d-ug store The doors to both
t 'tablishments are side by side.
Angel Hospital,- where she was
rushed by ambulance, reported
esterday < Wednesday > she was
recovering satisfactorily. Her in
'uries included fractures of the
iet't wrist and left ankle and
. . ;3h> brain concussion-.
Methodist Series
Will Open Sunday
A week of evangelistic services
by visiting ministers will open
Sunday at Macon Methodist
churches in connection with the
Methpdist Evangelistic Mission
of the Southeastern Jurisdic
tion
The guest preachcrs, here
? nd-r .1 ivrrachim -visitation
hange 'with mu'.i ters oi the
'V . sviltc district, .'11 arc
' rr.js Vir -Ilia
Til , .v ?*: | .I ,;
rci tli" ! 1 o'clock
? -vtvii. ? *: vice Sltll
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'v 'til' '? i-'i . at 7'3
o''k.
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AWARDED STAR
i
LT. L. R. ROPF.R
First Lt. Lee R. Roper, s(.n
i>f Mr. and Mrs. Claurfe L. Rop
1 er, of Franklin, has been award
ed the Bronze Star Medal for
meritorious service while serv
ing with X Corps in Korea. A
veteran of 17 months in Korea,
the Franklin lieutenant is a
graduate of Franklin High
School and N. C. State College,
Raleigh. He entered the army
in September. 1950, a.nd served
with the 5>5th Field Artillery
Battalion prior to joining X
Corps.
H. D. DRESS
| REVIEW SE
Feature Of Local Sprint
Federation For
Club Women
A dress review will .bn the
j principal feature of the Sprine
Federation for Macon ho.ii"
demonstration clubs, slated to
i morrow t Friday i afternoon at
j Cullasaja School at 2 o'clock.
The public is invited to at
] tend.
Mrs. T H McNish. county
clothing leader for the H. D
council. Tuesday announced the
judges for the review. They are
Mrs. T J. O'Neil, home econom
ics instructor at Franklin High
School, Miss Mary Cornwell,
home agent of Haywofld Coun
ty. and Miss Pansy Deal, home
agent of Swain Coijnty.
Awards will be presented the
winners by Mrs. O'Neil.
Mrs. C. Gordon Moore will be
! narrator and Miss Sally Kessler.
pianist.
Club members will model or
enter carments in the following
classes: Fashions of Tots: Fash
ions for the Home; From Sacks
to Garments; Sport Clothes:
Street Dresses; Best Dresses;
! Tailored Suits and Coats: and
| Evenlr. j Dresses.
PI. AN CHICKEN SI PPFK
| Tli. B 'h-M community will
j - 011.- ?! n chicken supper ??;
. ,m!i' iT::';"S(i:iy ? (? o'cloe.:
i 1 Cullasat i Sclinol. ' h.i- b- u
"not u Pr- 1 a- U be
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Two Towns Will Elect
Officials For Next
Two Years
Voters in Franklin ana High
lands will turn out at the polls
Tuesday to determine who will
take over the reins of their
respective town governments
for the next two years.
Polls in both towns will open
at 6:30 a. m. and will close at
6:30 p. m.
In Frank! n. v.vo men are
?seeking the mayor s post _?nd
eight alderman seats in *be
non-partisan election.
Three men are in the mayor s
race in Highlands and 13 in
cluding one woman, sb> a';:*r
seats on the five-member board
of commissioners.
Franklin Mayor W. C. E - : ell
and the entire six-man :> .: rd
of aldermen ? Verlon S-.vafford.
J. C. Jacobs. Oscar Leri'ord.
Frank Martin. A. G. triple and
Erwin Patton? are -eeking re
election. Mr. Burre'l, who is
serving the unexpired term of
the late . Robert M. Dillard. is
opposed by C Banks Finger, at
1 torney. The two others in the
alderman race ar? T T Love.
Cowee school principal, aiid J.
W. 'Bill i Korsley. restaurant
owner.
Alderman Pa' ton is running
for his fourth consecutive !\\o
vear term and Alderman Swa'
l'ord. the vice-mavor. hit * h'rd.
Aldermen C'ag1". Jacobs. Km
tin. and Ledford were e r :.?J
in ? 1051 and ar? sr-rking their
-ecohd tf . .ns.
W. H. Cobb. Who i:- ' !i l.:>
fth *'rm as mayor b i'i"h
l.ir.d*!. is opposed by H. S I ;
v n: d Henrv A. (ion . n <5.
l.i dor NT Hall. Han;. A H'jlt,
and Luther W. Rice, all ir
?j ? ?< o. -he incumbent boa 1 of. ?
doners. at ? seeking re
jection.
r-. ,*?;'! ?!? .c'and Hv'den,
dentist, is the worn/ r. ii the'
Highlands contest. Others run
n in ??>? th? board of i-ommis
sipnti- are J. A. Hodges. Jot
Ret-si-. Carter Talley Cur. ton
Cleaveland. John W. Paul. *F. A.
Edwa.ds. Steve Potts. Fr^.nk
Cranp. and John "I. C. Perry
Outwardly, political activity
in both towns is quiet, a fili
ation not out of the ordinary
j since the town elections are. as
a rule, conducted with a min
imum of political intrigue
One hundred thirty-six new
registrations were noted in
Franklin, bring to about 1.000
the number of registered voters.
Dean's Precinct
Bill Meets Slow
Committee Death
Rep Walter Dean s bill to di
vide the Franklin Township in
to four precincts met a slow
death in committee this week.
Action on the measure was '
postponed indefinitely by the
house committee on elections
and election laws. Rep. Dean
introduced ihe bill in the house
on April 14
PIE Sl'PPER PLANNED
A pie supper .ir.d cake valk
'inned tomorrow 'Friday*
? it the Otto School at T 30
') k tinder the sponsorship
Mulbfl. y community <ie
r. oi'iai ; ;i ion. f has
1- . :;m unced
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PR A \'X ! IN
Temperatures
Hi'.'h Low Rain
: o 45
; 4 4!)
74 89 02
i)9 ' 43
>50 40
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OOWEETAy .
Temperatures
Hi?h Low Rain
74 25
78 46
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GG 57
68 43 .12
37 38 _
75 28