nifiit UjijWatAtf JHacouian vol. Lxvni? NO. 21 FBANKUN, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1953 TWELVE PACKS Three Graduation Events Are Slated i Baccalaureate Sermon Sunday; Commencement Tuesday Night The end of school days is rapidly approaching for the 116 Franklin High seniors making up the Class of 1953. On Sunday they will meet at the Franklin Methodist Church for. the baccalaureate sermon; on Monday at the school athle tic field for "Class Day"; and on Tuesday ? GRADUATION, and those hard-earned diplo mas. Sunday's baccalaureate ser mon will be delivered by the Rev. M. T. Gales, pastor of the Cowee Baptist Church. The pro gram will begin at 8 o'clock with the "Grand March from Aida", followed by the Invoca tion by the Rev. M. W. Chap man, pastor of the First Bap tist Church, who also will give the benediction. Mrs. H. W. Cabe will be the organist. She and 8. F. Beck, Franklin band director, will play "Special Largo", by Handel, as a feature of the program. "Class Day", which will be marked by the presentation of awards to outstanding members of the graduating class by Prin cipal C- Ray Lowe, will start at 1:30 o'clock. Mr. Chapman will give the invocation and Paul Kllllan, a member of the grad uating class, the welcome. The program lists the reading of the class prophesy, by Miss An nie Ruth Dean; reading of last will and testament, by Jack Kusterer; and the presentation of mementos, by Kenneth Mc Means. Tuesday night at 8 o'clock at the school stadium, District Principal R. G. Sutton will pre sent diplomas to the 116 sen iors ? 46 boys and 70 girls. The graduation program is as follows. Processional. Franklin Band; Invocation, the Rev. C. E. Murray, pastor of the Frank lin Methodist Church; "Marcho Poco", Franklin Band; Welcome Address, Jack Love; Apprecia tion to Teachers and Parents, Miss Julia Moody; Class Song; Looking to the Future, Miss Ann Hays; Citizenship. Miss Nancy Ramsey; Awarding of Diplomas, Principal R. G. Sut ton; Benediction, Mr. Murray: Recessional, Franklin Band. The four student speakers on the program are among nine singled out "of the graduating class for honors. The others are Misses Virginia Franklin. Annie Ruth Dean, Barbara Jean Pannell, Myra Crawford, and Max Phillips. Class mascots are StevieLowe, son of Principal and Mrs. Lowe, and Brenda Seagle. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Seagle. Honor students from the junior class will serve as mar shals. They are Holland Mc Swain, Jr., Jimmie Sherrill, An nette Dalrymple, Luetta Brown ing, Norma Jean Welch, Ruth Edwards, Jeanne Henson, Carl ene Sorrells, Thad Dowdle, Bet ty Cabe, Bill Zickgraf, and Richard Russell. Brady Is Named Editor Of State Jaycee Magazine J. P. Brady, of The Franklin Press staff, is the new editor of Future magazine, monthly publication of the State Jaycee organization. Mr. Brady, who will take over the editorship with the July Is sue of the publication, was chosen by the state executive board of the organization at the convention In Asheville last week-end. He will succeed Rol and Oiduz, of Chape] Hill. During the coming year. Fu ture, an eight-page magazine with a current circulation of 5,200, will be printed by The Franklin Press, and mailed to Jaycees over the state through the Franklin post office. CONSTRUCTION HALTED Construction of the new Catholic Church has been halt ed while church officials check with the state highway depart ment to see If the church U going to be on the right-of-way of any future highway projects. The new building Is going up at the Intersection of Maple and US 23 (Georgia highway). Goodrich Store To Open Soon In F ranklin A B F Goodrich retail store, to be called "Farm and Home [Supply", will open in Franklin I about June 15 under the man agement of Frank Plyler. re building for the store, 'which will be owned and oper erated by the Nantahala Oil Company, is now under con struction at the oil company s ?,orage depot near the Uttle Tennessee bridge. Cost of th one-story building will be p oroxlmately $10,000. , Mr Plyler, who has resigned hiTpost with the Forest Serv ice here, is now attending the B. F. Goodrich school in At The store will carry home ap pliances, auto accessories and sporting goods, according to oil company officials. Food School For Handlers Is Scheduled schooMsepianLdfh?edre Tuesday , Wednesday, and Thursday un - er the sponsorship of the dis t'ict health department, Sani tarian H. T. Collins announced UEigmekclasses are scheduled, t-vo each day, at the agricul lural building, doming classes will run from 9 to 10.30 ana fternoon classes from 2.30 o'clock. Mr. Collins said. The school has been arrang?T because of increased demands or improved methods of hand ling food, according tb the san itarian. He said the district health department requ'res al inprators of restaurants, caies, Sr rooms , luncheonettes meat markets, school lunch .corns, slaughter pens, and oth ?r businesses that handle food or public consumption attend :hHe ST^ Permit for pre paration or serving of food will oe issued unless applicants for such permits present a ceitiii "ate testifying attendance at a food handling sch?' '?lcates nast three years. Certiticaies wUl be granted to individual food handlers who attend three nr more classes, and to ?Pera tors who show the attendance l?r* nuge of " their employes. PC prospective employes not pres ently working, but who are scheduled to work during the busy seasons, should be enrollea and sent to the school, he add I ^Explaining that morning ; and afternoon classes the same d y will deal with the fame subject, Mr. Collins suggested that em ployes* toenthePamorning classes I and the remainder to the after i noon sessions. i ? STEPS TAKEN TO FORM UNIT Plane Spotter Program Explained ; Cogan Is Supervisor Initial steps were taken In Franklin Tuesday night to form a Ground Observer Corps unit. Thirteen persons attended a special meeting at the V. F. W. building to hear S/Sgt. George Cook, of the U. S. Air Force, who Is attached to the air de fense filter center in Knoxville, Tenn., explain the function of a unit in the nation's air de fense set-up. The group elected John Cogan as supervisor to oversee further organization and the Rev. R. D. Burnette as chief observer. S/Sgt. Cook showed a film, "One Plane, One Bomb", which was filmed on an actual simu lated attack by three B-29s on 8EK NO. 1, PAGE 12 ON DEAN'S LIST Miss Elizabeth Ann Phillips, a senior at the University of North Carolina, made the Dean's list for the quarter Juat ended, it has been learned here. LOUIS POTTS NAMED CLERK IN HIGHLANRS Is Former Newspaper Sports Editor In Shelby Louis Potts has been named town clerk of Highlands, suc ceeding V. W. McCall, who has resigned to accept a post with the Highlands branch of the j Jackson County Bank. Mr. Potts, who for the past year has been sports editor of the Shelby Daily Star, was elected to the clerk's post at a meeting of the board of com missioners Monday night. A graduate of the University of North Carolina, he is the I son of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Potts. The two new commissioners ! elected ip the May 5 election ? Steve Potts and Carter E. Tal ley ? were sworn in at Monday's meeting. Other members of the board who were reelected for two more years are Tudor N. Hall, L. W. Rice, Sr., and Harry A. Holt. PUTS SIX MEN IN 1-A CLASS Total Of 30 Selective Service Registrants Classified At a meeting last week, the local selective service board placed six men in 1-A (avail able for military service l and classified a total of 30 regis trants, according to Mrs. Gil mer A. Jones, board secretary. Put in 1-A were Ernest G. Crisp, Noah L. Rogers, Fredlee J. Norton, John R. Schiffli, Jack Hoglen, and John L. Day. Andrew Moses was classified 1-A (accepted). Other actions included: 1-D (member oi reserve com ponent or student taking mili tary training) Curley G- Walker, John C. Henderson, and Charles B. Teague; 1-S-H (nigh school student i Freci P. Deal: 1-C 'en listed) John C. Dii)s: l-C (dis ; charged! William H. Ray, Fred j Sanders, Jr., Clifford A. Fox, Wilburn H. Dills, and Bobby F. I Henry; 1-C (reserve) Patton M. ' Duncan, Kenneth N. Norton. (Kenyon B. Zahner, William B. I Deal, Virgil R. Gibson, Paul J. Jennings, John A. Flanagan, and Harley P. Holden; 5- A (over age of liability) Jack N. | Downs, Doyle R. Sanders, Har- i old Rogers, R. L. Denny, and Joseph H. Roper. Last Meeting Of Year For Baptist Executive Committee Is Planned j The last meeting of the pro [ motions executive committee of | the Macon Baptist Association | ! in this association year is plan- ' j ned tomorrow (Friday) night at j | 7:30 o'clock at the Calvary Bap- j tlst Church. I The Rev. W. N. Cool:, chair man, said important business I is to be transacted at the meeting and he urged all churches and pastors to be rep resented. VALEDICTORIAN 1 t MISS ZOELLNER SALUTATORIAX MISS MILLER \c ?? _ 'J ? ? ?u .uitrgiiict ^uruuci, uaugu ler of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Zoell ner, of Highlands, has been se lected as valedictorian of the Highlands High School graduat ing class. Miss Miller, daughter of Mrs. Frank Miller, of Scaly, is salutatoriain. FRANK ANGEL * DIES AT 75 Services For Native Of County Held Thursday Frank Angel. 75-year-old farm- I er and native of this county, died Wednesday morning of last week at his home in the Cul lasaja community after a ! lengthy illness. Funeral services were con ducted Thursday at 2:30 o'clock at the Bethel Methodist Church by the Rev. Fred Sorrells and burial was in the church ceme- j tery. > Born January 18. 1878, Mr Angel was the son of T. A. and Mrs. Adaie Miller Angel. In 1897 he was married to the former Miss Addie Sanders, who died about five years ago. He is survived by six sons, Fred, Lex, Joe, Grover, and Carey, of Franklin, and John, of Cullasaja; four daughters, Mrs. Minnie Gibson, Mrs. Paul ine Gibson, Mrs. Helen Gibson, of Franklin, and Miss Ruth Angel, of Cullasaja; two broth SEE NO. 2. PAGE 12 MEETING SET TO PLAN FOR CONTESTHERE Prizes And Rules For Event To Be Talked At Friday Session Rules and prizes for the Ma con Cbunty Rural Community j Development Contest will be set ' up tomorrow < Friday) night at a special meeting of the county contest council. The sessipp will get under way j at the Nantahala Power and | Light Company building at 7:30} o'clock. In addition to establishing the conduct of the local rural contest, which has 13 entries, the council plans to discuss ideas for long-range projects with presidents ol the com munities. Making up the county council, which functions as a steering body lor the contest, are Erwin Patton, president; Walter Tayl- 1 or, vice-president; County Agent : S. W. Mendenhall, secretary; | W. W. (Bill) Sloan, treasurer; j and John , Crawford, of the i American Legion post, W. W. j Reeves, V.F.W Post, Frank Plyler, Jaycees, and representa tives of the Rotary and Lions. Presidents of the 13 com munities also are members of the council and are urged to be present at Friday's meeting. The elected officers and civic club representatives serve as the board of directors The local contest ? lirst one for the county? was perfected early in April. It will be con ducted along the same lines as the W. N. C. contest, which is sponsored by the Asheville Agri cultural Council. All of the local communities also are entered in the W. N. C. contest and in the state-wide one. At the organizational meet-, ing, a tentative goal ol $1000 was set for contest prizes and a fund-raising committee, com posed of Mr. Plyler. Mr. Craw ! ford. Lewis Patton. Mr. Reeves, Wiley Brown, and Frank Mar tin, was appointed. This committee is expected to report on its successes in rais ing funds at the meeting. Republicans Call Meeting In Highlands George Reece. county Repub- f lican Party chairman, has ca'l ed a county-wide m e: r? for! tonieht "Th'.rsday 1 :n High lands. The meeting will get under way at 8 o'clock at the munic ipal auditorium Mr. Reece urged the attend ance of young party : mbers. explaining that the ! ' nation ] of a Young Republics Club will be a feature of the meet- ! ing. SERVICE CHANCED The Rev. M. W. C. ipman, pastor of the First Baptist Church, has announced :ie will preach his regular Sunday eve ning service at 6 o'cloci; instead , of 7, in order that he may take part in the bacCulareate service at the Methodist church, which is scheduled for 8 o'clock. Fathers Line Up For Barbecue ? Stat' rhoto by J. t tratly Approximately 100 fathers and guests lined up Wednesdav night of last week for heaping servings of barbecue at the annual Franklin Future Farmers of America "Father- Son Ban quet*'. The F.F.A. boys entertained following the meal. School Situation Up Again Tonight J GETS JAYCEE POST j MR. FINGER . _ ru n_ 1.1 emiKS ringer, iraiiMiu Jaycee, Friday was elected vice president of Jaycee District 1 at the state Jaycee convention in Asheville. As vice-president of one of the 10 districts in the state, he is a member of the policy-mak ing state executive board. Dis trict 1 embraces all mountain counties. Sylva Selected As Headquarters For Division 14 Headquarters of the n?>w 14th j state highway division is Sylva. according to an announcement i from Highway Chairman A. H. 1 Graham. Th? new division, o' which I Maror. :s a part, was set up | under" a State Highway reorg | ar.i - t:on on May 11. This coun I :v formerly was in the 10th 1 division. Mr. Graham announced th ? j ! appointment of G. G. Pa?e division engineer of the 14th. ! Mr Page is a former senior I construction engineer and was j .:.;si?ned to Asheville. Ir. addition to Micon. the r.e-.v division embraces, Chero kee, Clay, Graham, Swain. Jackson, Haywood, Transyl vania, Henderson, and Polk. Installation Marks N.E.A. Dinner Meet Installation of new officers marked a dinner meeting of the local unit of the N. C. Educa- j tion Association Friday night at j Kelly's Tea .Room. They are E. G. Crawford, ! president, Mrs. Lovicia Moses, i vice-president, and Clayton ? Ramsey, secretary-treasurer. Mr. and Mrs. J. C Sorrells ? and Mrs. Weimar Jones, dis trict P. T. A. director, attended as guests. Mr. Sorrells is chair man of the county board of ed ucation. Methodist Men's Club Meeting Is Postponed The May meeting of the Ma con County Methodist Men's Club, which normally would have been held May 26, has been postponed for two days, to avoid a conflict with the Frank lin High School commencement ] program. - The meeting will be held 1 Thursday evening, May 29, at 1 7:30 o'clock at Carson Chapel, President Erwin Patton an- ; nounced this week. PLACES SECOND Emory Crawford. Franklin ( High senior, placed sec?nd in the state finals of an oratorical contest sponsored by the Patri- ( otic Order of Sons of America, j The finals were held Wednes- j day of last week in Charlotte. HOME COMING SET 1 ( The annual home coming and 1 decoration at the Tellico Bap- < tist Church Is set for Sunday 1 beginning at 10 a. m.. it has i been announced. A picnic lunch 1 will be served on the grounds I at noon. The public is Invited. \sk District Committee To Reconsider Action On Principal In its second special session .his week, the county board of education will meet tonight i Thursday i for further consid eration of the re-hiring of Dis trict Principal K. G Sutton for another year. At a special session Monday night, the board decided to ask the district committee to re consider its recommendation that Mr Sutton be rehired; The board approved the prin cipal at its May 4 meeting and also upheld his recommenda tion and that of the district committee to dismiss Coach Ralph (Chuck) McConnell as Franklin High football mentor. The two actions immediately touched off heated protests from parents and students:. Protest petitions have been turned over to County School Supt. Holland McSwain and Board Chairman J. C. Sorrells. Coach McConnell' and Richard D. Stott. wht was recommended for conditional employment as a Franklin High teacher by Mr. Sutton, appeared before the board at Monday's meeting to present their cases. Mr Stott resigned week before last. Chairman Sorrells also dis closed that the board, at an in formal meeting Monday of last week, decided to suggest u. the principal that he resign hit principalship in v; c-v of V.e controversy. Mr. So: :"Jl : r. . ?e passed aiong th*- . ..ty?,:.;, ?? to the principal. A letter tc the boaru ? m Mr. Sutton was t per.ed M . Jay night. In ;; he replied tc the suggestion with: * ?1 have cie-iat J I ha.t ;he approval of the l:arci, which I c' lie\e I cio havt , that I would like t~ 'a;. : r.:i th" Rtion through. 3 hav: had tev eral people 'c .Tie ar.s ask that I c. ?,'.?? if jo. and 1 believe that mi c !ty of t^e facitiiv c rrsr.kl n district wouk. upi ?.-t m. I a. ->0 :.;ve that I con handle the s!4-i5Vo? and make th- r.< .\t sch :