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FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1953
TWELVE FAGE8,
MASS X-RAY
SURVEY SET
IN COUNTY
Mobile Unit Schedules
Three Major Stops
This Month
A mobile X-ray unit will be
in this county five days this
month and will be prepared to
give free chest Xrays to some
3,500 Maconites 15 years of age
and over.
The unit, in this area through
the Macon-Jackson-Swain coun
ty health departments, has
three major stops in this coun
ty ? one day at Nantahala, one
at Highlands, and three at
Franklin.
Nantahala is listed as the first
stop. The unit will operate at
the Nantahala School on Wed
nesday, June 16.
On June 24 it will move to
Highlands for the day, setting
up on Main Street, and on ljune
25, 26, and 27 will be In Frank
lin, just of! Town Square.
Hours for each stop will be
11 a. m. to 5 p. m., according
to Mrs. Frank Shope, public
health nurse.
The unit is capable of turn
ing out 700 Xrays each day,
the nurse said, and she urged
every citizen to take advantage
of the free service.
While the purpose of the mass
X-ray survey is to find early
tuberculosis, Mrs. Shope ex
plained that certain other con
ditions also may be discovered,
including cyst, tumor, cancer of
the lung, and enlarged heart.
Only about two minutes will
be required to receive an X-ray,
she said, and it will not be nec
essary to undress.
Written reports will be mail
ed out to each person receiving
the survey.
Cherokee Drama
Reservations
Obtainable Here
Ticket reservations for the
Cherokee Indian drama, "'Unto
These Hills", which opens June
27 for its fourth season, may
be placed through the Franklin
Chamber of Commerce infor
mation booth on Main Street.
With its June 27 opening, the
drama will run for nine straight
performances and then will be
presented nightly thereafter,
except Mondays, through Sep
tember 7. The shows start at
8:15 and persons going from
here should allow at least an
hour and a half for traveling.
PALMER BUYS CAFE
Bruce Palmer, local business
man and former partner In
Cagle's Cafe, announced this
week that he had purchased
complete ownership of Cagle's
Cafe from Gus Cagle. Mr. Palm
er said he will continue to op
erate the business under the
same name.
Florida Beauty
Queen T o Spend
Vacation Here
For the second year in a
row, "Miss Duval County (Flor
ida)" of 1953. will spend an ex
pense-free vacation in High
lands sometime after July 4.
This was revealed Monday
night by Highlands Jaycee
President Sid Carter.
Mr. Carter read a letter from
the Jacksonville Jaycees, stat
ing that the winner of the
beauty pageant would be select
ed July 4 and would stay at
Highlands Manor. An airline is
sponsoring the week's vacation.
The Highland' Jaycees plan to
meet the girl in Greenville, S.
C., and schedule a full week's
entertainment for her.
The Jaycees also set tonight
(Thursday i to begin converting
a vacant town lot into a pub
lic picnic area.
The lot Is at the western end
of the old school building area
and was selected so picnickers
will not have to leave the city
limits for their outings.
Plans Include building two
picnic tables and fireplaces and
clearing away tree limbs to pro
vide a clearer view of the sur
rounding country.
The next Jaycee meeting will
be June 22.
Draft Board
Sends 6 Men
For Service
Six men were sent to Knox
ville, Tenn., for induction Into
the army Monday morning by
the local draft board.
The original June call was
for two men, but four of those
sent were volunteers, according
to Mrs. Gilmer A. Jones, board
secretary.
Inducted were Arlan McCall,
of Franklin, Route 3, Randolph
L. Cabe, of Franklin, Route 4,
Grady 'W. Childers, of Franklin,
Route 3, Bill Eugene Dalton, of
Highlands, James G. Welch, of
Franklin, Route 3, and Donald
R. Stewart, of Franklin, Route
3. The latter four were volun
teers.
Mr. McCall and Mr. Cabe are
both members of the 1953 grad
uating class of Franklin High
School. They originally were
scheduled for induction in Jan
uary, but were given postpone
ments so they could graduate,
Mrs. Jones said.
The secretary also said no
men will be Inducted from this
county In July, a move in line
with a nation-wide reduction
in drafting. There also was no
call in April here.
Thirteen men were sent to
Knoxville Monday for prein
duction examinations.
Masters Will Be
Summer Pastor At
Highlands Church
The Rev. Robert E. Early,
pastor of the Highlands-Cash
iers charge of the Methodist
church, has announced the ar
rival of L. Doyle Masters, a
ministerial student from the
Duke University Divinity School,
who will be summer season as
sociate pastor.
Mr. Masters will assist in all
the pastoral and preaching
ivork o! the two churches until
Labor Day, Mr. Early said, with
an every-Sunday morning wor
ship and preaching service at
each church.
FLAME AZALEA
NOW BLOOMING
CLOSE TO BALD
Colorful Flower Should
Be At Height By
Week-end
Colorful flame azalea is now
in full bloom at points be
low mile-high Wayah Bald
and should be at its height
on the top of the bald by
this week-end, according to
District Ranger John Wasilik.
White azalea, is just begin
ning to bloom on top of the
bald and this species should
be in full bloom by next
week.
Mr. Wasilik said a good dis
play of the flame variety,
which annually attracts hun
dreds to the bald, can be
seen about a half-mile below
the crest now.
' Laurel is just starting to
make its colorful appearance
on top of the bald.
The stand of flame azalea
on Wayah is the finest in
America, according to a pub
lished statement several years
ago by C. D. Beadle, of the
Biltmore Estate, Asheville,
recognized as a^world author
ity on azaleas.
RAIN BRINGS
HEAT RELIEF
A par-boiled Franklin, swelt
erirfg under a 94-degree tem
perature Tuesday (and remem
bering a high of 91 the previous
day) was more than relieved
late in the afternoon when .56
inch of rain, mixed with hail,
poured out of the sky.
Since last Wednesday, the
mercury has roamed in the
high 80's and those "blanket
nights" were dispensed with
Saturday. Sunday, Mcr.day, and
Tuesday when the low tempera
tures hung close to 70 degrees.
Spotter Unit
Sets Meeting
Here Tonight
A meeting of the newly-or
ganized Ground Observer Corps
unit in Franklin is scheduled
tonight at 8 o'clock (Thursday i
at the V.F.W. building on Palm- i
er Street.
The meeting will be the iirst
of a series of training and in
doctrination sessions to tie the
local unit into the nation's air
defense network.
John Cogan, temporary su
pervisor, said S/Sgt. George
Cook, with the air defense filt
er center in Knoxville, Tenn.,
will show a training film and
explain procedure behind the
operation of the plane spotter
unit. Although the G.O.C. pro
gram is administered by the
state Civil Defense director, the
U. S. Air Force is responsible
for the educational aspects of
the program.
Any person over 16 years of
age is Invited to attend the
meeting and join the local unit,
Mr. Cogan said.
Initial steps to form, a unit
here were taken in May.
207 Servicemen
Receive 'Press'
From Vet Posts
As of the first of this
month, 207 servicemen from this
country had received free sub
scriptions to The Franklin
Press, compliments of the local
V. F. W. and American Legion
pests.
The two veterans' organiza
tions launched this program of
keeping servicemen in touch
with the activities of their
home county through the news
paper on March 15, 1951.
Total number of subscriptions
"iven in 1951 was 55; in 1952,
!3: and through May cf, this
year, 59.
Highly Exaggerated? Not This 'Must'
* ? Stiff t'hoto b\ J. H. Htwiy
Competition among Western North Carolina rounties to draw .tourists in with scenic beauties
is keen, ami much of this don't-miss-it scenery is highly exaggerated in tourist folders. Rut. Ma
eon County has its scenic spots, and modestly a dmits some of them are the most beautiful in the
state. For those who doubt this, the above is photographic- proof of just one "must" on Macon's
scenic agenda ? picturesque Briday Veil Falls, on I S 64 between Franklin and Highlands.
Contract For Jackson County
Project To Be Let In June
MAY HIGHWAY
WORK USTED
Commission Does 1.45
Miles Of Paving
In Macon
The State Highway Commis
sion completed 1.45 miles of
paving and 1.6 miles of stabili
zation in Macon County during
the month of May, division
headquarters have announced.
Graded and paved were Green
Road, for .25 mile; McDowell
Road, .6 mile; and Morgan
Road, .6 mile.
The Thomas Road; for 1.1
miles, and the Fiesty Branch
Road, .5 mile, were graded and
the existing surfaces stabftized
with traffic-bound macadam.
The old 10th division brought
a total of 43.7 miles of paving
and 6.45 miles of stabilization
to completion during May. Und
er a new 14-divislon organiza
tion in the state, this county
is in the 14th division, with
Harry Buchanan, of Henderson
ville, as commissioner. Head
quarters for the new division
will be in Sylva.
GIBSON GETS
PURPLE HEART
Receives Medal For
Wounds Received
In Action
Pvt. William P. Gibson, son
of William Henry Gibson, of
Cullasaja, who was woynded in
action on May 5 in Korea, has
j been awarded the Purple Heart,
] according to information re
! ceived by his father.
The Macon County soldier,
' who was sent to Korea on
April 25 of this year, also wears
[ the CIB UN ribbon, campaign
ribbon, and a Korean citation.
Prior to entering the army in
Octobrr ;9f>2, h? worked at Lee
Pomdexter '<? servi?e station in
Franklin.
When wounded, he v.as serv
ing with the 20th Division,
Corrpan; G.
BOARD MEETING SET
Local Gir'i Scout leaders are
expected to attend the month
ly meeting of the board of the
Nantanala Area Council at Nan
tahala Inn, near Bryson City,
today 'Thursday. Dinner will
be served at 7 p. m . and the
meeting will foliow.
Contract for a new seven-mile link of US 23 from
Cowee Gap to Dillisboro in Jackson County ? a tie-in
project on the new stretch from Franklin to Cowee
Gap, which is now under construction ? will be let in
August, according to Highway Commissioner Harry
E. Buchanan.
In a telephone interview yesterday (Wednesday),
the commissioner said the $450,000 allocation for a
proposed new link of US 23 from Franklin south to
the Georgia line has been coupled with the $500,000
Post Office
Box Rents Being Upped
50 Per Cent
A 50 per cent increase in
box rents will go into effect
July 1 at the Franklin post
office, according to Postmas
ter Zeb Meadows.
The increased rents for the
four box sizes are as follows
(present rent is in parenthe
sis) : Box size 1, $.96 ($.60);
Size 2, $1.1# (.75) ; .Size 3,
$1.50 ($1); Size 4, *2.25 ($1.50).
More Maconites
Awarded Degrees
Among Maconites receiving
degrees since The Press story
last week concerning graduates
are:
Miss Mary Louise Bryson,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. P.
Bryson, of Franklin, Route 4,
Bachelor of Arts degree from
Berea College, Berea, Ky.
Mac S. Setser, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Setser, of Cartooge
chaye, degree in veterinary
medicine from the University of
Georgia.
Edgar Earl Welch, of F.rank
j lin, bachelor's degree in civil
engineering from N. C. State
College, Raleigh.
Miss Elizabeth Ann Phillips. [
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. B
Phillips, of Franklin. Bachelor
! of Arts degree from the Univer- j
' sitv of North Carolina.
Miss Edith Willis, of Frank
j lin, was graduated from thei
j nursing school of Mission Me
i morial Hospital, Asheville, on ]
! Friday.
Baptist Meeting ^et
Monday At Longview;
Wright Guest Speaker
"Loyalty to Christ" . will be
the theme of a Baptist asso
ciational' training union mass
meeting at the Longview Bap
tist Church Monday evening.
Ray Wright, of Bryson City,
past regional director, will be
the guest speaker. The meeting
is set for 8 o'clock. ,
Vacation -Time Again
IPhere Are Students?
It's June, and that's the in- j
evitable signal for colleges and J
universities over the nation to
throw open their doors and un
leash a flood of vacation-happy
students on the countryside.
Macon County, small though
it may be, has welcomed more
than a hundred of these' stu
dents with open arms. For many
of them, vacation-time means
summer jobs, but these jobs in
a sense constitute vacations be
cause they offer diversion from
the hustle and bustle of col
lege life.
Still others are taking the
word vacation in its most lit
eral light, just loafing and
catching up on the past year's
events.
And for some, vacation-time
means more schooling ? maybe
catching up on a few credits or
trying to get a degree in less
than four year?
At any rate, here's how some ,
of them are putting their sum- j
mer vacation to use:
Misses Julia Hunnicutt1
'Greensboro College), Caroline
Crawford i Western Carolina j
College), Marianne Sherrill, ;
'Woman's Colleger Mary Ann
Killian (Steven's College), Bar
bara Holland (Western Caro
lina College), Meta Angel
'Western Carolina College), Lib
by Murray (High Point Col
lege), Martha Ann Stockton
(Meredith College), all are
working for the summer at the I
Highlands Country Club.
Miss Freda Siler (Salem Col
lege i is working at Angel Hos
pital.
Miss Pat Landrum (Woman's
College i is behind the soda
fountain at Angel's Drug Store.
Miss Betty Henry (Woman's
College i is working as a secre
tary at the Asheville-Biltmore
Hotel
Miss Betty Lou Constance
(Woman's College) is with West
ern Carolina Telephone Com
pany exchange in Franklin.
Miss Janet Cochran (Berea
Carolina College) is attending
summer school at W.C.C.
Jack Norton (University of ?
Georgia) is working in High- 1
lands.
Jerry Potts (University of
North Carolina) is getting ready
to take a cruise with his Navy
Reserve Officer Training Corps.
Milton Hipdon (University of
North Carolina i is working at
Carolina Pharmacy, Franklin.
Miss Lattie Mae Corbin (Be
rea College) is working at
Highlands Inn.
Miss Jantt Cochran (Berea
College i has taken a summer
job as camp counselor In New
York State
Howard Patton (Western Car
olina College) has a job with
the Western Carolina Telephone
Company for the summer.
SEE NO. 3, PAGE 12
earmarKea ior me jacKsou
County project In order to
"speed up" the completion of a
new highway from Franklin to
Dillsboro.
While the original $500,000 for
the Jackson project would take
the highway only to Green's
Creek, Mr. Buchanan said the
additional funds taken from the
Franklin -Georgia project will be
sufficient to grade and surface
a new stretch through to Dills
boro.
The commissioner explained
he felt it was "better to do one
job thoroughly, than to do two
half jobs."
In 1954 or 1955, he said he
hoped to receive funds for the
Franklin-Georgia stretch under
a federal aid program, and
added that the $450,000 allocat
ed for this project would not
have carried it to the state line.
Before making the decision to
transfer the allocation to the
Jackson project, the commis
sioner said he discussed the
matter with W. E. (Gene) Bald
win. chairman of the Macon
County Board of County Com
missioners, who also agreed
that it was the logical thing to
do under the circumstances.
Mr. Buchanan estimated four
or five months will be saved in
j construction by the move. 4
Motorists have been detour
ing around the Frankiin-Cowee
Gc-p project since early in Oc
tober. Grading on this phase ol
the project is about 55 per cent
et'irj'.'' act'ordinj to S. T.
Usry, resident highway engi
neer.
Wh c.~ the twc j. r sets are
co:r.p!etec'. the distant between
Frar.-:,,:i, ;>nd Dinsb< :"> will be
short'.-; i?i i .?> nitre than three
mile.' and a number of hairpin
curve will be eliminated.
Miss Angei Hired
By C. Of C. Body
Miss Ruth Angel, who has
betri teaching in Gastonia, has
been hired by the Franklin
Chamber of Commerce to assist
Mrs Lasca E. Horsley. secretary,
with the operation of the tour
ist information booth on Main
Street this summer.
The booth will be open every
day. except Sunday. Mrs. Hors
ley will operate it from 8 to 11
a. m.. Miss Angel from 11 to
7 p. jn.
Huneycutt To Conduct
Quarterly Conference
At Snow Hill Church
The Rev. W Jackson Huney
cutt. superintendent of the
Wayr.esville Methodist District,
will preach and hold a quarter
ly conference at the Snow Hill
Methodist Church at 11 a. m
Sunday, it has been announced
SING SLATED
The second Sunday sing of
the Macon County division will
be held at the Bethel Metho
dist Church beginning at 1:45
p m., Ralph McClure, president,
has announced.
The Weather
The week's temperature# and rainfall, aa
recorded in Frank Kn by Manson Stiles,
L\ S. weather observer, and at the Coweeta
Hydrologic Laboratory:
FRANKLIN
Temperatures
High Low Ra
Wednesday 85 43
Thursday 84 45
Friday 87 47
Saturday 86 67
Sunday 87 67 .09
Monday 91 68
Tuesday 94 69 .56
COWEETA
Temperatures
High Low Rain
Wednesday 82 38
Thursday 81 42
Friday 83 46
Saturday - 82 64 .05
Sunday 83 64 .85
Monday 86 63 .06
Tuesday 89 57 08