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FRANKLIN, N. C? THURSDAY, SETT. It, 1953
TWELVE PAGES
SOU AD GOING
TO ANDREWS
FOR OPENER
Tilt Set For Friday
Night; Bryson Is
Next Game
Local football fans will jour
ney to Andrews tomorrow (Fri
day > night for the debut of
Coach R. A. (Art i Byrd's 1953
54 edition of the Franklin High
Panthers.
Gametime will be 8 o'clock.
Shallow reserve strength and
a lightweight squad (average
160 lbs. for line and backfield)
could possibly hamper the rise
of the Panthers in the Smoky
Mountain Conference this year.
However, Coach Byrd said this
week he has a well-rounded
R A. (ART) BY'RD
squad that works well out of the
"T" and he feels it will become
stronger as the season gets
uncer way.
Probable starting lineup for
the opening game is:
Doyle Clark, left end; Dewey
Taylor, left tackle; Eugene
Mashburn, left guard; Roger
Seay, center; G. D. Buchanan,
right guard; Wayne Stewart,
right tackle; and Norris Jones,
right tackle.
Richard Renshaw, right half
back; Junior Dills, fullback;
Bobby Womack. left halfback;
and Vic Teague. quarterback.
The school's cheering squad,
which has been practicing for
the opener since the selection
of cheerleaders Monday, is com
posed of Misses Lela Jo Gailey.
captain, Marianne Johnston.
Sue Blaine. Margaret Crawford, j
Julia Waldroop. Betty Sue Hug- 1
gins. Sue Myers. Nancy Sutton,
and Bobby Burch. Several mem
bers of the squad do not have j
a ride to Andrews, according to j
Miss Gailey. and she asked that
anyone having room in their |
car for a cheerleader to tele
phone her at 668-J.
Ths Andrews squad, coached
by "Pee Wee 'Hamilton, is .re
ported to be much improved
this year.
In announcing the lineup. 1
Coach Byrd said the Panthers
will meet Bryson City here
September 18 for a non-confer
ence game. The scheduled tilt
closes out the Panthers' 10
game schedule, filling the only
open date The conference bat- 1
tie between the two teams is
set for October 23 in Bryson
City.
FOLK FESTIVAL
BIG SUCCESS
Jaycees Plan To Make
Event Permanent;
Winners Listed
Ignoring threatening skies,
more than 1,800 persohs of all
ages clapped their hands and
kept time with their feet as
some ol the county's top en
tertainers joined hands with
the Franklin Jaycees Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday nights to
stage the first annua! Macon
County Folk Festival.
The embryo festival, which
received only three weeks of
advance publicity, was so suc
cessful that Jaycee President
Vic Perry said his organization
will sponsor the event "lor as
many years as the people of
Macon County want it."
Held under the stars (which
were behind heavy rain clouds
a!: three nights i at the Frank
SEE NO,' 1, PAGE 6
Bond Issues
Endorsed By
School Board
?4
The Macon County Board of
Education endorsed the upcom
ing state bond issues concern
ing funds for schools and men
tal institutions at a brief meet
ing Tuesday night.
On October 3. Macon voters
will ioin the rest of the state
in voting on the two proposed
issues:
( 1 1 to issue $50,000,000 in
bonds for school buildings, and
(2 to issue $22,000,000 in bonds
1 to provide adequate space and
j facilities in the state's mental
\ institutions.
When discussing the issues
prior to giving endorsement, the
board placed special emphasis
on the fact that no increase in
taxes would be needed to pro
i vide funds should the issues be
passed by the voters.
If voters favor the school
building issue, this county will
j receive not less than $163,000,
j and on the basis of need could
j receive as much as $400,000 or
1 more.
One other action was taken
by the board. The sale of the
old Clark's Chapel school prop
erty was confirmed. At public
auction several months ago,
John Blaine was high bidder at
S125. Connrmation of the sale
was delayed while title to the
property was investigated and
given clearance. -
Ledford Bir o
Full Interest
In Business
Oscar Ledford has purchased
| full interest in Franklin Froz
ien Foods. Inc., it was announc
ed this week.
Secretary-treasurer and gen
eral manager since the concern
opened here several years ago,
Mr. Ledford two weeks ago sold
his half interest in the business
to E. J. Whitmire.
However, this week Mr. Led
! fcrd said he now has full inter
! est in the business and has re
j sumed its management.
Tourist 'Lost' Near Wayah Finds Self
Hiking traiis in Macon County ca.n become confusing, even to experienced mountain climb
er-.. Mrs. Caroline Heller 'right > who became "lost" last Sunday afternoon between Wayah Bald
-it?l Burninrtown Gap for about two hours, tells Dr. Heller and her daughter. Gertrude, how she
took' the wrong trail. But things turned out well. Mrs. Heller made her way to the W&vah Road
and a search party being organized in Franklin was disbanded. Mountains are a family pas
time for the Hellers, who lived in Switzerland [ <r a numner of vears before coming to this coun
try.
TEACHER-PUPIL
RATIO IS 1-30
One hundred twenty-four
principals and teachers ? an av
erage of one to each 31 pupils
are now employed in the Macon
system, according to County
School Supt. Holland McSwain.
The above average was based
on enrollment with the open
ing of school (August 27 > and
does not include the attendance
figure for Highlands School.
SEE NO. 2, PAGE 6
County Y.D.C.
Slates Meetirg
To Pick Head?
A meeting of the Macon
County Young Democrats Club
! is set for next Thursday, Sep
tember 17. at the courthouse.
Election of new officers will
head the business agenda, ac
i cording to C. Banks Finger, sec
retary. The session will begin
promptly at 8 p. m., he said.
WOMAN LOST
WHILE HIKING
Compared with those in
Switzerland. Macon County
mountains are just small humps
of dirt? but the trails here can
become confusing, ever: to an
experienced mountain climber.
Such is the experience tf Mrs.
Isador Heller, who is vacation
ing with her husband and 16
year-old daughter in Wayah
Valley.
For Mrs. Heller became "lost"i
SEE NO. 3 PAGE 0
2 Macon Schools
Hit By Robbers
Shuford Say?
Health Center
Has Approval!
Macon County's proposed
health center has received the
preliminary approval of the
Public Health Service and an !
allocation of S12, 839.75 has been
set toward its construction, ac
cording to Congressman George
A. Shulord
In a telephone interview
Tuesday, the congressman said
he received his information by
letter from David E. Price, act
ing surgeon-general of the Pub
lic Health Service.
Estimated cost of building the
one-story center, which already
has received the approval of the
Medical Care Commission, a
state agency, is S29, 181.25.
Under an agreement with M
G. C.. which allocates funds to
counties in the state for health
centers. Macon's share of the
construction costs is six per
cent ? or roughly S6.000.
Recently. Dr. Edgar Angel
deeded land or. Riverview Street
to the county for the proposed
center.
15 Churche* Present
For Baptist' Sunday
School Group Meeting
The Macon County Baptist
Sunday School Association met
Sunday at the Coweeta Baptist
Church with 15 of the associa
tion's 42 churches represented.
Guest speaker for the session
was the Rev. John Buell. pastor
of the Highlands Baptist
Church.
The Rev. Crawford is the
r.ew county association superin
tendent and newly-elected |
Sroup leaders include Fred Cor
sin. Tom Rickman. Gordon Tal
lev. William Carpenter, and Er
win Dowdle.
An estimated 121 attended
Sunday's meeting i
Some Random Shots Of First Macon County Folk Festival
More than 1,800 persons of all ages flocked to the Franklin High Stadium
Thursday. Friday, and Saturday nights to take in the highly successful first
annua.! Macon County Folk Festival. The three-night event, sponsored by the
Franklin Jaycees, was studded with entertainment. Contests were conducted
between groups and individual entertainers, with the winners receiving trophies.
? Top tefti Ed J. Carpenter, Sr., who placed first in the liddling contest, dem
onstrates some of the smooth bow moving that put him at the top. Backing
up the festival champion fiddler, who has been waxing a bow for better than 50
years, is Hunter Young's String Kand, which recelvecf first plate in the event.
(Top Center) Songs and adept banjo picking Friday night put L. S. Patterson
into the finals Saturday, but he was unable to attend. (Top Kight) Even the
Audience got into the act Saturday night. Here a group of gentlemen from the
crowd. all ove "0 years of ace. show how square dancing was done way back
then lower i ft) Ptte anil Repeal" Sidney Clay and Hunter Youngi go into
the specialty a t that won a troph\ lor the "Best Act of the Show"; 12-year-old
Brownie Shuford demonstrates the kind of blowing it takes to win first place;
Buck dancing vas a hie hit of the show tor men and women alike ? Hal Zachary
takes time out from his hanio picking to shake a couple of fast legs for the
;? atUence ? Ann Rochester, of Highlands, look her part in buck dancing seriously,
a> did Dan Angel, leader of the Franklin squari dame tram. (Bottom Right)
The Highlands square dance team in action. Th? team traveled better than 120
miles for the three-night contest with the Franklin dancers. Judges were un
able lo reach a decision and the teams were eai h awarded a first pla.ee trophy.
(Above i Mickey and Wendel YVaLifroop combine their talents on the fiddle and
guitar to give the audience several of the songs they have written.
$335 Reported Missing
From High School,
Cartoogechave
Using crowtajt tc gain en
trance. unidentified thieves,
broke into two Macon schools
sometime early Tuesday morn
ing and toe* approximate^
$335
About $327, inc. .itiing a check
for $187. was reported .missing
from Franklin High School and
approximately *9 from Car
toogechaye Elementary School,
on US 64
Three doors we re jimmied at
the high schoc' and six at the
elementary schcci, Sheriff J
Harry Thoma; reported The
sheriff said officer believe the
same parties, responsible lor
both break-ins.
S. B. I. Agents F. E. Kitchen
and R. H Garland were assist
ing the sherii) : department
and Chief C. D. Baiict with the
investigation.
Fingerprint ^ \-ere taken at
the scene c; cc'h break-ms, the
sheriff said, art' are now be
ing studicc.
Persons seeing an automobile
parked at fith< . <' the school?
during the eariy morning hours
are yskte tc 'intact Sheriff
Th'jrr.a*. A i . in:t ,r:ation wMJ be
kept coniidentia:. ne said
The thieve' jimmied open a
'?mall lockbox at the high school
where the money was Sept. Ex
j plaining tht jarge amount cf
! money in the office. Pr.r.cipal
, Ralph L. Smith said the school
was unable tc make it .;suai
deposit because c. the la tor
Day holiday observed the
local bank. The front doer of
the high school ?nd dot : to
the office and principal'' cf
I fice were lorced open with a
! crowbar. The contents of the
i lockbox, including some small
change, were scattered' over the
principal's office.
Damage to 'he i\ doors at
the elementary KCilCUl was esti
mated at $2CTV. Sheriff Thomas
said. The ' tit. or t- the boiler
room also wa ??'d open, he
adtle^l. .
Fonmi Points
On Ait 'actm?
P* " (?? ^ ?} f ^ <5 rl
? ?._ ?w. - < ?1 ' f tfc. T *mlL
Weci r ' v * 6k
more th: n ' ! if,on
County bu-.:.' and < .vie
lead<r- a"*.': '1 peci? ' .r>
dustriiii (. '.( ? i i' ? n
B.rywjr, cv.v ' d'.rvr ii>*
North _ C;; ??< ? ? . c;
Conserve t It /; :.r.: !?? < ;>.r.::ient.
The purr' ? ' ' ' meeT.-!?
was to a< ? ' - 1 peor' cl
tlil^ :ir< a v " methyl tnrt
way- o: ottrar-.. . . L.asti.,'.
Macon's n" r* ' evidenced
by its large ?.<:> v.ation
But what riot ' tt-ke tc at
tract industry' In interviews
with some of the -r:en attending
the forum. The Press staff has
attempted V -nrtially answer
this. Each' n.an was asked.
"What one point brought out at
the meeting made the^ biggest
impression on you"
Their answer
Banks Finger, attorney: . .
the selling job we have to do
One man -aid we have a bet
ter product than we realize, but
that we don't know enough
about selling it . the first
step seems to be to compile a
complete industrial survey."
SEE NO 4, PAGE 12
The Weather
I ' vf-ck v tct'.|f r at ?. res and rainfall, aa
peopled in Franklin y Man*m Stilea,
J". v a? at her observer and at the Cnwerta
I f vtfT? ' pic l aboratory
FRANKLIN
Temperatures
High Low Rain
Wednesday 88 62 .02
Thursday 88 64 trace
Friday 87 , 67
Saturday 78 64 ,55
Sunday 78 55 .04
Monday 80 48
Tuesday' . 82 45
.COWEETA
Temperatures
High Low Ram
Wednesday 88 61
Thursday 85 59
Friday 84.5 59.5 tr,
Saturday 83 61 "320
Sunday 73 53 .115
Monday1 72 41 018
Tuesday / 78 38.5 _