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VOL. LXVIII? NO. 38
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPT. 17, 1953
TWELVE PAGES
FOOTBALLERS
DOWN ANDREWS
IN OPENER
Win 12 To 6;
Meet Swain High
Tomorrow Night
The Franklin High Panthers
made their opening bid in the
Smoky Mountain Conference
Friday night in Andrews by
trumping Coach "Pee Wee"
Hamilton's squad 12 to 6.
Back Bobby Womack held the
aces for the Panthers, slapping
them down for six points in the
second and fourth quarters.
Tomorrow (Friday) night at
8 o'clock. Coach R. A. (Art)
Byrd's lads will meet the Swain
High Maroons In the local sta
dium for a non-conference bat
tle The regular conference tilt
between the two rival high
schools is slated October 23 in
Bryson City.
Visibly suffering from open
ing game shakiness, the Panth
ers slowly caught fire in An
drews and made the host team
the first victim of the 10-game .
schedule.
Although Center Roger Seay j
played the entire game, it de
veloped that he injured his
ankle while making a tackle on !
the last pla^ before the half,
and will" be out of circulation 1
for about the next six weeks !
while it heals. Adolph Conley is
a likely candidate for Seay's
position
The Panthers chalked up
their first touchdown when I
Quarterback Vic Teague hit '
Wcrr.ack with a 35-yard pass
and the speedy back slipped
into paydirt from the 8 yard 1
line. Womack's kick for the ex- '
tra was low.
Andrews evened things up in j
the third quarter. Back Jerry j
Gilbert took a hand-off and
skirted around end for 12 yards
and the team's only tally.
Franklin bounced back in the
final quarter to cinch the game
with Womack, Junior Dills, and
J. C. Potts piling up valuable I
yardage in a down-field drive.
After Dills carried to the 6,
Womack tucked in a hand-off
from Teague and crossed for
the score. His kick for the ex
tra was blocked.
STATISTICS:
First Downs: Franklin 12, An
drews 10.
Yards Gained Rushing: F. 194,
A 149.
Passes Attempted: F. 2, A. 4.
Passes Completed: F. 1, A. 0.
Yards Gained Passing: F. 35,
A, 0.
Passes Intercepted: F. 1, A. 1.
Yards Gained by Intercep
tion: F. 13, A. 32.
Opponents Fumbles Recover
ed: F. 3, A. 2.
Yards Lost by Penalties: F.
60, A 10.
Punting Av. : F. 40, A. 55.
Yards Kicks Returned : F. 19,
A. 10 j
MEANDERING
ALONG
MAIN STREET
THE WEATHER, as usual, is
the main conversation piece
along the Main Drag. With the
nip in the air, local business
men. emerge from the confines
of their homes in the mornings
with coats on; but by noon, the
scene shifts to shirt sleeves and
loosened ties. Some of the old
timers around tyere must sure
ly have a name for this kind
if weather. They generally do,
you know
CHIEF OF, POLICE C. D. Baird
i; a law abidin' gentleman of
the first order. Off duty and
out of uniform the other day,
he stepped out of his car and
promptly, like a good citizen
should, fed one of the new auto
matic parking meters. It would
seem that the man who has to
collect the money out of those
things would be a little shy
about approaching one of them.
YOU NEVER stray far away
from home, or thoughts of
home. A sign on the outskirts
of Salisbury directs: Franklin,
2 Mi.
THE FRESH construction on
the Cowee Oap-Franlclln proj
ect apparently has appeal for
Sunday afternoon drivers. This
lust far dust Is making the
traffic over the project Just
about as heavy as it was when
SEE NO. I, PAGE 6
Legion Sets
G.O.C. Meet
Here Tonight
A meeting to organize a
Ground Observer Corps in
Franklin has been set for to
night (Thursday) at 8 o'clock
at Slagle Memorial Building.
This will be the second at
tempt to form an airplane
spotter unit here. Earlier in
the year, plans for starting
one were discarded because of
lack of interest.
This time, the local Ameri
can Legion post Is planning
to sponsor the more.
The Legion committee for
organizational procedure is
composed of the Rev. R. D.
Burnette, Arvil Parker, and
Adolph Zoellner.
S/Sgt. George Cook, of the
air defense filter center in
Knoxville, Tenn., will be pres
ent at tonight's meeting to
explain the mechanics of the
G. O. C. program, which is
designed to fill the gaps in
the nation's coastal radar set
up.
Heres What
Schools Might
Get - Maybe
Macon County will receive a
minimum of $163.9o3.25 for
school building? IF the voters
of this county and the rest of
the state favor the issuing of
bonds for school building and
mental hospitals when they go
to the polls on October 3
Present school needs iti the
county school system here:
Lunchrooms at Otto and Cowee
and 17 additional classrooms.
The above figure could supply
these needs.
A rough estimate shows that
$24,000 could build the two
lunchrooms at Cowee and Otto.
Seventeen classrooms could be
built for about $9,000 each, since
in most cases only three walls
will have to be built for the
additions.
All of this could be accom
plished in Macon County ? IF
the bond issue passes.
Otherwise. school officials
have pointed out, such a build
ing program would take years
if it were financed by the
county. And during this inter
val, the schools would become
more crowded, they say.
In an interview this week.
County School Supt. Holland
McSwain explained that if the
bond issue passed, the money
the county normally earmarks
for school construction could be
channeled to equip the schools
instead.
On the basis of need. Macon
County could receive as high as
$400,000 for building purposes
under provisions of the bond
issue.
Recalling this county's :nilli)n
SEE NO 2, PAGE >>
Keys For Training Car Presented
i
? Staff Photo by J. P. Brady
YV. C. Burrell (right), of Burrell Motor Company, Inc.. is shown handing the keys for Frank
lin High School's new driver training car to Principal Ralph L. Smith. The new car was delivered
\ to the school last week through the efforts of the motor company and the Franklin Javcees.
Teachers Edwin T. Williams and Clayton Ramsey will instruct the new driver course at the
school. Watching the presentation are (L to R) R. R. Gaines, of the motor company, Mr. Will
iams, Lewis Patton, representing the Javcees, County Supt. Holland Mc, Swain, and Mr. Ramsey.
9-MAN DRAFT
GROUP LEAVES
First Contingent
From This County
Since June Call
| The first draft contingent to
I leave here since June, boarded
a bus Monday morning for
I Knoxville, Tenn., and induction
I into the army.
Making up the nine-man call
were James Trammel, of Flats;
Ray N. Wilson, of Nantahala;
Noah L. Rogers, of Franklin,
Route 2; Fred Jack Norton, of
Dillard, Ga., Route 1; Tudor G.
Hall, of Highlands; James R.
Henry, of Franklin, Route 2;
Jimmy L. Brogden, of Frank
lin, Route 3; Doyle V. Tallent,
of Franklin, Route 2; and Wiley
A. Cabe, of Prentiss.
Mr. Trammel and Mr. Wilson
were volunteers, according to
i Mrs. Gilmer A. Jones, draft
j board secretary.
Although there has been no
induction call here since June,
the board has sent a number
of registrants for pre-induction
examinations.
No men will be inducted in
October, Mrs Jones said
Officers Working On Break-In
Leads Of 2 County Schools
? Franifli* i'rrtt f'Hoto
Franklin Principal Ralph L.
Smith points to the door Jam
leading to the high school of
fice, which was splintered with
a crowbar by robbers who broke
into the school Monday nlfht
of last week.
Assisted by S B : ai-mts. lo
cal officers spent the v. ?elc In- i
v*stigatlng . a number, of leads
connected with the robbery of
two Macon schools Monday
niijht of last week
Sheriff J. Harry Thomas said
yesterday 1 Wednesday 1 that
.several clear fingerprints were
found at both Franklin High
School and C a r t o o g e c h a y e
School. Using crowbars, ' the
thieves took approximately $327
from the high school and S9
from the elementary school.
Damage to six doors jimmied
open at the elementary school,
which is on US 64. was esti
mated at S200. Three doors
were pried open at the high
school.
Sheriff Thomas said officers
in Hayesville reported a school
break-in the same night Crow
bars also were used on this job,
he added, leading officers to be
lieve the same parties respon- i
sible for all three robberies.
The sheriff asked that any- 1
one seeing an automobile park
ed In the vicinity of the two
schools In the early morning
hours of the robberies report to
his office In the county court
house.
Macon Students Start
Back To College
Nearly 100 Macon County
Students this week are packing ,
suitcases and trunks and bid
I ding friends and relatives good- j
bye as they prepare to join the j
back-to-college migration.
For many the 1953-54 year
| means moving out of the state,
j to colleges In Georgia, Virginia.
; Kentucky, Louisiana, New York,
I Florida, South Carolina, and
Oklahoma. Others will be clos
er home.
As usual, Western Carolina
j College, at nearby Cullowhee,
claims the largest share of
Macon's young people with a
yen for higher education. Some
30 have indicated plans for en
rolling there this fall.
Because of the wide scope of
i such a project. The Press staff <
undoubtedly have missed sever
al students in its back-to-col
lege survey. However, as soon as
they are known, their names !
will be published.
Following is the survey, by i 1
colleges:
Western Carolina College, Cul- 1
lowhee. Caroline Crawford. Pat,
PaUilio, Wilma Renshaw. Patty
Lou Phillips, Iris Long. Lonnie >
Crawford, Carol Childers, Julia j
Moody, Sue Williams, Roberta j
Snyder, James Kinsland, Wil- ?
!iam Kinsland, Cecil Kinsland.
J jhn Cloer, Shirley Cloer, Em- 1
\ Lo ! Ramsey. Barbara Grib
bl v June Teague. Ann Teague. ?
j Lusnne Gibson. Grady Corbin. ?
Mrs. Hall Callahan. Walter Hall. * '
Mildred Dedl, Lester Arnold. L.
C Howard, Barbara Holland.''
T jiniiiy Raby. P.ay Henry. L C. '
Howard, and Martha Howard'
X C. State College. Raleigh:
Smorv Cra.w:'.)r 1. Charles Thom
as. Earl Moses. Max Phillips.
Eugene Gray, Bill Teague.
Johnny Henderson. Har'.ey Hert- ;
dirson, and Bobby Joe Corbin
University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill: John Archer, III,
Jerry Potts, Jackie Kusterer,
Jack Love, Milton Higdon, and
Mary Bascom Cook.
Woman's College, University
of North Carolina, Greensboro:
Laura Lyle, Ann Hays, Pat Lan
drum, and Carolyn Bryson.
Wake Forest College, Wake
Forest: Mary Ann Killian, Paul
Killian, and Lee Poindexter, Jr.
Brevard College, Brevard: Jo
anne Wilhide, Elizabeth Jones,
Myra Crawford, and Peggy Sol
esbee. ?
Montreat College, Montreat:
Martha Jones
Davidson College, Davidson :
Richard Jones.
Catawba College, Salisbury: i
Conaree Nolen.
High Point College, High j
Point: Libby Murray.
Meredith College, Raleigh:
Martha Ann Stockton.
Salem College, Winston-Sal
em: Freda Siler
Gardner-Webb, Boiling Springs:
Othella Cabe.
Mars Hill. Mars Hill: Joyce
Baldwin.
Sophie-Newcombe. New Or
leans, La.: Jennifer Mann.
Duke University, Durham:
Howard Horsley.
Atlanta <Ga> Dental College:
CTurley Walker.
Berea Col'.ege. Berea. K.v. :
M ixine Taylor. Edith Hurst
JemH Cochran. Dan Moore, and
Louise B'ry.son
New York University Lav
Schooi. New York: Herbert L
Hyde.
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond Lucille Hannah.
Georgia Tech. Atlanta. Ga
.: McKelvey.
Oklahoma Baptist University.
Shawnee. ? Okla : Edith Plem
SEE NO 4. PAGE
Local Entries Sweep
Fair Stock Shows
Guard Loaned
Gun For Hunt,
Trustee Says
A trustee from the Macon
County Prison Camp was ar
rested Friday afternoon for
hunting squirrels out of sea
son, using a gun he said was
loaned to him by one of the
prison guards.
Wildlife protector James G.
Wright, who made the arrest,
said the trustee, G. R. Cook,
refused to name the guard
who loaned him the gun, a
.22 calibre rifle.
The game protector said
Cook was taken before Justice
of the Peace Sam J. Murray
for a hearing and was fined
for the illegal act.
The rifle was confiscated,
Mr. Wright said.
Edwards Child
Runs Into Car,
Slightly Hurt
Ten-year-old Paul Allen Ed
wards, son of Mr and Mrs. John
Edwards, of Franklin, received
slight injuries early Saturday
afternoon when he ran into the
side of a moving automobile in
front of the Franklin Post Of
fiee.
Highway Patrolman H. T. Fer
guson. who investigated, said
witnesses reported the child got
out of a parked car in front of
the post office and darted
across the street without look
ing. He struck the left front
fender of an automobile driven
by S. H Lyle, of Franklin. No
charge was lodged against the
driver, the patrolman said.
The Edwards child received
treatment at Angel Hospital.
Sunshine
State Leads
In Visitors
Three hundred fifty-six per
sons, representing 26 states and
one foreign country, registered
at the Franklin Chamber of
Commerce during the tourist
period of June-August.
Florida visitors led all other
states with 123 persons, with
Georgia's 108 in second place.
The foreign visitor was Mrs.
Daniel Hayes, of Sidney, Aus
tralia.
August was the peak month j
of the season with 168 regis- 1
tering.
States represented 'included
North Carolina. Georgia. South
Carolina. Florida. Ohio. Ten
nessee, West Virginia. Michigan.
Pennsylvania. Virginia. Illinois.
New York. Massachusetts. Wis
consin. Maryland. Iowa. Alaba
ma. Indiana. Kentucky. Mis
souri. Louisiana. New Jersey,
Arkansas, ai'.d Texas
The Main Street information
boo*;, ciised : jr the season on
Labor Day.
1'. T V WILL Ml. FT
.The Otto Parent-Teacher As
sociation will hold its first
meeting >: the new school year
tonight Thursday at the
school at 7 30 o'clock. All -par
ents and school patrons are
urged to attend. Refreshments!
will b? served
Highlands Gears 1 o New Fire Truck
? Staff Photo by J. P. Brady
Chief of Police >1. A. Nelson, who also Is chief of Highlands'
newly -organized volunteer fire department, stands with the old
and the new in fire fighting equipment ? the town's new $12,500
truck and the old hand -drawn hose cart, which served as the
town's only piece of fire fighting equipment until the delivery
of the F.W.D. truck the first of this month.
Highlands' new S12.500 fire
truck has been delivered and
it's a sharp contrast to the re- ]
sort town's antiquated two
wheel. hand-drawn horse cart j
that has constituted the sole !
piece of fire fighting equipment
in the past
With the new truck providing
the stimulus, it appears that
the "Highest Incorporated Town
In Eastern America" is soon go
ing to have one of the most
efficient volunteer fire depart
ments in the area.
The new department, with
Chief of Police M. A. Nelson at
the helm as fire chief, was or
ganized Just prior to delivery of
the truck September 1. Already
the volunteers have met several
SEE NO 3, PAGE 5
4-H And r.r.A.
Animals Awarded
12 Blue Ribbons
Macon 4-H and F.F.A. entries
in the Nantahala Grade and
Purebred shows in Murphy
Tuesday swept the field and re
turned home with 12 blue rib
bons, 11 reds, and three whites
In addition to winning an
outstanding number of ribbons,
i local entries in the grade shaw
won 1st, 2nd. and 3,rd places
in the Best Fitted Animal and
Showmanship classes, and 1st
and 2nd in the purebred Best
Fitted Animal class and 3rd in
Showmanship.
The two shows were held in
conjunction with the annual
, Cherokee County Fair and com
petition covered entries from
Macon, Jackson, Cherokee, Clay,
I and Graham counties in this
state, and Union, Towns, and
Fannin counties in Georgia.
Owners showing in the pure
bred show, and how their en
tries placed, were:
Guernsey: i Junior Calf Class)
Bill Fouts, F.F.A, member, blue,
Edna Earl Stoudemire, Frank
lin High 4-H clubber, blue,
Sharon Swanson, Cullasaja 4-H
red, and Kenneth Brown,
Clark's Chapel 4-H. showing
animal owned by Grace Brown.
\ white.
j Guernsey: i Senior Calf Class'
Junior Stoudemire. Cartooge
I chaye 4-H. red.
Guernsey: 'Junior Yearling
Classi Lolita Holland, Cullasaja
4-H, red. and Douglas Peek.
? Cowee 4-H, red.
Guernsey: i Senior Yearling
I Classi Bud Shope, Cartooge
j chaye 4-H. blue. Jimmy Parrish.
Iotla 4-H, blue.
Jersey: i Senior Yearling
| Class > Carolyn Waldroop, Frank
lin High 4-H. blue, and Alda
Waldroop, Cartoogechaye 4-H,
blue.
Entries shown by Edna Eari
Stoudemire and Alda Waldroop
won 1st and 2nd, respectively,
in Best Fitted Animals. Bud
Shope's entry placed 3rd in
Showmanship.
Grade show winners:
Guernsey: (Calfi Alice Brad
ley, Iotla 4-H, blue, Eugene
Gray, former F.F.A. member,
blue and Patsy Gibson, Cowee
4-H, red.
Guernsey: iBred Heifer) Jer
ry Sutton, F.F.A., blue, Wesley
Dayton, F.F.A., showing calf
owned by Gilmer Henson, .red
Holstein: (Calf) Bud Shope.
Cartoogechaye 4-H. blue, Pa
tricia Doster, Clark's Chapel
4-H. blue, Jerry Sutton, F.F.A.,
' red, Floyd Deal, Franklin High
4-H . red. and Larry Ferguson,
Holly Springs 4-H, white.
Holstein: tBred Heifer* E. J.
Bradley. Jr . Iotla 4-H, blue, and
Lloyd Stamey, showing entry
owned by Gilmer Henson, white
Jersey: ' Calf > Sharon Swan
son. Cullasaja 4-H. red, Wayne
Ledford, F.F.A.. red.
Jersey: 'Bred Heifer* Juna
Ferguson. Franklin High 4-K
red
Th.e first three places in the
Be it Fitted Animal class wen:
to entries owned by Alice Brad
ley. Eugene Gray, and Je^ry
Sutton, respectively.
In the Showman class, th^
first three winning animaU
were owned ty Eugene Gray.
Jerry Sutton. and Sharon
Swanson
Assistant County Agent T. H
Fagg was in charge of the
Macon group.
Among those attending the
SEE NO. 5, PAGE 6
The Weather
' -v -tfk's 'emperatures m l rainfall, u
rr<: >r !e i i ? Franklin by Manwn Stile*.
I". >. a rather observer, in-i at the Cowerrta
l'Iy.lr-?t ><ic Laboratory:
FRANKLIN
Temperatures
High Low Rain
Wednesday 78 50
Thursday 80 48
Friday 83 50
Saturday 87 53
Sunday 76 50
Monday 78 33
Tuesday 87 41
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday .
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
8
80
83
87
76
78
87
coweeta
Temperatures
High Low Rain
79 45
78
80
85
75
75
Tuesday .* 85
42
44
50
47
30
38
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