North Carolina Newspapers

Net Paid CIRCULATION Last Week 2605 VOL. LXVUI? NO. 39 Ulacoman FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 1953 PRICE 10 Cents TWELVE PACES LOCAL CONCERN IS LOW BIDDER ON US 23 LINK Survey Of Wayah Road Is Complete, Engineer Says Macon Construction Company, a Franklin contracting concern, was low bidder with $532,796 for grading and surfacing on the proposed link of US 23 from Dillsboro to Cowee Gap at the Macon- Jackson county line. Other low bidders on the 9.42 mile project, which will tie in with the link now under con struction from Franklin to Co wee Gap were Magill Contrac tors Company, Inc., of Whit mire, S. C., $236,760.30 for struc tures, and G. E. Crouch Com pany, of Asheville, $37,740 for moving buildings from the right of way. Bids far the $950,000 project were opened in Raleigh Tues day by State Highway Commis sion engineers and are subject to the approval of the commis sion today (Thursday). Asheville Paving Company, with a bid of $14,747.50, was low for several small jobs in this county, including 1.55 miles of resurfacing on US 23 and US 64 from the Franklin city limits to US 64 on US 23; on US 64 from junction with US 23 to US 23; on US 23 and US 64 from the Little Tennessee River 'oridge south .17 mile (in cludes Palmer Street ) ; and a county road connection from US 23 north for .06 mile. Wayah Project la a telephone Interview Tues day afternoon, Division Engineer G G Page, of Sylva, said the' relocation survey across Wayah Gap to Fiesty Branch, near Nantahala School, has been completed, but the engineer ' added it would probably be more than a year before the project will be ready for get ting. Although the money is now available far the Wayah proj ect, Mr. Page said his head quarters is giving the Dillsboro Gap project top priority in order to open the section of US 23 from Franklin to Dillsboro as soon as possible. An allocation of $750,000 has been set up for. the Wayah project, which runs through the Nantahala National Forest. The present road was deeded to the state by the forest last year. New construction on this proj ect will run from Cold Springs, at the end of the present black top on the Franklin side, for a distance of about 12 miles to Nantahala School. 6 Grading About Over Meanwhile, Resident Engineer S. T. Usry yesterday (Wednes day) reported that grading on the Franklin-Cowee Gap proj ect is complete, except for a cut in the gap. Trucks this week, started putting down the first layer of stone in prepara tion for surfacing in the Spring. Because of the season, the engineer said it is highly un likely that any surfacing will bo done1 on the project before Spring. Structui - on the. project also are complete, except for some work in the Rabbit Creek Bridge, Usry said. TEA HONORS : NEW TEACHERS Franklin P.T.A. Installs Leaders For New Year A tea honoring the five new faculty members of the high school and the installation of officers for 1953-54 were high lights of the Franklin Parent Teacher Association's first meeting of the school year Monday night. The new officers are Mrs. John Buliiin. president; Mrs. E. W. Renshaw, vice-president; Mrs. James McCollum, secre tary; and Mrs. J. L. West, treasurer. They were installed by Mr3. Weimar Jones, district P.T.A director. The five newcomers to the high school, who were intro duced to the 165 attending the meeting by County School Supt. Holland McSwaln, are Principal Ralph L. Smith, Coach R. A. (Art) Byrd, T. J. Edwards, Roy SEE NO. 1, PAGE 7 Women's Golf Champ Visits Here ? Staff Photo by J . P. Brady The Highlands Country Club this week was host to a real golfing celebrity ? Miss Mary Lena Faulk, who won the Women's National Amateur crown in Providence, R. I., on August 29. Miss Faulk, who hails from Thomasville, Ga., was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Bajfour and site kept in trim on the 18 -hole course, which she described as "excellent". In the picture at left, Miss Faulk talks with <L to R) Mr. Belfour, Veazey Rainwater, former Georgia golf champ, and Highlands summer resident, and Scott Hudson, of the country club. At right, Miss Faulk tees off on the Highlands course, showing the form that makes her a champion. Franklin Boy Scout 'Nixes' His Record ? Maybe Just for the record, Frank- 1 lin's champion hiker. Explorer j Scout Ben Edwards, is washing j his hands of breaking records ? j at least for the present. Ben set a new unofficial hik- : ing record over the week-end j by walking 72 miles of the Ap palachian Trail from Daven-4 port Gap, on the eastern boun- { dary of the Great Smoky Moun tains, to Fontana Dam in 24 hours and 48 minutes, chopping i better than three hours off the | old unofficial record. "They can have it", the 17 year-old and foot-sore Scout declared with some conviction, referring to anyone who breaks , his record, "I was about dead when I got to Fontana." Ben, who has been taking 15 mile hikes in his stride since i joining the Scouts at the age i of nine, hit the trail Saturday at 4 p. m. with Herbert McKeU i vey, another local Scout satur- ' ated with the love of hiking, I and who, incidentally is some- ! what of a celebrity in his own i right. Herbert made headlines i over the nation last October i when he became lost in jungle- i like Blue Valley near Highlands I for more than 35 hours;^ The two Scouts pushed through sleet, rain, and fog with an eight-cell light Satur day night over the graded leg of the trail from Davenport Gap to Newfound Gap. "Did it get cold? We almost stopped a couple of times to build a fire", Ben recalled. At Newfound Gap Ben had to go it alone when Herbert's legs began hurting and he dropped out of the race, hitch ing a ride to Fontana with Ben's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Edwards, who were waiting at the gap for a prog ress report. Asked why he decided to con tinue alone with the roughest part of the trail coming up, Ben thought a minute: "Well, I just decided I wasn't going to hike that 31 miles for nothing." The Scout, who decided to go in for record breaking about a week before his successful at tempt, said he didn't pace his hiking and just rested about five minutes every hour. Travel ing light with a small five sound pack, Ben averaged 2.8 nUes per hour, "just about as fast as I could go." SEE NO. 3, PAGE 7 G.O.C. UNIT IS ORGANIZED Second Attempt Is Successful With Legion Sponsoring | A Ground Observer Corps unit was organized in Franklin; last Thursday night and is now I preparing to link itself with | the nation's air defense net ! work. Previously, an attempt to set j up a unit here failed because j of public indifference, but the latest organizational meeting I drew 20 persons who have ' pledged their time to the pro gram. . With the local American Legion post as sponsor, the j unit was organized under the j supervision of Mac Whitaker and the Rev. R. D. Burnett. Mr. Whitaker is serving as chief ob server and Mr. Burnett as su pervisor. The following have volunteer ed their services as aircraft spotters: Mrs. Frank Shope, j Mrs. E W. Renshaw, Miss Dor- ! othy Cabe, Holland McSwain, Jr., J. D. Reece, Lon J. Dalton, H. L. Bryant, Mrs. A. R Hig SEE NO. 4. PAGE 12 Swam High Maroons Defeat rrankhn Panthers Here Friday ? 21 To 0 ? Staff btioto by J. P. HraJy Panther Fullback Junior Dills (56) is thanking his (inner tips ?.nd their adhesive qualities for snaring a touchdown pas from the outstretched hands of Swain High's Johnny Parton <47 in the game between the two teams here Friday night. But Swaii High won anyway, 21 to 0. A crowd estimated a; 2.500 Friday night saw the Franklin High Panthers wilt under a bad case of fumbleiti.s and clicking Swair. High aerial attack to drop their first horn- iiame ot itic \i<on 21 to ' At 4 :aies .luring ti. - coi : rence guii.e. which ? n ar i-i ivU'- tt; plug -i hole the r litii' iclvfdV.-. Coac!4. R: A ? rt 1 1 "v. rd4- i4:. r it's iisp.ay'ci . brand >: ball, t lil .' ' 4 ; . ;in> wit;. Mar rrid.iv (iime Til Franklin High Panth er-. will play, host t'> the ( herokee Indians here to morrow i Friday ni$ht at S o'clock for a Smoky ( onier enee same. High scores, thre* o1: which were called back because 31 1 p -nalties. Quarterback Carroll Wright. Jr . paced the Maroons with his passing and competent t point-kicking toe. 1 On the ground, the Panthers i outplayed the Maroons, chalk ing up 139 yards to their op- i ponent's 123 It was Wright's 1 passing arm that made tlje dif ference. The classy back com- < pleted seven out of 18 tosses. , two for touchdowns, and car- < rled through the line for a t third score after setting it up with a pass. t ! Ii) the opening minutes of 1 - j the game, the Panthers bobbled 4 s ! the ball twice" They held on 1 1 the first one but on" the sec ond Wright passed from the SEF NO 2. PAGE 13 Men Purchase Controlling Interest In Franklin Bank OTTO SCHOOL ACCREDITED First Elementary School In County To Make List Otto Elementary School is first of Macon County's 10 ele mentary schools to become ac credited, according to informa tion received by County School Supt. Holland McSwain. A. B. Combs, acting director S of the Instructional Service, of the N. C. Department of Pub ? lie Instruction, informed the superintendent by letter this , week that the elementary 1 school, which is on US 23-south, was accredited as of July 1. In making the announcement, Mr. McSwain praised the Otto Parent-Teacher Association for its fine work with the principal and teachers of the school and he said the credit for this new honor is largely due to the en thusiastic approach of P. T. A. in helping the school meet the minimum requirements for be coming accredited. For a number of years, j through benefit programs, the ? T A. has raised funds for the purchase of materials at the school, with the long-range ob jective of having the school ac credited. E G. Crawford is principal at Otto. This year's faculty in cludes Mrs. Eunice C. Siler. Mrs. Gladys Kinsland. Miss May Mc Coy, Mrs. Mary Byrd. Mrs. Bea trice M. Alley, Mrs. Hazel C. Norton, and Mrs. Pauline C. Holland. Plyler Elected YDC President Frank Plyler is the new pres ident of the Macon County Young Democrats Club, succeed ing W. W. Reeves. Mr. Plyler was elected to the ! post at a YDC meeting last Thursday night at the court house. Others named to serve with him are Mrs. Bob S. Sloan, 1st vice-president, C. Banks Finger, 2nd vice-president, and Louis Potts, of Highlands, sec retary-treasurer. Mr. Reeves, the out-going president, and Mr. Finger, out going secretary, both have been | appointed to committees for the state YDC convention in Ral- j eigh October 8-10, according to' information received here from W B Harrison, state president. ] The former has been named to j the Awards Committee, the lat ter to the Education and Pro gram Committee L X?V 1 * ?? V t ? ? Uld I" oiks Gathering Is Next Month -n County'.- "youn^it F The V-.".* i. -or in Octobe ;; |i ? f" nKli.. PrcsbyterS.) : ! , .c' 10 |j m. aocot'd.! S ?? K ? M W. Cliapma ' >.>-? ir )t the ' First Bapt:-* 1 ..a: . iv. ???')!; <ity chairmun -Fellowship Hour'. SEE NO a, PAGE' 12 poUi Opens Highlands Law Office This Week; Plans One In Franklin it ( Jack H Potts, a graduate of j . he University of North Caro- j . ina School of Law. opened a j j aw office in Highlands .Mon day and plans to open another | n Franklin within the next! .wo weeks Mr. Potts, who received his ! ' ieer?e from the university in1' Fune, Tuesday said he plans to j j iivide his time between the ' 1 ;wo towns. He passed the state bar in \ugust and was administered :he oath of office in Waynes irllle on Monday by Judge Grov^ I ?r A Martin. i His Highlands office is over I 3teve's Country Store on Main 1 3treet. 1 Six local businessmen ? principal subscribers of th ? proposed "Macon County Bank" ? this week pu: hased controlling interest in the Bank of Franklin and four of them stepped into positions on the bank - -even-man board of directors. The six ? FraVik B. Duncan, Yerlon Swafford. E - tnon Teague. H. L. Bryant, T. W. Angel, Jr., and W. K. (Gene) Baldwin ? bought the interests of M. 1.. Dowdle. president of the board, and board member Grover Jamison. Sr.. Fred M. Arnold, and L. B.. Liner. More than 4UO shares of stock, of the bank's total Former U. S. Senator Dies In Highlands A 75-year-old former U. S. Senator from Florida and past president of the Ameri can Bar Association. Scott M. Loftin, died of a heart attack Tuesday while vacationing in Highlands. A Highlands summer visitor for a number of years. Mr. Loftin was stricken Friday night at the Highlands Coun try Club and died Tuesday about noon at the Highlands Community Hospital. He wa* a well-known Jacksonville at torney and civic leader. Mr. Loftin ?a.< in the L'. S. Senate from May 26 to No vember 3. 1936. He filled the unexpired term of the late Senator Trammell. He served as president of A.B.A. in 1934 35. and had been practicing law in Jacksonville in recent years. The body was sent to Jack sonville for services and bur ial. Franklin Men On ALCOA College Board John M. Archer, Jr.. president of Nantahala Power and Light Company, this week announced the selection of Holland Mc- ; Swain. Macon County Superin tendent of Schools, and the Rev. Bryan J Hatchett. Jr.. pas tor of the Franklin Presbyter ian Church, to serve with him as the local sponsoring com mittee for the Aluminum Com pany of America Scholarship program. This program recently was established by Alcoa' for. its em ployees' children and those of subsidiary companies. The duties n this committee. Vr Archer explained, will be to n > a selection board for ad minister:".-.; *h-> scholarship plan n-.i ? >o r'.-.-ii general, pol A' Til? ::: i.ieeun.. of the ' ?P^tnoHns immltte* th<> fol ? !?._ v v naril^d to serve >:?. i ???>'?11)11 ijoard for" \ '.V ? Col T ' B Nichols. w 3. r. ?? 'f r u Citv. ' R ??? ? . ka, pi. L Smith, jrin : ? : F .it'ikim High ??< i'. i . ?" ? '.Viliiair. O Craw . . .;\ii Ea;t Fr.ink A nr.'. -ttnr. . nw.:.. o; the :ponsor.n> imi'Ttv and the 'eleoti r. "1 is scheduled to li.h" n: r.iJay a: ? 6:30, /(.?lock i" Nintahala Inn Mr. \rcher - . -.id , At :hi> . ee'.ma. he explained.! :he program will be thoroughly >xp?alned "o members of the selection board, who will have I lie entire responsibility of se- 1 ectiiv^ the 'liKibie applicants. QUARTET COMING Sam P eee's Southern Tone" juartet will appear at the Co voe School Saturday at 7:30 x m . under the sponsorship of :h ? community A cakewalk also s planned WALDROOP REUNION Tlie annual Waldroop reun on is slated for October 4 at \rrowood Olade. on the Wayah ?load. It has been announced. Relatives are asked to bring . unch. of 750, reportedly changed hands in the transaction, in cluding smaller sales by others than the four board members. The amount involved was not disclosed. Monday, H. W. Cabe, who re signed as cashier of the bank last month to accept a position with a local motor company, re turned to his old post, succeed ing Mr. Liner, who resigned fol lowing the closing of the deal Assistant Cashier Grover Jamison, Jr., also resigned. His post has not been filled. The deal left four vacancies on the board of directors and Mr. Duncan, Mr. Swafford, Mr Teague, and Mr. Bryant stepped into the posts. As yet, a new president has not been elected fy B. Slagle, R. S. Jones, ar.d H. W. Cabe are the other mem bers of the seven-man board The six purchasers were lead ers in the recent move t) charter another bank here ana were listed as the proposed board o? directors for the new bank on a charter application filed with the State Banking Commission. The application al so included the names of 54 other subscribers. These 54 persons will be of fered a proportionate share oi the stock bought this week from the Bank of Franklin, accord ing to C. Banks Finger, attor ney for the proposed new bank and six purchasers. This stock will be offered in the near fu ture, he added. New Scoreboard Lifts Football Haze For Fans Football fans experienced no difficulty keeping up with downs, yards to go, quarters, and THAT score (21 to 0 in favor of the Swain High Ma roons i here last Friday night at the Franklin Panther's first home game of the season. The new electric scoreboard just one in a series of improve ments at the stadium? blinkei out information for the esti mated 2.500 who paid to see the game, and the several hun dred drapecf over , the tre-1 banks, and ;ences outside th stadium This latest addition, whlcl. cost SI. 200. was purchase through donations made more than _y fans and con cerns 'also tans', many whom were tired of trying : fiijii. ? out the progress""-*?: ;aiii("i mentally. Put now the haze is lift' th .r.ks to: Dr and Mrs. Furman Aru 'th" doctor led the drive . donations and contributed to the cause'. Dpwdle . Whole sale Supply Company, i ?-o . The Prentiss Food Produce Company and Teague brothers ? S25 > . Mrs. Hall Allan i$ Mrs W. A. Rogers iS23'. Joh:: M Archer. Jr. ($25^. J Harry Thomas ($5>, Lake V Shope <$5'. Harley Stewart iS-'d*. Ma con Motor Company < S 10 ' . Miss Kate IvfcGee < S5 ? . Macon Coun ty Hardware i$25>. Conley Mo tor Company ($25>, Dr. Ben P Grant ($25'. Frank B Duncan i $25 1, Bryant Furniture Com pany i $25 1, Lee Poind^xte> ($25i, Carolina Pharmacy ( $25 > . Perry Drug Store ? S5 ? . Dr. E W Fisher < $25 > . Macon Clean ers ( $10 > , W. N. Sloan i $5' and Wiley Clark ( $25 ? . Lumber for the scoreboard frame work was donated by Zlckgraf Hardwood Company, and Nantahala Power and Light Company and Western Carolina Telephone Company joined forces for the Installa tion.