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VOL. LXIX? NO. 19
FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, MAT 6, 1954
FOURTEEN PAGES
BOARD OKAYS
TEACHERS FOR
SCHOOL YEAR
Murphy Man Named
Nantahala Principal
At Meeting Monday
R. C. Pipes, of Murphy, Mon
day was named principal of
Nantahala School at a meeting
which saw the county board of
education give its stamp of ap
proval to all present principals
and teachers for the 1054-55
school year.
Mr. Pipes, who is principal of
a school in Cherokee County,
succeeds Warren H. Deyermond,
resigned. He Is a graduate of
Western Carolina College, Cullo
STSWAIN IN RALEIGH
? County School Supt. Holland
McSwatn left Monday for Ral
eigh to discuss "th?( next
steps to be taken in the
school building program" with
state officials.
He was accompanied by
Lindsay Gudger, Asheville ar
chitect. The two men took
along preliminary plans for
the proposed Franklin gym
nasium to show the Raleigh
officials.
Mr. McSwain will return to
day (Thursday).
whee, and the University of
Georgia, Athens. His experience
in education includes 14 years
as principal in Cherokee Coun
ty, eight in Burke County, and
four in Bessemer City.
The resigning principal, Mr.
Deyermond, has headed the
school for the past three years.
He plans to return to his home
in Massachusetts. ,
Future construction of a new
gymnasium to replace the old
high school building, which
burned In March, was discussed
by the board members, but no
official action was taken. The
insurance check on the build
ing ($105,000) was deposited to
a special building fund account
last month.
In approving the principals
and teachers for the coming
school year, the board said the
list was subject to possible
changes, depending upon the
state teacher allotment. Some
teachers ??Jso may be transfer
red to other schools within the
county, it was pointed out.
By schools, principals and
teachers, are:
Franklin: Ralph L. Smith,
principal? High School, Robert
Jack Angel, Mrs. Frances K.
Beck, Samuel F. Beck, Adelaide
6FW VA 1 PAGE 13
FOUR GOLD STAR MOTHERS and one father were honored Tuesday night of last week by
the American Legion Auxiliary. They are (L to R) Mrs. Ila Martin, Mrs. H. W. Cabe, Mr. Cabe,
Mrs. Frank Higdon, and Mrs. Pearl Hunter. They *?ere special guests at a supper meeting at
Slagle Memorial Building and were presented gil ts by the auxiliary.
Gold Star Parents Honored
By Local Legion Auxiliary
Four Gold Star mothers and
one father were honored Tues
day night of last week by the
American Legion Auxiliary at a
dinner at Slagle Memorial
Building.
Those honored were Mr. and
Mrs. H. W. Cabe, Mrs. Frank
Higdon, Mrs. Pearl Hunter, and
Mrs. Ila Martin, all of whom
lost sons in World War II. They
were presented gifts by the aux
iliary.
Two Gold Star mothers ? Mrs.
Maggie Slagle and Mrs. Joe
Setser, both of Cartoogechaye ?
were unable to be present for
the special occasion.
Following the meal a brief
program was presented by
Dwain Kinsland, Margaret ?
Jones, Nancy Slier, and Linda '
Shope, speech pupils of Mrs. R. ?
S. Jones.
Mrs. A. R. Higdon was in ,
charge of arrangements. Hos- ,
tesses were Mrs. Reid Womack, ,
Mrs. Frank Reece, Mrs. Frank
I. Murray, Sr., and Mrs. Lon ,
Dal ton. * j
Husbands of the auxiliary 1
members attended as guests. i
MEETING CHANGED <
The meeting date of the V.
F. W. Auxiliary has been chang
ed to the third Tuesday of each
month, according to Mrs. Eliza- (
beth McCollum. The organiza- i
tion has been meeting the sec- :
ond Monday. 1
Democrats Call
Precinct Meets
For Saturday
Democrat precinct meetings
in the county's 12 precincts
have been called for Saturday
at 2:30 p. m., party officials
have announced.
The election of precinct of
ficers will feature each meeting
and for this reason all party
members are urged to turn out.
The party executive commit
tee will be composed of all pre
cinct chairmen.
Registered Yet?
Books Are Open
Registration books In the
county's 12 precincts open Sat
urday for the May 29 Demo
cratic primary.
Citizens have two Saturdays
remaining to register for the
election ? May 8 and 15. Chal
lenge day will be May 22, the
3aturday preceding the election.
Registration hours are 9 a. m.
to sunset.
SLOAN AT MEETING
W. N. Sloan, president-elect
>f the Franklin Rotary Club,
represented his organization at
i district meeting Sunday and
Monday in Morganton.
Pigs, Pigs, And Some More Pigs
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It was pigs, pigs, and more pigs for Mr. and Mrs. R. L. McGaha, of Cowee, Tuesday of last
w'eek. Their 11-months-oM Kilt just kept on running the figure up. finally stopping at 18 ? a siz
able litter In anyone's pen. So sizable, in fact, six of the little porkers are bottle babies, a situa
tion hr.npily welcomed by the McGaha children, Billy, 7, and Annie Lee, 6 (inset in picture). The
bashful mother, who turned her back on the photographer, la pictured with her II offsprings.
Count 'em, they're all there.
LARGE CROWD
HEARS CONCERT
Sunday Program
Fills Theatre
In Franklin
A capacity audience showed
up Sunday afternoon at Macon
TTieatre for the Franklin Band's
annual Spring Concert.
Outwardly the enthusiasm of
the band members seemed un
.dimmed by the- recent high
scttool fire and the heavy loss
of instruments sustained by the
band, and the hour-long con
cert moved along vigorously
under the baton of Director S.
F. Beck.
.Appearing on the program as
a guest conductor was Dr. David
Price, head of the music de
partment at Western Carolina
College, Cullowhee, who has
been largely responsible for the
continuation of the local band
since the fire. It was Dr. Price
who made arrangements to loan
the band several thousand dol
lars worth of Instruments and 1
music ? a gesture which Director !
Beck feels rebuilt confidence in 1
the band.
Lewis Enloe, Robblnsville band ,
director, also conducted a num- '
ber.
At intermission, the objectives 1
of the Franklin Band Boosters J
Club were briefly outlined by
J. P. Brady, president, who
urged those present to purchase (
a club membership, which will 1
serve as admission to future 1
concerts planned by the band i
this year and next. In addition
to helping put the band back on (
its feet, the Boosters are seek- i
lng to obtain a full-time band (
director to work In the county \
schools and prepare children for
SEE NO. 3. PAGE 12 1
Georgia Pushing To Construct
US 23-441 Link This Summer
PHONE REOUEST
EXPLAINED BY
MKELVEY HERE
The request for a new sched
ule of service connection charges
arid an optional 10 cent toll for
pay stations would have little
effect on present customers of
the Western Carolina Telephone
Company, which serves this
area.
Company Vice-President R. E.
McKelvey, of Franklin, said this
week the new schedule, if grant
ed by the State Utilities Com
mission, would apply only to
those persons moving to new
residences or businesses or
making changes in present
equipment.
As for the optional 10 cent
toll charge ? present charge is
five cents ? the vice-president
exclaimed the switch to the
higher charge would mean
modification of all present
equipment, "and my company
certainly does not consider this
added expense feasible at the
present time."
W. C. T. C. is one of 32 in
dependent telephone companies
requesting the new schedule.
The schedule requests permis
sion to charge $6.50 for instal
lation of a new telephone. This
would not effect W. C. T. C.
customers, Mr. McKelvey said,
since the company is using that
figure at the present time.
However, the schedule would
change the charge for installing
portable telephone outlets from '
$5 to $7.50, and the reconnec- j
tion of a telephone from $1.50
to $3, he explained.
SING ON SUNDAY ,
The second Sunday sing will
be held at the Newman's Chap- '
el (12 miles south of Franklin
on US 23) at 1:45 p. m., Tom
Benson, secretary, has announc- 1
sd
Cullasaja Wins
Field Event At
Cullasaja Elementary School <
:opped first place in Friday's (
Notary - sponsored Elementary <
Field Day at Franklin High I
Runnersup in the annual
;vent, which this year featured |
written tests as well as athletic <
:ontests, were Franklin and j
Rotarian Clayton Ramsey, t
rranklln High teacher, and s
School.
Jnion.
Georgia is now pushing plans to begin construction of a new
link of US 23-441 from the N. C. state line to Clayton, Ga.,
sometime this summer, The Press has learned.
Meanwhile, in a telephone Interview Monday, Highway Com
missioner Harry E. Buchanan said he "Is not too concerned"
about North Carolina following through with a tie-In project
from the state line to Franklin "until they (Georgia) do some
thing."
A $450,000 allocation for a proposed new highway from the
state line to Franklin was "borrowed" by the commissioner last
June and transferred to Jackson County for completion of the
BOY PLACES
IN CONTEST
McClure Wins Sixth
Spot In State-Wide
Wildlife Feature
Monroe McClure, Franklin
High sophomore, was among the
top 10 winners of the 1954 Wild
life Quiz Contest, sponsored
jointly by the N. C. Wildlife
Federation and the N. C. Wild
life Resources Commission.
The young student, who Is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Mc
Clure, of Cullasaja, placed sixth
in the contest, which drew more
than 5,000 entries.
He is a member of the high
school Junior Wildlife Club and
submitted his entry through
Mrs. Mildred R. Martin, club
sponsor.
Monroe will receive $10 for
placing among the winners.
This year's essay topic was
"What I Can Do To Conserve
The Soils. Forest, Waters And
Wildlife In My Community."
Six Blood Donors
Join Club; Unit
Fails On Quota
The American Red Cross
Bloodmobile fell pitifully short
of its 125-pint quota here last
rhursday, but six donors be
:ame members of the "Gallon
Club".
It was the last visit of the
mobile blood unit here under
SEE NO. 4. PAGE 12
Elementary
High School
2oach Dick Stott were in charge
)f the day-long program. Aca
lemlc tests were conducted In
.he morning, field events in the
kfternoon.
A scoring system giving points
!or the first three places in
;ach event was used. Eight
ichools participated. The Frank
in Rotary Club presented
rophies to the three winning
ichools.
Club Women Name Holly Springs Lady
Mrs. H.D. Woman At Council Meeting
"Mrs. Home Demonstration
Club Woman of Macon County"
was the title pinned on Mrs.
Jack Cabe, of Holly Springs, by
her fellow club members last
Thursday.
The honor was bestowed on
the energetic and outstanding
club leader, who has served as
president of the county H. D.
council for the past two years,
at a council meeting of the
Agricultural Building.
Mrs. Cabe steps down this
year as head of the council, but
club women over the county
predict no let-up in her "in
spirational" approach to home
demonstration activities. (See
Story, Page 9).
At Thursday's meeting, Mrs.
Dan Reynolds, of the Carson
club, was elected to succeed
Mrs. Cabe as head of the coun
cil. Named to serve with her
were Mrs. George Byrd. Cowee,
vice-president; Mrs. Pritchard
Peek, Cullasaja, secretary; and
Mrs. Eugene Couch, Lingvjew.
treasurer.
Other features of the meeting
included a report on the state
executive board meeting in Ral
eigh In March by Mrs. E M
McNish, and the nomination of
two women ? Mrs. Cnbe and Mrs
C. T. Bryson, of Cullasaia ? to
represent this county at the
United Nations tour tn New ,
York Cltv this fall. Mrs. Carl .
Slagle. Upper Cartoogechaye,
and Mr*. Roscoe Hlgdon. Pat- 1
ton, were named alternates. 1
NEW H. D. COUNTY COUNCIL officers for 1954-55 were
? ccted at a council meeting last Thursday at the Agricultural
Building- They are front row (L to K) Mrs. Pritchard Peek, sec
retary, Mra. Dan Reynold*, president; back row, Mrs. Eugene
[ ouch, treasurer, and Mrs. George Byrd, rice- president.
new US 23-441 link from Cowee
Gap to Dillsboro. A tie-in proj
ect from Franklin to the gap
is now ready for surfacing.
Although construction of a
highway from Franklin to the
Georgia line is needed, Com
missioner Buchanan said he
feels the present highway "is
far superior" to Georgia's and
that completion of the highway
from Franklin to Dillsboro "is
the important thing now."
The commissioner said he
had no information at present
as to when funds will be made
available to build the Franklin
Georgia link, but he added he
hopes to see construction of the
highway in his term of office.
"If I can get my ducks in a
row". Commissioner Buchanan
declared, "we should be able to
finish the project about the
time they l Georgia i do."
Editor Eddie Barker, of the
Clayton (Ga.i Tribune disclosed
to The Press his state's plans
for construction of the new
link. He cited his source of in
formation as Rep. Paul Green,
of Clayton.
The Georgia editor, a leading
crusader in the fight for a new
US 23-441 in the north Georgia
area, said he had learned that:
U> all possible efforts are be
ing made to let the first phase
of the project June 18.
. (2 1 an estimated million dol
lars will be expended to con
struct the highway. The first
phase will be a 4.59-mile sec
tion froiji the state line to
Mountain City, the second a
5.070-mile link from Mountain
?City to Clayton.
(3) present plans call for a
24-foot highway with eight-foot
shoulders, using a macadam
base and plant-mix asphalt.
(4) the early beginning of the
project hinges on right-of-way
procurement and plan comple
tion.
Patrolman Wrecks
Highway Patrolman A A.
Lewis narrowly escaped Injury
late last Thursday afternoon
when his patrol car skidded In
a deep curve on the Bryson
City highway and overturned.
The patrolman, who was on
his way to Investigate an acci
dent in Swain County, rode out
the mishap without a scratch.
The patrol car was heavily
damaged.
Patrolman Lewis said It was
raining and his car skidded on
the slick pavement as he went
into the curve. He estimated
his speed at 45 m.p.h.
The accident occurred about
a mile beyond the Iotla Bridge
at approximately 5:15.
Candidates Directed
To Press Advertising
Policy For Election
Attention of all candidates
running in the May 29 Demo
cratic primary is directed to
The Press policy concerning po
litical advertising.
No political advertising will be
accepted for publication in the
issue of May 27, preceding the
election. However, candidates
may advertise in the issues of
May 13 and 20.
The Weather
Th? week's temperatures and rainfall, a?
recorded in Franklin by Man son Stiles,
U. S. weather observer, and at the Coweeta
Hvdrologic Laboratory
FRANKLIN
Temperatures
High Low Rain
Wednesday 83 55
Thursday 79 57 .11
Friday 74 56
Saturday 78 58
Sunday 83 56
Monday 76 60 .41
Tuesday 64 38 .02
COWEETA
Temperatures
High Low Rain
Wednesday 83 54
Thursday 76 53 .13
Friday 68 56 .16
Saturday 76 5# .02
Sunday 80 5#
Monday 73 98
Tuesday