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VOL. JLXIX? NO. 30
FRANKLIN, n: C, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1954
FOURTEEN PAGES
FRANK RABY
SUCCUMBS OF
GUN WOUND !
Shoots Self With
Rifle On July 10;
Dies In Hospital
Frank James Raby died Sun
day afternoon at Angel Hospital i
of a self-inflicted gunshot I
wound in the head. i
v The 57-year-old Macon native i
never regained consciousness, 1
the hospital reported, after fir- I
ing a .22 rifle In the side of
his head July 10 in a suicide i
attempt at the home of his I
daughter, Mrs. Vera Richards, i
in the Bonny Crest section of
Franklin. 1
A logger and timber worker,
the suicide victim had been in
failing health for some time, 1
his family reported. He did not i
leave' a note explaining his ac- 1
tlon, officers said. Mr. Raby's i
young grandson fotmd him ly- i
ing across a bed. No one was at '
home at the time of the shoot
ing. -? I
Funeral services for Mr. Raby, 1
who was a veteran of World I
War 1, were conducted Tuesday
at 11 a. m. at the Moses Creek 1
Baptist Church In Jackson 1
- County by the Rev. George Mc- !
Clure and the Rev. Dlllard
Wood. Burial was in the church
cemetery. Graveside military .
rites were conducted by the
American Legion, W. E. Dillard
Post.
vBorn November 24, 1896, Mr. ?
Raby was the son of John B. i
and Mrs. Julia Conley Raby. He ]
was a member of the Watauga
Baptist Church and on August 1
2, 1922, was married in Sylva to
Miss Vernie Stevens, of East La
port, who survives.
Other survivors include Mrs. ,
Carl Richards, of Franklin; i
two brothers, Parker and George
Raby, of Franklin, Route 4;
three sisters, Mrs. Albert Owens, ,
of West Asheville, Mrs. Perry
King, of Canton, and Mrs. P. P. i
Roach, of Reidsville; and three i
grandchildren.
Serving as" pallbearers were
Lyndon and Bobby Bryson, Ar
thur Hardin, Odell Hurst, I
George Hodgins, and Jerry Hoi- '
lifield, all nephews. Nieces were
flower bearers.
Potts Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
1
Late News
and
Briefs
MRS. HOWARD DIES
Mrs. Blanche Vinson Howard,
46, a Macon native and wife
of Alex V. Howard, died Tues
day at 4:45 p. m. at her homp
at Tuckasiegee.
Funeral services will be held
today (Thursday* at 2 p. m. at
Newman's Chapel here. Bryant
Funeral Home is in charge.
Mrs. Howard formerly taught
In Jackson and Macon schools.
KILL BIG RATTLER
A Franklin crew of Nanta
hala Power and Light Company
men, headed by John McFalls,
killed a rattlesnake near Wan
cheecha Bald, in Graham Coun
ty, last Thursday afternoon that
Mr. McFalls thinks may have
been of record, or near-record,
size. The snake, measuring four
and a half feet, had 18 rattles
and a button.
TIPPETT RECOVERING
Lee Tippett,- of Franklin, Is
recovering at C. J. Harris Com
munity Hospital, Sylva, from
an amputation of the leg. The
operation was performed Mon
day. Mr. Tippett injured his leg
about two years ago In a trac
tor accident.
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POOL IS CLOSED
The Jaycee-operated pool at
the Franklin Lodge and Golf
Course has been closed for
cleaning. Dr. J. L. Hill, pool
chairman, said It should reopen
within a week. A scantv water
supply, brought on by the un
seasonably dry weather, necessi
tated draining the pool, he
said, because there Is not enough
water for a nightly turn-over.
FREE SQUARE DANCING
Jaycep President G. R. Mc- i
Sween this week announced his !
organization plans to hold i
square dances on the Town <
Square each Saturday night <
during the tourist season. No I
admission will be charged, he (
said. Band arrangements will be <
handled by the club. i
Golf Tourney
Set Sunday;
50 Expected
A "One-Day Golf Tourna
ment scheduled Sunday at the
Franklin Lodge and Golf Course,
is expected to draw more than
>0 local and visiting golfers.
In announcing the tourna
ment, set for 1 p. m., G. R. Pat
iillo, manager, said only men
ind boys will be eligible to
snter. However, he said he plans
to hold a slmlllar tournament
[or women later In the season.
Duffers and professionals
ilike stand to win prizes under
tournament rules, Mr. Pattillo
said.
Prizes will, be awarded for
these io points:
(1) Hidden ball In the rough,
(2) duplicate score cards, (3)
least number of putts for nine
and 18 holes, (4) birdie on
holes 2 and 9, (5) low medal
score and runnerup, (6) ball
closest to pin on drive on No.
1, (7) longest drive on No. 6,
(8) highest medal score, (9)
highest number of putts for 18
holes, and (10) eagle on any
hole.
Golfers planning to enter the
tournament are urged to turn
out early so play can begin
promptly at l o'clock.
Local Golfers
Defeat Bryson
Franklin golfers stroked their
way to a 21 to 17 victory over
the Bryson City team on the
local links Sunday afternoon.
The win tied things up for
the two teams. Earlier in the
month, Bryson City beat Frank
lin 22 to 17 on their home links.
Franklin's Charlie Fulton
carded a 78 for the low score
of the two-city match.
The following Franklin men
won their games. Dick Stott
over Melven Guelker, 3 and 2;
W. W. Reeves over Carl Dehart,
8 and 5; T. W. Angel, Jr., over
G. D. Clark, 4 and 2; Charlie
Fulton over Floyd Grant, 6 and
SEE NO. 1, PAGE 6
Deacons To Meet
A county-wide meeting of
Baptist deacons is scheduled to
night (Thursday) at the Iotla
Baptist Church.
Gus Baldwin, secretary, who
made the announcement, said
supper will be served at 7:30.
MACON SCOUT
FIELD DAY
ON SATURDAY
County- Wide Craft
Event Scheduled At
Local Athletic Field
Saturday afternoon, some 90
Macon Boy Scouts will converge
on the athletic field at Frank
lin High School for a county
wide craft field day.
Contests between the 16 pa
trols oi the fiie t.ganized
troops will ggt uriu.r v.-y at 3
o'clock, according to Ben Ed
wards, summer Scout worker.
Wood chopping, fire building,
tent pitching, and flap- jack
flipping, are just a few of many
Scout skills to be displayed dur
ing the afternoon.
A 30-minute field Arent for
Cub Scouts also is planned.
Following the field day, the
Scouts will have a "pot-luck"
supper at the high school for
parents and friends. A program
by the individual patrols is al
so scheduled as a feature of
the meal.
The winners of the contests
will receive prizes donated by
local merchants. Three winners
will be picked in each division.
Members of the Rotary Club
will serve as judges.
You're Right!
It's Been Hot
You're right ? it has been
hot!
For the week ending Tuesday,
only two days found the mer
cury out of the 90's and those
two days ? Friday (86) and
Saturday (87) ? were hot enough.
Tuesday and Wednesday of
last week the temperature
stood at highs of 66, tapering
off to a cooling (?) 95 on
Thursday.
Day before yesterday (Tues
day), it did it again? another
96.
Last Thursday, .37 inch of
rain fell in Franklin, bringing
only brief relief to townspeople
and grief to George Lediord.
The flash storm toppled a small
tree in Mr. Ledford's front yard.
His car was in its way. Exten
sive damage was done to the
truck area and rear window.
Methodist
Area School
Slated Here
Methodist churches of the
county will hold a training
school for the Franklin area
Monday through Friday at the
Franklin Methodist Church.
Sessions are planned nightly
at 7:30 o'clock.
Teachers for the school will
Include Miss Barnett Spratt, of
Lake Junaluska, who will In
struct workers and parents of
nurse v, kindergarten, primary,
and junior children; the Rev.
Roy H. Bell, of Sylva, who will
be in charge of workers and
parents of the Methodist Youth
Fellowship age group; and Dr.
J. Lem Stokes, of Mlsenheimer,
who will teach a course on
"Personal Religious Living."
All Methodist churches in the
county will participate in the
school, according to the Rev. C.
E. Murray, Franklin pastor, who
will serve as director. Church
school superintendents of the
churches are in charge of pro
motion. Mrs. Eva Cunningham
is chairman of finance and
text.
/The school is being co-spon
sored by the churches and the
conference board of education.
CLUB MEMBERS
ARE IN RALEIGH
4-H Delegation Off
For Annual Week On
Monday; Go By Bus
Eight Macon club members
are in Raleigh this week for
the annual 4-H Club Week.
The local delegation is made
up of Margaret May and David
Solesbee, both of the Nantahala
club; LaVeme Young, Culla
saja club; Elizabeth Ann Am
! mons and Jackie Ann Cabe,
East Franklin club; Otis Sti
winter and Nancy Cable, Frank
lin club; and Clayton Richard
son, Iotla club.
Mrs. Jessie Downs Cabe, as
sistant home agent, accompaln
>d them.
The group was taken to Ashe
ville early Monday morning by
County Agent T. H. Fagg, where
they joined the Buncombe dele- i
gation :or a charter bus trip j
to the capital city. They will
return Saturday afternoon.
WREN NAMED
ASST. AGENT .
FOR COUNTY
South Carolina Man
Is Former Cherokee
County Agent
John Wren, former assistant
county agent In Cherokee
County, will take over his duties
as assistant agent here on a
"temporary basis" beginning
August 1.
County Agent T. H. Fagg said
yesterday (Wednesday) Mr.
Wren's appointment was an
nounced by District Farm Agent
W. B. Collins and has the ap
proval of the county.
A native of South Carolina,
the new assistant is a veteran
of World War 11, holding the
rank of lieutenant colonel In
the army.
He fills the post left vacant
by Mr. Fagg, who was named
county agent following the
death of S. W. Mendenhall.
Picnic Planned
For Dr. Hursh
A picnic honoring Dr. C. R.
Hursh, former director of the
Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory,
will be held at Coweeta Satur
day at noon.
The picnic is being arranged
by the Coweeta staff, with a
view to providing an opportun
ity for Dr. Hursh's friends to
see him.
He left the Forest Service
June 30, and is not expected
to be often at Coweeta in fu
ture.
All friends are invited to
come and bring picnic lunch,
it was explained.
Swann Hired As
Summer Reporter
For Highlands
Allen Swann. of Pelham, has
been hired by The Press as
summer reporter in Highlands.
A 1954 graduate of the Uni
versity of North Carolina, School
of Journalism, Mr. Swann takes
over his duties in the resort
town today (Thursday).
He will handle all news, ad
vertising. and subscriptions for
the newspaper.
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Macon Students Are Proof Summer Vacations Aren't All Play
Summer vacation doesn't mean a life of leisure for
i lot of Macon students as some folks would think.
Some are taking it ttqr, but others are hard at work,
raising spending money or saving for a college edu
cation. (top left), Miss Patti Lou Phillips, Western
Carolina College student, adds a touch of charm to
lier father's Franklin service station; (top center),
the undisputed kingpin of youthful fishermen, Mitch
ell Houston, Franklin student, does what come natur
illy for a summer vacation; (top right), Miss Carol
Stockton, Franklin High student. Is a waitress in a
downtown cafe this summer ? likes the work too;
(bottom left), car-hopping for a local drive-In brings
in a summer salary for Jack Kusterer, student at the
University of North Carolina, and Is helping him ret
In another year of college work; (bottom center),
the. golf course swimming pool is drawing a lot of
students both college and high school, and a blase
hand of bridge Is the order of the day ? (1 to ft)
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Ann Hays, who attend* Woman'* College, Bobby
Riddle, 19M Franklin graduate, Bill Zickgraf, pool
lifeguard, and Miss Carolyn Dowdle, Franklin sto
dent; (bottom right), George R. Fatttlo, (center)
manager of the Franklin Lodge and Golf Coarse,
briefs Hayes Snyder, Franklin elementary student,
(left), and Tommy Gnuse, Franklin High student, on
the fine points of caddylag at the coarse the way .
August Term Jury
List Drawn Monday
METHODISTS
PLAN DINNER
Event Friday Night
Will Mark Completion
Of New Church Wing
Marking the completion of
the $40,000 educational annex
to the Franklin Methodist
Church, a "family night dinner"
and a shower for the new
church kitchen will be held to
morrow (Friday) at 7 p. m. in
the basement of the church.
Families have been asked to
hring a basket or covered dish
supper. Following the meal,
donations of money or gifts will
be accepted. The joint affair
is being sponsored by the Wom
an's Society of Christian Service
and the Wesleyan Service Guild.
Mrs. H. W. Cabe, president of
the W. S. C. S., said the society
has purchased a new electric
range and refrigerator and
that a 50-place sliver setting
will arrive this week. She said,
however, that roasters, cooking
pans, kettes, and other kitchen
utensils are needed.
The supper is being held in
honor of the church's building
committee. Those on the com
mittee are E. J. Whitmire, Jr.,
chairman, H. H. Gnuse, Jr., M.
L. Dowdle, T. W. Angel, Jr., A.
A. Siler, W. W. Sloan, and H.
W. Cabe.
In addition to the new kitch
en, which is located in the old
part of the church, 11 new
classrooms and an assembly
room constitute the recently
completed three-story west wing
annex. The ground floor of the
extension includes four class
rooms and a rest room. Three
classrooms and two rest rooms
are on the second floor, and
four classrooms and an assem
bly room on the third floor.
Renovations have been made
in the old part of the church.
A temporary partition was tak
en out on the ground floor to
provide for a larger social room,
the educational building was
roofed and repainted, wood
work on the outside of the
building was painted, and a
new coal stoker Installed.
Superior Court
Set August 23,
Johnston Judge
Fifty-four Jurymen, Including
two women, were drawn Mon
day morning for the August
term of superior court here.
The court term opens August
23 with Judge Walter E. Johns
ton, of Winston-Salem, presid
ing.
The two women are Miss
Grace Howard, of Dlllard, Ga.,
Route 1, and Mrs. F. E. Mash
burn, of Gneiss. Both were pick
ed for duty the first week.
Jurymen were drawn at the
regular meeting of the Board
of County Commissioners by
Brenda Garrett, five-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. V.
Garrett, of Franklin.
Selected for duty the first
week of court were Frank Burn
ette, of Route 3; George Gib
son, of Route 4; Neville Cabe,
of Dillard, Ga., Route 1; T. M.
Rickman, of Route 4; Paschal
Norton, of Franklin; Preleau
Shope, of Prentiss; Dallas Row
land, of Aquorie; Charles W.
Nolen, of Route 1, George Dos
ter, of Route 2; J. N. Houston,
of Route 3; Lee Poindexter, of
Franklin; Paul B. Carpenter, of
Franklin; D. E. Chastain. of
Highlands; Jim Neal, of Flats;
Homer Passmore, of Nantahala;
R. M. McGaha, of Route 3;
Glenn Holt, of Franklih: W. R,
Edwards, of Route 3; W. A.
Hays, of Franklin; W. D. Shu
ford, of Franklin; James R.
Norris, Jr., of Dillard, Ga.,
Route 1; Howard Bradley, of
Dillard, Ga., Route 1; C. B. Bry
son, of Cullasaja; Frank L.
Cabe, of Route 4; Ray Dryman,
of Scaly; Wade McConnell, of
Prentiss, Troy Bradley, of Dil
lard, Ga., Route 1; W. S. Castle,
of Dillard, Ga., Route 1; Mell
Cabe, Jr., of Route 2; Judd Mc
Gaha, of "Route 3; Carl P. Cabe,
of Franklin; Miss Grace How
ard. of Dillard. Ga., Route 1;
and Mrs. F. E. Mashburn, of
Gneiss.
The remaining 18 jurymen
will serve the second week.
They are Dewey Hopper, of
Highlands; Paul Kinsland, of
Franklin; Earl Harrison, of
Route 1; George Bryson, of Cul
lasaja; L. H. Bingham, of Dil
lard, Ga., Route 1; Floyd Dendy,
of Highlands, Lorenza Moses, of
Cullasaja; Gilmer Setser, of
Route 1; Gorman Raby, of
Route 3; E. K. Buchanan, of
Route 2; Frank Dalrymple, of
Flats; Bill Byrd. of Prentiss;
Roy Donaldson, of Prentiss;
Frank B. Duncan, of Franklin;
Homer C. Greene, of Route 1;
Carl D. Green, of Franklin; Lon
J. Dalton, of Route 3; and
Weimer, Dewesse. of Route 3.
At past . court terms, because
of light criminal and civil
dockets, second week jurymen
seldom have been called for
service. The grand jury is se
lected from the first week list.
Work On Center
Macon's new $30,000 health
center on Riverview Street is
not expected to be ready for
occupancy before the last of
August, according to W. E.
(Gene i Baldwin, chairman of
the Board of County Commis
sioners.
Originally, the new center was
to be opened this month, but
Mr. Baldwin said the installa
tion of the heating system has
stopped all work inside. Until
the system is installed, the final
interior work cannot be done,
he said.
The Weather
The week's temperatures and rainfalL u
recorded in Franklin by Man son Sdlea.
U. S. weather observer, and at the Coweeta
Hytftrologic Laboratory:
FRANKLIN
Temperatures
High Low Rain
Wednesday 96 65
Thursday 95 63 .37
Friday 86 65
Saturday 87 64
Sunday 93 63
Monday 93 66
Tuesday 96 64
OOWUTA
Temperature*
High Low Rain
Wednesday 92 63 .81
Thursday 91 59 22
Friday 84 63
Saturday 84 63 ....
Sunday 86 93 __
Monday 87