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nUNKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1954
Late News
and
Briefs
ALL-STAR GAMES
The Franklin All-Stars have
two games coming up this
week-end, Manager J. D. Gibson
has announced. Saturday, the
? team journeys to Marble for a
-game at 2:30 p. m. and Sunday
will meet Andrews on the home
field at the same hour.
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SUPPER IS PLANNED
The Woman's Society of
Christian Service of the Mt.
Zlon Methodist Church will
sponsor a supper at the Car
toogechaye school cafeteria Sat
urday night, beginning at 6:30
o'clock. The proceeds will go to
the church building fund.
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ARNOLD Vs. COPPERHEAD
A copperhead and Oscar C.
Arnold tangled with each other
Friday morning in the latter's
corn crib on Franklin, Route 5.
Mr. Arnold, 75, Is recovering
following anti-venom treatment.
The snake is dead, but It took
an eight-hour search to un
cover him and finish him off.
After his encounter with the
deadly reptile about 7 o'clock,
Mr. Arnold was rushed to Angel
Hospital by Hayes Holland. He
was released the next day, while
friends and members of his
family turned the earn crib in
side out looking for the snake.
Late in the afternoon, after an
eight-hour search, the snake
was found under a sill in the
crib about four feet from the
spot where he bit Mr. Arnold,
It was reported. A shot gun
finished it off.
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FRIDAY DANCE SLATED
A dance will be sponsored by
the Youth Center tomorrow
(Friday t night at Slagle Me
morial Building with music by
Leo's Orchestra, of Asheville.
Tourists and college students
home on vacation are especial
ly invited to attend, it was said.
Admission for the semi-formal
dance will be $1.25 for couples
and 75 cents for stags.
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at v. f. w. Meeting
Commander C. Jack Jlagan, of
the local Veterans of Foreign
Wars post, has returned from
the national V. F. W. encamp
ment In Philadelphia, Pa. His
trip to the national meeting was
-won by his post in a member
ship drive conducted earlier in
the year.
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POOL IS CLOSED
~ Monday saw the Jaycee-oper
ated swimming pool at the
Franklin Lodge and Golf Course
close for the second time this
season for lack of an adequate
water supply.
Dry weather and the result
ing low water table makes It
impossible to supply the proper
turn-over of water for the pool,
according to Dr. J. H. Hill, proj
ect chairman, and it must be
SEE NO. 2, PAGE 10
SCHOOL DATE
CHANGED TO
ANGUST 30
Student Jobs Reason
Given By Official
For Postponement
The school opening date In
the county has been changed
to August 30, County School
Supt. Holland McSwaln an
nounced thjs week.
Last -week the date was an
nounced as August 24. In not
ing the change, Mr. McSwaln
said the Board of Education re
considered the matter because
it was reported that a number
of students are working at tour
ist resorts and would have to
quit their jobs. The extra days
should see them through the
tourist rush, he explained.
The qpenlng date applies to
all schools except Highlands.
This school will open September
7.
Closing dates listed on the
school system's 1954-55 calen
dar, which was prepared this
week, include September 24, for
district N. C. Education Asso
ciation meeting in Asheville;
November 25-26, Thanksgiving;
December 22 to January 1, j
Christmas holidays; and April
8-11, Easter holidays.
Mr. McSwaln said the dates
are subject to change and that
other meetings will be announc
ed later.
The first county-wide teach
ers meeting is set for Septem
ber 10.
New Franklin
Band Leader
The hiring of Theodore Qrr,
Elkin High School band direct
or, as director of the Franklin
Band for 1954-55 was announc
ed yesterday (Wednesday) by
County School Supt. Holland
McSwain.
Mr. Orr, who has been di
rector at Elkin for the past
three years, succeeds S. F.
(Sammy) Beck, whose contract
was not renewed because of the
unsettled band situation at the
high school.
When announcing the hiring
of Mr. Qrr, the school superin
tendent said Mr. Beck also was
considered for the post again.
The new director is a gradu
ate of Lee H. Edwards High
School, Asheville, and High
Point College. He is married
and has three children. Mr.
McSwain said he and his fam
ily are expected here next week.
Of Interest to the Franklin
Band Boosters Club was the an
nouncement by Mr. McSwain
that the new director will in
struct music in every school In
the county, Instead of confin
ing his activities to the band.
A chief objective of the club is
obtaining a director to work
full-time In the county, in order
SEE NO. 3, PAGE 10
? Staff Pkato by J. P. Brady
FIFTY -ONE YEARS AGO Graham Grindstaff and Alex
Moore, former Macon sheriff, were present in Jackson County
when the Macon Baptist Association was formed out of the
Tuckasiegee Baptist Association, which at that time embraced
Macon and Jackson. Last week (Thursday and Friday) Mr. Moore,
82, and Mr. Grindstaff, 68, were present at the SIst annual
meeting of the Macon association at the Lonpview and Ellijay
churches. The former opened and closed the two-day meeting
with prayer. Re-elected officers of the association include the
Rev. M. W. Chapman, moderator, the Rev. Arvil Swafford, vice
moderator, Mrs. Vernon Higdon, clerk-treasurer, the Rev. W. N.
Cook, historian, and the Rev. John Buell, executive promotions
committee chairman.
Coach Barnwell Sounds Grid
Practice Call For Saturday
TOWN ASKS '
STREET BIDS
Four Franklin
Streets Up For
Work This Year
The Town of Franklin this
week is advertising for bids for
the surfacing of four streets
and resurfacing of sections of
two others.
Programmed for paving this
year are the following streets,
and their lengths: Wilkie, 800
feet, West Rogers, 550 feet,
Edgewood, 1,050 feet, and ITlco
Drive, 600 feet.
West Main Is scheduled to be
resurfaced from Porter to Bid
well, and Church Street from
Iotla to Harrison Avenue. These
sections are worn and broken,
according to Town Clerk C. O.
Ramsey. The West Main project
covers 3,723 yards of paving, the
Church Street job, 1,925 yards.
The town clerk said all of this
street work will be financed
from the general fund, which
earmarks $8,600 for street Im
provement this year, and Powell
Bill funds. However, Mr. Ram
sey said the town will have less
than half of the estimated $10,
000 in Powell Bill money for
street work. About $8,000 of the
amount is obligated to pay the
town's share of obtaining right
of-way on US 23 (F.ranklin
Cowee Gap) within the city
limits, he explained. Under an
agreement with the state, the
town is responsible for one
third of the total cost of set
tling the right-of-way.
A call for all footballers seek
ing berths with the 1954 Frank
lin High Panthers to report Sat
urday at 10 a. m. at the field
house was sounded yesterday
(Wednesday i by Coach Howard
Barnwell.
Coach Barnwell, who comes
to Franklin this year after
several years' coaching at Swain
High, will send the Panthers
against the Clayton (Ga.) High
squad in a non-conference
opfener on the local field Sep
tember 3.
Counting the opener, the
Panthers face a 10-game sched
ule, with seven conference
games. Fi<e are home games
,and five out of town. Two
clashes are listed with Swain
High, but only one is a con
ference tilt.
In calling for prospective
players, Coach Barnwell said he
nil! issue -equipment Saturday
| and will start practice Monday.
' He plans two practices dally
until tl opening of school
(August 30) to get the squad In
shape for the opener.
The coach said he will shape
the team around about 12 re
turning lettermen. He also said
he expects about 50 boys out
for the opening practice.
Panther Schedule
The schedule (? denotes con
ference game) :
Sept. 3, Clayton, Ga., home.
Sept. 10, Andrews, home.*
Sept. 17, Bryson City, away.
Sept. 24, Cherokee, home.*
Oct. 1, Hayesville, away.*
Oct. 8, Sylva, away*
Oct. 15, Robbinsville, away.*
Oct. 22, Bryson City, home.*
Oct. 29, Murphy, away.*
I Nov. 5, Bethel, home.
FARM-HOME
FIELD DAY
IS TODAY
Features Of Event <
Listed; Slated For
High School Grounds >
Features of the agricultural ]
"new look" In the county will
begin* unfolding this morning
(Thursday) at 10 o'clock on
the grounds at Franklin High
School as the Farm and Home
Field Day gets under way.
Labor saving devices for
farm and home, demonstrations,
exhibits, and a beef and dairy
cattle show are just a few of
the things to be emphasized at
the field day, which Is being
staged this year In place of a
farm tour. Better farm and
home management Is the theme
of the "new look".
Lunch will be served at noon
in the high school cafeteria by
members of the Union Parent
Teacher Association.
In announcing features of
the field day, County Agent T.
H. Fagg and Mrs. Florence S.
Sherrill, county home agent,
emphasized that a full agenda
almost demands that the field
day open promptly at 10 o'clock.
"Late comers In all probability
will miss a lot of things we
have planned, "Mr. Fagg com
mented.
Through the cooperation of
the member organizations of
the Agricultural Council and
businessmen some of the fea
tures visitors will see include:
Exhibits of a modern and
practical kitchen. bathroom,
and utility room and other
home appliances and labor sav
ing devices. These, prepared by
home demonstration women,
will be set up in the F.F.A.
building near the high school.
Appliances for the exhibits are
being donated by merchants.
An irrigation system in oper
ation on the athletic field along
with exhibits prepared by local
and out-of-town equipment
dealers and other farm labor
saving ideas used by Macon
farmers.
An up-to-date farm work
shop ? set up in the F.F.A.
building.
A hog killing and meat cut
ting demonstration ? the former
to be held at the slaughter
house near the school, the lat
ter on the athletic field.
An exhibit on the value of
artificial breeding and dairy | '
herd Improvement (D.H.I.) test
ing with a cow and her off
spring to show the results of :
the two programs ? cooperation
of Macon Artificial Breeders
Association.
A calf fitting demonstration
and discussion of beef outlook '
for the year by Hayes Gregory,
Macon native, who is now with
the extension service In Ral
eigh.
A baby beef and dairy cattle
show by farmers and 4-H and
F.F.A. members will close out
the program in the afternoon,
the county agent said.
Macon Is Selected
For Farm Program
Man Held On
Rape Charge
GAINS FREEDOM
Glen H. Waldroop was re
teased from jail yesterday
(Wednesday) afternoon after
the plaintiff failed to appear
at the preliminary hearing to
press charges. Justices of the
Peace Sam J. Murray and C.
C. Stamey dismissed the case.
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Glen Hunter (Rusty) Wal
droop, 30, well-known moun
tain musician in this county,
was arrested Friday morning
and charged with the rape of
a 17-year-old Scaly girl.
Details of the alleged attack
were not disclosed, but It re
portedly took place alter mid
night Thursday. Waldroop, who
is married and has one child,
yesterday (Wednesday) morn
ing was still in jail under $5,
000 bond set by Solicitor Thad
D. Bryson, Jr.
Waldroop was scheduled to
appear at a second preliminary
hearing yesterday afternoon be
fore Justices of the Peace Sam
J. Murray and C. C. Stamey.
At the first hearing Tuesday
afternoon, the girl, who alleged
ly was attacked, and her fath
er, who took the warrant for
Waldroop, failed to appear. At
this time, Gilmer A. Jones, at
torney for Waldroop, presented
a statement, which he said was
signed by the girl and her
mother and father in the pres
ence of witnesses, indicating
they did not want to press
charges. The lawyer said the
family voluntarily came to his
office and signed the state
ment.
District Scouts
Coming To Camp
Tomorrow (Friday) some 125
scouts of the Smoky Mountain
District, which embraces Ma
con, Jackson, and Swain coun
ties, are expected to turn out
for a overnight fellowship
camping trip at the new Scout
camp recently purchased In the
Tesentee area.
Demonstrations, a chance for
each troop to develop a camp
ing area for Its own future use,
and a full program of fellow
ship and fun will make up the
program for the camping trip,
according to B. B. Scott, district
camping chairman.
Bryson Reunion Set
The annual Bryson family re
union Is set for Sunday, August
22, at the Cowee Baptist
Church, T. D. Bryson, Jr., presi
dent, announced this week.
A picnic lunch will be served
at noon and a short program is
planned in the afternoon, Mr.
Bryson said.
A walking outhouse (f) typified the ingenuity t
that some 5,000 "hillbillies-for-a-day" put into pre
paring for the third annual "Hillbilly Day" in High
lands Wednesday of last week. Highspot of the aft
ernoon was a big parade (2) for the streaming lines
trf '^eritturs" and "human beans", who stormed the
resort town for the annual celebration. Their garbs
more often' than not bordered on the fantastic. The
sea of smiling faces (3) was prompted by hillbilly
hi jinks, including buck dancing, on a platform
erected on Main Street. "The Sheriff of Cheatem
County", Riley Johnson, (4) used his intense and
piercing eyesight to ferret out non-conforming dress
ers, who were tossed 'n the "stockaid" and fined for
dressing "natural-like". Jugs ? complete with
"squeezins" ? were the order of the day for most
? staff Pkoto by J. Brady
(?) and emphasis was on the long ami the short o
drinking containers, I. ester Waldroop, (center
guitarist, and Miss Linda Rogers, champion hue)
dancer, (left), "tears loose" (0) for the benefit o
those who think buck dancing has something to d<
with deer hunting. This "waggin" (7) full of kid
rolled into town just in tin* for the parade and. be
lieve it or not, held up through the entire proceed
ings. (See story, page 11).
Group Now Raising
Money For Project;
One Of 12 In State
Because of progressive in
dividual and community spirit
Macon County has been picked
a.s ?ne of 12 counties in the
state to receive federal funds
for expansion of its farm and
home program.
This was revealed Friday
night by Dr. Brice Ratchford.
assistant director of the N. C.
Extension Service, at a special
meeting of businessmen and
farm men and women at the
Agricultural Building.
The group's reaction to the
proposal, which would mean
three additional extension serv
ice workers for the county was
highly favorable:
A 10-man committee is now
soliciting roughly $1,800 ($600
per worker) from local busi
nessmen to assure the accep
tance of the program this year.
Federal funds for the program
wiil be about $13,500, according
to W. B. Collins, district farm
agent.
_ In outlining the program, Dir.
Ratchford said in other coun
ties the county's share has been
put up by the county itself.
However, Macon's 1954-55 budg
et already has been adopted and
funds are not available; so. the
committee of farmers and busi
nessmen is raising the needed
share through private dona
tions, with a view to turning it
over to the county next year.
Dr. Ratchford must be noti
fied this week-end whether the
county will accept the program.
Members of the committee
raising funds include Walter
Taylor, Ned Teague, Bryant Mc
Clure, Wiley Brown, W. w
(Bill) Sloan, C. S. Slagle, W. N.
Sloan, W. w. Reeves, Clyde
Downs, Erwin Patton, and
Frank B. Duncan.
,, Dr- Ratchford emphasized
that the program is not one
of the present administration
or political in nature. He said
it has been worked out by 16
major farm organizations with
the idea of expanding research
and educational programs In all
farm areas.
In this state, he explained, it
is planned to concentrate work
ers 10 12 counties to see if the
SEE NO. 4. PAGE 10
Local Scouts
To Advance At
Court Of Honor
About 25 Boy Scouts from
this county are expected to re
ceive advancements In rank and
merit badges at a Smoky Moun
tain District Court of Honor
tonight (Thursday) in Bryson
City.
The honor court will start at
7:30 o'clock at the courthouse
according to Eagle Scout Ben
Edwards, summer worker here
At the present time, he said,
Cartoogechaye, Troop 8, is lead
ing the other troops in the dis
trict in an Attendance-advance
ment contest held in conjunc
tion with the honor courts An
other Macon troop, Highlands,
| ond?P running a close sec
The Weather
The week's temperatures and rainfall, as
recorded in Franklin by Manson Stilea,
L\ S. weather observer, and at the Coweeta
Hydrologic Laboratory:
FRANKLIN
Temperatures
High Low Rain
Wednesday 90 57
Thursday 92 57
Friday 85 67 1.25
Saturday 85 56
Sunday 80 57
Monday 86 56 1.08
Tuesday 83 57
HIGHLANDS
Temperature
High Low Rain
Wednesday 81. 54
Thursday 78 57
Friday 76 57 .28
Saturday 74 54 .20
Sunday 72 52
Monday 79 62 .75
Tuesday 76 57
COWEETA
Temperatures
High Low Rain
Wednesday 87 55
Thursday 88 56
Friday 84 64 .30
Saturday 80 53 .34
Sunday 80 53
Monday 85 83 .87
Tuesday 83 53