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VOL. LXIX? NO. 40
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, .SEPT. 30. 1?54
SIXTKEN PAG I
City Building Gets
Approval Of Voters
$50,000 Bond Issue
Okay In Light Vote;
Site Is Next Step
Construction ol a modern
municipal building got the green
light Tuesday from Franklin
voters in the special $50,000
bond election to finance it.
In an extremely light vote,
183 favored the proposal while
only 31 disapproved. The town
has 831 registered voters, ac
cording to election officials.
A site for the building is the
next official step and the Board
of Aldermen is expected to
study several at Its regular
meeting Monday night.
At the present time, three
sites are under consideration.
They are the Jamison lot on
Palmer Street between the Jam
ison and Coffey homes; Dr. E.
W. Fisher's lot on Main Street
between Macon Theatre and
Angel Clinic; and the town
owned lot at the intersection of
Iotla and Church Streets on
which the present fire house Is
situated. Options have been
taken on the two private lots.
Other sites probably will be
considered before the final de
cision is made, Mayor W. C.
Burrell said yesterday.
While final plans for the mu
nicipal building have not been
prepared, tentative ones drawn
earlier in the year made it a
modernistic structure with the
town offices and fire depart
ment on the ground floor and a
garage and storage area In the
basement.
For some time now, the board
has been of the opinion the
town could operate more effi
ciently If all its activities were
centralized in one building.
The $50,000 bond issue will
finance both the building,
equipment, and site.
Late News
and
Briefs
ANOTHER ONE BURNS
A truck, the third motor ve
hicle to burn within a week,
was extinguished late yesterday
(Wednesday) afternoon by the
Franklin Volunteer Fire Depart
ment on US 64 just beyond the
Chapel School.
Since Wednesday of last week,
two other vehicles burned. (See
story and picture on Page 15).
Yesterday's fire was a truck
owned' by A. B. Slagle and
driven by Thomas Wilson. His
young son, Jerry, 3, and Dillird
Owenby were passengers. Mr.
Wilson said "flames just flash
ed up through the floorboards".
None of the three was injured,
although Mr. Owenby jumped
from the cab just before Mr.
Wilson cut into a ditch to stop
the truck. Damage was heavy.
* * *
FOREST MEETING
Supervisors, rangers, and soil
conservation men of the N. C.
National Forests will hold a
.meeting Monday through Friday
of next week at Wayah Depot,
according to District Ranger
W. L. Nothstein.
* * *
ELI-IJAY G.O.P. MEET
Republicans of the Ellijay
precinct will hold a precinct
meeting topight (Thursday) at
7:30 at the Cullasaja School.
The meeting was called by
Pritchard Peek, the party's pre
cipct chairman.
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CHURCH MEN MEET
Approximately 75 Macon Coun
ty church men ? Presbyterians,
Methodists, and Baptists ? heard
an address by L. Milton Hauser,
Macon native who is a Spartan
burg, S. C., school principal,
Tuesday evening at a covered
dish dinner meeting at the First
Baptist Church.
?^he joint meeting erf the
three groups also marked the
formal opening of that portion
of the new Baptist structure.
Harry Corbin, president of the
Baptist men, presided.
? * *
SOMETHING NEW?
> Dick Angel and Lamar Van
hook, of the Gas-for-Less sta
tion in Franklin, have spotted
something new In the sky and
SEE NO. 3, PAGE 8
Newspaper
Open House
Is Planned
The general public Is Invited
to visit the plant of The Frank
lin Press next Wednesday aft
ernoon (October 6) between the
hours of 3:30 and 5:30.
The open house is being held
as a feature of the newspaper's
observance of National News
paper Week, October 1-8.
Persons visiting The Press
Wednesday afternoon will be
given the opportunity to see the
newspaper's mechanical depart
ment at work. The day and
hours chosen were selected as
the time when next week's Is
sue of the paper Is expected to
be coming off the press.
Another feature of the ob
servance will be newspaper pro
grams at the meetings of the
local Rotary and Lions clubs.
W. Curtis Russ, editor and
co-publisher of The Waynesville
Mountaineer, Waynesville, and
a former president of the N. C.
Press Association, will address
the Rotary club Wednesday eve
SEE NO. 4, PAGE 8
3? M?a ?
4 METHODIST I
MINISTERS GET
CHURCHES HERE
Murray Going To Post
In Gastonia; Early
To Spruce Pine
Four ministers received new
appointments to Macon churches
at the 16th annual Western
North Carolina Conference of
the Methodist Church In Ashe
ville ovex the week-end.
The changes, which will go
into effect following services
this Sunday, are at the Frank
lin and Highlands churches and
the Snow Hill-Iotla and West
Macon charges.
The Rev. J. J. Hauser, Frank
lin circuit pastor, and the Rev.
R. L. Polndexter, Macon circuit
pastor, were not given new ap
pointments this year.
The Rev. C. E. Murray, pas
tor of the Franklin' church for
the past five years, was ap
pointed to the Main Street
church In Gastonia as an asso
ciate pastor. He will be succeed
ed here by the Rev. S. W. Moss,
formerly of the Fletcher church.
Mr. Moss, who has 13 years in
the ministry, at one time serv
ed the church In Boone. Mr. and
Mrs. Murray plan to move to
Gastonia Tuesday or Wednes
day.
SEE NO. 5, PAGE 8
'Aunt Albie', Remarkable Woman
'AUNT ALBIE' M'CALL
Makes H Own Way In Life
By AI.LEN SWANN
This is the story of a re
markable woman few people
ever heard of.
It is the story of a woman
who has had to make her own
way in life ? who has had to
make a living by doing her
own farming and going out in
the mountains and spending
many hours picking berries. It
is the story of a woman who,
at 86, walks more miles in a
week to sell what she raises on
her farm than the average
person walks in a month. It Is
also the story of a person who
lived deep in the mountains, al
most away from civilization,
for 29 years ? alone. Thus, this
is a life that would appear one
of loneliness and despair.
But that is not the case for
this woman, because she has
found a formula for happiness
in an age that appears to have
by-passed appreciation of the
simple things of life.
Several days ago this reporter
received a tip on a story. The
1 tip concerned an old woman
who lives about 11 miles (by
car) from Highlands. It seemed
i worth investigation. ^
I drove down the Highlands
Walhalla highway for approxi
mately eight miles and made a
right turn onto a dirt road.
Following the directions given
me, 1 went down that road for
about a mile and drove up in
i front of the first house on the
| right. Mrs. Wiley McCall, a mid
dle aged woman, came to the
door. Was her mother-in-law
j there? She answered the ques
; tion by pointing up the small
mountain that rises in front of
the house: "She's up there pick
ing berries".
Crawling under a baYhed wire
fence, I began the steep climb.
After about 300 yards, I reach
ed the edge of the trees that
stretched around that side of
the mountain. How could an 86
year-old woman make such a
climb, I wondered. My eyes
scanned the woods ahead until
the small figure of a woman
appeared about 100 yards up
the mountain. Taking a couple
of deep breaths, I continued
i the strenuous ascent. As I
drew nearer, the features of the
[ old woman became more dis
SFF NO: 2, PAGE 12
? Slo// Ph*to by J. P. Brady
'OPERATION LOST' leaders are shown mapping search
strategy before the district exercise got under way on Cowee
Bald Saturday with more than 25 Explorer Scouts participating.
Kneeling (L to R) ? Clarence Hubbel, of ,Sylva, party leader,
Lewis Cabe, of Franklin, party leader, Tom Speed, of Sylva, Scout
field executive, and R. E. McKelvey, of Franklin, district chair
man; standing ? B. B. Scott, of Franklin, district camping chair
man, Ben Edwards, of Glenville, leader, and Gary McKelvey, of
Franklin.
'Operation Lost' Successful
For All But 'Amos, 'Oscar
i
MACON ENTRIES
TAKE 13 BLUES
Win Other Honors
At Nantahala Show
Tuesday In Murphy
Twenty-four animals entered
by Macon 4-H and F.F.A. in the
Nantahala District Junior Dairy
Cattle Show in Murphy Tues
day collected 13 blue ribbons,
nine reds, and two whites.
Macon entries also placed 1st,
2nd, and 3rd in the best arti
ficially sired heifer division;
2nd In showmanship; and 2nd
in best fitted animal.
The 24 animals Included nine
purebreds and 15 grades.
Ribbon winners in the pure
bred show: (Junior Calf) Shar
on Swanson, David Enloe, and
Tommy Fagg, blues, and Floyd
Deal, red; (Junior Yearling)
Bill Fouts, blue, Marilyn Wil
liams, red, and Lewis Ledford
and Joyce Gribble, whites;
(Senior Yearling) Lollta Hol
land, blue.
In the grade animal show,
winners were: David Enloe,
Sharon Swanson, Charles Slagle,
Tommy Fulcher ^showing ani
mal owned by Jerry Sutton),
Reagan Ammons, and Frank
Nolen (showing animal owned
by Buddy McClure), blue rib
bons, and Floyd Deal. Douglas
Teague, Jim Teague, Robert En
loe, reds; (Open Heifer) Patsy
SEE NO. 7, PAGE 8
Undefeated, Unscored !
On Cherokee Takes
20 To 6 Defeat Here |
An undefeated and unscored '
on Cherokee High eleven watch
cd the scoreboard lights blink
against them here Friday night
as the Franklin Panthers pow
ered their way to their first
conference win, 20 to 6.
Tomorrow (Friday) night the
JAYVEES LOST GAME
The Eranklin Junior Varsity
was defeated 7 to 0 by the
Sylva Yayvees in a fame in
Sylva Monday night.
A crowd of about a thousand
watched the Panthers upset the
highly-favored Indians with a
rugged ground attack that jar
red both teams.
In the first half, the Panth
ers powered 217 yards on the
ground, as compared with the
Panthers journey to Hayesville
for a second helping of. con
ference blood. Gametlme is 8
o'clock and several hundred
Panther fans are expected to
be on hand for the tilt.
SEE NO. 6. PAGE 8
Somewhere in the rough and
woolly underbrush near Cowee
Bald "Amos" and "Oscar" are
still awaiting rescue.
And alas! they'll just have to
keep on waiting and hoping
that some hunter will happen
upon them this season.
It's this way:
"Amos" and "Oscar" are the
two dummies who figured prom
inently in "Operation Lost", a
realistic exercise staged by
some 25 Explorer Scouts of the
Smoky Mountain District Sat
urday. The whole idea was to
give the Scouts valuable experi
ence in organizing and execut
ing search procedure in the
mountains so they can help
look for the inevitable several
who become lost each year in
this mountaineous region.
The Scouts gained valuable
experience. But they were un
able to locate "hide or hair" of
"Amos" and "Oscar", who were
unceremoniously dumped from
an airplane the night before the
exercise in the rugged under
growth in the vicinity of the
Cowee Bald lookout tower.
For better than five hours.
SEE NO. 10, PAGE 8
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AIRCRAFT FLASH! And the word goes out from a Franklin
back yard to the air defense filter center in Knoxviile, Tenn.,
that an airpla.ne has just passed over town. Ground Observer
Corps volunteers are (L to R) Fred Vaughn, Mac Whitaker, John
Crawford, and Roy Cunningham.
IT LOOKS JUST LIKE
Any Other Sunday Afternoon
Looks like just any other
gathering of neighbors on a
Sunday afternoon.
But wait a minute! The folks
are lounging in lawn chairs
enjoying the balmy breezes
under a shade tree, but what
gives with that telephone on
the card table ? kind of ritzy
having a telephone extension in
[the yard, don't you think? And
I who is that peeking at the
mountains through those binoc
ulars
Did you spy this is just a !
gathering of neighbors?
These questions invariably
Board Okays Bids
For 18 Classrooms
NEW CENTER
NOW READY
Health Department
Plans Move Friday,
Shope Announces
The county health depart
ment should be quartered In
the new Macon County Health
Center on Riverview Street by
this week-end, instead of the
first of January as previously
announced, according to Lake
V. Shope.
Mr. Shope, secretary to the
Macon Board of County Com
missioners, said the county has
received permission to occupy
the building from an official of
SEE NO. 11, PAGE 4
Death Takes
Miss Angel
Miss Jessie Angel, who had
been in the ladies' ready-to
wear business here for a third
of a century, died of a heart
attack about 4 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon.
Miss Angel, who had suffered
from asthma for years, had
been ill about two weeks, but
was in her shop only the day
before she died.
Funeral services will be held
at the Franklin Methodist
Church at 2 o'clock this (Thurs
day i afternoon.
Miss Angel first went into
business with Miss Mary All
man, in a little building near
the old Munday hotel. Later,
she took over the business, and
had operated Jess' Shop in its
present location on the south
side of East Main Street for 30
years.
The daughter of the late T.
W. Angel and of Mrs. Martha
Ann Berry Angel, she was born
December 25, 1887.
Survivors include her mother;
five brothers, Zeb G. Angel, T.
W. Angel, Jr., and Drs. Furman
and Edgar Angel, all of Frank
lin, 'and Lewis B. Angel, of
Haines City, Fla.; and one sis
ter, Mrs. W. B. Kesler, of Salis
bury.
The Rev. C. E. Murray, pas
tor, will be the officiating min
ister at the services at the
Methodist church, of which she
was a member.
The body will remain in the
chapel of Potts Funeral Home
until time for the service.
rattled through the heads of
those who chanced to see the
.small gathering on a recent
Sunday afternoon on the back
lawn of Roy Cunningham and
Mac Whitaker on White Oak
Street.
Granted, it was a gathering
of neighbors arid friends, but
there was something else ?
something more business-liko.
Maybe it was the presence of
the telephone and the man
scanning the sky with the bi
noculars.
Ther^ was the distinct sug
gestion that there was more to
SEE NO 9. PAGE 8
Action On Gymnasium
And Lunchrooms Set
To Next Board Meet
A money -conscious Macon
County Board of Education,
without enough funds to fi
nance the entire proposed school
expansion program, in special
session Monday night:
(1) accepted bids totaling
$164,028.97 for construction of
the proposed 18 new classrooms
in the school system, and
I (2) deferred action on the
proposed Franklin High School
SHATLEY IS NAMED
A Franklin real estate and
insurance man, Morgan S hat
ley, has been named to the
Macon County Board of Edu
cation, succeeding Allen A.
Siler, resigned.
Mr. Shatley sat with the
board at its special meeting
Monday night. He was picked
by the Democratic Executive
Committee.
Mr. Siler resigned from the
board recently because Ma
con Construction Company,
the concern he works for,
submitted bids for school con
struction in this county.
gymnasium and lunchrooms for
Cowee and Otto to its regular
meeting Monday morning.
Bids reviewed by the board
last week for the over-all con
struction program came to
$385,967.14 ? a figure $117,305.
68 over the amount on hand for
the projects.
Faced with the problem of
working out a satisfactory solu
tion, members of the board vot
ed, on motion by John M.
Archer, Jr., to accept the bids
for the 18 classrooms since
there is enough money on hand
to finance this portion of the
program. The county's allocation
SEE NO. 12, PAGE 4
Democrat Series
Set For October
A series of Democrat party
rallies is scheduled county-wide
during October, according to
Prank I. Murray, Sr., party
chairman.
Each rally will be held at
7:30 p. m. and candidates and
party officials are slated to
give talks, Mr. Murray said.
The schedule of meetings fol
lows:
October 5: Cartoogechaye
Township at Cartoogechaye
School.
October 7: Elliiay and Sugar
fork Townships, Cullasaja
School.
October 12: Cowee and Burn
ingtown Townships, Cowee
School.
October 14: Highlands and
Flats Townships, Highlands
School.
October 19: Millshoal Town
ship. Holly Springs Commun
ity Building.
October 21: Smithbridge
Township. Otto School.
October 26: Nantahala Town
ships 1 1 and 2 > , Nantahala
I School.
| October 28: Franklin Town
' ship, courthouse.
The Weather
T: ? -u-k's ' .it ir-. s an. I rainta!!. a*
? V'l I .tr.klin by Sties,
"v , wratli"- olxo- < er, .cd at t'.ie Coweeta
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FRANKLIN
Temperatures
High Low Rain
! Wed. (Sept. 22) 80 38
(Thursday 81 38
Friday 84 40
Saturday 84 37
Sunday 81 48
Monday .88 47
Tuesday 88 47
HIGHLANDS f*
Temperature
High Low Rain
Wed. (Sept. 221 72 37
i Thursday 72 42
i Friday 74 41
[Saturday 77 41
; Sunday 78 47
j Monday 82 47
Tuesday ..... 76 47
COWEETA
Temperatures
High Low Rain
j Wed. (Sept. 22) 80 38
i Thursday 81 38
Friday 84 40
| Saturday 84 37
j Sunday' 81 48
| Monday 88 47
Tuesday 88 47