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FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, DEC. 2, 1954
SIXTEEN MOB
Monday Opening
Of Court Slated
Judge Johnston
Facing 'Average*
Dockets At Term
Judge Walter E. Johnston, Jr.,
will face "about average" crim
inal and civil dockets when he
opens the December term of
Superior Court here Monday, ac
cording to Miss Kate McGee,
clerk of court.
Through Monday afternoon, the j
criminal docket listed 143 cases, j
More than 50 are hold-overs from
the August term, the court clerk
said.
Judge Johnston, of Winston- '
Salem, who presided here in Aug- j
ust, has' 12 civil actions on the
docket, eight of them divorces.
One hundred seven of the 143
criminal actions listed for trial
deal with motor vehicle violations,
ranging from drunk driving to
permitting a non-licensed person
to drive.
Trial of civil matters is expect
ed to begin next Thursday morn
ing. At recent terms, criminal
matters have been cleared from
the docket in two or three days.
The criminal docket:
Rufus A. Askew, fraud; J. D.
Welch, resisting arrest; Lester L.
Arnold, drunk driving: Marjorie
C. Sutton, aiding and abetting
drunk driving; Robert Warren,
Munger, drunk driving; George
Howard Reece. aiding and abett
ing drunk driving; Henry Lee But
ler, aiding and abetting drunk
driving: Howard Swafford, non
support; Claude Martin, abandon
ment; Grover Eugene Crisp, drunk
driving; Delis Holland, no driver's
license: Wayne David Millsaps.
no driver's license; Arthur O.
Irby. drunk driving, no driver's
license, reckless driving, and
manslaughter; Leslie Leroy John
son, drunk driving; Clyde Thomas
Burrell. drunk driving; Gilbert
Franklin Hartwell, speeding:
James Robert Shirk, speeding;
Betty Jeanne B. Congdon, speed
ing; Elick Kilpatrick, Jr. trans
porting and no driver's license;
J. T. Roane, assault on a female,
assault on a minor, and non-sup
port; Robert Harold Wood, reck
less driving, improper driver's
license and registration: William
Thomas Chenowith, speeding;
Frank Baldwin, drunk driving:
Howard Richard Hopkins, drunk
driving; Joseph Moody Younce,
drunk driving: John Cheek, aid
ing and abetting drunk driving.
Betty Jo Smith, no driver's
license: R. L. Anderson, abandon
ment: Henry E. Dillard, speeding;
Nora B. Zachary. assault; James
Bailey Chappel, no driver's j
license; John Thomas Carpenter. I
drunk driving; Eugene Holland .
interferring with performance of
duties of election official and as
sault on election registrar: Roger
Holland, interferring with per
formance of duties of election of
ficial and assault on election reg
istrar: Frank Burnette Watts aid
ing and abetting drunk driving;
Freeman A. Watts, drank driving:
Sidney Sutton, seduction: Don
ald Billy Owenby, drunk driving:
Ray Prince, careless and reckless
driving and speeding: Leonard C.
Swanson. Jr.. transporting whis
key and attempted jail break:
James Robert Moore, drunk driv
ing; D. L. Burgess, no driver's
license: Richard McKinley Wood,
drunk driving and improper
brakes: Mrs. James Allen Ordway.
abatement of nuisances; William
Riddle, possession of non tax paid
whiskey; Johnnie Talley. assault
on a female: Paul McCoy, violat
ion of prohibition laws: Clyde
Jerome Simonds. drunk driving;
Clinton R. Suttle. non-support:
Frank Burnett, crime against
nature: Mack Hoover Walden.
breaking prison; Emma Sue Stan
ley. no driver's license: Earl Clif
ford McCoy, no driver's license:
Nina Yitginia McConnell. no dri
ver's license: Albert Lendell Wal
ler, drunk driving: James Whil
tington, non-support: Charles Ha:
shaw. drunk driving: William R.
Flanagan, drank driving; Dewey
Clint Teague, speeding and reck
less driving: George Layfayette
Simmons, aiding and abetting j
speeding: Arnold W. Cross. reck?
less driving; Lawton James
Brown, reckless driving, speeding,
and failing to stop for siren; Jay
Bryar. Houston, speeding and vio
lating restriction: Noah Chandler
Collier. speeding: David Buch
anan. drunk driving.
H. L. Wilburn, no driver's
license; Zeb Anderson, assault on
a female, assault on a minor, and ?
SEE NO. 2, PAOE 8
SHOPE AGAIN
HEADSA.R.C
Miss Lockman Speaks
At Annual Chapter
Meet Tuesday Night
Z. Weaver Shope was reelect
ed chairman of the Macon
chapter of the American Red
Cross at the organization's an
nual meeting Tuesday night.
Also renamed to posts for an
other year were W. R. Potts,
vice-chairman, and Mrs. Eliza
beth McCollum, executive sec
retary. ;
C. Jack Ragan was elected
treasurer, succeeding J. C. Jac
obs.
In addition to the election of
officers and committee chair
man reports, the meeting, held
at the V. P. W. building, was
featured by a talk by Miss Lock
man, of Hendersonville.
Miss Lockman, who is W. N. C.
field representative for A. R. C.t
told how North Carolina rallied
after the disastrous "Hurricane
Hazel" struck the coast earlier
in the year.
A special committee was nam
ed by the chairman to study a
blood program with a view to
making Macon a participating
chapter. His appointments in
cluded Mr. Ragan, Gordon Gib
son, Harve Bryant, the Rev. A.
Rufus Morgan, Mrs. Frank
Shope, Mrs. Bob S. Sloan, and
Andrew Jones.
Committee chairmen for 1955
include .Mrs. Gladys Kinsland,
Junior Red Cross; Mrs. Frank
Shope, Home Nunsing; Miss Las
sie Kelly, Production; E. J.
Whltmire, Disaster; W. W.
Sloan, First Aid; J. H. Stockton,
Finance; Mrs. Lester Conley,
Publicity; Mrs. Charles Fergu
son, Home Service; and R. A.
(Art) Byrd, Water Safety.
Seal Sale
Is Opened
The 1954 T. B. Christmas
Seal campaign was kicked off
here Friday by chairman Fred
Dowdle.
In announcing the opening,
Mr. Dowdle said he is conduct
ing this year's tuberculosis seal
campaign almost entirely by
mail. Eighteen thousand seals,
or 200 to the letter, have been
mailed to citizens throughout
the county, the chairman said,
along with a request for re
mittance.
About $2 per person is expect
ed, but "we would certainly wel
come more if they feel they
can spare it," Mr. Dowdle said.
The chairman hopes to raise
roughly $2,000 in the drive.
Most of the money collected
will be used to help indigent
T. B. patients. Some of it also
will be used to finance a visit
of mobile X-ray unit in Macon
next May, he added.
FRANKLIN HIGII'S NEW gymnasium is beginning to take shape I foreground I as workmen pom
footings and the floor and walls of the furnace room. E. J. Whitmire, of Macon Construction Company
the contractor, said the new structure is 1? p-r cent complete and should be ready for use by July 1.
1955. In the background is the Franklin Elementary School.
Franklin's 'Orphan' Cagers
Will Open Season In Sylva
The gymnasium-less Franklin
cagers will move into the first
of a 14 -game loop schedule
against Sylva High in Sylva
Tuesday night as the "orphans"
of the Smoky Mountain Con
ference.
With no home court on which
to play because of the gym
nasium fire last March, the
local lads and lassies probably
will play all of their games in
enemy territory, unless some
are switched to the Highlands
gymnasium.
But win or lose, the 1954-55
editions in Franklin High loop
circles probably are going to be
the most hardy in history.
Practice sessions are being held
on the two out-door all-weath
er asphalt courts at the stadium
and only deep snow will keep
the teams from going through 1
j their daily paces as the season
ripens.
Coach Howard Barnwell, who
is handling the girls' team this <
year, this week said he and the
boys' mentor, Coach T. J. Ed
wards, hope to let the teams
j get the feel of a wooden court
at some nearby school before
the opening game with Sylva.
Franklin's girls, who lost
only one teammate in June
through graduation, are shoot
ing for their third straight |
year as conference tournament
champions. Veteran returnees
include forwards Jody Lenoir
| and Audrey Gibson and guards j
Mavis Gibson, Anna Setser, and
Fenes Pruitt. These champion
ship first-stringers are backed
strongly by 11 others.
On the other hand, the local
lads, who copped the runner
up trophy in conference tourney
play last season, are in the pro
cess of rebuilding. Coach Ed
wards said he probably will
make returnees Crawford Moore,
Bobby Jack Love, and Burt
Crawford the nucleus of this
year's team. Twenty-two other
boys have reported out for prac
tice.
SEE NO. 3, PAGE 8
?Suit Phflt by /. P. Br, If
Girls Practice Outdoors
Soil Official
Voting Slated
A week-long election to pick
a supervisor for the three-man
Macon County Soil Conservation
District board is slated Monday
through Saturday, December 6
11.
E. J. Whitmire, of Franklin,
and Robert Farrish, of Franklin,
Route 1, have been nominated
for the post by petition.
The man elected will serve
for three years and will sue- 1
ceed E. J. Bradley, of Iotla, who
ends his three-year term of of
fice with the close of the elec
tion.
J. S. Gray and Frank Am
nions are the other two mem
bers of the board. Mr. Amtnons
has one more year to serve and i
.Mr. Gray two.
Ballot boxes will be at the
following locations for the elec
tion:
Farmers Federation, Franklin;
Downs and Dowdle Feed and
Grocery; C. T. Bryson store;
Willie Moses store; Scaly Post
Office; Miller Norris store; Tom
Rickman store, Carl Morgan
store; John Cunningham store;
Paul Swafford store; Fouts
store; Owenby's store. Nanta- 1
hala; Hopkins stare; Franklin
Post Office, Room 203; and Ray
Grocery and Feed Store.
BAPTIST SS
MEETING SET
Cowee Baptist Church will be
the scene Sunday of the quarterly
meeting of the Macon Baptist
Sunday School Convention.
Set for 2:30 p.m.. the theme of
the meeting will be "Bible Evange
lism". according to J. C. Jacobs,
of Franklin, associiitional Sunday
School superintendent, who has
charge of the program.
Featured speaker will be the
Rev. T. E. Robinette. pastor cf
the First Baptist Church in
Waynesville.
Workers conferences also will be
held by the following: Mrs. J. D
Franks. Cradle Roll and Nursery: j
Mrs. Ruby Young. Beginner: Mrs.
Fred Jones. Primary: Mrs. Fred
Corbin. Junior: Mrs. Paul Kins
land. Intermediate: Mrs. Jim Ber
ry. Young People; Mrs. Annie Pier
.son. Adult: Mrs. Belulah Chap
man. Superintendents and Past
ors; and Lowell McKee, Choir
directors.
After the conferences, special
music will be presented by Miss
Mildred Corbin. of the Holly
Springs church.
Hoyt Bryson. Sunday School
superintendent of the host
church, will give the devotional
1955 Tags Go
On Sale Here
North Carolina's 1955 license
tags went on sale yesterday
(Wednesday) morning in Frank
lin.
John Crawford, of Franklin,
got the first set of tags for the
fourth straight year.
Two tags ? instead of one ? ,
are being sold this year.
The local Carolina Motar Club,
which sells them, Is situated In
the rear of the Western Auto
Associate Store on Main Street.
BOLTON FETED j
FOR SERVICE
Has 25 Years With
Power Company Here;
Is Given Dinner
C. H. Bolton, secretary-treas
urer of Nantahala Power and
Light Company, was honored
Tuesday night at a dinner party
marking his 25 years' service
with the company.
Held at Slagle Memorial,
Building, about 50 company em
ployes attended the dinner and
joined the president, John M.
Archer, Jr., in congratulating
Mr. Bolton, who joined the com
pany in 1029 as a chauffeur to
the then president J. E. S.
Thorpe.
Mr. Archer presented him
with a 25-year service pin and
a gift. The milestone also means
a four-week vacation for Mr.
Bolton.
From chauffeur, Mr. Bolton
joined the accounting depart
ment and was assistant chief
clerk when he was called to
California to work in the River
Bank defense plant in Septem
ber, 1942. He returned here in
December, 1943, and assumed
duties as chief clerk of the ac
counting department. He be
came secretary-treasurer of the
company in March, 1947.
Hip Hooray . . .
For Momma 'Rae'
"Rae ', aji old female hound
owned by Charlie Sutton, of
Clark's Chapel community, is
ready to verify the old saw,
"If at first you don't succeed,
try, try again."
Mr. Sutton went to his barn
Friday .morning and discover
ed that "Rae" had given
birth to four pups some time
during the Might. Hut they
were aJJ dtad ? "frozen to
death."
Saturday morning, he again
went to the barn and found
? you guessed ii ? four more
puppies and a contented
"Rae".
At last reports, she and her
"repeats" were doin' fine.
Grading On Wayah
Highway Started
Grading on the new $330,560 Wayah highway got under way
on the Nantahala end of the project Tuesday morning.
Clearing has been going on for about six weeks, according to
Resident Highway Engineer J. S. Caldwell, of Murphy, and the
contractor, Taylor Construction Company, of Biltmore, now has
a dozer and a pan at work. He said a shovel and another pan
probably will be brought in on the project next week.
The new 12-mile link ? which will open up the isolated Nan
tahala community ? begins at Feisty Branch, near the Andrews
Bulletin
Construction of Burling
ton Mills' $3,000,000
Franklin hosiery plant
will begin within the next
two weeks, John *Harden,
company vice - president,
disclosed yesterday (Wed
nesday).
Construction bids for
the job were opened Tues
day. Daniel Construction
Company, of Greenville, S.
C.. was low and has been
awarded the contract, Mr.
Harden said.
Meanwhile, the plant site
is ready and the streets
and parking area around
it are being graveled this
week, according to E. J.
Whitmire, general man
ager of Macon Construe- '
tion Company.
Mr. Harden said the
plant should be completed
by late spring.
Company To Hold
Lighting Contest
For Christmas
Nantahala Power and Light
Company again plans to spon
sor an outdoor Christmas light
ing contest among the 21 com
munities participating in the
rural development program.
W. W. (Bill i Sloan, director
of rural service for the com
pany, yesterday (Wednesday)
said invitations to enter the
contest already have been mail
ed the individual communities.
Cash prizes totaling $100 are
being offered ? $50 for 1st;
$30. 2nd; and $20. 3rd.
Last year, the contest was a
highspot of Christmas festivit
ies over the county, and several
thousand toured the 10 partici
pating communities during the
week the displays were up.
December 10 has been set as
the deadline for the commun
ities to enter, Mr. Sloan em
phasized. Ten communities must
enter before the prize money
will be offered, he said. If this
number is not realized, those
entered will be judged and rec
ognized, but prizes will not be J
offered.
A secret panel of judges will j
pick the winners some time be
tween December 18 and Decem
ber 27, Mr. Sloan explained.
Their decisions will be made on '
the basis of simplicity, original
ity, and attractiveness.
?Sflt Phf b I. P. Brady
DEER HUNTING rlosrd down Saturday, and only a lew kills wrrr
ir ported for the two-week season. Pictured are I,. H. Connor, left, of
Arden, who barred a 10 point buck near the checkinr station on Way
ah Tuesday of last week. With him is William H. Bridges, of Ashe
ville. Mr. Connor's buck welshed 202 pounds. Clifford Cook, of Frank
lin. barred a 191-pounder on Wayah November 20. His kill, made with
a M-31 rifle, had seven points.
turn-off, and ends at the black
topping near Cold Springs on
the Franklin side of Wayah.
C. E. Crouch Company, of
Asheville, also is in the process
of moving three houses on the
right-of-way, Mr. Caldwell said.
This part of the job should be
finished about mid-January, he
said.
For the most part, the new
highway will follow the present
one, the engineer said. However,
some of the deep curves have
been straightened where pos
sible, Mr. Caldwell added.
The contract for the project
was let in September.
The road formerly was owned
and maintained by the U. 8.
Forest Service, but was deeded
to the state about two years
ago.
Jackson Job
Progressing
Winter as yet hasn't slowed
construction of US 23-441 In
Jackson County from Co wee
Gap to Dlllsbaro and about 80
per cent of the grading on the
project has been finished, ac
cording to S. T. Usry, resident
highway engineer.
If construction continues ac
cording to schedule, the engi
neer predicted the 9.42-mile
link, which is a tie-in for the
completed stretch from Frank
lin to Cowee Gap, will be ready
for paving in the summer of
1955.
Structures on the Jackson
project also are about 80 per
cent completed, Mr. Usry said.
These include two I-beam
bridges, an arch bridge, and
four culverts.
FARM OUTLOOK
MEET SLATED
1955 Prices, Trends
Up For Discussion
When Officials Come
What is the farm outlook for
1955?
This question will be up for
discussion Wednesday afternoon
here when a team of experts
from the farm management de
partment of the N. C. Extension
Service meets with Macon farm
men and women.
Set for the Agricultural Build
ing, the outlook meeting will
begin at 2 o'clock.
County Agent T. H. Fagg said
the public, especially those en
gaged in farming, is invited to
attend and talk over prices and
trends for the new year with
the Raleigh officials.
The Weather
The neck's teii'peratures and rainfall, a*
recorded in Franklin by Man son Stiles,
l'. weather observer, and at the Coweeta
llydrologic Laboratory:
FRANKLIN
Temperatures
High Low Rain
Wed., Nov. 24 50 28 trace
Thursday 43 30 trace
Friday 46 17
Saturday 43 18 .39
Sunday 51 30 .59
Monday 51 36 .37
Tuesday .. 60 19
HIGHLANDS
Temperatures
High Low Rate
Tues., Nov. 23 36 30 ,2{
Wednesday 40 30 ,0t
Thursday 39 28
Friday 39 14
Saturday 38 24
Suhday 48 29 .34
Monday 44 32 .01
Tuesday 50 26
November 23, 3 inches ol
snow; Nov. 24. trace of snow
Nov. 28. one inch of snow.
COWEETA
Temperatures
High Low Rail
Wed., Nov. 24 50 27
Thursday 43 27 trao
Friday 44 it
Saturday 39 IS
Sunday 45 28 .*
Monday 52 38 1*.
Tuesday 55 IS