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CIRCULATION
last Week
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Volume 70 Number I
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PRICE
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THE LATEST MODELS in fire extinguishers will be sold beginning Saturday by members o
the Franklin Volunteer Fire Department as a fund raising project. Pictured are John ( rawfor
(left) and Keid Womack (right) showing businessman Terrell Iloilman three of the types bein
offered.
Franklin Firemen To Kick Off Extinguishei
Sale Saturday To ?-\ise Respirator Money
A Couple Of ^iie Tippett Men Starting
Race With Other To Walk Again
A couple of the men folk in
the Lee Tippett family in
Franklin are taking walking
lessons all over again
Th? y are father Lee and son
Eddi< ' and they're making
soni"t hine. of a game out of it
' kmda racing to yr who
can b?-at the other learning to
walk. is how 1 1 -yea r "Id hd
(iie explains it
Kicht now Ix >t h are depend
ing upon the aid ot crutches,
but before lone, 1 a t lie r I,ee
hopes ' ? > have the feel of his
new a'titn ial 1 ? ? ? and soil Eddie
plan t< to'eet about hi broken
leg
Thai where t he racing comes (
in which one is iroing to get
rid <>{ his crutches first
Mr Tippett. a well-known
mecha : lie. had hi - le r crush?d '
October 2. H?al. by a bulldo/"!" '
tread a h?- was -te>ting tli?'
mav hii.e nt ai his shop The le<. \
"never was quite right after
that ' and after months and
months ot treatment and a half
do/en operations it was ampu
tated t h l past Jui\ Since th< n
he ha been eyeing an artificial
lee. on I lerember 21 h" tfot it,
md s a v s he u doine fine"
;? a i nni" in walk oh it
K.ddi'' <?n t lu- < -t he: hand, had
1 1. . leu trouble bee m when he
I lid hi' ! ) i < ? v ( ? 1 e i his brakes
a lie! ] t a lie iej with a pick- up
rue', n< ar Ins home in mid
\uju>t The lee has been out of
he e .1 -I about MX W''fk.\ but
ie still ha> to rely on crutches
0 navieatc any distance He
1 u i however, make a recent
rip to Knoxville. I eun . wit h
nit them
I think I in i?oin - t-> eet rid
'1 my crutch' s before he doe
h? !? ? anklui tilth "rad'r lee!
You'll vet ,( i'.ood I a i e ..oil.
I I > I .it her as-NU.re.s
I fi .'V vp CiOt A \\ alUing Racf
The Franklin Volunteer Fii
Department plans to kick off
wefk-lonn sale of fire extingi
i-hers as a fund raisiim pro
<-et Saturday on the square wit
ill day demonstrations on til
tmht lns^ method^
Proceeds of the sale are eai
marked for purchase ? > f a resp
rater tor Use by .. r? - ? ' j e . .qu;i
' he depart ment h< ?pe> to oreai
i/e in the very near tuture. at
cording to C'hiel A (' Tysinue
Wit ! 1 Saturday s kick-ot
members of the depart mei
plan t<? spend the entii- W,
taking orders fur carln.ni dio.\
ide extinguisher in a dour ti
{?j- tor eatrtpaien in I'rankiii
The a ie a 1 ?<> will be carrie
into >? vral Jieavily populate
a rea ouisi.d" the town m
move to plac the lire iiuhtin
equipment m is many rura
1 :< ?me a p< ? able
The < \t nmui. -hers ran^e i;
pr a e ! i . .m S?i '<> to !? >. m
< T n c i i i i ? ?. a -;x i a 1 dooi chim
type wit i; tuu ? \t ineuisher
Inn '.!.?? o? .. i i e, o ja t ed "chime
h: ! i ' i. et si;; a , ( me ut tin
! : . . i :!-?? aa h aa Sri a> 1 ei >:ne
'A lth ,i hull" in >team h? >at
: I? ' .r I .1* : A 1 1 i fir t i ).l
\v;r n^ wlmn i ln^ bv?MK> nut
( ' ' 1 1 1 ' ' i ? - 1 1 1 . 1 ? i , 1 1 ( | n:iu ci i 1
I'M ? nt . :? x i ? ? i will b<- sold ;il)(
? Si.it . i; i !'i ? adaptable t<> .into
ii >l>: 1 ' i ,< >nm t a i ni . ? >r Iiimih'
A ,i ?*i v it ? ? Iraturm h?? >ai<
! ! ." < 1' | >a I't in' tit will rri'liari'i
ill liMd I'xtinmnshors for ;i
...lli.ll |rc Hrchal t'QUip
?mmt ; b"i i ic purchased lor th?i
Irpa't nirnt h\ the town, he
aid
Annth' |- .i 1! day dnm >nst ra
l ? 1 1 1 nn t la . ' >f the rxtiimu
.sh'-r i pla nnt'd tlm closing
lay < : t he sale. January 1:>
Hm ( In- i .iid t ho.so demon
1 1 at i ( > i i w\W cover small and
at'-r bla/' livludmt: burninir
a 1 < ? 1 1 1 1 ? ? and r rrasr- filled fry
nr pans
A -a mm 'a ? i . play shuwiim Um
\ ! i m' 1 1 1 - ! n ? t ' '!" alp 1 1 a . b? < n
?! ? pa : ?'d bv t i . ? * d'-partmrnt at
t. i >? . i ? ' 1 1 . ? ? n * store
A .si. tin-: ChiW T\ m r ? ? ? ?? v. .Mi
? .P hn ( "? :-a ' : i
U", i \V . ? arm .1 W ? 1
iduction Call
'eceivecl Here
I "NIMI MM Ml II I \
Houk Takes
House Seat
In Raleigh
M. iron's representati v ?* to
the IT. , legislature, < . I.
Ilouk. tilled Seat NK in the
house yester<la\ Wednevda\
as the session otticiall> open
ed in Kalet^h.
1 In- I it.iiklin attornrx and
his wile left lor the i i pit.il
i il \ 1 uesda \ morning. I he>
in- ! i v ill}; .it the ^?r \\ a Iter
Kaleigh Hotel temporarily
Mr Il' iik s . i i(i lie plans to
i ' ? urn t?? I i .oik lin o\ er must
< I I he \\ er k eliils.
I n .i spci i ll inti r\ icu last
week. 1 1 , ?? representative saJd
he h i I no spec i tie legislation
.n mind tor Macon, and
would ta\or permissive rather
than m indator\ legislation on
a n s local issues.
McGuire Named
To Duke Power
Board Position
William B. McGuire, a native
i > i Frank m and assistant gen
rial counsel of Duke Power
Company, ha. been named to
the company's board oi direc
tors
'Hie son of Mrs .Margaret B
McGuire, he joined Duke Power
s ' after graduating from Duke
University I.;iw School in 1933
Mr McC'iuire and his wife, the
p former Miss Grace Robinson, of
Charlotte, and their four chil
dren make their home in Char
lotte
Mr McGuire is a past pre.si
e dent of the Mecklenburg Coun
a ty Bar Association, a member
- of the North Carolina State
Bar and the North Carolina
I) State Bar Association. American
Mr. .Mc(iuir?'
Hi ' A . ?. -i.it It ?l 1 ( rr.in . . 1 1 Dolt t
K.ipp.i .Hid P;ii Bet ,i Kapp.i !
J tic i ; .it 'ii ii' t )r<ipr . , i |
' < '"It !:?: I . K '}),) Alph.l I
. ?! I ? '.it >?! r.r \ lie . t ! s< > is i
? ? ? ? J : l i >? ? I ? 'i til*' M ? : s P.I ! K I
Pi ? <by:t "nan ( 'h up ?} ? . . : i ? v
" cii.i!ch t .. ; o| ti-a |
RECEIPTS IJP I
IN ERANKLIN
Post Office Does
Better Than $2,000
More Than In '53
I I'm t ;il r reeipt . for 1 9 )4 at
I tli. i 'i :t nklin Post office \k> v
I up . a ?, h 1 1 v more than )ii
mv : the previous year because
* ! tin- < ? 1 o v in1.' i il t wo rura 1 ? >t
J t ? .i : <i: ? ?'nnt lnuation ' ! a
: ;; a! ! \i* > . ?r (lio-: tM I'ost
n . i ? / r\) Y Meadows
W:t: t}., fiid of the year
1!?.>4 r?'i ?apt totaled >34 7 t '.M
' | m : < i ; 'A ; ! i I $32.?>33 : ; m;
January Meeting
< i <>|
Si \- >?
I aaairuax
jAYCEES to
HONOR MAN'
AT BANQUET
I O Mdkr B()SS
Award I his Year;
Sea rc f i Is On
"?5 1 'i ? ... M i i i ,r
' ? ' . '.<> M : ? ? };? ,1
V ?: .J =???
.il<- t?. ?
Mil. |v=: a:/.!..- ??-)! n,<
VI -s : : A ate
-?< Hill ? I'll lili- CI 'A I i:.t -
hi-lni
!!.!'?> U Ill i "')?>! ?? ! it ]' >! 1 with
'hi- 1 . . a
C it'! i? ( ><?:: fi.: J- <,f
Asheville. ldnni'r state Jaycee
president l. tentatively schedul
ed t?> be the banquet speaker
according to Dr G H McSween
club pn sident A number of
)ther special features includ
ing arrangements tor bosses
night and ladies' night, are be
ing planned by Jaycee Bob
Moore, program chairman.
The Young Man of the
Year award ls made annually
to one who has been outstand
ing in serving his community
and any young man who did
not reach the age of 36 by
December 31 is eligible for the
award A secret committee is
now receiving nominations lor
the award from other clubs and
jruani/.at ion Jaycee Calvin
fi- nson. award chairman, this
week emphasized that member
ship in the Jaycees is not a
)reri'(j uisit for winning the
iwaid and lie urged that ivini
:ation> be made at >n. ?
I)r McSw'tn .said hi ??r'Jani
.r i' hi also plans t ? i present
Key Man awards to tw ?
lien i !)? ? is ni the club wh<> have
> en sparkpl.uv.. in " : ?mi" ?
; t n it n -
The baiHjui t : ten?atr?elv
clieduled p : Sla .? le Memorial
?5 : 1 1 ! < i 1 1 1
1 t ,j ' v :
'111! I I K s l < ? l IT), was just t little hue arriving in
ti'inis ot J .i 1 1 1 j .i r \ 1 Mir '\ej>. ,i t; i r I ? made her entrance on the
ird .it ' i m .it \ ii u ?' 1 Hospital Who is she'* Why, Rose
Marie Mosv. daughter <?t Mr and Mrs ( l\de Moss, of Highlands,
Buck ( reek Kou'e. Ih;i.t's tin- eight pound two ounce miss above
with her mother. 1 > r I \N I isher was tile attending physician.
Mr and Mrs M oss have two other children, a bo\ and a girl.
Franklin Expected To Ask
Building Bids Next Week
Forget About
The Psychiatrist
Did wime of you in Frank
lin ex|N*rience a strange ring
ing in your ears shortly be
fore 7:30 Sunday morning?
If you did ycu can cancel
your visit with the psychiat
rist The ringing wasn't men
tal It was real
Seems the time mechanism
on the chimes at the Frank
lin Methodist Church became
fouled and citizens were treat
ed to an unscheduled concert.
I hat is about everyone but
t he Methodist pastor, the Kev
S. IV Moss, who resides but
.1 stones throw from the
church .
I didn't hear a thing," he
dec la red .
Bids for construction of
Franklin's pro;xxsed municipal
building probably will be in
vited next week, town officials
said yesterday < Wednesday >.
Plans for the new one-story
buildmti were approved by the
board of aldermen in session
Mondav night and the archi
tect was authorized to prepare
specifications a' once Bids will
be xsked as soon as the specifi
catii-ns are ready Town Clerk
(' () Ramsey said they prob
ably will be on hand by the
first of next week
A'tinns marking Monday
nii'iit ? -c-'i'in included -elling
th" present fire department
l)ii '.dm ? and property at the
inter in i^t lot la and Church
-t ,t\\ irdmg mr.'racts for
tlii water line extension to the
ne> Darlington Mills hosiery
plan ami authorizing the
i'le: to discontinue water serv
ic- t. several delinquent cus
KNOW YOUR COUNTY
Clerk Post Sets Precedent
1 Note I his is the first ot
i series of articles on coun
ty officials that will ap
pear in I he Press from time
t<? time Rather than in
dividual office holders, the
articles will stress the du
ties of each in order to en
lighten the public as to the
scope of each office. >
Hi' ("!< :>; ni i- 1: ( nit
> ? ? li; Macon County : i pi <?
I!'?i :in.' i ? a i i the n?h i ? Mi s
C Mclr th- ?ir woman
:;i?-e iiuhier in the county
A nat i\ e i?: Macon t he comely
t >? el"i k was educated in
: count v m'Iioi ?l.s and i.. a
? : 1 1 a * e of Cecil 's Business
. m A -hev:lle She ^ a
>??:!. .iciat and ha.s ju>t started
? ? ? e<md lmir year term
Her chief duties as clerk
!.d those which are the most
, ;i ,i ;t m .?? -
t rat I- 1 1 ? ?: ? st ate - and T \>- ?
? ) 1 ' -
pr . t-? i:ia! ? up -
M< (if. a. ?? >? : -
. ? : i f i! t ? ,1-1 ???. but
. ? ? i\ f niif ;i : f i a !
}:???> f ? n s l < : ? : . f all un -
( ? v . ? , ? . ; t * ; t ?
Hfi f . i !? tli- .! : *?? i;? I p-i'.vfrs
> 'I .. it : k hi n.ii : t !;? n- : ? i
,,'!l,f 1 1 ! t: . ? , J ?
? i r. . 'if -u'Dpofii.t
f??mp' 1 '!;? 1 ?? ? ? ! n\
witn? i iin . ?? !)?? in th?
? >r f< ? (?<?:; p? 1 T !if pr<)(iuc
ti? ii! any 1>< 'ii; : <?r p.ipf! ma
?? i ia i t any ii. ri; \ p* iivlnij, ;n
(2i To administer oaths and
t a k f a i ' k n ? i w 1 ( ? ( i ? ? i r . n t . when
fV?T iif (??? ,>-a ry. m thf fxereise
"f thf pow r and duties of hi>
I'll 1C"
< 3 ' To issue commissions to
SEF NO 2. PAGE 12
Miss Kate McGee
site Is Cleared
A- th" town moved closer to
i . ? ' i i ; i ii,-- i n,'' i' in < >! Ih? new
v. yester
!..[,! ill luit ra/ed the nld
M. i' l,. mi- nil tli.' building
it. ,t thr intersect inn (if US
t i ; .I West Mam Street
r . : . : ? -am by an A' la nt a.
( t i i ! 1*1 1 it t nra . firm house
ti '"'.vn oi'ices ar.il fire de
n i : t v-nt mi t lie '.'round floor
r 1 , i ? building ivlili-li fares
W>- ? Main A larif ba-ement
i- ti" 'lud"d !"r ':ara/aSs >ther
t '.".'i ef]iU|ini"Ilt
Kuvs Old Property
Ti.- board unanimously ap
1 1'aul Carpenter's bid of
Si'vonu < < ir tbe small one-story
111'- house and property Previ
ous I v the board had rejected
oth"! bids as Ixung too low The
nex owner will not take pos
s e s.'- 1 1 iii until July under terms
o: the sale
Kids \re Opened
Hi i~ for th" installation of
Burlington Mills water line
| w. i ? o(>-T.ed
SFE NO 3. PAOE 12
1 he Weather
FKANKI IN'
Temperat ures
Hmh Low Rain
f>3 54 12
r>4 32 2.11
4*' 2.>
31* 06
f>4 32
?><> 27
M 31
H ;i -HI.ANIXS
Temperatures
Hurh Low Rain
51 4 8
25* 3 15
24
4 > 09
> ;m .15
f>: 3i)
4 >
< ?( >\Vh h i'A
I'-'in ;>^r.it ur"S
} i . :h I v Rain
? 2 50
I 31
23 08
; 40 ii
?\ 35
30
32