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70th Year ? No. 17
Franklin, N. C., Thursday, April 28, 1955
Fourteen Pages
? Staff Photo by J. P. Brmdy
THE WINNER of the Jaycee-sponsored "Teen-aye Road-e-o",
Kenneth Brown, talks over the difficult features of the event
with Miss Edith Henry, who was tops among girls entered. For
a picture layout and story on the "road-e-o", see front page,
Second Section.
Routine Court Term Ends;
Dispositions Are Listed
A routine April term of Su
perior Court closed down last
Thursday afternoon after mov
ing swiftly through the criminal
and civil dockets in three and
a half days.
Judge Dan K. Moore, of Sylva,
presided over the brief term. He
is resident judge of the 20th
Judicial District.
Traffic cases, most of them
speeding and drunk driving,
made up the biggest part of
the criminal docket.
On the civil calendar, three
divorces were granted and three
other cases were heard. In a
damage suit, Carl David Mason
vs Jack Stamey, Mr. Stamey
was ordered to pay the plain
tiff $100. in an action to de
termine if the service of a sum
mons was valid ? Helen W.
Riley vs Richard Hold ? the
plaintiff recovered nothing by
the action and the defendant
recovered the costs of the ac
tion from the plaintiff. In a
suit stemming from a wreck in
volving the Franklin police car
? Harry B. Davis vs Town of
Franklin and Nelson Ledford ?
Mr. Davis was awarded $150
damages.
Cases Listed
The following were ordered by
the judge to pay court costs on
speeding charges: Millard Clay
Sutton, Vernard Talmage Lit
tleton, George W. Cook, Jr.,
James Robert Shirk, Charles
Thad McCoy, Ted Wilson Rog
ers, Edward William Whitis, Ed
ward E. McDonald, Thomas
Judson Wesley, Mack Little
Kerley, Dan Hill Latham,
Thomas Lankford Acuff, Rich
ard Wayne Melton. Tom Ed
Cobb, Guyther F. Bramlett, Sr.,
John David Tippett, Grady Mc
Gaha. J. W: Cleghorn, Clyde
Houston, Jr., Odie Freeman
Morrel! William Turner Elling
ton. Farre'll Eugene Henson,
Allen Taylor, Jr.* Doyle Clark,
Coibeit nodney Henson, Charles
?EE Nr.. 2, PAGE 10
Ccu " t iives
$7,2!i,?5
To
Macon's schools can thank
the April term of Superior
Court for the tidy sum of $7,
214.35.
This amount went into the
school fund from fines, forfei
tures, solicitor fees, and high
way potrol fees, according to
Miss Kate McGee. clerk of
court.
Forfpited cash bonds ? most
of then confiscated by the
court when defendants failed
to appear in court for the sec
ond tim? ? brought in an im
pressive $4,325 of the total, the
clerk s-riid.
The other items brought in:
fine?, $2,070.35; solicitor fees,
$648: and patrol fees, $171.
Explaining the court's action
in confiscating the cash bonds,
the majority of them posted by
out-of-state motorists for traf
fic violations, Solicitor Thad D.
Bryson. Jr.. said keeping cases
"hanging fire on the docket"
puts unnecessary expense on
the county. All of the cases
where bonds were confiscated
were nol pressed with leave;
that is retired to the inactive
docket with provisions for re
opening at any time.
The court "donation" will not
"gather any dust", according to
Supt. Holland McSwain. Most of
the money already is earmarked
for something, he added.
*
And Who Needs
One Anyway?
Maybe Roy Lee Lewis, of
Sylva, thinks driver's license
aren't very effective anyway.
At least that's the impres
sion he left with local offic
ers last week.
After being fined $25 and
costs by Judge Dan K. Moore
for operating an automobile
without a license, Lewis told
the judge he hadn't applied
for a. license because he had
sold his automobile. This was
on Monday of last week.
On Wednesday he was pick
ed up in Jackson County
(where officers say he was
wanted for breaking and en
tering) driving a stolen auto
mobile ? one he apparently
swiped .Sunday night in order
to drive ,over here for trial
Monday morning.
And by the way, Lewis still
owes the clerk of court $4.65.
When he went down to pay
his fine, he found he was
short that amount. He just
never came back from going
to borrow the money from a
sister.
SENIORS ON
WAY NORTH
Leave Today For
Washington, D. C.
And New York City
Forty-one Franklin High sen
iors will leave here today
(Thursdays for a trip over the
Mason-Dixon line to Washing
ton, D. C., and New York City.
Those planning to take the
annual senior trip include Em
ma Jane Downs, Carolyn Hous
ton, Pat Setser, .Mac Pickens,
Mary Evelyn Cabe, Ann Snyder,
Beverly Higdon, Christine Press
ley. Betty Howard, Mildred
Childers, Margaret Thomas, Bob
Gregory, Truman Rogers, Nan
cy Angel, Patsy McFalls, Oma
Lee Hogsed, Carol Stockton,
Betty Wyatt, Leonard Long, Cleo
McDonald. Robert Womack,
Herbert McKelvey, Jody Lenoir,'
Sara, Mae Reagan, Nora Jean
Baldwin, Susie Deal, Roger Tal
lent, Sutton Russell, Julia Wal
droop, Carolyn Cochran, Mar
garet Crawford, Kathleen
Yonce, Willa Mae Cloer, Sharon
Swanson, Gaynell Downs, Dick
Bradley. Anna Setser, Hattie
SEE NO. 3, PAGE 10
WEED VOTE
SET TODAY
IN COUNTY
Burley Growers
To Decide Issue
Of '55 Supports
Local burley tobacco growers
go to the polls today (Thurs
day) In a special referendum
to decide If market quotas and
price supports will be in effect
in 1955.
Polls will open at 8 a. m. and
close at 6 p. m.
Growers in the Nantahala
area will cast their votes at
Warren Owenby's store, while
those of Millshoal, Franklin,
Ellijay, Sugarfork, Smlthbridge,
Burningtown, Cowee, and High
lands will ballot at the Agri
cultural Building in Franklin.
Discussion of the .referendum,
which was set by Congress,
marked a meeting of burley
growers. Tuesday night at the
Agricultural Building.
Two-thirds of the voters must
approve the referendum.
Only those who had burley
crops in '54 are eligible to vote.
If the quotas are approved,
price support will continue at
90 per cent of parity. If it fails
to carry there will be no '55
supports.
Angel New
Lions Club
President
Robert Jack Angel, Franklin
High teacher, Monday night
was elected 1955-56 president of
the Franklin Lions Club.
Others named to serve with
him are C. Banks Finger, 1st
vice-president; Robert Korte,
2nd vice-president; VerlonSwaf
ford, 3rd vice-president; B. B.
Scott, reelected^ secretary; Roy
R. Cunninghamr treasurer; Pre
lo Dryman and Jim Goodwin,
two-year directors, and Andrew
Jones and Fred Dowdle, one
year directors.
Bob Dean was elected Tail
Twister and Dick Stott, Lion
Tamer.
Mr. Angel, the new president,
will succeed Elbert Angel. The
1955-56 slate will be installed
the fourth Monday in June and
will officially take over the op
eration of the club the first
meeting in July.
At Welfare Meeting
Mrs. F. H. Potts, Macon su
perintendent of public welfare,
and Mrs. John Crawford, de
partment caseworker, attended
the N. C. Conference for Social
Service in Winston-Salem this
week. They returned to work
yesterday (Wednesday) morn
ing.
Ur fcKA 1 IUIN UUCH ?
1st Round Of Program Over
Some 700 first and second
graders have now moved under
needles loaded with the new
live-saving Salk polio vaccine
in the first round of "Opera
tion Ouch" in Macon County.
Meanwhile, Dr. E. W. Fisher,
head of the Macon Medical So
ciety, said yesterday vaccine for
public use through private phy
sicians probably will not be
here until after May 15. The
vaccination program at present
is limited to first and second
graders only.
Dr. Fisher said all members
of the society have ordered vac
cine, but he said it would be
difficult to speculate on how
much they will receive and
when.
The present school vaccina
tion program, which is being
administered by the society
through the health department,
opened in Highlands Friday
when 57 first and second grad
ers received the first of three
shots. Yesterday, an all-day op
eration at the Macon County
Health Center saw several hun
dred first and second graders
vaccinated. This number includ
ed children from Cartoogechaye,
Chapel, Cowee, East Franklin,
Cullasaja, Franklin, Iotla, Nan
tahala, Otto, ancl Union.
Dr. Fisher said these children
are scheduled to get a second
dose within two to four weeks
and a booster shot in six to
seven months, to round out the
program.
The vaccine is being furnish
ed free by the Nantional Foun
dation for Infantile Paralysis.
Dr. Fisher also noted that the
foundation recommends vacci
nation of children who pre
viously have had polio, since it
is not uncommon for a person
to have it a second time.
Vaccine is being administered
only to first and second grad
ers Whose parents requested the
service.
MEETING POSTPONED
The regular meeting of the
Franklin Garden Club has been
changed to Monday. May 9, to
enable club officers to attend
the state meeting in Durham
next week, it has been an
nounced.
COMMITTEES MEETING?
Youth Center Idea Studied
A concrete program for .set
ting up and financing a super
vised youth center in Franklin
is being mapped as an upshot
of a meeting Tuesday night of
interested adults and teen
agers at Slagle Memorial Build
ing.
Students Harvey Linda Bryant,
Robert (Budi Siler, and Frank
lin Lee McSwain and adults
Jack Angel, Mrs. Lucy Biddle,
and Mrs. Flora Hussey are
working as individual commit
tees of three to outline a ten
tative program of activities for
the center. These two different
viewpoints of how the program
should be set up will later be
blended into one workable idea.
Financing arrangements are
being handled by H. H. Gnuse,
Dr. G. R. McSween, Mrs. Lasea
Horsley, and student Norman
Smith.
The present aim is to oper
ate a center during the sum
mer months daily and one night
a week during the school term.
A trained adult would be in
charge at all times.
The proposed idea will be dis
cussed, at another meeting
Tuesday night r.t 7:30 at Slagle
Memorial. Interested parties
are invited to attend and offer
suggestions.
This week's meeting was ar
ranged by Mrs. Lucy Biddle.
He Might Have
The Answer
Frajiklin barber Ed Brogden
might hold the answer to the
puzzler, "Which came first,
the chicken or the egg".
He *ound an egg (it might
be a chicken) that is shaped
like a chicken (it might be an
egg).
Franklin Man
New District
Jaycee Leader
J. P. Brady, member of the
Franklin Jaycees, Friday night
was elected vice-president of
District 1, N. C. Junior Cham
ber of Commerce, for 1955-56.
He will succeed Thomas C.
Posey, of Asheville. Installation
of the 10 vice-presidents, who
make up the state executive
committee, is scheduled May 7,
the' closing day of the annual
Jaycee convention in Asheville.
Mr. Brady, former editor of
the state Jaycee magazine, ' Fu
ture", was unopposed for the
district post. His election came
as a feature of a district meet
ing in Brevard.
Franklin Jaycees attending
the meeting included Dr. G. R.
McSween, president, John Cog
an. 1st vice-president. Bob
Moore, and Joel Cawthorne.
In addition to the Franklin
club, the district embraces
Asheville, WaynesviKe, Brevard.
Black Mountain. Jackson Coun
ty. and Mai\> Hill.
Locals Going
To Brotherhood
District Meet
Some 40 from this county
plan to attend the annual Re
gion 10 Baptist Biotherhood
convention Monday evening in
Bryson City.
A Franklin man, W. K. (Ken)
Hooker, is president of the re
gion, which embraces the Bap
tist associations of Cherokee,
Macon, Tennessee River, Tucka
seigee, West Liberty, and West
ern Carolina.
Set to begin at 6 o'clock at
the First Baptist Church, the
program will open with supper,
followed by a general meeting
at 8, according to Mr. Hooker.
Special music for the con
vention will be by the male
chorus of the Macon associa
tion. under the direction of
Lowell McKee.
A meeting of membership
vice-presidents and secretaries
treasurers also will be headed
by the Rev. M. W. Chapman,
pastor of the First church here.
Program theme is "Men on
the March for the Living
Christ". David T. Mashburn, as
sociate secretary of the Broth
erhood commission, Southern
Baptist Convention, will be the
guest speaker.
MASS X-RAY
SLATED FOR
MAY HERE
Mobile Unit Coming
May 3-11; Service
Is Free Of Charge
Free chest X-rays will be of
fered all Macon citizens 15
years and over May 3-11.
A mobile unit, being brought
here by the Macon Tuberculosis
Association, has the following
schedule:
Nantahala: May 3.
Highlands: May 5.
Franklin: May 4, 5, 6, 7, 10,
and 11.
Hours for each stop will be
11 a. m. to 5 p. m.
Two units will be in the coun
ty on the 5th, which explains
the duplication in the schedule
for Franklin and Highlands, ac
cording to Fred Dowdle, asso
ciation chairman.
In announcing the free serv
ice, Mr. Dowdle emphasized
that receiving an X-ray will
take only a few minutes and
that no undressing is neces
sary.
The service is financed through
taxes and the annual Christmas
seal campaign.
In Franklin, members of the
Junior Woman's Club will han
dle the clerical work and mem
bers of the V. F. W. Auxiliary
will serve as hostesses.
COUNTY BAND
CONCERT SET
New Group Plans
Program May 15,
Director Says
Plans for a concert by the
new 70-piece Macon County
Band on May 15 were announce
ed (Wednesday) by Director T.
A. Orr.
The new musical group is an
outgrowth of the Franklin
Band, which was wiped out in
the gymnasium fire more than
a year ago. Its appearance rep
resents an all-out effort by
school officials, the Macon
County Band Boosters Club, and
the new director to overcome
the crippling blow dealt by the
fire, and at the same time
swing from a localized band to
one county-wide.
Young musicians in the band
come from Franklin High,
Franklin Elementary, East
Franklin. Cullasaja, Union, Co
wee, Otto, Cartoogechaye.
Highlands, and Iotla.
As promised when the Boost
ers took on the task of pur
chasing nearly $5,000 in new in
SEE NO. 4. PAGE 10
Balloting In Towns
Slated For Tuesday
Chamber Drive
Opens Today
The kick-off of the 1955-56
Franklin Chamber of Commerce
membership drive is today
(Thursday).
A goal of $3,600 has been set
as the basis of the chamber's
program this year.
B. L. McGlamery is drive
chairman. His committee in
cludes John Kusterer, H. P.
West, and Prelo Dryman.
Of the $3,600 goal, the budget
sets aside $1,400 for salaries,
$500 for promotional work, $1,
000 for tourist advertising, and
$200 for industrial advertising.
The chamber's Main Street
information booth will open
May 1.
School board
Meet Changed
The scheduled meeting Mon
day night of the Macon Coun
ty Board of Education has been
changed to Wednesday night to
give district committees more
time to prepare teacher lists
for 1955-56.
In making this announce
ment, Supt. Holland McSwain
explained that the committees'
recommendations are subject to
study and approval by the
county board.
The meeting is set for 8
o'clock in the superintendent's
office in the courthouse.
Air Patrol
Meet Slated
Officials of the Asheville
unit of the N. C. Civil Air Pa
trol plan to be at the Franklin
Airport Sunday afternoon to as
sist with the organization of a
unit here.
The meeting is set for 2
o'clock and all interested men
and women are invited to at
tend, according to Prank Plyler,
who is serving as temporary
chairman until officers are
elected.
At a preliminary meeting
last Wednesday night, several
interested persons discussed
forming a unit. Application
blanks already have been filed.
Among those attending the
meeting were Mr. Plyler. Roy
Fouts, Andrew. Jones. John Co
gan, Mac Whitaker, Dr. J. W.
Kahn, Frank Dean. A. C. Ty
singer, Glenn Wright. William
J Bryan, James Porter. How
ard Barnwell, and Mrs. Alba
Price.
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THIS WHOPPIN' "muskie" (muskellunge) w?.s caught by K.
G. Houston (above), of Franklin, Route 3, Sunday morning in the
Little Tennessee River near his home. The fish, a member of the
pike family, was 36 >? inched long and weighed 13 pounds. It was
Mr. Houston's third "muskie" catch.
City Governments
To Be Picked By
Franklin, Highlands
New slates of municipal of
ficers will be picked in elec
tions Tuesday in Franklin and
Highlands.
Polls will open at 6:30 a. m.
and close at 6:30 p. m.
Franklin voters must chose
between eight men for the six
man board of aldermen. Four
of the eight, J. Frank Martin,
J. C. Jacobs, A. G. Cagle, and
Oscar Ledford, are seeking re
election, all for third terms.
After seats also are W. K.
(Ken) Hooker, Van Raalte of
ficial, J.. L. West, Jr., Prelo
Dryman, and Sam Gibson, all
businessmen. Mayor W. C. Bur
rell is unopposed for reelection.
Eighty new names went on
Franklin's registration book this
time, according to election of
ficials. This number is one of
the largest in recent years.
2 For Mayor
In the mayor's race, High
lands voters will chose between
V. W. .McCall, former town
clerk who is now associated
with the Highlands branch of
the Jackson County Bank, and
Carlton Cleaveland, electrician.
Seven men are seeking seats
on the five-man board of com
missioners, four of them in
cumbents. The incumbents are
C. E. Talley, L. W. Rice, Sr.,
Steve Potts, and Tudor N. Hall.
New faces in the race are J.
Phil Tate, restaurant owner,
Frank Crane, businessman, and
H. S. Talley, merchant.
Sing Convention
Set At Briartown
The semi-annual convention
of the northern division of the
Macon County Singing Conven
tion is scheduled Sunday at
Briartown, beginning at 10 a.
m? it has been announced. All
singers and the public are in
vited.
Late News
and
Briefs
POURING FOOTINGS
Workmen Tuesday began pour
ing footings for Franklin's new
municipal Building at the in
tersection of West Main and
US 23-441.
The contract for the $51,000
building recently was awarded
to Wiley Clark.
Material shortage and weath
er has delayed the start of con
struction.
* * *
POST OFFICE CLOSING
The small Prentiss Post Office
will sound it.^ death note Sat
urday as the fourth to be clbs
ed in the last 14 months in this
county.
Most of the office patrons will
be served by Route 2.
The Weather
I"'. \ ' ??k's temperatures :im ! rainfall, as
rt-c'T'led in Franklin by Mansm Stiles,
T. : ? V II ? \\ ? N.- "? . I'\ \
Wi April 20
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
FRANKLIN
Temperatures
High Low Rain
81 52
71
80
81
78
75
64
43
43
52
55
52
47
.10
.34
.03
Wed . April 20
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesdav
HIGHLANDS
Temperatures
High Low Rain
73
64
73
76
68
51
6<^
42
,50
49
52
42
42
.44
.02
COWEETA
Temperatures
High Low Rain
Wed.. April 20 80 52
Thursday 69 43 .27
Friday 80 45
Saturday 82 52 .15
Sunday 75 61 .07
Monday 61 53
Tuesday 66 48