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70th Year ? No. 20
Franklin, N. C., Thursday, May 19, 1955
Twelve Pages
? Stmff Photo by J. P. Brady
TRAFFIC WAS BLOCKED for some time on U,S 23-441 last Thursday afternoon while wreck
ers, bulldozer, and a motor grader pulled this big tractor-trailer truck back on the highway.
The truck driver, Bill Winger, said the trailer jackknifed in the deep curve above the Roller Mill
Bridge during a light rain. The truck came within inches of toppling over and down the steep
embankment. The mishap occurred about 4:30 and the truck was not pulled out until after 7
o'clock. The truck, owned by Florida Oyster Shell Products Company, Tampa, Fla., had unloaded
in Franklin and was headed back to Florida.
Plant Men
Arriving
More Burlington Industries,
Inc., officials are arriving on
the Franklin scene as the May
30 date for beginning produc
tion at the $3,000,000 plant here
draws nearer.
Dan Steward, who has been
with the Scottsboro plant in
Alabama, came in Saturday. He
is a supervisor of knitting. Mr.
Steward and his family are liv
ing in the Grist home on Bid
well Street.
Scheduled to arrive today
(Thursday) is James Murray, a
fixer. He has been with the
Harrlman, Tenn., plant. He and
his family have takei^ the
George Reece house.
Two officials are slated to ar
rive tomorrow. Coming from
the Harriman plant is Jimmy
Yeary, supervisor of knitting.
He and his family will live in
the Arvil Parker home. The
other, Don Graham, will be di
rector of training. He is from
the Scottsboro plant and will
stay for the present at Kelly's
Inn. Mr. Graham is single.
Saturday should see Lee M.
Stamps and family arrive from
Harriman. He is a fixer. They
will live in the Earl Bradley
home in East Franklin.
Power Crews Install
Line For New Plant
Crews of the Nantahala Pow
er and Light Company burned
some of that "midnight oil" to
install the power line to the
new Burlington Industries, Inc.,
plant.
They finished the job early
Saturday morning while the
town's roosters were still snooz
ing away, according to Mac
Whitaker.
The job of putting in a heavi
er line (from a No. 4 to a No.
3/0) was scheduled last Thurs
day night and Friday morning,
but rain lnterferred.
While the line was installed,
temporary power was supplied
the Franklin Hatchery and the
Franklin Frozen Foods, inc., Mr.
Whitaker said.
400 ATTEND
BAND CONCERT
First Appearance
For County Group;
Members Listed
An estimated 400 persons
turned out Sunday afternoon
under cloudy skies in Franklin
to hear the first concert of the
new Macon County Band.
Under the direction of T. A.
Orr, the 70-piece musical group
moved professionally through a
program of marches and some
popular numbers in the Frank
lin Stadium.
A series of other concerts, de
signed to introduce the band to
community groups and clubs
county-wide, is now being plan
ned by the director.
This Is the first year the
band director has taught music
in the county schools and the
large band is an outgrowth of
the old Franklin group.
Members of the band, by
schools, are:
Franklin High: Ellen Callo
way, Doris Shook, Patsy Mc
Falls, Patricia Littleton, Vernard
Littleton, Margaret Thomas, El
len Franks, Jimmy Parrish,
Nancy Angel, Anthony Orr, Eu
gene Dowdle, Paulette Wad
Norma Childers, Frances Ta'
lent, Gene Morrow, Shirley
Cruse, Myrtle Drymanr, Joann
SEE NO. 2. PAGE 7
'Operation
For Seniors
"Operation Opportunity" will
be staged in Franklin next
Wednesday for Franklin High's
141 graduating seniors.
Sponsored by the Jaycees,
the project consists of guided
tours of businesses and indus
tries ii\ the county to acquaint
the seniors with local opportun
ities for employment.
"Every year we lose many of
our young people because they
feel there is no employment for
them here", Dr. G. R. McSween,
project chairman explained.
"We hope this project will open
many eyes to the things our
own county has to offer".
I'hoto ty I f lirii'l v
NEW LAW took over Friday in Franklin during the "Govern
ment for a Day" project for students. "Police Chief" Morris Jones
(left) is shown filling out a parking ticket on Main Street while
his assistant, Dewey Taylor, checks the license number. The "of
ficers" handed out 41 tickets. Ten motorists, came in to pay fines.
(See picture layout and story on Page 10).
Nantahala Girl
Wins Alcoa Grant
A Nantahala girl, Miss Ellen
H. (Bobble) Conley, has been
awarded a $2,000 scholarshilp
by the Alcoa Foundation, it was
announced this week by Ralph
L. Smith, chairman of the Nan
tahala Power and light Com
pany selection committee.
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Conley, she is a senior
at Andrews High School and
was selected for the scholarship
from a group of 23 sons and
daughters of Alcoa employees In
am* m
Miss Conley
the state, Mr. Smith said. Her
father is chief operator of the
Nantahala plant and has been
with the company nearly 15
years.
Miss Conley received a certi
ficate of scholarship at a high
school assembly program, yes
terday (Wednesday i. The pres
entation was made by L. B.
Nichols, the Cherokee County
member of the selection com
mittee. Mr. Smith and John M.
Archer, Jr., Nantahala presi
dent. were among those at
tending the brief ceremony.
The young scholarship recipi
ent has an outstanding rec
ord in high school. She has
held elective class offices for
three years, played basketball
for four, served as cheerleader
for two, and is salutatorian of
her graduating class. Although
her future plans are indefinite,
she says they include a college
career in the medical field.
Other members of the selec
tion committee for the Nanta
hala district are Stanley W.
Black, of Bryson City; Dr.
Paul A. Reid, of Cullowhee; W.
H. Flake, of Robbinsville; and
W. G. Crawford, of Franklin.
Alcoa inaugurated the schol
arship program in the fall of
1953. One scholarship is al
loted the Nantahala area.
Mrs. Justice
Resigns A. S. C.
Position Here
Mrs. Mary B. Justice, of the
Holly Springs community, has
resigned as head of the Agri
cultural Stabilization and Con
servation office in Franklin, ef
fective June 1.
She has headed the office for
nine of her 11 years with the
service.
Until its name was changed
last year, the office operated
as the Production Marketing
Administration.
Applications for a new office
manager to succeed Mrs. Justice
are now being received.
Fire Danger
Lessens When
Rains Come
Soaking rains at Intervals
during the past week have
turned the forest fire danger In
Macon County from "critical" to
"excellent", according to Wayah
District Ranger W. L. Noth
stein.
With forests oven-dry and the
threat of fire hanging in deli
cate balance, both national and
state forest officials breathed
collective sighs of relief when
much-needed rain began pep
pering the county last Thurs
day. It has been raining at in
tervals since.
"As things stand now, unless
we have an unseasonable dry
spell we should make it into fall
without too much trouble (from
fires)," the ranger said yester
day (Wednesday).
The spring fire season gen
erally ends about May 15, he
added.
Despite the "critical" dry
stage, the county has pulled
through with only a few small
fires.
PLANNING
FOR SERIES
Revival Scheduled
June 27- July 2;
Bishop To Preach
Advance planning for the
annual interdenominational
evangelistic series in Franklin
the week of June 27- July 2 is
now under way, according to
the Rev. A. Rufus Morgan.
Guest minister this year will
be the Rt. Rev. M. George Hen
ry, of Asheville, bishop of the
Episcopal diocese of Western
North Carolina.
As in the past, the series is
set for the Friendship Taber
nacle.
Committees working on ad
vance arrangements include the
Rev. David Barkley, music; Nor
man Blaine, entertainment; El
bert Angel, building and
grounds; Mr. Morgan, publicity;
H. W. Cabe, finance; the Rev.
M. W. Chapman, program;
Horace Nolen, ushers; and the
Rev. William Shields, special ar
rangements.
Selection of a guest minister
fell to the Episcopal church
this year under a rotation plan
used by local churches for the
annual series.
OPERETTA SATURDAY
An operetta, "Upon Old
Smoky", will be presented Sat
urday evening at 8 o'clock at
the Cullasaja School, it has
been announced.
HIGHWAY
PAVING SET
IN AUGUST
Engineer Reports
On Construction
In Jackson County
Paving of the 9.42-mile sec
tion of US 23-441 in Jackson
County, tie-in project for the
completed link from Franklin to
Cowee Gap, is scheduled for
August, according to Resident
Engineer S. T. Usry.
"Of course, that depends on
a lot of things, weather in
cluded," he added. But, as con
struction stands now, the high
way should be ready for surfac
ing by then, the engineer said.
Most of the work by the con
tracting concern, Macon Con
struction Company, is now in
side a four-mile strip along
Savannah Creek, where grading
and filling is under way. Both
ends of the project already have
been completed.
Mr. Usry said about another
month should see the grading
at an end along the Savannah
Creek strip.
About two more week's work
on the two I-beam bridges near
where Greens Creek and Sa
vannah Creek join will see them,
finished, the engineer said. All
other structures on the project
have been completed.
2nd Round
Of Vaccine
Is Coming
The second round of Salk
polio vaccine should be ad
ministered to Macon's first
and second graders the last
of this week or the first of
next, according to Mrs. Mary
Burnette, district school m
health nurse.
Shipments of the vaccine P
are expected at any time, the a
nurse said.
However, the program will
not be started until enough
is on hand to supply Macon, m
Jackson, and Swain counties, jjj
Mrs. Burnette added. f
The program was halted n
two weeks ago for an investi- I
gation of manufacturers of I
the vaccine.
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Recaptured
A convicted safecracker who*
escaped from the Macon Prison
Camp on April 18 has been re-j
captured by Winston-Salem po-l
lice, according to John E. Cuts-j
hall, cajnp superintendent.
He said Irvin (Pete) King, 50jv
Serving 9-10 years on threw
counts of safecracking, was|
picked up near his home las"
Thursday.
An honor grade cook King i
believed to have made hi
escape from the camp becaus
of financial troubles at homt.J
Mr. Cutshall reported.
CENTENNIAL SCENE ? 1
'Brothers', 'Belles' Needed
A call for "Brushy Brothers"
and "Belles of the Bustle" to
help publicize the Franklin
Centennial was sounded this
week by Frank Dean, publicity
chairman.
Tomorrow (Friday) at 2 p. m.
movies of brothers and belles
will be taken in front of the
courthouse for an Atlanta, Ga.,
television station. Mr. Dean has
asked men with good beards
and women with authentic cos
tumes to show up for the film
ing, if the weather permits.
Saturday a delegation of men
and women is needed for a trip
to Greenville, S. C., to appear
on the "Looking with Luke" TV
show from 1:30 to 2:30 over
WFBC-TV, the publicity chair
man announced. A motorcade
will leave Franklin about 9:30.
Those who can make the trip
are asked to get in touch with
School Supt. Holland McSwain
at his office in the courthouse
immediately. i
Program Planning
Meanwhile, program planning
for the three-day (June 16-17
18 ? celebration of the town's
100th birthday is under way.
A printed program, featuring
history, events scheduled foi
the celebration, and advertis
ing, is being prepared by a com
mittee composed of J. C. Jac
obs, Bill Bryant, and Bob Car
penter. Advertising in the book
let will be limited and will be
sold on a flrst-come-first-serve
basis.
In brief, the program for the
three days is as follows:
Thursday (16th>:. "Miss Cen
tennial" parade and crowning
of winner by Gov. Luther H.
Hodges; dedication of the new
municipal building by the gov
ernor; burial of a time capsule;
address by the governor; con
tests; and free square dancing.
Friday: "Parade of Progress";
contests; old timey hymn sing
ing; free square dancing.
Saturday: "Homecoming Day";
welcome to homecoming Frank
linites by Mayor W. C. Burrell;
contests; free barbecue in the
evening; selection of "King and
Queen of Centennial"; Brushy
Brothers" and "Belles of the
Bustle" dance.
Sunday: "Freedom of Relig
ion" Sunday ? ministers will be
asked to emphasize religious
freedom in their sermons.
? *??/r ? unto ??> / H. F*iut\
AGRICULTURAL TEACHER Wayne Proffitt (seated) gives his F. F. A. dairy judging team
members a final briefing prior to their departure for Asheville where it took top honors in the
district contest. Tea-m members are (L to R) Bill McCall, Buddy McClure, Mark Doudle. and Zeb
Guffie. Jr., alternate. The local F. F. A chapter also took first place in the district.
F. FA. BOYS
TAKE FIRST
IN DISTRICT
Dairy Judging Team
Wins; Five Members
Win Top Honors
3 OF NEW
FLEXI VENTS
uvent Window Units can be
ys.
ucuj, sun 01 Ms. and Mrs. C.
C. Sutton, of Clark's Chapel
community, has been consis
tently in the F. F. A. limelight
for a number of years. Now a
student at Western Carolina
College, he has a herd of 21.
His net income during the
school year 1954-55 was $3,858.30.
He plans to become a full-time
dairy farmer when he completes
his education.
Bill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mil
ton Fouts, of the Cowee com
munity, is a sophomore this
year. He set out 5,000 pine seed
lings on three acres of hillside
land and to guard against fire
plowed a fire line around a
large area of timber on his
father's farm. He also thinned
j,-.- ? * PAGF 12
Late News
and
Briefs
DOYVDLE DIES AT HOME
John Edwin Dowdle. 78. a
farmer and Macon native, died
yesterday < Wednesday* at 6:40
a m. at his home in the Bonny
Crest section of Franklin.
Bryant Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements, which
are incomplete.
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HI RT IN WRECK
Mrs. Henrietta Kennedy. >\ho
operates the mail truck between
Franklin and Cornelia. Ga., was
injured in a two-vehicle wreck
Tuesday morning on US 23-441
near Norris store. She was
treated at Angel Clinic.
The Weather
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FRANKLIN
Temperatures
High Low Rain
Wednesday 83 49
Thursday 79 51 .10
Friday .72 60 1.04
Saturday 76 56 .06
Sunday 69 52 trace
Monday 63 54 2 43
Tuesday 78 54 .20
HIGHLANDS
Temperatures
High Low Rain
Wednesday 78 52
Thursday 71 50
Friday 1 09
Saturday 72 42 .92
Sundriv 56 52 .25
Monday 54 50 2.41
Tuesday 66 50 2.53
COWEETA
Temperatures
High Low Rain
Wednesday 83 41
Thursday 74 50 1.78
Friday 70 59 1.08
Saturday 78 52
Sunday 64 53 1.21
Monday 58 55 1.77
Tuesday 75 53 trace