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70th Year ? No. 21
Franklin, N. C., Thursday, May 26, 1955
Twelve Pages
? Staff Photo by J. P. Brady
BOOKS are boxed by Mrs. Frank I. Murray, librarian, with
the aid of Mr. Mun*ay, as the library prepares to move from
the old Masonic Hall on Church Street and into temporary
quarters near Kelly's Inn. A building to house the library is in
the planning stages.
LIBRARY
IS MOVING
To Open Saturday
In Temporary Quarters
Near Kelly's Inn
The Franklin Library is mov
ing into temporary quarters
near Kelly's Inn this week as
the June 1 deadline for evacu
ating the old Masonic Hall
nears.
Until a new building is con
structed the library will operate
from the building just east of
the Inn wfcere Miss Lassie
Kelly formerly had an antique
shop. Present plans call for a
library building to go up on
the county-owned lot at the
rear of the Jail In the near fu
ture.
The library will be open for
business Saturday.
Only newer books with good
circulation are being taken to
the temporary library, accord
ing to Mrs. Frank I. Murray,
librarian. Most of the estimated
12,000 volumes are being stored
at the Agricultural Building.
Meanwhile, the lodge is push
ing plans tearing down the old
Church Street hall soon after
the first of the month.
A new hall Is to be construc
ted on the site.
Woman's Club
Installation
Slated Tonight
New officers of the Frank
lin Junior Woman's Club are
to be installed tonight (Thurs
day) at Kelly's Tea Room.
The event is set . for 7:30.
Mrs. Ramsey Buchanan, of
Sylva, will be the guest speaker
and installing officer. She is a
former district' vice-president.
Officers include Miss Lillian
Jones, reelected president; Mrs.
Larry Cabe, 1st vice-president;
Mrs. B. L. Welch, 2nd vice
president; Mrs. Tommy McKay,
3rd vice-president; Miss Kate
Jacobs, recording secretary;
Mrs. Oscar Ledford, correspond
ing secretary; and Mrs. Clyde
Sanders, treasurer.
The club's "Junior Club
Woman of the Year" also will
be announced at the meeting.
This honor goes to the out
standing member, who is pick
ed by the executive board.
RETURNS TODAY
Mrs. F. H. Potts, Macon su
perintendent of welfare, Is ex
pected to return today (Thurs
day) from Raleigh where she
has been attending a three-day
annual administrative confer
ence of the N. C. Department of
Public Welfare.
FOR SOFTBALL?
County-Wide League Formed
A county-wide soft ball league ?
is now being organized.
And the emphasis is on
"county-wide", according to
Fred Vaughn and the Rev.
Bryan Hatchett, co-chairmen.
Organized rural communities
especially are urged to organize
teams for the league, they said.
A special meeting of team
managers to Iron out schedules
and other features has been
called for Tuesday night at 7:30
at the Nantahala Power and
Light Company.
League play is expected to
begin within the next week, the
co-chairmen said.
Five of the six teams in the
league last summer already are
definitely committed.
Tentatively, double-headers
will be played on each playing
night, one game at 6:45 and
the other at 8:15.
Little 30'
Back Again
The gate a: the Macon Pris
on Camp opened wide last
Thursday for "Little 30", who
has been on an extended and
unauthorized vacation for near
ly a year.
It'll be a year come June 9
that "Little 30" (Carl Charles
Ricker) heeded the call of Judge
Green" and "Lawyer Brush"
and broke from a road gang
here.
But his vacation ended May
5 in Greenville, Tenn., when
officers picked him up.
"Little 30" gets his nickname
from his 30-35 year sentence for
breaking and entering and safe
cracking.
? Staff l'K+to by J P. Brady
Steel And Brick Work Started
Macon High Schools Giving
Diplomas To 170 Graduates
Macon's three high schools
this year are graduating a rec
ord number of seniors.
One hundred seventy diplo
mas have been signed by School
Supt. Holland McSwain and the
principals of Franklin, High
lands, and Nantahala.
One high school, Nantahala,
already has awarded its 13 sen
iors their long awaited diplomas.
Commencement exercises were
held Tuesday evening.
The other two have exercises
scheduled next week. Franklin's
commencement is. set for next
Wednesday, June 1, at 4:30 p.
m. in the school stadium. The
baccalaureate sermon far the
141 graduating seniors will be
Sunday at 5 p. m. in the sta
dium.
Commencement for Highlands'
16 graduating seniors will be
next Thursday, June 2, at 8 p.
m. in the school auditorium.
The baccalaureate sermon is
set for 'Sunday evening at the
Highlands Methodist Church.
Freeman Preaches
At Nantahala's baccalaureate
sermon on Sunday, the Rev.
John Freeman was the guest
minister. Special music for the
program was by the school glee
club, under the direction of T.
A. Orr.
Tuesday's graduation address
was made by S. J. Gernert, su
perintendent of Berkshire Knit
ting Mills in Andrews.
The valedictorian of the class
was David Solesbee. Co-saluta
torians were Dlllard Shields
and Frank Lambert.
Diplomas were presented by
Supt. McSwain. Awards were
made by Principal R. C. Pipes.
In addition to the honor stu
dents, graduates included Joyce
Morgan, Pauline Duvall, June
Kllpatrlck, Betty owenby, Helen
Neal, Tommle Cross, Joe Coch
ran, Coyett Grant, and Varden
Owenby.
Marshalls were Shelby Nelson,
Wanda Sue Gregory, Jtmmie
Cochran, and J. D. Owenby.
Margaret Sue May was pi
anist for both programs.
Hoots To Preach
The Rev. R. T. Houts, Jr.,
Methodist pastor, will preach
the Highlands baccalaureate
sermon Sunday. Special music
for the service will be by the
high school chorus under the
direction of Mrs. O. F. Summer.
At commencement, the guest
speaker will be Dr. Harold
Koepp-Baker, new rector of the
Highlands Episcopal Church of
the Incarnation.
The valedictory address will
be by Miss Joan Cabe, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Cabe.
Miss Cabe has a scholastic
average of 94.6. Miss Lydia
Crunkleton, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Crunkleton, is the
salutatorian. Her average Is
92.4. She also will speak.
Diplomas will be presented by
Supt. McSwain. Principal F. N.
Shearouse will make awards to
the outstanding graduates.
In addition to the two honor
students, graduating seniors In
clude Jan Burnette, .Minnie Car
penter, Bobby Houston, Leagnes
Miller, Gladys McDowell, La
Verne Reed, Martha Reese,
Faye Russell, Milford Russell,
Mary Summer, Hazel Talley,
Berta Lee Talley, John Vinson,
and Lorraine Vinson.
Special music will be by Mrs.
Glen Shuler and the Rev. Jack
Davidson, of Pendleton, S. C.
Franklin graduates include
Catherine Alexander, Maude
Angel, Nancy Angel, Nora Jean
Baldwin, George Barrett, .Mil
dred Bates, Birdie Lee Blng
ham, Vella Mae Bolick, Dick
Bradley, Delores Brendell.
Bobby Cabe, Dora Lee Cabe,
Mack Cabe, Mary Evelyn Cabe,
Jeanette Cabe, Charles Camp
bell, Delano Campbell, Shelby
Jean Campbell, Bertha Lee
Cantrell, Kenneth Carpenter.
Doyle Chambers, Mildred
Chllders, Willa Mae Cloer, Car
olyn Cochran, Betty Compton,
Margaret Crawford, Margaret
Crisp, R-uby Nell Crumpton,
Betty Cunningham, Margie Cur
tis.
Cleta Belle Daves, Helen Deal,
Susie Deal, Emma Jean Downs,
Gaynell Downs, Thad Duvall,
Paul Duvatt, Betty Duvall, Dor
thy Duvall, Barbara Emory.
Fred Farmer, Douglas Frank
lin, Ellen Franks, Annette Gar
ner, Audrey Gibson, Katheryne
Gibson, Doris Green, Cleo Greg
ory, Bobby Gregory, John Guf
fey.
Anne Henry, Edith Henry,
Lydia Henry, Conrad Henry,
Beverly Hlgdon, Oma Lee Hog
sed, Katherlne Holden, Loleta
Holland, Lucille Holland, Irene
Houston.
Lamar Houston, Carolyn Hous
ton, Betty Howard, Betty Sue
Huggins, Prances Huscusson,
Betty Hurst, Wade Keener, Har
old Kimsey, Donald Kir kl and
J. L Ledford.
Jarrett Ledford, R. L. Led
ford, Ollmer Ledford, Josephine
Lenoir, Leonard Long, Bobby
Jack Love, Frances McCall
Mavis McCall, Virginia McCoy
Ned McCoy.
Cleo McDonald, Patsy McFalls
Herbert McKelvey, Norma Med
lin, Helen Moore, Dixie Morri
son, Jean Morrison, Claudettc
Moses, Charles Moses, Mac
Pickens.
Christine Pressley, Lourei
Queen, Carol Ann Raby, Frani
Ramsey, Sarah Mae Reagan
Caroline Reece, Eddie Reece
Richard Renshaw, Truman Rog
ers, Thad Roper.
Josephine Roper, Sutton Bus
sell, Anna Setser, Patricia Set
ser, Rogers Shephard, Furman
Shook, Robert Slier, Paul Smith
Ann Snyder, Alvin Solesbee.
James Southards, Alma Stiles,
Jessie Stiwlnter, Edna Earl
Stoudemlre, Carol Stockton,
Sharon Swanson, Virginia Swan
son, < Roger C. Tallent, Roger J,
Tallent, Kenneth Tallent.
Robbie Gay Tallent, Ann Tal
ley, Margaret Thomas, Harry
Thompson, Lamar Vanhook,
Hazel Vinson, Carolyn Wal
droop, Julia Waldroop, Kather
lne Waldroop, Arbutus Welch.
Hattie Mae Wiggins, James
Wiggins, Ann Williamson, Jackie
Wilkle, Bobby Womack, Lucille
Woody, Catherine Wooten,
Shirley Wooten. Betty Wyatt,
Kathleen Younce, Susie Zach
ary.
Moss To Preach
The Rev. S. B. Moss, pastor
of the Franklin Methodist
Church, will deliver the bacca
laureate sermon to the Frank
lin High graduates.
Music will be under the di
rection of Mrs. Henry W. Cabe
and Anthony Orr.
The invocation and benedic
tion will be by the Rev. M. W.
Chapman, pastor of the First
Baptist Church. The Rev. Bryan
Hatchett, pastor of the Frank
lin Presbyterian Church, will
give the scripture lesson and a
prayer.
The traditional processional,
March from "Aida", and reces
sional, March from "Tann
hauser", are listed.
Diplomas And Awards
Diplomas will be awarded the
SEE NO. 2, PAGE 7
CITY HALL
GROWING
Steel And Brick
Work Under Way;
Materials Sighted
Steel and brick work Is now
under way on Franklin's munic
ipal building.
After a slow-down because of
the weather, construction pick
up Monday.
Contractor Wiley Clark yes
terday (Wednesday I said all
materials for the $51,000 build
ing are "in sight", with the
exception of window and door
frames. These items, however,
are expected to arrive at any
time, he added.
Officials To Throw Plant
Production Switch Monday
TOWN BOARD
IN OFFICE
Employees Rehired
At Meeting Tuesday;
Schedule Adopted
Franklin's new board of ald
ermen was sworn In Tuesday
night.
The first official act by the
body was to rehire all town
employees. Decision to use the
same privilege tax schedule as
last year came next.
Members of the board include
J. C. Jacobs, A. O. Cagle, Oscar
Ledford, and J. Frank Martin,
all reelected, and first termers
Sam Gibson and J. L. West.
W. C. Burrell is mayor. Alder
man Jacobs was named vice
mayor.
Town employees rehired In
clude Clerk C. O. Ramsey;
Water Superintendent Herman
Childers; Dr. H. T. Horsley. of
ficer; Chief of Police C. D.
Baird; Fire Chief A. C. Tyslng
er; and R. 8. Jones, attorney.
The following committees
were appointed by the mayor:
Water: Martin, chairman,
' Jacobs, and West.
Street: Cagle, chairman, Led
? ford, and Gibson.
Budget: Jacobs, Cagle, and
> Ledford
Ray Swafford was given the
' contract to make the tax list
! for $100.
Knitting machines are scheduled to roll into action promptly
at 7 a. m. Monday as Burlington Industries, Inc., officials throw
the switch on beginning production at Franklin's new $3,000,000
seamless hosiery plant.
"A set" of machines will start off production, according to
Superintendent Stephen A. Bundy. They are to be installed this
week.
As soon as production levels off, an open house and guided
Howdy There
Stranger . . .
They talk about a person be
ins "afraid of his own shadow",
but Jim McCall tells this one
on himself.
Mr. McCall's ante-Centennial
full and rather long set of gray
ing whiskers is emphasized by
his rimmed glasses. And with
the whiskers goes a beaver hat.
On each side of interior, sup
porting posts in Angel's Drug
Store are mirrors. The other
day, when Mr. McCall entered
the drug store, he saw his re
flection in one of these mirrors.
He jumped back, he said, think
ing he was about to collide with
a stranger.
"And", he adds, "a mighty
ugly stranger at that."
New Automobile
Agency Opens Here
A new automobile dealership,
W and H Motor Company, opens
for business In Franklin today
(Thursday > .
The agency, owned by Reid
Womaclc and Jay Houston, han
dles Studebaker vehicles and Is
to be operated with their Willys
agency.
. NEW DEVELOPMENTS
; Centennial Plans Revealed
Franklin is rolling rapidly to
ward Its mid- June (16-17-18)
100th birthday celebration.
Here're latest plans and devel
1 opments;
Next Wednesday, June 1, is
the deadline for filing entries
1 in the huge "Parade of Prog
ress', now scheduled for the aft
ernoon of the 17th. Chairman
Bob S. Sloan reported this week
he has more than 30 signed
up. Businesses, communities,
and individuals are urged to get
in touch with Mr. Sloan at
once so a parade order may be
prepared.
'Struttin' Days'
The two Saturdays preceding
the three-day celebration, June
4 and 11, have been proclaimed
"Struttin' Days" in town and
all "Brushy Brothers" and
"Belles of the Bustle" are. in
vited to come to town in cen
tennial finery to give an ad
vance showing of styles. ,
Bad weather has hampered
the opening of a centennial
booth in the downtown area as
previously announced. The plan
is to sell all badges and cen
tennial souvenirs from it.
The polling place for the
penny-a-vote "King and Queen
of Centennial" contest also will
be set up at the booth, which
is at the side of the "caliboose"
in front of the county court
house. /
"J edge' To Preside
A "Jedge" to preside over a
"kangeroo court" and "sen
tence" those men who haven't
heeded the non-shaving law
and ladies who aren't wearing
bonnets will have his "bench"
at the booth, also.
Any man or woman conform
ing to "centennial law" may
"arrest" any non-conformer
and bring him or her before
the "jedge" far fining.
Plates Arrive
A shipment of the centennial
souvenir plates arrived this
week. The plates, the "Frank
lin Centennial Boogie" records,
Davey Crockett hats for the
youngsters, kiddie centennial
badges, and confederate money
are -to be sold at the booth.
Only a limited number of
plates and records are on hand.
A printed program is now
being prepared. It is being dedi
cated to the war dead of Ma
con County.
Advertising in 'the program
has been limited to 12 pages
and will be sold on a flrst
come-flrst-serve basis. Busi
nessmen wanting to advertise
in the program may get in
touch with J. C. Jacobs. Three
SEE NO. 3. t-AGE 12
? Staff I'hoto by /. P. Brady
A SMILING Pamela Teague uses all the experience of her
two and a half years to help her mother, .Mrs. Rafe B. Teague,
pack for a special trip. Pamela's going to see her grandfather,
A. J. WicKenden, and other relatives in Sussex, England. Of
course, the young miss plans to take her mother with her. They
will leave Saturday by air for England.
tours of the large one-story
plant are planned, the superin
tendent said. This probably will
be in the summer.
It has previously been an
nounced that some 60 will be
employed at the plant at first,
with this number increasing to
more than 300 as the program
expands over a period of about
a year and a half.
Meanwhile, as the opening
date draws closer, new plant
personnel continues to arrive
here.
James Murray and family ar
rived last Thursday; Jimmy
Yeary and family and Don
Graham came in Friday; and
Lee M. Stamps and family mov
ed In Saturday.
Among those expected In this
week are Charles Lemons,
Charles Kaffman, Jack Snow,
and Howard Plemmons.
4-H EVENT
SATURDAY
Elimination Contest
Set To Select Those
For District Feature
Macon's 4-H clubbers Satur
day will hold a county-wide
elimination contest to select
contestants tor the district con
test next month in Ashevllle.
Set (or 9:30 to 12 noon at
East Franklin School, the public
is Invited to attend.
Demonstrations are to be
both individual and team, ac
cording to Mrs. Jessie D. Cabe
and James G. Flanagan, assis
tant agents In charge.
Homecoming Planned
At Dryman's Chapel
An all-day homecoming is plan
ned Sunday at the Dryman's
Chapel Methodist Church, it has
been announced.
The public is invited.
Cancer Drive Goes
Over County Quota
A door-to-door campaign last
Thursday night in Franklin put
Macon well over the top of its
$729.30 goal for the American
Cancer Society fund drive.
Only $40 was needed to break
the goal, but members of the
Franklin Junior Woman's Club
reported $80.15 raised in the
door-to-door appeal.
Franklin Music Group
Sets Meeting Tonight
The Franklin Music Study Club
will meet this evening (Thursday)
at 8 o'clock with Mrs. E. C. Kings
aery, at her home on White Oak
Street.
AT TAX CONFERENCE
Franklin Town Clerk C. O.
Ramsey attended a tax collec
tors' conference in Chapel Hill
Wednesday through Saturday.
SING AT COURTHOUSE
The fifth Sunday singing con
vention will be held this com
ing Sunday at the county court
house beginning at 10 a. m., ac
cording to Jim Raby, sing pres
ident. All singers are invited.
The Weather
The week's temperatures and rainfall, as
recorded in Franklin by Man son Stiles,
t\ S. weather observer; in IlicalatnN by
Tud.-r N. Hall and W. ('. Newton, TV \
ob-'rver; and at the Couecta Hydrnl?'Ki?
Laboratory :
FRANKLIN
Temperatures
High Low Rain
79 48
Wed., May
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
18
Wed.. May
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday ....
Tuesday
80
80
71
69
, 82
80
COWEETA
Temperatures
High Low Rain
72 45
50
50
60
60
59
59
.60
1.74
.19
.08
18
79
79
69
68
81
78
45
48
61
62
59
58
2.17
2.71
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