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70th Year ? No. 31
Franklin, N. C., Thursday, August 4, 1955
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CRIMINAL
TRIALS END;
C1VILS ON
Term Probably Going
Through Friday With
Judge Moore Presiding
Solicitor Thad D. Bryson, Jr.,
disposed of the last criminal
case docketed yesterday (Wed
nesday) morning and the court
moved into trial of civil mat
ters.
The clerk of court, Mrs. Kate
M. Wrinn, said civil trials ? the
docket is the largest in years ?
probably will last through Fri
day.
Judge Dan K. Moore, of
Sylva, resident judge of the
new 30th Judicial district, is
presiding.
In his charge to the grand
jury with the opening of the
term Monday morning, the
judge placed special emphasis
on the duties of this body, par
ticularly in relationship to its
inspection of county facilities.
Following are criminal cases
disposed of through Monday
afternoon:
Thomas McDowell, Jr., no
driver's license, $25 and costs.
Aubery Howard Tippett, reck
less driving, costs.
Carl Woody Cabe, drunk driv
ing, 4 months suspended, $100
and costs, license revoked for
one year.
Warren Charles Frazier, speed
ing, costs.
Kenneth Dowdle, drunk driv
ing, no driver's license (2nd of
fense i, 3 years suspended, $125
and costs, license revoked for
one year.
George Harold Moore, Jr.,
speeding, 30 days suspended,
costs, license revoked 60 days.
Earl Marson Mincey, reckless
driving, $25 and costs.
James Hillard Owenby, reck
less driving, $25 and costs.
James Addison, transporting
whiskey, $25 and costs.
Lee Roy Peek, careless and
reckless driving, $25 and costs.
Audrey Inez Crisp, no driv
er's license, $25 and costs.
Everett Earl Ammons, reck
less driving, improper brakes,
$25 and costs.
Jeter W. Campbell, speeding,
4 months suspended, $100 and
costs, license revoked one year.
Anthony Angelo Adams, speed
ing, costs.
James Sanders, drunk driv
ing, $100 and costs.
Charles L. Brown, drunk
driving, $100 and costs.
R. L. Anderson, abandonment,
alias capias issued.
Ray Prince, careless and
reckless driving, speeding, nol
pros with leave.
Clyde Jerome Simmonds,
drunk driving, alias capias is
sued.
Trumfcn Moody, assault on a
female, continued to December
term.
Robert Willie James, reckless
driving, nol pros with leave.
Herbert Lee McKelvey, speed
ing, costs.
Thurman C. Mason, reckless
driving. $25 and costs.
C. H. Collins, drunk driving,
reckless driving, speeding, $125
and costs.
Willie Wykle, Troy Lee urisp.
Bill Carver, and Homer Ken
neth Carver, transporting and
aiding and abetting transport
ing, $50 and costs, defendants
each to pay a fourth of fine
and costs.
Robert Wiley Bates, driving
after license revoked, reckless
driving, hit and run, and Char
les Glenn West, no driver's li
cense, $25 and costs, each to
pay a half of fine and costs.
Frank Edwin Shockley, im
proper registration, no brakes,
drunk driving (2nd offense1,
reckless driving, improper oper
ator's license, violation of pro
hibition laws, 6 months suspen
ded, $250 and costs, license re
voked five years
Bobby Lee Potts, speeding,
continued.
Herman Willis, killing a deer
without visible antlers, nol pros
with leave.
Donald Lee Henson, non-sup
port illegitimate child, alias
canias issued
Ralph Homer Davenport, no
driver's license, alias capias is
sued.
Bobby Joe Stewart, drunk
driving, reckless driving, leav
ing scene of accident, 4 months
suspended, $125 and costs, li
cense revoked one year.
Ben Lee Mashburn. drunk
driving (2nd offense), called
SEE NO. 1, PAGE 10
Jury Asks
Courthouse
Be Built
Construction of a new county
courthouse was the top recom
mendation of the grand jury
for the August term of Superior
Court.
As almost countless juries
have done in the past, the
jurymen requested a new build
ing "as soon as money can be
raised", but noted that the con
dition of the present structure
is good in the light of its age
(73 years).
It branded the old county
home on the Georgia highway
a "fire hazard". Only three in
mates are now living at the
home. The jurymen also noted
the inadequate heating system
and the absence of hot water
at the home.
With the exception of some
minor repairs, including screens
far windows and a leaky roof, the
county jail was found to be in
good condition. It was suggest
ed, however, that coffee be
served prisoners at lunch.
The prison camp was in good
condition.
Lawrence Patton was fore
man of the body. Jurymen in
cluded G. B. Farmer, Horace
T. Nolen, Carter Henson, C. S.
Talley, Elbert Carpenter, George
McCall, Butler Justice, D. A.
Ledford, E. M. McNish, Fred
Cruse, Earl English, J. Ned
Teague, Dock Rogers, Frank
Crisp, E. J. Queen, Carl D.
Morgan, and Cecil Brown.
Prowl Car
Purchased
Franklin's policemen will be
patrolling soon in a new prowl
car.
Bids for a new police vehicle
were opened Monday night by
the board of aldermen and
Conley Motar Company's was
accepted.
The local company proposes
to supply a 1955 V-8 Custom
line Tudor for $1,094.75, in ex
change for the department's
old '51 Chevrolet.
Kirk-Davis Motors, Sylva, and
Bob Gaines Motors, Franklin,
also submitted bids.
In covering a number of min
or items of business, the board
left open until its September
meeting any decision on grant
ing John Seymour and Roy Co
wart license to operate three
taxis under the name of Vet
erans' Cabs. A protest petition
signed by nine cab drivers is
in the hands of the board. It
is their contention there is not
enough business now to support
the present taxis. C. Banks
Finger is representing the ap
plicants, while G. L. Houk is
handling affairs for the pro
testing drivers.
, John M. Archer, Jr., president
of Nantahala Power and Light
Company, appeared before the
board to call attention to the
situation on Wayah Road in re
gard to completing the entire
highway. The board authorized
the mayor to write thff proper
av.Uiorities and urge the com
pletion of the final six-mile
link between Feisty Branch and
the Nantahala School. i
Vice-Mayor J. C. Jacobs pre
sided in the absence of Mayor ;
W. C. Burrell. i
?Sta'f rhcto hv 1. P. p rid-,
A DAMP AND RAINY week it has been around here, with sometimes more than a dozen
showers a day. A real "fully wa.sher" Friday turned some streets into canals. This picture was
made near the Indian Mound on East Main nea r the Little Tennessee River bridge. The drain
age set-up proved inadequate for the downpour.
HILLBILLIES
ARE IN TOWN
Thousands Pour Into
Highlands For Annual
Hollywood Lampooning
Breaking of the dawn yester
day (Wednesday) in Highlands
spilled some mighty strange
things over the resort town.
From all over (more than a
dozen states, too) came a waird
assortment of hillbillies ? male,
female, and otherwise ? to help
hang a new tag of success on
"Hillbilly Day".
They rolled into town by the
thousands to join in the fun
of larrr-ooning Hollowood's ver
sion of mountain folk There
were it bearded men draw
ing beads with old-timey shoot
in' irons, there were barefooted,
flour-sacked garbed mountain
lasses with snuff sticks clamp
ed between their teeth, and
there were passels of youngun's
cuttin' didos along Main Street.
The "stockaide" ? for those
non-conforming souls who dar
ed venture into town in regular
dress ? entertained hundreds,
while old mountain contests
unfolded and spectators cheer
ed. Old contests like log roll
ing, hog calling, cross cut saw
ing, and wood chopping.
And across the way was a
"beauty show" ? for the best
pack of hounds.
A greasy pole with "cash
money" at the top challenged
the young.
A free barbecue helped write
contentment for the afternoon
and evening festivities.
Thousands lined the streets
for the "Whoop It Up" parade
in the late afternoon.
A street dance in the evening
in honor of the "?Country
Squire" and "Highlands Belle",
a royal pair picked from the
crowd at large by a secret pan
el of judges, closed the event
for another year. The identity
of the sauire and belle was not
known at presstime.
CIRC LES PLAN PICNIC
The Woman's Soc'etv of Chvi<
tian Service of the Franklin Meth
odist Church 'Circles No. 1 and
No. 2) will meet today 1 T'.v..'/ sdt>:
at 5 p. m. at :he church to so on
a picnic at Arrowood. Membni -
are asked to come and bring a
covered dish.
Macon Baptist's Set Yearly
Session For August 11 and 12
The program for the 52nd an
nual session of the Macon
County Baptist Association was
announced this week by the
Rev. M. W. Chapman, pastor of
the First church and modera
tor of the session.
Set for next Thursday and
Friday (August 11 -12 1 , the
theme this year is "Magnifying
Christ". The meetings are to be
divided between three churches.
The opening day meeting will
be at the Higdonville church
and the evening meeting at the
Mount Hope church Shortoff
church will be host the second
day.
Mr. Chapman will call the as
sociation to order at 9:30 a m.
on the opening day. The follow
ing schedule is to be followed:
10 a. m., recognition of pastors,
new pastors, visitors, report on
committee on enrollment and
Siler Reunion
Is Now Unique
In 2 Respects
This year's annual Siler re
union, an institution that goes
back without a break for 102
years, will be unusual in two
respects.
First of all. the date has been
changed. For nlany years the
Silers have held their "family
meetings" on the first Thursday
in August. Last year they voted
to change it to the first Sat
urday, and the 1955 gathering ?
day after tomorrow, at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Alien
Siler ? will be the first or. a
Saturday ? at least, the first in
recent decades.
Second, this year marks the
200th anniversary of the birth
of Weimar Siler, progenitor of
the Macon County Silers.
In America, the family goes
bac.<v one generation farther
than Weimar. So far as is
known, the first of the name
in this country was Plikard.
Weimar's father. He left Ger
many in 1741. at the a^e of 22.
On the same ship was a 14
year old German <r i r 1 . Elizabeth
Hartsoe.
Le ; -nd has it that Plikard
was a stowa'.v.i v, while Eliza
beth was the daughter of the
SEE NO. 2, PAGE 10
statistics by Mrs. W. N. Cook,
report on committee on order
of business by the Rev. W. N.
Cook, and report of committee
on committees, by Mr. Cook;
10:40, report on Christian edu
cation by the Rev. B. B. Little
ton, council on Christian edu
cation with reports on Camp
bell College, Chowan College,
Gardner-Webb College, Mars
Hill College, Meredith College,
Wake Forest College, and Win
gate College by presidents and
college officials, report on de
partment of Baptist Student
Union, report on Fruitland Bap
tist Bible Institute; 11:55, ser
mon by the Rev. Eugene Wal
ter, pastor of the Highlands
church; 12:30, lunch: 1:30. de
votional; 1:35. report of exe
cutive promotional committee
by Mr. Littleton; 1:50. reports
on civic righteousness, Baptist
orphanage, home for the aged,
and Christian literature; 3:10.
report of resolutions committee,
committee on reception of new
churches, and committee on
time, place, and preacher; 3:30.
adjournment.
The evening session at Mount
Hope will begin at 7:30 with
a welcome, scripture, and pray
er by the Rev M. C. Wyatt.
The program will include a re
port on evangelism by Mr. Lit
tleton and a speaker, the Rev.
G. W. Bullard. president of the
general board, a report on
Woman's Missionary Union by
Mrs. c. Banks Finger and a
speaker, Mrs. John Wacaster.
with the W. M. U. of he state;
report on the Brotherhood by
W. K. Hooker V speaker.
SEE NO P*r-" ib
Mrs. Vandiver Returns
To T ake P osition Her*
Mrs. Comor
en. Ga . forme:
returned here ?
job at the hot.
Mis, Vandi'.
ployed by the
here She : - i
Apartments
ATTEND AiiE A "*! ' 1 .NO
Members o:
committee ar. : '
A S. C. office a
meetitje Tie- .r
.n Asheville
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Simff I'hoto by J. P. Brady
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GETTING RKADY for the county fa.'r is (above) Mrs. R. D.
Wells, of the Patton community. She's inventorying her ample
can house for things to exhibit. \lso at work are ( left > Carson
4-H clubbers H. C. Stoudemire, Jr., and Brenda Cunningham, on
their club's exhibit.
Activity Is Noted
As Fair Approaches
? ? ?
Committees
Putting Forth
For Flowers
"Come to the Flower Fail",
the Franklin Garden Club's spe
cial show for the county fair,
is shaping up nicely through
the efforts of several commit
tees, according to Mrs. R. G.
Lichtenstein, show chairman.
The committees are compos
ed of:
Schedule: Mrs. T. W. Angel,
Jr., Dr. Amelia Kahn, and Mrs.
A. R. Higdon.
Classification and Entries:
Mrs. John ,M. Archer, Jr., Mrs.
Harve Bryant, Mrs. J. Horner
Stockton, Mrs. Zeb Conley, Mrs.
W. E. Furr, Mrs. Charles Con
For show classes, turn to Page 7
ley, Mrs. Gilmer A. Jones, Mrs.
T W. Angel, Jr., Miss Evelyn
Hope Daniels, and Mrs. Allan
Brooks.
Staging and Properties: Mrs.
Lyman Higdon, Mrs. Marie
Rogers, Mrs. B. L. McGlamery,
Mrs. Ted Reber, Mrs. A. R. Hig
don, Miss Gladys Sellers, Miss
Rose King, and Mrs. E. S. Pur
dom.
Hospitality: Mrs. Holland Mc
Swain, Mrs W. W. Sloan, Mrs,
Lester Conley. Mrs. Grant Zick
graf. Miss Laura Jones. Mrs.
Fred R Jones, Mrs. C. C. Kings
berry, Mrs. W. L. Nothstein,
Mrs. J. E Perry, Jr., and Mrs.
Tom McNish.
Judges: Mrs. J. Horner Stock
ton.
Awards: Miss Laura Jones.
Publicity: Mrs Allan Brooks
Junior Division: Mrs. A R
Hiedon and Mrs. Prelo Dryman.
Clerks: Mrs. R. G. Lichten
stein, Mrs. T. W. Angel, Jr., Mrs.
John M. Archer, Jr . Mrs Ly
man Higdon, Mrs. W E Furr.
Mrs. J. Horner Stockton, Miss
Laura Jones, Mrs. Allan Brooks,
Mrs. Prelo Dryman, Mrs A R
Higdon, Mrs. B L. McGlamery.
and Mrs. E S. Purdom
Paving Of Georgia
Link Is Slated
Paving on the short link of
US 23-441 from the state line
to Mountain City. Ga . should
start at an early date, it has
been learned here.
Rainy weather forced/ post
ponement of the job this week.
The link will be closed to
traffic while the paving is be
ina; done, but will be reopened
when it is completed, it is
Understood.
RICKMAN FAMILY REl NTON
The Merritt Rickman family
has' its annual reunion sched
uled for Sunday at the .home
of R R. Rickman. r has been
announced.
GOING TO C'ONFFRFM F
Macon extension agents plan
to attend a western district
conference toworrow i Frirta;. .art
the George Vanderbilt Hotel ir.
Asheville.
A noticeable flair of activities
among communities and indi
viduals is being commanded by
the 1st annual Macon County
Fair, a three-day county-wide
attraction scheduled to open
next Thursday, August 11.
Special meetings are being
held by organized communities
to iron out final details in en
tries for both the fair and the
opening day parade; amateur
flower growers are pointing to
the Franklin Garden Club's
two-day show at the fair; and
amateur entertainers and mu
sicians are tuning up for three
nights of the third annual Ma
con County Folk festival ? the
night entertainment feature of
the fair
All in all. the fair appears
heading for a successful run,
according to Wiley Brown and
Charlie Sutton, co-directors.
On School Grounds
Activities will center on the
grounds at Franklin High
School. Exhibits and special
booths will be set up in the
school buildings, while the sta
dium is to be used for demon
strations,. livestock shows, and
the folk festival
A total of 780 ribbons, 16
roseattes. and a banner for the
best community booth are to
be handed out to the winners
of the fair's many events.
opening raraae
Ribbons also are to be award
ed the top floats entered in.
the opening day parade, which
will get under way from the
Agricultural Building at noon.
(Entries must check in by 11).
Cash awards are not being
made this year, since the fair is
actually ar. experiment to de
termine if the county can sup
port one. If the idea pans out,
officials say cash premiums
probably will be awarded at fu
ture fairs.
It has been emphasized that
all exhibits must be entered by
10 a m. on the opening day,
but placing of exhibits may be
gin at 2 p. m. Wednesday.
Judging in all departments is
set for 9 a. in Friday, the 12th.
In order to compete in com
munity exhibits, a community
must be organized and actively
participating in the rural com
munity development program.
Itrthe judging, appoints will be
c,iv?n for educational value of
the entry. 25 for timeliness of
subject or theme, and 25 for at
tractiveness of display.
Future Farmers of America
SEE NO. 4. PAGE 10
24th Is Set
As Opsnin^
For Schools
Ounty -civ, )ls. excluding
Highlands. ' .'re scheduled to
open : or the 193" -56 term A-::
?iLSt 24
Ber.iu.se o; tj; :? tourist season.
Highlands v.iK not open until
September 0. day after
Labor Day.
Op-'f.' :!ates were set by the
b ?: 1 ; educat. n in session
'ii y morning.
The Weather
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FRANKLIN
Temperatures
High Low Rain
Wed . July 27 92 67
Thursday 93 66 .30
Friday 87 65 1.26
Saturday 83 67
Sunday 83 62 .08
Monday. Aug. 1 83 67 .10
Tuesday 87 66
HIGHLANDS
Temperatures
High Low Rain
Wed.. July 27
Thursdav
Friday ' 10
Saturday 18
Sunday -39
Monday Aug. 1 41
Tuesday 18
Temperatures for Highlands
unavailable
COWEETA
Temperatures
High Low Rain
Wed . July 27 90 61
Tiiursday 91 63
Friday 85 61" 1.54
Saturday 81 65 .14
Sunday 81 64 .11
Monday. Aug 1 82 65 .55
Tuesday 86 62