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70th Year ? No. 40
Franklin, N. C., Thursday, October 6, 1955
Sixteen Pages
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SPECIAL EMPHASIS was put on this slogan, "If you want to live in a better community, help
build one", by Morris L. McGough (right), of Asheville, who spoke at the dedication of the Car
son community building Saturday night. He's talking with Earl Cabe, Carson's president.
Hayesville
Bows Down
To Panthers
By TOMMY GNUSE
Sports Editor, Franklin High
Franklin dominated play in the
second half here Friday night
to come from behind, and take
a 13 to 6 victory over Hayes
ville.
Tomorrow (Friday) night at
8, the Panthers meet Sylva
here for a conference scrap.
In the Hayesville game, the
Panthers fell behind In the
early moments of the game
when Hayesville drove 55 yards
to a touchdown with Avery
Dills going over from the 3.
The try for the extra was no
good.
Late in the second period.
Franklin threatened to even
the score but Hayesville stop
ped the advance on the 1-yard
line.
Different , Story
In the second half, It was a
different story and the Panth
ers took complete control, hold
ing Hayesvllle to only seven
yards rushing. At the same
time, the Panther offense roll
ed up two scores and 171 yard3
rushing and passing.
The locals' big break came in
the third period when Tommy
Corbin ' pounced on a fumble on
the Hayesvllle 11. A penalty
moved the ball to the 1 and
Crawford Moore scored on a
quarterback sneak to tie the
score Furman Mason was
stopped on a try for the extra.
, Pay Dirt Again
In the fourth stanza, the
Panthers again struck pay dirt,
this time after a 42-yard drive
Mason smashed across from the
3 for the six-pointer, putting
Franklin ahead 12 to 6. Bruce
Houston ran the extra.
Mason was the workhorse of
the Panthers offense, running
the ball 20 times for a total of
69 yards. Passing also was a
strong point of the locals' of
fense, with Moore completing
eight aerials, four of them to
end Bill Mendenhall.
Methodist
Shifts Made
Two pastoral assignments
changed in Macon County with
the Annual W. N. C. Methodist
Conference in Charlotte over
the week-end.
The Rev. R. L. Poindexter
was shifted from the Macon
circuit to the Franklin circuit.
The pastor of the Franklin cir
cuit, the Rev. J. David Barkley,
is returning to Emory Univer
sity for full-time study.
The vacancy on the Macon
circuit was filled by J. C. And
erson. a divinity student at
Emory.
All other assignments here
remain th^ same; the Rev. S.
B Moss, at the Franklin church:
the Rev. R. T. Houts, Jr., at
Highlands; the Rev. R. J. Golds
ton, West Macon circuit; and
the Rev. R. J. Hahn, Snow Hlll
Iotla charge.
Speaker Calls
For Continued
Rural Progress
'This truly shows what can
be done when people of a com
munity work together."
The object in question ? Car
son's new community building.
The speaker ? Morris L. Mc
Gough, of Asheville, guest
speaker at the building's dedi
cation supper Saturday night.
"Just pause and reflect that
this building represents more
than block, mortar, and lum
ber,'1 the speaker suggested. "It
tells the story of people, of bet
ter neighbors, and it will have
a tremendous impact on future
progress."
As executive vice-president of
the Asheville Agricultural De
velopment Council, sponsor of
the W. N. C. rural community
contest, Mr. McGough is in a
position to know community
progress.
In commending Carson and
its citizens for pace-setting
activities in community devel
opment, he tossed out a chal
lange:
"Don't let this building stand
as a monument to your labor
but as just one forward step
you have made toward build
the kind of community you
want."
As continuing avenues of
progress he suggested emphasis
on community appearance,
churches, education, recreation
SEE NO. 1, PAGE 8
Jacobs Sells Store
Interest To Bryant
Bruce Bryant has bought J.
C. Jacob's half interest in the
Franklin 5 and 10 Store.
Bill Bryant owns the other
half interest
Mr. Jacobs said this week he
has no plans for the immedi
ate future.
The new owner has been as
sociated with Macon County
Supply Company.
Tatham Girl
Heads Macon
4-H Council
Patricia Tatham, daughter of
Mrs. Grace Tatham, of Route 4,
is the new president of the Ma
con 4-H county council. She is
a member of the Franklin club.
At a council meeting Satur
day morning at the Agricultural
Building, the 4-H clubbers pick
ed 1955-56 officers, adopted a
point system for grading in in
dividual clubs, and discussed
their "Achievement Day", which
is set for November.
In addition to Patricia, other
new officers are Peggy Jean
Morgan, Nantahala club, vice
president; Jackie Ann Cabe,
Franklin club, secretary-treas
urer; Brenda Cunningham, Car
toogechaye club, reporter; and
Linda Neal and Wanda Bailey,
East Franklin club, song lead
ers.
Nancy Cable, outgoing coun
cil president, presided at the
meeting.
Firemen Set
Moving Day
This Week
Although Franklin's $51,000
:ity building is not quite ready
!o.r occupancy, the volunteer
lire department plans to move
n by Monday at the latest.
With the exception of some
ninor jobs, the department's
juarters are completed and
Uhief A. C. Tysinger said the
move Is being made because the
rental month on the old fire
aouse runs out the 10th. Fire
men plan to paint the garage
floor before moving the two
trucks.
Meanwhile, the building con
tractor, Wiley Clark, reports the
sffice section will be ready for
occupancy inside of two weeks.
Several jobs, including putting
down the tile flooring, still
have to be done, he said
TOWNVALUE
IS TOTALED
Passes 3 Million;
More Than Doubles
In 10- Year Period
The taxable value of property
within the corporate limits of
Franklin has more than doubled
in the last ten years.
This year It passed the three
million-dollar mark.
The 1955 figure is $3,024,153.
That compares with $1,489,776
for the 1946 tax year.
The exact figure for this year
became known when town au
thorities received from the State
Board of Assessment the evalu
ations placed on public service
corporations operating in the
town.
Of this year's total, 61 per
cent is real estate, and 39 per
SEE NO. 3, PAGE 8
First Aid Supplies
Given To Schools
By Junior A. R. C.
First aid supplies have been
distributed to the county's 11
schools by the Junior American
Red Cross.
The supplies cost about $55,
according to Mrs. Gladys Kins
land. chairman of the junior
chapter.
TALKS TO ROTARY ?
Dr. Morgans Hawaiian Trip
Next to the beauty of the is
lands, perhaps the most strik
ing thing about Hawaii is the
courtesy of the people, the Rev.
A. Rufus Morgan told the
Franklin Rotary Club at its
meeting last week.
A delegate to the recent gen
eral convention of the Episcopal
Church, held in Honolulu, Dr.
Morgan returned to Franklin
the latter part of last month,
having made the trip by air.
The Rotary talk is only one of
a series he has made since his
return.
He had hardly got settled in
his hotel room, the Franklin
rector said, until he had a mes
sage to telephone a "Mrs. Hart".
He was surprised, because he
felt sure he knew no Mrs. Hart;
when he called, it turned out
to be Mrs. Turner DeHart,
whose husband, a lieutenant
commander stationed in Hawaii,
is a native of .Macon County.
The DeHarts took him every
where and showed him every
thing of interest, he said.
One day, they planned to visit
a sugar mill, but learned, on
their arrival, that it was a non
visiting day at the mill. Con
versation with the manager,
however, revealed that the
manager and Dr. Morgan had
lived in Columbia, S. C., at the
same time, and had many mu
tual friends. The manager took
the party over every inch of
the plant.
And everybody he met was
like that, he said.
He described the process of
SEE NO. 2, PAGE 8
Title of "Mrs. H. D. Club Woman of 1955" goes to Mrs. Fred Wood, Walnut Creek club mem
ber. Mrs. Florence S. Sherrill, county home agent, is shown pinning a corsage on her, following
the county-wide "Achievement Day" Friday.
Leader In A Wheel Chair' Picked
For Home Demonstration Club Honor
"A leader in a wheel chair",
?Mrs. Fred Wood, is "Mrs. H. D.
Club Woman of 1955".
Selected from among 22 wom
en nominated for the honor,
Mrs. Wood, a victim of arth
ritis, was singled out as "an in
spiration" to all. A member of
the Walnut Creek club, she Is
one of the most active club
members of the county, and,
although confined to a wheel
chair, has had ' a perfect at
tendance record at club meet
ings for several years.
The selection of the outstand
ing club women came as a fea
ture of the annual home dem
onstration "Achievement Day"
Friday at the Methodist church,
following a "Parade of Lead
ers" ? those nominated by
clubs for the honor.
Holly Springs Wins
The highest club award, "The
Gavel" was won by Holly
Springs, which collected a total
of 2,574 achievement points for
the year. Among the winning
club's accomplishments is par
ticipation in community activ
ities, including an active pro
gram in community develop
ment and work with young
people. The club got 1,445
points alone on this phase of
work.
In second place was the Hig
donvllle club, with 2,470 points.
Cowee club, last year's winner,
was third with 1,385.
Some 175 Attend
Some 175 club women and
special guests attended the an
nual gathering.
A song opened the session,
followed by the devotional by
the Rev. A. Rufus Morgan,
SEE NO. 3, PAGE 8
He Went Huntin'
Saturday . . .
Squirrel hunting season open
ed Saturday.
Weaver Hurst likes to hunt
? especially for squirrel.
So, in hunting clothes, he
headed for the woods.
But he was a little too eag
er.
, Weaver Hurst forgot his
gun!
Group Makes Plans For Unique Meal
For Youthful Prisoners At Camp
Detailed plans are being
worked out for a unique church
supper.
The place ? the state prison
camp here. The hosts ? Meth
odist men of the county. The
guests ? the prisoners.
It is to be a "covered dish"
meal, so the inmates can en
joy some home-cooked food.
And plans call for older women
of the county's Methodist
churches to serve the meal, to
give the youthful first offend
ers at the camp the feeling of
W-"'
WALT DISNEY (at left) chats about locomotives (they're
his hobb.v) with the engineers of "The General", the stea.ni en
gine stolen by Yankees in Mr. Disney's new movie being filmed
here, The (<re;>.t Locomotive Chase, l-'ess Parker (above) leans
out ironi a railroad car to shake hands with the young son of
the Scott lludsons, of Highlands. Fess is a star of the train
thriller.
having "mothers" around.
Final decision to hold the
supper, set for the evening of
October 25, was reached at last
week's monthly meeting of the
Macon County Methodist Men's
Club, a ladies' night dinner
meeting at the Carson Com
munity House. About 60 persons
were present.
It was pointed out that, with
94 persons at the camp, each
of the families represented at
last week's meeting would have
to bring enough food for about
six people, unless additional
Methodist families from over
the county participate. A com
mittee. made up of James L.
? Jimmy i Hauser, Erwin Patton,
and Wiley J. Clark, was named
to seek cooperation from others,
especially churches not repre
sented at last week's^ meeting,
John E. Cutshall, prison
camp superintendent, who was
present as a guest, expressed
pleasure at the plan, and as
sured the group of the cooper
ation of the camp authorities.
An earlier proposal that
members of the club seek to
become "big brothers" to the
youthful inmates will have to
be taken up. "through chan
nels", with prison authorities
in Raleigh. Mr Cutshall said
Miss Margaret Wilson, who
recently came here as county
wide Methodist youth worker,
w.is the chief speaker on thp
program. She tolxl' of her back -
ground, her convictions, and
her ideas of what can be done
hrre - with the help of Met'l
odist ministers and laymen She
plans to emphasize the train
ing of leadership, she explained.
She was presented to the club
by J. C. Sorrells.
GIBSON TAKES
OFFICE OATH
New School Board
Member Officially In;
Gymnasium Visited
George Gibson took his seat
Saturday morning on the three
man Macon County Board of
Education, after being sworn in
by the deputy clerk of court,
Mrs. Byrda Nell Perry.
Mr. Gibson, farmer and cat
tle buyer, of Route 3, succeeds
O. F. Summer, resigned. He was
appointed to the board by the
Democratic executive commit
tee last week.
At the brief meeting, Mr.
Gibson and member C. C. Sut
ton were appointed delegates
to the state school board meet
ing in Chapel Hill in Novem
ber. The third board member,
Chairman Erwin Patton, and
Supt. Holland McSwain were
picked as alternates.
This was the only official ac
tion taken.
Following the meeting, the
board inspected construction
progress at the high school
gymnasium.
X-Rav Machine Ready
For Tuberculosis Tests
The X-ray machine at the
new Macon County Health Cen
ter goes into operation today
(Thursday! as the first of
scheduled twice-monthly tuber
culosis clinics gets under way.
Dr Guy V. Gooding, district
health officer, plans to hold
the clinics the first and third
Thursdays in each month from
11 to 12:30.
Skyway Hotel Closes
The Skyway Hotel in Frank
lin closed Saturday night, after
operating about eight months.
The latest closing is but one
of a series in recent years.
The Weather
Th?? w.H-k's temr**rnt'ires ?^nd rainfall, as
r"<-onJ.il in Franklin by Man-ton Stiles,
U. S. ather observer: in Highlands by
fudor N. Hall and W. C. Newton. TV A
il'-'-ryr, and at the Cowecta Hydrologic
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FRANKLIN
Temperatures
High Low Rain
Wed , Sept. 23 80 57 .28
Thursday 82 57
Friday " 81 59 .09
Saturday 84 64 .89
Sunday 75 58
Monday 79 51 ...r
Tuesd,iv 77 55
HIGHLANDS
' Temperatures
High Low Rain
Wed . Sept 23 71 59
Thursday 74 57
Frida> 79 52
Saturday .68
COWEETA
Temperatures
High Low Rain
Wed S?pt 23 76 58 .26
Thursday 79 56
Friday ' 80 59 1.60
Saturday 80 59 .40
Sunday 72 59
Monday 76 49
Tuesday 75 54