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I 70th Year ? No. 44 Franklin, N. C., Thursday, November 3, 1955 Sixteen Pap-es ? rreaa sutn rnoio FRANKLIN STUDENT Robert Alexander (left) swaps some candy for soap with three of the hundreds of spooks and gob lins that took over Franklin on Hallowe'en night. This barter ing beaded off some soaped windows. Halloween Is Orderly Hallowe'ens assortment of ogres and spooks was a pretty orderly bunch in Franklin, ac cording to law enforcement of ficers. Under the supervision of Principal Harry C. Corbin, stu dents swapped candy for soap with a couple of hundred gob lins in the downtown area and headed off a lot of soaping projects on the windows of business establishments. But along about midnight ? after the candy supply was ex hausted ? soap artists appear ed and went to work on some of the larger windows. A supply of rotten fruit was use- j by larger pranksters on passing automobiles. A heavy sign .reserving park ing space for law officers in front of the courthouse disap peared during the night. It wa;i found Tuesday morning about two miles from town on US 64 by Police Chief C. D. Baird. Broken from its heavy base, it is now being repaired. But, all things considered, "things went along pretty smoothly," according to Chief Baird. Sheriff J. Harry Thomas also reported little trouble for his department from pranksters. Not On His Shopping List Sgt. John W. McDowell, of the Macon Prison Camp, went to Hendersonville Tuesday for a load of potatoes. He returned with a couple of items that weren't on his shopping list. About 4 p. m. some 10 miles this side of -Hendersonyille, he passed a couple of boys walk ing along the highway. He turned the truck, drove back up the highway, and asked the two if "they wanted a ride". They said " 'might as well'," the sergeant reports, and hopped in with him. Sgt. McDowell didn't have to ask their destination. Both were escapees from the camp here. Supt. John E. Cutshall iden tified the two as Dwight L. Pitchford and Bobby Pressley. They are serving three to five years for larceny. But, one big question still remains in this tale. Why did Pitchford escape? He was to have been released from pris on yesterday. Macon Animals Win 27 Blue Ribbons At Fat Stock Show In what officials described as some of the stiffest competition in the history of the W. N. C. Fat Stock Show, Macon's 29 calves won 27 blue ribbons and two reds. Frank Killian, son of Dr. and Mrs. Frank Killian, took first place in showmanship. Held Tuesday afternoon at the Hominy Valley Horse and Hound Pavilion, near Enka, the show saw a Swain County entry waiic off with the grand cham pion honors. Reserve honors Wire won by a Haywood animal. Results of the sale of the fat calves yesterday (Wednesday) were not known at presstime. A number of men and women from here attended both the show and sale. Macon animals also placed second in the best group of five feature, and third in the best county group of three. The 4-H and F. F. A. owners of the blue ribbon animals from here include Charles Long, Ron old Harper, Grover Sheffield, Tommy Hunter, Glenda Shef field, Dewey Taylor, Wayne Gregory, Jack Taylor, Floyd Kimsey, Ted Kirkland, Frank Nolen, Clark Sheffield, Bill SEE NO. 1. PAGE 10 MACON COUNTY won second place In the b -st five animals feature of the W. N. C. Fat Stock Show. With the winning animals are (L to R) Wayne Gregory, Johnny Killian, Bruce Houston, Floyd Kimaey, and Fnuik Killian. / BOOKS OPEN FOR TOWNSHIP TAX ELECTION Balloting To Deal With Support For Highlands Hospital Registration books are now open in Highlands Township for a special election November 22 on whether or not the High lands Community Hospital, Inc., will receive tax support. The books will close Satur day, November 12. Challenge day will be the 19th. Registrar is Weldon Paul and the judges are Tom Harbison and (Brady Coffey. The polling place will be the old high school, building. Authorised by the General Assembly, the township election deals with this question: Shall the Board of County Commissioners of Macon Coun ty levy and collect a special an nual tax of forty (40c > cents on each one hundred ($100) dollars of assessed value of the real and personal property in Highlands Township in Macon County, for the purpose of pro viding funds for financing the cost of operation, equipment, and maintenance of Highlands Community Hospital, Inc., a non-profit hospital and organi zation located in the Town of Highlands, North Carolina. Girl Scouts Going To Church In Body Climaxing "Girl Scout Week," the Franklin Girl Scout troops, both white and colored, will at tend church in a body Sunday morning at the Franklin Meth odist Church. They will sing special music. Mrs. Ernest Hyde, county chairman, will give a short talk on Girl Scout work. PANTHER BACK Crawford Moore (63), with back Willard Smith (66) breaking the way pre pares to outstep the open arms of a Murphy player in Friday's game here. Franklin won 7 to 0. C. A. P. Meeting Site Changed To Courthouse Tonight's (Thursday) meet ing of the Civil Air Patrol has been changed from the Agricul tural Building, as previously an nounced, to the county court house, It has been announced. The meeting is set far 7:30. Business will include final prep arations for officially activating the squadron and instituting a Padet training program. Morgan Reelected A. S. C. Chairman Carl Morgan, of Franklin, Route 3, Saturday was .reelected chairman of the Macon County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committee for 1955-56. At a county convention at the Agricultural Building, commun ity delegates also elected Bill Higdon, of Route 5, as vice chairman; Walter Taylor, Route 4, regular member; W. M. Byrd, Route 1, 1st alternate; and Harley Stewart, Route 1, 2nd alternate. Community committeemen re cently were elected in county wide balloting. night from Here Attend District P. T. A. Conference Eight Macon County persons lvpresentirg the parent-teacher ...i. ociat.ons of Franklin and Cu! Ia'-aja schools ? attended la--, week's district P. T. A conference. i.;ld at Valley Spring School, ii: Buncombe County. Wednesday. Attending from Franklin wer? Mrs. B. L. McGlamery. Mrs Weimar Jones. Mrs. J. Ward Long, and Holland McSwain, county superintendent of schools. The Cullasaja School delegates were Mrs. C. Tom Bryson, Mrs. Wll^y J. Clark. Mrs. Bert Mash bum, and Mrs. H. N. Bvitt. Win Over Murphy Hi By TOMMY GNl'SE Franklin had to make two goal line stands in the second half to edge Murphy 7 to 0 Friday night on the local field. The Panther's only tally of th> game came in the second period, after 12 plays ground out 65 yards on the ground. Willard Smith smashed off right tackle from the 7 to make the score He also ran the extra Near the end of the half. Mur phy drove from Us own 14 to AFTERNOON GAME The Franklin Panthers will play a.n afternoon game tomor row (Friday) at 2 o'clock at Bethel. the Panthers' 33 but the drive was broken up when Wardie Vouns intercepted a pa , on th" 27 Fuiman Mason nearly broke loose for a score in the third when he raced So yards to the Murphy 30. The Murphy defense stiffened and the Panthers lost the ball on downs on the 15. Murphy came back and twice nearly hit pay dirt After takinu over on their own 15. they march ed to the Franklin 11 before los ing the ball on downs. On the next play. Franklin fumbled and Murphy recovered on the 13. Crawford Moore Intercepted a pass and returned it to the 15 to halt the threat. END OF THE CHASE ? This is one of the final scenes in Disney's new movie, The Great Locomotive Cha.se, when the Confederates catch up with the stolen "General". This also was one of the last scenes "shot" here by the company. It was made in a cut across the highway from the Coweeta Hydrological Laboratory entrance on IS 23-141. At right is a burned railroad car, pushed by "The Texas", on which the Confederates rode. FARM & HOME 1 MEETING SET Outlook Discussions To Be Led Monday By Officials Of Raleigh An agricultural outlook con ference for farm and home leaders is set for Monday at 2 p. m. at the Agricultural Building, according to County Agent T. H. Pagg. In charge of the conference will be two officials from N. C. State College, Raleigh, Charles R. Pugh, farm management specialist, and Miss Josephine Cusick, home management spe cialist. Discussions will center around price trends of things dealing with farm and home operations, the agent explained. He said men and women working in community develop ment programs are particularily invited to attend. Movie Enchantment Fading Here As Company Pulls Out As mysteriously as it materialized in mid-September, the en chantment surrounding the filming of Walt Disney's "The Great Locomotive Chase" here is disappearing. The picture's stars, Fess Parker and Jeff Hunter, have packed up and headed for Hollywood along with most of company. The handfull of movie people remaining are expected to be gone by the last of the week. Traffic that has jammed the highway between Franklin and Clayton, Ga., during the "shoot- .... . , . , , * _ , . AnH IT nrnn'T ho lAnrr hofnrn jng 01 me uivu war epic is back to a trickle. The only visible signs remain ing of the fleeting fame brought to this area by the ancient Tal lulah Falls Railway are the au thentic railway stations erected along her tracks. And even some of these are being dismantled. World Collapsing Its wonderful world of make believe collapsing, soon the "Cinderella" railroad again will be dodging the barrage of barbs that has assailed it since it fell into receivership more than 25 years ago; stinging barbs like "The Total Failure". ? M<U M V TTUli V WL tUHg UV1U1 I. the Tallulah Falls ? its tracks now bright from the constant whirl of activity stirred by the movie's old timey locomotives and work train ? will resume its old battle against time and rust as the daily train clicks its monotonous way in and out of Franklin. Her Memories But the aging "star" will have her memories. Memories of the thousands of young and old who in recent weeks have troop ed along her tracks hoping for a glimpse of a movie star or the old smoke-belching balloon stack SEE NO. 2, PAGE 10 Player Award Being Given By V. F. W. Post Plans for presenting an a ward to the outstanding foot ball player of 1955 at Franklin High School were revealed this week by the local V. F. W post The presentation will come as a feature of Homecoming Day" festivities here on November 18. when the Panthers close out the season against Sylva High V. F. W. Commander Zeb Meadows said the recipient for the award will ? be selected by the members of the football squad. Balloting is to take place later in the month. Meanwhile, plans for "Home coming Day" are shaping up, according to school officials. An open house in the afternoon will be held for alumni. A "Homecoming Queen", maid of honor, and four attendants are to be elected by the student body. The queen and her court will be feted during half-time ceremonies at the game. Other features are to be an nounced later. STILL HELD IN SLAYING OF SHELTON Officers Holding Trio On Open Charges For Shooting Here Officers yesterday (Wednes day i were still holding Mrs. Hazel Stuffel. her 14-year-old son, Gene, and Mrs. Gertrude Shelton on open charges in connection with the October 22 slaying of Kenneth T. Shelton. The body of Shelton, 54, was found on the front porch of his home near Franklin by Sheriff J. Harry Thomas and Chief Deputy Newell Pendergrass. Officers say Mrs. Stuffel, 34, step-daughter of the dead man, has admitted shotting him with a .32 calibre revolver during a family argument. LAW PROBES BREAK-INS A series of break-ins over the county are being investigated by the sheriff's department and five youths are being held in connection with several. A Franklin- warehouse was entered twice during the week. Dowdle Wholesale warehouse on Depot Street was entered Wednesday night of last week and cigarettes and candy taken. C. N. (Joe) Dowdle said just how much was taken cannot be determined until an inven tory is taken. A window at the end of the warehouse was smashed. The Dowdle warehouse office was broken into again Sunday night or early Monday morning and cigarettes and possibly some other things were taken, according to Sheriff J. Harry Thomas. Three boys, one a minor al ready on probation, are being held in connection with a breaking and entering Tuesday night of last week at Union School. Entrance was gained through a window in a rest SEE NO. 3, PAGE 10 The Weather Th?' w-- ttrr *>ratur? s :ind rainfall, as r. -??? ?i | r. Franklin by Man son Stiles, I'. S. \ oW v.-.-; in Highlands by I-ilor N Hall and W. ? Newton. TV A ob fiv i . and :>t th?> Coweeta Hydrolopric FRANKLIN Temperatures High Low Rain Wed., Oct. 28 77 22 Thursday . 80 29 Friday 74 28 Saturday 68 49 .47 Sunday 57 33 Monday 62 25 trace Tuesday 71 21 COWEETA Temperatures High Low Rain Wed., Oct. 26 75 24 Thursday 77 31 Friday 72 31 .61 Saturday 72 37 Sunday 56 30 Monday 60 26 Tuesday 67 22 <V-S: Ml .hi?# rtwuo t.> ?. r. bi.j* Commander Meadows And Trophy
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