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71st Year ? No. 15
Franklin, N. C., Thursday, April 12, 1956
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DAIRY FOODS demonstration winners in Saturday's 4-H competition at the Agricultural
Building talk over their skills. (L to R) Ann Pennington, junior winner, Jo Ann Curtis and
Brenda Cunningham, best team, and Helen Coehran, senior winner. The annual 4-H elemination
da.y is set for this Saturday morning at East Franklin School.
Chamber's Annual Dinner
Meet To Kickoff Campaign
Next Wednesday night (April
18), the Franklin Chamber of
Commerce will kick-off its '56
membership campaign at its an
nual dinner meeting.
Set for the high school cafe
teria at 7 o'clock, the dinner
will feature an address by John
Harden, of Greensboro, vice
president in chargte of public re
lations for Burlington Indus
tries, Inc.
John Archer, president of
Nantahala Power and Light
Company, is to introduce the
speaker, and E. J. Whitmire has
accepted the job of master of
ceremonies.
An official send-off for the
membership drive will be sound
ed by the chamber's new presi
dent, Verlon Swafford. He will
present an operating budget for
approval and outline his pro
gram for the year.
Members of the F. F. A. chap
ter will prepare the barbecue
dinner.
P. T. A. Election
Election of officers will fea
ture Monday night's meeting of
the Franklin P. T. A., the final
one of the current school year.
The new officers will take
over at the beginning of the
1956-57 year.
Hour for the meeting is 7:30.
B. L. McGlamery is now serv
ing as president.
Late News
and
Briefs
SPRING! WHERE?
After a night of heavy rain,
an unseasonable snow began
falling on Macon County about
daylight yesterday (Wednes
day) morning.
Because of the wet ground, it
did not stick in most areas.
However, a two-inch fall was
reported in the Morrison sec
tion below Otto and lighter
falls in others. Surrounding
mountains were topped in
white.
The temperature was in the
mid-30's.
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AT RALEIGH MEETING
E. G. Crawford, principal of
Otto School, attended the joint
meeting of public relations,
legislative, and local unit presi
dents of the N. C. Education
Association in Raleigh on Sat
urday.
As legislative chairman, he
represents the local N. C. E. A.
unit.
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FIELD DAY CANCELED
Because of the work now
under way on the athletic field,
the field day slated at Frank
lin High tomorrow (Friday) has
been canceled, according to
Principal Harry C. Corbin.
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STILL IN HOSPITAL
Weimar Jones, editor of The
Press, who suffered a heart at
tack last week, is still confined
to C. J. Harris Community Hos
potal, Sylva.
His condition is reported im
proving and he is expected to
be released by the end of the
week, or the first of next week.
JAYCEES SET
AREA MEETING
Clubs Of District
Coming Here April
20 For Gathering
For the first time since its
organization four years ago, the
Franklin Junior Chamber of
Commerce will be host to a
gathering of Jaycees in District
1.
The meeting will be held here
April 20 at Panorama Court. It
is expected to draw nearly 75
Jaycees from eight clubs in
W. N. C. C. Banks Finger, presi
dent of the local club, said ar
rangements are now being made
to welcome them to the state's
"most westerly club". Dr. J. L.
Hill is in charge of arrange
ments for the dinner.
J. P. Brady, a member of the
local club, will preside in his
capacity as a vice-president on
the state executive committee.
District 1 embraces all terri
tory west of Hendersonville.
Talent Show Slated
Friday Night At Union
A talent show will be sponsored
tomorrow (Friday) night at Union
School at 7 : 30 by the eighth grade,
it has been announced.
The show will feature all local
talent and entertainers are in
vited to enter. Prizes will be
awarded.
County's 4-H
Clubbers Slate
Event Saturday
Saturday will be "elimination
day" for Macon County's 4-H
clubbers.
They'll gather at East Frank
lin School at 9:30 to compete
against each other in a variety
of 4-H activities. Events will be
for individuals and teams.
Winners of the annual event
are slated to compete in district
eliminations in Asheville later
in the month, according to Mrs.
Jessie D. Cabe, and James G.
Flanagan, assistant agents in
charge.
Weather Puts
Trout In Mood
For No Biting
Trout fishing opened with a
zing last Thursday morning, but
misbehaving weather since has
put the fish in a non-biting
mood.
On the opening day, more
than 1,000 trout were reported
caught in Cliffside Lake alone,
according to Reed Queen, who
is in charge of the trout rear
ing pools at Arrowood.
Mr. Queen said Mirror Lake,
at Highlands, also gave up
some good catches. One party
is said to have caught a string
of about nine fish, each more
than , 15 inches and weighing
2-3 pounds.
On the Wayah refuge, he
said, about 175 trout were
caught the first three days by
35 fishermen. This averages
about five fish per fisherman,
and Mr. Queen said this figure
probably would apply to the
Standing Indian refuge as well.
Catch data was not available
from the latter.
FROM KEY' TO MISSILES ?
Ammons Retires From Corps
Tracing the development of
the U. S. Marine Corps' elec
tronics program is a simple
matter for folks around here.
All they have to do is review
the 24-year service of a native
son, James S. Ammons, who
was retired by the Leather
necks .March 31 with the rank
of major.
The major wasn't always a
major and the corps' electron
ics program wasn't always fill
ed with exciting talk of guided
missiles, homing devices, and
rocket and jet power.
When a Holly Springs boy,
Jim Ammons, joined the Ma
rines in January, 1932, he was
"on the bottom" (a private) and
electronics was something that
only the most intellectual dar
ed to discuss.
But, as the operator of a
wireless "key". Pvt. Ammons
stepped in on the ground floor
in the new field and grew
along with it. He came up
through the ranks and when
he retired last month was serv
ing in Washington, D. C., as as
sistant to the officer in charge
of electronics supplies for the
U. S. Marine Corps.
Here this week for a visit
with relatives, Mr. Ammons re
called that he wasn't "too
sure" at first about a service
career. But, at the end of his
first four-year enlistment, the
"spirit of the corps" had him
completely converted.
In his 24-years' duty, the Ma
con native has served at just
about every base the corps has
in this country. Most of his
overseas duty was in the Pa
cific area.
He was in China in '37, at
tached to the American embas
sy guard, when open warfare
broke out between the Chinese
and the Japanese. He again
served in the China theatre in
1946-47.
Commissioned in 1942 as
World War II gripped the
world, he hopped the islands of
the Pacific with a supply out
fit as the American forces push
ed back the Japanese invaders.
At the end of his post-war
duty in China, he got back into
electronics.
As a native son, Mr. Ammons
is struck by the rapid turnover
of people that has taken place
here.
"I used to be able to speak
to about nine out of ten people
on Main Street", he declared,
"but now if I see one familiar
face I'm fortunate."
Mr. Ammons and his wife, the
former Miss Miriam Allaun, of
Chicago, 111., left yesterday for
a short visit with her people in
Chicago before going on to San
Diego, Calif.
Once on the coast, he plans
to go into civilian electronics
with an aircraft company.
Son of the late S. J. and Mrs.
Lulu Rickman Ammons, of Ra
bun County, Ga., he is a brother
of Mrs. W. O. Crawford, of
Franklin, and a nephew of E. B.
Ammons.
POLITICS?
COLD LIKE
WEATHER
Courthouse Talk Says
Primary Filing Action
Will Start 'In Hours'
Yesterday (Wednesday) morn
ing, politics and the weather
were behaving pretty much
alike. They were cold.
But, both showed signs of im
proving; the weather because
of a warm front moving in and
politics because of Saturday's
filing deadline.
Politically, Franklin business
man J. C. Sorrells still was the
only one seeking an office in
the May 26 Democratic primary.
He is after the nomination as
county representative.
However, just before press
time, there were rumblings
along the hall of the county
courthouse and reports that
some filing action woult^ take
place with the elections board
chairman "within a few hours".
In addition to the represen
tative, the* "off-year" election is
being held to select a board of
education and county surveyor.
MISS MORGAN
GETS AWARD
Macon Native Feted As
Outstanding Woman
Of Year In State
A Macon County native is the
recipient of this year's "distin
guished service award" for
women.
The honor goes to Miss Lucy
Morgan, founder and director
of the Penland School of Hand
icrafts. It was presented to her
Wednesday night of last week
by the Epsilon Beta Chapter of
the Chi Omega Sorority at the
University of North Carolina.
She was cited as a "teacher,
philosopher, humanitarian, cre
ative artist, who is founder and
director of the Penland School
of Handicrafts, which attracts
students from all parts of the
world."
Miss Morgan is a sister of the
Rev. A. Rufus Morgan and Mrs.
H. E. Freas, of the Cartooge
chaye section.
Reports Needed
For Red Cross
Looks like a second 15-day ex
tension of the American Red
Cross fund drive is coming, un
less reports are handed in by
the Saturday deadline.
The chapter executive secre
tary, Mrs. Elizabeth McCollum,
yesterday (Wednesday) report
ed only $1,145.89 on hand. The
quota is $3,730.
"If the reports aren't all in
by Saturday, we'll just have to
set another 15-dav extension,"
she declared.
The drive was supposed to
end March 31.
Seniors Going
To Washington
Next Thursday (April 19),
some 40 Franklin High students
will board a chartered bus for
the seniors' annual invasion of
the North ? specifically, Wash
ington, D. C.
The class raised money for
the trip through several proj
ects last year and this, accord
ing to Principal Harry C. Cor
bin.
Accompanying the seniors will
be the principal, T. J. Edwards,
and Mrs. Roy Biddle, Jr.
Amateur Night Slated
At School By Jaycees
Plans have been completed for
an amateur night this Saturday
at East Franklin School under
the sponsorship of the Franklin
Jaycees.
Set to begin at 7:30. the pro
gram will include everything
from string music, buck dancing,
and singing to special variety
acts prepared by the Jaycees and
their wives, according to Dr. G.
R. McSween, who is in charge.
Cash prizes will be awarded the
best amateur act. All musicians
singers, dancers, and performers
are invited to enter.
KUSTFRER JOINS BRYANT
John Kusterer has accepted a
position with Bryant Funeral
Home. For the past two years he
has been associated with P6tts
Funeral Home.
NEW OFFICERS of the Macon County Fair Association are shown preparing '56 fair commit
tee appointments. Seated, left to right, are Edwin T. Williams, treasurer, Mrs. Lawrence Patton,
secretary, and Robert C. Pa.rker, chairman. Standing is C. C'. Sutton, vice-chairman.
Parker Is
New County
Fair Head
Robert C. (Bob) Parker, Car
toogechaye dairyman, has been
elected chairman of the Macon
County Fair Association for
1956.
Mr. Parker, who recently was
honored by the Franklin Jay
cees as the county's "Outstand
ing Young Farmer", succeeds C.
C. Sutton and Wiley Brown, co
chairmen of last fall's fair.
Meeting to reorganize for the
'56 fair, some 40 interested citi
zens and extension service per
sonnel Friday night elected new
officers and set the following
points of policy:
(1) With money on hand
from last year's event, cash
premiums will be awarded this
year, in addition to ribbons.
(2 1 With the approval of
school authorities, fair activities
for the most part will be cen
tralized in the ilew high school
gymnasium.
(3 1 pending something un
foreseen, the fall event will be
held September 28-29.
Others Are Named
Named to serve with Mr.
Parker on the association steer
ing committee are Mr. Sutton,
vice-chairman, Mrs. Lawrence
Patton, secretary, and Edwin T.
Williams, treasurer.
In order to coordinate activ
ities. the group voted to hold
the fair two days, instead of
three as last year. Exhibits are
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Death Claims Mrs. Jones
At Her Home Here Sunday
The lady of "The House at
the Foot of the Hill" is dead.
Mrs. Hattie B. Sloan Jones, wid
ow of George A. Jones and one
of Franklin's oldest and best
known citizens, passed away
Sunday at 5:30 a. m. at her
home on West Main Street. She
was 93.
Members of the family said
"Aunt Hattie" was "just tired".
Funeral services for Mrs.
Jones were conducted Monday
at 3 p. m. at the Franklin
Methodist Church, of which she
was a member. The church pas
tor, the Rev. S. B. Moss, offici
ated. Burial was in Woodlawn
Cemetery
Despite her advanced age,
Mrs. Jones was active almost
up to her death. She was a
familiar sight at most of the
community's social functions
and she seldom missed Sunday
morning worship services at her
church. Along with other non
agenarians, she was an active
participant in last year's Frank
lin Centennial Celebration, rid
ing in the parade in a buggy.
This past October she was one
of the last to leave the annual
"Fellowship Hour" for the coun
ty's old people. She delighted
in attending the fellowships and
talking of the old days And the
times are many when she saved
the day by calling upon her re
markabie memory for some al
most forgotten incident in the
county's history.
Mrs. Jones had lived in "The
House at the Foot of the Hill"
for 61 years. It was built in the
early 1800's by her grandfather.
Jesse Siler, one of the original
settlers of the area, and she
moved into it soon after her
marriage January 31. 1895.. to
Mr. Jones. A lawyer, he died in
1906. /
A graduate of Centenary Col
lege, Cleveland, Tenn., Mrs.
Jones taught school in this
county, at Paint Rock, in Madi
son County, and in Athens, Ga.
In her younger years, her hob
by was oil painting. She was a
charter member of the Wom
en's Missionary Society of her
church, was a former president,
and had been awarded a life
membership pin.
Surviving are four sons. Dr.
J P. Jones, of Wakefield, R. I?
and Gilmer A. Jones. Weimar
Jones, and R. S. Jones, all of
Franklin; a daughter, Miss
Laura M Jones, of Franklin:
and a sister, Mrs. Lee Crawford,
of Franklin: 16 grandchildren;
and 20 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Dick Sloan,
W. N Sloan, W W. Sloan, Bob
S. Sloan, Phil MeCollum, and
Erwin Patton
Bryant Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
April Court Opening
Is Monday Morning
In top-heavy proportion, mo
tor vehicle cases hold sway over
the criminal docket for the
April term of Superior Court
opening here Monday morning.
The term will convene at 10
o'clock with Judge J. Will Pless,
of Marion, presiding. -
At least three-fourths of the
cases listed for trial on the
criminal docket are violations
of motor vehicles law, ranging
from improper registration pa
pers to drunk driving. Of the
168 listed, 112 are of 'this na
ture. The remaining cases cover
a variety of charges.
Court officials predict a
speedy term. Criminal matters
are expected to be disposed of
in two or three days and the
light civil docket in less time.
Cases listed for trial on the
criminal docket include:
R. L. Anderson, abandonment;
Clyde Jerome Simonds, drunk
driving (2nd offense i; Truman
Moody, assault on a female; E.
H Brown, assault; Sidney Sut
ton, non-support of illegitimate
child; Donald Lee Henson, non
support of illegitimate child;
Harville Miller Parks, speeding;
James Marion Spencer, speed
ing; Robert Derald Ashe, drunk
driving and operating on re
stricted license; Robert A. Pat
ton, aiding and abetting to
drunk driving; H. H Roberts,
assault on a female; Irvin J.
King, escaping prison; Lewis
Crane, escaping prison; Herbert
Lake McClure, drunk, driving;
Everett Ducker, escaping pris
on; Lewis Fouts, non-support;
Paul Duane Cochran, drunk
driving; Ernest H. Brown,
drunk driving, no operator's li
cense; James Eden Hopkins, re
sisting arrest; Layton Moss,
aiding and abetting to assault
with a deadly weapon.
Tom S. Patton, transporting;
Grace Woodall Pennington,
driving after license suspended;
Owen Neal Childers, assault
with a deadly weapon with in
tent to kill; Robert Andrew
Patton, drunk driving, improper
operator's license and registra
tion; Roland Aster Deal, no op
erator's license; Claude Henry
Sanders, no operator's license,
attempting to steal; Bryant
Hodgins, breaking and enter
ing; Larry Thomas, breaking
and entering; Bobby Jack
Reece, speeding, reckless driv
ing; D. L. Burgess, no oper
ator's license, license suspend
ed; James Burgess, aiding and
abetting to operating vehicle
while license suspended; Beech
er Prince Hodgins, reckless
driving; B B. Price, carrying
concealed weapon; Henry Grady
Watts, drunk driving; Willie
Wykle. possession of home brew
for sale: John Lewis Keener,
bigamy; Kenneth James, drunk
driving, resisting arrest; D. L.
Johnson, abandonment; James
Stanfield, non-support of ille
gitimate child; Clarence Hodg
ins, larceny; Lee Douglas Wood,
drunk driving; Marvin N. Potts,
drunk driving (2nd offense),
reckless driving, threatening an
officer; Bert Edwin Waldroop,
operating on expired license and
transporting; Donald Ray Le
Compt. loaning license, permit
ting non-licensed person to
drive; James Taylor Houston, no
operator's license; Harley Gib
son, speeding; Homer Lee Bill
ingsley. no operator's license:
William Edward Bingham, op
erating on expired driver's li
SEE NO. 1, PAGE 6
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FRANKLIN
Temperatures
High Low Rain
Wed . Apr. 4 7 5 57 .42
Thursday 63 41 .02
Friday 73 50 1.29
Saturday 63 45
Sunday 53 31
Monday 67 25
Tuesday 62 34
COW BETA
Wed., April 4 75 54 .12
Thursday 57 42 l.Ofl
Friday 73 48 1.27
Saturday 60 45 ....
Sunday 55 33 ?
Monday 67 26
Tuesday 59 34 1.35