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Franklin, N. C., Thursday, May 3, 1956
Sixteen Pages
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THE WINNERS ? Looking at their latest firat place award are (L to R) Rill McCall, Zeb Guf
tie, Mark Dowdle, and Buddy McClure, members of the Franklin F. F. A. dairy team that took
top judging honors in Nantahaia Federation competition last week.
Aldermen Tackle Problems
From Garbage To Clean-Up
A wide variety of municipal
responsibilities, ranging from
garbage collection to unpaid
taxes and the annual clean-up,
were tackled Tuesday night by
the Franklin Board of Alder
men.
On taxes, the same privilege
tax schedule used last year was
adopted and Town Clerk C. O.
Ramsey was authorized to ad
vertise unpaid '55 taxes in the
May 10 issue of the newspaper.
"Clean-Up Week" in town was
proclaimed for May 14-25.
Pushing for a solution to the
town's garbage collection head
ache, a chore that becomes big
ger as each new home is built,
the board offered three sugges
tions to residents and business
houses :
1. that when possible, con
tainers be placed near the
street on collection days to
give the garbage men more
time to make their rounds.
2. that all burnable trash be
disposed of at home and not be
put in garbage, and
3. that business houses flat
ten all pasteboard containers to
take up less room in the gar
bage truck.
Lights Authorized
Five street lights were auth
orized; at the intersection of
Baird Cove Road and US 64; at
the intersection of Second and
SEE NO. 2, PAGE 8
Investigation Is Under Way
Into Death Of Veterinarian
An investigation is now under
way in the sudden death of Dr.
O. H. Burnside at his East
Franklin home about 8:30 Tues
day night.
The 36-year-old veterinarian
and father of four collapsed in
the kitchen shortly after talk
ing with his wife in the living
room.
Because of shock, Coroner C.
Jack Ragan said officers have
been unable to obtain a coher
ent account of what took place
from Mrs. Burnside.
Funeral services for Dr. Burn
side, who had lived here about
eight years, will be held today
(Thursday) at 3:30 p. m. at the
First Baptist Church. The Rev.
W. M. Chapman, pastor, and
the Rev. J. Bryan Matchett,
Presbyterian pastor, will offici
ate. Burial probably will be in
.Mississippi, where the veteri
narian was reared.
Sent For Analysis
Contents of Dr. Burnside's
stomach were sent to Raleigh
yesterday for analysis by the
State Health Department. Cor
oner Ragan said no decision
can be reached on cause of
death until the analysis is re
SEE NO. 1. PAGE 8
LOCAL TEAM
WINS FIRST
Takes Dairy Judging
Honors In District
F. F. A. Competition
Another top honor came to
Macon County last Thursday
when the dairy judging team
of the Franklin chapter of Fu
ture Farmers of America paced
the field in federation competi
tion.
Second place in beef judging
also was won by a Franklin
team.
Both teams will advance to
district competition in Asheville
on May 11, according to Wayne
Proffitt, vocational agricultural
teacher.
The federation event was held
at Clemson College in South
Carolina. Seven schools in the
western area of this state par
ticipated.
Members of the first place
dairy team are Bill McCall, Zeb
Guffie, alternate, Mark Dowdle,
and Buddy McClure.
Joe Taylor, Bruce Houston,
John Tippett, and Frank No
len, alternate, make up the beef
judging group.
Coaches of the two teams are
Mr. Proffitt, George HunnicUtt,
and Siler Slagle.
COMMUNITY MEETING
Cowee Rural Community De
velopment Organization will
hold its regular meeting tonight
(Thursday) at 7:30 at the
school, according to President
Woodrow Gibson.
Photo by J. T. Brady
A GAWKY, LONG-LEGGED animal named "Wayah" currently is attracting a lot of atten
tion in Franklin. Here the colt nuzsies its young; mistress, 11 -year-old Martha Antel, daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. F.dgar Angel. "Wayah" waa born two weeks agt>. His mother is Martha's Tennes
see Walker and his father a Palomino.
DEMOCRATS
SET MEETINGS,
CONVENTION
Party Slates May 5
Township Meetings;
Convention On 12th
Macon's Democrats are "get
ting their ducks in a row" for
the May 26 primary, according
to Frank I. Murray, chairman
of the party executive commit
tee.
Township meetings are slated
for Saturday (May 5) in the 12
precincts and the county con
vention has been called for May
12, he announced this week.
Election of precinct commit
tees and delegates to the county
convention tops the agenda for
the township meetings. They
are set for 2 o'clock at the poll
ing places in each precinct.
The county courthouse will be
the scene of the convention on
the 12th. It will be featured by
the election of new county
committeemen.
Revival To Open
At Baptist Church
A revival Is scheduled May
6-16 at the First Baptist Church
in Franklin, according to the
pastor, the Rev. M. W. Chap
man.
Cottage prayer services are
being held this week as prelim
inaries to the opening of the
revival.
Guest minister will be the
Rev. N. W. .Merrill, pastor of ths^
Lookout Mountain Baptist
Church in Lookout Mountain,
Tenn. Services are slated night
ly at 8 o'eiock.
Special music for the revival
will be under the direction of
Mrs. Howard Barnwell.
A native of Asheville, Mr.
Merrill has held pastorates in
Fletcher and Charlotte. He is
a graduate of Mars Hill College,
Wake Forest College, and South
western Theological Seminary,
Fort Worth, Tex.
Honor Students
Of Highlands
Class Selected
HIGHLANDS. ? Principal O.
F. Summer has announced the
selection of honor students for
the 1956 graduating class of
Highlands High School.
Valedictorian is Miss Nancy
Jane Norton, daughter of Mrs.
Ray Norton.
Miss Mary Anne Calloway,
daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. Leon
Calloway, is the salutatorian of
the class.
Graduation exercises are set
for June 1, the principal said.
New Motor Court
Is Operating
Franklin's newest motor court,
The Town .Motel, is now operat
ing unofficially.
Its owners, Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Wood, plan a formal open house
in the very near future as an
official opening to the public,
they said this week.
The 22-unit L-shaped court is
situated at the intersection of
US 23-441 and US 64, across
from the recently opened Mash
burn shopping center.
Built at a cost of about $125,
000, the new court is fully air
conditioned and each of its
large rooms has wall-to-wall
carpeting.
Some finishing touches to the
building and landscaping are
still going on.
3 Macon 4 H'ers
Win In District
Three Macon 4-H clubbers
rode out the storm of district
competition Saturday in Ashe
ville and advanced to state
contests.
Miss Helen Cochran took
first place in the Individual
dairy foods event. As a team,
Guy Duvall and Burt Raby
placed at the top In poultry
production competition.
The state contests are set for
July 23-28 during "State 4-H
Week" in Raleigh.
detour
UP THEY WENT ? Detour signs (not uncommon sights here In recent years) went up Tues
day on US 23-441 from Franklin to Dillsboro so maintenance crews could start repairing the dam
age to the highway caused by a large landslide two weeks ago. East-west traffic is being de
toured through Bryson City. The job is expected to take about two weeks.
Bundy Says
No Word Yet
On Expansion
Supt. Stephen A. Bundy has
no new information on the ex
pansion plans for the Franklin
plant of Burlington Industries,
Inc.
He said company officials
have not definitely decided on
the scope of the proposed ex
pansion and until a concrete
plan is arrived at will be unable
^o make an announcement.
However, Mr. Bundy said he
expects to know something
within two weeks.
Two weeks ago, Burlington re
vealed plans for an expansion
of "substantial proportions" that
would bring a "sharp increase"
in employment. ,
Since the announcement, the
superintendent said an upswing
in job applicants has been not
ed.
In operation less than a year,
the /Franklin plant now em
ploys about 170 persons.
Room Improvement
School Is Slated
Miss Josephine Cusuk, house
furnishing specialist from N. C.
State College, Raleigh, will con
duct a room improvement
school this (Thursday) morn
ing at 10 o'clock at the Agricul
tural Building.
Invited are house furnishings
leaders from home demonstra
tion clubs, 4-H leaders, and 4-H
girls enrolled in room improve
ment projects, according to Mrs.
Jessie D. Cabe, assistant agent.
ROLLINGS CREEK SINGING
The semi-annual singing con
vention of the northern division
of Macon County will be held
at the Rollings Creek Baptist
Church, located on US 19, near
the Nantahala Power plant,
Sunday, May 6, beginning at 10
a. m., John Campbell, president,
has announced. All singers and
the public are invited.
Detour Signs Up
For Slide Repairs
Local 'Premier'
Of Movie Slated
On the heels of the Atlanta
premier, Walt Disney's new
movie (one close to the hearts
of Maconians), "The Great
Locomotive Chase", will play
in Franklin at the Macon
Theatre.
Following its Georgia prem
ier on June 8 at Loews Grand
Theatre, the film will be fea
tured at the local theatre
June 10-11-12-13, according to
an announcement made this
week by the manager, Charles
Ivester.
Filmed here and in north
Georgia last fall over the
rustic Tallulah Falls Railway,
the movie recreates an almost
forgotten chapter of Civil War
derringdo, when Yankee raid
ers attempted to sabotage the
railroad between .Marietta, Ga.,
and Chattanooga, Tenn. Star
ring in the epic are Fess
(Davy Crockett) Paxker and
Jeff Hunter.
In announcing the "Frank
lin premier" of the movie, Mr.
Ivester said special arrange
ments probably will be made
to accommodate the crowds
expected to turn out. If nec
essary, he said, morning and
afternoon shows can be held
to ease the pressure on the
night runs.
Filming of the movie over
the tracks of the "Cinderella
Railroad" attracted thousands
to the area for several weeks.
LOFTY LIVING HITS
The lofty cost of living has
hit Franklin with both barrels.
Tuesday, barbers upped hair
cuts to $1.
Today (Thursday) restaurants
put up signs announcing: "Cof
fee, 10c".
Detour signs went up Tuesday
on US 23-441 from Franklin to
Dillsboro, closing the stretch
while a section of the highway
damaged by a landslide Is re
paired.
Barring bad weather, highway
officials estimate repairs will
take about two weeks.
Hundreds of motorists, who
either choose to ignore the signs
or fail to see them, have been
turned back on both sides of the
project.
Even before the detour signs
went up in Franklin and Dills
boro routing traffic through
Bryson City, road machinery
was moving dirt around the
slide area in preparation for re
locating the damaged section
about a mile below Cowee Gap
on the Franklin slide.
In a sudden movement on the
16th, about 200 yards of the
highway and more than 75,000
yards of dirt slipped into the
valley below seconds after a
highway employe crossed. An
underground fault line, "lubri
cated" by heavy rain and snow,
is believed responsible for the
landslide, highway officials say.
The relocation, which is being
done by highway maintenance
men, moves the centerline of
the highway about 70 feet clos
er to the mountain.
Because of the possibility of
more ground movement, refill
ing was considered unfeasible.
However, about 30,000 yards of
dirt will be dumped back into
the old fill to stave off more
sliding and to strengthen the
SEE NO. 4, PAGE 8
Ramsey Declares Education
Is Foundation Of Democracy
Education as the foundation
of democracy was the main
theme of D. Hlden Ramsey's
speech here Friday night at a
dinner meeting of the local
unit of N. C. Education Asso
ciation.
Chairman of the State Board
of Higher Education, Mr. Ram
sey cited the vital problems
confronting the public school
system today as:
Shortage of teachers, lack of
properly trained teaching per
sonnel, and inadequate build
ings to take care of the rising
percentage of pupils entering
school.
Pointing to these problems,
the speaker declared that in
order to open a higher min
imum in education to all chil
dren in all sections of the state,
provisions will have to be made
in local revenue channels for
supplemental purposes.
Mr. Ramsey, a retired Ashe
vllle newspaper executive,
stressed the value of high
schools encouraging more stu
dents to enter college. He noted
that the state ranks 47th in
the nation in college-age stu
i??it iwmisry
dents enrolled in Institutions of
higher learning.
The speaker was introduced
SEE NO. 3, PAGE 8
County Band
Concert Slated
First annual concert of the
68-member Macon County Band
is set for May 13.
Composed of band students
from all schools but Nantahala,
the band will play in the
Franklin High gymnasium at 3
o'clock.
The concert is free.
Director T. A. Orr plans to
have the concert program ready
for publication soon
The band also will play for
commencement exercises at
Nantahala High School on the
10th.
The week's temperature? and rainfall, as
in Franklin by Stile*.
S. weather observer: in Highland* by
'Htnr N. Hall and W (' Newton TV A
'(?server: ami at the Coweta Hydroloitic
laboratory.
Wed.. April 25 67 34
Wed.. April 25 62 38
The Weather
FRANKLIN
Temperatures
High Low Rain
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
75 57 .32
COW BETA
82 36
81 62
80 52
83 48
83 49
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
78 43 .03
79 53 trace
82 55 _
78 48 _
74 55 .11
80 37