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Franklin, N. C., Thursday, June 14, 1956
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REVIVAL TO
BEGIN HERE
THIS SUNDAY
Lenoir Pastor Guest
Minister For Town's
AU-Church Series
Franklin's annual interde
nominational evangelistic series
opens Sunday night at the
Friendship Tabernacle.
. Guest minister for the slx
nlght series will be the Rev.
Herman F. Duncan, pastor of
the First Methodist Church in
Lenoir.
The Lenoir pastor will preach
nightly at 8 o'clock through
Friday, June 22.
A special choir of voices from
several churches in the county
is now rehearsing and will sing
each night. Lowell McKee is in
charge. A final rehearsal before
the opening of the series is set
for 2:30 Sunday afternoon at
the tabernacle.
The guest minister, Mr. Dun
can, has been a member of the
W. N. C. Methodist Conference
since 1925 and has served a
number of pastorates, including
Horseshoe, Asheboro, and Con
cord. He also served six years
as superintendent of the
Greensboro district.
Paving Work
UnderWay
Several Franklin streets have
or are now in the process of
being paved.
The overall paving program
this year will cost about $10,
000, according to town officials.
Funds for paving come from
the Powell Bill allocation
Four jobs programmed in '55
are just now being done. They
include a short section of
White Oak Street, Rogers Hill,
Church Street extension, and a
short section of Gaston Street.
Also being surfaced are For
est Avenue, First Street, and a
section of Watauga.
Allison Construction Company
is doing the work.
Goins Gets Post
At Sanford Camp
John W. Goins has been
transferred to a prison camp at
Sanford as superintendent.
He has been assistant super
intendent to John Cutshall at
the Macon camp since May,
1955.
IOCOMoTTVE CHASE
THROUGH TUESDAY night's show, more than 3,000 persons had attended the "Franklin pre
mier" of Wall Disney's "The Great Locomotive Chase", which was filmed in this area last fall.
Although extra shows were arranged at the theatre, large crowds still gathered.
Seagle Appointed
Cowee Principal
Donald Seagle has been nam
ed principal of Cowee Elemen
tary school, succeeding Alex
Arnold, who has resigned to ac
cept an appointment as a rural
mail carrier.
Mr. Arnold held the prin
cipalship for a year. Prior to his
appointment as principal he
taught at Cowee for several
years.
For the past three years, Mr.
Seagle has taught at Cartooge
chaye School.
Five From County
At Farm-Home Week
Five from here were on hand
in Raleigh last week for the
annual Farm and Home Week.
They were County Agent T.
H. Fagg, Mrs. Florence S. Sher
rill, home agent, Mrs. Leona
Sadler, Mrs. Frank I. Murray,
and Harley Ramsey.
BAKE SALE SLATED
A bake sale, sponsored by the
Woman's Society of Christian
Service of the Franklin Metho
dist Church, will be held Fri
day, beginning at 9 a. m., at
the Nantahala Power and Light
building.
Horsley Elected Commander
Of American Legion Post
Bill Horsley, Franklin restau
rant operator, is the new com
mander of the American Legion
Post 108. He succeeds Frank
Dean.
Picked to serve with Mr.
Horsley at the post's annual
election last Thursday night
are Reid Womack, vice-com
mander; Mr. Dean, adjutant;
Fred Vaughn, finance officer;
the Rev. Robert D. Burnette,
chaplain; Van Frazier, sergeant
at arms; S. J. Murray, histor
ian; and R. E. Welch, service
officer.
Joint Installation
A joint installation of the
post and auxiliary officers is set
for June 25.
It will be a covered dish sup
per.
Elected in May, t^he new aux
iliary officers are Mrs. Frank
Shope, president; Mrs. Lasca
Horsley, vice-president; Mrs.
Fred Vaughn, reelected secre
tary; Mrs. Lon Dalton, treas
urer; Mrs. C. T. Bryson, histor
ian, Mrs. Doyle Blaine, reelect
ed chaplain; and Mrs. H. W.
Cabe, child welfare chairman.
Mrs. Van Frazier is sergeant
at-arms and Miss Lassie Kelly,
rehabilitation chairman.
Historical Chore ?
2055 Mayor To Open Vault
Franklin's mayor in 2055 ?
who probably hasn't even been
born ? has a revealing histor
ical chore in his future.
In just 99 years it'll fall
within the scope of his duties
to open the "time capsule" bur
ied a year ago today (Thurs
day) on the opening day of the
town's 100th birthday celebra
tion.
A granite marker in the front
of the new town hall on West
Main Street marks the resting
place of capsule. It says:
"This marker covers a vault
containing items relating to
the first century of Franklin's
history. To be opened by the
mayor June 2055."
Officially, the capsule was
buried at the dedication of the
then hulled-in town hall, fol
lowing a review of Macon Coun
ty history by Rep. G. L. Houk.
Unofficially, the specially-con
structed vault built by John
Bulgin of aluminum donated by
Nantahala Power and Light
Company didn't go into the
crypt until several months later.
By postponing the actual burial,
W. N. Sloan, Weimar Jones, and
Mrs. .Margaret Bulgin were able
to collect material, newspapers,
and pictures pertaining to the
three-day Centennial".
What will the mayor and citi
zens of Franklin find when
they open the vault in 2055?
A wide variety of current
magazines from fashion to
news.
A Sears-Roebuck catalogue.
Centennial paraphernalia, in
cluding "Brushy Brothers" and
"Belles of the Bustle" buttons,
souvenir plate, and souvenir
record.
Complete rosters of all civic
and service organizations in
town.
A map of the town.
Mica samples.
Nylon hose from both hosiery
plants here.
Pictures of the Centennial
celebration and many older
ones showing life in Franklin
during its first century.
A Bible.
A variety of dehydrated foods.
Several packets of seeds.
A copy of The Franklin Press
Centennial Edition.
A 1955 Franklin High School
yearbook.
Marker Covering Vault
The two organizations recent
ly voted to hold joint social
meetings the fourth .Monday in
Mr. Horsley
each month. After the social,
each will conduct separate busi
ness sessions.
Delegates To
Girls' State
Will Leave
Macon's two delegates to the
annual Girls State will leave
this week-end.
They are Miss Edith Christy,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. H.
Christy, of Franklin, and Miss
Ruth Norton, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. M. B. Norton, of
Franklin, Route 2.
The session will run Sunday
through Friday on the campus
of Woman's College, University
of North Carolina, Greensboro.
Local sponsor of the delegates
is the American Legion Auxili
ary.
New Patrolman
Arrives Here
Highway Patrolman E. N.
Hooper has taken over his du
ties here succeeding Pfc. A. A.
Lewis, resigned.
A native of Jackson County,
the patrolman has been with
the patrol five years. His last
station was at Dallas, near
Gastonia.
He hopes to move his wife
and their young son here this
week.
Jackson Community
Tours Holly Springs
The Beta Community of Jack
son County toured Holly Springs
Sunday to study the commun
ity development program that
won first place in last year's
area contest for the local com
munity. The group had lunch
at the community picnic
ground.
bake sale slated
The St Agnes Episcopal Aux
iliary will hold its regular bake
sale Friday morning, beginning
at 9 o'clock, at The Children's
Shop.
BULLETIN
Guard William R. Anderson
was in serious condition yester
day (Wednesday) at Angel Hos
pital from a pistol wound in
flicted with his .38 calibre
pistol in the hands of a 17
year-old prisoner.
The prisoner, Roy Scarbor
ough, of Buncombe County, was
apprehended soon after the
shooting, which occurred about
11:15 a. m. on the Cat Creek
Road.
Mr. Anderson was hit in the
chest on the right side and
the bullet emerged below his
left shoulder blade, according
to Dr. J. W. Kahn.
BOY JAILED
IN SHOOTING
OF FATHER
Mathis, Cowee Farmer,
Shot With .22 Rifle
While Hunting Tuesday
A 17-year-old Cowee boy was
being held on an open charge
yesterday (Wednesday) in the
county jail while officers inves
tigated the rifle death of his
father on Tuesday morning.
William A. Mathis, 71-year
old farmer, was found slumped
over his 12-gauge shotgun on
a mountain side .above his home
with a .22 calibre wound in
the left side of his head.
His slightly-built son, James
Dudley, told officers he acci
dently shot him, mistaking
him for a groundhog.
The youth was jailed late
Tuesday afternoon after telling
his story to coroner's jury im
pounded by Coroner C. Jack
Ragan.
First On Scene
Deputy Sheriff Newell Pen
dergrass, the first on the scene,
said Mr. Mathis was shot about
9:30, but lived until just be
fore he arrived at noon. The
body was still on the mountain
about a mile above the Mathis
home in the Matlock Branch
section.
The officer said the boy never
did tell anyone he had shot his
father, but told them "some
thing is wrong" with him and
to call a doctor.
A neighbor cajne to Frank
lin and alerted officers.
Deputy Pendergrass said the
boy told him he went up the
mountain at the request of his
mother to find his father, who
was groundhog hunting.
Sees His Father
The boy related that he shot
SEE NO. 2, PAGE 8
DETOUK and construction signs are going up on the Frank
lin-Georgia highway project today as grading gets under way.
Through traffic is being routed through Highlands.
Detour Signs Up
As Work Starts
? ? ?
Nantahala Job
Will Be Let
Letting of the relocation
project from Feisty Branch to
Nantahala School is scheduled
the last of this month, accord
ing to the division engineer, C.
W. Lee.
Right-of-way problems with
some property owners have de
layed the job, but these have
been just about ironed out, he
said.
The five-mile project is the
last link In a paved highway
running through the Nanta
hala area. Paving on the
stretch from Franklin to Feisty
Branch was just recently com
pleted. The section from the
school to US 19 was done sever
al years ago.
Coach Barnwell
Takes Madison
High Position
Howard Barnwell, head coach
at Franklin High lor the past
two seasons, will be at the
wheel of Marshall High's sports
machine this fall.
The coach, who resigned at
the close of school here, will
step into a similiar role at his
new high school, teaching foot
ball, basketball, and baseball.
The vacancy created by his
resignation still has not been
filled.
Coach Barnwell came to
Franklin from Swain High in
Bryson City.
Congressman Urges G. O. P.
To Speak For Their Ideals
"Let's speak for ourselves, we
Republicans, speak for the phil
osophy, the ideas, and the
ideals we think are right", an
Indiana congressman urged Ma
con County Republicans Satur
day night.
Addressing a crowd of more
than 200 at a dinner meeting
at Panorama Court, Rep. John
V. Beamer, of the 5th Indiana
district, then outlined some of
the things he said today's Re
publican party stands for. He
stressed what he termed the
movement "down the road to
Socialism and Communism" as
the nation's greatest danger,
and declared "the present Re
publican administration and
President Eisenhower are
emerging as the most powerful
force for peace and resistance
to Communism in the world to
day".
E. J. Carpenter introduced
some ol the old-timers present
"who have been fighting for
Republicanism down through
SEE NO. 3. PAGE 5
Lirader Operator ?
He Knows Roads
If anyone here can qualify
as an expert on the county
road system it's Nelson Wal
droop.
He's watched the system
change and grow from the lofty
cab of his motor grader since
the early 30's and if the
spring in his step and the
sparkle in his eyes are 'indica
tions he'll be witnessing a lot
more change before retiring to a
rocking chair on the front
porch of his hill-top home in
the Carson community.
With 32 year's service with
the N. q. State Highway De
partment, Mr. Waldroop is soon
to be honored by Roadways
magazine publication of high
way department employes. His
picture and a brief resume of
his activities will appear in the
"30-Year Honor Roll" depart
ment.
1 .
But, for all of Its coverage,
the article won't capture the
Nelson Waldroop folk here
abouts know; the man who
never fails to have a smile and
a cheery wave for a child
awed by his passing motor
grader, the man who carries
a double load of church and
community responsiblity with a
fierce determination to do the
job as it should be done, or
the man whose love of hunt
ing ignores even the pangs of
hunger and recognizes only
darkness as a reason for leav
ing the field.
And, too, there's Nelson Wal
droop the father; and a prouder
man of his children has yet
to be born.
And what of Nelson Wal
droop the highway employe,
who has scraped every rav*
SEE NO. 1, PAGE 4t
A -IA.
Detour signs are going up on
the Franklin-Georgia project as
huge earth moving machines
start gnawing with purpose at
the 800,000 yards they will
eventually move in building the
new US 23-441 link.
Division Engineer C. W. Lee,
of Sylva, yesterday (Wednes
day) said officials of this state
and Georgia have decided to
detour traffic around the new
construction over Ga. 246 and
NC 106 to Highlands and US 64
to Franklin.
Detour signs are expected to
be up over the entire project
today.
Machinery for grading was
moved in last week by W. E.
Graham and Sons and is now
in action on the Georgia end
of the job.
The 12-46-mile project is the
third section of US 23-441 be
tween the state line and Dllls
boro, in Jackson County, to
come under new construction
in the past six years. Georgia
also is pushing sections of the
highway to completion from the
state line to Tallulah Falls.
Late News
and
Briefs
MOVIE HELD OVER
'The Great Locomotive
Chase" has been held over two
days in Franklin and will run
through Friday night, the man
agement announced yesterday.
Portions of the movie were
filmed in this county.
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NEW BANK BUILDING
Contract for construction of
a new modern bank building
for the Highlands branch of
the Jackson County Bank has
been awarded the W. B. Dillard
Construction Company, of Sylva,
it was announced yesterday
( Wednesday t .
The building will be of mod
ern design with all new fix
tures and vault equipment.
Work is expected to begin
within two weeks.
? * ?
SCOl'TERS MEETING
Local Scouters of the Smoky
Mountain District Boy Scout
Committee plan to attend a
supper meeting at Clark's Res
taurant between Franklin and
Dillsboro tomorrow (Friday)
night at 7 o'clock.
The Weather
The week's temperatures and rainfall, as
??corded in Franklin by Manson Stiles.
U. S. weather observer; in Highlands by
Tudor N. Hall and W. C. Newton. TV A
observer; and at the Coweta Hydrologric
Laboratory.
Temperatures
High Low Rain
FRANKLIN
Wed.. June 6
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
83
83
82
84
86
90
88
HIGHLANDS
Wed.. June 6 71
Thursday 76
Friday 74
Saturday 73
Sunday 76
Monday 78
Tuesday 76
Wednesday
COW BETA
Wed.. June 6 81
Thursday 82
Friday 80
Saturday 83
Sunday \ 84
Monday \ \
50
53
46
49
54
54
56
44
46
46
49
51
54
53
45
45
45
48
SI
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