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71st Year - ? No. 39
Franklin, N. C., Thursday, September 27, 1956
Price 10 Cents
Thirty-two Pages
Some SquirreHy Doin's Are Afoot
? Staff Photo by J. P. Brady
Some whispering between a prisoner and the cook aroused the suspicions of ,Supt. John E.
Outshall at the prison camp here last week. He investigated and found the prisoner was negoti
ating for some milk to feed a baby squirrel adopted by the inmates of the cell block. The little
squirrel, who is called "Tony", for the prisoner who found him along a road, seems quite con
tent with a diet of peanuts and milk.
Improvements At Highlands
Hospital Total $8,508.64
Wilton H. Cobb this week an
nouncd the completion of im
provements totaling more than
$8,508.64 at Highlands Commun
ity Hospital, Inc.
Mr. Cobb, chairman of the
hospital board, said the im
provements include office and
patient examination spaces for
Dr. William S. Lanford and Dr.
D. G. Morton, who joined the
staff on May 1.
Surgical facilities and new
equipment for the obstetrioal
room also were provided under
the program, he said.
. A $5,000 grant from the Ford
Foundation and contributions
from a number of summer resi
dents paved the way for the im
provements, Mr. Cobb explained.
These funds ? totalling $9,201.46
on June 30 ? are not included in
the audit report since they were
donated for the specific purpose
of providing hospital building
improvements, surgical instru
ments, and other equipment.
Neither does this amount In
clude contributions of Highlands
residents, he added.
Need Of Funds
At a board of directors meet
ing last week, Mr. Cobb pointed
to the urgency of raising about
$16,000 to take care of hospital
needs this winter and a deficit
of $2,052.37 incurred from last
December until .May 1, the peri
od When the hospital operated
without the services of a doc
tor. These months created a
severe drain on its funds, he
said.
Since the chairman's plea for
addition operating capital, $8,
149.91 has been raised and more
was coming in this week.
Mr. Cobb said one summer
resident has offered to match
local contributions on a dollar
for-dollar basis up to $1,000,
and will contribute another $1,
000 on the basis of $1 for every
$2 raised from contributions of
SEE NO. 1, PAGE 8
One Methodist
Change Made
At Conference
A single change in Methodist
pastorates in this county was
made by the Western North
Carolina Methodist Conference
at Winston-Salem last week.
The Rev. R. J. Hahn, pastor
of the Snow Hlll-Iotla charge
for the last two years, was as
signed to the Crabtree charge
in Haywood county. He will be
succeeded here by the Rev. Paul
Heafner, of Gastonia.
Of local interest, too, was the
assignment of a local business
man, J. C. Sorrells, to the Sylva
circuit. Mr. Sorrells, who will
have the Wesleyan, Lowell's
Chapel, and Wesley churches in
Jackson County, will sever his
automobile connections and de
vote his full time to the min
istry, he said this week. He and
Mrs. Sorjells, however, will con
tinue to live at their home in
the Cowee community. Mr. Sor
rells was licensed to preach in
SEE NO. 2, PAGE 8
At Rainbow Springs ?
Kaleidoscope Of Flowers
A living kaleidoscope of giant
chrysanthemums, nestled in a
small valley at Rainbow Springs,
has been winning all popularity
polls here in recent weeks.
Those responsible for this lat
est and very beautiful attraction
are Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Kendall,
who grow the flowers commer
cially in Vero Beach, Fla., and
view their venture here as an
"experimental proposition".
Mr. ( Kendall declined, for '
business reasons, to comment on
the degree of success they have
experienced with the chrysan
themums in this mountain cli
mate. And, his secret for grow
ing the giant flowers is still se
cret. They ship the flowers out
of here by express to the com
mercial market.
The Kendall experiment cov
ers about a third of an acre on
a section of the old Killian
place, which the couple pur
chased from Clifton Ledford.
They learned of Railbow Springs
through friends in Florida, Mr.
Kendall said in an interview
this week, and decided to "give
it a try".
His reticence about discussing
business stems from a Florida
newspaper declaring in a fea
ture article that "I was picking
gold from the bushes", he de
clared.
"I wouldn't want anyone to1
get the idea that this business
is a gold mine ... it takes
someone who knows what he's
doing . . . and the markets and
other factors are always work
ing against you." '
BUS CHANGE
BLOCKED BY
OBJECTIONS
Proposal By Queen
City Would Have
Cut Daily Bus
Protests from riders along the
route have stopped, at least
temporarily, a move by Queen
City Trailways to eliminate a
daily Atlanta-Asheville bus.
Station agents along the route
last week were notified to ad
vertise the elimination of the
Asheville-bound bus that arrives
here at 1:1(J p. m. It was pro
posed to have its run from.
Asheville end here at 6:25 p. m.,
instead of proceeding on to At
lanta. This also would have
eliminated the 5:45 p. m. bus
from Asheville that arrives here
at 9 p. m.
A later order, however, can
celled the change.
The following schedule is still
in use here:
To Asheville: 5:50 a. m., ar
riving at 8:15; 1:10 p. m., ar
riving at 3:45; and 10 p. m., ar
riving at 12:30 a. m.
From Asheville: 7 a. m., ar
riving here at 9:20; 4 p. m., ar
riving here at 6:25; and 5:45
p. m., arriving here at 9.
Going to Asheville, the 1:10
a. m. and the 10 p. m. buses
make up in Atlanta. Coming
from Asheville, the 9:20 a. m.
and the 6:25 p. m. go to At
lanta.
SCOUT FUND
DRIVE SLATED
County's Quota Of
District Figure
Set At $1,850
Macon's annual Boy Scout
fund drive is set for October
1-6 un-" r the chairmanship of
Harry C. Corbln.
The county's share of the dis
trict quota is $1,850 and the
finance chairman says he hopes
to raise this amount with the
aid of community workers.
A meeting of Boy Scout lead
ers, and those interested in
helping with the drive, has been
called for Sunday at 3:30 p. m,
at the Methodist church, Mr.
Corbin announced this week.
Within the three - county
Smoky Mountain District, it is
hoped to raise $4,361 for Scout
work this year. Jackson and
Swain are the other two coun
ties.
COURTHOUSE SINGING
The fifth Sunday Singing
convention will hold its quarter
ly all-day session at the court
house Sunday, starting at 10
a. m., the president, James M.
(Jim) Raby has announced. The
general public, as well as all
singers, is invited, Mr. Raby
said.
RUMMAGE SALE SET
Bethel Women's Society of
Christian Service will hold a
rummage sale Saturday morn
ing, September 29, on the town
square. The money will be used
for the church fund.
? sua fhoto by J. r Uratly
Chrysanthemum Beds At Rainbow Springs Are Experiment Of Couple
Macon County Fair Opens
Friday At Franklin High
Lions Slate
Numbers Sale
A sale of house numbers will
be kicked off next Thursday
(October 4) by the Franklin
Lions Club as the second step
In its campaign to obtain home
mail delivery in town.
Earlier in the year, the club
completed a house numbering
project on all streets as the
first move toward delivery.
A master map of streets and
lot and house numbers has been
prepared and will be used in
the sale of numbers.
Numbers will cost $1 per
house. The Lions plan to sell
them door-to-door.
They're Staying
In School Here
A complete education must
mean something in the Macon
system.
Figures show there have been
no "drop outs" this year on the
jump from grammer to high
school. To the contrary, there
are 25 more high school fresh
men enrolled than were pro
moted from the eighth grade.
A total of 285 eighth graders
were promoted to the three
high schools last spring. Pres
ent enrollment lists 310 fresh
men.
Supt. Holland McSwain says
new families moving here dur
ing the summer account for
most of the increase.
Present freshmen enrollment
at Franklin High is 250; Nanta
hala, 26; and Highlands, 34.
? ? ?
Merchants Trade
Event Featuring
Harvest Bargains
Bushels of bargains are being
offered by Franklin merchants
in their trade-at-home promo
tion, ' Harvest Festival", which
opens for three days 1 today
(Thursday).
A parade to promote the sale
and the opening of the county
fair tomorrow is set for 10 a. m.
It is to be featured by floats,
decorated automobiles, and a
pet parade. Prizes totaling $30
are to be awarded the best en
tries. The parade will assemble
on Church Street, near the Ag
ricultural Building, at 9:30.
Sam Gibson, who is chairman
of the merchants' trade promo
tion, explained that ' Harvest
Festival" is designed to stimu
late not only interest in the
fair, but also the idea of keep
ing "Macon County dollars in
Macon County".
As a give-away feature of
the sale, a drawing will be held
for an electric stove at 4 p. m.
Saturday on the square. Mr.
Gibson emphasized that it is
not necessary to make a pur
chase to get in on the drawing.
All Franklin stores have regis
tration slips. The only require
ment is that the winner be
present at the drawing.
"Harvest Festival" is the first
of two trade events slated this
year. Plans are now being made
to usher in the Christmas sea
son with a gala Santa Claus
parade and pre-Yule sale soon
after Thanksgiving, Mr. Gibson
said.
Old Folks Gathering Will
Recall 'Good Old Days'
Those "good old days" will
have precedent over the pres
ent and the future Sunday
afternoon at the Franklin Pres
byterian Church.
Promptly at 2 o'clock, time,
for all intents and purposes,
will tick back to yesteryear
when Macon County's young-in
heart gather for their annual
"Fellowship Hour".
The "hour", sponsored by the
churches of the county for all
65 years and over, as usual will
be warmed by fellowship and
reminiscing.
It's "the day" In the lives of
many of the old folks and near
ly a hundred are expected to
be on hand for the gathering.
To Give Prizes
Prizes are to be awarded to
the oldest man and woman
present; to the one traveling
tlie greatest distance to at
tend; to the man and woman
with the most grandchildren;
SEE NO. 3, PAGE 8
Panthers Defeat Braves
In 1st Conference Scrap
Franklin High's Panthers
chalked up their first Smoky
Mountain Conference victory
here last Friday night in de
feating the Cherokee Braves 26
to 13.
Tomorrow (Friday) night,
Coach Dick Stott's gridders
travel to Hayesville for their
first out-of-town meeting of
the season and the fourth game
on their schedule.
A large delegation from here
is expected to be on hand to
back the squad in its bid for a
second conference win. Kickoff
will be at 8 o'clock.
Smith Stars
Quarterback Willard Smith
sparked the locals to their 26
points in the Braves' happy
hunting ground with two touch
downs.
In the wake of a scoreless
first quarter. Smith tore loose
in the second on a 35-yard
scamper that put the Panthers
out front to stay. Bobby Cabe's
kick for the extra was good.
SEE NO. i; PAGE 5
School Children Get Early Holiday;
McSwain Presides At N.C.E.A. Meet
Macon's school children, who
reported in for the 1956-57 year
on the 4th, didn't have to wait
long for their first holiday.
Last Friday all schools closed
down for the day so teachers
could attend the 34th annual
convention of the western dis
trict of the North Carolina Ed
ucation Association in Asheville.
Holland McSwain, of Franklin,
superintendent of the local
school system, presided as dis
trict president over the conven
tion, which marked the opening
?of the centennial year of the
N.C.E A.
Mrs. Roy M. Biddle, Jr., teach
er at Franklin High, served as
chairman of a group session on
English.
On his return home, Mr. Mc
Swain said it was his pleasure
to announce at the convention
that his own teachers have 100
per 'cent membership in the
local, state, and national pro
fessional organizations.
Mr. McSwain
Exhibits Being Set
Today; Shows Are
Slated Saturday
Exhibitors will start placing
entires this (Thursday) after
noon in preparation for the
opening of the second annual
Macon County Fair tomorrow
on the grounds at Franklin
High.
Fair officials report interest
is good, particularly in the in
dividual classifications. Com
munities, neighborhoods, and
youth groups also are throwing
their support behind the two
day event.
Official opening hour is noon
tomorrow. Closing is set for 9
p. m. On Saturday, hours will
be 9 a. m. to 9 p. m.
The morning of the opening
day will be spent in judging.
Exhibits are being set up in
the high school gymnasium. All
must be placed by 9 in the
morning (Friday).
Officials will start receiving
entries and making space ar
rangements at 2 o'clock this
afternoon.
Special Exhibits
Wayne Profitt, president of
the local Agricultural Workers
Council, which is helping with
arrangements, this week said
individuals will be allowed to
have special exhibits, although
a classification of this kind is
not in the fair catalogue. The
catalogue only provides for spe
cial exhibits among organized
communities and groups.
And, he had a word of en
couragement for those who
want to exhibit something not
listed in the catalogue:
"If you have something worth
showing, we'll make a place for
it," he declared.
Saturday Shows
Seven shows are scheduled
for Saturday on the grounds at
the high school.
An eighth show, poultry, will
run during fair hours on both
days.
Starting times for the shows
are: swine, 12:30 p. m.; dairy
battle, 1 p. m.; beef cattle, 2
p. m.; sheep, 3 p. m.; horses
and mules, 3 p. m.; dogs, 3:30
p. m.; pets, 4 p. m.
Mr. Profitt emphasized that
the pet show is not just for
dogs, but for "any thing that
is considered a pet."
Fair Departments
Departments of the fair in
clude farm crops, horticultural,
dairy cattle, beef cattle, swine,
sheep, horses and mules, dogs,
poultry, wildlife (educational
exhibit*, community exhibits,
F. F. A. exhibit, 4-H commun
ity exhibits, pets, handicrafts,
food conservation, breads, cakes,
and pastries, clothing and need
lework, 4-H Club and home eco
nomics (individual exhibits),
housefurnishing, and flowers.
Between $700-800 in cash
premiums and blue, red, and
white ribbons are to be award
ed the winners in each depart
ment.
CHANGES MEETING
Supt. Holland McSwain has
announced that the Macon
Board of Education plans to
meet Saturday at 10 a. m.. In
stead of on .Monday as pre
viously scheduled.
The Weather
The week's temperature? and rainfall, &?
* 'corded in Franklin by Manson Sti'.ea,
U. S. weather observer; in Hitrhlaods by
Tudor N. Hall and W. C. Newton. TVA
observer: and at the Coweta Hydrologric
laboratory.
FRANKLIN
Temperatures
High Low Rain
Wed.. Sept. 19 79 49
Thursday 74 44
Friday 78 33
Saturday 83 40
Sunday 83 56
Monday 78 58 .18
Tuesday 67 54 .89
Wednesday .... 1.85
HIGHLANDS
Wed.. Sept. 19 70 54 ....
Thursday 74 44
Friday 72 47
Saturday 68 42
Sunday 70 44
Monday 63 54 trace
Tuesday 58 50 .18
Wednesday 3.08
COWEETA
Wed.. Sept. 19 75 54
Thursday 72 42
Friday 75 34
Saturday 80 40
Sunday 78 50 .48
Monday 70 55 .15
Tuesday 61 56 2.52