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71st Year ? No. 44
Franklin, N. C., Thursday, November 1, 1956
Price 10 Cents
Twelve Pages
Cartoogechay e Club
Wins High Award
Carson Is Second;
Club Women Hear
Miss Morgan Speak
"The Gavel", highest home
demonstration club award here,
Tuesday was awarded to the
Cartoogechaye club as the high
light of the annual home dem
onstration "Achievement Day".
A 26-member club, Cartooge
chaye collected a total of 5,196
points in a variety of activities
during the year to win the hon
or.
In second place with 3,075 was
Carson club. Last year's winner,
Holly Springs, placed third with
2,680 points.
Miss Rose King, Cartooge
president, accepted "The Gavel"
from Mrs. S. M. Wlnkleblack,
Holly Springs' president.
Speaks On Penland
Featured speaker of the event
was Miss Lucy Morgan, a Ma
con native who founded the
Penland School of Handicrafts.
She told of the development
and growth of the school and
injected, at intervals, humorous
stories about its activities. Miss
Morgan also showed color slides
taken on trips to Europe and
brought with her a collection
of handicrafts from Finland,
Denmark, Sweden, and Norway.
It included woodcarvings, silk
screening, and weaving.
Mrs. Cabe Honored
The more than 250 women
attending "Achievement Day" at
the Franklin Methodist Church
witnessed a surprise acknowl
edgment. Mrs. Jessie D. Cabe,
the assistant 4-H agent, was
presented silver candle sticks by
the county council for her work
with 4-H. The presentation was
made by Mrs. C. T. Brysom,
council vice-president.
A "covered dish" meal was
served at 12:30 in the church
basement. With Mrs. George
Gibson in charge, the serving
was handled by the Iotla club.
Leaders Saluted
As a special feature - of the
program, the club women salut
ed 28 women for their outstand
ing work with the 4-H move
ment here.
The acknowledgements were
handled by 4-H clubbers from
the Individual clubs, who gave
brief resumes of the work each
leader had accomplished in the
past. t
Leaders honored Included Mrs.
Arma Lee Hunt and Mrs. Ed
ward Carpenter, of Mulberry;
Mrs. Zeb Guffle, of Longview;
Mrs. Vernon Bryson, Mrs. Dor
othy Bowers, and Mrs. W. W.
Berry, of Cullasaja; Mrs. Harley
Stewart, Mrs. Lawrence Patton,
?Mrs. John D. Wells, and Mrs.
Homer Cochran, of Patton; Mrs.
Jack Cabe and Mrs. Paul Am
nions, of Holly Springs; Mrs. Wil
ey Brown, of Clark's Chapel; Mrs.
Hlllard Solesbee, of Upper Car
toogechaye; Mrs. E. M. McNish
and Mrs. Gilmer Setser, of Car
toogechaye; Mrs. Jim Cunning
ham, Mrs. J. P. Conley, and Mrs.
Nelson Waldroop, of Carson;
Mrs. W. L. Hall, Mrs. Woodrow
Gibson, Mrs. George Byrd, and
Mrs. Claude Leatherman, of
Cowee-Llberty ; Mrs. Ralph
Bradley and Mrs. Clyde Pen
nington, of Oak Grove; Mrs. E.
J. Bradley, of Iotla; Miss Annie
Ledford, of Olive Hill-Oak Dale;
and Mrs. Robert Parrish and
Mrs. Kermit Bateman, of Burn
ingtown.
Introduced by Ann Penning
ton, the 4-H girls who present
ed the accomplishments of the
individual leaders were Jessie
Carpenter, Mulberry; Ida Mae
Ramey, Longview; Janice
Thompson, Cullasaja; Helen
Cochran, Patton; Elizabeth Ann
Ammons, Holly Springs; Caro
lyn Cabe, Clark's Chapel; Linda
Southards, Upper Cartooge
chaye; Virginia Boyd, Cartooge
chaye; Peggy Dills, Carson; Pa
tricia Tatham, Cowee-Liberty;
Linda Rickman, Oak Grove;
June Baldwin, Iotla; Sue
Hughes, Olive Hill-Oak Dale;
and Carol Sue Welch, Burning
town.
Special Music
Special music for the annual
program was by Miss Margaret
Wilson and Miss Freda Siler,
accompanist.
The Rev. A. Rufus Morgan
gave the devotional and greet
ings were extended to the club
women by County Agent T. H.
Fagg.
A report on the national
home demonstration council
meeting last month in Texas
was made by Mrs. Frank I
Murray, who attended as a dele
gate from this district.
The roll call of clubs was
handled by Mrs. Glen Hastings,
secretary of the county council.
Mrs George Byrd, council
president, presided at the busi
ness session.
The Rev. S. B. Moss, Metho
dist pastor, gave the invoca
tion.
He Didn't Know
What To Say . . .
"I just didn't know what to
say." \
That's the shape R. A. (Art)
Byrd found himself in one day
last week when he learned in
a telephone conversation that
Western Carolina College had
proclaimed "Art Byrd Night".
You see, Art Byrd wasn't al
ways principal of Union School
here.
Not too many years back, this
stocky and genial fellow was
using his 165 pounds to make
football history at Western Car
olina College. A guard who let
stamina and sharp football
know-how make up for his light
weight, Art was a member of
the '49 Catamount eleven which
wrapped up the North State
Conference title ? the only title
ever won by a W. C. C. team.
Moreover, he won the confer
ence award as the most valu
able player and then was pick
ed as the most outstanding
player in the Smoky Mountain
Bowl.
Finally, Art Byrd etched his
named permanently in foot
ball's hall of fame by being
named to the Little All-Amer
ican team.
Saturday night, as a feature
of homecoming festivities, West
ern Carolina College held "Art
Byrd Night".
Art's now coveted No. 54 jer
sey was permanently retired,
never to be used by another
player at the college.
The jersey has been encased
in a glass trophy case in the
new college gymnasium, along
with other mementos of the
year the Catamounts won their
title.
,Wr. Byrd
As a further token of respect,
the college athletic association
presented Art with a trophy.
Athletic Director Tom Young,
his college coach, made the
presentation.
And how does Art Byrd, one
time Franklin High coach and
now principal of Union feel
about this honor?
"It was a mighty fine gesture
on the part of a lot of folks . . .
I'm certainly humbled by It all."
? fcvrnu a it rnoio
'Uncle Charlie' Potts . . . Retiring
AFTER 21 YEARS ?
Highlands Postmaster Potts
Is Retiring To Fox Hunting *
A man stepped to the window
and asked the postal clerk the
weight of a package he wanted
to mall.
v" Anything breakable In here?"
"Yes."
"What?" asked the clerk.
"A quart jar of white liquor,"
said the man.
"Liquor!" said the surprised
clerk, "you can't send liquor
through the mail."
'?Been doin' it every week,"
replied the man.
This incident occurred during
Charles C. (Uncle Charlie)
STILL IN HARNESS
Because of failure to find
someone to serve as acting
postmaster at Highlands,
Postmaster Charles C. Potts,
who had asked to retire at
the end of business today, has
been requested to continue in
office temporarily, it was
learned, yesterday.
Potts' first year with the High
lands Post Office, in 1935. Yes
terday, after 21 years' service
there, he retired to fox hunting.
The unusual package was
about the most unusual thing
that happened during his time
at the post office, according to
"Uncle Charlie". It's one of the
occurrences he keeps stored in
his head. In a box, he keeps
PANTHERS
LOSE GAME
Score: 35 To 6;
Locals To Host
Bethel On Friday
In a one-sided victory Friday
night. Murphy High School hand
ed the Franklin High Panthers
their third straight and fourth
Joss of the season, 35 to 6.
Moving into the shank of their
schedule, the Panthers tomorrow
i Friday) night will be host to
Bethel High School for a non
conference clash and one of two
remaining to b? played in regular
season. Kick-off will be at 8.
In journeying to Murphy last
Friday for the conference meet
ing, the Panthers took along a
following of a couple of hundred
loyal fans hopefully looking for
an upset that failed to materialize.
The Panthers managed to mus
ter only one scoring punch. This
was in the third quarter when
Willard Smith ,tore loose on a
75-yard run.
Murphy,< on the other hand
SF?: NO. 2, PAGE 6
'Buddy Poppy Day'
Slated In Town
Saturday will be "Buddy
Poppy Day" in Franklin.
Through the sale of the sym
bolic "Buddy Poppies", which
are made by disabled veterans,
the local V. F. W. post and aux- .
lliary will be paying homage to
the nation's war dead and to
the thousands of hospitalized
veterans.
Auxiliary members have charge
of. the sale, with Mrs. R. E.
Welch as chairman.
some out-of-the-ordinary let
ters that have come to him
over the years.
One is from an irate woman
patroji on Bearpen Mountain
who began a letter of complaint
with: "The post office must be
run by a good-sized idiot."
Another memorable piece of
mail is an envelope addressed
simply to, "Uncle Charlie, give
SEE NO. 1, PAGE 12
Free Concert
Is Arranged
Here Sunday
A free band and choral con
cert is slated Sunday afternoon
at 4 o'clock in the Franklin
High gymnasium.
The hour-long concert will
feature numbers by the 35
member Franklin Band and the
75-voice Franklin High Choral
Club. Both groups are directed
by BUI F. Harris, the high
school's new music director.
Mr. Harris says an offering
will be taken during the pro
gram to raise money for choir
robes.
The chorus has been organiz
ed for about three weeks.
Burlington
Changes Name
The Franklin plant of Burl
ington Industries, Inc., has
changed its name.
Henceforth, it will be known
as "The Franklin Hosiery Com
pany", according to Supt. S. A.
Bundy.
This new designation is "in
keeping with the company's
policy of decentralization and
will more closely identify the
plant as a local industry," he
explained this week, adding:
"It gives us individual status
as a Franklin business."
Mr. Bundy said the present
large sign on the front of the
building, which identifies the
structure as belonging to Burl
ington, is to be removed be
tween now and December and
replaced with one reading,
"Franklin Hosiery Company".
Why Not Do As The Millers Do?
Looking for a side line busi
ness to supplement your in
come?
Then, yoif just might be in
terested in' the do-it-at-home
enterprise favored by the Rev.
Doyle Miller and his family.
They boost their annual in
come by raising some furry lit1
tle animals called chinchillas,
pearly-gray South American ro
dents capable of firing a light
in the eyes of even the most
reserved woman when their soft
pelts are joined to make a neck
piece or coat.
?Mr. Miller, the new pastor of
the Holly Springs Baptist
Church, is frank to admit his
wife is the president and gen
eral manager of their chinchilla
business. It falls her daily
chore to feed and care for the
14 animals they now have.
However, she says they're
really no trouble and require
only about 15 minutes of her
time daily.
A hearty species, the little ro
dents can survive zero weather
and each can be fed for about
$5 a year.
Where does the money come
in?
Well, the Millers sell the
pelts, with the assistance of
an associationl of chinchilla
breeders. This year's average on
the pelting market, Mr. Miller
reports, is $47.
"Actually, it's a low-grade
market . . . few want to kill
their best animals, preferring to
use them for breeding," he ex
plains.
In the three years the Miller
family has been growing the
animals, he estimates they have
cleared about $1,000 a year.
"And that's a good supple
ment . . . for a country preach
er," he assures.
Mr. Miller says they original
ly invested $2,000 for an adult
pair, two young animals, and
some cages. In the first 12
months of operation, enough
pelts had been sold to repay
the investment and they still
had $500 in cash and their
original animals.
The national average, he de
clares, is four young per female
per year, usually two to the lit
ter. On the basis of this, a 50
pair chinchilla ranch is a $10,
000 a year business, Mr. Miller
adds.
On an average, young chin
chillas bring $250 up on the
breeders' market. Adults sell for
around $1,000, with some blue
ribbon animals bringing as
much as $2,000, the minister
explains.
The 14 animals (three new
additions arrived last week* the
Millers now have on hand are
the most they've acquired.
Mr. Miller says he's willing to
sell some of them locally for
breeding "just to be able to
talk chinchilla raising . . . it's
the sort of thing that grows
on you."
Twins Martha And Mary Miller With A Chinchilla
Parties Are Seeking
Last-MinuteSupport
Election Tuesday;
Candidates Given
On All Levels
Tuesday is election day and
Macon Democrats and Republic
ans are engaged in last-minute
bids for support of their slates.
Voting hours in each of the
county's 11 precincts will be 6:30
a. m. to 6:30 p. m.
Individual voters are to be
handed three separate ballots,
one listing national candidates,
one for state hopefuls, includ
ing U. S. Senate and House
seats, and a third giving dis-'
trict and local races.
Precincts officials are sched
uled to check in today (Thurs
day) with J. Lee Barnard, elec
tions board chairman, and re
ceive ballot boxes and other
materials for the election.
On all levels, party lines are
being formed on voting straight
tickets.
The presidential race is spark
ing both sides. On the ballot
the Republican incumbents,
Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower and
Vice-Pres. Richard M. Nixon,
are opposed by the Democratic
team of Adali E. Stevenson and
Estes Kefauver.
Local interest in the "off
year" balloting is centering on
two races. Democratic incum
bent G. L. Houk is challenged
for his seat in the House of
Representatives by Republican
J. C. Crisp.
The other race is for county
surveyor. Richard H. Slagle (D)
OPERATING NURSERY
An election day nursery will
be operated by the V. F. W.
Auxiliary from 12 to 6 p. m.
for children of a)l ages at
the V.F.W. building on Palm
er Street to make it more
convenient for women to go
to the polls. The auxiliary
also has urged that flag dis
plays be prepared at the poll
ing places.
is seeking reelection. He is op
posed by Republican J. L. San
ders.
State senator from the 33rd
district will come this time
from Swain County. Kelley E.
Bennett (D) and Ray Wright
(R) are seeking the seat.
SEE NO. 3, PAGE 6
Max Parrish New Chairman
Of County ASC Committee
An Otto farmer, Max Parrish,
is the new chairman of the
county committee of Agricultur
al Stabilization and Conserva
tion. He takes office today
(Thursday!.
Mr. Parrish succeeds Carl
Morgan, of Franklin, Route 3,
as bead of the committee, which
oversees A.S.C. activities here.
Taking office with' the new
chairman are Bill C. Higdon, of
Franklin, Route 5, reelected
vice-chairman; George Brown,
of Franklin, Route 3, regular
member; G. T. Stalcup, of
Franklin, Route 1, first alter
nate; and Elmon Teague, of
Franklin, Route 2, second alter
nate.
Committee officers were elect
ed by community delegates in
convention last Thursday at the
Agricultural Building, as a fol
low-up to a county-wide elec
tion on the 23rd to elect com
munity committeemen.
Voting Light
Voting in the election was
light, according to A S C. offi
cials. with about a tenth of
those eligible to vote actually
casting ballots for the nomi
nees. The official vote was 253.
Miss Mildred Corbin, A.S.C. of
fice manager, said 2,330 were
eligible to vote.
Election Results * I
By A. S. C. "precints", here
are the new community com
mitteemen:
Southeast Franklin: S. O.
Sutton, chairman, George Dos
ter. vice-chairman, Woodrow
Teague. regular member, Harold
McClure, first alternate, and M.
L. Dowdle, second alternate.
Southwest Franklin: G. T.
Stalcup, chairman, B G. Wal
iroop. vice-chairman, J. D. Gib
son, regular member. General
Jones, first alternate, and Rich
ird Bingham, secon-d alternate.
North Franklin: George Brown,
:hairman, Loyd Stewart, vice
:hairman, Edgar Tippett, regu
ar member. Verlon Poindexter,
[irst alternate, and D. N. Fouts,
second alternate.
Cartoogechaye: W. M. Byrd,
'hairman, Herby Nicholson,
nce-chairman, Cecil Parker,
SEE NO. 1, PAGE 6
The Weather
The week's temtieraturea and rainfall, a*
!? corded in Franklin by Manaon Stilea,
J. S. weather ?bserver; in Highlands by
Pudor N. Hall and W. C. Newton. TVA
jbserver: and at the Coweta Hydroloffie
jaboratory.
FRANKLIN
High Low Rain
Ved., Oct. 24 78 43 .00
Thursday 69 19 .00
^iday 60 48 .06
Saturday 74 47 .03
Sunday 71 34 .00
Monday 67 37 .00
Tuesday 76 52 .00
Wednesday 51 trace
COWEETA
Ved., Oct. 24 76 41 trace
Thursday 61 53 .01
Friday 59 48 .01
'aturday 71 37 .00
Sunday 73 35 .00
Monday 67 41 .01
Tuesday 72 53 .00
Wednesday ? 51 .90
HIGHLANDS
Ved., Oct. 24 66 40 .00
rhursday 64 42 trace
'riday 52 44 trace
Saturday 60 39 trace
Sunday 64 43 .00
londay 60 48 .00
"uesday 63 44 .00
Vednesday 51 .02