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ON MACON
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By ROLFE NEILL
ONE THING that has Impressed
me since coming here is the
courtesy of the people. In particu
lar, I've noticed at the post office
that almost no matter who goes
in before you, he always holds
the door open for you.
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I AM not the only person who
has a feeling for Macon County.
& letter I saw pays such a com
pliment to the citizens here that
I believe the folks who make this
land what it is would enjoy read
ing part of it. Hear this from
another newcomer:
"One of the things that brought
us to Franklin is the belief that
the small town, more particularly
the mountain small town, is a
repository of those values and
traits in people which we esteem.
We have not been disappointed.
"Somehow, when the vine of
free, independent men withered
elsewhere ? as a result of urbani
zation and untutored leisure and
wealth ? a seed pod or two blew
Into the North Carolina moun
tains. Here flourish people with
all the goodness that you read
of in the frontiersman ? proud
but quick to help: reserved but
candid; honest; ingenious . . .
their hands have learned to make
what their pockets could not af
ford; community-minded ... in
this county of Macon there is
tremendous community competi
tion, right on down to who's got
the best Christmas tree lighting.
"This is banquet country, the
kind of country you feast on with
a look. It's mood country, too,
with shadows and shapes and
growth and colors which get into
your soul's marrow . . . good for
sad, mellow thoughts on the worth
lessness of most of us who popu
late this wonderful world, but
good, too, for an elixir ... for
putting spirit Into the system.
"You don't, have to live here
but a week to know that the
people take their character from
the land."
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IF SANTA CLAUS is late next
week I want the children to know
why: The town clock Is broken
and their daddies won't get It
fixed.
PEOPLE TALK a lot about the
weather but don't do anything
about It, Mark Twain observed.
It's the same way with TV. Par
ents gripe about how their school
age children Ignore their lessons
to watch television.
So, It Is with pleasure we pre
sent the 1956 Woman of Action
medal to Mrs. L. W. Deltz, on
Cowee. When her two school-age
children didn't follow her orders
to study and then watch TV, she
took action. She had the set re
moved.
That took more than action,
that took courage.
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THE PHILLIPS 66 people have
been so busy with their paint
brushes around here maybe they
haven't had time to look In their
Blue Back Speller. If they do,
they'll find there's no such word
as "artic", which appears in the
trade name for one of their brands
of oil.
HOW MUCH does it cost to
raise a grandchild? The Judge
and the Lawyer disagreed.
John Queen, former solicitor
for this district and now pract
icing at Waynesville, represented
a local man in a non-support case.
The defendant has a wife and
two children here and he works
as a timekeeper for a firm in
Roanoke, Va.
"My client says $20 a month
for the two and I Say $40," said
the lawyer. "We'll have to get
a figure in between, Your Honor."
"Wait a minute," said Judge
Nettles, "how many grandchildren
have you got, Mr. Queen?"
"Six."
"And you can raise a grand
child on $20 a month?"
"Shah. I can raise one on half
that. It depends on what kind
of living they're used to. Why,
one will spend as much as six if
you will let him."
Lawyer Queen's estimates not
withstanding, the Judge thought
$50 a month would be low enough.
The defendant was orderd to pay
that sum until the youngest (the
children are five and six) reaches
18 years of age.
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THAT'S A pretty "Merry Christ
mas" sign up at a school on the
Murphy Road. But how do you
know who the greeting is from?
There's not a sign any where
around to let folks know that the
handsome building is the Cartooge
chaye school.
There is a lot of talk about
maybe having a woman as presi
dent, but there is no danger ? a
president has to be least 35 years
old. Elkln Tribune.
Plant Holidays
Announced
Christmas operating schedules
for the local Franklin plant of
Burlington Industries were an
nounced today by Superintendent
Steve Bundy, who also revealed
plans for the annual children's
Christmas party.
Mr. Bundy said Christmas holi
days at the plant would be ob
served from the end of the 2nd
shift on Friday, 21. until the be
ginning of the 3rd shift on Wed
nesday, 26.
mACON'S
Newest Citizens
Born to:
Mr. and Mrs. General Donald
Seagle, of Franklin, Route 4, a
daughter, Karen Ann, Dec. 6 at
Angel Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Keener, of
Highlands, Route 1, a daughter,
Dec. 4 at Angel Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Neville
Bryson, of Highlands, a son, John
Michael, Dec. 7 at Angel Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. James Bryant, of
Kyle, a son, Nov. 30 in an Andrews
hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Parrish, of
Norfolk, Va., a son, William Wal
ton, Dec. 4, at a Norfolk hospital.
Mr. Parrish Is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. M. Parrish, of Otto.
News About
PEOPLE
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Newson
and son, of Atlanta, Ga? visited
the Rev. and Mrs. R. L. Poindexter
over the week end.
Edwin Poindexter recently re
turned home from California. He
spent the week end in Charlotte
visiting his sisters, Mrs. Ruth Hol
llfield and Mrs. Clifton Swafford,
and his brother, R. L. Poindexter,
Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. George Dean left
today (Thursday) for Oak Hili,
Fla., where they plan to spend the
winter.
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