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more contemptible than
the bore.
? Samuel Butler.
72nd Year ? No. 14
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. Franklin, N. C., Thur?day, April 4, 1957
Price 10 Cents
Twenty-two Pages
WHATCHA DOIN' POP?? It's just about trou . fishing time again and R. V. Hooper, of Frank
lin, is getting some help and a lot of advice on arranging his trout flies on his hat. The kibitz
en are his young daughters, Jane (left) and Afelaine.
Local 4-H Girl
Gets National
Board Honor
A Macon County 4-H girl is
one of 100 rural girls in the
United States who has been
'elected to membership on the
Farm Journal magazine's na
tional "Teen Board", according
to an announcement from the
magazine.
8he is 17-year-old Helen
Cochran, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Homer Cochran, of Frank
lin, Route 1.
An outstanding 4-H member
on local, district, and state
levels Helen is currently serving
as president of the Fran kiln
club and recently received the
"4-H'er of the Year" awards for
clothing and recreation. A high
school senior, she has been an
active 4-H member for three
years. She plans to study music
?or speech correction at college
next fall.
Members of the "Teen Board"
serve as advisors to "Polly", ed
itor of the Farm Journal's teen
age department. They contrib
ute ideas and opinions and re
port on Interesting school and
community activities for publi
cation in a regular monthly
feature of the magazine.
'Tom Sawyers' Set Fire
To 2 Acres In Patton
About two acres of land belong
ing to Walter Swanson and Fred
Hannah, In Patton community,
bumed Sunday morning after
being Ignited by a candle some
boys were using to explore an
abandoned mine, shaft.
N. C. Forest Ranger J. Fred
Bryson said a quarter acr,e of two
year -old white pines and a cove of
poplars were the biggest loss.
"The local folks in the .com
munity are due the credit for
getting the fire under control,"
Ranger Bryson said.
Streams Will Come Alive
'Long About Sunup Saturday
'Long about sunup Saturday,
?Macon County's miles of swift
trout streams will come to life
as that breed of wading sports
men, The Trout Fisherman,
opens the 1957 season.
For several weeks now, talk
has been of files, spinners,
waders, and favorite streams.
Trout-wise, they'll have plen
ty of action in the lakes and
streams. If the state's stocking
program is an Indication.
Wildlife Protector Charles H.
Boring this week reported that
Nantahala Lake, at the close of
the season last year, was re
stocked with 180,000 flngerlings
(brook and rainbow). Other
trout waters in the county wel
come 7,100 rainbow, brook, and
brown, he said.
Dates in the Standing Indian
and Wayah refuges have been
announced as follows:
Standing Indian:
April: 6-7, 10, 13-14, 17, 20-21,
24, 27-28.
May: 1, 4-5, 8, 11-12, 15, 18-1!
22, 25-26, 29-30.
June: 1-2, 5, 8-9, 12, 15-16, 1)
22-23, 26, 29-30.
July: 3-4, 6-7, 10, 13-14, 1'
20-21, 24, 27-28, 31.
August: 3-4, 7, 10-11, 14, 17-11
21, 24-25, 28, 31.
Way ah:
April: 6-7, 17, 20-21.
May: 1, 4-6, 15, 18-19, 29-31
-June: 1-2, 12, 15-16, 26, 29-31
July: 4, 10, 13-14, 24, 27-28.
W. L. Nothsteln, Wayah rang
er, said this week some mlsln
formation has been clrculatin
about fly fishing in the Stand
ing Indian area. He said fl
fishing will be limited to a two
mile area below the foot bridg
at White Oak Bottoms. This sec
tlon will be for trout flshin
"purists" and only fly fishin
will be permitted. In the res
of the area the same rule
about using natural bait appl;
as In the past, the ranger add
ed.
Rabies Vaccination Clinic
Schedule Given By Doctor
A rabies vaccination schedule
has been announced by Dr. J.
H. Fisher, county rabies inspec
tor. ,
By law, all dogs are required
to receive rabies shots. Dr. Fish
er this year will use a new vac
cine that Is effective up to three
years.
The schedule:
April 6: Harley Stewart's
farm, 10 to 11 a. m.
April 8: John Roane's farm,'
3 to 5 p. m.; Setser's Store, 5
to 6 p. m.
April 9: Fred Dalton's mill, 3
to 4 p. m.; Harry Kinsland's
farm, 4 to 5 p. m.
April 11: Clark's Chape
church, 4 to 5 p. m.
April 12: Bryson's Store, 9 t
10 a. m.; old Higdonville schoo
10' to 11 a. m.; old Ellijay pos
office, 11 to 12 noon; Mt. Grov
church, noon to 1 p. m.
April 13: Otto, 9 to noon.
April 15: Lawson Shook'
farm, 4 to 5 p. m.
Dog owners are asked to tak
their animals to the clinic near
est their home. Vaccination
also may be obtained at Di
Fisher's clinic in East Frank
lln.
Other clinic dates over th
county will be announced latei
Retired Teachers Are Honored By P-.T. A.
Dr. Herbert Koepp-Baker, |Wt speaker at Saturday night'* P.-T. A. banquet In Highland)
ehaU with Mrs. M. A. Piemen (left) and M1m Sasan Rice, retired twclww who were honored a
* feature of the animal mealing. (8m dory Front Page, Second Section).
LOCAL STUDENT
WINS ALCOA
SCHOLARSHIP
Edith Christy Is
Recipient Of $2,000
Grant To College
Miss Edith H. Christy, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. T. H.
Christy, of Franklin, has been
awarded a $2,000 scholarship by
the Alcoa Foundation, it was
announced this week by Wil
liam O. Crawford, chairman of
the Nantahala Power and Light
Company selection committee.
Edith, a senior at Franklin
High School, was selected as a
winner from a group of 33 sons
and daughters of Alcoa's North
Carolina employees. Eleven of
tne contestants
for the scholar
ship are chil
dren of Nanta
hala Power and
Light Company
employes and
22 -are children
of employes at
Alcoa's B a d i n
i tt v/i ao, awuuiuuig tu ivu. viaw
ford. All of the candidates for
the scholarship, he said, had
" previously met the scholastic,
moral, and financial require
ments and had been chosen to
take the college entrance ex
amination by their respective
selection committees. The final
decision of the committee was
greatly influenced by the score
. made on the competitive exami
'? nation by Miss Christy, the local
j chairman explained.
' The Aluminum Company of
j America Inaugurated the Alcoa
Foundation Scholarship pro
j gram In the fall of 1953 for chil
' dren of Alcoa employes. Now in
its fourth year, there will be a
total of 150 Alcoa Foundation
j Scholarships In effect this year
o' throughout the nation at an
annual coat of $78,000.
Miss Christy has established
_ an outstanding record at
g Franklin High School. She is
_ presently vice president of the
y Beta Club, co-editor of the
_ school paper, a member of the
e Future Teachers of America or
_ ganizatlon and designated as
g one of the 1957 honor students.
~ She was elected as a delegate
t to Oirl's State ih 1956. She has
a been an active member of sev
_ eral school, church and Girl
_ Scout activities. She plans to
enter Pfeiffer College this fall
and has chosen secondary edu
.. cation as her major field of
study.
Other contestants from this
area competing for this scholar
ship were Laura Mae Cabe,
Randolph Bulgin and Lewis R.
Cabe, all from Franklin, and
il Frances Seay, of Franklin,
Route 5; Quincy Ann Stewart,
o Alvin Lou Reynolds and Marga
l, ret Ha\yks, of Tuckaseigee; Gil
t bert K. Bess, of Sylva; John W.
e Harris and Julia C. Bablngton,
of Nantahala.
Members of the local selection
s committee, in addition to Mr.
Crawford, are Harry C. Corbin,
e of Franklin, Stanley W. Black,
- of Brysori City, R. M. Ainsley,
s of Cullowhee, J. Smith Howell,
?. of RobbinsviUe, and L B. Nich
- ols, of Andrews.
Mrs. Christy, mother of this
e year's scholarship recipient, has
been employed by Nantahala
- Power and Light Company sub
sidiary company of Alcoa, for
8>6 years and Is presently in
charge of maintaining the
company's meter and trans
former records.
Previous scholarship winners
in the North Carolina area are
(1954) Arthur S. Lynn, Jr., Al
bermarle, now attending Dav
idson College; (1955) Ellen H.
Conley, of Nantahala, a stu
dent at Meredith College; and
(1956) Allen C. Dotson, Badin,
a Wake Forest College student.
New Station
Manager Here
Edwin P. Healy arrived In
Franklin this week to take over
his duties as general manager
and chief engineer of the new
radio station, WFSC.
A native of Kentucky, he has
been associated with WOCH in
North Vernon, Ind., as assistant
manager-engineer. Prior to go
ing to Indiana, Mr. Healy was
- with WATE-TV In Knoxvllle,
i. Tenn., for two years.
? He is married and hai three
children.
Town Wants Voter Reaction
To One- Way Street System
Special Advisory
Ballot Planned
For May Election
The hotly-debated Issue of
Franklin's one-way street sys
tem is going to the polls.
In setting up the election
machinery for the town elec
tion May 7, in regular session
Tuesday night Mayor W. C.
Burrell and his aldermen de
cided to provide a separate bal
lot for one-way streets, allow
ing voters to voice their ap
proval or disapproval.
, The one-way system was in
* * *
Another Well
Being Started
Although somewhat discour
aged by recent reverses, the
Town of Franklin is not giving
up its search for a well to give
a needed boost to the water
supply.
A new shaft is to be started
immediately as the third at
tempt by town officials to lo
cate a big producing well.
Work is now under way on
piping the Higdon property well
on US 64 into the system. Just
completed, this well is produc
ing only about 35 gallons a min
ute, considerably less than had
been hoped for. Earlier in the
year, the town abandoned a
shaft at the 450-foot mark.
Meeting last week. Mayor W.
C. Burrell and his board re
viewed new well bids and after
two sessions (one Tuesday, the
other Wednesday) awarded the
contract for an eight-inch well
shaft on the Carl Green proper
ty on Green Street to Macon
Pump and Well Company, a lo
cal concern. The low bid was
$6.35 pier foot with test pump
ing free. Alderman J. Frank
Martin abstained in the vote.
The Green Street site was
picked by a state geologist two
weeks ago.
Town officials are trying to
find enough water to sustain
the town while repairs are
made to its biggest producer,
"Big Betsy", near Friendship
Tabernacle. With the extra
water, they also hope to avert
a water shortage during the
summer months.
Little League
Tryouts Slated
For April 13
Little League tryouts are slat
ed April 13 at the East Frank
lin field.
Prospective players must re
port to the player agent, Har
old Corbin, at 9 a. m.
Any boy who will not be 13
years old by August l is eligible
to try for a team berth.
Last year's Little Leaguers
need not report out since they
already are registered. However
league officials said this in
cludes only those Who were is
sued uniforms, and not boys
who played in the minor
leagues last season.
Player auction day will be
April 27.
situted several months ago by
the town as a partial solution
to congestion. Since then, the
pros and cons of the issue have
been aired with daily regular
ity in some quarters.
Voting on the issue will be
unofficial, but the present town
officials think it will give the
people a chance to express their
feelings. And, should the pres
ent board be reelected, It will
abide by the voters' decision.
Following the meeting, Mayor
W. C. Burrell issued the follow
ing statement:
"At its regular meeting, the
board decided to give the people
an opportunity to express their
wishes as to whether they favor
continuation of the one-way
streets. ?
"The board put the one-way
streets into effect as an experi
ment, hoping to relieve conges
tion. The plan has now been in
effect long enough for the citi
zens of the town to have de
cided whether they think it
should be continued.
"A separate advisory ballot on
this matter will be made avail
able at the regular election May
7, and the board hopes all of
the voters will take this oppor
tunity of advising the next
board of their wishes."
The filing deadline in the
election Is April 20. Registra
tion books will be open dally
from April 20-27. Mrs. Ruby Be
shears has been appointed reg
istrar, and J. A. Palmer and L.
C. Higdon, judges
In other business, the board
authorized four new street
lights, two on Depot, one on
Curtis, and one on Bidwell.
It also decided to hold its
May meeting on the 8th to
avoid any conflict with the
election the day before.
Nantahala Tax Petition
Presented To School Board
Nantahala Township's school
committee tossed its supplemen
tary school tax proposal into
the board of education's busi
ness hopper for action Monday
morning.
The education board, how
ever, since its three members
had not received legislative ap
proval, took no action, other
than to listen unofficially and
promise consideration as soon
as it was a legally constituted
body.
Want Election
In brief, the Nantahala peti
tion requests permission to con
duct a special township election
to sound out approval or disap
proval of a 10 cent (maximum)
supplementary tax to provide
pressing needs of the Nanta
hala School.
With the approval of the
board of education, the petition
would then be sent to the board
of county commissioners, which,
under the law, would call and
fix the date for a special elec
tion.
By Other Means
However, in discussing the
proposal following the appear
ance of a four-man Nantahala
delegation, the board of educa
tion members, Chairman Erwin
Patton, C. C. Sutton, and George
Gibson, seemed to favor raising
the needed money for Nanta
hala school by means other
than a special township tax.
"It's almost like taxation ?>.
without representation," Chair
man Patton commented, refer
ring to the fact that Nantahala
Township's biggest taxpayer,
Nantahala Power and Light
Company, would have to shoul
der more than 95 per cent of
the special tax load.
Quotes Araher
The chairman quoted John M.
Archer, Jr., Nantahala Power's
president, as being opposed to
the township tax, but favoring
SEE NO. 4, PAGE 10
Chancellor House Addresses
Group On Faith, Work, Play
The chancellor of the Univer
sity of North Carolina warmed
up his record-breaking audience
with some harmonica tunes ?
songs which he said illustrated
what he wanted to talk about ?
and then spoke to the Franklin
Chamber of Commerce annual
banquet on faith, work, and
play.
One-hundred and eighty peo
ple gathered in the Franklin
High School cafeteria Thursday
night of last week and heard
the Chapel Hill administrator
play "Susanna", which Illustrates
faith and the pioneer spirit;
"Casey Jones", illustrative of
work; and "Peek a Boo, You
Rascal You, Come from Behind
that Chair", a tune the chan
cellor said made him think of
play.
"Play is not in opposition to
work," the speaker said, ' but
fills out life . . . breaks the
practical rhythm."
Of Education
He spoke of education, trac
t ' am
? >t?m tftaft Wi?
U. N. C. Chancellor R. B. House Is shown puffing out a
number on his celebrated harmonica at the Franklin Chamber
of Commerce's annual banquet. Mr. Boose was fust speaker.
At right Is Weimar Jones, who Introduced the oalventty admin
istrator.
lng the early years In North
Carolina when no public schools
were provided by the govern
ment, until today, where the
state maintains education
through the university level.
"And don't think," Chancellor
House cautioned, "there is a
conflict between vocation and
culture. There can't be; what is
one man's culture is another
man's vocation."
He called it a "miracle of
leadership" that education
started in North Carolina as a
state enterprise rather than
under the auspices of church or
private groups. "If ever a state
was justified In Its vision it was
North Carolina's decision to
found the university," the
Chapel Hill administrator add
ed.
Faith Is Key
In closing, Chancellor House
reminded his audience that
"faith ? that inner life ? is
SEE NO. 2, PAGE 10
The Weather
The week's temperatures and rainfall below
are recorded in Franklin by Mansoo Stiles,
U. S. weather observer; in Highland* by
Tudor N. Hall and W. C, Newton. TV A
observer*: and at the Coweta Wydrologie
Laboratory. Readings are for the 24-hour
period ending at 8 a.m. of the day listed.
FRANKLIN
High Low Rain
Wed.. March 27 51 37 .00
Thursday 58 23 .00
Friday 63 22 .00
Saturday 65 32 .00
Sunday 65 31 00
Monday 59 47 .13
Tuesday 73 53 1.09
Wednesday 38 .00
COWETA
Wed.. March 27 50 37 .00
Thursday * 57 23 .00
Flrlday 63 22 .00
Saturday 64 31 01
Sunday 63 34 .00
Monday 57 49 66
Tuesday 73 57 2.34
Wednesday _ 40 00
HIGHLANDS
Wed.. March 27 48 31 tree*
Thursday 58 24 00
Friday 58 ? 00
Saturday 03 34 .00
Sunday 00 34 .00
Monday S3 43 AS
Tuesday 70 40 3 00
Wednesday ? St SS"