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72nd Year ? No. 15
Franklin, N. C., Thursday, April 11, 1957
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DIAL PHONES
ARE COMING
TO FRANKLIN
Installation Slated
For Spring Of '5j,
Garibaldi Reveals
Dial telephone . will be coming
to Franklin In the spring of
1959.
This promise of progress was
made last week to Franklin Ro
tarians by Linn D. Garibaldi,
president of Western Carolina
Telephone Company.
He described Franklin's pres
ent equipment as ohsolete and
antiquated and declared "we
Just can't grow with it any
more".
The telephone company of
ficial made the disclosure dur
ing a talk at the Rotarians reg
ular meeting last Thursday
night. He used facts and fig
?ures <o predict the country's
future progress.
Trout Season
Is Best Yet
/
High water didn't wash out the
opening of the trout season here
Saturday like it did over most
of Western North Carolina.
Wildlife Protector Charles H.
Boring described fishing in Macon
County as "the best opening" so
far.
Flooding Thursday and Friday
from heavy rains was not as seri
ous here as it was In other sec
tions, he explained, and for this
reason fishing was not affected.
The biggest catch Saturday ?
probably for all of Western North
Carolina ? was made by Macon
County's Sam Frady, who hauled
a big brown trout out of Mirror
Lake in Highlands. The fish was
just two ounces short of five
pounds, was 22 Vfe' inches long, and
12 Inches in girth
Benefit Cake WaUT
And Box Supper
Slated At Iotla
A benefit cake walk and box
supper Is slated Saturday night ]
at Iotla School at 7:30. ,
Co-sponsoring the event are ]
the Iotla Rural Community De- f
velopment Organization and the ]
Franklin squadron of Civil Air ]
Patrol. (
The public Is Invited. 1
.SOME BOYS AND A DOG encaged in a little horseplay
in the front yard "swimming pool" at Mrs. Lizzie Simonds"
home in Franklin. The "pool", however, is only a temporary
thing, appearing when the Little Tennessee River floods
? Ptm Staff Aolt
like it did last week. The river's temperament is old Jut to
Mrs. Simonds and she usually just sits it out in her house,
which is behind Bob Gaines Motors.
School Board
Is Sworn In;
To Meet Soon
Macon County's three-man
board of education ? Erwin
Patton, C. O. Sutton, and
George Gibson ? was sworn
in Tuesday morning by the
clerk of Superior Court, Mrs.
Kate M. Wrinn.
Mr. Patton said a meeting
of the board will be held the
latter part of this week or the
first of next to elect a school
superintendent "and to at
tend to several other mat
ters."
He declined to comment on
reports that the present su
perintendent, Holland Mc
Swain, is to be replaced.
ROANE BRADLEY DIES
John Roiane Bradley, AO, died
ate Tuesday night of an heart
ittack at his home in Franklin,
runeral services will be held
aday (Thursday) at 2 p. m. at
franklin Methodist Church.
3urlal will be in Woodlawn
Cemetery. Bryant Funeral Home
s in charge of arrangements.
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It took more than an appendicitis operation to keep Frank
lin High's Gary McKelvey from competing In the Meld day at
Western Carolina College yesterday (Wednesday). Ho was operat
ed on Saturday in WaynesrlHe, spent his waking hours boning
?p 00 the subject of chemistry, and, although a little sore In the
aide, Joined other students on the college campus for the field
day. (Photo Special to The Press by The WaynesvUle Moun
taineer).
Record-Breaking Rainfall Over County
Brings Flooding But Very Little Damage
A record-breaking rainfall of
four Inches within a 25-hour
period last week did remark
ably little damage here.
Some bottom land flooding
was reported along swollen
rivers and streams and some
washouts occurred on several
secondary roads? -damage that
Is accepted as routine during
normal rainy periods. A road
fill washed out on US 23-441
east, also, but traffic was not
stopped.
The last time a near equal
amount of rain fell locally,
damage was extensive and the
"Loganviile" area In Franklin
was Inundated by a rampaging
Little Tennessee River. This was
the flood of 1949, when less
than four Inches of rain fell in
side of 24 hours in Franklin.
Last week's heavy rain start
ed at 5 a. m. Thursday and
stopped at 6 a. m. Friday, ac
cording to Man-son Stiles, T.
V. A. weather observer.
Crests Friday
Swelled by smaller streams,
the Little Tennessee rose rap
idly, reaching its crest about
mid-afternoon Friday. However,
except for some flooding of
3-State Warning Makes Maconians
Twister' Conscious On Monday
Maconians became "twister"
conscious Monday afternoon fol
lowing radio and television
warnings that conditions for
tornados were building up In
the Tennessee, Georgia, and
North Carolina border area.
While black storm clouds
? ? ?
Raises Roof
Hlllard Solesbee most have
thought a "twister" h*d ar
rived at hi* place Monday
afternoon.
A fanner in the Jones'
Creek section of Chrtooge
, chaye, he waa in his bun
milking when a big gust of
wind plucked the roof off.
Also knocked over was a
light pole.
About this time last year
the wind scalped his alio.
"We're Just hoping it won't
be the house next year," de
clared his daughter, Mlas Sue
Solesbee, a Burreil Motor
' Company employe.
'Cleanup Week'
In Franklin
If It can be accomplished in a
week, the Franklin Chamber of
Commerce's Beautiflcation Com
mittee 'Intends to clean up
Franklin ? from Main Street
to vacant lots.
"Clean Up Week", complete
With mayor's proclamation, gets
under way Monday, and Is
scheduled to end Saturday. Bob
S. Sloan is chairman of the proj
ect. ,
A scrubbing of Main Street
is planned for Wednesday aft
ernoon, beginning at 1 o'clock.
One lane of the street will be
roped off at a time, while
scrubbing goes on from the
post office to Kelly's Tea Room.
Mrs. John Bulgln Is In charge
of the work and will be assisted
by students from Franklin High
School and other Interested
persons.
Mrs. Rafe Teague Is handling
the vacant lots with the help
of youth organizations.
Merchants ' on Main and
Palmer Streets will be contact
ed to see If they aire Interested
In buying flower boxes tor the
fronts of their stores.
Sometime during "Clean Up
Week", other streets In Frank
lin will be hosed down.
swirled menacingly overhead
and heavy winds pounded In
from the south, eyes scanned
the ridges for some sign of an
ominous black funnel.
Some wind damage, mostly
minor, was reported over the
county. Estimates were not im
mediately available. A walnut
tree was blown over In the yard
of the Moore place (the old
Leach house) on West Main In
Franklin. Television antennas
suffered also.
The threat abated, however,
about supper time and most of
the eyes that had been turned
skyward lowered and fixed
themselves on television sets to
get first-hand reports from
areas hit by tornados. The
closest storm to Macon Coun
ty was at Calhoun, Ga., where
a number were Injured when
the "twister" hit.
Although heavy winds con
tinued most of the night here,
Maconlans were greeted by a
clear sky and light frost Tues
day morning.
bottom land, its actions went
almost unnoticed.
The approaches to Phillips
Bridge were covered and water
for a short time lapped over
the bridge itself. At its highest
point, the river was about 18
inches below the bottom of the
Little Tennessee Bridge.
County Agent T. H. Fagg said
he had no reports of damage
to farms over the county as s
result of the downpour.
Water on the Franklin Air
port ? which usually is the flrsl
to go under water when th<
river rises ? was at the highest
point In years. When rising
water threatened the "T" hang
er at the north side of the
main hanger, planes were mov
ed into the larger hanger,
which is several feet higher.
Water broke over the dike at
the south end of the air strip,
but did little harm.
Road Washouts
Soaked by the rain, a small
fill about half way up Cowee
Mountain on US 23-441 east
(Franklin-Sylva) dropped out
and traffic was detoured around
It.
Another fill on the highway
threatened to drop out. The
roadbed dropped several Inches.
Highway officials are keeping
an eye on this trouble spot for
any more signs of movement.
A slide In this section would
mean temporary closing of the
highway while a detour Is cut
In the side of the mountain,
according to George Byrd, of
the local state highway shed.
Mr. Byrd also reported wash
outs on the Burnlngtown Road,
Duvall Road, and Riverside
Road.
HOLJDAYS OVER
Macon County children went
back to school Tuesday after a
long week end's spring vacation.
Murder Tiial Set
For Court Term
Clay County Men
Charged With Death
Of Local Citizen
Two Clay County men charg
ed with the Christmas Eve slay
ing of C. L (Cecill Ledford,
Cartoogechaye storekeeper, are
scheduled to stand trial during
the April term of Superior
Court, which opens Monday
morning at 10.
The case is among 135 on the
docket, most of which are mo
tor vehicles violations. Judge P.
C. Froneberger, of Gastonia.
will preside over the two-week
session.
James Maney is charged with
firing the fatal shotgun blast
at Ledford following an argu
ment and after Ledford alleged
ly first shot him. R. C. Ledford
(no relation >, who was with
Maney at the time of the shoot
ing, is also named in the mur
der indictment. Both men live
in the Shooting Creek section
of Clay County.
Cases Listed
Other cases on the crimffia'l
docket are:
R. L. Anderson, abandonment:
Harville Miller Parks, speeding:
James Stanfield. non-suport of
illegitimate child: Ross Ensley.
reckless driving, speeding 100
? m.p.h., no operator's license, trans
porting non-tax paid whiskey; Will
> Singletary, escaping prison; Max
' Ray Hunsucker, reckless driving,
' speeding.
Roy Guffey, driving drunk, no
I operator's license; Russell Camp,
s driving drunk, no operator's li
cense; Robert Earl Owens, aid
I lng and abetting in driving drunk,
! no operator's license; Newton Pen
i land, fishing on posted property:
Vernon. R. Wilson, drunk and dis
? orderly: Jack Reece, driving drunk
t (second offense).
i James Robert Ward, speeding:
t Charlie Henry Jones, driving
! drunk; A. L. Allen, reckless drlv
? lng; Amos S. Mull, driving after
> license revoked: Blaine Jenkins.
? rape (two charges): William
, Robert Cabe, driving drunk (sec
ond offense >. improper operator's
license.
Elmer James Taylor, driving
* ? ?
Seven Rioters
To Stand Trial
Only seven of the 35 men In
volved In the 8t. Patrick's Day
riot at the Macon County Pris
on Camp will stand trial for
their roles In the uprising.
Camp Supt. John E. Cutshall
describes them as the "ring
leaders" of the riot and says
there Is "direct evidence"
against them.
He said there was not suffi
cient evidence against the other
28 taking part to link them di
rectly.
The men are not charged
with rioting, but with destroy
ing public property. Damage to
the prison and Its contents was
estimated at $2,000.
Cases against the seven pris
oners are docketed for trial at
next week's term of Superior
Court.
Cake-Cutting Features N.C.E.A. Party
? Pr?M man riMM
Principals in the cake-cutting feature of last week's party stated by the local unit of the N
D. Education Association were (L to R) Z. Weaver Shope, president of Uie local nnit. E. G. Craw
ford, a former president, and Miss Laona Baker, president of the Future Teachers Club of Frank
lin High School. (See Story, Page 2, Second Section.)
drunk; Steve Joseph Sheppard.
violating prohibition laws; Willie
J Ledford- driving drunk (see
ond offense t ; Freeman Branson
Rogers, driving drunk, violating
prohibition laws; Henry Herbert
Bailey^ driving drunk; Julius Har
vey Trice, improper operator's li
cense; Dr George Ashby Win
stead. driving under influence of
narcotic.
Charles Allen Berry, no chauf
feur s license; Jack Snow, assault;
Grady Kinsland, reckless driving:
Pearl Kent Beal, speeding; Wiley
Alexander Cabe, driving drunk:
loy Parrlsh, aiding and abetting
In driving drunk: Wade Hampton
Jr. driving drunk, speeding:
Charles William Solomon, speed
ing : Lawrence Elmer Phillips,
speeding; Ernest Arwood Lyons,
speeding; Ben Ray Dockins. speed
ing: Lloyd D. Clontz. violating
prohibition laws; Wayne Clyde
Penland. no opeartor's license"
Thomas Russell Hunter, speeding:
Sturgill Keaton, speeding: Ralph
W. Cunningham, transporting
non-tax paid liquor; Carlton David
Johns, no operator's license.
Ted Bailey, violating prohibit
ion laws; Francis Marion Kinzel,
speeding: R. M. Berthelsen, speed
ing: Jesse F. Shirley, speeding:
Thomas W. Angel, driving after
license suspended: Wayne Allen
Reese, speeding; Samuel A. Ash"
driving drunk; Ralph E Brown.
Speeding ; Charles M. Welch, re
sisting arrest: Freeman William
son. speeding.
John Wiley Angel, reckless driv
ing: Earl A. Simons, no chsuf
feaur's license: Max Curtis Hol
land, driving drunk, reckless driv
ing: Dannie L. Herring, driving
drunk: Albert Barnes, forcible
trespass, assault with deadly weao
<m (two charges i : Charles Will
lam Efejar. speeding: Troy Cox.
speeding; Robert Henry BrendK
driving drunk, speeding; J. T.
Moses, driving drunk (second
offense): Walter McClata Wilson,
no chauffeur's license: James El
mer Oray, permitting non-licensed
person to drive: Carro; Jerome
Trvin. reckless driving: James T.
Maines, Jr., speeding, no chauf
feur's license: Garrett Gray. Jr..
no operator's license: Grover
Eugene Crisp, improper operator's
license: John Crtchton Caye, man
slaughter: Edward Monroe Rogers,
driving drunk, violating prohibit'
Ion laws; Ed Prank Edwards, driv
ing drunk: Norman Holllfleld.
driving drunk, larceny.
Charlie J. Brendle. no operator's
license; Arthur Murray Blddex.
breaking and entering, larceny;
Clyde Houston. Sr.. aiding and
abetting in drunk driving, speed
ing. driving after license revoked;
Loy Eugene Phillips, no operator's
license: Robert Lee Williams,
drunk driving (second offense),
speeding, no operator's license;
Beasley Roberson. speeding; Roger
C. Shepard. speeding; Lloyd Ever
ett Cook, speeding.
Bnice Palmer. Issuing worthless
check (six charges); Elmer Will
Jam Jackson, speeding; Jerry
Liner, Jr.. speeding; Fred Ma this
"Peedlng; Ronald R. Baughey
I^bert Emory Wise,"
E- Armstrong, speeding;
OU1' no operator's
"oense. John Lee Roy DUlard
James V Br^dle. speed
FRnni n A TUson' speeding;
license- , V1Ue' no
license. Junior Dehart. assault
damage to property; Myrtle Dry
man, breaking and entering, lar
ceny; Charles A. Rogers, driving
8EE NO. 1, PAGE 4
The Weather
The week's temperatures and rainfall below
are recorded in Franklin by Man won Stiles.
U. S. weather observer; In Highlands by
Tudor N. Hall and W. C. Newton. TV A
observers: and at the Coweta Ifydrologle
Laboratory. Readings are for the 14-hoar
period ending at 8 a.m. of the day listed.
FRANKLIN
High
72
Wed., April
Thursday 69
Friday 67
Saturday 65
Sunday 72
Monday 69
Tuesday 62
Wednesday
HIGHLANDS
Wed., April 3 65
Low Rain
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Wed.. April
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
60
58
62
66
62
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COWETA
71
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6?
64
73
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