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The fellow who isn't
fired with enthusiasm is
apt to he fired. ? B. C.
Forbes.
72nd Year ? No. 19
Franklin, N. C, Thursday, May 9, 1957
Price 10 Cents
Sixteen Pages
The scalding asphalt primer mixture used in highway paving is distributed over the road
bed by a tank truck rigged with a spraying apparatus. This one was caught in action Saturday
on US 23-441 as the priming project <m the new highway neared its completion.
'MAT' COMES NEXT ?
Priming Job Finished On Highway Project
Priming, another forward step
in paving the new Franklin
Georgia link of US 23-441, was
completed Saturday.
Putting down the "mat" (a
stone layer) is scheduled to
start immediately, according to
Resident Engineer S. T. Usry.
The final step in paving is
"sealing" the "mat" with an as
phalt solution. This operation is
not expected to be completed
until July, he explained.
The primer coat has been put
on about 11 miles of the 12.46
mile project. It is' thin asphalt
that penetrates the base ,of the
roadbed and bonds the paving
to the base.
A short section from Frank
lin Hosiery Company to the
Franklin city limits still has
not been graded. However, Mr.
Usry said grading operations
should begin there by the first
of the week.
The engineer said the detour
over US 64 is "still in effect".
Moore Is Named
Jaycee President
Robert W. (Bob) Moore has
been elected president of the
Franklin Junior Chamber of
Commerce tot 1957-58.
Elected to serve with him are
Roy M. Biddle, Jr., 1st vice
president; Raymond Ledford,
2nd vice - president; James
Yeary, secretary; George Brown,
treasurer; and J. P. Brady, Dr.
J. L. Hill, and Robert C. (Bob)
Carpenter, directors. i
Dr. Hill is the outgoing presi
dent and presided over Monday
night's election.
An installation banquet hon
oring the new officers is now
b&ing planned.
The new president works at
Conley Motor Company.
Koontz Taking Job
With Hosiery Firm;
It Leaving Saturday
Dave Koontz, industrial engi
neer at Franklin Hosiery Com
pany for the past 15 months, has
resigned and is leaving Saturday
for Burlington to take a similar
Job with Chester H. Roth Com
pany, a small hosiery outfit.
Mr. Koontz has been with Burl
ington Industries for nearly seven
years.
Busck Promises Pestering;
Nantahala Request Rejected
New School Man
Tells Commissioners
He'll Need Money
"IH be pestering you from
time to time until the schools
are somewhat in accord with
the general prosperity of the
county", Macon's school super
intendent-elect told the county
commissioners Monday.
At a joint meeting of the
commissioners and the board of
education, Superintendent H.
Bueck, who does not officially
take over here until July l, out
lined his ideas on maintenance
costs.
He said at budget time in
June, he would seek an Increase
of $20,000 for this item. This
year, $16,000 was appropriated
for maintenance; thus the pro
posed 1957-58 appropriation
would be $36,000.
"I'm hot saying you don't
have a good school plant? you
do, you have a fine one, or I
wouldn't have taken this job-^
but we're not spending enough
money to keep up the county's
$1,600,000 investment in these
SEE NO. 1. PAGE 8
Board Turns Down
Township's Petition
For Tax Election
A petition from Nantahaia
School for a special township
election to set up a supplemen
tary township tax levy has
been turned down by the Ma
con County Board of Education.
However, the board, in re
jecting the request, has prom
ised to malce budget provisions
to purchase some equipment for
the Nantahaia School vocation
al shop.
The board's approval was
needed before an election could
be called by the county.
Nantahaia was seeking a 10
cent levy which would bring in
$4,833.52 annually for its school.
The board also re-elected all
teachers in Districts 1 and 2
(Franklin and Nantahaia). Rec
ommendations still have not
been received from Highlands.
CANVASS RAISES $100
A house-to-house canvass
April 29 by members of the Frank
lin Junior Woman's Club raised
$100 for the local American Can
cer Society fund drive.
He Wasn't AI1 Shook Up Saturday
? Staff Photo
With a variety of welcoming speeches, sandwiched between recorded band music from neigh
boring ,high schools. Franklin's new radio station, WFSC, went on the air at noon Saturday. In all
of the excitement there was one calm soul. He's the boy pictured above peering through the glass
Into the radio control room. Fascinated by It all, he remained glued to the glass for about an
boor. At right Is Henry Bartol, Jr., of Tryon, one of the station owners.
HERE'RE FRANKLIN'S TO? VOTE-GETTERS I
?... ! ? ?. - - .? . * wastsmtmA
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Mayor W. C. Burrcll
.... Reelected
A. G. Cagle
. . , Reelected
. h. Gniue, Jr.
. . . Newcomer
mmx:
Dr. J. VV. Kaht
. . . Newcomer
E. C. Shook
. . . Newcomer
William P. Bryant
. . . Newcomer
Prelo Dry man
. . Deadlocked
J. Frank Martin
. . . Deadlocked
Sp/iiig Parades
Ac Dress Review
Spring was on parade yester
day (Wednesday) at Cartooge
chaye School when home dem
onstration club members held
their annual dress review to the
theme of "A Pretty Girl Is Like
A Melody".
The women modeled clothes
they had made during the past
year. Fashions ranged from play
clothes to formats, for adults
and children.
Cartoogechaye club was host
to the annual event.
Judges were Mrs. J. H. Fish
er, Mrs. Anne R. Murray, Mrs.
Glenn Taylor, and Miss Eule
Penland.
(Names of the winners were
not available tor publication
yesterday. A complete list will
appear in The Press next week.)
The decorating committee
was composed of Mrs. E. S. Pur
dom, chairman, Mrs. A. J. Yost,
Mrs. E. Rex Andrus. .Mrs. J. M.
MaddoX, .Mrs. S. R. Simpson,
and Miss Sally Kesler.
Mrs. Fred Slagle was chair
man of the refreshments com
mittee and was assisted by Mrs.
Siler Slagle, Mrs. Cecil Parker,
and Mrs. R. D. Fannon.
Mrs. E. M. McNish, Mrs. An
drus, and Mrs. T. H. McNish
were dressing room hostesses.
The registration committee
was composed of Mrs. Earl Har
rison, Mrs. Clifford Dalrymple,
Mrs. Harold Enloe, Mrs. W. N.
Dalrymple, and Mrs. Taylor
Crockett.
Tie Vote
Is Broken
HIGHLANDS ? A town com
missioner was picked from a hat
Tuesday night when Frank
Crane and Edward Potts tied at
103 votes each in the town's bi
ennial election.
The winner ? Mr. Potts.
It was a deadlock for the two
for the fifth seat on the gov
erning board and, under the
law, lots were drawn to break
the tie.
Mayor V. W. McCall was un
opposed for reelection.
L. W. Rice, with 104 votes,
and Tudor N. Hall, with 114,
were the only two of the four
incumbents Winning reelection.
Incumbents H. S. Talley and
Carter Talley were defeated,
with votes of 101 and 74, re
spectively.
The two newcomers to the
five-member board of commis
sioners polled top spots in the
election. They are L. C. Billings
ley, 172, and Curt A. Wilson,
165.
Unsuccessful challengers and
their votes: A. C. Patterson, 83;
Maurice Cleaveland, 81; and
Gene Houston, 23.
Town Clerk Louis Potts de
scribed the turnout as "low".
Only 224 votes were cast, a.s
compared with about 265 two
years ago, he said.
COWBE MEETS TONIGHT
The Cowee Ryral Community
Development Organization will
meet tonight < Thursday) at 7:30
at Cowee School.
'Whirlybird'
Lands At Cowee
A U. S. Air Force helicopter,
en route from Knoxville,
Tenn., to Asheville, lost its
way in the fog Friday morn
ing and made an emergency
landing on the playground at
Cowee School about 8:45.
The pilot conferred with
Principal Donald Seagle about
his location. The fog lifted in
less than half an hour and
the helicopter headed for
Asheville.
.Before leaving, the pilot al
lowed the children to examine
the strange looking aircraft.
Resigns Agent's
Position Here
Mrs. Joan Hennessee, who
Joined the home agent's staff
here In early February as as
sistant agent, resigned Wednes
day of last week (May 1).
Her successor has not been
chosen.
Mrs. Hennessee lives In Sylva.
Buirell Re-Elected;
Seat Is Deadlocked
The officii!.' canvass of the
Franklin election vote yester
day showed J. Frank Martin
re-elected with a vote of 316.
Earlier, unofficial returns
showed Mr. Martin and Prelo
Dryman tied.
Mayor W. C. Burrell was re
elected by a substantial major
ity in Franklin's biennial elec
tion Tuesday.
On the basis of unofficial re
turns, he polled 386 votes. His
opponent, W. W. Reeves, re
ceived 284.
FAVOR ONE-WAY
Franklin voters overwhelm
ingly favor the new one-way
streets system.
The results of the unofficial
referendum conducted along
with Tuesday's election show
435 approve of the system
and 249 disapprove.
Only two of the four incum
bents on the six-man board of
aldermen will be reelected. A.
G. Cagle, polling 389, won a
fourth two-year term. Incum
bents J. Frank Martin and
Prelo Dryman, on unofficial re
turns, are deadlocked at 312
votes each in sixth place on
the ticket. If yesterday's (Wed
nesday) official canvass failed
to give either a victory, under
the law, the two men were to
draw lots to determine the seat.
Aldermen J. C. Jacobs, who was
seeking his fourth term also,
dropped out of the running
with 282 votes.
The four newcomers to the
board and their votes: H. H.
Gnuse, Jr., 420; E. C. Shook,
346; Dr. Jl W Kahn, 322; and
William P. Bryant, 315.
> Unsuccessful candidates and
their votes: Sam Higdon, 222;
Frank L. Henry, Jr., 261; Vic
tor H. Perry, 292; Dr. G. R. Mc
Sween, 306; and Roy Lee Moore,
246.
Voting in the election were
691 of 961 registered voters.
The Weather
HIGHLANDS
Wed.. May 1
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Hinn LiOw Kain
70 57 .27
68 50 .00
64 50 .00
59 48 .08
56 40 .00
58 30 .00
57 34 .00
_ 37 .00
FRANKLIN
Wed.. May 1 78
Thursday 77
Friday 72
Saturday 65
Sunday 64
Monday 71
Tuesday 75
Wednesday
66. .33
61 .00
52 .00
54 trace
45 trace
31 .00
32 .00
39 .00
COWETA
Wed., May 1 76 57 .53
Thursday 76 51 .00
Friday 70 50 trace
Saturday 60 53 .01
Sunday 63 46 .00
Monday 69 31 .00
Tuesday 73 33 .00
Wednesday 38 .00
Automobile Clips Pole On Highway
A Detroit, Mich., tourist, Dr. Royee R. Shatter, 56, receded lacerations of the hend In th la
one-car accident Friday about 11:15 a. m. on US 64 east abore the Thomas curre. His wlf^ Mrs.
Shirley S. .Shafter, 54, was driving and told Highway Patrolman H. T. Ferguaon the brakes fallea.
She wm treated for shock following the accident and Dr. Shafter remained in the hospital until
Tuesday. The Shafter ear clipped a telephone pole In two (backf round) before coming to a May
on Ita side In a ditch.