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72nd Year ? No. 21
Franklin, N. C., Thur?day, May 23, 1957
Price 10 Cents
Sixteen Pages
ORDINANCE
ON PARKING
IS ADOPTED
Last Official Act
Of Present Board;
Clean Up Called
In its last official meeting,
the outgoing Franklin Board of
Aldermen Monday night adopt
ed an ordinance setting up
parking meter regulations and
machinery for their enforce
ment.
Tomorrow (Friday) newly
elected aldermen and Mayor W.
C. Bun-ell are slated to take
their oaths of office. The mayor
and aldermen A. O. Cagle and
J. Frank Martin are the only
incumbents on the new board.
Clean Up Week'
With the exception of the
meter ordinance, the only other
action taken by the outgoing
hoard was the designation of
May 27-June 6 as "clean up
week". Town trucks will be
available for hauling trash and
brush. Residents wanting this
service may telephone 38.
To Take Pennies
In adopting the meter ordi
nance, as drawn by R. S. Jones,
town attorney, aldermen decid
ed to allow the new one-hour
meters on Main Street to accept
pennies (12 minutes parking
per penny), instead of just a
nickel as indicated on the met
er heads.
Only One Hour
However, only an hour's park
ing per vehicle will be allowed
In this area, which covers both
sides of Main from the post of
fice to the square. Under the
enforcement section of the or
dinance, any vehicle parking
more than an hour In a given
space will be subject to an over
time parking citation by police.
By limiting parking to an hour
In these spaces, a faster turn
over of parking Is expected.
Wrtth the exception of six 12
mlnute in front of the post of
fice, all other meters In town
give two hours. All accept pen
nies and nickels.
The ordinance places the reg
ulatlon, maintenance, and col
lection of the meters under the
wing of the police department.
Representatives of three of the four little League teams are
pictured here, after taking time out from practice to pose. They
are (L to R) Sonny Bun-ell, of the Jaybirds, Larry Franklin,
Wildcats, and Gary Young, Reddys. A representative of the
lihunderbirds was absent when the photograph was taken. Little
League and Pony League play gets under way Saturday.
Leagues To Open
Seasons Saturday
A triple-header Saturday after
noon will open the 1957 Little
League and Pony League seasons
in Franklin.
Mayor W. C. Burrell. in a tra
ditional gesture, will toss out the
first ball in a brief opening day
ceremony, just prior to the first
game at 1:30 between two Little
League teams, the Reddys and the
Jaybirds.
At 3, the Rexallites and the
Cardinals. Pony League teams,
will tangle.
Two more Little League teams,
the Wildcats and the Thunder
birds, will play at 5 o'clock.
Plans are now under way for
the minor teams of Little League
to play on the mornings of regu
larly scheduled Little League
games, according to Robert C.
(Bob) Carpenter.
Upcoming Games
Upcoming games:
Pony League: May 27, Corvet
tes vs Yardbirds, 4 p. m.: May 29,
Yardbirds vs Cardinals, 3 p. m.,
Rexallities vs Corvettes, 4 p. m.
Little League: May 28. Wild
cats vs Jaybirds. 4 p. m.: May 30.
Reddys vs Thunderbirds, 4 p. m.
144 Are Graduating
From High Schools
Macon County's three high
schools, Franklin, Highlands,
and Nantahala are graduating
144 this month at commence
ment exercises.
Of the total, 115 are from
Franklin, 12 from Highlands,
and 17 from Nantahala.
Nantahala's commencement Is
the first one of the three. It
Is set for May 27 at 7:30 p. jaa
ln the school auditorium with
Attorney General George B.
Pat ton, of Raleigh and Frank
lin, as speaker. The baccalaure
ate sermon will be delivered the
28th at 7:30 p. m.
Both Franklin and Highlands
have their commencements
scheduled for the 29th and
School Supt. Holland McSwaln
Is going to have to move fast
in order to award diplomas at
both.
The Highlands program will
start at 8 o'clock in the school
auditorium. Diplomas are to be
awarded at the beginning of the
program so the school superin
tendent can return to Franklin
In time to make the presenta
tions to Franklin's graduating
class. The Franklin commence
ment is set for 8:15 in the
gymnasium and the awarding of
diplomas is one of the last fea
tures of the program.
Franklin's baccalaureate ser
mon is to be delivered on the
26th at 3 p. m. in the gymna
sium by the Rev. Glenn Ander
son, pastor of the Macon Meth
odist Circuit, who was selected
by the graduating class.
The Rev. Eugene Walter, pas
tor of the Highlands Baptist
Church, will preach the bacca
laureate sermon to the High
lands graduates the 26th at 8
p. m. at his church.
NantaihaJa Program
Also slated to speak at Nan
tahala's commencement are the
valedictorian and salutatorlan.
Miss Beth Morgan, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Garland Morgan,
to valedictorian. The salutator
Ian Is Mickey Roper, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Roper.
In addition to the honor
students, the Nantahala gradu
ating class is composed of Miss
Sara Adams, Bert Bateman,
Ted Bateman, Miss Syretta
Daves, Cecil Douthlt, Allen
Grant, Neal Grant, Miss Gene
vieve Mashburn, Steve Mash
burn, Jerry Owenby, Miss ales
tie Passmore, Miss Opal Pass
more, Larry Queen, Miss Connie
Roper, and Miss June Roper.
Hightendi Program
Highlands honor students are
slated to speak at commence
ment. The valedictorian is Miss
Ann Harbison, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. T. C. Harbison, Miss
Barbara Talley, daughter of
Mrs. Lester Talley, Is saluta tor
Ian.
The Highlands graduating
class, in addition to Miss Harbi
son and Miss Talley, Includes
Louis T. Edwards, James Luther
Lowe, Leon McCall, Thomas P.
Norton, Tommy Rucker, Miss
Judy Barnes, Miss Dottle Deal,
Miss Margaret Sue May, Miss
Eula Rogers, and Miss Mildred
Wilson.
Franklin's Program
The Rev. Glenn Anderson will
open Franklin's commencement
with the Invocation. He also
will give the benediction.
James E. (Jim) Tyslnger, class
salutatorian, will give the wel
come. He Is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. C. Tyslnger.
"The Value of a High School
Education Today" Is the topic
of Miss Jean Phillips, one of
three valedictorians to speak.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs Nat Phillips, of Franklin,
Route 5.
Another valedictorian, Miss
Mysa Crawford, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Crawford,
of Route 1, will speak on "What
The Future Holds FOr Me."
The valedictory address will
be given by Miss Ruth Norton,
SEE NO 2, PAOT 8
Tax Penalty
Bill Is Out
Franklin and Highlands peo
ple with unpaid back taxes can
continue to get by without a
penalty charge.
Rep. G. L. Houk said last
week end he does not intend
to introduce a bill Imposing a
penalty.
Nearly 20 years ago, Macon
County and its two towns were
made exempt from the penalty
clause of the general statutes.
This spring, both Franklin and
Highlands asked that .the pen
alty be instituted again.
Mr. Houk, home from the
General Assembly for the week
end, said: "No appreciable
amount of money would come
in under the penalty and I
don't see any need to get things
all confused by having one
thing for the towns and an
other thing in the county."
If the county also requested
that the penalty be re-institut
ed, he would introduce a bill,
Mr. Houk added.
Taxes which are due in Oc
tober become delinquent the
following Feb. 2. The state
statute, from which Franklin,
Highlands, and the county are
exempted, provides that:
1. One per cent penalty may
be added Feb. 2.
2. An additional one per cent
SEE NO. 4, PAGE 8
Sales Taxes Drop
$700 In March
Sales and use tax collections
in Macon County dropped $700
in March compared with Feb
ruary, figures compiled by the
N. C. Merchants Association
show.
In March, collections were
$8,491.91, while in February the
figures was $9,233.
For March, 1996, Macon col
lections were reported as $8,
296.70.
CL ARK HEADS
MACON RURAL
CONTEST GROUP
1957 Content Will
Be Along Lines Of
Past Competition
Wiley Clark, of the Bethel
community, has been elected
chairman of the Macon County
Rural Community Development
Council for the 1957 contest
year.
He succeeds Woodrow Frank
lin, of Holly Springs, as the
head of the council, which
oversees the conduct of the an
nual development contest be
tween organized communities
over the county.
Picked In a mall election to
serve with Mr. Clark are Harry
Moses, of Hlgdonville, vice
chairman; County Agent T. H.
Fagg, reelected secretary; and
W. W. (BUI) Sloan, of Frank
lin, reelected treasurer.
Planning Starts
Planning for the '57 county
contest already has started. It
will be along the same general
lines as last year's, about $1,100
in cash prizes being awarded
the winning communities.
In Area Event
Eleven Macon County com
munities have entered the
W. N. C. Rural Community De
velopment Contest, an event
that has seen local communi
ties place among the top win
ners for several years.
Those signing up by the
deadline Wednesday of last
week include Bethel, Clark's
Chapel, Cullasaja, Carson, Co
wee, Cartaogechaye, Patton,
Holly Springs, Higdonvllle, Ot
to, and Iotla.
In last year's area event, Car
son won honorable mention.
Both the area arid county
contests end November 1.
Mr. Fagg said communities
still may enter the county
event by getting in touch with
his office.
New Surfacing
Slated For Link
In This County
US 23-441 from Franklin to
Cowee Gap In this county Is
slated for new surfacing soon.
Bids for the stabilization of
shoulders and surfacing the
link from Franklin to Dillsboro
have been asked by the State
Highway Commission and are
scheduled to be opened Tues
day.
The Macon County portion of
the job covers 7.24 miles, ac
cording to Resident Engineer
S. T. Usry.
The engineer explained that
the surfacing project actually
is the final step In the over-all
surfacing program on the com
paratively new section of hlgh
SEE NO. 5, PAGE 8
Here's the prize-winning parliamentary procedure team of the Franrklln F. F. A. chapter.
Members are (L to R) Frank Noien, Bud Staope. Bill Fonts, Richard .Setser, John Killian, and
Riley Henry. The team now mores into state competition After winning in the district
Town In Tight
Spot When Well
Motor Burns Out
An already water conscious
Franklin found itself In a tight
spot last Thursday when the
pump motor at the East Frank
lin well burned out.
A rush job of repairing the
motor and putting the well back
in operation headed off what
could have been a serious Short
age of water, . according to
Water Supt. Herman Chllders.
The water superintendent
said he at first thought the re
sulting drop in water reserves
would temporarily close Frank
lin Hosiery Plant, the town's
biggest consumer. Plant officials
were prepared to shut down
operations on the night shift.
However, the pump motor was
rushed to Waynesville for re
pairs and was reinstalled and
pumping again by 2:40 a. m.
Friday, Supt. Chllders said.
The East Franklin well pro
duces about 27-30 gallons per
minute.
New producer
While the East Franklin well
was out, the new Hlgdon well
on US 64 went Into production,
SEE NO. 6, PAGE 8
Delay In Shipoing
Chancres Schedule
For Safety Lane
A delay In the shipping of
necessary equipment has chang
ed the schedule of the free
automobile safety Inspection
lane.
It was to have operated this
week in Franklin and High
lands.
Under a new schedule pre
pared by C. Jack Ragan, coun
ty safety coordinator, the safe
ty lane will be In Highlands to
day (Thursday) and In Frank
lip Monday, Tuesday, Wednes
day, and Thursday, on West
Main near the Jones' residence.
Volunteers from local civic
clubs are helping With the proj
ect.
BY LEGION GROUPS HERE ?
3 Are Selected To Attend Student Government Meets
.Macon County's representa
tives to the annual "Boys' State"
and "Girls' State" In June have
been selected by the local Amer
ican Legion post and auxiliary.
They are Miss Patricia Ann
ette Hedaen, Gary McKelvey,
and Paul Cloer, all rising sen
iors at Franklin High School.
Gary, son of Mr. and Mrs. R.
E. McKelvey, of Franklin, had
lettered in football and basket
trail and Is a member of the
Beta Club.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thad
Cloer, of Route 2, Paul Is a
member of the high school
cheering squad, the Future
Teachers of America chapter,
and the 4-H club.
Both student government
events are set for June 9-16.
"Boys' State" will be held on
the campus of the University
of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,
while "Girls' State" activities
will center at Woman's College,
University of North Carolina,
Greensboro.
A rising senior, Miss Hedden
Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
G. D. Hedden, Jr., of Franklin.
Her school activities include
membership, in the band, the
Future Teachers Club, and the
Art Club. She also is headline
writer and make-up editor of
the school newspaper, The
Mountain Echo, is a junior
marshal, and Served at the
junior-senior banquet.
Paul
Patricia
Gary
Franklin F. F. A. Chapter
Is Tops In This District
Franklin's Future Farmers of
America chapter has been pick
ed as the best in the 25-coun
ty western district and is now
shooting for new heights in
state competition.
The local chapter was named
to top district honors during an
F. F. A. rally Friday and Sat
urday in Asheville. In compe
tition with 95 other chapters in
the area, the Franklin chapter
also won first place in cooper
ative activities for the year.
In team competition, the
Fire Law Stops
Moving Of Booth
The Franklin Chamber of
Commerce's information booth
won't be moving downtown.
Fire Chief A. C. Tysinger
-has notified chamber officials
that moving the small frame
building to the Town Square
would be in violation of fire
zone regulations.
Chamber officials had hoped
to move the Main Street
booth from its present loca
tion across from Nantahala
Power and Light Company to
the square where it could be
readily seen by tourists.
Highlands Bill
Passes Into Law
The Senate enacted Into law
last week a bill authorizing the
Town of Highlands to establish
a reserve fund to provide for
the expansion and Improvement
of its hydro-electric plant and
distribution system.
The other piece of Highlands
legislation Introduced this ses
sion, relating to charging ad
mission at the Highlands Bio
logical Station's museum, pass
ed the assembly two weeks ago.
New Department
Store Opening
The formal opening of Frank
lin's newest department stor6.
People's Department Store, is
set for today (Thursday).
Owned by J. C. Jacobs, the
store occupies the building on
Main Street formerly used by
Belk's.
Mr. Jacobs this week said he
has spent more than $40,000 in
merchandise and fixtures for
the junior department store.
In decorating, he has used
peg board extensively.
A new stairway to the base
ment floor is among Interior
improvements. It is almost in
the center of the main floor.
The old basement stairway was
in the left wall of the main
floor.
Students Get
Sears Awards
Two Franklin girls in the school
of home economics at Woman's
College. University of North Caro
lina, Greensboro, were presented
achievement awards last week at
the school's annual banquet.
Winning Sears awards were Miss
Joy Rebecca Oribble, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Oribble. and
Miss Ruth Helen Snyder, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Snyder.
EDITOR AT CONFERENCE
Weimar Jones, editor of The
Press, and Mrs. Jones attended
the annual North Carolina Con
ference of Editorial Writers at
Chapel Hilt last week end.
chapter's parliamentary team
took the top spot and advances
to state competition. Members
of the winning team are Frank
Nolen, president; Bud Shope,
sentinel; Bill Fouts, vice-presi
dent; Richard Setser, treasurer;
John Killian, reporter; and Ril
ey Henry, secretary.
In Individual contests, Frank
Nolen won first place in farm
mechanics.
At an Angus show at Enka,
which was judged by F. F. A.
boys, Franklin's Bill Fouts scor
ed high in individual judging.
Others from here competing In
this event were Frank Nolen,
Ronald Barper, Richard Setser,
John Killian, and RUey Henry.
The 70-member chapter,
which was judged the best
chapter in the state In 1955,
presently farms 120 acres, in
cluding the county f&rm on US
23-441 on a lease arrangement.
In addition, the chapter has 70
head of sheep, two bulls, one
beef heifer, and a Yorkshire
boar.
Pool Opening
On Saturday ,
Saturday Is the opening day
for the swimming pool at the
Franklin Lodge and Golf
Course.
The owners of the public pool,
T. W. Angel, Jr., and Frank B.
Duncan, have announced sever
al new improvements, includ
ing the installation of play
ground equipment for volley
ball, badminton, ping pong, and
horse shoes.
Free swimming lessons will be
available each Tuesday and
Thursday mornings from 11 to
12 noon.
A life guard will be on duty
at all times, the owners em
phasized.
The pool, which Is 30 by 100
feet, was built last year.
Baptists Planning
For Music Clinic
Baptist ministers throughout
the county and the music com
mittee members of the Macon
Baptist Association met Monday
with Joseph O. Strowd, Baptist
state secretary of music, to plan
a music clinic.
The clinic will be held here
June 9-15.
The Weather
Low Rain
53 .02
The week's temperatures and rainfall below
are recorded in Franklin by Manson Stilaa.
U. S. weather observer: in Highlands by
Tudor N. Hall and W. C. Newton. TV A
observer* : and at the Coweta Jfydrolocie
Laboratory. Readinjra are for the 24-hour
period ending at 8 a.m. of the day listed.
FRANKLIN
High
Wed., May 15 81
Thursday 87
Friday 83
Saturday 84
Sunday 80
Monday 82
Tuesday 84
Wednesday
HIGHLANDS
Wed., May 15 78
Thursday
76
78
78
72
78
76
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
COWETA
Wed., May 15 80
Thursday 85
Friday SI
Saturday 83
Sunday 78
Monday 80
Tuesday 82
Wednesday
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