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3Ul* IftigWatib* JHaconian
"A fair exterior is a
silent recommendation."
? Publilius Syrus.
72nd Year ? No. 26
Franklin, N. C, Thursday, June 27, 1957
Price 10 Cents
Fourteen Pages
Franklin Future Farmers Top Chapter In State Once Again
IX FRANKLIN ?
Carter, Former Patrolman,
Hired As Chief Of Police
Sid Carter, a former highway
patrolman and well-known resi
dent of this county, has been
hired as chief of police in
Franklin, effective July 1.
Police Chief C. D. Baird, Who
has held the job since 1934, will
remain on the force as an offic
er at his present salary of
$225 monthly. He and Police
man Nelson Ledford will con
stitute the regular force under
the new chief. Policeman Hom
er Cochran will no longer be a
full-time officer, but will serve
as a relief officer and a part
time employe of the water de
partment.
Mr. Carter, who is Jaeing hir
ed at a monthly salary of $300,
is a veteran of 10 and a half
years with the highway patrol.
A native of Wilkes 'County, he
was stationed in Highlands
with the patrol prior to resign
ing Jan. 1, 1952, to go into the
service station business in |
Highlands. _ j
He sold his service station 1
and until recently was service
manager at Burrell Motor Com- 1
pany, a job he held for three '
and a half years. He saw serv
ice in the U. S. Marine Corps
during World War II.
During his 23 years as police *
chief, Chief Baird was granted t
Wages Here j
Show Drop
Tot%l wages paid Macon '
County wage earners during the.
fourth quarter of this fiscal 1
year reached $851,264, giving an
average weekly earning for each
of $55.26.
Compared with the third
quarter of 1956, the present
fourth quarter average of 1,185
workers represents a loss of 3.74,
according to the Employment
Security Commission.
The weekly earning average
for the entire state for the
fourth quarter was $62.98.
Sidewalk
Bargains j
Weather cooperating, Frank- (
tin's sidewalks will be lined
with hundreds of items for r
bargain hunters tomorrow c
(Friday). a
It'll be "Sidewalk Carnival", I
a one-day merohants' trade
promotion. j
The 62 participating mer- ?
chants will place bargain c
items outside their stores on
tables.
Should the weather be had, '
the promotion still will be I
held, but the tables will be '
moved inside, according to
Sam Gibson, chairman of the
chamber of commerce com- .
mittee sponsoring the trade
event.
1,418 Receive r
Free X-Rays 1
On a five-day visit in Frank- J
lin last week, a mobile X-ray t
unit gave free service to 1,418 t
persons, according to officials
of the county health depart- 1
ment. 0
The unit operated on Phillips .
Street, next to the county jail. ?
Clerical assistance was furnish- I
ed by local tuberculosis associa
tion and volunteers from the
V. F. W. Auxiliary. I
In Nantahala community re- s
cently, the unit made 187 X- I
rays for citizens in that section, s
t
Womacks Buy j
Motor Court
The 18-unlt Panorama Court 1
just outside Franklin on US 23- t
441. south, has been sokl by Mr. t
and Mrs. Harry B. Davis to
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Womack. '
The Womacks own and oper- |
ate a smaller motor court on
US 64, east, (Highlands road).
Stamps on the deed filed In e
the register of deeds office in- I
dicate the transaction Involved f
approximately $35,000. S
Mr. Davis this week said he I
has no present plans for the I
future. t
two leaves of absence for duty
in the U. S. Army. He served
from 1944 to 1946 and then was
recalled as an active reservist
from 1951 to 1953.
Mr. Carter
Shope Is Hired
To Coordinate
League Activities
Z, Weaver Shope has been
nired by the Town of Franklin
:o coordinate Little League ac
tivities for the reniainder of the
season.
Aldermen hired Mr. Shope
ast week after the Little
League president, Robert C.
(Bob) Carpenter, requested
some town assistance with the
eague program, in which some
120 boys participate.
Mr. Carpenter explained that
:he program is too large for
PLAYERS CALLED
Boys who failed to make
Little League teams this sea
son are asked to report to the
East Franklin field July 3 at
9 a. m. so minor league teams
can be organized..
CaJvin Henson has volun
teered to oversee the minor
league program for the rest
of the season.
Four teams will be organiz
ed.
'olunteers to handle now, par
icularly in view of the open
ng of minor league play next
veek. -
As coordinator, Mr. Shope will
eceive $30 weekly for the rest
if the season. This should be
ibout six weeks, according to
At. Carpenter.
Several applications for the
ob were studied before Mr.
Shope was selected. He is prin
:ipal of Cullasaja School.
district League
Play In July
Franklin is scheduled to play
uly 18 in the district Little
.eague tournament in Canton,
iccording to Robert C. Carpen
er, league president.
He said an all-star team com
>osed of the best players from
he four League teams will play
n the district event.
Bill Gregory, manager of the
aybirds, has been selected by
he other managers to coach
he all-star team.
In the July 18 game, Frank
in is slated to play the winner
if the Hazelwood-Canton game.
Ramsey Is Improving
n Asheville Hospital
Franklin Town Clerk C. O.
lamsey is reported improving
it Memorial Mission Hospital in
Isheville, where he has been
iince Tuesday of last week, suf
erlng from a heart ailment.
He expects to be back on the
ob in the town office next
Veek.
In his absence, James E.
Jim) Tysinger, who has been
lelplng .Mr. Ramsey with some
ax chores, Is on the job In the
own office.
Did Morrison School
Reunion Is Planned
Former teachers and students
ind their families of the old
Morrison School on the Oeor
[la Road, will hold a reunion
Sunday at Arrowood Olade.
5ach family will bring a picnic
unch, which will be served at
loon.
ENGINEER
SEES WEEKS
MORE WORK
Surfacing Finished
On Highway Project;
Detour To Remain
Resident Highway Engineer S
T Usry sees about six more
weeks, of work to be done on
J?* "?,w highway project from
line the Georgia state
,,^'th0"gh. surfacing on the
f t Lm Job has been com
pleted and local and some
through traffic is moving over
it, the engineer says the detour
over US 64 probably will re
ineffect until the state
tractor. j?b fr?m the con
thpb?^ Weelcs shouId see
the shoulder work completed,
nff 2- a"d there is some spot
patching to be done
f Jf"rf*cinf of the short link
from the town limits south to
the county farm property was
finished last week.
Survey For
Zoning Case
Being Made
The Town of Franklin's trip
to court over an alleged zoning
ordinance violation probably
won t materialize
Mayor W. C. Burrell said the
town and Lee Tippett. owner of
a rock crusher reportedly oper
ating in violation of zoning reg
ment?nS haV8 reached an agree
A survey of the property in
question on Harrison Avenue
T/ vr ? ordered by the town
' ! T'PPett's property is in
tlln hi? h Wn limits' the mayor
said he has agreed to stop op
crating the crusher.
Should the survey show it to
be outside the town limits, and
therefore out of the jurisdiction
of the zoning ordinance both
parties will share the cost of the
survey.
The town attorney was order
ed to proceed with a civil action
against Mr. Tippett at the
board's regular June meeting.
Rain And Wind
Miss Franklin,
Hit At Coweta
A wind and rainstorm which
nit Coweta Wednesday of last
week shortly after noon missed
Fianklin completely.
Coweta Hydrologic Laboratory
reported 2.08 inches rain in onlv
30 minutes <12:30 p. m. to 1
o clock i . Some streams showed
a uS^a? high 35 M feet in but
a half hour, according to lab
oratory gauges. i
W. Frank Plyer, a Coweta em
ploye said, "The timber was
bending like a hurricane was
going through it." No damages
were reported, however.
COURTHOUSE SING
, The fifth Sunday sing will be
held Sunday, June 30, begin
h!ng at.!,? a' m at the court-,
house. All singers are invited
to participate.
Welfare Department Staff
Granted Pay Boosts Here
The board of county commis
sioners has granted a second
group of county workers pay
raises for the fiscal year be
ginning July 1.
They are employes of the De
partment of Public Welfare,
who are getting salary increases
of from three to four per cent
from the county on that por
tion of their salaries it pays.
Tota! cost to the county will
be 2. "4. 40 a year.
Receiving increases are Mrs.
Eloise G. Potts, superintendent,
lour per cent; Mrs. John Craw
fo.d, case worker, three per
cent; and Mrs. Winton Perry,
office secretary, about four per
cent.
The county pays 53. per cent
of their wages and the federal
and state governments put up
the other 47 per cent.
An almost equal raise will
come to the three workers from
the federal and state on their
portions of the salaries
Old and new salaries are;
Mrs. Potts, from $460 to $480
monthly; Mrs. Crawford, from
$310 to $320 monthly; and Mrs.
Perry, from $260 to $270 month
ly.
The increase was granted by
the commissioners Tuesday of
Slagle Renamed
By Governor
A. B. Slagle, Macon County
dairyman and owner of Nanta
hala Creamery, who has served
on the State Board of Agricul
ture since first being oppointed
by Governor Cherry about 10
years ago, was reappointed last
week.
Governor Hodges appointed
Mr. Slagle to a six-year term
this time.
The board, whose chairman
is the commissioner of agricul
ture, is Composed of 10 citizens
from throughout the state. It
meets six or eight times a year
on the call of the commissioner.
Local Girl Wins
$335 Scholarship
Miss Ruth Norton, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Norton,
of Franklin, Route 2, has been
awarded a . National Methodist
Scholarship valued at $335.
The scholarship is awarded
by the general board of educa
tion of the Methodist church.
Miss Norton, a *57 Franklin
High graduate, plans to enter
High Point College this fall. The
college is a member of the As
sociation of Schools and Col
leges of the Methodist Church.
Slie is a member of the As
bury Methodist Ghudch.
Fagg In Raleigh
For Three Weeks
County Agent T. H. Fagg is
attending a three-week sum
mer school for extension work
ers in Raleigh.
He recently was selected by
his administrators and super
visors for the Surtman Found
ation Scholarship of $100 to
help cover his expenses at the
special summer school.
Schedule Of 4th Activities
8:45: Greasy pole climbing for boys.
9:00: Hog calling contests for men and women.
9:15: Sack races for boys and girls up to 15 years old.
9:30: Log chopping contest for men (Bring your favorite axe.
Wood will be furnished.)
9:45: Corn shelling contests for men and women.
10:00: Potato races for men and women and boys and girls.
10:15: Wheelbarrow races for boys and men.
10:30: Tire rolling races for boys and girls.
10:45: Watermelon eating contests for boys and girls up to 15
years old.
11:00: Log sawing contest for men (bring your own saw.)
11:15: Clothes hanging contest for women.
11:30: Selection of winners of the most authentic frontier
clothes worn by a man and a woman: the oldest man
and woman present; and parent with most children
present.
11:45: Potato rolling contest.
12:00 Noon: Greasy pig.
1:30: LITTLE LEAOUE GAME? East Franklin field. Wildcats vs
Jaybirds.
3:00: PONY LEAOUE OAME? East Franklin field, Yardbirds vs
Corvettes.
8:00: Free square dancing starts on the west side, of the
county courthouse.
8:15: 1st elimination of beauty contest to select "Miss Fourth
of July".
9:15: 2nd elimination of beauty congest.
10:15: Selection of "Miss Fourth" and crowning.
10:30: More square dancing.
r
last week in joint session with
the welfare board.
Earlier in the month, the
commissioners granted county
agricultural workers a five per
cent increase on the part of
their salaries the county pays.
Additionally, the agricultural
people will get some salary in
crease from the federal and
state governcents.
15 Local Guardsmen
Raturn From Duty
Fifteen Macon County men
returned Sunday night from
two weeks' active duty at Fort
Bragg with a Kational Guard
infantry company from Sylva.
They are members of Com
pany "I", of the 120th Infan
try Regiment, 30th Division.
Charles A. Swafford, of Iotla,
said the twin bolts of lightning
which struck Wednesday night
of last week at Fort Bragg, kill
ing two guardsmen and injur
ing 40 others, hit the bivouac
area about three-fourths mile
from where his company was
situated. The only effect on
members of his company, he
said, was an electrical shock
received by a switchboard oper
ator. They saw ambulances go
ing by a few minutes later, but
it wasn't until the next day
that they knew details of the
accident, he said.
Men from Macon going with
the Sylva unit, in addition to
Mr. Swafford, were James T.
Houston, Kenneth E. Clark.
Dean E. Pendergrass. Charles
W. Bridgeman, Arthur G.
Browning, George H Moore, Jr.,
Kenneth E. Taylor, Hudie C.
Crawford, James D. Fouts,
Bronce L. Roper, Harold T.
Cochran, James E. Raby, Har
old D. Amnions, and Grover H.
Miller.
Welcome Signs Are
Being Erected At
Highway Entrances
New welcome signs at the
highway entrances to Franklin
are being erected.
The all-metal signs have been
purchased jointly by town civic
and service groups. The over
all project is being headed by a
committee from the Rotary
Club. ?
Wayne Proffitt, vocational
agricultural teacher, and mem
bers of the Future Farmers of
America chapter are handling
the erection of the signs.
Mr. Proffitt expects the job
to be finished by next week.
DRUG STORE FIRE
A burning electric motor in
the basement of Perry's Drug
Store brought out the Franklin
Voluntee Fire Department Sun
day about 3:30 p. m. Damage
was confined to the motor.
Franklin's prize-winning Future Farmers of America chapter
has done it again.
Fom Raleigh comes word that the 70-member chapter has
repeated its 1955 performance by again walking off with top
state honors.
As the best chapter in the state, it will be presented a $100
award during the annual F. F. A. convention now under way in
Raleigh.
Wayne Proffitt, chapter advisor, and six F. F. A. boys making
up the chapter's parliamentary
Fourth Plans
Are Ready For \
Uncorking Here
A Fourth of July celebra
tion that "will stand with the
best of 'em" is ready to be
-uncorked in Franklin, accord- '
ing to Hail Callahan, Jaycee
in charge of the ever -all pro
gram.
The Fourth has been pro
claimed '?Frontier Day" and
everyone is being asked to '
dress as they dim' in the old
days.
Prizes will be awarded for 1
the most authentic clothes
and also to the winners of a
variety of contests to be stag
ed during the day. (See
schedule of events on this
page.)
Morning activities will cen
ter at the west side of the
county courthouse. This area
will be roped off. In the aft
ernoon Little League and
Pony League games aX the
East Franklin field are on
tap. Spotlighting the evening
hours will be free square
dancing and a beauty contest
to select "Miss Fourth of
July". More than 20 contes
tants have been entered by
merchants in the contests, ac
cording to- Roy Bkfdle, Jr.,
Jaycee in charge of this
event.
Jerry Sutton
Just Misses
A No-Hitter
Jerry Sutton came within one
out of pitching a no-hitter for the
Franklin All-Stars against Sylva
in a baseball game at East Frank
lin field Sunday, but a last inn
ing hit ruined his game.
Franklin won the game. 8-0, be- i
hind Sutton's steady hurling. Sut- i
ton also was one of the All-Stars'
leading hitters, getting three for !
four, including two doubles. No:- :
man Seay had a home run and ]
two singles in four times at bat 1
for Frankhn. ]
With a 4-2 season record, the i
local team meets Blairsville. Ga, i
here Sunday. Game time is 2:30
p. m tit East Franklin and there |
is no admission charge.
PATTON MEETING SLATED '
The Patton Rural Community 1
Development Organization will
meet Tuesday, July 2. at 8 p. m.
at the community building. Carol
Smith and the Carolina Playboys,
Macon County talent, will furnish
the entertainment. Refreshments
will be served.
jivtcuuic team, aic atvcuuuig
the convention.
The team, which is shooting
for state honors, is composed of
Bill Fouts. Frank Nolen, John
ny Killian, Richard Setser, Riley
Henry, and Bud Shope.
Frank also is competing in
the state farm mechanics event.
Moreover, he and Bill are can
didates for state offices this
/ear.
The convention ends tomor
row (Friday) and Mr. Proffitt
and the team members expect
to arrive here in the early
evening.
As district winner, the Frank
lin chapter also is competing
on the state level in coopera
tive activities and crop im
provement.
Members of the chapter farm
120 acres of the county farm on
US 23-441, south, on a lease ar
rangement. The chapter also
has 70 head of sheep, two bulls,
one beef heifer, and a York
shire boar.
Telephone Tax Check
Still Hasn't Arrived
That $1,438.72 check for back
taxes which the Western Caro
lina Telephone Company told
the county commissioners June
3 it would "try to g?t on the
way in the next day or two"
still hadn't come in this week.
It is expected the commis
sioners will look into the mat
ter further at their monthly
meeting oh Monday.
The taxes are for 1954 and
had remained unpaid while an
adjustment was made by the
State Utilities Commission on
the company's valuation here.
The commissioners had the
county attorney contact the tel
ephone company June 3 and a
company official made the
above statement at that time.
.SCOUTERS TO MEET
Scouters of the Smoky Moun
tain Boy Scout District, includ
ing several from here, have a
meeting scheduled tomorrow
(Friday) at 6:30 p: m. at Clark's
Restaurant, between Franklin
ind Dillsboro. The Rev. Roy E.
Bell, of Sylva, district chair
man, has been assigned a new
rastorate and his Scouter post
is expected to be filled at the
meeting.
Georgia City Also Raises
Money For Thomas Family
Word was received from Ath
ens, G-a., this week that a fund
drive there for the Porter
family raised $1,332.00 in cash.
Coupled with the money rais
ed in Franklin, the Thomas
fajnily has now $2,976.99 to help
defray expenses arising from
the June 2 auto accident which
killed Mrs. Thomas, a haby
daughter, and injured her hus
band, a male passenger, and
six other Thomas children, i
Additionally, thi family re
ceived groceries, several boxes
of clothing, and has been of
fered hospitality in the homes
of Athens citizens.
The Information was for
warded to' The Press by the
Athens newspaper. The Banner
Herald. It was given to them by
Sister M. Cohimba. administra
tor of St. Mary's Hospital, Ath
ens, where the Thomas family
has been hospitalized.
Sister Columba said the Ath
ens drive to help the Thomases
was Initiated by Mr. and Mrs.
Van Saw, themselves victims
of an accident a few days earl
ier In which they lost a son
and daughter.
"Notes enclosed with contri
butions," Sister Columba said,
"revealed an urge to help some
one In gratitude for help re
ceived in the giver's own times
of need."
According to the sister, money
came from individuals, church
groups, business employes, and
clubs and lodges.
She also identified the owner,
of the car, a friend of Mr. '
Thomas' whose identity previ
ously was unknown, as Daniel
Decker Garner, of Alabama. .Mr.
Garner was with the Thomases T
at the time of the accident, t
near Madison. Ga.
Tom Henson, of Franklin, |
trustee of the funds contribut- ?
ed here for the family, said
this week the local total now
stands at $1,644.19. Added to the \
figure reported from Athens, 1
this gives a total of $2,976.99. '
An additional detail of the *
accident was made known by ^
The Banner-Hearld. It quoted I
14-year-old Betty Sue Thomas y
as saying the family lay beside
Its shattered automobile for \
several hours before a motorist t
stopped to help in the dawn i
hours of Monday, June 2 s
Mr. Thomas came home last S
week end from the hospital In t
Athens. He has one arm In a 1
cast and a bad leg Injury. Two v
of his daughters, Betty Sue and
11 -year-old Thelma, remain *
hospitalized. A relative said It '
Is expected they will be dls- ?
charged next week.
The owner of the car, Mr, &
Garner, left the hospital last i
week. V
Press Coming
Out Early
Next Week
Next week's issue of The
Press will be published 24
.hours earlier than usuaL
The change in schedule is
due to the Thursday holiday.
This year, July 4 falls on ?
Thursday, and there will be
no delivery of mail on the
rural routes. So rural readers'
copies of the paper will not
lay over in the post office 24
hours, next week's Press will
be put in the post office
Tuesday night for delivery
Wednesday morning.
To make the earlier publi
cation date possible, it is nec
essary to move up all adver
tising and news deadlines by
24 hours.
The Weather
he week's temperatures and rainfall below
re recorded in Franklin by Mannon Stile*.
T. S. weather observer: in Highland* by
?udor N. Hall and W C. Newton. TV A
beervers; and at the Coweta Ifydroioiric
?aboratory. Rend intra are for the 24-hour
eriod ending at 8 a.m. of the day listed.
FRANKLIN
High Low Rain
Ved.. June 19 84 63 00
Thursday 85 62 .00
Friday 84 58 .00
Saturday 85 63 .00
Sunday 83 65 .00
Monday 78 65 .29
["uesday 82 64 .32
Wednesday ? 60 .00
HIGHLANDS
Ved.. June 19 80 56 00
Thursday 7T 58 .23
priday 77 57 .00
Saturday 78 62 2.11
Sunday 75 M traot
Monday 72 #2 1.02
Tuesday 74 60 .63
Vednesday ? 57 .45
COWETA
Ved.. June 1# S2 50 .00
Thursday 85 '58 2.08
'rlday > 83 57 .00
laturday 82 62 .01
lunday 82 64 .51
fonday 78 64 .68
"uesday 81 63 .30
Wednesday ' ? 58 W