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to fight. ? John Paul
folios.
72nd Year ? No. 30
Franklin, N. C., Thursday, July 25, 1957
Price 10 Cents
Fourteen Pages
County Commissioners Adopt $553,982 Budget For 1957-58
A new ariiva! is getting vM the attention generally accorded a new arrival, and maybe
just ?. little bit more, at the Rate Teag'ues' in Franklin. This newcomer is "Antoinette", al
ready shortened to "Tony" by the Teague children, anc'. she's the daughter of their pony,
' ( heckers". "T?pi*" arrived early Monday morning and by noon was out frisking (above)
v ;.h hei mistress Pamela Teague.
Silers To Gather
Here August 3
T'.-.e Silers will hold their 1957
"family meeting" Saturday of
next week (August 3> at the
horr. ? of Mr. and Mrs. Gilmer A.
Jor.:
T. ? reunion, one of the larg
est ar>.d perhaps the oldest con
tinuous one in the country, has
beer, held annually, without a
brea!?, for 105 years.
Th; Rev. A. Rufus Morgan is
chairman, and W. N. Sloan is
secretary of the organization.
The meetings, featured by re
newal of old acquaintances, the
mammoth outdoor picnic din
ner, and an afternoon of pro
gram with singing, prayer, and
family history, are held each
year on the first Saturday in
August.
WIDENING STREET
State forces are widening
narrow School Street that runs
through the Franklin School
grounds from Porter to Phillips
Streets.
Music Working
Tonight For
Hospital Here
HIGHLANDS ? Music will be
working here tonight (Thurs
day) for the Highlands Com
munity Hospital.
At 8 o'clock in the high
school auditorium, the faculty
and staff orchestra of the
Transylvania Music Camp will
present a benefit concert for
the hospital.
A contribution to the hospital
will be the admission charge.
James Christian Pfohl will '
conduct.
APPOINTED COLLECTOR
Police Chief Sid Carter has
been named deputy tax collect
or in Franklin. The action was
taken by the board of aldermen
at a brief meeting held prior to
last week's session with mer
chants to discuss the water sit
uation.
Macon Native Is Manager
Of Bank That Was Robbed
Cecil Tallent, Macon County
man who is acting branch
manager of the Asheviile bank
which was robbed of $42,875 in
a daring daylight robbery Mon
day, called- his parents Tues
day morning to tell them he
was all right and that no harm
was done him by the bandit.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd Tallent, of the Iotla com
munity.
His parents have no telephone
and the message was relayed
to them through a neighbor, C.
E McFalls. Mr. Tallent gave no
details of the robbery over the
phone, but his mother said,
"We'll get a letter this week
?with all the news. I'm sure."
Tuesday morning, he also
called a brother, Theodore, who
works at Burrell Motor Com
pany According to Theodore.
Mr Tallent gave this account
of the robbefy:
He noticed a man come into
the North Ashevllle branch of
Wachovia Bank and Trust Com
pany shortly before noon .Mon
day He was dressed neatly in
gray working clothes. He had a
long box under his arm.
The man waited around a
bit and then appeared to be
writing a check. His next move
was to slip a sawed-off shot
gun from the box, announce
"this is a holdup", and tell
everybody to be quiet.
The lone bandit, who wore no
mask, had employes fill money
bags for him. Before leaving he
herded Mr. Tallent, six other
bank employes, and two custom
ers into the vault. The robber
was unable to close the vault
door and had one of the em
ployes show him how. He then
fled.
Mr. Tallent Is a graduate of
Franklin High School and Mars
Hill College. He worked for
Wachovia for about two years
and then entered the U. 8. Air
Force. When he was discharged
in August, 1954. he rejoined the
banking firm and has been
with it since.
He ts married to the former
Miss Kathaleen Cabe, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Cabe,
of Holly Springs community.
They have one child, Lynn,
who is a year old.
The Tallents were here last
week end visiting their fam
ilies.
Mr. Tallent also talked to the
Cabes on Tuesday. Mrs. Cabe
said he told them he had been
out all night (Monday) with
men from the State Bureau of
Investigation, but they had
found no clues.
Leagues Nearing
End Of Seasons
Little League and Pon;
League seasons are just abou
over.
The last regular game on thi
Pony League schedule is Jul;
31. However, a protest gam1
will be played August 2 anc
yesterday's (Wednesday) dou
ble-header was postponed be
cause of district playoffs an<
has been rescheduled for Aug
ust 5. The Pony League tour
nament team played yesterda:
in Canton, but the outcome o
the game was not known a
press time.
August 1 is the last schedule!
game for the Little League. A1
rained-out games during th
first half have been made up
according to the league presi
dent, Robert C. (Bobi Carpen
ter. He said there's a possibil
ity a post-season game for Lit
tie League "graduates" (thosi
who are aging out) will bi
scheduled with Sylva.
On July 31, the Little Leagu
All-Stars are scheduled to pla;
the winner of the Canton o
Hazelwood game in the distric
playoffs. Jim Yeary and Bil
Gregory are coaching the All
Stars.
Just Try, Try
Again . . .
"If at first you don't suc
ceed . .
And a couple of male visit
ors have large rubies to fin
ish the "try, try again" part
of the quotation. Both men
are "repeaters" to the Co-wee
Ruby Mines, having spent
their vacations for the past
two years in the Rem- bearing
gravel layer of the famous
valley.
Rich&"d F. Bowers, of Lan
caster, Pa., Tuesday of last
week found a 60-carat stone
at llolbrook's Mine 2, of which
Frank Wykle is manager. He
?.'.so found a number of small
er stones during his stay
here. (See picture inside this
issue).
The following day, at the
Shuler Mine, a "last bucket"
attempt spelled pay dirt foi
L. C. Sidbury, of Charleston
S. C. He found a 37-caral
ruby that was almost a per
fect crystal.
GILLESPIE SINGING
A singing will be held at tti
Otllespie Chapel on Jones' Cre?
in the Upper Cartoogechaj
community Saturday night at
OPENING DAY LATH
119 Criminal Cases Slated
For Superior Court Tuesday
Macon County's July-August
term of Superior Court opens
Tuesday, a day later than nor
mal, with 119 cases on the crim
inal docket, nearly all of them
for traffic violations.
The court's opening is being
delayed one day because the
presiding jurist. Judge Francis
O. Clarkson. of Charlotte, will
be unable to get here until
Tuesday. Technically, the court
will be formally opened Mon
day morning, but it will be ad
journed immediately until 9
a. m. Tuesday.
Clerk of the court, Mrs. Kate
M. Wrinn, said neither jurors
nor defendants need to report
on Monday. They should come
on Tuesday, she said. She also
asked they note the early time
for the opening of Tuesday's
session. ?
The relatively light criminal
docket is expected to be clear
ed by late Wednesday or early
i Thursday and then the civil
I calendar will be called. There
are seven civil actions and
three divorce cases docketed.
The July- August term is a
short term, that is, of but one
week's duration Instead of the
usual two.
Here is the criminal docket:
Ross Ensley. reckless driving,
speeding 100 m. p. h.. transport
ing whiskey, no operator's license:
Grady Floyd Stone, escaping
prison; Max Ray Hunsucker. reck
less driving, speeding 35 m p h :
Russell Camp driving drunk "3
operator's license: Newton Pen
land. fishing on posted procmy
Jack Reece. driving drunk < sec
ond offense": A. L. Allen, reckless
driving: Blaine Jenkins. rar>e
i two counts, continued from l%st
term i : Elmer James Taylor, dri
ving drunk: Steve Joseph Shep
paid, violating prohibition laws:
Ferman Branson Rogers, driving
drunk, violating prohibition laws:
Henry Herbert Bailey, driving
drunk.
. Pearl Kent Beal. speeding 70
See No. I, Page Ten
; Let People Decide 1 heme
Of Water Situation Meeting
"We're wondering if it
wouldn't be a good idea to .see
how the people f?el."
In a nutshell, this statement
by Verlon Swafford sums up the
feeling of a group of Franklin
! ?merchants, towmd the town's
water shortage problem.
The merchants, about 17 in
number, with Mr Swafford as
their spokesman, met last
Thursday night at the town hall
with Mayor W. C. Burrell and
his aldermen to warm over the
water situation and suggest that
the voters be given the oppor
tunity to spe.ik through a spe
cial water bond election.
"We're not here to tell the
y board what to do." Mr. Swaf
1 ford declared, but to discuss
the water situation and let you
e know we're interested in an ad
f equate" water supply."
No action wai taken by the
aldermen, although several pos
sible solutions to the admitted
t iht supp.y of water were dis
cussed and Aldermen II. H
Ghuse. Jr. a member the
V2i?r c?k mitj.ee. was- author
ised to query an engineerini
firm on the cost, of building a
small supplementary filter
plant to assist the town's seven
wells through periods of heavy
demand.
It was the consensus of both
sides that Franklin is operat
ing on an inadequate supply
and that something is going
to have to be done to correct
the situation
In Tight Spat
As unofficial spokesman for
the board. Mr. Gnuse frankly
'admit 'ed "we're in a tight. spot".
SEE NO 2. PAGE 4
Flower Show
To Be Given
This Saturday
To the theme of Garden
Fashions", the Franklin Garden
Club will open its 25th annual
flower show to the public Sat
urday afternoon in the Frank
lin High School cafeteria.
Hours will be 2 to 9:30 p. m.
Judging of exhibits by accred- 1
ited flower show judges will be :
in the morning. Ribbons will be
awarded.
Rules and regulations and
show classifications may be
found elsewhere in this issue.
Mrs. J. Ward Long is show
chairman.
But It Was
Legal Holdin' . . .
A nervous out-of-town
bridegroom thought he was in
legal trouble here Monday
when told the attorney gen
eral of North Carolina would
be a witness at his wedding.
However, he was informed
there w?.s no dispute about
the matter, he was just hon
ored that the attorney gener
al, George B. Patton. was
handy ?.?. the courthouse and
was happy to act as one of.
the required witnesses.
This seemed to satisfy 19
vear-old Ronald Howard, of
Bryson City, Route 1. and Jus
tice of the Peace lee Barn-t
a d proceeded with the cere
mnvjv. i niting hint with Miss
Vinnie Geneva Reagan, 18, of
Smokemont. (Thev were :s
: u I' i . Hc^n^e here.)
?Judge' Barnard reportea
aftertlard he didn't get a
chance to claim his kiss from
the bride. "The groom was
holding on to her too tight."
H er-y T. Ward Family
Reunion Slated Sunday
The Henry T. Ward reunip'r:
will be held Sunday at then- home
on Tescnta.
Friends and relative.- ' are invit-.
ed The Rev. Roy Lee Moose wfr!
hold a service after lunch,
- BY M.\C( >\" ?
5 Backdrop For State Review Is Made Here
y Macon County has more than
j just a passing interest in State
t 4-H Club Week, which is being
held this week in Raleigh,
j In the first place, four club
1 members and Mrs. Florence S.
e Sherrill, home agent, are at
i, tending the annual convention.
Secondly, the cleverly made
" backdrop that made such a hit
" at last night's i Wednesday!
state dress review was made
B here. . 1
?
Finally, Brenda Cunningham
...
modeled in the state review. She
was winner of the county re
view held earlier iri the year at
East Franklin School. Brenda is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James P. Cunningham, of the
Carson Community.
Macon County was selected to
make the dress review backdrop
as the western district's con
tribution. Designs on several
cloth screens carry out the
theme of the review. "4-H Hit
Parade of Fashions". The back
drop was made in miniature by
Mrs. J. M. Maddox, 4-H leader
at Cartoogechaye, and Miss Sai
ly Kesler. crafts instructor at
Nonah Craft Center, before the
big one was constructed.
In addition to .Mrs, Sherrill
and Brenda. other 4-H clubbers
in Raleigh are Jo Ann Solesbee,
Nantahala club, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Solesbee; Ken
neth Solesbee, Nantahala club,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Sol
esbee; and George Wyatt. Iotla
club, son of the Rev. and Mrs.
M. C. Wyatt.
Three 4-H girls are ihcwn putting the finishing touches to the backdrop made here (or
le the state 4-11 dress review In talelffh. It carri u out the theme, "4-H Hit Parade of Fash
k iorj", through the use of music?.' characters a -id silhouette dancers. The girls are (L to R>
re Miss BrentU Cunningham, who modeled In th? reriew, and Carroll Watklns and Sarah
8. Bateman, of the Otto club.
S253,500
Of Total
Is Local
$16,900,000 Tax
Valuation Made;
Few Variations
The board of county
commissioners adopted a
$553,982 budget last week
to operate Macon County
tor the next fiscal vear,
July 1. 1957- J une 30. 1958.
( )f this amount. $253,
5fH) will be. paid bv the
county and the remainder will
come from state, federal, forest
reserve, and intangible tax sources.
The county's tax rate of $1.50 ?
up 10 cents from last year ? will
be applied to a $16,900,000 real
and personal property valuation
See related budget stories
on page 3.
to yield a maximum of $253,500.
Actually, the amount taken in will
be less than this sinre tax col
lection generally runs about 92
per ctnt of the levy.
Overall, the badge: varies little
from last year. Pay' raises wer t
granted this year, however: to the
county agricultural worke r s'.,
school board secretaiy loniy oris'
of the two is paid by thA county1,
and welfare department employes.
The major biidg'etaiy change U
the addition of salaries for. ??? vi
House officials who huv ? b;sjn on
f'es np.d the separation of
??:b of 'ax collector from offio ?
cf sheriff and setting u.j .t
.< tax department.
B'ggest spender in the county
is the Public Welfare Department.
How ever, about 85 per cent of it >
budget comes from federal and
state revenue sources. The depart
ment spends $263 823; only $35,480
of which is paid by the countyl
Second biggest budget in Macon
belongs to the schools. They ex
pend $138,407. Of that, the county
pays $81,000, and the remaining
portion comes from state, federal,
and similar sources. The budget
SEE NO 1. PAGE 3
Ledtord Gets
Ranger Job
HIGHLANDS? A native of Barn
ardsville. Roy H Ledford. has
arrived here and assumed his
duties as ranger of the Highland
District of ' Nantahala National
Forest.
Ranger Ledford came here from
Clayton, Ga? where he was assist
ant ranger on the Tallulah Dis
trict of the Chattahoochee fores'.
He has been with the forest ser
vice for five years, starting in
Marion. Three of his five years
were in South Carolina.
He was graduated from Barn
ardsville High . School and then
earned a B.S. degree in agriculture
at Berea College. Berea, Ky Dur
ing World War II, be served four
years with the U. S. Navy, in
the Pacific fleet. After the war,
he went to Duke University. Dur
ham, and took a master's degree
in forestry.
Ranger Ledford is married to .
the former Miss Lydia Wynne,
of Scottsboro. Ala. They have two
children. Henry. 11. and Lisa, six
months.
The Weather
The we?k> temperature* and rainfall below
ir?? recorded in Franklin by Mnn?on Stile*.
U. S. w?>ather observer: in Highlands by
Tudor N. Hall and W. C. Newton. TVA
observers: and at the Coweta HVdrolofirir
Laboratory. Reading* are for the 24-hour
period ending at S a.m. of the day listed.
FRANKLIN
High Low Rain
Wed., July 17 87 64 00
Thursday 84 64 1 09
Friday 83 66 .00
Saturday 85 61 00
Sunday 86 57 .00
Monday 90 63 .00
Tuesday 89 59 .04
Wednesday 68 47
HIGHLANDS
Wed ? July 17 78 62 .56
Thursday 74 60 .15
Friday 76 62 .53
Saturday 78 62 .00
Sunday 78 57 .00
Monday 82 54 .00
Tuesday 84 59 .00
Wednesday 65 .00
COWETA
Wed.. July 17 86 60 .02
Thursday 87 62 .07
Frldiy SI 85 .00
Saturday 85 58 .00
Sunday 87 84 .00
Monday 90 59 00
Tuesday 90 58 00
Wednesday 88 .17