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72nd Year ? No. 37
Franklin, N. C, Thursday, September 12, 1957
Price 10 Cents
Fourteen Pages
HOSPITAL WING NEARING COMPLETION
Angel Hospital's new wing is rapidly nearing completion and doctors already have occupied
offices on its main floor. Dedication of the wing is planned in early October. A special section
on the {addition and its many features is progra mmrf, by The ftws to coincide with the dedica
tion ceremony. ?
'Aunt Carrie'
And 'Aunt Nan'
Celebrate Again
Two of but a few remain
ing nonagenarians in the
county celebrated birthdays In
Franklin Saturday.
Mrs. Lee "Aunt Carrie"
Crawford, whose boundless
energy belles her yean, was
M. She entertained with a
luncheon party by Miss Har
riette Kinnebrew at her Har
rison Avenue apartment.
A boat 14 attended.
Miss Kinnebrew said "Aunt
Carrie's" birthday cake was
without candles this year:
"We had enough trouble put
ting 92 on one last year."
One of the community's
best known Negresses, "Aunt
Nan" Ray, on the same day
moved another year closer to
the century mark by observ
ing her 97 th birthday.
"Aunt Carrie" called on
"Aunt Nan" to extend birth
clay greetings.
NEW SURVEY SHOWS ?
What Have Other Towns Got
That Franklin Hasn't?
What are other towns in
Western North Carolina doing
to promote tourists?
Several answers to this ques
tion were given by Sam Gibson
last Thursday night at the
monthly meeting of the board
of directors of the Franklin
Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Gibson, chairman of the
merchants committee, recently
completed a survey of several
towns In the area to obtain
some answers.
What do the other towns do?
Bryson City, a town smaller
than Franklin, has a chamber
of commerce budget of $10,000.
(Franklin's is $4,500, of which
about $1,300 has been raised so
far.) The town also can ac
commodate several thousand
tourists within its vicinity. Has
16 swimming po"ls, most of
them at motels.
TAKE 7-6 VICTORY ?
Franklin Panthers Defeat
Clyde Erwin In Weaverville
By GENE DOWDLE
(Special Staff Writer)
The Franklin High Panthers
stayed on the ground Friday
night to win their second vic
tory of the season, edging Clyde
Erwin's Warriors, 7 to 6.
The game was played on the
Weaverville School field In
Buncombe County.
Franklin picked up 263 yards
rushing during the game to top
Clyde Erwin's 181.
In the first quarter, Clyde
Erwin's fleet-footed Jack Young
thrilled fans with a 90-yard
run for his team's only touch
down. The conversion was no
good.
But, Franklin's Gilmer Henry
came back with an almost as
spectacular 70-yard run that
was stopped by several Clyde
Erwin tackle r.s on the one-yard
line.
Gary Clark carried the ball
over for Franklin's lone touch
down on k sneak play through
the line and Henry added the
SEE NO. 2, PAGE 10
WHEN I SAY WHOA!... j
An nnidentified Clyde Erwin man reaches out to haul down <
Panther quarterback Jack Hyde (1*) aa he picks op some yard
are in Friday night's fame played en the Wayneovllle School ]
field Franklin won the non-conference fame, 7 to 8. ]
< (Oene Dowdle Photo) J
Waynesville, a promotion
wise small city, this summer
spent $5,000 alone tor highway
signs showing a mountaineer
relaxing and commenting,
"Waynesville, N. C. ? Where
It's Cool". ?
Has 20 Camps
Brevard has more than 20
camps operating in its area.
Including Transylvania Music
Oamp. Street dances also are
sponsored tor tourists and a
town-owned swimming
draws hundreds dally at 25
cents per person.
Hendersonville promotes sev
eral festivals during the year
and horse shows. A city-owned
park, open at night, offers a
variety of games for young and
old. ? .
Gatllnburg (Tenn.), a mush
room resort at the edge of the
Smokies, can sleep 5,000 tour
ists and has at least 50 differ
ent activities tor tourists every
night during the summer sea
son.
Offers Suggestions
Fr. Gibson also had several
suggestions to offer the direc- |
tors: . j
"You've got to sell your cham
SEE NO. 4, PAGE 10 ,
Students Off '
For Colleges
A number of students from
this county have returned to
college and many more aire
packing to leave later In the
month. <
Among those going to Pfeiffer
College In Mlsenhlemer this
week end were Miss Joan
Thomas, daughter of Sheriff J.
Harry Thomas; Miss Edith
Christy, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Christy; Miss Laura
Mae Cabe, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Carl P. Cabe; Miss Nancy
Sutton, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie Sutton; Miss Eva
Mae Carpenter, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Carpenter;
and Miss Birdie Lee Bingham,
daughter of Richard Bingham.
All are freshmen but Miss Bing
ham, who Is entering as a Jun
ior
Miss Ruth Norton, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Norton,
of Route 2, has enrolled as a
freshman at High Point College
She plans to major in social
studies.
Going to Baylor University,
Waco, Ter., Is Miss Patricia Sue
McFalls, daughter of Coyle Mc
Falls. A Mars Hill graduate, she
Is a junior.
Three boys reported In at
Clemson College last week. They
?re MltcheU Houston, son of
Mr and Mrs. Jay Houston, of
Route 4, Robert Alexander, son
>f Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Alexander,
>f Route 2, and Bruce Houston,
ion of Bob Houston, of Route
I and Detroit, Mich. All enroll- 2;
>d as freshmen-.
Another son of Bob Houston, ti
Lamar, has returned to Wake sj
Forest College, where he Is a "
junior. p
TOWN MAKING
CHAN&IN
STREET PLAN
Two- Way Traffic
To Enter NC 28
Under New Idea
A change In Franklin's one
way street system Is now under
way but W01 not be ready for
use tor some time.
A signal light was installed
Monday at the intersection of
Main and Harrison Avenue, in
front of Kelly's Inn, in prepa
ration for switching to two
way traffic from that point to
the signal light at the intersec
tion of US 23-441 and US 64 at
Palmer Street. Until the change
is effected, the light will not be
used.
The change means north
bound traffic wanting to reach
NC 28 (Harrison Avenue) will
not have to go up Palmer
Street, turn left on Phillips to
Main and hacktrack along Main
to NC 28. Instead, traffic mov
ing over NC 28 to US 23-441
south will miss the business
section.
Vice Mayor H. H. Gnuse, Jr.,
this week said the town has "no
idea" how long it will be be
fore the change will go into ef
fect.
It hinges on how soon the
state highway department can
make the necessary changes in
signs and traffic islands, he
explained.
Mr. Gnuse said this Is the
only change contemplated In
the one-way system at this
time.
Child's Chances
Of Getting Into
College Talked
What chance has today's child
of getting Into college when he
finishes high school?
That question was discussed
by Dr. Roger P. McCutcheon,
educator and education admin
istrator and long-time summer
resident of Macon County, at
last Thursday night's meeting
of the Franklin Rotary Club.
In the course of his talk, Dr.
McCutcheon, now southern co
ordinator for the Woodrow Wil
son Foundation, had some acid
comments on the "life adjust
ment courses" he said have re
placed mental discipline in
some high schools, and on some
theories in vogue in teacher
training institutions.
Needs Modified
A half century ago, he point
ed out, a small proportion of
high school graduates entered
college, and work in the high
schools was modified to meet
the needs of the majority of
students who would never see
inside a college. Today, how
SEE NO. 5. PAGE 10
NICE KITTY
Claude Bradley thought he'd
hooked a. whale when this H|
catfish took the bait Wednes
day of last week at the Almond
Bridge on US 19. The "eat"
weighed 28ai pounds and the
OaJt Grove fisherman landtd
him with a class fly rod and
a 45-pound test line, ?till red
worms and night crawtem
(Gene Dowdle Photo)
t
Henson Is Named
Macon Accountant
Deputy Tax Man
Get* New Post;
To Pick Deputy
Thomas A. (Tomi Henson,
who has been deputy tax col
lector under Sheriff J. Harry
Thomas for nearly five years,
Monday was named by the
county commissioners to the
newly-created post of county
accountant.
Mr. Henson will take office
Oct. 7, the date when the fee
system goes out here and
county officials become salaried
employes under a special bill
passed by the last General As
sembly.
The commissioners have ask
ed Mr. Henson to pick someone
to serve as a deputy accountant
Mrs. Parker
Is Going To
Washington
Mrs. Cecil Parker, vice-presi
dent of the Cartoogechaye
Home Demonstration Club, will
be In Washington, D. C., Mon
day, Tuesday, and Wednesday
for a national conference on
citizenship.
She is representing the home
demonstration clubs of Macon,
Jackson, and Swain and on her
return will hold citizenship
training schools in the three
counties.
CORBIN RENTION
The annual Corbin reunion will
be held Sunday at the home of
Dewey Corbin in the Holly Springs
Community. All relatives and
friends are invited to attend.
IT REALLY WAS HELD ?
Did You Attend The Funeral?
"Did you make it to the funeral?" queried motel owner
Frank B. Duncan.
"What funeral?" asked the unwary newsman, falling into
his trap.
"The one we held far the tourist season the day after
Labor Day," he explained.
And sure enough, the 1957 tourist season has been buried.
Inquiries at the Fhuiklln Chamber of Commerce infor
mation booth dropped so drastically, chamber directors
last Thursday night decided to close the booth immediately.
A check of the booth registration book shows an average
of a doxen or so registered dally during the summer. On
Labor Day only fire tourists found their way to the booth
and on the next two days only one daily.
However, the chamber's executive secretary, Mrs. Lasca
E. Horslev, reports that mall inquiries are still coming in,
although not as heavily as during the regular season.
Stopping, or at best postponing the annual "funeral" the
day after Labor Day, offers a perennial topic for the cham
ber of commerce.
This year, by joining a regional promotion called "Moun
tain Colorama", the chamber hopes to induce tourists to
return by publicising the fall colors. All chambers in the
western section are cooperating in "Mountain Colorama"
and a festival-type regional program is planned in Ashe
ville Oct. 11-12.
?Staff Photo
SHE'S THE ONLY FLOWER IN THE GARDEN
Meet Mrs. Josephine Wyatt Stanford, the onlj woman school tm driver in M?nii County. She's
and a top notch driver, according to other dri vera. Daaghter of the Rev. M. C. Wyatt, of Iotia.
le drives the Olive Hill, Jacobs' Branch, and B irningtown Road ran for lotla School, making
ro trips twice a day, in the morning and afternoon. Any yohlti? with the children? Not yet,
ie says, adding, "They're pretty nice. And they're not ml to having a woman driver " The first
ly of school, a sixth grader boarded her bus and nhd. "What Uad of a Joke are they trying to
?II on us?"
by the 23rd of this month so
they can give their approval,
or disapproval, as outlined by
the bill.
Yesterday (Wednesday! he
said he had "no one in mind
right now" for the job.
The county accountant is to
receive S3 .600 annually and the
deputy $2,400.
Offices in the courthouse re
cently vacated by the school
superintendent are to be used
by the accountant and his dep
uty.
In other business, the com
missioners ? W. E Baldwin. Wil
ey Brown, and John Roane ?
Monday discussed school bus
routes with Supt. H. Bueck and
Nelson Waldroop, county high
way supervisor.
The commissioners adopted a
resolution asking the state
highway department to relocate
the intersection near Nantahala
School, where the new highway
passes, for safety reasons. The
resolution was adopted with the
understanding that the highway
department will maintain the
present road around the school.
A road petition signed by res
idents of North Skeenah Road
was approved and forwarded to
highway officials In Bryson
City for action.
Also approved was a $243 50
jailor bill for August
County Fair
Catalogues
About Ready
Catalogues for the third an
nual Macon County Fair are
coming off the press and will
be ready for distribution this
week end.
Fair dates are Sept. 27-28 on
the grounds at rrsnklin High
School. \
Meanwhile, communities and
Individuals are gearing their ac
tivities to the fair. A number
of communities already have
planned special exhibits.
At community and home
demonstration meetings, exten
sion officials are putting em
phasis on individuals support
ing the fair by entering items.
Cash prizes and ribbons are
being offered.
Get Acquainted
Program Slated
By Local P.-T. A.
A "get acquainted" program
for new teachers and patrons
will feature the Franklin Par
ent-Teacher Association's first
meeting of the new school year
Monday night.
It will be held in the high
school cafeteria at 7:30 with
Steve Bundy, president, presid
ing.
Agent Returns
Mrs. Jessie Downs Cabe has re
sumed her duties as assistant
home agent here.
She has been on a leave of
absence since Feb; 1.
REVIVAL AT PATTON
A revival will start Sunday at
the Patton Chapel Methodist
Church with the Rev. Glenn
Anderson preaching. Services
are set (or 7:30 nightly.
The Weather
The w^k's temperatures and rainfall helot*
are recorded in Franklin by Ifanson Stilaa,
U. S. weather observer; in Highlands by
Tudor N. Hall and W. C. Newton. TV A
ohservprs: and at the Coweta Wydrolotfc
Laboratory. Readings are for tbs 24-hour
period ending at 8 a.m. of ths day listed.
FRANKLIN
High Low
Wed.. Sept. 4 85 61
Thursday 88 57
Friday 87 51
Saturday 87 55
Sunday 83 57
Monday 75 62
Tuesday 80 64
Wednesday 64
HIGHLANDS
Wed . Sept
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wed.. Sept
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
4 79
80 '
78
77
66
66
73
COWSTA
4 84
87
86
87
64
7S
7#
Rain
.14
.08
.00
.00
trace
.35
.97
trace
No
record
60
52
50
56
58
61
60
60
53
48
54
55
?1
62
?1
.04
.00
.00
.00
J1
.87
1.13
.09