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The best portion of a
good man's life is his
little, nameless, unre
membered acts of kind
ness and love.
?William Wadsworth
72nd Year ? No. 42
Franklin, N. C., TWtday, October 17, 19S7
RIBBONS FOR THE TEACHERS
Two ribbons won by Franklin High publications at the W. N. C. High School Editors' Round
table at CulJowhee Friday and Saturday are shown by Miss Joann Burrell, yearbook editor, (left)
to Miss Darlene Collins, Journalism advisor, and Mrs. Anne P. Biddle, yearbook advisor.
WAS GOV. FAUBUS RIGHT?
Answers To Many Questions
*
Was Governor Fabus within his legal rights in
what he did at Little Rock? Did Federal Judge
Davies have the legal authority to order the Arkan
sas governor to withdraw the s.tate troops? Was
President Eisenhower on .Solid legal ground in
taking over the Arkansas National Guard and
sending in federal troops to enforce Judge Davies'
integration order?
Those questions and many others growing out of
the Supreme Court's segregation decision remain
unanswered. And so we have what is described as
a "constitutional crisis".
What is the "crisis" all about? About the Con
stitution, obviously.
And it is equally obvious that nobody can under
stand the debate about Little Rock ? and the other
debates that may arise about other Little Rocks ?
without some knowledge of the U. S. Constitution.
With that in mind. The Press asked a number of
persons two questions : "Have you read the Con
stitution recently?" and "Do you know where you
could quickly and conveniently lay your hands on
a copy?" Both questions were answered "no".
So, starting next week, .this newspaper will pub
lish the Constitution' of the United States, with its
amendments, serially, on the editorial page.
Accompanying each installment of the text will
be editorial comment giving some of the historical
background of this basic law of our nation. The
comment will seek to tell how and when and why
some of the more important provisions got into
the Constitution.
Many readers, it is believed will want to read the
entire Constitution; others will want to check to
see exactly what the Constitution says on some
particular point. In any case, it is suggested it be
clipped and saved, for ready reference when new
questions arise, as they are almost sure to do:
Watch for it, starting next week, on the editorial
papre.. ___
H. Bueck
Heads Area
Association
H. Bueck, superintendent of Ma
con County Schools, Is the new
president of the Western North
Carolina Associated Communities.
Last year's vice-president of the
organization, he was
elevated to the1 top
post Tuesday after
noon at a meeting
at Fontana Village.
Attending the
meeting from here
were Mrs. Lasca E.
Horsley, executive
secretary of the
Franklin Chamber
of Commerce, Mr.
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Renshaw, Miss Las
sie Kelly, Mrs. Alice Rlmmer, Mrs.
William Katenbrlnk, and Mrs. W.
A. Rogers.
SHOOTING MATCH SET
The Civil Air Patrol will spon
sor a shooting match Saturday,
beginning at 10 a. m. across from
the Franklin Airport. Lt. Sid Car
ter, who to In charge, said sharp
shooters will shoot for ammuni
tion prizes. Both rifles and shot
guns win be used.
JUDGES ARE
COMING HERE
NEXT WEEK
WiU Select '57
Rural Development
Contest Winners
Judges of the annual Macon
County Rural Community Devel
opment Contest will be roaming
the countryside next Wednesday
and Thursday to pick the 1957
winners.
The difficult job of selecting the
best from among 10 organized
communities falls to Miss Sue Not
tingham, home agent of Yancey
County, and Jim Davis, county
agent of Transylvania.
Cash prizes will be awarded, ac
cording to Cfcunty Agent T. H.
. Fagg. The prize schedule will be
| announced later.
Deck The Halls
With Bows Of
Ivy
A Jaycee committee started
work this week on the second an
nual "Christmas Parade" in
Franklin.
It will be staged the Saturday
after Thanksgiving, Nov. 30. as
the official opening of the Yule
tide season.
Cash prizes totaling $100 will
be offered the best floats en
tered by civic groups, clubs, and
organized communities. A trophy
is to be awarded the best busi
ness entry. "
Co-chairmen of the committee
are Hall Callahan and George
Brown. Other members are Dr.
J. L. Hill, Dr. G. R. McSween,
Sam Gibson, and J. P. Brady.
The Jaycees are staging the
parade for the chamber of com
merce. A trade promotion event
by merchants is being schedul
ed to coincide with it.
Plans also are unaer way u> ?
hold an awards banquet, similar
to past ones, in honor of the win- '
ning communities and the busi
nessmen supporting the develop
ment contest. It probably will be ?
held just prior to the judging of
the area rural contest in early |
November.
Here is the schedule the judges i
will follow next week:
Wednesday: Higdonville, 8:30
to 10: Cullasaja, 10 to 11:30:
Bethel, 11:30 to 1; Clark's Chapel,
2 to 3:30; Holly Springs, 3:30 to
5.
Thursday: Patton, 8:30 to 10;
Cartoogechaye, 10 to 11:30; Car
son, 11:30 to 1; Iotla, 2 to" 3:30;
Cowee, 3:30 to 5.
Scrapbooks compiled by the
communities during the year will
be studied by the judges also.
Officials To Speak
To Franklin P.-T. A.
Local and otstiict health offic
ials are scheduled to speak to the
Franklin P.-T. A. Monday night in
the high school cafeteria.
The meeting is set for 7:30, ac
cording to President Stephen A.
Bundy.
The theme of the program will
be "For The Future We Build
Through Listening, Looking, and
Learning".
EXHIBIT MADfc HfcKfc ?
There's A Bit Of Macon
County At State Fair
There's a bit of Macon County
at the N. C. State Fair in Raleigh
this week.
In addition to a number of in
dividual exhibits entered by Ma
conlans. the "challenge exhibit"
for the western district was built
here under the supervision of the
Agricultural Workers Council. Ag
ricultural workers assembled the
large exhibit in the shop of the
vocational building at Franklin
High School. Before packing it for
shipment to the state fair, the
miniature community was drawn
to scale on graph paper so it could
be reassembled. Assistant agents
John J. \yrinn and Kenneth Per
ry will have charge of this phase
of the operation in Raleigh. The
theme of the exhibit is "Stronger
Community Life".
Maconians who. entered exhibits
in the fair include:
John C. and Earl Dendy, of
Highlands, Route X. several variet
ies of apples; Judd Tallent, of
Franklin, Route 1, corn and cu
shaw; Prank Burnette, of Route 3.
corn; Aaron Hedden, of Route 1,
corn; Mrs. Re* Andrus, of Route
1, hand woven coverlet, valance,
and drape's; J. L. Huggins, of
Route 4. corn; Algy Raby, of
Route 4. pumpkin and three varie
ties of corn; and Miss Ruth Hol
brooks, of Route 4, cushaw.
PRINCIPALS OF DEDICATION EVENT
A brief dedication ceremony was held Friday afternoon at the new $300,000 wing of Angel
Hospital. Among principals on the program were (L to R) K. S. Jones, hospital trustee, the Her.
S. B. Moss, who was in charge, and Dr. Edgar Angel, medical director.
1 hings Are tSacK
To Normal Again
At Hospital Here
That air of antiseptic efficiency
has returned to Angel Hospital in
Franklin, following Friday's dedi
cation of its new $300,000 out-pa
tient clinic wing.
A two-stage dedication program
was held; an open house and brief
dedication ceremony at the hos
pital in the afternoon, and a by
SPECIAL SECTION
A special section inside this
week's Press features the new
out-patient wing at Angel Hos
pital, through stories and pic
tures.
invitation-only banquet that night
in the high school cafeteria.
And life went on as usual. Just
15 minutes after the open house
started at 2 o'clock. Dr. Edgar
Angel, medical director, excused
himself from a group of visitors
and ducked into the operating
room to deliver a daughter to Mr.
and Mrs. Glenn R. Sutton, of Ott.
Several hundred persons inspect
ed the new wing and facilities at
the open house, with members of
SEE NO. 3, PAGE 8
She Stubbed
Her Toe . . .
Mother Nature has stubbed
her toe again and spilled her
water colors over the landscape.
Just like she does every year
about this time.
Her intentional spilling has
transformed the trees and foli
age into a kalidescope of hues,
ranging from the soft pastel yel
lows and bright reds, splashed
against the green of pines.
Autumn travel is noticably on
the increase here as motorists
drive the byways to witness this
spectacle of autumn color along
the Nantahalas.
Color is expected to be at its
peak the week of Oct. 19-25 in
this section.
WINS A PRIZE
The 'Challenge Exhibit' won a
fourth place and $450 at the
N. C. State Fair.
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?Stmff Photo
State Fair 'Challenge Exhibit* . . . Built In Macon County
GETS SERVICE AWAKU ?
County Agent Fagg Recipient
Of Honor From Association
Macon County's farm agent, Y.
H. Fagg, has been announced as
a recipient of the highest award
made by the National Association
of County Agricultural Agents.
He and five other North Caro
lina agents will receive Distingu
ished Service Awards at the pro
fessional group's annual meeting
this Week in Boston, Mass.
Mr. Fagg, who is unable to at
tend the Boston meeting because
F!u-Ridden
Team Loses
A tough combination of influ
enza (American variety J and a
well-coached Robbinsville eleven
proved to be too much for Frank
lin High's Panthers here Friday
night.
The visitors swamped them 27
to 6. It was the third loss of the
season for the' Panthers.
Franklin goes to Bryson City to
morrow i Friday i night for a con
ference clash with Swain High.
Although six of his first-string
players were out sick with influ
enza. Coach Dick Stott wouldn't
"alibi" and was high in his praise
for the younger and inexperienced
boys who filled in the gaps on the
team. The sick players were Ron
ald Harper. Edward Shatley. Bob
by Cprbin. Wayne Cole. Bobby
Poindexter, and James Murray.
Lamar Mason. Gary McKelvey,
Dawrin Hussey, Harold Elliot, and
Jack Hyde all were running tem
peratures and were ailing, but
played any way. Most of them
later came down with influenza.
Hussey was stricken as late as
Monday and had to leave school.
Only 19 of 35 players dressed
out for the game.
Robbinsville scored once in the
first and second quarters and
twice in the third.
Gilmer Henry scored Franklin's
lone tally in the second quarter as
the climax to a downfield march.
Henry pushed over from the two.
Robbinsville's shifty Rex Mc
Monigal got things off to a fast
start by returning the opening
kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown.
He scored again in the third pe
riod with a 21-yard scamper. Web
ster scored the other two touch
downs.
Statistics:
Rushing yardage 73 50
First downs
Rob'ville Franklin
7 4
passes intercepted
Passing yardage
Passes
Punting average
Fumbles lost
Yards penalized
68 0
5-4 10-0
2 0
33 34
1 1
65 55
Well Producing;
Another Started
Franklin's water supply will
soon net a much-needed shot in
the arm.
H. H. Onuse, Jr., chairman of
the town water committee, this
week reported the new well on the
George Reed property just off
Anderson Street produced 75 gal
lons of water a minute in an eight?
hour test conducted Monday. The
shaft is about 450 feet. Water
was first hit at the 275?foot mark,
but not in sufficient quantity.,,
When this supply Is tied In with
the system, this means the town
can close down "Big Betsy" for
the winter, he said. "Betsy", the
town's largest producing well, has
a high Iron bacteria content and
is the culprit behind complaint!
SEE NO. 4, PAGE 8
of his heavy work schedule nere,
is the second Macon County agent
tapped (or high honors this
month. Mrs. Florence S. Sherrill,
home agent, will be honored by
her profession's national associa
tion at a convention next week in
Minneapolis. Minn.
A Clemson College graduate.
Mr. Fagg came as assistant farm
agent in 1939. He became county
agent in August. 1954. following
the death of S. W. Mendenhall.
Here re A. S. C.
Committeemen
Ejected In Vote
Two hundred forty-three votes
were cast in the Oct. 8 election
to pigk community corrtmitteemen
for the Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation program.
Chairman of each of the 11
A.S.C. communities will meet next
Wednesday. Oct. 23. at 9:30 a.m.
at the Agricultural Building to
elect a county committee to over
see the 1957 program. The present
committee is composed of Max
Parrish. chairman. Bill Higdon,
vice-chairman, and George Brown,
regular member.
Following are the community
committees ? chariman, vice-chair
man, regular member, and first
and second alternate. In that
order:
Burningtown: Floyd Ramsey.
Robert Parrish, Forrest Huggins.
Oran Ray, and William Drinnon.
Flats: Frank Dryman. J. N.
Fisher, J. L Miller, J. D. Head,
and H. R. Penland.
Cowee: My ton Fouts, E. O.
Rickman. Robert Morgan. Hoyt
Bryson. and W. R. Gibson.
Nantahala: Carl Bateman. Gen
eral Owenby. Jim Neal, Turner
May, and Jud McMahan.
Franklin: Ed Bradley, Marvin
Vanhook. R. D. Wells, Don Shuler,
and D. N. Fouts.
Smith's Bridge: Tom Alley,
Robert Stewart, Gilmer Henson.
Bryant NfcClure. and John Brown.
Cartoogechaye : Laddie Craw
ford, Hillard Solesbee. Cecil Park
SEE NO. 5, PAGE 8
'HARVEST SALE' SET
A "Harvest Sale" will be spon
sored Oct. 26 in the high school
gymnasium from 6:30 to 10:30
p. m. with the P.-T. A. in charge.
The Weather
The week's temperatures and rainfall below
are recorded In Franklin by Man. son St ilea,
U. S. weather observer; in Highlands by
Tudor N. Hall and W. C. Newton. TV A
observers: and at the Coweta Hydrologfe
Laborntory. Readings are for the 24-hour
period ending at 8 a.m. of the day listed.
FRANKLIN
High Low Rain
Wed.. Oct. 9
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
76
76
68
61
70
69
67
COWETA
9
Wed., Oct
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday ?
HIGHLANDS
72
72
?5
61
82
67
66
Wed.. Oct.
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
70
70
58
52
58
59
58
44
45
48
49
47
39
32
54
38
38
45
47
44
32
31
52
37
40
48
43
39
34
37
50
00
.00
.00
.36
.05
00
.00
.03
.00
.00
.00
.42
.00
.00
.00
.02
? No Record.