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The best part of a
man's life consists of his
friendships.
? Abraham Lincoln.
73rd Year ? No. 4
Franklin, N. C., Thursday, January 23, 1958
Price 10 Cents
Fourteen Pages
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Macon County Square Dance Team Going On Sullivan Show
'Red Water
Project Set
For March
To SterilizA Town
System; Mains To
Be Flushed Sunday
At a special session Friday
night, the Franklin Board of Alder
men took a positive step toward
correcting "red water" complaints.
In March, on a date still to be
set, the entire water system will
be sterilized with a chlorine solu
tion to kill the iron bacteria
growth reportedly responsible for
the trouble. A state report on the
"red water" situation suggested
the board take this approach. The
sterilizing project, will mean, in
effect, that water customers will
be without water for drinking and
bathing for a 24-hour period. An
emergency supply will be held in
reserve in case of a fire or some
other emergency.
Meanwhile, in a move to relieve
the situation in the south end of
town, where most of the trouble is
concentrated. Water Supt. Her
man Childers plans to flush out,
mains Sunday. They will not be
sterilized, however. Customers in
the area are being notified of the
plan.
Station
Ready For
FM Switch
Open House Set
Friday Afternoon;
Public Invited
Open house will be held by ra
dio station WFSC in Franklin to
morrow (Friday) from 3 p. m. to
midnight as the station officially
begins FM broadcasting at night.
Edwin P. Healy, manager, said
the public is invited to visit the
studios in the Nantahala Build
ing and watch broadcasting activ
ities.
A brief dedicatory program is
planned at 3 o'clock, with short
congratulatory talks by a number
of leading citizens, he said.
Light refreshment will be serv
ed during the open house hours.
After Friday night, the station's
regular sign-off time will be 11
p. m. During the day, it will
broadcast on both AM and FM
and will go to FM only after sun
set.
55 Cents From
The Heart . . .
Fifty-five cents went to the
March of Dimes drive this week
in the true spirit of giving.
Two nine-year-olds, Shirley
Clampitt and Karen Houston,
held a puppet show at Karen's
home (Route 4) to raise the
money.
Paying customers included
Peggy Martin, Judy Martin,
Nancy Tallent, Wanda Tallent,
Melody Ledford, Jackie Ledford,
Steven Ledford, Dennis Houston,
Max Houston, David Tallent,
and Ronnie Tallent.
The show's "producers" also
served cookies and candy.
Principal Alex Arnold, of Iotla
School, accepted the 55 cents on
behalf of the March of Dimes.
KEENERS CELEBRATE ?
She Says It Took About
10 Months To Be Fooled
"It took him about 10 months
, to get me fooled," laughed Mrs.
George M. Keener Sunday after
noon at her home on Walnut
Creek.
This explanation of their court
ship was received with a smile by
Mr. Keener, 76, who that after
noon with his wife and members
of their family had reflected on
50 years of married life.
The Keeners were married Jan
uary 19, 1908, at her parents'
home in the Pine Grove section
by John Vinson, a brother-in-law
of the bridegroom. The newlyweds
set up housekeeping first in the
Nickajack section. They have
farmed on Walnut Creek for the
past 34 years.
Mrs. Keener, 65, is the former
Miss Callie Russell.
They have eight children, Mrs.
Ella Peek, of Route 5. Lee Keener,
also of Route 5, Ira Keener, of
Greenville, S. C.; Mrs. Genette
Houston, of Tocca, Ga., Mrs. Ann
Wiley, of Alexandria, ya-.1 Mrs.
Dorothy Bryson, of Detroit, Mich.,
George M. Keener, Jr., of Nor
cross, Ga., and Carroll Keener,
who is stationed with the U. S.
Army in Michigan.
For added variety, the Keeners
have 24 grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren.
Heading for the national television limelight are the
Otto Cloggers, (L to R), Carol Watkins, Rebecca Bradley,
Janice Cabe, Carolyn Myers, Jessie Carpenter, Dean Led
ford, Tommy Hunt, Phil Itoberson, Shorty Oliver, Bo Corn,
and Bobby Hunt. Absent was Larry Bunton.
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SLATED FOR MONDAY ?
Meeting Called To Organize
Group For Better Schools
A public meeting has been scheduled for Monday
night, January 27, at East Franklin' School to organ
ize a local Citizens Committee for Better Schools.
On hand to explain Governor Hodges' new pro
gram on the state level and to assist with organiza
tion procedure will be Bruce Drysdale, of Henderson
ville, chairman of District 8, N. C. Citizens Commit
tee for Better Schools.
The East Franklin meeting is set for 8 o'clock.
School Supt. H. Bueck, who is handling local ar
rangements for the meeting, emphasized that the
committee is to be composed of non-school people
and will be jointly sponsored by the Macon County
Board of Education and the Macon Board of County
Commissioners. However, the superintendent said
school teachers and principals will be available in an
advisory capacity .should they be needed.
The nucleus of the committee will be three or four
sub-committees charged with the task of surveying
the needs of the entire school system and making
recommendations.
V. F. W. And Auxiliary Giving Benefit
Dance Saturday Night For Dimes Drive
A benefit square dance for the
March of Dimes is slated Saturday
night in Franklin by the V. F. W.
Post and Auxiliary.
Dancing will start at 8 p'clock
at Slagle Memorial Building.
Advance tickets are now being
sold by the post and auxiliary
members for $1 a couple and 50
cents "stag". Regular admission
at the dance will be $1.25 a couple
and 75 cents "stag".
A "Mothers March on Polio" is
planned January 30 by members
of the Franklin Junior Woman's
Club.
"Coffee Day" last Thursday by
restaurants raised $61.87 for the
drive, according to J. W. < Red >
Smith, chairman. The restaurants
contributed coffee receipts for the
Have A Bite . . . Keener* Celebrate Anniversary ?
uay.
For the past two week ends, the
Franklin Jaycees and other vol
unteers have manned a "polio
roadblock" on Main Street in
Franklin. Mr. Smith reported that
these two efforts brought in $190
and $144.29, respectively.
Measles Are
With Us . . .
Measles are stalking schools.
Supt. H. Bueck reported feast
Franklin School had 100 children
out with the disease Monday and
that It was beginning to spread
In other schools, including Otto.
Officials at the local health de
partment reminded parents that
it Is not necessary to post a quar
antine notlde for the disease, but j
that each case should be reported. ,
WINDY CAP SING
The fourth' Sunday sing will be
held at the Windy Oap Baptist
Church Sunday, January 26, be
ginning at 1:30 p. m? according
to Lon Thompson, president. All
singers and the public are invited. ;
Biological Groups
Meeting Saturday
HIGHLANDS ? Several commit
tees of the Highlands Biological
Station have meetings scheduled
for Saturday and their agenda in
cludes an inspection of the new
laboratory now under construc
tion, according to Miss Thelma
Howell, executive director.
Headquarters for the sessions
will be Hotel Edwards.
At 10 a. m., the board of man
agers will meet to process applica
tions for the National Science
Foundation grants-in-aid adminis
tered by the station. Approximate
ly $4,000 will be awarded in re
search grants-in-aid for the sum
mer of 1958. Miss Howell reports
that the nuinber of grants this
year is the largest in the history i
of the station. i
A joint meeting of the building :
committee and the executive com
mittee is set for 11:30. :
Following lunch, the commit
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HE'S RUNNING P
George A. Shuford, of Asheviiie. r
has announced his candidacy for {
reelection as congressman of the
12th Congressional District. The
attorney and onetime Superior
Court judge is now serving his t
third term as representative. f
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Otto Cloggers To Perform
March 2 In N^w York City
Macon County's prize-U inning square dance team,
the Otto Closers, th'is week closed negotiations to
appear on Kd Sullivan's television show on March 2.
The 12 young dancers and their parents met Sun
dav afternoon with Boh Cox, the talent scout for the
southern region of the Sullivan variety show, at Otto
School to complete final arrangements. Mr. Cox has
been working on the deal for several weeks.
A local string hand organized by Harry Roberson,
iatner ui one 01 uic team mem
bers, will "back up" the Cloggers
on the show.
Another First
This will mark the first time a
r.on-professional group from this
area has been thrust so rapidly
into the national limelight.
"There are thousands of acts
in the world that would give any
thing for an opportunity like
this," Mr. Cox declared.
For purposes of the Sullivan
show, the dancers will dance as
the "Smoky Mountain Cloggers".
They will be one of several folk
acts to perform that night.
The talent scout said the Sul
livan show wants to reach the
"tap roots of American folk mu
sic" by presenting representative
groups from all over the country.
Love Of Dancing
Mr. Cox, who became interested
in the Clqggers when they won a
talent show he produced from a
Greenville. S. C.. television sta
tion last year, said he selected
the local dancers because he was
impressed by their ability, their
very apparent love for square
dancing, and for their stamina.
He said he considered them
"representative of American
youth".
Team Members
Members of the team are Bo
Corn, Janice Cabe, Larry Bunton,
Jessie Carpenter. Rebecca Bradley,
Bobby Hunt, Carol Watkins, Phil
Roberson, Shorty Oliver, Dean
Ledford. Tommy Hunt, and Caro
lyn Myers.
The Cloggers will fly from
Spartanburg, S. C., to New York
City for hehearsals on March 1.
Deweese Home
Burns Thursday
The Deweese home in the Iotla
Community burned to the ground
on Thursday of last week.
The home was completely de
stroyed and the only articles sav
;d were a washing machine and
some bed covers.
The young married couple has
in 18-month-old baby girl.
Franklin Girls
Still Undefeated
Franklin High's lassies brushed ,
)ff Highlands and Glenville Fri
iay and Tuesday, while the boys ?
split their games.
On .the local court Friday night,
he girls defeated Highlands 60 to j
!1 to remain undefeated in con- j
erence play. Cissy Dowdle was .
ligh scorer with 18 points. Leota ,
Jeck and Lucy Henry got 15 each. ,
rhe boys lost to Highlands 58 to ,
17. Lowe was high scorer for the t
dinners with 19 points.
At Glenville Tuesday night, the ,
:irls chalked up another easy win,
II to 37 with Dowdle, Beck, and
ienry splitting the strings for 19
loints each. The Franklin boys ^
lso won their game, 71 to 52. J
Joug Pearson took scoring honors t
irith 24 points. ?
Tomorrow (Friday) night the ,
rranklin teams play in Sylva and
lext Tuesday will play host to
Cherokee.
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CENTER TO OPEN
1
The Franklin Youth Center will i
le open tomorrow < Friday ) night J
rom 7:30 to 11:30 p. m? It has 1
een announced.
IN FEBRUARY ?
Smoky Mountain Division \
Playoffs Scheduled Here \
Basketball playoffs of the eastern division of the \
Smokv Mountain Conference are scheduled for the
new Franklin High gymnasium.
Principal-Coach C. K. (Ike) Olson disclosed this ^
week that the local school will be host to the division i
teams February 17-18-19-20-21 and possibly the 22nd. *
The finals between the top teams of the eastern ?
and western divisions are tentatively slated for Feb- ^
rupry 28-29 at Hayesville. \
Krickbaum
Appointed
To Academy
Sixteen-year-old William J.
' Bill ? Krickbaum, Jr., a Franklin
High School senior. l)as been ap
pointed to the U. S. Naval Acad
emy at Annapolis. Md.
His appointment was made Jan
uary 14 by Congressman George
A. Shuford and he will enter the
academy following his graduation
in May.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
W. J. Krickbaum, Jr.
. . . Gets Appointment
Krickbaum, of Franklin, Route 1,
Bill plans to major in engineer
ing. I
"That's wonderful," he declar
ed, when learning of his appoint
ment. "I'll do my very best to
make it through ... I'd like to
make the Navy my profession."
The Krickbaums moved here
last June from Baltimore. Md.
Mrs. Krickbaum is the former
Miss Lois Wells, of the Patton
section.
Official Statement
Expected On Building
An official statement is expect
ed soon, placing the Friendship
Tabernacle under the direct su
pervision of the Macon County
Ministerial Association for county
wide evangelistic movements.
The trustees of the property,
Herbert Angel, of Waynesville, and
Roy Mashburn, of Franklin, at
in open meeting called by the as
sociation last Thursday night to
establish policy governing the use
>f the building, said the A. A.
\ngel heirs would like for the
jroperty to continue under the
supervision of the association.'
The Weather
rhe week's temperatures and rainfall below
ire recorded in Franklin by Mannon Stilea,
J. S. weather obaerver; in Highlands br
rudor N. Hall and W. C. Newton. TV A
>b?ervers: and at the Coweta Hydrologia
laboratory. Readings are for the 24-hour
?erlod ending at 8 a.m. of the day listod.
FRANKLIN
High Low Rain
Wed.. Jan. 15 46 38 .00
rhursday 43 31 .00
?riday 36 28 .00
Saturday 36 25 .00
Sunday 46 11 .00
Monday 50 25 .00
ruesday 55 38 .51
Wednesday 30 .10
COWKTA
Ved , Jan. 15 46 36 .00
Thursday 46 32 .00
rriday 46 26 .00
Saturday 34 22 .01
Sunday 39 12 .00
tfpnday 46 27 .00
ruesday 48 37 .83
Wednesday 52 28 .58
HIOHLAND8
No
' Record
Ved., Jan. 15 40 84 _
Thursday 37 26 _
Friday 33 18 __
Saturday 37 22 ?
tunday 46 13 ? .
londay 42 30 _
"uesday 46 33 ?
Wednesday ? 25 ?