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How happy is he born and
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That serreth not another's
will:
Whose armour is his hon
est thought.
And simple truth his ut
most skill.
? H. Wootton.
73 Year ? No. 20
Franklin, N. G, Thursday, May IS, 1958
Price 10 Cents
Sixteen Pages
MEANDERING
>: ALONG
MAIN STREET
A NEW BOOK, "Gift from the
Hilto", penned by a Macon
County native, Miss Lucy Mor
gan, la now off the press. Miss
Lucy, in co-authorship with Le
Gette Blythe, author of "Mir
acle in the Hills", tells about
her unique Penland School of
Handicrafts. Miss Lucy is hold
ing an autograph party for her
book May 2Q at Talman Book
Center in Asheville.
THE MOVIE, "Thunder Road",
which will play In Franklin
next week after its premier
showing in Asheville, is the one
Bob Mltchum filmed last fall In
Western North Carolina. There
are several thrilling auto
chases between ''the law" and
"the bootleggers" and one wreck
has a car careening over Toxa
way Falls near here.
FIRE CHIEF A. C. Tyslnger
was among those in Charlotte
last week peering skyward at
the big Super 'Constellation cir
cling to burn gas before at
tempting an emergency landing
on a damaged nose gear at
Charlotte Municipal Airport. He
didn't get to see the actual
landing but saw some of the
first movies of It.
COWEE RUBY Mines are get
ting a good plug across the
country in a brochure publiciz
ing the Western Carolina Writ
er's Conference slated for Aug
ust 10-22 on the campus of
Western Carolina College. On
the agenda for the two-week
gathering is a trip to the ruby
mines.
NOW THAT the streets are
clean, everyone should cooper
ate and keep them that way.
Later, the town plans to tackle
some of the dirt caked on many
of the back streets.
THE GALS are starting to
price bathing suits and the men
are preparing to trot out to the
golf links. The owners of
Franklin Lodge and Golf Course
are having the pool cleaned
and hope to open up this week
or next. *
WFSCS MANAGER, Ed Healy,
wasn't exactly dressed for "for
mal" street washing Monday
morning. He showed up in a
sport coat, slacks, and had a
shine on his shoes. However,
he pitched in and did his share.
In a couple of hours was as
soggy and bedraggled as every
body.
ANOTHER SIGN of Spring is
the crop of tourists using the
many picnic areas developed
over the county by organized
communities. More areas are
needed, tho', because there's not
enough room for the visitors
and the locals too,
AFTER 426 hours without a
hospital, Jackson County last
Thursday reopened C. J. Harris
Community Hospital after re
pairing fire damage of April 20.
?Congratulations to Jacksonites
for their amazing "bounce
back".
NUMBERS OF people, several
admitting they hadn't said any
thing because folks would have
SEE NO. I, PAGE 8 .
Telephone Company Is Starting New Building In Franklin
3 Injured In
Auto And Bus *
Wrecks Monday
Three persons were Injured
iri two accidents Monday after
noon, one Involving a school
bus.
About 3:30 on US 64 near ;
Ravens Cliff, two automobiles
met head-on in a sharp curve.
Two passengers In an east
bound Ford being driven by
Mrs. Betty Speed Wood, 30, of
Highlands, were hurt. They were
Mrs. Mamie Wbod, 47, of High
lands, who received a cut over
the left eye, and Mrs. Lela
Henry, 55, who was bruised be
low the right knee. Both were
treated at Highlands Commun
ity Hospital.
The driver of the other auto
mobile was identified as Ray
Corbin Swan, 61, of Franklin,
Route 2. The Wood car was
damaged about $450 and the
Swan vehicle about $300. Both
drivers are charged with fall
ing to yield the right-of-way.
A 13-year-old school girl,
Pamela Fay Cochran, of Route
3, was bruised on her left el
bow and right knee when a
school bus carrying seven chil
dren overturned on the Ray
Creek Road about 4:10. She was
treated at Angel Hospital.
The driver, Cecil Harvey Bald
win, 61, of Route 3, told the in
vestigating officer he fell asleep
and the bus went out of con
trol He Is charged with ex
ceeding a safe speed and with
driving on the wrong side of
the road.
Accident reports were made
by Highway Patrolman H. T.
Ferguson. '
Dozen Entries
Expected For
4-H Parade
About a dozen floats are ex
pected to take part in the an
nual 4-H parade Saturday
morning In Franklin.
Now under way in the schools
is a contest to select a "King
and Queen of 4-H" to reign
over the parade.
The parade is scheduled to
start at 10 o'clock from the
Agricultural Building.
Cowee Benefit
Set Saturday
A lunchroom benefit is slated
for Saturday night at Cowee
School under the sponsorship of
the community organization.
Features will include cake
walks a "white elephant" sale,
and music by Roy Ramsey and
his string band.
Tommy Raby, community
president, urges everyone to at
tend.
FOR REPAIRS, EQUIPMENT ?
Citizen Committees Report
$157,585 Needed In Schools
An allocation of $157,585 would be needed at pres
ent to make necessary repairs at the county's 11
school plants and to purchase needed equipment and
supplies.
This fact was announced last Thursday night when
two special fact-finding committees working under
the Citizens Committee for Better Schools presented
reports to Supt. H. Bueck, the school board, county
commissioners Wiley Brown and John Roane, and
other citizens.
In releasing the two reports ? the first of several
being made by citizen groups ? Mr. Bueck explained
that the amount recommended by the committees is
"over and above the amount now made available for
schools". A program of financing could be stretched
out over several years, he explained, making it un
necessary to raise the total amount all at once.
The committee studying equipment and supplies
reported $106,348 would be needed to purchase
equipment for the school buildings and the Franklin
High gymnasium.
A committee tfiat surveyed the buildings set $51.
237 as the amount needed to repair leaking roofs and
to make other repairs.
Both committees turned in detailed reports on in
dividual schools. ?
Mr. Bueck has called a meeting for tonight (Thurs
day) with the finance committee to discuss ways of
financing the program. C. M. Bolton is chairman of
this committee.
Members of the buildings conmuttw include
Brown and Wood row Reeves, co-chairmen, Wiley
Clark, and Dorsey Elmore.
On the equipment and supplies committee are Vic
tor H. Perry, chairman, J. Paul Vinson, W. T. Jenk
ins, and Mrs. Lawrence Patton.
? : ? : S
MEN EARN BREAKFAST
'Clean-Up Week' Is Opened
By Washing Of Town Streets
As an early and somewhat
damp kiokoff to "Clean-Up
Week" in Franklin, firemen
and several volunteers Mon
day morning hosed down
Main Street.
Starting at 4 o'ctock, crews
started washing the street at
opposite ends and a couple of
hours met at the courthouse
to push the remaining rub
bish down the storm sewers.
They also hosed down the
parking areas on both sides
of the courthouse.
Macon County's Hometown
Newspaper, The Franklin
Press, which has been "holler
in' " for several weeks about
the dirty condition of the
town streets, had two sleepy
representatives on the job to
give a hand with the work.
After the street washing job
was finished, Mayor W. C.
Burrell treated the soaked
men to a breakfast of coun
try ham and eggs.
Over his own plate of ham
and ?ggs, the mayor said he
hoped everyone in town would
pitch in this week and make
the annual "Clean-Up Week"
a success.
DRIVE STARTS
FOR CHAMBER
MEMBERSHIPS
About $1,300 Now
On Hand; Teams
Canvassing Town
About $1,300 has been raised
in the annual fund campaign
of the Franklin Chamber of
Commerce, according to R. R.
Cunningham, chairman.
A record budget of $5,500 was
recently adopted by the cham
ber for 1958-59.
Pointing to the many pro
motional activities planned by
me chamber this year, includ
ing a special folder for the
Blue Ridge Parkway, Mr. Cun
ningham urged all chamber
members to back the drive so
all of the year's objectives can
be realized.
Under the chairman's leader
ship, 10 two-man teams are
canvassing the town for mem
berships.
Democrats
Reelect
Officers
Meeting in county convention
Saturday afternoon at the
courthouse, Macon Democrats
reelected all officers and plan
ned for the coming primary
and general elections.
Those reelected to party posts
are Jess Shope, chairman. Miss
Lassie Kelly, vice-chairman, and
Mrs. Velma Conley, secretary.
Mr. Shope urged members of
his party to promote registra
tions in the four new precincts
in the Franklin area.
Cancer Drive Has
About $1,000 Now
About $1,000 has oeen col
lected so far in the local Amer
ican Cancer Society fund cam
paign, according to Mrs. Lest
er Conley, chapter president.
Contributions received in the
past week include Cartooge
chaye School, $32.48: Zickgraf
employes, $38.50; and East
Franklin School, $11.
Several communities and in
dividuals still have not turned
in reports, Mrs. Conley said.
State Assemblies
Official Coming
The Rev. D. F. Leader, of
Raleigh, state president of the
Assemblies of God Men's fel
lowship, will be at the camp
ground here Monday night.
Supper will be served at 6
o'clock and Mr. Leader will con
duct a service afterwards.
Sawyer Says Western Carolina's New
Home Will House Dial Equipment
Western Carolina Telephone Company has an
nounced plans for building a $60,000 building in
Franklin to house dial equipment and its business of
fices.
Grading operations started yesterday (Wednes
day) on the site between Macon Theatre and Angel
Clinic on Main Street.
In a telephone interview from the company's Weav
erville office, Tom Sawyer, vice-president, said the
Pool Opening
On Saturday
Saturday is the opening day
for the swimming pool at the
Franklin Lodge and Golf Course,
according to the owners of the
public pool, T. W. Angel, Jr.,
and Frank B. Duncan.
Mrs. Ann P. Biddle will have
charge of the pool and the cad
dy shop.
Richard Dryman has been
hired as swimming instructor
and life guard.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Russell
will operate the lodge during
the season.
He Can Fight
Educated Fires
Here Now . . .
Franklin Fire Chief A. C.
Tysinger has his fire fighting
"sheepskin".
The chief and his "sheep
skin" returned over the week
end from Charlotte where he
attended his fourth and final
annual session of the N. C.
Fire College and Drill School.
Firemen are required to at
tend four annual sessions of
the special fire college before
being graduated.
uuuitc-uver uj uuu system ui
Franklin is still programmed for
the second quarter of 1959.
The new building, he explain
ed, will house dial equipment
for the conversion.
At the present time, the com
pany has business offices in the
Burrell Building and a switch
board exchange over the Frank
lin Seed Store.
Mr. Sawyer said the new
building will be one story with
a full basement.
Glee Club
To Sing
The 37-voice Brevard College
Glee Club will sing tonight
(Thursday i at 8 o'clock at the
Franklin Methodist Church and
the Rev. S. B. Moss, pastor, in
vites everyone to attend.
It is the final appearance of
the group's Spring concert tour
to six Methodist Churches and
five high schools in the state.
A sextet from the glee club
will sing at the regular meet
ing of the Rotary Club prior to
the program at the church.
COVERED DISH MEAL
A covered dish supper will
feature a meeting of the North
Franklin Community Develop
ment Club Saturday night at 7
o'clock at Slagle Memorial
Building, it has been announc
ed.
SATURDAY LAST DAY ?
Barnard Says Registering
In New Precincts Improving
I'p until last Saturdav. reigfstrations were '"much
too slow" in the four new precincts, the onlv ones in
the county where new registrations are required
Registrations in the four new precincts "picked
up considerably" last Saturday and J. Lee Barnard,
elections board chairman, now thinks "we'll get 'etn
all."
Only one more Saturday remains for citizens to
register in the Fast Franklin, Franklin, Iotla. and
Union Precincts ? an area embracing about 4, 0(X)
voters.
Mr. Barnard yesterday (Wednesday) called atten
tion to the last registration day. Books will close at
6:30 p. m? he declared, "and if your name isn't on
the book you can't vote . . . it's as simple as that !"
The 24th will be challenge day and the following
Saturday, the 31 sit . the Democratic primarv will be
held.
THEY WASHED STREETS FOR BREAKFAST
Franklin firemen and other volunteers washed Main Street (above) early Monday morning
and then were treated to a breakfast (right) of ham and eggs by Mayor W. C. Burrell (back
ground, left). On th? hose (L to R) are Winston Baughn, Frank Dean, Jim McCollum, Everett
llogsed, and Henry Wilkie. Around the breakfast table (L to R) are J. Ward Long (back to
camera), Eb Bullock, Mr. McCollum, Bob S. .Sloan, Mr. Wilkie, Mr. Burrell, Fire Chief A. C. Ty
singer, Edwin P. Healy, Prestom Henn, Hall Callahan, John (Speck) Murray, and Frank Dean.
' (Staff Photos)
The We?cl
The week's tempenturn and rainfall
are recorded in Franklin by Man*>n
U. S. weather observer; in Highlands b>
Tudor N. Hail and W. C. Newton. TVA
observers: and at the Coweta ttydrologn
Laboratory, Readings are for the 24-hour
period ending at 8 a.m. of th?? day
franklin
Wed.. 7th
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Fi?-V }a>v R,nr,
53 40 .58
3.3
43
51
51
53
53
47
69
68
7 >5
72
79
85
Wed.. 7th
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
COWETA
67
55
68
69
75
72
78
82
HIGHLANDS
Wed.. 7th
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
* No Record.
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.00
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.00
.33
.00
40
33
44
46
50
51
.14
.00
.07
.03
.60
28
46 trace
41 .00
62
66
65
74
70
68
74 i 46
40
35
35
52
49
54
49
Don't Forgetl Saturday Is The Last Day You Can Register
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