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HOY PHILLIPS, a Macon
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cartoons on "Pilots Ruby
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73rd Year ? No. 40
Franklin, N. C., Thursday, October 2, 1958
Price 10 Cents
Twelve Pages
MEANDERING
ALONG
MAIN STREET
MRS. WILSON'S boy, Alfred
of fjre zone regulations
estat off ^ i0ng thin real
estate office between Belle's and
Macon County Supply. He's now
form18 P'ans revised con
THOSE TWO hula hoops hang
JWtr ^ Wa" in the Bank of
Franklin last Friday didn't beIon?
H wyr.?u the gais They were
H. W. Cabes. He said, however,
bu?ZeZ P f0r his personal we.
but for his grandchildren.
ri?v MOTORIST does well this
day and time just to find a park
ing meter on Main Street Trv
mg to decide which lines to park
between (and which meter be
longs to what set) is about like
one of those Chinese puzzles.
IN LAST week's "Meet Your
UinlntPn!5 fries' an injustice
'unintentional, of course) was
P?e"h? a story on the Macon
County Airport referred to "the
men" of the rescue squadron. The
roster of the squadron includes
the name of Carolyn Bryson and
shes very much a woman. Too,
the squadron hopes to add the
names of several other females
before long, since there are a
?* jobs m the organiza
tion for the fairer sex.
MAIL DELIVERY In Franklin
is being received by mixed
emotions (sorta like the fellow
who saw his mother-in-law driv
!n8\ 8 cliff in his new Cadil
lac) There're so*ie who llke
ing to the post office (hear more
?nrt .?^at.?Way> for their mail.
and still others hate to lose the
prestige of having a mailbox
IN THE STORY last week on
Bleckley's Pending ar
rival, it was noted that he was
an extern here during the sum
mers of 195a and 1953. -"What's
an extern?" numbers have asked.
Well, an extern Is a medical stu
dent working at a hospital. He
doesnt become an intern until
being graduated.
WANTING SOMETHING worth
while to do? Why not attend
Sundays "Fellowship Hour" for
k ?id folks at the Presbyterian
church and help brighten their
day?
BURLINGTON'S "OZ" Willard
was jeally thrilled over his birth
day present on the ,23rd. It was
a daughtetr, Debra Helen.
THE INDIAN Mound's hair is
so long it looks like "Elvis" 1
Quick, town fathers, a mowing
machine!
HULA HOOPS are sweeping
Macon County. Everybody is twist
ing and groaning 'em around.
THE PRESS is now preparing a
pictorial layout on the hows and
what-fors of hula hooping and
it II appear next week. Watch for
CAGLE MUSIC Company came
here temporarily several weeks
back to sell a few pianos. The re
sponse was so gratifying, the Ash?
ville concern has now opened a
store here.
WILD DOGS got in Verco Wat
kins' chicken house on the Geor
gia road and killed 100 birds and
Caused the suffocation of 168
others. Mr. Watkins has been
hunting down the pack and so far
has killed nine. He says two more
are on the loose.
CHURCH CANVASSERS SWARM OVER FRANKLIN
Following a short briefing at the Baptist church, volunteer canvassers from the Baptist,
Methodist, Presbyterian, and Episcopal churches swarmed over Franklin Sunday afternoon to quiz
residents on their religious activities. The survey, which reached ain estimated 2,500 persons, was
termed highly successful by the Rev. R. R. .Stand lev, chairman. Above, canvassers (L to R) Mrs.
Tom Collier and daughter, Beth, Miss Margaret Swan, and Mrs. Curtis Pearson talk with Morgan
Shatley at his home in East Franklin. (Staff Photo)
A. S. C. Voting
Is Under Way
Macon County farmers are
going to the polls today (Thurs
day) to elect community comit
teemen for 1959 to supervise
the local administration of
national farm programs like
the Soil Bank, Agricultural
Conservation. acreage allot
ments, and marketing quotas.
A list of nominees from the
11 A.S.C. "precincts4* was car
ried in last week's PRK8S.
Polling places are at the fol
lowing locations: Burningtown,
Parrish store; Cowee, Hickman's
store; Cartoogechaye, Huscus
son's store: Flats, old Scab
post office; Franklin, Agricul
tural Building; Ellijay, Estes
Service station; Millshoal, com
munity building; Sugarfork,
Moses' station; Smithbridge,
Parrish store; N'antahala, Bate
man's store; and. Highlands,
Talley's store.
The polls will be open until
6 p.m.
Delegation
Talks US 64
A five-man delegation from
Macon County was in Waynes
ville Monday morning before
the State Highway commission
to request improvements on US
64.
From Franklin were Bob S.
Sloan, Frank B. Duncan, and
Verlon Swafford. Representing
Highlands were Louis Potts and
Jim G.oode.
The Waynesville hearing was
one of a series conducted reg
ularly outside Raleigh by the
commission for the purpose of
determining highway needs of
the various areas.
Churches
Joining
For Study
Methodists and Presbyterians in
Franklin are uniting in a study
on "Christian Concerns of North
American Neighbors", which will
open Sunday night.
Sessions will be held each Sun
day night at 7:30 at the Method
ist church througl. October snd
all denominations are invited to
join the two churches for the
study.
Mrs. J. Ward Long, president
of the Women of the Presbyterian
Church, and Mrs. Roy F. Cunn
ingham. chairman of the com
mission on missions of the Meth
odist church, will assist the Meth
odist pastor, the Rev. R E. Early,
who will teach the course. Chair
men from both churches also will
help.
For Sunday's opening session,
the Rev. Horace R. McSwain,
missionary executive secretary of
the W.N C. Methodist Conference,
will speak, using the book. "The
Concerns of a Continent", and
also will highlight the work of
the church in Alaska and Hawaii.
Mr. McSwain recently returned
from the ground-breaking cere
monies of the new. and only four
year college in Alaska, at Anchor
age. As part of his presentation
he will show pictures of the trip
and the construction of the Col
lege.
Mrs. P. F. Callahan will have
the devotional period for the first
session.
MAKING PLANS
Plans are being made by the
St. Agnes Episcopal Auxiliary
for its annual Christmas bazaar,
which will be held at the rec
tory November 13-14.
MACONIANS ATTEND HIGHWAY DEDICATION
A lir(r de'egatim of Maconiins, headed by W. E. BiMwin, chairman of the hoaid of county
rnimtalonerr, was on hand Monday at noon on WUlets bridge In JacVson County fi.r the dedica
tion and i ibbon rutting on the new luk-of OS ISA -23 between Sylva and ilsam. Because of
hurrirane <uUimge on the coast, Gov. Luther Ho.tges was unable to ap.tcar and give the dctl n
tory at'tlress for the new highway, b'ut all member) the State Highway C.mrsv' ion w?re pres
ent. A'oie, J. Melville Biooghton, commission ch lirmtn, cuts the ribb<n v hlle look g on are (L
to R) W. F. Bal . ock, of R ilelgh, state highway director, C?meron Lee. is.vstr.nt '1 rec?-.r. and
commission members Robert Bunnelle, of Ashev tie, E. L. White, of Wilmington. J*ire? M*s?n, of
Laurtnburg, and Ralph How'and, of Bikln, and H >rry E. Buchanan, oi Henderson ille, a former
highway commissioner. (Staff Photo) (
Nimrods Meet
Bushytails
Early-blooming nimrods
started after the bushy tails
yeistertfay (Wednesday).
Which is just another way
of saying the squirrel season
opened yesterday and Mac mil
County hunters were in the
woods early for action.
Here's some seasons for
hunters to mark on their cal
endars :
SQUIRREL: October 1 to
January 15.
RABBIT: November 27 to
January 31.
GROUSE: October 15 to
February 14.
Ql'AIL: November 27 to
February 14.
DEER: November 17 to De
cember 13.
RACCOON: October 15 to
January 31.
Parker Out
Of Running
In Election
Arvel P. Parker has requested
the elections board to drop his
name from the November ballot
as the Republican nominee for
the office of clerk of superior
Court, according to J. Lee Barn
ard. chairman.
This leaves Mrs. Kate M. Wrinn.
the Democratic nominee, unop
posed for reelection.
Mr. Parker's name has been
stricken from the ballots for the
November 4 vote, the chairman
said.
McSwain To Preach
Sunday At Methodist
Church In Franklin
The Rev. Horace R. McSwain,
executive secretary 01 wic mewi*
odlst Board of Missions, will
preach at the communion cele
bration at the morning service
Sunday at the Franklin Methodist
Church.
The occasion will be the an
nual celebration of "World-Wide
Communion Sunday". '
Radio station WFSC will broad
cast the service.
Franklin Attending
Y. D. C. Meeting
Woodrow Franklin will be In
Asheboro today <Thursday>
through Sturday attending the
Young Democrats meeting.
He Is a member of the com
mittee on audit and finance for
the political organization.
Mt. Sinai Church
Plans Homecoming
Homecoming will be held Sun
day at the Mt. Sinai Assembly
of God Church on Route 3, it
has been announced.
Services will begin at 10 a m .
with emphasis on preaching and
special singing.
A picnic lunch will be served
at noon. The public is invited to
attend.
?(OILMAN DIES
Forre't L. Hoilman. 45. died
Monday night In a Detroit,
ML'h., hospital. His body arriv
ed at Bryant Funeral Home late
Wednesday afternoon. Services
are set for today (Thursday i at
3 p. m. at the Riverside Metho
dist Church.
Communities
Preparing
For Contest
Talk Is About
Points And
Scrapbooks
Talk is of "points" and "scrap
Books" in the county's 11 organ
ized rural communities as the
deadline nears for the Macon
County rural Community Develop
ment Contest.
Individual communities are now
preparing data on community and
family achievements during the
contest year and special commit
tees are hard at work assembling
pictures and information for
scrapbooks.
Judging is scheduled October
15-16 by Miss Jean Childers. home
agent of Watauga County, and
Virgil Holloway. county agent of
Haywood. They will tour the par
ticipating communities and also
will study the scrapbooks sub
mitted by each.
An awards banquet honoring
the winning communities and the
businessmen supporting the pro
gram with prize money is slated
the latter part of October, ac
cording to the extension service
office here.
Participating communities are
Cartoogechaye. Cowce. Cullasaja.
Higdonville, Iotla, Holly Springs.
Patton, Carson. Bethel Pine
Grove, and Otto.
Legion Auxiliary
To Discuss 'State'
The American Legion Auxili
ary will hold Its monthly meet
ing at Kelly's Tea Room Mon
day (October 6> at 8 p. m.
Mrs. Lon Dalton and Miss
Lassie Kelly wilt act as host
esses. Mrs. E. G. Crawford will
be in charge of the program
on Girl's State. Dues will be
payable at this time.
VETS TO MEET
Veterans of World War 1 of
U:S.A;, Macon County Barracks
No. 906. will meet at the county
courthouse Friday night at 7:30,
it has been announced.
MRS. ANDERSON DIES
Mrs. Nannie L. AndeTSon, 76,
died at her home on Cartooge
chaye early yesterday i Wednes
day! morning Funeral arrange
ments were incomplete at press
Hm *>
THE GAVEL" (above) is be
ing held by Mis. Dixie Moses,
president of Higdonviile club,
this year's winner. Looking: on
are (L to R) Mrs. Florence S.
Sherrill, home agent, and Mias
Callie Deal, of Hotly Springs,
who has 17 years' perfect at
tendance at club meetings.
At right is Mrs. Julian Mad
do*, Cartoogechaye club presi
dent, who was nametf "Club
Woman c< the Year" at
"Achievement Day". That's Mrs
Ralph Proffitt, past president of
the N. C. Federation of Home
Demonstration Clubs, pinning a
corsage ran her. Mrs. Proffitt
wa; the guest speaker at the
morning session.
More than 100 club women!
and guests attended the annual
event in Carson Community. -
meeting for the morning ses-':
sion at Carson Chapel and fot
lunch at the nearby community]
building. (Staff Photos I
EVENT HELD AT CARSON COMMUNITY ?
Higdonville Wins 'The Gavel';
'Club Woman' Is Mrs. Maddox
EVERYONE IS INVITED ?
'Fellowship Hour' Slated
For Old Folks This Sunday
Macon County's young-in
heart (those over 65 1 will have
their "day" Sunday afternoon
when churches of the county
and the Franklin Junior Wom
an's Club sponsor the annual
"Fellowship Hour".
Set for the Presbyterian
church at 2 o'clock, the gather
ing will be marked by reminisc
ing as the older citizens of the
county ? many of whom haven't
seen old friends In years ? turn
the hands of the clock to way
back-when.
But. don't get the idea this
Is Just for the old folks. Every
one is invited to attend and
help make the "hour" (which
usually stretches to about three
hours when old friends meeti a
success.
Several special prizes will be
awarded, Including one for the
oldest man. present, one for the
oldest woman, one for the man
with the most grandchildren,
one for the woman with the
most grandchildren, one iur the
person traveling the greatest
distance to attend, one for the
has been married the most
years, and one lor the best
pianist.
There's just one hitch to the
above ? those who compete must
give their ages.
Presiding officer will be the
Rev. Donn K. Langfltt; song
leader, the Rev. C. T. Taylor;
and accompanist, Mrs. Cather
ine Beal.
The welcome will be by Rob
ert C. (Bob I Carpenter and the
devotional will be given by the
Rev. Robert R. Standley, Mrs.
Clarence Henry and Richard K
Sloan will sing and a reading
will be given by Mrs. R. S.
Jones. Gifts will be presented
by B. L. McGlamery.
Committee chairmen helping
prepare for the "Fellowship
Hour" include Mrs. Helen S.
B r y s o n , refreshments ; Gus
Baldwin, representing the Bap
tist Brotherhood, transporta
tion; Mrs. Eloise G. Potts, pub
licity; Mrs. John Wasilik, pro
gram; Mrs. Betty McKay, hos
pitality; Mrs. Oscar L<e-dtord.
registration; Mrs. G. A. Jones,
music; Mrs. Allan Brooks, dec
orations; and Mrs. Frank Reese,
gifts.
WELL-PLAYED CAME ?
Panthers Lose To Hayesville
6 To 0 There Friday Night
Franklin's Panthers lost a
a close one to Hayesvllle High
In Hayesvllle last Friday night,
and the game probably will go
down as one of the best-played
of the '58 season.
The score: 6 to 0.
Save for 75 yards In penalties,
the Panthers played a steady
brand of football under the
watchful eyes of Coach Dick
Stott.
Hayesvllle's Jennings Briston
scored the lone touchdown In
the first quarter on a plunge
from one yard out. From this
point on, both squads settled
down to a (ug-'o-war between
the goals, but never over.
Tomorrow (Friday I night, the
Panthers leave town again, this
time heading for Robblnsville
High. The kick-off Is set for 8
o'clock and a large number of
Panther fans are expected to be
on hand to witness it.
Statistics
F H
First downs 5 7
Yds. gained rushing 62 98
Yds. gained passing 41 15
Passes .. 5-2 7^2
Punts 6-35 6-45
Fumble? lost 3 4
Yds. penalized 75 25
Franklin 0 0 0 0 ? 0
Hayssvllle 6 0 0 0 -6
Kayesville? T|puchdown.s ?
Jennings Bristol (1 yd. plunge >.
"The Gavel", the county's
highest home demonstration
club award, has a new owner,
Higdonville Home Demonstra
tion Club.
And Cartoogechaye club, two
ttme winner of "The Gavel ",
has collected new laurels in
having its energetic president,
Mrs. Julian Maddox. named
"Club Woman of the Year".
These items were but two of
several highlights of the an
nual home demonstration club
"Achievement Day" Tuesday in
the Carson community. .
More than 100 club women
and guests gathered at the Car
son Chapel Methodist Church
in the morning for the pro
gram and then adjourned to
the nearby community building
for a covered dish lunch.
Mrs. Profritt Speaker
Guest speaker at the morn
ing session was Mrs. Ralph
Proffltt, past president of the
N. C. Federation of Home Fed
eration Clubs. She recently re
turned from a trip to Ceylon,
the Holy Land, and other places
of Interest and she showed a
series of color slides on her
travels.
In winning the coveted "Gav
el", Higdonville club collected
a total of 4.049 achievement
points during the ye-af. Mrs.
Dixie (Harry i Moses, president,
accepted the award on behalf
of her club from Mrs. Maddox.
president of last year's winner,
Cartoogechaye.
19 Recognized
Following "The Gavel" pre*
sentation, 19 Individual club
"Women of the Year" were rec
ognized. Then, Mrs. Maddox was
announced as the winner for
the county on the basis of her
year's activities,, which em
braced a wide range of com
munity, home, and church ac
complishments. as "well as club
work. She was presented a gift
and a corsage by Mrs. Proffltt.
$308 Is Raised
In Blind Drive
The Franklin Lions Club's an
nual "White Cane Drive" so far
has raised $308. according to the
chairman. Prelo Diyman.
Mr. Dryman said Lions will
continue to canvass the tqwn for
donations the remainder of the
week.
The money is used for work with
the blind In the county.
Also recognized during the
program was Miss Callie Deal,
a member of the Holly Springs
club, who has the amazing rec
ord of 17 years' ' perfect atten
dance at club meetings.
A Democratic caravan is slated
to swing through the state's 12
Congressional districts during
October.
The caravan will reach the 12th
district, of which Macon is a
part. Thursday, the 30th, accord
ing to a schedule received from
state headquarters.
David M. Hall, of Sylva. the
candidate seeking election to suc
ceed Rep. George A. Shuford. who
has resigned because of his health,
will meet the caravan in Ashe
ville and a motorcade will form
there for a trip to Bryson City,
where a rally will oe held at the
Dry Creek Camp Ground in the
Smoky Mountain National Park.
A schedule of times and events
for the 12th .district rally will be
announced later.
Garden Club Meet
Scheduled Monday
The Franklin Garden Club
will hold its monthly meeting
Monday afternoon (Oct. 6> at
2:30 at the Presbyterian church.
Hostesses will be Mrs. Her
man Dean. Mrs. John Bulgin
and Miss Rose King.
Mrs Sam Wir.kieblack, horti
culture chairman, will be in
charge of the program, "Fall
Garden Practice.''
Party Rally
Slated 30th
The Weather
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85 60 00
75 41 .00
74 40 .00
72 44 .00
? 60 IN
Wed.. 24th
T S3
80 50
85 5S
83 55
83 43
73 36
M 41
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