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FIVE MACON COUNTY
OFFICIAL ELECTION RE
SULTS and picture layout may
be found on Page 4.
73rd Year ? No. 46
Franklin, N. C., Thursday, November 13, 1958
Price 10 Cents
Twelve Paget
Engineer Confirms Link Between Highways
MEANDERING
ALONG
MAIN STREET
BE WATCHING Channel 4 Sat
urday night at 6:30. The Carson
Square Dancers will be appearing
again. Also. Brenda Cunningham
is scheduled to sing.
DEER HUNTERS will be invad
ing us next week. Which brings
up the thought of labeling every
thing that moves so they'll bag
only deer.
THAT NEW parking lot Joe
Ashear is working on Is a honey.
It will really help out with the
parking mess on Saturdays. A
couple more like it and Franklin
will be set lor a while.
WESTERN CAROLINA Tele
phone Company will be moving
Into Its new building in a couple
or three weeks. Isn't that tower
beside the building something?
THAT DEPOT Street buldlng
now under construction is (or
Bowman and Sanders ? a machine
shop of some kind, it is reported.
CHRISTMAS decorations al
ready are beginning to get a toe
hold in town. That ol' turkey
gobbler might even show up on
the platter with some tinsel in
his beak!
TIP TO you fireworks fans. The
town police aren't just tootln'
through their whistles. They
really mean to clamp down on the
use of the illegal crackers.
UNITED FUND opened Monday.
Have you made your "generous"
contribution to the future of your
town yet? No, then get with it!
INDIAN MOUND. Indian
Mound, come out from behind
those weeds!
A GENERAL clean up of Frank
lin, dirty streets included, Is being
organized by a number of individ
uals, who argue that first impres
sions by visitors are lasting ones.
A dirty-faced town seldom draws
praise.
AT LAST some Do Not Enter
signshave been Installed on the
east end of Palmer Street. Now
maybe confused motorists will stop
going up the one-way avenue into
oncoming traffie.
PEEK-A-BOO, we can barely
see you Indian Mound, hiding be
hind those weeds.
COULD IT be that Franklni's
Saturday traffic Jam is caused
by the traffic lights being out of
time? It shouldn't take 15 min
utes to travel the block from the
post office to the courthouse on
a one-way street. The state has
a department that will survey
this problem and come up with
a solution. If the town is interest
ed.
HAS ANYONE been hit by a
falling brick from the courthouse
chimney yet? And Mrs. Vern W.
Busch, a summer resident, won
ders (as many do) why the clock
can't be fixed.
SOMEONE SHOULD go on the
warpath and clean up North
Carolina's largest Indian Mound.
THAT "Just looking," trip by
highway director W. F. Babcock
and his staff here last week over
US 64 may have been a bit vague,
but it did indicate that our dele
gation that met with the high
way commission in September con
cerning US 64 and needed im
provements might have done some
good.
mks. A. w. setser, at a7, couia
well have been the oldest to cast
a vote In the geenral election last
week. She had a county ballot
delivered to her home on Car
toogechaye, but that wasn't
enough. She wanted to know
where the other ballots were, ex
plaining that she was a "whole
hog" voter. In view of this, Mrs.
Setser was driven to the polls in
town, where she voted "whole
' hog".
BILL PENLAND, who's about
seven or eight, washed his dog
in his mother's dispan. Alas, she
didn't learn >bout it until two
days (and a lot of dish washing)
later.
A CHIMPANZEE belonging to
a couple from Missouri produced
a lot of entertainment one day
last week at Conley Motor Com
pany. The chimp took a broom
and swept the ramp to the garage,
smoked a cigarette, and "adopt
ed" T. J. Chavis.
TOO BAD apathy on the part
of merchants has killed the an
nual Christmas parade in Frank
lin. It may have been a lot of
trouble, but it was one trouble
that served to boost pre-Yuletide
business.
MRS. GASWAY
Mrs. Alvle Welch Oasway. 58,
' of Nant&hala, died at 9 a.m. Tues
day. Services were held yesterday
(Wednesday) at the Camp Branch
Baptist Church.
SEASON OPENS MONDAY ?
'Red Coats' Will Be Coming
Here For Next Two Weeks
"The red coats are coming." i
This Paul Revere-like warning 1
means not a march of troops, but
the opening of deer season Mon- (
day morning in the Nantahalas
and surrounding wood lands and 1
the attending Invasion of red
coated, gun-toting deer hunters 1
by the hundreds.
Local restaurants already are
making plans for early ajn. open- '
ings to accommodate the hungry i
nimrods for two weeks. And, wild- ]
life officials have warned that
hunters will not be allowed to ;
park their cars near the checking
stations on the management areas
earlier than noon Sunday. Here- ?
tofore, some have left vehicles
parked and locked, for a week or
more to assure an early start on
opening day.
Hunters from not only North
Carolina, but Tennessee, South
Carolina, and Georgia, are ex
pected to begin arriving in Frank
lin and Highlands on the week
end.
All hunting on the management
ireas of Wayah and Standing
Indian will be by dally permit,
rhese must be secured at the
checking stations. Dally hunting
hours will be 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The checking station on Stand
ing Indian is at White Oak Bot
toms. The Wayah station is at
Wayah depot, across from Arro
wood Glade.
This year's season runs through
the 29th.
RECOGNIZED SATURDAY ?
Safety Project Puts Patton
4-H Club Among Top In N. C.
Patton Community 4-H Club
brought additional honors to Its
community and county this
week by being recognized as
one of the top AO clubs In
North Carolina for its safety
projeet.
The club learned of this Sat
urday in Ashevllle at western
district 4-H "Recognition Day"
ceremonies. Also, five Macon
4-H clubbers were honored as
district winners.
In winning the state honor,
the Patton 4-H'ers were mere
ly adding to their community's
growing list of achievements.
This month the community was
awarded t he top prize in the
Macon County Rural Commun
ity Development Contest. Most
'58 activities of the 4-H club
centered on safety. As a group,
the club enterod a safety float
in the 4-H parade, had a fair
booth stressing safety, and de
voted radio time "to safety. In
dividual members worked on
safety projects In their homes.
Mrs. Ted Blaine, Mrs. Pearl
Stewart, and Richard Bingham
are the club leaders.
Five Winners
The five district winners
from here are Brenda Seagle,
.officers contest, reporter; Lois
Calloway, Highlands Club, jun
ior canning contest; Joe Mor
gan, Individual soil an4 water
conservation demonstration;
Elizabeth Ann Ammons, beef
production and frozen foods;
and Brenda Cunningham, rec
reation.
This Is the third year Brenda
has won the district honor in
recreation.
Peggy Dills, of the 'Franklin
club, served on the reception
and recognition committee at
"Recognition Day".
Sixteen from here attended,
including Mr. and Mrs. W. G.
Crawford, adult leaders, and
County Agent T. H. Fagg and
Mrs. Jessie D. Cabe, assistant
home agent.
FRANKLIN CLUB ~MEET
The Franklin Community De
velopment Club will hold its
monthly meeting Saturday at 6:80
pjn. at the Agricultural Building.
A covered dish supper will be
served.
SINGING SATURDAY
A singing will be held at the
Cullasaja Assembly of God
Church Saturday night, beginning
at 7 :30. The'publlc and all singers
are invited. Andrew Gregory is
president.
PATTON 4-H CLl'B was one of the top 10 in the state in
safety this year. Shown looking at the club's scrapbook on the
project are (L to R) Peggy Dills, of Carson 4-H, who served on
the reception and recognition committee at "Recognition Day",
and Martha Blaine, vice-president of the Patton club.
(Staff Photv)
THREE MACON COUNTY 4-H clubbers ton, honors at "Rec
ognition Day". They are (L to R) Brenda Cunningham, Canon
dub, winner for the third straight year In the d strict recrea
tion cimtest; Elizabeth Ann Amnions, Holly Springs, winner in
frotc.i foods and beef production; and Brtnda .Sragle, Holly
Springs, winner in officers contest.
Judges Coming
Friday To Tour
Macon's Best
Macon County's top rural com
munity. Patton, will be judged
tomorrow (Friday) for the W.N.C.
Rural Community Development
Contest.
Judges will tour the community
from 12:30 to 2:16. A delegation
of Patton citizens will meet them
at the community entrance sign.
The Judges are Mrs. Annette 8.
Boutwell, rural health consultant
of the Medical Society of North
See story and pictures on
on Patton community on Page
J. ? 1
Carolina: Dan Hollar, assistant
state 4-H Club agent: and A. O.
Bullard, state supervisor of voca
tional agriculture.
Patton's scrapbook of 1958 ac
tivities and score sheets also win
be turned over to the judges.
These items will be given con
sideration in the contest, since
they reflect the year's work.
As winner of the county con
test, Patton automatically entered
the area competition to compete
for some $2,500 In prize money.
The area winners will be an
nounced and . honored , at an
awards luncheon In December in
Ashevllle.
Sixteen counties are entered In
this year's area competition, ac
cording to Morris L. McOough,
executive vice-president of the
Asheyllle Agricultural Council, a
sponsor.
First Donation
For United Fund
Is From Idaho
Franklin'* first United Fond
donation came not from a local
source bat all the way from
Moscow, Idaho, according to the
Kct. Donn Langfltt, UF chair
man.
It was a generous check from
E. W. Rem haw, retired sapcr
visor of NantahaU National
Forest, who now divMes his
time between Idaho and Macon
County. Mr. Kenshaw*s contri
bution arrived last Friday, well
in advance of the drive's official
opening Monday morning.
Yesterday (Wednesday) Mr.
Langfltt reported it was stUI too
early to five a progress report.
However, volunteer canvassers
have startedi work.
A UF "barometer" has been
erected in the downtown area
to record the day-to-day progress
of the campaign as It reaches
for a $1#,1 15 quota.
Schools Closing
27th And 28th
Macon County schools will
close November 27 and 28 for
Thanksgiving, according to
Supt. H. Bueck.
A two-week Christmas vaca
tion also has been set by the
board of education. Children
will be dismissed for the holi
days at 3 p. m. on December
19 and will return on January
5 .
No Christmas
Parade Planned
No Christmas parade is plan
ned In Franklin this year.
At least not under the spon
sorship ot the Junior Chamber
of Commerce.
Jaycees explained that the
lack of Interest shown by mer
chants in the event last year
led to their decision to aban
don It as a project.
For several years, at the re
quest o' the chamber of com
merce and merchants promo
tion commmittee, the jaycees
have promoted the parade, In
cluding the arrival of Santa
Claus.
Better Keep Hands
Off Those Fireworks 1
A warning about buying, sell
ing, or firing fireworks has been
sounded by Franklin Police Chief
Bid Carter.
It stems from the large amount
of fireworks activity in town Hal
lowe'en night.
The chief has instructed his
officers to arrest any violators.
Such a violation Is a misdemeanor.
OFFICIAL COMING /
Until a successor to R. E.
Welch Is selected, John H. Dav
idson, district officer for the
N .C. Veterans Commission, will
be at the courthouse to assist
veterans on the first and third
Thursday of each month, be
ginning at 10 a. m.
MACON COUNTY won the best fire animal* from one county competition at the (at stock
show Tuesday afternoon at Enka, as well as the best three animals and showmanship. Pictured
with the top fire animals are (L to R) Wilford Taylor, Ronald Harper (showing Wayne GTef
ory's calf), Roy Shepherd (showing Steve Whit mire's calf), Jimmy Williams (showing John Kil
Uan's calf), John Killian, said Wayne Proffitt, vocational teacher at Franklin High. (Staff Photo)
21 BLUE RIBBONS ?
Macon County Makes Good
Showing At Fat Calf Show
Tuesday at the annual W.N.C.
Fat Stock Show, Macon County
won:
(1) first place In the best five
animals from one county,
? ' (2) first place In the best three
and
(3> first and sixth place In show
maoAlp; the first place by John
KlUan, the sixth place by WUford
"Taylor.
In addition, the animals were
awarded 21 blue ribbons and three
reds. A calf owned by Frank
Kllllan placed first in the light
weight division (910 pounds and
under).
At yesterday's (Wednesday)
sale mt the Hominy Valley Horse
and Hound Pavilion, Macon Coun
ty businessmen turned out to sup
port the local calves and several
hundred pounds of the baby beef
will soon be showing up on dining
tables.
Having blue ribbon animals
were Frank Killian, Douglas
Teague, Quy Pouts, Genevieve I
Whitmire, Elizabeth Ann Am
nions, Jimmy Williams, Sue Craw
ford, Wayne Sheffield, Billy Craw
ford, Wilford Taylor, Jimmy Tay
lor, Bay Shepherd, Jim Nolan.
Johnny Taylor, Wayne Gregory,
Bud Taylor, Steve Whitmire.
Douglas Peek, David Cm be. John
Killian. and Spike Maddux. Get
tin* red ribbons were Alex Cor
bin, Tex "Corbtn, and Joe Morgan
and Ted Bingham.
The best five animals were
owned by Wilford Taylor. Wayne
Gregory, Steve Whitmire. John
Killian, and Prank Killian. The
best three belonged to Wilford,
John, and Fnnk.
RECALLS CHANGES ?
Mrs. Potts Resigns Welfare
Post After 21 Years Service
After 21 years as superinterdent
oi the Macon County Department
of Public Welfare, Mrs. EUois?
O. Potts Is resigning to "do some
of the things that I, myself, want
to do;" (
When Mrs. Potts gathers up
her things from her neatly-ar
ranged desk on the 28th and
makes her goodbyes, she'll be
leaving one of the most expertly
administered and efficiently run
welfare departments in the state.
She's dedicated 21 years to that
end.
And Franklin and Highlands
will be losing their only depend
able "bus service" and weather
prognosticator.
Only One Room
It was a "one woman departs
ment" when she became super
intendent in 1937: no staff, little
money, and hundreds of depres
sion-hit people standing in line
for food and clothing. The de
partment occupied one room in
the courthouse, a room equipped
with a kitchen table, two chairs,
and one filing cabinet. The type
writer in the office belonged to
her personally.
"I Imagine you might say I
was superintendent, caseworker. ,
and secretary all wrapped into ,
one," she recalled this week.
In this same year, however, the
picture brightened some. Public
Assistance came into being and ;
along with it Mrs. Potts got a
secretary and a caseworker and ,
her department moved to a new (
location in the building now oc
cupied by Angel Clinic. .
Package Purveyor
In the mid-40's Mrs. Potts was
married to Frank H. Potts and
moved to Highlands In so doing,
she became the only trusted pur- <
veyor of packages and messages t
between Franklin and Highlands, i
Hardly a day passes that she i
isn't hauling either one way or i
the other ? and for nothing! 1
Henry Cleaveland. who delivers I
SEE NO. 1, PAGE 12 E
v.
Late News
and
Briefs
HOUSE MOVED
A house moving operation
blocked traffic on First Street
for same time Tuesday night
when the movers discovered
the dwelling was too big for the
street.
The operation drew consider
able attention. The house is
owned by Gene Pannell and Is
occupied by the Jim Brinkman
family. It was moved from next
to the De Soto Trail Restau
rant to the street behind the
Van Raalte plant.
The movers had to remove
the porch from the house and
tear out part oi a wall at
Wayah View Motel. They park
ed the house for the night
across from Bob Sloan's and
then completed the job of
transporting It to Its new loca
tion Wednesday morning.
SCOUTERS DINNER
Between 150 and 175 Scouters
and their wives attended an
"appreciation dinner" Tuesday
night at Franklin High cafe
teria for the Smoky Mountain
Boy Scout District, which Is
made up of Macon, Jackson,
and Swain.
District officers for the year
were installed and Carlton Pey
ton, of Canton, Daniel Boone
Council president, spoke.
'COFFEE DAY'
Thursday will be "coffee day"
for the United Fund campaign,
which operated here Monday.
Restaurants In town will turn
over all coffee receipts to the
drive.
Also, the Jaycees will operate
i road block on Main Street
Saturday for United Fund.
MRS. SWAFFORD
Mrs. Pearl Baldwin Swafford.
>8. died unexpectedly at her hom<?
it 11 p.m. Tuesday. Funeral serv
ces will be Friday at 2:30 pm.
it the Windy Gap Baptist Church,
ind burial will be In the Iotla
3aptist Church cemetery. Bryant
'unefal Home is in charge of
irrangements.
HHHMMiaflnHBMnMiMMi
GETTING READY FOR CHRISTMAS BAZAAR
The annual Christmas bazaar sponsored by the St. Agnes Episcopal Church is set for today
(Thursday) and tomorrow at the church rectory on Church .Strret in Franklin. Lunch will be
servntf today from II a. m. to 2 p. m. Arrannin * items are <L to K> Mrs. Harrey Price, Mrs. R.
G. Lichtenstcin, and Mrs. A. A. Brooks. (Staff Photo)
Work Slated
To Begin '
In Spring
For the time being, a con
nection between U8 23-441
south and US 64 will be a*
close as Franklin will come to
a by-pass, according to the 14th
highway division engineer,
Frank L. Hutchins.
This is the 'connection" that
was set up (or programming
two weeks ago by the State
Highway Commission, the en
gineer explained, and the one
announced in THE PRESS of
October 30.
To clear up any confusion,
Mr. Hutchins said a by-pass
tor Franklin has been proposed
but It probably win be several
years before any action is taken
on it. ? ?
The "connection", which to
being constructed mainly to
channel the heavy traffic ? of
US 23-441 away from Franklin
High School and the heavy res
idential section on that end of
town, will leave US 23-441 at
the city limits (near A. R. Hlg
don's) and will enter US M in
the vicinity of George Reece's
store.
A survey of the project al
ready has been completed. The
engineer said work probably
will start some time next spring.
Babcock Here
'Just Looking'
US 64 between Franklin and
Highlands got the once-over
la.rt Thursday from the state
highway director, W. P. Bab
cock, and members of his staff.
"Just looking," the director
said of the visit. Any project
on that section of the highway
U several years in the future,
he declared. Ho(Wever. he agreed
the highway needs improving.
With Mr. Babcock were Cam
eron W. Lm, assistant director,
formerly of Sylva, Sam Bearik
public relations director, tol
chief engineer Carl Crump.
They visited a number of sec
tions in the western area in
specting future projects.
Don't Say We
Didn't Tell
You So . . .
Don't say we didn't warn
you!
. In the Jam. 24, 1957 feme of
THE PRESS, the following
statement was made in a yarn
about some beavers setting up
housekeeping on the ?M Brab
son property off Coweeta
Creek:
"The tracks may forecast a
rather ambitious project by
the beaver colony. Several
have been found on a sand
bar in swift Coweeta Creek,
made, no doubt, by a resolute
beaver with a dream!"
Thit beaver's dream has
come true.
Tbore Hood-chopping ani
mals built a sizable dam
across Coweeta Creek and
water backing up started
flooding the Wiggins and
Conley property.
As a result, they've ran
into a temporary setback.
Property owners knocked oat
the center of the dam and
the stream is running again.
But it's only temporary ? the
beavers are gnawing at the
saplings again and it'll aniy
be a matter of time before
Coweeta Creek once again
will be blocked.
The Weather
FRANKLIN
High Lew Kala
Wed.. 5th 63 34 J
Thursday 64 34 .13
Friday 63 36 JO
Saturday 60 22 JO
Sunday 69 30 .1
Monday* 61 39 .00
Tuesday 70 21 .13
Wednesday _L 24 .00
COWETA
Wed., 5th 55 30 trace
Thursday 63 46 .01
Friday 65 27 jOO
Saturday 59 24 M
Sunday 60 30 .17
Monday 68 32 JO
Tuesday 58 21 JO
Wednesday 66 26 JO
HIGHLANDS
Wed. 5th 60 41
Thursday 60 40 ?
Friday 56 32 ?
Saturday 53 20 *
Sunday 62 30 ?
Monday 54 34 ?
Tuesday 60 21 ?
Wednesday _ 32 ?
* no record