North Carolina Newspapers

73rd Year ? No. 47 T T nklin Jf t?? wA . m />? , 3%* Bwottimi ON THE INSIDE ? WHO'S BEEN WHERE AND FOR WHAT? Staff correspondents of THE PRESS keep the inside pages of this newsaper alive with news about your friends and neighbors. Read the inside pages from top to bottom and you'U know Macon County. Franklin, N. C, Thursday, November 2>, 1958 Price 10 Cents Sixteen Pages State Allocates $193,500 For Macon Roads MEANDERING X ALONG MAIN STREET HURRAH! A rumor afloat says a civic organization wants to take over the upkeep of North Caro lina's largest remaining Indian Mound. STREETS WERE washed In town last Friday, but not with taxpayers' money. Western Caro lina Telephone Company gave 'em the scrub-down because it had muddled things up a little bit In constructing its new build ing. MONDAY MORNING'S 'fog was a real can't see-you-hand-in-front of-your-face condition. SOME WAG, with a bushy tail no doubt, mailed In a pair of scissors and the suggestion that we clean up the Indian Mound ourselves. FRANKLIN'S coming "Turkey Carnival" should be one of the biggest and best trade promotions yet. The promotion fever is strik ing in Sylva and Clayton, where they're giving cash each week, so our merchants had better get on the ball. THE RURAL CONTEST judges were impressed with our price winning Patton community Fri day. They would have liked to have spent more time seeing the sights. FROM ALL Indications, Macon County has the finest crop of young people to be found any where in the country. Seems they're top drawer in just about everything they undertake, from , safety projects to fat calf shows. SUNDAY'S pleasing tempera tures spelled a short winter. Who ever heard of trottin' around in your shirtsleeves in the middle of November? THE ADDITION of the new parking space behind the build ings on the north side of the street has helped ease Saturday con gestion. A couple more lots should turn the trick for a while. UNITED FUND is receiving a nice vote of confidence In the Franklin area. Burlington em ployes, in particular, are making generous payroll deduction con tributions to the campaign. MACON COUNT* can't be ac cused of not giving Its loyal sup port to its young people. For proof of this read the names in this issue of Individuals and firms sup porting the W.N.C. Fat Stock Show and Sale. HATS OFF to the town fathers, particularly alderman Prelo Dry man, for having that Orand Can yon ditch in front of the library filled and paved. It had been there so long folks were about ready to float a bond issue and build a bridge across it. HIGHWAY Patrolman H. T. Ferguson and W. C. Leming, like all the others in Troop E, have had oif days cancelled in a state wide crack down to reduce high way slaughter. Drive carefully, don't be one of them they have to crack down on. FIRE DANGER is reported at its highest in the forests since 1952. Look back on the big Telllco fire in the early '50's here and hope it doesn't happen again. TURKEYS, TURKEYS and more of thy feathered feasts will be given away at Franklin's latest trade promotion Saturday morn ing on the square. FOOTBALL GAMES continue to turn Maconlans into week end travelers. And, before long, It'll be basketball. MONDAY'S deer season opener was so warm a lot of obese hun ters in long handled underwear dropped off some excess pound age. One hunter is reported to have become lost overnight, but found his way out Tuesday morn ing. HAVE YOU NOTICED the as sortment of feminine dainties dry ing on the line over- Main Street about every other day? SANTA CLAUS. it appears. Is running a close race with Thanks giving and If the current trend continues probably will arrive be fore Turkey Day. A DELEGATION of Clayton. Oa., citizens are raising the dick ens about the proposed by-pass of their town. Reports here Indi cate they won't get very far with their objections, however. Noth ing, it seems, stands in the way of progress. OTTO SQUARE DANCE The Otto School P.-T.A. will sponsor a square dance Friday night, November 21. at the school bednnlng at 8 o'clock. Music will be furnished by the Carolina Ramblers. FRANKLIN ? HIGH'S lassies have been doing some practicing in preparation for the December 2 opening against Rabun Gap. The photographer caught this action under the basket one day last wecfc during a practice gaare. (Staff Photo) SCHEDULE GIVEN - Cage Opener Set ; For December 2 Basketballs are bouncing in Franklin High gymnasium as the boys' and girls' teams pre pare for their opening game on Dr. Barmore Leaves Hospital For Dublin Dr. Burton Blaksley (Pat) Bar more has resigned from the staff of Angel Hospital to go into prac tice in Dublin, Oa. Friday was his last day at the hospital and he and his family moved Saturday. Dr. Barmore. a native of Cor nelia, Oa., came here from Augus ta in June. He specialized in pediatrics at the hospital. World War 1 Vets Slate Sunday Rally A rally of World War I veterans will be held Sunday at the county courthouse in Franklin, according to James E. Dayton, senior vice commander of the N. C. Depart ment. Veterans of World War I. It will open at 3:30 and is ex pected to attract a number of veterans from other counties in the area. the home court December 2 with Rabun Oap. Franklin has IS games schedul ed this season. 14 of them con ference clashes. Mrs. Rose Corbin coaches the girls and C. K. (Ike) Olson the boys. The coaches will announce their first stringers next week. The week of February 16-21 has been set aside for the conference tournament. Here's the schedule: Dec. 2 Rabun Gap 5 Andrews ? " 9 Murphy " 12 Sylva ? " 16 Cherokee ? " 19 Swain ? Jan. 6 Murphy " 9 Cullowhee .* 13 Webster * " 16 Highlands * " 20 Glenville * " 23 Sylva * " 27 Cherokee * 30 Swain ? . Feb. Cullowhee Webster * Highlands Glenville * * Conference game. Thanksgiving Union Rite Is Planned Langfitt Preaching' Thia Year At Methodist Church v A union Thanksgiving service will be held in Franklin Thanks giving Day. It will be at 9 a.m. at the Meth odist church, with the Rev. Donn K. Langfitt. Presbyterian pastor, delivering the sermon. Persons of all denominations are Invited to attend. Under a rotation plan used by the Franklin Ministerial Associ ation, the Methodist and Presby terian churches are cooperating in this year's service. Devotionals In Their Homes One out of every four families in Franklin hold family devotion als and 315 have grace at meals. These facts were compiled in the recent religious survey con ducted jointly by the Franklin churches. They were announced this week by the Rev. R. R. Stand ley, survey chairman, to coincide with closing of the "Religion in American Life" campaign being sponsored this month by the Franklin Ministerial Association and the Franklin Junior Chamber of Commerce. A total of 465 families, were reached by the survey. Ninety seven families do not practice any of the. three survey points ? grace at meals, family devotionals, or bedtime prayers with children, the survey revealed. PRESS Printing - Day Early For Thanksgiving Because ?( the Thaafcactv ing holidays, THE FRANK UN PRESS will be pahlished one day early next week. This means the newspaper will be pat in the mails Tues day afternoow. Instead of Wednesday. The news and advertising deadlines for this issue will be noon Monday. Subscribers on the rural routes will receive their news papers Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving. Methodist Men Set Tuesday Dinner Meet ' The Macon County Methodist Men's Club will hold its month ly dinner meeting Tuesday night at 7 o'clock at the Union Methodist Church. Each member is requested to bring a boy as his guest. CUNIC HOLIDAY The Jackson-Swain Cancer Cen ter in Sylva will be closed Friday for Thanksgiving. It will be open again the following Friday, De cember 5. Tirtr.F. MACON COUNTY ^r^show^ anim In tart m ?k WW ^"for m??%E& Amrooni, cn^ - Cjjwgj (Jtaj^joJ JUDGES TOUR PATTON FOR AREA COMPETITION Three judges, all from Raleigh, toured Macon County's prize community, Patton, Friday afternoon for the W. N. C. Rural Community Development Contest. Pictured standing on the sub-flooring of the new Patton Methodist Church, a top community project, are Mrs. Harley Stewart, A. G. Bullard, state supervisor of vocational agriculture, Mrs. Ted Blaine, Mrs. Annette S. Boutwell, rural health consultant of the Medi.al Society of North Carolina, amd Dan Hollar, assistant state 4-H agent. Mrs. Stewart and Mrs. Blaine accompanied the judges oh their tour of the community. (Staff Photo) RESPONSE IS EXCELLENT - United Fund Drive Should Top Its Goal Next Week Yesterday (Wednesday) the Franklin area United fund cam paign had passed the half-way mark and indications were the coal of $10,1 IS would be topped by next wedfc. The Rev. Donn K Langfitt. chairman, was highly pleased at the response shown the campaign, which is being tried here for the first time. Volunteer canvassers have a luncheon meeting scheduled today at 12:05 at the DeSoto Trail Restaurant to dovetail progress reports and make plans for the rematning days of the campaign. Mr. Langfitt hopes to close the drive next Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving. In a concerted effort last Fri day. canvassers raised more than $3,000 In donations and pledges. They covered only about half of the commercial district. "Coffee day" last Thursday in local restaurants raised $39 for United Fund. All coffee proceeds were turned over to the drive. Saturday, in about lour hours. Jaycees raised $80 with a United Fund roadblock on Main Street. Rain called a halt to their activ ities in the early afternoon. Employes of the following firms In town have contributed 100 per cent to the campaign: Belk's De partment Store. Conley Motor Company, Nationwide Insurance: William A. Cox, Accountant: Winn-Dixie; Waldroop Esso Serv ice; Ray's Warehouse; Macon Bargain Stare; West's Florists: Franklin Seed Store, and Progres sive Bookkeeplne. 'M Night' Slated By BTU Monday "M Night" will be observed by the Baptist Training Union Mon day night at 7:30 at the First Baptist Church Speaker will be the Rev. J. O. Miller, of Hayesvllle. assoclational missionary of the W.N.C. Baptist Association. Special music a'so is planned. Music Study Club Meets Friday Night Tomorrow (Friday* night at 7 :30, Mrs. Weimar Jones and Mrs. Julian Maddo'x will entertain the Franlin Music Study Club at the home of Mrs. Jones. Mrs. Henry Cabe is program leader for November. SCOUTS PLAN SALE Girl Scout Troop No. 5 will hold a bake sale Saturday at Angel's Drug Store from 9 a.m. until noon. SCHOOLS CLOSING Macon County schools will close Thanksgiving Day and the day after, according to Supt H. Bueck. Christmas Seal Drive . Is Starting Macon County's annual Christ mas Seal campaign to continue the fight against tuberculosis is slated to open this month, accord ing to the chairman. Sam Gibson, of Franklin. As in past years, it will be handled through the mails. A let ter to accompany sheets of Christ mas Seals is now being printed. About 2.000 will be mailed, the chairman said. Here are some of the things Christmas Seal money did in Ma con County in 1957: Case-finding: Assisted with the purchase of film for chest x-rays in cooperation with the local health department; making 186 14 by 17 films and 4.963 survey x-rays during the year. Health Education: Helped with postage payments. The local health department made 176 nursing visits to patients and con tacts^ and 33 TB skin tests were done in '57. Six new cases were reported for 1957. making a total of 35 known cases in the county. Rehabilitation: Quarterly pa SEE NO. 1. PAGE 8 AVERAGE PER POUND IS 34 1-4 CENTS - Fat Calves Bring Owners $8,360.95 At Area Sale Macon County's 24 fat calves, weighing In at a total of 30. 955 pounds, brought their F.F.A. and 4-H owners >8,360.95 at last week's W. N. C. Fat Stock Show and Sale. Average price per pound was 34>4 cents. The sale was held Wednes day of last week at Enka. Local businessmen threw their sup port solidly behind the Macon calves, bringing top prices for tfcelr owners. A list of those supporting the sale will appear next week In THE PAEB8 Here're the sale results, list ing. In order, owner, club, grade, weight of animal, price per pound, and total price the animal brought: Frank Killian, F.F.A., prime, 885. 43. $359 05; Wilford Taylor, F.F.A.. prime. 1.075, .34, $365.50; John Killian, F.F.A., prime. 1, 185, .35, $41475; Steve Whit mire, 4-H, prime, 1,155, .36, $415.80; Jimmy Taylor, 4-H, prime, 1,060. 33, $349 80; Wayne Sheffield, F.F.A., prime. 1,000, .34. $340; Wayne Oregory, F.F.A., prime, 1,190, .34, $404 60; David Cab?, F.F.A., prime. 1. 345, .33. $443.85; Jim Nolen. F.FA, choice, 1.020, 34, $346 80; Bud Taylor, 4,-H. choice, 1,270. .33, $419.10; Johnny Taylor, F.F.A., choice, 1,175, S3, $387.75; Douglas Peek, F.P.A., choice, 710, .33. $234.30; Guy Touts, F.FA, choice, 905, .40, $362; Billy Crawford, FJ\A.. choice, 1,025, 33. $33825; Jimmy Wil liams, F.F.A., choice, 1,005, 33, $331.65; Spike Maddox. ? 4-H. choice, 1.225, .33, $404.25; Gene vieve Whltmlre, 4-H, choice, 905, .34. $307.70; Elizabeth Am nions. 4-H. choice, 935. 35, $32725; Ray 8hepherd. FT. A., choice. 1,030. 32. $32960; Sue Crawford, 4-H. choice. 940, .33)4, $314 90; Joe Morgan and Ted Bingham, F.F.A., good. 905, .34, $307 70; Alex Corbtn, 4-H. good, 640, .33. $21120; Tex Corbta, F.F A . good, 830, .33, $273 90. Six Projects Programmed For 1958-59 Progress Report On '57-58 Jobs Is Received , An allocation of $193,500 for secondary road work In Macon County during the (Uc>l year year 1958-59 has been announced by the State Highway Commis sion Also released this weelr was a progress report on the expendi ture of $95,300 on seven projects In the county during 1957-58. Macon's 1958-59 allocation pro grams the following work: pav ing 0.2 mile of Sloan Street In Franklin; paving 3 mills a f road north of Franklin (Lake Rmory Road ? location survey is in prog ress) ; paving 1.9 miles from Cul lasaja east < Sugarfork Church Road); grading, draining, and putting down a base on 1.1 miles of road southeast of Ellijay (Henry Road); grading, draining, and putting down a base on M mile of road east of Frank Hn t Ayers-Holland Road > ; grading, draining, and putting base down on 0.3 mile of road southwest of Franklin (Jeff Blaine Road). A breakdown of the $193,500 allocation shows $168,631 will come from general funds and $23. 868.60 from special funds. Report Made A progress report on seven 1857-58 projects was made this week by Frank L. Hutchison, 14th division engineer. The report: Item 1 ? Paving a connection from new US 23-441 highway to old highway, a part of the Hick ory Knoll Road, is complete. Item 2 ? Paving of one mUe of Jim Moore Road from Franklin city limits to NC 28 is complete. Item 3 ? Grading . drainage, and base on 2.8 miles of Tllley Road is In progress, about 80 per ant complete. Item 4 ? Grading. drainage, and base on 0.6 mile of Qnat Ridge Road at Highlands is In progress, about 80 per cent coofr plete. Item 5 ? Paving of 1.4 miles at Windy Oap Road from Franklin, northwest, is in progress; grading SEX NO. 2, PA OZ f Late News and Briefs MRS. CRAWFORD APPOINTED Mrs. Dorothy Crawford has been appointed acting superin tendent of the Macon County Department of Public Welfare. Mrs. Eloise O. Potts, superin tendent for the past 21 years, is resigning, effective the 28th. A caseworker with the deparv merit tor nearly seven years, Mrs. Crawford was named to the act ing post following a meeting of the welfare board Tuesday after noon. H. H. Plemmons. board chair man. said she will serve in that capacity until a permanent ap pointment is made. Serving on the board with Mr. Plemmons are H. W. Cabe and ? Mrs. Margaret Dowdle. CRITIC ALLY INJURED Peter N. Moses. SO. Ellijay farmer and sawmill worker, yester day (Wednesday) morning ma still in a critical condition at Angel Hospital. Mr. Moses suffered a shotcna wound In the stomach Monday SEE NO. 4. PAGE ? The Weather HrM anding ?< * ?.m. nf Um 4mw I FRANKLIN Hlch Low Wed.. 12th 78 34 Thursday 78 27 Friday 89 30 Saturday 86 S3 Sunday <78 80 .11 Monday 77 51 Tuesday 78 SI Wednesday SI HIGHLANDS Wed.. 12th 88 33 Thursday 88 32 Friday ? ? Saturday ? ? Sunday ? ? Monday ? ? Tuesday 87 M Wednesday _ 41 * no record ????(?