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WHO'S BEEN WHERE AND
FOR WHAT?
Staff correspondents of THE
PRESS keep the inside pafes
of this news* per alive with
news about your friends and
neighbors. Read the inside
pages from top to bottom and
you'll know Macon County.
73rd Year ? No. 49
Franklin, N. C., Thursday, December 4, 1958
Price 10 Cents Eighteen Page*
MEANDERING
ALONG
MAIN STREET
A NUMBER of Maconians
braved the raw of Friday night
to Journey to Ashevtlle for the
Andrews-Southern Pines foot
ball championship game. In
winning 33 to 9, Andrews be
came the first W. N. C. team
to ever win the state Class A
football championship.
WITH ALL the parking room
available, someone blocked the
alley beside the bank for a
half hour or so Monday morn
ing.
OH THAT Indian Mound,
what a disgrace for It to be in
such horrible shape!
KEEP YOUR fingers crossed
for our pride-and-joy commun
ity, Patton, and hope it places
in the money in the W. N. C.
rural Community Development
Contest. The winners will be
announced Saturday in Ashe
ville.
AT THE present rate of con
struction, there should be a fill
ing station for every car in
Franklin by the middle of the
summer.
IT'LL BE Interesting to learn
before long if the parking
meter revenues In Franklin rise
or fall as a result of the new
parking areas behind the busi
ness district. Some think the
turn-over at the meters will
bring in more money.
HAL ROGERS, WFSC's pro
gram director, has resigned to
return to college. Hal left over
the week end for the University
of Kentucky.
AT LAST, it seems Winter
has decided to arrive. That In
between stuff we've had the
past few weeks, in addition to
blunting the deer season, wasn't
too well received. Most folks
would rather have It all-the
way hot or all-the-way cold.
SYLVA MANAGES to wash its
streets down at pretty regular
intervals. Why can't Franklin?
FRANKLIN merchants are
urged to start thinking about
some Yuletide promotions
QUICK! Some of the neighbor
ing towns are stealing all the
thunder and the lightning will
be striking in their cash reg
isters as a result of their pro
gressive thinking.
THERE'S TALK that the
Bank of Franklin wants to ex
tend its space to Include the
alley immediately behind the
building. This would give Bow
er's more kicking room too.
FELLOW WORKING on the
East Franklin sidewalk says
dogs are giving Uiem more
trouble in the wet cement than
kids.
SOME YOUNG Girl Scouts,
who accidentally set a small
forest fire a while back, lost a
lot of sleep wondering If their
names were going to be put in
the newspaper.
SOME CRITICISM has been
voiced over the luncheons held
by the United Fund volunteer
workers. Be it here recorded
that the volunteers paid for
their own lunches and the
money did not come from
United Fund.
THERE ARE maybe a half
dozen motorists in town who
collect rnaybe a half dozen
parking tickets each week.
Looks like they'd shy away
from the meters and head for
the free parking lots.
THE USUAL court devotees
have been on hand in and in
front of the courthouse since
Monday's opening. Guess sit
ting and listening to cases
beats TV all to heck.
EWART BALL, Citizen-times
photographer, and Bob Terrell,
C-T sports editor, were ambling
through hers Tuesday. They'd
been to Andrews to cover a
victory shindig for the Bulldogs.
MACON COUNTY continues
to receive wonderful publicity
all over the country as a re
sult of the ruby mines promo
tions. A Californian comment
ed on hearing about it not long
ago on the vest coast.
SIGN MAKER Walter Hall
has an injured finger. It has
slowed up his work some, but
hasn't hindered his coffee
drinking.
THOSE THREE new street
lights out US 64 east are a
welcome extension of the town's
"white way" and an addition
long overdue.
THE TOWN is beginning to
get that Christmas glow. Folks
are shopping early and mast of
the stores have started gift
wrapping items that'll go under
the tree on the 25th.
WHY DOESN'T seme organi
zation take on the planting of
maple trees In town as a proj
ect? Certainly would enhance
our town in the tourist season.
Also, there's a need for some
benches along Main Street for
folks to "sit a spell".
WANT TEEN CENTER OUT ?
Aldermen Accept Low Bid
For New Town Police Car
A new police car, vacating the
town hall by the Franklin Teen
Center, and vacation and sick
leave (or town employes were
items of business taken up by the
Franklin Board of Aldermen in
regular session Monday night.
Bids for a new police car were
received from two firms, Conley
Motor Company, of Franklin, and
Kirk-Davis Chevrolet, of Sylva. A
low bid of $1,575 from Conley
was accepted by the board. The
Sylva firm's bid was $1,999.41.
Under terms of the bidding, the
town's '55 Ford was Included in
the trade, less radio equipment
and police light and siren. De
livery of the new car is expected
in three to four weeks.
Aldermen approved asking the
Franklin Teen Center to vacate
the basement of the town hall by
February s. The space is needed
for the Civil Defensf organization,
the volunteer fire department, and
other town uses, it was explained.
Also approved by the board was
a week's paid vacation annually
for all full-time town employes
and a week's tick leave. Vacations
must be taken each year. However,
sick leave will be allowed to accrue
for two years.
Several other minor actions
were taken by the aldermen, in
cluding some complaints, which
were turned over to committees
for investigation.
DEFEAT RABUN GAP ?
Franklin Lads And Lassies
Victorious In '58 Opener
In their opening game of the
1958 season here Tuesday night,
the Franklin lads and lassies
emerged victorious over Rabun
Gap.
Paced by Mary Lou Cabe and
Dorothy Stockton, who bucketed
17 points each ti> tie for scoring
honors, the girls won 42 to 26 in
the first game.
Franklin's boys, led by Harold
Elliott's 23 points, polished off
their Georgia opposition 62 to 39.
The Panthers journey to An
drews for games tomorrow (Fri
day) night and will be host to
Murphy next Tuesday night. Both
are non-conference games.
Statistics
Girls
Rabun Gap (26) F ? Pruitt 4.
Kellogg 6, Singleton 2, G ? Cope.
Jones, Howard, Standi 14, Norton,
Brown.
Franklin (<2) P ? Leatherman
8, M. Cabe if, Stockton 17. <3 ?
Cole, J. Cabe, Setter, Carpenter.
Pox, Sheffield, Bowman.
Half time : 20-8, Franklin.
Boys
Rabun Gap (39) Green 13,
Thurman XI. Holding 4, Garrett
6, Lamb 1, Mfclvln 4, Teasley.
Franklin (82) ? Pearson 13, Led
lord 5, Corbin 4. Brooks 11, Elliott
23, Baird, Henry 2, Duvall 4,
Roten, Richardson.
Halftime: 34-17, Franklin.
Patton Will
Know Answer
Saturday
Saturday is "the day" for Ma
con Countys top rural community.
Patton.
For Saturday, in Asheville, the
winners of the 1958 W.N.C. Rural
Community Development Contest
will be revealed as the highlight
of the annual awards luncheon at
City Auditorium.
A large delegation from here
plans to attend.
Along with the best commun
ities in the other western counties,
Patfcm is shooting for $2,000 in
prize money and the honor that
goes with being among the win
ners.
Judges of the area contest visit
ed Patton last month.
Rural Group
'59 Election
Set Tonight
An election of new officers and
planning lor 1959 will be the top
items of business to be conducted
tonight (Thursday) at a meeting
of the Macon County Rural Com
munity Development Council.
Set for 7:30 at the Agricultural
Building, the meeting will be at
tended by officers of the organ
ized communities. These officers
make up the council. >
Bill Raoy. of Cowee community,
served as president during the
1958 rural development program.
The council oversees the con
duct of the rural development con
tests.
Maddox Heads
Church Group
Julian Maddox. of Cartooge
chaye community and a member
of the Franklin Presbyterian
Church, has been elected chair
man of the western district of the
Men of the Church of the Ashe
ville Presbytery.
Furniture Store
Is Going Out
Of Business
Bryant Furniture Company,
established in Franklin some 35
years ago by the late O.C. Bryant,
is going out of business.
Mrs. Hermie B. Dryman, one
of the owners, said they will de
vote theilr full time to the
operation of Bryant Funeral
Home, which has been moved
from the furniture building on
the square to 39 West Main
Street on the corner of Harrison
Avenue.
An auction sale is slated this
week to dispose of the furniture
stock on hand.
New Star Route
Is Established
A new star route to Sylva has
been established, according to
Franklin Postmaster Zteb
Meadows.
Under the star route schedule
mail will arrive and leave twice
daily. One will arrive in Franklin
at 8:15 a.m. and leave at 3:15
p.m.; another will arrive at 4:45
p.m. and leave at 6 p.m.
Soil Election
Is Under Way
Here This Week
An election is under way in the
county this week to pick a super
visor for the three-man Macon
County Soil Conservation Com
mittee.
Running for the post are George
Moses, of Route 5, and W. C. Tay
lor, of Route 4.
Voting started Monday and will {
end Saturday.
The winner will serve a three
year term of office, succeeding
Edwin T. Bradley, of Route 3,
whose term expires January 1.
Others on the committee are
Milton Pouts, chairman, and %y
ant McClure.
Ballot boxes are located at
points all over the county.
SET DECEMBER 22 ?
Garden Club Gives Plans
For Annual Yule Contest
Plans for Its annual Christmas i
lighting contest have been an- !
nounced by the Franklin Garden '
Club. i
The evint Is set for the night of
December 22 and all homes, pub
lic buildings, and commercial
buildings within a radius of one
miie of the town limits will be in
cluded in the lodging.
Mrs. O, A. Jones is chairman
of the contest committee. Serving
with her are Mrs. Steve Bundy
and Mrs. R L. McGlamery.
A first prize of $9 Is being offer- ?
m
pd in each of the three divisions.
Second place wlnnars will receive
honorable mention.
DIVISION 1: Public building's ;
(schools, library, churches! . May
enter window, doorway, or out- J
ioor scene or tree.
DIVISION 2: Commercial buUd- jj
ngs (store, mill*, plant). May
inter window, doorway, or out
door scene or tree.
DIVI8ION 3: Homes. May enter
window, doorway, or outdoor scene
>r tree. '
A secret pinel of Judges will
.elect the winners. (
PRESS CAMERA VISITS
Thanksgiving Turkey Shoot
(The Macon County Search an d Rescue Squad sponsored the shoot across from the airport, with
more than 100 competing (or birds.)
Prone rifleman eyes his target and hopes for a turkey.
John Cunningham waits while rescue squad members check his target.
Dale Tysinger, two-and-a-half-year- old son of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Tysing
jr, checks his six pun (left) then fires one off.
The male and the female side discuss turkey shoots (left), and Jim Conley
[right) holds the prize for the best shot.
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FARTHING PRESIDING ?
Court Term Opens Monday;
Is Proceeding On Schedule
Macon's December term of
Superior Court was moving along
cn schedule yesterday i Wednes
day) with Judge J. C. Farthing, of
Lenoir, presiding.
A full two weeks of court is an
ticipated in the light of heavy
criminal and civil dockets.
Most of this week is being de
voted to criminal actions. Judge
Farthing will hear civil actions
next week.
The term opened Monday
Judge Gives
Oaths Of Office
Macon Officials
Judge "J. C. Farthing administer
ed oaths of office Monday morn
ing to county officers elected in
. the November 4 general election.
Talcing their oaths were Macon
Rep. James M. Raby; Mrs. Kate
M. Wrinn, clerk of court; Lake
V. Shope, register of deeds; J.
Harry Thomas, sheriff; John
Kusterer, coroner: W. E. Baldwin,
chariman of county commis
sioners; Wiley Brown and John
Roane, commissioners; and Dick
Slagle, surveyor.
3 Sentenced
For Liquor
Violations
Three Macon County men wer>?
sentenced in federal ?ourt in Bry
son City last week for violations
of federal liquor laws.
J. R. Bell, 51. received three
years in prison; Robert Bell, 47.
got a two-year suspended sentence
for three years on payment of
$1,500 fine; and Sam I. Cunning
ham, 49, was ? sentenced to 40
months in prison.
Judge Wilson Warlick, of New
ton, was the presiding judge.
A. C. P. Fund
Exhausted
Macon County's $54,442 allot
ment for the 1958 Agricultural
Conservation Program is exhaust
! .ed. 1
A total of 1.284 farmers par
ticipated in the program, accord
ing to Miss Mildred Corbin. office
manager of A.S.C., which admin
isters the program.
The primary purpose of the
A.C.P. is to share the cost of
establishing conservation prac
tices on the farm. A.C.P. pays
about one-half the cost of the
eight practices In the program.
Dime Board Will
Start 20th Year
The "Christmas Cheer Dime
Board", sponsored by the Franklin
Lions Club, will go into operation
Saturday for the 20th consecutive
year.
Money raised is used to pur
chase Christmas baskets for the
needy.
Lions will mann the board
every Saturday from now until
Christmas.
Burley Growers Are
Getting Top Prices
Macon burley growers selling
through the Asheville and Knox
ville markets are reported to be
receiving top prices for their
weed.
In Asheville. the burley is bring
ing record-breaking prices, some
at better than $68 per hundred.
The AS.C. office reports that
155 burley growers here harvested
42 acres. More than half the
growers sell through the Asheville
market and the rest truck their
tobacco to Knoxville.
25 Church Men Here
For Training Session
Last (Wednesday i night, about
25 men of the western district Of
the Asheville Presbytery attended
a training session for officers a?
the Franklin Presbyterian Church.
Dr. I. I. Ellis, of Knoxville.
Tenn., was the speaker. He U
chairman of men's work in the
Appalachian Synod.
Holland McSwaln. of Murphy,
formerly of Franklin, was In
charge of the session. He is the
out-going president of the Men
of the Church of the Asheville
Presbytery.
PRUETT SUCCUMBS
Berllrt C. Pruett, 8r.. a Macon
native and construction worker
for 30 years, died Tuesday In a
local hospital at the age of SO.
Services are set for today (Thurs
day) at 2:30 p.m. at the Sugar
fork Baptist Church.
VETERANS TO MEET
A meeting of the Veterans of
World War I. of USA.. Macon
County Barracks No. 906. will be
held tomorrow i Friday* at the
courthouse at 7:30 pin. This will
be the last meeting of the year, i
United Fund
Tops Quota
United Fund went aver
the top of its $10,115 goal
Monday afternoon "by
$2? or $30 right now . : .
more still to come in," ac
cording to the Rev. Donn
K. Langfitt, chairman.
In making the announce
ment, Mr. Langfitt also
disclosed that he has sub
mitted his resignation to
the United* Fund board of
directors.
He said he was resign
ing because "I feel some
one else, other than the
one who headed the fund
raising, should administer
United Fund during the
year." -added that
under the U. F rratu
this is supposed to be a
divided authority.
An election to pick .Mr.
Langfitt's successor is an
ticipated soon, possib'" i't
a final report- lunc'iet n
some time next week.
Musical Progran
Features Legion
Auxiliary Meeting
A musical program featured ,i!t
December 1 meetir.g o{ t:ie
American Lesion Auxiliary at the
home of Mrs. Gilmer A. Jones,. ,
Mrs. Catherine Neal played two
piano sections: Mrs. Gilmer Jones
and Mrs. Weimar Jones played a
aBet; and the group listened to
Fred Waring Christmas selections.
Hostesses were Mrs. Peggy
Bradley. Mrs. John Wasilik, and
Mrs. Bill Horsley.
Pood for the family the auxili
ary is helping at Christ?*8 was
donated by the members.
Judge Patton Slated
To Speak At Meeting
Of Delta Kappa Gamma
Judge George B. Patton, of
Franklin, will be guest speaker at
the Delta Kappa Gamma meet
ing in Waynesville Saturday.
He will be introduced by Mrs.
H. Bueck. of Franklin.
Others attending from here will
be Mrs. Patton, Mrs. tke Olson, '
Mrs. Prelo Dryman, Mrs. Eliza
beth Guffey. and Miss Nora
Mocdy.
P. N. Moses
Dies From
Gun Wound
Peter N. Moses, who had been
in a critical condition since No
vember 19 when he accidentally
shot himself with a shotgun when
chmbing through a fence near
his home at Cullasaja, died at
Angel Hospital the 27th at 7 a.m.
Sixty years old. Mr. Moses was
r farmer and Macon County na
tive and a member of the Elliiay
Baptist Church. Bora Aug. 25,
1898. he was the son of Pierce and
Mrs. Charlotte Ower Moses.
Funeral services were held the
28th at the Sugarfork Baptist
Church by the Rev. Lee Crawford
and the Rev. William SorrelU
Burial was in the church ceme
tery.
Surviving are his wife, (he
former Miss Martha Taylor; two
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The Weather
FRANKLIN
High Low Rain
Wed.. 28th
56 47 trace
58 30 trace
49 39 1 M
54 25 .SO
58 23 .00
52 28 .00
49 39 .00
rhursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
ruesday
Wednesday
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COWETA
Wed.. 28th
rhursday ,
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday /
ruesday
Wednesday
80 39 .09
59 27 JO
53 31 .10
52 23 1J8
52 23 JO
58 24 JO
55 35 traoe
48 39 JS