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In character, in man
ner, in style, in all
things, the supreme ex
cellence is simplicity.
?Henry W. Longfellow.
74th Year ? No. 2
Franklin, N. C.,~ Thursday, January 8, 1959
Price 10 Cents
Sixteen Pasres
MEANDERING
ALONG
MAIN STREET
IT CAN HONESTLY be said
that Franklin's loss Is Waynes
vlUe's gain In the case of Ed Will
iams. His enthusiasm In civic and
church endeavors has been bound
less and he's a young man Macon
County can 111 afford to loss.
ANOTHER MACON1AN came
close to being In the Rose Bowl
Parade. Uke Earl Corbin, a local
sailor. Bryan Hurst, who plays
with the US. Army Band In Wash
ington, D. C, missed the event
because of the airlines strike. His
bond was to be flown to the west
coast on a commercial plane, but
one was not available because of
the American and Eastern strikes.
ABOUT THE only thing any
one could say about the weather
Monday morning was "B-r-r-r-r-r."
One fellow said his thermometer
got down off the wall and hid
under the porch.
THAT'S A real tough crew of
men that has been working In the
freesing climes atop the tower at
the new telephone company build
ing. '
SOME OF those holes In the
street that were refilled recently
need some attention again. They've
settled tothe point where hitting
one cases a driver to chip his,
or her. teeth or bite a tongue
painfully. 1 ( * - ,
DID YOU khow that an electric
eye ( arrangement turns on the
lights In the outdoor public tele
phone booths as soon as the sun
goes down, and visa versa?
YOU HAD to break off a dtlnk
of watetr at the pilblic fountain
Monday morning. 1
MERCHANTS are still hard at
work turning stock upside down
and Jotting down numbers. A
body Just about has to have a
new year to hold up under the
strain.
FRANKLIN HIGH'S Panthers
started out "S8 basketball against
Murphy Tueday night. It's Just
natural for a team to play harder
if it has rooters in the audience.
Travel with the team and pull
for victory.
A FtUrtlME promotional di
rector would mean thousands and
thousands more dollars from tour
ists.
WHEN, IF ever, will Franklin
get a city auditorium? The first
step is for the people to want one.
&XATK HIGHWAY pa nt crew
touched up the cente- stripe anL
turn arrows in tow last week
Aimost like the fiist sign 01
spring.
lOLKS WHO hea.d De wey Cor
bin sing his ballad abcut "Olu
Touse" oyer WFSSC Friday aftci
Boon say it went oil mighty wei.
and Mr. Corbin is to be thankee
for helping make "Old Touse
a celebrity.
FK.iNkLIN desperately needs i'
city auditorium; a place when.
tfcWn lunctions ai.d civic events
oouid be staged.
BETTER NOT forget to pu?
ofcas.; your city license ta^'s this
year. Failure to have them will
result in citations.
ICTIJi COMMUNITY deserve
a vote of thanks for taking tlu
time to erect that beautiful Chris,,
nas scene on NC 2u. if more com
munities had displayed the initi
ative of this community, the pow
er company would have been will
ing to sponsor another lighting
contest.
WHO SAYS advertising doesn't
pay? After mention here, last week,
the tommy-toes of Mrs. Verlon
Swafford are in jeopardy.
DOUG PEARSON was one of
. those lucky enough to make the
Dixie Classics last week. On the
way out one night he became so
engrossed in a big limousine at
the curb lie knocked a man
sprawling. Embarrassed, Doug
picked the man up and helped
brush him off, apologizing all the
way. He later learned he had
decked the state's chief executive.
Gov. Luther Hodges, who was
heading for his limousine at the
moment of collision.
A FULL-TIME director is needed
%r the Franklin Chamber of Com
merce if the town is to compete
with others for the tourist dollar.
Scenery no longer is drawing card
enough to attract people.
MACON COUNTY'S first license
number, CL 601, is now hanging
an the rear of the custom oar
owned by Furman Angel, Jr.
WONDER WHAT the Sunday
afternoon parkers along Main
Street find amusing in the pass
ing traffic. These spectators in
crease with every Sunday.
THE ACCIDENT at the Utile
Tennessee River bridge last week
serves to pinpoint at potentially
dangerous situation. It is difficult
to see on the bridge because of
the high concrete sides and there
are dally near-misses (hat could
become tragedies.
PROBABLY THE reason Christ
mas mailing was off this season
U that everyone who failed to
write their kin came for a visit"
SEE NO. 1, PAGE S
DATE UNDECIDED ?
Eddie Sutton, Football
Star, Will Speak Here
Football star Eddie Sutton will
be the guest speaker for the
Franklin Rotary Club's annual
banquet honoring Franklin High's
football squad and cheerleaders.
A date for the banquet has
not been set, according to Rotary
President Robert C. Carpenter.
It probably will be the last of
this month or early in February,
he said. Arrangements are being
handled by John M. Archer, Jr.
A star half-back with the pro
fessional Washington Redskins,
the. Jackson County native is now
attending medical school in Mem
phis, Tenn. Prior to going with
the Redskins, he starred at the
University of North Carolina.
Also planned as a feature of
the football banquet Is the pres
entation of a "most valuable
player" award by the local V.F.W.
Post. The Panthers will select the
recipient by secret vote.
PRESIDENT TO SPEAK ?
Banquet To Honor Recipient
Of Jayc?e Award Planned
Franklin Jaycees this week
completed plans for honoring
"Macon County's Young Man of
the Year" at a special banquet
January 30.
Nominations are now being
received for the "Young Man
of the Year" award. Any young
man between the ages of 21
and 3fl Is eligible to be nomi
nated. Membership in the Jay
cees is not necessary.
Highlighting the banquet will
? i -
be the presentation of a Dis
tinguished Service Awat-d Key
and certificate to the winner
of the community service award
and an address by Marvin
Koontz, of Raleigh, president
of the N. C. Junior Chamber
of Commerce.
Invitations to attend will be
mailed next week to a large
number of civic leaders. The
hanquet Will be held at Slagle
Memorial Building.
1SE.INE.MIS PLANNED ?
'March Of Dimes' Drive
Gets Under Way In Macon
The "Match of Dime*" drive
got under way In Macon Coun
ty Friday afternoon with the
distribution of the coin collect
ors and dime boards by the
members of the Ladles Auxili
ary to Veterans of Foreign
Wars.
Letters will be put In the
mall the early part of next
week, asking for Individual con
tributions. ^hese contributions
may be sent direct to Claude
Bolton, treasurer for the Macon
County chapter.
Although no quota has been
set for Macon County, It Is
hoped that fcoiitrlbutions will be
Kenerous since a number of
Macon County children are still
dependent upon the local
chapter for support in provid
ing medical care, crutches, cus
tom-made shoes and braccs,
and rehabilitation. '
Any Organization planning to
sponsor a benefit may contact
Robin West, promotion chair
man. Several events .are in the
planning stage and further In
formation will be available later.
The goal of the National
Polio Foundation, as it Is now
known, was to prevent paralytic
polio and to provide the best
in medical care for polio pa
tients. Since this mission has
been accomplished to the point
where the org?nlzatk>n now can
turn its vest resources to the
solution of other perplexing dis
eases, . the Foundation is now
planning research and patient
aid in the field of virus dis
eases, birth de/ects, and arth
ritis. Many .children suffering
SEE NO. 2. PAGE 8
Judge fatten
Solicitor Brown
COURT OFFICIALS TAKE OATHS
George B. Patton, of Franklin, former attorney general of
North Carolina, was sworn in Friday in Waynesville as resident
Superior Court judge of the 30th Judicial District. lie opened a
term in McDowell County Monday morning. Also taking his oath
of office Friday was Clann W. Brown, of Waynesville, the new
solicitor of the 30th Judicial District. Mr. Brown, who will be 33
in February, was unopposed for the office in the primary and
general elections.
THE OLD YEAR IN REVIEW -
It Happened Here
From PRESS File#
Are you guilty of remarking, "Nothing ever happens here"?
Most of us are. If well admit It. Of course, this Is Just Idle
chit-chat, for Macon County at Its dullest is a beehive of
activity and frequently is called the "most organized little
town in the world". To support the contention that some
thing atways is happening here, THE PRESS submits the
following chronology of some of the outstanding events of
?5*.
JANUARY: Five local Boy
Scouts, Dennis Vinson, Douglas
Slagle, Douglas Vinson. Fred Bul
gin, and Charles Slagle, received
God and Country awards, mark
ing the first time in the western
district the award has been pre
sented to that many Scouts from
a single troop ... a bottle hit
a man. instead of visa versa.
Weaver Wykle was struck by a
beer bottle flung from a passing
car, receiving a broken shoulder
blade . . . Alvin J. Stiles was
awarded a regional fellowship at
Tulane University School of Law
. . . freezing temperatures brpught
out ice skaters not only In High
lands, but on Lake F.mory In
Franklin as well .... Dr. George
R. McSween was elected president
of the Franklin Chamber of. Com
merce . . Macon County's' Otto
Cloggera began negotiations to ap
pear on the Ed Sullivan TV show^
. . . radio station WF3C sorted
broadcasting on FM ...? public
meeting was called for the organi
zation of a Macon Coilnty unit of
a Cltlzeni Committee for tetter
Schools . . , THE FRANKLIN
PRESS, In copping three excel
lence awards, won more awards
thati any weekly newspaper In the
state . . . politics got off to a
quick start with the 12th Congres
sional race' bringing out the ln
carr.bcnt. OeOrge A. Shuford, and
Sanford W. Brown, an Ashevlllle
attorney . . . Macon County was
second in North Carolina In the
Need Some Help
On Tax Returns?
Think you might need some taJ;
help?
Beginning Jnauary 23, and rooh
Friday thereafter until April 15,
personnel of the local office of
Internal Revenue Service will be
available for assistance in pre
paring returns, according to Jack
H. Powell, Internal revenue agent.
The office is on the second
floor of the post office building.
Room 201,
Ed Williams
Promoted To
District Job /?
Edwin T. Williams, Nationwide
Insurance agent here, has been
promoted to district sales manager,
with his ofiice in Wayn svillr.
A. L. Wlniaker has taken over
Mr. Williams' agency in Franklin.
In taking the district post. Mr.
Williams succeeds C. Banks
Finger, of WaynesyUle, formerly
of Franklin, who has been pro
moted to the Charlotte area.
Mr. Williams plans to move his
family to Wayriesvllle about the
15th of the month. He will com
mute daily between Franklin and
Waynesville until then.
Prior to going into the insur
ance business,. Mr. Williams
taught business at Franklin High
School. He has been active in
civic and church < Presbyterian >
work here and was named "Ma
con County's Young Man of the
Year" for 195455 for community
service.
t
ICY FINGERS UP AND DOWN BIDWELL STREET
Franklin's water tanks on Harrison Avenue overflowed In the early houri Monday, turning
water oat Into the street. Winter's Icy finger* then took over and transformed nearby BlrfwHI
Street Into a solid sheet of ice all the way from Harrison to Lyle Street. The town closed the
natd to throagh traffic. Residents along Bidwetl hod bo gingerly creep to work In their autoa.
(StaTf Photo)
sale of U.S. Savings Bonds . . .
FEBilUAKY: Franklin Princi
pal Harry C. Corbln was honored
as "Macon County's Young Man
of the Year'' for his contributions
to his community . ... Tommy
Jenkins and Ben Harrison held
their marathon hike m the snow,
with |Wayah Bald as the finish
line. rThey quit nose-to-nose, after
nearly seven miles . . . James M.
Raby announced its a candidate
for the Democratic nomination to
the state House of Representatives
. . . the eastern division playolfs
of the Smoky Mountain coni^r
ence were held In the Franklin
High gym, with the locals girls
coming out on top, but losing in
the championship game . . .
Weimar Jones, editor of THE
PRESS, announced for the pri
mary race for the Democratic
nomination to the House of Repre
sentatives . . . paced by eight
inches of snow, winter made It
self known .? .; .
MARCH: Ed Sullivan gave up
a broad smile for the Smoky
Mountain ' doggers on his TV
show, and he was overjoyed to
the point of smiling again when
a; telegram containing 450 name*,
largest ever sent through the local
Vtestern Union office, applauded
his tastes in selecting the local
dancers . . . Gary McKelvey ad
vanced to the state finals of the
American Legion's oratorical con
test . . . Franklin High's lassies
eastern division champs, lost to
Andrews ,81-53 for the conference
crown . . . George B. Patton. of
Franklin and Raleiirh. resigned as
North Carolina's attorney general
and filed for the Democratic
nomination as Judge of the 30th
Judicial District, a post Solicitor
"Thad D. Bryson also was seeking
. . . Gilmer Henry was the re
cipient of the V.F.W.'s annual
"outstanding player award" for
his grid activities with the Pan
thers . . . H. W. Cabe, chairman
of the county's U.S. Savings Bond
program, was honored at the an
nual banquet of N. C Bankers
Association for leading Macon to
the Nto. 2 spot in the state .
Franklin Library held open house
. . . R. E. McKelvey resigned as
vice-president of Western Caro
lina Telephone, Company to take
a job with the N, C. Utilities Cum
mission in Raleigh . , . .I ff B.
Wilson, editor of Tar H( ' 1 Wheels,
a trucking association,p.ublieation,
addressed the annual banquet of
lie Franklin Chamber of Com
merce .
APRIL: Robert C. (Bob) Cur
penkr was elected president of
the Franklin Rotary Cilib .
Miss Frec.a Slier, Franfclm Higli
teacher, was a wan ed a $3,00 1
scholarship * by the National
Science Foundation for study at
the Univei^ity of North Carotin t
...LB. (Larry Welch and
Miss Elizabeth Meadows were
elected post commanciei and auxil
iary president of tiie V.F.W. . . .
"Operation Red Water", a move
by the town of Franklin to kill
rust-producing iron bacteria in
the water system, was stajjed, with
the town forsaking drinking water
J from the lines) /or some-24 hours
. . . Robert Andrew Patton, a well
known figure in Democratic cir
cles many years ago. died at the
age of 72 . . . Miss Dwain Horsley,
United Nations speaking contest
winner, and her advisor, Miss
Frances Wlnstead, visited New
York City and the U.N., with the
local P.-TA helping with ex
penses . . . Weimar Jones, of THE,
PRESS, was accorded an honor
rarely made to anyone off the
campus of U.N.C., by being tapped
for honorary membership in the
Order of the Golden Fleece . . .
Franklin firemen roared over
Cowee to give Sylva a hand in
fighting a blaze that partially
gutted C. J Harris Community
Hospital ... J P. Brady was
elected president of the Franklin
Junior Chamber of Commerce . . .
Mrs. Lasca E ' Bill ? Horsley was
named president of the Franklin
P-T.A . the Macon unit of
th? N. C Education Association
elected Mrs. Mildred R. 'Frank i
Martin as president . . . Franklin
Junior Woman's Club won the
William Y. Prayer Award for It*
work 'with the Children's Home
Society of North Carolina ...
MAY: . Mrs. G?-orge Raby was
Installed as president of the East
Franklin P T.A. . . the state
highway resident engineer's office,
set up here In July, 1952. to
supervise construction of three
US 23-441 projects, closed and
Resident Engineer 8 T. Usry
moved to Wayne* vl He . . , Macon
SEE NO. 3. PAOE 8
Home Mail?
Well Now,
Maybe . . .
Don't pet your hop^s up about
house-to-house mail delivery again.
Postmaster Zeb Meadows
thought the office would be ready
for the change January 10. the
beginning of the new quarter.
However, the two carrier bags still
have not arrived, and until they
do city delivery must wait.
There's one optimistic note, ac
cording to the postmaster. The
mail cases, which will be used by
the carriers to sort mail for their
routes, are assembled and ready
for use.
Brinkman Back
Homo
To Work
Franklin gem cutter Jim
Brinkman, who was critically
Injured in August In an uto
mobile accident near Hot
Springs, Ark., returned home
Saturday "ready to get back to
work".
Although still confined to a
wheelchair, he says he plans
to pick up things where he left
off. For the past month, he has
been hospitalized In Atlanta,
Oa., where bones In his legs
were broken and reset and
other repair Work was done.
The wreck on a raln-slicken
ed highway claimed, the life of
a passenger In the Brinkman
station wagon. His son, BUly,
also was hurt. The men and
boy we're on a rock buying trip.
The accident occurred on a
stretch of highway that has
claimed many lives under sim
ilar clrcustanc?s.
"I've always liked Franklin,"
Mr. Brinkman said, "but I
d'dn't think It could be so won
derful to get back to."
EVEN PREACHERS PAY? The Rev. Paul Heafner, MethodM
pastor, (right) is shown listing his taxes in the Franklin precinct
with lister Frank I. Murray. Listing will continue through Jan
uary. (Staff Photo) i .
LISTING IS UNDER WAY ?
About $80,000 In Taxes
'Discovered', Henson Says
About *80.000 In property has
been "discovered" for taxation in
1968, according to tha county tax
supervisor, Tom Henson.
Most of the amount covers per
sonal property, he said. About
half of the amount was turned
up by Mr. Henson's office soon
after the first of the year in '58.
The rest was found at intervals
during the remainder of the tax
year. ,
Meanwhile, county tax listers
opened their books last Thursday
and are now doing a steady busi
ness over most of the county. The
Franklin precinct, lb1 particular,
has been rushed, according to
Frank I. Murray, lister.
Farm census takers .also , have
their pencils sharp and are com
pllinK information on thi colinty's
agricultural standing purine '1M6.
Jjstlng will continue, {through
Jariuary. ' '
, i',1 I.
Moves Here From
Jackson County
Francis Pleas', field executive
for the Smoky Mountain Boy
Scout District, has moved from
Sylva to Franklin.
He Mid his family are living on
Bonny Crest.
Mr. Phrs made the move pri
marily because most of the dis
trict activity is; ctntercd in Macon
C ii.ty. Jackson and Swain also
arc in I he district.
Starting off 1059, the district
has 27 units. Probably for the
first time in Its history, it end d
tli year without drnpp mr a unit,
Mr. P'cs reported this week, and
1038 shr we a i*ain uf 20 p r cent
in membership '
Three m w units wrt? registered,
:'n ':')?? Friii:klin Post 202. snon
r'c' by tie Vot:?ry Club; Post
? M. v ? ' } v ti e P:- iy'crian
? 'en- m (' '\V!iitt e""Troou 20'!.
- xir'so (I hy the community club.
-Plans ?"??? u:,w under way for
h"1 th an* ual Dani l Boone
our/ ' - ec':i*ion" cMnrer Jan
>n y 12 r.f th nattery Park Hot 1
1 e If A l't't'e dele-at'o:*
f or " Snckv Mountain I'M
? !f t w 11 b" on h^nd for the
' v r* according to Mr. Plcss.
IV? ^orfret
-v- I
Franklin is in the liccnse tag'
business again this year and is
observing the same deadline a.? <
th?* state. February 15. !
tine, r provisions of an ordi
nance passed by the board of <
aldermen last year, all vehicles I
owned by Franklin residents nitwt I
have tags, as well as those owned '
by businesses operated in town. 1
They may be purchased at th"
town hall for $1.
PROBABLY IS LAST ?
Madeira Ounty Gots Large
Of Forest Receipts
Mftoon Countv has banked Its
birr .<32.146, f>n slice of Nantahala
Forest recelots for 1958 end it
probably will bo the last "lar^e
allocation" for sonri" years to
come, according to Wayah Dis
trict Runper W. L. Nothsteln.
The record -^reakincj alloca
tions* to the .seven -count es
c!lf*lb!?? to share in stumpaeje
receipts fr;>m the forest, were
th" re'ult of bi?r sales during
the year of hi^h-qunlitv saw
timber, the rnn,rer explained.
However hp added 'that this
FMpplv '?f htrrh.-nu(?litv timber,
has been exhausted and ' t.her"
will \ "? a marked - decre i.se in
receipts in tl future unf 1
second vr/iwth . timber t:; ready
for ci'Pine
"tills, is nroV'b'v fv Ja't
hr'" ;i"o'-r.t |.?n f'? s<'>;?. vcvm
to c nv\" Mr Nnthvt< n d -
cla-ed.
MacOll'"' M- r'o p"Qm
t?r?n rounded out. to n^riv'
?o.. n,.r. ' '_t?io b '? Is for
dMerntn'n' th" alloc-Hlon. to
tho M'lntvh^la acre
p?ro "-thin Ma^on comes to
147. P^T
County Tix Supervisor Ton
Hanson this week said tb?
money will b? d|vld"d as fol
lows- <*4 fSOO.fS2 Old A As.sis- 1
tapce; $8 031*5. On0-''1 rund
03C A5. Debt .Servtcc; $9.96544,
Deneral School Fund: $1.607 32,
Bc'vools Capital Outlay
Amounts received by the six
Dt.ber counties having Nanta
hala acreage within th?1r
boundaries are Cherokee, *,17,
70&.48; Clay, $12,880 54; Ora
ham. $23,80H 55; Jackson, $6,
118 94; Swain, $3.510 70; and
rransylvanla, $1,1316 17.
First '59 Baby
Is A Worley
The new your finally has a
ba by.
Y sfri'ay 'Wednesday* maiming
'tiarlv 2:04). at An?e? Hospital,
a seven pound. 12 ounce boy was
born to Mr and Mrs. Talford
K\it;en'e Worley, of Franklin,
2;'
B*?th the motlvr and newcomer
?i f do! 07 fire. ^
Veteran's Officcr
Ts Irpealtsr tiers
J-.ihn I'avis. Of M.trphy, a vet
. i u. . io.-, i'f.e i if In-;-, spolc* Mon
('-V i i lit it, a in.-. ting of the
A; i .-.c. o J . .'ion /.?. ;:i-ary at the
h ( f r\- Hurry Caho.
i-' ;>! >: 1 lie don and Mrs.
V of F-i/.ii \K' ? co-host sses.1
t, ?; w.re pr.sent. Mis. C.
M. Bret f lov; . formerly of Myrtle
v a 1 1. S. C . was accepted for
mi n.btiship;
KLUJAY SINGING
A sliwliiR will bf hold at the
FlUJay Baptist Church Satur
day night, beginning lit 7:30
Ah slni'ers and the public are
Invited Andrew Ore^ory is
president, ,
SINKING 8 LAI LD
Th.1 regular seco.id Sunday
si: Rirg ronvcr.t on will meet Jan
uary 11 at the Clear Creek. .Bap
tist Chureh at 2 p.m., according
to tin* president. O-ne Southard.
All singers and the public are in
vited.
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EVERY CAR MUST HAVE ONE
Walter fired Moffltt, who In home on Inwe from the D, S.
Air, Force after Mrvlce In Germany, pnrrhawl his 1959 license
t?t? Monday ? a duty all vehicle owners matt perform before
February IS. Sales of the new t^gs are moving, according to the
local branch office of the Carolina Motor Club. (Staff Photo)