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ON THE INSIDE ?
WHO'S BEEN WHERE AND
FOR WHAT?
Staff correspondents of THE
PRESS keep the inside pages
of this newspaper alive with
news about your friends and
neighbors Read the inside
pages from top to bottom and
you'll know Macon County.
74th Year ? No. 10
Franklin, N. C., Thursday, March 5, 1959
Price 10 Cents
Sixteen Pages
THE CONTROVERSY over
which car won the Daytona race,
the Olds or the Ford, put us In
for an error last week. It finally
was decided the Olds, driven by
Lee Petty, won with an average
speed of better than 135 m.p.h.
Bob Moore, however, isn't too un
happy since Fords won the 200
mile modified and sportsman race
and the 100-mile convertible race.
Too, Bob says there wasn't a li
cense plate thickness between the
winning Petty Olds and the
second place T-Bird driven by
Johnny Beauchamp. ?
BETTER STRAIGHTEN out
that first dial telephone mess, too.
THE PRESS got the first Lafay
ette number. Okay?
HAVE YOU made your youth
center pledge yet? Don't hesitate
any longer. Give something, tf
it's only one concrete block. The
donation of one block will put
them one block closer to having
a center. It's as simple as that
FLORIDA AIR PILOTS Associ
ation has set the dates for the
second annual Pilots Ruby Ren
dezvous In Franklin. The event
wUl be held September 17-20.
They've added an extra day to
give pilots and their families more
time to shop and sightsee. Also,
they expect to double the number
they had attending last Septem
ber.
FLANS ALSO are under way to
have Franklin as a check point
in the big annual Smoky Moun
tain Fall Color Sports Car Rally
next fall. It's practically "sewed
up" i.ow. with only a few details
to be worked out.
_NOW IS the time, says Mrs.
I. T Peek, home beautification
chairman (or the home demon
stration clubs, to clean up all
trash on or around your premises;
to transplant shrubbery; to re
pair fences; and to paint house
trim.
HALLELUJAH ! They finally
put a "filling" In that old teeth
chipper in the street near the
county Jail. Folks have gotten
so used to hitting it, they're still
slowing up and easing across ?
and then they let out a sheepish
smile when the jolt doesn't come!
A YOUNG MAN with Franklin
ties played some bang-up basket
ball here last week for Hender
?sonvdle in the regional play-offs.
He's Sandy Kinney, whose father
worked for the forest service here.
Sandy's a big six-footer now and
was top scorer in the game for
his beam.
FRANKLIN'S two major motels.
The Franklin and The Town, are
getting ready to add some more
units Also some talk about
swimming pools, too.
HOW ABOUT those big snow
flakes that fell for a short time
Tuesday afternoon late. They
came from one big, ominous cloud
from the direction of Wayah. The
rest of the sky was blue.
A GEORGIA driver training
car, stopping over with a load
of young people at a local restau
rant. has a PRESS reader. The
driver, and apparently the in
structor. noticed our article and
pictures last week on Franklin
High's driver education program.
He plunked down a dime and be
came a PRESS reader.
THE COMING of Spr^ig always
brings rumors of many new build
ing* and businesses ? most of
which fall to materialize. How
ever, it makes for good talking.
SEE NO. I, PAGE 8
COMMISSIONER W. E. (Gene) Baldwin is shown eetttne a
juryman slip from four-year-old Shelley Tallent. (Staff Photo)
DRAWING JURY LIST ?
It Was A Drawn Out
Two Hours For Shelley
Monday was a long drawn out
day for four-year-old Shelley Tal
lent, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
R. L. Tallent. .
Shelley drew the jury list for
the April term of Superior Court.
It took a tiring two hours to do
the job and she progressed from
a sitting to a reclining position
before it was done.
Judge Frank Huskins, of Burns
ville, resident judge of the 24th
Judicial District, will preside at
the term, which will open April
13.
The first 36 jurors drawn by
Shelley will serve the first week
of court. They are J. A. Reeves!
of Route 3; Prioleau Shope, Route
2; Everett Holland, Route 5: Bar
nett Glidwell. Franklin; Walter
Houston, Highlands; Olenn Camp
bell, Route 3; Ted Gillespie, of
Route 1; Claude Houston, Route
5: Paul Morgan, Route 4; T. T.
Hurst. Route 5; Frank B. Duncan.
Franklin; W. R. Parrish, Route
3; Billie Bryson, Franklin; Frank
I. Murray, Franklin; Charles W.
Nolen, Route 1; Haskell Arvey.
Route 3; Erwin Patton, Franklin;
Leslie Young. Franklin; Paul B.
Carpenter, Franklin; Miller N.
Power Boost
Granted WFSC
Franklin's radio station, WFSC,
has been granted permission to
boost its power by the Federal
Communications Commission.
Manager Edwin P. Healy this
week said the power increase
from 500 to 1,000 watts will be
made as soon as the station's
present building program is com
pleted. He said the boost will
mean the installation of ail new
equipment,
WFSC is now building a new
studio building at its Lake Emory
transmitter site.
Hatchett Slated
To Preach At
His Old Church
A former pastor, the Rev. J.
Bryan Hatchett, will preach Sun
day morning at 11 o'clock at the
Franklin Presbyterian Church, in
the absence of the pastor, the
Rev. Donn K. Langfitt.
Mr. and Mrs. Langfitt plan to
drive to Durham over the week
end to admit their young daughter,
Becky, to Duke University Hos
pital for treatment of a skin
allergy.
Mr. Hatchett, who went from
here to the First Presbyterian
Church in Commerce. Ga., is now
working toward his doctorate at
Emory University.
Jo JapJ
MR. MACON! AN''
Hi-ya Neighbors:
There sure is a lot of cluekin' about this new
garbage collectin' rule in Franklin.
Appears the only ones gettin' anything out of it
are the bigger dogs who can turn the cans over.
Least-wise ^ lot of folks say it wouldn't be so
bad if the truck would come on the day it was sup
posed to and pick up the stuff. Also, it'S a heckuva
chore for a lot of the old folks to have to carry
those heavy cans out to the street.
This place shore is gettin' city-fied!
And I thank you,
Mr. Maconian
Norris, Dillard, Ga., Route 1; Tom
Allen, Route 3; Clayton Bateman,
Nantahala; Reid Womack, Frank
lin; Tom Alley, Otto; S. T. Tram
mell, Nantahala; Jack Cansler,
Route 3; George R. Pattlllo, Route
4; Ted Crunkleton, Highlands;
Horace T. Nolen, Franklin; R. C.
Holt, Highlands; Joe Wright,.
Nantahala; Jess Norton, Otto;
Roy Mashburn, Franklin; J. D.
Burnette, Highlands; Edgar Tip
pett, Route 3; and Glenn Holt,
Route 2.
Slated for duty the second week
are Troy Holland, Route 5; John
N. Conley, Otto ; Mell Cabe, Jr.,
Route 2; Vernon Bryson, Route
5; Earl Crunkleton, Highlands;
Tom Sanders, Route 4; Cecil
Green, Route 1; Herschel Cabe,
SEE NO. 2, PAGE 8
BEAUTIFY
SLOGAN
ADOPTED
Mrs. Purdom Will
Head County-Wide
Clean- Up Job
"Now Is the Time to Beautify
Macon County" has been adopt
ed as the theme of a county
wide beautifigatlon program.
Supported by clubs and or
ganizations over the entire
county, the program Is slated
to get under way this month
(March) with a clean-up cam
paign in Franklin. Backers of
the project hope the idea of
cleaning up will be carried over
the whole of Macon County.
Friday night at the home of
'Mrs. I. T. Peek, beautlflcatlon
chairman for home demonstra
tion clubs, representatives of
several organizations formed
the nucleus of a county group
charged with the responsibility
of promoting the county-wide
beautification project.
Chairman Named
Mrs. E. S. Purdom, represent
ing the Franklin Garden Club,
was elected chairman. Miss Jane
Cagle, representing the county
4-H council was named secre
tary.
Each representative accepted
a fourth of Franklin as an as
signed area for the campaign.
Areas Given
Mrs. Purdom accepted for
the garden club the northwest
area extending to the city
limits; Roy M. Biddle, Jr? and
Jack Hudson, for the Jaycee?,
the southwest area; and Mrs.
Mary Lou Salain, for the Jun
ior Woman's Club, the south
east area.
The northeast section of town
SEE NO. 3, PAGE 8
Have You Seen 'Eddie'
Wearing His Big Hat?
Soegeng K. Adipoetro wears
a big, white cowboy-type hat.
There's a good reason why
Soengeng K. Adipoetro wears
it.
He's from Indomesia. And,
in Indonesian forests big py
thons have the creepy habit
of dangling from tree limbs
and dropping on unsuspect
ing foresters passing under
neath.
The big, wide-brimmed cow
boy-type hats give the for
esters a chance to escape
when a snake drops.
"They just leave the hat
with the snake and run . . ."
explains Soengeng K. Adipoe
tro, who is studying water
shed management at Coweeta
drologic Laboratory.
To simplify matters, the
Coweeta foresters and others
coming in contact with Soen
geng K. Adipoetro just call
him "Eddie".
"That is fine with me," he
explains.
"Eddie" will be here until
the end of March. He is with
the hydritlogic section of the
forest research institute at
Bogor, Indonesia, and is one
of many Indonesian officials
who are in this country
studying everything from
water to aircraft.
Indonesia was granted in
dependence Aug. 17, 1945, and
as a new country "has so
very much to learn," says
"EdtTie", whose big white h;it
["indicates he learned a good
bit before arriving here.
"Eddie", big hat, and tree limb*
? ' ( Staff I
Here's the new tract .purchased by the school hoard. No. 1 indicates the pasture to he developed
into a practice field; No. 2 the eight-room house included in the purchase; No. the location of the
high school gym; and No. 4 the present athletic field. (Staff I'hoto)
State Patrol
Official Will
Address Group
A State Highway Patrol officer
will be the principal speaker this
month at the Franklin Chamber
at Commerce's annual member
ship banquet.
Major C. A. Speed, of Ralelgll,
has agreed to give the main ad
dress, according to the chamber
president. J. C. Jacobs.
The banquet has been set for
March 27 in the high school
cafeteria.
Banquet details are being han
dled by chamber directors, Tom
Jenkins, the Rev. R. R. Standley,
and Steve Bundy.
About 200 are expected to at
tend. Tickets for the event Will
go on sale soon.
4-H Talent
Show Slated
Top 4-H talent of Macon
County will perform tomorrow
(Friday I night at East Frank
lin School under the sponsor
ship of the county 4-H council.
Set to begin at 7:30, the
show will see the selection of
grand winners, who will enter
district talent competition in
Asheville in April.
Admission will be 35 cents for
adults and 25 for children. Pro
ceeds are earmarked to pro
mote the 4-H program in the
county.
75 Competing
Friday night's show will find
some 75 club members compet
ing for the top honors. Talent
shows were held during Febru
ary in the schools and the acts
to be presented tomorrow night
are the winners from each.
Mrs. J. M. Maddox, Cartooge
chaye 4-H leader, will be master
of ceremonies.
Schools Represented
8chools will be represented
by the ^following:
Cart<wgechaye : Margaret Hol
brooks, Elaine Reece. Debbie
Rogers, Jean Dills, Sylvia Sulli
van, and Tommy Sherrlll.
Chapel: Marilyn Wilson, Pa
tricia Love, and Olivia Chavls.
Cowee: senior girls, Junior
boys, and Emma Lea Carter.
Cullasaja: Gall and Maxlne
Norrls, and Teresa Crisp.
East Franklin: Margaret Bail
ey, Clyta Johnston, Betty Mae
Stamey, Carole Wurst, Sue
Crawford, Sue and Oail Cabe,
and Oail DowcUe
Franklin High: June Weils,
Ida Mae Ramey, Patsy Cun
SEE NO. 4. PAOE 8
4-H Clubbers
Marking Week
Some 1.200 4-11 clubbers in
Macon County are observing
"National 4-H Club Week"
(February 28-March 7).
Their theme this year Is
"4-H'ers Pledgr Themselves to
Help Beautify .Macon Coun
ty".
This week's PRESS contains
a number of pictures and
stories about 4-H projects. A
number also will appear next
week.
TO DEVELOP FIELD -
School Board Purchases
Land Adjoining F. H. S.
Purchase of a tract of land
adjoining Franklin Hitch School
was approved Monday morning bv
the board of education.
It covers about three acres of
limd ar.d an cight-ioom hvu.se
owned by J. C. Crisp from the
north end of the athletic field
to Phillips Street. .
Purchase price for the tract
and house was $14,000, with terms
of $5,000 down and the remainder
payable, at six per cent Interest,
on or before March. 1961
Practice Field
In announcing the purehas v
Stipt H Bueck said plans cult
for developing most of the trait
adjoining the present athletic
field as a practice athletic field.
When completed. it will be avail
able for summer recreation use.
YEAR'S WORK NOTED ?
Girl Scouts Here Have
Good Reason To Celebrate
I/Oc:il Girl Scouts and Brown
ies have Rood reason to cele
brate National Girl Scout
Week" March 8-14, becaifse C! trl
Scouting has come a "fur piece"
here in the last year.
In the past 12 months, tor
example, the movement has
progressed lro'm Just two
Brownie troops to three
Brownie troops and four inter
mediate Girl Scout troops.
Also, instead of two leaders
(Mrs W T. Jenkins and Mrs.
Jack Ragani, today there are
14 women active as leaders, or
co-leaders of the troops.
What this really boils down
to is, there are 60 Brownies and
70 Girl Scouts, all active
Just recently, Mrs. Marvin
.Roper and Mrs. Pete Arms
starts a new Brownie troop
for . second grade girls. They
aie sponsored by the Rotary
Club and meet at the; First
Methodist -Church.
Browni" Troop 3 is led by
Mrs. J. II FLshn- and Mrs Bob
Sanders and is made up of
third graders. They i\re sjxm
sored by tho Wesley an Service
(Juild and also meet at the
Met hod'ist church.
Th'* fourth grade troop of
Brownies is led by Mrs. Hill
Ilor.ley and Miss' l-Nta Mae
l/hild'TS. This troop is spon
sored by the Ameriruh Legion
Auxiliary and meets each Sat
urday afternoon at the youth
SEE NO. 5, I 'AGE 8
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NUMBER PLEASE?
This hig drum In the forc^ro-urnl Is becoming a familiar
sight around Franklin as crews of Western CarottnxfTelephone
Company reel off new cable in preparation for changing to the
dial system in mid-May. (Staff Photo)
he added.
No decision has been reached
yet on how the large house will
bt- used. Mr. Bueck said. Several
ideas are beinu considored. now
\et\
Teacher Resigns
I
In regular session Monday, the
school board accepted the resigna
tion of Miss Nina Howard from
Franklin Elementary School be
cause of illness. She is being suc
ceeded by her sister, Miss Veva
Howard, who has been at Iotla
School. The Iotla vacancy is being
filled by Miss Emma Jean Downs,
a Macon native and Western
Carolina Collige graduate.
Mr. Bueck was authorized by the
board to submit to the State De
partment of Public Instruction a
plan to enable Macon County
schools to take advantage of fed
eral assistance offered? by the
lecent. federal aid to education
act. This will be in the fields of
guidance testing, mathematics,
. cience. and- loreign languages,
the superintendent explained.
Mr. Bueck also reported to the
beard that he has received "very
favorable" response from members
of the county Citizens Committer
for Better Schools, indicating a
di'i.e for group study of the
m In, < ls and curriculum offerings.
In other actions, the board de
fcj ieii appointment of -a member
to sue eed the late Thomas Harbi- .
son on the Highlands school com
mitter, and instructed' the super- ?'
intendent to designate Dr. Guy
B. Phillips as its proxy at a meet
ing March 14 in Chapel Hill for
amending of the charter of the
N.C. State School Board Associ
ation.
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