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FOR WHAT?
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74th Year ? No. 14
Franklin, N. C., Thursday, April 2, 1959
Price 10 Cents
Fourteen Pages
E. J. WHITMIRE'S company,
Macon Construction, has the
$176,000 US 276 project In Hay
wood County. The job consists of
.492 miles of grading and resur
facing, relocation of structures
and approaches on US 276 over
East Pork Pigeon River between
Wagon Road Gap and Cruso.
WASHINGTON'S annual Cherry
Blossom Festival April 9-12 will
be seen by at least one Maconian.
BUI Krickbaum, student at N. C.
State College, will be there as a
member of Pershing Rifles, na
tional military honorary society.
AFTER THE soggy Easter Sun
day, the sun's appearance Mon
day morning was hard to believe.
One fellow said he was afraid if
he looked up at the clearing sky
it might go away.
DIRT FILLING is going on be
hind The Dixie Grill. Understand
I Kay Montague has some building
plans as soon as the work is
finished.
SATURDAY OPENS the' '59
trout season. Wildlife official say
this year's stocking program has
put larger than average trout in
our streams.
IIUUIMILIN a. ruraom, 01
our own Wayah Valley, made the
April issue of McCall's, although
it isn't mentioned in the stpry. The
Purdom shop furnished the St.
Petersburg, Fla? home of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Wedding. The home
(and Purdom furniture) is fea
tured in the magazine under the
title. "They Put Their Heritage
Into This Home".
FOUR EMPLOYES at Conley
Motor Company are wearing Ford
300-500 Club awards in their lapels.
They went to Charlotte March
21 for the presentation of the
awards at a banquet in honor of
the top-ranking salesmen of 1958.
Who are they? Robert W. Moore.
James D. Conley, Roy Mashburn,
and Ralph Henson.
PANCAKES. BACON and sau
sage. steaming coffee ? yum. yum
? all you can eat. too, tomorrow
(Friday) night at the high school
cafeteria. Fill your stomachs and
at the same time help put shoes
on needy school children.
A DISTINGUISHED visitor wor
shipped with his family here
Easter morning. Robert W. Morris,
first secretary of the British Em
bassy in Washington, Mrs. Morris,
and their children, Ingrld and
Richard, stopped enroute to Wash
ington for the 9 o'clock service
at St. John's Episcopal Church
on Cartoogechaye. They also
stopped for tea and a short visit
with Mrs. H. E. Freas, sister of.
the church rector. Dr. A. Rufus
Morgan.
THROW AWAY those wind
shield scrapers. Spring has ar
rived. Short sleeve sports shirts
and cotton dresses are starting
to mingle with winter fashions.
Even the temperature has been
cooperating.
ANGELL RECOVERING
Franklin businessman T. Y.
Angell suffered a heart attack
Saturday afternoon. Yesterday
(Wednesday) his condition was
reported as improving by C. J.
Harris Community Hospital in
Sylva.
VETS WItL MEET
A general meeting of Veterans
of World War I. Macon County
Barracks No. 906. will be held
tomorrow ' Friday > night at the
courthouse at 7:30. it has been
announced.
Mrs. Corbin
Mrs. Corbin
New Woman's
*
Club Leader
Mrs. Jo Ann (Harold) Corbir
is the new president of the Frank
lin Junior Woman's Club.
An election of new officers tc
two-year terms featured a business
meeting of the club last week. Ar
installation is planned in May.
Named to serve with Mrs. Cor
bin were Mrs. Jane (Kenneth)
Perry, 1st vice-president; Mrs
Frances (Roy) Pendergrass, 2nc
vice-president; Mrs. Josephine
(George) Rope*, 3rd vice-president;
Miss Mamie Lee Murray, treasur
er; Miss Harriet Murray, secre
tary; and Mrs. Maxine (Glenn)
Davis, corresponding secretary.
The new president succeed;
Mrs. Betty Sue (Tom) McKay.
"All You Can Eat"
Pancake Supper
Is Friday Night
"All you can eat" is the appeal
ing feature of a benefit pancakc
supper slated tomorrow < Friday i
night at the Franklin High cafe
teria under the sponsorship ol
the Franklin Junior Woman's
Club.
Serving hours will be 5 to I
O'clock. Adults will be admittec
for $1 and children for 50 cents
Proceeds will be used to f inancf
the club's project of purchasins
shoes for needy school crildren.
DEDICATORY SERVICE
The Rev. Robert E. EaMy, pas
tor of the First Methodist Church
has announced there will be !
special dedicatory service of thf
Addie MOore Slagle memoria
chandeliers at the 11 o'clock serv
ice Sunday morning. Dr. L. B
Hayes will deliver the dedicator!
address.
Jo Aay$ MR. MACONIAN"
Hi-va Neighbors:
What happened to most of the Main Street
I
merchants Friday night? Their chamber of com
merce held its annual membership banquet and
most of them were absent.
Appears to me they'd consider that banquet one
of the most important business "deals" of the year.
After all, if they don't support the chamber they
can't very well expect to accomplish anything.
The door .swings both ways, Mr. Merchant. The
chamber needs you, and you need it.
Arid I thank you.
t
Mr. Maconian
Patton Methodist Church And Memorial Bell Tower
MEMORIALS LISTED ?
Easter Services First
At New Patton Church
Easter morning was extra
special in the Patton commun
ity.
First formal worship services
, were held In the new Metho
j dist church. It was a Joint serv
| ice, with all churches of the
Macon Methodist Circuit taking
part. About 165 members and
visitors were present.
Constructed at a cost of
about $18,800 (total value of
church and contents is $35,000),
the new church is the fullfill
jnent of a "dream" of its small
membership of 48. Of modern
brick construction, it stands on
the hill-top site of the old
church. A glass brick cross im
bedded in its front overlooks
the lush Patton valley.
The pastor, the Rev. Earl
Crowe, conducted the worship
service and the combined
choirs of Patton, Asbury, Mul
berry, and Union churches
under the direction of Carey
Cabe, presented a program of
special music. Miss Patsy Cun
ningham, of Union church, and
Miss Helen Cochran, of Patton,
were soloists. Miss Nancy Coch
ran was pianist.
Memorial gifts were recog
nized as part of the service.
These Include the communion
rail, given by Mr. and Mrs.
Homer Cochran and family In
memory of their son and broth
er, William Homer Cochran,
Jr.; pulpit furniture, given by
the family of the late Erwln
Patton, Sr., In memory of Mr.
See No. 1, P?je Ten
SOME BIG ONES, TOO ?
Week Brings $400 More
For Youth Center Fund
Cash aind pledges totaling
more than $400 have been re
ceived since last week for the
Franklin Youth Center build
ing fund, according to the
treasurer,. Robert C. (Bob)
Carpenter.
Persons planning to make
contributions, either of cash,
tabor, or materials, are asked
to do so immediately so con
struction of the proposed cen
ter cam proceed. Donations
may be mailed to Mr. Car
penter, in care of The Bank
of Franklin.
The week's contributions
included several large onea.
The V. F. W. Post pledged
$100, the St. Francis Catho
lic Church Altar Society sent
$50, a recent benefit basket
ball fame betweeit Rotarians,
Jaycees, Lions, and high
school seniors added $80, and
the now inactive community
theatre group turned over $50
in its treasury to the build
ing fund.
INTO OUTER SPACE (ALMOST)
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A hew aerial ladder has just been put into use by Nantahala
Power and Light Company. Its uses wifl range from rescuing
stranded kittens in trees to replacing bulbs in street lights, ac
cording to Mac Whitaker. Another facet of this ladder's person
ality shows in the picture above. The three long "arms" are
pulling wires out of the. way so a new power pole can be in
stalled. This operation look place last week on Palmer Street.
-ita// I'hol0
4-H Day
Is Slated
Saturday
Demonstrations
By Members Set
For School
East Franklin School will be
scene Saturday morning of the
annual "4-H Demonstration
Day".
Both boys and girls will give
a wide variety of demonstra
tions, individual and team,
from 9:30 to noon.
The morning's activities fall
into five groups. They are:
Group 1: (boys and girls)
electric, soil and water conser
vation, forage crops, entomol
ogy, farmers cooperative (team),
poultry marketing (team), veg
etable marketing, vegetable
production, tohacco, wildlife,
and poultry production (team).
Girls only ? dairy foods, vege
table use. Boys only ? forestry,
dairy management, livestock
conservation.
Group 2: public speaking (5
7 minutes).
Group 3: Officer contests ?
president, secretary, reporter,
arttl song leader.
Group 4: tractor operator.
Group 5: 4-H record book ex
hibit.
A dairy foods and vegetable
use demonstration Is set for
April 10 at 7:30 p. m. In the
lobby kltchln at Nantahala
Power and Light Company.
4-H Clubbers
Win District
Blue Awards
Record books submitted lit
district competition by 6 Ma
con County 4-H clubbers have
won blue awards.
The winners are Patsy Corbin,
canning and clothing; Martha
Blaine, electric; Peggy DUls,
food preparation; Elizabeth Ann
Ammons, frozen foods and beef
production; Alice Suzanne Cun
ningham, home economics; and
Brenda Cunningham, recrea
tion.
The books will now be enter
ed in the state competition In
October. 1
Little League
Training Call
Spring training Is about to
begin for Franklin's four Little
League teams.
Last year's members will re
port to managers as follows:
Wildcats: April 6, East Frank
lin School, 4 p. m., the Rev.
Earl Crowe, manager.
Jaybirds: ^Aprll 4, Franklin
High football field, 1 p. m.,
Naaman Elliott, manager.
Reddys: April 6, Franklin
High football field, 4 p. m? Jack
Hudson, manager;
Thunderblrds: April 4, Frank
lin High football field, 4 p. m?
Grady Corbin, manager.
Two Injured
In Truck-Car
Wreck Tuesday
A collision between a pick-up
truck and an automobile at the
intersection of US 23-441 and
US 64 on the west end of Palm
er Street Tuesday morning sent
two persons to the hospital with
Injuries.
Mrs. Dallas P. Baines, 33, of
Ced.nr Mountain, a passenger in
the automobile, and Hayes Ed
ward Buchanan, 43, of Franklin,
Route 2, who was riding In the
pick-up, were admitted to An
gel Hospital following the acci
dent about 7:30.
Yesterday (Wednesday!, Mrs.
Baines was reported by the hos
pital to be regaining conscious
ness.
Mr Buchanan received two
broken arms and numerous cuts
and bruises.
Given out-patient treatment
were Mr Baines and daughter.
Linda. Wilbur Cabe. driver of
the Dowdle Wholesale pick-up,
and Eugene Norton, another
passenger in the truck.
An investigation of the acci
dent by city police is continu
ing.
PAY BII.I, PASSES
A bill upping the pay of jury
men in Macon County from $5
to $6 per day has been ratified
into law by the General Assembly.
It wax introduced by Rep. James
M. Raby.
IS CHAMBER BANQUET SPEAKER -
Major Speed Gives Program
For Cutting Road Deaths
MAJOR CHARLF.S A. Speed is shown talking with J. C.
Jacobs, president of the Franklin Chamber of Commerce, follow
ing the officer's address to the annual chamber membership
banquet. In a short talk prior to Major Speed's aMe?, Mr.
Jacobs outlined a new program of action for the chamber In '59.
This program will be covered In detail in next week's PRESS.
(Slatl Photo)
OPEN DATES GIVEN ?
Trout Season Opening
Saturday Morning At 7
"Put it In big headlines," said 2
Wildlife Protector Charles BorliiK
yesterday < Wednesday I, in calling #
attention to the 7 a.m. opening j
of the '59 trout season Saturday.
After opening day. fishing will
be allowed 24 hours a day. the
protector said, adding: t
"But anyone wetting a hook be- j
fore 7 a.m. Saturday will be break- t
ing the law and we'll have to f
step in."
Weather cooperating, opening
day Is expected to be crowded
and rushing. Last year on the fir.st
day. for example, trout fishermen
stood almost shoulder to shoulder
around small Cllffside Lake. This
lake is well-stocked and it gives
up many good catches.
Special trout licenses are re
quired in the wildlife management
areas, along with dally permits
costing $1. Fishermen' will be re
quired to leave their special trout
licenses at the checking station.
The licenses will be returned when
they check out. The checking sta
tion for Standing Indian is at
Depot In the Wayali Wildlife
White Oak Bottoms, and at Wayuh
Management Area.
Following are the open fishing
dates at the two areas:
Standing Indian : April 4-5, 8.
11-12, 15, 18-19. 22. 25-26. and
29; May 2-3. 6. 9-10, 13. 16 17. 20.
23-24. 30-31 : June 3, 6 7. 10. 13 14,
17. 20-21. 24, 27-28: July, 1. 4 5,
8. 11-12. 15. 18 19, 22. 25-20. 29:
August 12. 5. 89. 12. 15-16. 19.
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2 23. 26. 29-30.
WAYAH: April 4-5. 11-12, 25-26;
?ay 2-3. 6. 9-10, 16-17, 27, 30-31;
une 10. 13-14. 17. 24. 27-28; July
, 4-5, 11-12, 18-19, 25-26.
A special regulation applying to
Standing Indian area prohibit.*
he use of natural bait and all
ures other than artificial flies on
he Nantahula River bi low the
oot bridge at White Oak Bottoms
Easter Hats
Snow-capped
Easter bonnet* were snow
capped.
What was suppose if to have
been a bright and beautiful
Kaster (What happened, Mr.
Weatherman?) turned into
snow flurries, rain, and sleet.
The women, however, re
fused to be bluffed out by the
unexpected change in weath
er. Colorful, "spring-ified"
hats were worn anyway.
In her new matching hat
aind linen coat, one church
goer confided, "I hope no one
notices the wool knit dress
I'm wearing."
Easter sunrise services over
the county suffered atten
dance-wise from the dip in
temperature and inclement
weather.
Franklin's service at the
high school staifium attract
ed . i bout 100. Similar drops in
attendance were, reported at
others.
Charging that public apathy
and other pressures are working
to erase North Carolina's driver's
license program. Major Charles
A. Speed, in addressing the an
nual membership banquet of the
Franklin Chamber of Commerce
Friday night, outlined a four-point
program being sought by the N. C.
Department of Motor Vehicles as
a means of cutting the state's
mounting traffic deaths.
Point 1: Judicial reform In
handling traffic cases. He sug
gested a statewide system of
traffic courts, operating as clinics,
with emphasis on driver education.
Point 2: Chemical tests for
drinking drivers. This point alone',
the major delcared, would be a
"psychological deterrent" that
would cut the death toll.
Foint 3: Mechanical inspection
of motor vechicles. When North
Carolina had a compulsory in
spection after World War II. the
fatality rate Was the lowest in
history, he explained.
Point 4: One hundred additional,
highway patrolmen. Major Speed
said super highways and inter
state systems are changing the
patrol's methods and more men
are needed. When he first Joined
the patrol in 1936, he said "you
could just turn around and chase
a speeder". Today, however, on
a dual-lane super highway, a
patrolman frequehtly has to drive
a mile or more to a turn-off Into
the other lane before he can give
chase.
The state's driver's license pro
gram Is on the threshold of being
abolished. Major Speed told his
audience of 150. because a driver
threatened with loss of his license
will use any means. Including
political pressure, to retain It.
Major Speed, who is the safety
SEE NO 2. PAGE 10
The Weather
Th?* wiH'k'n timiH-rHurM nnd rainfall liflow
are rrcordi'd in Franklin by Manmn 9U)**,
U. S. wiNtlwr oh"M?rv??r: In HigMand* hjr
TmJor N. Hull inri W. ('. Newton, TV A
otMMTwr*; and nt th* (bvrta %ilrolairl(
Ijibcrntory. Koadinitii nrc for thn 24-hour
{x-riod ? riding nt K a.m. of th?* day liHtrd.
FRANKLIN <
Htih Lo* lUln
Wed , 25th 70 35 .00
Thursday 67 41
Friday 61 47
Saturday 63 31
Sunday 47 33
Monday 71 36
Tuesday 77 36
Wednesday 38
COWETA
Wed., 25th 72 33 .00
Thursday 77 42 .00
Friday 63 48 2.28
Saturday 62 28 .00
Sunday 63 33 .00
Monday 44 33 .91
Tuesday 70 31 .00
Wednesday 78 38 .00
HIGHLANDS
Wed., 25th 76 37
Thursday 56 50
Friday 62 48
Saturday 63 30
Sunday . 40 28
Monday 62 35
Tuesday 74 34
Wednesday ?
* no record,
RESCUE SQUADRON S TRUCK READY FOR WORK
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Mrmbfrs pf thr Macon Search and Rescue Squadron, a Civil Defense unit, haft painted and
outfitted a panel truck and It Is now ready for duty. In addition to emergency tint aid sup
plies anil other equipment, thr truck will carry a small' ho at for water operation*. The squadron
members have just finished painting the boat. Pictured arr (1. to K) front row, Harold Morgan,
Tommy MrCollum, Jim Conley, Sid Carter, and Roger Hurst; back row. Bob Phillips. Mac Whlt
aker, Frank I,. Henry, Sr., Steve McConnell, A. C. T.vsinger, commander, and John Wiggins. In the
door of the truck are Mrs. Bernlce Carter and Miss Cirolyn Bryson. (Staff Photo)
(Stall Ph*U)