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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
panes trom top to bottom and
you'll know Macon County.
74th Year ? No. 19
Franklin, N. C., Thursday, May 7, 1959
Sixteen Papes
THE PATTON twins, Mrs. Nell
Blaine and Mrs. Harley Stewart,
have a car full of hot cargo. The
back seat is loaded with pepper,
which they'll be selling fdr the
community before long, now that
they've sold all of the vanilla.
WESTERN CAROLINA Tele
phone Company will change
Franklin to the dial system on
the 17 th. Pictures and stories on
this important step of progress
will appear in THE PRESS next
week.
L1TLE LEAGUE plans to open
its season on the 16th of thi
month. Uniforms will be hande,
fiut as soon as the boys turn in
permission slips from their par
ents.
THIS LABOR survey is an im
portant thing to everyone. A new
industry means "jingle in the
jeans" for all, directly or indirect
ly. At any rate, everyone owes
it to Macon County to fill out
the blank inside and mail it in
immediately.
RADIO station WFSC is tooting
Its second anniversary horn loud
ly. The station has moved Into
its new studio at Lake Emory and
will hold an open house there
Sunday. Also, this week it boosted
its power to 1,000 watts.
WE USED to wonder how Frank
lin supported so many filling sta
tions Now our curosity has shifted
to insurance agents ? for there
must be one for every man,
.woman, and child in town.
?OPERATION BOOTSTRAP'
needy your support. The Idea of a
traveling trailer truck exhibit is
unique among the 7,000-plus or
ganizations in the U.S. hot after
industry and it should pay off for
W N.C. All you're asked to give up
is a pack and a half of cigarettes
or a carton of soft drinks.
THE JUDGES at last week's
home demonstration club dress
review awarded each club at least
one ribbon. It wasn't planned, of
course, since they did not know
what clubs the models were from.
TALK ABOUT government and
red tape. One of the PRESS
printers. Ed Crawford, this week
received notice that his Navy unit
had received a citation for duty
in the Korean area from 1952-53.
He's been out . of service since
1954.
THE GEORGIA Rebels, a flying
club, plans to come here in early
August for a. fly-in and ruby hunt.
They"l officially open the main
runway at the airport, which has
been capped and seeded and is
betnij kept closed this summer to
allow a heavy stand of grass to
grow
FRANKUN's chamber of com
merce booth on Main Street is
now open to the public, although
it officially won't be in operation
until the opening of the tourist
season June 1. Mrs. Lasca E.
Harsiey. Executive secretary, is
staying busy mailing out folders
ami information.
A TREE uIMB fell on a car
last week near the chamber of
commerce booth. T-I-M-B-E-R!
SOMEONE commented the other
day that it's a good thing Frank
lin doesn't charge a filing fee for
aldermen. If a charge was made,
?chances are no one would have the
iok.
CLINIC CHANGED
Mrs. May Shope, of the Macon
Cwuity Heatlh Department, has
announced that the Crippled Chil
dren's Clinic for Macon, Jackson
and Swain. countfes, held in Bry
so? City on the third Saturday,
has been changed to the fourth
Friday of each month. The first
1 clinic will be held May 22. The
rcgteiration hours will remain the
CYCLIST CRITICALLY HURT IN ACCIDENT
In a critical condition at Angel Hospital is D avid Tany Alcantaro, 18, of Franklin, Route 5,
and Opa Locka, Fla., following a motorcycle acc ident shortly before 6 o'clock Tuesday night. The
youth apparently lost control of the motorcycle, ran into the ditch at the right of the highway,
and' bounced off a rock cliff. Ambulance attend ants are shown lifting him onto ,a stretcher at
the accident scene near the home of Dt. H. T. Horsley oin US 64 in the Cullasaja community.
The youth's injuries include a fractured skull. (Staff Photo)
Speaker Says
Make Scholarship
More Stylish
Make scholarship "stylish"
was the advice of Chapel Hill's
Roy Armstrong, in addressing
40 Franklin High honor stu
dents and Rotarians last Thurs
day night at Slagle Memorial
Building.
Executive secretary of the
John Morehead Foundation, and
former University of North Car
olina official, Mr. Armstrong
was the first of what the Ro
tarians hope will be a long line
of speakers at annual banquets
recognizing scholarship at the
high school.
The speaker was introduced
by W. W. (Bill) Sloan.
Principal Harry C. Corbin ac
cepted a special plaque from
the Rotary Club on behanf of
the school. The names of vale
dictorians will be engraved on
the plaque each year.
Honor stndents recognized, by
classes, at the banquet Were:
Freshmen ? Nancy Burch, Paul
Cabe, Roseanne Cab?, Carol
Calloway, Betty Cloer, John
Crawford, Linda McClure, Patsy
Moses, Bill Plyler, and Betty
Williamson ; Sophomore ? Dor
othy Bell, Patsy Corbin, Gary
Crawford, Emma Jean Hogan,
Elmyra Ledford, Lind.a Morrow,
Linda Shope, Patricia Shope,
Genevieve Whitmire, and Allene
Williamson; Juniors ? Alice
Bradley, Joann Curtis, Ann
Dean, Barhara Duncan, Arthur
Hays, Ronnie Henson, Lois Nor
ton, Janice Pruett, Jean Sprink
le, and Juanita Welch; Sen
iors ? Joann Gibson, Claudette
Leatherman, Roberta McCrack
en, Tommy McNish, Rebecca
Reeves, Clay Sams, Jean Scott,
Nancy Siler, Ann Sutton, and
Barbara Waldroop.
Regional Grouo
?_* A
Will Meet In
Highlands
HIGHLANDS ? The annual
meeting of the W.N.C. Regional
Planning Commission will be held
here Saturday at the Methodist
church.
The luncheon meeting is set (or
12:30.
Percy B. Ferebee, of Andrews,
chairman, has Announced that V.
W. McCall, Immediate past mayor
of Highlands, will speak on the
planning program being developed
here.
Officers for the new year also
will" be elected and the commis
sion's annual report will be pre
sentee! and discussed.
So SayA "MR. MACON! AN"
Hi-ya Xeighbors :
Spring is here, the dogwoods are in bloom, and
that Washington examiner feller who was holding
the labor hearing has gone. Appears that every
thing is smooth again. But whether it is or not,
juit remember that old sayin':
Dun't cry over spilt milk, go milk another cow.
And I thank' you
Mr. Maconian
Labor Survey Called
Sparked by several requests from interested
industries, a county-wide labor survey has bfcen
ordered by the Franklin Chamber of Commerce.
President J. C. Jacobs termed the survey "es- ,
sential, if we are to make any progress toward
obtaining new industry".
All Maconians are urged to fill out the labor
survey blank on Page 16 of this issue and mail
it immediately to the Franklin Chamber of Com
merce..
SPRING IS THEME ?
Winners Of Dress Review
At Cullasaja Announced
Winners in the Spring home
demonstration dress review Wed
nesday afternoon of last week at
Cullasaja School have been an
nounced.
As a part of the local celebration
of "National Home Demonstration
Week" (May 3-9), the prize-winn
ing garments made and modeled
by the club women and their
children are in a window display
at Belk's in Franklin.
Awards were presented to the
winners by Mrs. Betty L. Stiles,
assistant home economics agent
in Jackson County. Mrs. Stiles and
Mrs. H. Bueck were judges.
This year's theme was "Spring
time of Fashions". The fourth and
fifth grades at East Franklin
School colored the program covers
carrying out the theme.
Club women and guests attend
ing were welcomed by Mrs. Fred
Corbin, president of the Higdon
ville club. Narrator was Mrs.
Ralph Cassada. The individual
clubs also furnished narrators to
describe their entries. Pianist was
Mrs. Catherine Neal. In addition
to Higdonville, hostess clubs were
Walnut Creek, Mrs. Algie McCall
president: Highlands. Mrs. Curt
Wilson president; and Cullasaja,
Mrs. Pritchard Russell and Mrs.
Wiley Clark, presidents.
Decorations were handled by a
committee composed of Mrs. Vern
on Bryson, Mrs. Sammy Beck.
CELEBRATING 'WEEK'
Macon County's home dem
onstration women this week
are celebrating "National1
Home Demonstration Week".
They're using newspaper ar
ticles and pictures to tell the
story of their work. These
are on the inside pages of
this week's issue.
Mrs. Charlie Anders, and Mrs.
Dorothy Bowers.
The winners are as follows:
CHILDREN'S DIVISION: play
clothes ? Mis. Clayton Ramsey,
SEE NO. I, PAGE 8
HEARING INTO
PLANT LABOR
ROW ENDS
Decision May Be
Two Or Three
Months Away
? It could be two or three
months before the outcome of
the National Labor Relations
Board's hearing here last week
is known.
The three-day hearing Into
charges by the American Fed
eration of Hosiery Workers that
Franklin Hosiery Company de
nied employes their rights und
er Taft-Hartley law closed
Wednesday afternoon . of last
week.
The board's trial examiner
from Washington, D. C., Max
Goldman, granted attorneys for
both sides a period of 20 days
in which to file briefs if neces
sary.
Mr. Goldman said he would
prepare an intermediary report
of the proceedings, copies of
which would be sent to both
sides, giving them an oppor
tunity to study them and take
any action they might deem
necessary. Then, lie continued,
the full board would study the
case and hand down its de
cision.
Specifically, the hearing boil
ed down to the firing of Dolpha
Fouts, in January, and Boyd
Holland, in February, from the
hosiery plant.
Company officials testified
the men were released because
of "excessive horseplay" and
staying away from their ma
chines.
The hosiery union charges
the men were discharged be
cause of prior union activities.
Mrs. Wasilik
Heads Legion
Auxiliary
Mrs. John Wasilik, Jr.. has been
elected president of the American
Legion Auxiliary for 1959-60
At an election featuring an
auxiliary meeting Monday night
at the home of Mrs. E. G. Craw
ford. picked to serve with the
new president were Mrs. Crawford,
vice-president; Mrs. Horner Stock
ton/secretary; Mrs. Lon Dal ton,
treasurer; Mrs. C. M. Breedlove,
chaplain; Mrs. Bill Horsley.
sergeant-at-arms; and Mrs. W. N.
Dalrymple, historian.
Plans were made to hold i
rummage sale Saturday for the
benefit of child welfare services:
for a poppy sale May 23; and
for a Bunco party later at Kelly's
Tea Room.
Co-hostesses with Mrs. Crawford
at the meeting were Mrs. Doyle
Blaine and Mrs. C. K. Olson.
Harper Speaks On
Soil Stewardship
In observance of "Soil Steward
ship Week;". W, L. Harper, of the
Macon Soil Conservation Service,
spoke at the morning worship
service Sunday at the Franklin
Methodist Church.
A number of pastors over th?
county used the national week
as their sermon topic.
MEET FIVE YEAR OLD STARVROS ?
Women Adopt Greek Boy
Meet five-year-old Stavros Nout
sos, whose "parents" are Macon
County's home demonstration club
women.
Through the Foster Parents'
Plan, the women have financially
"adopted" Stavros and are con
tributing $15 a month toward fiis
support.
"We are indeed grateful to this
group for giving Stavros this
wonderful gift of hope and help," J
writes Miss Gloria C. Matthews. '
executive director of Foster Par- |
ents' Plan, "and we prayerfully
hope that many others who rend
this will also extend a helping
hand to a distressed child."
National headquarters sends thi
following case history report on
the little Greek boy:
This sweet little boy. now five
years of age. was born in the
village of Lykorachi, Konitsa dis
trict. and has two brothers.
Michael, 13. and Nicholas. 8. His
parents were married in 1944, His
father was a field laborer working
in his own fields and those of his
neighbors. It was a hard life, but f
fie earned enough to care decently *
'or the Simple needs of his family.
During the war, however, the en- |
tire family was taken by rebels {
and sent behind the "iron cur
tain" to Roumanla. Their treat
ment there was indeed a night
mare. Enough to say that after an
unusually bad beating, unable to
face another day, the father com
mitted suicide on January 2. 1954.
When repatriation took place in
1954. the grief-stricken mother
and her boys returned to their
home and native village, where
they have since lived in great
Starvro* Noutsoa
poverty. They own a small plot of
land, which Is cultivated in wheat,
and they also own a donkey, which
is used for transportation. Last
year's income from their land
averaged about $1.00 a month.
They also receive a subsidy from
local relief of $3.33 a month for
the brother Nicholas, and their
total Income of $4.33 monthly Is
inadequate to care for even their
daily, bread needs and the pain
of hunger and cold is always with
them.
The family lives in a homi of
its own, which -was built for them
by the Reconstruction Service. It
has one room and |s Incomplete.
It has aii earthen floor and no
ceiling. There is no furniture.
They sleep on the floor and cover
themselves with rags. Their cloth
ing and household utensils are
pitifully few. There Is neither
electricity nor running water. |
They use kerosehe lamps for j
lighting purposes and carry water I
from the public fountain.
Despite his undernourishment,
little Stavros is normally developed
with brown hair and eyes. He 1?
a cute youngster, bright, and very
talkative. His health Is good, likes
to play with marbles and a ball,
and would be perfectly happy if
l.e ever had enough to eat.
William Bryant
Reelected
Prelo Dryman
Reelected
Ezra C. Shook
Reelected
A. G. Gaffe
Reelected
I)r. J. W. Kahn
Keclected
Frank L. Henry, Jr.
Newcomer
Potts Pulls
Narrow Win
Over Talley
HIGHLANDS Charlie C Potts
pulled a narrow victory over H u -
vey S. Talley in Tuesday's biennial
election here for mayor. The
count: 149 to 143,
Incumbent Tudor N. Hall was
defeated in the eight-man race
for the five alderman seats.
The board: J A. 'Hodges. 255:
L. C. pillingsley, incumbent.
253; L. W. Rice, incumbent, 193;
A. C. Patterson, 180; and Steve
Potts, 170.
Unsuccessful were Frank Crane.
127. and Phil T ate. 126
'Bootstrap'
Drive Is On
"Operation Bootstrap'' is under
way in Macon County this week,
in conjunction with an area-wide
project to raise $10.0,000 to pro
mote Western North Carolina's
industrial potential.
After shaking "Operation Boot
strap'' cans, at strategic locations
over the county, the county chair
men. Sam Gibson and J. P. Brady,
report "progress is being made".
A highway roadblock will be
operated in Franklin Saturday by
Explorer Scouts and the Macon
County Search and Rescue Squad
ton to raise additional funds.
Several community organiza
tions are Oollcctjng for the drive
also.
The co-chairmen this week said
Trie collection " cans will not be
opened for several days, in the
hopes that many who have for
gotten will contribute their 33
cents to the campaign.
AT BOARD MEETING
Mrs. E. J. Whltmire and Mis*
Esther Seay attended the annual
meeting of the board of trustees
of the Asheville Orthopedic Hos
pital Thursday night of last week
IN FRANKLIN VOTE -
Incumbents Okay;
Henry Beats Dean
In very light voting Tuesday.
Franklin vo.ters returned all in
eubents lo office and gave Franri
L. Henry. Jr.. the sixth seat over
Herman Dean.
Mr. Henry polled 126 votes to
Mr. Dean's 119.
Mayor W. C. Burn 11. unopposed,
received 184 votes. The five in
cumbent aldermen ran as follows:
William < Bill > Bryant. 190; Ezra
C. Shook. 189; A G. Cagle. 18fi;
Dr. J. W Kahn. 180; arid Prelo
Dryman. 177
Tliis will be Mr. Cable's fifth
. two-year term on the board. Ex
eluding Mr. Dryman. the other
incumbinU were running for
.second terms. Mr. Dryman, who
was in seventh place in the '57
election, has been serving out the
unexpired term of H. H. .Gnuse.
Jr. resigned.
Compared with the '57 biennial
election, less than half the voters
turned out Tuesday. A total of
453 votes were cast two years ago.
MEETING SET MONDAY ?
Official Coming To Talk
About Training Center
An official of the N C Asso
ciation for Retarded Children
is coming here Monday pight
in the interest of opening a day
training center ill Franklin for
the .severely handicapped chil
dren of Macon County.
Mrs. L, B. BryarJt, executive
secretary of the association,
to moot with interested persons
at 7:S0 p. m in the Franklin
llltth library. In addition to In
terested parents, she particu
larly wants to discuss the. pos
sibility of starting a training
center with welfare personnel,
county health department offi
cials. doctors, ministers, P.-T. A
leaders, and teachers and prin
cipals.
It has been pointed out that
Macon Qounty's handicapped
children are now staying at
home and have never been en
rolled in public school because
BREVARD DEAN SPEAKS HERE
, I>r. Jivhn It. Rennelt liUndinii, dean of Brevard follefe,
was the curat speaker Friday night at the annual banquet of
the Macon unit of the N. C. Kducatton Association Held in the
Franklin High cafeteria, the event attracted some 300 persons.
of the severity of their handi
caps.
Th" N. C Association for Rer
tald'd Children is. one of the
largest. parent organizations,
and is one that is instrumental
in North Carolina's having
more than 500 severely handi
capped children now enrolled
in training centers across the
state. The organization also
sponsors summer camps and
Scholarships for training teach
ers and helpers in this area of
work.
OFFICERS INSTALLED
At the meeting of the East
Franklin P.-T.A. last Tuesday, Mrs.
John Bulgin installed the following
new officers: Mrs. George Rfcby.
president: Mrs. Alex Arnold, vice
president; Mrs. Pete Arms, secre
tary: and Mrs. Bob Sanders,
treasurer.
I'he Wii'l'i t.-miwritliwoK arid rainfall below
KM- ' in h'rtitikliri by Mflnw Stilea.
U. S. w,.nth?r observer; in Highland* bv
Tudor N. Ilall n n, I W. C. NiStin, TV A
tjbai-rvi'i'a; and n( the ( ',>w,'tji Hydrolofric
UitairnWy. Itendinita are fbr the 24-hour
la-riod endinit at N it. m . of the dur liated.
FRANKLIN
The Weather
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wed.. 29th
tilth Low Rain
75 45 .22
80 36 .00
75 43 trace
84 49 .00
86 52 .22
86 47 .00
83 50 .00
Wednesday
60 , .00
COWETA
Wed., 29th
73 44 *.81
74 35 .00
78 42 .00
77 43 ^ .05
82 46 .00
85, 45 ? .00
83 47 . .00
80 53 .00
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday '
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday