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Staff correspondents of THE
PRESS ke?p the inside pages
of this newspaper alive with
r. v.s about your friends and
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paces from top to bottom and
vmi'Il Krov Macon County
74th Year ? No. 42
Franklin, N. C. Thursday, October 15, 1959
Price 10 Cent
s&i
DID YOU miss one of those
fine copies of STATE on Macon
County? Don't fret. The chamber
of commerce has 500 copies of
the magazine for sale, first-come
first-serve.
WESTERN CAROLINA College
will hold its annual homecoming
Saturday, the 17th. Big doings
are planned This year's theme
will be "Football '59". You going?
WHERE DO you stand with the
United Fund? The money is going
to some very important causes
and your contribution is needed
to assure the success of the pro
gram.
LOOKS LIKE that United Na
tions trip home demonstration
club women have dreamed of for
?0 long is going to finally come
to life the last of this month.
Nearly 50 from the area have sign
ed up to go.
SEEMS THAT just about eyery
one was hoping the White Sox
would pull the pennant chestnuts
out of the fire. But, those
Dodgers ... \ ?
'CLEAN-UP DAYS' have been
set in Franklin. That's all well
and good, but a progressive town
would make sure it had a clean
lace all the time. So. clean-up this
time and then keep the "jam" off
the face of the town.
THERE ARE SOME "pot holes"
that need filling bad. Or else,
maybe someone has a couple of
dead horses to drop in 'em and
plug up the shock of rolling across
them.
THERE DOESN'T appear to be
too much interest in the coming
special bond election. Looks like
the expenditure of that many
thousands of dollars would create
a little fever somewhere, either
for or against.
WONT BE long now before
Kay Montague will have his new
Dixie Motel in operation next to
his restaurant. It's gonna be right
pretty, too!
ALL THAT rain has given the
skating rink a fit in the parking
department.
IT TAKES a loyal football fan
to brave weather like that present
in Clemson, S. C., during the
Clemson-N.C. State game. There
were many loyal Maconians (wet
ones, too) there to watch the
"swimming match".
CARSON ( LOGGERS are Ra
leigh-bound for the N.C. State
Fair this week end. The team
will dance twice Friday night.
SEE NO. I, PAGE 8
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?ACHIEVEMENT DAY' dignitaries, shewn ch siting outside the Patton Methodist Church, are
(t, to il) Fi Feng Hong, Fred S. Sloan, the morn i.ig speaker. County Agent T. H. Fagg, ,*nd Lin
Pin Tung. The F'ormosans were visiting the cou Uy with .Mr. S.jan. (Staff Photo I
A FORMER STATE home demonstration pre 'dent, Mrs. J. S. Gray, of Hickory Knoll, pins a
corsage on "Macon County's Club Woman of the Year", Mrs. Ted Blaine. (Staif Photo)
AT ACHIEVEMENT DAY' FRIDAY -
'Patton' Is Magic Word...
"Patton" is the magic word
in home demonstration circles
this year.
The progressi-e <"lub hns won
the county's highest club award,
"The Gavel for its ; ear's ac
complishments and one of its
live-wire club women, Mrs. Ted
Blaine, has t?en named "Club
Woman of the Year
Announcements of these two
high honors came as highlights
of Friday's county-wide home
demonstration "Achievement
Day' held, ccineidentally, at
at Patton Community Center
with Patton ciub women as
hostesses.
Also featuring the day-long
gathering were an address in
the mornipg by Fred S'. Sioan,
of Raleigh, state program lead
er ior the N. c. Extension Ser
vice; reports on club activities;
presentation of perfect atten
dance awards to club women;
a Far East travelogue by Mr.
Sloan and two Formosans vis
it tig h?-re; and special music
by Martti Haapakoski, a Fin
nish exchange student at
Franklini High School.
Uses Slides
The guest speaker, Mr. Sloan,
used color slides to Illustrate
his address, "Developing World
Understanding". A Franklin na
tive. in the past few years he
"ies helped entertain more than
730 people from 74 countries,
including Russia, and he travel
ed extensively in the Far East
'.ast year in an exchange proj
ect. The speaker was introduc
ed by Mrs. Carl Slagie.
In the afternoon, he showed
slides taken on Formosa. Ap
pearing on this portion of the
program were two visiting For,
mosans, Lin Pin-Tung and Pi
Feng Hong, who are touring
Western North Carolina with
Mr. Sloan. Both men are with
the Department of Agriculture
and Forestry on Formosa.
Award Made
A Carson 4-H clubber, Miss
SEE NO. 3, PAGE 6
JUDGES HERE TODAY ?
Date For Rural Dinner
Changed To Saturday, 24th
The date for the annual rural
development awards dinner has
b?en changed from the 17th to
Saturday* the 24th, according to
Agricultural Agent T. H. Fagg.
He said the postponement be
came necessary because of con
fictins events in the area, in
cluding Western Carolina College's
annual homecoming and a Shrin
ers convention in Asheville.
Meanwhile, communities are
sretting ready for the contest
Judging today (Thursday) and
tomorrow. Judges are Mrs. Justice
Eozier, assistant home economics
agent in Henderson County, and
Robert Johnstone, of Raleigh,
farm management specialist with
the N. C. Extension Service.
The judges today will visit Holly
Springs from 9 to 10:30; Clark's
Chapel. 10:30 to 12: Higdonville,
1 to 2:30. Cullasaja. 2:30 to 4;
and Pine Grove. 4 to 5:30.
Friday's schedule is Carson, 9
to 10:30: Cartoopechaye, 10:30 to
12: Cowee. 1 to 2:30: Iotla. 2:30
to 4: and Patton, 4 to 5:30.
FOR OLD FOLKS -
'Yesterday' Is Back
"Today" marked time for a brief
nhile in Franklin Sunday after
ioon to let "yesterday" do some
matching up.
More than half a hundred Ma
?onians who have passed 65 yeacs
;ook advantage of this interlude
:o stir memories and greet old
friends.
And still another half a hundred
sr so under 65 joined the younc
n-heart to make their annual
'ellowship hour a conversation
piece for "tomorrow".
Young And Old
Held at the First Baptist
Church, the fellowship hour
Found young and old alike singing
Did timey hymns, swapping stories
nf the old days, and enjoying light
refershments served by church
ard civic groups.
"Uncle John" Justice, of Holly
Springs, who just a coup'.e of
weeks back said he was too young
to attend a meeting for old folks,
but would attend anyway Just to
help out, used his 89 years to ad
?'ar.tage. He won the prize for
being the oldest man present.
"I still think I'm too young for
such as this," he chuckled to a
reporter.
Oldest Present
At 95 'she walked to the front
to get her present". Mrs. Fannie
Addlngton won the prize for being
the oldest woman, and person,
there. There were several women
In their early 90's.
Mingling and chattin? with old
friends, many of whom they
hadn't seen in years, were Mr. and
Mrs E H. Parrifh. whose 57 years
of married life won them a prize.
To prove he's still "boss" after
all those years, Mr. Parrish car
ried the prize!
Other Winners
And there were ather prize-win
ners. Charlie Dills ar.d Mrs. Texie
Ramsey, who had 'the most grand
children ? he 30 ar.d she 52: A.
J. Edwards and nine children;
SEE NO 2. PAGE 7
SHE ADDS ANOTHER CANDLE
With about 6t neighbors, rehlivri, and f-ienii Mrs. Jud4
Potts celebrated her 92nd birthday Sunday at her home on West
Main Street. A w':ifow, she llres alone zind her hobby is making
quilts. She has one son, Paul Potts, of Franklin, Uiree grandsons,
and three great -grandchildren. (Staff Photo i
CLEAN-UP
DAYS SET
IN TOWN
Garden Clubbers
And Town Are
Cooperating
Friday and Saturday have been
designated as "Clean-up Days" in
Franklin.
Members of the Franklin Gar
den Club, who requested the
clean-up fo rthe town at the Octo
ber meeting of the board of alder
men. are receiving the cooperation
of town offiicals. A town garbage
truck is being placed at the dis
posal of residents to pick up heavy
loads of trash.
The club's "Lltterbug commit
tee" has asked members to tele
phone five citizens aid remind
them of the drive.
A telephone call to the tuwri
office is all that's needed to dis
patch the truck fcr a loud of
trash.
Cans Covered *
Following up on the garc'en
club's clean-up campaign, aider
men have called attention to an
ardinance requiring all garbage
cans to be covered. They also a-k
that merchants and others stop
using the litter containers 011 the
streets for garbage.
Grover Jamiscn. Jr.. and John
Jamison appeared before the
boaia to request some control over
construction of barns in resi
dential areas. Aldermen plan to
meet with members of the zoning
commission to work out a solution
to this problem.
Town Cleric Ray Swafford asked
for and got passage of a delin
quent water bill ordinance. This
paper is now being prepared by
R. S. Jones, town attorney
Gets Damaxes
Damages totaling $625 were
authorized for H. A. Wllhide in
an out-of-court settlement. This
case stemmed from a faulty sewer
line that caused water to back up
In Mr. Wilhide's house during
rain storms.
United Fund
Drive Opens
Monday saw the opening of the
Franklin area United Fund cam
paign.
The first out-of-town contribu
tion came from S'.aidei.-Flak.'s
Company, of Bryson City, accord
ing to the drive chairman. 'Earl
Adams.
A thermometer to recprc ?' .1 ' '
progress toward the $1.,034 ','oal
will be erected in town sow; t:*n '
this week.
Mr. Adams said yesterday
(Wednesday) that it too .er.rly
to give a progress repoit..
SMILING BKOA^IY (?nd who w.uMr'f uc> <ivcr Hie 31,000 check presented to the youth
c > iter bui'.dittg fu: by "urJington If Justries -r: ' L t ? "?* !>". fi. It. VrSwepn. president of
the vorth council, \. Brooks, b"?ld,f?*0; chnir^i^n. ?Pd SV*>h*?n \. Rundy, superintendent of
Fraiik'!n Hosiery Companv, who niacin the presvn4 ation. (St iff Photo >
S^Jiocl
Publications
Win Awards
At the annual High -Scli'v*.:
Edi tors Round table Friday a nd
Saturday at Western Carolina Col
lege, Franklin High School's frcws
paper. THE MOUNTAIN ECHO,
won first place, and the school's
yearbook. THE LAUREL LEAF,
placed third, in their respective
divisions.
The Franklin High publications
. ere in competition with ether
Western North Carolina high
schools having the same number,
or approximately thp same num
ber, of teachers. The newspaper
was judged in the mimeographed
division.
Friday's Roundtable session was
attended by members of the an
nual staff and the newspaper
staff. They are Mrs Ann Biddle.
annual sponsor, and staff mem
bers Barbara Duncan. Ann Dean.
Alice Bradley. Douk Slagle. Doug
Pearson. Arthur Hays, Max Glad
well, Linda Whi taker, Linda
Shope, Butch Angell. and Don*'
Baird. Members of the paper staff
attending were Miss- Darlene Col
lins. sponsor, Jane Long, last
year'.s editor, and this year's staff,
i^rludirg Genevieve Nichols, Bren
?q CnnH^grham Jo Ann Curtis.
?- r?orhin. Drug Teague, Dwain
r^u-v*. Doug Crisp. and Nora
Stuart,.
otto P.T.A.
I'! .- Otto P I A. will meet to
: ght . (Thursday ? at 7:30. 3. L
McOian rry will be in chavge of
th pr ^.am on "Safety". The de
votional will be given by the fifth
j<va(!: pupils.
EURLJ^TOIS'3 GIFT -
Check For $1,000
Goes To Building
A check fi.r 51/:oo Iris b. en
tulred o'.'.'r to the F ar.kiin
Youth renter building f'rv' , com:
p'invnts of Burlington IutiiiotrU'r.
pa: i'i.t 01 i;uni/a'icn of the Prank
,i; Hosieiy Ccmput y
"This j^h uld dispel any notions
that lame corporations aren't . in
terested in community activities."
d<c)ai'ed Allan Brooks, chairman
cf the building committee, as he
received the large donation from
Stephen A. Bundy. superintendent
of the local hosiery company.
The presentation was made dur
ing an "over the top" covered
Msh supper Saturday night at
Single Memorial Building, given
In honor of those who contributed
to the youth center building fund.
Mr. Bundy said his company Is
vitally' int rested in community
prelects. particularly those In
volving young people.
nuil.nS' n's generous gesture of
fni'.h in the community virtually
assures the success of the build
i-i5 program ar.d Mr Brooks said,
weather permitting, that the cen
t"r should be ready for occupancy
this fall. The foundation already
lias been poured for the center
at Franklin Memorial Park.
Dr O R. McSween, president
of the Franklin Youth Council,
expressed the appreciat'm of his
group to everyone who contribute
rash, materials, and labor to the
center.
Bad weather seriously cut at
tendance at the supper, which
was held at Slagle Memorial
Building.
ABOUT NANTAHALA PURCHASE ?
Duk* Power President
Answers Som2 Questions
Franklin Rot ar inns fir<"d ques
tions point-blank lxst Thursday
ni?ht at the president o: Duke
Power Company, W B McGuire,
?'h) came here at their Invita
tion to help clear up many
. u'.is in the proposed sale of
Nantahala Power and Light
Company's distribution system
to Duke Power
A ta'pe recorder wis utilized
by THE PRESS to catch the
questions and answers in their
entirety, particularly those of
the power company president.
Some of the more pertinent
points raised appear here. For
the sako of brevity, the ques
tions asked by the Reparians
have been boiled down to es
s< nl ills. However, the answers
fp)m Mr McGuire are direct
quotes, 'taken from the tape re
uvru'.ng.
? Q >st . people around here,
don t have a thing against you
i Duke Power i, tut they do have
something against ALCOA. They
I' ? that ALCOA shouldn't sell
just the distribution system and
keep the power plants here be
cau e they condemned a lot of
land to get to build the dams
. . . they figure that the elec
uaiij (jiuuutcu IiClC 9UUU1U UC I
kept hf>re How do you feelL
about the moral Implications of*
the issue?
A: Well, first of all I would
say this, that really that is
something that should be an
SEE NO. 4, PAGE 8
The Weather
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in rvaordfdMn Franklin by Man-w Stiles, I
,U. S. w mher observer; "in Highland- hyl
Tudor N. flail and W C N->wt*n. TVA|
observer*: nnd at tht* Coweta HydrolOfcicI
Laboratory. Reading* are for t V 24 hnnr|
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PRINCIPAL HARRY C. CORBIN is shown rrown n* Miss Betty ( Iwr as "Homecoming Quetin"
of Franklin High. At right is runnrr-up Miss Gloria Jean Heiden. The crowning featured half
time festivities. (Staff Photo i
MISS CLOER REIGNS ,AT HOMECOMING ?
Panthers Lose Game But Que?n Is Crown 3d
Franklin , High crowned a
"Homecoming Queen" here Friday
night, but lost a conference game
to Robbinsville 26 to 0.
Miss Betty Cloer was crowned
queen during half-time festivities
by Principal Harry C. Corbin.
Runner-up was Miss Gloria Jean
Hedden. Queen candidates were
nominated by te football squad
and voter1 on by the student body
In a lackluster game that was
a far cry from the brand of foot'
ba'l displayed by the Panthers
the week befcre in upsetting Sylva.
the Blue Devils from RobbinsvilV
had little trouble rolling up the
high score.
Franklin's or.lv threat of the
?arre came in the second quarter
when the ball.was carried to the
ftx.vafd line A fumble snatched
the opportunity for scoring
For Robbir'Vllle. it was Jerry
Williams' right. The fle?t ^lue
D"vll scored three of the four
toi'chdowns.
Tomorrow < Friday > night at 8
o'clock, the Panthers will pldy
Swain High's Maroons in Bry on
City.
Statistics
H F
First downs L5 8
Rushing yardage 174 51
Passing yardage 2 96
Passes 6-2 21-9
Passes intercepted by 3 1
Punts 1-25 1-40
Fumbles lost 1 1
Yards penalized 20 51
Franklin 0 0 0 0 ? 0
Robbinsvllle 0 7 12 7?26