Here And There In
Ridgecrest
I
Watauga
MRS. ED CRAWFORD
"?Staff Correspondent
Observe Anniversary
I Mr. and Mrs. Prank Bailey ob
served their 50th wedding anni
Iversary December 8 with a quiet
Iday at home. They were married
lin 1909 and have lived most of
Hieir married life in Macon Coun
lr. -^Mrs. Bailey had a birthday
'the day following their anniver
sary and was 68 years old. Mr.
Bailey will be 69 January XI. The
Baileys have six children, 12
trandchildren, and three great
grandchildren.. Their children are
Elwood Bailey, of Tullahoma,
Tenn., Carl Bailey, of Waynesville,
Robert Bailey, of Pontiac, Mich.,
Mrs. Ethel Lee Sanders, of Wa
tauga. Mrs. Lola Pressley, of Can
ton, and Mrs. Viola Dills, of
Marietta, Ga.
Surprise Visitor
Joe Turman, ministerial student
at Carson Newman College, and
tfme friends from Hayesville,
dropped by for a surprise visit
Sunday night, December 27, at
the Ridgecrest Baptist Church.
He was the visiting evangelist at
a revival held there in the sum
mer. He brought the message at
i he Sunday night service at the
invitation of the pastor, the Rev.
Thad R. Dowdle.
Two Suppers
Mr. and Mrs. George Raby en
Itertained with two buffet suppers
December, 26 and 27. Guests pres
ent were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Hooper, of Waynesvilie, Mr. and
Mrs. Tom R. Hooper. Mr. and
Mrs. Astor Plemmons, Jr.. and
daughter, Sandra, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack. Green and daughter, Cozette,
all of Sylva, and Mr. and Mrs.
Homer Moss and Mr. and Mrs.
Elbert Hedden, of Franklin.
Thomas On Leave
SP4 Clyde R. Thomas, of the
U. S. Army stationed at El Paso,
' Tex., has been spending an eight
day leave with his wife here and
his parents, Mi*, and Mrs. Floyd
Thomas, of Dillard, Ga., Route 1.
At the end of his leave he goes
to Fort Bragg on a special assign
ment.
Has Telephone
f ? ... I
Mrs. J. D. Brendle has a tele
phone installed in her home.
Personals
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sanders
left December 26 to return to
Hickory after visiting Mrs. Claude
6anders. Jack Sanders, who also
had been visiting her. returned
the 27th to Norfolk, Va? where
he is stationed with the U.S. Navy.
R. W. Watkins, SOIc, of the
U.S. Navy, returned to Norfolk,
Va. the 27th after spending two
weeks with his mother, Mrs.
Myrtle Watkins. Also spending
the Christmas holidays with Mrs.
Watkins were Mr. and Mrs. W.
M. Porter and children, of Atlanta.
Ga., and W. L. Watkins, of Dora
"Wile.
* Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson and
family, of Jackson County, visited
Mr. and Mrs. Molton Buchanan
recently. \
Miss Sally Mincey returned the
28th to Montgomery, Ala., after
spending the Christmas holidays
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Mincey.
Mr. and Mrs. Winston Dean and
two children, of Ruskin, Fla..
spent the holidays with Mr. and
Mrs. Fred York.
Morris Jones, who is a student
at Clemson College. S. C., spent
Christmas with Mr. and Mrs.
Moiton Buchanan.
Spending the holidays with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie B.
douse, was Miss Sandra Clouse,
of Winston-Salem.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry I^ibovit
have returned home from a vaca
tion in Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. Oaylord Reed and
family have returned home after
a week's visit in Qlenville, W. Va.,
with relatives and friends. Miss
Elaine Adams, the Reeds' niece,
who lives with them, visited her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Adams, in Charden, Ohio.
Mrs. Ida H. York returned to
Belle Glade, Fla., after spending
six weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Fred
York and Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Leibovit.
Mr. and Mrs. David Dills, of
Marietta, Ga., spent the holidays
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Bailey, and Mrs. Will Dills,
of Franklin, Route 1.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hop
kins Christmas were Mr. and Mrs.
R. D. Hopkins, of Lowell.
Greeley Shepherd and Mrs. Bill
Wood, of Waynesville, visited Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Cabe recently.
Mrs. Kate Owens, of Asheville,
visited Mr. and Mrs. Parker Raby
over the holidays. She also visited
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Tippett and
Mr?. Claude Sanders.
Johnny Stevens, of Asheville.
was a guest recently . of Mr. and
Mrs. Wiley Sellers.
Spending Christmas with Mr.
and Mrs. Jess Thompson were Mr.
and Mrs. George Thompson and
family, of Winston-Salem.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hopkins,
Harry Hopkins, and Mrs. Harold
Corbin visited Edgar Garland in
Sylva recently.
Spending Christmas with Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Brendle were Mrs.
Lucille Pitts and son, Ronny, and
Tommy Flowers and son, Jimmy,
of Greenville,
Mrs. Harold Fouts, of Brevard,
spent several days visiting her
mother, Mrs. R. D. Brendle. Mr.
Fouts came for her Christmas Day
and they returned home.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Beeco, o!
Atlanta, Ga., spent several days
here recently. They also went to
Salisbury to visit Bill Beeco and
Dee Brendle.
Spendnig Christmas with Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Brendle were Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Green, of Green
ville, S. <5., and J. R. Brendle, of
Durham.
Mr. and Mrs. Jud Morgan spent
Christmas with Mr. and Mrs.
George Clayton. Jr., in Sylva.
Miss Shirley Green spent the
holidays with her uncle and aunt,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Green, in Can
ton. While there she attended the
wedding Qf her cousin, Miss Carey
Green, December 26 at West Can
ton Baptist Church.
Mr. and Mrs. jack Gibson, of
Doraville. Ga., spent the holidays
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Noah Gibson, and Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Dryman, of Franklin. Mr. and
Mrs. Marvin Phillips and daugh
ter, of Duluth, Ga\, were also
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Noah Gib
son.
Mr. and Mrs. Junior Coggins
spent' Christmas with Mrs Kelly
Frady, of Pine Creek..
? Noah and Early Wykle, sons of
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Wykle, are
spending this week visiting Mr.
and. Mrs. Jack Gibson in Doraville.
Ga.. and Mr. and Mrs. Marvin
Phillips, in Duluth, Ga.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Moses spent
the holidays in Sterling. V&? visit
ing Sgt. and Mrs. Robert A.
Coffey. Mr. and Mrs. Haven
Clouse, of Drayton, S. C., visited
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Clouse, Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Clouse. and the Rev.
and Mrs. Lee Crawford recently.
Eugene Clouse and David and
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Sam Lioudermtlk. of Oastonla,
spent a recent week end with Mr.
and Mrs. Guy Clouae.
Carol and Claudette Martin
spent last week with their mother
Mrs. Marvin Phillips, In Duluth,
Oa.
Pvt. Keith Holland, of the U. 8.
Army stationed nt Fort Jackson,
S. C . visited Miss Fannie Mae
Wykle over the holidays.
George Raby. who is employed
in Manassas, Va.. spent Christmas
"holidays at home with this family.
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Gibson and
grandson. Jack Randy. Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Gibson, and Mrs. Oscar
Wykle and twins, Johnny and
Jackie visited Mr. and Mrs. Green
Bishop in Rockford, Tenn.
Visiting the Rev. and Mrs. Lee
Crawford recently were Mr. and
Mrs. Prank Walraven, of Calhoun,
Oa. The yalso visited other rela
tives here. Visiting the Crawfords
the 28th were Mr. and Mrs. Will
Crawford and family, of Pine
Creek.
DEATH CLAMES
J. M. COLLIER
DECEMBER 28
M a con i an Puiei
At Son's Home
On Cartoogechaye
John Miles Collier, 92, died at
7:30 p.m. Monday, December 28.
following an illness of two
months, at the home of a son,
Arthur Collier, in the Cartooge
chaye section.
Mr. Collier, a farmer, was a
native and life-long resident of
Macon County. The son of the
late William and Mrs. Mary Jones
Collier, he was married to Miss
Elizabeth Mason, of this county.
In 1907. Mrs. Collier died In 1927.
Funeral services were held
Wednedsay afternoon at the
Gillespie Chapel Methodist
Church, of which Mr. Collier was
a member. The Rev. J. C. Lane,
assisted by the Rev. Robert B.
Burnette. officiated. Pallbearers
were Jesse Bates, Dover Lee
Arnold, Earl Bates, John Henry,
D. J. Carpenter, and Furmarl
Bates. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Surviving are three sons. Jim,
Arthur and Fred, of Route 1 ;
three daughters, Mrs. Arizona
Arnold and Mrs. Maggie Bates, of
Route 1, and Mrs. Mary Bates, of
Long Creek, S. C.; four brothers,
William and Opcar Collier, of
Franklin, and Homer and Charlie,
of Gastonla; a sister, Mrs. Sallle
Anderson, of Gastonla; 11 grand
children; and six great-grandchil
dren,
Potts Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
MACON COUNTY SCHOOLS
Franklin, N. C.
RECONCILIATION CASH ACCOUNT (DEPOSITORY)
ASSETS:
CASH ON DEPOSIT ? Exhibit II
UNCOLLECTED TAXES: $27,690.00
Minus: Reserve for all Taxes .... 27,690.00
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE:
Audit Report 6-30-58
Macon County (Lunchroom)
Franklin Schools (Audit)
$205.45
150.00
DEFERRED CHARGES:
Audit Report 6-30-58
Advanced to School Debt Service
Due from Current Expense
1958-1959 , ?
Advanced to Capital Outlay
Purchase Crisp Property
Purchase Price $14,000.00
Cash Payment ? 5,000.00
Current
Expense
$67,062.30
-0
355.45
8,275.00
4,^00.00
Balance
* $4,500.00 Paid on July 10, 1959
LIABILITIES:
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE: In re: Crisp Property
INTRA FUNDS
Audit Report 6-30-58
To Current Expense
To Capital Outlay
1958-1959
To Current Expense
To Debt Service
SURPLUS ? Exhibit IV
Contra
Contra
Contra
$80,192.75
$2,100.00
ASSETS:
Rgal Estate and Buildings
Plumbing and Heating
Balance at Beginning of Year
Added Through Capital Outlay
Current Year
Furniture and Instructional Apparatus
Balance at Beginning of Year
Added Through Capital Outliy
Current Year
$2,100.00
, ...... 78,092.75
$80,192.75
FINANCIAL POSITION
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
June 30, 1959
7 ? t tSHf
4
$1,251,211.56
17,373.92
$94,407.28
1,821.55
Capital
Outlay
$5,784.73
-0
2,100.00
* 9,000.00
$16,884.73
$9,000.00
4,500.00
761.98
514,261.98
2,622.75
$16,884.73
TOTAL PHYSICAL PKOPERTIES BEFORE DEPRECIATION
MINUS: Depreciation
At Beginning of Year $180,000.00
Increased Current Year (Estimated) 4: 20,000.00
State Loans Payable at Beginning of Year
Decreased Current Year (Paid by C'olintiy).
$34,900.00
5,300 00
$1,268,585.48
96,228.83
200.000.00
29,600.00
-0
-0
EXCESS ASSETS OVER LIABILITIES:
MEMO: At the time the Capital Accounts were established, the amounts as set up,
were purely an approximation, no appraisal having been made. Therefore
the opening accounts were of little value.
RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS
CASH OA HAND AT BEGINNING OF YEAR
Receipts for the year
Operating Revenues
TRANSFERS I K
From Current Expense
Part of Cash Payment Crisp Property
J. Norwood Holmes Accrued Accounts Payable .
From Debt Service
DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE YEAR
Operating Expenditures ? Exhibit VI
Capital Outlay Purchase of Crisp Property
Accrued Accounts Payable
Lindsay M. Gudger
J. Norwood Holmes
Transfer to Capital Outlay Contra
Adjusting J. Norwood Holmes Acoount
At Beginning of Year ? Accrued Accts. Pay .
Adjusting Lindsay M. Gudger Account
At Beginning of Year? Accrued Accts. Pay. .
CASH on HAND AT END OF YEAR
CurTent
Expense
$34,533.84
+ 211,898.31
, Contra
Contra
174,869.85
? 4,500.00
Capital
Outlay
$589,22
19,129.00
3,500.00
1,000.00
761.98
2,797.32
5,000 00
398.15
7,000.00
3,000.00
1,000.00
$67,062.30
$5,784.73
ANALYSIS SURPLUS ACCOUNTS
SURPLUS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR ,
j CREDITS FOR THE YEAR :
I Operating Revenues Exhibit V
Other Credits
| CHARGES FOR THE YEAR
Operating Expenditures Exh'bit VI
Other Charges
Accrued Accounts Paya'ble < Exhibit III)
Cash Payment Crisp Property
| SURPLUS AT END OF YEAR
Current
Expense
$41,064 29
211,898 31
- $174,86985
$78,092 75
CapitaJ
Outlay
$2,689 22
19,129.00
$2,797 32
11,398.15
5,000 00
$2 622.75
-0
-0
-0
-0i
BUDGET AND OPERATING POSITION
REQUIREMENTS ? REVENUES
CURRENT EXPENSE:
State Funds
Lunchroom
Veterans Training
Vocational Education ? Home Economics
Agriculture
Text Boole Commission
Forest Reserve ' ?
Drivers Training
Fines, Forfeitures, Sol. Fees
Library Contributions -
Crippled Children Contributions
Insurance
Rent*, 8ales a/id Refunds
Taxes ? Current
Delinquent
Intangible I
Budget
$21,500.00
10,500.00
2.633.00
3,336.00
600.00
8,000.00
4,799.84
24,000.00
-0
-0
-0
2.500.00
78.330.00
10,000.00
2,000 00
Realized
$30,380.95
5,173.44
2,706.66
4,257.99
579.48
9,965:44
4,799.84
31,240.83
510.72
625.48
3,233.00
2,297.74
93,828.12
19,538.81
2,759.81
Budget
.Surplus
$8,880.95
73.66
921.99
1,965.44
7,240.83
510.72
625.48
3,233.00
15,498.12
9,538.81
759.81
Budget
Realized
Surplus ....,
CAPITAL OUTLAY:
State Funds ? Forest Reserve
Taxes ? Current
Delinquent
Intangible ..../. .
Budget
Realized
$168,198.84
211,898.31
$43,699.47
$168,198.84 $211,898.31 $49,248.81
Deficit
$5,326.54
20.52
202.26
$5,549.34
$1,200.00
12.644.00
1,000.00
$1,607.32
14,767.52
2,309.03
445.13
$407.32
2,123.52
1,309.03
445.13
Surplus -
TOTAL CURRENT EXPENSE AND
CAPITAL OUTLAY
Budget
Realized
'$14,844 00
19,129.00
$4,285.00
$14.844 00 $19,129.00 $4,285.00
$183,042:84 $231,027.31 $53,533 81
-0
$5.54934
Surplus
APPROPRIATIONS ? EXPENDITURES:
CURRENT EXPENSE
General Control
Superintendent
Travel Supt. and Bus. Manager
Salaries Clerical
Office Expense
Refund Fines
Per Diem Board of Education
Dues and Subscriptions
Audit and Attorneys Fees
Instructional Service .
Salaries Elem. Teachers
Salaries H. S. Teachers
Salaries Elem. Principals
Supplies
Travel Supervisor <
Salaries and Travel ? Home Econ.
Agriculture
Trades and Industries
Office Expense Principals
3183,042.84
231,027.31
$47,984.47
Budget
-0
~ 1,800.00
3,500.00.
1 ,000.00
350.00
-0
000.00
Expended
$300 00
1,920 00
3,461.64
1,725.84
59.00
350 00
120.00
668.00
Budget
Surplus Deficit
$300.00
120.00
38.36
725.84
59 00
120.00
68 00
$7,250.00 $8,604.48
$500.00
100.00
50.00
5,000.00
450.00
4,400.00
5,720.00
-0
1,200.00
$474.00
83.96
. 7200
6,471.06
500.00
4.310.00
5,556.00
33 75
-0
Operation of Plant
Wages Janitors
Fuel
Water, Lights and Power
Supplies Janitors
Telephone
Maintenance of Plant
Repairs ? Buildings and Grounds
Repairs ? Furn. and Inst Apparatus
Repairs-=^-Heating. Lighting, Plumbing
$17,42000 $17,500.77
W.
C.
$1,200.00
2,000.00
16,000 00
-0
3,000.00
800.00
$958.50
2,690.60
12,252 31
149.28
2.527.07
238 80
$23.00000 $18,81650
$27,000 00
24,000 00
2.328.84
$40,306 34
13,766 12
5.866.82
Fixed Charges
Insurance - School Accident
Buildings and Equipment
Surety Bonds
Workmen's Compensation
Retirement and Social Security
Auxiliary Agencies
1. Wages of Drivers
2 Gas, OH. Grease and. Parts
Salary Mechanics
Tires and Tubes
License and Title
Contract Transportation
Libraries ? Maintenance
Health, Clinics and Recreation
Lunchrooms
$53.328 84 $59,839 28
?Contra
$5,000.00
300 00
500.00
-0
/ $3,233.00
3.418.92
386.64
81 37
2.31879
$5,800,00 $9,438 72
W.
C
Veterans Training ,
Interest Temporary Loans
Drivers Training
w
c
$16,000.00
-0
2.000.00
600.00
-0
-0
600.00
2,000.00
-0
24,500.00
10,700.00
-0
5,000.00
$14,690.52
355.00
2.387.94
598 31
17 46
6.00
450,00
3,859 73
-0
28,763 15
21 78
5,369,33
-0
4.050 82
$38.36
$26.00
16.04
90 00
164 00
1.200.00
$1.496 04
$241 50
3.747 69
472.93 .
561.20
$5,023.32
$10,233 88
$10,233 88
$1,581 08
418.63
$1,999 71.
$1,309.48
1.69
150 00
5,330.67
949 18
$1,392.84
$22.00
1,471.06
50 00
3375
$1,576.81
$690.60
149.28
$839.88
$13 306.34
3,537.98
$16 844.32
$3,233.00
86 64
2,31879
$5,638.43
$355.00
387.94
17.46
6 00
1,859 73
4,263 15
21.78
$61,400.00 SCO, 570 04
TOTAL CURRENT EXPENSE
Budget
Expended
Surplus
CAPITAL OUTLAY
Capita) Outlay
4 Furn. and Inst. Apparatus
Old Buildings and Grounds
1. Old Buildings and Grounds
3. Equip , Heating, Lighting, Plumbing
4 Furn. and Inst. Apparatus
5. Fees and Other Costs
$6,671 01
Budget
Expended
Budget
Expended
Surplus
Current Expanse
Capital Outlay
$168,198.84 '$174.869 85 $26,532.33 $33,203.34
$168,198.84
174,86985
-0
2,844.00
2.000.00
10,000 00
-0
-0
-0
975.77
1,821 55
-0
$2,844.00
1,024.23
8,178.45
$14,844 00 $2,797 32 $12.046 68
$14,844 00
2,797.32
Surplus $12,046.68
TOTAL CURRENT EXPENSE & CAP. OUTLAY
$183,042.84
177,667.17
$5,375.67
Revenues
$211,898 31
19,129 00
COUNTY WIDE VALUATION
POLLS
LEVY
Current Expense Ad Valorem
Polls
Capital Outlay Ad Valorem
Debt Service ? < Ad Valorem
'$231,027 31
1958 TAX CHARGE
$17,821,288.00
2,205
t
Kxpended
$174,869.85
2,797.32
$177,667 17
50
$89.106 46
3,307 50
$92,413 96
14,257 00
-0
-0-,
$183,042 84 $177,667.17 $38.579 01 $33,203.34
Surplus
$37 028 46
16,33168
$53 360 14
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