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75th Year ? No, 4
Franklin, N. C., Thursday, January 28, 1960
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Twelve Pages o
IN CANTON last week, the
Civitan Club dedicated its week
ly program to the memory of
the late C. C. Poindexter, a
Macon County native and wide
ly-known educator and athletic
director.
LOOKS LIKE Bryson City
folks have "locks" on winning
the "Price is Right" home
showcase jackpot. A third Swain
County-ite won it last week.
Mrs. Blaine Goss, a practical
nurse at Angel Hospital here,
who lives in Bryson City, won
it recently, you'll recall.
ROBERT L. ESTES has taken'
over the Indian Mound Service
Station, which Sidney Clay had
operated for some time.
SOME NEW ball point pen
holders have been installed at
the writing desks in the post
office. They're ball-shaped and
when "loaded" with pens look
like a rabbit-ears TV antenna.
IT IS good news here that
the Skate Hospitals Board of
Control has voted to locate a
new 4'/2-million dollar training
school for mentally retarded
children at Morganton. Many
were afraid it would go to Sal
isbury, which would mean a
longer trip for folks in this
area wanting to visit their chil
dren.
A HIGHLANDS High senior,
Miss Wynn Goode, and High
lander Frank B. Cook were
honorary judges for the sopho
more class of architectural de
sign at Clemson College recent
ly.
THE TOWN could use some
regulation cross-walks at points
other than where they are now.
This might cut down on some
of the jay-walking, particularly
on Saturdays when they're
thicker than fleas.
THAT FLU bug has been fell
ing qfnite a fe-w lately. Bob
Sloan, publisher of THE PRESS,
finally admitted Monday he was
too sick to die and went home
and crawled into bed.
NANCT SUTTON, who cut
her cheering teeth right here
at Franklin High, is rooting as
an official cheerleader at Pfeif
fer College. She's a junior this
year. ?
AO Aayd "MR. MACON! AN"
Hi-ya Neighbors :
'Pears to me that we're missing a bet along the
way by not having either an indoor or outdoor ice
skating rink in Franklin or Highlands, or in both
towns.
It was as crowded as three on a mule in High
lands over the week end and this should make some
of us realize that we've got something there if we'll
just do something with it.
And I thank you,
Mr. Maconian
Patsy Corbin, Jimmy Taylor . . . Top 4-H Clubbers
(Stuff photo)
HONOR TOP MEMBERS -
4-H Clubbers Hold
Achievement Event
Saturday night's annual "4-H
Achievement Day" program at
East Franklin School saw:
Item: Patsy Corbin, of Mt.
Grove, and Jimmy Taylor, of
Holly Springs, honored as the out
standing 4-H boy and girl for 1959
and each received a $25 Savings
Bond from the Bank of Franklin.
Item:' Mrs. W. L. Hall, of
Liberty, was recognized and pre- J
rented a plaque for being the "4-lJ
Leader of the Year".
Item: Union Senior and Car
toogechaye Junior were cited for
outstanding work as clubs.
Item: Sixty -two county awards
went to 4-H clubbers and leaders.
Twenty-three district winners and
a state and territorial winner also
were recognized.
The top 4-H awards to Patsy
and Jimmy wera . presented inf
County Agent T. H. Fagg and
Mrs. Florence S. Sherrill, home
economics agent. Patsy excelled
in clothing and canning and Jim
my's fields of activity were beef
cattle, tractor, and forestry.
Are Recognized
Assistant agents in charge of
SEE NO. i, PAGE 12
BANQUET PLANS MADE ?
Rotarians Elect Brooks
As President For 1960
| Allan Brooks is the new pres
ident of the Franklin Rotary
Club, although he and his ad
ministration will not officially
take over the club reins until
July 1.
The Rotarians elect new of
ficers in January so they may
attend the district convention
in February, according to
Weimar Jones, the out-going
president.
serve with Mr.
Brooks last week are Mr. Jones,
vice-president (the retiring
president automatically gets
this office), Wayne Proffitt,
secretary, and John Ray, treas
urer. Directors are Bill Garri
son, E. J. Whitmire, Sid Martin,
and W. W. (Bill) Sloan.
Rotarians are now making
final plans for honoring the
Franklin High football squad at
a banquet February 10. Quest
speaker will be Jim Hickey,
head football coach at the Uni
versity of North Carolina.
Mr. Brooks
. . . New President
STATISTICS ARE GIVEN ?
Building And Loan Assets
Reach Ail-Time High Here
Assets at Macon County
Building and Loan Association
reached an all-time high In
1959 of $1,794,418.67, stockhold
ers were told at their annual
meeting last Thursday.
The stockholders ? 1,04ft af
them, for another all-time
high ? reelected directors. Then
directors, at a later meeting,
reelected all officers for anoth
er year.
With reserves at a new high
of $109,894.41, the association
granted 208 loans during the
year for a total of $496,575. The
loan figure includes 96 con
struction loans, totaling $238,
680; 37 purchase of home loans,"
$113,500; 20 refinancing loans,
$64,800; and 55 for other pur
poses, $79,595.
The association also held 697
mortgage loans at the year's
end. The largest was for $25,
000.
Loaning at 66 2/3 per cent of
appraised value, the association
is currently paying four per
cent on optional and full paid
Stock, interest compounded
semi-annually as of June 30
and December 31. Deposits
made before the 15th of any
month draw interest from the
first of that month.
Officers of the association
are H. W. Cabe, president, H.
L. Bryant, vice-president, R. S.
Jones, secretary-treasurer, and
G, A, Jones, attorney. Directors
include Mr. Bryant, Mr. Cabe,
M. L. Dowdle, L. C. Henderson,
W. N. Sloan, Norman Blaine, T.
H. Fagg, Frank Martin, .and A.
B. Slagle.
Winter Hits
Tuesday Night,
Snow, Rain
Snow that turned to slush in
the lower elevations greeted
motorists heading for work
Wednesday morning.
State snowplows went out
during the early morning hours
to clear highways in the gaps.
By mid-morning, what began
as snow in the early hours had
turned to a general rain of
moderate proportions.
COURTHOUSE SINGING
The fifth Sunday singing
convention will be held at the
courthouse Sunday beginning
at 10 a. m. Jim Raby will be in
charge of the program and has
invited all singers and the pub
lic to attend.
Special Court
Term Scheduled
To Start Monday
Judge George B. Patton will
convene a special one-week
term of Superior Court here
Monday morning to hear civil
cases he was unable to dis
pose of at the December term
because of a heavy criminal
docket.
Jurors for the term, re
quested by Judge Patton at
the close of the December
session, already have been
notified to. appear for Mon
day's opening at 10 o'clock,
according to Mrs. Kate M.
Wrlnn, cleark of court.
Thirteen cases are on the
calendar for trial.
BUMPER-TO BUMPER IN RESORT TOWN -
Chilly Kiss Woos Skaters To Highlands
A chilly kiss from winter in
Highlands area wooed thous
ands of ice skaters and spec
tators and the "Highest In
corporated Town in Eastern
America" was jammed most of
the week end with bumper
to-bumper tTaffic.
But, the display of affec
tion from Ol' Man Winter was
long over due for the town
that two or three, times a
year becomes the "Sun Val
ley of Western North Caro
lina". By this time last year,
skaters had nearly a month
of uninterrupted pleasure on
the many lakes of the area.
As usual, South Carolina
and Georgia cars dominated
the highways and parking
areas (who could find a place
to park?), but Tar Heels with
just as deep a love of the
sport also turned cut in heavy
numbers.
Highlands businessmen rent
ing skates reported a sell
out for the whole week end.
Those without skates bor
rowed from those with and
some pairs went from feet to
feet at 15-minute Intervals.
Others usetf sleds, some even
high-backed chairs and stools,
to skid along the ice.
Seating wasn't all fun, how
ever, for some. Mrs. Mac
Whitaker, of Franklin, broke
her right knee cap in a fall
on the ice Saturday and a
wonuin from Georgia is re
ported to have broken a leg
?Sunday. Others are nursing
bruises and lacerations from
unscheduled contacts with the
ice.
Meanwhile, fingers are
crossed for the coming week
end and if the freezing
weather cooperates it'll be
more of the same.
AL HARRISON, state tJaycee president (center), is shown congratulating Tommy Raby, who
was honored Monday night as "Macon County's Young Main of the Year". Looking on is Roy M.
Biddle, Jr., president of the local Jaycee organization. (Staff Photo)
SUTTON HONORED AS YOUNG FARMER -
j
Raby, lotla Teacher-Coach
Is Macon's Man Of The Year
SPEAKER IS OBTAINED ?
Reeves Is Handed Reins
Of Chamber Of Commerce
The Franklin Chamber of
Commerce has a new president
In Woodrow - Reeves, but he's
an old hand at the game with
two prior one-year terms as
head of the business and tour
ist promotion organization.
Meeting Wednesday night of
last week to organize for I960,
the new chamber board picked
Mr. Reeves, a local hardware
merchant, from its number.
Elected to serve with him iare
T. Y. Angel, vice-president Bill
Garrison, treasurer, and Mrs.
Lasca E. Horsley, re-elected ex
ecutive secretary. Mr. Reeves
was chamber president for two
consecutive terms In the mldl
50s. "'?"f*
Pliins are now being pushed
for the annual membership
banquet on March 18. Quest
speaker will be Richard Maun
ey, a well-known Murphy at
torney who Is with the Depart
ment of Conservation and De
velopment in Raleigh, accord
ing to B. L. McGlamery, chair
man of the banquet committee.
Serving with him on this com
mittee are Bob S. Slban and
Bryant McClure.
A chamber budget committee
composed of J. C. Jacobs, chair
man, Mr. Angel, and Mr. Mc
Clure is now preparing its re
port for presentation at the
membership meeting.
P.-T.A. To Hear
Mrs. Crawford On
Delinquency Here
Mrs. John Crawford, superin
tendent of the Macon County
Department of Public Welfare, j
will speak on juvenile delin
quency tonight (Thursday) at
the monthly meeting of the
East Franklin P.-T. A.
The meeting is set for 7:30 '
and the public is invited.
Just for the fun of it, Ann Maddox, of Franklin, ^ives a repeat perfor
mance of a fall she made earlier on the ice at Highlands. Ann was just one
of thousands who invaded the resort town for a week end of fun on the frozen
lakes. (Stall i hoto)
Spectators had about as much fun watching as the ice skaters did skating in Highlands over the week
ling.
(Stiff Photo )
end. Those who didn't have skates just used their fe et, as the fellow in the right foreground is doing.
A young teacher-coach at
Iotla School with an outstand
ing list of contributions to
school, church, and community
is Macon County's Young Man
of the Year".
He's Tommy Raby, a native
of the Cowee community, and
he was honored for his contri
butions at a Jaycee-sponsored
banquet Monday night at Slagle
Memorial Building.
Also tapped for honors were
Jerry Sutra, a teacher-farmer
Of Clark's Chapel, who was se
lected "Outstanding Young
Farmer", and Orant Zickgraf,
father of Jaycee Bill Zickgraf,
who was awarded a certificate
as "Boss of the Year" for his
cooperation with Jaycee civic
programs.
President Speaks
Highlighting the banquet,
which was attended by some 75
Jaycees and special guests, was
an address by A1 Harrison, state
president of the Jaycees. Mr.
Harrison stressed the many Im
portant roles young men play
in life, weaving into his speech
the thread of service that goes
hand-in-hand with home, com
munity, and church activities.
The state president also pre
sented Mr. Raby with a Dis
tinguished Service Award In
SEE NO. 2. PAGE 12
Man Accidentally
Shoots Off Hand;
Is Now Recovering
Seventy-four-year-old Homer
V. McKinney, of Route 2 (Tes
Enta section i accidentally blew
off his right hand with a shot
gun Sunday afternoon.
He is recovering at Angel
Hospital where a portion of the
hand was amputated after Mr.
McKinney was brought to the
hospital by a neighbor. The ln
jured man is understood to
have walked about a mile and
a half to get help.
Dr. pdgar Angel said Mr.
McKinney shot himself when he
slipped and fell while going
sut to shoot at a pack of dogs
near his house.
The Weather
The w?-? k'a tem|>eratur*fl and rainfall below
are recorded in Franklin by Manwr. Stilaa. '
if. S. weather observer; in Highlands hy
Tudor N. Hall and W. C. Newton. TV A
Dbs. Tvem; and at the Cowreta Hydrolotfia '
laboratory. Reading* are for the 24-hour |
period endinjr at 8 a.m. of the day listed.
High Low Rain
FRANKLIN
Wed., 20th 39 14 .00
Thursday 38 17 .00
Friday 27 17 .00
Saturday 26 3 .00
Sunday 46 8 .00 <
Monday ' 48 13 .00
Tuesday 60 12 .00
Wednesday .... 34 37 j
COWETA
Wed.. 20th *8 13 .00
Thursday 38 15 .00
Friday, ' 38 18 trace
Saturday 28 3 .00
Sunday 38 16 .00
Monday 34 8 .00
Tuesday 45 14 .00
Wednesday 53 30 1.04
HIGHLANDS
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