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75th Year ? No. 6
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FRANKLIN IS observing Its first
anniversary this month of house
to-house mail delivery. What start
ed out many years ago as a Lions
Club project seems to be running
smoothly new, rain, sleet, snow, or
shine.
UNITED FUND, observed one
merchant this week, hasn't
stopped the flood of drives.
Rather, he feels, it seems to have
doubled 'em. "Everytime the door
swings open someone has their
hand out," he swears.
LEE WOODS has the dirt trucks
hauling again, this time behind
his motel in East Franklin. Lee
says he has plans for some ad
ditional motel units when the
filling is completed.
THAT REALLY is an office the
Kay Montagues are building off
the end of their Dixie Motel.
A THOUSAND and one thanks
are due the State Highway De
partment for taking care of that
drainage problem at the foot of
Town Hill. And quick work, too,
since it was only mentioned in
last week's column. Thanks again.
IT WOULD BE nice if spring
would make up Its mind. Monday
afternoon started acting like a
lamb after a lion-ish week end of
rain ar.d chilling temperatures.
FRANKLIN HIGH'S boys and
girls are heading for tournament
play next week at Cherokee High.
All you sports fans turn out and
give them a good following. Both
teams have the potential for
winning division play, as well as
the championships of the Smoky
Mountain Conference.
HAVE YOU ever noticed how
Seedy the backs of the buildings
along Main Street look from Pal
mer? This, of course, is the view
that .visitors get of our town pass
ing on US 23-441 and US 64 and
the impression it leaves couldn't
be tcc appealing. If just one mer
chant would paint the back of his
building the others would follow
his lead and brighten up this mis
leading picture of our town.
THAT DISABLING "flu bug"'
has put a lot of Maconians cut
of aotien. Some have been hos
pitalized, but most have toughed
it out at home. Angel Hospital
had a busy time last week, not
with flu, but with babies. Eight
were born from the 2nd through
the 8th, four on the 8th alone.
DAYTONA BEACH and "Speed
Week" activitie sale claiming a
number of Maconians. including
Mr. and Mis. Goodlow Bowman.
Mr. ar.d Mrs. Clyde Sanders, Bob
Sanders. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Pennington, Jim Wurst, Frank L.
Henry, Jr., Jack Gribble, Sanford
Mann, Charles Conley, and Ken
neth Clark.
EVEN RAILROADS apparently
can't depend on their service any
more. A big truck came through
town Tuesday hauling a railroad,
tie-tamper on a lowboy.
IF YOU DON'T want to stand
in line you'd better buy your
state and town license tags for
'60 right now. The deadline for
botfh is Monday. Town tags may
be purchased at the town hall for
$1 each. . i
whats
doing?
JAYCEES: First and third
Mondays, 6:30 p. m., Cagle's
Restaurant on US 23-441 south.
ROTARY: Every Thursday, 7
p. m Slagle Memorial Building.
LIONS: Second and fourth
Mondays, 7 p. m., Slagle Me
morial Building.
JUNIOR WOMAN'S CLl'B:
Fourth Monday, 7:30 p. m.. Ag
ricultural Building.
V. F. W.: Second and fourth
Wednesdays, 8 p. m., V. F. W.
Post Home on Palmer Street.
AMERCIAN LEGION: Third
Tuesday, 7': 30 p. m., Slagle Me
morial Building.
Toright?^Thursday7T? Annual
Boy Scout covered dish supper,
Franklin High cafeteria. G:30.
Monday: Franklin P.-T.A.. 7:30.
high school cafeteria.
Monday: Deadline for purchas
ing 1960 state and town license
tags. *
DEADLINE
FOR TAGS
IS MONDAY
Last-Minute Rush
Foreseen Here
By Swafford
Monday (February 15) is a
red-letter day tor motorists who
still must purchase i960 license
tags.
That's the last day they'll
be on sale before the law steps
in and hands out citations to
vehicles displaying old plates.
The local branch office of
Carolina Motor Club, situated in
the rear of the Western Auto
Associate Store in Franklin, is
bracing for a last-minute rush
for tacs. Verlon Swafford, man
ager, foresees some standing in
line for motorists between now
and Monday's deadline.
'59 Business
Biggest Yet
For Local Bank
The Bank of Franklin had
the best year In Its history In
1959, according to President
Frank B. Duncan.
The end-of-year report shows
the books balanced at $3,726,
882.10 at the close of business
on Dec. 31, 1959.
This was an Increase of more
than $300,000 over 1958.
Assets for the year showed
$410,281.30 in cash in vault and
due from approved banks; $1,
887,500.50 in U. S. Government
bonds; $176,601.66 in state,
county and municipal bonds;
$75,000.00 in other bonds; $1,
121,313.49 in loans and dis
counts; $10,734.80 In the bank
ing house and site; $20,392.99
in furniture and fixtures; and
$20,067.36 In other assets.
Liabilities listed were capital
common stock, $75,000.00; sur
plus, $75,000.00; undivided prof
It account, $196,658.49; reserve
for taxes, insurance, Interest
and F.D.I.C., $20,960.16; un
earned interest collected, $26,
660.91; cashier's checks and
certified checks, $15,601.30; and
deposits, $3,317,001.24.
Directors reelected by stock
holders at a recent meeting in
clude A. B. Slagle, chairman of
the board, T. W. Angel, Jr., H.
L. Bryant, H. W. Cabe, John L.
Crawford, W. E. Baldwin, Frank
B. Duncan, R. S. Jones, Verlon
Swafforil, and Elmon Teague.
Officers reelected by the di
rectors are Mr. Duncan, presi
dent, Mr. Swafford, vice-presi
dent, Mr. Cabe, cashier, Walter
Dean, assistant cashier, and
Robert C. Carpenter, assistant
cashier.
Scout Dinner
Slated Tonight
At Cafeteria
Franklin High cafeteria tonight
(Thursday) will be the scene of
the annual Boy Scout banquet.
Slated to begin at 6:30, the
covered dish meal will be following
by a court of ' honor at which
Scouts will receive a number of
awards and promotions.
The banquet is being held in
conjunction with "National Boy
Scout Week" (February 6-13 > and
the 50th anniversary of Scouting.
Ail Explorers, Boy Scouts, and
Cubs, are invited to attend with
their parents and friends. Brentl
and drinks will be' furnished at
the cafeteria.
A HOT TIME BEHIND THE OL' TOWN HALL!
For i while Tuesday afternoon, billowing black smoke near the town hall gave the impres
sion that the building was burning down. However, it was only the tar wagon on the town's
brand new spot-patcher burning. Tar dHpping down the side of the unit is believed to have been
ignited by the pilot light in the burner underneath. The tires on the machine burned aind its
new green paint job blistered under the heat. Town Clerk Ray Swafford estimates the damage
at only {75 and rays the unit will be back in use this week. There was some paint damage on
the rear of the town truck towing the unit. (Staff Photo)
POULTRY PROBLEM BLAMED ?
Farm Income Drops Million
Dollars In Macon County
Macon County farm income in 1959 dropped ap
proximately $1,000,000 from the previous year large
ly because of the decrease in the poultry industry.
Ovtfralf farm income in the county lor the year is
estimated a t $3,020,018.35. These figures were re
vealed by Walter C. Taylor, chairman of the Macon
County Soil Conservation District, in the district's
annual report.
Business Good
During December,
December 1959 business in
Macon County was birger
than in 1958, according to
sales and use tax collections.
In December 1958, collec
tions were $14,347.94, as com
pared with $15,845.45 for this
past December. November 195?
collections came close to De
cember's, with $15,766.23.
These figures were taken
from THE RETAILER, month
ly publication of the N. C.
Merchants Association.
Franklin High Seniors Get Scholarships
Three Franklin High seniors
have been announced as recipients
of college scholarships.
Miss Carole Eva Gregory, 17,
daughter of Mrs. Clara Gregory,
of Franklin, Route 2 (Hickory
Knoll community), has received
a National Mission Scholarship,
consisting of a one year grant
and workship, to Warren Wilson
Junior College, Swannanoa. Miss
Gregory, a member of the Future
Teachers Club, plans to become
a science teacher.
Fred Slagle Bulgin, 17-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. John Bulgin.
of Franklin, and George Douglas
Slagle, 17-year-old son of Mr. and
Mis. George M. Slagle, also of
F.anklin, have received identical
$250 grants and $250 woi'kships
to King College, a Presbyterian
school in Bristol, Tenn.
Fred, a member of the Franklin
Presbyterian Church, is president
-f the Presbyterian Youth Fellow
ship, president of the Franklin
Youth Center, and a member of
Expioier Post 221. Free, holds Life
rank in Scouting.
Doug is vice-president of the
senior class, a! member of the Beta
Club, national scholastic honor
: :ciety, and a letterman on the
Panther football squad. Also a
member of the Presbyterian
church, he is president of the
Combined Franklin youth Fellow
ship and chahman of District 3
in the Asheville Presbytery Youth
Fellowship.
Doug is an Eagle Scout and a
member of Fxplcr-r P-sl 221
Doug Sla*le
Miss Orfjory
Fred Bulgin
Engineers Make Survey For Water
After months of study, two local engineers this
week came up with facts and figures on a muni
cipal watershed for Franklin, as compared with the
filter-pumping plant on Cartoogechave Creek.
Rough Fork, a tributary of Wayah Creek, their
figures indicate, would provide the town with
nearly two and a half fiyies as much water for less
money.
The initial outlay in cash, they said, would be
ma'ny thousands of dollars less, while use of a
gravity flow system would eliminate the "perpetual
pumping and operating costs" of the Cartooge
chave plant.
They added that the quality of the Wayah water
would be greatly superior.
The study was made by H. H. I'lemmons and
Russell C. Cabe.
Mr. Pleinmons worked with Charles E. Waddell,
1925-30, in installing the Asheville watershed sys
teni, and he aiul Mr. Cabe, during their 20 and 10
years, respectively, as engineers with the N'anta
hala Power and Light Company, have j ? 1 1 1 in a lot
of water pipe for that company.
They made the study on their own initiative, as
citizens, without compensation. <
Their proposal calls for an intake on Rough
Fork, just below its confluence with (i'rape Vine
Branch, at an elevation of 2//X) feet : :i filler and
chlorination plant thery; a 12- inch pipe line to
carry tl)e,watcT to Franklin by gravity ; and a mil '
lion gallon storage and distribution reservoir near
Oak Mill, elevation 2,.$<)0 feet.
Since that point is approximately 200 feet high
er than Franklin, they said gravity would deliver
water anywhere in or hear the town, with an esti
mated pressure of 85 poiukls.
They figure the project would deliver a tnin
SEE NO. 1. PAGE 8
AT NO EXPENSE TO COUNTY -
Governor SetsSpecial Primary
OnSameDate As Regular V ote
STARTS NEXT WEEK ?
Division Cage Tournament
Scheduled For Cherokee
Franklin High's lads and las
sies will wind up their regular
season tomorrow (Friday) night
in games here with Glenvllle
and then will steel themselves
for the eastern division tourna
ment next week.
This year's tournament is
slated for Cherokee High and
pairings are scheduled to be
made Saturday, according to
Coach C. K. (Ikei Olson. The
first games will be played Mon
day.
The western division tourna
ment will be at Murphy High,
as will the championship play
offs.
Franklin's lads and lassies won
both their games the past week.
Friday night In the local gym, the
girls downed Webster 97 to 54 in
the opening game and the boys
followed with a 69 to 61 victory.
Tuesday night in Highlands, the
girls won 41 to 35 and the boys
racked up a 57 to 47 victory.
FRANKLIN ? HIGHLANDS
Girls Game
FRANKLIN 141) F? Cabe 12.
Carpenter 5, Stockton 19. Leather
man 5, G ? Cole. Sheffield. Hous
ton. "
HIGHLANDS < 35 > F? Gibson
16. Crawford 8, Hooper 2, Prince
9. Q ? Cleaveland. Chastaln, Dry
man. Harbison. Houston.
Half time: 20-13. Franklin.
Boy* Game
FRANKLIN '56' Pearson 11,
Duvall 10. Higdon 2U, Band 7.
Williams 5.
HIGHLANDS '47' Zarhary 16.
Norton 7. Hopper 21. Cabe 2, .Wil
son.
Halftime: 28-26, Hlxhlands.
FRANKLIN? WLBSTER
Girls Game
WEBSTER 154) F --- Ensley,
Deitz 22. Wilson, Higdon 24. Wood
ard 2. Hall 6. G ? Buchanan.
Sutton. Wilson. Deitz. Sumners.
FRANKLIN < 97 ) F? Cabe 17.
Carpenter 13, Lenoir 10, Stockton
20. Leathcrman 23. Myers 11. Du
vall 3, Lee, Holbrook G -C le.
Shetfield. Houston. Fox, Bowman.
Ledford.
Halftime: 52-24, Franklin.
Boys Game
WEBSTER (61) ? Buchanai
34, B. Ailman 8, Sumner 6. Allmai
11, Buchanan. Davis 2, Deitz.
FRANKLIN ? 69 1 ? Cabe 4, Du
vail 7, Burrell 2. McCall. Baird 18
Justice, 8wan, Pearson 13, Corblr
5. Cabe, Franklin. Williams 11
Hughes, Holland 2. Ledfoid, Simp
son,. 7. Corbin, Bryscn, Tallent.
Halftlme: 32-32, tie.
'Help!' Cries
Skunk Plagued
Bart Fulcher
"Help!" cries Bart Fulcher.
And he needs It.
Skunks have taken over at
his house and so tar have
restricted all efforts of evic
tion. When the skunks start
fighting with the Fulcher oats
the gas attack is more than
a human can stand.
"It's tpo cold for us to stay
outdoors," Mr. Fulcher ex
plains, "but if I (font get
rid of 'em that's what we're
going to have to do ... I
can't stand much more . . .
we have to leave the windows
open during the day."
A mother skunk apparently
has some Imbtes under the
Fulcher house amd she's onty
following her maternal in
stincts when she outsmarts
Mr. Fu teller's desperate lines
of battle. First he plugged up
the ventilation holes under
the house. Mother Skunk
chewed through the holes
anyway. Over the week end
he underpinned the house.
Again Mother Skunk out
smarted him bv digging un
der the foundation.
"I'm going to get her and
those little ones out of there
if I've got to take i shovel
and dig in after >m", he
>ows.
After Tcuring World ?
NAVY CHIEF DISCOVERS
NOTHING BEATS MACON
A man who met the U S Navy's
challenge of "Join the Navy and
See the World" still hasn't found
a spot In the world that beats
Macon County. t
Robert Lee Coin. Jr.. syho retired
last week after 20 years 011 a
"urarid tour" of the World with
Uncle Sain s Navy, Is now embark
Itk on a ni w career as a civilian
rtnd loving every minute of it.
Still a young man for retire
ment. Mr. Coin aftea^iy has
Rnounh stalled to keep him nv.re
han active for many years t->
?ome. While still In the Navv last
September, he opi ned Franklin's
first automatic laundry. Coin's
Automatic I aundry on West Pal
mer Street, he has a rood business
Kolna in ssllinK custom tailored
lothlnK, and h'e also farms "on
i- limited scale" on 30-acres he pur
hased on Ffoute 2 about two years
iKO. Mr, Coin admits farminit Is
r.ore of, a hobby than anything
1
anc he doesn't think .he'll mak"
any money out of it.- Furthe.more.
he's seriously -considering < iiui to
nearby Western Carolina X: /ik-ste.
A native of WaynesviUr and
a graduate of Waymvsv lie Town
snip H.'-ih School. young Bob Coin
enli ted in the Navy at 19 - IfMO'
in AsheviHe. during World War
II he served in the Pacific. on
(vest royers and with th? jimphibi
us forces. ^oin? through th ? bat
tles of Midway, Solomon Island
and Santa Cruse. A cl nnge of
orear.s came at the end of th ?
war and lu* went on sea duty in
the Atlantic, serving on the air
craft carriers Kearsppr Mir'ivay
end Antietam. The ehi f electrici
an's mate also had two tours a*
iccruitini/ Chief Coin's first r?
cruHing duty was in the Ashevilii
office from 1952 to 1953. Th( n
in August 1957. he was a3signer!
to thf Franklin office and was on
SEE NO 2. PAGE 8
Kx-Chief Coin Cheeks A Washing Machine
t (St?ff Thoto)
Gov. Luther Hodges has set
the date (or the special primary
to pick the late Rep. David
Hall's successor to coincide witft
the regular primary date /ol
May 28. f
Voters, , however, will ' be
handed two separate ballots,
one special and one regular.
They will vote on the special
ballot for their party's choice
1 to till out Rep. Hall's unexpired
1 term (ending Jan. 3, 1961) and
on the regular ballot for a two-.
, year term.
In his proclamation Issued
i last Thursday, Gov. Hodges also
set June 25 as the date for a
! run-off election, should one oc
cur in the special primary. It
is generally thought that the
. governor will use this date for
the special general election to
allow voters to choose between
the Republican and Democrat
candidates for Rep. Hall's un
expired term.
Gov. Hodges said develop
ments In the primary will gov
ern his actions In calling a spe
cial election.
As far as the primary is
concerned, Macon County will
face no added expense, accord
ing to J. Lee Barnard, elections
board chairman. He said the
state furnishes congressional
I ballots and, naturally, with the
1 two elections falling on the
! same date, the same election
officials will be used at the
| polling places.
Reece Joins
Press Staff
This Week
W. Todd Reece joined the staff
of THE FRANKLIN 'PRESS this
week and will assist in both the
, news and advertising departments.
Mr. Reece was graduated from
1 the University of North Carolina
[at the end of the fallw'inter
: semester with a Bxvhelor of Arts
| degree In Journalism.
A native of Andrews. Mr. Reece
lis the son of Mrs. W. A. Reece
and the late Mr. Reece.
While at the university, Mr.
Reece was a member of Phi Kappa
fc'igma social fraternity. Sigma
Delta Chi Journalism Society. thf\
. University Club, and the Your.;;
Republicans Club.
Mr. Reece is also a graduate of
Andrews High School. He Is a
member of the First Methodist
Church of Andrews
He has rcntid an apertment in
Franklin from Miss Laura M.
Jones.
j Fespe-rman Rc ;igns
| Ra')Un Mills Post
J. L .Fesperman, of /Franklin,
li'is resigned as superintendent
of nearby Rabun Mills, a divis
ion of James Lee and Sons
?Company.
Mr. Fesperman. who recently
succeeded Norman Dawson at
Rabun Mills, also has headed
Le".< mills in Rofcbinsville and
Dahlonega, Ga.
His successor has been an
nounced as Ken Horn, who has
been general superintendent at
the Blue Ridge division in Glas
gow. Va. He Is assuming his
duties immediately and will
move his family to Clayton.
The Weather
Hie wwk'n i . nu?v! ntur*?? and rainfall be low
art- t ?<cord?d in Franklin by Munxor. Stilea,
U. S. wither ulwrver; in Highlands by
Tudor N. Hall nnd W. C. Newton, TV A
ohat-rvern;. nnd at th?.? Cowrta Hydrologlc
laboratory. K^ndinifn ?ra for the 24-hour
.wriod endinK ?t ? a.m. of the day lim?d.
FRANKLIN
High Low Rain
50 23 .CO
SO 35 trace
54 42 1.02
43 40 .94
46 30 [ trace
55 131 .00
57 29 trace
50 trace
COWETA
Wed., 3rd 65 30 .00
Thursday 50 35 .06
Friday 43 35 2.22
Saturday ? SB 40, .26
Sunday 47 29 .06
Monday 49 14 .00
Tuesday 55 32 .00
Wednesday .58 45 ,3(J
HIGHLANDS
Wed., 3rd 42 31
Thursday 40 28
Friday 45 36
Saturday 39 35
Sunday 38 24
Monday 48 1C
Wed.. 3rd
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
? no record