No. 1
introduced and included. W W.
Reeves, president. T. Y. Angel,
vice-president. Bill Garrison, treas
urer. Bob S. Sloan. Bryant Mc
Clure, J. C. Jacobs, and Benny
McOlamery, board members, and
Mrs. Bill Horsley, executive secre
tary.
A budget of $7,000 was presented
by T. Y. Angel for 1960 and was
broken down into $1,200 for tourist
advertising. $2,500 for industry ad
vertising, $2,000 for salaries. $65C
on promotional efforts, $500 for
office sidBpMi and $150 for dues
in other Wfanizatlons.
Budget Less
This figure of $7,000 was $150
Swafford's
Sayin's
Howdy Folks'.
If you will ^ount back to <
the 14th of February (or was |
it the 2nd ) you will know <
why I haven't been sayin' ?
anything. Hibernated is the ?
word ? and for a good rea
son. Who would get out of
a good warm Country . Gro
cery during the kind of
weather we've been havin'?
And of course, I needed to
be here all the time to let
my customers have stuff to
eat ? (when they could get
here). I did take time out
last week long enough to go
into the County Seat. I've
been readin' about how they
are fixin' the little holes in
the streets. Boy, it shore is
nice. You just roll along with
no effort at all. My car
didn't sound right ? very
few rattles, and I could make
20 m.p.h. so easy. You know
what ? I'd like to take some
of those city dudes for a
car ride over some of our
country roads. I'd take 'em
back where many of the
Town's employees and cus
tomers come from ? every
day. The only trouble ? if I
had a car full of those easy
ridin' folk, I'd have to take
two qr three spare tires, an
extra pair of tire chains ? ?
have a car that could do a
combination of hula-hula
and jitterbug ? with wheels
high enough to straddle and
jump ditches. I'd need a
driver who could keep from
nose-diving both front wheels
into holes at the same time,
or let us turn over by let
ting both wheels on the
same side fall in ? or twist
the car in two by having
left front and rear right
wheels drop in at the same
time. And just to make sure
that T coulc} get those folk
back*to their paradise road?
I'd have a wrecker and res
cue squad follow us. All pass
engers would have to take a
tranqulllzing pill, leave false
teeth at home and carry a
first-oH Ht..
With taxes so high, it
seems to me that we could
have better roads. I'm not
blamin' our local Highway
crew, for they just do what
they are told ? and no doubt
they do all they can with
the money they get. But I
don't like some of the things
they are told ta do with our
tax money. If you will drive
along the good highways,
you'll see what I mean. Much
of our tax money the work
ers get is so inflated it is
blown up into various shaped
islands and stuck in front
of places of business ? where
during busy hours customers'
cars are blocked and others
have to back into the high
way to get going ? or1 maybe
wait until some one else gets
gone. The thousands upon
thousands of tax dollars
spent on these islands, that
are a hindrance instead of
a help, (if put on the roads
that need it) would get many
of our employes, customers
and neighbors out of the
mud and pot-hole roads. Our
school busses could travel
safely instead of having to
be pulled out of the mud by
a wrecker every time it rains.
Maybe thosS who tell how to
spend our tax money should '
coime and see where it needs j
to be spent
If you have any money left
after taxes come by here.
Your 'Ole Country Grocery
man needs to sell enough
groceries and feed to pay his
taxes (so they can get
enough money to finish the
island in front of my place).
If some of you want to
take that ride ? come by ?
it can be arranged.
(On-hibernated)
PAUL SWAFFORD
Swafford'p
Country Grocery
f1/^ miles from city
on Bryson City Road
RICHARD P. MAUNEY is shown addressing the Franklin Chamber of Commerce banquet Fri
{ day night. At the speaker's table are (L to R) Mrs. J. C. Jacobs, Mr. Jacobs, Mrs. W. W. Reeves,
j Mr. Mauney, Mr. Reeves, chamber president, B. L. MoGlamery, master of ceremonies, and II. Bueck,
who introduced the speaker. (Staff Photo)
Ijss than the prop: sed budget
I for 1959, but the- actual amount
i : aijed for that year was only
I $5.048.70.
Mrs. C. E. II. riry entertained the
j crowd, singing a number of Irish
j cngs in honor of St. Patrick's
Jay i March 17 > and Mrs. Tom
v'olHer a: dsd to th- enjoym . nt of
the banquet with e.gan dinner
music.
Guests Prrsetit'-d
B. L. McGlameiy prcsente the
. quests at the banqurt and thes
ncluded Mr. and Mrs. A. G.
I .lughridge, owners and operators
of Sunnybrook Industries, H. E.
tlicOck, gene.al manager of the
P ;.k Lime Manufacturing Co., and
Mi Hathcock. Weimar Jones,
tentorial editor of the Franklin
I .'.si, and Mrs. Jones; Ed Purdom,
president of , E. S: Purdom anc
j Co.. custom made furniture, and
Mr Purdom; H. Bueck, superin
j t' licient of Macon County schools
j and president of We-'ern North
Carolina Associated Communities,
j and Mrs. Bueck; Bud Alverson,
I acting secretary of the Murphy
I : : ? ? ? ?
FRANKLIN
DRIVE-IN
THEATRE
NOW OPEN FULJL TIMF.
WED.-THURS.-FRI.,
MARCH 23-24-25
"A PRIVATE'S
AFFAIR"
Starring Sal Mineo
In Color
SATURDAY, MARCH 26
DOUBLE FEATURE;
"THE BOWERY
BOYS MEET THE
MONSTERS"
Aind
Fred MacMurray
and Dorothy Malone
"AT GUN POINT"
Color and Scope
SUN.-MON.-TUES.,
MARCH 27-28-29
Bob Hope and
Rhonda Flemming
"ALIAS
JESSE JAMES"
In Cokn
Macon Theatre
SHOWS BEGIN
Weekdays ? 6:45 & 8:45
Saturday ? from 10 a.m. cont.
Saturday bate Show ? 10:30
Sunday ? 2:30 & 8:45
WED.-THCRS.-FRI.,
MARCH 23-24-25
"1,001 ARABIAN
NIGHTS"
Starring Mr. Magoo and
Alladin ? in Color
SATURDAY, MARCH 2G
THE DEVIL'S
DISCIPLE"
With
Kurt Lancaster
Kirk Douglas
Also
"THE ALLIGATOR
,, PEOPLE"
,SCN.-MON.-TUES.,
MARCH 27-28-29
"HAPPY
ANNIVERSARY"
Starring
David Niven - Mitzi Gaynor
Chamber ol Commerce.
Frank Forsyth, state senator for
the 33rd district, from Muiphy;
W, D. Townson, president of the
Murphy Chamber of Commerce;
Arthur. Watkins, co-owner of the
Franklin Motel, f:om Andrews;
Guy Mullinax, presic ent of the
Rabun Chamber cf Commerce
fiom Clayton, Ga.; S. L. Gillespie,
secretary of the Rabun Chamber
of Commerce, from Clayton, Ga.;
Dr. and Mrs. E. R. Taylor, of Clay
ton; Edwin P. Healy, manager of
WFSC radio station, and Mrs.
Healy; Ned Tucker, executive sec
retary of the Waynesville Chamber
of Commerce; Wayne Rogers,
president of the Waynesville
Chamber of Commerce; J. A.
Gray, president of the Jackson
County Chamber of Commerce,
and Mrs. Gray; J. R. Buchanan,
manager of the Jackson County
Chamber of Commerce; Mrs. Jose
phine Thurmon, Mrs. Kate
Mauney, mother of the speaker
from Murphy and Virginia Wilson,
of Hayesvllle.
Outlines Program
Mr. Reeves, new president, out
lined the chamber's program for
1960 and asked for help from all
citizens of Franklin.
Mr. Bueck introduced the
speaker, explaining that Mr.
Mauney had attended school
under him at Murphy, his home
town.
Mr. Mauney's speech included
his belief that, "wherever you find
a progressive local government,
you will find a progressive cham- !
ber of commerce."
He got a laugh from the crowd '
when he told how, "cotton is mov- j
in g west, negroes north, and in- !
dustry south".
Industries Up
"North Carolina industries are '
up 35 per cent and have created
36,311 new jobs for North Caro
linearis", he said.
Mr. Mauney praised the con
tinued growth of the state's tra
ditional industries, as well as th.
addition of new ones.
He explained the state's ad
vantages to industry inpluds
modern transportation and com
munication, no big cluttered cities,
central location for distribution,
B&Dd tax structure, good workers,
friendly management-labor rela
tions, good weather, plenty of
water and power, and nine-month
schools.
No Tax Cuts
He told that this state doesn't
offer tax cuts to industries be
cause this would be unfair cis- ?
crimination.
"We believe in a well-balanced
orderly development of the state",
lie said. He praised the good in- !
dustries we have already, such as i
Gerber, Ecusta, and Celanese 3
corporations, and said, "we got
th?se not by handouts, but by our f
gooc offerings". !j
Greatest Growth
He pointed out that the next
10 or 20 years will show the
greatest growth of the U. S. and
that due to transportation im
provements and the end of isola
tion, Western North Carolina will
be in, a position to fully develop
its potential.
"Growth in the U. S. must start
at the local level to enable us to j
meet the opportunities of the fu- ?
ture," he said in closing.
The Rev. Robert Early gave the
opening invocation and tHe Rev.
Jack Tucker closcd with the bene
diction.
The dinner, praised by everyone
present for its preparation and
serving, was catered by Mrs.
George R. Pattillo.
Place mats showing a map of
Western North Carolina were
hand-mar'e by Miss Jean Hemp
hill's art class of Franklin High.
Fashion Show
Slated April 2
A spring fashion show has been
scheduled for April 2 under the
sponsorship of the Franklin
Junior Woman's Club, with local
merchants furnishing models and
clothing.
It will be held at East Franklin
School at 8 p.m.
Musical entertainment also Is
planned as a feature of the show.
Proceeds will be used for club
orojects, including purchase cf
shoes for needy school children.
Hays Firm Gets
Murphy Project
The W. Af Hays Block Company,
a local construction firm, has
been awarded a $60,000 contract
for the building of a ptost office
in Murphy.
Construction under the direction
of Nat Phillips, of Franklin, will
begin as soon as the weather im
proves.
NEQUASSA CHAPTER WORTHY MATRON
Mrs. Merle P. Dryman was installed as worthy matron of
Neqruassa Chapter No. 43, Order of the Eastern Star, at an in
stallation last Thursday might at the Masonic Hall in Franklin.
William G. Crawford was Installed as worthy patron. At a social
hour following the ceremony, hostesses were Mrs. Elizabeth
Hauser, Mrs. Grace O'mohundro, Mrs. Barbara Calloway, Mrs,
Josephine Childers, Mrs. Elizabeth Patton, Mrs. Irene Bryson,
Mrs. Esther Cunningham, Mrs. Beth Guffey, and Mrs. Laura
Ellen Duncan.
No. 2
vay officials are keeping a close
vatch on these sections.
In discussing the landslide
jr.oblem on Cowee, Mr. Hutchi
K>n pointed out that $50,000 al
?eady has been appropriated to
-epalr the smaller slide that
threatens to take out a section
>f the highway near the gap.
No funds have been set up
for these new slides, he ex
plained However, the engineer
said It is possible that the $50,
)00 will be sufficient to do the
mtire job.
I Highway officials have been
| reluctant to start men working
i at the "toe" of the fills for fear
jof triggering slides.
In the event a slide knocks
out a section of the highway,
Mr. Hutchison said It would not
,be necessary to close the high
way to traffic.
"There's enough room on the
1 mountain side to cut a detour
! road," he explained.
i This particular section of
highway has been threatened
j with slides since It was finished
I several years ago and one sec
tion gave way not long after
I it was opened.
.?>. . ?jf jyuiKiWMi'bWi i.
The pavement break two weeks ago.
Same break day before yesterday.
(Staff Photos)
Girl Scout Cookie*
Still Being Sold
Franklin Girl Scouts and
Browr.ies have sold or promised
most of the 1,200 boxes of Girl
Scout Cookies they ordered.
Recent bad weather has hamp
ered sales, according to leaders
Mrs. Harvey Price and Mrs. Carl
Seaboclc. However, the Scouts will
continue to make deliveries until
everyone gets their cookies.
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