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Paid Circulation 3115 Average for March I960 tiWiti 'fUb* JEacomwi ON THE INSIDE ? Staff correspondents of THE PRESS keep the Inside pages of this newspaper alive with news about your friends and neighbors Read the Inside pages from top to bottom and you'll know Macon County. 75th Year ? No. 14 Franklin, N. C., Thursday, April 7, 1960 Price 10 Cents Sixteen Pages ,AV HUGH MORTON, owner of Grandfather Mountain and a top notch promoter of the Tar Heel State, has issued two new color postcards. One is a beautiful scene of Wayah Bald when the flame azalea is in bloom and the other is a display of cut and uncut gem stones found in this area. ROCKHOUNDS are beginning to arrive. They're kinda like the Robins when it comes to herald ing the beginning of spring. The ruby mines in Cowee Valley re port good crowds in spite of rainy weather. THE NORTHERN lights were showing up over the ridges last Thursday night. A number of people telephoned to make sure members of THE PRESS staff saw them. The streaks of red were particularly pretty. CONGRATULATIONS are due everyone involved in the staging of the Junior Woman's Club fashion show Saturday night at East Franklin School. It went off smoothly and professionally. NOT MANY folks are complain ing about the April showers. They're recalling those promises they made about not griping about the weather if the snow would leave. EVERYONE is interested in something for nothing. So why don't you take advantage of the free chest X-rays being offered through the 23rd at the mobile unit near the jail? Costs nothing and takes only a couple .of minutes. THE LATE A. R. Higdon surely has a smile on his face. During his long illness at his home a bunch of neighborhood boys play ed on his large and green lawn. Occasionally, when they became too boisterlous he fussed at them some, but he always referred to them as "his boys". At his funeral last week, without any prompting from grownups, "his boys" showed up to pay their last respects to "Mr. Alf". TO HECK with spring! How are we going to explain that sleet that poured down Tuesday morn ing shortly after 9? Can fall be far behind the shortest spring summer on record? TOWN CLERK Ray Swafford has a new office helper. She's Mis. Bill Tallent. THE PUBLIC is invited to hear Dr. Frank P. Graham speak at an assembly this (Thursday) morn ing at Western Carolina College at 10 o'clock in Reid Gymnasium. No reservations are necessary. The former U.S. senator is no stranger to W. N. C. JACK CABE, a State Highway Patrol corporal, his moved to Bry son City from Brevard under the newly-instituted patrol troop set up. Cpl. Cabe is a Macon native and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cabe. LOCAL MOTORISTS driving east Tuesday reported running into heavy snow between Franklin and Sylva. iphdts I doing? ' JAYCEES: First and third Mondays, 6:80 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 CLUB: 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. Friday: Franklin High seniors vs Franklin1' Hosiery basketball t?un, 7:30 p.m., high school (?ym. Monday: M3con chapter, N. C. Association for Retarded Children, 7:S0 p.m.. Franklin High library Wednesday : District meeting ol State School Board Association, Fnuikiin High cafeteria, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday: Home demonstra txm dress review. 2 p.m.. East Franklin School. HERE ARE FRANKLIN HIGH'S winners at the academic high school field diy held' at Western Carolina College Saturday. Pictured are, front row (L to R), Dorothy Bell, Jane Long, Linda Shope, Lois Real, and Linda Phillips; back row, Juanita John son, Fred Bulgin, "Spike" Maddox, and Margaret Davis. One winner. Ronald Ilenson, was absent when the picture was taken. ? (Staff l'hoto) AT WESTERN CAROLINA ? Area School Officials Set Meeting Here About 125 school board mem bers, superintendents, principals, and committeemen from Haywood County west are expected in Franklin next Wednesday, the 13th, for a district meeting of the State School Board Associ tion. Featured speaker at the supper meeting in the Franklin High cafeteria will be Ernest Ross, of Marion, former McDowell County school board member and repre sentative to the General Assem bly. Erwin Patton,' chairman of the Macon County Board of Educa tion, is serving this year as presi dent of the district organization and will preside at the session. Registration will be held from 4:30 to 5 and individual study groups for superintendents, prin cipals, board members, and com mitteemen will be held until the supper meeting at 6:30. Mr. Ross is expected to discuss the general needs and conditions of North Carolina schools and to E*:inl out needed legislation. An oil dealer in Marion, he serve1! for many years on his county ? school board and is familiar with the problems of legislation by virtue of having btsn in the fern eral Assembly. He is a past presi dent of the district association and a Rotarian. Candidates for the General As sembly in the district have been invited to attend the Franklin meeting, according to Mr. Patton SINGING SATURDAY A singing with the Black Rock Quartet of Clayton, Ga., will be held at the Hickory Knoll Meth i odist Church Saturday at 7:30 I p.m. The public is invited to at tend. 10 Franklin High Students Among Field Day Winners Franklin High students earned a total of 10 honor places in the science fair and academic field day events held last Saturday at Western Carolina College. First place winners weie Doro thy Geraldine Bell, Spanish gram mar and vocabularly; Linda Dell Shope, chemistry : Margaret Davis, world history; Juanita Johnson, stenography, tie. Those taking second place in their respective events were Jane Long, original Reclamation, tie; Fred S. Bulgin. oral interpreta tion. Third placs winners were Ron aid Colin lier.soa, mechanics of English; Linda Sue Phillips, ele mentary algebra; "Spike" Mad dox, general science for ninth grade; Lois Ann Deal, civics. More than three hundred and fifty students representing 23 Western Ndrth Carolina high school participated in the multiple events. The science fair is now held on state-wide and national levels; however, the western dis trict is the only one of nine in the state to conduct the academic contests. Officials at Western Carolina College are trying to in terest others in holding similar events. so that those students who excel in the academic fields might have opportunity for state wide competition. Dr. . Dexter. Squibb and Dr. Frank Yow, both of the W.C.C. science department, were in charge of Saturday's program. MEETING IS CALLED ? Macon Chosen As Pilot' County For 4-H Project Macon County has been selected a- one of eight "pilot counties" in North Carolina for the South rn Regional 4-H Leadership Training Program. In line with this, a special 4-H leadership training school for Macon leaders has been called for tomorrow (Friday) night at, 7:30 at the Agricultural Building. All extension agents associated with Agricultural Agent T. H. Fagg and Mrs. Florence S. Sher rill, home economics agent, will assist with the training. Dick Smith, of Raleigh, western dis trict 4-H agent, will be present to observe methods used in train ing by the local agents. Mrs. Har ley Stewart is president of the! local 4-H leaders' organization. Thirteen southern states and Puerto Rico are participating in the Southern Regional 4-H Leader ship Training Program, which is designed fcr the person in the community and county who will want and will recevie training and then dedicate their efforts to lead ing 4-H clubs and to serving 4-H club members. Each state is de veloping and testing its leadership training program area in several counties so the program will be sound and profitable. After states have had experience with their own program area, each will dup licate these training materials for exchange with the ether states. OiestA ? here Ml: hM >* ? ? mia ? FREE CHEST X-RAYS AVAILABLE THIS MONTH Through the 23rd qf this month, Tuesdays th rough Saturdays from 11 a. m. to 5 p. m., a mo bile X-ray unit >\ ill offer free chest X-rays to all Maccinians over 15. The slate unit is Seated on Phillips Street near the county jail. Tl>? need for Maconians using this X-ray service is pointed up in the fact that five new cases of tuberculosis have been discovered here ?ince the first of January, according to Mrs. Frank Shope, public health nurse. Getting an X-ray re quires little time aind a person stays fully clothed. The tuberculosis association sends each person a written report on the findings. (Staff Photo) . t I April Showers Don't Bother Club Members April's showers aren't bothering Macon County's home demonstra tion club women. They're capitalizing on them by using "April Showers of Fashions" as the theme for their annual dress review next Wednesday. April 13, at East Franklin School An estimated 100 women are expeced to turn models-for-a-day and model outfits they have made, according to Mis. Florence S. Sherrill, home economics agent. Narrator for the review will be Mrs. J. M. Maddox, of Cartooge chaye club. Registration and judging is scheduled from 9 to 11 a.m.; re hearsal, 11 to 12:30: lunch, 12:30 to 1: and the show, 2 to 3:30. Host club for the annual event, are Carson and Upper Cartooge chaye. Mrs. Earl Cabe is presi dent of the former, Mrs. M. W. Beck of the latter. Refreshments are being arranged by the Frank lin club, of which Mrs. Frank Recce is president, and registra tion by the Ruth Current Club Mrs. W. H. Jones president. Modeling divisions for adults in clude "Fashions for Home'', "Fr: ni Sacks to Garments", play clothes, tailored suits and coats, general wear or street clothes, best dresses, and special occasion clothes. The children's division is made up of play clothes, best clothes, school clothes, and tailored coats and suits. Judges will be Miss Mary Corn well, extension agent in Haywood County, and Mrs. Shirley Blaine, agent in Swain. Dance Teams Will Compete At Jamboree Two Macon County square dance teams will be competing tomorrow (Friday) night in the Mountain Youth Jamboree in Asheville. They are the Carson doggers, a team of teen-agers that already has made its mark in the enter tainment world through television and other mediums, and the Promelettes, a group of eight and nine year olds organized just prior to last year's Macon County Folk Festival. Both teams are under th* direc tion of Mrs. J. P Cunningham, of Carson community. Team numbers will be trans I norted to Asheville for the jam ; boree by their parents. Hunter Young's String Ban will play for both teams. The Promi Icttes also will be performing in new costumes at the jamboree. MOthp.tx have been busy this week making red and white Cheek shirts for the boys ;i ntl red and white check over, rgandy dresses for the girl: Jacob". Heads Local P.-T. A. , J. C. Jskdds nas Doett elected president of the Franklin P.-T.A. for the next school year. Serving with him are Mrs. J. L. West, > Jr., vice-president; Mrs Fred Vaughn, secretary; and L. C. Howard, treasurer. , HIGHER THAN ANTICIPATED - Winter Road Damage More Than $200,000 Water Bond Steps Taken By Franklin Franklin's Board of Aldermen heard Town Attorney R. S. Jones report that steps to bring the $350,000 water . bond election be fore the voters are underway. At the monthly board meeting Monday night, Mr. Jones reported that an advertisement Riving notice of intention to apply to the Local Government Commission in Raleigh for approval of the bonds is running in THE PRESS during the month of April. The board will meet in a special session April 25 to consider adoption of the bond ordinance/ and to call the election. The order of election will be published in THE PRESS April 28 and May 5, if adopted. Other Business In other business, Town Clerk Ray Swafford read a letter from O. M. Stephens, Jr., a regional planner with the state highway commission. , Mr. Stephens had met earlier in the month with Mayor Wy C. Burrell and members of the street oammlttee. E. C. Shook, H. E. Cagle, and Frank h. Henry, Jr., to consider a thoroughfare plan for Franklin. The letter from Mr. Stephens noted that 40 other towns in North Carolina are ahead of Franklin in asking for this aid and it will be.more than two years before the state can offer any assistance. Makes Suggestion Mr. Stephens suggested thai the board go to the Western North j Carolina Planning Commission for j aid, or proceed on the town's own j funcs. The board voted to have WW j Sloan, Franklin's commission member, get in touch \frith John Hampton, W.N.C. Planning Com mission director, to clin k on the possibilities of Betting help on the thoroughfare from this source Alderman Frank L. Henry, Jr moved that the board instruct Ihe town clerk to obtain information about getting automatic water level controls and feeders for the town's wells and that the con trols be purchased. The m.tion passed unanimously. Stop 'Betsy' Hunter Calloway and Roy Mashburn appeared before the board to question the town's use of the Elbert Angel <"Big Betsy"! well at this time of year. They SEE NO. 1. PAGE 4 Winter damage to Macon County highways and rural roads is estimated at more than $200,000 and could climb as high as $250,000, according to Frank L. Hutchison, 14th Highway Division engineer. In a telephone interview yesterday (Wednesday) morning from his office in Webster, the engineer said Macon County ran a close second to Jackson in the 14th division in damage from the recent seige of bad weather Revising Estimates With the spring thaw, he said original estimates are being re vised upward. In this county, for example, it *;us first estimated that 35,000 tons of gravel would be adequate to repair damaged rural roads, but now it appears that between 40.000 and 50,000 tons will be needed to do the work. Mr. Hutchison said in some counties "we'll be repairing this winter's damage next winter." However, to speed repairs, the engineer said the state plans to secure some extra trucks for haul ing gravel and will shift person nel from other counties to those with heavier damage In the entire 14th, the weather wrought more than a million and a half dollars in damages and Mr. Hutchinson said even this figure could go higher. Those Slides Landslides on Cowee Mountain (US 23-441) between Franklin and Cowee Gap constitute some of the major damage done in this county, the engineer said. Geologists in vestigating the cause of the slides are waiting for the ground to dry out before continuing their work, he said. It is believed that the blame falls on a layer of water bearing rock or muck beneath the surface of the ground and not from the dirt fills themselves. A full repart on the Cowee Mountain situation Is. expected be fore long. You'd Better Buy Town Tags Car owners living inside the city limits of Franklin must (lis- ! play city taps on their autos by April Jf>, accord in;; to Kay Swafford, town ckrk. .Mr. Swafford savs .notices have brcn sent to all car owners notifying (hem of this ordinance and that vehicles not displaying tags after the ticactJinc will I ?c ' ticketed by the police depart ment. C ORHKCTION In the 411 talent show .story in last week's issue, one of. the win ners. Debbie Rogers, was inad vertently listed as "Debbie Enloe '. The error is regretted. ! COMPLAINTS UNHEEDED ? It's Called 'Old Faithful' Folks living near it call it "Old Faithful". "It" in a broken sewer line below I'hil McCollum's house near the intersection of I'S 23-441 and US 64 west. When overloaded (particular ly during a rain) "it" spurts five or six feet into the air, like Yellowstone's "Old Faithful", con tam ina ting Frog Town Branch with a heavy amount of sewage because the large line serves most of south Franklin. ! Residents living near "it" say 1 they have eoniplained to. the | toun to no avail. In fart, some , *^ay the break was made in I tentionally by the town because ! the line wa* overloaded. "We've been thinking about | building a park around 'Old i Faithful'," quipped one resident. I "At least we'd be doing' more than the town has about it." "Old Faithful" spouts from sewer* (Sfff Photo) $1,000 Gift To Fair By Milk Producers A $1,000 donation from Nanta hala Creamery and its 11 Macon County milk producers put the exhibit hall building fund over the $2,000 mark this week, according to Mrs. Grace Tutham, treasurer, of the Macon County Fair Associ ation. The creamery producers making the large donation are Harley Stewart, Harold Enloe, Jess Shope, Bud Shope. Jim Cunningham, Lawrence Ledbetter, Slier Slagle, Max Parrish, Hillard Solesbee, A. B. Slagle, and Harry Stoudemlre. Mrs. Tatham gave the total building fund figure as $2,022, In cluding $630 in pledges. She also said a number of individual and businesses have donated labor and materials for the proposed exhibit hall, Recent bad weather haa hamp ered the fund-raising campaign and those planning to donate are asked to do so immediately) so building plans can be started. The exhibit hall will go up on the grounds recently donated to ' the fair association by the county on US 23-441 south (old county home property). Benefit Supper Set At Cartoogechaye A supper for the general public is being sponsored by the Car toogechaye P-T A. in the school rile ;ria Saturday, April 9. be inning ;it 5:30 p.m l'l ites will sell for $1 to adults nn.i M) rents for children, featur ing: a menu of ham or chicken, pii \s and cakes, with service con tinuing as long as the food lasts. CHAPTER MEETING The Macon County unit of the North Carolina Association for Re tarded Children will meet Monday night, April 11. at 7:30 in the Franklin High School library. Bill Raby. president, urges all commit tie chairmen to be present. Baptist Youth To Meet Saturday Baptist "Youth Night" will be held Saturday. April 9. at the lotla Baptist Church at 7:30 with a theme of "Vital Problems In Christian Living". It Is being observed in churches throughout the Southern Baptist Convention. ' The program will consist of dis cussion groups led by The Revs. J. H. Propst, Thad R. Dowdle, and Melvin Brooks. There also will be a general con ference and the program will be highlighted by a message by Jud son Hall, of Asheville and Frank lin. who is a ministerial student at Mars Hill College. All Macon County Baptists and cpcciftlly Baptist young people have been urged to attend. The Weather JRANKI.IN High Low Rain Wid.. 30th 70 67 73 61 ?1 .62 Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday .Tuesday * 03 52 4'j trace 34 .00 46 .16 52 ' JO 50 1.42 33 .27 32 .03 Wednesday COWETA Wed.. 30th 61 54 1.75 70 44 t .12 65 32 .00 73 48 .37 60 53 .48 64 51 1.45 64 34 .52 49 30 .05 Thursday Friday . Saturday Sunday M e nd ay Tuesday Wednesday Wed., 30th Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday HIGHLANDS 1 58 50 66 43 58 32 56 47 58 50 49 34 ? ' no record
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