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Paid Circulation 3115 Average for March 19M ttMItt aafc Uh* Hjiflblattbja JBaconian ON THE INSIDE ? Staff correspondents of THE PRESS keep the Inside page* of this newspaper alive with news about your friends and neighbors Read the Inside panes from top to bottom and you'll know Macon County. 75th Year ? No. 17 Franklin, N. C., Thur?day, April 28, 1960 Price 10 Cents Sixteen Pace1 THAT EASTER bake sale for crippled children raised more than $200. JUST REMEMBER you prom ised not to complain about the heat this summer if winter's hold would Just let up. Some of you already are goofing and are beef ing about the rising mercury. IT'S A sure sign of spring now when thunderstorms and lightning play back and forth along the. mountain ranges rimming Frank lin like they did Tuesday after noon. The showers helped cool things off a little. MACON'S HOME economics agent, Mrs. Florence S. Sherrill. has been in "high cotton" again. She's been in Raleigh for a pro gram planning session. QUITE A few Maconians were on hand for the opening race Sun day at the Asheville-Weaverville Speedway. Got so warm the track melted, they report, and the race was halted for more than an hour. MAY SHOULD cause the poli ticians to come out of hiding and begin campaigning in earnest. Should they be considered "May flowers"? ' IT ISN'T definite, but the Little League offiicals hope to have the opening game about May 30. ALL MOTORISTS should take advantage of the free safety check lane that'll operate in Franklin two days next week. An ounce of prevention . . . INTEREST in the April term of Superior Court sure changed when the murder trial failed to develop. THIS RAIN, though not too heavy, should help relieve the serious forest fire situation. About four acres of private land burned Tuesday ii) the Sanders Town section. DON'T FORGET that road meeting here on the 5th. That'll be the time to get your road prob lems shifted to the shoulders of the light people to do something about them. A LOT OF business places are putting on new spring faces and sprucing up in general for the coming season. DO YOU have the urge to really "step on it" when going over those sunken places on Cowee Moun tain? Wish something could be done about that situation right away, don't you? DUNCAN'S NEW shopping cen ter is about ready to open. Some of its occupants already have moved and others expect to be unpacked and ready for business by the first of the month. THE BRICKS are going up on the nras." ..J*, f iarket for the Baldwins in East Franklin. WHY WON'T the county fix j that parking lot behind the health center and remove the hazard of cars parking on narrow and dangerous Riverview? It wouldn't take much to do the job and a life may be saved. BELK'S NEW manager, Ernest N. Kirkman, is house hunting and wants to move his family here from Waynesville as soon as school's out. r whats J doing? JAYCEBS: First and third Mondays, 6:30 p. m., eagle'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. P. W.: Second and fourth Wednesdays, 8 p. m., V. F. W. Post Home on Palmer Street. V. F. W. Auxiliary: Second Monday nights, 8 p. m , at post i home. AMERCIAN LEGION: Third Tuesday, 7:30 p. m., Slagle Me morial Building. Sunday: public dinner, noon to 2 p.m., Masonic Hall, by Eastern Star. Wednesday: District home dem onstration meeting. First Baptist Road Meeting Next Week In Franklin Residents of Macon County will have an opportunity to present road requests, petitions, and prob lems to representatives of the 14th Highway Division at a public hear ing here next Thursday, May 5. Division Engineer F. L. Hutch ison will be in charge. City and county officials, along with the general public, are in vited to attend the hearing if they have road requests they feel should receive attention. The hearing will be held , be tween the hours of 10 ajn., and 12:30 at the county courthouse. This is one of a series of public hearings being held in the 14th Division, which is composed of Polk, Henderson, Transylvania. Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain, Clay. Graham, and Cherokee cbunties. $362 Reported For Cancer Fund A first week report shows $362 on hand in the local American Cancer Society campaign to raise $1,712.12. The chapter president, Mrs. Lester Conley, has Issued a special appeal to organized rural com munities to assist with the drive by holding benefits and furnish ing volunteer workers to canvass the county for donations. She said the drive will continue until the county quota is raised. Baseball Coming To Town Sunday Sunday afternoon at 2:30. the Franklin Baseball Team will open the '60 season on the local diamond against Towns County. Ga The local team played an exhibition game Tuesday night in Blairsville, Ga., and it was rainer out after three and a half innings of play. The Franklin playing field is on US 23-441 south, below Franklin Hosiery Company. Dr. Bennett Slated For Garden Program ' j The Franklin Garden Club ' will hold its monthly meeting Monday afternoon (May 2) at : 2:30 in the social hall of the Franklin Presbyterian Church. I Mrs. E. S. Purdom, Mrs. John ; Bulgin and Mrs. B. L. McGlam ery will be hostesses. Dr. Kelly Bennett, of Bryson City, will be in charge of the program. PUBLIC DINNER A public dinner will be serv ed Sunday from noon to 2 o'clock at the Masonic Hall by the Eastern Star members. Adults will be Charged $1.25 per plate and children 50 cents. BROOMS FOR BLIND GO LIKE HOTCAKES Members of the Franklin Lions CWib, shown unloading their wares from a truck Monday night, sold out of t rooms in a matter of .a couple of hours in their annual broc-m sale, which brought in $360. The project chairman, Prelo S. Dryman (in truck), said the club could have sold many more. The brooms are made by the blind and the money is used for work with the blind. (Staff Photo) WAS NEARLY 96 ? 'Miss Carrie' Crawford, Stalwart Of Era, Passes Mrs. I_e<? C'awford, who died here Sunday,1 symbolized outstand ns characteristics of the stal wart mountain generation of which she was one of the last. E'en in c'eath she suggested stability; for she died in the. town where she was born, nearly 96 years ago, in the home where she Mrs? Crawford and her husband set up House keeping, and in the room where her first child was born. A tiny woman, she possessed the stamina which alone, enabled members of her gene;ation to sur vive a period When poverty was _ universal here, and hardship and privation were the rule. Until her last illness, lasting only a few weeks, her hearing and eyesight were better than that of many half her age, and her mind re mained clear and decisive until a lew days before she died. Fiercely independent, she wa.< active and self-reliant until only a few months ago. One who loved laughter, she jested with visiters tp her bedside a week before her death. She was a person of deep re ligious faith. At the funeral of her sister, just four years ago, she sang every hymn through, with never a break in her voice. She was known affectionately to people all over the co-unty as I "Miss Carrie", and many are the , stories of her quick repartee, her i fearlessness, her indomitable will, j her zest for life. | , At the annual Siler lamily meeting, she scorned the "old folks' table", set aside for the SEE NO. 1. PAGE 8 MRS. WESTMORELAND TO SPEAK - District Home Demonstration Women Coming For Meeting Home demonstration club mem bers from the Cherokee Indian Reservation. Jackson, and Swain counties will be guests of the Ma con County women May 4 for the annual district meeting to be held at the Educational Building of the First Baptist Church in Franklin. "The Decade's- Challenge for the Home" is thet heme for the ses sion. which is scheduled from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This special meeting is sched uled in connection with "National Home" is the theme for the ses 3-8." and will be the highlight of the county's activities in observ ing the event Guest Speaker Mrs. J. R. Westmoreland, of. Canton, will be the principal speaker. Last summer. Mrs. West moreland traveled in Russia and some of her experiences were pub lished in newspapers. She tfill illustrate her lecture with colored slides. President of the N. C- Horn" Demonstration Clubs. Mrs. Gilbert English, of Trinity, will bring greetings. Mrs. Lawrence Patton. president of Patton Home Demonstration Club. Mrs. J. S. Oray, past presi dent of the North Carolina Honfie Demonstration Clubs, and T. H. Fagg, county agricultural agent, will welcome the group Club Highlights < i Mrs. Sammy Bryson, Jr , presi dent of the Macon County coun cil, will recognisfe the out-of-town guests. Mrs. Robert Parrish, of Burningtown community, has been asked to serve en a panel to give the highlights of the Macon Hn. Wmtmoreland County club members' activities ofthe past year. Special music will be furnished by the Misses Martha Blaine. Linda Lcdford, June Wells, and Nancy Cochran, of the Patton community. Devotional Set The afternoon session will end with a devotional to be given by the Rev. Robert A. Early and Mrs. Ifarly, entitled, "This is my Father's World". Serving on the registration committee Is Mis. Rex Andrus, ?-l.ai.man, Mrs. Lester Conley. Mrs. Ed Bradley, and Mrs. John , Alsiip. ? Mrs. Sam oi.npson and Mrs. E S. Purdom. of Cartoogechaye. | will have charge of the decora tions ' Lunch will be served by the members jf the 21 home demon stration clubs of Macon County. Coffee hour is scheduled at 10 am with members of the Frank lin club as hostesses Joyce Cloer. kathryn Sanders, and Glenda Lee. of Union 4-H i Club, are to be 4-H pages, with Glenda Lee giving the 4-H club report for the 4-H County Coun cil. Registration begins at 9 30 am] M.ijoi- ( . A. Speed Major Speed Is Road-e-o Speaker Here Thirty-one Franklin High students, yesterday 1 Wednesday > afternmn competed in the an nual "Teen-Agp Knad-e-o". a Jay cee -spon so red te t of driving skill and knowledge. Preceding the actual driving competition after school, the student body heard" an address by Major C. A. Speed, head of the safety division of the State Highway Patrol, who came here at the invitation of the Jaycees. The competing students also took a written examination Tuesday afternoon. Because the driving portion of the contest was still under way at press time, the names of the boy and girl winners are not known. However, they will be announced in next week's PRESS. Bob Moore was the Jaycee In charge of the "road-e-o". He will accompany the local win ner to the state contest in Kinston later In the year. Charter Event Held Saturday Some 60 were on hand Saturday rilght for the charter presentation banquet of the local chapter of the Business and Professional Women's Club The charter was presented by Miss Margaret Johnston1, of Al bemarle. Mrs. Frank L. Henry, Jr., was ! installed as president, alon* with other officers. The installing official was Miss Sanchez Mott, of Black Mountain, president of District 1 BRIARTOWN SINGING The semi-annual singing con vention of the northern division of Macon County, will be held at the Briartown Baptist Churcti on Nantahala Sunday., May 1, beginning at 10 a. m. John Campbell, president, Invites the public and all singers to at tend. ELECTION MACHINERY STARTED - Franklin Water Bond -Vote Is Scheduled For June 4 ! Little League Player Option Held Monday .t A "player auction" was held Monday night by Little League j and first practice sessions for the four teams were scheduled, according To the league presi dent, Dr. T. J. Huff The Reddys will hold their first practice Saturday at 2:30 p. m. on the football field at Franklin Hlgh> Listed on the roster are Johnny Owl, Ken-' neth Seay, Donald Burch, Den nis Long, Johnny Stanfield, David Parker, Don McConnell, Jimmy Gunnin, David Gunnin, Michael Wells, David Tripp, Roy Crisp, Farrell Justice, Charles Gunnin, Teddy Boring, Steve Whltmire, Garland Nor ton, and Denton Higdon. Coach ing the Reddys is Ancil Crutch - field. With the Rev. Earl Crowe as coach, the Wildcats practiced yesterday (Wednesday i at East Franklin. Trying out with this team are Joe Doster, Gene Shields, Clarence Shields, Bud dy Hogshead, Buzzy Bryson, Gary Carver, Michael Johnson, 1 Phillip Keener, Tracy Keener, Abby Wlnstead, Derald Prince, A1 Slagle, Dwayne Welch, Dan ny Ashe, Keath Vinson, Robert Sorrells, Jimmy Guffey, Gary Morgan, Jerry Arnold, and L. Cabe. Also practicing yesterday were the Thunderbirds, coached by Robert C. (Bob) Carpenter. On the roster are Homer Holbrook, Keith Corbin, Ronnie Norton, Earl Dwight, Scotty Jacobs, Kenneth Drake, Larry Holbrook, Marion S'tamey, Charles Jami | son, Larry Conley, Mike Wal droop, eteve Plemmons, Ken n*'th Pannell, Randy Pannell, George Hubbs, Bobby Carpenter. 1 and Tim Vaughn. Coach Jim Williamson has ! announced a practice for his < Jaybirds on Monday, May 2, at ' Ijlast Franklin at 4 p. m. Boys 1 on the roster include Jack 1 Angel, Tames Lewis, Mike Wal lace, Mack Wallace. Joe San- ] ders, Tommy Henry. Morlan | Bowman, Jerry Wallace, Tony i Bryant, Ligon Bundy, Mike Mc Sween, Boyd Henry, Bruce Ad ams, Billy Bowman, and David Pa.tti.llo. Dr Huff emphasised the im portance of all boys reporting ?nit for practice since the teams must ? be reduced to 15 men on each by May 20 under league i ules. I Conflicts Force Postponement Of East Franklin Meet The monthly meeting of the J East Franklin P.-T.A., set for to ' night (Thursday), has been post- J poned. Mrs. George Raby, president. ' explains that conflicting meetings have made It impossible for some ' of the officers for next year to be v present for the installation pro- v gram and that a new date for the meeting will be announced later v I in u- 4 .has been sci as the date for Franklin's s j>e eial i,i * X ) water bond clrction. I a1 notices lor an ordinance authorizing the honds; i it. ] lire setting tip the el^i'tioli machinery ap pear in this issue. I'll.' elvvtiuu. Hoes nut pinpoint the source of water for t.he proposed improvement to the town .system, it ? > n 1 > -provides "funds for enlarging the waterworks Mr. Henderson Henderson Heads Teen Association Max Hcnderscn. young Frankllr. usinessman. has been elected resident of the Franklin Teen Center Association for 19fi0. Serving with him are John Bu! gin. virf presk ent, and Mis K. J. Whitmirc. secret ary- 1 : e a. ?'u i\ ? r . Colhmittees for the new year include building-. Allan Brooks, hairman, and Mr. Biilgin; fund raiini;, Robert C <Bob> Car pehle:. chairman, B. L. McGlam m y, and Bob S. Sloan; chape rones. Mr: .Jim Cunningham, chairman. Ms Julian Madoox. Mrs. Bill fiorsley. and Mrs T. H. Fag*. The new teen center at F.ajnk lin Memorial Park is expected to j e ieady f r occupancy in thti very . near future. 4-H Council Slates Planning Session Saturday Some serious planning of ac ivities is on tap Saturday when lie Macon 4 H County Council neets at ft. 30 a m at the Agri ?ultural Building. Among items to be considered n the agenda are "Demonstration Jay". "4-H Church Sunday 'May !2>", 4-H camp i June 20-25 1, the >bservance locally of "State 4 H Jlub Week", an<; other coming vents. As a feature of the council meet ng. a film. A Family Affair", lill be shewn. It is afcout home firing. Robert Enlo\ c ::.c.l p i 'ent irlll preside. 6,597,500 DAILY - Rough Fork Water Output Measured New light was cast this week on the controversial question of how much water could be obtained for a municipal water supply from Rough Fork, a trib utary of Wayah Creek Until now, the widely varying figures on the amount of water available there have been based on estimates Ten days ago, the flow was measured. The result, announced this week, was 6,591,500 gallons per day The measurement was made by personnel from the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, at the request of H. H. Plemmons and W. Russell Cabe, local engi neers who have advocated a Wayah area watershed in pref erence to the proposed 1,000,000 a lions per day filtration plant urnping station on Cartooge haye Creek. Announcement of the result iras made by Mr Plemmons and Jr Cabe While the- measurement, nade April 18, came "after a wo-week dry period", Messrs. 'lemmons and Cabe emphasized hat the flow would be much ower after a dry summer and all. An actual measurement, how 'ver, they pointed out, substi utes something exact for what, >revlously, has been largely !uess-work. And since the cubic feet of vater per square mile corre iponds fairly closely with slml ar figures at coweeta, the re SKB NO. 2, PAGE S i system 01 said town, including the construction of a filter plant with accessory structures and pipelines and the acquisi tion of necessary land and rights of way, and authorizing the levy and collection of a sufficient tax for the payment of the principal of and the In terest on said bonds . . It is a matter of record that aldermen favor a filtering plant set-up on Cartoogechaye Creek as developed in a survey of sites by a firm of municipal engi neers, Harwood-Beebe Company, of Spartanburg, S. C. An alternate watershed pro posal also Is being advanced In dependently by two local engi neers, H. H. Plemmons and Russell Cabe. Regular registration books will be used for the special ballot ing. These will be open from 9 a. m to sunset on each day beginning Saturday, May 7, and j closing Saturday, May 21. Sat urday, May 28, will be chal j lenge day. , Court Term Is Over Judge J Will Pless recessed the April term of Superior ( Court here Monday after dis posing of most of the cases on I the criminal docket. I Although the work Is com |p!eted. officially the term will , not end until Saturday, in the evi'nt a new case warranting i action should arise. Judge Pless, | Itowever. is not in town, j M"anwhile, the clerk of court, Mrs Kate M Wrinn. and her deputy clerk, Mrs. Edith Byrd, are busy transferring disposi tions to the permanent court records A list of the April dis positions will be carried in next week's PRESS Mrs. Wrinn said all cases ?ftn the docket were disposed of with the exception of about CO. These were continued, defen dants failed to appear, or pray er for judgment was continued. The two-week term convened the 18th. SHAKES HIS FRIENDS Dr. A Rufus Morgan conducted a wild flower hunt at his home on Cartoogechaye Saturday of last week for Olrl Scouts of the Nan tohala Council. Beside? Scouts from the local troops girls from Sylva and Murphy enjoyed the hunt and shared Dr Morgan's very personal friends ? the wild flowers. BENEFIT PARTY A benefit Bunco and bridge party will be held Saturday night. May 7 at 7:30 at Kelly's Inn ..poi.ioi ed by the American Legion \u-:iliary A-'mlscUa price will be 50 ctn's p^r , person. A doftr P'bi1 is planned. besides the many prizes for Bunco ant! bridge games. ? j rhr i?imtur?ii and rainfall Selnw a-r rwordrd in Franklin by MnnMtr. Stile* JI. S wi-ather aWrvfr ,n Highland- h? Tudor N. Hall and W C. Newton. TV A tihaervera: and at the <Vy*ret* Hrdrolotrir (.ahnratorv. Readlnra are for the M-hour oeriod ending at 8 a.m. of the da? lialed. The Weather FRANKLIN Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wed. 20th Wednesday Hlrh Low Rain 75 35 00 70 49 00 83 49 48 87 41 00 85 45 00 88 45 00 84 50 00 55 30 Wed. 20th COWETA 71 39 trace Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday 71 50 00| 69 44 54H 83 45 00H 85 44 00H 85 45 0(M 84 50 OOH 84 53 54H Wednesday HIGHLANDS (Not Available)