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Paid Circulation 3113 Average for April lMt flltllft ?lib Wk* lltablanfof Baconian !' ON THE INSIDE ? HAPPY BIRTHDAY Franklin Hosiery Company Picture* And Stories Be well informed read THE PRESS from cover to cover. 75th Year ? No. 21 Franklin, N- C, Thursday, May 26, 1960 Price 10 Cents Twenty-eight Pages Party Primaries Coming Up This Saturday KENNETH Mashburn, Franklin High senior, represented Macon County in the 13th District School Bus Road-e-o Saturday in Sylva. Kenneth Cope, of Sylva High, won in the boys' division and Barbara Faye Owen, of Glenville, in the stirl's division. THE COVEK of Franklin High's, commencement program, , a design using variations of the year 1960, was made by Miss Jean * Hemphill's art class and is quite . unusual. FLORIDA RESIDENTS having summer homes here are asked to register at the chamber of com merce booth on Main Street. The ' object is socializing and maybe the formation of some Florida clubs here. LOCAL ARTISTS are invited to submit their works for exhibi': at The Manor Galleries, 265 Char1. I lotte Street, Asheville, the ifrst Saturday of each month. The first entry date will be Saturday, June 4, The non-profit Manor Galleries hopes to provide for the many artists in the area a contin uous outlet for their work and an opportunity for the viewing public to see, purchase, or rent quality paintings by local talent. HARLEY EVITT got an eagle recently on the long No. 7 hole at Franklin Golf Course. He had a 315-yeard drive to the green and sunk his putt for an eagle on the par 4 hole. That separates the golfers from the duffers! THE JAYCEES are bringing the Cherokee Wild West Rodeo to Franklin June 8-9. It proved to be quite popular with young and old alike when it was here several years ago. TROOP 5 of the Girl Scouts will help the Legion women with their ?'Poppy Day" sales in town Sat urday. The Legion women pur chase the materials for the pop pies, give it to the veterans to turn out popples, and then return the money from the sale to the disabled veterans. A PRACTICE "drowning" was ' staged Sunday morning at Nanta- ' hala Lake to test the mobilization of the Macon County Search and Rescue Squadron. Using citizen's band communicators, the squad members established radio contact ! from Franklin to the lake using only three radio units, one in ' town, one in Wayah Gap, and another at the lake. THAT HIDDEN car key is ere- 1 ating a sensation all over town. After a clue Monday morning hinted that the post office was involved somehow, Lon Dalton de scribed the swarm of people that arrived as "another Easter egg ; hunt". 'COFFEE' HALL, who incident ally is the only one knowing the whereabouts of said key, myst 1 SEE NO. 1. PAGE 12 r I U7Qdts i doing? JAYCEES:. First and third Mondays, 6:30 p. m., Cagle's Restaurant on US 23-441 south. ROTART: Every Thursday, 7 p. m., Slagle Memorial Building. HONS: 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. V. F. W. Auxiliary: Second Monday nights, 8 p. m., at post home. AMERCIAN LEGION: Third Tuesday, 7:30 p. m., Slagle Me morial Building. BUSINESS AND PROFESSION AL WOMENS CLUB: Fourth Thursday at 7 p.m. Thursday: School bus driver dinner, 7 p.m? Iotla School. Friday: Open house at Franklin Hosiery ompany, 11:30 a.m. to 6 pjn. Saturday: Democratic and Re publican primary voting. 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., county precincts. Sunday: Baccalaureate sermon. Franklin High gym. 8 p.m. Monday: Little League double header; season opener, 2 p.m.. East Franklin field. Monday: Franklin High com mencement. 8 p.m.. gym. HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT REPAIRING COWEE SLIDE Repairs are under way on the lower slide on Cowee Mountain (US 23-441 east) and state highway department officials hope to have the problem licked soon. Division Engineer Frank Hutchison reports a considerable amount of filling has beetn done and that a new drainage sys tem has been worked out to turn water away from the fill. He expects to have the state geolog ist's report on what is causing the Cowee slides at an early date. (Staff Photo) NANTAHALA'S OVER ? Seniors Are Graduating; Franklin Events Given Caps and gowns are the proper attife for 163 graduating seniors at Macon County's three high schools, Franklin, Nantahala. and Highlands. Nantahala already has sent 19 graduates out into the big, yide world; Franklin's commencement events are slated for Sunday and Monday; and Highlands, because Df its late start in the fall, does not plan graduation until June 10, when 16 seniors will receive diplomas. Nantahala held its commence ment Monday night. Graduates are Ernest "Sonny" Reighard, Sandra Baldwin, Glenda Sue Douthit, Wanda Ferguson, Edna Sue McMahan, Anna Sue May, Wanda Sue Owenby, Carolyn Pass more. Myrtle Sue Passmore, Shir ley Waters, Tod Bateman, Guy 3rant, Newton Jones, Gerald Mor gan, Talmadge Owenby. Bobby Rowland, Harold Rowland, Stan ley Shields, and Junior Solesbee. In Two Parts Highlands will have its exercises in two parts. On June 5, the Rev. J. H. Propst,' pastor of the First Baptist Church, will deliver the baccalaureate sermon at his church at 7:30 p.m. Commencement exercises are set for the 10th at 8 p.m. at the school. Jimmy Calloway will give the valedictory address and Miss Wynn Goode the salutatory. Guest speaker at commencement will be W. B. Harrill, director of public i relations at Western Carolina Col- 1 lege. Sunday Service Franklin High's baccalaureate ] sermon is scheduled for Sunday j night at 8 o'clock in the gymnasi- i urn and commencement will be. held Monday night at the same ' hour. A nursery for young children will be operated at both events with, competent junior girls in charge. Tucker To Preach The Rev. John Tucker, of St. Agnes Episcopal Church, will de liver the baccalaureate sermon to the 129 graduates and their fam ilies and friends. The invocation and benediction will be given by the Rev. Robert E. Early, pastor of the First Meth odist Church, and the Rev. R. R. Standley. pastor of the First Bap tist Church, will present the scripture lesson. Special Music Music for the event will include a duet by Miss Vianne Keener and Fred Bulgin and a number by the high school glee club. Supt. H. Bueck will confer diplomas on the graduates at com mencement. This program will in clude the invocation by Dr. L. B. Hayes, retired Methodist minister; numbers of the. glee club : the salutatorian, Miss Barbara Dun can; the valedictorian. Miss Janice Pruett; class song by seniors, with: exchange student Martti Haapa koski at the piano: and the bene diction by Dr. Hayes. Glass Listed Members of the '50 graduating j class are Elzabeth Ann Aminons.'l SEE NO. 2, PAGE 12 SENIOK ISSUE Next week, a special section | in THE PRESS will feature in dividual pictures of all graduat ing seniors at Franklin, Nanta ha la, and Highlands. Subscribers desiring extra copies should notify the news paper at once so plans for print ing additional ones can be made. The advertising deadline for this special section is noon to morrow (Friday). TOP PLAYERS HONORED Doug Pearson, senior forward, and Mhs Marv Ixiu Cab*, jun ior forward, are the recipients of the annual American Legion "most valuable player" trophies in basketball. The two were awarded the trophies Saturday at "Senior Day" activities by Legionnaire Fred Vaughn. Open House At Hosiery ! Plant Friday Franklin Hosiery Company will hold an "open house" program tomorrow (Friday) for plaint employes and their families, business and civic leaders in Macon County and surrounding areas, as well as the general public. The event is part of the plant's "Employe Recognition Day." The visitors will be taken on a guided tour of the hos iery manufacturing facility. Each step in the manufactur ing process of ladies' seam less hosiery will be explained. Displays of company prod ucts have been installed and visitors will be given refresh ments. Plant Supt. S. A. Bundy reminds that the gen eral public is "cordially in vited" to take part in the program, being held to com memorate the fifth anniver sary of the Franklin plant. Franklin Loses To Biairsville Blairsville's second plaw team "cleaned house" on the top seeded Franklinites here Sunday after noon. putting the two teams in a tie for first place in the Tn-Coun ty League. The score: 23 to 5. The visiting Georgia team scored its runs on 15 hit Frank lin got five hits, with Norman Seay getting a homer. Earl Crowe relieved Jury Sut ton on the mound for Franklin in the third and finished the game. The lopsided score was a record defeat for Franklin and one that promises to have the locals sharp ening their claws for their next name. This coming Sunday the team is Idle, but players are trying to line' up a fill-in game. CLOGGEKS MOVING The Smoky fountain CloKgers are on the move again. They danced for a convention of Soil Conservation personnel at Fon tana Village Friday night. May 20. and appeared on the Bob Poolo television show "from Greenville. 8 C . Saturday night, May 21. They are scheduled to dance on a V F.W. float' in the July 4tli parade in Atlanta. RECITAL SET Mrs. Harry Higpins will present her piano pupils In a recital at the East Franklin School auditori um tonight i Thursday) at 8 o'clock. The public Is Invited. Next Year's Teacher List Is Released Schc.l Supt. H. Bueek this week reloaded for publication a list of piinci.ials and teachers lor 1960 61. ? All have been approved by dis ?ti . school committers. as well s by the ^county board of educa tion. P: lucipats will remain the same ? v in 1959-60: Harry C. COrbin. F;an!:lin High; C. K. 'Ike' Olson, Fianklin Elementary; William G. Crawford. Ea.a Franklin; Zebulon W. Shcpe. Cullasaja: Benjam ' H. Moses, Union; G. Donald Seaslo. Cowes; Emerson G. Craw forci. Oito; James N. West. Car t:oo;,'eehaye; Alex Arnold. Iotla; Chmlf N F. Hfertdrix, Nantahala; E. ( uy Sutton, Highlands; and Addison R. Shepard, Chapel. Sapt. Bueck said vacancies in the teacher list will be filled be tween now and the opening of school next fall. By schools, the teachers are: Flanklin High: Anne P. Bicldle. Roy M. Biddle, Jr., Shirley A. Cloer Carolyn C. Cogan, Darlene J. Coiliiis, Grady W. Corbin, Rosalie C. Corbin. Lonnie H. Crawford, Marjcrie H. Crawford. Lois F. Fulton. Jean S. Hemphill. Lawrence C. Howard. Jr., Mildred R. Martin, Kathryn R. Matthews. Joy Ann MeCollum, Annie Mon tieth Ledfoid, Howard C. Patton. Katherine L. Perry, Luther W Proffitt, Clayton H. Ramsey, Fiank L. Ramsey, Jr., Mamie Y. Scroggs. Bertha E. Standley. Marie P. Stewart, Richard D Stott, Mabel F. Winstead, and Jean Phillips. Franklin Elementary: Hilda T. Olson, Ola S. Kiser, Margaret H. Ramsey, May O. McCoy, Edna M. Jamison, Elizabeth Meadows, Mil dred M. Richardson, Veva G. How ward, Katherine H. Williams. Mar garet M. Bradley, and Elsie W. Fianks. East Franklin: Merle P. Dry man, Nina T. McCoy, Hazel P. Sutton, Zebulon B. Mehaffey, Lucille K. Wurst, Katherine A. Crawford, Genevieve M. Barnard. Mary Louise B. Holden, Dora O. Carpenter, Fannie Mae Arnold, and Amy H. Deal. Cullasaja: Geoigie H. Young. Mattie M. Keener. Pauline F Cable, Pearl P. Stewart, Joyce J. Cagle, Myrtle F. Keener, Glee G. Nolen, Lois I. Keener, Maybur H. Norton, and Lovicia J. Moses. Union: Conley T, Owens, John B. Brendle. Jessie B. Horsley, Gay B. Teaguc, Alice A. Sla?le, Kath ryn R. Jones, and Lucy C. Brad ley. Cowec: Charles L. Cabe. Zona R. Brogden, Selma H. Dalton. Lily C Moody, and Fleta M Blaine. Otto: Eunice C. Siier, Martha C. Shields. Nancy J. Taylor. Mary S. Byrd, Beatrice M. Alley, Nellie R. Owens, and Hazel C. Norton. CartooKechaye : Catherine F. Henry, Mildred S. Swafford. Esther L. Wallace. Laura A. Slagle. Grace F. Wilson. Onnie I,. Cabe, and Josephine D. Corbin. Iotla: James T. Raby, Joyce B Swafford, ftora F. Moody, Emma Jean Downs, Emma R. Myers, and Marie O. Roper. Nantahala: Ruth H. Kimberly, Lawrence B Welch, Edward L. Roach, Charles H. Kimberly, Lolita Dean. Bonnie Lou May, Abbie T. Barker; and Rebekah R. lijay. Highlands: William C. Newton. Jean B. Propst, Tony R Migaiolo. Otto P. Summer. Sue C Migaiolo. Rcginia Schiffli, Beaufort F. Lance. David G. Pruett. Edith M Henson, Virginia E. Edwards, Edna Orr Vernon, Irene P. James, and Ruth S. Brown. Chapel: Alva H. Duke and Em ma S. England. ' ; A. ? Li . - 1 | Registrations In Town Vote Set New High New registrations indicate more interest is being generated in the June 4 water bond election than in any regular or special vote in Franklin In recent years. Mis. Ruby Beshears registrar, reported ' 88 new names In the books when she closed It Saturday. This is the most anyone can re member ever going on the books, except, of course, in a new regis tration. This coming Saturday will be challenge day at the town office land the election is set for the fol | lowing Saturday. Hatt'inan.aiHl violin a Si i "ad i variib AN OLD VIOUN - Is It A Strad ? Does Charlie Batemain have a rare Stradlvariuk violin or doesn't he? That is the question! The Route 3 farmer has an old violin; that is indispu table. Furthermore, writing on the inskfe of the instrument says: "Stradivari us 1721 Faciebat Anno" Is it a genuine Stradivarius or isn't it? Mr. Batcman, who cot the violin from his brother, says he can trace it back more thain 100 years in ownership. "Back (luring the war a man lulu me it was a real Strid and he was coming back to (ft it . . . bat hr was killed in a car wreck," the farmer recalls. The Instrument has a curly maple back and a pine front and is unusually light in weight. Also, Mr. Kaleman says its finish won't lake any other varnish. Am instrument fumed lor its I eauly of tone and design, (he .Stradivarius was made by Antonio Stradivari (prob: 1644- 17:17), of Cremona. The date in Mr. Wateman's instrum -nt? assuming- it is a genuine Stnufivarius ? wis m.i![- Hi years before Stradi vari's death. 1 A DOUBLE-HEADER ? Little League Opening , Season Monday Afternoon A double-hearles Monday < M'-m I orial Dayi will open the 00 Little League season in Franklin on the East Franklin diamond. Pre-Kame activities v^ill Cent on the usual opta .ir iemo.n V according to the it preside./. Dr. Thomas J. Huff. The first gaire v...' ; : o'clock. Dr. Huff will ;.ci u 1 win i of the four teams will play-, first Ram?, explaining: "We want all four t im mem bers there by 1 : 30 for pictures while their uniforms nie clean . that's the on'.y way to net all of them together." However, the Thunderbirdds will play the Wildcats and the Jaybirds the Reddys. Games will be played :.n Mod days i rici Thursdays during' 11k ! regular season'. Lust, y. aV. Liltle D i;arne? we're phiyed at. U?o Frp-nklJn field. } i'.c ar the special eri ligation c<nter..j Hi wevc . iit< f; ' i i.< noi ,.\ ! in s* re ,;-nd I itlic L.-agjie ;wun. > v ill be. played. at. iCast Franklin 1 . . il. it. i. . Dr. Huff -said TO INSTA I.I. WOMKN Officers of the Women's So ciety 'if Christian F"ryice and | the Wesleyan Service Guild of j tiic Franklin M?thodist Church will be installed by the pastor, ' the Hev Hobert K Early, at the morning worship .service Sun day. M; y J!/ OTHERS GET DEGREES ? Miss Phillips Graduates With Honors From W.C.C. Miss Barbara Jean Phillips, of Macon County, was one of tnree students graduated with hig.'i honors at Western Carolina Col lege at commencement exercises Sunday. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N;it . Phillips, cf Route 5, she received a bachelor of science degree, w.th majors In English and Social Science. Mrs. poui.se Hryson Iloldcn. of Rdute 4. recevied hel' master of arts degree in Education. Other Maconians, getting bache lor of science degrees In educa- I tion were Zebukn B Mehaffey. eighth grade education; Miss Marjory Moody, music; Mrs. Mar tha Ellen Womack Greene, pf i mary education; Lester Ray Young Social Science; and Leon Herbert I Talley. Sam A. (Bill! Mendenhall re ceived a bachelor of science degree in business administration. Miss Phillips Last-Minute Support Is Being Sought Democrats To Get Three Ballots, G. O. P. Two Ai'ter a slow start out of the gate. Democratic, and Republican political activity is being whipped into the stretch as the Saturday primary balloting nears. Party woikers on both sides, after many Weeks of behind-the scenes action, are coming out into the open in a last-minute bid for more support for their favorite candidates. Polls will open Saturday at 6:30 ii in, and will close at ?6:30 p.m. 111 the county's 14 precincts. Three Ballots Aftgr declaring party affiliation. Democrats will be handed three ballots, while the Republicans will get only two. The county ballot lists a contest between Rep. James M i Jim i Raby and William A. 'Bill' Cox. Franklin accountant, for the state H . use of Representa tives. The Republican hopeful. Mi's Nellie Cook. is unopposed in her party, eliminating the need for a county ballot for this party's prima! y. Tli si r ind ballot to be handed ertr'i vote- regardless of party, i v- to l ill the unexpired term Of I i h.le U.!S. Rep. David M. 1 tall T-h r term ends next Jan ua y running on the short-term bat ot are Democrats Roy A. Tay lor. of Black Mountain. Thad D. Bryson, Jr., of Bryson City, and Shelby E. Horton,. Jr., of Ashe ville Op;; sing each other on the Rr pflfclican ballot are Heinz Roll inan .of Waynisville. and Jack F. Shuler. of Graham County. All Regular All of the above Congressional candidates are listed on the regu lar primary ballots for the regu lar two-year term of office as well. Here's a rundown of the state officers on the Democratic pri mary ballot: , For Governor : Terry Sanford. Malcolm B. Seawell, John D. Lark ins, Jr.. and I. Beverly Lake. For Lt. Governor: H. Cloyd Phil pott. David M. McConnell, and C. V. Henkel. For Associate Justice. Supreme Court: Clifton L. Moore and Will iam J Cocke. For Commissioner of Insurance: Charles F Gold (incumbent) and John N Frederick For U S. Senator: B Everett Jordon (incumbent >. Robert W. Gregory. Robert M. Mc intosh, and Addison Hewlett. On the Republican ballot: For Lt. Governor: Otha Bardeh Batten, bavid Bailey, and S. Clyde Eggers. For Commissioner of Insurance: Deems H . Clifton and J. E. Cam eron. Brownie Troop Sets 'Fly-up' Ceremony In Town Tor.'fght Brownie Troop 203 will hold a ''fly-up' ceremony to promote Erownies to Intermediate Girl Scouts Ufnight iThursday) at 7:30 in the sanctuary of the Franklin Methodist Church, it has been announced by Mrs. Tom Jenkins, troop leader. Mrs. Harvey Price, commun ity chairman, will present the pins. The Weather fhe week's t?-mj>eratur*H nnd rainfall below are recordt-d in Franklin by Man son Stllea, IJ. S. wVather observer; in Highlands by Tudor N, Hall and W. C. Newton, TV A observers; and at the Coweta Hydrolojrie laboratory. Reading are for the 24-hour period ending at 8 a.m. of the day listed. FRANKLIN High Low Rain Wed., May 18 87 51 00 Thursday 83 54 00 Friday 83 54 00 Saturday 81 55 00 Sunday 87 43 00 Monday 84 42 00 Tuesday 88 40 00 Wednesday 54 .06 COWETA , Wed.. May 18 87 51 00 Thursday 88 53 00 Friday 81 55 00 Saturday 80 54 00 Sunday 80 43 00 Monday 85 44 00 Tuesday 83 49 trace Wednesday 86 50 .07 HIGHLANDS Wed., Mky 18 84 60 Thursday 75 54 Friday 74 54 Saturday 76 56 Sunday 77 53 Monday 78 '54 Tuesday 82 50 * No Record.