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75th Year ? No. 26
Franklin, N. C., Wednesday, June 29, I960
Price 10 Cents
..Twelve Pace*
J. P. BRADY, News Editor of
THE PRESS, will be out for sev
eral weeks following surgery Mon
day at Angel Hospital.
THE FRANKLIN MOTEL and
the new shopping center received
a 'plug' in the June 25 issue of
State magazine.
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SOMEONE called the Paint Pot
this week and asked what kind
-of pots,th?y were selling.
LET'S HOPE the political cam
paigners will be as ardent in tak
ing doten the posters around town
as they were in putting them up.
MORGAN SHATLEY'S office
for his Wayah Agency is getting
a facelift with a new front for the
business.
MACON CONSTRUCTION CO.
was awarded a contract for a
3'/2 mile section of the Blue Ridge
Parkway on its bid of $856,175.
ANYBODY WHO'S looking for
, someplace to go on Monday, the
fourth, can see a real spectacle
at Murphy when the Wagon Train
comes in.
KENNETH CLARK SAYS his
new Skating Rink will be opening
around the last of next week, and
word is out that the Franklin
Volunteer Fire Department is go
ing to sponsor a big Rock 'n Roll
show to open the new roller
palace.
GROSS SALES TAX collections
in Macon County for the month
of April were $11,059.40 according
to The Retailer, the N. C. Mer
chant's association publication.
DAVID ROJBERT GUNNIN, age
: 11, who livesfon the Georgia Road,
won a set of encyclopedias for
his "Ask Andy" question which
appeared in the Ashevllle Citizen
and other papers which carry the
column.
HERE'S A TAX TIP: Effective
July 1, 1960 a penalty of 5% a
month will be due on all state
privilege licenses for the tax year.
FRANK R. LEACH, SMC, USN.
a Macon native, was transferred,
to tte Fleet Reserve last week in
the office of the Executive Officer.
FOURTH CHANGES MEETINGS
<: The monthly meeting of the
Macon County Board of Com
missioners and the County School
Board will be advanced one week
since the first Mjonday falls on July
4. The town board, however, will
meet Monday night, according to
the last information received be
fore going to press.
ip hats
doing?
JAYCEES: First Monday, Zick
grafs Lumber Co., Third Monday.
Dillard House, Dillard, Ga. 7:00
p.m.
. 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.
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
Tuesday at 7 p.m., at the Nor
mandie.
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Saturday: Jaycee July 4 Cele
bration, 8:00 p.m. West side of the
County Courthouse.
Sunday: MYF Sub-District, Pat
ton Methodist Development, 3 to
6 p.m.
Friday: July 8, Lamb Pool, Clyde
Railway Station. Information as
to No. lambs at county agent's
office due Tuesday. July J.
Patrolman
Captures
Stolen Car
A Georgia prison escapee and
two other men arrested in a
stolen car Sunday on Highway
south of Franklin on UJS. 441 by
Highway Patrolman H. T. Fergu
son axe being held in federal cus
tody in Asheville pending further
investigation.
The trio were in a 1960 Chevro
let reported stolen in Atlanta. Ga.,
June 24, when arrested. William
Andrew Ward of Madison, Wise.,
was driving the auto, accompanied
by Kenneth Harris of Tennessee
and Florida and Jack M. Skates,
u-ho escaped from a Georgia
prison recently in a stolen prison
truck which he later abandoned
in Atlanta. Skates was armed wtih
a .22 calibre pistol.
FBI agent Stanley C. Settles
of the Asheville bureau questioned
the men here Monday before
transferring them to Asheville.
Skates admitted to changing the
license plates on the' stolen car
with plates he stole from another
auto in Jacksonville. Fla. He also
had ficticious papers for the
stolen auto. He said that the other
two men were hitch-hikers.
Patrolman Ferguson said tHat
he became suspicious of the car
?which was headed toward Frank
lin when he noticed that its hub
caps had been removed.
Mr. Pearson
Doug Pearson
Gets First
Higdon Grant
Douglas Lamar Pearson, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Pearson of
Franklin, has been named as the
first recipient of the Thomas
Bragg Higdon Scholarship to the
University of North Carolina.
The scholarship is valued at
$500 for Mr. Pearson's first year
at the University. In addition to
this, Mr. Pearson received a More
Thomas Bran Hirdon was in
Franklin on Monday and in an
interview said that he was very
pleased that Dour Pearson was
the first person to win the schol
ship. He praised Mr. Pearson's
leadership and athletic abilities.
He also explained that an ad
visory committee made up of
teachers in the Franklin High
School recommended Mr. Pear
son for the award.
head Merit Scholarship value at
$150 a year as a finalist in the
Morehead competition.
Mr. Higdon ,a native of Franklin
and prominent Atlanta Attorney,
established the scholarship fund
to provide scholarships for stu
dents of Macon County and the
surrounding area to attend the
University at Chapel Hill.
Mr. Pearson has been notified
by the University of his awards
and of his acceptance for the
academic year of 1960-61.
BANK PRESIDENT BACK
Frank B. Duncan, president of
the Bank of Franklin, has return
ed from the North Carolina Farm
Opportunities and Marketing
Caravan week-long tour of pro
duction. processing and marketing
enterprises in Canada, New Eng
land and New York.
The tour, sponsored by Wacho
via Bank and Trust Co. in co
operation with N. C. State College
and the N.C. Department of Agri
culture. was made by community
leaders from this area, and in
cluded an inspection of the Ford
Motor Co. plant in Dearborn.
Mich., showing the production of
cars from raw ore to finished
automobiles.
Mr. Dryman
Prelo Dryman
New Lions
President
Leaves Next Week
For International
Meet At Chicago
Prelo Diyman, main street mer
chant. was installed as president
of the Franklin Lions Club Mon
day night at a 'Ladies Night'
meeting at the Dillard House in
Dillard, Ga.
Mr. Dryman. a Lion for 14 years,
was installed by Gudger Cabe. 31-A
district governor.
Mr. Cabe and Roy A. Taylor,
Democratic candidate for congress,
made short talks to the Lions,
their wives and guests present at
the meeting.
Other officers installed Monday
were J. C. Crisp, first vice-presi
dent, Dr. Joe Hill, second vice
president, James Conley, third
vice-president. L. C. Howard, Jr.,
secretary, Melvln Penland, treas
urer. Prank Ramsey, Lion tamer.
Jack Angel, one year director. Bob
Corbln, one year directof, Roy
Cunningham, two year director,
George dlagle, two year director,
and Howard Halthcock and Bob
Coin, tail-twisters
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Off To Convention
Prelo Dryman in his new role
of imlinl low Tm*t of
next week for the Lions Inter
national Convention at Chicago.
As a delegate to the convention
he will vote on new Internation
al officers and other matters
which will come before the
board. The convention nun
July 6 through the 9th.
SERVICES WELL ATTENDED ?
Evangelistic Series Closes
Friday With Dr. J. L. Stokes
Closing speakers for the in
terdenominational revival which
is in progress at the Friendship
tabernacle will be Don Austin
and Dr. J. Lem Stokes.
Mr. Austin, widely known
evangelistic Baptist lay speak
er who was formerly with the
Billy Graham organization, will
give the luncheon talk at the
First Baptist church, Franklin,
as well as being the principal
speaker for the evening meet
ing on Wednesday. The annual
revival was led by Mr. Austin
three years ago a,nd It was one
of the best attended In the en
tire series of meetings.
Dr. Stokes, who is now, serv
ing as president of Pfelffer Col
lege, will lead both the noon
and evening meeting on Thurs
day and Friday.
The meeting this year, which
has been extremely well attend
ed, will be concluded with the
Friday night program.
The song program, headed by
Jerry Thomas, choir director.
\nd Tony Philmon, soloist, has
been an outstanding part of
this year's program! Both young
men are students at Pfeiffer
college and have worked with
the Billy Graham organization.
FREE TO PUBLIC -
I July 4 Celebration
Set For Saturday
To Meet At Patton
Development Area
Macon County Methodist Youth
Fellowship Sub-District will meet
Sunday, July 3, at the new Pat
ton Methodist Development Area.
MYP'ers will meet from 3 to
6 p.m. and a picnic supper will be
served at 6:00. Those attending
are asked to bring a picnic and
drinks will be provided by the
Sub-District.
PRESS OUT EARLY
The Press is out one day
early this week, Wednesday in
stead of Thursday, in order to
*ive employees a week's vacation
over the 4th of My week end.
The office will remain open
throughout the week, however.
Next week's edition will eome
ont one day late, on Friday.
Advertising deadline for next
week's paper is noon Wednesday.
BULLETIN
Monday night's tdlllsu of the
Gainesville Daily Times reported
that H. J. Blond, examiner for
the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, had recommended aban
donment of the entire Tallulah
Falls Railway line, in his report
to the commission.
Beauties, bingo, square dancing
and other attractions highlight
the Jaycee Fourth of July celebra
tion set for Saturday night at
8:00 p.m. on the west side of the
courthouse In Franklin.
This program is offered to the
public free of charge. Bill Zick
graf is general chairman of the
celebration and he expressed hopes
that everyone in Macon County
would show up for the holiday.
A bevy of 20 beauties are ex
pected to vie in the event to
crown Miss Fourth of July. Miss
Jane Mallonee, last year's queen,
will crown the new winner.
Other features cf the night will
be a pitching board, with prizes,
concession stands and square
dan<* exhibition* by local teams.
The beauty contest chairmen
are Edward Shatley, Bob Carpen
ter and R. M. Blddle, Jr. They
report that any local business may
sponsor an entrant with the $5
entry fee going for prizes. The
beauties entering will practice
Friday night In the basement of
Cagle's Music Co.
Alfred Hisdon will run the
pitching board and Max Holland
and Tom Collier are in charge of
bingo games. Prizes will be award
ed:
Square dancing will be under
the direction of Or. J. L Hill and
Dr. O. R. McSween.
OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY -
Dry mans Married 50 Years
The Dryman farm in the Scaly
community will be the scene of a
happy family Sunday when all the
children and friends of Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Dryman gather to help
them celebrate their 50th Golden
wedding anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. Dryman were
actually married on July 7. 1910,
but chose Sunday as the day for
a celebration and open house from
3 to 5 p.m. when they invite all
their friends to stop in for a visit.
"These 50 years have passed
quickly," says Mrs. Dryman, "and
in another sense, it seems like a
long time since we were married
. . . but we don't feel old."
Both Mr. and Mrs. Dryman were
born and raised in the Scaly
community and they remember
when it was a busy place with
many more families than it num
bers now.
"A lot of families have moved
away," Mrs. Dryman said, "and
now lots of tourists have moved
in, but most of them leave in the
winters."
Mr. Dryman farms the same
ground that his father tilled, but
methods have changed. "In the
old days we didn't know what
commercial fertilizer was and
crops weren't always so good. But
last year I raised 9,000 pounds
of cabbage on one acre and sold
it for $1,600."
Trips to town weren't too fre
quent in the early days of the
Dryman's marriage. "I mostly
stayed home and raised the fam
ily," says Mrs. Dryman. Mr. Dry
man usually did the buying of
supplies In Dillard, Ga.; "prices
were too high In the tourist town
of Highlands.
Like Their TV
One of the couple's favorite
pastimes now Is their television
set. 'Mr. Dryman wasn't sure he
wanted one at first," says Mrs.
Dryman, "but now we both have
our favorite programs that ' we
watch every night."
Drymans are expecting their
children for the celebration and
they are Prelo Dryman of Frank
lin, Mrs. Parker Norton of Frank
lin, Mrs. Luther Owens of Scaly,
Mrs. J. D. Head of Scaly, Mrs
Bessie Barnes of Scaly and Frank
Dryman of Scaly.
"We're looking for all our
friends to visit us too, Sunday",
they said, "its a long time until
our 100th anniversary."
Happily married 50 years on July 7
: i
CARRIES EVERY PRECINCT -
Macon Voters Give Sanford
Big Majority Over Dr. Lake
Macon County voters gave Terry j
Sanford a smashim: majority over i
I. Beverly Lake in Saturday's |
Democratic primary race, with the j
unofficial count showing 1 .796 for I
Sanford to 252 for Dr. Lake.
So complete was Mr. Sunford's j
victory in Macon that he carried
? ? ?
Mr. Taylor
Taylor wins
Short Term
Election
Writeins On
Republican Side
Total 38 Votes
Roy A. Taylor, Black Moun
tain attorney, received only
token wrlteln opposition In the
special election for congress
Saturday and carried Macon
County with 1,910 votes to 38
for Republican writeins.
He was named for the unex
pired term of the late David
M. Hall of Sylva as the 12th
District representative In the
IT. S. Congress.
Heinz Rollman, Republican
nominee for the post, with
drew his name from the ballot,
but still -ecelved 33 wrlteln
votes. Zeb Angel, of Franklin,
received two wrlteln votes,
?Tames Burston got one wrlteln,
Richard Clark, one, and anoth
er voter wrote In the name
'Bryson.'
On basis of returns from 193 .
of thf 12th district's 197 pre
cincts Taylor polled 28,508 votes
to 417 writeins for Heinz Roll
man and 09 other writeins.
tutors At Vet's Meet
Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Fisher at
tended the 59th annual meetinx
of the North Carolina State Vet
erinary Medical Association In
Ashevllle, June 21-23.
nil 13 of the county's precincts.
Statewide Mr Sanford held a
maisin of better than 76,000 votes
over. Dr. Lake with practically all
returns completed.
Although Mr Sanford carried
Macon County in the first pri
mal y. he did not receive a clear
majority throughout the state and
was i; iced into the runoff with
Dr. Lake
In the first primary May 27,
2.087 Maconians turned out to
vote giving Sanford 1,399. Mai
Precinct Results
Cnoffical results of Macon
County's vote in Saturdays
gubernatorial and special elec
tion congressional race, precinct
by precinct, appear on the Inside
of this issue. Officii results were
not available by press time this
week due to the Press's coming
out a day early.
colm B. Seaweli 301, John Larking
294 and Dr. Lake 92.
Both Mr. Sanford and Dr. Lake
visited Franklin during the cam
paign and spoke to local people
at the county courthouse.
Mr. Sanford's victory means
that he will face Robert Oavin.
Republican candidate for gov
ernor, in fe November general
election.
The main campaign issue be
Mr. Sanford
tween Mr. Sanford and Dr. Lake
was the question of integration
in North Carolina's public schools.
Mr. Sanford favored our present
Plersall Plan while Dr. Lake was
called a "last-ditch segregation
ist."
Dr. Lake conceded to Mr. San
ford victory shortly before 9:00
p.m. Saturday. ,
Returns from all but 17 of the
state's 2.094 precincts gave Mr.
Sanford 352.945 votes to 275,512
for Dr. Lake.
REV. GUTHRIE ?
Presbyterians Greet New
Minister At Reception
A reception was held Sunday
afternoon at the Franklin Pres
byterian Church in honor of the
Rev. and Mrs. Fred Outhrie. Mr.
Outhrie arrived last week to take
over his duties as the new minister
of the church.
Along with Mr. Outhrie and his
Little
League
Standings
Fir?t Half
Of Season
Over June 30
Standinpf W
Reddys 6
Jaybirds 5
Thunderbirds 5
Wildcats 0
Week's Scoi
June 23: Reddys 18, Wildcats
2; Thunderbirds 8, Jaybirds 5;
June 27: Thunderbirds 20, Wild
cats 12; Reddys 3, Jaybirds 2;
Coming Games (
June 30: 4 p. m. JSC vs. Wild
cats {makeup of rained out
game of June 20 > ; 5:15 p. m.
Reddys vs. Thunderbirds (con- 1
tlnuatlon of June 20th game
tied 5-5 in 7th inning >. These 1
games complete the first half 1
of the season. '
L Pet.
I .777
3 .625
3 .625
8 .000
BURIAL AT WOODLAWN ?
William Thad Cloer, 73,
Retired Lumberman, Passes
Funeral services for William
Thad Cloer., 73, a Macon County
native, were held Thursday, June
23, in the Cashiers Baptist Church
with burial following In Wood
lawn Cemetery here.
Mr. Cloer died Tuesday, June
21, in Jackson County where he
had lived for the past 40 years.
He was bom in Macon County
In 1887. the son of Jacob and
Annie Cloer. He recently retired
as superintendent of the Gennett
Lumber Co. of Ashevillc after
more than 50 year's service with
the firm, operatine plants ill j
Georgia and Tennessee as well
as North Carolina.
Officiating at the funeral was
The Rev. Charles Sellers. Pall
bearers were J Harold Farmer.
I Robert Cloer, Jr.. W A. Cloer. Jr
Larry Banther, Thad Farmer. T
McDevitt, Nat Cloer, and Tommy
Cloer.
Survivors include the widow,
Mrs. Pearl Cloer; foui sons. The
Rev. W A Cloer of Franklin.
Rcbert Cloer of Pioneer, Tenn.;
Carl Cloer of Jacksburg, Tenn .
and A J. Cloer of Hayesvllle; seven
daughters. Mrs. J H Hooper and
Mrs. Dallas Mills of Cashiers.
Mrs J W. Hooper of Brevard.
Mrs. Clarence Fanner of Seneca.
S. C.. Mrs Vernon Prultt of Frank
llf)y_Mrs. E A. Anderson of Hayes- (
vllle and Mrs. Lawrence Banther i
of Mountain City, Ga,; thre> ]
sisters, Mrs. Hez Dills of Concrete,
Wash . Mrs, Carl Angel of Frank
lin and Mrs. Melbourne Rogers
of Waynesville; two brothers.
The Rev. O A Cloer of Franklin ,
and Charles Cloer of Hayesville; ,
35 grandchildren and 16-fgreat
Krandchildren.
Moody Funeral Home of Sylva '
was in charge of arrangements. !
Lamb Pool Set
For July 8th
Macon County sheepmen will ,
have an opportunity to participate j
In this year's third lamb pool on
Friday. July 8. according to T.
H. Fatig, county agent.
All lambs of market size. 80
pounds and over, can be taken
to the Southern Railway yard at '
Clyde between 7 and 10 a.m. on ;
this day 1
Farmers planning to participate I
In this pool should notify the
county agent's office by July 2 1
as to the number of lambs they
plan to ship.
wife in the receiving line were
Miss Alice Single, president of
the Women of the Church, Mr.
Earl Adams, president of the Men
?cf the Church .and Mrs. Adams,
Dr. J. L. Hill, chairman of the
Board of Deacons, and Mrs. Hill.
Mr. John Bulgln. Clerk of the
session, and Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Pesperman.
Mrs. Margaret Cooper greeted
the guests, and Mrs. Mattie
Pearl Shields assisted. Mrs. Gus
Leach presided at the punch bowl.
Approximately 100 guests called
during the afternoon.
A native of New York. Mr.
Outhrle was graduated June 7
from Union Theological Seminary
in Richmond. Va. Prior to his col
lege and seminary years, he lived
in White Sulphur Springs. W. Vs..
and claims this town as his home.
He attended King College for three
years and was graduated from
Davis and Elklns College. Elkins.
Va.. In 1956 He received the de
gree of bachelor of divinity from
Union Seminary after three years
at that institution with one year
of clinical service at the Charles
Town Presbyterian Church In
Charles Town. W, Va.
Mr. Outhrle Is married to the
former Miss Shirley Anderson, a
graduate of Montieat College In
1957. She also attended the Pres
Dyterlan School of Christian Edu
cation In Richmond. The couple
las a daughter. Ruth Emily.
In coming to Franklin. Mr.
Guthrie succeeds the Rev. Donn
K. Langfltt. who went to Arllng
:on. Va.. In the fall to be associ
ate minister of the Trinity Pres
byterian Church.
WEATHER
rh? week'* t*-mperaturea and rainfall I
ire recorded in Franklin by Manaor. Stilea,
U. S. weather obaerver; in High] an da hp
rudor N. Hall and W. C. Newton. TV A
?baervf>rs; and at the Coweta* Hydrolase
Laboratory. Readings are for the 24-hour
period ending at 8 a.m. of the day listed.
FRANKLIN
High Low Rain
Wed., June 22 88 62 1.73
Thursday 81 64 trace
Friday 87 54 .06
Saturday 81 63 .47
Sunday 71 65 .61
Monday 83 60 .14
Tuesday 62 00
COWETA
Wed.. June 22 82 67 1.15
Thursday 84 63 .93
Friday 81 59 trace
Saturday 88 58 .50
Sunday 69 65 .61
Monday 74 59 .42
Tuesday 80 60 00
HIGHLANDS
Wed., Jiyie 22 79 61 ?
Thursday 80 60 *
Friday 81 61 ?
Saturday 76 60 ?
Sunday 67 60 ?
Monday 72 60 ?
Tuesday ? * ?
?no record.