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75th Year ? No. 27
Franklin, N. C., Friday, July S, 1960
Price 10 Cents
Twelve Pages
IF YOU THINK the new -water
rates are high, just remember that
Town Clerk Ray Swafford wrote
to 22 surrounding towns of com
parable size and population, and
in every case their rates were as
high or higher than our new ones.
THE GAS TRUCK fire last
Wednesday pointed out the need
for a larger capacity chemical fire
fighting tank on the Franklin
Fire Department truck.
IT'S CERTAINLY A lot easier
to see what's playing at the Frank
lin Drive In theatre with the new
marquee placed atop the Franklin
Fruit Stand.
QUITE A NUMBER of tourists'
cars were seen going the wrong
way on Palmer St. over the holi
days. Could be that one way
markers are Inadequate on the
lower end of the street.
THE NEW WATER tank on
Golf View Drive is completed,
painted and sterilized and is being
tilled. Total cost for the new
standpipe was $12,000 and this
will be paid by July 15.
REBUILDING OF Frank and
Red Henry's Auto Parts Eq p
ment Co. building which bun^d
last winter Is nearlng the com
pletion stage.
FRANKLIN WAS PACKED to
capacity over the holiday week
end, with bumper to bumper traf
fic on the roads, motels full,
restaurants doing a booming busi
ness and record crowds at Frank
lin L/jdge golf course and swimm
ing pool.
CHARLES H. BOREN. Macon
County Game Warden, was fea
tured In the Wildlife Protector
column In Thursday's Ashevllle
Citizen.
THE VF.W. SPONSORED
carnival on the ball park on the
Georgia Road has had large
crowds throughout the week and
will remain open through Satur
day.
AHEAD OF THE NEWS: Two
of North Carolina's delegates to
the National Democratic Con
vention. opening July It in Los.
Angelea have said off the record
that they have joined the "Stop
Kennedy" drive. i
EMPLOYEES OF Franklin Hos
iery Co. will return to work Mon
day after a week's vacation.
LET'S BE THANKFUL that
none of the 376 traffic deaths
which occurred over the nation
during the holiday weekend hap
pened In Macon. A vote of thanks
to all state, county and town
law officials for a safe fourth.
TWO DICKINSON, N. D.. boys
who are making a motor scooter
trip around the country to test
scooters for a Rockford. 111., com
pany spent two nights in Franklin
this week. They stayed one night
with the John Bulgin family and
Mr. Bulgin helped them repair one
of the scooters.
THOSE HOUSE RATTLING
booms which have been reported
all over the county during the
past week, rattling window panes
and sounding much like a dyna
mite blast, are reported to be
coming from an Air Force test
rocket which has been testing in
this area. When the rocket breaks
through the sound barrier, the
explosion-like scund occurrs.
UHiat's
JAYCEES: First Monday, Zick
graf's Lumber Co., Third Monday.
Dtllard House. Dillard, Oa. 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. yr.: 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 BulMlng.
BUSINESS AND PROFESSION
AL WOMEN'S CLUB: Fourth
Tuesday at 7 p.m., at the Nor
mandle.
MISS CAROL SUE WELCH of Route 3, Franklin, was crowned
Miss fourth of July Saturday might at the Jaycee celebration by
Miss Jane Mallonee, last year's queen. Miss Linda Ledford, right,
was third place runner up.
MISS JULY 4 CROWNED -
Jaycee Celebration
Draws Large Crowd
A crowd estimated as numb
ering from 1,000 to 1,500 per
sons packed the square on the
west side of the county court
house Saturday night for the
Jaycee July 4 celebration to
play bingo, pitch pennies,
square dance and see Miss Carol
Sue Welch crowned as Miss
July 4th.
Sixteen bathing beauties en
tered the contest to select Miss
July 4th and judging was so
difficult that the three top win
ners weren't selected until
after 11 o'-clock.
Second (dace In the contest
went to Miss Jane Cagle, spon
sored by eagle's Restaurant and
third place ruimtr up wu Miss
Linda Ledford who was spon
sored by The Paint Pot.
On the first elimination the
field was narrowed to nine and
these beauties were Miss Vlanne
Keener, sponsored by People's
Rock N' Roll
Comes Here
Friday Night
Fire Department
Sponsoring Show And
Dance In Rollerdrone
Franklin will be rockin' and
rollln' tonight (Friday) when the
Mike Lattimore Show opens in
Kenneth Clark's new rollerdrome
skating rink sponsored by the
Franklin Fire Department.
The show starts at 8:00 p.pi.
faturing Jim Sansing as star
vocalist and Don Padgett of
Grand Ole Opry fame. After the
show, chairs will be pushed back
and the crowd will be offered a
variety of rhythms for rock and
roll, round and square dancing.
Profits from tonight's show will
go into the Fire Department fund,
and if the show is a success, the
Fire Department has plans for
sponsoring a show each week with
profits going for the Youth Center
fund.
Tonight marks the formal open
ing of the new rollerdrome and
the rink opens for skating on Sat
urday.
CORRECTION
In the Press issue of June 23
a story entitled. "Lake Vows Not
To Close Schools," reported that
Olenn W. Brown, 12th district
solicitor, was traveling with Dr
I. Beverly Lake on his visit to
Franklin for a campaign speech
In the recent gubernatorial pri
mary run-off race. This statement
was Incorrect. Mr. Brown was not
in Dr. Lake's party. He was a
supporter of Terry Sanford dur
ing .the campaign and was in
Waynesvllle at the time. The Press
apologizes to Mr. Brown for our
mistake and for any embarrass
ment he may have suffered due to
our error. The statement was the
result of mistaken Identity.
Department Store, Miss Helen
Cochran sponsored by Be Ik's
Department Store, Miss Carrol
Wat kins sponsored by The
Fashion Shop, Miss Tammy Mc
Clendan sponsored by the Ma
con Furniture Mart, Miss Ida
Mae Ramey, sponsored by Nan
tahala Lumber Co., Miss Jeanne
Scott sponsored by Bry son's
Restaurant, Miss Welch spon
sored. by the S. and L 5 and
10, Miss Cagle and Miss Led
ford.
Other contestants were Miss
Martha Angel sponsored by the
Twins' Shop, Miss Peggy Dills
sponsored by the Wayah Agency,
Mis* Nora Stuart sponsored by
the De Soto Trail Restaurant,
Miss Tootsie Led ford sponsored
^by the Carolina Pharmacy, Miss
Carrol Nelson sponsored by
Dryman's, Miss Susie Henson
sponsored by Gonley Motor Co.,
and Miss Pat Malllco sponsor
ed by the H. and J. Restaurant.
Miss Wetch is a rising junior
at Western Carolina College and
the daughter of Mrs. Ed Welch
of Route 3 in the Burningtown
community. Both Miss Cagle
and Miss Ledford are rising
seniors at Franklin High. Miss
Jane Malonee, last year's queen,
crowned this year's winner.
Bingo tables and the penny
pitching board were swamped
with players throughout the
evening and many people won
a variety of prizes.
The Jaycee concession stand
sold completely out of soft
drinks before the evening was
over and the crowd enjoyed a
square dance exhibition by the
Ruby Ramblers team.
FAIR ASSOCIATION
TO MEET JULY 11
A county-wide meeting of the
Macon County Fair Association
is slated for Monday night.
July 11 in the Frfcnklln High
agricultural building. All Inter
ested persons are urged to at
tend this meeting to discuss
Plans for the proposed new
buildings.
Scout Committee
Members Hear Of
Leadership Needs
New district Scout Executive
John Burton promised active co
operation in promoting scouting
in this area at a meeting of the
Smoky Mountain District Commit
tee June 29 at Cagle's Cafe.
Steve Bundy. chairman, pre
sided at the meet attended by
14 commtttee members. Discussion
at the meet centered around the
need for suitable leadership for
boys in this area.
A member reported that a group
of 20 boys in the area wish to
organize a scout troop out have
been unable to flna a scout master
so far.
Members were also reminded
that a court of honor Is scheduled
here for August 13. with the site
to be disclosed later. '
FIRST PLACE AWARDS ?
Franklin Future Farmers
Win Again At Convention
Continuing In their glowing
tradition of past years, the
Franklin chapter of the Future
Farmers of America walked off
with a "crib" full of honors at
the state convention in Raleigh
last week.
Five local prize-winning future
farmers accompanied their leader
and teacher, Wayne Proffitt, to
the three-day event held on tht
campus of state oallege and in
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium.
June 29-July 1. The young men
attending the meet were Robert
Enloe, "Spike" Maddox. Jim
Nolen. Johnny Cabe and Tex
Corbin.
The Franklin chapter received
a prize of $125 for placing first
as the top chapter in this district
which Includes 93 chapters in 29
western counties.
Another first place prize of $75
was awarded to Franklin's chap
ter as winning district champ in
co-operative activities, and the
Franklin group received a third
Mr. Bmlu
Allan Brooks
New Rotary
President
Installed By Tennent,
Former President Of
Rotary International
Allan Brooks was Installed as
president of the Franklin Ro
tary Club Thursday night, June
30, receiving the gavel from a
visiting former president of
Rotary international, Charles G.
"Buzz" Tennent of Ashevllle.
The club's slate of officers
was elected In January so they
could attend the district con
vention in February but weren't
SEE NO. 5, PAGE 12
Florida Club
Mushrooms
In Franklin
New Club Growing
Fast With More
Than 90 Members
An overflow crowd of Florida
visitors to Franklin packed the
Parish House of St. Agnes Epis
copal Church last Friday night for
a covered dish supper.
Eighty members of the recently
organized group showed up fov
the supper and business meeting,
to get the activities of the Flori
da Club off to a rousing start
Following the supper the
Floridians met on the lawn for a
brief business meeting to discuss
further future plans for the club.
C. O. Robinson, president of the
group, presided and appointed Joe
Reed as chairman of the enter
tainment committee and Mrs.
Henry Scramlin as chairman of
the constitution and by-laws com
mittee.
With membership of the club
already surpassing 90 members,
the club accepted an invitation
SEE NO. 8, PAGE 12
AIRPORT STOCKHOLDERS
TO HOLD MEET
The annua! meeting of all stock
holders of the Macon Chunty
Airport. Inc., is scheduled for
Tuesday, July 12. at 8:00 pm at.
the airport.
New officers and the new board
of directors will be elected at this
meeting and suggestions and
policle* to "Improve the airpoit
will be discussed.
first place award of $40 as winning
chapter in forestry.
Individual honors went to Jar
."no leu who won $30 for first place
in the district in farm eleeti itica
aon and i:. Tex Corbin foi 'first
place in this federation 'live
Western counties including Ma
con, Clay, Graham. Swain and
Uierokee> in soil and wai. i man
agement, bringing him $15
The Franklin chapter also v. as
awarded a plaque for being one ci
the state's superior chapters.
Mr. Proffitt and Jim Nolen at
tended a banquet Wednesday
night in the state college student
union building given for all win
ners in farm electrification, and
Johnny Cabe was accompanied by
Mr. Proffitt to another banquet
in the Raleigh S. and W. Cafteria
banquet room given by Sears and
Roebuck for all future farmers
who are raising a bull in connec
tion with tlie Sear's company's
bull program.
Mr. Proffitt and the future
farmers attending were housed in
a state college dormitory during
their trip to the convention.
Forest Service
Sells 1,710
Acres Timber
Timber o? a 1,710 acre tract of
land in Macon County on Locust
Tree and Camp Branches was
recently sold by the U.S. Forest
Service to the W.C. Hennessee
Lumber Co. of Sylva which sub
mitted the top bid of $53,601 51.
A 25% portion of this money
will come back to counties em
bracing sections of the Nantahala
National Forest on an acreage
basis. In the form of taxes to be
used primarily for schools.
The tract lies 16 miles West
of Franklin and 500 acres are con
sidered operable. The sale contrast
i stated that all requirements for
(cutting his timber must be com
pleted by March 20, 1963.
Mrs. Setser
Celebrates
101st Birthday
Mrs. W. A. Setter quietly oele- |
>i ated her 101st birthday 3w j
i c'jy at the heme of her d.n . '
f M:s. W. R Waldroop.
Mrs. Seteer holds the distinction j
of being the second' okn.it person {
| living in Macon County.
Many friends and relatives call- 1
ed during the day to wish Mrs 1
?Setser "Happy Birthday' and'
ortng her gifts. I
All of her child'. ':i arc .till liv j
: in#; She has two sou i.' Mr. Jo
Setaer and Mr. Law; ence Setser.
and four daughters. Mrs. Wal |
droop, Mrs. George McGee. Mrs. I
Charles Waldroop, and Mrs. L
B. Phillips. There are 20 grand
children and many weat-granri
children.
She was presented a three-tiered
birthday cake by her grand
daughter, Mrs. R. D. Carson.
Among the tilings that made the
occasion a happy one for Mrs.
Setser occurred when one great
grandson started the day right by
singing loudly, even if a little
off-key "Happy birthday to you!"
She chuckled when a grandson
wished her "many more happy
birthdays" as he handed her a
gift.
Mrs. Setser, wife of the late
W. A. <Andy> Setser. Is still vitally
interested in people and events
Even though her eyesight is fail
ing and she is confined to a wheel
chair, she keeps up with the rtews
because her radio is her constant
companion. Her memory Is better
than any of her grandchil
dren in remembering the birthday
anniversaries of i her children,
grandchildren, and great-grand
children.
She can tell stories of the "old
days" by the hour, and yet most
of her ideas are not as "old
fashioned" as one might expect.
However, she doesn't hesitate to
tell anyone that some of the
modern-day clothing, namely.
shorts, is abominable.
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RECRUITER IN FRANKLIN
Tech. Sgt. Ray C. Holt, Air
Force recruiter for this area, will
be in Franklin today < Friday > In
the Clerk of Court's office In the
ccurthouse from 11:00 ajn. until
12:30 p.m.
LOOKING TO TOURNAMENT ?
Little Leagues Finish First
Half Season In 3-Way Tie
With tournament play against
Canton, Andrews. Sylva and
Hazelwood leagues just around the
corner, the Franklin Little League,
finished its first half season in
a three way standoff.
In one of the most unusual half
seasons since Little League start
ed here five years ago. a mixture
of different developments has
created a flood of very exciting
games.
The Jaybird team, featuring pin
point pitching from Ray "Pud"
Jones, and clutch hitting from
Eddie Bateman, along with an
air-tight defense, showed its usual
toughness throughout the first
Ifftlf.
The Rfcldy team which has had
many a tough season in past years
displayed perhaps the best bal
a need learn In the league durlnj!
the first nine games. Andy Nor
ton's pitching and Johnny Owl's
hitting, plus a good combination
of hitting and pitching, had the
lest of the league trying to catch
up at th ? end of the first half.
The Thunderbirds, like the Red
dys, u-siially on or near the "bpt
torn, came roaring to the front
on brute power hitting, which
offset a leaky defense. "Homer
ing" Homer Holbrook's slams plu*
his pitching and the fine clutch
hitting of Gary Palmer have been
the bright spots of the Thunder
bird's attack.
The defending WUdcats. off to
their worst start ever, had plenty
to be proud of in the play of Alvin
Doster and Alton Sutton Under
SEE NO. 3, PAGE 12
Town Tax, Water
W
Rates Jncreased
\ i iiur > ? in town taxes ami water rates was
\-( >' i- ! -nit i'i ci'i' -a f?v the Frafiklin Board of Aldermen
NJo:! ',i\ ni^ln. iulv 4, to compensate lor a recom
endvl budget increase oi S23,<NX), most ol which
will ^ i > for improvements in' the local water system.
T!u' it y tax '.rue was increased from $1.35 per $100
.?.valuation'' to per $HK) evaluation.
Water rate- inside the cits limits were raised from
t Si i minimum i>> a Si.lHt iiimiinuui on the first
1 .t "* > gallons used. The rate for customers inside the
Preaching In The
Park To Be Held
Here Saturdays
The first III a series of open j
air preaching in the park services |
was held in Franklin Saturday on
Palmer St.
Sponsored by the Macon Coun
ty ministerial association, the
services will be held each Satur
day throughout July.
The Rev. W. K. Shields heads
the program. Saturday's sermon,
was by The Rev. Tliad Robert
Dcwdle. Other Ministers partici
pating in the service were The
Revs. Robert Early, Fred Sorrells,
Royston Stevenson. Flovd Cruse
and Jack Cruse.
Music for the services Is pro
vided courtesy of Cagle's Music
Co., with Fred Grist of Dillard
Ga? at the organ. The music is i
carried across the street by publl;
address system.
DRYMAN REUNION SKT
The. annual Dryman family re
union will be held Sunday. July
10, at the home of Mr. and Mr;
Earl Dryman at Scaly. All rela
tives and friends ar? invited to
come and bring a picnic lunch.
Driver Flees
Flaming Gas
Truck Unhurt
"I cah Just say that I'm the
luckiest man In Franklin", said
Frank Alexander who last Wed
nesday (June 29 > escaped from
the cab of an overturned flam
Ins KOs truck, moments before
It exploded.
Mr, Alexander who lives on
Rivervlew St. In Franklin was
driving a Duncan OH Co. teas
truck filled with 1,255 gallons
of gas when he was forced to
pull onto the shoulder of the
road 011 a curve on the High
lands mountain road to avoid
hitting a vehicle traveling in |
the opposite direction.
The shoulder broke off and
the truck rolled down an em
bankment, overturning and I
spraying gas alt over the area, j
"Hie truck burst into flames |
and Mr Alexander scrambled i
out and crawled back into the i
road where he hailed a passing I
car which brought him to a [
Franklin hospital.
He suffered only bruises and
abrasions. The truck, a 1960
model driven only 1.000 miles
SEE NO. 4. PAGE 1?
ONLY THK SHELL of thin Duncan Oil Co. truck remained after it overturned and exploded
on the Highlands road last Wednesday. Driver Frank Alexander scrambled out m< ments before
the tamlu went off. t
ciuy uiiiiiA wji'j uac u*ci iu,uw
gallons was raised from 2c to 3c
per 100 gallons.
Outside rates were raised
from $2.00 to $3.00 on the first
1,000 gallons used. The next 5,
000 gallons outside was raised
from $7.50 to $8.00. Over 10,
000 gallons outside the city
limits will now cost 4c per 100
gallons, a lc Increase.
Effectively Immediately
Both the tax and water hikes
become effectively immediately.
Persons who have prepaid their
1960 taxes can get a 1Vj% dis
count if they pay the balance
a'f this increase within the
month.
The tax raise is expected to
bring in a total revenue of $8,
913.78 In new taxes this year.
Tap (Jms Higher
Also raised along with the
water rates were tap on fees.
Inside the city limits, the
charge to tap on a 3/4 inch
line was raised from $25 to $50.
A 1 inch tap was raised from
$25 to $75. All larger tap ons
will be installed on a cost-plus
basis to the user.
Outside the city limits a 3/4
Inch tap on was raised from $25
to *75 plus labor costs. A 1 Inch
tap on outside city limits now
costs $100 plus labor, and all
larger will be Installed on & oost
plus basis.
1960 Appointments
Making appointments for I960,
the board reappointed Ray
Swafford as town clerk, tax
collector, treasurer and pur
chasing agent; C- D. Baird as
police chief and A. C. Tyslnger,
Jr., as fire chief. R. 8. Jones
was rehired as town attorney
and Mrs. Bill Tallent was hired
as assistant town clerk. The
board also created a new
of superintendent of streets and
water and appointed Kenneth
E. Smith to the Job.
New Police Car
At Monday night's meeting
the board also authorized Mr.
Swafford to advertise for bids
on a new i960 two door Chev
rolet police car with heavy
duty equipment and a six cyl
inder engine.
Porch Coming Down
Crawford McCoy sent a mes
sage to the board requesting
that the board allow him and
his contractor, Wiley Clark, un
til Sept. l before tearing down
the second story porch which
overhangs Main Street on Mr.
SEE NO. I. PAGE 13
WEATHER
Th? *f?k'i tamperaturaa aad rainfall Mw
? r* ratordad In Fraaklln by Manaor. Wliw.
U. S. waalhar utstrrtr: In Highlands tav
Tudor N. Hall and W. C N-wton. TTA
and at tb? Co*Ha Hrdretoele
Uborauirr. Raading* ara for tba 24-howr
oar iod andlnr at 8 a.m. of tha day liata*.
FRANKLIN
High Low Rain
Tues.. June 28 74 63 .15
Wednesday 85 64 .00
Thursday 89 59 .00
Friday 86 64 .00
Saturday 8") 65 .00
Sunday 88 61 .00
Monday 86 62 .00
Tuesday 84 63 .00
Wednesday 82 64 trace
Thursday 65 .36
COWETA
Tues.. June 28 80 60 .00
Wednesday 75 58 .01
Thursday 84 54 .00
Friday 88 SO .00
Saturday 86 63 .15
Sunday 88 58 .00
Monday 88 60 .00
Tuesday 84 58 .0?
Wednesday 83 63 .06
Thursday 79 62 1.23
HIGHLANDS
Tues.. June 28 79 59
Wednesday 80 62
Thursday 81 54
Friday 81 59
Saturday 82 64
Sunday 83 58
Monday 82 62
Tuesday, 83 59
Wednesday 70 61
Thursday " 60
? no record