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"After 17 Years ?
. \ r i >ther Broken Promise"
75th Year ? No. 34
Franklin, N. C., Thursday, August 25,
1960
Price 10 Cents
Sixteen Pages
BOB S. SLOAN, publisher of
THE PRESS, was among Tar
Heel newspaper, TV. and radio
figures in Washington, D. C.,
Tuesday for a luncheon meet
ing with Democratic presiden
tial nominee Sen. John F. Ken
nedy. He flew there Monday
from Greenville and returned
home Tuesday night.
DOUGLAS FULTON, Jr., resi
dent of West Palm Beach, Fla..
and Franklin, set a course rec
ord August 17 at Clayton, Ga..
by touring the 18-hole country
club with a 66 ? a 34 on the
front nine and a 32 on the
hack. Playing with him were
his father, Douglas Fulton, Sr.,
Fred Cochran, of Memphis,
Tenn., and W. o. Kinnebrew, of
Winter Haven, Fla., and Frank
lin.
WE GOOFED last week in re
porting the price of stock in
the new bowling alley. A typo
graphical error gave the price
as $10 per share when it Is
really only a dollar per. So buy
some already!
ALTHOUGH THEY'RE not
floating in greenbacks, em
ployes of the local Winn-Dixie
Store got their share of profit
sharing checks that totaled
$747,750.98. The distribution was
a record high.
A CARNIVAL (Honest Homer)
has been signed lor the '60
Macon County Fair on the new
fair grounds. Whee!
A BIG ruby (43 carats) was
found one day this week by
Miss Anne Machek, of Delray
Beach, Fla., at the Shuler
mine.
TUESDAY MORNING'S lire
was at Goodlow Bowman's
house in East Franklin. A deep
well cooker, accidentally turned
on, caught fire. A lot of smoke,
but not too much damage.
LOOKS LIKE we'll be attend
ing football games in our shirt
sleeves If the weather keeps on
as it has. There's been no nip
of fall In the night air yet ? at
least not a real healthy nip.
THE WEATHER sure has
played hob with the Little
League season this year ? also
as much hob as the parents
have played with the coaches
for what they considered bum
decisions. Looks like grown-ups i
would leave kids games to kids.
DROP OUT the Georgia road
and look at the new exhibit
hall on the fair grounds. Then,
come back to town and send
the fair association a check so
more of them can be built.
SEVERAL LOCAL Masons
plan to be at the base of Wil
scott Mountain Saturday down
near Morganton, Ga., for the
annual quarry meeting of the
lodges of Fannin County.
w hats i
J doing? |
JAYCEES: First Monday. Zick
graf's 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.
Monday: Organic Garden Club
Agricultural Building. 7:30 p.m
Friday: Class of '60. Franklin
High School, party and business
meeting at 8 p.m. at Youth Cen
ter. "
REDDY5 COP *60 LITTLE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP OVER JAYBIRDS
Meet the Reddys. champions of the 1.960 Little League season. The* team heat the Jaybirds to 0 last
Friday and Tuesday afternoon took the championship by beating the Jays 3 to 1. Monday's scheduled
frame was rained out.
AT FRIDAY EXERCISES ?
Nine Maconians Awarded
Western Carolina Degrees
Nine Maconians received degrees
from Western Carolina College at
Commenoement exercises Friday
night at the close cf summer
school.
A large number from here at
tended the exercises, many to hear
Terry Sanford, Democratic guber
natorial nominee, who was com
mencement speaker.
Receiving the B.S. degree In
Education were Howard Samuel
Baldwin, Social Science; Grady
William Ccrbin. Health and Phys
ical Education and Science: Myra
Lucille Crawford. Primary Educa
tion; Elizabeth Rebecca Howard.
Home Economics: and Mary
Austella Milter, English and Social
Science.
Awarded degrees of Master of
Arts in Education were Roy M.
Bicidle, Jr., Wiley Howell Smith,
Charles Lee Cabe, and Charles
Horner KImberly.
IN ABSENTIA
Miss Shirley Cloer, of
Framkfin, former Franklin
High teacher, was awarded
the master of arts degree in
absentia at W. C. C. Miss
Cloer recently resigned at
Franklin High to accept a
teaching post in the business
department at W. C. C.
DONATIONS STILL NEEDED -
Workmen Finish
Fair Exibit Hall
A bright, metal exhibit hill
now enhances the Macon Coun
ty Pair Ground on US 23-441.
One of several fair associa
tion officials hope to erect in
coming years, the large Butler
steel building was finished
Tuesday. Workmen erected it in
eight working days.
The next step will be con
tracting a concrete floor in the
100 by 40 foot structure. Also,
wiring and plumbing must be
done.
However, the next exhibit hall
- A DO IT- YOURSELF PROJECT -
'Sea Witch' To The Rescue
An adventurous future Is in
store for the "Sea Witch", if
the plans of the father and
son do-it-yourself combination
pan out.
Although the 15-foot cabin
cruiser was launched only
Wednesday of last week, she
already has tasted adventure.
On her maiden voyage up
Fontana Lake, "Sea Witch"
rescued another boat in dis
tress.
It took Franklin's E. G. Craw
ford and his son, Gary, three
summer vacations to build the
beautiful little cruiser. They
loaded her on a trailer last
Wednesday and with the rest
of the family went to Almond
Boat Dock for the official
launching.
Things couldn't have ticked
off more perfectly: The "Sea
;Witch", built for speed, clock
ed 26 m.p h. with 35 horse
power outboard ? a development
that delighted her owners. She
handled beautifully in the
water. And to round out a per
fect maiden voyage, the "Sea
Witch" was hailed by a boat in
distress and towed it to the
dock. Mr. Crawford said a Char
lotte doctor and his family were
aboard the disabled boat. The
doctor had rowed for an hour
and half after the engine failed.
"They were mighty happy to
see us," vMr. Crawford recalls.
Building a boat was Gary's
iifea. Boats are his hobby and
he reads everything about
them he can get his hands
on, his father says. Gary also
named the "Sea Witch", who
was built from plans that cost
$1.50.
This investment in plans,
however, was just the begin
ning. Not counting labor and
the cost of the outboard, they
figure they have about $900 in
materials in the cruiser.
:Wp just quit counting when
it went past seven hundred,"
Mr. Crawford says.
A comparable cruiser on the
open market would cost about
$1,500.
Representing about six
months of work, the "Sea
Witch" was started during
Christmas holidays in 1958 by
the Crawfords. Mr. Crawford
is positive about this begin
ning because the boat build
ing messed up his plans for
watching the New Year's foot
ball bowl games. He and Gary
started glueing the plywood
to the frame and were un- j
able to stop.
' I missed all but about 20
minutes of the Rose Bowl 1
game, th' father laments |
From this point on they con- \
fined their building activities to
summers only.
Constructed of marine ply
wood and coated with fibreglass
Tor added strength and durabll
tty, the "Sea Witch'' has a total
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"Sea Witch", Gary in cockpit, father standing alonjr side.
(Staff PIWo)
will be finished In plenty of
time for the '60 Macon County
F&ir on October 13-14-15.
Built by contributions, from
individuals, clubs, and commun
ities, the hall h next to ths
highway In the south corner
of the old county home prop
erty. This land was deeded by
the county to the fair associa
tion earlier in the year.
By the time the hall is com
pleted, the association will have
about $12,000 Invested In It.
Large donations received this
month include $500 from Frank
lin Hosiery Company and $200
from Downs and Dowdie. Many
smaller contributions also have
been made. .
A drive is still on for addi
tional contributions and per
sons wanting to donate, re
gardless of how small the
amount, are asked to get in
touch with the association
treasurer, Mrs. Orace Tatham,
at the Agricultural Building.
Team Makes
Big Hit At
Georgia Fair
"The Promelettes", a local dance
earn of eight- and nine-year-olds, ;
performed twice to packed houses
In Hiawassee. Oa . Saturday night,
at the North Georgia Fair.
Playing for the team was the
Waldroop String Band of Car
toogechaye, Mickey, Lester, 140yd,
and Wade Waldroop
Linda Stanley, four-year-old j
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy 1
Stanley, buck danced at the show.
Members of the dance team are
Jlgner Sanders. Debbie Bowman.
D-nna .Sanders, Linda Stanley.
Betty Conlf.v. Susie Stliison, Pat
Lane, Nancy Crockett, Donald
Waldroop, Jimmy Cunningham,
Ma;k Crawford. Billy Crawford,
Joey Saride! ? . Keith Corbin. Mik
Waldroop; ;uid Jerry Wallace.
"The Promelettes are r,-. w
learning a dance routiie on roller
skates and will make a debut on
wheels Saturday ni'.rtit September,
3. at Ken's Rollerdrome during
the mountain hoe-down being
staged for the "Pilots Kuby Ren
dezvous".
Th-sse accompanying the dancers
to Hlawassee were Mr and Mrs.
Hpyd Waldroop. Mr. and Mrs
Leroy Stanley and family. Mrs
Goodlow Bowman. Mrs Clyde
Sar.cers, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Con
ley and fainlly. Mr. and Mrs. Stin
son and family, Mrs George Wal
dro:p, Mrs Billy Wallace and Lin
da. and Mrs. J. P Cunningham,
team manager.
REUNION SLATED
The Donaldson and Kimsey re
union will be held Sunday, August
28, at the old Donaldson home
place on Wide Horizon Drive. All
relatives and friends are Invited
bo come and bring a picnic lunch
FIVE TEACHERS HIRED -
All County Schools Operating
But Highlands; List Teachers
It was back to school yester
day 'Wednesday i for some 3.
j 600 pupils in the Macon County
; School System and schools are
operating under full schedules
with lunchrooms open.
Yesterday's opening was for
all schools but Highlands, which
will open the day after Labor
Day. This will put an addition
j 350 to 400 to the total enroll
iment. according to Supt. H.
Bucck.
Because of a drop in enroll
| ment, Macon lost seven elemen
tary teachers four in the
Franklin district, two in High
la?cK and one at Nantahala
Four new high school teach
ers were hired for 1960-61,
three at Framklln High and one
at Nantahala. The Franklin
teachers are Mrs. Margaret R.
Flanagan and Mrs. Myra S.
Waldroop. both former teachers
at Franklin High, and Dillard
L. Morrow, of Forest City, a
graduate of Western Carolina
Collage Nantahala's new teach
er Is C. Y. Preston Turner. Only
one new elementary teacher
was hired for the year. He Is
a Macon County native, Zebu
Ion Mahaffey, who is at East
Franklin. Mr. Mehaffey is a
Western Carolina graduate.
Principals and teachers, by
schools, are :
Franklin High: Harry C. Cor
bin, principal, Anne P. Blddie,
Roy M. Biddle, Jr., Margaret R.
Flanagan, Carolyn C. Cogan,
Darlene J. Collins, Grady W. Cor
bin, Rosalie C. Corbln, Lonnie H.
Crawford, Marjorle H. Crawford,
Lois F. Fulton, Jean S. Hemp
hill, Lawrence C. Howard, Jr.,
Myra ?J. Waldroop, Mildred R.
Martin, Kathryn R. Matthews,
Joy Ann McCollum, Annie L.
Montieth. Howard C. Patton,
Katherine L. Perry, Luther W.
Proffitt, Clayton H. Ramsey,
Frank L. Ramsey, Jr., Mamie Y.
ScrQggs, Bertha E! Standley,
Marie P Stewart. Richard D.
Stott, Dillard L Morrow, Mabel
F. Wlnstead, and Julian M
Maddox.
Franklin Elementary: Clair
K Olson, principal, Hilda T.
Olson, Lola S. Kiser, Margaret
H. Ramsey, May O. McCoy, Ed
na M. Jamison, Elizabeth Mea
dows, Mildred M. Richardson,
Veva G. Howard, Katherine H.
Williams, Margaret M. Bradley,
and Elsie W. Franks.
East Franklin: William G.
Crawford, principal, Worle P.
Dryman, Nina T. McCoy, Hazel
P. Sutton, Zebulon Metiaffey,
Lucille K Wurst. Katherine A.
Crawford, Genevieve M. Barn
ard, Mary Louise B. Holden,
Dora G. Carpenter. Fannie Mae
Arnold, and Amy H Deal.
Cullasaja: Zebulon W, Shope,
principal. Georgie H. Young,
Mattie M Keener, Pauline F.
Cable, Pearl P. Stewart, Joyce
J. Cable, Myrtle F. Keener, Glee
G. Nolen. Lois I Keener, May
bur H. Norton, and Lovicia J.
Moses.
Union: Benjamin H. Moses,
principal, Conley T. Owens,
John B. Brendle, Jessie B. Hors
ley. Gay B. Teague, Alice A.
Slagle, Kathryn R. Jones, and
Lucy B. Bradley.
Cowee: G Donald Seagle,
principal, Charles L Cabe.
Gladys R. Elmore, Zena R. i
Brogden, Selma H Dalton, Lily ,
FOR MORE EFFICIENCY ?
Franklin Chamber Starts
New Election Procedure
A change in election procedure
to enable directors of the Franklin
Chamber of Commerce to more ef
fectively handle their w-crk has
been approved.
Instead of holding the annual
election after the first of the year
and installing directors in March,
it is now planned to conduct the
mail election immediately after
Labor Day. The new directors will
be installed September 15 and will
go right to work planning the
chamber's program for the next
tourist season.
In line with the change, a nomi
nating committee composed of the
Rev. R. R Standley, James Con
ley. and T. W Jenkins, has sub
mitted the names of 12 nominees
for directorships Chamber mem
bers will vote for five, the two
highest serving two-year terms and
the other three one-year term
Rounding out the seven man boa: '!
will be Bryant McClure and B. I.
McGlamery, hold-over directors
from the '60 board
The 12 nominees are Bub Coin.
John Davenport Vic Perry. Tom
Collier. Prank B. Duncan. Bow
don Dryman. I?. D. Carson, Sidney
Martin, Bruce Bryant, Robert W
<Bob> Mocrfe. Bob S. Sloan, anil
Ted Rt-ber.
Ballots are scheduled to b?- mail
ed to members soon after- the flu,'
of the month.
Season Is Tops
"We've outgrown our britch
es," is the descriptive way
Mrs. I.asea E. Horsley alludes
to Macon County's most ac
tive tourist season in history.
Executive secretary of the
Franklin Chamber of Com
merce, Mrs. Ilorslev reports
that registrations at the Main
Street information booth have
increased more than 50 per
cent this season.
Also, mail inquiries ? most
of which require an answer ? I
have reached the poimt where
"we're handling is many in
a day as we userf to do in a
whole week," she explains.
The ruby mines In Cowee
Valley continue to he the big
gest attraction by far, al
though from a publicity
standpoint they are seldom
promoted.
"It would be wonderful to
sec what would happen if we
had enough money to really
promote the rubv mines,"
Mrs. Ilorsley ventured.
Franklin's popularity this
season is not in step with
the trend over Western North
Carolina. Other towns, in
cluding Cherokee, report bus
iness is off.
'Miss Ruby' Event
Featuring Fly-In j
Selection of "Miss Ruby" find
her court will spotlight local in
; t crest in the third annual "Pilots
Kuby Remie7.vous" the Labor I >;i ,v
week end
Contestants for the beauty con
test. which will feature a moun
tain hoe-dow n for the Visiting ruby
hunters, are being rounded up
by the Franklin Jaycees under
the direction of Roy M Biddle.
'Jr., and Edward Shatley
The reigning "Miss Ruby". Miss
Jane Cagle, will crown her suc
cessor. The Florida Air Pilots As
social ion, sponsor of the ruby fly
in, also will present' the winner
with a large trofjhy. "Miss Ruby's"
court will be composed of "Miss
Garnet", "Miss Rhodolite", "Mis>
'Topaz", and "Miss Sapphire".
Each member of the court will re
ceive a piece of Jewelry with her
stone from Franklin Oem Shop.
Persons wanting to enter a
beauty In the contest are asked to
get In Uuch with either Mr. Btd
dle or Mr Shatley as so?n as
possible.
Meanwhile, plans for the un
usual fly-tn are shaping up.
Arrangements to accommodate
the large number of vl&ltlng air
planes at the Franklin Airport
are being coordinated by members
of the Macon Search and -Rescue
Squad.
M ..st of the visiting airplanes
are expected to arrive next Thurs
day and early Friday.
For the Thursday arrivals, a
get-acqualnted party and supper
will be held at Wayah Valley Inn
Joining the visitors will be a num
ber of businessmen and their
wives and the. chamber of com
merce directors and their wives
A Saturday night Mountain hoe
down is planned for Ken's Roller
drome. It will be featured by the
beauty contest, public and ex
hibition square dancing, and other
events
The visiting pilots will spend
their days Id Cowee Valley at the
ruby mines.
C Moody, and Fleta M. Blaine.
Otto: Emerson G. Crawford,
principal, Eunice C. Siler, Mar
tha C. Shields, Nancy J Taylor,
Mary S. Byrd, Beatrice M. Alley,
Nellie R. Owens; and Hazel C.
Norton.
Cartoogechaye: James N.
West, principal, Catherine F.
Henry, Mildred S. Swafford,
Esther L. Wallace, Laura A.
Plagle, Frace F, Wilson, Onnle
L. Cabe, and Josephine D. Cor
bin.
Iotla: Alex Arnold, principal,
James T. Raby, Joyce B-' Swaf
ford. Nora F. Moody, Emma
Jean Downs. Emma R. Myers,
and Marie G Roper,
Nantahala: Charles F. Hen
drix, principal, Ruth H. Kim
berly. C. Y Preston Turner,
Lawrence B Welch, Charles H.
Kimberly, Lolita Dean, Bonnie
Lou May, Abbie T. Barker, and
Rebekah R. May.
Highlands: R Guy Sutton,
principal. William C. Newton,
Jean B Propst, Tony R: Migai
olo. Otto F. Summer, Sue C.
Migaiolo, Reglnia S c h 1 f f 1 1 ,
Beaufort F Lance. Edith M.
Henson. Virginia E. Edwards,
Edna Orr Vernon. Irene P.
James, and Ruth S. Brown.
Chapel: Addison R. Shephard,
principal, Alva H Duke, and
Emma S. England
Mrs. Elizabeth C. Guffey was
rehired as elementary super
visor. Working in special edu
cation are Miss Esther 3eay,
Mrs. Gladys Kinsland, Mrs. Jes
sie S. Sutton, and Mrs. Evelyn
S Bryson.
Taylor Appointed
To Interior And
Insular Affairs
R. p. Roy A Taylcr has been
placed on the Interior and insular
Affairs Committee in the U.S.
Hriuse of Representatives.
This action was taken Tuesday
by resolution of the hotfse after
earlier being approved by the
house Ways and Means Commit
tee
Rep, Taylor requested this ap
pointment because it places him
in a better position to aid in the
development of the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park, the
Blue Ridge Parkway, the National
Forests, and the Cherokee Indian
Reservation.
'60 Franklin High
Class Will Meet
Last year's Franklin High senior
class will hold a combined party
and business meeting Friday night
at 8 o'clock at the Youth Center.
Films and slides of the 1960 class
senior trip will be shown and plans
will be made for a reunion. Perma
nent officers for the '60 class will
also be elected at this meeting.
All members of the class have
been ui'Red to attend
HOMECOMING CHANGED
Homecoming at the Cartooge
chaye Baptist Church, which is
usually held on the fourth Sunday,
of August, has been changed and
this year will be held on the
second Sunday in September,
September 11.
WEATHER
^Tif wwk> tem|x>raturf* and rainfall 1
are r?cord?-d in Franklin by Maruror. S>IUi
U. S. weather ohserver; In Highlands bp
Tudor N. Hall nnd W. .C. Newton. TVA
oh?ervcr?; ?nd nt the Cow-ta Hydro! offta
laboratory. Ileariinm are for the 24-hour
period ending at 8 a.m. of the day lifted.
Itigh Low Rain
FRANKLIN
Wed.. Aug 17 84
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
85
81
84
84
79
85
COWETA
Wed., Aug. 17
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
86
81
85
80
85
84
78
83
61
62
62
61
61
65
65
60
58
60
69
58
61
64
62
54
HIGHLANDS
Wed., Aug 17 74 61
Thursday 70 60
Friday 74 59
Saturday . 80 59
Sunday , 77
Monday 75
Tuesday 78
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