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Paid Circulation 3217 ATerage far August INI fillim If e|f 3Ebi %iablaub* JHaconian 75th Year ? No. 35 Franklin, N. C., Thursday, September 1, 1960 Price 10 Cents Sixteen Hn<. fV Sfe FIREMEN and their wives were treated to some mighty tasty vittles last Thursday night by Ed Coates at The Tom Thumb inn. Ed's one business man who appreciates the ef forts of the volunteers. The local Sunbeam Bread route man, David Franks, donated the bread for the feed. THE STATE won't have to remove that Do Not Enter sign on Main Street In the small traffic island in front of Angel's Drug Store. Someone whacked the heck out of it and knocked it down. A NEW store, Don's Furniture, is now operating In the store building next to Slack's Auto Parts. WITH THE change back to ? two-way streets coming, now Is the time for the town to plan a parallel street between Main and White Oak to Shuttle off some of the heavy traffic that'll be trying to get in and out of town. ASKING MERCHANTS to stop displaying merchandise on the sidewalks has made it easier to get along when everyone comes to town on Saturday. A NEW $1,008,000 post office and federal court building has been approved for Bryson City by the General Services Admin istration. The proposed building will contain 30,600 square feet of gross floor area and also will have offices for an agricultural building, defense and interior department, and a Selective 8errlee office. W H O O F E E ! The Indian Mound has been given a hair cut. Now all it needs is a "suit" worthy of a mound that is the largest one of its kind in the whole State of North Carolina. YOU MERCHANTS who have neglected to send in your chamber of commerce ballots should do it immediately. They want to count the votes and pick your new directors Friday. PUT ON YOUR best bid and tucker and your best mountain manners for the folks coming for the "Pilots Ruby Rendez vous". HOWS YOUR yelling? Good? Then exercise it at Franklin High's first game of the '60 season Friday, night in the local stadium. MACON COUNTY'S schools "have certainly been Improved by the addition of new paint Inside and out. Franklin High looks absolutely new Inside with its fresh green and white walls. AND THE painting of the eaves at the courthouse goes on, and on, and on . . . IT IS JUST about county fair time again. Have you folks decided to enter things and make this year's fair the big est and best to be held? TOURIST CARS are pouring through town, but not all of them are stopping. Families must be rushing back home for school. u?liat's doing? JAYCEES: First Monday, Zick graf's Lumber Co., Third Monday, DUlafd 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. Y. r. W.: Second and fourth Wednesdays, 8 p. m, V. T. W. Poet 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 BnQflng. BUSINESS AND PROFESSION AL WOMENS CLUB: Fourth Tuesday at 7 p.m., at the Nor mandle. Friday: Florida Club picnic. Arrowood Glade, noon. Friday: Boy Spout court of hon or, Franklin Methodist Church. 7 pjn. CO-CAPTAINS OF the '60 Franklin Panthers are (L to R> Jim Franklin, Tommy Hunt, and Red Seay. The Panthers open their season here tomorrow (Friday) night against Clavtcm High. S'aft' Photo Vote Count Set Friday ByCOfC A count-out is slated tomor row (Friday) in the Franklin Chamber of Commerce's annual mail election. Ballots were mailed out to members last week and are now being returned, according to the chamber executive secretary, secretary, Mrs. Lasca E. Hors ley. A new election procedure is being used this year. Directors are being elected now Instead of after the first of the year, thus enabling them to map a full year's program to coincide with the tourist season. Five directors are to be elect ed by the chamber membership. The two receiving the highest vote will serve two-year and the rest will serve one-year terms. The 12 nominees are Bob Coin, John Davenport, Vic Perry. Tom Collier, Frank B. Duncan, Bow den Dryman, R. D. Carson, Sidney Martin, Bruce Bryant, Robert W. (Bob) Moore, Bob S. Sloan, and Ted Reber. Rounding out the seven-man board will be the two hold-over directors from the old board, Bryant McClure and B. L. Mc Glamery. The new directors will meet within the next two weeks to elect officers from among their number. Break- In At Store Being Investigated A break-In at Paul Swafford's store on NC 28 Monday night is being investigated by the sheriff's department. Deputy Newell Pendergrass said a small amount of change and some cigarettes, gum, and candy were taken. AGAINST CLAYTON - Panthers Opening Season Tomorrow . Cats will be stalking cats here tomorrow (Friday) night when the Franklin High Panth ers meet the Wildcats of Clay ton High for their opening game of the '60 season. The non-conference game will begin at 8 o'clock In the Frank lin stadium and a large open JAYVEES PLANNING The Franklin High junior varsity plays Murphy here to j night (Thursday) at 7 o'clock. |inb night crowd is -expected I from both schools. Panther Coach Dick Stott has been practicing his boys for some time now and they're in excellent physical shape. The coach gives his starting lineup as follows: right end, Ronnie Higdon; right tackle, Billy Crawford; right guard, I Johnny Taylor; center, Ken Holden; left guard. Tommy j Hunt; left tackle, Gary Craw ford; left end, John Swan; I quarterback, Jim Williams; right half, Ted Clark; left" half, Wayne Haire; and fullback, Red Seay, Panthers slated to see a lot of action for defense are David Chllders, Bob Dinnes, Lary Pen dergrass, Jim Franklin, Sam TaUent, JCenneth Hall, Mac Bryant, Bruce Hedden, Wallace Baker, Sonny Burrell, and Doug Baird. Coach Stott said this week that a game has been scheduled for November 4 here with An drews High. IN ROBBINSVILLE ? \ Jerry Sutton Has No-Hitter; Franklin Tied For Top Spot Franklin's Jerry Sutton pitch ed a1 no-h!tter. in the first game of a double-header with Rob binsville Sunday afternoon. The games, played in Rob binsville, saw Franklin win 5 to 0 with Sutton's no-hlt pitching and then drop the second game 5 to 4. This puts. Franklin in a tie for the Tri-County League championship with Blairsville, Ga., and a "do-or-die" playoff game between the two teams is now being arranged. The date will be announced later. Sutton's no-hitter was the first one of the season for a local pitcher. Norman Seay sup-, plied the hitting piwer with two for f?ur and Grady Corbin racked up a home run. In the second game, Robbins ville rallied in the last inning to push ^cross the winning run with two outs and the bases loaded. HIGDON REUNION The annual Higdon reunion : will be held Sunday, September | 4, at the old Major Higdon i home place In the Higdonville i community. All relatives and friends are invited to come and ! I bring a picnic lunch. '/I A.S.C. VOTE SCHEDULED TllijRSDAY Farmers To Name Committeemen For Year Next Thursday. Septembe r '.u, is the date set tor the annual elec tion of Agricultural Stabilization ami Conservation community i :>m mltveemen. Eacii of the 11 A S C. votin ; townships has 10 nominees runn ing for five posts ? chairman, vice chairman, regular member, a;:c. hi si and second aiuuiHies. The chairman from each -township will serve as a delegate to the county convention in Franklin on Sep tember 23 when a county commit tec will be elected. The committeemen administer and are responsible for the A.S.C. farm progiams both at the com munity and county levels. They will take office October 1. Following are the nominees, by townships, with the polling place at each appearing in parenthesis: FRANKLIN: (Agricultural Build ing >. Frank Phillips, George Dos ter. R. D. Wells. Carles C. Sutton. Stanley Penland, Jud Tallent, Vei lon Poinde'xter, James Roper. Hur ley Stewart, and Henry Mashburn. MILLSHOAL: < Holly Springs Community Center ?, Charles Fer guson. Marion Deal, Fred Fox, Robert Taylor, Lewis Sanders, R L. Cabe, Walter Taylor. Gordon Smith, Sam Saunders, and Frank Dills. CARTOOGECHAYE: (Huscus son's Store'*. Jess Shope, Herby Nicholson, R. C. Enloe. N. G Davis, Dillard Southard, W. M Byrd, Lloyd Waldroop, W. N. Dal rymple, Hillard Solesbee, and Slier Slagle. ELLIJAY: "Gregory's Service - >- SEB'NO. 2, PAGE 8 Lake Emory Job To Start Soon A low bid of $132,174.78 has '.jeen received by the State High v.?y Commission for 2.035 nlr:c of grading, paving and structure >n the Lake Emory Road in Franklin. It was .submitted b.v Asheville Contracting Company, Bids weie opened last week in Raleigh by the commission. Work on the Lakt* Emory pro ject is expected to jet unci >r way nimediately He Knows His Bees As bceman Don ;ji,;d"( ' i couple of years back. :i:is ? i wood year for soui wo'.': honey. He has 50 producing swarms' that have turned out two tons of' tourwocd. Mr. Smith thinks this settles , :he question of sourwood honey 1 32irig a product of the past PAVING MACHINERY is shown at work on Town Hil? during the paving project this week from the Little Tennessee River bridge to the top of Town Hill. (Staff Photo t Motorists Taste Tv/o Way Streets During Paving Motorists got an unscheduled taste Monday of what two-way streets will -be like If Franklin decides to go ahead with plans for junking the one-way system. Two-way traffic of a confus ing variety flowed over Palmer Street while 0.51 mile of re- j surfacing was done on Main Street by Ashevllle Paving Company, which was low bid der at $4,500 on the state I highway project. I One-way traffic returned toi , Palmer with the completion of - the Job. Unwarned of the project. | which was approved by the I state highway commission only I last week, motorists driving along Palmer found that habit i.- a hard thing to break Al though police and llagmen at tempted to keep two-way traf fic flowing, many motorists, by instinct, turned into the left hand lane and into the face ! of oncoming traffic. One de termined female driver, hunch- , ed over the wheel of her ve hicle. doggedly proceeded from Phillips to Fatton on the left h ind side, glaring at each driv er she bluffed out of the way. Other motorists decided the change back to two-way streets had been made. At its August meeting, Frank lin aldermen voted to do away with the one-way .system by the 15th* However, on such short notice the state highway department said it could not make the necessary route changes and the action was postponed until some time after I abor Day. - A BREATHLESS WEEK END ON TAP - Look Up! Flying Ruby Hunters On The Way Eyes will be turned skyward to day (Thursday), searching for pin points on the horizon that will slowly grow larger and material ize into airplanes carrying pilots and passengers anxiously waiting to land and take part in the third annual 'Pilots Ruby Rendezvous" here. The aerial ruby-digging jaunt has attracted national and inter national publicity to the ruby mines of Cowee Valley and this year's event is expected to be the biggest yet. A ruby-red carpet Is beins rolled out to the visiting fliers by the Franklin Chamber of Commerce and other local organ isations and a full week end of activities, ranging from gem digging to a mountain hoe-down and a visit to the Cherokee drama. "Unto These Hills", is on tap. Chamber officials predict the visitors will be breathless If they take In all that Is planned. A considerable amount of local interest Is being generated by the "Mils Ruby" beauty contest, which will feature Saturday night's mountain hoe-down. Miss Jane Cagle is the reigning "Miss Ruby'' and will crown her successor. Members of the Florida Air Pilots Association, sponsors of the fly-in. will serve as judges of the beauty contest. "Mlas Ruby's" court will be composed of "Miss Garnet". "Miss Rhodolite", "Miss Ame thyst" and "Sapphire". Franklin Gem Shop will pre sent "Miss Ruby" a ruby ring and she also will receive a trophy from' the pilot : association. P;r member; of her court, the gem shop owm r.s. ?>im and Blanche Brinkman, have prepared pendants in each t,; :h ?stones the girls will represent. Jaycees Roy M. Biddle, Jr., ;md Edwro 3hatley. who are In r.hx.vv of th ? beauty contest, report they expect more than 15 girls to ( or.i,)?te for the titles arid prize-;. The beauty .contest and nioun FLYING ROCKIIOl'NDS, like thia (roup of energetic souls at a prior event, will begin arriv ing today In Franklin for the "PiloU Ruby Bendervous". A bit week end in an tap for thorn. In cluding ruby hunting, a visit to the Cherokee drama, and a mountain hoe-down and beauty eon test Saturday night. (Staff Photo i L.iin hoe-down will be held at j Ken's ftollerdrome In hast Fianklin. Square dancing, both pulilk and exhibition. Is sblrd, along with many old timcy mountain contest* and event*. Tonight 1 Thursday >. the visit -is will hold a get-acquainted sup per and party. at Wayah Valley Inn. Entertainment at the party will center on exhibition square danc ing by the "Ruby Ramblers" Sponsored by the American Legion Post 108. members of the team include Dickie Otto. Pamela j Teague. Billy Mashburn. Brenda i Dowdle. Jerry Arnold. Gall Prof fitt, Bruce Young. Dana Bryson. Teddy Boring. Amelia Jenkins. Tony Bryant, Judy Arnold. Mike Healy, and Nancy Jane Sloan Robert Vinson is trainer anci Mrs Rafe Teague is manager After a day of ruby digging in Cowee Valley Friday, they'll go to Cherokee to see the nation's top outdoor drama Saturday will find thi-m aealn at the ruby mines or on sightsee ing trips through the area M?t of the alrpUnn will depart Sunday, but some will remain orer Labor Day. Arrangements at the Franklin Airport will be handled by mem bers of the Macon Search and Rescue Squad. LOOK TO FUTURE - Analysis Shows Highway Needs A glance into Macon County's highway construction future is provided in an analysis of long j range highway needs prepared by the N C. State Highway ' Commission and jjlist released } for publication. The analysis covers road needs throughout the State for They're Diggin Rubies, Like Big Ones Man! Rub'es ? big: ones ? are pop ping up in the buckets of gem-huntiing rock houndk in Cowee VaMev. Fourteen - year - old Kathy Stafford, of Columbia. S. C., unearther .? 78.75 carat ruby at Shulcrs mine one day last week. A gem cutter, Jim Urinkman, said it was an ex* cedent stone with good color. An 83- carat ruby recently was found by l<uis Carter, who operates the Carter mines at Co wee. This mine has been open 10 weeks aind a number of rubies and sap phires .and other gem stones have been found there. Monday at the Carter mine, James J. Turner, of Gaines ville, Ha., who has been ramping at Deep Creek with his wife, found a 36' .--carat ruby and several smaller stones. This was the couple's first visit here, but after dis covering the fun of gem hunting they promise, they'll return. Jaycees Enlarge Tennis Court A projec t of the Franklin Jay cees has turned the tennis court in Fianklin Memorial Park into one for doubles play. The concrete court has beei. widened and lengthened at a cost ' ?1 $290 to the club At a cost ot $1,000, the Joycees had the original court constructed several years avep when the park was first bein# developed by civic and service groups in town. Boy Scout Court Scheduled Friday A Boy Scout court ot honor for Macon County troops is slated to- ! morrow < Friday i night at the ' Franklin Methodist Church Set to begin at 7 o'clock, the court will find a number of Scouts receiving advancements In rank and merit badges. GETS DEGREE Robert Tyslnger, son of Mr and Mrs A C. Tyslnger, of Franklin, was gradauted from the University of Tennessee last w.?ek with a Bachelor of Science decree In Electrical Engineering. He has ac repted a position In Knoxville Tenn , with the Minneapolis Honeywell Company. CLASSES STARTING Mrs, Pearl Hunter has an nounced that kindergarten classes will start Monday, Sep tember S, at 9 a. m. at the Franklin Methodist Church. Hie next 15 years and recom mends a ton I 1,000 Individual improvement projects on the five highway systems ? Trunk Highway Syster, Trunk Feeder Highway System, Rural Collec tor Highway System, Urban Street and Highway System, and Rural Secondary Road Sys tem. Total highway needs as set in the report for the 1900-1975 period amount to $2, 417,500.000. Local Needs Macon County road needs are listed as follows: Trunk Highway .System: third priority project, bypass of Franklin. 3 miles, estimat ed cost $1, 800.000. Trunk Feeder Highway Sys tem: first priority project ap proved for construction, but not let to contract before July 1, I960, 1,'S 64 from 'rranklin to Gneiss, relocated, 9 miles, estimated cost Sl, 800,000. Trunk Feeder Highway Sys tem: first priority, but not approved. US 64 from Gneiss to Highlands, relocation, 11 miles. J5,0(.a,000. Trunk Feeder System : pave ment widening and minor re locations. I'S 64. minor im provements and widening from 6.0 miles east of Hayes ville to 4.X miles west of Franklin, 26.2 miles. Rural Collector System : pavement widrming and relo cations. NC 196. S. C. Kne to I'S 64, 10.4 miles. Secondary Needs Macon County's Secondary Road System of 535 miles has unsaved mileage of 428, or 80 pdr cent of the system Paved mileage is 107 miles, or 20 peT cent The cost to stabilize unpaved mileage to meet minimum standards is $7,898,000; cost to pave unpaved mileage having an average daily traffic of 50 SEE NO 3, PAGE 8 WEATHER Thr wwk 'n U-mi'.-r*tur?* and rainfall briov *r? ' "oordod in Franklin by Muninr. Stilaa, V. S. w father observer; in Highlanda by Tudor N. Hall and W. C. Newton. TV A obeervers: and at the Coweta Hnlrotocric laboratory. Reading are for the 24-hour period ending ?t 8 a.m. of the day Muted. FRANKLIN Hi*h Wed , Aug, 24 85 Thursday 80 Friday 84 Saturday 83 Sunday 88 Monday 86 Tuesday 89 Wednesday COWETA Wed.. Aug 24 83 Thursday 85 Friday 79 Saturday 81 Sunday 82 Monday 84 Tuesday 83 Wednesday 87 HIGHLANDS Wed , Aug 24 76 Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday 7# 74 78 79 81 80 I.ow 60 61 58 61 62 64 60 64 54 59 57 58 57 57 55 59 54 60 59 80 56 57 56 58 Rain 00 .55 00 00 00 .10 00 00 00 .21 00 00 00 00 00 .12 ?No Record.
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