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75th Year - - No.
Franklin N. C., Thursday, September 29, 1960
Price 10 Cents
Sixteen Pages
THE FIRST day of fall uas
anything but fall-like The men
were in their shirtsleeves and the
women were cool in summer
dresses. The nights, however, un
picking up a nip that chills, so it
won't be too long now.
HAVE YOU made a donatio:; j
for the improvement of the Ii. 1 1
dian Moand'' Drop it off at Mai
son Stiles' station across from the ; <
Mound.
IN ABOt'T another two week
or so, the fall colors will be brine.'- ?
ing the oIls and ahs from visitors
and home folks alike. To many (
this is the most perfect and pleas- J 1
ing season of the year.
i
SOMETHING MUST be going j
to take place on the street situ a >
tion. The yellow lines are running |
every-which-way now
CO-OWNERS of the new Eton
omy Auto Store, Wmton Perry
and John N Archer, Jr.. have had
their sleeves rolled up in the wet |
hours unpacking merchandise '
Their opening is set for Saturday ?
BLOOD DONORS are reminded I
that the Bloodmobile from the
regional center in Asheville will |
be in Highlands on Friday, Octo
ber 7. for a visit.
SOME INTERESTING tales are
being related by Mr. and Mr. j
Frank B. Duncan. Mr. and Mrs. |
T. W. Angel. Jr., and H. W. Cabe. ,
who were in New York City last
week for the American Bankers |
Convention They got to see some j
of the demonstrations against
Khrushchev and Cuba's Castro
THE OLD folks' - Fellowship
hour" is set fcr Sunday afternoon ,
Come on out and help them have
a bang-up time. You might lean;
a lot about Franklin In the old
days too.
GEM HI NTING in Ccwee Val
ley got another free plug recently
in a service newspaper in th' I
Washington . D C.. area. A colum- ;
nist, Jim Easterwood. reported an j
interview with a woman who haci '
.sampled our gem paradise.
DOWN IN GEORGIA the 19G0
Cobb County Queen'' has some 1
Macon ties. She's 17-year-old Mis.
Donna Mullinax. of Marietta,
whose mother is the former Miss
Timusey Nell Clouse, ol this coun
ty. Donna a high school senior
won the title over 36 others. S;H
and her parents, tlie Roscoe L
Mullinaxs. are frequent visitors
he re.
AM, THIS rain thus week has
helped what? Know it hasn't
helped haying a bit. Maybe it'1
SEE NO 2. PAGE 8
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J.Wi i;i S First Monday. Z.,
Graf's Lumber Co.. Tin: d Monc.a
Dillard House. Dillaiv. Ga 7 ' (?
p.m.
ROTARY Cvery Thursday. 7
p m . Slagle Memorial Building
IJONS: 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: s< . < ?
Monday ni'.rhts 8 p. m .a' ; < .*!
home
AMFRCIAN LEGION: Third
Tuesday. 7 30 p. m, SLagle Me
morial Building.
BI'SI\I>S AM) PKOFFsMON
\I. WOMI N'S < II It F
Tu? sdf
m a r. (i i i
F ;
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p m
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those ' " ' - ?' :u
of F'.rst B. ptist fl.M :i
Montii ' F: anklin CV< ?
12 30 ;? -v. rov^ixv; -
??on at . immpi t orr.-* of
Slaizle at Rainbow Sp- :n2s
Monday American Ly^ior Aux
iliary 7 30 p m a* Mrv C T
Bryson's
B
JUDGES OF the county's rural community development con
test, Wilbur Maney, county agent of Kabun County, and Miss
Mary Johnston, home economics agent of Jackson, ar? shown
reaa'nig; strapbooks entered by the communities. (Staff Photo)
IN RURAL CONTEST ?
Winners Unknown
Rain yesteiday ? Wednesday ?
aftcrnOv n hurt attendance for the
tour oi Iotla and Co wee comnn
nities. but it failed to blunt th"
appetites of the several hundred
who attended the annual awards
supper at Iotla Sell ol for 1 1 :e
winners of the 60 rural comma
nity development conicst.
Names of the winning commu
nities in the county control weie
not known at press time sine ?
they are a closely-guarded, .-ecrji.
Judging of the 11 communities
entered took place last Thursday
and Friday.
A talent show was held in the
School auditorium fo; lowing the
meal.
The tour of Iotla and Cowee.
top communities in the '59 con
test, was an added feature this
year to i>ive businessmen an op
portunity to view first-hand some
of the results of the rural pro
pram. Wednesday was picked be
cause cf the half-day merchants
take off.
AT ROTARY MEETING -
School Queries Answered
A variety of school topics,
ranging from teacher load to a
hand 1'or Franklin High School,
?veie discussed last Thursday
night bv School Sr.pt. H. Bueck
:.t th< v.eekly meetim: of th#1
Rotary Club
Invi! (i to address the club on
nool .jroblems. Mi. Bueck in
l ad mined the program Into a
qucsti n -answer session.
In a brief statement prior to
answering questions submitted in
writhie by Rotarians, the super
in'.* neent jointed out that the
prb'ic school si-stem stives more
pewpl" and touches more intimate
1> . ii ot the people than any oth
rr single enterprise, public or pri
vate.
With so many people involved,
he said, there a:o of necessity
maiiv conflicting interests b.*
'wci'n the taxpayer, who pays th"
bills, the teacher, w'ro >erforrns
t'h'1 ervicrs. and f;,e tudnt-.
who m '..-I. work without .. dietary
com]) " -at :ot:.
Bet* eer Li a teach. * rymu to
do a p ? of ; ^sional job r inds <a?
proud parents wl.a can never
'?ne'e: stand whv tlvii - :>:1 iren dr
not always ir. ike A ? arses. < b 1
parci'ls n . <> i. |rfan : : irst-rate
academic : t ram and tl-ose who
crmalfi :l lir t rat?- at: a mc pro
"ram. wh?'r the:r is seldom
< ??oii' l: mori'v ; r l;.)i h 1 1 those
who st md to praf.t or \>av or
another through the sal-.- und
purchase cf goods a :it 1 service.
involved. <d> those who stand to
profit by employment in educa
tion. varying from ianitoi to
state superintendent. and 'e>
those who would like to direct the
program and those wh have the
responsibility for doing so.
"In the face of these conflict
ing interests, it is the respon
sibil? t> of the board of education
and the adi linistration to provide
for every child in the county the
best possible training with the
funds and facilities available, and
at the same time try to meet the
conflicting de-mands and to main
tain the public support vital to
the life of public education." Mr.
Bueck told the Rotarians. "Right
or wrong there is generally a
good reason back of the decisions,
policies, and practices of th:*
board of education and the school
administration."
Following are some of the
points raided by R tarians and
t h " answers supplied by the
school .suix*rintendent:
Plca.?c (uinment on teacher load :
We operate our schools wtih
:-tate allotted teacher. The basis
of all tnvnf :> avci.' ? (iailv at
t.'rra'icc of <0 >tuc!ents fci each
Ua -litr It i. ':rs abr lit 3~-> pupils
fc teacher- t . > maintain an avv
?i'. j t i m? i- nf '.'m W ft-el
t ! l.i t 'in'- i> to ? n . . . ?. ?: t be '
work in the primary grades, where
a child must have individual aL
t mi ion in the important process
i)f learning to read. The average;
high school teacher has from 125
to 150 pupils per day. This places
a limit on the amount of written
composition or home work th?t j
can be properly correct -<I ancr
graded. |
Ten of our schools have princi
pals that carry a full teaching
load besides their administrative i
and supervisory duties. Under j
these conditions, they are doing
exceptionally good work. but
there are only so many hours in
?i day and many times something
must be left undone.
Recent studies show that the
average teacher works about nine
hours a day. Five hours are spent
in actual teaching and four hours
in clerical work and extra curri
cula activities, such as collecting
lunch m :v. y keepin" records,
making reports, attending teach
er's meetings. P.-T.A raising
funds for various purposes, play
ground. and bus duty. There are
a host of activities that should
be done by personnel with less
:aininv than is necesxtrv for .t
o r! teacher.
The State Board of Education
making a budget rcque t to the
. xt general a.-emblv j?|e>:u: ' ?'
SEE NO 3. PAUE 8
QU" TING FOR THF. COUNTY FAIR
I hrv (iirl Scouts of Troop !07 have been hai.l it umk for somr time on a quilt the\
p , .in to rntpr in the Macon County Fair in Oct'>h? r I hev have a quilting session each Friday
afternoon after school in the basement at the home of Iheir le.ider, Mm. Russell Cabe. Thr
troop ls sponsored by the \\ omens Soeletv of Christian Service of the First Methodist Church.
SI r?v T
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3,722 ARE ATTENDING -
School Enrollment
Shows Slight Drop
Enrollment in the Macon
Count} School System for the
fir-t 10 days this fall showed a
fii'-ht drop over 1959, according
:o l.nures from the superinten
dent s office
Til is fail's to till of 3.722 is 64
students less than last year's and
only three schools Franklin
Hmh. Franklin Elementary, and
Cowee ? have increases in enroll
ment.
Enrollment at each school fol
lows, with the 1959 figure in par
enthesis :
Franklin High, 898 (807i;
Franklin Elementary. 353 ' 327 1
East Franklin. 375 < 386 > : Culla
saga, 327 <342> ; Union, 244 (245'.
Cowee, 233 ? 227 ) ; Otto, 229 < 235 > .
Cartoogechaye. 265 < 272 ? ; lotlu.
215 (226i ; Nantahala High, 63
(64 ?; Nantahala Elementary. 168
( 187 ? ; Highlands High. 86 '95 :
Highlands Elementary. 2r'4 >303'
Chapel High, 11 (17): and Chapel
Elementary. 50 < 53 ' .
CONVENTION HELD ?
Delegates Reelect Slagle
Chairman Of A. S. C. Group
Community delegates meeting ,
in convention Friday reelected
Siler Slagle, of Cartoogechaye
community, chairman of the
county Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Committee for
1961
Mr. Slasle is serving his third |
term on the committee and thisj
will be his second term as chair- 1
man.
Picked to serve with him are
Frank Gibson. vice-chairman, |
GOING TO MEETING
Mrs. Dorothy Crawford, super
intendent of public welfare here,
is leaving October 4 for Chapel
Hill to attend a three-day work
shop on "Public Welfare Manage
ment" at the Institute of Govern
ment.
Harley Stewart, regular member,
Verlon Poindexter. 1st alternate,
and Can Bryson. 2nd alternate
The new committee will take
office October 1
Delegates from the 11 A S. C
townships held the convention in
the county A S C. office in Frank
lin.
Old Folks ;
Gathering
Is Sunday
| For a short while Sunday after
noon, ' the good old days" will re- 1
turn to Macon County when the
county's old folks gather for their)
| annual "Fellwship Hour
j Set to begin at 2 p. m. in the j
chapel of tile First Baptist i
I Church, the gathering, as usual.;
I will glow with reminiscing whc. j
'old friends renew acquaintance
Although the "Fellowship
Hour" is held for t hose 65 years j
and over. everyone is invited i ;
attend and join the fun. It
i sponsored by the church' s ol t
county and any person want in- ,
transportation may yet in ton
with their minister \
Prizes donated by local rv.
chants are being offered to > :
oldest man and woman pres- n; ?
to the man and woman with th i
j rncst grandchildren; to the coupl'- I
married the longest: and to tin j
person 65 or over traveling the
J longest distance to attend tho
lathering
Mrs. Hoy F Cunningham's
committee has arranged the fol
lowing program
Welcome, the Rev H H Stand
ley. devotional, the Rev. Fred
(ruthrie. .solo .1 . L Fesperman.
croup singing led by the Rev R
K Early, with Mrs. Gilmer A
Jones, as accompanist; a readm
Mrs. R 8 Jones; presentation of
prizes. Mr. Early, and benedic
| t.ion. Mi .Standley.
( OWKK IIOMMOMIM.
The annual homecotninr at
j Cowee Baptist Church will
'observed Sunoav. Oct .be. L\ wi o
an all-dav program. ineludm
lunch and aftei noon sui'-jng
NO COMMENT ON INCREASE -
McGuire Says Duke Still
Will Buy Nantahala
??W?> still pl.t:: ,
cation W B \.
of Duk*' Pott : ?: ( r . , . 1 > r
lottc. U Ici THE PIC
couim' of .1 tch'p! >n
last Fndav
H?? wa.-. ivlrri i . . i :>? r .
for appro\ a 1 oi j ? i ? > . ; >
f Naulahala Powrr and Liniit
( nr.pany s d^tnbution facilities
n las if^ion .? proposed deal
publu ily announced nu re than a
? ear auo
Mr. MHiuire. who voliint?^red
t statement. was telephoned by
I III i'KKSS about a report that
SCORE 30 TO 13 ?
Panthers Scalp Indians
In Conference Battle
B> TOIH) I! J ( I
Franklin s P.r i ! ?. u. i -h
a crowd-thrillnu ? . ? i : - ? 1 . ' i
stai i in'.' hn hi mi'. > ? !' id-:
Teddy C "lark Frida- -i.' ' ?
pletelv oiiU'!^.' ('!:??? I ; k ? ? ? IM '
30 to 13. on the ' >m? r- \i
Clark bi oke 1<> toi 4 . i : . > .
yard touchdown i;n i.' v .r .wr. ?
SVI.VA iKIi? '. Y
The Fan! hers i.? ano.%
( owrc Mount 'i i 'oiihii idu I
(Friday) night for .i i onlcr 1
pncf game with J *>?? S\lv;? !lij?h
Cioldoii lluiri< liickolf
timf is X o'clock and several
hundred Panthers falls air ex
peeled to made the trip.
everyone el.se on the fieiu m hi.
dust. KunninK at the oth? : hall
back -?pot . ."enneth Hail ad<i?*d |
anothn talley on a three-yard I
plunge. Franklin's mound drive >
racked up 166 yard lushnv.
aKainst 88 f; r Cluvokee.
Even though Fininy's v.rUiv
did dispel doubts th. t Coar'i !)jt k j
Stott's Panthers i t of - r. !\
dangerous only th u -h tN . . i r
quarterback Jim V.'i' . ? c.)??
NEW CHA.iRM A'?
l)r. 1 I Hill, Jr.. m il op
tometrist, has a< i ,';?t?'(l the
chairmanship i f th* l?> 0 ( n t
ed limd eampaitn in II-. ?
I Franklin :i r -?;? Active in <hir i
and c \ ir affairs, fir. Ilill <"(??'?
I to I ranUlin in 1 !?'?.'{ II'' a
pist prr <drn' of Ihc Fran': lin
Junior ( hanila r of < '"fm-rcc
and in 'nd \ ? ??- ,?r -s d" i I tin'
Lions t I : i * ? this \ci . I r Mi!)
will ai' i- iiic- j? > i t th?*
\ .1 ?l r i il a i imjIv d
I ir: toil .. Western Noith Cai. -
!:i a s leading pa.-ser with tu )
touehdown .strikes, one for 35
.irsis to l>)?i ? Band anil one tor
i ' yards to "St mpy Higdon.
W.iur. . ninth and 10th of the
? ear.
( onfrreiire (iamr
Friday in hi > name marked th# i
."anther's emergence Into <- nfer |
uce p'av and the victory over J
> herokee !?? 1 1 only Fr.tnkhn and
Miirpiiy. aiit>th* l AA powei . tin
(Ideated in tht Sin kv Mountain
( 'onterence foi the y?ai
The crowd of about 1 .00 on i
hand fin- l Mine Included a 1
large contingent from Cherokee !
hoping t ste their .star quart* . I
back. Bill Beck, do his tuff, but I
Franklin's hard ( hareing (.? n- 1
deis kept Berk l>ottle<I up m<i >' 1
lh?* night. Beck was outMa . our I
lor Cherokee on defense, inounu
i.p from his swondary spot to
make most of the tackles
Man llurt
Cherokee's two cores tame on
a ore-yard plunge bv Jonah Tay
k?- and on a three-yard dive bv
II mils Smith Ch o- ':t iff.ied
an unfortunate bi a* ei.'v in the
..'in when their top lineman, left
id Richard Sneed. had to bv
taken out of action with a pulled
le" muscle
Fiaiiklin ;.lso wa playuiL- with
out the services of first string 1' ft
( no Johnny Swan. v. h , is out. for
?line week with a .broken tingei
D'-w Baird Marled at the ?i.
position and did a commendabl ?
j <b. along with Sonny Bunell a. id
I and> IVnd'.v-Ta w.ei also p'r
t hf ;?< .? 't.ion Baud .uount -u
If" < i . < :? nth. I m-oic a lie sn;.
? i A.i \ a : f i pa\.s fi iu Jim W.'.
' . r:i
I 111' ? ? : : i \ ot !0
!<.. 'he n. lit ioi 14. yai ds
' " ( ai!:-e :: abbed threi if 10 for
i . '.s 'I lie i\inth ?: l:r?
i i t (. ( lie Hi ' v pa -> ai.d lest
? i . fumble ' . 1 1 a ( 1 "!??!:? -
>? ' . t W 'O
v e IM Silt -I'rs
' ? ? ' . ' P .
Sl'.K SO 4 PA OF 8
a c.rf.e1: st' io": r
Shopes Have Unusual House Guest
I .J. ? Shop. of C V . '
i . i ' ' ? .1 .i i- : > ;
it ?? t
k. >?
: '? Iff h;,>- > \< ??IN l '
T. i- . o: f ,i.':
?h< la!
( i ? i f k \ m<" i? ? :
? i . t r
J'.uir. " i f ? ; i tinny new to ??,.
. isitor llf h?.s *penl 18 years on
\ "vmall farm. whf!'- the crop*
'x Tf* tobacco cotton. rltnn fnilt
olives, and grapes
IV l'? with M
, '! r ( "11 ?
' ? . (.ii.n 1 . i ; ; : . ?
.mill Hi t:.i I 'I. ...
r , 1 1 ? A ? ?
' ( ,:> < ? <>u < ><. U >b'-:
I ' 1 1 1 ( ?u m s ( ii >i cl; 1 1 iimd ) help- with milking
(bflt P ?to)
Nantahala would ask fur a rate
increase, and (hat if and when it
was granted, the two companies
would proceed to seek approval of
the proposed sale.
On that rep rt Mi McGuira
declined comment
John M Archer. Jr . Nantahala
president, also had no comment.
Asked "about when" the joint
application for approval of the
deal w uld be filed, Mr McGuire
said he could not say 'at this
tine."
EithcM* a ral?- mciea.se or tlv*
sale of Nantahala s distribution
system to Duke would require ap
proval by the Stale Utilities Com
mission.
The report linking the filing of
an application for approval oi the
sale with prior approval of a rate
increase for Nantahala came to
the pap?r from a prominent West
ern North Carolina businessman,
who is direetl> connected with
neither company, but who is be
lieved to Iw in position to know
what he is talking about.
Announcement of the proposed
Nantahala Duke deal, made in
Charlotte Sept. 2. 1959. was greets
eri with, considerable opposition in
this area. While it lias been more
than a year since the announce
ment, there has been no move to
net Uie Utilities Commission to
pass on the prop sal. Mr Mi -
Guire. in a talk at the Franklin
Rotary Club last October 8 said
the joint application would be f 11
id "in about a month". Two
months later, n I>ecember 10.
Mr. Archer, also speaking to
Franklin Rotarians. said delay in
filing the application was due to
operating problems that had aris
en. There had been no further
public comment on the subject
until Mr McGuire s statement
la.st week.
I'nder terms of the agreement,
Nantahala would sell Duke its dis
tribution facilities, but would re
tain its power producing plants in
this region. Duke proposed to
bring power, in from outside the
a rea.
Nant.d :Ja is a wholly-owned
lit: Hiia.'y <?t Aluminum Company
' : America, which is its largest
i -iMomer
Nickels Voting
Slated Friday
Macon County farmers no to
llw polls here tomi row 'Friday)
> vole m the Nil kels For-Know
h' \v proj.;i am
A !?.w)j;'ble vote will assure
? out inuat ion I tin provram for
i : <)' ). ;? t hiw veal
111' ps, arch a j . : education
I- ';v rum is w(>rl:< d thiouuh N C.
Co 1? ? d the money
:i : . ' i fertilizer
sale-.
A t w >-ti:i iN fa v lable vote ls
n<c<"'ai \ tv/ a- ure tin- program.
p??:im? phi: <-s will be at the
foTow.i location^: Cartooge
chaye IIu. ir-on's store; BJm
iii?: .11. ParnMi ton. Cowee.
Ri"';::: M Ellijay-Sugar
f??: k V tes' vrv;'( '..lion; Flats.
1 iff ic" K-anklir.. county
? oltice Hi'hlancis. Tal
ly's store; Smit hhridge. Parrish's
? !'>?? Millshoal Paul Ammons'
me and Nantahala. Bateman's
1 : ?
The Weather
I'hi wi. k n ?? rri'ri nt'ir?*i and n.nfn'1 SHow
Rtr i m or d?*J 'i Franklin by Miin*>r StilM,
U S dhucMiT. n Highland* hy
T>tdor N Hull and W. C. Newton. TV A
ulMW-rvcrx . and at th* Cow* t* Hy<lroJo?ir
) Cerulirik'" nr?* for th?- 24-hour
' xhI rii.iny :i t * h m of 'he day liirt??d
1 KWKI.IN
High l.nw K.*in
W- .! '.MM 83 ."2 00
Thui'-d ."(i 57 00
K"U'v :,2 60 00
S,if'iril;.v 78 49 00
?Sunday 79 50 00
Mcr.fia'. 7:! 44 00
T ir (l.i <>1 52 .58
'.Vic.ip c. v 57 1.03
< OWI 'I \
:;>? : 3 47 00
\ 1 : 4 54 00
77 58 00
S.iiu:r. i 79 54 00
1 " i. < 75 51 00
?*' ? i 75 44 00
T i' ? i i a ? 74 49 .91
W, <:?)( s?S,iv 59 50 1.08
HKiHl.ANDS
Wrd , 21ct 78 49
Thursday 66 60
Friday 77 56
f-'aturdTV 76 53
Sunday 74 52
Monday 70 bl
Tuesday 58 50
Wednesday *