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75th Year ? No. 41
Franklin, N. C.. Thursday, October 13, 1960
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THAT CHECK lost by William
W. Kile6, of St. Petersburg, Fla.,
has been found: by A. J. Mash
burn, of Route 4. and is now at
the sheriff's office awaiting Mr.
N Lies' identification. That's real
service, isn't it?
HAMMERING is echoing from
the basement of Jamison's store
on Palmer Street. Mr. J is putting
tn a bargain basement for his
customers.
HAVE YOU tried hop-scotching
the yellow lines along Main
Street? It's a lot of fun, although
a bit confusing.
TELLE* BAKER, of J. H. Dun
can Tire Company here, is bustin'
his vest buttons over geing the
the highest man in quota sales In
the Knoxville District. At a con
vention in Knoxville October 6-7,
tie was honored by a special In
troduction by a vice-president of
Goodyear and by Mr. Duncan. He
oould well end up in the top four
in Southeastern U. S.
KEEP YOUR fingers crossed
for good weather this week. Th?
fair association gets a percentage
of the take from the carnival and
it sure needs the money to pay
off the exhibit hall debt.
SOGER SUTTON has sold his
interest in Franklin Laundry and
Dry Cleaners to his partner, Cur
tis Pearson. He says ne has no
business plans at present.
THANKS TO to Mrs. W. R. Pen
land, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for
her $5 donation to the Indian
Mound improvement fund. At
least we know that someone cares.
SOME MORE improvement
work is ready to start on the In
dian Mound. Where's your dona
tion to this worthy cause? Leave
it with Man son Stiles, if you
please.
McCoy Building Is aoout finished
and the rest of the old porch will
be coming down soan. Where's a
body gonna get in out of the rain?
FRANKIJN surely must be the
only town left in the world where
an automobile will stop to let a
pedestrian cross the street. It is
the rule and not the exception
here.
THE HOLLY berries on the
bushes in front of the post office
sure are pretty. A bird, apparent
ly mistaking Tuesday s spring
like temperatures for the coming
off spring, trilled from the bush
most of the day.
HOW'S THE stock stale going
on the proposed bowling alley on
US 23-441? This would be a wel
come and much needed addition
to an area that demands enter,
tainment in order to compete for
the tourist dollar.
RESTAURANT and motel own
ers report traffic is light ? "too
light.'' says one ? on all highways
going through Macon County.
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JAYCEES: First Monday. Zick
graf's Lumber Co., Third Monday.
Dillard House, Dillard, Oa. 7:00
p.m.
ROTAJIY : Every Thursday, 6:30
p. m? Slacle Memorial Build ine
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 night, t 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.
Friday: Florida Club, covered
dish suppt-r. 5 p. m . parish house
at St: Agnes Episcopal Church.
Monday: South Macon Grange.
Otto School, 8 p. m.
Tuesday: East Maoon Orange.
East Franklin Schodl. 7 p m ,
covered dish supper. *
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Achievement
Event Set
October 28
Macon County's home demon
stration club women will hold
their annual "Achievement Day"
on October 28 at Bethel Metlio- 1
dist Church.
Plans for the event were made
Sept. 30 at a meeting of the coun
ty council. Also featured on the
program were a talk by Pantousus
Kaltsikes and a report on the :
county fair building plans by
County Agent T. H. Fagg.
Mr. Kaltsikes, an International
Farm Youth Exchange delegate
from Greece, showed slides of his
country and of the farming activi- j
ties of youth organizations that
are similar to 4-H Clubs in this '
country. He also translated letters
from the Greek war orphan who
Is sponsored by local home dem
onstration clubs. The young
Greek, who is staying with t}ie
Jess Shopes during his visit here,
promised to visit the orphan on
his return home and tell him
about his foster mothers here.
For the benefit of the fair, the
county council will have home
products for sale. Mrs. H?mer
Greene, Mrs. Fred Ruppenthal.
Mrs. A. C. Holley, Mrs. Boyd Bur
rell, Mrs. Terrell Parrish, and
Mrs. Lawrence Patton will work
at the booth.
A report pn the state council
meeting was given by Mrs. Nelle
Blaine, local delegate to the an
nual meeting.
Mrs. Fritchard Russell, presi
dent of the Cullasaja club, was
named 2nd vice-president of the
county council and Mrs. Delpha
Reed, of the Franklin club, was
elected county home manage
ment project leader.
The devotional, "Where is My
Faith", was given by Mrs. J. L.
Fesperman. Mrs. Sammy Bryson,
Jr., council president, presided.
Panel Discussion
On Schools Slated
By P.-T. A. Monday
The Franklin P.-T.A. will meet
Monday night, October 17, at 7:30
in the school cafeteria for a panel
discussion on "How Much Do You
Know About Macon County's
Eiggest Business, The Schools?'
Baby sitters will be provided for
the parents with small childien.
MEMBERS OF THE Future Farmers of America here constructed a. tiered display section for
individual exhibits in the new fair exhibit hall, as well as doing "several other vital jobs there.
They're shown putting the finishing touches to the section Monday afternoon.
PATTON COMMUNITY got an early start o > preparing Its booth for the fair, which opens
to the public this afternoon. These three women, (L to R> Mrs. Ilarley Stewart, Mrs. l.ois Krtck
baum, and Mrs. Rnth Patton, aided by Tommy Sherrill, went to work .Monday night.
( Staff I'lioto)
County Fair Opens This Afternoon,
I Exhibit Hall Crammed To Rafters
Registration
Books Opening
This Saturday
Registration books for the No- j
vember 8 general election will
open in the county precincts
Saturday, October 15, according
to J. Lee Barnard, chairman of
the elections board.
The books also will remain
open two more Saturdays, Oct.
ober 22 and 29, and Saturday.
November 5, will be challenge
day.
MARKS BIRTHDAY
Mrs. Jud Potts, of Franklin. I
celebrated her 93rd birthday |
Tuesday at her home.
WIN TWO FIRSTS -
High School Publications
Take Roundtable Honors
Fianklin High School's two pub
lications t:ok first place honors
at the ninth annual W.N.C. High
School Editors' Roundtable Friday
and Saturday at Western Carolina
College.
Its yearbook, THE LAUREL
LEAK, won top honors In Us divi
sion and the school newspaper.
THE MOUNTAIN ECHO, placed
best among mimeograph, tl papers
entered in the area competition.
Staff members of both publica
tions attended th? roundtable.
which was co-spcnsored this year
by the college and the W.N.C.
Press Association. J. P. Brady, of
Franklin, representing the news
paper association, is chairman of
the board of governors of th?
axjundtable.
Mrs. Anne P. Riddle is s(>onsor
of the yearbook. Members of the
'59 staff nutting together the
pr*ze- winning book were Barbara
Duncan, editor: Linda Morrow,
assistant editor; Alice Bradley,
senior editor; Ar.ne Dean, junior
editor; Emma Jean Ilogan, sopho
more editor: Max Gladwell, fresh
man ertitor; Dorglas Pearson,
spoils editor; Arthur Hays, activi
ties editor ; Patsy Cor bin, feature
editor; Douglas Raird, ro|.y mana
ger; Douglas SIa?rle, advertising
rranaircr; Linda Shope, assistant
advertising manager; Butch An
gel], circulation manager; and
Linda Whitaker, assistant circula
tion manager.
The sponsor of the newspaper
is Miss Darlene Collins. He: '59
staff was marie up of Genevieve*
Nichols, editor: Dwain Downi,
assistant editor; J Arm Curtis,
managing editor; Nora Stuart, art
editor Douglas Crisp, circulation
rr.anag?r; Douglas Teaiv'ue. sports
editor: and B.enda Ciinrmgham.
feature editor.
Representing the newspaper
staff at the roundttble were Miss
Ccllins, Dwain Dowr.s, Linda
Southards. Lir?d ? Yo:k. Peg;y
Dills. Estell Biiiton. Arne Blaine,
Doug Blaine. Doug Band. Ros
anne Caoe. Jane Cagle. and Lo!s
Vanhook; the yearbook. Mrs. Bid
die. Linda Sb'pe. Betty Sue Wil
liamson. Emma Jean Hogan.
Carol Calloway. Roboit Vinson.
Ar?n Fagg, Douglas Baird, Patsy
Co. bin. Charles Waldroop, Oa.v
Crawford. Linda Whitaker. Paul
Cabe. John Crawford. Genevieve
Whitmire. and Martha Ar.:;el.
HOLDING TIGHTLY to tht coveted fir?t pi ice trophie-i they won at the W.NC. Hilh ,Schoo4
Editor's Roundtable Saturday are (L to R) Dwain Downs, editor of THE MOUNTAIN ECHO, Mis? |
Darlene Collins, newspaper sponsor, Mrs. Anne P. Riddle, yearbook sponsor, and Linda Shoi>e,
editor of the yearbook. THE LAUREL LEAF. (Staff Photo.
21 GIRLS IN CONTEST -
Franklin Meeting Swain
In 'Homecoming' Friday
Arch rivals will meet on the
jrricUron, a queen will be crown
| ed, a trophy Is at stake, and
I alumni will be welcomed home
when Franklin Hish celebrates
it's 1960 "homecoming" Friday
night.
Swain High's football troops,
who have struggled through a so
?so season this year, will lie on the
home field to try to avenge last
year's loss to the Panthers, 19 to I
12, as well as take home the win
ner's sportsmanship trophy set up
by the student councils of the two
schools last year.
Twenty-one Franklin High. lass
ies have been nominated by
Panther players to vie for "Home
coming Queen" and the queen's
ovurt , '
All alumni of the school, from
granddatidies to 1960 graduates,
?ire invited back for the festivi
ties, which are sp: avored by the
I Student Council.
Party Afterwards
Following the game, a ' hom
coming party" is set, lor the gym
where dancing and refreshments
will be in the spotlight.
Clarence "Red" Seay, .'co-cap
tain of the Panthers am: pies!
dent of the Student Council. re
vealed that Principal Harry Qzr
bin will crown the "homecomine
queen'' during halftime
The queen and her court wil;
be driven onto the field durin ??
the half in convertibles and each
rlrl will be individually recogniz
ed.
Queen Nomincs
Nominees, who were vcted on
by the student body Wednesday,
are Linda Rickman. Elmyra Led
ford. Linda Ledford. Linda Lcath
erman. Sarah Lee Bryso\\ Ma i
lyn Owinner. Janice Iiowman.
Genevieve Whitmire, Je sie Car
penter. Ruth Cillespie. Mary Lou
Cabe, Clau(.ott< McCoy, Sharon
Duvill. Susie HcnSon. Sajlv Price
Carole Nelson. Linda SHopc. S.i I
zmne Cunningham. Carol H? ' :
den. Kathy Burnette. and Jhi??|
Cagle.
The Smoky Mountain B?\? j
Trophy wa,s established last year
to be awarded to the winner of
the Swain-Franklin football gam
each season. The "Bear" has r<
Bullock Burned
Critically In
Power Mishap
Ebb Bullock, of Franklin, is in
ii critical condition at Duke Hos
pital in Durham suffering from
burns received when he came in
contact with a high voltage line I
while working Tuesday morning]
-ii- the switch yard at the Nanta
hai:i , ' ;.t of Nantahala Power
r.n(' Lii.'ht Comon: Jy.
The 50-yea lei rJectrica'l main
le'.ance foreman reci.ivc '1 burir
o\er per cent of body. 40
pe rcert of them third degree. 11 ??
was tr? atcd at District Memorial !
Hospital <n Anc-cv/:. and th.:i
was flr,w.i to Durh-.m by private i
plane His sister Mrs. Ted Gnb
?jie, who is a nurse. Vov: v i*h him
and is remaining in I>urham.
Officials of tJv r m^any
the veteran Nantahala employee i
apparently hit a 34 KV electrical
bus 'rrvtal strip' below the plat- i
form on which he was working In i
the Nantahala plant. They said
the chaige arced to his feet, set
his clothing on fire, and knocked I
him 12 feet to the ground below
sided in the trophy case at
Franklin Hi?h since iast yen: ar.u
the Panthers will ire all-out Fri
day night to keep it there.
At 'he ceremonies, th<- "horn?
coming queen" will receive a ^ ift
and a dozen Ionic stemmel * M
roses. The maid of hor; r also
will net a gift.
('lone Game
The football clash .'tar'.-is up a
a close game Ci'spite Swain's r* .
tivcly poor ^how?i:,{ so i'.u Mi'.s se:ir
son. Both teams ire '.vlways k?y
to a fever pil' h lor IL. auriu 1
rivalry and normal piedi"? n
'methods can be thrown ou< '!? i
window.
The Panthers increased Uie.r
undefeated record for the yeai to
five last week as they d?:w:ien
Robbinsville 19 to 13.
So far this year. Swain illy'li j
has won one, tied two, and lost |
three Waynesville. top-rankf ?1 j
school in Western North Ca. lina .
crushed Swain In its opcn< r, 4r
to 0. Robbinsville edged the Ma
roons 13 to 20. Swain tied tie
North Carolina , School for th
Deaf. 0 to 0, ar.d Glen Alpine 7
to 7. Their other loss was at th<'
liands of Murphy, 14 to 0. The
lone Maroon vtcto;> v,:u over
Hayesville, 28 to 0.
Outstandir.K for the Maroor .
in games so far have been Doui?
Revls, Bobby Hall. Jimmy Jon.r .
and Earl McGaha.
With the official <?|>eniriji this (Thursday) after
noon of iht' sixth annual Macon County Fair, the
Jit'w c x b i I > i t hall on. the new fair grounds is cram
nic<! to the rafters with more than enough booths
and individual exhibits to mark the fair down as
the biggest and hest so far.
Judging of booths and exhibits was held this
morning and the doors will be opened to the gen
eral public at' 1 o'clock. For most, it will be the first
time they've seen the. new $1 2, ()()0 exhibit hall, which
+ + +
Auctioneer's
Chant To Aid
Fair Building
The auctioneer's 'chAr.L will t on
tribute its pa: t in erasing the
$(>.000 debt on the i.i\v fair exhi
bit hall.
Batiu 'iiy rUl.t at 7 o'clock in
th? rxhibit ball, a "H u vest Sale'
will be stu .. ti t 1.1 is ? money fo
the buik'im:.
Oflirials of the fair association
not only invite:! everyone to at
tend the sale, but they need items
to sell.
"We'll arccpt anything that
anyone thinks will brii ?< in some
money." County A^ent T H
Fa?v declared this w.ek.
V" vons wishing ?to conate items
to ti i' vale hould tn.ee them io
th ? '.\ ibit hall.
j^hibil h:?H cost some
$!.' >00 to construct and .the .fair
aviation had to borrow more
than $5,000 in ore'er to coinpleir
it. it : time for list* fair.
? WE'VE GOT OUR OWN ?
'Great Debate' Slated
Between House Hopefuls
Emulating the television appearances of the national presi
dental candidates, Macon County will have its own "great de
bate".
The Democratic and Republican candidates for the State
House of Representative, William A. Cox and Mrs. W. N. "Nel
lie" Cook, will face each other Thursday, Oc'ober 27, at a joint
meeting of the local unit of the N. C. Educational Association
and the Classroom Teachers Association in the cafeteria at
Franklin High.
They will debate on education. Roy M. Biddl'e, Jr., president
of the local N.C.E.A., invifes the general public to attend. The
session will start at 3:30 p. m.
Both Mr. Cox, the Democratic candidate, and Airs. Cook, the
Republican hopeful, are stepping up their campaigns over the
county as the November H election nears.
Mr*. Cook
Mr. Cox
got its finishing touches this
week in time for the fair.
Since Monday, the dark of
night at the fair grounds on
US 23-441 < old county home prep*
erty I has been brightened by Uie
lights of "Honest Homer's" carzu
| val. The fair association hopes to
clear about $800 on the carnival
and will apply the money on an
outstanding debt of some $6,000
for the new exhibit hall.
Tomorrow 1 Friday > will be
"show day" at the fair grounds.
Ihe sheep and swine show is
scheduled for 12:30 p. m.; dairy
cattle. 1 p. m.; beef cattle, 2 p. m.;
arid hoi : and mule show. 3 p. m.
The exhibit hall will be open
fiom 9 a. m. to 10 p. m.
Saturday morning at 9. a pet
. k-.w will be held This is the only
?oiicd u led activity during the day
r-nd the fair will officially close
at 3 p. m.
Members ol the Franklin Chap
ter of Future Farmeis of America
were busy Monday morning flu
shing the display section down
the middle of the exhibit hall for
individual items. Monday night,
people from communities and
civic clubs started preparing
booths for the fair. Individual ex
hi bits were placed Tuesday and
Wed negda y .
Congressman Lists
Some Minor Problems
During Local Visit
On an official visit here Tues
day. Congressman Roy A. Taylor
listed a few minor problems for
action.
Things brought to his attention
included some forest service mat
te s and some servicemen and
veterans problems.
Rep. T.iyl'.r who -was accom
panied by his district secretary,
Thomas L Mal!oi:ee, also was
shopping around for a large pic
ture of some scenery in the area
to hang in his Washington office.
The Weather
I'h* WM'k'i t4*iri|wt atuiw *nd rainfall Mow
iii" ievord<<d in i-raitklin by Manaae. Stilaa.
U. S. observer; in Highlands by
Tudor N. Hull and W. C. Newton. TV A
>l*? rvni; >md al th* Cow.ta Hydrologta
I^iborMoi y. Reading* ar? for the 24-koar
period ending at 8 a.m. of the day Hated.
FRANKLIN
Ilijzh Low Rain
W?d.. Oct. 5 73 53 .12
Thursday 74 53 1.50
Friday 72 57 .27
Saturday 72 67 .82
Sunday 74 57 .53
Monday 75 50 00
Tuesday 73 52 00
Wednesday 49 00'
COWETA
Wed., Oct. 5 74 47 .12
Thursday 70 53 1.1?
Friday 75 55 .53
Saturday 70 5# 1.38
Sunday 66 55 .68
Monday 72 46 trace
Tuesday 74 46 00
Wednesday 76 45 f 00