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7Stk Year ? No. 47
Franklin, N. C., Wednesday, November 23, 1960
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Twelve Pages
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DEER HUNTERS keep pour
ing into the woods. Some come
out with bucks and others em
erge with frowns. All say they
t ' are enjoying the season.
BAST FRANKLIN School
has received some new inter
ior paint and the library has
been spruced up. Principal W.
O. Crawford is mighty proud
of it.
A BIRDHOUSE project was
recently completed by Mrs.
Hilda Olson's seventh grade
science class at Franklin Ele
mentary. The houses were in
spected for merit by J. L.
West, Jr., Mrs. Lane Trarvthon,
and Tom Jenkins.
ITS NICE to learn that the
local symphony society has
raised its goal and will bring
\ the concerts back for another
year. The society officers and
the volunteer workers are to
be congratulated on succeeding
in a most difficult undertak
ing-money-raising !
WESTERN CAROLINA is
losing its sports publicity di
rector. Charlie Smith, who's
leaving to fulfill, a six-month
military obligation.
WASN'T SATURDAY a
beautiful day? Even the most
sour individuals surely had to
"perk up" and feel good all
over.
UTTER Cartoogechaye is jub
laint! Telephone service has
now been extended to 40
)> homes.
WHAT A shame for such
lovely weather to have to end.
But. it's going to aad will be
replaced by the variety that
makes long handles feel good.
You wait and see.
GET READY for the basket
ball season, sports fans. Frank
lin High will open its season
December 1.
THE J. D. PORTERS very
quietly celebrated their 50th
anniversary Tuesday of last
week at their home in Frank
lin. Our congratulations.
BYE, BYE yellow lines on
Main Street. Traffic and dirt
are turning the world's larg
est checkerboard back into a
street again.
LOCAL PILOTS have been
taking advantage of the beau
tiful weather. They report the
air upstairs is as smooth as a
baby's cheek.
ON SOME of these cold
ntamingB. those "Ice Water"
signs at the service stations ap
pear a bit out of place.
ENDS LEAVE
? Charles P. Gregory, who is
stationed in the US. Navy at
Norfolk. Va., has returned to
duty after spending a 30-day
leave with his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Parker Gregory, of
Rimte 4.
iphat's
doing?
I
JAYCEES: First Monday,
Zickgraf's Lumber Co.. Third
Monday. Dillard House. Dillard.
Oa.. 7:00 p. m.
_ ROTARY: Every Thursday.
6:30 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 night. 8 p. m.. at post
home.
AMERICAN LEGION: Third
Tuesday. 7,:30 p. m? Slagle
Memo lal Building.
BUSINESS AND PROFES
SIOANL WOMEN'S CLUB:
ftwrth Tuesday at 7 P m . at
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A FIRE OF undetermined origin completely destroyed.' the frame farm house of Mr.
and Mrs. Boyd Collier Saturday morning in the Patton community. The picture was tak
en a', the height of the biaze. The .Franklin Volunteer Fire Department managed to save
a can house nearby. The department also a nswered a -call Sunday morning at John Wal- 1
lace's home. This fire was in the flue amd caused no damage. (Staff Photo)
Business Is Boomin' i
?
Business in Macon County continues to top 1
1959, according to figures appearing in THE i
RETAILER, publication of the N. C. Merchants
Association.
For September 1960, sales tax collections came
to $33,084.79, as compared with only $27,442.47
for September 1959. The September figure also
topped August's $27,807.21 this year.
Gross retail sales for September 1960 totaled
$1,849,627. The August 1960 figure was $1,708,
773. - - I
AT FRANKLIN HIGH ?
Four Students Apply
As Exchange Students
Pour Franklin HJsrh students
have ctesigiM on becoming ex
change students in Europe and
hare submitted final applica
tions to the New York office
of the American Keld Service's
Americans Abroad Program ?
the program designed to pro
mote understanding and
friendship between America
and the countries of Europe by
giving American teen-agers the
opportunity to live with fami
lies in foreign lands.
The candidates are John L.
Crawford, son of Mr. and Mrs.
John U Crawford. Jr.. Miss
Mary Jane Burch, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Burch.
Mist Shirley {Catherine Rey
nolds, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Dan R. Reynolds, and ?
Miss Nancy Mae Dawdle,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ar
thur N. Dow die.
Two Franklin High seniors,
this year are exchange stu
dents. Miss Linda Morrow is
in Belgium and Bill Hyde is in
Germany. Adem Unal, an ex- '
change student from Turkey. I
is attending Franklin High. j
OX the four applicants this j
year, one could be selected by
the New York office to repre- j
sent his school, community, j
and .country abroad, according
to Mb? Frances Winstead. i
Franklin Hlyh ttaoher in
Cl large of the program locally.
Whether a local student, if
selected, will go to Europe de
pends upon whether a hospi
table home can be found that
is suitable to the student's
background, interests, and lan
guage training, Mu? Winsitead
explained.
The applicants will be noti
fied in January who has been
accepted.
Franklin High's eligibility to
participate in the program
stems from the fact tliat Adem J
Unal is attending school here
this year.
Coach, Panthers
Steak Eaters
Coach Dick Stott and Ills
Panthers wjie guests Monday
| night for a steak dinner at The
Norman die Rcstaui&nt.
Steaks worn donated by
Woodrow Franklin and were
prepared by Ed Coates, owner
of the resteuiant.
SUNDAY SINGING
The regular fourth Sunday
singing will be held with the
Oak Dale Baptist Church be
i-inning at 1 :45 p. in. All sing
ers and the public are invited,
according to Harvey Roper,
president.
ON BOmRD
J. C. Jacobs, F.anklin busi
nnw man and active Baptist |
layman, has been nantrd to the
(nneril board of the Baptiflt
Ktate Convention. Appoint- 1
minus were anjiouivred last
Thursday in Ashtvll^ at the
13?ih meeting of the Baptist
Slate Convention.
HOPEFUL CANDIDATES for the exehan ;e student pror 'am are <L to K) John Craw
ford and >n*?es Nancy Mae Dowdlr, Nancy Jane Borch, and Shirley Katherine Reynolds.
mull i
Symphony
Is Coming
For Sure
The North Carolina Sym
phony will return to Macoa
County next year.
Mrs. Florence S. Sherrill and
Mrs. Lloyd Swift, membership
chairman (or the local N.C.
Symphony Society drive, this
week reported the county has
topped Its goal of $985, thus
assuring the two concern on
January 26.
Both concerts, a free matinee
for. school children and an eve
ning one for adults, will be
given In the Franklin High
gymnasium.
Mrs. Beth Ouffey, chairman
of the children's concert, said
classroom music preparation
for the symphony will begin
shortly.
Membership cards will be
mailed from Chapel Hill prior
to' the concert. Also, tickets
will be available at the door,
according to the chairmen.
Ronnie And
Dad Guests
Of Hickey
Panther End Ronnie Higdon
and his father, Sam Higdon,
had a big Saturday.
U.N.C. Coach Jim Hickey in
vited them to come to Chapel
Hill for a luncheon and the
Duke-Clemson game, hoping no
doubt, to convince the Frank
lin High footballer that Caro
lina In the place to go when he
get* out of high school in '62.
"We were half way pulling
for Duke until we got the
Carolina fever at the game,"
Mr. Higdon reports.
By the way. Carolina won, 7
to 9, which explains some
smiles in town Monday morn
in*: i
Area Meet
Of Chapter
Set Here
Members from five counties
ar expected here Saturday. De
cember 3. for a meeting of the
Iota Chapter of Delta Kappa
Gamma. ,
MLsa Margaret Fllnton, of
Charlotte, state president, will
be guest speaker for the pro
gram. which will be at The
Normandie Restaurant at 12:15
p. m.
Members are expected from
Clay, Swain. Jackson, and
Haywood, as well as Maoon.
Local members of the chap
ter are Mrs. Beth Ouffey. Mrs.
Prelo Dryman, Mm. Clell
Bueck, Mrs. Hilda Olson, and
Miss Nora Moody.
Yule Seals
Are Mailed
Letters containing 2.000 .
sheets of Christmas Seals were
mailed to Maronians this week.
The money returned by those
receiving the seals will be used i
to fight tuberculosis.
Maconians who do not re
oeive seals in the malls, but
would like to have some for
sealing Christmas mall and
packages, may get in touch
with Sam Gibson, county
chairman for the National Tu
beh-ulofrls Association.
The seals w: re stuffed in
envelopes for mailing several
weeks ago b>" members of the
Franklin Junior Woman's
Club. I
Jl'IMiES OF THE arra rural development contest were here laat Thursday to look
over Cowee and the projects that made it a prize-winner. Chattinf at Cowee's entrance
I sign are <L to K) Joe Howard, agricultural e nineer for Duke Power Company; Mtas Lou
ise Lowe, assistant professor of home economics at Woman's College; C. S. Mints, south
eastern district agent for the N. C. Extension .Service; Mrs. Lucy Leatherman, Orwee
president; and Fred McGaha, a Cowee resld n . (Staff Photo)
GUTHRIE TO PREACH -
Thanksgiving Service
Slated For Franklin
Vo BOOST LIBRARY ?
Operation Library'
Set For December 3
Saturday. December 3. has
been designated "Operation Li
brary Day" in Mac?n County
in a move bry the Franklin
Jaycees to increase the volume
and variety of books and mag
azines at the local library.
With the help of the Boy
Scouts, the Jaycees will spend
the day collecting books and
magazines from families want
ing to donate to the program.
For those living outside of
town, a special place will be
set aside In the library to leave
books and magazines for the
entire week preceding "Opera
tion Library Day." according to
Wilbur Oabe. Jaycee in charge
of the program.
Jajvres and Boy Scouts will
collect In the Franklin area if '
donors will t 1; "phone LA J
4-3600 and request it.
HEWLETT BACK
John D. H. wlt tt, research
certer leader ut Ooweetn Hy- |
(IjoIokIc Laboratory. returned
to Franklin oil Friday from the
national met'Ung of the Socie
ty of American FV>re*tere. This
year the mertin*; ?? a held from
November 13 to 16 at the |
Sheraton-Pa rlc Hjotei in Wa.sh- j
inn ton. D. C.
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TO DISTRICT MANAGER ?
Tysinger Is Promoted
I
By Telephone Company1
Franklin's A. C. TyKlnger, a
veteran of 26 years with West
ern Carolina Telephone Com
pany. has been promoted to
district manager, according to
an announcement made Mon
day by the division manager,
Harley Clarpenter. Jr., of Sylva
Mr. Tyxinger, who will as
sume hia ni:w duties December
1, will have charge of ex
changes in Franklin, High
lands. and Clayton. Oa.. which
are part of the Sylva division.
Active in civic and service
groups, the new district man
ager i.s a Ma-son, is president
of the Smoky Mountain Shrine
Club, oatnmar.c'er cf the Ma
con Search and Rocue Squud.
and has be'n chicf cf the
Frarklln Vo'unteer Fire Dc
partmi nt for a nu.*nb r of
years.
Mr. Tysingcr
SEASON OPENS DEC. 1 -
Basketballs Are Moving
Fast At Franklin High
Franklin Hssh's lads an:l
lassies, tu/der the watchful
eyes of their coachcs. C. K.
(Ike i Ol on and Mrs. Rose
Coi'b.r. ar.' keeping the ba. ket
talls movrn* fast and funou*
y in pit p.i ration for opening
ht ir 1 jCO-61 season here Dec
enibor 1.
The first opponent on their
17-came schedule la another
Macon County team. Nanta
ha'a Hii'h
Tc-^m .osteis still fcavs not
t.een pt\ paved, according to tile
coaches.
The schetult:
l)t'. !, Nant.ihiU, honw,
Dw. 9. Haymvlllr. away.
Dcc. 13. Hylva, away.
Dff. 16. ( hfrukrf, homr
Dec. 29, Swain, homr
Dm. 23. Murphy, home
Jan. 3, Harrsvtlle, homr
Jan. I, Murphy, away.
Jan. 10, Cuilouhee, away.
Jan. 17, Hlffhla-ds, away.
Jan. 20, Glenvillc, home.
Jan. 24, Sylvj , away
.In n. 31. Swain, away.
F. b. 3, Cuilti vhrf, homr.
Frb. 10. Highlands. home.
F b. 11, Gltnv lle, away.
At heme the srirls will |
play at 7:30 and the boys
(Tame will fellow A Imi-sfuon
will be 75 cents for adults and
35 cent" for children.
Traditionally. Maconians will
celebrate Thanksgiving quicl
ly at church services and with
relatives and friends.
Franklin's annual anion
Thanksgiving service is art for
8:45 a. m. at the First Metli
.odlf.i. Church. Deliverin" the
I message Ud& year will be tile
I new Presbyterian pa.stor, tlie
Rev Fred O'lthrie. The choir
will be oompo^'d of voic?
from all churches in tm.vn.
A special offer!:!* will be
taken at the union service and
will be divider! between the or
phju.Agc funds of each church.
Schools Closing
Schools will close for Thanks
giving both Thur-day and Fii
day.
Mort local merchants. how
ever. plan to clohe Thankssiv
ing day onlj' and will be oi*-n
Friday.
('.linlfl Holiday
The area Cancer Defer'ioo
Center at C. J. Ham. Cftm
munity Hospital in osr]\?< has
announced it will b?* closed
FrUfeiy. Novembe:- 25. buJ. ?. Ill
be open evi'ry Friday curing
December.
Holidays
Announced
Macon's school chllifrrn
will have Thursday and Fri
day off for Thanksgiving,
accordinc to Supt. H. Buerk.
He also announced that
C hristmas vacation in the
schools will run from Decem
ber 22 through January 2.
FIVE-POINT DKF.R
John Murphy, 1 of Ruutj 2.
bawled a five-point buck
wc-ighirw 200 pounds Tuesday
of last we:-k on Cory :;ta. He
was hunting with Fred De
hart.
SINGING SLATKD
A sp cial tinging will be held
at the Rock C'c k Ba.:">-a.-t
Church Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock, a3"d: ;ing tc Luttit-r
CHbt. He slid rsccgnitior will
be given ail so-? leaders, p e
sidlng officers, ar d those who
have contributed to the cause
of irospel music.
The Weather
FRANKLIN
High Lew Rain
Wod , Nov. 16 . 67 37 00
Thursday 63 39 trace
Friday 57 29 00
Saturday 67 21 80
Sunday 64 . 20 ?0
Monday 69 2T 00
Tuesday 25 00
COWETA
Wed.. Nov. 16 68 38 00
Thursday 65 37 .04
Friday 63 30 00
Saturday 56 25 00
Sunday 65 27 00
Monday 63 25 00
Tuesday 68 28 ?0
HIGHLANDS
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