Paid Circulation 3189 Average for November 196? j gIFjc ISiaWaitW Blacotnan ON THE INSIDE ? Be well informed read THE PRESS from cover to cover 75th Year ? No. 50 Franklin, N. C., Thursday, December 15, 1960 Price 10 Cents Sixteen Pages JiDGE MXEAN seemed to be an the rieht tract in letting JMdge Nettles handfle the sec ond week of Superior Court b^re. The first week was balmy and spring-Mice, but the second . . . man, the pot-bellies were red hot in the courthouse, wanning on one side only. AFTEH seeing the nice dec orations in other towns the size af Franklin, many seem to ted ours are a letdown. It should be recalled, however, that the town has nothing to do with our Christmas decorat 10118 ? were purchased sev years ago with money ""?Od by local organizations. TAX LISTING starts tn January. Ldaters are now being contacted by the county to see if they'll serve. A HYMN written by Neville I -ester Norton, a Macon native who lives in Cairo, Oa., was sung at the Presbyterian church here recently by Jay Fasperman. The title of the hymn is "I Met God On A Mountain." WA1AACE HYDE, executive secretary of the State Derao crafiio Executive Commit; e. was tn town Monday for talks with local party leaders. QUITE A few people here have received invitations to JFK's inauguration, but so tar we ha vent heard of any who plan to attend. IN NEW YORK yesterday ?Wednesday) was Paul E. Ver non, son of the Rev. and Mrs. John C. Vernon, of Highlands He was one of about 100 Northfleld Schools, of East Northfield. Mass.. in the big Cl^y 10 P,esent a prog-ram of Christmas music to alumni and friends in the metropoli tan area. FOLKS WHO started beef ing about cold weather and snow flurries Monday are re minded that we'd had a couple of good snows by this time last year THERE'S a bit of irony in the fact that Nanlahala Pow er and Light Company uses oil and not electric heat. After this proposed rate increase, it also seems a bit prophetic. MRS. FLOYD Downs, who was featured as "Woman of the Week" in Monday's ASHE VILLE CITIZEN-TIMES is the wife of a Macon County ua tiv.e They live in Asheville. CHRISTMAS fallins* on Sun day Bives the fellow who warts until the Inst minute to shop a wonderful id vantage. He can now carry right up to das in* time Saturday. IT'S A fhame United Fund has flubbed in Uw Franklin area because of little support Its participating agencies, of course, will be the jnes to suf fer because of no monev for operating. TIIE BOY Scouts will hoid a bis auction Saturday morning SEE NO. 2, PAGE H r~* 1 u?haf: | 1 j | doing? j JAYCEES: First Monday. Zickstraf's Lumber Co.. Third Monday, Dillard Hoase, Dillard, Ga.. 7:00 p m. ROTARY: Every Thu.sdav. 6:30 p. m. S'agle Memorial Building. LIONS. Second and fourth Mondays, 7 p. m.. Slagle Me morial Building. JUNIOR WOMAN'S CI.I'B: Fourth Monday. 7:30 p. m.. Ag ricultural Building. V. F. W.: Second and Fourth Wednesdays. 8 p. m., V.F.W. Past Home on Palmtr Street. V.F.W. AUXILIARY: Second Monday night. 8 p. m? at post home. AMERICAN LEGION: Third Tuesday. 7:30 p. m.. Slagle Memorial Building. BUSINESS AND PROFES SIOAVL WOMEN'S CLUB: Fourth Tuesday at 7 p m.. at the Normandle. SOME OF the Christmas decorations (hand-made, of course) to be shown at the "Tasting Tea" are being arranged by Mrs. Ruth Patton, chairman of the tea. These deco rations, from native materials and tin cans, were fashioned by Mrs. K S. Purdom. (Staff Photo) AT TASTING TEA' ? Cookbook Debut Set Saturday By Women A new cookbook featuring 355 favorite recipes of Macon Count'' home demonstration clufo *'jmen will go on sale Saturday at a special "Tasting Tea" being held in honor of its debut The tea ? set for 10 a.m. t.o 4 p.rr. at the Agricultural ! B liUiiiir; in Franklin and ey i cry ov 1*. Invited, accord?n? io 1 Mr.i. !_j wTence Patton, county foods jJki nutrition leader, who is in tiuuge. Also cn display will be Christmas decorations made by cluh members. Cook'e.s to be served at the tea. including several in the holiday vein, all arc featured in thj ixw cookbook, Mr. Pat i ton saici. j PriepQ at $2 per copy, the cookbook has been more than five y?*ars "In the making." Many ol the recipes have ap peared over the years in "The Cooking Comer", a recipe col umn printed In THE PRESS. The cookbook has a spiral bmdin.fi and plastic backs de signed bj a Macon c'nb wom an, Miss Sally Hester. Serv.ne tea will be Mrs. ' Frank Reece, Mi's. E. J. Car penter Mrs. Earl Ca on hand and the association has voted to apply $500 to the $5,500 debt outstanding on the new fair exhibit hall. Those decisions also have been made concerning the 1961 fair: ? It wll be held the third or | fourth week in September. I ? Aii extra day will be added, making the fair run four days | with the official opening on Wednesday instead of Thurs day. ? The "Harvest Sale" held i for the first time this year to raise money will be an annual event. ? A fence will be erected and a gate fee charged to enter the fair prounds. ?"School Day" will be ob served Friday. Z. Weaver Sliope and E. O. Crawford will be co chairmen of this feature. Whitmire And Sloan Confer With Sanford E. J. Whitmire, chalrrruin of the county Democratic Execu tive Committee, and Bob S. Sloan, publisher of THE PRESS, conferred Tuesday afternoon with Oovernor-elect Terry Saivfara on a variety of matters important to the west era section of the state. They met with Mr. Sanford nt liis home in Fayetteville Mid returned to Franklin yes terday i Wednesday) morning. It's Official Now, Shope Is Supervisor ! Jess Shope, of Cartoo?e- j chaye, the lone nominee, is now J officially a soil conservation supervisor following the dec j tion December 5-10. j He will begin his three-year term January 1. The other supervisors are Waiter C. Tay lor and George W. Mohes. P.T.A. MEETING The East Franklin P.-TA will meet at the school tonight i Thursday* at 7:30. Miss Nancy Sutton will .speak on the subject, "Youth Wants to Know." - MIGHT HAVE TO RAISE TAXES - Town And Schools In A Bind' If Power Rate Increase Approved Same Naritahala Powe.- cus tomen-s, particularly the Town of Franklin and the Macon | County School System, are go I ing to "be In a Wnci" if the company's proposed rate in crease is approved by the N.C. Utilities Commission. Residential customers us ing electric heat also will be hart-hit by the increase ? j their annual bills going up , from 54.9 per cent to 67.7 per cent or higher, i Conceivable, boith the town ar.d county might have to raise taxes to meat tho increases that would bo imposed by a rate boost. Without this re course. customers using elec tric heat will have to cl- deep t-r into their pockets c: wear heavier clothing. | At present <1959- n't liave. The increase ca.t !>o nr. T ed In two ways, by a tax in crease fwith a one per cent per hundred increase bring ing In |1,(M, this would mean a three-cent boost of the county lerr) or by cot ting back on needed equip ment and classroom instruc tional supplies. "We'll just have to tighten up our belt and do without some of the things we need,"* Suprt. Buttk declared. Town Clerk Ray Swafford estimated , Franklin's annual power bill will jump from $8,000 to the neighborhood of $10,400. Ha. like* Supt. Bueck, says "well cut down on something" or ittise taxes. Large mdfustry alco will feel the sting of the increase. Pi-anklin Hosiery Company's annual power bill would go up $6,000. according to Sup.t. St. v + + + OPPOSITION FORMS Opposition to the propos rd rat* Increase by Nanta hala Power and Light Com pany is mounting in othT ' towns served by the com pany. Bryson City, for exam ple. is protesting the Increase as too high and is Investigat ing T.V.A. power. A slory on this town's stand and com ments by some of Its lead ing citizens may be found on the front page of the snond section of this issue. Hylva also plana to protest the in crease, it is understood. en A. Burdy. This is an in crease of ^ 2.3 per cent. The hosiery plant presently spends about $17,000 a year for electri city. Mr. Burwiy has informed his superiors in the Burlington Industiies organization of the siunat ion , but docs not know wha/t action they will take, if any. Another local hosiery plant, Van Raalte, being smaller than Franklin Hosiery, would have only a 25.9 pes , cent incr -a.se ufjc'er the proposs-l late sche dule. Its annual in"1. according to Ma.na.ga* Noiniar. B' lirie. woulc. xo fiom $9,200 to $11 500 ? an increase of $2,380. He. too has pas.es 17 580 KWH annually. HU bill will no up from $194 33 to $300.00 an nually ? a 54 9 per cent in crease. However, the bills of (ho* hi itlnc electrically will vary, an will their percentage in crease* under the proposed rates. For example, a home owner heating a five-loom house has discovered thai h's annual heating bill, on the ba.sis of 1960 consumption of power, stands to to up 67.7 per cent. At the rate of 21,712 KWH annually. Nan tahala e- 1 1 ma ten his bill will Ko from S2I6.56 to $363.08. Nantahala officiate say they will pUdiy apply the proposed rnUa to pres?nt krtlta for cus 'omers mlel-ested in learning lion- the increase would affect them. - MAKE SCHOOL RECOMMENDATIONS - Grand Jurymen Suggest Election On Courthouse Taking up the almost age loss cry of previous court bod Its for a new courthouse, the grand jury of the December term of Superior Court suggests that an election be called to let the public speak on the iasue. Tho grand jury endorses "the reports of previous grand Juries with respect to the ur gent need of a new courthou-ie. with adiequate and safe sjxue for storage of county records and a dignified building for court proceedings. We recom ment to the county commis sioners that an ejection be called Immediately for the pur pose of deciding if the people desire a new courthouse and If tile people are willing for a tax levy for the express puipose ol paying for this new courthou.se. This tax levy to be automati cally repeakd on payment in full of a new courthouse." Six county schools were vis ited by grand Jurymen and a letter suKKesthwt improvements and r< pairs at each has been sent to School Supt. H. Bueck. The schools visited were Nan tahala, Highlands. Cullasaja, Cowee Otto, and Chapel. Jurymen said "We would like to commend Mr. Bueck. county school superintendent, and members of his staff on the Rood appearance of all | school buildings and grounds." In its courthouse recommen dations. the Jurymen suggested compliance with an August ON DECEMBER 21 ? Club Sponsoring Yule Lighting Contest Here A Christmas lighting contest for the Franklin area Is again planned this season under the sponsorship of the Franklin Garden Club. Judging will be held Wed nesday night, December 21, according to Mrs. William T. Walker and Mrs. J. Ward Long, contest cooluurmen. The contest embraces three clasps; ? home, civic, and busi ness ? and the judges will pick the best windows, doors, and i outside decorations. Rt-cogni- j tton will be (riven for first, second, and third place. Anyone llvinpr within a mile of the city limits is eligible for the contest and those wishln# to have their displays judged are asked to telephone either Mrs. Walker or Mrs. Lom; be fore the JudRlnK date so they may be mclud-'U in the Judg ing Itinerary. I SIGNS ALL AROUND ? No Doubt About It, Christmas Is Coming! ' No doubt about it ? Christ mas Is com in* ! Rapidly too. The signs are all around. Horn* decorations are en hancing the town and county soene. Even a few business places have put up outside displays. Business is picking up in the stores and gift 'wrapping on packages is the rule rather than the exception when shop pers take to the street. Franklin Post Office finds it self busy in spurts, but ex pects to have a heavy rush of mailing about the 21st and 22nd. Too, churches and other or ganization.* have plans for plays and Christmas parties. Here re a few: Pageant-Service At Franklin Prasbyterian Church, a Christmas pageant am' candle lighting service will be held Sunday, December 18, at 5 p. m. Meeting Tonight A Christina* program will feature a meeting ol the Frank lin Mask- Study Club tonight I (Thursday ? at 8 o'clock in th,- ' assembly room of the Mcth- 1 dlst church. Roy M Biddle, Jr.. is in charge of the program. Hostess- j cs are Mil's. Gilmer A. Jon "s and Mis,*. Elsie Hayes. ' ! Ilappy Holidays In the Macon County schools, Christmas holidays will run from Thursday. Dec- j ember 22. through Monrfiy. January 2. Church Plav A Christmas play en tit I'd. ? "His Wonders To Pe form," i will be presented at the Burn- | Ingtown Buptf.st Church Tues- | c'?y right. December 20. it ( 7:30. The public is invited to att:).d. lotla Event ?Membei-s of the Iot a Bai>ti' t J Chyich will present, a play. "Blue Oveialis An?el," Sunday night. December 18. at H o'clock in the lotla School auci - I tori'un. Leading chuact: :-s are i Etl Whit-ako*. Arrr "e Swat fold. E. J Bradley, ard Vickv Peniand FIVF.-YEAJt-old Jimmy Deal irets his wants to old SanU ( laui in prnon and jets nomt candy from the old gentle nun to boot. Jimmy Is the ton of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Deal of Route 4. (Staff Photo ) Brand Jury recom mendaiaoi i for a water cooler tn tile courthouse. Because public restiooms are situated tn the courthouse on the rmun floor, the Jury recommended that the dors of the <-ourthouse re main unlocked until 9 p.m . Instead of 6 p.m. as in the past. Jurymen aie lunch at the Macon County Prison Camp. They lvpoited tills facility In (food condition and the "food well prepared and In ample quantity." The county jail aim was re ported in Kood condition. William V. Caruvler was chair man of the grand Jury. Mem bers were Wymer Gibson, Cyde Sanders. E. T. Chambers, Claude Cabe. T. H. Hunter, J. F. HuKsms. J. S. Cunningham, 0<-or?e W Roper, Luther Ra by, Oeorxe Srtanfleld, Weaver Hurst, Ervin Moffitt, Pritdiard Chastain, J. N. Lowe, Fred Amnions, Walter Morgan, and Robert WaLciroop. + + + Judge Finds Little Work To Be Done Judge Zeb V. Nettles found little work to be done here dur ing the second week of Superior Court Mom, of the civil actions docketed for trial were either continued . or settled, so the Ashevllle jurist heard four di vorce ca^es Monday and return ed home. The term is now re cesKtd. but will remain active through Saturday in th ; event any ca-ses ne^: ina attention arise. Aw ther Ashevllle Judge. - William K. McLean. presided the first we k. during which several hundred criminal ciis posftidns were made. A complete listing of the court dispositions wal appear in n.xt we k's isfue. Kiss Is Snowy Sn >*? on the high topr flurn.s in vaiUys oarre will. Wlrit. r's f.r t ki's Monday The tempera ?uie went 'u a low of 20. but tx?rudfr;ngy climbed to 46 duruig the day W ay-.' h Bald a..d most of l ha oth:ir high top.vwere capped with white. Ltrh! flurri-s of snow b!'.-w In Franklin nu?t of the morning. The side? ??* n od in Mily afternoon. tat a nippy wind k pi. ovt rooats as the I'flicial at 7:30. 'Irs. Jay Fesperman will give the devotional and a film, 'Christ's Flight mto &rypt." will be shown. The Weather Tin- wt-fk's l?-ni|vmturw and rain fall Im-Iow an* rtcordwl in Prank - lin hy Man*<>n Stil?*N. IT. N. weath er obxrrvrr; in Highlands by Tn 1(?r N Hall and \V C N.wton, TV A ofmiTwrs; :i nd at the Cowt ta f! yd rolngic laboratory. Rend InjfH art- for th