North Carolina Newspapers

Paid Circulation 3189 Avenge for November 1N? nklin f f t g$ Qbt JRaeotttmt ON THK INSIDE ? Be well informed read THE PRESS from cover to cover 75th Year ? Nd. 52 Franklin, N. C. Thursday, December 29, 1960 Price 10 Cents Ten Pages THE FATHER of Mrs. Ly man Gregory, the former Miss Clementine Wininger. was a PMwnger on the Jet airliner Uwt crashed In midair over l New York last week with an other airplane. Mrs. Gregory once worked for the local wel fare department. AT IOTLA School, talk cen ters on an unusual birth. A goldfish in the acquarium in Mrs. Taylor's third grade had a little *un that is growing by leaps and bounds. The place where the class purchased the Koldfiah says this is quite sur prising. thiNK IT wasn't cold Wed nesday of last week? A woman on Watauga was Late for work because of the cold ? her false teeth froze solid in a glass of water. I MACON COUNTY wiU havo at least one "representative" at JFK's inauguration in January. Sgt. Bryan Hurst will be play ing with the UjS. Army Band that will lead the inaugural parade. Sgt. Hurst recently was elected president of the board at directors of the Virginia Veterans Cooperative Associa tion, an apartment develop ment. MISS ANN Pennington has been selected as a sponsor at Terry Sanford's inaugural ball in Raleigh next Wednesday night. Also, a number of Ma con tans plan to be on hand for the inaugural festivities both Wednesday and Thursday. ^ THAT FOG early Tuesday morning had everyone groping. However, folks- visiting here from Los Angeles say to com pare it to the smog out there is like calling a negligee and a flannel nightgown the same thing! BARGAIN hunters may now I get ready to Invade the Frank lin stores for after-Christmas sales. Some of the scores are cooking up some honeys', so ?we're told. THE EVIDENCES of gener our Christmas giving are seen everywhere. Just about every one is wearing something new this week. .? LOOKS like the weather would make up its mind, doesn't it. Tuesday took on same of the finer points of an early spring day, although to ward late afternoon the nip in tht air suggested otherwise. HUNTERS report game of all kinds is in abundance over the county, grouse in particu lar. YOU MAY still donate books to "Operation Library." although the project has offi cially ended. Drop them off at the Franklin Library please. GOT THOSE New Year's resolutions all lined up? Better still, why not forget about 'em. Like most of us. you'll never make It to Easter without 1 breaking most of 'em anyway. what's doing? JAYCEES: First Monday. Zickgraf's Lumber Co., Third Monday, Diltard House. Dillard, f Oa., 7:00 p. m. ^ .ROTARY: Every Thursday, 6:30 p. m? Slagle Memorial Building. 1JONS. 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: Tttfrd i Tuesday, 7:30 p. m., Slagle Memorial Building. BUSINESS AND PRO FES SIOANL WOMEN'S CLUB: Fourth Tuesday at 7 P m . at the Normandie PENLAND IS DIRECTOR ? I January Is Month For Dimes Campaign Macon County's annual March of Dimes campaign is slated to run the entire month of January and preparations are now under may, according to Metvin (Pete) Pcnland, campaign director. Members of the Franklin -Junior Woman's Club are meeting this week to "stuff" letters and campaign litera ture in envelopes for mailing and the local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post has volun teered Its services in distribut ing coin collectors over the county. A "Mother's March on Polio" also Is being planned by Misa Esta Chtlders, with the assistance of the Junior Wom an's Club. With the introduction of the polio vaccine several years age, the March of Dimes expanded its program to include re search in birth defects and arthritis. The National Found ation also awards scholarships in the various fields of therapy to deserving students. A youro? Maconian, Miss Barbara Jean Cunningham, is presently studying occupational therapy on one of these scholarships Pointing out that North Carolina has the highest per capita rate of polio in the United States, Victor H. Perry, president of the Macon Coun ty chapter of the National Foundation, has requested the full cooperation of everyone in the January campaign. FORMER COMMISSIONER ? F. H. Potts, Prominent Merchant, Dies At 72 Prank Huffman Potts, prom inent Highlands merchant and former county official, died December 24 at 6:20 pjn. at the Highlands Community ' Hospital. Seventy-two, Mr. Potts had been In declining health for some time. A Macon County native, he had been in the merchantile business in High lands for 47 years and had en gaged in a wide variety of acti vities. On the county level, Mr. Potts had served as a com missioner, served four terms on the county welfare board, and was a former member of the Macon County Board of Elections. He also had served 18 years as a town commls sioner in Highlands, was chair man of the board of directors of the Jackson County IBank in Highlands, was past master of the Masonic Lodge, and was a member of the Highlands Chapter No. 284, Order of Eastern Star. Funeral services for M~. Potts was conducted llonda7, the 26th, at 2:30 pjn. at the First Presbyterian Church in Highlands by the Rev. R. B. Dupree. Burial was in the Highlands Cemetery. Past mas ters of the Masonic Lodge were pallbearers and Masonic rites were held at graveside. Born Aug. 1, 1888, he was the son erf the late William T. and Mrs. Mattie Amnions Potts. He had been married twice, first In 1912 to Miss Eula Mae McKinney, who died in 1944, and on April S. 1946 to Mrs. Eloise Pranks, who sur vives. Also surviving are two sous. Jack Potts, of Brevard, and John S. Potts, of Highlands, three daughters, Mrs. Eula Mae Chapman, of Florence, S. C., Mrs. Jessie Ann Owen, of Chapel Hill, and Mrs. Orville D. Coward, of Sylva; two step daughters. Mrs. Prank L. Henry, Jr., of Franklin, and Mrs. C. Ogburne Ferguson, of Winston-Salem ; four brothers, William Roy Potts. C. C. Potts. S. E. Potts, and A. B. Potts, all of Highlands; and nine grand children. Funeral arrangements were handled by Bryant Funeia! Home. FOR CONTRIBUTIONS ? Fox, Miss Calloway . Picked For Awards Ray Pox, of Franklin, and Miss Lois Calloway, of High lands, have been named top winners in the annual Hilda Cook Awards for boys and girls making the most outstand ing contributions in youth acti vities. A summer resident from Miami, Pla., Mrs. Cook each year makes cash awards total ing $100 to deserving boys and girl*; Ray and Lois each receive $25. Awarded $15 each were David Enloe, of Cartoogechaye, and Jo Ann Corbln, of Bast Franklin. David Corbln, of Cullasaja, and Patsy Stiles, of Union, each received (10. An the most outstanding boy, Roy's work centered on the Franklin Future Farmers of America activities. Son of Mr. and Mm. Fred Fox, of Route 5. he exhibited three dairy animals and many crops and vegetables at the county fair this year. Lois, daughter of Mr. an'l Mrs. Ira Calloway, . of Buck Creek Road, is a member of the Highlands Senior 4-H Club and has won special recogni tion in the canning project. At the county fair she exhibited canned goods, clothing, garden items, and other foods. PRIVATE RITES HELD ? Miss Daniels Succumbs; Had Recently Retired Miss Evelyn Hope' Daniels, who six months ago had retired from business in New York ana ccme back to her native Frank lin to make her home, died a bout 6 pjii. Wednesday of last week in a Sylva hospital. Although she had been un well since her return here, she had been seriously 111 only a bout a month. Private funeral services, at tended only by relatives and close friends, were held at the family home. "Dixie Hall," Friday at 11 a.m. and burial was in Woodlawn cemetery. An artist. Miss Daniels, in ctiriy life, won recognition, both with her landscapes and por traits, most of them done in oil. In 1928, she became an interior decorator in New York, and found her artistic training a great asset in that work. She still owned the interior decor ating business in New York at the time of her death. She was educated at Peace Institute, Raleigh, where she began the study of art, and at the Art Students League lr. New York, where she studied under the well-known artist, Robert Henri. Later, she stud ied in Europe. She was a chat tel member of the Society of Irdeipendent Artists. which launched a significant nev. movement in art about the tjne of World War I. In the post-World War I pc riod. she served as a Y.M.C.A. worker with the American Army of Occupation in Ger many. A member of prominent North Carolina families, she was the ouughter of Mrs. Mary Swain Robinson Daniels and of the late Charles C. Daniels. She was a niece of Josephus Din- | leLs, Raleigh editor and pub lisher and Secretary of th: j Navy in the WiLson administra tion. The family home h" < was that of her grand parents. James L. Robinson, one-time lieutenant-governor of this suite, arvd Mrs. Alice Stler Robinson. Whilo the Daniels family made their home in Wilson? See No. 1, Page Ten Postal Rush Almost Failed To Make It Employes of the Franklin Post Office made quick work of the Ohrlstmas rush ? what , there was of it! Postmaster Zeb Meadows this j week reported the office never i had what could be called a I '?rush." Although some over- | time work was required to handle the additional load, no extra help was needed and the work was done by regular eirv ployes. Furthermore, If some of the Incoming mails hid been on time the postmaster says even this overtime coulrt have been practically elimin ated. A good index to Christmas business, letter- cancellations, were considerably lower than past years. From the loth through the 24th, cancellations' totaled 116,515. Until this -Christmas, the figure for a comparable period hovered near or topped the 125,000 mark. i Postmaster Meadows said parcel post also was much I lighter this Christmas. Neighbors Battle In Yule Event Next door neighbors, the Biddies and the Browns of HlUcreat Circle, battled it out for first place honors in 'he Franklin Garden Club's annual Christmas lighting contest. Who won? Judges called it a tie and Mr. and Mrs. Hoy M. Bidctle. Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. C. 8. Brown are still good .leighbors. Second and third places went to the H. A. Wil hides and the J. Ward I/>mrs. In the civic-business divi sion, first place was won by' Franklin High School, second by Franklin Hosiery, and third by Franklin Motel. The Presbyterian church took first place in the .chuich division and the Methodise got second. Gilmer A. Jones, Dr. Fumian Angel, and John Alsup placed first, second, and third, re spectlvely, in the outside tree competition. Don't Toss Brickbats Won't yon hold off on heaving the brickbats just this once? THE FRANKLIN PRESS staff observed Monday as a holiday. Just as most of you did, and this week's small newspaper ( 14 paces, as com pared with the usual 16) is the product of a day and :a half of labor. Obviously, some news has been left out. We regret it and hope you, the readers, will understand. Next week, we hope to start the New Year off right with a big paper packed with stories and pictures about folks you know. And just for the record, we plan to keep it up through 1961! W.S.C.S. Meets Are Scheduled A schedule oT meetings of the Women's Society of Chris tian Service of the Frank'in Methodist Church has been announced for the month of January. Circle No. 1 will meet Thurs day, January 5, at 2 pjn. at the home of Mrs. W A. Rog ers with Mrs. O. A Jones In charge of the program. CL-cle No. 3 will also meet Thursday, January 5, at 2:30 p.m. at the 1'ome of Mrs. Harry Da' "is with Mrs. T. W. Angel, Jr., in charge of the program. A Joint rrfHing of the WiVC .3 and the WesJeyan Service Guild will be held Jan uary 12 at 7:30 pjn. at the church. A covered duh supper v.H' bo served and the W Sf'JB. will be in charge of t'.i ..rogram. HARRISON RITKS Joe M. Harrison, of FYank lin. Route 1, died Christmas Day in a local hospital at the a?e of 88 Service# were held Monday at 2:30 pjn. at the Mt. Zion Methodist Church. Saturday's Snow Pictured On Harrison Avenue In F ranklin (Staff Photo) I , ' , ' ' FOR 'YOUNG MAN' ? Jaycees Receiving Top Number Of Nominations Nominations for "Macon County's Young Man of the Year" are belr,g receJved in re cord numbers, according to Jaycee Paul Grier, who is in charge of the award program for '60. All civic, service, and church groups are Invited to nomin ate a deserving young man on '61 Tags Going On Sale 3rd "Start the New Year off nght and purchase your lio (use tags early," suggests Ver lon Swafford, manager of the local branch office of Caro lina Motor dub. The state's '61 tags go on sale January 3 (next Tuesday) End motorists will have until February 15 to purchase them. However, a laMrminute rush is inevitable, Mr. Swafford points out, and the best way not to become involved in the atampede is to purchase tags early. North Carolina's '61 tags are the reverse of this year's: that is. black background and yel low numerals and letters. The C.M.C. office is situated in the rear of the Western Auto Associate Store in Frank lin. January Is Listing Time Here January la tax listing month In Macon County. Arj advertisement giving township listers and their list ing schedules may be found elsewhere In this issue. The county tax lister and accountant. Tom Hensor., warns all property owners that | failure to list Is a misdemean or, subject to a fine or Impri sonment upon conviction. BLAINE RITES Funeral services for Mrs Annie Setser Blaine. 81. wife of O. Lawrence Blaine, of Frank lin. were held yesterday ( Wed nesday' at 2:30 pm. at the j Fatton Methodist Church. Mrs. Blaine died Tuesday at 12:45 a.m. at the home of a j dautrhtT in Canton. , GAME ltEKt. Frar.k'ln High's la Is and lassies will play Hayesville Tuc.sdav, January 3, on the home court. The girls will play at 7:30. THE PRESIDENT of the Franklin Junior Woman's Cub. Mrs. Harold Corbln, recently was featured as the "Woman of the Week' by Uv? ASHE VLLLE CITIZEN the basis of his contributions in 1960 to his community. The deadline for submitting names is January 20 and nomination blanks and details may be ob tained at the Bank of Frank lin or Dryman's. Meanwhile, the sponsoring Franklin Jaycees are making p'ans for the annual Distin guished Servlco Award ban quet held In honor of the "Young Man of the Year". It is now scheduled for January 27 and invitations are being extended to state and dL^trict Jaycees figures. Mrs. Morrow Injured In Freak Wreck A Franklin woman, Mrs Ora Watson Morrow, is in a serious condition In the Swnir. County Hospital after being injured In a freak automobile accident Monday on US 19 in SwfLin County. Mrs. Morrow and two r.vn w(ho stopped to help her after her automobile skidded on ice ajid went down an embank ment were hurt when a truck skidded in the same place, overturned, and craslied down the bank into them. Moments later, before they could move, the driver of an other automobile lost contra, prtfj his vehicle went over the embankment into the truck. Out of the freak accident emerged these injured: Mrs. Morrow, Internal Injur ies, with the Highway Patrol having to relay blood for her from Abiievilie. Homer Orant, of CaMonla, one of the two mem who went to Mrs. | Morrow's assistance after her accident, serious back injury. Odell Orant, the other good Samaritan, dispensary treat inent _ for cuts and bruises. The occupants of the truck. Homer J. Passmore. of Nant-i- I ha la. the driver, his son, Gold man Passmore, and Raymond Wilson, were not Injured. The driver of the third vehicle. Emory Bowman, of Lakeland Fla., Jumped from the oar Just it went over the bank. . Sgt. T A. Sandlin said the accident happened about 11 miles west of Bryson City. - CHAINS AND GRAVEL - White Yuletide? Well, Almost. . . Maoon County almost had i a white Christmas. ? ) Saturday morning. Macon-, lans awoke to find the first ( real snow of the season. How ever, the snow blanket, whloh , ranged from about a half-inch up to two Inches In the higher elevations, was all but none by Christmas Day. While it lasted, the snow played temporary havoc with traffic. It fell early (in the: wee hours before d-iwn i andi stayed late. Maconians grunt ed and groaned as they install-1 ed chains to make it to woiki ind the state trucks scrap d .he high psusses and spread jravel In the Icy sectioiis. rhase who tried to drive with out chains found. the going treacherous until late in the morning when the sun brou,ut u general thawing. Oddly enoug h i although not for weatheri, the snow storm, part q( a front moving out of the south west, capped only the western end of North Caro lina and parts of North Geor gia. x Motorists moving cast to ward Ashcvllle reported little jnow east of the BaL-imv BY LOCAL OFFICER ? Watch Night' Urged On Streets, Highways It make.i no difference where you spend New Year's Eve, State Highway Patrolman H. T. Ferguson told citizens of Macon County this week. Whether you spend It at church in solemn watch night services or at a gay party, mako It "watch night" on th? streets and highways for sure, he cautioned. Patrolman Ferguson listed these life-saving rules: 1. Watch carefully for walk ers as you drive to and from your evening's destination. Some pedestrians are likely to be under the Influence of In toxicants. 2. Watch yourself. Don't j drive after drinking. IXm't j speed. Keep a safe distance ' from other vehicles, so that when you want to stop yea won't skid Into the car ahead. 3. Watch the highway warn- | ing signs, traffic lights and pavement markings? and heed thim. They are your sign a of life. 4. Watch out for the fellow who may not be watching out for you. You may have the saf est car on the road. You may have the foresight to put on Ure chains If the going's rough, but the other fellow may not have been that wise. 5. When you wa/tch the c!o.*k tick off the final hour of 1960 - whether you are looking at the clock on your auto dash STATE-WIDE TOO ? Savings Bonds Sales Are Off In County A drop in U. S. Sa\ings Bonds sales bein? experienced over North Carolina also ap plies to Macon County In November, the county had 84 per cent of its dollar k'oal for 1960; that Is, sales tot aling $257,535, according to H. W. Cabe, county chairman. By contract, In November last year, the county had exceeded its goal '>y .everal thousar.d rto!lar.i. The 1260 K?U Is $306,600. In making this report, Mr. Cube said. "I would recommend that everyone include l>. S. Savings Bonds, a perfect crift, on their Christmas shopping list. They are easy to shop for since they ore on sale at the local bank." board, the clock on a church wall, or the timepiece on your mm tie at home? say a short p:ayir of tharJcs for havin* r? malnpf! a.ivj th.ough this jroa and plet'ge to yourself that In 1961 you will strive to t- the best anions many good i .vers on th? highways of North Carolina. ?Careful drilvirs have a moral responsibility to set Rood examples In promoting safoty under all typj of road, weather and traffic conditions. Good examples rruvht shame the careWts' drivers Into driv ing more carefully." Patrolm in Ferguson said. THE WEATHER The h temperature* and ra'n falJ below ar*? ivtorded In Frank - lin by Man*on StilfM. IT. S. weath er obm?n^r; in Highland* by Tu dor N. Hall and W. C. Newton, TV* A obwrvj-rn; and at the Cowe ta Hydroloicic Laboratory. Read injfH an- for the 24- hour period ending at K a. m. of the day 'luited. FRANKLIN High Low Rain Wed , 21st 39 18 50 Thursday 29 0 00 K.lray 33 10 00 F-itwday 38 22 .05 Sunday 52 24 00 Monday 49 18 00 Tuesday 52 24 00 Wednesday ? 25 00 COWEETA Wed.. 21st 44 25 61 Thursday 31 -2 00 Friday 29 6 DO Saturday 36 18 trace Sunday 38 22 03 Monday 50 19 00 Tuesday 50 24 06 Wednesday 53 2V 00 HIGIIUND8 Wed., 21st 33 20 Thursday 21 -2 Friday 26 4 Saturday * * Sunday * ? Monday ? ? Tuesday * *i Wednesday ? 29 * No Record