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tHE FrUNfcLlN fftESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MAtONlAN
THURSDAY, FEB. 20, 1941
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VOL. LVI
Number 8
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BIBLE THOUGHT
fio ye, therefore and teach all nations. St. Matthew 27:7.
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Almighty God, we make our earnest prayer that Thou wilt keep
the United States in Thy holy protection; that Thou wilt incline the
i hearts of 'the citizens to' cultivate a spirit of subordination and
obedience to government; to entertain a brotherly affection and love
for one another and for their fellow citizens of the United States at
' large. (JeorKe Washington's I'rayer After His I'irst Inauguration...
"The Healing Of The Nations"
TTHE Churches of America have set in motion
programs to take over the support of the world
wide missionary work of Great Britain. Aside from
all other active lines of Christian work, this new
call comes for immediate answer.
"The uttermost parts of, the earth" is a literal
description when applied to the mission fields min
istered to by the churches of the British Empire.,
In the most distant colonies, and among every race
and tribe,' devoted men and women are occupying
these far-flung posts, teaching the Gospel, and de
pending upon the home churches in the British
Isles and Canada for the support that they can no
longer send.
To continue the support of these messengers and
their work the leading denominations in the United
States are now raising the necessary funds.
Sunday, March 2, has been set for "Methodism's
Day of Compassion", when the united Methodist
churches will set out to raise 'an "emergency mil
lion", half of which will go to overseas relief, one
fourth tip the military camps and one-fourth to aid
British Methodists throughout the world.
The Episcopal church in the United States has
pledged the sum of $400,000 to the support of for
eign missions of the Church of England. Likewise
the Presbyterians - and Baptists and other Chris
tian bodies are moving to answer this new cry of
"Come over into Macedonia and help us."
Many of the churches of Britain have been de
stroyed ; thousands of their members killed or
homeless to what extent now and in the days to
come none can envision.
The heart of Christian America longs to give
whatever it is possible to give. The Churches of
America are thus acknowledging and seeking to
repay a debt of gratitude long owing to the' Mother
country for the riches of their spiritual inheritance.
In the present blackout and chaos this life line
must be kept open that will help restore light and
life "for the healing of the nations."
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VFRSION
terial services cannot be over
looked. Since its organization ; in 1933,
the corps ha, planted more than
two billion trees and savpd mil
lions of dollars; in fighting forest
fir.es. The boys have built cnou'gh
roads and trails to stretch around
the earth at, its ''equator four times.
Five million small dams have been
built by . them in every flood and
drought-threatened ar,ea of the"
i country.
These workers have planted
gras.s, vines and shrubs on 700,000
acres! of eroded or waste land. And
too they have built in th,e nation
al parks and, forest lines of com
munication that would stretch from
New York to San Francisco twen'tyv
five times. ... .
Verily the CCC orgauikuiou has
justified its cost and will not like
ly become a political football.
R. F. D. SYMBOL OF UNITY
A recent summary of the-office
of the 1'ostmaster General shows
that the United States now has
32j646 rural free delivery routes
covering 1,401,690 miles. These
routes' are maintained at a cost of
$91,440,974; they serv,e 7,787,932
American families or 28,974,600 in
dividuals.
"K. F. D." began on Oct. I,
1896. when pxnerimental mutctMn
established from . Cliarles Town,Xu5d friendship and treasured
Broadway
By EFFIE WILSON
Mm. Ellen Wilson of Clear
Creek visited relatives in this sec
tion recently.
Sam McCall's family 'arc sick
with flu. . .
There: is a lot of' sickness in
this community. Elbie Talley's fam
ily ar,e recovering from measles.
Andy and -oa Wilson made A
business, trip to Franklin laist week.
Ed Green is home from the CCC
camp at Camp Jackson.
Glen Wilson and Will Green
arc cutting acid wood for 'Tearley
Picklesiner.
Jay Wilson is working on-Wl'A
near Highlands.
press their most sincere sympathy
to the family of Fred;,
Now, Therefore, upon motion
duly made at the last meeting held
February 10th, 1941, which motion
was duly seconded .and unanimous-
ly carried that the Secretary of
the Franklin Lions Club be in
structed to convey to the family
of Fred the"nost sincere sympathy
of the members and 4y these pres
ents to express the great sorrow
of the Gub at th,e loss of its
president. The Club as a whole, as
well as its individual members,
greatly respected Fred, highly val-
Appreciation To Mrs. Cox
DOOKS continue to come to the school libraries
of Macon county and to the Franklin Library
from a generous ' donor,. '"Mrs. Angie W. Cox, of
I'asadena,' California. So unfailing has been this
mission of good by one who otherwise would be
counted a stranger to our people and our section,
that there are many who would like Mrs. Cox to
knew that she holds the title of "Friend" "among
the young and old who enjoy and value her bene
faction.
Every one of the hundreds of delightful books
carries into the homes of this county a thought o
the donor. Her name has become a household
word, and every excursion into the realm of printed
pages brings a warmth of friendship in the;heart
of the readers.
So, from time to time, one and all are moved to
unite in reminding Mrs. Cox that she occupies a
very special place in the thoughts of those who ap
preciate these substantial ''tokens of her large
hearted friendship for them.
Home Town Tags
pVERY car owner can help put Franklin "on the
1-1 map" by placing a Franklin automobile tag on
the front of his car. If he is so minded, another
tag on the back advertises his town coming and
going.
Bruce Barton, salesman superlative, has said to
advertisers, "Remember, you are not talking to a
mass meeting, you are talking to a parade."
A home town tag on every Franklin car would
make an impressive showing in the highway parade,
and right in the procession with other cars that
carry their town tags.
Washington As A Farmer
rURIXG his career Washington played several
parts, but in none did he find such pleasure as
farming. He made his fortune on his farm. He was
a horticulturist and landscape gardener, a pioneer
in breeding fine stock, and America's first scien
tific farmer. Eminently a man of business by habit,
he kept his own accounts with mercantile exact
ness. For his time he was a successful business man
and great farmer. Just as he was a great patriot,
soldier and statesman.
Clippings
THEY NEVER COME BACK
"There are four things that never
come back." This was the caption
a traveler; in England discovered
on a piece Of decorative burnt
wood he picked up in the Shake
.speare country. Upon- closer ex
amination, the traveler read the
following phrases; "The spoken
word, the sped arrow, the past life,
the neglected opportunity."
These are truly words of wisdom
that should be remembered when
"patience ceases to be a virtue."
The right word is always the kind
word.Sunshine Magazine. I
his arms. .
''Anti-Christ shall lose his crown
and die in solitude and madness.
His empire will be divided inti
but none shall
fortifications, armie
twenty-rjvo ,stat,es
have eiiher
OLD PROPHECY REVIVED
(McDowell News)
A very old prophecy, that of
Frater Johannes (Brother John)
and datihg from, the fifteenth
century, deals with that mysterious
figure of , anti-Christ. It foretells
great perils and stupendous strug
gles, and says in part:
"The real anti-Christ will bc
one of the monarchs of his time,
a son of Luther. He will invoke
God and proclaim himself. His
messenger. His spies will : over
run the earth. All who do . not
overthrow this conqueror will be
come his slaves. In . order to con
quer anti-Christ, it will he neces
sary to-kill more men than Koine
ha .ever contained. Twenty cen
turies after the incarnation of the
World, the Beast will incarnate in
his turn, and will menace the
world. The b'ack eagle will hurl
itself upon the cock which will
lose many feathers, but will strike
heroically and would be exhausted
but for the aid of the leopard, and
its claw..
"The black eagle, who will come
from the land of Luther, will in
vade the land of th cock, up to
one-half. The white eagle who
will come from the north, will
fall upon the black eagle and in
vade the. land of anti-Christ. The
black eagle will find itself forced
fo let go of the cock, in order to
fight the white eagle; whereupon
the cock will have to pursue the
black eagle into th land of anti
Christ to aid the white . eagle.
'The battles fought op to this
time shall be as nothing to those
that will take place in the fcmd
cif Luther. Whn the Beast finds
himself lost he will become furi
ous. It will be necessary that for
some months the beak of the eagle,
the claws of the leopard, and the
spurs of the cock shall bury them
selves in the flesh of the Beast.
Anti-Christ shall sue for peace
many times but it shall not be
given except on condition that he
be crushed like straw .upon the
threshing-floor.
Anti-Christ has dared to claim
tg be a Christian, and to act in
the name of Christ; and therefore
must perish. The plac of the last
battle will be that part of the
country in which anti-Christ forget
or ships of war. The white eagle
shall drive the Crescent out oi
Europe, and shall install himself
at Constantinople."''
(Note : The black eagle is said
to designate Germany; the white
eagle, Russia I the cock, France,
and the leopard,' England.) i
Press Comment
THE C. C. C. RECORD
(Forest City Courier) '
Critics of the New Deal have
found cause to deride many of it.s
innovations, : but the Civilian Con
servation Corps is hot one of them.
Republicans and anti-administration
Democrats are in agreement
as to the value of this organiza
tion. While evaluating the A'C'C the
human values have of coJrse been
considered paramount, but its. ma-
U villa, and Halltown, W. Va.,
Within a yjear, because of ' the suc
cess of these first three routes
and the obvious benefits it brought
to country dwellers, the service
had fotven expanded to eighty-two
route.s, Operated, from forty-three
postoffices' in, twenty-nine differ
ent states.
Today, all over the nation, the
K. F. D. man is .eagerly awaited
by millions daily. '.Practically, his
work is to carry the various types
of mail'.' .But he is far more than
that. He is friend, philosopher,- and
news commentator on local events.
I nder spring and fall rains,, over
snow and ice. the mail noes
through. Millions of men .and wo
men, now living in towns and cities,
think back with affection to those
days when they ran to meet the
country mail man. R. F. D. is an
alphabetical combination that has
proven its worth as a symbol of
national unity. Christian Scienqe
Monitor.
EVERY YEAR
(Raleigh News and Observer)
A child who attempts to do nine
months of school work in eight
months suffers because of the lost
month every year they are in
school. A nine months term .saves
to the state a large part of the
cost through decrease in "repeat
Resolutions
his association.
We are indeed richer by having
had the privilege and honor of .his
acquaintance.
Done at Franklin, North Caror
lina, this 18th day. of February,
1941.
LIONS CLUB OF FRANKLIN,
By William S. Johnson, Secretary
FOR A GOOD
MEAL
FISH AND OYSTERS!
CAGLE'S CAFE!
A. G. CAGLE, Owner
FRANKLIN. N. C
GOOD FOOD IS GOOD
) HEALTH
Of Sympathy and Respect
By Lion Club
The following resolutions have
been passed by the Lions Club
following the death of their leader
and president, Fred Montony, on
February 7.
Whereas, On the 7th day of Feb
ruary, 19-11, Robert Fred Montony,
president of the Lions Club of
Franklin, North Carolina came to
his - death ;
And Wh,ereas, the members of
the aforesaid Lions Club sorely
miss the presence and guiding in-
tiuence of their departed president;
And Whereas, the members of
the aforesaid club desire to ex-
(fcttixsihtmiiitn..
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