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Advertising In This Newspaper Pays Home Stores Carry Your Shopping Needs PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL INDEPENDENT w n . ft- . V i VOL. LVI. NO. 2S TVAWill Build Fontana Knudsen Has Announced Agreement Reached With Alcoa, Work Expected To Begin Soon The announcement made, public last Saturday that the Fontana Dam will be built, was received with interest in this section. William S. Knudsen, director of the office of production, manage ment, has announced that the Ten nessee Valley Authority and the Aluminum Company of America have reached an agreement for the construction of the rontana dam and power facility by the TVA on the Little Tennessee" river. According to the Associated Press dispatch Mr. Knudsen re ported the decision to Chairman Truman (D., Mo.) of the senate defense investigating committee, after a number of conferences, in which he stated that TVA and Alcoa had reached an understand ing providing for the construction of the project by TVA. The agree ment was dependent uponv securing from congress the necessary ap propriation,, which, it was stated, would be recommended to the president early next week. Although no mention was made regarding construction of facilities to produce aluminum, Washington defense officials on Tune 27. recom mended construction of eight new aluminum plants in the nation to produce ($0,000,000 pounds addi tional annually, and one to pro duce 40,000,000 pounds would be in North Carolina. Senator Truman said that ac cording to testimony before the committee, although the TVA had no preference as to who should develop the project, . it was believ ed that if it were developed with government funds it should be owned by the government. Alcoa To Sell Site "It is our understanding that the. TVA is best equipped from an organizational and facility stand point -to successfully undertake 'the development of this project. In this connection, it was testified by Alcoa officials that they would be willing to sell the watersite to the government or, on , the other hand, would be willing to develop the site if the1 RFC would make avail able to them the $50,000,000 esti mated cost" Although the TVA has released no details on the proposed pro ject, the Aluminum company's Fon tana plans called for the creation of a tremendous lake and the wiping out of a number of small villages. It would have necessitated the relocation of about 20 miles of tracks of the Southern railway below Bry son City, and the relo cation of many roads. The Aluminum company propos ed to build a rock-filled dam 1, 700 feet long and 470 feet high, creating a 10,350-acre reservoir. In stalled capacity of the. power plant would have approximated 300,000 horsepower. ,''' Whether the TVA plans to con struct a similar project was not known. ", Mrs. Mark Clark, 90 Taken By Death Funeral services for Mrs. Dicey Clark, 90, were held on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Oak Grove Baptist church eight miles from Franklin on the Bryson City highway. The Rev. Robert W. Williams, pastor, officiated, assist ed by the Rev. D. C McCoy, a retired Baptist minister of the Oak Grove community. Interment was in the Riverview cemetery. Mrs. Clark died at the home of her son, Jim Clark on Lakey Creek, on Sunday afternoon about 4:45 o'clock following a lingering illness of several months. A daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Chastaine, Mrs. Clark was born and raised in Walhalla, S. C She was married to Mark Clark in South Carolina, later moving to the Oak Grove com munity jn Macon county, where she has resided since. She wat a member of Riverview Methodist church at Etna. The pallbearers, all grandsons, included Ota Clark, Grady Mc Gaha, T. A. Clark, John Clark, Claude Clark and Lon Clark. The flower bearers were Eva Nell Clark, Julia Lakey. Lorene Gibson, Ada Houston, Esther Mar tin and Louise Houston. Surviving are four children, Mrs. Charles McGaha, of Etna; Jim and Alfred Clark, of Etna and Ervin Clark, of Dallas, Texas; 47 grand children, 45 great-grandchildren and three great-gat-grandchild- Town Bond Issues Passed By Large Majority ' The town bond election which called for the issuing of . bonds amounting to $1,000 to be used for sidewalk improvement and bonds amounted to $9,000 to be used for street improvements was held Tues day, July 8 and both ordinances were passed by large majorities. Although there were only 138 votes cast the sentiment as shown by the returns is heartily in favor of the bond issue with 120 voting for the sidewalk improvement is sue and 15 against .and 121 for the street improvement issue and 14 opposed. There were approximately 500 registered eligible voters listed on the books who could have voted in the election. Jury Drawn For August Court Term The Macon County Commission ers announced that the' following men had been chosen for jury duty to serve during the August term of court, which will begin August 18. J. T. Vinson, Jr., Route 2; R. W. Welch, Franklin; Alfred Leo pard, Gneiss ; J; M. Harrison, Route 1; Howard Bradley, Otto; U. N. Carpenter, Dillard, Ga., Rt. 1; Fred Dills, Gneiss; S. P. Pier son, Highlands; Cline Evans, Kyle; Chas. A. Rogers, Prentiss ; R. C. Love, Franklin; Q. J. Houser, Franklin ; W. W. Edwards, High lands; Robert Brown, Route. 2; Roger Van Hook, Route 2; C. L. Bateman, Route 3; George Ander son, Route 1 ; Davis Morgan, Route 4; Z. V. ShieldsFlats; J. E Allen, West's Mills; W. I. Hous ton, Gneiss; W. N. Cochran, Route 3;. Carl Donaldson, Prentissj M. S. Burnette, Scaly; Frank -Peek, Gneiss; R. L. Liner, Route 3; Jack Cansler, Route 3; C. A. Pat terson, Route 2; R. L. Hall, Route 3; E. M. Teague; Fred Jones, Franklin; D. L. Clark, West's' Mill; Lon Roper, Franklin; Ed Shope, Prentiss; W. C. Arvey, Franklin. Seqotad Week L. C Henderson, Franklin ; T. J. Carnes, Stiles; W. A. Huggins, Route 3; G. H. Brendle, Franklin; John El Wilson, Route 1 ; F. B. Cook, Highlands ; James W. Hous ton, Highlands; J. P. Howard, Dil lard, Ga., Route 1; C F, Moody, Franklin; Radford L. Holland, Cul lasaja ; Joe Potts, Cullasaja ; A. R. Rogers, Route 1 ; T. T. Reeves, Route 3; Z. A Shuler, Highlands; J. L. Hunnicutt, Route I; C. P. Bradley, Dillard, Route 1; S. J. Murray, Franklin; W. M. Angel, Jr, Route 3. ,V " i . ' Smiling Rangers To Appear At Courthouse A stage show will be presented Fridav nieht. lulv 18 featuring the Smiling Rangers, WWNC Radio Stars. ( This performance will be spon sored by the Tesenta Methodist church. The proceeds from the show will- be used to aid the church in buying an organ. Local Garage Offers Safety Driving Service Increased driving safety for local motorists is made possible through the recent installation of new test ing equipment by Burrell Motor company. The new machine makes precision tests and corrections at all speeds to 100 miles per hour with an elec tric neon eye. The machine can eliminate the cause for shimmy, hard steering, wander and other conditions that frequently are responsible for ac cidents, and increase tire mileage. W. L. Baughn, of Athens, Ga., will have charge of the operation of the machine. Mr. Baughn is a skilled mechanic and has had six years, experience in the operation of this type of work. Methodist League To Hold Meeting July 17 There will be a meeting Thurs day night, July 17 at 8 o'clock in the Franklin Methodist church of the leagues of the Methodist churches throughout the county. The purpose of this meeting is the reorganization of the Macon coun ty Methodist Young People's Un ion. Following the business meet ing will be a social hour. All young people are cordially invited to attend. FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1941 Despite Heavy Rainfall In July Power Situation Still Remains Critical The recent heavy rains have partially broken the long drought which has prevailed throughout the Southeast. However, despite over 7 inches of rainfall since June 15 there is still a serious power short age due somewhat to the fact that the storage resevojrs 1 are still far below their normal level. The two main factors causing the low water level in storage lakes in this area are the tre menduous' demand by defense in dustries for electric power fnd the fact that there was only approxi mately 10 inches of rainfall be tween January 1 and April 1. The Nantahala Power company has expressed its appreciation of the cooperation of local consum. er.s in conserving electric power and urges them to continue their efforts until there is a larger sup ply of reserve water power. TOWN BOARD CUTS TAX RATE Approves Budget With Minor Changes For Coming Year ...I'' At the first meeting in the fisc al year beginning July 1, 1941 the board of alderman passed the budget for the coming year with only minor changes from the budg et of the previous year and re duced the tax rate to $.90 per hun dred dollars valuation. This is a $.05 per hundred dollar valuation reduction from last year's rate. Two minor changes in the budg et are the appropriation of $200 for the Public Library Fund and $180 for WPA office rent. Both of these appropriations will be made by funds from both the county and state. Despite the addition of these two items to the budget the estimated total operating expense for the year is $315 less than that of the previous year, ;. - " '-, ' Prohibiting Loud speakers i The ;Board passed an ordinance prohibiting the use of any loud speaker or public. address system upon any public street or public place within the corporate limits of the Town of Franklin, or in any privately owned building so that it creates a nuisance' or in terfers with any person in the dis charge or conduct of his business. In accord with recommendations by Mr. Allen Siler, state highway engineer, the board agreed to fix the pavement and sidewalk on Main street in front of the Bur rell Motor company so tjjat it will be safe for pedestrians. Large Group Of Entries Takes Prizes On Fourth Despite bad weather conditions and heavy rain during the after noon there was a large crowd in Franklin to take part in the Fourth of July celebration. The morning program f con tests and races attracted a large number of spectators and partici pants. Due to the' heavy downpour of rain it was impossible to have the flag dedication as had been plan ned, however, through the cooper ation of the Franks Electric com pany there was a public broadcast of president Roosevelt's speech and the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag delivered ' by ' Chief Jus tice Harlan Stone. The following is a . list of the winners of the games and contests: 50 yard dash (boys), .first, Clell Bryant, second, Ross L; McCoy; 50 yard dash (girls), first, Dorthy Guy, second, Ruth Angel; tricycle race, first, Christine Tilson, sec ond. Tommy McCoy; --third, Frank L. Henry, III; wheelbarrow race, first, Leonard - Guest and Dick AngeL second. Jack .Angel and James Furr; e'gg race, first, Dor thy Duvall, second, Carolyn Leach; three leg race (boys), first, Don West and Thad McCoy, second Jack Angel and James Furr; three leg race (men), first, Wiley Guest and Edd Coward, second, Wiley Leavett and Morris Ledford; three leg race (girls), first, Catherine Baker and Martha Standford, sec ond, Ruth Smith and Dorthy Du vall. John Hamer, chief clerk of the Nantahala Forest headquarters, has received a promotion which will necessitate his moving to the' Na tional Forest office in Jackson, Miss. Mr. and Mrs. Hamer expect to leave Franklin about July 15. Large Crowd Attend Asbury Church Dedication In spite of a steady rain through out the day, approximately ' 400 people attended the dedicatory ser vices held at Asbury church last Sunday. Those who could not get Seats in the church were able to hear the full program through the amplifying system which had been set up in the auditorium of the new Otto school building, Bishop i Clare Purcell, of . Char lotte, was present and delivered the dedicatory Sermon which was most impressive, using as his text the 87th Psalm. Due to the rain, lunch was serv ed in the auditorium of the school instead of on the grounds as was planned. A very fine musical program was rendered throughout the day. Many friends from Franklin and other neighboring towns were present for the day's services and rejoice with the Asbury community in such a. fine church building. Franklin To Play Hiawassee 2 Games Sun. The Franklin All-Stars take on the Hiawassee, Ga. club in a twin bill Sunday at 2 p. m. on the local diamond. This will be the first league game played here since June 15 and will be the first chance for' the fans to see the three new players in action. Qn ' the 4th of July, the All- Stars proved to -be the best mud ders in the game against Walhalla, coming out on top by a score of 2 to 1. ''Knuckle (BaH" Newton only gave up one hit in five and a half innings when rain stopped the contest. Franklin dropped both ends of a double-bill at Andrews Sunday by a score of 7 to 1 and 14 to 2. There should be plenty of action in the Hiawassee-Franklin games as the All-Stars are determined to take both games since being beat en so badly at Andrews. Funeral Services Held For Mrs. James P. Conley Final rites for Mrs. JameS P. Conley, 73, were held at 10:30 o'clock on Monday morning at the Carson's Chapel Methodist church. The Rev. J. L. Stokes, II, pastor, officiated, assisted by the Rev. Hubert Wardlaw, pastor of the Franklin Presbyterian church. Interment was in the church cem etery. Mrs. Conley died at her home on Franklin Route 1, about four miles from Franklin , on Sunday morning at 5:45, following an ill ness of two -months. A life-long resident of Macon county Mrs. Conley was born on March 15, 1868 She' was a daugh ter of the late R. K. and Belle Carson Wallace. On May 3, 1893 she was married to James P. Conley, also of this county. . She was a member of the Franklin Presbyterian church, having joined in early womanhood. The pallbearers were nephews. They, included J. S. Conley, Ed Wallace, Bill Pressley, Ernest Wal lace, Gilmer Waldroop . and John Wallace. Surviving are the husband and seven children, three daughters Mrs. John Vinson, of Otto; Mrs. Turner Vinson, of Clayton, N. C, and Mrs. Harold Moore, of Frank lin Route 1; four sons, George R. Conley, and J. P. Conley, of Franklin Route 1, J. K. Conley, of Cullasaja and Charlie Conley, of Mosheim, Tenn., one brother, George Wallace, of Franklin Route 1 ; 26 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Concert To Be Presented At Courthouse July 12 The Oxford Orphanage Singing Class will present their program of songs, -recitations and drills at the . Franklin Courthouse, Saturday night, July 12. Each year the people of Frank lin and surrounding communities look forward to Junaluskee Lodge, A. F. & A M, to bring this groupe here. The program will start at 8 p. m. and a free will offering will be taken. Baptist Pastor To Preach On Prophesies Last month the Rev. C F. Rog ers, pastor of the First' Baptist church, began a series of messages on Sunday nights on the subject of Prophesies in the Bible, which were' interrupted on account of the Tabernacle meetings, but which will be continued beginning next Sunday night at 8 o'clock. . The Sunday night topic will be, "Prophesy and Preparation for the World'. Greatest .Battle," . - Commissioners Propose Bond Election For New Courthouse Draft Call July 22nd To Be Sent To Fort McPherson The Macon County Selective Board announced that 15 boys will be sent from Macon - county, in answer' to the draft call to-be filled July 22. There will be 11 local selectees, four volunteers, and two selectees from other boards. Those volunteering for service are Joseph Joshua Gibbs, Route 3 ; George Herbert Gibson, Leather man, William Lewis Elmore. Leath- erman ; Joseph Octavius McDowell, Cullasaja. The following are being taken into . the Army as selectees : ..Glen Alexander Shuler, Highlands; Thomas Woodrow Brown, Route 2; Edward Burton Parker, Route 4; Burco Emory Brown, Ot,to; Viv ian Robert Crawford, Route 3 ; Lee Hiram McKinney, Highlands; Coleman Thomas Shepherd, Leath- erman; William Stanyarne John son, Franklin; Charlie Wakefield Conley, Route. 1 ; James Cecil Jac obs, Route 3; Vernon Alex Cun ningham, Route 1. Two of the selectees will be in ducted by other boards. Robert La fayette Byrd will be inducted at Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Buren Cal vin Houston by the Pineville, Ore. Board. . All men answering this call will be sent , to Fort McPherson, At lanta, Ga. Mrs. Maud Jones, secretary of the Selective 'Board, released the following statement in regard to the present standing of Macon county quota. The established quota for the county was 150. Since the time this quota was set 65 men have been inducted by the local board leaving a current quota of 85. No definite date has been set for the fulfillment of this quota. Local Cornmittee For FSA Program Appointed Six Macon countv citizens have been named on committees to ad vise and assist in the operation of the rehabilitation and tenant pur chase programs of the United States Department of Agriculture. Albert Ramsey, Macon county sup ervisor for Farm Security Admin istration, announced the appoint ments made by Vance E. Swift, FSA state director at Kaleigh. Tohn W. Roane. Marshal S. Bur nett and Bunyan W. Justice will serve as members of the subcom mittee on the Tenant Purchase program; John W. Roane, Bunyan W. Justice and Wiley Brown will serve' oh the subcommittee for the Farm Debt Adjustment and tenure imnrnvement work: Ed Bvrd. Mar shal S. Burnett and Walter Taylor will serve on the subcommittee for the" rural rehabilitation program. Mrs FJnise G. Franks. Harley R. Cabe and Sam W. Mendenhall are members at large to advise on the various phases of assistance to-low income farm families. The Tenant Purchase program provides funds for the purchase of familv tvoe farms by qualified tenants. Macon county already has 15 new farmpwne'rs in this pro cram. FSA rehabilitation loans arfe available to low income farm fam ilies, ineligible for credit else where, for the purchase of liver stock, workstock, seed, fertilizer5 and equipment, in accordance with rarpfullv Dlanned operation of the farm and home'. About 500 farm families in Macon county have al ready have been helped. The services of debt adjustment committeemen are available to all farmers, as weU as to FSA bor rowers. The committeemen will as sist creditors and farm debtors to reach an amicable adjustment of Mits based on the ability to pay. This service has been used by 45 farmers m Macon county. Albert Ramsey said better ten ure arrangements is one- of the most oressine needs in the rehabi litation of low income farm fam ilies. Farm Security Administration provides lease forms for long term leases to encourage conservation and better living on farms, this service is also available to all farmers in the county, as well as to FSA borrowers. Farm Security Administration is the agency of the U. S. Depart ment which assists the low income farm families to take full advan tage of the other services of the national agricultural program, such as soil improvement, diversified farming, and increased production for home use, Mr. Ramsey said. $1.50 PER YEAR Bonds Vote Unaminous; County Cost Limited To $60,000.00 The Macon County Commission ers at their regular meeting July 7, passed a motion made by ComV missioner C. L. Blaine and sec oned by Gus Leach, chairman of the board which proposes that an election be called in the near fu ture for the purpose of authoriz ing a bond issue to be used to erect a new courthouse and jail combined. The motion was passed unamiously. ; . It was the opinion of the Board that a new courthouse was need ed in order to furnish the ad ministrative agencies of the coun ty with more adequae room for the transaction of their business and to furnish adequate prptection for the records of the county. The courthouse is to be , built at a total cost of not more than $1,50,000 as a WPA project with the COSt to the countv as tnnntnr of the project not to exceed $60,- uuw. The date of , the election has not yet been announced, but it is expected that it will be held dur ing the first part of September. Commiuiooeri To Sponsor NYA After a report had been submit ted by Mrs. Margaret Ordway. NYA county supervisor, giving a record of NYA activities oyer the past year and showing the pres ent condition the commissioners agreed to accept the sponsorship of NYA for the coming year. Annual : Federation Picnic To Be Held July 19th The annual Farmers Federation picnic will be held Saturday, July 19 at the . Franklin high school. Everybody in the county is in vited to come and bring a full basket. The program for the day will feature string music and a ' two hour singing program by choirs and quartets from Macon county. There wilj also be contest games, etc. throughout the day. Worthy Grand Matron Makes Official Visit To Nequassa Chapter At a speciial meeting of Nequas sa Chapter No. 43 Tuesday evening, Miss Bessie Gaddy, Worthy Grand Matron of the State of North Carolina, Order of the Eastern Star, made her official visit. Other distinguished guests were John Orr, Past Grand Patron . of '. the State of North Carolina; Miss Elizabeth Slagle, District Deputy ' Grand Matron of the 12th District; Mrs. Eunice Church and Mrs. Nancy Orr, Grand Representatives of the States of Tennessee and South Carolina, respectively. Mrs. Edna Lathan, present Worthy Matron and Mrs. Mattie Frye, past Worthy Matron of Tucka seigee Chapter were also present. Miss Lassie Kelly and John Orr were introduced as Grand Commit tees members for the year 1941-42. The meeting was preceded by a dinner in honor of. Miss -"'Gaddy, Worthy Grand Matron, at Kelly's Tea Room. . . Old North State Drive To Have Official Start July 11 Decrees Gov. According to a proclamation by, Governor J. Melville Broughton the official start of the Old North State Fund's Campaign to raise $15,000 to purchase and deliver an ambulance as a gift to the people of England from citizens of North Carolina will start Friday, July 11. Dr. . Ed Angel, Macon county chairman, announced that although the campaign does not officially open unlil today he had received a large number of donations and fine support from the people of Macon county. Other local citizens who were appointed to serve on the commit tee by Gov. Broughton, were Mrs. A R. Higdon, J. E. S. Thorpe, Dr. W. A. Rogers, and Gilmer Jones. Vacation Bible School To Be Held At Carson A daily Vacation Bible school is being held at the Carson Chapel Methodist church this week. This is the first Bible school to be held in this church and there are between 15 and 20 children attending daily. The school will be climaxed by a beW on Saturday morning.