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1HE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACON IAN
THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1941
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BIBLE THOUGHT
;' But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breast
plate of faith and love; and for an helmet', the hope of salvation.
For God hath not appointed us unto wrath, but to obtain salva
tion by our Lord Jesus Christ. II Thessaionians, 5 :8, 9.
"The Bond of Peace"
HOTTED all over Macon county are churches
with devoted congregations who earnestly
give themselves to the service of God and whose
members have individually accepted Jesus Christ
as their Savior and His teachings as the guide to
their lives. Upon this Christian bulwark the fate
of this nation depends in a world being destroyed
by hatreds, variance, strife and violence.
With such admonitions as "Love your neigh-
. bor as yourself", and "Whatsoever ye would that
men should do to you, do ye even so to them", and
others of the Great Teacher whom all earnest
Christians are trying to. follow, there should be
naught but good will among brethren.
Many messengers have come into pur midst who
have left blessings of divine guidance towards a
better life. Pastors and people give support and
and many are led to better lives through acceptance
, of Christ's teaching of peace and goodwill. Gen
erous support is given by the people to those who
preach the Gospel.
" Whatever untoward occurrences and misunder
standings brought about trie unfortunate disturb
ances last Saturday afternoon, a spirit of forgive
ness and desire to obey the law is uppermost in the
hearts of all peace-loving citizens.
For "the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace,
long suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meek
ness, temperance: against such there is no law."
If good Christians are to help their God and
country and the suffering peoples of the earth at
this critical time, it behooves us to dwell together
. in uuny vi uie spirit ana tne Dona oi peace,
Senator Lumpkin
AT this moment in our history and the world's
agony, the fate of present and future millions
may, quite conceivably, rest on the vote of a single
senator. Except for the fact that the Senate can ill
afford to lose one of its abler members, even to the
' high service of the Supreme court, we rejoice to
learn of the appointment by President Roosevelt
of Senator James F. Byrnes to this place of honor.
Perhaps the most popular Southern senator, this
gentleman from South Carolina was universally re
garded as one of the most able and valuable.
It is therefore gratifying to learn that Governor
May bank has appointed a worthy successor to fill
Senator Byrnes' unexpired term. We quote the ap
preciation of this new senator from South Caro
lina expressed by John Temple Graves II in his
daily column : ,
"There's so much more talent than grace today
that it is pleasant to know people who have-both.
One we know is Alva Moore Lumpkin, the South
Carolina federal judge whom Governor Maybank
has just appointed to Jimmie Byrnes' place in the
Senate. He is a man of charm as well as of compe
tence, and this world is influenced at least as much
now by the personalities of men as by their talents,
Senator Lumpkin is a gracious gentleman, with a
sense of life as something to be lived and of people
as fellow creatures. He likes his fellowmen, and
they like him. When you add to this his distinguish
ed record as a lawyer, legislator, diplomat and
jurist, you can understand that he is honoring
South Carolina with the honored name he brought
to it from Georgia."
"ARCTICS"
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A CREED FOR AN AMERICAN
' I believe in Americaan America
which stands for the equal rights
of all to life, liberty arid the pur
suit of happiness; which stands
for duties; as well as rights; which
puts people first and things sec
ond; which rejects hatred and in
tolerance, the bulwarks of slavery,
and cherishes good will and under
standing, the bulwarks of freedom
I believe in America an Amer
ican fashioned from the fibre of
many races and peoples, where
none shall know discrimination and
all shall have respect; an America
where the decencies of brotherhood
can be praticed under a common
Fatherhood; where the sacredness
of the individual is not lost under
the domination of the state, and
where the church of God speaks
not with the voice of a dictator
but with the Voice of God.
I believe in America am Amer
ica strong through the high war
rants of the Bill of Rights-the
rights of freedom of speech, freed
om of press, freedom of assembly
and freedom of religion; an Amer
ica which stands not for .selfish iso
lation but for courageous co-operation
with all men and nations of
good will; which dares to dream
of a Kingdom of God on earth,
whan wars shall have ceased
throughout the world and the
principles of the Prince of Peace,
of Love ' and Brotherhood, shall
rule in the hearts of all men
everywhere.
I believe in America an Amer
ica which shall be the consumma
tion of all the Utopian dreams of
all the dreamers of the world A
Commonwealth of Good Will. ;
I believe in America I
The Churchman.
Press Comment
Aquone
By RUTH STEPPE
Miss Kathryn Neal had a birth
day party at her home Thursday,
July 16. A number of guests were
present. '
William Wright is home on a
visit with his parents. He came
from Philadelphia, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Holcomb
moved to Andrews from here.
Mrs. Charles Salmon of Atlanta,
spent a couple days with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Wright,
and Mrs. W. R. Wright, Frank
Wright, Trilba Wright and Grade
Ray returned to Atlanta with Mrs.
Salmon and spent a couple pf
days. .
Miss Kathryn Neal is now at
at Franklin working at Angel hos
pital for two weeks.
Miss Vivian Jacobs of Rabun
Gap, Ga.,' is now visiting here with
her aunt.
Dillard Patterson suffered injur
ies to his face while working on
the dam.
LEGAL ADVERTISING
Lake Emory
"Long and Hard"
TTHE United States News thinks that from now
on: U. S. warships and planes will convoy
troops and supplies to Iceland arid will police more
than two-thirds of the route to. Britain; will be
shot at and shoot, with the whole business getting
more serious all the time as U. S. troops go in in
creasing numbers to outposts of defense.
Attention is called to the fact that every way the
Axis turns, Hitler will find U. S. troops, planes
and ships north in Iceland;, south at Trinidad,
British Guiana and perhaps Brazil ; Japan will find
them in Alaska, Hawaii and the Philippines: and
U. S. pilots with the Chinese. Indeed, our troops
are now guarding outposts that embrace two
thirds of the world's circumference.
This article predicts that all limitations will soon
be removed and that American forces probably face
long and hard service in many parts of the world.
By MRS. O. V. MINCEY
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Carter of
Asheville; Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
Saunders and son, George Lewis,
of Canton; Allen Hyatt, Georgia
Hyatt, Alma Hyatt, of- Waynes
yille, were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Will Hyatt Sunday.
The Ridgecrest choir took part
in the singing at the Federation
picinic and also won first prize.
B. J. Downs and son, Jack of
Leicester, spent the week" with
relatives of this community.
Lpis Shidles left Friday, July
11, for Gay where she will spend
few days with relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Jane Childers and daughter,
Nellie, Mr. and Mrs. Burt Child
ers and daughter, Mary Jane, of
Cartoogechaye, visited Mr. and
Mrs. Jess Downs Sunday. "
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Sheffield
and daughter, Bobby Jo,, visited
Mr. and Mrs. . Beuford Downs
Sunday evening. . ' . .
Rev C. C. Welch has planned
to start a revival at the Ridge
crest Baptist church July 26, with
the help of Rev. Brookshire.
Andrew Thompson is spending a
few days with his. grandmother
f near, Claytont Ga. .
ACTION AT LAST
Teacher of State Finally: Get
Raise Which They Have Long
, Dw served ( .' j .
Announcements from Raleigh last
week indicated that at last the
salaries of the teachers of North
Carolina have been raised to levels
of the pre-depression days. The
move demands a big increase in
the budget, but never-the-less it
is a move that should have been
taken even sooner.
x Teachers in our public schools
are always underpaid. Even with
the raise in salary the great ma
jority are getting only a oart of
Svhat they deserve.
Our teachers are in reality the
molders of future generations of
Americans. For better future citi
zens we must have good teachers.
And the discouraging low wages
paid our teachers in past years
haven't proved much of an induce
ment for entering or remaining in
the teacher field.
We do not mean to imply that
the teachers now hired in the state
of North , Carolina are not first-
class material. We believe that they
are. But scattered throughout the
public school system in this state
are a few teachers who are not
worthy of the positions that they
hold, and who only hold these re
sponsible positions because mo bet
ter teachers are available.
The additional salary that the
teachers will get this year will
prove a stimulant for worthy
young people who would like to
enter the teaching field but who
have been discouraged by the poor
financial remuneration which it has
offered. Richmond Co. Journal.
Riverside
Miss Ellen Dowdle, who has bean
visiting her mother, Mrs. G. C.
Dowdle, returned to her work in
Atlanta Sunday.
'Miss Catherine Young entertain
ed the young people of this com
munity with a farewell party Mon
day night -in honor of Vernon
Cunningham, who left Tuesday for
the Army.
Mr. and Mrs. Tearly Pickle
simer and Miss Ella Moore, of
Highlands, visited their mother,
Mrs. W. H. Moore, Sunday.
Mr. and , Mrs. Bradus Ledford,
and children, of Walhalla, S. C,
visited Mrs. Ledford's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Cabe, last
week.
Gene Bateman, who is employ
ed with the Utah Construction
company at Nanthala, spent last
weekend with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. T. A. Bateman.
LEGAL ADVERTISING
Mail Carriers Sell
Defense Saving Stamps
Thirty-two thousand rural mail
carriers are now acting as agents
in the sale of Defense Savings
Stamps, postal officials have in
formed the Treasury Department.
Demand for the stamps in sparse
ly settled districts caused the Post
Office ., Department to authorize
the carriers to act as salesmen.
The stamps range in value from
ten cents to five dollars. Purchas
ers are given albums in which they
can be mounted. When filled, the
albums may be exchanged for De
fense Savings Bonds.
Post Office officials recalled
that rural mail carriers acted in
similar capacities in 1917 and 1918
telling War Savings Stamps.
W. N. C. AND DEFENSE
(Winston-Salem Journal)
Referring to the probability that
the aluminum plant allocated to
North Carolina will go to "Badin
instead of Andrews, The Asheville
Citizen-Times points out that
Western North Carolina has not
obtained a single defense industry
of any sort
In the light of the power sup
ply and potentialities of the sec
tion, its good transportation facil
iies yet relative remoteness from
large industrial centers where es
pionage and sabotage thrive too
often, and its nearness to the big
coal fields of Tennessee, Kentucky
and West Virginia, the iron mines
and rolling mills of Tennessee and
Alabama, this neglect of Western
North CaroUna hardly seems justi
tied.
True, defense industries cannot
be allocated merely in accordance
with the wishes of some energetic
chamber of commerce but must fit
the pattern of national defense
needs. But when a region well
adapted to pertain defense indus
tries is completely passed up, it is
done a grave economic hurt Large
numbers of its workers, especially
skilled craftsmen leave the section
to work in the war industries, the
draft removes many others from
the area ; the normal flow of busi
ness is reduced ; purchasing power
falls. In the meanwhile the busi
ness of other sections is being
built up to new high levels by de
fense industries, army camps, etc.
Western North Carolina was
named by ' President Roosevelt
months ago as one of the areas in
which vital defense industries
should be located No one would
ask the government or private
business to "make" a defense en
terprise just to favor the section.
But as long as new plants are be
ing established from time to time,
and the area has the resources
and advantages necessary for the
successful operation of certain de
fense plants, it is entitled to be
a ''better break" in location of such
catcrpriKS.
AN ORDER v AUTHORIZING
THE ISSUE OF SIXTY THOU
SAND DOLLARS ($60,000.00)
GENERAL OBLIGATION
BONDS FOR THE PURPOSE
OF BUILDING A COURT
HOUSE AND JAIL FOR MA
CON COUNTY, NORTH CAR
OLINA. ,
Whereas, the present courthouse
of Macon County, North Carolina,
is now approximately sixty (60)
years old; and whereas, the needs
of said County have out-grown the
present facilities of said courthouse,
for that the space in said court
house, necessary for the protection
of said records of said County, and
for the transaction of the public
business of said County, are -now
over crowded and . inadequate to
meet the needs of said County ;
and whereas, said building, by rea
son of age and depreciation, is
inow m need of repairs ; and where
as, the present jarl is in all re
spects inadequate to " provide for
the . needs of said County; and
whereas, the Board of County
Commissioners has determined it
necessary that said County erect
and build a new . courthouse and
jail in order that the public bust
ness of said County be carried on.
that the records of said County be
adequately protected, and adequate
jail faciltiies be provided ; and
whereas, it has been determined
that the cost of the new court
house for said County will not ex
ceed the sum of ONE HUNDRED
AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOL
LARS ($150,000.00); and whereas,
it is proposed to make application
to the Works Progress Adminis
tration of the United States of
America for a project whereby said
courthouse will be erected by the
said WPA, under the sponsorship
of said County Board of Commis
sioners of Macon County ; and
whereas, it is estimated that if
said project is approved, and that
said courthouse is built by the said
WPA, that the cost of said build
ing to Macon County, as sponsors
thereof, will not exceed the sum
of SIXTY THOUSAND DOL
LARS ($60,000.00).
And whereas, the statement of
the debts and assessments of the
taxable- property of Macon County
has this day been presented to
the Board of County Commission
ers and filed with the Clerk of
said board, and is open to inspec
tion. NOW, THEREFORE, it is ord
ered by the Board of County
Commissioners of Macon' County,
North Carolina, at regular meet
ing assembled on July 7, 1941:
1. That there be issued by the
Board of County Commissioners
for' Macon County, North Carolina
not more than SIXTY THOUS
AND DOLLARS ($60,000.00) Gen
eral Obligation Bonds of - Macon
County, bearing interest at the
rate of not to exceed four per
cent . (4), for the purpose of
building and erecting in the Town
of Franklin, Macon County, North
Carolina a Courthouse and jail,
said bonds pa be issued at such
time as the Board of Commission
ers of Macon County may' direct
by resolution within three (3)
years after the date upon which
this order shall take effect. The
time and place of the payment and
other details in connection with
said issue of said bands not in
consistent with this order shall be
provided by the Board of County
Commissioners by resolution adopt
ed prior to the issuance of said
bonds, provided that said bonds
shall mature and be made payable,
the first not more than three
years from the date on which the
bonds are' issued, and the last of
which .shall be made payable not
more than thirty (30) "years from
the date of the first issued bonds,
and no installments or series shall
be more than two and one-half
(2J4) times of the smallest install
ments or series.
2. That the maximum aggregate
principal of said bonds, as here
inbefore stated, shall be' SIXTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($60,000.-
)- v
3. That a tax sufficient to pay '
the principal and interest shall be
annually levied and collected on
the taxable property of Macon
County.
4. That a statement of the debts
of said County has been filed with
the Clerk of the Board of County
Commis'sioners thereof at his of-
fice and is open for public inspec
tion. 5. That this order" shall take' ef
fect when approved by the regular
ly qualified voters at an election
held in the manner prescribed by
law.
6. That this Order shall be pub
lished once in each two successive
weeks, after its final passage, in
the Franklin Press, a weekly news
paper published in the Town of
Franklin, Macon County, North
Carolina, and notice shall be pub
lished with said Order in the man
ner prescribed in Section 1334 of
the Consolidated Statutes.
NOTICE
The foregoing order has been in
troduced and a sworn statement
has been filed under the County
Finance Act showing the assessed
valuation of Macon County to be
$5,778,744 and the net debt of Ma
con County for other than school
purposes to be $750,931.96. A tax
will be levied on the taxable prop
erty of Macon County for the
payment of the proposed bonds
and interest if the same shall be
issued.
Any citizen or taxpayer may pro
test against the issuance of said
bonds at a meeting of the Board
of County Commissioners to be
held on Monday, August 4, 1941,
at 10 a. m.
This July 15, 1941.
LESTER L. ARNOLD,
Clerk of Board of
Commissioners
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