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BIBLE THOUGHT
And ye -shall know the truth, and the. truth shall make you free.
St. John 8:32.
There shall be no death for America, for democracy.vior freedom 1
There must be. liberty, worldwide and eternal. That is our prayer
our pledge to all mankind Franklin Roosevelt,
at launching of the' "Patrick. Hen.ry."
No "Neutrality" Remains
ARTICLES by President Roosevelt- appearing in
the current issues of Collier's magazine re
view, among: other thing's, the efforts of the presi
dent to prepare the country adequately lor just
such a situation that has now developed. The peo
ple have come a long way from the' state of public
opinion that enabled the Congress to pass the Neu
trality Act in 1937. It was an inconsistent suoter
fuge at best, because "freedom of the seas" has al
ways been one of the strongest traditions of this
nation.
Two months after the war started, the arms em
bargo section was repealed. This nation has never
been neutral where Hitlerism was concerned. The,
people waked up very soon from their selfish "cash-
and-carry" aid to nations fighting aggression, to
the more liberal, if not complete assistance offered
bv the Lend-Lease Act. As a nation, we now realize
that the. necessary materials of resistance must not
only be produced -by American industry but must
be delivered submarines or no submarines, bo,
steo bv steo. the oeonle have come to see what
Franklin Roosevelt and Cordell Hull have been try
ing to help them see for a long time, Americans
must carry supplies' to embattled free peoples to
the ends of the earth, with no arbitrary boundaries
set by any ruler, and those ships must be armed to
orotect themselves. No half wav measures are
worthy or possible. '
Prime Minister Churchill told parliament and the
British people this week that allied 'shipping losses
had been cut two-thirds. American help and the
stiffening of our foreign policy has helped reduce
these losses. But the insincerities of the Neutrality
Act should no longer be allowed to remain to hamp-
. er an honest, all-out aid effort. Churchill alsd told
his people that the danger' of invasion of Britain
was by no means past. The attitude of the United
States expressed in positive action now may be a
deciding factor when Hitler considers his next step.
National Letter Writing Week
MEXT week is Fourth National Letter Writing
11 Week, October 5th through the 11th, which
takes on new importance .this year. National De
fense transcends in importance all government or
public activities and a very vital part in this pro
gram falls to the Post Offices. Since first class mail
is the backbone of the service and its most lucra
tive source of revenue, it is most important that let
ter writing be encouraged.
Letters can be the source of great comfort and
happiness to the thousands of young men serving
in the armed forces. It would at least bespeak ap
preciation if during National Letter Writing Week
there could be widely developed , the habit of fre
quent correspondence with these well-deserving
youths. Children in the schools should be encour
aged to write more letters both from thestand
point of improving the use of the mother tongue
and developing a worthwhile accomplishment for
later life. .
The activities of Letter Writing Week can be
turned to good advantage in the sale of Defense
Bonds and Stamps by business houses through the
use of slogans or stickers or enclosures with letters
during the week. National Defense Bonds work
three ways defense against an external aggressor,
defense against extortionate prices for necessities,
and defense against post-war depression.
David Manley has likened letter writing to bridge
building. He says, "Somewhere is a friend of yours
who wonders about you. Across the river of distance
is a family member once close to you. Somewhere
someone is lonely and wants your understanding,
or someone is happy and wants to share happiness
with you.
"Build a bridge to them. A letter is the wide
bridge that carries you to them. It brings comfort
and joy tothat absent relative; it is the bridge that
carries consolation to those who need it, or courage
and light to those awaiting a helping word ; to the
aged it brings a warm glow of remembrance, to the
youngsters a merry laugh. Send across your bridge
a smile of happiness, a word of cheer, a bit of homey
chat. Remember that bridge runs two ways. Back
across it will come multiplied all that you send
Church Services
Sunday, October 5 '
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. C F. Roger
9 :45 a. nt Bible school.
11 a. m. Morning worship. ,
6:30 p. m B. T. U. - -6:30
p. m. The Brotherhood.
7:30 p. m. Evening -worship.
FRANKLIN METHODIST
CHURCH
Rev. J. L. Stoke II
10 a; m. Church school.
11 a. m. Worship service.
6:30 p. m Young Peoples Fellowship.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. Hubert WardW
10 a. m. Sunday school.
11 a. m. Services.
7 :30 p. ni. Christian, Endeavor.
ST. AGNES EPISCOPAL
Rev. A. Rufus Morgan
1st Sunday:
10 a. m. Church school
11 a. m. Holy Communion and
sermon.
Corporate communion and pre
sentation of United Thank Offer
ing by Woman's Auxiliary.
FRANKLIN METHODIST
CIRCUIT
Rev. Philip L. Green
1st Sunday :
10 a. m. Salem. .
11 a. m. Bethel.
3 p. m. Louisa.
7 :30 p. m. Clark's Chapel.
MACON METHODIST CIRCUIT
Rev. J. C Swaim
lit Sunday:
11 a. m. Union.
2:30 p. m. Hickory Knoll.
7:30 p. m. Asbury.
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ST. JOHN'S CATHOLIC PARISH
Rev. A. F. Roorbacher ,
Every Sunday:
11 a. m. Waynes ville.
Every Firt Sunday :
8 a. m. Bryson City.
Every Second and Fifth Sunday
8' a. m. Franklin.
Every Third Sunday:
8 a. m. Cherokee.
Every Fourth Sunday:
7 a. m. (C.S.T.) Murphy.
Press Comment
SENSIBLE RULING
(Hickory Record)
The Attorney General of North
Carolima has ruled that "star cham
ber" session of public boards, eith
er state, county, or city, are illegal
That is the only sensible decis
ion that shbuld be possible in
democracy, and The Record is at
a loss to comprehend how men
serving on such boards can become
obsessed with the notion they have
a right to Dar toe pupae irom
their meetings.
As the Attorney General has
pointed out, meetings of all public
boards engaged about the public:
business axe, by law, open to the
public The courts have repeatedly
held that, with few exceptions, rec
ords of all public offices are open
to public inspection. And the few
exceptions (such as - relief rolls,
some tax returns, etc.) are always
specified iin positive terms.
There does not seem to be any
valid reason, therefore, why
meeting of a county board of
health, or education, or anything
else, should be closed to the press
or public
executive sessions are not m
accord with North Carolina's law
and customs, but are puErely ar
bitrary decisions reached by petty
bureaucrats.
Letters to Editor
The Franklin Press:
Dear Sin:
I am from Franklin, and would
like to keep up with everything
that occurs in or near that district.
I want to subscribe to .The Press
for one year.
Your truly,
P. F. C Ray Moffitt
Battery D, 4th Defense Battalion
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Clippings
CONSIDER FUTURE
, GENERATIONS
(N. C Wildlife Conservation)
The instinct to pursue, take and
kill is bred n the most of us
from our early forefathers. Curb
ing this instinct' so that our chil
dren and our children" children
may enjoy the outdoor sport of
hunting and fishing is being a
true conservationist Almost every
parent thinks and lives for his
children, putting forth his daily
efforts to provide clothine. food.
shelter and education for them.
Why should we neglect the con
serving of our wildlife which can
! furnish the next generation both
education and recreation?
Lord, keep me worthy, Lord, keep
me clean,
And fearless and undefiled
Lest I lose caste in the sight of a
dog,
And the wide, tlear eyes of a
' child."
(Courtesy "Humane Review.")
Hiltora James, Commissioner
Muse's Corner
SUNDOWN
(A Southern Poem to Memorize)
While the hellish noises of war
and greed and hate all but over
whelm the earth these sunset lines
of North Carolina's favorite poet
keep echding in our minds, like the
soft chimes of some far-off cathed
ral . . . or like the peace-bestowing
benediction- of some great-isouled
man of God who knows that some
how in the end, He will yet make
the wrath of man to praise Him
Hills, wrapped in gray,. . standing
along the west;
Gouds, dimly lighted, gathering
slowly; .
The star of peace at watch above
the crest
. Oh, holy, holy, holy!
We know, O Lord, so little what
is best;
. Wingless we move so lowly;
But in Thy calm all-knowledge let
us rest,
Oh, holy, holy, holy I
John Charles McNeill
in TJie Progressive Farmer
LEGAL ADVERTISING
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as administrator
of Dundinah L. Sellers, deceased,
late of Macon county, M C, this
is to notify all persons having
claims against the estate of said
deceased to exhibit them to the
undersigned on 6r before the 5th
day . of September, 194 or this
notice will be plead in bar of their
recovery. All persons indebted to
said estate will please . make im
mediate settlement. '
This Sth day of September, 191.
LESTER L. ARNOLD,
Administrator
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EXECUTOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as executor of
W. R. Jones, deceased, late of
Macon county, N. C, this is to
notify all persons having claims
against the. estate of said deceased
to exhibit them to the undersigned
on or before the 22nd day of Sep
tember, 1942, or this notice will be
plead in bar of their recovery. All
persons indebted to said estate will
please make immediate settlement
Thes 22 day of September, 1941.
ALEX JONES, Executor
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NOTICE OF SALE
North Carolina, ;
Macon County.
Under and by virtue of
authority conferred by a certain
deed of trust executed by Annie
Mitchell Miller and J. A. Miller,
dated July "27, 1940, and recorded
in Book 37, at Page 265, records
of deeds of trust for Macon Coun
ty, North Carolina, the undersign
ed, Trustee, will at 12:00 o'clock
noon on
MONDAY, OCTOBER 13th, 1941,
expose to sale to the highest bid
der for cash, the following destrib
ed property, to-wit
All that part and parcel of land
lying and being in Macon County,
North Carolina, the same, being
fully described in a deed warrant
ing the title from T. A. Sanders
and wife, -to . J. M. Farmer, re
corded in Deed Book G-4, at Page
423, in the office of the Register
of Deeds of Macon County, and
also fully described in a deed from
J. M. Farmer and wife to Annie
Mitchell Miller, wife of J. A. Mill
er, said deed being recorded in
the office of the Register of
Deeds of Macoh County, in Deed
Bodk Q-4, at Page 23. Said deeds
are herein referred to and the de
scription in them is hereby made
a description herein.
This sale is made on account of
default in the payment of the in
debtedness secured by said deed of
trust.
This the 8th day of September.
1941.
G. L. HOUR, Trustee
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NOTICE OF SALE
OF SCHOOL PROPERTY
North Carolina
Macon County.
Whereas the County Board of
Education of Macon County has
determined that certain lands here
tofore used for public school pur
poses are no longer necessary for
the maintenance and operation of
the public schools of said County;
and whereas by resolution 1ias duly
ordered said lands to be sold.
Now, therefore, pursuant to said
order of sale of said lands I will,
on October 20, 1941, at the hour
of 12 o'clock noon, at the Court
house door in Franklin, North Car
olina, sell to the highest bidder
for cash the . following tracts or
parcels of land, to-wit:
TRACT ' No. 1: Located in
Smithbridge Township, and BE
GINNING on a stake in the line
of the .school property 135 feet
from the Southeast corner of the
said school lot and runs in a west
erly direction 60 feet to a red oak;
then westward 130 feet to the
Southwest corner of the school
property; then East with the school
property to the BEGINNING. The
foregoing being property hereto
fore used and occupied by the
Mulberry School. ,
TRACT No. 2: Located in Nan
tahala Township. BFGINNING at
an iron pipe on the West bank
of the Nantahala River, runs
S 81-15 W 460 feet to a stake ;
thence N 2-54 E 234 feet to a
double chestnut, the Southwest
corner of the Aquone ceme
tery and a corner of the
Cambellite Church lot; thence with
the South line of the cemetery N
76-27 E 236 feet to a stake; thence
S 3-07 W 55 feet to a stake; on
the bank of the branch; thence
down the branch in southerly
direction to a service on the North
bank of the branch near the West
bank of the Nantahala River;
thence to the thread of the Nan
tahala River; thence up the cen
ter of the river 155 feet, more or
less, to the BEGINNING. Contain
ing 2.1 acres, more or less; and
being the property heretofore used
and occupied by the Aquone School.
TRACT No. 3: In Smithbridge
Township and consisting of three
(3) tracts as follows.
(a) Adjoining the land of R. B.
Bradley, R. S. Norton, et al,' and
BEGINNING on a poplar, runs S
75 W 36 poles to a white oak near
the bank of the road;' thence N 4
W 10 poles to a white oak in the
forks of the road; thence N 52 E
18 poles to a dogwood; thence S
85 - 16 poles to a stake in
the bank of the road; thence S 12
E 10 poles to the BEGINNING.
Containing 2 acres, more or less.
(b) BEGINNING on a black oak
at the forks of the road near W.
P. Garland, runs N 84 E 13 poles
to a Spanish oak; then N 48 W
24 poles to a stake; then S 48 13
poles to a stake ; then S 48 E to
the BEGINNING.
(c) BEGINNING at a black oak,
the beginning corner of school lot,
runs,S 41 W 2 poles and 8 links
to a stake in the road; then N 54
W 28 poles to a stake; then N 48
E 19 poles to a stake; then S 48
E 4 poles to a stake; the North
west corner of the school lot; then
S 48 W 13 poles to the corner of
school, lot; then S 48 E 24 poles to,
the. BEGINNING. Containing three
fourths of an acre, more or less.
The foregoing lands being the prop
erty heretofore used and occupied
by the Mountain View School
TRACT No. 4: In Ellijay Town
ship adjoining the lands of John:
T. Henry and H. M. Hall and BE
GINNING on a sassafrass hear a
spring and John T. Henry's corner,
runs S 20 W WA poles to a pop
lar on the bank of a branch; then
N 52 W 22 poles to a stake at the
wagon road; then up the road with
its meanders and John T. Henry's
line to the BEGINNING. Contain
ing Vt acres, more or less, in
cluding access to a spring South
of the above lands. The above be
ing the property formerly occupied
by the Elhjay School
The above tracts of land will be
sold separately. A deposit of fiv
per cent (5) will be required of
tne last and highest bidder on each
tract.
All bids are subject to confirma
tion by the County Board of Edu
cation.
This the 17th day of Seotember.
G. L. HOUR, Secretary
Macon County Board of
Education.
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