THURSDAY. FEB. 19, 1942
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VOL. LVI
Mrs. J. W. C. Johnson and W. S. Jotfrison .Publisher-
Entered at the Post Office, Franklin, N. C, as second class matter
BIBLE THOUGHT
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.
3rd Commandment, Exodus 20:7.
February 22 George Washington'. Birthday
"That unmeaning and abominable custom, swearing. From Gen.
Washington's Orders Against Profanity in the Army.
Let Us All Help
WE are grateful to Mrs. Charles Melichar for her
helpful suggestions for directing the latent ac
tivities of the community who are eager every
man, woman and child to do something to help in
some kind of civilian defense. Wasted human en
ergy counts up to greater proportions than any
other kind of wastage. Right now we are having
brought home to us, not so iruch our conscious ex
travagances but our personal and corporate stupidi
ties. Now that our stupendous national resources
man and machine power are bent on one supreme
and united effort to win the war against destructive
powers closing in on us like a vise, the awful truth
"is dawning on us that to win we must develop even
a greater power of destruction. Horrible and insane
as the whole program grows to mean as "total war"
envelops us there is a compulsion to be as con
structive as possible in our attitudes and activities.
This demand upon the people of every community
to call out some sort of -leadership which will direct
and utilize all available latent energies is imperative.
It is much more far reaching than the immediate
task. Xo person is too busy and important, or too
small and unimportant to help conserve materials
that contribute to the total war effort. If we do not
rise to the occasion of saving paper, metal and. tires,
we are, in the same degree, working to our country's
injury and to our enemies' advantage. We are also
adding to the sum total of stupidity that has al
ready rolled up into a Pearl Harbor and a Nor
mandie burning, a Congress voting itself pensions
an an Empire losing Singapore.
It behooves us to remember that we still have all
to lose, and, to date, we are in a fair way to losing
it. There is still time for everybody to "do some
thing about it" before it can be said, "Too Httle and
too late."
Dr. Williams
"THE untimely passing of a faithful and devoted
family physician, when already we have an in
sufficient number of doctors, is a real loss to the
community. Having ministered over a wide area in
this and adjoining counties to the sick and needy
who called him all hours of the night and day,
without thought of reward, Dr. Grady Williams
was a soldier who served on the home front, as he
served his country on the battle front of World
War I. He will be missed as only doctors who
answer calls from the sick and dying are missed.
Although in failing health, Dr. Williams kept up an
active practice even beyond the limits of his
strength. The sympathy of those to whom he min
istered and many other friends are with his be
reaved family.
Fire Prevention
I AST week we printed a letter to the public in
general and to the timber operators and those
living in or near the forest lands in particular,
from the District Forest Ranger of the Nantahala
National Forest, John Wasilik, Jr.
The people of Macon and adjoining counties
have had long and continued education from the
U. S. Forest Service trained personnel on the sub
ject of fire prevention in the forest. Two figures
mentioned in last week's editorial on the Wealth
of Our Forests were in striking contrast. Over
against the nearly $20,000 profit to the State from
national forest lands was the estimated figure of
$1,000,000 loss from forest fires. This goes to show
that all the government's efficient and painstaking
conservation and educational work to save the
wealth of the forests is many times wiped out by
the destruction caused by fire.
Other statistics gathered from actual studies go
to show that nearly all forest fires are due to care
lessness. The state game warden, J. Fred Bryson,
published two weeks ago the instructions for ob
taining burning permits, and an appeal to guard
against forest destruction in the face of war and
the vital need of wood as a war material.
In listing the names of timber operators in the
forest at the present time who are under the re
quirement of fighting forest fires, Mr. Wasilik
urgently requested "help in detecting, preventing
and suppressing forest fires on the Nantahala Na
tional Forest."
There is also the important reminder that our
Fire Lookouts are constantly on the watch for en
emy planes which may be passing overhead.
If there is yet in the county anybody who has
not waked up to the dangers we share, these words
are spoken loudly in an effort to page him.
Number 8
Letters to Editor
By MRS. CHARLES MELICHAR
Tihe war commeri'tators and col
umnists have beetn saying, "The
American public is apathetic", "the
people are complacent", "they aren't
interested", until I for one am a
bit fed up with the accusation.
We ARE interested and we are
neither apathetic nor complacent.
We're ,not staging parades or wav
ing flags wildly but perhaps our
feelings are the deeper for their
lack of expression. We know our
taxes will be four times as large
this year as tihey were last year,
but if that's what it takes to win
the war we're not complaining.
We know our household expense
will soon be double what they
were a year ago and that there
will be no more o'f many of tihe
luxuries and conveniences that we
have called necessities in the past ;
but if we can't buy a new re
frigerator or costume jewelry or
stockings, well, we can't. And
that's that. Suppose we do have
to walk iastead of ride in another
year or two ? So, what? We
women won't have to diet to re
duce, that's all. Most of us are
buying our bond's and defense
stamps, listening to the news and
waiting to be told what to do. We
see hard times ahead for oUr hus
bands in business and our boys in
the army.
On the whole, we're feeling pret
ty grim down deep inside of us,
but worrying out loud isn't going
to help the morale of our fam
ilies. We want to help but we see
confusion about us. We know there
is so much to be done and so lit
tle time to do it that we get pret
ty aggravated over the whole sit
uation. Waiting to be told what to
do is an unsatisfactory job to say
the least.
It seems to me that the answer
is : We'll just have to do what's
to be done without waiting, that's
all. After all, we ARE American;
WE don't have to be led by the
nose in order to get things done.
All we want is to be told there's
a job to do each of us will do
our share.
I've been asking and I have
found one such job. I'm passing on
what I've learroed about doing it
There's an urgent plea out from
Uncle Sam to save our waste pap
er. Saving it is easy, but the col
lectipn of it in a town like Frank
tin is a real problem. It's a job
too big for a few people, and no
one group should be asked these
days to pick it up cars and tires
are too precious. "Asking the
Scouts" means too big a job for
the available leaders and leaders
have jobs of their own. "Collect
ing" may sound easy, but it isn't
if you've ever tried it, you know!
Ln short, here is one service
made to order for us as individuals
that requires no red tape and
that no orae can do as well as aN
of us. Mother can see that the
papers are saved. The kids can
see that boxes are cut to lie flat
They can stack and tie large pap
ers and smooth out small ones to
pack them tightly into boxes. Dad
can deliver the bundles on his way
to town. Where r
Some citizens have secured the
use of the kitchen of the Johnston
house between the Willis' apart
merots and Roy Cunningham's store,
now the Potts Funeral Home
The back door or the one at the
side of the house will be left open
at all times for . those bringing
paper. When enough has been col
lected, Scoutmaster Hauser and his
boys have been promised the use
of Reeves truck for delivering the
papers to Sylva, a generous and
patriotic offer.
The saving and delivering of scrap
paper by each of us is just one
smaM thing. We can- work at homt
for the Red Cross as so many are
doing. We can save gasolene and
tires and electricity, soap and sugar
We can wear tilings "just one ex
tra time" and throw away no scrap
of good food. But we do all that
We musft if we are to pay our
raxes and buy our bonds. We can
though, figure out all the little
extra things possible and pass on
our suggestions.
Those little things are mighty
important. They add up as quick
iy as me pennies spent in a
woman's household budget.
Cartoogechaye
Merett Beck of Asheville spent
the weekend with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Merritt Beck.
Mr. and Mrs. Dillard Southard
and son spent the weekend with
Mrs. Southard's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Harley Ledbetter.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoockie Burch
have moved to Bryson City. Mr.
Burch is employed on the Fontana
Dam.
Clyde Southard of Franklin was
visiting his grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Southards.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hastings
and family of Iotla sneret the nast
weekend with Mrs. Hastings' par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Roane.
Clint Moore who is working in
Tennessee spent the weekend with
his mother. Mrs. Gertrude Moon-
of Kyle.
Arnold DuvaU of Kvle mad a
business trip to Murohv on Sat.
unfair.
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By EFFIE WILSON
(Too Late for Last Week's Issue)
Mrs. Cleveland Cabe and chil
dren of Highlands was visiting at
Zilla Wilson's Tuesday afternoon,
Feb. 10.
Mrs. Z. V. McKinney made a
business trip to Andy Wilson's
Wednesday of last week. ,
Carl Vinson of Dillard, Ga. was
in this section Thursday.
Mack McKinney was the guest
of Hannihal Green Monday night.
Zoa Wilson and Barbara, are
spending a few days with Zillah
Wilson.
Cleveland Cabe and Jerry Wil
son of Highlands was in this sec-
tion Tuesday afternoon.
Johnnie Carpenter is working for
his uncle at Scaly.
Uncle Johnnie Carpenter and son
David made a business trip to
Franklin Monday.
Lily Cabe was visiting at Hanni
bal Greens Wednesday.
Charlie Green was home from
the CCC camp over the weekend.
E. H. Green made a business
trip to Highlands Monday.
David, Sam and Ray McCall are
working in the Gold Mine section.
Frank Wilson has been hauling
ivy stumps for the pipe company.
Mr. and Mrs. Bell Wilson and
son Glen made a business trip to
Highlands Monday.
Some two or three inches of
snow fell Tuesday of last week.
Edith McCall has been on the
sick list.
Kyle
By MRS. DOSHIE HANEY
Willard Johnson arid Bill Cope
of Kyle spent the weekend with
Mr. Johnson's sister, Mrs. Ruby
Buchanan of Iotla.
Miss Vivin Jacobs of Rabun
Gap, Ga., is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Lonnie Bryant of Kyle.
Mr. and Mrs. Gay Younce an
nounce the birth of a daughter on
February S.
Mrs. Nina Johnson who is work
inv in Kobbinsvi'lle spent the week
end with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Bruce Duvall of Kyle.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Wilson of
Tennessee spent Sunday visiting
Mr. Wilson's mother, Mrs. Maude
Haney of Kyle.
Miss Lolita Dean, who is teach
ing school at Kyle, was called home
last week to be witb her grand
mother who is seriously ill.
Mr. and Mrs. NeweH Baldwin
of Kyle spent Sunday visiting Mrs.
Baldwin's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Wikle of Flats.
Loiwiie Bryant, Marvin Wilson
and Zell Haney made a business
trip to Franklin Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dock Taylor of
Aquone were visiting Mrs. Taylor's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Miles Pen
dergrass of Kyle on Monday.
ONE-TENTH
One- tenth of an acre will pro
vide sufficient vegetables for one
person; hence, a farm family of
five should plant at least one-half
acre to meet vegetable require
ments of the family.
QUICK RELIEF FROM
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CIRCULAR
A free copy of Extensior Circular
No. 122, "The Farm and Home
Garden Manual," giving complete
information for growing a garden,
may be secured from the Agri
cultural Editor, State College, Ral
eigh. NOTICE OF SUMMONS
North Carolina,
Maoon County,
. In tbe Superior Court
Macon County
vs.
John Loomis and wife,
Loomis; Margaret Cato and hus
band, 1 Cato ; and David
Fleming.
The' Defendants, John Loomis
and wife, Loomis, Mar
garet Cato and husband,
Cato; and David Fleming (Heirs
of T. Carl Loomis, deceased), will
take notice that an action entitled
as above, has been commenced in
the Superior Court of Macon
County, North Carolina, for the
purpose of foreclosing a tax lien
on property in Macon County,
North Carolina, and in which the
defendants have an interest, and
are proper parties thereto.
It is further ordered by the
court that the defendants, John
Loomis and wife, Loomis,
Margaret Cato and husband
Cato, and David Fleming, are re
quired to appear at the office of
the Clerk of the Superior Court
of Macb,n County, North Carolina,
at his office in Franklin, on the
11th day of March, 1942, and an
swer or demur to the complaint
of the plaintiff, or the relief de
manded in said complaint will be
granted.
This the 9th day of February,
1942.
, HARLEY R. CABE,
Clerk Superior- Court
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ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as administrator
of C. H. Norton, deceased, late of
Macon county, N. C, this is to
notify all persons having claims
against the estate of said deceased
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CAMEL
Announcement
DR. HAL W. TANNER
GRADUATE VETERINARIAN
Ha. located in Clayton, Ga., and is available
for practise in Macon and adjoining counties.
Phone Number Day and Night
to exhibit them to the undersigned
on or before the 29th day of Jan
uary, 1943, or this notice will be
plead in bar. of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate
will please make immediate set
tlement. This 29th day of January, 1942.
RALPH NORTON,
Administrator.
NOTICE OF SALE
Stat of North Carolina,
County of Maoon.
Macon County, Plaintiff,
vs.
Charlie Harshaw and wife,
Harshaw, Defendants.
Under and by virtue of a decree
of the Superior Court of Macon
County entered in the above en
titled action on the 19th day of
January, 1942, the undersigned
Commissioner will on the 23rd day
of February, 1942, at 12 o'clock,
noon, at the Courthouse door in
Macon County, North Carolina, sell
to the highest bidder for cash the
following described real estate:
Being Lots Nos. 41, 42, 43, 44. 45,
46, 47, and 48 in Block B. in a
certain boundary or parcel of land
known as the Oak Hill property
as shown by a plat or map of same
made by John H. Dalton on the
4th day of August, 1927, which plat
or map is on file and of record in
the office of the Register of Deeds
of Macon County, N. C. in Plat
Book No. 1, page 58, to which ref
erence is hereby made for a more
particular description of same.
This, the 19th day of January,
1942.
R. ,S. JONES, Commissioner
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National Forest Timber
for Sale
Sealed bids will .be received by
the Forest Supervisor, Franklin,
North Carolina, up to and includ
ing March 23, 1942, for all tihe live
timber marked or designated for
cutting and all the merchantable
dead timber located on an area
embracing about 649 acres within
the Pol Miller Compartment, Lit
tle Tennessee River Watershed,
Macon County, Nantahala National
Forest, N. C, estimated to be 902
M feet, more or less, of yellow
poplar, black cherry, sugar maple,
northern red oak, white ash, white
oak, black oak, chestnut oak, chest
nut, red maple, birch, scarlet oak,
pitch pine, and unestimated amounts
of hemlock sawtimber and tanbark
of hemlock and chestnut oak. The
removal of hemlock i sawtimber at
$175 per MBM, and tanbark of
hemlock and chestnut oak at $1,50
per ton (2,000 lbs. per ton) will be
optional with the purchaser. No
bid of less than $9.75 per MBM
for yellow poplar; $8.75 for black
cherry arid sugar maple; $7.75 for
northern red oak and white ash;
$6.75 for white oak ; $3.75 for black
oak and chestnut oak; $3.25 for
chestnut; $2.75 for red maple, birch,
and scarlet oak ; and $1.75 for pitch
pine will be considered. In addition
to the prices bid for stumpage, a
deposit of $0.25 per M feet for all
sawtimber cut will be required for
sale area betterment work. $400.00
must be deposited with each bid,
to be applied on the purchase price,
refunded, or retained in part as
liquidated damages according to
conditions of sale. The right to
reject any and all bids is reserved.
Before bids are submitted full in
formation concerning the timber,
the conditions of sale and the sub
mission -f bids should be obtained
from the Forest Supervisor, Frank
lin, North Carolina.
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