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THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLAND MACON IAN
THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1942
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VqL. LVI . NUMBER 30
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BIBLE THOUGHT
My help cometh of God, who preserveth them that are true of
heart. Psalm 9:10. .
Hardships will be your lot, but trust in God will be your comfort.
Temptations will befall you, but your Savior will give you
strength.
Let your valor as a soldier and your conduct as a man be an in
spiration to your comrades and an honor to your country.
General John J. Pershing.
John Ew Rickman
1171TH the passing of John Edwin Rickman, Ma
con county loses one of its finest citizens. Mr.
Rickman's life has upheld all these stalwart quali
ties which were his inheritance and which are char
acteristic of the best traditions of his native land.
His grandfather was one of the pioneer missionaries
who brought the Gospel to the Cherokee Indians
and who shepherded a scattered flock of courageous
white settlers. His father, likewise, was a minister
of the Gospel as are three of his four brothers.
Mr. Rickman served his church throughout his
life as a loyal, hard working layman. He was a
good neighbor, friend, citizen and Christian. Hev
served his county in many ways, official and un
official, and the U. S. government as postmaster
at Franklin. He was true to every task entrusted
to him. It can be truly said that he was a good
American in all the basic qualities which that no
ble term implies, because he upheld in his own
limited sphere those principals which have devel
oped this land-enterprise, integrity and reverence.
THE POCKETBOOK
of KNOWLEDGE
a business trip to Atlanta.
Mrs. Cero Martin and son Jim
my, from Biltmore, visited Mrs.
Martin's moter, Mrs. J. M. Mor
gan, recently.
A special Baptist Missionary
meeting was held at the home
of T. M. Rickman, last Friday.
A large crowd attended.
Mercus Matthews from Golds
feoro, spent the weekend with relatives.
War Research
In war the advantage ii on the tide with the best weapons. The work
of scientists in America's research laboratories, developing new
materials and new equipment, means a lot to our fighting men.
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'A 5M VJ', m$L cSSrSBSsl 1 rfflffiF ' 11 take year to build up and 2. Long before Pearl Harbor,
V Vr iivTiSfc Sstts51lMs gC-v U jUP equip a large, organized, and able laboratories like General Electric't
A JIliWeOiiFTa ESJjB BHS "llllt or re,eflrcn- Fortunately, in- were serving their country solving
jjj dustry did this long ago. technical problems of war.
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Letters to Editor
'Service Above Self"
OERVICE clubs, citizenship clubs and luncheon
clubs, which came into being about the time of
the last war, were part of the growing conscious
ness of the civic and social responsibilities of busi
ness. Their programs have helped to educate their
membership to a larger vision of what we call de
mocracy through emphasis on the essentials of fel
lowship, citizenship, and public welfare.
The highest type of professional and business
leadership has contributed to the usefulness of these
citizen groups- as has been shown this week
when Dr. Sylvester Green, a college president and
Rotary governor, has directed a conference and de
livered an address for the local Rotary club. Dr.
Green emphasized three major opportunities for
Rotary and similar servicec clubs by taking the
club's motto, "service above self" for his theme.
These were stated as the need for leadership with
clear and intelligent understanding in the face of
war conditions, a keener and finer fellowship and
the broader implications of citizenship.
We quote the following passage from his address :
"Fellowship will prove the answer to shocks
the war will bring and the strains that will be
enforced. People living together in harmony and
understanding will butteress each other. Our needs
will bring us together in a new fellowship.
"We are citizens of the community first, but we
are also citizens of the statc.But we must also be
national citizens. The thesis of democracy is that the
sovereign state has its rights, but that progress
and accomplishment come when the states work
together for the good of the whole. It is in this
spirit that we become citizens of the nation. But
it does not stop there. We are citizens of the world.
The social order .in which we live has become so
broad and commanding that we have broken down
all the barriers to a point where we can see over
them, if not across them. We cannot and we would
not live alone. Getting acquainted with the rest of
the world is our task, it is our hope for the future
prosperity of mankind...
Editor, Franklin Press:
Please find enclosed, $1.50 for
renewal of my subscription.
May I send a greeting to my
home town friends with this little
verse :
Voices once loved ring ever
i In faithful listening ears;
The sacred nand of frienlship
Gleams through the mist of
years.
A day of toil, an hour for sport
But for a friend, is life too
short
Sincerely,
Mrs. Frank Williams,
Spokane, Washington.
This and That
By FRANKIE MACON
"Laws'y be, chile! When yuh ain't
got no education, yuh jes' got to
use yo brams.
Mrs. V. A. Browning returned
home Tuesday after two weeks'
visit to her mother, Mrs. J. L.
West, Jr., and other relatives.
Mrs. Weaver Carter and daugh
ter, Emma Lee, went to Duke Uni
versity, Durham, on business last
week.
Miss Helen Edwards from Can
ton, spent last weekend with her
mother, iMrs. Thelma Edwards.
While here, Miss Edwards made
History repeats! In the last war
"wireless" was developed for mili
tary needs to become, with peace,
giant broadcasting industry.
Ucncral blectric believes that its first duty as a tlgr
caad eitinn ii to h vnnd n1ilir. ' " ' '
Central EUctric Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
4. So it will be this time. Research ,
Will help to win the war, and its
many wartime discoveries will help
to build a better future.
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REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Bank of Franklin
i act is wpat prevents a gray-
naired man irom reminding a
youthful looking woman with the
complexion of a rose that they
were boy and girl together.
"Nothing but general information
as to destination is given the en
listed men' says a new item.
That's the Army for you: the
privaten get only general informa
tion and te generals get all the
private information.
Hitler is so greedy for other
nations land he is even reluctant
to give Mussolini a little slice of
France.
' of Franklinr in the State of North Carolina, at the Close of
Business on June 30th, 1942
Assets
1. Loans and discounts (Including $. .overdrafts) $184,641.95
2. United States Government obligations, direct and guaranteed 33,400.00
3 Obligations of State and political subdivisions 58,472.69
6. Cash, balances with other banks, including reserve bilanVies, , and cash
items in process of collection , . . t . . . .7j , . 000,891.65
7. Bank premises owned $34,71529,. furniture and fixtures $5,232.72 39,948.01
8 Real estate owned other than bank premises 100
11. Other assets .J 1,483.03
12. TOTAL ASSETS $618,838.33
Liabilities
13. Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations . . 425,542.70
14. Time deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations 202.38
15. Deposits of United States Government (including postal savings). 656.52
16. Deposits of States and political subdivisions 93,201.91
18. Other deposits (certified and officers checks, etc.) 2,064.00
19. TOTAL DEPOSITS $521,667.51
23. Other liabilities
24.
1,869.62
An economist is the guy with a
.rni Beta Key on one end ot a I
chain and no watch on the otner.
All military experts agreed that
it was impossible for the Germans
to stage a major offensive in Libya I
luring the hot weather, but appar
ently General Rommel was so ig
norant ne didn't know. it.
TOTAL LIABILITIES (not including! subordinated obligations
shown below $523,537.13
Capital Accounts
50,000.00
"' ; 40,000.00'
profits 4,30120
1,000.00
A shortage of bottle drinks is
now threatened. Anl no substitute
can possibly equal a pop-bottle
for throwing at an umpire.
Because of transportation facil
ities, some vacationists are going
camping in their own back-yards.
By the exercise of a little ingen
uity it in possible to be just as
uncomfortable at home as in a
real camp.
H
EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY
for
SMALL FARMERS
Who Wish to Educate Their Families
RABUN GAP-NACOOCHEE SCHOOL FARM
Ask Your County Agent for Detail
or Write Directly to
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School
Rabun Gap, Georgia
L. FRY, GEORGE C BELLING RATH,
Farm Mnig PrasisWt
Wesf s Mill
The bible school which has re
cently closed at the Methodist
church had a large enrollment and
25 received certificates. The Bible
instructors were Rev. Philip Green
and Miss Mary Elmore.' The Re
vival Bible School was well at
tended and many good results are
seen.
At a called meeting of the Mu
sic Gub, the following officers!
were elected for the year: Presi
dent, Miss Vallie West; Sec and
Treas., Mrs. A. L. McLean; Vice-
President, Mrs. J. C. Owens. The
program committee is: Miss Vonniel
West Mrs. Tom Rickman. Mrs.
C. N. West, Mrs, J. L. West, Jr.,
Mrs. Leo Hurst
Miss Mattie Pearl Bryson who I
is attending summer school at Wes
tern Carolina Teacher's College,
spent the weekend with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McLean
from Raleigh are visiting Mr. lie-
25. Capital
26. Surplus . .
27. Undivided
28. Reserves
29. , TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS 95,301.20
30. TOTAL LIABILITY AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS $618,838.33
This bank's capital consists of common stock with fbtal par value
of . . . ; $ 50,000.00
Memoranda
31. Pledged assets (and securities loaned) (book value) :
(a) U. S. Government obligations, direct and guaranteed, pledged to
secure deposits and other liabilities 14,000.00
(b) Other assets pledged to secure deposits and other liabilities (in
eluding notes and bills rediscounted and securities sold under
repurchase agreement) 41,000.00
(e) TOTAL $ 55,000.00
32 Secured and preferred liabilities:
(a) Deposits secured by pledged assets pursuant to requirements
of taw $ 55,000.00
(d) Deposits preferred under provisions of law but not secured by
pledge of assets 656.52
(e) TOTAL $ 55,656.52
78,250.00
34. On date of report the required legal reserve against deposits of this
bank was
(b) Assets reported above which were eligible as legal reserve
amounted to $300,891.00
I L H. W. Cabe, Cashier, of the above named bank, do solemnly swear, affirm,
that the above statement is true, and that it fully and correctly represents the true
state of the several matters herein contained and set forth, to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
Correct Attest : H. W. CABE, Cashier.
C. F. MOODY, Director.
R. S. JONES, Director.
W. A ROGERS, Director.
is
Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 10th day of July, 1942, and I hereby
certify skat I am not an officer or director of this bank.
My
expires
22, 1942.
CECILE GIBSON, Notary Public.
Lean's pare:.ts, Mr. and Mrs.
A, U