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VOL. LVII, NO. 32
Salvage Drive For Junk
Launched Here This Week
Local Committee Calls on
Clubs And Churches
To Assist
The local Salvage committee o
Macon county's committee for
National Defense has launched the
national drive for junk this week
through advertisements approved
by the Conservation Division of
the War Production Hoard. This
movement is nationwide in scope
and the campaign will be carried
on throughout the nation during
the next few weeks.
All citizens are requested to read
the two advertisements in this is
sue of the paper, and the cooper
ation of clubs and churches is re
quested by the committee of Na
tional Defense, of which Guy L
Houk is chairman as well as by
the Salvage committee, composed
of Sam Mendenhall, chairman,
Mrs Florene Sherrill, Jimmy Hau-
Ser, O. t. Summer, Highlands,
and Rev. J. I. Vinson.
Franklin and Macon county have
met every call and cooperated in
every drive for their country's
aid in this war. No more impor
tant call has gone out than this
need for salvage of vital mater
ials for production.
Lost Child
Not Yet Found
The community has been pro
foundly shocked by the disappear
ance of the two-year old son of
Clifford Lawrence and Gallic
Stewnrt Lawrence, from the home
of the grandparents, Joe and
Carrie Stewart, about 11 a. m.,
Tuesday. The father was unload
ing his car after arriving . from
their home in New York to visit
relatives, and was not missed until
about an hour after disappearance.
The mother thought the child was
with the father, who last saw
the child crawl under a gate near
by. He naturally tought the little
fellow had gone back to the house.
Sheriff Slagle and Deputy Sher
iff Dills have assisted more than
100 people, white and colored,
search every inch of the mountain
side and territory surrounding the
home which is located back of the
Crawford farm on the Murphy
road about a mile out of town.
Up to Thursday noon no trace
of the child had teen found.
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee
Homecoming Called Off
After discussing the matter with
the Alumni Associations announces
a number of old students, Mr.
S, L. Shirley, Vice-President of
that group feels it should co
operate with the all-out war ef
fort, and not have the annual
homecoming this year. This has
been an annual affair for many
years, coming on the second Sat
urday in August, and it is hoped
that conditions will toe such that
these meetings may be resumed
next year at the regular time.
Believe-It-Or-Not
Tomato Exhibited
Last Monday, Charlie Frank
Mashburn, who lives on the river
road beyond the hospital, brought
a unique tomato to the Press of
fice. We use the word "unique"
advisedly, because there never was
another like it.
This "Believe-It-Or-Not" tomato
must be seen to be appreciated
It cannot be adequately describ
ed. It Krws around a hole in
the middle in two tiers or layers
or whatever you want to call its
peculiar formation. The top looks
like a Queen Elizabeth ruff, the
bottom is smoothly round like any
other tomato except the hole
through the middle like a dough
nut. Home Demonstration
Club Schedule
Monday, August 10 Otter Creek
Home Demonstration Club at
Otter Creek School at 2 p. m
Tuesday, August 11 Walnut Creek
Home Demonstration Club at
Walnut Creek School at 10
a. m.
Wednesday, August 13-Otto Home
Demonstration CJub meets with
Mrs Ralph Norton at 2 p. m.
Friday, August 14 Culksaja Home
Demonstration Club with Mrs.
Jane Bryson at 2 p m.
Saturday, August 15 Scaly Home
Demonstration Gob with Mr.
J, N. Ftttr at 2 p. m.
Salvage Chairman
Of Woman's Division of
State Here Friday
Mrs. Estelle T. Smith, Assistant
to the State Home Demonstration
Agent, will meet with Macon
Council members of the Home
Demonstration Clubs, Friday, Au
gust 7th, 2 p. m., in the Agricul
tural Building.
Mrs. Smith is chairman of the
Woman's division of the State
Organization. She will discuss lead
ers'' responsibility in the present
crisis.
Club women know Mrs. Smith
as being a pioneer worker in the
Extension Service of North Caro
lina State College. At the District
Federation held in Frarfklin, May
29th, Mrs. Smith delivered the
principal address at which time
she urged rural women to realize
their oresant strength that was
theirs throueh a ereater unity in
the war effort.
All Council members are urged
to accept the opportunity of meet
ing with this State worker.
Variety Store
Dispenses "War Time"
R. S. Omohundro has mounted
an electric clock over the door
of the new Franklin Variety
Store of which he is the owner.
The clock keeps accurate time and
the bold letters around its face
"War Time" and "Buy Defense
Bonds and Stamps'', are appropri
ate at this time.
Girl Scouts
Collect Old Records
The Franklin Girl Scouts held
their regular weekly meeting on
Thursday, July 30. The meeting
was opened by Patrol Leader,
Elizabeth Wasilik. Bettie Hors
ley was elected treasurer to take
the place of Mary Margaret Davis
who has recently moved to Wash
ington, D. C.
Plans were made at this meeting
to use the money received by
sponsoring the "Rambling Moun
taineers" to buy a War Bond.
It was decided that the Scouts
would collect all the phonograph
records in Macon County for the
armed forces.
NOTICE: Anyone having oid
records which they are willing to
donate to the cause should noti
fy Mrs. Herbert Wardlaw, who
will send someone for them.
Revival At Methodist
Church" By The
Rev. C. C. Herbert
Revival" services with large con
gregations are being conducted
each night of this week at the
Methodist church by the pastor,
Rev. C. C Herbert. Talks to the
young people which were held
from Tuesday through Friday each
morning at ten o'clock, have been
especially helpful. Services are to
continue through Sunday evening,
August 9.
Union Revival
At Newman's Chapel
A revival meeting at Newman's
Chapel Baptist Church will begin
Monday night, August 10, at 9
o'clock.
This will be a union meeting
with Mulberry Methodist Church
and the Newman's Chapel Bap
tist Church cooperating in the
the meeting. Rev. J. C. Swain is
pastor of the Methodist Church
and Rev. Robert Williams is pas
tor of the Baptist Church. Re,v.
Leroy Thomas of near Weaver
ville will be the guest preacher.
Also there will be a Bible
School conducted on the same
basis as the meeting with a fac
ulty made of the two churchs. It
will begin at 9 o'clock, a. m., on
Monday and continue for the
duration of the meeting. The pub
lic is cordially invited to attend
these services.
Rev. J. C. Swain
Rev. Robert Williams
Mary Allman Guild
With Mrs. Tysinger
The Mary Allman Guild will
meet with Mrs. Margaret Tysin
ger, Thursday evening, August 13.
at I o'clock.
FRANKLIN, N.
First Lady Learns
J
Photo shows Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of the President of
the United States, learning about
Rev. Dumont Ckrke, head of the
mer rcuciauuu, is explaining ai
President of the Federation, is
Acre Movement, developed under
eration, is growing throughout
every year dozens ot interested
have come to Asheville to study
More Sugar For Canning
Will Be Allotted Aug. 14
Appeal For Volunteers
To Assist Teachers In
Sugar Registration
All teachers who will be avail
able for volunteer service on
August 14, in connection with
issuance of purchase certifi
cates for additional canning
sugar, are requested to appear
at the Franklin School at 10:30
a. m., Thursday, August 13th,
in order to reeeive instructions
and triatflaals. .,,.
Any persons other than teach
ers who will volunteer their
service's for this work are re
quested to be present at this
time. If the people are to re
ceive the additional allotment
of sugar it is necessary that
sufficient volunteers be secured
to perform this service. All per
sons who are willing to. serve
are urged to attend he' meeting
on August 13Thi5 crvice will
be a material contribution to
the war effort..
G. L. HOUK,
Chairman Civilian Defense,
Macon County, North Carolina.
Old Records
Campaign Not Helping
Beat Japs, Says Moss
If the number of phonograph
records turned in to help give the
boys music is a measure of our
patriotism, then our record would
be poor indeed. So thinks R. H.
Moss, chairman, who announced
last week that old records were
being collected to exchange for
new ones.
"If we don't beat the Japs fas
ter than we are bringing records,
then it is too baed," opies Mr
Moss of World War I, who
would like to help whip the Ger
mans of this generation too. He
hopes the "home front" will wake
up to answering this and other
calls. . , , , ..
Bring your old records to Stew
art's Filling Station on court
house square, the chairman urges.
21 Young People
Attend 4-H Camp
There were 80 boys and girls
who attended the Swannanoa 4-H
Club Gamp the last week in July.
Of this number 10 and 11 girls
were from Macon County. The
boys and girls from this County
were Grace Long, Katherine Long,
Daphne Duvall, Violet Barnard,
Margaret Smart, Annie Laura Mo
ses, Hazel Moses, Inez Owenby,
Zena Pearl Rickman. Ruth Ed
wards, Sibyl Potts, Hoover Hen
son, Lyman Gregory, Nelson How
ell, Eugene Owenby, James Pat
erson, Dean Henson, LeRoy Roper,
Ralph McCoy, Thad Byrd. Junior
Buchanan.
Four boys and four girls select
ed as outstanding campers. This
award was made on the basis of
how well the boy or girl entered
into camp life, both work and
play. LeRoy Roper from Macon
County was chosen as one of
the bt campers or the week.
C. THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1942
About Lord's Acre
the Lord's Acre Movement. The
Religious Department of the Far
icn, wnne james It. is.. uctiure,
.looking on at the right. The Lord's
the auspices of the Farmers Fed
the rural church of the world, and
persons from foreign countries
it.
Registration To Be Held
At Schools Of
County
The local Rationing Board has
issued the following', statement:
The Office of Price Administra
tion has authorized an increase in
sugar for canning fruits. The in
crease will be five pounds for
each person over 18 years of age
this is in addition to the sugar
already allotted in previous regis
trations. No additional sugar is to be al
lowed for persons under the age
of 18, as they have already receiv
ed a maximum allowance.
In "order to secure purchase cer
tificates for additional sugar, as
above set forth, it will be neces
sary for one adult from each
family to appear at one of the
locations set forth below on Fri
day, August 14, 1942, between the
hours of 9 a. m. and 6 p. m. Such
persons will present all Sugar
Books held by adult members of
the family unit. Failure to present
these books will prevent issuance
of a purchase certificate.
The places where sugar pur
chase certificates may be secured
are as follows :
Franklin Public School.
Jotla School.
Higdonville School.
West's Mill School.
Slagle School.
Otto School.
Pine Grove School.
Holly Springs School.
Kyle School.
Otter Creek School
Burningtovvn School
Union School.
Highlands School.
Watauga School.
' Oak Grove School.
SINGING CONVENTION
AT CLARK'S CHAPEL
The meeting of the Southern
Division of the Macon County
Singing Coinventiofl will be held
at the Clark's Chapel Metho
dist Church, August 8 and 9.
The meetingwill begin on Sat
urday at one o'clock (WT)
and on Sunday there will be
an all day session with dinnier
cm the ground. All singing
classes and the public are in
vited. Baptist Revival
Begins August 10
On Monday, Agust 10, revival
services will begin at the Frank
In Baptist Church at 8 o'clock.
The services will be led by Rev.
Barl W. Robinson of St. Paul's,
North Carolina, assisted by his
wife who is a gifted musician and
singer. The Robinsons plan to re
main in Franklin until Friday, Au
gust 21. The revival is a part of
the simultaneous revival movement
fostered by the state mission board
of the Baptist state convention,
in which some 16 or more Baptist
churches in Macon county are
participating. Rev. Robinson and
Mrs. Robinson are both gifted mu
sicians and singers as well as
trained workers with young people.
Men In Service
Staff Sergeant, Charles Lylc Ra-
by, spent' his furlough with his
parents last week. He was re
cently transferred from Fort Ben-
Ming, Ga., to Fort Bragg. He is
with , the F. A. Parachute Test
Battery.
Mr. and Mrs. lames R. Holbmok
recently received a message from
Micir son who is stationed in
Ireland, saying he is fine.
anip ciaiDorne, La., promotion
ofWilford 1. Wood, of Franklin
North Carolina, from the grade of
Private 1st Class to that of Tech
nician 5th Grade, has been an
nounced toy Brigadier General,
Matthew B. Didgway, command
ing general of the 82nd Infantry
Division.
lhe promotion of Wood comes
As reward for ability shown dur
ing the past months of training
with the 82nd's 15,000 men, now
being welded in a tough fight
ing team.
Horace Duncan, son of Rev. and
Mrs. Norvin C. Duncan, formerly
of Franklin, enlisted in the Army
and. is receiving prelimenary train
ing at Fort Jackson, S. C.
Scrap Collection
Will BeCalled,For
During August
United States
Department of Agriculture
Franklin, N. C,
August 4, 1942.
I want the Neighborhood lead
ers and other cooperating farm
people to know that the work they
have done collecting scrap is
greatly appreciated. The Scrap
Campaign that is being conducted
now is a National Campaign and
is being carried on in every county
in the United States. If there has
been any scrap overlooked it
should be collected now. Black
tin, such as automobile bodies and
fenders will be taken during thi
drive. Mr. Fronberger, who is in
charge of the trucks that go out
and haul this material in has in
formed me that he will be m
Macon County in the near future
to haul all scrap that has been
assembled out in the different
neighborhoods. Any person who
has scrap iron, tin or rubber and
has not notified the county agents
office should do so during the
month of August.
Sam Mendenhall,
County Agent.
All-Stars Split
To Play Kyle At
Andrews Sunday
The Franklin All-Stars won their
opening game in the Smoky Moun
tain League Semi-Fimals, Sunday,
when they beat Kyle-Andrews 8-1
and then dropped the night-cap
to the Bryson City Bear-Cats by
the score of 5-2.
In the opeiner, "Big Dan" Rey
nolds fogged 'em past the Kyle
batters for 13 strikeouts and five
hits, while his teamates were col
lecting nine .hits, with Hughey
leading with a double and two
singles and Whitmire, Archer,
Newton and McCollum collected
a double each.
In the night-cap, Duckett of
Bryson City set the All-Stars
down with four hits, Whitmire
getting a home-run and a single,
and Newton and Archer a single
each.
Bryson City and Franklin go to
Brysorn City Sunday, where Bry
son City plays Kyle-Andrews the
first game and Franklin the
night-cap Both games will be nine
innings.
Probable line-up for Sunday's
game
Hughey 2b.
Melton 3b.
Whitmire LF.
Archer SS.
Newton C.
Duvall lb.
Elliott CF. (
Swanson RF. ,
Reynolds, Bute, Higdon or Mc
Collum. pitching.
Semi-Finals Standing :
W L
Bryson City 1 0
Franklin 1 1
Kyle-Andrews 0 1
Singing Convention
At Liberty Church
The Northern Division of the
Macon County Convention will
meef at the Liberty Baptist
Church on the head of the Cowee
on Saturday and Sunday, August
8 and 9.
$1.50 PER YEAR
LOCAL BOARD
ISMS LIST
New And Reclassification
Of Selective Service
Names
The Local Board posted the fol
owing names of new classifica
tions and re-classifications of
names on. the selective service list
on July 30.
In i-A: George Belton Wal
drbop, Jessie Lee Morgan, Charlie
Wilburn Franks, John Robert
Jones, Elbert Carpenter, Robert
Greenlee Holden, Woodrow Wil
son Shook, Ralph William Enloe,
Cecil Lyman Mashburn, Rass Jus
tice, John Cheek, James Clifton
England, colored, Carr Nichols Par
rish, Fred Grant, John Frank
Shope, James Crawford McCoy,
Elwood Bailey, Cline Rhone, R. L.
Scott,' Charles Alexander' Williams,
Franklin Doran Dowdle, Robert
Jacksqn Hunter, Roy Hercderson
Bryson, William Elmer Nichols,
Fred Alex Young, James B.
McConnell, Joseph Thomas Tyler,
Henry Clarence Norton.
1-B : Arnold Pendcrgrass, Hugh
Crockett Medford,; John Jesse
Potts, .
In 1-C: Thomas James Corbin,
in 2-B James Donald Liner.
In 3-A: William Collier, Paul
Milton Patton, Williarh Henry
Peek, Jr., Johni Sanders, John
Harve Campbell, James Ransom
Kennedy, Thomas Burgin Moses,
Corbin A. Talley, William Arthur
Hayes, Ben Webb, Jr., James Har
old Young, George Nathaniel Hol
land, George Martin Byrd, Edd
Baity Cross, Giarlie Joseph Ad
ams, Lyma.ni Zachery, Oeorge
Washington Standfield, Wymer
Hall, Albert Claude Patterson,
Richard Webb, Daniel Joseph Mil
ler, Jr., Jesse Lafayette Sanders,
Johnny Coleman Passmore, Char
les Trumani Moody, Darrell Tal-
lent, Wade Morgan, George Wash
ington Elliott, Jesse James Downs,
Claude Truey Houston, John Cole
man Guest, Ernest Montgomery
Dills, Claude Arnold; Jsmes Lester
Sorrells, was placed in IV-D.
In 4-F: James Grover Thompson,
James Robert Browning, Furmau
Berry, John Harrell Stiles, n
drew Tacksoin Rateman.
COURT HOUSE
IS REPAIRED
Interior And Exterior
Renovation Is
Begun
At the meeting of the county
commissioners last Monday, the
chairman, Gus Leach, was author
ized to receive bids and give a
contract for substantial repairs to
the court house. The contract was
awarded to Reeves Hardware com
pany, and work has already begun
This includes new plaster on halls
and court room and ' painting of
ceilings.
The roof has already been re
paired and the clock tower paint
ed. It is expected to cornplete the
work before the Superior Court
convenes August 24.
The board at this meeting also
approved a measure to levy a tax
of five dollars on all music ma
chines in public places.
Carroll Gibson
Victim Of Spotted Fever
William Carroll Gibson, 10 year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Gibson, died at the home of his
parents on the. Murphy road, on
August 5th, at 2i30 a. m. He had
been ill for two weeks with spot
ted or Rocky Mountain fever,
which is caused by the bite of a
tick. This is only the third case
of this disease reported in this
county and the first death. The
sympathy of many friends goes
out to the bereaved parents.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at Carson's Chapel at 4 p. m.,
Wednesday afternoon, and inter
ment was in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers were John Gibson, Ho
mer Green, Lon Campbell, Ernest
Wallace, George Bruce, Homer
Green, Jr. Potts Bros, were in
charge of the funeral.
Surviving are the parents, two
sisters, Audrey and Mavis; and
one brother, Dan ; grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Gibson and Mrs.
Sam Green.
The dissatisfied prisoners in
Leavenworth have been threaten
ing a strike. Well, anyhow, they
can depend on it that there
won't be a lock-out.