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PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL INDEPENDENT - x t VOL. LVH, NO. 34 Franklin Library To Open War Information Center Public Invited To Visit And Inspect Display On Friday, Aug. 21 A War Information Center will be formally opened at the Frank lin public library on. Friday, Aug ust 21, according to am announce ment received from the district WPA office in Asheville, which has given out the following mem orandum : 1. The purpose of the War In formation center is to make avail able to the public the latest au thentic facts, figures and general information pertinent to the pro gress of the war, the .home and national defence effort. 2. The War Information center is officially sponsored by the Ma con County Civilian 'Defense council with the full cooperation of the Frankli,n Public Library board. The Center is being or ganized and, will be operated with WPA assistance. J 3. The Center will be open to the public during the Frainklin public library's regular scheduled hours, which are from noon to 5 p.m. every wek day except Mon day. 4. Among the various types of materials already assembled at the Center contain information about Am,;.,-c - a fcA,m America's armed forces Army. I Navy, Air Corps and Marines; defense bonds and stamps, ra tioning procedures, nurses and nursing, volunteer work, t h e American Red Cross, Civilian De fense materials, including man uals on fire protection, demolition crews, bomb squads, auxiliary po lice, decontamination squads, blackouts, protective concealment, rescue work, air raid precautions, first-aid, gases. Cost of living, ceilings, armaments, care of au tomobiles, rubber, steel, . paper, glass, foods, diets, insignia and ran4tings; defense training re quirements, enlistmertt information, defense industry, production prop aganda, Americanism versus . To talitarianism, descriptive compari sons of the various nations at war, aids to speakers regarding the war and the national defense effort, and material on many other topics are available at the Cen ter. 5. Pamphlets, charts, maps and newspaper and magazine articles will be on regualr display at the Center. Books and pamphlets may be borrowed for a period of one week. Feature Di.pUy Each Week 6. "What You Can Do For Vic tory" is the subject of the first week's feature display, and each week a new phase of Americas all-out war program will be em- ' phasized. Reading purely for pleasure will also receive constant attention at the Center. With the cooperation of the Frainklin public library, a special collection of recreational reading will be available at an times. 8. Civilians are cordially invited to visit the War Information cen ter and to feel free to use the materials which have been as sembled for their information. Bryson City - Franklin Go Into Finals; Game At Bryson City Sunday Bryson City downed Kyle-Andrews 5- and the Franklin All Stars, 7-2 in the Smoky Mountain league semi-finals at Bryson City Sunday, which eliminated Kyle Andrews and puts Bryson City and Franklin in the finals. The two teams will engage in a three - game series for the Smoky Mountain league title. The first game will be played at Bry son City Sunday, and the follow ing games are slated for Frank lin the following Sunday after noon. Score. R H E Kyle-Andrews 000 000 001-1 7 1 Bryson City 100 000 0 -S 9 2 Franklin 000 001 0102 6 5 Bryson Gty 000 000 70 7 10 3 Buie and Archer: Minor, ANNUAL MEET OF RED CROSS To Be Held September 1 In Courthouse Mrs. Catherine M. Stewart, field representative of the Amer ican Red Cross, visited Franklin last Thursday evening and con ferred with a number of the board in regard to the chapter's wartime program for the coming year. At an informal meetiing of a group of members, it was decided on ix. Stewart's advice, to call the annual meeting at an early date to elect a county chairman to succeed Harley Cabe who has enlisted in the Navy, and other officers for the coming year. Annual Meeting Sept. 1 It was decided to call the an nual meeting for Tuesday, Sep tember 1 at the courthouse at 8:30 p.m. Mrs. Stewart expressed the hope that this meeting be thoroughly advertised and that many of Macon county's 900 members attend. Mrs. Stewart will return several days before l chapter w setting up a full war time program for the county to function through the various committees. Those attending the board meet ing were Dr. J. L. Stokes, Rev Philip Green, roll call chairman, Rev. Hubert Wardlaw, . Mrs. Lo la P. Barrington, Junior Red Cross chairman, Mrs. Wardlaw, assistant Junior R. C. chairman; Dr. W. E. Furr, home service chairman ; Grover Jamison, treas urer ; . Mrs. J. W. C. Jonhson, secretary. Mrs. Hubert WardlafcT wirl rep- "resent the. chapter at the aquatic school to be held at Brevard, to take courses which will enable her to teach life-saving, first-aid and accident prevention to lead ers. Commends Production Work Mrs. Stewart announced 1 that the roll call will be made in the early part of next year at the same time that the War Relief campaign is held, instead of in the Fall. However, the Junior roll call will be held in the schools in the Fall as usual. The production work, under Mrs. J. E. Perry, was commend ed, and the chapter Was congrat uated on the new room donated for headquarters for surgical dressings by Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Leach, over the Tavern. Auxiliary Firemen To Be Trained By Fire Department Chief Tysinger Calls For Volunteers To Join Chief Carl Tysinger of the Franklin Volunteer Fire depart ment, who has just returned from the Fire Chiefs' meeting in Greensboro, announces that class es will be held in Franklin two evenings each week, beginning Monday, August 24, to train aux iliary firemen. 'This activity is part of the civilian defense pro gram being carried out all over the country," Mr. Tysinger said. He stated that the fire depart ments throughout the state have trained one auxiliary fireman for each regular fireman in the de partment. "In Franklin there are 17 reg ular firemen, therefore we should train 17 auxiliary firemen. If you are 18 years or older and wish to join in helping your town put over our part in this program. be at the fire house Monday eve ning, August 24, at 7 JO o'clock. The Fire department will appre ciate your help," says Chief Ty singer. 10 OF INCOME is our quota M WAR BONDS FRANKLIN, N. C, Get From Women's Drive To Include Collection Of Surplus Fats Mrs. Florence S. Sherrill, wo men's county chairman of the Scrap Drive, has appointed Mrs. Charles Bradley chairman for Franklin. The leaders of the Home Demonstration clubs are acting as chairmen in their re spective communities. The drive for fats for making explosives has begun. ' All those having any waste fats, may take them to the meat dealers in Franklin and receive three cents per pound. The drive for junk is continu ing under the chairmanship of Sam Mendenhall, who has an nounced that WPA trucks will collect all material on the farms throughout the county, and that which is delivered by town " peo ple to the lot adjoining the ag ricultural building. Ail collected will be paid for directly or will be donated to the Macon county chapter of the Red Cross, with payment made to the chairman. Dance At Panorama Court By Fire Department The Franklin Volunteer Fire department will hold a dance at the Panorama Court beginning at 9 o'clock on Friday, August 21. The admission charge will be 50 cents, and the program will in clude both round and square dances. Both old and young couples are invited and are promised a good time. The proceeds will be used to buy equipment for the Frank lin Fire department. AFFRAY LODGES PARTIES IN MIL John Wallace and D. E. Wor ley were lodged in jail late Thurs day afternoon by Morris Officer, night policeman, assisted by Ed Guy, highway patrolman. Wallace was soon released when Alf Higdon posted bond for him, and Worley's bond was later post ed by a friend. Wallace and Worley, according to eye witnesses, were engaged in an altercation which Wallace stated was over the failure of Worley to pay him in full for work done in his mica mine. It was stated by those who wit nessed the affair that Ed Guy, came along and struck Wallace in the face with his fist, while off duty and in plain clothes. Wallace was considerably beaten up around the eyes, now sad THURSDAY. AUGUST 28, 1942 Your Gun I Akron (Ohio) Beacon-Journal. COURT BEGINS NEXTJONDAY Judge F. D. Philips To! Preside Civil Court August 31 Macon County Superior Court will convene Monday morning, August 24, with the Honorable F Don Phillips presiding. The date given last week was taken from the civil docket which begins the following Monday. The progress of the extensive repairs to the interior of the building promises that the, work will be practically completed by the time court convenes. New paint and ceiling overhead brings out the good architecture of the old building as well as giving a fresh and clean appearance throughout. Farm and Home Leaders To Attend Conference Sam Mendenhall, T. H. Fagg and Mrs. Florence S. Sherrill will attend the conference to be held at the 4-H club camp at Swan nanoa from August 24 through August 28 This meeting will be led by the officials of the Ex tension service of the North Car olina State college, Raleigh. North Skeenah Watershed Fagg Organizes Farm Area With TVA And N. C Cooperation NORTH SKEENAH Page I The farmers and their families in North Skeenah Community re cently made application to 'the North Carolina Extension Service and Tennessee Valley Authority cooperating to establish an area test demonstration in their own community for the purpose of improving their farms and homes by using improved farm and home management practices. This dem onstration is also set up to test the value of using lime and phos phate on their legumes and grass es in rotation with row crops, with the idea in mind of improv ing and holding the soil on their farms. The people of North Skeenah are to be commended on this fine step of community organization and the spirit of cooperation they have shown the extension work ers in working on this project With this continued interest on their part they should begin to realize dividends from their ef forts within the near future. A meeting of much interest to these farmers and their families was held at Maple Springs school faosue on Wednesday night, July 19. At this meeting, Mr. W. B Faculties For Macon Schools Listed By Supt. G. L. Houk MACON MEN GO TO CAMP CROFT Large Group Selectees Left Tuesday For Induction The following list of Macon county selectees left Tuesday morning, August 18, for Camp Lroft, C. There they will re ceive their final examination for induction and will then return home for a period of tvo weeks. Those who pass the examination will then go to camp for their final induction into the U. S. Army. Volunteers are William D. Shields, Hubert R. Lee, Frank B. Woody, Henry C. Norton, William A. Rankiis, Charles K. Goer. Jim Passmore, James H. Hous ton, Algie P. Miller, David L. Griggs, James P. Conley, Jr., George P. Shepherd, Mack R. McKinney, John H. Carpenter, Dewey Neal, Lyell M. Wishon Homer L. Green, Andrew Evans, Oscar F. Cross, Andrew D. Mar tin, William W. Stewman, Fred S Norton, David H. Ammons. James D. (Elmore, John T. Vin son, Roosevelt J. Henry, Hersch- el O. McClure, Burgin D. Pass more, Edwin W. Shope, John D. Crisp, Harley C. Sanders, Roy J. Holland, Leonel L. Meadows, Ev erett O. Smith. Noah N. Pendergrass, William H. Vinson, Roger W. Sutton, Raymon J. Wilson, Carl R. Ev ans, Rimer L. Hoglen, Carl R Wood, Roy L. Shepherd, Joe C. Bradley, Harry Edwards. Lex Cunningham, Monroe Webb, Wy lie, A. Brooks, John E. Jennings, James E. Crane, William P. Hol land, Ernest L. Holland, Robert L. Jacobs, Everette L. Shuier, R. L. Ray, Vivien H. Brown, George V. Brendle, Ausborn Cecil Park er, Robert E. Lee Phillips, Frank C. Fox, Norton Holbrooks, Rob ert L. Mashburn, Fred J. Dills, James F. Shuier, Charles Vester Pendergrass, Trou J. Bowman, Thomas M. Jones. , Wylie A. Brooks and Everette L, Shuier are registrants of this local board, but are being sent from other boards. Brooks is be ing sent from Lea county, Lov ington, New Mexico, and .Shuier is being sent from Hopewell, Va. Norton Holbrooks, who is leav ing with this group, is transferred from Detroit, Mich. WILKES REUNION The Wilkes reunion will be held Sunday, August 30, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Willis on Iotla. All relatives and friends are cordially invited. Holds Project Meet ment supervisor, was present and gave an interesting talk on the value of a watershed to the com munity. Mr. W. M. Landis, of the Agricultural relations depart ment of T.V.A., gave an illus trated talk on Demonstration farm work as it is being done over the seven Tennessee Valley states. He also showed a short movie of some of this work - as it is being carried out. This meet ing was very instructive and was enjoyed by approximately ISO farm people. T. H. FAGG, Assistant County Agent. Notice From Rationing Board Institutional users of sugar, such as hotels, cafes, drug stores, hospitals, etc., can now register for September and October al lotments of sugar, according to an announcement by the local board. The board will appreciate your cooperation by registering either Monday or Tuesday of next week. Sugar stamps numbers 6 and 7 will be good until midnight Aug ust 22. To make one pound of alumin um requires the use of as much electric current as is used in the average American 'home over a of more Asa three days $2.00 PER YEAR Positions To Be Filled Before Opening On August 27 The following list of teachers for the county schools is an nounced by G. L. Houk, superin tendent of public instruction for the year 1942-43. All schools will open Thursday, August 27, except the Highlands sclioolt which will open two weeks later. Owing to conditions prevailing everywhere on account of the war, it has been impossible to announce this list sooner, Mr. Houk stated. "Some of the va cancies have been filled as many as three times," he said. High School Faculty W. H. Fittiley, principal of the schools of Franklin and District No. 1, received a wire last Fri day calling him to active service as a lieutenant in the reserve of the U. S. Army. His successor will be J. F. Pugh of Red Spring. The High school faculty list is as follows : E. J. Whitmire, vocational ag riculture; Mrs. E. J. Whitmire, science; Mrs Helen Moore Man ning, science; Mrs. Lois R. Greene, foreign language; Mrs. Katherine O'Neil, home econom cis; Mrs. Marie P. Stewart, Eng lish; Miss Annie Bailey, commer cial; Miss Marie Haas, history; Cyrus H. Fouts, history ; Miss Jewel Vandiver, mathematics and science; Miss Margaret Cable, mathematics; Miss Mary Griggs, mathematics; Miss Naomi Der rick, library science and English. Two vacancies are yet to be tilled. Franklin Elementary : Mrs. Lola P. Barrington, Mayberyl Moody, Margaret Ramsey, Virginia Ram sey, Ruth Fouts, Edna Jamison, Pearl Hunter, Margaret S. Bol ton, Kate Williams, Elsie Franks, Elizabeth Guffey and Amy Hen derson. Iotla: Grace Wilkes, Ann is S. Ncal, Nora Moody and Lillie C. Moody. Clarks Cliapel : Frank Fleming and Joyce Cagle. Union : Pearl Corbin, Gay B. Teague, Lucy C. Bradley. Maple Springs: Eunice Siler, Bertha Smart and Pauline Hol land. Holly Springs: Mary S. Byrd and Dora G. Carpenter. Oak Dale: Pearl P. Stewart and Elizabeth Meadows. Watauga: Evelyn K. Russell. Oak Ridge: Maybur Norton. Mountain Grove : Georgia How ard. Higdonville: E. J. Carpenter Lovicia Moses Salem: Mattie Brendell. Masburns Branch: Gladys P. Kinsland. Gold Mine: Myrtle Keener. Allison Watts: J. B. Brendle and Esther Seay. Walnut Creek: C. S. Tilley. Buck Creek : Sam Bryson. Burningtowm : Nina T. McCoy and Maire Roper. Oak Grove: William G. Craw ford, Ruth Byrd West, Christine Browning and Kate R. Bradley. West's Mill: Emerson G. Craw ford, May McCoy and Selma Dal ton. Otto: J. J. Mann, Mrs. Hemp hill, Mrs. J. C. Horsley, Beatrice M. Alley, Catherine Henry, Lola Kiser, Onnie Cabe, Fannie Mae Arnold. Slagle: Mrs. J. C. Flanagan. Alice Slagle, Amanda Slagle and Martha C. Shields. Otter Creek: Carl D. Moses, Ray N. Moses, Jack Carpenter. Fleta Mason and Alice Bennett. Kyle: Lolita Dean, and Pauline Fouts. Camp Branch: Nora Leach. Highlands: W. G. . Newton, Marion F. Durham, H. C Dillen ger, Veva Howard, Nina How ard, Lois Keener, Ethel Callo way, Annie Pierson, Elizabeth Raines and Osceola Soderquist. Scaley: Mrs. Paul Grist and Virginia Edwards. Chapel (colored) : H. R: Kemp, Emma L England, Eula B. Davis and Herman L. Home. Several of the above schools still have vacancies to be filled. Elementary Teachers' Meeting On August 22 A countywide meeting for ele mentary teachers has been called by G. L. Houk, superintendent, for Saturday, August 22. at the Franklin High school. All teach ers art urged to be present.