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Published every Thursday by Tlx Franklin Preu
I At Franklin, North Carolina
Telephone No. 24
VOL LVIII 1 Number El?ht
Xlr>. J. W. C. Johnson and W. S. Johneon Publishers
Entered at the Poit Office. Franklin, N. C, as second class matter
SUBSCRIPTION KATES
One Year
S.x Months
Three Uomths ?r
Single I o?y
The Challenge WU1 Be Met
ry'RINC; March the American Red Cross will
appeal to the American people for 125 million
dollars! It is for their sons and brothers and hus
bands in the armed forces. It is to guarantee the
health and safety of our fighting men's loved ones
at home.
The American people never have let their Red
Cross down and they will pot do so now. Indeed,
the\ cannot, for these millions of dollars will un
derwrite Red Cross War responsibilities for the
year ahead? obligations charged by Congress and
borne by those at home for whom the men at the
front are fighting and suffering and dying. It is our
chance to minister in the only way possible, through
the nien arid women and supplies sent by the vol
unteer Army at home under the banner of the Red
Cross.
Then this service is carried on at home ? with
part of the funds raised in each community ? by
volunteer workers in every chapter. The raising of
every chapter's quota depends upon this army of
chapter volunteers. Here in Macon county it is up
to the men and women, who during the month of
March will give its citizens an opportunity to con
tribute more generously than they have ever done
before. In this thev'ane only serving their country.
The Macon chapter has recently been given the
rating of a "Direct Contact Chapter" on account of
the increased quantitiy and quality of work done,
a rating held by only one-fourth of the chapters in
the state. Swain County chapter and Macon are the
only Red Cross units west of Buncombe to attain
this rating.
This recognition of work done and gifts made
should spur every worker. The Chapter officers are
mobilizing for action during the next few weeks.
It is essential that the chapter organization be bet
ter than ever before. For in the words of War
Fund Chairman Walter S. Gifford, "The Red Cross
has the biggest job and the biggest opportunity it
ever had. and 1 am confident the challenge will
be met.
This is the trust our chapter holds. The chal
lenge will be met !
"Our Job Grow* Bigger"
TH.IS- has been a momentous week in the progress
* of the war to the American people.
We have learned of the loss of more than 800
lives on (two transports that sunk in the North
Atlantic thirty minutes after being hit by torpedoes
from enemy; submarines.
Our troops have suffered defeat with much loss
of life in their first encounter with .seasoned and
desperate troops of Rommel's army in .Tunisia
Homes throughout the nation are darkened as they
learn that their men have been lost.
Two great leaders of our Allies to whom we
today owe our freedom, and thousands their lives,
have spoken to the world, and have let us know in
no uncertain terms that they expect more of us.
Madame Chiang Kai-shek, American educated
wife of China's Generalissimo, and one of the most
remarkable women of her time, has impressed con
gress as no foreign visitor yet has done, in her
plea for more aid to China.
Stalin, in less subtle manner, and with a power
ful punch, has spoken to the United Nations and
the world, letting us know that he is impatient
that the promised "second front" in Europe is not
vet realized.
Lewis B. Hershey, Director of Selective Service,
recently addressed the American people on the sub
ject "Our Job Grows Bigger." Here are a few of
the things he said:
Not one of us should need to be told what total
war is going to mean to America;
All of us have relatives or friends who have left
their homes and families to fight for our survival.
Many of us have felt a tantalizing aJixiety about
someone we know who has not been beard from,
or has been reported missing, or captured, or woun
ded. Some of us already mourn an American soldier,
sailor, marine, or merchant seaman who has died
in action.
Here at home we are learning to accept restric"
tions and privations with better grace than we did
just a few months ago because the heroism of our
American boys on land and sea is biting deep into
our conscience.
We are beginning to understand that every day,
every hour, every minute this war continue* our
boys. will continue to sacrificc, to suffer, andtto die...
We are fighting a fanatical foe who wilkt^row
lives at us to take our boys' lives ? throw munitions
and weapons at us to destroy our munitions and
weapons. We will not beat him, and American boys
will not stop dying, until \Ve overwhelm and de
stroy him with the power of our war production.
When that day comes the war will be over.
There is no question about the ability of our
fighting men to do their jab, if we give them the
things they need to do it. .
Letters to Editor
February 13. 1<M3.
Mrs. J. W C. Johnson,
Editor Franklin Press,,
ami Highlands Maconian,
Franklin, N. C.
Dear !Mrs. Johnson :
Recently 1 have been receiving
issues of your paper, forwarded
to me from one of my previous
addresses. I'm always anxious to
receive it the quickest way, so
I'm sure, for my convenience, you
wouldn't mind changing my mail
ing address to the one given Here
with. I always read every item,
which is equvalent to a letter from
all the people of Macon county. j
I'm i?a.rticularly interested in the
Red Cross work, U.S.O. and other
war activities, to which the peo
ple of Macon county have so nob
ly responded, arul will continue to
do so.
I'm not privileged to tell you
anything about myself, othfer than
that I am getting akrng fine, and
at present am stationed in the.
Pacific area.
With best regards, 1 am,
Sincerely,
HARLEY R. CABE.
Scientists in India who worked
on tthe problem of warm cloth- j
big for the growing Indian Army
discovered a process of treating
cotton cloth with the seeds of j
two native trees,, and have pro
duced a~ finished product that is
warm, soft, and durable. vV'- i
Poet's Corner
IT TAKES COURAGE
To be the parcmts of a promising
lad *
The pride and hope of his mother
and dad.
To sacrifice him -with a brave fare
well, t
To suffer the pangs of a warring
hell.
It takes cAuratfe.
?
To leave the home he loves so
?well
To face the battle shot and shell,
With bullets flying around his
' head,
And about his feet the dying and
dead.
It takes caurage.
Td answer the call for a new re
cruit.
To jump from a plane with a par
v achute
With creeping chills as the can
non soumd
And th* enemy awaits him on the
? ground.
It takes caurage
To fly a plane to the height of
the sky.
To fight to victory, or fail and
die.
To pilot a ship to the depth of
the sea.
And do it all just for you and me.
It takes caurage.
CORBINS TO BROADCAST
SUNDAY AT 19:08 A M
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Corbie and
daughter, Dorothy, formerly of
Fnanklin, route 4, will sing over
WNOX on Sunday morning at
9 o'clock (CWT) which is 10:00
o'clock (EWT), on Rev. Randol
ph's program of Loudon, Term.
Th,ey will sing three songs of . Mr.
Corbin's composition. ?
Card Of Thanks
We want to thank our friends
and neighbors for the kindness
shown .during the illness and
death of our fath,er. ?
Mr. and Mrs. Ciirl Guest.
To the bravest arul best who go
to the front,
To lay down thei? liv?S, to bear
/ the brunt,
To be poisoned with gas, to irea<d
the pike,
With others at home cm a sit-down
strike.
It takes caurage.
Friends, when we salute the Amer
ican Hag
We are not just saluting a beauti
ful ra^,
For as she unfurls on a towering
mast
There's courage of the future as
well as the past.
Now the privilege is yours, the
duty mine.
To show our courage behind the
line,
To give, to work, to preach, t/o
pray.
Until <jod grants peace to CMd
Glory some day.
Them this world will be a paradise,
And we'll know the joy of sacri
fice,
For our Christ shall reign as
Prince of Peace,
When hell on earth and war
shall cease.
? R. H. WAKEMAjN.
(Sent to the Pr^ss by Mrs. J. J.
Gray).
Card Of Thanks
We wish to thank bur many
friends for all their deeds of lov
ing kindness shown to us in the
loss of our dear baby.
Mr. and Mrs. Wimdele Moore.
QUESTION" : How doejL the food,
value of poultry and fish compare
with that of meat?
ANSWER : ? M.eat supplies the 0
main food values v\ good amounts ?
protein, iron, phosphorous and 3
of the B vitamins, niacin, thiamine,
and riboflavin. Pouhry and fish
supply gtxxl protein, phosphorous
and the B vitamins. For iron,
green leafy vegetables and en
riched cereals and bread may be
used. The latter also supply the
B vitamins.
QUESTION ? Can crimson clover
be cut for hay,
ANSWER ? Yes, says Extension
Agronomist E. C Blair. The hay
is good, if cut early, but danger
ous to livestock if cut later than
full bloom. It make* more tona^e
than vetch or Austrian winter
peas, ajid is also high in nitrogen.
QUESTION : Some of my canned
food froze recently. Is it safe lo
eat ?
ANSWER : The answer is "yes,"
if spoilage organisms hav.en't gotten
into the cans. Sometimes the seams
spread so little that leaks cannot
be seen, and yet bacteria can get
in, says Mrs. Cornelia C. Morris,
Extension Economist in Food Con
servation. It is best to use canned
food, which* has frozen, as rapidly
as possible after freezing.
QUESTION : How much silage
should be fed to a dairy cow dur
ing the winter months?
ANSWER : Cows will consume
about 3 pounds of silage per day
for each 100 pounds of liveweight,
says J. A. Arey, Dairy Extension
Specialist. Putting it in another
way, a thousand-pountf. oow will
eat about thirty pounds of silage
during the day. Many good feed
ers mix th?e grain ration 91 the
manger with the silage.
RAYS OF HOPE
A LL night long, .light stream* from the window* of
XjL a railroad station . . . like friendly rays of hope in
a darkened world. For this ia the night watch on the
Southern Railway System.
It's quiet ... for a moment. But only for a moment.
Soon a headlight will pierce the darkness. Soon another
troop train will come thundering by. Or another train of
ail and coal cars. Or another fast Southern freight,
loaded with guns and tanks and food and tools of war.
Then a proud smile will light the face of the railroad
man on the night watch. For he knows that the trains
rushing by in increasing numbers are carrying fighting
freight and fighting men toward certain Victory . . .
toward a Victory to which he and his co -workers on the
Southern Railway are maldnc mighty contribution*.
And when the war i* won, theae men and women of
the Southern will do another great job. For then the
South will enter a new era of growth and opportunity.
It* already mighty industry will grow by leap* and
bounds. New products will come from its farms and
mines and forests. Its cities and ports will throb with the
ever-expanding commerce of a free world.
Thus, in the rays of light streaming from a railroad
station at night, we see the promise of a happier to
morrow . . . the certainty of ? new and greater Southland.
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM