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FRANKLIN. N. C? THURSDAY. JUNE 3, 1*43
$2.0* PER YEAR
Home-seekers Interested
In N. C. Opportunities
Advertising Resource* Of
State Bringing Many
Inquiries
RALEIGH, N. C., June 1. ? Ad
vertising which Nor III Carolina is
running in various national -publi
cations is bringing a number of in
quiries from persons interested in
farming, cattle raising and almost
every type of agriculture produc
tion.
Among the recent inquiries, a
tenant on a large estate in the
East, being a specialist in Hereford
cattle and Cheviot sheep wishes to
buy a place of his own and is in
terested in coming to North Caro
lina.
W. Dale Sutton, Room 200, 17
,E. 42nd Street, New York City,
is anxious to buy a beef and dairy
farm in North Carolina. Mr. Sutton
is in ]>osition to purchase and
operate any beef or dairy farm
which he might desire to establish.
Particular attention is being given
to his inquiry.
A cattleman in Kentucky is seek
ing particulars on a ranch fhat
would graze from 500 to 1000 head
of cattle.
J. W. Chapman, 18334 Highland
Avenue, Homewood, .Illinois, a re
tired business man, is making in
quiry about North Carolina as a
place of residence.
Anyone having property which
tlvey. feel might interest the above
may send full description of same
to News and Advertising Bureau,
Raleigh, or ditectly to those men
tioned.
Classifications
Announced By Our Local
Board
TTie following new classifications
were made by the local board at
its last meeting:
In 1-A, Jack Colman Taylor, Cal
vin Lyman Rotand, Jr.; In 4-F,
Ellis George Sanders.
The following arc changed class
ifications :
From 1-A to 2-C, (by Board of
Appeal), John Emerson Smith;
from 1-A to 2-C, Wade Crawford
Lambert, Jofin Lester Gabe; from
*I-A H to 4-F H, Joe Lawrence
Dalton; from 2-A to 1.A, Pari
Tohn Dalrymple; from 2-A to 3- A,
.George McPherson Stagie; from
3-A to 4-F, Wymer Htiliard Col
lins; from 3-A to 3-C, Albert Wil
son; from 3-A to 1-A, Frank Wil
liam Mathews; from 3-A to 2-C,
Jerdy Wilburn Passtnore; from 4-F
to 1-A, Percy Randolph Norton,
Fred Wilburn Hastings, Curley R.
Pennington, George Richard Bry
.son, onl. ; from 4-H to 3-C tt, Ar
thur Andrew Shepherd ; from 1-A
1 6 2-A, Zeb Welch, Maurice Rufus
Wallace; from 3-B to 2-A, John
Buford Gibson.
From 1-A to 1-C : Charles Con
ley Vinson, Sam Lafayette Rick
man, Wm. Lescar Parrish, Robert
Eugenie Welch, Bevjeridge Sanders,
George Lewis Talley, Calvin Cori
idge Henson, Don Marshall Cabe,
J. T. MoScs, James Harvey Led
ford, Arfhur Warren Oabe.
From 1-A to 4-F: Erwin Patton
Dowdle, Wood row Bryson Pass
more, Qyde James Vaughn, Edgar
William M iHf Fred Crisp, James
Robert Mason, Richard Webb,
Lonnie Wood row Evans, Nelson
ROTARY CLUB
HEARS BALL
Easo Representative Is
Speaker On Rubber
Situation
G. F. Ball of Charlotte, Esso
Marketers' representative, address
ed the Franklin Rotary Club at last
week's meeting, presenting the rub
ber situation in relation to civilian
use in wartime and the synthetic
rubber program.
About 1,100,000 ton of synthe
tic rubber are the estimated an
nual military and minimum civilian
requirements of this country, he
stated.
Mr. Ball covered in detail the
methods by which natural rubber
is obtained, now stopped by Jap
anese aggression, and Standard
Oil's development of synthetic rub
ber. He pointed out fhat the pro
cess obtained from Germany in
peacetime which cost $12j000.000,
was now invaluable to this country.
Tlhe seriousness of our rubber sit
uation is reflected by the Baruch
committee's recommendations which
hive been put into effect.
The speaker showed how synthe
tic rubber has saved the day for
civilian needs, which must continue
to be reduced drastically by the
use of recaps and reclaimed rub
ber and reduction of civilian driv
ing.
"We must supply not only tfhe
needs of our own armed forces,
but much of those of the military
machines as well. We must equip
our busses, trucks and other com
mercial vehicles as well as civilian
cars and provide for factory and
hospital si*>plies", he said.
To Add Life To TW
Mr. Ball pointed out that driv
ers could add a year's life to their
tires by driving at an average of
30 mites an hour instead of SO
miles per hour, and by keeping
tires properly inflated and rotated
every six months.
DILLS SUCCEEDS OFFICER
ON FRANKLIN FORCE
Oscar Dills has been appointed
to the Franklin force as night
policeman, succeeding N. W. Offi
cer, who left several weeks ago
to work for Georgia Power and
Light Co., at Macon, Ga.
DIR. GILLESPIE TO SERVE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Dr. J. T. Gillespie of Golumbia
Seminary, Atlanta, Ga., will preach
in the Franklin Presbyterian
church through the month of Jtaw.
Green, Lester Wiebb, John Wiley
Hurst, Grady Lee Hopkins, Adam
Butler Jenkins, Gdenn Carter Wil
son, James Clifton Wilkes, Albert
Hopkins, Lex Cunningham, Glenn
Ross Cole, James Welton Roberts,
Charles Wood, Jr., Louis Jasper
Wilson, Halcn Wilford Roane,
Claude Bradley, James Paul Jen
kins, John Rogers Guffey, Earnest
Jessie Keener, Marshall Doyle
Dills, Harvey James Poindexter,
Joyce Clarence (Dayton, Billy Brus- ,
ton Webb, Ralph Jones, Lewis ,
Webb, Fr^ed Lyle MdGonnell, John
ny Thomas Carpenter, Claud At
ward Henry, Earnest Sylvester
Hedden, Frank Harley Mason.
Macon Red Cross Reports
149,000 Bandages Shipped
. Mr*. Brooks It Chairman
Surgical Dressings;
Workers Needed
, Mrs. Allan Brooks has accepted
the chairmanship of the Surgical
Dressings division of the Prod Be
lt ion committee of the Maoon
chapter of the Red Cfoss, suc
ceeding Mrs. James E. Perry, who
lias served as 'production chair
iman as well as directing the sur
gical dressings work room.
| The chapter is deeply indebted
to Mrs. Perry, who has served as
'chairman since tlje production work
Iwas resumed over tw5"}uua ago,
? and who hat resigned on account
i of the pressure x>f other duties.
?Under her direction, the output of
[knitted .and sewed garments has
reached a standard especially oom
. mended by national headquarters
as well as surgical dressings. Mrs.
Parry received instruction in Ashe
vfllt it tfet btiwnlnf of she Mr*
gical dressings work and organized
and instructed the workers.
Since September 22, 1942 to June
1, 1943, 149,000 dressings have been
made and shipped, Mrs. Perry
reports.
Apptal For Mar* Worker*
Mrs. Brooks has issued a special
appeal to Franklin women to join
the ranks of workers. The large
output has been accomplished by
a comparatively few workers, Mrs.
Brooks notes, and some of these
have had to drop out on account
of summer duties, and that the
chapteT ii still working to com
plete the March quota.
"Now that the casualty lists ar.e
increasing and will continue to
grow as the war intensifies, we
cannot lag in this first aid to our
men," said Mrs. Brooks.
(The work mom is located above
the Tavern in the Leach building,
and tHe hours are 2 p. m. to 5
p. m., Tuesdays through Fridays
m4 Friday ?v?ninf, 7 JO p. m.
Our Men In Service
V Kenneth R. Cabe, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry W. Cabe of Frank
lin, received his silver wings and
his Second Lieutenant's commission
as an army fighter p\k>t when he
was graduated from the advanced
flying school at Altus, Oklahoma,
May 24. Lt. Cabe visited h^s family
and friends in Franklin this week.
Sgt. Edwin W. Shape, of 4tte
Mounted Police, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed V. Shope of Preritiss,
lias arrived safely overseas. He
stated he- had a nice trip and was ?
in a beautiful country, with k>t$\
of pretty girls.
Pfc. Lonnie Guffie, son of Mr a
and Mrs. Sam Guffie of Franklin"
route 4, spent a ten-day furlough)]
here. He is stationed at Fort!
Bragg.
?it?
Cpl. C. L. Potts of Fort Ben
ning, Ga. and Mrs. C L. Ptts of
Atlanta, Ga. are spending several
days with friends in Franklin ami
at Satolah, Ga.
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CpJ. Robert H. Ledford has re
turned to his station in Lexington,
Ky., after ihaving been called home
on account of JJie death of his
father.
Pvt. Charles R. Owens, son of
Mrs. Clara W. Owens of West'*
MiN, has arrived at the University
of Missouri in Columbia for fivg
monts instruction prior to his ap
pointment as an Aviation Cadea in
the Air Corps.
The friends of William Willkie,
machinist mate, 2/C, were' glad
to welcome him home again this
week. He lias returned after a
brief leave. v . t
i
The committee placing tlier crotM
es in the Rankin Square, regret!
an error in one of t+ve name!
which was later corrected. n*
name, Tom Carpenter, was writ
ten for Lester H. Carpenter. Pvt
Carpenter, 9on of Mr. and M*?
W. fesse- 'CerlwiTttr' ot- PfWittij|,
waa killed in action in Africa or
March ?.
Cpl. J. D. Reece, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Reece of Franklin,
returned to Fort Benning, Ga., af
ter spending a 12-day furlough at
Ifrome.
They have another son, John
Kenneth, in the' Navy, stationed
at Bainbridge, Md.
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Sgt. Coy F. Norton,23, son ol
the late Sir. and Mrs. Frank H.
Norton of Otto, is now serving
witfh the U. S. Army overseas.
Sgt. Norton entered the Army on
February 10, 1942, and received
training at Pendleton Oregon.
I
Sgt. George C Gray, son of Mr.
and Mrs. James S. Gray, received
his wings at the Army Air Field,
Laredo, Texas, on May IS. From
there he was sent to Salt Lake
City for advanced training as a
gunner.
Arthur L. Bridgman, formerly of
Highlands, lias been sent to the
Ordinance Replacement Training
?enter, Aberdeen, Md., where he
will be given basic training as an
Ordinance soldier.
E. J. Whi taker, third class store
keeper of the Seabees, is home on
i six-day leave from Williamsburg,
Va.
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Sgt. John T. Vinson, son of Mr.
ind Mrs. B. H. Vinson of Dillard,
jB., is stationed now in Iran and
writes that he is well and work
ing every day.
Tech. Sgt. J. <p. Dendy of Gneiss
has been spending a 15-day fur
lough with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Dendy.
Cpl. Carman Kilpatrick, who is
stationed at Camp Roixerts, Califor
nia, spent several days on furlough
with his wife, at Nantahala.
Pvt. Harold Kimsey, who is sta
tioned at Ft. Bragg, spent a few
days furlough with home folks in
Nantahala, 'recently.
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Sgt. 'Roy C Grant, son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. M. Grant, of Nanta
hala, is stationed now at Boise, '
Idaho
Pvt. Eckel Roland of (Nantahala,
snent a few days furlough there
recently.
?
Sgt. John Bynum GribM? has
(returned to Camp Lee, Va., after
spending a 17-day furlough with
his wife and son. He also visited
his sisteT, Mrs. Russell Cabe, and
his mother, Mrs. Lassie Gribble of
Hayesville.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ray hav^e
three s^ns in the Service, they
are Sgt. Mark Ray, Camp Hood,
Texas, with a tank drstroyer divis
ion; St. Milton Ray, Camp Hua
chaca, rii., in the radio division;
and Frank J. Ray in the Navy,
Mftvewfcarc onrmi,
WAR RATION
BOOK THREE
Biggest Mailing Job In
History Under
Way ?
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To accomplish the gigantic task
of getting War iRation Book Three
into the hands of 5MO,80(> Worth
Carolinians Uncle Sam is borrow
ing an idea from one of the na
tion's most successful businesses ?
fhe mail order house.
He's making it just as simple as
possible for everyone to get the
new ration book. He is having the
application blank delivered to your
home by the postman, where the
head of the family can fill it out
at his convenience. Once completed,
it need only be mailed back be
tween June 1 and 10 to the OPA
state mailing center {the card is
already prf -addressed) and you can
forget all bout the whole thing un
til tjie postmn delivers your fam
ily's raion books to your door.
Distribution of the new ration
book will be the biggest mailing
job in history, but it won't be a
difficult one for the Post Office
Department or the OPA if citiiens
are careful in filling out the appli
cation forms. All information is
to be typewritten or printed on the
form, with the excepion of the
signature at the bottom of the
card which must be written (this
protects applicants against forger
ies). No books wiH be issued on
unsigned cards.
Space n provided on the blank
for the names of 12 members of
a family. Should additional space
be necessary, another form should
be filled in listing the other names
and the two cards fastened secur
ely together.
Protection against loss in the
mails is afforded by the numbered
stub which forms the top part of
the application. This stub should
be torn off before the form is
mailed. and held unlit -books are
delivered by the postman.
Fire Chief
I
Attends Fore College Held ,
In Charlotte Last Week
Carl Ty singer, chief of Franklin's
Voluntee Fire department attend
ed the 15th annual Fire College
and Drill School of the North Car
olina State Fireman's Association.
Capt. Calder of the bomber's
reconnaissance department of the (
U. S. Army, lectured extensively on
the incendiary bomb, with an ex- .
hibition of its effect and how to
fight it, said Mr. Tysinger, who
returned last Friday.
The school was attended by 390
firemen from all parts of tho 1
state, representing 100 fire depart
ments, the tihief reported, and was
considered one of the most suc
cessful ever he-Id.
Federation Call*
Special Meeting
Of Stockholders
A special meeting of the Fanners
Federation stockholders will be
held in A^heville at the court
house at 10:30 a. m., Saturday, '
June S.
The meeting is called by the
Directors Who will recommend the
issuance of 15,000 more shares of
common stock, which can only be
bought by producers, and which is ,
sold for $10 a sharer. The Directors
will also recommend amendment of
tlve charter to allow the issuance
of more preferred stock. This may
be bought by anyone and bears
4 percent interest This stock is
preferred as to assets but has no
vote.
The growth of the FWmers Fed
eration calls for additional capital
so that the work and services of
the Federation can be expanded.
Among these services which calls
for additional capital is expansion
of the hatchery and to set up a
meat curing station.
HORNER STOCKTON
SUFFERS BROKEN LEG
J. Horner Stockton suffered a
bady fractured leg last Saturday
hen he slopped and fell as he was
going up the steps to the Curb
Market. The double break was
just above the ankle. He is still in
Angel hospital. Ten days before
hts son, James, fell from his bicy
cle and broke his hg at the ankle.
REV. PHILIP GREEN 1 '
WILL MEET APPOINTMENTS
The Rev. Philip H. Green has
announced that he will meet all
appointments this Sunday and un
til further ?otic? tp th? oontrwy.
Town and Farm
In Wartime
BLUE STAMPS
(For canned, frozen and certain
dehydrated foods).
Blue stamps G, H; J, remain
good through June 7.
Blue stamps K, L, N iu* Rood
until July 7.
COFFEE
Stamp No. 24 in War Nation
Book One, good for one pound of
coffee, became valid May 31 and
is good through June.
GASOLINE j
"A" book coupons No. 5 Rood
for three gallons each and must
last till July 21.
R..D STAMPS
(For mrat products, canned fish,
most edible oils and cheeses).
, Red Stamps "J" and "K" good
through June.
SHOES
No. 17 Stamp in War Ration
Book One good for one pair un
til June IS.
SUGAR
Stamp No. 13, good for 5 pounds,
becomes valid June 1 and is g<jod
through August IS.
Stamps Nos. IS and 16 in War
Ration Book One now are valid
for S pounds of sugar each, for
use in home canning. Th*y are
good through October 31. House
wives may apply at local boards
for supplementary sugar rations
for home canning, if essential.
MAY USE OIL STOVES
North Carolina householders may
use their oil cooking stoves this
summer regardless of the availa
bility of coal or wood-fired' stoves,
OPA has announced. The present
restriction denying fuel oil rations
for domestic cooking and water
heating, if adequate "stand-by"
equipment is Available, has been
lifted because of the shortage of
all fuels, knd to encouratie bom*
canning.
FOOD FOR 3-DAY FURLOUGH
A North Carolina serviceman on
a leave or furlough of at least 3
days hereafter will be provided
with a complete application form
for obtaining rationed food before;
he leaves camp. He will give the
application to the person who
provides his meals, who wiH sub
mit it to tine local board for food
certificates within IS days alter
the furlough en4s.
Girl Stabs Man
At Road House
Marion Sanders of tine Prentiss
section, proprietor "of a, store on
the Georgia road, has been in a
grave condition at Angel clinic
from a knife wound near the heart,
received at Clark's camp across
the county lime in Jackson county,
last Sunday morning. According
to Sheriff Bradley who received a
call to the scene and arrested the
alleged assailant, Ellen Watts, who
is reported to have admitted the
stabbing, and lodged her in jail.
Later Hie sheriff of Jackson coun
ty took the prisoner to the Sylva
jail, where she is being held with
out bond until the outcome of Hhe
knife wound on Sanders is deter
mined.
His condition is reported as ser
ious but favorable for recovery.
FBI TO HOLD
CONFERENCE
The FBI Quarterly Police Con
ference will be held in Bryson
City on Thursday, June 10, at 2
p. m. The" principal speaker will
be Edward B. Whitaker, local at
torney and State Senator from
this district. Other speakers will
be Edward Sdieidt, special agent
in charge of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation in Charlotte anfl
Roy L. Morgan also from the
Charlotte office, and <a rep re-sen ac
tive of the Highway Patrol.
All law enforcement officers are
urgently requested to attend, also
auxittory pilice are invited. Sheriff
Bradley and his deputies and Ed
Guy, Highway patrolman, will at
tend from Franklin.
Lewis D. Marchette Jr., of Flor
ence, S. C., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Louis D. Marchette Sr., has been
aalled to the Army. Until recently
he has been a student of mechani
cal engineering at Qemson College*,
S. C He it stationed now at Fort
McClirilan. Ann is ton, Ala. Pvt. Mar
chette was born in Macon county
and has relatives here.
A/C George G. Tessier has re
ported to Navy Pre-Flight school
M Athens, Ga,