Christmas Mailing Month
This Year Is November
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"T ransport ation F acilit ies
Are Burdened To
The Limit
Delivery of the annual flood
of Christmas gifts and cards on
time, always a serious problem,
"will be more than a problem
this year ? it will be an impos
sibility?unless Christmas mail
ings are made largely in Nov
ember," Postmaster General
Frank C. Walker warned today.
"Transportation facilities are
burdened to the limit with war
materials and personnel, and
the Postal Service has sent more
than 31,000 experienced employ
ees into the Army and Navy,"
Mr. Walker said. "The only solu
tion to the Christmas problem
is: MAIL IN NOVEMBER. Mark
your parcels, 'DO NOT OPEN
UNTIL CHRISTMAS." That is
the only way to avoid disap
pointment on Christmas Day
not only for many civilians but
also for millions of members of
the armed forces who are still
In this country.
"It is also the only way to
avoid the possibility of a Christ
mas emergency in the transpor
? tation and postal services. If
the public will cooperate by ?
mailing their Christmas parcels i
DURING NOVEMBER, we can
handle a small volume of light,
last-minute mailings, such as
cards, up to December 10 ? but
-we can do that and avoid an
emergency only if November is
really 'Christmas Mailing
Month.1 "
War Conditions
/?
Postal officials pointed out
that the volume of mall now
is far above any previous rec
ords, that railway cars by the
hundreds have been diverted to
war service and that the air
lines Jrare only about half as
many planes as they once op
Continued On . Pag* Six ?
Labor Draft Not
Necessary In This Area
Simon P. Da via, manager of
the local U. S. Employment Ser
vice, states that according to
labor market reports completed
on all major establishments In
Jackson, Macon, Swain, and
Graham counties, the labor draft
is not necessary at this time.
There are only a few estab
lishments In the area reporting
as actual labor chortage. Most
employers are hampered more
by absenteeism and Job chang
ing than by lack of men.
Mr. Davis states there Is an
actual surplus of certain types 1
of labor. He says that If em
ployers and employees continue
to cooperate with the present
stabilization plan, the necessity
for labor draft will vanish.
W. H. Watkins
Of. West's Mill Passes
On Saturday morning, Novem
ber 6, death claimed William H.
Watkins of West's Mill. He was
the son of the late William H.
and Jennie Cogglns Watkins,
and was born in Macon county.
May 19, 1881.
For many years Mr. Watkins
was a devoted member of the
Snow Hill Methodist church,
and served as superintendent of
;the Sunday school for consider
able time.
?Surviving is one sister, Miss
Ethel Parrlsh; four nieces: Mrs.
W. C. Arvey, Mrs. W. P. Rick
man, Mrs. Harold Dlllard, and
Miss Beulah Parrlsh. Also six
nephews: W. R. Bryson, Wil
liam, Titus and Loy Parrlsh of
the U. 8. Army; Terrell and
Jewell Parrlsh of Detroit.
? Services were - held at the
Snow Hill Methodist church, the
Rev. C. W. Judy officiating, as
sisted by Dr. J. L. Stokes. Inter
tery.
ment was In the church ceme
notice!
i
i Farmers desiring to secure
I Limestone and Phosphate on
i the 1943 allowance or the
j 1948 Supplementary allow
1 ance, must place their orders
with the AAA office not later
than Monday, November 15th,
since this will be the closing
date for taking orders.
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Classifications
Announced By Our Local
Board
The following classifications
are announced by the Local Se
lective Service Board:
In 1-A: Herman Russell Led
ford, Emlls Oreen Houston, Jr.,
Arch Harold Dills, James Edwin
Ouffey, Arthur Lafayette Kell,
William Kermlt Shields, 1. B.
Duvall, Harry Lee Cunningham,
R. L. Houston, John Aiken
Sprinkle, Annies Qeane Cabe,
Thomas Jefferson Chavis, col.,
William Marlor Bradshaw.
In 2-A: Zeb Clifton Morgan,
James Andrew Sleeves, Ray Wil
burn, Skyler Ledford, John Paul
Solesbee, Robert Wilson Angel,
Ezra Clarence Shook, Kyle Theo
dore Watts, Carl Thad Ander
son, Ralph Justice, Cecil Cling
Brown, Ray Edwin Justice, Geo
rge Cleveland Anderson, George
McDonald, col., John Robert
Anderson, Aaron Hall Miller, Ed
ward Carpenter, Clarence Geo
rge Greenwood, Terrell Hoke
Parrish, Ray Norman Cabe,
Daniel Loyd Justice, Wayne Ma
thles Smith, Harold Debie
Smith, Ralph Hughes, Graham
David Love, col., Lennie Daniel
Tllson, Thomas Vinson, Jr., Don
ald Holland, Grady Shields Guf
fey, Granville Boyd Kell, Wil
liam 8am Houston, Charlie Par
ker Moore, Thomas Theodore
Wilson, Samuel Lewis Norton,
James Albert Kell.
In 1-C: Ralph Woodfin Wat
son.
In 4-F: Robert Lee Saunders.
In 1-A (H): Samuel E. Bitt
ner, Jr., William Jennings Bry
an Jones, Clyde Howell Downs,
Lester Tallent, John William
McCoy, John Hannibal Gray,
Leonard Horn, Frank Clinton
Brown.
The following classifications
are announced by the local se
lective service board:
In 1-A: James Everett Henson,
John David Carpenter, Claude
Jefferson Boone, Lemuel Eugene
Heaton, Walter Edwards, John
Robert Russell, Orr Roy Donald
son, Lee General Dowdle, Lake
Randolf Ledford, Eugene Emer
son Crawford, Donald Gordon
Houston, Ervin Holt, Ray Coch
ran, Carey Emory Cabe, Canton
Henry.
William Franklin Billingsley,
Charles William Nolen, Zeb
David Carpenter, Thomas Leon
ard Henry, Raleigh Joseph Gib
? Continued On Page Six
SEN. REYNOLDS
WILL NOT RUN
Says Pressure Of Duties
Prevent His Seeking
Renomination
Following his voting with four
other senators against the reso
lution favoring the establish
ment of a general International
aggression, and which emboldl
ed the expression of the Moscow
conference, Robert Rice Reynolds
announced that he would not be
a candidate for renomination to
the United States senate In the
North Carolina Democratic pri
mary.
The 59-year-old opponent of
administration foreign policy de
clared that he was not retiring
from public life. As late as last
February the Junior senator
stated in Greensboro that he
Would seek re-election. He
blamed "the tremendous pres
sure of work" for his decision,
saying that the time required
for the campaign would prevent
his looking after his official
duties "efficiently and consci
entiously." Senator Reynolds ex
pressed position in speeches, vot
ing and his own private publi
cations since his last election
have been that of an extreme
Isolationist, anti-British and an
tl-Russian. He has been backed
by those groups In the nation
which represent undemocratic
sentiments and extreme Isola
tionist factions. His position and
activities have increasingly es
t ranged and embarrassed a
great majorty of his former
ooiutitusnsy.
NEWS or OUR
M EN w WOMEN
IN UNIFORM
Pfc. William Troy Shields, Is
the son of Mr., and Mrs. Char 11*
Shields of Iotla. He Is now sta
tioned at Fort Knox, Ky.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Bryson
of Cullasaga have two sons in
the service. Pfc. Joseph T. Bry
son, of the Army Air Corps, is
stationed at Wllllston, Fia.
Cpl. John A. Bryson, who has
just spent a two weeks furlough
at home, has returned to Comp
Gordon, Ga.
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Edgar N. Guffey, who enlist
ed In the U. 8. Navy, has com
pleted his boot training and
received promotion to Seaman
2/c. He has returned to Baln
bridge, Md., after visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edd Guf
fey, on route 2. Before entering
the service he was employed in
the shipyard In Newport News,
Va.
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Pfc. James Boston, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Gene Boston, has qual
ified as an expert B-24 Bomber
Mechanic. He received his train
ing at Keesler Field, Blloxl,
Miss.
BN 2/c W. L. Watkins, son of
Mrs. M. F. Watkins of Franklin,
has received the Order of the
Purple Heart. He was wounded
at Pearl Harbor, but not is In
fighting trim and writes enthu
siastically of his experiences In
the Navy.
Cpl. Joseph W, Forts spent
his furlough with parents. Mr
ami Mrs. Greene T. Fouts ?I
Iotla. Cpl. Fouts Is stationed at
Salt Lake City, Utah, with the
A A. Technical Training Force.
?it?
Robert B. Gyffle, of Franklin,
now serving with the armed
forces guarding the vital Pana
ma Canal, has been promoted
to grade sergeant, It was an
nounced here recently by Army
officials.
Sgt. Ouffle entered the Army
in April, 1048. After training at
the Infantry Recruiting Train
ing Center at Camp Welters,
Tex., he was assigned to the
Panama Canal Department, ar
riving here five months later.
The sergeant's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Ouffle, live at
route 4, near Franklin.
MBS. MELLK CARPENTER
RECEIVES ORDER OP
THE PURPLE HEART
The War Department has
sent to Mrs. Mellie Carpenter of
the Coweeta section, the Order
of the Purple Heart, awarded
posthumously to her son, Pvt.
Lester H. Carpenter, who died
in North Africa on April 29.
She also received his medal
awarded for exceptional ability
as a sharp shooter.
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Pfc. Charles N. Roper, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Roper
?Continued On Page Six
Union Service
On Armistice Day
Armistice Day is' being observ
ed this year In the churches. In
Franklin, plans were not matur
ed early enough to give notice
through the press. But the min
isters got togeether and planned
for a service in the First Bap
tist church at 10:30 and an
nounced it at their Sunday ser
vices.
The religious observance of
Armistice Day has for years
been encouraged by The United
Council of Church Women, un
der the theme "The Price of an
Enduring Peace." ' (
Only recently, Roman Catho
lic, Jewish, and Protestant lead
ers of America issued a joint
statement On World Peace,
which has attracted widespread
attention and which might well
serve as a basis for study. There
are other corresponding state
ments from England and from
the Delaware Conference In this
country which might well help
to make thoughts arising from
Armistice Day bear fruit In study
and life toward the attainment
of lasting peace.
SOLESBEE RITES
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
Charlie Solesbee, 73, farmer
of the Kyle section, died Mon
day night at his home. He had
been critically 111 for six weeks.
Mr. Solesbee was a native of
Macon county and a member of
the White Oak Baptist church.
Funeral services were held at
the Kyle Baptist church at 1:00
o'clock, Wednesday afternoon,
with the Rev. T. D. Denny, pas
tor, officiating. Burial was in
tjie church cefetery.
Pallbearers were Claude Soles
bee, Lee Duvall, Carl Bateman,
Floyd Dewesse, Dennis Ghorm
ley and Harve Rowland.
Surviving are the widow, four
daughters, Mrs. Daisy Woody of
Franklin, Rt. 3, and Mrs. TalUe
Duvall, Mrs. Frank Wilson and
Mrs. Florence Lackey of Kyle;
four sons, Dock and Sheridan
of Kyle, HllllaTd of Cartooge
chaye and Astor of Swannanoa;
one brother, Pat Solesbee of
Kyle, and two sisters, Mrs. Callie
Young of Andrews and Mrs.
Lula Poindexter of Franklin, Rt.
3. .
Christmas Greeting Cards
For Soldiers Overseas
Must Be First-Class Mail
The War* Department advises that Christmas
TreetinRf cards for soldiers overseas, must be sent in
scaled envelopes and prepaid at the first-class rate.
The War Department further urges that such cards
be ma:ird ?t once, stating that the cards mailed now
will, pcrordincr to the Artrv Postal Service, reach
even the most remote A. P. O'b by December 25.
Franklin Future Farmers
Win Awards At Stock Show
Thanksgiving
Day
On November 25
nALEIGH, Not. 8,
Governor Broughton to
day claimed Nov. 25 as
Thanksgiving day In North
Carolina and urged that all
! citizens of the state -"pray
I earnestly for an early peaoe
I? based upon justice, free
I dom and democracy through
out the world."
Even In this "hour of in
ternational crisis," the gover
nor said there is "every rea
son for a general expression
of thanks and gratitude on
the part of our people."
"Our nation has been bless
ed with abundant crops and
overflowing harvest, with bet
ter wages and more employ
ment, with larger provisions
for public health and greater
hospital facilities for the af
flicted," he aald.
"The plea of old age and
the cry of the orphan have
been heard, the under priv
iledged ministered unto, the
weak protected and the poor
provided for."
RED CROSS
Annual Meeting To Be
Held Nov. 26
Plans for the annual meeting
ot the Macon County Chapter
of the American Red Cross were
made at a meeting of the exe
cutive committee In the Red
Cross office Tuesday evening,
Nov. 9. Increasing work and re
sponsibility of the local chapter
were pointed out by the chair
man, the Rev. J. L. Stokes, II.
The annual meeting, which al]
members are urged to attend,
is to be held on Friday evening,
Nov. 26, at 7 o'clock. At that
time reports of the year's work
are to be received, plans made
for the coming year, and offi
cers elected. A committee of
E. J. Whltmire, Wilson Cobb,
and Mrs. Carl Slagle Is to bring
in nominations for the officers
and the executive committee of
the chapter.
The members of the Macon
County Chapter are those who
contributed as much as one
dollar to the Red Cross War
Fund last spring. They are ask
ed to let the chairman, Dr.
Stokes, know as soon as con
venient whether they can at
tend the annual meeting, as it
is a supper meeting and plans
must be made accordingly.
House Breakers Have
High Old Time
When Bill More went to his
home on the Georgia road Sun
day morning to get his radio,
he found the front door ooen,
and inside evidences of occu
pancy surpassing that of the
Three Bears after Goldelocks'
trespassing. He found the empty
plates of a supper devoured,
general confusion of open clos
ets and bureau drawers, and
beds which had been occupied,
but no "Goldelocks."
It was discovered that the
home of Dr. and Mrs. Frank
illlan had been likewise ran
sacked, with candles taken from
the Moore home and used there.
The front and back doors were
wide open. The unknown mar
auders also paid a visit to the
Franklin school, tearing up
things generally.
Mr. and Mrs. Moore were
staying at Kelly's Tea Room
and Dr. Klllian's family are
with him in Greenville, 8. C?
where he Is a surgeon with the
U. S. Army. The thieves have
not yet been apprehended.
Health Center
Clinic Ooen
Nov. 1?.
TV. Mnrv Mlchal. assistant
district health officer, assisted
bv Mrs. Robert Gaines, county
nurse, will hold a clinic on Frl
<1?v. November 19 at the health
office in the Ashear building
Franklin. The hours will be It
I to 11 i.m. and t to 4 p.m.
Whitmire Reports On Rec
ord And Appeals For
More Help
The Franklin Future Farm
ers of the High School, exhibit
ed 12 baby beeves at the Fat
Stock Show, held in Asheville J
last week. Although they did ?
not have grand champion or re
serve champion, the home-grown
Macon calves won nine blue rib
bons and three red ribbons. The
calves also won third place as
a county group. The boys re
ceived $180.00 In prize money.
Not only did the Macon calves
show well, but they sold for an
average of 19 cents per pound.
Four animals sold for 20 cents
or over.
It Is believed that the Frank
lin Future Farmers held a state
record In low cost of produc
tion due to the use of home
grown feed and grass which
were used all the way in feed
ing the steers.
The following boys exhibited
steers: Lee Roy Roper, three
calves: Hayes Gregory, two
calves; Jack Buchanan, Carl
Webb, Charles Browning and
the FFA Chapter, four steers.
Other boys attending the show
were: Ray Rickman, James Pat
terson, Harold Welch, Bob Coch
rane, Billy Cochrane, Raich Du
vall, George Waldroop and John
Alsop.
One of the outstanding events
of the beef and swine show was
the Judging contest. Eighteen
teams competed for cash prizes
and the Franklin FFA team won
third place In judging all live
stock: third place in class No.
1 beef; fourth place In class
No. 2 beef and class No. J
swine,
Coehrmn 2nd Highest
The team was made up of
Lee Roy Roper, Hayes Gregory,
and Billy Cochran. In the Indi
vidual prize contest, Billy Coch
ran won first place In class No.
2 beef, and second place In
ludeins swfne. He also was sec
ond htachest msn In the entire
contest In all classes.
All boys Judging and showing
animals were given a banquet
at the George Vanderbilt hotel.
Continued On Put? Si* ?
Charles B. Bolick
Passes In Florida;
Funeral In Franklin
The funeral of Charles B.
Bolick, 55, native of the ElUJay
section of Macon county, who
died Sunday at his home at
Lakeland. Fla.. was held at 3
o'clock Wednesday afternoon at
the Franklin Baotist church,
with the Rev. J. P. Marchman,
pastor, and the Rev. J. L. Stokes
II, pastor of the Franklin Meth
odist church, officiating. Burial
was in ^he Franklin cemetery.
Mr. Bolick, a son of the late
Moody Bolick and Sarah Car
penter Bolick. was a graduate
of Mars Hill college and the
TTniver*ity of Nnrth Carolina,
where he studied law. He was a
former deputy sheriff of Macon
county and for 23 years resided
at Washington, D. C., where he
was on the legal staff of the in
terior department, dealing with
public lands. Ill health forced
him to retire two years ago.
He was a member of the
Knights of Pythias, the local
Masonic lodge and the Lakeland .
First Baptist church. Franklin
Masons served as pallbearers .
and had charge of the rites at .
the grave.
Surviving are the widow, the
former Miss Ollie Sellers of
Franklin, and a few cousins,
among them being Miss Myrtle
Bolick of Winston-Salem. Mrs.
M. D. Edwards of Highlands
and Miss Arietta Bolick of
Pranklin.
WAR RATION BOOK FOUR
LATE APPLICANTS? Applica
nts who did not obtain War
Ration Book Four during the
initial registration lin the
schools will be allowed to file
thetr applications with the War
Price and Rationing Board on
? the following days during Nov
1 ember, Saturday, November 8,
18. 20 and 27. We trust the
public will observe the fixed
dates set for lute applicants In
. this matter will enable us to
I tH?> general public more
tfflciently