Pb? Baconian
PROGRESSIVE
LIBERAL
IND K FEND A'JV ' ?
VOL. LIX? NO. 1
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, FEB. 17, 1944
$2.00 PER YEAR
Brewer Makes Statement
Of T. F. Ry. Condition
Citizens Asked To Attend
Court In Gainesville
Next Thursday
H. L Brewer of Cornell*, Oa.,
receiver and general manager
of the Tallulah Falls Railway
was In Franklin on Wednesday.
He stated that he hoped a good
delegation of citizens of this
territory, served by the railroad,
would come to the court hear
ing in Gainesville next Thurs
day and suggest some way the
passenger train may be financ
ed so that passenger, mall and
express service may not have to
be abandoned.
The continuance of service of
this branch of the Southern
Railway has been largely due
to the efforts of Mr. Brewer to
keep trains moving in the face
of Insuperable difficulties and
mounting debt , is evident when
facts are faced.
"The action of the court in
' this proceeding will not be
final," said Mr. Brewer, adding
that the case will have to go
before the Georgia Public Ser
vice commission and N. C. Cor
poration commission before fin
al action.
"That the little railroad has
been running at a loss for years i
Is indicated by the fact that it ;
now owes $89,338.43 in back
taxes, due to inability to pay,"
* said Mr. Brewer, which is an
important factor in the present
situation.
The loss of running the pas- ;
senger train over the period
from 1938 through 1943 has 1
been $7,882.47, Mr. Brewer stat- 1
ed. "There is no money coming
from anywhere to keep tbe
train running," said Mr. Blew- '
er. Added to past insufficient
funds, present and future diffi
culties are increased by expen
ses gping up, -wages, cross-ties,
brldg^TBifibfer and' uepniwuftuu '
of rolling stock, it was stated.
Mr. Brewer went to work for
the railroad when the road was
running to Dillard in 1005. He
has held offices from local
agent to receiver and general
manager, carrying on work that <
would normally require three 1
men. He has given the best i
years of his life to keeping this <
service going for this section, 1
and now he hopes that "some- i
body can suggest somthlng to 1
keep it going."
Samuel Hopkins
Passes At Otto
Samuel D. Hopkins, 85, died
at his home near Otto, on the
Georgia highway. Sundiay at S
a.m.. following an illnesr* of
three months.
A native of South Carolina,
he was bom on Oct. 3, ISM.
the son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. David Hopkins. He was
married to the former Miss El
len Qceen In lhSs. A farmer, he
had lived in Macon county most
of his life.
Funeral services were held at
the Asbury Methodist church.
Otto, Monday at 3 pjn., with
the Rev. V. N. Allen, pastor, oft
flclatlng. Burial was In the
church cemetery.
Surviving are the widow; five
sons. Alex. Cullowhee, Joe,
Franklin. Rt. 1, R. D. Barton
and Charlie Hopkins, all of Oas
tonia; three daughters, Mrs.
Cora Garland, Franklin, Rt 1
Mrs. Allle Lewis, Franklin, Rt
3. and Mrs. Dora McCall. Flori
da; a ncmber of grandchildren
and great-grandchildren; two
brothers and two sisters.
Roscoe Robinson Wearer
Dies At Delmar, Del.
A message has been received
here stating that Roscoe Robin
son Weaver died In Delmar,
Delaware, on Tuesday, Feb. 15.
Burial was In Salisbury, Md..
Thursday, the 17. Mr. Weaver
Is survived by his widow, the
former Miss Ethel Lancaster,
and two daughters, and several
brothers and sifters. He was
born in the Cartoogechaye sec
t'on of Macon county and was
the son of the late Mr, and
Mrs. James C. Weaver.
N?*vy Recruiter
Here February 23
C. J. Rhinehardt, C.S.M., V. S.
Navy, will be at the Frankl'n
postofflce on Wednesday, Feb
ruary 33. to recruit young men
for service In the U. I. Army.
Colonial Mica
Repreacn'thre Gives Facts
And Opinion On
Production
F. R. 8chaeffer? representa
tive of the Colonial Mica cor
poration In this section, made
the following statement In re
gard to the recent .article by
Drew Pearson of Washington,
which stated that a British
American combine controls the
production of mica, which Is in
dispensable In the production of
radio and other war Instru
ments.
"The Indian source of supply
has always controlled the mica
market on account of cheaper
production, and the tarrlf has
been inadequate to protect the
American miners." said Mr.
Schaeffer. "For this reason the
mining oT mica from 1933 to
1936 was practically nil except
where produced as a by-product
of feldspar. The truth of the
matter is that the present mica
situation is due to the failure
of Congress to enact a bill to
purchase strategic minerals at
such a time that they could be
purchased at a minimum price,"
be added.
Mr. Schaeffer explained that
the present need on account pf
war conditions, the fact that
the location of mica veins is
not fully understood, uncertain
ty in the cost of production,
shortage of manpower and in
creased expense are all factors
which enter into the present
high price being paid to pro
duce mica In the United States
bo supply both war and peace
time needs, he stated.
Workitnck flinir |
Announced By Agent
For February 22
Due to the rationing of fuel
ind farm equipment, horses and
mules that are in good work
ing condition are all the more
essential on the farm. There
fore, let's put these animal in
shape to do the Job by treating
Tor Internal parasites, and giv
ing them better care. If you
bore noticed any loss of weight,
anthriftlness or digestive trou
bles In your work stock lately,
Ion* delay having them treat
ed. These troubles are no doubt
caused by Internal parasites
which so often do serious dam
age to both horses and colts.
Rave you ever noticed that It
costs more to feed a wormy
animal and he will do less work
than one In good health?
On Tuesday, February 33, we
are conducting a horse and
mule clinic at J. H. Brookshire's
farm on Cartoqgechaye at 10
o'clock; at the Munday Barn In
Franklin at 1 o'clock; and at
Clyde West's Store at 3:30
o'clock.
Free examination of work
Mock will be made to determine
If animals are In good condi
tion. A licensed veterinarian
will be on the grounds and any
farmer desiring to have his
horses and mules treated after
examination may -work out plans
tor such treatment with the
veterinarian.
Get your neighbors to come
and bring their work stock to
the clinic. Feed should be with
held tor at least 10 to 18 hours
before bringing the horses and
mules to the clinic.
8AM MENDBNHALL. Agt.
A. R. Htgtlon
IU In Florida
A. R. Hlgdon. clerk of court
of Macon cousty and owner of
Franklin Hardware company,
who Is in Florida on account of
Illness, will remain until the
end of March, according to a
letter received this week from
Mrs. Hl&don who accompanied
h!m. A veteran of World War I,
Mr. Hiedon will probably be
admitted at an early date to a
Veteran's hospital for rest and
treatment.
His many friends here, wish
tor him a speedy recovery.
"LETS ALL BACK
THE ATTACK"
BUY KXTBA BONDS
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NEWSOFOtK
MENwWOMEN
SM UNIFORM
J/C Glen F. Henry, son of Mr.
md Mrs. Frank Henry of Ha
sel Park, Mich., has been In
.he service since February, 1M2.
Se received his boot training at
3reat Lakes, Illinois. Glen has
leen action in several major
jattles. In his letters home, he
s well and things are going
line.
Cpl. Thomas H. Fagg, sta
ioned at Van Dorn, Miss., is
[pending a 12-day furlough
pith Mrs. Fagg and daughter,
rhey visited his parents in An
lerson, 6. C., last week.
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Mrs. J. E. Perry has received
vord that her son, 1st. Lt. Win
on Perry, has been given the
Ur Medal, which means that
le has completed a certain
lumber of Missions over jwn
mt "k?a. ei. Ttm ir-m"Sy<!
and and pilots a Thunderbolt.1
A/C Homer Green, formerly
in employee of The Franklin
'ress, is spending a 10-day fur
ough at home with his parents,
?ir. and Mrs. H..C. Green. He
s stationed at the Hatbox
leld, Muskogee. Okla. He Is
n training for a pilot.
Classifications
\nnounced By Our Local
Board
The following classifications
ire announced by the Local 8e
ectlve Service Board:
In 1-A: James Gordon McCol
um, Robert Hansell Bennett,
Edward Charles Day, Wm. Ker
olt Shields, Carol Emmet Pen
lergrass, Claud Atwood Henry.
In- 1-A-L: Wood row Wilson
>owdle.
In 2-A; Dexter Wilson Mc
Donnell, Pink Andy Gibson, An
Irew Carl Tyslnger, Jr., Champ i
nark Holloway, John Doyle
tmith. '
In 1-A-H: Julius Homer Man
iy.
n 1-C: Wm. Sheridan Gtbby,
Yank William Matthews, Frank
lenderson Dean, Fred William
Early, William Howard Cable,
Joyd Henry Collier, Jep Milton
>hlllips, Goodlow Bowman, Ai
red Joseph Klyne, Eugene
Julnton Scott. Frank Wilson
Sembree, John. Will Ledford,
Marshall Edward Hastings,;
Tames Edward Gibson, John
jto Stanfleld. Marcelle Wood. ,
In 4-F: Tommy Deltz, Eldon
Montgomery Cogglns, Clay Doy
e Compton. Clyde Houston, Don
franklin Watson, Wendle Wm.'
Moore. Andrew Carl Bryson.
rred William Derebery, James
3arey Angel. Charlie Melvln
Collier Claude Monroe Ledford^
Joe Edgar Gregory, Ralph
Welch, Wallace Gene Pannell.
Larry Wm. Dills. Thomas An
drew Henson. Fred Watk.1 f'Js,
Dexter Cleveland Roberts, 8am- ]
uel Frank Holbrooks, Harley
Jones, Cleveland Lafayette Cart-,
ledge. Percy Randolph Norton,.
Arthur Lafayette Kell, Lawr
ence Gilmer Sanders, Geo. Ne}
son Shope. Jesse Mason, Clyde;
Allison Hopper, John Calvin
Fox, Jack Ellwood Jacobs. Ode-'
an Sylvester Roper, Jack Cole
man Taylor. Turner Cleveland
Anderson, Wiley B. Collier,
Glenn Welch. Burte David Dos
thltt, Clyde Sander*.
Pfc. Roy PendergTasa, son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Pender
grass, is now stationed at Ran
dolph Field, Texas. Prior to en
tering the service he was em
ployed by the Champion Paper
and Fibre Co., in Franklin. He
has returned to his camp after
spending, a short leave with his
wife, the former Miss Frances
Ashe, and parents.
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Cpl. Franklin D. Dowdle, son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Dowdle,
of Franklin, Rt. 2, is now serv
lnglng In the Panama Canal
zone. Cpl. Dowdle has been ser
ving In the U. S. army since
September 28, 1942.
TMV 2/C Eicon Rogers, son
of Doc Rogers, of Highlands.
Rt. 1, who has been serving in
THe 'V. *B" iravy since ~Rughst,
1942. is now stationed in a tor
pedo shop in Norfolk, Va.
Mr*. W. D. Reece
Claimed By Death
Mrs. W. D. Reece of Franklin,
Rt. 1, died at the borne of her
daughter, Mrs. Ralph Bradley
on Franklin, Rt. 3, Monday
night at 7:30 o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Reece had plan
ned to celebrate their 54th
wedding anniversary in March.
The body was taken to her
residence on Tuesday, where
funeral services were held at
the Mt. Zlon Methodist church,
of which she was a member, at
3 pan., on Wednesday. The Rev.
J. L. Stokes,n, officiated. Burial
was In the church cemetery.
Surviving are her husband;
four daughters, Mrs. Fred Wal
droop of Atlanta. Oa., Mrs. Ho
mer Green and Mrs. Fred Arn
old of Franklin, and Mrs. Brad
ley; five sons, Wade A. Reece of
Andrews, Pfc. Sam Reece of the
army at Fort George O. Meade.
Md., Frank W. and George W.
Reece of Franklin, and Grady
T. Reece of Franklin, Rt. 1; 30
grandchildren; and one brother,
W. H. Potts.
Bryant Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Last Rites For
John R. Carver
. John Robinson Carver. 69,
'died at his home in the Coweta
section at noon' Saturday, fol
lowing an illness of six weeks.
Mr. Carver was born In Ra
bun county, Ga., on July 22,
1874, the son of the late Mr.
:and Mrs. Thomas Caryer. He
Was married to the former Miss
Elizabeth Burrell. A farmer, Mr.
"Carver had lived in Macon
county for the past three years.
Funeral services were held
Sunday at 3 p.m., at the Rabun
Gap Baptist church, with the
Rev. Frank Reed officiating.
Burial was In the church ceme
tery.
P?"b*9rers were William Car
penter, Luther Hardy, Bob Vvig
glns, Harry Brabson, Charlie
Wiggins and Arthur Dowdle.
Surviving are two sons; Al
bert, Satulah, Ga., and Edgar
Carver, Dillard,. Ga., four daugh
ters, Miss Oliver Carter, Frank
lin, Rt. 2. Mrs. Dan McDowell.
Prentiss, Mrs. Grady Ledford
arvd Mrs. Lyman Talley, both of
Dillard, Ga., Rt. 1; 13 grand
children.
Potts Funeral Home was In
charge of arrangements.
Red Cross
Make Plans For War Fund
Drive, Starting Mar. 1
At a meeting of the Execu
tive Committee of the Macon
County Red Cross, final plans
for the 1944 Red Cross War
Fund Drive which starts on
March 1 were completed. Ma
con County's quota is $8,500, the
largest single quota of gifts
ever asked in any drive before
held.
John M. Archer, Jr., county
chairman of the drive, has di
vided the county into 21 dis
tricts. and appointed leaders as
follows: Mrs. Will Parrlsh, Otto;
Mrs. Ned Teague, Prentiss-Un
ion; E. J. Carpenter, West's Mill;
Miss Nora Moody, Iotla; Mrs.
C. Tom Bryson, Cullasaja; Wood
row Gibson, Leatherman; B. L.
McGlamery, Franklin; Frank
Fleming, Skeenah; Sam Ram
sey, Tellico; Mrs. Grady Duvall,
Burningtown; Mrs. Myrtle Kee
ner, Gold Mine; Miss Amy Hen
derson, Gneiss; Thad Patton,
Patton Settlement; Adrian How
ell and Harve Cabe, Rabbit and
Cat Creek; Mrs. Joe Setser and
Mrs. Carl 81agle, Cartoogechaye;
Mrs. Fleta Mason, Otter Creek;
Mrs. O. C. Hall Kyle; and An
drew Ray, the colored citizens.
Each leader will select enough
workers so that every port of
his or her district will be com
pletely canvassed.
Stacy C. Russell, Wilton H.
Cobb and Frank B. Cook will
have charge of planning and
putting on the Drive in High
lands and the surrounding com
munity.
Other workers who will have
important work to do in the
Drive will be Mrs. Carl P. Cabe, .
publicity director; J. S. Conley,
H. W. Cabe and R. S. Jones,
initial gifts committee; Dr. J. L.
Stokes and J. Ward Long, spe
cial gifts committee; The Frank
lin Garden Club will take
charge of the window displays;
Clyde Galley, motion pictures,
and C. H. Bolton will act as
treasurer.
The Initial Gifts Committee
will be at work the week be
fore the Drive starts contact
ing industries and various firms
who will make large donations.
The Special Gifts Committee
is set up to contact individuals
who are able to make large do
nations. National Headquarters
have figures to show that the I
American Red Cross spends an
average of $25.00 per year on
each member of the Armed
Forces, and this Committee
hopes that they will find many
individuals who will Join the
club, "Take Care of a Boy for
a Year." A contribution of $25.p0
or more entitles one to a mem
bership in this club and each
week the Franklin Press will
carry an honor roll of this
membership.
Night meetings for the lead
ers of the districts and their
co-workes will be held starting
February 21 and continuing to
Marh at which time literature,
campaign material and infor
mation and facts about the Red
Cross will be distributed and
given to assist the solicitors in
making this Drive a fast and
thorough one.
Every man, woman and child
will be needed and the Com
mittee hopes to attain the goal
In the first week
MACON EXCEEDS
BOND QUOTA
Reports Are Encouraging
For Reaching
$175,000.00
The county quota of $160,000
in the 4th War Loan Drive has
already been exceeded, according
to Gilmer A. Jones, co-chair
man, although it is impossible
to announce the total since re
ports from the county are not
all in, Mr. Jones stated.
Mrs. J. E. Perry, chairman of
Franklin women's organization,
states that around $12,000 in
bonds have been sold at the
Bank and postofflce booths. Full
reports have yet to come from
women who have canvassed the
town and county.
Highlands has already over
laid its quota of $20,000 by 50
per cent, having reported on
Wednesday an amount of over
$30,000, by C. J. Anderson,
chairman. $10,500 of this amount
was sold by the school.
The schools of the county
have already sold over $50,000
of Macon's quota with all re
ports not yet in.
The colored people have gone
over the top with their quota of
$500. Andrew Ray, chairman,
reports total sales to date of
$570.25.
While the 4th War Loan Drive
period ended February 15. all
sales during the month will be
credited to the quota, the
chairman stated. All are look
ing forward confidentially to
the amount of $175,000 for the
purchase of a bomber being
oversubscribed.
Burns Fatal
To Donald Child
Ftntfrsr servlc tt tar^ little
Walter Donaldson, Ayi year eld
son of Mr. an?J Mrs. Claude
Donaldson of Bryson City, who
died on Saturday, February IS,
from burns received the Thurs
day morning previous, at their
home, were held on Sunday af
ternoon, February 14, at Union
Methodist church. The pastor,
the Rev. V. N. Allen, officiated,
and burial was in the church
cemetery.
The little fellow accidentally
fell in the fire while his mother
was outside on an errand. She ?
found his clothing on . fire when
she ran back on hearing his
screams. First aid was given by
a Bryson City physician and
his parents rushed htm to An
gel hospital where all possible,
was done for him. He succomb
ed about five o'clock on Satur
day afternoon, from burns which
covered the lower part of hia
body.
The child was born in Can
ton. on Sent. 9. 1939. the son of
William Claude and Blanche
Owenby Donaldson, both from
Macon county, where they have
wide family connections.
Survivors besides the parents,
are three brothers, Howard, who
is stationed at Miami. Fla., in
the Navy air corps, Perry and
Charles of Bryson City, and
one sister, Helen, of Bryson
City, the grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. George Owenby of Bryson
City and Mrs, Lizzie. Donaldson
of Prentiss.
A Call To United Prayer
At Noon Hour Next Sunday
Following a suggestion by Gil
mer A. Jones, co-chairman of
the 4th War Loan Drive, an
appeal has been sent to all the
ministers in the county by the
Rev. Carl W. Judy of the com
mittee, to unite at noon, Sun
day, February 20, In one min
ute of silent prayer.
Mr. Judy calls attention to
the co-chairman's suggestion
made in his editorial in the
War Loan edition of the Press,
that after the goal of the drive
Is reached, one minute of time
be designated "as the minute
during which our county is
bearing the entire weight of
the war, during which every
man, woman and child close
their eyes in silent prayer ..."
"This a great opportunity for
the churches of Macon county
to be of one mind In Christ,"
Mr. Judy says in his letter to
the ministers. He calls atten
tion to their government's sup
port of thousands of chaplains,
whose duty it is to keep Chist
alive in the minds and hearts
of our boys. "I am sure that
it is the prayer of each one
that peace and Christian bro
therhood might be hastened,"
UK minister says.
It is certain that there will
be a hearty response to this
suggestion. At the time set ? 12
o'clock next Sunday ? most con
gregations are assembled for
their morning worship. An out
pouring of attendance by all at
their churches will make this
truly a moment of united prayer
from the people of Macon
count*, who have given, so many
of their sons to serve their
country.