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Published every Thursday by The Franklin Press
At Franklin, North Carolina
Telephone No. 24
VOL. LX Number twenty-six
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Six Months $1.00
Three Months ..... 60
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Can You Match Tlhis?
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f* AX you match this?
If you think buying a few small War Bonds
as a "patriotic gesture" and for the, benefit ol the
"front office," only to cash them 60 days after
purchase, is good business for your country and
yourself, you've made a sorry judgment.
Listen to t'his. Major Lester J. Chase went to the
Philippines as an instructor to the Philippine Army.
That in itself was a degree of sacrifice in spite of
the petty pamphlets put out by the tourist agencies,
He stayed on when the war came, as a swamp
and mountain guerilla, living from hour to hour
just a jump ahead of the Japs. He subsisted on lit:
lie food and of poor quality, miles from home and'
friends.
When the islands were recaptured he came out
and was paid $12,020.49 in back pay. He put the
whole thing in War Bonds, even to the 49 cents via
War Savings Stamps.
Major Chase could have made up for "lost time"
with that sort of money. But he elected otherwise.
You see, he had seen Jap atrocities. Those. o{ us
at home will dig deeper and buy more and bigger
War Bonds in the Mighty Seventh War Loan. Set
your quota, then make it.
14,000,000 Killed
DR ELI M I X 1 A R V estimates are that 14, ?00.000
* persons were killed in battle or died from other
causes in the great war that has come to an end in
Europe. In addition, 5, 500, (XX) persons were perma
nently incapacitated.
This total does not include civilian casualties,,
either from direct or indirect war causes. It does
not count civilians killed by bombs or the number
dead from starvation, malnutrition or war diseases.
In additicAi to those killed and permanently in
jured. it is estimated that 30,000,000 men were
wounded but returned to duty and that some 10,
0(X),0(X) were- captured.
The figures jjiven may prove to be too hij;h when
final estimates are available, but the total, when
known, will indicate that the war in Europe has
been one of the bloodiest in history.
? Mariqn Progress.
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There is a Jefferson Standard policy for every
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Letters To Press
We Like It Here
All ovsr Franklin the roosters .
were complaining last week.
Their "cock-a-doodle-doas" were
pitched off key and sounded a
bit sour. The roosters argued
that since the recent town elec
tion natural pickings were poor
er and unless somebody took
the trouble to feed them it look
ed as if they'd starve to death.
Comment from a cat was
heard, to the effect that she
couldn't live in Franklin any
longer. A sister kitty asked her
why? And she replied: "I can't
find anything to eat around
here any more. The gar
bage man comes so regularly
that he gets my scraps before
I can grab them." The sister
kitty let out a whole-souled
"Meow" and said, "Yes, I think
I'll go with you, wherever you
;nay go. I haven't caught a
mouse in the last two weeks.
Are they being rationed too?
An Irish setter idly wandered
to a spot from which he could
hear the conversation of the
cats. He had lived next door to
them for so long that they
didn't spit at him any more
but accepted his sage wisdom
with utmost respect. Said the
Setter, "I don't blame you for
wanting to leave Franklin. Since
this new administration got
elected they've got the town so
dang-blasted cleaned up I can't
find a bone at my own back
door".
Meekly mewing, the biggest
cat replied: "Well, I see you're
staying on, I reckon we will
too, even if they do try to
starve us. We don't know ex
actly why ? but we like it here.
?J. A. J.
Notice of Intent to Sell
National Forest Timber
Notice is hereby given that
the Forest Service plans, for the
furtherance of the war effort,
to sell to Zlckgraf Hardwood
Company, Inc., Franklin, North
Carolina, without competition,
as authorized under the First
War Powers Act and at the
appraised rates stated^ below, the
timber herein described. All per
sons having a legitimate inter
est should express that inter
est fully to the Regional For
ester, Glenn Building, Atlanta
3, Georgia, not later than July
7, 1945.
Location and Amount:
All live timber marked or des
ignated for cutting and all
merchantable dead timber lo
cated on an area embracing
about 3850 acres within the
Jarrett Creek Compartment,
Nantahala River watershed, Ma
con County, Nantahala Nation
al Forest, North Carolina, esti
mated to be 3816 M feet of
white ash, basswood, cucumber,
beech, birch, buckeye, black
cherry, chestnut, sugar maple,
red maple, black oak, chestnut
oak, northern red oak, scarlet
oak, white oak and yellow pop
lar sawtimber, more or less.
Stum page Rates and Deposits:
The above described timber
has been appraised at $17.00 per
M feet for yellow poplar; $13.00
for sugar maple; $9.50 for white
ash and black cherry; $8.50 for
white oak and red maple; $7.00
for northern red oak; $6.00 for
basswood and cucumber; $4.00
for chestnut oak and birch; $2.50
for beech and $1.00 for black
oak, scarlet oak, chestnut and
buckeye sawtimber. In addition
to the stumpage prices a de
posit of $1.00 per M feet for the
total cut of yellow poplar, sug
ar maple, white ash, black cher
ry, white oak, red maple, north
ern red oak, basswood, cucum
ber, chestnut oak, birch, beech,
black oak, scarlet oak and
chestnut saw timber, merchant
able under the Agreement, will
be required for sale area bet
terment work on the sale area.
Information:
The proposed contract, basis
of appraisal, and the basis for
making the sale without compe
tition are available for inspec
tion at the office of the Super
visor of the Nantahala National
Forest, Franklin, North Caro
lina, or of the Regional Forest
er, Glenn Building, Atlanta,
Georgia.
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as executor
of Mary Margaret Fulmer Cun
ningham, deceased, late of Ma
con County, N. C., this is to
notify all persons having claims
against the estate of said de
ceased to exhibit them to the
undersigned on or before the
25th day of June, 1946 or this
notice will be plead in bar of
their recovery. All persons In
debted to said estate will please
make immediate settlement.
This 25th day of June, 1945.
G. L. HOUK, Executor.
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Win The Jap War
Buy E War Bonds
Additional Socials
Rev. and Mrs. L. B. Hayes
have returned to th$ir home in
Thomasville, after spending last
week at their home on Rogers
Hill. They were accompanied to
Franklin by Mrs. Sam L. Rog
ers, who has been spending sev
eral months with her daughter.
Mrs. Hayes and Mr. Hayes will
remain in Franklin during the
summer months.
Miss Betty Bradley, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Everette Brad
ley, and Mi^es Sybil and Freda
Potts, daughters of Mr. and
Mrs. George Potts, all of Frank
lin route 3, are attending sum
mer school at Canton.
Mrs. Maude Hunter and Mrs.
Ora Daugherty, of Bryson City,
were visiting Mrs. R. M. Wal
droop, who is a patient in the
Angel hospital suffering with
a broken leg.
Mrs. Ford Mann and daugh
ters who have been visiting rel
atives in Newton for a week,
have returned to their home on
Franklin Route 2. On their re
turn they were accompanied by
Mrs. Mann's sister. Kay Go
forth, who will spend several
weeks here visiting.
Miss Helen Seay, who ha? been
nursing in Newark, N. J.t is here
for a visit with her mother,
Mrs. C. A. Setser and Mr. Set
ser and her sister, Mrs. Derald
Ashe and Mr. Ashe at their
home on Harrison avenue.
Pfc. Harold Martin, who is
stationed in Clarksdale, Miss.,
with the military police force,
is here on a 15-day furlough
with his wife, the former Miss
Lois Tallent, and his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Tallent at
their home on Franklin Route
3,
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Cunning
ham have returned to their
home in Beckley, W. Va., after
being called to Franklin last
week on account of the death
of Mr. Cunningham's mother,
Mrs. E. K. Cunningham.
Mrs. R. C. Bumgarner and
grandson, Bobby Hooper, of Wil
mot, spent the latter part of
the past week with Mrs. Bum
garner's daughter, Mrs. O. C.
Bryant, at her home on Har
rison avenue.
Mrs. Claude Raby, who has
been visiting her father-in-law,
A. L. Raby while a patient at
the Baptist Hospital in Win
ston-Salem, and who was also
a guest in the home of Mr. and
Rummage Sale
Saturday, June 30
On Saturday, June 30, mem
Mrs. Cecil Raby. has returned
to her home in Greenville, 8.C.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Porter,
who are now living in Emporia,
Va., are here for a visit with
Mrs. Porter's sister, Mrs. Harry
S. Higglns and Mr. Higglns at
their home on Harrison avenue.
bers of the Woman's Auxiliary
of the St. Agnes Episcopal
church will hold a rummage
sale pear the Chamber of Com
merce building on West Main
street. Various articles of cloth
ing will be on sale. Come early
before they are picked over.
North Carolina farmers are
losing 60 million dollars a year
because of plant diseases, many
of which can be prevented.
P R E S rw PAY
SPECIALS THIS WEEKt
Sponge Pads, ea. 30c
Steel Wool, 16 pads for 30c
Soilax (for general cleaning) 27c
WESTERN AUTO ASSOCIATE STORE
This Badge of Honor will
be worn by millions of c
Veterans of World War II
after their honorable dis
charge from the services.
Celebrate this Fourth of July
* By RESOLVING to cooperate fully in hon
oring every provision of C. Iv Joe's Bill
of Rights.
* By BUYING Seventh War Loan Bonds re
solved to keep them.
* By PATRONIZING Red, White and Blue
Dealers in preference to Black Marketeers.
A By THANKING GOD for the preservation
of our liberties and by helping plan a
wider distribution of our country's bless
ings among our people.
? BRYAN TJ
HE SERVES BEST WHO SERVES MOST
PHONE 106 ? NITE PHONE 20
Farmers
Federation
PICNIC
Saturday, July 14, 10 a. m.
FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL
EVERYBODY INVITED
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Contests . . . Prizes
New Attractions
?
All musicians, quartets, and choirs especially
invited. Service men and women will
be recognized.
BRING LUNCH ? SPEND THE DAY