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VOL. UIVI? NO. 1 FKANKUN, N. C., THUKSOAY, JANHAKV 4, 1951 EIGHT l*At}ES
Enlistments Here Tuesday Set Record
German Forester Gives
Impressions Of America
Man Who Visited Here
Says He Felt 'Like
Columbus'
A German forester, who was
''.tn Macon County In April, awed
Dy American methods and inno
vations, declared, "sometimes I
lelt like Christopher Columbus,"
and probably answered a long
discussed question as to what
foreign visitors think of the
Url'p.i St at ps
Karl Oedekover of Bad Harz
i bure, Germany, who made the
statement In a report on his
American visit to E W Ren
shaw. Nantahala forest super
visor wan the new "discover
er." He was one of three Ger
man foresters studvlng forest
service administration tn the
United States, and was conduct
ed throueh the Nantahala for
est under the supervision of Mr
Renshaw
Although'his report was more
or leas official, the Oerman
torstfneister (the Oerman equlv
WK of an American forest
.?ijjsrvlsor) managed to sand
wich !ji a number of para
graphs depleting the American
way o' life as seen through the
eyes of a foreign visitor.
Marveling at the use of planes
and short wave radios in fieht
Ing fires the use of plastics
for moulding instructive collec
tions. motor circular saws for
pruning trees, memorial for
ests. American office equip
ment, transportation and traf
fic. Mr Oedekover declared:
"In the course of kh6 Mtendr<,
ed trip I have observed again
again things and arrange
*W>mU which to my knowledge
u^^pt yet known in Germany
This fact has again and again
surprised me and sometimes I
felt like Christopher Columbus."
Referring to the large area
of forests in the United States
which have been turned Into
recreation centers for motorists,
hikers, fishermen, hunters, and
winter-sportsmen, he wrote,
. the American public has
an entirely different attitude to
the forest than the Oerman
Again and again we heard and
read the saying. This is your
forest,' directed to all of the
people we hardly noticed
any vandalism In forests but
at the same time we saw no
si^hnboards, Verboten', (For
bidden, or No Trespassing)
which are disfiguring the Ger
man forests by uncounted num
bers."
* ntmr of
me /Vinci lufctn w aj w* ..w.r
lng others" seemed to be firm
ly cemented in Mr Oedekover's
mind.
"A special laudible character
istic of the American Is his un
restricted readiness to help," he
wrote "Anybody who gets stuck
with his motorcar on the road,
or anybody who wants Infor
mation on the street, being a
stranger In short, anybody
? who can be helped will experi
ence that absolutely, spontan
eously feeling that the next
driver or passer-by will stop
without being requested to do
f so and ask. Can I help you?'.
Jt "I believe," he declared, "that
^,this practical neighborly love
hfts already been lost in Ger
many We should try our best
to adopt American methods al
?o In this respect."
Mr. Oedekover went Into some
detail describing traffic and
traffic lanes In this country
His description of seeing a traf
fic counter was particularly in
teresting
"In the execution of a traf
fic census I once saw a rubber
cable put across the road Each
car which passed over thU hose
registered automatically on a
meter which was connected to
the hose at the sidewalk."
Concluding his report, the
German forstmelster said. "I
wish to conclude with three
simple words, which I read oft
en on larie signboards alonf
ulde American roads, and which
are a message from the whole
remaining well-mean tog world
to the unlt?d Btat?? , . , fjwmlt
yo% Aawrlc* ' "
AUTO LICENSE
DEADLINE NEAR
Sales Of Tags Here Now
34) Per Cent Ahead
Of Last Year
Motorists have less than a
month In which to buy new
1951 license plates, Verlon
Swafford, local manager of the
Carolina Motor club, announced
this week, pointing out that the
official deadline is January 31
Compared with this time last
year, Mr. Swafford said, sales
of the new red and white tags
have Increased approximately 30
i per cent.
In a recen^ automobile regis
: tratlon survey, conducted by the
I Department of Motor Vehicles,
Mac6n County had 3,080 reg
istered vehicles, placing the
county 57th among North Car
, ollna's 100 counties
James To Hold
Revival At Mount Zion
Methodist Ghurch
I ?.
The Rev P C. James, of At
lanta, Oa . will conduct revival
| services at the Mt Zion Meth
odist church tomorrow i Friday),'
Saturday, and Sunday nights,
[beginning at 7:30, Mrs. R H.
| Hull, pastor of the West Macon
Methodist circuit, has announc
ed.
Mr James Is a gifted evange
U*. an effective pastor, and
has held a number of meetings
In large churches
Mrs Hull urged everyone to
attend the three-day services
in view of the critical world
situation, so "we may pray to
gether and seek God's guidance
in this hour of need "
WAC, WAF, Air Force
Recruiter To Be In
Asheville Two Days
A U. S Air Force procure
ment officer and WAC and
WAF recruiter for this district
will be at the Asheville recruit
ing office in the post office
building Monday and Tuesday,
the local recruiting officer has
announced
Anyone Interested in enlist
ment In the air force as an
aviation cadet or would Kke to
attend the air force officer can
didate school were asked to
contact Cpl Clay Hensley, local
recruiter in Sylva, who will pro
vide transportation to Asheville
for an interview.
Baptist Pastors'
Conference To Be Held
Monday Morning
The semi-monthly meeting .of
the Baptist pastor's conference
will be held Monday morning at
10 o'clock at the First Baptist
church here, the Rev W N.
Cook, secretary, has announced
The Rev. M. W. Chapman will
deliver the message and the
Rev Frank Reed will conduct
the devotional, he said
Sworn Into Office
K. S. JONES
State Senator
C. TOM BRYSON
Representative
R. S. Jones, of Franklin, and C. Tom Bryson, of Cullasaja, I
Macon County's two state legislators, yesterday in Raleigh
were given their oaths of office as members of the 1951 North
C u ollna General Assembly. Mr Jones was sworn in as state j
senator from the S3rd district, made up of Cherokee, Cla/,
Graham, Swain, and Macon eounties, and Mr. Bryson as Macon I
County representative They left for Raleigh Sunday.
Doctor Draft
Registration
Will B b Held
All male doctors, dentists, and
veterinarians, who are not
members of a reserve compon
ent of the armed forces and
have not reached 50 years of
age, must register with the local !
draft board January 15, W N,
Sloan, chairman, announced
this week.
The local office will t< stay
open from 0 a m to 5 p. m, to
accommodate registrants, h e
said. Normally, office hours are
from 9 a. m. to 12 noon, Mon
day through Friday.
The registration order came
from the office of Lewis B. Her
shey, director of selective serv
ice, stating that "every male
person, other than persons ex
empted by proclamation 1915 of
December 27, 1950, who has not
already registered under proc
lamation No. 2906, of October
6. 1950, and who on the 15th
day of January, 1951, < 1 > shall
have received from a school,
college, university, or similar
institution of learning, om> or
more of the dgrees of bachelor
of medicine, doctor of medicine,
doctor of dental surgery, doctor
of dental medicine, doctor of
veterinary surgery, and doctor
of veterinary medicine," must
register January 15
rrociamauon no zsna, 11 was
exclaimed, exempts from special
registration, commissioned of
ficers, warrant officers, pay
clerks, enlisted men, and avia
tion cadets of the regular army,
the navy, the air force, the
marine corps, the coast guard,
the coast and geodetic survey, j
and the public health service. |
and certain aliens who are re
siding in the United States.
Mr Sloan explained that per- j
sons eligible for registration :
under this order, who will re- j
ceive degrees after January 15,
are required to register with the
draft board not later than five
days after they receive a de
Conttnurd On Page Eight?
Capt. Price Is Awarded 15th
Air Medal Oak Leaf Cluster,!
Captain Howard I Price, of
Bradenton, Fla , husband of
Mrs. Alba Peek Price, who Is
now living in Franklin, has been
awarded his fifteenth Oak Leaf
Cluster to his Air Medal, ac
cording to information received
from the 6002d Tactical Support
Wing with advance bases in
Korea.
The F-51 Mustang pilot was
credited with shooting down
two Russian-made Yak-9 fight
er planes November 8 near 81n
ulju in North Korea The vivid
itcry of Captain Price's air
battle with the enemy plants,
recounted to a letter to his wfte
here, appetred to the November
II lira* ti Thi ftm
The cluster was presented to
Captain Price by direction of |
the Secretary of the Air Force
"Captain Price distinguished
himself by meritorious achieve
ment while participating in
aerial flights against North Ko
rean Communist forces," the
communique explained "By
strafing, rocketing, and bomb
ing enemy troop concentrations,
artillery, armament, and other
war materials while being und/
er constant danger from enemy
aircraft and ground fire, he
displayed aeronautical skill and
intrepid agressivenees rfnd prov
ed to be a credit to himself
and to the United State*
LOCALS TO PLAY
CHtROKEE HERE
First Basketball Home
Game Of Season Set
Fcr Tuesday
Franklin High's long waited
first home game since the start
of the basketball season in 'De
cember will get under way at i
the school gymnasium Tuesday |
night at 7:30 when the local
boys' and girls' teams play host
to the Cherokee thinclads.
The male hardwooders will
take to the floor seriously
handicapped by the loss of the
teams' main sparkplug, Guard
Gene Stamey, who enlisted in
the air force this week. Coach
MUburn Atkins sail Stamey 's
guard slot will be filled by
either Mac Lewis or L. A. Moore.
Leading the male dribblers'
attack will be Jack Norton, the
lanky center who made all-con
ference last year. Norton has
racked up 38 points in three
games so far He bucketed 13
against Nantahala, 15 against
the Cullowhee Junior varsity,
and found the hoop for 10 in
the Hayesville game
Tuesday nights' game will be
Franklin's first home game
since the season got under way
December 12. The male quint
has lost two out of three
games ? Nantahala and Cullo
whee
The first game on the night's
program will be a cage clamor
between the Franklin and Cher
okee girls. The local lasses, who
should be high on the list of
loop winners, have bogged down
and only collected a total of
25 points in games with Nan- .
tahala and Hayesville
Former Missionary
To Korea To Make
Talk Here Tonight
A timeiy address on the Far
East, situation will be given by
Dr Joseph Hopper, a mission
ary in Korea until the war
started, at the Presbyterian
church tonight i Thursday! at
7:30, the Rev. Hoyt Evans, pas
tor, has announced
'Dr Hopper Is no new comer
to Macon County, having lec
tured here in the spring of 1946.
He returned to this country last I
summer after the North Ko- I
reans invaded South Korea
The public is invited to at
tend
Cu'lasaja P. T. A.
To Ho'd Meeting
On Tuesday Night
The regular monthly meeting
of the CullasaJ^ Parent-Teach
er association will be he'd Tues
day night at 7:30 at the school,
It has been announced.
An Interesting program is be- i
tag planned, association officers I
said, an<t *Vf -*-?3? -tots I
^ ^ J
n
Fire Crackers And Tooting Horns
Greet Appearance Of Baby 1951
As Macon Celebrates The New Year
HARPER HEADS
Named To Direct Work
Of This County's
So 1 Unit
W L Harper, work unit con
s'' vatiomst has been appointed
to head the recently organized
Macon County Soil Conserva
tion district and has open' d
an o.fic in the Agricultural
building
The appointment of Mr Har
per. who has been a resident
of the Gold Mine community
here for the pa.st four years,
was made by the regional of
fice of the -Soil Conservation
Service in Spartanburg, S c
Th" conservationist has been
with the S C S for 14 yea s
and his last post was in Poik
count>
The purpon- of t h ? . di
t ri< t hera, he explai:: d, U t >
assist land owners in the e. t ? < h -
lishment of conservation prac
tices for the projection . i
up-building of tl. ? soils, w od -
lands, and wildlife of the <?< un
ty.
Mr Harper adde 1 that he had
3,000 bicolor !es[ 'deza plant ,
an excellent wildlife food, avail
able for Macon farmers Fur
ther in'ormation can be obtain
ed by contacting Mr Harper at
his "f ice
Highlands School
Construction Halts,
Dve To Bad Weather
Adverse weather since Thanks- .
giving in the Highlands area
has almost completely stopped
construction work at the new
Highlands school, Guy L Houk,
county school superintendent,
announced this week
Accoiding to the school super- 1
intendent most of the structural
steel needed at the school has
arrived However, he pointed
out, workmen have been unable
to go ahead with construction ,
as planned because of bad
weather .
"As soon as the weather
breaks," he declared, "construc
tion will get under way imme
diately "
At the n?w East Franklin
school, Mr Houk said all of the
structural steel has been erect
ed and brick laying is coming
along satisfactorily. On the west
side, he said, brick lias been
laid as high as the second
story, and on the other sections
brick work extends to window
level on the first floor
VV lldlite Association
To Elect New Officers
At Friday Meeting
Officers for 1951 will be elect
ed at a meeting of the Macon
County Wildlife association to
morrow (Friday i at 7:30 p. m.
at the Agricultural building, it
has been announced.
Fire cracker1. bariiing -a1,
agely dii th heels of a tattered
and retreating 1950 sounded ;
above the clamorous tools o. a
multitude of automobile horns
heralding th1 air.val of a t- ar
less, brave and iiet..ii!t bate
garbed in a flowing piece ot
ribbon bear.ng th" nunv-ruls
1951. as Macon County welrom
ed the New Year Kun !.iv night
Completely oblivion, to th*
jeers aimed at poor brow
beaten 1950 who wa.i at the
time one-half second after
midnight slinking out of sight,
the scantily clad babe stepped 1
forward with an air ot author-'
it v and emphatically announc
ed
"I'm gonna be a'ound tor the j
next year, so don t t y any- \
thing funny " i
Then, tilting his hat o'.pr one
eye with a cocky hand, little ,
1951 briefly review "d some ot |
the things that made hi> pre- ]
decessor. 1G50. a gray-haired
nervous wreck, and 'woe his j J
once colorful ribbon now :aded|
and tattle tale gray, thread
bare
Korea, Indo-Chinu, Germany 1
and the cold war the possibil- ;
ity of a hot war at any mo- i
ment 'already dubbed World;
War III-. Russia's decii.v.' NO!
in the United Nations, rising
prices, a general tightening o
John Q. Public's belt, a nation
wide swing to war footing, and
a declaration of national emer
gency, and many, many more
things . all which plauged
old 1960 right up to the hour ;
of midnight, the child pointed
out
And 1950 in Macon County
"United Nations Day and a
prayer for peace, selective serv
ice in high gear. Civilian Do
fense reorganization, steel and
cement shortages, record enlist
ments by Macon men m the
armed forces and plentv
more things too!" he continued
Yep! Macon County and the
world welcomed the New Year,
hoping that the cocky tenent
would not age as rapidly as
1950
Cecil R. Kinsland. son of Mr
and Mrs Paul J Kinsland. of
Franklin, has been accepted lor
enlistment in th? Mar lie corps
and has been assigned to the
Marine Corps' recruit depot at
Parris Island. S C , for eight
weeks of basic training, the Ma
rine recruiting office in Ashe
ville announced this week
The Weather
remperatures and precipitation tor th?
>ast >.fven (lay. and the l"w temperature
.rstrr iav. a* recorded at the t'oweeta K_x
periment station.
Max Min Pet
Saturday 46 34 00 | '
Sunday ' 49 33 00 I
Monday 51 18 00
Tuesday 49 31 00
Wednesday 47 trae? I
Franklin Rainfall
'As recorded by Mans<>n SmIcs for TV A
Saturday, none, Sunday, none
Monday, none. Tuesday, none.
Wednesday, trace.
Official l>9vartm**i Of D*f*ns* PKato
FIGHTING HIS THIRD WAR ? No ordinary soldier is M/Sgt Arne
Strali*, 80 yean old, of Devil'* Lake, a member of the U. S. 23rd In
fantry Regiment, 2nd Diviafon, Ju*t now (lugging it out in Korea. He ia
a veteran of World War I and World War II, and two tours of duty
ia Korea. H* r**ignod his commission of major to ratarn to his com
rade* in th* rank* whan hostiliti** broke out la*t Jan*. Hsr* th*
of M* experiences to William H. Burton,
Atlanta, 0a? during a hill In th* Affct
! 7 MACON MEN
MOIN UP' WITH
'J. S. AIR FORCE
)av's Total Sets County
Ail-Time High, Says
Recruiter
Thirty seven Macon County
lrii enlisted in the Army A "
'orce Tuesday, setting an all
ime record for one day enlist -
units in this county, accord -
UK to Cpl Clay Hensley, air
orce and army recruiter for
/lacon, Swain, and Jackson
ounties
Corporal Henslev, who work
d "on the double" all day in
11 effort to till out the neoe -
arv papers for the swarm of
nlistees, said he felt su~e tlv
igtfre wou'd exceed any auo'^i
or ' one day enlistments here,
ncluding peak enlistments dur
ng World War II
He said it was possible that
.11 of the men would Jjot be
ccdpted by the air focce since
he examination here Tuesday
.as only a preliminary Acceo
ance. he said, will oend on th*
inal examination the men will
eceive at the main recruiting
tation in Charlotte.
About half the enlistees, Cor
>ora! Hensley said, will be sert
o Charlotte this week and the
est next week
When ouestioned. most of th?
7 men said they were ' beatln"
he draft board to the punch "
md most were in their lat?
eens or early twenties.
Enlistments in all branches
if the military service, hav
kvrocketed all over the United
States since President Truman
iroclaimed a state of national
mergency in December. In a
nessage to the Deoole of th"
ountry, the President asked fo
in armv for defense, number
ne 3.500,000 men. and set th?
lation on a virtual war foot
ng
Following are the names and
iddresses of the enlistees:
Pobert E Green. ??m?el V.
tellers. Edward K Dalton. Wll
?y J Gibson. Jack F Tiller.
?*ob Rabv Grende'l Pe?k, Earl
?oper. Morley Peek. F'ank
4offitt, R. L Cunningham, Mer
itt Fouts. Mac Duncan, Ken
leth Buchanan, Bob My?rs,
?"red West. D L Hu<Tgins, BUI
Juggins, Edward Ledford. Ken
ieth E Angel, Calvin L. Roland,
>r? Ralph Dowdle, Clinton Pow
?rs, Robert D. Holland and
fames R Myers, all of Franklin.
James N Reese, WHliam R.
3otts, Arnold Keener, C. D Bur
on, all of Highlands. G?ne
!tamey, Charley Bowers, Arley
lenderson. of Cullasaja, Dlllard
I Passmore. James W Pas?
nore. and Carlos R Passmore,
if Nantahala. Max Vinson, of
>tto, and William Dewey Hed
ien. of Gneiss
Farmers Receive
17,500 Seedling Tree*
From T. V. A.
Macon county farmers are
aking advantage of the tree
eedling offer made bv the
rennessee Valley authority, evl
lenced by 117,500 trees deliver -
d to farmers here In Novem
ier S W Mendenhall, county
gent, said this week.
More than 87,000 more seed
ing ire bet.ig ordered, he aald.
nd will be delivered In Feb
ua'y Any farmer who can use
o a good advantage, white pipe,
hort leaf pine, locust or pop- .
ir trees. Mr Mendenhall said,
hould place an order at . |8i_
ounty agent's office In the ^
igrlcultural building lmmedl
tely, In order that It may be
ncluded in the next shipment
The setting out ol the IM)!
lumber of seedlings* he polnt
d out. means that more than
00 acres of waste land, ylekh
ng no return, Is t*ln? put f?
irofltable work by MmPB term
rs.
Trees, the county agqni MM. ,
nprove the appearance m i
roded land. I tops eroatan, and
n ? tew years will fwaMv ?
Mhirtum. ,