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THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACON I AN
THURSDAY, SEPT. 30, 37
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' Published every Thursday by The Franklin Press
At Franklin,,., North Carolina
Telephone No. 24
VOL. LI I r Number 39
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too ..long, are of small general interest or which would violate
the sensibilities of our readers. '
Robert Lathan
A LL of Western North Carolina has sustained a
great loss in the untimely passing of Robert
Lathan, editor of the Asheville Citizen. .
Since coining to Asheville from his native state
of bouth Carolina ten years ago, Mr. Lathan has
devoted his unusual talents to forvvarding the prog
ress of the entire mountain section. As Pulitzer
prize winner for the best editorial of the year 1934,
and as one of the 24 editors sent to' Europe under
. the Carnegie Foundation for International Peace
in 1927, Mr. Lathan received national recognition
in the field of journalism, a standard he has ably
sustained throughout his career. A scholar and a
gentleman, he gave unstintingly of his strength and
powers to every cause that contributed to the edu
cational, cultural and economic well-being of his
community and state. Mr. Lathan's interests in this
neighborhood included service as a trustee -of the
Western Carolina Teachers College at Cullowhee.
The counties west of Asheville are grateful for his
contribution to the upbuilding of their section.
His was truly a life, with breadth and depth that
embraced a full content even though the dimension
"of length has been cut short. Both Carolinas mourn
the loss of a distinguished citizen, and many in
every walk 6 life, a loyal friend.
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Skilled Workmen in Demand
REGARDLESS of the number of unemployed in
the country at the present time, there is no de
, mying the fact that private industry is experiencing
an increasing shortage of qualified workmen.
During the depression years from 1929 until the
; present time, there has been very little attention
given to the training of apprentices in the various
trades, and many competent workmen who were
forced out of employment during those years have
gone back to the farms or changed their mode of
making a livelihood, so that many lines of business
are handicapped, because of the lack of skilled help.
There many thousands of young men and women
who have finished high school and college and want
to work, but when they apply for jobs they are told
that only experienced help is wanted, so they say,
"You can't get a job without experience and you
an't get experience without a job." And that is a
bad state of affairs.
With building construction showing an increase
of 81.9 per cent over 1935, the chief labor shortages
throughout the country are to be found in the build
ing construction trades: brick masons, carpenters,
form builders, plasterers, road machine and steam
shovel operators, etc.
Next in importance to the shortages in the build
ing trades, according to the North Carolina employ
ment service, are the continuing and increasing de
mands for labor in the fields of domestic service,
hotel and restaurant service and distribution or re
tail sales.
In Raleigh various organizations joined forces to
conduct a school for domestic workers which has
z been very successful.
The Durham district employment office planned
and carried out successfully the state's first wait
ress trainfng school. Lectures, illustrated talks and
demonstrations were:given by local restaurant men,
covering breakfast, luncheon and dinner service, a
la carte service, taking food orders, table clearance,
care of premises and rules of sanitation. Permanent
employment was secured for all who passed the
written examination and completed training.
A sales training school was operated by the em
ployment office in Burlington which lasted ten days.
The final examination was taken by 39 of the 92
students who enrolled for the course. Fifteen were
placed with the merchants who cooperated during
the training program.
The unemployment census which is to be taken
during the next few weeks wrill doubtless show a
vast number of unskilled people without jobs, but
there are many lines of industry which are suffer
ing for labor qualified to do their work, and their '
demands will not be met until more apprentices are
trained for the specialized jobs that are open.
Western North Carolina
Dairy Show October 8
ASHEVILLE, Sept. 29. With
the object of increasing and de
veloping the dairy industry in a..
of the counties in Western North
Carolina, a group of citizens anu
firms are underwriting the expense
of a Western North Carolina Dairj
Cattle show, to be held at Ashe
ville Friday, October 8, from H
a. m. until 4 p. m.-This will be, ii.
effect, a great farm rally to whicl:
everyone is invited, with addresse.
by ' prominent specialists, as wel
as exhibition of more than 1(a.
calves by 4-H clubs for $1,0(X) in
prize . money. Several thousand
spectators are expected to attend.
No admission fees will be charged.
Officials of the extension bureau oi
the state department of agriculture
aftd the farm agents in all the
counties are actively assisting ii
planning the event.
The show will be held in :
great tent erected on the Ashe
ville Recreation Park grounds and
interesting exhibits of dairy and
farm machinery, feeds and other
essentials to the dairy business wil
be on display in some of the' ad
jacent buildings. The zoo, contain
ing an elephant and many other
strange animals, will be open to
the public, and this will be an
added attraction especially for the
children. Provision has been made
for serving lunch, or families can
bring their Own lunch, as the free
picnic grounds at the park will be
available.
Those close to the dairy business
say that Western North Carolina i
now- leads the state i.n this indus
try, and in many respects the en
tire South. Some of the herds here
are among the most outstanding
;n the nation. There has also been
quite an increase in milk produc
tion in the area in the last two
years, bringing an added cash re
turn to many farmers. Despite that
ncrease, the manufacturers of dairy
iroducts say hundreds of thousands
of dollars are spent each year for
outside milk.
It is to keep that money at home
in Western North Carolina, and
add to the. farm income that the
Asheville chamber of commerce
started the plans for an annual
dairy cattle show to stimulate in
terest in this industry. It is hoped,
also, that together with the fat
stock show, which will be held in
November, these ' exhibitions will
row into a Western North Caro
lina Fair covering all farm products
Army Wants 1,500
Southern Recruits .
Major General George Van Horn
Vfoseley, commanding the Fourth
Corps Area, 1 with headquarters at
Atlanta, ..Ga., announces that a
campaign is being inaugurated to
secure approximately 1,500 recruits
for the United States army from
the eight southeastern states com
prising the Fourth Corps Area, to
fill existing vacancies in the Pana
ma Canal Zone, Hawaii and the
Fourth Corps Area. "
Service in Hawaii appeals to the
southern lads and it is anticipated
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that the 600 vacancies existing in
the Infantry, Coast Artillery and
Field Artillery organizations sta
tioned in Hawaii will be filled
rapidly. Under present plans appli
cants enlisting for Hawaii will sail
from Charleston, S. C, to New .
York on the 12 of October and the.
22 of November. From New York
they will sail for Hawaii through
the Panama Canal.
Approximately 600 vacancies exist
in the '14th Infantry and the 33rd
Infantry, our -two Infantry regi
ments in Panama. Young men en
listed for Panama are scheduled to
sail from Charleston, S. C, No
vember 5,' 1937. ;
General Moseley states that there
are a few vacancies in the Fourth
Corps Area in Infantry and Field
Artillery organizations stationed at
Fort Benning, Ga., and Fort Bragg,
N. ,C. .
The Army offers a career to any
young man between the ages of
18 and 35. He must be in sound
physical condition, have a grammar
school education, be a citizen of
the United States, unmarried with
no dependents and of good char
acter. He must.be at least 5 ft.
4 ins., tall and weigh not less than
114 pounds.
Those interested are urged to
write the Commanding General,
Fourth Corps Area, Old Postoffice
Building, Atlanta, Ga., or Recruit
ing Officer, Postoffice Building,
Asheville, N. C.
Fire Season Opens
October 15
Macon county had a very suc
cessful fire season last year, due
to the fine cooperation of the citi
zens, and we are about to enter
upon a new season..
Burning permits are required of
all persons burning brush or other
inflammable material on their land
within 500 feet of any woodland.
The fire season opens October 15.
Burning permits can be obtained,
at the following places:
Forest ranger's office, Franklin;
Camp NC F-20, West's Mill ; Camp
NC F-23, Otto; Camp NC F-10,
Aquone; J. D. Burnette, Scaly ;
Robert Ramsey, Tellico, or from
the undersigned,
J. Fred Bryson, County Warden.
Jimmy "Too bad about Alford '
wrecking his car last night, espe
cially with his girl along."
Norman "Did something fgo
wrong with his car?" .'
- Jimmy "Yes, too much play at
the wheel." !
Nurse "There's no difficulty in
the world that can't be overcome,
if you try hard enough."
Patient "Did -you ever try to
squeeze tooth paste back into a
tube?" . f
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