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THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1939 THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS -MACONI AN PAGE SEVEN "- ill I !' ? , . , ' Upper left shows the right is a picture of the during a shower. County Lot Accepted For Macon Community Building Plan For Building Given To Engineer For Estimates Plans and sites for Franklin's Community House were discussed and selected Monday night at a meeting of tne Board of Control held in the Agricultural building. Lots offered as sites tor the house by Dr., Furman Angel and by the County Commissioners were discusisd; the site offered by the county being chosen. This selection placed the county commissioners in the role of co-sponsors of the project with the town of Frank lin, whose offer of machinery for work purposes had previously been made. Sponsorship by civic organ izations is part of the WPA re quiremeritjs; for the approval of such a project. To Dr. Angel, for the generosity of his offer, appreciation was ex pressed by the Garden Club, in itiators of the movement for the house, and by the Board of control which represents all organizations of the town. Plans discussed for the house were furnished by Gwynn Denton, area chief of the WPA and by the Extension Service of the Agri culture and Home Ecinomics de partment of the State 'college at Raleigh. The selected plan has been plac ed in the hands of J. C. Owens, assistant engineer, to Mr. Denton, who will make estimates and -a bill of materials for the project. When this has been finished, an other meeting of the Board of Control will be called. Plan selected by .the Board is of a large building of brick or stone construction, featuring a hall of dimensions sufficiently large for convention purposes, with stage and two dressing rooms at one end. ,It also includes a kitchen and smaller club or library room, a large fireplace in the main hall .and ,a smaller one in the library. Board of Control members in cluding several new appointees are os follows : Tom Bryson, Royal Order of Moose; Henry Cabe, Town Board of Aldermen; Mrs. Gilmer Jones, Legion Auxiliary; Mrs. Carl Slagle, United Daughters of the Confed eracy; Mn. J. E. Perry, Garden Club; C. Gordon Moore, Masons; Mrs. Bill Moore, Eastern Star; J. S. Conley and W. C. Penn, Rotary Club ; Bill Moore, Lions Club ; Dr. J. E. Perry, Chamber of Comferce. County Commissioners and the American Legion are as yet un represented. Working with the Board of Control for the Community House are the Garden Club officers, Mrs. Charles Melichar, president; Mrs. Herbert E. Church, vice-president; READ THE AD$ Along With the News Scenes at Lovely Cliff side i - . , "J ' . .1 if.4" - - 4 Southern Region, U. S. Forest Photo entrance to the recreation area and below is the registration shelter. Upper rain shelter and below a party of happy picnickers at dinner in the -shelter Mrs. Jim Averell. secretary; and Mrs. Alf Higdon, treasurer, and the Garden Club committee mem bers with Mrs. J. E. Perry as chairman representing the Garden Club on the board. Other mem bers of the committee are: Mrs. W. C. Penn, Mrs., W. A. Rogers, M,rs. J. S. Sloan and Mrs. R. M. Rinnner. Boy Scouts Strong In Franklin The Boy Scouts have tor many years been operating in Franklin. It is the only organization which deals wholly with the training of boyiS in the community. It seeks by a balanced program of activi ties to develop the boy physically, mentally, morally and spiritually. Believing ' that a man is nothing but a grown-up Boy, the Scout organization seeks to train a boy for citizenship and service. During the time that the Troop has been active in Franklin, hundreds of boys have passed through the ranks and learned many useful things. Cooking, camping, first aid and life saving, personal health and public health, respect to law and order, usefulness to parents and teachers these and many other things are taught and instilled into the minds of the boys. . The present troop under the lpaHprshin of Scoutmaster I. L. Hauser is making much progress. The scout house lias been repaireu and regular meetings arc being held. During this summer many camping trips are being held and the boys are 'enjoying the fine swimming provided in the various forest Service camping spots. Much work is beimr Dut in on promotion, and the earning of merit badges for proficiency in various activities. The Boys meet in the Scout House ever v Friday night and an invitation is given to all interested in the work to visit usv and see what is being done. Drop in any night and catch us unprepared, and vou will see the real scouting program. lhe Boy bcouts stand ready to help in all worth-while civic and community cnternrises. Wherever you see a Boy Scout uniform it is a sign that you may expect cheerful and willim? service. Any one wishing to help in the work e-hould see the scoutmaster, there are so, many needs in order to render the most good to the great est number of boys. Many times we are handicapped in the work for just a little help which we know many people , would give if they were aware of the need. The game of scouting is. the game of life. Temperance Meeting At Sugarfork Sunday. Rev. Geo. W. Seay announces that a temperance meeting will be held at Sugarfork church on next Sunday, July. 23, at 11 a. m. The public W invited to attend, 1 3 It ' ! Vvr 'V fe , ' .... i Business Enterprises And Industries Of Macon County 'Business enterprises and indus tries large and small of Macon county give employment to a large number of people directly or' in directly. Most of these enterpris es have shown steady growth in the last four years. ' The Nantahala Power and Light Company operates in Macon and neighboring counties, supplying cheap electricity for home, busi ness and industry. It's headquart ers and executive offices are lo cated in Franklin. Service in out lying rural districts is steadily increasing. A full stock of elec trical appliances is carried in the Franklin display rooms. ; Minerals, Incorporated, is pro ducing insulating products in va rious forms, manufactured from vermiculite, a form of mica, bear ing the trade name of "Vercalite." Other large mica companies are Franklin Mineral Products Com pany and Bradley Mica Mines. The Nantahala Creamery, owned by A. B. Slagle, is one of the outstanding industries. On one of the richest farms in the Cartooge chaye, "Belmont View," a herd of registered Guernseys pasture-oii 75 acres of bottom land. Recently the Waldroop . place on U. S. Highway 64 has been purchased for additional pasture? The present output of the cream ery is 200 gallons of milk and 400 pounds of butter a day. Butter fat is bought from many , small farmers. J. W. Addington's Dairy furnish es large quantities of grade A Jersey milk ' and cream to Frank lin and vicinity. A look at his beautiful farm four miles from town is proof of. the quality of its output. Teague's Cannery at Prentiss does a thriving business in can ning Macon vegetables and fruits. Last Monday his truck collected 1,300 gallons: of blackberries alone. The Zickgraf Hardwood Com pany operates a large sawmill that utilizes hardwood logs used chief ly in furniture manufacture. A. R. Higdon and W. T. Tippett operate lumber mills that supply local building needs. J. E. Potts makes furniture and caskets. Other shops in Franklin are those of Bulgin Bros., Rufus Green and of the. Oliver brothers. A dogwood plant is operated by L. O. Cope, manufacturer of shut tles for cotton mills. A large woodworking shop is also located in Highlands. The Cozad Ice Company manu factures ice and operates a flour mill. There are two craft shops that teach weaving. Nonah Crafts, di rected by Mrs. Carl Slagle, spon sored by the North Carolina Ex tension Service furnishes work for a number of weavers. Their shop at the home of Mrs. Slagle offers tor sale hand woven rugs, cover lets, taible-mats and other articles. -The weaving center of the Na tional Youth Administration di rected by Mrs. Margaret Ordway, supervisor, located on Harrison WW '1 -;' I . ' Sit I I'M 1 is.' A f i Avenue, Franklin, teaches both weaving and woodcarving to NYA employees. Some Goals For Public Welfare Reasonable profits for business, opportunity for investment in ex panding and new industries, good wages throughout . the nation, good working conditions and relative continuity of income and of op portunity, of people in a stable but expanding economic life to develop the simple cultural intellectual ac tivities which increase their hap piness, are objectives to which the New Deal is committed. Stabilization of employment in the interest of wage-earners, in dustry and the public welfare is the goal toward whiph we have been striving and shall continue to strive. It is desirable that it be achieved for the benefit of all our people and the government stands ready now, as it has since 1933, to cooperate with workers and management, in all construc tive efforts to attain the desired result. , As proof of the success of these efforts by ' the Administration let me cite comparative figures on employment and payrolls as of March 1933 and March 1939. In March 1933 the number of persons in private non-agricultural indus tries was 26,086,00. In March 1939 t " was 32,852,000, an increase Of nearly bV million. In March 1933 our weekly factory payrolls amounted to $72,617,000. By March 1939 they had risen to $164,949,000, an increase of more than $92,000,- 000. The Government continues to be of service to workers and man agement in . attempts to stabilize employment and income and there fore raise purchasing power in the interest of industry, lhe Social Security Act is a case in point. It is now being operated on a nation wide basis and has had fine achie vement in public assistance to the needy and through old-age insur ance and unemployment compensa tion. Another achievement of the Ad ministration has' been the Civilian Conservation Corps, which has giv en employment, income, education arid morale to thousands: of our young men and their families and at the same time has added to the national wealth through con structive and restorative work on land, rivers and forests. The same thing, in a different degree, ap plies to the National Youth Ad ministration. PWA and WPA have also play ed an important part in construc tive efforts to improve the purchas ing power of the low or no in come groups. This has raised and Stabilized fanners' and .merchants' incomes to the degree that a market was made. The Fair Labor Standards Act is designed to increase the earn ings of our lowest income groups, to abolish sweated labor and child labor and generally improve work ing standards. We also have, as one result, greater consumption of the products of our factories and farms thus building up an internal market which in turn increases and stabilizes employment. The rights of labor to organize and bargain collectively are im portant because, until "labor was organized, there was no coopera tion between employers and em ployees. We have come to recog nize the fact that labor, , instead of a commodity, is a collection of human beings who have a prop erty skill . and strength which they want to use. They do not want these to be sold as a commodity, such as grain is sold, in the pub lic markets. They want some con trol over its use, and when they have this control, they use it. intelligently. From an address .by Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor. wauioe Here you can always find what you want at the price you wish to pay. We work hard to please our customers and tell them of the best merchandise . . . no misrepre sentation. You can always find real values at our store that will satisfy people who want the best. Just arrived, best line of all wool dress pants (they are from suits ) wear well and hold crease $4.50 to $5.50 Men's Dress Shirts, "Xact Fit", pretty patterns $1.00 to $1.95 Men's Dress Shirts for knock-about, 50c and 75c Men's Shirts and Shorts each 15c to 25c Men's Work Shirts "Ideal Chambray", all colors 48c Boys' Overalls, "Made like dad's", heavy wt. 50c to 75c : : r White Shoes for men women and children have been greatly reduced. Now 'is the time to buy them. We still have all sizes. Ladies' Dresses, real values for little money CLOSE OUT PRICES On Sheer Prints, Silks and Crepes 69c, $1.00, $1.95, up to $3.95 Girls' Dress Pepperell and Summer Frocks 50c and $1.00 Ladies' Silk Hose everybody , everywhere has tried our Silk Hose, and like them THEY GIVE SERVICE 50c, 69c and 75c Ladies' Silk Panties 15c, 25c and 50c Ladies' Princess Slips Summer Nities WHEN WE SAY "We Clothe the Family" WE MEAN THAT Because we have a large Double Store and it's full of a complete line in every department. SO COME AND SEE JOE AND HIS BOSSES Your Dollar Has More Cents At "We Clothe the Family" Franklin, N. C. WPA Heads Entertained At Picnic Supper The Works Progress Adminis tration of Graham county enter tained the supervisors 'and fore men of this district with a fish fry and a picnic supper at Lake Santeelah last Saturday evening. This district, which embraces, Clay, Jackson, Swain, Cherokee, Macon, Transylvania and Graham, had a large representation from each county. The principal speakers at the court house at Kobbinsville were Gwynn Denton, chief area engi neer; John H. Todd, compensation officer, and John R. Hudson, saf ety " director, after which they motored to the lake for supper. Those attending from Macon county were: Gwynn Denton, J. Grady Owens, James K. Morri son, John Fox, J. O. Abec, John M. Norton, l'releau Shope, ' Mr. and Mrs. George R. Pattillo, and Mr. and Mrs. Lake Shope. lO. &Q H
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