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VOL. lv, NO. 3
FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1940
$1.50 PER YEAR
FINNISH RELIEF
DRIVE STARTED
Macon County Joins In
National Campaign
For Funds
Macon county citizens are- join
. wig hi the nation wide campaign
to raise funds for the relief of
; the distressed civilian population of,
1-inland.
The need for food, medical sup
plies and clothing . is reported as
being very great among these
people who are subjected to daily
bombing by Russian planes, and
whose entire man power is mobi
lized to repel an unjustifiable m-
vasion.
A. K. lligdon and Boise Hall
started the movement in Franklin
and prepared an appeal which ; is
bringing a generous response.
Former President Herbert Hoov
er announced in New York that
Finnish Relief headquarters Sat
urday sent its sixth $1(X),000 con
tribution to Finland for civilian aid.
He said reports showed that
more than 500,000 Finns had been
moved from danger zones: in large
cities to the safety of rural areas,
but that 400,000 remained to be
cared for.
In Raleigh, former Governor J.
C. 15. Eringhaus, chairman pi the
Finnish Relief fund jin North Caro
;' lina, said that Tar Heels would be
asked to contribute $50,000 to $75,
0IKI to aid the Finns.
Main headquarters for the drive
will be established in Raleigh, he
, said, and organizations will be set
up in each of the state's 100 coun
ties. The campaign will Start as
soon as offices are found for the
: state work.
; Mr. Ehrihgjiaus received a tele
gram from Mr. Hoover, chairman
.of the national organization, thank
ing the Raleigh lawyer for accept
ing the appointment as head of the
state drive.
No regular organization has as
yet been set up in Macon county,
but contributions will be received
and forwarded by The Franklin
Press, and they may also be given
to any member of the Macon
county post of the American Leg'
ion who will see that they reach
the officials of the organization
and are sent in at once. A sub
; scription list has been posted on
the bulletin board at The Press
office,
The following have subscribed
to the fund as reported up to
Wednesday:
A. K. Higdon, $1. 00 Boise Hall,
$1.00; O. C. Bryant, $1.00; J. R.
Morrison, 50 cents; Charles Brad
ley, $5.00; E. K. Cunningham &
Co., $1.00; B. T. Harrison, $1.00;
C. T. Bryson, $1.00; Maoon Cointy
Supply Co., $1.00; Paul West, $1.00;
Jack Sanders, $1.00; J. E. Perry,
$1.00; A. B. Slagle, $5.00; Grover
Jamison, $1.00;J. S. Conley, $1.00;
Lee Poinderter, $1.00; Dr. F.T;
Smith, $1.00; F. M. Arnold, $1.00;
Roy FY Cunningham, 50 cents; a
Frieiid, 50 cents; . Roy Carpenter,
1.00. , ..
John Wasilik
Promoted To Eagle Scout
At Court Of Honor
At the recent court jof, honor . of
inc oniony -Mouniams district oi
the Daniel Boone council, Boy
Scouts of America, the highest
award in Scouting, that of Eagle
Scout, was conferred on John
Wasilik of the Franklin Troop.
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Review Of War Situation
In Europe For Past Week
JOHN WASILIK
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Wasilik, Jr., of ..Franklin. The
presentation was made by the Rev.
Frank Bloxham. .
John is 14 years old and has
gained this .distinction at a very
early age for it usually takes much
longer for a boy to do all the
work required for this rank. He
has worked hard ever since he
joined the Troop and is one . of the
outstanding members. We are just
ly proud of such boys.
John . is the eighth member of
the Franklin Troop to gain Eagle
rank within the past few years.
We believe that there is no other
community in Western North Car
olina outside of Asheville that has
this record and we know that no
other Troop in the Smoky Moun
tains district can beat it.
Reports from Finland indicate
that . fighting has ' slackened some
what during the past week. The
Russians haye undertaken no great
land offensive and, while bombing
attacks continue, they show less
vigor than heretofore.
Finnish ski .troops are said to
have forced the Russian army on
the central front from its De
cember position, which was nearly
20 miles within Finlaud, to a line
five to 10 miles inside Russia.
Associated Press . dispatches this
(Thursday) morning stated that a
general Russian ' retreat was in
progress from the Salla ssctor of
Finland, involving 40,000 troops,
the correspondent said the Rus
sians had apparently given up
hopes of holding that front on ac
count of the extreme cold weather
which prevails there. Most of the
Finnish troops in that sector are
Laplanders who are accustomed , to
the sub zero temperature.
The winter, which is one of the
coldest on record in northern
Europe, is aiding the Finnish
forces in their struggle, but mili
tary men agree that unless they
receive large reinforcements by the
time spring weather conies, they
will be wiped out by sheer weight
of numbers when the Red masses
are thrcwn against them.
correspondents, however, seem to
agree that the next move is up to
Hitler, and that he must throw all
his forces into: a desperate drive
for a quick victory in the spring
or face the collapse of his govern
ment. : .
CHAMBERLAIN DARES FOES
TO SEEK HIS OVERTHROW
Premier Chamberlain in a speech
to the British house of commons
refused to explain the .ousting of
War Secretary Hore-Belisha, and
dared his foes to seek his over
throw. The premier in his speech mere
ly hinted that the war secretary
was removed because he was too
energetic," referring i possibly to
Hore-Belisiia's stream-lining of the
British army and disregarding old
traditions worshipped toy the arniy
generals.
Chamberlain's opponents refused
Thomas T. Bryant, 87
Passes At Oakdale
Thomas T. Bryant, 87, well
known Macon county farmer, died
at his home at Oakdale on Wed
nesday,: January 10, following a
lingering illness of more than a
year He was born near Knox
ville, Tenn., in 1852 and moved
to Macon county , when a young
man. He was a member of the
Oakdale Baptist church.
Due to the inclemency of the
weather and the illness of Mrs.
l Jiryant, no tunerai services were
held, but a memorial service is to
be heldj in the near future; The
burial occurred Friday afternoon
in the Tippctt cemetery in the
Oakdale community about eight
miles from Franklin.
Surviving are tIFe widow, the
former Miss Cordelia Marr, of
Swain county, and six children,
three daughters, Airs. Llla Jones
and Mrs. Bertha Cook, of Frank
lin Route 3, and Mrs. Grady
Wilkes, of Iotla; three sons, Rob
ert Bryant, of Houston, Texas;
Mark Bryant, of Franklin Route
3, and Wiley Bryant, of Birming
. ham, Ala. Several grandchildren al
r . so survive.
Income Tax Adviser To
Be In Franklin Feb. 15
The Press has received a request
from the collector of internal rev
enue for North 'Carolina that an
nouncement be made to payers of
income taxes in Macon county
that a representative of the in
ternal revenue service will be at
the postoffice building in Frank
. lin on Thursday, February 15,
jLl ' from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m, for the
purpose of advising and assisting
in the filling cut of tax return j
to take advantace of the situation
Franklin should be pleased with : to launch an attack upon th gov
and give every encouragement to
the work being done by visiting
sometimes the Troop in meeting
on Friday nights
its boys and their achievements ernment and disappointed, those
BOOKMOBILE TO
ARRIVE MONDAY
Schedule Announced For
Traveling Library.
In County
who expected the "lid to be ripped
off." : .
As announced last 1 week, the
bookmobile will be in Macon coun
ty next week, starting on Monday,
January 22, and . will remain
through January 25. Deliveries of
books will be made thereafter
every 30 days.
This project is made possible
through the cooperation of various
civic organizations in Franklin
which . have agreed to bear the
expense of gas and oil , required
to deliver the books to the dif
ferent communities. The books
will be drawn from the Franklin
library,, and will be loaned free of
charge to all who wish to read
them. 1
Following is the schedule for the
four days :
Monday, January 22
Cullasaja postoffice, 9:30; Hig
donville school, 10:15; Salem school,
11:15; Gneiss postoffice, 11:45;
Pine Grove school, 12:00; High
lands school, 12:30; Scaly school,
2:00; Mulberry school, 2:30; Otto
school, 3:00; Otto postoffice, 3:15;
Union school, 3:30; Rev. Swaim's
home, 4:00.
Tuaaday, January 23
Burningtown school, 10:00; Iotla
school, 11:00; Ray's store, 1:00;
T. M. Hickman's store, 1:30; Cowee
school, 2:00; Oak Grove school,
2:45; Etna postoffice, 3:30.
Wadnaaday, January 24
Oak Ridge school, 10:00; Claude
Beeco's home, 11: 00; Watauga
school, 12:00; Jack Talley's home,
1:30; Holly Springs school, 2:30.
Thursday, January 2S
Sragle school, 10:00; Hopkins'
store, 10:30; Aquone school, 12:30;
Hall's store. 1:30; Kyle school,
2:30; Otter Creek school, 3:00.
BELGIUM AND HOLLAND
MOBILIZE TROOPS
Belgium and Holland have mobi
lized all their armed forces and
have all border fortifications fully
manned on account of heavy con
centrations of German troops at
nearby points. Some observers
think the Germans are preparing
to strike through Holland in a
drive for air bases from which
operations can be directed against
England. Other experts believe
that the Germans are merely try
ing to intimidate the two nations
and force them into closer rela
tions with the Nazi government in
order to forestall invasion. All
GERMANS SINK THREE
BRITISH SUBMARINES
The British admiralty acknow
ledged Tuesday the loss of three
submarines assigned to one of the
royal navy's most dangerous jobs
patrol ot German North sea out
lets to keep the Nazi fleet bottled
Up. ' v '
The submarines Undine, Sea
horse and Starfish, $3,000,000 worth
of undersea craft carrying about
110 men failed to return to. their
bases and are thought to have
been sunk by depth charges The
number of casualties was unknown.
These sinkings raised British
naval losses to 20 shins aeirrecat-
ing 79,128 tons, and the loss of
1,85 men, killed or captured.
BRITAIN MASSES WORKERS
TO COMBAT SABOTAGE
More than 600,000 railroad work
ers throughout Britain were mob
ilized in an anti-spy army after dis
covery of a vast sabotaee nlot. al.
legedly organized by German secret
agents, to cripple the nation's main
railroad lines.
The sabotage plot also was said
to have been aimed at communi
cations, public works and bridtres
Authorities everywhere were said
to have been told to remain on
the alert; for possible acts of sa
botage as result of ''definite in
formation" received by the coVern
men t of the existence of such a
Plot.
Baptist
Ministers To Meet Next
Week In Sylva
be
Singing At Snow Hill
Next Sunday
A singing convention will
Held at the Snow Hill Methodist
church on Sunday afternoon. lan-
uary 21, it has beea announced by
1 1 r- lit .
iv. u. west..
Mr. West stated that a numlwr
of good singers from adioinine
counties had been invited and are
expected to be present ajid take
part in the' singing. All classes.
quartets, duets and others inter
ested in the promotion of better
singing, are invited to attend.
More Books Donated To
Camp Branch School
Miss Mary H. Elmore, principal
of Camp Branch school, reports
mat Airs. fc. i. Whitten, of Naban,
Mass., has sent a collection of 75
library books to be added to the
school library.
Credit is also given to Mrs.
Whitten for a box of Chris
folders sent to the school tor the
t-hnstmas program.
The Baptist ministers of four as
sociations will hold a three-day
conference in Sylva on next Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan
uary 22, 23 and 24. The associations
to be reesented are Macon Coun
ty, Tennessee River, Haywood and
Tuckaseigee. : .
Following is the program:
Monday
2 p. m Devotions, W. N. Cook.
2:15 p. m. Conference period
on pastoral problems. R. P. Mc-
Cracken,
7:30 p. m. Worship.
7:40 p. m. The pastor enlistintf
his men. McKinlev Edwards
8 p. m Sermon, T. F. Deitz.
. Tuesday ,
9:45 a. m. Devotions. R: W.
Williams.
10 a. m. Bible studv oeriod. H.
K. Masteller.
10:45 a. m. Sermon. W. M. Ger
ald.
11 :30 a. m. General discussion.
J. C. Pipes.
12:15 a. m. Quiet worshio. Fred
Forester.
12:30 j. m. Lunch.
2 p. m. Devotions. E. H. Dorse v.
2:15 p. m. Conference period on
pastoral problems; J. G. ; Benfield.
tuMi p. m. Worship.
7:40 p. m. A layman's view of
the ministery, J, T. Gribble.
8 p. m. Sermon, J. S. Hopkins.
Wednesday
9:45 a. m. Devotions, B. F.
Shope.
10 a. m. Bible study period, H.
K. Masteller. ,
10:45 a. m. . Sermon, C. F.
Rogers.
11:30 a. m. General ; discussion.
J, C. Pipes.
.12:15 a. m. Quiet worshio. R.
F. May berry.
12:30 p. m. Lunch.
It is announced that room.
breakfast and lunch will be provid
ed free of charge for the attend
ing minister.?.
DEATH CLAIMS
GEO. N JSHEAR
Funeral Held At Baptist
" Church Thursday
Afternoon
As The World Turns
A Brief Survey of Current Events In State, Nation
and Abroad.
NORTH CAROLINA GETS
$104,539 FOR FOREST ROADS
The department of agriculture
meet any combination of enemies
which might strike at this hemi
sphere if Great Britain and France
L. LEE GRAVELY ENTERS
RACE FOR GOVERNOR
L. Lee Gravely, of Rocky Mount,
has announced his candidacy for
governor and pledged himself to
a 12-point program which includes
planks opposing highway fund di
verson and the sales tax. Gravely
is the fourth Democrat to enter
the gubernatorial race, '
has announced the allotment of ' are defeated in the European war,
$1,539 for forest highway work ; Admiral Harold R. Stark told the
in onn Carolina ior me nscai ( house naval affairs committee last
year beginning July 1. Most of
the money will be spent in the
western part of the state.
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CONGRESSMAN DOUGHTON
SAYS HE WILL. RETIRE
Congressman . Robert L. Dough-
ton announced Tuesday that he
would retire from congress at the kil,ed SP P t
close of his present term. As ; ,cref ,he?aH,ey Ko-.1
Thursday.
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MINE BLAST COST
LIVES OF tl MEN
Officials of the Pond Creek
Pocahontas Coal company have
announced that 91 miners Were
that shat-
mine at
: 1) . 1 llf r
chairman of the ways and means . va' on Jnr- m
committee, Mr. Doughton has AM bod,es have been "covered.
played a major part in the pas- i
sage of history-making legislation, HULL SAYS TRADE PACTS
especially during the past eight INSURE AGAINST WAR
years. He is 75 years of age and!. Secretary of State Cordell Hull
has been a member of the house in defending the administration's
for 30 years. i reciprocal trade treaty program.
tola tne House ways and means
committee Thursday that abandon
ment of the program would return
a a a
W. ROY FRANCIS BECOMES
ACTING U. S. ATTORNEY
W. Roy Francis, of Waynesville, this country to its postwar role of
has been named acting U. S. at
torney for the western district of
North Carolina by Judge E.
Yates Webb, presiding judge of the
district. He fills the vacancy caus
ed by the death of Marcus Erwin,
under whom he served for six
years as first assistant district at
torney. It is thought that the per
manent appointment will go to
Lamar Caudle, of Wadesboro.
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STARK DECLARES U. S.
MUST HAVE STRONGER
NAVY
The United States must plan to
build a navy strong enough to
leading "the procession of destruc
tive protectionism," and further
stated that the trade treaties are
bolstering to domestic economy and
will be a force for world peace,
a ' a a
BRITAIN CLAIMS RIGHT
TO ACT IN NEUTRAL BELT
Great Britain Tuesday replied to
the protest of " the 21 American
republics against violation of their
"neutrality btW with the state
ment that Britain "must reserve
full belligerent righfs" in these
waters because the Pan-American
scheme cannot be effectively enforced.
MACON TO JOIN
IN POLIO DRIVE
Lester Arnold Appointed
Chairman For 1940
- Campaign
Macon county Will join this year
as heretofore in the nation wide
drive for fundi to fight infantile
paralysis! These drives arc always
put on in connection with the cele
bration of President Roosevelt's
birthday, which comes On January
30.
Lester L. Arnold has been ap
pointed chairman for . Macon coun
ty, and has . named Miss Lassie
Kelly as chairman for the Frank
lin district and Jack Potts' for
Highlands.
The county chairman was named
by Arthur Carpenter, Knoxville,
Tenn., regional director . of the
committee for the celebration of
the President's birthday.
"This is part of a national cam
paign carried on annually to raise
money for combatting this dread
disease . which attacks . without
warning, usually : upon children,"
the chairman said. "It will reach
its height during January, and will
conclude with the celebration on
January 30, 1940, of the birthday
of President Roosevelt, who is a
former victim of the disease.
Mr. Arnold stated that dances
and parties were being planned
for Franklin and Highlands and
that buttons would be sold as was
done last year. He also said that
contribution boxes would be plac
ed, in various business houses in
the county.
Plans for the various entertain
ments are incomplete and dates
and places will be announced later.
Funeral Held For Little
Mary Louise Rogers
Funeral services for Mary Louise,
the two-months-old daughter . of
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Rogers,
were held at the Cashiers, Baptist
church on Saturday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock. The Rev. Clyde: S.
McCall was in charge of the serv
ices. .:
Little Mary Louise died at the
home of her parents on Thursday.
New Theatre To Open
Monday, January 29
Manager Gailey of the Macon
Theatre announced Wednesday
that the beautiful new playhouse
will be opened on Monday, Janu
ary zy. Full details as to the open
ing and much in format km concern
ing the theatre will appear in The
Press next week.
George N. Ashear, 47, died at
2:30 o'clock Tuesday morning in
a hotel at Lexington, N. C, where
he had stopped for the night on
his way to Duke hospital at Dur
ham. Death was due to heart trou
ble following an illness which had
lasted three months.
Mr Ashear and. his brothers,
Joseph and Mitchell, left Frank
lin Monday morning for Durham,
hoping that he might be benefitted
by treatment at Duke hospital, and
they stopped for the night at a
hotel "in Lexington.
Mr. Ashear came to the United
States from Syria in June, 1913.
He was a son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Na&sar Ashear, of Frankhn.
After his arrival in the United
States, Mr. Ashear worked with
his brother, Joseph, in . the dry
goods store in Franklin until 1925
when he moved to Los Angeles,
Calif., where he owned and oper
ated a shoe store until October,
19J9, when he was forced to retire
on account of ill health. His broth
er, Joseph, became worried about
his condition and went out to
California and brought the sick
man back to Franklin on December
15 in the hope that something
might be done to restore him to
health.
During his residence in Frank
lin George Ashear made many
friends. He was quiet,' unassuming
and courteous, and earned the
good will of all the people with
whom he came in contact.
Funeral services were held this
(Thursday) afternoon at 2:30
o'clock at the Franklin Baptist
church.
The pastor, the Rev. C. F. Rog
ers, officiated, assisted by the Rev.
Father Paul Risk, of Atlanta. Bur
ial was in Franklin cemetery.
Active pallbearers : Charles M.
Rogers, Henry W. Cabe. E. T.
Calloway, L. B. Phillips, Lyman
Higdon, and Grover Jamison, Jr.
Flower bearers: Mrs. Joe Palm
er, Mrs. Manson Styles, Mrs. W.
T, Moore, Mrs. George Brown, and
Mrs. Herman Dean.
Surviving are three sisters, Mrs.
Sam Garra and Miss Martha Ash
ear, of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Mrs.
Mary Maloof, of Dubois, Pa.;
three brothers,. Joseph and Mitch
ell, of Franklin, and Elias, of
Cairo, Egypt.
A large number of relatives and
friends from Pittsburgh, Pa., At
lanta, Ga., and other places at
tended the funeral, and there were
many beautiful floral offerings.
Fires Creek First
In Size Of Fish
Fires creek is "tos" in size of
fish caught according to the an
nual fish report just received in
the Nantahala forest office from
C. N. Mease, refuge supervisor of
the state of North Carolina. The
average length of fish . was larger
than for any other cooperative
refuge in the entire state of North
Carolina. The three open periods
last year brought forth an awrage
length of fish caught of 9.37 inches
and in all periods the average ex
ceeded 9 inches.
Wayah refuge had the highest
catch per fisherman of the three
cooperative game areas on the
Nantahala national forest. It aver
aged slightly less than eight with
one out Of every five fishermen
getting the bag limit of 10. Stand
ing Indian refuge had a catch
average of 44 while Fires Creek
had a catch average of slightly less
than six. The low catch on Fires
Creek is undoubtedly due to am
bitious fishermen .trying to get
the "big fellows."
Fires Creek showed a catch of
900 rainbow trout and 25 . brook
trout for the season. The catch on
Nantahala river, was about two
thirds rainbow and one-third brook
trout Wayah refuge catch indi
cated practically all brook trout .
The three cooperative game areas
on the Nantahala national forest
will again be opened this year on
specified dates which will soon be
announced. Forty thousand trout
are again being stocked this year, .
10,000 being planted for the first '
time in Santeetlah creek within
the newly created Santeetlah game
refuge in Graham county. .
CARD OF THANKS
We want to thank our many
friends and neighbors for the
kindness and sympathy shown to
us during the recent death of our
beloved wife and mother, Mrs. R.
S. HalL Also for the beautiful flor
al offering. - ,
R. S. HALL and
F. P. MEADOWS "