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Legion Commander Rose
Hits Fif th Column Menance
Addresses Macon Post
Picnic At Cliff side Lake
Sunday Afternoon
"This generation is faced with
the fact that it has got to fight
for it, freedom." June H. Rose,
state commander of the American
Legion, declared emphatically here
. last Sunday. He was addressing
the Macon ! Post's annual picnic
iat Cliffside lake.
"Suppose there', are one million
people one out of every- 30 who
do not believe in America and the
American iway," he continued.
"They are organized, they have
their orders and know "where they
want to go. Are we willing' to be
as sure and definite about our aims
as they ?"
Fifth Column Threat
According to Commander Rose,
the real threat to American free
dom comes from within, front the
activities . of the so-called "fifth
columnists" whom he characteriz
ed as "worshippers of power".
While he minimized the actual
present danger, he stated that un
less the American people were
willing to accept the responsibility
of freedom and that unless mea
sures were taken to control sub
versive activities, democracy in
this country would not survive
Speciiically, Kose called tor. a
more stringent enforcement of the
Alien registration act. He outlined
a plan whereby the American
Legicm, acting upon ; Governor
Hoey's invitation, would join with
state and national law enforce
ment agencies to combat the "fifth
columnists" in North Carolina.'
To Mt With F. B. .1.
Three men from each Legion post
will meet with representatives
from the Federal . Bureau of In
vestigation at the State American
Legion convention in High Point,
JunC 23, 24, 25. Tentatively the
plan calks for an organization in
each Post town "to listen and
turn over information to the legal
authorities. "We are not going to
take the law into our own hands."
Commander Rose emphasized.
Despite an almost constant down
pour of rain, - approximately 125
Macon county legionnaires, mem
bers of the Legion auxiliary, and
friends crowded under the big
dining shelter at Cliffside to hear
Commander Rose speak; An old
time picnic, lunch, complete with a
gracious plcntitude of' fried chick
en and ham, was served before the
speech. Hot coffee, prepared under
the energetic -direction of Tom
. Moss, served to take the chill off
the . occasion. '
Stay Out Of War
"It is too late for us to do any
thing about the war over in
Europe. Commander Rose said in
reply to a question. - "We should
direct all our energies to building
up an army and navy adequate
enough to defend the United States
against invasion by any country."
Commander Rose was introduced
by Guy Houk, unofficial master of
ceremonies for "the day. This was
bis last official visit as commander
of the department of North Caro
lina since he retires after the state
convention next week.
Visiting legionnaires from other
posts included Commander Amnions
Tramper, Post-Adjutant William
Tyndall, and Jack Jackson of the
Cherokee post; Captain Frank
Swann of the Anderson post; Oliver
Amnions, and A. V. Deats of the
Robbinsville post; and J. C. Odell
of the Murphy, post.
Mrs Arie Reece, Of
Highlands, Passes
Mrs. Arie Reece, 65, died at her
home in Highlands, ' on Saturday
afternoon about 1 o'clock follow
ing an illness of two months ill
ness. Death was attributed to
Bright's disease. I
Mrs. Reece, the, daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Logan Tallent
of the Iotla .section of Macon
county, was born on August 28,
1875 and has lived !n this county
all her life. She was a member
of the Highlands Baptist church.
Funeral services were held on
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at
the Highlands Baptist church. The
Rev. J. G. Benfield, pastor, was
be in charge of the services. Bur
ial was in the church cemetery.
Surviving arc . five children,
Robert Norman and Mrs. Eliz
abeth Potts, of Highlands, Mrs. C.
P. McElroy, of Montgomery, Ala.,
and Mrs. Ernest Crunkleton, of
Etna, Macon county; three broth
ers, Ell, Lee and Jess Tallent of
Franklin, three sisters, Mrs. Ketty
Poindexter, of Mt. Vernon, Wash.,
Mrs. Clifford Hood, of Charleston,
S. C, and Mrs. Callie Tallent, of
fylvi, and 13 grindcWldren.
State Legion Commander
I
J
JUNE H. ROSE
Commander of the department of
North Carolina, American Legion,
who addressed the annual picnic
of Macon Post 108 at Cliffside
Lake Sunday afternoon.
POWER PROJECT
IS APPROVED
Guy L Houk Represents
Company Before
Commission
The State Utilities Commission
granted a certificate of necessity
to the Nantahala Power and Light
company. Tuesday, for the con
struction of the Nantahala and
Glenville dams.
Guy L. Houk, Franklin attorney,
represented the company before
the Utilities Commission.
The Federal Power Commission
waived jurisdiction ' over the two
projects; aftet informally consult
ing Governor Hoey. Since the elec
tricity generated by. the'' two dams
will be used in the production of
aluminum, the usef ullness of the
project in connection with the Na
tional Defense program was urged
before both federal and state
authorities.
Aluminum, used in the construc
tion of airplanes and other "war
materials, is regarded as indispen
sable to the Defense program. .
Work on the two developments,
the first large hydro-electric plants
to be constructed in the state for
over a decade will begin immediate
ly, and will require approximately
two years to complete.
Weil-Known Citizen
Dies At Nantahala
Mark Shields, 66, a widely-known
citizen of Macon county, died at
his home in the Nantahala section
of Macon county, oh Tuesday
night, after a lingering illness of
more than two years.
A life-long resident and farmer
of Macon county, Mr. Shields was
born on May 7, 1874. He was the
son of the late Richard and Mar
garet Caylor Shields;
Funeral , services were held on
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock,
at the Briartown Baptist church.
The Rev. Theodore D. Denny, was
in charge of the services. Inter
ment was in the church cemetery.
The pallbearers ' were , Edison
Garey, Carl Dills, Arthur Dills, A.
L. Williams; R. B. Hampton and
W. S. Dills.
Surviving are several children
and a host of relatives and friends.
Librarian Lists Reference
Material Available Here
We wish to .stress the fact, that
there is available in our Frank
lin Public Library, much valuable
non-fiction material on practically
any and every subject. We are
most anxious that our patrons take
advantage of this.
For your information we list the
following general reference mater
ial: Britannica Encyclopedia, Cornp-
tons, American University Encyclo
pedia, Fishe; Dictionary of Dates,
Tillinghast; Vocabularies, Hart
rampf ; Outline of Man'. Knowl
edge, Wood; Practical Handbook
of Business and Finance, Crom
well;. Modern Encyclopedia for
Young People
During the next few weeks we
plan to list in the paper, the out
standing volumes in each classifi
cation. Remember when informa
tion is needed it will be a pleas
ure to serve you. '
Mrs. Mae P. Stallcup,
Ass't. Supv. Library Projects
Area Nine, Sylva, N, C
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Quadricentennial Celebration of De Soto
Expedition
Wednesday, June 26
12:00 Noon Unveiling of De Soto Marker by the North Carolina
Society of Colonial Dames.
On U. S. Highway 23, near Little Tennessee River
Bridge. '
Invocation.
Greeting.... ...Mrs. Walter J. Williamson,
President, North Carolina Society of Colonial Dames
Unveiling........... ...Mrs. Peter Arnngton and
Mrs. Egbert Jones
Benediction.
1 .00 p. m. Pageant, "Waters Flowing West". ... .Macon Theatre
1:45 p. m. Luncheon.
3:30 p. m. Motorcades Leave from Chamber of Commerce building
No. 1 Follows the De Solo route along U. S.04 to
Shooting Creek, "
( No. 2 U. S. 64 to Wayah road and on lo the top .of
Wayah Bald.
Mrs. Katherine Ammons
Passes At Ellijay
Mrs. Katherine Ashe Amnions,
8i, died at ihe home of her son,
James 13. Ammons, on Ellijay, a
section of Macon county, about 12
miles from Franklin, on Sunday
morning about 7 o'clock. Death
resulted from heart trouble and
complications,, following a linger
ing illness of more than three
years. '
Mrs. Ammons, a native of Jack
son county, was born on Savan
nah, April 22, 1855. She was the
daughter of the late Thomas and
Sallie Ashe. She -married D. T.
Ammons, of the Ellijay community,
who preceded her in death. She
was a .member of the Ellijay Bap
tist church.
Funeral services were held on
Monday afternoon at 3 :30 o'clock
at the Ellijay Baptist church. The
Rev. Zolly Fox, of Ellijay and the
Rev. . Williarn Breedlove, of Sa
vannah, Jackson county, pastor,
were in charge of the services.
. Pallbearers were Henry Corbin,
Fred Fox, Walter Young, Weaver
Fox, ' James Taylor and - Robert
Fox
Surviving ore two sons, 4 B.
at Ellijay, and John T. Amnions
of Winston-Salem, one brother,
John Ashe, of Savannah, and one
sister, Mrs. Allie . Ashe Cole, also
of Savannah, and 14 grandchildren.
War Summary
This week saw an almost virtual
abandonment of the fields of France
to the German invaders.
Sweeping into Paris for the first
time in 70 years, the Nazi troops
immediately launched a sweeping
flank and rear attack on the fa
mous Maginot line from which the
French safely withdrew all but a
skeleton rear-guard. Elsewhere the
French army was steadily being
pushed back.
Marshal Henry Philippe Petain,
84-year-old World Wfar .hero, suc
ceeded Paul Reynaud as head of
the French government.
Premier Petain immediately ask
ed Germany for an "honorable
peace," but fighting did not. cease
along the fronts. Hitler and Mus
solini met at Munich' to consider
terms of surrender, but the actual
terms were not revealed.
Reports were being widely cir
culatedwithout official confirma
tion that Germany's major peace
terms were unacceptable to t. the
French, and that the French gov
ernment - was being moved to
Africa.:
WASHINGTON
Noon broadcasts announced that
President Roosevelt has formed a
coalition cabinet. He has appointed
John Knox, Chicago editor, former
Republican" candidate for vice-president,
as secretary of the navy;
and Henry L. Stimson, secretary
of state under President Hoover,
as secretary of war, to succeed
Secretary Woodring. Both men
have given their unqualified sup
port to President. Roosevelt's de
fense program. Knox advocates of
fering of all our facilities of pro
duction to the Allies, acceleration
of plane manufacture, opening the
U. S. to war refugees. He also
urges the U. S. not to be fooled
by Nazi promises and the combat
ting of defeatist propaganda that
is asserting that Hitler cannot be
beaten.
The federal communications com
mission ordered the 100,000 com
mercial and amateur radio oper
ators' to submit proof of their citi
zenship. U. S. WARNS EUROPE
The United States cautioned
Franklin
Represented On Western
, Counties Committee
(From The Bry,son City Times)
Mayors and Chamber of Com
merce representatives from Frank
lin, Murphy, Andrews and Waynes
ville met with' a similar Brysori
City civic group in the Cordell
hotel there last Friday night and
elected a committee made up of
one member from each of the
towns in the seven western coun
ties. ' ..
This committee will meet in Bry
son City Friday night, June 21,
for the purpose of forming a per
manent organization and making
specific recommendations as to
what projects these counties co
operating together might under
take to the best advantage.
Rev. Frank Bloxham and Bill
Sloan were present from the
Franklin Chamber of Commerce.
The group went on record favor
ing cooperation with the Georgia
citizens in having a 12 mile stretch'
of highway from the N. C. state
line to Blue Ridge, Ga., federalized
so that federal aid can be secured
in having this road surfaced. The
group also favored the publication
of a regional folder, to be spon
sored by the Chamber - of Com
merce, towns and counties in the
region.
German and Italy to keep hands
off British, French and Dutch pos
sessions in the Western Hemis
phere and moved to array the 21
American republics in a great unit
ed front for economic and military
defense.
;
WAR PROFIT TAX PASSED
The senate passed the defense
revenue bill tonight after adding
an excess profit tax to raise be
tween four and five hundred mil
lions annually and inserted a dras
tic war profits tax which would
provide additional billions in the
event of war.
CRUISER SENT
The Navy has ordered the cruiser
Quincy to Montevideo, Uruguay,
where the. Uruguayan government
has taken steps to suppress Nazi
organization and has arrested 11
Germans alleged to have plotted
to overthrow the government.
MADRID
A radio' broadcast from a source
which was not identified said to
day that Marshal Henri Phillippe
Petain had resigned as premier of
France and had designated Pierre
Laval as his successor. The action
was said to have occurred after
plenipotentiaries were . named to
meet with Germany. (A similar re
port was broadcast by the Rome
radio, attributing the information
to the newspaper Messagero.)
.
LONDON
Churchill enunciates England's
defiant decision to fight on alone,
"until the curse of Hitler is lifted
from the brow of mankind." Bomb
ing raids on the east coast of
England and reprisal raids deep
into Germany may mark the be
ginning of the "battle of England."
MOSCOW
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
agree to the passage of Red troops
and the formation of new govern
ments which would insure "honest
implementation" of Soviet Russia's
mutual assistance pact with these
countries. Russia was reported mov
ing troop to the German border.
'Waters Flowing West' To
Feature All-Macon C ast
Farmers
Should Apply To F. S. A.
For Farm Loans Now'
The Farm Security Administra
tion' announced today through' Wil
liam G. Davis, county supervisor,
that applications may now be filed
from farm tenants who want to
purchase farms next year.
Fhe applications should be made
at the 'FSA office in the Agricul
tural building, Franklin,
Congress lias authorized a fund
not to exceed $5(),000,0tK) from
winch tenants may borrow for the
purchase of farms although the
money has not been actually ap
propriated and made available; . 1 he
loan funds were' set up under the
Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act,
according to Mr. Davis' statement.
Farmi Listed For Sale
Mr. Davis also announces for
the benefit of Macon county ten
ants, the following information in
regard to these loans, and those
who have farm -property to sell
Any farm land for sale -in Ma
con county can be listed for sale
with the Farm Security Adminis
tration for. consideration under the
FSA tenant purchase program. ,
This means any real estate agent
or farm land owned ;in Macon
county can register farms for sale
at the FSA office in Agricultural
building, Franklin. Funds for; the
sale of farm lands to tenants
seeking to become owners under
the FSA' program have been ap
propriated by Congress under the
Bankhead-Jones Act, and purchase
of these, farms is under supervis
ion of the Farm Security Admin
istration. Mr. Davis said each county FSA
office wanted as large a selection
of farms as possible in aiding ten
ants to purchase farms, and ask
ed that local farm real estate men
file their lists of suitable farms
for sale with the FSA office. The
prospective, purchasers, who expect
to borrow from FSA, will be refer
red to' the owners and agents of
suitable farm' lands.
Allen Jones Green
Has Joined Staff Of The
Franklin Press
Allen Jones Green of Cooleemee
arrived Saturday from Qiapel Hill
to accept a position . with " The
Franklin Press and Highlands
Maconian. During his four years
at the University of North Caro
lina Mr. Green has "majored in
English, with courses in journal
ism. He was editor of the Caro
lina Magazine and last year's Sum
mer School News. During the past
spring he received the exceptional
honor of being tapped by the
Order of the Golden Fleece.
Mr. Green is making his home
at Dixie Hall.
f
Life-Long Resident Of
Macon Passes At Home
Mrs. Rue. Emma Arcella Duvall
Woody, 82, died at her home at
Tellico on Friday afternoon at 4
o'clock,, following an illness of
Several months.
"Aunt Emma", as she was wide
ly known, wa,s a life-long resident
of Macon county. She was born
October 26, 18o7. She was married
to C. B. Woody, of the Tellico
community on November 9, 1879.
She was a member of the Tellico
Baptist church,; having joined in
early girlhood, and will be greatly
missed by her many friends.
Funeral services were held on
Saturday afternoon at 3 ocktck at
the Tellico Baptist church. The
Rev. R. F. Mayberry, of Iotla, and
the Rev. J. S. Stanberry, of Al
mond, were in charge of the serv
ices. Interment was in the church
cemetery.
The pallbearers included Will-
ard Woody, Harry Woody, Har
old Woody, Garland Woody, Roby
Woody and Floyd Ramsey.
Surviving arcfive children, Man
Iiss Woody, Grover Woody, Mrs.
Maude Breedlove, Norman Woody
and Miss Emeline Woody, all of
Macon county, and 16 grandchil
dren. Mr. Anderson Injured
In Fall From Truck
St Clair Anderson, of Franklin,
is in Angel hospital suffering with
a. broken arm and bruises as the
result of a fall from a truck late
Thursday afternoon.
Missionary Society To
Hold Rummage Sale
The Mary Johnston Allman Mis
sionary Society will hold a rum
mage sale Saturday morning, June
22 on West Main street near the
curb market
Premiere Of Pageant At
New, Macon Theatre
Wednesday
'"Waters Flowing West," the "epic
story of Hernando -De Solo's his
toric march from : the coast of
Florida to the Blue Ridge moun
tains,' written especially fir next
week's quadricentemrial celebration'-'
and' starring an all-Macon county
cast, will have, its premiere on the
stage of the New Macon theatre
here next Wednesday aflernotvn,
immediately following -the., unveil
ing' of the De Soto marker.
Authored by Miss Edith Russell
of Russell-Harrington studios of
AshevUle, the stirring .pageant-'.,
drama depicts the sliry of De
Soto in three 'episodes from.- his
departure from Cuba until his de
cision to follow the waters of the.
Little Tennessee river , westward in
.hopes of discovering the Pacific.
Clever use is niade of a Chronicler,
Gey Houk,- to provide background
material and cover the transitions.
Tickets ar'e on sal at the Cham
ber of Commerce building and at
both drug stores.
. First Rehear d
All members of the cast are
asked to be present at the first
rehearsal, Monday afternoon at
3:30, in the Franklin high school.
It is imperative that each' member
of the cast be present at all re
hearsals. -
As the pageant opens, a gor
geous fiesta is being held in Ha
vana for De Soto, played by Hall
Swain, just prior to the departure
of the expedition. Stately Spanish
courtiers in the costumes of the
time are whirling through the mea
sures of a fandango while De Soto
and his lady, Isabella, Anne All
s'taeter, watch. A ancer, played
by Miss Mary Solari, professional
rhododendron festival dancer, en
ters and performs a solo dance,
De Soto and his men leave to
embark, leaving Isabella to rule
over Cuba; until his return.
Lady Of Cofitadhequi
The second episodej "Lady of
Cofitachequi," deals with De So
to's meeting with the beautiful In
dian princess, p'layed by Nancy
Jones. The lady of Cofitadiequi,
daughter of the ilndian ruler of
the province, fetes the weary Span
iards as they pause on; their west-
ward journey. T.he Spaniards kid
nap the princess and force her to.
accompany them. .
in the last scene; De Soto and
his men are encamped on the Plains
of Franklin. The lady of Cofitaohe
qui escapes with two of the sol
diers, carrying with them a chest
of pearls. But De Soto does not
pursue them. His mind is occupied
with the river 'they have 'just d's-
covered, which flows, not to the
east, but to. the west.
Miss Russell and her associates
of the Russell-Harrington studios,
producers of the famous Rhodo
dendron festivals, are giving three
clays to the. training of the cast.
She will be assisted by the local
pageant committee, headed by Mrs.
Richard Jones, and Miss Margaret
Franks.
The remainder Of the caste, con
sisting of ladies in waiting, nobles,
soldiers, and Indian maids and
men, will be composed of Lane
Porter, Jessie Mae Barnard, Lu
cille Calloway, May Belle Bryant,
Emogene Landrum, Marie Dean,
Mary Angle, Marie Adcfington, '
Sam Mendenhall, John Archer, Bill
Sloan, Jimmy Perry, Andy Pat ton,
Louis Patton, Carl. Tysinger, Ken
neth Cabe, Henry Cabe, Jr.,
George Hunnicutt, Sloan Sanders,
Charlie Slagle, Keneth Bryant,
Clell Bryant, John Wasilik, Jr.,
Harry Higgins, Keny Conley, Wil
burn Conley, Jack Angel, Fred :
Houk, and Bobby Sloan.
Mail Arrival and Dispatch
From Franklin Postoffice
For the convenience of our sum
mer visitors, we are printing the
Schedule of mail arrivals' and de
parture from the Franklin post
office.
Incoming
10 :00 a. m. From Cornelia.
1 :00 p. m. From Asheville.
2:20 p. m. From Cornelia.
7 :00 p. m. From Asheville.
Outgoing
6:30 a. m. To Asheville.
10:15 a. m. To Cornelia.
2:15 -p. hi. To Cornelia.
3 :00 p. m.--To Dillsboro.
Sunday Incoming
t KX3 p. m. From Asheville.
2 :20 p. m. From . Cornelia.
Sunday Outgoing
8:30. a. m. To Asheville.
2:15 p. m. To Cornelia-