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THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACONIAN THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1940 PAGE TWO Smoking Concerns Establish Pipe Plants Iii This Section Plan To Utilize Roots Of Mountain Laurel For Pipe Blocks Western ' North Carolina may soon prove to be an important source of pipe blocks for, the Amer ican pipe industry' if research now feeing carried on in this section by several important pipe linn, is successful. The war in Europe has cut off .the supply of imported briar root commonly used iur pipe blocks, and with reserve supplies rapidly dwindling, the pipe industry is searching for native woods suit able to replace them. Harry Rot ha, manager of the for est productions department of the Fanners Federation, announced. last week that a plant to manufacture pipe blocks from the roots of kal mia latifclia, commonly known as mountain laurel, would open shortly in Hendersonville. 10,000 Pipe A Day The federation's Hendersonville cannery is being reconditioned for use as the pipe block factory. The plant will employ 25 men when in full operation, under the direction of Mr. Roth-a, and will have a capacity ot approximately 10,000 pipe blocks a day. J he full output has been contracted for by a OUR DEFENSE (One of a Series Prepared by National Defense Advisory Commission) The United States Navy THE BATTLE ' The fleets draw within range. The U. S. .Fleet approaching the battle is spread across a thousand square miles of ocean. Each type of ship has a different function to perform. Each unit has a duty, much like Army units. '.. The. destroyer division is the cav alry of the fleet, These rearing, plunging destroyers, about 350 feet long, are the tiny war horses of the Navy, and the first love of any sailorman "who has ever served On them. Equipped with torpedoes, depth charges, and guns of 5 inches or less, fast and mobile, capable of 40 'miles an hour, the destroyers, like the cavalry; get to the fight first. They will take on every type of ship in the enemy ' force, from the largest to the smallest. Depth charges dropped by a destroyer are the answer to the submarine ineii ancc. .If a destroyer can smack a torpedo into a battleship, the bat tleship may sink. But the problem is to" get close enough. A battle ship can drop a shell on a destroy er at 20 miles. Therefore, a de stroyer has to have protection of its own speed, of the smoke screens it can lay down, and of the heavier ships with bigger guns behind it. Except when operating against other destroyers or against sub marines, torpedoes are the primary weapons of these small ships. The unit for operating destroy ers is usually a division consisting of four ships with about 000 men, and corresponds to : an armored cavalry division. Behind the destroyers, smoke pouring from their funnels as they race along at 30 to 40 miles an hour, come the "Panzer" divisions of the Navy, the light cruisers. Ranging in size up to 600 feet and up to 10,000 tons displacement, mounting six inch guns with a range of 10 miles, the light cruisers back up the destroyers and provide additional eyes for the fleet. Their long cruising radius, high speed, fit them for this duty. In order to at tain cruising radius and high speed, they have but little armor. These , wolf hounds of the sea start ahead of the fleet, their ,-vision increased a hundredfold by the four or five planes placed on their decks, ready to be catapulted from the ship, and range ahead of the scouting line. Sccuting Force Begin Fight As the scouting forces begin the fight, the heavy cruisers charge up to join 'the fray. These fighters were huilt as the result of the naval treaties after the World War. They are .sleek, fast vessels with every excess pound trimmed off, so that they can carry bigger guns and still be under the 10,000 ton limit set by the treaties. The sac rifice of armor enables them to carry 8-inch guns with a range of 13 miles and still have a speed of 40 miles an hour. They must . be able to turn on a dime to keep out of trouble. These are the types of ships that gave such a good ac count of themselves in the battle with the Graf Spee off Montevideo. As they plunge forward through the ocean, they clear the final way for the biggest fighting ships we have afloat. Bringing up the rear, comes the heavy artillery of the Navy, the battleships. These are huge and heavy armored floating fortresses. They are capable of fighting it out yrith anything which they encoun ter on the high seas. The battle ship is vulnerable to smaller fry like torpedo destroyers, but its long range guns keep the destroyers at a afc distance. A battleship may A . . 1 .1 .smoking pipes. , "Only a few of the laurel snruDs are suitable for manufacturing pipe blocks," Mr. Kotha explained, aim m'ost of those which are suitable grow in such remote places they are not seen .by the general pub lic. Only plants with pecul-ar root formations are worth cutting and digging up for pipe-making pur poses. Such plants usually grow at an altitude .ranging from 3,000 l 3,5tX) feet. Seldom are they found growing closely together. So 1 feel .thai. those who are jealous of the beauty of our mountains need have no fear that the pipe block industry will result in-Mhe devastation of our laurel." .'' . V Kaywaodie . Plant , . An experimental plant is being set up in ; Brevard by the Reiss Premier Pipe corporation of New York, manufacturers of Kay woodie pipes, for the purpose of testing various native woods for use in making pipe bowls. The pipes would be of lower grade than Jvay- woodias, company officials explain ed. Plans are also under way for the establishment of a similar plant at Boone, and it is probable that sev eral pipe block plants would be located in North Carolina, Tennes see, Virginia and West Virginia. be as heavy as forty-five thousand tons, as big as an ocean liner. It is capable of speed up to twenty-five miles an liour and mounts up - to 16-inch guns that can have a pro jectile weighing a ton over twenty miles. Its hide must be thick enough to stop the best armor piercing shells the enemy :an pro duce. All the smaller .ships must aid in protecting the (battleship from interference until they are in position, ready to let go terrible destruction from their broadsides. When the battleships come up, each can discharge 2 broadsides per minute. Each broadside consists of 12" tons of projectiles carrying as many tons again of high explosives. They must be relied on to win. As the turret come around, lev eling their guns at the enemy fleets the Commander hopes that ; he will be in a position where the huge guns on every ship can concentrate their fire on one enemy ship at a time, blowing it out of the water. The story from there on in will depend on how well we have done our job. If we can match ship for. ship, gun for gun, anything that may be brought against us in bat tle, if our guns, our sighting equipment, and our. ships are as good as the best they have to face, if our men have' the -experience in using these tools of war, the an swer will be simple. That answer, according to an did boast in the Navy, is "the mastest hits in the .leas test time." It is to that end that the Navy exists. The. battle itself involves four of our main classes ; of fighting ships. There are two more of importance. The submarines, which proved their value in the World War. The submarine, of cour.se, is armed with torpedoes and one or two small guns. It defends itself by sinking beneath the waters and staying out of sight until the danger is passed Modern submarines can accompany the fleet. But with the fighting ships steaming at 40 miles an hour, the submarines can't hope to keep up. Above the water they can rriake only 20 miles an hour and under the water from 9 to 10 miles an hour. So the hope of the Com mander is to put his submarine somewhere where the enemy may pass and the submarine get a tor pedo shot. Then the remaining major class of fighting ship is the aircraft car rier that started off the battle by launching its fighting planes. These ships are fast (over 35 miles an hour), but they carry light arma ment. During the shooting their only possible position is far behind the battle line accompanied by de stroyers. I he earner is planes, how ever, which give it the striking force, are out in front making a mess of things, fighting, bombing, laying smoke screens. The Naval 'Auxiliaries Back of the carriers is the vital train of supply ships that must 'be protected. Destroyers and cruis ers are assigned to safeguard the supply ships. The transports, oil ers, repair ships, are the links" that connect the ships with their bases, and through the bases to the yards and eventually ' back through the National Defense Advisory Com mission to the production lines that supply the ships that are shooting it out up front. BEHIND THE LINES The Navy program calls for ex pansion, we are increasing- the size of our fleet 70 per cent We are building a fleet able to take on any combination of forces which might be sent against it. This I large manufacturer ot nig" graue meanj a 70 percent increase in ourjand for example. It'.yill, be 97 Years Young ,i,imtfrM ffo .infill Aunt Hattie Gash Moore, Who Enjoyed Her 97 th Birthday Party With Members of Her Family Last Sunday. MOlMOORE IS 97 YEARS OLD Has Birthday Celebration At Home Of Mrs. Jennie Noland By MRS. MARGARET SILER Last Sunday at the residence of Mrs. Jennie Nolen on Cartoogc chaye, some of the children, grand children, great , and great-greatgrandchildren gathered to celebrate the 97th birthday of Mrs. Hattie Gash Moore. , Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Siagle's en tire family were present as Charlie came in from Chapel Hill, Virgin ia : from Xackliart, S. C, and Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Ross from Spartr enburg, S. C, all arrived for Grandmother's birthday' She was seated at the table in her wheel-chair wearing a white lace jacket presented to her a year or so ago at the Siler Family meeting. She was lovely to look "at with her snow white hair, bright brown eyes and the placid express ion that 97 years of life has not erased. The quality of her deep, mellow voice is amazing. No quav ering weakness in that full voice even suggesting age. She blew out the sixteen candles, told her daugh ter Jennie to cut and serve the cake, eating her share and joining in the happy conversation around the table. (Among the relatives present was a great grandson and his wife. Some years ago "Grandma Hat tie'' was asked for her receipt for making life so long and so sweetly. She replied, "Just learn not to worry child. It is mighty hard to believe until you have lived a long time that everything happens for the best, but it is the truth. Some times we never know why; it was not meant for us to know every thing, but remember that one thing and think , and do for others and you will always be happy." As you lock on' her. lovely sweet and gentle face : you can readily believe her sweet philosophy of life.'- ''.- . ':" fighting ships. This in turn means expansion of our shipyard facil ities. And we are going to build these ships faster than ever before. ' All along related lines the same increase in tempo must prevail. This increase in fleet power will mean even a greater increase in naval aviation. Plane factories must deliver thousands of fighting planes; observation planes, bomb ing planes, and the long-range na val patrol craft. The engine manu facturers must be ready with en gines to power those planes. They, top, must have their raw materials with which to work. While all this going .on, the Army and the Navy must assemble and train the man' power ready to; use these new defense weapons. The men must be selected to fit the needs of the armed forces, but at the same time, men whose skills are more vital to the nation in civilian occupations must be re tained in those occupations. John Citizen, machinist, may be more vital to defense in his present job than he would be on the business end of a gun. In the hutie demands of the Army program and the Navy pro gram, care must be exercised to minimize interference with the reg ular day to day functioning of our Dusiness system. Orders must be distributed where thev will cause the least congestion, the fewest tangles. Prices must be watched to see that no items get out of line and disturb the comolex ma chinery of business. That is the function of the Price" Stabilization Division. Tie Social Defense Program To keep all this great effort from re-coiling into the Ian of lohn Citizen is the function of the Con sumer Protection Division. The protection and promotion of human welfare is a vital and important part of a national defense pro gram. This is doubly true when the nation needs all the material and human resources available. The Consumer Protection Division will watch and analyze the price of consumer goods in shoes, clothes, Nantahala National Forest Did You Know That The U. S.( Forest Service has just completed paving five miles of Forest - Service roads in Macon County. The entrance road to Cliffsidc Lake, 1.4 miles in 'length, has been paved. This will make pleasant the drive to Cliff side Lake Recreation Area, as a result of the elimination of the dust. The Forest Service road out to the Wayah Depot and Arro wood Glade has been blacks topped for a distance of 36 miles. This is one of . 'the most popular drives in the vicinity of Franklin and carries a heavy traffic load. The original construction on these roads was done by the Forest Service. The black-topping was done by the Forest Service and the WPA organization. Chickens Like Humans, Catch Colds In Fall Parrish recommends the use of about three-fourths of a pound of epsom salts in the drinking water for each 100 birds. "Do not leave the salts water before the flock longer than three hours, prefer ably the first thing in the morn ing," he says. "Then .staTt feeding a good grade of fish oil, such as cod liver oil or sardine oil, on the scratch grain. This oil, which is rich in Vitamin A, sliolild be mix ed, fresh each day according to directions. . .. . ."Put the grain in a, bucket or tub and pour the oil over the grain and stir. Feed the grain in a trough. Mix it just before feed ing each day. Feed the extra oil at least a week or 10 days. A few day',s; delay in . starting such a treatment lessens the results ob tained." The State college poultryman recommends' that direct drafts on the chickens in the poultry house be avoided to reduce the chance of the flock becoming diseased with colds or bronchitis. The advice , that C. F. Parrish, extension poultryman of N; C. State college, hands out to poultry raisers at this season of the year sounds like that of the family doc tor to a mother with a brood of children. "At the first signs of colds; or bronchitis, give the poultry flock a dose of epsom salts in the drink ing water," Parrish advises. "Also keep a supply of oil handy to use in case of an outbreak of disease, he adds. alert to housing conditions, edu cational and health facilities in new communities which may be de veloped for and by workers around expending plants' It will insure the protection of human welfare in a "total defense" program where the well-being of an individual is equal ly important with the building of ships, planes and tanks. JuM I wish to announce that I have re cently sold The F r a nklin (Gulf) Service Station on Palmer Street, in cluding Garage across the Street, to Erwin Patton, who has had much ex perience in automobile repair and service station business. Mr. Patton will operate both service station and garage. I want to thank all my friends and customers for the patronage they have given me here, and I ask that you continue your patronage with Mr. Patton whom you will find fully capable and glad to serve you at any time. W. Roy Carpenter Negro Spiritual Choir To Appear Here Sunday The public is cordially invited to attend a program of negro, spirit uals and old-time singing at the colored community center here this Sunday, October 20, at 3 p. m. Jim Wells and his negro spirit ual choir from Sylva will furnish the program. No admission will be mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmpAli, POLITICAL ADVERTISING rejected A stranger stood at the gates of Hell And the Devil himself had answered the bell. He looked him over from head to toe And said, "My Friend, I would like to know What you have done in the line of sin To entitle you to come within?" , Then Franklin D. with his usual guile Stepped forth and flashed his toothy smile "When I took charge in thirty-three A nation's faith was mine," said he. "I promised this and T promised that And I calmed them down with a fireside chat I spent their money oh fishing trips And fished from the deck of their battleships. I gave them jobs on the WPA, . Then raised their taxes and took it away. I raised their wages and closed their shops, ; I killed their pigs and burned their crops, I double-crossed both old and young And still the fools many praises sung. I brought back beer, and what do you think? I taxed it so high they couldn't drink. I furnished money with government loans; When, they missed a payment, I took their homes. When I wanted to punish the folks, you know, I'd put my wife on the radio. i I paid them to let their farms lie still, And imported food stuff from Brazil, . , I curtailed crops when I felt real mean, And shipped in corn from the Argentine. When they'd start to worry, stew and fret I'd get them to chanting the Alphabet. With the AAA and the NLB, The WPA and the CCC, . With these many units I got their goats, And still I crammed it down their throats. My workers worked with the speed of snails, While the taxpayers chewed their fingernails. When the organizers neededdough,, I closed up the plants for the CIO. I ruined jobs and I ruined health And I put the screws on the rich man's wealth. And some, who couldn't stand the gaff, Would call on me and how I'd laugh. When they got too strong on certain things I'd pack and head for old Warm Springs, I ruined their country, their, homes, and then I placed the blame on 'Nine Old Men'." : Now Franklin talked both long and loud And the Devil stood and his head he bowed. And last he said, "Let's make it clear , You'll have to move. You can't stay here! For once you mingle with this mob. I'll have to hunt myself a job." tfAlti POLITICAL ADVERTISING notic: charged, but a collection will be taken. J. E. Potts & Son Funeral Directors SOLID OAK CASKETS AMBULANCE SERVICE Phone 164 , Franklin, N. C.
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