North Carolina Newspapers

THURSDAY. JANUARY 16, 1941 THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACON IAN PAGE FIVE Highlands MRS. H. CHURCH NOTES Highland Prubyterian Church Rt. R. B. DuPraa, Pastor 10:15 a. m. Church- school. 11 a. m. Worship. 7:30 p. m. Christian Endeavor. Highland Methodist Church - Ray. J. S. Higgins, Pastor Norton: 10 a, m. Preaching. - Cashialr: 11 a. m Preaching. GUn villa: :30 p. m. Preaching. Church Of The Incarnation Rv. Rufut Morgan, Ractor (No service Sunday). '. Highland Baptist Church Rv. J. G. Banfiald, Pastor 10 a. m. Sunday school. 11 a. m. Sermon. 7 p. m. B. T. U. 8 p. m. Sermon. HOSPITABLE WELCOME TO THE BEECHERS The friendly and hospitable spirit of this community was again shown in a surprise pantry shower Sat urday evening for Dr. Gilbert Beecher and his family who ar rived from New York City on Jan uary 4 to take up their residence here. Due to an epidemic of meas les this method of welcoming the Beechers was decided upon instead of the customary reception. The Jack Wilcoxes and the Beechers are friends of longstand ing and while they were enjoying a joint birthday supper given for Dr. Beecher and Mr. Wilcox at the Wilcox home in Shortoff, Mr. and Mr,s. Louis Edwards, the com mittee in charge of the "shower", took the gifts to the Beecher home and placed them on and around the table in the dining room. The gifts ranged from bags of flour, sugar, potatoes and apples to pre serves, jams, jellies, and canned goods. . In speaking of the "shower" Monday Dr. Beecher said : "Mrs. Beecher and I wish to express our sincere gratitude to the people of Highlands and vicinity for the cor dial welcome we have . received here. We were very much over whelmed on our return to the house Saturday evening to find the many things that have been so gener ously given. ,' "This, with other friendly ges tures, makes .us ' feel the kindly spirit of the community, and it is our hope that we can be your friends." METHODIST WOMEN WITH MRS. FRANK POTTS The monthly meeting of the Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist church was held at the home of Mrs. Frank Potts on Thursday after noon, January 9. The Misses Jes sie and Nancy Potts read the Scripture lesson and Rev. and Mrs. Higgins had charge of the program. The date also marked the birth day anniversary of Mrs. Potts and her twin sister, Mrs. H. P. P. Thompson, and the social hour after the meeting was in the na ture of a birthday party. Mrs. W. S. Davis and Mrs. Thompson were guests of the Society. The February meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. M. M. Hopper on the Dillard road. RECORD INCREASE IN POSTAL RECEIPTS v Postmaster C. C. Potts reports a nine per cent increase in postal receipts during the year 1940 over that of 1939. Mr. Potts says also that the holiday mair was by far -the largest at any time during his six years connection with the post office. He reports the sale of -seven thousand one and a half cents stamps during the holiday season for use in mailing greeting cards, and further states that fully half the . greeting cards were sent by first- class mail. Fifty-four of the larger and more expensive boxes near the When an irreplace able lost afflicts a family or an individ ual, the friendship of all with whom they come in contact is important. It is our wish to extend to this community the sincere friendship of a true- friend at all times. cjueutaiJkmc. NONE K NIGHT PHONE Highlights G. STORY front of the office, that were the worse.for wear, were replaced last week by a like number of new boxes. Highlands takes justifiable pride in its hew postoffice, the efficient manner in which the mails are handled and the courteous attitude of the employees. MISS PEARLE CARPENTER IS WED TO ARTHUR ROGERS Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Pearle Car? penter to Arthur D. Rogers in Walhalla, S. C, on December 25. The ceremony was performed at 8 o'clock in the evening by Judge Frank Gillespie in the presence of friends of the couple. Mrs. Rogers is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. W, Carpenter of Dillard, Ga. After finishing at the Tamassee School in South Car olina, she attended Anderson Col lege where she was a student at the time of her marriage. For her wedding she wore a tailored suit of forest green wool with har monizing accessories. Mr. Rogers is the son of David M. Rogers and the late Mrs. Rog ers of Highlands. He received his education at Highlands school, and is at present employed on the Rainwater estate. Mr. and Mrs. Rogers are making their home with their grandmother, Mrs. J. M. Rogers, on West Main street. CARD CLUB AT POTTS HOUSE The Wednesday Card Club met at the Potts House for dessert bridge last week with Mrs. H. G. Story as hostess. The lessertE was served in the dining room at small tables holding centerpieces of ever greens in . pottery vases. Decora tions of red and green were used in" the parlor of the hotel where the two-table game was : played. Score cards were 1941 calendars. Mrs. Wilton H. Cobb won high score prize, and Miss Sara Gilder was final winner of the traveling prize. 'Many South Carolina Sunday vis itors and others registered for the week-end at Hotel Edwards enjoying the ice skating on Mir ror Lake, in company with High lands skaters. Mrs. E. R. Gilbert and Mr. and Mrs. Tudor N. Hall and children, Sarah, Isabel, and Tudor Gilbert, left Wednesday for their usual winter visit to Miami, Fla. Mrs. Thad Talley and her son Thomas have returned, from a visit with Mrs. Talley's daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Burton, in Atlanta. The Rev. Frank Baumgarner en joyed a recent visif with Mr. and Mrs. John Picklesimer at their home at Gear Creek. Funeral services were held Mon day for the 11-day old infant of Mr. and Mrs. Truie McCall at the residence in Shortoff, and burial was in Highlands cemetery. Mrs. J. M. Rogers is visiting her sons Dewey, Clyde and Jamie Rog ers, and two married grand-children in Dalton, Ga. Mrs. Rogers expects to be away for several weeks. Miss Mary Lou Phinizy and her friend, Mrs. Cohen, of Augusta, Ga., were week-end, guests at Ho tel Edwards. Miss Phinizy came up to look after some work being done at her summer home on Sa tulah Mountain. Tom McKinney .nd Fred Crane, who enlisted in the U. S. army last summer, returned to Fort Jackson Wednesday after a three day visit here with relatives. v Mr. and Mrs. Tearleja. B. Pickle simer spent the past week-end in Dillard, Ga., with Mrs. Pickle simer's mother, Mrs. E. E. Moore. Mr. Erskine Wiley and children have joined Mr. Wiley at Fort Bragg where theyE will make their homcwhile Mr. Wiley has employ ment there. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Davis and the Rev. and Mrs. J. S. Higgins attended the play given at the Methodist church in Franklin on Tuesday evening. Visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hicks the past week-end were W. J. Hill and his son of Pickens, S. C Mr. Hill was formerly asso ciated in the barber shop with Mr. Hicks. Dr. Jessie Z. Moreland is build ing an attractive apartment on the rear of her lot fronting on Church street Jack M. Hall is the con tractor in charge of the work. Burley tobacco sales on the Ashe ville and Boone markets averaged $19.41 per hundred for the 2,750351 pounds sold during December. The average price paid burley produc ers during the month was $3.20 above the December 1939 average price. DISREGARD (Waynesville Mountaineer) When Barbara Hutton, ten cent store heiress, turned over her yacht to. the government for the consideration of one dollar, a naval wag some suggest it was ex-Editor Knox noted that she had violated the famous house's rule of "nothing over five tni tea." Donates 1,000,000 gMft x -':sv--Xv'.-'--' 'V.-:i:W:'i'Sv ' - V : i ' - k - v --i is jjtm W v V , : Calling inheritance laws "unethi cal and un-Christian," Clarence Schock, 75, of Mt Joy, Pa., has converted his fl,000,000-oil com pany into a trust "for the good of the community." Married, he has no children. An Initial $20,000 will go to the public school districts of Lancaster County. TVA Trees Now Available To Macon County Farmers By SAM W. MENDENHALL County Agent Application for trees are being received every day now but there are many who need trees that have not yet made application. All early applications will be given first at tention so everyone is urged to cbine by the County Agent's office soon. When : the applications ' are re ceived they are turned over to a TVA Forester who has to approve each application. Everyone who makes an application is visited so that planting plans and erosion control measures can be discussed. The TVA Forester assigned to this area has been working in Macon County recently for the purpose of contacting those who have already made application for trees and all applications will be checked as soon after they are received as possible. At the time of delivery of the trees, a planting demonstration will Be held to in sure a better ' understanding of just how to plant the trees. The trees come packed in wet moss in bundles of one thousand each and,, in this way, are kept in good .condition. The care of the trees is very, important for lack of proper care can result in several losses; and it is for this reason that everyone iis urged to handle the trees ' much as he would a young plant. On arrival at home, it is always an easy but good prac tice to make a shallow trench into which the roots of. the individual bunches of trees can be placed. Loose dirt must then be packed around the roots to keep them moist until the trees can be plant ed. Where a good spring-house is available, the bundles of, trees may be opened, spread out on the floor with a wet sack placed under and on - top . of the roots ; this method keeps the trees in good shape for a reasonable length of time. Approximately 300,000 trees were planted by farmers in Macon county last season and excellent results were reported by practically all who planted them. The older plantings in Macon county are showing up well now even through the oldest planting is not over three years in age. Many eroded areas that were ugly, - raw scalds not more than three years ago, are now - growing up with young pine trees that were planted to check the erosion; and the green of smaller pines can easily be seen on many other more recently planted areas. State College Answers Timely Farm Questions Q. Is it possible to preserve beef on the farm? A. Yes, says Mrs. Cornelia C Morris, extension economist in food conservation and marketing. Any part of the beef animal may be corned and this is the most popu lar method of preserving beef. Cut the meat into five ior . six pound chunks and rub with salt Pack the meat in a clean vessel of hard wood or , stone ware and cover with a brine made of one and one half pounds of salt, one ounce of saltpeter, one-quarter pound of sugar or syrup, and one gallon of pure water. Leave the meat in this pickle for about two weeks and then smoke slightly to im prove the flavor. If dried" beef is desired, hang the meat and allow it to dry out well The rounds are usually dried. Q. How should I care for forest tree seedlings received from the nursery? A. R. W. Graeber, extension for ester N. C State college, says that seedling trees are delicate and require good attention. Seed lings arrive from the nursery pack ed in wet moss. The roots must be kept moist at all times. It is best to plant the trees as soon a they arc received, However, if it is necessary to keep them a few days, they should be hcejed-in ia light, well-drained soil. To do this, dig a trench, break bundles, spread trees in the trench, and cover roots and part of the stems and pack firmly. Keep the .soil moist until time to plant the trees. Q. How can a com crib be treated to control corn weevils? A. Fumigation with carbon di sulphide is the best treatment, says J. 0. Rowell, extension cntomo gist of State college. In a well built crib, designed with a view to fumigation, from 10 to 20 pounds of the carbon disulphide should be used per 1,000 square feet. How ever, in the ordinary crib, a much as 50 pounds is used to the 1, 000 square feet. It is well to re member that carbon disulphide, is highly explosive and inflammable, and no lights or fire of any sort should be allowed near the crib that is beinig fumugated. LEGAL ADVERTISING ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE Having qualified as administratrix of C. S. Ray, deceased, late of Macon county, N. G, this is to notify all, persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 2nd day of Jan uary, 1942, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate settle ment. This 2nd day of January, 1941. JEAN B. MOORE, Administratrix J2 6tc F6 ' ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE Having qualified as administra trix of John. W. Edwards, deceased, late of Macon county, N. C'this is to notify, all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersignedt on or before the 3rd day of January, 1942, or this notice will be plead in bar of their re covery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate settlement. , This 3rd day of January, 1941. MRS THELMA EDWARDS, : . . Administratrix J9-6tp F6 ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Having qualified as administrator of Sadie Moss Webb, deceaesd. late of Macon county, N. C, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 3rd day of January, 1952, or this notice will be plead in bar of their re covery. All persons ind-ehf'' said estate will please make imme- DOES FORD PAY GOOD WAGES? Hbri akj some facts about Ford Labor. During the year ended November 30th, 1940, the Ford Payroll throughout the United States averaged 113,628 hourly wage earners, not including office em ployes, students, or executives. They were paid $185,105,639.12. On this basis, the average annual wage was $1,629.05. According to the latest available govern ment figures, the annual average wage of all workers in employment covered by old age insurance law was $841.00. If the 45,000,000 workers of this country received the same average wage as Ford employes, they would have had additional wages of more than $35,000,000,000, thus increasing the national income about 50. Think what such an increase would mean to the workers of this country and to the American farmer, whose prices are based on the national income. Wage scales in the Ford Rouge plants are divided into three classifications: Unskilled . . . Minimum hiring wage . 75c per hour Semi-skilled ... Minimum hiring wage . 80c per hour Skilled... Minimum hiring wage . 90c per hour Higher wages are in consideration of ability and years of service. Minimum wage scales for unskilled labor at the Rouge plant are the highest in the industry. Top wages for skilled labor compare favorably with, or are higher than, wages in other automobile plants. Now some facts on Ford labor conditions: Not only are sanitation and other health conditions the best in the industry, but Ford also leads in safety devices for the protection ol employes. Proof or - this is found in the following corn FORD LEGAL ADVERTISING diate settlement. This 3rd day of January, 1941. HENRY E. MOSS, Administrator J9 6tp F6 National Forest Timber for Sale Sealed bids will be received by the Forest Supervisor, Franklin, North Carolina, up to and includ ing February 3, 1941, for all the live timber marked or designated for cutting, and all merchantable' dead ( timber Located on an ; area embracing about 800 acres within Factory Branch Unit, ; Nantahala River Watershed, Macon County, Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina, estimated to be 800 MBM, more or less, of chestnut sawtimber, and an unestimated amount of chestnut extractwood. The removal of chestnut extractwood is optional with the purchaser. No bid of less than $2.00 per M feet for saw timben and $0.35 per1 unit (160 Cu Ft. per unit) for chestnut extract wood will be considered. At least 50 of the laborers engaged in the logging of the timber covered by this agreement f) shall be residents of Clay or Macon Counties, pro vided that the Regional Forester may reduce this percentage for such periods as may seem to him justifiable because sufficient com petent local laborers are not prac tically available. $250 must be de posited with each bid, to be ap plied on the purchase price, re funded or retained in part as. liquidated damages, according to the conditions of sale, The right to reject any and all bids reserved. Before bids are submitted, full in formation concerning tlu timber, the conditions of sale and the submission of bids should be ob tained from the Forest Supervisor, Franklin, North Carolina. J2 2tc J16 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER DEED OF TRUST North Carolina Macon County. - By virtue of the power of sale contained under a Deed of Trust made the 7th day of September, 1937, by H. G. Cabe, E. V. Am nions and John Corbin, trustees of Millshoals Township No. 246 J. O. U. A. M., to the undersigned trustee, default having been made in the payment of the indebted ness in said Deed of Trust, and demand having been made upon the undersigned to excercise power of sale, as set forth therein, I will at 12 o'clock noon on Friday, Feb ruary 14, 1941, at the Courthouse parison of compensation insurance costs: The national average rate in automotive manufacturing plants as computed by the National Association of Underwriters is in excess of $1.50 premium on each $100 payroll. The Ford cost of workmen's compensation is less than 50c This indicates that the chance of injury in a Ford plant is much less than in the average automobile plant. The Ford Motor Company has no age limit for labor, and in fact deliberately attempts to keep older workers working. The average age of Ford workers at the Rouge and nearby plants is 38.7. A recent check-up shows that nearly one half the workers at these Ford plants were 40 or over, falling into these age groups: 25,819 between 40 and 50 14,731 between 50 and 60 3,377 between 60 and 70 417 between 70 and 80 12 between 80 and 90 In addition to the so-called regular em ployes, the Ford Motor Company has hired, and now has on the payroll, at the same regular hourly wage, thousands of workers who are blind, crippled of other wise incapacitated for normal productive work. 'They are not selected for their ability to build cars or to maintain the plant. They are on the payroll because of Henry Ford's belief that the responsibility of a large company to labor goes be yond the point at which the unfortunate worker can no longer produce profitably. The above are facts. They are open to anyone who really wants to deal in facta. Anyone who wants to get a job . . . buy a car ... or place a national defense con tract on the basis of fair labor treat ment of his MOT O il C LEGAL ADVERTISING door in Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina, sell at public auc tion to the highest bidder for cash the following described tract and parcel of land : . All the land described in a deed from J. S. Henry and wife Elmira Henry, to E. C. Kinsland, et al, Trustees of the Jr. O. U, A. M. Council No. 246,-said deed bearing date of January 26, 1910, and be ing recorded in the office of the. Register of Deeds for Macon County, North Carolina, in Book F-3 of Deeds, Page 573, to which deed,, as so recorded reference is hereby made for a more complete and definite description of the land and property herein conveyed. A deposite of 5 per cent of the bid will be required of the last and highest bidder - at said sale; and upon the failure of said bid der to make such deposit the afore said land will be resold at 1 p. m. on the , date aforesaid. -This the 13th day of January, 1941. GEORGE B. PATTON, Trustee. J16-4tc-F6 NOTICE OF SERVICE OF SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION North Carolina Macon County Nantahala Power & Light company vs N. C. Hay and wife, Levada Hay; Martha B. Bates; and 'D. F. How and and wife, Lou Howard. The defendants N. C. Hay and wife, Levada Hay, and Martha B. Bates will take notice that a spe cial proceeding entitled as above, has been instituted in the Superior Court for Macon County, North Carolina, before the Clerk of the Superior Court, for the oondemna- 1 tioh, under the power of. Eminent Domain, for' the purpose of hydro electric development by the plain tiff, a public service corporation, of lands owned by the defendants, which said lands ' are situated in Macon County, North Carolina, and are fully described in the petition filed in this proceedings in the of fice of the Clerk of the Superior Court for Macon -County, North Carolina; and the said defendants wiH take notice that they are re quired to appear at the office of the . Clerk of the Superior Court of said County in the Courthouse in Franklin, North Carolina, within ten days after the lOthi day of February, 1941 and answef.or de mur to the petition, filed in said proceedings, or the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in said petition: This the 8th day of January, 1941. HARLEY R. CABE, Clerk of Superior Court J9-4tc J30 must place Ford at the top eligible list. O 31 'P A N Y