t'ACE tWO
THE HlChLAMDS MACON I AN THE HIGHLANDS MACONIAN
THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1941
CCC Camp
In Experimental Forest
Does Valuable Work
(Continued From Last Week)
The tour of the Cowe.eta Ex
perimental Forest made recently
by a number of Franklin citizens,
at the invitation of the CCC com
mittee of N. C. F-23, encamped
in the area, was on,e of great in
terest, ' including one of the ' less
known scenic drives of the many
beautiful excursion trips in Macon
county.
Thit view from the highest point
on the Pickeas Nose road-built by
the CCC boys of mountains to
the south, both Nantahalas, and
mountains in Georgia,' was unus
ually beautiful. '.
The work carried on in this ex
perimental forest, as part of the
National Forest program in Ma
con county is of especial value to
the government. The CCC activities
i in this area are carried on under
Forest Service supervision, much
of the work being done by the
CCC enrollecs.
"There is 20 years work right
here in the experimental forest yet
to be done," said Camp Command
er Alexander, "but in view of the
program of National Defense, noth
ing can be stated definitely as to
the duration of the present pro
irts." lie stated that the enroll
ment term is for six' months, for
young men between the ages of
17 and ,23. These have the privi
lege of re-enrollment. However,
certain key men are retained for
several years, "good cooki and
craftsmen,, for instance, and thos,e
skilled in .special work .that is
necessary around the camp.
Commander Alexander explained
the various activities of the camp
besides the projects mentioned. In
portant among these are fire fight
ing, the Wayah repair shop of the
Nantahala Forest Service, wood
working in the camp craft shop
and camp caretakers.
Educational Program
It was explained that the entire
personnel of the camp worked to
gether to correlate both education
al and vocational activities. The
camp's staff officers and subal
terns assisted by the camp phy
sician, Dr. Charles Ros,en stock
liave a share in the regular teach
ing curriculum directed by the ed
ucational advisor. The boys receive
training according to their need in
literary and vocational subjects.
These include citizenship, health
and safety.
Camp Ha High Record
Mr. Jones, who directs the en
rollees in the work in the Coweeta
experimental forest, gave the rec
ord of the camp since January 1,
1938 to the present to be 88,113
man days' work registered on the
projects, with only 153 man days
lost by accident.
Local technicians and foremen
employed in connection with the
ramp include Leonard Edwards,
Carl Coxi L. B. Buie, W. R. Wal
droop, J. H. Allport, Gilmer J.
Setser, V. G. Stewart, Ezra Con
stance, George E. Brown, G. O.
Glance and J. R. Scott: Miss Nora
Leach "and E. A. Snyder, WPA
adult teachers, assist in the educa
tional program.
Lake Emory
By MRS. O. V. M1NCY
W. C. Hyatt has been improving
for the past week from a serious
case of influenza.
Beauford and Clyde Downs made
a business trip to Ashevilte Fri
day. Sir. and Mrs. lorn Jones, Mr,
and Mrs. Frank Jones from Gay,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
G. V. Shields.
Mrs. Dee Buchanan is spending
the week with her daughter, -Mrs.
Wiley Sellers.
Rev. Lee Crawford will speak at
the Ridgecrest Baptist church Sat
urday evening, March 8, at .7:30
p. m.
, Milton Buchanan has returned
to his home after spending two
months near Atlanta.
The W. M. V. monthly , meeting
was held at Mrs. Ethel Thomp
son's Monday afternoon.
Steel Cavalry Bounds Into Action
Ellijay
By MISS HAZEL AMMONS
We are' glad to report that the
people of thU community who have
been confined with influenza are
able to be out again:
Mrs. L. F. Shook "and Mrs. Lester
Mincy visited Mrs. Fronia Dunn
Sunday.
Misses Hazel Miller and Virginia
Keener of Gntess visited Emma,
Hazel and Sara Ammons Sunday.
They also attended the Sunday-
school at the Ellajay church Sun
day afternoon.
Mr and Mrs. Ben Rogers of
Buck Creek have returned to their
home at Buck Creek after a
month's . visit with their son, Ker-
mit Rogers and Mrs. Rogers.
Mr. and Mrs. Theadore Elliott
and family of Rabbit Creek visited
Mrs. Elliott's sister, Mrs. Charlie
Moore Sunday, February 23.
Mr. and Mrs. Edd Adams and
Mr. and Mrs. Edison 'Ammons of
Mountain Grove visited .Mr. and
Mrs. Alex Ammons Sunday.
Misss Hazel and Sara Ammons,
;nd Misses Mildred and Nina
Mashburn attended the funeral of
Arlie Hedden of Gniess February
26.
Bill Haskett who is in the CCC
Cove's Creek camp is at home with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Levi
Haskett.
Bill Rankin, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Rankin of Mountain Grove,
is a patient in Angel hospital with
pneumonia.
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Speed ghot at Camp Holabird, Maryland, during tests on new Light '
Reconmaissance and Command Car for United States army. They
carry machine gun and crew of three men at approximately 60 miles
an hour. Can. climb ateeper hills than tanks. The Ford Motor Com
pany, which; built the ditch-jumper shown above, has an army order
Tot! 1500 of these units.
Nantahala
National Forest
Did 2TJ33V
That dj
There are estimated to be 193
deer on the Wayah Bald Game
Management Area more deer than
all the other game management
area within the Nantahala Na
tional Forest.
This herd of deer was consider
ably reduced about a year ago
when an unknown disease killed
off oyer 00 of the herd. Sixly
, bottle were found by the Game
Wardens. Since this epidemic, the
. herd has been doing satisfactorily
Drive On Right
Side Of Road
Failure to obey what is Drobablv
the most elementary of all traffic
rules driving on the right hand
side of the road accounted for 1,-
1W accidents on North Carolina
streets and highways last year, the
Highway Safety Division reported
this week.
Despite the fact that ewery driv
er in the state is presumed to
know that it is unlawful to drive
on the wrong side of the road,
tnis one violation was rioted last
year in 886 property damage acci
dents, 550 personal injury acci
dents, and 123 fatal accidents, Saf
ety Director Ronald Hocutt point
ed out.
And this driving on the wrong
side was exclusive of driving on
tne wrong side while engaged in
passing other vehicles, a variety of
wrong-side driving which account
ed for a good many other traffic
fatalities.
It is a shameful commentary
on the driving habiti of North
Carolinians that more than a hun
dred fatal accidents occurred on
our streets and highways during
1940 as a result of driving on the
wrong side of th road," Director
Hocutt said. "Practically every
school-boy knows that in this coun
try, at least, one -is required to
drive on the right hand side of
the highway, and every driver
most certainly should know this.
Furthermore, every driver should
obey this rule at all times, not
only because it is the lawful thing
to do but also because it is the
safe and sensible thing to do.
Think
This Week In Defense
Production and delivery of ma-("to be prepared for any future'
terial and equipment to the armed : eventuality." Medical technologists,
forces includes the following re
port of progress:
Medium and light tanks, "a little
ahead of schedule; small arms and
ammunition, "satisfactory" with
ammunition "better than expected" ;
planes, "improving "although "targe
volume production has not yet been
reached."' - ,
President Roosevelt asked Con
gress for $150,000,000 for "com
munity facilities" where the de
fense program has caused sudden
population increases. ':
Defense Homina;
U. S. Housing authority announc
ed that 1,424 of the 19,508 homes
for defense workers being built
under its jurisdiction to house 65,-
000 workers are either occupied or
ready for tenants.
Priority Ruling On Aluminum, Etc
Priorities Director Stettinius di
rected producers of machine tools'
and aluminum - to give preference
farings to all defense orders and
Defense Commissioner Elliott ad
vised consumers to purchase sub
stitutes for aluminum household
hold products. Among "highly sat
isfactory fcooking utensils" of ma
terial not anected by the defense
program are enaihelware, flame
proof and heart-proof glas, cast
iron and earthenware. Miss Elliott
said.
Deputy Production Director Batt
stated that the United States must
forego the production of "electric
toasters, typewriters and passenger
automobiles" in favor of the "sin
ews of war."
Expert Control
The President .extended the ex
port licensing control .system to
include, among other essential de
fense materials, beryllium, graph
ite electrodes, aircraft pilot tram
ers, sole leather, belting leather,
and the drugs, belladonna and at
ropine. Material For Defense
The President made public of
ficial 'estimates- showing steel pro
duction facilities will be adequate
la meet all demands of civilian and
defense consumers in the United
States and friendly nations abroad.
The Office of Production Manage
ment started surveys of nickel and
tungsten supplies to serve as a
"statistical basis" for passible fu
ture priority action. -
Selective Service
The War Department announced
that between 130,000 and 150,000
selective will be called for serv
ice in March placing the Army's
strength above the 1,000.000-man
mark. Approximately 105,000 of the
new selectives will be assigned to
the Army's new replacement cen-
of it, Hocutt said, ters and the others will br di-
"more than one hundred North rected to existing Array and Na
Carolinfans who were killed last tional Guard units.'
year might be living today but for Welfare And Recreation
1 j ... . . I T-cir tilth' 1 i V
OnH . it ic vnetaH will muldrilw I
ud to its former nooulation of fact ,ha! .some North Carolina The Army announced plans for
n-ariv thrr hnj,. arivers would not sUy on their seven recreational areas in the
n . i t. side of the road! Gulf Coast region for soldiers on
Wv... ...Su:,. Uc c. u. "Don't straddle the center line, leave from nearby camps. Bath
w t n m d j ine Stay on your side. Be a safe ing beaches, golf courses, tennis
Wayah Bald Road. driver!" courts, dancing facilities, open air,
Anotner lavonte spot tor deer movies, deep sea fishing will be
in Aiacon county is at White 1 MEAT provided in thyese areas, the De
mmoms on tne ixantanaial 1'nces received by American partment said.
River in the Standing Indian j farmers for meat animals and live- Nurse Ana Tecknologiste. Needed
oame Ketuge, a tieid has been I stock products averaged about 2 The War Department announced
planted to rye tor deer feeding I per cent higher in 1940 than in it is building a reserve of medical
purposes, and deer can be seen j 1939, reports the J. S. Bureau of men and women with the coopera-
ai pracucaiiy any nour oi me uay Agricultural economics. ton of the American Red Crosv
peacetuliy cropping the rye. As
many as five deer have been seen
at one time in this field.
Deer are on the increase within
the Game Management Area of
Macon County, due primarily to
the effective service given by the
State Game Wardens.
the Department said, must be on
Civil Service rolls and the eligible
lists of the Red Cross.
The Army, the Navy and the
Red Cross ' jointly announced "an
urgent need" for more reserve
nurses to volunteer for active duty.
Nurse officers attributed the lag in
volunteering to a lack . of under
standing of the need in canton
ments and the shortages in civilian
hospitals.
ReouesU For New Funds
President Roosevelt aked Con
gress Jor additional Army appro
priations and contract authoriza
tions of $3,812300,000 including
$888,000,000 cash and $524,000,000 in
contract authority for expansion of
the Air Corps. The funds will be
used for new plants for equip
ment and supplies, clothing ' and
other regular supplies, transporta
tion and to liquidate previous commitments.
The . Maritime". Commission an
nounced that deliveries on stand
ardized C-l type freighters have
averaged, nearly three , months
ahead of schedule. Secretary of
the Navy Knox announced a pro
gram under which new shipbuild
ing plants may obtain Supervisors
and other personnel already train
ed in established private and Navy
yards. In addition, the Secretary
said, key men in private shipyards
who ' require special training .'can
obtain such .training at Navy yards.
Contest Offers
Purebred Calves
Here is a contest that Macon
Future Farmers may enter:
John A. ' Arey, extension dairy
man of N. C. State college, has
announced an essay contest for
farm boys and girls, the winners
of which jwill receive purebred
dairy animals and a possible trip
to the National Dairy Show.
The contest is being sponsored
by the five purebred dairy cattle
associations and tne southern
Planter magazine of Richmond, Va
The competition is being announc
ed formally in the March issue of
the magazine.
'Boys and girls between the ages
of U and 20, inclusive,. are eligible
to compete! The contest began on
March 1 and will close May 31.
The dairy breed associations co
operating are: The Ayrshire Breed
ers' Association of Brandon, Ver
mont; the Brown Swiss Breeders'
Association of Bcloit, Wise. ; the
American Guernsey Cattle Club of
Peterborough, N. H. ; the Holstein-
Friesian Association of Battleboro,
Vt; and the American Jersey Cat
tle Club of New York City.
Contestants may choose any one
of the five breeds to write about
on the following subject : "Why
Dad Should. Keep Purebreds, and
Why He Should Keep
The last word of the title may be
either Ayrshire, Brown Swiss,
Guernseys, Jerseys, or Holstein
Friesians. Winning essays in the circula
tion area of the Southern Planter
will be entered in a national eon
test, and the national winner will
receive, in addition to his or her
registered bull calf, an all-expense
trip to the National Dairy Show
to b.e held at Memphis this fall.
Co wee
,The following Cowee boys leave
for service to our country: Jk
Mason, who joined the navy, left
for Norfork, Va. ; K. L; McGaha,
who joined the army, is at Fort
Moultrie, S. C, . and will .soon
leave for -Panama Canal Zone.
Mr. sand '.Mrs.' Ralph Slielton and
son left Sunday for Asheville
where he has a position with the
Farmers Federation.
Vinnie Holbrooks is employed in
Pearl's Cafe in Franklin.
The senior class of the Metho
dist church will entertain the young
people of the Baptist church with
a social (Saturday night at the
home of Mrs. Edwards;
On February 28, 1941, Mr. and
Mr.s. Ernest W. Cale i celebrated
their thirty-second wedding, .anni
versary. Mrs. J. L. Bryson, who has been
sick is improving.
- Theodore Raby is- still improv
ing. '
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The Rev. J. L. Stolors II will
' leave after his morning service
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