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1940 Census 1940 Census i Population of Macon County 15,880 Population of Franklin . 'Whi lljtg Wattes Ittwommi 1,250 PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL INDEPENDENT VOL. LVI; NO. 12 FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1941 $150 PER YEAR LOCAL DEFENSE filAKING PLANS Gus Leach Elected Ch'm To Increase Food - Productions Steps were taken to form a per manent county council for National Defense at a meeting. .held. Wed nesday night in the Farm Security office iii the Leach building. Gus Leach, chairman of county commissioners, was elected to serve as chairman and the follow ing executive committee was ap pointed by him;1 Sam Mendenhall, Mrs. Florence Sherrill, E. J. Whit mire, B. W, Justice, Miss Ethel Hurst. The purpose of this com mittee is to assist the chairman in putting into operation an ac tive program to forward the de mands for national defense in Ma con county. The office of chair man wa.t defined as coordinator of existing agencies and civic groups whose cooperation would be sought. Sam Mendenhall, county farm ; agent,, presided at the meeting. In a brief opening address he refer red to this meeting as feeing a follow-up of the general meeting held recently in the court house, and further impressed the need for raising and conserving more food by all the people in the county, as a mark of good citizenship and patriotism., He referred to the large percentage of drafted men who have been rejected on account of physical defects. He called on the group to give leadership in creat-' ihg a desire on the part of their; clients to produce all food needed for home consumption, reminding them that the first need in na tional defense is a well-fed people. A general discussion was held on practical ways to encourage the planting Of gardens and methods for neighborhood and cooperative canning to preserve food surpluses of farm and home. The meeting was attended by leaders and officials of county and government groups, as follows: Gus Leach, B. W. Justice, Carl SJagle, Albert L. Ramsey, Sam Menden hall, Harley Stewart, Henry Cabe( E. J. Whitmire, W. H. Finley, T. W. Fagg, Miss Mary E. Doyle, Mrs. John Hamer, S. R. Griffin, Jr., Mrs. Eloise Franks, Mrs. Margaret Ordway, Mrs. Florence Sherrill, P L. Threlkcld, Fred Sloan, Miss Ethel Hurst. Enlisting cooperation of other groups and formulating plans for action were immediate objectives agreed upon, and the meeting ad journed to meet on call of the chairman. Pre-School Clinics Announced By Dr. Haller At this time of the year the Macon County Health Department is preparing to hold pre-school and infant clinics in communities: that are. interested in this service. A physical examination will be given to all children that are plan ning to enter school next fall and the diphtheris inoculation will be available for babies and young children from six months to six years of age. Community leaders and teachers desiring to hold these clinics are requested to notify the health de partment at once. DR. E. N. HALLER,. Health Physician for Macon County Zone Missionary Meeting At Methodist Church The Waynesville District mission ary institute will meet at the Franklin Methodist church on Sunday afternoon, March 23, from 2:30 to 4:30 o'clock. This meeting includes the Franklin-Sylva aorles, comprising the churches of Macon, Swain and Jackson counties. The Rev. A P. Ratlcdge. of the Sylva zone, will preside. Mr. Rat ledge was formerly pastor ot the Franklin -church. Dr. J.'L. Stokes II . will represent the Franklin zone. The Rev. J. C. Swaim will con duct the opening worship, after which Mrs F. E. Branson , will present the Women's Work. Pre sentation of children's work ' will be made by Mrs. W. L. Hutchins; Golden Cross, Rev. J. C Gentry; Benevolent Dollar by Rev. P. L. Green; District Missionary Ad vances by Rev. W. L, Hutchins ; Missionary Cultivation, Rev. J. L. Stokes H; Evangelism, Rev. J. G. Huggin, Jr. Rev. W. L. Hutchins of Waynes ville district superintendent, who will attend this institute, will also preach at the morntnfr service of the Franklin church. Rev. W. R. Kelly, district missionary secre tary, will also attend the meeting. The choral society will furnish music ' '. New Volunteers And Changes In Macon's March 26 Quota The local draft board announces two volunteers received during the past week, Sam William Frady of Cullasaja who is an under-age' vol unteer, and Roy Lee Lewis of Rainbow Springs. Several changes in the list of volunteers that will leave March 26 for Fort Bragg 'have been made. Th,e following is the revised list : . Thomas Louis ' Crunkleton, ton, Highlands ; Gernell Lee Woods, Route 2, Franklin; Wil liam Conley, Route' "2, Franklin; Kenneth Tillman Cruse, Star Route, Prentiss;' George Bobby Waldroop, Prentiss; Kenneth Ansel Dowdlc, Route 1, Franklin ; Carl Greene, Highlands; Joseph Percy Shope, Otto; Woodrow Thomas Holland, Cullasaja; Patrick Theodore Rog ers, Highlands; Sam .William Frady, Cullasaja. E. ' W. Long, chairman of the Macon county board, states that additional volunteers will be wel comed. : V C. Lewis Saunders Killed In Accident The body of C. Lewis Saunders, 24, who was killed last Saturday ' night in an automobile accident. in St. Joseph, Mo., arrived here last Tuesday evening. i Mr. Saunders was the- son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Saunders of the Bethel community. For the ' past year he had been employed , in Iowa and Missouri as driller, : powder man and assistant quarry foreman by the Concrete Materials and Construction company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Bethel Methodist church. The Rev. Philip L. Green, pastor, officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery. The pallbearers were Boice Hall, George Scott, Paul Love, Herman Talley, Lester Arnold and Leonard Home. " Surviving are his: parents,' two sisters, Mrs. Nat Phillips and Miss Edna Saunders, of Franklin; and three brothers, Robert Saunders, of Franklin and Wilmington, and Frank and Fred Saunders, of Franklin. DANGER FROM FOREST FIRES State Forester Urges Care During Spring Billows of smok&curlitig through the air are an indication to some folks that spring is approaching that brush and leaves are being burned. But to foresters, the smoke is a signal that the worst forest fire period of the year has ar rived. W. J. Barker, assistant exten sion forester of N C. State col lege, says that more disastrous forest fires occur in late March and April than in any other months. He suggests that the fre quent newspaper stories telHng of vast -damage -from forest fires be a warning to farmers and the gen eral public to be careful. "Farmers who burn off hedge rows and ditch banks not only endanger nearby woodlands,'' Barker said, "but they also destroy wildlife which are dependent upon the brush for cover during the periods of sparse vegetation." ' The forester said that a recent five-year period found an average of 4,077 fires in North Carolina annually destroying 436,112 acres of timberland, valued at $778,322. The burning of so-called deims ranked- third as a cause of these forest fires. Careless smokers caused 292 per cent of the fires, incendiarism caused 23.9 per cent, debris burn ers 19.8 per cent, campers 10.5 per cent, railroads 2.6 per cent, lumber ing 2.3 per cent, unknown 1.5 per cent, lightning .9 per cent, and miscellaneous 92 per cent Barker urged that forest fire wardens be notified immediately when a brush fire gets out of con trol. He also warned against unre stricted back-firing to control con flagrations. This practice, when not proper ly supervised, frequently adds to the toll of the Fire," the extension specialist declared. I have had more trouble with myself -than with any other man I hive ever ir DwhjhtL. Moody. Baptist S. S, Convention Sunday, March 23 The Macon County Baptist Sunday School convention will meet on Sunday afternoon, March 23, at 2:30 o'clock at the Rose Creek Baptist church, it has been an nounced by Paul Swafford, presi dent of the convention. The program will open with a hymn by the congregation, -followed by devotions led by Paul Cap penter, of Franklin. Following the reports given by the various Sun day schools in the county, the Rev. Robert W. Williams, pastor of the Oak Grove Baptist church, will give a talk on "Daily Vacation Bible Schools." The principal message will be given by the Rev. C. O. Brook shire of this tfounty. All churches in the; county are urged to send a large representation. Fatal Accident To Mrs. W. A. Poindexter News has' been received by Lee Talleat of Franklin Route 3, of the death of his sister, Mrs. William A Poindexter, who died from head injuries received in an automobile accident in Mount Vernnn, Wash., recently. ; .. The deceased was fatally injured when a tire blew out on the car in which was traveling, throwing her in the path of another car. She had resided in Mount Vernon for the past 25 years. Mrs. Poindexter, the former Miss Kitty Tallcnt and a native of Ma con county was,' the daughter of the late Logan and Ama'hda Tal lent, of the Iotla community. She waii married to William A. Poin dexter, also a native of this coun ty. ', Funeral services were held at the First Methodist church in Mount Vernon, with the Rev. Har ry Gardner, pastor, officiating. Burial was in the Mount Vernon cemetery. Surviving are her husband, one son, Glen, of Seattle, Wash., and one daughter, Miss Edna Poin dexter, of Mount Vernon, Wash., and 'two grandchildren. Also three brothers, Lee, Jess and Ell Tal lent. all' of Franklin Route 3; two sisters, Mr?. Clifford Hood, of Charleston, S. C, and Miss Callie Tallent, of Sylva. BLIZZARD IN NORTHWEST Death toll from high winds and bitter cold in North Dakota and Minnesota over the week-end mounted to 80. The blizzard spread over a wide area reaching the East and South. As The World Turns A Brief Survey of Current Events In State. Nation and Abroad. War Week LONDON Germans have intensified bomb ing 61 British cities, blasting Lon don last night in the heaviest raid of the vear. causing uncounted death in the .city's most populous. - l 1- Ai.1 I 1 areas. More man ,uuu nave w-ui killed by German bombs since September. K. A. F. has made dev astating raids on German cities. Churchill warned that a Nazi submarine was in V. S. waters. ATHENS, GREECE Heavy casualties are reported in the Albanian battle front as Italian ranks were mowed down in a futile seven-day offensive in the Tepe leni area. j BELGRADE. YUGO-SLAVIA Yugo-slavia's position remains uncertain although Germany an nounces that this country will sign up with the axis on March 26. The nation is reported massing an army of 1,250,000 along the Bul garian border. Greek sources say that 500,000 troops will be thrown in the Bat tle of the Balkans as Germany draws up a striking force of 600, 000 to 700,000 on the Bulgarian- Rumanian border, with a reportea 100,000 Of a planned 300,000 Brit ish army in Greece, with British supplies and American-made bomb ers on the ground. ., CAIRO. EGYPT Positions arcmd Cheren, strong est defensive' area in Eritrea, have fallen to the British, defended by 35,000 Italians, who lost heavily in counter-attack. , The encircling of Addis Ababa appears certain as the British push to new objectives in Eritrea and Ethiopia with an army of many races assembled on the various battle fronts.' , BERLIN , ' Adolph Hitler declared in a speech last Sunday followfhg Pres ident'! radio talk, tbaU"No power 4 Mrs. John Wasilik Elected President Of PTA Of Franklin School Mrs. John Wasilik Jr., was elected president of the Franklin Parent-Teachers Association at the meeting Monday afternoon, to suc ceed Mrs. Fred Slagic whose two year term is completed. Mrs. Rich ard S. Jones was: elected to succeed Mrs. Alfred Higdon whose term also expired this year. Mrs. Thad D. Bryson was re-elected secre tary and Mrs. Gus Leach treas urer. Mrs. Haughton Williams was elected to succeed Mrs, L. H. Page as historian. The program was devoted to a round table discussion led by Mrs. Lola P. Barrington on "The Prob lems of the -Elementary Teachers." The urgent need for , necessary equipment for the Franklin school elementary grades was. noted; poor lighting of the lower grade rooms and the health problem was; also discussed. The teachers appealed to parents to keep their children home when they are not well, 'as there have , been, an unusual num ber of pupils who have become sick in. school this winter, and there is no room or other facili ty at the school to take care of emergency cases of illness that are constantly occurring. Mrs. Ramsey reported that ; the tables around which the 4th grale chil dren work in her room were in bad condition and needed repair ing. A letter was read from Dr. E. N. Haller,' county, health officer, in regard to the pre-school clinics. The following committee was ap pointed to cooperate' with Miss Alma Kce, county health nurse, in bringing to the clinics all children who will enter school for the first time next fall: W. H. Finley, Mrs. Elizabeth Guffey and Miss Amy Henderson. i ( Miss Helen Mooro entertained the meeting with one of her lovely- solos accompanied by Miss Dorbhty Plonk. Rev. Mr. Davis of the Baptist circuit, led the. devo tions. . Singing Convention At Pine Groye Church The Southern 1 (ivision of (he Macon county singing convention will meef at Pine Grove Baptist church Sunday, March 23, at 1:30 p. m. Everybody interested in singing is invited to come and be with us. O. C. Corbin, President and no support coming from any part of the world can change the outcome of this battle.' England will fall'. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA Seven U. S. warships carried 2, 000 seamen and officers into this port yesterday, where they were given ail unprecedented ovation b government officials and -citizens. It ispredicted that 500,000 Austra lians would greet the U. S. fleet during the three-day stay. A'sim? ilar fleet is visiting New Zealand. These are called routine maneuvers. FRANK GRAHAM ON MEDIATION BOARD President Roosevelt' has named Dr. Frank Graham, president of the University of North Carolina, on the U. S. Mediation Board of 11 members, appointed Wednesday. Clarence A. Dykstra, president of the University of Wisconsin and national selective service director is appointed chairman. Three mem iers represent the public, four members represent labor and four represent employers. The board will mediate strikes in the inter est of national defense. U. S. AND CANADA PLAN SEAWAY An agreement to start the long delayed St. Lawrence seaway and power project, subject to approval of U. S. congress and Canadian parliament was signed today by U. S. and Canada in what Presi dent Roosevelt called a vital ' joint defense move. ROOSEVELT ON CRUISE President Roosevelt left Wash ington by train yesterday for a 10-day cruise on the yacht Po tomac which he will board at Port Everglades, Fla. With him will be Secretary o! Interior Ickes, Attorney General Jackson, Harry I-. HrAikins. Steohen D. Early and I others of the White House staff. Dr. Rogers Returns From Assembly; , Bills Passed ' Dr. W. A. Rogers, Macon coun ty's representative in the General Assembly, returned home Sunday after adjournment Saturday night at 10 o'clock. The 1941 Assembly had a short-cr-tlian-usual session of 58 legis lative days, with few records set as far as unusual legislation and quantity of bills was. concerned, although the appropriations bill calls for . the largest expenditures in the state's history. Bills which Dr. Rogers sponsored and were enacted into law are as follow: A statewide measure, H.B.315. which amended the law. 'requiring vaccinations of dogs for rabies which required that the vaccine he kept in a safe place by the local health' department. This law re quires that all dogs be vaccinated once a year, and that a veterina rian be appointed to do the work by the' district health officer, the local health board and the county commissioners. H.B, t72 was passed giving au thority to the chairman of the highway comi'iiission to equalizt' and increase pay of state highway employes,' especially guards and truck men. H.B. 25, abolishing tax penalties in Macon county. H.B. 727, authorizing the clerk of superior court of Macon county to add 20 cents to all civil and criminal court costs as a f ee . for making statistical reports to the state department of justice.. The clerk is to retain the fee. H.B. 131 to. appropriate $30,000 for mineral research in several western counties' , was introduced jointly with the representatives of those counties and passed by the House, but was reported unfavor ably by the Senate committee. ' Among important measures pass ed during the last days of the As sembly were the 12th grade law. the law reapportioning representa tives among the counties, the law calling for submission of a con stitutional amendment on reorgani zation of the state board of edu cation, and the bill restricting the sale of fortified wines. The liquor referendum bill met an unfavor able report at the hands of the finance, committee and an attempt to bring a minority report out on to the floor of the House was un successful. Dog poisoning and ticket-scalping were made unlawful, and mail or der purchases are now subject to the use tax. Macon County Baptist Union Meeting The, Macon County Baptist Union meeting will beheld with the Pine Grove Baptist ch'urch Sunday, March 30. The program is as fol lows i . 9 :45 Sunday school. 10:30 Devotional, Kev. R. F. Reed. ,.,10:45 The Teaching Work -f-tf e Church", Paul Swafford. 11:05 Round Table Discussion on the above subject. 11:15 The Training Work of the Church. Miss Christine Browning. 11:35 Round Table Discussion on the above subject. 11 :45 The Church Expressing Itself Through Missions, Mrs.Sam Gibson and Mrs. Jeter Higdon. 12 :05j Round Table Discussion on the above subject. 12:15 Lunch. 1:30 The Church Supporting the Ministry, Kev. C. F. Rogers. 2:00 Round Table Discussion on the above subject. . 2:30 Business and Adjournment. Robert Williams, Moderator. Jud&in Smith, Clerk. Walter Campbell of Iotla Passes Wednesday Night Walter Campbell, q2, a well known farmer of the Iotla com munity, died at his home on Wed nesday night at 8 o'clock follow ing an illness of nine hours. Death was the result' of a heart attack and complications. . Mr. Campbell was the son of the late Charlie and Cornelius Byrd Campbell. He was born in 1878 in the Iotla section, where he lived all his life. He was a member of the Iotla Methodist church. In 1905 he was married to Miss Ella Poindexter, of Iotla. . Funeral services were held at the Iotla Methodist church on Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Rev. Philip L. Green, pastor, officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are, the widow and three vsons, Harold, of Charlotte, Coleman and Frederick, of Frank lin Route 3, and two grandchildren. TUNNEL CAVE-IN TRAPS 22 MEN Rescued Without Casualty By Crew Of Dam Project A caYc-in 'which 'cloned the' tunnel-of. the Nantahala 'dam ' project last Sunday evening trapped 21 men for 11 hours before they .were rescued about 4 o'clock .Monday afternoon. Thc.-.'nien .. .were em ployees of the Utah, Construction company, engaged in the construc tion of the "hydro-electric dam for the Nantahala Power and Light company. The , tunnel was closed b;- an avalanche of earth and stone that, fell about 40 feet from the en trance. The men were reported to hae remained calm -'during' the. long hours in spite of the danger they faced from the backing . tip of water in the tunnel,' which would have drowned the men in a few -more hours' 'Foreman . Kay ' Dixon stated. ! Attempts to build a fire made breathing difficult so that the cold and dampness could not be re-. livved. The telephone connection wae broken and the air shaft par tially .damaged. However, the elec tric power connection ' from the outside was in. perfect working order so' thai, the imprisoned men had light while their rescuers worked frantically to liberate them. Those trapped were : Kay Dixon, foreman; Larry Bittely, Frank Brooks, Wilburne Moore, Paul Padgett, John Bradshaw, Dugan . West, Roy Garrett, B. Smiley, Eckell Kowland, Troy Crothers, Ked Ramsey, Gar West,' Bunny Kowland, Carl 'Flouqui'st, Latham Pulliam, Willard Hanney, Sam Crisp, Jake Cabe, Sonny Moore, E. B. Ruswell and Neville Wiggins. No casualties were reported. J. M. Ledford Dies Suddenly Julius Madison Ledford, 59, prominent merchant of Cartooge chaye and widely known citizen of Macon county, died suddenly from a heart attack on Wednesday morning about 10 o'clock. He had been in ill health for the past 10 years. Mr. Ledford had gone to Wal lace Mountain about five miles from his . home where his son, Clyde Ledford, was cutting saw logs. He picked up an axe, then dropped it and fell over dead. Rob ert Penland and Rufus Collier were also present at the time. Mr. Ledford had operated a general merchandise store on Car--toogechaye for the past 17 years. : He was the son of Sarah Ledford and the late Melvjn Ledford, of the Prentiss section. Funeral .services will be livid;. on Friday ' morning at 11 o'clock at the Union Methodist church. The Rev. J. C. Swaim, pastor, will of ficate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The pallbearers will be Gordoir Ledford, ' Frank Shope, Kenneth Ledford, Quince Shope, Harold Ledford and Je'5s Shope. Surviving arc his wife, the form er Miss Florence Blaine and five children ; three sons, Clyde Led ford and Cecil Ledford, of Frank lin Route 1, and David Ledford, of Rainbow Springs; two daugh ters, Mrs. Margaret Bovd, juf Abbeville, S. C. and Mrs.' Rich-' ard Shope, of Prentiss, his mother, Mr.?. Sarah Ledford and two brothers, Ransom Ledford and Zimmery Ledford all of Prentiss. Barbara McCall, 7, Victim Of Pneumonia Barbara Sue McCalI, .seven-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil bum McCall died at their home near the Franklin depot on Thurs day morning about 9 o'clock, fol lowing an illness of 18 days. Death , was caused from pneumonia and complications. Funeral services will be held on Friday afternoon at 2 'clock at the Sugarfork Baptist church. The Rev. Lester Sorrells wilt officiate. Burial will be in th-e church ceme tery. Surviving are the parents and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Mack McCall. Mayor Harrison Files For Election . John Harrison, the present may or, is the only candidate who has, so far, filed for the coming elec tion of town officials. This elec tion will be held on May 6, and the dead line for filin? for anv of I the offices is April 5.