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M BUY V I VMITCB M JL STATES Xlfr SAVINGS iv; glfa ligWattW Baconian PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL INDEPENDENT VOL. LVI, NO. 37 FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSDAY, SEPT. 11, 1941 $1.50 PER YEAR J. I C. OF C. REPORTS BUMPER SEASON Franklin And Highlands Have Entertained Capacity Number ! With tourist accommodations throughout the county filled and overflowing1 during a large part of the season, Macon county has ex perienced the most profitable tour ist trade since the boom times of 1928-29. Proprietors of hotels and tourist homes are not the only ones to have benefitted from the heavy tourist trade. Filling station oper 1 ators. drue store owners, and other local merchants have commented on the fine season enjoyed by their businesses. ' Mrs. T. J. Johnston, secretary of the Franklin Chamber of Com . merce, stated that the information booth operated by the local cham ber of commerce has had 100 more inquiries concerning accommoda tions, nearby joints of interest, road information, etc., than were handled by the booth last year. The fine tourist season ha been county wide. Reports from High lands indicate, that the ten resort hotels there as well as private homes have been taxed to furnish ." accommodations for the many tour ists who visited this beautiful re sort during the months of July and August. A glance at the register kept by the Franklin Chamber of Com merce indicates that our visitors have oome from -many different parts of the country. The follow ing are figures taken from the register giving the number of vis itors from each state: r The States represented on the register include Georgia, leading with 155; Florida 136, Ohio 85, South Carolina 47, North Carolina 36, Indiana 44, Illinois 40, Missouri 18, Michigan 21, Alabama 23, Louis' iana 17, Virginia 11, Tennessee 11, Iowa four, Pennsylvania 26, Cali fornia three, Maryland nine, New York 20, Texas" eight, Minnesota two, New Jersey nine, Winconsin five, Kentucky 11, West Virginia five, Kansas two, Colorado one, Oregon one, Oklahoma two, Ar kansas three, Montana four, and North Dakota two. Eight have reg istered from the District of Co lumbia, one from Havana, Cuba, and one from Vienna, Austria. Men To Be Drafted Encouraged To Enlist The Macon . county Selective Service- Board has received notice that an attempt -will be made by Various governmental agencies to persuade men subject to the draft to enlist in some branch of the military service father than wait to be drafted. Local draft boards have been in structed to furnish national selec tive service headquarters on Sep tember 15 and at intervals, there after, with lists of men who are fit for general military service according to their records. The lists will be turned over to the army,' navy, and marine corps so that they may solicit those reg istrants for enlistment. In order that the four branches of the service may have an op portunity to contact these' men, local boards have been requested to delay, if possible, sending the lists forward for at least one month. After a man has received his induction notice, hdwever, no at tempt will be made by any branch of the service to enlist the man as this would tend to disrupt the work of the local board. Mother Of President Passes At Age Of 87 Sarah Delano Roosevelt, 87, who lived to aee her only son inaugur rated as President of the United States three times, and who de parted this life last Sunday, was laid to rest on Tuesday, Sep tember 9, behind the little country church where her son was brought up and that carried so many asso ciations for them both. The simple Episcopal service contained the prayer, "O Lord, support us all the day long, until the shadows length en and the evening comes, and the fever of. life is over and our work is done . . . The late afternoon sun shone on the little group of family and neighbors.' Two of Mrs. Roosevelt's favorite hymns were sung, "Abide With Xle" and "O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go." The. President, returning to Hyde Park for the weekend with his Both No. 1 Soldiers Latest picture of a recent meet ing ef America's No. 1 soldier, Gen. Georre Marshall (left), chief of staff of the V. S., army, chatting with the No. 1 soldier of Great Brit ain, Sir John DiU. Sylva Takes Lead By Winning First Game In Play-Off The Franklin All-Stars were un able to solve the left-handed slants of Russ Sumner and dropped the opening game in the play-off of the Tri-State League Sunday at Sylva by a score of 5 to 1. Sumner not only pitched his team to a victory but also collected 3 hits out of four trips to lead his team at bat. Swanson led the All-Stars in hitting by collecting two out of four. Franklin left 10 men stranded on the bases, which would have won the game had the local club been able to hit in the clutch. The Sylva team comes to Frank lin for a twin-bill Sunday, on the local diamond starting at 3 p. m. fast time. Franklin will have to win both games to stay in the play-off. Franklin AB . Hits Gentry, CF ........... 5 2 Atchley. ss 3 . 1 Newton, LF .......... 4 0 McHarge, C .......... 4 l Ardrey, lb ... ... 4 1 Melton, 3b ..... 3 0 Swanson, 2b ........... 4 2 Tysinger, rf .......... 2 0 Whifcmire, rf ......... . 2 0 Holsanback, p ........ 1 0 Reynolds, p Z U 34 7 Sylva McDonald, 2b .'. Peek, ss ....... Frye, 3b ...... (. Brown, c AB . 3 , 3 Hiu 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 3 11 Whatley, If ..... Lee, lb Price, cf Bradshaw, rf .. Sumner, p Revival At Union Church A revival service is in progress at Union Methodist church with Dr. J. L. Stokes doing the preach ing for Rev. J. C Swain, pas. wife, remained with his mother till the end, and, with three of his sons and their families, remained until after the funeral service. Mrs. Roosevelt, who married James Roosevelt when she was 26 and he was twice her age, was his second wife. Her husband died when their son was a little child, and his mother devoted her life to his training. Between mother and. son there was- always the closest companionship, and her wise counsel was considered a force in her illustrious son's life. She remained a beautiful woman all her life: her dienity and char acter .were always an asset to her son's political career. Although pre ferrine to remain in' the back- crnMind. she did much to helo her son through her many contacts and active participation . in public or gaaizitkmt, -It' If ' REV.MAYBERRY LEADSREVIVAL Former Pastor To Preach Next Week; All Invited The Rev. " R. F, Mayberry, former beloved pastor of several Macon county churches will preach at a series of revival services, beginning September 15, at the Iotla Baptist church, which will continue through September 24. This announcement is made by the present pastor, the Rev. G. W. Davis, who expressed himself as grateful to Mr. Mayberry for ac cepting his invitation to return for this revival. "Rev. Mr. Mayberry was per mitted to do a great deal of good while he ministered to the people in Macon cousty, and was .unusual ly successful in securing fine co operation from the people," "said Mr. Davis, who stated that the congregations were planning a warm welcome for their former minister, and that large crowds were expected to attend the meet ing. The public isinvited to attend these services which will be for the members of other denomina tions as well as the Baptists of the county. Asheville College To Open September 11 Asheville college will open its doors for the 1941-42 school year on September 8, registration day. Formerly Asheville Normal and Teachers college, the 53 year old institution will open this fall Svith a number of changes in its curri culum as well as educational pos sibilities New features to be offered this year include a home economics de partment, a department in business education, and a developing course in nurses' training in cooperation with the Mission hospital of Ashe ville, all of which are to grant the degree of Bachelor of .Science in their respective fields. College officials have announced that they expect a large, freshman class to register of the eighth. Regular classes will begin on Sep? t ember 11. Last Rites Held For James Reed Cochran Funeral services were held for James Reed Cochran, 12 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie N. Cochran . of Burningtown, at the Burningtown Baptist church on September 9. Rev. R. W. Williams conducted the services. The pallbearers were Robert Clampett, Eugene Clampett, Carl Baldwin, Garret Smith, Morris Led- ford, Harry Ray. Young Cochran was survived by his father and mother, three sis ters, Frances, Annie Lois, and Mar garet, two half-brothers, Loyal Ma son and Lawrence Cochran; four half-sisters, ' Mae Cochran, Elgie Cochran, Mrs. Garret Smith, and Mrs; Larkin Smith. Opening Of Otto School Postponed J. J. Mann, principal of, the Otto school, has announced that the opening of the school will be post poned indefinitely. The reason for the delay is the failure of the well to furnish an adequate amount of water-to supply the school. Mr. Mann stated that work was being done on the well and that as soon as an ample supply of water was obtained that the school would open. He added: that the time lost this fall would have to be made up next spring. I . Main Street Crossings To Be Improved George Dean, clerk of the town of Franklin, announced that work has been begun 'to improve Main street. The particular project be ing carried on at this time is the lowering and widening of the in tersections on each side of the courthouse. The streets will . be widened an approximate distance of eight feet. The work is being done by the State highway department and WPA The work on both streets should be completed in ten days, accord ing to DeWitt Sutton, state high way employee.- When this work is finished the intersection just north of Roy Cun ningham's store on Main street will be treated in a siimlar fash- Ion, District Governor Addresses Rotary Club At Wednesday Meeting ; Dr. H, T. Hunter, district gov ernor of Rotary, was the guest speaker at the Franklin Rotary club at its regular luncheon meet ing on Wednesday. He addressed the club on . the four promotion principles of the International Ro tary organization, as follows : Acquaintance among business men and interest in one another's work; business ethics; respect for every man's calling; international good will.'' ' Dr. Hunter has on his schedule the covering of 49 clubs during the year in North Carolina and South Carolina. President Melichar presided at, the meeting. The report oit the Boy Scout house was made, with the announcement that - the new scout house which was made pos sible by gifts from the Rotary and other organizations, was completed and the scouts are rtow holding their meetings in their new quar ters. M. C. Patterson To Speak At Presbyterian Church M. C. Patterson, who will be a senior student at Columbia Semi nary in Decatur, Ga., next year, is to conduct - services for Rev. Hu bert G. Wardlaw. Presbyterian minister, Sunday, September 14. Mr. Patterson has been assistant pastor for the past year at South Highlands, Birmingham, Ala. Mr. and Mrs Patterson are to spend the weekend with Rev. and Mrs. Wardlaw. Home Coming At Pleasant Hill Homecoming Day will be held at the Pleasant Hill Baptist church on Sunday,. September 14. Starting at 10 a, m. there will be a fine program consisting of talks and musical entertainment. Dinner will be served, on the grounds. All former pastors, friends, ' and relatives are cordially invited to at tend. Temperance Speaker In Macon September 17-21 The Hon. Wm. D. Upshaw, formerly congressman from Geor gia, and militant temperance lec turer, will speak in churches and school houses . in Macon county, September 17, through the 21st. The following is his schedule: Wednesday, Sept. 17, at . High lands; Thursday afternoon, Iotla school and at 8 p. m.,. in Iotla Baptist church; Friday, at 9:15 a. m,, Rv. Mr. Upshaw will address the students of Franklin schools and Friday night will speak at Oak Grove Baptis church. Sat urday night Mr. Upshaw will speak at Newman's- Chapel; Sun day morning at ' New r Savannah church and will conclude with a rally in the First Baptist church in Franklin, to which all churches of all denominations are invited, Sunday at 8 p. m. All who know or have heard Mr. TTticliaw m n tp'ctifv' rf Viic iin'rienal ability as a temperance orator, his work as a crusader in Georgia and other states and his abiliity to interest and teach the young peo ple as well as multitudes who hear him in his temperance addresses throughout the country. . Rev. R. W. Williams Accepts Charge Of Newman's Chapel The Rev. R. W. Williams has accepted the charge of Newman's Chapel in addition to his other two churches. He is beginning his third year as pastor of the Oak Grove Baptist church at Etna and his second year at Oak Dale church. He has resigned the Burningtown and Liberty churches, which he served for the past year. STEEL SEAFARER SUNK An american merchantman, car rying war supplies to Great Brit ain, was sunk in the Red Sea by an airplane of unknown nationality on September S, the state depart ment has announced. The crew Us reported saved. SESSA SUNK ' The S. S. Sesisa, an American owned freighter flying the flag of Panama was sunk by a torpedo Panama was sunk by a torpedo on August 17, 300 miles south of Iceland, the state departemnt an nounced yesterday, with only three of the crew of 27 saved. ' : Germans claim field fortifications blocking way to Leningrad de stroyed, and Soviet anti-aircraft and artillery positions silenced. They admit the beseiged . city is putting up stiff, resistance, - Real. 'Blackout' T ' ' ,t ft I raff ! I ?fc 1 i J ' nniMoiiniMiir;'tiwiii -rmi'ina'i Girls of the first aid detachment of the RCA Co., Camden, N. J., blindfold each other in preparation for practice air raid drill during "blackout" held amid fire ruins. Tenant Loans Purchase Program To Be Extended Through '42 By ALBERT L. RAMSEY County Soperviior The Bankhead-Jones Farm Ten ant Purchase Program will be con tinued through the 1941-42 fiscal year, in every county in North Carolina,, it was announced today by Vance E. Swift, state director of the Farm Security Administra tion. The number of loans to be made in each county during the coming 12 months has not been determin ed, said Mr. Swift, adding that the number in each county would be limited by the funds available and the widespread demand throughout the United States for relief of tenancy. The new loans, as were the old, will be available to qualified, ten ant farmers and farm laborers who (wish to purchase farms of their own, but who. cannot secure the .necessary credit from private sources or from" any government agency other than Farm Security Administration. A total of 1318 farms 'have" been purchased in North. Carolina under this program in the four years' in which the Bankhead-Jones Act has been in effect. Loans To Qualified Fanner Tenant Purchase loan.s are made to specially qualified tenant farm ers or farm workers, who must be residents of the county and show a high standard of farming-ability. Preference is given family men under middle age, who have had extensive farming experience and who possess sufficient livestock and equipment, wholly or nearly free of debt, with which to oper ate a family-sized farm. The term of the loan is 40 years, with inter est at three per cent. Committees of farmers in the unu ,"U!l ' s V q I fications of applicants, and may be consulted by prospective borrow ers in the selection of farms. Each borrower is. expected to recom mend the farm he prefers . to buy. The farm must be purchased with in the county. "In approving farms for pur chase," Mr. Swift said, "the com mittees and the FSA county sup ervisor must take care to see that the price is strictly in line with the true value and earning capa city of the land. This means that the farm, operating under a farm and home plan supervised by FSA, will produce enough income to pay all casts and give the farm fam ily a reasonable standard of Irv ing- . ; Fire Department Sponsors Carnival ' Large crowds have been attend? ing the Carnival of Fun, which is being held all this week in Frank lin on the show grounds located at the intersection of the Murphy and Georgia highways. The F. R. Heth Shows are furn ishing the midway attractions con sisting of a merry-go-round, ferris wheel, tilt-a-whirl, chanoplane, loop-o-plane and an auto - ride for the small kiddies. There are also shows of merit and fun booths. The Carnival of Fun was brought here by the Franklin Fire Depart mpnt. who invite the rtuhlic to visit this' amusement center during this week, where they may spend pleasant evening and at the same time assist them to carry on their work. Fireworks are shot off each night and the engagement will continue until midnight Saturday, W.N.C.FAIR SEPT. 22-27 Macon Exhibits Will Re Home Demonstration And Stock Show- The Western North Carolina Fair and .Industrial Fair Association has announced that the annual fair will be held September 22-27 at the HendersQti ville Fair Ground, Hen- dersonville. . Plans are being made,, according' to G. K. Lewis, secretary-general manager of the association, to make this the biggest fair ever held in this' section; New Standi Erected A large tublua'r steel grandstand with al scating .capacity of 3,500 . has been constructed to take care of the large crowd expected: Two new sheds for cattle exhibits have already been erected and workers are now busily engaged in the task of building a third shed and clearing, grading, and beauti fying the grounds. ' Premiums amounting to $1,800 will, be given away in prize: money at the stock shows and other exhibits. Ma,ny attractions will be offered including horse and mule races, fireworks display nightly, carnival shows, auto races, and on Wednes day the Jimmie Lynch Death Dodg ers, featured for two years at the New York .World's. Fair, will be the highlight of the program. List Of Maoon Entries S. W. Mendenhall, Macon county farm agent, announced today that there will be several entries in the stock show from Macon county, but that all entries in the stock show from this county will be in the fat calves class. The following is the list of owners who have calves to enter : Bobby McQure, Max Parrish, George Moore, Logan Allen, Keith Gregory, Charle.s Browning, Paul Taylor, Ralph Tay lor, Eugene Owenby, Newell Own by, Charles Ferguson, a(Jd Furman Raby. Vocational Exhibits Beneath the new grandstand is a space 240 feet in . length by IS feet iii width for agricultural and industrial exhibits. - Home demonstration agents of the various Western North Caro lina counties state that they de sire a 60 by 120 foot tent for their exhibits According to Mr. Lewis, they promise to fifl the te,nt to capacity. The local home demonstration unit is planning an exhibit which will be described in detail in the . next issue of the Franklin Press and Highlands Maconian. College Students To Attend Many Schools This Fall More than 37 bov.S and girls from Macon county will leave in the next few days, to attend va rious colleges and universities. Nearby Brevard college will have the largest number of representa tives .with Alex, Arnold, Mary Ald ington, Mamie Addington, Porter Duncan, Edith Poindexter, F. I, Henderson, Mary Jo Setser, Louise Waldroop, Raymond Culver, Grov- er Arvejr, J. L. West, Charles Owens;, and Harry Higgins plan- nipg to attend there this fall. Dick Sloan, Harold Sloan, Lewis Pattort, and Eugene Furr will at tend the University of North Caro lina, at Chapel Hill this fall. Those enrolled at North . Card- lina State, college, Raleigh are George Patton, Mack Pattern, Andy Patton, Siler Slagle, T. L. Jami son, Kenneth Bryant, Henry Cabe, Kenneth Cabe. Dorothy Jones, Lillian Jones', and Lane Porter will attend Peace Junior College, while Mary Evelyn Angel has enrolled at Meredith .college, both in Raleigh. ) Dorothy Sloan, Katherine Long, and Dorothy Blumenthal will be students at Woman's College, Uni-. versity of North Carolina, Greens boro, this year. Ruth Higgins plans to attend Brenau college, Gainesville, . Ga., again this year and Dorothy Reid will be a freshman at Mars Hill College. John Wasilik,. Jr.. will attend Manhattan college. New York, N. Y., Allan Brooks will go to Duke University and Marvin Roper will attend the Le Toumeau. Training school at Toccoa, , Ga. (Editorial note. The above list is as near complete as cquld be made. If we have omitted any names we will be glad to print them, next week. t