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PAGE TWO Tlifc FRANKLIN PkfiSS aM THE tilGHLANDS MACON IAN THURSDAY, OCTOBER I, 1841 Glenville Dam Completed After 15 Months of Work Highest Power Reservoir East Of Rockies Is Now Complete .The' new (ilwiville dam. of th Aluminum Company of America to be dedicated on Monday; October I j will signalize the capture in the Jackson oouiMy area 'uf '30,000 .horse power to be. transmitted as elec tric energy to the huge aluminum works at Alcoa, Tenn., and there used to add 11,000,000 -pounds ' to the .nation's .annual production o aluminum, . 1 lie (lain consists, of two parts, the main dam across the maiiii fork of the Tuckaseegee ri,ver and saddle (lam across a gap in the hills just to the left, of the main dam. 1 he main dam is 150 feet high and more than 800 feet thick at lhe base. In the two dams: com DDineu tnere is a total ot more than 1.300,000 cubic yards of rock and dirt. i ne oienville project s 1 gross head of 1,215 feet is the highest east ot the Rockies. Water from tne u-ienviiie reservoir will have a pressure of1 more tha,n 500 pounds per square inch. The water after reaching the power house through three and one-half miles of steel pipe and tunnels drilled through mountains of rock will turn a tur bine at the rate of 257 revolutions per .second. The power generated here wilt be taken over 37 miles of high tension lines to Namtahala where it will be tied in with the Alcoa power system and used for the production of aluminum. The dam will create a 1,500-acre lake to be. filled from the water of a 40, square mile, drainage area. Work progress on the job called for a rising peak . of employment, then a gradual dropping off toward its' completion, officials explained. The employment peak reached on the project was 1,500 with a high percentage of these being skilled workmen. Between early June, 1940 and September 1, 1941, 2,000,000 man-hours had been consumed in the construction of this dam. l!?:ffiWS.fts:v:::::olI,t!f 9 I DON'T LET GO TO THE j I DOGS! 1 W I I mm ! Union By E. N. EVANS Van Morgan of Aquone has rent ed the Zeak Dowdle farm and moved his family here. He formerly owned land in the .section of Nan- fcahala where the Naititahala Dam being constructed. Charley Byrd of the Jones' Creek section passed through this section . working for the Nantahala Power For Civilian Defense CW , , Alice Mrble of Californiaassist. ant director pi civilian defense In charge of physical (raining for worn, en, looks over some civilian defense insignia, Miss Marble was formerly national singles tennis champion. shouts as they again spread over the play grounds. Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Duncan of Clayton Ga., was visiting friends in and around town, Sunday. . George Hensan went to Franklin on business Saturday. - ' T llr i . r . . joe wngnr or Aquotie, . who is Clinics Announced By Dr. Lynch For October ur. ueorge H. Lynch, county health physician, announced Tues day that pre-natal clinics will be held in the Health department of fices in the Ashear buildirjg each 3rd Wednesday of the month, be ginning at 2:30 p. m. They will be conducted by Dr. Lynch, assisted by Airs. Josephine D. Gaines, ooiuaty nurse. Dental Clinics Dr- Lynch also announces that Dr. Lipe and Dr. Stevens of the state department of Dental Hy giene in - Kaleigh are beginning a series of dental clinics for school children throughout the county. All parents are urged to see . that their children receive the benefit of this valuable service that the State Board of Health is furnishing. Most of the bad health caused by oaa teem is aue t neglect in childhood. The dates of the clinics cannot be set definitely, but the follow ing schools will be visited in the order named: Buck Creek ' Gold Mine, Highlands, Higdonville, Mah- bur.n Branch, Otter Creek, Otto, Salem, Scaly, Watauga, Walnut Creek, Clark's Chapel,' Kyle. en route to Franklin on. a business trip Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Justus of Clayton, Ga., were visiting their mother, Mrs. S. L. Penland who is very ill, last Wednesday. The farmers are experiencing great difficulty in getting their wheat ground prepared for the fall plasting, owing to the dry weather. and Light company as one of the Staff erf surveyors, was in , town on business Saturday. HIGHER Prices received by the Nation's farmers for their products during the month ending September. 15 averaged 43 per cent higher than GET 38 -PAGE BOOK FRCCf Today-with fewer new cars plan ned it is vital that every driver put his car in first-rate condition and keep it that way. Your Esso Dealer is ready to help you with his free checkover service, and a big free, book full of thrifty tips. It shows youndozens of ways in which you can cooperate with your Esso Dealer to prevent wear and increase gaso line mileage. Drive in today! STANDARD OIL CO. OF NEW JERSEY sso DEALER cane save; ivsar a year ago, reports the U. S. de- Tim Wood who is working for partmen of agriculture. the English Lumber company at Aquane, was visiting home folk Saturday and Sunday. The Quarterly Conference of the Methodist church was well attend ed Sunday. The Rev. Mr. Hutchin son, presiding elder, presided. Walter Ledford of the "Pay-and--Take-It" store in Franklin, was in Atlanta last week laying in a fall and winter stock of goods. Jess Bates who is in the U. S. Army at Fort Bragg, was visiting home folks Saturday and Sunday. Rev. Mr. Tripplet, who has been, the pastor of . the Church of God for the past year, has moved to Swain county to attend the Alarka church. Rev. Davenport of Clay county will fill his place during the coming year. Charles Blaine of the Patton sec tion was attending the Methodist conference at Union. Methodist church Susday. The Union, school has opened again to the delight of the young students. We can tell by the happy Cunningham's Esso Station On the Square WE GIVE YOU THE BEST IN LUBRICATION O JOHN CUNNINGHAM, Mgr. Riverside Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Ledbetter of Cullowhee, visited their daughter, Mrs. Irene Cook and family and Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Ledbetter, Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Hency Wilkie and children of Franklin, visited Mrs. Wilkies' parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A Bateman, Sunday. Halan Dills, who has been in the OOC camp at Fort Bragg, has re turned home to spend several days Is it necessary to be a high school graduate in order to en list in the Navy? No. Navy enlistees need not be high school graduates. All appli cants will be riven an examina tion containing approximately 100 questions. A grade of SO per cent or better on this examination is sufficiently high to pass the Navy . educational standards. However, a high school education will be valuable to the seaman during his Navy enlistment. .'.-.'' Jf 1 enlist in the Navy or Naval Reserve, will I be sent to a. Navy Trade School? All new recruits are sent to one of four Naval Training Stations and after a training period they may take examinations for entrance Into Navy Trade Schools. Those recruits who pass their examina tions with sufficiently high grades are sent to Navy Trade Schools before assignment to the fleet. While attending these schools, they will receive regular Navy pay and free schooling valued at $1500. What is the greatest possible pay I can expect to. earn during my first term of enlistment? It Is possible to earn as much as $126 a month by the end of your first term of enlistment, and re member that your clothing, lodg ing, medical and dental car ara all supplied free. After 1 have served tny term of . enlistment, what benefits do I get for re-snlistmentt Depending on your rate and length of service, you can get a cash bonus up to IS00 plus It days leave with pay. What does the term "ash tan" mean in the Navy? An "ash can" is a slang term ap plied to the depth charge used to combat submarines. The average "ash can" is a container filled with approximately S00 pounds of T.N.T. and can be dropped over board from a ahip and so con trolled as to explode at depths ranging from 36 to S00 feet. These are generally carried by the fast ships in the fleet, as a boat drop ping a charge regulated to ex plode at 70 feet depth mast move away from the explosion area at a speed of 25 knots or more. These "ash cans" are either rolled on the stern or shot from "y-guns" which hurl one right and one left simultaneously. with his parents, Mr, and Mrs. Lester Dills. , Harold Cook spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wells of Canton. Air. and Mrs. Oscar Bateman u,uu wiuuicii or Aiount noily, are visiting relatives in this commun ity and ar Kyle this week. Mrs. Tearley Picklesimer of Highlands visited her mother, Mrs. W. H. Moore, Saturdays The' United States normally uses about (50 per cent of the world's rubber production 40 per cent of the nickle, 40 per cent of the tin, per cent of the chromium! 45 "As long as the views of the small town editor are consulted and coasirered we who happen to be in the driver's seat of govern ment, cant go very far wron." 'Rep. Vincent Harrington of Iowa. is? ' . i(!irt)jT " T-Jip. fll&.' TOPR. 94l. FS&O INC. Womack's Esso Station a ATLAS BATTERY DEPOT O Located on Georgia Highway RALPH WOMACK, Mgr. Reid's Elsso Station On Palmer Street ATLAS TIRES AND TUBES HELP YOU SAVE FOR DEFENSE REID WOMACK, Mgr. THESE UNUSUAL TIMES we invite you to inspect an unusual new car new in its beauty, its comfort, its choice of two fine 90 horsepower engines, 6 cylinders or 8. See it and you sense m once that here is new style that will stay good for years. On a lower, wider chassis, we have designed new long, low, wide and modern lines. Interior treatment is entirely fresh, distinctive, pleasing. The beauty of this Ford will more than hold its own in any company. Inside, the car is big wide across the seats, generous in knee-room, leg -room, elbow-room. On the road this year you find the "new Ford ride" still further advanced in its softness, quiet oess, steadiness and all-round comfort. At the wheel, you will find driving easier than ever; Steering, gear-shifting, action of the big and sure hydraulic brakes have all been made smoother and easier. .'" In quality,' the car is sound to the last detail. Defense requirements have all been met without a single .reduction in the basic and lasting good ness of the Ford mechanically. Some new materials have replaced old ones, usually at a greater cost to us, but in every case the new is equal to or better than the old. If your family needs a new car, go see and drive this Ford. For what it is today and or what it will -be through the years ahead, we believe that you will find in it more and better transportation Jot your money than you have ever Jound before. NOV ON DISPLAY .Duncan Motor Co, Your Dealer FRANKLIN, N. C. 4
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