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jjjjjf ' 3 mm IIUI RED CROSS RED CROSS PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL INDEPENDENT VOL. LVI, NO. 47 FRANKLIN, N. C THURSDAY, NOV; 20, 1941 $1.50 PER YEAR ROLL CALL OFF TO GOOD START Workers Report To Data Turned In To Chairman $268.25 The Red Cross Roll Call which opened in Macon county on No vember 13 is going forward with splendid success, according to the '.' chairman, Rev. Philip Green, and Mrs. H. E. Church, Franklin chairman. The National membership dues v are fifty cents, which are sent to nati6nal headquarters to help sup port the worldwide program of the American Red Cross, out of every membership received. The balance of all subscriptions remains in the county for the local program. Many business firms have subscribed 100 per cent. '.. " The committees of workers and - the chairmen have expressed their appreciation of the ready response they have received. Those who were not at home, or, who for any reason have not been approached for their memberships, may pay any one of the workers who will supplyj them with a button, calen dar receipt and window sticker. Or memberships may be left at the office'of the Franklin Press. - The following chairmen and workers are serving: Harley- Cabe,-' chapter chairman; Rev. Philip Green, Roll Call chair man ; Mrs, Herbert E. Church, Franklin chairman; Rev. H. G. Wardlaw, county roll call chair man; Miss Nora Moody, school teacher's chairman; Mrs. Lola, P. Barrington, Junior Red Cross chair man; Mrs. Hubert Wardlaw, Jun ior roll " call chairman; Andrew , Ray chairman for colored roll call.; Workers are: Mrs. T. D. Bryson, Jr., Mrs. J. A. Sutton, Mrs. Lester Henderson, Mrs. D. A.v $tewart, j Mrs. Ray Swanson, Mrs. Geo. ' Brown, Mrs. A. B. Omohundro, Mrs. Bill Swan, Mrs. J. Ward Long, Mr, and Mrs.! Ben McGlam ery, Mrs.' Peart Wright, Mrs. Har ry Higgins, Mrs. H. T. Horsley, J. ; E. Perry, T. W. Angel, Jr. Memberships Reported Five dollar memberships A. B. Slagle, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Perry, J. S. Conley, W. C. Burrell, Lest er Conley, Joseph Ashear, S. & L. Store, Dr. Frank M. Killian, Zick- graf Hardwood company. Three dollar memberships Ma con County Supply, John Cunning ham; $2.50 memberships, L. E. English, Roy Mashburn; $2.00, Mrs. J. W. Hall, Miss Elizabeth Slagle, Bank of Franklin, donation, .Mrs. Frank Reece. One dollar memberships reported to date from six of the 16 work ers are as follows : Mamson L. Styles, Mrs. S. Wat kins, M. Blumenthal, Mrs. M. Blum enthal, Mrs, St. Clair Anderson, Mrs. Fred Arnold. Mrs. Lola Kis er, Mrs. Charles Bradley, Charles Bradley, Mrs. Ben McCollum, Mrs. Frank Higdon, Phil Hoyt, Mrs. H. E. Church, Rev. A. R. Morgan, Miss Caroline Nolen, T. H. Fagg, Mrs. Ben Woodruff, Mrs. Mary Landis, Mrs. E. K. Cunningham, Mrs. Margaret Tysinger, Mrs. H. H. Hurst, H. H. Hurst, Mrs. Sam Mendenhall, Mr. J. S. Conley, Mrs. John Wasilik, Mrs. " Hattie Waldroop, Mrs. J. W. C Johnson, M. D. Billings, Mrs. Lester Conley, Carl Tharolsen, T. D. Bryson, Mrs. Lester Henderson, Mrs. Rosa Tjtin, Mrs. Frank Killian, Mrs. Howard Stewart, Mrs. W. E. Furr, Mrs. H. O. Cozad, Mrs. Jim Carpenter, Mrs. Jess Sloan, Mrs. Pascal Nor (Contintwd on P&f Six) Mrs. Leila A. Lowery V Funeral In Waynesville Mrs. Leila A.. Lowery, 73, for40 years a resident of this .county, died in a Morganton hospital on Tuesday morning, November 18, after an illness of several years. Mr. Lowery lived on her farm on the Georgia road a short dis tance from Franklin until her last illnes. The remains were taken to Waynesville, to the home of a sister, Mr. I. G. Brown. The funeral services were con ducted in the Presbyterian church of that place and interment was in Green Hill cemetery on Wed nesday afternoon. The Rev. Mal colm R. Williamson, pastor of. the church, officiated. Surviving beside her lister, Mr. Brown, are four grandchildren, Walter Shierl Brown, Helen Alli son Brown, Mildred Josephine Brown, and Clarence Brown,, and a son-in-law, Walter Brown,' of Wyoming., Mr, Lowery' daugh ter, Mr. Brown, mother of the grandchildren, died about 10 years ago. Mr. Brown was visiting in Macon county and attended the furxraL Thanksgiving In Franklin : This issue of The Franklin Press and The Highlands Ma conian is issued a day earlier so that the staff can enjoy a Thanksgiving holiday. Although no special festivities of a. pub lic nature are planned, the day promises to be one that will be enjoyed by family groups with members coming from other places to spend the day or weekend at home, or, on the other hand, many are going away to visit relatives. The community Thanksgiving .service will be held in the Bap tist church at 8 a. m., and the Rev. Hubert Wardlaw, pastor of the Franklin Presbyterian church, will preach the sermon. All schools will have Thurs day and Friday as . a holiday, and most of the Franklin, places of business will . be closed all day. ,. Knitters Wanted Mrs. Perry Appeals For More Red Cross Workers Mrs. J. E. Perry, Red Cross production chairman, is issuing an urgent appeal for volunteers to make baby blankets and to knit sweaters arid socks for. the- Red Cross for British relief. She has requested too that all those who are making garments get them made as quickly as pos sible. They can be returned to the Episcopal Rectory or to Perry's Drug Store. P.T.A. Hears Sherrill And Fagg And Pupils On Health ' "Are We Well Fed?!' .was the subject of the program-of the' No vember meeting of the Parent- Teacher Association last Monday afternoon, following the chosen topic for the year, "The Needs of Our Children." Complete outlines furnished by the state - organiza tion are being followed in the series that will be carried out in a progressive , way by the program committee, headed by Mrs. R. S. Jones. v Mrs. Florence S. Sherrill, home demonstration leader, and T. H. Fagg, assistant . farm agent, were the principal speakers at the meet ing. Mrs. Sherrill emphasized the necessity for proper diet to be taught both parents and children, and also that they be taught to raise and can the food. Pupil Take Part Mr. Fagg called attention to the fact that SO per cent'-ipf the' men examined for the army in the South were found to be under nourished. The nation's . average was 40 per cent, which goes' to show that while half of the south ern draftees were undernourished, 30 per cent was the average of the rest of the country. Food For Defense programs are striving to correct this alarming condition in the Southern states. Emma Lou Hurst, state Health Queen of the 4-H clubs, told of the examinations and trips that she had experienced in connection with this contest. Roy Smith gave, a fine talk about the Higdonville school, reporting that 65 per cent were undernourished in 1940, and that hot lunches , and the health program' had brought this figure down to 35 per cent in 1941. A health skit was given by a group of pupils, and a Thanksgiv ing devotional with ' songs was presented by the second grades from the rooms of Mrs. Williams and Mrs.. Elsie Franks. The committee that appeared be fore the school board reported $50 obtained to pay for a thorough cleaning of the school, including window washing and rest rooms. It was voted to write a letter to the board in regard to the lack of proper seating for all students.' The President, Mrs. John Wasi lik, appointed the following com mittees: Mrs. Emory Hunnicutt, Mrs. Gus Leach and Mrs. Allan Brooks to superintend the clears ing of the building. The Scout committee is composed of Mrs. W. E. Furr, Mrs. Henderson Calloway, Mrs. Charlie Bradley, Mrs. Tom McCollum and Mrs. Zeb Conley. Box Supper, Cake Walk At Mountain Grove On Wednesday night, November 26, there will be a box supper and cake walk at Mountain Grove schoolhouse. The proceeds will be used for the benefit of the school The public it cordially invited. Y.D.C.TOHEAR GREGG CHERRY i i r -, Democratic Leaders Will Speak At Asheville Rally Dec. 16 The fall rally of the Young Dem ocrats of Western North Carolina will be held Saturday night, De cember 6, at The Langren hotel, Asheville. A. Leonidas Hux, state president of the Young Democrats, has call ed a meeting of the state execu tive committee here for December 6, and the state officers and the committee members' will be guests at the rally. R. Gregg Cherry, Democratic leader of Gastonia,- will be the principal "speaker at the banquet which' will feature the rally. He is past chairman of the' Democratic party of North Carolina, former speaker of the state house of rep resentatives, former commander of the American Legion, and for many years has been- a political leader in North Carolina. Three other speakers will be heard at. the rally. They will be C. O. Ridings, solicitor1 of the 18th judicial district, Thomas '.L. . John son, solicitor of the 19th judicial district, and John Queen, solicitor of the 20th judicial district. Following the banquet and talks, there will be a floor show and dance on The Langren roof. Miss Henrietta Price of Asheville, vice- president of the Young Democratic Clubs .of North Carolina; Miss Mary Leslie Thomas, Buncombe county club vice-president; and James C. Smathers,' secretary of the Buncombe county club, have charge of arrangements for the rally. Tickets to the rally will go on sale early this week, and commit tees will be appointed throughout this section. Jr. Red Cross Report Made by Mrs. Lola Barrington, Chairman At the meeting of the Roll Call workers last week, Mrs. Lola P. Barrington made a comprehensive report of donation and activities of the Junior Red Cross in the Macon county schools. Mrs. Bar rington has served the schools and the Red Cross alike for a number of years by her efficient work and interest in all phases of the pro gram of education provided for school children. County Children' Gift The enrollment for last year numbered 3,300 children of the V fill hilrfr.n mnrrllA an , V. a enhnnle ; " ... ...v nc Pc-M. , or.vc .n u.c mmcr for war sufferers brought the county s total of children s contra butior. to $359. "The Junior Red Cross is the child of the adult Red Cross", said . Mrs. Barrington-; our theme for the year was .'Junior! Red Cross Responsibilities for National Pro jects - Contributing to National Unity' a , big subject for little folk." It was explained that enrollment is by rooms, each child contribut ing a penny or more, and every room, on i 100 per cent enrollment receiving a copy of the ' Junior magazine, also posters and other material for teachers use. The children are guided in writing let ters to children of other countries and learning 'and giving help to those of other lands, creating good will and understanding among .the youth of all nations. Fund Fmr War Victim Ever since the last World War, when the National Children's Fund was started, the children of the United States have ' continued to contribute to this fund to help children all over the world. The fund is now at work helping the j victims of the greatest of .all dis asters the victims of war. With it transportation of 103,000 gift boxes to . children in Europe, Asia and the islands of the sea will be paid. At the end of March the Junior Red Cross had raised $213,000 for war relief for children in Great Britain, Finland, Poland, France, Greece and China. This in cluded evaporated milk, cocoa, baby foods, food, clothing, vitamen tab lets and medicines from the frozen Arctic highway to the Burma Road. The Fund sent $3,000 to Greece which helped the Junior , Red Cross children there in their war relief work for soldiers and undernourished children. A ship sailing around the Cape of Good Hope carried $10,000 worth of co coa for Greek children left father less; and $70,000 went to aid chil dren in England whose homes and (Cbatinwd m Pap Men In The Service CAPT. GERALD LEDBETTER A former Macon county boy Capt. Gerald Ledbetter who serv ed 18 months in service overseas with the ambulaoce division) of the First North Carolina Regiment is again taking an active .part in the service of his country Capt. Led better is Commanding Officer of the 1108th Quartermaster Detach ment stationed at Fort Adams, R. 1., and is also acting as Sales Of ficer of the Labbor defense of Nar ragarns Bay. Among his many duties is the task of supplying all food to the 4,500 .soldiers and officers located it the five forts in that area. me live torts in that area. Cant. Ledbetter is the son of W . C. Ledbetter of Franklin Route 2. MASHBURN BROTHERS IN CANAL ZONE Pvt. 1st Class Johnnie Kfashtinrn Btry. Q, 72nd C. A., Ariti-Aircraf t, is stationed at Ft. Randolph, Canal I 7nn. U. .1 : :( tmtitu me scivitc nine months ago, and has been in Pan ama seven months. He was 21 years old in September. Pyt. Ben Lee Mashburn, Btry. F, 1st C. A. C, is .stationed at Fort onerman, canal .one. Me is IV years old. These young soldiers are Drothers, sons ot Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Mashburn of this" county. Both are volunteers, and they have been in Panama the same length of time WM. P. ANGEL IN AIR CORPS William Proileau Angel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Angel, .is in the Army Air Corpsstationed at Barksdale, La. He entered the serv ice August 20. WM. RICKMAN AT PARRIS (ISLAND Pvt. William "R. Rickman of the U. S. Marines Corns, son nf fr a.nd Mrs. Will Rickman, has been . ri j r s- . . . 1 iransierrea irom yuantico, va., to rams lslana b. c while sUtioned a, Quar..tico he took a six weeks 1 course of study at the field tele- phone school. He is now hark at parris Island to take ud his duties ' for Uncle Sam PARKER VISITS PARENTS Arrivelle Parker stationed at Nor folk, Va., with Unit D at the U. S. Naval Training Station, is now visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Parker, Franklin Route 4. JOHNSON TRANSFERRED TO WEATHER BASE Pvt. William S.Johnson has been transferred to the Weather Base Station of the Air Corps at Luke Field, Phoenix, Ariz. CHAPEL SCHOOL TEACHER JOINS AIR CORPS Wilson Jones, who has been, a teacher at the' Chapel school, and who enlisted for service in the air corps, has passed his examinations at Fort McPherson and has been transferred to Tuskegee, Ala., for training. Don Cabe Has Role In W. C T. C Production Don Cabe, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Cabe, of Franklin is taking part in the Western Carolina Play er first production of the year, "He Who Gets Slapped." The play will be presented at the Western Carolina Teacher's college auditor ium at Cullowhee, Tuesday evening, November 25. Don, who is a freshman at the college this year and is making his first appearance with the Players, will play the part of Jackson, the chief clown. He is a graduate of Franklin high school. BOX SUPPER AT SALEM SCHOOL A box supper will be given, at the Salem school Saturday night, November 22, for the benefit of a lunch room. The publ;; is cordially invited t9 attend 4-H Clubs Make Reports On Year's Achievements "Men In Service" Column Launched In This Issue In this week's issue a col ulm, entitled "Men In Service" carries' items of news and changes oi location of Macon county men who" are enlisted in the military or defen-se serv ice of the country. We hope to make this a regular weekly feature of this newspaper, and we request rel atives and. friends to send us news of Macon boys arid men as they, receive it. This office receives some items from time to time from Camp publicity services, but this is not regular or frequent. Macon men are now scattered wherever the flag flies, from Iceland and the Aleutian Isles to the Philip pines and the Canal Zone. Many are receiving the Press and Maconian, and this news from home and of the where abouts of their friends is most' welcome. This service of their home paper may sometimes re sult in meetings iro faraway '. places. First Aid Classes Attended By 50 Men And Women First Aid classes of the Amer . 0 . -...',' ,can Red Cross- which began on November: 3, received certificates at the final session on Friday, No - vember 14. The- course was con- 'ducted in the. Agricultural build- ing- and lasted two weeks. Hanford W. Wilson, qualified in- , .... siructor pi Adult education, con- ducted the classes, using the American Red Cross text book. The course Is that ; prescribed by the North CarnUna '. Ttlrtiiotriaf P nmmic. sion under the department of pub- he lnMifuctioni. Two classes a day were held, one in the afternoon evening, the latter for the bentfit of foremen, and time keeoers on ",rA projecis in tne couny. i ne total number attending both classas was 50, 30 men and 20 women. Those receiving certificate we're as follows: Claude Cabe. P.H Threlkeld, Bill Bryson, George R. Fattillo, Proileau Shope, Harley E. Baldwin, James C. Myers, Robert b. Vanhook, George R. Hinson, Carl V. Dalton, Wilson P., Smart, San.ford Mann, William R. Gibson, James L. Potts, Zeb W. Conley, Lake B. Shope, Frank R. Leach, l i . . n , 1 1 r t- , , Woodrow W. Parker, Herbert M f nuucri rarnsn, w. c. tsaiawin, c (jlamery. ; The WOmen receiving certificates were Alma Cabe, Esther May Childers, Ethel Hurst, Nora Moody Mrs 7eh fnnl.v V(.. T r Porter' Mrs Fsther prl,c " tJ Allan Brooks, Mrs W. C. Pen.n, Airs. j. t. 5. Thorpe, Mrs. T. W. Angel, Jr., Mrs. Joe Dowdle, Mrs. R. M. Rimmer, Mrs. W. A. Rogers, Miss Lassie Kelly, Mrs. Frank Tal lent, Mrs jl. G. Beshears. CoaUnU Of Conm Mr. Wilson- said he was much pleased with the response in Frank lin and with the number attending. On the strength of the interest shown he stated that he expected to return at an early date, when he expects to conduct a class for -the colored 'people also. Mr. I Wilson outlined the course as covering instruction in emer gency injuries -all kinos of wounds, fractures, stopping flow of blood and transportation of injured per son. Resuscitation from asyhyxia tion, drowning and first aid for poison, dog and snake bite, shock and sunstroke were included' in the course. Instruction to relieve com mon emergencies, such as blisters, colds, hives and hiccoughs, poison ivy and insect bites, was also giv en. What should be in a first aid kit and how to use it was taught. Venison Supper At Methodist Church The ladies of the Methodist church will give a venison supper on Tuesday evemr.?, November 25, at 6-30 o'clock, in the basement of the church. The proceeds will go to the Woman's Society for Chris tian Service. x The deer was bagged by T. W. Porter while on the Pisgah For est hunt with a group of Frank lir hunters, on Armistice Day. AT LAST Watermelons without seeds have finally been achieved, the work being done by a Chinese scientist. Dr. S. T. Wong of Lansvan Uni versity, now at Chi Toe, Kwantung, China, Nine Clubs Represented At Saturday's Meeting, Prizes Awarded The 4-H clubs of Macon county held their-, annual Achievement Day Saturday, November 15, with the club member,s conducting the program. Emma Lou Hurst, president of the county council presided. The Rev. Hubert Wardlaw conducted the devotions. ' Each club in the courity was represented. West's Mill led the group with 19 preser.it. Cartooge chaye, lotla and Hidgonville each had 16 present. The other clubs were as follows. Oak Grove 10; Holly Springs . 6; Pine Grove 7;. Otter Creek 4; and Burningtown 3. A special health program similar to the one given at a recent Ro tary club meeting was led by Clay ton Ramsey. Doris Dalrymple and Ruth BrysoD gave a team demon stration which : was preparing an emergency meal from canned foods. Roy Smith of Pine Grove told of health activities conducted at Higdonville school last year. Emma Lou Hurst, elected last summer at the state meeting as North Carolina Health Queen, reported on the State health examination and hon ors won at the 4-H Short Course. Reports on last year's activities were given as follows : Camp Grace Long and Freddie West ; 4-H 'Short Course I .mv Rnner 'ni .rt c"rse Leroy Rjer ' n' " ,7 J," . ' State Fair Betty Jane Waldroop! Elizabeth DeHart reported on her poultry project from which she made a profit of $26.83 for the year 1941. The afternoon program consisted of food preservation contest for the girls and a cattle judging con test for the boys. PHsm Awarded Cash prizes were awarded with Doris Dalrymple winning first prize, with a group of five jars. Betty Bryson won second place with a , Clothing prizes were awarded for the dress reve mve ,enti at . the Home Demonstration Achieve men-t Day. Myra Slagle and Jean ette Harrison, and Mattie Pearl Bryson wan prizes on school dresses. Emma Lou Hurst, Betty Jane Waldroop, and Jane Setser won prizes on general wear cos tumes, i The prizes awarded to the boys who kept the best records were won by Leroy Roper, Roy Smith and Bobby Parrish. Four boys tied for first place in the cattle judg ing contest. They were Leroy Rop er, Thomas Cabe, Bruce Rickman and Edwin Canley. Franklin Loses Close Game To Robbinsville In the closest and hardest fought game of the season. Franklin high school last to Robbinsville high 12 to 6 on the local atheletic VM November 14. Robbinsville pushed across two touchdowns in the first half, but were held scoreless in the last half by a fighting Franklin eleven. With a series of reverses and fake reverses the local club drove 60 yards down the field to score in last quarter. Franklins a few plays later, recovered a Robbins ville fumble on their 35 yard line and drove to 7 yard line where they were held for downs by the visiting club. Murray) Peacock, Hunnicutt, and Jacobs turned in a good game for the local team. On November 20 Franklin jour neyed to Brevard to play Brevard high in a Thanksgiving event In preparation for this1 and their en counter with the -Macon "Make shifters" to be played a week later the local club is being drilled hard this week by Coach Newton. Macon Red Cross Production Report I he following report of produc tion for war relief to date by the Macon county chanter was manV by the chairman, Mrs. James E. Perry, at the Red Cross dinner last week : Fifty layettes. 1 13 hospital bed shirts, 54 operating gowns, 26 boys shirts. 24 women's dresses, 48 girls dresses, 33 women's wool skirts, 20 girls' skirts. 24 crocheted shawls. R mens' wool sweaters, 17 women's sweaters, 77 children' sweaters, 42 pair of mens' socks. 19 children's knit caps, and 1 knit scarf. Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Porter. Jr, in Nashville. Tenn a son, Thomas William III. an November 12.