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VOL. LVII, NO. II
FRANKLIN, N. C THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1942
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Forest Protection Week
Proclaimed
Necessity Of Protecting
Forests Urged On All
Civic Groups
RALEIGH, March 11. Impor-
temce of the. forests as sources of
raw materials for defense pur
poses and for other vital needs
will be stressed during forest
Protection Week" in North Oaro
Una whicK has been officially pro
claimed bv Governor J. Melville
Broughton for the period March
15-21.
Especially emphasized in the gov
ernor's proclamation 1 is the neces
sity of protecting the forest lands
of the State against fires, their
worst enemy, which burned over
some 728,947 acres of privately
owned lands in 1941. Fifes, officials
of the Dept. of Conservation and
Development point out, accounted
for about. 13 per cent of the total
drain ora North Carolina's forests
last year. ;- Almost all of these
could have been prevented by the
exercise of proper precautions.
Waste Is Serious Item
Had the timber represented by
fire wastf been saved, a sufficient
amount would have been preserved
to supply-lumber sufficient to build
more than 5,000 regulation army
barracks capable of housing almost
400,000 soldiers.
Another source of waste of tim
ber to which attention is being
called are the cull trees, tops, and
limbs f.kieJie.s aad higci which
were left in the . forests each year.
It is estimated that this waste
amounts to approximately 1,000,000
cords of wood annually in North
Carolina. Much of this, according
to foresters, could be saved for
pulpwood and fuelwood.
Wo,od Essential To War
Wood in various forms is essen
tial to the prosecution of the war
and h
iftcworeasmg, if
estimated that pulpwood produc
tion will be about 15 per cent
higher in 1942 than for 1941 ; a
i- 20 per cent increase in lumber
production is forecast ; and the
naval stores program calls for a
50 per cent increase in turpentine
and allied products: In the face
of these and other, increasing de-
man ds for forest products, an ex-
tensive paper salvage program lias
peen organized ; and foresters de
clare that it will be necessary to
protect the forests in every way
possible in order to preserve this
j source of raw materials for defense
and for use -after the present em
ergency. "Forest Protection Week" will
be officially opened by a radio ad
dress Monday, March 16, from
8:30 to 8:45 p. m., by Governor
Broughton, who will also speak on
"Arbor Day", March 20 from 1 :30
to 1 :45 p. m. Since "Arbor Day"
falls within "Forest Protection
Week", its general observance is
being used.
Schools, civic clubs, patriotic,
fraternal, and other groups are
requested fo join in with the cel
ebration of "Forest Protection
Week" and "Arbor Day".
"Old North State"
Ambulance Airplane Pre
sented To Navy
. The following letter has been
received by Dr. Edgar Angel, by
Whose efforts as chairman of the
"Old North State" Fund $702.50
was raised in Macon county for
this cause last October:
Raleigh, N. C.
February 26; 1942
Dr. Edgar Angel, Chairman
The Old North State Fund
Franklin, N. C.
Dear Dr. Angel:
On behalf of Governor J. Mel
ville Broughton, honorary chairman,
members of our executive commit
tee and Mr. Jos. R. Jarnagin,
state director, we wish to sincerely
thank you for services rendered
uis chairman of your county.
As you know, the ambulance air
plane was christened The Old
North State and presented to the
.United States Navy on January
21 at Anacostia Field near Wash
ington, D. C.
Secretary of the Navy Knox ac
cepted the plane and expressed
derp gratitude to citizens of North
Carolina for providing the Navy
with such urgently needed equip
ment According to Navy officials. The
Old North State was to be placed
. in service promptly, probably at
some point along the Atlantic coast
to render aid to victims of sob
marine attacks and other disasters
By Governor
APRIL COURT
JURY DRAWN
Commissioners Met In
Called Meeting Op
Saturday
The county commissioners met
in a called session on Sunday
March ', when the following jury
was drawn for the April term ,of
Superior Court, beginning the sec
ond Monday, April 13:
First Week
H. Lf iBurrell, Route 3; W. C
Ledbetter, Route 2; Arthur Dow
dle, Dillard, Ga., Route 1; Wiley
McCall, Highlands; D. E. Cha&tain,
Highlands; Arthur iStainfield, Oil-
lasaja; Billy Long, Rabun Gap, Ga.
Route 1; Truman Owenby, Flats;
Wymer Williamsons Prentiss; Alex
Keener, Route 2; R. D. Wells, Rt
1 ; C. L. Dills, Route 1 ; Sam Wat
ers, Kyle; G. A. Pendergrass, Kyle;
T. L. Henson, Otto; (George R.
Talley, Highlands; A. A. Grant,
Nantahala, J. L. Wright, Highlands.
Alden - . Justice, Dillard, Ga.,
Route 1; B. V. McCoy, Etna;
Floyd Roper, Route 3; Ze!b Guf
fey, Route 2; C. E?' Williamson,
Route 1; C. A. Moffitt, Otto; G.
D. Edwards, Highlands; Harley
Mason, Stiles; Craig Steppe
Ui-sCi.-Fred Jlpvis, Flat l. B.
Rowland, Flats; Carl Baldwin,
Route 3; Sam Bryson, Jr., Culla
saja; L. M. Henson, Otto; T. M.
Southard, Route 1 ; T. M. Keener,
Highlands; Wiley G, Smith, Route
1; A. M. Wilson, Highlands.
Second Week
Claude Morgan, iRoute 4; W. E.
Hodgins,' Prentiss; A. Ji. Edwards,
Route 3; J. A. Taylor, Ellijay;
fcymati-Frady, Franklin; Toad D.J
Brysn, Jr., Franklin; L. C. Hig
don, Franklin; George W. Reece,
Franklin; Jimmie Hunnfcutt, Frank
lin; Claude Bradley, Otto; T. T.
Reeves, Route 3; J. H. Daves,
Route 2; J. H. Patterson, Route
2; Paul Swafford, Route 3; James
R, Ramsey, Stiles; S. C. Byrd,
Route 3; R. P. Lambert, Aquone;
G. M. Keener, Gneiss.
The matter di ail repairing was
left to Gus Leach, chairman.
Prentiss Man Drowned
In Nantahala River
Trade Belford, 39, was drowmed
in the Nantahala river Monday
night when the truck he was driv
ing left the U. S. Highway No. 19
and plunged into the stream. Mr.
Belford, ah employee of the Ocoee
dam construction project in Ten
nessee, was on his his way home
in Prentiss when the accident .oc
curred. Mr. Belford was a native of
Ealconda, 111. In 1928, he was
married to Miss Mary Bradford,
of Weathers, Ky. They moved to
the Prentiss community last fall.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon, March 12, at
2:30 o'clock at the Pleasant Hill
Baptist church on North Skeenah.
The Rev. Lester Sorrells will of
ficiate and burial will be in the
church cemetery.
The pallbearers will be A. C.
Bradford, Jr., James Phelps, Ralph
Womack, J. H. Brookshire, Denley
McConnell and Ira Ledford.
Surviving are the widow; one
son, Paul, his mother ; two half
brothers; and one half sister.
Income Tax Reports Must
Be Sent By March 15
Persons are reminded that March
IS is the last day set for the filing
of income tax returns to the gov
ernment. According to Secretary
of Treasury Henry Morganthau,
reports reaching the Treasury De
partment indicate that the people
have cheerfully assumed the addi
tional tax burden that is one of
the inevitable consequences of war.
The LTnited States Treasury urges
payment
at sea.
As a souvenir, we are enclosing
a photograph taken at the pres
entation ceremony. Secretary Knox
and Governor Broughton are in
the foreground.
Again thanking you for yoar
efforts which contributed materi
ally towards making this gift a
reality, we are
Cordially yours,
Frederick O. Bowman,
Slate Chairman
George Rosi Pou, Treasurer
Virginia Bryant
One of Franklin High School's
winners in Scrap Book Contest, of
11th grade. Sol Sanders, of the
tenth grade was the other winner.
Macon Winners In World
Study
The Macon county winners in
the Citizen-Times World Study
contest were announced in that
newspaper along with other win
ners last Sunday. The grand prize
awards, with many other prize win
ners are yet to be announced.
This contest which represented a
valuable educational program in the
Western North Carolina schools,
was a study of the modern world
based on .aseries prepared by the
National Geograpmc magazine. Ths
Citizen-Times is to be congratu
lated on the results as promoted
by them over a period of three
months beginning October 12.
The Macon county winners were
announced as follows : -
Elementary Division. 1 Lucille
Hannah, Routl, pth grade, Frank-
lin school. 2. Edward Williams, El- but all who participated have re
lijay, 7th grade, Mountain Grove , ceived valoable educational advan-
school. 3. Ruth Bryson, -Route 3,
Johnson Succeeds Park
Roy H. Park (center) has resigned as editor of the Carolina
So-Operator, and Blackburn W. Johnson (right), former owner-editor
of The Franklin Press and The Highlands Maconian, will succeed
him as editor-manager. A. M. Beck, (left) has been promoted to
manager of the Mutual Press, connected with the publication. Mr.
Johnson is a veteran newspaper man and agricultural editor. He re
signed as state superintendent of credit unions to accept his new
position.
B. W. Johnson Accepts
Position As Editor Of
Carolina Co-Operator
The resignation of Roy H. Park
as editor and manager of the Car
olina Co-operator and the appoint
ment of Blackburn W. Johnson as
his successor was announced last
week in Raleigh by M. G. Mann,
general manager of the North Car
olina Cotton Growers Association
and the Farmers Cooperative Ex
change. Mr. Maan also announce 1
the promotion of A. M. Beck- to
be manager of the Mutual Press.
Mr. Park goes to hliaca, N. Y.
to become manager of an agricul
tural research service in which he
has acquired controlling interest.
Mr. Johnson was formerly own
er and editor of the Franklin Press
and the Highlands Maconiatx Be
fore accepting the editorship of the
Carolina Co-operator, official pub
lication of the Cotton Growers as
sociation and PCX, he held the
position of superintendent of the
credit union division of the North
Carolina Department of Agricul
ture. For four years he was editor
of the Farmers Federation News
published in Asheville. He has had
20 years experience in newspaper
and cooperative work. In addition
to editing the Carolina Co-operator.
Mr. Johnson will also serve as
director of information for the
FCX and the Cotton Growers as
sociatkm.
Lucile Hannah
Lucille Hannah, Franklin Route
1, was a winner in the elementary
division. Other winners were Ed-
ward Williams, Ellijay and Ruth
Bryson, Franklin Route 3.
Contest Announced
th grade, Cowee school.
Best Scrapbooks Lucille Hannah
and Edward Williams.
Grade Winners Lucille Hannah,
6th grade; Edward Williams, 7th
grade.
High School Division Virginia
Bryant, Franklin, 11th grade,
Franklin high school. 2. Sol San
ders, Franklin, 10th grade. Frank
lin high school.
Best High School Scrapbooks
y.. Bryant and Sol Sanders.
Many Macon, .county students
took part in this comer, and did
creditable work as well as making
beautiful and elaborate scrap books.
Their work should receive honor
able mention and all taking part
are to be commended for their
work. All cannot receive prizes,
I tages through this study.
Rep. Weaver
Announces His Candidacy
For Renomination
Congressman Zebulon Weaver,
who has represented this district
in the house of representatives for
12 terms, announced yesterday that
he will seek renomination in the
May 30 Democratic primary.
In the house, where the seniority
rule plays such an important part,
Congressman Weaver is one of the
ranking members of the key in-
diciaxy committee.
Served in Two Wars
Congressman Weaver has had
the distinction of serving under
two war presidents Wood row Wil
son and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Permanent Schedule Of
Methodist Services
The services of the Methodist
church, beginning Sunday, March
15, will have the following per
manent schedule : Church school 10
a. m., morning worship 11 a m.,
Young People's meeting 6 p. m.
The services at Carson's Chapel
will be first and third Sundavs at
10 a. m
MAKE
EVERY
PAY DAY
S BOND DAY
Men In Service
FRANK SHULAR
JOHNS THE MARINES
The Franklin Press has received
e following announcement from
the following
the U. S. Marine Corps Recruit
ing Division in Raleigh:
"The United States Marine Corps
is proud to announce the recent
enlistment of Frank D. Shular of
Franklin Route 4.
Private Shular was sent to Par-
ris . Island, S. C, where he will
undergo his basic recruit training
fnr fh Mpvt mnntl, Akil -i Da.
.... .. ..vki invui i ii. t 1 1 ' 1 1 v a i m. ai
ris Island he will learn the funda
mentals of drill and will also learn
the use of the various service
weapons employed by the Marine
Corps.
Upon completing his training at
Parris Island Private Shular will
be stationed at one of the Marine
Bases in the United States for
further training.
Private Shular is the son of
Mr,s. Martha A. Shular of the
same address."
Ray McCoy, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. T. McCoy of the Gold Mine
community, who recently joined
the U. S. Army in Carifornia, has
been transferred to Wilmington and
is in the 1st Aid Air Corps.
Frank Jamison volunteered for
the U. S. Army in Asheville, Feb
ruary 21, and was sent to Fort
Bragg. He has now been trans
ferred to the signal radio train
ing camp in Missouri.
Corp. Roy J. Setser has recently
been transferred from Fort Bragg
to San Francisco, Calif.
Pvt. Mack Setser, stationed at
F.-.-' Island, S. G, visited his par
ents over the -weekend.
The three DeHart brothers wife
enlisted the same day in the Ma
rines and are stationed at Parris
Island, S. C, and who live just
across the border of Macon coun
ty in Swain, came home for a
brief visit over the weekend.
D. L. Dean, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Dean, volunteered in the
U. S. Army, February 15, 194L He
was stationed in San Antonio,
.Texas for three months, in Nevada
four months and is now in the
Air Corps school at Glendale,
Calif.
Mr. and Mrs. Mack Moffitt of
Franklin have a son, Pvt. Ray
Moffitt, who has been at Pearl
Harbor since the war began. Two
other sons, Staff Sgt. Glenn of
the 13th Inf. and Pvt. Blaine of
the 28th Field Artillery, are now
stationed at Fort Jackson, S. C.
All three enlisted during the sum
mer of 1940.
P. F. C. Thomas W. Brown,
who has been stationed in the 61st
Air Base School, Elgin Field, Fla.,
for seven months, is now spend
ing his 15 day furlough at his home
at Clark's Chapel.
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Tice of
Franklin, Route 3, have received a
letter from their son, John, who
has been in the U. S. Navy for
the past four years, saying that
he had re-enlisted for another four
years. He has spent the whole
time in Chinese and Philippine
waters.
Pvt R. S. Sloan is cow stationed
at the 4th Training Battallion, Co.
C. 1st Platoon, Camp Wheeler, Ga.
He expects to be transferred soon.
Pvt. F. C. Robert Byrd, station
ed in the U. S. Army at Elgin
Field, Fla, is now on a 15-day
furlough, visiting his parents at
West's Mill.
John Lyle Palmer, son of Mr.
and Mrs. James Palmer, of Frank
lin, now in the air corps, has been
transferred from Jefferson Bar
racks in Missouri to Patterson
Field, Ohio, where he is taking
training at the Ohio Institute of
Aeronuatics in Columbus.
Pvt First Class William Elmore,
now in the U. S. Army stationed
at Elgin Field, Fla., was expected
to return to his home at West's
Mill, Saturday to spend ten days.
Edgar Carpenter, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Edgar J. Carpenter of Frank
lin, has graduated from the navy
radio school at Indianapolis, Ind.,
and has been sent to the sub
marine school at New London,
Conn. He has been in the Navy
since August 1941.
LAST RATES OF MRS.
KOPE ELIAS SATURDAY
The funeral of Mrs. Kope Elias,
who died in Asheville Thursday
will be held in the Franklin Meth
odist church at 2 :30 p. m. Sat-,
MEN LEAVE FOR
ARMY SERVICE
County Selectees
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Board Bus Wednesday
Morning
On Wednesday morning a small
Kroup of relatives and friends as
well as Macon's . Selective Service
Board gathered to give a send-off
to the men leaving to ioin the
Army. They were all in fine spirits
when the bus arrived a few min
utes after nine o'clock. The group
was photographed just before leav
ing by Mr. Crisp who will have
the pictures on exhibition at his
studio and also for sale. The pic
ture will also be published in this
newspaper in an early issue.
Each young man was provided
with a "Franklin Press'' pencil and
requested to write a letter to his
home newspaper as soon as lit is
assigned to his unit and location.
This will enable friends to write
to them, and keep in touch with
their movements and their assign
ments. Following is a list of those leav
ing: Hugh Robert Beck, Highlands;
James Carl Deitz, Leatherman;
Ellis William Smith, Route 1;
Don Stanley Mulkey, Route 1;
Dave M. Jones, Route 1 ; Frank
Ellis Ledford, Prentiss; Edgar
Naaman Elliott, Franklin; Harley
William Jenkins, Etna; James
Shirley Burrell, Highlands; James
Frank Garland, Otto; James How
ard Vinson, Otto; John Bowden
Davis, Franklin; Cleveland Grady
Calbe, Route 2; Willie Monroe
Hurst, Franklin; George Lake Mof
fitt, Scaly; James Jefferson Angel,
Farner, Tenn. ; Harold Washington
Gabe, Route 4; George Dover
Shuler, West's Mill; Daniel Web
ster Garrett, Etna; Wilfred James
Wood, Gne!'ss; Burzell Mason,
Flats; Charles Edward Russell,
Highlands; James Perry Cruse,
Prentiss:; Joe William Anderson,
Otto; fcolttrie C. Guffie, Ronte 4;
George Norman Gabe, Otto; Lewis
Hannah, Route 3; John Weldon
Paul, Highlands; George Frank
Johnson, Franklin; Gardner Vance
Holden, Route 3; George Pershing
Byrd, Stiles; Fred Jones, Franklin.
The following men were to have
been inducted with this group, but
volunteered and enlisted in the
last two weeks were accepted :
Vernon Baldwin, Franklin; enlisted
in the Army; Richard Howland
Slagle, enlisted in the Navy; John
Clifford Dendy, enlisted in the
Army; Howard Taft Welch, en
listed in the Army; William Persh
ing Bryant, enlisted in the Army;
Jesse Frank Jamison, enlisted in
the Army.
Names Drawn March 17
The National drawing of orer
numbers will be held Tuesday,
March 17 in Washington. The
Press and Maconian will publish
the name's of Macon county regis
trants in the third registration with
their serial and .order numbers as
soon as the local draft board re
leases them.
Federation Declares
3 Per Cent Dividend
Members of the Farmers Fed
eration are reminded of the Stock
holders meeting on Friday, March
13, at the Federation warehouse,
which was postponed from March
6 on account of the weather.
A three per cent patronage divi
dend on all cash purchases from
the Farmers Federation warehouses
during 1941 has been announced by
James G. K. McClure, president
of the Western North Carolina
farm cooperative.
Payment of the dividend will be
in common stock of the Farmers
Federation, Mr. McClure said. The
common stock now bears interest
at the rate of six per cent annu
ally. In the event that a patron's
business has not been sufficient i
earn a full share of stock, crecit
amounting to three per cent of his
or her cash purchases will be is
sued toward a stock share.
Your Scrap Metal
Will Be Collected
Arrangements have been work
ed out with John Pennington
whereby scrap metal can be col
lected throughout the town and
county, Sam Mendenhall, county
agent has announced. If persona
who have scrap metal will notify
the County Agent's Office, Mr.
Pennington will come by and pick
this up.
There is still a great shortage of
this material which is necessary
in the manufacture of steel for
armaments, so please notify the
county agent's office immediately
if you have scrap metal in any
form