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MAKE EVERY C PAYDAY BOND DAY MAKE EVERY PAY DAY BOND DAY JOIN I H b PAY-ROLL SAVINGS PLAN ! PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL INDEPENDENT VOL. LVII, NO. 14 FRANKLIN, N. C THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1942 $1.50 PER YEAR 5 HE FISHING TIME ALMOST HERE Forest Service Announces Schedule For Streams In This Area The Namtahala National Forest announces good news fishing news whicli means that spring is around the corner. The Santeet lah, the Fires Creek, the Standing Indian, the Wayah Bald, and the Cliff.side Lake Cooperative Wild lofe Management Areas, coopera tively managed by the U. S. Forest Service and the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development, will foe open for fish ing on scheduled dates duTing the 1942 season. The -schedules 'by irtt dividual streams are ias follows : Deep, Bear and Barkers Creeks; Big and Little San.teetLah, Sand, Wright, and (Indian Creeks of the Santeetlah Creek Drainage of the Samteetlah Area; also Shope Fork and Ball Creeks of the Standing Indian Area April 25, 26; May 9, 10, 23, 24; June 6, 7, 20, 21; July 4, 5, 18, 19; August 1, 2, 15, 16, 29, 30. Fires, Little Fires, Rockhouse, and Long Creeks of the Fires Creek Area; Nantahala River, Park, Kimsey, Indian, Hetnpatch, and Hurricane Creeks of the Nanta hala River Drainage of the Stand ing Indian Area; and Wayah Creek, iRough Fork, Camp Branch, and Arrowood Creek of the Wayah Bald Area 'May 2, 3, 16, 17, 30, 31; June 13, 14, 27, 28; July '11, 12, 25, 26; August 8, 9, 22, 23. Cliffside Lake and Skittles Creek May 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31; June 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28; July 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 15, 26; August 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30. , Slick Rock Creek of the Santeet lah Area will be closed to fishing during the. 1942 season. AH other waters will be open as noted above. Allstate' law si wiTl "apply on thest areas. In addition to possessing a fishing licenise, it will be necessary for each fisherman to obtain a per mit costing $1.00 per day. Fishing will be allowed between 6 a. m. and sunset. The minimum sized brook and ranrbow trout which may be retained will foe seven in length, and the daily limit will foe twelve legal fish. Fishermen will obtain their per mits from wardens stationed on the areas, who will check catches at the end of each day. Additional information regarding this activity may foe obtained from the Forest Supervisor at Franklins or from District Forest Rangers stationed at Franklin, Andrews, and Murphy, N. C. Miss McPherson Passes At Otto Miss Angeline Virginia McPher son, 91, died Monday morning, March 30, at the home of her neice, Mrs, W. G. Stewart, in the Otto community. A native of .Iredell county, Mfss McPherson was born December 31, 1850, the daughter of the late John E. and Sarah S. McPherson. They came to live in Macon county when Miss McPherson was a small child. For the last eight years she lias made her home with Mr. and Mrs. Stewart. Funeral services were held at the Morrison Presbyterian church, Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock, with the pastor, the Rev. Hubert Wardlaw officiating and the Rev. Philip L. Green assisting. Inter ment was in Rush cemetery. .Miss McPherson was devoted to her church, of which she was an active member as long as her health permitted. She is survived by one brother, George McPherson, of Franklin Route 2, and several neices and nephews, Mrs. Frank Bailey and Joe McPherson, of Meadowview, Va.; Eugene McPherson of Penn; sylvania; Wade McPherson of Florida; Mrs. Lola Hood and Wal ter McPherson of California; Mr. Charles Dowdle of Demorest, Ga. ; Charles Addington of Toccoa, Ga. ; Mrs. Lulu Angel of Atlanta ; Mrs. Paul Williamson of Rabun Gap, Ga.; Mrs. W. G. Stewart of Otto; and John and Turner McPherson, Mrs. Jim Cabe, Mrs. James A Porter and Jake Addington, all of Franklin. The pallbearers were George Stewart, J. W. Addington, John McPherson, Robert Stewart, Turn er McPherson, and Eugene Grant. The Woman's Missionary Union of the Baptist church will meet at the pastorium on Thursday, April 9, i 3 p. m. Ready to Track the Offender IK John Dills, deputy sheriff and jail trained bloodhounds, which he ha down law-breakers in Macon cou dogs to any citizen who reports 4-H MEMBERS TO MOBILIZE Macon Farm Boys, Girls Will Make Drive For Members The 4-H Clubs of this county will unite with North Carolina's 60,000 club members and farm boys and girls in the United States in a National 4-H Mobilization week, April 5-11, with the aim to create a greater unity of effort and render service to the war effort. Many of the tasks suggested the clubs of the state are already do ing. The Macon clubs will make a drive for new members for the clubs already organized. Schedule of Meetings The following will be the order of meetings for the next two weeks : Tuesday, April 7 West's Mill 4 H meets at 9:15 a m.; Oak Grove 4-H meets at 10 JO a. m.; lbtla l-H meets at 2 p. m. Wednesday, April 8 Higdonville 4-H meets at 9:15 a. m.; Pine Grove 4-H meets at 10:30 a. m. ; Holly Springs 4-H meets at 2 p. m. Thursday, April 9 Burningtown 4-H club meets at 9:30 a. b.; Franklin 4-H meets at 2 p. m. Monday, April 13 Slagle 4-H meets at 9:15 a. m. : Otter Creek 4-H meets at 1 p. m.. Tuesday, April 21 Otto 4-H meets at 9:15 a m. Price Of Beans Guaranteed Farmers of the county who are planning to grow beans for the market should give due con sideration to the opportunity that the Murphy Cannery of fers, says Sam Mendenhall, county agent. There is a pos sibility that the' fresh vege table market may be overload ed. The price per bushel of 75 cents for standard, 90 cents for choice aid $1.10 for fancy beans will be guaranteed for the beans grown on the acre age contracted to the cannery, Mr Mendenhall announces. Any one wishing to secure more information regarding this' proposition should contact the county agent's office im mediately. Franklin Circuit Easter Schedule Rev. P. L. Green of the Frank lin circuit will have the following schedule of services on Easter Day. This schedule is subject to East ern War Time. 9:30 a m. Prison Camp; 1C .30 Louisa; 12 Bethel; 3 JO p. m Salem; 6 JO Clark's Ctepel ; mm m er, is shown here with his team of s used successfully in tracking nty. He offers his services and his marauders. Nutrition Classes Of Red Cross Report Large Attendance Excellent attendance for the Na tional Defense Home Nursing classes which are being held in three communities in the count is reported by Mrs. George Pat- tillo, registered nurse, who is teaching the classes. Women interested in the course should plan to attend not later than the week of April 6, 1942. in order to qualify for a certifi cate in Home Nursing. Ln the Cartoogechaye community 17 women attended the class held at the home of Mrs. Carl Slagle. In the Scaly section on Thursday 12 women were present at the home of Mrs. Albert Brown. The Burn ingtown group, meeting with Mrs Robert Parrish, reported 7 presen. on Friday. The following schedule will be followed each week until the com pletion of the course : Cartoogechaye Wednesday, 2 :30 p. m., at the home of Mrs. Carl Slagle. Scaly Thursday, 2 p. m., at the home of Mrs. Albert Brown. Burningtown Friday, 2 p. m., at the home of Mrs. Robert Parrish. Classifications By Local Draft Board The following classifications and reclassifications have been made by the Local Board No. 1. First classification, Boone Deloas Love, 14-F, physically unfit; James Clyde Bolick, 1-B, fit for limited service; Kelse Emit Shields, 3-A, man with dependents. Reclassified were Charles William Smart from 1-A to 2-B, Quincey Corpening from 3-A to 1-A, Ed Green from 4-B to 1-A; Hunter Richard Ro land, Cecil Lyman Mashburn, John Wesley Parker and Wiley James Sanders were changed from 1-A to 3-A. The following were placed in Class 1-C, following induction into the army: Hugh Robert Beck, James Carl Deiu, Ellis Williams Smith, Don Stanley Mulkey, Dave M. Jones, Frank Ellis Ledtord, John Weldon Paul, Edgar Naa man Elliott, Harley William Jen kins. James Shirley BurreH, James Frank Garland, James Howard Vinson, George Frank Johnson, John Bowden Davis, Cleveland' Grady Cabe. Willie Monroe Hurst, George Lake Moffitt, Harold Washington Cabe. George Dover Shuleh, Daniel Webster Garrett, Wilfred James Wood, Burrell Ma son, Charles Edward Russell. James Perry Cruse, Joe William Ander son, Lonme C. Guffie. Gardner Vance Holden, George Norman Cabe, George Pershing Byrd, Fred Joan, Lewis Hsanaa, REGISTRANTS LEAVE APRIL 9 Macon Men Leave to Join Armed Forces On Thursday A. M. Registrants who are to leave for induction at 8 o'clock Thursday morning, April 9, are as follows Volunteers: Earnest John Mes ser, Leatherman ; Weaver Wykle Leatlierman; George Dewey Elli otte, Franklin Route 4; Ed Green Star Route, Gneiss. Robert Benjamin Guffie, Route 4; James Thomas McClure, Clay ton, Ga.; Agner Owenby, Nanta hala; William Collier, Route Clate Davis Mashburn, Franklin Charlie Wi'tburn Franks, Franklin Claude Patton, Route 1 ; Joe Brown Jones ; Route 1 ; Rufus McKinley Holden, Dillard, Ga., Route 1 ; Jim Webb, Scaly; Dewey William Guf fie, Route 4; Everett Asbury Zim merman, Franklin; James Jeffer son Angel, Franklin; Albert Chas teain, Highlands; Ben Burt Bolick Highlands; Charles Glen West Etna; Clarence Crawford, Route 3 Royal Mathew Roland, Kyle Thomas Sydney Thompson, Route 4; Dewey Ray Johnson, Route 1 David John Carpenter, Prentiss Troy Forest Justice, Route 1 James Henry Mason, Route 3; Lon- nie Woodrow Evans, Aquone ; Wil liam Hendrick Potts, Highlands; Gordon William Southard, Route 1 ; Joseph Weldon Fouts, Fsanklln ; Clarence Randolph Van Hook Route 2. Men In Service ARTHUR BROTHERS IN ARMED FORCES Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Arthur, for merly of Franklin and now of Asheville have two sons in the United States armed forces. One is in the coast artillery and the other in the navy. Hayne C. Jr., 23, joined the coast artillery last August. Now a private first class, he is stationed at Brook lyn. His brother, Robert Siler Arthur, 21, has been in the navy since Sept, 1940, and is aboard ship somewhere in the Atlantic. He bas rating of electrician first class. NANTAHALA BOYS SERVING UNCLE SAM After a check, our reporter finds that there are 21 boys of the Nan tahala section in the service of Uncle Sam. Here are the locations of some of them: Pvt. Wade Boone, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Boone, is at Fort Bragg. Pvt. Harry Roper, son of Mrs. J. A. Roper, is stationed at Camp Blanding, Fla. Corporal Howard Cochran of Flats, is now stationed at Elgin Field, Fla. He volunteered in 1940. Pvt. Ben Cope, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Cope of Kyle is at Fort Bragg. Pvt. W. V. Meadows, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Meadows o Route 3, has recently been trans ferred from Keesler Field, Miss., t. the 47 air base, France Field, Canal Zone. Pvt. Rafe B. Teague, son of Mrs. C. W. Teague of Prentiss, was graduated March 22, from the huge Air Corps Training school at Keesler Field, after an exten sive 19-weeks training course. He is now qualified bo serve as an airplane mechanic "on the line". Pvt. Robert Swafford is station ed at Fort Jackson. Quentin Waldroop, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grady Waldroop has recently sailed for unknown desti nation for service across the seas Ledger Shope, son of Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Shope of Franklin has received a promotion to rank of sergeant. He is stationed at 384 Squadron school, Albuquerque, N. M. Ed Green of Broadway has vol unteered for the U. S. Army. Carl Green who is stationed at Fort Bragg, was home in Broad- way for a short furlough last Sun day. Albert W. Perry of Franklin is now in training as an aviation ca det at the Replacement Training Center at Maxwell Field, Ala. Ca det Perry is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Perry and a former student of the University of North Carolina After completing his prc- flight training, .he will be sent to one of the several primary schools in the southeast for the first phase of his flight training. Pvt. Vernon Cunningham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron on a 10 day failnagii from Ebjio FWi Fit, Prt Cwnngtsji Easter Sunrise Service To Be Held On Golf Course For Sheriff Fred Cabe, who announced him self a candidate for the office of sheriff of Macon county, two weeks ago, subject to the Democratic pri mary. Shuttle Train fo Fontana Considered at Bryson City Meet Carl Jamison represented the Franklin Chamber of Commerce at the mass meeting held in Bryson City last Monday night when the matter of a shuttle train to carry men to and from the Fontana dam was considered. In view :of the tire situation, it was reported that some means of transportation must be provided. TVA official showed need for transportation to be vital, though speaking unofficially. The village to be built near the dam site was shown to accommodate a maximum of 2,000 persons. Work is being retarded because of inability of many to find transportation. Buses now running from Swain, Macon and from Bryson City are inade quate and take too long for the trips, it was pointed out. Petitions signed by approximate ly 1,000 men from Swain county were presented, and T. N. Mas.sey of the Sylva chamber of commerce reported that Sylva could present in additional 1,000. All takls fav ored the train service and the fol lowing committee was appointed to present the matter to the Southern railway: McKinley Ed wards, Mr. Massey and Edwin Whitaker. Barbara Hurst In Apr& Farmers Federation News Proving It's Easy to Handle sees" is the title of a three-column llust ration and story in the April issue of the Farmers Federatior. News. This is made doubly inter- sting to .Macon county people, and especially to 4-Hers because Bar bara Hurst is the young heroine handling live bees with her bare hands and arms. The editor of the Franklin Press witnessed this enterprise of the new editor of The Farmers Federation News, Bob Brown, and can testify that this excellent proto by Editor Brown is not faked. Mr. Hurst, enthusiastic apiarist, engineered the pose, and, from the reporter's account, must have hypnotised the bees. Garden Club With Mips. Thorpe The regular meeting of the Gar den Club will be held at the home of Mrs. J. E. S. Thorpe on Mon day afternoon, April 6, at 3 p. m. Mrs. John Archer and Mrs. W. Penn will be assistant hostesses. Guy Houk will address the club on the subject of bulbs. Mrs. Frank Higdon and Mrs. P. J. Dryman will discuss rock gardens. Officers for the year will be elected. is with the Army Air Corps. Pvt Claude Ashe of Fort Bragg visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Ashe of Olive Hill last weekend. Bryant and George McClure, sons of Mrs. Charles McGure and the late Mr. McClure, are serving the army. George is a commis sioned officer with ranking of lieu tenant at Fort McClelland. Ala. Bryant is stationed at Camp Ste wart, Ga. Pvt. Kenneth Cruse of the Field Artillery who volunteered in March 1941, is now stationed at Gamp Gordon. He has been promoted after graduating in Hie signal Corpi at Fort Bragg. Franklin Churches Unite At 7 O'Clock; Rev. Rogers to Preach A Sunrise service uniting the four congregations of the Franklin churches will be held Easter Sun day morning at 7 o'clock on the Franklin Golf course. The four pas tors of the Franklin churches will take part in the service and the Rev. C. F. Rogers will preach the sermon. This is the first union sunrise service of the Franklin churches. The services at the different churches during Holy week have been well attended. On Wednes day evening the service was held at the Baptist church church and the Rev. A. R. Morgan preached. It was announced that the plan of united Holy Week and Easter ser vices would be carried out each year, with the different pastors alternating as preachers at the sun rise service. The Monday service was held at St. Agnes Episcopal church with Rev. P. L. Green as preacher, and Dr. Stokes brought the message at the Presbyterian church on Tuesday evening. The Thursday and Friday evening ser vices will be held in the Methodist church, with Rev. Hubert Wardlaw and Rev. C. F. Roger! as the preachers. Mr. Rogers announced that Major Garmack had gladly offered the use of the golf course. Cars will enter the grounds at the turn near Mr. Alf Higdon's home and the service will be held near the home of Dr. Furman Angel. AH attend ing are advised to bring some thing to sit on as the ground will be damp in the early morning. Other Service The Franklin churches will have their Easter services at the usual hour. At the Baptist church there will be special music arid the ser mon subject of Mr. Rogers will be; "Why Weepest Thou " At 8 p. m. the missionary societies will assist the pastor in a pageant on the resurrection and commission of Christ, closing with the baptismal service. A three-hour service will be held at St. Agnes church on Good Fri day. UM DISTRICT MEETING HERE ocal Chapt. To Entertain On Tuesday, April 7; 75 Expected The Macon county chap-, the United Daughters of tin federacy will entertain the meeting of the first district 01 t North Carolina division, on Tues day, April 7. Approximately 75 del egates and officers are expected to be in attendance from eleven chapters of the western district. The meeting will be held in the Methodist church, beginning at 10:30 a. m. and the luncheon will be served at Panorama Court. Mrs. L. A. Gossett, of Hender sonville, district director, will pre side at the business meeting and Mrs. H. E. Church, president of the local chapter and vice-directcr of the district, will preside at the luncheon. Mrs. R. O. Everett, of Durham, state president, will make the principal address, Mrs. R. M. Barber, state registrar and other officers are expected to be in at tendance. Dr. J. L. Stokes will open the meeting with devotions and an ad dress of welcome in the name of the county will be made by G. L. Houk, srperintendent of schools. Mrs. J. W. Cantey Johnson will welcome the gathering for the chapter. Music on the program will in clude a vocal quartette by Dr. Stokes, Harley Cabe, Sam Menden hall and Rev. P. L. Green, accom panied by Mrs. Henry Cabe. Mrs. Cabe will play an organ solo, and Rev. Hubert Wardlaw will sing a solo. Mrs. Bill Swan will be chief page, assisted by Misses Merrily Brooks, Mary Frances Page, Bar bara Stockton, Myra Slagle and Anne Soderquist of Sylva Mrs. J. Ward Long will make and pre sent corsages to the guests. Miss Lillie Rankin will be in charge of registration and Mrs. Lester Conley of luncheon tickets. Mrs. A. B. Slagle is chairman of the reception committee and Mrs. Will Parrish of name tags.