i ftmklin f f t$$ PROG RE SSI YE LIBERAL INDEPENDENT VOL. LVII, NO. 26 Independence Day Plans To Feature Big Parade Stores To Remain Open to Accommodate Satur day Visitors Ben McGlarnery, president of the chamber of commerce, who is chairman of the Fourth of July celebration, reports that plans are well under way for one of the biggest holidays Macon county has seen for a long time. Franklin- will fall in line with the request of State Chairman Ben Douglas that ,a patriotic parade be featured as part of the program. St. Clair Anderson will 'be the chief drummer and will be assist ed by two or more drums. The Veterans of World War 1 of Co weeta COG camp will be in the parade, which will include Legion naires of Macon Post No. 108, the Legion Auxiliary and others. Chairman McGlarnery has an nounced that, by Common consent, the stores will remain open to ac commodate those who come to town from more distant parts of the county. Lee Guffey, secretary of the chamber of commerce, stat ed today that the merchants . have under consideration) closing the stores on Monday to give their employees a holiday. This, how ever, has not been definitely de. cided. The full program for the day will be its next week's paper, in cluding schedule of games and prizes. :"The pig has already been donated for ' the occasion," said Mr. McGlarnery. C. L. Pendergrass Changes Business C. L. Pendergrass, who has been in the grocery business in Frank lin for many years, announces in this issue that he will discon tinue his grocery store to take up other work. For some time Mr. Pendergrass has been interested ire buying acid wood. Now that this is a vital material for national defense, he finds that this business has grown to 'such proportions that he will have to devote his entire time to it. His many patrons whom he has served through his high class store will regret to lose his re liable and courteous service. The store will remain open through July 4. Mr. Pendergrass expresses appreciation of the pat ronage he has received during the years he has been in business. Chamber Of Commerce Dinner Attended Eloquent Address Made by Mr. Tompkins; Speeches And Music Enjoyed About 60 members and guests at tended the Chamber of Commerce dinner last Tuesday evening at the Legion hall. The affair was a de lightful occasion in every way, Dan Tompkins, of Sylva, a prominent Legionnaire and editor of the Jackson County Journal, delivered an eloquent and timely after-dinner speech on the value of the Chamber of Commerce to the town and county. Out-of-town guests included Mr. Tompkins, and John E. Jones, sec retary of the Sylva chamber of commerce; R. L. Arial, vice presi dent of the Jackson county Bank, S. C. Russell, president of the Highlands chamber of commerce, W. W. Edwards, Frank Cook and Mr. Sutton of Highlands. Other guests were Mrs. Howard Barnard, whose husband, a former Frank lin man, is now in the armed forc es and William S. Johnson, at home on furlough from Luke Field, Ari zona. The Rotary and Lion Clubs un ited their regular meetings with this dinner. The Order of the Eastern Star served the repast on beautifully decorated tables arrang ed in the form of a U. At the head table presided by Ben W. McGlarnery, president, were seated the guest of honor, Mr. Tomp kins; Gilmer A Jones and Lee Guffey, secretary. Mr. Guffey made a report of the membership and activities to date which is print ed elsewhere in this issue. Mr. Tompkins Speech The speaker reminded his au dience that the purpose of the chamber of commerce at this time is to combine all the orgaoixa- U. S. 0. DRIVE MEETS QUOTA Liberal Response In Co. Will Raise Amount Of $800 The U. S .0. campaign whicl was launched the last week in May has received enthusiastic response in Franklin. Contributions have beers liberal and two entertain ments have swelled the fund. The hnnro .and card nartv given at the Kelly Tea Room netted the sum of $37.94. J. E. S. Thorpe is chairman of this rlrive which ha a ""goal for Macon county of $800. John Arch er, treasurer, reporiea on Wed i . j i nesday that the full quota is as sured, although there are several ooints in the count v still to be heard from. ' The work of U. S. O. has an ap pal for all at this time. The money goes to support the recreational centers which are maintained for men in the armed forces by the united efforts of the three great religious groups in the United States, Protestant, Catholic and Jewish churches and organizations. Through them opportunities for recreations reading and entertain ment are furnished" at all large camps, on ships and at foreign posts. Mr. Archer will be glad to receive additional contributions from any who have not been reach ed by the committee. He states that a full, report will be made next week. "Gone With The Wind" Returns to Macon Theatre Movie fans are looking forward to the return engagement of "Gone With The Wind" from Margaret Mitchell's world-famous novel, of the South during the days of the Confederacy and Reconstruction. Many who witnessed this bril liant screen, performance at its first showing two years ago, will want to see it again. There are many, too, who failed to see it, who should not miss this chance to see one of the most famous moving pictures ever produced, and at a reduced price, The picture will be shown exactly as it appeared the first showing, starring Vivian Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara, Clark Gable, as Rhett Butler, Leslie Howard as ' Ashley Wilkes and Olivia dc Havilland as Melanie. By 60 tions, as a central agency, through which all the people can work, es pecially at a time like this. "The chamber of commerce should have for its purpose the development of all the resources of the community-physical, mental and spiritual, because it takes all that to make a well-rounded com munity. Our tremendous job now is to win the war." he said. Going back to the last war, this veteran reminded his hearers that there are some things worse than war, and that democracy is sav ed only by continuing effort, suf fering and sacrifice. "Eternal vigi lance is the price of liberty", he quoted, using the figure of Kip ling's poem, "The Dykes" to illus trate his point that one of the causes of this war is that we have failed to guard the dykes that have been made by toil and suffering by those who builded this nation's bulwarks befpre us We have failed to look to the dykes which hold back the forces of paganism", he said. "It is a great fallacy for a man or a nation to do and think any thin; they want. 'As a man thinketh, so is he,' and what a man or nation believes, determines destiny. What Germany believes has plunged the world into its present state." S. C. Russell, a new resident of Highlands, who has spent many years in the Canal Zone, and who has recently become president of the Highlands Chamber of Com merce, spoke with enthusiasm of this , section which he wants to "put on the map" by advertising as the southern gateway to the Great Smokies. Mr. Russell has chosen Highlands for his home after traveling over many of the beauty spots of the United States. Music and impromptu speeches added to the enjoyment of this occasion. FRANKLIN, N. A Beauty I ft- : mmm m SB ' jHli Lower Cullasaja Falls, Between Franklin and Highlands on Highway 64 Bond Sales Will Not Make Showing Reached In May Henry W. Cabe, county chair- mars for the sale of War Bonds and Stamps, states that the June quota of $16,800 will not be reach ed unless some big sales come through before July 1. Macon's May quota was almost trebled, with sales reaching a total of $31,18175. However, the quota .for May wis $10,700, and the June quota is increased to $16,800. May sales were no doubt stimulated by the house-to-house drive for pledges of monthly pur chase of War bonds and stamps. This week Mts. Frank Killian bought a $1,000 bond, and Mr. Cabe .expressed the hope that other citizens wejild do likewise. Also there are organizations in the county which mights well make the safe investment of bonds for the benefit of their interests. Large Crowd Say Goodbye To Men And Present Gifts A large crowd of friends and citizens were present at the bus station last Friday morning, June 19, when 29 men left Franklin for induction at Fort Jackson. Two men who were to have gone in the group were inducted from other boards. One man, Kelley Edward Houston, reported with a broken arm, but he will be inducted when the next group leaves. Another man, Floyd Ellis Yonce, made an attempt to report, but due to an automobile accident he failed to reach Franklin until after the bust was gone. He also will be in the next group. Leonel Elmore Mead ows, who was to have gone in this group, enlisted in the Navy before his induction. Service kits were presented to the men by the Woman's Business circle of the Baptist church, who were present to see the men off. Mrs. Lola P. Barrington, Mrs. Ly man Higdon and Mrs. R. H. Car son were the committee in charge. Lawrence Liner, chairman) of the citizen's committee presented each man with a testament before leav ing. After the bus was loaded, Joe Ashear went on and told each man goodbye, giving all of them oranges to refresh them on the trip. Inducted Men Now Granted Furlough Instructions have been received by local boards that beginning July 1, 1942 every inducted man will be granted a fourteen-day furlough at the induction station, unless he prefers not to return home for this length of time. This will permit inducted men to return home at once for two weeks before entering the service.' Macon Farmers Buy Hereford Bulls William Byrd, of the Jones Creek section, anl Fred Conley, of Allispn Creek on Upper Cartoogechaye have purchased registered Here ford bulls. THURSDAY, JUNE 25, Spot in Macon New Subscribers Welcomed As Solicitors Canvass Town The Franklirs Press . and High lands Maconian wishes to express appreciation" of the hearty response to the paper's special solicitors dur ing the past two weeks. Five young people have undertaken to canvass the town for new "sub scriptions and for renewals, with good results. They receive a com mission tor their work and also a bonus of Defense stamps after a certain goal is reached. These solicitors are Virginia Bryant, Marion Carr, Lane Porter, Bettie Horsley and Clell Bryant. They will be glad to receive sub scriptions, for local or out-of-town subscribers, including men in the service. Their work will continue through the coming week. Men In Service Pfc. William S Johrfson, of Luke Field, Phoenix, Ariz, is at home this week on furlough. Pvt. Ben B. Bolick of High lands is now stationed at Camp Wolters, Texas, with the 62nd infantry. He is a brother of Miss Areta Bolick of Franklin. Sergeant James L. Crunkleton of Highlands has recently been promoted to the grade of staff ser geant at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., ac cording to advice of the Third Vavalry personnel adjutant, who said Sergeant Crunkleton's advance ment "reflects credit upon him self and his community." Sergeant Crunkleton has been in service sice nOctober, 1939, He is the son. of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Crunkleton. Joe W. Anderson of Otto, has recently been promoted from Pri vate to Private first class as an nounced by the commanding Gen eral of the 82nd. Infantry Division, Camp Claiborne, La. Corporal Edwin B. Parker, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Parker, who is stationed at the Air Base, Elgin Field, Fla., is home on a three day visit with his family. Pvt. Harold Cabe, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. G Cabe who has been stationed at Boston Mass., is home for a few days. Samuel Ray Barnard, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Barnard of Iotla has been at home on a ten day furlough. He has returned to Diesel School, Norfolk, Va., He inlisted in 1939 has rating as sec ond class seamon. and .served in Peru and other points. Sgt. Johnnie Cabe, son of Mr. Creek, of Hdqrs. Squadron, 61st Air Base, Elgin Field, Fla., is spending his furlough with his grandfather, John Rickman. Sgt. Cabe is a machine gunner in the air corps. He has survived a crash from 5,000 feet, and has made four parachute jumps. He is only 18 years old. Pvt. James Robert Vinson has returned to Camp Sutton after spending his furlough with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Vinson. William C. Nail, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Nail of Highlands, is now enrolled as an Aviation Cadet in the Army Air Forces Pre-flight School, Maxwell Field, Alt., where C. 1942 County Rationing Board Issues Important Notices Bring In Your Rubber Now J. S. Conley chairman of the Scrap Rubber Campaign, makes the following appeal to every home and every citizen in the county. The filling stations and Ray's Store have received a total of three tons of tires und tubes, but mu,ch more than this is expected of this county. "Allow me to thank all of you who have given your time for this all-important cause, and especially the service station personnel. "It seems there has been a very fine job done in Macon county insofar as tires and tubes are concerned, but I have been disappointed in the poor "show ing the "homes have made in the matter of bringing in all the the small articles in all house holds that are made of rubber. However, it is not too late. The campaign will last until July 1, so please do not let our fighting boys down in this vital neces sity. Take all you can find to the nearest filling station. J. S. Conley County Chairman OPA To Issue New List For Price Ceilings WASHINGTON, June 23. The office of price administration will issue shortly a complete new price ceiling regulation, effective July 1, for "retail services, including dry cleaning, shoe repair, laundry, tailoring, auto repair and garage service. The universal price order, as originally announced in April, cov ered both goods anl services and was made effective for services on July 1 but price officials have ar rived at the conclusion, it was learned today, that separate treat men for the service industries was desirable. OPA officials declined to disclose details of the pending order but said that, in general, prices would be based on the March, 1942, levels prescribed by the universal price order. The new regulation is ex pected this week. Professional services, such as those of doctors, dentists and lawyers, are exempted from price control by the general price regu lation. So also are personal ser vices not connected with commo dities, such as barber and beauty shops. By certain "self-executmr pro visions of the new order, officials said, formulas will be provided for putting maximum prices on ser vices of a seasonal nature. Dry cleaners, for instance, in many cases could not use the level of last March, when their business was mainly in handling woolen apparel, in computing price maximums for washable summer clothing. The "self-executing" provisions, whatever they may turn out to be, will take care of such situations. It was indicated that the scheme in volved some form of cost-plus-normal markup. Gov. Broughton Proclaims Registration Day June 30 Gov. Broughton, while in Ashe- ville attending the 34th annual Governors conference on Monday, proclaimed June 30 as fifth selec tive service registration day in this state. As announced last week, the reg istration will be held in the school houses in the various communities with the exception of the follow ing places: At Scaly, the Scaly post office; Franklin, the court house; at Kyle, the residence of Mrs. O. C Hall, White Oak Lodge; and at Highlands, Highlands Hard ware store. All males, born on or after Jan uary 1, 1922 and on or before June 30, 1924, must register, whether they be citizens or aliens. The registration will be conduct ed Tuesday of next week from 7 a m. to 9 p. m. at the 12 points m Macon county announced in last week's issue of this paper. he will receive expert training to- word winning his wings as a pilot and Second Lieutenant's commit- $1.50 PER YEAR Institutional Sugar Users To Register June 29; Other Information The Macon County Rationing Board will register institutional and industrial users of sugar on Mon day, June 29, from 9 a. m. until 4 p. m. in the Ashear Building, Room 109. Institutional users comprise all business establishments that use sugar, namely hotels, cafes, res turants, boarding houses, schools, hospitals drug stores and similar users. Each registrant must present for consideration by the Hoard , their duplicate copies of OPA Forms 310 and 314 for the months of May and June 1942 filed at the time of registration in April, 1942. Ration Period Designated Sugar purchase certificates issued recently for home canning sugar are valid for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of issuance. The OPA has designated ration periods and weight value for stamps No. 5 and 6: Ration Period, No. 5 (June 28 to July 25), Stamp No. 5, Weight 2 lbs. Ration Period No. 6 (July 26 to August 21), Stamp No. 6, Weight 2 lbs. Violator. Will B Pwsaeutaji Numerous complaints have been reported by citizens of Macon County to the Local War Price and Rationing Board of instances of violations of rationing orders and rationing regulations. Acting Price Administrator John E. Hamm warns, "that violators face direct prosecution and severe penalties under provisions of the second War Powers Act 1942" Mr. Hamm also disclosed, "that OPA is working in close cooperation with the De partment of Justice, has adopted a plan of action for investigation and criminal prosecution of those persons who flout the rationing rules. Those who connive to get more than their fair share of any rationed article are equally as quil ty as those who traffic illicitly in rationed goods for profit. PubLc condemnation of these practices now will be supplemented by crim inal prosecution." Notice Tio Oar Owners Motor vehicle registration cards will be required for the rationing of gasoline coupon books in July. If you do not have a registration card, apply now to the. Motor Ve hicle Bureau, Raleigh, for a dupli cate card. Tunc and places for regristration for a permanent gaso line rationing plan will be announc ed through the columns of next week's issue of the Press. Tire Inspector All applicants for new tires. tubes and recapping services are required to have the condition of their tires now in use on vehicles certified to by one of the follow ing authorized tire inspectors: L. B. Phillips, Lee Poindexter, Reid Womack, C. H. Zoellner, D. A. (Red) Stewart. All-Stars To Play Murphy Twin- Bill Sunday The Franklin All-Stars will open the last half of the Smoky Moun tain League here Sunday at 2:30 p. m. when they take on the Mur phy Moguls, winner of the first half. Kyle, N. C, taking the place of Hayesville who has dropped out of the league, will open with the Bryson City Bear Cats at Brvson City. Final standing of first half: W Murphy 9 Franklin 8 Bryson City 6 Hayesville 1 L 3 4 6 11 Urgent Call For All Types Construction Men S. P. Davis, of the U. S. Em ployment Service with headquar tersin Bryson city, announces that there is an unlimited call for car penters, laborers and all types of construction workers, engineers, droughtsmen and technicians on government projects. He urges persons interested to contact him in Bryson City or see him at the Agricultural building in Franklin on Monday and Tuesday, June 9 and 30.

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