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VOL. LVI1, NO. 37
Honored
Dr. Frank T. Smith
Who with Mrs. Smith will
spend the winter in Richmond,
Va. Before leaving, Ur. Smith
was honored by the Masons
for his ,58 years of membership.
Dr. and Mrs. Smith
To Spend Winter With
Daughter In Richmond
Franklin will miss Dr. and Mrs.
Frank T. Smith, who left Satur
day to spend the winter with their
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Fleet H. Scroggs, of Rich
mond, Va. During their absence
this winter their attractive home
on Bidwell street will be closed.
Dr. Smith has served the public
of Franklin as pharmacist since
receiving his license in 1897. When
owner of his own drug store, the
story goes that he gave away' as
many prescriptions as he sold.
None was deprived of needed
drugs because they were unable
to pay. And in those days there
were many without any cash in
come if any kind. His later years
have been spent in a more care
free occupation as prescription
pharmacist at Perry's Drug store
where his presence was one of
the attractions of this popular
store. Their friends will look for
ward to the Smiths' return next
Spring. .
A delightul going - away party
was given to Dr. and Mrs. Smith
on the lawn of the Masonic lodge
Sunday evening, August 30, whan
a gift of 58 silver dollars was
made by Juualuska Lodge No.
145, of Masons, to Dr. Smith,
of which he as been a mem
ber for fifty-eight years. Dr.
Smith's 85 years have mellowed
rather than aged him, for he
bears them lightly. He came in
to The Press office before leav
ing and asked that we express
for him and Mrs. Smith their
appreciation to alt the good
friends of Junaluska lodge and
others, which we gladly do. This
brings to our mind that Dr.
Smith's father, a Methodist mini
ister. was one-time editor of The
Franklin Press, and only today
we loaned to a Florida gentleman
our last copy of his little book,
"The History of Macon County,"
which has passed through several
editions. This paper unites with
all other friends in wishing Dr.
and Mrs. Smith a delightful sea
son in one of the South's most
interesting cities.
Macon Theatre
Change
Same Management Will
Continue; Improvements
To Be Made
W. J. ("Bill") Collins of Toc
coa, Ga. and associates have pur
chased the Macon Theatre from
Mr. and Mrs. Garland TomKn of
Clayton, Ga., and will continue to
operate under the same local man
agement, according to an an
nouncement made this week.
Mr. Collins was in Franklin
Monday looking over the plant,
and expressed himself as "well
pleased" with the excellent facili
ties and with the . prospects for
giving even better service to the
people in movie entertainment.
Mr. Collins stated that he expects
to make some changes in Hie
color scheme of the lobby and
other improvements, and that the
theatre will have all of the ad
vantageous bookings that come
from connection with his chain of
theatres and from careful selec
tion of films. He promises that
the cream of the pictures will be
booked.
Men In Service
Sgt. Edwin B. Parker, sta
tioned at Eglin Field, Flu., spent
a short furlough with his par
ents, Air. and Mrs. W. V. Parker,
last week.
--
Arvel P. Parker, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. V. Parker, has been
promoted from third class tire
man to second class fireman. He
has been in the Navy since Oc
tober, 1941.
--
Pfc Kenneth Cruse, son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. G. Cruse, was recent
ly promoted to sergeant and also
was transferred from Camp Gor
don to Camp Maxey, Tex.
Pvt. Perry Cruse, son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. G. Cruse, was re
cently promoted to private first
class at Camp Hulen, Tex, where
he is now stationed.
Evan Hogsed, who has com
pleted his training as apprentice
seaman in Norfolk, Va. recently,
spent a short furlough with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
Hogsed, of Franklin, route 2.
--
Corporal Uurco Brown, stationed
at Eglin Field, Fla., spent a brief
furlough with his parents, Mr
and Mrs. J. C. Brown, last week,
Pfc Thomas Brown, son of Mr.
and Mrs. T. W. Brown, of Clark's
Chapel, spent a brief furlough
with his parents last week. He
is stationed at Eglin Field, Fla.
Corporal Robert Byrd of h-glin
Field, Fla., spent several days
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
D. C. Byrd, last week.
Corporal Clyde Willis spent a
brief furlough with his parents,
'Mr and Mrs. George Willis, last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bryson re
ceived a letter from their son,
Sgt. Harry Bryson, of the Infan
try, stationed near Melbourne,
Australia, saying that he is well
and likes the people of Australia.
Guv Holt of the U. S. Army,
stationed at Fort Sam Houston,
Texas, recently spent his furlough
with his mother, Mrs. Fannie
Holt.
Harris L. Sanders, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. L Sanders, of Pren
tiss, having passed final tests, was
admitted to the electrical school
conducted by the U. S. Navy at
Newport, R. 1. Mr Sanders, who
has had previous training with
the Maritime service, says he
likes Navy life fine.
G. A. Gibson cm 2-c of Camp
Allen, Norfolk, Va., is spending a
five-day furlough with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Gibson, of
Cullasaja.
Macon Met Bond
Quota Last Month;
Macon county has met its quo
ta of War Bonds and Stamps for
August in the amount of 121,700,
according to an announcement by
Henry Cabe, bond chairman. The
amount sold in Franklin and
Highlands will make a total in
excess of that amount when all
reports are in, he stated.
The quota for September has
been set by the Treasury depart
ment at the same figure as last
month.
Announces
In Ownership
The new owners will retain the
present personnel of the theatre.
Clyde Gailey, the popular and ef
ficient manager, is in entire
charge. Agnes Howard is cash
ier, Kibbey Womack, operator;
Ishmael Brooks, doorman; Gold
man Pennington, in charge o the
balcony, and Miss Frances
Baughm, popcorn saleslady. All
of these are popular with the
Franklin public as they have
proven themselves to be unfailing
in their service to the patrons.
Mr. Collins and his associates
operate a chain of theatres, the
others feeing located in Clayton,
Cornelia, Clarksville, Toccoa and
Lavonia. He is associated with
Mrs. R. S. ICerlin and J. H
Combs of Atlanta. Mr. Collins
knows the business thoroughly,
having been a film salesman and
also has had advertising experi
ence in connectitn with leading
Hollywood producers. He expects
to put on a program of more ex
tensive advertisinc and promises
Franklin patrons the pieV of films
being offered.
FRANKLIN, N.
President Promises
i mm m
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, in his fireside talk and his mes
sage to Congress this week warned the Nation that great sacri
fices will be needed to win the war. He has asked Congress to en
act the necessary tax legislation and promises that steps will be
taken against inflation, with strict price control ! legislation. The
President asserted : "Overall stabilization of prices, salaries, wages
and profits is necessary to the continued increasing production of
planes and tanks and ships and guns."
New Booklet Tells How
All Can Help Win War
Civilian Defense Office
Gets Supply For
Distribution
"How can I help win the war?"
Answering that often - asked
question, the Macon County
Council of Civilian Defense has
just received from the state of
fice at Raleigh a supply fo the
new booklet, "What Can I Do''
for free distribution in this coun
ty. Guy Houk, chairman of civilian
defense for Macon county, is dis
tributing a number of these book
lets through the schiols, and i
desirous that every home in the
county be supplied with a copy.
His office in the courthouse, or
The Franklin Press office will
supply copies.
Attractively bound in a red,
white and blue cover, the booklet
contains 48 pages of concrete sug
gestions for universal participa
tion in the war effort. It is di
rected especially to people with
the will to fight on the home
front, but who do not have the
lime necessary for service on
committees and to take the train
ing courses necessary for partici
pation in many phases of civilian
defense.
Pointing out that nearly half
the population of the nation
53,000,000 lives in target areas,
the book gives suggestions not
only for protection, but also for
conservation, salvage, and other
phases of the broad-scale Home
Front program vital to victory.
Explanation of the V - Home
awards to be made for compli
ance with civilian defense re
quirements, is also contained in
this booklet, as well as descrip
tion of various phases of the
Citizens' Defense Corps, and of
special duties for everyone from
accountants to wholesalers.
These Stores To Be
Closed Jewish New Year
On Saturday, September l2,
Jews all over the world will cele
brate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish
New Year. This is observed on
the first day of the Hebrew cal
endar month of Tishri, and this
year is the 5,703rd year, dating
from the flight of the Children
of Israel from Egypt. There will
be religious services in every
Jewish house of worship. Prayers
this year will be for an early
victory for the United States and
a lasting peace on earth in which
everyone in our nation will join.
The following stores will be
closed h accordance with tbe hol
iday: Polly's, Blumenthal, Sanders.
C, THURSDAY, SEPT. 10, 1942
Inflation Control
SCRAP DRIVE
CONTINUES
Waste Fats And Metals
Being Collected;
Needed Now!
following appeal with information
as to the urgent need for scrap
metal, with the latest information
to the effect that the steel mills
only have two weeks supply ahead :
"How many machine guns are
rusting away around your home ?
Every person living in the town
of Franklin and Macon county
can help bring victory closer by
turning in your scrap metal at
once!
"Why is scrap important to win
ning the war? It takes more
steel than you can imagine to
build 60,000 planes, 45,000 tanks,
20,000 anti-aircraft guns and 8,
000,000 tons of ships America is
scheduled to turn out this year.
Half of the raw material for mak
ing steel comes from scrap metal.
The material that is rusting away
in your back yard. That is why
it is so important that all scrap
metal be gathered up and put to
immediate war use. Put all your
The scrap collection is in full
swing in Macon county and in
Franklins according to Sam Men
denhull, county chairman. Every
effort will be made to clean up
every particle of all kinds of
scrap for which there is urgent
need in producing war materials.
Posters announcing the begin
ning of the campaign for the col
lection of fats have been placed
in conspicious places in Franklin
and Highlands by Mrs. Florence
S. Sherrill. Town and county
committees will be announced and
full instructions given to the
groups of women's organizations
in charge of this drive. Fats are
essential in the manufacture of
explosives, and all housewives and
institutions are urged tot sell their
waste fats to their grocer. Plans
are under way to have this col
lected. Chairman's Appeal
.The chairman has issued the
metal scrap together. Search your
attic, your cellar, your barns and
sheds for every piece of metal
junk
The Nantahala Power and Light
company has volunteered their
trucking facilities to gather up
the scrap metal in the town of
Franklin. The Power company
trucks will also bring n scrap
that has been assembled out in
tbe county, while in their regular
All-Stars Cop Title -
Play At Asheville Sunday
Classifications
And Re - classifications
Of Registered Men
The following classifications and
re-classifications have been made
by Local Board No. 1, Macon
county, of men registered for
military service :
In 1-B (limited service)
George Robert McConnell.
In 3-A (married men with de
pendents) Robert Derald Ashe,
Laddie Harrington Crawford,
Charles Junior Anderson, Dillard
Parker, Arthur Golden Standfield,
Hugh Lee Leach, Aaron Hedden,
William Carol Carpenter, Herman
Carl Robison, Harold Waldroop,
William Russell Cabe, Raymond
D. Yonce, Wiley Oscar Clark,
Carl Pearson Henson, William El
zy Hodgin, William Slye Owen
by, James William Beasley, Wil
liam Luther Dills.
In 4-F William Donald
Shields, Troy James Bowman
Burgin Daniel Passmore, Fdgur
Jennings Howard.
The following men were ac
cepted by the' Army and have
been placed in 1-C:
Wylie Astor Brooks, B. C
Byrd, Harris Lafayette Sanders,
Leonel Elmore Meadows, Edwin
Woodrow Shope, Hubert Robert
Lee, Harley Chaven , Sanders,
Herschel Oscar McClure, John
Thomas Vinson, Dewey Neal,
David Harrison Amnions, Oscar
Franklin Cross, Homer Lee
Green, Mack Reno McKinney,
James Patton Conley, Jr., Algie
Paul Miller, Frank Clifton Fox,
Ausborn Cecil Parker, Jim Pass
more, Vivien Hughes Brown,
Fred J. Dills, James Ernest
Crane, Emest Loroy Holland,
Frank Burkett Woody, Joe Cabe
Bradley, Carl Rozell Wood, Rog
er William Sutton, Noah Newell
Pendergrass, John Edward Jen
nings, Lyelf McKinfey WTshon,
Everett Odell Smith, Roy Joseph
Holland, John Herman Carpenter,
James Henry Houston, James
Dorsey Elmore, Fred Samuel
Norton, Charles Vester Pender
grass, Robert Loyal Mashburn,
George Palmer Shepard, Roose
velt John Henry, James Furman
Shuler, Andrew Davis Martin,
Charles Kenneth Cloer, William
Andrew Rankin, Robert E. Lee
Phillips, Henry Clarence Norton,
William Hoyt Vinson, William
Perry Holland, George Virco
Brendle, Monroe Webb, Harry
Edwards, Raymond Joseph Hol
land, Robert Lyle Jacobs, Rimer
Louis Hoglen, R. L. Ray, Roy
Lyle Shepard.
Mrs. Henry Hoklen
Passes At Home
Mrs. Fannie Anderson Holden,
64, died at her home in Smith
Bridge township Wednesday
morning at 3 o'clock. Death fol
lowing an illness of two weeks.
Mrs. Holden, a native of the
Cartoogechaye section, was a
daughter of the late Joseph and
Mary Watts Anderson. She was
a member of the Gillespie Metho
dist church.
Funeral services were held on
Thursday morning at 11 o'clock
at the Coweta Baptist church with
the Rev. George A Cloer officiat
ing. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Surviving are her husband, Hen
ry Holden; eight children, Mrs
Cora Jordan, of Spartanburg, S.
C, Mrs. Wiley Riggins, of Grif
in, Ga. ; Mrs. John Conley, of
Otto; Mrs James Powell, of Toe
coa, Ga; Mrs. Robert Carpenter of
Mountain City, Ga. ; Billy and
Greenle Holden of Otto; and Ru
fus Holden of the Army, sta
tioned at Camp Barkley, Tex.;
two brothers, C. T. Anderson of
Franklin, route 1, and General
Anderson, of Easley, S C. ; one
sister, Mrs Hattie Shope, of An
derson, S. C, and 14 grandchil
dren. 1
line of duty. Due to the shortage
of tires and gas the Power com
pany trucks cannot make special
trips out into the county to bring
in this material. However, scrap
metal that has been collected and
is not too far off from their
regular travel will be brought in
to the assembly point on the va
cant lot by the Agricultural
building.
"GET IN THE SCRAP TO
GET OUT THE GUNS!"
S. W. Mendenhall,
County Agent.
52.00 PER YEAR
Home Team Wins Smoky
Mountain League
Championship
The Franklin All-Stars swept
both ends of a twin bill with
Bryson City here Sunday to cap
ture the Smoky Mountain league
championship, two1 games to one.
In the opener, iBuie kept 8 lu
, well scattered' to triumph 4-1,
while his teamates were collect -
I ing 15 bingles off two Bryson,
pitchers, "i'liaiitom Phil". Mi'Col-
j lum chucked o-hit ball in the
.nightcap to wind up the champ-
ionship with a 5-3 victory.
Archer had a perfect day -at
bat in the first game, getting. 4
! out of 4, while Tat ham and De
Goldy were getting J-tor-4. In
the nightcap, Archer and Tat ham
. both, got two for three.
The Smoky Mountain League
All-Stars, a team composed of
the best players from Franklin,
Bryson City and Kyle, will battle
the Victory League All-Stars in
a game to be played for the bene
fit of the U.S.O. Sunday after
noon at McCormick's field in
Asheville. The contest is sched
uled to begin at J p.m. All pro
ceeds above actual expenses will
be turned over to the U.S.O.
fund.
Box Score
Bryson City 000 001 000 P 8 2
Franklin ... 100 101 104 15 2
Olso, Littlejohn and McDonald;
Buie and Newton. (
Bryson City 200 001 0 3 6 1
Franklin ... 100 130 5 0 2
Littlejohn and McDonald ; Mc
Collum and Archer.
Mrs. Ledford Passes
At Home In Iotla
Mrs. Duffel A. Ledford, 52,
died Sunday morning, September
7, at 8:15 o'clock at her home on
upper Iotla, after an illness of
only a few days. Mrs. Ledford
was busy about her household du
ties when she was stricken with
apoplexy at 11 o'clock Thursday
morning and never regained con
sciousness. Funeral services were conducted
at the home and uttaftnent was
in Burningtown cemetery. The
Rev. Norman E Holden officiat
ed and preached the sermon. Tri
butes were also given by the Rev
Robert Williams and the Re.
KoDcrt Poindexter. Mrs. Ledford
was a member of the Iotla Meth
odist church.
Pallbearers were Loyal Mason,
Carl Baldwin, Eugene Clampitt,
Raby Roper, Austin Raby and
Glenn Reeves.
Mrs. Ledford was the former
Miss Ada Ashe, daughter of the
late Robert Ashe and Mary Jarae
Poindexter Ashe of Swain county.
She was born August 26, 1890.
She was a devoted wife and
mother and beloved by a wide
circle of friends.
Surviving are the husband ; f i c
sons, Morris, Burt, Oscar and
Herman, of Iotla, and Vaster Led
ford of Fort Jackson, S. C; two
brothers, Lonnie Ashe o Frank
lin, route 3, and Robert Ashe of
Union, S. C. ; and one sister, Mrs.
W G Bryant, of Franklin
Rev. J. a Benf ield
Is New Pastor Of Iotla,
Cowee and Mt. Hope
Churches
The Rev. J. G. Benf ield, who
has served the Highlands Baptist
church for more than four years,
has taken up his new work in the
county which is composed of the
Iotla, Cowee and Mount Hope
Baptist churches. The former pas
tor was the Rev. George W. Dav
is, who also was pastor of the
Sugar Fork church, now under the
care of the Rev. Robert Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. Beflfield are oc
cupying the apartment of Mrs.
Virginia Ramsey on Iotla street
until. October 1, when they will
move to the Wade Moody place
on Iotla. During Mr. Benf ield s
pastorate in Highlands a beauti
ful new stone church was built
and the work prospered and grew
under his leadership. He was
ably aided in his work by Mrs.
Benfield. It is gratifying to their
many friends that they will con
tinue to serve in Macon county.
SWAFFORD FAMILY
REUNION SEPT. 13
The Swat ford family reunion
will be held at the home of J.
M. Swafford on Burningtown Sun
day. September U.