THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 1942
PAGE TWO
THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACONIAS
(By Margaret Scherf)
1 don't want to tell anyone else what to do with his money. This is
XSt to myself ;
What do you mean,
Walking around in Nylons without runs,
When MacArthur needs gun ? . ,
You've killed a lot of people, Scherf,
But what have you done
' To hustle Adolph under the turf?
i Oh! you bought some lO-cemt stamps?
Well, well.
An occasional dime
Isn't going to reconstruct a griddle
. For Goering's middle.
You'd better fork over to your Uncle Sam,
Or you'll be sitting its the Nazi stables
Writing publicity for Goebbels.
U. S. Treasury Department.
Pfc. Sloan Wins Laurels
In Boxing Bout For 39th
Falcon Editor Puts On
Gloves To Meet
Challenge
Deserving the spotlight in his
home paper for which he was re
porter preceding his enlistment last
December, Pfc. Robert S. Sloan of
Fort Bragg won high praise for a
real .feat of heroism reported in
the 39th Infantry publication and
also in the Fayettteville newspaper.
The Falcoro, mimeographed
publication of the 39th Infantry at
Fort Bragg (published at "o ex
pense to the Government) of which
Pfc. Sloan is assistant editor, the
following is quoted from Sports
Editor Cpl. John Nash's "Spot
lita" . column :
Well deserving the Spotlite this
week is Private First Class Rob
ert Sloaji, Intelligence Platoon,
Regimental Headquarters Com
pany. Sloan wOn the spot and our pro
found admiration Wedneslay night
by virtue of his display of the old
"Fighting Falcon" spirit in the
finals of the Ninth Division Box
ing Tournament.
The ny2 Pound Fnanklin, N. C.
youth went into the ring as a last
minute substitute for a member of
"Victory Pigs" To Buy
War Stamps And Bonds
Western Carolina pigs are be
ing mobilized for action against
the Axis in a-"Victory Pig" move
ment being sponsored by the Ashe
ville Production Credit Associa
tion, officials of the association
announced today.
Under the plan, according to W.
H. Overall, association secretary
treasurer, Victory Pig Clubs are
being organized in this territory
with farmers becoming members
who pledge to disignate at least one
pig as a Victory Pig. This pig
is to be sold later and the pro
ceeds invested in War Bonds and
Stamps.
John A. Hudgens, president of
the association, declared that hun
dreds of hogs will be sold in this
campaign and he urged all farmers
to join, in the movement. He point
ed out that farmers may also enter
cattle and other farm products.
Although sponsored by the pro
duction credit association, the move
ment lias the backing of the coun
ty agents, vocational teachers, and
other agricultural leaders.
Funds For Special Road
Betterments Recalled
RALEIGH, N. C September 18.
State Highway Commission meet
ing here tolay voted to recall all
funds set up for special road bet
terments throughout the State.
Highway Chairman, Bei Price,
said this action was taken "be
cause the Commissioners recogniz
ed the conditions confronting the
Highway Department brought on.
by declining revenue." Price indi
cated the Commissioners were de
lighted to take this measure.
The resolution as drawn up by
the highway group read as fol
lows :
"Resolved, that all allocations
for -specific betterments be can
celed except for retreatment pro
jects, county road improvemer.ft
under division wide betterments
a.nd such betterment projects now
already under way where it is nec
essary to preserve the investment
already made in the project."
The action was taker because of
existing Federal restrictions halt
ing any construction work not di
rectly aiding the war effort and
an effort to conserve all funds
available to supplement a critical
ly declining highway revenue.
Former Nonveigan floating
whale factories are now Allied
gaioiine tankers.
the Falcon. Boxing Team who was
ruled ineligible at the last minute.
Facing the ring wise veteran, Sgt.
Boiling from the 47th Infantry
Sloan displayed a willingness to
fight and managed to land a few
blows before getting the count
early .in the second round.
There is a real story behind the
ring appearance of the Falcon's
Assistant Editor. While busy with
stories and such ore the Boxing
Team, he became impressed with
the team's spirit. So ratner than
see them forfeit this one fight and
to gain 5 points for the 39th by
entering the ring (Ed. Note : Ac
cording to the A.A.U. rules a for
feited fight nets the winner 20
poinds while a decision win only 15
iwints going to the loser) Sloan
donned the gloves for the first
time in his life.
Junior, as he is known by his
pals, is a native of Franklin, N. C,
attendel the Franklin Public
schools, later attending the Christ
School at Arden, N. C, and ma
jored in Sociology at the Univer
sity of North Carolina. Prior to
joining the Army, he was engaged
in newspaper writing for the
Franklin Press. He received his
basic at Camp Wheeler, Ga., and
joined the 39th in May of this
year.
Kyle
By MRS. DOSHIE HANEY
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR DILLS INFANT
Funeral services were held Fri
day morning at 10 o'clock for
Secreta Anne, four-months old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arch
Dills, at tthe Union Hill Baptist
church, the Rev. Passmore offi
ciating, Burial was in the church
cemetery. The infant died at home
following an illness of pneumonia
Surviving are the parents, Arch
and Julia Dills.
Miss Dorothy Solesby of Wash
ington, D. C, is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Nona Solesby.
Mr. an) Mrs. Gordon Beaver of
Andrews spent last week with Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Davis.
Miss Blanche Pendergrass and
Jesse Pendergrass were quietly
married at Clayton, Ga. on Satur
day, September 12.
Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie J3ryar.it and
Vivian Jacobs of Andrews were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Haney last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Raby Rowland
made a business trip to Andrews
Saturday.
Iotla
Jack L. Moody and son, Bill,
of the State of Washington, are
visiting friends and relatives in
Franklin and Iotla. This is Mr.
Moody's first trip home in 18
years.
Mrs. G. T. Fouts is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. F. M. Smith, who
is in an Asheville hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Fouts of
Havetock, are spending a few days
here with Mr. Fouts' father, C. N.
Fouts.
A service of revival meetings
being held at the Burning-town
church is proving a success. It is
conducted by the Rev. Cloer and
Rev. Sorrels.
Mr. and Mrs. Jud Duvall were
visiting Mr. Duvall's mother, Mrs.
Rebecca Roper, Sunday.
Marshall Fouts left Monday
morning for Asheville where he
plans to enter training for me
chanical engineering.
Church Services
Sunday, September 27
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Rv. C. F. Rogers
9:45 a.m. Bible school,
11 :00 a.m. Morning worship.
7:00 p.m. B.T.U.
8:00 p.m. Evening worship.
FRANKLIN METHODIST
CHURCH
Rev. J. L. Stoke II
10:00 a.m. Church school.
1 :00 a.m. Worship service.
6:00 p.m. Young People's Fel
lowship. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. Hubert WardQaw
10:00 a.m. Sunday school.
11 :00 a.m. Services.
5:00 p.m. Christian Endeavor.
MORRISON PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
4th Sunday:
10:00 a.m. Preaching.
11 :00 am. Sunday school.
ST. ACNES EPISCOPAL
Rev. A. Rufue Morgan
4th Sunday:
7:30 a. m. Holy Communion.
10 a. m. Church school.
11 a. m. Morning prayer and
sermon.
MACON METHODIST CIRCUIT
Rev. J. C. Sweim
4th Sunday:
11 jf. m. Patton's.
2 p. m. Mt. Zion.
3 p. m. Maiden's.
FRANKLIN METHODIST
CIRCUIT
Rev. Philip L. Green .
4th Sunday:
11 a. m. Iotla.
7:30 p. m. Snow Hill.
ST. JOHN'S CATHOLIC PARISH
Rev. A. F. Rofarbacher
Every 2nd and 4th Sunday:
8:00 a.m. Franklin.
Every Sunday:
11 :00 a.m. Highlands.
CULLASAJA PENTECOSTAL
Rev. C. W. Modder, Pastor
10:00 a.m. Sunday school. .
11:15 a.m. Morning worship.
8:30 p.m.Evangelistic service
Mt. Sanaa Church, Burningtown
10:00 a.m. Sunday school.
2nd Sunday, 3 p. m. and 8 p. m.
4th Sunday, 3 p. m.
MRS. HESTER HUGGINS
TAKEN BY DEATH
Mrs. Hester S. Huggins, 87, died
September 16 at her home in Burn
ingtown. She was a daughter of
Joseph and Lou Welch Huggins
and had lived all her life in this
county.
The funeral will be at 11. a m.
Thursday at the Burningtown Bap
tist church, with the Rev. George
Cloer, Baptist minister, officiating.
Burial will be in the Burningtown
Baptist cemetery. She was a mem
ber of the Baptist church.
Surviving are one son, W. A.
Huggins, of Franklin, R. F. D. No..
3; one sister, Mrs. Monie Spurling
of Franklin, Route 3; 12 grand
children, a number of great grand
children and two great-great grand
children. National Forest Timber
for Sale
Sealed bids will be received by
the Regional Forester, U. S. For
est Service, Glenn Building, At
lanta, Georgia, up to and ,not later
than 2:00 P. M. October 26, 1942,
and opened immediately thereafter,
for all the merchantable live and
dead timber disignated for cutting
on an area embracing 3600 acres
within the Jones Creek, Rocky
Cove, and Poplar Cove Units, Lit
tle Tennessee River Watershed,
Macon County, Nantahala National
Forest, North Carolina, estimated
to be 8,300 units (160 cubic feet
per unit) of chestnut extractwood,
more or less. No hid of less tha.n
fO.55 per unit will be considered.
In addition to price bid for stump
age a deposit of $0.10 per unit for
all wood cut will be required for
sale area betterment work. $500.00
must be leposited with each bid,
to be applied on the purchase price,
refunded or retained in part as
liquidated damages, according to
conditions of sale. The right to re
ject any and all bids reserved. Be
fore bils are sumbitted full infor
mation concerning the timber, the
conditions of sale and submission
of bids should be obtained from
the Forest Supervisor, Franklin,
North Carolina.
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G. B. RAMEY AND FAMILY
MOVE TO ILLINOIS
George B. Kamey, who has been
with the Nantahala Creamery for
a number of years, is moving this
week to Chicago, 111. with his
family. He is placing his children
in Moose Heart, near Chicago, the
famous home of the Moose Fra
ternal Order. Mr. Ramey is a
charter member of the Moose
Lodge of Franklin, and was the
first member to sign the applica
tion for a charter. The good wishes
of his many friends go with him.
NOTICE OF SALE
North Carolina, Macon County
Under and by virtue of the
power of sale vested in tBe un
dersigned trustee by Deed of
Trust executed by Give York
and wife, Fannie York, to the
undersigned trustee, dated June
2, '941, and recorded in the of
fix of the Register of Deeds for
MmsX'U County, North Carolina,
ir Book of Mortgages and Deeds
f Trust No. 37, Page, 420, the
undersigned trustee will, at 12
o'clock noon, on Tuesday, Sep
tember 29, 1942, at the court
house door in Franklin, Ndrtli
Carolina, offer for sale and sell
to the highest bidder for cash the
following described real estate:
Situated in Franklin Towinship,
Macon County, State of North
Carolina, and described as follows :
Joining lands of John Stockton,
Wiley Stamey and others, BE
GINNING on a white oak 2 poles
S of a hickory, corner of No.
105 being a part of lot Grant No.
2774, also including a fractional
part of Grant No. 105; runs thence
a NE direction with John Stock
ton's line to a hickory on top of
the mountain, John Stockton and
Wiley Stamey corner; runs
thence with the meanders of the
top of said mountain a south di
rection 51 poles to a large hick
ory on top of said mountain ; runs
thence down a small ridge with
a straight line 55 poles to a stone,
Bruce Bates SE corner of first
tract ; runs thence W 28 poles to
a maple, corner of first traet ;
runs thence W 28 poles to a
maple on east side of branch ;
runs thence down meanders of
branch 28 poles to a rock, John
Stockton's SW corner, also in
line of Zeb McClure's; thence in
East direction with said Stockton's
line to the beginning corner, con
taining 23 acres more or less, be
ing more fully described in a
deed from H. H. Bates to Bruce
Bates dated' April 3, 1935, and
January 25, 1937, to which refer
ence is hereby made for a more
full description of the above land ;
also road right-of-way described
in a deed from Harve Tallent to
Bruce Bates.
Default having been made in
the payment of the indebtedness
secured by said Deed of Trust.
litis the 29th day of August,
1942
j. H. STOCKTON, Trustee.
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NOTICE OF SALE
North Carolina, Macon Gc.inty.
STATE vs. JESS COBB
Whereas, on April 7, 1942, Jess
Cobb transferred unto the Clerk
of the Superior Court of Macon
County, North Carolina, title to a
certain motor vehicle hereafter
described, in lieu of bond for the
appearance of the said Jess Cobb
at the April, 1942, term of Macon
County Superior Court; a in d
whereas, the said Jess Cobb failed
to make his appearance at said
.Superior Court as he was bound
to do, and at the August term,
1942, of the Macon Superior Court
the bond of the said jess Cobb
was ordered forfeited, and the
undersigned was authorized, em
empowered ' and directed to sell
said motor vehicle and to apply
the proceeds of said sale ira the
manner prescribed by law.
Now, therefore, pursuant to the
foregoing order, 1, A. B. Slagle,
Sheriff of Macon County, North
Carolina, will, on the 12th day
of October, 1942, at the hoiir of
12 o'clock, ,noon, at the court
house door in Franklin, Macon
County, North Carolina, sell to
the highest bidder for cashy:
One 1933 Chevrolet Coach, Mo
tor Number 3762615.
This, the 10th day of Septem
ber 1942
A. B. SLAGLE, Sheriff
of Macon County, N. C.
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EXECUTRIX NOTICE
Having qualified as executrix
of Albertina Staub, deceased, late
of Macon county, N. C, this is
to notify all persons having claims
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against the estate of said . de
ceased to exhibit them to the un
dersigned on or before the 3rd
day of September, 1943, or this
notice will be plead in bar of
their recovery. All persons in
debted to . said estate will please
make immediate settlement. This
3rd day of September, 1942.
RUTH V. CARTER, Executrix.
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NOTICE
Wade Pickens, having qualified
as administrator of Joseph John
Martin, deseased, late of Macon
county, N. C, this is to notify
all persons having claims against
the estate of said deceased to
exhibit, them to he undersiyned
on or before the 22nd day of
August, 1943, or this notice will
be plead in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said es
tate will please make immediate
settlement. This 22nd day of
August, 1942.
WADE PICKENS,
A27-6t Administrator.
ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE
. Having qualified as administra
trix of Sarah F. Bolick, deceased,
late of Macon county, N. C, this
is to notify all persons having
claims against the estate of said
deceased to exhibit them to the
undersigned on or before the 8th
day of September, 1943, or thii
notice will be plead in bar of then
recovery. All persons indebted to
said estate will please make im
mediate settlement. This 3th day
of September 1942.
Arietta Bolick, Administratrix
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