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PACE FOUR THE FRANKLIN PRKsi AND THE HIGHLANDS MACON LAN THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1942 xt Jfira-ttklrtt ress Published every Thursday by The Franklin Press At Franklin, North Carolina Telephone No. 24 VOL. LVII Number 45 Mrs. J. W. C. Johnson and W. S. Johnson Publishers Entered at the Post Office, Franklin, N. C, as second class matte SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year $2.00 Six Months ...$1.00 Three Months 60 Single Cony 05 h Carolina vA. PCISSA5$OCIArl BIBLE THOUGHT Know ye not that they who run in a race run all, but one re ceiyeth the prize? I Corinthians, 9-24. . .- If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in the government to the utmost. Aristotle (384-322 B. C). "Democracy At Work" In Macon County IT IS gratifying to all good Democrats and Re publicans alike that Macon county's candidates conducted their campaign with the good will of honest opponents on both sides, and that the elec tion was carried through in a fair and peaceful manner. Indeed, it may be said that a very good demonstration of "democracy at work" was made in the way both parties have conducted themselves in this election. Although the results were surprising to some and disappointing to others, it is as certain that they do not discredit or reflect upon any defeated candidate, and there has been no disposition to exult by any of the winners- The Democratic candidates who won in the elec tion are citizens who hold the confidence of the people as a whole, most of whom have proven their fit ness by their records of service in the offices they sought. Sheriff A. B. Slagle has a Jong and honorable record of service to the county in the difficult of fice of sheriff. If a man does his duty in that office, he is bound to make some enemies along the way. There is no reflection upon a fine record by a citi zen of the highest type because a candi date of the other political party won out over him in the elec tion. He has set a high standard in his office that will be both a help and a challenge to J. P. Bradlev, who will succeed him. Likewise the result of the racefor the "important office of Clerk of Court. It was a contest between two friends of different political faith. Harley Cabe, who is now serving in the U. S. Navy, has served his county faithfully and well, holding the- confi dence and good will of all alike. To this is to be added the gratitude of every citizen that he volun tarily obtained leave of absence to enlist in the armed forces of his country, although he had been disqualified in the draft- All citizens of both parties are confident that his successor, A. R. Higdon, who has proven himself a citizen and patriot worthy of the honor, will serve all the people in a fair and capable manner. In the matter of the public school amendment, Macon county showed that it was little affected by the high pressure exerted at the last minute to overcome the strong opposition on account of its serious, if not dangerous, defects. Macon voted against the amendment along with a strong minor ity all over the state. Now that the election is over, it is the disposition of all to settle down in a united effort to work together to win the war. We would venture to say that no county has a greater stake per capita of manpower engaged in the dangerous business of fighting on every battle front. To those who receive their home paper, wherever they may be, we are sending the assurance of the unity and fellowship which binds us all together in their behalf and in the life-and-death struggle in which we are all engaged. Methodist Pastor Are Returned TPHE Methodist congregations and their friends throughout the county have been gratified that the western conference, meeting in Asheville re cently, has returned the Macon county pastors for the coming year. Dr. J. L. Stokes II, pastor of the Franklin Meth odist church, is also president of the Rotary club and home service secretary of the Red Cross. The Rev. Philip Green, pastor of the Franklin circuit, is county chairman of the Red Cross. The Rev. J. C. Swaim has been covering a lot of territory as pastor of the Macon Circuit. Living in the Clark's Chapel community, he is one of the most beloved ministers in the county, and all rejoice that he will continue the work he has built up so successfully. The beautiful Asbury church at Otto has been built under his pastorate. These men have been giving of themselves un sparingly during the years of their service to their churches and their communities. We are glad they are returned to continue their good work among us. THE POCKETBOOK of KNOWLEDGE . Glass wrnoi will not break or BEWP UNDER THE WEIGHT OF A 7HRBE -70tJ ELEPHANT 15 BE IN 6 PROPUCEP AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR. ALUMINUM PRODUCTION NEXT yeAR WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO 80 1 IP THREE TIMES THE NUMBER Of PA5SEN6ER CAR NOW OPFRATIN6 ON ALL AMERICAN RAILROADS ICH CREAM vyAFT PROWXWiN WMOUHMIE, ouANTrrwc. PueUC PtSMANP Birr as a MEAN OF D5POSMS Of II AAEML U" N BOMBERS I NOT A IN 400 B.C.. -THF WARRINlS SIMRTANi UflP SUFFOCATING FUMBS AWOE 9 BURNISKS WOOD SATURATED WITH PITCH AND SULFUR Letters to Editor Oct. 19, 1942 To the Editor: I am sending herewith copy of a letter I received recently from my son StSgt. Rafe B. Teague which I thought might be of in terest to the readers of the Press StSgt. Teague entered the Army in September, 1941, and took train ing for an Airplane mechanic at Keesler Field Air Co-p Technical School, after which he was sta tioned at New Orleans Army Air Base until about five months 'ago whan he was sent to England where he is now serving as me chanic with a Fighter Sqdri. Mrs. Cumi Teague. Somewhere in England, Oct. 7th, 1942 Dear Mamma: "I wonder how every one is back home and what you are doing. There is nothing of importance to write, but not having anything to do just now I thought we would chat a while. I'm in swell condi tion, haven't had one bit of medi cine since leaving the U. S. That is something, isn't it? Taking care of myself, eating regular and plenty of sleep is keeping me in swell condition. I might as well tell you some things about this country as I do not have any thing else to write about. I have been noticing dates on the buildings around here, many of which are dated back in the early 1800's and even farther than that. These old houses were really built with skill, covered with slaterock or a kind of woven weed. Have seen lots of old Cathedrals which were built hundreds of years ago. It must have taken those Old Boys lots of years to build them, using so much Art. The streets in the towns are not over half the width of Main street in Franklin, of course their autos are not over half the size of ours. The farms are usually small, but very fertile. It seems there is lots lime and gravel about the soil, they plow in wet weather right along. Very little truck farming done, don't believe 1 have seen a single stalk of corn growing. They raise lots of wheat, sugar beets, hay crops and other small grain crops. Every thing is done on a rather small scale compared with the way we do it back home The girls help -with the threshing and all big jobs on the farm. There is' probably a saying, "An Englishman will never be found with his coat off", any way this is about the truth, even at work they usually have a necktie on. The boys in the R. A. F. wear their uniforms all the time a.nd I must say they get pretty greasy and dirty too. I think all of the English people eat about five or six times a day, they call it. TEA' at mid-morning and mid- afternoon. I thought I would never earn to like their tea, but I like it OK now, still rather have cof fee and that is what we all drink. Speaking of their farming, they don't have so much livestock, but what they have is usually large and fat, due to their good pas tures. England is really a beautiful country, the people are taught to take care of the forests and na tural life. Hope you all have the season's -work all finished. Love, RAFE Nantahala By DELL A GRANT Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Morgan, announce the birth of a daughter October 2&. The members of Union Hill church elected .Rev. T. D. Denny for the pastor of their church for the year 1942-1943. Glen Dills made a business trip to Franklin last Wednesday. He was accompanied by his son, Avery. Mr. and Mrs. Arch Dills spent last Sunday with Mrs. Dills' par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Riley Haney, at Kyle. Amos Grant took a truck load of scrap iron to Franklin, last Fri day. It was the second truck load from this section. The Home Front Johnny Wright and his gang will be at Otter Creek High School next Friday night. Everyone is in vited to come and see the show. The pupils of Camp Branch school are planning to have a Hallowe en part at the school house Friday. Oscar Passmore and Huston Douthit were called to Franklin today to be examined for the Army. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mack have recently moved into this commun ity, and are occupying the house vacated by Mrs. J. B. Morgan. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Passmore visited relatives in Robbinsville last Sunday. JOE ASH EAR MAKES BUSINESS TRIP TO ATLANTA Joe Ashear has returned from a business trip to Atlanta, where he went to buy merchandise for the Fall trade. He says that it is dif ficult to get some goods without visiting the market. The devastation of, Europe by the Nazi hordes, like a destruc tive flood, begins to sap the foun dations of the "new order" that Hitler has tried in vain to erect. Typhus, scourge of World War 1, is on the increase in Nazi-held territory and in the Balkans. The German -army is. unvaccir.ated be cause of a reported mistake Ger man scientists tried to produce vaccines of superior quality, but failed to achieve mass production. There are reports, too, of de creased war output by the Nazis' enslaved workers. Those in occu pied lands weakened by privations and sullenly resisting "coopera tion" also deliver far less prod ucts of all kinds, including foods. Except for potatoes, this year's European harvest is below even last year's subnormal crops, but the effects of acute scarcities are less apparent to the Germans, who have added to their larders the foods stolen from their victims. By this means the Nazis are able to provide an average meat ration of 12J4 ounces p( r week . of the types of meats restricted in the U. S. But in Norway, although the official meat ration is 7.1 ounces, actual consumption is far less on the average. In the Neth erlands, the ration is fixed at 10j6 ounces, but a Hollander is lucky to get one-third of that amount, and for Belgians the allowance is only 4.9 ounces. Greece has no regular meat distribution, the Poles are starving. Italians get from Vi to 5J4 ounces of meat, Vi ounces of sausage. Our Ration U Weekly Fet The average adult Briton's ra tion of 31 ounces a week includes; meat of all kinds. He gets 70 per cent less fish and a third less poul try than before the war, and only one egg a month. Compared to meat allowances throughout Europe, our voluntary share-the-meat ra tion of 2i pounds of "red meat" per person, with no restrictions on liver, kidneys and other "variety" meats, is a weekly feast. From Artie To Tropics Our armed forces have hopped off some 400 miles of round-trip flying distances to Jap-held Kiska by creating an operations base in the bleak and desolate Andreanof Islands. Thousands of miles south ward, in the humid tropics others of our fighters hold beach and clearings against the same foe. Tnese men, vanguards of the greater forces to come, must have exactly the right sort of food, clothing, and equipment adapted to the climate and to the char acter of their hazardous enter-prizes. Poet's Corner A SISTER'S PRAYER (Dedicated to Pvt. Kenneth Cloer) By Mrs. Paul Saunders There's a soldier hoy that's train ing for the service, In a training camp so many miles away. And it's been so lonesome here since he was taken, Oh, I pray that he'll return to us someday. (Chorus) Ves, dear brother, we'll be praying while you're fighting. And for every other sister's brother, too. May God bless you all and keep you safely for us. Just remember, brother, we will pray for you. How we miss your big brown eyes and smile, dear brother. How we miss the ringing of your old guitar; But there's still a blessed ruler up in heaven, Who can save and keep your soul where'er you are. And I pray that someday we'll all be together In a family circle round the' throne up there. Where there'll be no war, but all is peace and gladness, And we'll sing together in that land so fair. (Repeat Chorus) Oh, this war that's caused so many lonely parents, 1 . And so many broken hearted sisters too; I pray God that he will help us. win the victory, And watch o'er a million soldier boys like you. Crop Loans For 1943 Available To Farmers Emergency crop loan for 1943 are now available to farmers in Macon county, and applications for these loans are now being received at the courthouse by R. F. Hemp hill, field supervisor, of the Emer gency, Crop and Feed Loan Sec tion of ihe Farm Credit Adminis tration. This early opening of the loan program in Macon county is part of a plan recently announced by the Farm . Credit Administra tionn whereby emergency crop loans are being made available to as sist farmers to comply with the program advocated by the Exten sion Service, Agricultural Adjust ment Administration, and County War Boards, which urges the plant ing of fall cover crops, soil build ing and soil conserving crops to reduce the effects of the antici pated shortage of fertilizer for the Final Rites For W. S. Roper Final rites for William Sidney Roper, 81, were held at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C. S. Tilley in East Franklin Friday afternoon. The Rev. Dr. J. L. Stokes, II, naStor of the Franklin Methodist church, and the Rev. Philip L. Green, of the Franklin Methodist circuit, officiated. Burial was in Franklin cemetery. Mr. Roper, who had been mak ing his home with his daughter for several months, died Friday morning at 3 o'clock following a brief illness, ( He was a member of the Tellico Baptist church. Was a farmer all his life. Mr. Roper was born March 9, 1862, the son of the late Levi and Nancy Clampett Roper. He was married to Amanda Burnett on December 29, 1881, who survives him. To them were born six chil dren, five of them who survive: three sons, James, Alonzo, and Harley Roper, of Franklin ; two daughters, Mrs. Alex Sprinkles; and Mrs. C. S. Tilley, of Franklin : 18 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren, and three sisters, Mrs. John Wilson, of Sedro Wooley, Wash., Mrs. C F. Crawley, of Macon, Ga., and Mrs. Louisa Ev ans, of Franklin, route 3; also a number of nieces and nephews. What stamps a man as great is not freedom from faults, but abundance of courage. Anonymous 1943 crop year. These loans will be made as in the past to farmers whose cash requirements are relatively small and who are unable to obtain from other sources including pro duction credit associations loans in amounts sufficient to meet theit needs. If the U. S. cut its use of fuel oil to 10 percent below 1941 con sumption, the saving would fill 566 ie-foinf tankers- NOTICE! 100 Used Cars and Trucks FOR SALE at Bargain Prices BURRELL MOTOR CO.
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