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JFfwitlltt If ill tl) ligljlait jUacotnan fr U.$ PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL INDEPENDENT VOL. LVJl, NO. 46 FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY. NOV. 12, 1942 $2.00 PER YEAR MACON WINS STATE SCRAP CONTEST WAR BONDS v 4 GETS FIRST PRIZE OF $1,000.00 COURT JURORS ANNOUNCED Next Term Opens Dec 7 With Judge Nettles Presiding The next term of Superior Court will open in Franklin on Monday, December 7, with Judge Zeb V. Nettles of Asheville, presiding. Court is scheduled for the fol lowing two weeks, with the civil court docket beginning Monday, December 14. The list of jurorf, drawn for this term is listed below.vThe grand jury will be chosen from the inames drawn for the first week First Week's Jurors Gline Holland, Dillard, Ga., Rt. 1 ; Clayton Bateman, Kyle; J. B. San ders, Franklin, Rt. 4; John Guffie, West's Mill; Charles radley, Franklin; T. N. Norton, Dillard, Ga., Rt. 1 ; John P. Sanders, Franklin, Rt. 4; Howard Ledford, Franklin, Rt. 2; Jessie Keener, Highlands;' Joe Daves, Franklin, Rt. 3; W. R. Bradley, Etna; Roy Arnold,, Culttsaja; E. H. Brown, HfehlajKtrfjoe Angel, Cu lasaja; Ciyue Morgan, Stiles; Lone J. Thomas, Dillard, Ga., Rt. .1; Roy Speed, Highlands; J. W. Woody, Franklin. Edgar Tippett, Franklin, Rt. 3; C. L. Pendergrass, Franklin ; Alex Holbrook, Franklin, Rt. 2-, J. H. Cabe, Sr., Dillard, Ga., Rt. 1; James A. Norton, Dillard, Ga., Rt. 1; I. A. Keener, Gneiss; Lester T. Justice, Franklin, Rt. 2; J. E. Buchanan, FrSjhTclin,"Rt. 3; J "I. Pressley, Franklin, Rt. 1 ; David McCall, Highlands; S. E. Fouts, F'ranklin, Rt. 3; C. Earl Blaine, Franklin., Rt. 1 ; James Hauser, Franklin ; Harley Crawford, Frank lin, Rt. 3; C. W. Parrish, Frank lin, Rt. 3; J. Clint. Elmore, Frank lin; W. R. Edwards, Franklin, Rt. 3; J. M. Willis, Franklin, Rt. 3. Second Week's Jurors D. C. Hembree, Kyle; Ben Mc Collum, Franklin ; N. A. McCon nell, Franklin, Rt. 2; G. G. Hol land, , Cullasaja; W. R. Gibson, Leatherman; J. D. Brendle, Frank lin; M. R. Vanhook, Franklin, Rt. 2; Joe B. Watts, Prentiss; John Brown, Highlands; J. D. Hurst, Leatherman; W. H. Young, Frank lins Rt. 4; M. R. Vanhook, Frank lin, Rt. 2; Jo B. Watts, Prentiss; John Brown, Highland; J. D. Hurst, Leatherman. W. H. Young, Franklin, Rt. 4; Rufus Cook, Franklin, Rt. 2; Guy Piaal, High lands; R. M. Lambert, Aquone; Verlim Swafford, Franklin; J. M. Henson, Otto; Lem Holland, Gneiss; W. R. Ledford, Franklin. COLLINS BROS. HELDJN JAIL Charged With Assault On . Tom Leach In July 1941 Dillard and Weimar Collins, brothers, of Franklin, were arrest ed Sunday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff John Dills on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon with intent ,to kill. They were lodged in. the Macon county jail where they are" being held without bond for the December criminal term of Macon county superior court. The defendants are charged with assaulting Tom Leach, Franklin, resident, in July, 1941, inflicting serious bodily harm. The alleged assault occurred when Leach wa said to have been persuaded by Arvil Simonds, also of Franklin, to walk with him to the rear ot the postoffice. There, jarhile he was talking with Simonds, he was set upon by other men in the dark less and dragged about 300 yards to a vacant lot where he was beaten with brass knuckles and an iron bar. His skull was fractured and one eye was beaten out. He regained consciousness after a time and made his way to a nearby atote where medical assistance was summoned. He subsequently re coveced. Deputy Sheriff Dills has been working am the case since it oc- oc-ti Ok rm Their slH BMsBswaila9M,B ' SSW" y sKBVuHKflHsf saHM asHBllx'V UftaVaYH VfH swJ'bVb&JbhbV Tft!? RaaaV1 "aa1 IwsS Fledging fliers but a few months ago, this group of fully-grown Axis busters is ready for a crack at Hitler, Hiroto et al. The picture shows a group of graduates at Ellington Field, Texas, about to man their twin-engine advanced training planes. They received their silver pilot wings and commissions in the Army Air Forces today. Similar graduations took place simultaneously at the six other advanc ed schools in the Gulf Coast Army Air Forces Training Center. Staff Sgt. Allen Davis, Jr., is in this group. MAYOR'S PROCLAMATION WHEREAS the young men of our country of the ages of eighteen and nineteen years have, because of their stamiaa aind enthusiasm, proven themselves to be exceptionally able soldiers, and WHEREAS the United Army is making an active campaign to secure the enlistment of such men and is offering special ad vantages to secure their enlistment, ar.d WHEREAS the Town of Franklin is anxious to do its part to assist .nr-Hrrm- tir-Tiinrr--Mi NOW, THEREFORE, I, John O. Harrison, Mayor of Franklin, do hereby proclaim the desirability of having as many of our young men pi the age of eighteen and nineteen years as possible enlist in the United States Army.' And I further call upon our patriotic older citizens, and particu larly the teachers and our other civic leaders, to assist our United States Army in stimulating interest and enlistments. JOHN O. HARRISON, Mayor. Milk Market Is Assured To Macon County Farmers Regular Collection Routes Already Operating 3 Tiroes A Week A whole milk market has been secured for the farmers of Ma con county. Milk routes have al ready been established in Holly Springs and, Watauga, Sugarfork and Ellijay, Clarks Chapel and Smithbridge as far up as Otto, and in, Iotla, West's Mill, Leather man and Oakdale. Work is being done now on Cartoogechaye and Pat ton with the hopes of starting a route in thos communities. The four routes that Ivave already been started brought in. over 2,000 pounds of milk this past Wednes day morning. Milk -will be bought on the butter fat basis. The price should run from 17 to 20 cents per gallon. This price will be net to the farmer. No hauling charge will be deducted. Milk will be collected three times a week, Monday, Wednesday and Friday during the winter months. Each person desiring to sell milk must furnish his own cans, strain er and strainer pads. Milk must be placed in cold water as quickly as possible because it must be kept sweet. Do not mix cool milk and warm milk together. This is the greatest opportunity the fanners of Macon county have ever had. Anyone desiring to sell milk should see A B. Slagle, who has consented to be responsioie tor the collection of this milk. You may also see your route hauler or come to the County Agent's office. C. E. THOMPSON OF POWER COMPANY. GOES TO STONE AND WEBSTER The many friends of Mr. and Mrs C. E. Thompson and their young son, Charles, regret that tbey are leaving Franklin for resi dence in Knoxville, Tenn., the last of this week. Mr. Thompson, who has been purchasing agent for the Nanta hahj Power and Light company Silver Pilot Wings Have entist - tnent 'r--acw!-vwiBg luciw- - Fire Warden Bryson Gives Timely Warning I want to expres my appre ciation to the good people of Macon county for the splendid cooperation you have given in fire prevention. We, as a county working together to keep our forests green and free from fire scalds, have accomplished a great deal. You can justly be proud of your young growing forests. You have done, and are still, doing a good job of keep ing our county the foremost county in the state in control of forest fires. If we continue to keep that greedy demon, "fire", under control, we and our chil dren will be the benefactors, as well as giving a blow to our enemies. We are now entering another trying time. I am sure we cam come out victorious, but every one must be on his toes and watch that no one will let a spark spread into an uncon trollable flame There are many and varied rules for preventing and con trolling fires. The best one is, "Be sure". Let's all pull together as we never have done before, and get all fires while they are small. 1 know we can, and I firmly believe that we will. Remember, "Careless matches aid the Axis". J. FRED BRYSON. County Forest Warden for some time, has accepted a po sition with the nationally known Stone and Webster Engineering Corporation. Mr. Thompson has degrees in both mechanical and electrical engineering and has had wide engineering experience. Pfc. Erwin Patton, of tfce Army Air Force, Barksdale. Fieht Shreveport, La., came borne Wed ncsday oq a tcren-day furlough. Sprouted Men In Service AT GUADALCANAL Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pottsof Franklin, have just received a let ter from their son, John D., who is now stationed at Guadalcanal. Pfc. J D. Potts, a volunteer join ed the Marines last January and left for Parfis Island, S. C, where he took basic training. He went from Parris Island to New River, and from there he was, sent to Guadalcanal, where he was last heard from. First Lieutenant B. Curtis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Curtis- of Demorist, Ga., is now stationed at Daytona Beach, Fla. Pvt. Kenneth Goer, son of Rev. and Mrs. George Cloer, volunteer ed for service in the U. S. Army Sept. 1. 1942, and was assigned to the Medical Corps. He is now 21 years old and is stationed at Camp Pickett, Va. O. Paa Sta) ggH who mm U. S. WAR BOND Total Of 208.9 Pounds Per Capita Tops Reports Truckers Must Have Certificates Of Necessity By Nov. 15 RALEIGH, N. C, Nov. 11. Stressing the point that trucks and other commercial vehicles may not be operated on and after Novem ber IS without certificates of war necessity, State ODT officials an nounced today that North Caro lina district offices would be open until further notice from 8 a. m, to 8 p.. m., or longer if. necessary, to handle last minute applications. District offices are at Asheville, Charlotte, Raleigh, Winston-Salem and Wilmington. "The requirement for a certifi cate applies to all-rubber tired ve hicles except private passenger oars," asserted the ODT officials in a statement. "It covers every truck, bus, taxi, ambulance, pick up .truck and other commercial ve hicle. Farm trucks are covered al so. "Without a certificate of war necessity, the owner of a commer cial vehicle can secure no repair parts, tires or gasoline for it. If his sounds drastic, remember that the aim of the requirement is to prolong the life of the nation's rubber-borne transportation. Application blanks will be avail able at district offices, and owners have not yet obtained the should gat thm at -ihcir istrict office. The applications should then be filed at the same office, and the certificates will be issued from there. "Those who already have appli cation forms should fill them out and send tthem to their district office instead of mailing them to Detroit as was done previously," the ODT officials explained. "A lag in the schedule of issuing the certificates from Detroit resulted when some owners of commercial equipment received the wrong type of application form and others re ceived none at all. Form's differ for single-unit op erators and fleet operators: Own ers having one or two vehicles must apply for their certificates separately for each unit. Those having three or more vehicles make their applications on a single form for all. In a few cases, an owner who has two kinds of ve hicles, such as trucks and buses, must use both forms. Tank truck owners must fill out different forms also." ' - Post Office Department Makes Appeal To Public Christmas Parcels, Cards Must Be Mailed Earlier Than Ever ,T. W. Porter, postmaster, calls the attention of the public to the following important information just released in regard to Christ mas mail: The Post Office Department now is starting the most gigantic task in its history the movement of a deluge of Christmas parcels, cards and letters while maintaining the regular flow of millions of pieces of mail daily to and from our armed forces all over the world. Indications are that the volume of Christmas mail will be the larg est on record. Already in Sep tember, latest month for which fig ures are available, retail sales had reached a level second only to the record month of December, 1941, according to the Department of Commerce. And sales are rising. Such heavy purchases always pre sage heavy mailings. Dto Net DiMppotnt Man la Serric If thousands of our soldiers, sail ors, marines and civilian friends are not to be disappointed at Christmas time, the public must cooperate by mailing earlier than ever before and by addressing let ters and parcels properly. The best effort of the Post Office Depart ment alone cannot be enough, in view orf wartime difficulties faced Frank Daniels, Chairman Announced! Results Thursday Macon county has won firsi prize in the metal Scrap Campaign in North Carolina, which is a $1,000 War Bond awarded to the county reporting the greatest total pound age of scrap metal collection per capita. Frank Daniels, of Raleigh, chair man of the North Carolina News paper Salvage Contest, which of fered the prizes, telephoned the official announcement to the Franklin Press and the Highlands Maconiam at 3 p. m. Thursday. 'Macon county reported 3,Jl7jU91 pounds, a per capita rate of 208.9 pounds. The second prize of a $500 War Bond was won by Transyl vania county with a per capita, of 203.5 pounds. Swain county won the 12th .Congressional District prize with 168.9 pounds per capita. lhe Transylvania Times and Bry son City Times were participating newspapers in these counties. The prizes were offered by newspapers in the state, in which this news paper participated. The total for the state is 177, 549,614 pounds, a per capita of 52.2. The cooperation of every man, woman and child, and every firm and corporation in Macon county, under the leadership of the county's scrap committee, is responsible for this huge collection. No total prizes, were offered, the only in centive, being to respond with all available material to help the war effort. The result has come as a suprise to all. A full report will be given in next week's issue. Negro Selectees, Leave For Fart Bragg , The following negro selectees will leave oti ' Friday for Fort Bragg. m Volunteers: Mack Ledford. Selectees : Rastus Samuel Love, Wade Burgess, George McDonald, Thomas Richard Addington. George Carpenter, James Clifton England, Escomo Adam Howell, Benrtie Wykle, Roy Lee Stewart, John Ledford, Joseph Douglas Stewart, Robert Reid Ledford, Milton Andrew Ray, James Ver non Chavis. Coffee consumption in the U.S. in the past 30 yeafs has more than doubled, while the popula tion increase has been only about 45 per cent. by the postal system. The public must assist. About 25,000 experienced postal workers already have been taken by the war services. Arrangements are under way to add thousands of temporary personnel to postal staffs, but this man power is hard to find and is inexperienced. Fa cilities of railroads and air lines are heavily taxed by movements of huge quantities of war materials and personnel.' Extra trucks are almost impossible to obtain. Winter weather, hampering transporta tion, is beginning. The free-mailing privilege grant ed to members of the armed forces has raised their mailings some 30 per cent, it is estimated. Expan sion of those forces also is adding rapidly to the postal burden. The deadline already is past for mailing gifts to Army and Navy personnel overseas with assurance that the parcels will arrive by Christmas. The New York post office reports that in late Oc tober, 350,000 such parcels were handled daily in that office alone. The Post Office Department is making strenuous efforts to avoid such a terrific jam as it faced in 1918 under similar conditions, dur ing the first world war. It can succeed in those efforts and avoid many heartaches for its patrons if the public will cooperate by mailing early.
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