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Wishing Alt
A Happy and
Prosperous
New Year
PROGRESSIVE
LIBERAL
INDEPENDENT
VOL. LVH, NO. S3
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, DEC. 31, 1942
$2.00 PfcR YEAR
N. C. Weekly
Roundup
VICTORY TAX Beginning Jan.
1, 1943, employers will begin to
deduct five per cent from all sal
aries in excess of $624 per year
for Victory Tax. The money will"
be deducted before the employee
is paid.
MILK SURVEY; OPA has com
pleted a state-wide milk survey
designed to meet threatened milk
shortages in many sections of North
Carolina. Local war.. price and ra
tioning boards conducted the ,sur-
Mgy in 131 commiinitiespLtoe state
under emergency OPA direction.
Action on the survey is expected
igpmmercral ve
wishing to appeal
e
iv e
the state,
Chamber of "oinlSterce. headqttart
crs. Farmers will dsaftnilfc: to go
to their USDA war board trans
portation committee usually locat
ed near the county farm agent's
office.
TOOTHPASTE TUBES: Alarm
over .the slow return of empty
toothpaste and other collapsible
tubes, J. B. Vogler, executive sec
retary of the N. C. State Salvage
Committee, urged this week that
drug stores and other persons and
organizations holding five pounds
or more of the empty tubes send
them express collect to collection
headquarters. Shipments of five
pounds, or mote, may be made ex
press collect to THE TIN SALV
AGE INSTITUTE, 411 Wilson
Avenue, Newark, N. J.
RATION BOOKJ40-.1: The dead-,
line for application or War Ra
tion Book No. 1 has been extend
ed to January 15, 1943. In order
to get War Ration Book No. 2
when it is issued early in 1943, ap
plicants must have Book No. 1.
The book is now used for the ra
tioning of sugar and coffee. Local
rationing boards will issue Book
No. 1 until January 15.
LESS CAMERA FILM: North
Carolina's thousands of snap
shot fans and amateur motion pic
ture makers will get less film from
now on. The WPS has ordered the
production of film-for both snap
shot fans and moving picture
amateurs cut 50 per cent below
the 1941 output. At the same time,
professional film production is cut
24 per cent.
WARNING NOTICES: Fourteen
North Carolina retail stores were
given final warning by OPA this
week in respect to price ceiling
and- posting violations. The warn
ings were sent ,to retailers who
have been found in violation of
e OPA regulations and if fur
flker violations are found their li
ne to do business might be
spented. Stores in Statesville,
Fbam, Hew Bern, Elizabeth City,
larlotte, Edenton, Asheville,
Ickory, Jacksonville, Henderson
Oxford- were warned.
fKJRPRISE BLACKOUTS: Sur
jvrise blact(outs in North Caro-
have been delayed because
re time was required man wa
ited in handling applications for
iption from industries engaged
i war production, forms lor .this
purpose were supplied to county
defense chairmen last week. No
surprise blackouts are now ex
pected until after January 2.
KEROSENE RATIONS : It will
not be necessary, for North Car
linians who received kerosene ra
tions kut month to maVe another
trip to .their local rationing boards.
The boards will duplicate these
rations, allowing the same amount
of kerosene for the period Janu
ary 1-March 3. The boards will
mail kerosene users ration coupons
for the first three months ;of 1943
soon.
WAGE AND CHANGES : Employ
ers contemplating wage or sal
ary chaages, and are uncertain
about the new wage stabilization
law, should get in touch with a
Wage and Hour Office of the U.
S. Department of Labor in one
of the following towns: Charlotte,
GreatMboro, -Raleigh, Asheville and
Salisbury Do not write to Wash
ington. Mrs. Cora Morgan and children
visited her parent! here Sndy.
appeal.
Men In Service
Nashville Army Air Center
(AAFCC) Dec. 21.-Cadet Henry
W. Cabe, Jr., 19 year old son of
Mr. arid Mrs. Henry W. Cabe of
Franklin, N. C, has entered the
Classification CeKer here.
At the Center Cadet Cabe will
take physical and psychological ex
aminations to determine . for which
branch of aircrew service, bom
bardiering, navigating or piloting,
he is best fitted. Physical training,
academic study, and military drill
are also part of cadet training at
the Center. This is the first stop
is a training) prjgram that will
eventually graduate Cadet Cabe as
a commissioned officer, with wings,
in the Army Air Forces.
Cadet Cabe is a graduate, of
Franklin High School and attended
N. C. State college. Prior to enr
tcring the Army he was employed
by the TVA.
Pvt. J. D. Sutton has be,""
transferred from Camp Forrest,
Tenn. to Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
--
Lee Doyle Long, Technical Cor
pora sotthT Mrs; George R. Led
ford, is stationed with the U. S.
Army in Alaska. He entered May,
1941.
--
Pvt. Gordon Southard, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Southard of
Route 1, has been stationed at
Camp Wolters, now overseas.
Pvt. Marvin C. Conley, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Conley of
Route 1, is stationed at Camp
Blanding, Fla.
Pfc. Claude S. McConnell of
the Medical Corps, stationed at
Pine Camp, N. Y., was here on
a few days furlough visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R
McConnell, of Scaly and sister
Mrs. Roy Womack of Franklin.
--
Pvt. J. C. Cunningham is spend
ing his furlough with his parents,
Mr; and Mrs. Wade Cunningham
of Franklin. Pvt. Cunningham has
recently been transferred from
Bainbridge. Ga. to Courtland,
Ala.
Pvt.
been pro
Gass aitc
service
the Unit
and stationed at Camp
Mo.
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Tank Killers From
SOMEWHERE IN THE DESERT two Sikh gunners crouch behind an anti
tank gun. Indian troops with gum like this have been taking part in General
MontgotneryV sweeping attack which smashed the Axil tank force and got
Rommel on the run.
Mobilization Day To
Be Held By Farmers
Cablegram
From Bob Sloan Brings
New Year's Greetings
Cablegrams are rare occurences
in the lives of most of us, so
when the son of the editor ar
rived from North Africa to tell
us that he had sent a cable with
with one word "SAFE' when he
arrived in a North African port,
we experienced keen disappoint
ment that the comfort the mes
sage would have brought had been
denied us.
So it was a thrilling moment
indeed when a cable arrived Tues
day, wishing us a happy New
Year and saying "safe and well',
signed by Robert Sloan. Instead
of disclosing the place from which
the overseas message was sent
there were the two French words,
"Sans Origine" meaning without
origin. This is in keeping with
the War Department's regulation ,
that the place of army units be
not disclosed. We could only guess
where our former Press reporter
Bobby Sloan as he affectionately
known to all his homefolks here
in Franklin, might be stationed.
We all can rejoice that this
cable has come through to make
a happier New Year for us be
cause we have Bob's message that
he is safe and well.
$1,000 War Bond
Awarded County In Con
test Received by
H. W. Cabe
a '
The $1,000 War Bond awarded
to Macon county by the recent
North Carolina Newspaper Scrap
Drive for collecting the greatest
amount of scrap metal of any
county on the state, has been re
ceived by Henry W. Cabe, treas
urer of the county salvage com
mittee and cashier of the Bank
of Franklin.
This bond belongs to the people
of Macon county men, and wo
men and children who labored so
successfully in amassing the total
of 3,317,691 pounds of scrap metal
for the manufacture of weapons
and vehicles to aid the war effort.
This bond will remain in the
care of the treasurer until the
war is over and will then be
designated by the people of the
county for some worthy purpose,"
said Sam Mendenhail, chairman
of the salvage committee.
More Young People
Go To NYA Center
The following boys and girls
left Macon comity on Monday to
enter the NYA Training Center
at A-heville: Jesse S. Vinson and
Frank Chad wick of Scaly; Glen
Beck of Franklin, Rt. 1: E
Shook, Nettie Stanfield
Webb of Cultasaja
ter spending
were Ch
J
India
President Roosevelt Sets
January 12 For
Observance .
RALEIGH, Dec. 27. All farm
ers of North Carolina were urged
today by the State USDA War
Board to take part in the Na
tional Farm Mobilization Day
which has been proclaimed for
Tuesday, January 12, 1943, by
President Roosevelt.
On that day, farmers are asked
to meet with representatives of
the United States Department of
Agriculture and other agricultural
agencies to discuss ways and
means of insuring maximum pro
duction of vital foods for next year.
In his proclamation, the Pres
ident said in part, "I should like
Farm Mobilization Day to be a
symbol of free America; a sym
bol of our unalterable determina
tion to put to full use our agri
cultural resources as well as our
other resources, in the achieve
ment of a complete victory.
Plans for North Carolina's part
in National Farm Mobilization Day
nniir arp Kpmn f nrnill 1 a f it hu
Sute USDA War Board and will
be announced at a series of dis-
trict meetings planned in the state
later this month.
Following Farm Mobilization
Day, farmers will be asked to
sign 1943 farm plans designed to
obtain- maximum production of food
in their farms. At this signup,
each farmer in the nation wHl be
asked to accept his share of the
national goals set for urgently
needed war crops.
Sute goals for North Carolina
were recently announced and
these now are being broken down
into county goals. Production goals
for each individual farm will be
suggested by the county USDA
War Boards. The county boards
will be responsible for directing
the production campaign in indi
vidual counties.
Notice To Farmers
Farmers who want to secure
phosphate through the AAA
program should come to the
county agents office immedi
ately and make their order for
this material. We have several
tons of this phosphate on hand
now and the farmer who acts
quickly can secifre the amount
allotted to his farm and apply
it to his pastures, meadows,
and winter legumes. Better re
sults will be obtained if this
phosphate is applied to the land
now and let the freezing and
thawing take it into the ground.
OPA Official
To Address Merchants A
Others Next Week
L. R. Hamilton of Asheville,
field prke officer of OPA will
hold a meeting for merchants and
other interested citizens at the
court house oo Friday, January
7. The hour has not been set, but
d due not t ice
of Mr. Hamil
Jtrn the public
ration oi uta
d his address
in nature.
klft carrier" re-
trucks.
bombers and
Mrs. J,oe Massey
Of Highlands Chairman
Of Paralysis Fund
Mrs. Joe Massey of Highlands
has accepted the chairmanship of
the annual Infantile Paralysis
Fund to be raised this year on
the occasion of the President's
birthday.
A. G. Cagle has been requested
to again head the campaign in
Franklin which he so ably direct
ed last year. However, Mr. Cagle
has not yet been able to give a
definite answer to the appoint
ment, on account of the uncer
tainty of his beinig in town at the
time. A definite announcement will
be made next week.
FARM EXPERTS
HERE JAN. 2
Men, Women Urged To
Hear Speakers On War
Production
Miss Pauline Gordon, home man
agement specialist, F. R. Parnam,
1 western district agent, W. B. Col
I lins, farm management supervisor,
win speaic at a tarm meeting
which is to be held . in the Agri
cultural Building, on . Saturday af
ternoon, January 2, at 1 :30 o-clock,
according to an announcement by
Sam Mendenhail, agent. Both men
and women are particularly urged
4 to attend this meeting .since the
I discussion will deal with the home
I as well as the (arming operation.
Both farm men and women are
having and will have a much
greater part in determining the
outcome of the war and can aid
materially in saving many lives by
shortening the time required for
victory. Food for home use, food
for our fighting farces, tand food
for our allies will be just as im
portant as tanks, guns, and ships.
The three persons who are to
be at the meeting are all most
able speakers and can give some
valuable information on how we
can adjust our farming operations
to meet the challenge that con
fronts us.
All farm people are urged to
attend this meeting and take part
in the discussion to develop
plans for the coming year.
Rationing
Of Nearly All Foods To
Start In February
Rationing of practically all
kinds of food nas been announc
ed by the Government, with a
point system, similar to that of
England's to be put in use with
Ration Book, No. 2, according' to
an announcement made in last
Monday's papers.
This will allow each individual
a certain number of "points" to
spend each month. With nearly
half of the output of canned
fruits and vegetables going to the
armed forces and to starving
civilians in occupied countries, the
rationing system is necessary to
insure a balanced ration to all,
and will continue until victory or
until no longer necessary.
.While we may not be able to get
all the food we may be accustom
ed to of various kinds, everybody
will get enough for health and
nourishment, it is stated.
Mrs, M. H. Potts
Passes Wednesday
Mrs. Maggie Higdon Potts, 53,
died at Angel hospital last Wed
nesday morning, where she had
been taken a few days before.
Funeral services will be coducted
at 3 p. m., Friday at Sugarfork
Baptist church with the Rev. J. L.
Stokes, pastor of Franklin Metho
dist church, and the Rev. Robert
W. Williams officiating. Burial will
be in the church cemetery.
Surviving are the husband, Char
les Potts; a son, C. L. Potts, who
is with the U. S. Army at Fort
Benning, Ga.; one brother, W. R.
Higdon of Cullasaja; and three
sisters, Mrs. A L Dills of Ellijay,
Mrs. J. J. Corbin of Cullasaja,
and Mrs. W. A Berry of Boone
ville, K.y.
Mrs. Potts was born in the Hig
donville section of Macon county
on April 30, 1889, and had spent
bar entire life in this coanty. She
was tha, daughter of the late
Joshaa and Ann Coggias Higdon
and married Mr. Potts oo July
M. ttH
73 SELECTEES
TO LEAP SOON
Local ..Board ..Announces
List Of Men To Go
To Camp Croft
The following men have been
ordered to report to Camp Croft
at an early date for further phy
sical examination and possible in- v
duction by . the Macon County
Selective Service Board:
James Connor Hawkins, Arvel
William McCall, Buel Lee Breed
love, Paul John Dalryinple, L. M.
Johnson, Albert Nathan Penning
ton, John L. Angel, Carl James
Williams, Ralph Monroe Henson,
Joseph Bernard Henson, Joe
Gleen Meadows, John Riley vil '
son, T. C. Rogers, Frank Alex
Gibson, Jess Willard Johnson,
John Sanders, Carl Herbert Owen-
by Don Owenby, K)aSw Owenb
James Edwin Guffey, Leonard
Lee Bryant, Harvey Harry Jones.
Charles Emmebt Roper, Willard '
Jessie Woody.
William Porter Pierson, Jess
Willard Pendergrass, Lloyd Geo
rge Stiwinter, Hunter Pritchard
Roland, Gilmer Lee Bryant, Geo
rge Lee Guffey, Charles Otto Ar
vey, George Harvey Roper, Rai- -ert
Haywood Frazier, Johnnie Law
ton Talley, Jack Harvey Head,
William Stell Baughn, Euell Cor
dell Owens, Oscar James Ledford,
Frank D. Shuler, Harold Gordon
Woody, Wallace B. Shepherd,
Canary Franks, Grady Jones, Jes- -se
Lyle West, Jr., Atlas Nelson
Vinson, Cecil Poindexter, Melvin
Alfred Cody, Fred .Garland Du
vall. James Hargrave Parnsh, Carol
Emmett Pendergrass, Arnold Lee
Passmore, William Shirley Keener,
Joe Mashburn, Julian Bun Riser,
Pulaski Sylvester Castle, Hayes .
Eugene Houston, J. B. Franklin
Anderson, Arthur Allen Turpiii,
Elmer Ray Corpening, Roy Lee
Jones, George Lyman McConnell,
Robert Lawson Carpenter, Jr.,
Eugene Norman Clampett, Henry
Hayworth Hedden, Dock 'Levi
Clark, Jr., Frank Solesbee, Nelson '
Jones, Warren G. Owenby, Wil
liam Clinard Mincey, Alvin Au
gusta Yonce, Wayne Reginal Van
hook, Charlie Bingham, Harry
Jackson Duvall.
I.
Rev. J. F. Marchman - -Accepts
Call To
Franklin Baptist Church
The Rev. James F. Marchman,"
pastor of the Baptist church in 11 r
Dillard, Ga., has accepted the call-
of the congregation of the Frank-
lin Bap7IsF Church, according toj
an announcement made by the pul
pit committee on Tuesday.
Oscar Bryant, of the committee,
stated that Mr. Marchman will be
gin his rttw pastorate on February
first. There will be no morning
service at the Baptist church on
next Sunday.
Mr. Marchman comes to the
church highly recommended, and
is well known already by a num
ber of the congregation, who are
much gratified that he has de- v
cided to accept their call.
RATION
DEADLINES
Fuel Oil
Last day for use of
2nd. Period coupons :
Jan. 23. 1
Gasoline
Last day for use of No.
3 coupons in A books:
Jan. 22.
Coffee
Last day for use of
No. 27 stamp in War
Ration Book, No. 1 :
Jan. 3.
Sugar
Last day for use of
No. 10 stamp in War
Ration Book, No. 1 :
Jan. 31.
Tires
Last day for first tire
inspection: Jan. 31.