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INDEPENDENT
VOL LVIII? NO. 10
FRANKLIN, N. O. THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1943
?2.00 PER YEAR
Change In Primary 'Law
Defended By The Author
Dr. Rogers Believes Party
Served By Return To
Convention
Dr. W. A. Rogers, Macon coun
ty representative, returned from
Raleigh Tuesday night from atten
dance on the General Assembly
which adjourned Wednesday. In an
interview Wednesday he explained
his reasons for sponsoring the bill
passed Which exempted Macon
county from the statewide primary
law and provided for the (nomina
tion of county officers, including
the Board of Education, in county
convention.
In th,e first place, Dr. Rogers
said, the Democratic primary,
which lias nominated the Demo
cratic candidates who run in the
November general election, has
ceased to be a party primary; the
registrants reporting that an in
creasing number of voters who
have registered to vote in the
primaries during the last few years
having h,een Republicans Who have
voted <x*nsis't,ently as Republicans
in the general election. In the last
election, he stated, two of the Re
publican candidates for county of
fices had previously registered and
voted a$ Democrats in the county
Democratic primary.
Conditions are such, the repre
sentative explained, that the ex
pense to a candidate running for
a county office for participation in
a primary,, and general election is
so great that in many cases the
men best fitted for office will not
run.
"Now, the Democrats of the
county can return to the method
of choosing their candidates before
the primary system was adopted
in the county? by holding precinct
meetings and sending their chosen
delegates to the county convention,
either instructed -to vote for the
candidate of (heir choice or unin
structed," he .explained. "This me
thod is more truTy representative
of the will of the party than the
primary as it is now conducted, be
sides saving the county the ex
pense of the primary." He observ
ed (hat the precinct meetings and
county Democratic convention had
received little notice and had fal
len into disuse since the need for
them no longer existed. Now, he
said, it was up to the people to
make (hfise meetings the instru
ment to make democracy work.
"This will depend upon the people's
interest in their county govern
ment," he said. His opinion is that
a better opportunity will be given
the party to nominate and elect
(he best men for office.
Dr. Rogers stated that he had
talked over the matter with a
(lumber of Democrats who knew
the situation as it exists in the
county, and who approved the
change.
Classifications
Announced By Our Local'
Board
The following classifications ha\4
been made :
New classifications: I-A, Allan
Arthur Brooks, Jr., John William
Keener. JI-B, Ray Lamorn Welch.
Reclassified: I-A to I-A-O: Jon
athan Ralph Anderson, I-A to
.1-1!. tolin B (i ford Gibson, I-A to
2-1!, Gordon Cline HoHand, I-A to
I I-A, Thomas Henry Fagg. I-A to
IV'-F, Buren Van Owenby. III-A to
I-A, Roy bet Burton, Wood row
Wilson Smallwood, Golev Vincent,
Charles Howard Willis, Paul Potts
Blaine, Dwight Levan Hoilman,
Walter Orthanial Smith, Thad
Stockton, Dalton Roljind, David
Hampton Sutton, Eernice Oscar
McOa.ll, James Robert Moore,
Frank Moody Wild, William Lex
(iibson, Heirry Edd Vinson, Tim
McMahan, Paul Giiy, Leon Tho
mas Sloan, Robert Wilson Angel,
William Jess Walkice, Robert Nat
Davis, John Dearld Dowdle, Ayk>r
Sloan Chastain, Claude Finex Tal
lev, Phillemon Floyd Crane, Geo
rge Louie Webb.
III-A to IV-F: William Joseph
I-akey, Marvin Carnell DeWeese,
l,ake Vance Shope. III-A to III-C
Ralph William Enloe. III-B to
III-A, JoJin Willie Clark*. III-A
to III-B, Paul Buchanan Higdon,
William David Frady, Jackson
Wylie Sherrill. IV-H to IV-A, Mil
lard Glenn Robinson. #
lames N. Penlairvd, of Highlands,
who is stationed at Fort Jackson,
S.C, was recently promoted to
the rank of lit Lieutenant.
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Men In Service
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CHARLES M. HUNTER
RECEIVES COMMISSION
Charles Marcus Hunter, son of
Mrs. Pearl Hunter of . Franklin,
and the late Nicholas J. Hunter
of Lynchburg, Va., was graduated
from the Officers Candidate School
in Fort Bennimg, Ga., and was as
signed to duty at Camp Croft, S.C.
He recently spent a four-day fur
lough with his mother.
Lieut. Hunter who is a graduate
of Franklin High school and the
University of North Carolina, was
employed as budget manager of
the F. B. Goodrich store, at Ma
con, Ga., before volunteering for
the army.
H. A Berry, of Gabbard, Ken
tucky, spent the weekend visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Ze-b Taylor, on
Route 4.
\
Ledger B. Shope, son of Mrs.
Arie B. Shopie of Prentiss, was
promoted to Staff Sergeant on
Feb. 16l He is now on duty tat
Kirtland Field in the maintenance ?
branch of a ^bombardier squadron.
Burco E. Brown, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Brown of Otfo,
has recently been promoted from
Corpora] to the rank of Sergeant
according to announcement by the
authorities at tke Army Air ForCe* ,
Grotnrd, Eglin Fiitd, Fla.
? ? ?
Albert H. Rogers of the U. S.
Navy, 4-c, petty officer, returned
to Norfolk, Va. last Thursday af
ter spending a ten-day furlough
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. A. Rogers of Prentiss. He
enlisted in the service Nov. 1940.
He has returned recently from
overseas.
Military authorities at Key Field
recently announced the promotion .
of Corporal Clyde S. Cabe to the
grade of sergeant. Sergeant Cabe,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W.
Cabe, West's Mill, enlisted in the
Army Air Forces at Charlotte, in
January, 1942.
R. F. Henry has received word *
from the War iDep't fhat/ his
grandson, Bo Henry, has been in- {
ducted into the army. He is sta
tioned at Tacoma, Wash.
James N. Justice, son of Mr. and
Mrs. T. B. Justice of Diilard, /
Route 1. lias just been promoted |
to stafff sergeant at the Codiran
Field Air Forces Basic Flying
Training School, Macon, Go.
George Ledford, son of Mr. and
Mrs. F. Ledford, of Franklin, has {
been promoted to the grade of
Corporal " at the Army Air Force
Advanced Flying School at Stock
ton Field, Md.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beal of
Highlands have two sons and one
dauf&ter in the service. Pfc. Geo
rge M. Real, who is somewhere in
England, David Gray Beal in the
U.S. Navy somewhere at sea, and
Au*. Janice A. Beal of the WAAC, ?!
stationed at Daytona Beach, Fla.
Harris L. Sanders, E. M. 3/c, of
tfie U.S. Navy, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Sanders of Prentiss, is
home on a six-day furlough. Har
ris volunteered in the Navy nine
months ago.
2nd Lt. James D. Patton, son of
Robert A. Patton of Franklin, has
arrived at the advanced Flying
Field at Altus, Okla, to assume a
commander's post. He was previ
ously stationed at Lubbock, Texas.
Lt. Patton is a graduate of N.C.
State College where he received
a B.S. degree in Agriculture in
1939. Before he entered the ser
vice Lt. Patton was working as
state supervisor in the soil conser
vation service.
Pvt. Donald Foster, son of Mrs.
E. M. Foster of Otto, lias been
transferred to Camp Swift, Tex.,
$0f biftic training.
Red Cross Field Direcic:^
Solve Soldiers' Problems
Photo by Toni Frisaell \
Thousands of U. S. fighting men ftpst year accepted the invitation to
cfiscuss their personal problems with tU4 Cross field directors who accom
pany troops to all parts of the world. Tl|is picture, taken in London, show;,
everyone happy after the field men had satisfactorily solved the problerm
of the two soldiers at the desk. Contributions to the Red Cross 1943 Wai
Fund, now in progress, make this service possible
A Practice Blackout For
Air Raid Tuesday Night
rime Table And Signals
To Be Heeded
By All
John Archer, chief air raid war
len, Announces that an Army or
kr received las{ week changes air
?aid' Signals. For this mwi, and
aecause at wide misunderstanding
>f signals in the first practice
Blackout, a Blackout has been
.Cheduled to take plape in Frank
in on Tuesday, March 16. This is
>eing announced in advance to
lelp everyone to become thorough
y familiar with the signal system.
Here are the times, signals, and
vhat is expected of the public and
Citizens Defense Corps in this
>ractice Blackout :
8:35 p. m.? YELLOW signal,
["his is received only by the IV
ense Corps and is given by tele
yhone.
8 JO p. m. ? BLUE signal. This is
lounded by the Public Audible
ilarm in a steady tone. It means
hat enemy planes are approaching
ind all lights except those sfteci
ically exempted must be extin
guished. .Traffic continues with all
ights dimmed. Pedestrians keep
noving to destination or shelter.
Workers remain on jobs. Defense
CADET CABE
A WINNER
Comes Out With First
Ten In Cross Country
Race
Avition Cadet Hemry W. Cabe,
Jr., made the sports' pages of- the
brg dailies two weeks ago wlien he
came out fifth -with the first ten
in a cross country track meet at
Maxwell Field. The first four were
all well known athletes from the
big universities. Last year's cap
tain of Fordham University's track
team, Who was top winner, a one
time four letter athlete and a
cross-country captain of State
Teachers college in Pennsylvania.
Incidentaly, Henry -was the only
Southern boy running in th,e first
team. He ran two years on the
State College, Raleigh, team, be
fore volunteering for the Army
Air Corps.
Cadet Cabe has recently been
transferred to Arcadia, Fla., for
primary aviation training. He
writes home that they are housed
in the .swamky Country club of
fhat resort town, reporting that it
is the swellest place he has ever
been in.
DR. BELLINGSATH
AT PRESBYTERIAN
Dr. George Bellingrath of Rabun
Gap-Nacoochee school will hold ser
vices at the Presbyterian churdi
next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock.
Corps members lake their posts.
9:00 p. m. ? RED signal. This
means planes overhead. It is soun
ded by the Public Audible Signal
in a. quavering or intermittent note.
All lights must be Bbcked-out ex
cept authorized emergency lights.
Traffic^ stops. All except Defense
Corps members take shelter.
9*10 p. ra. ? BLUE signal. This is
sounded by the Public Audible
Alarm. Planes have passed but
may return. Blackout continues
same as undier first Blue.
9:22 p. m. ? WHITE signal. This
is NOT sounded by Public Audible
Alarm, but is given over the radio
and by tunning on street lights.
This is the ALL CLEAR, but
never light up again until you are
SURE you're right. Keep blacked
out until you know danger is past,
as you may endanger not only your
own life and property by lighting
up too soon, but also that of your
neighbor.
Blackouts are ordered by the
Army by Atr Raid Districts. It is
important that everyone, in order
to receive the ALL CLEAR in
telligently by radio, know in whirfi
district he is located.
Franklin is in the Asheville Air
Raid Wanning District.
Perry's Drug Store
Now Has Services
Of Dr. Marchman
Franklin people will be glad to
learn that Perry's Drg Store has
secured rtie services of the Rev.
J. F. Marchman as pharmacist to
meet the ertiergency since the
death of I)r. Perry. On account of
the need for so many pharmacists
in the armed forces, it is practi
cally impossible to supply civillian
needs.
Dr. Marchman moved to Frank
lin the first of February to be
come pastor of the Franklin Bap
tist churdh. Prior to his entering
the ministry he was a registered
pharmacist, owning his own drug
store, and having 'had 18 years
experience. It is fortunate that he
oan serve the community at this
time through a drug store that
has an unbroken record of careful
service to the county, first, under
Dr. Frank Smith, who owned the
store for many years and vAvo
served las pharmacist until his re
tirement last Summer. Since the
untimely passing of Dr. Ralph Mor
gan, last January, Dr. Perry had
carried the burden alone. Mrs. Per
ry 1ias taken over her husband's
work as manager of' th,e business.
Resolutions of respect are offer
ed this week by the Macon county
board of welfare of the service of
Dr. Piorry as chairman since its
organization. His activities for wel
fare extended through many fields.
He was a past president of Hie
Rotary club and chairman of the
crippled children's committer since
Ow?i? 1< Ob Phi lis?
Jury List For April Term
Of Superior Court Drawn
22 ACCEPTED
FOR SERVICE
Will Report Ft. Jackvon
On March 16
The folknvng men were accepted
by the army and are ordered to
report for duty to Fort Jackson,
South Carolina, on March 15:
George V. Anderson, Hiltard L.
McCall^ James C. Cross, Robert
E. Dunne, -Maurice E. Gibson, Rob
ert L. Anderson, Jasper W. Greene,
Hurman P. Sorrells, Robert L.
Mashburn, Joseph B. Keener, Paul
C. Waldon, Joseph B. Hoglen,
Carlton D. Sanders, Leo A. Jaoobs,
lessie R. Pendergrass, James E.
Haney, Lawrence H. Sanders, John
H. Roper, Walter F. Thomas, Sam
H. Gibson, Jr., Willie A. Gibson,
Lewis W. Seay.
This list does not inctude regis
trants Who were inducted into the
Navy and Marine Corps. Some men
are . still being held for further ex
amination.
Red Cross
War Fun-d Workers To
Meet Friday Night
The canvassers for the War Fund
of the American Red Cross have
done dilligent work and have met
with a fine response, according to
4 statement from Rev. A. R. Mor
gan, chairman.
If the total quota for Macon
county is to be raised many more
must be reached and it will be
necessary for rrtmy of fhose who
have given to mak<e additional gifts.
We feel sure, however, that with
the spirit which has already been
shown all will rally to the cause
and complete the quota of $3,6S0.
We are most grateful to all those
Who are helping by their work
and by their contributions. The
Franklin canvassers are requested
to meet at St. A&ies rectory Fri
day night, March 12, at 7:30.
The amount raised through last
bank is $918.50.
If anyone has not been solicited,
please call Mrs. H. E. Church,
phone 166, who will request th*
canvasser in your territory to col
lect your contribution.
Mrs. Ward Long's Father
Passes In Georgia
Mr. and Mrs. J. Ward Long were
sailed last week to the bedside of
Mrs. Long's father, William Mor
gan Bradley, in Adel, Go. Mr.
Bradley suffered a stroke of apo
plexy Friday and died on Satur
day. He was a inative of Andrews,
where he lived for many years, and
a veteran of the Spanish-American
war.
The Funeral services and inter
ment were in Griffiti, Go. Mr. and
Mrs. Long returned home Monday.
Equalization Board Is To
Meet, March
15 - 17
The jury list drawn for the
April term of superior court at
the meeting of the county commis
sioners is announced as follows :
First week : Frank Ammons
Frank Wooten, W. Russell Cab*,
J. N. Brown, L. A. Jones, Earl B.
Hensom, W. S. Dills, James E, My
ers, C. C. Bradley, H. J. Morgan,
R. N. Anderson, Brabson Angel,
George Taylor, J. A. Vinson, W.S.
Owenby, John M. Norton.
H. C. Houston, W. A. Keene-r,
I-ak<' Stiles, W. M. Grant, J. A.
Hoot, John W. Roane, C. F.
Moody, W. L. McClure, M. L. Wil
son, Dewey Hopper, A T. Wilson,
James M. (V>rbin, Clyde Clark,
Walter Anderson, Lex Angel, Paul
Plat ton.
Second week : C. F. M cKinney,
Frank J. Williams, J. D. Keener,
E. B. May, W. A. Houston, Bax
ter Carpenter. L. A. Berry, Albert
M. Rogers, W. T. Moore, Wiley
Holbrooks, A. L. McComnell, Fur
man Hall, J. T. McCoy, W. C.
Mashburn, W. H. Rogers, H. N.
Thomas, T. J. Howard, Leonard
Holland, W. L. Keener, Prifchard
Russell, Paul Guy, and James Jus
tice.
Equalization Board
J
The county commissioners, com
posed of Gus Leach, chairman, W.
W. Edwards, and Charlie Blaine,
will sit as the equalization board
March 15-17, in the court house
for the purpose of settling any
problems that may arise for any
taxpayer of the county.
RATION CALENDAR
GASOLINE?
A- Book Coupon No. 4 expires
March 21.
SUGAR?
Coupon No. 11 ? 3 lbs., expires
March 15.
COFFEE?
Stamp No. 25 ? 1 lb., expires
March 21.
TIRES?
Class A. First Inspection dead
line, March 31.
FUEL Oil ?
Period 4 coupons expire April
6.
LENTEN SERVICES
AT EPISCOPAL CHURCH
During Lent there will hie ser
vices at St. Ajines Episcopal church
every Wednesday and Friday at
5:15 o'clock, oonducted by the Rev.
A. Rufus Morgan. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
Masons To Hold
Special Meeting
A special meeting of the Junal
uska Lodge No. 145, A. F. and
A. M. will be held Friday evening
at 7:30 p. m? at the Lodge Hall.
The District Deputy Grand Master,
Frank Jarrett, of Dillsboro, will be
the special guest.
Dr. Rogers Explains Change
In Tax Collection Law
Says Increased Power
Valuation Reason
For Change
A hill changing the commissions
allowed the sheriff of Macon coun
ty for tax collections has been
enacted by the legislature, and Dr.
W. A. Rogers, author of -the meas
ure, has sent Ttve Press a state
ment in "Thursday's mail explain
ing the purpose of the law.
"The bill is designed", he said,
"to save the taxpayers money and
at the same time not reduce the
annual income of the office of
sheriff below the level of recent
years.
"The county's taxable valuation
has been vastly increased since
last year by completion of the
Nantahato dam. Collection of a
single tax check from the Nanta
hala Power St Light company is
no great task for the sheriff, and
T feel that the taxpayers of the
county ? rather than the sheriff ?
are the ones who should benefit
from this new construction.
"We do not know, of coarse",
Dr. Rogers continued, "just what
valuation will he placed on the
Nantohala dam. We do know it
is very valuable property, that the
company has spent millions of
dollars there, and I think most
people In tbii county will fe?I
that o tax valuation of $5,000,000
or $6,000,000 would be conserva
tive.
"Let us suppose, however, that
the property was valued at only
$3,500,000. That would add $45,500,
at the present rate, to the tax
levy ? and would add about $1,100
to the sheriffs fees as tax col
lector, besides another $455 to his
fees as county treasurer.
"Under the former taw, this
additional tax wuold have raised
the sheriffs fees to above $5,000.
I do not believe the people of
'Macon county intend that the
sheriff should be paid more than
$5,000, and it was with this in
mind that I introduced the bill
iust enacted. It is designed to
keep the sheriffs income from
tax collections and as treasurer
at about $3,400 or $3,500 per year,
as in recent years. His fees as
sheriff and jailor are in addition
to this."
Under the old law, the sheriff
received five percent of the first
$50,000 taxes he collected, and two
otuf a half percent of the remain
der. The new law fixes his fees
at a flat two per cent. The law
does not change his fees as treas
urer?one half of one percent on
all moneys paid to himself as
treasurer? and another one-half of
one percent on all funds disbursed
by him u treuurer.