PROGRESSIVE
Wht IjighlantojS JRacomatt
LIBERAL
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VOL. LVIU ? NO. 12
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BUY BONDS AND STAMPS
and DEFEAT THE SCAMPS
FRANKLIN, N. C.. THURSDAY, MARCH 2S, 1M3
$2.00 PER YEAR
Give Again To The Red Cross Fund
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Pvt. Henry "Missing In
Action" In North Africa
This Macon Co. Boy G ves
Life After 4 Years
Servic;
This is only a brief outline of
a mountain hoy's career a^ a s 1
dier before he gave his life n
u foreign hat tie field a few wi.cks
a?o. .
We first met Private John C.
Henry's father, Robert -Henry >f
Ellijay, last fall when he t Id u>
tih.it he had rec,efv'ed .a message
that his son would speak over
BBC from London. He told us
then how Johir had first served
two years when lie enlisted at
tlie age of 17 in 193K. He re-enlist
ed in 1940, liater joining the Cana
dian army so' he could net into
the war. Soon after he was sent
to th<* British Isles, where h,e had
several narrow escaj>es from be mb
ine.
We retail a letter he wr.ote about
the nic.c WeJch girl ? Rita Tanner ?
to whom he -was engaged. Then
later came the news that While
seated beside her just b,efdre they
were to have been married, the
building was struck by a German
bomb. She was killed and l\e was
unhurt. Another narrow escape
during a German Luftwaffe was
.described when his train loaded
with troops on the way to Scot
land escaped bombs which fellt on
two troop trains just following with
many casualties .resulting.
While stationed .in Ireland John
got a transfer to join the Ameri
can forces there and only re
cently requested to be aent to
North Africa where his younger
brother, Tech. Sgt. Walter Lee
Henry, luut rwt. A imm day*,
before the sad news ?me to his
parents, Robert Henry said to a
friend, "I am proud of my sons."
"Missing in action" was the mes
sage received by Mr. and Mrs.
Henry from the Wax Department.
Besides his parents, eight brothers
and sisters are a?t home.
Mr. Henry fe ^employed in the
mechanical department of the Dun
can Motor company. The deep sym
pathy of fellow citizens is with
this family "who have been called
upon ito give so much, and- w,e
would like for these parents to
know tliat we, too, are "proud of
their sons." v
Classifications
The following new classifications
arc announced by the Local Board :
In I-A: Keith Edward Gregory,
Samuel Ebenezcr Ramsey, Her
shell Dillard Keener, Denver Eu
gene Long, Mar vim Hewitt Bryant,
James Albert Cabe, Ezell Bryant,
James Ernest Potts, Calvin Cool
idge Mort^an, Frank Harley Mason,
("leatus Moss, Harry Edwin Con
lev, Andrew William Cope, Jess
Andrew Martin, James Howell
Bingliam, Charlie William McI>ow
ell, George Lewis TaHcy, Fred Si
ler Littnleton, Jr., Fred Lyl,e Mc^
Connell, James BHIy McDonald,
(col.), James Paul Jenkins, Varnol
Wardell McCall, Paul Vergil Hus
cusson, Lewis Lee Fouts, James
Wclton Roberts, Eugen,e Burton
Boston, John Marvin Van'hook,
J. B. Duvall, J. T. Moses, Claude
At ward Henry, Charles Wood, Jr.,
Marshall Doyle Dills, In II-A:
John Hubcr Wasilik, Paul Davis
Denn, James Dean Higdon. In
IV-F : Clyde Calvin Drake, Fred
Garland Bradley.
The following are changed class
ification; :
From IV-F to I-\ EHis William
Hodgin, ffom II-A to I-A, Molton
Buchanan, from III-A to I-A, Rob
ert Ijoiiis P?Lt i Ho, Clyde Allison
Hopper, Colonel Perry Howard,
Glen Miller Byerly, James Buel
Douthit, Fred Qinttvn Moore.
From I-A to II-C: Newell Ow
rnby, Paul Guy, Frank Lewis Hu
ghe*, Jolm Emerson Smith, from
III-A to II-C, James Robert Stew
art, from III-A to Ill-C, Harvey
D. Crisp, Lyman Roper, Frank
Maiden EHiott.
From I-A to II-A, Robert An
drew Wilson, fnom I-A to II-B,
Terry Hall Bolick, Robert Wilson
Angel, from III-A to II-A, Wil
liam Kermit Shields, Herbert Bun
yan Angel, Ralph Vernon Angel,
from I-A to III-A, Dwight Levan
Hoilmam, from III-A to III-B,
Wanley Cleophas Watkini, Juliui
MISSING ? Pvt. John C.
Henry, 23, above. son of Mr.
|and Mm. Robert Henry, of the
Ellijay section of Macon coun
ty. is reported mining in ac
tion in North Africa, according
to the war department He has
been missing since February
1 1 8, the message to the parents
?aid. He enlisted at the age
Men In Service
Sgt. Mack S. Setser has been
transferred Jo new base in, U?e
racflW"' "I5r "advance training.
Pvt. George H. Setser, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Setter is at
Miami Beach, Florida, for basic
training. -
i nr^e jones brothers, sons ot
Mrs. Demorest Jones, in the arm
ed forces. Pvt. John M. with an
engineering Baitallion at Fort Ben
ning; Pvt. Dave M. at Fort Bragg
and ,Pvt. T. M., Gamp Shelby,
Miss.
Pvt. Raymond Culver is at Buck
ley Field, Colorado.
Mrs. Pearl Hunter has received
news from her son, Lieut. Chos.
M. Hunter, that he is being trans
ferred to overseas service.
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Pvt. George V. Brendle, son of
Mrs. 'Eva Brendle, is now station
ed at Langley Field, Via.
Pvt. William C. Beeco, son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Beeco, who, is
serving with the U.S. Army in an
infantry division is now stationed
at Los Angeles, Caifl.
Among; the aviation cadets grad
uated from Strother Army Air
Fied, Kansas, oln Saturday, March
20, vas Kenneth R. Cabe, 21, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Herfry W. Oabe.
The class represented 28 states,
these young cadets going from
their basic flying school to ad
vanced training, a commission in
the U.S. Army Air Gorps and
"the shining diploma of the Air
man ? silver pilot's wings."
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Waldroop
have recently heard from their
son, Crop. Grover Quentin Wal
droop, who is somewhere over
seas, saying he is doing well.
William E. Nichols of Fort Ben
ning, Ga., visited his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Nichols, recently.
Belton Waldroop of the U. S.
Army, stationed in California, is
visiting his grandmother, Mrs.
N. C. Burch and other relatives
and friends.
Sgt. L. G. Waldroop, stationed
at Camp Atterbury, Ind., spent a
few (lays with his parents, recent
Homer Maney, Donald Hottand,
William Temple Tallent, Lake Hud
ton Stiles. Earle Jwnet Woodi
This Sailor Gave More Than Double
DID YOU?
Staff Room 207
NORFOLK NAVAL HOSPITAL
Portsmouth, Ya.
March 20, 1943.
Ainorican Red Cross Chapter,
Franklin, N. C.
? Enclosed is $3.00 for the Red Cross Chapter,
and I hope this will aid in your quota. The Red
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Cross is doing a wonderful job, and we appre
ciate everything you are doing.
Yours truly,
THOMAS TURPIN, phm3/cMJ.S.N.
Clean-Up Drive To Reach
Goal Of Red Cross Quota
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Many Activities Planned
For Next Week
A meeting on Tuesday night of
Re<( Cross leaders and business
men planned to raise the remaining
amount to complete Macon comi
ty's quota of the War Fund. "Hie
county-wide, drive has brought in
atom $2,000 to date (ran the
TOKOS of Franklin and HiRMand*
and communities in county, which
is short of the goal of $3?50. *
Benny McGlamery heads this
"clean-up" committee with the fol
lowing assistants : A. B. and R. S.
O'Mohundro, Tommy Angel, J,e?s
Conley, Grover Jamison, Jr, Roy
Cunningham, Carl Tysinger, Gilmer
Jones, W. C Zickgraf, J. C. Crisp,
John Archer, Wood row Reeves,
Joe ITowdle, Joe Setser and Clyde
Gailey.
The War Fund chairman, Rev.
A Rufus Morgan, Rev. Philip
Green and Dr. J. L. Stokes II are
aiding the committee in carrying
out their plans.
Mrs. Virginia Wilson Gribble is
now helping as a part time worker
with the chapter's correspondence
The work of the home service
chairman Dr. Stokes has become
so heavy that a clerical assistant
is necessary.
Two thermometers showing the
progress of the fund are being
set up in the bank and posroffice,
where the guage will rise each
day' showing amount as H grows
toward the got).
Maria Spanasrad
There is no doubt that the peo
ple will respond to the appeal that
tihose who have given, give again
Rationing Of Meats
And Other Item*
Start March 29
A new phase in Hie rationing of
food begins March 29 at 12:01
a. m., when the program is ex
panded to take in meats, canned
fish, clveeses, butter, shortening
and oooking oik.
OPA announced last Sunday that
retail sales of butter, margerine,
lard and other edible fiats and
oils would be frozen for a week
until they go under point rationing
on Monday, March 29. The order
was made at 3 p. m. without pre
vious warning. Restaurants are not
affected by the order and may
continue to get these articles from
wholesalers.
Starting March 29 ?ach person
will have 16 points ? week in red
stamps of rationing book No. 2
to spend (for meats, cheese and
canned fish and fats.
The schedule is: "A," March 29,
"Br April 4, "C," April 11, "D,"
April 18, and "E," April 25. All of
these stamps except "E" expire
April 30. The expiration date for
"E" will be announced later.
Consumers will not be required
to make a declaration of their
stocks on hand. The sale of can
ned meat and fish already has
been "froien"' until the rationing
program fcaffcu.
Bod will support the various activi
ties planned to raise the remain
ing sum. Bill Co) litis, owner, and
Clyde Gailey, manager of the Ma
??n Theatre are giving the pro
ceeds of Tuesday and Wednesday's
show "I Live On Danger", and the
High School seniors are selling
1500 tickets for this picture which
will insure crowded houses and
three cheers for the management.
Mr. Gaiiey announces that a P?r
#m>i fit* mtitted "^oce fead
Harbor", which is a snort with ten
minutes showing time, will be rttn
between shows on Friday, Satur
day and Sunday. This picture is
officially endorsed by the Nation
al Red Cross, and was secured es
pecially for showing during the
drive.
Attention is called to the lifting
of the ban on pleasure driving
which will enable many to oome
in and enjoy the show who have
not been able to do so during
the weeks that the ban was on.
Owing to the shortage of gas, it
is suggested that the neighbojhopd
parties fill all cars attending the
show.
> 'The Fire department is plan
ning a big square dance next
Thursday night, April 1, to which
old and young are invited, the
entire proceeds going to the Red
Cross.
Community box suppers will be
another feature of the wind-up
drive.
Jess Conley heads a committee
which will report by special letter
to individuals the status of the
drive, giving another opportunity
to those who have already sub
scribed, to be followed up by sol
icitors in their neighborhoods.
WAAC Recruiting
Officer Here March 30
Ruth J. Merryless, 3rd Officer,
WAAC, of Asheville, will be at
the Frances Shop on Tuesday,
March 30, from 3 to 5 p. m., to
answer questions and to recruit
youg women for service. There is
great need for 150,000 volunteers
for the WAAC Corps to replace
men for active oombat duty.
REV. C R. HINTON
TO ATTEND CONVENTION
Rev. C R. H in ton of Albemarle
will be at the Franklin Baptist
church Wednesday, March 31, at
7 p. m., to conduct a special coun
ty-wide Sunday School Convention
meeting. All officers and Sunday
School workers are urged to at
tend.
The full list of foods to be ra
tioned beginning Marsh 29* is given
as follows: >
All frozen, cured and canned
heef, veal, pork, land), and mut
ton, including all varieties of mea'ts
such as liver, heart, kidney, brain
and similar items and all sausage.
AH canned fish, cheeses, (exclud
ing perishable cheeses such as cot
tage, cream, limberger, bleu and
others) butter, faxd, - margarine,
shortening and salad and cooking
oil*.
Food Conservation Theme
Of Two-Day Meeting Here
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Asphalt Burns
At Prison Camp; Public
Halts Fire Fighters
Fourteen barrels of asphiaJt burn
ed at the State prison camp Wed
nesday afternoon and an unesti
mate$ number of gallons of ra
tioned gas was needlessly consum
ed by civilians bent on enjoying
the excitement of seeing black
smoke roll skyward.
The Franklin Fire Department
answered the siren alarm in re
cord time, but, according to Chief
Tysinger, their quick response was
rendered almost futile because
cars and trucks completely . block
ed tihe highwy.
"When I had to take the small
truck back to the station for more
hose, the road was so completely
blocked on both sides and the
middle from the camp road to
Horner Stockton's house that I
waited from five to ten minutes
to pass," said J. C. Crisp.
"There was nothing we could do
about the asphalt but let it burn,
but the fire was dangerously near
a large pile of lumber. It was to
protect ttois that we .extended the
hose line. But when we lengthened
thne hose with some new seotions
the department has recently pur
chased, one citizen drove across it
in full vie so he could better see
the smoke roll, "reported Chief
Tysinger. "That section will prob
ably burst when we are trying to
put out a future fire. Then when
we tried to hitch the hose to the
water main, one lady was securely
parked against it, which caused
ooutfcraMe jM**-. At l?ast. fhree
oar owners got tickets to appear
before the town board at its next
meeting," he added.
"These citizens did not help us
any," said the Chief of the town's
volunteer fire fighnters, whose job
it is to protect, property without
remuneration.
Harry L. Cunningham of Mount
Airy, Ga., was in Franklin last
week for the purpose of closing
the sale of his house on Bonny
Crest. -The property was bought
by Bill Cunningham, a brother.
Home Economics Leaders
To Conduct Workshop
March 26 and 27
The Civilian Defense Council" w 11
sponsor a Food Conservati >n Work
shop at th,e Agricultural Building
in Franklin, March 26 and 27, each
meeting to begin -at 10 a. m. Other
county workers cooperating with
the Nutrition Chairman, Miss
Gladys Maxwell, im organizing the
Workshop are the home demon
stration agent, Florence S. Sher
rill, the Home Economics teacher,
Airs. T. J. O'Neil, and other lw>me
economics trained persons, Mrs.
'1*. J. O'Neil, arid other home
economics trained persons.
Miss Sara Burton Jenkins, Assis
tant Supervisor of Home Econ >
mics Education in North Carolina,
will have charge of the program
and give all demonstrations.
The meetings to be held Frid. y
will be for lall home economis s,
county health nurse, and sujxt.m
tendent of Welfare.
Blcck Leaders To Be Trained
The Saturday meeting will he
devoted to the training of all
block leaders, food preservation and
nutrition leaders of the home de
monstration clubs, and all wonvn
neighborhood leaders.
Such Workshops are l>eing held
in every county in North Carolina
?with the hope of reaching both
city and rural people. North Caro
Jina is the first state, to* present
such a coordinated plan.
Square Dance
Red Crou Benefit To Be
Given By Fire Dep't
The Fire Department will spon
sor a square dance for the benefit
of. the Red Cross War Fund next
Wednesday night, April 1, in the
Leach Building, on Main street.
The Franklin band will furnish
the music and Carl Tysinger, chief,
will s,ee that everybody nas a
good time. Tickets will be sold on
Maim street on the day of the
dance. Both spectators and dancers
are urged to attend.
Forest Fires Destroy Wood
And Soil Needed For War
By John W&silik, Jr.,
District Forest Ranger
Our peqple in this mountain sec
tion of North Carolina are "Tillers
of the Soil", whose entire life de
pends upon Mother Earth. Plant
and animal life that live on the
lands in targe part have their ori
gin in or draw their support from
the earth -whose upper layers are
the soil. The soil is the basis of
life; it is not mere dirt, a sub
stance to be despised, a synonym
of filth, but a great storehouse of
energy, a great home, a bountiful
Mother. Countless of billiqns of
micro-organisms, the bacterial flora,
throng its dark passageways, while
th<e roots of countless higher rami
fy through it in eager quest of
food and water. Only less numer
ous are the oaJth worms, insects
amd burrowing animals that delve
into it for food as well as for
shelter.
The Forrest depends upon the
soil. If the soil is thin, rocky
and unproductive the trees and
shrubs are likewise and the resul
tant timber crop is of poor quali
ty and of low yield. On the other
hand the Forest attains its best
development in the ridi mountain
coves on north slopes where the
soil is deep with plenty of moisture
amd where ground fires lhave not
destroyed the rich humas.
In the past wasteful agricultural
methods have caused considerable
land waste by losing precious soil.
Such areas are now in abandoned
fields where erosion tias formed
large, deep gullies or washes. Such
gullied areas are of no value to
tl\e farmer or any one else.
Plant TrMl In Gullict
It is beitter to ptant trees on
stich areas to that the soil will
stay in place- Some of thtte w??h
es and gullies are being; planted to
pine which is one of the best
ways to save them from total de
struction. Grasses and herbs and
shrubs wiH seed in on such areas
after the soil is 'held in place by
the tree crop and tend to reduce
the force of falling rain. By so
doing floods will be reduced to a
minimum.
Forest A Crop
Overgrazing of pastures on the
steeper slopes and burning the
forest floor will also result in
the formation of gullies and wash
es, and eventually floods. Yes, even
Macon County had a bad flood 2
years ago. Im Maoon there is a
total area of 337,800 acres. Out of
this total 134,000 acres are in the
Nantahala National Forest, or about
40 -percent of the total area. Many
thousands of dollars have been
spent building up .farm fcamds dur
ing the past few years, but how
much has been spent building up
forest land and on fire prevention
on private land? Very little. Is
not the forest ' also a crop even
though k prduces a crop every
thirty or even fifty years?
Aiding War Effort
This year th,e Wayah District of
the Nantahala National Forest is
selling about 32,000 cords of chest
nut acidwood and about 1 million
board -feet of green sawtimber, aJl
valued at about $30,000. The chest
nut acidwood goes to Canton and
Sylva where it is converted into
tannic acid which is used in the
tanning of leather. The sawtimber
is converted into lumber and goes
to the U. S. Navy" for the builds
ing of ships and aeroplanes, ? in
th,e war amainst Hitler and the
Jap9. The Nantahala National For
est is directly aiding the war ef
fort naid is certainly worth protect
ing from Forest Fires, Erosion in
this grave Hour of national peril.