<EI)e Wacontan
PROGRESSIVE
LIBERAL
IJVDEPEJVltEjn
VOL. LVIII? NO. 1J
FRANKLIN, N. C? THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1M3
'? vwn35s
BUY BONDS AND STAMPS
and DEFEAT THE SCAMPS
$2.00 PER YEAR
Red Cross Quota Reaches $3,000 Mark
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N. C. Weekly
' Roundup
SOLDIERS BACK TO FARMS
The War Department Jias (an
nounced procedure^ by which North
Carolina soldiers, as individuals,
may obtjun discharges. from the
?irmy to return to their farms,
Soldiers on active duty in the
continal U.S., who are 38 years
of age land over, may Ik: discharged
upon favorable \ consideration of
written applications submitted prior
to May 1, 1<M3 These requests
must be acoompanicd by a letter
or statement from local farm
agents to the effect that the sol
diers will be employed in essen
j tial agricultural activities if dis
charged from th,e army. Such re
quests ore made by the soldier to
his immediate commanding officer.
A soldier meeting these require
ments will be discharged promptly
unless his release will seriously
affect tlve efficiency of his unit.
NO INSPECTION, NO GAS
The ODT reminds Tar Heel op
erators of commercial motor vehic
les tint the deadline for tire in
spection was February 28. So far,
less*1 than 25 percent of suoh oper
ators have had their tires inspect
ed, and now the State OPA is
moving to correct Phis careless
ness on the part of truck oper
ators by ruling that no second
quai lei allot! ueirfsof gas will be
given unless a tire inspection cer
tificate is presented. The ODT
urges North Carolina operators to
save themselves unnecessary trou
ble by having thejr trrts inspected
k immediately.
~t,. AN? lWE,vKOWJ
State OCD headquarters was rep
resented in Atlanta this week for
a regional conference by State
Director R. L. McMillian. .Coming
back to North Carolina, Director
cMillian brought one of the best
statements to be issued in miiny
a day ? Major General U. S. Grant,
III, said "We keep in touch with
the Army and if the time comes
when we can let down we will
tell the public, but that time has
not come yet. It is necessary that
e continue on the alert."
From here on out air raid alarms
might be called by the Army at
any time in North Carolina. The
training period is over and sur
prise tests might cojne at any
? time. General Grant's statement
made clear that OCD is-omd must
stay ? on the job. *
LIVESTOCK OWNERS,
PLEASE NOTfe
The Food Distribution Adminis
tration of the USDA has announc
ed that under tprovisipns of Food
Distribution Or<ter No. 27, North
Carolina livestock owners taking
their animals to custom slaughter
ing houses are now required to
register with local USDA war
boards. Under the terms of the
order, the person who owns the
livestock at the time <of slaughter
is considered the slaughterer re
gardless of whether it is done by
someone else for him. Thus, a
person who slaughters for hire or
on a custom basis, is not affected
by the order except as the order
affects the person for whom he
slaughters.
DRIVE AGAINST BLACK
MARKETS
A total of 783 court actions
g1 against W)25 individual defendants
' hmve been begiin in the firsit two
months of OPA's intensive drive
to 'stamp out black markets in
meat. Of the total, 149 criminal
aotionvafvunst 246 defendants, and
634 were civil actions against 779
defendants. They charge whole
salers, packers and retailers with
delivering meat for civilian use in
excess of permitted quotas or sel
ling it a<t higher than ceiling
prices, or both. '
FARM MACHINERY
The^ government freeze on the
last item of farm machinery need
ed for food cr?p production has
now been lifted, according to the
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Distribution directives for all hay
ing and harvesting machinery axe
expected to issued to manufacturers
, before April IS. Approximately 75
W percent of all types of rationed
farm machinery, which was frozen
November 1, 1942, has n6w been
0MrifaM?4 Ob P.?. Six?
Br Barm of Fublte fetotlou. U. S. W.r D?pt.. Wub.. D. C.
CALL TO THE COLORS? And the Women'*
Army Auxiliary Corps marches to the field to replace
able bodied enlisted men in rear-line jobs. In the
WAAC are opportunities for American women 21
to 44 yean old, inclusive. Those who enroll receive
pay equal to a soldier's ? for equal rank and grade.
Every woman who enrolls has an equal opportunity
to advance to specialist rating, non-commissioned
officer grades or Officer Candidate School. Addi
tional information and application blanks for en
rollment may be obtained at any United States
Army Recruiting Station. WAAC officers are oa
duty at many ?t them.
Franklin Firms Will Close
To Grow Victory Gardens
i 1- i --
Patriotic Move By Stores
? Ta Increase Food
Production
Business will close up like Sun
day every Wednesday afternoon,
in Franklin for the jneriod from
April 14 to September 8, accord
ing to a joint announcement on
another page, which carries the
names of cooperating firms
This is the result of tlve co
operative move of merchants to
give employers and employees time
out to produce a victory garden
during these months. Begun by
the retail merchants, other firms
have joined in the movement and
probably others ^will annooroe
their cooperation before the clos
ing goes into effect. This week the
beauty parlors and the shoe shops
have united with the stores.
The public is requested to aid
this effort to increase food pro
duction by arranging their shop
ping hours accordingly. A little
forethought in buying in the morn
ing for the day's needs will in
convenience none and will result
in benefit to the entir* community.
The result of this move wMl be
considerable when manpower hours
are estimated over a period of
five months. .
Mrs. Fort To Serve
Red Cross In Washington
MrvHelene Fort, head of the
WPA office in Franklin for more
than a year, will leave Friday
morning to accept a position with
?the National lueadquarters of the
American Red Cross in Wash
ington.
RACC Loans Available
For Food Production
Loons to Maoon farmers wiH be
made by the Regional Agricultural
Credit Corporation, according to
C. W. Henderson, Chairman of the
Macon County USDA War Board.
These applications are being
approved hy th,e Chairman and R.
H. Hemphill, loan representative.
The purpose of these Joans is
to provide financing to assure top
wartime production of essential
commodities, but is not a substi
tute for oth*r sources of credit.
Collateral wilt be first lien on
commodities, livestock or other
items being financed. Interest will
be at the rate of 4 percent an
nually.
MICA REPRESENTATIVE
VISITS FRANKLIN
Sam K. Greene, of tV Colonial
' Mica Corporation, was here Tues
1 day, making arrangements to be
in Frtuiklin regularly to purchase
Mies from mines in Maoon coun
ty* u. ..i i
t . 7"
Carl H. Evans
'Taken By Death
Carl H. Evans, 47, died Satur
day morning at the home of his
.parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andy J.
Ewar?, in the Cullasaja communi
ty. He had been ill one week with
influenza.
Mr. Evans was born June 12,
1895, at Fine Mountain, Go. He
moved to Macon county when a
small boy and "had Kved in this
section sin?e. He married Miss
Muttie Shook, of Macon county,
and was a farmer for a few years.
He worked in mines in Pennsylt
vania and Massachusetts for a
short time. He received serious in
juries there which forced tiim to
return to his home and farm.
Funeral services were Held Sun
day at 3 p. m. at Sugaxfork Bap
tist church. The Rev. Oscar 0
Nix, of Satuiaih, Ga., and the Rev.
J. I. Vinson, of DiUard, Ga., offi
ated. Burial will be in the church
cemetery.
Surviving are th^e parents; one
son, C. J. Evans, who is in the
atmy air corps, stationed at Bain
bridge, Ga. ; two grandsons, and
two sisters.
Pallbearers wet* Beulon Stan
field, Pritchard Peek, Andrew
Gregory, Earl Dendy, Donald Hol
land and Prelo Dryinuu
Last Rite* For
Mrs. Keener At Gneiss
Mrs. Belle Gibson Keener, 73.
of the Gold Mine community, died
at her home on March 24, follow
ing an illness of two and a half
months.
Funetal services were held on
Thursday at the Gold Mine Bap
tist church with Rev Frank Reed,
officiating.
Mrs. Keener is survived by her
husband, H. E. Keener, a'nd eight
children : five sons : Richmond,
Henry. Carl Lawton and Truman,
all of Gneiss; three daughters, Mrs.
Frances McClure of Highlands,
Mrs. Andrew Reed and Miss Gen.
elia Keener of Linville, 32 grand
children and 10 great grand-child
ren; and one sister, Mrs. Deila
Posey of Walhalla, S. C.
Mrs. Keener. ? or, as she was
called by her neighbors and friends
"Aunt Belle", was beloved by all.
She was the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Gibson, and for S3 years
was a loyal member of tJie Baip
tist church.
Pallbearers were Will Keener,
J. T. McCoy, S. M. McOoy, Earl
Dendy, Albert Southard and Bert
Dendy.
Ovde Miller of the U.S. Navy
has been visiting his parents, Mr
and Mrt. Charlie Miller of Gar
ton la, N. C
Classifications
Announced By Our Local
Board
The following reclassifications
were announced by the ^cal
Board on March 31 :
Trpm J- A to 3-C, Fr.cd Alexan
der Fox, Charles John Ferguson,
P?*> James Dry man, Hardin Am
nions Gribblc, Eugene Emerson
Crawford, Cameron Woodipw
Franklin, Joe Mitchell Henry,
Arthur Noal Dowdle, Louin Mann
Cabe. Orron Baldwin Hplkand, Wil
liam Marshall Carpeivter ; from
3-A to 2-B, Robert Hansell Ben
nett ; from 3-A too 3-B, Stonewall
Jackson Cabe; from 4-H to 2-C
(h), Marion Alexander Deal; from
4-H to 3-C (h) Henry Piprson
Keener, Oyde Howell Downs,
Frank Clinton Brown, Jphn Tho
mas Brown, Jim SJagle Gray, Mar
vin Harrison Garner, Steve De
witot Duvall; from 3-B to 3-A,
Donald Holland.
From 4-H tp 1-A (h), Harvy
Edwards, Cyrus Fouts, A. R.
Fouts. From 4-H to 3-A (h), Mel
vin Prince Keener, Franlf Dills,
Prince Curtis, N. G. Davis, Daiiiel
G. Edwards, John Wesley For#,
J. L. Bryson, J. H. Green, I .em
Cabe, Harvey Carries, Robert Car
penter, W. C. Carpenter, E. D.
Ghastain, Will Cheek, Curt Chas
taan, J. N. ConJey, Evjerette Cqpk,
Dewey Gorbin, Jess Keener, Earl
Grankleton, Andy L. Howard,
Leonard Holland, Don Baldwin,
Earl Henson, T. L. Henson, Frank
M, Brendle, W. P. Brendle, Her
bi,e J. Bradley, Grady R. Bradley,
T. L Ballew, N. L Henry, Oarl
Henson, W. T. Holden, Roy Dills.
The following classifications are
announced by the Macon County
Local Board :
Classified first time, in I-A:
Hoyt Rimmer Penland. Reclassifi
ed, from I-A to I-C, Robert Lewis
Addington, col., Harley West, col.,
and James Thomas Stewart, col.
From I-A to II-A, Edwin Coch
rane Guy, William Jesse Wallace,
Frank Baldwin, Allan Arthur
Brpoks, Jr., Frank Moody Wild.
From I-A to II-B, Clyde Allison
Hopiper, Robert Louis Paitillo.
From I-A to 3-A, Oscar Wykle.
From 3-A to I-A, Lloyd Roger
Sanders, William Earl# Shields,
Carl Newton Crunklfton, Donald
William Byrd, Nelson Green, Rich
ard Webb. From 3-A to II-C,
. John J. Deal. From 3-A to 3-B,
Rjoy William Garrett; from 3-A
to 3-C, Fred Harrison Amnions,
Abner Luther Young, Silas James
Ledford, Grr Roy Donaldson, Ray
Norman Cabe. From 4-F to I- A,
Thomas Wooten, Glenn Ross Cole,
Lonnie Wood row Evans, William
Oinftrd Mincey. From I-A to 4-F,
Cornaro Draton Baird, Samuel
Eugene Bryson. From 4-H to 2-C
? <H)," William Jennings Bryan
Jontt.
High School Juniors Give
$170 To Red Cross Drive
Men In Service
Cpl. Jiohn B; Tilson of Myrtle
Beach, S. C, sincnt a week with
his mother, Mrs. Jane Tilson, at
Gneiss.
Perry C. Hepson, ^on of Mr.
and Mrs. T. L. Henson of Otto,
N. C.f volunteered September 29,
1942. Before entering the service
?he was employed by the Merita
Bakery in Charlotte.
Pvt. Carl H. Evans, Jr., of the
Army Air Corps, stationed at
Bainbridge, Ga., is hpme on leav;
attending the funeral of his father,
Carl H. Evans, who died at his
(home on Culka&aja, Saturday
morning.
-it
Jot C. Bradley, son of Mrs.
S. E. Bradley of Otto, lias been
promoted to the rank of Cor
poral.
Cpl. Bradley entered the service
in September, 1942. He took his
basic training at Camp Wheeler,
Ga. He was transferred to Fort
Screven, Ga., with the 1051st En
gineers.
Cpl. Bob Sanders, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Sanders, of Camp
Blanding, Fta., spent the weekend
at home.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tallent re
ceived a telegram recently from
their son, Pfc. Ruben L. Tallent
of the U.S. Marines, somewhere
overseas, saying >he -was well and
saf,e. Mr. ajid Mrs. Tallent have
been employed in York, S. C.,
during the winter.
James Boilard Lenoir of Frank
lin has recently been advanced
from Radio Man, third class, to
Radio Mian, second class, in the
Navy, an announcement received
here states. Lenoir is now on duty
in Savannah, Ga.
Pvt. William Roy Shields was
recently granted a 10-day fur
lough to visit his parents. His sis
ters, Miss Anna Lois Shields and
Mrs. Jay B. Houston of Detroit,
came home to see him. The Shields
family enjoyed a reunion.
Frankie W. Ledford, 20, son of
Mrs. Ada Ledford of Franklin, has
been graduated from the U. S.
Naval Training School at Navy
Pier in Chicago with the rating
pf fireman, first class. He awaits
assignment to duty with the fleet
or a naval station where he will
now receive further training un
der experienced petty officers.
Bill Cunningham, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Wade Cunningham, who is
now stationed in an Air Transport
Squadron of the Navy at Miami,
FU., lhas been promoted to Sec
ond Otit Mtchinitt M?tc.
Banquet Fund To Help
War Work; Theatre
Makes Large Gift
The Macon county Red C ross
War Fund had readied $3.(>000(>
mark on ith.e big thermometers on
Main Street by Thursday morn
ing. '
The Juniors and Seniors of the
Franklin High school are respon
sible for t'he biggest jump of the
"mercury." The seniors sold over
$200.00 worth of tickets to the
Motion picture sponsored by the
chapter, Tuesday and Wednes
day.
The Juniors sent a check for
$170.00, representing their hard-\
earned money accumulated over a
vear's period for th usual Junior
Senior banquet, which is the sup
reme social event of the sch' ol
year. In -their decision to give this
to the R d Cross instead of bv
i in# a banquet, these young people
have set an example of self sacri
fice which should spur their el
ders to complete the county quota
of $3, ft 50 before the end of the
week. These combined sums raised
bv the two classes represent a
gift of over $2.00 per capita of
the enrollment. The equivalent in
time and money from others more
aide to give would *v\n *end our
quota away over the top. was
observed by one of the Red Cross
officers.
The Macon Theatre is responsi
ble for anot'her big jump on the
thermometer, by the contribution
of the proceeds of the four sb-^ws
on Tuesday and Wednesday,
amounting! to over $200.00. This was
an outright gift of the manaere
tV>ent, Bill Collins, outer and
Clyde ^ Gailev, manager, who in
cluded bis salary for the two days.
The young people selling the
highest number of tickets were
Vic Perrv.*who sold 72, Jack An
gel. 50; Fred Houk, 40.
Several large and a number of
small contributions have come in
as a result of the 1.500 letters
mailed out over the weekend, from
persons w*ho had already contribut
ed. Liberal sums have been re
ceived from the county. These
amounts will be -published as soon
as the list is complete.
A gift of $3.24 came from a
play given by Julia Hunnicutt, Ad- v
ele Fort, Laura Lyle and Clel Bry
ant. last Saturday afternoon.
0 The Fireman's dance will be held
on Thursday night.
meat rationing
How Points Arc Given
By A Consumer
A consumer gives up points,
when he acquires foods covered
by Ration Ord.e.r No. 16, bv sur
rendering red "stamns" taken from
his War Ration Book Two. A"
stamp is not good unless t>h<- bonk
from which it is taken ihas a vali
dation stamp properly placed on
its cover, with the number of
that book written across the vali
dation stamp.
Stamps mav he used only during
fixjed periods, feaoh red stamp in
War Ration Rook Two is good for
a limited time only and a con
sumer may use it onlv during that
time. The letter printed on the
stamp indicates the time when it
may be used bv a consumer.
Stamps lettered "A", "B". "C", and
"D", may be used only during the
following periods :
Stamps A ? March 29, 1943 to
Anril 30, W3, inclusive.
Stamps B ? April 4, 1943, to
April 30, 1<M3, inclusive.
Stamps C ? April 11, 1943 to
April 30, 1943, inclusive.
Stamps T> ? April 18, 1943 to
April 30, 1943 inclusive.
The other red stamps in War
Ration Book Two mav be used
only during periods which wilt be
fixed by the Office of Price Ad
ministration.
Sgt. Greene P. Buchanrui, son
of George Buchamn of Franklin,
has just been promoted to the
position of Technician Fourth
Grade in t?he 30th Tnfantrv Pivis
ion at Camp Blanding, Fla. Sgt.
Buchanan is assigned to the tele
phone ?nd telegraph tervice.