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PROGRESSIVE
LIBERAL WDEPEWDEWT
VOL LVUI? NO. 2C
FRANKLIN. N. C. , THURSDAY. JULY 1, 1M3
$2.00 PER YEAR
Town and Farm
In Wartime
INCENTIVE FOR SEAMEN
Reemployment rights for mer
chant seamen who leave civilian
life to serve in the American Mer
chant Marine have now been es
tablished by law, Chief D. W. Mc
Clellan, North Qirolina enrolling
chief for the Maritime Service,
has announced. Under the law, the
same reemployment rights given
men joining the Army or Navy
are granted to seamen and Chief
McClelland, who is conducting an
intensive cami&ign for vitally
needed seamen in the state, said
that he hoivrd the law would elim
inate one of the main obstacles to
recruitment of' manpower for the
growing merchant fleet. He urged
North Carolina men between 17^5
and SO to contact his office at rite
Masonic Temple Building, Kaleigh.
FARMERS TO GET TOOLS
Mor.e than SO hard-to-get items
needed on North Carolina farms
will be provided by a WPB order
to manufacturers and wholesalers
to set aside specific quantities.
'11ns action ptits into effect an
emergency program worked out
under WPB's Office Of Civilian
Requirements to make available at
retail outlets serving farmers sup
plies needed to increase food pro
duction. The list includes such
as auger bits, batteries, chains,
chisels, drills, grain scoops, grease
guns, harness, hoes, fractional
horsepower motors, pails, and tubs,
pipe fittings, pliers, screw drivers,
shovels, tire pumps, valves, and
wrenches.
AVERAGE INCOME UP, BUT?
In July, 1940, the average TVu
Heel had an income of about
$47.92. Military expenditures in that
month amounted to approximately
$1.50 per pier son. In April of this
year, income per capita was 1.8
times what it was in the middle of
1940? $85.03, but if the average
North Carolinian bad keen asked
to pay April's jar cxp mm hp ?h?
spot, it would have taken $S3.52 o i
his now $85.03 income.
PRISONERS OF JAPS DIE
More than 300 U. S. war casu
alties are the result of unheal th
ful conditions in Japanese prison
camps, according to messages re
ceived through the International
Red Cross from Japan. Disease is
stated in each case as the cause
of death. Malaria, diptheria, dysen
tery, and pneumonia are the major
causes and some cases ot beri-beri
ai * reported.
AVOID FUEL SHORTAGES I
Fuel shortages can be avoided, I
says a recent OWI report, only I
if? 1. ? Large consumers of fuel oil,
tliose using more than 10,000 gal
lons a year, convert their oil burn
ers to coal burners now; Z ? Both
home and industrial u?crs of bitu
minous oaai order supplies now;
3? Householders place orders for
insulation, weather stripping, storm
windows, etc., immediately.
SOLDIERS' DEPENDENTS GET
CHECKS
Family allowances and voluntary
allotments-of-pay are now in force
for about four and a half million
soldiers who have more than seven
and one-half million dependents,
the War Department has announc
ed. More than 20 million family
allowance and altotment-ol-pay
checks have been mailed to the
wives, children, and other depen
dent relatives of Army men in one
year.
John B. Ray Honored
For 25 Years Service
With Power Company
John B. Ray, oivH engineer for
the Nantahala Power and Light
company was honored witli dinner
at the Kelly Tea Room, Friday
night, in reoognition of hit 25
years of service wirii the company.
W. C. Penn presided over the
dinner in the absence of J. E. S.
Thorpe, and presented Mr. Ray
with a golden button as a symbol
of service as an employee. Mor*
than 30 office employees from
Franklin, Bryson City and Andrews
attended the dinner.
Special Edition
To Be Istued July IS
TS. dMeUI edition of TK.
Franklin Pi*M mni Th. HlcMands
MaeonWn will ba pubHahwl Mr II
huUa A of July i, a* mmmmmi k
last waak'l |hm,
A IJrorlamatum
By The Governor
*>Km C AND LIMA DAT Of DEDICATIOM, JUL! 1U3
Work la no longer nsrely 4 privilege or opportunity! It la ? high
patriotic duty. No aan or woaan, uhlte or colored, in Noctfc' Carolina or '
lndaad to Aasrlca today haa any moral right to loaf or So 141k even for a
part ?f tha tlaa. We are oonfrontad with the aoat urgent M for product It*
aanpowar In the history of our nation Fani labor and Industrial labor
are absolutely Indispensable for the protection of the national welfare and
for the eueoeae of our men in arm*. Under these elrcuaataMM all altiaena
of all elaaaea, groupa and races have a public duty to engage In productive
work, even though the Individual financial necessity for such work aay not exist.
Trustworthy reports have coae to ae froa virtually every eectlon of
North Carolina indicating that hundreds, Indeed thoueanda, of men, idilto end \
colored, are either not working at all or working only part 0 t the tias.
Likewise, caany women, boys, and girls above the age of eixtata *10 could be
productively employed are doing virtually nothing in the way ef productive
work. The tlas haa 00 as when every able-bodied person should either be fight
ing or working.
I herewith call upon the eitisens of our atate to ratpor.a to thie asst
urgent need. I have every confidence that our people will if se to this need
and 1 nope In a wanner worth; of our state and ita tradition*. I urge the sinis
ter* of North Carolina and our teachera ana school, people generally, our olvla
cluba, representatives of the prees and radio, and other public spirited Isadora
of the state to join In the high endeavor to get every JitlMP of oui state
productively esqployed on s fulltins baaia. 1 further urge the Judges, aayore,
sod law enforcement officers to do everything within their pc*er and within the
law It end any Idlensss or vagrancy that aay exist anywhere Ilk North Carolina.
Furthermore, 1 call upon the local selective eervice boarda te rtudy carefully
the eases of thoss 1*0 have been deferred on physical grounds out ahc are able
to work and are not working I aa also calling upon police officers end
sheriff! to vlelt places In their d ties and counties *>ers laafsrs and Idler ?
rustnaerl lj congregate and inquire Into the reasons why they are not at work .
If these efforts fail to get the nccessary response, I should feel It wy duty
to uee the aasrgency poftsrs granted as by the recent legislature for dealing
with these problems so vital to our national welfare.
NOD THEREFORE, X, J. MELVILLE MOUGHTOM, OOVErJIOfi OF. NORTH CAROLINA,
to the Ml that h ca; ut tn ? atatewida aannar on Uui l*part?rt subject, do
hsreby Mt (part ICMDAT, JUL! 5, 1943. the day on ahloh Independence Day ?111
be aoat generally observed throughout the at ate, u NORTH CA*>LDU OAT OP
DIOICATIOH, and I urge that la th? oounty mt of iwrj ?a jsty la North Carolina
there "111 ba held a Meting to be attended by aayvra, county aaesdsslonsrs,
sheriffs, polloe officers, minister a, fans leaders, .health MM welfare eorkers
ana either publle spirited eltlsens, for the purpose of sUni oondltlons la
?aeh of sueh eountlss snd taking such organised stepe a* sul effectually sod
or loafing that any exist In sueh eouatlee.
Bl WITH ESS NHBlBDf , 1, J. Hal TlLLe Nroughton,
Governor of North Carolina, h?*s elpaed snd susad
the Ores! Seal of the State ts he affixed hsreto,
la the City of Raleigh, Nortg tarollna, this
-4k>?i4Ai?(.An. MM.l?
and alxty- seventh year of Mr
? JOlston Stubbs,
Secretary to the Qovarnor
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SEN. MACARTHUR
COMMENDS UNIT
Cpl. John Shape enclosed in a
etter written oo a bsttlefront in
the Pacific area, to his mother,
Mrs. Maude Sho^c, the following
xwnmendation sent to all air force
jrnts in the area in which he is
ocated. He writes of this paper,
'I'm sending something to be proud
>f. I want you to keep it, for it
s part of our work that this was
n tended for". Th<e commendation
From the Commander-in-Chief of
the Southeast Pacific Area was in
regard to the action on a Jap oon
moy.
"Please extend to aH ranks my
gTatitude and felicitations on the
magnificent victory which has been
>chieVed. It cannot fail to go down
in history as one of the most
complete and annihilating combats
of all time. My pride and satisfac
tion in you all is boundless". Sign
ed, MacArthur.
Cpl. A. C Parker, who is sta
tioned at Fort Dix, New Jersey,
has been promoted to the rank of
Sergeant. He is one of four sons
in the service of Mr. and Mrs.
W. V. Parker of route 3.
Men In Service
?
Pvt. OwHes <Jtto Arvey return
ed Sunday to Gamp Edwards,
Mass., where tie is stationed, after
spending a fuHongh with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C Arv,ey.
?it?
Recently promoted to grade of
Sergeant by his Fighter Squadron
at Westover Field, was Oorpoml
Wylie A. Brooks, son of Mr. and
Mrs. C S. Brooks of route 4,
Franklin, N. C He is an airplane
mechanic.
Pvt. T. L. Jamison, son of Mr.
Grover L. Jamison, was home Sun
day on furlough. He returned Mon
day to Fort Belvoir, Va., where he
It rteslvlnf hit basic training Ip
M sn|!ntwln| twit.
KENNETH YOUNG
WRITES FROM ENGLAND
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Young, of
rout* 2 have recently received a
letter from their son, Pvt. Ken
neth Young, stating that he is
somewhere in England. Pvt. Young
is with a Military Police unit and
says that he is seeing some very
beautiful country. He has visited
in Scotland and remarks that the
grass is like velvet there and a
lot of the country reminds him of
Western North Carolina. Hie only
difference, he says, is that you
can tell that civilization- has been
there much longer and they do
not have the nice native forests
that we have.
? ^ ?
Pvt. William B. Collier, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jomer Collier has
returned to Camp Davis, N. C, af
ter spending a seven day furlough
with his parents and friends.
Third Class Ordinance Gunner,
George Hunnicutt, son of Mrs.
E. S. Hunnicutt,. has been home
on leave. He is stationed at Day
tona Beach, Florida, and wiH re
port back to duty July 6. '
? ?? /
Pvt. France E. Ledford, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Ledford who
has beien home on furlough since
June 21, leaves Friday to return
to Camp Bowie, Texas, where he
| is stationed with the tank corps.
Pfc. Thomas McDowell, Jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McDow
ell of Otto, is now serving in the
armed forces somewhere ?n North
Africa. He has been overseas since
March of this year.
Pvt. Atlas N. Vinson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Vinson completed
his basic training at Camp Bark
ley, Texas, and has been trans
ferred to New Orleans, La.
Pvt. Daniel S. Vinson, son of
Mr. and Mrt. J. A. Vinson, Just ar
rived tafely In Australia. Pvt. Vin
ton has been in ?*rvie? ?inc? Jun?
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Stores Closed
On Monday, July 5
Since the Fourth of July falls
on Sunday this year, most places
of business in FranUan have
announced that tlvey wiH remain
closed on Monday, July 5. This
is following the usual custom of
observing the holiday which oc
curs on Sunday, on the day fol
lowing.
The firms agreeing to dos*
on Monday have announced
that they wiH remain open aU
day Wednesday instead of tke
usual closing in the afternoon.
E. A. Schilling I
Succeeds Charles Mdidfar
As Forest Supervisor
E. A. Schilling of Atlanta, who
has succeeded Charles Melichar as
supervisior of the Nantahala Na
tional Forest, has arrived to take
over his duties at the Forest head
quarters in the post office build
ing.
Mr. Schilling was former regional
Wildlife Technician for the U. S.
Forest Service, and is w*41 known
to Soathera sportsmen for his work
in developing wildlife management
areas in the National Forests of
the South. He has always ptayed
an important part in directing reg
ulated Big Game hunts in several
forests in the South.
Mr. and Mrs. Schilling have tak
en the Sloan house formerly oc
cupied by the Melichars.
Charles Melichar has assumed
his new duties in the division of
Timber Management, according to
an announcement by Joseph C
Kircher, Regional Forester of At
lanta, Georgia. Commenting on Mr.
Melkhar'i transfer, Mr. Kircher
stated that during hit tenure at
Supervittef, th? Nantahala Nation
al Fortit had wtritrwtd Hvi
mn ?' INfmlW rflvttofWtat
July 5 To Be Observed
In N. C. As Dedication Day
Help! Labor Shortage!
See Co. Agent's Office
Farmers of Macon County
have planted more acres to
craps this year than ever be
fore even though there is a la
bor shortage. They have taken
this chance because of the
shortage of food and feed and
because they feel that it is their
patriotic duty to produce all the
food and feed possible
Farmers in the bean growing
sections will experience consid
erable difficulty getting their
beans picked unless every avail
able person wiH help harvest
this crop, says Sam MendenhaH,
county agent. It is the duty of
/every man, woman, boy or girl
who can spare any time at all
tp register at the county agents'
office so that it may be deter
mined the amount of labor
available that can be moved
into areas that are /experiencing
serious labor shortage. All per
sons should register immediately
as the bean crap is ready to be
harvested. Persons helping will
be paid the prevailing wage for
the particular job that they ar/
doing.
Classifications
The following classifications are
announced by the local board:
In 1-A, Howard Rush Lambert,
Roscoe Jienlcins, Baze Pinkney Tal
lent, Ray Ratdiffe Franklin, Ever
ett Asbury Zimmerman, Clyde Ed
jar Jenkins, Frank Flemming, Jr.,
He*m Bunyan Angel, Herman
Newell Owen by, Edgar Abraham
Carter, Delias Boyd Goggms, El
caney Jenkins, Edgar Nairafoon
Guffeyr William LeRoy Hamby,,
Virgil lindsey Fields.
J Jr?rS*?<=?.GiW Sao
MfJ. \
In 2-A, B. L. SherriU, Jewel
?yde Turner, Bennie Lee Mc
Gtamery, Carl Dewey Bailey, Paul
John Dalrympe, Hiriam Victor Tal
lent.
In 2-C, Willard Odell Holbroolcs,
William Gerdine Crawford, Daniel
Ihadcns Bryson.
In 3-A, Theodore Warren Hig
don, Julius Homer Maney, Manley
Qeophas Watlcms.
In 4- A, Henry Wesley Tyler.
In 1-A H, Clarence Edgar Ghor
mley.
In 1>C H, Harry Edwards.
The following registrants were
placed in 4-F:
Walter Roy Arnold, James Do
ver Hall, Cecil Cornelius Miller,
John Led ford, col., Arvine Lincoln
Duvall, Henry Clarence Norton,
Charlie WHburn Franks, John Rob
ert Nolen, Grady Bates, Don Stan
ley Mulkey, Gobnan Alexander
Pennington, Jesse Lee Morgan,
Lawton Thomas Keener, Belford
Roy Proffitt, Canary Franks, Don
Owenby, Joe Brown Jones, John
Robert Curtis, James Edgar Hop
kins, George Belton Waldroop,
William Dewey Gunnin, Wood row
Wilson Shook, George Lee Guffey,
and dine Roane.
The following registrants were
placed in 1-A at the meeting of
the local board, June 29:
Kenneth Whitehead Conley, Rob
ert Carl Donaldson, Lewis M. Mc
GonneH, Edwin Howard Penland,
James Frank Carpenter, Robert
Furman Haskett, Dwight Lyman
MoQoud, Joseph Lucius Conley,
J. D. Dayton, Carl Henry Watts,
Thomas Edison Garey, Ralph Ver
non Angel.
Placed in 1-C after enlistment,
George Edwin Carpenter ; in 3 A,
Thomas Monroe DeHart; in 3-D,
Bert Coolidge Picklesimer, \fflliam
Ralph Calloway, Edgar Abraham
Carter; in 2-A, Herman Newell
Owenby, Floyd Richard Sorrells
James Edward Perry; in 4-F, J. D
Ledford, ceA., Pearson Andrew Wil
son, James William Beck, Williatr
Harley Rogers; in 2-C, Troy Ros
coe Shook, Bobby Gray McOure
in 3-C Paul Thomas Ledford; ii
1-A H, Lloyd William Burgess
col.; in 4- A, Auburn Angel.
Arrowood Pool Open
Without Lifeguard
The TJ. S. Forest Service an
nounces that effective with tlv
weekend of July 4. 4he swimminj
ipool ait Arrowood Glade Picni
Arc*, nine miles west of Frankjii
will be open for public use. Becaus
of the strenuous demands of th
war earetaker and Menu**
jwrvle* e|nmt b? furalshtd
Governor Calls On All
To Work For
Victory
Designating Monday, July S, as
"North Carolina Day of Dedica
tion", Governor J. if. Broughton
on Wednesday issued a proclama
tion, calling upon the citizens of
the State to observe Independence
Day by seeing that .every able
. bodied person is employed produc
tively upon a full-time basis. The
Governor .expressed confidence that
the people will respond to the need
for a fuH utilization of manpower
and womanpower but declared: "If
other efforts fail, I shall feel it
my duty to use the emergency
powers granted to me by the re
cent Legislature for dealing with
these problems so vital to our na
tional welfare".
Commenting on the Governor's
proclamation, Gus Leach, chairman
of the county commissioners, said
he did not believe conditions are
as bad in Macon county as in some
otli/r sections but pledged full eo
' operation of all local agencies with
the Governor and the Manpower
Commission to round up idlers and
put them to work.
"Work is no longer a privilege or
an opportunity ; it is a high patrio
tic duty", said the Governor. "Hie
time has come when every able
bodied persoh, of whatever finan
cial, social or racial status, should
be either fighting or working". He
said he had received reports of
thousands of men, both white and
colored, either not working at all
or working only part of the time.
He called upon ministers, teachers
and civic leaders to join in the en
deavor to get .everybody produc
tively employed on a f ull-time
basis. Judges, mayor* and law en
forcement officers are urged to
use every legal means to eliminate
idleness and vagrancy. Sheriffs and
policemen are inftrocted to check
alt customary loafing" places in
their communities to round up the
idlers. Local selective service
boards are requested to review all
cases of deferred registrants who
ar physically able to work and are
not regularly on a job. If thase
measures fail, the Governor says
he will resort to the far-reaching
war emergency power under which
he can suspend or extend many
State laws.
Blackout
Carried Out Successfully
On Tuesday Night
The second surprise blackout
came to Franklin Tuesday night,
and was carried out with almost
compJete success. "Every air raid
warden or his substitute, fireward
ens, police and utilities warden
were present within a tew minutes
after the first ajert as received
from the Army at 9:1S o'clock,
said Guy Houk, commander of the
Gvilian Defence Corps.
The first .fclren was sounded as
a warning at 9 :45 and at 10 o'clock
the "red" signal for complete black
out was given by the second sir/en.
The first siren allowed 15 minutes
for all pedestrians to get off the
streets, and for all cars and buses
to dim their lights. The second
siren meant complete blackout,
and aH traffic stopped. Again the
siren sounded to signal that the
danger had passed, and a little later
the "all-clear'* was denoted when
the strcvet lights came on again.
Federation Picnic
Win B? Big Rally
The annual Farmers Federation
picnic will be held this yjear on
1 Saturday, July 17, and plans are
i going forward to make it a patri
' otic rally day for Macon county
i farmers and their rriends.
James G. K. McQure, president,
states that the program wi|l be *n_
> tirely devoted to th* great national
? war effort. A full announcement
; o the program issued by Mr. Mc
' Qure will be mad# in next week's
? issue.
Junior Commandoes
Collect Tin Cans
Mrs. Sophie P. Cunningham, Ira
? der of the Junior Commandoes in
' . Franklin, announces t-hat the boys
i and giris will continue to pick up
c tin cans to the end of week. Julv
" 3. Each family is urged to have
e all cans washed, label removed,
* flattened, ready for delirerv
d The second collection will he made
in the nt?r futur*.