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*?6 (Eke Ui^klauits Jftatmuait Published every Tkumliy by The Franklin Prcii At Franklin, North Carolina Telephone No. 24 VOL. LV 1 1 1 Number T wKity-nkna Mrs. J. W. C. Johnson ?nd W. S. Johnson Publishers Entered at the Post Office, Franklin, N. C? as second class matter SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year ..$2.00 Six Months *100 Three Months ........................................ .60 Single Copy - -0.S Obituary notices, cards of thanks, tributes of respect, by individuals, lodges, churches, organizations or societies, will be regarded as adver tising and inserted at regular classified advertising rates. Such notices will be marked "adv." in compliance with tbe postal regulations. Legion Renew* Oversea* Subscriptions THE home paper of the men of Macon county * who are serving their country on land and sea all over the world reaches many of them at their foreign posts. The paper is being mailed to Army camps all over the United States and to Fleet and Army postoffices abroad. Addresses are constantly being changed as the men are moved from one base to another. Every effort is made to see that subscribers in the armed forces receive their paper regularly. Many of them do and we receive many messages from the men telling how much they enjoy this "let ter from home". We regret that others fail to get some of their papers, but this is to be expected in the mobile condition of troops in action. Parents and friends as well as the men in service will appreciate the gracious action of the Macon Post of the American Legion in undertaking to renew the subscriptions of all county men overseas. The veterans of World War I know what news from home means to the lonely soldier and sailor in a foreign land. This token of their thought of the younger generation who must bear the cruel brunt of war will warm their hearts and Strengthen their arms. To all who read this we send the message that every effort is being made to assure the safe delivery of your paper, and to give you news from the home front. Your county is proud of you! NYA Benefits THK National Youth Administration, whidh end ed its program on July 1, by action of Congress, has served Macon county young people with lasting benefits. Several hundred boys and girls have been enabled through its educational fund, to attend school who would have been completely deprived of this advantage otherwise. For this tfhey worked for the financial help they received. Other hundreds have been trained in useful occupations while re ceiving employment to help support dependents. During tfhe past year more than one hundred have been trained and placed in war industry. When the \Var is over, they will possess useful trades for earn ing a living. " Macon county has been fortunate in those who have administered the government agencies and pro grams directed "for the general welfare". Criticisms of waste and excessive overhead expense of admin istration against this and other depression-born agencies hardly apply to this county, which has been on the whole, fortunate in the character of citizens \v<ho have administered government appro priations. These persons have given themselves wholeheartedly and unselfishly to their work. This county has received benefits which will bear fruit in years to come tihrough the useful lives of bene ficiaries. NYA has wasted no money in Macon. The investment of the good old U. S. A. in Macon youth will continue to pay dividends. The Senate Rescues FSA A MERICANS have a decided trait of taking up for the "under dog", oncoming to the rescue of the little fellow just when some big guy is about to grind his face in the mud. That trait has again man ifested itself in saving the Farm Security Adminis tration from being torn limb from limb. After the lower house voted to dismember the FSA, abolish much of its work and distribute the rest among other agencies, the public raised such a howl that the senate, with a closer ear to the ground, voted 66 to 12 to continue FSA on an in dependent status with $97,500,000 to loan plus $30, 000,000 tenant-purchase funds. The fight is not vet over, as the senate and the house will have to get together in some sort of a compromise, but the prospect is far more encour aging for the little farmer. Had the senate concur red in the house action, the one-mule and no-mule tillers of the soil would indeed have felt like they were without a friend in court. Although there had been complaint about some FSA expenditures and tfhcre was widespread disap proval of some of its experimental projects along Bureau o( Public Relation* U S War Department NEW ARMY AIR FORCES INSIGNIA- Vi.ibility i. increased <0 percent by a changeover to a new insignia showr here. The white ?tar on a Held of blue ia retained, but s white rectangle hat beea added on either tide, the entire device tnclosed by a red border. Dm officer* left to right: Capt. f. A. Whitfield, of Florence, Miaa.; Col. Thomas W. Haatey. commanding officer of Boiling Feld; Maj. Clark Coleman, Waabington, D. C., and Capt. 1. W. Barron, Yeadon, Pa. communal lines, there was general appreciation of the fact that it was doing more than any other agency to help small farmers. Also appreciated was tfhe effectiveness of its work in increasing produc tion of vital war foods. For instance, official figures showed that FSA clients had increased their pro duction of milk 30 percent, as compared with 3 per cent for other farmers, had boosted egg production 31 percent, as compared with 15 for other farmers. Figures like these lett no doubt that FSA was do ing a good job. It now appears that FSA will be permitted to continue doing this job, but the matter is still un settled and demands the active interest of all those who feel that the little farmer is worth helping. ? Carolina Cooperator. Press Comment REYNOLDS SAYS NO (N.w York Herald Tribune) The ivews that Senator Reynolds, of North Carolina, chairman of the Senate Military Affairs Committee, ^opposes a universal service act will come as no surprise. He has also expressed the opinion that the army is already big enough. Before Pearl Harbor He was an avowed, even boastful isolationist. In 1939, after the war broke out in Europe, he opposed repeal of the embargo FINANCIAL STATEMENT TOWN OF FRANKLIN July 1, 1942 to June 30, 1943 For Fiscal Y?ar Ending June 30, 1943 $ 4,034.88 RECEIPTS: Cash on hand & in Bank ............ TAXES COLLECTED: for year ? 1943 785.00 for year ? HM2 7,257.54 for year ? 1941 3,721.12 for year? 1940 ? 304.22 for year ? 1939 ... 152.72 for year ? 1938 91 JO for year ? 1937 114.79 for year ? 1936 7-58 for year ? 1935 7.61 for year ? 1934 21 .52 for year? 1933 ... 20.02 for year? 1932 16.78 for year ? 1931 16.56 Water rents collected 7,802.15 Cost & Fines, Mayor's Court - 1,548.60 Privilege Taxes collected Miscellaneous - 3,780.54 TOTAL Disbursements $26,942.91 Cash on hand & in Bank ...! 3,681.62 BONDED DEBT: Water, Electric Light and Power bonds a? umed and being paid by Nantahala Light & Power Co $208,500.00 Serial bonds payable $1,500 annually by debt service fund ........ . . . $ 30,000.00 Term bonds payable 1946, 51 & 52 SINKING FUND ASSETS to retire term bonds: Cash in Bank $ 107.35 Real Estate, 1 lot 891.25 Government bonds (cost) . .....' $ 4,440.00 Town, Water, Light & Power 6% bonds.... 17.500XX) Town, Pub. Imp. 6% bond '. 1,000.00 Credit balance I, E. W. Long, Treasurer of the Town of Franklin, do solemnly swear that the above financial statements of the Town of Franklin are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. E. W. LONG, Treasurer. Sworn to ind subscribed before me, this the 19th day of July, 1943. CECILE GIBSON, Notary Public. My Comminiyn Expirti December 22, 1943 i on arms shipments. In 1941 he was the only Southern Senator to vote against the lend-lease bill. So now we have the latest reflection of his record. A vigorous, all-out prose cution of the war leaves him cold. Who are these man-power experts who insist that war-production schedules require a selective service law for labor; who are these mili tary experts who demand a mil lion more men ? All fools ; he knows better. It is one of the greatest indict ments of our Congressional system of organization that this man, so completely ignorant of the realities, so obtrusively opinionated in his ignorance, should head Hie commit tee he does. But there is consola tion in the thought that only the Senate's fossilized insistence on seniority put him there, and that the country and all his colleagues are aware of it. Hencc, when Rey nolds says no he strengthens the caus,e he opposes. Let us thank him for saying so in this instance. West's Mill MUSIC CLUB MEETS WITH MRS. C. N. WEST The Music Club met at the home of Mrs. C. N. West on Saturday, July 10. Discussions and plans were made for two open meetings in August. The program included piano selections by Z^nm Pearl Kickman, Ruth West, Louise Bry son and Betty Leatherman; a vio lin solo by Johnnie Owens; and a talk on early Greek music by Miss Varnie West. Delicious refresh ment were serv/ed. Mrs. Ceio Martin and son James of Knoxville, Tenn., are visiting her mother, Mrs. Jonothan Morgan this week. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle McLean from Whittier spent Sunday here with relatives. Miss Mildrrd Dalton, ftura Franklin, spent last week visiting relatives here. Grover Sheffield, Jr' visited rela tives in Canton last week. Mrs. Theima Edwards and small daughter, Barbara Ann, visited rel ativirs in AsheviHe last week. Miss Frieda Potts is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Cora Potts, in ?Bryson City. Mrs. John H. Dal ton spent sever al <tays visiting relatives m Bryson City, recently. The Bible school held her* by Rev. A. C. Wallace was well at tended and very successful in every way. Mrs. Julia Calloway visited rela tives here Sunday. Mrs. Clint May and small daugh ter, Margaret Sue, spent the week end here with relativs. Miss Z<ennoa Pearl Rickman and brother, Roy, spent last week at Ridgecrest attending Bible school. Mrs. R. D. Carter, Mr. and Mrs. Stacy Ontz and daughter, Eliza beth, and Thomas Carter and son Milton, all from Abbeville, S. C, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Weaver Carter. Mr. and L. J. Smith and daugh ter, Mrs. A. H. Wilen from Cul lowhee, spent the weekend with relatives. TOWN OF FRANKLIN Budget for Fiscal year beginning July 1, 1943 Estimate of Receipts and Expenditures Estimate of Expenses: DEBT SERVICE Electric Light & Power Bonds due and payable % 8,500.00 Interest on Electric L. & P. Bends due and payable 12,270.00 Street, Sidewalk, and Imp. Bonds due 1,000.00 Water & Sewer Bonds '. 500.00 Interest on W. & S., S. & S. and Pub. Imp. Bonds 2,460.00 TOTAL 24,730.?0 GENERAL FUND Salaries of Officials ? Clerk 3/000.00 Office Supplies, Tele., Rent, Adv. and Insurance '. 800.00 Audit & Tax List 225j08 Public Library Fund 2004)0 Misc. Jail. Fees, Cost, Fines Statistics, Etc 1,600.00 1943 Prepay Taxes i 786.00 Salaries & Bills payable 7-1-43 150.00 TOTAL $ 6,76060 POLICE DEPARTMENT Salaries, Chief, Night Police 3,000.00 Special Police & Misc. 450.00 TOTAL *..... ....* 3,45000 FIRE DEPARTMENT Salaries, Chief & Fireman 700.00 Supplies, Equip., Ins. & Misc. 1,000.00 TOTAL . f 1,700.00 WATER DEPARTMENT Salaries 60000 i'ower for Pumps 1,900.00 Supplies & Maintenance 1,90000 Misc. 100.00 Bais due & payable 7-1-43 .... 300M0 TOTAL $ 4,800.00 STREET DEPARTMENT Street Lighting 1,900.00 Salaries: St. Cleaning and gattege ha tiling 2,400.00 Supplies, Maintenance & Misc. 1,200.00 Bills due & payable 7-1-43 160.00 TOTAL .'. .....$ S.680.00 Tntal Estimated Expenses $ 47,100.00 Estimate of Receipts Other than current taxes: . Nantahala P. & L. Co. Bonds and Interest 20,770.00 Privilege taxes and Licenses 1,000.00 Mayor Court, cost and fee s l.flOOXW Water Rents ... 7,580.00 1942 Uncollected Taxes JJdflO.flO Cash on hand and in bank ..........v.......... 3,081.00 TOTAL % 38,151.00 '\mount to be raised by tax levy 8,949.00 Total estimated receipts . ....$ 47,100.60 Total valuation of Town taxable property $1,284,853.00 ? > . Tax Kate for 1943 set at 70 per Hundred (foliar valuation. The above budget adopted and tax rate set by Board of Alder men in regular session Juiy 5, 1943. General Fund, 39 Debt Service .31 E, W. LONG, City Clerk.
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