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VOL. LVin? NO. 44
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, IMS
$2.00 PER YEAR
ALLIED VICTORIES ON ALL FRONTS
Macon United War Fund
Exceeds Quota By 80 P. C.
Chm. Report To Workers
At "Victory" Meet
Friday Night
Macon County has exceeded
Its quota In the United War
Fund drive by more than 80
per cent, according to figures
released by H. E. Church, treas
urer, at the "vlctow" gathering
of the workers at "Kelly's Tea
Room, Friday night.
The total reported by Mr.
Church amounted to $5,893.34,
an excess of $2,493.34 over the
$3,400 quota for the county. And
this does not represent the final
figures as several communities
have not made a complete re
port to date, among them being
Ridgecrest, Watauga; Burning
town and Highlands. Since Fri
day, Highlands has reported ad
ditional collections of $18.00,
bringing its total up to $1,820.83,
or ISO per cent in excess of its
quota of $700. The Highlands,
report included the donations
from Scaly and Shortoff com
munities. Incidentally, Highlands
reported the largest single con
tribution, to the fund, $500, by .
Mrs. Clark Howell. There were j
several generous donations by '
firms and Individuals In Frank
lin and Highlands, ranging from j
$50 to $150.
The following figures, report
ed by the various solicitors at
the dinner Friday night, were
read by Mr._Church:
Donations By Communities
Franklin, $3,101.92;- Cullasaja
and Gneiss, $183.37; Cartooge
chaye, $96.20; Beecher Town.
$67.37; Iotla, $28.80; Rabbit
Creek, $85.60; Otto, $331.40;
Prentiss and Union, $126.00; '
West's Mill, $53.10; Patton Set
tlement, $16.60; Leatherman.
$20.00; Highlands, Scaly and
Shortoff, $1,802.83, making a to
tol, so far collected, of $5,893.34.
Thanks To Solicitors
Fifty-three persons were pres
ent at the dinner Friday even
ing. Guy L. Houk acted as
toastmaster and called upon
J. E. S. Thorpe, director of dis
trict one, and John M. Archer.
Jr., county chairman, for re
marks. Their thanks were ex
tended to the solicitors present
for the success of their drive,
the results of which showed
that each and every one made
a thorough canvass of his or
her district. Several solicitors
from Highlands and other sec
tions were unable to be present
Friday evening and Mr. Archcr
desires to take this medium of
expressing his thanks for their
excellent work.
It was announced Friday even
ing that a check had been for
warded several days previous
covering established quota for
Macon county. Since then, Mr.
Church has remitted $2,546.34 to
State headquarters at Raleigh,
making a total of $5,743.34 to
date. A final remittance will be
made after all returns are in
some time during this month.
Edwin Whitaker
To Speak At Dedication
Of Service! Board
"Ed" Whitaker of Bryson City,
attorney and state senator from
this district, has been Invited
to make the address at the ded
ication ceremonies which will
take place when the painting
of names on the service board
at Rankin Square Is completed.
The Franklin Rotary Club,
Chamber of Commerce and Am
erican Legion will also take
part. The exact date has not
been determined.
Chairman Carl Tyslnger of
the Lions Club, which Is spon
soring the board, asks that par
ents of sons who enlisted in
any branch of the service prior
to selective service registration,
be cert&ln that the names have
been listed at the office of the
Nantahala Power Company, or
the Franklin Press.
Donations have not yet met
the cost of installation. Recelpta
for the past seven days are:
Orace Nelson, 39c; Mrs. Tim
Calloway, $1.00; Mrs. Pern
8w?fford, ?l.00; "A friend,*
$1.00.
MANY 4 H ERS
WIN AWARDS
Achievement Day Great
Success With 200
Attending
Over 200 4-H Club members
attended the Annual 4-H Achi
evement Day Saturday, October
30, In the Agricultural building.
All ten clubs were represented.
Twenty -two boys and girls who
carried "Feed a Fighter" pro
jects from unorganized commun
ities were guests of the 4-H
Club members.
Miss Violet Barnard, 4-H
Council president, had charge of
the meeting and was assisted
by vice-president Johnnie Smith
and secretary Margaret Setser.
Iotla 4-H Club presented a
model program entitled "Food
Facts Everyone Should Know."
Twenty-one boys and girls par
ticipated in this.
The Macon Theatre, under the
management of Clyde Galley, ,
arranged to bring "Young Am- I
erica," a picture depicting 4-H
Club activities in the middle
west, as a part of the day's ac
tivities. Club members gathered
scrap metal to present as tic
kets to the theatre.
Reports on last year's pro
jects were given by Johnny
Smith of Pine Grove Club,
Mary Dalrymple of Cartooge
chaye, Margaret Parrlsh of
Burnlngtown, and James Pat
terson of Otto.
Nine ? 4-H dub members of
Franklin 4-H gave a skit enti
tled "An Afternoon in Dr.
Health's Office." Characters in
this play were Mary Lou Liner,
Myra Slagle, Frances Thorns,
Grace Younce, Frankle Crisp,
Joyce Hugglns, Kthryn Laong,
Ruth Edwards, Jessie Lea Downs.
Continued Ob Pafa Six ? I
FRANKLIN F. F. A. AND 4-H
MAKE GOOD SHOWING
AT FAT STOCK SHOW
Franklin F. F. A. and 4-H
exhibitors at the Western North
Carolina Fat Stock Show in
Ashevllle on Wednesday of this
week, made a very creditable
record.
In the livestock contest for
team prizes and in the 1-B
beef cattle class the Franklin
F. F. A. won third place. In the
2-B beef cattle class Franklin
F. F. A. was fourth.
Billy Cochran, Franklin F.F.A.
was awarded 1st prize In the
2-C beef cattle exhibit and sec
ond in the 3-C swine class. Billy
also won the distinction of be
ing placed second in the sweep
stake, Judging all classes.
DUCK, GEESE, BRANT,
COOT SEASON OPENS
(From Ashevllle Times)
RALEIGH, Nov. 2.? (AP)? If
you have any shells . . .
You can get out the old fire
arm, put some A coupon gaso
line Into the jallopy and take
off for the marshes.
Today is the opening day of
the 1943 season on duck, geese,
brant and coot. The leason con
tinues through January 10, 1944.
The bag limit on ducks is 10 a
day, or 20 for the season; coot,
25 dally, 25 for the season;
geese and brant two dally, or
four for the season. The law sets
smaller limits on other ducks,
and on some there is no open
season.
NATIONAL
GIRL SCOUT WEEK
Mrs. H. E. Church, one of the
trusties of the Boy and Girl
Scout camp at Arrowood, says
that they are confronted with
the problem of raising money
to meet fire Insurance premium
and repairs.
On Saturday the girl scout?
of Macon County will sell
guesses on number of beans In
a Jar. The winner will receive
i a five pound fruit cake which
' will be on exhibit in the window
' of Perry'i drug store, where the
bMiw will be counted at 9 p.m.
NEWS OF OUR
MENwWOMEN
IN UNIFORM
Dr. and Mrs. R. D. West have
two sons to service. Cpl. Ralph
R. West, of the Army Air Corps
is stationed at Shaw FMd,
South Carolina.
Pfc. George Byrd, son of E. 1
B. Byrd of Stiles, Is with the
53rd Armoured Infantry Bat
talion, now stationed at Camp
Bowie, Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Hoglan of
Franklin, Rt 2, now have three
sons in the service. Cpl. R. L.
Hoglan and Pvt J. B. Hoglan
are in the army air corps; the
former in New Guinea and the
latter in England. Harold Hog
Pvt. D. L. Clarke of West's
Mill, is in the South Pacific
area; he has been in action but
reports safe return to base of
operations.
Phm. U. 8. N. B., J. Norman
West was principal of Slagle
school. Immediately after Pearl
Harbor he resigned to enlist In
the Marine Corp*. He is now
stationed at Camp Pendleton,
California.
Curt Allison Roane, who en
listed In the 0. S. Navy, has
completed his boot training and
received promotion to Seaman
S/c. He has returned to Bain
brldge, Maryland, after visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Zeb
Rpane at their home on Jones
Creek.
L> *
Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Houston
have received news of the safe
arrival In England of their son.
Pvt. Euell C. Owens.
Richard R. Johnson, officer In
the Maritime Service, has arriv
ed home after a four months
voyage to Mediterian ports.
Sgt. Ray Moffltt of the Ma
rines, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mack
B. Moffitt, is home on a month's
furlough, after an absence of
three years. He Is an expert
rifle and pistol shot, wearing
an emblem for each of these
accomplishments, and also the
Presidential Citation emblem.
Though he has fought in nine
major battles, he has received
only one slight wound. He was
at Pearl Harbor, and In the
Coral Sea battle, battle of Mid
way, and the teriffic fighting
on the Soloman Islands and
Oaudel Canal.
Continued On P?|? Six ?
Visiting PTA Officials
Hold Conference With
Local Representatives
Important phases of the Par
ent Teacher Association prog
ram were discussed and plans
outlined In a conference held at
Kelly Tea Room on Wednesday,
27th of October. Mrs. E. N. How
ell of Swannanoa, P.T.A. Field
Secretary for North Carolina,
and Mrs. R. U. Sutton of Sylva,
District Director, met with Mrs.
Carl Slagle, president of the
local P.T.A., and other officers
of the local Association.
Special emphasis was laid up
on the child feeding program
which is set up and adminis
tered by the Nprth Carolina De
partment of Public Instruction
and receives federal aid. The
program includes plans foT
school lunch rooms which have
been such an important ele
ment in child health and devel
opment. The penny milk pro
gram which received much in
terest and support in the local
?school last year is Incorporated
in these plans.
Mrs. Howell called attention
to the fact that the Parent
Teacher Association Is Interest
ed not merely in its own separ
ate program but stands ready at
all times to wot* with all other
groups which are concerned
with the welfare of the com
munity and to assist in any of
their projects.
Renewal of Interest in and
support of. the Olrl Scouts was
urged by the Rev. A. Rufus
Morgan, chairman of the com
mittee on Character and Spirit
ual Education. He pointed out
the special need at a time like
this for recreational and other
character building activities for
our young people under the
leadership of adults who care.
Visitor In Franklin
Suffers Broken Leg
John Sherrill of Maiden, an
employee of the Ashevllle U. 8.
Marshall's office, had a bone in
his leg broken last Friday on
Main street in an unfortunate
accident. He was returning from
Atlanta with Deputy U. S. Mar
shall O. C. Turner of Bryson
City, where they had taken two
prisoners. Standing below the
curb, his leg was pinned by the
bumper against the curb as he
was preoaring to get in the car.
He received treatment at Angel
hospital.
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Moscow Conference Maps
Victory And Peace Plans
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Classifications
Announced By Our Local
Board
The following classifications
are announced by the Local Se
lective Service Board:
In 1-A: Asbury Sanders, John
William Martin, James Robert
Cabe, Leonard Charles Moffitt,
Jake Coleman Quillian, Elwood
Johnson, Frank Wilson, Free
man Alexander Watts, Pritchard
Thomas Chastaln, Clyde Ray
mond Dills, Floyd Jackson Dills,
James Donald Liner,
Fred Ernest Quest, Ralph Fur
man Vinson, Walter Lee Roper,
Jessie William Thomas, col.,
Troy Clifton Passmore, Johny
Mell Cabe, Charlie Elbert Bat
tles, Vernal Hilard Wyatt, John
Boyd Long, Stanley Willie Til
son, Olenn Benjamin Reeves,
Oscar Lafayette Wilburn, Ben
nie B. Halre, Paul Jenkins, Geo
rge Washington Owenby, Ralph
William Enloe, Fred Taylor Bry
son, Zeb Clifton Morgan, Paul
Thomas Ledford, Albert Wilson,
Arville Hayes Bryson, Carl David
Moses, Bennie Lee MoQlamery.
In 3-A; Edward Charles Day,
William David Frady, Myron
John Long, Charley Porter Tho
mas, Hervey Joseph Ostiguy,
James Alexander Hines, Virgil
Hyman Willis, Adam Wlnfleld
Scott, Clyde Robert Tippett,
James Ransom Kennedy, Robert
Hansell Bennett, Frank Wayne
Gibson, Grady Hugh Rogers,
Guy Edward C louse, Erastus
Woods, Glenn DeHart, G rover
William Smith, Jep Milton Phil
Hps, Clay Taylor Payne, John J.
Jamison, George McPherson 81a
gle.
John Willie CogdUl, Elmer
Ray Lothrldge, Ernest Earl
Grawbarger, William Algie Bo
lick, Edd Henry, Lonzo Woodard,
Perry Mashburn, Claude Eu
gene McKay, Austin Eugene Ba
ker, William Algie Raby, Riley
Geronlmo Sawyer, Judd Ralph
Childers, Clyde Edmond Moses.
Vernon Luther Holland, Jay
Bryan Houston, Joseph Leon
Hawks, Herman Earl Holcomb,
William Wood row Polndexter,
Lonnie Asbury Bryant, Herbert
Odelton Pendergraft, George
Dillard Hedden, Jr., Alex Wimer
Cabe, Lawrence Wesley Shope,
John Edward Sorrells, James
Carroll Gibson, Aaron Hedden,
Markus Everett Raby, Cleveland
Lafayette Cartledge.
In 2-B: Ralph Joseph McMul
len.
In 2-C: Furman Trottler Bren
dle.
In 3-C: John Wood row Tea
gue.
In 1-C: Willie McKinley Yar
borough (col.), Daniel Eugene
Martin, Jr., col.
In 4-F: Leland Bernard Roper,
Elmer Bearin Rowland, Fred
Wilson Queen, Don Lee Shuler.
In 2-A H: David Baker Wood.
In 1-A H: Walter Lemuel Led
ford, Charlie Henry, Adam
Claude Morgan, Ezeklel Andrew
Dowdle, Vannie M. Sanders, Os
car Gordon Thompson, Marvin
Esco Wilson.
County Commissioners
To Retire Road Bonds
At their regular meeting on
Monday, the County Commis
sioners approved a bill from the
Local Government Commission,
requesting payment of Interest
on all bonds and the retirement
of $18,000 of county road bonds.
The commissioners also voted
to retire $11,000 of Franklin
Township special road bonds,
payfent to be made January 1.
West Gate Club
To Visit Franklin
Masonic Lodge
The West Oate Club of the
41st Masonic district will visit
Franklin, November 10, to con
fer the Master Mason's degre?
upon three candidates. Suppei
will be served in Franklin a<
6 p.m.
The team represents the Ma
sonic lodges of Waynesvllle, Pig
eon River, Clyde and Sonoma
with 0. ?. Kssfloek m director
Glass Urges Resolution
By Senate To Endorse
Same Principles
Allied military gains on all
fronts have shared front page
news with the diplomatic vic
tory at Moscow. The crushing
defeat of the Nazis in Russia
continues.
The results of the Moscow
Conference made public on Mon
day passed most optimistic ex
pectations, according to press
reports from Russia's capitol.
These results are viewed on
the Editorial page. The Asso
ciated Press released the follow
ing in the Wednesday morning
papers:
Senator Carter Glass (D., Va.)
85-year-old league of nations
advocate, dictated from a sick
bed today a recommendation
that his colleagues "endorse
specifically the language of the
Moscow conference" rather than
any of the post-war resolutions.
League For Peace
His statement hailed the Mos
cow pact as "plainly proposing
a league to maintain peace af
ter the war."
"For the reason that not only
we, through our representative
at the conference, Mr. Hull, but
the three great powers with
whom we are associated, have
subscribed In clearest words to
this principle," Glass declared,
"the senate might well see fit
to endorse specifically the lan
guage of the Moscow confer
ence . . . Instead of any one of
the pending resolutions."
Recalling his staunch support
of the League of Nations and
World Court against Isolation
ist Senators after World War 1,
Senator Glass declared himself
for "the strongest resolution
that can be obtained for the
principle of an international
organization to prevent war and
safeguard peace."
JURORS DRAWN
FOR DEC. TERM
Following is a list of names
drawn from Jury List for next
term of Court, December 0,
first Week
R. C. Anderson, Stiles, N. C.;
W. E. Baldwin, Rt. 3; Robert
Pox, Ellijay, N. C.; W. H. Phil
lips, Rt. 2; Frank L. Henry, Sr.,
City; Clyde Downs, Rt. 4; Claude
Duvall, City; C. T. Ledford,
Prentiss; J. Harve Vanhook,
Prentiss; E. V. Amnions, Rt. 4;
J. S. Gray, Rt. 2; A. O. Kins
I land, Rt. 4; J. O. Ray, Kyle;
James H. Gibson, Rt. 2; J. E.
Owenby, Flats; W. M. Barnard,
Rt. 3; S. L. Calloway, High
lands S. C. Leatherman, West's
Mill; W. L. Ramsey, Rt. 3; Curt
C has tain, Dlllard, Rt. 1; Man
son L. Stiles, City; Jim Barnes,
Highlands, Oscar Wykle, Leath
erman; Robert Estes, Cullasaja;
H. B. Anderson, Rt. 1; John
Brendle, West's Mill; J. F. Wil
son, Flats; R. D. Rogers, Frank
lin; E. B. Pickleslmer, Rt. 2;
N. H. Thomas, Prentiss; Paul
Angel, City; Herman Dean, City;
W. W. McConneU, City; E. N.
Keener, Otto; Joe Webb, Jr.,
Highlands; James Talley, High
lands.
Second Week:
H. C. Fouts, Rt. 3; James H.
Tallent, Rt. 3; D. L. Owenby,
Flats; Charlie Elliott, Rt. 4;
John Tallent, City; W. O. Cheek,
Rt. 2; R. A. Henson, Dlllard,
Rt. 1; Carl L. Angel, Rt. 1; W.
L. Angel, Jt., City; W. A. Jus
tice, Rt. 2; J. H. Sellers, Pren
tiss; J. P. Howard, Rt. 1, Dil
1 lard; Olenn Henderson, Cullas
; aja; Lawrence Myers, Rt. 3;
Roy Mashburn, Rt. 1; W. A.
' McConnell, Cullasaja; J. D.
Head, Scaly; Beulon Tilson,
1 Gneiss, N. C.
Mrs. Will Sloan has returned
? to Franklin for a few day's rlslt
, at the home of Mr*. Ton John*
. (ton.