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Your I iur Uond -A* ~ ~ w w investment Is ?rr <v? >? ? 4 -m * Your Investment gll )t JBafCOntan In America*" PROGRESSIVE ' LIBERAL INDEPENDENT VOL. LIX? NO. 43 FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1944 $2.00 PER YEAR HANNAH KILLED INFRANCE Macon Infantry Soldier Dies In Overseas Fighting Pvt. Walter W. Hannah, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Han nah of Washington, D. C., for merly of Franklin route 1, has been killed in action according to word received by his parents. He was killed In France serving with an Infantry unit. Pvt. Hannah entered the serv ices in November, 1943. He re ceived his basic training at Fort George 8. Meade, Md. , He attended Franklin high school and was employed in school And was employed In Baltimore, Md. prior to his en try into the services. He had been overseas for some months. Survivors Include: Three sis ters, Lucille of Franklin, Max Ine and Gladys of Washington; a grandmother, Mrs. N. H. Mc Cullough of Greenville, 8. C., Legion Auxiliary In Monday Meeting The American Legion Auxil iary met with Mrs. A. R. Higdon at the home of Mrs. Herbert E. Church on Harrison avenue oh Monday evening with six members present. Mrs. John Wasilik, president, presided over the business ses sion and the treasurer report ed that $16 had been sent to the American Legion in Indian apolis, Ind., for "Records for Our Fighting Men, Inc." This money will buy 48 records that will be placed in the recrea tion center of the service men. The Auxiliary voted to con tribute to the United War Fund campaign which is being col lected now. Committees appointed to work In the next war fund drive in clude Mrs.~T. D. Alsup, Mrs. E. A. Schilling, Mrs. John Wasilik, Mrs. A. R. Higdon, Mrs. Gilmer A. Jones, Mrs. Lola P. Barring ton and Mrs. Lon Dal ton. Members of the Auxiliary make cookies for the veterans at Oteen each month and Mrs. Wasilik Will make them this month. ? . Mrs. Lon Dalton will be hos tess at the November meeting. Delicious gingerbread and ci der was served at the close of the meeting. Mrs. Wasilik has been ap pointed district committee wom an of the 20th district with Mrs. Herbert E. Church as al ternate. I ' V Home Demonstration Club Schedule The Home Demonstration club announces the following dates and places of meeting, from Octo. 27 through November 3: Cowee ? October 27, 2:30, Co wee school. Nantahala ? Oct. 27, 8 p. m., Community house. Shortoff ? Oct. 30, 2 p. m? Mrs. Jess Keener. Achievement Day ? Oct. 31, 10:30 a. m., Agricultural build ing. Olive Hill, Nov. 1, 2 p. m., Olive Hill school building. Otto? Nov. 2, 2 p. m., Mrs. Hattie - Norton. Cullasaja? Nov. 3, 2 p. m.,Mrs. Harry Thomas. Fifth Sunday Singing At Courthouse Sunday The Fifth Sunday Macon County Singing Convention will be held In the courthouse here on 8unday afternoon, beginning at 1 o'clock, It has been an nounced by James M. Raby, president Mr. Raby stated that singers were expected from Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee, as well as from all sections of Macon county. He further stat ed that he wanted a large num ber of singers In the county to attend, so that they mly def initely decide whethet to con tinue on with these singings or discontinue for the duration. The public Is Invited to at tend. tin. Minnie L. BhleUU, for merly of Franklin, who has been employed In ft war plant In Baltimore, KM-, U now em ployed at the United 8tate? naval ftlr atetion at Sftnftnna River, fl?. Welfare Conference Meets Tomorrow The Western District Welfare conference will hold its annual meeting in Asheville, Friday, Oct. 27. Registration will begin at 10 a. m. At 1 o'clock a luncheon will be served for the conference at the Langren hotel. At this meet ing Dr. Ellen Black Winston, commissioner, will speak on, "Next Steps in Public Welfare in North Carolina." All inter ested citizens are invited to at tend. Mrs. Eloise G. Franks, superintendent, Macon county, C. S. Slagle, chairman, Macon County Welfare Board, and Mrs. Slagle, together with C. L. Pen dergrass, member of the board, and Mrs. Pendergrass, and F. H. Potts, Highlands, member of the board, will attend the meeting. N.C. State Dean Speaks To Alumni Col. J. W. Harrelson, dean of North Carolina a Late college, called for increased facilities at the college in Raleigh since it alone supplies the technical trained men to the state's in dustries, at a meeting of State College Alumni Association, at Keely's Tea Room. N. C. State now turns out only 300 graduates while the state's industries and agricul ture could absorb approximately seven hundred, he said. The | college Is the only college in the state that trains graduates for technical work. Macon Teachers Attend N.CE.A. Meeting James J. Mann, principal of the Cowee school, and Quy L. Houk, superintendent of schools, and several teachers in the county, will attend the meeting of the North Carolina Educa tional Association to be held in Asheville today. Franklin Merchants Ask Shoppers to Bring Bags Paper bags are scarce? in fact so scarce that merchants in Franklin are urging choppers whenever possible to bring their own shopping bags. A critical shortage in all types of wrapping papers has caused this appeal to the public to use fewer bags. Franklin mer chants announced this week. Customers of groceries are es pecially urged to comply with this request. State Education Official To Visit Franklin Paul Re id, executive head of the State Board of Education, will visit in Franklin this week end with Ouy L. Houk, Macon superintendent of schools. A Gas Ration Application Must Be Filed By Nor. 1 The Office of Price Adminis tration has declared the current basic "A" gasoline ration to ex pire on November 6, 1944. There fore, the No. t "A-12" coupons in the present A Book will have no value for gasoline rations. Applications for the new basic "A" ration must be filed with the War Price and Rationing board on or before November 1, 1944. Application Form R-5S4, revised, may be secured at any filling station on and after Oc tober IS, 1944. Since this appli cation is for a renewal of your Basic "A" ration, you must at tach to the application the front and back oover of 'your present A ration book, bearing your signature and address All motorists will be expected to keep their present tire in spection record*. Mrs. Eloise Franks Attends Welfare Meet Mrs. Eloise O. Franks, super intendent, Macon County De partment of Public Welfare, has just returned from Raleigh, where she attended the Twenty fifth Annual Public Welfare In stitute, sponsored by the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare and the Division of Public Welfare and Social Work of the University of North Car* ollna. The theme of the Insti tute was, 'Xooklnf Toward the , Fvturi In fuWloWelkfi,M Macon War Fund Drive Incomplete, Archer Says "I'm independent. Nobody's going to tell me how much I'm going to give to the United War Fund or anything else." The above expression was re ported recently by a county chairman, S. C. Russell, pub licity chairman, said today. The name of the person who made the remark Will not be disclos ed. He is right since he resides in a free, democratic country. In Germany, or Japan, a re mark of such nature would be treason, punishable by death. Unfortunately, many people in Macon county seem to be slow in making a decision regarding how much they should con tribute to the United War Fund drive which is now in its tnird week, he said. The latest re turns show that approximately $4,700 has been paid in or cov- i ered by acceptable pledges. This ! represents about 67% of the $7,OOQ quota for the county. Heretofore our county has gone over the top in less than two weeks. "It looks now as if Ma con county will take its place towards the bottom rather than the top of the list," sain John M. Archer, Jr., county chair man. Mr. Archer has had de voted practically all of his time to the drive since October 5, and naturally feels discouraged by some of the reports inaue last Saturday. On that dato he wrote most of his fellow work ers in part: "We have collected and in the bank today $3,172.18 Akron, Ohio Soldier Killed On Georgia Ro*d Pvt. William A. Nye, of Ak sssr-sSrHrCs 01 ' was on an emprg ro^v.r? ? Ki s ?.? -?*? "Si. to? ? . -WitSUSil interment. UOiBKEHRT CLUB MINGS Franklin Club'. Activities Recently Are Reviewed us srt Hs ss. sff? rrsss a 7?:-s rwi ^?tnT total attendance to brought me row had ^ ? ?"?"& the evening. C. J USS ?' "r'Si JUS! an-isAB-ac ^?SS.jT'jS js~2 H ^SShSbs the W?*?*?, the Franklin each the armed U?ns now serv? g buUeUn. ^^tuX. ^ U, at 5 P. On Saturday _ a rum m., there ^ square in mage sale on . cj ^Jhich Fnmklln- the p eflt of civlc wlU go tor."J contributions will activities. Any , t ^e Dixie be gladly J"*** sale wUl Orlll on M*Jn the Lions Club Mcoum..* a ? contrihuUd JlM 8? c po. following for the ? ?????? - ""I articles as po?M? Frank L. Murray, Sr., who u employed at the Fontana dam ?pent the week?end with hi* fwnlljf. which is less than half the quota. For most part this represents collections in the Town of Franklin. II all the rural areas in the county jet the same amount of money as they did last year this will bring out loUl K> around 15,500.00. "From the records that have been turned in ta date I know that several people have not given as much this year as they did in 1943. They have the idea that the war is at. out half over and the money will not be needed. Nothj.ig could possibly be liarther from the true facts." Since Mr. Archer's letter was mailed Highlands has reported collections amounting to about $1,300 and by Monday morning, the 23rd, the total collections reported from all sources had amount to $4,712.18. In this drive," said Mr. Archer, "the residents of Macon county have been asked to contribute as much as last year. This has been done by many, particularly in Franklin and Highlands proper; yet there are many throughout the county who haven't contributed to date, while others have contributed less than last year. With few exceptions, all residents should be able to equal their 1943 do nation, and if this is done it is barely possible that our quota will be reached." O. P. A. Local Board Asks Women And Men Shoppers to Check Prices Have you seen the new call ing price list in your grocery store ? More than 70% of the foods on the average grocery list are given and you should make it a point to look this list over before buying. The community price list is our prime weapon for keeping food prices down. Women who check this list and are careful to buy only at standard prices are the women who are doing their share of fighting on the home front. There are now only a few processed foods under ration ing, the most of them having been removed as O.P.A. found that supplies were adequate for our needs. Now, blue coupons are needed for canned fruits, canned fruit and vegetable juices, canned tomatoes, cat sup and chile sauce. Blue tok ens are no longer in use, but during the seven months time they were used they saved many man-hours for grocer, made it unnecessary to issue a new ra tion book and saved more than ten times their cost. Red tokens will be here for the duration of meat rationing, since it is im practical to make cuts of meat conform to units in multiples of ten. Soon to come on the market are 1,768,609 new electric irons and prices will be only slightly higher than the 1942 prices. The irons will range in price from $5.30 to $11.70 but the bulk will be within a range of $5.70 to $8.75. Because of the scarcity of fuel oil, ration certificates for oil heating stoves can only be lsl sued to people who have no other means of heating. Since October 15, coal and wood heat ing stoves have been removed from rationing. Women who "don't care" about checking price lists are the ones who cause above-ceil ing prices and inflation. Be sure you do your part on the home front by paying only as much as shown on the celling price list. EASTERN STAR TO HOLD FOOD SALE SATURDAY There will be a food sale In the downstairs office of the Nantahala Power ft light Co., Saturday morning, October 38, frtjm 10 to 12 o'clock. This sale will be conducted by Nequassa Chapter Mo. 43, Order of East ern 8tar and proceeds will goto the United W?r fund. CIVIC GROUP MEETSTUESDAY Community Council Plans Playground; Discusses Aid to Library The Macon County Commun ity Council, civic organization, met Tuesday evening in the Agricultural Building under the chairmanship of Rev. A. Rufus Morgan to discuss plans to carry out the program of com munity recreation that the group has undertaken. R. S. Jones, Franklin attor ney, was elected treasurer by acclamation. The council approved a res olution to investigate the pos sibilities of incorporation and proceed with the legal action if the committee composed of J. Horner Stockton and R. S.Jones found it in order. H. H. Gnuse was directed to look into the possibilities of buying playground equipment after a committee report that the county commissioners had given the council use of the Rogers lot (beside the Agricul tural building) on Main street. The council also discussed plans for aiding the school li brary. H-D CLUBS TO HOLD JIEETING Out-of-County Speakers To Highlight "Achieve ment Day" Mrs. Earl Harrison, president of the Macon County Council of Home Demonstration clubs, announces that the Annual Achievement Day will be held in the Agricultural Building Tuesday, Oct. 31, at 10 a. m. The main reatures of this program will include an ad dress by the Western District Home agent, Miss Anna C. Rowe of Asheville. Miss Rowe will speak on "The Accomplishments of club women in 1944 and plans for 1945." Miss Marie Marvel, recrea tionl director of the Conference of Southern Mountain Wooers of Berea College, Berea, Ky., will lead the recreational pro gram for the afternoon. Lunch will be served by club members. A miscellaneous ex hibit to consist of garden and canned products, flower ar rangements, clothing, and crafts will be setup by club women. Mrs. Praitc Gibson, secretary of the county council, will give the report of club activities for (he past year. Mrs. J. R. Ray of Carson's Chapel Club, will discuss the topic "Rural Women can Help Fight Inflation" as a part of the Public Relations Panel. Club members from the twen ty clubs over the county are expected to participate in this annual event. An award will be given to the club having the best record for the past year! also awards "will be given to club women having attended ali meetings during the year. MANY VISITORS AT FESTIVAL Building Program is Out lined For Baptist Church More than 150 Baptists at tended the all-day session of the three -day Harvest Festival of Highlands Baptist church. On Sunday the services were attended by visitors from all the Highlands churches, and from the surrounding com munities and towns. Among those from outside the state were R. R. King and a party of friends from Anderson, S. C, Rev. H. M. Alley of Burnsvllle, ?poke at the Sunday morning service and Rev. J. O. Benfleld of Franklin had charge of the Sunday afternoon dedication service. On Saturday and Sun day dinner was served at noor in the downstaln recreation room. The candle-light musical pro gram, "Count Your Blessings" given Saturday night by twen< -Ceafeari Oa Page 111 ALLEY TO SPEAK AT BIG RALLY County Democrats Will Meet At Courthouse , Friday Night Chairman E. W. Long has an nounced a county wide Demo cratic rally .to be held at the courthouse In Franklin on Fri day evening, November 3, at 8 p. m. Judge Felix M. Alley, of Waynesville, will speak on the vital issue of this campaign. Judge Alley Is recognized as an outstanding speaker of Western North Carolina, and his address will be the highlight of the meeting. A large representation from all sections of the county is ex pected to hear him discuss the Issues of this campaign in his eloquent and effective manner. ONElOREDAY to master Saturday Last Day Books Open In Twelve Precincts Macon residents have one more day, Saturday, Oct. 28, to register with their precinct reg istrars for the general election in November, James J. Mann, county board chairman of elec tions, said this week. Registrars can be found at the regular polling places. Registrars in each of the county's precincts are: Franklin, George McOee; Mill shoal, Jim R. Raby; Ellijay, C. B. Bryson; Sugarfork, Luther Holland! Highlands, Rap Potts; Flats, Ray Dryman; Smith's Bridge, Jess Norton; Cartoo gechaye, Dan Sweatman; Nan tahala, No. 1, Lee Baldwin; Nantahala, No. 2, J. R. Shields; Burningtown, E. B. Byrd; Co-, wee, Bob Rlckman. Challenge Day will be held on November 4, the Saturday be fore election, Mr. Mann said. Those eligible to register and vote in the general election on November 7 th lor president, vice - presi dent, governor, lieutenant governor, U. S. Senator, State Senator, rpresentative to the General Assembly and surveyor are: Men and women twenty - one years of age and over who have lived in the State of North Carolina for at lefcst twelve months, in Ma con County for six months, and their precinct for four months. selective berivce Maoon County Men Leave For Induction The following registrants were forwarded to Camp Croft, S. C. on October 18, for induction.: Lloyd Edmund Cruse, Robert Gillespie, Alvis Jackson Holt, Carroll Kenneth Jacobs, Bobble Tom Ledbetter, Herbert Lewis Crawford, Louis Jasper Wilson, Robert Carl Donaldson, Blily Bryson Raby, William B. Lenoir, Ernest Royal Dills, Jr., Robert Thomas Carpenter. frhe following registrants were sent to Camp Croft, S. C. on Oct. 23, for preinduction physical examination: Hudie Cllne Crawford, Buster Mashburn, George Rogers Hurst, Charles McCormick Morrison, Frank Carr Dryman, Clarence Wilbur Dowdle, William Roy Potts, William Berkley Speed, Henry Elmer Tlppett, George Keener, Jr., Billy Deweese Mea dows, Clarence Conrad McMa han, Marshall Glenn Nichols, Lloyd Harmon Hodglns, Guy Monday Henson, Ralph Jackson Woq0, James A. Guffie, Ken neth Roger Norton, Thomas Ira Miller, Bennle Thomas Brown ; lng, John Mack Boston, Bllley 1 Dowell Norrls, Guy Edward i Clouse, John Boyd Long, Frank i Jones, Verles McGaha, Clarence William Peak, Garfield Houston, 1 Ralph Justice, Harley William > Barnes, Qolle Wilburn Past more, Roy Lafayette Cabe. Samuel Lawson Shook who ? was transferred from Hatties ' burg, Miss , was sent with this 1 oall for examination. ?} "T" ; v ? . . \
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