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FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, FEB. 15, 1945
$2.00 PER YEAR
Move to Prohibit Sale of Beer
And Wine In Macon County
Senate Bill Authorizes
Election; Petition
Circulated
A. L. Penland, senator from
the twelfth senatorial district
of North Carolina representing
Macon county, introduced a bill
on February 7, to finance and
"to authorize an election in
Graham, Macon, Swain, Chero
kee, and Clay counties on
whether wine and beer may be
sold in said counties," as re
ported by the Institute of Gov
_ -ernmenc.
A petition asking that Wayne
R. McCracken," Macon County
representative to the General
Assembly, introduce legislation
authorizing a county-wide ref
erendum on the sale of beer
and wine, has been signed by
two thousand persons, the Ma
con Chapter of the Allied
Church League Movement, spon
sors, announced this week.
The senate bill would direct
the county board of elections
of any of the above counties
to authorize an election to de
termine whether beer and wine
should be sold in the counties
on the request of the county
beard qf commissioners or up
on a petition by fifteen per cent
of the voters in the last elec
tion of a governor.
If the vote should favor pro
hibiting the sale of beer and
wine in the county, all laws of
the state of North. Carolina
controlling its sale would be
inapplicable in the county
sixty days after the election.
Other provisions of the bill call
for twenty days notice to the
voters before the opening of
the election books and state
that a new registration shall
t, - not be required.
The senatorial bill provides
that such an election shall not
be held within sixty days of
any biennial election of county
officers. |
Circulated Petition
Here is the text Of the cir
culated petition in part:
Whereas, since the sale of
wine and beer has been legal
ized in Macon County, condi
tions have steadily grown
worse; and
Whereas, if tlje present trend
is allowed to continue, public
drunkeness will increase, and
the moral standards of ou~
people will be seriously and per
manently affected; and
Whereas, it is the desire of
the undersigned citizens of
Macon County that the people,
or their duly elecjted governing
bodies, be given the right to
say whether wine and beer shall
be sold in Macon County; and
Whereas, in order to accom
plish this purpose, it is neces
sary that legislation be enact
ed to allow the voters of said
county to say whether wine
and beer shall be sold or au
thorize the County Commis
sioners and the governing bod
ies of the municipalities lo
"ca'ed therein, in their discre
tion. to refuse to issue license
for th? sale of said beverages
in said county and the munici
palities located therein.
, Hl'NTEH. BROTHERS
' HOME ON FURLOUGH
Pfc Robert J. Hunter and
Pfc. Ray B. Hunter have re
cently spent several days with
their parents-, Mr. and Mrs. W.
J. Hunter of Franklin.
The brothers met at home
after two years separation. Pfc.
Robert J. Hunter was wounded
while serving In France and Is
now convalescing at Lawson
General hospital in Atlanta, Ga.
Pfc. Ray B. Hunter has re
turned to his base at Pyate,
Texas.
Macon-Rabun
Association Formed
Recently the producers of
Grade A bulk milk In Macon
county and some from Rabun
county, Qa., met in the County
Agents' office at Franklin and
organized, the Macon-Rabun
Milk Producers Association.
Officers elected were: Adrian
Howell, Franklin route 4, pres
ident; Fred Kelly, Rabun Gap
School, vice-president, and S.
W. Mendenhall, county farm
asjent, secretary and treasurer.
The primary purpose ol the
organization is to encourage
better breeding and feeding of
dairy cattle. This organization
will also encourage the in
cased production of Grade A
milk. Farmers now producing
and selling ungraded milk
could, by building a small
Grade A dairy barn and meet
Ling other sanitary requirements,
receive more for their milk..
Farmers desiring more informa
tion regarding this endeavor
should contact the county
agent in Macon or Rabun coun
ty or the officers of this as
soclation, it has been announc- !
ed by Sam W. Mendenhall,
county farm agent.
METHODISTS
1 RAISE $2,540
Quota Passed In "Crusad:
Fcr Christ" Funds
Campaign
Success of Franklin Metho
dists in reaching their goal of
$2,500 toward the denomina
tion's Crusade for Christ $25.
000,000 fund for post-war relief
and reconstruction has been as
sured through the raising to
date of $2,540, it was announc
ed today by the Rev. W. Jack
son Huneycutt, pastor of the !
Franklin Methodist church.
"Our people have responded |
enthusiastically to the appeal
for a practical demonstration
of Christian love and mercy for
the starving and destitute men. j
women and children of war
torn areas," Mr. Hunneycutt de
clared in announcing the cam- |
paign figure. "We found real
eagerness among Christian
people to share their means to
provide physical and spiritual
food for the needy and dis- j
tressed."
The congregation will join
with 41,000 others throughout
the nation on March 4, in cel
ebrating completion of this
phase of the Crusade in a
"Day of Compassion" service,
Mr. Hunfiycutt said. Payment of
pledges continues until January
31, 1946.
In addition to providing for
aid to stricken peoples in bat
tle-scarred and occupied coun
tries, the Crusade for Christ
fund also will permit expan
sion of missionary work in
other foreign countries, increas
ed education services in Meth
odist colleges of this country,
a wider program of Christian
teaching, greater spiritual min
istry in many needy communi
ties, arid continued service to
Methodist chaplains in the arm
ed forces now and after the
wa.\
Plans for the other phases of
the Crusade for Christ in the
Franklin Methodist church are
progressing under leadership of
the local Crusade Council, Mr.
Huneycutt stated. Continuation
of Methodism's Crusade for a
New World Order calling for
expressions of opinion in favor
of "international collaboration"
for all nations, special evange
listic efforts, education in
Christian stewardship, and in
creasing Sunday school enroll
ment and attendance are in
cluded In the four-year Crusade
program In which Methodists
here will have a part.
New Flag Flies
Over Rankin Square
A new "Stars and Stripes" is
now flying on Rankin Square
beside the Honor Roll of Ma
con county boys serving In the
armed forces. W. M. Burch so
licited the funds to buy the
new flag under the sponsorship
of the American Legion Post,
No. 108. Oene Collins, an elder
ly Franklin resident, U In
charge of raising and lowering
the flag.
Men In Service
S/SGT. JAMES CRl'NKLETON
S/Sgt. James L. Crunkleton,
son of Mr. and II Mrs. S. H.
Crunkleton of Franklin, recent
ly spent a short furlough at
home. S/Sgt. Crunkleton unlist
ed in the Calvary in 1935 and
took his basic training at Fort
Bragg. Later he was sent to
Panama where he was stationed
for three years. In July 1944
he mjfde a trip to the Aleutian
Islands for war prisoners. He
is now stationed in the Philip
pines, and is serving with the
?Iniantry unit.
J. W. EDWARDS PHOTO
TECHNICIAN, PROMOTED
The promotion of John W.
Edwards, 23, of Franklin, from
Corporal to Sergeant has been
announced recently' by Lieuten
ant Colonel Leon W. Gray,
Commanding Officer of this
base where Sgt. Edwards is a
photo technician with the job
of processing and finishing pic
tures taken by operational air
craft. ,
rrom ims Dase Mosquitoes
and B-17 Flying Fortresses fly
lone missions over the contin
ent and ocean gathering met
eorological data for future air
and ground operations and
photographing German military
and industrial installations be
fore and after bing bombed by
Eighth Air Force heavies.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. A.
J. Edwards, route 3, Franklin,
he attended Franklin high
school and was employed as a
salesman and photo finisher
with Manzer Studios, Dallas,
Texas, before entering the army
in October, 1942. Sgt. Edwards
is a graduate of photography
school, Lowry Field, Colo., and
came overseas in October, 1943.
FRANKLIN SOLDIER
DECORATED FOR GALLANTRY
Pfc. Thomas J. Childers, of
Franklin, recently was awarded
the Silver Star for gallantry in
action on the Fifth Army front
in northern Italy.
Colonel J. C. *ry, commander
of the 350th "Battle Mountain"
Regiment, pinned the medal on
Childers, who was cited for
knocking out a German half
track and artillery piece with
a bazooka, killing the entire
crew.
The citation, signed by Brig
adier General Paul W. Kendall,
commanding general of the
88th "Blue Devil" Infantry Di
vision, read:
"Childers was a member of a
platoon which was sent out on
a reconnaissance patrol to es
tablish contact with an adjoin
ing regiment which was situ
ated on a mountain. Shortly
after leaving the position, the
patrol ran Into unexpected
small arms fire, which killed
two and wounded six of the
men.
"Upon observing an enemy
LT. ANDERSON RECEIVES
SILVER WINGS
Second Lieut. Hunter W. An
derson, 19, who has been sta
tioned at San Marcos, Texas,
was one of the group from the
44 states that received his wings
as aerial navigator of the Army
Air Forces on Saturday, Feb
ruary 10, when he graduated
from the AAF Navigation
School, 1 a unit of the AAF
Training Command.
Lieut. Anderson entered the
advanced navigation school in
October 1944. Prior to going in
to the services he was a stu
dent at North Carolina State
College, Raleigh, following his
graduation from the Franklin
high school.
Lieut. Anderson is spending a
10-day furlough with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. George E.
Anderson, at their home on
F'ranklin route 1.
halfback prime mover pulling
an 88-millimeter artillery piece
into position to fire at the pa
trol, Childers immediately mov
ed forward his bazooka to en
gage this weapon. Disregarding
the deadly aim of the small
arms fire directed at him, Chil
ders took careful aim.
"The first rocket he fired fell
short, but the s?cond rocket
hit the ammunition and gaso
line. The resulting explosion and
fire destroyed the enemy half
back and artillery piece and
killed the entire crew of this
gun.
"The patrol was then able to
retire without sustaining any
additional losses. The high per
sonal courage displayed by
Childers in this action reflects
great credit upon himself and
is in keeping with the highest
traditions of the Army of the
United States."
His mother, Mrs. Pearl B.
Childers, resides on Route 3,
Franklin.
Forestry Essay Contest
Eligible to Graded School
John Wasilik, Jr., of the Nan
tahala Forest Service, has an
nounced that a Forestry Essay
Contest, sponsored by the
Franklin Rotary Club, will be
held in all the graded schools
in Macon county, and the sub
ject on which the Essay will
be written will be, "Why I
Should be Interested in Pre
venting Fires in the Woods and
Fields."
The prizes will be: First prize,
$10.00; second prize, $5.00; and
third prize, $2.50, and the fol
lowing rules are to be abided
by.
(1) Any pupil enrolled in the
6th, 7th or 8th grade of a Ma
con county school is eligible.
(2i Essays must be original
and must not exceed 500 words
written on ruled white paper,
using either pen or pencil.
(3) The principal of each
school' will select the three best
papers for his school and for
ward same to John Wasilik, Jr.,
ox Fred Bryson, both of Frank
lin, N. C., and all papers must
be submitted on or before
April 15, 1945.
(4) A group of competent,
.impartial judges will be ap
pointed who will select the 10
best papers and turn them
over to the Franklin Rotary
Club. The Rotary Club will
then appoint - a committee to
select the three winning pa
pers. Prizes will be awarded to
the winners at a Rotary Club
meeting In May, on a date to
be announced later.
C. T. Blaine, who has been
111 at his home on Harrison
avenue for the past several
months, was able to be on the
streets again this week.
Agreement Is Theme
Of Big Three Meeting
Rabun County-Clayton
Citizens To Build
Servicemen's Center
Rabun County and Clayton,
citizens have undertaken to
build a servicemen's center for
returning veterans, according
to reports in The Clayton Tri
bune.
This attempt to build some
thing for the returning service
men rather than monuments to j
their dead comrades is part of i
a movement throughout the
United States to build, con
structive and servicable memo
rials to the war dead instead
of cold marble structures. -
1945 RED CROSS
DRIVE BEGINS
Macon County Asked To
Raise $6,700 In War
Fund Campaign
Alongside the blue and gold
: service stars in millions of win
] dows throughout the United
States next month, another
symbol of service will be dis
played: ? the Red Cross contrib
utor's emblem.
With the 1945 Red Cross War 1
Fund Drive starting on March
1, a large number1 of volunteer
workers will go from home to
Ifcme. pushing toward this
j. year's quota of $200,000,000 and
Macon county's quota of $6,700.
They can tell the participants !
j in. the drive of what their con
J tributjons did last year and of
the tremendous job that lies
ahead for the Red Cross this
year.
Men overseas with the mil
| itary forces are becoming daily
| aware of the good that the Red
Cross" is doing, and are writing
j home to remind their parents j
| to donate to their local chap
ters. Only last week one Macon. I
| county boy who was a prisoner
of the German War wrote his
parents that the Red Cross de- ;
livered packages to them each
week and it was through then
help that enabled him to re
ceive his Christmas packages.
This has been the story of
many of the sick, wounded, and i
prisoners of war, of which Ma
con county has a goodly num
ber.
When the solicitors leaves
I your home this year, make ;
him feel good by having signed
"on the dotted line" and you
will feel good yourself to know
| that you have done your part
to help put the 1945 drive over i
f the top.
Lions Club
Entertain Rotarians At
Dinner February 12
At its first meeting of the
month, on February 12, the
Franklin Lions Club met in the
private dining room of the
Hotel Montague. Nineteen Ro
tarians, headed by ' President
H. W. Cabe, were entertained at
dinner. Lion Tail Twister Henry
enlivened the dinner through
impartially fining Rotarians
and Lions for late attendance
or failure to wear appropriate
organization buttons.
Other guests included Mrs.
Eloise G. Franks, superinten
dent Department of Public
Welfare lor Macon County, |
Pvt. Andrew J. Patton, home j
on leave from the Army, Vic
Perry, and guest speakers James
W. Pendland of Asheville, and
Miss Viola A. Titus of Waynes
ville.
j Mr. Penland, Rehabilitation
Agent for the Western District
of North Carolina, spoke on
the work of his department
with the blind and visually
handicapped. He pointed out
that blind work is also the
chosen field receiving particu
lar attention and sponsorship
of the International Association
of Lions Clubs. Mr. Penland in
troduced his co-workers, Miss
Titus, Special Case Worker for
the Blind, whose territory in
cludes all counties west of Ashe
ville.
Miss Titus, speaking from
notes in Braille, explained that
blindness, as she experienced
It, can be a helpless state only
so long as the Individual lacks
the Incentive to be useful. She
explained her work as one of
Roosevelt, Churchill, And
Stalin Meet At
Yalta, Crimea
An historic meeting of Frank
lin Delano Roosevelt, President
of the United States, Winston
Churchill, Prime Minister of
Great Britain, and Josef Stalin,
Premier of the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics- "the Big
Three" took place last week in
Yalta, a little port on the
Black Sea in the Crimea. Re
sults of the conference of these
three United Nations leaders
were made public this week. \
A reading of the text of the
Statement issued at the White
House in Washington after the
conclusion of the meeting con
tained the following important
points:
(1) A series of military de
cisions have beeh made for the
defeat of "the common enemy"
and "will be known only as we
i the United Nations' execute
them." (Significant was the
mention of an attack from the
north, as well as the east, west
and south, perhaps hinting at
new offensives against Norway
or Denmark, i
Occupation Of Germany
<2i The three powers have
reached decisions on the con
trol of Germany after her de
feat and surrender with em
phasis upon the intent of the
three governments in co-opera
tion with other United Nations
to destroy all traces of Nazi
ism and militarism from the
German nation.
(3) A commission will be set
up to investigate the terrps by
which Germany will make res
titution for the enormous prop
erty damage she has caused
throughout Europe and the
world.
141 The three powers will as
soon as possible create an in
ternational body to enforce the
peace based upon the begin
nings made at the Dumbarton
Oaks conference and have set
April 25 for another meeting of
the United Nations to prepare
the charter of such an organi
zation. i A significant side-fact
is that this is the final date- on
which the U.S.S.R. must give
Japan final notice if their non
aggression pact is not to be
continued for another five
year^.i
(5i The three powers have
agreed to act mutually in set
tling the problems of Europe in
the interim before final peace
is concluded. (This point is a
direct support of Mr. Stettinius'
previous statement that there
would not again be a crisis such
as caused by the unilateral ac
tion of Great Britain in Greece.)
Poland And Greece
(6) The three have agreed in
specific instances settling na
tion. problems in Europe. Po
land is to cede territory east
of the so-called Curzon line to
the U.S.S.R. with certain ad- .
justments and she is to create
a new government under Unit
ed Nations' direction composed
of merhbers of the Lublin Pro
visional Government recogniz
ed by the Soviet Union, the
Exile Government in London,
and the forces of the under
ground movement In Poland.
The Yugoslavian problem is to
be solved by inviting the mem
bers of the exile government
in London to enter the as
sembly of partisans now in ex
istence with a provision that
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convincing the blind In West
ern North Carolina that the
world offers opportunity. She
stated that when other argu
ments failed she could encour
age the discouraged by declar
ing: "I have done it1; you can
' do it." Miss Titus thanked the
Franklin Lions for assistance
rendered in her chosen field.
Her talk received spontaneous
and admiring applause.
At adjournment President
Cabe of the Rotary Club ex
pressed appreciation to the
Lions for an enjoyable evening.
The Franklin Lions are de
lighted to note that the Feb
ruary issue of THE LION, In
ternational's magazine on the
mailing list of 180,000 Lions in
fifteen countries, Includes a
feature article on a local Lion
activity. The article, entitled
"Safety Patrol is Outfitted With
Raincoats and Hats," is a re
print from Secretary Hawley's
December report to headquar
ters.