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III ifaftllii if tU jutb ?Il)e <ijighlanW JRaconian PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL INDEPENDENT Keep America On Top! ? Down With Inflation! ? Pay No High Prices For Black Market Goods! VOL. XL? NO. 38 FRANKLIN. N. C.. THURSDAY, SEPT. 20, 1945 $2.00 PER YEAR COUNTY BOARD MET MONDAY Transact Unfinished Busi ness At Called Session Macon county commissioners met in called session on Mon day and transacted unfinished business left from the regular meeting. The commissioners made a trip to the county home and voted to make the necessary improvements and repairs that are badly in need of, which in clude fire escape, reflooring the porches and repainting. Lester Southards, who has been keeper of the county home was elected for another year. Bobby S. Sloan, who met with the board, was elected as an aid and director for returning veterans. He will have his of fice in the grand jurors room in the courthouse and will as sist and help all discharged soldiers in any way possible or necessary in obtaining pensions. Insurance and helping to get get placed on new jobs. Football Team To Play- Opening Game Friday Night W. G. Crawford, Coach for the Franklin football team, as sisted by Lieut.-Colonel Grant Wilson, who recently returned frcyn three years service over seas, have been busy getting their boys in readiness to play in the opening game on Fri day night. Coach Crawford said that much interest had always been manifested by the team, but never had he seen so much in terest displayed nor had he ever had such a large group of boys playing as there are this year. The official football season will open on Friday night at 8 o'clock when the Franklin Panthers will meet the Sylva team on the Sylva field. The local team have elected Larry "Smily" Cabe as their captain again this year, and Howard Horsley as co-captain. The girls in the Franklin high elected' their cheer leaders and they include Freda Potts, chief cheer leader, and the assistants include Marjorie Constance, Freda Arnold, Lucille Hannah, Ruth Neely, George Blaine, and Ronald White. ? Coach Crawford wants to thank the citizens of Franklin for their splendid cooperation they have given in helping to re-organize the team this year. Coach Crawford gives the schedule for the seasons games. They are as follows: September 21, Sylva, Sylva field. September 28, Hayesville, local field. October 5, Murphy, Murphy fielt}. October 12, Hayesville, Hayesville field. Oct. 19, Brevard, local field. Oct. 26. Canton, Canton field. Novem ber 2, Sylva, local field. No vember 9, open. November 16, Bryson City, Bryson City field. November 22, Brevard, Brevard field. November 29, Murphy, at local field. Macon Students Entering Various Colleges For Fall Term A large number ol young people from Franklin and Ma con county have entered the various colleges and Universities for the fall season. Among them include : Miss Jessie Lea Downs, Berea College, Berea, Ky.; Miss Mary Alice Rickman, Mercer Univer sity, Macon Ga.; Miss Barbara Stockton, Brenau College, Gainesville, Ga.; Miss Elizabeth Wasillk, New Rochelle College, New Rochelle, N. Y.; Miss Mary Frances Page and Miss Merrily Brooks, Stephens College, Co lumbia, Mo.; Miss Ann Ray, University of Tennessee. Miss Mildred Reid, Merideth College, Raleigh, Miss Louise Penclergrass, Miss Emogene Landrum, Miss Margie Blumen thal, Miss Mary Lou Liner, Miss Carolyn Long, Miss Betty Jane Waldroop, Miss Frances Furr, Miss Myra Slagle, Miss Virginia Burnette and Miss Margaret Corbin, to Woman's College, University of North Carolina, Greensboro; Miss Betty Horsley, Wake Forest College, Wake For est. LeKoy Koper, Max Farrisn and Clayton Ramsey, to North Car olina State College, Miss Dor othy McCutcheon, Wellesley Col lege, Wellesley, Mass.; Rufus Pannell, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Miss Jan et Harrison and Miss Emma Lou Hurst, Cecil Tallent and Clyde Drfke, Mars Hill College, Mars Hill; Miss Betty Sue Til son, Miss Pearl Rickman, James Stockton, James Erwin Bradley and Charles L. Browning, Bre vard College, Brevard; Miss Car rie Lee Roper, Winston-Salem, School of Beauty Culture, Win ston-Salem. Miss Louise Carpenter, Miss Carolyn Leach, Ida Mae Dowdle, Jessie Ruth Stewart, Mary Raby, Evelyn Norton, Hazel Morgan and Don Cabe, Western Caro lina Teachers College, Cullo whee. (Editor's Note) It is impos sible to get a complete and ac curate list of all the girls and boys who go off to college with out the parents are interested enough to send them to the Press. So "4f your child's name lis left out of this list, which we fear is incomplete, don't bl?me us. Game And Fish Protectors Wanted' The North Carolina Division ( of Game and Inland Fisheries announce openings for District Game and Fish Protectors In District No. 1, composed of Cherokee, Graham, Swain, Clay, Macon and Jackson counties. Applicants may receive appli cation blanks by writing to the Division of Game and Inland Fisheries, Raleigh, N. C. Ex amination will be held in Bry son City on September 25. Requirements All applicants must be be tween the ages of 22 to 40. Pass physical examination. , Height, not less than 5 feet 8 inches. Weight, not less than 150 lbs. High school education or equivalent. . Lumber For Home Building Goes Into Civilian Channels Early relief for the home building market, long starved of lumber by military necessity, is .seen by Henry Bahr, director, economic and statistical serv ices, National Lumber Manufac turers Association. More than 80 per cent of current lumber production, he reports, Is now moving freely into civilian channels. "Since the current rate of lumber production while sub stantially lower than peak war time levels, is about 20 per cent above the pre-war rate," he said, "the present rate of "^Civilian supply Is at least as great as In the pre-war period. Of course, the pipeline must be pumped full again. Stocks at retail yards are at an all-time low as a result of diversion to military uses, and a substan tial part of production during the next 60 or 90 days will be needed to restore minimum working inventories. It is not probable that stocks will reach pre-war levels In the near fu ture. tv.t lumber U now mov* ing to consumers in substan tial volume and should be ade quate to meet immediate con struction requirements. "Available manpower Is in adequate and governmental re strictions are retarding produc tion in some areas. OPA, for example, refuses to make price adjustments as k>ng as 75 per cent of an Industry is break ing even or making a profit. In lumber, many of the marginal operators, representing the oth er 25 per cent, have been clos ing and more may be expected to close. "While the labor supply situ ation is Improving slightly, the gradual return to a 40-hour week, at the insistence of the unions in the west, probably will prevent any increase in production. In the final analy sis, ceiling price limitations and curtailment of hours will prob ably mean further declines but It Is anticipated that total pro duction will remain above the Ipra-war rate during the com 1 tng tw?lve-month?." NEWS OF OUR* MENwWOMEN IN UNIFORM , KERMA C. HOLLAND S 2/C Kerma C. Holland, whose wife and children reside in the Elli jay section of Macon county, has recently been admitted to a United States Naval hospital in Hawaii, according to a let ter received by Mrs. Holland. Seaman Holland h^s served aboard the battleship USS New York for 11 months and par ticipated in the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He is ex pected to arrive in the States soon where he will be admitted to a hospital nearer his home. Seaman Holland joined the navy on June 8, 1944 and took his training at Camp Peary, Williamsbourg, Va. Prior to go ing into the navy he worked for the Tinkin Detroit Axle Defense project in Detroit, Mich. MAJOR PERRY GOES TO LA JUNTA, COLO. Major Winton Perry, who has been spending his 30-day fur lough here with his mother, Mrs. J. E. Perry, left last week for his new assignment at La Junta, Colo. Major Perry was accompanied by his mother, and cousin, Mrs. A. B. CMohundro, who spent a week with Mrs. Perry's other son, Pvt. Vic H. Perry who is stationed at Lowery Field, Den ver, Colo. Major Perry recently return ed from overseas where he spent two years and had completed his 125th combat mission. He holds the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the Air Medal with 17 Oak Leaf Clusters. DANIEL T. BRYSON ABOARD USS ARKANSAS Daniel T. Bryson, seaman, second class, Franklin, serves aboard the USS Arkansas, "the grand old lady of the sea." Nearing her 33rd birthday an niversary ? September 17, 1945 ? she continues about her busi ness in the Pacific, one of the outstanding fighting ships of the war just ended. PFC. CLARK VISITS RELATIVES WEEKEND Pfc. D. L. Clark, Jr., who has been a patient at Lawson Gen eral hospital, Atlanta. Ga., fol lowing his being seriously wounded in the European the atre of war and his return to the states last summer, spent the weekend with his father, D. L. Clark, at West's Mill. Pfc. Clark was accompanied by Pfc. William Spoon, of Ashe boro, who was wounded in the European war and who has been a patient at Lawson Gen eral. They returned to the hos pital on Monday. Macon Soldiers Returned From European Theatre Among the number of soldiers who have been serving in the European theatre of war and have arrived at their homes here or are expected to arrive soon include the following: Pfc. Clell Bryant, Franklin; Cpl. Wade Setser, Franklin Rt. 2; Sgt. Joseph P. Shope, Otto; Pvt. Horace T. Nolen, Franklin; O. Mack Bingham, Franklin; James Weaver Bradley, Franklin Route 3; Judson C. Cunning ham, Franklin; Cpl. Bob San ders, Franklin; Staff Sgt. Hugh A. Johnston, Franklin; Pvt. Fred A. Jones, Franklin; Sgt. James Boston, Franklin Route l; Cpl. Arthur Xurpln, Frank lin, PFC. GEORGE H. ROPER Pfc. George H. Roper, son of ; Mr. and Mrs. George H. Roper, of Franklin Route 3, is now sta tioned somewhere in Manilla. Pfc. Roper entered the armed ? forces on April 7, 1943, and has been serving in overseas serv ice for the past two years. He has been in Australia, New Gu inea, and the Philippine islands. He was married to Miss Ruth Osborne, of North Wilkesboro. He is well and hopes to be coming home soon. FORD MANN, S 1/C ? HOME ON LEAVE Ford Mann, S 1/C stationed in Massachusetts in the fuel and ammunition depot, is home on a short leave with his wife and family and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James J. Mann on Frank lin Route 2. PFC. GASTON CLARK RETURNS TO ALABAMA Pfc. Gaston Clark, who has been spending his 30-day fur lough with his father, D. L. Clark, Sr., at his home at West's Mill, has reported to Tuscal loosa, Ala., for reassignment. Pfc. Clark entered the armed . forces In September 1943 and ' was serving with the First Cav- j airy Division. He wears the good conduct ribbon, four bat tle stars, one arrowhead, the < purple heart award and the j Philippine Liberation ribbon and c the Presidential citation. C S/SGT. RALPH CASSADA PRESENTED BRONZE STAR Staff/Sgt. Ralph Cassada of Franklin Route 4, was one of America's war heroes decorated at a parade Saturday morning. September 1, at the Camp But ner Convalescent hospital. Presentation of the Bronze Star Medal was made by Brig. Oen. Roy C. Heflebower, Com manding*. General. Organizations marching in re view in honor of the combat veterans included Companies A and B of the 3rd Battalion and Companies A. B, and C . of the 9th Battalion, and music was furnished by the 336th ASF Band. PFC. WAYAH C. RAY MEMBER ESCORT GUARD < Aiding in the speeding of ] American troops from Europe i for demobilization in the "Unit- i ed States is Pfc. Wayah C. Hay, Route 3, Franklin, a member i of the 142nd Military Police i Escort Guard Company at Camp i Washington in the Assembly ; Area Command. The company i is comprised of 127 members, veterans of five major cam paigns. Primary duties of the outfit, now stationed in Northeastern France, Include interior and special escort guard duty and trafflce control for the thous ands of mobile vehicles passing in and out of the immediate areas. The men also work in liason with French military authorities in preserving and maintaining peace in the near by historical cities of Reims and Laon visited by combat and service troop6 awaiting transfer back to the states. Pfc Ray, a seasoned trooper, who saw action In such cam paigns as North Africa, Sicily, Solerno, Anzio and Southern France, U now completing his tour or duty on the Continent before returning home. Roy Carpenter Purcheses Indian Mound Property Carr Hooper Guest Speaker At U. D. C. Mjei Carr Hooper, from the Co weta Experimental Station, near Otto who with his wiffc, was interned in Manilla for 37 months and who was recent ly returned to the States, was j the guest speaker at the Ma con County Chapter of the United Daughters of Confeder acy meeting which was held on Monday night at the home of I Mrs. W. M. Parrish at Otto. Mr. Hooper, who was speak ing in behalf of his wife wha . was unable to attend the meet ing, told of their interment from December 7, 1941 to the date of their liberation, por traying many of the tragedies and atrocious experiences and treatments they had undergone during that time. Mr. Hooper, who is a native of Jackson county, and Mrs. Hooper a native of Tennessee, had been in Manilla for 10 years prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and during their latter months were working with the Navy and Army. Mrs. Parrish, president, pre sided over the meeting and Mrs. J. Ward Long led the ritual in the absence of the chaplain, ; Mrs. Lon Campbell. Following the reports of the previously appointed committees, i yearly report of the Chap- I ;ers work was given. j: Misses Frances and Juanita Mien, daughters of the Rev. ind Mrs. V. N. Aliens enter gained the group with a couple j 1 )f vocal and piano selections. ' They included "I'll Take You Some Again, Kathalene" and j ?America Forever." The following committee was I . ippointed to nominate officers 1 ? be elected at the October . ' meeting to serve the Chapter 'or the ensuing year: Mrs. J. 1 ? Ward Long, chairman; Mrs. L,ester Conley and Miss Arietta 3olick. The October meeting will be t ; leld at the home of Mrs. Carl 3. Slagle on Cartoogechaye. A delicious sweet course was 1 lerved at the conclusion of the , 1 neeting. | 1 Rabies Conquest Is Seen As Near Welcome news for the owners >f North Carolina's 500,000 dogs J s contained in a message re- J :eived by this paper from the ' Raines Dog Research Center, J Jew York in connection with ' he observance throughout the 1 :ountry this week as National 1 3og Week. s Conquest of rabies, that an- ? ?ient and dreaded disease, is :lose at hand, states the Center, j ["he necessary scientific knowl- ; ?dge is already available and , rnly the full cooperation of the J log-owning public is needed be- , ore this disease is eradicated mce and for all. According to the Center, the , inswer to rabies lies not in any ; ] >ne remedy, but rather In a combination of several precau- ? j ionary measures. Stated in i ,heir simplest terms, here are | ,he conditions which must ex- j st before rabies can be per- 1 nantly licked: 1. Require all dogs to be kept ] )n leash when off the owner's i premises. (A dog on leash is I lot likely to get into trouble i with other dogs or be bitten.) 2. Preventive vaccination i igainst rabies annually of all ; logs who cannot be so confin- : ?d. (Experiments with once-a year vaccination have proven most encouraging.) 3. Rounding up all stray dogs. (Strays ? dogs out of control and not likely to be vaccinated? are the principal source of rabies infection.) # National Dog Week Is the time for all good citizens to re solve to tackle the stray dog problem, says the Center. Stray dogs have been called the "gansters and hoodlums of the canine world", whose misde meanors are a reflection on all dogs. Yet every stray dog is the product of the neglect and thoughtlessness of its owner. Many persons who rave over a "cute" puppy they purchased for a trifle or received as a gift, think nothing of turning It out to fend for Itself as it grows older. This Is cruelty in Its worst since, and a rank lln justict as w?U as menace to tbQM who take care their Recognized As Being Best Preserved Mound In North Carolina Roy Carpenter, Franklin resi dent, has purchased the Indian Mound from Miss Lula M. En loe, of Atlanta, Ga.j formerly of Franklin. This Mound, which is located inside the corporate limits of Franklin near the Little Ten nessee River bridge, was pur chased by Miss Euloe in 1902 from Edward H, Lathrop, and has been in her possession since. ? On numerous occasions ef forts have been made to have this Mound turned over to some archaeologist society in order to protect it from treasure seek ers and being plowed up, but none of these have been suc cessful. Local citizens on various oc casions have been in correspon dence with North Carolina State Historical Association with an idea of preserving this Mound for its pre-historical value. Mr. Carpenter Is now having the Mound cleaned off and put in readiness to sow in grass this fall, and as to what he plans to do later with this property and the land sur rounding it, were not made pub lic Thursday. The Indian Mound has been recognized by the State His torical Association as being the best preserved Mound in the State of North Carolina, and according to the story handed iown from the pioneer settlers 3t this county wherever Indians had their meeting places Mounds were built. Such seems to be the case in this instance in the three mounds in Macon :ounty. One Indian Mound is located m the "Hall Farm" in the West's Mill community and is known to science as the "Co wee" mound but to the early settlers it was known as the ?Townhouse Mound." It was >riginally 30 feet high and on ts top stood the "Townhouse" >r "Council House", where all >ublic business was transacted. Singing Convention Pine Grove Sunday A The Fourth Sunday Singing Convention will meet at the Jine Grove Baptist church on Sunday afternoon, September !3, beginning at 2 o'clock, it las been announced by J. M. iolt. All gospel singers are in cited to attend. The public is ilso invited to be present. Rummage Sale \t Otto Students in the second grade it the Otto school will hold a ummage sale at Otto on Sat lrday, September 29, with the proceeds derived from the sale A3 be used for the benefit of .heir school necessities. A va riety of things will be on dis play, so come early before ihey are picked over. Game W ardens On Duty Year-Round Game Commissioner John Findlay today said that a re sent report quoting him as say ing game wardens were on duty Dnly nine months in the year was an error. Wardens are on duty the year around, he said, and his remarks were meant to imply that all wardens would be expected to give their full time to their jobs. The error occurred when the State NeWs Bureau picked up a story published in an East ern, N. C. paper which had quoted Findlay as making the remark which he disavows. Twelve million pounds of dry salt pork will be offered for sale by the CCC in an effort to re lieve acute civilian shortages of meat in the Southern States. Seed alfalfa, permanent pas tures, and temporary grazing crops on September 1. Early seeding gives much higher yields. pets properly. It is unnecessary cruelty, too, In that iin practic ally every community respon sible Individuals and humane agencies stand ready to receive such unwanted animals and care for them while attempting to find new homes for them.