GEORGE CARPENTER ILL
IN MORGANTON HOSPITAL
George Carpenter, of Valdese.
formerly of Franklin, is critical
ly ill at Grace hospital, Mor
ganton, relatives here have
learned. Mr. Carpenter suffered
an attack of coronary throm
bosis.
CPL. GEORGE E. PATTON
BACK HOME FROM PACIFIC
? Cpl. George E. Patton, who, as
a member of the public rela
tions staff of the 6th marine
division, helped to ?rtap the
South Pacific islands, returned
to Fran klip Sunday, following
his discharge from the service.
The son of R. A. Patton, Cpl.
Patton served through the Oki
nawa campaign, and later was
transferred to China. Discharg
ed at San piego, Calif., he stop
ped en route home for a visit
with his sister. Miss Helen Pat
ton. in St. Louis.
Oil is being sought in Ethopia
by an American company.
I
To the Democratic Voters
of Macon County:
As you see in another column
of The Franklin Press, I am
seeking the nomination for
Representative in the next Gen
eral Assembly of N6rth Caro
lina. Before I decided to make
this race I was asked by good
citizens of almost every district
in the county to make the race.
I am 63 years old and for 42
years I have voted and worked
for the Democratic Party in
Macon County and anyv/here
that party felt the need of my
service, even two or three trips
to Raleigh on my own pocket
book. And as a result of such
work and cooperation with the
Democratic Party, I have lived
to see our good state climb to
a much higher place among the
other states of the Union.
I know and you know that
a Representative can do only a
limited amount during a session
of the Legislature and I have
been asked many questions
about what vl would do should
I go. And I feel that it's as
much in what I don't do or
undo as what I do in new leg
islation. My answer to some was
that it would be better for my
wife to tie me in the chimney
corner during the Legislature
than to pass some, not all, of
the Laws that have been pass
ed the last 12 to 15 years.
Should I be the successful
candidate, I shall feel that I
am a servant of the people of
Macon County and shall call to
gether a representative body of
citizens from every district in
the county to the courthouse
between the election and the
meeting of the assembly that we
may discuss the various needs
of the county, that I may know
what the people really want,
then go to Raleigh with a de
termination to pass some of the
most needful, constructive laws.
I have been asked many times
how I stand on the following
questions:
No. 1. Old Age and Dependent
Children's Assistance.
Ans. I favor making up bud
get to properly care for all on
the list, then adding to the
budget enough to care for
emergency cases that come up
between the time of making out
the budget.
No. 2. In Regard to Sheriff's
Pay Should the Office Change
Hands.
Ans. I had nothing to do with
its passing and shall leave it as
it is, regardless of who may be
elected sheriff.
No. 3. The Question of Beer
and Wine.
Ans. I believe our Governor
said he would give us a refer
endum on beer and wine six
months after peace was de
declared. The terrible guns of
war have hushed their roar and
I can't see any reason for wait
ing longer and I favor a refer
endum on beer and wine. Now,
not sometime in the far future,
let the people say what they
want.
No. 4. School Bus Drivers.
Ans. I am in favor and shall
fight for a school bus driver
not to be paid less than $50
per month. That said driver
shall be 21 or more years old,
of good morals, and a total ab
stainer from strong drink.
No. 5. Roads. '
Ans. I shall do all that with- 1
in one lies to get a gravel road i
through all the communities,
large and small In Macon Coun
ty at the earliest possible time.
We all know that the SHC has
done wonders in building roads
for the last 20 years, or more.
Also we know the last four
years we all had to give all our ,
attention to the winning of the
war, but that is over and these j
rural roads should have some
thing done and done now. And
leave the highways alone, only j
the patching crew. The products
I of our farms and forests are ;
needed; let's have a road to '
market.
No. 6. Teacher Retirement I
Fund.
i Ans. While the school teach- J
ers only get a meager living j
while on active duty in the
school room I feel that they i
j should have more than that $1 J
per day retirement that should !
read at least $1.50 per day, and
$2 would be more like It.
No. 7. Board of Education.
Ans. The way I feel about this :
is: that these five men should ;
| be of our best. They should !
j know the value of a dollar
j spent in a school, building,
! roofing, lumber, roajjs, grading,
house seats, school supplies, or
: for any other school purposes
j whatsoever, and as they are I
going to have to spend a lot of
j time in the next two to four
I years working out our school
I program I favor paying them
I for every hour spent on their
(official duty in behalf of the
! school children of Macon Coun
j ty. We have a big problem be
j fore us. No one man In the
| county or out is competent to
i spend a half million dollars of
j tax money, but six level heads
j with the hearty cooperation of !
| the citizens of the county can
j carry it out to a final and glor
! ious conclusion that will be a
j monument to our good county
| and place us up In rank with
other good counties of the
State.
I In closing let me say I will
I be glad to answer any and all
j questions and I hope to your
| satisfaction. In order that you
! may know my feelings toward
! North Carolina, I give you the
following:
Since back in the days of
! Aycock old Tar Heel has done
its best. I hardly think that
she's surpassed in North, South,
or West with education, health,
industry, highways, farming.
Let's keep her marching on
Here's hoping that all get reg
istered properly on the books.
And that you go to the polls
and cast your ballot. If . for me,
I will do my best to serve you
to the very best of my ability.
You, the voters, prescribe and
I will take the medicine* even
though it be bitter. (Closed
j with my theme song( I want to
I go there, I do.
J. M. RABY.
? WANT ADS
MACK SAYS:
If you have any surplus lA7s
or lH5s, help your neighbor by
bringing them in. These num
bers are still critical.
We have a selection of over
2,000 records.
We can electrify your hand
wound Victrola.
We cover buttons or buckles
to match any dress or coat.
FRANK6 RADIO & ELEC. CO.
Basement McCoy Bldg.
Franklin, N. C.
LOOK! LOOK!! The leathermaii
sold out and many did not
get the bargains they n< cded. I
will be back in Franklin, Sat
urday, May 4. Please come and
bring your neighbors. Will have
a good supply. G. V. Lovell, the
Leatherman.
A18 ? 3tp ? M2
FOR SERVICE ? Registered Es
sex male hog at ray place on
Route 4. Arvey Seay.
A25 ? 2tp ? M2
FARM FOR SALE ? 153-acre
farm for sale. Good house,
barn, and pasture and good
bottom land. Come see me any
Sunday l'A miles from Ciarkcs- j
ville, Ga., depot. L. A. Adams,
Route 1, Mount Airy, Ga.
A25? 2tp ? M2
WANTED ? Colored, woman for
part-time house work. Or
could use school girl. Apply to
Mrs. Weimar Jones.
FOR SALE ? Electric drills, paint
guns, paint spray outfit, cut
ting and welding torch, 20 h. p.
gas engine (new), 7 h. p. gas
engine, tilting table saw, wood
saw rig, screw plate set, pipe
fittings and valves, water wheel,
water pumps suitable for wash
ing logs, etc. Jack hammers,
screw jacks, belting, wheel pul
lers, pulleys, channel iron.? M.
Higdon at Franklin Hdw. Co.
MEN WANTED ? To cut and peel
hemlock by contract. Good
camps, good board and good
pay. ? Cliff Dockery, Highlands,
N. C.
M2 ? 8tp ? J 20
EXCELLENT BUILDING site for
sale. Lot 90 by 150 feet. Front
on two streets. Located in West
Franklin. Bob Sloan.
M2? tfc
FOR SALE? To highest bidder,
barn 29 by 29 ft; walls 1 in.
white pine, 18 in. wide, 16 ft.
long, outside weathered, inside
good shape, very few nails.
Enough lumber to build a house.
Clare Dove, Highlands, N. C.
FOR SALE OR RENT? A Lime
quarry. A. L. Dills, Ellijay,
N. C.
FOR SALE ? Burroughs adding
machine. A-l condition, just
back from being repaired and
cleaned. Call at Baldwin & Lin
er Market.
M2 ? 2tc ? M9
WANTED? One water jack. Call
169-W.
M2 ? ItcGO
FOR SALE ? One wheat drill and
a two-horse wagon, with bed,
in good condition. ? Thad Pat
j ton.
| M2? ltc
I OIL CLOTH ? First quality Co
lumbus, 54 in. wide, 45 cents
per yard. Belk's Basement, next
Wednesday morning. May 8,
only.
M2? ltc
HOLDING REVIVAL
A revival service is in progress
at the Green Street ( Negro t
Methodist church. The meeting,
which will close Sunday, is be
ing conducted by the Rev. E.
R. Norris, of Toccoa, Ga.
CLOSED
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS
WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, WILL CLOSE ON
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS, UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Beginning
May 8th
?
Ray Grocery & Feed Co.
Farmers Federation
Dryman Feed & Grocery Co.
Brown Grocery & Feed Store
I. T. Peek Feed & Grocery
G. & N. Groc. & Feed Store
?Continued from Page One
Dr. Wiley A. Rogers
Dies Suddenly
Rogers perhaps was best known
as a man. His good judgment
was widely respected and his
sense of humor was as familiar
as his face ? his stories always
brought laughter, and were of
ten repeated. And his plainness
and unaffected manner were
often remarked.
After his death, many friends
recalled with sadness that he
and Mrs. Rogers had just com
pleted and moved into a new
home, and remembered his i
quiet interest in that project.
Dr. Rogers was about his du
ties as usual Saturday. When
he went home about 6 o'clock
Saturday afternoon, he remark
ed that he felt unwell. He was
taken to Angel hospital about
9:30 o'clock, where he died
about two hours later.
Dr. Rogers' survivors include
his widow, the former Miss Ma
rie Renner, of Canton, Ohio,
whom he married in 1911; one
daughter, Mrs. Charles Ander
son, of Washington, D. C.; a
young grandson, Wiley Ander
son; one sister, Mrs. George
Hazel ton, of Oakland, Calif.; j
and a number of nieces and I
nephews.
The funeral tCrrangements
were under the direction of
Bryant funeral home.
Pfc. Clell Bryant, who has
been stationed at Camp Camp
bell, Ky., has received his hon
orable discharge and returned
to his home on Harrison ave
nue.
Jesse R. Ray, who has been
seriously ill, is improving, mem
bers of his family reported
Thursday.
A Few Items
You May Need
in
HARDWARE
Air Rifle Shot
Baseball Bats
Binder's Twin?
Brooms
Can Openers
Chicken Feeders and
Drinking Fountains
Clothss Hampers
Cross-Cut Saws
Dough Boards
Fishing Equipment
Flcurescent Light
Tubes
Farm Tools
Garden Plows and
Tools
Gc Devil Handles
Glass, cut to measure
Harness
Iron Wedges
Odd Dishes
Oil Stove Wicks
Pearing Knives
Pressure Cookers
Radio Batteries
Razors and Blades
Roll Rcofing
Screen Door Braces
and Springs
Sewing Machine
Needles and Parts
Shelf Brackets
Sinks
Stove Rolish
Towel Racks
Vigoro ? the complete
plant fcod
Wheelbarrows
?
We carry a comp'ete
line of Builder's
Supplies.
?
Keep checking with
us for all your
hardware
needs.
Franklin
Hardware
Company
/
On the Square - Phone 117
The Rev. R. P. McCracken, of J
Clyde, and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
McCracken, of Hazelwaad, were
here Monday to attend the fu
neral of Dr. W. A. Rogers.
George J. Johnston, of De
catur, Ga.. former manager of
the Western Carolina Telephone
company, was here Monday to
attend the funeral of Dr. W. A.
Rogers. v
CARD OF THANKS
To our neighbors and friends '
who stood by us so faithfully '
during the illness and death of
our mother, your expression of |
sympathy and deeds of kindness
will ever linger in our memory.
We thank each and every one
of you. Also for the many beau
tiful, floral offerings.
The Matlock Family.
Mrs. Joe Lassit?r, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. A.
L. Woo ten, and Mr. Woo ten in
Bradenton, Fla., has returned
to her home on Bonny Crest.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as adminis
trator of Zeb V. Shope, deceased,
late of Macon County, N. C..
this is to notify all persons hav- \
lng claims against the estate of
said deceased to exhibit them to
the undersigned on or before
the 1st day of May, 1947, or
this notice will be plead in bar(
of their recovery. All persons
indebted to said estate will
please make immediate settle
ment.
This 1st day of May, 1946.
LAKE V. SHOPE,
Administriuo/
M2 ? 6tc ? Jfi
QUICK SERVICE
Painting, Body arcd Fendsr Work
ESTIMATES GIVEN
MACON TRACTOR &
EQUIPMENT CO.
Palmer Street
PANORAMA COURTS
Dming Room
NOW OPEN
Country Ham ? Fried Chicken Dinners
Sandwiches, all Kinds
: ?
ALEX and LESTER ARNOLD, Mgrs.
7 a. m. 12 p. m.
MACON THEATRE
SUNDAY MATINEE 2:30 ? NIGHT SHOW 9:00
WEEK DAYS 3:15 - 7:15 - 9:15
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, May 5, 6, 7
ntrco
WAS THE
DEADLIEST
OF THE
SEVEN
DEADLY
SINS!
Wednesday, Thursday, May 8, 9
MERLE
OBERON
CLAUDE
RAINS
Friday, May 10
James Cagney In "CITY OF CONQUEST"
Also: "PHANTOM RIDER" No. 1
Saturday, May 11 ? Double Feature Program
Rod Cameron In "BEYOND THE PECOS"
Also: "BRIGHTON STRANGLER"
Owl Show at 10:30 ? Out at 12:00 o'clock
Ruth Terry, In "TELL IT TO A STAR"