?Continued From Page One Will Give Swimming, Water Safety Courses beginners and intermediates, to be held throughout the rest of the Summer The lakes of the Nantahala National forest have been made available for this program. Mr. Fysal will return in Sep tember. according to present I plans, to offer courses in first aid and accident prevention. In this field, two courses are pro vided One has to do primarily with home accidents and is a 12-hour course; the other covers both home and farm accidents and is a 15-hour course. Those attending the meeting, in addition to Mr. Huneycutt and Mr. Fysal, were John D. Alsup, representing the Nanta hala National forest, S. W. Men denhall. county farm agent, rep resenting the 4-H clubs. William Crawford and George Hill, from the Franklin High school, and Carl Tysinger, chief of the Franklin Fire department and chairman of the local Red Cross safety committee. Renshaw Is Speaker At WNCAC Meeting E W. Renshaw, supervisor of the 'Nantahaia National forest, made a talk at the meeting of Western North Carolina Asso ciated Communities, held Tues day at the Ecusta plant, . in Transylvania county. Others on the program include J. Herbert Stone, regional forester, of At lanta, and Carl Krueger, of Asheville, Pisgah supervisor Mr. Stone, former Narvtahala super visor, spent Monday night here, en route to Ecusta. Schedule Of Clinics Given By Mrs. Gaines Mrs. Josephine D. Gaines, pub lic health nurse, has. announced clinics as follows: Otter Creek school April 21; Kyle school April 23; and Highlands school April 24. All the clinics are set for 10 a. m. In addition, a fourth Friday clinic will be held in Franklin April 25 from 10 a. m. to 3:30 p. m. ? Mrs. Clem Sutton, of Wash ington, Ga., spent the week-end here visiting her mother, Mrs. S. H. Lyle, and her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Lyle, Jr. The Rural Electrification Ad ministration has approved loans totalling 3 and a quarter mil lion dollars to 13 borrowers in nine states. SPRING Print and Cotton Dresses Sizes 12 to 20 Specially Priced at $1.98 to $2.98 ? Chints Ideal for Drapes and Quilt Linings Specially Priced at 29c yd. ? FRANKLIN Variety Store Our (Great America ft madT\ HoO??f 6EoJvi*l AMERICA f STANPIN6 IM PEPHAM, MA ii.; AMP TOM/ me XPVf? FKAME *00$E IN AMERvGA, TME FAIRBANKS M005E BUILT IN 1632. *>ihCW LUMBER WAS HAnP-SAWEP FO? THi5 ANCIENT PWCU.M6, AMERICA4* (ORtrt ?*A/H ??ONWN 9 '/Z TRILLION 03A?D FEET OF SA*J TlMBEW ENOUGH TO Bu'lP 950.000.000 AVERAGE FIVE KOCKA HOUSES. ? JUA^ \ y\ , ^ o v// JR tt?EARO? It COW7INUOU5 IN AMERICA* F0R6 INPUffRIE*. V?EN "THE ARMy NEEPEP A MAP PAPER "THAT WOULP NOT TEAR EVE hi WHEN wet; PAPER VlAKEWS PEVELOPEI? * ."JET ?TREN$ TM " PAPER, IrtEP TOPAy IM PSPER BA?S.?, THl/ My IT? JU4T IMf WMtf FOR THE PEN WAT (WRITE* UNPER VUATER f WtftiQNi FORES T* WERE Or4Ce AM0N4 THE KUTHH5T IN AMERW.A, ANP THBV MAV Be a6A\>J ? THAT STATE- l"EAP$ \M REFORESTATION, HAVtN<5 PlANTO MORH THAM THREE TIME* A* MA My NEWJ TKEE* LAM YEAR A* ANy othek wrn& Mines Will Long Continue Hazard To Ocean Shipping ?Continued from Page One Courthouse Here Called Oiic Of 'Worst' In Area Dean Monday morning, the grand jury was drawn and Judge Bobbitt delivered his charge to that body. Members of the grand jury were Manson L. Stiles, who was appointed foreman, Edd Odell, Joe Angel, T. L. Williamson, H. S. Talley, S. R. McConnell, E P. Moffiu, Dennis Ghormerly, W. E. Hod 1 gin, Sam Bryson, Jr., Harley Ramsey, Osborn Younce, J. C. ! Brown, Fred Lowe, David A. Mc | Call, Ervin Bradley, Norman I Reece, and Frank Johnson. The names of the jurors were drawn by Linda Kay Smith, j four-year old daughter of Pa | trolman and Mrs. Pritchard Smitlf, Jr. ? In his charge, Judge Bobbitt cited the grand jury system as one of the ways the government is kept close to the rank and file of the people, explained the process of handling bills of in dictment and of making pres entments, and instructed the jurors as to their duty in in vestigating the county's offices, institutions and properties. In commenting on the court house, Judge Bobbitt remarked with a smile that "grand juries ! from time immemorial have ! been making recommendations for a new courthouse in Macon County, as everybody in North Carolina knows. You probably will agree that something ought to be done, and quickly, for, with one exception, this court house enjoys the reputation of I being the worst in Western North Carolina". 1 NEWS about PEOPLE I *? 1-40 Friends Call As Mrs. Slagle Has 80th Birthday Mrs. Henry Slagle was hon ored at a celebration Sunday afternoon at her home in the Cartoogechaye valley, marking her eightieth birthday. Approximately 140 friends called during the afternoon, among them five ? Mrs. W. A. Setser, Mrs. Geo. A. Jones, Mrs. J. S. Sloan, Mrs. Myra Allman, and Mrs. C. C. Cunningham ? who are older than Mrs. Slagle, while the youngest guest was Tommy Nolen, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Nolen. The celebration was arranged by Mrs. Slagle's daughter and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Joe Set ser, Mrs. Fred Slagle, and Mrs. Richard Slagle. Two of Mrs. Slagle's six living children, Mrs. Setser and Fred Slagle, were present, while a third, Dr. Rich ard Slagle, telephoned from Philadelphia to wish her many happy returns. Mrs. P. E. Bingham and Mrs. T. J. Johnston presided at the tea table. Mrs. Slagle, who received many attractive gifts from ad miring friends, is the former Miss Margaret Gillespie. Reared on Wayah Creek, she has moved only once in her life? from her childhood home to that she and her late husband and their chil dren have occupied through the years. But though she always has made her home in one com munity, she has gotten around. She has traveled to the Far West to visit her children there, and after World War 1 she was one of the Gold Star Mothers who visited the military ceme teries in Europe. Will Cause 'Mysterious' Explosions At Sea For Years In the years ahead, there will be isolated reports of a big lux ury liner or freighters being damaged or sunk by "myster ious" explosions at sea. Some will be minor accidents, others may be tragedies claiming scores of lives. The seas know no armistice, and they will continue to nurse the man-laid bundles of de structions called "mines" for years to come. Mine-sweeping forces continue to pluck the ex plosives from restless waters, but they can never achieve complete success. On the brighter side, however, leaders of the minesweeping fleet predict the seas will be I "reasonably safe" for traffic in another year. The International Mine Clear ance authority, with headquar ters in London, has estimated that hundreds of thousands of naval mines were laid in coastal waters during the war. And, since the war in Europe ended, | two British destroyers, four British minesweepers and 72 merchant, fishing and smaller civilian vessels have been sunk or damaged by mines in Euro pean waters aione. However, channels to the main ports of the world have been swept and most accidents | are due to faulty navigation, according to Capt. J. F. H. Crombie, director of minesweep ing in the British Navy. The task of combing mines from the sea is made doubly i 'iicult by the fact that ground mines, whipped up by rough seas, may suddenly regain "life" after the waters above them I have been swept repeatedly. Most thickly sown along Ihe j coasts of Europe, mines also in fest the Adriatic, the western Aegean, the waters of western Italy and the Malta area. More than 800 were laid in the Galf of Napels alone. In the Pacific, the mine prob lem is not so serious, but the waters around Japan were thor oughly mined by the United States The Japanese themselves laid a number of mines off the shores of Singapore, Java, the Malay States, Korea, Formosa and in the Sea of Japan. The United States sweeping forces have covered around 22, 000 miles in the Pacific, destroy ing about 12,000 mines. But, to cover all area where mines are moored would be impossible and it is estimated that^mines will continue to menace snipping off the Japanese coast and in Chin ese waters until they are deter I lorated by time, which may be about 1951. ; WANT ADS All Want Ads payable cash in advance. 1 Y? cents per word, with a minimum charge of 4n cents for each insertion. C lassified display, 10 cents per line. Set in capitals, bold type, or type larg er than regular, 15 cents per line. MACK SAYS" If you do not have a good ar rester and ground connection for that aerial you have, too bad when lightning starts. For free information, ask Mack or call 249. FRANKS RADIO & ELEC. CO. Phone 249 Basement of McCoy Bldg. The Truth About Catholics. . . . Is the Catholic Church really Catholic? You should know the REAL FACTS. Write for free information to ? Box 351, Whiteville, N. C. F27? lOtc? May 1 SHOE REPAIRS ? Guaranteed work. Second hand shoes for sale. Champion Shoe Shop, Ben nle Browning, Mgr. Basement McCoy building. A3 ? tf<; \T JOE'S Bicycle Shop you can ] get new and used parts. Guaranteed repair work. You :an rent a bike every day, ex :ept during church hours Sun lay. .13 ? tfc GOOD POSITION open for man and wife, veteran preferred, tc serve as caretaker for new ' Memorial building. If couple are amiliar with restaurant busi ness, excellent opportunity. Ad iress applications to Box 364, ] franklin, N. C. M27? tfc ( LOTS FOR SALE? Suitable for ' homes. City water. In East I Franklin, near Van Raalte and ? Highlands Briar plants Five minutes walk of Zickgraf Hard wood. Dan Bryson. M 27? tfc WANTED ? Woman for cooking , and house work for summer, in Highlands, N. C. Live In nouse. If interested, write to Mrs H. D. Randall, 3141 Ports mouth Ave., Cincinnati 8, Ohio. A3? tfc UONCRETE and Clament Blocks on our yard at Otto. Suitable for all kinds of building pur poses. Fire-proof and water- . proof. Otto Concrete and Clam ent Products, Tom Alley, Mgr. A3? tfc | WHITMAN'S CHOCOLATES ? Fresh shipments received every two weeks at The Carolina Mountain Shop, Cashiers, N. C. Sampler $1.75. Fairhill $1 25, plus sales tax, postpaid. Mail orders accepted. All mountain handi crafts. Send for free catalog. M27 ? 8tc ? May 15 BUILD your home, fire-proof and moisture-proof, with concrete blocks ? steam-cured for greater strength and durability. Fcr construction details, see W. A Hays, below Franklin bridge. N14 ? tfc WANTED? To buy Irish pota toes, country ham, and syrup. Top prices paid" Dryman Feed and Grocery. A10 ? 2tc ? A17 BOXWOODS FOR SALE? Over . 400 boxwoods, four years old, compact bushes from 12" to 15" 1 high. Price 50c each, or 40c when bought by hundred. See Mrs. Prelo Dryman at Dryman Feed and Grocery, or write Box 150. A10? 2tc? A17 GARDENS PREPARED FOR PLANTING ? No garden too small, no field too large. Phjne 806, George Borden, 3 miles out of Franklin on Bryson City fload. A10 ? 4tp ? Mayl WANTED? Good clean rags, 15c per pound. Stewart's Esso Sta tion, near the Courthouse. A10 ? 3tc? A24 FOR SALE? '34 Ford Sedan with '41 motor, good mechanical condition, good tires. Will trade for pickup truck. Thad Cloer, Franklin, N. C., Route 2. FOR ROOF REPAIRING and painting, see or write O. H. Jackson, General Delivery, Franklin. A10 ? 2tp ? A17 GOOD QUALITY HEAVY BREEDS 200 for $11.00 WORTHWHILE CHICKS .... 101 W. North Ave. Balto 1, Md. A10? 4tp ? Mayl Make Concrete Brick Make Concrete Blocks Build Homes of Brick Start a cash business, use a TYRA BRICK MAKER or TYRA BLOCK MAKER. Easily operated, only sand and cement and any old shed will do. Build homes cheaply the TYRA WAY. R K Tyra Corp., Box X, Tyra, Minn., P. O. Forest Lake. A17? ltc FOR SALE ? 1938 Bulck, 4-door sedan, excellent tires, fair condition, $395. First come, first serve. See at Zeb Angel's resi dence. FOR SALE ? Power units, gang edgers, wood saws, engine | stands, battery charger, wood lathe, vises, pulleys, pumps, generators, A. C. and D. C., pipe dies, soldering irons, motors. Hand trucks for acytelene tanks. Other useful items. M. Higdon, opposite depot. FOR SALE ? Vaccinating needle for stock. New. See W. M. Burch, East Franklin. A17 ? 2tp ? A24 MACON SPIRITUAL singers ? For personal appearances. See Eugene Love, at Burrell's garage or call 123. FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY? Commercial or farm type ham mer mills. Vlgoro, lawn mowers, lawn hose, oil stoves, fishing tackle and equipment. Roll roofing, shingles, cement, mor tar mix, plaster, and other building supplies. Franklin Hdw. Co., Phone 117. AI7 ? ltc WANTED ? One furnished or un furnished three or four room apartment for immediate occu pancy, in or near Franklin. Call 1303 or writ* Box 449. A17? ltc FLOOR SANDING and Finish ing ? New equipment, prices easonable, eighteen years' ex- : Derlence Will sand floors any where. J. J Grant, Bryson City, C M7 ? 3tp? Ml 1 GO FAR EAST, YOUNG MAN \ number of the famous, battle tested divisions on duty' ln Ja pan and Korea are now accept ing the enlistments of hand picked, keen young men for service in the Far East. Among these great fighting divisions are such noted units as the First Cavalry Division, now mechanized in Japan; the 6th Infantry Division, on duty in Korea; the 7th Infantry Divi sion, now in Korea; the 24th In fantry Division, known as the '?Victory Division," serving in Japan; and the 25th Infantry, ar "Tropic Lightning Division,' also stationed in Japan. A 3-year enlistment for duty In the Orient will enable you to choose one of these famous di visions ? and you can be a part of It, following initial training in the United States! A 20 per cent Increase in pay for overseas service, plus many additional advantages, makes this a line chance for the young man who wants to see distant lands and fill ^n important post in tl\e peacetime Army Ask ioi detailWt U. S. Army Recruiting Station, Asheville, N. C. A17? ltc PACK SQUARE BEAUTY SCHOOL T/i N. W. Pack Square Asheville, North Carolina Students enrolment accepted daily. Phone or write for full in formation. A 17? tfc FOR SALE ? 9-plece walnut dining room suite, practically new. For further informtaion Phone 108. FOR SALE or trade ? GMC truck, 2'A tons, 6x6, 1941 I model. Excellent condition, good tires. W C. Nichols, Box 403, Bryson City, N. C. WILL RENT or share crap, acreage at Lullwater Place, Gneiss, N. C. R. L. Smith, Box 5024, Daytona Beach, Fla. A 17 ? 3tp ? Mayl ? ? ? - ? -r 1 AUCTION SALE? All my house hold furnishings, one horse, logging tools, canned goods, and Jttier items, Saturday morning, April 19, at 10 o'clock Fred L.. Tippett, about 3 miles out Bry son City road on the old Bass Collins farm YES, MORGAN'S sure have played the duce, they made me fat, I must reduce But how can I turn the good eats down, while filing saws in Franklin town. George Johnson. FOft SALE OR TRADE? 1941 Chevrolet, 2-door sedan. Good condition. See Dean F. Mash burn, Cullasaja, N C. A 17? 2tp? A24 FOR RENT? Half an acre gar den. Very good garden land. See Mrs. R M. Ledford, on White Oak Street. LOST ? Black billfold, Monday afternoon somewhere In Franklin. Contains identification card with name of Mrs. Nellie G. Shirley and Social Security Card. Also one key, and about $75 or $80 in money. Return to Press office or Mrs. Nora Mizelle and receive reward. CEMENT, ROLL roofing, tin tubs, lawn mowers, Zenith radio batteries, 9 x 12 rugs, rub ber boots, coffee pots, tea ket tles, Pittsburgh paints. Macon County Supply Co. A17 ? ltc FOR SALE ? Rock crushing out fit, set up, ready to go, near town, short haul complete with compressor, crusher, screws, cars, drill equipment. For fur ther details, see M. Higdon, op posite depot. MACON THEATRE WEEK DAYS? Matinee 3:15; night 7:15-9:15. SUNDAY? Matinee 2:15; night 9:00. Sunday, April 20 John Lcder In "WIFE OF MONTE CRISTO" % Monday, Tuesday, April 21, 22 Andrew Stone presents GAIL RUSSELL -CLAIfiE TREVOR ANN DVORAK - ADOLPHE MENJOU Wednesday, Thursday, April 23, 24 iBREXTNIBSOr ? .RKOMMENDHf i I | WAITER WINCHElt KILLERS Friday, April 25 Morgan Conway In "DICK TRACY VERSUS CUE BALL" Saturday. April 26 ? 12:00 Til 9:15 O'clock Kirby Grant In "GUNMAN'S CODE" 9:30 O'clock Til 11:00 O'clock Sidney Toler In "DARK ALIBI"