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? Continued frum Page One i 100 REGISTER FOR DRAFT IN FIRST 2 DAYS those men next Tuesday. In registering, a man is re quired to give the date and place of his birth, his residence, his marital status and whether he has children, and to state if he has previously been in the armed lorces, and if so, give data regarding his service. In commenting on the regis tration, local draft board offi cials praised the spirit of the registrants. There is no "grip ing", they said. , Tuesday and yesterday were the dates set lor the registration of men born during the calen dar year 1923; that is men who have, or will, become 25 this year Other age groups will fol low. In commenting on this, E. W. Long, draft board chairman, emphasized the importantance of men's registering on the dates assigned to their age groups. Today (Thursday! and Friday men born in 1924 are required to register. Those born in 1925 will regis ter Saturday of this week and >?..? jummum? ? ? Register Now! 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Po?t Office Clerk Examination Planned A competitive examination ! for the position of substitute 1 clerk, for filling vacancies at the post office In Fran torn, has been announced by the U. S. Civil Service commission. The position pays $1.29 per hour. Details and application blanks may be obtained at the post office. Tuesday of next. Men born in 1926 are required ; to register Wednesday and Thursday of next week, Septem ber 8 and 9. - Those born in 1927 will reg ister Friday and Saturday, Sep tember 10 and 11. Those born in 1928 will reg ister Monday and Tuesday, Sep tember 13 and 14. Those bom in 1929 will reg ister Wednesday and Thursday, September 15 and 16. Men born in 1930, prior to September 19 of that year, will register Friday and Saturday, September 17 and 18. | And those who were born j after September 19, 1930, will | register on their 18th birthdays, or within five days afterwards. As each age group completes | its registration, the local draft board forwards a report of the number registered to state se lective service headquarters in Raleigh. A registrant can speed his own registration, It was pointed out, by having the following in formation in his possession at the time he presents himself lor registration: 1. The local board with which he. was registered under the Se lective Training and Service act of 1040. 2. If the registrant was ever I rejected for service In the arm ed formes, he should be able to give the date of such rejection. 3. A registrant who served in i the armed forces of the United States or a co-belligerent na- 1 tion since September 10, 1940. should be able to give the j branch of armed forces, his service or serial number, the date he entered the armed force, the name of the last organiza tion he served with, and the date of his separation from the service. 4. If the registrant is at pres ent a member of the national guard or the active or inactive reserve of the army, navy or marine corps, he should be able to give the granch of the armed forces, his service or serial num ber, the date he entered the service, and his present grade and organization. Miss Mary Frances Dalrymple has as her guests this week, the Misses Barbara Kale and Mar garet James, of Waynesville. Miss Hale and Miss James are classmates of Miss Dalrymple at Mars Hill college. ?Continued from faff* On* Court Collects $3,019 .. In Fine*, Forfeitures ? . costs. Verdicts of $50,000 and $10,000 had been sought. In the case In which John H. C. Perry sued General and , Mrs. William R. Dear, all of ? Highlands, for $2,300, allegedly due as a real estate commis sion, a jury which received the case at 10:15 o'clock Wednesday i morning, at 4 p. m. reported It . could not agree and a mis-trial j was declared. The questions at issue were whether the property for which j the plaintiff allegedly found a I buyer was the property listed ! with him by the defendants, and whether the rate of 10 per cent real estate commission was the rate that should be paid, if any. Five divorces were granted during the civil term, as lol lows: Ruth S. Mack from Ehrman J. Mack, Paul Scroggs from Blanche Scroggs, Blane Jenkins j from Bertha Mae Jenkins, and Lester Patton from Reba Pat ton. A resolution, signed by Judge George B. Patton, presiding, thanking T. B. Higdon for the ! judge's chair he recently pre sented to this county, was ord ered spread upon the court's minutes. The resolution, 'commenting that Mr. Higdon, former Ma con resident flow practicing law in Atlanta, "as a token of love lor his native county, purchas ed and gave to Macon County a line, modern leather-uphols tered chair for the presiding judge's of this court", declared that "this court and the Ma con County bar hereby express to Mr. Higdon their deepest ana sinceiest tiianks for his tnought fulness and generosity ia donat ing to our good county the fine judge's chair that is now in the courtroom". Grand Jury Report The text of tne grand jury report, signed by Foreman George Gibson and filed last week, follows: "1. A party of six msn visit ed the jail and made the fol- | 1 lowing report: "(a) Heavy screen needed j over barred windows. "(b) Repair spring on upstairs j safety door. "(c) Unclog floor drains. "(d) D. D. T. spray required. I "(ei Repair front screen door. | "(f? Jail in good condition, considering the type and age | of the buiiaing. "2. A party of six men visited I the courthouse and made the | following report: "(a- Clerk of court's office in 1 i goad shape records need more 1 1 space. "(b) Register of deeds' office J in good shape? records need more space. 1 "(c) sheriff's office in good i shape ? records require more ! ??Continued from Fag* On* Fined Rites Are Held For j Pvt. McCall three sisters, Mrs. Ben Webb, and Mrs Claude Penland, ot near Highlands, and Mrs. Charlie McCall, of Gneiss. The body, which arrived in Franklin late Monday, was tak en tp the parents' home Tues day, and was removed to the church shortly before the serv ice Wednesday morning. Pall bearers were Claude Talley, Rad ford Talley, Lawrence Bryson, Arthur Talley, Taft Henry, and Bryan McCall. Funeral arrange ments were under the direction of Bryant funeral home. ? Continued from Page One DRYS WIN lO-TO-1 BALLOT VICTORY fees for a 12-month period on May 1. Saturday's election was the second called in this county cn the issue of legal sale of beer and wine. An election that had been set for last February was canceled by an injunction ob tained three days before the date for the election. The Injunction issued last week ordered the election held, but ordered the county board of elections not to certify make legal and fhial) the returns, pending the hearing before Judge Sink September 10. Under terms of the order, Issued by Judge J. H. Clement in Wilkes boro, the votes were counted, and the ballot boxes then were padlocked and brought to Franklin and turned over to the sheriff to be held. The board of elections met Tuesday morning and canvassed the vote, but did not certify it. space. "(d) Rest rooms need coat of paint over lower window panes for privacy and require good cleaning. "3. A party of four men visited the county home and made the following report: "(a) New paint job needed ind general repairs on build ing. "(b) Bathroom out of order. "(c) Upper porch dangerous iecayed floor. "(d) Two leaks in roof. "(e) Fire escape dangerous. "(f) Well kept and clean, but medical attention needed for ane of the inmates. Recommend that the county nurse visit ths some. "4. Prison camp was visited i ay four men and the following v report was made: n "All in good shape." s' -Continued Prom Pag* On# MACON SCHOOLS READY TO OPEN Margaret R Flanagan, Mrs. Virginia Ramsey, and Mrs. May beryl Moody. High school assignments are as follows: History and social studies. Miss Roberta Enloe and Miss Pauline Reld; science, Mrs* E. J. Whltmlre, Jack Angel, and Miss Myra Waldroop; matha matlcs, Mrs. Lois F. Fulton, J. C Hawkins, and Mrs. W. H. Fin ley; English, Mrs. Katherln P. Mathews, Mrs. Mary R. Brown, and Mrs. Marie Stewart; Span ish, Mrs. Olivia Johnson; com mercial studies. Miss Annie Bailey; home economics, Mrs. (Catherine O'Neil; vocational agriculture, E. J. Whitmire, and physical education, Mllburn At kins. ? Conlinwd From Pa|a On* Launch Move To Build Athletic Field Here volunteer basis. Fred Moore has done the necessary grading in preparation for concrete pour ing, and has cleaned up the {rounds. And school authorities ire engaged in enlarging and remodeling the field house and idding showers. C. S. Brown has offered the ise of his concrete mixer and i man to operate it. And W. C. Jurrell will provide trucks to laul sand, gravel, and cement. It will take money for the >resent project, and for future mprovements, committee mem >ers pointed out. Many indivld lals have offered Uf donate their abor. These offers are appre iated, members of the commit ee said, but they explained hat most such donors could ;ive their time only at night, ind that it is* not practicable o pour concrete In this country ,t night. Those who wish to lelp are asked, therefore, to ;ive the money equivalent of a lay's labor, or more. Contrlbu lons should be made to Mr. Lrcher or Mr. Gaines. Persons attending Monday light's meeting Included Mr. iaines; Mr. Archer; Coach Mil ium Atkins; Thomas L. Jami on, Wood row Shope, Jack Ang 1, Weaver Shope, R. E. (Tony> Velchj and J. G. McCollum, rom the V. F. W.; Mr. Allison nd John D. Alsup, from the egion ; Mr. Flnley, Rufus Snyd r, H. L. Bryant, and W. W. Bill) Sloan, from the Rotary; nd Prltchard Smith, Jr., T. W. ingel, Jr., B. L. McGlamery, and ] N. (Joe) Dowdle, from the ions. DRYMANS PLAN REUNION The Dryman family reunion 'ill be held at the Earl Dry lan home at Scaly Saturday, tarting at 12:30 p. m. AIRPORT CLOUD t DAYS Mr. and Mrs. Grant Zickgraf and Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Perkins will fly to Cleveland, Ohio, for the automobile races there Sep tember 4, 5, and 6. In the ab sence of Mr. Zlckgral and Mr. Perkins, the airport here will be closed over the Labor day week-end. HAVE X-RAY REPORTS Persons who have not receiv ed reports on their X-ray ex aminations, made when the moble X-ray units were in .til's county, are asked to call at the county health office In the Ashear building here. The health office has a number of reports the post office was unable to deliver, It was said. FOR SALE SAND, BUILDING ROCK FIREWOOD WANTED FIREWOOD OR LUMBER SAW TRUCK, BULLDOZER CEDENT BLOCK MACHINE SAND PUMP John R. Hoch Hi Miles North on 64 HIGHLANDS. N. C. give 'em a start . . . You're giving that boy or girl of yours who's go ing away to callege this month a start toward an education. But what about the fi nancial future? That depends on SAV ING . . . and there's no better way to save than through INSURANCE. Give that youngster of yours a start toward fi nancial security by buying him a life insurance policy. E. J. CARPENTER Special Agent Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co. Bank of Franklin Bldg. For . . . 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