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VOL. LIX? NO. 11
FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1944
*2.00 PER YEAR
Red Cross War Fund Shows
Progress Towards $6,500
Reports Coming In From
County; Need For
More Dressings
Reports from all parts of the
county are coming In steadily,
according to John Archer,
chairman of the Red Cross War
Fund Drive. While most of these
reports are encouraging, it is
evident that there must be de
termined effort on the part of
all engaged actively in the drive
to raise the quota of $6,500 for
this county.
Two new names have been
added to the Honor Roll of
donors of $25.00 to the "Take
Care Of A Boy For A Year"
club. They are Frank Duncan,
and Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. 81a
gle, who have sent their dona
tion all the way from the State
of Washington, where they are
living temporarily.
The workers have.- made every
effort to see everyone in their
territories, but if there are any
who have been missed they are
asked to send or bring their
gifts to Claude H. Bolton, treas
urer, at the Nantahala Power
and Light office.
Crying Need For Bandages
Mr. Roberts of the Atlanta
regional office of the Red Cross
visited . the chapter this week
to make an appeal to the wo
men of the county to produce
more surgical dressings. This
call comes from National Head
quarters n Washington, where
news has come from the battle
fields and hospitals that the
dressings furnished do not fill
the need. The wounded are
pouring in and all sorts of im
provised dressings have had to
be used, he stated.
Mrs. M. Uibion
Taken By Death
At Macoin Heine
Mrs. Mamie Gibson. 55, died
at her home in the Cullasaja
section of Macon county, Sat
urday at 7 p. m.. following an
illness of seven months.
Funeral services were held ,
Monday at 11 a. m.. at the 6u
garfork Baptist church, with the
Rev. Frank Holland officiating.
Burial was In the church ceme
tery.
Born on September 11, 1888.
she was a life-time resident of
Macon county. She was the
daughter of the late John and
Harriet Jones Wilson. In 1905
she was married to Joseph Gib
son.
Pallbearers were Fred Angel,
Grover Sorrells, Joe Angel, Lu
ther Gibson, Grover Angel, and
Lex Angel.
Surviving are the husband,
one daughter, Miss Byda Angel,
Cullasaja; four sons. Lex, Har
ley, George and Ray Gibson, all
of Cullasaja; two brothers. Geo
rge Wilson. Highlands, and Zeb
Wilson. Cashiers Valley, and 3
grandchildren.
Potts Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
HONOR ROLL
Of Otto School
The following Is the Otto |
Creek honor roll for the 5th
and 6th months:
First Grade: Dale Brabson, >
Mack Cabe, Mack Pickens, Ruth i
Brown.
Second Orade: Douglas Con- 1
ley, Verlln Curtis, Hugh Dowdle, 1
Maryland Henson, Susan Phil
lips.
Third Grade: Bernice Curtis.
Fourth Grade: Catherine Cur
tis, Monta Rae Buchanan, Mil
dred Brown, Geneva Lou Moss.
Fifth Grade: Norma Craw
ford, Betty Norton, Sue How
ard, Dudley Conley, Carol Nor
ton, Harold Norton.
Sixth Grade; Edith Taylor,
Claude Curtis.
Seventh Orade; Adllne Cun
nlnghaf, Dorothy Cunningham,
Marie Shope, Gyneth Henson,
Willie Curtis.
SPECIAL SERVICE
FOR SERVICE MEN
A special service In honor of
the men and boys who have
left this community for the
armed forces, will be held at
the Ridge Crest baptist church.
Sunday afternoon, March 36.
from 2 p. m. to 4 p. m. A pro
gram has been planned which
includes a roll call and recog
nition of each one and also
different speakers will be heard.
Mrs. wuiiam wan, tne iormer
Miss Carolyn Potts of High
lands, began her duties as as
sistant Home Demonstration
Agent in Macon county on Mar.
1.
LIONS CLUB TO
SPONSOR CUBS
A.C. Tysinger Heads Pack
And Den Officers
Are Named<>
The Lions Club is sponsor for
the newly organized Cub Pack
No. 2 of the Boy Scouts, and
application has been filed with
the Daniel Boone council for a
charter.
A. Carl Tysinger is Cub mas
ter and John D. Alsup is assis
tant Cub master. Frank L. Hen
ry is chairman of the commit
tee, B. L. McGlamery, treasurer
and Thad D. Bryson, commit
teeman. The dens are organized
as follows:
Den No. 2, Mrs. Henry den
mother; Jack Tilley, den chief;
Cubs, Frank L. Henry, III, Dan
W. Angel, Kermit DeHart.
Den No. 3, Mrs. R. S. Jones,
den mother; Stanley Sutton,
den chief. Cubs, Allen Cart
ledge, Charles Rogers, Robert
Potts. Richard Jones, Jr.
Den No. 3, Mrs. Harry Tho
mas, den mother; Bergin Hall,
ren chief. Cubs, John Thomas.
Den No. 4, Mrs. John Archer,
den mother; Frank Murray, den
chief. Cubs, John M. Archer IH,
John D. Alsup.
Den No. 5, Mrs. A. C. Tysing
er, den mother; Jlmmie Wal
Iroop. den chief. Cubs, Robert
rysinger, Kenneth Carpenter,
Howard Patton.
Den meetings will be held
Mice a week and pack meetings
jnce a month. Parents who have
boys wishing to join must at
tend one pack meeting with the
boy wishing to Join before he is
eligible. The ages of boys eligi- |
ble for membership In the Cubs
Is, nine, ten and eleven years ,
Did.
Mrs. Andrew Gennett
Passes At Asheville Home
Mrs. Andrew Oennett, a for
mer resident of Franklin, died
suddenly last Thursday morn
ing at her home in Asheville,
and funeral services were held
on Saturday at 3 o'clock at the
home, with the Rev. W. A. Lam
beth of the First Methodist
church, officiating.
Mrs. Oennett, who was prom
inent in civic and social circles
In Asheville, was the widow of
the late Andrew Oennett, prom
inent lumberman. After resid
ing for six years in Franklin,
Mr. Oennett, who died in Octo
ber 1941, moved to Asheville and
with his brother, Nat Oennett,
founded the Oennett Lumber
company. Mrs. Oennett was the
daughter of the late Congress
man Farlsh Carter and Mrs.
Tate of Jasper, Tenn. She at
tended Brenau college, and Mary
Baldwin college in Staunton.
Va.
The survivors include one
daughter, Miss Julia Oennett,
student at Duke University, two
sons, Carter Tate Oennett of
Asheville and Lieut. Andrew
Oennett, stationed at the naval
air station, Dallas. Texas, one
sister, Miss Virginia Tate, and
two grandchildren, {Catherine
Pearce and Ann Stone Oennett.
Parents Receive Son's Medal
Mrs. Henry W. Cabe receiving air medal awarded Lieuten
ant Kenneth R. Cabe, from Col Stout; Mr. Cabe stands behind;
Miss Anne Cabe and Miss Helen Franks are partially conceal
ed. Mr. and Mrs J. S. Conley and Lt. Robert L. Burger in
background.
Left, Lt. Kenneth R. Cabe, 22, reported missing on com
bat mission, and whose air medal has been received by his par
ents. Right, Henry W. Cabe, Jr., 20, who lost his life in a plane
crash just before receiving his wings. Both are wearing their
cadet uniforms.
Mr. and Mrs. Cabe Receive
Air Medal Awarded To Son
Lt. Kenneth Cabe Cite*'
For "Courage, Coolness
And Skill"
Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Cabe
made a trip recently to the air
base at Greenville, S. C., where
they were presented with the
Air Medal which had been
awarded to their son, Lieut.
Kenneth R. Cabe. AAF, who has
been reported missing since
last November. The award was
made by Col. Oliver H. Stout,
Commanding Officer of the
Greenville Army Air Base.
Lt. Cabe was awarded this
medal for exceptionally meri
torious achievement, while par
ticipating in five separate bom
ber combat missions over enemy
occupied continental Europe.
"The courage, coolness and skill
displayed by these officers and
enlisted men upon these occas
ions reflect great credit upon
themselves and the armed
forces of the United States," the ,
citation said.
Lt. Cabe, a member of a bom
bardment squadron of the Un
ited States army, and nine
other members of the crew on
a Flying Fortress, which depart
ed from the British Isles on a
bombardment mission to North
western Germany, November 3,
was believed to have been lost
as a result of a collision in mid
air. Parachutes were used by
members n the crew, but as to
the number used and as to their
outcome, no further news has
been learned.
Mr. and Mrs. Cabe were ac
companied to Greenville by their
daughter, Anne, and Mr. and
Mrs. J. S. Conley and Miss Hel
en Franks.
About four months prior to
the time Lt. Cabe was reported
missing, Mr. and Mrs. Cabe's
other son, Cadet Henry W. Cabe
Jr., was killed in an airplane
crash at Valdosta, Ga., one
month before he would have
received his wings.
WAR BONDS
Lake Ledford of the U. S.
Navy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mil
ler Ledford of Prentiss, spent
a furlough with his family. He
is stationed at Sampson, N. Y.
Pvt. Horace T. Nolen, son of
Mrs. Jennie Nolen of, Cartooge
chaye, stationed at Camp Rey
nolds, Greenville, Pa. Before en
tering the service he was em
ployed with the Farmers Feder
ation. Mrs. Nolen is now living
in Bryson City.
FUNZAPOPPIN
NEXT WEEK
50 Local Stars To Give
Benefit Play For
P.T.A.
"Funzapoppin," a three-act
comedy with music, featuring
all local talent In a womanless
cast, with all-girl choruses, will
be presented at the court house
Friday and Saturday nights,
March 24 and 25.
The Franklin Parent-Teacher
assocatlon is sponsoring the
production under the chairman
ship of Mrs. John Archer, assis
ted by Mrs. Henderson Callo
way. Miss Slagle, a member
of the committee, has charge
of the music. Miss Ruth Ruther
ford of Dallas, Texas, is direct
ing the play and managing the
production.
A Victory Tots' Contest will
be a feature, with prizes award
ed the winners, on the last
night. They will be introduced
by their sponsors from the
stage. The children entered in
the contest have their photo
graphs in different stores with
jars to receive penny votes. Any
number of votes may be cast
for a favorite child.
A full page, advertisement In
this issue gives the cast of
characters. More than 50 per
sons will appear during the 2
hour performance. Local firms
have generously sponsored this
page.
Classifications
\
Announced By Our Local
Board
The following classifications
are announced by the Local Se
lective Service Board;
1-A: Cecil Earl Davenport,
Hubert Bunyan .Angel.
1-A-L: Everett James Mash
burn.
2-A: Lee Johnnie Tippett.
4-F: Truman LeRoy Hender
son. James Newton Blllingsley,
William David Arrie Miller, Den
ver Lawson Holland, Ouy
Woodrow Burch, William Roy
Arnold, Boy Lee Sanders, Olan
Wallace Graham, Buford Burch,
Oliver Smith, Elbert Elias Angel,
Roy Cantrell, Lewis Lefferts
Hlgdon, Geo. Dover Keener,
Claude Wilkins Cabe, Edmon
Lafayette Henson, John David
Bolick, George Louln Blaine,
John Howard Johnson, George
Glenn Dowdle, Edison Zachary
Ammons, Ray Manson Sanders,
Arthur Hurst, Monroe Weaver
Lewis,.
Roy May, R. L. Long, Merri
man Lyle Anderson, Loyde El
dridge Craln, Zell Haynle, Hen
ry John Ammons, William Lar
kin Olexander Holbrooks. Theo
dore Lawrence Dal ton, Frltl
Century Russell, Sam Prince,
James Silas Green, Robert Dee
Vanhook, James Charlie John
son, Lester Marvin Cochran,
Robert Mose Morgan, Wiley
Alexander Bryson, Franklyn Ed
ward Verdon, Norman Reese,
Garfield Jenkins.
Charles J. Henderson, Cecil
Kenneth Duvall, Napoleon Odell
Anderson, Joe Arthur Lee, Syl
vester Crawford, Clarence Ed
win Brogden, Joseph Thomas
Waller.
S. M. Ouoen, 85,
Taken By Death
Simeon Montgomery Jueen, 85,
a farmer and life-long resident
of Macon county, was found
dead in bed Monday morning
by his son, Thomas Jueen, with
whom he made his home. He
had apparently been in good
health when he retired Sunday
night.
He was a member of the Oak
Grove Baptist church from which
funeral services were held Tues
day morning at 11 o'clock, the
Rev. George A. Cloer officiating.
Burial was in the church ceme
tery.
Pallbearers were Edgar, Cecil,
Fred and Lon Jueen and Claude
Arvey and J. A. Clark, all grand
sons of the deceased.
In addition to his son, he is
survived by,* three daughters,
Mrs. Haskell Arvil and Mrs.
Carrie Clark of Franklin, Route
3, Mrs. Mary Burnette of Par
rish; 35 grandchildren and five
great-great-grandchildren.
Potts Funeral Home was In
chart* o f arrangements.
WAC OFFICIAL
HERE FRIDAY
At Post Office To Enlist
Women* To Serve In
Army
Lt. Opal E. Brindle of the
Army Recruiting Station, Ashe
ville, visited Franklin recently,
accompanied by Pvt. Evelyn
Dewberry, to make arrange
ments for a WAC booth here,
in order to facilitate enlistment
of the women of Franklin and
surrounding community in the
Women's Army Corps.
The booth will be at the Post
Office on March 17; open from
11:15 a. m. to f:45 p. m., and
every second Friday thereafter.
"Women are urgently needed
In the WAC, particularly at this
time," said Lt. Brindle in view
of the plans being made for
invasion and the great need for
men for jobs only men can do.
The Army of the United States
has 239 kinds of jobs for wo
men. Qualified women enlisting
in the Women's Army Corps at
this time may choose the job
and station of their initial as
signment.
To be eligible to Join, a wo
man must be between the ages
of 20 and 49 Inclusive Must be
a citizen of the United States,
have no children under 14, In
good health, excellent charac
ter and two years of high
School or its equivalent.
If YOU are ineligible because
of age, health, or family re
sponsibilities, take over a war
job at home and free some
other woman who is eligible to
join the Women's Army Corps.
See the WAC Recruiter at the
Post Office on March 17 or con
tact the Army Recruiting Sta
tion, Post Office building, Ashe
ville, N. C., for further informa
tion.
Sgt. Marie McFeely will be in
charge of the booth in Frank
lin.
Local Legion Will __ _ . ?
Assist Veterans File
For Muster-Out Pay
Assistance in filing claims for
musteringout pay by any mem
ber of the United States armed
forces who has been honorably
discharged will be provided by
the local American Legion Post,
it was announced last week, by
John Wasilik, Jr., commander
of the Macon County Post No.
108 of the' American Legion.
Veterans of this community
desiring such assistance in fil
ing their applications for such
mustering-out pay, are urged to
come to the Franklin Hardware
Co., Franklin, at any time be
tween 10 a. m. and 4 p. m.,
Monday through Saturday, and
officials and mlembers of the
local Legion Post will be there
ready and willing to assist them
in properly filling out and mail
ing such applications for their
mustering-out pay. Without ob
ligation on their part, the local
Legion Post will gladly assist
such veterans. Miss Bertha Cabe
will be on hand to assist veter
ans in any way.
All veterans are urged to have
their honorable discharge recor
ded by their local Register of
Deeds. World War veterans (of
either World War I or World
War II) can have this done
without charge.
r ire Uestroys
Henry West'* Barn
Fire of unknown origin com
pletely destroyed the barn of
Henry D. West on Iotla street
last Sunday night. The fire was
discovered at 12 o'clock, and
had already made considerable
headway before the alarm was
sounded.
Lumber and feed stored In tha
building was a complete toss
and there was no insurance. As
no one had been in the barn
since Thursday and no fire of
any kind had been near, this
fire, like the Hlgdon mill, looks
suspiciously like incendiarism.
A thief in the neighborhood re
cently adds to the likelihood
that some marauder was re
sponsible. The police are Inves
tigating.
The name of Sue Wlllams of
the Third Grade of the Frank
lin school should have been In
cluded in the recently publish
ed honor roll, according to her
teacher, Mrs. Pearl Hunter. We
are glad to add It to the list.