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VOL. LIX? NO. 32
FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1944
$2.00 PER YEAR
County Officials: No Polio In Macon;
Parent* Urged To Keep Children
From Gatherings And Town
There are no cases of infan
tile paralysis In Maoon county
according to the Macon County
Board of Health despite ru
mors to the contrary.
However even though the epi
demic throughout the state
seems on the decline, there is
still danger of Infection and
parents are urged to comply
with the recommendations pub
lished two weeks ago by the
Health Department.
The County Board of Health
recommends in addition that
all public gatherings be post
poned until after September 1
to avoid any risk.
"That parents have not been
cooperating as they should is
evident from the number of
children on the streets of
Franklin in the past few days,"
county health officials said.
Parents are reminded that
should there be an outbreak of
polio in the county, the health
department will be forced to
enact strict ordinances prohibit
ing public meetings and chil
dren moving from place to
place.
The health department order
read in part:
"That while no emergency
now exists in this county, In
order to prevent any Oppor
tunity for contact, all parents
are strongly urged to keep all
children, under the age of 12.
on their own premises so long
as the diesase exists in epidemic
form anywhere in the State,
and during that time not per
mit them to assemble or con
gregate at parties, picnics, mov
ing picture shows, swimming
pools, church schools or any
places whatsoever."
School To Ope"
September 6 to 14,
? G. L. Houk Announce*
Superintendent O. L Houk
announced this week that the
Maoon schools will open not
earlier than Sept. 6 and not
later than Sept. 14.
The final date will depend on
the polio situation in this coun
ty and the state.
OAK DALE SINGING
CONVENTION POSTPONED
Rev. Theron Slagle, president
of the Singing Convention to be
held at the Oakdale Baptist
church on Sunday, has an
nounced that the convention
will be postponed due to the
polio situation.
The convention has been post
poned at the request of Oak
Dale citizens in cooperation
with the local Board of Health
which has recommended that
all gatherings be postponed.
More Worker* For
Navy Yard Will
Be Sought Here
Following the announcement
by the navy department that
aircraft carriers and cruisers
have been placed on the na
tional production "must" list,
the Flour th United States Civil
Service Region has intensified
Its recruiting campaign for
skilled workers at the Norfolk
Navy yard, Portsmouth, Va.
Two great new combat planes
carries, the Tarawa and the
Lake Champlain, are being
built at the Norfolk yard, it
was revealed. Especially needed
to help speed up production of
these fighting ships, are elec
tricians and pipe-fitters, Fred
erick Sheet*, civil service re
cruiting representative, who is
at the U. S. employment serv
ice office, Fourth avenue, W?
opposite the post office, has
announced.
Mr. Sheetz will be at the
USES office Monday and Tues
day of next week for Interviews.
Rotarians Name
Committee* For Year
Henry ,W. Cabe who was re
cently elected president of the
Franklin Rotary Club has been
Installed. Other officers Include
E. J. Whltmlre, vice-president
and John B. Ray, secretary and
treasurer.
The board of directors In
cludes Carl 8. Slagle, Jess S.
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DR. P. T. SMITH
TAKEN BY DEATH
Dr. Frank T. Smith passes at
home of daughter in Richmond,
Virginia.
DR. F. T. SMITH
RITES FRIDAY
Beloved Macon Citizen
Passes In Richmond
On Wednesday
Dr. Prank T. Smith, 85, one
of Macon's most honored and i
beloved citizens, died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. i
Fleet H. Scroggs in Richmond, -I
Va., Wednesday morning, as the
result of injuries received in a '
fall a few weeks ago.
The body was returned here
Thursday and will remain at
-Ule Brjant funeral home until
the nour ot the service. Serv
ices will be held Friday morn
ing at 11 o'clock at the Fran
Un Methodist church, with Rev.
W. Jackson Huneycutt, Dr. J. L.
Stokes and Rev. Rufils Mor
gan officiating. Burial will fol
low In the Franklin cemetery
with members of the Junalus
kee lodge, of A.F.&A.M. in
charge of graveside rites.
Active pallbearers will be Carl
8. Slagle, Lawrence B. liner, B.
L. McGlammery, Carl Tyslnger,
Jimmy Hauser, and Fred S.
Moore.
Honorary pallbearers will be
Harold T. Sloan, Joe Ashear, !
Henry W. Cabe, George Dean, I
H. L. Bryant, Lyman Higdon, i
Lester S. Oonley, Gilmer A. 1 1
Jones, Dr. W. A. Rogers, Dr. J.
H. Fouts, Dr. H. T. Horsley, Dr. I
Edgar Angel, Dr. W. E. Furr,
Dr. Furman Angel, Dr. R. M. !
Rlmmer, George Wallace, John i
Cunningham, H. B. Slagle, Jim 1
Dryman, T. W. Porter, Jim L.
Dowdle, John O. Harrison, J.B.
Pendergrass, W. T. Moore, A. R.
Higdon, T. W. Angel, Jr., Alex
Moore, Gus Leach, Ben Harri
son, Joe Setser, George Stalcup,
Henry Waldroop, Mason L. Stiles,
John H. Thomas, E. W. Long,
Jack Sanders, Guy L. Houk, O. j
C. Bryant, C. L. Pendergrass,
I Joe Palmer and R. G. Beshears. I
PIONEER CITIZEN
Dr. Smith was the only phar- i
maclst and operated the only
drug store in Franklin for I
many years. He was a Christian
gentleman and ever a friend of
the needy and unfortunate.
For the past few years he and
Mrs. Smith have lived with Mr.
and Mrs. Scroggs, in Richmond.
He was the son of Rev. C. D.
Smith, a pioneer Methodist min
ister and distinguished citizen,
who did much for the educa
tional and cultural life of his
day.
Dr. Smith was educated in
private and public schools in
this section and studied phar
macy under Dr. S. H. Lyle. He
was employed In his brother's
drug store prior to passing the
state pharmacy examination in
September of 1887.
A short time later he pur
chased the drug store from his
brother, C. C. Smith, and ope
rated the only drug business in
Franklin until about 1925. In
1928 he sold his store to the
late Dr. J. E. Perry, but con
tinued to work there In the
prescription department until
he passed his 82nd birthday.
He was a member of the
Methodist church and served as
e a member of the board of stew- j
Town Board Proclaims
"Clean-Up Week"
August 14th To 19th
At the regular meeting of the
Board of Aldermen of the
Town of Franklin, held in the
town office on the 7th day of
August, 1944, the following reso
lution was unanimously passed:
Whereas, the1 disease com
monly known as infantile para
lysis has reached the epidemic
stage in some sections of the
country; and whereas, this
dread disease is transmitted by
the common house fly, and the
State Health authorities have
pointed out that the most di
rect way to combat the spread
of infantile paralysis is by com
bating flies; and whereas, the
County Board of Health strong
ly urges that all places where
flies breed or gather be elimi
nated, and it has been pointed
out by the Town Health Officer
that such places are prevalent
in and around the Town of
Franklin, especially in the back
lots of business districts; and,
whereas, it Is apparent that the
entire town needs a thorough
renovating:
Be It, Therefore, Resolved, that
the week beginning August 14
and ending August 19 of this
year be designated as "clean
up-week", and that every indi
vidual owning property, doing
business, or residing within the
corporate limits of the Town
of Franklin is hereby urged to
inspect and thoroughly clean
their premises during this week.
Be it further resolved, that
although each individual is re
sponsible for the condition of
the premises of which he is in
charge, the Town of Franklin 1
render every assistance at its
command to promote the pur
pose of this resolution during
the week of August 14 to Aug
ust 19.
By order of the Town Board.
E. W. LONG, Town Clerk.
SILER MEETING
LAST WEEK
J. R. Daniels Speaks
At 91st Annual Siler Meet
The Siler family held its 91st
annual meeting last Thursday,
August 3, at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. T. W. Porter with Mrs.
Eliza Siler acting as co-hostess.
Ten states were represented
with relatives from Montana,
Idaho, Washington, District of
Columbia, New York, Georgia,
Tennessee, Florida and West
Virginia attending.
Children did not attend the
meeting because of the infan
tile paralysis epidemic and
many young members were ab
sent because of service in the
armed services. Attendance was
seventy.
After the meal, Chairman
Carl Slagle called the meeting
to order and Secretary James
Gray read the minutes of the
Last meeting. {
A service flag was presented c
to the family with one gold t
star for a Weaver member of -
the family killed in action. One ]
hundred and nine members of
the family are in the armed 1
services.
James Robinson Daniels of
New York accepted the flag for
the family. He referred to the .
fact that Plickard and Dederic
Siler left Germany and came
to America in 1741 making it
possible for these boys to be
fighting on the side against the
Germans.
Misses Harriett and Mary
Siler came from Tocoma, Wash
ington to attend this meeting.
This is the fourth wartime
meeting for the family.
The next meeting will be held
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Setser. 6
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NEWS OF OUR
M EN w WOMEN
IN UNIFORM <?'
PVT. J. T. MOSES
Pvt. J. T. Moses, son of Mrs.
Rebecca Moses of Franklin, has
arrived safely in Italy accord
ing to a letter received by his
mother.
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A/T Andrew J. Pattern, son of
Robert A. Patton, spent the
weekend here with his aunt
Miss Olive Patton. A/T Patton
is stationed with the Army Air
Corps, at Gunter Field, Mont
gomery, Ala.
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S 2/C John Seay, son of Mr.
and Mite. Avery Seay of route 4,
has been spending a furlough
with his parents.
S. 2/C Seay has been station
ed at Bainbridge, Md.
Pvt. James E. Perry, son of
Mrs. J. E. Perry is now sta
tioned at Camp Barkeley, Texas
with the U. S. Medical Corps.
ards many years. He was for
four terms worshipful master of
Junaluskee Lodge of Masons
and was a member of the lodge
61 years.
Surviving are his widow, the
former Miss Virginia Crawford;
two daughters. Mrs. Scroggs
and Mrs. John Oibson of Mont
gomery, Ala., and two grand
children.
PVT. JOHN H. McCOY r
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Pvt. John H. McCoy, son of A
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. McCoy, of s
Culla&aja is now stationed some- k
where in Italy. * *
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Pvt. Curtis Pearson, husband t
of Elizabeth Cabe, is home on y
a ten-day furlough. Pvt. Pearson
took his basic training at the i
Marine base at Parrish Island 1
and is now stationed at New i
River, N. C. I
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S/Sgt. Paul J. Bradley, tank i
destroyer battalion, returning (
from 24 months overseas in the i
European theatre of operations t
was expected to arrive on ap- <
proximately 23rd of July at Ft.
Bragg, prior to reaching his <
home at route 3, Franklin, 1
where he will visit his mother 1
Mrs. W. Ray Bradley. t
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S/Sgt. William H. Zoellner, 1
son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Zoell- (
ner of Highlands, has notified I
his parents that he has arrived i
safely in England.
His brother Julian C. Zoell
ner of the Army Air Corps has
returned to the North Atlantic
after spending three weeks with
his parents and his wife. Pfc. 1
Zoellner stated that the things i
he liked most were the things
they had raised. Pfc. Zoellner ?
was honored by many dinner :
parties given him by his friends
and relatives.
Pvt. Roy Crisp, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Crisp of Frank
lin. route 4, spent a short leave
with his parents. He is station
ed at Fort Sill, Oklit.
Eleven Macon Men
Are War Casualties
1
MISSING
LT. FRANK M. HIGDON, JR.
Lt. Frank M. Higdon, Jr., re
wrted missing action July 14
iver Hungary. Lt. Higdon was
i pilot on a P-38, "Lightning."
Farmer* Federation
Expert to be Here Aug. 23
Prof. 6. C. Clapp, horticulture
expert now employed by the
farmers Federation to give his
ervices free of charge to all
armers in Federation territory,
fill be in Franklin, August 23
All farmers having questions
hey would like to ask on farm
iroblems they would like to dis
:uss are Invited to see Professor
71app at the Farmers Federa
ion Warehouse on that day
Questions and problems pertain
ng to grasses, field crops, gar
lens, orchards, and Insects are
specially invited.
There Is no obligation and
ill farmers whether they are
ustomers of the Farmers Fed
ration or not axe invited to
ivail themselves of Professor
Lapp's wide knowledge and ex
>erience.
"armers Must File
Application* For Lumber
deeded For Buildings
Effective July 1, 1944, all far
ners who will need lumber In
:onnection with construction on
he farm other than dwellings
Pill be required to file an ap
jlication in the County AAA
ffice.
Orders are approved only to.
essential purposes. The plan
:ontemplates the balancing of
i national scale, of deliveries
>n approved orders against the
>roductkm of lumber.
The farmer makes applica
ion on FL-200, at the County
Lgriculutural Conservation of
ice receives an FL-201 Farm
iumber Certificate upon ap
iroval of application and must
leliver the certificate to his
upplier with ten (10) days. He
irill need a certificate when
le purchases from or has logs
awed at a mill producing more
han 1000,000 board feet per
ear.
He will not need a certificate
f he has logs sawed at or buys
umber from a sawmill produc
ng 100,000 board feet or less
>er year, or is able to purchase
ree lumber from WPB which
hay be sold without certificates.
Certificates may not be issued
n connection with construc
tion which exceeds the 1000
lollar limitation now in effect.
Construction in excess of 1000
lollars will require approval of
iVPB before construction can
>e started. The $200.00 limita
tion Is still applicable to farm
iwelllngs, however, lumber cer
tificates cannot be issued In
:onnectlon with new construc
tion maintenance or repairs to
i farm dwelling.
FRANKLIN MAIL SERVICE
(Daily and Sunday)
Departs for Cornelia, Atlanta,
Birmingham, New Orleafis, 10:20
a.m. and 2:05 p.m.
Departs for Dillsboro, Ashe
vllle, Greensboro, Raleigh and
New York, 6:15 a.m. 1:35 p.m.
From Cornelia 10:00 a.m., 2:20
p.m. From Asheville and Dills
boro, 1:30 and 7:30 p. m.
Sunday? To Dillsboro, Ashe
ville, N. Y? 8:30 a. m. To Cor
nelia, Atlanta, 2:00 p.m.
Sunday? From Dillsboro 1:30
p.m. Tram Cornell* 3:30 p. m.
J Ten Soldiers Casualties In
France In War
Action
Eleven Macon men were re
ported casualties, ten as a re
sult of action in France, during
the past week. The list includ
ed three dead, one missing, and
seven wounded.
The dead arc: George Dewey
Elliott, Jack Sliepard, and Fred
Crane.
The missing: Thomas D. Chas
taln.
Wounded: James W. Hol
brooks, Samuel P. Tallent, Wal
ter J. McCoy, Warren Owen
by, Leslie A. Reese, Harold Dil
lard anil Charles N. (Joe)
Dowdle.
Pfc. George Dewey Elliott, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter D. El
liott of route 4, died July 14
of wounds received in France
on July 9, according to a mes
sage from the War Department.
He was in a hospital in France.
Pfc. Elliott entered service In
April 1942 as a volunteer and
was stationed at Fort Bragg,
Camp Wolters, Camp Barkley,
Texas, Camp Granite, Calif., and
Fort Dix, N. J., before going
overseas in March of this year.
He also took part in Louisiana
maneuvers.
He was a member of Holly
Springs Baptist church and ac
tive in all church affairs.
Survivors Include his parents,
two brothers. Theodore of Wash
ington State and Junior of
route four; six sisters, Mrs.
routeington State and Junior of
route four4; six sisters, Mrs.
Lefferts Higdon and Mrs. Chas
Williams of route 4, Mrs. Leon
ard Corbln, Emma, Pauline and
Dewell, all of Asheville.
Pfc. Jack Shepard, son of Mrs.
Artie Shepard of Leatherman
was killed in action on July U
in France according to a mes
sage received by his mother r.
Pfc. Shepard had been over
seas two years, serving in
North Africa, Italy, Sicily, Eng
land and France. He was with
a heavy artillery unit and was
in France only a few days be
fore "he was killed.
Prior to entering service he
was employed by the T. V. A.
He is survived by his mother,
and one brother, Edgar of Fon
tana; several aunts and uncles
and his grandparents.
Pvt. Fred Crane, son of Mrs.
Olive Crane and the late Ed
Crane of Highlands was killed
in action In France on July 20.
He is survived by his mother,
his wife Mrs. Thelma Goff
?Continued On Page Six
Absentee Baiiotts
Can Still Be Sent To
Servicemen Overseas
Absentee ballots can still be
sent overseas to men In service
and returned In time (or the
general election in November,
James J. Mann, chairman o I
the county board of elections,
said today.
Some immediate member of
the servicemen's family or the
serviceman, if he is home on
leave or furlough, must make
the application at the Register
of Deeds office in the court
house.
Men and women in the army,
navy, coast guard, marines, and
merchant marine are eligible to
vote absentee ballots.
If the voter has not been
registered because he has reach
ed the voting age during his
service, he may be registered
for the duration of the national
emergency.
U.S.E.S. OFFICE HOURS
CHANGED THIS WEEK
The United States Employ
ment Service, room 202, post
office, has announced the fol
lowing new office hours:
Monday through Saturday, ?
8:30 a. m. to 12:30 p. m.
Any applicant who wishes to
contact the office, should do
so during these hours.
Cpl. J. C. Cunningham, son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. R.Cunning
ham has recently spent a short
leave at home. Cpl. Cunning
ham Is stationed at Courtland
Army Air Field, Courtland,
1 Alabama,