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?!!)< UjtgWattV JHaconiait ^ Your liar Bond investment is Your investment in America * ? ? PRO GRESSIVE LIBERAL A\ DEPEND EXT SL, LIX? NO. 34 FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1944 *2.00 PER YEAR Local Rationing Board Asks Your Cooperation New O.P.A. Ruling Calls For Applications Madu To Board After September 1st, 1944, all applications for OPA rations of all kinds must be filed at the office of the War . Price and Rationing Boards. This requirement is made for three reasons: 1. The rules and regulations of O.P.A. require it. 2. The number of applications being presented to individual members of the Board when liiey are about their private businesses lias become burden some. J. shortages in quotas of gas oline and tires alloted to this board will not permit the grant ing of all applications as re quested and consideration must be given to all applications as requested and consideration must be given to all applica tions on file at each meeting, and those whose need appear to the board In session from the information on file in each particular case to be most urg ent will be given first consid eration. Don't approach members of the board during their working hours to discuss your problems. Let your applications show what you wish to tell them. Write a statement of the facts and pin to the application, If you wish. Members of the board do not receive any compensation for their time or services. They have their private affairs. They have ineir families to support and debts to pay by their individ ual time and efforts. All too frequently applicants insist on board members and clerks filling out their blanks and listening to their problems, valuable time is consumed and little or nothing gained. Be considerate, please I In cases of extreme emer gencies see the chief clerk. The Board meets every Mon day at 7:30 P. M. Leon Billington Dies After Lengthy Illness Leon Billington, a former em ployee of The Franklin Press, died at 'Angel's hospital Mon day afternoon. Mr. Billington, 56 years old, had been an employee of The Franklin Press for about one year, Several weeks ago he re tired for a rest, but was over taken by illness. Mrs. Gertrude Cole, sister of Mr. Billington, and Mrs. Eliza beth Jolley, an aunt, were here during the last days of Mr. Bil llngton's Illness and death. He w.as born in Canajoharle, New York and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Billing ton. He had been employed in the printer's trade since he was 17 years old in various parts of the country. During World War 1, he served In the army air corps and was wounded in a crash. i He had been employed for 18 months at the Franklin Press before he was forced to retire a month ago because of his health. Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at Bryant Funeral Home with Rev. Rufus Morgan officiating. Burial was in the Franklin cemetery. Pallbearers were: O. D. Wil son, Joel Adams, A. W. Reld, R. E. Smith, O. D. Woodword and J. F. Bablngton. The survivors are one bro ther, Dan Billington of Johns town, N. Y., two sisters, Mrs. Ola Dillenbeck, and Mrs. Ger trude Cole, both of Oloversvllle, N. Y.; and two aunts, Mrs. Eliz abeth Jolley, Brooklyn, N. Y., Mrs. Pearl Bothwlck, of Seattle, Wash. II, D. C. WILL MEET MONDAY EVENING The United Daughters of the Confederacy of Macon County Chapter will meet at 8:30 Mon day evening at the home of Mrs. Lester Conley with Mrs. W. M. Parrlsh as associate hos tess. The meeting was postponed from Ust Monday. All member! ?r? invited V) SERVICES HELD FOR PUBLISHER Mrs. J. W. Cantey Johnson, Editor Fress, Dies After Long Illness Funeral services for Mrs. J. W. Cantey Johnson, publisher and editor of The Franklin Press, were held Tuesday after noon at St Agnes Episcopal church, and graveside rites were perlormed at burial at Rock Hill, S. C., on Wednesday. Serv ices were conducted by the .Rev. Rufus Morgan, rector of the Franklin church. Mrs. Johnson had been ill for several months. Those of the immediate fami ly attending services in Frank lin were: Mrs. B. W. Johnson of Raleigh ; Mr. and Mrs. Francis B. Johnson of Fort Worth, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. W. Cantey John son of Madison; John A. John son of Atlanta, Ga.; Cpl. Wil liam S. Johnson, home from overseas on emergency leave. Pallbearers were: Jess Conley, Allan Brooks, Sam W. Menden hall, Richard S. Jones, John Ar cher, Emory Hunnicutt. A large number of relatives and friends attended the graw side rites. BORN IN SOUTH CAROLINA Mrs. Johnson was born In Rock Hill, S. C., on November 11, 1878. She was the daughter of Mrs. William Blackburn Wilson of Washington, D. C., and the late Mr. Wilson. She was a graduate of Converse college, Spartanburg, S. C. In June, 1897, she was mar ried to .the late Rev. J. W. Cantey Johnson, Episcopal clergyman of South Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson made their home in various cities in the South where Mr. Johson served as rec tor. In 1939 she assumed the edit ing and publishing of the Frank lin Press with her son, William S. Johnson. She had previously served as publisher with her son, B. W. Johnson. PROMINENT MEMBERSHIPS She was a prominent member of the St. Agnes Episcopal church and of the Women's Auxiliary. She was a member of the Daughters of the Confed eracy, Macon County chapter, and was a prominent member of the Franklin Parent-Teacher association. She had served .% term as president of the Alumni Asso ciation of Converse College, and was a trustee for St. Mary's School and Junior College, Ral eigh. I Mrs. Johnson was a member of the Macon County Chapter of the Red Cross and had served as secretary of the chap ter. Previous to her coming to Franklin, she had done work or the national Red Cross or ganization. Mrs. Johnson is survived by: her mother; six sons, Johr A of Atlanta, Oa., Lt. Blackburn W of the Allied Military Gov ernment, U.S. Army overseas, W. Cantey of Madison, Francis B. of Fort Worth, Tex , Cpl. William S. of the U. S. Army, Lt. (jgl Richard R. of the Merchant Marine Reserve, U.S. N.R.; four brothers, W. B. Wilson of Rock Hill, S. C., William M. Wilson and York L. Wilson, both of Washington. D. C., Dr. Oscar B. Wilson of Spartanburg;, five sisters, Mrs. C. J. Walker of Rock Hill, S. C., Mrs. Lynton Estes of Qastonla, Miss Loulle M. Wilson and Miss Fannie B. Wilson, both of Washington, D. C., Mrs. Paul Sanders of Rit ter; and six grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. E. Thomp son of Knoxvllle, Tenn., Mrs. William Tyndall, and Mrs. Lula Gloyne. both of Cherokee, N. C., were out-of-town guests attend ing the funeral of Mrs. J. W. Cantey Johnsop. STILES REUNION POST PONED TILL LATER DATE The Stiles reulon will be post poned until further notice be cause of the Infantile paralysis situation and shortage of tires and gasoline, Tom W. Stiles an nounced to Tht PrflM. Mrs. J. W. Cantey Johnson No eulogy is sufficient on the death of our publisher and editor, Mrs. J. VV. Cantey Johnson. Her countless friends will remember 'her for her nobleness of spirit during their life time, and the good she has brought into our community will live always. She was gifted with, a brilliant nun i and an open heart, which coupled with her boundless energy made her a public-spirited leader. Her many-sided activities made 'her a good mother, a kind friend, and a Christian leader. ?We, who have worked with her, can say emphatically that she lived the words of Shakespeare : "This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man." THE STAFF ?V". Furman Angel Buys Herman Dean Property Dr. Furman Angel of the Angel Clinic has purchased the Herman Dean property on E. Main street, It was announced this week. The price was $7,500 and no announcement was made as to what use the property will be put. BAPTIST S. S. CONVENTION TO BE AT HOLLY SPRINGS The Macon County Baptist Sunday School Convention will meet at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Holly Springs church. The theme of the program will be "Bible Evangelism in Sunday Schools." Rev. O. E. Scruggs will lead the devotional Rev. W. C. Pipes will give the message on Bible evangelism. Happiness grows at our own firesides, and is not to be picked in strangers' gardens. ? Douglas Jerrold. Men In Service PVT. WYMER J. GIBSON Pvt. wymer J. Gibson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben H. Gibson of Cullasaja has landed safely overseas according to a message received. He entered the service In Nowember, 1943 at Port Jackson, S. C. and received his basic training there. Prior to entering service he was man ager of Champion Shoe Shop In Franklin. ? ?? Lt. George H. Setser, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Setser, Is home on furlough. He is sta tioned at Pueblo, Colo, where he is training with a B-24 combat crew. Lt. Setser entered the service In Jan. 1943 and receved his wings at Cralge Field, Ala., In April. ? ? ? S 2/C Joe Dowdle, husband of Mrs. Margaret Dowdle, who is 111 in a navy hospital in New foundland, is reported to be re covering nicely and that hU in juries are not u tad u ?? pwnd. Nantahala National Forest Leads In Timber Production Figures recently released by Regional Forester, Joseph C. Kircher, Atlanta, Georgia, Indi cate that the Nantahala Nati onal forest, with headquarters at Franklin, N. C., led all nati onal forests of Region 8 in timber production during fiscal year 1944. Region 8 embraces the eleven southeastern states. The Nantahala, comprising only 375,000 acres, is the small est forest in the region. From these lands 52,980,000 board feet of timber were cut during the year. Second to the Nantahala was the Quachita forest with a cut just short of 50,000,000 board feet. The Quachita, with headquarters at Hot Springs, Ark., is the largest forest in the region. Its area approxi mates 1,400,000 acres. The timber from the Nanta hala was all cut by private pur chasers. Included in the total was sawtimber, chestnut ex tractwood, pulpwood, shuttle stock, veneer blocks, and vari ous minor products, all of im mediate use to the war effort. S/Sgt. TROY L. CRISP S*Sgt. Troy L. Crisp has landed safely overseas .accord ing to a letter received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Crisp. 8/Sgt. Crisp entered serv ice in 1942 and received his basic training at Camp Bland Ing, Fla. John Marvin Vanhook, son of Mrs. Effie Vanhook of Franklin, has .arrived at Camp Croft, S. C. for his basic training. Pvt. Vanhook entered ifce army July 20, 1944. He attended high school for three years and was a pipe-fitter at Norfolk navy yard, Portsmouth, Va. ?it? Pvt. John H. Wasilik, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wasilik, Jr., has written his parents, that he is now in France. Pvt. Wasilik has been In the service since Dec. 9, 1943 and took his train ing at Camp Fannin, Texas with the U. 8. Intelligence and Re ponnjuwance d?p?rtm?nt. i Superior Court Adjourned On Tuesday Morning MACON MEN CASUALTIES Chastain Prisoner of War, Higgins Killed In Action Pvt. Thomas D. Chastain, son' of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Chastain of Flat Mountain, Highlands township, who was reported missing in action by the War Department in France on July 27th, Is now reported by the International Red Cross to be a prisoner of war of the Ger man government. Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Higgins, Sr. have received word from the War Department that their son, Harry S. Higgins, of the U. S. paratroopers, has been killed in action. He was previously re ported missing in action on June 6th, in France. CAPT. A. WINTON PERRY Returned from Europe where he pilots a P-47. CAPTAIN PERRY RETURNS FROM EUROPEAN AREA Capt. A. Winton Perry, son of Mrs. J. E. Perry, is home after nine months of overseas duty with the Ninth Air Force flying a P-47 Thunderbolt. Capt. Perry graduated from Franklin high school in 1934 and received a B. S. degree at the University of N. C. in 1940 where he was a member of the Chi Phi fraternity. Capt. Perry entered the serv ice in January 1942. He re ceived his basic training at Maxwell Field, Montgomery, Ala. and he received his wings at Crepe Field, Selma, Ala. Prior to his entry into the service he was employed as a clerical ac countant with the Nantahala Power and Light Co. Capt. Perry went overseas in Oct. 1943 and has been station ed in England until the last few weeks before he came home he was stationed at an air base in France. He has had approxi mately eighty missions over en ;my territory and is the holder of the Air Medal, the Dis tinguished Flying Cross, and twelve Oak Leaf Clusters. Capt. Perry's ship was called the "Nil." WILLIAM CANSLER GRADUAT NAVY SCHOOL WITH HONORS The Stinger, station ournal of United States Naval Air Gun ners' School at Jacksonville, Fla., had the following to say about the record of William Vance (Bill) Cansler who grad uated from the school there August 4, being honor man of his class: "Class 38 won the honors for the two classes graduating the past week. As its high man, William V. Cansler soored Im pressively with an average of all the classes graduating rec ently." Cpl. Harold T. Sloan, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold T. Sloan, Sr., has been home on a short furlough. Cpl. Sloan has been stationed with the radio branch o fthe air corps at Reno. Nev. tind has now been sent to Nashville, Tenn. ? ? ? Cpl. J. C. Cunningham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wade Cunning ham, is home on a furlough Cpl. Cunningham is stationed at Courtland, Ala. with the V. I, air 301 pi i Session Is Shortest Held In Several Years In This County The August term of Superior court of Macon county ended Tuesday as one of the shortest court sessions in recent years, years. The grand jury heard thirty four cases and returned twelve true bills. Three indictments were con tinued by the grand jury. The longest sentence, twelve months, was given for larceny to Roy Lewis. A two-yir sus pended sentence and a five-year good behavior clause was also ?iven the defendant. There were four civil actions of a minor character. There were no divorces. Hon. Zeb V. Nettles of Ash" ville adjourned Tuesday morn ing. v 1 Macon Schools To Open September 1 8 Macon County schools will Dpen on Monday, September 18, in compliance with the State Board of Education re quest, G. L. Houk, county superintendent of schools an nounced this week. The teachers' list has not been completed as yet, but will be announced next week, he said. Joe Syms To Speak On Interracial Cooperation Joe Syms, formerly of Brazil, South America, will speak on "Interraoial Relationships and Cooperation" at a meeting in the court house at 9 o'clock on Thursday night, August 24. Mr. Syms has spoken to white groups here before, as well as to the Negro community. The meeting is under the sponsor ship of O. W. Connor, minister of the Green Street Zion Meth odist church. Classifications The following classifications are announced by the local Se lective Service Board: 1-A: Dexter Wilson McDon nell, Pink Andy Gibson, Mat thew John Cole, Lonnie Asbry Bryant, Truman T?oge-s, Verrton Hughie Reeves, William Taft Henry, Wade Huffman Higdon, Homer Edison Stiwinter. 2-A: James Paul Vinson, Jos eph Hughes, Rufus Butler Jus tice, Robert Hughes, Burford Andrew Cabe, Elbert Herman Hedden, Robert William Corp ening, Charles Donald Raby, Otis Clark, James Oardner Grant, Leonard Green, Joseph Samuel Bryson, John Wilburn McCall, James Edward Brook shire, Jt? Donald Holland, Agrle Owenby, Truey McCall, Leander Brown, Bill Dooley Morgan, Hunter Young, William Jesse Munger. Thomas Theodore Wil son, Truman. Alexander Owenby, Rube Will Guffey, James Car roll Gibson, Erastus Herbert Mason, Lloyd Wilson Lackey, Isaac Taliaferro Crunkleton, Tommie Woodrow Cowart, Jess James Henson, William Thomas Passmore. 2-B: Ralph Ware Welch. 5-F: William Howard Keener. Hold Last Rites For Harley R. Cabe At Asbury Methodist Church Funeral services were held for Yeoman Second Class Harley R. Cabe at 3 o'clock Saturday aft ernoon at the Asbury Methodist church. Burial was in the church cemetery. Yeoman Cabe was 29 years old. Rev. V. N. Allen, pastor, of flcated, assisted by Rev. W. Jackson Hunneycutt. pastor of the Franklin Methodist church. Rev. J. C. Swain, of Relds vllle. former pastor, also as sisted. Yoeman Cabe had been killed In an automobile accident on Thuridsy mornln|.