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FRANKLIN. N. C.. THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1945
$2.00 pi:r YEAR
URGENT APPEAL
FOR CLOTHING
Nation-Wide Drive Starts
For Collecting Unneeded
Wearing Apparel
Gilmer A. Jones, chairman of
the United National Clothing
Collection foi* Macon county,
has sent the following letters to
all the Sunday schools In Ma
con county urging their coop
eration in the collecting and
contribution of clothing to the
war-torn countries of Europe:
"Life has been hard and cruel
to little ones in war-torn coun
tries. Children, 30 million of
them, are hungry, homeless,
nearly naked. Deaths from ex
posure are as often as death
from starvation. They simply
have nothing to wear. In most
sections of the overrun coun
tries every garment, blanket, or
pair of shoes worthy of the
name has been taken by the
enemy and sent back to be used
by German and Japanese war
workers. What little was left
to them in most cases is now
five years old and in shreds
and tatters.
"But you are as familiar with
this situation as I am. The
tragedy Is emphasized by the
fact that these little fellows suf
fer from cold and die of ex
posure.
"The United National Cloth
ing Collection is undertaking
during the month of April to
gather up these usable things
and send them to those who
are actually suffering, and in
many cases dying, for want of
them. I have been asked to or
ganize this work for Macon
Macon county. I can think of
no more fitting medium than
the Sunday Schools of the
county to do this work, and I
can think of no more fitting
work that the Sunday Schools
'can do. Ministers, superinten
dents, teachers and class mem
bers of the Sunday Schools of
all denominations throughout
the entire county are asked to
organize and see to it that all
available cast aside or out
grown garments and shoes that
are still usable are gathered up
and sent to Franklin where
they will be sorted, packed and
shipped to New York, from
where they will be sent where
they are most needed. ?
"Quilts, blankets, any usable
article of clothing for either
child or adult are needed. Caps
are also wanted.
"When these articles have
been collected, they should be '
brought or sent to Miss Mary
Jo Setser in the Red Cross of- j
fice, and a committee will take
care of the sorting, packing and
shipping.
"Of all the things that we are
called upon to do in connection
with the war, this costs us the
least. It will take tire head of
each household only an hour or
two to see what is available, but
it will be necessary for the
Sunday Schools of each section
vlo organize themselves and see
thftt, this is done, and probably
by making .a house to house
canvass. And I can't think of
a better way of serving the
Lord on a Sunday afternoon
than by providing clothing for
people who - are dying for the
want of it.
The Sunday Schools of this
country, as such, and the indi
viduals composing them, can
not. and will not, fail in this
undertaking.
"GILMER A. JONES,
"Chm. for Macon County"
Contest
Won By Franklin Future
F armeri
The Franklin Future Farmers
made it two In a row by win
ning the shop contest held re
cently at the Sylva Agriculture
Department.
This contest was made up of
tool identification and the cut
ting of common wood Joints.
Carl Webb, of Franklin, was the
scoring boy. of the day.
Ueorge Crawford was the other
member uf the team. These two
Future Farmers outscored the
other right teams by a wide
margin.
The Franklin boys are now
preparing for the seed judging
contest which will be held In
April at Bethel, Haywood coun
ty, It has been announced by
E. J. Whltmire, Agriculture In
structor.
! Funeral Friday
For D. P. Cabe
D. P. Cabe, 78, died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Lee
Ouffey, on Bidwell street, on
Thursday afternoon at 2:40
o'clock, following an Illness of
four months.
Funeral services will be held
on Friday afternoon at 4:00
; o'clock at the Asbury Methodist
j church at Otto. The Rev. V. N.
: Allen, pastor, will officiate, as
sisted by the Rev. Jackson Hun
eycutt, pastor ot the Franklin
Methodist church. Burial will
follow in the church cemetery.
Surviving are two daughters,
I Mrs. Carl Jamison and Mrs. Lee
Guffey of Franklin, and two
sons, Carl P. Cabe of Franklin
and Alex W. Cabe of Fontana;
four grandchildren, two sisters,
Mrs. Callie Howard of Dillard.
Ga., route 1, and Mrs. Betty
Bradley of Otto, two brothers,
Robert Cabe and John Cabe of
j Otto.
Bryant funeral directors will
be in charge of arrangements.
Charlie C. West
Passes Wednesday
Charlie C. West, 73, died at
the home of his son, Hubert
West, at Lowell, on Wednesday
night about 12 o'clock, following
a stroke of apoplexy suffered on
Monday night, although he had
been in ill health for the past
two years.
Mr. West, a resident of Macon
county most of his life, had
been in Lowell for the past year.
He was born on February 24,
1872, the son of the late E. H.
and Dorchester Matlock West.
He was married to Miss Eliza
beth Holland, who preceded him
in death about 25 years ago. He
was a member of the Snow Hill
Methodist church.
Mr. West's work was mainly
in the mineral interests, taking
options, developing and promot
ing the sale of mines in Macon
and adjoining counties. He work
ed for the Corundum mine on
Cullasaja, vermiculite develop
ment and the garnet mine in
this county and numerous mica
mines throughout the county.
He also dealt in cut stones.
Funeral services will be held
at the Cowwee Baptist church
on Friday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock. The Rev. C. C. Welch,
pastor, will officiate, assisted by 1
the Rev. J. F. Marchman. Inter
ment will be In the church ce
metery.
The pall bearers will be Clyde
West, Fred McGaha, T. M. Rick
man, Roy Cantrell, Robert Bry
son and Carl Sorrells.
The honorary pallbearers will
be Neal Bryson, Roland Rick
man, George Mashburn, Tom
Raby, W. C. Sheffield and J. P.
Bradley.
Surviving is one son, Hubert
West of Lowell and six grand
children, and one sister, Mrs.
Eva Mumpower of Asheville. Also
a large number of nieces and
nephews.
The body, which was brought
to Franklin Thursday, Will re
main at Potts funeral home here
until 2:00 o'clock Friday.
Pastor Of Presbyterian
Assumes New Duties
The Rev. C. R. McCubbins.
D. D., of Fort Worth, Texas,
has accepted a call to be pas
tor of the Franklin Presbyter
ian church, and is expected to
preach his first sermon here
on Sunday morning at 11
o'clock. He will also serve as
pastor of the Morrison Presby
terian church, five, s?uth of
Franklin.
Dr. McCubbins, a native of
North Carolina, has been in
Fort Worth for about two
years. Prior to going west he
had been pastor of a group of
churches in and around Old
Fort.
During the vacancy in the
pastorate of the Franklin
church, the Rev. George C.
Belllngrath, president of the
Rabun Gap-Nachoochee school
at Rabun Gap, Oa? has sup
plied the pulpit.
During the first World War,
Mr. McCubbins was professor
of military science and tactics
at the University of Tennessee.
He Is married and has two
children.
The public Is Invited to at
tend services on Sunday morn
ing.
ON FURLOUGH
Cpl. William 8. Johnson, who
has been stationed In South
ern California, Is home on fur
lough.
NEWS OF OUR
MENwWONEN
IN UNIFORM
FRED CUNNINGHAM SM 3/C
Fred Cunningham, S.M. 3/C
United States Navy Reserve re
cently spent a 30-day leave with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. P.
Cunningham, at their home on
Franklin Route 2. He has been
in the navy for the past 16
months, eight of which were
served in the Mediterranean
area.
Lieut. Newman Dies In
Action In Holland
Lieut. Edwin Newman, of
Winston-Salem, formerly of
Franklin, was killed in.' action
in Holland on February 26, ac
cording to information receiv
ed by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Newman, of Winston
Salem.
Lieut. Newman was born in
Franklin on July 13, 1917 and
spent his early boyhood days
here. He moved to Winston
Salem with his parents, and
graduated from Reynolds high
school in 1935. Following his
graduation from Citidel Char
leston, S. C., from which he
received his commission, he was
an instructor at Fort Benning,
Ga. He entered the armed
forces January 4, 1942.
Surviving are the widow and
one small daughter, Beverly j
Jean, the parents, three broth- j
ers, and three sisters.
D. L. Clark, Jr.
Wounded On Luzon
Doc L. Clark, Sr., of the
West's Mill section of Macon
county, received a message from
the W.ar Department last week
stating that his son, Pfc. D. L.
Clark. Jr., was wounded in ac
tion on the Luzon Islands on
February 26.
Pfc. Clark entered the serv
ices on January 8. 1943 and
took his training at Camp
Croft, S. C., and a camp in
Greenville, Pa. He is in the
heavy artillery with the 35th
infantry division, and has been
overseas since May 22, 1943. He
has been in action on a num
ber of the Islands in the Pa
cific before he was wounded.
A brother, Pfc. Gaston Clark,
who is serving with the 12th
Cavalry and is also on the Lu
zon. Although they are .are just
five miles apart, they have nev
er met.
A letter received Saturday by
a brother, Clyde Clark, of
Franklin, stated that he had
been wounded in the right leg,
but was getting along nicely
and was receiving the best of
care.
Beer And Wine
Licence May be Suspended
By County Boar'd
The Macon County Board of
Commissioners In regular ses
tinue and refuse to issue licen
Clerk to the Board to discon
sion this week. Instructed the
se for the sale of beer and
wine in Macon county for 1945.
Unless the Board of Commis
sioners are Instructed by the
county attorney it shall enact
an order that no beer or wine
license shall be Issued In Ma
con county by this board of
commissioners, the Clerk, Lake
V. Shop?, stated.
SGT. VERNON CUNNINGHAM
Sgt. Vernon. Cunningham has
been in the Army Air Corps
since July 22, 1941, and has been
in service in England for the
past 22 months. He took his
basic training at Augusta, Ga.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. P. Cunningham of Franklin
route 2.
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Pfc. Cecil Allen Prisoner
Of German War
Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt Allen of
Franklin route 3, received a
letter from their son, Pfc. Cecil
Allen, written on January 4,
saying that he was a prisoner
of the German War. He had
previously been reported miss
ing in action on December 4,
1944, in Luxembourg.
Pfc. Allen said that he was
working all the time and get
ting along very nicely. This is j
the first news Mr. and Mrs.
Allen have had of their son
since he was reported missing.
Pvt. Lex V. Duvall
Wounded In Action
Pvt. Rex V. Duvall, son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Duvall, of
the Oak Grove section of Ma
con county, was reported by
the War Department to be ser-?
lously wounded in action in
Germany on March 13.
Pvt. Duvall entered the arm
ed forces in 1943 and took his
basic training at Camp Stewart.
Ga., and at Camp Peary, Va.,
before he was sent to overseas
service in January of this year.
He was serving in the infan
try unit.
A later message stated that
he had been wounded in the
left thigh and was making nor
mal Improvement.
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Lt. McClure Missing
In Action
Lieut Lee McClure, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lee H. McClure, of
Port Orchard, Wash., formerly
of Macon county, and pilot of
a B-29 plane, has been reported
missing in action over the Pa
cific Ocean area since January
1*. according to a letter re
ceived from Lieut. McClure's
wife this week.
Lieut. McClure, who attended
the public school at Union,
graduated from the Sedro
Wooley, Wash., high school in
the class of 1942. He was mar
ried to Miss Irene Swenson, of
Salino, Kan., on October 30,
1944, and was immediately sent
to overseas service. He has
many relatives and friends
throughout Macon county.
Mrs. -McClure has been mak
ing her home with Lieut. Mc
Clure's parents since their mar
riage.
PROMOTED
- A flight chief in the "Thund
er Bums" fighter squadron,
Sgt. Martin supervises the work
of six P-47 Thunderbolt crew
chiefs, and is responsible that
the airplanes in his flight are
fit to fly on dive-bombing,
strafing, and rocket missions.
8gt. Martin has been main
taining airplanes for the cele
brated fighter squadron since
they started operations from
England almost a year ago, and
he continued to do so as they
moved from base to base
I through France and Belgium.
D. Hi den Ramsey Guest
Speaker C. of C. Dinner
Inspiring Program
At Methodist Church Or
Sunday Night
One of the most inspiring
-rograms heard in the Metho
dist church in recent years,
was presented Sunday night.
April 1, under the direction of
Miss Dorothy Anne Sloan with
Mrs. H. W. Cabe at the organ.
On entering the . semi-dark
sanctuary, one's attention was
immediately drawn to the love^
ly and appropriate worship
center which consisted of a
white flower covered cross hung
on a background of evergreens,
and on which several spotlights
were focused.
Mrs. R. S. Jones set the stage
for the program with her open
ing reading which was follow
ed by "The Palms", being sung
by the vested choir. During the
entire program, most of the
musical selections were preced
ed by a short reading.
Adding greatly to the success
of the evening were the special
i lighting effects arranged and
controlled by H. H. Gnuse.
The program was climaxed by
the singing of the "Hallelujah
Chorus" after which the choir
: marched down the center aisle
and from the church singing
j "Onward Christian Soldiers".
Quarterly Conference At
Snow Hill Sunday
The Rev. D. P. Grant, pastor
on the Franklin Circuit, has
announced that on next Sun
day morning at 11 o'clock, Dr.
W. B. West, superintendent of
the Waynesville district will
preach at the Snow Hilf Meth
odist church, and immediately
following preaching services
Quarterly Conference will be
held.
Preaching services will be
held at the Iotla Methodist,
church on Sunday evening at
8 o'clock by the pastor, Rev.
Mr. Grant.
Funeral For Mrs Bailey
Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Sa
rah Tiny Bailey, 69, wife of
J. T. Bailey of East Franklin,
were held on Wednesday af
ternoon at the Holy Springs
Baptist church. The Rev. W. C.
Pipes, pastor, officiated, assist
ed by the Rev. J. F. March
man, pastor of the Franklin
Baptist church. Interment fol
lowed iri the church cemetery.
Mrs. Bailey died in a local
hospital here on Tuesday even
in at 8 o'clock, and although
she had been in ill health for
several months at her home in
East Franklin. She was born on
August 12, 1875, a daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. John
Kinsland of the Watauga sec
tion of Macon county. In 1898
she was married to J. T. Bail
ey, and was a member of the
Watauga Baptist church.
The pallbearers included C.B.
Kinsland. John Pennington, A.
G- Kinsland, Paul Kinsland,
Curlie Pennington and Roy
Kinsland.
The flower girls were: Mrs.
D. L. Bailey, Mrs. Frank Tal
lent, Mrs. Carl Guest, Mrs. Earl
Smart, Mrs. Earl Pressley and
Mrs. Edith Tallent.
Surviving are the husband
and six children, three sons,
| G. A. Bailey, of Detroit, Mich.,
J. T. Bailey, Jr., and Wiley
Bailey, of Franklin, and three
! daughters, Mrs. Alex Holland of
Andrews, Mrs. Tom Wooten of
Franklin and Miss Maude Bail
ey of Asheville. Also ten grand
children, three sisters, Mrs.
George Guest of Franklin, Mrs.
Robert Sanders of Canton, and
Mrs. Inda Penninfeton of Frank
lin, and three brothers. A. G.
Kinsland, C. B. Kinsland and
S. J. Kinsland of Franklin Rt.
4.
Potts funeral directors were
In charge of arrangements.
ENSIGN JONES
ON LEAVE
Enslgri Donald P. Jones. 22,
who has just graduated from
the United States Merchant
Marine Academy, Kings Point,
N. Y., is here for a visit with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
W. Jones.
Prior ,to entering the services
he was employed as a machin
ist at the Glenn L. Martin,
{ Baltimore, Md.
Election Of Officers And
Report Of Year's Work
To Be Given
D. Hiden Ramsey, general
manager of the Asheville Citi
zen-Times will be guest speaker
at the annual dinner given by
the Franklin Chamber of Com
merce at Panorama Courts on
Tuesday evening, April 10, at 8
o'clock.
Mr. tlamsey, who is also
president of the Asheville Cham
ber of Commerce, is an out
staiidiins: citizen of Western
North Carolina, and his ability
as a speaker is renown through
out the entire South. He will be
introduced by Richard S. Jones.
E. A. Schilling, president of the
local Chamber of Commerce will
preside and give a summary of
i ne oroeress of the past year's
work and activities, and outline
the plans for the coming year's
work. Also the election of the
Board of Directors to serve for
the coming year will be held at
this time. Also a report will be
made by the secretary. Lee Guf
fey.
The invocation will be given
by the Rev. W. Jackson Huney
cutt.
The nominating committee,
composed of Henry W. Cabe. A.
B. Slagle 'and Gene Baldwin
have nominated! the following, of
which seven are to be elected:
E. A. Schilling, Grant Zickgraf.
Gilmer A. Jones, L. H. Page, W.
C. Burrell, B. L. McGlamery,
Carl S. Slagle, Roy Cunningham,
T. W. Angel, Jr., Thad Patton
and Sam Mendenhall.
The Franklin Rotary and Lions
Club will Join the Chamber of
Commerce for the dinner on
Tuesday evening and the tickets
may be secured at the Franklin
Press office, the Nantahala Pow
er & Light Company, or from
any of the present directors, E.
A. Schilling, E. J. Whitmire.
Grant Zickgraf, G. A. Jones, L.
H. Page, W. C. Burrell and B. L.
McGlamery, or Lee Guffey, sec
retary. You are requested to buy
or reserve your ticket at an early
date so we may know how many
to prepare for.
Penicillin Available
For Civilian Use
Penicillin is now available
throughout North Carolina for
civilian use in sufficient quan
tity to meet present needs, it
was reported today by the
North Carolina Pharmaceutical
Association.
The War Production Board
released the drug for civilian
'ise on March 15 and a "spot
check" made by the Associa
tion today of wholesale drug
houses, drug stores and hos
pitals revealed that the quan
tity allocated by manufacturers
to North Carolina appeared to
be ample.
The drug is being released in
vials containing 100,000 units of
Sodium Pienicillin for human
perenteral medication. Distribu
tors have been authorized to
sell 1,280,000 vials from March
15 to March 31 and an addi
tional quantity of approximate
ly 1,500,000 vials during April.
Hospitals may now receive
their needs direct from the va
rious distributors of the drug.
It will no longer be necessary
for them to place orders
through the Chicago penicillin
distribution unit.
Orders For Rat Poison
Should Be Placed Soon
Farmers who have not placed ?
their order for rat poison"
should do so immediately as
Saturday, April 7th is the
closing date for taking orders.
School children who are work
ing in the selling contest
should turn, their orders into
E. J. Whitmire or the County
Agents' office not later than
Monday, April 9. We will buy
only enough material to fill
orders turned in and paid for.
The poison will be mixed and
ready for delivery .after April
25 onlv to those persons who
; have their orders in the County
Agents' office or Vocational de
partment. Get your orders in
I now if you want to help rid the
county of one of its worst ene
mies. x
Buymore^W^now