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VOL. LX? NO. 28
FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY. JULY 12, 1945
$2.00 PER YEAR
W. E. BALDWIN
APPOINTED AS
CH'M. BOARD
To Fill Unexpired Term
Left Vacant By Death
Of Gus Leach
W. E. (Gene) Baldwin, co
owner of the Baldwin-Liner
Market and grocery store,
Franklin, was appointed by the
? two members of the Board of
Macon County Commissioners
to fill out the unexpired term
as chairman of the board, fol
lowing the sudden death of the
chairman, Gus Leach, on July 2.
A call meeting of the mem
bers of the board was held on
Saturday afternoon and, hav
ing the authority to appoint a
chairman to fill this office, Mr.
Baldwin was appointed.
Mr. Leach had been chairman
of the board of county com
missioners for more than six
years, and was serving with
Charlie L. Blaine and W. W.
Edwards as members at the
time of his death. _
A call meeting of the county
commissioners will be held on
Monday, July 16, due to the fact i
that the regular meeting was
not held on the first Monday
in July. This is a very impor
tant meeting as several impor
tant duties are expected to be
settled.
Rev. J. F. Mardhman,
Baptist Pastor, Resigns
The Rev. J. F. Marchman.
pastor of the Franklin Baptist
church for the past two and
one-half years, has resigned his
pastorial duties here to enter
promotional work in North
eastern Georgia, with the res
ignation. taking effect on Aug
ust 1.
Mr. Marchman will work in
the following associations, Ra
bun county, Habersham, Hia
wassee and White county. This
work will be directly under the
Georgia Baptist Executive com
mittee and includes the ad
vancement of the work in the
development and progress of all
phases of work in the churches,
and enlistment in the support
of the cooperative missionary,
benevolent and educational
work of the Baptist denomina
tion.
Before coming to Franklin,
the Rev. Mr. Marchman held a
pastorate charge at Dillard, Ga.
Rev. and Mrs. Marchman
have three children, two sons,
James and Charles Marchman,
who are in the armed forces,
and one daughter, Miss Marga
ret ~ Marchman, a missionary
who has recently returned to
Africa after spending the past
year here with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Marchman have
made many friends in Frank
lin and throughout Macon
county, not only in their work
In the Baptist churches, but
with all denominations, who
will deeply regret to learn of
their leaving the county and
their work here.
-Services At St. John's
Sunday Morning
The first service in the new j
John's Episcopal church on i
Cartoogechaye is to be held I
next Sunday morning, July 15,
at 11 : 15. The congregation of
St. Agnes church, Franklin, will
attend this service in place of
their regular service. All who
are Interested are cordially in
vited to attend.
This new building, which is
not yet completed, is built on
the site of the former St. John's
church which was the first
Episcopal church in this sec
tion. The old building was torn
down many years ago.
W. C. Allman Property
Soldi At Auction Saturday
In a whirlwind of an auction
sale July 7, the Cyclone Realty
Co., of. Forest City sold the
beet of land known as the W.
C. AJlman property, located
about two miles south of Frank
lin. Members of the auctioneer
ing team stated that they had
never had a better reception or
met better people than in the
sales conducted by them in Ma
con county.
All purchasers seemed satis
fied with their trades. Bob Pat
ton was auctioneer and Jones
& Jones represented the seller.
Franklin Firemen
Assist In Rescuing Four
From Burning Plane
One or more of the four crew
members who are recuperating
at Moore General hospital from
injuries suffered Monday in the
crash of a bomber at Asheville
Hendersonville airport escaped
possible death in the crash as a
result of heroic action on the
part of several civilians, it was
revealed.
A party of civilians, including
Carl Tysinger, Franklin fire
chief, and Frank Henry, Frank
lin fireman, and Jerry Orr, 16,
employe at the field, got to the
plane almost immediately after
it had plunged off the highway
into a large canal ditch some
distance away. Flames were be
ginning to spread from the left
motor of the plane as the men
reached the scene. It was only
a matter cf minutes before the
entire plane was enveloped in
flames, members of the party
said.
One man, attempting to
climb from the ditch and away
from the flaming plane, was
helped out to safety and the
three other survivors were
brought to safety from another,
part of the craft. The civilians
cut off clothing of the army
men, their bodies being burned
in several places, it was learn
ed. An ambulance stationed at
the field was used to transport
the injured fliers to the hos
pital.
The Franklin men had just
arrived at the air port by plane,
having brought their craft into
the field for repairs. They were
talking with employes of the
field as the army plane, landed
and crashed. After aiding in
helping the plane's survivors to
safety, the Macon men aided in
fighting the blaze.
Annie Mae Breedlove
Passes At Tellico
Funeral services for Miss An
nie Mae Breedlove, 14, were held
at the Tellico Baptist church on
Thursday morning at 11 o'clock.
The Rev. A. J. Smith officiated,
and interment followed in the
church cemetery.
Miss Breedlove. who was born
on May 6, 1931, died at her
home in the Tellico section of
Macon county on Wednesday
morning at 11 o'clock following
an illness of only a few hours.
The pallbearers Included J.
R. Ramsey, John Anderson,
Verlin McGaha, W. S. Calhoun,
Albert Ammons and Harley
Mason
Surviving are the parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Cleve Breedlove, of
Tellico, Mrs. Theodore Loftis
and Miss Odessa Breedlove, of
Tellico.
Potts funeral home were in
charge of the arrangement.
Town Hill Wreck
Detroit Furniture Van
Stalled On Hill
Wednesday evening about 8
o'clock, a furniture van from
Detroit, driven by Howard Col
lins of that city, failed to make
the grade on Town Hill.
Stalling just before reaching
the top of the hill, opposite the
postoffice, the heavily loaded
van rolled backward down the
steep grade. Mr. Collins, with
considerable presence of mind,
steered the van to a point just
below Angel Clinic where two
small trees scotched its rear
ward progress.
No one was injured but the
two trees were reported ruined.
Burrell Motor Co. was called to
pull the truck out and make
the necessary repairs for it to
continue its journey.
Delia Ann McCoy
Funeral services for Delia Ann.
four year old dlughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Sheridan McCoy, of
the Gold Mine community, will
be held on Friday afternoon at
3 o'clock at the Gold Mine Bap
tist church.
Delia Ann died In the Angel
hospital here on Thursday at
12:30 o'clock following an ill
ness of 36 hours.
Surviving are the parents,
two sisters and four brothers.
Draft Board To
Be Closed Saturday
The Macon County Draft
board will be closed on Satur
day afternoon hereafter until
further orders received, stated
E. W. Long, Frld^ju
Men In Service
CHAKLES LKKOY DOWNS
RDM 2/C Charles LeRoy
Downs, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Downs, of Franklin
Route 3, and husband of Mrs.
Wrethea Faine Downs, of Toe
coa, Ga? who was recently kill
ed in action somewhere in the
Pacific, according to a message
received from the War Depart1
ment.
Seaman Downs, one of Macon
county's promising young men,
was stenographer for Bradley
Mining Company prior to going
in the Navy on May 24, 1944. Hf
is survived by his widow, youni
son, Douglas, the parents* twci
brothers and one sister.
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CAPT. JESSE TESSIER
Capt. Jesse Tessier, son of
Mrs. F. M. Tessier, Franklin,
ha been named assistant GM.
and Supply officer at the AAF
Convalescent Hospital, Bowman
Field, Ky.,'" an installation of
the Personnel Distribution Com
mand.
A veteran of 27 months in
the China-Burma-India theatef,
Capt. Tessier wears the Bronze
Star for meritorious service in
combat. Over an extended pe
riod of time and under exceed
ingly difficult conditions Capt.
Tessier's supply organization
successfully upplied front-line
outfits.
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EMERSON G. CRAWFORD
Pfc. Emerson G. Crawford,
who was recently wounded on
Okinawa, was reported by the
War Department to be getting
along very nicely. He was serv
ing with the 96th division in
the Medical Corps. He.also serv
ed with this division in the
Leyte campaign. -
Pfc. Crawford has been in
overseas service for the past
year. Prior to going into the
armed forces, he taught in the
public schools in Macon county.
His wife, who is visiting rela
tives on Cullasaja, received a
telegram fi\jm Glenn Wheaton,
Los Angeles, Calif., announcing
that Pfc. Crawford would talk
from the Pacific on two short
wave spots on the Dick Haynes
show over NBC Tuesday of this
week. Receiving conditions would
not permit Mrs. Crawford and
friends hearing Pfc. Crawford's
talk. >
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in the Franklin Press that is
sent in through the mail, you
will have to sign your name
to the article. That does not
necessarily mean that your
name .will be used with the
article, as much of the news
news dio not require having
the signature used.
This occurs each week and
we have no way of knowing
who the sender is. Notices
UK ST LIEUT. LEWIS PATTON
MUST I IF.l T. LEWIS PATTON
CRITICALLY WOUNDED
Robert A. Patton had a letter
from the War Department on
July 5 saying that his' son, First
Lieut. Lewis Patton, who was
critically wounded on June 8,
bad been taken to a hospital
on the Marrianna Island for
further treatment.
He suffered a fracture of the
skull, fractured right arm and
serious burns to his eyes.
Lieut. Patton entered the
services on March 10, 1943 at
Nashville, Tenn., and was sent
to an. army air field in Hous
ton, Texas, and Lorado, Texas,
and received his commission
from San Angelo Army Air
field in February 1944. He was
then sent to Langley Field, Va..
and to Boca Rotan, Fla., where
he specialized -in rader. He was
then transferred to Lincoln
Neb., where he was assigned to
a B-29 as bombadier, and with
his crew trained at Clovis, N.
M? and Kearney Field, Neb.
He was sent to North Africa
in November 1944, and later to j
India and China. Since Febru- I
ary he has been in the South [
Pacific, making missions over
the Jap homeland.
Prior to entering the services j.
he attended the University of
North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
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SGT. McGAHA DISCHARGED
Sgt. Robert L. McGaha, who
has spent the past four and j
one -half years in the armed J
farces, has received an honor
able discharge and returned to
his home in the West's Mill
community.
Sgt. McGaha, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. Fred McGaha, spent 42
months of this time in over
seas service, three years in the
American theatre and six
months in the European the
atre, having volunteered into
the service in 1941.
He holds the decorations of
the American theatre. American
Defense, European theatre,
Combat Infantry badge, four
combat stars, the good conduct
medal, and the Purple Heart
for. wounds received in March
of this year.
of various kinds come to be
used in the Press and we are
always glad to get them and
feel that this is one <of the
best ways to obtain many
news items we might miss
otherwise. But in the future
if there is no name signed,
we regret that we won't be
able to use the item.
If you are a county corre
spondent, please sign your
name, and we will be glad to
withhold signature if you
wish us to do so.
Odas Mashburn, of the Unit
ed States Navy, spent a three
day leave here with his wife
and small son, Kenneth.
Final Figures Show Macon
Over Quota In Bond Drive
Services Each Evening
At Methcdist Church
Dr. E. H. Blachard, of the
Myers Park Methodist church,
Charlotte, is preaching a series
of evangelistic sermons in the
Franklin. Methodist church this
?veek. Services are being held
-ich evening at 8 o'clock. The
meeting which began last Sun
day night, is expected to clo:e
with the Friday night service
this week.
ir jing At Coweta
Sunday Aftc.rrocon
The regular Third Sunday!
afternoon Singing will be held
at the Coweta Baptist church
on next Sunday afternoon, be
ginning at 1:45 o'clock, it has!
been announced by J. M. Holt,
president, who will be in charge
of the singing. The public is j
invited to attend and partic- [
ularly the singers.
Cpl. Brogdon
Dies From Wounds On
Luzon, June 15th
Mr. aiid Mrs. J. A. Brogdon,
of the West's Mill community,
have received a message from
the War Department, stating
that their son, Cpl. T/5 James
Mack Brogdon, died on June 15
on Luzon from wounds received
while in action,
Cpl. Brogdon entered the
armed forces on December 26,
1942 and received his basic
training at Camp Crowder, Mo?
and was sent to overseas duties
in August 1943. He was serving
with the Third Cavalry.
He was sent from the Bryson
City draft board, living in Swain
county at that time. He attend
ed the Bryson City high school
and worked in CCC Camps and
later worked for two years at
the Newport News Shipbuilding
and Dry Dock Company, New
port News, Va.
Surviving besides the parents,
are four sisters, Mrs. H. P. Rob
inson, Newport News, Va., Mrs.
Sallie Nuese and Mrs. Ruth
Garrison, of Belmont, and Miss
Dorothy Brogdon, of West's
Mill, and six brothers, Frank
Brogdon, Newport News, Va.,
Pfc. William L. Brogdon, some
where in the Pacific, Pvt. B. W.
Brogdon, at Fort George ' G.
Meade. Md., Ed. Brogdon, New
port News. Milton and Jimmy
Brogdon, West's Mill.
Dr. Walter B. West To
Preach At Methodist
Dr. Walter B. West, superin
tendent of the Waynesville dis
trict, will preach at the Frank
lin Methodist church next Sun
day morning at 11 o'clock at
10 a. m. On the same day he
will conduct a service at Car
son Chapel. Dr. West is to fill
these appointments so that Rev.
W. Jackson Huneycutt may
preach at the Highlands Meth
odist church at 11 o'clock.
Frances Crpss, young daugh
ter of Mr. a"nd Mrs. R. E. Cross,
of Clayton, Ga., underwent a
tonsilectomy operation at the
Angel hospital here on Friday
of last week, and is reported
to be recuperating nicely.
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soldier Buys $i:>,uuu
Worth Of Bonds;
Gives Macon Credit
Lieut. George G. Westfeld.
Jr., now serving in the United
States armed forces some
where in the Pacific, during
the Mighty Seventh War Loan
Drive, purchased $25,000 worth
of bonds that were allocated
to the credit of the Macon
county quota of $218,000.00.
These bonds comes under
the Atlanta Federal Reserve
Bank, Atlanta. Ga., but, nev
ertheless, Macon county has
been credited with same.
Macon county is indeed in
debted to Lieut. Westfeldt for
giving the county credit for
the sales, which went a long
ways toward the total of
$333,771.70, which was the
last report received from the
Federal Reserve Bank, Rich
mond.
North Carolina now has 27
frozen food locker plants and
IS additional plants have either
been authorized or are in the
procegg of being built.
Overall Total $391,256.75
Sold; E Series Short
About $50,000
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The final figures received
from the Federal Reserve Bank.
Richmond, Va? on the Seventh
War Loan Drive in Macon
county, showed that a total of
$391,256.75 had been sold over
an overall quota of $218,000.00,
the quota given the county.
These figures show that Ma
con county purchased several
hundred dollars more bonds
than the quota set. however,
the sales in the E series fell
short approximately $50,000. The
chairman, Henry W, fcabe arid
Gilmer A. Jones, stated that
they did not feel that the
county had fallen short in buy
ing in this drive, but that the
county's quota had been set en
tirely too high. The sale of E
bonds reached a total of $1 17,
596.25 and the quota given in
this series was $168,000.00.
Mr. Cabe and Mr. Jones ex
pressed their deepest apprecia
tion to the citizens of the en
tire county, and to those else
where, who purchased bonds
and gave Macon county credit
for, in helping put these sales
across in such an enormous
way.
Mrs. J. E. S. Thorpe, chair
man of the Woman's Division
for the county, too, is deeply
grateful for the way the Wom
en worked through the entire
drive and their splendid co
operation and service . in mak
ing this drive such a decided
success.
Porter Moses
Found Dead Sunday Near
Pine Grove School
?Porter Moses, 30. of Gastonia,
formerly of the EUijay section
of Macon county, was found
near death on Sunday after
noon about 6 o'clock inside a
bolted woodshed at the Pine
Grove schoolhouse, by three
youths of the Pine Grove com
munity and succumbed before
they could summons help.
According to Walter Dean,
deputy sheriff of Macon
county, the three boys, Wendell
McCall, 13, Berlin Deal, 15 and
R. J. Dills, 23, heard groans in
the woodshed and upon inves
tigation, found Moses in a dy
ing condition. They hurried to
a nearby neighbor for aid
but upon their, return they
found him to be dead.
A coronor's trial was held
on Sunday night and they re
ported that Moses had died
from acute alcoholism.
Testimony of witnesses indi
cated that Moses' death follow
ed heavy drinking on Sunday
morning, that he and his two
brothers-in-law. Harley and
Lem Houston, of the Pine Grove
community: tad purchased a
half gallon of whiskey on Sun
day morning ana. that Moses
had drank a quart\or more of
this amount. Accormng to the
alleged account givpn the offi
cers, the trib was returning to
their home and found that
church services were being held
at the Pine Grove church,
which was on "the road to their
home.
Post-mortem examination by
Dr. H. T. Horsley, as reported
at the coroner's inquest, indi
cated that death resulted in a
direct or indirect cause of the
liquor Moses was alleged to have
consumed, rather than by foul
play as was repirted on Sun
day night, as there was no evi
dence in connection with his
death.
Funeral services were Ifeld on
Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock
at the Sugarfork Baptist
church. The Rev. Lester Sor
rells, officiated, assisted by the
Rev. Frank Holland. Interment
followed in the church ceme
tery.
The pallbearers included Sid
ney Dendy, Clarence Galloway, #
Lorenz Moses, Troy Holland,
Lawson Shook, and Orville
Moses.
Surviving are the widow and
small son, Kenneth, of Gaston
ia, the parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Olney, of Brevard, a brother,
Gernell Mosgs. of Brevard, six
si?ters, Mrs. Nina Smith, of
Gastonia, Mrs.- Allen Smith,
Mrs. Macie Galloway, Mrs. Hes
ter Reep, Mrs. Joyce Mann and
Miss Nadine Moses, all of Bre
vard.