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VOL. LX? NO. 29
FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 19. 1945
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JURORS DRAWN
FOR AUG. TERM
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Jones & Jones Elected
County Attorney By
Commissioners
The Macon county commis
sioners met in a called session
on Monday with W. E. (Genet
Baldwin, newly appointed chair
man lor the Board of Commis
sioners following the death of
Gus Leach chairman, presiding
over the session.
The board voted that the hall
floor in the courthouse be re
floored and the repairwork Is
well underway.
The law firm of Jones &
Jones, with R. S. Jones acting
as attorney, was elected to the
place of attorney for the coun
ty, following the resignation of
Guy L. Houk, whq had been
county attorney for the past
eight years, and who tendered
his resignation in early June,
effective June 30.
The jurors to serve in the
August term of the Macon
county superior court were
drawn at this time and the fol
lowing names were drawn:
First Week
John Cunningham, Cullasaja;
L,..P. Patterson, Route 4; W. P.
Martin, Route 3; Howard Row
land, Kyle; Lewis Moses, Culla
saja; Glenn Tallent, Route 3;
E. M. Fox, Ellijay; John May, ;
Flats; R. L. Blaine, Franklin;
James Houston, Highlands; J.
E. Hicks, Highlands; Robert
Stamey, Jr., Route 2; . S. H.
Crunkleton, Franklin; *N. G.
Clampett, Route 3; J. L. Hug
gins, Route 3; G. L. Jacobs,
Route 3; J. A. McCoy, Gneiss;
Harry Potts, West's Mill; Ar
thur Sanders, Prentiss; J. C.
Morgan, Route 4; George An
derson, Route 1; Howard Led
ford. Route 2; G. L. Buchanan.
Route 2; G. R. McConnell,
Highlands, J. L. Sanders Pren
tiss; Henry Tallent, Route 3;
J. C. Southards, Route 1; Joe
M. Henry, Ellijay; J. P. Hyatt,
Franklin ; Osborne Younce, J
Kyle; John F. Smith, Route 1;
Lennie Tilson, Highlands; A. R. j
Rogers, Route 1; S. J. Kinsland,
Route 4; Wilgy Clark, Cullasaja; I
Lester Norton, Route 1, Dillard,
Ga.
Second Week
Claude Roper, Route 3; J. J
W. Reece, Highlands, Beulon
Holland. Cullasaja; D. L.
Douthit, Flats; Ebbie Talley,
Highlands; Floyd Rogers, High- :
lands; P. E. Swanson, Rt. 1; J.
Ned Teague, Prentiss; W. A.
Sellers, Route 4; Daniel Ed
wards, Highlands; F. M. Bren
dle, Route 4; R. L. Norton,
Route 1, Dillard, Ga.; Earl Eng- (
lish, Franklin; J. R. Phillips,
Highlands; Ben Norton. High
lands; Charlie Downs, West's
Mill; T. M. Rickman, West's
Mill; W. M. Angel, Route 3.
W. A. Steele, manager of The '
Franklin Press, visited his )
daughter, Mrs. Hazel S. Glass
and grandson, Charles Glass, at
their home in Asheville last
weekend where he was joined
by Mrs. Betty Brumfield. an
other daughter, Who motored :
from Charlotte to be with the
family.
Revival Services To Begin
At Betlhel Methodist
A series of revival services
will be held at> the Bethel
Methodist church, beginning on
Sunday, July 22, it has been an
nounced by the Rev. D. P.
Grant, pastor, who will preach
on Sunday morning at 11
o'clock.
The services will be held each
morning at 11 o'clock and each
evening at 8:30 o'clock and the
preaching will be done by the
Kev. Thomas W. Bray, of Faith,
who is expected to arrive here
on Monday.
The Rev. Mr. Bray, who is
pastor of the First Baptist
church at ? Faith, is a strong
preacher and widely-known
evangelist.
A Bible school will be held
in connection with the revival,
and will begin, on Monday af
ternoon at 2 o'clock and con
tinue through the remainder of
the week, and all the children
In the community are urged to
take advantage of this weeks
school.
Mr. Grant is particularly anx
ious for the Baptist churches
In the Bethel community to join
In this service and help labor
together for the salvation of
souls regardless of their denom
ination. Bring your singers and
come and especially the quar
tets or other special music. The
public is invited.
Miss Sweatman Bitten
By Copperhead Snake
Miss Lizzie Sweatman, daugh
ter of Joe Sweatman and the
late Mrs. Sweatman, of the Up
per Cartoogechaye section of
Macon county, was bitten twice
In her right hand by a copper
head snake on Tuesday after
noon while pulling weeds out of
her cabbage patch.
When Miss Sweatman was
bitten the first time she thought
It was a briar scratch but
when the snake struck the sec
ond time she saw it. She was
taken to the Angel Clinic here
for treatment and is reported
by hospital attendants to be
getting along nicely.
Last Rites Held For Mrs.
Sarah Tallent Gillespie
Mrs. Sarah Tallent Gillespie,
80. died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Cecil Green, on
Cartoogechaye in the Wayah
section, on Saturday afternoon,
July 7, at 2 o'clock, following
an illness of several months.
Employment Clinic For
Physically Handicapped
i . ? ' ?
To Be Held In Asiheville
School On July 23rd
And 24th
Officials of the Civil Service
Commission, Vocational Re
habilitation Service, - the local
U.S.E.S. Office, and the War
Manpower Commission issued a
joint statement recently regard
ing the holding of an Employ
ment Clinic for the physically
handicapped at the David Mil
lard High School, College and
Oak Streets in Ashevllle, on
July 23, 24, 1945.
Plans are being formulated
whereby handicapped persons
will be Interviewed at the Clinic
In complete confidence by train
ed Medical Officers and Repre
sentatives of local government
agencies in order to fit the ap
plicant's aptitude and physical
ability to a particular position.
Addressing himself directly
to disabled veterans and other
handicapped persons not em
ployed In essential war work,
an official spokesman said: "In
these days of crisis and critical
manpower shortages, no one at
home can afford to feel shy or
sensitive about one's physical
handicaps. The war effort needs
every finger, every hand, every
brain to contribute to victory."
It was stated that many posi
tions are open In local federal
establishments. They are hos
pital and ward attendants, mess
attendants, clerk typist, sten
ographers, laborers, and others
at the Moore General Hospital,
Veterans Administration, Redis
tribution Center, Army Air
Forces, and other Federal es
tablishments.
Disabled veterans will receive
preferential treatment in ap
pointments.
It was further pointed out
that persons who are interested
in being considered at the forth
coming clinic should apply im
mediately to the local Employ
ment Office.
This procedure will save much
time and effort In handling
their applications on the dates
of the Clinic.
Men In Service
T/SGT. HENRY D. CORBIN, JR.
T/Sgt. H. D. Corbin, Jr., re
cently returned to the States
after ten months of overseas
service and has been spending
a 30 day furlough with his par
ents, Mr! and Mrs. Henry D.
Corbin of Franklin route 4.
Sgt. Corbin flew 39 missions
as radio operatior and gunner
on a B-24 Bomber, first with
the 8th Air Force in England
and was later transferred to the
15th Air Force in Italy, where
he completed his tour. He was
radio jperation on one of the
lead planes of his squadron. His
pilot was Major Claude Cum
mings of Houston, Texas, who
also Returned to the States.
Sgt. Corbin is a graduate of
Franklin High school and at
tended William and Mary Col
lege in Virginia and Rochester
College in New York. Before en
tering service he was employed
by U. S. Civil Service at the
Naval Air Base in Norfolk, Va.
Sgt. Cohbin wears the Air
Medal and Three Oak Leaf
Clusters, the Good Conduct
Ribbon, and the European Rib
bon with five Bronze Battle
stars.
Upon completion of his fur
lough here -he will report to"
Sioux Falls Army Air Field, S.
D., for reassignment.
Funeral Services For
Delia Ann McCoy, 4
Funeral services for Delia
Ann McCoy, four-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sher
idan McCoy of the Gold Mine
section, were held last Friday
afternoon at the Gold Mine Bap
tist church! The Rev. Fred Sor
rells officiated, assisted by the
Rev. George Webb, the Rev. J.
I. Vinson and the Rev Frank
Holland. Interment was in the
church cemetery.
Delia Ann died in the Angel
Hospital last Thursday at 12:30
o'clock following an illness of
36 hours.
The pallbearers were Kenneth
McCoy, Ivan Wyatt, Neville Mc
Coy, Eugene Mclntyre, Lee
Poindexter, Jr., and Guy Hol
land, all cousins.
Surviving are the parents,
two sisters, Dorothy and Mil
dred Louise McCoy, and four
brothers, James, Jack, Ned and
Fred McCoy, all of Gold Mine
community, the grandfather,
Billy McCoy, of Gneiss, and the
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Holland of Pine Grove.
Funeral services were held at
the Burniiigtown Baptist church
on Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock. The Rev. George A.
Cloer, pastor, officiated, assist
ed by the Rev. Bill Sorrells, a
Baptist minister of Macon
county. Interment followed in
the church cemetery.
The pallbearers included
Wayne Penland, Clyde Ledford,
Cecil Crawford, Earl Harrison,
Harold Enloe and J. H. Brook
shire.
Mrs. Gillespie, a life-long res
ident of Macon county, was
married to Lucius T. Gillespie
who preceded her in death 22
years ago.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs, Cecil Green and Mrs.
Bunyan Kiser, both of the Car
toogechaye section; one son,
Ted Gillespie of Franklin; 12
grandchildren and two great
grandchildren; five step-daugh
terS, Mrs. Ira Kelly and Mrs.
Ora Rogers of Hiawassee, Ga.,
Mrs. Nora Mills and Mrs. Sallie
Moore of Grand Junction, Col.,
Mrs. Orva Dalrymple of Ham
ilton, Wash.; and one step-son,
Henry Gillespie of Coffeeville,
Kan.
Potts funeral home was in
charge ol arrangements.
PFC. CECIL ALLEN
Pfc. .Cecil Allen has been
a prisoner of the German gov
ernment since December 1, 1944,
and who was liberated on
March 29, being a prisoner lor
three months. He arrived in the
States on June 23, and is now
home for a visit with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Allen
at their home on Franklin Rt.
3 for an 80 day furlough.
Pfc. Allen entered the armed
forces in June 1941, and follow
ing his basic training at Camp
Lee, Va.. he was assigned to
duties in the Panama Canal
zone where he remained until
July 1943. After his return to
the states and a 20 day fur
lough at home he reported tQ
Fort Ord, Calif., and stayed
there until April 1944.
Pfc. Allen was sent to the
European theatre of war in
April, and was with the First
Army in the invasion in France.
He served in the ambulance
Corps, and is now wearing four
campaign ribbons with four
battle stars and the Presiden
tial citation.
Following his furlough, Pfc.
Allen will report to Miami
Beach, Fla., for further assign
ments. , "
Final Report
On Seventh War Loan
Shows $405,904 Sold
The latest and final report
from the Federal Reserve Bank
in Richmond, showed that Ma
con county in the Seventh War
Loan Drive had sold a total of
$405,904.00 over an overall quota
of $218,000.00, it has been re
ported by Gilmer A. Jones, co
chairman.
The sales in the E series had
reached a total of $130,244.00,
with the quota given the county
in this series was $164,000.00.
Despite the fact that the coun
ty fell short in itg quota in the .
E bond sales, it practically
doubled its sales in the overall
quota. Mr. Jones stated.
Mission Study Class At
Methodist Church
A Mission Study Course will
be taught in the Franklin
Methodist church, beginning on
Sunday, July 22 and continuing
through Thursday, July 25, the
pastor, the Rev. W. Jackson
Huneycutt stated.
The class will be held each
evening at 8:30 and the text
book is Bishop Arthur J.
Moore's, on "Christ After
Chaos", which deals with the
post-war policy of the Metho
dist church in foreign lands. An
effort will be made to meet the
requirements for jurisdictional
credit, Mr. Huneycutt stated.
Vacation Church School
At Franklin Methodist
A Vacation Church school will
begin at the Franklin Metho
dist church on next Monday
morning at 9 o'clock for a two
hours' session each morning.
This session will include music,
Bible, recreation and hand work
periods, and will continue from
Monday through Friday for
two weeks, it has been an
nounced by the pastor, the Rev.
W. Jackson Huneycutt.
The following workers plan
to work in the school: Mrs.
Margaret Dowdle, Miss Dorothy
Sloan, Mrs. T. W. Angel, Jr.,
Mrs. Oilmer Crawford, Mrs. R.
S. Jones, Mrs. H. A. Wilhide,
Mrs. Fred Arnold, Mrs. John Al
sup. Mrs. Elizabeth Dowdle Wil
lis, Miss Dorothy Conley, Miss
Ida Mae Dowdle and Miss Bar
bara Conley.
Belk Department Store To
Open Here About August 1
HERMAN R. I.KDKOKI)
PROMOTED TO SEAMAN 1/C
Herman R. Led lord, 19, of
Route 3; Franklin, who is serv
ing in the Navy, was advanced
to seamaii, first class, while
taking part in the Battle for
Okinawa on this ship.
He is a son of D. A. Ledford,
Franklin.
S 2/C FRANK C. DRYMAN
? S 2/C Frank C. Dryman of
the U. S. Navy now stationed
at Brooklyn, N. Y., is a replace
ment aboard the U.S.S. Frank
lin which is being repaired in
the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Seaman Dryman is the son |
of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dryman ;
of Scaly. Before entering serv
ice he was a truck farmer.
Pvt. Daniel R. Wilkie
Killed In Action
Pvt. Daniel R. Wilkie, 31, who
was previously reported to be
missing in action on February
23, was reported by the war
department to be killed on that
date.
Pvt. Wilkie entered the armed
forces in June 1944, and took
his basic training at Camp I
Stuart, Ga., and, Fort "Jackson, !
S. C. He was sent to overseas
service in January and was '
placed in the infantry and 3rd
Division.
Prior to entering the armed
forces he was employed at the
shipyards in Mobile, Ala. He
was a member of the Franklin 1
Baptist church, and was mar
ried to Miss Barbara Evans, of
Franklin, who with their two !
children, live in Fairhope, Ala.
Surviving besides the widow
and two children, are the moth
er, Mrs. W. G. Wilkie, of Frank
lin, three brothers, Howard
Wilkie, of Arden, Henry Wilkie,
Franklin, and William Wilkie,
AMM 2/C in the Pacific, three
sisters, Mrs. Bertha Naylor and
Mrs. G. C. Ensley, of Asheville,
and Miss Flora Wilkie, of Mar
shall.
All Day Meeting At
Gillespie's Chapel
T. C. Carpenter, Superinten
dent of Gillespie Chapel Sun
day School, extends an invita
tion to the preachers and sing
ers in Macon county to come
to Gillespie Chapel on Sunday
July 29th for an all day wor
ship and gathering.
Bring your lunch and spend
the day. The public is invited
to attend.
Baptist Bible School
A very successful ten-day
Bible School was held at the
Franklin Baptist church, begin
ning June 26, and closing on
Friday night, July 6, with a
commencement program by the
children, and a display of their
handiwork.
Rev. J. F. Marchman, prin
cipal of the Bible School, pre
sented the certificates. Eighty
four graduated with honor.
The total enrollment was 190,
including a splendid faculty
group of 30. The average atten
dance was" 146.
Home Coming To Be
There will be a home coming
program given at the Gold Mine
Holiness church on Sunday,
July 29, -it has been announced
by the pastor, the Rev. A. T.
Abbott.
The services are scheduled to
begin at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing, and the public is invited.
Due to rationing points every
one attending are asked to bring
lunch.
Ashear Building Leased;
Troop Callahan To
Be Manager
Joe Ashear. one of Franklin's'
leading merchants since Febru
ary 8, 1911, has this week sold
his stock of merchandise and
leased his building to Belk's
Department company, who will
open a store here around Aug
ust 1.
Being unable to get the nec
essary merchandise to operate
his business as he has for sev
eral years, and the shortage of
manpower, Mr. Ashear, alter
much consideration, decided he
would go out of the merchan
tile trade and look alter his
outside interests.
Troop H. Callahan, assistant
manager for the Belk company
at Bryson City for the past
eight years, will be manager of
Belk's new store in Franklin.
He was for a number of years
employed as clerk in Ashear's
store before going to Bryson
City.
Mr. Callahan has been in
Franklin for several days mak
ing the necessary arrangements
for opening. The store has been
given a new coat ot paint and
now the carpenters are busy
adding new shelves, tables, show
windows, and making msny ad
ditional changes in the store.
The large basement has also
had a thorough remodeling job
done on it, and is expected to
hold many of the basement
bargains, that go with Belk's
Stores.
Classifications
As Announced By Local
Service Bo&rd
The following registrants were
placed in I-A at the last meet
ing of Local Board No. 1 Ma
con county, July 6, 1945:'
John Arnold Duvall, William
Pherson Stamey.
Placed in I-C were the fol
lowing who have been accepted
by the Armed Forces: Leo Mack
Meece, Buren Van Owenby,
Charlie Francis Kenney,' Roy
Lawrence Pendergrass, Lee Ol
iver, and John Edward Alex
ander.
Discharged
Six men have been Honorably
discharged from the Armed
B'orces and have reported to
the Local Board. They are,
Charles Avery Clouse, Walter
Lee Henry, Charles Edward
Russell, James Frederick Cor
pening, Turner Elmo Dills, and
Rafe Banks Teague.
School Of Missions
To Be Held In Macon
County July 22nd-27fh
Twenty-four of the 39 Bap
tist churches in Macon county
are participating in a school of
Missions beginning on Sunday,
July 22 and continuing througli
July 27.
The missionaries are expected
to arrive in Franklin on Satur
day and foil awing a group meet
ing, the workers will go to the
various churches in the county
to begin their first meeting on
Sunday morning.
There will be a number of
State workers here for the
week's session.
Hawley Appointed
Lion Zcne Chairman
Norman R. Hawley of the
Franklin Lions Club has been
notified of his appointment as
Zone Chairman, Zone 2, Region
1, District 31-A, by District
Governor Edward H. McMahan
of Brevard.
The Zone embraces the Lions
Clubs of Franklin, Sylva, and
Bryson City. Hawley's term of
office will be for the year 1945
1946. He will work under the
supervision of the District Gov
ernor and his Deputy. His du
ties will consist of offering ad
vice and assistance to the three
clubs. During the year three
Zone meetings will be called,
with officers of the various
I clubs attending.
V-E day did not end the crit
ical fat shortages, and patriotic
housewives will continue to use
every precaution to waste no
fat until V-J day, says Mrs. Es
telle T. Smith, assistant State
demonstration agent ot the
state College Extension Service,