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VOL. LX? NO. 35
FRANKLIN, N. C.. THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1945
12.00 PKK YEAK
Butter, Cream Operations
Purchased By Lexington Co.
Ixantahala Creamery To
Continue The Sale Of
Grade A Milk
After several years effort to
secure a reliable whole milk
market for Macon and sur
rounding counties, County Agent
Sam W. Mendenhall is happy
to announce that the Coble
Milk Products Company of Lex
ington, N. C., have purchased
the butter and cream opera
tions from Nantahala Creamery.
The change over from purchase
of cream to the purchase of
milk will take place as rapidly
as the Creamery can notify in
dividual patrons rfind Coble rep
resentatives can see them.
For the first week in Sep
tember the Nantahala Cream
ery routes will be run as same
as the past and as rapidly as
possible all cream patrons will
be contacted as to the possibil
ity of selling milk.
County Agent Mendenhall
points out that it would have
been impossible to Interest any
whole milk market coming into
this territory if Nantahala
Creamery had not developed an
Interest in dairying and the' sale
of cream during the past years.
The fact that the Creamery
has developed a business of 1,
000 pounds of butter per day
proves there is real interest in
dairying.
Mr. Slagle, in announcing the
sale of his Creamery business,
states that he doing it large
ly to further the dairy income
and interest as he believes that
a reliable milk market over a
period of years will bring the
farmer a greater revenue lor
his products. Mr. Slagle will
continue the sale of Grade A
milk and continue to operate
his Grade A business as he has
in the past.
The Coble representative
pointed out, and it is hoped and
believed, that a good volume
of milk may be built up in this
territory. The Coble Company
has recently established a plant
at Murphy and are installing a
vacuum pan to process the milk
in the Franklin and Murphy
territory. This territory is well
located from the standpoint of
sales to the nearby cities in
the south and there is no dan
ger of producing too much milk.
In order to be successful to the
farmers and to Coble Company,
it is going to be necessary to
develop a real volume of milk
and all the Coble Company asks
is a fair trial of its market.
The same prices will be paid
here as are paid at the other
Coble plants where 7,000 North
Carolina, Georgia, and Virginia
farmers are supplying milk.
Robert Hunt, native of Shelby
and graduate of North Carolina
State College in Dairying, will
be in charge of the operation.
It will be the desire of the
Coble Dairy to continue the
friendly relationship and fair
treatment that has been the
policy of Nantahala Creamery
and ltd owner, Sheriff Slagle.
County Agent Mendenhall be
lieves that with the coming of
this reliable whole milk market
that the future of dairying in
this region is assured.
Franklin C. Of C.
To Sponsor Free Movie
Friday, August 31st
The Franklin Chamber of
Commerce will sponsor the
"Eighteenth Century Life in
Williamsburg, Va.," in techni
color, at the Macon Theatre,
on Friday morning, August 31,
at 10 o'clock. Also at 6:30 p. m.
This picture, which will be of
vital interest to the high school
students, Is free. It Is concern
ed primarily with the realistic
portrayal of contemporary life,
and is simply and unpreten
tiously a glimpse of life as It
was lived in a center of Amer
ican culture two centuries ago.
The re-creation of Wllllams
Va., by John D. Rocke
feller, Jr., and his associates,
has provided not merely an au
thentic physical setting, but al
so a group of , Williamsburg
people who, by reason of train*
lng, Interest, or aptitude are,
literally, at home In that set
ting. They are completely at
ease with the costumes, the do
mestic accessories, and the
manners of the 18th Century.
for the sake of unity, the
/llm Is focused on the ftotlvitlei
Active In August
Franklin Lions
On August 13 the Franklin
Lions Club held its first regu
lar meeting of the month at
Cagle's Cafe. New member John
L. Palmer was welcomed.
Through the courtesy of Mil
ton M. Monderer, President of
the Highlands Briai\ Inc., of
Franklin, most attractive smok
ing pipes, bearing the name
,'Franklin", were presented to
all members. Of particular In
terest was the fact that these
pipes were produced from burl
grown in the Nantahala Moun
tains and manufactured ' in
Franklin.
Entertainment for the eve
ning consisted of an amusing
mock trial. Joe Dowdle Imper
sonated a corrupt judge. A. Ru
fus Morgan served as attorney
for the defense, and B. L. Mc
Olamery as attorney for the
State. The Jury was admittedly
packed. Carl Tysinger was haul
ed before the bar on a vague
charge never clearly ? defined.
After much lengthy oratory,
Tysinger was duly railroaded to
conviction.
The second meeting' of the
month was held at Cagle's
Cafe the evening of August 27.
Quests present included Rev.
Fitzgerald of Sylva, visiting
Lion, and Major Winton Perry
of Franklin, home on leave.
The picture, "Realm of the
Wild", filmed and sponsored by
the U. S. Forest Service, was
shown. It has been recently an
nounced that a Hollywood firm
has purchased the rights to
this picture, which presents
aome of the most unusual close
up views evet filmed of wild
life on the North American
continent.
President Willard Pendergrass
has. announced that the Frank
lin Lions Club recently received
$278.88 from the Wolfe Carnival,
as its sponsorship share for the
run held in Franklin last week.
This money has been ear -mark
ed for charitable purposes by
the Club.
Revival Services
In Progress At Friendship
T abernacle
Fair attendance is reported in
the county-wide revival that is
now in progress at the Friend
ship Tabernacle in Franklin.
The meeting began last Sun
day night with Rev. A. Rufus
Morgan delivering the first ser
mon. Since that time different
ministers representing the va
rious denominations in the
county have preached each
night at 8:30
Under the direction of Her
bert McOlamery. the singing has
been excellent. Quaftets and
choirs have been furnishing
special music.
Beginning Thursday night and
continuing through next Mon
day night, Rev. C. R. McCub
bins, pastor of the Franklin
Presbyterian church, will do the
preaching. On the last four
nights of the meeting, which
will probably close next Friday
night, September 7, Rev. Bill
Sorrels, pastor of the Iotlaand
Mt. Hope Baptist churches, Is
to deliver the sermons.
A loud speaking unit has been
Installed so that all who come
may enjoy the services. Every
one Is invited to attend.
Rote Creek Baptist
Elect Pastor
The Rev. Arvil Swafford, of
the Iotla community, has been
elected as pastor of the Rose
Creek Baptist church In Frank
lin Route 3. Rev. Swafford will
hold service on the first and
third Sundays in each month
at 11 o'clock. The public is In
vited to attend.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
SERVICES
Dr. C. R. McCubbins, Minister
Franklin:
Sunday School, 10 a. m.
Preaching, 11 a. m.
Morrison;
Sunday School, 2:30 p. m.
Preaching, 3:30 p. m.
of one of Williamsburg's most
useful and respected citizens? a
cabinet maker. As a master
craftsman he maintains a good
home, oomplete with most of
the amenities of 18th Century
urban living. * .
NEWS OF OUR '
i MENwWOMEN
IN UNIFORM i
PFC. PAUL T. CHILDERS
AWARDED BRONZE STAR
t
Pfc: Paul T. Childers, son o,'
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Childers. oi
Franklin Route 3, has been
awarded the Bronze Star medai
according to an announcement
made by his commanding of
ficer, Major General Hibbs.
The award was made "for he
roic achievement in action on
April 10, in Lampoldshausen,
Germany, when Pfc. Childers,
with members of his platoon at
tacked and overran enemy
strong points protecting the en
trance to the town. Since it
was impossible to flank the en
emy positions, the assault was
made directly in the face of
intense hostile fire. As a result
of this "action, the company was
able to capture the town with
a minimum of casualties. Their
bravery and devotion to duty
under fire reflects credit upon
themselves and the armed forces
of the United States."
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PVT. FRED JONES
HOME ON FURLOUGH
Pvt. Fred R. Jones, who was
returned to the states from the
European theatre of war on
August 8. has arrived at . his
home on Franklin Route 2, on
a 30-day furlough with his wife
and three children.
Pvt. Jones has been in over
seas service since November
1944, and was serving with the
Third Army. He was married to
the former Miss Lethia Buch
anan.
FIRST LT. NANCY JONES
RETURNED FORM OVERSEAS
First Lieut. Nancy H. Jones,
who was recently returned to
the States from several months
of overseas service with the
Army General Hospital, is here
on a furlough with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Gilmer A.
Jones.
Lieut. Jones joined this hos
pital unit in August 1944, short
ly aft?r its arrival at Gourock,
Scotland in July. Prior to en
tering, the Army in May 1942
she was engaged in teaching at
the School of Nursing at the
Duke Hospital, Durham.
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ENSIGN ZEB MEADOWS
RETURNS TO DUTIES
Ensign Zeb Meadows, USNR,
22, of route 3, Franklin, has re
sumed his duties aboard ship
following a temporary course of
instruction at the Minecraft '
Training Center of the Atlantic
Fleet at Little Creek, Va.
At this station Ens. Meadows
had special classes in modern
naval mine warfare. He re
ceived his commission in March
at the Naval Reserve Midship
men's School, Fort Schuyler. N.
Y., and later attended the
school for line officers at Mi
ami, Fla., before reporting for
sea duty.
Ens. Meadows is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Meadows of
route 3, near Franklin. His
brother, Staff Sgt. W. V. Mead
pws, is in the Army Air Corps.
LT. WILLIAM F. PLYLER
RETURNING TO STATES
Lt. WiUiam F. Plyler, with a ;
total of 131 points, is on his |
way back id me btates unaer
the Army's point system.
Prior to the outbreak of war
Lt. Plyler was on duty in Ha- I
waii. He returned to the States j
to attend the Officers Candi
date School at Camp Barkley,
Texas where he was commis
sioned in 1943. After assignment
to the Amphibian Engineers, he
received amphibious training at
Fort Ord, Calif., before sailing
again for overseas duty? this
time to the Southwest Pacific.
Lt. Plyler was Adjutant of the j
Brigades 263rd Medical Battal- '
ion which went ashore at Lin
gayen Gulf with General Wal
ter Krueger's Sixth Army.
His wife. Mrs. Alice Plyler. j
and son, William, reside in '
Franklin.
Finding Jobs For Ten Million
Service Men Will Be Problem
Mrs. Mary L. Walker, of the
local United States Employment
office, states that finding jobs
for veterans is relatively an
easy task now. Due to the man
power shortages, practically all
of the men and women being
discharged from the uniformed
forces are absorbed by employ
ers sorely in need of workers.
Now that the war has really
ended, many cut-backs and
change-overs from war to peace
production are being made. and.
on a nation-wide basis, millions
of Jobs are ending. And, there
will be increasing numbers of
men and women gradually re
leased from the armed services.
The estimated 10 millions of
servicemen and women to be
discharged now that Japan has
been defeated will present a
major employment problem.
Also, there will be the task
of furnishing information ana
action on the many rights, ben
efits and privileges available for
the returning servicemen and
women ? including the continu
ation of high school and col
lege education, vocational
training, Insurance, legal in
formation, home, farm and
business loans, musterlng-out
pay, pensions, and many others.
The average soldier Is likely
to expect conditions to be the
same when he gets back home
as they were when he left, par
ticularly if he is returning from
overseas. Just now, and for an
Indefinite period, higher prices
and limitations on what he an
ticipated, such as complete
freedom of action, are likely to
beoome Irritants to the return
ing veteran, It U becoming
clear that the serviceman's ela
tion at the time of his dis
charge fades in proportion to
the difficulties he encounters.
Government agencies, patri
otic organizations and the pub
lic generally must join hands
in getting over to the return
ing veterans these five specific
information objectives:
1. To inform the veteran, his
family and the citizens of the
community of the veteran's
rights and privileges and where
they may be obtained.
2. To show local citizens in
all commijnities the need fot,
and how to organize, veterans'
information committees and lo
cal information centers in co
operation with Selective Serv
ice, the U. S. Employment
Service, and Veterans Adminis
tration Committees.
3. To instruct the people at
home on the treatment of the
veteran, whether he is disfigur
ed, disabled, highly nervous, or
in perfect physical and mental
health.
4. To acquaint employers with
the many virtues of employing
veterans whether they are dis
abled, recovering from nervous
conditions or in good health;
and to emphasize to employers
the value of the vocational and
other training the veteran may
have received and, if disabled,
the rehabilitation he has been
given by the military service.
5. To point out to the veteran
his opportunity to help build a
better America, reminding him
that he is well qualified to do
just that by reason of his mil
itary and other training, his
qualities of leadership, and his
respect (or discipline,
One Killed, Four Injured
In Car Wreck On Co wee
Last Rites Held For
Mrs F. L. Siler, 72
Funeral services for Mrs. F.
L. Slier, 72, were held on Wed
nesday afternoon at 4 o'clock
at the Franklin Methodist
church. The Rev. W. Jackson
Huneycutt, pastor, officiated, as
sisted by the Rev. A. Rufus
Morgan, rector of the St. Agnes
Episcopal church, and interment
followed in the Franklin ceme
tery.
The pallbearers included Har
old Sloan, Hayne Arthur, Henry
W. Cabe, Carl S. Slagle, Joe
Setser and A. B. Slagle.
Mrs. Siler died in the Angel
hospital here on Tuesday morn
ing at 6 o'clock following a
serious illness of two weeks.
Mrs. Siler, a native of At
lanta, was the former Miss
Margaret Redding. She was
married to the late Dr. Fred L.
Siler, of Franklin, who died on
June 21, 1924, and has made
her home in Franklin most of
the time since then. She was
active in . church work in the
Franklin Methodist church, be
ing a member for a number of
years. Also a member of the
Woman's Society of Christian
Service, serving in various of
fices, and a member of the Ma
con County Chapter of the Unit
ed Daughters of Confederacy.
Mrs. Siler also belonged to the
North Carolina Archeological
Society, and was the author of
the book "Cherokee Indian Lore
and Smoky Mountain Stories", i
She formerly conducted a week- -1
ly program over WWNC on the :
subjects of Cherokee Indians, i
She is survived by four chil- i
dren: Allen Siler, Echittan, W.
Va.; Miss Ann Siler, New York '
City; Miss Frelda Siler, Wash
ington, D. C., and Mrs. M.
D'Onfria, Long Island, N. Y.; ;
three brothers, Anderson Red- ,
ding, Lawrence Redding, and
Eric Redding, all of Mobile,
Ala.; one sister, Miss Mary Red
ding, Mobile, and four grand- 1
children.
Potts Funeral Directors were
in charge of the arrangements, i
Prelo Dryman
Purchases Grocery And
Feed Business
Prelo J. Dryman has pur- :
chased the Feed and Grocery
Store of Roy F. Cunningham's i
and plans to take over the op
e ration of same on Tuesday,
September 4.
Mr. Dryman, who until re
cently owner and operated a
farm on Cullasaja, and a tour
ist home in connection, states
that he intends to carry on
this well-known business in the
future as Mr. Cuningham has
done in the past. Mr. Cunning
ham states that he plans to rest
for a while.
Funeral Services Held
For Novella Patton
Funeral services for Novella
Patton; the 13 months old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carey
B. Patton, Bidwell street, were
held at the Franklin Baptist
church on Saturday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock. The Rev. J. F.
Marchma,n, former pastor, of
ficated, assisted by the Rev. W.
Jackson Huneycutt, pastor of
the Franklin Methodist church.
Burial followed in the church
cemetery.
Novella died at the home of
her parents on Friday morning
at 2:30 o'clock following an ill
ness ,of only a few days.
Surviving besides the parents
are four brothers, Howard, Joe,
Richard and Jerry Patton, all
at home.
Potts funeral directors were
in charge of the arrangements.
Local Draft Board
Closes On Saturday
Hereafter the local selective
service board will be closed on
Saturdays, It has been announc
ed by E. W. Long.
Union Methodist ?
Church Services
George W. Seay will speak to
the people at Union Methodist
church next Sunday, Sept. 2,
In the Interest of the Persua
sive Church Plan.
Ministers and others are in
vited to attend these services
and learn of the work Mr. Seay
Is sponsoring tor all churches.
Funeral Services For J. T.
Brendle, 13, Held
W ednesday
Funeral services for J. T.
Brendle, 13 year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Brendle, of' near
Iotla Bridge, were held an
Wednesday morning at 11
o'clock at the Cowee Baptist
church. The Rev. C. C. Welch,
pastor, officiated, assisted by
the Rev. Norman E. Holden, and
interment followed in the
church cemetery.
The pallbearers included Paul
Holden, Clarence Mason, Paul
Duvall, Roy Tippett, Charles
Shields, Billy Ray, George Tip
pett and Billy Brendle.
Surviving are the parents and
two sisters, Velda and Barbara
Brendle, both at home.
Potts funeral directors were
in charge of the arrangements.
Potts funeral directors were
in charge of the arrangements.
Young Brendle, who suffered
a severe fracture of the skull
on Monday afternoon about
3j30 o'clock when the car In
which he was riding went over
an embankment of road lead
ing to the Leatherman Bald for
300 yards and throwing him
against a tree, died in the
Angel hospital here on Monday
night at 12:30 o'clock.
In the car with Brendle were
his sister, Velda Brendle, 15,
who suffered a fractured spine,
Dorothy Holden, 16, daughter
of the Rev. and Mrs. Norman
E. Holden, of the Cowee com
munity, who received bruises
and lacerations, Audy Buchan
an, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Audy Buchanan of near the
Iotla bridge, who was driving
the car, and Paul Duvall, 14,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Duvall, were only slightly in
jured.
Young Buchanan was sent to
the" Gibson orchard on the Co
wee mountain for apples and
the four accompanied him, and
it was on their return down
the mountain when the acci
dent occurred. The Buchanan
boy stated that he was only
making about 15 miles an hour
when the car left the highway
and that he did not know Just
what happened. He, with Miss
Holden and Paul Duvall, were
in the front seat and the
Brendle youths riding in the
back seat, were thrown out In
the first few overturns of the
car. The Duvall boy was
thrown out later and the driver
and Holden girl were in the
oar when it stopped.
Persons who have visited the
scene of the accident say that
it was only a miricle that any
of them escaped with their
lives. The car was completely
demolished.
Classifications
As Announced By Local
Service Board
The Local Board of Macon
County has announced the fol
lowing classifications, Aug 23:
I- A, Junior Ray Hedden, Rob
ert Byrne Passmore, Lewis
Madison Queen. Clayton Earl
Ammons, Edward Marvin Rick
man, Carlton Martin, Harold
Manuel Dalton, Charles Cool
idge Houston, Richard Calvin
Ledford, David Carpenter, Luth
er Mallon Lakey, Harold Vin
cent Mashburn, William Marvin
Reece, Robert Wylie Arrant, Jr.,
Everette Leon McClure, James
Barnard Roper, Loyd Rogers
Carpenter, Charley Roy Morgan.
The following men have been
honorably discharged from mil
itary service:
R. L. McConnell , Chalmers
Hill Mashburn, Forrest P. Slagle,
Hatl Jayhue Wilson, Turner
Elmo Dills, Ed Green, Walter
Howard Moses, John Harvey
Justice, David Grayson Hlgdon,
Robert Laxton Brabson, Wiley
Bascomb Scott, Alex Leonard
Dills, William Shirley Keener.
Tri-State Singing
Convention At Glenville
The Trl-State Singing Con
vention will meet at Glenville,
Jackson county, on Sunday,
September 9 for an all-day sing
ing, it has been announced by
R. E. Moss, secretary and
treasurer of the convention. All
singers, quartets and song lead
ers are invited to attend. Din*
ner will be served on the
ground*.