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VOL. LX? NO. 37
FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPT. 13, 1945
$2.00 PER YEAR
MILK PROGRAM
PROGRESSING
Production Shows 18 Per
Cent Increase Since
September 1
Robert Hunt, manager of
Coble Dairy Products, states
that equipment U arriving dally
and being installed in the Coble
Dairy Products plant here.
A thousand gallon insulated
refrigerated glass lined milk
hauling tank is now being put
into operation. Refrigeration for
the hauling of large quantities
of whole milk is being install
ed. A new set of milk scales
will also be set up soon. Other
equipment will be installed un
til the plant is modern in every
respect.
The production of milk for
manufacturing has increased by
18 per cent since September 1,
as shown by the daily milk re
ceipts at the plant.
Southern Dairies lias arranged
for the building of four Grade
A barns recently in Macon
county. v
,The farm income in Macon
county will be tremendously in
creased as more and more farm
ers sell milk.
Mrs. Margaret Shepherd
Dies At Her Home
Mrs. Margaret A. Shepherd,
84, died at her home- in the
Leatherman section ol Macon
county on Thursday at 12:15
o'clock, following a serious ill
ness of four days, although she
had been in ill health for a
number of years.
Mrs. Shepherd, who was the
former Miss Margaret McGaha,
was born on February 20, 1861
and had lived in the same com
munity all her life. She was a
daughter of the late Jane Tip
pett McGaha and George Mc
Gaha. She joined the Cowee
Baptist church and later mov
ed her membership to the Lib
erty Baptist church.
On December 19, 1878 she
was married to Joseph Shepherd
and they had lived together
and celebrated their 63rd wed
ding anniversary. He died on
June 13, 1943.
Funeral services will be held
on Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock
at the home near the Leather
man postofflce. The Rev. George
A. CJoer, of the same commun
ity will officiate and burial will
follow in the Shepherd family
cemetery.
The pallbearers, all nephews,
will be Claude Roper, EJred Mc
Gaha, Oscar Rickman, Wiley
Roper, Harley Shepherd and
Frank Roper.
Surviving are nine children,
five daughters, Mrs. Artie Icen
hower, of Canton, Mrs. W. J.
West, bf West's Mill, Miss Flora
Shepherd, Leatherman, Mrs.
Florence Gibbs, Franklin Route
3, and Mrs. W. C. Crawford,
Cullowhee, and four sons, George'
Shepherd, Covina, Calif., James
Shepherd, Sedro Woolley, Wash.,
Garland Shepherd, Franklin
Route 4, and Arthur Shepherd
of Leatherman. One son, Law
rence Shepherd was killed in 1
an automobile accident on De- 1
cember 23, 1936. Also surviving
are 26 grandchildren and 15
great-grandchildren and a num
ber of nieces and nephews. ?
Potts funeral directors will be
In charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. W. H. Oliver Dies
At Home Of Daughter
Mrs. W. H. Oliver, a resident
of Cullowhee, died at the home
ot her daughter, Mrs. A. K.
Hinds on Wednesday morning
of the past week.
Mrs. Oliver was the widow of
the late Will H. Oliver, a for
mer Macon county resident, who
died In October of last year,
and had often visited relatives
and friends In Franklin with
her husband who was an in
surance representative.
Funeral services were held on
Friday morning at 10 o'clock at
the Sylva Methodist church, of
which she had been a member
-fm; a number of years. The Rev.
~)ftobart Tuttle, the Rev. McMur
?. .-xy ftichey, and the Rev. A.
Rufus Morgan, officiated, with
burial following In the Sylva
cemetery.
Surviving are three daugh
ters, Mrs. Hinds, ot Cullowhee,
Mrs. Leon Sutton, of Sylva, and
Mrs. Ellwood Horn, of Durham;
one sister, Mrs. O. N. Slgmon,
of Winston-Salem; and three
brothers, Ed, Charles and Carl
Fisher, all ot Bylva.
Franklin Lions
Attend Zone Meeting In
Bryson City
President Pendergrass, Secre
tary-Treasurer Hill, and Bolton,
Dowdle, and Hawley. of the
Franklin Lions Club, attended a
Zone meeting held at Bryton
City the evening of September
8. This meeting was called for
the benefit of the officers of
the Bryson City, Sylva, and
F ranklin -Clubs. Zone Chairman
Hawley presided. By the atten
dance of its officers at this
meeting Franklin scored a max
imum of 30 points in the Dis
trict Governor's annual contest,
now getting under way. Similar
meetings will be held later in
the year at Bryson City and
Franklin.
On September 9 Zone Chair
man Hawley represented the
local club at the District Gov
ernor's Advisory Meeting, held
at Montreat. Hawley reports
that representatives were pres
ent from a majority of the
clubs in Western North Caro
lina. Further, that District Gov
ernor Edward H. McMahan, of
Brevard, prophesied a healthy
giowth lor all Lions Clubs,
through the early return of
service men to civilian life. The
business of the day consisted
of reports by delegates and
plans for continued work.
The Franklin Lions Club held
its first regular meeting of the
month at Cagle's Cafe the eve
ning of September 9, with Pres
ident Pendergrass presiding. Lt.
Col. D. G. Wilson and Sergeant
Bobby Sloan were guests in at
tendance. Sergeant Sloan ad
dressed the club. He traced in
brief his many months over
seas, beginning with the Afri
can Campaign and ending with
the drive into Germany. The
climax of his talk, to the huge
enjoyment of those assembled,
was his statement that although
he had been to distant places
of the world the past few years,
it appeared his lot to miss the
most important events. As ex
amples he pointed out that he
had not been present at . the
explosion of an atomic bomb
or the marriage of Koane Brad
ley!
Joseph Logan Clark Dies
At Cullasaja Home
Joseph Logan Clark, 62, a
well-known citizen of the Cul
lasaja community, died at his
home there on Wednesday eve
ning at 8:30 o'clock following
a lingering illness of one year.
Death was caused from a heart
ailment and complications.
Mr. Clark, a son of the late
Elizabeth Stiwinter Clark and
Joseph Clark, was born on
March 16, 1883. He had lived
in Macon oounty all his life
except for a few years that he
lived in Jackson county. He was
a farmer, and a member of the
Sugarfork Baptist church. He
was a member of the Junior
Order as long as it functioned
in Macon county. He was mar
ried to Miss Hattie Taylor, of
Jackson county who survives.
funeral services will be held
at the Sugarfork Baptist church
on Friday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock. The Rev. Frank Holland
and the Rev. James Sanders
will officiate, and interment will
follow in the church cemetery.
The pallbearers will be U D.
Norris, Prltchard Russell, Ray
Downs, Ed Crisp, Henderson
Lequlre and C. T. Bryson.
Surviving are his widow; one
son, Wiley Clark of Cullasaja;
seven daughters, Mrs. Frank
Gregory, Mrs. Clinton Suttle.
Mrs. Charles Bowers, Mrs. Ver
non Bryson, and Mrs. Charles
Anders, all of Cullasaja, Mrs.
Clyde Early of Marlon, and Mrs.
Dlll&rd Sanders of Franklin
Route 2; onev step-daughter,
Miss Betty Clark of Cullasaja;
a brother, Robert Clark of
Gainesville, Ga.; and five sis
ters, Mrs. Sallie Davis of East
Orange, N. J., Mrs. Estes Bum
garner of Sylva, Mrs. Anna Bry
son of Cullowhee, Mrs. Lillie
Williams of Easley, S. C., and
Mrs. Frank Stiwinter of Gneiss;
and 17 grandchildren.
Bryant funeral home was in
charge of arrangements.
New Hunting
License* Out
The new hunting licenses, de
layed because ol Inability of
the state printer to print them,
are being distributed today and
should be In the hands ot war
dens, clerks of court and other
agents by next Monday or Tues
day, Game Commissioner John
D. Ftndlay announced
Hunting Season
J. Fred Bryson, county game
warden, has announced thai
the season for squirrels will
open on Saturday, September
15, and that the bag limit per
person per day would be six
squirrels.
The date for the opening on
other game were not announc
ed by Mr. Bryson.
Anderson Family To
Hold Reunion
The Anderson family reunion
will be held at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. A. Q. Williams on Car
toogechaye on Thursday, Sep
tember 20. All descendants are
urged to attend and bring their
friends. Also bring a well-filled
basket of lunch.
NEWS OF OUR'
MENawWOMEN
IN UNIFORM <
CPL. JOHN H. KEENER, JR,
Mr. and Mrs. Jofin H. Keener,
of Franklin Route 4, have had
a letter from the Adjutant Gen
eral's office, stating that fol
lowing a year of uncertainty
surrounding the absence of their
son, Cpl. John H. Keener, Jr.,
who was reported to be miss
ing in action on August 17, 1944.
he had been presumably pro
nounced dead by the war de
partment.
"Accordingly an official find
ing of death has been record
ed, the finding does not estab
lish an actual or probable date
of death, however, as requested
by law, it includes a presump
tive date of death for the term
ination of pay and allowance.
We regret the necessity of this
message but trust that the end
ing of a long period of uncer
tainty may give at least some
small measure of consolation. I
hope you may find sustaining
comfort in the thought that the
uncertainty with which war has
surrounded the absence of your
son, has enhanced the honor
of his service to his country
and of his sacrifice."
Cpl. Keener entered the arm
ed forces on November 24, 1943
and took his training at a base
in Miami, Fla., and at Tendille
Field, Fla. He was later trans
ferred to Charleston, S. C. He
was home on a short furlough
around July 3, 194? before he
immediately left for overseas
service. He was in Newfound
land, North Africa and Italy.
Final Rites Held For
Miss Ethel Bateman, 20
Miss Ethel Bateman, 20,
daughter of Mr. Carl Bateman,
of the Nantahala section of
Macon county, died in the St.
Joseph Hospital, Asheville, on
Sunday, September 2, following
a lingering illness of 16 months.
Miss Bateman was a member
of the White Oak Flats Bap
tist church on Nantahala, and
a graduate of the Nantahala
high school, and was attending
King's Business college in Char
lotte when she was taken ill in
May 1944.
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock
at the Nantahala Baptist church.
The Rev. T. D. Denny, pastor,
officiated, with burial follow
ing In the church cemetery.
Surviving are the father,
three sisters, Dora Lee, Betty
Jane and Frances, and four
brothers, Paul Bateman in U.
S. Navy In San Diego, Calif.,
Bill Bateman, Eldrldge Bate
man and Kenneth Bateman, all
of Nantahala.
To Graduate In Brevard
James H. Stockton, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Horner Stockton of
Franklin, Is a member of the
pre-college graduating class at
Brevard college and will receive
his diploma at exercises to be
held at the school Wednesday,
September 13.
SEAMAN CURT ROANE
Curt A. Roane, Seaman 3/C,
aviation metalsmith, has been
home on leave and met his
young son for the first time.
They live on Franklin Route 1.
Seaman Roane has been serv
ing in the South Pacific for
the past seven months and has
been aboard the Hornet, which
struck a srec'al blow against
the Jap fleet in the South
China Sea, resulting in the ]
sinking of the Jap battleship
Yamato, one of the largest bat
tleships in the world.
Seaman Roane wears the
American theatre campaign rib
bon. the Asiatic Pacific area .
service ribbon and four bronze
stars, and the Philippine Lib- !
eration campaign ribbon with
two bronze stars.
Farm Security Office
To Be Closed Saturdays
Beginning Saturday, Septem
ber 15, the county Farm Se
curity Administration office at
Franklin will be closed all day
on each Saturday.
The new schedule is in com
pliance with an administrative
order which specifies that ef
fective September 9, the work
week for all FSA employees will
be five days of eight hours each,
from Monday through Friday.
Any change in the regular ad
ministrative workweek must
have the prior approval of the
Administrator.
Albert L. Ramsey, FSA Su
pervisor, announces that here
after he will be in the office
on Mondays of each week.
Funeral Services Held For
Miss Dart'hula Rice, 83
Miss Darthula Rice, 83, well
known resident of the HighT
lands community, died at her
home on Saturday morning at
1 o'clock following a serious
illness of two weeks.
Miss Rice, who was a life
long resident of this section,
operated Idylease Inn until her
retirement a number of years
ago.
Funeral services were held at
the home on Sunday afternoon
at 4 o'clock with the Rev. W. T.
Medlin, pastor of the Highlands
Methodist church, officiating.
Interment followed in the High
lands cemetery.
The pallbearers included
Rucker Ragland, Thomas C.
Harbison, J. E. Rideout, Louis
Rice, Harold Rideout and Clyde
Rice.
Surviving are three sisters,
Mrs. A. N. Lewis, Onley, Va.
Mrs. Florence Thompson of An
derson, S. C., and Miss Susan
Rice of Highlands; three bro
thers, Luther W. Rice of High
lands, Ed P. Rice of Bonnero,
Idaho, and Lake Rice of Colum
bia, Calif., and a number of
'ffetew and rrtphews.
Potts Funeral Directors were
in 9barfe ot UU arrangement*.
Funeral Service* Held For
Mrs. Sarah Donaldson
Funeral services for Mrs.
Sarah Elizabeth Kimsey Don
aldson, 83, were held on Fri
day afternoon at 3 o'clock at
the Union Methodist church,
with the Rev. V. N. Allen, pas
tor, officiating. 'Interment fol
lowed in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Donaldson, a daughter
of the late Margai'et Phillips
and Ellisha Kimsey, was born
on January 6, 1862, and had
been a life-long resident of the
Prentiss community, she was
married to Henry P. Donaldson,
who preceded her in death a
few years ago. She was a mem
ber ol the Uiu
church.
Mrs. Donaldson died at her
home m the Prentiss commun
ity on Thursday afternoon at
3 o'clock following a lingering
illness of one year. Death was
caused from complications.
The pallbearers included Jim
Setser, Carrol Donaldson. Hou
ert Donaldson, Wilson Donald
son, Hoy Donaldson and Clar
ence Donaldson, all nephews of
the deceased.
Surviving are three daughters,
Mrs. Vannie Sanders, and Mrs.
H. N. Donaldson of Prentiss, and
Mrs. Buena Ledford of Frank
lin, Route 2; five sons, Carl
Henry of Prentiss, Jacob Law
rence, James Weaver, William
Claude, Edison W. Donaldson,
all of Canton; 38 grandchila
ren and eight great-grandchil
dren.
Potts funeral home of Frank
lin was in charge of the ar
rangements:
Final Rites Held For
Mrs. Goolie Ida Coleman
.Funeral services for Mrs.
Goolie Ida Coleman, 68, were
held on Sunday morning at
11:30 o'clock at the Wollfork
Baptist church in Rabun Gap,
Ga. The Rev. R. B. Harrison,
pastor, officiated, assisted by
the Rev. J. F. Marchman, for
mer pastor. Burial followed in
the church cemetery.
Mrs. Coleman, a native of
Rabun Gap, died at her home
on Friday morning at 6:45
o'clock following an illness of
four months. She was a daugh
ter of the late Martha Powell
Justus and Thomas Martin Jus
tus. She was married to Isaac
Pinion Coleman, who survives,
and was a member of the Wolf
fork Baptist church.
The pallbearers included
Becher Bleckley, Frank
Scroggs, Jr., Lloyd Hunter,
Ralph Allred, James Bleckley
and Claude Smith.
Surviving are the husband
and four children, one daugh
ter, Miss Pauline Coleman, Ra
bun Gap, Verner and Carlton
Coleman, Rabun Gap, and Earl
Coleman, of Miami Beach, Fla.
Also four sisters, Mrs. Edd Hol
den, Mrs. Mae Ramey and Mrs.
T. H. Bleckley, all of Clayton,
Ga., and Mrs. W. B. Harris, of
Griffin, Ga., and one brother,
T. C. Justus, of Washington, D.
C.
Bryant funeral directors were
in charge of the arrangements.
Betty Sue Smith, 6
Dies In Local Hospital
Betty Sue Smith, six year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Wiley Smith, of Franklin Route
1, died in the Angel Clinic here
on Saturday afternoon at 5:30
o'clock following a serious ill
ness of one week.
Funeral services were held at
Mt. Zion Methodist church, Car
toogechape on Sunday after
noon at 4:30 o'clock. The Rev.
Lester Sorrells, Baptist minis
ter of Macon county officiated,
and interment followed In the
church cemetery.
The pallbearers included Bill
Williams, Willie Greenwood,
Wayne Smith and George Wil
liamson.
Surviving are the parents and
one half-brother, Freelen Hen
sley and the grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence Smith of
Franklin Route 1. Also a num
ber of uncles and aunts.
The arrangements were under
the direction of the Bryant Fu
neral Directors.
Approximately 200 men have
been sent from Camp Adair to
separation centers since the
middle of August, it was re
vealed here today. These men
were overseas veterans who
possessed the 85 or more points
necessary for discharge under
the army's point system.
Among those who left was
Pfc. Orady C. Cube, Route 2
Franklin.
BENEFITS OF
VETS BASED
ON SERVICES
Returning Servicemen Are
Entitled To Job Left
When Inducted
Mrs. Mary L. Walker, or the
local United States employment
office, states that most of the
benefits to which a veteran is
entitled are based on the con
dition that he has served satis
factorily In the armed forces
1 for at least 90 days, or has
! served less than 90 days and
j has been discharged for disabil
j ity due to service and was in
service after September 16, 1940.
And, now, let us look at the
veterans rights to a suitable and
satisfactory job.
If a war veteran wants to re
turn to the job held on a per
manent basis immediately be
fore entering the armed forces
with a private employer or with
the Federal Government, he is
entitled to get that job back or
one substantially equivalent to
it in every respect if he meets
these conditions:
(al If he completed his mil
itary service satisfactorily.
(bi If he is qualified to han
dle the duties of the position.
lc> If he applies for reem
ployment within 90 days after
his discharge; and
td) If the employer's circum
stances have not changed so as
to make reemployment impos
sible or unreasonable.
A veteran who meets these
conditions has the right of re
employment and cannot be dis
missed without cause for a pe
riod of a year. Any difficulty
under this provision should be
reported to the Selective Serv
ice Local Board.
ilCW ilVVS
If a veteraji wants a new job
or has not previously held a
job, he should visit the U. S.
Employment Service office which
serves his area, or meet the
representative of that office on
his regularly scheduled visits
to the nearest point. The USES
offices have information on
types and locations of all jobs
available for veterans and can
counsel and advise veaerans on
the most suitable and satisfac
tory job.
If a veteran was a Federal
Civil Service employee when he
entered the armed forces, he is
entitled to his old job or to one
"of like seniority, status, and
pay". Such veterans are ad
vised to 'apply to the agency
where last employed within 90
days of their discharge. If any
difficulty is experienced in be
ing reinstated, such veterans
should go to the nearest office
of the U. S. Civil Service Com
mission or to their Selective
Service Local Board, i _
To Veterans wishing to obtain
Civil Service jobs after dis
charge, should apply to the U.
S. Civil Service Commission,
Washington 25. B, C.
Educational Benefits
Educational benefits are avail
able if a veteran: (a) was dis
charged under conditions other
than dishonorable; (b) if he
served 90 days or more (not
counting the time in Army
Specialized Training Program or
Navy College Training Program,
which course was a continua
tion of a civilian course and
which was pursued to comple
tion, or as a Cadet or Midship
man In a service academy) or
was discharged or released from
service because of an actual
service-incurred injury or dis
ability; and (c) if he starts such
education not later than two
years after discharge or the
end of the war, whichever date
Is later.
If these conditions are met,
the ' veteran is entitled to one
year of school or college train
ing or its equivalent. In addi
tion, if the veteran was not
over 25 years of age when he
entered the service, or if over
25 and can show that his edu
cation or training was inter
rupted or interfered with by his
entrance into the service, and
if he completes these courses
satisfactorily, he will be en
titled to additional education
or training not to exceed the
lenght of time he spent in ac
tive service after September 18,
1940, and before the end of the
war. This additional course of
education or training may not
exceed three years.