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VOL. LX? NO. 46
FRANKLIN, N. C- THURSDAY, NOV. 15, 1945
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PROGRESS MADE
IN BOND DRIVE
Macon County's Quota Is
Set At $159,000.00
For Final Dtrive
Mrs. J. E. S. Thorpe, chair
man of the Woman's Division
of the Macon County War Loan
Drive, has reported that splen
did progress has been made by
the women in the different
booths and also by the ones
who are canvassing the various
sections of Franklin.
A report has not yet been
turned in from any of the rural
districts, Mrs. Thorpe stated,
but she felt sure that the
women were busy doing their
share in this Victory Drive.
Mrs. C. Tom Bryson will act
as chairmatj of the Nequassa
Chapter of the Order of East
ern Star at the booth in the
Bank of Franklin on Saturday,
November 17. Assisting Mrs.
Bryson will be Mrs. J. Ward
Long and Mrs. A. R. Higdon
Mrs. Meda Bryson, assisted by
Mrs. John Archer, will head a
group of women from the
Franklin Baptist church on.
Saturday, November 17, at a
booth in Belk's Department
store.
At a meeting of the Franklin
Lions Club on Monday night,
the members agreed to assume
the responsibility for the sale
of $15,000 of Victory Bonds to
help the Woman's Division, of
Macon county sell their quota
of $159,000.00.
Henry W. Cabe, chairman of
the Macon county Victory Drive,
stated Thursday that, a total of
$34,000 in bonds had been sold
and that of this amount there
had been $30,000 of this sold in
the "E" series. The overall
quota in the "E" series is $101,
000.00.
Demonstration Clubs
To Celebrate Tenth
Anniversary Nov. 16th
The home demonstration clubs I
of Macon county will celebrate
the tenth anniversary of club !
work at the Annual Achieve
ment Day to be held in the j
Agricultural Building Friday,
November 16 at 10:30 a. m.
Mrs. Robert Parish, president of
the County Council, will have
charge of the meeting. Mrs. ;
Frank Gibson, secretary of the
County Council, will report on
the program carried out the
past year.
- Mrs. Virginia S. Swain, Ex
tension Specialist in Family Re
lations of N. C. State College,
will be the guest speaker of
the day. Mrs. Swain will dis
cuss "How Can Family Life
Strengthen World Peace." Mrs.
Swain has. held group discus
sions with young parents as a
part of the Family Relationship
program.
Club members will serve a
picnic lunch. Motion films re
lative to rural electrification
will be shown in the afternoon
through the oourtesy of the
Nantahala Power and Light
company and Mr. George Far
thing, Western District Agent
At-Iarge.
Mrs. Fred Hlagle, of the Car
toogechaye Club, will give a
short history of club work in
the county as a part of observ
ance of the tenth anniversary, i
Mrs. Amos Harris, of Watauga
Club will conduct the devo- !
tional.
Awards will be given to the
home demonstration club hav
ing the best record for the past
year, to the club members hav
ing the best attendance record,
and to the club members hav
ing the best contribution for
the exhibit to be held at
Achievement Day.
CPL. OSCAR STIWINTER
RETURNED TO' STATES
Cpl. Oscar O. Stlwlnter, who
has been In the armed forces
serving in the Pacific for the
past 35 months, has been re
turned to the 8tates and has
received an honorable discharge.
Ha-jyrved as a mechanic while
Wttie service. He is the son of
;v Mrs. Clara Alexander, of Shook
vllle Route, Highlands.
P. T. A. To -
Meet Monday Evening
The Franklin Parent-Teachers
Association will hold their reg
ular monthly meeting In. the
k" * high school auditorium on Mon
day evening at 7:16 o'clock. AU
memberi are urged fro attend.
Memorial Services
Well Attended By Macon
County Citizens
More than 500 people from
various sections of Macon coun
ty attended the Memorial serv
ices held on. Rankin Square
'Sunday, honoring the boys of
Macon county who* gave their
lives In the past two wars.
This program was sponsored
by members of the American
Legion Post 108 and- the Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary. Post com
mander, C. N. Dowdle, presided
over the meeting, and the Rev.
W. Jackson Huneycutt, pastor
of the Franklin Methodist
church gave a short talk of tri
bute to the boys and the bene
diction was given by the Rev.
A. Rufus Morgan, rector of St.
Agnes Episcopal church.
Major Jones, of Moore Gen
eral Hospital, was present and
presented posthumously the
Air Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster
for Lieut. George H. Setser to j
the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Setser, of Cartoogechaye. Major
Lang, also of Moore General
Hospital, presented the Stiver
Star award for Pfc. Daniel W.
Garrett to the mother, Mrs.
Elsie B. Clark, of Franklin,
? Route 3.
Flowers were placed at all the
' crosses by members of the fam
I ilies and the citizens of Ma
[ con county purchased a large
wreath of red, white and blue
flowers and ribbon and placed
it in front of the honor roll
board which bears the names of
all the boys from Macon coun
ty that has served and is still
| in the armed forces.
Two Local Men Become
Guardians Of Victory
Ben L. Mashburn of Route 4,
Franklin, and James Boston, al
so of Franklin, both discharged
veterans of World War II, are
going back in the uniform of
the beat soldiers In the world?
the Urritea States Army. These
two young men recently dis
charged, Mr. Mashburn in July
and Mr. Boston In November,
are again answering a call put
forth to all young men of
America to Join the service of
their country and be a Guard
ian of Victory. A victory that
cannot be counted only in dol
lars and cents, but in the blood
that was shed by all our boys
who fought so valiantly for a
peace we must now maintain.
Come on, young men of Amer
ica. Let's all get behind the Vic
tory that is ours and keep it
that way? by becoming a Guard
ian of Victory. You will also
receive education, obtain secur
ity, and have a chance to
travel.
To become a Guardian of
Victory all a young man need
do is enlist in the Regular
Army. Information may be ob
tained at any recruiting station
near your home. The U. S. Army
Recruiting Service maintains a
permanent office at Asheville.
Missionary Institute
In Waynesville
An Evangelistic and Mission
ary Institute of the Waynesville
District of the Methodist church
is to be held in the Waynesville
Methodist church, Waynesville,
next Monday, November 19, at
10 o'clock a. m.
It is expected that the Insti
tute will be over by 1 p. m.
From each Methodist church in
the District the following per
sons are to attend: the minister,
charge lay leader, Sunday school
superintendent, chairman of
committee on evangelism, presi
dent of the Woman's Society of
Christian Service and the chair
men local Board of Missions.
Dr. H. P. Powell, chairman of
the Conference Board of Evan
gelism, and other Conference
leaders are to appear on the
program.
CPL. BEULON M'CONNELL
DISCHARGED FROM SERVICE
Cpl. Beulon L. McVonnell has
recently returned from overseas
service and spent a 30 day fur
lough with his parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur McConnell at their
home in the Cullasaja commun
ity.
Since returning to a camp
following his furlough Cpl. Mc
Connell has received an honor
able discharge. He holds the
Presidential citation, six battle
stars and the good conduct
medal.
A brother, Pfc. John F. Mc
Donnell serving with the 86th
Division in the Philippines, and
another brother, Pfc. Ural Mc
Connell In England. 1
OUR DEMOCRACY- by Mat
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THANKSGIVING, 19i5
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<3)De are nutY\\>ere d with the victors
in the greatest u>ar in historij ?
n>e and our allies succeed
in the hardest jot in history ?
^Keepitx^ world peace.
Methodist Youth
Fellowship To Meet
The Methodist Youth Fellow
ship of the Waynesville District
is to hold a special meeting in
the Waynesville Methodist
church next Monday night, at
7:30 o'clock.
Rev. Harold M. Robinson, pas
tor of the Chadwick Methodist
church, Charlotte, is to be the
speaker of the evening. In the
business session, officers for the
District are to be elected. . I
A Smoky Mountain Trailways
bus is being chartered by the
Macon county subdistrict to
transport the young people from
Macon county. All in excess of
forty youth will travel by auto
mobile. The young people are to j
meet at the Franklin Methodist
church, at 5:30 Monday evening.
American Legion To
Sponsor Barbeque
The American Legion Post
108 will sponsor a barbeque on
Thursday night, November 22,
at 7 o'clock in the American
Legion Hall on West Main street
as a courtesy to all returned
and visiting soldiers.
The Legion is particularly
anxious for all the boys who
have been in the armed forces \
to be present. There will be ;
plenty of brunswick stew and '
barbeque for eyeryone.
MISS MILDRED SHDLER
WEDS CRAWFORD SHEPHERD
Mrs. Julia Shuler, of Frank
lin, Route 4, has announced the
marriage of her daughter, Miss
Mildred Shuler to Crawford
Shepherd, of Sylva.
The wedding ceremony was
solemnized on Sunday after
noon, October 21, in Clayton,
Ga? with the Rev. C. C. Welch.
Baptist mininster of the West's
Mill section of Macon county,
and pastor of the bride, offi
ciating, using the ring cere
mony.
The bride was attired in a
soldier blue suit with which she
wore black accessories.
Mrs. Shepherd, is a graduate
of the Franklin high school in
the class of 1945.
Mr. Shepherd is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Dock Shepherd, of
Sylva, formerly of Franklin,
Route 3. He entered the armed
forces in 1941 and spent several
months in overseas service. He
recently received an honorable
discharge from the government.
Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd were
accompanied to Clayton by Mrs.
C. C. Welch, of West's Mill.
Presbyterian Services
Franklin:
Sunday School, 10:00 a. m.
Preaching, 11:00 a. m.
Morrison:
Sunday School, 2:15 p. m.
Preaching 2nd, and 4th Sun
day*, 3:15 p. m.
Correction
Macon County Superior
court which was announced
in The Franklin Press last
week to open on Monday.
December 10, will open on
Monday, December 3, instead.
The Press regrets this error.
P. T. A. Organized
At Cowee
The Cowee branch of the
Chapel School P. T. A. was or
ganized November 14. electing
the following officers:
President, Rev. G. L. Conley;
Vice-president, Odell Hall; sec
retary, Miss Lucille Deal; treas-f
urer, Mrs. Coleman Gibson.
The first project of the asso
ciation is to build a shelter for
the bus students.
Order Of Eastern Star
To Sponsor Food Sale
Members of Nequassa Chapter
of the Order of Eastern Star,
will hold a food sale on Wed
nesday, November 21, at 10
o'clock in the office of the Nan
tahala Power and Light com- j
pany. A variety of good food
will be on sale. Come early.
CPL. J. B. F. ANDERSON
PROMOTED TO SGT.
The promotion of Cpl. J. B. F.
Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
E. F. Anderson, of Franklin, to
the rank of Sergeant has been
announced by Col. Algene Key,
commanding officer of Pyote
Army Air Field
Sgt. Anderson is married to1
the former Miss Dorothy M.
Thompson, formerly of Douglas
ville, Ga. Prior to his entrance
into the Air Forces Sgt. Ander
son attended school in Frank
lin.
He is now stationed at the
Pyote, Texas, B-29 training field
where he is serving in the ca
pacity of aircraft mechanic.
RELEASED FROM SERVICE
E. J. Whitaker, carpenters
mate 2/c, who has been in the
Seebeas for the past three years,
has received an honorable dis
charge and is now at home. He
has been serving in Iwo Jima
recently. He was former man
ager of the A & P store here
prior to joining the navy. He,
with Mrs. Whitaker, have been
visiting his mother in Andrews
and relatives in Asheville.
Henry W. Cabe, Cashier of
The Bank of Franklin, has re
turned from Raleigh, where he
attended an executive commit
tee meeting of the North Caro
lina Bankers Association.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Chap
man announce the birth of a
son, Emyrs Gilbert, at the Saint
Joseph Hospital In Stockton.
Calif., on November 3. Mrs.
Chapman Is the former Miss
' Burdtll Tallent, of Franklin.
Request Presented County
Board For School Funds
Presbyterians To Take
Special Offering
The Rev. C. B. McCubbins,
pastor of Franklin Presbyterian
church, has announced that a
special offering will be taken at
[ the Franklin and Morrison ,Pres
byterian qhurches on Sunday,
November 25, for the purpose of
helping raise funds for the
$20,000 improvement for the
Mountain Orphanage near Black
Mountain.
Many improvements on the
home were made during the
past year, including extensive
repairs to main dormitory, ad
ditional baths, closets, exten
sion on the heating system to
include all dormitory rooms, and
various other improvements.
Coast Guard Raises Age
Limit For Recruits
Age limit for recruits for the
Regular Coast Guard has been
raised to include men from 17
to 25 years of age, Lieut. Com
mander L. H. Hines, district re
cruiting officer, announced in
Charleston recently.
Also, the enlistment period
has been reduced from three to
two years. Previous recruits have
beep 17-year-olds signing up for
three years of service. Now, all
men enlisting can enter the
Coast Guard for either two or
three year period.
Physical and educational re
quirements remain the same.
Men with previous military
service are not eligible unless
that service was in the Coast
Guard Reserve.
For complete information per
taining to the requirements for
entering the Coast Guard, and
the sound career offered to you
upon enlisting, an invitation is
extended to write or visit the
Coast Guard Recruiting Office,
34 Smith Street, Charleston,
S. C.
DISCHARGED FROM ARMY
S/Sgt. Joe Gibbs. son of Mrs.
Florence Gibbs, of Franklin,
Route 3, has recently received
an honorable discharge from
the Army Air Force at Las
Vegas Army Air Field, Las
Vegas, Nevada.
S/Sgt. Gibbs entered the arm
ed forces at Fort McPherson,
Ga., on July 24, 1941, and re- i
ceived his training as an air
craft mechanic. He was among j
the few men chosen to attend j
school at' Willow Run to make
changes on B-24 bombers. He
was an Air Inspector at Las
Vegas AAF and Kirkland AAF
for two years.
S/SGT. JOE GIBBS
S/SGT. WALTER THOMAS
RELEASED FROM ARMY
S/Sgt. Walter F. Thomas, son
of Mr. and Lone Thomas, who
has been in the medical corps
in the Pacific for the past 15
months, has received an hon
orable discharge from the gov
ernment and has been visiting
his parents in the Coweeta sec
tion. He was accompanied by
his wife and son, of High Point.
S/Sgt. Thomas holds the Air
Medal with Four Oak Leaf clos
ters, the Philippine-Asiatic rib
bon with three battle stars and
the good conduct badge.
CAPT. BURTON C. BOESSER
CITED FOR DUTY
Captain Burton C. Boesser,
Franklin, Commanding Officer
of the 796th Ordnance Light
Maintenance Company, is now
sharing another citation from
the army for superior perfor
mance of duty in combat dur
ing the Okinawa campaign.
A Gold Star has been award
ed to his company for the ex
cellent work done on Okinawa.
This Star will be placed on the
unit's first award, the Meritori
ous service plaque which was
awarded for similar outstanding
performance on Leyte.
For the latter citation, Capt.
Boesser wears a golden yellow
wreath on his right sleeve. The
Gold Star is worn below the
wreath to show that his unit
has been previously cited.
Prior to the award of the
Gold Star, Capt. Boessers com
pany received a commendation
from General Joseph W. Still
well, Tenth Army commander,
for the excellent record estab
lished on Okinawa.
"Every Member, a Bond in
November" Is the slogan of the
more than 90,000 4-H club
members of North Carolina,
Order Passed Subject To
Voters Approval At
Coming Election
At the regular meeting of the
Board of Coupty Commission
ers of Macon County held on
Monday, November 5, the re
quest of the County Board of
Education was presented for
funds to defray the cost of a
comprehensive school building
program.
It was pointed out that the
present buildings of the county
were inadequate and obsolete
and that it was impossible to
meet the educational needs of"
Macon county in the present
buildings, most of which are
more than a generation old.
The Board of Education re
quested the Commissioners to
enact a bond ordinance for an
issue of $400,000 school build
ing bonds to erect school build
ings ? the Highlands, Cartooge
chaye, Mill Shoal, Nantahala.
Franklin, Iotla - Burningtown.
Union-Skeenah, ' and Ellijay-'
Sugar Fork areas. ,
This bond order was passed
by the Board of Commissioners
subject to the approval of the
voters at an election which will
be held on Tuesday, December
18 at the usual polling places
in Macon county.
No new registration is re
quired for this election but the
registration books will be open
for unregistered voters at the
regular polling places beginning
on November 24 and closing on
December 8.
Greenwood, S. C. Nurse
Comes To Angel Clinic
Mrs. W. R. Cullens. for many
years superintendent of Green
wood City Hospital, Greenwood.
S. C., has resigned her pssitlon
and accepted a similar one with
the Angel Clinic at Franklin.
Mrs. Cullens has sold her home
in Greenwood and plans to
make Franklin her permanent
residence.
On School News Staff
James Stockton, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. Horner Stockton,
Franklin, who is attending Bre
vard college, Brevard, is on the
business staff of the Clarion,
the Brevard college newspaper.
Charles Browning, %on of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Browning, of
Franklin, Route 3, is circulation
manager.
St. Agnes Church
To Hold Bazaar
The women of the Auxiliary
of the St. Agnes Episcopal
church will hold a bazaar and
bake sale on Saturday morn
ing, December 1, in the office
of the Nantahala Power and
Light company. s
Union Service At
Presbyterian Church
A union service of all the
churches in town will be ^held
on Wednesday evening, Novem
ber 21, at 7:30 o'clock in the
Franklin Presbyterian church
with the Rev. W. Jackson Hun
eycutt. pastor of the Franklin
Methodist church, in charge of
the preaching.
All ministers in Franklin will
take part on the program and
the choir will be composed of
singers of all the churches. The
public, is invited to attend this
service.
SERVED ON USS MOALE -
Rufus G. Ray, radioman, 2/C,
Route 2 Franklin, served on
the USS Moale destroyer when
she entered Tokyo Bay to par
ticipate in the occupation of
Japan.
The Moale saw action at Lu
zon, Leyte. Mindro, Lingayen,
Iwo Jima and Okinawa and in
carried raids on Tokyo She sank
a Jap destroyer and shot down
two planes.
W. V. C. (Top) Dalton, of
Gastonia, spent the weekend
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John H. Dalton at their home
on Franklin, Route 3.
Mrs. O. C. Bryant, Cullen
Bryant and Miss Frankie Bum
garner spent Sunday at Wll
mot with Mrs. Bryant's mother,
Mrs. R. C. Bumgarner.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Schooley. of
Knoxville, Term., have been here
for a visit with Mr?. Schooley '?
| mother, Mrs. Jask Sherrlll, Br,