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Construction of Dam Started I f . , - ' ' S v.v.-' Home of. Mr. and Mrs. 'John Archer on Porter Street. tt - a. 'Acto fry C'riii Residence of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Angel, Jr., on Porter Street. ;:::v::;:;: 9c ; I v 1 VJJt&t f raiimffliinmnmrailmmi r immi n mi mm, m mi III! Ml ill mi 1 Photo by Crisp Home of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Plemmons on Whiteoak Street. 'I ,', ' 1 - - . 1 . t . i . . . ... mil. I, I I I I , . ' . . " . " v,j'TT-.TTzf: (if I i ' 4 : 1 JSC JJ - 4 -I This view, looking from the down-stream side of the dam shows a portion of the rock fill that will go into th dam. The small building in the foreground contains large electric drive pumps which are used to .sluice down the abutments and pack down the material being put into the dam. A Soldier in England New home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Carpenter on Whiteoak Street. Photo by Crisp A" W -. .-;:: j am sort of sxrry now but thes "limeys" can't get it through thir heads that the United States is the rnos-t powerful nation in the world and could thrash the daylights out of Hhler before breakfast some morning. I swatted a "limey" soU dier the other day and I told her that was an example. One Americ an soldier is equal to a squad of soldiers from anywhere else. I didn't mean to say that the Eng lish aren't good fighter because they certainly are good, but they aren't as good as Americans. Or at least I didn't think so. I will write more soon. Love to all. Your son, John. To relieve f f t T Q Misery of J L U O v UQUtD TABLETS SALVE NOSE DROPS COUGH DROPS Try "Rub.My-TUm"- WoncWful Liniincnt 666 JOHN HENRY Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Henry of EUijay, serving in Britain with a Canadian regiment. Macon Boy Is Soldier In Britain A son of Macon county is fight ing with a Canadian regiment somewhere in England." John Henry of Ellijay, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Henry is no tender foot in the, army, although he is not quite 21 year.s old. After serv ing in the U. S- Army in the Hawaiian Islands he returned to hi j home about a y ear ago. He was restless to get back in the service, so he re-inlisted and was sent to Minnesota. It appears that John had some very positives ideas s to what the United States should do in regard to the Hitler menace, He wrote home that what he wanted was action. So suiting the action to the word, he requested an honor able discharge so that" he could enlist in the Canadian army. After that he has had action aplenty. From Canada To England According to his parents, he wrote that he was first put to drilling recruits in Manitoba, them he was sent, overseas. One of his first letters home, written last De cember, begged that they send him a . small American flag and some coins. He soon began writing about his sweetheart, whom he hopes to marry in England and bring home with him. Her name is Rita, and she is a Welsh girl. From all ac? counts, we hope that John will win this lass and bring her home. John is the second child in a family of ten children, .and al though he early learned self re liance and left home to make his ..j an wiv nwnu i ail cwrijr WE ARE GLAD To have been able to play a part in the progress of. Macon County and Franklin during the past ten years. . . . We will strive for even more progress in the future Macon County Building and Loan Association age, his frequent letters home ex press his devotion to his family and to his native larld. Many who read the ; following letters will feel pride in the cour age of this Macon county lad fight ing alongside the "limeys to de fend his own country as well as theirs. ExcarpU From Ceniorwl Lrttwtf Dec. .15, 1940 My dear Mother, Will you please send me a small American flag? I have asked you dozens of . times and it seems you don't get my letters. . . . ' I would like to have a coin or two. A penny or a nickle or a dime. Just as a sort of way to keep in touch with money from God's country. Feb. 1, 1941 Dear Mother and Dad, I finally received the letter with the nickel in it and also the Bag, so neither of them were lost. certainly was proud to get the nickel Almost everyone I talk to wants to see an American coin. You can' realize how glad I was to get it We are having plenty to do flow, Your son. A Step Ahead In Progress GULP GAS GULP LUBRICANTS Tire and Battery Service Franklin oeryi ce - And Garage Station ERWIN PATTON, Manager Prompt Service f Work Guaranteed John. March 17, 1941 England Dear Mother and Dad, As usual your letter had been openea Dy tne censor. I suppose it is O. K but I just can't learn to like for them to monkey around with my mail. There doesn't ever seem to be anything happen here that I can write about They are always toss ing bombs around, but that is noth ing new. Everything ' is dead-life around here except at night. I am not working so much now as I have been and that makes it worse. If I only could go out at any time (at night) I wanted to and stay as late as I like then everything would be okay I guess. Rita and I had an argument but her parents try to be a lot nicer to me and I was expecting a sort of "cold shoulder". I guess she didn't tell them what I -said about MacoBi CoMBity The patronage of our customers in the past has enabled us to serve Macon County with a modern and up-to-date prescription de partment and fountain service. We will strive to do our part in the further develop ment of the community. - Perry's Drug Store Phone 82 Franklin, N. C her Vii H -limeys- in generU 1 1
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