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fff'flB Ml BUY I UMmta M. i STATES fill SAVINGS a Zi; 0I acotmm INDEPENDENT PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL VOL. LVI, NO. 39 FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSDAY, SEPT. 25, 1941 $1.50 PER YEAR SELECTEES ANNOUNCED 18th Call From County Go To Fort Bragg In October ' . ; ; The ..Macon county , draft board announced the list of men to be sent into service in the 18th call from Macon coun-ty today: . croup of 11 white bdys will be sen to Fort Bragg on October 10, while five colored boys are. to be inducted at the Fort Bragg station on October 27. Among those leav ing in the colored group -is Wei don Alex Hall, West's, Mill, the first man in Macon county to vol un.teer for service after the draft hill was nassed. The local contingent leaving on October 10 is composed of the 101 lowing young men: James V, "Route. 4. Franklin: Dave M Inncs Route 1 Franklin: Paul Wst.all Mashburn. Namtahala: Eu gene Aubey, Laurel Hill, Fla.; John Andrew Setser, Route 1 franklin Willard Luther Bradley. Etna Cecil Harrison Crawford, Route 3 Franklin; Jack Huffman Potts, Highlands; Berton Arthur Corpen ittg, Atlanta, Ga. ; William Emer son. Debty, Japan; Harley Gibson, Cullasaja. The followins colored boys will leave on October 27 : Weldon Alex Hall, West's Mill; Mark. .Hannah Ray, Franklin ; George Carpenter, Franklin ; Willie Lee McDonald, Franklin; Willie Scruggs, Franklin N. Pennington Final Rites On Tuesday At Holly Springs Funeral services for Nathaniel Pennington, Jr., 62, who died at the Angel Clinic following a six weeks ilbiess from' a bone infec "tion, and leg amputation operation, af"4 a. m. Tuesday morning, -Sep-'tember 23, were held at 5 p. m. at the Holly Springs Baptist church. Interment was in the family plot of the churchyard. Mr., Pennington was bor(n at Pen nington Gap, Lee county, Va., and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Nath an Pennington, Sr., now of Fels mer, Fla. He came to Franklin in 1924 with his family, and built their Jiome in East Franklin where they have resided since that time. Early in life he married Miss Inda Kins land, of this county. He is sur vived by his parents; his widow; five sons, John, Nathaniel 311, Clyde, Curlee and Goiman, all of Franklin; Mrs. Delia Tritt of Felsmere, Flav and Mrs. Dona Vir ginia Gheen of Vero Beach, -Fla. ; J. M, H. H. and Lawrence of Felsmere, Fla.; J. H. of Selma, Ala., and Thomas Pennington, of Corbin, Ky. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pennington attended the funeral. The large number of friend and relatives who attended the funeral attested, to Uxe regard and affec tion in which Mr. Pennington was held by - all who knew him. He was a citizen of the highest char acter, and a member of the Ridge crest Baptist church. For a time he followed his trade as a carpen ter, and was later an employee of the Franklin Minerals Product company. 1 . I ! i Rev. George Davis and Rev. C. i F. Rogers held the funeral services; The following were tke pallbearers: Lester Arnold, Lee Poindexter, Roy j Mashburn,. Arthur PannelL George Poindexter, Glenn Brendle. The flower girls were Marie Dean, i Betty Johnson, Sarah Belle Dean, j Clara Sue Pannell, Muriel Kinsland j and Genevieve Sanders. ' Driver Of Wrecked Car Held For Manslaughter Walter DeaL age 32, of Duck town, Tenn., is being held in the Macon county jail on ' charges of drunken driving and manslaughter following an automobile wreck in which Tommie Lee Ritchie, of of Cornelia, Ga., was killed, and R. B. Rigsbee, of Ducktown, Tonn, received a fractured neck. Bond for Deal has been set at $1,000. The accident occurred early Thursday night on Highway U. S. 64 about fouf miles from Franklin near the residence of H. C Greene. The body of Ritchie was found Friday morning about 7:30 by her son. Homer Greene, an employee of The Franklin Press, ' approxi mately 61 feet from where the ear stopped and nearly 50 yards from ! I St fir ' v . , - y -v j. t x ig sj. 1 ' x H34 S te: r Booth of the Macon County Home was arranged by Mrs. Florence James S. Gray Heads Macon Purchasers Cooperative James S. Gray was elected chair man of the ilewly formed Macon county purchasers' cooperative at a meeting held , last Saturday, Sep tember 20, at the Agricultural building. The cooperative is com posed of . members from farm se curity families and is for the pur pose of aiding these' families - in buying their farm and household needs. There were 180 persons present at this first meeting. Other officers elected . at . this' time were: Mrs, Harley Stuart, vice-chairman; Mrs. Prelo Dryman, secretary-treasurer; Ray McCon nell and L. H. Brookshire, direct ors to serve for one year;; D. C. Stockton and Paul Grist, directors to serve for two years; C. R. Cabe and Vance Vanhook, directors to serve for three years. Fifty-six persons were chosen to serve as members of the cooperative at this time. . Senior Class His:;;,' "fPiSWISisfg Mi xi Franklin High School Senior Class Officers: Left to right, below,' Bruce Bryant, president; Helen Edwards, vice-president (also presi dent of Student Council) ; upper, Delmar Edwards, secretary; Clayton Ramsey, treasurer. i . the highway. Witnesses' of the scene of the accident stated that the car plunged at least 40 yards after leaving the highway before lodging in the edge of a woods. Rigsbee was brought to Angel hospital where Dr. Edgar Angel, attendant physician, slated that he is expected to recover. The highway was yery slick at the time the accident occurred due to a heavy downpour of rain just prior to the time of the accident. The occuparsts of the car are al leged to have been drinking. All three men were employed by the Utah Construction company in building the Nantahala dam and were returning to work at the,time of the wreck. Macon's Prize Winner Demonstration Clubs that took fir.st S. Sherrill, Mrs.olina Fair in Hendersonville this week.. The booth .Esther Freas and Mrs. Ed Byrd. Macon Exhibit Rotary Club Hears Rev. A. Rufus Morgan In a brief talk at the regular Wednesday meeting of the Frank lin Rotary Club Rev. A. Rufus Morgan, guest speaker, outlined the purpose and development of Kanuga Lake, well known confer ence center of the Episcopal church. The purpose of the conference is to have as inearly as possible an ideal Christian . community which provides facilities" for - " worship, study, recreation and common life, said the speaker, who has been closely associated with Kanuga since its beginning as its business manager. Mr. Morgan is now mak ing his residence in Franklin, and has charge of the Franklin and Highlands Episcopal churches. J. E. Lancaster of Henderson ville, formerly of Franklin, was a business visitor here on Tuesday. Officers V i BRUCE BRYANT HEADS, CLASS Senior Class Of Franklin High Elects Officers For Year The following officers have been elected by the senior class of the Franklin high school for the com ing year: Bruce Bryant, president; Helen Edwards, vice-president, Del mar Edwards, secretary; Clayton Ramsey, treasurer. Representatives on (he student council are Bobbie Carpenter and Kate Sanders. "God Bless America" was chosen for the class song; red and white, colors, and flower, dogwood. The class motto chosen is "To night we launch, where shall we anchor?" prize at the Western North Car- At Fair Awarded First Prize -n uud bins win Frizes And Ribbons In Many Classes The Macon County Home Dem onstration club booth took first prize in that division of the West ern North Carolina agricultural and industrial fair, being held in Hen dersonville this week. Many prizes and blue ribbons were won by in dividual exhibits of members of this club and 4-H girls. A crowd in - excess of 5,000 visit ed the fair on Wednesday, saw the varied exhibits, attended rac ing events and witnessed the fire works in the evening. 4-H Winners - Betty Jane Waldroop, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Waldroop, of Cartoogechaye, won first prize for her group of five cans, ex hibited with a set of light blue mats wovere from dyed s.ilk. stock ings. She also won a red ribbon for a special exhibit not classified, of various handcrafts including a copper bowl, leather purse, walnut belt and buttons, reed basket and belt of wooden blocks. Myra Slagle won a second 'place with a woveni rug and handbag woven of broom sage, and Jane Setser also won second place with woven mats. Barbara Hurst won second place in the dress parade for general wear, a feature ; of Wednesday's program. She modeled a suit that she had remodeled from a man's suit, and a remodeled black coat. Miss Hurst will enter the State Dress Review in Raleigh on Oc-1 tober 3. Her outfit was left on exhibit -for the remaining days of the fair. Barbara Hurst won first prize for her canned peaches and canned beans also. Charles J. Ferguson of Macon county, was listed as having one of the "choice" entries in the baby beef show. Automobile races will be featur ed at the fair cm Saturday.' Ac cording to present entries there will be 15 races. Farm Security Tour And Picnic On Wednesday, September 24, members of the Tenant Purchase families and personnel of " Farm Security Administration of Macon county enjoyed a tour of three Tenant Purchase Farms and a pic nic at the home of Jamts S. Gray. The day was planned to give the families some recreation and to let them see what other Tenant Pur chase families are doing on their farms. The- tour began at tht Agriculture Building at 10 o'clock, first "going to the home of Jack Talley where they saw cereal hay, storage . house, barn, and lespedeza. From there the tour proceeded to the home of Harley Stewart where the poul try house, combination storage house, bar.n-homemade stanchions, trench silo, garden and yard were inspected. The third stop was at tht home of James S. Gray where (Continued On Pap Six) Macon Legion To Set Up U. S. Air Warning System Notice Beginning Monday, Septemb er the theatre will have the fol lowing schedule : matinee 3 :30, night shows 7.00 and 9:00, Saturday 1:00 until 11:00. All shows will start on Eastern Standard Time. All-Stars Lose Close GamA To Isabella By H ocore Playing without the services of big Sam A'rdrey, Franklini's heads up catcher, the Franklin All-Stars battled for 11 innings before losing to the Copper Basin boys from Isabella, Tenn., before the season's largest crowd, by the score of 5 to 4 in the first game of the final series for the Tri-State League championship. ' In the tense ball game in which the lead changed hands four times Franklin scored first on a single by Gentry and a hard .t ripple to deep center by Atchley. ' Isabella was unable to advance a man past first until the fifth hitting when they scored two runs on singles by Swafford and Mau- tfhan and a Hnn'hlp hv StanrtriHirp Showing the spirit which has ctat,on for the cooperation , that marked their play throughout thelocal cllzens have be B'vmg' play-off, Franklin came back in him in the organization Of this the sixth to mish two rnorP rl,,n, across on a single by Atchley, a double bv Newtofu. and a sarrifirs by Melton, The All-Stars weakened slightly in the seventh and M, rn.,T liasin team took advantage of a j double, a single, and some loose play in the Franklin infield to fie the score at 3-3. With the outcome . of the game seemingly hanging on each play 1 neither team was able, to score until the first half of the 11th in- ning when Isabella scored two runs. Williams singled. Swafford -was purposely walked and Stamdridge, Isabella's man of the hour, punch ed a clean sinigle through the in field to iscore both runners. Fighting until the last man was out, ' Franklin staged a rally in their half of the .Jrlth which fell one" run short of tying the score. After Newton and McHarge had fanned. Melton drove a double over the left field fence. Duvall, veteran of many last ditch rallies, pound ed a siingle through the pitcher's box,' scoring Melton. Swanson. grounded out to end the rally. Both pitchers allowed 10 hits with Reynolds, for Franklin strik ing out 11 men, while McNally, a southpaw, fanned njne. Franklin goes to Isabella next Sunday to finish the series with a double header' being played there. The game will start at 2 :30 EDST. Bookmobile Schedule . For Next. Week The' Bookmobile owned by the counties of Macon, Jackson, and Swain and operated by Mrs. F. I. Murray will have the following schedule for its second Week in Macon counrfy, beginning Septem ber 29: Monday, Cullasaja and Highlands : Tuesday, Salem and Pine Grove; Wednesday, Patton settlement; Thursday, Cowee, Oak Grove, Hom iny and Liberty; Friday, Prison Camp. , Following the completion of the two weeks schedule ire this bounty the Bookmobile will make a two weeks tour in both Jackson and Swain counties before' returning nere. Methodists Begin Loyalty Campaign The Methodist Church Lovaltv Campaign will get in full swing next week. Rev. J. L. Stokes, pas tor announces. Thirty members will take part in visiting all members on "uesday and Wednesday eve nings and Dr. Stokes requests all members to remain at home during these two evenings. Sunday School Convention Postponed Till October The Baptist Sunday School cot vention which was to have met Sunday. September 28 at the Oak dale church has been postponed until next month according to an announcemer.4 by Paul Swafford. president. North Carolina will turn hei clocks back to Eastern Standard Time Saturday night, and begin the day Sunday on hour liter. Will Take Part In Army Aerial Maneuvers In October Between 180 and 200' Maon county men will have a part in huge air warning system being set up ' throughout the southeastern states by the national American ' Legion according to a statement by C. Tom Bryson commander of the local Legion po.st, who is in charge of the organization of - t lie air warning svsletn tor Alacon county. . The organization of the warning system is rapidly being. '.perfected in view of its playing a part in the large scale U. S. army aerial maneuvers expected to take place in this area around October 20. The local county unit will be composed of ,14 .observation stations with a1 chief observer in charge of each post. He will have one or more assistant chief observers, one of which will be in charge' of ; the post in case of his absence. Living . near each lookout will be several other men who will aid in-keeping a constant Watch while the air warfare is taking place in this vicinity. There Will be a telephone' within 30 seco,nds re.acli of each post. Mr. Bryson expressed his appre- system. lypicai ot tne amuiue ' of those who have been asked to nelP IS ttm comment toy Craig j Stepp when he was asked to or gain- ize a Post at Aquone, "Boys, don't , ask me to do it ; command-me to, was Mr. Stepp's reply! List Of Observers The chief observers will have charge of the following posts and use of the telephones listed be- low : James Hauser, Wayah Bald, telephone, torest service lookout tower; George R. Pattillo, Holly Springs, his residence; John Was- ilik, Wesser Bald, service lookout tower; .Calton Rowland, Leather- . man, his residence; Craig Stepp,' Aquone, C C. Camp ; Adolph Zoell ner, Cartoogechaye, Bob Southards ; Miss Nora Moody, Moody Farm, C. F. Moody; J. J. Mann, Arnold's store Lex Arnold; Youl Bradley, Otto, Lonnie Henson; J. B. Bur nette, Scaly, his store; H. S. Dendy, Gneiss, O. C. Corbin's store; C. T. BrysOn, Cliffside Lake, forest serv- -ice phone; John Edwards, Satulah Bald, forest service lookout toWer; O. C. Parker, Yellow Mountain, forest service lookout tower. Local officials' stated that organ ization! was going- ahead rapidly and the list of observation chiefs, assistant chiefs, and observers for each post would be complete ' by next week. Any persons wishing, to aid. in this program are urged to get in touch with the observation chief nearest their home. Macon Men Injured In Auto Wreck" Monday Two. Macon county men, Glenn McCoy, 25, and Pat O'Brian, 26, received serious injuries in an auto mobile wreck Monday afternoon, September 22, about 3:30 p.m. The accident occurred on a sharp curve just below the old . Cartoogechaye Baptist church on highway 64. McCoy, driver of the car, receiv-. ed serious internal injuries and a lacerated scalp. When first taken to the Angel hospital his condition was reported to be critical, by Dr. Edgar Angel, attending physician. sunea Wednesday that lie was much improved. ' O'Brian, less seriously hurt, suf fered head and face lacerations. The pick-up truck in which the young men were traveling partial ly rounded the curve, then clung to the embankment for about 20 over before completely turning ' over and landing upright on -its-wheels. The embankment at the point the truck 'left the road is about 30 feet high. Both men were employed by the TVA in construction of the Cha tuge dam in Clay county and were en route there when the accident happened. Red Cross Chapter Makes Garment Shipment The Macon County Chapter of the American Red Cross shipped to headquarters on September 23 the following completed garments : 97' hospital shirts and 37 hospital operating gowns. Those wishing to knit sweaters and socks for British Relief please call Mrs. J. E. Perry, production chainnan, ,