North Carolina Newspapers

Men In Service DECORATED Taylor Crockett, son of Kev. and Mrs. S. K. Crockett, former ly of Macon county, wounded in North Africa, has received the decoration of the Order of The Purple Heart A sr*? W. Claude Ashe, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Ashe of route 3, sta tioned somewhere overseas, writes that he is well and happy. J. FRED CRAY PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN Friends of J. Fred Gray, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Javan J. Gray, will be pleased to hear of his promotion tp the fiaitik of Cap lain in the United States Air Corps. Capt. Gray received his commission as First Lieutenant in September, 1942, while at Hem ?Inicks Field, Sebrinff, Fla. Since That time lie has been instructing B-17 (Flying Fortress) crews at various Fields on the West Coast. He is now stationed at an Air Base at Blythe, Galif., where he is also a Flight Commander. Capt. Gray resigned a position with the South Carolina, Dairy Er tension in September, 1940, to en ter the U. S. Air Corps as a fly ing cadet. He was graduated from Kelty Field, Texas, in April, 1X1, when, he received a Second Lieu tenant Commission. At this time he was sent to Randolph Field, Texas, as * if light instructor, Where he remained until June, 1942, when ihe was transferred to Hendricks F:eld for training as a B-17 pi lot. Jotvi Willis Fox, grandson of Mrs. John B. Willis and nephew of Miss Mary Willis, has been commissioned Lieutenant, Junior Grade, in the U. S. Navy. His rank is equivalent to a First Lieu itfwint in the army. Mr. Fox was Vflient newspaperman of the has l>een serving the years on the Publicity -~0 , the Extension Divisiom fctate College in Raleigh. %\ ?A Ovaries Otto Aviery who wa* ducted oin January 19 is sta tiont^i'at Camp Edwards, Mass. (icorge L. Crisp, 19, son of Mr. end Mrs. J. E. Crisp, Cultasaja, was graduated from the Great 1-akes, III. service school for mach inist'* mates at the U. S. Naval Training Station, Feb. 1 Pvt. Ernest L. Holland of the V. S. Air Gorps now stationed at Greenville, Miss, has been home on ftirlough visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs/ John Z. Holland of Gneiss. Pvt. John Howard McCoy of Camp Edwards, Mass. was home on a furlough visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gunn McCoy of Cul Jasaja. ?it Mr. and Mrs. Frank Talleint re ceived a letter some time a? o from their son, Pfc. Robert L. Ta lent, saying he had landed safely overseas and was well. "Bob", as ihe is kno?*i to his many friends in Franklin, joined rtie marines Dec. S, 1942. Pvt. Ralph Penland, located in Albany, Georgians home on fur lough. ?-* Cpl. Bryant McClure of Camp Hood, Texas, recently spent hi* furlough with hi* mother, Mrs. C. H. McClure. Bj? Bureau of Public Relation*, U. S. War Dept., Wash., D. C. PRESENT ? ARMS! ? American soldiers in North Africa were taken by surprise when President Roosevelt rode by in a jeep driven by young Sergt. Oran Lass, who joined the Army in Kansas City. In the rear seat is Lieut. Gen. Mark Clark whose secret landing In Algeria from a submarine was one of the high adventures in the campaign. PVT. BRADLEY RITES SUNDAY Macon Boy Dies In Army After Long Illness In California Pvt. Wayne J. Bradley, 22, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Kay Bradley of Franklin, Route 3, died Feb. 13, in Hoff General Hospital Santa Barbara, Calif. I'vt. Bradley enlisted in the sheet metal division of the Air Corps last September and was taking a course in sheet metal in Los An geles when he became ill first of December, lacking only one week finishing the course. He was a graduate pf the Franklin high school and prior to enlistment he was an employee of the Aluminum Co. of America, Alcoa, Tenn. His sister, Mrs. J. B. Pander grass, and brother Howard Brad ley, visited him last month. In additipn to his parents he is survived by four sisters ? Mrs. J. B. /Pexidergrass, Franklin' Mrs. D. AyHall, Bryson City, Mr?. Mor gan Shatley, North Wilkes boro and Miss Vernon Bradley of Route 3; two brothers, Howard Bradley pf Route 3, and Sgt. Paul J. Brad- 1 ley of the U.S. Army, North <Mri- ? ca, and a host of friends. The body is being accompanied by Mrs. Jud Bradley of Garemont, Calif. Funeral services will be held at Oak Grpve Baptist church of which he was a member, at 11 o'clock (EWT) Sunday morning, February 21, the Rev. R. W. Wil liams and G. A. Ck>er, officiating. Potts Funeral Home has charge. WAACS Seek Enrollment Of Teachers Sgt. H. T. Thornton, in charge of the Army Recruiting and In. duction Offige in Asheville, N. C, has announced that applicants for enrollment in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC), who are teaching school, may be enrolled on inactive duty until completion of their school year. However, Sgt. Thornton emphasized, no promises can be made as to exact date enrollce will be called to duty after completion of school year. All WAAC applications from Wfcvern North Carolina should be mailed or brought to the Army Recruiting and Induction Office, P. O. Bl<%., Asheville, N. C Any other address is incorrect and should be disregarded, unless it is released through .the Asheville Of fice, Sgt. Thornton stated. Applicants in the Franklin area should apply at the Frances Store for application blanks and general information on the WAAC P. T. A. Postponed To Hear Dr. Furr On Point Rationing The meeting of the Parent Teachers association has been post poned from kast Monday to next Mohday, February 22, when Dr. W. E. Furr, chairman of rfie, Ra tioning Board for the county, will explain how the point rationing system which begins March 1, will operate. The block leaders, ^'have been invited to attend fliis meeting so that they may be post led and prepared to tell the fami lies in their1 Mocks how to use (heir No. 2 nation book* to the b?t tdvMtaf* War Ration Book No. 2 Registration At Schools Will Begin Next Monday Rationing Board Instructions Dr. W. E. Furr, -chairman of the county War Price and 'Ra tioning Board, gives the following instructions concerting regstnation for War Ration Book No. II, Which will begin Monday, Feb. 22, . in the following schools: Highlands School, Franklin High. School, Otto, Slagle, West Mills, Higdonville, Iotla, Oak Grove and continue through Saturday. ONE PERSON SHOULD AP PLY FOR ALL THE RATION BOOKS IN HIS OR HER FAM ILY. To get tfve new point ration book, you must: 1. Report on consumer declara tion form which will be provided how many cans, jars, or bottles, 8 oz. or larger, your household lias of commercially packed canned fruits, vegetables, fruit and veg etable juices, canned soups, chili sauce and catsup, minus five for each person in your family. Do not count hon\e preserved foods. 2. Report how many pounds of coffee you owned on November 28, 1942, minus one pound for each person in your family wf?ose age as stated on War Ration Book 1 is fourteen years or older. 3.' Bring all the eppies of War Ration Book I held by your fam ily. You cannot get the new ration book for anyone unless you bring in the old one, 4. You will continue to use the old ration book I for sugar and coffee and shoes. After the beginning of the ra tioning, March 1, you must use the new point rationing book when you go to the food store ? to buy any of the following processed foods : Canned or bottled fruits, vegetables, soups or juices, frozen fruits and vegetables, dried fruits aRd Jiahx. foods. ATTENTION, TRUCK OWNERS Quotas for new truck tires have been cut drastically, beginning in March. No tire should be worn beypnd the stage of recapping. We are passing this information to you to impress you with the im portance of preserving your tires if you expect to continue to op erate. DECEASED PERSONS Sugar rationing books of de ceased persons must be returned to the local board within five days. All inductees, selectees or vpl unteers entering the armed ser vices must return thir sugar ra tion books to the loaaJ board at the time they enter the service. The families of these men will not be permitted to use a selec tee's book. ? Harold Dalrymple Reported To Be "Missing In Action" Parents Get Wire Sunday No Further Details Received George Hr.rold Dalrymple, 32, son of Mr. and Mrs. George H. lfelrymple of Franklin, has been reported by - the War Department as "Missing in action vn the North American Area, since February 2. Mr. and Mrs. Dalrymple received a message Sunday morning, Feb ruary 14, with this announcement. No other details were given. They state that their son unlisted in the C. S. Army, June 19, last, and was first stationed art Fort Jack son, S. G He wsw transferred to ' Fort Belvoir, Va. for his basic training in the Engineeirn Corps; , being later transferred to Gamp Miles Standish, Mass. George Dalrymple attended the Franklin high school and was a member of the Franklin Baptist church. He has a host pf friends in Macon county, and in Calif or - nnia, New York and Nantahala wKpre he was employed on con struction work. He was employed by TVA on construction work prior to entering the Army. His parents live in Franklin. He has a sister, Mrs. O. F. Summer of Bryson City and a brother, Ray mond, of Portsmouth, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Dalrymple receiv ed a letter in January from their son written just befpre sailing. They surmise some disafer hap pened to the ship upon which he sailed, but they have no facts, as yet, to base this supposition. They are expecting a letter with more dtttfled information. Federation Stockholders Annual Meet On Friday The annual meeting of the Ma can County stockholders of the Farmer's Federation will be held at the Franklin Warehouse, Fri day, February 19, at 10:30 a. m., acmrdig to an announcement made by James G. K. McClure, Presi dent. He states that a talk will be Riven on Farm war production and the Federation war program. Perry Green will be on hand to talk poultry and a plan for better production of ggs and broilers. The farm machine men will be at the warehouse all day Febru. ary "19, to (help farmers prdor parts. This year many farmers will want parts to put old mach inery into operation. Sam Nave will be there to help locate parts. Farmers are urged to bring the broken parts of their machinery with them so that Mr. Nave can get the numbers from them. Refreshments will be served, and a meeting will fle held to elect the committee and directors of ?the county. DR. MACK STOKES AT METHODIST CHURCH Dr. Mack Stokes of the Emory Candler School of Theology, At lanta, was the preacher at the morning service at the Franklin Mettodist church last Sunday morning. He fHled the pulpit for his brother, Dr. J. L. Stokes, who wat suffering from the prevalent tpidcmic ?{ cold and ?or? throat 329 MEN ARE CLASSIFO Selective Service Gives New artd Changed Status The following classifications are announced by the local Selective 1 I Service board : ? In I-A: James Thomas Stewart, Archie Lee Diehl (col), IV?rter Coy Duncan, Claude Bnadley, Kay Bol <len Hunter, James Calvin Yonce, Richard Kinnebrew Sloan, Lyle Huell Dills, William Andrew Set. sor, Floyd Richard Sorrells,. Gilmer Thomas Russell, William Clarence Corbin, james Patrick Norton, Mel vin Greley Scott, (iolman Alexan der Pennington, Log an Alexander Adam% Lawson John Brown, Er nest Sylvester Hedd,en, Billy Brus ton Webb, Truman Crisp, Frank Wilson Hembree, James Harvey Ledford, Frederick john Cunning ham, Joyce Clarence Dayton, Ha len Wilfjord Roane, Odean Sylves ter Roiper, John Rogers Guffey, and Johnny Thomas Carpenter. In 111 A: Edgar Abraham Carter. In 4-F : Thomas Frederick Vanhook, and Willie Richard Guffie. The following are changed class ifications : From 1II-C to I-A, B<ob Lonnie Clark, from III-A to I-A, James Edward Harvey, Robert Lee Mash ?burn, and Sam Lafayette Rick man. From I-A to II -A, Lee Tra vis Dryman, from I_A to II-C, Ellis Edward Goggins, Jess Wtf lard Pender grass, from III-A .to II-C, Thomas Earl Gabe, from III-A to III-B, Leo Mack Reece, from I.C to I-A, Wilson Jones, (col), from I-A to I-C, Johnnie Clyde Reev.es, Rfcbert Payil Ray, Raymond Willis Wood, James By ron Foster, Frarvi Burnette Watts, Cairi Edwin Dowdle, Carey Leon Reece, James Coionor Hawkins, and Robert Grier Scates. Th* following were changed from III-A to IV-A (over 45 years of age) : Lee Roy Mason, James Riley Johnson, Calvin McKinley Caldweil, Louis Hom.er Watson, Jud Ho mer TaJlent, Loney Alex Speed, Harley Joseph Ca?rnes, Oliver Ver k*n Hall, Ernest Miltion Moore, ; Raleigh Lonzo Hopkins, Claude Herwy, Vannie M. Sanders, Rich mond John Keener, Garey Boaxd man Pattern, John'N Howard Barnes, Fred Woods and Wayne Riddick \ McGracken. The following were changed from Ill-A to IV-H (over 38 years of age but under 45) : Paul Milton Patton, Lyman Ed_ ward Picklrjimer, Furmati Angel, Wiley Edwdrd Martin, William Arthur Young, William T. Ballew, Samuel Lawrence Neat; Robert Worth Williams, R. L. Porter, William Judson Isenhower, Thomas Weidion Angel, Jr., Jacob Wimer Stockton, Carl Vance DaJtocn, Leo pard John Holland, Arthur Wash ington Moses, Isaac Nathaniel Piassmore, Jesse Hoinrd Flowers, Henry H. Wilson, Marvin Hairrisom Garner, Lambert Soesby Leopard, Georg/e Roosevelt Peek, Steve Clin ton Stockton, Lester Tallent, Fur man Dtadie Dean, Davis Anderson Chastain, Hubert Lee West, Allen Ball O'Mofhundro, James Arthur Woodall, Roy Lenoir Passmore, Lawrence Alex Hasting, George Franklin Stiles, Wendell, Hal Phil lips, Robert L. Ledbetter. Lowell Whitman Himmlor, Jos eph Robert Sanders,* Jeff Hannoble Morgan, Cecil Mannon Crawford, Framk Dan Ray, James Thaddeus (Continued On Page Six) PASSES SUDDENLY DR. JAMES E. PERRY DR. J. E. PERRY DIES SUDDENLY Funeral Services Held At Methodist Church Thursday James Edward Perry, 48, died suddenly Tuesday night just after he retired about 11 o'clock. He was stricken suddenly with a heart attack and passed away in a few minutes. He had left his store in apparently good health at the reg ular closing time. FuneraJ services were conducted at the Franklin Methodist church, of which he was a member, on Thursday at 3 p. m. The Rev. I)r. J. L. Stokes II, will officiate, assisted by the Rev. A. Ruius Morgan, of St. Agnes Episcopal church. Burial was in Franklin cemetery. All .places of business closed at the hour of the funeral. Pallbearers will be J. L. Honk, J. S. Coriley, John M. Archer, Jr., A. B. O'Mohumdro, Paul Dean and William Horsley. Honorary pallbearers were : ? Dr. J. H. Fouts, Dr. H. T. Hors ley, Dr. Ed Angel, J. E. S. Thorpie, Allan A. Brooks, W. E. Hunnicutt, Steve Porter, T. W. Angel, Jr., Fred S. Sloan, R. S. Jones, L. B. Phillips, S. H. Lyle, Jr., Roane Bradley Dr. W. E. Furr. The Rotaiy Club attended in a >ody. . Dr. Perry was the son of the ate Charles P. and Kate Slagle Perry. He married Miss Effie Horn, daughter of the late A. Winton Horn and Lucilla Barnard rlorn. Three sons also survive: J cut. Winton Perry, a pilot with He U.S. Air Force, stationed at <ichtnond, Va. ; James E. Perry, fi*., of the medical corps, stationed it Camp Shelby, Miss., and Victor lorn Perry, a senior at Franklin ligh school. Dr. Perry graduated at Franklin ligh school and attended the Uni rersity of North Carolina. He re reived his degree in pharmacy from >tate college at Pullman, Wiashing <ci. He returned to Franklin from Washington and purchased the F. P. Smith drug stor? in 1928, and tad operated it since under the lame of Perry drug store. He was a meber of the Rotary 3ub, the Macon county welfare ward, th,e county Rationing board, uid served his community in many ways as a civic leader. He was rhairman of the Tuberculosis Seals For a inutner of years and also (ias an active worker in the coun ty R,ed Cross chapter. Red Cross War Fund To Be Launched At Supper Friday Workers To Gather At i Tavern To Receive Instructions Along with tbe rest of the coun try, Macon ' county is organized under the American Red Cross undera .plan for procuring war funds. The Rev. A. R. Morgan, county chairman, announces that the can vass is to be conducted during the first two weeks in March. The sum allotted to the county includ ing the expanses for tKe Red Cross within the county is $3, 65<X00. In order to raise this amount which is necessary for wartime activity each person it asked to give at least double for mer contributions. In preparation for this program those who are to be active in securing funds a<ul those interested in the effort are asked to gather for supper at tka Tfcvem, Friday evening, Fab. Navy Recruits WAVES And SPARS Navy Recruiting officers will b? prepared to give complete informa tion about rtie requirements for WAVES and SPARS, Captain M. C. Rot>ert9on, USN, director of the Sixth Naval District Office, 505 Tern Forsyth St. Bldg., Atlan ta, Georgia, states: Women. 20 to 35 years of age, with at least two years of high school, are needed for training for en!is.te>d ratings in the WAVES and SPARS. In training a WAVE or SPAR is paid $50.00 a month plus a clothing allowance anmount ing to $200. Upon completion of training, the salary increases. 26, at 7:30. At this meeting infor mation for fhe furtherance of the program will be given and further plMti outlined.