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fin iff /\ ?fje ISjighlattbitf JRaconian PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL INDEPENDENT K3 Put Your Dollars In Uniform VOL. LVIII? NO. U FRANKLIN. N. C, THURSDAY. MAY ?. 1M1 $2.00 PER YEAH Mayor And Six Aldermen Elected Last Tuesday Four New Members Put In Office; 317 Votes Are Cast J. O. Harrison had no opposi tion in the 'town election held at the court house on Tuesday for 'the office of mayor. Four new members were elected to the Board i of Aldermen. The two members ^re-elected werer T. W. Angel, Jr., und Ben McCullom. About 75 percent of the register ed voters went ,to the polls, 317 'votes being cast. Thfit >ii about' 100 fewer votes than wjtre cast in the last election two years ago. Abo*t 30 new voters registered. All mem hers elected received majorities. Those elected according to the . number of votes received are as follows: G...L. l'en<tergrass, 244; <M. L. Dowdle, 204; T. W. Angel, Jr., 203; Henry A. Willride, 183; Ben McCullom, 173; J. S. Conley, 167. . ? Other candidates were R u Pen land, 164; Fred Cabc. 140; Paul -Potts, 143; John Bingham, 92; E. T. Galloway, 78. An organization meeting ml the newly elected board will be called -within a few days, according to E. W. Long, towfc clerk. All offi cials will be sworn in at this meet ing. The fin^l meeting of the al dermen who served last term was held Wednesday morning, May 5, in the town office, when election returns were received and coafi tru ed.. Under the out-going administra tion many st fleet improvements were carried out and the town 'fire department building with ad ditions and improvements made to the fire-fighting equipment. Many citizens have taken occasion to ex press thanks to these for their services rendered during their ad Word n?s been received by Mrs. ; C. H. McClure of the death of her | step-ton, C. Roy McClure, of S*d to Wooley, Washington, who tad < been in a Seattle hospital for i sometime at which .place be died ! on April 29th". Mr. McOure was born in th# < .State of Washington, but was reared in the Macon County, and made his home here prior to en listing in World War No. 1. After which time he was married to : Miss Ayleen Fritsch of Highland ; Park, 111. He had made bis home in Seqro Wooiey, Wash, for the : past 10 years where he was em ployed in (lectricai work.' He is survived by his wife ana four children, Lyle, Shirty, Rich ard/ and Jean, his sup-mother, . Mrs. C H. McClure and the fol- , lowing half-brothers and sisters: Mrs. Homer Nichols, Atlanta, Ga., | Mrs. Wm. B. Holden, Chicago, 111., Mrs. Edwin Wallace, Franklin, Bryant McClure of Camp Hood, Terns, George McOure of Los Angeles, Cal., and Bob McOure , pf Franklin. *?? .In C L. Waldroop Dim In Asheville Hospital Charles L., Waldroop, 58, of Franklin, died in on Asheville hos pital Tuesday night at 10:40 o'clock. S>eath was cm used by pneumonia. A native of Macon county, he Ws a carpenter and a member of jtlie Franklin Baptist church. Funeral services were held at tarson's Chapel Methodist church, lliree miles from Franklin, Thurs day afternoon at 3 o'clock with the tastor, the Rev. Dr. J. L Stokes I, officiating, assisted by the Rev. J. F. Marchihan, ..pastor of the Franklin Baptist church. Burial was m the church cemetery. Active pallbear/eri were: Her bert McCollum, Frank Reece, Har *>ld Moore, and J. P. Hudson. Mr. Waldroop is survivedd by liis mother, Mrs. T. S. Waldroop; three children, 'Jphn, of Detroit And tKc Misses Frances and Doro thy Waldroop of. Franklin; five brothers, Burnett Burton, Byron, INelson and Gilmer Waldroop, all *>f Franklin} two sisters, Mrs. Claude Hardin of Canton and Mrs. Wade Reece of Andrews, and two grandchildren. Mother's Day Program At Higdomrills The HigdonvilU Sunday School drill have a special Mother's Day program Sunday, May 9, acoording to an announcement by Fred Cor bin, lopeHatcstfcst, \ I Navy Recruiting Officer Here Next Monday In an effort to save men and women of Macon County and vi cinity much time and trouble in making application for the Navy or the WAVES, Yoeman Blanton of the Asheville Navy Kecruiting Station will open a temporary re cruiting station in Franklin on Monday, May 10. Yoeman Blanton will maintain his office in the Hostoffice, ami his hours will be from 9:U) a. m. until 6:00 p. m., to interview per sons interested in any branch of the Navy. All quotas have been lifted for Navy enlistments, and on unlimit ed number of 17-year-old* WAVES, and SEABEES may be enlisted immediately. Also, men, between the ages of 38 and 50 may qualify for enlistment with any rating for which they are eli gible. .Navy trade schools have been opened wide to the 17 year-old youngsters, in order that a large group of young potential petty of ficers will be ainikble soon. Never before in the history of the Navy have opportunities for the young er nvtn been so great, and a na tion-wide drive has been inaugurat ed to obtain thousands of young sters tor the trainig schools. The 17-year-old men are advised not to wait until too near their 18th birthday to apply for the Navy, for once they have become 18. they must register for Selec tive Servic*, and therefore enter the service through their draft board. Chief Petty officer Baskerville, who formerly node this rtcruit iog trip is now in the Charleston Navy Hospital, recovering from a CW Hi AAEngton Native Of Macon PtMM In Georgia The following notice ol the death at Charles H. Addington, brother of J. W. Addington of Franklin, Route % mad a native of this coun ty, which appeared in the issue of the Toccoa, Ga. paper of March 9, 1943, will be of interest to many relatives and friendds. Mr. Charles H. Addington, age I 76, and otw of Stephens, county's best known citizens, died at his home near Toccoa Monday after noon. H? had been in declining health for ? number of years. Mr. Addington was born near Franklin, N. C, and in 1902 moved to Toccoa. He was an outstanding fanner, and was one of' the most substantial and influential citizens of the county. For a long period of years he had been a member of the First Methodist church of Toccoa, ac tive in church work, serving as steward for a long time. He is survived by his wife, two | daughters, Mrs. Louise Grant, o' Atlanta and Mrs. Ruth Crawford, of Tocooa ; four sons, Messrs Hoke, Hardy, John and Jim Addington, all of Toccoa ; two brothers, four sisters and ten grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wed nesday afternoon at the First Methodist church at 2 o'clock, wth the Rev. D. S. Patterson of ficiating. , The body lay in state at the church from 1 to 2 o'clock. A large floral offering from relatives and friends was testimony of the es teem in which he was held. Pallbearers were Mr. John M. Crawford, Mr. Oscar Carpenter, I Mr, Goo. Bell, Mr. Harrison Cash, Mr. T. B. McOsin and Mr. " 1 P. Putnam. Andrew Bryaon, 87, Die* On CuUesaja Andrew Mott Bryson,87, well known farmer of the Culkaxaja sec tion died Saturday evening at 7 o'clock m the Baptist hospital at Winston-Salem. Death was caused by pneumonia. He had been ill one month. A native of 'Macon county, Mr. Bryson was married to Miss Amanda Crisp, who died a number of years ago. He was a member of Pine Grov* Baptist church where ?funeral services .were hetd Tuesday afternoon it 3 o'clock with the Rev. frank Holland ,o fficiating. Burial was in 4be chfltch cemetery. Surviving are two sons, Frank H. and FAed R. of Cultuaja and ?| iraafM of frwdehUdrtn. Killed In Crash Lt.-Gen. Fr^nk M. Andrews Lieut. General Fnank M. An drews, commander of all American trooj>s in the European theatre, of wur, was killed Monday in a plane crash in Iceland, on a. tour of inspection of American fcices. Bishop Leonard of the Methodist | church was killed also.' Men In Service Jj ? &; & Pfc. H. G. Kay is stationed now somewhere in the Southwest Paci fic. News last received from him lold that he is safe and well. :PL JAMES PORTER LEADS RADIO MUSIC IN ALASKA Cpl. James B. Porter, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Porter, of the army air force, has beien de ailed for special educational and recreational work with the Red ~ross in Abska where he has xecn serving since he enlisted a fear ago from his home in Ohio. An uccnmplished musician, C|<1. Porter lias organized soldiers in \bska in a glee club and quar tet which not only give local en ertainment but are appearing on he National Broadcasting Com pany's coast-to-coast hookup, and wve appeared in national news reels. Cpl. Porter, as a chaplain's as sistant in' clause of music, ap peared as baritone soloist at Easter with an Alaskan church choir in its presentation of Stainer's Cruci fixion. As organist of the Frank in Methodist church, James show Mi great promise, and his many friends will be glad to learn that his service in the army is direct ed in the channels he is so well equipped to perform. News has hem received by Mr. luid Mr*. <). t? Biuine that their son, James Bruce Bkiine, .Seaman First Class, recently married Miss Lillian Sahanick of Ohio. Seaman Blaine is stationed now at Norfolk, Virgini, Mr. and Mrs. "Jack . Sanders have received word through the Nia.vy lhat their son, Ensign Mil ton Sanders. Ivas arrived safely at an overseas port. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Sanders of Prentiss and Portsmouth, Va.t have received word from their son, Har ris L. Sanders, E. M. Third Cla&s, that he arrived safely overseas on his 22nd birthday. Cpl. Reno T. Moses of the Mili tary Police, stationed at Ft. Bragg, spent a seven-day furlough with his mother, Mrs. Rebecca Moses, recently. W. S. Cunningham, AMM Third Class, of the iNavy Air Corps, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wad^e Cnn nirtgkam, is home on furlough from his station at Miami, Fla. Mrs. Cunningham accompanied him on his trip from Miami. OwtfauMil Ob Pi|i Six? WAAC SEEKS NEW MEMBERS Campaign In W.N.C. To Enlist Women For Army Duty A drive is in progress in the western counties to recruit women for the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps to fill positions in the Army 10 that men may be released (or ictual comhat duty. .With the rapid increase in th* (\rmy, ISO, 000 women are needed tow to replenish ranks where a woman can do the job now done >y a soldier. May 15 is being celebrated as WAAC Anniversary Day when it s hoped that a record number of enlistments of women will be re torted. Full information may be tound in the full page advertise ment on page 2, sponsored by the ^antahala Power and Light com pany. Lieut. Kuth Merryless has been :oming to Franklin for the past ;ew weeks and has headquarters it the Fiances shop to give in 'ormation ond answer inquiries. Several Macon county young wo ict have joined the WAACS at ther recruiting stations. Among hese are Au*. Beatrice Watson f Camp Edwards, Mass., Aux. torothy Cabe, Daytona Beach, la., and Aux. Sarah E. Setser, 'ort Oglethorpe, Ga. Red CroM Council To Aid Wounded John Archer of Franklin has been appointed chairman of the Camp and Hospital Council Ser vice* in connection with the work of the Moore General Hospital tor wounded soldiers in Swonna r 14/100 Red Cross chapters thousands of civiltaas arc participating actively in the pro grain thai is being worked out by the National Red Cross; designed to be the connecting link betwem the various Red Cross chapters and the wounded soldiers in 'hos pitals throughout the nation. E. J. Whitmire is vice-chairman; he and John Archer are delegates from the Franklin Chapter to the Camp Council. The meeting will be held at the Moore Hospital at an early date. Seventee hapters have been invited to send representa tives fro the Western North Car olina Concil. c FOREST BURNED ON BUCK CREEK Fishermen Caused Fire; No More Fishing, Say* Forest Service A Forest fire caused by fisher men burned over 30 acres of Na tional Forest land on Buck Creek on April 29, before it was finally corralled by a crew of 20 men, who worked a day and a night before it was finally put out. This forest tire damaged con siderable chestnut oak tanning bark, a vital war materia] needed in producing shoe leather for the armed forces. Due to the high forest fire haaard, the Forest Service finds it necessary to restrict fishing on National Forest lands located on Buck Creek. Government lands on this creek have been posted and no fishing will be permitted be tween May 2 and May 17. A fire warden has been placed on the stream for patrol duty to see that no fishing occurs during this per iod. Trespassers fishing will be held liable for violation of the State laws which require permis sion of the owners of any lands to fish upon said lands. No fishing permits have been issued by the Forest Service for Buck Creek. It is regretted that such action must be taken, but it is very nefessary to keep down all forest fires so that necessary war mater ials are not destroyed, and the need for directing labor to non productive jobs is eliminated. Rev. P. L. Green To Speak At Holly Springs The Rev. P. L. Green will#b< the guest speaker at a Mother'! Hay service at Holly Springs Bap' tin church on Sunday afternoot ?t ) p. m. All are invited to at tend. Macon Over The Top In Bond Drive With $104,000 Worker* All Over County Make Fine Reports Of Sales Maoon county's quota in thr Second War Bond Drive lias been exceeded, accordin to reports com ing in to Chairman Henry W. Cabe. He stated that the sales made in Highlands and in the county add ed to Franklin figures had brought the amount to more thian $10?,000 tfie credit for State purchase of $18,000. The county quota wis $77,300. The State quota of $62,000, 000 has been oversubscribed. Schools in Macon County have netted $926 in bonds and stamps sold to School children and teach ers. The Skagle school, Mrs. J. A. Flanagan, principal, sold $23.75 in stamps. The Otto school, Mr. J. J. | Mann, principal, sold $297.95 in bonds, and $36.80 in stamps. Frank Jin schools sold $41250 in bonds and $155.00 in stamps. Supervised 6y Mrs. Allan Brooks, chairman, workers sold bonds in the postofficie and bank for the last two Staurdays. Assisting were Mrs. W. A. Rogers, Mrs. R. G. Beshears, Mrs. Frank Higdon, Mrs. J. E. S. Thorpe, Mrs. Harley Lyle, and Mrs. M. R. Whit taker. Mrs. Pearl Hunter, Mrs. Carl Cabe and Mrs. Frank Henry s,er ved as Zone Chairmen. Workers who assisted Mrs. Hun ter were Mrs. Philip Green, Mrs. Grant Zickgraf, Mrs. Hunter Cal loway, Mrs. Frances Higdon, Miss Grace Carpenter, and Miss Marie Womack. Helping Mrs. Henry were Mrs. W. H. Sellers, Mrs. Dan Br son, Mrs. Clyde Gailey, Mr;. Cecil P?en Mrs. J. S. Gonley, Mrs. A. B. O'Mohundro, and Mrs. Lester (3on der grass, Mjs. J. Ward Long, Mrs. J. D. Franks, Mrs. Grover Jain. son, Jr., and Mrs. E. B. McCu luin. Miss Olive Patton. Mrs. W. H. Sellers again sold the largest amount of bonds ? $11, 350. Mrs. J. S. Conlcy sold the largest number. Mrs. DanBryson, Mrs. Clyde Gailey, aiid Mrs. Gra ver Jamison, Jr., f ?ll >\v in number of bonds sold. Minute maids serving the com mittees included Merrily Br< oks, Barbana Stockton, Jane Setser and Elizabeth Wasilik. ?Chairman Cabe and Mrs. Ar.her have ^expressed appreciation to everyone helping to make p ssi Wy this fine report for th? t *rn and county. The V-Home Front Backs The Men On Battle Front Merchants Help Home makers Meet Standard* Required The V-Home Project of the Citi zen's Service Corps is being em phasised in Franklin this weak and next fcjr the block frarfW* un der the direction of Mrs. Gordon Moore, chairman. A number of the merchants are cooperating in this work and offer their assistance in helping householders to bring their homes to the standard desired. The block leaders are planning to visit every home in their res pective zones and present the five point standards of a V-Horae. Each point will he checked and every home qualifying will receive a V Home sticker illustrated above. 'The V-Home on the home front backs the nvrn on the battle front" is the idea behind this latest pro ject of the Citizens' Service Corps. A home worth fighting for is the aim of every homemaker meeting the standard of a V-Home. The block leaders will strive to plate ?l-<n"*ide ever" service flag in a window a y-Hotue sticker. the ideal ' V-Home meets the following requirements : TfcU !? ? V-Hom. We in this home are fighting. We know this war will be easy to lose and hard to win. We mean to win it. Therefore, we solemnly pledge all oar energies and all our resources to the fight for freedom and against slavery. We serve notice to all that we are personally carrying the fight to the enemy, in these ways: 1. ? This home follows the advice Baptist Observe "Christian Home Week" Much interest has been shown in the services for Christian Home Week which are being observed at the Franklin Baptist church, led by the pastor, Dr. J. F. Marchman. They will continue through Friday evening, being concluded on Sun day morning with a special Mo ther's Day message by Dr. Myth man. The dedication of the pastor's home on White Oak street will be held at 3:30 Sunday afternoon. The congregation and other friends ar* cordially invited to attend this service. Swap-Work^ Plan Helps Labor Shortage Swapping labor for combine ser vice in cutting small grains is a new pbn worked out in farm la bor meeting to help solve the labor shortage in many sections.. A plan has been worked out whereby the neighbors, who need combine work, agnee to go ovei and work out the row crop ol the combine owners in exchange for combine service on their own grain. The swap-work program will hel| in using all available labor , on thi job for which it is best fitted and by liking fqfl we of all machintrj and equipment THIS IS A 2. ? This .home conserves food, clothing, transportation, health, and time in order to hasten an un ceasing flow of War Production. 5. ? This home regularly buys as many War Savings Stamps and Bonds as it can. When a block leader calls at your home, be pre pared to advise h*r whether or not you are en and suggestions of its air raid warden. titled toa V-Home sticker for your door. Check up on these points and if you find there are some you are not complying with, take care of thjem now I ' Workships being held in the Ag ricultural building this week are preparing block leaders to carry out the full prograi in connection with food conservation in every home. Much interest is being shown in these classes and demon strations. W. H. Crawford Dies In Fayetteville News has been received here of the death of W. H. Crawford in Fayetteville on April U. Mr. Crawford was the brother of the late Mr. Lee Cr*wford of Frank lin and of Mrs. Frank T. Smith of Richmond, Va. He was buried at Statesville, Tuesday, April 27, at 11 a. m. Mr. Crawford was native of Macon county and has many friends and relatives in Franklin ; for several years he served as principal of the Fmnklm schools. The following tribute has been paid by his brother-in-law, Dr. Frank T. Smith, "It m he who really gave the school its first real uplift, and while he was act ing as principal, the main build ing of the present high school was built. "It was he who induced Mr. Mark Cozad to donate the ground of the present baseball ground at the high school." Mr. W. Neville Sknn of Atlan ta, Ga., stopped overnight, Wed nesday, at the home of his mother, Mrs. J. S. Sloan. Mr. Sloan had just returned from a Forest Ser vice inspection trip in North Qir oUn? forests.