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VOL. LIU? NO. M
FRANKLIN, IN. C. THURSDAY, JULY 2?, 1M3
*2.00 PER YEAR
BAPTISTS MEET
AT WATAUGA
County Association To
Have 2-Day Session
Aug. 6 And 7
The Macon County Baptist asso
ciation will meet at the Watauga
Baptist church Thursday and Fri
day, Aug. 5 and 6, it has been an
nounced by J. Horner Stockton,
program chairman. The Rev. C. C.
Welch, moderator, will preside over
the two-dav session, which is sch
eduled to begin at 10 o'clock.
The following program will be
followed :
TlmricUy Profrun
10 a. m.? Song service; devotion
al by Rev. W. L Bradley; appoint
reading clerks. 10:15 a. m. ? Call
for church letters ; enroll messen
gers. 10:30 a. m. ? Organization;
recognize visitors. 11 a. m. ? Song
service; introductory sermon by
Rev. G. A. Cloer. 12 m. ? Dinner.
1:15 p. m. ? Song; devotional by
Rev. H. M. Alley. 1 :30 p. m. ?
Appoint committees on nomina
tions, place and preaching, finance,
?and resolutions. 1 :40 p. m.? Or
phanage ? report by Robert Rick
man? address by Mr. Greer, Or
phanage Superintendent. 2:10 p.
m. ? Ministerial relief ? report by
Rev. E. N. Holden ? discussion. 2:40
p. m. ? Christian education ? report
by Sanford Smith ? discussion. 3:10
p m. ? Periodicals ? report by Mrs.
Sam Gibson ? discussion. 3:40 p. m.
? Hospitals ? report by Rev. A. J.
Smith ? address by Mr. Hagaman,
Hospital Superintendent 4:10 p.
m. ? Roll call of messengers. Ad-'
journ to 8 p. m. 8 p. m. ? Sermon
by visiting minister.
Fridaor Program
9:30 a. m. ? Song service; devo
tional by Rev. J. I. Vinson; read
ing of minutes. 9:45 a. m. ? Stew
ardship and enlistment ? report by
Rev. J. F. Marchman ? discussion.
10:15 a. m. ? Missions ? report by
Mrs. Gladys Kinsland ? discussion.
11 . a. m.? Temperance? report by
Rev. J. G. BenfieM ? discussion. 12
m. ? Dinner. 1 p m. ? Song; devo
tional by Rev. Lete Crawford. 1:15
p. m. ? B.T.U. ? report by T. M.
Rickman ? discussion. 1 :30 p. m. ?
Layman hour. 2:15 p. m. ? Sunday
Schools ? report by Lester Sorrells
? discussion. 2:30 p. nt ? State of
churches ? report by Rev. D. C.
McCoy ? discussion. 2:45 p. m. ?
Lord's Acre Plan ? report by Rev.
?R. W. Williams ? discussion. 3 p. m.
? Report of the executive promo
tion committee. 3:10 p. m. ? Miscel
laneous business; resolutions; roll
call, and adjourn.
j F. O. Carver, Officer
Recruiting For Navy
To Be In Franklin
Seven teen -year-old men in large
numbers, many of them from Ma.
con county, are flocking to the
Navy as volunteers, Chief Petty
Officer F. O. Carver, Jr., Recruiter
in -Charge of the U. S. Navy Re
cusing Station in Asheville, said
during a recent visit to Franklin.
He pointed out that more than
2,000 seventeen-year.old men from
?North Carolina hav* volunteered
their services to the Navy since
May I. This established, according
to the recruiter, an aH-tim* nation
al record for enlistments in this
age group.
v"Many of these men", Carwr
said, "are interested in continuing
their education and training in one
of the 55 Trade Schools operated
by the Navy for its personnel.
They desire to be trained in a
specialized fiield that wiH be bene
ficial during the national emergen,
cy and later, whether they wish to
return to civilian life following the
* war or desire to make a career
in the Navy".
Chief Carver, w*io made his first
trip to Franklin a few days ago,
announced that he plans to .pay
regular calls to this city. His next
visit wiH be in August. Headquar
ters for the Navy recruiter while
he is in the city will be in the
postoffice building.
D. A. Allen Announces
Singing Convention
The northern division of the Ma.
con county singing convention will
meet at the Rose Creek church, 7
miles north of Franklin, near the
Bryson City road, on the second
Sunday in August, at 10 o'clock.
!D. A. Allen, president, states
that all singers and choirt are ei
[ pecialty invited to come early and
?pend the day. He hopes for a
food day this y*ar. .last ytar'i
tinging Hid not have i large at
Undine* on wcount of tht rain
Red Cross
Needs Workers
A new shipment of gauze for
surgical dressings has been re
ceived at the Red Cross room
Where more workers are urgent
ly needed to h^elip make it up.
The demand from battle fronts
for these bandages is increasing
steadily, and it is more urgent
than ever before that we do
our share in this vital work.
More than 30,000 dressings
are on hand to be made up.
. Unless attendance at the Red
Cross room is stepped up, our
production will lag and some
where our failure will be felt.
Mrs. Allan Brooks, Chm'n.
American Legion
Service Officer
To Be Here August 6
There wiH l>e a service officer
in Franklin at the American Le
gion Hall on August - 6, 1943, at
9 a. m., to help adjust any claims
that World War I "Veterans may
have, it is announced by A. R.
Higdon, adjutant of the local post.
"AH veterans that have any legi_
timate claims should be sure to be
present on the above mentioned
date and discuss their problems
with the service officer. He will be
here all day", Mr. Higdon stated.
Classifications
Announced By Our Local
Board
The following registrants were
placed in 1-A by the local' board
at its meeting this week : Paul
Francis Scott, Wm. Washington
Stewman, John Jessie Potts, Cole
man Thomas Slvepherd, John Les
ter Cabe, Curt Allison Roane,
Austin Newton Browning.
Placed in 3-A: Bill Buchanan,
Bennie B. Haire; in 2-A, William
Samuel Fuller (colored) ; in 3-D,
Kelse Emit Shields; in 4-D (h),
James Lester Sorrells; in 4-F,
Robert Curtis Brown.
Legion Auxiliary
Elects Officers
Mrs. John Wasihik, Jr., was re
elected president of the American
Legion Auxiliary at their regular
meeting held Monday evening at
the home of Mrs. H. E. Church.
Mrs. Lola P. Barrington was elect
ed vice-president, Mrs. Church, sec
retary and treasurer; Mrs. C Tom
Bryson, adjutant and Mrs. Joe
Setser, chaplain.
TTie selling of stamps on Molly
Pitcher Tag Day was discussed and
Mrs. Ortnver Jones, Mrs. Rufus
Cunningham and Mrs. Wasilik are
the committee in charge. The jun
ior commandos and a group of
older girls will selt war stamps on
Saturday, August 7.
The August meeting will be with
Mrs. A. R. Higdon.
The Rurafite
Sylva Newspaper Changes
Hands This Week
Announcement has been made
this week by Mrs. E. E. Brown,
owner of The Ruralite, weekly
newspaper in Sylva, of the change
in ownership. The newspaper has
been sold to W. Curtiss Russ and
M. T. Bridges, publishers of tlve
WaynesviHe Mountaineer for the
past 12 years, Mrs. Brown states.
The new owners wilt 'have charge
of the issue which comes from the
press on Tuesday, August 3.
The sale covers only the news
paper, the print shop being re
gained by Mrs. Brown who will
carry on the same business of
commercial printing.
"We feel, that for the best in
terests of the county, we have
made a wise move in selling The
Ruralite to a firm who are thor
oughly capable and weH equipped
to give Jackson county its best
newspaper", Mrs. Brown says in
her statement.
The new owners have leased the
building formerly occupied by the
Western Auto Associate Store on
Main street, which they are having
renovated and -which they wiH oc
cupy in a few day. In addition to
the newspaper offices the new firm
will handle stationery and office
supplies.
Coffee Ration
Is Ended
President Roosevelt announced
, Wednesday night that coffee ra
1 tioning \foould end and that sugar
i allotment* would probably be in
i ?*???<? A vast Increase in mer
? elunt shipping makes this possible,
. hi said,
NEWS OF OUR
MENo^WOMEN
IN UNIFORM
Pvt. Mack T. Bryson, 18, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bryson is on
sick leave at his home on Cullasaja.
Pvt. Bryson entered the Marine
Corps in January, 1?M2, and served
for five months at Guadalcanal.
He -is now stationed at the Naval
Hospital in San Diego, Calif.
LT. JOHN CRAWFORD
PROMOTED AT MOORE FIELD
MOORE FIELD, TEX.,? July 27
? First Lt. John L. Crawford, son
of of Mrs. A. R. Higdon, Franklin,
X. C., has be?n detailed to duty
as operations officer of the Third
Fighter Squadron. He had been a
flying instructor at this Army Air
Forces advanced school for fighter
pilots since March, 1942.
- ? ?
Lieut. Dorothy J. Ray, of the
Army Nursing Corps, stationed at
the 65th General hospital at Fort
retuintil to fief pOsf last
Sunday after spending a week's
furlough at home.
? ??
Captain George W. McClure is
now stationed at some point in the
Pacific area.
Sgt. George C. Gray, who is sta_
tioned with a Bombing squadron at
Soottsbluff, Nebraska, spent a few
days leave with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Jim S. Gray of route 2,
last week.
Pvt. Johnnie Woods is spending
a 10-day furlough with his mother,
Mrs. Delia Woods of Kyle.
-
Austin Jacobs of the U. S. Navy
is spending a few day's leave with
his mother. \ ?
Pfc. J. B. F. Anderson, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert F. Anderson,
has qualified as an Army Air
Forces technician, recently com
pleting intensive training in air.
craft inspection and maintenance,
at th,e technical training command
school at Curtiss Wright Technical
Insitute in Glendale, Calif.
Pfc. Robert L. Crawford, Jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Craw
ford of Frankjin, has completed in
tensive training in aircraft inspec
tion and maintenance and is now
a qualified technician. Pfc. Craw,
ford underwent his training at the
Army Air Forces Technical Train
ing School at Curtiss Wright Tech
nical Institute, Glendale, Calif.
Miss Ethel Tallent, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank TaHent has
been accepted in the WAAC. She
was recruited in Richmond, Va.,
where she was employed and has
lueen visiting her family while
awaiting call.
Pfc. J. D. Sutton spent a few
days with Mrs. W. M. Sutton, in
Franklin. Pfc. Sutton is stationed
at Los Angeles, on desert maneu
vers.
? ??
John Lyle Palmer, son of Mr.
and Mrs. James A. Palmer, receiv
ed his commission as 2nd lieutenant
in the Army Air Corps as a Bom
badier, July 10th, at Albuquequc,
N. M. He is now stationed at Car
lsbad, N. M., where he is now
studying navigation.
Pfc. WiHiam Clarence Corbin
son of Mrs. Henry D. Corbin
Route 4, who has been utationec
at Greensboro with the U.S. Arm)
Air Forces, has been transferrei
to Hiickley FirJd, Colo., foe advsnc
*d training,
Sgt. Paul McCoy, stationed at
Camp Gordon, Ga., and John Theo
dore McCoy, who is somewhere in
the Solomons, are the sons of Mr.
and Mrs. Theodore P. McCoy of
Etna.
Ensign Milton Sanders, U.S.N. R.,
who is attached to the U. S. Naval
forces and has seen active service
with RAF in the Euroivean theatre
of war, has returned to the
States and is spending a week's
furlough with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Sanders. He is accom
panied by his fiancee, Miss Frieda
Goldenberg, who is a secretary
with OPA in Washington.
?it?
Grover Clinton Waldroop, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Waldroop of
Cartoogeohay/e, is now stationed
in the South Pacific, writes his
parents: "Keep the Press coming.
7 get a real kick out of it".
The Waldroops have 11 children;
another son. Glen Hunter, sefving
in the Navy, B^lva Jo, with F.B.I,
in Washington, and Clyde Siler,
working for General Motors in
Baltimore.
A/C George Tessier is home on
a two-weeks furlough visiting
his mother, Mrs. Reba Tessier.
Cadet Tessier has just completed
his basic training at Athens, Ga.
Pvt. Ezell Bryant, son of Mr.
Walter Bryant and Pvt. Marvin
D. Bryant, sj>n of Mr. Mark Bry
ant, have begun their basic training
at the nation's farrgest anti-aircraft
artillery training center, Fort Eus
tis, Va.
Sgt. Crawford Shepard, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Dock Shepard, who
has been stationed at the Canal
Zone was home on furlough before
being transferred to California.
?it?
Pfc. Carlyte Shepard, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Dock Shepard has been
transferred from Colorado Springs,
Colorado to Fort Myers, Florida.
?it?
Wilson GartreH Lancaster, for
merly of Franklin, is now station
ed at Quantioo, Va., in the Marin*
corps school, where he is taking
officers training. He will be com
missioned 2nd Lt. on July 28, aftei
which he is to have ten weeks
training in the Reserve Officei
corps before being assigned tc
combat duty.
?if?
H. D. Corbin, Jr., son of Mr
j and Mrs. Henry D. Corbin, Route
1 4, who has be,en employed at th<
U. S. Naval Base in Norfolk, Va.
is now stationed at Greensboro
taking his training with U. S
Army Air Forces as a flying ca
det. He attended William am
Mary College, and finished hi:
course as navigator.
it?
Cpl. James R. (Bobby) Waldrooi
was 'home on furlough last w,eek
He is stationed at Wendover, Utah
as a mechanic in the army ai
corps.
Pfc. Henry Hedden, son of Mi
and Mr,s. W. E. Hedden of High
' lands, graduated in the Arinameri
I school of Ijowry Field, Colo., o
] July 27. He entered the Army o
, January 15, 1<M3, at Fort Jacksoi
, and has received his triining s
I Miami Beach, I-aredo Field, Tex!
' and at Buckley Field, prior to li<
1 ing sent to l-flwry Field. H* is i
? the Army Air Force Technic!
Training command,
REVIVAL PLANS
ANNOUNCED
Rev. Ralph Johnson Will
Also Assist Music;
Committee Chm'n.
The Rev. Ralph Johnson of Chat
tanooga, Tenn., who willconduct the
county-wide revival beginning on
August 8, was in town last Satur
day, looking over the field prepar
atory to his coming next month.
Of his methods, I)r. J. L. Stokes
who was his host, says "Mr. and
Mrs. Johnson are both accomplish
ed musicians. They are also assist
ed by Miss Roberta Hall. Being
a singer of merit, Mr. Johnson
plays ^several musical instruments.
He brings with him modern equip
ment to assist the servic.es ? musical
instruments, amplifiers and motion
picture outfit".
The evangelist is described as a
tireless worker, conducting four
services dai-ly. The schedule is as
follows: Children's meeting, 9:30
a. m., at the Methodist church;
preaching, 10:30 at Baptist church;
Young People's meeting, 7:30 p.m.,
Methodist church, and general
meeting at 8:30 at the Tabernacle. I
The members of the Macon 1
county Ministerial Association who,
are sponsoring this interdenomina
tional revival for the spiritual ben
efit of all the people of the coun
ty appeal for a faithful and whole
hearted support from the member
ship of aH churches. AH ar* urged
to work actively and pray for the
success of the mission, and a
strengthening of the spiritual life
of all.
Revival Committee Chairmen
The chairmen of the committees
in connection with the meetings
ar? : Advertising, Rev. Robert Wil
liams; Choir, Rev. J. C. Swaim;
Finance, J. F. Marchman; Ushers,
Oscar Bryant; Parking, Elbert An
gel ; Grounds and Building, Her
bert Angel; Transportation, Mrs.
Flanagan; Entertainment, Mrs. AH
iii^Mt Platform, Rev. j. L
Stokes, II; Flowers, Mrs. R. M.
Rimmer.
C. AVERY CABE
DIES SUDDENLY
Suffers Heart Attack
In Arrowood Lake;
Rites Tuesday
This community was greatly
shocked to 'learn of th<e sudden
death of Charles Avery Cabe, Jr.,
last Sunday afternoon, soon after
going into Arrowood Lake for a
swim about 6:30 o'clock. Eyewit
nesses reported that he was wad
ing into the water when he fell
backward and was pulled out by
Jack Guest. Death resulted from a
Heart attack, according to Dr. Ed
Ahgel who was immediately sum
moned and who did everything
possible for resuscitation. Mr. Cabe
was reported to have remarked
earlier in the day that he was not
feeling well. He had taken his Sun
day school class on an afternoon
picnic to Arrowood Glade.
Mr. Cabe was 29 years old and
unmarried, the member tof a prom
inent family in the county and the
youngest son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles A. Cabe who celebrated
their 50th anniversary several years
ago. He lived with his parents at
their home in the Clark's Chapel
community and with his father
managed their farm. He was an
active member of the church, a
superintendent and a teacher of
the Sunday school and president
of th,e Epworth League.
Funeral services jvere held at
Clark's Chapel Methodist church
on Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock,
which were attended by friends
from all over the county. Many
could not get into the church. The
Rev. A. T. Wallace and Dr. J. L.
Stokes officiated and burial was
in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers were Fred Cabe, Tom
Wooten, Jack Cabe, Wiley Brown,
Fred Wooten and Robert Brown,
cousins of the deceased.
Surviving are the parents, eight
sisters, Aux. Dorothy Cabe, Camp
Lubbock, Texas; Mrs. W. R. Pen
land, Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. Paul
Cunningham, Hayesville; Mrs( .Don
ald Smith, Lynchburg, Va.i Mrs
R. C- Snyder, Cornelia, Gy; Mrs
Grady Garner, Andrews k. Mrs
James Gray, Franklin, route 2
Mrs. C. R. Cab<e, Franklin, route
2; three brothers, Henry W. Cabe
it Franklin ; Held C?br, Richmond
-CmM 0? P?|? Fw
F.D.R. DEMANDS
TOTAL VICTORY
In Radio Talk Promises
Punishment Of Axis
Criminals
Following the news of the down
fall ,of Mussolini and the fascist
regime tn Italy, and th? taking
ov,er of the Italian government by
King Victor Emmanuel and Mar
shall Badoglio, President Roose
velt declared in a message on Wed
nesday night, that "the. first crack
in the Axis has come", and that
the united nations demand nothing
short of "total victory".
The chief executive promised
that "Mussolini and his Fascist
gang" would be 'brought to book
and punished for their crimes. He
said "no criminal will fee allowed
to escape by the expedient of
'resignation' He gave reassur
ance that the terms to the Axis
still are "unconditional surrender";
He warned that it would not be an
easy matter to knock out Hitler
and Tojo and their gangs.
The President gave an analysis of
the war situation at this moment,
warning that "ahead of us are
I many bigger fights".
"I have assured our men that
the American people will not let
them down when tlve war is won .
The length of the war will depend
upon the uninterrupted continuance
of all-out effort on the fighting
fronts and here at home. The c{r
fort is all one".
OPA ADOPTS
PRICE PLAN
Community Top Legal
Prices For 14 Western
Counties
The Office of Administration's
community' top legal price plan
went into effect Monday in retail
grocery stores of 14 Western North
Carolina counties. These embrace
Buncombe and all counties west,
in which ceiling prices will fee the
same.
AH retail stores are required to
post the top legal prices for all
food items when these are furnish
ed by OPA, and also to post tfeeir
production.
As a major effort to control food
prices the OPA has issued to this
area, through its district office in
Charlotte, a flat community dollar
and cents price on certaitK food
items, which have been mailed to
all who sell groceries and dairy
products.
Prices vary for stores of four
classes, determined on a basis of
gross annual sales and whether an
"independent" store or one of a
group of four or more. For in
stance 'K)PA ? 1" is an indepen
dent store with gross annual sales
of less than (50,000. These are al
lowed to sell at a slightly higher
ceiling price than 'X)PA ? 4" which
is a group store selling a gross of
$250,000 or more, of 1942 volume.
Farmers retailing food are in
Group 1.
Thus the same ceiling prices pre
vail here as in AsheviUe and all
stores in the 14 counties. These
are maximum prioes at which the
merchant may sell the listed items
but he may sell any such item at
a lower price.
Merchants in Franklin have co
operated in evtry way with the
OPA regulations and price ceilings
so that this new plan of communi
ty prices will be easy of adapta
tion by both the merchant and the
buyer. The new prices when differ
ent from previous ones, appear to
be well within existing ceilings.
Since it is impracticable for the
same price ceiling to apply to the
whole country, this system of com
munity prices should simplify the
task of individuals concerned as
well as that of Washington's OPA.
Chemical Hardwoods
Wanted For War Needs
L. G. Sarafian, representing the
Tennessee F.astman Corporation,
was in Franklin two days this week
i in the interest of securing chemi
cal hard wood* for war needs.
I This is a new field opened for
forest products. According to Mr.
. Sarafian, the smaller portions
. of large timber and cull trees are
. sought for this vital nee/I of the
; War Production Board. This part
: of hardwood timber i? used for
, the making of charcoal, which
, ' pof? into th? making of p!?n?s
r tank*, gifiti, nut