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VOL. LVIII ? NO. 31 Qibt Maconiati HKOGMCSSIVK LI HERA L IA'DK PEXDEXT FRANKLIN. N. C.. THURSDAY. AUGUST S, 1M3 bac:c UP YOUR BOY l??nil ytm Mr'*" i0v/i|i f r- ' f?Hr Umh %ZM PER YEAR Legion Auxiliary To Sell Bonds Molly Pitcher Day Junior Commandos And Young Girls To Help On Saturday Molly Pitcher, the gal who car ried water to thirsty soidiers dur ing the blistering Revolutionary battle of Monmouth, and took over > her husband's cannon -when he was wounded, steps out of the pages of history on Saturday, August 7, to serve as leading lady in a na tion-wide Bond and Stamp Tag Day. In her honor, brigades of mod ern Molly Pitchers will take tlveir stands all over the country on Saturday, August 7, to sell war bonds and stamps. In Franklin, American Legion Auxiliary women will bie in booths at the postftffice, bank, and court house during the day, and in the theatre irf the *? evening. Young girls of the com munity will s<ell bonds and stamps on the streets. Women it? rural sections will be chosen to canvass their commun ity so that tlve entire county will he thoroughly covered. The Amer can Legion Auxiliary is in charge of the driv*. Mrs. Rufus Cunningham, leader of the Junior Commandos, announ ce* that they will sell bonds and stamps on the right hand corner of tUe court house entrance. Jun ior Commandos will also make a house-to-house canvass. Town Sell* Cemetery Lots The board of aldermen of the town of Franklin in their regular meeting last Monday night, pass ed an ordinance authorizing the sale to the cemetery association of approximately half of the tract adjoining which the town had re served for the pottirr's field, 1? was pointed out that -tin* property embraced more land than would be iveeded for this purpose, while the cemetery association needed more space to sell off in lots. Routine business was transacted at the meeting. Judge Blackstock To . Preside At Macon Court The Hon. C, E. Blackstock of Asheville wHl preside at the Aug ust term of Maoon County Super ior court, which opens on Monday, August 23. He has b?*n appointed by Governor B rough ton to preside in place of Judge Cements, who was previously scheduled to v pre side. Commissioners Sell Lot On Palmer Street ~ At the meeting of the oounty commissioners on Monday, a mo tion was passed to sell the lot on Palmer street, near the corner of the Georgia road to John W. Jones. Other matteri of routine were tak en up aijd disposed of at this meeting. Crippled Children's Clinic To Be Resumed At -the suggestion of Dr. J. T. Sanders, the clinics for crippled children will be resumed at Bryson City on the third Saturday of each month, beginning on August 21ft, The time will be from 9 to 11 a, m. Pay Your Taxes ! Property owners have heen re minded that their town taxes are due at this time, and that unpaid r taxes wiH be advertised early in August. E. W. Long, town clerk, states that next week is the last before the advertising will begin. H-D Schedule Aug. 9 ? Olive Hill meets with Mrs. Jud Tallent at 2 p. m. 11 ? lotla meets with Mrs. Mari? Roper at 2 p. m 13 ? West.* Mill meets with Mrs. Robert Rickman at 2 P- m? 18 ? CartooRechaye with Mrs. C. E. Wild at 2 p. mf 4-H 'Club Schedule J 10 ? HiorrlonvitVr meet* at Agri cultural building it 10 a. m. * II ? Slagle meet* al School tor Picnic at Arrowwod. 13? We*t'? Mill and Oak Grove meet! at Co wee Lunch Room *t 10 * m. Secretary Of State Eure Visits Franklin Mr. and Mrs. Thad Eure and their son, Thad, Jr., of Raleigh, were th* guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Jones for several days last week. Mr. Eure is North Caroli na's secretary of state and Mr. Jones is his assistant in charge of publications. Mr. and Mrs. Eure left Satur day to return to Raleigh, while Mr. Jones remained to spend his vacation with his family, and Thad, Jr., to visit Richard Jones, Jr. Dates Of Leaving Of Selectees Cannot Be Announced Ahead E. W. J-ong, chairman of ihe Macon county draft board, requests that citizens do not ask informa tion of rtiembers or clerical em ployees as to the time of depar ture of the quotas of selectees fo* assignment to their military sta tions. Mr. Long states that it is strictly . against regulations for the time or the number leaving to be announced alvead of time. It is hoped, he said, that the public will cooperate with those who are ren* during this service, testaments To Be Given Men Going Into Armed Forces The Testament fund which was raited to purchase testaments to give the men leaving for service , in the armed forces has been ex- ' liausted I -? s t w?ek the Misses Gladys Baldwin, Pauline Wild and Mildred Roper solicited for addi- , tional fund* to btty a new supply. The response was gratifying, the sum of $10774 having been raised. ' If there are others who have not ?been reached" arid would' like to share in the gift to men as they leave, contributions may be turned in at the Bank of Franklin to'Miss Pauline Wild. ? The following citizens have do- j nated itve above amount : L. B. Liner, Macon County Sup- ' ply Co., Vernon Fricks, Sander's Store, Tom Henson, Paul Swafford, ' Thad Patton, Refreshment Shop, Franklin Variety Stor*, Macon ' Shoe Shop, Baldwin & Liner, Man- 1 son Stiles, S. ? & L, Store, Henry ' White, PoKy's Store, M. Blumen thal, Frances Shop, K*eves Hard- ' ware Co., E. K. Cunningham & Co., Tom Bryson, Perry's Drug s Store, Angel Hospital, Wiltard Pen- * dergrass, Lee Poindext/er, Zeke ' I )owdle. ' Frank Duncan, Farmer's Federa tion, Ray Grocery & Fe*d Store, ' Franklin Service Station, L. B. 1 PhiNips, City Garage, Roy Cunning- J ham, Lee Tippet, Don Baldwin, 1 W. T. Tippett, Harold Swafford, Mrs. Jim Cunningham, Mrs. Hazel 1 Cunningham, Cagle's Cafe. Mrs. A. B. O'Mohundro, D. A. Stewart, T. D. Bryson, Drew Wil lis, Rufus Snyder, Lyman Roper, : Mrs. Earl Harrison, J. B. Pender- j grass, Henry West, C. T. Blaine, Hortver Stockton, Charlie Bradley. Bryant Furniture Co'., Elbert ' Angel, Franklin Hardware Co., ' Champion Shoe Shop, Paul Carpen- ' ter, Kay F. Montague, Joe Asher, ' Clyde Sanders, Dr. Furman Angel, Dean's Cafe, H. A. Wilhide, T. W. < Porter, Mrs. J. W. C. Johnson, | Claude Calloway, Dan Bryson, George Mashburn, Charlie Rogers, , Jo's Beauty Shop, Dr. R. M. Rim- : rrver, Verlon Swafford, Burrell Mo- , tor Co., Homer Cochran, Kermit Bateman, Eugene Ctampitt, Oak Dale Baptist Qiurch, W. G. Rol and, Morris Ledford. H. W. Cabe, Clyde Gailey, 1-ak.e Shope, Mrs. Pearl Mashburn, Mrs. Agnes Howard, Rev. C. C. WeJcli, Lester GonUy, Herman Dean, Mrs. Minnie Bierry, BiH ransler. Dr. Rogers. Charlotte Mason, Franklin Tire Shop, W. C. Penn, Dr. H. T: Horsley, CecHe Gibson, Pauline Wild, Mildred Roper, Mt. Sinai Assembly of God. RED CROSS BOARD TO MEET FRIDAY EVENING The executive board of the Red Cross will meet on Friday evening, August 6, at 8 p. m. in- the Red Crosv office. MINISTERS TO HOLD MEETING The Cottntv Ministerial associa tion will hold its regular quarterly meeting Mondav, Aueust 9. at 2 p. m. Rev. Ralph Johnson is ex , p*ft*4 t? address the ijatherinK. Evangelist Rev. Ralph Johnson, who will conduct a two weeks revival at the Tabernacle, beginning Sunday, August 8, County-Wide Revival Opens At Tabernacle On August 8 First Service To Be Held Py Mr. Johnson Sunday Night The "county-wide revival to be ronducted by Evangelist Ralph [ohnson of Chattanooga, Tenn., will >egin Sunday night at 8:30 o'clock, it the Tabernacle. Mr. Johnson will be the preach ;r at the 11 o'clock service at the Methodist church, "hext Sunctey norning and he wishes also to risit the Sunday schools in session it the four town churches. On the ollowing Sunday morning he will >reach at th,e Baptist church. Posters with full schedules of lervice* have been displayed in ill places of business in Franklin ind all over the county hand bills lave been distributed. Mrs. J. A. Flanagan, chairman >f transportation, requests that all >ersons who have no transporta :ion to gather on the town square n front of the court house wherje cars in the motor corps will pick jp those who desire to go to the nestings. Fine, spirited music, will be a feature of all the services; Mr. ind Mrs. Johnson bieinjg accom plished musicians themselves and liaving as their assistant. Miss Roberta Hall. There is much in terest being shown throughout the county and a large attendance is Expected in spite of the difficul ties of transportation. Siler Clan Gathers For Annual Reunion A large number of out-of-town members of the Siler family have irrived in Franklin to attend the annual family reunion which has been held for the past 92 years in Macon county. For many years the time of meeting has been on the first Thursday in August, when more than 200 usually attend. The meeting this year will be with the Rev. A. Rufus Morgan and his sister, Mrs. H. E. Freas. Carl Slagle of Cartoogechaye is presi dent of the clan. ? X? A/C Jack Tcssier was recently enrolled in the preflight school at the San Antonio Aviation Cadet center, and is now under going rigorous scholastic, physical and military training. N,*ws has been received by Mrs. T. W. C Johnson that her son, Cpl. William S. Johnson, who has been stationed In Pueblo, Colorado, has been sent <j\*rseas. Flovd V.. Snow has leased the iM V'iMlne on Main street, from Mrs. Fowler for the purpose of hr<v?csinK strategic mica for war neeft. Mr*. Zeb Cansler T*fc? Br &wA - - --- Mrs. Hallie Tippett Cansler, 39, wife of Zeb Cansler of the lotla community, died in a Winston-Sal em hospital following an operation, on Saturday, July 31, at 2 p. m. She had been in declining health for several months. The body was brought home the following day, and funeral services were held at the lotla Baptist church on Mon day, at ll a. m The Rev. J. G. Benfield, pastor, was assisted in the services by Revs. C. C. Welch and J. F. Marchman. Interment was in the church cemetery. Bryant funeral home -was in charge. Mrs. Cansler was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Tippett of lotla. She was a teacher in the. primary department of the Frank lin Baptist church during their 15 years residence here. After remov al to lotla a few years ago, she has been a devoted member and active worker in the lotla Baptist church. She is survived by her parents, her husband and two sons, Lee, of Franklin and Edgar, of route 3. Singing Convention To Convene At Coweta The Southern division of the Macon county annual singing con vention will convene at the Coweta Baptist church, Saturday and Sun day, August 7 and 8. Several good singers have been invited, including the Sisks and Vaughns. Gospel singers are especially wanted. The church is orve-half mile off the Franklin-Dillard highway and eight miles south of Franklin. Ernest C. Vinson will preside. At The Theatre "Bataan", mighty war drama, tells of the gallant patrol of 13 men left to cover up the evacua tion Of the island, and how they repulsed the Japs time after time until the last man was killed. Rob ert Taylor plays the leading roll, supported by Thomas Mitchell, Uoyd and George Murphy. "Something to Shout About" is a smooth-running musical with variety of entertainment ranging from Hazel Scott's boogie-woogie to Lichine's ballet. All this is wo ven into a story of Broadway backstage and with a little romance and comedy mixed combines to make a pleasant mixture. "The More the Merrier", a rol icking comedy, is fashioned only to produce laughter on a larg* sctle. Based on the war-created problem of housing shortages, tills film romps throtich its playimr lime with never a dull moment. 'Starring J/-an Arthur, Joel Mc Cre* and Charles Coburn. MEN AND WOMEN IN SERVICE Pvt. H. C. Sanders, who has been stationed' in the Pacific area is now in a hospital in San Francis co, according to a letter received by his UnCle Mance Sanders, of Route 2. Pvt. Sanders said that he hoped to b,t out in a few days. Joseph Alfred Webb, son of Mr. and Mrs. Allie Webb, of CuMasaja, has been assigned to the Naval Radio Training School at the Charleston Nayy Ward, where he will take a 16- week specialized rad io course. Successful completion of this course will qualify him for a petty officer rating in rhe U. S. Navy and assignment as a radio man aboard ships and aircraft of the Fleet. Mist Betty Henry, granddaugh ter of R. F. Henry, joined the Army Cadet Nurses Corps, July 11, in Nashville. After the completion of her preliminary training she will entjer another branch of the service. Miss Henry is a graduate of Waynesville high-school, and is planning to spend a furlough with her grandparents around August 29. Sgt. Cash B. Clark, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Clark of Gay, is stationed in the Air Corps in Bos ton, Mass. Sgt. Clark entered the service June 17, 1(W2. He received his Good Conduct Medal July 2, 1W3, for completing one year- of active service with the U. S. Army Air Forces. Mr. and Mrs. Clark have another son, Pvt. Lyle Clark, stationed at Courtland, Ala. He entered the service September 19+2. Pvt. Clark is also in the Air Corjps. Pvt. Devere T.. Green, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Green of Detroit, Mich., is now stationed at Phoenixville, Pa., in the Medica Department. Pvt. Green entered the service Jan. 16, 1943. Mrs. Don Burnette of Franklin, route 3, received a message from her husband, Pvt. Don Burnette, that he had arrived safely in a port in thie Pacific area. He entered the service October 12, 1912. Mrs. Burnett<e and four months old daughter, Donnette, art with her mother, Mrs. Maude Potts, for the duration. Aux. Dorothy Cabte, of the WAAC, has returned to Camp Lubbock, Teras, after attending the funerals of her brother, Av.ery Cabe, and nephew Henry Cabe, Jr. Pvt. George Harvy Roper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Roper of Oakdale was home on furlough last week. Pvt. Roper is stationed at Fort Custer, Mich. Sgt. Harve Batem^n. son of Mr. Charlie Bateman of Oak Dale, stationed at Camp Howe, Texas, was home on furlough, last week. ??k? Pvt. Patrick Rogers, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Rogers of High lands, has been home this week on a three-day pass. Pvt. Rogers has recently been transferred to Camp Forest, Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reece have two sons serving in the United States Armed Forces and a daugh ter in the army signal corps. Ser jeant J. D. Reece is in the tank division at Fort Benning, Appren tice Seaman, Johnny Kenneth Reece has completed his boot training at Bainbridge, Md. Miss Lucille Reece has -just completed a radio course at Long Branch, N. J. The father, Mtf Reece, is a veteran of World War I. Aux. Janice A. Beal. daughter of Mrs. Ruth L. Beal of Highlands, has been stationed with a WAAC Post Headquarters Company at Popte Field, Fort Bragg, a Troop Carrier Command base. Pvt. J. Manning Poliakoff, who is stationed at Camp Lee, Va., is home on a one-w,eek furlough vis iting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Poliakoff. Pvt. Ernest L. Holland, who has been spending a 10-day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Holland of ftillasaja, has returned to Camp McCoy,, Wis consin, wher* he is stationed. ? ? ? Lieut. Howard D. Reid, Jr., of the Army Air Corns, stationed at fWersbtire, Tenn., is spending this vrek ?"ith his nswn, Mr. *"<t Mrs. H. D, Reid, of Columbia, IS. C.i at Trimoiit Inn, CADET CABE LOSES LIFE IN PLANE CRASH Last Rites In Franklin Held On Tuesday Afternoon One of the largest congregations ever to gath,er in Franklin over flowed the Methodist church last Tuesday afternoon to pay their last tribute to Aviation Cadet Henry W. Cabe, Jr. aged 20, younger son of. Mr. and Mrs Henry W Cabe. Th,ey received the news Saturday morning that the twin-motored training plane in which their son was flying with his instructor. Gapt. Leonard W. Lang, Jr., had crashed Friday afternoon near Moody Mi eld, Val dosta, Ga., when both occupants were killed instantly. Macon county soldiers, sailors and Marines and Aviation Cadet John Burgoffer, Cadet 'Cabe's roommate, participated in the last military rites at tthe grave in the Franklin cemetery. The R*v. J. L. Stokes H, pastor, was assisted in the funeral services by Rev. Ivan L. Roberts, a former pastor, Rev. A. P. Wallace and Rev. J. F. Marchman. Pallbearers were Willard Pen dergrass, Jim Perry, Vic Perry, Fred Houk, Dick Angel, Andy Patton, J. Paul Vinson and James Hauser. Messages of sympathy and beau tiful flowers poured in as friends from far arid near heard of the fatal accident. Many of these were from Mr. Cabe's wide circle of friends in banking and business circles, one of whom had suffered the loss of his son in the same way exactly a year ago. The only brother, Lreut. Ken neth Cabe, a pilot in the air force, stationed at Pendleton, Ore., was flown to Knoxville, Tenn. in an army plane, and arrived in time to attend the fun,eral. Surviving besides the parents and brother, are a sister, Ann,e; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Cabe and Mrs. D. S. Richardson and a large number of aunts and uncles. Many of theae who had oon\e from a distancV to attend the funeral of their brother, Avery Cabe. just a week before, were still here to be presnt at thir nephew's last rit,es. Cadet Cabe was born March 24, 1923, and grew up in Franklin, be loved by all. He was an Eagle Scout in the Franklin Boy Scout troop. He was valedictorian and winner of the Balfour plaque in the Franklin High school class of 1940 and entered State College of the University of North Carolina in the fall of that year. When a junior at college, where he had taken his first flying lessons, he volunteered in the air corps May, 1942. From childhood he was de termined to be an aviator, so that when this nation entered the war he was eager to ? get into active service as a pilot. His flight train ing was received at Maxwell Field, a Florida base and at Bainbridge, Ga. He was receiving his advanced training and was scheduled to have received his wings and commission early in September. In a beautiful tribute to this young man, so full of promise, his pastor, in a brief message at the funeral service, said in part, "We have today the consolation of knowing that he was doing what he most wanted to do, and that if he had it to do all ov?r again he would still be flying. Something of his love for this grand voca tion was expressed in a letter to me several weeks ago. 'I hav* been night flying, and it is really beau tiful up there with only the stars for company'. It is only to be ex pected that one who loved so much the higher skies should love likewise the higher things of lift". METEORS VISIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. AUG. 12 As many as SO to 100 meteors or shooting stars an hour should be seen after midnight around Aug ust 12, according to Mr. lames Stoleley of the General Electric Research Laboratory, when we will cross the path of the Perseid me teors. Meteors, commonly called shooting stars, are aclml'v small hits of celestial dust, which van:sh in a flash of lieht when the en counter the friction of the earth's atmosphere.