PROGRESSIVE
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LIBERAL INDEPENDENT
VOL. LVIII? NO. XZ
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1M3
FDR 4afd:
Originally we
aaked for 10 percent
in ltonda; now we
need conaiderablv
UM PER YEAR
Bond And Stamp Sales
Soar Molly Pitcher Day
Young People Aid Legion
Auxiliary On
Saturday
War stamp and bond sales soar
ed in Macon county last Saturday,
set aside as Molly Pitcher day,
when a thorough canvass was made
of this section. A grand total of
$7,418.00 was realised, exclusive of
Otto and Cullasaja whose reports
have not been received as yet.
Highlands is credited with $2,351.75,
while Franklin totals were $5,067.25.
Junior Commandos, who, under
th/e direction of Mrs. Rufus Cun
ningham, made house-to-house
sales, induded Bardie Archer, Mary
Alice Archer, Ruth Angel, Martha
Ann Stockton, Margaret Kinsland,
June Bmdley, Julia Ann Higdon,
Betty Williams, Elizabeth Ann
Philips, Jimmy Waldoop, Anne
Cabe and Bobby Goldston. Th/eir
totals were $88.85 in stamps and
$249.25 in bonds.
Merrily Brooks, Elizabeth Wasi
lik, Carolyn Leach, Carolyn Long,
Ida Mae Dowdle, Betty Horstey.
Jean Drye and Ann Lyle worked
in town and sold over a $1,000 in
bonds and approximately $60.00 in
stamps.
Women of the Legion Auxiliary
who worked in booths, including
Mrs. J, C. Barrington, Mrs. H. E.
Church, Mrs. Gilmer Jones and
Mrs. W. A. Rogers, sold $3,500.00
in bonds and $35.00 in stamps.
Mrs. John Wasilik, Jr., was chair
man of the campaign.
Ration News
CANNING SUGAR AT HIGH
LANDS
The War Price and Rationing
Board has made arrangements with
Mr. Newton to issue Sugar Aliow
^ ance Coupons for hon\e canning
to people living in or near High
lands. You will be given
two days in which to apply for
this sugar, Monday and Tuesday,
August 16 and 17 at tile school
house in Highlands.
WAR RATION BOOK NO. 1
Applications for War Ration
Book No. 3 may now tue filed with
the War Price and Rationing
Board, provided the .person sign
ing this application certifies to the
Office of Pric* Administration
that he has authority to d<k so and
that all statements in it are true
as regards any one of the following
conditions :
1. Application fiied but no books
received.
2. Application filed but not all
^ books received.
V ' 3. Have nev^er applied be-fore.
Bible School* .
Are Concluded
Vacation Bible schools, which
have been under way at the
Friendship and Liberty Baptist
churches under the direction of
Mrs. Fannie Gibson of Franklin,
associational missionary for Macon
and West Liberty associations,
have brought to a dose.
Enrollment in the Friendship
school was 45 and members of the
faculty were Miss Eula Kqenum,
Mrs. Pearl Woodard and Mrs. Gib
son. Miss Helen Gibson was pianist
and secretary.
Fifty-five w,ere enrolled in the
Liberty school and faculty members
were Mrs. W. F. Hill, Miss Helen
Gibson, Mrs. Gibson, with Miss
Jean Kilpatrick as pianist.
F. R. PROCLAIMS
3RD WAR LOAN
DRIVE. SEPT. 9
President Roosevelt asks 100 per
cent participation in the third war
loan drive.
Officially proclaiming September
9th the opening of the $15,000,000,
000 campaign, th^e President said:
"Our need for mone^ now is great
er than ever, and will continue to
grow until the day victory is won.
The commander-in-chief said :
"We shall need greater amounts
than any nation ever has asked
from its citizens. I ask *veryt citi
zen to give all possible aid and
support to this third war loan
drive, not only so our financial
goal may be reached, but to en
courajge and inspire those of our
husbands and fathers and sons who
are under fire on a dozen fronts
aH over the world".
DR. L W. EL1AS
DIES SpENLY
Prominent Physician Of
Asheville Wu Native
Of Franklin
Many relatives and friends here
were shocked to learn of the sud
den death of Dr. Lewis Weimar
Elias, at his home in Asheville, at
3:15 a. m. on Tuesday. Funeral
services we** in the Central Me
thodist church of AshevHIe on
Thursday.
Dr. Elias was widely known as
a .prominent physician not only in
Asheville, but throughout the state.
He was a member of the state
board of medical examiners, and
attained distinction in his profess
ion as a child specialist. He was
also one of AsheviHe's most popu
lar leading citizens, especially ac
tive in religious and civic work.
He was a deeply religious man,
devoted to the spiritual as well as i
physical welfare of all with whom t
he came in contact. - I
Dr. Elias was born in Franklin |
on Decemhe.r 11, 1876, the son of
the late Cope Elias and Timoxena j
Siler Elias He received his edu- ,
cation in Maoon county before go- ;
ing to college.
His parents are buried in the
Franklin cemetery. He is survived
by his widow, the former Miss
Framves Carter of Asheville, three
daughters, two sons, four grand
children and two brothej-s, Don S.
and Bernard Elias of Asheville.
TEST BLACKOUT
TUESDAY NICHT
Shortly after 10 o'clock Tuesday
night, the screech of thje siren
announced tjiat another surprise,
test blackout was in effect. The
blackout, which lasted about IS
minutes, was successful, with only
a very few uncooperative individ
uals disregarding the signals, it "
was reported by observers.
Sgt. Thomas Woodrow Brown,
son of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Brown,
entered the service with the group
leaving here July 22, 1941. He is
stationed at Egiin Field, Fla.
Tabernacle Revival Opens
With Attendance Of 800
i ?
Widespread Interest In
All Meeting*; Stores
And Offices Ctoee
The annual county-wide revival,
sponsored by th? Ministerial As
sociation and participated in by aH
denominations, opened here last
Sunday night at the Friendship
Tabernacle with an estimated 800
people from all sections of the
county in attendance. The Rev.
Ralph E. Johnson rtf Chattanooga,
Tenn. is being assisted in the
meeting by Mrs. Johnson and Miss
Roberta Hall, pianists. Interest in
the four services being held daMy ?
for children, young people, and
adults? is increasing. Mr. Johnson
brings to these services a variety
of talents as musician, singer, and
preacher. Never More has such ?
Virlid program been presnted in
Maoon county, and attendance at
all meetings is most encouraging.
On last Sunday morning Mr.
Johnson preached at the Methodist
church in Franklin. His schedule
calls far appointments at the Bap
tist church on Sunday morning,
August 15, and at the Presbyterian
church on the morning of August
? A
Rotary Club GumI
Mr. Johnson was , the. guest of
the Franklin Rotary club at its
session on Wednesday, August 11,
at which time he delighted the
members with a number of solos,
recitations, stories, and timely
thoughts. Several pronounced the
program the best of the entire
year.
Stores Clow
Stores and offices close during
?he morning *ervlce?, which ha?
r* stilled in. * large attendance of
bu>to?M
NEWS OF OUR
? MENwWOMEN
IN UNIFORM
Pvt. Paul A. lielford, son-in-law
of Mr. and Mrs. Lowren McCon
nf II, is stationed at Portsmouth,
-with an anti-aircraft, battalion.
Pvt. Belford has been in the army
five months.
Pvt Conley Shope, son of Mr.
ind Mts. Fred Shone of Otto, is
iraining with an anti-aircraft bat
alion located at Camp Polk, Shreve
jort, La. Pvt. Shope volunteered
July 27, 1942. He has thr^e other
brothers in the service, one of
ivhom, John C. Shope, is overseas,
in the Pacific area.
A JC Davis L. Dean, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Herman Dean, received
his Army Air Corps silver wings
and a second lieutenant's commis
sion in the Army Air Corps Re
serve at graduation ceremonies at
Luke Field, Arizona, July 28.
Naval A/C Brie* R. Alsup, who
has been spending a six-day fur
lough with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. Alsup, left Friday to
return to his station in Gleriview,
HI. Since th,en he has been trans
ferred to Corpus Christi, Tex., for
advanced training in iflying.
Grady G. Ginffey, son of Mr. and
Mrs. S. H. Guffey of Route 4, Was
promoted to the'-rank of Techni
cian, Grade ,5, on August 3. Be
fore entering the service he Was
employed as a construction fore
man.
Pvt. Taylor Crockett who was
reported wounded in North Africa
has b$en wounded for the third
time. His parents, Rev. and Mrs.
S. R. Crockett think that lie is
probably engaged in the invasion
Bf lltiljf
Pvt. James B. McConnell, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Lowren McCon
nell, who has been stationed in
Nashville, Tenn., has been transfer
red to Fort Custer, Mich., for mil
itary jiolice training. Another son.
Pfc. Robert L. MoConneH, who is
stationed somewhere in the Pacific
area, is "in a v/ery nice place and 1
getting along fine". He has been <
in service two years.
EM 2/c Harry Sanders, son of c
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Sanders o{
Prentiss, and Portsmouth, -was last ,
heard from just before he went
into the invasion of Sicily. J
? '
Pvt. Envest L. Holland, who is
stationed at Camp McCoy, Wis.,
recently spent a furlough with his *
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hol
land of Ctrllasaja. Pvt. Holland has ^
been in the service for 11 months.
Aux. Dorothy I. Cabe, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Cabe, is
ncrw on duty at the twinengine
Army Air Field at Lubbock, Tex.,
wtier* she is a member elf a WAC
company.
Pfc. Samuel J. Turpin, son of
Mrs. Belle Turpin of Franklin, has
been graduated with distinction
from the aircraft mechanics' school
at Seymour Johnson Field, N. C.
Pfc. James B- Gibfos, son of Mrs.
Florence Gibbs orf Route 3, has
been graduated from the aircraft
Mechanics' school at Seymour
I oh n son Field, N. C., in the Army
Air Forces Training Command. Af
ter attending Franklin high school,
Pvt. Gibbs was employed by the
T.V.A., Bryson Gty. prior to en
term? the ?rmv in Asheville, on
r>rtotwr ?, 1942, -
(Contlnatd Oil ft* M?)
List Of Macon Teachers
For Elementary Schools
A/C Henry W. Cabe, Jr., who
lost his life July 30th while train
ing for combat duty ^t Moody
Field near Valdosta, Ga. This pho
tograph was taken only a few
months ago.
Classifications
Announced By Our Local
Board
The following registrants were
placed in 1-A by the local board
It its last melting:
Noah Lee Gibson, Jewel Eugene
Haney, Coolidge Marion Mason,
irovjer IVmpsey Shepherd, TWner
Cleveland Anderson, Donald Odell
rlolt, Garland Gilmore Woody,
lerschell Oclell Bryson, George
Robert Gibson, Kenneth Lee
iVHcli, Fred Halen Anderson,
lames Robert Brendle, James Ed
vard Morgan, Walter Neville Bry
*>n, Kenneth Davis Ledford, G?s
on Clark, Buster Mashburn, Clyde
Dctavis Morgan, George Robert
3abe, Bennie Lee McGlamery, Mol
on Buchanan, Howard Logan
Stewart, Vernon Rue! Nichols, John
Tatvin Fox, and Willie Lee Mc
Donald, col.
Placed in 4-F: Zeb Dee Jones,
'aul Edwin Oliver, Henry Reno
Tilson, Charles Ellis AHen ; in
l-A, Ira Lawton Keener, Ray
Dills; in 3- A H, Harvey Londos
Martin, Xyster Charles Campbell;
n 2-B, Herbert Bunyan Angel; in
l-D, James William Daniel Hol
:omb.
The foUowing classifications are
innounced by the local board :
In 1-A, Sam L. Holland, Paul
lohn Dalrymple, T. L. Stanfield,
Mex VirgH Howard, William Tho
nas Passmore, Elmer Huddle Budd,
Dwight Levan Hoilman; in 4-F,
lay RatcHffe Franklin, Olin Zeb
Jyrd McClure ; in 2- A, Herbert
iunyan Angel, Georg* Vernon
-"assmore, Edward Jordon Whit
nire, Clyde Raymond Dills, Max
~ee King, Frank Jackson Hannah.
Health Center
Clinic To Open Here In
Ashear Bldg. Aug. 20
Mrs. Josephine D. Gaines, coun
y tvealth nurse, announces that
he health center will be open in
he Franklin Health Department
iffice on Friday, August 20, be
ween the hours of 10 to 12 a.m.
ind 1 to 4 p. m.
Dr. Mary B. Michal, assistant
listrict health officer, assisted by
Mrs. Gaines, wilt be in charge.
The Health Department has been
noved from the old office to room
IIS in the Ashlar building.
High School F acuities
Incomplete; Term
Begins Sept. 6
The following list of teachers
for Macon county .elementary
schools has been released by Guy
Houk, county superintendent. Mr.
Houk states that this list is not
yfit complete and that there will
probably have to t>e some changes
later.
The faculties for the three high
schools of th,e county, Franklin,
Highlands and Otter Creek, will
be announced later. J. F. Pugh,
principal of Franklin High School,
has already arrived in Franklin and
is working with Mx. Houk in sec
uring teachers to fill vacancies in
the high school faculty which have
occurred by reason of recent resig
nations.
All schools of Macon county will
open Monday, September 6. Mr.
Houk announces that the date has
been changed in response to a
recommendation of the Macon
County USD A War Board, 4ue *?
the labor shortage and the need
of the help of school children in
harvesting perishable crops.
Teachers hav,e been assigned to
schools as follows:
Franklin : William G. Crawford,
Sophia P. Cunningham, May beryl
Moody, Margaret Ramsey, Virgin
ia Ramsey, Ruth G. Fouts, Edna
Jamison, Pearl Huntfr, May F.
Fortner, Kate Williams, Elsie W.
Franks, Elizabeth C. Guffey, Amy
Henderson.
Iotla : Grace Willies, Annie S.
Neal, Nora Moody, Lily C. Moody.
Clark's Chapel: Nora Leach, Ha
zel P. Sutton.
Maple Swings : Frank Fleming,
Grace Carpenter, Pauline C. Hol
land.
Holly Springs : Mary S. Byrd,
Lucille K. Wurst.
Union : Pearl H. Corbin, Gay B.
Teague, Lucy C. Bradley.
Watauga; Evelyn K. Russell.
Oak Ridge: Mrs. Earl Ward.
Mountain Grove: Georgia How
ard.
Higdonville: Lovicia J. Moics,
Pearl P. Stewart, Nina T. McCoy.
Salem: Carl D. Moses.
Mashburn's Branch: Mary P.
Peek.
Pine Grove : Sanford Smith,
Gladys P. Kins-land.
Buck Cre<ek : Sam A. Brysoo.
Walnut Cneek: C. S. Tilley.
Gold Mine: Myrtle F. Keener.
Otto: J. J. Mann, Edith S. Hemp
hill, Mrs. J. C. FMrsley, Beatrice
M. AHey, Catherine F. Henry, Lo
la S. Kiser, Onnie Cabe, Fannie
M. Arnold.
Stagle: Margaret K. Flanagan,
Amanda Slagle, Bertha C. Smart,
Joyce J. CagVe.
Allison-Watts: John B. Brendle,
Mrs. Charles Nolan.
Oak Dale : Martha C. Shields,
Elizabeth M,eadows.
Burningtown : Marie G. Roper,
M ay McCoy.
Cowee: Ruth Byrd, Dora Car
penter, Maybur Norton, Alice Sta
gle, Sielma H. Daiton.
Otter Creek: Everett White, Re
becca Ray, Paulin* F. Cable, Fleta
G. Mason.
Kyle : Ix>lita Dean, Iva Dean*
Roper, Esther Seay.
Camp Branch :
Highlands: Veva Howard, Nina
Howard, Etlvei Calloway, Lois Kee
ner, Elizabeth Raines.
Scaly : Mrs. Paul Grist, Virginia
Edwards.
Chapel: .F. M. Kennedy, Emma
L. England^
Best Tourist Season
Here For Many Summers
The Franklin Chamber of Com
merce reports through the Secre
tary, Lee Guffey, that during the
First week in Aligust, there were
twice as many registering at the
x?th as last year during the same
time.
Ail places serving meals have
tteen full and turning many away,
while all available rooms in hotels
ind private homes have bejen ta
ken. Many places are booked up
to September 1. In spite of the
difficulties of travel, this has been
Franklin's best tourist season for
many summers, and Highlands re
ports that an unusuaMy good sea
son it being enjoyed there.
Mr. Guffey states that two ad
vertitfmtntt havt'hten run in Th?
Ailnnl* Qjiulltminn, Tht (*r??n- 1
viHe, S. C.t Piedmont, and the
Columbia, S. C., "State", whicto
hav.e brought results. In addition
to this newspaper advertising, the
county and Franklin jointly ran a
full-page advertisement in "The
State", weelrty magazine published
in Raleigh by Carl Goerch. In the
same issue an illustrated article on
Macon county's industrial progress
anil advantages was carried. Distri
bution of Franklin folders has been
more widespread this year, 2000
directories of accommodations and
5000 Mders having been prmwd.
Another angle in tWs year's
tourist business to be noted i?
that many people have been here
for the first time. Vfott visitors
ttay Anger .than wt* the cat*
whjn *?> w?? plfilliful.