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VOL. tvin? NO. 39
FRANKLIN, N. C? THURSDAY, SEPT. 3#, 1943
$2.00 PER YEAR
MRS. HUSKIN
DIES SUDDENLY
Funeral Rites Are Held
Monday; Burial In
Andrews
' The many friends of Mrs.
Emma Porter Huskln were
shocked to learn of her sudden
passing last Saturday morning
at the home of her sister, Mrs.
R. M. Waldroop, where she made
her home. She had gone about
her usual tasks the day before,
and was taken ill only a few
hours before her death. 8he was
69 years old, the widow of Otis
Huskln, who died In 1900.
During her four years of resi
dence here, Mrs. Huskln endear
ed herself to a wide circle of
friends In her church and the
community. Always unselfish and
thoughtful of others, her gentle
presence will be greatly missed.
In his tribute to her memory,
Dr. J. L. Stokes, her pastor,
said, "The struggles through
which she passed gave to (ier
life a mellowness that made it
self felt wherever she went. And
through it all the rich touch of
humor shown brightly to make
her presence always a benedic
tion of cheerfulness."
Mrs. Huskln's early years were
spent in Macon and Cherokee
counties, and she spent some
years with her son in Asheville,
before coming to Franklin. She
was a devoted member of the
Methodist church. Funeral ser
vices were held at the Franklin
Methodist church and interment
was In the Methodist cemetery
at Andrews. Assisting Dr. Stokes
at the funeral, were Rev. A. R.
Morgan and Rev. C. O. Newell
of Bryson City. The Johnston
Bible class, of which she was a
member, sat in a body during
the service.
Pallbearers were: B. L. Mc
Glamery, Carl Tyslnger, Herbert
E. Church, Gordon Moore, James
L. Hauser and John B. Ray.
Surviving are one son, Frank
Porter Huskln, and two grand
children of Raleigh; two sisters,
Mrs. Waldroop and Mrs. J. L.
Martin of West Asheville; three
brothers, J. Q. Porter of Ashe
ville, T. W. Porter of Franklin
and R. S. Porter of Humble,
Texas; and a number of nieces
and nephews.
Bryant Funeral Home was In
charge.
Among out-of-town friends
and relatives attending the fun
eral, were her son and Mrs.
Huskln of Raleigh, her brother
and sister and Mr. Martin from
Asheville; Mr. and Mrs. W. 6.
' Davis, Mrs. Furman Merrill, Mrs.
Reese and daughter, Martha
from Highlands; Rev. and Mrs.
Newell, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Long,
Mrs. Maude Hunter, Mrs. Tho
mas and others from Bryson
City, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Porter
at Hendersonvllle, Mr. and Mrs.
E. E. "Watkins and Miss Mildred
Cozad of Albany, Ga.
Hugh W. Garland
Taken By Death
Hugh White Garland, 79, well
known farmer, died at the home
of his son-in-law at Scaly, Wed
nesday morning, September 29,
following an Illness of three
months. Death was caused by
heart trouble. The funeral was
held Thursday morning at Flats
Baptist church with the Rev.
Oscar Nix officiating. Burial
followed In Flats Methodist ce
metery.
Mr. Garland was born June
26, 1864, In Macon county. He
was the son of the late Jane
land. He moved to Toccoa, Oa.,
> In 1911, and was deacon of the
Ebenezer Baptist church for
Laudermllk and Jess B. Gar
thirty years.
He is survived by his wife,
the former Luclnda Corn, two
daughters, Mrs. Earl Qryman,
Scaly, and Mrs. C. C. Collier,
of Toccoa, Oa.; two sons, H. P. I
Garland of Auburn and Minder, I
ccoa, Oa.; two brothers, H. P.j
Oarland of Toccoa, Ca., and
H. L. Garland of Easley, S. C.;
11 grandchildren and 9 great
grandchildren.
Bryant Funeral Home was In
clAtrge of the services.
BUY U. S. WAR BONDS
BELOVED CITIZEN PASSES
David J. Moses of Cnllasaja,
whose death and funeral were
recorded in last week's paper.
Mica Miners
Asked To Send Samples
Fot Testing
The War Production Board
has established a laboratory for
testing the power-factor and
condueivity of mica to deter
mine whether or not certain
types of stained or spotted mica
heretofore not considered suit
able, may be used in the manu
facture of condensers. The lab
oratory is located next door to
the offices of the Colonial Mica
Corporation, Spruce Pine, N. C.
Any producer of mica may
have same tested, free of charge,
by bringing or sending to the
laboratory a sample consisting
of 100 pieces of trimmed mica
which will cut 1V4 by 2 inches
and are from 10 to 30 mils In
thickness. Pieces less than 10
mils are not good for test pur
poses. i '
The test work is being done
at this time so that in the event
the large number of condensers
now under test and the mica
for which has been tested on
the Bell Laboratories machines
from mica considered of, other
than standard grade be 'found
satisfactory, then the Informa
tion will be at hand so that
producers having mica of a
quality which will pass the Bell
machine tests and the usual
visual tests for cracks, veins,
Heaviness and air inclusions may
at once offer such mica for
sale to the mica buyers.
Pete Moses Passes
At Ellijay Home
Pete J. Moses, 36, died at his
Ellijay home, last Tuesday morn
ing, following a serious illness
of two weeks.
He was a native of Macon
county and was a construction
worker. He was married to Miss
Hallle Houston in 1929. He was
a member of the Pine Grove
Baptist church.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon at 3:00
o'clock at the Sugarfork Baptist
church, the Rev. Oscar Nix, the
Rev. Frank Lee, and the Rev.
Frank Holland officiating. Buri
al followed in the church ceme
tery.
Pallbearers were H. S. Dendy,
Carey Woodring, Willie Moses,
Lemuel Houston, Arthur Moses
and Clyde Moses.
In addition to his wife, he is
survived by two children, Harold
and Bell, both of the Ellijay
section; his mother, Mrs. W. H.
Moses of Gneiss; four brothers,
Willie of Gneiss, Arthur of Kan
sas, Howard of the Pacific war
theatre, and Clyde of Gneiss;
and one sister, Mrs. Clara Power
of White Stone, Ga.
BLACKBURN W. JOHNSON
COMMISSIONED 1ST. LIEUT.
Blackburn W. Johnson, of
Raleigh, former editor and own
er of the Franklin Press, has
received a commission of First
Lieutenant In the U. S. Army
Specialist-Reserves, and is now
stationed at Fort Custer, Mich.,
in the Provost Marshal Gener
al's school for basic training in
| Military Government. After com
I pletlng several months' training,
I he will be assigned to overseas
duty.
At the time of his appoint
ment, Lieut. Johnson was editor
of The Cooperator, monthly pub
I licatlon of the Farmers' Cooper
! atlve Exchange
A Thousand Dollar Bond Smile
Mrs. Walter West came over from Bryson City recently and
bought this $1,000 bond from the women's booth in the Bank
of Franklin. She is formerly from Macon county and is one of
the many patriotic citizens who are buying bonds regularly to
tne limit of her ability. In the 1st war loan drive, she bought
a number, in the 2nd drive she bought to the extent of $1500.
"The wa r would be easier to win If all were like Mrs. West,"
said a member of the women's committee, who expressed appre
ciation of this boost given the sales of their booth.
Men In Service
SGT. JOHN D. CRISP
F2/c GEORGE LEMUEL CRISP
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Crisp of
Cullasaja, have the honor of
having two of their sons serv
ing their country. They are:
Sgt. John D. Crisp, who is serv
ing with a bombadier group in
Alexandria, La. He has Just re
turned to his duties after spend
ing a seven-day furlough with
his parents. Another son, F2/c
George Lemuel Crisp, is with the
Navy somewhere on the seas.
He has been in the Navy since
August 22, 1942.
Mildred A. Roper, daughter of
Mrs. Arlesa Roper, has complet
ed her 15 weeks basic training
at Anderson Airplane School,
Nashville, Tennessee, and has
been transferred to Brooklyn
1 Field, Mobile, Ala., as Airplane
Mechanic %elper.
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Pvt. Allan A. Brooks, Jr., who
is stationed at Camp Campbell,
Kentucky, recently spent a 72
hour leave visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Brooks.
Pfc. William Sellers, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Sellers, Pren
tiss, has Just graduated as an
airplane mechanic at Keesler
Field, Blloxi, Miss. He is now
ready for assignment to line of
duty or to a flexible gunnery
or factory school.
Jessie A. Ramsey, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Ram
sey, has just reported at the
Naval Training School for store
keepers on the Indiana Univer
sity campus in Bloomington,
Ind. Upon graduation she will
be eligible for promotion and
assigned to active duty at a
shore station where she will re
lease a male storekeeper to fight
at sea.
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Thomas W. Brown, son of
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Brown of
Franklin, has recently been pro
moted from Sergeant to the
grade of Staff Sergeant, accord
ing to an announcement by the
authorities at the Army Air
Forces Ground Command at Eg
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Un Field, Fla.
Pvt. James H. Brown, who is
stationed at Camp Campbell,
Ky., spent the past weekend
visiting his mother, Mrs. F. E.
Brown of Franklin.
Oran Cunningham, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Cunningham,
spent two weeks on Iotla before
going to California to accept a
position following his medical
discharge from the army.
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Charles R. Hunnicutt, son of
Mrs. B. S. Hunnicutt, received
his wings September 17 in the
Army Air Corps Navigation
School, San Marcos, Texas, and
was commissioned as Second
Lieutenant. He has been trans
ferred to the Bombadier Air
pase at Seattle, Wash.
Stewards To 'Meet
A meeting of all stewards of
the Franklin Circuit will meet
Friday night, October 1, at 8:30
o'clock at the Parsonage on
Bonny Crest.
3rd. War Loan Bond Sales
Exceed $190,000 In Macon
W A C S
NEEDED
Lieutenant Elizabeth Cole
man, Sergeant Beatrice Dix
on and Corporal Lorraine
McFarland of the WAC Re
cruiting Office, in Asheville,
visited Franklin Wednfesday
afternoon, September 22, on
a regular recruiting trip.
The WACS havp become a
part of the Army of the
United States with many
types of Jobs open to young
women who are eligible.
They receive the same bene
fits as men in the army, such
as free mail, hospitalization
&nd the $10,000 Insurance
policy.
Requirements for enlist
ment are: A United States
citizen, between the ages of
20-50 years, inclusive; two
years of high school or its
equivalent with no dependents
and no children under 14.
The Army needs women
NOW as never before. Please
do your part, release some
man by Joining today.
For full information, write
to the U. S. Army Recruit
ing Office, Room 23, Post- i
office Bldg., Asheville, North I
Carolina.
Mica Price* Highest
In World'# History
8. K. Greene of Ashevllle,
chief buyer for the Colonial
Mica Corporation for the coun
ties of Jackson, Haywood and
Macon, is in Franklin every
Tuesday and Wednesday and
sometimes Thursday. He says
Macon Is producing more than
any other western county In this
vicinity.
"Through Colonial, the gov
ernment is buying an average
of $1,000 worth of mica daily In
Macon and Swain, paying $5 a
pound for sheet mica, 1 square
Inch and up, the highest price
ever paid in the history of the
world," Mr. Oreene stated. He
explained that the government
needs all the mica it can possi
bly get for the vast and In
creasing war needs.
Salvage Division
Requests That Silk, Nylon
Be Shipped Sept 30
Mrs. Florence 8. Sherrill,
chairman of the Woman's Sal
vage division, announces" that
word has been received from
James B. Volger, secretary of
the State Salvage division, that
all silk and Nylon hose must be
shipped by September 30. The
campaign will then be discon
tinued due to the declining
scale of total poundage collect
ed since little or no hosiery of
silk or Nylon has been manu
factured for the past several
months.
REV. WM. BAKER
AT ST. AGNES CHURCH
The Rev. A. Rufus Morgan
left Thursday to attend the
Triennial Convention of the
Episcopal church in Cleveland,
Ohio. The Rev. William Baker,
now serving the Cashiers church,
will conduct services at St. Ag
nes church next Sunday at 11
am.
Officers Seize Still
In Cowee Section
On Friday, September 24, Fed
eral Officer, Walter Dean, seiz
ed a large still in the Harmony
section of Cowee township. The
still was In operation when
foundj but the operators fled
at the approach of the officers.
It was a copper outfit of about
40 gallons capacity. A large
quantity of supplies and equip
ment, including 400 gallons of
beer, was destroyed.
SHOE "STAMP
VALID INDEFINITELY
Shoe Staimp No. 18, good for
one pair has been extended in
definitely, according to an an
nouncement by the Ration
Board.
The sale of War Bonds in the
county has mounted to over
$190,000, according to a state
ment by Chairman Henry W.
Cabe, on Thursday morning.
The report received this week
from the Richmond regional
office commends the county up
on the large sale of E bonds
($25.00 1 ; a greater number of -
small denomination bonds hav-.
ing been sold than at any pre
vious time. This means that a
greater number of individuals
have Invested In bonds. Sales
of E, F and G bonds have been
extended to October 16.
Mrs. John Archer, chairman
of the women's committee,
states that the women are go
ing right along selling bonds.
The ladles of the various organ
izations of the Franklin Baptist
church will be In charge of
sales on Saturday. A full report
of sales will be made as soon
as completed.
Lions Gub
Sponsors Board
For Names Of AH
In The Service
The Lions Club Is sponsoring
the large memorial board being
erected on Rankin Square, upon
which will be placed the names
of the men and women of Ma
con county who are serving
their country, on land, on sea,
and in the air. It is estimated
that approximately 2,000 names
will be placed on the board at
this time, and other names will
be added as they enter the ser
vice. The board measures 33
feet by 8 feet. Mac Whi taker
and Ernest Hyde are in charge
of the erection.
Frank Duncan, Benny Mc
Glamery and Willard Pender
grass head the committee in
charge of contributions. Any who
desire to contribute may do so
through this committee. Mr.
Whitaker states that it is the
plan to have dedication services
as soon as the names are
placed.
Gilmer Crawford Serves
U. S. Navy In Hawaii
Gilmer Crawford Is one of
those fortunate veterans of
World War I, who is seeing ser
vice in this war in an import
ant field. v
When the call came to go to
Hawaii for construction work on
a government project, Mr. Craw
ford accepted a positoin with
Morrison and Knudsen, contrac
tors, by whom he had been em
ployed on the Nantahala Dam
project in this county.
On a return visit to his fam
ily here, Mr. Crawford tells many
Interesting things about the far
territory of the United States
in the Pacific, which suffered
such treacherous attack on the
fateful day of Pearl Harbor.
"If the Japs return, we are
ready for them," said Mr. Craw
ford. "We are still under mar
tial law out there, and curfew
rings at 10 p.m."
"The P.B.I. tags everybody,
and everybody carries his iden
tification and finger prints," he
said.
Mr. Crawford will be with the
Navy when he returns in early
October. He Is In charge of
welding In the maintenance and
repair of ships In the U.S. Navy
yards. "No Japs are allowed to
enter the yards," he said.
With two years of training at
the TJ.8. Naval Academy at An
napolis, and post of the Ameri
can Legion and likewise of the
Wood row Wilson Post of Hono
lulu, is doing an effective Job in
| World War n in a distant post.
First Sunday Singing
Convention To Meet
The regular First Sunday af
ternoon singing will be held at
the Coweeta Baptist church,
Sunday afternoon, beginning at
1:30.
A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all Gospel singers. John
M. Holt is president. Singers
from Georgia are expected to
attend.
Franklin High Plays Fri., Oct. 1, 8 p. m. at Waynesville