3rd
IftigWatibtf Waconian
WAR
LOAN
PROGRESSIVE
LIBERAL
INDE PEJVLEJV T
VOL. LVm? NO. 42
FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1943
$2.00 PER YEAR
Good Reports From Workers
In United War Fund Drive
Chairman Archer Tells
Where The Money
Will Go
By 3. C. Russell,
Publicity Chairman
All of the volunteer solicitors,
in the United War Fund Cam
paign have been busy since Mon
day when the active drive open
ed, according to Mr. John M
Archer, Jr., Chairman for Macon
county. "It is too early to re
lease any figures" stated Mr.
Archer, "but the first three
days' returns are most encour
aging The campaign lasts seven
days, you remember, and Macon
county has never failed to raise
its proportionate share in other
drives. I feel confident that
every citizen ? and this Includes
the boys and girls ? will gladly
respond to this appeal for funds
to cheer up our men and wo
men in the armed forces and to
relieve the suffering of war-rav
aged humanity.
Mr. Archer stated that the gen
eral distribution is as follows:
USO, Including United Seamen's
and War Prisoner's Aid, 54 1
cents; United Nations Relief
(Oreat Britain, China, and Rus
sia) 20 4 cents; Relief of Occu
pied Countries (Poland, Greece,
France, Norway, Holland, Belgi
um, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia,
and Luxembourg) 12 cents; Ref
ugee Relief fund, 2.7 cents; Con
tingency fund (for the aid of
countries invaded, such as
North Africa, Sicily, Italy, etc.)
10.2 cents. The remaining six
tenths of a cent, is the propor
tion allotted for the campaign
expenses All officers and direc
tors, and the million and a half
solicitors comprising the Nation
al drive, serve without pay.
The Macon County drive will
continue through Saturday, Oc
tober 23, which date it Is hoped
that the 40 or more solicitors will
have made a complete canvass.
Those who may have been over
looked for any reason, are re
quested to see the solicitor asJ
signed to their district or send
their donation direct to H. E. I
Church, treasurer, Franklin
Macon Reaches $245,819
In 3rd War Loan Drive
High Percentage E Bonds
Sold In State And
County
The final report of the 3rd
War Loan Drive in Macon coun
ty shows that the total sales
exceeded the county quota of
$145,000 by $100,819, amounting
to $245,819, said Henry W Cabe,
chairman of the county war
finance committee.
Of this sum it is interesting
to note that while the national
report showed a very* small pro
portion of "V bonds sold to
the individual and small buyers,
this county's sale of "E" bonds
amounted to $116,000, or 80 per
cent of the county's quota. The
amount of "E", and "Q" bonds
sold totaled $156,00*
Clarence T. Leinbach, state
chairman of the War Finance
Committee, has announced that
North Carolina has raised a
total of $183,500,000, exceeding
$37,500,000 Its assigned goal of
$145,000,000.
"The total results far exceed
our expectations and the whole
state population should be proud
of the accomplishment,' said
Mr Leinbach. He praised high
ly the united efforts on the
parts of the men and women
campaign chairmen and their
thousands of co-workers who
made these results possible.
The local chairmen unite with
the state head of the drive to
thank all who helped in this
achievement.
Achievement Day
Of 4-H Council To Be
Held Saturday
Miss Violet Barnard, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Barnard
of Route S, and president of the
4-H County Council, anouces
that the annual 4-H Achieve
ment Day will be held at the
Agricultural building, Saturday#
October 30, at 9,48 ajn., E.W.TI
The program will consist of'
the reports of club members]
who have done an outstanding*
piece of work in their club pro
jects for the past year. Certifi
cates of Achievement and prises
will be awarded boys and girls
completing projects.
The Iotla 4-H Club will con
duct a model 4-H Club meeting.
Twenty-two members will take
part on the program. Miss Myr
tle Duvall is president of the
club, Jack Roper, vice-president;
and Elfreda Ray, secretary, are
in charge of this part of the
meeting.
A play, "An Afternoon At Dr.
Health's Office," will be given
by members of the Franklin 4-H
club girls. Ruth Edwards, presi
dent of the club announces
that the following girls will be
characters In the play: Dr.
Health, Mary Lou Liner; Miss
Pep (Nurse), Myra Slagle; Fran
ces Thomas; Oraoe Younce;
franldt Crisp; Joyce Hoggins;
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LAST RUES FOR
S.TJARETT
A Prominent Citizen Of
Highlands Paste*
At Home
Funeral services for 8tephen
Thompson Marett, 81, were held
at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday after
noon at the Highlands Baptist
church, with the Rev. H. M.
Alley, pastor of the church offi
ciating. Mr. Marett died at his
Main street home at 7:45 o'clock
Tuesday morning, following an
illness of several months. Burial
was in Highlands cemetery. Pall
bearers we^e Chas. du Bignon,
Tudor N. Hall, Wilton H. Cobb,
J. E. Hicks, Charles J. Ander
son, and H. S. Talley. Compos
ing the honorary escort, were
Rev. and Mrs. H. M. Alley, Rev.
and Mrs. J. Sylvester Higgins, I
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Davis, Mr. |
and Mrs. J. E. Root, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank B. Cook, Col. and
Mrs. Elliot Caziarc, Dr. and Mrs.
C. L. Mitchell, S. P. Pierson, Miss
Charlotte B Elliott, Miss Lilla
Nourse, Miss Gertrude Swanson,
Miss Bessie Richardson, Dr. Jes
sie Z. Moreland, Mrs. H. O.
story, Mrsr O. E. Young, Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Potts, Mr and
Mrs. W. B. Campbell, Mr. and
Mrs. Will Edwards.
Music was under the direc
tion of Mrs. A C. Holt, assisted
by Mrs. J. A. Hlnes, Mrs. E. R.
Gilbert and Miss Sara Gilder,
and Miss Rebecca Nail. Mrs
C. C. Potts was In charge of
the flowers.
Mr. Marett was born May 3,
1882, near Falrplay, S C., the
son of Stephen and' Martha
ifarett. He spent his childhood
itn that neighborhood On De
cember 17, 1888, he was married
^o Leila C. Lewis of Calhoun,
Oa. They celebrated their 57th
wedding anniversary last De
cember.
For two years Mr. Marett was
in business In Westminister, 8.
>C., when he removed to Atlan
ta, Oa.. and went into the
wholesale grocery business un
der the firm name of S. T.
Marett Mholesale Grocery He
conducted this business success
fully for 27 years. Moving from
Atlanta In the spring of 1922,
he came to Highlands to estab
lish the Highlands Bank, later
going into the real estate and
Insurance business here.
He was an active member of
the Highlands Baptist church
and a teacher of the men's Bi
ble class, as well as superin
tendent of Sunday school for
many years. He was active in all
civic affairs and for the better
ment of the community.
He Is survived by his widow
and one brother, G. W. Marett
of Highlands and by a number
of nieces and nephews.
J. I. Pott* and Son of Frank
lin wr? in charge
NEWS OF OUR
M EN w WOMEN
IN UNIFORM
Lloyd Shepard, 2 c/3 of the
U.S. Navy, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Luther Shepard of Robblnsville,
formerly of Franklin. He has
been In the service since June
and Is now serving somewhere
in the Atlantic Area.
Pfc. Jack Carpenter, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Carpenter, who
is stationed at V.P.I., taking a
course in Electrical Engineering,
has been home on a six-day
furlough.
Edwin Ray Mashburn, son of
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Mashburn of
Gneiss, graduated from Marl
time Service Radio School, Gal
lups Island, Boston,' Mass., on
September 10 He received his
diploma as radio operator from
Lt. Comm. Clark, graduating
second in a class of 17.
The Army Air Forces Train
ing Command announce the
graduation of Pfc. William
Clarence Corbin as supply clerk
from the Logan Colorado
School. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry D Corbin of
Franklin, Route 4. He recently
spent a ten-day furlough with
his parents and has returned
to his new post attached to the
Air Forces Transport Command,
Las Vegas, New Mexico.
Robert L Crawford, Jr., son
of Robert L. Crawford, Franklin,
Route 3, has been graduated
from the Army Air Forces Gun
nery School at Tyndall Field,
and promoted to the grade of
sergeant. He is now ready to
take his place as a member of
the combat crew of an AAF
bomber.
? ' It?
Pvt. Garth Cunningham, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cunning
ham, Franklin, has arrived safe
ly overseas and is well his par
ents were informed last week.
First Lt. Ben P. Grant, Frank
lin, was one of the 344 officers
to be graduated from the Med
ical Field Service School, Car
lisle Barracks, Pa. He is now
qualified for field duty with
troops. Dr Grant received his
D.D/3. degree at Atlanta Dental
College.
Darrell Tallent, son of Mrs.
Florence Tallent, Franklin, has
completed his course of studies
as an aviation mechanic at Am
arillo Army Air Field, Amarillo,
Texas. His graduation from this
technical school now fits him
for airplane maintenance and
he will be sent to some air
base where he will assist in
keeping America's Flying Fort
resses in the air for Allied vic
tory.
Tommy Lee Rogers of the
U. S. Navy, son of Mr and Mrs.
Will Rogers, is home on' furlough
He Is stationed at Balnbridge,
Md.
FIRE PROTECTION NEEDED
More than 136 million acres
of forest lands still lack organiz
ed protection against forest
fire, the Forest Service reports.
This is approximately one-fourth
of the total area classed as
needing protection. Eighty-six
percent of the total acreage
burned last year wu on this
unprotected am.
Cpl. Howard Martin, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Martin, sta
tioned at Camp Gordon, Oa ,
has Just spent a furlough at
his home on route 3.
Pvt. Carl H. Evans, Jr., son
of the late Carl H. Evans, Is a
mechanic In the Army Air Force
stationed at Balnbrldge, Ga
Av/C Lewis Patton, son of Mr.
Robert Patton of Franklin, has
successfully completed the Flex
ible Aerial Gunnery Course, La
redo Army Air Field, Laredo,
Texas, and has received the
rating of Aerial Gunner. He will
continue his training as naviga
tor or bombadler in another
training post.
? J* ?
Staff Sgt. Charles H. Penland,
Macon, Ga., a member of Ser
vice Battery 694th Field Artill
ery Battalion, has been awarded
the Army Good Conduct Medal.
Sgt Penland, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lex Penland, 2816 Far
rych road, Macon, was employed
as foreman and tractor driver
by Hendleclar and Kennedy,
Charlotte, before he entered the
Army. Charles is a former Ma
con county boy.
Cpl. Alex Whl taker of Camp
Gordon Johnson, Fla., has beeii
visiting Mrs Whi taker at the
home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Wade Cunningham. .
Mr. and Mrs Frank Cunning
ham have received word from
their son, Pfc. Garth C. Cun
ningham, that he has arrived
safely, "somewhere in the Mid
dle East," September 24, their
first word from him in over two
months.
Pfc. Cunningham, volunteered
In the Air Corps, October 26,
1942, and was graduated from
an airplane mechanic's school,
Lincoln Air Base, Lincoln, Neb ,
May 19, 1943. From there his
was transferred to New Orleans,
La., for a short time, then he
spent some time In the hospital
at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., be
fore sailing. He has not been
home since entering the ser
vice.
D. S. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
OFFICE IN P. O. BUILDING
The U. S. Employment Service
which formerly sent a represen
tative to the Franklin agricul
tural building, Monday and
.Tuesday of each week, now Is
located in Room 200, Post Of
fice Bid*., with Mn. Mary L.
Walker u resident Interview
Teachers To Register For
War Ration Book No. 4
Service Board
Contributions Coming In;
Names Being Printed
The following have made con
tributions to the service board
erected on Rankin square, hon
oring men in service from Ma
con county:
Nantahala Power & Light Co.,
$25; Masonic Lodge, No. 145, $25;
M. L. Dowdle, $10; Duncan Mo
tor Company, Refreshment
Shop, Cagle's Cafe, Roy P. Cun
ningham, Angel's Drug Store,
Macon Furniture Company, Am
erican Legion, Lee Polndexter,
C. L. Pendergrass, H. W. Cabe,
Dr. E. Angel, Bryant Furniture
Company, Dixie Grill, Mr. and
Mrs. K. P. Montague, Macon
Theatre, Dr. Purman Angel,
Franklin Amusement Parlor,
Dixie Store, Mrs. M. L. Dowdle
and A. R. Higdon, each $5 00.
Swafford Market, $4.00; 'San
ders Store, Perry's Drug Store,
Dean's Cafe, Western Auto Store,
$3; E. K. Cunningham St Com
pany, W. W. Reeves, Franklin
Variety Store, R. S. O'Mohundro;
Macon County Supply Co.,
Franklin Laundry, Reld Wo
rn ack, $2.50.
Champion Shoe Shop, L. A.
Jones, Joe Ashear, H. P. West,
Baldwin & Liner, Clyde's Cafe,
Potts Bros., Talley & Burnette,
Spencer Oarage, $2.
D. W. Blaine, Mrs. D. W.
Blaine. Mrs. Dave Blaine, Dr.
J. L. Stokes, Mrs. J. W. C.
Johnson, Ted Blaine, Stewart
Esso Station, L. B. Phillips,
Jlmmie McCullum, Fred M. Sla
gle. Lex Arnold, H. E. Church,
Macon Shoe Shop, Hollman
Cleaners, Lake V. Shope, Floyd
E. Snow, J. B. Pendergrass, H.
D. West, The Tavern, Dr. J. H.
Pouts, Dr. H. T Horsley, Grace
Jamison. Frances, Shop, Qua
Leach, Anderson 5 St 10c Store.
Highlands; Highlands Drug
Store, $1. ?
C. C. Beeco, C. T. Blaine, .50.
Those who wish to add to this
fund may leave their contribu
tions at the Nantahala Power
Company office or the Press
office.
Names are now being painted
on the board In alphabetical
order, with spaces left to add
other names. It Is estimated
that there will be about 1800
names at this time, and that
the work will be completed In
about two weeks.
Sen. Halstead
Candidate For Lieut.-Gov.
Visits Franklin
State Senator W. I. Halstead
of Camden county, who has an
nounced his candidacy on the
Democratic ticket for Lieuten
ant Governor, spent the week
end In Franklin at Hotel Bry
son.
Senator Halstead's record In
cludes an active Interest in
roads and schools. His home
county has organized a "Five
Hundred Democratic Club for
Senator Halstead for Lieutenant
Governor," which is already ac
tive in the promotion of his
candidacy. In a brief sketch of
his life he is described as a
leader in the civic, religious and
business activities of his com
munity, where he was brought
up on a farm and taught school
for four years prior to his ad
mission to the bar after a law
course at Wake Forest College.
His law office is In Elizabeth
City. He has served four terms
in the Senate and four terms
in the House, during which time
he has been chairman of many
important committees.
Mica From Baird Mine
On Display In
Show Window
The firm of Starring, Starring
and Snow, has what is perhaps
the most remarkable exhibit of
sheet mica ever displayed here
in their show window on Main
street. Huge lumps of this rare
and beautiful non-metallic ore
which is so vital to the war ef
fort have just been taken from
the Baird mine, near Franklin
Their work rooms have beer
moved into the large Leach
stars building, adjolntnfc the
Ttvsro, whsrs ths mist U
Ration Board Gives Plan
For 'Registration
At Schools
Plans have been completed by
the War Price and Rationing
Board of Macon county for the
distribution of Ration Boole No.
4, on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday afternoons, October
25, 26 ad 27 from 2:30 to 5:00
p.m., at the schools throughout
the county.
Dr. W. E. Furr, chairman of
the Board, requests the member
of each family who makes ap
plication to register at the
community nearest to their resi
dence or at the elementary
school which their children at
tend. He urges that none put
off registration.
One adult may register for
the whole family, who must
bring Ration Books No. 3 in
order to receive Book No. 4.
Since the largest number will
register at the Franklin school.
J. F. Pugh, principal, requests
i that this be done in the follow
ing order:
Monday: those living beyond
the river bridge and on the Syl
va and Highlands road who are
supposed to register at this
school
Tuesday: Those living north
of Palmer street and on Bryson
City and Murphy roads.
Wednesday: Those south of
Palmer street, on Bonny Crest
and on the Georgia road.
'.By observing this plan, a
certain amount of congestion
may be avoided and prompter
service given," said Mr. Pugh.
The county War Price and
Rationing Board is composed of
Dr. W. E. Furr, chairman, Jesse
Conley and A. B Slagle. Those
serving in the office are Mrs.
Richard 8. Jones and Miss Kate
McOee.
RAY PENLAND
DIES SUDDENLY
Funeral Thursday At The
Franklin Methodist
Church
The community was shocked
to learn of the sudden death of
Ray Penland at his home on
Palmer street on Tuesday even
ing at 0:40 o'clock. He was alone
with his sister, Miss Grace Pen
land, whan he was stricken with
apoplexy. He had been in de
clining health for several years,
and it is thought that his mo
ther's death the week before,
may have helped bring on the
fatal stroke.
Funeral services will be held
at the Franklin Methodist church
on Thursday afternoon at 3:30
o'clock
Rev.' J. L. Stokes, n, pastor.
Rev. J. F. Marchman, pastor ot
the Baptist church, and Rev. A.
Rufus Morgan, rector of St Ag
nes Episcopal church, will 'offi
ciate. Burial win be in the
Franklin cemetery. Bryant fun
eral home is In charge.
Pallbearers will be Woodrow
Reeves, Ben McCollum, Fred
Jacobs, Lyman Hlgdon, Fred
Cabe, E. W. Long, M L. Dowdle
and George Dean Members of
the Eastern Star will be in
charge of the flowers.
Mr. Penland watf* born August
23, 1893, the son of D. Weimar
and Sallie Mozeley Penland, in
Smithbridge township of this
county. He moved to Franklin
33 years ago, and was engaged
with his brothers In the live
stock business.
Mr. Penland never married.
He Is survived by two sisters,
Mrs. George Patton of Raleigh
and Miss Grace Penland; and
two brothers, Ras and Ralph
Penland
? Mr. and Mrs. Patton and an
uncle, G. Paul Mozeley of Char
lotte and their relatives attend
ed the funeral
4TH SUNDAY SINGING .
The 4th Sunday singing will be
, held at the Coweeta Baptist
church at 1:30 pm., next Sun
day.
? brought from the mines to be
1 preoared for shipment
i The basement and first floor
' an occupied by tha workers IB
l thl* proem