Cpl. Wm. Guest Mentioned
In "Stars And Stripes"
Macon Man Helped Put
"Long Tom" To Work
On Italy
The Issue of "The Stars And
Stripes" published by U. S.
Army men In Sicily on August
21 carries an article, "Long
Toms' Begin Battle On Italy,"
which mentions a job done by
Cpl. William Quest of Franklin.
A number of copies of this
clever publication were brought
home by Richard R. Johnson,
3rd Mate on one of the mer
chant ships which arrived in a
Sicilian harbor in time to ex
perience the last German bomb
ing there. Part of the article
above referred to, follows:
WITH AMERICAN TROOPS
IN NORTHEASTERN SICILY?
(Delayed) ? The Battle of Italy
began in 26 minutes before
- noon last Monday when the first
American artillery sheU landed
in Villa San Glovanl, Important
railway and ferry terminus on
the Italian coast.
While the Sicily show was
still In the last scene of the
last act, the Number One 155
mm. "Long Tori" of D Battery
of a unit of field artillery, was
pushed up ahead into an ad
vanced position, It's nose point
ed over Messina Into Italy.
You stood on your toes, your
mouth hanging open, your fin
gers in your ears to relieve the
concussion as the regimental
colonel pulled the lanyard which
released the hammer, hit the
primer, shot the flame through
the vent Into the powder and
high-pressured the shell about
15 miles onto the soft shoe of
Italy.
99 More Rounds
"That's It," said gunner cor
poral Peter Volpe, Cambridge,
Mass. But Volpe and everybody
else were too busy for further
comment. They had to shove In
more shells, pull more lanyards.
There were 99 more rounds, all
marked special delivery, waiting
to hit roads and bridges up and
' down the Italian coastline, be
fore the day was over.
To get into this particular po
sition, several thousand yards
' behind the advancing recon, the
"Long Tom" had to be squeezed
through a courtyard, under a
tunnel. A special demolition de
tail, under S-Sgt. M. R. Solle,
Cornell, Wis., hacked away at the
two brick posts at the yard en
trance and then smoothed off
the Job with a one pound stick
Of dynamite. That got the trac
tor and gun almost through the
tunnel where they were blocked
by a tall fir tree.
Tractor Driver, Cpl. William
Quest, Franklin, N. C., crashed
the tractor headon to the tree,
bending it until it broke, then
cleared out a passage for the
big gun to roll In. After that it
was just a matter of digging in
the two steel spades, one under
each back-corner of the gun
(which absorbs 80 percent of
the shock of the shooting) and
lowering the center bogie to
give it a triangular suspension... 1
About 15 minutes before the
gun made history some of the
boys trooped over, and scribbl
ed names and messages on the
shell. Some of them were "To
Hitler with Love," "Finnegan '
from the . Bronx," "Betty and I
Brenemson."
The Stars And Stripes mes
sage printed on the sheU was,1
"Greetings . , , how are the 1
printing facilities in Rome?"
NOTICE OF SALE
North Carolina,
Macon County.
Under and by virtue of the
powers conferred by a certain
deed of trust executed by Ever
ett Leatherman and wife, Bird
ell Leatherm&n, dated March 2,
1942, in favor of Mallie Collins,
which said deed of trust is re
corded in Book 37 Page 560 re
cords of deeds of trust for Ma
con County, North Carolina, the
undersigned, trustee, will, at
12:00 o'clock, noon, on the 13th
day of December, 1943, expose
to sale to the highest bidder
for cash the following describ
ed property, to- wit:
Adjoining the lands of R. D.
Sisk and others and bounded
as follows: BEGINNING at a
stake in Iotla Street In R. D.
Sisk line, then running with
Iotla Street 50 feet In a South
direction to a stake; then a
North East direction 100 feet
to a stake on ditch; then with
ditch and R. D. Sisk line to
the beginning.
This sale is made on account
of default In the payment of
the indebtedness thereby secur
ed.
This the 10th day of Novem
ber, IMS.
T. D. BRYSON, JR.,
TrUliee.
ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE
Having qualified as adminis
tratrix of W. J. Carpenter, de
ceased, late of Macon county,
N. C., this Is to notify all per
sons having claims against the
estate of said deceased to exhi
bit them to the undersigned on
or before the 6th day of Nov
ember, 1944, or this notice will
be plead In bar of their recov
ery. All persons Indebted to said
estate will please make Immedi
ate settlement.
This 6th day of November,
1943.
MKl J JE CARPENTER,
Administratrix.
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NOTICE OF SALE
North Carolina,
Macon County.
Under and by virtue of the
Power of Sale vested in the
undersigned Trustee, by a Deed
of Trust executed and delivered
by fceb N. Anderson and wife,
Bessie Anderson, to the Mid
Trustee, dated 2 February, 1M3,
and recorded in the office of
the Register of Deeds for Ma
con County, North Carolina, in
Book of Mortgages and Deeds
of Trust No. 38, at page 73, the
undersigned Trustee will, at
12:00 o'clock, Noon, on Saturday,
December 4, 1943, at the Court
house door in Franklin, North
Carolina, offer for sale, and sell,
to the highest bidder for cash,
the following described real
estate:
Certain property situated
in Cartoogechaye Township,
Macon County, North Caro
lina, and being an undivid
ed one-half Interest in the
land described in a deed
from J. M. Cloer and wife,
L. A. Cloer, to Will Ander
son, dated 14 August, 1912,
and recorded in the office
of the Register of Deeds of
Macon County, North Caro
lina, in Deed Book P-3, page
95, containing about 36 acres,
and being all and the same
lands described in the above
mentioned Deed of Trust.
Default having been made in
the payment of Indebtedness
secured by said Deed of Trust
and the holder thereof having
made demand that same be
foreclosed.
This the 2nd day of November,
1943.
J. H. STOCKTON,
Trustee.
NOTICE OF SALE
North Carolina,
Macon County.
Under and by virtue of the
powers conferred by a certain
deed of trust executed by N. A.
Johnson and wife, Mamie John
son, dated March 1st, 1837 la
favor of Mrs. Clara Dove, which
said deed of trust Is recorded
In Book 34 Page 146, records of
deeds of trust for Macon Coun
ty, North Carolina, and default
having occured In the payment
of the indebtedness secured
thereby, the undersigned, trus
tee, will at 12:00 o'clock, noon,
on the 6th day of December,
1943, expose to sale the follow
ing described property to the
highest bidder for cash, to- wit:
Being the same lands as de
scribed In a certain deed from
J. Q. Pierson to N. A. Johnson,
said deed being dated July 1.
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1035 and registered In Book Y-4
Page 187 record* of deeds for
Macon County; to which said
deed reference Is hereby made
for a more full and oomplete de
scription of same.
This sale Is made on account
of default In the payment of
the Indebtedness thereby secur
ed.
This the 4th day of Novem
ber, 1943.
GEO. B. PATTON,
Trustee.
N4 ? 4-11-18-25
EXECUTORS' NOTICE
Having qualified as executors
of Sallle Mozeley Penland, de
ceased, late of Macon county,
N. C., this Is to notify all per
sons having claimj against the
estate of said deceased to exhi
bit them to the undersigned on
or before the 14th day of Octo
ber, 1944, or this notice will be
plead in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said
estate will please make Immedi
ate settlement.
This 14th day of October, 1943.
RAY PENLAND,
RAS PENLAND,
RALPH PENLAND.
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ADMINISTRATOR NOTB
Having qualified tubulin
trator E. Z. Downs, dec*
late of Macon county, N
this 1b to notify all persona
lng claims against the esta
said deceased to exhibit the
the undersigned on or b
the 8th day of October, 1M
this notice will be plead in
of their recovery. All person
debted to said estate will p
make Immediate settlemen
This the 8th day of Oct
1943.
CHARLIE DOWN8,
Admlnlstr
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CARELESSNESS starts more than 200,000 ,
forest fires in the United States every year.
Carelessness destroys millions upon millions
of feet of timber, now a critical war material.
It cripples watersheds that supply hydro
electric power to war industries. And the
fighting of forest fires diverts precious labor
from factories and farms.
Many persons who start these fires toss away
matches and cigarettes that aren't dead out.
Many others burn to clear plow land or log
ging slash or grass or debris and ? the fires
they started break away into searing, roaring
flames that destroy timber, forage, wildlife,
and beauty that may never be replaced.
Each of these persons forgot ? for a moment.
And each thoughdess act *ras as destructive
as if it had been the act of a saboteur.
YOU can help prevent disastrous forest
fires by observing the four simple rules illus
trated here when you're in forest afeas. And
by seeing that others observe them.
ATTENTION, BRUSH BURNERS I
More than 6 million acres are burned,
yearly, because of YOUR careless use of fire in
clearing plow land and burning logging and
other slash and debris. Do yur part this year.
Remember:
1. Don't burn without a permit from a
ranger or fire warden.
2. Don't burn during unusually hot, dry, or
.windy weather.
3. Scrape a trail or "plow around" areas to
be burned. &
4. Have help handy till the last spark is
dead.
REMEMBER THESE RULES:
IF YOU BURN SLASH
Flrct ? pi a permit
Lack ? kill ?vwy apart
PREVENT FOREST FIRES
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