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FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, NOV. 25, 1943
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J. ROB! CURTIS
DIES SUDDENLY
Final Rites Tuesday For
Macon Man Who Died
In Washington
News was received here Sat
urday of the sudden death from
a heart attack ol J. Robert Cur
' tis, well known Franklin man,
in Washington, D. C., on Friday
afternoon.
Funeral services were held at
the Bryant funeral home at
11:30 on Tuesday morning, with
Rev. J. L. Stokes officiating.
Pallbearers were John Bulgin,
Mont Sutton, J. R. Ray, Elmer
. Crawford, John McCollum and
Roy Cunningham.
Mr. Curtis grew up in Frank
lin, the son of Mrs. Mary Gas
ton Curtis and the late William
F. Curtis. He was a grandson of
W. A. Curtis, a soldier, scholar
and teacher of the Confederate
War period, who was for many
years editor and owner of the
Franklin Press. His father also
was editor for a time.
The deceased was employed
In the Macon county welfare
office before entering the ser
vice In June, 1941. He was re
leased from service but was la
ter recalled and served again
until he was given an honorable
discharge on account of his
health. He had been employed
by the Washington Terminal
company for several months.
He is survived by his mother,
who now makes her home with
her sister, Mrs. George Crowell
of High Point; one brother,
Gaston, of Atlanta and a num
ber of uncles and aunts.
Mrs. Curtis and Mr. and Mrs.
Gaston Crowell were the guests
Of Mrs. W. B. McGuire while
here to attend the funeral.
Bond Quota
For Macon County For
Nov. Is $30,289
Macon county's November
quota for E, P & O Bond sales
as assigned by the state War
Finance committee Is $21,202 for
E bonds, $9,086 for F 4 Q bonds,
totaling $30,289. Of this amount,
E bonds sold before November
15, and reported by the Federal
Reserve of Richmond amounted
to $16,781.25.
Henry W. Cabe, county chair
man, states that he expects the
full quota to be purchased by
the end of the month.
The state chairman has ap
pealed to all ? through their
county chairman to push their
quota over the goal line.
"We cannot ? must not fall
those boys of ours who are de
pending on us."
NEWS FROM
THE FRED SLAGLES
Mrs. Henry 81agle has receiv
ed letters from her children, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Slagle and fami
ly, giving enthusiastic reports
of their trip to the West. The
Slagles left in October, after
renting their home and farm on
Carttogechaye, to spend a year
with brothers of Mr. Slagle and
their families residing at Ran
dall, Wash. Four of seven sons
Of Mrs. Slagle went to Washing
ton many years ago and engag
ed In the lumber business.
Mrs. Slagle was active in the
home demonstration work In
this county, and In all activi
ties of her community. Their
many friends will look forward
to their return next year.
The report of the Junior
Reel Cross will be publish
ed next week.
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1 Men In Service
V - ; *
Titus H. Parrlsh returned
Sunday to Camp 8utton after
being called home on account
of the death of his uncle, W. H.
Watklns.
T/S George C. Gray of the
Air Force, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. 8. Gray, Franklin, Route 1,
landed somewhere in England
In October. He volunteered for
service in OetobeT, 1942.
Cpl. Floyd Tallent, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Tallent, Frank
lin, is now stationed somewhere
in England.
Pvt. James N. Hunt, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hunt of
Route 2, Franklin, has been as
signed to the Technical School,
Army Air Force Traming Com
mand, Sioux Falls, S. D., for
training as radio operator-me
chanic. Pvt. Hunt graduated
from Highlands high school In
1941 and spent two years at
State College.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Adams of
ElUJay, have two sons in ser
vice. Cpl. Oscar A. Adams vol
unteered in 1941. He was sent
to the Lawson General Hospi
tal to be trained for service
with an Army Medical Detach
ment. He was In North Africa
at the time of Rommel's de
feat and is now in Southern
Europe.
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Pfc. William M. Adams re
cently spent a brief furlough
with his parents. He entered the
Army in 1941 and at present
is training with a field artill
ery unit at Camp Pickett, Vir
ginia.
Harry Roper
In German Prison
The many friends of Mr. and.
Mrs. Arthur Roper of Nantahala
axe rejoicing with them over the
news that their son, Pvt. Harry
Roper, was not lost In action
as first reported tor the War
Department, but is in a German
prison camp. No details are
available at present.
At The Theatre
"Johnny Come Lately" is rat
ed "executed" by the reviewers.
It promises exceptionally lively
and agreeable entertainment.
The story is founded on Louis
Bromfield's novel, "McLoud's
Folly" and the cast, headed by
Jimmy Cagney and Grace Geo
rge, is very satisfactory. The
picture is both unusual and re.
freshing.
"Friendly Enemies" is a com
edy-drama of World War 1.
Its purpose is to keep the audi
ence laughing, and is said to
accomplish this 100 percent.
Part of Wednesday's FREE
SHOW is a melodrama "Aerial
Gunner" which glorifies the re
sponsibilities of a tail gunner
and was filmed with the coop,
eration of the Army.
A perfectly thrilling serial be
gins on Wednesday, "King Of
The Mounties," taken from a
novel by Zane Grey.
"Salute To The Marines" in
technicolor, is a timely and ex
citing story set in the Philip
pines before and after Pearl
Harbor. Wallace Beery is tough
enough to conquer the terror
of spies and fifth columnists.
FINE ATTENDANCE AT
BURNINGTOWN REVIVAL
Rev. Fred N. Sorrels, pastor
of the Mt. Sinai Pentecostal
church of Burnlngtown, reports
a helpful and well attended re
vival which was recently held In
the church, and he, wishes to
thank all for their help.
Rev. F. W. Holland assisted
Mr. Sorrels In the services.
Annual Red Cross Meeting
At Tavern Friday Evening
The annual meeting of the
Macon chapter of American Red
Cross will meet at the Tavern
on Friday evening, November
26. All members are urged to
attend as officers for the com
ing year and executive commit
tee members are to be elected
for the coming year. Those who
joined at the last Roll Call by
payment of one dollar or more
are entitled to vote.
The mtettaf will Iwftn with
dinner at 7:00 p. m? and the
business meeting will be held
afterwards. Those who wish to
attend the dinner are asked to
notify the Red Cross office.
O. E. Roberts, field represen
tative, will be the principal
speaker at the meeting.
The nominating committee Is
I. t. Whltmlre, Mrs. Carl 61a
gls and WUton H. Cobb of Hlgh
lanAs.
Franklin H. S. Scholastic
HONOR ROLL
First Quarter
Seniors
Paul Leatherman, Virginia
McGee, Anna Jeane Penland,
Kate Penland, Myra Blagle. Ni
na Rae WaldToop, Dorothy Pott*,
Helen Ramsey, Marie Waters.
Jupiors
Zanna Kate Anderson, Ruth
Edwards, Anne Flanagan, Fran
ces Furr, Helen Johnson, Cecil
Tallent, Carolyn Long, Max
Greene, Lee Roy Roper, Jessie
Lee Downs, Mary Lou Liner,
Carol Lee Roper.
Grade 10
Annie Sue Conley, Dean Holt.
Grade 9
Mac Duncan, Howard Horsley,
Freda Arnold, Virginia Lee Por
ter, Claretta Stiles, Frederick
Corbin, David Lee McDowell,
Ruth Moore, Syble Potts, Hazel
Robinson, Mary Francis Dal
rymple.
Grade t
Ruth Angel, Gall Bryson, An
ne Cabe, Barbara Childexs Ka
therlne Furr, Aim Lyle, Mar
ine Roten.
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Elizabeth Ann Phillips, Mary
Alice Archer, Jeannette Coch
ran, June Bradley, Nancy Cal
loway, Bergen Hall, Lewis Pen
land, Grady Green.
Grade I
Marie Waldroop, Edith Plem
raons, Curley Walker.
Grade 5
Donald Brown, Christine Holt.
Fourth Grade
Meda Angel, Martha 8tockton,
Lesher Greene, Bobby Tysinger,
Eugene Patton, Allan Cartledge,
Katrina Cochrane, Charlotte
Love, Ellen Ann Hlgdon.
Third Grade
Max Phillips, Lee Poindexter,
Jr., Julia Moody, Patty Lou Phil
lips, Jack Love, Laura Lyle,
Martha Roten, Roberta Snider,
Myrtls Angel.
PERFECT ATTENDANCE
Grade I
J. D. Emory, Larry Hawley,
Marshall Mann, Alvin Price, Ed
die Reece, Bobby Stanfield, Billy
Vanhook, Bobby Womack, Mary
Evelyn Cabe, Mildred Childers.
Lois Elliott, Cleo McDonald,
Helen Moore, Ann Snyder, Rob
bie Gay Tallent, Margaret Tho
mas, Julia Waldroop, Eugene
McCall, Thelma Phillips, Nancy
Angel.
Grade n
Frank Allison, Robert Ander
son, Roy Lee Brooks, Clyde
Houston, Jr., Bill Hunnlcutt,
Shirley McCall, Eugene McDon
ald, Lucille Hyatt, Nancy McCol
iim. Est* Mae Bingham, Naomi
Elliott, Dorothy Henry, Frances
Hyatt, Shirley Ann Ledford,
Dorothy McKay, Freda Moore.
Jean Reed, Charles Baldwin,
Joe Bingham, Max Henderson,
Joe Patton, Carl Robinson,
Jackie Wllkle.
Grade III
Barbara Sue Mann, Betty
Bradley, Martha Louise Jones,
Roberta Snider, Laura Lyle,
Peifgy Solesby, Shelby Brltton,
Johnny Henry, Rowland Keener,
Jack Love, Carroll Childers,
Bobby Bingham, John Emory,
Mack Tippett, Dan Olbson, L. A
Moore. Lawrence Long, Dan An
gel, Emory Crawford, Harry
Hnrner, W. A. Leach, Kenneth
McCall. Max Phillips, Elmer
Phillips, Lee Polndexter, Jr.,
Billy Waldroop, Virginia Mae
Bingham, Grace Brown, Lela Jo
Gall*. Jo Ann Long, Julia
Moody, Louis* Ray, Juanlta
Rmm, Jo Ann WtiWd?.
Grade IV
Don Henry, Bobby Norris, Bob
by Ty singer, Elmor Vanhook,
Meda Angel, Patsy Arnold,
Ruth English, Georgia Nell Mc
Donald, Martha Stockton, Mar
tha Rogers, Dan Moore, Pat
Patillo, Eugene Patton, Howard
Patton, Ray Potts, Weyman Wal
droop, Katrina Cochrane, Ellen
Ann Higdon, Iris Long, Char
lotte Love, Joyce McCall, Emma
lou Woody.
Grade V
Jessie B. Emory, Jessie Mc
Connell, Bessie McConnell, Betty
Lee Moore, Winona Payne, Ed
die Reed, Evelyn Roper, Charles
Thomas, Nell Baldwin, Mary
Frances Bingham, Freda Mae
Elliott, Bessie Belle Holland,
Mary Sue Potts, Jewel Reece,
Margaret Waldroop, John Arch
er, Donald Brown, Kermit De
Hart, Charles McKay, Jack
Reece, Grady Thompson.
Grade VI
Howard Baldwin, Elma Bing
ham, Joe Bradley, Verna Marie
Green, Margaret Kinsland, Lou
ise Moore, Jeanette Robinson,
Lorene Angel, Alexander Ander
son, R L. Cunningham, Ray
Davis, Burton Leach, George
HBfiaNBS:
lie Mae Buchanan, Betty Jo
Cochrane, Louise Moore, Shir- ;
ley Rowland, Margareitte Smart, |
Gladys Tallent
Grade VII
Nelle Bingham, J. C. Britton,
Bobby Bryson, Patricia Childers,
Jeannette Cochran, Mildred Dal
ton, Ethel Dobaon, Arley Hen
derson, Earlene Henson, Virgin
la Holt, Kathryn Long, Dean
Pendergrass, Lewis Penland,
James Rowland, Sara Lee Wal
droop. Aline Ray, Bill Reece,
Rufus Setser.
Grade VIII
John Flanagan, Edgar Guest,
Charles Keener, Jack Roland,
Charles Whittington, Jimmy
Whlttington, Harley Stewart,
Evelyn Brendle, Lucille Brendle,
Mildred Deal, Lucille Kinsland,
Beatrice Ray, Audrey Stewman,
Ruth Angel, Anne Cabe, Betty
Clarke, Frankle Crisp, Kathrine
Furr, Ann Lyle, Dorothy Raby,
Helen Roper, Agnes Setser,
Frances Thomas, Charles Con
ley, Candler Gray, Paul Woo ten,
Ronald White.
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Harvey Bell, Betty Ann Con
ley, Elizabeth DeHart, Wllma
Edwards, Ralph Garland, Tllah
ka Henson, Betty Leatherman,
Ray Vanhook, Betty Bradley,
Betty Bryson, Ruth Bryson,
Eva Nell Clark, Mary Helen
Dills, Alene Gregory, Hazel Hol
land, Dorothy Keener, Betty
Mashburn, Ruth Moore, Betty
Peek, Sybil Potts, Hazel Robin
son, Jane Setser, Evalee Van
hook, Irene Vinson, Ruth West,
Sallle Sue Bingham, Virginia
Brookshire, Frederick Corbin,
Furman Corbin, Sam Joe Ful
ton, Odell McCoy, Dennis Sta
nley, Blanche Crisp, Maxine
Dean, Dorothy Moore, Thelma
Sanders, Virginia Lee Porter,
Claretta Stiles, Mary Sue Nor
ton, Floyd Jacebs, R. W. Bur
nette, George CcCloud.
Grade XI
Zanna Kate Anderson, Fran
ces Furr, Annie Will Howard,
Annie Lou Huscusson, Betty
Gregory, Helen Johnson, Lassie
McCall, Margaret Moore, Grace
Raby, Kathertye Sellers, Cecil
Tallent, Richard Angel. Edward
Bryson, Lewis Cansler, Max
Greene, Troy Houston, Jack
Nichols, Lee Rqy Roper, Howell
Smith, Violet Barnard, Helen
Gibson, Dorothev Guy, Kate Ja
cobs, Mary Lou Liner, Catherine
Meadows, Iva Dell Norton, Kath
*vn Patterwi, Janice Reynolds.
Carol 1** Roper, Evelyn Stile*.
Hw#l StttM,
Christmas Seals To Fight
T. B. On The Home Front
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SERVICE EDITION
We are beginning preparation
of oar bif New Tear edition,
which will be a tribute to our
Maoon men and women in uni
form, who are fighting on every
front. The ^taper goes to them,
no matter where they are, so
that thia edition will be read
by hundreds of our boys scat
tered all over the world.
Anyone who wishes to send a
personal greeting on the greet
ing page of this edition, please
s?nd your nam* and enclose one
dollar marked "For Greeting
Page" of Service Edition.
Classifications
Announced By Our Local
Board
The following classifications
are announced by the Local Se
lective Service Board:
In 1-A: Elwood Greenwood,
col.
In 2 A: Fred Ernest Guest,
J. B. Duvall, Paul Gray Ward,
Ray Anderson, Archie Cllngman
Stockton, Elijah Grant, James
Wiley Guest, Clifford Burnell
Dills, Thomas Monroe DeHart,
Nell Gilmer Waldroop.
In S-C: Wood row Wilson Gib
son, Charles William Nolen, Geo
rge Carol Gibson.
In 3-D: Ismel Bonell Mason,
Harry Alexander Brabson.
In 4-F: Burl Wayne Ray.
In 1-A H: Fred Woods, Ly
man Paul Ballew, Charles Rob
ert Anderson, Theodore Tlllery
Love, Paul Earl Ross, Fred Al
bert Rogers, Floyd Robert Ram
sey, Don Hughes, Horace Lester
Bryant
In 1-C H: James Frank Gar
land.
la S-O H: James Ned Tea
gue.
In 4-F H: John Riley Wilson,
James Clifton England, col.
In 4- A: Walter Lemuel Led
ford, Albert McKlnley Rogers,
Jeter Samuel Love, col., Lyell
McKlnley Wlshon, Grady Cun
ningham, Frank Stiles, Roy
Lenoir Passmore, Andy Nathan
iel Crane, Hemy H. Wilson,
Harvey Lester Bryant, Lyman
Zachary, Charlie Pritchard Car
penter, William Arthur Kins
land, Daniel Napoleon Moore,
William Frederick Penland, col.,
Claude McKlnley Thomas, Jos
eph Luther Raby. George Har
rison Mason, William Albert
Southard, Joseph Thomas Potts,
Zeb Vance Cansler, Charlie Bur
gess, col., Dewey George Mc
Donnell, Sheridan McKlnley Mc
Coy, Thomas Leonard Collier,
Frank Miller Brendle, Raymond
D. Yonce, Fred Taylor, William
Carol Carpenter, Peter Nathan
Moses, Dewey Rhodes, George
Brabson Pat ton, Ras Penland,
Roy Henderson Bryson, Willie
Valentine, Roy David Arnold,
Buell Tlppett.
Senatorial Candidates
Line Up For Next Year's
Democratic Primary
Last week Cameron Morrison
of Charlotte, former governor,
now serving as representative
from the 10th Congressional
district, announced his candi
dacy for the Democratic nomi
nation for U. S. Senate to suc
ceed Robert R. Reynolds, who,
the week before, announced
that he would not run.
He will have a formidable op
ponent In Former Gov. Clyde
R. Hoey of Shelby. Two other
candidates ate Marvin L. Riteh
of Charlotte and Arthur Sim
mons of Burlington.
Jr. Radio Inspectors
Home For Visit
Home for a brief visit are
Lucy Welch and Marie and Ka
therlne Conley, who began their
radio course at a NYA center.
They have just completed five
Grade XII
James Horsley, Kathleen Cm be,
Louise Corbin, Mae Deal, Gladys
Hannah, Elba Led better, Lola
Ledford, Margaret Fairish, Hel
en Ramsey, Fannie Mae Setser,
Kathleen West, Frank Murray,
Jr., Mary Elizabeth Dobaon. Em
ma Lou Hunt, Lillian Jones
Georgia MeCey, Virginia MeOee
HMt HnteM, Dmtfejr MtrUn
The School Children WU1
Continue Seal Sales
Until Christmas
The annual Christmas Seal
1 sale which opened officially on
November 22, has already been
in progress in Macon county for
two weeks, says W. C. Newton,
i of Highlands, county chairman.
The sale which is being con
! ducted by the school children,
will continue until Christmas,
Mr. Newton announces.
Franklin High school students
have already sold out their quo
ta and turned in $100, and
schools of Highlands, Otto and
Cowee are well on the way at
exhausting their quota. There
are demands for more stamps,
so that the chairman announces
that another $200 worth will be
on sale.
This means that Macon coun
ty will have one-half of the
proceeds of thH increased sale
to be demoted to treatment and
help for tuberculosis patients in
this county, through the health
department.
This battle on the home front
will continue until Christmas.
8eniors of Franklin and High
lands' will have battle stations
in the postoffices and banks of
the two towns, and the gener
al public is expected to "pass
the amunition" to help destroy
this deadly killer in our midst.
Law Enforcement
Agencies To Hold
Quarterly Conference
The Quarterly conference of
Law Enforcement Agencies will
be held at the Langren hotel,
Ashevllle, beginning at 2 pjn.,
on Thursday, Dec. 2.
Edward Scheldt, snedal scent
In charge of the field division
of the FBI, will act as chair
man. Special Aeent, James E.
Wallace of the Charlotte office,
will speak on criminal viola
tions of the Selective Service
Act.
Activities of confidence men
and impersonators will be dis
cussed and slides are to he run,
showing fugitives sought by lo
cal officers in the CaTollnas.
Law enforcement officials and
auxiliary police from the 17
western counties are expected
to attend. Macon county offi
cials who expect to take advan
tage of his assistance are: Sher
iff J. P. Bradley. Chief Deouty
Walter Dean, H. D. Grant, dep
uty for Nantahala Township;
W. H. Cochran, chief of police
and Oscar Dills, night police
man, Franklin; Ed Rogers,
chief of police, Highlands.
FUNERAL RITES FOR
MRS. SAIXIE KEENER
Funeral services for Sallle
Pickles Imer Keener, 83, were
held at Asbury Methodist church
Tuesday, November 9th at 3:00
o'clock. The Rev. J. I. Vinson
officiated. Interment was in the
church cemetery. Pallbearer*
were the grandsons ; Robert Hen
son, Edgar Keener, Hyatt Kee
ner and Robert Keener.
Mrs. Keener died at the home
of her granddaughter, Nellie
Keener, at Mountain City, Qa.
She had been In falling health
for the last four years. "Aunt"
Sallle, as she was affectionately
known was born in Macon
county, March 23, 1860. the
daughter of Benson PlckleMmer
and Nancy McCall Plckleslmer.
She married James Keener who
died fourteen years ago.
Mrs. Keener la survived by
two daughters, Mrs. Tim Callo
way of Franklin and Mrs. Rob
ert Henson of Dlllard, Route 1;
one half brother, Ed Plcklesl
mer of Highlands and three half
sisters, Mrs. Delia Talley; Mrs.
Llllie Talley; Mrs. Alva McCall
of Highlands. Mrs. Keener had
17 grandchildren; 22 great
grandchildren and two great
great-grandchildren.
months advanced training in
? Philadelphia. and each is rated
i Junior Inspector of Radio., UiS.
Naval Instruction Service.
After a brief vi?it with th?lr
, respective narents, Mnr1e and
Katherlne Conlev will he rta
. tinned ?t AHe? P?.. ?"d
, Lucy Welch In Northern New
? Jtney.