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FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, DEC. 2, 1943
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24 INDUCTED
1NT0SERVICE
Macon Men Accepted By
Army, Navy and
Coast Guard
Of the men sent to the in
duction station at Camp Croft,
8. C., on November 18, the folV
lowing were accepted for sec
vice in some branch.
Those accepted by the Army
are: Abner Luther Young, Har
ley Carpenter, Jr., J. L. Holland,
Weyman Quinton Ayers, Harold
Newton Nix, John Washington
McDowell, John Huber Wasllik,
Edwin Howard Penland, Leon
ard Charles Moffltt, Jake Cole
man Qullliams, Elwood Johnson,
Freeman Alexander Watts, Prit
chard Thomas Chastaln, Emits
Green Houston, Jr., and George
Truett Martin.
Those accepted by the Navy
are: Marvin Edd Beaty, George
Wlnfield Beaty, Frank Maiden
Elliott, Herman O'Bhlelds, Arc
hie Lyman Pickleslmer, Robert ,
Alvin Turpln, Charles Monroe
Stiles, Virgil Calvin Caldwell.
Edward Webb was accepted by
the Coast Guard.
Absenteeism
In School la Matter Of
Deep Concern
J. H. Pugh, principal of the
Franklin High school, has Issued
a statement this week in regard
to the alarming absenteeism,
among both boys and girls at
the school.
"It is a matter of deep con
cern for parents as well as the
' school, to see young people stay
away from their classes or drop
* out altogether to take some .
temporary Job," said Mr. Pugh,
who has personally appealed to
many of the young people and
their parents. Mr. Pugh said he
realized that the scarcity of
labor offers temporary attrac
tive opportunity for earning but
that the valuable school train
ing lost now would be a perma
nent handicap.
He stated that 59 boys and
girls have dropped out of school
already this term as compared
to 54 last year; also that there
are more absentees and excuses.
He begs the parents to cooper
ate with the school in not giv
ing excuses to children to go to
town in school hours and for
other trivial reasons.
"We must have the children
there If the school Is to do good
work," said Mr. Pugh. "We have
music, a literary club and a
school paper, as well aa voca
tional training, which offer ad
ditional attractions outside of
the regular curriculum which
should give added benefits to
our young people."
Superior Court
Will Open Mon., Dec. (;
Judge Clements to Preside
The December term of Super
ior Court for Macon county will
open next Monday morning, with
the Honorable J. H. Clements,
Judge, presiding. ,
The list of jurors were pub
lished after the drawing by the
county commissioners at the
regular meeting on the first
Monday of November.
The criminal docket Is light,
with no major cases on the cal
endar. Cases continued from pre
vious terms number 27, and
there are thirteen new cases.
Civil court Is scheduled to
convene on Wednesday morning,
December 8. This calendar is
unusually light, with five cases
listed, besides six divorce cases.
All appeals from Justice of the
Peace, as per statute, will stand
In their natural order for trial
on the calendar. O. A. Jones
and O. L. Houk constitute the
calendar committee.
PTA Meeting
Changed To Dec, 14
Mrs. Carl 81agle, president of
the Parent-Teacher Association,
asks parents to take note of the
change of time of the meeting
to Tuesday, December 14, the
we* of the closing of the school
for the Christmas holidays. An
interesting program will be giv
en.
PERCY WEBB
- IS CAPTURED
Leader Of Gang Escaped
From Georgia
Penitentiary
Percy Webb, serving a term
In the Georgia penitentiary for
housebreaking, has been cap
1 tured by Sheriff J. P. Bradley
1 and Sheriff Wilson of Rabun
county, Georgia.
He was the leader of the
gang that did so much house
breaking in the Tesenta and
Highlands sections of Macon
county and the Betty's Creek
section of Georgia during the
early part of this year. He was
sentenced to five to six years
In June, but escaped In July.
FINE REPORT OF
JR. RED CROSS
Over 3,000 Payroll For
Service In Macon
School
The boys and girls of Macon
county have enrolled for service
by joining the American Junior
Red Cross. According to the
splendid report that has been
made by Mrs. Gladys P. Kins
land, chairman, all teachers and
principals have cooperated and
more than 3,000 children have
contributed more members than
ever before.
"Our contribution last year
was $142, and this year a total
of $211.83 has been turned in
Mrs. Klnsland reports.
"We are proud of our active j
organization. Plans have been
made for the production of ar
ticle* for our service men. The
war needs of our nation and
other nations are great. We are
happy to have a small share in
the work that the Junior ReiJ
Cross Is doing in all parts of
the world," is the expression of
the chairman In the name of
the membership of Macon coun
ty.
Amounts as given by schools
are as follows: ' ,
Franklin High school, $40.37; ]
Elementary, $23.29; Otto, $30.00; \
Highlands, $15.59; Otter Creek, ]
$18.29; Co wee, $13.44; Slagle, ]
$10-25 ; Clark's Chapel, $3.00; I
HlgdonvUle, $5.69; Iotla. $5.00;
Union school, $4.05; Maple
Springs, $4.01; Kyle, $3.23; Alli
son Watts, $3.10; Chapel $3.09;
Chapel High, $1.11; Gold Mine,
$3.00; Pine Grove, $2.80; Bum
lngtown, $2.00; Holly Springs,
$2.00; Oak Dale, $1.50; Oak
Ridge, $1.90; Mountain Orove,
$1.30; Mashburn Branch, $1.00;
Salem school, $3.00; Buck Creek
Ranch, 75c; Camp Branch, 60c; '
Walnut Creek, 50c; Watauga,
51c. Scaly, $1.00.
Fred L. Hall, 55,
Of Macon County
Pastes Suddenly
Fred L. Hall, 55, died of a
heart attack while working at
his home In the Ellljay section
of Macon county Wednesday af
ternoo.
A native of Haywood county, <
Mr. Hall was a son of LaFate
Hall and Josephine Blalock Hall. ,
He was employed by the Far- }
mew' Federation at Canton un- (
til about seven years ago when ,
he moved to Macon county. He ,
had been engaged In farming (
since that time. He was a con
ference member of the Seventh
Day Adventlst church at Char
lotte.
Funeral services were held on
Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
at Bethel Methodist church, Rev.
L. T. Knetch, Rev. J. L. Stokes
and Rev. C. W. Judy officiating.
Burial was In the Bethel ceme
tery.
Pallbearers were Ralph Pen
land, Harry Bradley, Alfred Hol
landf John Bingham, and Oran
Holland.
He Is survived by his wife, the
former Miss Nettle Frady; one
brother, W. O. Hall of Frank
lin; a step-brother, Ora Smath
ers of Canton; one nephew and
three nieces.
Tech. Cpl. Lee Doyle Long,
son of Mrs. George Ledford of
Prentiss, has recently landed
somewhere In the Aleutian Is
lands. Re writes that he Is set
ting tlon| nicely Re has been In
tha strvioi lino* May, 1M1,
NEWS or OUR
MENwWOMEN
IN UNIFORM
Pvt. Jeese J. Rogers, son of
Mr. and Mr*. Will Rogers of
Otto, is now in North Africa,
according to news recently re
ceived by his wife, the former
Miss Grace Mashburn.
Pvt. James Marshall Fouts,
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Fouts,
Route 3, Franklin, Is now sta
tioned at Walnut Ridge, Ark.
He is serving in the 688th Basic
flying Squadron.
Robert J. Lewis, Jr., A. M. M.
I/C, enlisted December 1, 1943,
ind graduated at the Jackson
ville Naval Air Station In June.
He was then transferred to Nor
folk, N. A. 8. for eight weeks
advanced training. Bob is now
somewhere in the Pacific. He la
the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. J.
Lewis of Highlands, N. C., and
West Palm Beach, Fla.
Bank Wants
Dimes, Nickles
And Pennies
Henry W. Cabe, cashier of the
Bank of Franklin, requests that
all children, and adults too, who
have pennies, nickles and dimes
In banks, will release them to
Uncle Sam, who Is badly in need
of small coins for circulation.
This request has gone out all
over the country, and there Is
no doubt that the home front
will accommodate their govern
ment in a prompt response by
breaking all the penny banks
that are hoarding the coins that
are needed In wartime.
Mr. Cabe says bring them te
the bank to exchange for largei
coins or bills.
PTTY TT? FIND IT? BBLL IT
THROUGH THS8? COLUMN!
Sgfc. Gpqrge l^lfQrcJ, son at
Frank Ledford at Franklin, {?
serving In the 55th Aviation
Squadron and is now a? Stock
ton FleK{, CiM. Hf bM Dim to
the service twelve pMnttp.
8/Sgt. Hershel McClure, son
at Mr and Hn. Otto McClure
of Route 2, Franklin.
Pfc. Darrell Tallent, son of
Mrs. Florence Tallent, U spend
ing Thanksgiving with his mo
ther and sister. He has been
stationed at Chanute Field. 111.
Aviation Cadet H. D. Corbln,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry D.
Corbln of Franklin, Route 4, re
cently completed his course with
the 51st College Training De
tachment In Rochester, N. 7.,
and Is now receiving a month of
flight* training "before transfer
to another area.
Pvt. John E. Woodall, who is
with a medical detachment
somewhere in the Pacific area,
writes that his sport over there
is watching Jap planes fall and
burst Into flame. He was once
close to 8 Japs, but says that
they will not be of further use
to the empire.
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Tice of
Franklin, Route 3, have had a
letter from their son, John H.
Tice, saying he was well and
happy somewhere in the Pacific
area. He has been promoted to
rank of Chief Petty Officer and
in January will celebrate the
sixth anniversary of his enlist
ment. All his years of service
have been spent overseas.
Gus Nelson Found
Dead On Nantahala
Ous Nelson, (MS, a resident of
the Little Chora Creek section
of Nantahala township, was
found dead on Monday morning,
November 29. His body was In a
pathway some distance from the
nearest residence.
Sheriff J. P. Bradley and Cor
oner Ous Wallace went to the
scene as soon as notified, and
summoned a Jury to hold an
Inquest. The verdict of the Jury
was that the deceased died of
natural causes, for there was no
> evidence of foyl play.
Oeorge W. Evans recently
' ^oent his furlough with his wife,
' the former Miss Lucy Campbell
of Franklin, Route 3, and his
father, Charles Irani of Aquone.
Ha has bean in the U. 8. Navy
itout HxtMn pin.
Big Three Meet In Cairo
And Plan To Smash Japs
Baptist Minister
Rev. L. S^Hftpentw, D. D, j
Dr. Carpenter
Te ffe Guest Speaker At ]
Macon Churchet
Dr. L U Carpenter, editor of
The Biblical Recorder, Baptist
weekly magazine published at
Raleigh, will be the guest speak- ?
er at the Franklin Baptist j
church next Sunday momlng at
11:00 o'clock.
Dr. Carpenter will speak at
the Iotla church on Sunday
evening and at the joint ses
sion of the association^ minis
ters conference and W. M. U.
organizations at the Cowee
church the following morning.
Xmas Seals
To Fight TubercukMtft
Selling Fast
? W/ C. Newton, cocnty chair
man of Christmas seals, an
nounces that another 10,000 seals
have been ordered far sale in
Macon county. The first 10,000
have already been sold out by
the children of the county, and
this supply was not enough to
answer the defand. This added
sum will mean that more needy
tubercular patients In Macon
county will receive help and
treatment
"This Is a battle on the home
front; It is just as Important to
fight for the health of our
children as It Is to fight for de
stroy our human enemies," said
Mr. Newton.
"Let us back up our men by
protecting the home front from
disease and sickness."
Junes J. York
Taken By Death ,
At Georgia Home I
Funeral services for James J. 11
York, 71, a former resident of
Macon county, who died at his
home at Clayton, Ga., Friday,
following an Illness of three
months, was held Sunday after- i
noon at 2:30 o'clock at the
Mountain City, Oa., Baptist
church, the Rev. D. F. Helm,
the Rev. Claude Landreth and
the pastor officiating. Burial
was In the church cemetery.
Mr. York was a native of Rabun
county, Oa.
Surviving are his widow and
10 children by a former marri
age, Edward of Lafrance, S. C.,
Fred of Franklin and Black
Mountain, Cleve of Franklin and
Florida, Ralph of Lake Worth,
Fla., and Earl of the Army; Mrs.
Viola Hall, Mrs. R. H. Rogers,
Mrs. Nellie Clark, all of Char
lotte, Mrs. Pearl Brickley and
Mrs. Ida Bell Shope of Wilming
ton; and 11 grandchildren.
Bryant funeral home Is In
chaTge. ;
Last Rite* For
StanfuM Infant
Sheron 8 tan field, 0-day-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ar
thur Stanfleld, died at the home
of her parents in the Cullasaja
community Monday afternoon,
following a brief illness.
Funeral services will be held
at the Salem Methodist church
Tuesday afternoon at 0:30
o'clock, the Rev. Fred Sorrells
and the Rev. Frank Holland of
ficiating. Burial will follow in
the ehureh cemetery.
Iht la rorvtved by her parents
ft Ml onft brftthw.
Roosevelt, Churchill And
Chiang Hold Historic
Conference
According to an Associated
Press dispatch and radio an
nouncements, President Roose
velt, Prime Minister Churchill
and President Chiang Kai-shek
have held an historic five-day
conference from November 22 to
26, have bound their nations in
an agreement to beat Japan in
to unconditional surrender and
to strip her of all her Imperial
istic gains of the last half cen
tury.
It has not been officially an
nounced but various European
sources state that the "big four"
have already gone to Teheran,
capital of Iran (Persia) where
Churchill and Roosevelt will hold
i conference with Stalin. Since
Russia Is not at war with Japan,
Chiang Kai-shek Is not expect
ed to sit in on this meeting.
But he and Mrs. Chiang Kai
shek, who has acted as inter
preter in the meeting In Cairo,
ire reported to be in Teheran
ilso.
Achievement Day
\t Agricultural Building
.Next Saturday
A Joint Achievement Day of
;he home demonstration clubs,
'armers and the neighborhood
eader organizations will be held
n the Agricultural building, Sat
lrday, December 4 at 10 a_m.
Mrs. Robert Fulton, president
>f the Home Demonstration
Ulub council and Mr. B. W. Jus
.ice, chairman of the Neighbor
Mod Leader organization, will
preside.
The Rev. Carl W. Judy win
somtact the devotional. Mrs. J.
J. L. Milter at Marion, N (ft,
3 resident of the N. C. Pedera
,ion of H-D Clubs will be the
(uest speaker on "Activities of
lural Women of North Caroli
la."
C. W. Henderson and Mrs.
lobert Parrlsh, will report on
he activities of farm families
n the county for the past
'ear.
Victory Projects carried by
l-H club boys and girls will be
eported on by Johnny Smith
>f Pine Grove club and vice
>resident of the 4-H county
souncil; Betty Peek of Pine
5 rove Club, and James Patter
ion of Otto Club.
Mrs. Earl Harrison and Mr.
Claude Patterson, will present
rtacon county's goals of the
right for Freedom for 1944.
W. M. Landess, of Tennessee
f alley Authority, will show slides
ind movies of farm families'
trojects. All will bring picnic
unches. ,
Red Cross
\imual Meeting Hear*
Address and Reports
Elects Officers
Reports of officers and chair
men, election of officers and an
kddress by O. E. Roberts, field
representative, were the fea
tures of the program of the an
nual meeting of the Macon
:ounty chapter of the American
lied Cross, at the Tavern last
Friday night.
Nearly 100 persons attended
the dinner meeting which was
presided over by Dr. J. L.
Stokes, chairman, who made the
report of the chapter's progress
luring the year as well as the
report of aid being given to
jervice men and their families.
He recommended that a full
time home service secretary be
employed for this ever-growing
department of the chapter's ac
tivities for the war's duration.
John Archer reported that the
camp and hospital council of
Western North Carolina had
asked for Christmas presents to
be given for the soldiers at
Moore General hospital and the
soldier's rest center at La>o
Lure. He announced that the
vocational department of the
high school under E. J. Whit
mire was making some of these
presents.
Mr. Roberts announced that
s branch office of the Red
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