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FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, DEC. 16, 1943
$2.00 PER YEAR
DR. W. H. CARSON
TO SPEAK HERE
Missionary From Africa
At Baptist Church
Two Day*
Dr. W. H. Carson, missionary
tram Nigeria, West Africa, will
speak of his work at the Bap
tist ?feurch, Sunday evening,
December 19 at ? o'clock.
He will also address the Wo
men's Missionary Union on Mon
day, December 20, at I pjn. at
the church. ,
Dr J J\ Marchman, pastor, will
announce the time on Sunday
when he will speak to the youn*
people. ,
Dr. and Mrs. Carson have
done missionary work for 25
years among the natives along
the shores of the Niger river.
Their home is In the launch
that carries them up and down
the stream to their different
stations. They are now on leave
.visiting many churches In the
states. They are under the Sou
tttern Baptist Convention. Their
, coming here Is of special lnter
iest, as they are friends of Dr.
rand Mrs. Marchman's daughter,
,Mlss Margaret Marchman, also
?m missionary in that field, a
(teacher In the girl's mission
school at Sharkl.
Christinas Cycle
For iotlt Churches
Beginning Friday night, Dec
ember 17, at the Iotla Baptist
church at 8 o'clock, the Prank
lin Circuit will begin its cycle of
holiday services. At this service
the Iotla Baptist church, the
Iotla Methodist church aad the
Iotla school will present a pag
eant portraying the birth of
?Jesus.
On Sunday afternoon at 4
tfsloek, December It. the young
people of Snow Hill, Clark's
Chape; and Bethel, will give a
Christmas party for the Intern
ees at the prison camp. On
Wednesday. December 33, a pag
eant portraying the birth of
Jesus will be giben at Snow Hill
at 8 p.m. The following evening
at 8:30, December 33, the child
ren and young people of Clark's
? Chapel will present s program
< of drama and pageant. On
'Christmas Eve, at 8 o'clock, a
program of drama will be given
at the Bethel church by the
Sunday school and young peo
' The cycle of seivkws will end
on I*csm?>er 31. When the
youn* t?ovto sf Snow Ha have
Coun??
the church
win mc -
of recreation, sad a
Night pr.V*?*
beginning *
The Youth 11164
begin at 9 pr
otecting will
Methodist
Elect 1944 Offfott* N
Mrs. Zeb W. Coaler w re- ,
elected president of the Woman's ;
Society ot Christian afcrrtce ofi
the Franklin Methodist church I
on last Thursday aftemocm when
the monthly mefeting was held
at the home of Mrs. J. L. Bar
nard, with Mis. C. Gordon Moore
as associate hustses
Other officers elected iter the
coming year Included: >
Mrs. Roy Q. Beshears, Ties
president; Mrs. Thomas W. Por
ter, recording secretary; aqier
lntendent of Mission Study, Mh.
J. L. Stokes; superintendent of
supplies, Mrs. W. A. Rogers;
superintendent of Christian so
cial relations, Mrs. Harold T.
Sloan; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Thomas W. Porter; treas
urer, Mrs. C. Gordon Moon;
spiritual life superintendent.
Mrs. Oeorge A. Jones; superin
tendent of literature and publi
cations, Mrs. Pearl Hunter; sup
erintendent of student activities,
Mrs. Re by Tessier; superinten
. dent of children's work, Mrs. W. I
JR. Cunningham.
Mrs. Zeb W. Con ley, president,
presided over the business ses
s Vsx
Installation of newly elect
ed fleers will be held at the
JanWT "Meting.
CH*IfTMA8 SEALS for sale at
Frees Office, Help T*. pa*
to Mmm Nffdf fcy
Classifications
Announced Bf Om Local
Board
The following changed class
ifications are announced by the
Local Selective Service Board:
In 1-A: Samuel DeWltt Callo
way. John Emerson Smith, Wil
liam Howard Cable. Vance Ven
son Holbrook, Robert Hughes,
FVed Watael Dills, Dexter Cleve
land Roberts, Samuel Prank
Holbrooks, Rufus Butler Justice,
James Albert Russell, George
Thomas Crawford, Herschel Mc
Klnley Simonds. T. C. Roper,
Roy Jackson Corbln, James San
ders, William Arlen Greenwood,
Carl Richard Houston, Frank
Kelly Pruett, John Walter Hous
ton, Orady Ranford Stockton,
Wint Russell DeHart, Billy Bur
gess. col. Ray Bates, Leonard
Webb, Bphraim Arvil Quyer, Wy
lle George Sstes, Douglas Archi
bald Talley, Walter Charles An
derson, Charles Junior Burgess,
col.
In Z-a: cnaries Kioeir names, i
Joseph Hughes, Clarence Wm.
Peek. Glenn Harrison Tallent,
Lloyd Ellis Owen. Harley Willi
am Barnes, Berlin Kills Duvall,
James Logan Sanders, Lawrence
Richard Saunders, Thaddeui
Cllngmon Bryson, William Em
mett Roland, Buster Mashbum,
Dan R. Reynolds, Carl Leander
Baldwin, Harold Eugene Staf
ford, Grant Louis Zickgraf.
In S-A: Bennie B. Haire, Har
W t ??" CiuiUrgh*"". Herman,
Roosevelt McCall, Bert Ewltt
Gibson, Thomas Ralph Peek,
Harry Wm. Baty, Harry Lester
TaUey.
In 3-C: Floyd Bart Glbbs.
.In 3-C: Andrew Howard Row
land, Albert Wilson, Buran J.
Pruett, Reid Loundon Bingham.
In 3-D: Emery Houston Dou
thitt, Robert Carl Donaldson,
Elmer Fred Owenby.
In 4-/": Thomas Jefferson
Charts, col., Richard Theodore
Norton. Theodore Warren Hlg
tn l-A-H: Ennis Btowlck Til
son, James Clyde Hughes, Ter
rell Lloyd Tallent, John Robert
Calloway, Robert Glenn Hender
son, Walter Monroe Talley, Geo
rge Washington Oregory, Wiley
Alton Stamey, Joe Angel.
The following classifications
are announced by the Local Se
lective Service Board:
In 1-A: Hiram Victor Tallent,
John Thomas Roane. Norman
Garnet] Mcflure.
Jn 2-A: Andrew Mack Alton,
Jamas William Porter. Harold
Williams, Eugene Brown, James
Albert Russell Carl Richard
Houston, John Walter Houston,
Ray Cochran, James Donald
Liner Arch Harold Dills, Dover
Dee Welch. -
In X-t: Claude B. Martin.
In S-C: James Sanders, Jamas
Brttt May.
In 4-P: Max Lee King, Mar
shall Lawton Lowery.
NaoUhala Hi Wins
Owr Franklin Hi
Basketball soon. M to 6.
The Nantahaia High acbool
Man, led by the timely sharp
ab^tlng of Ayers, thoroughly
defeat the larger, but ton ex
perienced* Franklin High school
team last iXday night at the
May Community building on
Otter Creek. V
The Nantahaia gl^U' team Is
fully aa strong as die boys'
and both have been lnv'ted to
Join the tri-cbunty basketball
conference. They will play two
games with each of the follow
ing high school teams: Robbln~
sville, Hayesville, Murphy, Hla
Dam and Foniana Dam.
Fire Department
Puts Out Fire On Farm
The fire department answer
ed a call on Wednesday after
noon to extinguish a blaze
which had partially destroyed
the corn crib of Lennle Hall on
his farm at the bend of the
river a few miles from town.
It is reported that about 500
bushels of corn was lost by Mr.
Hall before the truck arrived
and extinguished the fire.
BBOWN POINTS FOR
WASTE FATS
The housewife may now re
ceive one brown ration point for
each one-half pound of salvage
kitchen fats she takes to her
retailer, m addition, she will
continue to receive four cents
A pound. Retailers will not give
point* for less than ane-half a
pwnl iter fw U?y fractional
NEWS OF OUR
i M EN w WOMEN
IN UNIFORM
PVT. WILLIAM I. PARRISH
Pvt. William L. Parrlah, son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Parrlsb of
Otto, enlisted in the Army In
May, 1943. He received basic
training at Fort Leonard Wood,
Mo., and completed an electri
cal training course at the New
York Trade school. He is now
stationed at A.?K>
Depot, Camp Reynolds, Pa. i
Van Frailer of First World
War and son, Corporal Haywood
Frailer,
Mr. and Mrs. Van Frazier,
who are now living In Detroit,
have been notified that their
son, Haywood Frazier, has been
promoted to rank of corporal.
He is now stationed in the
south Pacific area and writes
wUrjF ** *nd happy.
Christmas "Mountain Echo"
Dedicated To Cabe Boys
The first issue of The Moun
tain Echo, appearing this week,
published by the Journalism
Club of the Franklin High
school, is dedicated to the Cabe
brothers, whose pictures are car
ded above the following tribute:
To A/C Henry W. Cabe, Jr.,
who was killed in an airplane
accident last June, and to his
brother, Lieut. Kenneth R. Cabe
who is reported "missing in ac
tion," in the European Theatre
of War, we dedicate this issue
of the Mountain Echo.
Henry Cabe, Jr., graduated
from Franklin High school in
the spring of 1940. He won the
Balfour Plaque and was Vale
dictorian of the Senior Class of
that year. He entered State Col
lege in the fall of 1940, and was
a Junior there before entering
the service in the United States
Army Air Corps.
Kenneth R. Cabe graduated
from Franklin High school in
the spring of 1938, and entered
State College In the fall of 19S8.
He was a Senior at this College
before he left to enlist in the
Army Air Corps in 1942.
These boys, who have so brav
ely fought for the freedom of
our country, are the sons of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Cabe of
Franklin,
This Christmas edition, which
Is printed In two colors, and
the contents do credit to the
editorial staff. _?
The club Is fortunate to have
as Its faculty advisor. Miss Em
ily Harrison, teacher of French
and English, whose experience
as a newspaper woman, at one
time on the staff of the Atlanta
Constitution, is of special ad
vantage to the students who
receive her gulrance in the pre
lect.
The eight pages of the paper
were made possible by the large
number of advertisements by lo
cal firms.
The following young people
make up the editorial staff:
Lillian Jones, editor; Anne Flan
agan and Frances Furr, associ
ate editors; Gladys Hannah and
Anne Jean Penland, managing
editors; Jeannette Harrison and
Carolyn Leach, exchange edi
tors! Sports editor, Ous Leach;
business manager, Gordon Por
ter; circulation manager, Violet
Barnard; advertising manager,
Carolyn Leach.
Carol Service
At Franklin High School
December 17
The following Is the program of the Christmas Carol service
at Franklin High school given by the music department under
the direction of Miss Virginia Slagle, at 10:30 o'clock, Friday,
December 17:
Processional ? "Up on the Housetop" 1st and 2nd Grades
Processional? "Jingle Bells" 3rd and 4th Grades
Processional? "Deck the Halls".? 5th and 6th Grades
"I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas" 7th and 8th Grade
Invocation .Rev. J. F. Marchman
"This Happy Christmas Morn" 3rd and 4th Grades
Scripture Readings .. Dr. J. L. Stokes
St. Luke 2: verses 3 through 8.
"While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night ...5th and 6th
Grades
"O Holy Night" Glee Club
"Gloria In Excelsis" Glee Club
"It Came Upon The Midnight Clear" 9th Grade
"Silent Night" .......Boys' Quartette
Verses 9 and 10.
"Angels From the Realms of Glory" 11th Grade
Verses 11 and 12.
"Away In a Manger" .1st to 5th Grades
Verses 13 and 14.
"Joy to. the World" 12th Grade
Verses 15 and 16.
"Come All Ye Faithful"
Benediction - Rev. Rufui Morgan
Geological Survey To Aid
Mica Mining In This Area
Students
Give Program At Large
Meeting Of PTA
A large attendance of the
Parent-Teacher association at
the meeting on Tuesday heard
the first program on practical
school projects ever given by
the students themselves. It mar
ked a new day in progress of
child welfare as related to the
school, and was Illuminating to
the parents and teachers alike.
Anne Flanagan acted as chair
man of a group who, in turn,
gave suggestions on welfare of
children In war time. The sub
jects covered and discussed
were: Nutrition, Physical Edu
cation; Lunch Room; Immuni
zation; Verneral Diseases;
Clean-up Project for rest rooms;
Recreation and Education.
These subjects were covered
In a practical way, giving facts
upon which discussions of needs
and remedies were based. The
discussion was followed by the
appointment of a committee to
plan a center for recreation.
Following the student pro
gram, Mrs. Josephine D. Gaines,
county health nurse, spoke on
the subject of Venereal Dis
eases as a National and Home
Front Problem, presenting facts
and figures In this county, after
which plans were discussed to
obtain the cooperation of volun
teer groups to aid the work of
county health department
in the control, and treatment of
this disease. Participation in the
national program by observance
of National Social Hygiene Day
on February 3 was plaimcd.
The junior high students re
ported that they were raising
money to pay for an encyclope
dia. It was announced that the
hot lunch room would open al
ter the holidays.
The meeting was presided
over by the president, Mrs. Carl
Slagle, and opened with music.
Mr. Pugh announced the Christ
mas Carol Service to be given
at the school by the music de
partment on Friday morning,
at 10:00 O'clock.
Christmas Services
At Franklin Methodist
Church
Sunday, December 19? Special
Christmas message and music.
Friday, December 24? Christ
program ? the Junior choir will
sing and there will be recita
tions by members of the Sun
day schools.
Carson's Chapel? Sunday, De
cember 19, 7:30 pjn Christ
mas hymns and recitations; ex
change of gifts.
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Prior to leaving for overseas
duty. Pvt. William Fred Court
ney has been visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Welch at their
home on Route 3, Franklin.
William Earl Lewis of Route
1, Franklin, has completed his
course at the Great Lakes Na
val Training Station and is
rated as Signalman 3/C.
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Lieut. Bernard Pollakoff of
the Marine Corps is spending
a few days with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. M. Pollakoff.
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rrc. J. c. uunningnam, son or
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Cunningham
has returned to his station at
Courtland, Ala., after a brief
visit to parents.
FRANK M. HIGDON, JR.
RECEIVES HIS SILVER WINGS
Frank McKinley Higdon. Jr.,
son of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Hig
don of Franklin, received his
silver wings and appointment as
a second lieutenant in the Army
of the U. S. Air Corpe, in im
pressive graduation ceremonies
at this Advanced Single Engine
Pilot School, on December 5.
A graduate of Franklin High
school, he played four years of
High school football and work
ed u a tunnel driller and blast
er before entering the Army Air
Forces.
Lieut Hlgdon'a mother was
present when her son graduat
ed He la now at home on fur
kwfh, on hti way in Rlohnwntt.
Dep't Of Interior Opens
Office In Bank
Building
I The United States Geological
Survey of the Interior, opened
Survey of the Department of
the Interior, opened an office In
the Bank of Franklin building
last week.
D. M. Larrabee of Washing
ton, t>. C., and M. R. Klepper
of Raleigh, geologists, are in
charge of the office, and W. B.
Allen is assistant.
Mr. Larrabee stated that thtlr
work here will be for the pur
pose of mapping the geology of
mica mines in the Fanklln-Syl
va district in an effort to help
wherever possible, In the pro
duction of strategic mica, so
necessary for the war effort at
this time.
The operators and other citi
zens interested in Macon's con
tribution to war needs, and also
in the development of the mica
mines as a permanent industry
for this section, have welcomed
this aid from experts sent by
the government to make this
initial geological survey.
Mr. Larrabee and Mr. Klepper
stated that they would be glad
to extend any assistance they
can give to interested persons.
They may be seen at the office
in room 9, on the second floor
of the Bank building.
Mr. Larrabee and Mr. Klep
per are making their home
while here at Kelly Inn and Mr.
and Mrs. Allen are occupying
Mrs. J. A. Flanagan's apart
ment.
4TK WAR LOAN
IS ON THE WAY -
$14 Billion Goal Sought
In January For
War's Need
Announcement , of a Fourth
War Loan to come In January
reminds us that the nation
needs cash to prosecute its wars,
and that the people must coop
erate oil the financial front if
they expect the fighting rrfen to
do the work on the battle lines.
The $14,000,000,000 sought in
January will probably take care
of the financial problem for the
present fiscal year, which ends
on June 30, 1944.
In view of the estimate that
national income in IMS will go
above $140,000,000,000, which
compares with $76,500,000,000 in
1940, it ought to be compara
tively easy for the people of
this country to put up the mon
ey.
War expenditures for the cur
rent fiscal year are expected to
be just below $100,000,000,000. Of
this total the Treasury will prob
ably receive $43,000,000,000 in
taxes, excises, customs, duties
and all other sources of revenue.
The necessity exists, therefore,
to find something more than
$60,000,000,000, but about $23,000, -
000,000 has been obtained. More
over, the Treasury expects to
get $12,000,000,000 from non
marketable Issues that cannot
be sold on the open market.
The balance, about $15,000,
000,000 explains the new issue
to be offered for public sub
scription in January, with indi
viduals and corporations asked
to supply the bulk of the sum
asked.
Henriette Ledford
Passes In Durham
Henrietta Love Ledford, 45,
well known colored citizen of
Franklin, died In Lincoln hospi
tal in Durham on December 6,
following an operation for acute
apoendlctls. Interment was In
Franklin on December 9. 8he is
survived by her husband, Clini
Ledford. whom she married on
December 24, 1919, her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Love, two
sisters, five brothers and a
large number of relatives and
friends who mourn her untimely
death. '
| She had been a loyM meaner
of the Bethlehem Baptist churoh
f|mm ?n wrly up