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VOL. LIX? NO. It FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1944
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GREGG CHERRY
HERE TUESDAY
R. S. Jones, County Mgr.
Candidates Race Fan
Governor
Major Oregg Cherry of Gas
tonia, candidate for the demo
cratic gubernatorial nomination
for Governor of North Carolina,
paid a brief visit to Franklin
last Tuesday. He stayed just
long enough to secure the con
sent of R. S. Jones, well known
local attorney, to be his cam
paign manage^ In Macon coun
ty.
Major Cherry expressed de
light over this beautiful section
of the State, and promised to
return at an early date to meet
the people and make a public
address. He only passed through
this time to fill an appointment
in Murphy.
Mr. Jones, who resigned as
chairman of the Macon county
Board of Elections last year to
accept the position of assistant
to the secretary of state in
Raleigh, and who returning only
recently to look after his priv
ate business, Is well fitted to
direct Major Cherry's candidacy.
For several months, Major
Cherry has been answering In
vitations all over the state and
his state manager, has reported
through all publicity channels
the candidate's clear statements
of his stand on vital Issues.
Mr. Jones said yesterday that
It is the general sentiment
throughout the state that Ma
jor Cherry will be the next gov
ernor. He referred to the recent
''Gregg Cherry Day" rally pro
gram when his homefolks paid
tribute to his varied distinguish
ed services to his county and
state.
Former Mayor Douglas of
Charlotte said, "I soldiered with
GTegg Cherry in France, and
I knew him as a man and as
an officer who was cool, calm
and collected under fire."
Dr. C. E. Rozelle of W*h
Point, his former pastor in Gas
tonia, said, "I have know him
t since we were boys together
' here in Oaston county, through
our college days when we room
ed together at old Trinity col
lege ... In the governor's office
he will bring credit to himself,
his friends, his county, and his
state."
Bryan Hunt from the Cram
erton Mill, said, ''I am glad to
be the representative of the tex
tile employees of Oaston county
on this program; we are inter
ested in good, progressive gov
ernment and in Major Cherry
we have a fan who will guaran
tee that sort of government for
North Carolina."
Eastern Star
Install* Officers
The newly elected officers for
the Nequassa chapter No. 43,
Order of the Eastern Star, were
installed to serve through the
coming year at the regular
chapter meeting on Thursday
. evening.
Miss Elizabeth Slagle, past
district deputy grand matron,
presided as installing officer,
and Mrs. Eunice Hill Church,
also a past district deputy
grand matron, was Installing
marshal. C. Gordon Moore act
ed as chaplain, Mrs. NoMa Mur
ray as secretary, Mrs. Edith
Boesser, conductress, Mrs. Flora
Dean, warder and Mrs. Ida Mae
Jamison, sentinel.
Officers Installed Included:
Mrs. Beth Ouffey, worthy ma
tron; B. L. McOlamery, worthy
patron; Mrs. Irene Bryson, asso
ciate matron; James L. Hauser,
associate patron; Mrs. Nobla
Murray, secretary; Mrs. Alice
Ray, treasurer; Mrs. Frances
McOlamery, conductress; Mrs.
Grace O'Mohundro, associate
conductress; Mrs. Leola Penn,
chaplain; Miss Lassie Kelly,
marshal.
Miss Virginia Slagle, organist;
Mrs. Florence Sherrill, Adah;
Mrs. Sallle Kllllan, Ruth; Mrs.
Qenett Thomas. Esther; Mrs.
Nina Crisp; Martha; Mrs. Mil
ton Hyde, Electa; Mrs. Dess
PendergTass, warder; and Mrs.
Ruth West, sentinel.
The associate officers were:
Mrs. Sallle Sellers, chaplain;
MrsEdlth Boesser .marshal; Mrs.
Margaret Cabe, organist; Mrs.
Pearl Corbln, Adah; Mrs. Jose
phine Long, Ruth; Mrs. Esther
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Ration Board
Announces Latest News
On Gas Rations
Changes In Ownership
Of Vehicles
A person who sells or other
wise disposes of an automobile
or motorcycle must surrender
outstanding gasoline rations, is
sued for the vehicle, to the local
War Price and Rationing Board
and receive a receipt, OPA Form
R-569.
Any person who buys an au
tomobile is required to obtain
from the transferrer of the ve
nlcle, gasoline receipt OPA Form
R-569, the transferrer's tire in
spection record and part ''D" of
Ration Certificates OPA Form
R-2 which may have been Issued
to the transferrer of vehicle to
purchase new tires. These forms
and records must be presented
by the purchaser of the vehicle
to the board at the time he ap
plies for Basic Gasoline ration
for vehicle.
Notice To All "B" or "C"
Gas Ration Holders:
It is necessary for you to
present your tire Inspection re
cord and speedometer reading
when applying for a renewal of
you gas ration. No gas can be
issued without them In the fu
true.
War Price Si Rationing Board,
45-120, .
Macon County, N. C.
Attention ?
Truck Operators
All holders of Certificates of
War Necessity for truck may
get their gasoline ration for
Second Quarter on March 29, 30,
and 31, 1944. It will be neces
sary for you to obtain your gas
oline ration for Second Quarter
on the above dates, during offi
ce hours, because the type of
coupon that you now hold will
not be good for the purchase of
gasoline on or after April 1,
1944. The Board office hours
are ftrlS a. m. to 4:00 p. m.,
everyday except Saturday. Sat
urday hours are 8:15 to 12:00.
THOMASSLAGLF
DIES ATHOME
Funeral Services Held At
St. Agnes Church
On Wednesday
Thomas Maxwell Slagle, one
of Macon county's oldest and
most esteemed citizens, died at
his home on Cartoogechaye on
Tuesday morning at 8; 45 o'clock,
after an illness of eight months.
He was a farmer and lumber
man.
Funeral services were held at
St. Agnes Episcopal church at
11 o'clock Wednesday morning
and burial was in Franklin ce
metery. Rev. A. Rufus Morgan
conducted the services assisted
by Rev. S. R. Crockett of Hazel
wood, former pastor of Mr. Sla
gle.
Pallbearers were A. B. Slagle,
Carl S. Slagle, Javan Gray, Eu
gene Crawford, Harry S. Hlgglns
and John Slagle.
Mr. Slagle lived all his life in
this county, the son of Elam L.
and Amanda Crawford Slagle.
He was born on Cartoogechaye,
April 14, 1853. He married Miss
Laura Slagle. also of Cartooge
chaye on December 28, 1898,
who died In 1936. He had al
most reached his 91st birthday.
Beloved by family and friends
for his never- failing goodness
and hospitality, his last days
were a benediction to those who
caTed for him.
Mr. and Mrs. Slagle were do
nors of a 500-acre tract of rich
farm land on the Cartoogechaye
creek to the Asheville Presbyt
ery for a home and school for
homeless boys of the county as
a memorial to their son, Max
well, who died in childhood. It
was named the Maxwell Home,
and for 20 years did a benefi
cent work in this county until
1933 when It was closed.
Rev. S. R. Crockett was in
charge of the work for some
years.
Surviving are one son, Rich
ard, who is with the Navy at
Pearl Harbor, two daughters,
Miss Amanda Slagle. a teacher
at Slagle school; and Miss Lucy
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NEWS OF OUR
MENwWOMEN
IN UNIFORM
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Pfc James Weaver Holbrook,
son of Mr. and Mrs. James R.
Holbrook, has been serving
overseas for two years. He en
tered service in August 1941.
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CM 2/C Zeb Ledford, son of
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Ledford, is
with the U. S. N. overseas. Mrs.
Ledford is now living here.
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Horace C. Hurst, Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Hurst of
Franklin, has been promoted to
Second Lieutenant.
Cpl. Sidney Clay is stationed
overseas. His wife is the former
Miss Betty Shook, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Shook of
Cullasaja.
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Cpl. John B. Davis, son of
Mrs. Katie Davis of Franklin
and Brevard, has been awarded
the Purple Heart Medal for
wounds received in Italy. He is
now on active duty. His wife,
the former Miss Vennie Hol
brook of West's Mill, is making
her home in Winston-Salem.
Four Macon Men
Meet In Honolulu
News has come of how three
cousins and another Franklin
boy met in far-off Honolulu on
February 20 for an evening to
gether ? a memorable occasion
to all of them, according to
their report. One was Lt. Col.
George Bidwell Sloan of the
regular army, a West Point man
who is already a veteran of
several Pacific campaigns.
It was not so long ago that
he was romping with his bro
thers. Neville and Bobby, on
Sloan Hill in East Franklin.
One winter, he is reported to
have recalled proudly, he drove
his cousin, Gilmer Crawford's
milk truck. This same Gilmer,
now a quarterman In the Hon
olulu Navy Yards, was giving
the dinner party at Mawana
Hotel on Wakiki Beach. The
other cousin was Tom Slagle of
Cartoogechaye and the fourth
man was C. S. Brown, Jr. The
last named are with the Navy
Construction Battalion ? better
known as the Seabees ? who are
at present stationed there.
We hope that other happy
meetings of Macon men at
overseas stations may be report
ed to friends at home from time
to time.
U. S. Soldiers Enjop
Church Socials
In England
The following news release
has been received here:
HEADJUARTERS EUROPEAN
THEATRE OF OPERATIONS?
American engineers have reviv
ed the good, old fashioned
church social in England and
are promoting more cordial and
friendly relations with the local
townspeople. Every Sunday the
soldiers repair to the local
church to play various games.
During the evening tea and
cakes are served, and those who
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SCHOOL PLAY
MARCH24-25
"Funzapoppin" Cast Will
Put On Fine Show
For P. T. A.
The young people of the
Franklin school are working
hard selling tickets so they will
have a big crowd attend "Fun
zapoppin" at the Court House
on both nights ? Friday, March
24 and Saturday, March 25. Un
der the able direction of Miss
Ruby Rutherford, the woman
less cast of this side-splitting
play in which the star perform
ers are High School boys, bids
fair to be one of the most en
joyable affairs that Franklin
has witnessed for a long time.
Girl choruses directed by Miss
Virginia Slagle will intersperse
the acts of the play.
Victory Tiny Tots entered in
the contest and whose photo
graphs and vote boxes are in
the stores are David Alexander,
Landy Pendergrass, Jane Long,
Laura May Cabe, Judy Blaine,
Dwaln Horsley, Sara Lee Bryson,
Barbara Duncan, Dolly Pass
more, Annie Alice Fagg, Ellen
Calloway, Douglas Vinson and
Jackie Hyde.
Jane Long and Jackie were in
the lead Wednesday. All votes
must be In- by 2 p.m. on Satur
day.
The proceeds will be devoted
to improvements in the school
by the P. T. A. Mrs. John Ar
cher is general chairman; Miss
Olivia Patton, ticket chairman.
Mrs. Henderson Calloway, con
test chairman, assisted by Mrs.
Harley Lyle and Mrs. T. W. An
gel.
DR. M'DONALD
IS CANDIDATE
For Governor Of Stale
On The Democratic
Ticket
"AU-out support of the war
and peace efforts" and "'an em
phatic leadership in a sound
program of progress in ail
fields" were the keynotes of Dr.
Ralph McDonald's formal an
nouncement here today as a
candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Governor of
North Carolina. McDonald re
cently resigned from the State
University to make his second
race for the Governor's office
which he barely lost in a mem
orable contest with former Gov
ernor Clyde R. Hoey in 1936.
Educational progress, a ma
jor postwar road building pro
gram, increased farm income,
adequate pay for State employ
ees, full provision for returning
service men and women, oppo
sition to the sales tax, reduc
tion in the t>ersonal income tax,
payment of the State General
Fund debt, development of avi
ation, and a strong temperance
stand were the principal fea
tures of a twPnty-four point
program setting fourth the
Winston-Salem' candidate's views
on major issues.
'"The people of North Carolina
know what I stand for," said
McDonald. "My record' is an
open book. I stand where I al
ways stood on major issues.
Since I began fighting for these
principles the tide in State af
fairs has turned definitely in
the direction of the policies I
have advocated."
Miss Sloan
To Be Presented In Voice
Graduating Recital
Miss Dorothy Sloan, will be
presented In her graduating
voice recital by The Woman's
College school of music In
Greensboro next Monday night
at 8 o'clock in recital hall of
Music building. She will be ac
companied by Miss Elizabeth
Pearce, a junior, of Frankllnton.
Midway of her program. Miss
Sloan, a mezzo-soprano, will
sing two arias, ''Printemps qui
Commence," from ''Samson at
Dalila," Saint-Saens. and "Esser
Mesto" from "Martha,' Flotow.
She will open with an impres
sive group, including ''Ru lo sal"
Scarlatti; ''Donzelle, fuggite,"
Cavalll; "Era la vo," Sadero,
and "Prepare Thyself, Zion,"
Bach.
Other selections will be folic
songs, a French and Italian
group, and the concluding num
bers will be ''London Rain,"
Klemm; "At The Well," Hage
man and "Love Went A "Rid
ing" by Bridge.
Miss Stone has studied under
the Woman's College during her
four years of college work, and
last summer studied in New
York at the Julliard School of
Music. Her work has been out
standing and she has taken a
leading part in the scholastic,
musical, social and religious ac
tivities of the college.
Hormer P. Norton of the Na
val Training Station at Bain
bridge, Md., spent a furlough
at home. While here he visited
his sister, Mrs. Thomas Hunt,
Jr.
FOREST FIRES
HELPTHE ENEMY
Warden Br y ton Appeals
To AH To Protect
Forests
''Forest fires not only help
the enemy but they Injure every
one. When our forests burn,
everybody loses," says Fred Bry
son, County Warden.
"Hundreds of people In Ma
con county work In our forests.
Hundreds more are dependent
on the forest products for their
daily wage.
"Uncle Sam" is depending on
these people to stay at their
work and thereby get the vital
war material to the proper
place, where our boys are wait
ing for It. Let's not let our
boys down by not doing our
part. If we have to stop valu
able work to put out forest fires
we are losing a foot hold some
where," Mr. Bryson says
'?We have been extremely for
tunate in Macon county up to
the present time in keeping the
fires down. This is proof of good
citizenship.
The next sixty days will be
the trying time. I believe in the
people of Macon county. I be
lieve that every one Is going to
do even better this spring than
usual, for it is a plain fact that
we can't spare our valuable la
bor for fighting forest fires,
therefore, we are not going to
let them start.
?'You people who have burn
ing to do In your farming work,
get your permit and burn when
vou can control your fire." Mr.
Bryson makes this earnest ap
neal to all.
Burning permits may be secur
ed from:
U. 8. F. S. Ranger, Franklin.
Register of Deeds office, in
Franklin.
J. 15. Burnette, Scaly.
Andrew Gregory. Onelss.
Samuel Ramsey Tellteo.
W. W. Cochran, Flats. r
Carr Bryson, Asst. County
Warden.
J. Fred Bryson, County War
den.
Mrs. Passmore
Taken By Death
Mrs. Martha L. Passmore, 74.
died Monday at the home of a
step-son, Jeff Passmore, West's
Mill, following a six-weeks' Ill
ness.
A native of the ElUJay sec
tion, Mrs.Passmore was a mem
ber of Carson Chapel Methodist
church. She moved to West's
Mill about two years ago.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at 3 p. m? at Co wee
Baptist church, with the Rev.
Norman E. Holden officiating.
Burial was in the church ceme
tery.
Pallbearers were Tom~Rlck
man, Ernest Cabe, Clyde West,
Jim Hurst, Leon Cabe and Rob
ert Bryson.
Surviving are one son, Char
lie Valentine, Sylva; seven step
sons, Elisha, Oastonla, Joshua
Glenville, Jeff, West's MU1, Par
ker, Greenville, Alex, Oay, Isaac,
Rock Hill, S. C., and John Pass
more, Franklin, Route 4, two
step-daughters, Mrs. John Elli
ott, Murphy, and Mrs. Walter
Ertzberger, Oastonla; and 50
grandchildren.
Bryant Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Pvt. Thomas Hunt, Jr., of
Camp Breckinridge, Ky., spent
an 8 day furlough at home.
Red Cross Goal In Sight
Says Chairman John Archer
The $6,500 Quota Will Be
Aasured When All
Report
''With approximately $5,000 al
ready turned In to Claude Bol
ton, treasurer of the Macon
county Red Cross War Fund;
our goal of $8,500 is In sight,"
reports Chairman John Archer.
S. C. Russell, Highlands chair
man, advises that the Highland
campaign Is well under way
and that figures will be releas
ed in next week's report. Until
the total of the Highlands cam
paign and the Macon county
?hare of the Fontana collec
tions are reported, the total
amount connot be reported. But
there is every hope that next
week's report will show Macon
well beyond the goal as has al
ways been the case In previous
campaigns.
Maoon Sailor Sends $5.
The chapter has received the
following letter from a Maoon
county sailor:
"In appreciation for a few of
the many things the Red Cross
is doing for the Service men,
enclosed Is $5.00 to help your
annual Red Cross drive.
Sincerely,
Thomas Turpin, Phm I/O
U. 8. W.