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FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1944
$2.00 PER YEAR
State Primary To Be Held
At Courthouse On May 27
Governor, U. S. Senator
And Others To Be
Nominated
James J. Mann, chairman of
the County Board of Elections,
announces that approximately
200 additional registrants have
registered at the 12 voting pre
cincts in the county and are
now eligible to vote in the com
ing State primary to be held on
Saturday, May 27.
Saturday, May 20, has been
set as challenge day, from 9:00
a. m. until 5 p. m.
Mr. Mann stated that due to
the fact that so great an Inter
est was being taken in the gu
bernatorial and senatorial races,
that a large vote was expected
to be cast In Macon county this
year.
Candidates for State offices
will be voted on for their par
ty's nomination in the coming
primaries. Candidates for Coun
ty offices will be nominated by
the County Democratic and Re
publican conventions and will be
voted on In the general election
in November. Offices to be filled
In this county are representa
tive to the General Assembly,
Board of Education, and Sur
veyor.
The registrars of the 12 pre
? cincts are expected to be at the
courthouse on. Wednesday. May
24 at 10 o'cl-oek for the purpose
of getting their election sup
plies and receiving their final
Instructions for the primary.
Township Registrants
The registrars for the town- v
ships are: Zeb Shope, Franklin; a
James M. Raby, Millshoal; Char
lie Bryson, Elli^ay ; Luther Hoi- t
land. Sugarfork; Roy Potts, a
Highlands; Ray Dryman, Flats; j
Jess Norton, Smith Bridge; Dan f
Sweatman, Cartoogechaye; Lee j
Baldwin, Nantahala No. 1; J. R. (
Shields, Nantahala No. 2; Ed B. t
Byrd, Burnlngtown; and Rob- j
ert Rickman, Cowee.
The polls will open for voting y
at 6:30 a. m. and close at 6:30 t
On Tuesday, May 30, at 11:00 jj
o'clock, the Board of Elections, F
together with the registrars of
the different precincts, will t
meet at the courthouse for the "
purpose of canvassing the re
turns of the primary and de
claring the results, of the same.
The following names have
been filed with the county,
board of elections and will be
voted on In this primary.
Democratic candidates: For
United States Senator, Clyde R.
Hoey. Arthur Simmons, Camer
on Morrison. Giles t. Newton,
Morion L. Rico. { '
For Governor: R. Greet? Cher
ry, Ralph McDonald, Olla Ray
Boyd.
For Lieutenant Governor: L.
N. Ballentlne. W., L. Halstead.
Jpmle T. Lyda.
Secretary of State: Th?d
Kure. the Incumbent, W. N.
Crawford.
State Auditor: Geonre Ross
Pryu. the incumbent, Fred S.
Hunter.
State Treasurer: Charles M.
Johnaon, incumbent and L. J.
Phipps.
Republican candidates: Lieu
tenant Governor, Robert L.
Lovelace, A. Harold Morgan,
George L. Green.
State Treasurer: Hiram B.
Worth, S. B. Robert!.
Trimont Inn
Opens For Season
Trimont Inn on Harrison ave
nue. operated as a tourist hotel
by Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Lyle, has
been opened for the season fol
lowing extensive Improvements
on both the inside and outside.
Practically all the rooms have
received a new ooat of paint,
the floors have all been re fixed
and the outside has also had
new dressing, giving the entire
place a homey and attractive
appearance.
Mr. Lyle states that he ex
pects a nice season and is al
ready having more inquiries and
reservations than ever before
this early in the season.
Lawrence Anderson of Phila
delphia, Pa., came In Tuesday to
attend the funeral of hit father,
. H. L. Anderson. He will remain
for a two weeks' visit with his
sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Waldroop.
DID TOD BUT THAT EXTRA
WAR BONDT
69 GRADUATE AT
FRANKLIN HIGH
Diplomas To Be Awarded
At Program Scheduled
For May 19
In the baccalaureate sermon
delivered at the Macon Theatre
on Sunday evening before the
seniors of the Franklin high
school, the Rev. W. Jackson
Huneycutt, pastor of the Frank
lin Methodist church, encour
aged the graduates to have faith
in the fundamental principles
For which our forefathers lived,
Fought and died. .'From our
point of view," he said, "we
Face our national destiny, not
with a sense of defeat, much
ess a feeling of submission to
fate, but with courage, confi
ient assurance and an undaunt
5d spirit."
As a device to carry his
;hought, Mr. Huneycutt pictured
'or the seniors the National
Monument to the Forefathers in
?lymouth, Mass. On the main
pedestal, standing 36 feet In
lelght, is the imposing figure of
'aith. On each of the four
ring pedestals is seated a fig
ire, which is designed to repre
ent a basic principle upon
vhich the Pilgrims proposed to
:stablish their commonwealth,
["hey are morality, education,
aw and freedom. The fine fig
ires of this inspiring statue
uggest faith in American ideals.
The invocation was given by
he Rev. J. F. Marchman; the
cripture lesson was given by
he Rev. Carl W. Judy and the
irayer by the Rev. A. Rufus
Aorgan. The high school Glee
Hub sang "Flnlandla," directed
ly Bobby Jacobs, a senior, with
diss Virginia Slagle, pianist.
The commencement exercises
rill be held at the Franklin
Ugh school on Friday evening,
leginnlng at 8 o'clock, when 69
Taduates will receive their dl
ilomas.
Following the processional,
he audience will stand and sing
America," after which the ln
ocation will be given by the
lev. Carl Judy. The salutatory
ddress will be made by Marie
Waters. Talks will be made by
<yra Slagle and Bill Raby and
A Dream Boat Passes By" be
endered by the Glee Club, fol
owed by talks by Lillian Jones
ind Inez Crawford. J. P. Pugh,
irlnclpal of the school will
nake the announcement of
iwards.
Mentioning of award will be
o Edith Stiles, commercial; Nina
lae Waldroop, French; Marie
Vaters, science; Bob Jacobs,
ithletics; Bill Raby, activities;
Cathaleen Cabe, English; Louise
'ustice, history; Helen Ramsey,
lome economics; Virginia Mc
>ee. citizenship; Bill Raby, ag
lculture; Myra Slagle, mathe
natlcs; Myra Slagle, Balfour;
''rank Murray, safety patrol;
tosa Lee Whittington and
Jladys Hannah, attendance.
Guy L. Houk will confer di
tlomas to the graduates and the
aledlctory speech will be made
ty Myra Slagle. The seniors will
lng their class song and the
tenediction will be given by the
lev. Carl W. Judy.
The graduation class is the
olio wing:
Allen Archie Angel
Harding W. C. Angel
Beatrice Beek
Eva Nell Bradley
Maxlne Brendle
Charles Browning
Crawford Buchanan
Kathaleen Cabe d
Louise Carpenter
Louise Corbln
Inez Crawford
Mae Deal
Wllma Dendy
Mary Elizabeth Dobson
Ida Mae Dowdle
Margie Duvall
Ethel Edwards
Robert Fulton
James FuTr
Lorene Gibson
Catherine Gray
C. L. Green
Gladys Hannah
Grace HIsrdon
?Tim Horsley
Nadine Hugsrlns
Emma Lou Hurst
Kate Jaoobs
Lois Jacobs
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Bureau of Public Relations U. S. War Department
PftKI'AhING FOR ARMY LIFE ? Numerous Army jobs require
that the soldier have some background in the theory and application
of electricity. These high-school boys work with storage batteries
in a pre- induction training course, thus acquiring fundamental infor
mation wi'iicit will enable the Army to reduce the time needed for
tlu-ir post -n'luHion I ni'
NEWS or OUR
MENwWOMEN
IN UNIFORM
Erwin Dowdle, seaman 1/C,
son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Dow
dle, has arrived safely overseas,
acoording to a letter received
by his parents.
Pfc. Edwin H. Penland has
arrived safely overseas, accord
ing to word received by his mo
ther, Mrs. F. P. Penland of
Highlands.
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Pvt. Grover Jamison, Jr., has
arrived safely in England, ac
cording to a message received
by his wife.
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Pvt. Woodrow Reeves, who has
heen stationed at Keesler Field,
Miss., is home for a few days
visit with his wife and daugh
ter.
J. O. McCollum S 2/C are
les N. Dowdle S 2/C and John
L. Cunningham S 2/C are
spending a 12-day leave at
home. They have been located
at Camp Peary, Virginia.
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Lieut. (j.g.> Richard R. John
son, who has completed a course
for 2nd Officer in the U. S.
Maritime Service in Baltimore,
Md., made a brief visit home
this week.
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Mrs. William M. Sutton re
ceived a Mother's Day cable
from her son, J. D. Sutton, who
is stationed in Northern Ire
land. The message read: "You
are more than ever in my
thoughts at this time. Best
wishes and good health. Loving
greetings on Mother's Day.
Col. George Sloan, who has
served in Aleutians and Hawaii
and took part in the Solomon
campaign, has been transferred
to the Atlantic theatre. A few
weeks ago he and his youngest
brother, Bobby, who has seen
action in North Africa and Sici
ly, met in England far the first
time In six years. They are the
sons of W. N. Sloan of Atlanta,
Ga? and the grandsons of Mrs.
J. S. Sloan of Franklin.
Pfc. Luther E. Bingham, Rt.
1, Franklin, was recently award
ed the Silver Star medal for
gallantry in action, when he
and Pvt. James M. Cox of Bre
vard. proceeded over teraln
swept by intense enemy fire
and evacuated wounded person
nel In the vicinity of Monte
Basilio, Sicily, on last August
4.
Pvt. Bingham is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Raleigh Bingham
of Franklin, Rt. 1.
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Harold E Roper, pharmacist
mate 3/C of the United States
Coast Guard, stationed at Arra
gonsett. Long Island. N. Y., ac
companied by Mrs. Roper, have
been here for a visit with their
mother's, Mrs. Hyacinth Roper
and Mrs. E. B. DeHart.
Pvt. Leon T. Sloan, Jr., who
has been stationed at Fort
Bragg, recently spent his fur
lough with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Leon T. Sloan at their
home on Franklin, route 3. He
has returned to Camp Polk, La.,
where he has been transferred.
H. L. Anderson, 85,
Passes Sunday Morning
Hamilton Love (Pomp) An
derson, 85, died at his home on
Harrison avenue on Sunday
morning at 3 o'clock, following
an Illness of 5 months.
Funeral services were con
ducted at the St. Agnes Episco
pal church on Tuesday after
noon at 3 o'clock, with the Rev.
A. Rufus Morgan, pastor, offi
ciating. Interment was in the
Franklin cemetery.
Member of the Junaluskee
Lodge No. 145 of the Masonic
Order of which he had been a
member for more than 50 years,
served as pallbearers and had
charge of the final rites at the
graveside. Members of the Ne
quassa Chapter Order of the
Eastern Star were In charge of
the flowers.
Mr. Anderson was born In
Tennessee on June 25, 1858, and
came to Franklin with his par
ents when a small child, and
had made his home In Macon
county since that time. He was
a carpenter and cabinet maker
by trade and for several years
worked for the Georgia Power
and Light company at Tallulah
Falls, Oa.
He was married to Miss Leila
Sellers of this county, who pre
ceded him in death about three
years ago. He was a member of
the St. Agnes Episcopal church,
being a Christian gentleman In
his every relation of life. Always
kindly and thoughtful of others,
Workers Invited To Clean
Jennings Cemetery
There will be an all-day work
ing at the Holly Springs church
on Tuesday, May 23, (or the
purpose of cleaning off the
Jennings cemetery. All who have
relatives and friends burled in
this plot are Invited to bring
necessary tools for the work
and come and spend the day.
MISS HORSLET HONORED
AT BRENAU COLLEGE
Miss Betty Horsley, freshman
at Brenau college, Gainesville,
Ga.. is represented in the cur
rent issue of the Brenau Junior
Y. W. C. A. "Gleam" by an arti
cle, "A Review of the Jr. Y
Year."
Miss Horsley is a member of
the Alpha Gamma Delta, Na
tional Social Sorority, and la an
active and popular student on
Brenau Campus.
he was honored and beloved by
all who knew him.
Mr. Anderson is survived by
two daughters, Mrs. George Reid
of Detroit and Mrs. Elizabeth
Waldroop of Franklin; three
sons, Hugh of Twin Falls. Ida
ho, Lawrence of Philadelphia,
and George Anderson of De
troit; three sisters, Mrs. George
Wallace. Mrs. W. H. Sellers, and
Mrs. C. C. Cunningham, all of
Franklin; and eight grandchild
ren.
Bryant Funeral Home was In
charge of arrangenwnta.
Penicillin Now Available
Through Angel Hospital
Classifications
Announced By Our Local
Board
The following classifications
are announced by the Local Se
lective Board;
In 1-A: Zeb Briton McMahan,
William Howard Bingham, Tem
pleton Rowe Vinson, Grady
Shields Guffey. Homer Robert
Joines, John Theodore Elmore,
William Bulgin McGuire, Virge
Claburne Vinson, Thomas Ralph
Parrish, Trueman Alexander
Owenby, Rube Wltf\<3uffey,
James Carroll Gibson, James
Nelson Hayes, col., Jlmmle Hall,
Thomas Howard Wilkes, Moses
McKree Tuck, Garnett Edwin
Nix, Elmer Davis Justice, Sam
my McDonald, Jr., col., Mack
Carl Stockton, Loyd Wilson
Lackey, Paul Clinton Gregory,
James Monroe Grant, Isaac Tal
iaferro Crunkleton, Paul Potts,
Tommie Woodrow Cowart, Ellis
Carlton Cleveland. ,
In 2-A: Dwight Lamen Wa
ters, William Arlen Greenwood,
Herschel Milo Cabe, Austin Jen
kins, Granville Boyd Kell, Wil
liam Sam Houston, Carter Wes
ley Henson, Wiley Bascomb
Scott, Oakley Lafayette Justice,
Albert Green Fouts, Prank Way
ne Gibson, Lawrence Newton
Crunkleton, Roby Clarence Ro
per, Lawrence C. Cochran, How
ard Ralph Moffitt. Glenn Willi
am Watts. Charles William
Stewart, Edgar Judson Queen.
Verden Hughie Reeves, Vernon
Morris Bryson, Glenn DeHart,
Charles William Norton.
In 2-B: Morgan Owenby. James
Wiley Guest, Oscar Logan Hed
den.
In 2-C: Wilbur Wilson Teague,
Frank Jackson Hannah, Paul
Lester Grist.
In 4-F: Erastus Woods, Willi
am Algle Bollck, David Marion
Sanders, Doctor Lawson Pitts
In 1-A-H: Claud Walter Evans,
Daniel Gray Meadows, Geo
rge Seldon Crawford, Arthur
Nathaniel Holden, James Earl
Smart, James Ned Teague.
In 2-A-H: Leonard Webb,
Claude Bateman, Thad Hez
Cloer.
Father and Son
Home On Leave
Robert Glenn Ray, Sr., S 2/C,
who has been stationed in Great
Lakes, 111., taking his boot
training, spent this week with
his family at Iotla Bridge. His
son, Robert Glenn, Ray, Jr., S
1/C, who has been In service
for more than a year and who
has been serving In Africa and
Italy for several months, Is also
here for a week's leave.
Final Rites Held For
Mrs. Lavada Horn
Mrs. Lavada Jennings Horn,
75, died at her home In the Cul
lasaja section of Macon coun
ty on Thursday at 12:15 o'clock,
following an illness of three
weeks. Death was caused from
pneumonia and complications.
Mrs. Horn, who was born in
Jackson county on December 22,
1868, had lived in Macon coun
ty for the past 50 years. On De
cember 22, 1889, she was marri
ed to Bedford Horn of Macon
county, who preceded her in
death four year ago. She was a
member of the Bethel Methodist
church and took an active in
terest in all church work.
Funeral services were held
on Saturday morning at 11:00
o'clock at the Bethel Methodist
church. The Rev. Carl W. Judy,
pastor, officiated. Burial was in
the church cemetery.
The pallbearers were, Robert
Pulton, Tom Moss. Prltchard
Peek, Boise Hall, Fred Norris,
Robert Brown and Claude Scott.
Surviving are five children.
Miss Bessie Horn of Charlotte;
Mrs. P. B. Marcus of Richmond,
Va., Mrs. O. S. Buchanan of At
lanta, Oa., two sons, Tnoy and
Fred Horn of Cullasaja; two
brothers. Grant Jennings of
Texas and Charles Jennings of
Cullasaja, and three sisters, Mrs.
Mary Rogers of Tenn . Mrs. Jim
Rogers. Highlands, and Mrs. R.
B. Chance of Texas. Also five
grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
AMERICAN LEGION MEETS
WITH MRS. HARRINGTON
The American Legion Auxili
ary will meet on Mondav even
ing, May 22, at 8:00 o'clock at
the home of Mrs. J. C. Barring
ton. AH members are urged to
attend.
War Production Board
Allot* 6,000,0&0 Units
To Local Hospital
On Thursday, May 4, the of
fice of Penicillin Administration,
through the War Production
Board, allotted to Angel Hospi
tal, Inc., 6,000,000 oxford units
of penicillin for civilian use.
This was part of the first to be
allowed for civilian use outside
of that for purely experimental
purposes, all the remainder be
ing consigned to the armed
forces. On Saturday, May 6, due
to a special request of the An
gel Hospital for immediate de
livery of penicillin for the
treatment of a case of menlny
ococcic meningitis, this so-call
ed "miracle drug" was sent out
immediately from New York,
uoinciaentaily, shortly after iu
arrival It found immediate de
mand in a gunshot wound case
where the patient had previous
ly suffered from- an old bone
Infection. Since that time sev
eral cases of a similar nature
have been treated and accord
ing to Dr. Edgar Angel, "al
though it is entirely too early
to predict the results following
the use of this drug, the results
so far seem to be nothing short
of miraculous."
The discovery of penicillin by
Dr. Alexander Fleming of the
University of London is describ
ed fully In an article in "Time"
of May 15. Now that it can be
produced in sufficient quantity
the amazing statement is iqade
that more lives will be saved by
its use than the war can spend.
A by-product of green mold,
it prevents the multiplying of
staphylococci and other types of
infection which previously re
sisiea otner agencies, it appears
to be a quick cure for syphilis
in its early stages. It Is used In
many cases where the powerful
sulfa drugs are ineffective.
It is Indeed fortunate for the
people In this entire area that
Angel Hospital has been chosen
as one of the 1.000 hospitals
through which this new Ufe
saving drug can be administer
ed.
Miss "Callie" Setser Dies
After Lengthy Illness
Funeral services for Miss Car
olyn Adelaide Setser, 74, were
held on Monday afternoon, May
IS. at 2:30 o'clock at Mt. Zion
Methodist church, on Cartooge
chaye. The Rev. V. N. Allen,
pastor, of the Macon Methodist
circuit officiated, assisted by the
Rev. Carl W. Judy, pastor of the
Franklin Methodist circuit, and
Rev. A. Rufus Morgan, pastor of
St. Agnes Episcopal church.
"Aunt Callie" as she was
known to her many friends,
died at her home in the Union
section, Sunday afternoon at
1:15 p. m., following an illness
of six months.
Miss Setser was a life-long
resident of Macon county. She
war born Mar. 20, 1870, at Car
toogechaye and later moved to
the Union section. She was the
daughter of the late M. B. and
Sarah Jane McDonald Setser.
Miss Setser was one of the old
est members of the Union Me
thodist church.
Miss Setser is survived by four
sisters, Mrs. Homer Long of
Norcross, Ga., Mrs. J. L. Stan
field of Andrews, Mrs. Lawrence
Blaine of Franklin, and Mrs
Wymer Donaldson of Canton
and one brother, C. A. Setser
of Waynesville.
Pallbearers were the nephews,
Joe, Lawrence and Jim Setser.
Paul Long, John Blaine, and
M. B. Donaldson.
Bryant Funeral Home was In
charge of arrangements.
Mt. Zion Cemetery
To Be Cleaned May 30
A meeting and all-day working
will be held at the Mt. Zlon
Methodist church on Cartooge
chaye on Tuesday, May SO, and
anyone who have relatives or
dear ones buried there are In
vited to attend and help clean
off the cemetery.
Those attending are asked to
bring tools necessary for the
work to be done in the morning,
and following church which will
be held on the church ground,
a memorial service will be held.
There will be some good seak
ers and the public Is Invited to
| attend.
BUT EXTRA BONDS