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FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1944
12.00 PER YEAR
LT. PERRY WINS
DISTINGUISHED
FLYINGCROSS
Headquarters of the Ninth
Air Force of the Allied Expe
ditionary Air Force has releas
ed the following information
about a Macon County boy:
A Ninth Air Force Thunder
bolt Station, England: First Lt.
A., Winton Perry of Franklin,
N. C., has been awarded the
Distinguished Flying Cross for
meritorious combat service. He
Is a pilot in a Ninth AAF P-47
Thunderbolt Fighter Squadron.
The award was made by Brig
adier General E. R. Quesada,
commanding general of the
Ninth Fighter Command. Lieu
tenant Perry also holds the Air
Medal with five oak leaf clus
ters.
He has flown his ship, the
"Nil," on 38 combat missions
over enemy-occupied Europe.
Altho he has yet to collect his
first Kraut scalp, he is sure
that at least one flak boat has
a few holes punched in it by
50 calibre bullets. While flying
escort for Fortresses attacking
targets In northwest Germany,
a flak boat fired on the forma
tion. He went down and effec
tively strafed the vessel.
Although most of the mis
sions in which Lt. Perry has
participated have been bomber
escort, there has been a liberal
sprinkling of dive bombing.
Thus the chunky, bullet-belch
ing Thunderbolts are doing their
share to blast a pre-invasion
breach in Hitler's "Festung
Europa."
i ne " group is u)KraiaiB uuun
combat conditions. The hangar
on the field is a huge canvas
structure, supported by a skele
ton of interlacing steel beams.
It is mobile on short notice.
The runways are made of steel
netting, referred to by the men
as "chicken wire."
The entire life of the group
revolves around tents, in which
the men eat, sleep, and work.
The line crews, who keep the
planes in the air, work in the
open? in the wind and often
the rain. Practically every activ
ity of the unit takes place un
der canvas.
Lt. Perry is single. His mo
ther, Mrs J. E. Perry, lives in
Franklin. He worked as a cler
ical accountant for the Nan
tahala Power and Light Com
pany In Franklin before enter
ing the army. He graduated
from the Franklin high school
in 1934, and holds a B. S. de
gree from the University of
North Carolina, where he is a
member of the Chi Phi fraterni
ty. He played on the football
team in high school, and on
the golf team In college.
31 MACON MEN
GO INTO NAVY
The following men left from
this Board for 8partanburg, 8.
C. today for Induction Into the
Navy:
James William Porter, John
J. Jamison. Don Henry Estes,
Elmer Ray Loth ridge. Ray Ed
win Justice, Clark Lewis Burrell,
James Dlllard Southards, Hugh
Dorsey Burrell, William Samp
son Wilson, Charlie B. Clouse,
Leonard Gary Edwards, Lawr
ence Henry Long, John Robert
Slagle, Fred Dills, Robert Willi
am Taylor. Frank Thornton
Saunders, Charles Leroy Downs,
Curtis Lamar Pearson, Harry
Lester Talley, Verlon WUey
Polndexter, Logan Berry Ashe,
Logan Alexander Adams, Gor
don Elbert Greenwood, John
Thomas Seay, Harvey Bell, Louie
Edwin Johnson, Ned Sutton
Cabe. James Franklin Furr, Jim
Burch, Lewis Ellison Dendy,
Benjamin Charles West.
Nesbert 81mmle Long, who
was transferred from Elloree,
8. C. for Induction, left with
this Call.
Mayor Proclaims
Poppy Day
"I, J. O. Harrison, Mayor of
the City of Franklin, do hereby
proclaim Saturday, May 37, 1944,
to be Poppy Day in the City
of Franklin, Macon county, and
urge all citizens to observe the
day by wearing the memorial
poppy in honor of the men who
died for America in the battles
of World War I and World War
n," ?
CHERRY REPLIES
TO ATTACKERS
To Broadcast On Friday
Evening At Nine
O'clock
Referring to the recent at
tacks made upon him In the
current primary campaign,
Oregg Cherry, candidate for
governor, speaking to a mass
meeting In Wilmington Tuesday,
said that he did "not propose
to Indulge In the sort of tactics
that have been injected Into
this campaign."
"The people of North Caroli
na," he said, "don't choose a
governor on any such basis.
They are interested in a man's
ability to handle matters of
state. I have presented and will
continue to present my cam
paign on a basis of my ability
to serve as governor."
Mr. Cherry also said:
"The Democratic Party has
given to this State an unbroken
succession of great Governors
since the Party under the mag
netic leadership of Charles B.
Aycock redeemed the State from
Republican rule. No State in
this Union has ever been more
fortunate in its Governors.
"If I am elected Governor of
North Carolina, it will be my
constant, even prayerful effort
to live up to the high standards
of this interested and Incorrup
tible and capable public service
which these men set. I will not
undertake to build in North
Carolina oy mnns uuwu wuan
they constructed. Rather, will I
strive to build upon the impos
ing edifice of honest and pro
gressive government which they
have provided. When my term is
ended, I will be happy beyond
measure If the people will say in
their kindness, 'Gregg Cherry
did not let us down. He contin
ued the tradition of faithful
and intelligent public service
which his predecessors creat
ed.* "
Major Cherry will speak at a
rally at the Gastonla Armory
at 9:00 p. m. Friday. It will be
broadcast over a hook-up which
includes WWNC, Asheville; WA
IR, Winston -Salem; WAYS, Char
lotte; WHKY, Hickory; besides
the Gastonla station, WONC. c
Notice To Farmers '
i
A recent study made by the i
Department of Agriculture
shows that we are facing a
most serious shortage of feed.
It appears at present, that by
fall it will be impossible to pur
chase feed; unless farmers pro
duce their own feeds, both grain
and roughage, they will possi
bly lose their livestock due to
lack of feed.
it is not loo laie now so piani
these Idle acres In hay crops
and corn. Limited supplies of
soy beans, peas and lespedeza
are available and there is no
shortage of sudan grass seed.
I would like to urge that every
farmer plant sufficient hay
crops for all livestock.
It will possibly pay you to
plant more com than you had
planned. Corn production can be
greatly Increased by more liber
al use of Nitrate of Soda. Re
cent experiments have proven
that land which will produce
20 bushels of corn per acre, by
application of 250 pounds of '
Nitrate of Soda when the corn '
Is knee high, can be made to '
produce 40 bushels of corn per '
acre. This amount of soda will '
cost about $5.25 per acre or 26c
per bushel for the increase
There is no shortage of Ni- ]
trate of Soda. If additional loan
funds are needed for the pur
chasing of soda or seed, we will
b? In the office on May 29 and
May 30.
If the Farm Security Admin- J
lstration can be of any help to
you at this time, please let us
know.
ALBERT L. RAMSEY,
FSA Supervisor.
All-Day Meeting At
Watauga Baptist Church
There will be an all-day ser
vice held at the Watauga Bap
tist church on Sunday, with the
I Rev Edgar Willis, of Andrews,
preaching at the 11 o'clock
service.
Following dinner served on
the church lawn at noon, the
Rev. George Younce, of Flats,
will preach at 2:30 o'clock. To
these services the elderly peo
ple In the community are es
pecially Invited to attend. The
pubUc la alio Invited.
NEWS or OUR
MEN**/ WOMEN
IN UNIFORM
Pfc. John D. Gregory, son of
Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Gregory of
Franklin, route 2, spent a 11
Jay furlough at home recently.
He 1s now stationed at Camp
Davis, N. C.
? -k ?
Cadet Charles R. Owens, son
>f Mrs. Clara Owens of West's
dill, is scheduled to receive his
rtngs within a short time. His
nother visited him in Arkansas,
vhere he is stationed.
AMM 1/C Ray Barnard, son
)f Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Barnard
)f Franklin, route 3, is stationed
it a base in Australia. He serv
ed in Panama, South America
ind a number of island bases
in the Atlantic for two years.
Brothers Meet In Pacific
For First Time
Sol Sanders, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Sanders, who is
ei student at the University of
Missouri, sent the Press the
slipping of two brothers meeting
in the Pacific.
These sailors, Joe and Dan
Bryson, sons of the Rev. and
Mts. J. A. Bryson, 231 Sexton
road, Columbia, Mo., met re
cently in the southwest Pacific
when their boats docked in the
same harbor. Joe is fireman,
first class, on the Oceanogra
pher, and Dan is a motor ma
chinist mate, third class, on the
Virgo.
The Bryson boys have visited
in Franklin and Macon county
on various occasions, being the
grandsons of Mrs. H. D. Dean,
of Etna. They are also nephews
of Mrs. John Moore and Wal
ter Dean of Franklin.
DID YOU BUT THAT EXTRA
WAR BONDT
Pvt. Wallace A. Morgan, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Davis Morgan
of Franklin, route 4, Is now
stationed in North Africa. He
took his basic training at Camp
Blanding, Fla.
Pvt. Patrick T. Rogers, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Neelie Rogers, of
Highlands, has landed safely
overseas according to a letter
received by his wife. He has
been in service since 1942.
Sgt. Carlos Rogers, son of Mrs.
Florence Rogers of Stiles and
Asheville, is stationed in New
Guinea. He enlisted in 1942 and
took his training at Fort Bragg.
Voting Starts 6:3*0 A. M.
And Closes At 6:30 P. M.
On Saturday, May 27
Precinct polling places will
open at 6:30 a. m., Eastern War
Time, and will close at 6:30
p. m., Eastern War Time, It has
been announced by James J.
Mann, chairman of the County
Board of Elections.
The long-standing law under
which polls opened at sunup
and closed at sunset has been
abandoned in faver of the niw
hourly basis, and voters are ur
ged to keep this in mind and
not wait until it's too late to
vote.
General interest in the cam
paign has centered around the
race for the gubernatorial nom
ination, In which only two of
the candidates? R. Gregg Cher
ry, of Gastonia and W. Ralph
McDonald, of Winston-Salem ?
have carried on active state
wide campaigns.
Fifth War Loan Campaign
Has Goal Of Six Billion
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SGT. CARELOCK
AWARDED
AIR MEDAL
Staff Sergeant James Aubrey
Carelock, a former Franklin boy,
gunner on a Flying Fortress
with the Eighth Bomber Com
mand in England, has been
awarded the Air Medal, accord
ing to a message received by
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Carelock, of Hopewell, Va.
Sgt. Carelock has been over
seas since late talk of 1943, and
has been on some of the biggest
missions over Nazi Germany
since January, according to
clippings from English news
papers. One clipping told of the
mission to Augsburg and Ulm
in blinding snowstorms, when
the American bombers and their
fighter escorts met many Nazi
fighters and a fierce air battle
ensued. Another time was when
they made a big raid on Frank
furt and the US bombers flew
"blind" through solid clouds for
four hours, before reaching the
target.
iie was also on tne great raid
on Ootha and Schwelnfurt in
March, a round trip of 1,000
miles against strong Nazi oppo
sition, which is called one of the
great air battles of the war.
Other miss Ions he was on were
when the aircraft plant at
Bernburg was bombed and the
great raid on Stuttgart.
Sgt. Carelock is now interned
In a neutral country, according
to a message the family had
from a friend who was in Eng
land; however, the message was
not from the War Department.
Their last letter was dated April
8th and he was reported miss
ing on April 9.
Mr. and Mrs. Carelock and
family made their home in
Franklin for several years. Mr.
Carelock was linotype operator
for the Franklin Press and Mrs.
Carelock was telephone opera
tor for Western Carolina Tele
phone Company. Another son,
Vivian, who Is also in the ser
vice, is reported to be alright.
Classifications
Announced By Our Local
Board
The following classifications ?
are announced by the Local fie- <
lectlve Board;
In 1-A: Thaddle Ouffle, Fred '
William Penland, Jr., col, William
Thomas Shields, Lemmle Webb,
Cecil Porter Ayers, Noah Lee
Rogers, Joseph Thomas Waller,
Barnard Fidelle Phillips, T. J.
torrells, James Edward Perry,
Vernon Luther Holland, Ernest
Royal Dills, Jr.
In 1-A-O: Templeton Rowe
Vinson.
In 1-C: Qlenn A. Tilson, Owen
Livingston Ammons, Bllley Bur
gess, col., Wlllard Goldman
Passmore.
In 2-A! Albert Ammons, ClaT
ence Geo. Greenwood, Sam Earl
Hall, Paul Coleman Morgan, El
mer Davis Justice, Paul Clinton
Gregory. John Leonard Hol
brook, Klnlon Buel Welch.
In 2-B: Robert Roy Cunning
ham, Jack Porter Howard.
In 2-C: Clinton Roger Cabe.
In 4-D: Radford Wilson.
In *-F: Win Lester Huscusson,
James Eugene Love, col., Homer
Edison 8tiwlnter, Markus Ever
ett Raby. Paul Guy, Radford
Alexander Talley, Robert War
ren Munger, Paul Lacy Smith,
Elmer Evern Hedden, ? Thomas
Cobb Harbison, Charles Rhobe
Carpenter, Harvey Sumner Tal
ley, Raymond Rogers Tallent,
Charles Ellis Allen, Remon Tan
ner Fouts, Claud John Crisp,
J. A. HuTst, J. L. Crisp, Willie
Wykle, Ebbie Lee Bingham, Ho
? Continued On P*|? For
Baptist Association
Meets At Co wee
The Macon County Baptist
Assoclatlonal Training Union,
meeting with Cowee Baptist
church Friday, May 26, at 8:30
p. m., announces the following
program:
8:30 p. m.? Devotional? By Billle
Raby, Cowee; Business. Roll
Call, Announcements; "My Visit
to Rldgecrtat" ? By Dorothy
Cabe and Jones to Attend
District Meeting In
Asheville
Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Secre
tary of the Treasury, has an
nounced that the Fifth War
Loan Campaign will be launched
on Monday, June 12, and con
tinue through Saturday, July 8.
The goal will be $16,000,000,000,
of which $6,000,000,000 Is to
come from the sales of bonds
to individuals.
Henry W. Cabe, chairman ot
the Macon county War Finance
committee and Gilmer A. Jones,
co-chairman of the Macon
county Fifth War Loan Cam
paign, are expected to attend a
meeting of the chairmen and
co-chairmen of this district, in
Asheville on Thursday, at which
time they will learn the amount
of the quota given to Maoon
county. However, it is expected
to be somewhat larger than the
Fourth War Loan quota, which
was $160,000. The amount raised
totaled $201,788.
rru- t j-i i- ii ? ?-? *
xxic uuxic uave is me Diggesi
and most important job we
have ever faced together, and It
may be the most Important
Bond drive of the war. There
fore we must keep this upper
most in our minds when we are
preparing for the Fifth War
Loan Campaign and see that no
effort has been spared to make
this the most successful of all
four previous campaigns. In this
drive personal solicitation will
be more important than ever
before, if we expect to reach
the slx-billlon-dollar mark from.,
individuals alone.
In this June drive, let's do our
share toward making this a
real "Victory Loan Drive," thus
speeding the day that will bring
our boys and giTls safely home,
and to America's million -strong
army in the fields a real zero
hour.
LT. HUNNICUTT
WINS MEDAL
Flying Fort re** Officer
Decorated In
England
2nd Lieut. Charles R. Hunnl
cutt, a navigator on a B-17
Plying Portress, was recently
awarded the Air Medal.
The citation which accom
panied the decoration of the
Mr Medal read: "For exceptton
illy meritorious achievement,
while participating in five sep
arate combat missions over en
emy-occupied Continental Eu
rope. The courage, coolness and
skill displayed by 2nd Lt. Hun
nicutt upon these occasions re
flect great credit upon himself
and the Armed Forces of the
United States."
Om J T * tliinnJnuff o no Ml/fl
AI1U UV. nuilllivuw, u Iinvxv
of North Carolina, Is the son of
Mrs. Blanche I. Hunnicutt, Rt.
4, Franklin, North Carolina.
His wife, Martha Edith Hunni
cutt, lives In Leatherman, N. C.
Upon graduating from Frank
lin high school, he entered the
University of New Mexico, where
he studied civil engineering.
A brother, George L. Hunni
cutt, Is serving in the U. S.
Navy.
Workers Sought For
Positions In Washington
On Monday and Tuesday, May
29 and 30. Frederick Sheets,
civil engineer representative,
will be in this area on the
above dates to recruit workers
for Jobs In Washington, D. C ,
and in Norfolk, Va.
Mr. Sheetz states that posi
tions are available for clerks,
typists and stenographers. Also
transportation to the jobs will
be paid by the government.
Teachers will also be accepted
for work during their summer
vacation but will have to pay
their own transportation.
Persons classified In 1-A who
are over 30 years of age will be
accepted for positions in ths
Norfolk area, It was stated.
Corbin, Holly Springs; Hymn?
"When I Survey the Wondrous
Cross; "The Place of the Horns
in Christian Witnessing" ? By
Mrs. William Dalrymple; "Per
sonal Witnessing Today" ? By
Paul Swafford; "Courageous
Witnessing"? By Ben McCullum;
Hymn? "Bless Be the Tie";
Benediction.