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PROGRESSIVE
LIBERAL
INDEPENDENT
VOL. LIX? NO. 25
FRANKLIN, N. C? THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1944
$2.00 PER YEAH
TAX RETURNS
TO COME SOON
Taxpayers Entitled To
Refunds On 19,44
Income Return
Joseph D. Nunan, Jr., Com
missioner of Internal Revenue,
has announced that the one
millionth refund on 1943 Indi
vidual income tax returns was
made this week. However, he
cautioned taxpayers that it will
take several months before the
remainder of the 1943 refunds
can be completed. Each refund
check will be mailed as soon as
possible by the regional disburs
ing office of the. Treasury De
partment In the taxpayer's own
district.
In view of numerous inquiries
from taxpayers as to when they
can expect their refunds. Com
missioner Nunan made the fol
lowing statement:
It is estimated that approxi
mately 18,000,000 taxpayers are
entitled to refunds on their 1943
income tax returns. It is our
duty and intention to make
these refunds as rapidly as pos
sible.
First attention was given to
the claims of members of the
armed forces. Now refunds to
civilians are being made in large
numbers.
More than a quarter million
taxpayers will receive their re
funds this week, bringing the
total tor more than a million
since March 15. An Increasing
number of tax payers will get
their refunds next week, and in
every subsequent week until the
list is complete. Each refund
will Include Interest computed
at the rate of six percent per
year from March 15, 1944, to the
date the refund is scheduled.
This is such a big job that
obviously its completion will
take several months. The pre
liminary steps before making
refunds of any amounts paid
or withheld in excess of the lia
bility reported on these returns -
Jnvolve the assembling, checking
and comparing of nearly two
hundred million documents such
as returns, withholding tax re
ceipts and declarations of esti
mated tax. Every means possi
ble is being utilized to expedite
the handling of the task as- a
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SINGING CONVENTION
AT MAIDENS CHAPEL
The next 4th Sunday singing
convention will meet at Maidens
Chapel on June 30 at 2 p. m.
Everyone is invited. B. C. Den
dy, president.
ATTEND FSA MEETING
IN ASHEVILLE
Albert Ramsey and Miss Daisy
Caldwell of the Farm Security
Administration are in Ashevllle
this week attending the district
meeting of FSA officials. The
Importance of food production
Is being stressed by the state
officials. Part of the thrfte-day
session will be devoted to plan
ning the overall FSA program
I for next year.
3 MACON MEN
ARE WOUNDED
Hunter, Dowdle, Hamby
Casualties In Italian
Campaign
Three Macon men have been
reported wounded in action ac
cording to messages received
from the War Department. They
are: Pvts. John D. Dowdle and
William L. Hamby, and First Lt.
Charles M. Hunter.
Pvt. Dowdle, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harve Dowdle of Franklin,
route 2, was slightly wounded
in Italy on May 25. His wife is
the former Miss Mary Louise
Vanhook. ,i
The private, who entered the
service in September 1943, took
his basic training at Camp
Blandlng, Fla., and has been
serving overseas with an in
fantry division since March.
Pvt. Hamby, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Hamby, of Prentiss,
was seriously wounded in Italy
on May 24, according to a let
ter received by his parents. His
wound was inflicted by a sni
per. He has been awarded the
Purple Heart decoration and
will send it to his sister, Miss
Louise Hamby of Prentiss. He
entered the service in Septem
ber 1943 and has been overseas
since March 1944. ,
HUNTER
Lt. Hunter was
wounded June 3
fighting on the
A n z 1 o beach
head In Italy,
his mother has
been notified.
A letter from
the lieutenant
to his mother
recently stated
that the wound
is slight.
He is a gradu
ate of Frank
lin high school and of the Un
iversity of North Carolina, class 1
of 1938. He was formerly acting
budget manager of the B. F.
Goodrich Tire and Rubber com
pany, Macon, Oa.
Lt. Hunter entered service in
1MB and received his commis
sion at Port Benning, Oa., in
February, 1943. He received his
promotion to first lieutenant in
Italy, March 15.
FIFTH WAR LOAN
APPROXIMATE REPORT
Oilmer Jones, county co
chairman. has announced that
according to the report received
from the Federal Reserve Bank
of Richmond, for the period
ending June 16, the amount of
war bonds sold is $16,667.50, or
about nine per cent of Macon
county's quota for the Fifth
WaT Loan of $188,000.00. More
bonds have been sold but com
plete reports are not available
at this time.
LEGION AUXILIARY
WITH MRS. SETSER
The American Legion Auxili
ary will meet Tuesday evening
at 8 o'clock at the home of
Mrs. Joe Setser on Cortooge
chaye.
DID YOU BUY THAT EXTRA
WAR BOND?
BUY A BOND IN HONOR
OF SOMEONE IN SERVICE
With the second week ol the Fifth War Loan Drive
on the Victory Volunteers, who are the members of the
women's organizations helping; in this biggest drive foi
iollars in ail history, are fuly organised and are behind
the invasion drive with .with determinization and enthu
tiasm.
The V. V. are eager to have a silver or a gold star
placed beside the name of each man or woman in the
service. Mrs. Robert Bennett of Iotla was the first person
to buy a bond after the plan of honoring those In service
was published. She placed a silver star beside the name
of her son, Pvt. Hansell Bennett, who is now stationed in
South Carolina. We know you are going to have ? star
by your son or friend's name, but let's do it soon. Buy a
the invasion drive with determination and enthusiasm.
One of these volunteers may call at your home or
place of work soon. She has been urged to sell a bond
to every person contacted. So, be ready for the .women
who are contacting anT contacting as the boys at Cassi
no attacked and attacked. Remember each of these vol
unteers are taking time from her work to ihelp Uncle
Sam raise the money needed to finance this war. Don't
turn her down. Don't ask her to come back aome other
time. DON'T ... of all things . . . tell her yon cant af
ford more Bonds. Make up your mind now and have the
money ready to buy a bond when the V. V. calls.
Parents, buy a bond SOON TO HONOR ynar son 01
daughter in the service or a friend might beat yon to it.
Again, bay BONDS when the V. V. CALLS.
NEWS OF OUR
i MEN<w WOMEN
IN UNIFORM
S 2/C John Le^ls Moore, son
of Mrs. Elizabeth Moore of Otto,
spent a 7-day furlough at home
recently. He took his training
at Great Lakes, 111., and is now
stationed at Shoemaker, Calif.
Sgt. Claude Waldroop, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Waldroop,
spent his furlough with friends
and relatives at Franklin and
with his parents at Knoxville,
Tenn.
Pvt. David H. Atnmons, son Of
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Ammons of
Ellljay, is stationed in England.
He has been in the service
since 1942.
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Pvt. John A. (Gus) Leach, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Leach, is
now stationed at the University
of Mississippi, with the Army
Specialized Training Reserve
program. '
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Pvt. Walter W. Hannah, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hannah of
Franklin, route 1, has landed
safely overseas according to a
letter received by his parents.
Pfc. Hoyt D. Ledford, son of
Mrs. Bertha Ledford has return
ed to Camp Gordon, Ga., after
spending a furlough with his
mother.
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Pvt. Arthur K. Blaine, Jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Blaine,
of route 1, has completed his
basic training and is now sta
tioned at Keesler Field, Miss
where he has begun airplane
mechanical training. Upon com
pletion of this course he will
be ready for front line duty, or
will be sent to a factory or
guniwry achool.
Cpl. John H. Keener, Jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Keen
er, of Franklin, route 4, receiv
ed his gunnery wings at Tyndall
Field, Fla., recently. He is now
stationed at Charleston, 8. C.
Pfc. Floyd Bradley, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Bradley of Oak
Grove Is stationed In Northern
Ireland. He has been In service
since 1941.
Sgt. William W. Sloan, of
Camp Croft, spent a weekend
with his cousins, Mr. and Mrs.
R. S. Jones.
Pvt. Oline Stanfield, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Stanfield, re
cently spent a 14-day furlough
with his wife, children and par
ents. He entered the service In
November 1943 at Camp Croft,
S. C., and has been stationed at
Fort Jackson, S. C., and at Fort
Eustis, Va. He is now stationed
at Camp McCain, Miss.
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George W. .Evans, BM 2/C, is
now stationed at the U.S. Naval
Air Gunners School, Purcell,
Okla. He recently spent a fur
lough here with his wife, the
former Miss Lucy Campbell.
Cpl. Roger W. Sutton, son of
Mrs. R. B. Sutton,, route 4, is
now an automotive parts clerk
in an Ordnance Supply and
Maintenance Company, station
ed at Colonel Zemke's famous
P-37 Thunderbolt fighter base
"Somewhere in England." He
was inducted at Fort Jackson,
S. C., and received his basic
training at Fort McClellan, Ala.
Cpl. Sutton joined his present
organization at Grenier Field,
N. H., in October 1942 and went
overseas in January 1943. Prior
to his induction, he was em
ployed by Rea Auto Supply in
Asheville.
Pvt. Turner E. Dills, son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Dills, of
Cartoogechaye, is spending an
18-day furlough with his par
ents and family. He took his
basic training at Camp Bland
ing, Fla., and will return to
Fort Meade, Md.
The promotion of James R.
Norris to the rank of Staff Sgt.
has been .announced by his
commanding officer at an AAF
bomber station In England. Sgt.
Njrrls, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. J.
Norris of route I, DUlard, Oa.,
Is a tail gunner on the Libera
tor bomber, "Sky Master." He
entered the AAF In November
1943. ..
Zickgraf Hardwood Men
Buy Bonds 100 Per Cent
Classifications
Announced By Our Local
Board
JUNE 15, 1944:
The following changed class
ifications are announced by the
Local Selective Service Board:
In 1-A: Carl Dewey Owenby,
Ezra. Clarence Shook, Canton
Henry, Thomas Leonard Henry,
David Hearl Stanfield, Riley
Geronimo Sawyer, Norval Wood
row Norton, Robert Carl Don
aldson.
In 2-A: Napoleon Albert Evans,
Moses McKree Tuck.
2-B: Glenn Dill Man.
In 3-D: Henry Edgar McCall.
In 1-C: Claude Eugene Mc
Kay, Vergil Hyman Willis, John
B. Moore, Ellis Carlton Cleave
land, Lloyd James Cook, Ray
Lamorn Welch, Herman Russell
Ledford, James Morris McCon
nell, Wayne Lee Trammell.
In 4-F: William Howard Bing
ham, Arthur Lesher Green, Rob
ert Logan Tallent, Robert Wil
son Angel, Thaddie Guffie, Wil
liam Thomas Shields, Joseph
Thomas Waller, Barnard Fidelle
Phillips, John L. Syrinkle, Claude
Bradley.
In 1-C-H: Andrew Theodore
Raby.
In 1-A-H: Jason Eugene Nie
meyer, Charlie Theodore Led
ford, Harley Pendergrass. Roy
Benjamin Wooten. Earl Moten
Harrison, Ralph James Mason,
Harlie May, Charlie Chavis, col.,
Thomas Carlos Mack, Thomas
Jackson Jennings, Thomas Wei
don Angel, Jr., Fred Earlie Woo
ten, Elmer Edgar Roten, James
Thaddeus Nichols, Herble John
Bradley, Paul Judsan Kinsland,
Martin Sylvester Vinson, Fred
R. Elliott, Thomas Grady Reece,
James Jenkins, Noah Sheridan
Mason, Jesse Hobard Flowers,
Arthur Washington Moses, Wil
Llam Luther Watts. Jackson
Rogers Gribble, Clifford Allen
Nix. Grady Montgomery Jones.
Classified by the Board of
Appeal:
In 2-C: William Claude Lea
therman.
In 2-B: Alford Newman Or
mand, Leslie Jacob Young, Jay
Bryan Houston, Geo. DiUard
Hedden, Jr.
JUNE 20, 1944:
The following classification]
are announced by the Local Se
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FIFTH WAR LOAN DRIVE;
INVASION STARTED
As the long-heralded Invasion
of Nazi-occupied Europe began,
the Fifth War Loan Drive start
ed. We should consider this
drive a phase of that battle, for
it is our money which gives the
soldiers over there the food,
guns, and amunitlon necessary
for a successful and sustained
attack.
We know that this war is not
easy, and that Victory will only
come at bitter cost. So far only
13 men from this county have
died in the service of their
country What the future holds
for the remaining 1500 no one
knows. But we do know this:
Doing our job at home we can
help to shorten the war? short
en our Gold Star list- And
right now the biggest part of
our job is buying extra war
bonds.
Ptlblic Library
Hours Changed
Franklin Public Library will
be open from 1 to 6 o'clock dur
ing the summer, every day, ex
cept Sunday and Monday. You
are urged to visit your library
and look over the latest books
received, among them you will
find Ambassador Orew's story.
Ten Tears In Japan; Vlckl
Baum, at her best in, Hotel
Berlin, '43; an exciting and lus
ty report on the Major Battle
Front of Europe and Africa,
The Curtain Rises; Tarawa, here
is the most complete, honest,
realistic Job of battle reporting
the author. Robert Sherrod, has
yet done; Corporal Bailey gives
j us a Marine In The Making in
I "BOOT." The Mocking Bird Is
Singing, is a rich and mature
novel by a new writer, Louise
Mally; The Red Cock Crows;
The Proud People; Bedford Vil
lage; Fire Bell In The NJght,
I and a number of other outsUn
1 ding books of the year.
Is Macon County's First
Industry To Announce
Perfect Subscription
ONE HUNDRED PER CENT
SUBSCRIPTION TO THE PUR
CHASE OF AT LEAST ONE EX
TRA WAR BOND within twenty
minutes of the first appeal of
Gilmer A. Jones, co-chairman of
Macon county's Fifth War Loan
Drive is the remarkable re
sponse of the employees of Zlc
graf Hardwood Company to Un
cle Sam's call for INVASION
MONEY.
Shaded from the blistering
rays of an unusually hot mid
June sun only by a sheet metal
cover shed, bathed in the sweat
and grime of hard labor, these
employees gathered after lunch
Thursday afternoon, June 15. in
answer to a call from W. C. Zlck
graf, the company's president.
The setting, amidst the machin
ery of one of North Carolina's
most productive lumber mills,
which provided seats for an au
dience of grim faced, determin
ed men, was as impressive as
the response of these men was
spontaneous.
Orant L. Zickgraf, vice-presi
dent, introduced Mr. Jones, who
saw among the men many who
like himself have sons on the
fighting front. After a ten-min
ute appeal, it was clearly evi
dent that these men wanted to
spare only a few brief minutes
from their fifty-three hour work
week, to underwrite the world's
most important loan. At the
close of the appeal, fifty-four
men rose as one to sign their
names to orders for at least one
War Bond. Many ordered two
and three, some five.
Under the plan offered by the
company, these Bonds are to be
purchased In addition to the
ten per cent of weekly earnings
which the employees take regu
larly in War Stamps. To ease
the buTden, the company Is ad
vancing the price of the Bonds
to the employees and allowing
them to spread repayment over
a period of several weeks. Many
men. however, asked to be al
fowed to invest cash now to the
extent of their ability and In
addition to buy on, the com
pany's plan.
The immediate response sur
passed the tentative goal of $2,
500.00 dollars so quickly that a
revised quota of $3,000.00 has
been set.
Invited to attend the meeting,
the. employees of Franklin Ma
chine Shop also subscribed one
hundred per cent with an aver
age purchase thus far of fifty
dollars each.
Methodist Youth Caravan
To Arrive June 24
The Methodist Youth Caravan
will arrive in Franklin, June 24,
and begin its activities with a
meeting at 8 o'clock p. m. Sat
urday, with a meeting of the
youth council, pastors and car
avaners. A workshop period will
be held Monday through Friday,
at 2 o'clock. Each evening, Sun
day through Friday, there will be
classes beginning at 7 o'clock
for all groups, including a class
for adult Workers, taught by
the adult counselors.
Miss Margaret Brannon, di
rector of Music and Religious
Education at Central Methodist
church, Asheboro, Is the adult
counsellor. She was born in
Korea, and is a graduate of Be
rea College and Westminister
Choir College. Also, she attend
ed 8carTitt- College, Nashville,
Tenn.
Other Caravaners are: Miss
Janet Schmidt, Merrill, Wis.,
who attends the University of
Wisconsin, will teach the Com
mission on World Friendship;
Miss Betty Jane Claude, Boones
ville, Ark., of Hendrlx College,
Conway, Ark., will teach the
Commission on Community Ser
vice; Roy Everett, Newsome, Va.,
a graduate of Randolph-Macon
College and a senior at Duke
University Divinity School, will
teach the Commission on Re
creation; and, Preston Hughes,
a graduate of the University of
Alabama and a student at the
i Duke Divinity School, will teach
the commission on Worship and
| Evangelism.
"LET'S ALL BACK
THE ATTACK"
BUT EXTRA BONDS