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VOL. UX? NO. 30
FRANKLIN, N. C? THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1944
$2.00 PER YEAH
NINE MACON MEN
WAR CASUALTIES
Two Missing, One Killed,
Nine Wounded
Overseas
Nine Macon service men have
been reported as casualties
since last Wednesday in tele
grams and letters to relatives
here.
Two men, Harry S. Hlggins
and Wayne R. Vanhook, have
been reported missing in action
overseas. George W. Hayes, ne
gro, was killed in an explosion
on the West coast. The follow
ing six men have been wounded
in action: John D. Dowdle,
George Norman Cabe, Joe W.
Anderson, Jasper L. Norton,
Harry J. Duvall, Elwood Cabe.
Sgt. Harry Siler Hlggins, Jr.,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry S.
Hlggins of Harrison Ave., was
reported missing as of June 6.
Sgt. Higgins entered the serv
ice in October 1942 and is a
member of the U. 8. paratroop
ers. He attended Clemson Col
lege and Brevard College prior
to his entering the service. He
received his basic training at
Camp Blanding, Fla. and re
ceived his wings and boots at
Ft. Be nning, Ga. Sgt. Hlggins
was stationed at Camp Mackall
before going overseas in De
cember.
Sgt. Hlggins is the brother
in-law of Lt. Frank Higdonnow
stationed with the U. S. Air
Forces In Italy.
Wayne R. Vanhook, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Vanhook, of
Prentiss has been reported
missing in action according to
word received here from the
War Department. No details are
available.
Sl/c George W. Hayes, negro,
U.S. Navy, son of Mrs. Mary
Hayes, was killed in an explos
ion which took place last week
In San Francisco harbor, Cali
fornia.
Seaman Hayes is a graduate
of the negro high school and
attended a welding school in
eastern Carolina. Before enter
ing the service he worked in
a shipyard at Smlthport, Va.
He was 20 years old.
He is survived by his mother,
a sister, Virginia Bryaon of
Franklin, grandparents, Jenny
and George Hayes, and uncle,
Wiley Hayes.
Pvt. John D. Dowdle, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Harve Dowdle of
route 2, was slightly wounded
in Italy. He had been previous
ly slightly wounded on May 25,
also in Italy.
Pvt. Dowdle entered service in
September, 1943 and was sta
tioned at Camp Blanding, Fla.
He has been overseas with an
infantry division since March
1944.
Mrs. Dowdle is the former
Mary Louise Vanhook.
Pic. George Norman Cabe,
son of D. P. Cabe of Otto "has
been reported seriously wound
ed in France on June 19. Pfc.
Cabe was in the airborne in
fantry and has been in service
since January, 1942.
Pfc. Joe W. Anderson, son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Anderson of
Otto, has been reported wound
ed according to a War Depart
ment message received here.
Pfc. Anderson was wounded
In France where he served with
the airborne Infantry.
Pfc. Jasper L. Norton, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Norton of
Otto, was seriously wounded in
action July 4 in France.
Pfc. Norton entered service in
October, 1942 and has been
overseas with the Army combat
engineers for three months. He
Is now recuperating in a hos
pital In France.
Pfc. Harry J. Duvall, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Carle Duvall of
Stiles has been reported ser
iously wounded in action In
France on June 22.
First Sgt. Elwood Cabe, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Harve Cabe of
route 4, was wounded In action
on June 15, somewhere In the
Pacific area.
8gt. Cabe Joined the Marine
corps In Portland, Ore., In May,
1936. He served two years in
Shanghai, China prior to the
Japanese occupation. He was
sent overseas immediately after
Pearl Harbor and saw action on
Guadalcanal, Tarawa, and the
Marshall and Gilbert islands.
His whereabouts at the time he
was wounded are not definitely
known and have not been re
leased by Marine headquarters
at preterit
Classifications
Local Board Announces
Decisions On 72
Macon Men
The following classifications
are announced by the local Se
lective Service Board:
In 1-A:; James Edward Brook
shire, Jr., Oscar Logan Hedden,
Hunter Woodrow Young.
In 1-A-L: Dorman Dale Gib
son.
In 2-A: Orady Ranford Stock
ton, Clarence Judson Icenhower.
In 2-B: J. D. Ledford, (col.).
In 1-C: Albert Wilson, James
Edward Perry, John Marvin
Vanhook, Lemmle Webb, Robert
Haven Anderson.
In 4-F: Clyde Henderson Pen
nington, Samuel Ebenezer Ram
sey, Garland Wilton Evans, Wil
liam Pherson. Stamey, Fred Tay
lor Bryson, Jr., Earnest Standi
Webb, Leroy Sylvester Smith,
Clayton Higdon Ramsey, Glenn
William Hastings, Paul Blaine
Crawford, William Roy Potts,
Jesse Samuel Cunningham, Bob
by Fouts Sutton, Edward Wal
droop.
In 2-A-H: Paul Earl Ross,
Paul Judsan Klnsland.
In 2-B-Hr Phillip H. Kline.
In 1-A-H: Charles Ernest Vin
son, Fred Leon Hannah, Lester
Loyd Mlncey, Joseph Garland
8hepherd, Canara Joseph Stew
art, Sr. (col.), Edward LeeWhlt
tln.ston. Robert Alex Arrant.
Jeff Harrison Green, Samuel
Richmond McCall, James Ervin
8mith, Lorenz Moses, Carl Dwite
Green, Dewey Hobson Russell,
Carson William Medford. Mon
roe Stanley. Lax Colman Dills.
James Albert McCall. Sr.. Her
man Hughes Plemmons:
Lawrence Carl Howard, Prince
Quarry Curtis, Richard Sloan
Jones, Bruce Alfred Smith, Jake
Passmore, Thomas Burton Si
mons, William Floyd Nichols,
Raymond Jerone Price, Robert
Kibby Womack, Clyde Hedric
Phillips, Sherill Thomas Tram
ell, Grady Henry Clark, Jack
Wilburn, Jesse Karr Conley, Lu
ther Henry Jacobs, William Os
car Green;
Frank Roosevelt Raby, John
Newton Conley, Dewey Cun
ningham, Lee Roy Dills, Phillip
Albert Crane, Fred Hampton
Vinson, Mann John Ray, George
Harold Brown, Marion
Elkins, Burr Allen Chllders.
George Milton Dills. Donald
Judson Baldwin, Ervln Patton
Stockton.
Health Department And
Lions Club Sponsor
Blind Clinic
The Franklin Lions Club, to
gether with the Macon County
Health Department and the Ma
con County Welfare Depart
ment, will sponsor an Aid to
the blind Clinic for those in
need of such service Monday,
August 21, 1944. Dr. Broun of
Roanoke RaDids will be the
ophthalmologist in charge.
This clinic is free to those
people who are in need of such
assistance. The glasses, if need -
ed, may be procured at mini
mum cost or in some few cases,
free. The local Lions Club Is
especially anxious that all
school children in. such need at
tend the clinic.
It will be necessary for those
wishing the service to contact
the Macon County Welfare De
partment prior to the clinic in
order that they may be certi
fied, If found in need, for the
service. It will then be neces
sary for them to visit the Ma
count County Health Depart
ment for preliminary eye ex
amination which the nurse in
charge, Mrs. Josephine Gaines,
is prepared to give any Satur
day morning.
As the clinic will serve only
thirty-five people. It Is very im
portant that school children
call at once, together with any
others who feel that they quali
fy for this service.
MRS. ELOISE O. FRANKS,
Superintendent. Department of
Public Welfare, Macon County.
Franklin, N. C.
Sgt. Cabe has two brothers in
service overseas: Sgt. Harvey
Cabe, Jr., with the Army Air
Forces In England and Pfc. Har
i old Cabe stationed somewhere
In Italy.
War Finance Committee
Reports On Fifth Loan
I
Macon Exceeds Quota;
County Chairmen
Report
Although the 5th War Loan
Drive got off to somewhat of a
late start, we take pleasure In
announcing to the public that
Macon county, as usual, exceed
ed Its quota, this time by more
than doubling It. The overall
quota for Macon county was
$188,000. The Federal Reserve
Bank of Richmond reported
that $420,469 had been accredit
ed to this county on July 14.
These amounts represent the
present cash value of the bonds.
While something over 50,000
of this amount was accredited
to us by the purchase of bonds
by the State of North Caro
lina, still Macon county's record
is outstanding in its overall
sale.
More than ever is the credit
for this splendid record due to
the people as a whole. The work,
done by Highlands was particu
larly outstanding under the
leadership of Mr. C. J. Ander-.
son, chairman of that com
munity, and Miss Ruth Carter,
chairman of the women's divis
ion at Highlands. This com
munity exceeded its quota in
the first few days of the drive,
but did not relax its efforts
after its quota had been reach
ed. Especially outstanding was
the excellent work of Paul Price
who, being too young to wear a
uniform himself, did his part,
toward providing munitions to
his older comrades through the
sale of bonds.
Judging from the amount of
bonds purchased by the rural
sections of the county, the
county-wide committee, consist
ing of Sam Mendenhall, Mrs.
Florence Sherrill and J. H.
Stockton, with their sub com
mittees, did excellent work. The
appointment of a county-wide
chairman for the women's di
vision was not made until well
after the drive had begun, when
Miss Nora Moody was assigned
to this post. Her work was par
ticularly outstanding. Within a
few days after her appointment
the different women's organiza
tions had been organized and
were hard at work. Her pro
gram of purchasing at least one
bond in honor of each man
and woman who had entered
the service from Macon county
deserves, and is receiving, the
praise of everyone. The drug
gists organization, under the
leadership of Dr. R. H. Rimmer
deserves commendation for out
standing work. Prtictically ev
ery organization of the county
put its shoulder to the wheel.
The colored section, with An
drew Ray as chairman, as usual,
did their full share in uphold
ing the record of Macon coun
ty in its bond sales.
While patting ourselves on the
back, we should remember that
our E Bond quota has not been
reached in this drive. Out of
and E Bond quota of $144,000,
we are still $31,000 short. While
it may be that our E Bond quota
may be that our E Bond quota
was higher in proportion than
most other counties of the
State and that very few, if any,
counties have reached their
quota in the sale of E Bonds,
it is hoped that the quota as
signed us for the sale of E Bonds ;
will _yet be reached. The time ;
for reaching this quota has ]
been extended to July 31st. i
H. W. CABE, Chmn,
GILMER A. JONES, Co-Chmn.
War Finance Committee
Autmobolle owners are warn
ed that the Federal Auto stamp
is due August 1 and must be
displayed on the windshield of
every car and truck.
NEWS OF OUR
i M EN w WOMEN
IN UNIFORM
Cpl. G rover Quenton ' Waldrop
Cpl. Grover Quenton Waldrop,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Orady Wal
drop of Franklin, R-l, is now
stationed overseas. He has been
in service for 25 months. Prior
to entering service he was em
ployed with the Forest Service.
Sgt. Weaver Fox, son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. N. Fox, has return
ed to Fort Benning, Ga., after
spending a 13-day furlough
with his parents.
Pfc. Robt. J. Hunter, son. of
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hunter of
Franklin, was wounded In ac
tion in France about the middle
of June. Pfc. Hunter writing on
July 4 told his parents that he
was convalsecing In a hospital
in England. He entered service
in October, 1942 and has been
overseas four months in the in
fantry.
An army release received
here recently reports that Pfc.
George F. Waldrop is serving
at an Army Air Service Com
mand Depot somewhere in Eng
land. Before entering the serv
ice Pfc. Waldrop was employed
by W. R. Wallace at mill work
In Daytona Beach, Fla. He is
i the son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F.
Waldrop.
S 3/C Glenn Hunter Waldrop
S 3/C Glenn Hunter Waldrop,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Grady Wal
drop is stationed overseas. Prior
to entering service he was em
ployed for the General Motors
Co. in Maryland.
Pvt. Titus H. Parrish, son of
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Parrish, of
R-3, has returned to Camp
Sutton after spending a fifteen
day furlough with his parents
and his wife and brothers in
Detroit, Mich.
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Schyler Ledford is spending a
short leave with his wife and
young son. He will return to
Williamsburg, Va., this week.
Clell T. Bryant, son of O. C.
Bryant and Jack Angel, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Angel who
have recently entered the serv
ice are now stationed at Camp
Hood, Texas.
Pvt. Titus H. Parrish, son of
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Parrish, who
has spent a short furlough on
route 3 with his parents and
his wifer ofDetroit, Mich, has re
turned to Camp Sutton, N. C.
Pvt. Parrish has been critic
ally ill In the hospital at Camp
DavU for tlw put tour fonthi.
Commissioners Announce
Macon County Jury List
i
Nine Macon Men
Leave For Induction
The following registrants were
sent by this board to Camp
Croft, South Carolina for Induc
tion on July 20, 1944:
Arthur Noal Dowdle, Norval
Woodrow Norton, Albert Wil
sno, James Edward Perry, Ver
les Clinton Wishon, John Mar
vin Vanhook, Lemmie Webb, T.
J. Sorrells, Robert Haven Ander
son.
The following men were
transferred to this board from
other boards for induction and
were sen.t with the above group:
William Simon Richardson,
Jr., Frank Harrison Seay, Jay
Donald Meadows.
Nephew of W. T. Tippett
Killed In Action
W.'T. Tippett of route 3 learn
ed last week of the death of
his nephew, Lt. Ernest Hyde of
Atlanta. Ga., who was killed on
his first mission over France.
Lt. Tippett had visited his
uncle here before the war and
those who met him will learn
with regret of the death of this
fine young man.
Paratrooper Husband Of
Franklin Girl Mi&sing
Since June 11th
Mrs. Harold Richards, the for
mer Miss Dorothy Penland, has
received notice from the War
Department that her husband,
Capt. Haroldl Richards, U.S.
Paratroopers, has been missing
in action since June 11.
Capt. Richards has been In
Europe since January, 1944 and
was stationed In England.
Mrs. Richards is with her
aunt, Mrs. Thomas C. Justice, In
Washington, D. C.
Stamp must be displayed on
windshield of automobile if lt
Is to be valid. Failure to have
stamp subjects owner to $50
'ine and thirty days in Jail.
Fifty-four Are Named For
Jury Service In Aug.
Court
i ? ~
The Macon pounty Board of
Commissioners meeting last
week elected the following jury
list for the August term of
court
J. R. Norton, route 1, Dillard,
Ga.; W. B. Benfiett, route 3;
Steve D. Duvall, Stiles; Arthur
Shepherd, Leatherman; Dwight
Rowland, route 3; Ray Dryman,
Scaly; N. F. Rogers, Highlands;
Ralph Stiles, route 2; Dewey
McConnell, Prentiss; George E.
Brown, city; J. Roper, Flats; N.
L. Henry, route 2; G. L. Gar
land, route 2; Joe Morrison,
route 4; Austin Welch, routeS;
George Dean, city; Oscar Led
ford, Prentiss; Frank Fleming,
Sr., route 2.
Fred Blaine, Cullassaja; A. F.
Roper, route 3; Bob Southards,
route 1; Elbert F. Anderson,
route 2; M. E. Bennett, route 3;
H. C. Miller. Scaly; J. F. Vinson, .
route 1, Dillard, Ga.; Truie Mc
Call. Highlands: Greely Shep
herd, West's Mill; Zeb Sanders,
Prentiss; D. A. Gregory, Gneiss;
Carl Donaldson, Prentiss; Fred
D. Bryson, Cullasaja; Freeman
Hastings, route 2; C. W. Hen
derson, Gneiss; W. R. Cochran,
Flats; J. Frank Browning, Etna;
O. A. Shuler, Highlands.
E. L. Whittington, city; Hil
lard Solesbee, route 3; J. D.
Gibson, route 1; R. L. Ammons,
Elliiav; Zeb Cansler, route 3;
Bill Drvman, route 2; W.J. Til
son. Gneiss; T. A. OHdwell,
route 1, Dillard Ga.; Frank B.
Norton. Highlands; W. M. Bry
son, Cullasaja; Sloan Holbrooks,
route 3; Jesse Tyler, Cullasaja;
C. N. Dills, route 1; L. B. Liner,
city; T. M. Moss, Franklin; G.
W. Marrett, Highlands; John C.
Dills, Gneiss; T. L. Williamson,
route 1.
The commissioners adjourned
to July 21.
Republicans Nominate
Fulton For Representative
FIFTH SUNDAY
SINGING POSTPONED
The regular Fifth Sunday
31nging Convention will not be
held this Sunday due to the in
antile paralysis epidemic.
This announcement made to ,
rhe Press by Mr. J. M. Raby, i
president of the convention. ,
DEAN RETURNS
FROM OVERSEAS
Receives Air Medal, Dis- ^
tinguished Flying Cross
And Oak Leaf Cluster
Lieut. Davis L. Dean, son of ,
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dean, 1
has returned home from the I
European theatre of action aft- '
er completing his thirty mis
sions as a pilot of a B-24 Lib
erator bomber.
Lieut. Dean entered the serv-'
ice in February, 1941. He re
ceived his wings at Luke Field,
Arizona and was stationed at
Larry Field, Colo, just before
he went overseas.
Lt. Dean has received the
Distinguished Flying Cross, the
Air Medal, Three Oak Leaf
Clusters and the European thea
tre Oold Bar with a Gold Star.
LIEUT, DAV1I I* DEAN
J. L. Sanders Nominated
For Surveyor at County
Convention
The Macon County Republican
Convention meeting last Satur
day afternoon at the county
court house nominated Robert
Fulton, farmer of Cullasaja, for
candidate for Macon county
representative to the general
assembly in the November gen
eral election.
L. C. Higdon, T. O. Dean, T.
C. Harbison, John Wishon, and
Claude Patterson were nominat
ed as candidates for the Macon
county board of edu!,Lh-TAO
County Board of Education.
J. L. Sanders was the con
vention's nominee for county
surveyor.
Lewis P. Hamlia, candidate
for representative to Congress
from the Twelfth District, spoke
briefly to the delegates before
the convention was convened.
Mr. Hamlia told delegates that
we In the United States are for
tunate that we can still nomi
nate and vote for the men we
want for public office. He also
spoke on the differences be
tween balloting now and when
he was a child.
Mr. Hamlia told delegates why
the present administration
must be changed and reminded
them that ballots to soldiers
overseas must be in the malls
before August 1 if they are to
be returned in time for the No
vember (lections.
Walter Dean was chairman of
the convention.
Lester Henderson, Paul Potts
and Jeter Higdon were appoint
ed to the resolutions commit
tee. Roy Mashburn and E . P.
8wafford were appointed as the
publicity committee. W. C. Zick
erraf heads the finance commit
tee.
Silers To Meet
With T. W. Porter
The Slier family will have Its
91st annual meeting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. T. W.
Porter. Sr., "Hall of Pines." on
Thursday. August S. Miss Eliza
Biler will act m co-hortMa.