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VOL. UX? NO. 37
FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPT. 14, 1914
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3 MACON MEN
ARE CASUALTIES
Two Missing In Actlar.;
One Is Seriously
WounJed
Two Macon county men were
reported missing In action this
week and one seriously wound
ed. They are: missing, Robert
Swafford, Joseph Daniels but
ton; wounded, James L. Con
ley.
PFC. ROBERT SW AFFORD
Mr. and Mrs. Harley Swafford
of Oak Dale have received word
from the War Department that
their son, Pfc. Robert Swafford,
is missing in action somewhere
In France since August 7.
Ffc. Swafford entered the
service In 1941. He received his
basic training at Fort Jackson,
S. C., and advanced training In
Florida.
J. D. SUTTON
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Sutton of
Franklin have received word
that their son, Joseph Daniels
Sutton is missing In action
since August 27. He was station
ed somewhere in France.
S/SOT. JAMES L. CONLEY
Staff Sgt. James J. Conley,
son of Mr. and Mts. J. K. Con
ley of Cullasaja, has been ser
iously wounded In action accor
ding to word received by his
parents.
Sgt. Conley had M pre
viously wounded In July of this
year.
He entered service In Octo
ber, 1942, and received his basic
training at Camp Barkley, Tex.
He has been serving overseas
with the Infantry since March
of this year. ?
1 Forest Field Day
Planned Near Sylva
Farmers, timber operators,
business men, and foresters
will meet at the Log Cabin As
sociation grounds, seven miles
west of Sylva, for a field day
on Sept. 21.
Visitors will assemble at the
crossroad to the sawmill at 9:30
o'clock and divide into field
parties to inspect forest plant
ings, forest cleanings, and Im
provement cuttings.
At 2 o'clock Chairman R. W.
Braeber, extension forester of
State College, will conduct a
meeting with W. R. Hlne of the
U. t>. Forest Service and W. K.
Beichler, chief of the Forest
Fire Control, as feature speak
ers.
Dr. C. F. Korstlan, president
of the North Carolina Fores
try Association, will present a
"Timber Farms" certificate for
meritorious service to the Log
Cabin Association. A like cer
tificate Is also to be presented
to Ben H. Nicholson of Cowarts,
a farmer of Jackson county by
Gracber. p. R Lackey, county
agent of Sylva. will discuss the
fhrmlng program on the lands
of the Log Cabin Association.
At 3:30 o'clock a field trip
will be made to the farming
area between the gateway of
the association grounds and
Barker's Creek Station.
WOW Convention
To Be Held In Brevard
Tickets for the semi-annual
regional W.O.W. Log Rolling
oonventlon here on October 7
were mailed out to secretaries
of all lodges In Western North
Carolina today. Around 300
Woodmeii and members of the
Woodmen circle are expected
here for the event, for which
elaborate preparations are be
ing made.
The afternoon session of the
convention and the women's
circle will begin at 2 o'clock.
This will be followed by a bar
becue at the Pink Beds, In Pls
gah National Forest. In the
evening there will be a program
In the local high school audi
torium. M. B. Camak, principal
of the high school at Ware
Shoals, 8. 0., two national di
rectors and other prominent
figures in Woodmen circles will
speak at this time. This will be
followed by a street dance, for
which music will be furnished
by Rhett Talley's string band.
On Sunday, October 8, a mon
ument will be unveiled In QU
lespie cemetery at the grave of
.the lata A. B. Oalloway, former
head pounoll.
PFC. ROBERT SWAFFORD
MISSING
LAST RITES FOR
0. C. _BRYANT
Prominent Franklin Mer
chant Dies After Short '
Illness
Funeral services for Oscar <
Cullen Bryant, widely known '
Franklin citizen and owner of
the Bryant Funeral Home and
Furniture Company, will beheld
at the Franklin Baptist church
at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
The body will be taken to the
Franklin Baptist church at 1
o'clock Saturday afternoon to
lie In state until the funeral.
The Rev. J. F. Marchman,
pastor of the Franklin Baptist
church will officiate, assisted by
three former pastors, the Rev.
C. F. Rogers, pastor of the BMf
more Baptist church, Ashevllle,
the Rev. Eugene R. Eller, pas
tor of the Augusta Baptist
church, Augusta, Ga., the Rev.
W. B. Underwood, pastor of the
Jonesborough Baptist church,
Jonesborough, Oa.
Burial will be in the Franklin
cemetery. I
Mr. Bryant died Wednesday
after an illness of two weeks.
Pallbearers will be Henry W.
Cabe, Walter Dean, Paul Car
penter, Herman Plemmons,
Lawrence Liner, and Manson
Stiles.
*-ti j un v n ao ia/i iii 111 viiv
Iotla section of Macan county
on March 16, 1900, and in 1918
moved to Franklin. He was em
ployed by C. T. Blaine until
1925 when together with his
brother, H. L. Bryant, he open
ed a furniture store later pur
chasing his brother's Interest,
and operating the business In
conjunction with a funeral
home.
Mr. Bryant was an active
member of the Franklin Baptist
church and took an active part
In church affairs.
He was chairman of the fin
ance committee of the church
and an usher for many years.
In April, 1943, he was marri
ed to Miss Edna Blaine who
died six years ago. They had
three children, Kenneth, now
serving somewhere in the Paci
fic with the Navy, Clell, who Is
now stationed in Texas with the
Army, and Cullen, at home.
He was a member of the
Franklin Rotary club and held
the thirty-second degree, Scot
tish Rite, in the Junaluska
Lodge No. 145, A. F. & A. M.
He was also a member of the
North Carolina Funeral Direct
ors and Embalmers Association
and the North Carolina Burial
Association.
In June, 1941, Mr. Bryant was
married to Miss Hermie Bum
gardner of Jackson county.
He was a large real estate
owner In Franklin and Macon
county.
Survivors Include in addition
? Continued on Page Six
J. D. Oilier, Pathologist,
Speaks To Lions Club
J. D. Diller, associate patholo
gist at the plant Industry sta
tion of the Department of Ag
riculture, Beltsvllle, Md? deliv
ered a slide Illustrated lecture
on "The Story of American
Chestnut Blight and Work Be
ing Done with Oriental Chest
nut," at the regular meeting of
the Lions Club at the Dixie
. OriU, Monday night
| 'The meeting had 100 per cent
I Attendant*,
Macon Sunday Schools
To Mtit Again Since
Polio Epidemic Subsidise
Macon Oounty Sunday schools
will again be open this Sunday,
according to an anriouncement
by local pastors. They had not
been meeting because of the
infantile paralysis epidemic
throughout the state.
It is the opinion of the lo
cal health officers that since
public schools will open Mon
day, there is no reason why
children should' not return to
schools on Sunday.
The Franklin Baptist, Metho
dist, Episcopal and Presbyter
ian churches will hold their
regular Sunday school meetings
this Sunday.
Methodises To Have
J. .it ? i. wh ck up Meeting
The annual charge check-up
meeting of the stewards and
treasurers of the Methodist
churches of the Franklin Cir
cuit, will be held at the Cir
cuit parsonage on Bonny Crest
in Franklin, Friday, September
15 at 8:30 p.m., according to
the announcement made by the
pastor, the Rev. Carl W. Judy.
Clyde N. West, charge lay lead
er, will be in charge of the
meeting.
Local Group M o'.s '
To Discuss Community
Problems, B-it.. iient
An organization "to discuss
community problems an J to
start a movement for the im
provement of our community"
met Tuesday night in .he Ag
riculture building. The croup
has not adopted a nam thus
far, but "Community C uncil"
has been suggested.
The Rev. A. Rufus Morgan
was elected chairman. Ha.mon
Gnuse, Mary Jo t'etser and
Miss Daisy Caldwell were c ect
ed as a committee lo m.ke a
survey of what proble s and
interests people in I'rinklin
have.
. Jack Wilcox, town 'clerk of
Highlands for community bet
terment.
The first meeting of the
group was held at Mr Mor
gan's home on August 31, and
delegates were invited lo at
tend from each of th^ rural
committee and Franklin, civic
groups and clubs.
The next meeting will be held
at the Agriculture building on
Thursday, September 28. Every
one who is interested in bet
tering our community is urged
to attend and express their
ideas.
NEWS or OUR
MENwWOMEN
IN UNIFORM
T/SGT. WILLIAM V. QUEEN
T/Sgt. William V. Queen, son
of Thomas H. Queen and the
late Mrs. Queen of Franklin,
route 3, who was reported mis
sing in action August 7 in
France, according to a tele
gram received by his wife, Mrs.
William V. Queen of Kannapo
11s. {
MARVIN C. ROPER
Marvin C. Roper, P /1C,
Navy, spent a furlough with his
mother, Mrs. Arlesa Roper last
week. Fireman Roper has been
In the service for ten months.
He received his boot training
at Bainbridge, Md., and took
advanced training at Norfolk,
Va. He is a graduate of Frank
lin high school and before en
tering the service was employ
ed by L. Tourneau, Toccoa, Ga
Franklin Garden Club
E'.ects Officer#
Mrs. *W. B. Swann was elect
ed president of the ,FranJklin
Oarden club at a meeting held
on Monday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. W. A. Rogers.
Other officers include Mrs.
R. M. Rimmer, vice-president;
Mrs. Zeb W. Conley, secretary
and Mrs. Lester Conley, treas
urer.
A report was made on the
large number of books being
sent to the Moore General Hos
pital for the service men. If
anyone has magazines or good
reading material that they
would like to donate to the hos
pital, please leave it at Perry's
or Angel's drug store and it
will be collected find sent Im
mediately.
The October meeting will be
held with Mrs. TJ W. Angel, Jr.,
on the first Monday afternoon
at 3 o'clock.
At the conclusion of the
meeting, Mrs. Rogers assisted
by Mrs. Roy O. Beshears as
associate hostess, erved a sweet
course.
War prisoners have recently
put In 32,000 man-hours of la
bor In harvesting silage crops
I and doing other farm work tr
I Martin county, reports L. L
McLendon, the assistant count]
lagwt.
Funeral Held For i
Mrs. Jane Ann D. McHan 1
, i
Funeral services were held for
Mrs. Jane Ann Dean McHan at ,
Saw Mill Hill in Swain county >
on August 30. Burial was in the 1
church cemetery.
She died on August 21 as a
result of a stroke.
Mrs. McHan was born in Ma- ;
con county in 1859, the daugh
ter of the late George and Al- .
etha Dean, who owned a large <
farm near the Swain line.
In 1874, she married William
McHan, and later moved to
Bryson City.
Mrs. McHan had been a mem
ber of the Baptist church for ,
seventy-two years and regularly
attended services until her
death.
She is survived by six daugh
ters, Attie Byrd, Eva Davis, Car
rie Camby, Beulah Hembree,
Rosetta Seay, and Geneva Free
man; five sons, George, Ennis.
and Ellis of Swain county,
Burch of Murphy, and DaMs of
i Gastonla; two sisters, Mrs. J. R.
. Morgan of Portland, Ore., and
Mrs. Laura Wild of Moran, Tex.,
and three brothers, John Dean
' of Macon county, Charles and
William Dean of Texarkana,
i Texas and manv grandchildren
i and great-grandchildren.
' World War I sent tubercu
losis ratsi soaring to Europe.
GEORGE H. HILL
Turfilililimw imiiiiiillimimiiimiiiinw
Franklin High's New Principal
CANDIDATES
OF GOP SPEAK
Ferree, Hamlin, Jackson
Address Local Group
Monday
A. R. Ferree spoke at a meet
ng of Macon. County Republi
:an at the court house on Mon
iay morning. The meeting was
ilso attended by Brownlow
lackson, Republican party con
gressional chairman of the
rwelfth District, and Louis
iamlin, candidate for repre
lentative to the congress from
.he Twelfth District.
Pointing to the revolt of
n a n y Southern Democrats
tgainst the administration as
Droof, Mr. Ferree, candidate for
,he United States Senate from
>(orth Carolina, said the Repub
icans in his native Randolph
:ounty and Macon county were
ightlng for a guarantee of lib
;rty under the Constitution, in
the November election.
Mr. Ferree is a prominent
Republican and has been min
wjt.v leader in the General As
sembly. He urged those who at
tended to "work for your coun
try" and accused the Demo
:ratic Party Convention in July
)f being under the rule of Sid
iey Hillman and the C.I.O. Poli
tical Action Committee.
In a short speech to the au
iience of about seventy-five
persons, Mr. Hamlin warned of
-he "reckless road government
is traveling." He said that many
unall business firms had been
torced to close throughout the
lountry because of severe gov
ernment regulations and plead
For a return of confidence in
business by the people through
less government intervention. |
In an address to pecinct del
egates, Mr. Jackson urged them
to work a house-to-house can
trass. He hoped, he said, that in
this election which will be the
last in which he will direct the
activities of the Twelfth Dis
trict, that the Republican Par
ty will win. He likened this
year's campaign to 1928 and
predicted that Thomas Dewey
and John Bricker, Republican
nominees for president and vice
president, will carry North Car
alina with a majority of 80,000
rotes.
Polio Epidemic Part Peak
Carl V. Reynolds Says
The current outbreak of In
fantile paralysis in North Caro
lina which had reached the epi
demic stage has passed its peak
and is now on the decline. Dr.
Carl V. Reynolds, state health
officer, said this week.
Although there will continue
to be scattered cases throughout
the state, Dr. Reynolds said
present restrictions upon travel
and gatherings could be discon
tinued after September 18. New
cases brought the total to 682
since June 1 and the 1944 total
to 694.
There have been twenty-nine
deaths since the outbreak this
year.
Vestal Here Wednesday
To Examine Miners
' Dr. T. F. Vestal, director of
the Division of Industrial Hy
giene, Raleigh, will be in Frank
lin, Wednesday, September 20.
for examinations.
The examining unit will op
erate In Franklin one day only
and all mine operators are urg
ed to bring their men In on
MACON YOUTH
BACK TO SCHOOL
Approximately 4.000 To
R.lurn To Class
Mo.iday
Approximately 4 000 Macon
county children will go back to
school Monday morning when
the 1944-45 school session be
gins.
School attendance this year
will be hampered by the short
age of teachers, the large num
ber of children leaving sch'ds
for high-paying jobs in ln< is
try, and other strains of war
time life.
Macon county is fortunate in
that its schools will be able to
continue ? with much the same
program as held before the war.
In many sections of the state
and nation, schools are being
forced to close and consolidate
because of shortage of teach
ers.
Franklin high school will
have a new principal, George
H. Hill, and the Highlands high
school will again be directed
by O. F: Summer, after his ab
sence of two years.
The permanent changes in
the teachers list announced last
week, will be announced next
week, after final assignments
made this morning at a teach
ers' meeting have been con
firmed.
Classifications
Announced By Local
Service Board*
The following classifications
are announced by the local Se
lective Board:
1-A: Lloyd Harmon Hodgins,
Charley Porter JThomas, Wlrjt
Russell Dehart, Earl Wilson Ma
son, Joseph Forrest Huggins,
Lawrence R. Ledbetter, Jesse
Lyle Estes, Cecil Watson, H. B.
Scott, John Webb, Boyd Bates,
Loyd Williamson, Wilford How
ard Bradley, R. L. Tallent.
2- A: Dexter Wilson McDonnell,
Matthew John Cole, Verden
Hughie Reeves, Elmer Neville
Frisby, Earnest Sylvester Hed
c'.en Glenn Welch.
2-D: Huell Arthur Sanders, B.
T. Sanders.
1-C: James Alexander Hinei,
Robert Louis Pattlllo, Carl
Dewey Owenby.
3-D: Albert Enpene Barnes.
4-F: Frank Hirley Mason,
Fred I.vle McConrvell.
1-A-H: Frank Wayne Gibson.
The following additional clas
sifications announced Septem
ber 12, 1944, by the Local Se
lective Service Board:
1-A: Roy Lee Ramsey, Her
man William Teem, Cleo Can
nary Holland, Grover Phillip
Passmore, Frank Harold Sellers,
Elmer Davis Justice, William B.
Lenoir.
1-A-L: Erwin Charles Rick
man.
2- A: Jesse Lyle Estes, Robert
Logan Tallent, Furman Fuller
Stiles.
2-B: John Paul Solesbee,
Lawrence Gilmer Sanders.
3-D-H: John Frank Craltie.
4-F: Carl Raymond Dowdle,
George Louie Webb, Buren Leo
pard, Virge Claburne Vinson,
7.p b Briton McMahan, Arthur
Junior Hurst.
Two Stores To Close
For Jewish New Year
Monday. September 18, Jews
all over the world will cele
brate Rosh Hashonah, the Jew
ish New Year, which this year
begins the 5705th year of the
Jewish Calendar. Ten. days la
ter they will celebrate Yom
Klpur, The Day of Atonement.
Sanders' Store and M. Blum
enthal will be closed Monday
and Tuesday for this holiday.
WRIGHT RECEIVES WINGS
Thomas Bark Wright, son of
Mrs. Helen P. Wright of High
lands, received his silver wings
as an Army Air Force Pilot at
ceremonies at Napier Field,
Ala. Wright was commissioned
as a second lieutenant. Before
entering the service, Lieut.
Wright attended N. C. State
College, where he was major
ing in Aeronautical Engineer
ing