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FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPT. 21, 1944
WATTS, BATY
CASUALTIES
Gneiss Soldier Missing;
Highlands Man
Wounded
Cpl. Riley Watts, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. R. Watts of Gneiss,
has been reported missing in
action in France since August
IS, according to a message re
ceived here from the WaT De
partment.
Cpl. Watts enlisted In the
Army in October, 1940. He re
ceived basic training at Fort
Bragg, and was transferred to
the paratroops at Fort Ben
nlng, Oa.
He went overseas In April,
1943. His parents have received
no mail from him since August
9. i
Pvt. William H. Baty, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Baty of
Highlands, was wounded in ac
tion in France on July 28, ac
cording to a message received
by his parents.
Pvt. Baty entered the Army
in September, 1943. Before go
ing overseas in May, he had
been stationed at Camp Bland
ing, Fla., and Fort Meade, Md.
Last Rites Held For
Thomas C. Rcper;
Killed In Mine Accident
Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon at the Oak
Grove church for Thomas
Clingman Roper, who was In
stantly killed at 12:15 o'clock,
Monday afternoon In an accl- j
dent at the Bradley Mining Co.
Mine, near the Iotla Bridge. The
Rev. George A. Cloer officiated
and interment was in the
church cemetery.
Mr. Roper was 29 years old.
Pallbearers were Fred Queen,
Willard Dean, Andy Buchanan,
Dlllard Holbrooks, Clarence Ic
enhower and Furman Welch.
Audy Buchanan, superinten
dent at the mine, said that he
believed Mr. Roper may have
been electrocuted while physi
cians at Angel hospital here
said after an examination that
he suffered a crushed chest. Mr. j
Roper was operating a crushing
machine at the time of the ac
cident, the first major mishap
at the mine slnee it was opened
over 40 years ago. I.
Mr. Roper had been employed
at the mine for nearly two
years.
He was the son of the late
Sallle Owenby Roper and Cling
man Roper. In July, 1934, he
was married to Miss Bethel Ic
enhower. He was a member of
the Oak Grove Baptist church.
Survivors include: the widow;
three small children, Gerald,
Thad, and Charles L. of Route
3; the father, C. C. Roper of
Route 3; four brothers, Bronce
Roper, R. L. Roper, C. B. Rop
er, C. B. Roper, and Shilley
Roper of Route 3; four sisters,
Mrs. Fucman Welch, Mrs. Ed
Queen, and Miss Bertha Roper
Jof Route 3; and Mrs. Cora
Queen of Kannapolls.
Potts Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Macon Students Return
To Colleges, Universities
Among the girls and boys
from Franklin and Macon coun
ty, who have already left and ?
are leaving soon for the vari
ous colleges and universities are
the following:
Misses Louise Pendergrass,
Margie Blumenthal, Betty Jane
Waldroop, Emogene Landrum,
Katheryn Long, Ann Myra Sla
gle, Barbara Hurst, to Women's
College of the University of
North Carolina, Greensboro.
Dorothy Sloan to the Julllard
School of Music, New York City.
Barbara Stockton to Brenau
College, Gainesville, Ga.
Merlly Brooks, Mary Frances
Page to Stephen's College, Col
umbia, Mo.
Ruth Crawford, Emma Lou
Hurst, Clyde Drake to Mars Hill
College, Mars Hill.
Ann Ray, Louise Carpenter,
Ida Mae Dowdle, Mildred Shope,
Margaret Sanders, Merl Kins
land, Thelma Baldwin, to West
ern Carolina Teachers' College,
Cullowhee.
Charles Fulton to University
of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
This la a partial list. Other
namst will tat published next
Two American Soldiers.
(One From Otto, N. C.
Rescue Canadian PLot
Though they discount any re
ferences to heroics, Technical
Sergeant milliard L. McCall, of
Otto, and Staff Sergeant Rus
sel P. Nicholson, of Benton Har
bor, Mich.,, are being hailed by
fellow officers and enlisted men
for their part in rescuing a
Canadian fighter pilot from a
treacherous undertow recently.
But Flying Officer James J.
McLaughlin, the Royal Canadi
an Air Force pilot, told the
story after he had recovered
sufficiently from his watery
ordeal, and gives the two Am
erican sergeants all kinds of
praise for coming to his aid at
a time when even he had dis
paired of survival.
Sergeant Nicholson, a waist
gunner, and Sergeant McCall a
top turret gunner, with 19 and
20 combat missions to their re
spective credit, are members of
the oldest bombardment group
in the Mediterranean Theatre
of Operations, with more than
300 group missions over Africa,
Germany, France, Italy, Yugo
slavia.
Mrs. J. S. Gray
Attends Annual Home
Demonstration Meet
Mrs. J. S. Gray, of route 2
and former president of the
Macon County Home Demon
stration Council attended the
State Council of N. C. Federa
tion of Home Demonstration
Clubs which held Its annual
meeting at State College, Sep
tember 19-21.
The first meeting was held
on the evening of September 19
in the auditorium of the Y. M.
C. A. Dr. Jane S. McKimmon,
assistant director of the exten
sion service, brought greetings.
The first day of the meeting,
September 20, was devoted to
business matters, following
greetings by Col. J. W. Harrel
son, dean of State college; Miss
Ruth Current, state home dem
onstration agent; Dr. Ellen
Black, Winston, state commis
sioner of public welfare; and
Mrs. J. H. Highsmlth, president
of the N. C. Federation of Wo- I
men's clubs. A report of the
national home demonstration
council was given by Mrs. W. C.
Pou, southern director, of Ire
dell county'; the liason commit
tee of the Associated Country
Women of the World, Mrs.
Brooks Trucker, treasurer, of
Pitt County; and the Urban
Rural conference in Wasring
ton, Mrs. B. B. Everett, presi
dent of the Associated Women
of the N. C. Farm Bureau Fed
eration. Sixteen chairmen rep
resenting 1,523 clubs and about
45,000 members reported on
their activiles for the past year
and make recommodatlons for
1945.
The program on the second
day began with a devotional
service honoring mothers of
sons and daughters in the war
services. Dr. I. O. Schaub,
director of extension service,
talked on "Looking Ahead for
1945." A panel discussion on
"Medical Care For the Rural
People of N. C." was conducted
by Dr. Horace Hamilton of State
college; E. B. Crawford of
Chapel Hill and Tom Pearsall
of Rocky Mount. The meeting
concluded with talks by Mrs.
W. T. Bost of Raleigh on "The
Importance of AU Women Ex
ercising their right to Vote,"
Miss Charlie Huss on "War
Records" and the presentation
of the program for 1945 by Miss
Ruth Current, state home dem
onstration agent.
Cpl. Henry D. Corbln, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Corbin of
Franklin, route 4, recently com
pleted a course designed to fill
the gap between training in the
States and combat soldering
against the enemy in France.
Cpl. Corbln attended a series
of lectures given by this com
mand which Included Instruc
tions on chemical warefare and
paramout tlpns on staying heal
thy In combat zone.
Before entering the Army Air
Forces he was employed as a
Aircraft Radioman by the Naval
Air Station In Norfolk, Va.
Andrew Jones, U. 8. Navy
Flyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gil
mer A. Jones, Is spending a
leave here with his parents be
fore reporting to the Naval Air
Base, Jacksonville, Fla., for ad
i dltlonal training.
Ernest L. Holland Safe
After Being Reported
Missing In Action Abroad
Ernest L. Holland, son of Mr.
and Mrs, Frank Holland of Cul
lasaja, who was previously re
ported missing in action, is
back in action unhurt accord
ing to word received here by
his parents.
CATTLE SALE
225 Cattle Sold At Local
Auction SaLe
More than 200 people attend
ed a cattle sale held Wednes
day at Mark Dowdle's barn on
the Georgia road. Leonard Wood
was the auctioneer.
Herford, Guernsey, Aberdeen
Angus, and Galway cattle were
sold during the sale. Heifers
brought six to eight cents, and
steers, nine to eleven cents, and
cows three and one-half to
seven cents. A Braman sold
close to ceiling.
M. S. Burnett sold a yoke of
matched oxen at $9.20 per cwt.
to Claude Buchanan.
About 225 cattle were sold and
total receipts were more than
$8,000
Revival To Begin
At Sugarfork Church
Rev. A. A. Lockee, of Icard,'
N. C., will be in Macon county
during the first two weeks in
October to conduct a series of
revival services at the Sugar
fork Baptist church, it has been
announced by the pastor of the
church, Rev. Robert W. Willi
ams.
The services will begin on
Monday, October 2, and will
continue through October 14.
The evening services will begin
at 8:30 o'clock and the preach
ing will be done by the Rev.
Lockee, who is a widely-known
pastor evangelist.
Commercial Auto Owners
Can Obtain Gas RaLion
On September 28, 29, 30
Owners and operators of
commercial vehicles can get
their fourth quarter's gasoline
ration by calling at the War
Price and Rationing Board Of
fice on September 28, 2tf and
30th.
You will be required to write
your license number and state
of registration on each coupon
before leaving the office.
If possible bring a fountain
pen or indeiible pencil. When
you call for your 4th quarter's
gasoline ration you must sur
render all "T" Coupons marked
3rd quarter, for they will nut be
good for the transfer of- gaso
line on and after October 1st,
1944. Office hours: 8:15 to 5:30.
Rev. R. F. Mayberry
Returns To Paster sl.iip
Of Three Macon Churches
The Rev. R. F. Mayberry,
widely known Baptist minister,
again took up his duties as pas
tor of the Iotla, Cowee and Mt.
Hope Baptist churches this
month. Mr. Mayberry replaces
the Rev. J. O. Benfield who has
retired from ministerial ser
vice.
Mr. Mayberry served as pas
tor of the Iotla, Cowee, Mt.
Hope and Sugarfork churches
from 1932 to 1940 when he was
called to service at the Rhod
hiss Baptist church, Rhodhiss.
A native of Eastern North
Carolina, Mr. Mayberry receivei
his education at the South Car
olina Institute and W. C. T. C.
at Cullowhee. Before coming to
Franklin in 1932, he was pastor
of the East Baptist church at
Sylva.
Sam W. Mendenhall, County
Farm Agent, of Macon county,
who has been confined to his
bed for the past week, was re
ported to be much improved on
Thursday morning.
NEWS OF OUR
> M EN w WOMEN
IN UNIFORM j
PFC. JAMES W. BRADLEY
Pfc. James W. Bradley, son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Bradley
of Franklin is now stationed in
France. 'He has been serving in
the army for the past two
years.
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Cpl. Charles E. Potts, son of
Mrs. Helen Z. Potts, who lives
in Highlands, North Carolina,
has been promoted to sergeant.
He is a squad leader with the
34th "Red Bull" Division of the
Fifth Army in Italy.
Pvt. Leslie V. Smith, who for
merly lived in Franklin, has re
cently arrived at Wel<5h Con
valescent Hospital, the Army's
new reconditioning center in
Daytona Beach, Fla. The care
fully-planned program of phy
sical and educational recondi
tioning not only will keep him
busy but will also return him
to good physical condition.
Pvt. Smith is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Smith, and en
tered the Army Aprl 1944 at
Fort Bragg.
Pfc. Orover Waldroop, son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Waldroop
of Franklin, has returned from
service overseas after serving
31 months in the Southwest Pa
.[ rt'ie theatre. He U now ata?
1 tinned it Miami Beaoh, FU.
S 2/C CHARLES E. ANDERS
I
8 2/C Charles E. Anders of
Johnstown, Penn., has arrived
safely overseas according to a
letter received by his wife, the
former Miss Lois Clarke of Cul
lasaja. S 2/C Anders entered
service April, 1944 and complet
ed his boot training at fain
bridge, Md.
Pvt. Leslie V. Smith, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jehn Smith, for
merly of Franklin, has arrived
at Welch Convalescent Hospital,
the Army's reconditioning cen
ter In Daytona Beach, Fla. Pvt.
Smith entered the Army In Ap
ril 194*
Air Cadet Hunter W. Ander
son, son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo
rge Anderson, of Franklin, route
1, is home on an 18-day fur
lough. He Is stationed at Santa
Ana, Calif. A/C Anderson has
a brother now serving In France.
Pvt. Clyde H. Schuler, son of
Mrs. Tess Shuler of Franklin,
has returned from overseas af
ter serving 29 months as a
member of the Infantry in the
South Pacific theatre. Pvt. Shu
! ler was employed In a cotton
mill before entering lervloe on
| January,^*,
Cliff ftide Lake
Damaged By Vandals
Last Week
Cliffside Lake, Nantahala Na
tional Forest on U. S Highway
No. ,64 between Franklin and
Highlands, North Carolina, was
damaged by vandals last week
This Is one of the most popular
Recreational Areas in Western
? North Carolina and offers the
only swimming and picnic area
for people visiting Highlands.
Several /thousand tourists stop
at Cliffside each summer. A
window pane was broken in the
bath house, and benches were
thrown into the lake and half
a dozen signs were torn down.
It may be necessary to close
this area if this destruction
keeps up.
John Wasilik, Jr.,
District Forest Ranger.
Funeral For Mrs. Tippett
At Ridgecrest Church
Funeral services were held for
Mrs. Lavada Nichols Tippett at
the Ridgecrest Baptist church
Monday, September 11, with the
Rev. J. F. Marchman, pastor of
the Franklin Baptist church
and the Rev. Lee Crawford con
ducting the services.
Mrs. Tippett was 72 year old.
She died on Sunday after an
illness of two months.
The daughter of Dan Nichols
and Mrs. Jennie Sellers Nichols,
Mrs. Tippett was born in Ma
con county on December 27,
1871, and was a life-long resi
dent.
In 1895, she was married to
William Alfred Tippett in Ma
con county. She was a member
of the Ridgecrest Baptist
church.
Pallbearers were:i Frank Tal
lent, Bynum Sanders, Claude
Sanders, Charlie Jones, Parker
Raby, and Dewey Bailey.
Survivors include: 7 daugh
ters, Mrs. Ella Raby. Mrs. Frank
Tallent, Mrs. J. B. Sanders, Mrs. |
Claude Sanders, Mrs. Charles
Jones, Mrs. Parker Raby, all of
Macon county, and Mrs. D. L.
Bailey of Canton; three sons,
John and Carl of Macon coun
ty, and Clyde of Detroit; forty
three grand-children and ten
great-grand-children.
Funeral Services Held Fat
Mrs. Myra Dills Dryman
Mrs. Myra Lucina Dills Dry
man, 65-year-old resident of the
Smith Bridge section, was buri
ed at services held at the As
bury Methodist church, Otta,
Friday afternoon. Services were
conducted by the Rev. V. N. Al
len, pastor.
Mrs. Dryman had been 111 for
eleven months before her death
on Thursday afternoon at ht-i
home.
She is survived by her hus
band, W. L. Dryman, her two
children, Belle Dryman of Olto,
and Mrs. Ida Kell, of Toccoa,
Ga.; thirteen grandchildren . one
sister, , Mrs. Jane Lindsey, of
Oastonia, two half-brothers, ai3l
one half-sister.'
Bryant Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
ODT Asks Truckers
To Check Operations
Prospective purchasers' o f
used trucks yesterday were urg
ed by the Asheville District of
fice of the Defense Transporta
tion to make'certain before ac
quiring the vehicles that their
proposed operation meets all
ODT resuirements.
Since ctober 25, 1943, Robert
G. Carter, ODT District Mana
ger ^?t Asheville pointedout,
persons who were not designat
ed motor carriers as of that
date have been required to
show that the operation of the
truck is necessary to the war
effort or to the maintenance
of clvl economy.
Application for a certificate
of war necessity must be made
and the ODT granted before
gasoline allotments are made,
Mr. Carter reminded, or, in the
case of a new service, applica
tion for authority to inaugur
ate it must be made. Chese ap
plication blanks may be obtain
ed from the ODT District offi
ce in Asheville.
Critical shortages of trucks,
tires and gasoline, the ODT of
ficial pointed out, make it nec
essary that only those opera
tions deemed necessary to the
war effort and essential civlll
. an economy be approved arid
authority to operate a truck
i should be obtained by a pros
i peotlve purchaser before he ac
, tu&Uy buyi U.
PFC SUTTON
DIES INFRANCE
Franklin Scldier Killed
In Action On
Sept. 5
Pfc. Joseph Daniels Sutton,
son of Mr. and Mrs. William M.
Sutton, of Franklin, was killed
somewhere in France on Sep
tember 5, according to an olfl
cial War Department announce
ment received here by his par
ents. Pfc. Sutton had been pre
viously reported missing In ac
tion on August 27.
Pfc. Sutton was 22 years old,
born in Franklin and attended
Franklin high school. Before
entering the service, he had
worked at local dry cleaning
establishment arid grocery store.
He volunteered for service in
September, 1940, and took train
ing at Fort Jackson, S. C., Camp
Forrest, Tenn., and Fort Leon
ard Wood, Mo. After going over
seas in December, 1943, he was
stationed in Northern Ireland.
In July, his unit moved on to
France. The last communication
from him had been received on
August 24 by his sister, Mrs.
Herman B. Ellis of Waynesville.
Survivors besides the parents
include: three brothers, William,
Jr., serving with the Navy, Bob
and Olenn, at home; two sis
ters, Mrs. Kenneth Butler of
Grand Rapids, Mich., and Mrs
Herman B. Ellis of Waynesxllle;
and his grandmother, Mrs. D. O.
Sutton; numerous aunts and
uncles, and cousins In service.
SGT. J. C. MASON
WINS DFC
Leather man Airman Wins
High Awaird For
Courage
The Distinguished F 1 y i n g
Cross has recently been pre
sented to Technical Sergeant
Jacob C. Mason, engineer and
top turret gunner on the Eighth
Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress,
"Dozy Doats," for ?extraordinary
achievement . . . courage, cool
_ npcc onH drill"
while partici
pating in num
erous bombing
attacks on war
slants deep in
Germany, and
Nazi defense
"oints and mil
itary installa
tions ahead of
the advancing
Allied forces in
r i aiibCi
Sgt. Mason, 21, Is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Van Buren Mason,
l^eatherman. A graduate of
Franklin high school In 1942,
the sergeant worked as a TVA
landscaper in Fontana, until his
entry into the Air Forces, 1943.
After attending airplane mech
anics' school at Amarillo Field,
Texas, he volunteered for aeri
al gunpery, receiving his wings
in December, 1943, at Kingman
Field, Arizona.
Since arriving overseas in
May, 1944, the youthful flier has
manned his twin .50 calibre tur
ret guns in defense of his Port
ress more than 250 hours of
flight over Continental Europe
in hostile skies. Some of the ob
jectives which have felt the
sting of "Dozy Doats' " bombs
are industrial targets In Mun
ich, tank factories In Leipzig,
aircraft factories at Regensberg,
oil refineries n Merseburg and
Paris, docks and shipyards in
Bremen, and tire plants at
Hanover. In addition he has
helped bomb Nazi installations
in direct support of the ground/
troops In France, including a
D-Day attack on the coastal de
fenses of Normandy which was
timed Just minutes ahead of
the first Allied troop landings.
Sgt. Mason, a member of the
3rd Bombardment Division, the
division cited by the President
for its now historic England
Africa shuttle bombing of the
Messerschmltt aircraft factories
In Regensberg last summer, and
holds five other decorations In
addition to the DFC, having
been awarded previously the air
Medal with four Oak Leaf Ou
ters to the Air Medal.