nklitt ffi glljt lijigljlan^ Baconian ^ Your M ar liond investment is Your investment in Ameriea ? ? ? PROGRESS IV E LIBERAL INDEPENDENT VOL. ux ? NO. 44 FRANKLIN, N. C? THURSDAY, NOV. 2, 1944 $2.00 PER YEAR MACON COUNTY GOES TO POLLS Where To Vote Nov. 7th; Polls Open 6:30 A M , Close At 6:30 P. M. Franklin Township ? Court bouse. Mill 8hoalS? Holly Springs school house. Elli J ay ? Higdonville school. Sugar Fork ? Pine Grove school house. Flats? Scaly school house. Smith Bridge ? Otto school Cartoogechaye ? Bob South ard's store. Nantahala, No. 1? Kyle school. Nantahala, No. 2 ? Otter Creek school house. Burnlngtown township - Bur ningtown school house. Cowee ? Community building. Civilian absentee ballots must be in by sundown, while soldier absentee ballots will be counted if they reach the polls by midnght. Polls open at 6:30 a. m. and close at 6:30 p. m. The registrars from the 12 voting precincts met with Jas. J. Mann, chairman of the ** county board of elections, to day and received their final In structions and ballots to be used in the general election. PANTHERS WIN BY 134 SCORE Franklin Hi Takes Game From Hayesville Hi Last Friday Franklin high school trounc ed Hayesvllle Octo. 27 with s score of IS to 0. Larry Ca.be made the first touchdown In the secaud quarter of the game and Paul Holbrooks cinched the second in the third quarter. Charles Russell kicked goal af ter Cabe's touchdown. The Franklin Panthers meet Brevard high Friday, (tomor row), Nov. 3 at 2:00 pjn. on the Franklin field. A tight game is expected. In their last engagement at Brevard, Oct. 12, Franklin was defeated by Brevard 19-0. Coach William Crawford since has had oppor ity to give the Panthers addi tional training and experience which is expected to count heavily In the results of the coming game. Quarterly Conference To Be Held Sunday Rev. Walter West, who suc ceeds the Rev. W. L. Hutchlns as superintendent ot the Meth odist churches In the Waynes vlUe District, will deliver the sermon at the Franklin Meth odist church on Sunday morn ing at 11 o'clock. The topic upon which he will speak will be: "The Love of the Church Is Challenged." Immediately following the services, the first quarterly conference will be held with the Rev. Mr. West presiding. Mrs. Mary D. Vigeron Claimed By Death Mrs. Mary Dlngens Vigeron, age 83, who died at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Frederick R. Schaffer hfre on Friday, October 26, was taWn to Spruce Pine for burial on Monday, October 33. , Mrs. Vigeron died of a heart aliment following an illness of six months. She was born in Buffalo, N. Y., on September 5, 1881, and was a member of the Catholic church. On Octo ber 13, 1886 she was married to the late John Sylvester Vigeron. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Frederick B. Schaffer, of Franklin, and three sisters, Misses Louise H. Dlngens and Eugenia J. Dlngens, and Mrs. Albert H. Lang, all of Buffalo, New York; two grandchildren. Miss Mary Sylvia Schaffer, of Franklin, and Louis Peter Schaffer, of the V. 8. navy, and one son-in-law, Frederick R. Schaffer, of franklin. The body Wtf taken toSpruce Pine by a local funeral home. Andy Sorrells, Age 77, Dies at Cullasaja Home Andy Sorrells, 77, farmer and well-known citizen of the Cul lasaja section of Macon county died at the home of his son Rev. Fred Sorrells on Saturday | afternoon following an Illness of six months. ; Born on June 22, 1867, a son of the late Lewis and Sarah Elizabeth Miller Sorrells, he was a life-long resident of this county. He was married to Miss Carrie Pressley, of Hiawassee, Ga., who survives him. He was a member of the Bethel Meth I odist church. Funeral services were held on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Bethel Methodist church. The Rev. W. E. Andrews, pastor, the Rev. Carl W. Judy, former pas tor, the Rev. George A. Cloer, the Rev. Frank Holland and the Rev. Frank Reed, officated. Interment was in the church cemetery. The pallbearers included the 1 Rev. William Sorrells, the Rev. Lester Sorrells, the Rev. Fred Sorrells, and Jack Sorrells, sons and the Rev. S. T. McGinnis and the Rev. Gordon Scruggs. Surviving are the widow and nine children , four daughters, Mrs. Minnie McConnell, Mrs. Belle Angel and Mrs. Myrtle Wooten, all of Macon county and Mrs. Bertha Barrett, of Jefferson, Georgia, and five sons, the Rev. Fred and Grover of Cullasaja; Rev. Les ter of Franklin; Rev. Bill and Jack Sorrells, of Haywood coun ty; one brother. Bob Sorrells, of Sylva; and two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Gibson and Mrs. Sallle Gibson, of Callasaja; 41 grand children and two great-grand children. Bryant funeral directors were In charge of the arrangements. Taylor Joe Grasty Dies Thursday Morning Taylor Joe Orasty, S3, died at his home in Smith Ridge township, on Thursday morning at 11 o'clock after a serious Illness o f fire days. Death was caused from pneumonia. A aattar of Haywood county, he was born on August I, 1891, a son of the late Alien :?nd Betty Cook Orasty. He "had made his home in this county for a number of years. He was married to Miss Dora Hopkins, who preceded him In death a few years ago. Final rites were held at the Asbury Methodist church at Otto on Friday morning at 11 o'clock with the Rev. V. N. Al len, pastor, officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Troy Brad ley, Hayes Buchanan, RasCabe. Leonard Myers, John Conley and Claude Bradley. Surviving are six children, James of the U.S. navy; Mrs Frances Henson, Canton; Ellen, Cora, Belle and Willis Orasty, of Oastonia, and Louise Orasty of Baltimore, Mq.; also one brother, 8ilas Orasty, of Hay wood county, and four sisters. Minnie, Sallie, Jennie and Florence Orasty, and one aunt. Mrs. Mary Smart, of FranMin. Arrangements were under the direction of Potts Funeral Home. Health Clinic at Franklin Monday, November 6 The regular Health cllnlcfor Franklin and vicinity will be held the first Monday, Novem ber 6, 10 to 12 a.m. and 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the Macon County Health Department office. Services offered Include In fant and maternal welfare pre school children, maternal Hy giene, ai>d immunizations. Mrs. Julia M. Grist Funeral Rites Held Final rites for Mrs. Julia M. Grist, age 81, were held at the DUlard, Ga., Baptist church on Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. While Mrs. Grist was a life long resident of Dlllard, she had a large number of relatives In Macon county. She was be fore her marriage to George w. Grist, the former Miss Julia Martin, daughter of the late A. J. and Miranda Dlllard Martin. Surviving are five sons and two daughters, all of Dllllard, Please renew year sub scription before the expira tion tote on the address label of r?Ur p*p?r. OUR DEMOCRACY ? by Mat Election Day NOVEMBER 7- 1944. ifajjj ll.lilllf// JP "YOUR EVERY VOTER, AS SURELY AS YOUR CHIEF MAGISTRATE. CXERCISES A PUBLIC TRUST* - GKOVER CLEVELAND - PRESIDENT Of THf US. NEWS OF OUR i MENwWOMEN IN UNIFORM BROTHERS IN SERVICE 8/Sgt. Lewie R. Holland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Hol land, of Cullasaja, is stationed somewhere in France. S/Sgt. Holland entered service since 1941 an