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PROGRESSIVE
LIBERAL
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VOL. LIX ? NO. 48
FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, NOV. 30, 1944
$2.00 PER YEAR
Speed Victory With Bond Buying!
Tuberculosis Seal Sale
Opens County Campaign
George H. Hill, School
Principal, Elected
Chairman
George H. Hill, principal of
the Franklin high school, has
been named chairman of the
annual Christmas Seal sales for
Macon county, It was announc
ed here this week.
Seals Being Mailed
Mr. Hill stated that the seals
would be mailed to the various
schools and organiza ions ii
the county at once, and the de
lay In the county getting start
ed on the sales, is due to the
chairman not receiving his ap
pointment until this wegk.
However, the delay in opening
the campaign is not expected
to affect the sales In the town
and county.
County Chairman Hill called
the attention to the fact that
75 per cent of the proceeds de
rived from the sale of seals
will remain In Macon county
to form the operating. fund* " '
the Maoon County Tuberculosis
Association, which expends the
funds to aid needy persons af
flicted with tuberculosis, and
to an active campaign for the
prevention of the disease.
Definite Rise in Core
Already there is a definite
rise in the cure of the disease
in many counties, Mr. Hill said,
and every stamp purchased in
Macon county ' will aid in pre
venting an upward trend in
our county. Every person who
buys a stamp, does more than
contribute to a worthy cause,
he is helping to save a human
life and brighten that life with
new hope and a chance of
happiness. He is also helping
to shield himself and his fam
ily from the ever present dan
ger of tuberculosis. He is buy- ?
lng a little health bond.
Regardless of the importance
of the E-Bond sale, of the Im
pending holidays, and regard
less of everything else, the little
"bug" of the "Great White
Plague" works on ? Incessantly,
night and day, and the seal
bearing the double-birred cross
will be the bond that will be
demanding the attention during j
the next month.
RED CROSS
OFFICERS MEET
Rev. Jackson Huneycutt,
Methodist Pastor, Is
Elected Chairman
Rev. Jackson W. Huneycutt,
pastor of Franklin Methodist
church, was appointed chair
man of the Macon county
War Fund Drive, at a meeting
held on Tuesday evening by the
officers and executive members
of the Red Cross.
Rev. A. Rufus Morgan, chair
man of the Red Cross for Ma
con county, presided, and gave
the members their role of work
for the coming year.
Gilmer A. Jones was appoint
ed chairman of the Home Serv
ice committee who will assist
in taking and delivering mes
sages to families from the men
in service. Mr. Jones will ap
point his assistants to help him
In the work.
Mrs. Hill To Be Here
Mr. Morgan announced that
Mrs. Caroline Hill, general field
representative of the American
Red Cross, from Greenville, S.
C., will visit the Macon county
chapter on Thursday, Decem
ber 7, In the Interest of the
chapter's work. She Is par
ticularly Interested in having
an interview with the War
Fund chairman, Home 8ervlce
chairman. Home Nursing and
the Production chairmen.
These meetings. In the Inter
est of the Red Cross work in
Macon county, are held month
ly, and at each meeting all the
officers and executive members
are urged to be present.
Meat packers claim they use
"all the pig but the squeal."
Put the forest industries beat
that record by using all the
tm? even the bark.
Selective Serivce
Macon County Men Leave
For Induction
The following men were for
warded to Camp Croft, S. C.,
on November 24, for prelnduc
tion physical examinations, it
has been announced by the
local service board:
Charles Terrell Tallent, Chas.
Ellis Allen, Cecil Henry Day,
Samuel Astor Ashe, Virgil Fred
Crisp, Warren Jewel Grant, Or
vel Franks, John Howard My
ers, Jay Lloyd Stamey, Carl
Lewis Chastain, Virgil H. Tal
lent, Kyle Theodore Watts,
Paul Gray Ward, James Logan
Sanders, Roy Jackson Corbin,
Harvey Ronald Barnes, Bert
Henry Baldwin, Henry Horace
Hurst, Earl Wilson Mason, Bob
Franklin Burch, Lonzo Wood
ard, Bennle B. Haire, Gordon
Hez Dills, John Robert Ander
son, Vernon Luther Holland,
Aaron Hall Miller, Roy Price
William Franklin Billingsley,
Cameron Woodrow . Franklin.
Clyde Dover Lakey and Chas.
Odell Roper who were listed on
this call were transferred to
other local boards for examina
tion.
The local draft board wishes
to find the present whereabouts
of James Frederick Corpening
whose former address is route
1, Franklin. Any person having
any knowledge of the present
whereabouts of this registrant
will please advise the board at
once.
War Bond Sales
Moving Slowly
Gilmer A Jones, co-chair
man of the Sixth War Loan
Drive in Macon county has an
nounced that $15,203.00 had
been reported through the Fed
eral Reserve Bank, as the
amount of bonds sold in the
county in the first week of the
drive.
These figures are very low
for one week of sales, Mr. Jones
stated, and if the citizens of
Macon county do not show an
Increased interest in buying,
the county will fall far short
of meeting Its quota, which is
$i54,000, with a total of $104,
000 to be sold in "E" Bonds or
Individual bonds.
Mr. Jones urges the people
of Macon county to buy bonds,
more bonds and buy until it
hurts, for the sales In the
Sixth War Loan Drive is go
ing to be one of the toughest
we have ever faced. We will
have to fight a spirit of over
optimism on the part of many
who feel that the war In Eu
rope is practically over and for
get the all-out battle we have
yet bo fight in Japan. The cost
of the war must, be paid for
In War Bond dollars.
Annette Rouda Killed
In Car Wreck ?m S. C.
News was received here last
week by Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Wooten of the death of their
granddaughter, Miss Annette
Rcuda, of Anderson, S. C. |
Miss Rouda, 16, a student in
the 10th grade of Anderson
high school, was killed In
stantly on Wednesday of the
past week, while standing on
the street awaiting her bus. An I
emntv car was struck by a
passing truck, hurling it over
against the girl, causing mul
tiple injuries, also including a
crushed skull.
The driver of the car. who
was from Atlanta, did not see
the girl, he stated, as the other
car was rolling down the street
and he ran Into the parked
empty car to avoid hitting the
roiKn? p<?r.
Miss Rouda, a daughter of
Mrs. Ada Wooten, who was a
former resident of Franklin,
has often visited her grand
parents here.
Among those from Franklin
attending the funeral Included
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Wooten,
of Franklin route 2, and Thos.
Wooten. .??d son Johnnv Woo
ten, of Fr&nklln, uncles and
cousin of the deceased.
NEWS OF OUR
MENw WOMEN
IN UNIFORM
Pvt. MORGAN HOUNDED
Mrs. Wallace Morgan of)
Franklin route 4 has received
a message from the War De
partment stating that her hus
band, Pvt. Wallace A. Morgan,
was slightly wounded in action
in Italy on October 31.
Pvt. Morgan entered the
armed forces in September 1943
and is in the infantry. He took
his basic training at Camp
Blandlng, Fie., and has been ,
1 in overseas duty since March I
of this year. He was home on
a short leave in February.
A letter received by his fam
ily stated that he was recupe
rating In a hospital in Italy
from wounds received to his
leg. Also that he had received
the purple heart decoration.
Pvt. Morgan Is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Davis Morgan, of
Franklin route 4. He was mar
ried to Miss Clara Miller, of
Highlands. They have a small
son, Max Wallace Morgan.
Legion's Plan Gifts
For Disabled Veterans
Every wounded, sick and dis
abled service man or woman
in government hospitals in the
United States will be presented
with Christmas gifts, accord- |
ing to an announcement made (
by the Woman's Auxiliary of .
the American Legion, who are (
working in cooperation with the ?
Macon County American le
gion Post. *
This nation-wide program,
undertaken by the American '
Legion and American Legion !
Auxiliary in cooperation with
Eddie Cantor's new radio pro
gram heard every Wednesday
night at 9 o'clock, are urging ,
all local civic clubs, stores,
theatres, newspapers and pa- !
triotic organizations, to give .
their help in furthering the ,
support of this^program.
December 10th has been set i
as the dead line for the re
ceipt of gifts in order to al
low sufficient time to be '
properly distributed. Among 1
the suggestions offered to the '
public who would like to "Give J
gifts to the Yanks who gave ' :
include books of various kinds. 1
stationery, games of all kinds, j
toiletries, articles of clothing '
including sleeveless sweaters, '
tee shirts, nice handkerchiefs,
socks, bedroom slippers and bill I
folds, smoking materials, and
pocket knives, identification
bracelets, good sun glasses,
wash cloths and numerous
other itmes worth while.
The distribution of gifts is
planned to all Army and Navy
General Hospitals and if the
supply permits, to all convales
cent centers, veterans' admin
istration facilities and state
hospitals in the United States.
The American Legion and Le
gion Auxiliary wll receive and
distribute all gifts, and any
one In Franklin or Macon
county who wish to donate to
this worthy cause, are asked to
leave their gift at Perry's Drug
Store before the 10th of De
cember.
With the war activities, now
in its third year, there are no
doubt a large number of our
own local boys In some or many
of the hospitals in the States
whom we would like to remem
ber and in order to do this, we
are asking the public to co
operate In leaving a gift, or a
cash contribution will be ap
preciated.
The American Legions were
given an assignment this year
of promoting the campaign, for
"Records For Our Fighting
Men", and a set of these re- :
cords cost approximately $15.00. 1
The only contribution from
North Carolina up to October
was sent in bv the Auxiliary
Unit at Franklin.
, V/AR BONDS
Pfc. HERSHELL MASON
Pfc. Hershell Mason was
awarded the Purple Heart dec
oration on November 1, for
wounds received while in ac
tion on August 11. He is a
member of Co. F, 112 Infantry,
and has returned to his com
pany for active duty again.
Pfc. Mason is the son Oi Mrs.
Ida J. Mason, of the Nantahala
section of Macon county.
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S/Sgt. SAMUEL TURPIN
Promotion of Samuel J. Tur
pin, 21, son of Mrs. Belle Tur
pin of Franklin, to the gradt
of staff sergeant was announc
ed recently at headquarters of
a U. S. Ninth Air force A-20
Havoc group in France.
Staff Sergeant Turpin, who
has participated in nine com
bat missions against the en
emy, was presented the Air
Medal on Sept. 12, 1944.
The Franklin gunner is based
at an air field occupied for
merly by the German. His wife,
Mrs. Wanda Turpin, makes her
home at 1221 Elizabeth avenue,
Charlotte.
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M/S*t. JAMES M. RABY
At Camp Lejeune, Marine
Sergeant James M. Rabv. son
3f Mr. and Mrs. James IM. Raby,
of Franklin route 4, recently
was graduated from rifleman
class in the Fleet Marine
Rorce.
Sgt. Raby was Schooled in
Infantry tactics and weapons
and now is qualified as a rifle
platoon non-commissioned of
ficer.
Pvt. PATRICK T. ROGERS
Mrs. Patrick T. Rogers, of
Tacoma, Wash., has just re
ceived word that her husband,
Pvt. Patrick T. Rogers, who is
in a hospital in England suf
fered from wounds received in
action, has been awarded the
Purple Heart decoration.
Pvt. Rogers who was wound
ed on October 22, has been in
the service since Sept. 12, 1942,
and was sent from the Fran
klin board. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Neely F. Rogers, of
Highlands, who hear from him
regularly. He states that while
be is still confined to the hos
pital, he is getting along nicely.
MACON CIVIL COURT
TO OPEN MONDAY
Macon county superior court
will open here on Monday
morning, Dec. 4, with Judge
Zeb V. Nettles, of Asheville,
presiding.
There are only five civil
cases and eight divorce cases
to be tried on the civil docket,
which is not expected to take
very long.
The most important case on
the criminal docket Is that of
Jerry Cochran, colored, who is
being charged with the mur
der of Tom Ben McDonald, also
colored, on Wednesday, Oct. 4,
at his home near Iotla bride.
Standard Oil Company
Buys U. S. War Bonds
W. A. Goodson, field super
visor, with headquarters lnBry
son City, announced today that
Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey had purchased war
bonds in the amount of $500,
000.00 in North Carolina In
connection with the Sixth War
Loan drive. In line with the
company's policy of allocating
this purchase among the 100
counties of North Carolina in
proportion to each county's
quota Macon county has been
alloted $750.00.
COLD, RAIN AND SNOW,
COMES TO FRANKLIN
Snow began falling in Frank
lin about 4 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon, and continued well
Into the night. This is the firs)
snow in Franklin proper, of the
fall. The mountains surround
ing Franklin are blanketed lr
& heavy mantle of snow. Tem
peratures were below freezing
throughout most of today.
United War Fund Drive
Passes Quota of $7000
MISSING IN ACTION
Sec. Lieut. George H. Setser
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Setser, of
Franklin route 1, have receiv
ed a message from the war
department stating that their
son, Second Lieut. George H.
Setser, has been missing In ac
tion since November 6 over
j Austria.
Lieut. Setser was a co-pilot
on a B-24 bomber. He had been
In Italy for the past two
months, having gone overseas
in early September of this
year. He enlisted into the serv
ices in October 1942 and re
ceived his wings at Craig Field,
Ala., In April of this year.
Lieut. Setser is a graduate of
the Franklin high school and
of Brevard college, Brevard.
Mr. and Mrs. Setser have two
other sons in the service. Lt. .
Mack Setser, stationed at Camp
Lejeune, following his return <
from 27 months in the South
Pacific and Sgt. Thos. E. Set
ser, a gunner on a B-24 bom
ber in England. The father Is :
a veteran of the World War 1.
Classifications
Anrnu -ced By Local
Service Board
November ZZ, 1944
The following classifications
nder date of November 21st.
are announced by the local Se
lective Service Board :
1-A: William Dee Hodgin,
Wm. Frank Elliott, Austin Jen
kins, Felix Floid Nichols, Grady
Jefferson Ramey, Paul Edward
Norton, Clyde Edgar Crisp, Al
bert Green Fouts, William
Lightbourn Gibb, Wood row Wil
son Gibson, Frank Jackson
Hannah.
2-A: Sam. Roosevelt McCall,
James Americus Mathis, James
Ashear, Bobby Fouts Sutton.
4-F: Elwood Greenwood, col.,
William Thomas Passmore,
Lawrence Gilmer Sanders, Birl
Isaac Nelson.
| 4-A: Lee Douglas Wood, Char
lie Tipton, Wm. Carter Watts,
Charles Earl Blaine, Daniel
Gray Meadows, Wade Morgan,
Geo. Washington Elliott, Ca
naro Chavis, col., Carl Roose
velt Keener, Norman Reynolds
Hawley, Jessie James Downs,
Adam Lee Graham, Earnest
Ward McNeal, Charles Taylor
Bradley, Claude Truey Houston,
David Crawford Ledford, Mon
roe Clark, Thomas Jabe Talley.
Thurman L. Henson, John Col
man Guest, James WymerDe
Wesse, David Lee Crawford,
Charles Roosevelt O w e n b y,
Lewis Harold Beal, Earnest
Montgomery Dills, Claude Arn
old, Marvin Esco- Wilson, Andy
Lee Howard, Bryan DeHart,
Paul Edwin Long, Raleigh
Sanders McMahan, Fred Leon
Hannah, Lester Loyd Mlncey,
Joseph Garland Shepherd, Ca
nara Joseph Stewart, Sr., col.,
Jeter Camern Buchanan, Ed
ward Lee Whittington, Troy
Andrew Bradley;
I 4-A: (Continued) ? Jeff Har
; rlson Green, Samuel Richmond
> McCall, Carl Ervln Hugglns,
. James Ervln Smith, EarlMash
i burn, Lorenz Moses, CarlDwite
. Green, Dewey Hobson Russell,
, | Carson Wm. Medford, Thad
?Con Untied On hp Six
Total of Has
Been Collet ted In
Campari
John M. Archer, chairman of
the United War i una Jam
paign for Macon county, stat
ed this week that a total of
$8,848.48 had been ealloc' ;d la
the recent drive wh ~ ,u
passes the goal ainu aco-.
jun.ty by $384.-1. ;i\ -
en the county wa:, $7,000.00.
Mr. Archer was highly pitai
ed with the way the county
responded in this drive. "It
looked for a while as though
the goal would not be met,"
he said. "The citizens in Ma
con county have never let a
good cause down, and they
couldn't afford to do jo at thi;
time," he further stated.
Fontana -i y ? s ? . jra
The contribu ft.. i ? ci.
Ialia, given cy uie employee.,
from Macon cumitj totaled
$910.35.
The communities and work
ers with the amounts raised
are as follows:
Highlands, $2,004.80, Sidney
McCarty, chairman; Mrs. Eva
Massey, Miss June Thompson,
Tudor N. Hall, C. J. Anderson,
Potts brothers, Mrs. Roy Phil
lips, Mrs. Elliott Caziarc, Miss
Ruth Carter, O. F. Summer, J. ?
L>. Bumette (Scaly), Mrs. Ag
nes Chastain, Miss Marion
Norton, Miss Carolina Hall,
Mrs. Virginia Merrill, Miss Ellie
Wilson, Gene Wood. II. S. Tal
ley, Robert Chastain, O. R. Mc
Connell, 8. C. Russell., W. H.
Cobb, Frank B. Cook.
Prentiss-Union, $95.00, Mrs.
Ned Teague, chairman; Mrs.
John Cunningham, Tom Stiles.
Mrs. Jack Oribble, Jack Nich
ols.
Skeenah, '$57.69, Frank Flem
ing, chairman; Harley McCon
nell, Mrs. Edwin Stiles, Mrs.
Ira Ledford, Mrs. Wiley Stamey.
Patton community, $14.50,
Thad Patton, chairman.
Rabbitt Crek, $158.00, Mrs.
and Mrs. John C. Ferguson.
Iotla, $41.13, Miss Nora
Moody, chairman; Miss Vir
ginia Cansler, Miss Dorothy
Welch, Miss Betty Jane Tip
pett. Miss Helen Evans, Her
schel Tallent, Howard Tallent.
Jack Roper.
Upper Cartoogechave, $142.23.
Mrs. Joe Setser and Mrs. Carl
? Continued On P?|f Six
SGT. WOODY WOUNDED
AGAIN IN ACTION
Sgt. G rover Woody of the
Burnlngtown section of Macon
county, has been, wounded the
second time in action, accord
ing to a message received by
his mother, Mrs. Allie Woody.
Sgt. Woody received his first
wound oi\ August 7, while In
action in France, and was In
a hospital in England fors-r^e
time before turning t,o the line
of duty. A message stated that
he had again been wounded
and was now in a hospital in
Holland.
Mrs. Woody has received the
Oak Leaf Cluster Pin from
him.
Buv W Fonds
Hurry K:c54'as \r.d
Write Santa Caus
Dear Kiddies:
You havent written Santa
yet to tell him of the things
you want him to bring for
your Christmas ? you must
hurry, so we can print your
letter in the Press where he
will see it. Of course he
takes the Press. Santa may
have to travel before Christ
mas through the snow this
Christmas, and might have
to use his Rein Deer team to
make the trip to visit you if ?
the weather is so he can't
fly his plane or drive his
car, so you better get your
letter to him as soon as you
can. You know he has
thousands of little ones he
must visit each year? if they
are good children.