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?II)e t^igMantijS JSJacoman PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL 1J\ DEI' END EXT $c WU/t FOR THEM VOL. LX? NO. 20 FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1945 $2.00 PKR YEAR DUNCAN AND CONLEY BUY CITYGARAGE Main Street Building And Entire Stock Included In Transaction One of Franklin's largest busi ness transactions of the year took place on Saturday when Frank B. Duncan and Charles A. Conley, owners of the Dun can Motor Company Ford Sales and Service Dealers, of Frank lin, purchased the English Mashburn Motor Company Gar age building and entire stock of automobile parts and shop equipment, which is located on West Main street. Until lurther notice the new managers plan to operate their garage on Palmer street in the same manner in which they have operated during the past four years, except for the fact that the used cars and trucks sales will be handled at the new place of business on West Main street. Mr. Conley will be in charge of the garage on Palmer street and Mr. Duncan will manage their new place of business. This business was purchased from Earl English and Roy Mashburn, who erected the building and operated it as a Crysler and Plymouth agency. The new management express their desire to serve all the customers of Mr. English and Mr. Mashburn in the same ef ficient ' manner in which they have been accustomed to being served. Square Dance, Panorama Court Saturday Night A square dance will be given at Panorama Court on Satur day night, beginning at t o'clock, with good string music rendered by local talent. This dance is being sponsored by three boys in the senior class of the Franklin high school. The public is invited to attend. Third Sunday Singing The Third Sunday afternoon singing will be held at the Coweta Baptist church on Sun day, May 20, beginning at 1:45 o'clock. All singers are invited to attend. The public is also invited to attend. Box Supper At Cowee School A box supper will be held at the Cowee school Friday, May 18, at 8 p. m. Proceeds of this supper will be used for the ben efit of the school. The boxes will be sold at auction. Besides the box supper there will be other entertainment which will Include cake walks, beauty contest, music and fun for all. The public Is Invited. St. Agnes Schedule ^loly Communion will be held at the St. Agnes Episcopal church on Sunday morning at 7 o'clock, and the morning Prayer and sermon will be held on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, It has been announced "? by the rector, the Rev. A. Rufus Morgan. Mist Emogene Landrum Awarded Scholarship Faculty Science club of The Woman's College at Greens boro has awarded its second annual scholarship ,to Miss Emogene Landrum, junior mathematics major of Frank lin. The scholarship this year is $100 to be used to further the studies of the student. Contributed by student sci ence organizations and the Face ulty Science club, the scholar ship Is awarded to junior or .senior science major on the basis of scholarship, individual worth, and financial need. Wjjl Meet In Raleigh The executive board of the North Carolina Committee United States Brewers Founda tion will meet in Raleigh Wed nesday, June 13. The meeting of the 12-mem ber executive board will be held In lieu of the annual conven tion of the full committee. The convention has been cancelled on account of wartime restric tion*. Important War News Items Of The Past Week A late report coming from Germany says Hitler is dead. Hitler's stenographer, Gerhardt Herrjeselle, states that in his opinion, Hitler died In an un derground headquarters along with Eva Braum, one of his sweethearts. The Yanks, trying to capture the former head - hangman, Heinrtch Himmler, found that he had flown his hideout near Salzburg. Our guess is that the Yanks will soon locate this master criminal along with any of his henchmen and they will 110 doubt be made to pay and pay and pay and pay for the outrageous crimes committed under his orders. Our big raiders keep flames leaping in the Jap homeland islands. Pour it in them!. . .! maybe their memory isn't so j bad after all and soon they'll begin to think of what they did to Pearl Harbor. Yank forces have been, order ed to wipe out Gestapo and Naz. controlled areas in Germany and elsewhere. Many of these ruthless leaders will soon find that crime doesn't pay, . . . even the powerful Gestapo will feel the sting of the leash. The latest reports say that Doenitz loses control over Ger many. Our guess U that the Allies won't need Doenltz's ser vices to rule thw Germans as they will find plenty capable leaders in the ranks of the con quorers of the German nation, therefore Doenitz, like many other former so-called high ranking officers are beginning to learn that the Germans are not, and have never been, the "super race," as they formerly boasted. If America and their Allies continue control of Ger many for the next 50 years, the on-coming German genera tion will have plenty time to forget Nazi-ism taught them by their former fuehrer Adolph Hitler. First the Allies conquered Italy and destroyed Mussalini's self-made and self-ruled King dom. Now the Germans are in the bag. Soon we hope, the re mains of the Rome-Berlin-To kio Axis ? the Japs ? will be brought to their knees with the full knowledge that everything the former German fuehrer promised them was all hooey, and that what has happened to Italy and Germany awaits them in the coming victory of the Allied Nations over their would-be war lords and fa natics. Open House To Be Held By Asheville Convalescent Hospital The U. S. Convalescent Hos pital, Asheville, will observe the second anniversary of Its com missioning by holding "open house" on Thursday. May 24, between the hours of 1:30 and 4:30 p. m. Citizens of Franklin are cor dially invited to visit the hos pital at that time. Hospital corpsmen will escort parties on a tour of the grounds and those sections of the hospital build ing open for Inspection. On the occasion of the hos pital's commissioning on May 24, 1943, Captain William A. Angwln, medical officer in com mand, declared, "I want you people of Western North Caro lina to consider this Institution one of your own and to take It, as well as the patients who come here, to your hearts. Many of the men who come here will be ambulant, able to get about, and I assure you there is nothing that can speed convalescence more than a 'cor dial hand. Our patients will be wanting to take part In the ac tivities of this community, and I want you to consider this In stitution your own." In personnally inviting the citizenry of this community to attend exercises at Kenilworth this year, Captain Angwin de clared, "The people of Western North Carolina during the past two years have been most hos pitable, opening up their doors and heart* to our Navy men. For their jeneroilty and klnd^ Franklin Methodist Circuit Schedule The Rev. D. P. Grant, pastor on the Franklin Methodist cir cuit, has announced the fol lowing schedule for Sunday, May 20. Sunday morning at 10 o'clock at Louisa Chapel; at 1*1:30 a. m. at Clark's Chapel; at 3 o'clock at Salem and at Bethel on Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. Decoration Service At Teliico Church On Sunday, May 27, there will be a decoration of the graves in the Teliico Baptist church, and fitting services held at the church during the day. A large number of the Teliico citizens have been contributing j toward the upkeep of the church grounds. The public is invited to attend this service. Men In Service SGT. EDWIN T. STILES LIBERATED Sgt. Edwin T. Stiles, who has. been a prisoner of the German war since he was reported by the War Department to be missing in action in Luxem bourg on December 22, 1944, has been liberated and is now In the hands of British and Amer ican hands, according to a card received by his wife, Mrs. Wil lia Sanders Stiles this' week. The card stated that he was well and safe and would write as early as possible^ However, he expects to arrive in the states soon. Sgt. Stiles, who ehtered the armed forced on December 7, 1942, took his basic training at Camp McCoy, Wis., and Camp Breckinridge, Ky., was sent to overseas service in April of the past year. He was at the time he was taken prisoner, serving with the 44th Engineers. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Stiles, of Prentiss, and was married to Miss Willia Sanders, also of Prentiss. They have one son, Hugh. PFC. GERNELL L. MOSS AWARDED PURPLE HEART Pfc. Gernell L. Moss, son. of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moss, ol Gneiss, a member of a heavy motar section of a combat unit of the 25th Infantry (Tropic Lightning) Division fighting on Luzon Island in the Philippines, has been awarded the Order of the Purple Heart for wounds suffered in action. A veteran of the Guadalcanal and New Georgia campaigns. Pfc. Moss is entitled to wear the American Defense ribbon, the Asiatic-Pacific ribbon with three stars, the Philippines Lib eration ribbon with one star, the Good Conduct Medal and the Combat Infantryman Badge in addition to the Purple Heart. Prior to induction in August. 1941, Pfc. Moss was employed as a foreman by the Franklin County (N. C.) Highway De partment. Mrs. J. O. Burroughs, of Gas tonia, and her sister-in-law, Miss Betty Burroughs, of Bes simer City, were visiting the formers parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Moore in the Bethel com munity, during the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Chan Rogers, of Laurel, Md., are here for a visit with Mr. Rogers' mother, Mrs. Thad Rogers, and sister, Mrs. R. D. Wells and Mr. Wells at their home on Franklin route 1. ness I' am most grateful." From May 24, 1943 to May 1, 1945, convalescent care and treatment has been afforded to 5,186 patients Including Naval, Marine and Coast Ouard per sonnel as well as men from Allied countries. Most of these men have returned to their bat tle station to carry on the fight against the enemy. Few have been discharged to civilian life. An increasing number of pa tients treated at Kenllworth are natives of North Carolina Medical officer in command at this naval hospital Is Capt William A. Angwln, Second lr command U Capt. Samuel A PVT. WALLACE MORGAN BACK WITH COMPANY Mrs. Wallace A. Morgan, of Franklin route 4, has received a letter from her husband. Pvt. Wallace A. Morgan stating that he was in allied hands and was safe. Pvt. Morgan was previously reported to be missing in ac tion on April 17. ? ? ? PFC. LAMBERT, PRISONER i SINCE JAN. 21, LIBERATED Pfc. Howard R. Lambert, who < has been missing in action ,since January 21, has been 11b ! erated and is expected to be returned to the states in the near future. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O. Lam bert, of Aquone. Cpl. C. L. Potts Seriously Injured In Germany Charles W. Potts, of East ! Franklin, received a message from the War Department on Friday stating that his son, Cpl. C. L. Potts had been ser iously injured in Germany on April 28. Cpl. Potts, who is an arial ob server with the 10th armored division entered the armed forces on November 22, 1942. He took his basic training at Camp Gordon and Fort Benning, Ga., and was sent to overseas duties in September 1944. Cpl. Potts is the only son of Mr. Potts and the late Mrs. Potts, of Franklin, and a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Potts. Franklin P.-T. A. Meets Monday Night The Franklin Parent-Teach ers Association will meet in the high school auditorium on Mon day evening at 7:30 o'clock for its regular monthly meeting, it has been announced by Mrs. Paul Kinsland, president. All members are urged to be present. Home Demonstration Club Meetings For May Monday, May 21 ? Watauga, with Mrs. Clyde Downs at 2 p. m. Tuesday, May 22, Union, with Mrs. Leon W. Sparkman at 2:30 p. m. Wednesday, May 23, Carson's Chapel, with Mrs. J. F. Cunningham, at 2 p. m. Thursday, May 24, Hickory Knoll at Hickory Knoll church at 2 p. m. Friday, May 25, Co wee at Cowee school at 2:30 p. m. Monday, May 28, Maple Springs with Mrs. Jess Sanders at 2 p. m. We Must Be Unselfish Says Maj. Gen. Uhl "We must be alert now to crush ruthlessly the Hydra Head of selfish interest and personal gain. In no other way can we keep full faith with those Americans who are fight ing and dying in Pacific the aters of war. "To save lives and shorten the war, we must be completely ' unselfish on the home front, place our feet firmly on the 1 ground, keep our sleeves rolled ? ud. and drive on to the final victory over Japan." Volunteer Workers To Call On Macon County Citizens Lieut. Geo. Setser Reported To Have Died In Italy May 2 Mr. and MfSr' Joe Setser, of the Cartoogechaye community, received a message from the War Department on Monday that their son, Lieut. George H. Setser, had died in Italy on May 2. Lieut. Setser, the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Setser, entered the armed forces in October j 1942, and received his wings in I April 1944, at Craig' Field, Ala. He was a co-pilot on a B-24 bombei. and was previously re- j ported to be missing in action over Austria on November 6 j of the past yea.r. Engine trouble caused Lieut. J Setser to have to bail out over j Austria but due to some of the ' Austrians not liking Hitler any j too well, they helped him to make his escape and he was I returned to his squadron in Italy on November 28. Lieut. Setser was a graduate of the Franklin high school and of Brevard college, Brevard, and was a member of the Mt. ] Zion Methodist church on Car- j toogechaye. t Surviving are the parents, two brothers, Lieut. Mac S, Setser, in the United States Marines stationed at Camp Pendleton, Calif., and S/Sgt. Thomas E. Setser, who is missing in action over Germany since March 31, and three sisters, Misses Mary Jo, Jane and Margaret Setser, all of Cartoogechaye. Baptist Church To Be Hast To W. M. U. On Tuesday, May 22, the Ma con County Association will ob serve its annual Woman's Mis sionary Union meeting at the Franklin Baptist church, be ginning at 10 o'clock, it has been announced by Mrs, Paul Kinsland. All Missionary societies and Unions of the Baptist denomi nations in the county are urg ed to attend this meeting. Miss Margaret Marchman, visiting Missionary from Africa, will bring an inspiring message, after which Miss Ruth Keller, state representative, will speak. Also a number of other speak ers will take parts on the pro gram. including pastors, our Associatlonal Missionary, 7 Miss Elizabeth Cox, and the young people's leader. Miss Jarvis Led ford, who will lead in some phase of the work with a group of the ? young people. The attending ladies are ask- ? ed to bring sandwiches of ' chicken or ham. Baptist W. M. U's Meet Wednesday The W. M. U's will meet on Wednesday, May 23, at 2:30. Circle 1 will meet with Mrs. Paul Kinsland and Circle 2 with Mrs. Maude Blaine and Mrs. Joe Palmer, co-hostess. W. R. Ledford Field Mgr. For Federation W. R. Ledford, who recently resigned as manager of the Farmer's Federation store here, is made field manager for the unit of the Federation which includes Macon, Clay and Gra ham counties, it has been an nounced by James G. K. Mc Clure, president of the Farm ers Federation, Asheville. J. H. Ennes, head of the marketing specialist for the Federation, will work in cooper ation with Mr. Ledford in his new work in helping to build up a better poultry and dairy production. Also assist the farmers in their production of lumber or wood of any kind, and assist in getting the prop er and essential machinery needed for farming and other works on the farms. Mr. Ledford will further as sist the farmers in the proper method of feeding their chicks for a quick and early market and will help to diagnose and give assistance to sick flocks and stock on the farm. Mr. and Mrs. Lyman G. Dal ton and sons, of Greenville, S. C., have been visiting Mr. Dal ton's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Dalton at their home at West'i Mill, During May And June; Buy Twice As Many Bonds As Before The task of the citizens in Macon county in the Seventh War Loan Drive, is to support the volunteer workers who will call upon yoli sometime during this month and next month, and purchase, i-f possible an extra bond as in this drive the individuals are asked to invest almost twice as much as in the two drives of the past year. The purchase of more and bigger bonds in this drive will go a long ways toward prevent ing inflation as well as bolster ing the morale of our boys at the front. With three days of the time already gone, a re port of more than $20,000 has uet'n sold in the "E" series, of which the county's quota is $168,000.00. Henry W. Cabe, county chair man and Gilmer A. Jones, chairman of this drive, called a meeting of the different chairmen on Tuesday evening, at which time the . various phases of the drive were dis cussed and the importance of the quota being met. Mrs. Florence S. Sheri'ell, home demonstration agent, who is chairman of the rural dis trict announces the following chairmen: uari Morgan, ouies; uiyae West, West's Mill; Mr, and Mrs. Oscar Rickman, Leatherman; Miss Nora Moody, Route 3; Mrs. Grady Duvall, Route 3; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Martin, Route 3; Mrs. Lawrence Roper, Route 3: Mrs. Claude Beeco, Route 4; Adrian Howell, Route 4; H. G. Cabe, Route 4; Mrs. Tom Bry son, Cullasaja; Lewis Moses, El lijay; Bill Tilson, Gneiss; Mr. and Mrs. Jphn Burnett, Scaly; Miller Norris, Route 1, Dillard, Ga.; E. J. Neal, Route 2; Mrs. Nora May, Flats; Mrs. Hattie Nelson, Aquone; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nolen, Route 1; Mrs. Ethel Phillips, Rainbow Springs; Earl Dendy, Gneiss; Mrs. Ned Teague, Prentiss. Selective Service Macon County Men Leava For induction The following classifications were announced May 10, by the Local Selective Board: I-A:; Joseph Harley Roper, Kenneth i James Neal, Earl Jos eph Dills, John Willie Cogdill, Fred Alexander Passmore, Ralph Hughes, Lawrence Justice, Fur man Carl Arvey, Deles Lyle Painter, Woodrow Wilson Clark, William Henry Frady, Wade Huffman Higdon. II-A : Robert V. Clampitt, Dennis Davis Yonce, Loyd Wil liamson. II-B: Martin Luther Angel. IV-A: Claude Wm. Gregory, Terrell Tom Fulchter, Harley Jones, Henry Verco Sanders. JV-F: James Ashear. I-C: Eugene Brown, Robert Hughes, Wm. Caswell Higdon, Wm. Bert Neal, Calvin Coolidge Waters, Lewis Webb, Joe Arthur Lee, Arnold Richmond Keener, Robert Karr Conley, Willis Le on Potts, Lawton Edward Hous ton, Furman Lee Peek, Don Grady West, Claude Bradley, Howard , Cunningham. Mrs. Harry Welch Dies In Marion Hospital News was received here Wed nesday of the death of Mrs. Ruby Smith Welch, wife Of Harry Welch, of Franklin, route 3, who died in a Marion hos pital on Monday night follow ing an illness of three days. Mr. and Mrs. Welch, who live on Franklin route 3, went to Marion, last week for a visit with Mrs. Welch's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Smith, of Mar ion, and the illness and death was very sudden and unexpec tedly. Funeral services were held on Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock at the Providence Meth odist church in Marion, with burial following in the church cemetery. Surviving are the husband, the parents, and two brothers, Billie and Edward Smith, both of Marion. Buyimre#^nw ?
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