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VOL. LX? NO. 23
FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1945
$2.00 PER YEAR
83 Students Graduate At
Franklin High School
Auditorium Too Small To
Accomodate Record
Breaking Attendance
-Commencement exercises were
held at the Franklin high
school Wednesday night, June
6. Beginning with Verdia's
"Processional," played by Mrs.
Henry Cabe arid ending with
Wagner's "Recessional" the oc
casion filled out with the con
comitants due the girls and
boys who had spent their years
of schooling profitably and were
well deserving of the honors
bestowed upon them.
Well over a thousand people
attended, some standing at the
doors. When "America" was
sung they all joined in and al
most lifted the rafters with the
old song that eould be said
really to come from their
hearts. The Rev. A. Rufus Mor
gan delivered a powerful Invo
cation. The salutatory address
was made by Cecil Tallent, in
which he welcomed parents and
friends of the graduating class
to the ceremonies. Carolyn
Long, in her speech on "Federal
Aid for Education",' emphasiz
ed the need for equalization of
educational standards, costs and
opportunities throughout the
country. The talk of Lee Roy
Roper on soil conservation
stressed the need of recog
nition In our schools for teach
ing the rising generation the
fundamental necessity of the
preservation of soli resources.
When Miss Dorothy Sloan,
directress of the Choral Club,
rose and with her the members
of the club, to sing "Mighty
Like A Rose," the audience sat
entranced. Violet Barnard, In
her talk on the subject of Home
Economics Education, empha
sized the fact that home mak
ing was the largest concern of
most Americans. Anne Flana
gan. speaking on the subject of
"Education for Peace", said that
the development of transporta
tion and the improvement in
communication has made it im
perative that we turn our
thoughts to an aggressive and
constructive development of a
world peace structure.
Principal George H. Hill, in
his announcement of awards
stressed the fact that industry
placed a premium on high
school graduation, not altogeth
er because of the knowledge and
skills gained in high school, but
because of the fact that a
young person who had had the
perserverance to finish high
school would likely take this
perserverance into his life's
work.
Superintendent Guy L. Houk
conferred diplomas, having ad
dressed the class to the effect
that their graduation did not
mean that their education was
completed but that they had
to climb to higher peaks of at
? Continued On Pa*e Six
LAWRENCE B. CURTI$
PROMOTED TO MAJOR
For his excellent work as
Quartermaster Supply Officer,
Lawrence B. Curtis, 25, husband
of Mrs. Mavis Curtis, 103 Hud
son St., Storm Lake, Iowa, and
son of Robert Curtis, Demorest,
Ga., has been promoted to the
rank of Major, according to a
recent announcement from the
headquarters of Lt. Gen. Dan
X. Sultan, commanding general
of the United States forces in
the India Burma theater.
Major Curtis was graduated
from the Franklin high school.
1'ranklin, and entered the army
when only 17 years of age. He
has seen eight years of active
service, including two years in
Panama as 1st Sgt. of an In
fantry Co. After being com
missioned in the Quartermast
er Corps, July 3, 1942 he was
stationed at the Desert Train
ing Center, San Bernadino, Cal.,
find subsequently transferred to
the India Burma Theatre more
than one half year ago.
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OLD MUNDAY
HOTEL SOLD
Auction Brought Large
Crowd From Macon And
Adjoining Counties
The old Munday hotel build
ing and contents was sold Sat
urday, June 2 at auction. At
tending the sale were people
from Jackson and Swain coun
ties as well as a good crowd of
Macon folks:
Bob Patton, as auctioneer, did
an efficient and entertaining
job and everybody had a good
time whether they were buying
or just looking. ?
Tempering the holiday spirit
that pervaded the crowd was
a feeling of regret that the old
hotel with its many associations
with the early history of Frank
lin had at last come to the end
of its long period of useful
ness and must come down to
make room for further develop
ment. (See Franklin Press and j
Highlands Maconian of May 31,
"Death of a Tree", on page 6 ? . j
Interest was stirred by the
large stone slabs with which j
the front wall and steps were
built. It is reported that they
had been cut from a quarry
near the head of Walnut creek
by Jim Byrnes, whose name
can be seen on many a chim
ney top in Western North Caro
lina. The old smoke house with
its funneled vents aroused mem- '
ories of the days before elec- <
trie refrigeration when a spring 1
house and a smoke house were 1
the only means of keeping '?
meat, as indeed they still are
in some sections. 1
OWM & R Cracks Down
On Farm Slaughterers
The Office of War Mobiliza
tion and Reconversion has di
rected,. effective July, 1945 that
no one will be permitted to
sell or give away meat result
ing from the slaughter of live
stock UNLESS they have reg
istered and been granted a
Class 3 Slaughter's permit by
HIS OPA Local Board.
"If you do not Intend to sell
or give away meat before July
1, 1945 you have until that date
to register your farm slaughter
ing establishment with your
local board. You will be limit
ed in the amount of meat you
may sell or transfer during the
next 12 months to 100 per cent
of the dressed weight of meat
that you sold or gave away
' during 1944. If you did not sell
or give away any meat during
the year 1944 but plan to sell
or give away meat In the year
1945 It will be necessary for
,j6Uv to register and obtain a
permit. You will not be restrict
ed In the amount of livestock
you may slaughter for consump
tion In your own household. All
livestock slaughter licenses and
permits issued by War Food Ad
ministration are revoked.
"If you sell livestock or meat,
play square by charging no
more than legal ceding prices,
Of course, some people may of
fer you a lot more? but nom*t<
ter who they are, those people '
are actually encouraging the ]
black market ? taking more :
than their fair share of the
meat? denying the armed forces 1
? denying other people part of
their share ? encouraging the '
kind of inflation and collapse
that bankrupted 453,000 farmers
after the last war. You can help
kill the black market where it
starts! Get a list of legal OPA '
celling prices from your local
ration board.
"When you sell or give away
meat for use off the farm, play
square by insisting upon col
lecting the proper number of
ration points. If aU families,
retailers, and restaurants neai
meat-producing areas bought
only as much meat a? their red
ration stamps allowed, the ex
tra meat some of them are us
ing now would move into com
mercial channels so that the
armed forces could get more
nearly what they need and con
sumers everywhere would ac
tually get the fair share of meat
which their ration stamps pro
vide for. Get an Official OPA
list showing point values for
both wholesale and retail sales
1 from your Ration Board.
? "Observe every fair-sharing
! rul? of the new SlMMfttcr-Con
trol program outUnBVbove."
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NEWS OF OUR
MENwWOMEN
IN UNIFORM
S/SGf. THOMAS SETSER
HOME ON VISIT
S/Sgt. Thomas E. Setser who
has been in overseas service for
sereval months, and who was
reported to be missing in ac
tion on March 31, is here on
a visit with his parents, Mr.
and Mfs. Joe Setser at their
home on Cartoogechaye.
S/Sgt. Setser, who was miss
ing from March 31, until May
1, told his parents that he was
being taken care of by the
underground in Northern Hoi- j
land during that time. He ar- |
rived on Wednesday of this
week on a 60-day furlough.
j S 1/C ROBERT L. JENNINGS
i IN PACIFIC
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S 1/C Robert L. Jennings, son
of Mrs Rebecca Jennings, of
Franklin, has been serving with
the navy since August 1943. He
took his boot training at Bain
bridge, Md., and was sent to
Shoemaker, Calif., for his fur
ther advanced training.
Prior to his entering the navy
he . was employed at the Ecusta
Paper Corporation at Pisgah
Forest. His wife. Mrs. Mavis
Jennings and son, Billy, are
making their home at Brevard.
Seaman Jennings is now some
where in the Pacific.
HARRY C. CORBIN S 1/C
COMPLETES SIGNAL COURSE
Harry C. Corbin, S 1/C, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Corbin
Df the Cullasaja community, has
completed his signal course at
Great Lakes. 111., and is now
stationed at New Orleans. La.
Seaman First Class Corbin
entered the services in March
af the past- year, and took his
training at the University of
Florida, Miami.
IV. E. WILLIS PROMOTED
ro RANK OF MAJOR
Captain W. E. Willis, husband
Df Elizabeth Dowdle Willis,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. L.
Dawdle, of Franklin, has recent
ly been promoted to the rank
af major.
Major Willis is an executive
afficer of the First Battalion of
411th Infantry of the 103rd
Division of the 7th Army. His
batallion was the one that join
the Fifth Army troop in Italy
on May 4th.
He has received two commen
dations, the Vasges Forest Bat
tle and the penetration into
Germany's Palatinate in De
cember. He went to overseas
duties on May 21, 1944, and en
tered the armed forces on Oc
tober 1, 1944. He took his
training at Fort McClellan, Ala.,
Fort Benning, Ga., and at
Camp Hauze, Texas.
Family Reunion
J. A. Mason, of the Nantahala
section of Macon county, has
announced that the Mason re
union will be held on Sunday,
June 17, at the Union Hill Bap
tist church. All relatives and
friends are urged to attend and
bring basket lunch.
LIEUT. JOHN PALMER
HOME ON Fl'RLOUGH
Lieut. John Lyle Palmer, son
of Mr. and Mrs. James Palmer
of Palmer street. Franklin, who
has completed his 61st mission
overseas and has been home on
a furlough, has reported to an
air base in Miami, Fla., for fur
ther orders of location. .
Lieut. Palmer, who entered
the armed forces in December
1941, at Patterson Field, Dayton,
Ohio, and took his pre-flight
training at Santa Ana, Calif
was later sent to an advanced
training school at Kirtland
Field, Albuquerque, N. M., where
he graduated in July 1943. He
was then sent as a bombadier
to a navigation school at Carls
bad, N. W., and later transfer
red to Morris Field, Charlotte,
where he spent several months.
Lt. Palmer has been awarded
the Distinguished Flying Cross, '
the Air Medal and the Oak ,
Lraf Cluster. He was recently ?
cited for guiding his plane
through adverse weather and 1
intense and accurate anti-air- ,
craft fire which damaged the 1
plane, and made a perfect run t*
over the target which enabled ]
him to release the bombs with .
precision accuracy upon a vital ' i
enemy airdrome.
The citation read, "Lieut.
Palmer's courage and superior
flying ability contributed im
mensely to our mission in the
European theatre, and by his
gallantry and steadfast devo
tion to duty, has brought great
credit to his squadron. It is
particularly gratifying' for me
to acknowledge in this way a
Job superbly done.". Signed by
B. W. Chidlaw, Brig. Gen.
Lieut. Palmer is a graduate
Seventh War Loan Drive
Behind Schedule Here
Final Rites For Joseph \
Dendy Held Friday
Joseph Dendy, 79, died at his i
0hf?'"e the G?ld Mine section
of Macon county on Thursday
afternoon at 9:45 o'clock f0l
?5J"s a" Illness of six months.
Mr. Dendy, who was born on
November 13 1865, was a son
of the late Elvins Gibson and
Samuel Dendy, of the Gold !
^"'e, community. He was twice I
married. The first marriage was
to Miss Katie Gibson, who died
in 1901, and following her death
PefekWaS married t0 Miss Dora)
He joined the Brush Creek
Baptist church 55 years ago
and served as clerk in the
church since 1910. His life's
work was farming.
n,FU^.ei!al services were held at
the Gold Mine Baptist church
on Friday afternoon at 3 '
c clock. The Rev. James I. Vin
son and the Rev. Frank Reed,
officiated, and interment fol
lowed in the church cemetery.
The pallbearers included Al
bert Southards, Sherman Mc
Clure, Charlie McCall, Jim Mc
ov, Lawton Keener and Sher
idan Peek.
Surviving are the widow and
11 children, Bert, Mac, Mattie,
and Ellison Dendy, -Gneiss., Floyd
Dendy, of Highlands and Sid
ney Dendy, of Brevard, all by
the former marriage, and Clif
ford Dendy, in the army in '
Germany; Col. Clyde Dendy, of ;
Florida, Lola, Stella and Earl
Dendy, of Gneiss, and a step- !
son, Sheridan Peek, of Gneiss.
Mso 14 grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren.
Bryant funeral directors were j
in ^harge of the arrangements. '
Mrs. Nannie Cabe
Passes After Long Illness
Mrs. Nannie Justice Cabe, 61,
died at her home in. the Tellico :
section of Macon county, on
Tuesday morning at 4:30
J'clock, following a lingering ill- j
ness of two years. Death was :
attributed ? to paralysis.
Mrs. Cabe was a daughter of !
the late Jane Duvall and J. D. I
Justice, of the Tellico commun- 1
ity and had lived in that sec
tion all her life. She was born >
an July 11, 1883, and was a :
member of the Tellico Baptist
:hurch. On September 19, 1901, i
she was married to John T. | '
2abe, who survives. 1
Funeral services were held at 1 i
the Tellico /Baptist church on i
Wednesday morning at 11 I
> clock. The Rev. Judson and I ?'
the Rev. Theron Slagle, both i
?? ,the Tellico community,!'
"ficiated. Interment followed I
n the church cemetery.
The pallbearers were James 1
xamsey, Will McGaha, Floyd 1
Ramsey, Verles McGaha. Wint j
JeHart and John Anderson \ 1
Surviving are the husband
md four children, two daugh- 1
.ers, Mrs. Albert Ammons and I ?
Mrs. Bryan Duvall, both of Tel- 1
ico, and two sons, Lester Cabe
n the army serving in Ger- 1
nany, and Gudger Cabe of 1
last Gastonia, five brothers,
Marion Justice, Greer, S. C. '
Smory Justice route 1, Franklin
rhomas Justice, Dillard, Ga.'
Soute 1, Weldon Justice, Geor
gia, and Mack Justice, Clayton,
3a., and one sister, Mrs. Cyn
thia Ledford, Prentiss. Also 14
grandchildren.
Bryant funeral directors were
n charge o? the arrangements.
St. Agnes Sunday
frv5e at St. Agnes
Episcopal church next Sunday,
June 10th, at 11 o'clock, will be
the celebration of the Holy
Communion and sermon by the
pastor. Rev. A. Rufus Morgan
All are welcome to this and
sther services.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Services at Morrison Presby
terian Church, Sunday June 10
Sunday school at 2:30 p m
Preaching at 3:30 p. m. Dr C
R. McCubbins of Frank(in will
preach. Everybody invited.
of the Franklin high school and
attended North Carolina State
College. Raleigh. He was mar
ried to Miss Cumi Snyder, of
Cherokee in 1944, who is with
him In Miami at present.
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Dollars Invested Now In
E Bonds Can Shorten
War, Saves Lives
A Hrnny Wk ?abe and Gi'?r
A- Jones, chairmen of the 7th
War Loan Campaign, have an
nounced that the sale of bonds
in Macon county is dragging
fh "8ht now it looks as
though the county would not
meet its quota of $218,00000
On Monday. June 4. a report
from the Federal Reserve Bank
in Richmond. Va.. showed that
a total of $54,881.25 in the "E"
series had been sold in the
county and that the overall
sales had reached. $80,555.25
about one-third of the county's
quota.
Never has there been so great
an appeal for the individuals
to purchase bonds as in this,
the Seventh War Loan Drive,
and yet the interest has never
lagged as it has in this drive
the chairmen stated. It cannot
be that/ the people do not real
ize that, our negligence is cost
ing the lives of our boys in the
Pacific, and that everyday, we
here at home, prolong the War
by not doing our share by buy
ing bonds, and are losing more
of our boys.
The booth in the Bank of
Franklin on next Saturday
morning will be under the su
pervision of Civil Air Patrol,
with Ruth Angel as chairman.
BOY SCOUTS
MEET AT COWEE
Merit Badges, Patrol Ci
tations And Training
Certificates Awarded
Boy Scouts of the Smoky
Mountain Troops held a meet
ing at the Cowee schoolhouse
in the West's Mill community
Monday, night, June 4. with a
number of scouts, leaders and
visitors in attendance. John F.
Corbin, district advancement
chairman of Sylva, presided.
F. V. Smith, assistant Scout
executive, presented the tender
foot awards to T. C. Shepherd,
William Ray Fox, Charles Cagle
and Ellis Ervin Fox, of Sylva
Troop 1, Frank Henry, III of
the Franklin troop, and' D.
Roy Reese, of Troop 7 High
lands.
The second class rank was
awarded by Herman H. Plem
inons, troop committeeman of
Franklin, to Frank Holden of
troop 1, Silva.
Merit badges were warded to
Charles Stillwell, of Sylva for
public health; to Robert Quig
ley of Sylva, home repairs and
to John D. Alsup, Jr., of
Franklin, for swimming. The
presentation was made by John
D. Alsup, Sr., of Franklin
scout committeeman.
Highest award of the evening,
the Star Scout, was presented
to Frank M. Crawford, of troop
1, Sylva, by the Rev. A. Rufus
Morgan, chairman of the Smoky
Mountain district.
Jimmy Waldroop, of Frank
hn, served as clerk to the
Court.
Horace Bradley, Cecil Rick
man and Howard Cabe, of troop
3, West's Mill, served as color
bearers and Paul Holden, of
the same troop, led in the
pledge to the flag.
Citation to the patrols who
entered the recent camporee
was presented by W. C. Hen
nessee, of Sylva, district camp
ing chairman. He also present
ed 11 General Eisenhour waste
paper medals for collecting at
least 1000 pounds of paper.
These medals all went to the
Sylva Scouts.
Training certificates were pre
sented to the leaders who at
tended the recent course at
Camp Lumkin. They were John
W. Edwards, Herman H. Plcro
mons, the Rev. A. Rufus Mor
gan and John D. Alsup, Sr., of
Franklin; W. C. Hennessee and
Dennis E. Barkley, of Sylva
and John H. Stanley, of An
drews. These men were also
presented certificates for serv
ing as instructors for this
course.
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