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VOL. LX ? NO. 25
FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1945
52.00 PER YEAR
The Boys Are Fighting On
Are We To Fail Them Now
"E" Bond Sales In Macon
Lagging In, 7th Drive
As Never Before
The total of $128,837.65 was
the figure released by the Fed-'
er.al Reserve Bank in Rich
mond, Va., this week, as to the
amount of bonds sold in the
7th war loan drive in Macon
county to date, it was announc
ed of the campaign.
The amount of "E" bonds had
reached a total of $77, 795. .75,
Mr. Jones stated, which is less
than half of the quota given
the county in this series, and
less than two weeks more to go.
Through the columns of this
paper, the people of the county
have been urged to buy bonds,
for it is needless to tell you
that we are still locked in a
deadly struggle with our ene
mies ? and the war is still the
chief (ob of each one of us. To
be able to supply our boys in
battle with everything they
need, and the buying and hold
ing War bonds, are some of the
few things we at home must do
to speed victory and the safe re
turn of our boys.'
This is a small service to ask
of the many who do not have
to fight, many who have found
the defense projects more essen
tial to their own needs than go
ing to the battle fronts, yet are
not willing to take a small
amount of their high wages re
ceived and purchase War Bonds
and war needs to help get the
war over and the boys back
home. This is a small service to
ask of us who do not fight ? yet
It is one of the biggest things
we can do for our fighting men.
The girls working at the Bond
Boath at the Bank of Franklin
Saturday will be Elizabeth Was
lick, chairman. Merrily Brooks,
Ann Cabe. Ida Mae Dowdle,
Katherine Long and Barbara
Stockton.
Boy Scouts Enjoy
Picnic Supper
The Boy Scouts of America
of Franklin Troop 1 were enter
tained at a picnic supper given
for them by their sponsor,, the
Franklin Rotary Club, Wednes
day evening at 7:30. Attend
ing were 18 Scouts, 15 Rotar
ians. three visiting Rotarians.
and two guests.
Franklin Troop I is looking
forward to the next court of
honor, which will be held at
Smokemont, N. C., July 2. It
will be their first out-door
court of honor this season.
The Scouts are reminded not
to forget th^ Board of Review
meeting Friday night, June 22.
Crosses In Rankin Sq.
Remain Till July 4th
Mrs. J. C. Barrington and
Mrs. A. R. Higdon have an
nounced that the crosses, which
^ have been placed in Rankin
Square in memory of the World
War 1 and 2 Veterans, will re
main up until after July 4th.
The relatives and friends of
these boys will have the oppor
tunity to place flowers at these
crosses for the Fourth of July.
Vacation Bible School
Baptist Ghurch Begins
The Rev. J. F. Marchman.
pastor of the Franklin Baptist
church, has announced that a
Vacation Bible School will be
gin at the Franklin church on
Monday morning, June 25, at 9
o'clock and continue through
July 6.
This school is for children
from four years through 16
years, and all children are in
vited to attend.
! Secretary of Franklin
Lions Wins Honors
Norman R. Hawley, secretary
of the Franklin Lions Club for
the past year, has been advis
ed by District Governor Jen
nings A. Bryson that he was
chosen best secretary in Dis
trict 31-A. The District com
prises the mountain area of
Western North Carolina and
is made up of 37 clubs. In ad
dition, the local club bulletin,
LEO'S ROAR, edited by Hawley,
was chosen the best bulletin in
the District.
Food Storage Plant
Plans Progressing
It was stated in last week's
"Press" that the newly formed
corporation which plans con
struction of a 500 locker-freez
er plant would necessarily have
to have a 60% subscription to
their potential capacity before
priorities could be granted.
On Wednesday, A. B. O'Mo
hundro, one of the incorpora
tors, announced that already 30
per cent of the proposed lock
er space had been engaged. It
appears assured that the 60
per cent of locker space neces
sary to be contracted in order
obtain priorities will be sold
within the next week.
R. S. O'Mohundro, who i?as
made a personal inspection of
the locker-freezer plant in
Clayton, states that Franklin's
plant will be able to take care
of more meat than even Clay
ton's efficient installation.
Farmers of Macon and resi
dents of Franklin may more
fully appreciate the value of
this proposed up-to-date stor
age plant when they have op
portunity to talk to some of
the customers of the Clayton
plant. Mr. W. S. Bearden of
Clayton gives an account of a
Macon county farmer, Chester
Smith, who had a hog accident
ly Injured with a broken back
and wanted to save the meat.
He killed the hog and, after a
late call to Rabun Frozen
Foods. Inc., at Clayton took the
meat there for proper storage.
The local movement for the
construction of a freezer-lock
er plant should mean much to
people throughout Macon coun
ty who find it needful to
slaughter before frost.
Appalachian College
Begins Summer Term
The first term of the forty
third Session of Summer School
for Appalachian State Teachers
College opened on June 12th
with the largest registration for
the summer since the opening
of the war. At the close of the
day on Friday, the registration
numbered 545. representing most
of the southern states. This
puts the enrollment back in
? Continued On Pace Six
Last Rites Held For
Marcus Bradley, 63
Funeral services for Marcus
Sylvester Bradley, 63, were held
on Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock at the Dillard. Ga.
Methodist church. The Rev.
Jack Waldroop, pastor, officiat
ed., assisted by the Rev. Lester
Sorrells, Baptist minister of
Macon county. Interment fol
lowed in the Dillard cemetery.
Mr. Bradley died at his home
in the Upper Cartoogechayc
community on Friday night fol
lowing a serious illness of one
week, although he had been in
ill health for several weeks.
Mr. Bradley was a native of
Georgia, but had spent most
of his life In Macon county.
His life's occupation was farm
ing. He was a member of the
Cartoogechaye Baptist church.
He was married to Miss Mary
Parks, who survives.
The pallbearers Included Clyde
Bingham, George Keener, Law
rence Beck, Tommy Chastain,
Willie Keener and Larry Dills.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Mary Parks Bradley; six daugh
ters, Mrs. Lawrence Beck and
Miss Mae of Cartoogechaye;
Mrs. Tommy Chastain of
Hayesville, Mrs. George Keen
er of Otto, Mrs. Boyd Grizzell
of Oakwood, Va., and Mrs.
Harold Allen of Newport News,
Va.; two brothers, Grover Brad
ley of Bettys Creek, and Sug
Bradley of Hiwassee, Ga., and
13 grandchildren.
Bryant funeral home were In
charge of arrangements.
NEWS OF OUR
MENwWOMEN
IN UNIFORM
Fvt. Holt Reported
Killed In Germany
John M. Holt, of Dillard.
Ga., route 1, .received a mes
sage from the War Department i
stating that his son, Pvt. Alvis
J. Holt had died in Germany
on April 15, from wounds pre- (
viously received in action. .
Pvt. Holt entered the armed
forces on October 18, 1944, and
took his basic training at Camp
Croft. S. S., and had been in
overseas service less than one
month when he was killed.
A letter from the War De
partment was later received by
Mr. Holt stating that Pvt. Holt
had been buried in an American
cemetery in Germany and the
siervlces had been conducted by
a Prostetant Chaplain.
Pvt. Holt is survived bv his
father, five brothers, CecH and
Carl Holt, of Petersburg. Va.
Wrnnr and Eugune Holt, of
Washington. D. C.. and Harry
Holt, of Alexandria, Va., and
three sisters. Mrs. J. L. Hicks, of
Highlands. Mrs. Rubv Owens
and Mrs. Charlie Davis, of
Byrington, Tenn.
T.AWRFNCF i.ono F 1/C
ONE YEAR ON DESTROYER
Lawrence Henry Long, fire
man first class. USNR, of
Franklin, is nearing the end of
his first sea-going year aboard
a destroyer.
Long, who underwent basic
training at the Naval Training
Station, Bainbridge, Md.. wears
the American and European
African-Middle Eastern Thea
ters.
His wife is the former Annie k
Laura Sprinkle of Franklin. 3
They have four children.
LOCAL SOLDIER'S I'NIT I
IN ITALY HONORED
Pvt. Virgil M. Welch of Frank- J:
lin. truck driver, is a member
of the 347th Field Artillery 1
Battallion's Service Battery, re
cently awarded the Meritorious 8
Service Unit Plaque for super- | 8
ior performance of duty in the
accomplishment of exception
ally difficult tasks on the Fifth
Army front in Italy.
As a member of the organi
zation. he was awarded an in
signia to wear on his sleeve.
The 347th is part of the 91st
"Powder River" Division.
Welch is the son of Mrs. Lil
lie E. Welch. Route 3, Frank
lin.
Final Rites Held Friday
For Charles T. Byrd
Final rites for Charles T.
Byrd, 86, were held on Friday
morning at 11 o'clock at the
Gillespie Methodist church on
Upper Cartoogechaye. The Rev.
V. N. Allen, pastor, officiated
and interment followed in the
church cemetery.
Mr. Byrd was a life-long res
ident and well known citizen of
Macon county. His life's occupa
tion was in farming, and had
been a member of the Gillespie
Methodist church and superin
tendent of the Sunday school
for a number of years.
The active pallbearers were
James Watts, J. T. Roane, Car
ter Watts, Harley Ledford. Fred
Nichols and Glenn Watts.
Surviving are the widdw and
six children, four sons, W. M.
Byrd, Prentiss, George Carter
and John Byrd, all of Concrete,
Wash., and two daughters, Mrs.
GENERAL OP THE ARMY
D WIGHT D. EIStNHOVNtH
LeRoy Downs
Reported Killed In Action
Mr. and Mrs., Charlie Downs,
)f Franklin Route 3, received
i message from the War De
3artment on Sunday after
noon, stating that their son,
iDM 2/C Charles LeRoy Downs,
lad been killed in action.
(The message was sent here
;o Seaman's Downs' wife. Mrs.
Vrethea Faine Downs, now liv
ng in Toccoa, Ga., and the
late was not given.)
LeRoy, as he was known to
lis many friends, was well
iked for his sunny and con
jenial personality and who
lad that ready smile for every
>ne. He entered the navy on
.lay 24, 1944 at Spartanburg,
5. C? and took his boot train
ng at Little Creek. Va. He was
hen sent to Camp Peary. Va..
or his further advanced train
ng, after which he was sent
0 Solomons Branch, ATB, in
Vashington, D. C. He was later
ent to Key West, Fla., and
hen to San Diego, Calif., for
lis final phase of training for
iverseas service.
Seaman Downs was one of
he promising young men of
ilacon county who graduated
rom the Franklir high school
n the class of 1938. He later
ittended Cecil's Business col
ege in Asheville where he held
1 position for several years.
Lfter he returned to Franklin
le was employed in Asheaf's
Store and before he entered the
irmed forces he was stenogra
>her for the Bradley Mining
ompany at Iotla Bridge.
Seaman Downs was married
o Miss Wrethea Faine, of Toc
oa, Ga., on February 16. 1942.
They have a three year old son,
iouglas.
Surviving besides the widow
ind young son, are the parents,
ind two brothers, S/Sgt. Troy
?. Downs, in the army station
ed at Fort Bragg for further
issignment following his return
rom overseas, and Floyd W.
Jowns, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and
>ne sister, Miss Jessie Lea
Jowns, of Franklin route 3.
The Macon County Baptist
Sunday School Convention will
neet with the Newmans Chap
si Baptist Church on Sunday,
rune 24, at 2:30 p. m.
It is hoped that all Sunday
Schools will be represented for
his is the time for the elec
tion of officers for the next as
iociatlonal year.
r. D. Hastings, and Mrs. Claude
VI. Ledford, of Prentiss. Also
four children by the former
marriage to Miss Nichols. They
include Mrs. Leona Hodgins, of
Prentiss. Mrs. Nannie Hodgins.
Oastonia and Mrs. Pauline San
ders, of Belmont, and one son,
W. L. Byrd, of Hamilton, Wash.
One sister, Mrs. Ella- Carson; of
Cass Station, Ga., two half
sisters, Mrs. Kitty Phillips, of
Bryosn City, and Mrs. Nancy
Kirby, of Cass Station, Ga.,
three half-brothers, George
Byrd, of Rabun Gap, Ga., Bill
Byrd, of Bryson - City, and Bob
Byrd, of Ducktown, Tenn. Also
a number of grandchildren,
great-grandchildren and great
great-grandchildren .
Potts funeral directors were
In charge of the arrangements.
Eisenhower Wildly Greeted
In Washington, New York
I B. J. Hurst, Well-Known
Citizen, Passes Sunday
Barnett Judson Hurst, 65,
well-known citizen of the- West's
Mill community, died at his
home there on Sunday after
inoon at 5:45 o'clock following
a. serious illness of six weeks,
although he had been in ill
health for several months.
b uneral services were held at
the Snow Hill Methodist church
Jn Tuesday afternoon at 3
j'clock. The Rev, D, P. Grant,
)astOi', officiated, assisted by
the Rev. C. C. Welch, pastor of
the Cowee Baptist church and
he Rev. Norman E. Holden, a
laptist minister of the Cowee
community. Interment followed
in the church cemetery.
The active pallbearers includ
ed Paul Hurst, Clyde Hurst,
[redell Hurst, Rev. D. J. Med
:in, Grover Sheffield, Odell
Hurst and Frank Roper, and
the honorary pallbearers were
E. V. Hurst, W. C. Sheffield,
T. T. Hurst, Fred Dalton, Will
iickman, A, T. Hurst and J.
B. Elmore.
Born on April 27, 1880, son
of the late Laura Green and
John C. Hurst, of the Leath
?rman ^community, Mr. Hurst
was a life-long resident of Ma
con county. His life's work was
farming and the carpenters j
trade. He was a member of the
Snow Hill Methodist church. In i
1908 he was married to Miss
Lillian Jenkins, who survives.
Surviving are the widow and
five sons, James Hurst, George
Hurst, Leo Hurst and John
Hurst, all of the. West's Mill
community, and Pfc. Weaver
Hurst, in the army stationed
in Seattle, Wash. Also three
brothers, Emilis V. Hurst, of
Gastonia, Albert Hurst, of
Leatherman and T. T. Hurst, 1
of Franklin, and one sister, ,
Mrs. Fred Dalton, of Franklin 1
Route 4. and five grandchil
dren.
Bryant funeral directors were
in charge at the arrangements.
Classifications
As Announced By Local
Service Board
At the last meeting of the
Local Draft Board, June 20, the
following registrants were plac;
ed in I-A classifications:
Lee Oliver, Roy Lawrence
Pendergrass, Billie Thomas
Bateman, Lawrence Newton
Crunkleton, Ray Dills, Paul
Clinton Gregory, Mack Carl
Stockton, Jimmie Hall, Oakley
Lafayette Justice, Guy Edward
Clouse, Dwight Limen Waters.
Joseph Samuel Bryson, Edward
Augustine Burt. Jr., Clarence
Graham. Paul Buchan Hlgdon,
Fred William Pendland , Jr..
William Harold Henry.
Discharged
The following men have been
honarably discharged from the
armed services and have re
ported to this Board:
Jacob Carl Mason, Reid Wo
mack. Elmer Johnson Stanfield.
Lions Club Elect Officers
To Begin Duties July 1
At its first meeting of the
month the Franklin Lions Club
elected the following officers
for the year 1945-1946:
Willard Pendergrass, presi
dent; Vernon Fricks, 1st vice
president; E. R. Bulloch, 2nd
vice-president; Mac Ray Whit
aker, 3rd vice-president; Geo.
H. Hill, secretary-treasurer;
John Kusterer, Lion Tamer;
Frank Shope, Tail Twister; Wil
liam G. Crawford and G. B.
Woodward, directors. These of
ficers will assume their new
duties July 1.
On the evening of June 18 the
Club entertained wives and
friends with a picnic supper at
Arrowood Glade.
This week the Club wired its
International Officer, Chicago,
the fact that it had completed
its twentieth consecutive meet
ing with 100 per cent atten
dance. This marks the success
ful completion by Franklin of
the annual contest open to over
4.000 Lions Clubs in 15 coun
tries. Upon last report Frank
lin was one of only 30-odd
clubs with perfect records re
maining in the contest.
Buynwe^^now
Record Crowds Honor
Victorious Army Chief
The greatest ovations ever
to be accorded tu an American
soldier were staged in Wash
ington Monday, June 18, and
in ?ew York the lollowing day.
General Dwight L>. 'Eisen
hower, returning from his vic
torious European campaign,
was met witn all the laniare
ni.> auonng people couiu uevise.
It was estimated that between
800,000 and 1,000,0UU persons
lined the paraoe route to wit
ness and honor General Ikc' s *
triumphal return to the Capital.
The crowd cheered him on his
way to the Capitol and cun
gress cheered him when at last
the long procession reached
there. Ike", as the Supreme
Commander of the Allied forces
m Europe, is affectionately
known, said humbly to a grate
ful nation that his hour of tri
umph properly belonged to the
American boys who fashioned
the victory.
Hiding up the "Avenue of
Heroes," where other paraded
heroes have traveled in self
conscious formality or ? forced
geniality. General "Ike" just re
turned his famed grin loose and
with much arm waving let the
admiring throngs know that
he genuinely appreciated the
honor that they bestowed upon
him.
Addressing Congress the Gen
eral stated that "The problems
of peace can and must be met".
Also that the combat soldier
of this war "passionately be
lieves" that it can be done and
expects United Nations leaders
"to preserve the peace he is
winning." He rememberered
and honored the parts that the
late President Roosevelt, Prime
Minister Churchill. Russian and
British armies and people of
the liberated countries played
in contributing to the victory.
Speaking of the sorrow of the
parents of the boys who would
never come back he said, "The
blackness of their grief can be
relieved only by the faith that
all this shall not happen again."
New York Tuesday turned out
what was variously reported as
a crowd of between 4 and 7
million people in an emotional
ovation in honor of Gpneral
Eisenhower. In his message to
the two million people jammed
around the New York city hall
he said, "If we are going to
live the years of peace we must
be ready to cooperate in the
spirit of true tolerance and
forbearance".
Overwhelming acclaim ac
knowledged his thought when
he said, "It isn't enough that
we devise every Rind of inter
national machinery to keep the
peace. We must also be strong
ourselves. Weakness cannot co
operate with anything. Only
strength can cooperate."
Win The Jap War
Buy E War Bonds
To the People
of this Community
The 7th War Loan objective
is four billion dollars In Series E
Bonds. At this time last year
Americans had oversubscribed
iwo war loan
quotas, each
three billion
dollars in
Series E
War Bonds.
It is obvi
ous your
p e r s o n al
share must
be the great
est of any of
the war
loans. And
yet it may
oe no mgner man ur even icss
than the combined amount you
invested in bonds in the 4th and
5th War Loans.
Why should you continue to
put every dollar above the cost
of the necessities of living into
extra bonds? I. Uppermost you
owe an obligation to your fight
ing men and women to back them
to the limit as long as any
enemy military strength re
mains. 2. Think about Iwo Jima
for a moment ? sacrifice on the
battlefields is still a way of life
for your relatives and friends in
uniform. 3. The self-interest mo
tive is at a new high. Civilian
goods are now scarcer than ever
before. Every dollar you spend
for non-essentials works for high
er prices.
THE EDITOR