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VOL. LX? NO. 32
FRANKLIN, N. C.. THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1945
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Russia Declares War On Japan
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Scientists Unlock Unknown Atomic Bomb
Soviets Join English
And American Forces
To Defeat Japanese
T ruman And Molotov
Announce Russian
Entrance
With Russia joining English
and American forces to defeat
the Jap, It looks now that the
Nips will soon be blasted to
smithereens unless they come
( , to their senses and completely
surrender to the Allies.
The Soviets have opened com
bined air and ground attack
upon Japan says the Tokio ra
dio, against Japanese forces
stationed on the Eastern (So
viet Manchuko border.
The help of the Soviet armies
is welcomed by Britian and
they predict the action of the
Russians should "shorten the
war."
From Moscow has come the
statement that Russia is seek
ing to hasten world peace,
which of course is the objec
tive of all our allied forces.
The Japs have been fore
warned of destruction of their
war plants, factories, and homes,
unless they cease to struggle
against overwhelming odds in
the air on the high seas and
on the land.
Hasten the day of world
pgace is the theme of those
joining arms to defeat the
Japs, which it is hoped will not
take too long.
John Wylie Angel
Drowned In Riven- Near
Franklin
John Wylie Angel, 14, son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Angel, of
the River Bend section of Ma
con county, three miles from
Franklin, w.as drowned in the
Little Tennessee River about
100 yards below the town bridge
about noon on Friday of the
past week.
Young Angel and three of his
cousins, Jack, Homer and Jim
my Angel, had gone to the river
to swim, and John being unable
to swim very well, was wading
around when he stepped into
a hole approximately nine feet
deep. He came to the surface
one time, threw up his hand
and went down again. No one
present being able to dive, ar.d
by the time help had reached
the scenfe and recovered the
body, he was pronounced dead
by doctors who administered
artificial respiration.
The body was recovered by
Bernard Dills and the hole in
which he went down was near
-the cement block plant that is
being operated by W. A. Hays,
of Highlands.
Funeral services were held on
Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock
at the Holly Springs Baptist
church. The Rev. W. C. Pipes,
pastor, officiated, and inter
ment followed In the church
cemetery.
Surviving are the parents, and
five sisters, Lois, Frankie, Linda
Marie, Nell and Nannie Belle
Angel, all of Franklin.
Bryant funeral directors were
In charge of the arrangements.
Sister Of Mrs. John H.
Thomas Passes Firiday
Mrs. John H. Thomas receiv
ed a message on Friday that
her sister, Mrs. Ida Marie
Turpen, 68, had died at her
home In Clarkesville, Oa., short
ly before noon on Friday morn
toe, following a lengthly Illness
of jgveral months.
Mrs. Turpen, the former Miss
Ida Marie Scroggs, was born In
Macon oounty on November 27,
1877. She was a member of the
Clarkesville Methodist church
and had always taken an ac
tive Interest In church work,
ohe hsd resided In Clarkesville,
Oa., for the past four years.
Mrs. Thomas and a brother,
Ed Scrofgs, of Franklin, are the
furvlyprf Jr
Final Rites Held For
James Bascom Collins
James Bascom (Baz) Collins,
86, a farmer of the Iotla com
munity and a well-known cltl
, zen of Macon county, died in
i the Angel hospital here on
Sunday afternoon at 5:20 o'clock
following an illness of several
months, although he had only
been in. the hospital for a few
days.
A native of Maryville, Tenn.,
Mr. Collins had spent the most
of his life in Macon county. He
was born on April X, 1859. He
had been married three times.
The first marriage was to Miss
Jennie Cunningham and follow
ing her death he was married
to Miss India Sellers, and the
third marriage was to Miss
Arie Morrison, all of Macon
county. He was a member of
the Iotla Methodist church.
Funeral services were held on
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock
at the Iotla Methodist church,
with the Rev. D. P. Grant, pas
tor, officiating. Interment fol
lowed in the church cemetery.
The pallbearers included J. E.
Myers, W. R. Mason, Robert
Bennett, E. B. Duvall, W. T.
Tippett and W. T. Moore.
Surviving are, one son, C. Ed
Collins, of Portland, Ore., four
grandchildren, Harry and Paul
ine Campbell, of Charlotte, Win
ifred Collins and iRobert Cun
ningham, in Western States, one
foster daughter, Mrs. Edna
Raby Guthrey, Lawrenceville,
Ga., and a number of nieces
and nephews.
Potts funeral directors were
in charge of the arrangements.
Revival Meeting
To Be Held At Friendship
T abernacle
A union revival meeting
sponsored by the churches of
all denominations in Macon
county is to be held at the
Friendship Tabernacle at Frank
lin, Aiyoist' 26-September 9, it
was announced this week by
Rev. D. P. Grant, chairman of
the Tabernacle committee.
"In keeping with the trend
in modern American life," Mr.
Orant said, "the churches of
various denominations are glad
ly participating in this joint
effort to win people to the
Christian faith."
"Ministers from the differ
ent denominations In the coun
ty are being invited to do the
preaching," Mr. Orant said. "It
is the desire of the Tabernacle
Committee that no doctrinal
sermons be preached, so that
the people of various faiths may
feel free to participate in each
service."
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in su I ill ju {Msaiuic uii uic
churches of the county are
tfrged to leave these two weeks
open for this joint evangelistic
effort. Their choirs are invited
to help with the special music
which is to be rendered at each
hour of worship.
B. L. McOlamery, secretary
of the Friendship Tabernacle
Committee, Is now notifying the
different committees of their
responsibilities. A list of these
committees, together with the
schedule of preaching, is to be
published next week.
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CPL. CARL W. COX
VISITS IN FRANKLIN
Cpl. Carl H. Cox Is visiting
friends in Franklin while on
leave. Cpl. Cox has been in
service In the Pacific for 15
months. He was In the Forest
Service at Coweta Experimental
Forest station for several years
before Joining the Marine Avia
tion Corps.
Cpl. Cox has service ribbons
covering participation in Amer
ican theatre, Asiatic theatre and
Pacific theatre. Also Philippine
1 liberation, ai veil at Navy Unit
citation.
LIEUT. VAN BUREN CARTER
Van Buren Carter
Reported Dead; Missing In
Action More Than Year
Lieut, (j.g.) Van Buren Carter,
USNR, pilot on Hell Cat Fighter
plane, and son of Mr. and Mrs.
S. Weaver Carter, of the West's
Mill section of Macon county, j
who was previously reported ?s
missing in action on June 19,
1944. by the navy department,
and following a year of uncer
tainty surrounding his absence,
he has been presumably pro*
nounced dead by the war de
partment. ..
Lieut. Carter attended (We
Franklin high school and West
ern Carolina Teachers college,
CuUowhee. He owned and op
erated a photography studio in
Franklin before he went to Cal- i
ifornia where he attended the
University of California.
He joined the Naval Air 1
Corps in June 1941, and re
ceived his wings at Pensacola,
Fla., following training at va
rious bases. For two years he
served as instructor. At the ;
time he was reported missing :
in battle of Siapan, he was
flying a Hell Cat fighter-plane.
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CPL. JAMES B. SHOOK
Cpl. James B. Shook, a br<fth
er of Mrs. Dock Rogers, of
Highlands, is spending a 30-day
furlough with relatives and
friends in Highlands. He was
recently returned to the States
after spending 19 months in
Northern Ireland, France, Lux
embourg, Germany with the
field artillery.
Cpl. Shook is wearing four
battle stars. He entered the
armed forces on February 11,
1942. Following his furlough he
will report to Fort Bragg for
further assignments.
St. John's High School
The Rev. A. F. Rohrbacher,
Superintendent of St. John's
School, Waynesville, In reply to
numerous Inquiries in regard
to the closing of the school,
states that the continuance of
the parochial high school re
maining open has been made
possible owing to the generous
donations of all the teachers'
salaries by the Rev. Mother
Mary Bartholomew, Superior
General of the Sisters of St;
Francis of Assist,
St. John's School U accredit
ed with the North Carolina
State B9K4 o t Wucatlon,
PVT. JAMES H. BROWN
Pvt. James H. Brown, who has
spent 21 months in overseas
service, recently spent a 30-day
furlough here with his mother,
Mrs. F. E. Brown at her home
on West Main street. Pvt. Brown
landed in England in October
1943 and served with the 604th
Engineer's Unit while in Eng- j
land and later in France. He
was then transferred to the
95th infantry division. Follow
ing his furlough, he reported
to Camp Shelby, Miss., on Aug
ust 3.
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MAJOR WINTON PERRY
HERE ON 30-DAY FURLOUGH
Major Winton Perry has ar
rived in Franklin from the
European theatre for a 30-day
furlough with his mother, Mrs.
J. E. Perry, after which he will
be sent to La Juntas, Colo., for
several months.
Major Perry flies a P-47 and
holds the Distinguished Flying
Cross, the Air Medal with 17
Oak Leaf Clusters and six bat
tle stars.
Prior to entering the armed
forces, Major Perry was an em
ployee of th? Nantahala Power
and Light company, Franklin.
He Is a graduate of the Uni
versity of North Carolina, Chap
el Hill.
Franklin Resident
Found Dead In Barn Last
Saturday Afternoon
James W. Cunningham, 64 a
Franklin resident who lived
near the Macon county ? prison
samp, was found dead on Sat
urday afternoon about 4 o'clock
by his two daughters, Mrs.
Carey Patton and Mrs. Hazel
Hylton, both of Franklin.
Mr. Cunningham, who had
teen in ill health for more than
i year, became despondant over
tiis condition and ended his life
jy hanging himself, according
to a report made by J. P. Brad
ley, sheriff of Macon county
ind Walter Dean, deputy sher
iff, following a coronors inquest
held by George Wallace, cor
onor.
The officers reported that
Mr. Cunningham was found in
a barn near his home with a
pair of ladies' hose twisted to
gether, tied around his neck and
tied to a short rope which was
tied to a joist of the barn.
While he was not in a hanging
position, death was reported as
strangulation.
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of Vivian Crawford, John Clark,
Fred Tallent, James Gray, Ar
thur Ray and C. M. Dills.
Dr. Edgar Angel, who 'was
called to the scene, stated that
it was apparently suicide, and
that he would attribute it to
ill health, as he had on pre
vious occasions treated him and
that he was in an incurable
condition.
Mr. Cunningham, a life-long
resident of Macon county ex
cept for four years spent in
Buncombe county, was a son
of the late Will Cunningham
and Ellen Cansler Cunningham.
He was a member of the Iotla
Methodist church. On November
1, 1903, he was married to Miss
Willsie Jones, of Buncombe
county.
Funeral services were held at
-CMttaMd On P?ic Its
Havoc Wrought Upon Japs
By Use Of New Bombs
Silers Hold 94th
Annual Reunion
The 94th annual meeting 01
the Slier family was held on
the regular day, the first Thurs
day in August, this year at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Set
ser in the Cartoogechaye sec
tion of Macon county, six miles
from Franklin.
There were 130 members of
the family present and seven
visitors. Mi. and Mrs. Charlie
Daniels and son and daughter
James and Hope, were present
from New York City.
Mr. and Mrs. Setser's son,
George, a lieutenant in the air
force was killed in Italy, May
2 of this year. Their son, Tom,
a staff sergeant in the air force,
was missing in action a few
weeks before V-E day. He re
ported a few days after the
surrender that he had been
taken care of by. the Dutch
underground. He is at home on
furlough. Mr. and Mrs. Setser's
oldest son, Mac, a lieutenant in
the Marines, was also home on
leave from San Diego, where
he is now stationed. He return
ed to the States in September
1944 after 27 months in' the
Pacific.
After the dinner, the meeting
was called to order by the
Chairman, Carl Slagle. Neville
Sloan acted as Secretary, in the
absence of Jim Gray, of Wash
ington, D. C., who was unable
to be present. The obituary com
mittee made their report and
the outlook committee report
ed marriages and births since
last meeting; graduations and
any outstanding achievements
of members of the family. The
flag committee made a report
of 111 in service and of that
number only three gold stars
were reported. One Harry Hig
gins, jr., greai-gieai-Kranason i
of William Siler, Harold Sloan, '
Jr., great-great-grandson of
Jesse Siler, and George Setser,
great-great-grandson of Jacob
Siler have been killed. These
are three of the four original
brothers who were the first
white men to come to Macon
and settle among the Cherokee
Indians.
There were five ministers
present, two of them members
of the family, the Rev. Rufus
Morgan being a great-grandson
of William Siler, and Robert
Jerome, having married Jean
Porter, a great-great-grand
daughter of William Siler. The
other ministers who attended
with their wives were Rev. S.
R. Crockett and Mrs. Crockett
of Hazelwood, Rev. J. H. Mc
Cubbins and Mrs. McCubbins of I
the Franklin Presbyterian
church, and Rev. W. Jackson
Huneycutt and Mrs. Huneycutt 1
of the Franklin Methodist
church.
There were no new officers
elected and no new committees
named. The meeting next year
will be held with Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Slagle on Cartoogechaye.
Gilmer A. Jones
Heads N. C. Symphony
Drive In Macon
Gilmer A. Jones, Franklin, has
been appointed Chairman of the
Macon County campaign for the
Fund for the State Symphony
Orchestra. The appointment was
made by James O. K. McClure,
Western North Carolina Dis
trict Chairman. Governor Gregg
Cherry, ex-officio, Chairman of
the Board of Directors of the
Symphony Society, has approv
ed the plan of the Society to
embark upon an expansion pro
gram, and for this purpose to
seek contributions from the
citizens of the State with which
to establish a substantial Sym
phony Fund. The Orchestra,
after playing 200 concerts In
the communities of North Car
olina, ?u recognized as the
Official Stat* Orchestra by the
?Con tinned on rag* SU
Great Damage Admitted
By Nips; May Soon
Surrender
Most destructive of all war
weapons ? the Atomic bomb ?
will soon bring the Japs to
their knees in full surrender.
It is also believed that one
bomb cast in the center of
Hiroshima completely destroyed
the city.
The turning lose of this here
tofore undiscovered Atom-bomb
ot almost unbelievable power
upon our common enemy might
bring the war to an early end
ing in our favor.
The use of this great un
known power of Atomic is un
locked by scientists for better
or for worse, for the improve
ment of mankind's condition
and pleasure, or maybe his
complete destruction, only the
future use of Atomic force may
reveal its benefits to mankind
or vast destructive power upon
civilization.
Sooner or later, the use of
Atomic force will no doubt rev
olutionize our commercial world
when harnessed to fit the needs
of necessary energy to operate
every conceivable kind of ma
chinery or equipment.
After the war it is said that
the heating of homes, the oper
ation of airplanes, automobiles,
trains, etc., with an engine no
larger than a pack of cigarettes
may be possible with this new
ly discovered energy.
With whatever force or pow
er this newest discovery has in
store for all of us, we trust our
scientists and leaders will wise
ly and sensibly make prayerful
use of this great power for the
benefit of the universe.
Classifications
As Announced By Local
Service Board
The following men were plac
ed in class X-A by the Local
Board :
George McPherson Slagle.
Elijah Grant, Carl Bernard
Curtiss, Carl Truitt Brendle,
Oscar Lafayette Wilburn, and
James Robert Mason.
The following men were sent
for induction and accepted:
George . Dewey McClure and
Kelly Gordon Jones.
The following men were hon
orably discharged from the
army and are now in this
county J
Thomas Loyd Raborn, Gerald
Wyrley Holt, Coleman Marshal
Reese, William George Berry,
Tommy Lee Cabe, Blain George
Moffitt, Ralph Frank Cabe,
Lawrence Elliott, Max Vanhook,
Charles Tilman Dalton, Robert
L. McGaha, Roy Jackson Setser,
and Ben Lee Mashburn.
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\~naries i . i nomas
Dies In Seattle
John H. Thomas, of Iotla
street, Franklin, received a tel
egram on Monday morning
from Seattle, Wash., stating
that his brother, Charles T.
Thomas had died at his home
in Seattle on Monday following
a lengthly illness.
Mr. Thomas, a native of Ma
con county, went to the west
ern states in 1911, and for the
past six years had been an em
ployee in the postoffice. Prior
to that he was employed in the
timber business in Washington.
Surviving are the widow and
one daughter, of Seattle, three
brothers, John H. Thomas, of
Franklin, Meeks Thomas, of
Marysvllle, Wash., and Sam
Thomas, of Seattle, Wash., and
two sisters, Mrs. George Bryson,
of Sedro Woolley, Wash., and
Mrs. S. C. Watkins, of Daytona
Beach, Fla.
A new bulletin on selecting
a farm has been prepared by
the State College Extension
Service and is ready for distri
bution to North Carolina citl
tena.