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VOL. XL? NO. 39
FRANKLIN, N. C.. THURSDAY, SEPT. 27, 1945
$2.00 PER YEAR
Lions Club To Sponsor
County-Wide Box Supper
Entire Proceeds To Be
Used For Recreational
Purposes Of School
Plans are being made for a
county-wide box supper to be
held In the Franklin high
school auditorium on Friday
night, October 12. There will be
cake walks, special prize boxes,
free string music and many
special events, according to Roy
Mashburn, chairman of the
committee.
Mr. Mashburn stated that the
entire proceeds would be used
to Increase the recreational fa
cilities for the school children
of the county. Included In this
improvement program are plans
for lighting the athletic field
and to provide showers for the
athletic teams. Mr. Mashburn
expressed the idea that the pro
gram, besides furnishing addi
tional recreational facilities,
that night athletic contests
would furnish wholesome eve
ning entertainment for the re
turning veterans.
He urges everyone to attend
the county-wide benefit and to
bring the prettiest girl and best
box they can find.
The box supper is sponsored
by Franklin Lk>ns Club.
Carson Chapel
To Observe Homc-Coming
Day Next Sunday
In. celebration of the comple
tion of their buildinig project,
the members and friends of the
Carson Chapel Methodist church
will observe Home-Coming Day
next Sunday, September 30, with
services being held at 11 a. m.
and 2 p. m. (EST).
Rev. W. Jackson Huneycutt,
the pastor, will preach at the
11 o'clock hour, and receive a
class of children into the mem
bership of the church. Dinner
will be served on the ground
following the morning worship.
At the afternoon service Mrs.
Florence Sherrill will present a
historical sketch of the church
and Rev. D. P. Grant will preach
the afternoon sermon.
During the past 12 months
five Sunday school rooms have
been added, a steeple has been
erected, the auditorium has
been redecorated, and a steam
heating system installed. These
improvements are to be dedi
cated by Bishop Clare Purcell
next spring.
The friends of the church are
cordially Invited to attend.
Please note that the services
will be held on the new time
schedule which becomes effec
tive' Sunday morning (Eastern
Standard time.)
Highlands Pastor To
Preach Here Sunday
Rev. W. T. Medlin, pastor of
the Highlands Methodist church,
will preach in the Franklin
Methodist church next Sunday
morning at 11 o'clock (EST).
Rev. Mr. Medlin is completing
his first year in Highlands.
Prior to his transfer to High
lands he served as minister to
the Hiawassee circuit with his
residence in Murphy. Please note
that the services at the Frank
lin Methodist church next Sun
day will be held on the new
time schedule ? Eastern Stan
dard Time.
C. Of C. Officials Hold
Meeting In Waynesville
Lee Ouffey, secretary of the
Franklin Chamber of Com
merce, attended a meeting of
North Carolina Association of
Commercial Organizations Sec
retaries in Waynesvllle last
week.
This meeting was held main
ly for the purpose of promot
ing the tourist trade In West
ern North Carolina and for in
larglng business enterprises.
\ Don S. Ellas of Ashevllle,
urged the selection of goals,
sound Ideas and hard work to
carry them through, and stress
ed the Importance of keeping
a project alive and said that
quitting after the goal had
been achieved was dangerous,
as the people are "travel hun
gry" and now was the time to
prepare for a greater influx of
tourlats and vlaltori In North
Carolina from now on than
t^arry Morgan, 40,
Dies In Stiles Section
Harry Morgan, 40, died at the
home of his brother, Clyde
Morgan, In the Stiles section of
Macon county on Saturday aft
ernoon at 3:30 o'clock follow
ing a serious Illness of two
months, although he had been
an invalid for the past seven
years.
Mr. Morgan, who was unmar
ried, had spent most of his life
in Macon county. His life's
work was on construction pro
jects and mining. He was a
member of the Tellico Baptist
church.
Funeral services were held on
Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock
at the Tellico Baptist church
with the Rev. Theron Slagle,
pastor, officiating. Interment
followed in the church ceme
tery.
The pallbearers Included Ross
Cole, Harley Mason, Radford
Wilson, Verles McGaha, Ed
Byrd and John Anderson.
Surviving are one sister, Mrs.
Austin Welch of Franklin Route
3; three brothers, Carl and
Clyde Morgan of the Stiles sec
tion, and Ralph Morgan of
Hazelton, Pa.; seven half sis
ters, Mrs. Alice Dean, Mrs. Jen
nie Duvall and Mrs. Ethel
Meadows of Macon county, Mrs.
Nora Woodard, Walla Walla,
Wash., Mrs. Lillie Duvall, Geor
gia, Mrs. Betty Kenyon, Kansas
City, Mo., and Mrs. Laura Ram
sey of Philadelphia; three half
brothers, A. W. and J. R. Mor
gan of Portland, Ore., and W.
J. Morgan of Brevard; and a
number of nieces and nephews.
Bryant funeral home were in
charge of arrangements.
Zickgraf Hardwood Co.
Announce Opening Of
Retail Lumber Dept.
Expressing enthusiasm and
confidence in the coming era
of peace and good business,
Orant L. Zickgraf, vice-presi
dent and general manager of
Zickgraf Hardwood Company
Inc., of Franklin, has announc
ed this week that his company
is adding to its present lumber
manufacturing facilities a re
tail lumber department.
Mr. Zickgraf foresees a tre
mendous building program for
the entire country during the
next five to ten years. He states
that our nation's supply of lum
ber is becoming limited. In or
der to insure lumber adequate
for the construction anticipated
for this area, his company will
open its retail yard on Mon
day, October 1, and will mark
et locally a large portion of its
lumber hereafter instead of
shipping it all as has been its
past practice.
This company is making ex
tensive purchases of modern
high-speed woodworking ma
chinery and plans are being
made to offer the builders of
this vicinity everything needed
In the field of lumber. Rex R.
Llndsey, the company's present
lumber inspector, who is a
thoroughly experienced lumber
man, will be in charge of this
new retail department, which
will be located at the end of
the present yard, near the plant
of Franklin Mineral Products
company.
ever before."
He cited as an example, the
Oreat Smoky Mountain Nation
al Park. He declared that North
Carolina was 90 per cent ahead
of Tennessee when the park
was created, but that by hard
work that state had gotten the
better developments. He cited
the Importance of teamwork.
J. C. Baskerville, of Lenoir,
who presided, stressed the im
portance of the Chamber execu
tives selling their boards and
offices on the idea that "A
Chamber of Commerce can do
no more than its budget will
permit, and that they cannot
operate on a shoe string budg
et and acoompllsh much for a
community. It requires dollars
as well as ideas to make a
thriving Chamber of Com
merce."
NEWS OF OUR*
M EN w WOMEN
IN UNIFORM ?
S/SGT. CHARLES SLAGLE
HERE ON FURLOUGIf
S/Sgt. Charles Siler Slagle,
of the United States Marine
Corps, stationed in the Solomon
area for past several months, is
spending his 30-day furlough
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Carl S. Slagle at their tome on
Cartoogechaye.
PVT. FLOYD N. ELMORE IN
CHEMICAL WARFARE SCHOOL
Members of Chemical Warfare
School's Toxic Gas Handlers'
Class for non-commissioned of
ficers of the 52nd Qas Course
has completed an exacting
course of training today.
Some of the subjects included
in the Toxic Gas Handlers'
course are offensive and defen
sive tactics of gas warfare; the
prevention and the treatment
of gas casualties; the use of
protective clothing and equip
ment; decontamination tech
niques.
The course is designed to
qualify men to fulfill the duties
of non-commissioned officers in
chemical sections of their
branches of the service.
Among the non-commissioned
officers who graduated is Pvt.
Floyd N. Elmore, Franklin.
S/SGT. TROY L. CRISP
HOME ON FURLOUGH
S/Sgt. Troy L. Crisp has been
spending a 30-day furlough with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
L. Crisp, at their home on
Franklin route 3.
S/Sgt. Crisp served a year in
the European theatre of war,
and was wounded on November
13, 1944. He was returned to
the States In February and is
now stationed in a hospital at
Longview, Texas. He holds the
expert rifle badge, expert com
bat badge, five major battle
stars and the purple heart.
PFC. CLARENCE HENRY
RECEIVES COMMENDATION
Pfc. Clarence E. Henry, of the
United States Marine Corps Re
serve, has received a commen
dation from his Commending
General, L. E. Woods, for his
excellent service In the head
quarters squadron quartermaster
section during the Okinawa
Shima operation, from the
landing of the second echelon,
on May 1, of this year to the
present date.
When quartermaster supplies
HUNTERS AND
FISHERMEN TO
HOLD MEETING
Plans To Be Discussed
For Organizing Clubs
With Other Counties
Hunters and fishermen of
Macon county are planning a
get-to-gether at Cagles Cafe at
8 p. m., on October 3, accord
ing to W. C. Burrell, temporary
chairman of the local commit
tee. Purpose of the meeting is
to consider formation of a club
to Join with hunters' and fish
ermen's clubs of other counties
to sponsor more game, fish, and
other wildlife. The local com
mittee has arranged for Ross
O. Stevens, executive secretary
of the North Carolina Wildlife
Federation, Inc., to be present
and explain the plans and pur
poses of the statewide organiza
tion.
Already hunters and fisher
men have organized 43 counties
and organizational plans are
well along in 35 additional
counties, according to informa
tion received from the state
wide federation.
All kinds of hunters, fisher
men, farmers, and all others
interested In the wildlife re
sources are urged to attend and
take part in this meeting. "If
I a club is formed in this coun
ty", said Mr. Burrell, "we will
1 elect a delegate who, will help
' elect statewide officers and
I vote on q?her statewide mat
ters", he added. "Undoubtedly,
this is the most important
meeting for hunters and fish
ermen ever held In this county,
and I urge all to be present,"
emphasised Mr. Burrell.
PVT. FRANK G. HASTINGS
ARRIVED AT HOSPITAL
Pvt. Frank G. Hastings, Pren
tiss, has arrived at the Army's
Ashburn General Hospital, Mc
Kinney, Texas from overseas.
Before being returned "to this
country, Pvt. Hastings served
in Italy, France and in Ger
many. He wears three Battle
Stars and Is now convalescing
at Ashburn General Hospital.
His father, Mr. J. W. Hast
ings, resides at Franklin.
were being unloaded from the
ships and sent to the quarter
master area, you were in
charge of the detail of enlist
ed men who were transferring
the supplies on the beach. You
displayed fine qualities of lead
ership, courage, and dependa
bility. You worked in a danger
ous area, where the enemy
made frequent desperate attacks
on shipping, and where fire
from both sides constituted a
grave hazard to all within
range; yet you remained with
the department's supplies re
gardless of danger in order to
prevent pilferage. You worked
for eight days without chang
ing clothes, with no hot food,
and with almost no sleep. You
accomplished your task with
complete success, and your work
since then in the quartermas
ter department has been high
ly satisfactory.
The Commanding General
commends you for your brave
and competent discharge of
your duties. Your conduct has
been in keeping with the high
est traditions of the United
States Marine Corps.
Pfc. Henry is the son of Mrs.
John Henry and the late Mr.
Henry of Franklin.
4-H Council
To Hold Meeting Next
Saturday Morning
Johnny Smith, president of
the Macon County 4-H Council,
announces that the members of
the council will meet in the
Agricultural Building, Saturday
morning at 10 a. m.
Frances Crunkleton, vice-pres
ident of the council, will con
duct a discussion of the pro
grams for 1946 and plans will
be made for the annual Achieve
ment Days.
Girls entering the 4-H County
Dress Revue will meet with the
council for both Junior and
Senior clothing contests. Miss
Daisy Caldwell, home supervis
or of F. S. A., will judge the
dresses.
All eleven 4-H clubs held re
organization meetings in Sep
tember and the newly elected
officers compose the Macon
County 4-H Council. These of
ficers are as follows:
Cartoogechaye: President, Nell
Waldroop; vice-president, Wayne
Harrison; secretary, Sarah Led
ford.
Burningtown: President, Ca
ra Lee Huggins, vice-president,
Ruby DeHart; secretary, Lu
cille Edwards.
Iotla: President, Billy Ray;
vice-president, Bill Ramsey;
secretary, Virginia Cansler.
Cowee : President, Charles
Shields; vice-president, Jackie
Raby; secretary, Clarice Higdon.
Otto: President, Robert And
erson; vice-president, Uline Da
vis; secretary, Sonny Wood.
Highlands: President, Edwin
Shockley; vice-president, Regina
Burnette; secretary, Ann And
erson.
Holly Springs: President, Nor
man Seay ; vice-president, Wayne
Pipes; secretary, Elizabeth Ann
Smith.
Pine Grove: President, Johnny
Dills; vice-president, Bernice
Gregory; secretary, Peggy Moses.
Higdonvllle: President, John
Smith; vice-president, Annie
Laurie Moses; secretary, Jerry
Potts. s
Otter Creek) President, Bill
Bateman; vice-president, Ruth
May; secretary, Lillian Jacobs.
Officers of the Franklin 4-H
club will be announced for Sen
ior and Junior girls at a later
date.
4-H Neighborhood Leaders
and parents are Invited to at
tend the 4-H Council and Dress
Revue.
Final Campaign Of United
War Fund Begins Oct. 3rd
Funeral Services Held
For Pamalia Johnston
Funeral services for Pamalia
Johnston, the infant daughter
[ of Lieut, and Mrs. Sam Johns
ton, of Haines City, Fla., weri
held at the Bryant Funeral
home here on Monday afternoon
at 4 o'clock. The Rev. W. Jack
son Huneycutt, pastor of the
Franklin Methodist church, of
ficiated, and interment follow
ed in the Franklin cemetery.
Accompanying the body here
on Monday were the parents
and the grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. L. B. Angel, also of Haines
City, Fla.
Surviving are the parents, the
grandparents and a large num
ber of relatives in Franklin.
Sgt. James O. Fisher
Killed In Car Accident
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Palm
er, Mr. and Mrs. John Lyle
Palmer and Mrs. E>. A. Stewart
attended the funeral of Sgt.
James O. Fisher, nephew of
Mrs. James A. Palmer, which
was held at the Whittler Meth
odist church on Tuesday morn
ing at 11 o'clock.
Sgt. Fisher had served with
the armed air forces for more
than two years, and several
months in oversea duty, was a
prisoner of the German war
for sometime, and was also
wounded in action.. He was re
cently returned to the States
and spent a 30-day furlough
with his wife, the former Miss
Ethel Hayes, who resides at
Whittier.
Sgt. Fisher, who has been sta
tioned at Fort Leonardwood,
Mo., was killed in an automo
bile accident on Thursday morn
ing of the past week.
Snow Hill Methodist
Church Elect Officers
The Rev. D. P. Grant, pastor
of the Franklin Methodist cir
cuit, has announced the elec
tion of the following officials
in the Snow Hill Methodist
church for the coming confer
ence year. They include:
Carl J. Sorrells, charge lay
leader, and Clyde N. West, Sun
day school superintendent.
Stewards of the church are
Clyde N. West, Carl J. Sorrells,
Joel Dalton, Ernest Cabe, Leo
Hurst, Mrs. J. L. West, Jr., and
J. L. Brogdon.
Mrs. C. N. West, superinten
dent of the children's division;
Miss Ruth West, president of
Youth Fellowship; Mrs. Joel
Dalton, adult counselor; and on
the board of education are Mrs. I
Carl J. Sorrells, chairman; Mrs.
Burdell Ray and Miss Dorothy
Brogdon.
Mrs. George Potts, director of
the Golden Cross and Clyde N.
West, recording steward.
The pastor will hold an in
stallation service for this group
on Sunday morning at the 11
o'clock service.
Lions Club
Pledge $300 Contribution
To Atheletic Fund
The Franklin Lions Club in
a short but lively meeting on
Monday evening, September 24
at Cagle's Cafe discussed plans
to put their whole-hearted ef
fort into a drive to raise mo
ney for the Atheletic fund. The
money will be used to light the
athletic field and to erect show
ers. As their contribution the
Lions Club has pledged $300.00
and the members have agreed
to take part in a community
canvas to raise the additional
needed funds.
Also plans are being made to
give a box supper at the Frank
lin high school. Proceeds from
this will go to the Athletic
Fund. A committee of Roy
Mashburn, chairman, Bob Sloan,
and Joe Dowdle was appointed
to make arrangements for the
entertainment.
Bob S. Sloan Appointed
Veteran's Service Officer
Bob S. Sloan, Macon county's
recently appointed Veterans
Service Officer, has announced
that his office in the court
house will be open beginning
Saturday, September 29. Office
hours will be from 9 to 4:30
each week day.
Mr. Sloan urges that each
veteran who has any problems
$115,000,000 Is National
Goal; $7,000 Qucta Set
For Macon County
John M. Archer, Jr., chair
man of the M&con County Unit
ed War Fund Drive, has an
nounced that Wednesday, Oc
tober 3, has been set for the
opening date of the final drive
of the United War Fund.
While the national goal for
this year has been set at $115,
000,000, the quota for Macon
County is $7,000, the same as
that of last year. However, we
have credits from previous
campaigns to apply to this
quota which will leave approxi
mately $4,000 to be raised by
the citizens of Macon county.
Mr. Archer stated in a letter
to all the chairmen in the
county: "I have no special re
quest to make of you other
than to ask you to join me as
a volunteer in this undertaking
to see that Macon county does
its part as usual, so that when
the starved, naked, homeless
despairing millions of the world
lift up their heads with home
and say, 'Thank God for Amer
ica', each one of us can hon
estly say, 'They mean me'."
As in all previous drives dur
ing the war when money was
being collected a large propor
tion of the funds will be allo
cated for the USO and the
United Seaman Funds, as the
activities of these two organi
zations will continue, as well
as Increase, for some time to
come. It will require at least a
year to move the millibns of
troops overseas and the slogan
adopted for this, the- final
campaign, is "It's our job until
the last service flag comes
down."
Mr. Archer urges the citizens
of the county to_ contribute
again as they have m all pre
vious drives and see that Ma
con county meets the call in
this, the last and final cam
paign!
Revival Services To Begin
At Snow Hill Church
A series of revival services are
scheduled to begin at the Snow
Hill Methodist church on Sun
day morning at 11 o'clock, ac
cording to an announcement
made by the pastor, the Rev.
D. P. Grant:
The services will be conducted
on Sunday morning by the pas
tor and the sacrament of the
Lords Supper will be observed.
The Sunday evening services
will be held at 8 o'clock and
the preaching will be done by
the Rev. W. Jackson Huneycutt,
pastor of the Franklin Metho
dist church, who will bring the
messages during the remainder
of the week.
The pastor urges the "people
of the West's Mill community
to make this their meeting ana
that all denominations of that
community will feel free and
welcome to attend and partici
pate in the services. All the
singers are especially invited to
attend and take part in the??-'
singing. Joel Dalton will be in
charge of the music with Miss
Ruth West as pianist.
Shepherd Cemetery To
Be Cleaned Off Saturday
Anyone having relatives and
friends buried in the Shepherd
cemetery in the Leatherman
section of Macon county, are
urged to gather there on Sat
urday afternoon at 1 o'clock
with tools sufficient to clean
off the plot.
Dr. Frank A. Justice
Joins Angel Hospital Staff
Dr. Frank A. Justice of Mur
phy has joined the staff of
Angel Hospital following 5 years
of service with the Civilian Con
servation Corps and then ftve
years in the United States Army,
18 months of which was spent
in the European theatre. He was
recently discharged with the
rank of Lieutenant Coionel.
Mrs. Justice is the former Miss
Kathryn Miller of Murphy and
her brother. Dr. Harry Miller,
was formerly Macon county
health physician. Another
brother, Dr. Bill Miller, has been
a prisoner of the Japanese since
the fall of Corregidor in 1942. ?
concerning their insurance, com
pensation adjustment or loans
see him at their earliest con
venience.