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VOL. LX? NO. 43
FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1945
$2.00 PER YEAR
Veterans May Convert
Service Insurance Policies
Discharged Men Urged
To Investigate Before
Allowing To Lapse
General Omar N. Bradley,
administrator of veteran affairs,
recently disclosed that 14 out
of 15 persons discharged from
services allowed their National
Service Life Insurance to lapse.
? It would appear from these
figures that at least one rea
son why so many veterans are
allowing their insurance to
lapse is a lack of understand
ing of their privilege of con
tinuing government insurance
after discharge and the steps
they may take to keep it in
force. Some of the more perti
nent facts about National Serv
ice Life Insurance as applied
to veterans are listed here.
Anyone who has carried Na
tional Service Life Insurance
during active service in World
War II" anytime after October
8, 1940, may continue to carry
it after discharge for- the rest
cf his life. It continues to be
government insurance adminis
tered by the Veterans Adminis
tration. It is not turned over to
a private insurance company.
This insurance may be kept
In force by the regular payment
ol premiums when due made
directly to the Collection Sub
division, Central Office, Veter- [
ans Administration. Payments
must be made in advance ? with
a grace period of 31 days from
the due date.
The insurance as originally
issued was on a five-year-level
premium term plan. A term
policy of this type has no cash
value, no paid up insurance
value, no extended insurance
value or no loan value.. It is,
therefore, to the Veterans Ad
vantage to convert his policy to
a more permanent type of in
surance. Where the policy has
been in effect for one year
either by payment or waiver of
premiums the policy holder may
convert, without physical ex
amination, all or part of it into
any of the three permanent
plans of National Service Life
Insurance.
- The three types are 20 year
payment Life, 30 year payment
Life, or Ordinary Life.
Any Macon County Veteran
who desires to discuss his in
surance problems should drop
late the? Veterans Service Of
fice in the Courthouse where
he can secure information con
cerning rates, etc., and the
proper forms.
Franklin Methodist
Circuit Services
The Rev. D. P. Grant, pastor
of the Franklin Methodist
circuit, has announced the fol
lowing services for the coming
Sunday :
On Sunday morning at 11
o'clock at the Iotla church and
at Snow Hill at 7:30 o'clock in
the evening.
At 2:30 o'clock on Sunday af
ternoon Dr. W. B. West, super
intendent of the Waynesville
district, will hold quarterly con
ference at Louisa Chapel, with
a joint conference between the
Franklin circuit and the Mt.
^ Zion charge.
All members are urged to at
tend these services. The public
Is also invited.
<
Charles L. Shope To Fill
Post At Coweeta Station
Charles L. Shope, better
known as Jack among the Co
weeta residents, has been em
ployed by the Coweeta Experi
m mental Forest to succeed W. C.
? Hooper, who has resigned to
accept employment in Florida.
Mr. Shope has recently re
turned to civilian life after
serving in the Ordnance De
partment of the Army since
early 1941. During his service
which included action In Med
iterranean and European The
atres, he rose to the rank of
Caster Sergeant and was award
I tne Bronze star for meritor
ious achievements.
Mr. Hooper, an interne at
Santa Thomas prison camp In
Manila for 37 months, has ac
cepted an offer of employment
by the office of Indian Affairs
and expects to be stationed near
Fort Myers, Fla.
Miss Nannie Ammona spent
last weekend with Mrs. Irene
Houston,
Metlhcdist District
Officials To Meet
Dr. W. B. West, superinten
dent of the Waynesville district
of the Methodist churches, has
called a district stewards and
set-up meeting in Bryson City
on Monday, October 29, be
ginning at 10 o'clock.
All pastors, charge lay lead
ers, district stewards, presidents
of woman's society of christian
service, and members of dis
trict committees on evangelism,
are urged to attend.
Athletic Field
LigCits Arid Field House
Nears Completicm
Due to the fine cooperative
spirit shown throughout the
community Macon county now
possess a lighted athletic field
and new field house equipped
with showers.
This project which appeared
as an idea less than a month
ago will be completed by Fri
day, October 26.
This has been made possible,
according to Mr. George Hill,
principal of Franklin high
school, by the generous dona
tions of material, money and
labor by individuals and local
firms.
Zickgraf Hardwood Company
gave all the lumber necessary
for the erection of the Field
House and repairing fence.
The following individuals, af
ter completing a day's work,
labored each evening in erecting
the poles and installing the
flood lights: Coyle McFall, Hen
ry Wilkie, Leo Hurst, Jim Cun
ningham, J. B. Ray, H. H.
Gnuse, J. M. Archer, Carroll
Reynolds, Dean Mashburn, Mac
Norris, Jess Cunningham, John
Tippett, Fred Elliot, Claude
Leatherman, Mac Whitaker.
The following firms, organiza
tions, and individuals made fi
nancial donations:
Franklin Hardware Co., Duncan
Motor Co., Angel's Drug Store,
Dave Angel, Burrell Motor Co.,
Western Car. Tele. Co., Dr. Fur
man Angel, Dr. Ed. Angel,
Dowdle Wholesale, Jack Sanders,
Bank of Franklin, Perry's Drug
Store, Joe Lassister, Stewart's
Esso Sta., Lake Shope, Emory
Hunnicutt, Rev. Jack Huney
_cutt1C._J._Mooney, Hugh Johns- ,
ton, Western Auto Store, Clyde
Pennington, Lee Woods, Frank
Potts, Fred Cabe, Clyde Bing
ham, J. C. Cunningham, Cagle's
Cafe, Wylie Bryson, Reid Worn
ack, Rufus Snyder, Slack Auto
Parts, Norman Hawley, Harry
Thomas, C. D. Moses, Charles '
Hunnicutt, Franklin Press, Wil
lard Pendergrass, J. A. Kusterer,
Wiley Clarke, Earl English, John
L. Palmer, C. N. Dowdle, B. L.
McGlamery, Roy Mashburn,
James Hughey, W. G. Crawford,
W. D. Shufford, G. W. Faulk
ner, J. Ward Long, A. C. Ty
singer, B. S. Sloan, Frank L.
Henry, Jr., George Hill, Elbert
Angel, Lee Guffey, Franklin
Lions Club, Franklin Rotary
Club, Baxter Barns, Mrs. El
berta Houston, Mrs. Nell Wil
liams, Miss Josephine Ray, Mrs.
Rachel Fagg. Miss Virginia Bry
ant, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil May
nor, Mrs. W. M. Officer, Mrs.
Hansel Bennett, Odell Hurst, C.
H. Bolton, Nantahala Power &
Light Co.
Otto Fourth Grade To
Spontor Rummage Sale
Students of the fourth grade
in the Otto school will sponsor
a rummage sale on Saturday
morning beginning at 10 o'clock
on West Main street between
Blaine's store and Dryman's
Feed store. A variety of cloth
ing will be offered for sale, and
the money will be used for the
benefit of the fourth grade's
room.
Work To Start Soon
On Main .Street Building
Dr. Furman Angel states that
work will begin presently on a
new $25,000 building on the old
Munday Hotel property on Main
street. This building is to be
constructed for Lay, Inc., of
Cleveland, Tenn.
Corn, tomatoes, and potatoes,
In particular, have been an Im
portant long range factor In
Improving the nutrition of the
whole world, says a research
scientist.
Fourth Sunday Singing
Sunday Afternoon
The fourth Sunday afternoon
singing convention will be held
at the Longview Baptiist church
on the Georgia road, Sunday
afternoon, beginning at 1:30
o'clock.
Everyone is invited to attend,
especially all singers.
T/SGT. LLOYD WALDROOP
Sgt. Lloyd G. Waldroop
Awarded Brcnze Star
Technical Sgt. Lloyd G. Wal
droop has been "awarded the
Bronze star for heroic achieve
ment in connection with mili
tary operations against the en
emy in December near Soy, Bel
gium.
When all company officers
had been killed or wounded,
Sgt. Waldroop voluntarily as
sumed command during an en
emy counterattack. Quickly re
organizing the men he skill
fully established a defensive' line
and when the defense was se
cured he called for reinforce
ment and began a new offen
sive. This rapid change from a
defensive to an offensive status
effectively caught the enemy,
who was inadequately prepared
to defend his position, resulted
in the successful taking and
securing the company's objec
tive.
The courage, superior leader
ship in battle, initiative and
outstanding performance of duty
displayed by Sgt. Waldroop re
flects highest honor upon him
self and the United States army.
Sgt. Waldroop entered the
armed forces in 1939 and has
served in France, Belgium, Hol
land and Germany. In addition
to being awarded the bronze
star, he holds the oak leaf
cluster, and the purple heart
award for wounds received on
December 25, 1944 and on Feb
ruary 4, 1945. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Waldroop, of
Franklin Route 1, and a grand
son of "Aunt Doc" Waldroop,
also of Franklin Route 1.
First New Car
To Appear In Franklin
Displayed By Duncan
The first new car to be shown
In Franklin since the beginning
of the war, is a 1946 Ford.
This car is to be shown at
Duncan Motor Company, local
Ford Dealer, on West Main
street, beginning on Friday |
morning, October 26, at 10
o'clock, it was stated by Frank
Duncan this week.
Mr. Duncan further states
this new car has many changes
and improvements, mechanically
and to the body, which adds to
the operation and appearance,
over the old Fords.
Presbyterian Services
Franklin:
Sunday School. 10 a. m.
Preaching, 11 a. m.
Morrison :
Sunday School, 2:30 p. m.
Preaching, 3:30 p. m.
MILTON MASHBURN
SERVING IN PACIFIC
Milton Battler Mashburn, ma
chinist's mate, 3/c, whose wife,
Aulby Mashburn, lives in An
drews, is serving with an am
phibious base in the Pacific.
Carrying a 24-hour, seven
day-week schedule, his unit
maintained all types of landing
and assault equipment and re
pair supplies. The base also
trained personnel In amphibious
communications, mlnesweeplng
and camouflage operations.
GWe NOW To
UNITED WAR FUND
Of Maoon Oounty
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MACON YOUTH
SHOWS RESERVE
CHAMPION STEER
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Hayes Gregory Exhibits
Best Calf S.iown;
Sells 40c Pound
ited arid sold last week brought
$5,420 to their owners. Also
$175.00 in prize money was cap
tured.
Hayes Gregory of Rabbit Creek, j
fed and exhibited what was j
considered the best calf ever
produced in Macon county. This
calf was judged the reserve
champion and sold for forty
cents a pound. The steer was
purchased by a group of busi
ness men of Franklin.
The business men of Frank
lin gave the Macon boys excel
lent support. The following local
concerns purchased Macon
county steers:! Dr. Furman
Angel, M. L. Dawdle, Bob Pat
ton, Cagle's Cafe, Bank of
Franklin. Rotary Club, Swaf
ford's Market, Zickgraf Hard
wood, Duncan Motor Co., Nan
tahala Power and Light Co,,
Macon County Supply Co.,
George Buchanan, Burrell Motor
Co., Wiley Brown, Angel Drug
Store, Western Auto, Franklin
Hardware, Baldwin & Liner, 1
H & K Market, Western Caro
lina Telephone, Standard Oil,
FFA Chapter and Highlands 1
Briar.
Macon Baptist To Hold
Sunday School Convention
The Macon County Baptist
Sunday School Convention will
meet on Sunday at the Pren
tiss Baptist church, it has been
announced by Sanford Smith,
president of the convention.
The convention is scheduled
to begin at 2:30 and will .open
with a congregational soqg fol
lowed by the devofWftfcJ trtven
by the Rev. W. C. Pipes* who
will use. for his theme "Wtth
Christ in the Home." ^ ,
The reports will be given, by
the various churches in atten
dance, announcements will be
made and the roll call, after
which the group will unite in
congregational singing.
The principal talk will be
made by Miss Josephine Hare
using for her topic "Southwide
Teaching Clinic."
The Rev. G. E. Scruggs an
family will present a pantominc
entitled "The Family Altar."
All Baptist churches through
out the county are urged to
send representatives. The pub
lic is invited to attend.
The thirty-two steers exhib
Mrs. Eloise G. Franks To
Attend Weirare Meeting
Mrs. Eloise G. Franks, super
intendent of the department of
public welfare of Macon coun
ty, will attend the 26th annual
Public Welfare Institute for
North Carolina Social workers
which will be held at the Caro
lina Hotel in Raleigh on Tues
day and Wednesday, October
30 and St.? -
? The program will include dis
cussions of current develop
3ients in dealing with juvenile
elinquency, adoptions, and so
cial case work. The work of
the Domestic Relations Com
mission, the Medical Care Com
mission, the State Veteran's
Commission, and the Hospitals
Board of Control as they relate
to county welfare situations will
be considered.
Dr. Arthur Fink, new head
of the Division of Public Wel
fare and Social Work at the
University of North Carolina,
will give the feature address
Tuesday night on "Current De
velopments in Training for So- 1
cial Work."
The final address on "Social
Progress in the Southeast" will
be given by President Frank P.
Graham of the University.
On Monday preceding the
opening of the Institute Tues
day morning, the N. C. Asso
ciation of County Superinten
dents of Public Welfare will hold
their annual business meeting
and dinner session. Governor
Cherry will address the super
itendents night meeting on
"The State's Responsibility for
Public Welfare."
Thirteen penicillin plants In
the U. S. and Canada, costing
20 million dollars, will produce
only 8 pounds of pure penicillin
a day, enough to treat 250,000
serious cases a month.
Macon Has Not Failed
. . . But Prospects Gloomy
Macon Teachers EJect
Secretary Of Grammar
Grade Department
At a meeting of the western
district of the North Carolina
Education Association held in
Asheville last week, 'Mrs. Ruth!
B. West, was elected secretary
of the grammer grade depart
ment of classroom teachers.
Mrs. West also serves as secre
tary of the Macon County Ed
ucation Association.
Other teachers from Macon
county attending the meeting
included Mrs. Dora Lee Car
penter, Mrs. Lee Ouffey, Mrs.
Jessie Horsley, Mrs. Lola Kiser,
Mrs. Catherine Franks, Fannie
Mae Arnold, Mrs. Mary Byrd,
Mrs. Beatrice Alley, Mrs. Onnie
Cabe, Mrs. Gay Teague, Mrs. |
Pearl Corbin, Mrs. Alice Pyler, j
Mrs. Lucy Bradley, Mrs. Pearl ]
Hunter, Mrs. Margaret Ramsey, j
Mrs. Katherine O'Neil, Miss
Nora Moody, Miss Annie Bailey,
Miss Elizabeth Meadows, George
H. Hill and James J. Mann.
Final Rites Held For
Mrs. John Emory, 71
Funeral services for Mrs. John
Emory, 71, were held on Satur
day morning at 11 o'clock at
the Burningtown Bapti.st church.
The Rev. John Brendle, of the
Oak Dale community, officiated
and interment followed in the
church cemetery.
Mrs. Emory, a life-long resi
dent of the Burningtown com
munity, was born on August
22, and was a daughter of the
late Rebecca Clampett Teague
and Madison Teague. On Oc
tober 18, 1918 she was married
to John Emory. She had been
a member of the Burningtown
Baptist church for a number of
years.
Mrs. Emory died at her home
on Burningtown on Friday
morning at 5 o'clock following
a serious illness of two weeks
although she had been in de
clining health for several
months.
The pallbearers included
Jewell Smith, Ernest Huggins,
Glenn Reeves, Fred Ledford,
Jay Reeves and Howard Ray.
Surviving are the husband and
two daughters, Miss Virginia '
Teague of Charlotte, and Mrs.
Andrew Reeves, of Franklin, Rt.
3, and one granddaughter, APT
ma Reeves, of Franklin, Rt. 3. '
Also two brothers, Richard j
Teague, of Gastonia and George (
Teague, of Franklin Route 3.
and a number of nieces and
nephews.
Bryant funeral directors were
in charge of the arrangements. I
Hallowe en Carnival At
Otto School House
A Hallowe'en Carnival will be
held at the Otto school house
on Friday night, October 26,
beginning at 7 o'clock. Fishing
pools, fortune telling, cake
walks, box supper and various
other forms of entertainment
are expected to feature the eve
nings program. A square dance
will follow the entertainment
and the money derived from
the evening will be used for the
school cafeteria. A small admis
sion fee will be charged.
Second And Fourth v
Sunday Mass
Mass will be held on each
second and fourth Sunday
mornings at 8 o'clock at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. John
Wasilik on Rogers Hill. Anyone
desiring to attend the services
are cordially invited by Mr. and
Mrs. Wasilik.
S/SGT. HARRY KINSLAND
RETURNED TO STATES
S/Sgt. Harry D. Kinsland, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Curlie
Kinsland of Route 4, Franklin,
has returned from overseas
duty. After spending a leave at
home he is now stationed at
Tyndal Field, Fla., as an in
structor.
While in England he was as
signed to the 303rd Bomb Group
known as the Hell's Angels out
fit and flew as a gunner on a
flying fortress over such tar
gets as Berlin, Bremen, Ham
burg and numerous other tar
gets. His closest call was on a
raid over Meersburg when their
plane was damaged by shot sc
badly that they made a crash
landing In a mine field In Bel
glum on their way back to
Says Chairman Archer;
Work&rs Must Hustle
To Get Quota
John M. Archer, chairman of
the United War Fund Drive for
Macon county, was very dis
couraged Thursday in regard ta
the progress being made in the
drive, as the solicitors appointed
to work are not reporting the
porgress they are making in
their various communities and
many are not even working. >
Mr. Archer stated that some
have been doing a splendid
piece of soliciting, while a ma
jority have made no report to
date, and 'I do not know if we
have collected as much as a
$1,000," he finished. He f"ther
said, "It is evident thi.i too
many of us have permitteu that
let-down feeling to overtake us
now that the war is over." Let
me repeat in substance what
President Truman stated some
time ago when he said that
"after winning the war our next
big job is to win the peace."
In a recent letter to all cam- ?
paign headquarters in the State,
Governor Cherry emphasizes
that this is the last effort by
an avowedly war-emergency
organization and will be the last
federated relief drive. The rec
ords show that both the State,
and Macon county have gone
over the top in past drives and
the Governor hopes that the
final one will not be a failure.
If Macon county raised some
thing in excess of $8,000 last
year it should be an easy mat
ter to raise half this sum this
year. If you haven't contributed
see your solicitor without delay
? and be generous in victory.
Bronze Star Medal
Awarded Crawfard
Pfc. Emerson G. Crawford,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Crawford of the Higdon.ville
section of Macon county, has
been awarded the Bronze Star
medal for heroic service in con
nection with military , opera
tions against the enemji in the
vicinity of Yonabaru, Okinawa,
May 12.
During an assault on the en
emy held position, one of the
front line infantry companies
sustained heavy casualties from
enemy mortar and machine gun
fire. "Pfc. Crawford, with com
plete disregard of his own per
sonal safety, left his position of
cover, and moved from casualty
to casualty, giving treatment to
the wounded men and super
vising their evacuation," the ci
tation read.
"Pfc. Crawford was seriously
wounded himself during the ac
tion, but remained a-- his post
until all casualties had been
evacuated, His courageous ac
tions were an inspiration to all
who witnessed them and reflect
great credit upon himself and
the military service."
Pfc. Crawford was returned
to the States recently and is
now at McGuire General hos
pital, Richmond, v?,
Benefit Supper To Be
Given At Cowee School
A miscellaneous supper will be
giving at the Cowee school
house on Saturday night, No
vember 3. String music will be
furnished by E. J. Carpenter
and George Farthl,or The pro
ceeds will be used for the ben
efit of the lunch room.
In addition to the supper cake
walks will be held and a good
time is in store for everyone.
HAROLD M'CONNELL ON
USS TUSCALOOSA
. Harold E. McDonnell, water -
tender, first class, Highlands,
has been serving on this cruiser,
which was assigned to support
occupation forces in Japan.
The Tuscaloosa did convey in
the North Atlantic, fought a
gun duel with the French bat
tleship Jean Bart and shore
batteries at Casablanca during
the invasion of North Africa,
and took part in the battle of
Normandy, southern France,
Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
She also was in the escort
for ships carrying Prime Min
ister Winston Churchill to the
Quebec Conference.
England. He wears the air med
al with three oak leaf clusters,
along with three battle stars,
i He volunteered In the A. A. F.
i In November, 1943. Before en
tering service he was employed
i In agriculture.