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VOL. LX? NO. 45
FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, NOV. 8, 1945
$2.00 PKR YEAR
ELECTION FOR
BOND ISSUE TO
BE HELD HERE
Improvement Of Streets,
W ater And Sewer
Extensions
A special election for the
town of Franklin bond election
will be held on Tuesday, De
cember 11 to vote upon the
question of issuing $34,000.00 in
street improvement bonds, $33,
000.00 for water improvement
bonds and $13,000.00 for sewer
improvement bonds, and if the
said bonds are issued a tax will
then be levied for the payment
on said bonds.
C. A. Setser, will be the reg
istrar and the Judges will be
George Mashburn and George
Dalrymple.
* This bond election is to de
termine whether the tovJn ex
tend the sewer mains for the
town, and for the purpose of
re-surfacing several streets with
the city limits that are greatly
in need of repair. Also to ex
tend the water mains in the
town.
Funeral Services Held
For J. C. Morgan, 70
Funeral services for J. C.Mor
gan, 70, were held on Saturday
afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
Watauga Baptist church. The
Rev. Lee Crawford, officiated,
assisted by the Rev. Frank
Reed, and interment followed
in the church cemetery.
Mr. Morgan, a life long resi
dent of the Watauga section of
Macon county, died at his home
there on Friday afternoon about
5:30 o'clock following an illness
of two weeks.
Mr. Morgan was a farmer and
a member of the Watauga Bap
tist church. He was a son of
the late James and Carolyn
Sorrells Morgan. In 1898 he was
married to Miss Eva Hedden,
who survives.
The pallbearers included Guy
Clouse, Ray Mclntyre, Roy
Rankin, Wiley Guest, Bynum
Sanders and Jim Guest.
Surviving are the widow, the
former Miss Eva Hedden; two
daughters, Mrs. Iris Kincaid of
Canton, Mrs. Inez Tippett, of
Macon county; four sons, Frank
Morgan of Oonley, Ga., Clinton
of Webster, Clyde of Darring
ton, Wash., and Paul of Macon
county; 23 grandchildren and 1
five great-grandchildren.
Bryant funeral home was in
charge of arrangements.
Box Supper At Cowee
Great Success
The miscellaneous supper
sponsored by the Cowee Parent
Teachers Association Saturday
night was a great success.
Due to the fine cooperation
among the members of the As
sociation and the community at
large, and the fine performance
of George Mallonee who was
. master of ceremonies, the PTA
was able to complete its pro
gram of establishing and pay
ing for a lunch room which was
planned about two years ago.
The lunch room which has
been operating about five weeks,
represents an investment in
? equipment of more than $800,
all of which has been paid for.
In the two year period that the
school has been in operation,
more than $400 has been raised
by the PTA and spent on win
dow shades, stage curtains and
other school equipment in addi
tion to the lunch room, which
makes a total of more than
$1,200.
The principal, E. J. Carpen
ter, believes that this is an out
standing record and says that
he couldn't ask for a better
spirit of cooperative effort than
has existed by not only the
PTA members, but by the chil
dren and parents and the peo
ple of the whole section.
To Collect Produce
F'or Orphanage
of the Baptist churches
of the Macon Association are
asked to collect produce to send
a car load to the Orphanage
at Thomasville for Thanksgiv
ing.
H! A. McGlamery, chairman,
asks that gifts be brought to
the Agriculture Building at
Franklin, on Saturday, Novem
ber 17. Someone will be ready
to receive them any time be
twoon B a. m, and 6 p. m.
JURORS DRAWN
FOR NEXT TERM
| Superior Court Scheduled
T o Open Monday,
December 10th
The county commissioners met
on Monday for their regular
first Monday meeting and fol
lowing the transaction of va
rious duties, the Jurors to serve
at the December term of Ma
i con county Superior court were
drawn.
December court is scheduled
to open on Monday, December
10, with Judge J. A. Rousseau,
of North Wilkesboro, presiding,
j The jurors list for the first
! week include:
Floyd Potts, Prentiss; Louie
S. Rogers, Highlands; Willy Mc
| Coy,- Gneiss; W. H. Bryson,
West's Mill; Frank Cabe, Route
4; John C. Ferguson, Route 4;
Donald Holland, Cullasaja;
Lewis Gregory, Cullasaja; Wil
burn McCall, Gneiss; Lambert
Leopard, Gneiss; L. E. Pickle
simer, Highlands; George W.
Frady, Cullasaja; James Teem,
Cullasaja; Britt May, Flats; J.
H. McDowell, Dillard, Ga., Route
1; D. W. Wiley, Highlands.
Alfred Leopard, Gneiss, Frank
Roper, Flats; William Moses,
Gneiss; W. L. Setser, Route 1;
A. A. Adams, Ellijay; Glenn j
Dills, Flats; Alex Ammons, El
lijay; T. T. Vinson, Scaly; H. D.
Corbin, Route 4; W. R. Higdon,
Cullasaja; J. U. Keener, Ellijay;
Frank Peek, Gneiss; Fred Hall,
Cullasaja; H. M. Wright, High
lands; H. W. Rogers, Route 2; ! i
W. R. Watts, Gneiss; T. J. 1
Blaine, Route .1; W. M. Swaf
ford, Route 3; J. W. Neal, j
Aquone, and J. E. Potts High- ;
lands. ; i
Second Week
L. A. Speed, Highlands; Zeb ?
Carpenter, Prentiss; H. J. Baty, '
Highlands; Roy Kinsland, '
Franklin; L. H Watson Frank- <
lin; E. E. Ward, Franklin; A. T. 1
Klmsey," Route 2; G. H. Hipps, 1
Ellijay; H. R. Penland, Route
2; W. H. Scott, Route 4; Lee j 1
Keener, Gneiss; Berlin Duvall, 1
Franklin; D. G. Baldwin, Route 1
3V Z. V. Shields, Flats; W. T. 1
Tippett, Route 3; C. B. Vanhook,
Route 2; Roy Cabe, Route 2; ?
and J. R. Sanders, Route 3.
Farmer Macon Woman
Dies In Memphis, Tenn.
Mrs. W. C. Rochester, 75, who
formerly lived In Macon county,
died at the home of her grand
daughter, Mrs. J. T. Highsmith,
Memphis, Tenn., October 16.
A member of a pioneer fam
ily "of Greenville county, S. C.,
she was the daughter of the
late John and Jane Ballard
Campbell.
She was married to W. C. Ro
chester, who died in 1910.
Funeral services were held at
the Baptist church in Seneca,
S. C., October 19, with the Rev.
R. C. Highsmith officiating.
The pallbearers were Ted
Blaine, William Riddle. Aldrich
Rochester, Howard Shirley,
Frank Rochester and Kenneth
Reeves.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Elizabeth Reeves of Seneca,
S. C., and Mrs. Julia M. Rey
nolds of Gainesville, Ga., one
son, James H. Rochester of
Cashiers, one sister, Mrs. C. R. i
Cabe of Otto and one brother,
Richard Campbell of Sylva; 21 1
grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
Interment was in Fairview
cemetery in Walhalla. S. C. I
Attending the funerftl from
Macon county were, Mr. and .
Mrs. C. R. Cabe, Mr. and Mrs.
Ted Blaine, Hugh and Martha
Anne Blaine, Mrs. Ralph Nor
ton and Jerry Norton.
Abbott funeral directors were
in charge of the arrangements.
Cagle's Cafe
Changes Ownership
Cagle's Cafe, which changed
ownership this week, is now
owned by W. L. Keener, of the
Gold Mine section of Macon
county, and will be operated by
Mr. and Mrs. J. Phil Tate, son
in-law and daughter of Mr.
Keener.
Dr. Bsnjamin Sher
Comes To Angel Clinic
Dr. Benjamin Sher of New
York City has reported at the
Angel Clinic as assistant to Dr.
Furman Angel. Dr. Sher serv
ed In Germany for 1 </, years
as Captain In the U. S. Army
Madlcal Corps.
Legion Members
To Sponsor Armistice Day .
Memorial Service
Members of the American Leg
ion Post 108 and the Legion
Auxiliary will sponsor a short
memorial service on Armistice
Day, Sunday, November 11, at
2:30 o'clock on Rankin Square,
honoring the Macon county
boys who made the supreme
sacrifice for their country in
the past two wars.
At this service the following
posthumous awards for distin
guished service in the war Just
ended will be made: The Air
Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster for
Lieut. George H. Setser, to his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Set- j
ser, of Franklin, Route 1, and i
the Silver Star Medal for Pfc.
Daniel W. Garrett to his moth
er, Mrs. Elsie 3. Clark, of Frank- j
lin, Route 3.
Prominent Army officials !
fifom the Moore General Hos- j
pital, will be present to make
the awards and the Rev. W.
Jackson Huneycutt, pastor of !
the Franklin Methodist church
will give the devotion and make
a short preliminary talk.
In the event that inclement
weather prevents the open air |
services, the services will be held
at the Tranklin Methodist
church. This offers an oppor- j
tunity to the citizens of Ma
con county to honor the heroes
who represented this country 1
in perpetuating the principles
of freedom and democracy for
which this country stands.
Crosses have been placed in
front of the honor roll board
on the Square bearing the
names of the boys for both wars '
and the mothers, wives a
at the crosses of their lov
at their crosses of their lov
ones, and the members of tiie i
Legion Auxiliary are particular
ly anxious that all the marker^
have flowers Sunday. They art
taking this opportunity to urge
the parents and wives to sec
that flowers are at the crosses
of their loved ones.
The committee in charge of ,
arrangements urge all the par- ;
ents and families to be pres
ent for the services and the ^
public is also invited.
Jule Brendle, 50, Dies
Watauga Home
Jule Brendle, 50, died at his 1
nome in the Watauga section 1
3f Macon county Wednesday :
night following a serious illness 1
jl one week. He had been in ill '
rtealth for some time.
He was a lifelong resident of { 1
Macon oounty and was a farmer. :
He was a member of Watauga i
Baptist church.
Funeral services were held
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock i
at Watauga Baptist church, the
Rev. George A. Cloer officiat- i
ing. Burial followed in the
church cemetery.
Pallbearers were Bobbie and
Bill Becco, Ernest Brendle, i
Wiley, Ralph and Robert Scott, i
Surviving are the widow, the <
Former Miss Mary Lou Shep- i
herd; one son, E. L. Brendle of
the home; three brothers, Joe
Brendle of Macon county, Floyd 1
Df Candler, Nath of Whittier; I
two sisters, Mrs. Ruth Painter i
of Sylva, and Mrs. Rose Sanders j i
3f Franklin.
Bryant funeral home was in I
charge of arrangements.
Rummage Sale At Otto
Saturday Morning
Grade mothers of the sixth
grade room in the Otto school
will sponsor a rummage sale 1
at Otto on Saturday morning
beginning at 10 o'clock, with Mrs.
Curt Chastain, Mrs. Roy Henry
and Mrs. Mamie Moss supervis
ing the sale. Various articles of
clothing will be on display, so
come early.
They also plan to sponsor an
other rummage sale on Satur
day, November 17 on West Main
street.
Preaching Service
At Gillespie Chapel
Rev. R. L. Poindexter will
conduct a preaching service at
Gillespie Chapel Methodist
church next Sunday morning
at XI o'clock.
Services At
Burningtown Church
Rev. Geo. W. Seay will speak
to the congregation at Burn- 1
lngtown church next Sunday |
morning at U o'clock. All are ,
Invited to attend theie service*.
Maccn Chapter Of Red
Cross To Elect Officirs
The annual meeting of the |
Macon County Chapter of the [
American Red Cross for the i
purpose of electing officers for J
the coming year will be held at I
Kelly's Tea Room on Friday
evening, November 16 accord
ing to the Rev. A. Rufus Mor- [
gan, local chairman.
Fallowing the dinner for
which there will be a charge |
of $1.00 per plate, David E. j
Mitchell, American Red Cross
Field Director, at Camp Butner,
will be the guest speaker for |
the evening.
Mr. Mitchell was formerly
with the 4th Infantry Division j
overseas. Cards have been sent ?
to former subscribers to the Red
Cross urging them to attend the ;
meeting. Miss Mary Joe Setser, I
local Red Cross Secretary, re
quests that any interested per- |
sons who may have failed to j
receive a card but wish to at- |
tend please get in touch with
her by November 12th.
Mrs. Mary Cook Smart
Passes Thursday
Mrs. Mary Cook Smart. 88.
widow of the late Joseph Smart, !
died at her home two miles (
south of Franklin on Thursday 1
morning at 3 o'clock following ]
a serious illness of one week. | i
Funeral services will be held i
at the Union Methodist church 1
on Friday afternoon at 2:30 ]
o'clock, with the Rev. V. N. f
Allen, pastor, officiating, assist- I
ed by the Rev. W, Jackson (
Huneycutt. pastor of the Frank- i
lin Methodist church. Inter- I
ment will follow in the church (
cemetery.
Mrs. Smart was born on Oc- (
tober .15, 1856, one of the young- i
est daughters of the late Pink
ney and Viena Cook of Crab- 1 1
tree, Haywood county. She was ?
one of the pioneer settlers of '
the Middle Creek section of
Macon county. In early girl- ,
hood she joined the1 Asbury j
Methodist church, being one of
the charter members. Later she
moved her membership to the j
Franklin Methodist church.
The pallbearers will be the t
grandsons including Sanford, ^
Horace and Ford Mann, Joe
E. Brown Cleveland and Joseph r
Smart.
Surviving are four daughters,
Mrs. Harry Brown, Dillard, Ga., I
Mrs. James J. Mann, Miss Ada i
Smart, of Franklin, and Mrs.
Inea Woody, of Franklin whose
husband, Pvt. Willard Woody c
was killed in action in Italy, I c
?nd one son, Wilson Smart, of ? j
Franklin. Also 11 grandchildren j
and 19 great-grandchildren. The j
eldest son, Robert Smart was t
killed in Washington in 1938. s
Potts funeral directors are in c
charge of arrangements. t
Final Rites Held For
David L. Cabe j
Funeral services were held
in Wednesday morning at 11 t
o'clock at Coweta Baptist !
church, the Rev. Lee Crawford {
officiating. Burial followed in .
the church cemetery.
David L. Cabe, 85, died at the ,
home of his daughter, Mrs. U. ,
N. Carpenter, of the Coweta
section of Macon county Mon- ]
day night following an illness
of two months. ,
Pallbearers were Alonzo i
Knight, Lloyd Thomas, Alex
Dills, Love Thomas, Elisha Carv- c
er and Charlie Williams. 1
Mr. Cabe was married to the 5
former Miss J. C. Henson who J
died several years ago. He was '
a farmer and since the death '
of his wife had made his home i
with his daughter in Macon
county and with a son at Toc
ooa, Ga.
Surviving in addition to the ,
daughter are three sons, Lind- ,
say of Dillard, Ga., Hill of Toe- ,
coa, Ga., and Mount of Rabun <
Gap, Ga., and 21 grandchildren. J
Potts funeral home were in -
charge of arrangements. ,
Sweet Potato j
Resembles Snake
Mrs. Joe Morrison, of Frank
lin, Route 4, brought into the (
Franklin Press office a very
unique sweet potato. The po
tato is in a coil like a snake
and has a long sprout extend
ing above the coil similar to
a snake ready to strike. The
long sprout has small eyes in
the position of a snake's eyes,
and Mrs. Morrison stated that
when It was first dug out of
the ground It had a sprout like
a tongue.
Macon County Women Make
Plans For Victory Bond Drive
To Dedicate Honor Roll
Armistice Day
The roll of honor for High
lands men and women in the
armed forces will be dedicated
in a special Armistice Day pro- .
gram at the high school audi- ; :
torium Sunday morning at IX
o'clock. This program is being '
sponsored by the Parent-Teach
er Association in cooperation
with the Highlands churches. '
1
Society Of Christian l
Service Elect Officers f
The. regular monthly meeting ! J
of the Woman's Society of j 1
Christian Service was held at j
the home of Mrs. Gilmer Jones, [ 1
November 1, on the Georgia | '
road. ; '
The devotional was conduct
ed by Mrs. George Jones. The |
following officers were elected c
for the ensuing year: 1
President, Mrs. Zeb W. Con- |
ley; vice president, Mrs. R. G
Beshears; secretary, Mrs. H. W. *
Cabe; treasurer, Mrs. C. G. ; 1
Moore; secretary of supplies, e
Mrs. W. A. Rogers; secretary of
Spiritual Life, Mrs. Geo. Jones;
iecietary of Mission Study, Mrs. *
N. J. Huneycutt; secretary of s
literature, Mrs. J. D. Alsup;
secretary of Children's Work,
Mrs. Pearl Hunter; secretary of s
Christian Social Relations, Mrs.
5. W. Long. |
These officers will be install- i .
id in December. j 11
The hostess served a salad ,
ourse. The December meeting
vill be with Mrs. C. G. Moore.
c
Macon Students Initiated 8
nto Societies
New students at The Woman's 11
College, Greensboro, have been ?
nltiated into the four socfeties. *
Those initiated from Macon
:ounty are Misses Frances Furr, tl
?Yanklin, Adelphian; Carolyn o
jong, Franklin, Aletheian; Mary ^
..ouise Liner, Franklin, Dikean; 1
Virginia Burnett, Scaly ; Marga- ! v
et Corbin, Otto; and Jessie 1 c;
'otts, .Highlands, Cornelians. E
Recruiting Officer To
4ere November 12-16 si
o
Sgt. Rogers and Cpl. Rohler, j,
tf the United States Army Re
ruiting station, Asheville, will r
? ? n i.i:? e t
?e in Franklin from Monday,
November 12 through Friday, | 0
November 16, and will be glad 0
o answer questions and give
iny desired information con
:ernirig enlistments in the reg
ilar army.
T. E. L. Class To 'o
Vleet Tuesday Evening
The T. E. L. Class of the [
franklin Baptist church will
neet at the home of Mrs. W.
I. Finley on Tuesday evening,
November 13, at 7:30 o'clock for
heir regular monthly meeting, j
VII members are urged to at
end.
Lon Dalton Resigns
\s Post Commander
Lon Dalton, Post Commander
>f the American Legion Post I
108, who was serving on his
iecond term, resigned at a spe
:ial called meeting recently and
3. N. (Joel Dowdle was elected |
,o serve the unexpired term.
Rummage Sale
There will be a miscellaneous
?ummage sale in the building
>n Main street formerly occu
pied by the Tavern on Satur
iay, sponsored by the Woman's
Society of Christian Service of
;he Franklin Methodist church.
There will be various articles of
Nothing, furniture, dishes and
many other items too numerous
to mention. Come early before
the things are picked over.
Miss Tilson Heads
Commercial Club
Miss Betty Sue Tilson, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Til
son, of Qneiss, has been elect
ed president of the Commercial
Club at Brevard college, it was
announced here.
Miss Tilson is a member of I
the sophomore class, and will
graduate next June. She is a h
member of the Mnemosynean '
Literary society and Music Ap- j 1
preclatlon club. She Is also ac
tive In all campus affalri,
Canvassers Named For
Various Organizations
In Franklin
The women of Macon county,
together with Henry W. Cabe,
met on Monday night to make
their plans for the Victory
Bond Drive. Booths will be
established at the Bank, Perry's
Drug Store and Belk's Depart
ment Store. Representatives
were present from the American
Red Cross, Presbyterian Busi
ness Women's Circle, Eastern
Star, U. D. Ci, Young Metho
list Class, St. Agnes Auxiliary
ind American Legion Auxiliary.
On Saturday, November 10.
Mrs. Mac Whitaker will be
Chairman of the Presbyterian
3roup working at the Bank.
The list includes:
Mrs. Claude Bolton, Lt. Dor
>they Ray, U. S. A. A. N. Corps,
ind Mrs. Bennie McGlamery.
Mrs. John Wasalik is chair
nan for the American Legion
Auxiliary who will canvass with
he following women as work
rs:
Mrs. Lon Dalton, Mrs. E. A.
Schilling. Mrs. Gilmer Jones.
4rs. Alf Higdon, Mrs. John Al
up.
Mrs. H. E. Church will can
ass for the U. D. C. on Harri
on avenue.
Mrs. W. C. Penn heads the
roup who will canvass for the
'ranklin Garden Club. The list
icludes::
Mrs. Frank Higdon. Mrs. W.
Swan, Mrs. Roy Beshears.
Miss Nora Leach will act as
hairman for the U. D. C.
roup at the booth In the Bank
n December 1.
Mrs. Chester Harris is chair
man at the booth in the Bank
n December 8 for tl^f St. Agnes
tuxiUfcry.
Mrs. Elizabeth Willis heads
he group at the Bank booth
n November 24 for the Young
lethodist Women.
Mrs. W. A. Rogers, together
rith Mrs. Roy Beshears will
anvass for the F. S. Johnston
lible Class of the Methodist
hurch of Franklin.
Sgt. Bobby Sloan will head
he group of Veterans who will
peak at the theatre and schools
n interesting experiences dur
lg the War.
Lt. Nancy Jones, U. S. A. A. N?
?arps, together with Miss Dor
thy Jones, will canvass a part
f Main street. f
On November 3 the American
ied Cross group under the
Chairmanship of Mrs. Allan
(rooks, at the booth in the
tank, sold bonds to the amount
f $8,000.00.
Workers at the booths in Per
y's Drug Store and Belk's De
artment Store will Include:
Mrs. Emory Hunnicutt, Mrs.
ohn Archer, Mrs. Joe Setser,
Irs. Carl Slagle, Mrs. S. H. Lyle,
r., Mrs. Esther Freas.
Cpl. Bert Hall, who has been
n the armed forces for the
iast three years serving in the
!uropean theatre in North Af
ica, Italy, Sicily, France and
lermany, has returned to his
lome in Franklin. He has re
eived his honorable discharge
rom the government. He Is the
on of W. G. Hall and the late
4rs. Hall, of Bonny Crest.
Pfc. Carl H. Evans, Jr., sta
ioned in Chatam Field, Ga.,
ias received an honorable dis
harge from the government
,nd has returned to his home
in Cullasaja. Pfc. Evans is the
on of Mrs. Mattie Shook Evans
ind was married to Miss Mar
one Stanfield. They have three
children.
Sidney F. Clay, of Cullasaja,
ias received an honorable dis
:harge from the Army and has
?eturned to his home.
He was a Tec. 5 with the En
;ineer Corps and was discharg
;d at Oliver General Hospital,
\ugusta, Ga.
A new liquid poison, especial
y fatal to rats and other re
lents, has been discovered. It
t also a powerful poison for
humans and will not be re
leased for the present, says the
LTSDA. It is called 10-80.
Many North Carolina farm
ers are reporting about 30 per
cent Increases In yields of com
from the use of hybrid seed.
The cost of the extra corn Is
running from 4 to 8 cents a
bushel.