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VOL. LXI? NO. 3
FRANKLIN, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 17. 1?4K
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$2.00 PER YEAR
VICTORY BOND
SALES EXCEED
COUNTY OUOTA
106 Per Cent Of 'E' Quota
Bought; Total Sales
Are $249,688
In the recent Victory Loan
campaign, Macon county ex
ceeded both its overall quota
and Its "E" bond quota, Henry
W. Cabe, county chairman, an
nounced this week
Figures received by Mr. Cabe
from the Federal Reserve bank
in Richmond show that total
Victory bond sales in this coun
ty amounted to ,$249,688.25.
This was $90,688 over the
$159,000 quota. Put In terms
of percentage, the county's total
bond purchases were 156 per
cent of the quota.
The "E" bond quota was
$101,000, and the county's "E"
bond purchases amounted to
106 per cent of that quota.
Will Hold Sunday
School Plan Meet
Here On Tuesday
The churches of the Southern
Baptist convention will hold
simultaneous Sunday school
plan meetings on January 22,
and the Macon county meeting
set for 7 o'clock Tuesday eve- ;
ning at the Franklin Baptist '
church, it has been announced.
Every Sunday school officer J
in each Baptist church is be
ing urged to attend this meet
ing to plan for the . forward <
program of the county's Sunday
schools in 1946. '
Frank Baldwin Given
Discharge From Navy
Frank Baldwin, aviation ma
chinist's mate second class, of
Flats, has been given tils hon
orable ?discharge from the navy,
according to an announcement
received here.
Mr. Baldwin, who is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Baldwin,
has served 3J, months in the
navy.
Do You
Remember . . . ?
(Looking backward through
the files of The Press)
50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
J. H. Rhea, of Sylva, has (
been in Macon county on busi- j
ness during the past week. He (
now reads the Press in weekly
doses.
W. C. Altaian's little boy met
with a serious accident last i
week. He was at John Hester's
and in walking out was follow
ed by some hogs, when he turn
ed and struck at them with a
switch which struck some ob- 1
ject, and a piece breaking off 1
the end, returning and struck 1
him in the eye inflicting a <
painful injury.
Will Sloan and Arthur Siler ?
left yesterday for Athens, Ga.( I
with two wagons loaded with <
apples.
25 YEARS AGO
? Col. Henry G. Robertson was
in Atlanta, Ga., several days
this week on professional busl- ?
ness.
James Cook, traveling saleg^
man for Dlnklns - Davidson
Hardware company, spent \he '
week-end at his home In FranV- 1
nn. V:
Miss Mary Allman left Tues- N
day for Atlanta, Ga., Nashville,
Tenn., and Baltimore, Md., to
purchase her large stock of
spring and summer mUlnery.
Miss Jess Angel accompanied
her.
10 YEARS AGO
The home of Bill Roland, in
the Iotla section, was destroyed
by fire of undetermined origin
about 3 o'clock Tuesday while
.the Roland family were absent.
Mrs. P. F. Callahan left Sun
day for a visit with her daugh
ter, Mrs. Reld Cabe, at Occo
keek, Md.
Sam W. Mendenhall, county
farm agent, gave a talk on
poultry at the StUea-Telllco
club Tuesday. The women are
greatly Interested In Improving
their flock for home use and
alto In raiting poultry for the
Demonstration
Meet To Be Held
Here On Tuesday
The annual demonstration
(arm and home meeting will
be held next Tuesday, start
ing at 10 a. m., at the Agri
culture building.
Dr. E. R. Collins, of State
college, will discuss hybrid
corn and proper fertilization.
Howard Garris will talk on
plant diseases and their con
trol, and it is hoped to have
another speaker on the con
trol of insects.
George Farthing, assistant
county agent at large, will
be present to show a talking
motion picture and entertain
with his band.
Demonstration farmers,
both men and women, are
being urged to be present to
enjoy the program.
THREE LOCAL
BOY SCOUTS
WIN AWARDS
T wenty Y oung sters, Three
Adults From Macon Go
To Honor Court
Three Franklin boys were pre
sented advancement awards at
the Boy Scout district court of
honor ceremony at the Sylva
Baptist Baptist church on
rhursday evening, January 10.
Howard Baldwin was promot
ed to first class rank.
Burton Leach received a mer
it badge for book binding.
And John Alsup, Jr., also was
;iven a book binding merit
sadge.
Two other members of the
local troop, Allen Cartledge and
Mvln Stiles, had qualified for
the rank of tenderfoot, but were
prevented from receiving their
Oadges by an error in handling
their applications. The badges
will be presented to them at
the next eourt.
Sixteen Scouts and three
3couters from Franklin and
four Scouts from Highlands at
tended the ceremony.
H. T. Corbin, chairman of
the district's advancement com
mittee, presided at the court,
Etnd W. C. Wall, assistant ex
ecutive of the Daniel Boone
jouncil, conducted the tender
foot investiture, using the can
llelighting ceremony.
Five Scouts from the Bryson
3ity neighborhood patrol were
initiated and received tender
foot badges.
Former ,
Macon County Woman
Dies In California
Mrs. Jos. Ashear, of Franklin,
recently received word of the
Jeath of her aunt, Mrs. Edith
Henry Carpenter, in Hunting
ton, Calif.
Funeral services were held in
the Wheat-Halverson chapel,
with the Rev. Lovejoy, officiat
ing. Interment followed in the
Odd Fellow cemetery.
Mrs. Carpenter, who before
marriage, was Miss Edith Hen
ry, of the Ellijay section of
Macon county, was the widow of
the late David Carpenter, of
Ellijay. She went to California
In 1813-where-she resided until
hfr death.
Mrs. Carpenter Is survived by
one son and five daughters, all
of California; one jbrother, R.
A. Henry, of Ojai, Calif.; and a
number of grandchildren and
great-grandchildren in Cali
fornia. Also several nieces and
nebhews in Macon county.
Sgt\ Crisp Discharged
Aftir 39 Months' Duty
Sgl. John D. Crisp, of Culla
saja.l recently was given his
honorable discharge from the
armyA according to an an
nouncement received here from
Drew Field at Tampa, FLa. Sgt.
Crisp, 1 who served 39 months
in the! army air forces, was a
farmerNin civilian life.
BURRELL CRITICALLY ILL,
SHOWS SOME IMPROVEMENT
W. C. Burrell, prominent
Franklin business man, who has
bean critically 111 for the past
few days, Thursday was report
ed somewhat Improved. Mr.
Burrell has been a patient at
the Angsl hospital (or the past
two twin.
ALL OFFICERS
OF BANK HERE
ARE REELECTED
Rogers Start* 17th Year
At President; Cabe
24th As Cashier
Directors of the Bank of
Franklin, at a meeting held
Wednesday night at the bank,
reelected all the bank's officers.
C. F. Moody was reelected
chairman of the board.
Dr. W. A. Rogers again was
chosen president.
M. L. Dowdle was reelected
vice-president.
Henry W. Cabe was named
cashier for another year.
And George Dean was re
elected assistant cashier.
Dr. Rogers, who became pres
ident of the bank in 1930, thus
was reelected for his seven- I
teenth year. x
And Mr. Cabe starts his
twenty-fourth years as cashier,
having held that post since
1923.
The meeting had been sched- j
uled for Thursday night, but
was moved up to Wednesday
evening to avoid conflict with
another meeting on Thursday.
It followed a meeting of the
stockholders last week, at which
all the directors were reelected.
Hit By Auto,
Boy Escapes
Serious Hurt ;
Charles Moody, six-year old '
son of Mr. and Mrs. Truman ,
Moody of Franklin, Monday was '
knocked down by an automobile '
driven by Tommy Rogers, 19, of j
Tessenta. The aecident occured .
on Main street, near the Bank J
of Franklin.
Young Rogers picked the child ,
up and took him to the Angel ,
clinic, where he was found to J
be considerably bruised, but with
no bones broken. He was dis- ,
missed from the clinic Tuesday.
Chief Homer Cochran, who j
investigated the accident, said {
the child stepped from between
two parked automobiles on the 1
north side of Main street al- '
most directly in the path of the (
Rogers automobile.
The officer placed young Rog- :
ers under a $200 bond, in the |
event the child's injuries should
prove serious. Mr. Cochran said,
however, that the accident ap
parently was not the driver's ;
fault.
He took occasion to warn
against the danger of reckless
and fast driving, especially in \
the down town section of
Franklin. Had the Rogers car
been going at the rate some
drivers travel in town, he said,
Monday's accident could hardly
have failed to prove serious.
David Lewis Dies
In Accident In
Baltimore Plant
David W. Lewis, a former
Franklin resident, was killed in
an accident In the Baltimore,
Md., plant in which he was
employed, January 4, according
to word received here by his
brother, Orover Lewis, and his ;
sister, Miss Lena Lewis.
The funeral services were
held in Winston-Salem, where
he made his home.
Mr. Lewis, about 50, was the
son of the late Mr. and Mrs. |
David Lewis, and was well
known in Franklin, where he
was reared.
Macon Man Killed
In Mine Explosion
? i ?
Mr. and Mrs. Jule Tallent, of
Franklin, received a message on
Tuesday that their oldest son,
Luther W. Tallent, 43, was kill
ed in the c'oal mine explosion
in Welch, W. Va., Tuesday morn
ing at 9:30 o'clock, in which 14
men lost their lives.
Mr. Tallent, whose home was
In Hemphill, W. Va., left Frank
lin at the age of 19 years, and
had worked In mines most of
the time since.
He was married to a West
Virginia girl and they had three
children. The parents, three
brothers, and two sisters, all
of Franklin, also survlvt.
Funeral services will be at
Bluefleld, W, va,, on Saturday
mornlnf,
rfaii
The Weather
ainfall totaling 1.15 inches
was recorded here during the
past seven daysr adding to the
4.61 inches that fell the week
before.
Wednesday was marked by
rain, sleet, and snow, but
Thursday morning dawned clear.
The maximum and minimum
temperatures and the rainfall
for the past seven days follow:
High Low Prec.
Thursday 65 39 00
Friday 51 40 .61
Saturday "... 56 45 .10
Sunday 48 30 00
Monday 46 18 00
Tuesday 48 33 .24
Wednesday 43 31 .20
DIMES MARCH
DRIVE OPENS
$132 Contributed In First v
Three Days; Hcpe To h
Far Exceed Quota p
Although the March of Dimes ?
campaign had been under way
only three days, $132.90 was '
contributed through Wednesday. ' w
U H. Bolton, treasurer, an
nounced. h
The annual campaign, which ?
raises funds for the fight on t(
infantile paralysis, will continue "
through January 31. a
^ The county's quota is $1,215, w
the same as last year. In 1944
this county raised $1,746, or c
more than $500 more than it's ?
?uota, and J. H. Stockton, 1946 5
chairman, this week expressed f
2lf, ??* that this year's quota "
will be exceeded by $1,000. S
The campaign was opened I'l
here Monday when Mr. Stock- ,
ton and his associates in the
drive made a direct appeal by *
mail to several hundred per
sons, inclosing blank checks
ind coin cards for the conven- 1
tence of the prospective donors. ' I
I that Persons receiv- i
ing these checks and cards re- i
turn one or the other in the \
stamped self-addressed enve
lopes inclosed, as soon as pos
sible, and not later than Jan- fl
nary 31.
Special coin collectors also if
Have been placed in many s
places of business throughout 1 si
he county, and coin cards in ! n
the school! Since infantile i
paralysis is chiefly a disease of b
children, Mr. Stockton said that s,
the school children are expect- ' h
cd to take an active part in ?
the campaign.
March of Dimes "tag day" will ?i
be observed Saturday, when a
group of high school girls, n
under the leadership of Mrs. a
Allan Brooks, will solicit contri- t,
butions from persons on the
streets. ;
At Otto, funds will be raised ?
at a March of Dimes square a
aance Friday night, January 18, f.
at 7:30. The dance will be held t<
in the school auditorium. I
Contributions may be made 7
through the 'schools, Mr. Stock- |
ton said, or may be sent by |
mail to C. H. Bolton, treasurer
Franklin.
Gailey, Back From c
Navy, Resumes His f
Post With Theater n
Clyde T. Gailey, who served J
in the navy for more than 21
months, 17 months of it in the
South Pacific, was recently I \
discharged from service, and r
has returned to his former po- j
sition as manager of the Macon t
Theatre here, v J
Mr. Gailey, served as n
manager of the thftUre for six t
years prior to going into the r
service, resumed his new duties v
here the first of this week. <
Miss Agnes Ledford, who serv- j
ed as manager during Mr. j
Gailey's absence, will continue r
with the theatre.
Rotary Program Given 1 1
By Bryson City Group
Rotarians from the Bryson
City club presented a program
for new members of the Frank
lin club at the latter's meeting (
Wednesday night at the Ter- j
race.
Speakers were Simon P. Davis, i
who was in charge of the pro- ,
gram, Dr. Harold Bacon, Bob ,
Long, and Ed Whitaker. Other j
Bryson City Rotarians attend- ,
Ing as guests of the local club
were Floyd Orant, John Orr,
Talmadge Jones, and Philip i
Brlntnall. I
President Carl Slagle presid
ed at the meeting, and E. J. <
Whltmire was program chair- '
'45 Postal Receipts
Set Ail-Time Record
?
Red Cross
iVar Fund Campaign To
Be Headed By Sloan
Bob Sloan has been appoint
d Macon County chairman for
he Red Cross War fund cam
>aign, to be conducted in Inarch,
t was announced this week by
he Rev. W. Jackson Huneycutt,
hapter chairman.
Plans for the 1946 campaign
nd for a Red Cross program
or Macpn county were discuss
d by chapter officials at a con
erence Wednesday morning
rtth W. D, Dibrell, Red Cross
eneral field representative for
Western North Carolina, whose
leadquarters are in Atlanta, Ga.
At the conference plans for
romotlng first aid, water saf- j
ty, nutrition, home nursing,
unior Red Cross, and other Red
?ross services for this county
rere outlined.
It was pointed out that the
ome service load of the Red
ross has been increased, due
j the return home of service
len, following their discharges,
nd this phase of the chapter's
ork also was discussed.
A delegation from the local
hapter will attend the regional
;ed Cross meeting at the Van
erbilt hotel in Asheville Mon
ay. Those planning to attend
lclude Mr. Huneycutt, Mr. j
loan. Miss Mary Jo Setser, who '
i the chapter secretary, and
trs. Lester Conley, publicity j
hairman.
rown Applies
"or State O.K.
3n Bond Issue
The Town of Franklin has
led its application with the
ocal Government commission
1 Raleigh for approval of is
jance of $80,000 in bonds for
treet, water, and sewer im
rovements.
The bond issue was approved
y the people of the town in a
pecial election December 11,
ut. under the law. the project
lust have the approval of the
Dmmission before further ac
ion can be taken.
Action by the commission,
ow awaited by the board "of
ldermen, is understood to be
i the nature of a formality.
After that body's approval has
een obtained, the next step
'ill be to advertise for bids,
nd then, if the bids are satis
ictory to the town authorities,
3 issue and sell the bonds.
Enlist In Army
Through Franklin
Recruiting Office
Seven Southwestern North
Carolina men, three of them
rom Macon ' county, enlisted in
he army last week, it was an
lounced by Sgt. Blaine L. Liv
ngston, in charge of the sub
ecruiting office here.
The seven are:
John W. Cowart, 17, son of
V. H. Oowart of Franklin Star
oute; M. L. Thomas, 17, son of
Irs. Leonia Thomas, of Pren
iss; Jess Holbrooks, 17, son of
It. anH Mrs. Wiley Holbrooks
f Franklin, Route 2; Malcolm
krrant, 18, son of Mrs. Mattie
i. Arrant of Brasstown; Frank
In J. Enloe, 17, of Murphy;
Jerald V. Mintz, 18, son of Mrs.
lattie Mintz of Murphy; and
iarley Carroll, .18, son of Mrs.
^aure Carroll of Murphy.
This brings to 15 the number
vho have enlisted through the
ocal office since January 1,
sight having enlisted the first
week of this month. Five of the
15 are from this county.
BEG YOUR PARDON
In the account of the death
sf Mrs. Mary Ann Peek Jones,
in The Press last week, the
names of the two children, Mrs.
W. A. Keener, of Gneiss, with
whom Mrs. Jones made her
Home, and Charlie Jones, of El
lijay, were unintentionally omit
ted. The error is regretted.
Bob Sloan, oounty veterans
service officer, will explain the
a. I. BUI of Rights at the meet
Ins of the Macon County post
of the American Legion Mon
day night at 7:10 at the Legion
hall.
Year's Total Of $25,377
Almost Double Figure
Of 10 Years Ago
Postal receipts at the Frank
i'" ?f?L?rtice for 1945 totaled
$25,377.88, an all-time record
figure, it was announced this
week by Postmaster T. W. Porter,
i Postal receipts generally are
i considered an excellent index
to business conditions in a com
munity.
The 1945 receipts were great
er by nearly $600 than the total
tor 1944.
And this gain was made in
spite of the fact that receipts
lor the last quarter of 1945
showed a definite drop from
the total for the last quarter
of 1944, a drop attributed by
the post office to the falling off
in mail going overseas, especi
ally Christmas mail sent over
seas.
The 1945 total, $590.82 great
er than the total for 1944, show
ed a gain of just under two
and a half per cent over the
preceeding year.
Receipts for the last quarter
of 1944 totaled $7,381.51, as
compared with $6,504.49 for the
last suarter of this year a de
crease of $877.02. m' other
words, this year's gain would
have approximated $1,500 had
overseas mailing at Christmas
in 1945 been as heavy as that
a year ago.
Mr. Porter made the figures
public Wednesday, which hap
pened to fall on the tenth an
niversary of his appointment as
postmaster.
Figures for the past 10 years
?the period, incidentally, dur
ing which the present post of
fice building has been occu
pied?reveal that each year's
receipts have been greater than
those of the year before, indi
cating a steady increase in the
business done in this commun
ity. And comparison of last
year's figure with that of 1936
shows that the business done
by the Franklin post office has
almost doubled in the last dec
ade.
The totals for the past 10
years follow:
1936 $12,345.77
1937 12,623.03
1938 12,643.01
1939 12,957.60
1940 14,242.22
1941 15,554.18
1942 16,543.00
1943 20,780.19
1944 24,787.06
1945 25,377.88
4 Macon Men, After
Service Overseas,
Get Navy Discharges
James W. Porter, motor ma
chinist's mate third class of
Franklin, Allison Roane Curt,
aviation metalsmith second
class, of Franklin, Route 1,
Tommy L. Rogers, seaman first
class, of Franklin, Route 2, and
James Robert v Bailey, coxswain,
of Franklin, Route 4, last week
were given honorable discharges
from the navy at the Charles
ton, S. C., Separation center,
according to an announcement
received here from the center.
MMM Porter, who is 27, spent
19 months in the navy, and
served aboard the U. S. S. Origg.
Seaman Rogers, 20, served on
the Hornet, and during his 30
months participated in the As
iatic-Pacific raids of 1944, and
the western New Guinea, Mari
anas, Caroline islands, Leyte
Luzon, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa
operations.
Mr. Curt, also serving on the
Hornet, took part in the same
operations. Aged 23, he served
for 29 months in the navy.
Cockswain Bailey, 20, during
29 months on the Hornet took
part in the same operations,
plus the Marshall islands opera
tions in November, 1944.
Lee Guffey Guest
At Asheville C. C.
Anniversary Dinner
Guffey. secretary of
the Franklin Chamber of Com
merle, went to Asheville Thurs
day to be the guest of the
Asheville Chamber of Commerce
at Its 48th anniversary dinner
Thursday evening at Drove
Park inn.
The chief speaker at the din
ner was Lindsay C. W.rren of
North Carolina, V. 8. comptroll
' ? fMltrftl.