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A Better Murphy
A Finer County
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THE LEAP".:*. WEEKLY NEWSrAPER IN WESTERN NORTH CAR OLINA, COVERING A LARGE
Dedicated
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For Progress
AND POTENTIALLY RICH TERRITORY
VOL 5S? NO. 25
MURPHY. NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, JANUARY 15. 1942
5c COPY? $1.5* PER YEAH
SURVEY PLANNED !
THROUGHOUT N. C,|
ON FARM LABOR j
Only Z States Selected i
For Federal Census
Starting March 1
A cooperative farm labor survey
"V> be used in vital national defense
plannur;" wil! bo conducted through
out the State beginning March 1
nndo supervision of the Federal
State Crop Reporting Service. The
Department at Agriculture h? si] 1 r?
ratcd $20,000 to meet Uk cosi.
North Carolina is one of two States
in the Nation selected to conduct the
farm labor census. Indiana has been
ttecignated as the other State.
"The present emergency and drain
on farm labor by defense forces
makes it imperative that agricultural
agencies and leaders be informed as
to the availability of farm workers,"
said Prank Parke. Federal statistician
of the State Department of Agricul
ture. "Information gathered will be
Bed also in acquainting defense ag
encies with the labor needs of farm
ers.
North Carolina, is the only South
ern State making an annual farm
census survey and the Federal -State
Crop Reporting Service of the De
partment ranks No. 3 in the Nation.
More than 30,000 farmers will be
contacted through the malls and by
workers in connection with the sur
vey.
Frank Crawford Ruins
G-Man Stanley's Plan
To Corral Desperado
Bajtrolman Prank Crawford, of
Marphy is sad and disconsolate these
days. He is all but heart-to rofcen over
the loss of a prised aide and friend.
The ex-frtmd and aide is Mr.
Wlff (G-Man) Staraey, who has an
nounced that so far as he Is concern
ed Policeman Crawford Is all washed
up. Super -sleuth Stamey explains
?bait Crawford was all wrong In look
ing him up cm a charge of being
fe*tgued with liquor
"Aint drunk" the "Ge-man" pro
tested to the town policeman. "Just
acting that way 'cause I'm on a
ease. There's a crook, with a big re
ward on him, hiding out around
these parts. I been getting a line on
him and been acting drunk so his
pals wouldn't get wise."
It would have been a good story,
except that Stnmey didn't seem able
to stop "acting drunk". So he was
hauled to the calaboose.
As Ja iler Patten Coleman led him
away, wlff shot Crawford a dirty
look.
"I'm through with you'" he an
nounced?" And I aint ever gonna
work wVth you no more."
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Mrs. Emma Rush Tate
Dead; Services Held
At Liberty, Jan. 13
Puneral services were held Jan. IS,
for Mrs. Emma Rush Tate at the
liberty Baptist Church 4 miles west
of Murphy. Interment was in the
Cbnrch Cemetery. Townson Puneral
Home was in charge of arrangements
Mrs. Tate was born In Fain County,
Georgia, July 37, 1873. She married
the late J. T. Tate in October 1888,
to this union 19 children were bam
She is survived by 9 sons. Prank and
Paul of Ducktown, Term.; Noel of
Gastonla, N. C.; Wm. and Neal of
Lynch, Ky.i Homer and Oomn of
Georgia: Ed of Etowah, Tenu.: and '
Med of Murphy. 4 daughters, Mrs
J. L. Hall of Murphy; Mrs. George
Arnold, of Dal ton, Ga.; Mrs. Emma
Mills, of RlngoM. Ga.; and Mrs. Mae
Taylor, of Cbattaoooc*.
Pallbearers were grandsons and
flwa girl* were the granddaughters
"Star Router" Escapes ?
As Car Skids in Snow,
Turning Over 5 Times
Frank Pructt. who lives in thi
Warne section, and who is well known
throughout Cherokee County as a
"Star Route" mail earner iuui An
almost miraculous escape from death
during the recent snow storm. One at
the tires on his car had a blow-out
shortly after he left Bryson City
with the mail for Murphy, and his
car skidded off the road.
Pruett was on a curve, with a
mountain on one side, and a ravine
on the other. His car skidded Into
the ravine. Before it came to rest
It liaa turned over five iimes.
Both side: jt the car. ?nd the top
were crushed, and windows were
broken, but non-shatter glass saved
the driver from flying particles. Pruett
climbed out of the car considerably
bruised and shaken up. hut other
wise unhurt.
I Post Office Seeks
Home for 10 Years;
Bids Being Sought
The Murphy Post Office is looking
for a home. Not that it has no place
to Bo. It is just that the lease on the
quarters they have occupied for so
many years, just below the Dickey
| hotel is about to expire.
Therefore, bids are being sought
lor a new lease. The Government will
rent quarters for a period of from
live to ten years. Bids should be
submitted for both periods.
The quarters sought must be cen
trally located, must be on the ground
floor, and must have at least two
entrances^ There also should be sev
eral windows. Those submitting bids
are asked to submit diagrams show
ing the ground plan of the quarters.
Photographs of both interior and ex
terior also are desirable, but not re- !
quired.
All bids must be in by February 15,
and the quarters offered must be
ready for occupancy by the Postal
authorities by August 10, 1942.
Bids should be submitted both on
basis of heat and light furnished,
and without either being supplied.
Further details may be gotten from
Howard Moody, Murphy Postmaster.
All bids should be maiio^ jj
Morgan, Post Office Inspector? Box
4998, Jacksonville, Fla.
Crop? Feed Loans
j Awaiting Fanners
At Court House
Emergency Crop and Peed oans
for 1942 are now available to farmers
in Cherokee County, and applications
are being received in the office of
the clerk of the court, in Murphy.
Loans will be made, as in the past
to farmers whose cash requirements
are relatively small, and who are
unable to obtain loans sufficient to
meet their needs from other sources
Money will be advanced to meet
the applicant's cash needs in pre
paring for and producing food for
paring for and producing his crops,
or in purchasing or producing food
for his livestock. Mr. Ohormley point
ed out that eligible flarmers. if thej
so desire, may apply now for loans
to take care of their production needs
for the entire 1942 season .
Interest will be charged at the
rate of four per cent per year, but
will be charged only for the period
that the borrowers actually har use
of the funds. Thus, If he use the
money only jdx months, he will pay
only two per cent.
Farmers who obtain loans for the
production of cash crops are required
I to give a first lien <m the crops fi
nanced as security. Farmers secur
ing loans for purchase or production
of food for livestock must give a I
first lien on the to be fed. '
LIBRARY SEEKING
YOUR OLD BOOKS
FOR ARMY BOYS
AH Kinds; From fiction
To Mathematics Will
Be Sent to Camps
Citizens of Cherokee. Clay, and
Graham counties are asked to study
their book shelve*, for book;; which
may be useful in military post?
throughout continental United State;
and islands. The Murphy Library,
headquarters for tile Nantah.ua Kee
ion&l Library Service, will ue tire col
lection center for books donated in
'he three counties.
Every local community is asked to
participate ir. a nat.lnr.wMe drive
known as the V'ctory Book Campaign
and sponsored by the American Li
brary Association, the American Red
Cross, and United Service Organiza
tions.
Types of books needed: Applied
psychology. Current Affairs, Military
Publications, Crime and the P. B. I..
: Police systems and fingerprinting,
English Grammars. Arithmetic. Alge
bra. Geometry. Trigonometry, Cal
| cuius and tables of Legarithms
| < Mathematics books are needed in
| the study of ballistics and for many
promotional examinations). Up-to
date technical books. Accounting.
Shorthand, Business and Salesman
ship, Lettering and Mechanical
drawing. Photography, Cartoons,
Well-illustrated books of all types,
Books about Music, Sports, Novel
and Playwriting. Poetry and individ
ual Plays, Geography, Travel 'of the
i last ten years) Biography (especially
, the shorter, more popular type), Hls
I tory (particularly Europe and North
and South America since 1900) . Tech
nical and scientific books earlier than
1935 are generally not useful. Texts
in present use In law and medical
| schools are wanted by men who have
: had to stop professional courses to
I go to military training. Fiction books
| needed are: Adventure, Aviation
| Stories, Historical Novels, Humor.
! Mystery, Sports, Western Maganlzes
1 are not accepted. Other agencies are
' collecting these for scrap paper.
TWs paper will announce the date
j for collection of books.
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! Post Office in Flames ;
; Saved Because MotJdy
Has to "Work Extra"
i Postmaster Howard Moody had to
! make out a special report last Sun
j day, so he went down to his office
I to spend the afternoon working.
} Otherwise there might not be any
! poet office building today.
i Shortly before two o'clock Moody
! smelled smoke. The furnace often
smokes, and so Moody thought noth
ing of it until he says, "it began
to smell different".
Investigating, he found a thin
tongue of flame spearing its way
through floor-vent around the steam
pipes In the rear.
Meanwhile, Mr. H. T. Utt, of the
Dickey Hotel, and Tax Agent Tom
Mauney had come into get their
mall. Mr. Utt went to the residence
of Mrs. Maude Dickc7, next door,
and turned in an alarm. Messrs.
Mauney and Moody went to the j
Dickey Hotel and did the same thing. I
Then all three went back and be
fran pouring water on the floor, hop- ?
ing it would seep through the boards,
and keep the flames down.
When the firemen came a hole wus
cut in the floor, and the blaze was |
soon extinguished.
The fire is believed to have been I
caused by an overheated furnace. No
postal property was lost and the dam
age was negligible.
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Save All Waste Paper
Scouts Will Collect It
People having old newspapers, j
magaaiiK" or ixu uxrixny m* c
to notify Miss Mary Jo Davis at the !
Chamber of Commerce booth.
Patriots Give $1,500
To Red Cross War Fund;
Drive to End This Week
With more than $1,500 pUxlged.
much of it already "cash in hand". '
?ho Red Cross drive lias been el
tended until the end of the week, to
complete collections. and solicit a
number of persons the workers have
been unable to contact.
Drive Cluilrman Joe Ray says he
expects the total to bo at least $2,000
which will be double the quota set
.or the Murphy Chapter.
The territory was divided into dis
iricts. with more than fifty work
ers. each of whom was assigned to
liii> Immediate territory. T!>.u* far
Ray said, every pcrscr. seer, has do
nated
Scorns of person:, have collated one
day's pay. There were many dona
tions of $5 and a number of chlld
len. to whom a penny means a irreat
deal, pave nickels and dimes.
Georgians Unhappy
As TV A Men Leave
Trail of Desolation
In spite ol its huge payroll, the
TV A has not brought 100 per cent
joy to the residents of nearby Towns
County. Ga. Towns County Herald,
of Hiawassee, Ga. says, in part:
The Tennessee Valley Authority has
purchased 7,050 acres of Towns
County Land. Not quite as much was
raken in Clay County, N. C. of the
7,050 acres, 1,900 acres was crop land:
500 acres pasture land.
The reservoir clearance crew went
! to work January 1 to clear the land
; of everything; ? haystacks, buildings,
fences. They must be through by
Feb. 1.
Our County agents were informed
that work would start in Clay Coun
ty. and they would work this way.
Therefore, they were amazed to learn ]
the crew had started in the Woods- I
grove vicinity, destroying barns, feed- I
stuff and everything they came to. '
A few farmers have not been able
to get their com and feedstuff all I
in. fences saved, and buildings mov- j
ed. Monday the County agents found I
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Tatham trying
desperately to get moved, and tne j
house completely torn down before
the workmen reached them. They
hadn't been able to get help, and
thp weather had been too rainy for
moving.
must be obeyed. Don't blame the i
workmen for setting fire to and dt - !
stroying everything in their woke.
The clearing crew has orders that ^
(Continued on back pace*
N. C. Still Lagging
In Listing Number
Of Trucks, Busses
Hie Federal Government has call
ed for the "utmost speed" In com
pleting the national truck and bus
inventory and asks that North Car
olina attempt to have its pari of the
Job done before the official dead
line of January 31st.
Approximately 55 percent of the j
questionnaires mailed November 17th |
have been returned. These Include
complete inventories on trucks and
buses owned and operated by the
State Highway and Public Works
Commission and the State School
Commission.
local civilian defense councils ]
throughout the State have been re
quested to cooperate In this work.
The State's present record of 56%
returns compares to less than 35%
last month, but Is still below the av
erage. which is 80%. More than 20
:-:,*4ee Siavff returns of better than
80% and ten states have returns
above 90%.
RATIONING RILES
GIVEN IN DETAIL
REGARDING TIRES
County Starts Listing
Numbers on Casings
To Thwart Thieves
The County iwnftri registering all
tires thus week, to make identifica
tion easier in ease of theft. Head
quarters Will ba in the Town Clerk's
office, in Murphy, with Miss Mattio
Graves as clerk.
Won-lst, rations mav also be made in
Andrews, o: with any member of
the County Tire Rationing Board.
Then- are three Board members:
Chiei of Police Prank Melialley. of
Andrews. Chief 7-Y.-, ! o?:
Murphy, and Murphy Town Clerk
Epli Christopher.
The Murphy office will be open
daily from 9 until 12 noon and from
1 to 2:30 p. m.
Every car owner is requested to
bring or send in the numbers ot?
his or her tires.
Dunns the post week the bo&rd
issued two permits to buy new tires.
One of these went to Chief Mehaffey,
for the Andrews police car. The oth
er went to W D. Townson. of Mur
phy for use on one of his ambulances.
This week the Board will be able
to issue permits for three tires for
light trucks or passenger cars, and
14 tires for heavy trucks. No permits
will be issued, however, unless the
owners of the vehicles can qualify
under the regulations.
r*e Board requests that all car
and truck owners road the following
list carefully. If you cannot qualify,
the Board askj that you save their
time, and your own, by not asking
for tire permits. There will be no ex
ceptions.
Tires will be sold for the following
uses, only:
No certificate shall be issued un
less the applicant for the certificate
certifies that the tire or tube for
which application is made Is to be
mounted:
<a> On a vehicle which is operated
by a physician, surgeon, visiting
nurse, or a veterinary, and which Is
used principally for professional serv
ices.
<b> On an ambulance.
c> On a vehicle used exclusively
for one or more of the following
purposes:
1. To maintain fire fighting serv
ices;
2. To maintain necessary public
police services:
3. To enforce such laws as relate
specifically to the protection of pub
lic health and safety:
4. To maintain garbage disposal
and other sanitation services:
5. To maintain mail services:
(d) On a vehicle, with a capacity
of ton or more passengers, operated
exclusively for one or more of the
following purposes:
1. Transportation of passengers as
part of the services rendered to the
public by a regular transportation
system;
2. Transportation of students and
teachers to and from school;
3. Transportation of employees to
or fiom any Industrial or mining
establishment or construction pro
ject except when public transporta
tion facilities are readily available.
(e) On a truck operated exclusive
ly for one or more of the following
purposes:
1. Transportation of Ice and of
fuel:
2. Trans. )rtation of material and
equipment for the building and main
tenance of public roods:
3. Transportation of material and
equipment for the construction and
maintenance of public u till ties;
4. Transportation of material and
equipment for the construction and
maintenance of production facllltine;
5. Transportation of material and
equipment far the coostraeOaa of de
fense housing facilities and military
and naval establishment;
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