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(Jhrrnkcc J$cuut PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MM In the Post Office at Mur phy, North Carolina as second class matter under Act of March 3, 1897 Victor C. Olmsted Editor-Publisher Kojr A. Cook BuslnRM Muwrr KI'BY MrCOMBS WINCHESTER Society Kdltor ? Phone 4V-J subscription PRICE 1 Year, in North Carolina . $1.50 6 Mus., in North Carolina . . . .75 ] 1 Year. Out of State 2.00 Payable Strictly In Advance t Cards of thanks, tributes of respect j by individuals, lodges, churches, or- ; g ania Lid ns or societies, will be re- I carded ;v> advertising. Such notices j will be marked "adv." in compliance with postal regulations. $228.75 Per Acre Is Made By Farmer On Sorghum Crop Sorghum molasses lias become a war crop, now that sugar is being ra tioned D.ui p. Holler, assistant Ex tension agronomist of N. C. State College ,my.s Zol) Norville of Ruther ford county ls one of the best sor ghum molasses-producers he krvrw* anything about. The Cane Creek section of Rutlier lord. i nwhich Mr. Norville lives, has long had a fine reputation for the quality of its molasses. Practically every Parmer in the community grows enough cane for molasses for his home needs, and a few extra gal lons to nMbi "I liave oeen growing and making molasses ever since I yas large enough to be around a cane mill," Norville said. "Last year t planted 1.7 acres of Silver Drip molasses cane, and It produc<-d 370 gallons of molasses and 50 bushels o fcane seed. The surplus molasses sold for $1.00 per gallon, and the seed brought $1.75 per bush el. Thus, the 1.7 acres paid $457.50. "The ciane was planted between April 2(1 and 30. Six hundred pounds of 4-12-4 fertilizer was used at plant ing lime. an dwhen the cane was about knee high. I applied 600 pounds o fnitrate of soda. A special cane plate was used in the planter, which gave a spacing of about 8 inches in tho row. and which placed about three seed per hill. By using this plate, it was not nec essary to do any thinning . The rows were spaced three feet apart. "The crop was cultivated three limes, tile first and second times with a one-horse, three-foot, walking cultivator which was equipped with small shovel plows. The first culti vation was shallow and was made when the stalks were three to four inches tall. "The second cultivation was made two weeks after the first. The third and last cultivation was made three to four weeks later with a one-horse, full tongue plow equipped with a str night shovel an dsweep. An at tempt was made to throw dirt to the plants and to cover all weews and grass in the row. "Tin? cane was stripped in the row the first week in October. The syrup was cooked rapidly over a hot fire. Dry wood for the cooking Ls an im ; Kir Ian t factor. o A CARD OF THANKS I wisli to thank my many fiiends| and neighbors for their many kind nesses. and sympathy shown me dur tag the recent bereavement and death | of my beloved wife, and also for the j beautiful floral offerings. LONNEE EARLY. Metals which ordinarily will not mix are readily emulsified tor soond vibrations, producing "impossible" alloys. M Catholic Set vice* Waynesvtlle. every Sunday 11:0# ft. m. Brysoa City, every 1st Sunday 8:00 ?. m. AmUb, ?*mt Jrai and Wi 8m day 8:00 a. m. Cherokee, every 3rd Sunday 8:00 a. m. "Murphy, every 5th 9am3ay 7:W A. U " (C. W. T.) Sincerely yours. Rbv. A. T. Rohrbacher STRAIGHT FROM u. NEW YORK PEG-TOP PRINT To look smart and pretty at all times is a big contribution to morale and it can be done at below - budget prices If you choose wisely. Witness this printed Jersey New York crea tion with newest style accent ? the pec-top skirt, achieved through 7^-'-- pockiti. The yoke Is dls tlnfulshed by fine accordion pleats. Modern Town Rising In Tangled Forest To House 3,500 Workers At Fontana Dam In a pair of remote coves on the I tumbled, timber slopes between the Little Tennessee River and the crests of the Yellow Creek Mountain's the ring of the woodsman's ax and the carpenter's hammer is heralding the beginnings of a modern town that by the end of the year will shelter some 3.500 people. The town, with approximately 400 family dwellings and 100 trailers in one argc cove and dormitories for 1. 50 Omen in another . will house a large proportion of the workers on the huge Fontana Dam of the Ten nessee Valley Authority, highest river barrier ever to be built east of the Mississippi. The dam is being con structed on a rapid schedule in order to provide electric power for war in dustries. PeaJc employment on the dam will , exceed 3.000 probably will be attained I late this year. Because the site is far from large centers which might offer housing facilities ? 65 miles from Knoxville, 50 miles from Maryville. the Fontana construction camp will be the largest ever tackled by TVA. Construction of the town presented several problems. The major one was selection of the site, for the rugged mountain terrain near the dam site offered but few spots level enough and large enough to accommodate a town and even these were level only i by comparison with the surrounding i ridges. A second problem was that of \ roads, and the third that of water supply, since the Little Tennessee River is unsuitable as .i source be cause of pollution. In Welch Cove, the larger of the two sites selected, the TVA is erect ing the 400 homes, the hospital, schools, and store buildings which will provide housing and services for the families whose heads are em ployed at the dam. Above the covl | loom the Yellow Creek Mountains. Along the mountain ridge, overtook ing the town ar.d the dam site, -.-una the Appalachian Trail. In a smaller cove a mi.'e and a half | away, and within about half a mile of the construction project, the first of 15 dormitories, each to house 104 men. is under construction. In this cove also will be constructed a mess hall with a seating capacity of 550. a community building with an audito rum seating 450, and a parking area for nearly 500 cars. ' To provide services to the village ! and dormitories, the TV A must con I struct an extensive water system. I with a diversion dam. filter plant and dumping station, two booster pumping stations, and nearly 10 : miles of water mains: two sewer sys tems. with more than 8 miles of mains: and about 5 miles of streets and highways. Of the some 400 two and three bedroom houses. 250 will be similar to the low-cost type developed by the Authority for the Hiwassee Dam vil lage. It is planned that another 100 will be demountable houses, now in use at TVA projects which will soon be completed. In addition w these houses, which are to be retained only for the dura tion of the dam construction. 25 per manent houses will be constructed at once for the immediate use of the construction forces, and 13 more may be built later, making a total of about 38 permanent houses for use of the operating staff at the dam after he project is completed. All of these houses will have two or three bedrooms. The highest house will be 200 feet above Its lowest neighbor. Accomodations for another 100 to 120 families will be secured toy pro vision for a trailer camp where wa ter. electric service, and sanitary fa cilities wll lbe available. Two buildings near the entrance to the village will provide space for grocery and drug stores, a small bank and a post office. School facilities will be provkjed. In the village area also will be tlie Hospital with a capacity of 27 beds. Because of the distance from large cities with hospital facilities, the Fontana hospital will be equipped to ! provide family oare. Around the hospital will be group ed four to six dormitories for women, each providing quarters for 12 occu pants. Each pair of dormitories will be connected by covered walks with small kitchen and dinign buildings loeated between them. One of the dormitories, located closcst to the hospital, will be used as a nurses' | home. A mile and a half from the village and about half a mile form the dam site, the Authority is building a sub sidiary construction camp are? wth dormitory facilities to house about 1.500 men. The location is a small cove, half encircled by two small streams. Gold and Walker branches. At present. 11 large dormitories, each providing quarters for 104 men. have been authorized. Quarters for the remainder of the 1,00 men to be housed in the camp may be provided by several demountable dormitories no win use for workers on other TV A projects, or If these are not availa ble by the end of the year. b7 con struction of additional dormitories of the conventional type. The dormitories are of a "story ?and a half" type developed for use at the Hiwas-~e Dam. Built against the slopes, the lower floors of the dormi tory provide ? single row of rooms. On the second floor, where the slope of the hill allows more space arc ranged two rows of rooms Centrally looted in the cove will be 500 men may be seated at a time. Also in the center of the dormitory u!ea will be .1 large community build ing. with an auditorium seating about 450 people. In t will he located a lounge room, library, post office, commissary including soda fountain and drug store, a barber shop, dent itsfs office, camp manager's office, safety service headquarters and fire station. The water supply will be obtained from Eagle Creek, flowing into the river from the north. A small diver sion dam is to be constructed near the mouth of the creek. The water wil Ibe pumped down-stream about two miles to a filter and water treat ment plant below the dam site. Sewer systems for the village and dormi tory areas will be separate. Tile road to the village will lead off from the access road to the dam. ciossing the river several hundred yards belcw tlie dam and following Welch Cove branch up the mountain. Before the Fori tana project started, no bridge existed across the Little Tennessee at thi spoint. Former resi dents of Welch Cove had to use a j small ferry. ?~. . New Speed Limits Set Throughout State By Highway Commission Tilt State Highway Commission has set up speed zones throughout the State, adopting limits recom mended by the eng:neerins depart ment. Zoned to 35 miles ~?i hour ?vcre '32 miles in *">5 zones and voned to 45 mph wert 122 miles ir. 23 ?ones Signs will be posted in the imme diate future by the engineering de partment. to inform the public of the exact location of these zones. The Commission has decided to spend one-third o fthe $3,000,000 special allocation made in January by Governor Brcughton from the general fund for improving the state and county highway systems, at once. Then remaining two-thrids will be withheld for expenditure as con ditions justify. Karh commissioner will submit projects covering his proportionate share of this one-third. There will be considered when the Commission meets in Raleigh, on March 27th. Scrap Metal Drive In Rural Sections Gets Fine Results Kural North Carolina has dour ? remarkable Job of collecting scrap metal off the [arms, and making u available for war-time uses, says D S. Wtaver, Extension agricultural engineer of State College who organ ized the Scrap Collection campaign To date more than 25 million pounds have been collected, and there are In dications that an equal amount re mains to be collected. "Let's make every Saturday 'Scrap Day' for farmers." Weaver suggested. "Rural people usually come to town on Satuiday .and it would be an par; matrpr tr\v rh#?m niflr tin a few pieces of old Iron or steel lying around the farm and throw them into the back of the car or wagon The Nation needs all the scrap it can get ? for munitions, guns, tanks and ships." The Statu College leader said that the scrap shortage is one of the mo6l serious problems affecting Uie whole armament program. During recent months, furnace* having an annum capacity of several million tons of new metal have been forced to shut down solely due to lack of iron and steel scrap. The steel mills must be ironr miiino on/J tho coron c'nnrraoa for 1942 is estimated to be a mini mum o fsix million tons. Weaver is high in his praise of the job done in the rural areas by the County Agricultural Workers Coun cils and the community and neigh borhood leaders. "Some counties have collected more than a million pounds," he said, "but other counties equally as large have fallen short of this mark. If we get 50 million pounds o f scrap, as is now indicated that will be only about 180 pounds from each of the 178,276 farms In North Carolina. There should be at least 500 pounds o f scrap on every farms." In calling on the county agricul tural workers councils, and on rural leaders, to continue their scrap-col lection efforts, Weaver said: "We can't afford to rest on our laurels, when the men on the battlefront are crying for guns, ammunition, tanks, ships and planes." Use Classified Ads THIS IS OUR WAR People of Cherokee County "We are in this war. We are all in it ? all the way. Every man, woman and child is a partner in the most tremendous undertakng of our American history." PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ? * * * Maybe you can't carry a gun, pilot a plane or drive a tank. But there is a way you can help: BUY U. S. DEFENSE BONDS Buy all you can as often as you can. Your mon ey is needed by your country. This bank is co operating in the sale of these bonds without compensation or profit. THE CITIZENS BANK & TRUST CO. Murphy, N. C. Andrews, N. C. Member Federal Deposit Insurance r* - jl*
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