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THE LEADING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN WESTERN NORTH CAR OL1NA, COVERING A
LAROE AND POTENTIALLY RICH TEURITORY
Ml'RPHY. NORTH CAROLINA
I III ltSl>AY, MARCH 26 1942
5c COPY? $1.50 PER VEAK
CARDS AVAILABLE
FOR REGISTERING
OF AUTO TIRES
Every Owner In County
To Be Supplied Free
In War On TKJ??vm
Thaais to the Murphy Lious Club,
re registration cards soon will be
made available to every automobile
a nor in Cherokee County. The cards
are to be filled out and turned in to
any policeman or deputy sheriff, or
iailo<! to Civilian defense offices
rither in Andrews or Murphy. All
to be kept on file by the Civilian De
nse authorities.
There is no charge for the service
the cost of printing the cards having
been met by the Lions club. Pilling
out and returning of these cards will
:ccovery of tires far more
likely .in ease of theft.
In Andrews cards may be obtained
at the Mayor's office .in the City
Hall, from Chief of Police Frank
Meliaffey, or at the American Le
pion hut.
In Murphy, cards may be obtain
ed from the Sheriff, from the police,
or at the Court House, or the May
or's office.
Constables and Deputy Sheriffs
'.liroughout the County will be able
to get cards for car owners, and so
trill members of the State Highway
Patrol. The largest distribution, how
ever. will be made through the pub
lic school*.
Every teacher ,ln every school .will
rive a card to every child whose par
ents own a car. In the next few days
it is expected that cards will be
placed in the hands of every auto
owner in Chcrohcs.
The cartls list the name and ad
dress of the car owner, the make,
model and year of the size and kind
o ftires used. There also is space for
listing of private identification
marks on tires.
Several owners are brandng their
tires.
Sister of Dr. J. N. Hill
Passes On, In Miami
Miss Hattle Hill, daughter of the
iate A. S. and Sarah J. Hill, of Mur
phy. died Monday, March 2, in Mi
ami. Fla.( where she had lived for
Tha past three years.
She is survived by three sisters,
Mrs. J. r. Postell, Adel, Ga.: Mrs.
W. J. Jones, Postell; and Mrs. I. L.
Bhacler. Athens, Tenn. Also five
brothers: W. P. Hill. Postell; Thos.
J. Hill. Greensboro, N. C.; A. L. Hill.
"Williamson. W. Va.; E. A. Hill. De
troit, Mich.; and Dr. J. N. Hill ,of
Murphy.
Interment was at Miami.
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One American steel company alone
has more steel capacity than all of
Germany.
Grandaddy Of All Bass
Caught By W. A. Cook j
In River Near Murphy
M: W. A Cook, who used to bi
a preacher, and thedefore ought to
be reliable, say.s he caught the grand
! (lady of all the bass in these ports
' on Tuesday. Aeocrding to his son
Roy. who works for the Scout, the
: be?utj reigned seven imuiiwi j
eleven and one-half ounces
The big fellow was caught in the
Hiawassee riv< 1 not far from the
Veterans' CCC camp Mi- Cook.
I fishing from the bunk, was able to
! iand it only after a hard battle. He
1 used a plug bait.
The fish was so big that it was
i used to feed ti^ee families. The ex
preacner and one tune Murpny Po
i lire Chief gave one-third each to his
| sons. Ray and Edwin.
Schools Are Placed .
I On "War Basis" By.
iBueck and Wright ..
? ~
; Superintendent H. Bueck and
Principal K. C. Wright have put the
Murphy schools on an all-out war
basis. The pass-word is "prepared
ness."
There'll be plenty of first aid ex
perts available soon, because all stu
dents in the tenth and eleventh
grades and all students 17 years of
age or more, regardless of grade,
are being given the standard Red
Cross course. Teaching is done by
faculty members who won diplomas
at the recent Red Cross School.
Meanwhile, students from the sixth
to the tenth grade are being given
the junior Red Cross course.
Every student in the school has
bee nenrolled in a course in phys
ical education. All have been given
physical examinations, and those
with minor defects are required to
tak special exercises designed to cor
rect them.
Finally, all students 'including
boys) except tots in the "baby class
es" are being given courses in war
nutrition.
Miss Lucy Sneed Dies:
Rites Held On Monday
Miss Louise Sneed died at her
home at Peachtree Sunday morning
at 11 o'clock. She was 69 years of age.
Since the death of her sister, Miss
MoUie Sneed. about a year and a half
ago, she had lived alone at old Sneed
family home.
Funeral services were held at the
home Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
by the Rev. Thomas Truitt. Buna'
was in the family cemetery
Surviving are two brothers. W. B.
of Tomotla, and Fred Sneed ,of Mur
1 phy, route 1.
Nylon bearings for machinery
have recently been patented.
Grim Figures Prove "Peaceful" Farming
Most Hazardous in all U. S. Industry
Believe it or nofcj- the suposedly
peaceful pursuit of Agriculture la
proved, by figures, to be the most
-rdous in all American Industry.
"Hi - number of accidents on the farm
- many of them fatal? is amazing,
nd the records show that the farm
home contributes largely to the huge
total.
Recent grim figures have caus ed
Miss Ruth Current. State Home
agent for the N. C. State College
Extension Servicc to suggest the fol
"ins: safety rules:
Sharp-edged tools should be kepi
away from play placcs.
Stairways with more than three
steps should br. equipped with hand
rails.
Free use of both hands should be
Stairways should be kept clear of
toys, tools ,and boxes.
The State home agent also pointed
out that the annual cost of farm
and rural fires is $200,000,000, two
thirds of the nation-*' fire loss. And
in addition to this property damage
these fires cost 3,500 lives.
To com! at the fire menace. Miss
Current uises that:
Every open fireplace be equipped
I with a screen.
| Kettles .pails, and tubs of hot Ilq
| iitds be kept off the floor.
House dry cleaning: be done out- ;
; of-doors.
j Matches be kept away from chll- ;
| dren.
Saucepan handles be kept away
from the edges of stores and tables.
The State Home agent, also cau
tioned that cuts, bruises, and Infec
tions should never be regarded as
minor. Many people have died from
a slight scratch that became Infect
ed.
REYNOLDS URGES
CURBING UNIONS
AND CAPITAL TOO
Both Are Equally Guilty
Senator Declares In
Letter ; To Editor
For a Ion* Ions; time Senator Bob i
Reynolds \?a:; just atvim tv- wrong
i in his views a.s a man could bo. He,
I i :d io 11 led those who > id war was on
, the way. He had been to Europe, he j
; ^nit! and he knew better. Nobody
was going to attack US.
' He opposed the lea < - lend bill. He I
I opposed many other defense meas- '
; tires, one after the other Some call- ]
t ed him a pacifist. Some called him
I worse.
A letter to this newspaper, recoiv
| id Wednesday, however, voices a
.stand which will find general
I i nthis section. The letter in part
| follows :
"Outlaw strikes. Suspend the forty
hour week. Ban overtime payments ,
and prohibit double time payments. I
Suspend the closed shop on war
contract. Permit any America to
work unmolested for the war pro
gram regardless of whether or not he
is affiliated with any labor organi
sation.
Place a six per cent maximum
ceiling over all war profits, for the
duration of war."
"We Americans should oe think
ing more in terms of 'giving' and not
so much in terms 'getting,' Insofar
as our war production program is
! concerned. "Reynolds explained."
"Phillip Murray .president of the
CIO, told a Congressional Committee
that those who are advocating labor
legislation such as I have suggested
are enemies of our government'. X
disagree with Mr. Murray. I do not
believe that thousands of signers of
telegrams and letters I have received
are enemies of America simply be
cause they favor certain proposed
labor legislation."
"The rank and file of labor organ
ization* are as patriotic as any other
group. They should not be subjected
to the vicious criticism heaped upon
their shoulders. The fault lies large
ly in the hands of many of their of
ficials and representatives. I refer to
labor agitators and tohse primarily
interested in their own selfish at
tainments.
"Capital .in many instances, is
equally at fault. If we regulate la
bor. then we must regulate industry
by eliminating war profits.
"I favor a limitation of six per
cent upon all war profits, direct or
indirect, wherever they may oe
found."
John Queen Visits
County To Remind
Voters of Primarv
Solicitor John Queen paid a purely
personal visit to this section this
week. Hp just wanted to remind the
folks, he said, that he is a candidate
for re-election, subject to the Dem- 1
or ratio Primary on May 30.
Most of the voters in this county. .
regardless of politics, take it for
granted that. John Queen will run
every four years. He has held the
post so long and so ably that the
"word. "Solicitor" means John Qiiecn
?and vi?e ver-a. Invariably he
draws a big vote from both parties, j
Queen will be opposed in the prl- 1
maries by Baxter Jones. Bryson City !
Attorney who ilso ran against him
in 1938.
Queen is one of the most popular
men in Western North Carolina, and :
has a reputation among both Demo- ;
crats and Republicans for being a i
square shooter who is 100 per cent
efficient. He proseci'tes hard ? but
never with any personal animosity.
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Use Classified Ads
Murphy Gets a Portia
As Winifred Townson
is Admitted To Bar
Murpiiy . .v *ias U ?? i p : : .
in iht person of Miss Win if ml
Townson. The piettv daughter of 1
Mr and Mrs. Dave Townson. one of
two girls tudying law at the Uni
versity of Tennessee, in KnoxviUe.
on March 20.
She will not graduate until Jun? ,
Her father is willing to fc*'t that she
marries before she gets a clicnt.
The 22 year old feminine barrister
is a leader on the University of
Tennessee Campus, being a member
of the Woman's student governing :
bod.- .president of one of the girls' !
dormitories, and active in social ac- i
tivities.
Before goinp to Tennessee MLs.s j
Townson graduated from Murphy !
High and attended Young Harris
ColleKe
Joiiitnie Hass Dead, .
Widow In Hospital .
After S. C. Tragedy .
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday morning in the White church,
at Grandview. for Johnnie Hass. bom
and raised In the Grandview section
but for the past two years working
and living in Pickens, S C Hass was
shot through the heart in his South
Carolina home Saturday night.
While funeral services were being
held, his wife "RT". daughter of Mrs.
Ben Posey lay in the Murphy Gen
eral hospital suffering from bruises
?nd shock. Mrs. Hass was brought
to Murphy in a taxi cab acrt. to Pick
ens by her mother. Mrs. liass and
previously been exonerated by a
Coroner's Jury.
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School Glee Club Plans
Palm Sunday Program
The Glee Club of Murphy Graded
Schools will present a program of
Sacred Music at the Church of the
Messiah on Palm Sunday at 11 A. M.
In addition to the regular chants of
Morning Prayer and the traditional
hymns, there will be several anthems.
The Glee Club will be under the di
rection of Miss Elizabeth Phillips
and Mrs. Duke Whitley will be at
the organ.
The Rev. Grant Folmsbee will con
duct tho service and preach on the j
topic: "Rejoice Evermore."
We part more aslly with what ]
we possess than with our expecta
tions of what we hope for: expecta
tion always goes beyond enjoyment. :
I ? Home.
MAN'S LEG TORN
OFF AT THE KNEE
BY DAM'S SHAFT
v'icti mSaves Own Life
By Closing Up Wound
With Bare Hand*
<;ii" f the mot oii!anding cases
of c Mil .i"f .ttir r'vM'THt of mind 111
tin* iu>;<?r\ (. tins section is rpvewlril
in I ; ) ? ? sto " of Wile;. Crawford, a
patten; of IJ. Bryan Whitfield <U
Murpli\ Ocncrnl hospital. Crawford.
af?d 4-1 a resident of Cullowhee and
an employe*' of the Nanthala Light
and P '\er Company will go through
tin rest of his life with only one leu.
Wen- it is.st for hu onrage he
would be dead
With ins left let: torn completely
off at the knee ,and also U.okcn be
; wec-n the fcne. and hip. and wltii his
right leg slashed and torn. Craw
ford saved himself from deeding to
death by holding the jagged flesh of
the stump of his leg together wlt.h
his two hands Had he lost conscious
ness or even faltered from the ter
rific pain he would have bled to
death: for he was alone in a boat in
the Hiawassee river.
It happened at the Mission nam.
on the old Hayesville road, above
Peachtree. Crawford's leg was torn
off when it was caught In the drive
shaft, while lie was attempting to
make repairs Trying to kick himself
loose, the right lee was slashed and
came near being torn off also.
Two other men in the boat, terri
fied when Crawford finally pulled
himself and his bleeding leg 3tump
to safety, are said to have left him,
alone while they went to seek help.
With blood spurting as If from a
hose. Crawford seized the torn flesh
with both hand* and squeezed it to
gether until the bleeding became
only a tiny trickle. Despite his ag
ony. too. he was able to call for aid
Assistance soon came, and he va.>
rushed to the hospital where. Thurs
day evening .he was reported as be
ing entirely out of danger.
According to Dr. Whitfield, the
ii.sock alone would have been fatal In
many cases. "Crawford owes his life,'
the physician said "largely to his own
iron nerve "
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Gar Hunsucker Wins
Stripes of Sergeant
From Camp Stewart. G?.. comes
word that Garland Hunsucker, of
Marble who enlisted in the army In
July. 1940. has Just been promoted
to the rank of Sergeant.
Sergt. Hunsucker is In the Quar
termaster Corps, and had been serv
ing as a clerk in the commissary
section. He is the son of Ijonnle Hun
sucker.
Sugar Rationing Brings Plea to Farmers
To Raise Sorghum for "Sweetnin"'
There are men and women, still (
living in the County who ran remem- I
ber. back in their early childhood
days, when sugar was a "company
dish" served only when the pastor
came to dinner, or on some other
notable occasion. The i-est of the
time, mostly, the family got "sweet
enin" with good old sorghum
Well, they say that history re
peats Itself, and if the war lasts long
enough, those days may come again.
Rationinsr cuds allowing an average
of about two pounds a week per fam
ily will be ready soon: and next year
the amount may be less. After that,
if the war is still on ? who knows?
Anticipating the day when sugar
will be in the class wit hautomohlle
tires- ?or worse ? comes a statement
f-om E. C Blair. N. C. State College
farm expert, urging every farmer
to plant, at least a small patch with
sorg'.ium. He says the best planting
time In this section is from May 15
to June 15. Ho recommends the
Orange, the Re<l Amber, Black Am
I ber. and Sugar Drip varieties are
; best adapted to the mountain coun
ties.
I State records show that the aver
! asp yield is 70 gallons to the acre.
' However, under good management
] farmers have found it easy to secure
i 100 gallons, and there arc several
1 cases on record nf yield'; of more
I than 400 gallons per acre.
1 In general, experts s.iy. sorghum
; docs well on any adequately drained
-oil that is suitable for com. Sandy
| loams and clay loams of medium
I to high fertility give the hlRhesr,
1 yield.-. Dark hravy soils produce
i darker syrup than light colored san
dy ground.
Sorghum has shallow root- which
draw rather hcovily on the top four
o" five inchcs of 9t.il. For "his sea
son it is declared advisable to apply
stable mar.'i re. or to crow a winter
legume aft?r the crop. The county
sftent will adivse rou as to the best
tp tio for fertilizer.