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THE LEADING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN WESTERN NORTH CAR OL1NA, COVERING A LARGE AND POTENTfALLY R.CH TElfKITORY
VOL. 53 ? No. 47 MIKI1IY. NOKTH CAROLINA Till RSDAY. JIM Is m:
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Feminine Attorney
Will Match Wits
With Murphy's Best
Miss Winifred Townson
iiwn ntr: _ _ u
Will viuvc a ivt w
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nnw L>an
The Cherokee Scout ne*."- man
was a b:t taken aback to learn the
other d*v that Mu-s WinifroO Town
M>n. wl?o graduated from the Uni
versity lit Tennessee Law School
early Uns month and has received
1 K'r licx.nse to practice law in
Tennessee, is pUu.ning to hang up
her shinKle in her own home town
r>nd is r-ager to match her wits
against tne best legal talent that
"Murphy ?an musta-r. Her confidence
is unbounded and we venture the
prediction that shi v.-ill go fa.- in her
chosen prt-fession.
Of courw you will find son.e gift
ed feminine attorneys m tm large
.cities. AshRville hay one and so have
Raleigh. Charlotte and Knoxville,
but it is quite the exception in towns
under ten .thousand people.
In talkiof with the future jury
persuader, w felt convinced tliat
those of the opposing counseb will
he .up against a stiff proposition
-when Miss Winifred unlimbers her
.legal artillery in the crowded court
room one of these day*. Her ready
smile will hasp swayed the jurp in
advance, so all she will need to do
is to state her case so that the court
stenographer can Jot it down.
lfies Townson said that the men
studying law in KnoxvBle were
somewhat jealous of the girl inter
lopers. Perhaps they thought that
they wene poaching on a preserve
that their fathers had held an air
tight title to for centuries. Of
course, it is a bit disconcerting to
see a flock of girls invading a pro
fe.-f.ion that has always been held
inWilate by the male species.
We asked Miss Townson whether
Eho would agree to handle a case
Knowing that her prospective client
was guilty. "Of course I would", she
answered promptly. "The lav as
sures all men a fair trial." Whether
a murderer got one year or the elec
tric chair would depend in no small
degree upon the ability of the law
yer fighting his case. It might bt
that the youthful attorney could win
for her client a suspended sentence,
which are quite in vogue these days.
Miss Townson said that she ii
leaving this week for Asheville U <
round off the corners on law per
taining to practice in this state, be- J
fore taking the state bar examina- !
tions in A,ugust. She had no trouble ,
passing in Tennessee, but. she said
that North Carolina is considered -
one of the hardest to pass in the I
country. She is not undaunted, how
ever. It is reported that one of our
mast brilliant North Carolina judges |
made the attempt 13 times before
finallv passing his examination.
Miss Townson will study for six
weeks in Claude Love's summer
school in Asheville.
It will be a red letter day for Mur
phy when Miss Winifred defies the
opposing eounsel with that phrase,
"I object." It will be a red letter day
when the judge replies "Objection
sustained."
Open House Friday Eve
At Murphy Library
The Murphy Library Board and
the Woman's Club of Murphy, will
hold open house at the Murphy Car
negie Library on Friday evening,
June 19, to proudly dttplay the ne*
fluorescent lights Which have re
cently J wen installed. Hie lights
were purchased through the efforts
of civt; clubs and Individual citi
zens. Everyone Is invited to come |
between the hours of 7:30 and 9:30
DDI.
C. B. Arrington Wins
Mauney Drug Store
Bass Contest Award
( C. B A rung-ton. resort visitor from ;
Eson Hill, Ga . was awarded tin
$7.50 SliakespoHr Wonder reel offer
ed in a black bass contest put cn by
Mauni y s Drug Store. Mr Arring
I oil's fish tipped the scalcs at 4%
| f 7^-? MMl l,U1'eKt MN(Ut
I (.luring the blxek bass season's open
! :ng ?wk The beauty was hooked in
( Hiwassce Lake on the opening day
|
Forsyth Announces
USO Canvassers in
? Murphy District
iCounty Is Allowed To
j Keep All Money Over
, Quota For Local Use
Prank Forsyth director of the
"USO campaign m the Murphy di
vision of the -oounty. announced
ourly in th* week the numbers who
will canvass subscriptions. Mr.
T\>rsyth staled Chat whaiever sum
is collected e/ver and above the coun
ty quota of $1,000. may be retained
for local purposes in entertaining
sercice men. Mr. Forsyth is en
thwiastic about the progress ol thr
campaign. One of his committee
members went out and collected S9C
in a lew horn*.
Members of the Murphy branch of
the county committee are: Anthony
Passerine, representing Tennessee
Valley Authority personnel: J. W.
Maxfield. Local Mechanics Union
No. 147; J. V. Bamett. Local Car
penters Union No. 707; Mart Ham
hy of Patrick; Mrs. J. P. Wood, of
Suit; C. S. Mull, of Bellview ; Miss
Dale Sudderth, of Peachtree: Re
creational Director Buice. of Hiwas
see Dam; Fred Davis, of Grand
View: E. J. Toremce, of Postell: Miss
Leila Hayes, of Tomotla; W. A.
Nichols, of Culberson; Glenn Crowe,
of Unaka: C. R. Lcdford, of Ranger:
and Troy Bowman, of the Murphy
colored community.
In explaining the functions of
USO. its president. Chester I. Barn
ard. points out:
"USO carries on its functions in
two general ways: First, through its
own organization of officers and
employees; and second and chiefly, j
through other organizations. Cer- >
tain of these organizations original- ,
ly united to form the USO. Such j
organizations are called agencies'. .
Certain other organizations, such as
USO-Camp Shows, Inc., were cre
, aled to form particular types of
[ services for USO, or were already in j
i existence to perform services which :
j USO wished to have continued or !
| expanded. During the month of j
May, SI. 765.328 v:as spent in con- j
; nection with the vairous phases of i
USO work.
Organizations cooperating with j
;lie USO with the number of sepa- j
rate units and staff employees fol- j
low:
Yo'inc Men's Chris' ian Assoc ia - |
tion 111 and 366: Young Women's
Christian Association. 131 and 192:
Salvation Army. 74 and 155; Na
tional Catholic Community Service.
184 and 345: National Travelers Aid
Association. Ill and 104: Jewish
Welfare Board. 97 and 140: and USO
Overseas Bases. 33 and 90.
New Dickey Building
Is Under Construction
Work on the foundations of the
brick business building being erected
by Frank Dickey adjoining the Nehl
Bottling plant Is under -way. For the
t>a3". few weeks th- houses occupying
the plot were moved away. "Hie new
structure will be used for store pur
poses and for the bottling of Ncni
ci rbonated beverages. Mr. Dickey
expects his building will be com
pleted late next fall.
REViVAL LEADER
Kfv. Ralph E. Juhnson
Rev. Ralph E. Johnson,
Prominent Evangelist,
At Methodist Revival
Kev. Ralph E. Johnson, of Nash
ville. Tenn.. who has clout- ?-vangei- I
if tic work in .nearly eiery sm-Uod ol j
the United Stales. Trill Ik guest ;
minister in a revival at the Meth- |
odist church in Murphy, commenr
ing Sunday. June 29. Rev. C. B
Newton, the pastor, announced yes
terday.
The revival speaker will he ac
companied and assisted by his wile,
who has specialized ir. working with
children and young people. Metiiod
ist ministers in Cherokee, Graham
and Clay counties have planned to
come here for revival services.
A Daily Vacation School will start
on Monday. June 29. Courses have
been arranged for all age groups
commencing with the Beginner's
Department and extending through
the Intermediate DetMurUuciil.
During teh revival, four services
will be ht'Jd each day. Children's
services w.'Jl be held at 9 a.m. and
morning service for the public will
follow at 10 o'clock. Young people's
service will beigin at 7 p.m. and even
ing service will conclude each day
at 8 o'clock.
Arrangements Made T o
Build Boy Scouts
| Recreation Hut Here
I About 18 boys and several of the
advisory 'committee attended the
monthly Boy Scout meeting at the
Murphy high school last Monday
evening. The matter of a Scout
master to succeed Ernest Nutting
was discussed and "Red" Schuyler
was proposed for the assignment.
Mr. Nutting, who has served credit
ably as Scoutmaster, expects to leave
town.
A man interested in Boy Scout ac
tivities has donated the site and log.,
for a recreation hut to house Boy
Fcout activities in this section. It is
hoped to have the project built and
11 operation before next, winter.
I 6 was announced that a prize
would be given the boy who b. 1
in the largest number of members
Who pass IhciT tenderfoot to-:?* and
become full fledged Scouts.
Among the advisory committee at;
the meeting were Ernest Nutting. I
until recently Scoutmaster: Rev. 1
Grant Folmesbee. assistant. Scout
master: Lion Joe Ray Lion Birch,
and Lion Massey.
Rev. Grant Folmsbee
Receives D. B. Degree j
From Divinity School
The Rev. Grant folmsbee. rector
of the Episcopal Church of the
Messiah, returned to Murphy re
cently after spending a fortn'.ght in
the North. While in New Haven.
Conn., he received the bachelor of
divinity degree from the Berkeley
Divinity School -which is the Episco
pal seminary affiliated with Yale
University.
Ketner Reports Progress In
County Cost Of Living Farm
j Survey Among 1,800 Familes
Gas Rationing Plan
!To Be Explained At
Murphy Meet June 29
I I
| Tht permanent ??: up for pa* j
rationing. -which become? effective
?July 15. wiL be explained at a ir-eta- i
, ing 'kt the Murph? City HaU on
! Monday evening. .lmv? 2S? at 8:00 !
'o'clock. Tt.is mcrting will t* oi !
I special interest to all crviliaD de
fense officials. ount-y and city
.school superintendent*. registrars
and wholesalers and retailers o!
irasolme. ail of unom *re urged to
:attem] This meeting. which will be
very nstructlve. will h* conducted
j :;y Rutert H. Baiky, fieJd reprcse n
j tative, of Cne Fih ? RaUoning Di
, vision OPA
This meeting has be?*n arranged
for pas deakrs ant the above named
official* in Cherokee. Clay, Graham
| and Ma-on counties are trged to be
present.
Cherokee County Men
Entrained Thursday For
Fort Jackson, S. C.
A group of Cherokee selectees
answering the call ot their Uncle
Sam entrained at the Murphy bus
station for Port Jackson. S. C..
Thursday morning at 7 o'clock.
Representatives of the Lions Club
and Woman's Club were on hand to
wish them bon voyage and to dis
tribute gifts. Part of the group -were
volunteers and the remainder were
draftees. James Reid MAllor.ee. son
of Arthur Mallonee and third mem
ber of the family to enlist for serv
ice. was chosen leader. Harv.c Gaines
Elkins. Jr., was named assistant
leader.
Several volunteers in the party
leaving Thursday included Vernon
Childers, William Earl Chambers '
and Clinton Fred Donaldson, of
Murphy; William Donald Anderson,
i of Andrews: Poster Winkler, of
! Route No. 1. Copperhill. Tenn.: J. E
! Campbell and Homer Hoyt Taylor,
(of Letitia: Van Chester Williams, of
j Marble; James Earl Coker. of
Brasstown: and Ralph Louis Guth
j ric. of Ranger.
Those in the group who were
; drafted included James Roid Mal
I lonee. Harve Gaines Elkins. Jr.. J
Alden Cook. Clarence E. Carroll.
! Clinton Arthur Gibson and Wayne
I Sheridan Haigler. of Murphy: Wil
i liam Howard Palmer and Leonard ,
Hubert Stiles, of Route No. 2. Mur
phy; William Wesley Baker and
James Homer Carter, of Route No.
3. Murphy: Prank McLean Reagan.
Giles Hardin and Melvin William
Enslc.v. of Andrews: Oscar James
Garren. of Route No I. Anderws:
Thomas James Wood;, of Topton:
Aud Garland, .if Letitia: Hubert
Austin Maughan and Home/ Mund.v.
of Culberson: James Robert Whlte
ner and Woodrow Wilson Rogers, of
Route No. 2. Culberson: Ployd Farlie
Garrett, of Grandview: Ployd Rob
ert Clayton, of Brasstown: Wlllitm
Howard Trull, Woodrow Jack Ras
ter and Fred Goldman Griffith, of
Marble: Elmer Coleman, of Unaka;
Alvin Flowers, of Ranger: Burley
Clarence Deweese. of Tomotla: and
Glenn E. Dean, of Postell.
Whichard Appointed
Cadet Corporal At
The Citadel School
CHARLESTON. S. C.. June 17.?
William A. Whichard. son of Dr. M
P. Whichard. of Murphy, N. C.. has
'been appointed a cadet corp-iral at
The Citadel, the Military College of
South Carolina.
Cherokee Tie;
i ? 11 c r>i T?
up wun \j. . !?r. ? v*
Check Living Rise
Alter holding 15 neighborhood
meetings for leaders in tin Che rokee
county survey to control the cost of
living fa nil families ?*? being con
... -with successful result*. A
0 Ketnt r, county farm agent. said
yesterday. He explained that 145
|H-oplo I lave teen selected out of 208
leaders to visit between 16 and 18
farm families Preliminary reports
indicate that about 93 per cent of
all rural families will be contacted.
Each farm famiHr is beine asked ?
U' agree to cooperate with the fol
lowing aims : < #!?_".
1 "Hi cooperate with the nationa
pnee control plan.
2. We will raise more of oi'r own
food r.nd feed and buy less
3 We plan to buy less for our
own use and take care of what we
have.
4 We will strive to maintain and
1 improve our soil fertility.
I 5. We will pay cash as far a*>
possible instead of using the in
stallment plan.
6. We will buy less of those
; things which are not important to
; maintaining our health, such as soft
drinks, candies, etc.
7. We -will repair farm and home
equipment: remodel our clothing,
and buy fewer things that are not
essential.
? V.'c -ill drive our car on!?
when absolutely necessary This will
save us gas, rubber and other ex
penses.
9 We will save for the Govern
ment scrap metals, rubber, and
other scarce and essential materials.
10. We will encourage neighbor
hood receraition such as baseball,
plays, etc.. as well as increased
church, school and other neighbor
hood activities to help maintain
morale.
Other requirements thai help to
pay for the war are to invest in
more war bonds and stamps, to pay
income and property taxes promptly
and to reduce all debts as rapidly
in possible. People art also asked
;o produce more of the needed farm
[ products such a-- vegetable oils,
milk. esgs. meats and fiber crops
Raisins: of more food Is vitally es
sential because at least one-half of
certain food commodities such a*
meat, lard and canned goods are
now required for the armed forces
These requirements will increase as
the war progresses.
Some of the c onsequent es of in
flation. which the present cost of
living survey is intended to check
: 1 An exaggerated idea of one',
buying power: 2. Encourages the
contracting of debts: 3 Living above
the regular income: 4. increases
taxes and public deb 5. Reduces
tendencies to save ,tnd discourages
thrift: 6 Establishes prices higher
than norma) causing people to ad
Just their spending to a level they
cannot maintain: 7. Higher prices
make it hard for low income fam
ilies to buy what they need: and 8.
Inflation makes dollars cheaper, so
that they will not buy so much The
result is heavier borrowing and
mortgaging the future.
The main result of this cost of
living program will be to cause
much of the war debt to be paid as
we go. It is desired to maintain de
sirable living conditions to which
our soldiers may return after the
war It will help to prevent a seri
ous depression after the war roch
as that which paralywd America
following World War I.
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