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Cherokee Victory Day Celebration
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Office Explains
High Rejections
Local Physicians Should
Not Be Criticized For
Army Rejections
T.ie current high rate of rcjcc
of selectees at the induction
.. ion is disturbing to the public
?.:nc:. This is undcrtsandable since
. public is so vitally interested in
try phase of Selective Service.
T: ire is a -satisfactory explanation
-,t and the public is entitled to
explanation.
Prior to January 1. 1942, com
t:e physical1 examinations were
? m the selectees by local board
ximining physicians. After a few
nihs of experience, these physi
cians were passing men who very
:osely met the Army's requirements.
Kf.iections at the induction station
that time were almost entirely of
.rn with borderline conditions.
:ner. who had contrarted diseases be
iwen the time of their local ex
aminations and the time of their de
livery for induction, and men re
acted as a result of the chest X
rays which were never a part of the
.coal examinations.
Under the regulations iiiw in
j i ' j t'*r, 1 1 n' loc?l examining pnyoic!u"s
do not make a comprehensive ex
amination. In fact, they make onJy
a casual, "screening" examination
and are guided by a list of defects,
one part of which sets forth non
remediable physical conditions which
manifestly disqualify the selectee
for all military service, and the sec
ond part of which sets forth those
non-remediable physical conditions
which manifestly disqualify for gen
eral military service, but qualify for
limited service The local examining
physician has no alternative but to
follow this list specifically. With
these limitations, the eramining
physician can reject little more than
the obviously unfit.
Another reason for the large num
ber of rejections is that local boards
ro longer have the authority to dis
qualify registrants who are below
the minimum literacy standards for
military service. Prior to Jrnuary 1. j
J942. they had such authority and !
die; not send to the induction sta- j
'.ion registrants who were below j
s.ieh standards. Regulations now i
"'.'ovide that all such men. otherwise j
lalified for miiltary service, must ,
? sent to the induction station fori
Haal check and rejection by the]
Arm*.
It can readily be appreciated by
those who understand the regula-j
i:ons in force that a higher per
centage of the men forwarded for
induction may be expected to be re
jected for the reasons above given
and local boards and examining
Physicians should not be criticized
for a condition over which they ha.ve
no control. They have no choice but
'? send the men to the induction
ftation even if they have reason to
believe that a large number will be
rejected on account of their physical
condition or lack of educational
qualifications.
Holiday Closing Of
Rationing Office
The sugar and gas rationing of
fice in the basement of the Murphy
, '^rary building, will remain
Hoiiv, next Saturday. July 4.
Bill Williams Saves
Boy While Father
Drowns In Cane Creek
Stanley Clayton, 44. of Marble,
drowned at 11 oilock Tutsdav after
noon in Cane Creek near Hiwassee
Lake and tile Kin.sey school on the
Copperhill Highway. Mr. Clayton's
eight-year-old adopted son, Harold
Clayton, had stepped beyond his
depth and in attempting to rescue
him, the father, who could not swim,
went over his head. Bill Williams,
who was along, saved the boy. Mr.
Clayton failed to respond during the
two hours that Dr. B. W. Whitfield
worked over him with an oxygen
lank.
i Funeral services for Mr. Clayton
will b" held at Rogers Chapel. The
date of the funeral will be announc
ed later. The Townson Funeral home
will have charge of the services.
Mr. Clayton is survived by his
widow; his adopted son. Harold; a
brother. Cody Clayton, of Route 2.
Murphy; and two sisters. Mis. Fany
Dockcry. of Miami. Fla.. und Mrs
May Ellenburgh, of Chattanooga,
Tenn.
Pleasant Hill Will
Entertain W. Liberty
S. S. Associational
The West Liberty Associational
Sunday School Conference will meet
at the Pleasant Hill Baptist cliurrh
next Sunday afternoon at two
o'clock. A large delegation of of
ficers, pastors, teachers and Sunday
school workers are urged to be
present.
Rev. W. K. Shirer will lead the de
votional. A roll call of the Sunday
schools in the Associational will be
made. Special music will be furnish
ed by Pleasant Hill church. Rev.
Edgar Willis will speak on the sub
ject of "Daily Vacation Bible
Schools". Rev. Cloyd Piper will dis
cuss "The Lord's Acre Work", after
which the meeting will be dismissed.
Murphy Cannery Will
Pay 3 1-2 Cents A Pound
More For Blackberries \
The cannery at Murphy will buy I
somt blackberries at an advanced I
price over recent years. The price |
will be 3 ' c per pound, or around/
21c per gallon. These will be limited
to some extent due to the tin short
age.
Anyone wishing to deliver black
berries should get in touch with the
manager at the cannery.
It looks like there will be a good
crop ot blackberries, and pickers
should make good money gathering1
the berries.
Petrie Hospital
Patients For Week
The list of patients at Petrie hos
pital on Wednesday of this week in
cluded Mrs. J. L. Sellers .of Route 1.
Hayesville: Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Clemmer and baby girl, of Hayes
ville: Mrs. Edward Chastaln and
baby girl, of Route 3, Blairsville.
Ga.; Miss Ollie Kerby. of Young
Harris. Oa. ; Mrs. Earl Sala and baby
boy, of TV A village. Murphy: Miss
Pauline Beaver and Oscar Kephart.
of Murphy: Mrs. Harriet Mashburn.
of Oak Park. N. C.: Mr. and Mrs. O.
C. Chastaln. of Culberson: Mrs. Fred
White and baby girl, of Unaka:
and Mrs. Clara Bell Conley and Law
rence Winfrey, of Andrews.
Program nf Fvpntc
Cherokee County
Victory Day Celebration
Saturday, July 4
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I -k 10:00 V. M.: Street parade start".
1 from high school building. Route up
Valle; ? River street to cits square.
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? 10:30 A. M.: Honors at Tomb of
I'nknown Soldier at the square, in
; charge of American Legion Posts ol
\mlrcws and Murphy.
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? 11:00 A. >1 : Patriotic address by
i Rev. Baker. pastor ol Andrews
j Baptist church.
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j ? 12:00 X.: Motor Boat Races. (
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? 1:30 P. M.: Swimming: races and
I diving contest between Boy Scouts
? and 4 -II Clubs.
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? 2:00 P. M.: Boy Scouts Firts Aid
cmonst ration.
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? 2:30 P. M.: Horse Shoe Pitching j
! contest.
j * 3:00 P. M.: Greased Pig: and
Greased Pole contests.
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j* 4:00 P. M.: Baseball Game be- j
1 tween Murphy Smoky Mountain
| League team, winners of first half
| honors, and Isabella, Tenn.
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|* 5:30 P. M.' Casting Tournament |
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^ 7:80 P. M.: Bowling Tourna
ment, Lions Club of Murphy and
Copperhill, Tenn., team.
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I ? 8 P. M.: Square Dance contest. I
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SUNDAY, JULY 5
it 1:30 P. M. Cherokee Singinc
Convention at court house.
Drivers In Three Auto
Wrecks Face Trial;
34 Stitches Taken
After several weeks of compara
tive quiet, three auto wrecks were
reported recently. Last Saturday
night about 11 p.m. a Chevrolet se
dan driven by Lester Hamby. of
Patrick, and a Pontiac car driven
by Pless Hedrick. of Ranger, col
lided : the Walker school house at
Ranger. Grant Elier. of Patrick, who
?va s riding in the Chevrolet, suffer
ed severe head cuts. He was taken to
Petris ho pital. where 34 stitches
v r . ? required to close the wound.
Hamby was bound over to the next
*erm of Superior Court by Justice of \
the Peace D. M. Reese, at a hearing
Tuesday morning, on charges of )
driving while drunk and recklcsc i
driving. It was claimed that Hamby j
cut in on the wrong side of the I
road. Both cars were completely de
molished.
Last Saturday night about eight,
o'clock a Plymouth coach driven by
Fred Welch, of Marble, and a
Chevrolet driven by Newt Ledford.
o." Murphy, crashed about 50 yards
outside the East Murphy city limits.
Ledford was driving out of a side
road and failed to stop for the ap
proaching car.
All four occupants In the Ply
mouth car went to the Petrie hos
pital for treatment for cuts and
bruises. Two of the four people in
the Chevrolet machine were also
treated.
Tuesday morning Leon Mitchell,
of Canton. Oa.. employed by the
North Georgia Transfer Co.. lost
control of his truck as he was driv
ing down Scott Laney hill. His truck
Cherokee Registration
Approximates 364 men
Between 18-20 Years
Tllf S(!uv S I j.iiitfyoljnn ijj ".'Clint, ;
men between the age.s of 18 nad 2(
totaled 364 in Cherokee county j
Wayne Walker, eounty draft board !
director, .said today. Hi reported 271 j
men registered at the Murphy boarc i
headquarters and 94 from Andrew
At the present time there are nrarh j
450 service men from Ch?roke
county on duty throughout
world. Tiie Murphy draft board ol
fice will be closed on Saturday, Jul>
4.
Mr. Walker said that ?t number ol
young men have not yet registered
He urged that these men come into
the draft board office as soon as
possible and sign up.
i Capt. Pied Swann, Legion official
i volunteered to conduct last Tues
day's registration at Andrews.
U. S. Employm nt Office
Can Use Carpenters,
Welders, Steam Fitters
C. I. Calhoun, supervisor ol the
Murphy branch of the United States
Employment Office in the court
house, said yesterday that he has
had urgent requests for 1,200 car
penters at the rate of 300 per day,
also 25 plumbers and 25 steam fit
ters as well as a number of welders
are needed right away for defense
projects in this state.
Bargains Offered At
Man Shop Fire Sale
Opening Tomorrow
Customers will throng the Man
Shop to snap up the many attrac
tive bargains offered at the fire
sale starting Thursday morning of
this week at nine o'clock. Ever since
the recent fire. J. W. Davidson, own
ei and manager, has been assembl
ing stock undamaged except for ?
smoke. Patrons are afforded tre- j
mendous savings. Mr. Davidson an- 1
nounces. "The sale opening tomor- 1
row is really an opportunity to !
clothe your family", he pointed out. I
Practically all men's wearing ap
parel will be represented on the
shelves. This will include the latest
autumn fashions in clothes received
jus before the fire. There is con
siderable merchandise, such as con
i rnments of rubber goods, coats,
boots and caps, which could not be
rtplaccd for love or money now. due
to the government's war needs.
Mr. David.-on has been operating
the Man Shop for a number of years.
The store nas a lii*ii clacc patronage
which is not only county wide. but.
draws from nearby sections of
Tennessee and Georgia.
James Clayton Buys
Stock of Gas Station
Operated By Posey
James Clayton has purohased the
stock of the Texaco filling station
located on Valley River Avenue and
took charge Tuesday. John Posey.
Jr.. who has operated the station, is
now employed by the TVA.
ran wild into a ditch and turned
over after striking a rock. The driv
er got off with slight bruises, but (lie
truck was completely demolished.
Mitchell will be tried for reckless
driving. Patrolman Smith, who
handled the case. said.
Annual Tri-Countv
Farmers Federation
Picnic On July 11
Committees From Eight
Cherokee Centers To
Join !n Arrangements
The Cherokee. Clay and Graham
counties picnic of the Farmers Fed
eration will be held Saturday , July
11. at the Ogden high school, in
Clay count?, this year.
Tlie picnics, as usual, will Ix* open
to everybody living within the coun
ty or within the trading area of the
Federation Store located in the
county. Every family is invited and
urged te bring a well filled picnic
I lunch basket and be prepared tc
spend the day. A special invitation
is extended to any musicians in this
county to take ?>art on the program
in the morning.
The meeting will get under way at
10 o'clock in tlu morning, with
music toy the Farmers Federation
string band. The string band and
any other musicians who wish to
take part in the program will play
as the crowd gathers and after this
some brief talks will be made.
Speakers will be announced later.
Choirs, quartets, and other singers
will Rinjr competitively scng
books will be given to the winning
choir and prizes will be given to
the winning quartets.
This year the Farmers Federation
picnics will be especially devoted to
the war programs for farmers
Every part of the picnic possible
will be used to explain and en
courage the farmers' part in our
great national war effort, James G
K McClure. president of the Farm
ers Federation, said. War bonds will
be stressed and a special committee
will be appointed to get pledges for
war bonds.
Committees from the throe coun
ties follow:
Cherokee county:
Marble: Mrs. E. O. White Spencer.
Route 2. Murphy: Mrs. J. H. K]li
and Alonzo Shields, of Murphy:
Lone Wood, of Suit: and Tnwrencc
Anderson, of Marble
Valley Town: John Tatum. E. A
Wood and All's. Donald Wilson, of
Andrews: and John Palmer. Nee
Abcmai'.v and Claude Day. of Mar
ble.
Not la: Bill Hatchet:.. R. S. Bur
in B L. Fox and Homer Hughe,
of Route 2. Murphy.
Bf.i'.'erdam : tT ~ G. Phillip?
Geo re Crawford and Rev. A. G
Mutow. of TTnaka.
Ho: Hons' : Ralph Shields. W. E
Rire and Tom Johnson, of Culber
son. "?
Shoals Creek: Dr. Young. of Pos
tell : and Burt. McNabb and Jimmii
Wood, of Suit.
Peach Tree: H. I. Robinson, I?.w
son Lunsford, George Hendrix.
Principal Clarence Hendrtx and
Henry Sudderth. of Routt 1, Mur
phy.
Murphy: Thad Stiles, A. Q. Ket
ner. county farm agent: Miss Allene
Richardson and K C. Wright, of
Murphy.
Clay County:
G. G. Fathering of HayenrHle.
county farm agent: James Zimmer
man. of Brasstown: K. L. Crawford
and BID Cla7ton. of Andrews: W.
W. Cochran, of Nantahala: and M
L. Mattersom. Cline McClure. Wayne
Brooks. Mark Weaver, C. L. Smith
and W. C Smart, of Haye*v1I>