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Peyton Ivie Heads
Good Government ;
Organization Here
Committee Named T o
Study Ways To End
Bootlegging Traffic
\ roup of approximately one I
tired citizens met al the Baptist
re!; Inst Sunday afternoon and
ini/cd a Rood government lea
, .1- Weekly meetings will be held !
. . .(1 plans will be formed to cope ;
;:i tin- booth n liquor traffic and ?
? operation of lawless beer joints
Instances were pointed out by sev
. ml speakers that were a disgrace
? i Murphy".
Rev H L. Paisley, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, acted as tem
:.irv chairman. Peyton Ivie was
im<d as permanent chairman.
? tr.rr officers chosen were EXiV
Tp^nson. vice-chairman: and Mrs
?V M. La;.' secretary. Tlie commit -
. , nanii d to outline llic policies and
. MKt dure of the organization in
iiiiis J B. Gray. Rev. A. B. Cash
C. B Newton .<nd Rev. H. L..
Paisley. The officers will aLso meet,
vitii this committee.
Rev A. B. Cash, pastor, called the
meet ing to order and welcomed
Hose from other churches. He said
iat when he came :o Murpliy as ;i
.*? tranger. he was soon convinced
Mat certain moral conditions need
ed remedying. "1 am still of the
,-ame opinion." he concluded.
Rev. C. B. Newton, Methodist
minister, responded. "For the past
five months public sentiment has
been crystalling against certain
practices in our town." he declared.
' I have been looking torward lor a
long time to a meeting of this na
ture. We must arrive at one of two
lonclusions. We must either fight
for high standards or give in and
let the riff-raff element that no
ether town wants. Public sentiment
hire favors a clcan-up. Our city and
iounty officials have said that they
anil back any program that we in
flate. I have seen more public
drunkenness in the 20 mothhs I have
tien In Murphy than in all the rest
< f my life elsewhere."
Rev. Grant Folmsbee, deacon-in
. .'large of the Church of the Mes
siah. ^aid: "I wish to second the el
forts that will be made to change
conditions in Murphy as 1 have seen
tnem I am thinking not only of oui
tourists, but also of our own folks
who need to be redeemed."
J. H. Hampton. Dave Townson. J.
D. Mallonee and Mrs. Akin were j
;.mong other speakers who told of j
:.w)ess conditions here. Mr. Mai-]
onee believes that desecration of |
ip Sabbath day is more harmful to j
iblic morals than is the sale of i
iiquor. He said that the city has no j
right to grant beer licenses to lm- >
TTioral persons or to those of low i
laracter. The city has power to !
fgulate closing hours of beer par- 1
? rs and to padlock them when they
> not meet the required standards.
Girl Scouts Notes
Froirj Andrews Troop j
The Andrews Girl Scouts have de- ,
< idrd to keep the same name for j
their troop as the one which was
organized by Mrs. Morris Bush two
or three years ago. At that time the
post was named the Fannie Sue
Hoblitze" Troop.
A Troop committee, appointed by
t he Women's Society Iot Christian j
Service, includes Mrs. Joe Smith,
chairman: Mrs. Wayne MaKheson.
and Mrs. Roy Williams.
In the scrap rubber drive the Girl
Scouts collected about 1,500 pounds
rubber. The girl collecting the
most rubber received a dollar prize
defense stamps. The stamps went
to Carolyn Smith, who turned in 370
Pounds Elizabeth Phillips also turn
ed in over 300 pounds.
Ration Office Gives
Information For Gas
And Sugar Consumers
Mrs. *nn Phillips, d. rector of tfv
local War Prior and Rationing
j Board, made several announcement*
this week governing the rauininp o.'
sugar and gasoline.
Mr- Phillips said that .-i.tmps 5
and 6 in the war ration sugar books
are each good for two pounds of
sugar. Stamp No. 5 remains effective
until July 25 and stamp No. ti ef
fective from July 26 to August 22.
Stamp No. 1 is good for a bonus o'
two pounds of sugar unt 1 August
22.
After last Tuesday, July 14, at
midnight, the War Bond Seal in the
upper left hand comer of the ration
card may be punched by the dealer
to permit delivery of gasoline as
follows:
"A" card. 3 gallons; 'B-l" card, I
4 gallons; "B-2" card, 5 gallons: J
and "B-3" card, 6 gallons. Mrs.
Phillips pointed out that only 40
per cent of these amounts may be
delivered to motorcycles or motor
bikes. All unused units on the cards
themselves will continue to be good
for 6 gallons, except on those cards
issued to motorcycles or motor- j
bikes, which will be good for 2.4
gallons.
On or before July 29. 1942, every
j dealer, dealer outlet and supplier
must forward to the Board having
jurisdiction over the area in which
his place of business is located, all
forms numbered OPA R-510 and
OPA R-511 received by him be
tween May 15. 1942 and July 22.
1942. inclusive.
The OPA office has announced
that coupons in the ration books for
private passenger automobiles will
be valued at 4 gallons each. This
value, it was emphasized, will be
subject to change at any time. This
value of four gallons per coupon
means that on the basis of 15 miles
to the gallon the basic "A" ration
book, containing a year's supply of ;
48 coupons will provMe ? H80 miles
of driving annually.
Lions Club Head
And Frank Ellis To
Leave For Toronto
New officers of the Lions Club j
were installed At tire bi-monthly
meeting Tuesday evening at the
Methodist church. Dr W A Hoover
is the new president and W. A. Sher
rill is the retiring head.
Dr. and Mrs Hoover and Frank
Ellis will leave next Sunday for
Toronto, Canada, to attend the
Lions International convention
The Lions Club is planning a
ladies' night for its next meeting.
Tuesday. July 28. A club picnic is be
ing arranged for some time in
August and another in September.
Bert Graham Smith Is
Promoted To Corporal
Bert Graham Smith, -on o! Mrs.
Virginia Smith, who is stationed at
Port Bragg with the 6th Field Bat
talion has been promoted to cor
pora!. Young Smith enlisted .is a
1 private in the Army in February,
1941 Six years ago he studied at the
John C. Campbell Folk School ?*:
B: asstowr. .
Hobert Brown Breaks
Leg And Lacerates
Head Fleeing Officer
Twenty-two years 0)* B' bert
; Brown, of Culberson learned Sun
I c!ay night thai a parked car may be
' a*, dangerous as a car speeding
alone the highway. Shortly after
midnight last Sunday . Officer E&ra
Price spotted him and gave chase
The policeman commanded him to
surrender and fired two shots into
the air when Brown started running
o'own Center Avenue. A street light
near the city jail blinded the fugi
tive and he crashed into the rear
of a parked sedan, breaking two
bones of his right leg below the
knee. Then he pitched forward
striking his head on the concrete
paving and received painful lacera
tions. He was taken to Petrie Hos- ;
Dital where he was reported to be j
doing nicely. The car got off with ?
only two dents on the metal cover |
to the rumbie seat.
Installation Meeting Of
Joe Miller Elkins
Legion Post Tuesday
The installation nice; in? of the
Joe Miller Elkins Post No. 9G of the
American Legion will be held next
Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.m. at the!
Waco-Pep Service Station. F. O.
Christopher will be intsalled as the
new Post Commander, succeeding J.
Lawrence Hall. A large attendance
is anticipated.
Comforter Project
In Fair Building Is
Discontinued
Mrs. Allinc King, county honw
demonstration agent, reports that
the government comforter project in
the fair building has been closed.
In f Viron months therr have
1316 comforters manufactured for
local use. The government furnish
ed the cotton and each farmer paid
SO cents for needles and help. Farm
people *ere employed at the plant.
10% OF INCOME
IS OUR QUOTA
IN WAR BONDS
WHEN A SPITFIRE ATTACKED one of th N; . " r . ? r. t t
fighters <a FW.190) at 17.000 feet recently ov<
Robson of New Zealand, saw the above remari ? -v it
was photographed by his automatic CIRU fa:
(2) the pilot's helmet flew out, (3) and (4) the ir-.:v.y ?
with one wing down
In the first tive months of this year, th- R A i
swept over enemy occupied country destroyed ? . c . : ^ -
pletr enemy ^ghter squadrons. This contiru -
is vomplFmentary to the R A.F.'s heavy n?{
Cherokee Singers To
Meet At Valley Town
Church Next Sunday
Cm roket C mty Slnsini Cort
vrnlioil \\ ill gather at Valley Town
B c \\ii\ n? v S i.'idtl*- aft* '
noon tor their community siiu The!
church located beyond Andre\v>|
on ' .c Ash* villi -Murpi ?? h; -way.
Frank CV:? mai ??! Mu:pn> ;m r.
dem. u? i it |
isid? ? ? q i.irtetJ and oth* :
musician, art lordial'.^ '?.? '<**d tol
attend and to * ake part.
Draft Boards List
Men !n Categories
For Armed Forces
Waiker v ;erk 01 ine cnero
kec county drat board, lias received
instructions from Dm North Caro
lina State headquarters of the Se
lective Service system by which
registrant- wl: ?? separated into
categories All ? . lstranus in each
category will b? dcete-u fur indur
I tion be I ore an;, registrant i n the
j succc.cdixu eatej. . i> . ? lected.
| Pour ^roupa ? re recognized as ioi
| lows:
Category One Single mtn with no
dependents
Category Two Single men with
dependents.
Category Thre* \lajried men who
do no; have children but who main
tain bona fide relationship m their
homes "V. ith their wives, provided
marriage took place prior to De
j i ember 8 l!*4l .
I Category Pour: Registrants who
with then wives and childrrn. or
with their children alone, maintain
a bona fide family relationship in
their homes, provided marriage took
place prior to Decembe r 8 1941 and
at a time **hen selection was not
imminent.
Mr Walker explained that local
boards in this state have all been
advised that they should fill their
July and subsequent calls in ac
cordance with this policy, if pos
sible. However, boards have also
been advised that the national in
terest requires that all caJls to meet
I the manpower requirements must
i be filled on schedule. If any local
i board does not have a sufficient
I number of single 1-A men available
to fill its call, it has been authorized
! to depart from the general rule of
i priority and use married men who
' ordinaily might be expected to be in
category 3. if such departure is
necessary to meet said call.
The Cherokee county draft board
is now preparing its July list of
registrants for induction Notices
have teen mailed to the men Mr.
Walker stated that the July call
will have the largest number of
men repoiting to date and that the
August call will be still larger. Men
from 21 to 35 years comprise the j
next two calls.
Youth Drowns In
Tusquiette Creek
Billie Pcniami. 14. son of Mr and
Mrs. Paul Penland. of Gainesville.
O?... v.- a: dro.vr.cd in TusqutetU
Creek Sunday afternoon while visit
ing relatives in Hayesville.
While in the creek swimming with
other boys, young Penland suffered I
an epileptic attack, an affliction he !
had suffered since childhood. His ,
body was taken to the home of his
grandparents and funeral services
were conducted frum iiie H*yesviii"
Methodist church Tuesday after
noon. The Ivie Funeral Home had J
charge of arrangements. Rev L K
Latham, of Gainesville, and Rev.'
James Clemmer. of Hayesviile. of
ficiated.
The boy's mother. Mrs. Penland.
was called from Gainesville and i
went to Hayesville at once. The ?
parents, two sisters and one brother
survive. His father, a patient at Alto
Hospital in Gainesville, was unable ;
to attend his son's funeral.
Wind And Electric
Storm Friday Kve.
Caused Damage
Electric Service Cut Off,
Movies Closed, Motor
Cars Wrecked
A: . rir.aJBorm ?mpunwd
" ?> 'j-i t- -iiu1!. tin town Friday even
imr <??*? ? 7 ovlork Irojf th< d*?
! lection ! B Iith owi Tw< nverg
i ing ? !??ud formations me: and con
' ide ruble damagt resulted As far as
| could U- learned. no one was hurt.
A tall spruce nin trt*? at the end i
| f Dr and Mrs E K Smith'.- porch
on Hiwassee street topph'd into the
I highway its trunk and branches
jerasliiiu on two motor cars and two
I trucks ?-f thi Cherokee Furniture
Company. The trucks were unharm
ed A Buiek sedan belonging to l?fb
tiewondowski o! Chicago HI . was
crushed by the impart as though the
ear had been pressed in a viee and
squeezed. Beside it was a Plymouth
owned by Robert Minor, of Birming
ham A?a.. which also was wrecked
Both men art employed or. Tennes
see Valley Authority jobs.
Across the street from the Smiths
tin roof of George C. MauneyS store
ripped up by the wind
Wire-- were down along Hiwassee
street and electric current was shut
off while linesmen repaired the
damage. People all ovei Murphy had
to resort to candles. Tin scheduled
evening screen programs at the
three theatres were interru^ /*' ?tnd
movie fans had to look elsewhere
for their diversion. At the Methodist
church, worshippers attended Rev.
Ralph Johnson's revival in the semi
darkness of candles. Electric service
was resumed aboui 4 a.m. Saturday
morning Telephone service was only
partially impaired
A cat alpha and cottonwood trees
were blown down on the grounds of
Charles Calhoun. A tree in the yard
of A N. H in ton's home fell across
Fred Christopher's porch on Peach
tree street. A number of trees were
uprooted in the Bealestown area.
Com in many localities was blown
down.
T.ie corner of the outer surface
of the roof on the Cherokee Hotel
was blown off. The side display win
dow at Parker's Drug Store was
smashed.
Two Weeks' Course
For B.T.U. Members
Is Under Way Here
Four field workers of the Baptist
Training Union art- supervising a
; wo weeks' course covering the
Unions organization ..nd activitie:
at. the Baptist chur' This week a
preparatory course i> being given,
while next week will be devoted to
more advanced, work. Acting as in
strui 'ois are Harold McManus, of
Sanford. N. C : Sam Shepherd, oi
New Orleans: Miss Willa Marks, of
Greensboro; and Miss KJmorene
Lassiter.
Mr. McManus preached here las'
Sunday evening in the absence oi
the pastor. Rev. A B Cash, who has
been conducting a revival at Ellijay.
Oa.
Frank Forsyth Takes
Chapel Hill Banking
School Course
Frank Forsyth of t.hr Citizen'
Bank & Trust Company. wUI return
to Murphy next Sunday after at
trndtnp the North Carolina State
Bankers School at Ch.ipcl Hill
Classes are beintr plver, in various
aspects o? bankinc. Gurney Hood.
State Banking Commlsionrr. is one
of the instructors. Other teachers
are from the University of North
Carolina faculty.