VOlTmE 57 - Xl-MBEB 20 MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 6, 1945 EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK One Killed And Ten Injured In Accident Mrs G. P. Noblet', about 60 ' years of age. died at Petrie hospi tal Monday afternoon about 2 ! o'clock uf injuries received Sun- j da)' night about 7 o'clock when the | fUtoroobile in which she was l id- j jng collided with another car about j a mile from Hiawassee, Ga? on | the Clayton highway. Both thighs sere fractured and she also suf- ( fered lacerations of the scalp. Eleven persons, all from near Hiawassee and Young Harris, were injured in the accident, four of i the number seriously injured. G. j P. Noblett is in Murphy General hospital suffering from several br ken ribs and scalp lacerations: Mr. and Mrs. Grady Maney are in Petrie hospital, he with a dislocat ed hip. a compound fracture of the right leg. fractured skull and lacerations; Mrs. Maney has a compound fracture of the left leg and lacerations. Others in the party who were in jured were given first aid treat ment at the hospitals and dismiss ed Sunday night. Mrs. Noblett was a native of Haywood county but had lived in North Georgia for a number of years. Her body is at the Prank Abeinathy funeral home at Young Harris. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Four-H Club Girl Has Eve ? On The Future Faye Lakey is one of the many thousands of 4-H club girls in Njrth Carolina who has an eye on the future and is doing something i.uou? Uiakin^, utoaOw 1950. or thereabouts, come true. Faye is thirteen years old and she is determined to get a college education. Last year she enlisted the help of the county agent and he arranged for her to get a pure bred O. I. c. gilt in the pig club chain, sponsored by the Lions club, fr.m her brood sow next year, tember. Two were returned to the chain and the other seven were sold at a profit of $87 50. Faye also sold a cow and calf which she had raised and her college bank ac count began to grow. She has Preat hopes for further profits from her brood osw next year. This daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J- H. Lakey. who are demonstra- 1 tion farmers in the Tuskeegee-Saw- 1 ser s Creek Watershed of Graham j county, is also an excellent garden- > er even though she has been a j member of the Stecoah 4-H Club for only two years, says Louise Bum. ;te, assistant home agent of ,he State College Extension Ser vice. I Last summer Faye planted, culti- j ^a ed. sprayed, and harvested 20 iffeient kinds of vgeetables in her garden. She canned 260 quarts j and stored them for the winter. I e Separation Centers nearest 'heir homes to complete the for malities of obtaining their dis I charges before returning to clvtl \ ?*?!??. Big Rationing Job Is Ended The recentl^ended rationing of j meats, fats and oils was the biggest j rationing job in history, L. W. ' Driscoll, OPA District Director said today. In the eight southeastern states alone, 93,000 wholesalers and re tailers and about as many industr ial and institutional users, served by 886 rationing boards and 14 district offices, played an import ; nt part in making the program work, he said. Virtually every bank in the Southeast ? 1,885 banks ? hand led ration tank accounts for this vast region. OPA District Offices gave mon thly allotments to 10.650 industrial users, and every two months, local boards computed allotments foi 66,522 institutional users, such as hospitals, restaurants, and so on. "Tiie administering of ration currency for the 22.000.000 people in the eight states was a tremend ous task," Mr. Driscoll added, "yet despite the millions of people in volved, patriotic housewives and members of the food industry never let the program get out of hand." "Throughout rationing, farmers in Cherokee county did a magnifi cent job of production," he assert ed, "It is because they did this job so well that supplies have now reached the point where rationing can end." Loudermilk Corvoc In pm'fip kjVi V l/D ill 1 UvlllV Aboard the Destroyer-Transport UBS Amesbury in the Western Pa ciiic ? Wentford Loudermilk, ship's cook, third class, USNR, Route 2, Murphy, N. C.. and other Navy men serving on this ship still sre fighting in the Pacific ? but this time it's no: the Japs, but the sea. The Amesbury was one of the ships that had to fight the ty phoon which struck Okinawa and the East China Sea area last month. Despite the tremendous seas and the 90-mile wind that whipped the waves to a height of 50 feet, the vessel received little carnage. For a time things looked dark for the Amesbury when while roll ing over 50 degrees, the seas caus ed a casualty to the steering gear. But the steering engines were pumped by hand for several hours and the ship was able to continue on its course. The Ame? bury had been active in the Pacific for some time, and took part in the landing of occu pation forces at Jinsen. Lorea. and Tientsin, China. Johnsons Are Living In Florida Richard L. Johnson was dis charge;} from the Coast Guard on November 5. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Johnson of Mur phy. He was in the service for three years. Mr. Johnson and his wife are making their home this winter in Miami. Fla.. where the former is working for a construc tion company. Small Snow Here | Compared With Other Seections Murphy and Cherokee county had a comparatively small snow Tuesday when most of Western North Carolina was suffering from heavy snow stoims. Around Top ton and other eastern points in the county the snow was heavier than here, but roads were not im passible. Telephone and telegraph lines to Ashevllle were down from Tues day afternoon to Wednesday af ternoon. Death Takes W. A. Nichols, Merchant For Fifty-Four Years \V. A. Nichols, 78, prominent Culberson mi reliant, died at his | home at 9 oVl ck Thursday morn ing. Nov. 29, following an illness | o i several weeks. Mr. Nichols had been in the . mercantile business continuously . for 54 years, longer than* any | other merchant in Cherokee coun ty. He was a member of Sweet eum Masonic lodge. Funeral services were held Sun day morning at 11 o'clock at Friendship Baptist church, the Rev. Thomas Tiuett and the Rev. John Cook officiating. Burial fol lowed in the church cemetery. Masons served as pallbearers and had charge of rites at the grave. Surviving are the widow; two daughters, Mrs. Tom Quarles of Eiowah, and Miss Cora Nichols of Culberson; four sons. Arthur of Culberson. Moody and Alvin Nich ols of Blue Riigc, and Claude of | Marietta, Ga.: one sister. Mrs. R. L. Nalley of Blue Ridge; three brothers, Dr. A. A. Nichols and Dr. A. S. Nichols of Sylva, and U. S. Nichols of Oklahoma City, Okla., and a number of grandchildren. Townson funeral h ome had | charge of arrangements. Masonic Lodge Meets Tuesdav %> The Cherokee Masonic lodge will meet Tuesday night at 7:30 o'clock in the Masonic hall in Murphy. A speaker is expected, r.nd a degree team from Frank 'in will be p: esent for degree work, announces Tom Palmer, secretary. All Master Masons are invited to | attend. Red Tokens Are Required To Be Turned In Retailers, wholesalers, and pri mary distributors of rationed meats and fats in Cherokee county were advised by L. W. Driscoll, OPA District Director, that they are re quired to turn in to their ration bank before December 12 all red tokens in their possession. Only t i kons are to be tinned in by the trade, and not meat-fats stamps which may be disposed of, he said. The prompt surrender of red tokens is being required to facili tate the termination of the meat rationing program as quickly as possible, Mr. Driscoll explained. The tokens need not be counted, Mr. Driscoll pointed out. and may be placed either in the standard container or in a seal envelope. No ration credit will be given for them. The only requirement is that trade members surrender them before December 12. Mr. Driscoll explained that con sumers are not being asked to turn in tokens. However, consumers were reminded not to dispose of War Ration Book Four since it will be used fo the purchase of sugar, be stressed. Crawford Back As Police Chief Frank Crawford, who recently was discharged from the navy, is back in Murphy and has resumed his old position as chief of police of Murphy. J. L. Hall. Jr., who was acting chief for several months, has resigned from the force. D. M. Birchfield and Mr. Crawford are the only city police men at present. TO OBSERVE LORD'S ST PPER The Rev. T. G. Tate will preach at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock on the sub ject. "The Bread of Life". Follow ing the sermon, the sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be observed. The young people will meet at 6:45, and the evening service will be at 7:30. The sermon subject j win be '"Hie Bible, the Best Book." Bonds Sell Slowly Cherokee county is st ill far be- j hind in the Victory loan drive , I with n!y about $27,000 in sales be- ? mg credited to the county, accord- ' ing to P. B. Ferebee, county chair- j man. The sale of E bonds is par- 1 licularly slow, states Mr. Ferebee, who uiirrd the county to rally to the purp se and put the county over the top this last week of the drive. C. E. Galloway Is New Highway Patrolman Here C. E. Galloway of Brevard has t?en assigned to this area as high way pa'rolman. He is living at Dickey hotel and has an office ever the post office. M'-. Galloway has just recently been discharged from the navy, after serving 27 months in the Pacific theatre of war. As soon as he can locate living quarters, he will bring his wife and son to Mur phy to live. McCLURE TO PREACH ANDREWS ? Rev. R. E. Mc Ciure, Executive Secretary of the Ashtville Presbytery, will preach at the Presbyterian Church Sun- 1 day. December 9. at 11 o'clock. The public is invited to attend this ' service. 236 Old Age Assistance Checks Received In This County Tlic Cherokee county Depart ment of Public Welfare held 176 office interviews relative to assist ance and ser vice cases during the month of N -vemtvr, according to Mrs. Laura Freeman, superintend ent. , Old age assistance checks were issued to 236 recipients, aid to de pendent children Checks were is sued to 68 families representing ! 192 children, and 12 checks were mailed to recipients of county re lief. Service cases included seven paroled prisoner reports, 21 voca tional rehabilitation cases, two a duh mental cases. 33 medical and health care services, and 61 ser vices to individual children Ser vices to children included eight juvenile parole and probation cases, three children in State School for the Deaf, three children in State School for the Blind, one child in State School for Mentally Defec tive. two children in boarding homes, three children in correc tional institutions, 13 cases of child placement and supervision, 21 medical and health care services, three behavior cases, and four orthopedic cases. One minor's work permit was issued. Workers in the department made 48 visits to homes of appli cants and recipients, and made 87 ?visits to references relative to eligibility of applicants and recipi i nts of assistance. Large Quantity Dope Captured By Officers Between $1,000^ an:' $1,500 * worth of narcotics, two revolveis ? nd a large amount of cigarettes , were captured Wednesday about ; 1:30 p. m. by Highway Patrolman C. E. Galloway and Deputy Henry Rose. These officers spotted a suspicious looking car, headed i from Andii-ws toward Topton, with two men in it. and started fol lowing the car. It gained speed and took the side road leading to Junaluska. Driving off the paved road, the car stopped and its oc cupants stalled to run. Walter Hubbard of Dayton. Ohio, was captured and ar sled and the other escaped. The automobile bore Louisiana licenses, but the car was not reg istered in that state. There was no switch key, ignition being hook ed up direct, ar.d Hubbard stated to officers that he thought it was a stolen car. New Equipment Installed At Murphy Laundry During the past week B. B. Cornwell, owner of Murphy Laun dry, has installed a new American ironer to increase the quality of his laundry service. He states that he has found it to work perfectly. Some new presses also have been purchased by Mr. Cornwell and ' will be installed in the near future. Cousin Of Mrs. Savage Dies Mrs. C. W. Savage received a message Monday night that Mrs. K. H. Woosley, wife of her cousin, had died suddenly of a heart at tack at her home in Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. Savage left Wednesday morning for Atlanta to attend the funeral which was held there Thursday. The body was taken to Cleveland, Ohio, for interment, Mr. and Mrs. Savage were joined here by Mrs. B. B. Bonicamp, Mrs. Savage's niece, and Mr. Bonicamp of Chattanooga, who accompanied thein to Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. Don Freeman of Atlanta spent the week-end with Mrs. Freeman's mother, Mrs. Ruth Carroll. Changes Made In Prison Department By Commission RALEIGH ? The state highway commission, in its November meet ing here Wednesday, approved the swarding of contracts on 14 con struction projects, rejected bids on one project as "too high" and held eight others in abeyance for further study. The meeting was held in the highway building, with A. H. Gra ham, chairman, presiding. One new member, J. A. Bridger of Blandenboro, was introduced. He was appointed by Governor Cherry iu November to succeed Dr. Guy V. Gooding of Kenansville as com missioner in the third division. Dr. Gooding resigned after serving more than four years, stating in his letter of resignation to the governor that the pressure of his practice as a physician rendered it impossible for him to give ade quate time to his duties as high way commissioner. The chairman stated to the com mission that a study of the finan cial set-up of the prison depart ment for the first four months of the current fiscal year indicated a sizable deficit in operation i-osts by the end of the fiscal year. This increasingly large deficit was attributed to an increased cost of living which is being reflected in an increased cost of operating the prison department. To partially offset the prospective deficit, the commission authorized an increase from $1.40 to $2.00 per day as the allowance to the prison depart ment for prison labor used in highway work. Also, the commis sion increased from $65.00 to $70. 00 per month the minimum allow ance for doctors who serve "full" prison camps. The allocation of $1,000,000 in retreatment funds was authorized, by divisions as follows, for the re mainder of the fiscal year: One, $90,100; Two. $64,300; Three, $94, 900; Pour, $98,100; Five, $113, 700; Six, $101,300; Seven, $102, 200; Eight, $116,900; Nine, $111,. 000; Ten. $107,500. Mrs. Harry Ferguson of Sylva spent the week-end with her moth er, Mrs. Tom Evans. Andrews-Murphy Airport To Be Built By E. A. Wood E. A. WOOD Committees For Club Year Named The following committees for the club year have been appoint ed by Mrs. J. W. Davidson presi dent of Murphy Woman's club: Committees for the year art-: Fublic Welfare ? Mrs. George Mauney, chairman; Mrs. Laura Freeman. Youth Conservation ? Mrs. R. W. Easley, chairman; Mrs. Ben i Warner. Mrs. H. G. Elkins, Mrs. Robert Cox, Mrs. Tom Mauney. Mrs. Myron Jensen. Post- War service ? Mrs. J. B. Gray, chairman; Mrs. R. G. Alex ander, Mrs. P. H. Leatherwood, Mrs. H. S. Webster, Mrs. B. G. Brumby. Sr., Miss Addie Leather - weed, Mrs. A. E. Vestal, Mrs. T. S Evans. Literature ? Mrs. Harry Miller. I chairman; Mrs. C. B. Curd. Mrs.1 Ralph Taylor. Miss Edna Giese- 1 king. Mrs. Arthur Heinrich. International Relations ? Miss j Addie Mae Cooke, chairman; Mrs. E. II. Brumby. Mrs. Evelyn Patton, Mrs. J. H. Wilson. Mrs. J. L. Sav age. Education ? Mrs. T. A. Case, chairman; Mrs. R. S. Bault. Mrs. O. K. Erhart, Miss Josephine Heighway, Mrs. S. P. Horowitz. Mrs. Jack Taylor. Miss Leila Hay es. Mrs. Sarah Lloyd. Citizenship ? Mrs. W. M. Fain, chairman; Mrs. Fred Johnson Miss Clara McCombs, Mrs. Dixie Palmer. American Home ? Mrs. B. W. Whitfield, chairman; Mrs. Dale Lee. M s. R. C. Mattox. Mrs. Duke Whitley, Miss Mary Cornwell. Music ? Mrs. Edwina Hagaman. chairman; Mrs. R. H. Foard. Mrs. C. W. Savage, Miss Nell Wilson. Miss Emily Sword. Mrs. E. L. Shields. Miss Holliday. Art ? Miss Margaret Curd, chairman; Mrs. Willard Axley, Mrs. H. Bueck. Mrs. Robert Reid. Mrs. W. S. Dickey. Martin Appointed As Tax Supervisor A. L. Martin, who for many years was superintendent of Chero kee county schools, cn Monday was appointed tax supervisor for the county, by the board of com missioners. Tomotla School Joins Red Cross The Tomotla school participat ed in the recent Junior Red Cross crive. with a contribution of $3.85, according to Mrs. H. Bueck. Junior chairman. Teachers in the school are: Miss Lelia Hayes, Miss Bertha Mayfield, and Mrs. Willie Lou Shields. POSTPONED The meeting of the Presbyterian Woman's auxiliary which was scheduled for Tuesday of this week has been postponed till next Tues day, December 11. The meeting "will be with Mrs. J. B. Gray. The proposed Andrews-Murphy : irport for Cherokee county, much discussed for the past three years, will bccome- a reality saon when E. A. Wo .d of And* ews constructs rne or, the upper east end of his Valley farm between Marble and Andrews. Edga. W od and Robert Heaton, who recen'ly have been discharg ed from mililary service, will man age the business. Wood was an instructor a: Albany, Ga? and Heaton was a civil aeronautics tiair.er. Mr. Wood ordered four planes ? two trainers and two cruisets. The run-ways will be approxi mately 4.000 feet long. The land will be graded and covered with a grass surface. At the airport site Saturday af ternoon, at 4:30 o'clock, a team from Fort Bragg will give a demon stration of flying a pilotless plane, for the promotion of the sale of Victory bonds. Seven Men Are Inducted The following Cherokee county men left November 26 for Fort Bragg for induction into the arm ed serevices: Burl Alexander Stal cup, leader; Lonzo Gregory, Regi nald David Wilson, Vaughn Ken neth Parker, Jack Doyle Raxter; Vincent Derreberry; and Weldon Simonds. Tires Are Still Tight Owners of passenger cars in Western North Carolina were ad vistd by L. W. Driscoll. OPA Dis t . i c t. Direct T that the December quota for passenger tires is ap picximately the same as in the pre ceding six monuis. Production of passenger car ! iires has increased during the past I few weeks and. barring work stop pages, is expected to attain the j scheduled production goal of 11, 000.000 tires this quarter, he said. Retention of the same quota in December as in the past six months should enable holders of tire certi i ficates to find the tires they need, Mr. Driscoll pointed out. He ex plained fu ther that during the summer, when demand was heav iest, qti-'.a-s exceeded production \ slightly, with the results that in ventoi ies were cut to such low levels in many communities that ; ?' >ir.e certificate holders have been unable to find '.he right size tires | to meet their needs. This condition. Mr. Driscoll add I ed, should be remedied in Decem ber. > ? " ht .1 Astor Olen Payne I On IL S. S. Sierra A?tor O,on Payne, water tender, i thiid class, USNR. Suit. N. C? j served aboard the USS Surra, one of the Navy's famed "floating j Navy Yards" which has received a commendation from the com mander of destroyers. Pacific Fleet, | for her crew's feat of performing 21.392 man-honrs of work on 65 . hips in one nine-day period. At another time, during a five week period at Port Purvis in the Solcm n Islands, the crew of the Sierra helped the ship distinguish herself by substituting divers for dry dock facilities to complete re pairs on worn and damaged under water equipment. During that period, she also provided tender service for a Fleet of LST's destin ed to carry trocps and supplies to Iwo Jima. , Although the Sierra is designat ed as a destroyer tender, she re paired all units of the Fleet, from landing craft to battleships, dur ing more than a year's service in cotnfcat waters.