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Consolidated with GRAHAM COUNTY NEWS
MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. MARCH 14. 1946.
EIGHT PAGES THIS MEEK
Sneed Announces
For Murphy's Mayor
Neil Sneed, well known here as 3
a busin? >s man and former poliee- 1
man. now manager of Townson
Bros ^torc. has announced that
he v. .. 1 be a candidate for the of-:
fjce <>t mayor of Murphy, in the
election to be held here on Tues- ,
da>. May 7
Mr Sueed is the first candidate
for i town office to file and an
nounce.
At a meeting of the town council
Tuesday evening, the following
poll holders were elected: W. W
Roger- registrar. John Davidson
$nd John Axley. judges of election
Registration books will be open
each Saturday in April, and Satur
day. May 4. will be challenge day.
Four-H Club
Officers To
Meet March 16
Four-H club officers for the 10
active 4-H clubs in Cherokee coun
ty are asked to meet on Saturday
morning. March 16. at 10 o'clock
in the home agent's office in the
Court House to complete definite
plans for the year's 4-H club ac
tivities.
TAX OFFICE TO BE OPEN
The state tax office will be open
till 5 o'clock Saturday for the pur
pose of assisting tax payers in fil
ing their income tax reports.
\V. ROY FRANCIS
W.Koy Francis
Announces For
Solicitor
W. Roy Francis of Waynesvillc
iias announced his candidacy for
Solicitor of this district.
Mr. Francis, native of Haywood,
is a graduate of the Waynesvillc
Township high school and the Uni
versity of North Carolina. He be
&an the practice of law in 1923.
He was state senator from this
district in 1933. and in 1934 was
named by U .S. Attorney Homer
S. Cummings, as assistant U. S.
District Attorney for this area. He
held this place for 6 years, and
when Marcus Erwin, the district
attorney died, it was Mr. Francis
*hom Judge E .Y. Webb named as
district attorney. Shortly after
wards Mr. Francis resigned and
resumed his practice of law here
until 1943. at which time he went
to the Maritime Commission for
war duty and stayed there until
late 1944, when he returned to
^vaynesville and re-opened his of
fice for the general practice of
law.
He is a veteran of World War I.
active in the American Legion, hav
ing held several state posts in the
organization. He is a former trus
tee of Western Carolina Teachers
College, at present president of the
R?tary Club, and also the Men's
B'We Class of the First Baptist
church.
Mr Francis headed three war
n drives in the county, each
,ime exceeding the county quota.
and in 1945 led the Waynesville
,re> in the Polio campaign to suc
cess.
and Mr*. Francis have two
4?U|htert.
SPEAKS SUNDAY ? Dr Will
iam M. Elliott. Jr.. pastor of the
Highland Park Presbyterian Church
of Dallas. Texas, who will be the
speaker on The Presbyterian Hour
next Sunday morning, March 17th.
at 8:30 A M., E. S. T.. over an in
dependent network of southern
radio stations.
A native of Charlestown. Indiana.
Dr. Elliott graduated from Park
College and from the Louisville
Presbyterian Seminary. He later
took post graduate work at the
University of Edinburgh, and for a
time was instructor at the Louis
ville Seminary. Dr. Elliott was
pastor for several years in Knox
ville. Tennessee, and then after
serving for nine years as minister
of the Druid Hills Presbyterian
Church in Atlanta, he came to his
present pastorate early in 1944. He
was awarded the Doctor of Divinity
degree by Davidson College in
1937.
Dr. Elliott is the author of a
recent book of sermons entitled.
"Coming to Torms Life."
The subject of ?Jr Elliott's ad
dress next Sunday morning will be.
"Letting God Take the Strain."
The program can be heard in this
section over: WWNC, Asheville;
WPTF, Raleigh; WSJS. Winston
Salem- WSB. Atlanta: WNOX.
Jsnoxville; and WRVA. Richmond,
at 8:30 a. m.
Dairy Pay Is
To Be Continued
Through June
G. Tom Scott, Johnston county
farmer and head of the state Pro
d iftion and Marketing Administra
tion, has announced that the fed
eral dairy production payment pro
g r a m, previously announced
through March. 1946, will be con
tinued through June 30. Rates for
the April-June period will be the
same as those for the correspond
ing period last year when North
Carolina dairymen received pay
ments totalling $932,000. State
payments since 1943 total $6,500,
000.
This action means that 1946 April
payment rates for milk will range
from 60 cents to 90 cents per bun
dled pounds, depending on the
area, and for butterfat in all areas,
17 cents per pound.
For May and June the payments
v ill be 25 cents to 55 cents per
hundred pounds for milk and 10
cents per pound for butterfat. The
lower payments during May and
June arc made in accordance with
the accepted practice of decreased
producer payments during the flush
season of milk production.
The payments will be subject to
termination or revision in the event
of any general increases in price
ceilings for milk and its products.
Scott said that it is the govern
ment's policy to make every effort
to sidestep price increases by mak
ing termination of subsidies sub
ject to changes in the cost of living.
Through the dairy production
plan, payments are made to farm
ers on the milk and butterfat they
produce and sell. Intended to off
set increased dairy production
costs, the program has operated
since October. 1943.
Mrs. W. A. Hoover, Mrs. C. E.
Weir, Mrs. Edwin Hyde, Mrs. Mabel
Massey and Charles Worthen spent
last Tuesday in Atlanta.
Areas Selected
For Summer Homes
On Hiwassee Lake
Areas for summer homes on Hi
wassee Lake have been selected
1 \ the U. S. Forest service, which
is now ready to accept applications
for home sites. Those interested
may make application with Hanger
C. E. Woody in Murphy
The home sites will be leased
for $25 a year, and they will be
granted according to the order in
v hich applications are received,
the first having their choice of the
sites.
Four areas have been surveyed,
located on the east side of the lake,
near Ogreeta church, and at Grape
Creek, and on a peninsular near
Walter Dockery s store, on the west
<ide of the lake. Approximately
100 homes can be built on the
area? selected.
OPENS SHOE SHOP ? Zeb W
Chastain, who has opened a shoe
repair shop in the building form
erly occupied by Imperial Cleaners
en Valley River avenue. He has
recently returned home from the
Navy after serving in both the
aters of war.
Atkinson Is Arrested
Here For Extortion
George Atkinson, clerical work
er for the TVA, Murphy, is under J
bond of $2,000 for appearance in ]
Federal court in Bryson City on
May 27. on a charge of extortion.
Atkinson was arrested here Tues
day afternoon about 4:45. Events
leading to the arrest, according to
officers, are:
On March 4. Dr. F. V. Taylor,
owner of Murphy General hospital,
received a letter from a person
signing his name as "Earl Switzer",
('emanding that Dr. Taylor mail to
him last week $500 in five $100,
bills and stating that if he did not (
he would not need it where he wasi
^oing. Dr. Taylor wrote a letter
to this "Switzer" on Friday of last t
week, after he had notified Chief |
\ of Police Frank Crawford of the ,
circumstances.
Crawford immediately notified
the Federal Bureau of Investiga
tion. which sent a representative
here on the case. Slate Highway
Patrolman Charles Galloway,
Crawford, and F. B. I. Investigators
I. J. Lynn and Joe Trainer worked
together to find the criminal. On
Tuesday afternoon. Atkinson called
at the post office for the letter, and
Crawford arrested him on the
square a few minutes later. The
unopened letter was behind the
sun visor of Atkinson's car.
He was arraigned before U. S.
Commissioner Fred Bates and
made bond of $2,000. F. B. I. In
vestigator Ingram was present at
the hearing. The charge of extor
tion is a felony and earries a max
imum penalty of five years' prison
sentence and/or $5,000 fine.
Presbyterian
Services Listed
"The Gospel as a Saered Trust"
is the subjeet of the Rev. T. G.
Tate's sermon for the 11 o'clock
service at the Presbyterian church
Sunday morning. There will be no
\esper service Sunday afternoon as
Mr. Tate will go to Bryson City
where he and J. B. Gray will serve
on a commission to install the Rev.
M. T. Reid as pastor of Bryson
City Presbyterian ch? *h
The Young Peoples' meeting will
be held at 5:45 o'clock.
Mr. Tate announces that there
will be no evening service at Hayes
ville Sunday, but on Sunday eve
ning March 24. at 7:30 o'clock, he
will preach in the Presbyterian
church there.
SINGERS TO MEET
The third Sunday afternoon
singing will be held at the First
i Baptist church. Murphy. Sunday,
at 2 p. m.
All singers are invited to come
Everyone bring books.
C. E. Hyde spent a lew days on
business in Ashevillc last week.
Girl Scouts Registered
With Sixteen Members
Girl Scouts have been organized
in Murphy, with Mrs. R. H. Cox as
leader and Mrs. C. E. Weir and
Mrs. C .E. Woody, assistants. The
troop has been registered, under
sponsorship of Murphy Woman's
club. Sixteen girls have been en
rolled in the troop.
The first regular meeting was
held on Wednesday afternoon, fol
lowing which the girls had a hike
from the school building to Mrs.
Woody's home.
The scout committee from the
Woman's club includes: Mrs. J. W.
Davidson, chairman: Mrs. Harry
Miller. Mrs. E. H. Brumby, Mrs
R. T. Alexander, and Mrs. Robert
Reid.
The following girls are charter
members: Carolyn Alexander, Shir
ley Bates, Jam Brendle, Mary
Bolan Brumby, Mary Helen Hatch
ett, Sallie Morris, Jean Weir, Bar
bara Reid, Phillys Monteith, Ann
Shields, Rosalind Stalcup, Peggy
Savage. Betty Sue Swain, Nancy
Wells, Emmalou Woody, and Ann
Taylor.
Music and Addresses Feature
Meeting Murphy Lions Club
Miss Katharyn Youorski made a ]
report of the blind work which she
is doing in Cherokee county, as a
representative of Murphy Lions
club and the State Blind Commis
sion, at the meeting of Murphy
Lions club Tuesday evening at the
Methodist church.
James G.'K. McClure. president
of Farmers Federation, made an
address, stressing the importance
ef increased food production in
this area.
String music and tap dancing by
Jas. E. Revis and Johnny Rhymer
of Asheville were features of the
program of which Dale Lee was
chairman.
New captains of the attendance
teams are: Merle Davis and W. D
King, according to announcement
by attendance chairman. Dr. L. T.
Russell. Jr.
Dr. J. R. Hell made an announce
ment on the proposed golf course
:or Murphy, and pledges of contri
butions from members of the club
vere accepted.
President Harry Bishop, who pre
sided over the meeting and pre
?cnted the speakers, announced
hat the district meeting of Lions
fnternational will be held in Hend
?rsonville June 17, 18 and 19.
Visitors present included: James
McC. Clarke of Fairview; Max M
Roberts, Asheville: Charles H
Smith, Atlanta; Johnny Forrester
If. S. Navy; Rev. Milton Wood,
Montgomery, Ala.: Jack Taylor
Murphy; Jas. E. Revis and Johnn>
Rhymer, Asheville; Cloe Moore
Murphy; and Donald Bell, Golds
toro.
Red Cross Chapter Is
Far From Its $2,525.00
McClure Advocates
Greater Production
Of Food In Area
"You are all stockholders in the
entire Farmers Federation", James
G. K McClure, president, told
Federation stockholder? of Chero
kee-. Clay and Graham counties at
their annual meeting in Murphy
last Tuesday.
The Federation had its best year
in 1945. he reported, doing $3,967.
000.00 worth of business through
its twenty three warehouses. Di
rectors have voted a 5% patronage
dividend on all purchases made
| during the year.
"When half the world is starving.
| we have got to fight for greater
j production ? especially in western
North Carolina where we do not
produce enough to feed ourselves,"
Mr. McClure declared. He advo
cated a greatly increased poultry
; industry, citing averages of 233 and
257 eggs per hen in two flocks of
Federation hatched chickens. Sup
ply flock owners of this area were
praised for their part in keeping
the 1.380.000 chicks hatched by the
j Federation's certified hatchery in
1945 free from pullorum disease.
Mr. McClure was presented by
| vv. A. Adams.
Stockholders and patrons hoard
reports on the cooperative's pro
gress by Ernest Walker, supervisor
' of all warehouses west of Asheville;
Max Roberts, educational director,
George Penland. new poultry pro
motion man for this area: and
Jiimie Clarke, field secretary. Dr.
Dumont Clarke, religious director,
praised the Oak Forest Church,
Clay count, y for its 100% enroll
ment of members in the Lord's
Acre plan. "We hope you will en
list all your people in projects for
the Lord, and so help to build a
Christian community and a Chris
tian world.'' he said.
J. H. Hampton, Murphy, Route
2, urged farmers to raise more hy
brid corn suited to the area. Roger
Amnions, warehouse manager, wel
comed members to the meeting and
he and Mrs. Ammons provided re
freshments.
W. A. Adams of Murphy, was re
elected a director of the Federa
tion. J. H. Hampton. Murphy,
Route 2. continues in office until
1947.
The following were elected to
the advisory committee for Chero
kee: W. A. Adams. Murphy, chair
man. Clyde McNabb, Murphy
Route 2; U. S. G. Phillips. Unaka;
John Tatham. Andrews: B. B. Palm
er, Marble: J. H. Hampton. Mur
phy, Route 2: Ernest Burnett. Mur
phy. Route 2: Robert Roberts. RFD
Murphy; and Mrs. John Shields,
Culberson.
Those elected to the Clay county
committee were: C. G. Reece
Warne; C. L Smith. Hayesville
Those elected to the Graham
county committee were: R. O. Sher
rill. Route 1. Robbinsville: B. N
Hyde, Route 1. Robbinsville.
Winners of Federation babj
chicks were as follows: Mrs. J. A
Rich. Murphy. 35: Mrs. Maggie
Ashe . Murphy. Route 2 30; J. Mil
ton Keasler. Murphy. Route 2. 25
Mrs. J. M. Ramsey. Grandview. 20
Mrs. Loveda Payne. Brasstown, -5
ANDREWS CHAIRMAN
Miss Ethel Boone of Andrews
j has aecepted the appointment as
' Andrews ehairman of the Caneei
I Control drive which will start ir
, | the county on April 1. announce'
Mrs. R. H. Cox, county command
. I er.
EASTERN STAR TO MEET
, Andrews chapter No. 15 of the
, Order of Eastern Star will hold i
public instalation Tuesda\ March
; 19, in the Masonic hall The publi<
. ' is invited to attend .
I I STATE WORKER TO BF. HERE
Miss Ruby Pearson. Assistan
state 4-H Club leader, will be ir
Murphy on Thursday, March 14, t<
discuss 4-H Club activities ii
t Cherokee county.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Robersoi
spent Monday of this week j
Knoxville, Tenn.
? Duke D. Whitley, chairman of ?
the fund raising campaign for
Cherokee county chapter of the
American Red Cross, announces
that only about $1,000 has been
contributed toward the quota of
5 1,525 for this year. He urges
| those who have been appointed to
solicit funds to complete their
work and return reports as soon
?s possible Many chapters al
ready are over the top. and Mr.
Whitley, states that he is anxious
to report that the Cherokee chap
1 ter has surpassed its quota.
The campaign officially lasts un
til March 30. but it was the desire
of local officials to conduct a whirl
wind campaign and complete the
work in the early part of the
month.
Next week, beginning March 20,
the local theatres wil show the Red
Cross trailer, and patrons of the
show will have an opportunity to
contribute there, also.
Bueck Reviews
Book March 21
H. Bueck will review ' The Pat
tern of Soviet Power", by Edgar
S'now. at the regular book review
at the Murphy Carnegie Library
on Thursday evening. March 21, at |
7:30 o'clock.
OUT FOR SENATE ? Mrs. G.
W. Cover. Sr.. of Andrews, who
has announced that she is a candi
date for the State Senate from this
district in the primary on May 25.
Mrs. Cover has been Cherokee
county's representative in the Leg
islature for the past two terms. She
states that she has been requested
by a number of friends to run for
the Senate.
Last term. Mrs. Cover was the
only woman member of the House
ot Representatives. She served
on some important committees and
made a special plea for increased
pay to the teachers of the state
Contract Is Let For
Highway 64 Work
School Honored
For Its Part In
Bond Selling Drives
The Murphy elementary school
was presented a framed copy of
the "Bill of Rights" by Mrs H
Bueck. Regional chairman of Re
gion No 10. on behalf of the Worn
an's Division and the Department
Savings, a ta chapel program Wed
nesday. The school's average was
Uo per cent in stamp ownership.
| ownership.
Mrs. .J W. Davidson, chairmar
- of "Schools at War", accepted foi
I the school. The following grade:
were 100 per cent in stamp owner
. ship:
Mrs. Evelyn Patton. Mrs. Daii
? Shields. Miss Emily Sword, Mrs
? Martha Adams and Mrs. J. W. Dav
? idson. Following is the progran
. presented:
Pledge to the flag led by Dot
Ammons: songs. "America". "Sta
Spangled Banner" and "God Bles
. America."
History of the Bill of Rights
i given by W A Shcrrill: Olin Prio
- read a letter from the patients a
. Moore .General hospital, expressini
appreciation for the beds sponsored
by the school. The school sold ,
total of $19,441 in bonds an<
stamps and sponsored six beds.
The letter from Moore Genera
to students and teachers follows:
! ".lust a few lines of appreciatioi
for your efforts in raising enougl
money in Victory bond and stani]
sales with which to sponsor th<
; I hospital bed 1 am now occupying ii
; Moore General hospital here. I
? I v as a mighty fine way for you ti
i ! show your interest in and suppor
;iof the boys and girls in uniform
- and I know for every soldier wlv
will use this bed in the future ii
saying that we appreciate what yoi
have done.
? "If ever you are over in this sec
i tion of the state, hope you wil
i drop in and visit awhile with m
- so 1 can show you how well-invest
f*d is the money you have tied u
in victory bonds. Again thanks
lot.
t "Your friends. William Jacksoi
i James W Wyrick. Frank E. Han
, Jack O. Cox. Frank Perry, Josep
\ K. Davis."
Mr and Mrs. J. W. Bailey visite
1 1 their sister-in-law, Mrs. John Bui
in gess in Macon. Ga., for several da>
last week.
Contract was let on Tuesday bv
the state highway commission for
grading and structures on 14.185
miles of U. S. Highway No. 64
from the Tennessee state line to
the junction with N. C. Highway
(>0. which leads to Blue Ridge.
The low bid for the roadway was
made by Nello L Teer of Durham,
at a cost of $407,220.50; and for
structures, by Lewis and Bowman,
contractors of Knoxville, Tenn., at
a cost of $178,322.10.
Specialist To
Demonstrate
Efficient Use
Of Electricity
Mrs. Beula Harris, Home Eco
nomist for T. V. A . will be in
Cherokee County the week of
March 18 to discuss and demon
strate to farm and home makers
the efficient use of electricity and
the proper methods of wiring the
homes and farm buildings. These
meetings will be held in those
areas where new lines are to be
constructed.
Joint farm and home meetings
scheduled for this are as follows!
Monday, March 18, Brasstown, 9:30
o'clock. Maggie's Chapel; Monday,
March 18. Martin's Creek. 1:30
o'clock, school; Tuesday March 19,
Peachtree, 9:30, Methodist Church
Tuesday. March 19. Grandview. 1:30
o'clock, McDonald's store: Wednes
day. March 20, Hot House. 9:30
o'clock, II. C. Tilson's store; Wed
nesday, March 20, Hanger, 1:30
o'clock, school; Thursday, March
21. Slow Creek. 9:30 o'clock, Mrs.
Callie Morrison's: Friday, March
22. Bellview, 9:30 o'clock, club
room, and Friday. March 22, Suit,
1:30, church.
On Thursday. March 21, Mrs.
Harris will be speaker at the To
motla Home demonstration club
which will meet with Mrs. John
Rogers at 1:30 o'clock.
CLUB TO ELECT
OFFICERS TUESDAY
Murphy Business Men's club will
meet at the Henry House on Tues
day evening. March 19. at 7:30
o clock. The principal business
will be election of officers.
Misses Nellie Sue and Frances
Roberson visited their grand par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Roberson.
Sunday.