Organize Canvass
For Food For
Ov; .seas Relief
The Rev. Cecil W. Robbins,
Greensboro. reporting Tuesday for
the Overseas Relief Commission of
the N. C. Council of Churches to
its Executive Committee, on CROP
progress in county organzation.
itated that "45 counties are now
?rg?nizin? (or a November caovaas
jr food for overseas relief."
Robbins says, 'The best guar
ante: of Building Permanent
Peace and Friendship is the food
we send to the hungry overseas
'torn the Christian people oi
America with no strings attached."
An example of such giving was
cited recently by a well known re
l:ef worker, Dr. Reginal Helffe
r'ch. of the Evangelical Reformed
Church, when he reported that
Addition of powdered milk to the
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Solesbee Spends
Five-Day -Rest
Leave In Japan
With V. S. Forces In Japan?
Sergeant First Class Gilbert W
Solesbee. whose wife, Muriel, and
children live in Topton. N. C . re
cently spent a five-day rest and 1
iccuperation leave in southwest-1
err Japan.
His mother, Cuba Solesbee (fa
ther deceased), lives in Andrews,
N. C.
He stayed at Camp Nora, one of
Japan's most famous resort cities,
where the Army has set up an ex
tensive recreational center for,
combat soldiers enjoying a brief
respite from battle. He has since
returned to his unit in Korea.
SFC Solesbee arrived in the Far
East last May and is assigned as
mess steward in Battery A of the
189th Field Artillery Battalion.
45th Infantry Division.
A veteran of more than eight
years Army service, Solesbee for
merly served in Germany with the
94th Infantry Division as i rifle
man.
He has been awarded the Com
bat Infantryman Badge, Good Con
duct Medal, European Theater
Itibbon. American Defense Service
Medal and the World War II Vlc
'ory Medal.
Solesbee was employed at the
hip yard in Newport News. Va.
before entering the Army.
starvation of 5.000 refugees in a
'amp at Kassipur. India, brought
Ucwn the death rate from 40 a day
o one a day.
The people had fled the first
'amine-producing drought ever ex
perienced in an East Pakistan
Area. CROP shipped 200.000
pounds of powdered milk, six car
loads of rice and other food to the
Kassipur camp. 'Although the gift
?vas small.' said Prime Minister
N'ehru in accepting it, 'the help
vas immediate.'"
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Cheer The Convalescent
With An Appropriate
Bouquet From
The Blossom Shop
Phone 402
PEACHTREE ST.
MURPHY, N. C.
Coble Dairy Products
OUR FOLLOWING CHEROKEE COUNTY GRADE
A MILK PRDUCERS SOLICIT YOUR PATRO
NAGE IN DRINKING LOCALLY PRODUCED
MILK.
WILLIE RUSSELL E. A. WOODS C. H. TOWNSON
LEE WILLIAMS NOLAN WELLS NOTLA FARMS
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DILLARD STILES J. R. CORNWELL W. H. PHILLIPS
A. Q KETNER FRANK GHENIGELLI JOHN C. CAMPBELL FOLK SCHOOL
ALL MM IS LABORATORY CONTROLLED
AND DELIVERED IN REFRIGERATED TRUCKS
In Paper Or In Glass-See Our Driver
Or Call 448 R-2 or 314
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Autumn Is Time
To Think Of '
Permanent Lawns
In the tall of Uw year we be
?tn to think of lawns?permanent
Uwns and winter lawns In moat
, parts of North Carolina pcrraa
r.tnt lawns cf th* bluegrass, Zoy
sia or fescue are best started in
the fall Centipede and Bermuda
grass should not be planted until
late sprint because heavy freezes
| will kill the young seedl ngs.
Wh'n ive estab'lsh a new lawn
wo hope that it will be with use
| for a Ion? time without rrseeding
Therefore it is very important to
do thorough job of soil prepara
tion before planting. For detailed
instructions on soil preparation
'nrt planting write to the N. C.
Agricultural Extension Service for
a bulletin on Carolina Lawns or
Cet one from your county agent.
Zoysia Matrella and Zpysia 52
are two n?w grasses that will make
beautiful lawns in sun or partial
shade However, they are expen
sive and slow to start. Marion
bluegrass is a very promising new
strain of blu"grass for the areas
where blui ?rass will thrive. In the
hotter portions of the state centi
pede grass may be used as a sub
stitute for Bermuda grass. It is
low growing but a little courser
than Bermuda and docs not grow
underground, which makes it less
objectionable.
Farmhouse Barns
Every 15 Minutes
E-^ry IS minutes a (arm sorar
fcere in the United States burns
down. Will yours be next?
Last year alone, (arm (Ires were \
responsible (or the loss of about
S122.000.000 and tbe death of over <
3.500 (arm people.
Fires on the (arm also cause a j 1
'ot< r.' firm animals and poultry,
valuabl? foods, clothing, building i
materials and equipment. What
can be done to reduce these startl- |
Ing figures? I
Prvsidrnt Truman urges that
every men. woman and child in <
the United States contribute to the 1
nation-wide effort to strengthen i
the country by accepting a per-' J
sonal responsibility in tlte cam
paign to save life and property by '
preventing destructive fires. The
President has proclaimed October
5 through 11 as National Fire Pre- !
vention Week.
Secretary of Agriculture Charl-s
F Brannan. says that fire preven-1
tion is the responsibility of each
and every individual in our Nation.
By constant vigilance on the part
of farm people and by wholeheart
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Bldg. Materials
Aspkalt Shingles-It nil Rooflnt
Asbestos Siding
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Tractor Tires
New Or Used
Tractor Tire Repair
Any Size Tractor
Graves Tire Co.
Phone 300 Murphy, N. C.
Hi cooperation of all agencies and
troupe Inter?ted in rural welfare,
he toll of Ore on American Farms
an toe greatly reduced he asserts
Of all farm fires, 90 per cent
ran be traced to one or more of
he following hazards
1. Failure to protect buildings
with lightning rods.
2. Defective, sooty and poorly
instructed chimneys.
3. Sparks from chimneys and
rom bonfires falling on roofs. 1
'4. Defective stoves and furnaces. |
3. Careless smoking habits.
0. Improper storage and use of
(asollne and kerosene
T. Spontaneous ignition of hay j
3. Unsafe wiring, overloaded
rlectrical circuits, failure to re
place worn cords, and defective
tlectrical appliances.
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CHICKENS
Pay Highest
Cash Prices
Carl Crawford
& Sons
Phone M2-J
COPPERHILL, TENN.
NOTICE
In keeping with our motto "Everything
for the Automobile," We are now prepared
to write your Automobile Insurance for
you. We also write all other lines of casual
ty land liability insurance.
If you do mot now have adequate protec
tion and Eire not being served by a local
agency, we shall consider it a privilege for
you to call on us for information and assist-.
ance.
W. A. Singleton
WESTERN AUTO
ASSOCIATE STORE
Murphy, N. C. Phone 582
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