(The (I* her o k cc ^ruut
Official Organ of Murpiiy and Cher
okee County. Nortit Carolina.
Pl 'JMSlIKU EVERT THT7B8DAY
Entered In the Post Office at Mur
piiy. North Carolina as second class
matter under Act of March 3. 1897.
Victor C. Olmsted Publisher
I'. It Duiiit-I Business Mer.
1I.I.II.V Williamson Editor
Barbara Meroney ... Social Editor
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A Little Coming In
He'd been worried. Collections
were slow and family demands were
heavy.
"No." he to!d his son. "A new car
is out of tlv question.' Ho asked his
wife. Can't you get along with the
old stove another year?" And told
his dauc-liter lie thought ii was un
reasonable for her to want new
clothes.
Then. or. > evening when he came i
home from the store for his supper
he walked with a new sp; Ing to his
step and there was a cheerful sound
to his voice when lie called. Hello
. . . anybody home?" When his wife
and daughter hurried in saying
"Why of course and supper's most
re.idy." they exchanged relieved
glances Father had '-tood news of
some kind.
\fter -upper when he pushed back
from the table and lighted a cigar?
another su-e :t?:i of Mir weather?
he be in You >:now that stove you
were akin: of i few weeks ago?
Yon mignt i '.ell c.tII Jim up to
night. Tel! him you'll tike it. . And
B^ll. I ? n thinking it over and
ma\ 1; - it would be an economy for
v. . > . ' ? In the car this fall, after
all. . And Sailv if you still want
tl>H dress I guess you can liarve it.
"You see." he explained almost ap
ologetically. There's a little money
coming in and I guess we might as
well spend some of it"
Almost since the beginning of thus
country it's been like this. Along in
the fill when the crops are liarvested
-if business as a whole Is goorl?
there's ' jr little monoy coming m."
Not only to the farmers but to the
innumerable business men who are
directly dependent on agriculture for
their sncrr?. it needn't be much but
it must be over anil above that need
ed for sheer necessities. Money that
can be spent for extras of living?
new equipment, new clothes, some
! times a new car.
It's one of the things that makes
| the Amer'rtm way of life what it Is.
I And as lonr; as "a little money" from
individual business keeps coming in
to million; of American families, that
way of lif ? will endure!
A Flv in the Milk
Prospccts are reported bright for
tl>? best Christmas trade since 1929.
Two factors are contributing to
this ro.-iv picture. First, a part of
th"? defen* ? nrisrnm money is slowly
bir surely finding its way into the I
retail trad More men have been put
to work a" 1 at higher wages than
they have rec- lved for many years.
second. farm income will exceed
rine billion dollars and may surpass
nnv year since 1929
Wholesale merchants in Chicago
i the center of the wholesale busi
ness of this country estimates a
Christmas trade of between two and
three billion dollars .They also say
people will buy more luxuries than
for some time.
Wholesale houses are urging re
tatlc s to have ample inventories
pointing out that it mav be difficult
'o re-order stock just before Christ
mas.
Consumers are urged to buy early
and have the advantages of a good
selection.
All to!d. this should be the best
Christmas season for years.
It would b? even better though, if
this section could get some of the
defnv ? projects that are being
handed out so lavishly everywhere
else.
Over in Tennessee. Senator Me
rc ilar and his colleagues have got
ten appropriations for the direct be- j
nrfi' of thr constituents. In Goor
i Senator George. Congressman '
?Rob" Rampseck. of Atlanta, and
o?h"-s have ?Tten still move millions. !
Carolina. Alabama. Florid?., j
Missis ippi- all have gotten a goodly i
share.
With the exception of relatively :
small construction work at Fort '
Pragg. North Carolina has gotten j
little or nothing. The mountain sec
tion has been completely ignored?
despite the fact that our natural
terrain makes this the safest section
Citizens Bank & Trust Co.,
Auto Financing Plan:
Low Cost
Convenient
Whether or not you are a depositor of Citizens Bank & Trust
Co.. come here before buying your next car. Let us arrange to finance
it. simply and prompt!** is part of our regular banking service.
Repayments arranged on convenient monthly basis: 12 or 18
months on new c.us: 12 months on used cars of recent models. Every
payment help?; to build *? >ur * nk credit: strengthen**, your relation
ship with this bank. Come to the Citizens Bank & Trust Co.. be
fore you decide v.hat car you want to buy. Let us arrange the ff
nanC'Jig plan '<<> that yon cin close the deal on a c*sh basis!
CITIZENS RANK &' TRUST CO.
MURPHY - ANDREWS
FORMER EDITOR
OF JOURNAL IS
NOW SOLDIER
Dec. 4. iSpeciarl)?
Mr. Harry Wind, former editor of
The Junaluakn Journal Is now a sol
dier of fortune, serving with His
MKtcsty's forces, attached to the
Canadian Army. When this Is seen
in print. Corporal Ward will be far
out at sea enroute to a destination
which ne thinks will be Egypt He
sailed several days ago from Vancou
ver. British Columbia, according to
a letter which has been received here
by his parrnts. Mr amd Mrs. Newell
Ward.
Mr. Ward "joined up", as the Brit
ish say. more than six months ago.
For a ime he served as quarter-mas
ter clerk. He now has the rank of
corpora!. He liars the distinction of
being the first Andrews man. and
possibly the only man from Cherokee
county, tn bo a participant ir. World
1 War No. 2.
At any rate he will have to sail half
way round the world to find actual
army warfare, taking Into considera
tion his point of embarkation.
The Journal hopes that it may
hear from Corporal Ward when he
finally reaches his destination. It
also wishes for him "Bon Voyage"!
John W. Henry Dead
In Whitewright, Texas
Word wa? received here this week
of the death of John W. Henry. 72.
former resident of Murphy, in White
wright. Texas. November 28.
Mr. Henry was born in Murphy
i .Tune 18. 1868. a son of J. L. and
I Elina Ann Henry. He re?ided in
North Carolina until 1906 when he
moved to Orangeburg. Texas.
PERSONALS
Mrs. D. V. Carrintrer. Miss Ro
' >rta Carringer and Jack Carrlnser.
: 11 of Knoxville. spent the '.vcek-enri
! ??.-???> with Mr and Mrs. Grady Ca
: inqe.v
Mi's Kathleen Roberts and Miss
t ir.ettrr Dean snent Wednesday in
P-pr.irPine They attended the
Wn'.- ? Forest-South Carolina foot
i jI! fame Thursday.
Miss Mary I.ee Roberst and Miss
Enla Baker left Wednesday for
Ashevllle to attend a bearjty academy.
Miss Eunice Shields and Mrs. Eve
lvn Shields Lambert were visitors in
Cullowhee and Sylva Sunday.
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Aluminum Comnanv
A ?
Abandons Plans
For Andrews Plant
Hopes for an Aluminum plant at
i Andrews this week vanished as a re
I ult of two developments: an ex
; tension was announced for the plate
j ti d roller mill at Alcoa'. Tenn . and
?T. E. S. Thrope. president of the t
! Nantahala Power and Light company !
: rf Franklin, telephoned from Wash- I
; v 'ton that 'he Aluminum Company I
! <?? America had decided to attach the I
? Pot rooms" to plants already cs
"fh' i-ed at Alcoa and Eadin. N. C
i Tiv1 *'"o developments definitely
, . ? ?? PT1V iiores county 1
npje "iay hav ? ha"d for the bte
i -'ar' '''"' been rumored would
. the T!d Wood f >
| V/.- ' r" Andrews.
J . ?.' ? ^v,Cini'iiny of Amnri^
j. i - ^ and '?late pvV
; '? ?>"* pimt AT ? sa. Tenn T1^
' ' pa: rf 1941.
A'1 i''?nca "i l?p o the ??*!? I
,A - , CO'" norvv. T\T?
t"""lr-'n, "'. ;,i a much shorter ,
'' .an ? ?' !)"? re^:::r- rl to
""nstrttc* a new slant from the
""OUrtrl ? "Ti at Andrews.
r^ - p.n airplane factory in the en- !
tire nation.
Can It. be thit our representatives
in Washington are asleep at the
switch?
And so ihoueh it should be a
merry Christmas, this immediate
< ction .-ees a fly in the milk.
Hiwassee
Dam News
P. T. A.
The Parent-Teachers association
save if special program at the Shoal
Creek Baptist church Thursday
evening. Mrs. Gscliwind presided and
Miss Tolbert had charge of the very,
interesting program.
The people of the Shoal Creek
district have asked the P. T. A. for
assistance in obtaining repairs for
two stretches of road in that section,
a 1-mile stretch in the vicinity of
Postell postofflce and a 3-mile link
in the Bearpaw district. The associ
n'ion has promised to work with
them and is inquiring into the mat
ter now.
There are 60 school children in the
distrirt who will he denied the op
r?ort'in!?y to finish school this year
unless the repairs are made in the
read. Tn its present condition, it is
entirely impossible f">r blisses to eet
through in rainy weather.
"Surely the edurntinri of 60 child
rn Is far mor- important than a
ivirr^T of other items for which the
state is nipropriatine monev. We feel
| that those in authority will come to
the aid of these children who are so
eager to obtain am education."
Bv invitation of Rev. Edgar Willix
the next meeting of the P. T. A. will
be held in Liberty community at the
first. Baptist church, Thursday. Dec
ember 5. at 6:30 o'clock. Miss Tol
b?rt will hive charge of the program.
SILVER TEA
The Woman's club has planned a j
Silver Tea to be held at 2:30 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. Proceeds will be
used for Christmas baskets for the
rendv. About forty guests harve been i
invited.
SQUARE DANCE
The Square Danee held on Friday !
evening for the youno people proved j
? pry successful. A large crowd was |
;n attendance including many from
Murphv. Copnerhill and Ducktown
P. oec ds will be used for needy
"hoc' children.
PERSONALS
Barbara Curtis, seventh grade
student, is confined to her home with
f r<-verp cold.
G. P Tullos. fourth grade student
has heen absent from school due to
illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Bryant, of
Watts Bar. Tenn.. were week end
guests of Mr. Bryant's paTents. Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Bryant recently.
Mr. and Mrs. William Gentry were j
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hic
key. Sunday of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hickey and
.son. Peyton, spent Sunday in Chat
tanooga visiting Mrs. Hlckey's cou
<in who under went a major opera
tion last Friday.
Mrs. George Tullos has been ill
Complete Biography
Of Christian Reid to
Be Released in 194]
Belmont-Tl?- biography 0f Ch-,
Mian Held. North Carol,*,-,
novelist. has been compl?,^
will be released In Januar y
In? to Kate Harbec Becker.
of the biography.
\ Christian Reld. known to the pub
lie as Prances Pisher Tlernan w.,
the author of for-y-six novels She
was born In Salisbury where her
| family was known In history for
three generations. She died in 1920
The author. Miss Becker. Is Sister
Mar' Magdalene Becker member of
the English faculty of Sacred Heart
Junior College of Belmont.
POST*"I L NEWS
Several people from all -sections
visited Shoal Creek Church Sunday
nft*', noon for the "irpoip 0f attend
in? the Sunday School meeting
Miss Mt/.a Crain lias returned
home after spending some time with
Mr. and Mrs. J. Franklin Smith of
Murphy.
Mr Maynard Jones visited Mr.
Ray Stiles Sunday.
Miss Willa Sue Jones was dinner
guest of Mrs. Ada Stiles. Sunday.
Mr. Burt Brown returned Wed
nesday after spending some time in
Gastonia.
Miss Bessie Crain visited Miss
Willa Sue Jones. Thursday after
noon.
Mr. Carl Beaver visited Mr. Hed
den Stiles Sunday morning.
Miss Bell Moore and Miss Onell
Taylor were visitors at Postell Sun
day afternoon.
WOLF CWF.F.K
Luther Verner of a Vetran's C. C.
C over in Georgia, spent the week
end with his family here
Charlie Loudermilk of Isabella, was
a business visitor here Monday.
Lloyd Curtos of near Blairsville.
Gv. spent the week-end with his
mother-in-law. Mrs. Setella Ray
Ca-ter.
ATr. and Mrs. J. H. Simone!. and
family are planning on spending the
winter in Fin. They expect to leave
in a few days.
Mrs. Nora Morgan spent the clay
Sunday with lier son. CliarK-. and
his family.
Mr and Mrs. George Guenther
and children have moved from here
to Williamstown. a suburb of Cop
perhlll.
Mrs. Joe Henson has been very
feeble for several days.
Charles Morgan and William Bal
lew made a trip to Nantahala. Mon
day. seeking employment.
with influenza.
Mrs. Arthur Smitha has been con
fined to her home due to illness.
Mrs. Walter B. Dockery is recupe
rating from a recent illness And 15
back in the store again.
TRAVE! HAY FARES for the HOLIDAYS.
SPEND C HRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S AT HOME
FOUFD T^P T'CKETS
GOOD IN COACHES
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