Dedicated To Service For Progress Our Aim:? A Better Murphy A Finer County THE LEADING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN WESTERN NORTH CAROUNA, COVERING A LARGE AND POTENTIALLY RICH TEURIT<?7 VOL.51.?NO. S? MURPHY. N. c. THURSDAY. JANUARY 3#. 1941 5c C OPY?SI.5? PER YCAK MURPHY'S MAYOR LEAVING TO SEER WAR PLANT HERE Will Go To Washington To Present Pleas To Defense Commission Mayor J. B. Gray of Murphy will soon go to Washington. O. C., on a double barrelled mission. He will tee what can be done to prevent all the power generated by the proposed Pontana Dam from being sent out side the State, and he will see if it is possible to get a defense in dustry for this section. rhe length of his stay is inde terminate, and will depend on the conditions he finds in the National Capital. In any event ne will stay until he has exhausted every rea sonable line of endeavor. One of the first steps, probably, will be to seek to enlist the aid of Congressman Weaver and Senators Reynolds and Bailey. Senator Rey nolds, in particular will be told that by helping this section to get one of the new War-defense industries he c?n sinks just fibcut hinss?!? solid with the voters hereabouts for life. It probably will be pointed out to the Defense commission that this immediate section of North Carolina has been treated very much like a step child. Only recently, for in stance, a big plant was allotted to Hazel wood; but the extreme Western counties seem to have been forgotten. This, too, despite the fact that this section has plenty of sites and plenty of water; also facilities, and is just about ideal in its comparative safety from possible enemy air attacks. 20 Cherokee Students Register at W. C. T. C. New registration fcr the winter quarter at Western Carolina Teach ers college, Cullowhee, totaled 46? students, both men and women, 20 of whom were from Cherokee county. This county was sixth in the num ber to register at the little mountain school, being preseted by the folow :ng: Jackson 120, Buncombe 62, Madison 34, Haywood 29, Henderson 28. MASONS TO MEET Cherokee Lodge No. 146 A. F. & A. M. will meet in regular session Mon day night at 7:30 in the Masonic Hall. Three Projects Are Under Construction On School Campus A great deal of building activity is under way on the local school campus, including additions to the ?woodworking shop, the school bus garage, and the erection of the new NYA building. A basement has been dug and concrete foundations are being laid for a 44-foot extension to the school woodworking shop, under supervision of the instructor, Held Mallonee. Another addition is being made on one side of the old building along its entire length and 10 feet wide. When completed the entire build ing will be 94 feet long and 35 feet ^Ide along the length of the old bnildlng, and 25 feet wide on the new extension. Material for the new ad dition? was secured from one of the old school buildings, deserted upon consolidation into Hlwassee Dam schools. All the work in the project is done by students. Th? school bus repair garage, un <,r" "Tnervislrrn of county school _ ICeoUmuwi ma Mk page) MASON'S NAME IS 1 GIVEN FOR PLACE ON STATE BOARD The name of L. L Mason, promin ent cattle dealer and former sheriff of Cherokee county was placed be fore Governor J. M. Broughton the past week for membership on the state Highway and Public Works commission by ardent supporters from all over the county. This announcement follows close ly behind the recent submission of P. B. Ferebee's name for the position only a few days ago. Cherokee county has never had a state highway com- 1 missioner Mr. Mason, who for many years hat been a political leader in this I section and an ardent supporter of Governor Broughton in the last elec tion, Is the owner of a large farm in this county and is prominent in the livestock markets of the south. The entire state highway commis sion resigned a few days ago follow ing heated criticisms in the legisla ture. and a new commission will have to be appointed. The old m ambers have consented to retain their offices for a short period at the request of Oovernor Broughton. o Free Movie Depicting Entire Life of Christ At M. E. Church Friday Postponed from last week, when the movie operator was stricken with the flu. an inspiring moving picture, depicting the Life of Christ will be shown at the Methodist church in Murphy Friday evening at seven o' clock. Admission will be free, and everybody is invited, regardless of creed. "I hope that our church will be filled with Christians from all over the county," the Rev. C. B. Newton said. "This is a picture that everyone should see." The movie will be presented under the auspices of the National Bureau for Religious and Educational Films. The scenes were "?hot'" in Europe the Huiy lnUiJ. and Egypt. The story tells of the life of Christ, from the Nativity to the Ascension. Magnificent scenes including the Triumphal Entry, the TYial, the Crucifixion and the Ressurection are pictured to an accompaniment of beautiful music. The entire film is patterned after the world famous "Passion Plays" of Oberammergau Freiburg. o Schedule of 4-H Club Meetings Is Announced The schedule of February meet ings for the Cherokee county 4-H clubs has been announced by Mrs. W. D. King, agent, and is as fol ows: Monday. Feb. 3, Marble, 10:30 A. M. (EST); Tuesday, Feb. 4, at Peach tree. 10:45 A. M. (EST); TuestSay, Feb. 4, at Martins Creek. 2 P. M. (CST); Wednesday, Feb. 5. Murphy, 9, 10. and 11 o'clock A. M. (CST); Thursday. Feb. 6. at Andrews, 10:30 A. M. (E8T). Marble Man Promoted In Rank at Fort Bragg Eugene West, of Marble, was one of ten western North Carolina men who srre in the army at Fort Bragg to receive promotions recently. West had for sometime been a corporal and the new promotion was to the post of Sergeant. This was second to the highest promotion given among the ten men. o Mrs. A. W. Boyle of Appleton. Wise., grows her own coffee In her vegetable garden. Because he ate a quart of pickled peppers at one sitting Jerrv Corley of Los Angeles claims to be the world's champion pepper consumer. WHAT OUR LEGISLATURE IS DOING t Editor's Note: This Is the third of a series of weekly summaries of the | activities of the 1941 General As sembly.) BILLS INTRODUCED: H. B. 10. "To Divide North Carolina into twelve Congressional Districts." ? Would change Cherokee County from Eleventh to new Twelfth Dis trict.) Introduced by Jarvis and Arch T. Allen. In its third week, the 1941 Gene ral Assembly passed one important measure, providing for congressional redistricting. and virtually passed another relating to the letting of em ergency highway contracts for natio nal defense. Other important legis lation was introduced, featuring the promised bill to provide retire ment pensions to school teachers and state employees. The redistriting bill permits a twelfth congressional district from which to select the State's additional congressman under the 1940 Census. Counties in the new district are taken from the former tenth and eleventh districts. The highway contracts bill, which awaits only Senate approval to a House amendment for passage, would permit the Highway and Public Works Commission to let contracts for national defense highway pro jects without competitive bidding. The House amendment struck out the measure's provision doing away with the necessity for advertising bids, set a time-limit for the Act's operation, and required the Gover nor's approval to bids let. Sent to the House ommittee on Education, a 24-page bill provides both for old-age retirement and lor disability pensions for teachers and state employees, to be financed through joint contributions of em j ployers and employees. Ten highway measures, many af fecting transportation, were intro duced. Perhaps the most important is a bill appropriating $3,000,000 from gas tax and license fees during 1941, 1942 and 1943 for highway improvements. The allotment would be made on population and State highway mileage ratios. The money would be used primarily to improve highway streets. The balance may be applied to streets forming connecting links with the highway or county system, or farm-to-market roads. A measure introduced in the Sen ate would limit busses and any pro (Con tinned on Back Pace) o Eight Men Convicted Of TVA Conspiracy; Five are Acquitted Chattamooga. Jan. 30?Eight mem bers of a union charged with con spiracy to dynamite TVA lines serv ing the strikebound Tennessee Cop per company plant were convicted Wednesday in Federal court. Five others were acquitted. The eight, members of the Inter national Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers 'CIO), are subject to a maximum of two years impri sonment and fines of $10,000. Coun sel entered motion for a new trial, which delayed the court's sentence. Those convicted were Mitchell Cli fton Anderson of Bessemer , Ala., organizer for the union: John Ed ward Simords. Felton Moore Wood ward. Earl Hubbard. John Darvid Queen. Robert Lee Rhodes, Robert j Lee Bailew and Marlon Luther Ellis, members of the local union In Folk county. Program Complete For Birthday Fete BAPTIST LEADERS TO HOLD MEET AT ANDREWS, FEB. 7 "Magnifying the Church" will be the theme ol the Regional Confe rences for Baptist Sunday School and Training Union leaders to be held Friday. Feb. 1. from 9.30 A. M. | until 4:30 P. M at First Baptist Church. Andrews. Speakers will be Dr. W. L. House. Port Worth, Texas and Rev. W. Perry Crouch. Raleigh. The follow ing will be Conference leaders: Mrs. A. V. Washburn. Cradle Roll and Beginner; Miss Mae Bowmar, Pri mary; Mrs. C. D. Bain. Junior; Mrs. | John B. Lane. Intermediate; John B Lane. Young People and Exten sion: L. L. Morgan. Adult and N. C. Brooks. Training Union Directors. All Paptist Sunday School and Training Union workers west of Sy i lva are urged to be present for the j meeting. 0 Mallonee One of Three Youngest Legislators In N. C. State Assembly The youngest members of the state house of representatives now in ses sion in Raleigh represent Western North Carolina counties. They are: James D. Mallonee Jr.. 27. of Chero | kee; Donald B. Sherill. 26. of Gra ham: and A. C. Reynolds Jr.. 26. of Buncombe. James Maiionee. the Cherokee rep- ) resentative is barely the older of the three. He. along with the other two. is serving his first term in poli | tical office. I Through his wide practice of law since passing the bar examination in i 1937, young Mallonee has become widely known not only in his home county but throughout the counties in the western end of the state. Dur ing his term as representative, his wide circle of friends will be greatly increased, as Mr Mallonee has a very | likable personaity and a genuineness : of purpose and manner thart makes j him friends anywhere. Mallonee and Sherrill sit together in the legislature and serve on sever al committees together. Both have extensive duties on a number of house committees. I | District Home Agent Is ; Visiting County Clubs ? I Miss Anna C. Rowe. home demon stration agent for the western dis I trict of the state, is visiting In I Cherokee county this week inspect ! ing the various projects of local clubs. Her main purpose is to assist I in the opening of the club sponsored Roadside Market which is scheduled I to have its formal opening Febru j ary 1st. County's First Draftee Receives Assignment Cherokee county's first draftee, private Claude M. Anderson, has completed preliminary training and given assignment to a division or ganization at Port Bragg. Anderson has been assigned to de tachment fifth signal servive som pany at the fort. In the state of Idaho an old ordi nance declares it Illegal to buy a chicken after dark without a permit from the sheriff. Two Dances, Folk Floor Show Make Up Celebration Sponsors of the President's birth day dances, a part of the annual Fight Infantile Paralysis, drive, have declared thart everything is in readi ness for the biggest celebration in the history of the event in this conn ty as ticket sales soared all this week Due to the present anil promised future fair weather, ticket sales have reached a new climax for the an nual charity event and huge crowds are expected to throng the Andrew 5 gymnasium and youth building Sat urday night for the gigantic birth day party Vincent Wright's 12-piece orchestra will provide music for the round dance, while a good native string band has been secured for the squarre dance in the youth building. Tickets are good for either or both dances and for all attractions at either place. The biggest individual attraction of the evening will be the costumed presntation of Old English and Dani sh Polk dances by studnts of the John C. Campbell Folk school of Brass town. under direction of Mrs. George Bidstrup. Eight couples will par ticipate in this floor show which will j require about one half hour. Six boys will do the Morris dance, an old ceremonial which originated before the Christian era and was used at the sacrifice of a sacred animal. This ceremonial has been in use for sev eral thousand years in England and is still popular in country festivals Very elaborate decorations and ar rangements have been made for the dance by the sponsors, the Konna hecta club of An(Jrcws, and the Jun ipr Woman's club of Murphy. Dis play windows of public store build ings in Murphy and Andrews have been decorated by these groups as an advertisement for the benefit ball. The decoration in Murphy is in Candler's Dept. Store window, and i consists of various illustrations of I the dire effects of infantile pf.rf.lysis I on American youth, accentuating j the need for prevention and cure. Committees serving in this drive for the Konnaheota club are as fol I lows: arrangements?Mrs. Dick Pul lium. Miss Fiances Cover, and Mr.-.. Edwin Bristol: decorations. Miss Leuna Tatham: refreshments. Miss Gladys Christy: hat check. Miss Gladys Chadwick: ticket sales. Miss (Continued an Back Page) First Steps Taken In Reshuffling of State's Districts Definite steps toward reshuffling the Western and near Western counties of the State so as to provide an additional Congressman in Washington were taken in Raleigh Saturday when both the State Sen ate and the House passed Identical bills. The measure will be settled as soon as the Senate passes the Housn bill, or vice versa. Since there was no protest in either body, passage is expected to be more or less routine, and is likely within the next seven days. The proposed measure vitually af fects this section, which is now In the Tenth Congressional District. Under the new set-up. Cherokee. Clay. Graham. Hrywood. Buncombe. Henderson. Jackson. Macon. Swain and Transylvania counties would be grouped as the Twelfth District. (Continued oa Back Pa**)

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