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SITES CHOSEN FOR DAMS IN W. N. C. ? The Tennessee Valley Authority is nuking plans to construct four new hydroelectric projects
on the Hiwassee river and its tributaries. The above map shows the below Hiwassee Dam. and the Chatuge. near Hayesville. The Applachia
sites selected. Two are 111 western North Carolina: The Appalachia. is to be a power dam and will cost about $20,000,000. The Chatuge is to
be a storage reservior and will cost approximately *5,000,000. Also shown on the map are sites elected for the Nottley, in North Georgia, which
is to be a storage reservoir and will cost about $5,000,000. and Ocoee No. 3, in East Eennessee, which is to be a power dam and will cost
Hbout $6,600,000.
SLAYTON OUSTED
AT PRISON CAMP;
WELLS GETS JOB
Removal Follow* Close
On Letter of Praise
For Hi* Fine Record
Alter eight years of service, Capt
i.:n Thomas O. Slayton his been sud
denly removed Irom his post as Su
perintendent of the Prison Camp at
Peachtree. He was suceeded, the
fame day, by Nolan Wells, owner of
& dairy farm just oustide Murphy.
So far as can be learned, Mr. Wells
has had no previous experience in
?ich work. His new post pays a salary
c* S125 per month, with room and
board furnished free.
Removal of Ca.pt. Slayton came
ciose on the heels of a letter of con
gratulation from the State Prison
Department, in Raleigh, on the re
cord made by the Peachtree carmp
during the past year.
This record is said to have been
the best in the State, aptain Slay
ton is said to have fed his men better
tit !ess cost per man than any other
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Reed Mallonee Wrecks
His Car in Crash With
Rogers, at Peachtree
Reed Mallonee, a teacher in the
Murphy Schools wrecked his car in
a collisicn with an auto driven by
Wayne Rogers, of the Peachtree
section, Wednesday morning. Roger's
car also was damaged, and Rogers
himself was locked up by Chief ol
Police Fred Johnson, charged with
reckless driving.
Given n hearing before Magistrate
D. M. Reese Thursday morning, Ro
gers was ordered held for court and
released \mder $200 bond. He is the
son of 1a ni Rogers. Peachtree farmer.
The crash occured near the prison
camp. Mallonee was driving out the
highway when Rogers is said to have
cut out into the main thoroughfare
from a side roard. He came so fast.
Mr. Mallonee said, that there was
no time to swerve out of his way.
Seeing a collision was inevitable,
the school teacher jammed home his
brakes. But for this, it is possible
that the crash might have been fatal
to one, or both drivers.
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The wiser editor has stopped pre
dicting what will happen in this war.
He Isn't even sure of what has al
ready.
Mountains Ablaze With Wild Flowers;
Colored Azalea Near Bloom Atop Wayah
In spite of dry weather, this spring
has been unusual for the heavy
bloom of flowers on trees and shrubs
according to Charles Melichar Super
visor. of the Nantahala National For
rest. a luxuriant flowering and seed
"op of the maples, both red maple
and sugar maple, came first, then
'he silverbell and the service berry
made white patches on the mountain
sides. These were followed by the
Mack locust and dogwood which gave
an unusually fine display this year.
The bees worked overtime on the
wurwood. basswood. and tulip pop
*ar, an Cf which bloomed at the same
J1n?e. On the higher elevations, the
slopes took on a flower graden ap
pearance with the trees loaded with
their flowers, and bees. In the early
morning tfhe fragrance of the black
?ocust was very pronounced In driv
^ along the forest roads.
People brought to the Forest office
branches of unusual blooming shrubs
such as Yellow Wood 'Cladrastis>
and Cherokee Rose < Stewart la > for
Identification. During usual spring
seasons, such plants bloom unnoticed
but the extra large flowers this year
catch the eye.
The azalea at lower elevations is
already out and the white, fragrant
azalea on Wayah Bald is now in
bloom. The colored azalea on top of
Wayah will be at its best on the
week end of June 14.
The purple rhododendron on
Standing Indian will be at Its best
at the same time. The Pisgah Nation
al Forest reports that Craggy Gar
den s will be at their best around
June 10 to 15.
People are asked not to pick flow
ers within sight of the road so that
all may drive by and enjoy the color
ful sceae.
13th DRAFT SET
FOR "JINX" DAY,
FRIDAY, THE 13th.
Larger Number Likely
To Be Called as Army
Of 2,800,000 is Seen
If you are superstitious, and are
listed in the draft, what follows may
be unhappy reading for you.
The thirteenth call has been issued
for that notorious jinx da>. Friday,
the 13th.
Wayne Walker, secretary of the
Cherokee County Draft Board was
unable to say just how many will be
called. He pointed out. however, that
the list may be larger than here
tofore because of the rapid strides
made in arranging housing faralities
at camps, and also because Chero
kee county has been passed by in
so many calls. Of the twelve draft
summons already, this section has
teen passed over in six; ? the
4th. 8th. 9th. 10th and 12th.
The fateful Friday the 13th is not
likely to cast an evil spell over local
patriots, however. Regardless of the
size of the call. Mr. Walker believes
the county will be able to meet it
with volunteers. Thus far. he said,
volunteers have met even.' call and
he still has a sizable list of those
waiting and eager to go. This list, he
said. Is being added to every week.
Secretary Miller said that while
some of the volunteers are availing
themselves of the privilege of sign
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The Weather Vane
Listed below are maximum and
minimum temperatures and preci
pitation for the past week compared
with similar datsr for last year:
Temperatures
May 29
30
31
June 1
2
3
4
1940 1941
Max. Min. Max. Mln.
76 54 94 57
70 55 98 63
75 47 94 63
76 50 78 63
77 50 87 61
83 49 86 61
88 59 88 65
Precipitation
Total for eek
Total for May
Total for June
Total for year
1948 1941
0.42 1.16
2.77 0.52
0.00 0.83
20.26 13.83
|NYA Trade School
Planned for Those
Rejected by Draft
Youths of Cherokee County who
are rejected by the draft because
they are physically unfit will have a
chance to build themselves up. and
at the same time be taught a well
paying trade. Also they will be paid
while learning.
The opportunity is offered at the
! new NYA center in Durham, N. C..
[ which will open June 16.
The Durham camp will be the first
of its type in the United States for
the rehabilitation of men rejected by
Selective Boards for physical reasons.
Applications for enrollment in the
Durham camp are being accepted
through the local NYA Office from
young men between the ages of 16
and 24 inclusive.
Each youth will receive $12 in
cash, with $23 being paid the center
for board and living quarters. Me
dical and dental services, and the
opportunity to learn a skilled trade
will be provided free. Work experi
ence will be provided in woodwork,
sheet metal, machine shop, auto me
chanics. and radio repair.
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HUSBAND IN CELL
IN MURPHY JAIL
Ga. Forger Sends Wire
Inviting Her To His
Own Funeru! Mere
A< mpan.ed ? ? h?r father. and
ti?r ,n!an: child, Mrs Sarah St mey.
cl Ball Ground. Ga came to Murphy
T i i lay expeetinp to attend the ^
funeral of her 20 year old husband.
Mflvin Stamey. Instead, she found
him in the County Jail, held for the
Gtortria authorities on charges of
forpery. and also on a morals charge.
Mr> Stamey had received a tele
tram Tue-dav morning. stating that
her husband had died ;n Murphy.
nd w s 'o be buried at 2 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. Stamey at first
denied having any knowledge of the
eierram. but later admitted that
i had sent it himself. He was un
? to explain why
The:* was a hot scene in the Jail
vhtn the wife found her husband a
, prisoner instead of a corpse Accord
. ins to Jailer Fatton Coleman, the
husband was "blessed out. plenty.'
Stanley was arrested in Murphy
Tuesday morning by Ciuef of Police
Fred Johnson, following a telephoned
: < quest from Sheriff Lee Spears, at
Canton. Ga. for his apprehension
Spears sarid Stamey had forged the
name' of his father in taw to hall
a dozen checks, totaling about $60
and had disappeared several days
ago. When Captured, near the resi
dence of "Beau" Brumby, knitting
mill owner. Stamey was in an old
car which he said he had purchased
in Marrietta. Ga., paying $15 down.
Since leaving home, he said, he had
been to Atlanta and varoius Geor
gia towns, had tfen in Asheville, and
then decided to come to this section
"to get away from the heat."
With Stamey. and at the wheel
of the car. was Frank Freeman, who
lives near Hayesville, where he said
he had "met up with Stamey." TTie
two went to Asheville together, and
then drove back to Murphy. Freeman
is held on charges of driving without
a license. He said he only recently
was discharged from a CCC camp.
Stamey had been employed on the
farm of his father-in-law near Ball
Ground. He admitted forging one
rheck. but said he did not know any
thing about the others.
No details of the morals charge
which is lodged against the young
husband are known here. The Geor
gia SheTiff said the case was "too
nasty to talk about." Stamey was
taken back to Georgia Wednesday.
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It is the financial rather than the
physical condition of the patient
I hat determines the amount of the
Mirgcon's fee .
Tom Mauney Tries His Hand At Painting
But Gets Most of Mixture On Himself
Tom Mauney. who represents the
State in tax matters in this section
is generally accounted a brave man.
but he will run like a turkey if you
show him a paint brush. The reason
is to be found in a little surprise that
he recently planned for his wife ? a
surprise that back-fired, and how!
Mrs. Mauney went out of town on
a visit. Before leaving she asked her
husband to hire someone to freshen
up an arch over the entrance to
their front yard. Tom looked at. the
arch, thought about the cost of
hiring a painter and decided he'd
save money by doing the work him
self.
Accordingly he purchased one Bal
lon of white paint, and a big brush.
He started to buy a suit of overalls,
but decided that wouldn' be neces
sary. Incidentally, young H. A. Mat
tox. who sold liim the paint, told
Tom that one quarrt should br more
than enough, but Tom said it would
be better to have plenty.
The first trouble came when Tom
stirred the paint. He got it all over
his shoes. Then, when he finally sot
around to the Job. the brush dripped
paint down on his hair, his fa<? and
his clothes. It also dripped elsewhere
Tom got more paint on the wtflk than
he did on the arch.
After using about half a gallon of
paint but netting very little of it on
the arch. Tom went in the house and
got some turpentine and scrubbed
himself, and sent his clothes to the
cleaners.
Then he went out and hired a
professional painter.
When Mrs. Mauney came home,
however, he told her he had done
the work himself.