E5L_ (Ehwrnfop TH, NEWSPAPER , WISTMN NORTH c??u. COVI.?u t ^ AND PO.EKTUHV ?lCM TEURITOHY \ OL. J 2 ? >U. lo. ? . _____ MIRFHT. N. c. TIH RSDAV JIM 5 1941 ? ? 5- 1941 5c COPY? S1.M PER Yl 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 (Continued on Back Page.) 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. o 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 ( Continued on Back Page) 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. ??T?rr rtiTnn mr A ? ir r rim? ur?H 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. o 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