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VOL. 33 ? NO. ?.
Ml Ki'll\, V l'. nil RSDA V. \l <. | ST 21, 1S4I
< OI'Y? $1.10 I'l K YEAR
SON OF SHERIFF
ENLISTS AS FLIER
WITH CANADIANS
C. H. Townson, 'Missing'
Two Weeks, Located
Training for Wings
Missing for two weeks, but the fact
:rp: carefully secret. C. H. Townson.
n*J nf t:ie County's High Sheriff was
. ed Wednesday throu .1 a le:-'".'
i ived by the mother of on rf his
?e-; !: iends. Young Townson a
::: cai.ct the Canadian air
; soon to receive hi->
. commission ar.U to bo
. n. v -'?? for arrive duty.
Tat- letter telling of his where
was received by Mrs. Hovt
. of Copperhill. Tuva. Her
3. ilney. w nt to Can ..da with
:: : T. '.vnson nnd rti-o < nl: ted in
.i.r con's. Tiie two boys drove
1 and across the border in young
nson's car. which he is kccpin?
. him for u*e when off duty.
H. Townson is 20 years old
:: Townson told the Scout he
undeLided whether or no: to
:r an effort to brine his son back
:ne.
}f course no father cr mother
: ?. the thought of 1 son facinq
? .v.h- and if there is any hottei
?:ng than in the air service I
avent heard ot it," the Sheriff said.
However, f we brinu him back 'and
I im not at all sure that we will be
to>" he is almost certain to be
?'.ed; and probably be in the war
r.vhow. May he its better to have
\rr. ,:n officer, in the service he loves
. n 10 have him a buck private in
round outfit."
Young Townson and his friend,
iinpbell left Murphy about two
.reeks ago announcing that they were
ng to Knoxville to do solo flyins
? an aviation school there in older
j build up their official flying re
ds. Both boys are good pilots and
.ng Townson has long owned his I
:i plane which he kept on his
father's farm near Marble.
Ti e two boys are the first from
? ?'s section to join the fighting
: : es of a belligerent.
Contract for Building
Tunnel at Ocoee No. 3
Let to Two Companies
A atract for the construction of
: rnnel for Ocoee No. 3 project
. been awarded to the J. F. Shea
Company, Inc. and the Morrison
Knudsen Company. Inc., of Sylva
North Carolina, on a bid of S1.G40.
215.60, the Tennessee Valley Authori
".y announced today.
Tiie tunnel, helping to develop a
?ufficient head of water to operate
t:ie 27.000-killowatt power installat
ion a: Ocoee No. 3. will be more than
two miles long. It will be horsehoe
shaped, with a width of twelve and
one-half feet, and will be concrete
lined.
Ocoee No. 3 is one of four new
(!ams authorized by Congress July
16. 1941, for construction on the
Hiwassee River and its tributaries.
The site is on the Ocoee River in
Tennessee between Ocoee No. 2 Dam
and Blue Rdge Oam.
Methodists To Stage
Great "Heme Coining"
In Church on Sunday
The Methodist Church in Mu.-ohy
will celebrate Home Coming day next
Sunday. August 24th. With the H? \
H. P Powell, now pastor of the D 1
worth church, Charlotte, preaching
a: the morning services.
A county wide meeting o! Metho
dists will be held in the afternoon
at the church, with the Rev. \V. L
Hutch ins, superintendent of the
Waynesville district in caarge.
The e\cn:ng hour of wc:>aip wiii
begin a; 7:30 o'clock, when :: is ex
ported that another former pasto!
will be in he pulpit.
1ab.es v. .11 be arransfd and clinnei
served .?i i.ie basemen-, of the church
All who will are asked to b:ing ba^ -
kets c . fooc; -whatever is must con
venient to prepare.
T..e He*,. C B. Newton, present
' pastor, .,y- ..e expects the home
ccmin:, to be the mo--. out>L.tiiuiiV4
in years
Gasoline Rationing
Started in County;
4 Classes Exempt
Gasr.'iinp rationing wen into of
fect in Cherokee coutnv Wednesday
with fillins! stations and car owner
both given cuts.
For the lemainder : f August pri
vate consumer will be allowed to buy
only 45 per cent of the total
purchased la*t month. Fillini Stat
ion operators will be allowed to stock
only 90 per ccnt of the amount they
pot in July.
Seventeen States are effected. For
some reason, not explained, the rat
ioning is not effective in either Aia
bama or Tennessee. States hit are:
Maine. X- w Hampshire, Vermont.
Massachusetts. Connecticut. Rhode
Island. New York, Pennsylvania.
New Jersey. Deleware. Maryland.
Virginia. West Virginia, North Caro
lina. South Carolina. Georga and
Florda east of the Appalachia river.
The new edict not only cuts the
income of filling station operators
by ten per cent, but will necessitate
a huge mount of book-keeping, to
check up on how much each custo
mer buys. If a car owner splits up
his patronage among two or more
filling stations, it will be hardly pos
sible for anyone to know how much
fra*1 he '.is r\~ exeep*
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High School Students
To Register Wednesday
H. Bueck, superintendent of the
Murphy chool unit, announced this
week that everything was in readiness
for the openng of the Murphy
schools here Thursday. August 28.
Bueck added that all hg'n school
students and those entering high
school for the first time are expected
to report for registration on Wednes
day morning. Tne busses will run
one day early to take care of this reg
isteration, he said.
He specifically pointed out that no
elementary students are expected on
Wednesday. Their registration will
betaken care of on Thursday.
Murray Tops Record Catch of Season
Landing 4 lb. 2 oz. Small-Mouth Bass
A record catch for small mouth
bass was set by W. H. 'Pete) Mur
ray, Southern Railway employee, on
Tuesday when he landed a 20 inch
**?uty that weighed 4 pounds and
2 ounces. The largest heretofore
Wrught was hooked by "Bunt" Alex
ander, local veneer typhoon, whose
*atch measured 18 and % Inches
and weighed 3 pounds even.
Murray made his catch about half
a MUt below Lover's Leap It wa6
111 almost the same spot that Alex
ander goth his three pounder, and
previously, John Brittain
caught a 17 inch small mouth bass.
! weinghing 2 and Vi pounds.
Mr. L. R. Dcwell. of New Orleans,
was with Murray. Dowell got a
Chamber of Commerce folder, came
here especially for the fishing, and
is still at the Henry House. Shortly
after Murray's catch, the visitor
landed a 17 inch Pike: and on Wed
nesday night he got a thre? pound
small mouth bass. Mrs. Dowell was
with him, and herself landed a one
pound bass ? the first she had ever
caught.
T.V. A. TAKES OVER
5 ALUMINUM CO.
DAMS IN W. Y C.
Also Buys Fontana Site
Paying With 'Power' ?
Work Starts Soon
is to ope rale the five-dam hydro
electric system c! the Aluminum
Company of Awnira m the Little
Tenm >>ee River, r. v (hi lose:!
: h i wt ; k in W a - : lingt c ?:*, wi * : * :w
^i'^nlns c? a contract between tht
TV A :l. * Aluminum C mpany.
TV A will not - urn wner.-aip 4
I " :.(? Company's plant, but will direr
j a:id contr 1 lhe:r : t *a,:.o:. .
The dam> to b*. *.akcn over include
:eoah, Calderwood. Santeetl.il
j Nan* aha!., and Gknwood.
The contract also provides for
I acquis!! t * T\'.\ ?' ? F :i
tana c:am sitey watch th ? Company
:.as cwne;! for 30 yea: . Upon :h>
m:c ? TVA '.v.:: e? : - ru : i dam
.-.bout 4"0 fee: high which \\\11 requiie
i lm- ' M'w 000 > .1
cret? -thr ? times a- much a used
In Non u m.
I! v.iil p .aic .^proximately 1.
300,000 acrc-fce: oi flood s- .m
and will adci approximately 200.000
kilowatt.-: or in tailed capacity to the
TVA system
Cos* of dam : c :;mat 1 ;ti
bout S30.000.000 Request for fund?
for the rvFinniiiR of construction
will be made at once: the project has
received the approval of the Office
?i Production Management as a de
fense necessity.
! As soon as funds are made avail
i able by Congress, construction will
be begun. It is expected that the dam
can be in partial use by 1943. and can
be completed in 30 to 3G month*.
The site is not to bo paid for in
c. sh, but with electric power.
CASH AND PRIZES
PILING UP FAST
FOR COUNTY FAIR
Exhibits to Set Record
Ard Monster Crowd
Sure ? New Midway
Preparations are rapidly taking
:-hape for Cherokee county'., big an
nual Fair, which is scheduled this
year for five day , Sept. 30. and
O. 'uObe. 1 -2-3-4-.
A huge 1: : cf p: 'miums has been
prepared for distribution ? , ;.-adinc
farm and liome exhibitors. Ca.sh pri
ces total around S1000.
Particular interest is expected to
be shown in beef cattle, especially in
the 4-H club competition. Tiie fat
calf exhibits were inaugurated last
year and proved popular, showing a
trend to greater improvement and a
larger cash income for farmers
through this particular division of
farming.
A new and larger carnival. Dant
ley's All American Shows, has been
(Continued On Back Pace)
Farmers of Section
Will Discuss Problems
At Annual Meeting
Farmers of Western North Carolina
? men who "talk a language" dif
ferent from the soil tillers of the
rest of the State ? will Tibld their an
nual meeting at Appalachian State
Teachers College in Boone Tuesday
and Wednesday. August 26 and 27.
Farm Agent Ketner says several
from this county are planning to at
tend.
A minimum of speech-making,
and a maximum of discussion, has
teen planned.
The farmers will discuss beef cattle
dairy, poultry, Burley tobacco, and
fruit production.
12 in County Sought
For Ignoring Draft
Final Tribute Paid
To Mrs. P. H. Sword
Here on Tuesday
F;:-...: tribute w<u paid M: s. r. 11
^word. who died early Monday mom
| ing :,vr'j;!;.' a .o::< . in >?-r- !
vk'ts at the Mei.iodi.v ...irei.
10 - T ? -(' ?. morniRP. She a.
CC yt urs old.
Af< . ? uftes in ? sti ok< b .
year a*(\ M: S ? d had be* n ail in
valid. S..o \va> .? me mi: tin Met
hcdi>: ehurch and wa> well known
and loved through*. at thi - -i etion.
by ? H ?*. . t\ B NYv. t ;; Ttr .nv !.?
\\v?s in Sunv :-t m? ?? ? ! . Fu:>
iijnit had charge of arrangements.
S uj .? ni r hu band, p. h
Sword; :lu c:aun..:er$, M \nni?
Brandon. M. ? Emily and Sara
Sword: two . ?n>. Harry and John;
Kf;:jv?rt; two - . an/-.:.dren. Mary Sue
and Billy Brandon., all Murphy. !
Active palloear-; - were t Robert
M C :n'j i: u rt Ak::. Boyd Aber
nathy, Richard Meroney, F: . d J
n. Ro>> L v::il ci. Howard Moody]
and Bill Adam
Hcnoraiy pah.>rar? : were: L. E. .
3.:yle.-?. John Axley, Neal Davidson,
Win-1 iw Melver. B. L. Padgett. Mar
sha'.! Ramsey, Dr. B. W. Whitiieid.
Dr. J. N. Hill, W S Dickey, Fr;.nk
Cickey Arthur Akin. Clint-iman Mr
Donald, P. C. Gentry. Garland Posey.
Ben Posey. John Posey. Hadiey <
Dickey. Fred Bat.-. R. C. Mattox, T
E. Evans, C. \V. S.;\ aure. \V A. Savage.
\V. M. Mauney, 1;. S Parker. H
But ek. K. C. Wrio'lu. Wm. P. Payne.
L. L. Mason, Bob Allen. Z. C. Ram
I sey. A. J. Hembree, Lawrence Hal:
! J. D. Mullon* e, C' D. Mayiielri, W. A
i fifnerrill. Dr. J. W. Thomps >11. .1. B. |
| Gray. Fred Moore. Morri.- Moore. ]
W E. Moore. Geo: -. MiUney. ti. B. i
Norvell,
Shelby Franks. Reb Phillip-. Allen I
Ram S. W. Cover. H. G. Elk n
S. W. Lovingood, J. W. D.ivki ?n. E.
A .Browning, Dr E. L. licit. Virgil!
|I ..iiRood. J. H. Axley, .J. S. Mc- 1
MeCanbs. Dillard McCom'os. Have
Leatherwood. R L. Fain. W. H. Mur
ray. E. C. Moore. Harold Ilr* " *
Tcoy Fain, Frank Crawford, Lowery
Gentry. Don Gentry. Will G'qpitry, B. |
B. Comwell. Ralph Bea. J. T. Ilaye |
A. A. Richardson and E. O. Chris
topher.
Oscar Hunt Receives
Promotion in U. S. Amy
Notice was issued this week by U.
S. Army headquarters that Oscaj
Hunt, who has several years of ser
vice behind him in two seperate
terms, has been promoted to corporal
Mr. Hunt's promotion, it was point
ed out. cited him for special duty,
rather than just the ordinary army
I promotion for length of service.
Questionnaires Aren't
Returned: All Facing
Possible Jail Terms
Twt!v? your m* :: of Cherokee
County a: . i. : jail sen
fi * :? urn their draft
touch with the County Draft Board,
imm c. ely iave v.: C ons
' il* .ay. Secretary Wayne
5tep> m.iv be
T. ? nam- , < >rd? i numbr: and
ddr. - c! :hc :ve!ve
1. :: \ .
( l.' iio ( lii istopher C'ornwt ll. 437
Grantlvit w .
< ... laud Voiii.tiii I?aniM >, "*0."
Murph>.
!(ul Us I'tlwin IIu iisui krr. 5llfl. I'at
rick.
I!a>(!<-n Carl .Inhnsnit. ;Y2,"?, Mur
I?!i> .
Kail \Y. Cabl<\ 571. Kohbinsville.
! d :;ir Winslow T;mn?'r 578. Kt.
Murpln .
Kdr.tr Lee Robinson, 589. Kt. 1,
Murph\ .
\\a! . r < lydf ? arr?u, 602, lamer
Kt Intka.
Henry Thurniaii ( i-ar!t \ ? .V, ( ul
!?t rson.
Larnevj Ut-ttdeison Kobson. f527.
Kt. 1 Murphy .
!!? vt T;^lor. <'.11. Letilia.
Horace Lee Prince. (?7 0. lY.tatn
Crock.
In some of the above cases. Sec
retary Walker said, the registrant s
had moved without gi\ing a new ad
dress. Some questionnaires came
back, not filled out for unknown
reasons." Other registrants a:t be
lit ved to nave received tht quo: on
bu: v.? have ignored Them.
The County Draft Board requests
that anyone Knowing the where
abouts or able to give any informat
ion about t:a- twelve young men list -
ed abovt contact the D:att Board.
? : aTed above Mauney's Drus
Store.
TV
Two Towns to Share
Episcopalian Services
Epi. nv.i.an- will divide their cer
? .1 S-.ndty between Murphy and
Andrews, the Rev. Grant F imsbee.
has announced. The Church Calen
dar note- Sunday is Sain: Bartho
lomew's Day.
Morning service will be held a:
?he Church in Murphy. Evening pra
yer service will be held in Andrews,
a; five o'clock E. S. T.. in the home
of M> Nothes'ein.
Ml RIM1V POET HONORED
John B. Moore. Murphy jeweler Is
! one of the authors whose poems are
included in The Book of Modern
Poterv. 1941. just published. More
than 12.000 writers living in every
pari of the United States and Cana
da competed for a place in this im
portant volume: but only a small
percentage were accepted.
Farmer Knocks Out Fox With Mattotk,
Then Subdues Him With Bare Hands
Bige Lovingood. of the Grand
view community, was doing somi"
woTk on a hilside near his home this
week, when his dog jumped a fox.
Lovingood. who was carrying a
mattock, watched the chase until the
fox ran past him. but close. Then he
made a wild swine with the mattock,
landed true, and struck the fox down.
The swine was strong enough to
have killed a cow. and the fox seem
ed to be plenty dead. Lovingood grab
bed the scruff of the animal's neck
with one hand, and the feet with the
other and started to carry it hom
But. the fox was NOT dead. only
stunned. Soon he came to. but play
ed possum until Bisre loosed his hold
on the neck. Then Sly Reynard re
ached up and snapped him neatly
on the hand.
We won't tell you what Biftc said,
but he kept a pretty good grip on
his temper, at that, for the fox 1*
still alive
Bice sold the anlma* to l"Yed Moore
one of Murphy's most ardent font
hunter*. The latter intend* to Kim
him loose in one of the race* at the
fox hunters' convention, '.hi* fall.