?hc Cherokee ^auit
Official Ornan of Murphy and Cl?er
okee County. North Carolina.
runLisuEo eveky i-ssi kshay
Entered in Uie Post Office at Mur
phy, North Carolina as second claw
matter under Act of March 3. 1897
Victor C. Olmsted
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Barbara Mrroney
tilitor- Publisher
Associate Kditor
Social Editor
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with postal regulations.
JAPAN'S GAMBLE
Many people air Asking why Japan
started this war? Wh'.i t docs she
have Uj train'
Oi CuUl ... -t-' a illCIlibCi' Oi Lilt' AXIS
Poweis she w as expected to enter the
war sooner or later. She had a mili
tary oblip.ation to fulfill md she
could not ?hirk Her duly Bin w.
must look at Japan's economic histo
ry lor the past several decades, if
we are to understand her real motive
::i entering the rrar.
Dunne the last thirty years Japan
has become a prominent industrial j
nation.
An industrial nation must either
possess natural resources or secure
them from other countries. Japan his
few.
She lias practically no iron ore de
posits. very little coal, nu tin. cop
per. magnesium, zinc. lead, or alum
inum. She does not have i ubber. cot
Ion, or oil. These are the resources
which" are essential to industrial de
velopment.
Since she lus none she must turn
elsewhere. The Philippines have co
eoanut oil and chromium: the Dutch
and British East Indies have rubber
and oil: Burma and British Malaya
have >-ubber and tin: China, has
tungsten and antimony: Manchuko
has iron and coal and Tndia has
valuable cotton.
If Jap.ui ??ould control these re
sources her industrial future would j
be assured. Hut, these resources' and I
hese lands are controlled by the
i!es. Britain, and Holland
who have no intention of giving them
over to any other nation.
So Japi'.i i d; . .;> fo rav/ m -
terials. Unless she gets them she
can never dominate Asia.
Japan is ;ambi:r. Just now she i
is having hi crbial 'Beginner'.-!
ij'idt". But in :-!i? end she will :ose~- j
everything.
RATIONING HERE
VVi'.h tires already under a ra
i ning system, and with the deal !
sentence pronounced on salos of new j
c rs unless absolutely necessary, the i
war begins to come into the home of !
every one.
It wont be long l>efort a lot of us j
who are n'>w walking aboil the town !
will be walk in? guard in camps.
And those who stay at home must
do without in order that the armed
forces may have more.
Rjtionlns has Just started. Where
it will end. no man knows: but one
thing seems sure. There will be plen
ty of food.
But there will be more and more
cuts In what are known as "durable
goods" ? the things that take a lot
of metals and other materials need
ed lor the sinews of war.
The tin and lead foil used in wrap
ping cigarettes will be used no long
er. Neither will there be any more
tin cans for beer when the present
supply Is exhausted. Aluminum has
long since ceased to be available. It
Is difficult to get steel, and Iron Is
also becoming more difficult to buy.
Sales of refrigerators, washing mi
chines, vacuum cleaners, radios, and
tho many other household gadgets
are going to be greatly curtailed, or
stopped entirely. Many a wife may
have to go back to old fashioned
house-keeping methods.
Some experts say rationing may
actually be extended to textile good3.
end we will have to get wearing
apparel 'hrough use of cards, as
they do In England and most of the
othe? countries of Europe. fhla, of
courm. will depend largely on the
suae gf the army to be clothed: but If
the war lasts three or foor years, as
mast people think. Hint army is cer
tain to be huge.
State and local boards to handle
rationing already are being planned
by the O. P M In most cases they
will be built around existing defense
councils, and similar agencies.
We can all get ready to do without.
And let's do it with a smile.
NO SPEED LIMITS
Approximate! oJ.JJ5.000 man
years tha s the stimated time it
would lake to do all the work that
will be required under our new $150.
000.000.000 victory program.
A figure like that brings home the
.mmensity of the job we have before
us. It's going to take more wo.k u- in
we've ever done before on a slmllaH
ing on defense production .
Big as it is, we can do it. There
is no shortage of potential labor <n j
America: we have enough men and
women. But there probably will be |
a shortage of skilled labor, and al
ready industry Is taking steps to meet
COURSE MAPPED
FOR SECT'ON IF
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Many Dams Here Make
This Alluring Target
For Enemy Planes
With the many Government Dams
in tills section offering a difficult,
but alluring target to the enemy,
special instructions have been issued
by the U. S. Office of Civilian De
fense telling what to do in case of an
air raid.
Tile Government urges that no
one ignore these instructions in the
foolish belief that "it can't happen
to us". With fifth columnists ev- ;
erywhere. with enemy plane carriers ;
perhaps close to our shores and with
possible enemy air bases on sup
posedly uninhabited islands, or in the i
wilds of Mexico, anything can hap- j
pen.
Tlie Government's instructions,
gotten up under the direction of j
Civilian Defense Director La
Guardia. and Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt, his assistant, are as fol- j
lows :
1. Keep Cool. Above all, keep con],
uuu'i iose your head.
If planes comes over, stay where
you are. Do not run ? ilo not scream.
The eh. nice you will lie hit is small.
Think twice before you do any
I bins. Don't believe rumors ? spread
in? false rumors is pait of flic cne
n>>'< technique. Don't let him taKe
veil in.
Z. Stay Home. If you are away
from home, get in the nearest shel
t.-r. Stay tiff the streets.
The enemy wants you to run out
into the streets, create mob. start a
panic. Don't do it!
If incendiary bombs fall, play :i
spray from a garden hose (never a
splash or stream!) of water on the
bomb. The bomb will burn for about
15 minutes if left alone, only about,
two minutes under a fine water
spray. A jet, splash, stream or buc
ket of water will make It explode.
Under raid conditions, keep a
bathtub and buckets full of water
for the use of the fire department
in case water mains are broken.
Should gas be used, go at once to
the most "inside" room In your house
(fewest doors and windows). Paste
paper over glass. Stuff rags In win
dow cracks and under doors.
But above all, keep cool, stay home.
Choose one member of the family to
be the home air raid warden ? who
will remember all the rules and chat
to do. Mother makes the best.
3. Put Out Lights. Don't show
more light than Is necessary, any
time.
If planes come over, put out alt
lights at once ? don't wait for the
blackout order. The light that's out
will never guide a Jap. Remember
a candle light may be seen for miles
from the air.
If you have portlcrs, ovrrdrapes.
or curtains, arrange a double thick
ness over your windows. Blankets
will do. If you have heavy black
paper, paste It on yoar windows.
You probably have everything yon
need at home. Be Inxenloos^-lmfcro
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JO.l r. J ? *) ??
ould you ret an air-raid want
ing. rcmemfer to shot off gas store*.
CM firaaeca, and ran pM Bfkta mm
both. Bomb
(hem out from blast effect. Gas that
collects may be explosive later.
Prepare une room, the one with
the least window-glass. In the
strongest part of your house, for a
refuge. Put food and drinking water
in it. Put a sturdy table In it. Put
mattresses and chairs in It. Take
toilet facilities, paper, a screen.
Above all. keep calm. Stay at
home. Put out lights.
4. Lie Down. You feel the blast
least that way, escape fragments
and splinters.
The safest place Is under a good
st??ut table ? the stronger the legs ,
the better.
A mattress under a table combines '
i comfort and safety.
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Adequate Brooder
Made At Home, At i
Cost Of Only $7.50
A home-made lamp brooder, which
ran be built for from $5 to $7.50. Is
suggested by C. P. Parrish. Extension
poult.ryman of State College, for use
!>y thosr persons ?ho formerly rais
ed ,1 few chicks with hens.
The brooder holds from 50 to 60
chicks. It is constructed in two parts:
Imps; the top section accomodates
the chicks. The tray that separates
the two sections is covered with 26
to 28-gauge tin.
The tin side is placed downward,
next to the flame of the lamp, and
the top part of the tray Is covered
over with one Inch or more of sharp,
coarse, dry sand. The chimney of the
lamp "je one to one and one
half inches uelow the metstl tray
which divides the two sections.
Parrish said that the brooder "la
of simple construction, easy to op
erate, and is heated by one to three
lamps, depending upon the severity
of the weather. It should be operated
in a protected place, such as under
a wood or wagon shed."
Detailed information on the con
struction including Blue Print No.
46, may be obtained free from the
County Fam or Home Agent.
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Credit Service Group
Will Meet January 28
The annual meeting of Liic Abbe
ville Production Credit Association.]
which jctends a short-term credit !
service to farmers of the sixteen |
western North Carolina Counties I
ill be i. Id a 10 A. M. January 23, !
1943 in Jie Asheville Court House.
During 1941 the association loaned
a ton..l of $122.65 to farmers ol
Cherokee. Graham. Clay and 13 oth
i westc.n N. C. counties.
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Owl Creek News
Our Sunday School Is progressing
nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Sexton \
have returned home alter spending
sometime in Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. Columbus Kephart
have returned home from California.
Miss Wilma Solesbee was the Sun
day dinner guest of Miss Dorothy
Kephart.
Mr. and Mrs. William Kephart,
Mr. and Mrs. Sheridan Kephart and
Mr. and Mrs. Columbus Kephart vis
! itcd Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hass Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Carrol spent a
few days In Murphy last week, with
Mr. Carrol's parents.
Mr. Homer Odell visited Mrs. Tayle
Odell Sunday.
Miss Ernestine Kephart spent Sat
urday night with Miss Wtlma Sales
bee.
Mr. Alden Hass and Clyde Roberta
visited Dillaid McRae Sunday.
Mr. Oyd Hass was the dinner
guest of J. W. Salesbee Sunday.
John Ernest Kephart visited Leroy
Salesbee Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Kimsey Cardin visited Mrs.
! Ernest Kephart Saturday.
Wilma. Margarle and Leroy Sales
bee visited Virginia, and John Ernest
i Kephart Sunday night.
Miss Helen Roberts Is visiting her
brother, Mr. Richard Roberts In
Hendersonville, N. C .
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LEGAL NOTICE
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wiH not be rtf
itum, and thai he
sponsible far any debts contracted
by any person other than himsolf . In
person, on and after this date.
23-4t-pd. J. P. TRULL
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NOTICE OF SALE
OF REAL ESTATE
NORTH CAROLINA.
CHEROKEE COUNTY.
IN THB BDRUOB COURT
Cherokee County. Plaintiff.
n.
Ma.garet Allen, widow of T. R.
Allen: Corbett Allen and wife.
? Allen. G W. McAfee . Fred
McAfee and wife. Madeline McAfee;
Dillard McAfee and wife. Beulan
McAfee: Ed McAfee and wife.
Elza McAfee; Tessie Garland and
husband, Fred Garland: Myrtle
Dean jnd husband. Jonah Dean;
Bessie Chapman and husband.
Jack Chapman; Annie Fry and
husband, Nathan Fry; Alice Prater
and husband. Henry Prater, anrt
All Unknown Heirs at Law of Mar
tha Allen, Deceased. Defendants.
Under and by virtue of 'a Judgment
and Decree and Order of Re-Sale,
entered by the Superior Court or
Cherokee County. North Carolina, in
the above entitled cause. I will on
Monday '.lit1 19th rinv of January
1342. at 12:00 o'clock NOON :E. S.
T.>. at the Courthouse door In Mur
phy. Cherokee County, N. C., offer
for s.i lc to the highest, bidder for
casii ihe uuiuwum ueauiiueu inwt u."
land in Shoal Creek Towi<ship, Chei
okee County, North Carolina, to- wit:
BEGINNING on a Rock on a con
ditional line of N. J. Pinkerton, run- j
ning West with the road a condition
al line to the original line of said lot
of Pand. commencing on a rock
thence North with the original lino
to a Black Oak; thence East with
thp original line to a conditional
corner on a reek: thence with a con
ditional line of N. J. Pinkerton to the
beginning, adjoining the lands of
Logan Loiunc_, O. P. Taylor. J. V.
Mason. T .J. Taylor and others and
lying and being on the Northeast
Mde of tlie road, containing 75 acres
more or less.
Being the lands described in a
deed from L. M. Anderson and wife,
Addie Anderson, to H. H. Allen and
wife. Martha Allen, dated Oct. 28th,
1925. and registered Feb. 16th, 1926, ?
in Deed Book 89 at Page 206, refer- ;
ence to which is hereby made.
The successful bidder will be re- I
quired to make a deposit of $50.00 '
of his bid .is an evidence of good j
faith, and upon failure to do so no
tice is hereby given that the lands
will be immediately resold at the !
:amc time mid place.
This the 3rd day of January. 1942. ;
J. B. GRAY.
Commi sioner.
IN SUPERIOR COURT
NOTICE OF SALE
NORT CAROLINA
CHEROKEE COUNTY
The Town of Murphy
against
B. E. Dockery and wife.
Mrs. B. E. Dockery
And all other persons claiming any j
interest in the lands herein describ- !
td. Defendants.
By virtue of a decree entered In j
the above entitled cause by the Clerk 1
of the Superior Court for Cherokee
County on Monday the 5th day of
August, 1940, ordering and directing
the undersigned Commissioner to sell
the lands set forth and described in a
deed and deeds as set forth and de
scribed in the complaint in the above
styled action, the undersigned Com
missioner will on Monday the 2nd
day of February, 1942 at 10 o'clock
A. M. Central Time, at the court
house door in Murphy, sell the fol
lowing pieces and parcels of land as
t set forth and described In deed from
Hayes Dockery and w'-fe to B. E.
Dockery dated September 15, 1930,
and registered in the office of the
Register of Deeds for Cherokee
Coun'.y in deed book No. 107, page
327, to which deed reference is here
by made.
Terms of sale Cash. Rights re
served to reject any and all bids. Sale
to be confirmed by the Superior
Court of Cherokee County.
This 29 day of Dec. 1941.
E. B. NORVELL,
COMMISSIONER.
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NOTICE OF SALE
OF REAL ESTATE
NORTH CAROLINA
CHEROKEE COUNTY
CHEROKEE COUNTY, Plaintiff
VS.
Thomas Evans Baxter and vll*,
Baxter. Levis L. Baxter aad
wt&? ? Saxter. SIwaNk jUL Es
ter; and wife. Butter: John
Baxter rjia wife. Baxter: John
Baxter. Tru.'ec and Plrst National
Rank of Cnicago. and Its Success
ors, Trustees under the Will of Jo
anna Baxter, deceased: All Un
known Heirs at Law and Devisees
of Joanna Baxter, deceased; All un
known heirs at lav.' of the Devisees
of Joanna Baxter. Deceased: Over
ton Thompson and wife. Margaret
Thompson: Joe Thompson and
wife. Florence Thompson; Eliza
beth Kennon and husband. W. O.
Kennon: Mrs. A. W. Harris and
husband, A. W. Harris: Mary Orr.
Widow: Margaret Thompson.
Widow: John Thompson and wife.
Thompson; Con Thompson
and wife. Thompson; All Un
known Heirs at Law of John M.
Thompson. Deceased: All Un
known Heirs at Law of John
Thompson; deceased son of John M.
Thompson: Fourth and First Na
tional Bank of Nashville, Tennes
see and Its Successor. The Ameri
can National Bank. Nashville,
Tennessee. Widow and All Un
known Heirs at Law of J. H. Bruce,
deceased. Widow and All Unknown
Heirs at Law. of Andrew Marshall.
tw?ohoh_ Elizabeth 3. Sh8ph?rd
ana All Unknown Heirs at Law o i
Bruce P. Shepherd, deceased.
Venie Shute Hotchkiss and All
Unknown Heirs at Law of Marsh
all Hotchkiss, deceased, and any
and all other persons having or
claiming any estate or Interest in
the lands, the subiect matter of
this action.
U^der and by virtue of a Judgment
of the Superior Court of Cherokee
County, North Carolina, entered In
the above entitled cause condemning
the hereinafter described lands to
sale to satisfy the lien of taxes. I
will, on Monday, the 12th da7 of Jan
uary, 1942, at 12:00 o'clock noon
(E. S. T.) at the Courthouse door In
Murphy, Cherokee County, North
Carolina, offer for sale to the highest
bidder for cash the following de
scribed tract of land in Murphy
Township, Cherokee County. North
Carolina, to-wit:
State Survey No. 6 in District
No. 6, State Grant No. 1460, BE
GINNING on a White Oak on the
Bank of Valley River and runs
West 183 poles to a Post Oak,
Northwest corner of Sec. No. 5.
crossing Branch at 90 poles;
thence North 160 poles to a stake
and pointers; thence East 183
poles to a stake crossing a branch;
thence South 160 poles to the Be
ginning, containing 151 acres,
more or less.
EXCEPTING about 23 acres
from the Southeast part of said
Tract being the part of said Tract
lying South of the Ridge just back
of the County Home and lying
between said Ridge and Valley
River.
This the 10th day of December,
1941.
J. B. GRAY. Commissioner
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IN SUPERIOR COURT
NORTH CAROLINA
CHEROKEE COUNTY
NOTICE OF SALE
The Town of Murphy ? Plaintiff
Against
Florence Moore, Fannie Ramsey,
formerly F-innie Moore and her
husband Marshall Ramsey
And all other persons claiming any
right, title or interest in the lands
involved in this action, defendants.
By virtue of a decree entered in
the above entitled cause by the Clerk
of the Superior Court for Cherokee
Count7 on Monday the 18th day of
November. 1940 ordering and direct
ing the undersigned Commissioner to
sell the lands set forth and described
in a deed and deeds as set forth and
described in the complaint in the
above styled action, the undersign
ed Commissioner will on Monday
the 2nd day of February, 1942 at 10
house door In Murphy, sell the fol
lowing pieces and parcels of land as
set forth and described In deed from
A. A. Fain and wife to Florence
Moore, and Fannie Moore, registered
In office of Register of Deeds for
Cherokee Count7, in deed book No. 79
page 251, to which deed reference is
hereby made, said lands lying in The
Town of Murphy. Murphy Town
ship. Cherokee County. North Caro
lina.
Terms of s*16 Cash. Rights re
Served to reject any 2nU all bida.
9aie to be confirmed by this Sujfcrlor
Court of Cherokee County.
This 26th du of December, 1941.
B. B. NORVELL,
, ocoomnoNsa.
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