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THE LEADING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, COVERING A LARGE AND POTENTIALLY RICH TFKRHORY
VOL. 5S-NO. 17 MI'RPHT. NORTH CAROLINA THI RSDAY. J AVIARY 29. IM2
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NEW SPEED LAWS
BEING DRAWN (IP
THROUGHOUT N. C.
Broughlon A?k? Action
1? Slash Numbe- of
I raffic Fatalities
effwt ih* m"y "??n ?r p,,t mto
IlV^l 1 wtion. and TUldlv
^717""""" to sut< High
P'nn allow . ;l ni?< ,,r ,k ,
HlSllu-av f the Stat<
Bro wh? C?mm ^io!> With Gov
BroushUm in B?k ,i, ?e?k.
The speed laws were .,,:od by the
governor In an eff?l t to rPduce ?
number of tr?fTic .
300 people were killed in 'trafffc'act
**ts in No t!- Carolina !-?
Mr. Ferebre said the Commission
i.,ir Tr- ^
m vb-i Rostlons for spwd limits
, va* '<*'?> curves and stretches
tnrouRhout the State atoo haV(. ^
waT'pat^r m?mhiIS ?f U"" HjRh
n,,?* "ewJaws ??"' ?* formulated by
U8?ag all these findings as a base
1 you nentlemen will set up sneed
r?Sf Jh'ch you have ,uthoritT^
' i?ov Sroughton told the Com
SL7 '"""M ? ?" >???*"
PWPosed new laws wl]I ^
appl^abte to Cherokee and
?Coining counties. In which danger.
^ <*?I* of hundreds <rf
Heretofore speed has bean left
torg^to the discretion of the drtv
^v? L,8eneral oq the Hlgh
being merely ^ ^ drtTer
*n?rel at a rate he cooaldfred "safe "
She growing number of deat}? is
?to* that these individual judg
??* are not to be depended uZ
to Biiead signal on road constroc
^ during the war? but with reeer
?v^t^?!eSt,0ns High
ly Department shut down for the
*u??on weTe dismissed by the Gov
ernor as "sheer folly".
?*e Governor recommended an
^mated expenditure based on a
liberal margin" of declining reven
ues^After the total has
*wn. and a substantial reaerve hae
been determined." he suld, "it te ?
S^LSTL^ ntehway cot^r
?ton would be Justified in going full
sleaia ahead with !ts work "
He atao suggested that the Com
^^lrs.co^5er formation of
W17 JZZ
?MOO.OOO surplus left from m 1M1
'?r ^enHsing roads
^onttnord on back Page
Brush Burning Permits
Now Made Available
From Ten Sources
With the time at hand when the
farmer begins clearing land for wring
planting. County Fire Warden B. 8.
Burnett announces steps have been
taken to make it easier to get per
mits for burning brush.
The law requires a permit to start
a fire near forests or dwellings. Here
tofore such permits could only be
gotten at the County Court house.
Under the ne warrangement they
?an be gotten from the following:
Andrews. Dist. Ranger Nothstein;
Murphy, Dist. Ranger Schopp or
County nam Agent's office, Culber
?on, Warden Burnett; Peaehtree,
Um iAmsford:
TTnaka. Oeorge Crawford; Suit, V.
V. Allan; Peaehtree. A. W. Padgett;
Beaverdaml. J. T. Dockery; Wetral
ty. Mr. Brand]*"* Stan.
Ferebee Wooing Woe
And Aching Muscles
Trying to Save Tires
If you see a tail, dignified figure
standing by the roadside near the
Terrace Hotel, trying to thumb a
ride back to Andrews, that probably
will be one P. B. Ferebee.
He-u ts bessiss - lift *!:;a\aa ^
Cadillac and his Mercury will both
be at his home, as the result of a
worthy, but probably ill-fated at
tempt to save tires.
In short, the banker has bought a
bicycle.
His plan is to pedal back and forth
to the hotel where he takes his meals
He has not tried it yet. Perhaps he
is waiting to get some nifty "plus
fours" which is what the well dressed
bicyclist should be wearing. Perhaps
he lacks self confidence, for he ad
mits trying somebody else's "wheel"
a few days ago, and falling off. "The
darned thing didn't steer the way
? mil tit**, lie explained.
Thn honkor eovc Viq tC be S
great cyclist when he was a kid. But
his muscles were younger Li irn Also
there is the fact that the highway
from Andrews to the Terrace hotel
is up-hill, all the way.
Fortunately for Mr. P. B. the town
has two good drug stores; both well
stocked with liniments.
He's going to need that liniment ?
and how'
County-Wide Rally
For Civilian Defense
To Be Held Feb. 4
A county -wkte rally will be heia a:
the Court house in Murphy at 8
o'clock Wednesday evening. Feb. 4
to organize civilian defense.
Volunteers ore needed in a dozen
different fields; particularly for ftre
fighting and first aid. At least 1,000
volunteer firemen are s might, and it
Is hoped, eventually to enlist 1,000
first aid workers. All of the
latter will have to be trained.
A first aid expert w.ll be sent to
Murphy on February 9 and will re
main two weeks training future in
structors. All school teachers
throughout the county wlL take the
course, and will, in turn, instruct
their pupils, and others. Not less
than 100 other adults are needed,
however; to carry instructions to ev
ery home in the County.
The Red Cross expert will conduct
classes every day. both in the alter
noon and evening. The course will
cover 30 hours.
Request for organization of a ci
vilian defense was made by the Fed
eral authorities several weeks ago.
Andrews called a meeting promptly,
and passed a set of resolutions.
Thanks to the efforts of Capt. Frank
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RULES ARE FIXED
FOR REGISTERING
OF MEN lip TO K
Regular Polling Places
Co'JP.t" Prprinrtt
Will be' Used Feb. 16
Rules for the draft registration of
all men in Cherokee County between
(he aces of 20 and 44. inclusive have
been approved by Washington.
Registration will begin at 7 o'clock
F .=? T. on the morning of Feb. 16.
| and will continue until 9:30 that
night. It will be completed In one
day.
Every nr."lr ^rho hK 2t>th
birthday before midnlKhl on Dec. 31.
1941. and every man who had NOT
i reached his 45th birthday by that
! time and date win br reouirnd tn
j register. It does not matter whether
j lie is iiuti i ieu ur single, whether Mr
i lias no children, or a large family
: of dependents. Tliey will be given
i a chance to claim exemption later.
| If your 20th or vour 45th birth
| day has coma since New Year's day,
? you need not register. If you recister
, ed last year, you need not do so again.
? Exemption claims will be passed on
; by the County Draft Board, and ev
! ery claim will be thoroughly investi
gated. Dissatisfied registrants will
' have the right to appeal.
A number of youths throughout th
j county have volunteered, and thus
l had their names taken off the list
j of draft eliglbles. but have never re
ported to be sent to camp. It will be
necessary for all these to register
again, and Capt. Wayne Walker,
Draft Beard Secretary has -siitteii
letters to each of them, notifying
them.
Through the cooperation of Lloyd
Hendrlx, County Superintendent of
Schools, and Wlnslow Mclver, chair
man of the County Board of Elec
tions. the registrations aire expected
to be accomplished speedily and
smoothly. Mr. Mclver has promised
the services of registrars, and Mr.
Hendrlx has promised the aid of
as many tee.chers as are needed to
serve as clerks. A11 will serve with
out pay.
Registrations will be held in the
usual county precincts where iesl
dents have been going to vote. In
most cases, school houses are used.
Teachers and registrars will meet
in the County Court house on Satur
day. Feb. 14. and receive detailed
instructions as to their duties, from
Secretary Walker.
TERRACING
Terracing demands ill Granville
County ii"e so heavy at the present
time that a dozen terracing units
r-.uld n-" fill all requests reports As
sistant Fa.m Atrent W B. .loner
Four Counties <\sked
To Use Central Time
In Advancing Clocks
13 is Lucky Number
As Rationing Bo?rd
Gives Tire Permits
Thiru-en usually is considered an
unlucky number: but. it proved any
thing but that for thirteen residents .
! of Cherokee County. For exactly that
number have been awarded the right
to buy nice new automobile tires
Tiie record, to date has Just been
made public by th?? nmmty T^re Ra
tioning Board. It shows that most ol
those who not the coveted permits
are mail carriers, and the others arc
luuling timber needed in defense
work or acid, or cord wood. The list
of the 13 lucky ones follows:
Gay Hawkins. Suit: lumber haul
ing: 2 tires, one tube.
George C. Maunsey, Murphy, mail
carrier: one tire.
Ralph Adams. Murphy, mail car
rier: 1 tire, 1 tube.
L. M. Shields, wood hauling: 3
i tires, 3 tubes.
I Donald W. Byrd, Andrews, haul
ing acid wood: 1 tire, 1 tube.
C. W. Dockery, Andrews, hauling
. cord wood : 1 tire, 1 tube.
P. C. Crose. Andrews, obsotete. 1
tire, 1 tube.
! R. W. Barton, Andrews, obsolete,
1 tire. 1 tube.
| Vernal Hughes. Murphy, obsolete.
! 2 tires. 2 tubes.
E. W. Bates, Unaka. mall carrier:
1 tire, 1 tube.
T. B. Puett. Murphy, mail carrier:
2 tires.
J. H. Harriss. Copperhill . Tenn.,
rock hauling: 1 tube.
Theodore Cook, Grand view wood
hauling: 1 tire, 1 tube.
S. S. Conclave Planned
j At Mt. Liberty Church
| The West Liberty Associational
i Sunday School Conference will meet
i with the Mt Liberty Baptist Church
Sunday. Feb. 1st at 2:00 Central
. Time.
Special music will be provided by
| the Mt. Liberty Church. Rev. Fred
! Stiles will conduct devotiona'. Mr.
| R. L. Keenum will brim? an Insplra
| tional talk from the S. 8. lesson: the
Rev. Clarence Voyles will discuss "A
Financial Program for the Country
Church."
Plan Would Save More
Power, and Prevent
Confusion, is Claim
The Boards of Comm: .:iers of
".i ? mountain counties? Cherokee.
Oraham. Clay and Swain will con
sider a plan, when they mee' Mon
day. whereby this section m?? sovc
up tne clocks one hour on Teb. 9
without forcing residents to t up
in the dark and thus t:?e more
electricity than ever.
I 'he plan is lor the Coin:n; . siuner
Tf> place the four ccunticb Cm
Standard time until Feb 9. when
the law requires "moving up" on
hour That way. advancing th clocV
would leave this section Just as It is
now.
The plan is said to be favored in
I Cherokee. Clay and Graham Coun
! ties, and it will be explained in de
tail to the Swain County Board be
I fore the members meet. They too.
I ire expected to concur.
! In support of the plan It is polnt
i ed out that t:c apii-call. this ser
i tion actually is "central time". It
also is central time accord in? to the
sun. For instance, although this sec
tion and Elizabeth City. N C.. both
Bo by Eastern Standard Tim", it is
daylight in Elizabeth City a full 4ft
minutes before the sun rise - liere
It also is pointed out that the T. V.
A. opeiates under Central time, and
with the thousands of workers re
porting "on the job" by one stand
ard. and living at home under an
other. will result in considerable in
convenience.
Such a time differential also would
prove inconvenient for TV A business
engagements. For instance. TV A of
ficials might set business engagement
for 5 o'clock. P .M. advanced Central
time. Under advanced Eastern Stand
ard time, this would be six o'clock
when most people in this section are
at supper.
"President Roosevelt ordered the
clocks moved up to save electricity"
said one advocated of the plan "but
if we advance our clocks under East
ern time, we will have to use mor
electricity than ever.
"By February ninth, using on:
present time, it will be Just about
daylight, by seven o'clock. If we ad
vance Eastern time one hour, how
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N. C. Flying Ambulance
Bought for Britain is
Given to U. S. Instead
The biR ambulance airplane. "Old
North State", which residents of this
section helped to buy as a ffift to the
British will serve our own boys. In
stead. The Riant plane, purchased
with State-wide contributions, for
mally presented to the United States
Navy last Wednesday.
News of the donation came tn
letter from Qeorge Ross Fou. State
trcasiirer for the fund to Mrs J. N.
Moody, chairman of the Murphy
( ommtttee. The letter stated that
Plans to trlve thr ambulance plane to
America instead of Qreat Britain,
were made at the suggestion of
"larcc numbers of contributors, and
with t.he sanction of the British -
American Ambulance Corps."
The plane wns formally presented
to the Navy by Gov. Brottfhton. Mr.
Pou wrote, tn part:
"Officials of the Navy promptlv
accepted the Rift and expressed deen
appreciation to the people of North
Carolina The Navy Is In unrent need
of this particular type of equipment,
and 'The Old North State' will like
ly be placed tn Immediate service."
The presentation was made at the
:-ava.: rtyxrat litis at AnancterUa. Md
just outside Washington. D. C.
Congress Tries To "Pull A Fast One' 9
Sure, we'll give up tires ? We'll
give up automobiles, and luxuries J
And non -essentials and eves so us ? j
and brothers ? and fathers ? and hus
bands. A lot of the latter will elve
up their lives.
We. the people, will give up an?
and everything necessary to win this
war.
But we want everybody to do the
same ? and that certainly applies to
Congress.
We do not believe that our Sen
ators and Representatives should
talk "saving" to us, and practise
something entirely different them
selves.
Very few people will find any pa
triotism in a joker sneaked in a re
cent defense bill whereby the Sen
ators voted themselves "executive as
sistants" at salaries of $4,600 each.
The only "defense" part of that
plan is that assistants may possi
bly be needed to defend the 8enaton
icvta justifiably* outraged constitu
ents,
Neither Is lhn? ?n? possible rea
son for anothsr --joker' slipped to
a general appropriations bill, where
by the Senators and Representatives
who give such rotten Gcrrlcc that
they are defeated for reelection, will
reertw pensions ranging ae high nj
$6,000 a year.
*n>at plan passed both the House
and Senate and is now In conference
It is sincerely to be hoped that if
the conferees fail to kill it. President
Roosevelt will veto the whole bill.
Silly arguments were advanced by
some of our alleged statesmen as to
why they should got pensions. One
of them was that pensions would
"relieve the minds" of the law-makers
about the future, and thus finable
them to give more unbiased service
If the vote of a Senator or Rep
resentative Is influenced by the way
it will effect him, rattier than its
vsuci to the nation at Urge, he ought
never to have been elected to the
first place. He is elected to serve the
people not himself.
As a matter of fact the very pan
age of these pension and "executive
assistant" plans show that a majori
ty at Chase fellows a n seLSsh dan
| agogues whose elections were bad
mistakes.
Some of the very same Senators
and Representatives who so quietly
voted themselves $4,500 assistants,
and pensions, voted loudly against
giving a bonus to the veterans of
World War 1. At that time th?7 said
Uncle Sam couldn't afford it. Also,
some of them said, considering how
generous the Government had been,
the vets weren't entitled to it, any
nOW.
We wouldnt. trade one vet for si*
Congressmen who feel that way.
Congressmen are certainly not ov
erworked, and most of them are de
cidedly over-paid. They dont need
"executive assistants" :
"As to pensions, on the contrary,
you can't keep them from doing It.
Instead of being given *4.500 as
sistants. and $6,000 pension ? Lord
knows for what 1 - every man to
Congress who voted for those plans
should be thrown oat at the nmt
election.
Ttaey are nothing toot pqKUoti
profiteers.