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Our Cherokee County 4-H
Clubs Instills Love of Farm
Life Into Seventy-Three Boys
Future Citizens Learn
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? "uim v-i.aracter
Teen age boys, 73 of th-m w
exact. in Cherokee c(,unty ^ a~
sorting th<. rudiaients of agr]cult^
* d are learning a deeper apprecia
tion of the advantages derived (mm
JUiaj ;:!? T^Vci- n?i ?
their
specte the drudgeries of Iam ^
^n"uri' **? been elimi
nated. T0 many a boy the ,Uure of
high pj*ssure c](y existence
higher salaries and higher outgo as
well fall on deaf ears. A great ma
jority Of Cherokee 4-H Club mem
hrTv, "**' ""?*r ?*? llliiiiua-uuO
pothers throughout the nation
wUl carry on the work of thS
f^eS Whea ?>?y 'tolsh school and
The ?ve 4-H clube, known M
"^hy' Peachtree, Martin's Cre?*
Andrews and Marble, are in charge
flr^kTL^hiteSide' assistAnt a>u?ty
'ann agent. who arrived in Murpfc,
* month ??0 He i? enthusi
astic aboat his alignment and
oromises to meet all the boys thru
out the count, just us soon as other
presang duties will alio*. R!ght
now, he Is full of plans for Chero
county week in July w ^
western district 4-H Club camp at
A large attendance
anticipated because war ?c
' '<?** <*n*p to close
after this summer's term.
. ^* .the Cherokee Scoot editor
talked with Mr. Whiteside i? the
county fan agent* office jack1
Andrews one of the!
future beef cattle misers of that
community. rushed in and .are a
thrilling account of how he was
breaking his rather obstreperous
Angus bull to a halter. It locked aa
though Mr. Bull had met his match
and would have to follow the lead
of his young master. Cherokee coun
^ is apt to be haand from at the
State agricultural fair at Raleigh
and elsewhere as a result of the
prize-winning beef that is being
raised without fanfare or ballyhoo
in our mountain coves and valleys
The four-leaf clover was adopted
as the national 4-H Club emblem.
The four-fold pledge is: "I pledge
my head to clearer thinking- my
heart to greater loyalty; my hands
to larger service; and my health to
better living for my club, my com
munity and my country." The ideals
envisaged in this pledge are suf
ficiently broad to cover all reason
able activities in which our boys
and girls might "ngage. "To Make
the Best Better" is the worthy motto
adopted.
Girls of Cherokee county play an
important part in 4-H Clubs of
Cherokee county, but we will write
about them another time. One
j'oung lady. Miss Hazel Suit, 0f
Postell, n. c., reserves a special
writeup because she has chosen *
beef calf as her special project. She
could doubtless show up some of
the boys in raising a blue ribbon
specimen. We would like to hear
how she manages it.
Of nine listed projeots, gardens,
w'th is. leads among Cherokee
H Club members. The remaining
proje^ in order of preference are
dairy cattle. 13. corn. 12; beef calves I
?: Poultry and chickens. 8: pi*?, 5.
calves. 4; tomatoes. 3; and po^
tatoes. 2.
Below are listed the membership
?nd individual projects of the Are
ch<Tokee ?nmty 4-H clubs. The
"umber* following the town of Mur
Wiy refer to ttoe route mnni^ I
*??hy 4-* ctBfc
Dairy Oshres: Harold Han, J B
??Jl*?d Shennan Hampton,
Murphy; Jerry Hatehett, Lawrence
?M""II,U- ? Wfc hn
Roy Grant Is Bound
Over To Fcd^r?! Court
Grant, c* the Martin's Creek
section. was bound over to Federal
Court las: Thursday by U. S. Com
missioner F. O. Ba!?*s. Grant was
charged with larceny of TV A prop
? rty Tht case will be heard at
Bwgnw Citv
Social Security Board
Will Furnish Service
In Murphy, Andrews
Miss Linnetta Dean. County Su
perintendent of the Tlenartment of
Public Welfare, announced yester
day that the Social Security Board
iield office in AsheviUe will main,
tain regular service ou claims and
account numbers on each Wednes
day following the third Tuesday of
each month. Headquarters will be
at the Andrews post office at 9:00
o'clock and at the city hall court
r<>om in Murphy at 3:00 o'clock.
Eastern War Time in both instances.
It was pointed out that payments
are due at death to survivors of
workers Insured under the law first.
10 the widow, widower or children
or second, to parents. Other pay
ments are made at the age of 63
or thereafter to workers insured un
der the law, or to wives who are fib
years or older or to children under
16 years or 18 years If in school.
Lions Hear Payson
f ?
V-/n a- orincn snare
In World War Effort
John R. Payson of the AshevilJe
district office of the Farm Security
Administration, spoke before the
Lions Club at the Regal Hotel. Tues
day evening. His subject was the
part that American farmers are
playing in feeding our fighting men
and those of our allies.
Our farmers must supply England
with 10 per cent of the food its
fiprhters will consume next year, as
well as to fill the food requirements
in part of 2< other nations, Mr.
Payson said. We are now producing
20 per cent mor'1 in food than in
n,,rmal times. There are 6.000.000
farm families in the United States
.?nd the burden of war food pro
duction must fall on half that num
ber. as the larger farms were al
ready producing to capacity before I
tJie war. The average annua! income j
of our farmers is very low. as 47 per !
cent dr?'w cash incomes under $500 '
last year.
There are 98 farm families in J
North Carolina. Mr. Payso" said. ;
who do not have milch cow3: 32,000 ,
who do not have chickens: 31.000/
who are without gardens. There are
?>7R,000 farm families in this state. 1
Many boys are being turned down 1
i-i the draft because of malnutrition.
In Buncombe county one out of
three were rejected for this cause.
The Lions Ciub gave Scoutmaster
Ernest Nutting a rising vote of
thanks for what he has accomplish
ed with local Eoy Scouts. He report
ed that the boys were showing keen
interest In their work. At least one
Lion will attend all future Boy Scout
meetings.
Joe Ray introduced his guest.
Fred Severance, who recently came
to Murphy as editor of the Cherokee
Scout.
Kemtmim f mtom
Im?s
A Dun* Out of
Every Dollar in
U.S. War Bonds
Murphy Black P>ass
Season Starts Off . .
With Heavy Hauls . .
Estimated Over 200
Anglers Came Here
For Opening Day
Tiie openinj; of the nearly 10
, months black ba-ss reason was
; suspiciously launch* d on Wednif
| ttay with an estimated throng of
I net wren two and three hundred
. ir.glers wnrnrinc tn \*"-r,hv * ? ? '
| *?,V * " "O ?"*? "??" fitj |
j rh?? InwlanrK all to p*t t.H? I
first crack at the finny beauties
that lie waiting for them in the half
dozen or more mountain lakes in
this immediate section.
Duke Whitley said that the num
ber of out-of-town fishermen who
had paid the state fishing license tax
was well over 250. As the season will
run until next Apnl 10. it is evident
that pursuers of the finny tribe from
Tennessee. Georgia, Kentucky and
other states are not going to allow
a little thing like a tire and gaso
line shortage to stand in the way of
occasional recreation in the moun
tains. This is one Indication that the
dark picture painted about our sum
mer resort business prospects may
be somewhat overdrawn. Certainly
the fact tli&t tables were at a
premium at the various cafes last
night would not indicate a lack of
visitors here.
Tiie heaviest small mouui 'uiack
bass caught on opening day was re
ported by C. B. Arrington. owner of
the Arrington Mining Company, of
Esom Hill. Ga. His specimen tipped
the scales at 4% pounds. The largest
of this variety caught last year ran
Aver eight pounds, so bigger fellows
may oe ioukni ior. Mr. Arlington's
party of five anglers caught around
50 pounds of fish between them.
nice bunch of bream and black
bass were hauled In by Wilson
Hardy, president of the Hard7
Trust Company, of Rome. Ga , Mrs.
Hardy and their party. Other fisher
men were noted from many points
outside this state including Knox
ville. Tenn.; Lexington, and Harlan.
Ky.: Rome and Cedartown, Ga.
A number of gratifying local
catches were reported by Dr. L. T
Russell. Dr. W. A. Hoover. Wade
Massey. Walt Maunev. Patrolman
Smith and others. Indications are
j bright for one of the most notable j
black bass seasons in years.
Lightning Deals
Death In Storms
Of Last Few Days
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Death followed in the track of .
electrical storms that have be' n of j
daily occurence for ten days. Mrs. i
John o. Anderson, of Culberson. !
and her four-year-old daughter. |
Barbara Sue. were instantly killed !
by lightning at their horns about j
fnur o'clock last Friday afternoon.)
Mrs. Anderson is survived by her [
husband and three children. Sisters j
of the deceased woman are Mrs. G. |
D. Ledfora and Miss Madge Collins,
of Murphy. It was reported that
Mrs. Anderson was sweeping her
porch at the time of the fatal bolt.
The day before, last Thursday.
Simmie Frees Wood"/. TV A work
man. was killed as the lightning
bolt struck a steel rail at the mouth
of the Appalachta dam on the Hi
wassee river below Murphy. Five
other injured workmen were rushed
to the TVA hospital at FarnT.
Tenn.
The Townson Funeral home had
charge of the funeral services. Sun
day afternoon at Shady Grove
Baptist church with 3.000 people
paying their respects.
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Mrs. Patsy Ledford has returned
to her home in Qastonla, after a
visit here with her son. Mr. Fred
Johnson and Mrs. Johnson.
Local Chamber of Commerce
Starts New Year By Naming
Board; J. B. Gary President
Murphy Men Arrive
Safely Overseas
: .VfrT*MhaT b?'" " by M" a?d
their -on p. ?f Murph>' thai
| a*- P!< Donald I. Hall 24
I ?r"! "" Army ar;
17 Australia recently Also
i *?*?>* several
i \\2S Pf?"
V?r ?l,? Mr. W' p" '"T" /?n
W ? W<M(ts of Ullp
Ph.v. It P D No 3.
Sheriff | ownson
Knocked Out By
Electric Bolt
I
infa I'.?1, "iH *'?"???< * noth
but an " J ? Town.sc.
but an -Icdric storm is wnlrtll|n
else. especially when a bolt ,
taOto .nd ???, ita " ,"4 ??
denly without any explanations.
The Sheriff wa.s standing by a
bordering hU extensive farm
"ear Andrews A, he rested . ?
m""' "is hands on lhe f
j * bilndl"? lightning flash traveled
I along the fence wire and
the sheriff o?t cold After a f.-w
m^mente he revived, but his left
ami felt partially numb until next
The nexi iUi,r ? lightning bolt
seHts to cultivate the sheriffs ac
Z???.h' vi" ^
Christopher Is
Named American ,
Legion Commander
At a meeting of Joe Miller Elkin
Post of the American Legion, pr^d
O Christopher was elected Post
t-ommander to succeed J L H?n
Delegates wh? wiU represent the
Post at the twenty-fourth annual
state convention in Asheville, June
22 and 23. include J. L. Hall, chair
man, j. C Odell. secretary; T J
Mauney. A. w Mclver and Pred o
Christopher; alternates, Harry Wal
| 'on and J. b. Shields.
Legion Post officers for the new
erarnareJ L HaU- Post Command
Dr M p Whichard. first vice
! commander; J. B. Shields, second
vice-commander; Pa?; McCTure.
[ a4futa.1t; J. w. Pranklin. finance
| officer; John odell. sen-ice officer
B. Hall, guardianship officer:
red Johnson, sergeant-at-arms:
Rev. Pred Stiles, chaplain; a. w
Mclver. historian; H G. Elkins
athletic officer; Dr. M. P. Whichard
child welfare office"; B G. Brumbv
Amenc.'iijsm officer; J. C. Odell
national defense officer: j. j_ Ha?
irraves registration officer; c. ,T
Calhoun, employment officer; T. J 1
Mauney. Boy? State officer; H G
Elk;n<. Bov Scout officer: J. c I
Odell. membership chairman: and
L- HaH- Publicity office*.
Th" next meeting ?f the Legion '
Post will oe held next Wednesday I
evening.
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Home On Furlough
From Camp Polk, La. I
Dee Coleman, who is stationed at
Camp Polk. La., is spending a 10
nay furlough in Murphy with his
parents. Pat Coleman, county jailer
and Mrs. Coleman. Dee Coleman'
who was drafted not l?ng ago. un
derwent an operation a month ago
for water on the knee, which result
ed from an automobile accident he
suffered several years ago The
soldier is feeling quite fit again and
is anxious to get a crack at those
yellow devils. Luther Coleman, of
Murphy, and Oliver Graham, of
unaka, are also going through train
ing at Camp Polk.
Directors And Officers
^how AccompHshrncnc
lil Yen, fi' * ?
t*? * \ZKXI V/l ^EV*? ? ?% T
J I- Gray was f'lt'C L * ? cl to i H'ud the
Murphy Chamber ol Commerce for
the Iiscal yea: ol 194^-43 at a re
<cm meeting of members of the or
ganization Mr Giajr SUCCCCtfE Joe
E R-iy. Mr. Gray is senior partner
01 Hit- law 1 rm ol Gray .V Christo
pher Other officers named were H.
Bueck first vice-president: Dr. E.
L. Hull, second vice-president, and
K C Wright, third vice-president.
Tlie new board of directors in
cludes Dr W. A. Hoover, Peyton G.
fvie W A Shfrril) Noah Ixivin
good. H. A. Mattox. Jim Oibbs. Fred
O Christopher John Donley, and
Joe E Ray
Despite the fact that a number of
projects have been held up due to
the war, the retiring officers and
board feel that definite progress has
been made in its work Of vttal Im
portance to this section was the
successful effort made to retain the
present passenger train schedule,
preventing the operation of the
Southern Railway line west of Bry
son City solely for freight. This
would have entailed a real set back
for Murphy as a trading center.
While the need of additional train
service is realised, the continuation
of a one train daily each way sched
ule was considered vital.
Strides have been made in putting
Murphy on the map as a mountain
resort Pieafcicot Ray said that fully
!?,M! s?l pwces of literature
have been mailed to people in vir
tually every state and Cuba who
have made Inquiries. Miss Mary Jo
Davis has had charge of registering
tourists at the information bureau
hut operated by the Lions Club and
Chamber of Commerce on the
square. Although some uncertainty
is felt as to the resort season this
summer and for the duration. It Is
believed that tourist travel will re
sult in larger revenues than are
estmiated at thus time Partial sus
pension of privately owned motor
cars, it is hoped, will be balanced
by visitors coming into the moun
tains by bus and train. It is felt
that they would remain longer as
a result and not try to take In so
much territory. Our merchants
would undoubtedly derive great
benefit from the longer so.loums.
Mr. Gray is expected to outline
: his plans at a membership meetinr
; to be held later in the summer.
With the inevitable swing away
from vilian development!- owing
to the war. it - felt that great em
phasis should be placed upon foster
inc i spirit of optimism and confi
dence in the community. Murphy
has the foundation laid for roa1
peace-time growth. When the war
is over it is realized that the lo
calises makint* the (.'reateEt invest
ment.* in national defense industries
will be hardest hit by the back
wash. Western North Carolina
which has been virtually out of the
national defense picture, should find
adjustmert to norma! conditions
relatively easy. Our profits are
necessarily future.
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New Scoutmaster To Be
Selected Monday Eve
A new scoutmaster will be ap
pointed Monday evening when mem
bers of the Boy Scout* organization
meet at the Murphy High School at
7 o'clock. Ernest Nutting. Jr., pres
ent scoutmaster, is retiring due to
the probability that, he will be trans
ferred elsewhere.
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Mr. Larry Gentry of Montana,
spent last week -end In Murphy.