ecffcated jss uJbp (?it?rfl&?p Beaut .HLuEAm.y.WEEKL, SN NORTH CAROLINA. COVERING ^ LARGE AND POTEN IALLY R ? TEUfc . DRY V'" ? : ? ?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 ' '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 - ? ? j 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. o 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