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VOL. 53 ? No. 52
Employment Service
Streamlining To Aid
U. S. War Activities
Employment Agency To
Devote Efforts to The
I Serving Of War
Interests
Full strain ahead for the all-out
?war effort and searing industry
commerce and agriculture to meet
that effort has had the effect of
converting the United States Em
ployment Service from a "business
as usual" agency to one devoted al
most exclusively to serving the wai
interests, C. I. Calhoun, manager ol
the Murphy Employment office, an
nounces.
The Employment Service, with
streamlined activities and a stream
lined budget designed primarily to
serve the war program, in unison
with the picture presented by the
nation as a whole, is now bending all
its efforts iowatu supplying ^.'orlc
ers for the essential war industries
and war construction, and furnish
ing help for handling the "food for
victory" crops in the country. Man
ager Calhoun said.
This, he points out, necessitates
greatly restricting or eliminating
entirely many of the former ac
tivities of the Employment Service,
at least for the duration. One of the
very extensive activities of the Em
ployment Service has been pacing
domestic servants in homes in the
office area. Sinoe this does not con
tribute vitally to the war effort, it
will have to be reduced to a mini
mum, while the office staff is de
voting full energy and time to the
war program, said Manager Cal
houn.
Carrying out the directions of the
War Manpower Commission and in
keeping with- the conversion plan,
the Employment Service must
abandon or restrict many of the
former services, including counsel
ing of young prospective workers,
calling in workers by name, testing
stenographers or other types of
workers, except in so far as such
activities contribute definitely to
the war effort.
Priority in employment has been
established just as priority in ma
terials auul equipment have been in
operation for several months. Em
ployers with higher priority ratings
must be served by the Employment
Service in supplying workers before
service can be given those with low
er ratings.
"It is a patriotic duty for the men
and women of this section to enter
fully into this new program and thus
contribute materially to the war
cause," said Manager C. I. Calhoun.
Mrs- Miller Has Word
Of Son At Corrigidor
Mrs. Mellie Millc:- received word j
last week from a nurse who escaped
a month before the fall of Corregi
dor that she had talked and had
coffee with her son, C?pt. Etlwaii
S. Miller. She was informed that he
was well and was attached to the
45th Medical Unit that surrendered.
Nothing ha sbeen heard from Cap
tain Miller since the fall of Cor
rigedor. and when last seen he was
helping bring in patients to the hos
pital.
CORRECTION
One to * typographical error In
The Scout in the Issue of July 18th.
in the marriage announcement of
Miss Sara Jessamine Vestal, of Mur
phy, to Mr. Kyle D. Crowther. of
KnoxviBe, Term , the Scout is hap
py to make this correction. Mr.
Crowther's name was tendered as
"Crownover".
1 WANT ADS PAY
Officers Recover
Stolen Automobile;
Arrest Two Youths
City Officerst J. E. Pn(T and
Frank Crawford recovered a 1937
IFord Sedan belonging to Walter
Witt, local realtor, which was stolen
from in front of the Dickey House
| Monday night about 10 o'clock. The
I car was driven tir iit
' trict where the driver of the stolen
I rar txcame frightened and ab&nd
oned it and ran Officers Price and
j Crawford about 2 o'clock the same
I night arrested Casteel Howard. 16.
and an ll-yrai-old son of Bass
1 Gentry in Factory Town lor the
theft of the car The Gentry boy was
( tried before John Donley, clerk of
I the court, and was placed under
probation. "Rie Howard youth re
j mains in jail. The officers were led
by the Gentry boy to the hiding
place on Hangingdog of two tires
taken from the automobile. No
material damage was done to the
!Ray Whitley, Screen
Star, To Be At Chic
BAY WHITLEY
The management of the Chic
Theatre is happy to announce that
Ray Whitley, popular singing cow
boy. and his Six Bar Cowboys will
be featured attraction on the stage
this Saturday, July 25. Ray and his
musical pals, who have been in Hol
lywood starring in a series of melody
westerns and appearing with Tim
Holt in the latter's series of outdoor
thrillers, will presert many songs
of the range first introduced in their
fxciting films.
'June P. O. Receipts
| Show $331 Increase \
iOver Total Year Ago
Postmaster Howard Moody be
lieves business is picking up. Last
I month the local post office sold
; $1,551.39 in stamps compaerd with
[$1,219.97 for June. 1941. This shows
an increase of $331.42. Mr. Moody
thinks that this gain is very favor
able. considering that no particular
business or industry is responsible
for the incrpiise Folks arc Juct v-iit
ing more letters, and Cherokee
county boys in the service are get
ting their share.
. .
Open Session of Daily
Vacation Bible School
The Daily Vacation Bible School
being held at the local Presbyterian
church in Murphy, will have Its open
session Friday evening at 7:30. The
general public is extended an invi
tation to attend this session.
Miss Bertha Rice, of Wythevllle.
Va, who has been assisting the pas
tor and local workers in this school,
goes to Madison ville, Tenn.. for her
next engagement, beginning Mon
day. July 27.
Bare gas ? form a car-sharing I
shopping-group with your neighbor j
? make one car do the work of five' "
GOOD CITIZENSHIP 1
LEAGUE VOTES ON |
VICE CLEAN-UP
Mayor Shields Orders
City Officers To
Arrest All Dmnks
At a called meeting Sunday after- 1
noon at the Baptist church of the i
Murphy League of Good Citizenship,
recently orgamwd here, resolutions
were presented by Rrv. C. B New
ton. pastor of Ihe Methodist church,
condemning the flagrant vice con
ditions in Murphy, which were a
dopicd by the committee Peyton
Q. Ivie. chairman, presided over the
meeting. The resolutions as pre
j sented and aiiopted follow:
I 1 That we will heartily cooperate
with the officers of the law in the
strict enforcement of all laws: na
tional state and city.
2 That ne insist that 'he offi
cers charged with this responsibility,
investigate, at oncc. all who aT"'* li
censed to sell beer or wine to de
termine whether or not they have
complied with all of the conditions
pertaining to same and to prosecute
lo the extent of the law those who
have not.
3. Tnat all who operate houses o:
places for the sale of beer or wine
or pool houses or bowling alleys
close these places from 12 P M to
6 A M. Monday through Saturday
and from 12 P. M. Saturday to 6 A
M. Monday.
4. That we insist that ollicen; of
the law: State. County and City, in
vestigate at once all Taxi drivers in
the city to determine if any are
violating the law or conniving with
others to violate the law and prose
cute fully any who are found guU
1 1
5. That we insist that these same
officers clear our community at
once of those who are boot legging
liquor, some of them by common re
pute. known to be so engaged for
years Also to clear our streets of
those known to be prostitute* or
solicitors far same.
6. That we urge the authorities to
investigate certain places of busi
ness which have had rumors circu
lated With reference to bad morals
and bad conduct and to summon
them to appear before the court and
show cause why their licenses should
not be revoked.
Mayor L. M. Shields issued orders
to all city policemen to arrest all
drunks found on the streets in an
effort to restore peace and quiet to
the business section of the town.
The committee also adopted a
resolution inviting candidates of
both political parties to the state
legislature to come before the Good
Citizenship League and express their
stand on the beer-wine issue, and
to secure promise from them that
they will sponsor a bill outlawing the
sale of beer and wine in Cherokee
count?.
WNC Baptist Sunday
School Convention
Meets Here Sunday
The Western North Carolina Bap
tist Sunday School Convention will
meet with Calvary Baptist Church.
Murphy Sunday afternoon July 26th
2:30 o'clock.
Frank Walsh. Associational Supt.
will preside. All the Sunday Schools
in the Association are uigeci to send
delegations.
The following program will be
given.
Congregational Singing.
Devotional ? Rev. C. A. Voyles.
Roll Call of Sunday Schools, and
Reports.
Special Music- Calvary Church
Choir.
Report from Churches on Dteily
Vacation Bible Schools.
Special Music.
Inspirational Address ? Rev. A. B.
Cach.
City Council Adopts
Resolutions At Meeting
Monday Evening
I
Tin city council met at the court
house Monday evening and adopted
the resolutions presented by the
Good Citizenship League affecting a
clean-up drive on vice conditions in
Murphy. The council made a
I change in the third resolution,
cnanging the closing hour from 11 j
o'clock to 12 o'clock. The resolutions
were read before the council by Rev
C B Newton, pastor of the Metho
dist church, in the absence of Pey- t
ton G. Ivie, chairman of the newly
formed League. About 150 local I
citizens attended the council meet - \
ing.
Mrs. H. G. Elkins
Suffers Injuries . .
At Grade Crossing . .
: <->
Mrs. H U. Elkins was injured
about 3 o'clock Monday afternoon
when she was struck by a Southern
Railwa;. c-abooM at a crossing in
Hist Murphy.
Mrs. Elkln-s. owner and manager
oJ the MurjJhy Electric Shop and
wife of H. G Elkins, superintendent
of the Murphy Power and Light
company, was crossing the railroad
in ner car just behind a truck load
ed with lumber which obstructed
the view as she approached the
crossing. As Mrs Elkins reached the
middle of the tracks the caboose,
which had been cut loose from the
engine and being shifted to a siding,
struck her car. which was extensive
ly damaged. Mrs. Elkins made an
attempt to jump clear but was
caught before gaining clearance of
the caboose.
Mrs. Elkins was taken to Murphy
Genera! HospitaJ where examination
disclosed she had suffered four rib
fractures and a laceration on the
left leg. Her condition is reported
as good.
Blackout Test To
Be Staged Here
Friday Night
The first test blackout of the war
for Murphy will be staged Friday
night h rrnrrimr to announcement- of
E. O. Christopher, chief air raid
warden Mr. Christopher calls upon
the general public to observe all
rules and regulations governing such
blackouts.
The blackout will embrace all
business houses and residences as
well as all automobile headlights.
When the warning signal sounds by
the local fire siren, all lights are to
be turned off. and if you are driving
your automobile you should im
mediately pull over to your side of
the street or road and turn off the
lights, and remain there until the
all clear signal is sounded.
Starting at 9 o'clock and lasting
for a period of 20 to 30 minutes, the
signals as tentatively agreed upon
will be as follows: one short blast
lor main business section, two short i
blasts. East Murphy: three short
blasts Factory Town: and four short
btest-s. Bealtown. The all clear sig
nal will be a series of long blasts
from the same fire siren.
The general public is asked tQ give
their fullest cooperation In this
test as future safety may depend up
on th? success of this test.
Mrs. EHisha Lovingood
Grows 6V2 lb- Turnip
On Grape Creek Farm
Mrs. EHisha Lovingood brought a
6V4 pound Oloba turnip grown on
her Or?pe Creek farm to the Chero
kee Scout office recently. The tur
nip measured 21 inches around
If you won't walk to save gaaottne
-get a horse, Mister!
Cherokee County
Selectees Leave
Saturday, July 25
Draft Board Sends 53
Men To Fort Jackson
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tnuucliujl VCIIWI
A croup of 53 selectees will leave
Murphy Saturday for Port Jackson.
S. C.. it has been announced by the
local draft board Men accepted for
service at the induction center will
I te granted a fourteen day furlough.
! unless he prefers not to be fur
! touched This new procedure pro
j v id Ps lor the transfer uf men so
furloupiu'd to the Enlisted Reserve
Corps immediately following induc
tion and the issuance of orders re
calling them to active service at the
end of the 14 day furlough.
I Those called to leave Murphy Sat
? urday are as follows : *
PaiTott Hidden. William Kail
| Chambers, Eugene Claude Hlckey,
j Charles Clinton Green. James Vance
: Palmer. Wilbur Morrow. Harold
1 Junior Mason. Avery Marvin Tothe
! row. Clyde W. Gladson. Claude Wil
; liam Stiles. Neil Sam Sudderth, Paul
1 Cheeks. Gain Coffey, Mark Henry
Elliott. James Goins. Floyd Adams.
Glen Preston Green. Joseph Elia-s
Cathey, William Richard Haas.
Carmel John Curtis. Joseph Edward
Karris. William Hardin Cornwell.
Clarence Carman Chambers, Wil
liam James. James Edward Pullium.
Bass Stiles. Sylvester Woody, Henry
Woodrow Miller. Homer Herbert
Lunsford. Charles Arthur Frankum,
Robert Howard Garrett. Elwood
Swanson, Chess Bell. Homer Clyde
Hughes, Robert William King.
Eugene Elmer Lovingood. Troy Lee
Led ford, William Carter Morrow,
Luther Leming, Eea B. Clayton.
Lewis Robert Hyde, Clarence Bas
com Green. Giles Vinson Luther,
Henry Dee George, Bat Carbon
Ware, John Haxvey Anderson. Char
lie Lawrence Luther, Ernest Garland
West, George Washington Huskins.
Boone Bryson
The following men were trans
ferred from other boards to the local
board for delivery:
Bill Floyd Walls, Claude Robert
Marcus. John Joseph Reynolds.
Floyd Adams was appointed lead
er and Robert William King assist
ant leader.
Whitener Child Is
Fatally Injured
Saturday Night
Little Harry Loren Whitener, 22
months-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Allen Whitener, of the Whitener
section on Hiwassee Lake, was
fatally injured Saturday night
while at the carnival grounds where
Wolfe Amusement Company were
showing.
The baby's mother had been car
rying little Harry around the
grounds when she gave him over to
his father to hold. While standing
watching the various attractions one
of the seats from the Ferris wheel
snapped loose and struck the baby
in the head. He was taken to Mur
phy General hospital where he died
twelve hours later.
Mrs. Ed Martin, also of the White
ner section, who was standing near
by. was also struck on the head and
knocked unconscious. She wu taken
to the hospital Immediately and her
condition did not prove serVous and
she was released.
Funeral services were held Mon
day In Whitener. with Torwnson
Funeral Home In charge of arrange
ments.
A damage suit In the sum of $8,000
has been brought against the Wolfe
Amusement company through Don
Witherspoon and J. D. Mallonee.
local attorneys.
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