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VOL. 54 ? NO.
IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. COVERING A LARGE AND POTENTIALLY RICH TEUR1TOR Y
Ml RIMIY. NORTH CAItOLlNA TIIVRSIJAY. Al'Gl'ST 6. 1941
Dedicated
T o Service
For Progress
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3* < OVY? I'l.lt YEAK
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Employment Offices
To Supply Essential
War Workers First
Priority In Labor Estab
lished; Local Manager
Says War Effort
Served First
Directions for putting into opera
tion the wartime plan of the United
States Employment Service, as di
rected by the War M.inpower Com
mission and Director John J. Cor
son. of the Service, have been re
ceived in the Murphy Employment
Office, from Mrs. Gertrude K
Clinton, director for North Caro
lina. Manager C. I. Calhoun an
nounces.
The wartime plan of service for
al] offices in the nation provides
that four essential activities are to
be performed by the local office
staffs, including (1) serving essen
tial war industries, (2) farm place
ment program. <3> occupational in
ventory. and <4> claims taking ac
tivities.
Essential activities, those which
the local offices may now serve.
Manager Calhoun explains, are de
fined as (1) establishments holding
?war contracts, (2) establishments
holding subcontracts for war con
tractors, (3> establishments provid
ing equipment and supplies for war
contractors or their subcontractors.
(4i all phases of agriculture, and
(5) essential civilian activities, such
as public utilities, transportation,
hospitals, etc.
Unrir this plan, a priority is now
established in labor, as well as in
supplies and equipment, and local
employment offices are directed to
provide essential workers foT em
ployers on the basis of their priority,
in cases in which such workers are
needed by two employers. Manager
Calhoun explains that the war ef
fort must be served first and the
more important of war industries
must be supplied with workers, be
fore less important industries can
be served.
The U. S. Employment Service, in
this State, as in all other states, is
now on a full wartime basis and is
strictly speakine, a war labor sup
ply agency.
The farm placement program is
given an important position, be
cause the "food for freedom" cam
paign is definitely a wartime ac
tivity, Manager Calhoun states.
The occupational inventory, at
present, has to do primarily with the
Selective Service registrants. The
Employment Service is directed to
sort out all registration cards of
those with essential and needed
skills and suggest that they be plac
ed in essential industries, rather
than in the armed forces. Manager
Calhoun explains.
Joseph H. Haig'ler Dies
Following Long niness
Joseph Harrison Haigler. age 78
years, died at his home. Murphy Rt.
2, Tuesday, July 28th, after an Ill
ness of seven months. He Is surviv
ed by eight children, 4 girls; Mrs.
Bertha Orander, Ramsey, Ind.: Mrs.
Rub7 Sylvester, of Murphy: Mrs.
Julia Passniore, Benton, Term.: Mrs.
Anna Lou Pretis, Hamilton. Ohio.
Four boys: Bass, of Murphy;
Prank ,of EUljay: Don. Cherokee:
Bob, Orandview. One brother. Hen
derson. of HayesvlUe; two sisters,
Mrs. L. T. CordeH, of AXhevllte and
AMce Parker, of Marble. Puneml
services, with arrangements made by
Townson. were held Thursday ait a
o'clock from the home and Interment
in family church yard. The Her. O.
W. Passmore officiated.
Aerial Precision Drill Above The Clouds
They're almost nesting in a field
of cotton-topped clouds, these At-6's
as they fly in echelon over Kelly
Field, near San Antonio, Texas. And
Bishop R. E. Gribbin
Visits Congregations
Thomas Ersy Pranks, of Andrews,
received the Laying On of Hands in
Confirmation at the Church of the
Messiah Monday evening. The Rt.
Rev. Robert E. Gribbin, of Ashe
ville .officiated at the service, which
marked his annual visitation of the
parish.
Music for the service was pro
vided by Mrs. Jerry Davidson, and
Walter Carringer. who sang "Be
Still. My Soul". Bishop Gribbin
spent some time with the Episcopal
congregations in Hiwassee Dam and j
Andrews before returning to Ashe
ville Tuesday afternoon.
Laymen's Conference to
Meet at Peachtree
There will be a men s meeting at
the Peachtree Church, Sunday.
August 9 at 2:30. It is very neces
sary for ever;/ pastor to be present
and that some of the men from
every Baptist church be present for
this meeting. The women are also
asked to be present, however, it is
necesasry for all pastors and some
men from every church to be pres
ent. M. A. Huggins and others will
be there to speak. The Executive
Committee of the W. N. C. Associa
tion will meet for a few minutes
after the general meeting is over.
John Grogan Falls
)From Cliff And Is
Instantly Killed
John Grogan, 22, son of Mr. and
Mrs. William J. Grogan, of the
Hangingdog section, sustained fatal j
injuries Saturday afternoon when I
he stepped from a high clifc neer j
his home.
Mrs. Grogan. the youths mother,
also suffered painful bruises and
scratches when she. too. fell from
the lofty peak, and is in Murphy
General Hospital for treatment.
The mother and son had lost their
way in the woods and It was while
trying to find their way back to the
highway that they stepped off the
bluff into an abandoned rock pit.
Funeral services for Mr. Grogan
were held Sunday from White
church. Hangingdog. with the Rev.
John Mulkey officiating.
Tarwnwm Funeral Home bad
charge of arrangements.
North Carolina
Winged Warriors
Finish Training
W. J. Lovingood, Of
Marble, Among Army
Air Force Graduates
RANDOLPH FIELD, Texas., Aug.
5. ? At the seven advanced flying
schools of the Gulf Coast Air Force
Training Center, another "largest
class in history" graduate today and
pilots from North Carolina will re
ceive the sliver wings of the Army
Air Force.
Graduation day marks the end of
27 weeks thorough, intensive flight
training for this record class of the
Gulf Coast Training Center, which
includes the center one-third of the
| GtatCo. A.~ the IHCIbHIw ? rC j
pinned on the young flyers, minia
ture wings will be mailed to "hon
orary members" of the class ? the
mothers and girl friends of the
graduates back home.
New Army Air Force Pilous from
North Carolina include:
Lieut. Willaid Jesse Lovingood.
Marble 'Ellington Field>.
The graduate-flyers make up only
one part of the lethal Air Force
Combat Team. Throughout the year
round schedule navigators, bombar
diers and gunners are also being
graduated and receiving wings to
mark their actual commencement of
actvie flying duty. With the pilot,
these men complete the working
force of the warplane. The navi
gator plots the course of the ship,
the bombardier plots the course of
the bomb and the gunner protects
th'j entire team from the fire of
enemy craft.
Stray Dogs Will
Be Taken Up Here
Mayor E. L. shields has announc
ed that all dogs found on the
streets of Murphy between the
hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. will be
taken up if they are not accom
panied by their owners, and that the
uwneis of all stray dogs so taken up
win be liable to a fine of $10.00 and
oosts. Thl* order becomes effective
on Monday. August 10.
the pilots arc as much in the clouds
as the planes. lor today they get
their wings as members of the larg
est class ever graduated by the
seven advanced Army flyir.^ schools
of the Gulf Coast Army Air Forces
Training Center. The planes are
single-motored advanced trainers.
Criminal Court To
Convene Here Monday
Tile August term of Superior court
will convene here Monday moraine,
with Judge Don Phillips presiding.
An unusually heavy docket is sched
uled for hearing at this time, with
several outstanding cases to come up
for hearing. Criminal cases repres
ent about 75 per cent of the docket, ]
according to Court Clerk J. W. Don
ley.
Merchants and Clerks
Enjoy Half Holiday
A survey of the local merchants i
participat'ng in the half-holiday in
augurated here last Thursday reveal
that the move was greatly appreci
ated by the different store manage
ments and clerks. The streets of
Murphy seemed deserted during the '
aiternoon. ana no complaints iiave
been heard because of the closing |
of tile stores.
ANDRWS YOUTH
REPORTED TO
BE MISSING!
Vincent Gordon Cathey, son of
Mi', and Mrs. Andrew R. Cathey. of
Andrews, is reported to be missing
in action, according to a message re
ceived by his parents Tuesday.
Young Mr. Cathey is a member
of the Merchant marine. Two
months and ten days ago he was
working in an Andrews A. and P.
store.
Mr. Cathey graduated with hon
ors from Andrews high school in the
class of 1942 and was a star on the
school's football squad.
He has one brother. Joseph Cathey
of Andrews, and two sisters, Mrs.
Emma Lee Sigmon. of Hickory, and
Mrs. Nancy Owenby. of Peachtree.
The message to the parents came I
from the navy department in Wash- |
ington and was as follows:
"The ne.vy department deeply re
grets to inform you that your son.
Vincent Gordon Cathey. is missing
following action in the performance
of his duty and in the service of his
country. The Coast Guard ap
preciates your great anxiety and
will furnish you further Informa
tion promptly when received"
Read The Want-Ads
LOCAL SALVAGE
COMMITTEE WILL
MAP CAMPAIGN
Local Drive Is Part Of
Nationwide Drive To
Obtain Scrap Iron
To meet the nation's war needs
Jor scrap iron and steel ant! otter
valvar* materials, a new intensive
drive to to- launched in the near
future in Cherokee county to obtain
several tons of scrap materials, will
te discussed at a meeting of the
local salvage committee at the of
fice of the county agricultural agent
il has been announced by A. Q.
Ketner. county agent.
"As the war becomes more inten
sive "n the various foreign fronts".
Mr Ketner said, "the need for scrap
materials has steadily increased."
He declared that while collections
of various types of salvage have al
ready been made here from time to
time, the expanding requirements of
the war program have made it
necessary to obtain much larger
amounts of materials.
The American steel industry this
year hopes to produce a record
breaking 85.000.000 tons of steel ? as;
much as all foreign countries put
together can make. Our country
alone this year is going to produce
t hree tons of steel for every two tons
the Axis can turn ont.
To bring steel production up to the
mdustry's full capacity of U0. 000, 000
tons in 1942. However, our steel In
dustry needs an extra 6,000.000 tons
of scrap steel for its furnaces. Every
ton of scrap we can send them will
swell our national production of
tanks, ships, planes and guns.
Members of the local Committee,
Mr. Ketner said, which has charge
of the salvage campaign, are:
Mayor E. L. Shields, Chairman.
Joe Hay, vice-chairman.
K. C. Wright, secretary-treasurer.
Carl Whiteside, and A. Q. Ketner.
Extension Service.
H. Bueck. Representing the
schools.
Dr L. T. Russell, Jr., representing
the Lions Club.
John O'Dell, civilian defense.
Prcd Johnson, police department.
E. O. Christopher.
Aline Kin*:.
In addition to st rap iron and steel
the materials to h<s collected are
brass and other non -ferrous metals,
rubber, rope and fats.
Collection depots will set up at
which scrap iron and other salvage
may be left
Salvage will ilso be picked up by
tho following dealers of Murphy:
Elbort Totherow and E. E Stiles.
These two dealers will call for your
scrap if notified. Other scrap deal
ers include Snm Kaye and Mercer
Pain. You may donate your scrap
to this cause or If you wish, payment
for the scrap will be made.
Mr. Ketner said many local civic
organizations would be called upon
to assist in the drive.
"An Increasing number of boys
from this city and county are al
ready seeing active service." he said.
"We on the home front must see to
it that industry shall not lack the
materials needed for adequately
arming and equipping them, ' Mr.
Ketner said.
S.S. Conference at Snow
Hill ChurcK Success
The Wert Liberty Association*]
Conference held at Snow HB1 Bap
tist church last Sunday has been
pronounced a success by thone in at
tendance. A varied program of
special music and topics wan gtren.
and a roll All of Sunday Schools
taken, which was followed by the
busines ssessioo of the Asportation.