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FARM MACHINERY
RATIONING BOARD
NAMED IN COUNTY
Temporary Program To
Remain in Effect Until
November I
Announcement ol the personnel of
the Cherokee County Rationing
Committee to handle temporary ra
tioning of new farm machinery until
November 1, 1942, was made today
trj J. H. Hampton, chairman of the
County USDA War Board.
Mr. Haunpton. who also is chair
man ol the County AAA Committee,
will serve as chairman of the ra
tioning body, and other members
named by the County USDA War
Board are: D. M. Birchfield, Mur
phy: and H. N. Wells. Murphy, Rt. 2.
Alternate members are: Fred stiles.
Murpiiy. route 2, and J. M. Ramsey,
Grwidview, N. C.
Responsibility for administering
the new farm machinery rationing
program was delegated to the Agri
culture Department by the OPA, he
taid. Secretary of Agriculture Wick
ard named Fred S. Wallace, chief of
the AAA and special War Board as
sistant, to handle the program na
tionally, and directed State USDA
War Boards to be responsible for
rationing on state levels. Secretary
Wickard also provided fo rsetting
up the county rationing committees.
The order setting up the rationing
program provide dthat the chairman
of the County AAA Committee
ehould be chairman of the rationing
committee, and that two representa
tive fanners should be selected by
the County USDA War Board to
mvt as regular members Naming
of two alternates also was provided
iD the order.
Chairman Kampton said that no
member of the committee may act
on his own application to purchase
new machinery, an application of a
member of his immediate family or
other near relative, or that of his
landlord, tenant, or other business
associate.
No member of the rationing com
mittee may be a person engaged in
the business of selling new farm ma
chinery and equipment.
Under the progrm, Chairman
Hampton said, one classification
iGroup A), including items which
are scarce and which are vitally
needed in 1942 agriculture produc
tion, may be sold only upon approval
of the county rationing committee.
Equipment in this class includes:
combines, corn pickers, disc harrows,
led grinders, fertilizer spreaders,
grain drills, grain elevators, hay
balers, lime spreaders, manure
spreaders, milk coolers, milking ma
chines, pickup balers, potato diggers,
shredders, and tractors, including
garden tractors.
A second classification (Group B),
includes items somewhat less scarce
which may be sold upon certification
by the farmer to the dealer that it
is required to meet current agricul
tural needs. This group includes
most other types of farm machinery.
The third classification (Group
C), includes smaller items which
may be sold without restrictions,
such as hoes, rakes, forks, scythes,
shovels and all hand-operated and
one an dtwo-horse farm machinery
and equipment not Included in
Group A or Group B.
Eligibility requirements for Group
A purchases, he added, include In
adequacy of present equipment and
inability to meet farm production
RoaJs by repairing, or Jjy purchasing
or renting used machinery, or by
custom or exchange work. A pur
chaser must turn in replaced equip
ment and agree to rent or let others
We the new machinery on specified
tenns and conditions. The purchas
er must present a satisfactory reason
H changing Ifetp horses or male
UNDERSEA HEROES
20 AXIS SHIPS, more than 122.000 tons, fell to the pint-sized British sub
marine Upholder before it, with all its gallant crew of 27 sailors, was last week
reported lost. She sank three U-boats, a destroyer, fifteen transports, and she
probably also sank a cruiser, another destroyer, other ships.
In the above picture is her bearded skipper, Lieut. Comdr. Malcolm David
Wanklyn, with several of his men at Malta, the much-bombed base from which
most of their daring attacks started. Wanklyn had won the Victoria Cross, two
of his officers the Distinguished Service Cross, four men the Distinguished Ser
vice Medal, fifteen had other honors. Announcing their loss, the Admiralty broke
precedent to say, "They and their ship became an inspiration."
The United States, having been on
the defense (or its first eight months in
the war, struck its initial major offen
sive blow at the enemy ? a violent at
tempt by naval and air forces, and no
tably the stalwart Marines to wrest the
Solomon Islands from the Japanese.
It was no raid. It was an attack "in
force." And the American^ were atill
there, having captured a number of
positions, including valuable Tulagi har
bor, and having vigorously defended
them against strong counter attacks by
Nipponese army, navy and air forces.
Meanwhile in Europe there were
heartening signs of a possible swing to
the offense by England and the United
States. One was a large-scale and suc
cessful Commando raid on German po
sitions at the French port of Dieppe,
another the conference in Moscow be*
tween Prime Minister Churchill, Stalin 1
and U. S. representatives. Both of these
events heightened tslk of a second front
to relieve the strsin of the progressive
German assault sgsinst Russia.
With relentless power the Germsna
drove deeper and deeper toward the
much-coveted oil in the Caucasus mouxv
taine. deeper towsrd s possible South
ern door to the Soviet inland. The titanie
struggle was the major one in pro grew,
the most vital to the war's outcome. ?
n.dJXL
Dies Following Auto
Accident At Font ana
Funeral services for James Melton,
20, of Hiawassee, Ga . who died
Thursday, were held Friday after
noon at 3 o'clock, at the Hiawassee
Baptist church, with the pastor, Or.
Cowan, officiating. Interment was
in Osborn cemetery, with the Town
son Funeral Home in charge of ar
rangements.
Mr. Melton died from injuries sus
tained when the car in which he
was riding with three others. Lon
Taylor and Mr. McFalls. of Hiawas
see, and a Mr. Beck, plunged over a
50-foot, embankment at Fontana.
They were taken to the hospital
where Mr. Melton died a few hours
after tein:: admitted to the hospital.
Mr. Taylor is reported to be in a
serious condition from the accident.
Mr. Melton is survived by his;
mother. Mrs. Carrie Nichols: his i
stepfather; four sisters. Marie, Lo
raine. Donnie Jewel and Nova Jo
Melton, and two brothers. Oswald
and Audra Darrell Melton.
SINGING CONVENTION TO
BE HELD AT OGDEN SCHOOL
The Clay County Singing conven
tion will be held Sunday. September
27, at the Ogden school house. The
singing public is urged to attend
and take part in the convention.
power to motor power, or from hand
labor to machinery.
He said there are n restrictions on
sale or transfer of used farm ma
chinery, equipment or repair parts.
Additional information concerning
eligibility of application for pur
chases of new farm equipment may
be secured from the oounty rationing
committee. Application may be
served from any implement dealer
or at the County AAA Office
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Funeral Services For
Mrs. Adeline Smith
Held Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs. Adeline
Smith, 89. of Culberson Route No. 1.
were held Saturday morning at
Bethany Baptist church, with the
Rev. Gus Hunt officiating. Burial
was in the church cemetery with
the Townson Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Smith died at her home Fri
day morning following an illness of
some- time.
Surviving are three sons. John and
Moody, of Culberson and Arvis of
Lost Hills. California; one daughter,
Mrs. Ollie Little, of Culberson, and
a number of grandchildren and
:aeat -grandchildren.
TIKES AND TUBES PASSED ON
AND ALLOWED FOR WEEK
ENDING SEPTEMBER 19, 1942
Passenger tubes: Lonnie Seabolt,
two. Virgil Bryant, two: E. D. Creas
man. two: Joseph R. Watson, two:
Brad Harris, two: Lawrence C. Mong
two: Charlie T. Bales, one.
Grade II Tires: Lonnie Seabolt,
two; James L. White, three.
Passenger retreads and recaps:
Allen Bailey, one: Herbert Lee Bry
son. two: Virgil Bryant, two: Verdum
Davis, two: Walter H. Clem, one.
New truck tires and tubes: Ed
King, one; James H. Harris, four,
Frank Garrett, four: Townsocn, Fu
neral Home, two: Max Ladd, two:
Earl Woods, one tube: Bon Taylor,
two tubes: Cherokee County Board
of Education, two.
Truck retreads and recap tires:
Andrews Builders and Supply Co.,
one: N. C. State Highway and Public
Works Com., four: Joe R. Fulmar,
two; E. E. Stile*, two.
Two Cherokee Boys
Placed n Navy Yards!
Two Cherokee county boys who i
were trained at the Asheville NY A |
Resident CenUr were recently plac
id m defense industries. Hie boys
are RussU Collins. Murphy route 3. j
and William Rex Weaver. Murphy
route 2. They both were placed with
the Portsmouth Navy Yards, and
were trained lor sheet metal work.
Sunday School Con
vention Here Sunday
The Western North Carolina A s
sociational Baptist Sunday School
convention will meet with the First
Baptist church. Murphy. Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Each Sunday school in the as
sociation is urged to send a dele
gation.
The following pronram will be
given:
Congregational singing.
Devotional ? Jur Hamilton.
Roll call of churches and reports.
Congregational singing.
Report of committee appointed
last meeting to divide tlie conven
tion into districts.
Round table discussion and form
ulation of plans for future meetings.
Congregational singing.
Adjournment.
Murphy Takes Opener
From Ducktown High
Murphy high school footballers
opened the season here Thursday af
ternoon with a lopsided win over the
Ducktown hiffh team. th? final score
being 34 to 0.
The visitors were never able to
threaten the local team's goal line,
and were abl eto register only one
first down, which was the result of
two five-yard penalties inflicted up
on the home team.
Wilson scored Murphy's first
touchdown by crashing over from
the one-yard line to climax a first
perio ddrive. Then in the second
period he duplicated the feat and
also booted the extra point. Just
before the half ended Bal'ew tackled
a Ducktown player in the lather's
end zone for a safety.
In the final quarter Crawford re
covered a Ducktown fumble in the
end zone for another touchdown,
and a few seconds later took a 20
yard pass from Culver to score the
game's fourth touchdown. The fifth
Murphy score came in the waning
minutes of the game when Rogers
intercepted a Ducktown pass and
ran 40 yards to score standing up.
Waters From Nottely
Dam Will Be Released
Heleasc of water from Nottclv
Dam will start, soon according to in
formation received from George K
Leonard. Project Manager of Hi- ;
wassee Projects. After a series of
preliminary tests which wil Ibe per
formed on Monday September 28.
regular discharges through the in
take gates and tunnel will begin.
This water will be used to replentish
the water in Hiwassee reservoir It
will thus begin the performance of
the work for which it has been stor
ed. namely, the generation of more
power for aluminum production.
Residents along the Nottely river be
low the dam should remove all pro
perty from the river bed as the water
will rise several feet.
Funeral For Jenkins
Infant Held Sunday
Funeral services were held Sun
day ornizifc at TJnaka Baptist church
for Arlene Jenkins, infant daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Hcsrt Jenkins.
Burial was tn tb? church cemetery
IX IB AXM
MANY THOUSANDS
ARE EXPECTED TO
ATTEND BIG FAIR
Prize List Complete For
Annua] Cherokee
County Fair
The Cherokee County Pair Asso
ciate, has completed their prize
lists for Uh* annual Cherokee Coun
ty Victory Pair to be held tn Mur
phy October 6-10 and assures the
public that the exhibits and enter
tainment will be the greatest ever
Ch7ok" county With
? placed ? the exhibits
Victory Garden" products.
Arrangements for exhibits both in
the stockyards and the exh.bit halls
rapidly hearing completion and
"rounds Will be put in shape to
entertain the largest crowds yet to
attend a county fair. The exhibit
be "P"1 ""taking exhibits
at 7.30 o clock Tuesday morning,
the opening day. and listings will
continue until ail exhibits are in.
Judging of these exhibits will bo
held Wednesday morning and th
exhibits Will be opened to the public
Nn vr'?Ck afternoon.
exhibits will be accepted, except
livestock, after Tuesday.
Exhibits of livestock will be ac
cepted until 9 o'clock Wednesday
morning. Judging of the livestock
will begin promptly at noon Wed
nesday and will continue through
the afternoon.
Entries in the general farm ex
hibits are expected to take the lead
ing place in the exhibit hall, for this
department Is said by fair official,
to offer the best prize list.
Entertainment on the grounds ts
expected to Jar surprass all previous
midway concessions. The Butler
Ail-American Shows has again been
engaged to present the midway at
tractions. and will offer many more
ndes. shows and concessions than In
the past, which officials state would
fce a credit to the midway offerings
of fairs in the larger centers of the
South.
Premium lists may be obtained
from fair officials or the countv
| farm agent's office.
I
'North Carolina Beer
Industry Provides
| Several Thousand Jobs
j Kaleigh, sept 23. North Caro
I b"'r industry provides jobs for
, l j.t)7o persons with anannual pay
i roll in excess of $12,000,000. accord -
| int: to figures complied by the Brew -
?i. Industry Foundation's North
I Carolina Committee.
i During the 1941-42 fiscal vear
ended last .,?ne 30. the industry paic,
| .o.821.57_ ir taxe.- S3.324.41S to
!h rcderal government , $2,318,451
to the state and $178,700 in license
fees to the counties, cities and towns
Tax collections increased by $2,
-'!>1.300 over the previous 12-month
period.
There are 5.14R retail establish
mpnt-s. 120 wholesale distributors
one brewery and four bottling plants
in the state, according to the com
mi t tee's figures.
The shortage of tis and crowns is
reflected in the state's changing
beer-drinking habit*. Draught bee.
now represents about one-fifth of
the sales; formerly it averaged less
than one-fou*th.
Canned beer has almost disap
peared from the North Carolina
market, dropping from a high (Octo
ber. 1941) of 3.101.280 cans to only
* fp* thousand monthly
KKCovntwr. from injuries
Jerry Hall, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
L. Han. is reported as Improved from
injuries received on the school
grounds oil September It.