Gfemtkre Urmtrt FUgl VOtUlI 54 ? No. 17 mikpiiy north Carolina tiiirsday. nov. 19, iM 3c COPY ? I1.SI PEK V t AH Home Clubs Have Outstanding Year Many accomplishments of home demonstration club members In Cherokee county for the past year have been pointed out in the . ummarized report of work just stales Mrs Allinp R King. home demonstration agent. The roadside market has been one outstanding phase of the *ork. It was open from April through October and sold over $1000 in farm produce. It operates r?Kularly each Saturday morning. Fifteen club meetings were held tp.ch month. Sixteen women had perfect attendance records: nine missed only one time: and seven had spccfcal records. Mrs. P. A. Arrowood has a four-year perfect attendance record. Mrs. J. H. Morgan missed only one time in four years; Mrs. Edythe Cook missed only two times in four years, and she has seven children. Mrs. Gilbert Stiles missed only twice in three years. Mrs. Cecil Clove hM a two-year perfect at tendance record. Outstanding work has been done in preserving canned food, drying fruits and vegetables, cur ing meat, in providing storage space, and in improving diets of the family. Whole wheat proteins and soy beans are being included in diets. The club women have made 133 Red Cross garments. They did their part in contributing to the scrap campaign. Hall Says 1943 Plates To Be On Sale December 1 According to J. L. Hall, branch | manager for the Carolina Motor I Club. 1943 automobile, truck, and trailer license plates will go on sale on Dec. 1. Mr. Hall empha sizes the fact that applications for 1943 license plates will be sent out only to the motorists who have 1942 licenses and in order to u-new such licenses it will be re quired to present and surrender 1942 pocket cards with new ap plication before renewal tags will be issued. Young People Will Have Charge Of Church Program The young people of the Me thodist church met at the church Sunday night at 6:15 with Harriet Pulliam in charge of the lesson. Mildred Wells led the devotions and Shirley McQUffin led the singing. At the request of the Rev. Mr. Taylor the young people are to have charge of the evening church program once a month. Contests scores as "announced by the young people's group are: Jerry Beatty. 659: Bobby Alex ander. 6340: and Paul Hill. 5600 Open house was held at the church Saturday night. Group Discusses Meat Sharing Drive Representative citizens met at the ration office Tuesday after noon to discuss the share-the meat campaign which is being I conducted as a volunteer move- j ment. Miss Anna C. Rowe. district home demonstration agent, parti- j cipated in the discussion, to which ! the school heads, welfare workers. 1 farm and home agents, agricul tural workers, health officials, and P. S. A. and W. P. A. officers were invited. Youths Ordered To Register For Army, Dec. 12-31 WASHINGTON. Nov. 18 ? Re gistration of youths turned 18 since July 1 was ordered bv President Roosevelt as seclective service director Lewis B. Hershcy cleared the way for induction probably within 40 to 60 days? of 'teen-agers already enrolled. The next registration, the sixth ordered by Mr. Roosevelt, will be the first since congress authorized the drafting of 18 and 19 year olds for military service. It will be spread over the last three works of December. following this schedule: Dec. 12-17 ? Youth born be tween July 1, 1924. and Aug. 31, 1924. Dec. 18-24 ? Those born be tween Sept. 1, 1924. and Oct. 31, 1924. Dec. 26-31 ? Those born be tween Nov. 1, 1924, and Dec. 31, 1924. Continued Registration The executive order also pro vides for continued registration of youths attaining their 18th birth day after the first of next year. They will be enrolled on their birthdays. Hershey. moving to set in mo tion machinery of the new "teen age draft law signed by the presi dent only last Friday, issued dir ectives to state selective service headquarters to guide local draft boards in carrying out its provi sions. He ordered: Distribution of questionnaires j to 18 and 19 year olds who will | be called up according to their ! birthdays, obviating a national ? lottery. Deferment of high school stu- 1 dents on request, if they are in spring school year. Farm Workers Deferred Hershey's directive also calls for ] deferment of farm workers of all age groups who are considered necessary to. and regularly en gaged in. essential agriculture. Two new draft classifications were set up for such workers: 1I-C for men without dependent wives, children or other depen dents, and III-C for those with dependency. The directive made it clear that draft boards will have the last say on induction of farm workers. It said local boards mby seek ad vice of the agricultural depart ment and county agricultural boards as to essential farms and 'necessary" jobs but that actual deferment wil rest solely with the boards. Hershey also instructed state headquarters that all men who registered tfcfone attaining the age of 45 and who since have passed their 45th birthday should be deferred. Exceptions nVay be made, he said, where men con sent to induction. Students eligible to request post ponement of induction are those atending "any institution giving the usual courses of study in the 9th. 10th. 11th or 12th grades of education . . It does not em brace the 9th and 10th grades in junior high schools but includes the 11th and 12th grades of jun ior colleges and colleges. The new registration will be held in the United States. Puerto Rico and the territories of Alas ka and Hawaii "between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m." Union Thanksgiving Service To Be Held At Baptist Church November 25 The annual union Thankarivlnir sendee will be h?d W3v Ocovjf' j. Wilson. Charles J. Ware. Guv C. | West. Cley W. Head. Cecil W. I Stiles. Alfred B. Hartness. Joseph ! F. Bailew. Henry L. Martin. Mar ion C. Bryant. Dillard H. Sword. Cornelius Harris, and Nathan L. Curtis. Roy C. Chambers were the leader. Leaving Saturday with George A. Martin as leader, were: Robert G. Frankum. C J.. Brown. Eulice Lovingood. Charlie Decker. Wil liam H. Fuller. Erwin W. Dock ery, George R. Walsh, and George A. Martin. Marion G. Bruce left Sunday and Arnold D. Ledford. Monday. State Recognizes Work Done Here for Civilian Defense The current Civilian Defence bulletin sent out from Raleigh ! states the following concerning Cherokee counl;*: "The farthest! west county of Cherokee is forg ing ahead rapidly. It now has 340 j defense corps volunteers in train- 1 rer. and control center and aii raid warning system completely installed. The volunteers have taken first aid training and signed up to be used in any place to which they are asigned. E. O. Christopher, town clerk, is on duty as air raid warden during the day and mem bers of the police force at night John Odell is county chairman of civilian defense, and H. Bueck is ; co-ordinator. Machine Given To Andrews Church The Rev. E. A. Felker attended a meeting of the Western Confer ence of the North Carolina Synod . last week at Taylorsville. He was in charge of the devotions Wed nesday morning. As he returned he brough with a mimeograph machine which was given to the St. Andrews in ! the-Mountains congregation by I the St. Marks congregation of Asheville. 110,495 Books Read In Region ' Last year 110.495 books cir culated in the region through the | regional library at an average i local cos: of 8c per capita, and at an average state cost of 12c per capita. The innual report for the Nan i tahala Regional Library consists of maps of each county on which j all bookmobile stops are indicated. By virtue of the appropriation I for libraries by the state and county, any one livinp in Chero kee. Clay and Graham counties may borrow books from any of the 98 points of service in the region. Service points include fil ling stations, homes, schools, branch libraries, stores, hospitals, and prison camps . church In Ashcville. Dele sates from here will Include: Miss Ma xine Graham. Hiwassec Dam. Miss Joyce Pranks. Andrews, and Doyle Burch. Murphy. Cherokee Over Top In War Bond Sales SEAL SALE DRIVE STARTS MONDAY The Tuberculosis Christmas seal sale will start in Murphy and surrounding comunitles on i Monday. November 23. according j to Mrs. C W. Savage, chairman. The goal of the local organisation | this year is $100. Sale of the seals I will be conducted through the ! school, ttiiii Mrs. Joe Kay as j school chairman. Five Men Bound To Court For Election Assault A pi cliiiiinary bearing was held before Judge Pnillpo in Cherokee county superior court here Friday for five men who were arrested on a bench warrant by the jurist on charges of assault on A. W. Mclver. chairman of the county board of elections, while in the discharge of his duties on the night of the general election on November 3rd. Tlie five men are listed as Her man Bandy. Elbert Totherow. Lloyd Ramsey. Charles White, and Buddy Medlin. Charges also included in the bench warrant are intimidation of an election official and conspi racy. Following the preliminary hear ing. the five men were placed under $3000. bond each for their appearance at the next criminal term of the superior court here. Following the Armistice day recess there were some civil cases disposed of: Floyd Helton vs. Louise Ben nett Helton, divorce, granted. Lige C. Shelton vs. Catherine Moore Shelton. divorce, granted. Vienna Solcsbee vs. Gaston Solesbee. divorce, granted. Addie Dcckery vs. Raymond Dockery. divorce from bed and board. Thanksgiving Day Services At Free Methodist Church A Thanksgiving service will be held at the Free Methodist Church at Natural Springs. Murphy, at 10 a.m. Thanksgiving day. The public is cordially invited to this service. A Bible Prophecy class has been addtd to the regular services of the church. This class meets at 7' 30 each Monday evening, and has an increasing a tendance. Those who attend are urged to bring news items and other in formation found on the trend of the age and the fulfilment of Bible Prophecy. Lt. H. D. Akin Is Home on Furlough Lt. H. D. Akin is home on fur- j iough after being in United States I hospital in Man Island. Califor- j nia for the past five months. Lt. Akin was in action during the Pearl Harbor attack He is visit ing his mother. Mrs. S. D. Akin. Cherokee county went far over the top in its war bond and stamp sales for the month of October, according to figures released by W. D. Wh j taker of Andrews, coun ty chairman Hie quota for the county in November is $55,200. Prank Porsythe, war bond chairman for Murphy, says: Every time an American work man puts $18 75 into War Sav ings for which he or she receives a bond which will pay him or her S25 at maturity 10 years hence, he or she acomplishes these tilings. : Builds up a tidy nest egg for the future when the civilian goods he or she is denying himself or herself now will age in be plenti ful. Helps to prevent inflation and ruinous price rises in the cost of living. llelpf to equip his or her rela tives and friends who are doing the fighting. Buys any of the following: 950 .45 caliber cartridges, more than 4 steel helmets, a field telephone, a chemical warfare protection out fit. almost a thousand rounds of .45 caliber cartiridges. 2 woolen coats < 19.58) , 5 pairs of shoes U9.25). 15 woolen shirts (18.90). almost 3 wool blankets (20.45). 15 pistol belts < 19.20). 9 twill Jackets. 18 comforters (18.48), 7 cartridge belts (17.85). Welfare Officer Gives Review Of Child Labor Law Miss Pauline Neal, welfare sup erintendent, calls the attention of the public to the North Caro lina child labor law, which pro hibits the working of boys and girls under sixteen years of age except in certain circumstances. The law states that for non manufacturing occupations for full-time employment when school is in session, the minimum age is 16; and for employment during vacation or when school is not in session, the minimum is 14. Employment certificates are re quired for employment of any minor under 18. Minors 16 to 18 may work 9 horns per day, 48 per week, and minors 14 to 16, 8 hours per day, 40 per week. Night work is prohibited for boys 16 to 18 after 12 o'clock midnight or before 6 ajn.: girls 16 to 18, after 9 o'clock at night and before 6 a.m.: and boys and girls under 16 after 6 p.m. or be fore 7 a.m. For sales and delivery of maga zines. periodicals and newspapers the minimum age is 12 for boys and 18 for girls. Office Workers To Take Exam Sat. Examination for typist, steno graphers. and clerks for F. S. A. work will be given at the F. S. A. office at the courthouse Satur day morning at 8.30 o'clock. Any one desiring to take the examina tion may be present at that time. Those qualifying will be eligible for any county, dlstict or state F. S. A. office in North Carolina. Those taking typing test must take their own machines. Hearing On Election Charges Is In Progress As Paper Goes To Press When the paper went to press Thursd&y. a hearing1 was in progress before the Cherokee county hoard of of elections, for alleged Ir regularities in the election on November 3. W. A. Lucas, chairman of the state hoard of elections, was present at the hearing and stated that he was here In no official capacity. However, he did give his views on matters contained in the petition presented by C. E. Hyde on behal? of Republican candi dates for sheriff, register of deeds, clerk of court, and re presentative. The petition contained charged that various voters cast their ballots in unlawful manner on election day and that irregularities occnred In absentee voting. Mr. Lucas termed some of the charges as "very serious." Ho en couraged the officials to con duct a complete hearing on the matter. Details win h* given in the next issue of this paper.