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Scrap Metal Center
Opens In Murphy
Col. Claude L. McGhee, stale *
supervisor of the Government
u?t ".cultural scrap metal program.
vi<ittd the government scrap
nu jA center in Murphy Thurs
day. aawu?iri!d Ky T* T
bergcr. assistant superintendent
in charge o f scrap metal collec
tions lor the government in West
ern ftuttu Carol :?nri Carl
DicKrrson. assistant superinten
dent, in the Piedmont section.
The center Is lor Cherokee. Gra
ham and Clay counties.
Coloiiel McOliee stated that the
steel mills are still calling for
scrap metal and urged tiu people I
of this county to notify their
ah age chairman at once so th-t
he can in turn give the informa
tion to the proper authorities in
Murphy,
Mr. Froneberger stated that he
will liave four trucks operating
out of Murphy from now on and
that these trucks will pick up the
scrap metal from the farmers*
homes and business establish
ments and weigh it and give a
government receipt on the spot, i
and the government will accept
scrap by donation or will pay 30c
per hundred pounds for the metal
and 50c per hundred pounds for
rubber,
L. E. Barnett will be directly
in charge of the program in this
area, and Miss Mattie Graves will
be in charge of the collection cen
in factory town.
A. Q. Ketner. county agent,
Ls the salvage chairman for Chero
kee county and will be in direct
charge of the campaign.
Any scrap metal that has not
been disposed of will be taken by
the government to the scrap cen
ter. seperated and prepared for
^hipping to the steel mills.
The new center has a cutting
torch to cut up any large metals
that need to be dismantled.
Add Two New
Classifications
Selective Service
An amendment of vital inter
est to the farming population in
this county has been apphended
to the Selective Service Act to
add two new classifications;
Class 2-C and Class 3-C.
In Class 2-C will be placed
any registrant who lias no
grounds for deferment other than
his occupation and who is found
to be necessary and regularly en
gaged in an agricultural occupa
tion essential to the war effort.
Tobacco farming is not essential
to the war effort.
In Class 3-C will be placed
any registrant who is deferred
by reason of dependency who Is
found to be necessary and reg
ularly engaged in an agricultural !
ocupation essential to the war
effort.
Men in Class 2-C and 3-C can- ;
not be inducted until a satis
factory replacement can be ob
tained. "Satisfactory replace
ment" could be in the form of
a younger brother graduating
from high school who knows
farming.
But anyone who leaves his es
sential farming for another Job
without first obtaining a deter
mination from the local board to
the effect that the move is to the
best interest of the war effort,
automatically places himself in
Class l-A. An appeal can be
made from local board decision,
however.
The idea behind the plan is to
keep registrants on the vital Jobs
for which they are deferred and
to keep them from scampering j
around the country in search of I
hi&h-salaried jobs for which they
aro not suited. A good farmer it,
reasoned, is much more valu
able as a farmer than he is in
the military service or in a ship- I
for which line of work he
* not trained.
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December Quotas
North Carolina hjw tosen a?- ]
* quote of 700 new pu
cars for December, the
state opa announced. The quote
l4a,t bicycled wu fixed *t
3 JOe.
Cash Chosen To
Head Ministers
In Two Counties
The Minister's Association of
Cherokee and Clay counties held I
their regular meeting Monday at
the First Baptist church.
Officers were elected for the
coming year as follows:
President, Rev. A. B. Cash.
Murphy: Vice-President, Rev. Dan
H. Dennis, hooting Creek: Sec'y
and Treas.. Rev. E. A. Felker.
Andrews: Chairman Program
Committee, Rev. Ralph Taylor.
Murphy.
The high light of the meeting
was the presence of the Rev. J.
A. Herrings, a returned mission
ary of China: and. Peyton Ivie
of Murphy who will speak to the
pastors at their next conference.
Missionary Herring is now pastor
of Baptist church in Culowliee.
He has spoken several evenings
this week at the Baptist church
of Andrews.
The Revs. Dan Dennis and E.
P. Baker gave helpful remarks on
personal and mass evangelism at
this meeting of the minister con
ference.
Junior Red Cross
Enrollment Drive
Ends Successfully
The Junior Red Cross enroll
ment for Graham County has just
been completed, according to Miss
Mary Ellen Davis, who had charge
of the drive in this county, with
the exception of Stecoah.
Miss Davis reports that the fol
lowing is the amount she has re
ceived from each school to date:
Tapoco School, $6.55: Steocali
School. $3.35, and Robbirtsville
School. $37.33.
Mrs. Belle Martin's second
grade ran the highest of any of
the grades in the Robbinsville
school with a total of $4.05. Her
room has accepted the project
of collecting silk hose. Mrs. Cody's
first grade ran a close race with
Mrs. Martin's room, having turn
ed in $3.91.
Miss Davis also reports that
Graham county is 100r? in the
enrollment.
Padgett To Train
For Hospital Corps
Paul Padgett. Seaman Second
Class, has been visiting his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Padgett
for a few days. He joined the
Navy on Navy Day. October 27.
He completed his four week's
"boot" training course at Great
Lakes. 111. He returns this week
to Great Lakes from where he
will be sent to a Service School
to complete his training for the
Hospital Corps.
NYA Workers Are
Placed War Work
Lennie A. Oibby of Marble and
Miss Etheall Elizabeth Carter of
Route 1. Copperhlll. Tenn.. have
been trained at the Ashevllle NYA
war production training project
and placed in war industries. Gib
by. trained as an electrician, has
been place at Hawthorne Appren
tive. Orangeburg. S. C.. and Miss
Carter, trained in machine shop,
has been placed at Glenn L. Mar
tin Aircraft Corp.
Young People To
Present Pageant
On Sunday evening the young
people's organizations of the First
Baptist church will present the
Piigif.-.V ??Christmas CHfM. Ttm
and Ours." The Pageant is based
on the life of Miss Lottie Moon,
for forty years m missionary to
China.
When It's .Wash Day. In The Army
Private Aaron Asofsky, Private Anthony Pizzuli, and Private Edward
Wendelkin can't quite decide whether it's a pair of shorts or part of a
shirt. It's probably a prank of Fort Dix's laundry, but the boy# seem to
b? getting a kick out of It. There's no "kick" but there'* plenty of food
i value In the milk they're knocking off ? and no germs, for the bottles
are protected by sanitary paper cover caps. '
Sixth Registration
Starts This Week
The following pertinent infor
mation is quoted from a Procla
mation of the President of the
United States:
"The registration of male citi
zens of the United States and
other male persons, who shall
have attained the eighteenth an
niversary of the day of their birth
during the periods indicated be
low. shall take place in the Uni
ted States between the hours of
8:00 a.m. on the days hereinafter
designated for their registration
as follows:
<a> Those who were born on
or after July. 1924. but not after
August 31. 1924, shall be register
ed on any day during the week
commencing Friday, December 11.
1942. and ending Thursday. De
cember 17. 1942:
<b) Those who were born on
or after September 1. 1924, but
not after October 31. 1924. shall
be registered on any day during
the week commencing Friday.
December 18. 1942, and ending
Thursday. December 24. 1942.
<c> Those who were born on
or after November 1. 1924, but
not after December 31. 1924. shall
be registered on any day during
the period commencing Saturday.
December 26. 1942. and ending
Thursday. December 31. 1942;
<d> During the continuance of
the present war. those who were
born on or after January 1. 1925.
shall be registered on the day
they attain their eighteenth an
niversary of the day of their
birth; provided, that if such an
niversary falls on a Sunday or
legal holiday, their registration
shall take place on the day follow
ing that is not a Sunday or a
legal holiday."
fe) This registration will be
conducted in the office of the
Local TVmrd between the hours of
8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.. except
Saturday which will be 8:00 a.m.
to 12:00 noon.
Schools To Close
18th For Christmas
Supt H. Beuck announces that
Murphy schools will close on Fri
day. December 18. for Christmas
holidays, and will re-open on
Wednesday. December 30. Chapel
programs of Christmas music will
be presented from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
on the 18th, and patrons of the
school are invited to attend.
Jack Barnett To
Study For Yoeman
Jack Barnett of Great Lakes.
111., has been visiting his parents
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Barnett. for
the past nine days. Since joining '
the Navy. Jack has been stationed
at Great Lakes training station
to receive his "boot" training.
While there he received a rating
of Second Class Fetty Officer.
After reporting back to Great
Lakes, he will be sent to another ;
base to receive 16 weeks schooling
for a Yeoman.
Shields Sells
Two Guernseys
F. E. Lykes of Arden. recently
purchased a registered Guernsey
cow from John Shields of Cul
berson. to add to his local herd.
Notla Pansey. 682789 is the
name under which this animal
is registered.
E. L. Shuford of Asheville. also 1
recently purchased a registered
Guernsey cow from Mr. Shields,
add to his local herd. ,
Notla Sarah. 702649. is tfie
name under which this animal
is registered.
New County Officers Assume
Duties On Monday, Dec, 7th
Four Murphy Men Report To U. S. Naval
Training Station At Great Lakes, 111.
GREAT I>AKEo. HI.. Four
more Murphy, N. C., men. sworn
to avenge Pearl Harbor, have re
ported to the U. S. Naval Train
ing Station here to begin recruit
training.
Here the new recruits will be
physically hardened, and thor
oughly schooled in the fundamen
tals of seamanship, and naval
customs and procedure. They will
bo given a series of aptitude tests
designed to placc each man in
the job for which he is best
fitted.
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Mrs. Bruce Dies
At Texas Home
Funeral services were held at
Mount Zion Baptist church near
Culberson Tuesday morning at ;
11 o'clock for Mrs. Martha Bruce.
84. widow of W. L. Bruce, of
Cherokee county, who died at
her Odrssa. Texas home on De
cembeh 3. The body arrived in
Murphy Monday afternoon. The |
Rev. A. B. Cash. pastor of the
First Baptist church. Murphy, of- j
ficiated. assisted by the Rev. J. C. I
Ammons. Burial was in the j
church cemetery.
Born and reared in Cherokee
county, she was the daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Moses
Hyatt, of Culberson, among the
oldest and most prominent fami
lies in the county.
urviving are two sons. Clifton.
Bruce, of Odessa, and Weyland
Bruce, of Durango, Colo, and two
daughters. Mrs. J. C. Townson.
of Murphy and Mrs. A. B. Loud
ermilk. of Copperhill, Tenn.
Corp. Hugh Hensley
Is At Camp Carson
Corp. Hugh E. Hensley is visit
ing his mother. Mrs. Vesta Hens
ley and his wife, the former. Miss
Kate Padgett.
Corp. Hensley was inducted in
to the Army forces April 8. at
Fort Bragg. From there he was
sent to Fort Sill, Okla.. where
he received his basic training,
then was transferred to Camp
Carson. Colo., where he has been
.since July. He will return to
i Camp Carson for an indefinite
| period.
INVITE LOCAL MEN TO
VITAL WAR TAX MEET
The Tax Supervisions in this
and neighboring countics have
I just received invitations to attend
and take part in the discussions
at the annual Tax Supervisors
Institute, which will be held by
the Institute of Government at
Hie Universi;y in Chapel Hill, next
Wednesday and Thursday. Dc
' ccmber 16 and 17.
Upon completion of their basic
: ruining thry will fc? given a nine
day leave, alter which some will
? bc sen- directly to active duty ot
sea or a Naval shore station.
Tile new Murphy recruits are:
Wentfort! Lntidermilk. 21. ?>n or
Mr and Mrs. Arthur J. Louder
milk. Rt. 2; Prank Rkiiatd Mar
tin. 19. son of Mr. and Mrs. aeo.
A. Martin. Rt 2. Dox 147; Wayne
Loudermilk. 17. son of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur L. Loudermilk. Rt. 2,
; Box 10f>: Cjrl Vester Housed. 18.
son of Mr. and Mrs. George Hog
I sed. Rt. 2. Box 136.
W. F. Forsythe Is
Appointed Head
Of Victory Fund
W. P. Forsythe was today ap
pointed to the Regional Victory
Fund Committee, in which is
conducting in this area an in
tensive drive to raise a part of
the nine billion dollars in Gov
ernment securities to be sold dur
I ing December, according to the
I district Chairman.
The Regional Victory Fund
Committee is a segment of the
j Fifth Federal Reserve District's
Victory Fund Committee, which
lias organized all bankers in the
district to carry out -an intensive
campaign for the sale of Victory
Loan Bonds. The aim of the drive
is to attract all idle funds ind
jiccumulated savings to Govern
| inent securities. Sale of these se
curities is being made to all
classes of investors.
"North Africa does not mean
that full victory is within our
grasp." Hugh Leach. President of
the Fifth Federal Reserve Bank
and District Committee Chair
man, declared. "America's mighty
weight has just started to tip the
scales. Behind our fighting men
throughout the war must stand
our billions of dollars. During De
cember alone we must raise nine
' billion dollars. To move on to
j ward victory, we as a nation must
i spend a billion and a half dollars
a week. The citizens of America
must provide those billions. The
bankers of America arc going to
do all in their power tc give every
individual citizen his opportunity
to support with his dollars Amer
ica and her fighting forces."
Securities which will be sold
in the Victory Loan Drive are
U. S. Treasury Tax Savings Notes.
Treasury Bonds of 1963-68.
1 Treasury Bonds of 1948.
Th* Treasury Certificates of In
debtedness of Series E-1943 and
Series F and G Treasury Savings
Bonds, according to Edward C.
Anderson. Executive Director of
the drive.
John Mallonee Is j
Given Promotion
Camp Polk, La.. Nov. 26. ?Spec
ial) ? Pvt. First Class John Mal
lonee. has been promoted to
Technician 5th Grade, it was an
nounced today by his command
ing officer. 1st tit. George Couch,
member of Company "D'\ 33rd
Tech. 5th Grade. Mallonee is a
Armd. Engr. Bn . 7th Armd. Divi
sion.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Essel J. Mallonee. Route 1. Mur
ph. North Carolina.
Before entcering the army he
was employed as Carpenter with
the Harrison Construction Co. of
Murphy. North Carolina.
Mrs. Neva Holt
Takes Top Honors
Mrs. Neva Holt has been grad
uated from Administrative Spec
I i?l 1st School. Port Des Moines.
| Iowa, wKh top honors. She Is
I being tranftf erred some where In
the vicinity of Lake Michigan.
Patriotic Christmas
Community Sing To Be
Held At School 17th
People in and around Murphy
are invited to a "Patriotic Christ
mas Community Sing." at 7:30
o'clock Thursday. December 17.
in the school auditorium. H.
; Bueck. Superintendent of Schools.
? and the faculty arc sponsoring
this program and Miss Mildred
j Akin. Music Supervisor, is gen
I eral program chairman.
Inlvlatlons are being extended
| through the local churches on
Sunday morning and In every or
ganization meeting throughout
the week. However, it Is not nec
essary for one to be personally
invited. Everyone who ltkei to
sing. or likes to try. or even en- i
Joys listening to others sine. Is
invited.
j The program will feature old |
} war songs, new war songs, and
I the favorite Christmas Carols. A
vested chorus, composed of mem
bers of the High School Chorus. ;
! Faculty Chorus, and Town solo- \
ists will occupy a central place.
Special numbers are being ar- '
I ranged ? two quartettes by towns -
1 people ? solo, by a yum; bari
: ton and violin Mid piano du?ts.
Thiee new songs appearing on
the program that everyone Is
hearing over the radio and will
want to learn arc: "Praise the
Lord and Pass the Ammunition."
"This is the Army. Mr. Jones."
and the song of "The Army Air
Corps."
Am on f! old favorites will be j
"Over There." "long. Long Trial." :
"Hark the Herald Angels Sing."
"Silent Night" and a dozen others.
Leaflets with the words of all
the songs will be distributed and
1 everyone will take part in a pro
gram based on the theme :
"Christmas in a World at War."
Mrs. J. W. Davidson and Mrs.
Mary Nell Stiles will be ptanUU.
The following elected and ap
pointed county officers took of
fice on Monday. December 7:
L. L. Mason. Sheriff; J. L. Hail.
Clerk Superior Court; B. fi|Pftdl
: . <i 01 Deeds: E. A.
Wood. Chairman Board of County
Ccmmlssioners; T. P. Calhoun,
Member Board of County Com
missioners; J. M. Anderson, Mem
ber Board ol County Commission
ers: Jerry Jenkins. Constable.
Ik averdam Township; Ed Dotson,
Constable. Notla Township; and
A. \\\ Padgett. Constable. Valley
town Township.
P. C. Hyatt was appointed as
County Auditor, and J. B Gray
as County Attorney.
Tho following tax listers were
appointed :
Valley town Township ? S. F.
Wilhide. Supervisor; C. S. Frecl,
Vick Raxtcr and T. J. Bristol.
Murphy ? Henry Hyatt, Pat
O'Dell and Ed Waldroupe.
Beaverdam ? W. M. Roberts
and Fred Martin.
Hot House ? Earl Payne and
C. C. FOister.
Shoal Creek ? Mrs. Edgar Tay
lor. E. C. Keenum and Allen
Brendle.
Notla ? Jessie Robertson. Ralph
Shields and J. C. Anderson.
Bobby Alexander
Is Winner In
Grid Contest
Bobby Aleyander was winner of
the $2.00 in War Stamps given by
the school in the all-star foot
ball contes^ which ended laar
Friday miiLv-iht. Aiexa xJit-r pick
ed 9 of the 11 players who made
the first team. Lewis Simonds
won second prize of $1.00 in War
Stamps.
In the general contest in which
everybody was eligible. Walter
Carringer picked 8 of the 11 to
the first place. The Man Shop
gave a tie went to Paul Hill. Third
prize of 5 free games of bowling
went to Loren C. Davis. Fourth
and fifth prizes of 50 cents in
War Stamps went to Edna Mae
Palmer and Harold Hall.
Harold ::Big Bertha" HaU led
the balloting by polling a total
of 185 points, the highest num
ber possible. Jack Crawford the
voting in the backfield. The pres
ent team took three places for
the most of any one team during
the last six years.
Closet races were for first team
center where Hob Taylor and Oid
Davis were tied right up to the
final ballot which gave Davis the
nod over his opponent, and for
second string end where Fronze
Beavers nosed out James Collins
by two points by virtue of a first
team vote on the final ballot. Five
points were given for a first team
vote and two points for a second
team vote.
Following are the first and sec
ond teams with the first number
after a players' ikime represent,
ing his total points and the sec
ond number representing the
number of first team votes.
FIRST TEAM
Oscar Taylor, end. <94-14>
Harold Hall, Tttckle, (185-37)
Wiley Hnynes. Ouard, (144-18'
Old Davis. Center. <U4-18>
Paul Hill. Ouard. (123-21)
Wayne Palmer. Tackle. (95-13)
C. H. Campbell. End. 199-11)
Jack Crawford. Back. (152-29)
Floyd Tate. Bftck. (140-24)
Lonnie May. Bark, (111-19)
Jery Mallow. Back. (102-12)
SECOND TEAM
J. D. Palmer. End. (81-13)
Elvln Ledford. Tackle. <92-12)
George Dyer. Ouard. (87-11)
Hob Taylor. Center. (111-19)
Richard Johnson. Ouard, (5S-6>
Jack Akin, Tackle. (41-5)
Fronze Beavers. End. (73-10)
Junior BarneU. Bock. <98-16)
Junior " ? "
Ned