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Women's Salvage Group
Organized In Cherokee
Mrs. Alline Richardson King
has been appointed Chairman of
the Cherokee County Branch of
the Woman's Divison of the State
Sal1, age Committee. Mrs. Tom
Rvaris has been aDiwiint^ Chii;
m.u: of the Town of Murpiiy
Murphy has been divided into
sections or streets and Captains
have been designated for each
sccum. Each captain can call on
as many helpers as she needs.
They hope that each Captain will
be in contact with the families j
jr. her section and urge each ;
household to save the very nec- \
essary usual waste for the war
effort.
At present, the Government
needs all waste grease, rubber, j
metal and all silk or nylon hose.
Each household is asked to try to
put aside a little of the householo
money for war stamps or bonds.
The grease will be bought at any
of the markets for 4 cents a
pound. There will be boxes at
Candler's Store. Bowers' Store or
Brownings where the stockings
can be left. The Government
needs these now, especially, to
make powder bags. The following
have been appointed as Captains
in Murphy: Mrs. J. N. Moody.
Mrs. Noah Hembree. Mrs. Fred
Eair>. Mary King Spainhouer ;
Mrs. Doyle Burch. Mrs. L. E. Bay j
less. Miss Emily Sword. Mrs. Jin.
Franklin in East Murphy with
Mrs. Kate Axley. Mrs. Allen Lov- !
ingood, Mrs. Kate Mauney, Mr i. I
Myron Jenson, Mrs. Lester Myers j
to divide the streets. Miss Gillie !
Martin. Mrs. Edna, Whitney. Mrs. '
Mary Crawford. Mrs. Burton Corn
vcll, Mrs. Roy Stiles. Miss Eunice
Shields, Mrs. Haze Leatherwood. '
Mrs. A. J. Burns and Mrs. Vance
Wjaan. ?
In the county, the following
have been appointed. Bellview ?
Mrs. Lawrence Hatchett. Suit ?
Mrs. Jim Wood, Liberty ? Mrs.
Clarence Jones. Tomotla - Mrs.
John Keener. Martin's Creek ?
Mrs. Boyd Cl>astain. Ranger ?
Mrs. Jess Wingett. Grandview ?
Mrs. Ralph Adams. Andrews ?
Mrs. Elsie Taylor. Peachtree
Mrs. M. C. Plemmons. Wolf Creek
Mrs. Cecn Cloree. Beaver Dam i
? Mrs. Fred Radford, Marble ? j
Mrs. Harry Ingram, Sunny Point
? Mrs. Homer Bryant. Slow Creek
? Mrs. Joe Nations. Unaka
Mrs. E. W. Bates. Postell ? Mrs. ,
E. J. Torrence.
Registering Of
Dairy Cows Pays
Prices for registered dairy cat
tle are healthy, states County j
Agent A. Q. Ketner. The war
time importance of greater milk
production has caused farmers to
look to those methods and thoso
dairy cows that have been bred
down through the ages to pro
duce the greatest amount of milk
at the lowest food costs. Prices
should continue strong on re
gistered animals with reports of
more than sixty percent slaughter
on all dairy cows in Nazi over
run countries. Replacements for
these herds after the war must
come from America alone. High
transportation costs will make it
necessary to select well-bred re
gistered animals from herds who
have been following testing pro
grams.
There now is a new Special
Registration Rate on all eligible
Jerseys, male or female, bom pre
'rtous to October 1, 1939. The pur
pose of tliis reduced rate is to
^"ow greater numbers of Ameri
can dairymen to "cash in" on the
HERBERT F. RAWLL
Founder and President of Christmas
Club, who announced today that
members were using $75,000,000.00.
about 20'*:, of the entire amount
just distributed in Christmas Club
checks, to purchase War Saving:
Bonds.
Arnold Crisp Is
Bound To Court
For Killing Wife
A preliminary hearing was
given Bluford Arnold Crisp last
Monday afternoon, who is charg
ed with killing his wife. Mrs
Aloah Crisp, on December 11
Crisp entered a plea ol not guilty.
Justice of Peace. James Dula.
bound him to court and ordered
him taken to Bryson City Jail for
safe keeping until the March
term of court.
Sheriff G. E. Brewer an;; De
puty Sheriff H. A. Sinclair ar
lested Crisp at the home of Roud
Crisp in the Tallulah section Sat
urday morning about 10 hours
after the shooting took place. Mrs.
Crisp died instantly after having
been shot twice, once through the
heart ard again in the left side.
Several witnesses testified for
the state, one of whom was Mis.
P'annie Burr Sawyer, the eye wit
ness to the shooting. Mrs. Sawyer
testified that she was with Mrs.
Crisp at the time her life was
taken. Mrs. Sawyer stated that
she and Mrs. jCrisp started across
a footlog when they saw Crisp be
hind them with a gun. Mrs. Saw
yer said they started to run and
both fell, she on top of Mrs. Crisp.
She also stated that Crisp pulled
his wife from under her and
that she (Mrs. Sawyer) ran about
10 feet when she heard the re
port of a gun. which was follow
ed a moment later by another
shot. Mrs. Crisp and Mrs. Saw
yer had been to a nearby store
to see about Mrs. Crisp's son. who
had not returned when she
thought he should.
Mrs. Crisp is survived by seven
children. Mrs. Edward Pork as of
Ohio: Aleene. Imogene. Dorothy.
Virginia Dare. Junior and Harold
Crisp; her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Bruce Adams; and three sisters.
Mrs. Vincent Colvard of Robbin*
ville. Mrs. Lon Cearley of Mor
gan ton. and Mrs. Burl Cearley of
Gastonia.
Funeral services were held at
the Sweet Gum church last Sun
day morning with the Rev. W. S.
Rogers officiating, assisted by the
Rev. Roy Garland. Burial was in
the Old Mother Church cemetery
at Robbinsville.
values of registration that are in
| evidence today and promised to
morrow.
Man Is Found
Almost Frozen
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r1 !*rtH Thmdaj wra
Mr- ? iT* 'ii i vaa
Wifcn
ten La <nlh on the ireimi
by tlus ?Jde of his heme,
where he hu tola *n aifht.
M k Uwifkt H- how in
*nd ni nuie U ft t into
the borne. Be had crawled
mcnl feet hot cmM act
reach the deer. Be waa
bright to the hi^Hil
afteraaan.
Macon County
Man Is Killed
In Tennessee
Tom Russeell. of the Cullasaja.
section of Macton county, was
elcwrouctrd in a niccident a*.
Earner. Tenn.. Tliursday after
noon at 12:3 o'clock.
Mr. Russell, employed as a
shifter foreman in tunnel work
for the TV A at Farner for more
than a year, was changing a
switch on a pump, without the
power being shut off. when he
came in contact with the current,
it was reported. TV A men worked
fcr several hours trying to revive
him. but without success.
J ester Young, of Ellijay. Macon
county, who was helping Mr. Rus
sell at the time, suffers slight
burns and shock
Mr. Russell formerly was a tun
nelman in New York. He was the
son of John Russell, of Cullasaja.
Surviving are the widow. Mrs.
Irada Dills Russell: three children.
Mrs. John Dalton. of Parner. Carl
and J D. Russell, of Cullasaja; his
father; five brothers. Dewey, of
Franklin, route 2. Fritz of Culla
saja. Warden and Simpson of the
rmy. and Robert, of Cullasaja.
and two sisters. Mrs. Addie Hen
son of Otto, and Mrs. Eva Holland
of Cullasaja.
Christmas Carol
To Be Read 22nd
Dickens Christmas Carol will
be read at the Murphy Carnegie
Library on Tuesday night. Dec.
22. at 7:30. Mrs. Jerry Davidson
is arranging appropriate music to
intersperse the reading
The program will be given by
candle light and will be an in
formal one designed to recall to
families the days of old fashion
ed Christmases. The program Is
in charge of Mrs. H. Bueck.
Everyone is invited.
; Porter Mason
Visiting Parents
Pvt. John Porter Mason, with
the commercial traffic depart
ment of the Point of Emhark
menf. Boston, will arrive this
week for a visit with his parents.
Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Mason of
Murphy. He will be joined here
' by his wife. Mrs. Frances Mooney
| Mason, who is on the supervisory
[staff of a Decatur. Ala. hospital.
Before entering the army. Pvt.
. Mason was employed by the Ten
? nessee Valley Authority.
Cap:. Edward S. Miller, known
h ro as "Bill." of U. S. Army. 45th
I Medical regiment, son of Mrs. E.
S. Miller, who was last heard of
before 3orrigidor fell
No. 2 War Ration
Books Are To Be
Distributed Soon
A total of 3,346,316 persons in
North Carolina received War Ra
tion Book No. 1 during the initial
registration for sugar rationing
held last summer. W Hance Hof
ler. state OPA ration officer, an
nounced today.
Hofler said that holders of the
No. 1 book will be eligible to re
ceive the big No. 2 War Ration j
Book which will be distributed |
soon after the first of the new 1
year. Persons who do not have j
their No. 1 book must make ap- !
plication to their local ration
board for Book No. 1 before De
| cember 15 if they wish to be a bit
j to receive the No. 2 book,
i A total of 2.760 persons receiv
1 ed the No. 1 book, which is being
j used for the rationing of sugar
I and coffee, in Cherokee county
] last summer. Hofler announced.
School Board Is
Entertained At
School Tuesday
i Food classes of Murphy high
I school, under the direction of
Miss Ruth Davis Emory, enter
| tained members of the school
! board and their wives at luncheon
; last Tuesday in the home econo
. mics room.
A four-course luncheon was
j served. Table decorations were in
keeping with the Christmas sea
! son. The centerepiece and place
| cardi. w ere made by members of j
the art department, directed by
Miss Margaret Curd.
Guests were: Mr. and Mrs. J.
D. Mallonee. Mr. and Mrs. W. S.
Dickey. Mr. and Mrs. H. A Mat- .
tox. Mr. and Mrs. John Keener
and Superintendent and Mrs. H.
Bueck.
Murphy School Enlists In
"Schools at War" Program
This program is sponsored
jointly by the War Savings Staff
of the rreasury Department the
U. S. Office of Education and its
Wartime Commission
This is a program of Action.
Its watch - words are SAVE1
SERVE! CONSERVE! No blind,
unreasoning obedience Is asked
of schools, but willing co-opera
tion based on understanding and
motivated by devotion to Qod and
country, to freedom and humani
ty.
The Murphy School has gone
"Over the Top" In the Salvage
Drive and expects to make a suc
cess of the "Schools-at-War"
Campaign.
Mrs. Davidson's 7th grade, with
Frank Alexander as President and
Elizabeth Ann EUclns as Treasur
er is sponsoring the sale of Bonds
and Defense Stamps in the school.
During the activity period each
morning the sevenfli grade pupils,
sell stamp and bonds in each
home room of the high school
and grammar school.
On Friday morning. Mrs. Mau
r*7 i section presented a "Stamp
and Bonds ' program In the audi
torium. After the program was
Mids Pelmet's "260.75 100 .
Miss Varner's " " 108.65 100 |
Miss Farrow's " " 3.95 16 !
Mrs. Bault's " " 14.85 100
Mrs. Mauney's " " 34.10 100 j
Miss De Hart's " " 9.95 57 |
prf srnted Jacqueline Cash ex
plained the plan the Government
has for stimulating the sale of
stamps and bonds in the school.
If the purchase price of a bomber,
pursuit plane, ambiance, jeep
or any piece of war equipment Is
reached in sales of stamps and
bonds. The school reaching a
particular goal has its name
painted on the side of the war
machine.
In the discussion that followed
the high school student body
voted to buy a field ambulance
costing 1335.
The grammar school has
setocted a "Jeep" for Its objective,
in addition to contributing to the
Jeep. tJie seventh grade plans to
buy the equipment of 36 gob
machine mow. 25,090 round: of
ammunition and i parachutes.
The sale of Stamp* and Bonds
Is as follows:
High SekaaT Salaa %
i Mr. Fitter's home room 8 40 .TO
Misc Love's " " 29.00
Mr. Smiths ** 4 40
Mrs. Spninhour's " 9.40
Mrs. Ray's " 112.95
Miss Akin's " " 1.90
H. S. Total $648.90
Grammar School Sales
Miss McComb's grade 14.10
Mrs. Patton's " 6.80
Mrs. Shields* " 11.50
Mrs. Mauney's " 2.30
Miss Sword's " 16.90
Mrs. Adams' " 24.75
Miss Leatherwood's " 129.40
Miss Hayes' " 1.70
Mrs. Davidson's " 609.90 100 1
Gram mer School Total S704.45
Total far entire nchool $1453.55
Ad mini *t ration M.W
$1503.15
We Serve our covnttxy by put
ting our money to work for Vic
tory.
We Coanerve money and mater
ials for the war effort by not
spending.
We Save for our own personal
security.
Prank Alexander.
President. Ttti Omdt.
Fire Destroys Cherokee
Hotel Thursday Morning
To Make Plans For
Giving Christinas
Baskets and Boxes
It is requested that committees
from all churches and organiza
tions who plan to give Chriv.m
boxes and baskets to the needy
meet with the Lions club repres
entatives on Monday evening at
7 o'clock at the home of Dr. W.
A. Hoover, bringing, if possible,
a list of the families that they
plan to help. This us being done
in order that there will be no
overlapping, and to make the
donations go as far as possible
and do the most good.
Hubert Wells
Completes His
Pre-Flight Course
Naval Aviation Cadet Hubert
Wells. Murphy, last week com
pleted his course at the U. S.
Navy Prc-Flight School here and
has been ordered to the Naval Re
serve Aviation Base at Kansas
City. Kansas, for primary flight
training.
Wells, son of R. H. Wells, rout*
2. is a former student of the Uni
versity of Alabama.
Since entering the Navy Pre
Flight School here three months
ago. Wells has had ground school
work in military and academic
subjects, and has undergone :i
rigorous physical conditioning
program which is designed to
make Uncle Sam's Naval avia
tors the fittest and best trained
in the world.
At his new base he will have
more ground school instruction
nd begin flying. From there he
will move on to three months of
intermediate and advanced fly
ing. and. if successful, will be
uraduated from the Naval Air
Station at Pensacola. Florida, or!
Corpus Christi. Texas, and win
his commission and Navy wings. :
After graduation comes Opera -
! tional Training, with carrier
based planes or multi-englned
bombers, the final lap of a 12 - ;
month training period. Complet
ing this. Wells will be a full
iledged fighter Pilot ? ready to ,
join the fleet.
CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH
Services Sunday evening at
7:30. with Rev. Rufus Morgan
preaching.
Above is Jack Crawford, ace !
lx?ck of )the Murphy Bulldops
during the past football season.
Playing in the tail back and
sometimes in the blocking back
position. Crawford led his mates |
in scoring for the season. He was !
the spark plug of the backfield,
always good for a substantial gain |
When most needed. Six feet and
one inch tall and weighing 1C5
pounds, it is said Crawford would
make some college a mood pros- j
pcct In addition to calling sign
als. he also backed up the line on
defense, besides kicking off and
occasionally doing the punting.
R. R. Beal Chosen
Head of Cherokee
Masonic Lodge
R R. Beal. well-known as
"Uncle Ralph." farmer and long
time Mason, has been unanimous
ly elected Master of Cherokee
Lodge No. 146 A. P. and A. M. of
Murphy, succeeding George Phil
lips. a TV A employee and former |
auto salesman.
Others officers clected include:
Ben David Palmer, filling station
operator and former Junior War- I
den. Senior Warden, succeeding
W. A. Sheirill; D. S. Davis, retired
larmei. Junior Warden: Sam
Kave. auto-parts dealer, treasur
er: J. Franklin Smith, teacher,
farmer, and business man. Secre
tary for third year.
Hie retiring master appointed
tiie following as auditing commit
tee: W. A. Hembree. Sam Kaye,
Ben Palmer.
The Lodge reported to the Na
tional War Savings Staff that 90
percent of its members are buying
War Savings Bonds. Tins entitles
Cherokee Lodge to a special certi
ficate of Awards.
The Lodge voted to contribute
to the Kit Fund to provide kits
for those leaving for service in
armed forces of the U. S.
Cherokee Lodge will install the
officers for 1943 at its next re
gular communication, which is
the first Monday night in Jan.
Ingram Assigned To
Medical Training
CAMP ROBINSON. Ark. ? Pvt
Billy H. IngTam, who was induct
ed recently and whose address is
Marble, has been assigned for
training to the Medical Replace
ment Training Center here. His
training will embrace eight weeks,
after which he will be assigned
' for duty to some Medical Depart
j ment organization.
A louring fire spreading with
I incredible speed completely de
Utwy~* the :?
. Cherokee Hotel on Kiawasee St.,
I early Thursday morning, as doz
ens of guests made their way
orderly to safety.
The hotel, owned by E. L.
Townson. and erected two years
ago at a cost of $20,000. was oper
ated for the convenience of the
traveling public, and had a capa
city crowd Wednesday night.
The first warning of the blaze
was the appearance of srnok<
which awakened one of the guests,
around 5 o'clock, who arose and
went to the room where Mr. and
Mrs Townson were sleeping and
called them. Mr. Townson went
down to the basement where he
discovered fire among Lhe rafters.
The local fire department was
called, but before they could get
into action the fire had whipped
through the structure and made
its way to the roof, and flames
scortched nearby buildings. The
blaze was not extinguished until
several hours after its discovery,
due to the fact the firemen were
hampered by the intense cold
which caused ihe water spilling
on the streets and sidewalks to
freeze.
The only person to suffer in
juries was a Mr. Bush. TV A em
ployee. who suffered painful in
juries when he jumped from a
window of his second-story room
after returning to get some per
sonal effects, and found the exit
barred by flamees.
Besides the building and fur
nishings. Mr. Townson lost a
considerable amount of cash and
.securities. He stated that his loss
would approximate $50,000. No
insurance was carried on the
building.
Prison Lands To
Be Utilized For
More Food Crops
Despite prospects of wholesale
food rationing by January and al
ready increased dificulty of ob
taining certain food, North Caro
lina's 8.000 prisoners will not go
hungry next year.
Prison director, Oscar Pitts is
already mapbing out plans by
which every foot of land owned
by the prison department at its
"8 prison camps two prison farms
and even Central Prison and
Woman's Prison at Raleigh
will be utilized in an intensified
farming and livestock program.
Lions To Give
Baskets To Blind
Murphy Lions Club will give
Christmas baskets to the blind in
the county. The baskets will te
made up of: a peck of oranges.
' candy, peanut butter, flour, crac
I kers. lard. soap, beans, soda, bak
, ing powder, a can of tomatoes, a
I can of corn and a can of beans.
There are only ten totali* blind
people in Cherokee county, and
j where there are large families
the club will give two baskets.
The club will give baskets to
] other needy families, also.
TEA
When tea joins coffee on the
list of scarcities. Americans may
brew themselves a testy cup from
I persimmon leaves, a concoction
I which nutritionists describe as be
i ing high in Vitamin C.
Mountain Slide
Holds Up Trains
The Southern train and
mails dispatched by them
wan held tn Msrphy for sev
eral kmn Wrdnesday due to
a Me on the track at the IT
miles past aboat two miles,
west of ?dw4. It I* thowht
that thr TV A. In Maatinc ?
new road M for tlie Rbn
? = - rftOrMC sf?r
Fontut Dmm It iiwpiiin n.
had probably Inr.nt the
?*rth and rode. A tore ror
ttoa ot thi ??ulaUi riMI
*?*? <mr the road.