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VICTORY
BUY STAMPS I BONOS
VOI I Ml ->4 ? NO. 32 Ml KI IIY NORTH (Alt GLINA 1III KMIAV. M\K? II I I'll !
? * ? > < opv?$1.50 pen ykak
Red Cross War Fund Drive
Will Begin Monday
Jurors Are Drawn
For Superior Court
Judge H Hoy le Sink of I<exinp
ton is scheduled to preside ovei
lhe term of Superior Court to be
field beKinninR March 29 Fallow
ing is a list of juors drawn for the
term:
First W?*k:
Harve Radford. G rand vie* T.
T. Johnson. Culberson; J. C.
Townson. Murphy; B. B Palmer.
Marble; R. H. Kephart. Murphy;
J. E. Palmer. <farmer*, Grand
view; J. M Craig. Marble: B A.
Breed love. Murphy; Ed King.
Murphy; E. P. Hawkins. Murphy.
W. M Mosteller. Andrews; Lester
Corn well. Murphy; r. j. Kcun.
Murphy; S. M Odeli, Grandview;
W. J. Barton. Andrews: Dillard
Stiles. Murphy: Raleigh Moore.
Culberson, W W. Marr. Marb'c;
Lee Watkins, Andrews; J. A. Rich
ardson. Murphy; W. O. Cole, Mar
ble; Zalia Adams. Andrews; M. A.
Lunsford. Marble; A W. Mclver,
Murphy; H. L. Stalcup. Murphy;
R. E. Carter, Murphy; Wade Bry
ant. Culberson; R. H Flowers
Andrews; George Lovingood. Mur
pliy; W. C. Kinney. Murphy; Ray
Matheson. Andrews; J. K Bryant.
Culberson; Lee Mull. Andrews;
George Wright. Ranger; O. W.
Hampton. Ranger; Clyde Reid,
Patrick; .1 w Kine. Marbie; J. K.
Kephart. Grandview; J. T. Davis.
Murphy: R. R. Arrowood. Mur
phy; John R. Jones. Andrews; J.
F. Grant. Andrews.
Second Week:
W. M. Fain. Murphy; Guy Sud
Jerth. Murphy; C. A. Pull lam,
Andrews, W. W. Winkle;. ?i** ?
phy; Dewey Thompson. Marble;
Sam Barnett. Murphy: J. W. Rob
erts, Grandview; R. L. Wallace.
Culberson; T. J. Larkin. Murphy;
A. J. Jones. Turtletown. Tenn.:
Glen Palmer, Marble; W. A. Cal
houn. Andrews; W. C. Mason, Jr..
Brasstown: Emory Sneed, Mur- j
phy: Ben Rcece. Suit; Frank E.
Dickey. Murphy; Elmer Burgess.
Unaka: T. J. Jones. Andrews; Wil
lard McClure. Murphy; Walter
Tatham. Andrews; H. A. Barton.
Murphy; Carl Gentry. Grandview;
R. A. Helton, Culberson; James A.
Fraizer. Andrews.
E. A. WOOD. Chm.
BROODER HOUSE BURNS
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hughes had
tho misfortune of getting their 1
brooder house and six hundred
chicks burned last week.
Training Plane
Makes Forced
Landing H(
-lAl'A
tine
A crew of U. S. Army mechanic
from the Army Plying School at
Greensville. S. C were here this
week 10 dismantle and remove the
twin-motor training plane which
was damaged in a forced landing
here late Monday afternoon. The
Diane was niloied by Cadets Dexu-i
L. Waston aiul C A WMt,
Arm> Plying Scnool. Columbus
Miss. Dexter and West were on
a routine training flight with
Chattanooga as their destination,
and reported that they became
last when they ran into an over
cast sky and their instruments
failed to pick up their flight beam
The plane suffered little damage
beyond bent propellers.
Roadside Market
Is Improved
! The Marketers of Clierokce
! County nave remodeled and im
j proved the Roadside Matket locat
ed between the Baptist Church
and the Regal Hote'. It has been
put in A-l condition. The sellers
have raised their standards and
iiope to be able to serve the public
in an efferent way. The sellers
will have a Processor's Certificate
and will sell foods as any other
market olace.
Men Apprehended
For Tenn. Crime
Woodrow Goforth of Culberson
and Burton Brown of Isabella.
Tenn.. were bound over to Federal
court in Bryson City Monday on
bonds of $2500 each for assault
on a taxi driver in Chattanooga
a week age. The two men. who
have criminal records, were ap
prehended Sunday by Patrolman
Pritchard Smith Smith stated
that Goforth has just recently
been released from a California
piison. on parole, having served
time for armed robbery.
J. M. Loudermilk
Buried Sunday
John M. Loudermilk. 34. died in
Morganton Feb. 27. Funeral serv
ices were conducted at the Shady
Grove Baptist church Sunday at
2 P.M. with the Rev. Pat Elliott
of Murphy officiating. Interment
was in the church cemetery. He is
survived by his wife and father.
Pallbearers were Johnnie Hyatt.
Ernest HoUoway. Henderson Gra
ham. Ham Coffey. Jim Olivery.
Elbert Totherow. Ivie funeral
home was in charge.
Several hundred tons of guayule
rubber, the first natural rubber to
be produced in the United States
; since Pearl Harbor, is now being
extracted for war needs by the
1 Fo est Service.
John B. Moore's Songs Popular On MGM
Traveltalk and National Radio Programs
"When It's Blossom Time in Old
Caroline." written and published
by John B. Mo??re. local composer
and poet, is the theme song of
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's travel
talk on colorful Western North
Carolina which is now teing shown
throughout the nation. This song,
which is a iavoriu- o i Jiimuie
Livingston and his orchestra. Is
at present being considered for
inclusion on the Philip Morris
Ginny Simms' program, according
to correspondence Mr Moore has
had with the company and their
advertising agency. Indications
are that it will be used at an early
date.
M: Moore who publishes his
own music, has gained nationwide
fame with his songs and poetry.
'When It's Blossom Time in Old
Caroline" was first introduced
over radio station WSB in Atlanta.
Oa. It was arranged and introduc
ed on the air by the Rice Brothers.
?n Atlanta band apearing on
WSB. This same station recently
introduced another of Mr. Moore's
songs. "I'm Headin' Back South."
which Is being used on the Dixie
Southerners.
M: Moore has written numer
ous songs, two of his latest ones
being patriotic numbers, entitled
"Victory" and "A Soldier's
Dream."
Poems written by Mr. Moore j
have been included in four national!
(continued on page eight)
LOCAL COMPOSER ? John B. Moore, whoso songs. "When It's
Blossom Time in Old Caroline" and "Im' Headin' Back South." have
Rained nation-wide popularity. His poetry, also is published in three
Books of Modern Poetry.
Packages of t>. v clothing and small sum of money have been
received during ? past week by Mrs H O Foster. 12-year-old
mother of a sc\ei ixrnnd daughter. Carolyn Louise, born at Petru
hospital February 17 The mother and baby left the hospital last
Thursday for th> . . >me at 404 Cherry street. Shown above are Mrs
Foster and her aty. and the father, who ls a private In the U 3
A: my at Camp IKitnei Durham. At left is Dr James T McDuffie.
the attending pir - lan. through whom the gifts have been ? nt
He has been de ? . ul as the second "Dr. Dafot
Play Double-Header
Game Friday Night
A doublehead??. basketball gume
will be played in the Murphy
gym Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
The feature game will match
Young Harris College and a com
bination Murphy-Hiwassef Dam
all-stars team. The Murphy toys
will play a preliminary at "? 30
o'clock.
Murphy made a clean sweep of
three games with Robbinsville
high here Monday and Tuesday
nights. In Monday night's games
the Murphy sirls won. 14-1 i. and
i the Murplr. boys triumphed. 29
20. The K insville boys remain
ed in Mui y for a second test
Tuesday ai. vere handed a 30-25
setback.
Girls' lin p:
.Murphy ? 1'? Robbinsvitle 11 <
M. Davis F Phillip 2'
Johnson 4 F White 2
White F Rog* i T
i Hall G On
Pipe.- G Da v.
Chambc G Hyd(
Subs M irphy, Maar.ev J
Davis C.i i'*-nter; Robbinsvi.le
Bula. M? Clang.
Roys lineup*:
Murphx Robhinsville 20
Simond. F Orr 1
I; Kepi; t F B ook 4
Craw fore; i C Garlanci ?2?
Palmer G Hyde <0
Beat-ty G Amnions 1
Sub.- M . i-hy. Graves. R K?
phart. IV;- '7>. Carter. McDoii
aid. Hill ('Uthrie. Ferguson. J
Ferguson
Boys' linrui?:
Murph> >30 Kohbinsvillr <25'
Simmond.s P Hyde 5>
Rogers F Or: 6'
Crawford 18 c Garland 7
Palmer 2' G Brock 2>
Beatty G Amnions 5)
Subs: Murphy Guthrie. McDon
ald. B Kephart. R Kcphart '2
Carter. Hill, Graves: Robbin * villi
F:edrick. Holiwav Stewart.
4-H Schedule
Is Announced
Carl Whiteside annoum es the
following 4-H Club sen? . i.e.
Monday. Marcn 8 Martin's
Creek. 2:00 o'clock Tuesday.
March 9. Marble. 9:0" o'clock:
Andrews's High. 10:30: Andrews's
Elem . 1 00: Wtdne. J March 10.
Pcachtrec. 9:00 Muri 12:55;
Murphy High. 1:50: March
12 Ranger. 9:00: H: .10:30
The lesson su- ? Three
Meals A Day 4-H W
MEAT
Under lease-lend to the Alius in
11 42 some 1.145.000.000 p uuids of
meal were laid down : upside.
Nearly all of th men: delivered
wa pork and amounted to 9.8
percent of the tot... U S supply.
MARKETING
Charges for marketing farm
food products decreased 1 percent
for November-Dccembe: and re
tad foo<l prices ro.cc i percent.
Payment- to farmers for equiva
lent products advanced 3 percent.
Volunteers To Launch Red
Cross War Drive This Week
Cheroko< County Koti Cr<
volunteers by the scores this week
will lauiu- house-to-hotise can
vass ?'f the communities of the
county in b< i alf of the $125.000 -
ooo Rod C:< 1943 War Fund
In 10 00(? Red . Cross chapters
and brane, s throughout the
United Stat- s. volunteer? have
spent wet k preparing for the
.most impoitaut fund-raising cam
paign in the history of the or
ganization.
"If i? the a m of the Red Cross
to give each and every Am? :ican
j an opportunity to contribute to
i t lie cause of mercy and humanity
needed by the world as never be
fore." declared Red Cross Chair
man Norman H. Davis.
Volunteers, who will piv? their i
?ime to the exacting task of door
bell punching" will identify them
selves with Red Cross volunteer j
workers' credentials during the
? ampaicn. Tiny ,ht been orcan
ized into efficient squads by chap
ter and branches.
Each contributor to the K<d
Cros- War Fund will recelvc the
cu iomary Red Cr-'s service flag
foi display in the Windows of
their homes and business estab
lishments. but wartime cxigcncie.?
have relegated the customary Red
Cross metal tope1. button into ob
livim for the duration.
This year for the first time in
o der to avoid tapping vital de
fense materials, contributors t?
tin- Red Cross War Fund wi'.l re
ceive a paper lapel tag .bearing
the Rod Cross insignia.
Money collected by the volun
teers will serve to further the
American Red Cross w? rk not only
on the home front but on the
distant fields of battle where
American lighting men are de
fending freedom
Marshall Jordon
Dies In K?
2 :> n at Pine Lv Bupii?
? inch with t h? If Ham twi
ll uui i Rev Rolland H? um.
? Jlui.it. nr Buial wa it
isrt i; e meter;
u:\ivintj a < his wile tw? l
i xrit bub nnii-brwnor Ktid two
Townson funeral home wa> m
charge
\NDREWR Then ?
Costly Fire Is
Started From
Burning Trash
\ :< ??st fire caused by Roll at;
J Martin. ages 14 and 16. ol
M. i- burned approximately tor.
a< of private land before being
ev '.ished by Cherokee County
'Fu< Warden Burnett and a crew
"I ;? -.i states tli? Dirstrict Fines:
Mupcrvi.so The tire ocurred on
It. ? .?1 ? i niorvn nf Pphfyary 24. The
fat..- >if the beys was assessed
v he cost of putting out the
lire amounting to $5.28.
The fire occurred on We.
C'eek ?ear the M.irtin home T
'a ' > were engaged m burn:in
u .i and weeu- about the houst
u . u' fire blew across a we'l
t veiled road and spread rapidb
up the mountain.
Parents are cautioned to in
>t; ? t their children not to do any
burning whatsoever except it bo
d'?ne under the immediate direc
tion of the parents Care must be
exercised in seeing that burning
' i' done only on qir.c days late in
the afternoon. S*a: ? '.>? require
that permits be ::vd before
burning is done Failure : secure
permit before bur::.:; constitute5:
violation of the N v. Carolina'
laws and is subject to iine.
FARM MACHINERY
When p.: :.irm machi
nery. assurano f om a de aler that
the machinery or equipment is ob
tainable from ? .ier will be
consider? . . . : ?: a
dialer
W orkers To Canvas
Business, Rural
And Residental
*? v...! m..i.
llt'US .H*.\l lU'fn
I he official beginning
oi the Red 111 s.- War
1" 11 n cl drive for the
C herok.ee County chap
ter. which iias a quota
ot $3900 will be on
Monday, March 8, an
nounces the chairman
of the drive. Rev. A B.
Cash.
Beginnm; Monday, voluntet-i
kers will canvass the peopu
the count'- to receive then
'/uiiW)UiuOr?> fcr thf c?mnAitn.
There will t* three divisions oi
workers business district. resi
dential district, and rural area
In tli?1 rural territory the canvas*
will Ik- ma<;e til- ?ugh the churches
and schools..
Mr Cash announces that any
one desiring to mak? contribution.?
before they are called upon may
leave them eithci at the A & r
rtores. ChtTokf Remit. office, ix
w h the treasuer PYank Por
sythe, at Citizens Bank and Trust
Company
Production Work
For Red Cross Is
Done At School
Red Cross work is being actively
carried on at the J?>hn C. Camp
bell Ft-ik school at Brasstown.
Carol i.upe and Glad s Holland
are in charge of surgical dres*
in*^ w! ?: are being made at
Kcirl ? e by both men and
women T . rooms are open for
work Monda> md Thursdays from
2:30 to 4 30 and 7 to 8;30 P.M.
Cutting and sewing are undo
lt .... ? . ' Mrs Al!a Scroggs.
while M > W J Martin is in
charge of wool and knitt-ing in
structions
When 12 an ready for home
nu : instruction, a class will be
< :f< ved on Tuesdays from 3 to 5
PM. at tiie hom?^ oi Mrs. Leon
Deschamp1
Red Cross Rally Is
Held Tuesday Nite
"I Am Ail Aii ! :ran \\\i- the
uljecr of the address made ai the
Red C vos- a:.\ in the courthouse
Tin -?day ? wv. v Dr. C) M
Sc.igle*. pa.-: Fir Baptist
Chun h. Car. G a There : no
.such thin:- a.- f.i idom except a
we sec re.por and obliga
tion." he dec: a ed. :n developing
tin theme of liberty and creative
life. He described the United
Stat': as a melting pot. but not
on? that melt to a form. Here
m? have a \v< ?. 1 >' 'tYberPiTier
where the:- :;<n exercise their
abili" to think
The rally \v.i- vld for the pur
pose of taunt. the 1043 war
fund drive \-.o ClKrokce
County cha.pt ? of the American
R< d C os a\ 11. hiis been i:iven
a quota this year of $3900
Di Seicler's address followitv
t h ? pr< .?t. .<? on f a patriotic pa
geant by tin seventh fctade ol
Mm: uipr ? ? d
of Mrs 3 w Davidson.
che.
Three R< C: -? workers were
re. ? eni/cd for their many yea:
of orvicc t *!?:" ourani/ation and
pi- rntcci pins by Mrs
Cathcnn? M <wart, field re
ji esentaliv? f Ashevilk*. Mr
Stewart was prf ? nted by Mrs T.
V Ca^e r ? r chairman. W. M
Fain received a service pin for
nervine eici year* as chapter
chairman W W. Hyde, for 25
ye ar- a* treasurer; and Mrs C. W.
. :c. tor 15 years as roll call
chairman, who is now serving ?s
chapter secretary.
The Rev A R Cash, chairman
i-: t:ie war fund dmr announced
plan.^ for the campaign and pre
.?< n;?\: D- Seiplcr.
Fiv ;eding the pub' <? meeting At
the courthouse. chapter officers
and war drive workers had a din
ncr meeting in the home eccno
mi building. Dr. Seigler made a
few iemark>. in which he gave an
Uiu.-t a; on <>f team-work and
concluded with the statement.
\ pui*. intil Victory ".??Us you
tc ? ?, Mt v Stewart compliment
? . ffaptor on it? outstanding
< i : < ? year in ? war drive.
W: ? 51 t he COUnt \ \Vii.> C:iven i qUOUl
t f $1000 and contributed more
than $13.000 under the leader
Joe Ray This placed the
riiap't-r at the top of tihe li<t in
h n.i ? >n. w. ? i vefcsencc to per
centages. .
Mr Ca ll Was toastm.'.. ter and
made >me announcement II*
nntcd Joe Ray. co-chairman
- urged everyone to cive whole -
heart?! support t the campaign
M Case a!sfli made a few re
marks
T dinner was served by mem
be-s ??f the high school faculty
| and other*-, under the direction of
M t Ruth Kmory Tin- tables and
room artistically decorated in n<?
* tonal ei?iorf- by M Margare t
Cm<> R< <1 and white candles wer*
used on the table and hi the win
dow Tables ware a: ranged in
the . ano of a cross and were
c? ntered with a cross of red can
dle in white holders surrounded
by ivy Red Cross nurses, made by
Miss Curd's art classes, were
! favors.