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VOLCME 54 ? NO. 40
MI RPIIV north CAROLINA Till RSOAV. APRU. 29. mj.
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Dr. J. N. Hill, Sr.
Dies In Atlanta
?
Funeral services for Dr. Julius ?
N. Hill. Sr.. 57, who died in an j
Atlinta hospital Tuesday night at !
11:30 o'clock, were conducted
i his afternoon 'Thursday) at 3
o'clock at First Baptist church.
Rev. A. B. Cash and Dr. H. L.
Paisley officiated. The body lay
in state at the church from 2 to
3 o'clock this afternoon.
Doctor Hill was a prominent
physician of Murphy. He was
born on his father's farm near
Murphy May 27. 1895. the young
est oon of the Hon. Abel S. and
Sarah J. Rogers Hill. After com
pleting the public school course in
Cherokee county, he entered tht
medical department of the Uni
versity of Louisville, Ky.. graduat
ing in the class of 1909, with his
full medical degree. He practiced
medicine in Oklahoma City for
two years, and in Murphy for
thirty-one years until his health
failed two years ago. Dr. Hill was
a member of the Cherokee coun
ty medical society, the North
Carolina medical society, and a
follow in the American Medical I
association. He was a trustee of (
Wentern Carolina Teachers col
lege, Cullowhee. and local sur- j
geon for the Louisville and Nash-1
ville railroad. He was a mason j
and a shriner, a member oi
Cyrene Commandery, No. 31,
Ashe ville, and Oasis temple
Charlotte. Chairman of Cherokee j
County board of education for a '
number of years and was county |
health officer. Physician for;
Southern Railway and Smoky
Mountain Trail ways. He was a
founder of Murphy hospital and
was half-owner with Dr. N. B.
Adams for a number of years.
Dr. Hill was a prominent fig
"?e in civic and political ?ff*?irs
in the town and stat?.
Doctor Hill was married Jan. 4,
1917. to Miss Katherine Bay less,
daughter of L. E. Bayless and the
late Mrs. Bayless, of Murphy, who
survives. Also surviving are: two
sons, Capt, Juluis N. Hill, who
has been serving overseas with
the U. S. Army for the past year;
and Paul Edward of Murphy;
three daughters, Diorotjiy Ann
member of the WAACS at Jef
ferson Barracks. Mo., Mildred,
student nurse at Emory hospital.
Atlanta; and Jane, student at the
University of Tennessee; two
grandchildren. J. N. Hill III. and
Frank: four brothers. Felix of
Postell: Thomas, of Greensboro;
and twins. Luther of Williamson.
W. Va.. and Arthur of Detroit.
Mich.: and three sisters, Mrs.
Laura Postell of Adel. Ga.; Mrs.
Cynthia Jones of Postell; and
Mrs. Mary Shaffer of Athens.
Tenn.
Interment was in Sunset ceme
tery. Ivie funeral home was in
charge.
Pall-bearers were: Dr. J. T. Mc
Duffie. Dr. W. A. Hoover. Dr. F.
V. Taylor. Dr. B. W. Whitfield. Dr.
N. L. Williams, Dr. Harry Miller.
Dr. M. P. Whlchard. Dr. H. S.
Heighway. Dr. Bart Meroney. Dr.
W. M. Morrow and Dr. W. C.
Mason.
Masonic Lodge
Meet Monday Night
The reuglar meeting of Chero
kee lodge A. F. and A. M. No. 146
will meet Monday evening. May 3.
At 8 o'clock. All members and
visiting brothers are invited to be
present, states R. R. Beal. master
of the lodge.
Willard Dockery
Wounded, N. Africa
Pvt. WUlard J. Dockery, son 0[
Mrs. Nora E. Dockery. route 3
Murphy, is among the 49? United
Suites soldiers reported Monday I
to be wounded In action in North
Africa.
Dr. F. V. Taylor
Gets Patent On
His Invention
Dr. P. V. Taylor has invented
a surgical instrument for throat
work. He recently received a pa
tent on the instrument from the
United States Patent Office. Dt I
Taylor is an eye. ear. nase and
threat specialist. He operates
Murphy General Hospital here
Final Rites For
Mrs. Martha West
Held Wednesday
Mrs. Martha West. 71, of Lib
erty, died Monday afternoon in
a local hospital. Funeral services
were conducted at Liberty Bap
tist church at 1 o'clock Wednes
day afternoon by the Rev. s. M.
Wolfe of Parner, Tenn.
She Is survived by four sons:
Ralph, of Chattanooga: Oscar.
Euclid, and Parks of Turtletown.
Tenn.; five daughters: Mrs. Myr
tle Howard of KnoxvUIe. Tenn..
Mr?. Ruth Hughes and Mrs. Alice
Tate of Gastonia; 22 grandchil
dren and one great grandchild.
Pallbearers were: J. p. Bryant
Jess Owens. Cecil Rice. Alonzo
Kephart and Otis Hall.
Ivie funeral home was
charge.
in
McDonald Rites
Held Thursday
Funeral services for Newt. D.
McDonald. 78. who died at his
home at Raven Ford Wednesday.
April 28. were conducted this
afternoon 1 Thursday > at 5
o clock at the Ebenzer Baptist
church, with the Rev. Ham Cof
fey officiating. Interment was in
the church cemetery.
Mr. McDonald is survived by
his wife, six sons and one daugh
ter. Mrs. Bell Hatcher, of Atlan
ta: Barney, of Murphy. Oscar,
Raven Ford. Glenn, of Ruther
fordton. Boge. of Easlcy Port.
Wade, of Canton, and Oliver of
West. Va.
Ivie funeral home was in
charge of arrangements.
Joseph Postell
Dies At Topton
Joseph Postell of Topton died
at his home April 17. He was 92
years of age. and loved by all who
knew him. He was laid to rest in
the Red Marble cemetery.
Mr. Postell is survived by the
following children: Fulton Pos
tell of Wankegan. m., Dewey, of
Wlnthrop Harbor. 111.. Roy, of
Zk>n City, 111.. Thomas, of Chero
kee County: Lewis and A. L. of
Robbinsville. and Mrs. Liller
Trantham of Wankegan. 111., also
a large number of grandchildren.
Merchants To Close
Half-Day Wednesdays
Most of the merchantls and
Places of business In Murphy will
clow Wednesday afternoon at
1 o'clock during the month* of
June. July and August.
S*"? closed last year on Thum
day. tut ttv majority preferred
to close Wednesdays this yew.
Most of the surrounding town;
ere following the same policy and
closing one afternoon each week.
The purpose is to give employees
an opportunity to have a half
day for -working their victory,
gardens or for recreation.
Andrewi ?tores close on Thurs
day afternoons.
WATER SUPPLY GANGPLANK
SOLLUM, EGYPT?Two-gallon cans of water, for a thirsty British
8th Army churning its way through the desert, are unloaded from a
tank landing craft here. If an army cannot fight without food, it i
can fight even less without water. Containers such as these, trans
ported by the Royal Navy, kept General Montgomery supplied 1
throughout his Libyan offensive.
County Over Top
In War Loan Drive
Cherokee County went over the 1
top in the .second war loan drive
conducted by the Treasury de
partment. according to informa
tion received Thursday. It is ex- i
pected that the county will go al
least $10.000 above its Quota oi
$127.000. Complete figures have |
not yet been received, as the drive j
docs not close until Friday of this
week.
County Requests
59 Of Available
Pressure Canners
Of the 150,000 pressure canners
to be release /by the OPA this
summer. It is expected that North
Carolina will receive around 5000.
and Cherokee County is making
request for at least 59 of this
number, states Mrs. Alline R.
King, home demonstration agent.
The farm ration board, located
in the AAA office in the court
house, will handle the rationing
of the canners. The clerk of this
committee is Mrs. Eva Nell Laura.
Those desiring information should
apply to her. As soon as sufficient
information concerning the sale
of the canners is available, appli
cation blanks may be received at
the AAA office. Further announ
cements concerning developments
will be made in this paper in sub
sequent issues.
Funeral Held For
Rev. M. J. Gladson
The Rev. Miles Jasper Gladson.
91. died at the home of his daugh
ter. Mrs. Margaret Hawkins, near
Copper hill. Tenn.. recently after
an illness of two days.
Mr. Gladson had preached for
62 years, and had been a member
of the Baptist church for more
than 70 years.
Funeral services were held Sat
urday morning at Mt. Pleasant
Baptist church with the Rev.
Thomas True't officiating, and
Townson funeral home in charge.
Burial was in the family plot in
the church cemetery. Grandsons
were pallbearers.
Surviving arc two .sons. Robert
of Culberson and William of
8choolfield. Va.: four daughters.
Mrs. Margaret Hawkins. Copper
hill. Tenn.. Mrs. Vaidy LeFevers.
of Murphy. Mrs. Marie Ware and
Mrs. Lizzie Ware of Culberson:
one brother. William Gladson of
Culberson, and several grand
children. great-grandchildren and
great-great-grandchildren.
Fxhvin Hyde* Are
Visiting In Town
Lt. <).g.) Edwin Hyde and wife
arrived Wednesday to upend two
weeks In Murphy, Andrews and
Cornelia. Oa? with relatives and
friends. On May 15 they will
lean for Columbus. Ohio, where
lieutenant Hyde will take train
In? at Ohio State University.
Lewis Taylor
Was Popular
Local Student
Lewis Hamilton Taylor, who
was reported last week as being
missing since March 10. was a
member of the armed guard crew
attached to a merchant ship
which was sunk on that date.
Lewis was a first class seaman
and had his training at Brooklyn.
N. Y.. and Great Lakes. HI. He
was 17 years old when he en
listed in the Navy last Septem
ber. and was attending high
school in Murphy before ertering \
| services.
j He was popular with his fellow!
students and had as his hobby'
swimming, boat riding and music. I
His favorite musical instrument
was the guitar. His family mailed
his guitar to him in Brooklyn, but |
he never received it.
Lewis is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Rollin P. Taylor of Murphy. Rt. 3.
Club Members To
Study Use Of
Milk In Meals
"Milk for Better Meals" will be
the subject of demonstrations
given at home clubs during the
month of May. states Mrs. Alline [
R. King. a?ent. Leaders in the
clubs will Rive the demonstra
tions. but, the agent will be pre-1
sent and assist.
The May schedule is as follows: j
May 4th. Macedonia. Mrs CI if-!
ford Little. 2:00: 5th, Culberson |
Mrs. M. J. Moore. 1:00: 6th.
Peachtree. Mrs. Docia Clonts.
1:00: 7th. Topton. Mrs. Bell Du
vall. 1:00: 10th. Belleview. Com
munity Room. 1:00: 11th. Suit.!
Mrs. Joe Crowe. 1:00: 12th. Lib
erty. Miss Eleanor Pack. 1:00 13th.
Slow Creek. Mrs. Guss Johnson.
1:00: 14th. Sunny Point. Mrs.
Virgil Jenkins. 1:00: 17th. Bates
Creek. 1:00: 18th, Grandview.
Mrs. Kermit LovinROod. 1:00:
19th. Tomotala. Mrs. Bill Palmer.
2:00: 2ist. Martin's Creek. Mrs. J.
W. Dyer. 1:00 : 24th, Marble. Mrs
Victor West. 2:00: 25th. Ogreetn.
Mrs. Bertha Chambers. 1:00: 26th.
Andrews. 2:00: 27th. Ranger.
Mrs. Ruth Huehes. 1:00 and 28th.
Wolf Creek. 1:00.
Places of meetings for Bates.
Andrews and Wolf Creek will be
announced later.
James Wiggins
Killed By Car
James WiRRins. 26. of Andrews,
was killed Monday afternoon as I
a car hrt him while walking alone |
the road near the Terrace Hotel.
Funeral services were held Tues
day at Andrews. He Is survived
by his wife, and one child and
parent?. Mr. and Mfrs. Claude
Wiggins of Andrews.
Fourteen Candidates Seek
Office In Election |Tuesday
CIVILIAN WAAC COMMITTEE IS
ORGANIZED IN MURPHY WEDNESDAY
Lt. Ruth J. Mcnylces and
Auxiliary Beatrice Dixon. WAACS. |
of ihe Asheville Recruiting Sta-.
1 tion. spent Wednesday of this I
week in Murphy continuing their
work in the organization of the
WAAC procurement program for
Murphy and surrounding terri
tory.
In an interview Wednesday
night Lt. Merrylees stated that
the following committee of local
citizens had been appointed to
handle the cause in this locality:
. Mrs. Robert Akin. President of
the Junior Woman's club; Mrs.
j P. J. Henn. Mrs. Clyde Sneed.
Miss Roberta Henson and Mrs.
! J. N. Moody.
Citizens who have previously
been most cooperative in the
program arc: Mr. and Mrs. Dale
Lee. Miss Addie Mae Cooke, and
Mrs. W. D. King. They will also
continue to serve in their present
capacity in assisting the Wom
en's Army Auxiliary Corps to
meet their quota of 150.000
WAACS in the United States by
June 30. 1943.
Miss Katharyn Howell has been
appointed honorary WAAC Re
cruiter for the Robbinsvilie area.
It Is expected to organize a
WAAC Civilian Committee there
on Thursday of this week.
Captain P. W. Swann has been
appointed honorary army recrui
ter. in which capacity he has
been serving for some time. He
will handle the cause for the
army recruiting program in the
procure:"roni of avl.', t ton cadets as
well as WAACS in Andrews and
that vicinity.
All of the above civilians will
I have application blanks, pam
1 phlets. and compieie infoinmliuii
on hand at all times. Anyone in
I terested in securing information
or application blanks are request
ed to contact these citizens or
write to U. S. Army Recruiting
Station. P. O. Building. Asheville.
As to opportunities offered at
; the present time in the WAACS.
Lt. Merrylees stated:
"There is opportunity for every j
woman to learn a great deul dur
ing her service with the Corps,
since the Army has opened so
many of its specialists* schools J
to the WAACS. and with the
WAAC'S own schools now firmly !
established."
After five weeks of basic train
ing. individual WAACS are eligi
ble for assignment to one of a
number of specialists schools.
For example, the WAAC Ad
ministrative Specialists Schools,
located at the WAAC Training
Centers and at selected colleges,
have a term of six weeks, as do
the Motor Transport School and
i the Bakers and Cooks School.
A thirteen-week s course is of
i fered at the Midland Radio and
Television School in Kansas City.
Missouri, where some WAACS
learn to be radio repair women
and operators. Lt. Merrylees said.
I Photographic Laboratory Tech
nicians are trained at the Army's
famous photographic school at
Ixjwery Field. Colorado, taking a
! twelve-week course. Musicians of
the four WAAC bands can attend
the Army Mtisic 8chool at Fort
I Myer. Virginia.
Every WAAC has the opportu
nity to be selected to attend an
Officer Candidate School, the of
ficer pointed out. and after gradu
ation there are excellent opportu
nities to attend one of the Army's
famous service schools for addi
tional training.
Some of the service schools
open to WAAC officers include
the Quartermaster. Chemical
Warfare. Adjutant General's Ordi
nance. Special Services. Arrny Ex
change. Command and Oener^l
Staff, and the Inspector General's
School.
And besides these. Lt. Merry
lees concluded, quite a number
of WAAC8 receive training "on
the-job". thus working and learn
ing at the same time.
Southern Dairies
Take Over Milk
Routes In County
Biltmore Dairies, representee*,
t-y Emmeit Davis, this week are
making plans for turning over to |
Southern Dairies, the milk routes
that they have establushed in and
around Murphy, sinee the latter
(company is starting a plant here.
C. L. Rackley and other re
presentatives of Southern Dairies
are expected here today ?Thurs
day! to complete the plan for
accepting milk now being sold on
the routes. This arrangement will
make it possible for farmers to
continue selling their milk with
out interruption until the plant
is ready for operation.
.A. Q. Ketner. farm agent, states
that during the past few weeks
a number of farmers have sold
cows at prices apparently high
; to them, but if they decide in the
I near future to start producing
milk the cows will be more profit
able to them and will be higher
j to purchase than the prices they
are now receiving. With the new.
market farmers will find a profit
able sale for their dairy products.
Southern Dairies has leased the
building on Tennessee St., former
: ly occupied by Cherokee Pontiac
Company, according to Mr. Ket
I ner.
Hiwassee Dam
Red Cross Unit
Making Dressings
The Hiwassee Dam unit of the
Red Cross which has teen helping
the Cherokee County Chapter for
the past year with sewing ?nd
knitting are now working on their
third quota of surgical dressings.
In the regular two days of work
last week 2600 dressings were
made. There are about thirty
ladies who give from four ;o
eight hours a week.
Tavlors Have Two
j
Sons In Service
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Taylor of
Murphy. Route 2. have two sons
in the U. S. army services. Cpl. |
Warren Fred Taylor enlisted on
March 26. 1940. and took his basic
training at Fort Bragg and Camp
Livingston. La. He is now with
the General Headquarters Reserve
troops. Fort Sill. Okla.
Pfc. Wallace B. Taylor enlisted
in December. 1942. and entered
in January, this year. He took
his basic training at Atlantic City.
N. J., and is now in the army air
forces technical school at Salt
Lfike City. Utah.
HOME ON FURLOUGH
Sgt. Harvey O. Elkins, Jr. of
Camp Crowder. Miss, end Pvt.
Joe Miller Elkins of Fort Bragg
have been spending ten-day fur
loughs with their parents. Mr.
and Mrs. H. O. Elkins. Harvey
returned to camp Saturday and
Joe Miller returned Thursday.
As times draws ncir for the
town election next Tuesday the
two candidates for Mayor. J. W.
Franklin and Robert Weaver, and
tlie twelve candidates for alder
men are making a concerted drive
tor support of tin- voters. Candi
dates for aldermen are: Dr. B. W
Whitfield. Arden Davis. Da\c
Townson, Vance Wilson. Mercer
Fain. Avery Martin. W. C. Kinney.
Wade Ma&sey. Dr. I, T. Russell.
Dr. W. A. Hoover. Noah W. Lovin
Bood and Walter Coleman. The
first *ix are on Weaver's ticket
and the latter six on Franklin's.
Polling place will be the court
house in Murphy. Henry Hyatt is
registrar, and Porter Axley and
Hugh Brittain are judges of elec
tion. Only those who registered
this month will be eligible to
vote, as an entirely new registra
tier, was required.
Aviation Cadet
Applicants May
Have Examination
Asheville May 3 - 4
Special selection board from the
Naval Aviation Cadet Selection
board in Atlanta, will Interview
and examine applicants for Naval
aviational at David Millard
School in Asheville Monday and
Tuesday. May 3-4. according to
announcement received by Paul
Owenby. chairman of the Naval
aviation advisory committee here.
Examinations will start in the
school auditorium at 10:30 a.m.
each day.
To appear before this special
board the appuumt must be 17
years old and be in the upper
scholastic half of the senior class
in high school. It will be neces
sary to have letters from the prin
cipal of the applicant's school
certifying the above.
$644 Is Received
Monthly By Aged,
Cherokee County
i Figures released today by the
joocial Security Board show that
1462 persons in this area are
receiving monthly payments of
old-age and survivors insurance.
A total of $20,254 in such monthly
benefits was paid during the
month of January to men. wom
en. and childi ? n of the Asheville
area, that is. in the seventeen
counties of Western North Caro
lina served by that office which
is located at 203 Flat iron Build
ing.
D. W. Lambert, manager of
the Asheville office, said that 507
of these beneficiaries are retired
wage earners. 142 ore the wives
of retired wage earners, and 198
are the widows of insured wage
earners who have died. In addi
tion to the widows receiving
monthly payments of survivors
insurance, there are 604 children
in this area who also benefit
under the survivors insurance in
sured workers who now receive
monthly payments of old-aged
and survivors insurance.
Of the above total, in Cherokee
County, there are 17 retired wage
earners. 5 wives of retired wage
earners. 30 widows children and
dependent parents of deceased
wage earners. There is being paid
a total of $644.00 each month.
Unlawful To Sell Beer
On Sundays In County
The Board of County Commis
sioners have passed an ordinance
that it will be unlawful to sell
within the county between the
hour* of 11 o'clock Saturday night
and 7 o'clock Monday morning
any wine. beer, ale or other malt
beverage. It is unlawful, also, for
anyone engaged in selling there
products to give away with m m Is
or otherwise any of the above
beverages.
Violation of these provisions
means a penalty of 110 for each
offense, and the license to sell
will be revoked. The ordinance
i? now in effect.