Otoe (Elftriilttt iwjrt Bw/ Mof War Bondt Today VOLTME NO. 54 ? 41 Ml RPIIY. NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY. MAY 6. 1913. COPY?I Sr COPY-$150 PEK TEAR Accident Uccurs In Plane Landing An army pursuit plant* landed; on an open field at Peachtree j au* Monday afternoon. The pilot. I,t. Fred Hudson. Jr.. had lost his course and landed to get his posi tion. rtcvouipATijr'lrig ;;;n*. '*2h Strt. VV. L. Mai his. Tile plane1 was enroute from Atlanta C tal tinoogi. After finding his location. Lt. Hudson attempted to take off. In his second attempt he struck a barbed wire fence and damaged the plane. The barbed wire was dragged across the legs of Mrs Whit Barton and inflicted mul tiple cuts which required 25 or 30 stitches. Her right shoulder blade was fractured, also. She was brought to Petrie hopsital for treatment, and is reported to be gel tine along nicely. An army truck was brought | hen* Tuesday to remove the plane. Hits plane was the fourth that has made a force landing in and around Murphy in the past few months. Local organizations are seek ing government cooperation :n building a landing field here, pointing to these accidents as one of the reasons why one is needed. Dr. and Mrs. E. E. Smith To Leave Murphy For Shelby Mrs. E. E. Smith recently sold her home on Hiwassee Street to B. L. Padgett. She and Dr. Smith will leave soon for Shelby to lo-1 cate. Mrs. Smith came here in 1932 | and started business in the little house next to the Regal Hot?l. which she called the "Coffee Shop". She ran this shop for six years and was successful with ii. Then she purchased the old Dr. Patton house, which she sold to Mr. Padgett. While living there she kept boarders and roomers. During the building of the TVA dams in this sec yon. she fed hundreds of men and women who | came here to work. [Before her marriagp to Dr. Smith she was Mrs. Clouse. and 1 had two children by the former ? marriage ? Prank Clouse. who: is working in a defense plant in Akron. Ohio, at present, and Miss 1 Mildred Clouse. who is with her , mother. Mrs. Smith married Dr.1 Smith, a successful chiropractor. I in September 1941. The Smiths have had many i friends to express regret at then leaving Murphy. One of her neighbors said of her: "Mrs. j Smith is one of our finest women. ( She is charitable and always i ready to administer to the sick and the poor and will be greatly j miased. She was known as a good 1 cook and specialized in pies." Seeds Donated To j Welfare Clients An assortment of seeds for 50 victory gardens are now being i distributed to welfare clients by ? the local welfare department, an- : nounces Miss Linetta Dean, su-1 pcrintendent. The seeds were! *ent free from a seed company. A. B. Galloway Visits Woodmen Local Woodmen mot at the Woodmen hail Tueeday cvcDioi .? 7 30 and had a COnfvrmoi Wtl Fieldman A B. Galloway. V M Johnson, head of the local . ganization, presided over thr meet in?. Folio wine the business meeting, refreshments were served. New Point Values For Ration Stamps In Effect May 2 Housewives of Cherokee count v i shopping this week under revised point values for both processed food- and meats and fats will find that careful planning will enable them to buy more tlunj ever before with their stamps in! War Ration Book Two New point values for both blu. and red stamp rationing programs were effective Sunday. May '2. The meats and fats progr.im showed 25 reductions and 16 ad vances ? all of one point while the processed foods values in a number of cases were reduc I ed as much as one half, while! advances, in general were one or two points. meed ur.w. the red stamp! program are confined largely to prime cuts ? steaks and roasts of beef, veal and pork. Reduc tions. for the most part, are noted in variety meats, canned fish and other special products j already having a relatively low point value. In processed foods, one-half reductions in the point value of first and vegetable juices and in ! some fruits were made. Advances i were made in canned or bottled pineapple ? the most point - expensive item on the list - - and on apricots .ind mixed fruits: on green pea.s. asparagus, corn, mixed vegetables and tomato paste, while reductions camc in the mast popular of all canned foods, tomatoes and in green beans and leafy greens (with the exception of spinach*. Lower point values established during the April rationing period for quick frozen fruits and vege tables are maintained, as is the temporary removal of dried black - eyed peas. Dried fruits, likewise, continued ration-free. T. G. Ellis Is Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant T. G. Ellis, who has been sani tarian for the local health de partment. left this week for Car lisle Barracks. Pa., where he has been commissioned a second lieu tenant in the U. S. Army. Mrs. Ellis and their two chil dren are spending sometime in Asheboro. Dr. N.gL. Williams Leaves For Army Dr. N. L. Williams has been commissioned a lieutenant in the! U. 6. Army and reported this week to Carlisle Barracks in Pa Dr. Williams, a native of New f York, married the former Miss Marie Ward of Andrews. He came here last June nnd has had an extensive practice during his 11 months here. Dr. Williams went into the army at the suggestion of the State Procurement Board in Raleigh. Under consideration at j the same time was Dr. James T. I McDuffie. who lias been asked j by Dr. Hubert B. Haywood, head j of the state board, to make him I self available for outside calls in ! addition to his work at Petrie hospital, because of the shortage I of physicians in Murphy. Dr. j McDuffie has been making some | outside calls, but will cooperate j with the board by enlarging this I work. I Other physicians in town who | make oustide calls are: Dr. B. W. ; Whitfield. Dr W. A Hoover. Dr. Harry Miller, and Dr. H. S. Heiprh I way. M'OTi.KiHT ON THE SOl'TH PACIFIC NEW YORK?This map shows you the area of which General Douglas Mac Arthur speaks in his warning that the Japs are winding up for another all-out offensive in the South Pacific. The Japs hav* massed air and naval power in the region of Truk and Rabaul and around other bases in the areas marked in black. They also have ar. estimated 200,000 m<>n concentrated at bases around Australia. Secretary of War Stimson announced that MacArthur would be given the planes he asked for to copc with the new Jap threat. ON MANEUVERS Pvt. Henry L. Martin, .son of Mr. and Mrs Paul Martin of Murphy. Route 2. who is now on desert maneuvers in Arizona. He was inducted into the army in November. 1942. at Port Jackson. He was transferred from there to Port McClellan, Ala., where he received his basic training. He later went to Port Leonard Wood. Mo., prior to go ing to Arizona. TRV SCOI'T WANT ADS Fire Destroys Vestal Home Tlve home of A. E. Vestal, local manager of Southern Boll Tele phone and Telegraph Company, was destroyed by fire at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon. All ::ie furnish ings and interior wciv a complete loss, li is thought that the tire sta) ted from a eoal water heater j in the kitchen. It gained consider able headway before being dis covered. Tl" Vestals had no in surance on leir furniture. Mrs. Vestal and her daughter. Mrs. Kyle D. Crowiher. were asleep in the house when the fire started. The house was owned by Dr. R S. Parker, who sustained a loss i ot approxiatmely $3000. MASONS TO MEET There will be a special com munication of Cherokee Lodge No. 146. A. F. and A. M Monday evening. May 10. at 8 o'clock, at the Masonic hall. announces Master R. R. Beal. ELECTED MAYOR J. w Franklin, who defeated Robert Weaver for Major of Murphy in the election Tuesday. PLACED IN SHIPYARD Harold T Martin of Andrews, has completed a course in elec-| trical work at Uie NYA War pro duction training projeci in Ashe vi!le and has been placed in In walls shipyards, PascaEoula. Miss Town And Farm In Wartime Victory gardeners planning to cultivate plots auay from their homes will be eligible for extra rations of gasoline this summer, if they can show need for extra mileage, the OPA has announced, j Mileage rationing regulations are s amended to provide up 10 300 miles for six months lor victory garden travel, if the car owner: 1. Is regularly cultivating a trac t of vegetables of 1.500 square feet or more. 2. Cannot get to his garden any other way and show - his labor is necessary to it. 3. Ar ranges. if possible, to share his car with other gardeners. War Expenditures?1918 and 1943 In 1918 American war expendi tures were only 18'i billion dol lars in 1943 they will exceed 100 billion dollars. These figures show sharply the difference in cost between the last war and this one. Chance In Tire Ration Effective May 1. passenger car drivers with mileage rations ex ceeding 240 monthly are eligible for any grade of new tire when their present casings are not rc cappat-le. Formerly, grade I cas ings were reserved principally for drivers with mileage rations over 560 monthly .lob Rwords Of High School Students To help high school students find their proper place in the army 'or in war Industry), each one will soon be asked to moke a card record of his school and job history. These "educational experience summary record" cards will contain such informa tion as a students academic standing and achievement, voca tional and pre-induction prepara tion. wage earning experience, aptitudes, significant hobbles and social security number. Casualty Totals .Announced casualties of the United States armed forces from tiie out-break of the war to date ? who.se next of kin have been, notified' total 78.235. This total - arrived at by combining war and navy report, includes dead 12.123. wounded 15.041?. missir. 40.435 and prisoners of war. 1C 628. Tire. ( ar. Hicycle Quotas The national quota of new pa : senger car tires for rationing: ir. May 1.006.8t:2. compared Willi 1.058.000 for April. Certificate for purchase of these tires go to : drivers whose mileage rations ex ceed 240 mile* monthly and who do not have rtcappablc casur New passenger ;:rs in May total 50.000 compared with an April ' allotment of 38.000. The bicycle quota for May is 88.200. un changed from April. Replacements Fur Tractor Tires J Replacement tires can be ob j tained for farm tractors when i there are no v apping facility I available, the OPA has announced j Formerly, no placements could j be had for ti:v; which were in I recappable condition. "Lay Away" of Shoe?; j Shoe dealer- < ?nnot hold or lay | away shoes for customers beyond .the end of the ;?orlod in which a I current war r ition shoe stamp ; is valid unless they receive th<* shoe ration stamps in advance. !the OPA Ins announced Another . nmendment provides that house j slippers and moccasins designed j for indoor use only are not- ration ed. Group Riding Increase* ! Group riding has made its greatest gains in rural industrial | areas, state surveys show.. In t.hese sections, the average num j ber of persons per car increased from 1.77 s year ago to 3.17 now I The average number of persons per car throughout the country : has increased from 2 prior to ! July 1. 1942 to 2 66. i Ceilings on Washing Machine* j Maximum prices for used wash i ing machines sold by dealers, auc tioneers and individuals have been established by OPA Hates for rental of used washers limit | prices to $4.50 for the first month and $3.50 monthly thereafter, re gardless of the type of machine : rented. War-Time Dairy Barn. Fences. Gates Plans for a dairy barn that uses j a minimum of critical materials may be obtained free from the U. S. Department of Agriculture. \V -nington. D. C by writing for a leaf on A Wartime Dairy Barn". How to make fences and at? < with a minimum of metals can also be obtained by writing ; fur t ie folder "Wooden Fences land Gates". New Ceiling* on Keef and Lamb Retail ceiling price for beef I and lamb will be reduced one to t hrte cents a pound below the ceilings originally scheduled to take effect April 15 Hie new jprufs become effective M.iy 17 and will be uniform throughout the (o'in try for stores of the same type. More Nurses Needed Mole than 65.000 women must \ added to the nursing corps if civilian health is to be maintained .n 1P43. There is a drive on to control qualified younc women in June in the 1.300 nur*ing schools attached to the country's leadi.ie l hospitals "1 Am An American" "I Am An American Day" will be celebrated throughout the na tion on Sunday. May 16. in honor of new citi7cns. Arrangement,* for ! celebrations are in the hands of local communities Parts for Truck*. Rwsr? Confrrrv to ceneral opinion, owner* of trucks and buses do not need a preference rating to buy a replacement part. If the needed part is not available locally, a purchase order may be placed l with a dealer. Franklin Elected Mayor of Murphy ?Joe Miller Klkins Private First Class FORT BRAGG Pvt. jovepn M Elkin of 22 Tinmv-. St Murphy. .son of Mi and Mi H G Elkin has been appointed t 1 the grade of Private First C i ass in the Field Artillery K? placement Trulning Center Heuti quarters. CAPT. MILLER IS PRISONER OF JAPANESE Mi v F s Miller has received j notice from t lie War Department that her son. Capt E s ? Bill? Mill. ! is a prison.t r of w ir mule: the Japanese She was advised thai since there vas no mention of his health, wounds or hospi talization. she might assume lie is in his normal health M: Miller was Riven informa tion that will make it possible for her to write o her son. Captain Miller had noi been heard from before since the fall of Corregidor a year ago. Joe H. Millsaps Dies At Age 83 Joe H. Millsaps. 83. of Murphy died Thursday it the home of his daughter. Mrs. Ray Millsaps., after a short illness. Funeral serv ices were held at Peachtree Bap tist church April 30. at 11 a.m. He had been a member there for the past 45 years. He is survived by his wife. Mrs. Martha Millsaps. and nine chil dren. Mrs. Frank Amos. Mrs. Gil but Cornwell. Mrs. Alice Palmer. Mrs. Arthur Ledford. all of Mur phy: Mrs. Z. N Palmer of Caul derwood. Tenn.; and Neal of Mur phy. Earl of Font ana. and Fred of Copperhill, Tenn.: 24 grand children and preat-crandchil-! dren; two brothers and five sis- j ters. Pallbearers were Tom Palme: G. G. Haney. Rat Stiles. Quer. lion Sneed. Ed Beasley and Way ne Townson. The Rev Weldon1 West of Andrews officiated, with j Townson funeral home in charge. Among the nephew.-* who at tended the funeral were: Bart Snider and Jud Snider of Rob binsville. Hunsucker Gets Promotion In Army Garland E. Hunsucker of Camp Stewart. Ga.. recently was pro moted to technician, third grade. P to entering the army in July 1''41 ie was a butcher. J. W. Franklin. automobile