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Air-Raid Warning Tower
Sponsored By Lions Club
An air-raid warning tower, five
by eight feet, has been built at
Wade Massey's ana is being man
ned by volunteer observers. The
building cost approximately $250.
but materials and labor were do
nated to the extent that only
$82."i9 in cash was needed. Build
ing of the station was sponsored
l 7 Murpny Lion* club.
Wade Massey is chief observei.
.nil others working with him at
prr^ent are. Carl Whiteside. Buel
Adam.c W M. Lay. Myron Jrn
son. Harry Bishop. John Axley.
John Davidson. S. N. Bobo. Frank
Forsythe and H. A. Mattox. Eaeh
man serves a two-lipur period
during an alert. Members of the
auxiliary police act as guards on
two-hour shifts, also.
Those contributing materials
toward construction of the tower
were: Clierokee Lumber Co.. fram
ing and sheathing: King Lumber
Co.. siding; H. T. Hackney Co..
gallon of puint: Ragland Bros.,
gallon of paint; Duke Whitley,
gallon of paint; Moore Supply
Ce . part of windows; Wade Mas
;ey. all nails; Jim Gibbs. roofing:
Murphy Electrical Shop, electric
wiring; and those making cash
donations were: Peyton Ivie. Dale
Lee, P. J. Henn. Noah Lovingood.
Davidson and Mclver. Dr. W. A
Hoover. H A. Mattox. V. M. John
son, Joe Ray. Robert Weaver. Citi
zens Bank and Trust Co.. and
Murphy Lions club.
Those contributing labor were:
Harry Bishop. Buel Adams. Dr.
T. L. Russell. Jr.. Prank Ellis.
Wade Massey. Frank Forsythe.
H. A. Mattox. R. S. Bault and
Rev. A1 Smith.
U. S. Soldier Has
Better Life
Expectancy Than
Civilian Brothers
ATLANTA. Ga. ? Today's sol
dier in the U. S Army has better
health and a higher life expectan
cy than his comrades in the same
age group back home in civilian
life, according to Colonel San
ford W. French. Chief of Medical
Branch. Headquarters Fourth
Service Command.
Preventive methods have made
5-ervice men immune from several
of the diseases which previously
ran rampant, through armies. For
instance, he pointed out. tetanous
toxoid shots are given so there is
no longer any fear of lockjaw,
while a typhus fever serum as
sures immunity from the plague
which formerly destroyed thou
sands. Yellow fever shots hive
proved so effective that not a
single case has been reported and
typhoid fever cases are infinitesi
mal as compared to these in other
wars, due to new sanitary me
thods.
Life saving drugs, developed
>ince the last conflict, are carried
in the soldier's knapsack and can
be administered by himself or
another soldier. Colonel French
st-ated. Another factor which has
had similar miraculous results is
the much-publicized tlood plas
ma. Improved methods of treat
ing burns are not only saving lives,
but also a lot of suffering. h<
said, while a new mold-dru*.
pcncillon". has effected cures i*
cases of overwhelming blood
Poisoning.
THIRD SUNDAY
SING AT HAMPTON
The third Sunday afternoon
singing will be at the Hampton
Memorial church next Sunday.
Wilson W. Palmer
Made Serjeant
Wilton W. Palmer, son of T. E
Pa!mei of Murphy, has been pro
nrrred from corporal to the gride
of sei grant. He is now stationed
in North Africa
Sergeant Palmer enlisted in the
on March 1. 1M2. and 1?
' radio operator on a transportu
tion plane. He is second in his
>Ouadron m combat hours.
He is a graduate of Murphy
hiRh school and before enterin-r
vrvice, was employed 4t Cole
min's radio shop.
Harry L. Moore
At Fort Knox
FORT KNOX. Ky..?Among the
thousands of selectees now enter
ing the armed forces. Pvt. Harry
C. Moore, son of Mr. and Mr
John B. Moore, of Murphv. en
tered the Armored Force Replace
ment Training Center for hi*
basic training in the newest and
hardest hitting branch of the
Army.
The men will be put on a 12
week training program which h s
been systematically laid out into
two six-week periods. The first
six-week period will be devoted to
the organization of the Army and
Armored Force: insignia of rank:
military courtesy and discipline:
care of clothing and equipment:
?nd many other fundamentals
which will enable them to be
come good soldiers During this
period the men will be classified
according to their knowlege and
ability, so that they can start
their second six-week period in
specialized training. These special
courses include: Light tank,
medium tank, scouting and pa
trolling. mortar, anti-tank, ma
chine gun. assault gun. and re
connaissance.
Sewell Martin
Taking Course
At Boca Raton
GULFPORT FIELD. Miss.. ?
S/S Sewell Martin whose civilian
address is Route 2. Murphy, has
teen selected for the Officer |
Maintenance Engineering Course
at Boca Raton. Floria. Upon grad
uation. he will be eligible for
further training at, Yale Universi
j ty leading to a second lieutenant's
j commission.
j Sergeant Martin has been an in
structor in the airplane mecha
I nics school unit of the Army Air
j Forces Technical Training Com
| inand. Gulfport Field.
HURT WITH DYNAMITE
Hershcll Hall, small son of Mrs. I
j Bertha Hall of Hiwassee Dam. has |
left hand blown off by dynamite
recently. He was treated at Mur
] phy General hospital.
WORKING ON MILK
RECEIVING STATION
R. A. Jamison, field rcpresenta-!
tive of Southern Dairies, is here
this week getting lined up for i
opening the milk receiving sta-'
I tion here. He expects it to be I
opened within a week.
i Mrs. J. R. Anderson of Cole
I ville. fell while riding a bicycle
Saturday, and sustained a double
fracture of her left leg. She was
; treated at Murphy General hospi
^
Murphy School Gets Merit Award
For Schools-At-War Program
The Murphy School has receiv- {
?1 An award of Merit from the
S Treasury for outstanding
work in the "schools-at-war cam
paign". The citation has a silveT
star for each Jeep bought during
the Jeep campaign. The Murphy
School has bought the equivalent
?* a Field Ambulance and three
Jeeps ***** the campaign was
launched.
A total of $10.602.65 in stamp?
?nd bonds was sold by the 7th
grade which sponsored the pro
KTJUn.
The award of Merit will be
framed and hung in the school
building.
The achools-at-war program Is
not concluded but will continue
for the duration, and stars will.
be added to the citation when |
school is in session again and the (
sales continue.
U. S. OPERATES FLOATING LAUNDRIES
OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTOGRAPHS?Life aboard the bi* ships
of Uncle Sam's fighting fleet has been well planned to the last
detail. Even the men's laundering problems are handled with the
utmost efficiency through the use of modern equipment similar to
that employed in your favorite laundry here at hom*, according
to the American Institute of Laundering. Shown lop: a scene in the
laundry of the U.S.S. Pennsylvania; Bottom: a neat, smooth finish
being given to navy togs aboard the U.S.S. Charger, a former mer
chantman now converted to an aircraft carrier.
Lions Send Cigarettes To
Men In Armed Services
Murphy Lions club has appro
priated $50 for the purchase of
cigarettes for the men in military .
service. In order to swell this
fund and make it possible for
people of the county to have a
part in sending these cigarettes,
the club is asking the boy scouts
to collect contributions for the
next month. The finance commit
tee. headed by Dr- L. T. Russell.
Jr.. will work out a plan for this
to be done.
Members of the club are in-1
vited to attend meetings of two
neighbor clubs this week. Several |
will attend the Hayesville meet- j
l ing tonight 'Thursday). and a'
I
number of men and their wives '
will attend ladies' night at Young j
Harris Friday night.
Joe Ray made a report on the
proposed airport, stating that of
ficials had been here to inspect
sites, and that maps of all avail-1
able sites will be sent to Washing
ton for consideration.
Dr. L. T. Russell, Jr., and Wade
Massey reported that the Murphy
air-raid warning tower had been
built.
A. Q. Ketner reported that a
representative of Southern Dair
ies is here this week to complete
work for opening the milk receiv
ing station.
Town And Farm In Wartime
Insurance For Soldiers
I All North Carolina soldiers can |
J get financial protection through!
I the National Service Life Insur- i
I ancc program, if they act before
midnight of August 10. the War
jDepartment has announced. I
; Maxmum policy is $10,000. The j
payments will be made to benefi-1
j ciaries only in monthly install
j ments.
Tobacco Can Be Sent To J
Prisoners
U. S. War prisoners and civilian
internees held by Germany and j
Italy can receive cigarettes, cigars.,
tobacco, or chewing tobacco sent
by relatives and friends under a
program worked out by several
government agencies and the
American Red Cross. The plan
will be extended to include per
sons held by Japan whenever faci
lities are Available for routing the
products to them. Under the pro
gram. the nex*-of-kin off each
identified United States war pri
soner and civilian internee will
receive f without asking for it)
two tobacco labels every 60 days.
These are to be f rwarded, with
a money order, to a. tobacco
manufacturer, who will send the
tobacco. No postage or federal ex
cise tax need be paid. Each label
is good for three cartons of
cigarettes, or 12 packages (orif
cartoon of two-ounce packages,
of smoking tofc?cco.. 100 cigars, or
approximately 24 ounces of chew
ing tobacco. Smaller amounts a
mixed packages cannot be order
ed.
Crop Corps Certificate*
Certificates of service will b*
a warded to all persons who work
on North C.\ <lina farms this yeai
in the V. S Crop corps, and to |
those who work in canning and
other food t rocessing plants, the \
War Food administration lws an
nounced. Tiie certificates will be
presented for patriotic service1
on farm or in a food processing
factor:/" and will bear the signa
tures of Chester C. Davis, war
food administrator. Paul V. Mc-j
Nutt. chairman of the War Man- j
power commission, and Dean I. O.
Schaub. state director of Agricul
tural Extension.
No Points At All
Grocers in rural areas in North
Carolin i who have been refusing
to sell dried and dehyrated soups
without the surrender of ration
point are reminded by the food
rationing division of OPA that;
these soups must be sold point i
free, as they have been completly
removed from the rationing pro-;
cram.
Coal Supply Is I/iw
Stocks of bituminous coal arr
not large enough to tide the na
tion over any prolonged suspen
sion of minina. Solid Fuels Admin
istrator Htorold L. Tekes said re
cently. as he urged all state users j
to conserve coal. Regarding the
nation's "insecure fuel position."
Adiministrator Tckes said, "it is
essential that every consumer
conserve every pound of cml pos
sible so that the maximum
amount of coal will be available
in the event the coal emergency
continues."
Help Stop Theft* and ForgerW
To safeguard dependents and
others who reguarly receive gov-.
eminent checks, the following!
procedure for North Carolinians is
urged by the U. S. Secret Service
to help stop thieves and forgers
11? Some members of the family
.should always be at home when
checks are due to be delivered.
<2> All mail boxes should be
equipped with a lock, and the
individual's name should be print
ed clearly on the outside of the
box. <3? Checks should be cashed
in the same place each month, j
making identification easier. ?4? j
Checks should not be endorsed
until you are in the presence of j
the person who is to cash it.
Service Bars For Civilians
For the first time. North Caro
lina civilians may earn an official
service bar similar to the cam
paign bars of the armed services,
according to a recent announce
ment of the civilian defense direc
tor. Six distinctive bars for serv
ice ranging from 500 to 5.000
hours will te given to civilian de
fense volunteers All civilian de
fense volunteers may qualify for
the aw.irds?members of the Citi
zens Defense Corps, the Citizens
Service corps. Forest Fire Fighters
service, and Civilian service.
Soldier* Get Lots of Mail
United States soldiers overseas
receive more than 20.000.000
pieces of mail a week, or an aver
age of 14 pieces per soldier. This
is four times as much as the
A.E.F. got at the peak of the
world war. Twenty per cent of the
mail sent overseas is V-Mail.
WFA To Pure h ase Seed
Pasture and legume seeds in
cluding blue lupine, white clover,
wild winter peas, kobo lespedeza.
<continued on page eight)
Two Critically Injured
When Plane Crashes
Jerry W. Davidson
Is Promoted To
The Rank of Major
Capt. Jerry W. Davidson. Jr..
his been promoted to the rank
of Major, accord in k to in forma
t ion received here this week. He i>
in command of a bombardmt-nt
quadicn at the Army Air Bas*
Biku s Field. El Paso. Texas.
Major Davidson, son of Mr and
Mrs Jerry \V. D.mdson of Mur
phy. got his wings two years ago. j
He has made an outstanding re
cord in the work for which lie
volunteered before tlie war start
rd.
Shields Guernsey
Sells High Price
John L. Shields consigned his j
first animal to the Quail Roost
Maxim Guernsey Sale on May 3. j
Sales ranged from $4.000 for
the highest scld female to $225
for the lowest and $4.750 for the
highest priced male to $425 for
the lowest. Even though Mr.
Shields' cow was net in the high
est bracket, he was well pleased
with her sale of $600.
The Guernsey herd owned by
Mr. Shields has been developed
primarily since 1935 and is rapid
ly developing into one of the good
Guernsey herds in Western North
Carolina. These improvements are
due to careful breeding, good
management and using sires from
outstanding Guernsey families
There were only two consigners
from Western North Carolina.
INFANT DIES
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
L. S. Hughes of Ranger, died on
May 8. a few hours after birth.
HURT ON MOTORCYCLE
Sparkie Watkms of Athenj.
Tenn.. was injured in a motor
cycle wreck on the Atlanta high
way recently. Both .arms weVe
hurt but no bones were broken.
First Licm James \V. Moore,
of Andrews, was recently award
<?<! t:ie Purple Heart Medal foi in
juries sustained In a raid on his '
air base in North Africa.
Town Positions
To Be Filled By
rniitw*|| Mov ^
vouikiJi iiiiij LO
At the first business meeting of
the new town council on Monday :
evening. Noah Lovingood wasj
elected mayor pro tern. It was
decided that employees to fill the !
various town positions will be |
clcctcd on May 25.
Committee appointed to serve
lor the year were as follows: Fi-1
nance. Noah Lovingood. Dr. B. W
Whitfield. Dr. W. A. Hoover; 1
street. W. M. Pain. W. C. Kin- j
ney. A. L. Martin; police and fire
W C. Kinney. Dr. W. A. Hoover j
Noah Lovingood; water and sew
er. Noah Lovingood. W. C. Kin
ney, A. L. Martin; lights anc*
power. Dr. B W. Whitfield. Noal
Lovingood. and A. L. Martin
sanitary. Dr. W. A. Hoover. Di
B. W. Whitfield, and A. L. Martin: *
cemetery, park and buildings. A
L. Martin. W. M. F.iin and Noah 1
Lovingood.
Gray and Christopher were ap
pointed town attorneys.
Whooping Cough
Epidemic Reported
Graham. Murphy
A whooping rough epidcmic is
reported in Robbinsville and vici
nity and at present there are
three cases in Murphy.
The Cherokee County Health
Department ask the cooperation
of every individual in helping to
prevent the spre id of this disease.
Children who have not had
whooping cough should not be
taken into public places such as
theatres, stores, churche*
. Whooping cough is disease
which is quarantined by law.
and it is expected that regulations
j applied be closely observed.
BREAKS ARM
Richard Foster, son of Mr Roy
L. FV?ter of Marble, fell from a
tree while playing Wednesday and
broke his left arm. Just above the
wrist. He was brought to Petrie
hospital for treatment.
Knox L Haynsworth. 41. and
sroadus Bad. >? 47 of Greensville.
C were critically injured Wed
icsday afternoon at 4 o'clock
vhen the plane ln whlrh they
v"r fWne with Hnynsworth pi
crushed in n ficH nnu
<cticly dam Both n,OI1 . ^
: their lets broken and .sustained
lead and body injuries. Hayns
?urth's dies: wa, tadly .rushed,
h onditmn w.s considered more
iitiral Ihan Baile- H |wine
? fated at Peine hospital and
1a"ey at Murphy General hospi.
At
Just as the Sc.mt went to
prr.s it was learned that .Mr.
Ila\ nsworth died al 1:05
tlii* afternoon I Thursday.
The bod. was (aken to Green
ville. S. c\. for burial.
The two men were on a busi
ness trip from Greenville to Chat
tanooga. and had left the Oreen
? !!!e airport about 2:15 o'clock
*- could not be learned u ,ai
caused the crash.
Ivies ambulance of Murphy
brought Haynsworth to the hospi
tal. Blairsville's Ambulance
brought Baile-.
Relatives and Greenville sur
geons arrived here about midnight
Wednesday. Tliev included: Mrs.
Haynsworth. Mrs. Bailey. C. P.
Haynsworth. Harry J. Hayns
worth. Jr.. Mrs. George Ryan, sis
ter of Haynsworth: Alester G.
Furman. Jr.. Dr. T B. Reeves and
Dr Warren White, surgeons.
Haynsworth is a representative
of Provident Life and Accident
Insurance Company, and Bailey
has charge of the Insurance de
partment of the real estate firm
of tester O. Purman Co.
States Reason
Doctor Left
Mrs. N. L. Williams stated this
week that she wants the people
of Cherokee county to know the
details of Dr. William's leaving
for the army last week. She
stated that the Boston draft board
with which he was registered ad
vised Dr. Williams to apply for
a commission, with the alterna
tive of being inducted .is a priv
ate.
After he had applied for a com
mission. it was decided that lie
was needid here, and he was
k:anted .in indefinite deferment,
but his commission already had
been approved.
M- Williams and their baby
expect to join Dr Williams where
he is stationed at Carlisle Bar
racks. Pa . in the near future.
Pre-School Clinic
To He Held Monday
A clinic for the examination of
children who are to enter school
no:- fall will be held at the Htwas
see chool Monday. May 17th. be
ginning at 1 o'clock p.m.
This c'inic will te held by Dr.
M. P. Whichard. District Health
Officer, a*luted by Miss Elba
Sneed. County Health Nurse.
Parents also are Invited to bring
any younger children from six
months old and over for the
diphtheria immunization.
Rev. Ralph Taylor To Preach
Conference Sermon, Waynesville
The Waynesville District Con
ference of the Methodist churah
will be held Tuesday, May 18. in
the First Church. Waynesville.
Among those who will attend
the conference from the First j
church here are: H. E Bishop.
Miss Winifred Townson. R. A.
Akta. P. C. Hyatt, all of whom
are ex-office members of the con
ference. In addition, the following
delegates have been elected to re
present the local church: Miss
Josephine Hclnhway. Mrs. John
Ax ley. J. W. Franklin. Frank T*7
lor. The Alternate delegates are:
Mrs H G. Elklns. Mrs. Neal
Davidson. Mrs C. T. Bivens. Mrs.
M Bowles,
The Rev. Ralph Taylor, pastor
of the Methodist church here, has
been chosen by the District Super
intendent to preach the confer
ence sermon.
Bishop Clare Purchell of Char
lotte. Bishop In charge of the
Annual Conference of the Metho
dist church for North Carolina, is
expected to attend the meeting nt
Waynesville.