"THtY GIVETHCIR LIVIS-YOUlfW" YOUI MONEY" Buy Morm War Botidi Today VOM M?: 54 ? NO 4Z MTRI-1IV NORTH CAROLINA Till RSDAY. MAV IS. iM3. St COPY?11.5? PER YEAH 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.\ 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. 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 ? 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