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Invasion b I Costly fighting IToar Boy Giv+m JOO pmr c?n<; How about your bond buying? VOL 55 ? No. 1. Ml'RTHY. north C AROLINA Till KSUAV. JIXV 29. 1943. 5c COPY ? $2.00 PMC YEAR District Governor Is Rotary Speaker ANDREWS ? Charles G. Ten- 1 ? n! of Ashevllle, district eov- ' ti'.nr of Rotary International.' .l ie Ills ufficial visit to the An- i ? B Rotary Club last Tliursday. ' i ..iking at the luncheon meeting (I at the youth building. I Rotary and every organization n.i institution must meet the test I irt usefulness in this serious times." he declared. We must all adjust our sights i 'var conditions and do our part in the war work. Service clubs that Intensify their service pro frams in the community are mak ing a direct contribution to the war effort and are strengthening nicrale on the home front. We should all discourage b!a( icmarket?. hoarding, chiseling and all evasions of wartime re >:rictions and regulations. Restrictions and regulations <uil disappear only as confidence in business and business men is : i stored, and business men them selves are the ones to bring about this condition of confidence by i (defining and revitalizing their bu mess standards. It is a challenge to all service ? and all of us to give serious thought to the kind of world we *'.11 live in tomorrow. We should do everything we can now to win j the war. and we should begin now tc plan our world after the war. Rotary, like other civic-minded noups. is trying to create an im .'armed and active public opinion. :o the end that a just anu endur :ng peace may follow this war. We must all work to bring about and preserve a peace in a ?orld where men may live in har- 1 tr.ony and dignity, with goodwill and understanding." he conclud- 1 td. j Clyde Jarrett read a letter from Sylvester Green of Hartsville. S. C . past district governor, thank ?np the club for its cooperation during his term of office. Mr. Jarrett also gave a financial re Port. The Rev. L. P Smith. Baptist! minister, was welcomed as a new I member, by E. S Christenbury, ' President, who presided over the meeting. Wade Reece reported thai Capt. Frank Swan had taken several members of the Boy Scout "oop to the summer camp near "aynesville. J. W. Glasgow Dies In Mobile Word has been received here or the death of j. w. Glasgow, j. V- orcurr?i Monday night at 55 at a hospital In Mobile, ? ? following an operation. Mr. Glasgow, whose home was I ?" Murray. Ky , was located In x "phy with tlie reservoir clear v""' dlvMon of the Tennessee .. Authority, whilr Hiwassee "am was being constructed, and as many friends here. He was Wentified with the Methodist Cnurch here. ,J,"n"aI services were held wi ""day afternoon at 3:30 in b(i ' Ala., a suburb of Mo- ! there*'"1 bUr'a' ln t'"> crmeter>' arP thc w,dow- three | ?iwh ters. Mrs Bfn Momstown. Tenn, Mrs. cliff Darren Murphv: Mrs- Edgar M "? of Murray; two sons. J. A,a- ftrK* J<*| Lytle Wilson Given Promotion marine air station. Cherry Polnt,-Lytle O. Wilson. O. S. Marine, son of Mrs. Bessie Mae Wilson of Route 3. Murphy, has promoted from private to Private f!rst class. fo. Wilson, who was employed W. J. Wilson at Murphy, loln ? the Marine Corps November "? 1M2, and reecived his boot training at Parr is Island. 8. C. Daniel Glenn Is Given Promotion Daniel T. Glenn, son of Mrs. J. P. Glenn of Andrews, has been promoted from private first cla>s to corporal, reports the United Btfltfrl* Army public relations sec tion. Washington. D. C. I Jack Crawford With The Marines Jack Crawfoid of Murphy, who recently enlisted in the Marino* ' is located at Hoffman Ialanri. N Y He is a graduate of Murphy 1 high school, and last year took post-graduate work there, taking special business training. For ten years he has represented the Asheville Citizen-Times in distri bution of papers in Murphy. He built for himself a successful busi ness in this work. He also made an outstanding record in athletics at school. Increase Workers Making Surgical Dressings Here Those who made surgical dress ings for the local Red Cross chapter during the week of July 19 to 23. were Mrs. T. A. Case working more than ?leven hours. Mrs. J. W. Davidson worked more than six hours. Mrs. Evelyn Patton. Mrs. R. S. Parker and Mrs. J. C. Amnions worked five hours or more. Those working four hours or more were Mrs. Robert Bault. Mrs. J. H. Wilson. Mrs. J. L. Savage, and Mrs. H. Bueck. Those working three hours or more were Miss Betty Lou Burch. Miss Prances Ricks. Mrs. Edgar Harshaw. Mrs. Henry Harshaw. Mrs. W. M. Axley. Mrs. H. D. Dun can. Mrs. R. A. Akin. Mrs. C. D. Mayfield. Miss Jean Murray. Mrs Hoffman. Mrs. George Mauney. and Mrs. Don Witherspoon. Those working two hours or more were Mrs. H. A. Mnttox. Miss Maureen Lovingood. Mrs. T. H. Kent. Mrs. J. N. Hill. Mrs. R D. Chandler. Mrs. C. C. Richard son. Mrs. C. W. Arnold. Mrs. M W. Bell. Mrs. C. W. Savage. Mrs C A. Beatty. Mrs. Joe Ray. Mrs. B L. Padgett. Mrs. Loren Davis. Mrs. K. C. Wright, and Mrs. Tom Evans. Those working one hour or more were Miss Mary Louise Mc Donald. Mrs. Henry Hyatt. Miss June McCoy. Miss Roberta Hen son. Mrs. Calvin Stiles. Mrs L. D. Schuyler. Mrs. T. W. Klndley. Mrs J. H. Pltzer. Mrs. George Phillips. Mrs. Wayne Townson. Mrs C. R. Worthen. Mrs. S. E. Leatherwood. Mrs. John F Man thev. Mrs. Myron Jensen, and Miss Oillie Martin. Those working less than one hour were Mrs. B. R. Carroll. Mrs. W. D. King. Mrs. Clyde Snccd. Miss Mary Comwell. Mrs. Buel Adams, and Miss Frances Dick son. J. Arthur White Dies In Asheville J. Arthur White. 72. who was for several months connected with the Regal Hotel in Murphy, died at an Asheville hospital Sunday at 5 p.m. Mr. White was a life-long resi dent of Asheville. and was In the lumber and construction business there prior to coming to Murphy. He was a member of Knights of Pythias. Surviving arc the widow. Mrs. White: three sons. Hugh M White. Knoxvllle. Tenn.: C. Howard White. High Point; and James A. White. Charlotte : and five grand children. Rotary Speaker Charles G. Tmnent Mr. Tennent was guest speak er at the meeting of Andrews Rotary club held last Thursday in the youth building. Coffee Rationing Is Now Ended President Roosevelt announced Wednesday night the end of cof fee rationing for civilians and a probable increase in sugar allot ments. He attributed the moves t) a vast increase in available shipping space and greater suc cess in the war against U-boats. "One tangible result of our great increase in merchant ship ping ? which will be good news to civilians at home ? is that tonight we are able to terminate the rationing of coffee." he said in his broadcast report to the nation. "We also expect that within a ? short time we shall get greatly j increased allowances of sugar." Leonard Ramsey Making Record Pfc. Leonard P. Ramsey has been chosen out of a class of 350 men in mechanical engineering at Army Ordnance Depot. Atlanta. Ga.. as one of seven men to take advance training, after complet ing his present course this week. He is the son of A. J. Ramsey of Murphy. Lions Club Appoint New Committees Attendance contests have been sponsored in Murphy Lions club for the past nine months. The third quarterly contest ended at the meeting held Tuesday evening a- Henry House, and it was an nounced that Doyle Burch's side won over Duke Whitley's by a ! close margin. Carl Whiteside and Jim Gibbs were appointed as cap tains for the next three months. During the contests, attendance i has been fceiter than ever ocfoir. Prank Forsyth, new president, presided. Secretary S. N. Bobo read several letters, including one from Forest City club asking foi a list of activities m which the ; local club engaged last year and commending them on its work, and one from McCaysville. Ga.. club inviting members to attend annual ladies' night and anniversary celebration to be held August 3. Joe Ray made a report on the progress that has been made to ward obtaining the CCC camp gTounds for a city park. The club vcted unanimously to give its co operation to the project, and a later motion to give financial as sistance was carried. President Forsyth announced the appointment of the following committees: Attendance, Doyle Burch, Duke Whitley. W. A. Sher rill; constitution and by-laws. W. A. Sherrill, Dutch Kindley, Dr. W. A. Hoover: convention. Frank Ellis. Harve Elkins H. A. Mattox: finance, H. A. Mattox. Dr. L. T. Russell. Doyle Bnrch: Lions edu cation. Rev. A1 Smith. Robt. Bault. W. W. Gudger; membership. Joe Ray. Harve Elkins. H. A. Mattox: j program and entertainment. H. | Bueck, Jim Gibbs. Bob Easley: | publicity. Robert W ..ver. Addic Mae Cooke. W. M. Fain; boys and girls* work. K. C. Wright. Rev. A B Cash. Joe Ray; citizenship and patriotism. A. Q. Ketner. J. H. Duncan. P. J. Henn; civic improve ment, Rev. Ralph Taylor. L. P. I Schaap. Doyle Burch; community betterment. W. M. Fain, Virgil Johnson. Joe Ray; education. P. G. Ivie. Lloyd Hcndrix, and Rev. A. B. Cash: health and welfare. Dr. L. T. Russell. Bob Easley. Rev. Ralph Taylor: safety. Pritchard Smith. Fred Johnson. Duke Whit ?> Vacation ? War Style ? 1943 A vacation is a rest, and your own hack y xar<2 offers an excellent chance for complete relaxation. In wartime, unnecessary travel handicaps important military activist* This year spend your vacation at home or explore the recreational facilities close at hand. To prevent passing of wsr secrets in 1 taverns, the Office of War Information has asked the nation's linen supply firms to put badges like the one won. i by Virginia King on uniforms sup- I plied to bartenders and barmaids. 103 Are Enrolled Vacation Bible School At First Baptist Church The Vacation Bible school. 1 sponsored ty the Calvary and First Baptist churches, has reached an | enrollment of 103 pupils, reports the Rev. R. Lane Akins, principal of the school. The school open ed Monday morning and will con tinue through next week. Assisting Mr. Akins are the fol lowing faculty members: The j Rev. A. B. Cash. Miss Louella ; Brown of Cullowhee. Mrs. Steve Williams. Mrs. Roger Amnions, i Miss Gillie Martin, Mrs. C. A. j Arnold. Mrs J. L. Savage, Mrs. M. L Hall. Mrs. Stanley Green. Mrs A. B. Cash. Miss Maureen Lovin good. Miss Betty Lou Burch, Miss Janice Hall. Miss Marjorie Am nions, and Miss Nelma Simonds. The schodl has scheduled a pic nic for Friday of this week and will continue their schedule of activities through August 6. Homecoming To Be Held Sunday The Anderson homecoming will be held Sunday. August 1. at Shady Grove Baptist church, two miles north of Culberson, begin ning at 10 a.m. All Anderson descendants and all friends are invited. Copperhill quartet will furnish music along with many other outstanding singers of the surrounding communities, espec ially will there be a large group of singers from and around Cop perhill. There is a possibility of the Pless quartet being there in full force, along with Jeff Chas tain and his family of singers. All : singers and friends from Murphy and surrounding communities are | cordially invited. The afternoon | will be devoted mostly to song I worship. REVIVAL AT REII>S CHAPEL A revival will begin Sunday evening at Reids Chapel Metho dist church. Services will begin at 8:00 with the Rev. Hunter Bas sctt. pastor of the church, doing j the preaching. ley: sight conservation and blind, j Dr. W. A. Hoover, W. M. Mauney. j Carl Whiteside: military affairs. Harve Elkins. Frank Ellis. Joe Ray: greetcr rommittee. Wadr , Massey. K. C. Wright. Robt. Bault. BUTTON UP! Town Virtually Promised CCC Site For City Park Methodist Revival To Close Sunday The Rev. Ralph Johnson who has been conducting evangelistic services at the First Methodist church for the past two weeks i will preach Sunday morning at j 11 o'clock on the subject, "The i Grace of God". At the 8 o'clock ' .service the evangelist will uso as j I his theme "The Sublimity of a j Great Conviction". The services have been well at tended. At each service this week there has been a number of peo ple converted. | The meeting will close Sunday evening. Stiles Have Two Sons In Service Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Stiles of j Murphy. Route 1. have two sons | in the service. Clayton, seaman j second class, has been in the Navy since March of this year. He is stationed at Brooklyn. N. Y. Wayne is with the Marines at Par ris Island. S. C. He entered the service this month. I Hiwassee Dam Red Cross Unit Does Fine Work The Red Cross unit at Hiwassee | Dam made 2,811 sponges the week of July 18-24. Those working were: Mesdames Anderson, Baker. Brown, Cecil Cordes. Curtis. Hamilton, Harris. Harbin, Hop I kins. Hodges, Johnson. Joyner. j Leonard. Millsaps. Nance, New man, Parker, Powers. Rosendale. I Shelton. Joe Watson. Wright. Misses Barbara Curtis. Pattie Cor des. Murry. and Maxine Graham All of these persons gave a^ much as three hours work ana most of them gave from six tc nine hours. The unit is working three morn ings and one evening each week during hot weather, as the room is not suitable for afternoon work. Although the Hiwassee Dam j unit is a part of the Cherokee county chapter, it has been mak ing its own quotas of dressings since it started this work. Mrs. Gerald Rosendale is the surgical dressings chairman, and she has a group of eight inspec tors working with her. : PEACE IS GOAL OF NEW ITALIAN GOVERNMENT ALGIERS ? The newspaper ? Dernieres Nouvelles report ? ed Wednesday that Italian ? Premier Pietro Badoglio had ? started armistice discussions ? with the Allies through ' British and American repre ? sentatives at Vatican City. At the recent Lions convention held in Winston-Salem. Murphy Lions club was awarded two irmhi.. ?? , one lor neatest distance traveled. In above picture, back row. first on rl.ht U sho^ ^ W A H^ir who ?Ut!t?n<S,n? ?* last year and who received the trophies for the club. "ho w? P??Went of the club Representatives of the Tennes see Valley Authority. Nantahala National forest. Murphy Town council and civic clubs met in the clerk's office today ^ Thursday) a* 1:00 p. m. to discuss the pro posed park on the CCC Camp mound. In effect, the town was promised the use of the lands, but was told by A. D. Rleger or the T V. A. that because of shortage of help in the Knoxville T. V. A. office it probably will be some weeks before plans can be sub mitted. He expressed the thought that it might be imposs ible to do anything on the pro ject this summer, but said it Is not too early to plan for next year. Mr. Schilling stated that the forest service never has made a formal request for the land, and if Murphy goes ahead with the plans the town will still have the Just as the paper went to press the town council had voted to go ahead with plans to take over the CCC camp site for a city recreation park if they can lease it from the TV A. friendship of the forest service. It is their plans to build a ranger station in Murphy, as it is the logical place for it. Mr. Schilling stated. He withdrew the tenta tive plans of the forest service for Chattanooga,- Robert M. Howes of of the T. V. A. said that maps of the CCC grounds are in Omaha, Neb., and have been requested. If they are received soon, his office hopes to put a man to work on the project. Paul Gerrard of Cleveland, Tenn.. stated that the forest ser vice does not want the city to take a place that is less desirable for a park as there are other sites that can be used for a ranger station. Those attending the meeting were: A. D. Rieger. of the T. V. A.. Chattanooga: Robert M. Howse of the T. V. A.. Knoxville: E. A. Schilling. Nantahala National forest supervisor: N. R. Howley, assistant forest supervisor: Emory Hunnicutt. forest service title at torney. Pranklin; Paul Gerrard. supervisor Cherokee National for est. Cleveland. Tennessee: L. P. Schaap. district forester: Mayor J. W. Franklin: Dr. B. W. Whitfield. A. L. Martin. W. M. Fain. Robert Weaver. Dr. W. A. Hoover, members of the town council: H. G. Elkins. manager of the electrical department: Frank Forsyth, president Lions Club: J. B. Gray, city attorney: F. I#. Shields, city clerk: Joe Ray. sec retary Chamber of Commerce: Mrs. C. W. Savage, member Wom an's Club: Miss Addie Mac Cooke, editor Cherokee Scout: Doyle Burch. member Lions Club. Commissioners To Meet In Raleigh RALEIGH ? The 36th annual conference of the State Associa tion- of County Commissioners and Association of County Account ants will be held in Raleigh Aug. 10-11-12. Speakers for the three-day ses sion include Governor J. M. Broughton. State Treasurer Char les M. Johnson. State Sentaor Gregg Cherry. Supt. Clyde A. Er win. Attorney-General Harry Mc Mullan. and Josephus Daniels. Raleigh Publisher and Former Ambassador to Mexico. Officers will be elected, the 1944 meeting place chosen and committee reports submitted at the concluding session on Thurs day. August 12. officers announc ed. At it's 1942 Convention, the County Commissioner* adopted a resolution commending the Brew ing Industry Foundation's volun tary cooperation plan In North Carolina.
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