ON A FREE rUKSS
T he only security of all is in a free press
The force of public opinion cannot be resisted,
when permitted freoly to be expressed The
uk nation ii produces must b? submitted to.
It is necessary to keep the waters pure We
are all. for example, in agitation even in our
peaceful country. For in peace as well as in
wa: the mind must be kept in motion
t>eff?rst'n to Lafayette. 1823
VOLCME 55 ? No. ?
Ml fU-HV NORTH CAROLINA Tlll'RSDAY. AI'til'ST IS. |M]
5r (OPV ? $1.00 I'll! YEAR
Lovingood Elected
Baptist Moderator
Tin* Western North Carolina
Btpust association met with Cal
and Notla churches August
IT and 18. respectively. The Rev
r. Loving ood of Marble. was
, id moderator; P G. I vie. vice
r (i? tator: Hev. Clarence Voyles.
. ik treasurer: J. W. Hall, as
.!.mt clerk: and Rev. Robert
Barker, historian.
Tiie Rev. Robert Barker preach
cd the sermon on the first day.
hi; subject being: "Being Born
A^ain'*. Dr. John R. Jester, pastor
Ci the First Baptist church. Win
r ?stcr. Ky.. was a visitor and
discussed "Christian Literature", j
wing thi* official report.
The Rev. Arch McMillan, rep
r. senticg the State Baptist or
phanage. spoke on "Caring for the
F or".
S'ate Secretary M. A. Huggins
Fpoke Wednesday morning on the
work the churches of the state
R.t- doing, stating that the Home
fir.d Foreign mission boards are
out of debt and the mortgages
burned.
The meeting was concluded on
Wednesday at Notla Baptist
church with discussions on vari
ous subjects, and a message was
brought by B. D. Ragsdell. secre
tary of the Georgia Baptist Con
vention.
The 1944 session is designated
ic be held with Peachtree Baptist
church on Tuesday and Wednes
day before the Fourth Sunday in
August.
Memory Taylor
Is Killed By
Gunshot Wound
Memory Taylor, 65- of Juna
luska Creek, died at Hb home
? luy at l p. m. from a gunshot
wound , said to be self-inflicted.
Funeral was held at the funeral
home in Andrews Monday with
the Rev. Mr. Jones officiating. In
terment was in Andrews ceme
tery
Mr Taylor is survived by his
wife and one daughter: Mrs. L. T.
Hicks of Andrews.
Pallbearers were: Wayne Gibty.
John Webb. John Panther. Earl
McClure. Bill Ledford. Andrew
'Kilpatiick.
Mrs. Ledford's
Funeral Is Held
Mrs Mary Ledford. 85. widow
o' David A. Ledford, died at her
heme in the Fires Creek section
of Clay county Thursday after
noon after a brief illness.
Funeral services were held Fri
day at Fires Creek Baptist church.
*ith the Rev. Algie West of
ficiating. assisted by the Rev. R.
Lane Akins and the Rev. Ode
Rogers. Burial was in the church
cemetery with the Townson
funeral home in charge. Grand
sons were pallbearers and grand
daughters were flower girls.
Mrs. Ledford. the former Miss
Mary Zimmerman, was a mem
ber of one of the oldest families
in that section. She had been a
member of the Baptist church for
more than 70 years.
Surviving are two daughters.
Mrs. W. H. Lance of Calhoun. Ga..
and Mrs. W. B. Bracken of Hayes
tflle. and six sons. Granville, of
Canton. Qa.. Walter of Atlanta.
?a . Ralph of Gastonia. Goode
and Arthur of Hayesville and the
**ev. Blaine Ledford of Brasstown.
D. H. Douthit's
Funeral Held
funeral services for D. H.l
Douthtt who died at a sanitarium
Monday, were held at Blue Rldgr
Wednesday at 10 a. m.. with the
"*?? L. C. Cutts. of Coperphlll. 1
T?nn. officiating. Burial was In
,l* f?m|ly plot In Harmony ceme
^r-'" The Masonic Lodge was In
chtrge. |
Douthlt Is survived by his
brents and several brothers.
T"?n?on funeral home was in
"?He.
Sgt. Jas. Brittain
Missing In Action
Staff Ski. James A. Britlain of
the army air forces has been miss
i ing in action ?n the Middle East
I em area of operations since Aug.
I 1. his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
i V. Brittain of Black Mountain,
were notified Tuesday by the war
department. The Brittains form
erly lived in Murphy. Mrs. Brit
tain is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J .A. Richardson.
Sgt. Brittain finished combat
training as an engineer and gun
ner. He was promoted to the rank
of staff sergeant early this year.
Among the army air bases at
which he was stationed before
leaving the country were those at
Clovis. N. M.. and Topeka. Kans.
He attended Black Mountain
high school, where he took an ac
tive part in athletics, and the
I University of North Carolina.
Chapel Hill.
A brother. John V. Brittain. Jr..
j is a mechanic in the army.
Christmas Gifts
To Boys Overseas
Must Be Mailed
Sept. 15 -Oct. 15
The Army Postal Service not
only believes in doing that Christ
mas shopping and mailing early,
but is pointing the way by an
nouncing that September 15 to
October 15 will be "Christmas
Mailing Month" for gifts to sold
iers oversea, according to Lt.
Colonel Hartley B. Dean. Chief of
Postal Section. Headquarters
Fourth Service Command.
These Christmas packages must
conform to present limitations as
to weight and size which are not
over 5 pounds in weight. 15 inches
in length and 36 inches in length
and girth combined . Packages
mailed during this period must be
packed tightly in metal, wooden
or strong double-faced corrugat
ed fiberboard boxes and should
be marked "Christmas Gift Par
cel." Only one package will be ac
cepted for mailing by or on behalf
of the same person or concern to
or for the same addressee during
any one week. This is important.
Colonel Dean emphasized and
checking by postal officials will
be in effect.
For Christmas packages mail
ing. restrictions are relaxed to
make it unnecessary for the mail
er to present either a request or
an envelope bearing: an APO can
cellation at the time of mailing.
Perishable articles cannot be mail
ed. The sending of parrels under
| the classification of "fragile" is
discouraged. Colonel Dean stated.
Intoxicants, inflammable mater
ials. or any article which might
kil! or injure another n: damaee
the mails cannot be ac?epted.
Addresses must be legible. Par
cels addressed properly should
show, in addition to the name and
! address of the sender, the name,
rank. Army serial number, branch
of service, organization. A. P. O.
number of the addressee and the
post-office through which the par
cels are to be routed.
Inscriptions may be placed on
the covering of the package provid
ed they do not interfere with the
address, although stickers or labels
resembling postage stamps are
not permissible on the outside of
parcels.
It is pointed out that only with
the full cooperation of the public
in complying with these regula
tions will it be possible for the
j Army Postal Service to deliver on
I time the tremendous volume of
Christmas mail to American sold
| iers overseas.
AT ANTIAIRCRAFT
ARTiXLERY SCHOOL
Resident of Murphy. Capt.
Claude E. Talley is attending the
Antiaircraft Artillery School,
Camp Davis, North Carolina.
Order Earlv? For a Warm Winter
Fuel supplies will be short next winter, both because sup
plies are low ami transportation is overtaxed. An order
placed now will let your dealer schedule deliveries to su?c
trucks and tires. Stock up NOW ? keep warm next winter.
John T. Brown
Dies At Suit
John Thomas Brown, 70. died |
at his home near Suit August 11.!
at 7 p.m. Funeral was held at the
Lcdford cemetery with the Rev.
Thomas Truett officiating.
Mr. Brown is survived by the
wife; six sons. Jack. Woodrow,
Harold. John Thomas Jr.. of Suit.
Freid of Farner, Tenn.. and Bus
tei of New Caledonia Island: two
(laughters. Cpl. Lola Brown of
Jefferson Barracks. Mo., and Mrs.
Cora Patterson of Cleveland. ;
Tenn.
Pallbearers were Alvin Led ford.
Jim Chambers, Bob Wallace.
Wayne Burrell, Tom Helton, and
Edgar Taylor.
Jimmie Gates
Funeral Held
Jimmie Gates. 51. died at Pe
trie hospital August 15.
He is survived by his wife and
four daughters. Maud. Tippie.
and Callie. of Murphy, and Jackie
of Detroit. Mich.: two sisters.
Mrs. Mark Sharp, of Robbins
ville. Mrs. Pearl Duckett. of New
port. Tenn.. and one brother, Joe
Gates, of Robbinsville.
Funeral was held at his home
at 2:30 August 16, with the Rev.
Fred Stiles. officiating. Burial
was in Sunset cemetery. Townson
funeral home was in charge.
Col. J. L. Voyles
Vacations Here
Col. James Lowrence Voyles. af
ter an extended vacation in Mur
phy. left for his home and business
in Picher. Oklahoma, last Wed
nesday. He is a native of Chero
kee County, a son of the late
William Lafayette Voyles of Shoal
Creek, a teacher in the public
schools for many years, also a
nephew of the late E. A. Voyles
of Murphy. He is a brother of the
Rev. Clarence Voyles. former
pastor of Calvary Baptist church
in North Murphy, now a pastor in
Georgia. Col. Voyles will go by
Knoxville. where he will visit his
cousins. Edith and Edna Voyles
and by Lynch. Ky.. to visit his
nephews and nieces. Col. Voyles
says. "Murphy has become quite
a fascinating place for him." He
has spent his vacation here for
three summers.
Dr. E. S. Miller
Writes Mother
From Prison Camp
Mrs. E. S. Miller has received
*
the following card from her son.
Dr. E. S. Miller, who has been in
terned in a Japanese prison camp
for several months:
"From Imperial Japanese Army.
1 I am interned at Hdqtrs. of
Military Prison Camps of P. I.
Nc. 3. 2. My health is excellent.
3. I am uninjured: not under
treatment. 4. I am well. 5. Please
see that Metropolitan Life Ins.
Policy, St. Augustine. Florida
Branch, is paid and is taken care
of. 6. <Re: Family) I hope you
and nieces and nephews are all
well. I send all my love."
The card had the following re
turn address: E. S. Miller. Amer
ican Captain. M. C., U. S. Army.
Hdqtrs of Military Prison Camps
of P. I. No. 3.
DR. PAISLEY AWAY
Dr. H. L. Paisley left Thursday
< today) for Mon treat Presbyterian
Assembly to spend a few days.
There will be no services at the
local Presbyterian church Sun
day.
Third War Loan Drive
To Start September 9
Four Women Are
Arrested For
Possession Liquor
Mrs. Bcttie Loudermilk. Mrs
Lola Deweese. Mrs. Maude Pergu
son and Mrs. Desma Ferguson
I were arrested Sunday by officers
I W. W. Rogers. Arnold Dalrymple.
Pritchard Smith and A. J. Hera
bree for the posession of illegal
liquor. They had five and one
half gallons of untaxed liquor in
their possession when arrested,
officers stated.
After a preliminary hearing the
four were released on bonds of
$200 each for appearance at the
next session of superior court.
Chaplain Writes
Of Meeting Cook
Boy Overseas
Mrs. Roy P. Cionts. of Murphy.
Route 2. has two brothers over
seas, Von Cook and James Buford
Cook. The father of the boys, Edd
Cook, has recently received the
| following letter from an Army
Chaplain who is in service some
where overseas:
Dear Mr. Cook:
I thought you'd te interested in
knowing that I met your son.
James Buford Cook last Sunday.
I had a nice long talk with him
and was very much impressed by
i his religious convictions. I can
j assure you that he is receiving the
i best of everything in our regiment
j and that I will keep in contact
with him. I'm sure that you are
proud of him and will continue to
.be proud of him. May God bless
you and yours.
Yours in His service.
Capt. Elie P. Delattre,
Chaplain.
Rationing Guide
GASOLINE
In 17 states of Eastern shortage area A-6 coupons are valid until
i November 26. In states outside the Eastern shortage area A-7 coupons
j are valid through September 21. All gasoline coupons in the posses
I sion of car owners must be endorsed with the owner's license number
and state of registration.
FUEL OIL
Period 5 coupons in old rations remain valid through September ,
30. Period 1 coupons in new rations are valid now. Occupants of
oil heated homes are urged to return their applications for next year's,
fuel oil to their ration boards promptfy and when issued new rations
to place orders with their dealers for summer fill-ups.
SUGAR
Stamp No. 14. good for 5 lbs., is valid through October. Stamp:
Nos. 15 and 16 are good through October 31 for 5 lbs. each for hoini
canning purposes. Housewives may apply to their local ration boards
for more if necessary.
SHOES
Stamp No. 18 <1 pair) is valid through October 31.
STOVES
Purchase certificates now issued and normally valid for thirty
, days from date of issuance, will be invalid after August 23. by which
j time it is expected the new nation-wide stove rationing plan will be
I in effect.
MEAT. ETC.
Red Stamps T. U. V. and W. now vald. expire August 31.
PROCESSED FOODS
1 Blue Stamps R. S. and T remain valid through September 20.
ACROSS THE STRAIT IS ITALY
Here is ? view of part of the Sicilian city of Messina with the narrow strait of ,Me?iira> in back
?rrmind Revond that strait it the mainland of Italy where Benito Mussolini has "resinned as Premier
s nd Km * Victor EmmanSil appointed Marshal Pietro Badoj lio aa hi, sucee^r. If th. Allied Nations
invade Italy proper this probably will be one of the poinU of entry.
MAKES HIGHEST
PARACHUTE JUMP ON
FIRST LEAP
WASHINGTON, D. C. ? U. S.
Army Official Photo ? Suffering
only a frozen hand caused by loss
of one glove, which was caught by
shroud lines when his par^.hutc
opened, Lt. Colonel William R; j
dolph Lovelace, 2d., rtade the
highest parachute leap on record m
this country ? 40,200 feet on hit
first jump. He made the leap to
test emergency equipment. He was
photographed, Above, at the War
Department.
Dr. J. R. Bell,
Dentist, Opens
Offices Here
Dr. J. R. Bell, dental surgeon,
has arrived in Murphy and has
established himself at Murphy
general hospital, in the office re
cently occupied by the late Dr.
W W. Abernethy.
Dr. Bell, son of the late Dr. J.
R. Bell and Mrs. Bell, was born
in Dillsboro. He attended Atlanta
Southern Dental college. He
practiced at Davidson college for
five years before going to Char
lotte. where he practiced for six
years.
He was president of the Char
lotte Dental society, program
chairman of the Second North
Carolina District Dental society,
and a member of the staff of
Charlotte Memorial hospital.
Real Estate
Transfers Made
The following real estate trans- ;
i fers. totalling approximately $50.
1 000. have been reported here re- i
cently. I
Wiley King, farm on Vengeance
Creek, to W. A. Cathey: Mrs. J.
N. Hill, farm on Slow Creek, to
Goldie Garrett: M. L. Hall, farm
;?'? Tomotla. to W. S. Dickey: Mr.
Sills, farm at Bell view, to John
i Robinson: Dr. R. S. Parker, sec-;
tion house property to Vernon
Campbell: N. W. Abernatliy. 150
j acre farm near Maltby. to H. E.
I nickpy: Opnrgp C Maunev. Wof
| ford-Terrell building, to T. P.
Calhoun : W. B. Raper. lot of old
I Hubabrd house, to A. L. Alverson.
Bill Hembree. house and lot. to
Mr. Haggard: George Barton,
farm near Tomotla. to W. C. Witt:
W. C. Witt, same farm to W S.
Dickey: Mr. Benderman. homo on
highway, to Mr. Moncrief: J. D.
Parker Estate, farm at Peachtree.
to E. A. Browning: Mrs. Dave
Johnson, small house and lot at
Bellview. to Bob King.
A burn caused by over-expos- j
ure to intense heat of the sun
should be avoided as is every
other type of burn. When it oc
curs. treatment as Riven for any
burn of comparable severity and
extent should be given. The usual
treatment would be to apply wet
scda dressings To each quart of
slightly warm water, add two or
three tablespoons of ordinary
taking soda. Soak a soft, fresh
lly laundered white cloth in the
solution, twisting ends to remove
excess water, and apply to bum.
Cover loosely to hold in place.
Keep dresings moist by frequent
changing of the dressing.
Fifty million wage earners are
fxpi-cted to participate in the
huge third War Loan drive which
will be conducted throughout the
nation for a three-week period be
ginning September 9. according to
Clarence T Leinbach, Winston
Salem. State Chairman of the
War Finance Committee.
The Kigantic drive has two
major phases. Leinbach stated.
One phase is the big business and
industry purchase of bonds and
ether government securities
through personal soliciation. and
the other phase is the volume pur
chase of E. F and G bonds to
reach 50.000.000 wage earners.
At the present time there are
3?. 000.000 workers in the United
States on the Payroll Savings
Plan, their combined purchases of
War Bonds totaling S400.000.000
per month. During the third War
Loan campaign it will be neces
sary for these 32.000.000 workers
to buy War Bonds in addition to
those purchased regularly through
the Payroll Savings Plan. These
extra bonds they may purchase
with the extra money they are
earning or by setting aside a spec
ial budget which will enable them
to buy additional bonds.
"I feel confident of the success
of the third War Loan drive as
the public realizes the urgent need
for the $15,000,000,000 set as goal.
When we are winning we cannot
afford to let up," he emphasized.
"For as long as there are men dy
ing we cannot afford to stop buy
ing. Once this message is gotten
across to the wage earning public,
that public will not hesitate to do
its full share in putting over the
third War Loan drive."
Leinbach stated that he expects
to complete shortly his state or
ganization for the War Finance
Committee. He and W. H. An
drews Jr.. Greensboro. State Vice
Chairman, are now in process of
holding area meetings in each of
the 10 state areas for purpose of
completing the organization. He
expects very soon to have N. C.
quota of the $15,000,000,000 na
tional quota which will be broken
down into county quotas.
George Walsh
Gets Scholarship
Twelve outstanding farm boys
in North Carolina have been
awarded SI 00 scholarships to help
them enter the School of Agri
culture at N. C. State College next
month.
This year's recipients include
George R. Walsh, of Cherokee
county.
Infant Dies
Eugene Ledford. fivc-day-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Willard R.
Ucitord ol Hayesviile. died at a
local hospital Wednesday. Funeral
was held at Mt. Pleasant, with
the Rev. Mr. Davenport officiat
ing He is survived by his parents
and two sisters. Ivie funeral home
was in charge.
Mrs. Watkins
Dies At Age 77
Mrs. Alethia Watkins. aged 77
years, died at the home of her
I daughter . Mrs. James T. Hughes.
August 13. after an illness of two
! weeks.
! She is survived by her husband.
B. B. Watkins: two sons. J. C.
Watkins. of Blairsville. Ga.: Lon
Watkins. of Patrick: three daugh
ters. Mrs. Ida Brown, of Blairs
? ville. Ga.; Mrs. James Hughes, of
Murphy, and Mrs. Bertha Painter
of Murphy.
Funeral was held near Blairs
ville. Ga.. at 3 o'clock. Aug. 14.
with the Rev. John Wade and
Luther Miller officiating. Town
ison funeral home was in charge.