OS A l-RKE PKfcSS
The only .security of all 1* in a free presv
Hi? force of public opinion cannot be resisted,
alien permitted freely to be expressed The
uKitation it producer mint be submitted to
It is necessary to keep the wtUn pure. We
are all for example, in agitation even in our
I*;, cful country. P?>r in pctce as well as in
?A.i- Ma mind must be kept in motion,
vefftrsen to Lafayett*. 1823.
V ? OI'V ? Si.W P1R YEAR
Local Firms Are
Cooperating In
Timber Campaign
In connection with the national
, inpaign to Met wood cutters to
: t rid three extra days cutting
r between now and January
1 several local firms that wish
i buy pulpwood. acid wood, and
: : . r_u i" are making a special ap
? a' through the columns of this
: wspaper,
A badge of honor is available at
? , office of Tile Cherokee Scout
Murphy to everyone who signs
? ? pledge to cut three extra
clays.
The local committee for the in
?eoNcd production of pulp and
other woods is composed of the
It : lowing: A. Q. Ketner. of Mur
pi ?. chairman: J. B. Mulkey, of
Murphy. Noah Abernathy of
Marble. Lee Watkins of Andrews.
; nd T A Case of Murphy.
Those desiring information on
( kinds of wood needed and ad- 1
c ?? about cutting it may get in
?cuch with any member of the
committee or the wood-buying
I rms.
Harley Rogers
Studies Field
Artillery
Harley L. Rogers, of Marble, j
P. i. lias arrived in the Field
Artillery Replacement Training .
Center. Port Bragg, for basic ,
solitary training. He has been
;>:pned to Battery D. 4th
ion. 2nd F. A. Tng. Regiment. I
Alter his initial training he will j
be transferred to a field organiza- 1
tion.
Homecoming Day
To Be Observed
Homecoming day will te ob
j'.r.ed in Upper Hot House com- j
aunity on the Copperhill road on !
Sunday, beginning at 11 o'clock
:n the morning with a sermon by (
Vnc- Rev. W. T. Tructt. The Rev. :
Freed Townson will preach at 2
c'dock. and the Rev. Glover B.
Methvin will have charge of the
further services.
Dinner will be served on the ,
grounds at the noon hour.
Special music will be rendered
during the day by three quartets.
Copperhill. Murphy Melody and
Simonds. and two duets. Murphy
and Copperhill.
INFANT DIES '
Elis Raven McNabb. infant son
?- Mr. and Mrs. Grady McNabb
of Hiawassee. Ga.. died August 24.
a few hours after birth.
Ben H. Mayfield
T:\kes Special
Officers Course
News has been received hero of
the selection of 1st Lt. Ben H.
Mayfield to attend mess manage
ment course for officers at his
army post in Europe. Lieutenant
Mayfield is the brother of Mrs.
Buel Adams of Murphy.
Dental Clinics
To Be Held In
Schools of County
Dental clinics will be held in !
j the schools of this county for the
i next several weeks, sponsored by
the local health department. Dr. |
D. L. Wells of the State Board of
Health arrived Monday and is
now working in the Andrews City
schools. He expects to be there!
about two weeks.
In these clinics the teeth of all i
pupils up to 12 years old will be J
examined, and work will be done
for the underprivileged. Recom I
mend at ions for treatment will be j
made to those able to pay.
The schedule for clinics in the
various schools will be announced
by Dr. Wells at a later date.
Many Volunteer
For The Navy
The following men from this
section have volunteered for the
U. S. Navy recently: John Smith
and Wayne Truett of Andrews;
R. V. Freeman of Murphy: and
Claude Marion Carver. Martin
Laverne George. Harley Harold
Crisp. Richard Andrew Martin of !
Robbinsviile.
Navy Recruiter K. E. Handy, j
who is in Murphy every Wed- '
nesday to accept applications,
states that last Monday was the |
largest recruiting day the Ashe
ville station has had in over a
year.
HERE FROM OHIO
Paul H. Davey. president Davey
Compressor Co.. and Harlan Car
son of Kent. Ohio, and Bill Bailey ,
of the Davey Tree Expert Co..
Atlanta. Ga.. visited the former's j
brother. James A. G. Davey. at
Murphy General hospital a few
days last week. Mr. Davey is suf- ,
fering from a heart attack but is 1
showing much improvement.
County Quotas For
Third War Loan Set
The Third War Loan quota for]
North Carolina is 145 million |
dollars. C. T. Leinbach. State ;
Chairman of the War Finance i
Committee, anounced today. This !
more than doubles the 62 million j
dollar quota for the Second War
Ix?an held last April, and is a real
challenge to the people of North !
Carolina. Chairman Leinbach stat
ed. The quotas for counties in
this area arc: Cherokee $232,000:
Oraham $16,000: and Clay $10,000.
In most counties over the State
the quotas have been porportion
ately increased based on local
conditions, the amount of saIcs in
the Second War Loan, and the
harvesting of crops in the agricul
tural centers. In all counties it
*111 be necessary for them to do a
much bigger selling Job in this
drive than they did in April when
the State's quota, of 62 million
dollars was pushed over the top
*ith a total of 109 million dollars.
Leinbach stated in his chal
lenge to all workers in this drive,
that to reach our quota it will
Cail for the exertion of every ef
fort to reach all sources of income,
the large business and to
[ dust rial buyers to the smallest
| wage earner, with a door to door ?
j contact. The Treasury Depart- '
I mer.t has as a part of its goal in :
this drive, a desire to have 50 1
| million customers buy bonds from
September 9 through 30. On the
basis of the Treasury Dcpart
' mcnt's expectations. North Caro
' litia will be expected to have ap
| proximately 1.330.000 purchasers
I of bonds, and it will take a giant
door knocking campaign to ac
j complish this.
"All counties have been organ
ized." Leinbach further stated,
and in each organization the
voluntary workers might well com
pare their job with the Job of our
fighting men in Sicily. Munda.
and other theatres of action, they
have to fight every inch of the
way in man to man combat, and
they're doing the job magnificient
ly. The workers will have to
fight every minute of the drive
and I am sure they will do it. for.
as long as men are dying, we can't
stop buying, or selling, is the chal
lenge that faces us, and I feel
confident of sucees in meeting
this challenge."
Blood Plasma to War in Pulpwood
lOttioal r s Na v y photo >
III I'.VOOI) PLASMA CASES of weather-proof paper board
ntauc Irom pulpwood. shown being delivered by Red Cross workers
In a C. S. Navy medical oflicer. are going to war aboard a battle
ship. 'i tie lar^e cases contain blood donations from twelve Amer
each bottle of blood plasma is in % separate carton, also made
liem pulpwood. and with it a pint of distilled water. The plasma
and w;.tcr art- mixed to make tluid which is saving the lives of our
wounded soldiers. Because of the growing shortage, the Govern
?vcui urges farmers and woodsmen to cut more pulpwood? for
. .rtt.rv*
Final Rites For
W. W. Hyde Held
Walter W. Hyde, cashier of the
Citizens Bank and Trust company
of Murphy, and one of the city's
most prominent citizens, died in
an Atlanta hospital Monday morn
ing. following an illness of several
days. Funeral services were con
ducted Wednesday afternoon ai
2 o'clock by the Rev. H. L. Paisley,
at the Murphy Presbyterian
church.
The choir sang: "Abide with
Me". '"Beautiful Isle of Some
where". and "God Be With You
"Til We Meet Again".
Active pallbearers were: Frank
Forsyth. H. G. Elkins. W. M.
Fain. Bill Whitaker. Robert
Weaver, and W. M. Mauncy.
Burial was in Sunset cemetery.
Mr. Hyde, and his wife, who
survives him. came to Murphy
from Chicago. HI., several years
ago. and he had been identified
with banking business here since
a short time after he arrived,
of Murphy, announce the birth of
and church worker and was re
garded as one of the city's most
useful men. He served as treasur
er of the Cherokee County chap
ter of the. American Red Cross 25
years, receiving last fall an award
honoring him for his service. He
was a charter member of Murphy
Lions club %nd had served on the
town council of Murphy.
Townson funeral home was in
charge of the funeral.
Alonzo Jenkins
Dies Suddenly
Alonzo Jenkins, of Cherokee
county, died suddenly early Mon
day morning of last week from a
heart attack.
Born in Cherokee county. Aug.
: 12. 1884. the son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Jenkins, he has liv
i e?i in the same community his
entire life. At the time of his pass
i ing he was actively engaged ' in
i the lumber business and operated
a large farm on the Murphy high
way.
Mr. Jenkins, having never mar
: ried. made his hofne with a
brother. Winslo Jenkins. Survivors
j include two other brothers. Elbert
ar.d Will Jenkins.
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday afternoon from the Har
ris Chapel Church of God. with
{he Rev. T. Truitt. Freed Town
send and Robert Bell officiating.
Interment was in Flat Creek
cemetery.
Pallbearers were: Marvin Bry
ant. Howard Payne. C. J. Fort
ner. Um Harris. Hansel Byers.
and Hasson Byers. Funeral ar
rangements were under direction
of Quinn & Humphrey.
War Department
Emphasizes N?ed
For Increase In
Pulpwood Supply
The vita] need for increased
; pulpwood production will be
j brought home to the Southeast
j during the next few weeks when
the War Department's "Arm:/
Salute to Wood Caravan" tours
ten southeastern states, covering
, 4.20 miles and making thirty
eight stops. It will not come to
this immediate section.
The War Department organized
the caravan to show wood cutters
the importance of the production
j of pulpwood and other forest pro
ducts to the war effort . This
travelling exhibition is tied in with
the Victor?* Pulpwood Campaign
which this newspaper is support
ing.
Under-Secretary of War Robert
T. Patterson, in announcing the
objectives of the caravan, said
that it is designed to stimulate the
: production of pulpwood and lum- :
ber and overcome the threatened
shortages which otherwise will ,
hamper the progress of the Allied
fighting forces.
Shortage of 2.500.000 cords* of |
pulpwood and six billion board
feet in lumber now threaten the
war effort.
"The War Department realizes I
the magnitude of our actual and
impending operations cannot be
| maintained without more adequate
, supplies of forest products". Mr.
Patterson said. 'More supplies
j must come from ?!! part? of *he
country, with particular reference
j to the South at this time.
The South produces normally
about 40 percent of the domestic
output of pulpwood and lumber.
W. M Fain, Jr.
Hurt In Atlanta
Word has been received here
that W. M. Pain. Jr.. was injured
by a gunshot in a cafe in Atlanta.
Ga.. last Saturday night. His
father. W. M. Pain of Murphy,
was notified this week of the ac
cident. and he and Edgar Darnell
left Thursday morning to visit
the wounded man. who is at
Crawford Long hospital.
Mr. Pain stated that the In
formation he received was that
the son was in the cafe when
two strange men were having a
quarrel and a gun was fired, a
stray bullet striking Pain.
Rotarians And Lions Hear
District Governor Abrams
CHARLES HYATT
ILL AT FT. BRAGG
Charles Hyatt, son of Mr. and
Mrs. P. C. Hyatt, who is station
ed at For: Brace, is in the army !
hospital for treatment. He was re
ported improving on Thursday j
morn inc. His father visited him '
last week.
Union Revival
Starts Sunday
Union revival services will start
at. the community building on the
ground* Sunday evening at
8 o'clock and will continue thru
the week each evening at that
time. The Rev. W. T. Truett of
Culberson will do the preaching.
Frank Coleman will lead the sing
ing. Everybody is invited to at
tend.
Funeral For Mrs.
Brown To Be Held
Friday Afternoon
' Mis. Laura Elizabeth Brown.
87. died at 1 o'clock this morning
I Thursday > at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. J. W. Thompson.
Funeral services will be Friday
afternoon at 2 o'clock at Ivie
funeral home, which will be in
charge. The Revs. Ralph Taylor.
A. B. Cash and H. L. Paisley will
ofi ;iate.
Her grandsons will be the ac
tive pallbearers.
Mrs. Brown was the wife of the
late A. H. Brown and daughter of
the late Rev. R. G. Ketron,
Methodist minister. She had been
p member of the Methodist church
since she was a young girl.
She is survived by three
daughters. Mrs. J. W. Thompson.
Mrs. L. E. Bayless. both of Mur
phy, and Mrs. J. E. Snow, of
Athens. Tenn., and one son. W.
G Brown of New Orleans. La.
Twelve grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren survive.
Elbert Mallonee
Goes Camp Peary
Elbert A. Mallonee left Sunday
afternoon for Camp Peary. Wil
liamsburg. Va.. where he will re
ceive his boot training. He re
I ceived the rating of petty officer,
second class, in the engineering
corps. He is a graduate of Murphy
high school and attended W. C.
T. C. and Brevard College. For
the past four years lie has been
employed by the TVA engineering
division.
Petty Officer Mallonee is the
sen of Mrs. Elbert C. Mallonee.
nnd the late Elbert C. Mallonee.
His wife, the former Miss Virginia
Richardson, and baby will reside
with Mrs. Mallonee's parents. Mr.
and Mrs. C. C. Richardson.
Lt. Chas. Spivev
Is Assigned To
Lee Fields
Lt. Charles P. Spive.v. 21. who
received his high school training
ar Andrews, is now asigned to
Lee fields, at Green Cove Springs.
F!a. He received his pre-flight
training for the air corps at U. N.
C.. Chapel Hill and his basic
training at Memphis. Tenn. His
advanced training was in Texas,
where he was graduated and re
ceived his wings recently.
Prior to enlistment Spivev was
employed by the TVA at- Fontana.
He. attended Brevard College, fol
lowing graduation from Andrews
high school.
Spivey's father is now living
in Benton. K.v. Mrs. R. F. Mer
rilt. of Benton, a subscriber to
The Scout, sent the information
about this young man to the
paper.
Furnishings Are
Needed For USO
Lounge To Open
It By September 1
Plans of the U. S. O. Lounge j
ccmmittee now art* to open the
room for usr bv September 1. an
nounces Mr#. H. Bueck, chairman
of the furnishings committee.
The room will be on the second
fioor of the Mauney building.
Mry Bueck lists below several
articles that will be needed for
i furnishing the room and requests
that anyone who will donate any
one or more of them to pet in
touch with her or another mem
ber of the furnishings committee.
Mrs. Wade Massey or Mrs. H. A
Mattox.
Things needed are: Settre or
lounge. two easy chairs, two pairs
bright drapes for windows, two
mirrors, one for bath; three pic
tures. one card table, five straight
chairs, a radio, four cotton, wash
able bed spreads, three or four
srfa pillows .two decks of cards,
one game of checkers, other
games, one game of dominoes,
cne dozen bath towels, one dozen
wash clothes one dozen cakes of
soap.
The following articles already
have been donated: a double-deck
bed. a writing desk, two floor
lamps, one card table and one
Chinese checker set.
C. A. Derreberry
Dies On Sunday
C. A. Derreberry, 83. died Aug.
22 at tlie home of liis son. Louis,
near Hayesville. Funeral was held
at, the Peachtree Baptist church
Wednesday with the Rev. John
Stansberry officiating. Interment
was in the church cemetery with
Ivie funeral home in charge.
Mr. Derreberry is survived by |
two daughters and three sons: j
Miss Ellen Derreberry of Andrews j
and Mrs. D. R. Lee of Gastonia:
Louis of Hayesville. Cross of
Rhodo. and Dumont.
iRymer Breaks Arm
In 16-Foot Fall
Geo. B. Rymer of Murphy was
injured in a fall from a 16-foo;
height on a section of the sub
station at the Hiwassee Hydro
plant recently. In the fall he sus
tained a broken right, arm. He is
recuperating nicely and is able
to do light work.
Murp.'r. Lion- club had as its
< ? a: tht Tut -day might meet
:?.* the district governor. district
> ternary. members of Andrews
Rotary club. members of Rob
binsville Lion? club and several
ether visitor.-. The principal speech
'a. i made by District Governor
W Amos Abrams of Boone, who
was innodoccd by Rotary Presi
dtnt E S Christenbury of An
drews.
Prefacing his address with the
remarks. "We are aware of the
fact, that we are visiting one of
the best Lions clubs in District
31 -A. and one of the best clubs
i:i the Mate of North Carolina,
this is indeed a model club after
which weaker clubs could pattern
With profit ?<) themselves and
credit to their communities," Mr.
Abrams declared. We are mem
bers of a powerful organization
devoted to an enormous task and
shouldered with stupendous re
sponsibilities in a period requir
ing the utmost of every citizen."
According to the speaker, dur
ing the past year Lions reported
no fewer than 66.507 community
building. nation-preserving, de
mocracy-supporting activities, and
of this number 21.759 were con
tributions to the war effort. More
than $10,000,000 worth of bonds
were sold by Lions clubs last
year. Lions clubs are engaged in
100 various types of war activi
ties ? continuing their work with
the blind, the halt, and the lame,
thus making every community a
better one for having in it a
Lions club.
Wlxen we look at Uonism and
its piece in tht future, we must
base any and all conclusions on
the past and on the present. My
glasses are illuminated with the
licpe of a better world, with a
bright faith in the wisdom of men
in the days ahead, with a glow
or confidence enkindled by the
courage being demonstrated on
: our battlefields. Today we are
j meeting the problem of war un
selfishly: tomorrow the problems
of peace will confront us." he
concluded.
Dr. Robert R. King, also of
j Boone, district secretary, spoke
[ briefly on sending in reports and
I special incentives being offered
! for officers to make reports
[ promptly.
Dr. W A. Hoover, chairman of
j the blind committee, made a re
port on the blind work, stating
that it is hoped to have at least
' two clinics this year, through the
! cooperation of the health and
welfare departments. In addition
to new examinations, those whom
the club already has fitted with
glasses will be asked to come in
for a check-up.
W. M. Fain, chairman of the
community betterment commit
Continued on back page)
Bueck Says Cost Of
Living Is Declining
H. Bubck. chairman of the
price panel of the local War Price
nnd Rationing Board, announces'
that according to statistics com- 1
piled by the Department of La
bor. retail food prices declined
2.0 per cent from June 15. 1943.
to July 15. 1943. and that the
overall cost of living fell 0.8 per '
cent during the same period.
"These reductions in the cost
of living are the direct result of
i determined effort on the part.
: of the government and local citi
j /ens to hold living costs in line
with the income of the people",
says Mr. Bueck. who requested the :
1 wholehearted cooperation of all I
j merchants and consumers in the j
program to resist price increases, j
It was pointed out that all
reputable grocers were assisting
in the campaign by posting their
prices in accordance with the
government requirements. In or
der that housewives may know
that they are not paying "black
market" prices for groceries and
meats, food prices must be posted
in each store as follows:
1 . The food store will post one
or more signs in a conspicuous
place showing the group of retail
stores to which it belongs. The
sign will read "OPA-1". "OPA-2".
"OPA-3". or "OPA-4". whichever
applies. These same designations
will apply on the applicable ceil
ing price chart.
2. The printed OPA ceiling
price charts for groceries covered
by community prices, pork cuts
and beef, veal and lamb cuts must
be posted in the store at a point
where they may be noticed and
conveniently read by customers.
These pasters must be the correct
ones for the store group in ques
tion.
3. Stores must post their selling
, prices for groceries covered by
community prices on the item or
at. or near the point of sale. Meat:
in display cases must be tagged
or marked to show the selling
price per pound, and bacon, beef.
*a usages, veal and lamb must be
tagged or labeled to show grade
of the meat.