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VOI.I U* 55? No. 9
Mt'RMnr. WORTH CAROLINA TIIIRS SEPTEMBER 13. 1MJ
Sc COPY _ ?J.4t pkk YEAR
Five Trees Will Save
a Soldier's Life
II takes only five trees to bark up
and protect one Midler. Only five
trees to keep him safe ?nd brine
him back home. One tree is needed
to supply him with living quarters,
a mess hall, chapel and recreational
facilities. Another provides the eas
ing* necCMary in shipping him food,
clothing, guns, munitions and medi
ral supplies. Wood from the three
remaining trees is used for making
equipment for waging modern war
tare such as nitrocellulose in high
explosives, plastics for training
?lanes, parachutes, gasmask can is
ters. gun coven, food emergent
rations, fibre containers for blocil
plasma. Only five trees to back up
and protrct one soldier ? your son
your brother, your swretheart! Is h r
worth that much to you? Put youi
trees to work for victory.
Cut More
PULPWOOD?
Now!
Guernsey Sale To Be Held
In Murphy On October 8;
41 Registered Head Offered
Forty-one head of registered
Guernseys will be offered for sale
a*, auction in Murphy on Friday.
October 8. according to announce
ment by A. Q. Kelner, county j
went. This registered Quernsey
promotion sale, sponsored by the I
extension services of North Caro- j
iina and Georgia and the breeders j
ol Western North Carolina and
North Oeorgia. wili be hVd at the
lair grounds, starting at 12 o - '
clock noon.
The Guernseys offered for sale
will include 12 bulls and 29 cows
and heifers.
These animals are being con
signed by the following Guernsey
bleeders in this section: Miss Flor
ence Osborne. Canton, four; John
Shields. Culberson, five; Reigel- !
dale Farms, Trion. Ga., eight;
M D. McNorton, Hendersonville,
five F. E. Lykes, Arden. five:
A. B. Slagle, Franklin, four; Frank
Corpcning. Henderson ville, one;
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hammond.
Berryton. Georgia, one: J. A. and
P. A. Agnew. Trion. Ga., three;
L B. Compton, Asheville. three:
ar.d Dr E. L. Shuford. Ashevjlle.
two.
This sale is being conducted
with an effort to stimulate greater
milk production in this territory i
and to bring in a totter grade of '
cattle, since there is an enlarged ,
market for milk in Murphy now.
Farmers desiring - information
on the cattle mentioned above
may obtain it from the county
agent of their counties.
inventory Of
Rationed Shoe
Stock Must Be
Taken On 30th
Re tailers. Distributors. Jobbers,
and Manufacturers of shoes must 1
take inventory of thei| stock of
shoes on hand as of the close of
business September 30. according
to a ruling made try the Office of
Price Administration.
The forms for listing the in
ventory will be mailed to the hand
lers of shoes by the Office of Price j
Administration Inventory Unit in
the near future, and the shoe
dealer must fill out the forms in '
duplicate, and mail one copy to j
the Office of Price Administration
Inventory Unit. Empire State
Building. New York, on or before
October 10. Any Shoe Dealer fail- ;
ing to rcceive his inventory forms
through the mail by September
27 should apply to his Local Ra
tioning Board for his copies of j
Form R-1701A.
When the Shoe Rationing Order
was issued, it required dealers to j
report their inventories at 6
months' intervals on a date to be
named by the Office of Price Ad
ministration. The first report was
called for on April 10. 1943. The
Continued on page four
County Council Of Home Clubs
To Hold Meeting September 29
Miss Anna C. Rowe. western i
district home agent, will be in |
Murphy Wednesday. September j
29. to rpeak at a county council |
meeting of home demonstration
clubs of, Cherokee countv. The j
meeting will be held In the court j
room at 1:30 p. m.
Miss Rowe will present to the
dicers and leaders the outline of
*0Tk for 1944. Some changes in
the program wll lbe made, and the j
members of the council will be giv- J
en the privilege of approving the I
D'an of work. They then will take j
'he ideas back to their Individual |
clubs. Each club in the county is j
urged to have a representative at |
the meeting, that they might
the plans for the coming
Tear.
Mrs. p. a. Arrowood of Marble
k Presklrnt of the council and will
Pr^lde over the meeting.
Besides Miss Rowe's discussion. |
y*re will be other interesting fea- j
tor**, |
A *orial hour will be held at the ,
Note of the business meeting.
Asks Retailers
Not To Stock
Up On Meats
The local War Pricc and Ra
tioning Board has cautioned meat
retailers not to stock upon supplies
larger than their normal demand,
such overstocking probably will re
sult in serious financial loss, he
pointed out.
The recent elimination of
slaughtering quotas does not
mean that civilians will receive
larger amounts of meat, since no
appreciable reduction of point
values on meat and meat products
fc expected.
MORE SUGAR
Increased supplies of sugar are
being shipped in from Cuba and
Latin countries, and the public Is
receiving about 15 percent more of
the sweet. The general opinion
Is that there is enough sugar to
discontinue rationing it.
D. J. Moses Dies
At Age of 74
c'aZT\tn Hayesvi,!p- Sw ? *
2 Wdaf
-ttrrr wrre heid sat
? ay at 2 p ?? at Sugar Pork
Baptist church. Cuilasagee. with
the Rev. A. J. Clemmer, of Hayes
vijie, officiating. Burial was in
' church cemetery. The Ivie
funeral home of Murphy was in
charge of arrangements
He is survived by five daugh
Mrs p E. Mashbum. 8of
Gneiss. M.s. Eva M. Cabe of
Franklin. Mrs. Ida M. Alley. 0f
Portsmouth, va.. Mr,. Sidney
Goodwin, of Wilson, and Miss
Mamie O. Moses, of Hayesvi,,^
vine R?ns f Z Moses' of Kn?*
ville Roy. of Goldsboro. and Carl.
?inri ainRa: 35 Brandcliildren
and three great-grandchildren.
Elmer Hedrick
Dies At Marble
rlMlc SUndaV a'ternoor> at 2 0\
Funeral services were held at
the Marble Baptist church, at 2
oclock. Tuesday afternoon, with
e Rev. Algie West officiating
The Townson funeral home was
In charge of arrangements Bur
ial was in the church cemetery
Surviving, besides the father
and mother, are two brothers.
Boyd and Gene, and three sisters.
baby slate'**" ' ^ ^ ?
Mrs. Byers Dies
Monday At Ivy Lo#
Mrs Nancy Jane B.vers. 60.
died Monday morning at 10 o'clock
at her home In the Ivy Log see
tlon in Georgia.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday morning at 10 o'clock, at
Old Brastsown near Warne. with
the Rev. c. Conley. of B:?ir.,vllle.
the Rev. Henry a-own of Warne
and the Rev Rolf Swatuon. of
" n'ing Harris, officiating.
She Is survived by her husband.
N.ck A. Byers: one son. Ralph
who Is In the navy stationed a'
Balnbridge. Mrt : f??r daughters.
Viola and Ella Pay. of B'alrsville:
Mrs. Leila Brown of Dalton. Qa
and Mrs. L. W. Moss, of Greens
bore.
The I We funeral home was in
charge.
Pastors To Give
Dialogue At
Union Services
Union services will be held at |
the First Baptist church Sunuay j
evening at 7:30 o'clock. Itistead
of a sermon, there will be a dia- 1
logue by The Rev H. L. Paisley.
A. B. Cash, and Ralph Taylor, pas
tors of the participating churches.
The subject will be: ' The Church
Facing World Peace".
The Sunday evening service will
close a scries held during the
rncnth of September. The pas
tors hope to have union services
every fifth Sunday evening here
after.
Lovingood Family
To Have Reunion
The l<ovingood family will have
a reunion at Hamdngdog Baptist
church on Sunday. October 3. be
ginning at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing and ending at * o'clock in the
I afternoon.
J. M. Lovingood of Marble v
president of the reunion. He re
quests that everyone bring basket
lunches.
TO PREACH ON
"GOOD HABITS"
The Rev. H. L. Parley will
preach on "The Power of Good
Habits" at the Sunday morning
service at Presbyterian church.
Lease For Park
Site Is Received
The City of Murphy has receiv
ed a draft of a lease agreement
for the park site on the old CCC
camp ground, from the Tennessee
Valley Authority, through A. D.
Rieger, manager of properties in
the Chattanooga area.
Representatives of the T. V. A.
will meet with the group who aie
interested in the project at the
town hall on Friday of this week
at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. At
this time R. M. Howes of the re
gional studies department of the
T V. A.. Knoxville. will discuss
preliminary plans which his de
partment has been working up for
the development.
Mr. Reiger stated that after the
T. V. A. representatives have the
comments and suggestions of the
group sponsoring the project, the !
final draft of the agreement will i
be prepared and. after approval
by their legal department, will be
presented to the town council for
signature.
Alfred Gibson
Awarded "Good
Conduct" Medal
El Paso. Texas ? At an impress
ive ceremony here this week. Pvt.
Alfred M. Gibson, of Murphy. N.
C., was awarded the soldier's
"Good Conduct" medal ty Colonel
George M. Edwards of the Army
Service Forces, commanding offi
cer of the William Beaumont Gen
eral Hospital.
The Good Conduct medal is a
warded in recognition of exempl
ary behavior, efficiency and fidel
ity during one year or more of ac
tive federal military service, and
entitle? the recipient to wear the
official red and white striped rib
bon on his uniform.
We think your readers will be
giad to hear of this lad's splendid
work.
Sept. 30 Deadline
For Silk, Nylon
Mrs. Alline R. King, home dem
onstration agent .reminds women i
of the county that September 30 !
is the deadline for collection of j
old silk and nylon hose. She urges |
them to get all available hose to!
the depot at Candler's store be- j
fore the de; inc.
The women also are urged to
bring in all their waste fats and
to save their tin cans.
Mrs. W A. Savage and Mrs. S
M. Benton, of Cornelia. Ga.. are
visiting in Murphy this week.
Townsons To
Operate Hotel,
St. Petersburg
E L. Townson, who owned and
operated the Townson department |
store here for a number of years. j
has sold his stock of goods to Sol j
Schulman. of Sylva, who has mov- j
ed the stock to his place of busi
nes there. Mr. Townson sold his
store building some time ago. to
Bright Raper, of Murphy.
Mr. and Mrs. Townson left
Wednesday for St. Petersburg,
ria.. where they have leased a
twenty-room hotel, the winck.
which they will operate. They
were accompanied by their son
in-law and daughter. Mr. and
Mrs. Alden Coward, of Andrews.
Mr. Coward will leave soon to en
ter the service, and Mrs. Coward
will remain with her parents while
he is away.
Morris Allen Is
Shot Accidentally
Morris Allen, eight, of Wolf
Creek a school comunity. son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jade Allen, was ac
cidentally shot Saturday morn
ing, allegedly by Claude Bailey,
who was hunting squirrels.
According to reports. Mr. Bailey
thought the boy's feet were a
squirrel he had already shot, and
he fired and sprinkled the calf
of each leg with shot. He rushed
the boy to the hospital, and Allen
is recuperating nicely.
The injured boy is a student of
the Wolf Creek A School.
Carters Have
Three Sons In
Military Service
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Carter of
Murphy. RFD 3. have three sons
iii the service.
Pfc. Sheridan Carter entered
the service May 27. 1941. He took
his basic training at Camp
Wheeler. Ga.. and is now serving
ai Catnp Livingston. La.
Pfc. James Homer Carter enter
ed the army June 18. 1942. and
took his basic training at- Camp
Pickett. Va. He is now on man
euvers in Los Angeles. California.
Pvt. Andrew Jackson Carter
entered the air force July 29 and
is now stationed at Miami Beach.
Florida. " ' 1
Officials Say Need For
Chestnut Extract Is Urgent
The urgent need for chestnut
( extract, which in produced from
| rh?stnut wood, has ben pointed
out forcibly in recent weeks. Teas
Extract Company of Andrews.
! which manufactures chestnut ex
tract. has had several appeals in
| recent weeks from government au
| thoriUes for an increased produc
I tion of this critical war material.
Brigadier General Theron D.
Weaver, of the production division
| of the war department, recently
1 wrote the company: "Despite our
' thousands of planes and tanks.
j most American soldiers still fight 1
on their fret. They need the best \
shoes made. Production of chest I
nut wood extract is essential to!
the tanning of Rood shoe leather
I Every cutter and hauler of chest- j
nut wood, every person connected '
; with the making of this badly j
i needed extract is striking a blow
at the enemy. Let's hit- the enemy
hard."
Teas Extcict Company is on the
j payroll savings plan. 100 percent,
and the average is much more
I than ten cent.
County Far From Goal
In ^X^ar Loan Drive
Camp And Hospital
Council Meets At
Lake Lure Center
The most recent meeting of the
Western North Carolina Camp
and Hospital council was held at
l ake Lure Rest Center, with the
chairman. Mrs. Scott Bra/neJi of
Hmdersonvllle presiding. Eight
of the 14 member chapters of the
American Red Cross were repres
mted: Caldwell. Henderson. Ruth ,
? : ford. Polk. Clay. Cherokee. Bun
i ombe. and Swain.
The council members were wel
comed by Captain Howard Lan
caster, who brought greetings
fiom Colonel Dudley Cocke, com
manding officer of the Rest Cen
ter. who was unable to attend, and
by Bob Berlinger, American Red
Cross Program director, who in
vited the members to visit the day
room before leaving.
Members reported what their
councils had done for the hospi
tals and many of them pledged
cash donations from their chap
ters. including the following: Clay.
$100: Buncombe. $100: Polk.
$150: Caldwell. $50 until March 1
Cherokee $200: Swain. $100: Hen
derson. $100: and Rutherford.
| $200. Some councils have not
been heard from.
| The following chapters of the
Red Cross are represented on the
council: Cherokee, Clay. McDow
' ell, Macon. Polk. Rutherford. Calrt
j well. Black Mountain. Buncombe.
Haywood, Madison, Swain, Tran
sylvania. and Henderson.
I The Cherokee chapter council
was represented by Mrs. T. A
Case, chapter chairman, and Miss
Addie Mae Cooke, council chair
man.
Many Graduates
Of '43 Leave
For Colleges
Among Murphy high school sen
iors of the class of 1942-43, who i
have gone away to colleges and
business schools are:
Robert Glenn Alexander, Ger- !
aid Arthur Beatty. and Paul Ed
ward Hill, to Georgia Tech; Lillie !
Irene Jordon, to Western Caro- s
lina Teachers* college. Cullowhee; |
Prances Helen Dockery and Fran- 1
ces Virginia Hampton, to Busi- ,
nes college. Chattanooga. Tenn.;
Loster Lee Mason. Jr.. Mary Fian
ces Shields, and Eloisc J. Davis. !
to Mars Hill college: Margaret
Twiggs Meroney. to Brenau Col
lege. Gainesville. Ga.: Annie Laura
Mulkey. Asheville: Virginia Ann .
White. Toccoa Falls Institute.
Toccoa Falls, Ga.
Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Hyatt visit
ed their son. Charles, at Fort
Bragg last week.
Cherokee county is far from its
coal of $232 ooo in th?- Third War
Loan Drive, according to reports
received this week. Only $65,000
has ben sold to date, with a bal
ance of 177.000 to be sold by
September 30. the closing date
of the drive. During the Second
War Loan Drive in April, when
the quota for the county was
$127,000. a total of $174 146 was
sold by the county.
Those in charge of the sale of
londs urgt the County citizen
ship to respond to this call of the
Government for $232 000. to do
it: part in financing the war.
Many counties in this area have
exceeded their quotas, and leaders
do not want to see Cherokee lag
ging behind. During the next
week, those who can buy both the
large and small bonds should con
tact their bankers or post office
officials and purchase the bonds
oi their choice. Detailed informa
j tion on the kinds of bonds offer
ed in this drive can be obtained
from the banks and post offices.
Recuperates
From Injury
Sgt. J B Green, son of Mr and
Mis. Walter R. Green of Murphy.
I has recently recuperated from a
j fractured ankle and was able to
] leave the hospital. He is located
at Camp Crowder. Mo.
J Sergeant Green went into the
j service in the signal corps Febru
i ary 25. and the radio school with
| a skilled, excellent rating. He is
now taking a six week's advanced
course of frequency modulation
Prior to entering service, he was
in Coleman's radio shop in Mur
phy.
Holy Communion
There will be celebration of
Holy Communion at the Church of
the Mesiah Sunday morning at
11 o'clock. The Rev. Rufus Mor
gan will be present to conduct the
service.
Picture Is Not
Yet Identified
The picture of an old church or
school building, and a large group
of people, taken several years ago,
which was published in last week's
SCOUT has attracted wide atten
tion. As yet no one has positively
identified the time and place.
Many suggestions have been made,
and numerous people have come
to the office to see the original
picture. It has been suggested
that the place might be Hanging
dog. Marble Springs, or Ml. Zion
church. The paper had hoped
that someone who was in the
picture might identify it.
Distinguished Guests On
Woman's Club Program
"What, ts Back of Buying a War
Bond" was the subject of an ad- 1
dress ty Mrs. Albert Latlirop. of 1
Asheville. chairman of the Wom
en's Division of the War Finance
committee for Western North
Carolina, at the meeting of Mur
phy Woman's club in the club
room Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Lathrop gave the story be- ,
hind buying bonds, describing the I
ammunition and materials various
denominations, small and large,
will buy and place in the hands
of the fighting men. She appealed :
to the approximately 53 women 1
present to do a selling job on the '
idea of buying war bonds, stating
that, people must want, to buy
them and not have to be urged,
for the program to be effective.
She stated that one-third of the
third war loan quota must, be pur
chased by the small buyer.
Mrs. Lathrop was presented by
Mrs. Harry Miller, president of
the club. Following her address.
Mrs. Shoemaker of Asheville. vice
state chairman of the Women's
Continued on page four
Home Nursing
Courses Are
Being Held
Two home nursing classes are
being conducted in the county at
the present time, with an enroll
ment of 20 members each. Miss
Gayle Isensee. public health nurse
at the Folk School, is teaching
each class. The classes are spon
sored by the Cherokee County
chapter of American Red Cross
and the county home demonstra
tion clubs. Mrs. Alline R. King is
home nursing chairman.
The Peachtrec class is being held
a4- Mrs. Clarence Hendrix" home
every Tuesday and Thursday
night at 7 o'clock, and the Mar
tin's Creek is being held at the
school building Wednesday and
Friday afternoons at 2 o'clock.
As soon as these two classes are
completed, about the middle of
October, two more will be started.