\<>l I ME 55 ? No. 11 Ml RfHT. NORTH CAROLINA Till RSDAY. 0<T. 7, V COPY ? SI.M PER YEAR County Over Top In War Bond Drive C.irrokee county over-subscrib l( ? Third War Loan quota by ? vital thousands of dollars, ac .itni to Chairman Percy B r bft' According to official re from the Federal Reserve r :-.k as of September 30. the total r,. : <ibscribed and issued as of d 9 W9t9 HtMH.1l Th :j :i : y quota was $232,000. During * ??.?? '.ast 'wo days of the drive. O tcber 1 and 2. several large |y-n?k wpi* sold by the hanks and pest offices, and it is thought that vi ?n the final figures are com plied the total subscribed in this a :uty will reach $300,000 Mr Ferebee this week thanked his committee chairmen by letters for f e work they did to make the drive a success. The Treasury Department has extended the sale of E F and G bonds through the 15th of this , month and all that are sold will be added to the county's quota. Rev. J. H. Hall To Preach At Tomotla Church Rev. J. Howard Hall of Clyde j xv il! assist the Rev. John Stan berry in a series of revival services ' fit Tomotla Baptist church, begin- j r.inp Sunday. Mr. Hall is a native | of Buncombe county, but he lived in Clay for several years and two years in Cherokee near John C. Campbell Folk school, where his wife's people live. He at present ; pastor of Oak Grove and Sunny j Point Baptist churches in Hay- j wood Baptist Asociation. of which l he is clerk. Mr Hall had his early exper- 1 fence in teaching at Ogden. Peach- 1 tree. Brass*own. and Grandview. | and his first pastoral work in the churches in Western North Caro- j lina association, where he was ' clerk for three years until 1935 when he moved to Haywood. Many Visiting The USO Lounge One hundred people from in ana around Murphy have visited the USO lounge. Service men ' from many different camps con- 1 tinue *.o use the lounge, and several j have >pent the night. The com- 1 mlttees in charge arc asking for donation of two single blankets. The ladies in charge now are serving coffee and cookies to the scrv men and women. Peach-', tree Woman's club recently donat ed cups and saucers for this pur pose Mrs. J B. Gray donated an electric percolator. Mrs. Peyton Ivle nave five pounds of sugar. Laundry is being done gratis by j Murphy Laundry. Mrs. Tom Mauney recently do rated an electric sign that will be installed over the street entrance this week. Robert Bault did the te-lettering of the sign. Miss Anna Rowe Is Speaker At Demonstration Council Meeting Approximately 60 women at tended the county council meet ing of Cherokee county home demonstration clubs which was held in the county court room ?VftiaiPsdsy at ? 30 o'clock Miss Anna Rowe. western dis trict home agent, was the princi pal speaker. She presented an ou* line of work for home demonstra tion clubs for 1944. Mrs P. A. Arrowood. of Marble. ! president of the council, presided. Four 4-H club girls sang, and Mrs Bertha Odom conducts the devo- ; tional. Mrs. E. Roach, of Sunny Point, was secretary. Mrs. W. D. Kin p. Cherokee county agent, presided over a short business session, at which time Mrs. Ruth Hughes of Ranger, i was elected secretary of the coun cil. Mrs King checked with the clubs to see that they approved the plan of work and would take the ideas back to their individual clubs. Sixteen out of eighteen clubs were represented at the ' meeting. The Bellview and Ranger clubs j will serve lunch at the calf sale ! which will be held at the fair grounds. Oct. 8. At the close of the business ses- j sion. a social hour was held and lefreshments served. Forest Service Phones Serve Communities Forest service telephones are installed in different parts of the county for the purpose of protect ing forests and preventing dam age by fire. People living in the j communities where the telephones are installed may use them free | to call Murphy and various parts of the county. Recently the main- 1 tenance men have found that I some vandals are breaking the in sulators frequently, often within I less than two weeks after replace- , ment. With materials and labor scarce, the men urge thoi-.e who have been doing this damage to stop. They do not want to take legal steps to have it stopped. Evelvn Wood Is Pledged To Club Miss Evelyn Wood, daughter of j Mr and Mrs. E. A. Wood of An drews. has been pledged to the Del Vers social club at Ward-Bel mont School. Nashville. Tenn. Miss Wood is a member of the college department this year. Parents Tried For Failure To Send Children To School Thee Gibby. Dolphus Jones, and Hill stiles of the McClelland's j Creek section, charged with fail ure to comply with the compuls ^ry school law. were given a hear- , ing before Clerk of Court J. L. Wall Monday in the office of County Superintendent Lloyd, Kendrlx. having been summoned ? M a result of a petition by Miss 1 Linetta Dean, county superintend - ? of Public Welfare. The charg wrn admitted as true b y all defendants. Tl> e court allowed UN **?Mants to go without fine. being the first time they had : ***** brought Into "ourt on such * chart"-. how< . . Cl?rk of Court made M clear that failure to I in school their children I yn the ages of 7 and 14 would ? With the full penalty of the I ?fcould subsequent cases arise ? ? wohttif thtes defendant*. ? cora Green, who was sum ? J***5 for a hearing at the same ? **' *? call ? v ?lh*r paper* wove issued for ? ? trial la \tp?cted to be hoard later during the week. Others attending the hearing were: Superintendent Lloyd Hen drix. Isham R Hudson, superin tendent of the Andrews City Schools, and Boyd B. Robinson. 1 principal of the Andrews Elrmen- , tary school. The above cases were from the ? Andrews schools. Other cases are likely to be heard. ac<ording to| Miss Dean, when it is found that parents are deliberately refusing! j to send their children to school.! Superintendent Hendrix report | ed that he had a number of cases : that should be heard by the court on acount of non-compliance with I the school law Boyd B. Robinson, principal of j the Andrews Elementary school.: has been active in securing com- i ! pliance with the law in the An drews unit schools. Miss Dean let it be known that I every effort wlil be made to bring ! about prosecutions when the law appears to be wilfully violated. STUDIES AREA OF COMMAND WASHINGTON:, n c ? Soundphet? ?With the aid cf a large ir.ap in the office of the Secretary of the Navy, Frank Knox (left) and Lord lx>uis Montbatten, Supreme Allied Commander in South East Asia, survey the area of the latter's command for United Nations operations in the Orient. Ten-Day Meeting Starts Here 14th Special Services at the Pres byterian church, with Rev R. E. McClure of Asheville. the visiting Preacher, will begin on Thursday. October 14. at 7:30 p. m. These services will continue through Sunday. October 24. Mr. McClure will have an im portant announcement to make at the opening service concerning how persons may receive credit of a unit on Teacher Training at these services. The Gospel of John will constitute the basis of study throughout the series. All texti used will be from that Oospel The public is invited to all of these services. The Sunday School will observe Rally Day at the 10 o'clock hour. The morning sermon will be fol lowed by Communion of the Lord's. Supper. HOME NURSING CLASSES ARE DISCUSSED Miss Elizabeth King. Red Cross Mirsing consultant for Western North Carolina, met with the home nursing committee of the Cherokee county chapter, and others, at the home of Mrs. T. A. Case, chapter chairman. Wednes day evening, for the purpose of discussing problems of home nurs ing for Cherokee and Clay coun ties. Miss Gayle Iscnsee. public health nurse at the John C. Campbell Polk school. Brasstown. who is teaching a class at Mar tin's Creek, and one at Peachtree. with two members of her Peach tree class. Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Julia Wells, was present. Upon completion of these two classes, it is the plan to start two other classes, possibly one at Grand view. and one for negro women if they are interested. Miss Elba Sneed. public health nurse, plans to teach a class at Murphy high school. Clay county was represented by Mrs. C. E. Standridge. and Miss Vclma Beam, of Haycsville. Members of the Cherokee coun ty committee present were: Mrs. W. D. King, chairman: Miss Sneed. Mrs. Ola Williams. Mrs. B. W. Whitfield. Mrs. H. Btieck. chairman of Junior Red Cross, and Miss Mary Cornwell. Mrs. Case served refreshments at the close of the meeting. Specialists To Speak On Storage Miss Pauline Oordon. home management specialist, and H. R. Niswonger. state extension hor ticulturist. will meet with home demonstration clubs of Cherokee county, at the courthouse here Saturday, at 10 o'clock, according to Mrs. W. D. King, home dem onstration agent. Mr. Niswonger will speak on the storage of root vegetables, while Miss Oordon will give instructions on storage of canned goods. NEWCOMFRS Mr. and Mrs. Jack Maner from Fostoria. Ohio. Mr. Maner is working for the Cherokee Scout. Womanpower Survey Made A womanpower survey to deter mine the number of women avail able for employment in essential war industry was conducted here recently by Lt. Elizabeth Cole man. Sgt. Beatrice Dixon and Cpl. Lorraine McFarland of the Women's Army Corps, whose headquarters are in Asheville. This is a survey made by repre sentatives of the War Depart ment. and results of the survey axe sent to the U. S. Employment i Service and the War Department Advisory Council Elects Chairman The Cherokee county advisory council of the Unemployment Compensation commission met at the Employment office In the ! courthouse Tuesday evening for t the purpose of having a chairman appointed. It was the first meet ing of the council since the ap pointment of three new members the first of July. John VV. Donley, who served as chairman of the council last year, was a pointed chairman for an other year. Members of the coun cil are: D. M. Reece. J. V. Bamett. and J w Donley, old members, and J. 13 Gray. Miss Addie Mae Cooke, and W. M. Pain, new mem bers. The meeting was called by C I. Calhoun, secretary to tile council. Revival Going On At Free Methodist Church An old-fnshioned revival is in i progress this week and next, at the Fiee Methodist church in East Murphy, the old playhouse. The district superintendent. Rev. Fred R Horton. is preaching ! every night at 7:30 o'clock. Sun day school Sunday is at. 10 o'clock a. m.. preaching at 11 a. m. and at 7:30 p. m. The church invites the public to attend the preaching service at Marble Sunday afternoon at 3:30. Mr. Horton will conduct tlw ser vice in the building on the high way where the Free Methodist Sunday School has been held. Amos Couple Have Two Sons In Army Mr. and Mrs F S. Amos of Murphy. Route 2. Box 7. have two sons in the service. Pfc. Claude E. Amos is now stationed at Shrew- ! port. La., on maneuvers, and Pfc. j Roy L. Amos, stationed at the ; Army Air Base. Alliance. Neb. The latter has received the sol- ' dier's "Oood Conduct" medal. The i good conduct medal is awarded in , recognition of exemplary behav- j , ior. efficiency and fidelity during | j the past 18 months of his active j military service. United War Fund Drive Starts October 15, Headed By Forsyth Scrap Drive Now Going On Joe Hay. Alio is chairman of the Cherokee county salvage com mitter. announced that the fall drive which began Friday. October 1 and will continue through No vember 15. Mr Ray has appoint ed committees and plans to have r? meeting of next week to instruct these committees in the work of the drht. All civic clubs are requested to aid the regular salvage committee set-up for collecting fats, tin cans, iron and steel scrap and other items. Each county is asked for $1 for each thousand population. ior prizes, and $1 additional, to de fray the expense of a broadcast by Governor Broughton. Bill Whichard Training At Maxwell Field Aviation Cadet William A. < Bill i Whichard has been trans ferred from the Classification Center at Nashville. Tenn. to Maxwell Field. Ala. He was re cently classified for pilot training Cadet Whichard is the son of Dr. and Mrs. M. P. Whichard of Murphy. Qualifying Test To Be Given At Murphy School On November 9 The second Qualifying Test for . the Army Specialized Training: j Program and the Navy College j Program V-12 which will be given ( throughout the country on Tues- 1 day, November 9. wilt be admin- j istered at the Murphy High . School. K. C. Wright. Principal., announces. A pamphlet of general information which contains an admission - identification form may be obtained at V/irphy high school. This form properly filled, out will admit to the test students j between the ages of 17 and 21 in 1 elusive who are recent high school graduates or who will be gradu- 1 ated by March 1. 1944. Intent to take the test should be made . known immediately to Mr. Wright j in order that the necessary test supplies may be ordered. The same examination will be taken by both Army and Navy candidates. The examination is designed to test the aptitude and general knowledge required for the program of college training and all qualified students are urg ed to take the test. At the time of the test each candidate will be ; given a choice of service prefer ence. but taking the test does not obligate the candidate to enlist in the service. The Army Specialized Training ; ! Program and the Navy College ! Program enable students to con I tinue academic training at- gov ernment expense following Induc I tion into the armed services. Suc i cessful completion of the prescrib | ed courses may. following further officer training, lead to a commis | sion in the Army or the Navy. Those selected for the Army will, after further screening and basic military training, be sent to college. Students chosen for the Navy Program, after selection by the Office of Naval Officer Pro curement. will be detailed directly to college. Students who attend college under either of the pro grams will be under military dis cipline on active duty in uniform with pay. All expenses, including tuition, food, housing, books, and j uniforms will be paid by the Army or the Navy. Sermon Topics i Rev. H. L. Paisley's sermon top ics for next Sunday, at the Pre*- , i byterian church, are: at 11 a. m.: ^ "Making Faith Burglar Proof,, | and at 7 :30 p. m . "Hungers of a . Healthy Heart". Over Seas Parcels Must Be Mailed By October 15 Prompt mailing of Christ mas Rifts to thr armed forces over seas is urerd by postal officials. October 15 Ls the deadline for packages to be mailed in order to reach the men and women in service by Christmas Day. New Physician Added To Staff Petrie Hospital Dr Robert H. Cox this week be comes assistant to Dr. W. A. Hoover on the staff of Petrie hos pital. He came here from Fon tana Dam. where he has been with the T. V .A. since March. 1942. Prior to poing to Fontana. he was assistant medical officer for Cha tuge dam and lived in Murphy. Dr. Cox received his M. D. from the University of Tennessee. Knox ville. and his home is in Mt. Ver non. Ky. He and his wife are liv ing in the Harshaw apartments. J. L. Abernathy Is Training At Cedar Falls, Iowa Cedar Falls. Iowa- p*c. Jacob L. Abernathy. 26. Murphy. N. C.. son of R. B. Abernathy. Murphy, has arrived at Iowa State Teach ers Colege for course of Army Air i Force instruction lasting apropxi I mately five months prior to his ap [ pointment as an Aviation Cadet I in the Army Air Forces. During this period he will take numerous academic courses, as well as ele mentary flying training. Upon completion of the course he will be classified as a pilot, navigator or bombarier and go on to schools of the Flying Training Command for training in these specialties. Cherokee county will launch its United War Fund drive on Fri day. October 15 with a quota of S3. 000. according to County Chair man W Frank Forsyth. H. Bueck of Murphy and John H Christy of Andrews have been named chairman of their respec tive communities. Special com mutes will be named by them to ar .sist in the drive. *nc National War Fund is of ficially endorsed by the President. I It has the backing of the Govern ment as an improvement over the old confusing way of raising mon j ey It permits one to budget his wartime giving When giving to the United War Fund, one gives to all the following I 17 causes: USO. United Seamen's Service. War Prisoners Aid Belgian War ' Relief Society. British War Relief Society.. French Relief Fund. Friends of Luxemburg. Greek War Relief Association. Norwegian Re lief. Polish War Relief. Queen Wil Helmina Fund. Russian War Re j lief. United China Relief. United Czechoslovak Relief. United Yugo slav Relief Fund. Refugee Relief Trustees. United States Commit tee for the Care of European Chil dren. | Burning Permits Must Be Secured Beginning October 1. all per sons must cooperate in the pre vention of forest fires over the county by securing permits to do burning unless within 500 foot of a dwelling house. These permits may be issued by: County Warden E. S. Burnetter. Ranger Schapp. Mauney Drug Co.. Ranger Stanley. Andrews. W. S. Calhoun. Andrews^ Anna Mae | Jones. County Agents office. H. H. Da vidson. Ranger. Fred Roberson. Suit. Allen Brendle. Wehutty. Loy Lunsford. Peachtree. W. T.Dock ery. Beaverdam, Grady Waldroup. Phone No. 2202. Panther Top Look Out. W. J. Martin. Folk School. Dewey Kapheart. Owl Creek, and Willard Forrester. Culberson. Route 2. Miss Parks Tells Ministers Of Regional Library Service Miss Dora Ruth Parks, director of the Regional library for the counties of Graham, Cherokee and Clay, addressed the ministers at their monthly meeting held at the First Baptist church Monday. She told of how the TVA is co operating with the library boards in the region and of the increased interest being taken by the people of the region. Miss Parks gave a typical day o! the Bookmobile, revealing that it not only visits the town libra ries but those of the schools, as well as schools that have no libra ries. some homes and other com munity centers. Recently, it has made periodic visits to the Prison Camp at Peachtree. There arc 117 School Sells $38,403 And Bonds; Senior During the Third War Loan Drive, which closed October 2. the pupils of the Murphy school sold and pledged a total of $38,403.40 in bonds and war savings stamps, according to announcement ty K. C. Wright, principal. The Senior class led. with a to tal of $19,550. Mrs. Ward's sec tion selling $10,150. and Mrs. Ha bel man's section $9,400. Miss Jen kins* eighth grade girls sold a to tal of $4,750 for third place: and Mrs. Spainhour's section of the Junior class was fourth with $3. 921. Mrs. Houts* section of the 11th grade was fifth with $3,500. The pupils of the Murphy Ele mentary School sold a total of $1,167.70 in bonds and stamps. The leaders were Mrs. Davidson's Seventh grade. Miss Leather wood's Sixth grade. Mrs. Adams Fifth grade, and Miss Moore's Seventh grade. j regular stops for the Bookmobile in this region. There arc 22.000 books available in the region. The policy of the TV A is co operative rather than to lake over the libary work for these counties. The work is supported by appro priation smade by the respective county commissioners. supple mented by legislative appropria tions. There are increasing de mands for this facility, and the good that might be accomplished. Miss Parks revealed, is limited only by the funds available. There were present at the meeting two pastors from An drews and four from Murphy. On ly routine business matters were transacted. In Stamps Class Leads Blaine Donley Awarded Good Conduct Medal At a ceremony, celebrating the first anniversary of his Battalion, held at. Eelin Field. Fla.. Cpl. Blaine Donley was awarded the soldier's "Good Conduct." medal and also another medal for high est score with the U. S. 30 Cali ber M-l -Rifle. The good conduct medal is awarded in recognition of ex emplary behavior, efficiency and fidelity during the active Federal Military Service. Cpl. Donley was inducted at Fort Jackson. S. C., October 14. 1942. and Is now with the Anti-Aircraft Artillery. Camp Rocker. Ala.

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