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The News Pictured RluSSIAN WHEAT A I'RIZE OF BATTLE M< >COW U.S.S.R.? The wheat fields of the Russian Ukraine again 'Ut the print prize for which mighty armies fight. The Red Army is * w pressing its great offensive into the Ukraine and the Germans Seeing, taking what thev can with them. Above are two photos .e while the great wheat belt was in possession of the Germans A up. anti-aircraft guns set up in a wheat field while Russian ? ?; v *.r.ts arc fcrccd to harvest the erain for th?? slave :, r hai verting the wheat of the Ukraine under the watchful eyes of | a tinman gutro. AMERICAN WOUNDED SIGNAL CORPS PHOTO ? Passed by Censors ? American soldiers, wounded in the invasion of New Georgia Island, shown being placed aboard a landing barge on the next to the last lap to a base nospital "somewhere in the South Pacific." THEY CONTINl'E TO ADVANCE ITALY ? The road already cleared of mines, Allied soldiers jam a long column of jeeps that head for ti e fighting lipe". This party was one of the first to eru;.ge enemy troops in the battle on the Italian mainland. Time Out For A Dip rTr* of Wnlrifi atu) M?""? Cro Pho.o "M| Mnh, "Wrhlnr b*th, Z?.U*' *d??^ .f m .ZTL!'* *"*? Corp. rnn^r h"? * rt^, "> Ui' ??h nr-IM VOUnn U V., U MflU-HV NOKTII CAROLINA T.? KSPAY. OCT. 1 ,, 0? ^ jgj Vaughn Raper Is Killed In Wreck Funeral services for James * j Vaughn Raper. 25. son oi Mr. and ; Mrs. Cly Raper. of Culberson. ; j Route 1. were held Sunday after-' i neon at 2 o'clock, at Mount Zion Baptist church, with the Rev. I John Cook, of Hemp. Ga.. offi j elating. Burial was in the church | cemetery, with Townson funeral home in charge. Mr. Vaughn was instantly kill | ed last Friday night about 8 o' ' clock, a mile west of Murphy on i Highway 64. when the car he was i driving got out of control on a j curve. turned over three times in | the highway, throwing him out. The car jumped a 12-foot embank ment and rolled for 50 yards off j the road, according to a report by Arnold Dalrymple of the night I police force, who said the car was , traveling at a high rate of speed when it got out of control. Pallbearers were: Garnet, Jew el. Zeb and Leon Davenport. Claude Cantrell and L. G. Whit mire. Besides the parents, he is sur vived by his wife and one small child, and one brother. Dewey j Raper. Carl Sims, a passenger in the car. was thrown out and landed in the highway unhurt, it was report ed. Mrs. Patton To Be Initiated Into Delta Kappa Gamma Mrs. Evelyn Reeves Patton. a member of the faculty of Murphy elementary school, has been invit ed to become a member of the Delta Kappa Gamma, national honor fraternity in Education, for outstanding women members of the teaching profession. The initiation and candle-light ing ceremonies will be held in the Rainbow room of the George Van derbilt hotel in Asheville on Sat urday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Mrs. Patton will be presented by Mrs. Emily Davidson, also of the Murphy school faculty, who has served with Mrs. Crosby Adams as co-chairman of music for the n?mma chapter. Following the initiation a ban quet will be held in honor of the new members and in celebration of the founding of Delta Kappa Gamma. Native Of Russia Speaks To Lions L. A. Frasch, secretary of Cher okee Lumber Corporation, was the principal speaker at the meeting of Murphy Lions club Tuesday evening ,in the Methodist church. Mr. Frasch was presented by K. C. Wright. Hie speaker was born and grew up in Kiev. Russia. Later he and a group of 11 other relatives moved to Warsaw. Po land . He later moved to Danzig, the free city at the end of the Po lish Coiyidor. leaving there for this country just two days before the Germans occupied the city. Mr. Frasch arrived in the United States in 1939, the year the war started in Europe. Members of the club asked Mr. Frasch a number of questions about Russia and Germany, and he freely answered most of them. Some he did not want to talk about, because they were "too hor rible." Closing his remarks he paid high tribute to his adopted coun try. telling a story of his entrance into the United States, how he was at a loss to answer the ques tion of i m m i g r a n ' of f i *a "Where are you going?" An Am erican who had appeared on the scene to offer his assistance to the newscomers told him to say, "Home". From then on he felt that he really was home in this country, among friends. Dr. J. R. Bell and Roger Am-! mons were welcomed into the club | as new members. | Marion T. Marx of Knoxville. Tenn.. was a guest of and intro duced by Doyle Burch. Rev. A. B. Cash introduced the visiting Scouts and announced a court of honor to be held here on | November 2. H. Bueck stated that the United War fund drive is lagging and urg ed the members to use their ef forts to help put the county over I the top. 1 Dorothy Ann Hill Is Made Corporal Dorothy Ann Hill (WAC). daughter of Mrs. J. N. Hill of Mur phy, has been promoted from Pri vate first class to Corporal in rec ognition of her ability and dili gence. at Jefferson Barracks. Mo., basic training center of the Army Air Forces Technical Training Command. She is 24 years old and before her entrance into the Army on December 10. she was employed at Murphy High School in Mur phy. N. C. She attended W. N. C.. Chapel Hill. Jefferson Barracks, under com mand of Col. Parker G. Tenney. is a historic post on the Missis sippi River just south of St. Louis, j Here recruits receive basic instruc- 1 tion and take vocational aptitude tests to qualify them for impor- ; tant duties in various arms and ' branches of the services attached ! to the Army Air Forces. ? Pantry Shower Given Taylors Members of the First Methodist church, joined by several from the Baptist and Presbyterian churches, gave the Rev. and Mis. | Ralph Taylor a pounding or pan try shower at the parsonage Mon- ( day evening. It was a surprise to the pastor and his family and was given in honor of their being re turned here by the Methodist con- j ference. for another year. Included in the shower were: vegetables, canned goods, fruits, blankets, dry goods, and money. Mr. Taylor stated: "We are very grateful for this expression of love and appreciation." SERMON SUBJECTS The Rev. Ralph Taylor, minis ter of First- Methodist church, will use as his sermon subjects Sunday: "Where Is Christ Work ing?" at 11 a. m.. and "Be Sin cere" at 7:30 p. m. County $1000 Short In ^X^ar Fund Drive Cherokee County United War Fund receipts and pledges thus 'ar received have reached only about $2000. toward the quota of $3000. according to Chairman Frank Forsyth. With only three more days in which to make solicitation, there I is much more work to be done, fays the chairman, who urges all | worker* to double their efforts to make the county go over the top. Fund received for this cause will be used in many countries to ' help the suffering and needy, as well as the men and women In uniform. AMERICAN I.KGION COMMANDER OMAHA, NEBR. ? Warren J. Atherton. Stockton. Calif , law r. new national commander of "the ! American Lejrion, is shown *ft?-r he took command at the legion con ! *ei?tl0" ht,r* with a mandate to , win the war. win the poacv- an J safeguard free enterprise." Clement To Preside Over Superior Court The following list of jurors has been drawn by the board of coun ty commissioners for the Novem ber term of Cherokee county su | perior court which convenes Nov ember 8. with Judge J. H. Clement I of Walkertown, presiding. First week : ? D. B. Bryson. Mar ble; J. P. Calhoun, Andrews: Glenn Palmer. Marble; J. P. Rax ter. Andrews; C. C. King. Murphy; Dee Kephart. Murphy, R. P. D. No. 3; Ralph Hall. Murphy, R. P. I D. No. 3 ; Wade Massey, Murphy ; S. E. Cover. Andrews: H. L. Kis selberg, Culberson: Charlie R. Radford. Grandview; B. N. Hoean. I Brasstown. R. P. D. No. 1: R. A ! Helton. Culberson; G. B. Pox, j Ranger; Sam Carney. Murphy. R. P. D. No. 2: M. C. Stiles. Letitia: Otis Shields, Culberson; J. U. Nog- J gle. Unaka; R. P. Roberts. Mur phy, R. P. D. No. 1 ; Arthur Gra ham, Letitia: Aud A. Hughes, j Murphy. R. P. D. No. 2: M I. j Green. Murphy. R. P. D. No. 2: 1 H. I. Taylor. Letitia: E. C. Stiles. Murphy. R. P. D. No. 1 ; A. D. An derson. Murphy, R. P. D. No. 2: j P. L. Abernathy. Marble: Ralph j Chambers. Andrews: S. M. Coffey. Marble: W. K. Derreberry. Mar- , ble: A. L Kilpatrick. Patrick: A.' A. Postell. Turtletown. Tenn.. R. ' F. D.; P. E. Sparks. Suit: W. J. Wilson. Murphy. R. P. D. No. 3: j George P. Mashburn, Vests: Roy1 Taylor. Hiwassee Dam; Sam Reid. Patrick: I. M. West. Turtletown. Tenn.. R. P. D.; L. H. Pickelsimer. | Suit: Pearl Swain. Murphy. R. P. D.; B. W. Battles. Andrews; Bob Taylor. Murphy. R. P. D. No. 3; 1 R. A. Johnson, Suit. Second week: ? T. J. Mauney. Murphy; O. L. Tilson. Culberson; J. C. Wells. Marble. R. P. D. No. 1; George Townson. Murphy; J. E. Hogsed. Suit; J. C. Townson. Murphy; Wesley Keenum. Suit; Grover Moss. Murphy. R. F. D. No. 2; Jap Warren. Murphy; Harve Rose. Unaka; Theodore Thompson, Unaka: Forest L. Tea gue. Murphy; W. M. Sneed. Mur phy: R. F. D. No. 1: C M. Floyd. Vests: L. M. Shields. Murphy: Noah Bryant. Patrick; E. A. Ear wood. Marble; J. W. Floyd. Hiwas- j see Dam; M. A. Crisp. Marble; ( Fed Z. Barton, Marble: J. M. Cook. Marble: Zeb. V. ODell. Grandview; J. F. Grant. Andrews: J W. B. Horton. Grandview. Two Arrested For Bootlegging Charlie Wise and Homer Led ford were arrested this week by Patrolman Pritchard Smith and John D. Norton of the Alcoholic tax unit, on a charge of posses sion and transportation of non tax paid liquor. They were arrest ed coming from Georgia, and 2*i gallons of non-tax paid liquor was found in jars in sacks, according to Smith. They were placed under bonds of $200 each for appearance in Federal court in Boson City j November 22. The whiskey and 1941 Chevrolet pick-up. which be longed to Elmer Stiles, were or dered confiscated. Led ford was driver of the truck. Red Cross Man Works With The Local Chapter O. E. Roberts, general field di- j rector of the American Red Cross for Western North Carolina, met the executive committee of the Cherokee County chapter here I this morning 'Thursday)- and dis- j cussed what Red Cross is doing in the war areas. In answer to the question as to when new surgical dressings ma- 1 terials would be available, he stat- j ed that the war department un derestimated the needs when the! last materials were manufactured. ' and more must be made before! the chapters can again start to' work. He did not know when the j materials would be available. While Mr. Roberts was here, plans for next year's budget were discussed. Mr. Roberts succeeds Mrs. Catherine Stewart, who is j with the area office, as field rep- j rescntativc in this section. B. Kolker and his sister. Mrs. Leon Frasch. returned Saturday from a ten-day trip to Chicago and Stevens Point. Wis. Mrs. Frasch visited Dr. and Mis. Char les Reach at Stevens Point, while Mr. Kolker was in Chicago on bus iness. Sam Morris Dies In Plane Crash T. W. Axley Takes Position At Bank | T. W. Axley is now in charge of i | the insurance department of the ' I Citizens Bank and Trust Com pany. Mr. Axley is well known in | Murphy, having served as auditor | of the county for several years,. , I He has also operated the Sanitary ' Meat Market here for a number of years. He has leased the mar- ' | ket to G. E. Rice. Sgt. Samuel R. Morris, 19 year old co-pilot, son of Mr. and Mis. T. G. Morris, ot Murphy. Route 2. was killed in the crash of an army plane near Biggs Field. Tex as. Saturday morning at 8:30 o' clock. according to information received here. The body left El Paso. Texas at 9:30 Monday night, and arriv ed in Cleveland. Tenn.. at 12:20 today 'Thursday), where it was met by Townson funeral home and brought to Murphy. Funeral arrangements have not been an nounced. He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Elizabeth McClure, and small son, Roy. his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Morris, one brother. Hardy Morris .of Camp Lee. Va.. and two sisters, Mrs. W. A. Hembree and Mrs. Horace Mc Lane, both of Murphy. 18 Negro Men Leave For Army Eighteen negro selectees left Murphy Wednesday morning by bus for Fort Bragg for physical examination and possible induc tion into the armed forces. The group included : Eugene Kenneth Powell, in charge, with Whitaker Troy Bow man, assistant. Henry Alexander, Hnrley Jo Kmcaid. Charies Thom as. Cleo T. Miller. William Thom as Gibson. Henry Wesley Moore, Daniel Hyatt, Felix Blackwell, Henry Matthew Carter. Luther Edward Alston. Gwyn Felix Dor sey, WilllarL A-idr^v* Sudderth, Charles Scott, Conrad Miller, and Osteen Lloyd. LeRoy McCombs. Escaped Convict Is Apprehended Jake Wise, convict, who jump ed from a truck in front of the post office here Tuesday of last week and escaped, was appre hended Sunday night about 9 o' clock by Pritchard Smith and John Statton. at the home of Leh man Sutton. ATTEND FUNERAL Dr. and Mrs. B. W. Whitfield left Wednesday for Macon. Ga., to attend the funeral of Mrs. Whitfield's father, Edward E. Minton, who died suddenly in the lobby of a hotel in Dallas. Texas. Saturday. Dairy Herds Are Given Two Tests George P. Atkinson, sanitarian of this district, assisted Dr. L. M. Breton. Veterinarian with the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Bu reau of Animal Industry, in test ing all Grade-A dairy herds, and all proposed Grade A dairy herds in Clay and Cherokee counties re cently. All herds were given the tuberclin test and test for Bang disease. To conform fully with the U. S. Public Health Service Milk Ordi nance all Grade A dairies and all proposed Grade A dairies are to have their herds tested for tuber culosis. additions must have the tests before any milk therefrom is sold, and at least once every 12 months thereafter, by a licensed veterinarian approved by the State livestock sanitary authority. All dairymen will be provided with a certificate identifying each animal by number and siimed by the laboratory making the test. This evidence concerns ali herds found fr?e from Band's disease and tuberculosis. Copy of this cer tificate will be filed at the District Health office in Murphy. District Court Of Honor To Be Held Here Monday The Nantahala district court of honor of the Boy Scouts will be lipid at Murphy high school on Monday evening. November 2, at 7:15 o'clocl:. The Rev. A. B. Cash, local scout master, invites all parents, friends and scouts in this area to attend. The troop having the most scouts appearing for advancement on a percentage of membership basis will win an attendance ribbon. The troop with the largest attend ance of scoaters. scouts, parents, and friends win a ribbon, also. j Higher awards ulready sched 1 ulcd to be made at this court of honor is that of Eagle scout to Linton Johnston. Troop 7. Hayes ville. and the rank of star scout to Warren Ray McDou?le. Troop 8. Fontana Dam. and Norman Ut ! tie of the Explorer Patrol. No. 8. at Fontana Dam. Following the court of honor, the Nantahala district committee | will hold its monthly meeting. Announcement of this meeting was made by Frank 8 wan and l W. A. Reece.
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