Director Discourages Asking For Building Flight Strip Here Forty B Pcrebee. state highway commissioner of the tenth division, who lias been cooperating with the Murphy committee that is work ing tx> obtain a flight strip in this vicinity, in a letter tills week to Miss Addie Mae Cooke, member of Uie committer . stated: 'For the letters enclosed it would seem that, there is slight possibility of getting a flight strip in this coun ty at this time." diaries Ross, acting chairman of the state highway and public works commission, wrote Mr Ferebee recently : "I have chased tliis tiling around from one to another and apparently have wound up where I started. I en close letter from Mr. Fred E Schnepfe. director of the Flight Strips Division of the Pi blic Roads Administration." Mr Schnepfe wrote to Mr. Ross: "I have your letter of December 29. regarding the proposed flight strip somewhere near Murphy in Chorokee county. North Carolina I have discussed this matter with a Colonel in the Army Air Forces, and he suggested that in view of the fact that a flight strip to be constructed under this pro pram must be requested by the Army, and as tihe Army is not now requesting the Public Roods Ad ministration to build any flight strips, it would be most inoppor tune for you to take the matter up with the Army at this time as it would undoubtedly result in a disapproval." For the past several months, following the crashing of several planes in this vicinity, citizens of Murphy have been working for the construction of a flight strip. Drurv S. Davis Training At Keesler Field Keesler Field. Biloxi. Miss.. | Jan. 4 ? With his intensive Army Air Forces basic training already behind him. Pvt Drury S. Davis, son of Mr. and Mi's. J. B. Davis. Rt. 3. Murphy. N. C.. has begun airplane mechanical training at Keesler Field's huge B-24 Libera tor lx>mber school. Pvt. Davis was selected for the course on the basis of his excell ent marks received on the Army mechanical aptitude tests. The coitroe at this unit of the Army Akr Forces Training Command will extend over approximately 17 weeks and will inlcude training in al) phases of "first echelon" main tenance for B-24 Liberators. The last phase of the course will place him in the open under simulated battle conditions where ^e will cet his first taste of the job before him. Upon graduating, he will be readv for active line duty, maintaining the sting of the Liberators by keepine them in pood condition, or will be sent to a factory or gunnery school. Wni, J. Townson Dies Monday At The Age of 90 j William J. Townson. 90. died j a* a Murphy hospital " Monday | night at 7 o'clock following an ill- j ness of several months. Funeral services were conducted fiom Bethany Baptist church at 10:30 o'clock Thursday morning. | j with the Rev. J. C Ammons of ficiating. Burial was in the family plot in the church oeme ' tery near the farm where he had lived most of his life. Grandsons ' were pallbearers. Townson funeral home was in charge. He was born in Towns county. Ga.. the son of the late Elisha and Sarah Anthony Townson. one of North Georgia's oldest and most prominent families, but had lived for the past 70 years in Cherokee county where he reared his family of 11 children, all of whom sur vive. They are six daughters: Mrs T. Thomas. Mrs. A. J. Thomp son. Mrs. Ora Turner of Culberson: Mrs Pat Cearley. of Atlanta. Mrs. OLsen Hall, of Marble, and Mrs. Mary Pope, of Gastonia: and five sons. E L. of St. Petersburg. Fla.: John of Culberson; W. D . J. C.. and George of Murphy, one brother, Joseph Townson of Blairs ville : a number of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great great -grandchildren. Catholic Church Closed, Burns Goes To Capital The Rev. Brendan F. Bums, I Catholic priest who has been in i charge of the local Catholic I 1 church for the past several months, has moved to Washing ton. D. C., where he will be an in structor and do some studying at Catholic University. He stated: "The only reason I I am leaving is that I can be of more i service there than here." i Catholic services were held in I a room of Regal hotel, where the Rev. Mr. Bums had a suite. With | only a small membership left here. ! regular services now are discon ! tinuod. Club Meeting Is Postponed For Parker Lecture Due to the illness of Dr. Willie I A. Parker, the January meeting ! of the Woman's club will be post | poned until early in February, it i has been announced by the presi 'dent. Mrs. Harry Miller. TO HOLD ANNUAL RED CROSS MEETING Ttie annual meeting of Ohero- ' kee ocunty chapter of the Ameri can R/xi Cross will be held Friday night at 7:30 o'clock at the home economics building, it has been announced by Mrs. T. A Case, chapter chairman. Reports of officers and chair men of various committees will be heard. A nominating committee com- i Posed of H. Bueck, chaiiman, Mrs R. H. Poard and Mrs. T. J. Mauney will present a slate of officers, who will be elected at this meet- ; ing I | Mrs. Case urges all officers and members of the chapter to be present. She pointed out that everyone who has paid at least $1.00 to the Red Cross is a mem ber of the chapter. Is entitled to ?ote, and Should attend this meet I tat. Final Rites Held For A. J. Waldroup Funeral services for Aaron J. i Waldroup, who died at his home 1 in Clay county Sunday morning. January 9. were held Monday at Philadelphia Baptist church with the Rev. Pelding Garrett officiate | in#. Interment was in the church i cemetery. Surviving are five daughters. ? Mrs. Jenie Hogsed. Mrs. Lucy Stuart, Mrs. Ethel Burrell. and Misses Lillie and Etta Waldroup; I Two sons. Verge and Herbert, all of Clay coimty; one brother. John Waldroup and one sister. Mrs Samantha Gunter. both of Rob binsvile. Townson funeral home was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. E. A. Davidson Dies Friday At Florida Home Ni-v. s .us been received here of ti?e Midden death of Mrs. Estelle Hilton David < n. 75, formerly of Murphy. at her home in Lake Wales. Fla.. Friday. Jan. 7. F I'.neral services were held at Spring Hill in Atlanta Monday. Jan. 10. Interment was in West View cemetery. A native of Baldwinsville. New York. Mrs. Davidson was the widow of E. A. Davidson of Mur phy and lived here for many years, going to Florida ten years ago to make her home. She is survived by two step sons, J W. Davidson, of Murphy, and Edward W. Davidson, of Los Angeles. Calif.: one brother, Ern est W. Hilton, of Baldwinsville N. Y . and a niece, Mrs. Helen Hilton Hagaman. of Syracuse. N. Y TO STUDY RADAR James R binson. son of Mrs. Myrtle Rob inson. who has finished his boot training at t.lie Naval Training sta tion. Great Lakes, HI., and has been sent to San Diego. Cal . where he will take up radar. Before en listing in the navy James was em ployed with the T. V. A at Fon tana. County Quota In Fourth War Loan Drive Is $210,000 Agents To Take Phosphate Orders For the convenience of farmers who have not placed their orders for TVA phosphate for 1944. Cherokee county farm agents will be at the following scheduled places to take their orders: Jan. 17 ? 2 to 4 o'clock. Peach tre school: Jan. 18 ? 2 to 4 o'clock. Andrews school: Jan. 19 ? 2 to 4 o'clock. Ranger school; Jan. 20 2 to 4 o'clock, Martin's Creek school: Jan. 21?9 to 11 o'clock. Marble school. Cherokee county's quota for the ! Fourth War Loan Drive which starts January 18 is $210,000. of which $81,600 must be sold in E. ; bonds, announces County Chair- ; man Percy B. Fere bee. H. Bueck. superintendent of Murphy city schools, will be chair- j man for Murphy. Miss Addie Mac Cooke is publicity chairman. Mr. Ferebee appeals to people i of Cherokee county to cooperate in this drive, which will continue through the remainder of this month, beginning next Tuesday. He states that unless everybody cooperates and does their very best it will be hard to reach the quota this time. Court To Convene 24th; Jury Drawn Paul W. Adams Ready For Duty On Submarine Paul Willard Adams. 25. ship's cook, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A Adams, Patrick, has completed basic training at the Submarine School. Submarine Base. New London, Conn., for duty with our growing fleet of underseas fight ers. S/C Adams will be entitled to, wear the twin dolphin insignia of the submarine service after further experience aboard a sub marine during which he must demonstrate to his commanding officer that he is fully qualified to cany out the the duties of his rate. The insignia is regarded as a mark of distinction. Adams joined the Navy last March and was given preliminary naval instruction at Bainbridge, Maryland, training station. The Submarine School, the only one of its kind in the Navy, is attended by a picked group of men who must pass special physi cal. mental, and psychological tests. The school work takes place not only in classrooms and labora tories. but also in numerous train ing submarines in which students master the actual techniques of operating the powerful fighting craft. Many students at Submarine School already have seen battle as members of surface ship crews be fore volunteering for submarine duty. AVIATION CADET Stft. Thomas 'Buddy) Elliott Dickey, former drill instructor in the Marines, is now an Aviation Cadet, at the Uoiversity of Pen nsylvania in Phi'adelpihia, Pa. The list of jurors drawn by the board of county commissioners for j the January civil term of Cherokee j county superior court which con- 1 venes January 24. with Judge Felix E. Alley of Waynesville, pre- j siding, has been annnounced as j follows : First week Kelly Bradley. Andrews: W P. Bryson. Unaka: j Maynard Killian. Murphy, R.F.D. i No. 3: C H .Matoy, Andrews: Howard Po