THREE BALLS TO BE HELD FOR POLIO DRIVE
Fourth War Bend Drive Is Now In Full Swing
$66,993 Reported
To Chairman lip
To January 22
Cherokee eounty is far from
attaining its goal of $202,000 in
the Fourth War Loan, but the
drive is now in full swing and
people are responding well, ac
cording to Chairman Percy B.
F-eretoee.
The latest figures from the
Treasury Department reported
that $66,993.75 had been bought
from Cherokee county, through
January 22. It is thought that
the total will reach at least $100.
000 by the end of this week.
Fiunk Forsyth, cashier of the
local bank, stated that $44,000
had been sold at his bank through
Tuesday of this week, and $10,000
had teen sold by the local post
office.
Of the $202,000 quota for Cher
okee county, $81,600 must be sold
in E. F. and G bonds.
The chairman appeals to every
person in Cherokee county to do
hi* best in the purchase of bonds
this time. More people who have
not been buying them must do so
now, in order for the drive to be
successful, he says.
Hope To Start
Paper Collection
In Near Future
Murphy people have been ex
pressing their desire to give their
olci papers and magazines to the
salvage drive, but thus far no
(infinite arrangemnt lias been
made to handle the papers. Scout
master A. B. Cash has been try
ing to ascertain a method of Ret
ting the papers to the mills, and
it is hoped that something can
' worked out in the near future.
Miss Addie Mao Cooke has had
a conversation with officials of
the Army's Chemical Warfare De
partment in Atlanta who state
that Senoco Paper Company in
Harteville. S. C.. will purchase all
? crap paper that is shipped to
them. This information was re
ceived too late to make a follow
up of what can be done before
the paper went to press. An
nouncement will be made next
week. In the meantime, people
are asked to hold their paper just
a little longer and have it ready
when collection begins.
License Plate
Sale Is Lagging
More than 50.000 Carolina auto
mobile. truck and trailer owners
have not bought their 1944 li
cense plates, according to J. L.
Hall, local Manager of the Caro
lina Motor Club. This lag is in
I spite of a thirty-day extension
granted motorists by virtue of a
I t ill enacted by the North Caro
lina General Assembly at the 1943
Session.
The local office of the Caro
lina Motor Club has sold a total
of 1 820 automobile, truck and
trailer plates through the 22nd
day of January. This represents
a loss of 937 plates over the same
period during 1943. The exten
sion of time was blamed for the
decrease in the number of plates
sold here, and it is expected that j
! a last minute rush will be created :
by those motorists who have put
I off purchasing their plates until
1 the last minute.
Mr. Hall, local Manager of the
Club, cites a recent notice re
, ceived from the Department of |
Moior Vehicles in Raleigh, in ,
| which definite commitment was I
| made that no extension of time '
! beyond January 31 would be grant- ?
j ed motorists this year.
1 The hours of 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. !
! are observed at the local office. |
Jas. Birchfield
Wears Coveted
Expert's Badge
n
Camp White, Orcg. ? Corporal
James C. Birchfield. son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Birchfield of Hi
| wassee Dam, has qualified as an
i expert shot with the .30 caliber i
j light machine gun and is now cn- j
titled to wear the coveted experts'
badge, the 96th Division's highest '
marksmanship award. Cpl. Birch
field is a member of the 381st In
fantry Regiment.
Bill F. Walis Is
Promoted In Italy
With the Fifth Army. Italy
Private Bill F. Walis. whose moth
er. Mrs. Anzie Walis, lives on
Route 3. Murphy North Carolina,
has been promoted to corporal
He is now serving with the 36th
?'T.-xas" division of the Fifth
: Army in Italy.
Lewis W. Taylor js
Reported To Be Lost
Lewis H. Taylor, seaman first ?
class, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rollin
Taylor of Murphy. R. P. D. 3, was '
reported as missing on March 10.
1943. His parents now have re
ceived word that he is lost. The
U. S. Navy Department stated ,
in a message to Mr. and Mrs. Tay
lor: "I desire to offer to you my
personal condolence in the death
of your son. Lewis Hamilton Tay
lor, Seaman First Class, United j
States Naval Reserve, which oc
curred on March 10, 1943, while j
in the performance of his duties.
It is hoped that you may find
comfort in the thought that he j
made the supreme sacrifice, up
holding the highest traditions of
the navy in the defense of his j
country."
WINDOW IS BROKEN
The plateglass window on the
right side of Johnson's Market
and the front door were broken
Monday when a car driven by
Miss Harriett Pullium ran into it. |
Miss Pullium explained that her
brakes were frozen and did not
hold when she applied them in
attempting to stop at the curb.
LOST IN WAR ? Lewis Hamil
ton Taylor, Seaman First Class,
who was reported missing on
March 10, 1943, is now reported
lost. He entered the Navy in
August, 1942, and was stationed
in Virginia before going overseas.
Lewis is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Rollin Taylor.
FUNERAL HELD ? James
Robinson, of Murphy, whose fu
neral was held today ' Thursday i
He died at Great Lakes naval
training station.
Jas. Robinson Dies
In Naval Hospital
James Rouley Robinson. 27
son of Mrs. Myrtle Robinson of
Murphy and R. Robinson of
Akron, Ohio, died of a heart at
tack at 9:30 o'clock Sunday morn
ing at Great Lakes naval hospital.
Great Lakes. 111.
Funeral services were held this '
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the
Presbyterian church, with the
Rev. Ralph Tpylor and the Rev.
A. B. Cash officiating. Burial
was in Sunset cemetery, with Ivie
funeral home in charge of ar
rangements.
Pallbearers were: James Park- 1
er, Bon Palmer. Prank Ellis.
Franklin Smith. Douglas Smith. 1
Cloe Moore. Wayne Townsn. and
Abo Hembree.
Surviving besides his parents
are his wife, one brother. Harry
Robinson of Akron: two sisters.
Mrs. James Fortney of Akron and
Miss Barbara Robinson: his
p.iandmother. Mrs. Hettie Frank -
um and a nephew. Frederick Rob
inson all of Murphy.
Mr. Robinson was bom and
reared in Murphy. Ho went to
Akron several years ago where
lived until a few months ago
v. hen he came to Murphy to visit
his mother, and went to work at
Fontana Dam. Ho enlisted in
the navy October. 1943. and oom
ph ted "boot" trainin at Groat
Lakes Naval station. Ho \va. on
1 is way to San Diego. Calif., to
take up radar training when lie
became ill and was returned to
the hospital at Groat Lakes.
Mrs. Mary Logan
Mrs. Mary Logan. 03. died Mon
i day at the homo of her son. John
' Logan, of Brasstown. Funeral
was at the Sweetwater church
Tuesday with the Rev. Blaine
Lodford and the pastor, the Rev.
Mr. Benton, officiating.
She is survived by one son
John, and one daughter Mrs.
Ruth Mease of Hayesville. several
grandchildren and great grand
children. Townson funeral homn
was in charge.
Were You Born
On February 29?
Many folks who have not had
a birthday in four years will
celebrate again this year, on
February 29. Mrs. It. F. Mer
ritt of Route 7, Benton. K.v., a
suseriber, says she is interested
in knowing how many SCOUT
readers have a birthday on the
29th.
Mrs. Merritt writes: "I for
one have a birthday on that
date. It will be my fifteenth
birthday, and I will be 64. I
was born on February 29, 1880,
and went from 1896 to 1904
without a birthday as 1900 skip
ped the 29th, it being century
year."
THE SCOUT also is interest
ed in knowing: how many read
ers were born February 29. If
you were born on that date,
please notify the paper.
William Martin
Buried At Marble
Funeral services for William
'Bill) Martin, 52, who died Sun
day morning at 9:30 o'clock at
Opelika. Ala., after an illness of
three months, were held Wednes
day morning at 10:30 o'clock at
Marble Baptist church, with the
Revs. Algie West and Leonard
McClure officiating. Burial was
in Marble cemtei 7 *iuti Ivie fu
neral home in charge.
Pallbearers were: Willard Hed
rick. Ernest Humphrey. Wayne
Anderson. Wayne Trull, Marion
Doss and H. S. Kimbro.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Effie Martin, one daughter. Opal,
and one son. Jerry, of Rock Hill.
S. C.. Willard. Harold. Mark and
Howard who are in the army.
Frank and Rol.
Body Of Walter
Thompson Brought
Here From Calif.
Walter Thompson, 36. died in
Bakersfield. Calif January 12.
Funeral was at Bethany Baptist,
church January 2> at 2 p. m..
with the Rev Thomas Truett of
ficiating Burial ?:is in church
cemetery with Townson funeral
home in charge.
Mi'. Thompson was born and
reared in Cherokee county but
had been making his home in
California for the past fifteen
j years. He was the son of the late
j David L. Thompson and Mrs.
j Martha Thompson of Culberson.
He is survived by his mother.
| Mrs. Martha Thompson of Cul
i borson: three sisters. Mrs. Luther
Ccarlcy. and Mrs. Lester Stalcup.
of Taft, Calif.: Mrs. Lawson Stiles
of Bakersfield: four brothers.
J Howard of Michigan: Elbert, of
j Taft. Calif.: Jewell, of Murphy:
Marvin, of U. S. Army. Hiawiian
Islands.
TO HAVE OPERATION
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bailey left
Wednesday of Atlanta where Mr.
Bailey will undergo an operation.
Scout Wins Third Place In State
Contest For Its Community Service
Cherokee county's newspap
er. The Cherokee Scout, won
third place for community ser
vice in the statewide contest
conducted during the year 1943 j
by the North Carolina Press i
Association. Announcement of
the results of the contest was
J made by Governor J. M.
| Broughton at the annual mid
winter institute at Chapel Hill j
| Friday. First place was won
i by Elkin Tribune and second by
Forest City Courier. Spindale
Sun also received honorable
mention.
First places in other contests
went to the following: Sylva
Herald, general excellence for
weeklies under 1500 circulation:
Elkin Tribune, general excell
ence for weeklies over 1500:
Morgan ton News-Herald, gener
al excellence for semi-weeklies:
and Siler City News, special
editons.
Judging of the papers was
done by journalism classes and
members of the journalism
faculty and extension division
at the University of North
Carolina.
Contests Net $75
For Infantile
Paralysis Drive
According to a final report just
made by J. H. Pitzer. Athletic
Director of Murphy high school,
the net proceeds of the contests
| lie Id in the gymnasium Monday
evening amounted to $75.77,
which goes on the Cherokee coun
ty quota for the infantile para
lysis campaign.
The games were sponsored
jointly by Murphy Lions club and
the high school athletic associa- j
tion. All receipts above actual J
expenses of $9.75 went to the
polio fund.
Tickets were sold by the high !
school and grammar grade pupils,
and met a generous response from
1 the public. All teams particpat
ing paid their own expenses, as
well as admission to the games.
One of the highlights of the
evening was the volley ball game
between two teams of Murphy
Lions. The winning team was
captained by Pritchard Smith,
and included Lions W. A. Sherrill.
Loren Davis. K. C. Wright. Roger
Ammons, and J. D. Burch. The
losing team was made up of j
Lions R. S. Bault, W. A. Hoover,
Ralph Taylor, A. Q. Ketner, Bob
Easley, and Prank Forsyth.
Service Window
Started At The
Scout Office
A window of the Cherokee
Scout office on the square is now
being used for pictures of Chero- 1
kee county men and women in
miliary service. It is (he desire
I of the paper to secure a picture
of every county person in service
for this window display. Because
t o use of the window will bp for
an indefinite period, the paper
( dors not agree to return any pic
j lures.
Those who wish to have pic
ture . put in the paper may do so
by paying the cost of having a cut
made. $1.25.
ATTEND MEETING
Frank Forsyth. Bill Whitaker.
F B. Ferebee and Smith Howell
of the Citizens Bank and Trust
Company attended the Bankers'
convention Veld in Ashcville at
George Vanderbilt Hotel Saturday
evening.
MEDICAL CONSULTANT
Capt. R. H. Brown, formerly ol
Murphy, is now one of 17 medical
consultants in the European
theater of war. A story about a
recent experience of his is print
ed elsewhere in this paper.
Child Dies From
Burns Sustained
When Home Burns
Billy Gann. age 3, of Robbins- j
ville died Thursday at a local (
hospital from severe burns suf- (
fered when his home was destroy- ;
ed by fire a few days ago. Fu- \
neral will be held Friday in Rob- 1
binsville Methodist church with
the Rev. Mr. Gorman officiating
Burial will be in Robbinsville '
cemetery with Townson funeral ,
home in charge.
Billy Ls survived by parents.
John W. Gann, Jr.. of Fort Mc
Phearson. Ga . and Mrs. Gann
and two brothers of Robbinsville.
Jas. R. Shields J
Ready For Duty
Camp Lejeune. New River ?
Private James R. Shields, of Rt.
2. Culberson, has graduated from
tli > Quartermaster School at this
Marine Base and has been award
ed a certificate indicating his suc
cessful completion of the three
months course.
He is now ready for assignment
to duty with a combat t?ni' or for,
advanced training.
TO MOVF. HERE
A. G. Hornsby of Andrews r<
cently bought a saw mill from G.
W. Harper. Ho and Mrs. Horns
by expect to move here soon.
Andrews, Murphy
And Hiwassee Dam
Are Cooperating
Dances will be held at three
places in the county Saturday
evening to celebrate the Presi
( dent's birthday and raise Chero
kee ounty's quota of $320 for
the infantile paralysis drive. Dr.
W A. Hoover, county chairman,
through his committees, has ar
ranged for dances to held at
Murphy, in the school lunch
room: at Andrews. in the youth
building; and in Hiwassee Dam.
in the recreation hall. All will
being at 8:30 o'clock and end at
midnight.
A meeting of the Murphy com
mittee on arrangements of the
infantile paralysis drive was held
Tuesday afternoon, at which time
final arrangements were complet
ed The meeting was attended by
various members of the local
committee, of which K. C. Wright
is chairman. Among those pres
ent were Mrs. Harry Miller, rep
resenting the Woman's club: Mrs.
J. H Pitzer. representing the
Junior Woman's club; Frank
Forsyth, for the Lions Club; Miss
Margaret Curd, of the high school
art department. Supt. H. Bueck.
Mr. Wright, and Robt. S. Bault,
of the woodworking department.
The dance will begin at 8:30
Cars will bt pa*.; 3d in front of
the high school building, and
special officers will be on the
lookout for thieves and prowlers.
Soft drinks, coffee and sand
wiches will bt* served by a special
committee under the direction of
Mrs. Miller. The checkroom will
be in charge of Miss Morgan.
Music will be provided by an amp
lifier. in charge of Kenneth Farm
er. and a variety of selections,
ranging from languorous waltzes
to the latest jive, promises enter
tainment for all
At least a part of the program
will call for "girl break" danc
ing to compensate for the short
age of 1-A males. Contests, in
cluding at least two "March of
Dimes" will add further variety
to the evening. Prizes will con
sist of home-baked cakes.
. A large crowd is expected.
Ticket are <>n ale by all mem
l rs of the Lions Club. Woman's
Club, and Junior Woman's Club.
Lions Club To
Sell $50,000 In
Fourth War l oan
Methodist Church
Begins Crusade F or
New World Order
Beginning Sunday. January 30.
and continuing to February 6. the
1 local First Methodist Church will
1 join with the Methodist Church
i throughout the nation in conduct
ing a house to house visitation
1 for the purpose of carrying the
I message of the Crusade for a
I New World order ;o every Metho
i (list home. In the local churches
i the visitation is being directed by ,
the Woman's Division of Christian
Service and the Board of Lay Ac
tivities. Mrs. Willard Axley and
! H. E. Bishop will direct the visita
tion here.
Visitors will go out two by two
tc call upon the membership of
' the Church A leaflet will be
i left in each home. It calls upon
! the people to consider the necessi
! ty of the Oliristian forces of
] America to become influential at
the place where decisions are to
be made and before the decisions
are made. TTie Christian forces
must not wait until decisions are
made and then protest if thoso
dccisons are not Christian The
Crusade, therefore, is urging peo
pie to write The President, their
senators and representatives, all
persons who may have a hand in
shaying the peace, and to express
their opinions and sentiments
against a narrow and selfish iso
lationism. and in favor of a never
ending peace and the Christiani
ze ion of the world. The Metho
dist Church is calling its people
to a program of action, through
which each individual may be
come an influential factor in de
termining the peace. Who knows?
A three cent stamp may win the
peace.
The Rev Ralph Taylor, pastor
of the local Methodist church,
and every Methodist minister in
America will speak Sunday on the
subject: THE CRUSADE FOR A
NEW WORLD ORDER
Murphy Lions club discussed
the Fourth War Loan drive, of
which H. Bueek is local chairman:
o infantile paralysis campaign,
of which Dr. W. A. Hoover is
county chairman: and Boy Scout
work, with Harry Webster report
in at t < mertin . held Tuesday
evening in the Methodist church.
The club voted to sell at least
$50,000 worth of war bonds during
the Fourth War loan.
P\ t Buster Bay less of New
Orleans La . was a guest of Dr.
W A Hoover.
H A. Matt ox. who has a new
son. had is necktie cut off by
Robert Weaver and Tailtwister
Doyle Burch The club discuss
ed whether new fathers or non
fathers should henceforth buy
cigars, but no definite decision,
was made.
Court Is Held
Cherokee county Superior court,
for the trial of civil cases, with
Judge Felix Alley of Waynesville
, presiding, is being held this week.
ACCEPTS POSITION
R Arthur Akin who was con
nected with The Cherokee Hard
ware Co. for many years, has ac
cepted a positon with Dickey
I Supply Co.