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VOI. I ME 55 ? NUMBER 28
MIKl'HY. NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 3, 1941
EIGHT rAGES THIS WEEK
January Draftees
Leave For Service
Thirty-two white registrants
r.nd five Negroes of Cherokee
Ci>::nty in the January call under
the .'elective service system have
left for active duty. Fourteen
have lift for Port Bragg for ser
vice in the army, and 18 have re
ported for service in the navy.
Walter Jefferson Whitaker was
acting corporal in charge Going
to the army were:
Elden J. Turner Hicks. Virgil
Anderson Kephart, Leonard Jack
ton Mashbum, Ed Lambert. Wil
lar;: Hardin. Carver Dockery. Wal
ter Jefferson Whitaker, Dewey
E!bi< Raper. Fred Sneed. Jr.. Pet?
Garrison Rogers. Hoyt Avery Ar
rowood. Burton Hubert Graves.
Robert Eugene Revis. Thomas
Jenkins.
Registering for the navy were:
John Hardie Haigler. J. B. Stiles
Ralph Dee Postell. Huston Porter
McConnell, James Edwin Shields.
James Clinton Morrow, David La
fate Moore. J. N. Turner. Hayden
Arvel Crowe. Harry Carringer,
Paul Curtis, Clinton Luther Mills.
Clyde Allen Henson, Mart Hamby,
Pearlie Almond Chastain, Gordon
Henry Hartness, Howard Walter
Walk ins, Tom Voyles.
Negro registrants leaving for
the army were: Fred Norris Hall.
Vardy Colbert, Foca Hubbert
Jackson.
For the navy: Willard Lee Al
len. Charles William Colbert.
Capt. J. N. Hill
Graduates At
Carlisle Barracks
Carlisle Barracks, Pa. ? Hie
Medical Field Service School.
Carlisle Barracks, graduated Jan
uary 27 another large class of of
ficers of the Medical Department
who are now qualified for duty
with troops in the field after six
weeks of intensive training.
Among the graduates was Capt.
Julius N. Hill, D. C . of 214 Peach
tree St.. Murphy. N. C. received
his DDS. degree from Atlanta
Southern Dental College.
Brig. Gen. Addison D. Davis,
Commandent, presented the dip
lomas to the officers following
brief exercises in Tugo Hall.
Music was furnished by the Medi
cal Field Service School Band.
The training course at this
national Medical Department
school taught the graduates the
military knowledge necessary for
them to be efficient officers, cap
able of carrying out medica.1 pre
ventive measures and caring for
the sick and wounded under war
conditions.
Nine Cherokee
Men In Recruits
At Great Lakes
New recruits at the U. S. Naval
Training Station. Great Lakes.
Illinois, are nine Cherokee County
North Carolina men.
They are now receiving instruc
tion in seamanship, military drill.
:ind naval procedure. Soon, they
will be given a series of aptitude
tests for determining whether
they will be assigned to one of
the Navy's service schools, or to
immediate active duty at sea.
Upon completing their recruit
training, these men will be home
on a nine-day leave. They are:
Sheridan Johnson, 29, Tomotla:
Rufus T. Stiles, 18. Rt. 1. Mur
Phy; Harley Stratton. 18. Mur
Phy; Claud Davis, 18. Murphy:
Homer Baker, 28, Murphy- Will
iam D. Stiles. 29. Murphy: Jack
Gaddis. 18. Rt. 2, Culberson:
David Hemfru 31. Rt. 1. And
rews: and John T Radford. 18
Grandview.
Frank Plemmons
Made Sergeant
Prank E. Plemmons. of Route
1. Murphy, and the 398th Infantry
100th Infantry Division, has been
Promoted from corporal to ser
geant. division headquarters has
announced.
Rev. W. T. Medlin
Is New Pastor of
Hiwassee Circuit
The Rev. W T Medlin, Jr.,
' cf Raleigh arrived Saturday to
I live in Murphy and assume the
| pastorate of the Hiwassee circuit
I of Methodist churches. He suc
! ceeds the Rev. Ballard Wilson and
the Rev. R. S. Bassett.
Services for February are an
1 nounced by Mr. Medlin. as fol
lows: Sunday, February 6. Bell
view, 11 a. m.; February 13. Rang
ers chapel, 11 a. m., and Reeds
chapel, 3 p. m.; February 20, Rog
ers chapel. 11 a. m.. and Bell view.
3 p. m..: and February 27, Reeds
chapel. 11 a. m.; and Rangers
chapel. 3 p. m.
|
February 29 Is
Birthday of Four
Last week, at the suggestion
of Mrs. R. F. Merritt of Benton,
Ky? the Seout asked how many
readers were bom 011 February
29.
Those about whom the paper
has learned are: Mrs. R. II.
(Granny) Hyatt; Miss Maureen
Lovingood, student at Mars
Hill College, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Lovingood; and
Miss Lillie Mae Burnett, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Burnett of Marble. The latter
will be eight years old on Feb
ruary 29 and has had two
birthdays.
Free Methodist
Church Services
Are Announced
The following services are held
regularly at Free Methodist
church in East Murphy, and the
j church extends a welcome to all
I services: ESich Sunday, Sunday
I School, 10 a. m.; preaching, 11 a.
m.; services, 7:30 p. m.; fast
] piayer meeting Tuesday noon,
starting at 12 o'clock; and mid
week prayer meeting Wednesday
night at 7 :30.
The church's creed is Love
Divine, All Love Evcelling The
doctrine is: John Wesley Metho
I dism.
Conflicting
! Evidence By
Joint Witnesses
I Walt Mauney has decided
that he will confer with fenow
j witnesses before he again ap
peal's as a witness in a court
I case. Last week he and Harve
I Elkins both were witnesses in
? Barton vs. Amos case, a dis
i pate over a road across some
of Barton's property which was
| used by Amos.
The Barton property formerly
belonged to Mauney and Elkins.
| who sold to Barton. Accord
I ing to his recollection no one
I lived on the property when the
I couple bought it. stated Elkins.
i Mauney was out at the time
Elkins was on the stand, and
when he gave his testimony, he
stated that the Amos family
family lived on the place and
he had to notify them before
I they moved.
Although both men appar
ently were sincere in their evi
; dence. the court was in a quan
dry. The case was lost by Bar
ton and won by Amos.
SERMON SITUECTS
The Rev. Ralph Taylor will
preach Sunday at 11 o'clock on
the subject: "Confessions of a
Failure ? The Busy Man*'. At
7:30 o'clock, the minister of First
, Methodist, will use as his sub
ject: "A Pull Man ? Stephen".
felling of Nazi Brutality
I V.ONK, ITALY A- Italian woman tells Lt. Louis Ochoa of
T.ared Texas, of the lnir.nl treatment of her husband, (lying on
- tvewnei ) m-ei^rd at tin- hands of the Nazis before they wore driven
fioin this mountain town by lien. Mark Clark's Fifth Allied Army.
'I .<* (J5-year-old Nazi vi- iim is unable to walk as a result of the severe
l>< tir vr he re cived.
$84,678 In Bonds Sold
In Fourth War Loan
The latest Treasury Depart
ment report, as of January 28.
on the Fourth War Loan drive in
this county, was that $84,678
worth of bonds had been bought
and credited to Cherokee. Local
committee members, however,
state that the figures now are a
bove that amount, as large sales
were made during the week-end
and were not included in the re
port.
The county quota is $202,000.
and the drive is more than half
over. County Chairman Percy
B. Ferebee urges everybody to
"Back the Attack" by going their
limit in buying bonds during this
drive, and help the county go over
the top.
To Assist With
Tax Returns
O. G. Dellinger, deputy collec- j
tor of internal revenue, will be |
? at the following places to assist i
; tax payers with their income tax j
I returns, on the dates indicated 1
Feb. 15-16, Courthouse. Robbins- i
ville; Feb. 17-18-19, Recreation
center. Fontana Dam; Feb. 21 J
' Postoffice, Andrews; Feb. 22-23
24. court house, Murphy; Feb. 25.
Safety division office, Hiwassee
| Dam; Feb. 26, court house, Hayes
I ville.
Nine Divorces
Granted Here
f
Superior Court for the trial of
civil cases adjourned Saturday,
having been in session six days,
with Judge Felix E. Alley of
Waynesville. presiding. Several
case were tried and many continu
ed.
Divorces were granted the fol
lowing: Edna Pace McTiger from
Zeb Vincent McTiger; W. E.
Studstill from Elizabeth Studstill;
Bess Crawford from Tom Craw
ford: Christine Bell Burgess from
Walter Burgess; Gertrude Weav
er from Tom Weaver; William F.
Ray fiom Doris Wooten Ray; D.
L. Ashe from Etta Ashe; Lela
Bateman Thompson from John
Allen Thompson, and Hattie
Jones Hardin from Romas Henry
Hardin.
In the case of J. B. Colt Co.
vs. Ei-nest Cook, et als. judgment
was barred by the ten-year limi
tation statute.
Wm. Oscar Cole was ordered to
pay the J. R. Watkins Co. the
j sum of $87.90.
In the case of H. A. Barton vs. i
, Clyde Amos, judgment was in '
| favor of defendant. Barton to pay
costs.
| A. B. Dockery is to recover ,
I $3,250 from Coca-Cola Bottling
; Co.. as result of injuries sustained
' in a truck collision on September
8. 1942
In the case of Paul O. Abbe vs.
Henry S. Predmore and wife.
' Lucia P. Predmore. plaintiff was
I given complete possession of two
j lots involved, and partnership of
I the two men was dissolved.
GET BURNING PERMITS
E. S Burnett, forest warden,
reminds farmers that, beginning
February 1. it is unlawful to burn
! brush on their farms without
turning permits.
Mrs. James R. Robinson. R.
Robinson, and Harry W. Robin
son returned to Akron. Ohio. Sat
urday.
The Woman Of The
Because ot her outstanding '
j serice to the farm families of
[ North Carolina in helping pro
vide every family in every county
I in the state with an opportunity
to borrow good books, the Pro
gressive Farmer, Raleigh, has re
I cognized Miss Marjorie Beal. sec
retary and director of the North
Carolina Library Commission as
| "The Woman of the Year In
I Service to Rural North Carolina."
| The farm magazine says of ,
[Miss Beal: "In 16 years <1927
j 1943>, North Carolina counties j
with county-wide library service
i have increased from 12 to 80;
! counties with no public libraries
I of any kind have decreased from
50 to 7 ? most of this progress
being made since Miss Beal came
to the Library Commission in
1930.
"Also, North Carolina now has
' more bookmobiles than any other
state in the Union. When Miss
Beal came to tlie Library com
mission in 1930, there were only
three; now 39 bookmobiles and
one delivery truck serve 47 of
the 100 counties. These trucks
make regular trips to every com
munity of these 47 counties, and
not only < 1 > lend books to people
met at scheduled stops but <2)
leave collections of books at com
munity centers, and <3) take
orders for books to be brought on
later trips or in some cases sent
by mail.
"Books not available in the
county library may be borrowed
from the North Carolina Library
Commission. Raleigh, or from
other libraries, thus making al
most any book in print available
to the student on the most remote
farm in the state."
Much of the acceleration in li
brary service in North Carolina is
due to stimulation from State
Aid which was granted by the
Waste Paper Drive To Start
February 12, Conducted By
Murphy Boy Scout Troop
Court Of Honor
To Be Held 8th
The district committee meet- j
ing and court of honor of the
Nantahala district Boy Scouts will I
be held at the trailer camp com- '
munity building at Pontana Dam I
on February 8 at 7:30 p. m.
C. L. Brownell, chairman of the
troop committee at Pontana Dam,
has arranged for the visitors to
make a tour of the job at Pon
tana. in the afternoon.
Several scouts from this county
are expected to attend.
Harry Moore Is
Tech. 5th Grade
Camp Chaffee. Ark. ? Tec 5
Harry L. Moore, now assigned to
the 16th Armored Division. Camp
Chaffee. Ark., has been promoted
to the rank of Technician 5th i
Grade from Private.
Tec 5 Moore, who lives at Mur
phy. N. C.. entered the Army at
Camp Croft on March 18. 1943.
In civilian life he was in his own
building business.
The 16th Armored Divisoin.
Camp Chaffee, Ark., is command
ed by Major General Douglass T.
Greene, and is a unit of Ameri
ca's Armored Command. The
camp is located near Port Smith.
Ark.
Mrs. Hugh Lambert
Dies At Marble
Mrs. Hugh Lambert died at
the home of her father. Will
White. Marble, Route 1. Tuesday
1 night.
She is survived by her father
and mother, one small daughter
Hugene. several sisters and broth
ers.
Funeral was at Valleytown
| cemetery Wednesday afternoon at
I 3 o'clock, with The Rev. James
Truett, officiating.
Townson funeral home was in
I charge of arrangements.
Young Man Found
With Stolen Car
Jerome Jasper Thompson of ,
Atlanta was arrested last week in 1
| Hayesville on the charge of lar
ceny of an automobile from Dr. :
Samuel Green of Atlanta. Arrest j
was made by Patrolman Pritchard
Smith of Murphy. The car was
1 stolen on January 17 Thompson
i is 19 years old and is said to
have been convicted seven times
' for larceny of automobiles. Ho
1 was bound over to Federal court
' under bond of $2500.
Year, 1943
MISS MARJORIE BEAL
North Carolina Assembly for the
first time in 1941.
OVER TOP IN
POLIO FUND
With a quota of $320 for the
infantile paralysis fund, Chero- '
kee county has pone far over J
the top, with approximately
$500 received from the efforts
of the various working groups ,
in the county, reports County (
Chairman W. A. Hoover.
All reports are not in, but ,
among those received have been
the following: Hiwassee Dam,
dance and party. $119.41; Dick- I
ey Theatre, collection taken at
several picture shows. $54.23;
basketball games in Murphy, j
S75. A large sum was realized
from the dances in Murphy and
Andrews, but the total figures |
are not yet in hand. I
Request Return
Of Town Rooks
From The Auditor
Having had the town books in
the hands of W. Bowen Hender
son of Asheville. for an audit, for
the past nine months and not yet
receiving the audit report, the
Murphy Town Council voted Mon
day night to require all of the
town books and papers in his pos
session to be returned by Mi
Henderson by February 10. On
several occasions the town clerk
E. L. Shields, has requested the
aduit report for the town, he
stated at the Monday night meet
ing. and as yet it has not been
submitted.
The council expressed its desire
to publish a financial statement
of the town and cannot do so un- 1
til the audit is made. Dr. B. W. ;
Whitfield stated: 'It is regrettable
that we have not bcrn able to get !
this statement for our own infor- 1
mation and for publication.''
Father Of W. I). j
Kin^ Dies In
Temple, Georgia
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. King were |
called to Temple. Ga.. Sunday by j
the death of Mr King's father. |
Joseph B. King, who passed away ,
early Sunday morning at his ;
home there, after an illness of
several months.
He is survived by seven sons. J.
T.. of Grantville. Ga.: C. A. of
Stone Mountain: C. H. of Mari
etta; W. D.. of Murphy; E. L.,
of Richmond. Va : L. J., of Val- '
dosta and W G. King. RM First i
Class U. S. Coast Guard. Miami.
Fla.; two daughters. Mrs. M. A. |
Barrow, of Temple: Mrs. H. K
Pounds. College Park. Ga.: 14
grandchildren and 15 great
grandchildren and three brothers. |
Funeral services were held
Monday at 11 a. m. fom the Old
Concord Primitive Baptist church 1
near Carrollton. with the Rev. L.
H. Burson officiating. Inter
ment was in the church cemetery
His sons served as pallbearers.
Scouts To Observe
Bov Scout Week
?>
Next week. February 8-14. is
National Boy Scout week, and
Murphy scouts will celebrate with
several activities. They will
launch the waste paper drive, will ,
attend a scout meeting in At
lanta. Ga.. Thursday and Thurs
day night. On Sunday evening at
the regular pre aching hour, a ser
vice for the scouts will be held at
First Baptist Church.
MASONS TO MEET
Murphy Masonic Lodge will
meet at the hall next Monday
night at 8:00 o'clock.
Finding a market for sale of
waste paper Murphy citizens now
will have an opportunity to co
operate in the nation-wide cam
paign to get their scrap and
waste paper back into the mills to
help fill the demand. Murphy
Boy Scouts, under the direction
of Scoutmaster A B. Cash, next
week will launch a waste paper
campaign here and seek to collect
at least five tons within the next
several days.
Mr. Cash announces that the
drive will be from February 12 to
17, and all housewives and busi
ness people are requested to have
their collections ready on those
days. The Wof ford -Terrell build
ing has been given over by T. P.
Calhoun for use of the campaign,
and paper will be stored there.
Mr. Calhoun is contributing the
use of the building free of charge.
Town of Murphy will give the use
of the town trucks on certain days
for the collection.
Sonoco Products Company of
Hartsville, S. C.. to whom the
paper will be sold, have written
Miss Addie Mae Cooke the follow
ing letter relative to the purchase
of the scrap paper:
? com irming our telephone
conversation of today, we are at
taching prices and specifications
on the different grades of waste
paper which we are purchasing.
"We wish to confirm our state
ment to you that we will be glad
to purchase your accumulations
of waste paper, when prepared ac
cording to the attached specifi
cations. at the ceiling prices
shown on these specifications.
As I stated to you. ii is not neces
sary that you grade your collec
tions of waste paper into the var
ious grades unless you particularly
desire to do so. as we will pur
chase the entire collection as
Mixed Papers at $14 per ton.
"As for the method of ship
ment, we prefer that you make
shipment in carload quantities,
however, if you arc unable to col
lect a minimum car we will be
glad to have our truck pick up
your accumulations of 10,000
pounds or more. The prices quot
ed are based on waste paper being
p:operly baled or bundled so as
to take up the least shipping and
storage space.
"If we should find it necessary
to discontinue your accumula
tions of waste paper, we will ad
vise you thirty days in advance,
by letter, which will enable you
to dispose of any accumulation
which you have on hand, to us.
"Please advise us when you
have 10.000 pounds or more of
waste paper ready for shipment,
and w, will be glad to arrange
to have a truck pick up your ac
cumulations."
While large quantities of paper
will be collected by the town
trucks and otherwise, it is re
quested by Mr. Cash and the
scouts that as much as possible
be brought to the storage build
ing by those who have the paper.
The truck schedule will be an
nounced in next week's paper
Mrs. Laura Haney
Dies Near Murphy
Mrs. Laura Malinda Haney. 47,
died suddenly at her home near
Murphy Tuesday night at 7:30
c'clock.
Funeral services will be held
Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock at
the home with the Rev. Fred
' Stiles officiating. Interment, will
be in Martin's Creek cemetery.
I Ivic funeral home is in charge
of arrangements.
| She is survived by three sons,
Willard of Akron. Ohio: John
! with the U S Marine corps: Fred
' of Mui 'iy; four daughters. Mrs.
Elmer Collins. Mrs. Paul Lance,
Miss Evelyn Haney. all of Mur
phy; and Mrs. W. R. Tinkler, of
j Knoxville.