1944 WAR FUND
tlii* year, with service flaps in windows of nearU every home,
Itrd (toss will mean so mucli more to Americans. As depicted in this
reproduction of a 1944 Red Cros9 War Fund poster, many windows
also will display the symbol of participation in the cause of Merer
and Humanity ? the Red Cross
Red Cross Launches
War Fund Campaign
Hie Cherokee chapter of the
American Red Cross has com
pleted plans for the launching of
the 1944 War Fund Drive, accord
ing to announcement made by the
Rev A. B. Cash, war fund chair
man. More than one hundred
workers are being enlisted to
maJce the canvass for this year.
The Cherokee chapter hub been
assigned a quota of $4300.00 from
the National quota of $200,00 -
000. The drive will continue
t .rough the month of March, and
every individual will be given an
opportunity to contribute. An
Advance Gift Committee, headed
by Supt. H Bueck. is making a
drive this week to secure special
Sifts of $25 and above from in
dividuals and corporations A
list of these contributors will be
published next week.
In addition to the committee
headed by Mr. Bueck. Chairman
Cash announces the following:
Commerce, Industry, labor
Fiank Forsyth: business district
?J D. Burch; Murphy residential
'iistrict Mrs. Hadley Dickey:
Texana district. James A. Ful
wood; and rural district. A. Q.
Ketner.
Ti e management, of industries
> being asked to solicit at least a
day's pay from all employees and
that they match the total of the
employees' contribution. Every
citizen is urged to give at least a
day's pay.
O E. Roberts, field representa
tive of the Red Cross, spoke at a
meeting at the Methodist church
Tuesday evening, pointing out
the services rendered by the Red
Cross.
HEADS WAR FUND- -The Rev. j
i A. B. Cash who is serving his |
; rond year as chairman of the I
war fund drive of the Cherokee I
county chapter of the American j
Red Cross.
Final Collection
Tubes To Be Made
Doyle Burch. one of the county
salvage chairmen, announces that
I beginning Monday of next week
| all collapsible tubes will be col
I lected from retail stores where
I they nave been collected for the
| past several months. A H. T.
j Hackney Co. truck will stop ai ;
, most of the stores for the collec
tion.
All citizens are asked to turn j
in all the collapsible tubes from '
; tooth paste, shaving cream, etc.. 1
j before March 1 After that date
the tubes will not be collected.
Lions Hear Address
By Red Cross Man
O. E. Roberts, general field rep
resentative of the Ameriean Red
Cross, was speaker at the meeting
of Murphy Lions club Tuesday
tvening. Speaking on the Red
Cross war fund drive which starts
March 1, he pointed out some of
the services of Red Cross, includ
ing: home service, the Red Cross
being the only means of emerg
ency communication between the
soldier and his family and the
only agency whose communica
tions are accepted by the War de
partment; blood donor service,
fi 000.000 pints at a value of $35
if the war department had to pur
chase it, already furnished, hos
pital and nursing service; prison
er ol war service; and disaster
Preparedness.
"Hie following members intro
duced their respective guests;
Rev. A. B. Cash, presenting. Rev.
i W. T. Medlin. Jr.. and Scout Bud- j
dy Palmer; Frank Ellis, O. G.
' Dcllinger; J. H. Duncan. Pvt.
I Robert Akin: K. C .Wright, H R
Ha/elm an.
Peyton Ivie reported that his ?
| Kroup was winner in the closing
, attendance contest, over the group
i of which Robert Weaver was cap- i
| tain. The losers will pay for the 1
I dinner to be held at the next meet- !
j ing. which will be ladies' night.
Dr. W. A. Hoover reported on !
I efforts to conduct an eye clinic
Harry Bishop and Joe Hamil
; ton recently became new mem
bers of the club.
President. Frank Forsyth recent - j
ly presented awards for ten-year
membership to Peyton Ivie. H
Bueck. and A Q. Ketner. H. G
Elkins and W M. Fain have been .
members more than ten years and '
already had received the awards.
Town Council Has Busy Evening- Discussing
Audit, Regulating Livestock, Joint Ownership
Of Light And Telephone Poles Of Murphy
Dogs Mot Allowed
To Hun At Large
D: M. P. Whichard, county
lealth officer, states that since j
i dog running at large in Mur- J
phy last week was found by the
State laboratory of hygiene to be
.liad. and since several dogs were ,
iitten by the diseased dog, every |
iog owner is required to keep
dogs cc -mined or properly muzzled i
or leashed for a period of 30 days. I
An ordinance passed by the |
County Board of Health and an
order from the* mayor relative to
the situation appear in- this
week's issue of the Scout.
George Walker Is
Reported Wounded
In Italy Battle
G Wayne Walker veteran of
World War I. lias received a let
ter from his son Pvt. George ;
Wayne * Walker, Jr.. stating that |
he has been wounded in action in |
Italy.
Private Walker was a senior at
State college, Raleigh when he '
joined the enlisted reserve corps |
unassigned in October. 1942. He !
had two year* in R. O. T. C. He
was called tc active duty April j
1943 at Ft. Bragg. He took basic i
training at Camp Wheeler, Ga.,
was transferred to Fort Meade. ;
Md . September. 1943 and was
stationed in North Africa until
Nov. 1. when lie was assigned to J
active combat duty with the Fifth I
army in Italy.
State Extension
Leaders Attend
Neighborhood
Meeting Friday
Neighborhood Leaders of the
Bell view. Mocassin Creek. Brass
town and Martins Creek neigh
borhoods met in the Martin's
Creek school Friday night to dis
cuss the 1!)44 Crop and Peed pro- j
duel ion program for the Martin's
Creek community
A Q. Ketnrr, county agent, led i
the discussion on how an inereas- j
ed corn and garden yield might
be reached . Dr. E. R. Collins. I
State College Agronomy Special
ist and L. R. Harrill. State 4 H
Club Leaders. C H. Kirkman. as
sistant county agent. Mrs. Alline
King and Miss Mary Corn well,
home agents, participated in the
discussion with these leaders.
Leaders present were: Mr. and i
Mrs. Clyde McNabb. S A Hughes, i
E. S Burnett, J. M. Keasler. Mr.!
and Mrs. J. W Hatchett. A. B |
Stalcup, Sammie Stalcup. Mrs.
Mark Stalcup. Mrs. Jean Stalcup.
Victor Ellis. Mrs. Paul Martin,
and Mr. and Mrs. Lon Stalcup
Similar meetings will be held in
all communities of the county in
the near future.
Pvt. Wavne Jones
Dies While In
The U. S. Army
Funeral services were held
Thursday. Feb. 17. at Slow Creek
for Pvt. Wayne Jones of the U. S
Army, who was stationed at an
air base in Florida. He was the ;
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Jones
of Whittier.
Surviving, besides his parents,
are six brothers. Garland and
Doyle Jones, of Whittier: Shafter. I
of Lon View. Washington: Sgt
Donald Jones of the marines:
Ause Jones of Newport News. V;? :
Pvt. Aud Jones of the U. S Army,
and three sisters. Mrs. Carrie
Beavers, of Murphy: Mrs. Ethel
Welch and Mrs. Ruth Dalbev of
Phoenix. Arizona, and several ;
nieces and nephews.
Everyone Asked To
Pause For Prayer
At 2:30 On Friday
LINK INSTRUCTOR Miss
Marie Gregory, native of this
county, who is now serving as link
instructor in the Spars, at Salem.
Mass. She is a neice of County
School Supt. Lloyd W. Hendrix
and was reared by his parents
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. F. Hendrix of
Peachtree. Her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Greasy*. a.e deceased
Prior to entering the Spars, she
was a teacher in Peachtree and
Hiwassee Dam schools in this ,
county.
On Friday. February 25. the
World Day of Prayer will be ob-(
served at 2:30 P. M.. at the First
Baptist Church, Murphy, with
the T;ieme: "And the Lord won
dered that there was no interces
sor".
This Is a world-wide event, be
ing observed by all peoples. Every
one. regardless of denomination,
is urged to take part by attend
ing the service at the First Bap
tist Church, or pausing in their
homes, stores and various places
of business at 2:30 P. M. Friday
for a brief season of prayer.
Representatives of the follow
ing churches will take part on the
program: First Baptist Church,
Presbyterian Church, First Metho
dist Church. Free Methodist
Church, Episcopal Church.
The colored people will at the
same hour, observe World Day of
Piayer.
The church bells and factory
whistles in Murphy will be heard
at 2:30 P. M.. promptly for 2 min
utes. to remind you to pause for
prayer in connection with the
World Day of Prayer
APOLOGIES
The Cherokee Scout regrets
that because of lack of space and
shortage of newsprint much of
the copy prepared for this issue
liad to be omitted.
M.W. Bel^Prominent
Attorney Here, Dies
Marshall Williams Bell, promi
nent Murphy attorney and form
er mayor, died Sunday morning
at 11:40 at Murphy General hos
pital. following a short illness.
He would have been 79 years of
age on March 15.
Born in Mocksville. he was the
son of Marshall Thomas and Eli
za Martin Bell.
Surviving are the widow, the
forme.- Miss Grace Elizabeth
Cornett, of Cathay. Calif., whom
he married Feb 17 1909; three
children. Lt. Marshall C. Bell
USNR. New York. Mrs. Grace
Wills Gunning. Seattle. Wash .
and Mrs. Mary Frances Hazel
man. Greensboro: two grand-chil
dren. Mary Marshall Bell and
Mary Wills Gunning: two sisters.
Mrs. Maxcy L John. Layrinburg
and Miss Margaret R Bell. Mocks
ville.
Mr Bell came o Murphy in
1891. He was associated in the
practice of law with the late Ben
Posey of Murphy during the early
part of his career and with the
late John H Dillard from 1898
to 1911 He was a member of the
Masonic order. Knights Templar
of which he was district deputy
grand master, a trustee of Greens
boro A and T college. Greens
boro. chairman of the board of
trustees of Murphy Carnegie li
brary. mayor of Murphy one term,
ruling elder and Sunday school
teacher in Murphy Presbyterian
church for many years.
Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
Ivie funeral home with the Rev.
Ralph Taylor and the Rev. A B
Cash officiating. Burial follow
ed in Sunset cemetery.
Active * pallbearers were: Dale
Lee. Frank Ellis. H. A Mattox. H
Bueck. K C. Wright and T. J.
Mauney.
Honorary pallbearers were mem
bers of the Cherokee county bar
association J. B. Gray. F O
Christopher. E B Norvell. Don
Witherspoon. J. D Malonee. W
M Ax ley and Mrs. Winifred
Townson Wells.
Army-Navy Tests
To He Given At
Murphy School
The third Army-Navy College
Qualifying Test for the Army
? Specialized Training Program and
the Navy College Program V-12
which will be given throughout
the country on Wednesday Mar
ch 15. at 9:0 a nr. will be ad
ministered at the Murphy High
School. Mr. K C. Wright. Princi
I pal announced today. A leaflet
I of general information which con
| tains an admission-identification
I form may be obtained at the
i Principal's office. This form
| properly filled out will admit tc
the test students between the
ages of 17 and 21 inclusive who
i are high school graduates or who
I will be graduated by July 1. 1944.
Intent to take the test should be
made known immediately to Mr
Wright in order that the neces
sary test supplies may be order
ed.
The same examination will be
taken by both Army and Navy
candidates. The examination i
designed to test the aptitude and
general knowledge required foi
the program of college training
and all qualified students are
urged to take the test. At the
time of the test each candidate
will be given a choice of service
preference, but taking the test
does not obligate the candidate
1 to enlist in the service.
Ti^e Army Specialized Traininc
i Program is aimed to meet thf
' Army's needs for socialists anc
technicians in certain critica
fields of stud>. Academic wort
is at the college level at govern
ment expense.
The Navy Colleg. Program alsi
enables students to continue aca
demic training at government ex
pense. Successful completion o
I the prescribed courses may. fol
I lowing further officer trarining
lead to a con mission in the Navy
RETURNS TO CAMP ? Ma
chinist's mate, second class.
Hayes Leatherwood, Jr., has re
turned to Camp Peary. Va after
a ten-day leave spent here with
his wife and children. Hayes, m
and Patsy, and his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Hayes Leatherwood.
WINS DECORATION Staff
Sgt. George W. Hall. Jr.. formerly
of Murphy, has been awarded
the air medal and two oak leaf
clusters for valor and exceptions
achievement as a member of the
Eighth Air Force. The 29-year
old air man was born and reared
at Murphy, where he attended
high school. He enlisted January
14. 1942. and was assigned to over
seas duty in July of that year He
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
Hall. Sr.. who now reside at
Haye-vilk Sgt Hall is a brother
of the late Charles B Hall, who
was killed in action >n September
29. 1918. and who belonged to the
famous 30th Division
Two Under Bonds
Elmer R. Stiles and Vernon
j Dockery were arrested on Feb. 14
! for possession of a gallon an a
! half of non-tax paid liquor. They
were arrested by Patrolman
j Pritchard Smith and Deputy Abe
, I Hembree Magistrate Fred Bates
( j bound them over to superior
I court under bonds of $'J00 each
. The arrest was made on highway
, (?4 when the Stiles car was com
ing from the direction of Georgia.
Council Says Audit
Keport Charges
Are Too Hi?h
Councilmen of the Town of
Murphy on Friday night wore pre
nttd ill, audit report for the lis
y,'ar en?iing June 30. 1943.
m w in Henderson, audi
tor. Of AshcviUe. The book., had
, r* m ;i,f hands of the auditor
? an audit since May 1943. At
the January meeting of the coun
cil. return of the town books taken
to Asheville was requested.
Tiie Town was presented a bill
for $1058.58 for tile auditing, and
considerable discussion between
the councilmen and representa
tives of the auditing firm took
place. The council said the
charge was too great. It was stat
ed that since the new council
took office a sum of $300 had
been paid to the auditing firm
A representative of the auditing
furn stated that the $300 was for
service rendered before May,
1943 Tile council voted to pay
tlie amount of the bill with $300
deducted when all books are re
turned to tlie town, and indicated
a willingness to pay the remain
der when an itemized bill for the
past eight years' auditing is furn
ished.
Tlie complete audit report is
published in this issue of the
paper. Some changes m the
linancial status have occurred in
the intervening months from date
of audit. For instance, the un
collected taxes for years 1927 to
1942 have been greatly decreased
because of collections by Clerk E
L. Shields during the past few
months.
H. G Elkins was commended
on the condition of the electric
department. An up to date report
of the financial condition of the
department was made by him, as
follows: cash on hand May 1
1943 $8,01 173; rash on hand Jan
1944. $15,836.52. interest paici
since May 1. 1943. $2,415: and
bonds retirtd since May 1 1941
$G.000. '
Di B. w. Whitfield and A. L
aPP?mted by Mayor
franklin on a committee to
:n"' *??> t- < city attorney and
d.'.ittn up an ordinance
!' ^tiiating tin keeping of livestock
wi|?n tiie city limit* of Murphy.
Tlie council voted to accept the
recommendations made by the
TVA relative to the Town of
Murphy making a contract with
Southern Bell Telephone and
Telegraph company for joint
ownership of light and telephone
Poles m Murphy. Tlie provisions
uii- be presented to Southern Bell
10: acceptance or rejuection.
A., members of the council, Dr.
I> \V Whitfield. Noah Lovingood
Hobert Weaver. W. M. Fain. A. L
Martin and E. p. Hawkins: Mayor
' W Franklin and Clerk E. L.
Shields were present. This is the
l?st time 111 several meetings that
all members of the council have
been present.
Andrews Has $2,400
War Fund Quota
ANDREWS The war fund
, quota for the Andrews chapter of
? the Ameiican Red Cross has been
? .set at $2400 according to an
1 nouncement by the war fund
chairman. L B. Nichols. Capt. F.
W. Swan and Mr Nichols made
a talk to the students of Andrews
1 schools Tuesday and enlisted the
1 support of the schools in the drive.
: They stated that fifty per cent
" of the money will be kept at home
and the other sent to head quar
1 , ters.
Zone workers, who are as fol
f lows, will have a dinner meeting
at the home economics room Fri
day night: Mc.<*i&mes Horace
Palmer. Lucy Laughter, Boyd
Robinson. Helen Axle;/ Luke Ellis
and Wade Hew. and Misses
Gladys Christy. Imogene Hall.
Daisy Battle. Jean Matheson and
Polly Hicks. The committee from
the faculty includes: Miss Ethel
Boone and Mrs. Edna Bailey.
Since this month has an extra
day. everyone is urged to give that
day's pay.
Prizes have been offered to the
students as follows: For Andrews,
for first, second and third prizes
S3. $2 and SI. respectively, in both
high school and elementary; for
Marble 3. $2 and $1 for first sec
ond and third prizes; for Topton,
first $2 and second $1; for the
| colored school first $2. and second
SI.