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EIGHT PAGES THIS W'KEK
Additional Animals
Assigned To Sale Of
Guernseys May 18
This week a number of adition
al animals, especially bred for
heavy milk production, were con
signed to the Purebred Guernsey
Sale which is to be held in Mur
phy on May 18.
In selecting animals this year
the sales committee sought to
choose Guernseys with pedigrees
from foundation stock proven to
be exceptionally high in milk pro
duction an dtype.
Due to the interest being mani
fested by 4-H club members, sev
eral animals were picked for this
sale that wil lserve as foundation
animals for establishing purebred
herds.
Eight unbred heifers are con
signed. Twelve bred heifers will
be in the sale. Three are from
Notla Farm and one from Burt
Shields.
Eleven cows recently fresh or
soon to freshen will be on sale.
Two are from Notla farms.
This year, only a few bulls will
appear in the sale; however these
were selected with extreme care
and are from the best blood lines
the Guernsey bred afofrds.
A few breeders have not made
definite consignment as yet. When
they are heard from a few addi
tional animals may be in the sale.
One feature of the sale will be
the presentation of a heifer by
citizens of Murphy. At the sale
last fall, the Lion's Club sponsored
a similar project. Realizing the
value of purebred animals that
carry a high concentration of
dairy characteristics, an outstand
ing calf that will make an unusual
contribution to the development
of the dairy industry whereever
it goes has been selected. This
calf carries the blood rf famous
Guernsey cattle. Again, as last
year, this project is made possible
through the sale of tickets.
Schlemmer To
Speak, Andrews
Commencement exercises will
end Friday evening. April 28, at(
Andrews high school, when Pied
C. Schlemmer, project manager
of Pont ana Dam, will deliver the
address and the graduates will re
ceive their diplomas.
Pvt. Jas. C. Solesbee. Camp
Wheeler, Ga.. spent several days
recently with his wife and mother,
Mrs. Vienna Hipps.
NOW OVERSEAS ? Seaman
Second Class Brown Caldwell,
who entered the Navy, September,
?943- He received his training at
Bainbridge, Md., after which he
was sent to Norfolk, Va? for six
weeks in Gunners school and is
now serving overseas.
MADE CAPTAIN ? Lt. Edward
Pruden Davidson, who recently
was promoted to the rank ol Cap
tain. according to information
received by his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Davidson.
Captain Davidson was appoint
ed aviation cadet April 28. 1942,
at Trenton, New Jersey, assigned
to aviation cadet engineering
school Chanute Field, 111., from
May 1, to Sept, 18, 1942. Com
misisoned 2nd. Lt., Air corps re
serves upon graduation from Cha
nute, assigned to 24th Rccon
naisance Squadron, Pope Field,
N. C., served as squadron engin- j
eering officer of that squadron
until Feb. 14. 1943. during which
time the squadron moved to
Vichy, Mo., was transferred to
headquarters, 76th tactical Re
connaisance group, and asigned
duty of Group Engineering officer
and assistant group technical
inspector. Group moved to desert
area for California desert man
euvers middle of Sept. 1943.
Transferred from 76th group
headquarters, third tactical air
division on March 15; assigned to
duty as assistant 4-4 and aircraft
maintenance officer for the di- 1
vision; present duty assignment.
Alexandria. La.
C. I. Calhoun, Sr,
Dies Tuesday
At The Age Of 84
Charles I. Calhoun. Sr.. 84
died at his home. Murphy Route
1. about 10 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing: following a long illness.
Funeral services were held Wed- (
nesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at
Peachtree Baptist church with
the Rev. Robert Barker officiat- 1
ing.
Burial was in the church ceme- j
tery. Townson funeral home was ?
in charge of arrangements.
He is survived by three daugh
ters. Mrs. George Wilson, Mrs.
Lum Evans. Murphy, Route 2.
and Mrs. Bill Payne of Murphy:
and three sons. T. P. Calhoun.
C. I. Calhoun. Jr.. both of Mur
phy and Zeb Calhoun of Buffa
lo. S. C.
AT REGIONAL MEETING ,
Mrs. H. Bueck. district chair
man of the Women's Division of
the War Finance committee, at
tended a southern regional con
ference of the United States war
finance committee in Capital
City club Monday. The principal
discussion was the fifth war loan
drive which is to be conducted
in June.
City Election To Be
Held Next Tuesday
Murphy's city election will take
Place next Tuesday, when a may- 1
or and six councilmen will be
elected. Running for mayor are:
W. M. Pain and J. W. Franklin. |
The ballot will contain the fol
lowing names for councilmen :
*? W. Axley, Walter Coleman, J.
w Dyer. K. P. Hawkins. Claude
C. King. W. D. King, N. W. Lov
ingood. A. L. Martin. J. W. Mc
Millan. J. B. Mulkey, Robert Wea
ver. and Dr. B. W. Whitfield.
Voling will be done at the
courthouse, with W. W Rogers as
registrar and Porter Axley and
Arthur Akins as Judges of elec
tion.
No Contest For
Local Offices
In The Primary
Mrs. G. W. Cover of Andrews
is Cherokee county's only candi
j date for representative. A. L.
I Penland, Hayesville, democrat ;
and Clyde H. Jarrett, Andrews,
republican, are candidates for
senator from the 33rd district.
The name of Mrs. Winifred Town
son Wells was filed for representa
tive. but she withdrew her name.
Lawson Lunsford of Feachtree.
B. B. Palmer of Marble, and Noah
Hembree of Murphy filed for i
member of board of education.
Since there are no contests for
local offices, the only voting in
the May 27 primary will be for
state officials.
21 Men Leave
Tuesday For
The U. S. Navy
Twenty-one Cherokee county
men left Murphy Tuesday morn
ing for Spartanburg, S. C., to en
ter the navy. They were:
William Gwen Cornwell, lead
er. Elmer Bascomb Collins. James
Adolphus Parker. James William j
Mintz, Ralph Killian, Fred Her- '
bert Holloway, Matt Herbert
Reighard. Hufus Robert Reeee,
Wayne Jewel Roberts. James Ed
ward Bristol. Sidney James Allen.
Johnie S. Ellis, A. V. Dockery.
Marshall Chase Tatham, Calvin
Wayne Taylor, Lonnie Prank
Dockery. Earl Arthur Owenby.
Lloyd Gordon Gibson, Carl Bry
son. Jr., Vinson Dehart, Rufus 1
Edwin Hunsucker.
Legion Post Takes
WAC Applications
The local post of the American j
legion is sponsoring enlistments j
in the WAC. and the Army has '
given the post a quota of three j
enlistments. Allen W. Lovingood 1
adjutant, announces that the j
post will receive applications and j
that the transportation of those ,
interested in enlisting is paid
from here to Asheville and return j
and that meals are furnished.
The post has been advised that
the Army Is in desparate need of
women to fill posts as office ;
workers to replace men who are
being sent out. Whenever poss
ible. WACs are allowed their
choice of assignment.
The requirements are: two
years of high school or more:
must be between the ages of 20
and 50: must be in good health:
married or single: if married, no
children under 14 years of age.
To Lecture Here
Friday Evening
Dr. Willis A. Parker of Ashe
ville is bringing Dr. Herbert A.
Miller of Black Mountain College
as guest speaker of the Murphy
Woman's club meeting to be held
Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock at
the Carnegie library. The lecture
will take the place of the regular
April club meeting, Mrs. Harry
Miller, president, has announced.
Dr. Miller's subject will be
Czechoslovakia and Other Minor
ities in Post war Planning."
Following the lecture a short i
business meeting will be held for
the purpose of electing officers for
the coming year.
In England
Pvt. Harold H. Lovingood has
arrived in England according to
word received by his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. Bass Lovingood of
' Murphy. Route 1. He Is serving
in the quartermasters corps.
He entered the Army in Sep
| tember 1943, taking basic training
at Camp Blanding. Fla. He was
transeferred to Ft. Meade. Md.,
and from there to New York be
fore going overseas.
IN HOSPITAL
Mrs. T. A. Case is a patient at
Murphy General hospital for two
! weeks.
Reclassifications
Are Announced
The Cherokee county draft
board has reclassified a number
of men this week. They include:
In 1-A, Donald Gibby. Wayne
B. Pace. John H. Garrett, Dock
G. Coleman, Glen R. Pace. Troy
S. Hannah.
In 1-A<H>. Clifton Henry. Gor
don Jones, General M. Young,
Hayes H. Dockery, Otis Adams,
Horace L. Prince.
In 2-A, Verdun W. Davis, Law
ton McDonald. Roy W. Stiles,
Dennis A. Barnett, Zachery T.
Carringer.
In 2-B. Jewell O. Moore, Roy
E. Lee. Rex B. Porter, Rome B.
Maney, Max Ferguson, Earl M.
Mundy. Lloyd B. Lunsford, Clyde
A. Dockery, Jr.
In 2-C, Loyal E. Hall, Virgil H.
Clonts.
In 4-D, Hosea Woody. |
John Moore, Jr.
Takes Special
Course, Ft. Sill
Fort Sill. Okla. ? Technician
Fifth Grade < Corporal) John B.
Moore. Jr.. Murphy. North Caro
lina. has been selected to attend
the Enlisted Full Track Vehicle
course, of the Field Artillery
School at this post.
Corporal Moore is the son of
Mr. John B. Moore, 107 Valley
River avenue. Murphy.
Enlisted men and officers are
constantly returning to the na
tion's only Field Artillery School
for instruction in the latest ar
tillery tactics and tecniques.
The accuracy and effect with
which artillery fire has been de
livered on the enemy by our troops
overseas reflect the value of this
training.
Fred Swain, Jr.
Trains As An
Ordnance Soldier
Pvt. Fred Swain Jr.. formerly
of Murphy. N. C., who was recent
ly taken into the service, has been
sent to the Ordnance Replace
ment Training Center, Aberdeen
Proving Ground, Md., where he
will receive his basic training as
an Ordnance soldier.
He formerly lived at Murphy.
N. C. His present address is Com
pany E. 1 Regiment, O.R.T.C..
Aberdeen Proving Ground. Md.
CADET Wm B. IIORNSBY
Hornsbv Finishes
Pre-Flight Work
Columbia. S C . April 17--Avi
ation Cadet. William Barnette
Homsby. son of Mr. and Mrs. A
O. Hornsby. of Murphy, has been
graduated from the Navy Plight
Preparatory School at the Uni
versity of South Carolina, and has
entered the next phase of his
training at the CAA-WTS School
at the University of Miami. Coral
Gables. Fla
At Coral Oables A C Homsby
will make his first solo flight and
be one step nearer to the day
when he will wear his wings of
gold as an ensign in the U. S.
Navy Reserve, or a seeond lieuten
ant in the Marine Corp Reserve.
A/C Homsby graduated from
Andrews High School before start
i ing his training as a pilot.
Commencement Exercises To Be
Held Sunday, Monday,Tuesday;
Cash And Sharp Are Speakers
TO SPEAK HERE ? J. Worth
Sharp, president of Young Harris
College, Young Harris, Ga., who
will speak at the commencement
exercises of Murphy high school
Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock,
in the school auditorium.
H. N. Wells Joins
Guernsey Club
Of America
Peterborough, N. H. ? The
American Guernsey Cattle Club
announces the election of H. N.
Wells, Murphy, North Carolina, to
membership. Mr. Wells has a
herd of registered Guernseys on
his Beachwood Farm, Route No.
2, Box 4.
The American Guernsey Cattle
Club is a national organization
of 25,000 breeders of pure bred
Guernseys. It records the regis
trations of pure bred Guernseys
which trace to the Island of
Guernsey, the original home of
the breed, in the English Channel.
It also supervises tests of produc
tion and through Golden Guern
seys, Inc., supervises the market
ing of Golden Guernsey Milk.
SOCIAL SECURITY
The social security board field
office at Asheville will give ser
vice on claims and account num
bers at Cherokee County Court
house, Courtroom, May 18, 9 a.m
C ADET ROY M. TATHAM
Tatham Completes
First Training;
Now at Pensacola
Aviation Cadet Roy M. Tat
ham. 21. son of Mrs. Purd Tatham
' of Andrews, was recently trans
1 ferred from the Naval Air Station,
' Memphis, Tcnn . where he com
' pleted his primary flight training
lo the Naval Air Training Center
Pensacola. Fla . for intermediate
training.
Upon completion of the inten
sive course at the "Annapolis ol
J he Air" Cadet Tatham will re
ceive his Navy Wings of Gold'
with the designation of Nava
Aviator, and will be commLssionec
an Ensign in the Naval Reserve
or a Second Lieutenant in the Ma
rine Corps Reserve.
TO PREACH FINALS SER
MON ? Rev. A. B. Cash, pastor
of First Baptist ehurch. Murphy,
where services will be held Sun- i
day morning at 11:15 as a part of
the closing exercises of Murphy
high school. Mr. Cash will preach
the baccalaureate sermon.
Hampton Gets
Gunner's Wings
n Pvt. Grover C. Hampton, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred T. Hamp
ton. Route No. 2. Murphy. North
Carolina received his silver aerial
gunner's wings and was promoted
to the grade of corporal when he
completed the flexible gunnery
course for radio men at the Yuma
Army Air Field recently. Prior
to his training in flexible ;:un
nery. Cpl. Hampton graduated
from the Radio Operators and Me
chanics School, Scott Field. 111
nois.
Pressure Canners
To Be Checked
All persons owning a pressure ,
canner and wanting it checked i
and put into good working shape !
are requested to bring them to
the home economics laboratory
of Murphy school on Monday. May |
1. by 9 o'clock in the morning. The
clinic has been changed from
Jackson county on April 28 to
Murphy on May 1.
The canners should have the
name and address of owners se
curely fastened to them.
An expert engineer will be here
to test the canners. At 3:30
o'clock in the afternoon a demon
stration will be given on "How to
Clean and Care for Your Pressure
Canner*'.
It will not be necessary to test
the new victory canners.
Murphy school closing exercises
will be held Sunday through Tues
day. The Rev A. B. Cash will
preach the taccaluareate sermon
Sunday morning and J. Worth
Sharp, president of Young Harris
college, will deliver the address
Tuesday evening.
Sunday morning's exercises
start at 11:15 at First Baptist
church, with the prelude, "Re
verie". by Mrs. J. W. Davidson.
"God of Our Fathers" will be used
as the processional. Invocation
will be offered by the Rev. Ralph
Taylor. Following the doxology,
the glee club will sing the an
them, "Lift Thine Eyes". "Come
Thou Almighty King" will be
sung by the congregation, after
which the Rev. C. A. Smith will
offer prayer. Prayer response
will be by the glee club, and scrip
ture reading by the Rev. Ralph
Taylor. The anthem, "Ye Watch
ers and Ye Holy Ones" will be
sung by the glee club. The Rev.
A. B. Cash will preach on "The
House Wisdom Built". Closing
features will be a solo, "The
Lord's Prayer" by Miss Virginia
Morgan: recessional, "Praise Ye
the Father": and benediction.
On Monday evening at 7:30
American folk music will be pre
sented by Murphy grade school, in
the school auditorium. Certifi
cates will be presented by Supt.
H. Bueck.
Graduation exercises will be in
the school auditorium at 7:30
Tuesday evening. Following the
processional, the glee club will
, sing, "Three Roses" and "April".
Miss Barabara Robinson will de
liver the salutatory, and H. A.
Mu tox will introduce the sp^'k
| er. President Sharp. Miss Vir
ginia Morgan will sing "Ava
Maria", and awards and certifi
cates will be presented by Supt.
H. Bueck. The valedictory will
be delivered by Miss Mildred
Hampton. Marshals are: Misses
Mamilee Kilpatrick, chief: Geor
gie Lee Mulkey. Janice Hall, Lil
lie Frances Hawkins, and Mildred
Wells.
'Continued on page four)
To Complete
Recruit Training
Naval Training Station, Samp
son, N. Y. ? Bluejacket Harry W.
Robinson. S 2 C 509 Hiawassee
St., Murphy. N. C.. will complete
his recruit training this week at
this naval training station on the
shores of Seneca Lake and will
be granted leave.
Upon his return to Sampson, he
will be eligible for further assign
ment which may sualify him for
a petty officer rating.
Archer! Speaks On
Post-W ar Planning
John Archer of Franklin, man
, ager of Nantahala Power and
j Light Company ami chairman of
post-war planning in his county,
was guest speaker at the meeting
of Murphy Lions club Tuesday
evening. He challenged members
of the club to consider carefully
now what they are going to do
when the war ends, in stimulating
industry and commerce to pro
duction and usefulness at a mini
mum of 40 per cent in excess of
the 1939 level. The purpose of
the post-war planning program is
to "plan boldy for after-the-war"
hp stated.
Steps to take in getting indus
1 try to have a part in post-war
planning are: Awaken sense of im
portance in the community: see
t the necssity for looking ahead
and planning for their own future:
intensify sense of responsibility
1 . and appeal to them as enterpris
I ing leaders.
A total of $318 50 for the Bo>
Scout adult membership drive n-a.<
reported collected by members ol
the club.
Among the guests present were:
J. H. Duncan, Pritchard Smith,
both of the U. S. Navy, who are
members of the club; Lewis
Shields, son of E. L. Shields: and
Edward H. Brumby.
Tailtwister Doyle Burch was
wearing a new "tailtwister's" hat.
H. G. Elkins reported as chair
man of the military affairs com
mittee. that members of the club
usually are late in arriving on the
scene when men are leaving for
military service, and usually there
are not enough to pass out the
cigarettes and chewing gum the
club presents the boys. Members
were urged to be on time.
Dr. W. A. Hoover reported on
the council meeting held in Dills
boro recenty.
Doyle Burch, chairman of the
calf sale committee, announced
the tickets will be given to metn
i bers this week.
' Lions state convention to be
; held in Charlotte June 11-13 was
r announced by Dr. W. A. Hoover.