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MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1944.
EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK
Mattox Is blected
President Lions Club
LION PRESIDENT ? H. A.
Mattox. who was elected Tuesday ,
as president of Murphy Lions
club for the fiscal year begin- ]
ning in July.
Dr. B.G. Childs
To Preach And
Conduct Course
Dr B. G. Childs. professor in
Duke University and Lay Leder
of the North Carolina Confer- 1
ence of the Methodist Church, !
will preach at the First Methodist (
Church Sunday at 11 o'clock. His
subject will be "For the Facing of
This Hour."
Dr. Childs will begin a course of
.viidy entitled the "STEWARD
SHIP OF LIFE" at the Methodist
Church Sunday evening at 7:45,
o'clock. The course will cointinue
for five evenings, meeting at 7:45.
Everyone is invited to hear Dr.
Child", who ? an outstrndinr1
educator and churchman.
H. A. Mattox was elected presi
dent of Murphy Lions club at the
meeting held Tuesday evening, in
the Methodist church dining
room. He will succeed Prank
Forsyth. The new officers will
take office July 1.
Other officers elected Tuesday
evening were: S. N. Bobo. re
elected as secretary: Robert Eas
ley. treasurer: first vice-president.
Doyle Burch: second vice-presi
dent. H. Bueck; third vice-presi
dent, Robert Bault: tailtwister.
Dr. W. A. Hoover: lion tamer.
Rev. Ralph Taylor: H. G. Elkins,
J. B. Gray and P. G. Ivie, direc
tors.
W. D. Whitaker. cashier of
Citizens Bank and Trust Co.,
Andrews, and county chairman
of the sale of war bonds, spoke of
special plans for D-Day, request
ing that a special program be ar
ranged for that occasion by or
ganizations and churches of Mur
ph>. President Forsyth is to ap
point a committee to work out a
program with other organizations.
Mr. Whitaker announced that
the county's quota in the Fifth
War Loan drive is $210,000.
N. T. Newberry, head of the
Woodmen of the World. Char
lotte. was a guest of Virgil John
son. and Dr. M. P. Whichard was
a guest of Dr. J. R. Bell.
K. C. Wright announced that
over $318 has been received in
the adult scout membership drive.
Doyle Burch announced that a
profit of $459 was realized on the
recent calf sale to be used for the
city park. H. G. Elkins requested
that since the club now has some
money for the park, it should be
used to make the site ready for re
creation. Doyle Burch. the club
representative on the park com- j
mission, was asV#?d to carry out
this suggestion.
Don Witherspoon
Dies Here On Friday
Don Witherspoon. 62, promi
nent Murphy attorney, died sud- 1
denly at his home here Friday
night about 8 o'clock. Mrs.
Witherspoon and their daughter,
Mrs. Ray Brown of Winston-Sal
em. were with him at the time he
suffered a heart attack, and im
mediately called a physician, but
he was dead when the doctor ar
rived.
Funeral services were held -
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at
Murphy Presbyterian church of
which he was a member. The
Rev. Ralph Taylor and the Rev. j
A. B. Cash officiated.
The body lay in state at the
flower-banked altar of the church
from two to three o'clock. Burial j
was in Sunset cemetery.
Active pallbearers were: H. A. j
Mattox, Prank Forsyth, Walter j
Mauney. Frank Ellis. Dr. Harry
Miller and H. G. Elkins.
Honorary pallbearers were
members of the district Bar asso
ciation: J. B. Gray, J. D. Mal
lonee. F. O. Christopher, Mrs.
Winifred Townson Wells. Clyde
H. Jarrett. Andrews; E. D. Whit
aker, Bryson City: Hoke Lee My
natt, Mr. Garrett and Mr. King
of the legal department ol TV A,
Bryson City.
A native of Wilkesboro, Mr. !
Witherspoon was reared at New
ton. He attended North Caro
lina State college at Raleigh and
received his law degree at the
University of North Carolina. He
was licensed before he reached
the age of 21 and was engaged in
the practice 41 years.
He moved to Murphy in 1911
and in December of the following
year was married to Miss Margie
Norvell. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
E- B. Norvell.
Mr- Witherspoon represented
Cherokee county in the general
assembly in 1915 and was mayor
of Murphy in 1922-23. He also
was county attorney for Chero
kee county a number of years.
When the Carnegie library was
opened here during his term of
Continued on page eipht
17 Men Report
To Fort Bragg
For Induction
Seventeen men left Murphy
Friday morning by bus for Fort
Bragg for induction into the
army. The list included:
Vaughn Eld ah Hembree. lead
er; Norman Oscar Elliott, Harold
Ray Bradley. Aline Alvin Adams.
Fred Willys Nichols. J. C. Palmer,
Theodore Robert Townsend, Don
ald Molton Hyatt. Willie Ray
McClure, James Birtho Blaylock.
John Henry Garrett. Clyde Hor
ace Sneed. Edgar William Hol
land. Edward William McAfee,
Robert Earl Rogers. Reginald
David Wilson, Edgar William
Oliver.
Republicans
Elect County
Officers Tuesday
A meeting of the Republicans
of Cherokee county was held at
the courthouse Tuesday mornin?
at 9 o'clock to elect a county
chairman. B. B. Morrow was
elected chairman, and T. S.
Evans was elected vice-chairman.
Mr. Morrow was appointed to
select a chairman from each
precinct, and the precinct chair
men are to appoint the township
chairmen. E. E. Stiles. J. E.
Graves and J. W. Franklin were
appointed to have someone to
fill the vacancy of Mrs. Winfred
Townson Wells as county repre
sentative. J. W. Franklin was
appointed county secretary.
transferred
Pvt. Johnny Raper, husband of j
Mrs. Edith Raper of Culberson
has been transferred from Port
Benjamin Harrison. Ind., to Camp
Blanding. Fla.. fo his basic train- 1
lng.
NED DAVIS
MAX DAVIS
HAL DAVIS
RAV DAVIS
OID DAVIS
DON DAVIS
SAM DAVIS
MRS. J. BAXTER DAVIS
J. BAXTER DAVIS
Seven Davis Brothers Serving In
United States Armed Forces
ducted into the army November.
18, 1942.
Hal, 29, volunteered in the
navy August 17, 1942. at Spring- 1
field. He is seaman first class, 1
and has been in the Hiwaiian Is
lands for the past 19 months.
Ray, 26, is an aviation student
at Southwest Missouri State
Teachers college. Springfield.
Mo., being inducted in the air
force Nov. 26. 1943. at Columbus,
Ohio.
Oid. 24, is a machinist's mate
second class, in the navy. He
volunteered in the navy July 20,
1942. at Springfield and is now
serving overseas.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Baxter Davis
of Boiling Spring (Murphy, Route
3), have seven sons serving in the
armed forces of the United States,
and each son has a name of only 1
three letters. The couple have I
13 living children ? eight sons
and five daughters. Mr. Davis I
is 65 years old and Mrs. Davis. !
56.
All of the children grew up at
the home located within only a
few hundred feet of Boiling
Springs school and attended that
school. They assisted their par
ents in the operation of the farm,
poultry yard and other activities
at the farm home. Following j
graduation from Murphy high
school most of the boys went to 1
Springfield, Ohio, to work in a
defense industry, where they were !
employed, before entering the j
service.
Three daughters have married
and left this state ? Mrs. Blanche |
Ethel Heath, 35, who lives in j
Springfield, Ohio, and has two
sons: and Mrs. Addie Beatrice
Master, 33, who lives in Bakers
field, Calif., has three daughters,
and nurses in Kern General hos
pital. Kern county, Calif., part
time, and Mrs. Vistabelle Miller
of Springfield. Ohio.
There are three children at
home ? Eulajy Jane. 17, Alice
Marie. 15. and Rex. 11.
Ned. 32. the oldest boy. was
the last of the sons to enter the
service. He is married and has
two boys, and was living in Spring
field when he was drafted. He
is now in the navy at Great Lakes
Training center.
Max. 30. is a staff sergeant
with the Army Air Force. Wright
Field. Dayton, Ohio. He was in
Don, 21, is a corporal, and is I
now at Port Bragg. He was in- 1
ducted in the army December 20,
1942.
Sam. 19. was inducted into the
air corps July 28. 1943 and is now
at Keesler Field, Miss.
DECORATION SERVICE
The annual decoration service
will be held at the Rogers Chapel
June 4. announces the pastor,
Rev. W. T. Medlin. Jr. Services
will begin at 9:30 and will con
clude at noon. Friday and Sat
urday have been designated as the
time for cleaning off the ceme
tery.
Five County Men
Reported Missing
Several Cherokee and Clay
county men have recently been
reported as casualties in service.
Reported missing May 7, was
Sgt. Grover C. Cunningham, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Claude R. Cun
ningham, of Warne. Sgt. Cun
ningham had previously been re
ported wounded in a report of
navy casualties for Feb. 9. A
message however, received by the
parents from the navy depart
ment stated that his status has
been changed to miss. The mess
age read:
Deeply regret to inform you
that due to complete absence of
information concerning the
whereabouts of Sgt Grover C.
Cunningham. USMC, his status
has been changed to missing in
action and will be so carried on
the records of the marine corps. "
T. 5/G Willard J. Dockery, son
of Mrs. Nora E. Dockery of Mur
phy is reported wounded three
times since he went overseas in
August 1942.
Pvt. Cecil B. Hedrick. son of
Mrs. Mattie E. Hedrick, also of
MurpTiy has been reported wound
I ed in action.
Others reported this week as
j wounded in the Mediterranean
| area are. Pvt. John R. Cook, son
of Mrs. Annie B. Cook of Grand
j view.
Pvt. James D. Crisp, son of
Grant O. Crisp of Murphy, Route
Light Primary
Vote Is Expected
Forty-Two Men
Leave For Navy
Pony-two men left Murphy j
Wednesday morning by bus for
I Spartanburg for induction into
the navy.
Walden Albeit Hatchett was
: leader and William Bunyan Pish I
i was assistant leader. Others in
! the party were:
Major Shaffer Go ins. John
Henry Webb. George Lee Hughes.
Otis Alexander West, A. V. West,'
Glenn McLean, Kermit Frederic
Reese, Alvin Beaver, Giles Til
man Truett. Aude Garland, (/ Will
iam Donald Blaylock. Claude Gar
rett, Lloyd George West. Ben
William Mintz, Fred Crawford,
Clinton Foch Stalcup, Jud Forest
Stiles. Loster Lee Love. Howard
Vaughn Martin, Garland Graves.
Burton Benjamin Killian, Clar
ence Verlon Postell, Hoyt Paul
Mull, Arthur William Coleman,
Clyde Davis, James Ervin Rich,
John Wesley Green. Claude Bed
ford Davis. Hoyt Jenkins. Thom
as Candler King. Harold Woodrow
Jenkins, Thomas Clay Beaver, j
Ralph Payne. Wayne Lance. Gas- 1
ton William Clark. Russell Sims. |
John Moore. Earl Murrel Payne, j
Percival Ray Collins. Mitchell j
Ammons.
The following did not report: !
Earl Jackson Morgan, Roy Lin- '
coin Nichols.
Chief interest in the primary
to be held in Cherokee county
Saturday is centered in the race
for governor. The vote is ex
pected to be moderately light be
cause of no county contests, ac
cording to A. W. Mclver. chair
man of the Cherokee county board
of elections. No county ticket
has been printed.
Mrs. G W Cover of Andrews,
Democratic candidate for repre
sentative. has no opponent.
A. L Penland of Hayesvilie,
Democrat, is candidate for senate
for the 33rd district. Clyde H.
; Jarrett of Andrews is the Republi
; can candidate for the state senate
j for the 33rd district.
Candidates for the U. S. Senate
are former Governor Clyde R.
Hoey, Former Governor Cameon
Morrison. Giles Yeoman Newton,
Marvin Lee Ritch and Arthur
Simmons.
R. Gregg Cherry, Dr. Ralph
McDonald and Olla Ray Boyd are
the candidates for the guberna
torial nomination. Other state
races are:
Lieutenant governor, L. Y. Bal
lentine. W. L. Halstead and Jamie
T. Lyda.
Secretary of State. Thad Eure
and W. N. Crawford.
State auditor. George Ross Pou
and Fred S. Hunter.
State treasurer. Charles M.
Johnson and L. J. Phipps.
R. W. Easley has returned
from a business trip to Aalabama
Local Men Buy 14
Guernsey Cattle
Baptist Churches'
Vacation Bible
School Starts 29th
The Rev. A. B. Cash announces
that the annual Vacation Bible
School, sponsored by the First
Baptist and Calvary Baptist
churches, will begin on Monday. 1
May 29. The sessions will be held
a:, the First Baptist Church daily
from 8:30 A. M. to 12 Noon.
A rally in the interest of the
School will be held on Saturday
of this week at 3:00 P. M. Motion
pictures of the school held last
year will be shown, and the
faculty will complete plans for |
the opening on Monday morning.
Rev. R. Lane Akins will be in
charge of the school and will be
assisted by the following faculty
members: I
Mrs. A. B. Cash. Mrs. J. L.
Savage. Mrs. C. W. Arnold, Mrs.
J. M. Ammons. Mrs. W. S. Will
iams. Mrs. E. L. Shields. Mrs.
Lloyd W. Hendrix, Miss Jean
| Dickey. Miss Jacqueline Cash.
I Miss Janice Hall. Mrs. Peyton G.
Ivie. Mrs. K. C. Wright. Miss Gillie
I Martin. Mrs. Stanley Green. Mrs.
j Neil Millsaps, Mrs. W. A. Sher
| rill, Mrs. L. Simonds. and Miss
j Marie Hall.
T.G.Ellis Is
Promoted To
1st Lieutenant
New Delhi, India ? Thomas
j Graham Ellis, husband of Mrs.
! Nora Lee Ellis. Loman Mitchell
St., Asheboro, North Carolina,
I has recently been promoted from
j the rank of Second Lieutenant
I to First Lieutenant in the Sani
I tation Corps. His unit is func
1 tioninst under the Services of Sup
ply. United States Army Forces,
! China Burma India.
Previous to his induction into
the service. Lt. Ellis worked with
the North Carolina State Board
! of Health. He was graduated
from Wake Forest. College with
) the class of '36 and from the
School of Public Health, Universi
ty of North Carolina with the
class of '39.
Lt. Ellis has been in the Arms
for eleven months, seven of which
. have been spent in the China
Fourteen purebred Guernsey
eattle were purchased by Chero
kee county people at the sale con
ducted here Thursday afternoon.
They were purchased by the fol
lowing: Randolph Shields, one:
Smithmont Farms, four: W. A.
Hembree. one: W. S. Dickey, one;
Frank Battle, one: Clarence Hen
drix, one: Mrs. G. W. Cover, one:
T. J. King. one: J. B. Hall, one:
and J. D. Elrod. two.
The sale, which was held at
the fair grounds, was pronounced
a success by the sales committee.
A. Q. Ketner. Cherokee agent: R.
G. Vick, Clay county agent: and
H. D. Elrod. manager of the local
plant of Southern Dairies.
A feature attraction at the be
ginning of the sale was the show
ing in the ring of Klondike Kon
nie which A. B. Hammond of
Berry town. Ga.. purchased for
$4,750 at the 1943 Klondike sale
at Elkin. N. C. Comments on this
cow by Ralph Coarsey. manager
of Riegeldal^ Farms. Trion. Ga..
brought to the attention of the
fanners the value of breeding
Guernsey cattle of superior blood
lines and dairy quality.
Twenty-nine cows and heifers
; in the sale averaged $237.41, and
seven bulls averaged $155.
! The highest priced cow was
i consigned by A. L. Brown, owner
| of Clear Springs Farms. Concord,
j and sold to W. H. Anderson of
i Asheville for $525.
1 The highest priced heifer was
? consigned by Fanning Fields
I Farm at Arden and sold to A. B.
? Hammond for $525.
The top priced bull was con
| signed by Reigeldale Farms and
i sold to Randolph Shields of Notla
Farms. Culberson, for $300.
W. C. Anderson and son of
Hayesville purchased five ani
? mals.
I An interesting feature of the
sale was the gift of the purebred
calf that went to J. Frank John
son. representative of the Ameri
! can Guernsey cattle club. Mr.
Johnson gave the calf to the Mur
i phy Lions club which sold it at
auction at $210. The money is to
be used for the city park.
I Pedigrees were read by Ralph
W. Coarsey. Trion. Ga.: H. M.
Hamilton. Jr.. of Boone was auc
tioneer.
Burma-India Theater of Opera
1 tions. He was inducted at the
Medical Field Service, Carlisle
r Barracks. Penn.. and served there
i as well as at Camp Wheeler. Geor
- gia.