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Committee Reports Indicate Red Cross Chapter Is Carrying On Rig Program mlar meeting of the JSoi'JnV.orx of the Cherokee 1 ?' filed cm Chapter was 'Ctu, 'iav evening a. 8 o'clock | Hr*. J. H. Wilson. ?V'V.V." Mae Cooke, chairman. T-il ? ?"ld "''ard reP?rtS f . if various committees ?hC W M Axley. attended ? m, "f the Camp and Hospital >"uncil al M??re Sal :? June' ?'P?rted thf df \ases were sent to . - ?? "'ques,wi by lhe th , Fifty-three vases were S? from Murphy. One person ' , featherbed which was L into pillows, and covered "iO waterproof covers. A music orogram was given by boys at ! Mrs. Axley reported he council that $300 had been 1 von bv the Cherokee county chapter for use of the council. ^ annual report will be given a. the August meeting. Mrs. H G. Elk ins. home sen-ice chairman, and the R*v. W.T. Medlin. Jr . home service secre ary reported on the work done ,r that department during Ju y. lhifh included seven long dis lan,, rails. 12 telegrams. 43 re IT.,; fw general information. 19 drpendencV papers filled out. 34 case, served. some recurring, four unfinished cases. : M,. Bueck. Junior chairman, leporu .. that the chapter has; *n t ailed upon for one complete unit of 500 cardboard spikes fo lce cream for the Holiday season, i Mi- I H. Wilson, surgical cte-in^ chairman, reported that i norki - a:' getting ready to beg..., cn the J?lv Quota. The ql 1 was month late reaching here ? hull "accounts for the fact that Tcrk is just now starting, on this quota. Four cases are to be s .ip ped this month. Mrs Bessie Deweese. ?ewmg chairman, revolted M " dozen ,i : menis have been finished and tw ' dozen have been cut. leady to distribute to be ma-e. Four boxes were shipped in May. Mr Bueck expressed a desire tc have .1 first aid course taught in the scliool this fall and the jecretarv was asked to wiite to Area headquarters to ascertain if a first aid instructor can be se cured for this purpose. At conclusion of the busi ness. Pvt Helen Heymans. a Dutch WAC who was visiting Mr. and Mrs. Salo Horowitz, told of hei experiences in the occupied coun tries of Europe, an account oi n-hich will be found in another column ol t. is paper. Tho < attending the meeting *ere Mrs. Wilson. Miss Cooke. Mr. and Mrs. Bueck. Mrs. H. G. Elkins Mrs. Deweese. Mrs. Axley, Mrs. Harry Miller. Miss Dora Ruth Parks. Mrs F. L. Asbury. H. C. Bueck. the Rev. W. T. Medlin. Jr., and Mrs. C. W. Savage. Guy A. Brittain Selected For Specialty School Graduated recently from the Naval Training School (Diesel) on the University of Illinois cam Pus. Urbana, Illinois. Bluejacket Guy A Brittain, 29. husband of Pauline E. Brittain. 617 Valley River Ave . Murpliy. N. C.. receiv ed recognition as eligible to Qualify for the petty officer rate of motor machinist's mate third class. Selection to the specialty school ^ based on results of recruit train ing aptitude test scores. The course of study includes the use. operation and maintenance of diesel engines. A theoretical phase is concerned with diesel engine theory, electrical fundaments and ?&chin<> shop operation. The graduate is now awaiting further orders to sea or to some station. Attend Funeral Mr. ana Mrs. W. D. Kins were fed to Temple, Ga., last week n account of the death of Mr. JUn?'s brother-in-law, M. A. Bar ?ho passed away at Georgia 7<,Usl hospital in Atlanta Satur ? t, Puneral services were held 1 o'clock Sunday morning at Uoch church near Temple. 0. A. SKEEN * SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH U 1944 PRESIDENT 1B4S LIONS INTERNATIONAL Late News Bulletins A GO-mile-an-hour windstorm struck Wilmington and its adjoin ing shipyard and beach resbrt areas Tuesday night causing an estimated damage of $2,000,000. No deaths were reported following the evacuation of approximately 10.000 persons. American infantrymen are broadening the Sansapor beach head; they now control half of Island; fighting on Tinian is Hear ing completion. Japanese assert that new t\ S. forces are invading Kota in the southerr Marianas. Sc*-!. ts have c&.|? ! w- . ' ^'ukums, six miles from Guly Riga in a 32 mile advance; the.v are storming the suburbs of Warsaw, and have taken the Lithuanian fortress of Kaunas. The Eighth army has reached to within four miles of Florence. Germans reported their evacuation of Pisa. American bombers ? 1.750 >trong ? have attacked enemy military installations behind the Normandy front line and in the Paris area. A'lied units move toward An cona and Florence as the battle for Pisa continues. Approximately 3,000 allied planes are pounding: (ierman in stallations in northern and south ern France. Chinese relief forces have squeezed the Japanese from five more positions in the effort to aid beseiged Henbane. Japanese barracks in the west ern and southern sector of M.vit k.vina have been smashed, and enemy units in India are falling haek to Tamu across the Burma border. Manuel Quezon, president of | the Philippines, died Tuesday of ] tuberculosis, at his home at Sa ranae Lake. N. Y. He spent a few weeks at Ann Hathaway cot tage in Asheville last spring. Wilburn Davis Is Reported As Missing UNAKA ? Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Davis, formerly of Unaka, have leceived word that their son, Wil burn Davis, of the U. S. Army is missing in action in Prance. Friends and relatives of Unaka visited his parents at their home at Oak Park, Sunday. IN ITALY Bates Creek ? Pfc. Roy W. Dockery has arrived somewhere in Italy, according to word receiv ed by friends here. He entered service in November. 1942. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Dockery of Bates Creek. Town To Sell i l imber On Marble Dam Watershed The Town of Murphy has pur chased a 13-acre tract of land at the old quarry, at the cost of WOO, for ttie purpose of getting (lushed rock to use in improving ! i-i6 streets. At a meet ng held Monday eve ning Fire Chief Loren Davis was appointed building inspector for the town, succeeding Prank Craw lord, The council voted to sell all merchantable timber, down to 10 inches in diameter, at the Mar Me dam watershed. Bids will be received up to August 12. An ordinance against the play ing of mechanical musical instru ments in any place of business withm the city limits, from 11 o'clock at nig it until 7 o'clock in the morning was passed. Viola lion of the ordinance carries a penalty of $10 fine for each of fense. Baptists To Build Truett Memorial Church At Hayesville HAYYESVILLE - The Bap >ist church has begun work to ward building a new meeting house to be known as the Truett Memorial Church. At Sunday Morning's session it voted to start a building fund and lay further plans. A building fund committee was named, composed of A. P. Pad eett. J. w. Stanley. John Martin, H. M. Crawford, Mrs. Arthur Ledford. Mrs. J. M. May. and Mrs John C. Carter. Baptists far and w ide will un doubtedly be interested in the construction of a lovely memorial church in the beloved native town of Dr. George W. Truett". says the pastor. Rev. R. Lane Akins. M A. Huggins. Secretary and Treasurer of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, will meet with the Hayesville c- lurch on August 23 to discuss ways and means of pursuing the undertaking. The memorial chrch together with the old homeplace of Dr. Tiuett will, in all possibility, be come a point of universal interest for Baptist to tourists", the pastor says. Rev. Leonard McClure Pastor Pleasant Valley The Rev. Leonard McClure was elected pastor of the Pleasant Valley Baptist church recently. Sunday School is held at 2 o'clock each Sunday afternoon, and preaching services each Sun day evening at 8 o'clock. A revival will start at the church on August 13. and everyone is invited to attend. Services will start at 8 o'clock each evening. Richard Mauney Made Corporal FORT BRAGG ? According to information received from the Commanding Officer of the Re ception Center, the promotion of Private Richard P. Mauney, of j Hill St., Murphy, N. C. to the ' rank of Corporal was made ef : fective this date. Corporal Mauney is the son of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Mauney. Port Bragg officials stated that his promotion was based on leader ship ability and attention to duty. LOSES FINGER Pvt. Tommie Lee Shields, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Shields, recently had his index finger cut off and his first finger injured while working on planes, at Con garee Field. S. C. Dr. D. L. Wells arrived last week to do dental work in the schools of Cherokee county as he has been doing for the past sever a1 years. He is working in An drew? this week. Pfc. Jas. H. Carter Wounded In Invasion Headquarters, European T. ?e | ater of Operations Recovering I from shrapnel wounds received n the Normandy invasion. Private | First Class James H Carter, 34.1 son of Mr. and Mrs. Rollin Carter of Route 3. Murphy. North Caro lina, received the medal of the Older of the Purple Heart at a United States Army station hos pital in England. He is making a very rapid recovery, according to the commanding officer, Colo nel Marcellus A. Johnson. Jr.. of Roanoke, Virginia. Pvt. Carter, who operates a 30-caliber water-cooled machine gun, landed in Fiance on June 17 and was in continuous combat for two weeks. "Our crew set up the machine gun before dawn on July 3. to clear out German snipers hidden in trees overlooking an open field where an infantiy charge was planned," Carter said. ' A round seven o'clock I went up to a forward position to direct the fire, when an 88 shellburst knock ed me out of there, and a third I .??hell sent me spinning." Medical soldiers hastened to j the scene immediately and were 1 carrying Carter back to an aid station when the G; raiun.s open ed fire again with 88s Concuss ion rolled the soldier off the litter but he landed in a convenient fox hole, escaping further injury dur ing the bombardment. "The Medics got me back to a tent hospital behind the lines where surgeons patched me up,'' Pvt. Carter said. "Injections of penicillin and sulfa drugs un doubtedly put me into shape to make this recuperation so rapid. To me it seems like a miracle, but my ward officer. Major Domi nic A. Campisi of San Jose, Cali fornia, tells me that hundreds of other soldiers are responding the same way to those medicines." Pvt. Carter was evacuated to England on July 3 in an LST boat, and received his Purple Heart medal on Independence Day. A farmer in civil life, for the T. V. A., Carter entered the army in June. 1942. He has two bro thers in the service ? Private First Class Sheridan Carter. 24, with an Infantry division in Hawaii, and Private Andrew J. Carter. 18, a ground crew man with the Army /?ir Force in the South Pacific. Annual Religious Education Week Starts Sept. 24 CHICAGO ? Churches and ft cr religious agencies of rural America will join with those of other cities in the observance of the 14ih annual Religious Educa tion Week, September 24 to Octo ber 1. to give emphasis to the value of Christian teaching, it has been announced by Dr. Roy G. Ross, general secretary of the International Council of Religious Education, sponsor of the pro gram. "Power for T:iese Times" will i be the theme for Religious Educa tion Week in which 42 Protestant denominations and 182 state, pro vincial. county and city councils of churches and religious educa tion will cooperate for community wide observances The week will be observed throughout Canada as well as in all 48 states. "The Protestant churches of the nation will attempt to remarshall the missionary spirit in their edu cational work during Religious Education Week." Dr. Ross stated in making the anouncement. "These chaotic lmes demand that we not only increase our pro grams of Christian teaching for those who are now attending church schools, but we also must increase our efforts to reach the more than 15.000.000 children of school age who have had no re ligious training of any kind." Rally Day or Promotion Day services in most rural churches on opening day of Religious Edu cation Week will emphasize edu cational evangelism as Sunday schools renew their efforts to in crease enrollment and attendance. Christian fellowship in the com munity will fc<e developed through week-day programs and "the uni fying power of world Christian fel lowship" will be featured in World Communion Sundaty observance on October 1. Rural communities will give] greater importance in their relig ious programs to the development of cooperation between the home and the church during the ob servance. Leadership education through workers' conferences and a deepening of devotional life of leaders and pupils will be other aims of Religious Education Week. Horticulturist To Be Here 9th Prol. S. C. Clapp horticulture ' e xpert, is in this section to discuss with fanners all problems, es pecially those connected with grass, field crops, gardens, insects, and orchards All fanners are in vited to bring their problems to him. He will be at the Fanners Federation Warehouse all day August 9. Dutch WAC Is Guest Speaker At Red Cross Board Meeting Fvt. Helen Heyman Dutch WAC from Amsterdam. Holland spoke to the board of directors of the Cherokee county chapter of the American Red Cross at its legular meting l'uesday evening. S.:e told of her experiences in the ! occupied countries, giving a clear impression of the sufferings of the people there. Pvt. Heymans fled from Bel gium where she was living when the Germans invaded it on May 10. 1940. together with thousands of other refugees, and under the j heaviest bombardments they fin ' ally readied the, at that time, so called Free France", seeing thou sands of men women and children dead on the road. The food situation was worse than anyone can imagine. Pvt. Heymans said She told of a lriend of hers who lost 100 pounds | in six months. In "Free Fiance" sne worked : with the Quakers and the Amcri ! can Red Cross, and visited the big | concentration camps where hu 1 man beings were living in condi : tions worse than one would offer an animal, she said. No food, no I beds, no covers, no medications 1.500 people 'dying in one month. Only the help of the Quakers and the American Rod Cross made t^e situation somewhat easier for those poor people, and Pvt. Hey mans said again and again that they would all have starved if the 1 Americans had not helped so wonderfully. Pvt. Heymans has been teaching Du'ch to American soldiers at Stanford University. Palo Alto. California, for nine months. She is now stationed at Port Ogle thorpe. Ga. Slie recently lost her only son. an aviator in the Dutch army, besides 52 of her relatives, and said that is why she enlisted, for she knows what war means. She will go to Australia soon. Pvt. Heymans said that 'the thing which impressed her most when she arrived in America was the great waste of food, which she says is a sin. when so many ' in the occupied countries are starv ing. She said the American peo I pie know nothing of what war means, that they have not suf fered and should be thankful to be living in this country. AUDITOR HERE R. C. Birmingham, cei/tified public accountant of Charlotte, arrived in Murphy Monday to l audit the town's books. He was j accompanied by Mrs Birmingham. Dr. and Mrs. A. L. Horton of Carte rsville, Ga, were recent ruests of Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Bobo. OVERSEAS - Cpl. J L Aber nathy entered the Arm .' Air Force or May 21 1942. at Camp Jack son ?. C. He ras trained at Keesler Field Miss.. San Diego, Calil.. Tooeka Kansas Army Air Ease. Lincoln Nebraska Army Ai: Base. Iowa State Teacher's College. Santa Ana Calif. Army Air Base and Army Air Forces Flexible Gunnery School at Las Vegas Nevada. He received his gunnery wings at Las Vegas. Ne vada, in March, 1944, and was sent to Pueblo. Colorado, to com plete his training. Cpl. Abernathy is serving as Engineer and Top turret Gunner on a B-24 at this time. Word has been received by relatives here that he has ar rived safely overseas. Wounded A war depart men;- message re ceived by Mr. and Mrs. Horace Stalcup of Murphy staled that their son. Pfc. William C. Stal cup. was seriously wounded in ac tion at Italy on July 5. Pfc. Stal cup was wounded in the right arm. Chaplain Carper Awarded Bronze Star Medal For Meritorious Work Chaplain John H Carper, -i member of Western North Caro lina conference, has been award ed the bronze star medal for cour ageous and meritorious service in North Africa. The explanation of the award states: "Chaplain Carper's work was always characterized by initi ative, perserverance and a con c crn for the morale and a courage ous. untiring devotion to duty. His interest in and concern for the morale and spiritual welfare of his personnel was outstand ing. "In the absence of graves regis tration personnel, he performed these additional duties in a super ior manner, frequently removing and burying the dead, both friend ly and enemy, within very close range of and under fire from enemy troops. "He gave freely both of his time and efforts to all who had need of him without thought 01 or concern for his own welfare. The service of Chaplain Carper merit recognition as an outstand ing example of performance of duty and reflect the highest credit both to himself, the Chaplain's Corps, and the Armed Forces." Point Values Are Effective Through Aug. 12 The validity periods of July point value tables No. 16 < Meats I and Fats* and No. 17 "Processed; Foods > has been extended tlirough August 12. Creamery butter was increased from 12 to 16 points per pound, becoming effective 12:01 A M. July 23. The above simply means that the July point value charts for meats, fats, and processed foods will remain effective through August 12, With the exception of the point value of creamery but ter which has been increased to 16 points per pound. Mrs. John Brittain of Black Mountain spent the week-end here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Richardson. Rev. A. B. Cash Leaves For New Work In Columbus The Rev. A B. Cash, who has served as pastor of the First Bap iist ciiurca here for the past three j ears. Irf' this week for Columbus. Ga when- lie is becoming home mission secretary. He resigned his u jrk at the local a few weeks ago. to become effective August 1. During iu.- pastorate the church completed payment on the church building deb and the plant is now debt-fret He led in a com plete organization of all phases of the church work, including the W. M. U Sunday School, and Training Union. The church has not yet called a pastor to succeed Mr. Cash,, but on next Sunday at both the morning and evening sessions, the Rev. Robert Barker, wlio is described and known here as a dynamic preacher, will preach. On the following Sunday. August 12. Mr. Cash wil return and fill the pulpit at the two services. The Rev. Walter S. Adams, pastor of the First Baptist church at Conyers, Ga.. will preach on Sundays. August 19 and 26. at both services. Beginning with the first Sunday in September Dr. G. J. Davis of Atlanta, form erly pastor of Morning Side Bap tist church, will act as supply pastor until the church calls a permanent one. Mrs. Cash and children will re main in Murphy for the next month, before moving to Colum bus "Cool Foods For Hot Days" Is Subject For C!ub Meetings, August " Gool Foods for Hot Days" is the topic for the August meetings of the Chefokee county home demonstration clubs Following is the schedule as announced ty Miss Mar:,' Corn well, agent: July 31. at 2 o'clock. Violet club, with Mrs. Harve Rose; Aug. 1. at 1 o'clock. Macedonia club with Mrs. Carl Thomas: Aug. 2. at. 1 o'clock. Liberty and Wehutty. with Mrs. E. W. West: Aug. 3. at 1 o'clock. Peachtree. with Mrs. A. J. Barton: Aug. 4 at 1 o'clock. Topton. with Mrs Mary Nelson; Aug. 9. at 1 o'clock, Ogreeta. with A*.-.. 1\ /T r, T ... ? 1A i.viio. i.vx?< OUUU.WI1. nufi, iw, a?u 1 o'clock. Slow Creek, with Mrs. Ranse Queen: Aug. 11. at 10 o' clock. Sunny Point 'picnic), with Mrs. E. Roach: Aug. 21. at 1 o' clock. Bellview with Mrs. Bill Hembree; Aug. 22 Martin's Creek < picnic* with Mrs. A. B. Martin; Aug. 23. at 2 o'clock. Andrews, with Mrs. Richard Waldroup; Aug 24. Ranger, at 1 o'clock, hostess to be announced: Aug. 25, at 1 o'clock. Wolf Creek, with Mrs. E. W. Ledford: Aug. 28. at 1 o'clock. Marble, with Mrs. Vin cent West; Aug. 29 at 1 o'clock, Grandview. with Mrs. Howard McDonald: Aug. 30 at 1 o'clock. Unaka, with Mrs. U. S. G. Phillips:. Aug. 31. Tomotla. with Mrs. J. G. Wells. New Quota Of Sponges Arrives The new quota of 4 x 4 sponges for the local chapter of the Ameri can Red Cross to make has ar rived, announces the surgical dressings chairman. Mrs. J. H. Wilson, who stales that more workers are needed. In calling attention to the great need for these sponges to be made. Mrs. Wilson used an ex ample of a wounded soldier wflio has returned to Chattanooga. He asked his sister if she were help ing to fold sponges and told her to ask all her friends to help, be cause when he was wounded over seas the same dressing had to be used on him for a week, since the supply was so limited. REVIVAL UNAKA ? Rev. Gus Hoi 1 ins head of Eperson. TVnn., and Rev. Hoyt Shadon of Maryville. Term., will hold a revival meeting at the Methodist church beginning the first week in September
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