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Ml RPIIY, NOR Til CAROLINA, Till KsDAY, SEPTEMBER 7. 1944
I I GUT PAGES TODAY
Urgent Appeal Is
Made For Women
To Make Sponges
For v past ten weeks the
g. u:ni*as:ern Area has led all
o' ::<'r areas in percentage of ship
j . .. dressings. Cherokee county
chapter shipped 10.800 and has
30.400 ready to go when advised
wiierc to send them. The women
a- Pont ana Dam made 14.500 of
i ese and Hiwassee Dam, 1.620.
John C. Campbell Folk school and
Mu~phy women made 12,080 dur
ing the month of August, making
the total made in August of 30.
200 The Pontana women now
have their own quota, so Murphy
women will have to work double
time from now n if they are to
finis the quotas by November
30. which is the dealine set by
the government for shipping, says
Mrs. J H. Wilson surgical dress
ing chairman.
? We will certainly want to keep
up cur part of the area record,
and not let down until every single
dressing lias been completed and
shipped", Mrs. Wilson stated.
"Supervisors have been faithful
and working hard, but we are sor
ry t :ey are not being supported
by the women as they should be.
and hope with cooler weather and
party season over, we will have a
much better attendance. The
room is open Tuesday and Thurs
day mornings. Monday and Thurs
ciav nights, and every afternoon,
r pt Saturday, during t'.ie week.
Cnm< m and work, even if just for
an hour." j
.M a. j. uums iea in me
l.umbc. of hours last month.
. ;.:ng 31 hours; next was Mrs.
C. A Beatty with 20 hours.
C ? :er hours worked were :
18 hours Mrs. Allen Hc v?ll.
M R. S. Parker. Mrs. Tom
Ivans, ltj hours Mrs. a. r. Arn
c Id. Mrs. C. D. Mayfield. 15 hours
M : W. M. Axley. 14 hours
L E. Bay less. Mrs. R. G.
E< 13 hours? Mrs. Ted Howell.
M F L. Asbury. 9 hours ? Miss
J< ! i Murray. Mrs. C. C. Richard
Miss Elizabeth Ann Elkins.
M: E. J. Darnell. 7 hours Mrs.
E V. Whitfield. Mrs. J. W. Thomp
Mrs. J. W. Metcalf. 5 hours
M Barbara Arnold. Miss Sadie
? Mrs. Kermit Reece. 4 hours
M T. W. Kindloy. Mrs. Lloyd
h nd mx. Mrs. C. W. Savage. Mrs.
J lavage. Miss Maudie B.
W:
c 'icrs working, less than 4
were: Mrs. R. C. Mattox.
M Henry Hyatt, Mrs. J. M.
Anil:: ns. Mrs. Roy Stiles. Mrs.
C Gennett. Mrs. Ernest Stiles.
M Mary L. McDonald. Mrs. T.
Maur.ey. Mrs. R. A. Akin. Miss
Emi\ Sword. Miss Mary E. Car
i ii Miss Elaine Richardson,
M Jean Reid, Mrs. O. K. Er
har; Mrs. Bass Carroll. Mrs.
W r;, : Witt. Mrs. Margaret Akin.
Mi.vs Peggy Savage. Mrs. E. E.
Miss Katharine Howell.
Miss Elizabeth Gray. Miss Bettie
Lou Burch. Mrs. Arthur Akin.
Fifty different women worked
360 hours, making 12.080 sponges
?about half the July quota is
tfom . so the need is urgent if local
womon are to back up the boys on
the : .gluing front.
Special Exhibit
At Hayesville
HAYESVILLE ? Tli? Wesleyan
Guild will sponsor an exhibit of
flowers, handicrafts. hobbies and
souvenirs in the basement of the
Meihodist Church Friday evening.
September 8. and Saturday after
noon and evening. September 9.
The aims in connection with
this exhibit are: To develop great
er interest in arts and crafts fn
Clay county, to give the public
an opportunity to see what fine
u?rk is done locally, and to further
international goodwill through ex
hibits from foreign countries.
You are invited to make en
tries and to attend.
new telephone
A new telephone has been in
stalled for the local chapter of
the Red Cross, in the home ser
vice office at Murphy Electrical
Shop. The number is 313.
District Scout
Meeting Held
A meeting of the Nantahala
District of Boy Scouts executive
committee was held ai Citizens
Bank and Trust Company Tues
day evening, with Prank Forsyth,
district chairman, presiding.
The Court of Honor to be held
at Pont ana Dam on the first Tues
day in October was discussed.
There was also a discussion on
cubbing and several other things
foi the district.
The building of a troop cabin
for Murphy is contemplated,
when conditions will permit.
Tnose present at the meeting
were: Mr. Wall of Asheville.
Scoutmasters Marvin Boggs of
Robbinsville, Clarence Bales of Ta
poco, Frank Swan of Andrews
the Rev. Clark Benson of Hayes
ville, the Rev. W. T. Medlin. Jr..
of Murphy, and Doyle Burch. Dale
Lee, Harve Elkins and Roger Am
nions.
Late News
Bulletins
Bishop J;?mes Cannon, Jr., oi
the Methodist church, died Wed
nesday m Wesley Ma norial hos
pital, Chicago, at th? age of 79..
He went to Chicago f r a meeting
oi the Anti-Saloon Lc *gue.
? . a
1 lie Third arin> under 1'atton i
beg;?n a poweil'ul drive Wednes- J
d.i;> toward tl .? Siegfried line with ?
the way blazed by patrols which
already bad invaded German soil
and early Thursday a great battle
? perhaps the decisive struggle of
the European war ? was reported
developing near the reich frontier.
Axis radios reported Wednesday
j night that six Japanese admirals I
I were recently killed by "allied ac- ;
, tion" prompted speculation that
they may have been abroad an
enemy transport plane shot down
in the Volcano Islands, Monday
by a long-range nav\ search plane.
Navy (atalina planes sank
] three small Japanese freighters
1 oil Mindanao, Southern Phillip
I pines. Monda> night and Tues
j day morning, headquarters an
I no u need today.
The American seventh army is ;
racing: along the Swiss border to- i
ward Belfort gateway to the reich, ,
and is reported in juncture with |
Eisenhower forces.
The Red army has smashed a
cross the Danube into Yugoslavia
to join with Yugoslav partisans.
Marshal Tito's radio station broad
cast early today shortly after the
nightly Russian communique had
announced capture of Turnu-Sev
erin, on the Romania bank of the
rivei .
Land -based bombers have made ;
their first attack on Marcus Is- j
land: other Jap Western Pacific,
bases were hit.
Allied heavy bombers are pound
ing the strategic Siam-Burma rail
wa> .
Bulgaria, frantically struggl
ing to get out of the war. seems
on the edge of an internal up
heaval as Moscow radio ur*es the
population to "take fate in your
own hands."
Hungary announced Wednesday
night that she had opened hostili
ties against Romania and that the
Hungarian home army had been
given orders to defend the Tran
sylvania frontier on which Rus
sian troops, supported by Roman
ians, are posed.
KILLED IN FRANCE ? Pfc.
Venson Queen, who was killed in
action July 30 in Prance, accord
ing to word received by his wife,
Mrs. Venson Queen of Marble.
He served five months overseas
before his death. Queen served
with the Fourth Division of the
Inlantry.
Schools To Open
On September 18
Schools in Cherokee county will
open on Monday. September 18.
acocrding to recommendation
from Dr. M. P. W.iicha: i. health
officer, who states that since
there are no cases of infantile
paralysis in the county he sees no
reason why it will not be safe for
schools to start on that date.
Free Methodists
Have New Pastor
Free Methodist church an
nounces i .'? appointment of Rev.
L. E. Latham of Macon. Ga? as
pastor of the local church for the
coming conference year. Mr.
Latham has been in Free Metho
dist mission work for five years
in Georgia and Florida. He and
his family will move to Murphy
ir? the immediate future.
John M. Mills
Home From Three
Major Battles
Pfc. John M. Mills has arrived
-.foly home after spending 26
months overseas. He participated
in three major battles including
the battle for Tunisia and North
Africa.
F ft-. Mills had several narrow
escapes during the past two years
he was overseas. One lie ami. a
buddy were riding in an army
truck, and on their return to
camp, they were shot at by an
Arab. The Arab's bullets barely
missed their heads, and Mills says
they killed no time in getting back
to camp.
On the way back to the States
he saw two German submarines.
Cf all his experiences, the worst
was when he slipped and fell on
the gangplank of his ship.
Pfc. Mills is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. G. R. Mills of Murphy. Route
3 He has one brother in the ser
vice. Pvt. Leonard Mills, who has
been serving overseas for 10 mon
ths.
TO PREACH ON "IT GETS
TO BE A HABIT"
"It Gets To Be A Habit" will
be the topic of the sermon by
Rev. Ralph Taylor at First Metho
dist church Sunday at 11 o'clock.
"The Easy Mark" will be the
minister's sermon subject at 7:30
o'clock.
Names Recreation
i Commission Here
A recreation commission for the
Town of Murphy was appointed
(his week by Mayor W. M. Fain, as |
follows: H. Bueck, Robert S. Bault, I
E. P. Hawkins. Mrs. W. A. Hoov- |
j or and Mrs. T. S. E\ ans.
Dr. Harold Meyer of University
of North Carolina Chapel Hill,
will mee; with this mmission to
day 'Thursday) at 4 o'clock at the
Library.
Barton Reunion
Held Sunday
A large crowd attended the
Barton reunion Sunday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Bar
ton. Out of town guests were Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Scott and Mrs. Re
t-ecca Burger of Anniston, Ala..
Frank Barton, Sr. of Mineral
Bluff. Ga . Ralph Barton of Ports
mouth, Va., Frank Barton, Jr.,
wife and daughter of Pontana
Dam and Guy Barton and family
of Fomana Dam. Dr. and Mrs.
F. V. Taylor and Mr. and Mrs.
John Donley of Murphy were also
present. Another reunion is
planed for the first Sunday in
September at Mr. Barton's next
year.
Jack Herbert
Completes Mission
Word has been received by Mrs.
Jack Herbert, that her husband
Fvt. Fred L. < Jack) Herbert, some
where in the Soui'n Pacific has
successfully completed the Miss
ion assigned him and has been
cent back of the lines for a rest.
Pvt. Herbert entered t-ie service
in September 1943. He received
his training at Ft. McClelland.
Ala., before being >: nt overseas
in March, 1944.
War Workers
Are Needed
Frederick Sheetz, recruiting
representative of the U. S. Civil
Service Commission will be at the
office of the U. S. Employment
Service in Murphy September 7
and 8 to interview all persons in
terested in vital war jobs.
Appointments will be made in
accordance with the War Man
power Commission policies and
Employment Stabilization plans.
Miss Evans Dies
At Tusquittee
f Miss Pearl Inez Evans, 27
died at the home of her father.
R. L. Evans at Tusquritee. Friday
Sept. 1. at 2 a. m.
Funeral services were held Fri
day afternoon 3 o'clock at Tus
quittee Baptist church, with the
Rev. F. B. Garrett officiating.
Burial was in c church ceme
tery.
I Pallbearers w.-re cousins. Lyle.
i Carl, Paul and John Cheek, and
I Henry Dailey and P. Dailey.
Surviving are the parents. Mr.
and Mrs. R. L. liJvans. one broth
! er, George Evans, and two sisters,
j Misses Wilma and Hazel Evans.
Ivie funeral home was in char^o
of arrangements.
Wounded
| Ffc. J. E. Campbell, son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. C Campbell of Le
I f itia. was slightly wounded in
France in July, according to
' word received here.
Pvt. Dillard Taylor
Killed In France
Pvt. Dillard Taylor was killed
in action in Prance August 13, ac
cording to word received by his
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ervie Taylor
o;' Letitia.
Private Taylor was inducted
into the army in August. 1942.
and received his training at Camp
Stuart. Ga. Before entering the
service he was employed in Wilm
ington.
He is survived by his parents
and several sisters.
Jake McCIure
Is In France
?/Sgt. Jake McCIure landed in
France on June 10. according to
word received by his wife. Mrs.
Evelyn McCIure. Canton. S/Sgt.
McCIure is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Julius McCIure of Murphy.
Route 2.
Affairs Of Town Of Murphy
Declared To Be Capably
Managed In Audit Report
Funeral Held On
Tuesday For Mrs.
Elizabeth Burke
Mis. Elizabeth Dockery Burke,
56, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
W. Dockery of Marble, died at
Murphy General hospital at 8
o'clock Monday morning, follow
ing a few days' illness.
Funeral services were held at
2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at
Marble Baptist church with the
Rev. Algie West officiating. Bur
ial was in the family plot in
Marble cemetery, with Townson
funeral home in charge of ar
rangements.
Pallbearers were: J. V Hall. T.
J. Roberts. T. A. Arrowood. Frank
Walsh. Wilbur Griggs, and James
Bryson. Jr. Members of the Tri
county nurses' club and student
nurses formed an honorary escort.
Girls of the intermediate Sun
day school class of the Marble
Baptist Sunday school served as
flower girls.
Besides her parents, she is sur
vived by one sister. Mrs. Roger B.
Williams of Marble; two brothers
William Dockery ol Marble, and
Pay less Dockery of Winston
Salem; two nieces. Mrs. Frances
Dockery Parker of Erlanger hos
pital. Chattanooga, Tenn.. and
Miss Ru.h Dockery el Marble.
Mrs. Burke was a registered
nurse, having gradua.ed from a
hospital in Salisbury in 1919. She
took a post-graduate course at
Fordham hospital in New York
City and worked t!:cre for a num
ber of years. For the past sever
a1 years, s. e has been associated
with Dr. B. W. Whitfield at Mur
phy General hospital.
The body remained at the fu
neral home until time for the fu
neral.
People Requested
Not To Ask For
Lumber Unless
For Emergency
In answer to inquiries from
homo owners who want to know
how they can get lumber and
ufcher materials for emergenc y re
pairs. War Production Board of
ficials explained that the Federal
Housing Administration is respon
! j-ible for residential property, ex
i cept farms, and therefore home
j owners should go to the nearest
| office of that agency for assist
I ancc.
"But don't ask for lumber right
I now unless your case is one of ex
! treme emergency, and your home
j :> uninhabitable as a result of
damage caused by fire, flood or
some similiar disaster," officials
warned. "The demand for lum
i ber for all purposes far exceed.
I present supplies. It is today the
I No. 1 critical building material."
Farmers in need of repair ma
l terials for either homes or farm
| buildings should apply to the
I County Agricultural Conservation
I Committee, who will help Ihem
! 1 ill out the proper application
( forms.
j It was explained that while
WPB has control over the repair
materials these other age/icies are
lesponsible for assisting property
' owners at all times. It is WPB
I forms that must be filled in but
j it is necessary to go through the
j designated federal agency in or
! der to obtain approval in each in
! dividual case.
Owners or managers of com
! mercial residential property such
| as apartment houses hotels, etc.,
| iile application forms for repair
materials direct with theu near
[ est WPB field office.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Elkins. of
Maryville. Tenn., spent the week
end as the guests of the former's
brother. H. G. Elkins. and Mrs
Elkins.
KILLED IN FRANCE ? Pfc.
Jack D. Taylor, son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. I. Taylor of Murphy, was
killed in action in Ranee on
August 13. according to word re
ceived by his parents. Taylor
who was 21 years old. had been in
the army since September. 1943.
He is survived by his parents
and six sisters: Mrs. Wade Stiles.
Mrs. Leona White. Miss Ruby
Taylor of Gastonia. Mrs. Vincent
Stiles of Murphy, and Misses Lo
rene and Loretta Taylor of Le
titia.
' Conference To
He Held Sunday
ANDREWS Rev. W L.
Hutchins. superintendent of the
Waynesville district of the Metho
c ist church, will preach Sunday
at 11:00 o'clock in : he Andrews
Methodist church. Following the
st:mon Mr. Hutchins will hold the
Fourth Quarterly Conference.
Since this is Mr. Hutchins' las
year on the district and since the
officials of the church for next
year will be elected at this con
ference. the pas:or unu-s all mem
bers to be present. Visitors wil!
I also be welcomed
Members of Murphy town coun
cil a; a call meeting Friday eve
ning were shown a report of the
auditor. R. C. Birmingham, of
Charlotte. for the fiscal year July
1. 1943 through June 30, 1944.
The auditor's report stated that
he was of the opinion that the
administration affairs of the town
are in capable hands and that dili
gent effort is being made toward
an efficient and economic admin
istration. "Every cooperation was
extended me by both Mr. Shields
and Mrs. WUt, for which I am
grateful." he stated. 'The finan
cial and opeiating position of the
eleclrical activity of the town ap
pear to be in a sound and satis
factory position."
The auditor recommended that
all delinquent taxes be placed in
the hands of one delinquent tax
collector and that a commission
for the collection of these taxes
be authorized and of such amount
to te commensurate toward the
proper effort in the collection of
the long delinquent taxes. He
also recommended that a physical
inventory be taken of capital pro
perty acocunts and the values of
such accounts be reduced to their
true value. He suggested that
Mrs. Walter Witt, assistant, clerk,
be bonded to the amount of $2,500.
E I Shields, clerk and treasurer
is 1 nded for $10,000.
tyor W. M. Fain and five
members of the council ? Robert
Weaver. E. P. Hawkins, A. L. Mar
tin, J. B. Mulkey and T. W. Axley
signed a letter requesting that the
injunction closing the Smokehouse
"e made permanent, which letter
vas sent to Judge Felix E. Alley
of Wavnesville
The resignation oi John Strat
um as night policeman was ac
cepted and Warren Sneed was
elected to .succeed him.
T.'.c bid of W. D. Townson for
timber on the Marble watershed
was rejected because of the ex
pense to the town involved in
having the timber cut at this
season of the y, ar. I: was decid
ed that a more opportune time the
t:mber can be cut with a minimum
oi expense.
Sustains Injunction
Against Smokehouse
Hipps Is Held
Without Bond
Willard Murphy Hipps was av
j rested recently for having carnal
I knowledge of his iep-daughter.
Frankie Solesbet . 13 years old
| and was given a hearing before
j Mayor W. M. Fain Monday after
? noon. He was ordered held with
I out bend for November term of
j superior court.
Barnett Family
Has Its Reunion
A reunion of the Barnett family
was held at Pea. tree Sunday.
September 3. with six brothers,
j parts of their famihis. and many
, friends present. There were 138
j persons present, from Kings Moun
tain. Athens. Tenr. Miami. Fla .
! and many from Cner kee county,
i A huge dinner was enjoyed. An
! ether reunion will be held in At
i hens. Tenn.. nex; year,
i
Gets Wings
ANDREWS ? Ensign Roy
Marshall Tatham. son of Mr. and i
Mrs. Purd Tatham of Andrews. |
i recently received his wings at the |
U. S. Naval Air Training center, j
Pensacola. Fla. He has been trans- \
f erred to Sanford. Fla. He spent
the past week-end with his par
ents.
A. F. Robertson and L. Eaton.
Jr.. are spending some time in
1 Cranberry.
j wage Felix l a, icy or Waynes
\- 1 : ! ? . who on Wednesday conduct
ed a hearing n the injunction
closing the Smokehouse ere re
cently. sustained provisions
of ihe injunc'ion i > t . i the Nov
ember term of Sv.n nor court. The
poolroom of the .Smokehouse is
10 remain closed and no wine nor
beer can be sold, but the cafe
can be reopened, according to the
judge's ruling
Appearing toi \V S. Dickey.
H. E. Dickey and Everette Nichols,
who brought t e injunction, were
Mrs. Winifred Wells, and Grover
Davis of Waynesville Approxi
mate:.- 30 Murphy people interest
ed in seeing he establislunenr.
Kept, dosed attended the hearing.
Many of them testified, and affi
davits were presented.
Appearing for Bad Alverson,
cwner of the business, were J. B.
Gray and J. D. Mallonee.
Misisonarv To
Speak Sunday
Miss Florence Murray, returned
Missionary from China, will speak
a i Free Methodist church in Mur
phy Sunday. Service will be at
11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
Miss Murray spent 18 years as
a missionary in China, seeing
many of the horrors of the present
var. She was returned to the
States on the Gripsholm.
GUEST PREACHER
Pleasant Valley ? The Rev. W.
T. Smith will be guest preacher at
the morning service Sunday, Sep
tember 17. at 11 a. m. Everyone Is
invited to attend.