Schools Have An
Increase In Students
Enrollment in the Andrews S
school unit as announced by Supt.
I B Hudson Wednesday is : High
school. 220. which is somewhat
les si. an last year; elementary
school. 720. which is better than
last year: Topton. 30; Marble 152,
and the colored school, 20. all
three of the latter being about the
same as last year.
H Bueck reported that enroll
ment m the Murhy unit is tetter
tiian last year, but he has not
yet compiled the figures.
Figures in the county school en
rollment are not available, since
some of the teachers have not yet
sent in their enrollments, Lloyd
Hendrix, superintendent, stated.
Homecoming And
Revival At
Reed's Chapel
Sunday. September 24, will
mark the beginning of the revival
series at Reeds Chapel. Following
the morning service, there will be
the annual Homecoming with pic
nic on the grounds.
The revival services will be held
each evening beginning at 7:30
p m The Rev. Ralph Taylor,
pas:, r of the First Methodist
Chun ;:. Murphy, will be the visit
ing minister for the series of meet
ing The public ls invited to at
tend all of these services.
West Liberty
Association To
Meet Sept. 29-30
The Wesj ifre'i ^ baptist asso
cia; .on will hold its 93rd annual
sesM n with the Hopewell Baptist
church, fifteen miles west of
Murphy on highway No. 64. on
Friday and Saturday. September
29-30
Tl asociation embraces ap
proximately 30 churches in the
sou! and western sections of
Cherokee county. A large repres
ent in is expected to be present
for the two-day session. Rev.
F: Stiles is moderator.
Lovingood Family
To Have Reunion
T annual Lovingood reunion I
v. Held at Hanging Dog Bap- 1
t- .uirch on Sunday. Ociober l.|
f- *n 10 a. in. to 4 p. m. Every- j
body s expected to bring a picnic ?
dinner.
Late News
Bulletins I
Adolf Hitler has taken direct j
command of the battle of Germ
arn it was revealed Wednesday
Hiitish armored forces turned
the flunk of the Siegfried line in
Holland, entering Nijmegen in a
Mvilt drive that threatened mo
nun tarily to break across the
Rhino on the high road to Berlin.
R?d army forces were within 1
s'Sht of Riga Wednesday as
three powerful armies totaling
nearly one million men cracked
German defenses along a 170 mile
front to virtually close a trap on
tens of thousands of Nazi troops |
*n the Baltics.
American troops breached the
Gothic line along a six-mile front '
North of Florence Wednesday and ,
drove U, within three miles of Fi
renzuola, junction of two main
highways leading northward
through the Apennine Mountains.
Sports presented to the United
Nations relief and rehabilitation
^ministration conference in
Montreal indicate the huge re
iief demands of Europe will keep
factories 1 the United States.
Britain and Canada busy for at
**st 12 months after the collapse
Germany.
PAUL HILL
Paul Hill Is
Transferred
Paul Hill, with the air corps,
son of Mrs. J. N. Hill, lias teen
transferred from Mariana Fla..
to Maxwell Field, Ala., where he
is taking his pre-fliglu training.
He entered the service January
6. 1944. and received his basic
training at Miami Beach. Fla .
and was sent to Maryville College.
Maryville. Tenn.. for two months'
college training before being sent
to Mariana.
Paul is a graduate of Murphy
high school and attended Georgia
Tech in Atlanta for two years.
MEET IN NEW GUINEA Pvt. |
Glenn R. Loudermilk of Murphy
Route 2. and Jclinnie Lentz of
Concord, who re -n iv met in New
Guinea. Pvt. Loudermilk is the
son of Mr. and M: Jesse Louder
milk.. Glenn and Johnnie enter
ed service September 3. 1943. They I
tcck 17 weeks of training together i
in Camp Bland m:. Pla.. and were
transferred from there to Fort J
Mead. Md.. then St. Patrick I
Henry. Va. Before ( ntering ser- j
vice Pvt. Loudermilk was interest- 1
ed in farming, except the two i
years he was employed with the (
T V. A. Pvt. Loudermilk was a
student of Murphy high school in
1942.
Jas. T. Miller '
Dies At Age 11
James Thomas Miller. 77. of ;
Elairsville. R. F. D No. 3. died at ,
a Murphy hospital Tuesday at 3
p. m.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
I\y Log Baptist church with the
Rev. C. F. Conley officiatinu
Burial was in the church ceme
tery.
Surviving are one brother. Grov
er C. Miller of Blair.sville. R F. D
No. 3. and one sister. Miss Sarah
Jane Miller of Dttcktown. Tenn..
Ben Teague of Murphy, brother- '
in-law.
Ivie funeral home was in charge
ol arrangements.
SERMON SI BJECTS
Dr. G. J. Davis, supply pastor of
First Baptist church, will preach
on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock
on "Spiritual Gravitation" and
Sunday evening at 7:30 on "The
Greatest Miracle That Was Elver
Performed in Murphy."
"Is It A Crime To Have A
Dollar?" will be the sermon sub
ject of Rev. Ralph Taylor at First
Methodist church Sunday at 11
o'clock.
Jas. H. Mulkey
Given Promotion
S/Sgt. James H. Mulkey, son
of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Mulkey of
Andrews, has recently received ,
his siaff sergeant rating. Mulkey J
volunteered for service Oct. 12, '
1942. He received training in the I
Signal Corp.- at Georgia Tech in
Atlanta. He went from Atlanta
to Camp Crowder, Mo. After
basic training he went to Ft. Eus
tis, Va.. and transferred to Anti
Aircraft. He then went to Lowell
Tech. Institute for further train
ing at Boston. Mass. After com
pleting his training S/Sgt. Mulkey
returned to An ti- Aircraft school at
Camp Davis, where he received
his S/Sgt. rating S/Sgt. Mulkey
has received the good conduct
and sharp shooting medals.
He is now on furlough in An
drews with his wife and parents
before resuming his duties at Ft.
Bless, Texas.
Youth Night To
Be Resumed
Friday nigiit at 7:30 at the High
school gym will be the re-opening
of the weekly Youth Night series.
The project has been closed for
some weeks due to the prevalence
of Infantile Paralysis in the state.
It is hoped that a large number
will take advantage of the recrea
tional facilities offered at the
gym.
Miss Mulkev At
WCTC Conference
Miss Margaret Mulkey. daugh- ,
ter of Mr. ana Mrs. H. L. Mulkey '
of Andrews, left Wednesday to !
attend the Pre-Session Conference 1
at Western Carolina Teachers !
College at Cullowhee. Miss Mulkey !
is a senior an<l has been elected
a: a member oi the student senate j
tor 1944-45. T ie purpose of the
conference is t ) make plans for i
the coming school year.
Miss Mulkey has been a member
of the House Government for the
past two years. She was listed as i
a member of h< nor roll for last
cuarter.
Letters From
Service Men Are
Read To Rotarians
ANDREWS ? The Andrews
Rotary club held its Thursday
meeting in the high school home
rconomics sewing room. The high |
school home economics depart- I
inent under the direction of Mrs. j
Edwin Bristol served the lunch- j
eon.
The program consisted of a
number of letters written by ser
vice men which were read. An
especially interesting letter writ
ten by Lt. Tom Ellis, who is now
located in India, was read. The
letter was of considerable length,
arid went into the subject of life
in that part of the world,
and particularly the customs of
the Indians of the East
Guests at the dinner were Ben
nie McGlamery and Ernest Hyde
of Franklin, and Prof. J. Prank
Walsh of Marble.
The following girls assisted in
the preparation and serving of
tne dinner: Annie Jean Mostell
er. Betty Jean Eubank, Ruth
Frazier, Louise Palmer. Carolyn
Smith. Helen Fanc.her, Mary
Long, Doris Hill. Peggy Piercy.
Evelyn Collett, Martha Caldwell,
Maxine Arrowood. Frances Jane
Phillips, and Lorene Crawford.
Death Results
From Fall In Tub
Erilla Nell Sanders, one year old I
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cail
Sanders of Oak Ridge Tenn..
formerly of Hayesville, died Mon- ;
c'ay two hours after falling into
a tub of water containing clorox. '
The child was playing with a ba'l
when the accident occurred.
Funeral services were held at
Hayesville Baptist church Thurs- 1
day <tcday> afternoon, with the'
Rev. R. Lane Aktns officiating.
Surviving besides the parents
are the grand parents, Mr. and
Mrs. L. P. Sanders of Hayesville j
and Mrs. Graydon Ledford of
Sylva, two uncles and one aunt.
Ivie funeral home was in charge '
of arrangements.
Governor And Party Inspect
Developments In This Area
NEW PASTOR ? Rev. L. E.
Latham, new pastor of Free Metho- j
dist church here. He is a native j
of Gainesville. Ga., and attended
Oglethorpe University near At
lanta. He has been engaged ex- i
tensively in evangelistic work I
ftom coast to coast. Mr. Latham
in 1937 was a professional base
ball player and was owned by
the St. Louis Cardinals organiza
tion of the National League. He
has been preaching since he was
19.
Mrs. Freeman Is
New Welfare
Head In County
Mrs. Laura Freeman arrived this
week from Goldsboro to take up .
the work as superintendent of
public welfare for Chi : okee county. i
which was recently left vacant '
by the resignation of Mrs. Lucin
au Cole.
Mrs. Freeman has teen in the
welfare office at Goldsboro for |
10 years. She took nine months' !
graduate study in social work at
the University of North Carolina.
With Tenth District Commis- ?
sioner Percy B. Perebee as host. '
members of the North Carolina
State Highway and Public Works
commission held their September
meeting in this county last Thurs
day. Accompanying the commis
sioners and highway engineers
here were Governor and Mrs. J.
Melville Broughton and Mr. ancl
Mrs. D. Hiden Ramsey of Ashe
ville. ;
The business meeting of the
commission was held Thursday
morning at Terrace hotel, An
drews, headquarters for the two
day visit here Only routine busi
nes swas transacted, according to
the members.
At noon the party came to
Muiphy. wheu' the Town of Mur
phy was host at a picnic dinner,
served by a committee headed by
Mrs. J. H. McCall. Mayor W. M.
Fain welcomed the guests.
Following the meal the visitors
left by boa: for Hiwassee Dam.
Boats used included one from
the coast guard at Hiwassee Dam.
with Lt. Com. A. L. Meckling as
Condemnation
Suits Are Heard
Attorney S. G. Bernard of Abbe
ville is here this week hearing
some suits for the TVA of land
owners whose land is being con
demned in the Appalaciiia area.
Mr. Bernard is conducting these
hearings as special master by ap
pointment of Judge E. Y. Webb,
judge of the U. S. District court
of this district.
SC OUTS TO MEET
Boy Scout Troop 2 of Murphy
will meet Saturday evening at
7:30 at First Baptist Church
This is an important meeting,
and it is hoped that all Scouts
will be present on time and in as
complete uniform as possible, say
Scoutmaster W. T Medlin. Jr.
Vinccnt Wilson Is Presumed To Be Deac
Was One Of Five Brothers In Service
Vincent Wilson. Seaman first#
class. U. S. navy is presumed to j
have been lost on August 18. 1943.
uccordi lg to word received by his
parents. Mr. and Mr I. N. Wil
.-3ii of Marble, fi >m the Secretary
of the Navy, whe wrote
"You have previously been in
formed by the iureau of Naval
Personnel that your son. Vincent.
Wilson. Seaman firs: class. United
States navy, was being carried on
the records of 'he Navy Depart
ment in the staius of missing. H?
was a member o.' the armed guard
crew serving or. board the SS J.
H. Senior, when that ve.-sel collid
ed with a friendly ship in the
North Atlantic area on August 18.
1943. Immediately several ex- 1
plosions occurred and both ships
were engulfed with eavy fires.
At the time of the collision the
night was dark, there being a ,
heavy fog. and the sea was rough.
In view of the length of time !
that has elapsed without any indi
cation that your son survived, and
because of the strong presumpt ion i
that he lost his life at the time of
or shortly after the collision. I i
am reluctantly forced to the con- '
elusion that he is deceased. In
accordance with the provisions ol ;
Section 5 of Public Law 490. 77th i
Congress, as amended, his death
is presumed to have occurred on
19th August. 1944. which is the '
day following the expiration of
twelve months in the missing i
status.
"I extend to you my sincere j
sympathy in your great loss and
hope you may find comfort in the
knowledge that your son gave his
life for his country, upholding the
highest traditions of the Navy.
The Navy shares in your bereave
ment. and feels the loss of his
service."
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have had
five sons serving in this war.
Vincent entered the service in
February 1942 and received his
VINCENT WILSON
JOHNNY L. WILSON
f,KR.\LD J. WILSON
basic training at Norfolk, Va. Af j
ter serving on the Pacific Sun. I
.stationed at difi'.ent ports iTi
California, he \vn sent to New |
Zealand. Austrai.a. India and
China, where he spent several I
months. He is survived by his!
parents; two si.>:ers, Mrs. G. M. j
Phillips of Ashi \ ' and Miss Mil
licent Wilson of Marble, and the
four brothers named below.
Cpl. Johnny L. Wilson enlisted
at the age of 18 in the spring of
1940. He received naming at Fort 5
Jackson. S. C . and Camp Forrest, j
Tenn.. and was shiped overseas
from a California port.
Sgt. Gerald J. Wilson entered
service at the age of 15. in May. |
1941. He took basic training at :
Fort Bel voir. Va.. being sent from
there to Fort Meade, Md.. and
from there to Camp Reynolds,
thence to England. He is now a
messenger from Scotland to North
ern Ireland.
Wood row U. Wilson, seaman
first class, received his basic train
WOODROW U. WILSON
ing at Bainbridge. Md. He was I
employed at a war plant in Phila- ;
delphla prior to entering service. |
He is now serving off the coast of [
Virginia.
HUBERT H WILSON
Pvt. Hubert H. Wilson, at the
age of 14, served eight months In
the Marines, and was honorably
discharged. He is now with the
Arm;; on maneuvers in the South.
host, and boats belonging to Dr.
w. A Hoover and Wain-:- Maun
A D. Rieger, head of the
proper:;.' management of the TV A
and other TV A officials were
t'.csts on an inspection tour of Hi
na.ssee Dam and the power house
Included in the tour also was an
nspection of Apalachia dam and
Jower house.
^ The partv returned by way of
earner and Ducktown, Tenn.,
hrough the copper basin.
On Thursday afternoon from
hree to five o'clock Mrs. Brough
on and Mrs. Ramsey were honor
ed at a tea given at Terrace hotel,
letails of which are given in an
ither page of this paper.
Mr Perebee was host to the
isitors at a dinner at the Ter
ace Thursday evening.
Leaving Andrews about 8:30
?Yiday morning, the group went
0 Pontana Dam, stopping en
oute to view Nantahala Gorge
idn Nantahala Power and Light
company developments, and in
Jobbinsville where Graham coun
y citizens showed the Governor
ind other members of the party
he comparatively new court
'.ouse. Other stops were made at
? ake Cheoah and Lake Santeet
ah.
The party was met at the en
hance to the Pontana Dam area
Jy a TV A patrol car and escorted
10 thl' administration building,
ivhich houses the general offices
?! lhe project. Here they were
Sleeted by Fred Schlemmer. pro
ject manager, and other depait
ncnt heads, who conducted a tour
the project.
1 lie trip included a tour of the
.onstruction area, a visit to the
powerhouse, a stop at the observa
tion platform, a walk across the
high level trestle, and a visit to
the quarry and *?he primary crush
ers.
The party were guests at a
...in heon at t:ie cafeteria, given
by the recreation association, ait
organization of employees of the
project. Mr. Schlemmer spoke
biiofly concerning the fine spirit
of the employees and the speed
? tii which the dam as been
fuil:. Stating that it was first
believed it would 11 quire six years
to complete the project, he an
nounced that it will be finished
1 lin thre years from the date it
?'.a- started. Mr. Schlemmer pre
?tnted Governor Broughton. who
mmended th? officials and work
men on their a. . 'mplishments.
Tile followii tala who as
? -:?<! Mr. Scl: Vmmer as hosts for
e da. were pre.-ented; G. E.
Mui [):i,y. construct n superin
tendent; Dr. Jo. >ambU. head
mi cal officer, o , n Reed con
?c n enai: , . w N Rogers,
onnel officer; Henry Sherrill;
amp aUMier; .vmond
t 'ocli. cafeteria mai.j
Inspection of iic.-j,. ai an<1
fuest houses wa. .... ided in a
.our of the villa e ;i the after
Returning u> the adminis
n building Governor Brough
: ? u ' 'skeri to make a record
ing o! his impres ons of the pro
He ?.ts presented by Mr.
hciebri The message was later
bioadco'-, to workers at the dam.
in 111 t e TVA's public address
system studio.
1" a Mition to the highway com
1-e: - and division engincrs.
;ueie were in the party: Mr. Fere
bec. T B. Ward, director of the
nate division of motor vehicles
Vance Baise. state hikhway engil
in ei . (.. Harsh, assistant TVA
highway engineer: Governor and
*.is. Broughton. Mr. and Mrs
Ramsey. Mr. and Mrs. E. A.'
Wood. Miss Addie Mae Cooke
and Mrs. c. R. Tarkington.
Boxes Available
For Packages To
Prisoners Of War
The local Chapter of the Red
Cross will furnish, without cost,
to the nearest of kin. overseas
mailing boxes for packages ad
dressed to those held as prisoners
of war. Anyone wishing to secure
one of these boxes is asked to come
by the Home Service office lo
cated in Murphy Electrical shop.