AMERICA^NlOR red crc
Mi e than 18 million Junior Red Cross members are turning out *rti( les
for the armed forces among their many activities, as shown in this new 1!>44
Enrollment for Service poster by the artist. Al Parker.
Culberson Keeps
Railroad Station
In regard to the application of$
the L. & N. railroad to discon- j
tinue the Culberson station after j
a hearing before the North Caro- 1
lina Public- utilities cnmmi)":i'*i.
the application was denied.
Their finding of facts set out
that Culberson is midway between
Blue Ridge. Oa . and Murphy,
that there are three general stores
in Culberson, two rural routes run
ning out from the postoffice there,
and around 500 persons get their
mail at general delivery; that
according to two audits presented
at the hearing by the L. & N. rail
road they showed revenue received
for the past six months period, the
commission did not find that the
Culberson station is a burden to
the railroad company, and the
station is to remain as it is.
Mrs. Winfred Townson Wells,
represented the town of Culberson.
*nd Murray Allen of Raleigh and
Gray and Christopher of Mur
phy represented the Railroad
company.
Lumber Remains I
Critical Material
According to information re
ceived from the War Produc
tion Board, "Lumber remains a
critical material. Production of
lumber in 1944 is apparently ex
pected to fall about 4V6 billion
feet short of the preliminary re
quirements estimated. Mill and
retail stocks are too low and bad
ly broken and cannot fill. the ?rap j
between the demand and the new
supply There has been a 70
Percent decrease in the alotment
of lumber to be distributed through
the county AAA Committees.
Farmers should use every avail
able substitute for lumber. It is
necessary that the consumption
of lumber be held to an absolute
Minimum.
PRAYERS at NINE O'CLOCK
ANDREWS ? The W. M. S.
the Andrews Baptist church
*'11 observe an hour of prayer each
day beginning Monday, October 23,
at 9:00 a. m. This is for the men
ancl women in service, and all
are invited to join them.
SINGING
There will be an all day sing
'if at Friendship church at Suit.
Nov 5. Everyone is invited, es
Pecially singers.
CANNING 8UGAR
Canning sugar cannot be ob
tained later than the last of Oc
tober.
Enrollment Of
Junior Red
Cross Begins 1st
One hundred percent American
Junior Red Cross membership in
the Cherokee County schools is
the goal set for the November 1-15
Enrollment for Service Campaign,
it was announced today by Mrs.
H. Bueck, Junior Red Cross chair
man of Cherokee county chapter.
Nationally, the Junior Red Cross
has more than 18.000.000 members,
about, 70 percent of the school
population, making it the nation's
largest youth organization.
The Junior Red Cross is mak
ing a significant wartime contri
bution. Mrs. Bueck pointed out.
Brothers Meet In
South America
Mrs. Dewey Lloyd of Panama
City. Fla.. formerly of Murphy
recently received a letter from her
son. J. D. Lloyd. A. M. M. 3/C
who is in the South Pacific, stat
ing that he met his brother. Jack
Lloyd. Seaman 1/C also of the
South Pacific, at a port in South
America and was with him on
October 11 and 12. Jack has been
in service 20 months, and J. D. has
been in service 18 months. They
had not seen each other for more
than a year.
Charlie Hogsed
Taken Bv Death
Charlie Housed, 60 years 01'
ace of Suit, died in a hospital at
Copperhill. Tenn., Oct. 19, after
an appendicitis o|ieration. He is
survived by his wife and two
daughters, Mrs. Vegia Melborn of
Lenoir City. Tenn.. and Mrs. Gly
ness Townsend of Copperhill,
Tenn.; three sisters: Mrs. Vesta
Burger, Mrs. Myrtle Swanson of
Duiktown. Tenn.. and Mrs. Eli /.p.
Anderson of Isabella. Tenn.
Funeral was held at Shoal
Creek Baptist church Sunday
morning at 10:00 with Rev. Freed
Townsend officiatinsr. Townson
funeral home had charge of bur
ial.
Miss Isabel Ferguson of New
York City spent a few days this
week with her aunt, Mrs. Qrmce
Cooper and Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Davidson.
Fain Speaks On
Postwar Program
Murphy Lion# club heard a re
port Tuesday night at their regu
lar meeting from Mayor Mercer
W. Fain on the recent meeting of
the North Carolina League of
Municipalities in Winston-Salem.
Posiwar planning was the gen
< ral theme of the convention, and
Mayor Fain urged the Lions and
representatives of other organiza
tions present to start a definite
plan for postwar developments
now. Foremost in the suggestions
offered was the proposal to work
on securing an airport or flight
strip, with Andrews and Murphy
cooperating.
Mrs. G W. Cover. Sr.. of An
drews. Cherokee county's repres
entative in the Legislature, was a
guest of the club and encouraged
the Lions to follow t.ie suggestions
of Mayor Fain in postwar plan
ning. She was presented by Presi
dent H A. Mattox.
Attending the meeting to hear
the discussion of the airport pro
posal were members of Murphy
town council, Dr. B W. Whitfield,
A. L. Martin. J. B. Mulkey, Tom
Axley. and Robert Weaver. Ellis
Fysal of Atlanta. Ga.. first aid
instructor of the American Red
Cross, was a guest of H. Bueck,
and Mrs G. Harold Myrick of Tar
boro was a guest of Miss Addie
Mae Cooke.
Mrs. T. W. Kindley and Miss
Toots Cook, representing the Jun
ior Woman's club, asked the Lions
club's cooperation in a project to
install a heating system in the
gymnasium. C E. Weir, chairman.
Harry Bishop and Prank Forsyth
were appointed by President Mat
tox to serve on a committee to go
before the county board of com
missioners November 6 to ask
their cooperation.
Roger Ammons and Dale Lee
were appointed team captains in
the attendance contest, succeeding
J. D. Elrod and J. B. Gray, whose
contest ended Tuesday evening.
Gray's group was the winner of
ihe contest.
Dr. W. A. Hoover reported that
a blind clinic will be held Decem
ber 19 and that 50 persons will
be given examinations. These
clinics are sponsored by the Lions
ilub.
Treasurer R. W. Easley. Jr..
reported that a net total of $897
was realized from the recent carni
val sponsored by the club.
J. B. Gray, county attorney, re
ported that the county is asking
a state representative to come
here to make a survey of the
school plants and make recom
mendations as to the needs for
improvements, with the idea of
having better school plants in the
postwar era.
Ben Vaught, manager of Rag
land Brothers, was welcome into
the club as a new member.
Marines Awaiting
30-Day Furloughs
ATLANTA, GA. ? Veterans of
one of the hardest assignments of
the war. 301 Marines have return
ed from defense and artillery
units in the Pacific and are await
ing 30 day furloughs at San Diego,
California, the Marine Southern
Procurement Division announces I
Their job has been the guarding
of supply routes, bases and out
pasts throughout the Central and
South Pacific areas. And since
the growing offensive aainst the
Japanese, some have been with
artillery outfits supporting infan
try assult units.
Most of the returning Marines
have been at their outpost tasks
for at least two years. Their units,
like the defense group at Midway
and Wake Islands, were opposing
the Japs long before the initial
landing at Guadalcanal.
The Marine returning from this
county was: Corp. Ernest Gerald j
Postell. 21. son of Mr. and Mrs. j
Thomas H. Postell of Andrews.
IN BELGIUM
Word has just been received j
that Pvt. Homer Creasman of An
drews has landed in Belgium.
Pvt. . Creasman is in the Signal
Corps. He has served 14 months
overseas.
ARRIVE IN PRANCE ? Pfc.
Francis W. Crisp, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Grant O. Crisp of Murphy,
Rt. 2. has arrived* in Prance ac
cording to word received by his
wife, Mrs. Lora Belle Crisp. Pfc
Crisp entered service May 21,
1943. and received training at
Camp Hulen, Texas. Camp Camp
bell. Ky., and Camp Davis, N. C.
Pate Sherrill
Dies At Age 78
Pate Sherrill. age 78. of Rob
binsville died in Fort Sanders
hospital at Knoxville, Tenn.. Oct.
24. alter an extended illness. Fu
neral will be held Oct. 26 at 2 p.
m. in the family cemetery near
the home. The Rev. James Chap
pill and Rev. Clarence Adams will
officiate.
He is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. Hardy George of Shelby and
two sons. A. M. Sherrill of Rob
tjinsville and Matt Sherrill of
Greenville. S. C., and a number of
grand-hildren.
Townson funeral home was in
charge.
Mark Phillips
Is Staff Sergeant
15th AAF In Italy ? S/Sgt.
Mark B. Phillips of Andrews. N.
C.. whose parents. Mr. and Mrs.
John P. Phillips, reside at the
same address, was recently pro
moted from the grade of sergeant.
Sgt. Phillips is an aerial gunner
with a B-24 Liberator heavy bom
bardment group of the 15th Air
I Force. He entered the Army A'r
Forces on October 30. 1943. at
^sheville, N. C.. and received train
ing at Tyndall Field, Fla.
Dr. Whichard Is
Re-Elected As
Health Officer
At a special meeting of the
Graham county Board of Health
on October 17th requested and at
tended by R. E. Fox. M. D., Di
rector, Division Local Health Ad
ministration of Raleigh. Dr. M
P. Whichard was re-elected dis
trict health officer for Graham
county. Dr. Nettie C. Parrette
was previously elected county phy
sician and assistant to Dr. Which
ard. The Board of Health will
hold regular quarterly meetings
for the promotion ot public health
service in Graham county.
HEADS EMPLOYMENT OFFICE
Winslow Mclver has been ap
pointed as Head of the U. S. Em
ployment office here. He has re
signed as chairman of board of
flections. Mr. Mclver succeeds
Chas. Calhoun.
ATTEND MEETING
H. Bueck, Lloyd Hendrix. Mrs.
Martha Adams, and Mrs. Mary K.
Spa in hour attended the Western
District Teachers meeting in
Asheville Wednesday and Thurs
day.
SERMON SUBJECTS
"The Disgusting Church", will
be the sermon topic of Rev. Ralph
Taylor at the First Methodist
Church, Sunday at 11 o'clock.
October 28 Is
Final Day For
Registering
A final call for registration of i
all eligible voters has been issued
here by William B Umstead. chair
man of the Democratic state Exe
cutive Committee.
Calling attention to the fact
that Saturday. Oober 28. is the
final day for registration in order !
to vote in the General Election in
November. Mr. Umstead said
there were large numbers of new i
residents in many precincts of the '
state who had not plat?d then
names on the registration books. I
Many have moved into communi
ties in recent months, or during
the war period, and still have the j
right to vote in North Carolina
provided they either have them- 1
selves properly recorded on the
books of their new residences or
apply for the absentee ballots to
vote in the precincts from which
they moved, if their transfer to
the new places is not permanent.
In addition, he mentioned that
a large number of young citizens
have become of age in the past
few years, especially among the
women, and these have not regis
tered in thousands of cases. He
urges them to assume their re
sponsibilities as citizens of North
Carolina by taking part in the
general election. Saturday of this
week will be the last opportunity
to register.
Fifth Sunday
Meeting To Be
Held Sunday At
Shady Grove
The Fifth Sunday meeting will
be held at Shady Grove Baptist
church October 29. At 9:30 a. m.
the devotional will be given by
the Rev. Lloyd Crtfwder. The
welcome is by the Rev. Freed
Townsend. pastor. "The New
Birth" will be discussed by the
Rev. W. A. Hedden: "Church Mem
bership and Baptism", by Rev
P. H. Hooker; and "The Church",
ty Rev. Ham Coffee. At 12 noon
lunch will be served.
The afternoon program will be
gin at 1 o'clock, with devotional
by Rev. Grady Chastain. "The
Cooperative Program" will be dis
cussed by the Rev. W. T. Truett;
"Stewardship" by Rev. P. H. Chas
tain; "Duty and (Qualification of
Deacon", by Rev. W. T. Smith,
and the closing of the program
will be a discussion of "Qualifica
tions of Sunday School Officers"
by the Rev. Fred Stiles.
Sunday Services
Are Announced
The Rev. L. E. Latham, pastor
announces the following services
at Free Methocist church, and
states that everyone is welcome
to come and enjoy them: Sunday:
Sunday school. 10 a. m. : morning
worship, sermon subject, "Bible
Salvation 011 the Installment
Plan". 11 a. m.. Sunday evening
revival services, merson subject,
"Does Death End All?"
Thursday: midweek revival ser
vice. 7:30 p. m.
Teachers Have
Program On
Playgrounds
The elementary teachers of the
Murphy city unit met Tuesday af
ternoon for the first of a series
of meetings to discuss classroom
and playground programs and
problems, when the following pro
ram was given:
"Playground Supervision", by
Mrs. Martha Adams; "Playground
Problems in the Rural School".
Mrs. Willie Lou Shields: "Games
For Children". Miss Frances Dick
son; Round table discussion.
"How Our Local Unit May Bene
fit from a Physical Education
Program in the Elementary
School", led by Miss Addie Leath
erwood.
Pvt. and Mrs. J. B. Hall of
Chyene, Wyoming, were dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hall
Tuesday.
Jurors Drawn For
November Court
RETURNED HERE- Rev Ralph
Taylor, pastor of First Methodist '
church, who last week was ap
pointed by the Methodist Confer
ence foi a third year as pastor of
the lo al church.
The Rev. W. T. Medlin. Jr..
pastor of the Hiwassee circuit for
the past year, was transferred to
Highlands. This vacancy has not
been filled as yet.
The Rev. C. C. Washam was
returned to the Andrews charge,
and the Rev. Alfred Smith as sup
ply pastor of the Murphy circuit.
Rev. Ben Akin was assigned to the
Vines Creek circuit in Haywood
county.
Dr. Walter B. West of Charlotte
was appointed district superin
tendent for the *"'ayn? ville dis
trict. succeeding the Rev. W. L.
Hutch ins. who was appointed to a
church in Lenoir.
Expects
To Reach
Full Quota
Frank Forsyth, county chair
man of the United War Fund
drive, announces that the Mur- f
phy area has pledges to the a
mount of $1690. with $1340
in hand, and that he believes
when all other districts have re
ported. the county will go over
the top. The quota for the
county is $3200.
"A" GAS RENEWAL
Those who wish renewals on A
gas book must register at ration !
board on Nov. 1. 2 and 3. Appli
cation blanks arc available at ;
ration board here or at office at
Andrews. Bring back of old book
to certify holder and specify
speedometer reading.
The board of Cherokee county
commissioners have drawn the
list of jurors for the November
term <>f superior court which con
venes here on Wednesday. Novem
ber 8 with Judge Zeb V. Nettles
of Asheville presiding. Following
is the list :
First wee': ? C. W. Newma* .
Andrews: Fred Zimmerma** Mur
phy. R. F. D N^l: S. E. Leath
erwood Veneer Co., Murphy,
R. F. D. No. 2; C A. Anderson.
Murphy. R. F. D No 2; Jim Rog
ers. Andrews; J T. P>stell, An
drews. R. F D Walter M. Tat
liam. Andrews: W H Mciiuire.
Andrews; Clyde Piercy. Andrews:
John A. Tatliam. Andrews; B. A.
Rickett Andrews; Gay Hawkins.
Suit; H A Mattox. Murphy; Glen
Ellis. Murphy; C. S. Day. Marble;
Bob Kirkland. Ranger; Claude
Kincaid. Culberson. R. F. D. No.
1; Thomas E. Maxey. Tomotla:
M. M. Ledford. Postell; Frank
Hampton. Murphy; A. W. Cham
bers. Unaka; Luther Coffey,
Marble; Kirb Ladd, Marble; L.
H. Hancock. MarWe; J. D. Burch,
Mupryh; Homer Bryant. Culber
son; Carl Stiles Murphy. R. F. D.
No. 1; A C. Campbell, Letitia;
J. A. Allen. Postell; Samuel Dock
ery, Unaka; Gurley Arrowood,
Andrews: Charlie Deaver, Ranger.
Arb Duckworth. Marble, R. F. D.:
W. M. 'Bill) Roberts. Unaka; E.
W. Bates. Unaka; Lawson Luns
ford. Murphy. R. F. D. No. 1; Lee
G. Chastain, Murphy, R. F. D.
No. 2; W. A. Hembree. Murphy.
R. F. D. No. 2; John Killian. Mur
phy. R. F. D. No. 3; S. F. Luther,
Marble: John M Mason, Culber
son. R. F. D. No. 2; Robert V.
Weaver. Murphy.
Second Week ? Harrison Luth
er. Andrews. R. F. D.: Gilbert C.
Stiles. Mart-le, R. F. D.; N. W.
I Abernathy. George B.
I Dockery. Unak,.; Dickey.
Murphy: J. L. King, Murphy, R.
F D. No. 2; Gilbert Floyd. Suit;
F E. Palmer. Murphy; A. G. Mor
row. Unaka; P. H. Chastain, Cul
berson: S. F. Chambers, Unaka:
Lon Woods. Suit; J. O. Penland.
Brasstown. R. F D. No. 1; N. F.
Harper. Murphy. R. F. D.; Gay
Piercy. Andrews: Harley Crisp,
Murphy, R. F D. No. 1; V. M.
Johnson. Murphy; W. C. Kinney,
Murphy; M. C. Stiles. Letitia: J.
W Axley. Murphy. Alvin J. Glad
son. Culberson; John Dockery,
Unaka; Homer W. Long. Andrews;
Ed Creasman. Andrews.
Will Call For
Old Clothes
These having old cLthes r.?rthe
benefit of European war victims
are asked to notify Mrs. R. C.
Mattox. who wi)1 car. for them.
Mre. Mattox states that she has
had a fine response to the call for
clothes, from the ladies of the
Presbyterian church.
Local People Given Opportunity ^
To Help Soldiers In Hospitals
The Camp and Hosiptal Council
of the Cherokee county chapter |
of the American Red Cross has
been asked for 900 Christmas greet
ing cards. 100 nut cups for Thanks
giving and 100 for Christmas, and
nuts and candy to fill them; 50
tray favors for Thanksgiving and j
50 for Christmas, cookies, candies. ;
lruits. a five pound fruitcake and ;
(igarettes; 10 Christmas wreaths. I
310 gifts worth $1 each, and five j
raid tables for use of hospitals
served by the Western North Caro- j
lina camp and hospital council.
These needs were presented by
Mrs. W. M. Axley. vice-chairman
of the local council who attended
a meeting at Sand Hill Friday, at
the regular meeting of the board
oi d ..ectors of the looal A. R. C.
chapter held Monday evening at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. G.
Eik ins.
Mrs. Elkins reported on work
done by the Home Service depart
ment. and the appointment of a
Home Service secretary to succeed
the Rev. W. T. Medlin, Jr., who
lias bt'< n transferred. was dis
cussed.
Mrs. Bessie Deweese. sewing
chairman through Mrs. C. W.
Savage, reported that 100 pairs
of overalls are ready to be Ship
ped. and that all material lias been
tut and sent out to be made.
Ellis Fysal, First Aid instruc
tor. wlio is teaching a class in
first aid. spoke of this work and
recommended that members of
the police force and the fire depart
ment take the course.
The chapter voted to donate
$15 to the Arts and Skills class of
Black Mountain chapter at Moore
General hospital .a donation hav
ing been asked for by Mrs. Caro
line Hill, field representative
Following the business session.
Mrs. Elkins. assisted by Mrs.
Axley. served refreshments. At
tending the meeting were: Miss
Addie Mae Cooke. Mrs. a. Harold
Myrick. Mr. Fysal. W. M. Fain.
H Bueck. Mrs Alley. Mrs. T. A.
[Case, Mrs. C. W. Savage. Mrs.
{ Elkins. Mr. Elkins. and Robert
I Bault