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MI'RPHY, NORTH CAROLINA, THI RSDAV. NOVEMBER 9. 1944
EIGHT PAGES TODAY
TARAWA WAS THE TOUGH- '
EST Back in his home town
after 22 months duty overseas
with the renowned Second Marine
Division is Leatherneck Corporal
Ernest G. Posteli, 21. son of Mr.
*nd Mrs. Henry G. Posteli. Route
1 Andrews. N. C. Posteli wears
the ribbon of the Purple Heart,
awarded for wounds received on
Saipan. Afthough Corporal Posteli
has just been released from the
Pearl Hart>or Naval Hospital af
ter undergoing treatment for the
wounds he received in the Saipan
fisrhtintr. he stated that Tarawa
was the toucher fight of the two.
After spending a 30-day furlough
at home with his parents. Corpor
al Posteli will have stateside duty
it Camp Lejeune. N. C.
Horace Ramsey
Chosen To Help !
In Rehabilitation
A U. S. Army Rehabilitation j
Center. England ? While the |
plans for the invasion o.-'i^uice
were being given their final
touches. 60 hand-picked men were
completing a six-weeks physical
training course. They were the j
men who are today conducting the <
muscle- restoring program for
wounded soldiers at this United l
States Army rehabilitation center
in England.
Since the men chosen for this
work had to be able to excel in
physi al instruction and at the '
same time create the least amount .
of dram on those troops ready for
battle, the files of vast numbers
of patients in Army hospitals
were combed. Men who were re
covering from injuries suffered
during pre-invasion days were
given ngid examinations and an
interview by three officers.
The 60 chosen men spent six
hours each day on physical exer
cises and two hours study daily
in anatomy and physiology. They
ended the six-weeks course with a
13-mile cross-country run.
Among the men who completed
tne course and are now instructors
ftt this rehabilitation center are:
Staff Sergeant Horace Ramsey,
22, of 532 Hiawassee Street. Mur
phy.
Red Cross Can
Send Messages To
The Phillippines
The American Red Cross is
"ow prepared to expedite com
munications to the Phillippines. ac
cording to telegram received this
from Area Manager J. C
Wilson of Atlanta by the local
cll?pter chairman. Miss Addie
Oooke. One Red Cross mess
on a special form, which can
^ secured at the home service
"rice of the local chapter, will be
''cepted from any person in this
"untry to any prrisoner of war or
S. civilian Internee.
Mr. Wilson's teleirram stated:
We cannot guarantee delivery,
au', messages will be handled by
"?my postal service. Following
>oints must be observed: 1. All
owragts mutt be written on Form
1616, number of words limited by
space on front and back of form.
Forms now on file in each chap
ter. 2. Correct address is neces
sary before message can be ac
cepted. 3. Chapter should send
messages by air mail to home ser
vice at National headquarters.
4. Messages accepted only through
November 30. 5. Messages will
not be subject to censorship regu
lations governing correspondence
to enemy countries but to regular
army overseas mail censorship.
6. At present, messages cannot be
accepted for men missing in ac
tion. free civilians, or Filipinos."
Red Cioss urges families not
only to submit the special message
but to continue to write at regu
lar intervals.
Mrs. G. W. Cover
Is Representative
Pfe. Jess 0. Sawyer
Now Fighting
With Fifth
Army In Italy
Pfc. Jess O. Sawyer, rifleman
is fighting with the 6th Armored
Infantry Battalion, veteran com
bat unit of the 1st Armored Divis
ion. now pushing the Germans
back on the Fifth Ainiy front ill
Northern Italy.
Veteran of major campaigns in
the Mediten-anean theater, the
battalion landed west of Oran,
North Afrka at H-hour of D-day
of the 1942 invasion, took part in
the notable Tunisian engagements
of Maknassey, Station Sened.
Paid Pass. Sebietla, Kassenne. the
famous "Mouse-Trap" 'around Ma
teur and Perryville.
Coming to Italy, the battalion
next saw action before Cassino
when the Allies were stopped short
of that important goal. Given
the bission of capturing Mt. Porcia.
the unit fought four days against
frantic German resistance in ad
verse weather conditions and took
if objective. This was considered
the bloodiest battle the 6th ever
fought. Casualties were three
quarters as great as the total cas
ualties suffered throughout the
entire African campaign.
Joining other units of Lt. Gen.
Mark W. Clark's Fifth army on
the Anzio Beachhead six days af
ter the initial landing, the 6th
fought throughout , the stalemate,
then spearheaded several of the
attacks around Cisterna, Campo
monto and Va'montone in the
May breakout.
Commanded by Lt. Col. William
W. Harvey of Eldon. Mo., the 6th
Eattalion formerly was the Is;
Battalion of the 6th Armored In
fantry Regiment of the 1st Armor
ed division. It participated active
ly in the Civil. Indian. Mexican
and Spanish wars, as well as some
oC the great battles of the World
War.
Book Week To
Be Observed
National Book Week will be ob
sei ved at Murphy Carnegie Library
November 12-18 Special exhibits
of books will be on display.
There is to be a tea for the moth
err. of the first prade children
Tuesday afternoon from 2:30 to
3 :3C.
A series of monthly Book Re
views by local people will be initi
ated on Thursday evening at 7:30.
H. Bueck will review Stalin by
Ludwig.
A story hour for the children
is Saturday moininjr at 10:30.
Mrs. Opal Brendle will tell stories.
Voting in Cherokee county on
Tuesday was lighter than usual
be^-ause of the small number of
local contests. Only approximate
ly 5.40 ballots were cast.
Mis. G. W. Cover, Sr., Democrat,
of Andrews was reelected the coun
ty's representative to the General
assembly, getting 2,593 votes to
the 593 for her opponent, S. A.
Voyles of Murphy.
The county gave its own candi
date for the state senate. Clyde
H. Jarrett, Republican, 2.775 votes,
and A. L. Fenland. Democrat.
2.605.
O. G. Anderson received 1.097
votes for surveyor. He was unop
I posed. Ed Dotson was elected
constable of Notla township.
The county gave President
Roosvelt 2,582 votes, and Dewey.
2.625.
Mrs. W.W.Hyde
Disappears
As the Scout went to press
Thursday, Mrs. Walter W. Hvde.
who disappeared from her home
here Wednesday morning, had
not been found. Friends became
alarmed late in the afternoon,
when she failed to return home
from a walk .and a search was
started. For several hours
Wednesday night all day Thurs
day. the search was continued.
Child Dies As
Result Of Fall
Wm. Dewey Cole. 3-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Alvah Cole of
Culberson, died Friday in a Frank
li"i hospital as a result of a fall
the same afternoon. In the fall
the child injured his head, a hem
morhage resulting.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
Shady Grove Baptist church, with
the Rev. W. T. Truett officiating:.
Burial was at Shady Grove. Town
son funeral home was in charge.
The child is survived by his
parents and a brother. Jewel.
Robt. F. Peek
Dies At Age 77
Robt. F. Peek. 77. died Monday
night at his home on Route 3.
The funeral will be at Grape
Creek Friday, but final arrange
ments had not been made when
the paper went to press.
He is survived by his wife; three
daughters. Mrs. Emma Lovingood,
Hiawassee. Ga.; Mattie Stiles.
Greenville S. C.; Mrs. Nellie Rob
eison. Florida; and three sons.
Willard. S(helby; Bartley. Mur
phy; and Howard in the U. S.
Army.
Townson funeral home was in
charge of arrangements.
PASTORS* CONFERENCE
The West Liberty Pastors' Con
ference will be held Monday.
Nov. 13. at Ranger Baptist Church.
A'l pastors are urged to attend.
WOUNDED IN ITALY ? Pvt
Donald C. Sweeting was wounded
the eighth of October in Italy ac
cording to the official notice re
ceived by his wife, the former Miss
Helen Dockery.
LEADS NATION AGAIN ?
President Fi-anklin D. Roosevelt
ft'ho has been elected to serve his :
fourth term in the White House. '
VICE PREISDENT ? Senator
Harry S Truman, who was elect
ed vice president of the United
States in the Tuesday election.
Roosevelt Elected
For Fourth Term
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was i
elected for a fourth term as presi
dent of the United States, in the |
election held Tuesday Reports
from 106.755 precincts out of
130,810. ga ve Roosevelt a total
popular vote of 21.724.608 and
an indicated electoral vote of 413.
to his opponent. Thomas Dewey's
19.155.488. and 118.
Senator Harry S .Truman of
Missouri was elected vice president
as President Roosevelt's running
mate on the Democratic ticket.
Gregg Cherry of Gastonia was
elected governor of North Caro- 1
iina. and Clyde R. Hoey as U. S.
Senator. All other Democratic
(andidates for state offices were
elected. |
Zebulon Weaver of Asheville
uas reelected congressman of the
12th district over his Republican
candidate. lewis P. Hamlin of
Brevard.
Jack B. Akin
In Liberator
Bomber Group
An Eighth Air Force Liberator
fetation. England The B-24
Liberator Ftour-engiiied Bomber
Group in which Cpl. Jack B. Akin
oi Dillard St. Murphy, North Caro
lina is an Airplane Mechanic re
cently was cited by Major General
William E. Kepner. commanding j
2nd Bombardment Division, "for i
distinguished and outstanding per
formance of duty".
The citation in part reads: ? !
' The devotion to duty, determina
tion and tenacity of purpose ex
hibited by personnel of the Group
leflect great credit upon them
selves, their organization and the
United States Army Air Forces".
The Group, which recently corn
pitted its 100th combat mission,
is commanded by Colonel Luther
J. Fairbanks of Burt, Iowa, and
had previously been cited by Lt.
Gen. James H. Doolittle. command
ing Eighth Air Force, for low-level
destruction of a bridge across the
Loire near Blois, France. Demol -
tion of the span was ordered "re
gardless of cost". To achiev*
visibility necessary for destruc
tion of the bridge it was necessary
l to descend below clouds to 6500
feet, an altitude usually consider
ed extremely liazardous for four
engined bombei-s. From this
height the target was reduced to
a heap of smoking rubble. It was
the first low-level bombing ever
performed by four motored bomb
ers from England.
Earlier the group had been of
f'cially commended by General
Doolittle for combat achievement
on its first mission, an attack on
Berlin and the longest initial as
sault ever flown in the Euorpean
Theater. The attack was one of
the heaviest daylight bombings
cf the German capital on record.
During its first 100 missions
"overcoming adverse weather
conditions and fierce enemy fight
er and anti-aircraft opposition",
the group attacked 41 targets in
Germany and 59 targets in enemy
occupied Europe Forty seven
hundred (4700) tons of bombs
were dropped on vital enemy in
stallations.
t>
Asks Cities To
Dispense With
Christmas Lights
The Office of War Utilities of
the War Production Board today
asked city officials, civic club?,
chambers of commerces, mercnants
and citizens generally to dispense
with outdoor decqrative lighting
this Christmas as was done in
1942 and 1943. This was done at
the request of the Solid Fuels Ad
ministration for War.
OWU pointed out that Cnrist
mas lighting consumes a 'arge a
mount of fuel in the production of
electricity. The fuel situation in
most areas of the country is
critical and strict conservation is
essential .officials said.
The attitude of OWU toward
Christmas lighting announced af
ter numerous inquiries had been
received as to whether the re
strictions of the last two year,
could be dispensed with this
Christmas.
OWU is not asking that indoor
Christmas lighting, whether 111
homes or stores, be eliminated,
but believes that outdoor ligiiting.
such as festooned store fronts and
decorated streets, should be dis
pensed with as long as fuels art
scarce. the ageny said.
Elimination of outdoor Christ
mas lighting, it is estimated, will
save enough fuel to meet the light
ir;g and power requirements of a
city of 50.000 for a year.
Western Auto
Store Is Moved
James H. Gibbs. owner of the
Western Auto Associate store ill
Murphy, last week moved his
stock of goods across Tennessee
Street to the building formerly
occupied by Hembree's barber
shop and Barney's cafe, which
was recently purchased by A. J.
Ramsey from H. E. Dickey.
RAY AT CAMP REYNOLDS?
j Set. Joe E. Ray received his basic
naming at Camp Lee, Virginia in
Quartermaster Corp and was then
transferred to Camp Reynolds.
Pa. and was assigned temporarily
as "Cadre".
Sixth War Loan
Quota Is $194,000
ODT Urges That
Christmas Gifts
Be Mailed Early;
Dec. 1 Deadline
"Shop Early ? Send All Christ
mas Gifts t*y December 1 '
That reminder comes from the
Charlotte District Office of De
tense Transportation to officially
lie raid the opening of the Christ
mas season.
It's a premature season this
year, ODT admitted, made neces
sary by wartime conditions.
However, ODT asserted, the
simple facts ate that transporta
tion facilities are already so over
burdened that the only way to in
sure delivery of gift parcels this
years is to get them to the post of
fice or exprress company by De
cember 1.
After that, the government can
not guarantee delivery in time for
the holiday.
Briefly the reasons for the early
deadline are listed by ODT as
these: 1944 gift shipping is ex
re c ted to top 1943 by 25 per cent.
Gifts will travel greater distances
due to wartime population dislo
cation. Nationwide transporta
tion and local delivery of Christ
man packages, when added to
the heavy holiday furlough travel,
with all transportation facilities
rl ready overburdened by war con
ditions. creates a major problem.
The only solution to that prob
lem. says ODT. is cooperation by
the public in meeting the Decem
ber 1 deadline.
In Washington, Director J.
Monroe Johnson, of ODT, sum
med the situation up as follows:
"Christmas gifts as tokens of 1
cood will .affection and esteem '
z re particularly important in a I
v.ar- torn world. This Christir.is,
perhaps, they will mean more j
than ever before. However, in an
Invasion Year, the transportation
and delivery of Christmas pack
ages creates a nation-wide home
front problem.
'War-essential transportation
needs must be met first. Nation
wide transportation facilities and
local deliveiy services are already
heavily burdened. The problem
can be solved only by public recog
nition of cur mutual responsibility
to all in our power to avert peak
demands on transportation and
delivery services in the weeks just !
prior to the holiday.
Your government urges you '
to purchase and send your gifts
c'uring November, before Decem
ber 1." k
* Cherokee county's quota for
| the Sixth War loan which starts
November 20 is $194 000. of which
?6t> 000 is the E bond quota, ac
cording to Percy B Ferebee. chair
man of this special drive.
The campaign officially opens
November 20 and runs through
December 16. but all sales of E. P
and O bonds and Treasury sav
ings notes sold from November
1 through December 31 will ount
in the drive.
County Council
Hears Address
By Miss Rowe
Plans For Our New Year" was
the subject discussed by Miw,
Anna C. Rowe, Western district
home agent, at the meeting of the
Cherokee county council of home
demonstration clubs at the court
house in Murphy Pnday afternoon.
Miss Rowe placed special am
P'lasis upon the coming war bond
drive and the council voted to buy
a $50 bond. She also made special
mention of the Jane S. McKinnon
loan fund and asked for individual
club contributions for its support.
Miss Dora Ruth Parks, region*?
librarian was present and told of
the library facilities in the county
and asked the support of the clubs
in the effort to get an increased
appropriation from the state for
libraries.
The meeting was presided over
by Mrs. P A. Ai-rowood. president.
Mi*s. Lon Stalcup gave the devo
tional.
A report of the nominating com
mittee was given and the follow
ing officers elected: Mrs. Paul
feudderth of the Peachtree club,
piesident: M^s. E. Roach of Sun
ny Point, vice-president; Mrs.
Paschal Hughes of Ranger, secre
tary and Mrs. Lon Stalcup of
Martin's Creek, treasurer, re
elected.
The council voted to have a c
hivement day in 1945 when each
club will display its hobbies, handi
c: af: and various types of home
work as canning, sewing, etc. An
nouncement of the district meet
ing to be held in Robbinsville the
latter part of May was made.
Nine clubs. Peachtree, Mai ^in's
Creek. Slow Creek. Sunny Point.
Grandview, Unaka. Tomotla Mar
ble and Ranger were represented,
with 35 present. Following the
program, lefreshments were served.
AT MOORE GENERAL
Pfc. Robert H. McRae who was
recently reported to be at patient
at the Stark General Hospital is
now patient in Moore Hospital at
Asheville.
Fontana Dam Gates
Close And Lake Is
Beginning To Fill
PONT ANA DAM ? Tuesday at
8 a. m the gates of the highest
dam east of the Rocky Mountains
were closed. Fontana dam. the
Tennessee Valley Authority's
greatest achievement and the
fourth highest dam in the world,
was ready for service.
With the closing of the gates on
the diversion tunnel through which
the Little Tennessee river has been
flowing, the great lake that will
be formed, eventually covering
10.800 acres, began building up.
There were no ceremonies con
nected. with the dosing of the
gates. It was almost as if it >
had been part of the day's work."
Fred C. Schlemmer. project mana- j
ger. said.
G. E. Murphey. construction
superintendent of Fontana dam.
uas in charge of the lowering of
the gates, assisted by Fred Brandt,
assistant construction superin
tendent. and R. L. Ross, general
structural steel work foreman.
C. E. Blee, chief engineer of the
TVA, was present to watch the
closing.
Fontana daxn officials pointed
out that within three or four day6,
as soon as the forming lake has
built up to the low-level control
tunnels .operators will start releas
ing water for downstream pur
poses.
"We want to emphasize that
closing of the gates will not mean
that downstream water will be cut
off long or indefinitely." the pro
ject manager pointed out.
TV A authorities have pointed
out that, even when beset by all
the difficulties attendant to con
struction of such a project a
time when the nation is engaged
in a global war. it has been pos
( sible to lop off approximately half
I the time it normally requires to
complete a project of this size.
| Excavating and clearing began in
January. 1942. and the first con
crete was poured in February,
1943
From bedrock. Fontana dam is
480 feet high; it is 376 feet thick
at Hs base and 2.662 feet lone: at
its crest.