North Carolina Newspapers

?a VOLUME 56 ? NUMBER 23. Consolidated with GRAHAM COUNTY NEWS Serving Southwestern North Carolina ? Cherokee, Clay, and Graham Counties 1 wOh MflW BOiP? MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER >8. 1944 TWELVE PAGES THIS WEEK "Jingle Bells" Theme Song At Rotary Meeting ? Jingle Bells" was the theme jong at last Thursday's meeting ,.J tJie Andrews Rotary Club. President E. S. Christenbury pave each club member an "An drews Rotary Club Directory, 19 44 45." This had been prepared under Mr. Christenbury's direc tion, by his secretary, Mrs. Irma smith. It was an attractive well bound mimeographed bulletin of twenty pages 5% x 8 inchcs. The front cover carried an at tractive design of the emblematic Rotary International wheel. The directory carried a brief statement on the history of Rotary as an organization. Also a history of the local club which was founded May 28, 1928 . The names of the eigh teen charter members were given as well as all presidents and secre taries by the years of their tenure. Si* charter members are still ac tive in the local club. A page was devoted to the nine club members nr< win the military services. Ac tive members were listed with pe: sonal data on each In alphabetical order. The names of the charter mem bers follows: J. Prank Bristol. Wm. Payne Currier, Samuel E. Cover, J. Wiles S. Davis, Luther M. Ellis, P. B Ferebee, W. R. Ford, G. B. Hoblit zell (deceased), Clyde H. Jarrett L. B. Nichols, John B. Sessons, Frank W. Swann, C B. Tarklng ton (deceased), D. H. Tillitt 'de ceased), Lee Watklns, J. H. Whit aker, W. D. Whitaker. Zed L Whitaker. Members joining in 1944: Hermann Brauer, Charlie Craine, Wayne Battle. J. Pearlie Matheeon. Club visitors were Rotarians ? D. A. Schilling, Forest Supervisor of the Nar* .hala National Forest, and John Als'up. Administrative Assistant of the Nantahala Nation a1 Forest, both of the Franklin club. Annually the hat is passed on the last Thursday before Christ mas for a "tip" to the waitresses. The passing of the hat. which by tradition falls to Bill Whitaker. resulted in a take of $19.50. Navy Recruiter To Be In Murphy A Navy Recruiter will be in Murphy at the court house on January 3rd. Men with experience in one or more of the eight construction fields listed below are urgently 1 needed in the Seabees now. Lieut- 1 W W. Templin, Jr.. Navy recruit- 1 mg officer, declared today. The "urgent need"1 category, according to the recruiting officer, includes line and station electri cians, winchmen, hatch bosses, carpenters, particularly those with extensive building experience, welders, blacksmiths, pipefiftters and plumbers, and equipment op erators, including bulldozer, crane and carryall operators. Men between the ages of 17 and 5<J are eligible to apply, and appli cants possessing the required quali iications will be rated as petty of ficers. the rate received depending ^ .e nature and extensiveness ot "i r civilian experience. Draft ee men will be issued letters of directed assignment to the Navy. The recruiting officer said that all men who wish to apply can file their applications at any Navy re ciuiting station in the state. They are located in the post office build ings in Asheville, Charlotte, Greensboro, New Bern, Raleigh. Salisbury, Wilmington and Win ston-Salem. When applicants v.sit recruiting stations for an in terview and to file applications, they should have with them three Otters of recommendation from previous employers, giving a brief outline of their civilian experience. In addition to the openings stat w above, Lieut. Templin said that Wen who are draftsmen, riggers, surveyors or stevedores are wanted 4,so Men accepted for any of these openings will be rated petty of fleers. Mr and Mrs. Edgebert Henson, of Athens. Ga. visited Mr. Henson's mother, Mrs. Margie Henson here last week. HOME ON LEAVE ? Pfc. Win ford Hamby of Port Jackson, S. C. spent a 3 day leave with his mother, Mrs. Callie Hamby of Patrick. Pfc. Hamby has been in service for one year. He received h:s basic training at Camp Wheel er, Ga. Pfc. Hamby has been a warded the (rood conduct medal. Large Crowd Enjoys Christmas Carol Singing Sunday Night ANDREWS ? A vested choir of seventy voices sang Christmas carols at the Methodist church here Sunday evening at a union service captivating an audience "that completely filled the spacious j church auditorium. The music was under the direc t;on of Mrs. I. B Hudson Most of the singers were either students ,.r former students of the Andrews j s hools. The Christmas program presented annually here by Mrs. I Hudson at a union service has , erne to have the force of tradi ii0n This v?ar with so many young peopie? away from home it j eemed that the Christmas pro gram could not be up to its usual ^ standard of excellence. But the , choir grew like Jack's beanstaUc during the last few hours before the program. Every bus and tram brought a recruit. Pour soldiers he me on short leave were at their usual places. These boys were the | four Johns: John Parker from I Cump Blanding, Fla; John Ellis. , from the Blytheville. Arkansas Air Field; John Ray. from Camp Wheeler, and John Henry Davis, from A. S. T. P.. State College j , in Raleigh. i | Catherine Wilhide was here , 1 from Mars Hill College. Mi dred I stratum from Greensboro College. Melba Holder from Maryville Col- 1 lege C. T. Almond, Jr.. from Mars Hill' College, and I. B" Hu*S?". jr from Lumberton high school. The latter with Whitaker Davis L-ave two cornet duets. Special numbers were given by Hazel Rector. Judy Bristol and , Virginia Huffman. I Prayer was offered by the pas- 1 tor C. C .Washam. At intervals j ouring the program he also read I appropriate j the musical program the Meth? dust Sunday School had a Christ . mas tree program. Sunday School Superintendent Wade Reece p sided over this part of the pro All children in the Sunday School were given a ^uiUble gi U Al?o the names of many adults who had ben remembered by Santa C aus were called. Tire largest boxes in this Utter ried away by MrsJ. B^Hud^ church organist, by Mrs. John Stanley, asistant organist, and Pastor C. C. Washam. Two Murphy Boys At Parris Island Columbia. S. C. ? Two Murphy, N. C., youths have been inducted here Into ihe U. S. Marine Corps and were sent to Parris Island for recruit training. They are East ley Horton. ward of Ethel Mae Lovingood. 205 Hil ton street, and Norris J. Hogsed, nephew to Miss Zenna Hogsed of Murphy. At Parris Island the two will learn rifle and pistol shooting, drill and military courtesy and dis cipline. Upon completion of re cruit training they will be assign ed to advanced combat training or to a specialists' school. I Father of J. W. Franklin Dies At Crossnore F'unoral services for C. F. Prank lin, 88, who died at his home at I Crossnore last Thursday, were held Sunday at the Newland I Methodist church with the Rev. Mr. Conett officiating. Burial was lu the family cemtery at Cross- i nore. Surviving are three sons. J W. Franklin of Murphy, S. H Frank lin of Newland. Marshall Franklin of Heaton .and three daughters, Mrs. John Wright of Manchester. Tenn., Mrs. Fonzer Buchanan and Mrs. J. Cuthertson both of Cross nore. Change Made In Food Rationing War Food Administration says meats, butter and processed foods will be shorter in first quarter ol new year than at any time since the war started. The District Di rector of OPA. L. W. Driscoll, has requested that the following changes be released to your paper immediately: 1. Point value being restored on canned Asparagus. Beans. Peas. Corn and Spinach. 2. Point value on Butter in creased to 24 points. 3. Sugar stamps numbers 30, 31. 32. 33. 40 and all outstariing canning sugar certificates become invalid. 4. Red stamps A 8 th rough Z8 and A5 through P5 in Book Four are cancelled. 5. Blue stamps A8 through Z8 and A5 through W5 in Book Four are cancelled. The above items become ef fective at 12:01 a. m.. Tuesday. December 26th, 1944. 6. Effective at 12:01 a. m.. Sun day, December 31st. 1944. Red stamps T. U. V. W. and X5 become valid. 7. Effective at 12:01 a. m.. Mon- : day. January 1. 1945, Blue stamps C. D. E. F. and G2 become valid. Ration book holders should re move all cancelled stamps from Book Four themselves. Lt. Harold Wells, instructor at j the Smyrna Air Base. Smyrna, j Tenn. with Mrs. Wells and baby. Virginia, spent Christmas with | Lt. Wells' parents. Mr. and Mrs. I Noland Wells. STATIONED AT CAMP SHEL BY Pfc. Jess W. Hamby son of Mrs. Callie Hamby of Patri-k has been in service 18 months. He received his basic training at Camp Stewart, Ga. and is now stationed at Camp Shelby, Miss. He also has been awarded the good conduct medal. Navy Encourages Use Of V-Mail Following is an announcement from the Navy Department: Because air mail service to and irom U. S. naval pei-sonnel in the European Theatre of Operations has recently become less frequent.1 post office authorities at U. S. naval headquarters in England have recommended increased use of V-mail. Air mail will continue to be slow during the coming winter months, because naval flying over northern Atlantic routes has been curtailed until better flying weath er in the spring. During the summer months aii mail letters between the U. S. and Europe averaged less than a week in delivery. More than two weeks will be requLwd during the win ter months. V-mail will continue to reach its destination in the normal time of five to seven days. The Navy Department recommends, there fore. that V-mail be used by naval personnel and their correspondents in the U. S. in all cases where the earliest possible arrival is de sired. Mrs. Ellen Crawford spent Christmas with her daughter-in law, Mrs. Grady Crawford, and family and her brothers. W. T. and Zeb Cook in Sylva. Hoys and Girls In Service Spend : Holidays at Home SIC Robert Glenn Alexander j I is at home on leave from active j service in the Atlantic for th^ : Christmas holidays with his par ents. Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Alexander. Cj?l. Jack J. Lemons of the 1902nd Aviation Engineering Bat talion, Geiger Field, Wash., has returned to his post after spending a few days with his wife and family here. Miss Elen Jean Wells, cadet nurse at Charlotte Memorial hos pital, spent Christmas with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wells. Pvt. Susie Mae Roberson with the Marines, Edenton, spent the Christmas holidays here. T/5 Thomas D. Webster, who has spent 23 months in the South west Pacific on New Guinea, has returned to the Redistribution center at Asheville Biltmore hotel after spending the Christmas holi days with his father, W. L. Web ster at Culberson. Pvt. R. V. Wells. Jr.. returned Tuesday night to Moore General hospital. Asheville. after spending Christmas here with his wife, and other relatives. Lt Selby Glenn Benton, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Benton of Cornelia, Ga., who was wounded i.i France, and returned recently to a hospital in Charleston, S. 2. is spending the holidays with his parents and is expected to come to Murphy this week for a visit with his grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. W A. Savage. Private Humes At Norman. Okla. NORMAN. OKLA. ? Marine! Private Laurence B. Humes, son 'of Mrs. Effie Virginia Humes of Robbinsville. North Carolina, is a member of the Marine headquart ' rrs squadron at the Naval Air I Technical Training Center here. Marine students, learning avia I t;on ordnance and mechanics ] i^ere. are instructed by members | of the headquaiters squadron, t Private Humes attended The Citadel, Charleston. S. C.. and j was employed as store clerk before i enlisting in the Corps. His brother. Corporal Warren I Robert Humes is serving in the Marine Corps. DIES IN ITALY ? Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Verne r have received word f'om the war department that their son Warren J. Verner 19, died in Italy on March 3. 1944 of wounds received in action. He i ad previously been reported miss ing in action on February 18. He received his training in Port Mc Celland, Ala., and went to Italy via North Africa and Sicily. 'Hie Verners also have another son, Howard L. Verner C. M. 3/c serv ing with the Se&bees in the South Pacific. Missing In Action A telegram was received Wed nesday from the War Department by the family of Bon Warner that he has been missing in action in Fiance since November 28. Schools Open Wednesday Murphy schools opened Wed nesday morning with a full attend ance and all teachers present. Supt. H. Bucck announced. Schools were closed on December 12, due to inclement weather and the condition of roads instead of the 20th with opening date Jan. 1 as had been scheduled. SERMON SUBJECTS I Tilings to Remember. Things to Forget. Tilings to Look For j ward To. As We Enter 1945", will I be the theme of the message by I Rev. Ralph Taylor at First Metho dist Church Sunday at 11 o'clock. ' Everyone most cordially invited. I and the services ends promptly at | 12 o'clock. Babson Says Farmers To Receive Approximately Same In 1945 As This Year; Construction To Expand By: Roger W. Babson GENERAL BUSINESS 1. A year ago the Unitd States | Babsonchart Index of the Physical i Volume of Business registered 148.6; today it registers 138. justi- i fying my forecast of a year ago. i The Canadian Babsonchait Index I of the Physical Volume of Business registered 206.9 a year ago; today it registers 197 . 1945 will show a reduction of more than 10 percent bath in United States and Canad ian business. Furthermore, most of the following comments apply t-? both countries. 2. War production is already be I ing cut back and this reduc tion 1 will rapidly continue through 1945. Even those railroads and indus tries which expect to benefit from a long war with Japan wil be dis- . appointed. 3. The re-conversion of industry from war to peace business will increase during every month of 1945. Furthermore, time required for reconversion will not be as great as most people believe. 4. Inventories quoted, at their price values, rather than volumes, will continue, as a whole, during 1945 about as during 1944. Raw material piles will be larger, but manufactured goods will be small er. 5. Population increases in the United States during 1945 will be about 700,000, but the birth of new babies will fall off somewhat. RETAIL COMMODITY PRICES 6. Rationing will continue THUMBNAIL OUTLOOK FOR 1945 Look for these developments: Fanners' cash income will approxi mate that of 1944, which was $20 billions. Both bituminous and an thracite mining will run 5 percent below a year ago. Petroleum out put will be upped 5 percent. Iron and steel will decline 10 percent. A similar drop is in prospect for chemical manufactures. Lumber out put will increase 5 percent. The paper and shoe industries will run along on the same levels as during 1944. Industrial employment will be 7 percent less and factory pay rolls will decline 10 percent. Great est single expansion will come in the construction and building group, which will show an increase of 25 percent from the low levels of 1944's first six months. Look for a sharp drop in retail trade, especially in luxury items. Electric power output will be reduced 5 percent as war contracts are cut back. For basically the same reason railroad freight ton mileage will fall 15 percent. through the most of 1945 . During: ) the early part of the year, I ex pect to see further restrictions es- | pecially in connection with meats, j canned goods, etc. 7. The retail prices of most j necesities and some luxuries will | Ik higher during 1945 than at present. The prices of some of the luxuries, such as furs, have al ready collapsed. 8. Steel prices of goods need ed for peacetime manufacture should be a little higher, but prices of the heavy war goods will de dine. This applies also to the heavy chemicals. 9. The wholesale prices of raw materials in general may decline during 1945. but most consumer goods will hold firm or sell at higher prices. For both gasoline and bituminous coal, there may be price concessions. 10. The great question mark of 1945 will be how, to whom and at what price the government will dispose of its billions of dollars worth of unneeded supplies. FARM OUTLOOK 11. The weather will be the jrreatest factor in farm production and prices during 1945. The weath er has been exceptionally good on the whole for the past few years: but sooner or later we will have a severe drought or an early freeze. 12. Pending a weather upset, : more bushels of corn and wheat | and more bales of cotton will be raised in 1945 than ever before in our history. Although some prices may slide off, the total farm in come for the first half of 1945 should hold up. 13. There should be a 15 percent decline in hog slaughter and a S percent increase in cattle slaught er. 14. Dairy products will continue to increase both in volume and in price. I am forecasting at least it 3 percent rise in volume. 15. Farmers will start in 1945 to work again for legislation on their parity program, due to fear of a collapse in all farm prices after the war. TAXES 16. Taxes will not be increased during 1945 and some will be re duced; in fact, some nuisance taxes will be eliminated altogether. 17. The Federal Debt will con tinue to increase during 1945. 18. Whatever is done about taxes, the cost of living will con tinue to rise during 1945. 19. Providing jobs for returning so'diers will be the big politica football of 1945. I am not nov prepared to forecast what wil happen in this connection. 20. Through a coalition of Re publicans and Conservative Demo ( rats, we should have a "do noth ing" Congress during 1945. RETAIL SALES 21. The volume retail sales wil show a decline during 1945 Prices of ladies' aparel and genera luxuries will suffer, while grocer sales should be higher. 22. The total dollar retail sale I should about equal to 1944 wit an increased demand for woole and cotton textiles for civilia ?use. Continued on page four Crusade For Christ Mass Meetings To Be Held In Ten Districts The Conference Coun ll of the Crusade for Christ has completed plans for Conference-wide majs meetings in all the districts of the Western North Carolina Con ference. January 8-12 Two teams of visiting speakers will be used. Team number one is comosed of Eishop Schuyler Garth, Miss Ruth Lawrence, Mrs. E. L. McKee, and Mr. Edwin L. Jones. Team num ber two consists of Bishop Clare Purcell. Dr. Y. C. Yang, Dr. Wal ler C. Gum, and Mrs. E. L. Rice. The Waynesville District meet ing will be held at Cullowhee on January 8. The first session will convene at the Methodist church at 3:00 o'clock. This meeting will be addressed by Dr. Walter Gum, superintendent of the Norfolk Dis trist of the Virginia Conference, and by Mrs. E. L. Rice, wife of the resident surgeon at Hugh Chat ham Memorial Hospital, Elkin, N. C. Dr. and Mrs. Rice served a term of years as missionaries to China. The second session will begin with a banquet at the college at 7:30 o'clock. Prof. Guy L. Houck, Dis trict Lay Leader, and Prof. Homer Henry and Dean W. E. Bird, Asso ciate District Lay Leaders are in charge of the Laymen's Banquet. It is hoped that at least 400 offi cial laymen from the district may be present. Each pastor is expect I cd to send to Dean Bird, by Janu ary 1, the number of laymen who will attend from his charge. It is regretted that facilities of college will not permit the in clusion of the women at the ban quet. However, plans are being made for the women to bring sandwiches, to which coffee will be added, so that they may enjoy light refreshments, fellowship, and fun in dining room of the church, after which they will ad journ to the college auditorium for tht closing address by Bishop Clare Purcell. Traffic Help Up Due To Slide ANDREWS ? All busses, and traffic have been held up due to a slide near Topton on the high way. Motorists who found it nec essary to travel had to detour sev eral miles in order to get around the slide. Tourist homes have had several guests on account of the .slide. Mallonee Gets Promotion Advance Base. Western Pacific ? Area Elbert Alston Mallonee, formerly of Murphy, North Caro lina. received a 'Government Is sue" Christmas present in the form of recognition of outstanding: accomplishment and proficiency with Construction Battalion Main tenance Unit 597. During the holiday season he was advanced to Petty Officer, carpenter, first class. Petty Officer Mallonee enlisted in the famed Seabee branch of the i United States Navy in August 1943 and. for the past six months, has been on active duty in the Pacific area. Before entering the service, Mallonee was employed on ttie Tennessee Valley Authority pro ject. Ten Cherokee | Students Enrolled At Mars Hill - i MARS HILL ? Ten Cherokee - j county students enrolled in Mars ! Hill college left Dec. 20 to spend J the two-week Christmas vacation with their respective families. 1 They are Charles Thurston All i. mond Jr.. Edwin Jordan and Cath ,1 erine L. Wilhide, Andrews; Eloise y Jacqueline Davis. Grandview: Lewis Castell Hawkins, Suit: Los s ter Lee Mason Jr., Mary Jo Moody h end Mary Prances Shields, Mur n phy; and Claudia Blance Odom. n Unaka. Classes will be resumed on Janu I ary 3. 1945.