Consolidated with GRAHAM COUNTY NEWS
c"rving Southwestern North Carolina ? Cherokee, Clay, and Graham Counties
MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1945
Legislature Makes
Progress On Its
Two Major Bills
RALKIGH, Jan. 20 ? During the'
past week the legislature has
shown signs at getting into high
gear and of approaching what
sports writers would term "mid
season form." Judging by the
number of bills tossed into the
hopper to date, however, the 1945
Assembly still lags considerably
behind the showing of the 1943
body. As of the close of business
on Friday, the box score would
compare with the same period of
the 1943 session as follows:
Number of bills introduced:
But the number of bills intro
duced within a given period is
by no means the sole criterion of
the speed with which a legisla
ture is going about its business.
That business, like ancient Gaul,
is roughly divided into three
parts: <1> appropriating funds to
cover the costs of the State's serv
ices to its citizens: (2) raising
necessary revenue to meet those
costs: and (3) regulating the
conduct of the State's citizens
The present legislature is no
laggard with respect to its atti
tude toward these three major
divisions of its business.
Principal items (1) and < 2 > are
being handled with all of the dis
patch which anyone could desire,
and even beyond the desii-es of
some. The biennial appropriation
and the revenue bill, both intro
duced last week, are making re
markable progress in the joint
Senate and House committees. As
for the business of )c?-ula^ng the
conduct of the State's citizens,
the House in one day received
nine bills having to do with the
revision of the General Statutes
of North Carolina, adopted last
session. Among the nine bills was
one to create a "General Statutes
Commission" with the general
duty of studying the General
Statutes ? our repository of gen
eral regulations? and of reporting
to succeeding general assemblies,
and another bill containing 47
sections which seeks to correct
numerous flaws, inconsistencies
and discrepancies in our newly
adopted code. The provisions of
the nine bills for the most part
mererly clarifying or removing
discrepancies from the General
Statutes ? are too| numerous to
mention, but it may be said that
if enacted they will give the
"General Statutes Gommission".
if created, a head start in its
work.
Both the appropriations and
revene bills were being assaulted
this week. Perhaps the most ser
ious from the standpoint of ulti
mate effect, though the mildest
from the standpoint of objective,
was a bill to revise the schedule
of teachers' salaries. This bill, SB
58, (identical to HB 72, intro
duced the same day*, would in
crease the increments for exper
ience beyond the increases pro
vided In the biennial appropria
tions bill. The most serious from
the standpoint of objective, though
perhops not so serious from the
standpoint of ultimate effect, was
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Senate
House
1943 1945
60 58
135 76
Totals
195 134
IN PANAMA Sgt. Thomas E.
? Buddy* Dickey, son of Mrs. Lei
la and the late Prank D. Dickey,
who with the U. S. Marines is
now serving in Panama. Sgt.
Dickey volunteered January 10.
1942. at the age of 17, and was
the first and youngest boy in his
county to do so after Pearl Har
bor.
After six weeks' basic training
at Parris Island, S. C? he was
made drill insiuctor, remaining
on island as such for 18 months.
Later, he instructed at Hunter
College, New York, and Camp
Lejeune. He has trained at least
15.000 men and women.
Sgt. Dickey attended Georgia
Military Academy. Atlanta. Ga..
three years, graduating there in
May 1940.
His brother, Frank Don Dickey,
with the Marines, First Fleet Air
wing, has been promoted to Prl
\ate Firstclass. He is now serving
in the South Pacific, and writers
he is having a good time playing
tennis, football, boxing, swim
ming and making grass skirts.
He recently made a skirt and
sold it for $25.00.
War Fund Quota
Is Increased
Cherokee county Chapter of
American Red Cross lias been noti
fied that its War Fund quota, for
the drive that starts March 1, has
been raised from $5,600 to $5,900.
Area headquarters explained :
"Due to changed conditions in both
the European and Pacific theatres
of operation, it has been necessary
to increase National requirements
from $120,000,000 to $140,000,000.
We are therefore assigning a re
vised far fund goal to your chap
ter. for the 1945 war fund cam
paign."
Mrs. Evans And
Daughter Injured
RANGER ? Mrs. Kate Evans
and daughter, Bessie Ruth Evans,
| were seriously injured last Satur
day night in a car acident on their
j way home to visit Mrs. Evans' par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Sneed.
j The acident occurred near Athens,
Tenn. They were taken to Oak
Ridge sopital where they are slow
' ly improving.
Brumby Tells Of His
Experiences In India
Robt. Mangin Brumby, son of
Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Brumby. Sr.,
of Murphy, who is now stationed
in Chunking. China, broadcasting
'or Mutual Broadcasting company,
wrote his mother a vivid descrip
tion of his trip through India,
enroute to China, as follows:
"The Song of India is a low.
throbbing, plaintive wail; that
helpless, lonely banshee wail of
a t*cning humanity without hope,
and bound tight by tradition and
blind religious castes. Yet India
? a most fascinating place. We
came into Bombay, arriving just
as dawn was creeping up over
dark, brooding mountains. The
harbor was jammed with small
fishing craft moving slowly be
tween the highty ships from
across many seas. I got up long
before dawn because I wished to
miss none of the colorful scene.
Before we turned into the har
bor we could see both the South
em Cross and the North Star, an
unusual phenomenon. And at the
same time a great red moon was
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Annual Press
Institute Opens
j At U.N.C. Tuesday
CHAPEL HILL, Jan. 22 ? Har
' ison Salisbury, foreign news edi
tor of the United Press, who has
just returned from a 20-month.
50-mile tour which embraced ev
ery theatre of war. will be the
principal speaker at the opening
session of the 20th annual North
Carolina Institute in Gerrald Hall
at the University here Thursday
night. January 25. at 8 o'clock.
The complete program, just an
nounced. also features an address
by Frank J. Starzel. New York,
assistant general manager of The
Associated Press, at the Friday
night session at Duke University.
Dr. Julian S. Miller, editor of
The Charlotte Observer and pres
ident of the North Carolina Press
Association, will preside over the
sessions which will this year em
phasize topics designed to as
sist editoi-s and publishers in the
solution of war-time problems.
There will be sessions for both
dailies and weeklies Friday morn
ing and afternoon, an^ the Friday
night session at the Duke Union
will take the form of a dinner
meeting featuring Mr. Starzel 's
address and the presentation of
annual press awards by Gover
nor Gregg Cherry.
The University of North Caro
lina will be host at a luncheon
session Friday at 1 o'clock at
which Mrs. Mark Eihridge. of
Louisville, Ky.. author of note,
will be the speaker. Governor
Cherry will be among the dis
tinguished guests.
Grady Walters
Is Wounded
ROBBINSVILLE -Mr. and Mrs
J. B. Walters have received word
that their son. Cpl. Grady Wal
ters was wounded in action in
France Dec. 26. He is at present
in a hospital in England. Cpl.
Walters has been overseas since
July 1944. He entered the service
Sept., 1942. He took his training
at Fort Knox, Ky., Camp Camp
bell. Ky.. and Camp Carson. Colo.
His wife, the former Miss Marie
Barron, is employed at Enka Cor
poration. Enka. Cpl. Walters is a
graduate of the Robbinsville high
school, and prior to entering the
service, he was employed with the
TVA. Fontana Dam.
HOME ON LEAVE T/4 J. D.
Palmer, left and Staff Sgt. H. C.
Palmer, right, are visiting their
mother, Mrs. Nannie Palmer of
Murphy, route 2. J. D. entered
service in 1939. He served 18
months in the South Pacific. He
is now stationed at Camp Maxey.
Paris, Texas. H. C. enter-ed in
July, 1936. He was first sent to
Panama and then was sent to the
[Southwest Pacific.
Graham County Sells
$440,947 In Sixth
War Loan Drive
Red Cross Ships
The Cherokee county chapter of
the American Red Crross has just
shipped to headquarters the fol
lowing articles. Mis. H. Bueck,
chairman of packing, has an
nounced:
One hundred pail's of overalls
for refugees; for the army ? seven
pairs of gloves, one helmet. 29
mufflers, one pair of ri#ie micJIcns,
23 sleeveless sweaters, one turtle
neck sweater. 20 pairs of socks.
| For the navy: One helmet, two
sweaters, one pair of trigger mit
tens.
SERMON SUBJECT
Rev. C. A. Voyles. pastor of
Calvary Baptist church, announces
his sermon subject for 11:00 Sun
day morning as, "A Missionary
Prayer", Luke 11-2 b.
Graham county made an en
viable record in the Sixth Wa;
Loan. The overall county quota
was $107,000 with sales of $450,
947.50. The sales amount to 421
per cent of the quota. Only two
counties in the state. Henderson
and Watauga, made a better
showing on a percentage basis.
According to a letter from T. C.
Leinback, chairman State War
Finance Committee to Floyd S.
Griffin, chairman Graham Coun
ty War Finance Committee, Gra
ham was the first county in the
state to exceed its quota. Mr.
Griffin states that much of the
credit for the excellent showing
made by Graham county in the
Cth and previous War Loan drive
has been due to the cooperation
cf Fred Schlemmer, project man- j
asrer at Fontana and his staff
members.
COURT TO CONVENE
Cherokee county superior court
will convene Monday for a civil
term, only, with Judge J. Will i
Pless of Marion presiding.
Lions Club Endorses State
Appropriation For Libraries
Murphy Lions club met Tuesday S
I evening at the Henry House and
enjoyed a musical program present
ed by Misses Virgyna Ann Mor
gan. Fiances Capps and Mary Lou
Hatchett.
It was announced that the club
this month sent 40,000 cigarettes
to toys in the armed forces over
seas.
Dr. R. H. Cox and Don Allison
were welcomed as new members.
W. H. Goodson of the Standard
Oil Company was a guest of Loren
Davis.
| The attendance team headed by j
I Roger Ammons was announced j
winner over the team of Dale Lee.
for the past three months' at
tendance contest. Dr. J. R. Bell,
attendance chairman, announced
that new captains would be Cha> Ies
Worthen and Edward Brumby.
The club voted to endorse the
proposal for an appropriation of
$225,000 by the legislature this
year for state aid to libraries and
requested the secretary. S. N. Bobo.
to wire the county's respresenta
tive and senator to that effect.
President H. A. Mattox, who will j
leave February 12 for the army,
urged the club to renew its efforts I
in behalf of the city park. He also
appointed a committee to meet
with the town council and request
that as the survey of the town is
being made the streets be named
and numbered, the members of
which are: R. S. Bault, Edward
Brumby and Doyle Buroh.
President Mattox was given a
rising vote of thanks for his lead
ership and service to the club this
year, and he was highly commend
ed for his work by members of
the club.
Feb. 15 Deadline
For Filing For
AAA Payments
February 15 is the last date that
farmers may file 1944 perform
ance reports as a basis for re
ceiving payments earned under
the 1944 AAA Program, according
to a statement made here today
by H. N. Wells, chairman, Chero
kee County AAA Committee.
"The Cherokee County AAA
Committee is very anxious that
every farmer in the county re
ceive the payment that he has
earned by participating in the
1944 prograrm. Only 800 of the
1974 eligible fanners in the
county have filed performance re
ports and signed application
forms," he stated.
Mr. Wells pointed out that the
Cherokee County AAA Office is
open each week day from 7:30
o'clock a. m. to 4:30 o'clock p. m..
and that every farmer who has
not filed performance report and
signed application form is urged
to call at the county office and
do so at the earliest possible date.
TO PREACH SUNDAY
The Rev. R. Lane Akins of
Hayesville will preach at the First
Baptist church, Murphy. Sunday
morning and evening.
SPEAKS AT CHURCH
I. B. Hudson, superintendent of
Andrews schools, spoke at Mur
phy First Baptist church last
Sunday.
Holds All-Night
Service Feb. 3
It has been announced by Rev.
j Ronald Holland. Pastor of Sweet
Gum Church, Rev. Ottis Orr and
Rev. Roy Garland, that there will
be an all-night religious service
consisting of prayer, preaching
and singing at Sweet Gum Baptist
Church on Talula in Graham
County on Saturday night, Feb.
3rd., beginning at 7 :30 in the eve
ning and lasting all night.
Everyone is invited and all min
isters and singers in Graham
county are especially urged to at
tend. Anyone, especially ministers,
and singers, from adjoining coun
ties, is cordialyy invited to wor
ship at this service. Special pray
ers will be offered for all service
men
Promoted
Sgt. James C. Farmer has re
ceived a promotion from Private
first clas sto Sergeant. He is in
the infantry, in the European
theatre of operations. Parmer is
the son os Mrs. Ella A. Parmer
of Grand view.
ALL-NIGHT SERVICE
An all-night service will be held
at the Pleasant Valley Baptist
church the second Saturday night
In February. Everyone is invited
to attend in behalf of Victory,
says Rev. Leonard McCure, pas
i tor.
Polio Drive Ends
Next Week; Local
Theaters Assisting
Fred Swain Is
New Commander
Woodmen Council
Camp No. 891 of the Woodmen
of the World will meet at 7:30
p m. on Tuesday. January 30.
at D. M. Reese's office.
New officers were elected at the
last meeting held at Johnson's
cafe, as follows:
Council commander, Pied
Swain; adjutant lieutenant. Clyde
McNabb; banker. Don Gentry:
financial secretary ? clerk, D. M.
Reese; escort, Wiley A. Brooks;
watchman. John K. Posey, Jr.;
sentry. Elbert Totherow; physi
cian. Dr. Hairy Miller; auditors:
Harry Moody. Lawrence Ledford.
and Ben Vaught.
Elkins Is With
Signal Battalion
Now In France
Sixth Army Group. Prance ?
Radio, telephone and cable are
three of the most important fac
tors in a war of movement and
distance and to the officers and
men of the 3211th Signal Battal
ion falls the task of providing
these means of communication
for headquarters of the Sixth
Army group in Fiance.
Hundreds of miles of telephone
wire and several huge switch
boards are necessary to connect
the headquarters with its far
fung units of the Amerrfian 7th
and French 1st armies on a front
of several hundred miles along
the Gel-man border and the
Rhine. Several signal service
companies maintain and lay these
miles of wire and make sure that
the wire and cables are in perfect
condition.
Radio circuits between various
headquarters in France and radio
communications with other parts
of the world are other vital parts
of the war agaisnt the Nazis. Ra
dio relay companies handle the
variety of transmitting: and re
ceiving stations that instantly
connect Sixth Army group head
quarters with other parts of the
front and of the world.
Among the soldiers in this bat
talion who are contributing so
greatly to the approaching vic
tory is S/Sgt. Harvey G. Elkins.
Jr., of 220 Tennessee Street. Mur
phy, N. C.
Services To Be
Held On Sunday
Service of Holy Communion
will be held at the Church of the
Messial Sunday morning. January
28. at 11 o'clock, and the Rev.
Rufus Morgan will preach the
sermon.
Sunday School classes for chil
dren. young people and adults will
meet every Sunday at 9:30, be
ginning January 28.
> The infantile paralysis drive in
this county will be climaxed on
Tuesday evening when President's
birthday balls are held at Murphy
and Hiwassee Dam. The week of
January 25-31 is being observed
as March of Dunes week by the
local theatres, and contributions
are being taken in each.
This will be the fifth year in
which the motion picture industry
has participated nationally in the
campaign of the Nation Founda
tion for Infantile Paralysis for
funds.
A situation has developed among
moviegoers almost as dramatic
as any of the war-scenes flashed
on the screens they watch! Hie
| moviegoers of this city ? and.
| America ? apparently have apodt
ed as their own the home-front
war against infantile paralysis.
Each year they provide a large
part of the money needed to battle
the Crippler. Those contributions
are in millions (55,000.000 in *44 !>
of pennies, nickels, dimes, quar
ters and dollars. There is no
high-presurse solicitation. Hie
I American movie public ? -which is
just about all of the public ? has
voluntarily enlisted to help win
this war against the mysterious
epidemic disease.
In 1941, the theatres reported
$435,000 for the "Dimes" fund. In
1942. the total shot up to $1,403,
000 In 1943, it soared to $2,116.
000; in 1944 it leaped to $4,667.
000! That brings the moviegoers'
contributions to over $8,621,000.
It is hoped this year the movie
fund of 1945 will crash through
$5,000,000.
R. C. Baxter, Jr.
Is Awarded
Combat Badge
With the 8th Infantry Division
ir France. ? Major General Hor
ace L. McBride, commanding gen
eral of the 80th infantry division,
has announced that Pfc. Robert
C. Raxter, Jr., of headquarters
company. 3rd Battalion, 319th
Infantry regiment, has been
awarded the Combat Infantry
man badge for exemplary con
duct in action against the enemy.
Pfc. Raxter is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert C. Raxter, Sr..
residing at route 1. Robbinsville.
North Carolina.
Pfc. Raxter entered the service
i December 30, 1942. Date of last
I promotion March 17. 1944.
Ration Office
To Be Closed On
First Of Month
Fred V. Johnson, chairman of
the Cherokee County War Price
and Rationing Board in Murphy,
j has announced that the ration
I board office will be closed to the
? public on the first working day
I of each month in order that the
clerks may get their reports to
| the district and regional office on
time. Tli is becomes effective on
'February 1st.
Triple-Header Is
Set For Friday Night
Friday night at seven o'clock in
the Murphy high school gymnas
ium there will be three benefit
basketball prames. The proceeds
will go to Cherokee county's polio
fund quota.
The teams playing will be:
Murphy girls vs Hiwassee Dam
girls: Murphy boys vs Hiwassee
Dam boys: and Murphy All-Stars
vs Navy, stationed at Hiwassee
Dam.
Th? se games are being sponsor
ed by Murphy and Hiwassee Dam
high schools in an effort to in
crease contributions to the polio
drive.
Marvin H. Bell
Gets Promotion
CHERRY POINT. -Marine Ser
I geant Marvin H. Bell, son of J.
|l. Bell, route 2, Culberson, N. C..
lias been promoted from corporal
to his present rank here.
Sergeant Bell is serving as an
aviation ordnance man with the
Ninth Marine Aircraft wing, which
is In combat training at the ma
rine corps air station here. He
enlisted on September 28. IMS.
at Rome, Om.