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VOLUME 56 ? NUMBER 3#
MIRPIIY. NORTH CAROLINA. T'TR^DAY. FEBRUARY IS, 1945
EIGHT PAGES TODAY
Town Requires Permit
For All Building
Murphy town councilmen. in1
regular business session Monday
night, put teeth into the law that
permits must be secured lor all
building, remodeling and repair
ing in the city limits by appoint
ing a building inspector and in
structing him to see that the law
is observed; elected a policeman;
discussed fighting and other dis
tasteful occurrences at the local
bus station; made provision for
soon obtaining the fire truck pur
chased in the fall for delivery in
January; voted to support a rat
eradication campaign, and trans
acted other business of importance
to the citizenship.
H. O. Elk ins was appointed tem
porary building inspector until a
full-time fire chief is employed.
He is publishing the law as it ap
plies to Murphy in this week's is
sue of the paper. He also was
appointed electrical inspector.
Vaughan Ricks was appointed
night policeman. Chief of Police
Frank Crawford, who left Monday
for the army, was granted a leave
of absence. Ezn? Price is on duty
as day policeman.
As an ?utgrowth of the Recce
hearing before Mayor W. M.
Pain last week, resulting from a
fight at Smoky Mountain bus
station, and reports of other dis
order at the station, a lengthy
discussion on demanding a more
orderly place was engaged in.
Peter Pirsch and Sons Co. of
Atlanta, from whom the town
purchased a fire truck Septem
ber 26, for delivei-y within 90 days,
had written Mayor Fain to ascer
tain whether the town were will
ing to accept a Chevrolet chassis
insead of a Ford and a single
phase instead of a double-phase
pump, in order to get earlier de
livery. The council voted to ac
cept the changes, with other fea
tures of the contract being strict
er a<ti.ered to. .f delivery can be
made at an early date. Fire Chief
Loren Davis announced that two
masks and some new wrenches
for the fire department had
been ordered. It also was an
nounced that some long ladders,
adequate to reach the top of any
tuilding in Murphy, are to be pur
chased.
Clerk E. L. Shields was appoint
ed secretary and treasurer of the
firemen's relief fund, and it was
ordered that all funds belonging
to this department be placed to
gether and deposited in the bank
in the name of the Firemen's Re
lief.
Loren Davis presented a plan
for a rat-killing and eradication
campaign and asked the town to
help sponsor it. The sum of $75
was appropriated for this cause.
Details of the plan will be an
nounced later.
A general discussion on elimi
nating fire hazards in town was
held, and fireproofing roofs,
cleaning of second floors and all
premises, fire extinguishers and
fire escapes were discussed.
H. E. Bishop was appointed as
a member of the Murphy Car
negie Library board, to succeed H.
A. Mattox, who has left for the
army.
The question as to who is to
receive witness fees for city of
ficers arose, and the state law
that such fees revert to the town
when policemen are on salaries
was recalled.
Fontana Teams
Play Here Friday
The Murphy basketball teams
will meet the Pontana Dam high
school teams on the local court
this Friday night at 7 o'clock.
Some mighty fine basketball is
in store for you. Ybur continued
support Is asked.
SUNDAY SERVICES
Pictures of D-Day, invasion of
Europe, will be shown at the
evening service at Free Methodist
church Sunday, announces the
Rev. L. E. Latham, pastor, who
will preach on the subject, "May
We Expect World War m in our
generation in the light of the Bi
ble Prophecy ?"
Services will be held at 11:00
o'clock a. m., and Young Peoples'
meeting will be at 7 o'clock p. m.
WINS BADGE? Cpl. Woodrow
Miller, who has been awarded the
Infantryman's combat badge. His
division is now with the First
Army in Gei-many. Corporal Mil
ler is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
W. Miller of Murphy, Route 2,
and the husband of Mrs. Blanche
Thompson Miller of Murphy. He
entered service in August 1942
and received his basic training at
Camp Croft. S. C. In November
1942 he was assigned to the 78th
"Lightning" division which was
stationed at Camp Butner and
later at Camp Pickett, Va.
Recuperating In
Thomasville, Ga.
THOMASVILLE. Ga. ? Corporal
Frank V. Taylor of Charlotte, N.
C., is receiving treatment at Fin
ney General hospital for illness
contracted overseas. He is the son
of Dr. F. V. Taylor of Murphy, N.
C.. and Dr. Lois E. Taylor of
Charlotte, N. C.
He entered the service Feb. 19,
1943 at Camp Croft, S. S., and
from there served at Kessler
Field, Miss.. Fort Jackson, S. C.,
Jefferson Barracks, Mo., and Fort
McDowell. Calif., before going
overseas in November of 1943. He
served with the air corps in Ta-j
l-awa and Guam.
Cpl. Taylor was graudated from
Central high school, Charlotte, N.
C., and attended the University
of North Carolina in Chapel Hill,
N. C. His wife, the foi-mer Miss
Eleanor Jane Boorz, resides at
1821 Sunny side avenue, Char
lotte, N. C.
I
Centennial Is
Discussed At
Executive Meet
An executive committee meet- [
ing and woi-kers' conference of
the Western Carolina Baptist as- 1
sociation wa sheld at Marble Bap- i
tist church Sunday afternoon, the I
Rev. R. Lane Akins. associational ,
worker, presiding. The theme was '
"Pushing the Centennial Evan- {
gelistic Crusade in the Associa
tion." Among other objectives,
plans were made to cooperate in
the simultaneous associational
Southwide Sunday School Day in
March, in an effort to rally the
Sunday school forces to meet the
challenge of the centennial year.
A program of the meeting will be
sent to each of the churches.
Other plans were adopted for
promoting the Lord's Acre Pro
ject in the association and for
holding a vacation Bible school
workers' training course in Mur
phy First Baptist church in April.
Each church will be invited to
send workers for a five-nights'
session in Bible school instruction
taught by Mr. Akins. The aim is a
Bible school in every church this
summer.
A discussion of the proposed as
sociational School of Missions to
be held in July was also given.
Murphy N.C.E.A.
Unit To Meet
The Murphy unit of the North
Carolina Education Association
will meet Tuesday evening. Feb
ruary 20, at 7:30 o'clock in the
home economics building. The
program will be under the direc
tion of the public relations com
mittee.
E. S. Christenbury of Andrews.
T.V.A. education officer, will
show moving pictures of the
"School of Today."
All patrons of the school and
the public are invited to attend
EASTERN STAR MEETS
The Murphy chapter of the Or
der of Eastern Star held a social
meeting Tuesday evening at the
home of Mrs. Jack Taylor on
Rector St. Refreshments were
served to the 15 members pres
ent.
RECUPERATING
AKRON, O. ? Onabee Johnson
Hickey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Johnson of Hiwassee Dam.
is recuperating at her home after
a major operation at the City
hospital in Akron, Ohio.
Clay FSA Famlies
Have Annual Meet
The Clay county annual check
up meeting of tenants who are
purchasing farms through the
Farm Security Administration
was held in the Hayesville PSA
office February 10. The Farm Se
curity Administration personnel
of the Cherokee-Clay unit, the
local county committee and far
mers who are purchasing farms
through the Farm Security ad
ministration attended.
Special charts were prepared
showing itemized statements of
each individual fanners' income,
farm-home operating expenses
and repayment schedules. Tliese
charts were made up from the re
cord books kept by the farmers.
The meeting was informal, giv
ing farmers opportunity to com
pare results of their 1944 cash in
come and expenses accounts with
their neighbors' and an opportuni
ty to discuss ways and means of
increasing in 1945 ther net cash
income by producing more of the
food and feed they have been buy
ing, the growing of additional crops
increased production per acre
the use of better seeds, more fer
tilizer and proper cultivation.
All enjoyed a social hour at noon,
at which time the women prepar
ed and served lunch.
At present there are U0
I families In Clay taking advantage
| of opportunities afforded them by
the FSA during 1944.
The homemakers not only help
ed produce the food but made a
good record in storing and conserv
ing food for home use.
A total of 48.262 quarts of food
were canned by women on the
FSA program in Clay. This can
ned food includes a large variety
(Continued from page four)
WoridDayOT
Prayer Is Friday
The World Day of Prayer will
be observed here on Friday at 2
o'clock in the afternoon, with a
special program at the Methodist
church. It s non-denominational,
and representatives of various
churches will take part on the
program.
SINGING FEBRUR Y18
The third Sunday singing will
te held February 18. with Calvary
Baptist church at 2 p. m. Singers
are all urged to bring new song
books. The public is invited to at
tend.
MEMORIAL SERVICE
ANDREWS ? Memorial Services
for Li. Charles F. Spivey who was
killed in action in the Pacific, Oct.
15, 1944, will be held at the Bap
tist church here, Sunday. February
18, at 3:30 p. m. The American
Legion will have charge of the
Memorial Sei-vice. Rev. R. W.
Prevost of Knoxville. Tenn., form
er pastor of the Baptist church
here, will be the main speaker.
SERVING IN THE PHILIP
PINES.? Pvt. Frank W. Gilbert,
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Gil
bert of Murphy and husband of
Mrs. Johnnie Keener Gilbert of
Newport News, Va.. is now serv
ing some place in the Philippines.
Private Gilbert entered service
in August 1944. He received his
training at Camp Gordon, Johns
ton, Fla. He is a graduate of Al
mond high school.
Miss Scroggs Has
Fractured Skull
Result Falling
From Pick-up
Miss Wanda Scroggs, 16, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred O.
Scroggs of Brasstown, is In a cri
tical condition at Murphy Gen
eral hospital as a result of falling
out of a pick-up truck Tuesday
night about 10 o'clock, near the
home of Scott Laney on the
Hayesville highway. According to
Dr. B W. Whitfield, who is treat
ing her, Miss Scroggs has a frac
tured skull and up to Wednesday
afternoon had been conscious
only a few minutes since entering
the hospital Tuesday night.
Cecil Taylor of Martin's Creek,
driver of the truck from which
Miss Scroggs fell or was pushed
out. is being held in jail without
bond. He once stated that she fell
from the truck, according to Po
liceman Ezra Price, but later de
cided not to talk. Taylor brought
the girl Co Murphy and entered
her in the hospital.
Lions HearReece On
Boy Scout Campaign
Boy Scout week was featured at
the meeting of Murphy Lions
Club in the Methodist church
Tuesday evening. Wade Reece of ,
Andrews, district scout finance of
ficer, spoke briefly on the pres
ent campaign to raise $1250 for I
Boy Scout work in this district.
He stated that Murphy's quota
is $380. P. G. Ivie, Murphy chair
man. assigned lists of names for '
the Lions to contact.
Dr. B. W. Whitfield was wal
comed into the club as a new >
member and was presented Liens !
button by J. B. Gray.
"Seven Keys to Red Cross Con
tributions". a motion picture, was
shown by H. Bueck for instruc
tion to solocitors for the 1945 Red
Cross war fund, which starts on
March 1. The Cherokee chapter's
quota is$5,900. and Harry Bishop
is war fund chairman.
Rev. Ralph Taylor spoke on
"Lionism", stating that the word
Lion stands for courage, strength,
activity and daring and that these
principles will be exemplified in
the life of every man who is a
true Lion.
Doyle Burch. who has been first
vice-president since election of of
ficers last July, has stepped up to
president, succeeding H. A. Mat
tox, who has gone to the army.
He presided over this meeting.
The following guests were pre
sented by their hosts: W. A
Reece by Fi-ank Forsyth; Oscar
Derreberry of Nashville by Dr. J.
R. Bell; M. V. Biles of Charlotte
by Loren Davis; and Dr. W. W.
Glazner of Hendei-sonville by A.
Q. Ketner.
Year's Red Cross
Committee Heads
Are Appointed
Commitee chairmen for the
year's work of the Cherokee
county chapter of the American
Bed Cross recently appointed by
the chapter chairman, Miss Addie J
Mae Cooke, are as follows:
War fund. Harry Biship; first j
aid. Miss Addie Leatherwood; I
home service, Mrs. H. G. Elkins; j
home srevice secretary, Mrs. Rob- 1
ert S. Bault; disaster. H. Bueck; j
) production. Mrs. Dele Lee; sew- j
l inj>, Mrs. Bessie Deweese; sur- j
gical dressings. Mrs. J. H. Wilson: !
kit bags. Mrs. R. W. Easley, Jr., j
knitting, Mrs. Lee, assisted by j
Miss Josephine Heighway and
Mrs. Harry Bishop; home nursing.
Miss Elba Sneed; nutrition. Miss
Mary Cornwell; camp and hos
pital council. Mrs. W. M Axley;
and Junior Red Cross. Mrs. H. |
| Bueck.
ELECTED ELDER
Edward H. Brumby was elected J
an elder in the Presbyterian
church here at a congrergational
meeting held last Sunday by the
Rev. R. E. McClure, executive
secretary of Asheville Presbytery.
Meetings To Be
Held To Get
T.V.A. Phosphate
Following is a schedule of T.V.
A. phosphate requisitioning meet
ings:
February 19, Martin's Creek
school, 1:30; Suit, O. C. Payne's
store, 1:30; February 20. Tuesday
morning, Marble, Marble school,
9:30; Grandview, Fred Davis'
store, 9:30; Tuesday afternoon.
Andrews, Andrews school, 1:00;
Brasstown, Maggie's chapel, 1:00;
February 22, Thursday morning.
Peachtree. Verdie Ledford's store,
10:00; Postell, Clarence Jones'
stoic, 10:00; Thursday afternoon,
Tomotla. J. T. Hayes' store, 1:00;
Liberty, M. T. Raper's store, 1:00;
Februrary 23. Friday morning,
Ranger, Ranger school, 10:00;
Culberson, Lee Shield's store,
10:00; Friday afternoon, Grape
Creek, Grape Creek school, 1:00;
February 27, Tuesday morning,
Unaka, J. W. Odum's store, 9:30;
Wolf Creek, Wolf Creek school,
9:30; Tuesday morning, Hot
House, Johnson's store, 12:30;
Tuesday afternoon. Hot House,
H. C. Tilson's. 3:00: Beaverdam,
Beaverdam school, 1:00,
The above meetings are sched
uled to enable any farmer who
has not applied for T.V.A. phos
phate for 1945 to make applica
tion. All applications for this year
must be made not later than
March 20.
These applications can be made
at the meetings or in the office.
However, no applications will be
taken in the office the week be
ginning February 19.
Junior Red Cross
Sends Boxes To
European Pupils
Representatives of the Junior
Red Cross met Monday afternoon
and packed 96 educational gift
boxes to be sent to European
children as a contribution to edu
cational rehabilitation in occu
pied countries, announces Mrs. H.
Bueck, Junior Red Cross chair
man.
Boxes contained the following
articles: two lead pencils, one
each of following: red pencil, blue
pencil, note book, note pad. box
crayons, box water colors, pen
staff with points, blotter, savings
envelopes, calendar, tooth brush,
tooth powder, cake soap, black
thread, white thread, safety pin6,
needles, color book, box marbles
to boys, hair clips and handker
chiefs to girls.
The contents of each box were
valued at approximately $1.26
exclusive of some small item!
which were donated.
62 Men Leave For
Military Service
WIRT D. RAGSDALE, Jr.
W. D. Ragsdale, Jr.
Receives Wings
At Texas Base
Hondo Air Field, Hondo, Texas.
? One of the largest classes in the
history of this AAF training com
mand airbase won navigator's
wings and AAF commissions last
week during impressive gradua
tion ceremonies at the Hondo
AAF pose theater. Among the
graduates is 2nd Lt. Wirt D. Rags
dale, Jr.. 21, son of Mr and Mrs.
W. D. Ragsdale, o fMurphy.
1st Lt. Daniel G .Miller of Chi
cago, 111., veteran combat naviga
tor recently returned from the
Mediterranean theater of opera
tions, was principal graduation
speaker. He was introduced by
the post commander. Col. Charles
H. Dowman.
The navigation school's gradu
ates. representing almost every
state in the Union have just com
pleted 16 weeks of strenuous air
and ground training at Hondo
Field, first U. S. airbase built ex
clusively for training navigators.
The new graduates received
commissions as either flight of
ficers or second lieutenants. They
now await assignment.
* Sixty-two men left Murphy Mon
day morning by bus for Port
Bragg for induction into the
armed services. Frank Crawford
was leader of the group. Others
! leaving were:
Julius R. McClure. Ray W Bar
ton, Neil W. Hughes, Edgar R.
Johnson, Walter W Radford,
Willex A. Jones. Harvie E. Hamil
ton. James T. Hughes .Grant T.
Sliles, William C. H-ogan, Henry
L. Carver, D. L. Swan son, Wil
liam C. Allison, Whitt O. Barton,
Hosea A. Mattox, Hubert J. Bar
nett, Weldon E. Davis, Howard
Killian, John J. Swan. Grower
White. Herman K. Brauer, Roscoe
Lamb. Frank B McDonald, Her
bert M Collett, William Arnold
Deri-e berry. Clyde B. Com well,
Andy C. Stiles. James E Barneti,
Ab Gentry. Fred M. Sneed, Cecil
W. Verner. Frank H. Byers, Ern
est W. Reighard, Sam G. Rose,
Ralph L. Lovingood, Boyd N. Mar
tin, Arrthur W. Jones, Odies
White, James C. Rice, John C.
MulkeyC Ralph R, Wilcox, Claude
H. Hurt, Jess C. Bet/ts, Joe W.
Brannon. Joe Fiank Sales, Will L.
Handy. Charles W. Crawford,
Kenneth L. Wheeler, Gerald C.
Parker. Boyce V. Stiles, Randall
W. Mundy, Herman R. Pace,
Bronce H. Patterson. Charles F.
Bates, Jr.. Enloe N. Carpenter,
Luther B Roberts. Harold Brown,
Thomas Willard Crowder, Robert
C. Marcus, Willard L. Burgess and
Albert Russell Loudermilk.
Red Cross Workers
To Meet Feb. 26
Harry Bishop, chairman of the
1945 Red Cross war fund, an
nounces that committees for the
drive are practically complete.
I Chairman and committees for the
I rural section, for Murphy and
I the special gifts have been named.
A workers' dinnei meeting will be
I held at the home economics build
in Murphy "on February 26 at 6:30
p. m., when materials will be dis
tributed and a special program
will be presented.
Committees were not completed
in time for this week's paper.
They will be announced this week.
PenlancJ Introduces
Bill For Election On
Sale Wine, Beer
At the end of the fifth full week *
of the session, the 1945 General
Assembly was still running con
siderably behind the record of the
1943 body with respect to the
number of bills introduced.
SB 147 concerning this area
was introduced by Penland, Febru
ary 7.
"To authorize an election in
Graham, Macon, Swain Clieroke,
and Clay Counties on whethei
wine and beer may be sold in said
counties." < Would direct the
county board of elections of any
of the counties named, on request
of the board of commisisoners or
upon petition signed by qualified
voters constituting at least 15 per
cent of the total vote cast in the
last election for governor, to hold
an election as to the sale of wine
and beer in that county. If vote
adverse to the sale of wine and
beer, the laws permitting the sale
of wine and beer shall become in
applicable to that county 60 days
after the vote is canvassed. 20
days' notice of the opening of the
election books to be given, but a
new registration not required. The
election not to be held at or with
in 60 days of any biennial election
for county officers.)
Major' Frank J. Justice, husband
I of Mrs. Kathryn Miller Justice, of
Murphy, has been promoted to
Lieutenant Colonel, according to
announcement by the public rela
tions section of the European
. theater of operations. United
i States army. He Is serving in the
medical corps.
Cooperative
Meeting At
Folk School
The Mountain Valley Coopeiu
tive held its annual meeting at
the Polk school Saturday night.
Wayne Holland, the manager, pre
sented the financial statement
which showed a great gain in
business and that the organiza
tion is in better financial stand
ing than ever before in its his
tory of seventeen years. During
the past year the cooperative paid
to the fanners for produce ap
proximately $175,000. Discussion
centered on plans for the coming
year and problems raised by the
war and probable war rconditions.
George O'Neill and Herman Estes
were elected to the board of di
| rectors, to replace outgoing mem
bers, and W. J. Martin was re
elected.
Among invited guests were John
Barr, administrator of T.V.A.C.,
and Mr. Neale, auditor of that
crganization. Mr. Barr gave a talk
in which he analyzed the prog
icss of coopei-atives in this sec
tion and discussed conditions like
| ly to arise at the eni of the war.
Mrs. John C. Campbell spoke
for the board of directors. In brief,
she pointed out the power of unit
, ed effort with a definite objec
tive, as shown by armies, and the
1 union of different national ar
mies.