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Consolidated with GRAHAM COUNTY NEWS Serving Southwestern North Carolina ? Cherokee, Clay, and Graham Counties VOLUME 56 ? NUMBER 32 MURPHT, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. MAK4 II 1, 1945 KEEP FAITH i with us? \by buying WAS BONDS TEN PAGES THIS WEEK Murphy's New Fire Truck Is Delivered Tte new Peltr Pirsch fire truck ' crdered by the Town of Murphy in September, arrived Monday. A representative of the company w& here Wednesday to demon strate the use of the truck and instruct the local firemen on running the pumper. Hie equipment is mounted on ? Chevrolet chassis and has a single sta^e 500-sallon-a^minute pumper. The city has bought a thousand feet of new hose, -which increases the amount owned by the city to approximately two thousand feet. Two ladders, a roof ladder and an extension ladder, came with the truck, and the city is buying a 42-foot aluminum ladder which has not yet arrived. A representative of the South eastern Underwriters is expected here soon to inspect and test the true* to determine If ?t meets the Underwriters requirements. If the truck meets the Underwriters specifications and a full time fire man is employed by the city, the fire insurance rates In Murphy will be reduced considerably. W.N.C. Baptist Association To Meet On Sunday The Western North Carolina Baptist association will hold a conference at Marble Baptist church Sunday. March 4, at 2 o'clock, for the purpose of dis cussing and stressing the Centen nial Crusade of the Southern Baptist convention. Rev. Paul Lovingood. moderator of the association, , i!. ; . osUk . Pastors, associational officers, and teachers, and all other church workers are expected to attend. Rev. Dumont Clark of the Farmers Federation will be at the mwting to speak on the value of the Lord's Acre to the country church. Pinal plans will be made at this meeting for the school of missions to be held in the asso ciation during the summer. For eign missionaries will speak dur ing the period. A* this meeting, enlargement campaigns, vacation Bible schools, ] and training schools will be dis- j < ussed. ? ? Miss Amis To Direct Library The North Carolina Library Commission has loaned the Nan tahala Regional Library the serv ices of Miss Julius Amis, super visor of rural libraries. Miss Amis arrived Monday She will remain with the library until a new li brarian is empfoyed. During the time Miss Amis Is serving in the region she states that she is looking forward to see ing the progress the library pro gram has made over a period of years. West Liberty Pastors To Meet March 12 The West Liberty pastors' con ference will be held at Hopewell Baptist church on March 12, an nounces the Rev. Freed Townsend. The program will open at 9:30 a m. with a devotional by Rev. Everett Nichols. Reports will be heard, following which a song period will be held. The seimon will be preached by the Rev. John Stansbury. Following lunch, Rev. p H. Chastain will preach on Bap tists' Greatest Need". Rev. W. A. Hedden will preache on "The Mis sion of the Church"; and Rev. Fred Stiles on "A Pastor's Need". Rev. P. H. Hooker is alternate. Fire Damages Edwin CxH)k Home Fire which did approximately $600 damage occurred! at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Cook Sunday afternoon about 3:30 o'clock. It was discovered that the fire started in a wardrobe in a back bedroom, but it was not known what started it. A large number of clothes, linens, blank ets. and a bedroom suite were destroyed. The fire was discovered by Mrs. Sal lie Queen only a few minutes after the Cooks left the house to visit Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Cook. Miss Grace McClure was asleep in the living room. Christenbury Heads Recreation Group ANDREWS? At a recent meet ing of the Recreation Committee of the town and community of Andrews the meeting was called to order by Acting Chairman E. S. Christenbury, and as background information, the suggestions of Harold D. Meyer, executive direc tor of the State recreation asso ciation, regarding "What Should Constitute a Real Recreation Program" was read and discussed The following activities of the committee were suggested and discussed as steps that should be taken in beginning the recreation program; (1) The making of a talent inventory of the town and community for the purpose of ?a) discovering good leaders in the various fields of recreation. ?t? finding out the people that would be participating in the various fields of recreation. (2) The making of resource inven tories of the town and community as to inside facilities for recrea tion, such as, buildings and equipment, and outside facilities t?r recreation such as tennis courts, vacant lots for tennis courts, volley ball, shuffle board, etc. Also the availability of ma terials for building playground e<iuipment, and source of funds. The possibility of securing TVA's Recreation Direrctor to di **t and institute for the train ing of recreation leaders for t!he and community. Officer* Are Elected Mlowitig the discussion, since by this time most of the mem bers of the committee were pres ent, an election of officers was held. Those elected were: E. S, Christenbury, chairman; Boyd B. Robinson, vice-chairman; Mrs. Zeb Conley, secretary; and John Stanley, treasurer; inventory committee; Miss Vivian Moore, Mrs. Hermann Brauer, Mrs. John Stanley. This committee will de velop a talent inventory chart and plan tihe procedure for the Inventory. ResoUree inventory committee: Mrs. Starr Pullium, | Zeb L. Whitaker, Edwin Lo baugh. It was proposed that this committee determine ap proximately how much money will be necessary to carry on a recreational program during the three summer months. To make an inventory of tihe possible sources of funds and facilities for a recreation program. Plan a program for raising the funds to operate the recreation program. Arts and Crafts Committee is composed of Mrs. Edwin Bristol, Mrs. Starr Pullium, Mrs. Herman Brauer. It is understood that the Sou thern Highlanders Ouild plans to locate an Arts and Crafts center somewhere in Western North Carolina. It was proposed that the above committee check on the possibilities of getting this center located at Andrews. The next meeting of the Recre ation Committee will toe held sometime in March. MISSING IN ACTION? Mr. and Mrs. Lee Sneed have teen notified by the war department that their son. Pfc. Henry Sneed. above, has been missing in action ill Prance since January 9. Pfc. Sneed entered service in April 1942. He received training in the Panama Oanal Zone for 22 months and at Oamp Oruber, Oklahoma, for six months Prom Camp Oruber he was sent over seas. Woods Workers Asked To Bost Chestnut Timber Output Here Farmers and woods workers of Cherokee. Graham and Clay counties are being asked to go into the woods with their axes and saws and produce chestnut ex tract wood so our fighting men will not run low on shoes. Lack of woods workers produc ing acidwood is proving a serious bottleneck in the output of ex tract plants, tanneries and shoe factories, the U. S. Forest Serv ice points out in an appeal for woods labor. The Forrest service and tanners declare that chestnut extract wood is absolutely essential in making leather for shoe soles and the decrease in acidwood re ceipts at the extract plants ser iously threatens leather produc tion. Woodsmen say that the old chestnut trees, standing like sil ent ghosts on the mountains, can't stand for many more years. Killed by a devastating blight in the 1920's. the trees are decaying in the center. Probably in 10 years most of them will be gone. They may have little or no commercial value in five to seven more years. Today, these old trees can be salvaged. They can help make leather for the shoes of men who will some day defeat Japan whence came the chestnut blight. Shortage of woods labor keeps many of the old chestnut trees from joining the fight against Ja pan and Germany. The woods labor deficit in the production of vegetable tannin is emphasized in some extract plants that period ically are forced to shut down for lack of wood and by other plants that are running below capacity. HOME ON ITALY? Cpl. Hil iiard Rogers, who is spending a 30-day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Rogers of Robbins ville. He spent 27 months in Af rica and Italy. Cpl. Rogers en tered service April 1942. He has been visiting friends In Murphy, among them Miss Josephine Pen land. Meet To Form Organization Approximately 50 business and professional men and women, interested in the progress of Murphy and Cherokee county, will attend a dinner meeting at Hotel Regal tonight (Thursday) at 7 o'clock to discuss plans for forming an organization to further the interests of this section. James G. K McClure, president of Farmers Federation, was speak er at the meeting of stockhold ers of the Farmers Federation in Murphy Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. He stated that the Mur phy warehouse did a business of $91,000 last year, the best year the store has had yet. and the Federation as a whole did a busi ness of 13,674,801.08, more than in any other year in its history. Mr. McClure told how the Fed eration fostered a burley tobacco market in Asheville, starting 15 years ago, and that it now ranks first place in the burley tobacco markets in America. He also spoke of his desire to see Cherokee county farmers make money with their poultry business. J. H. Hampton was elected a member of the general Federa tion from the Cherokee^Clay-Gra ham district. W. A. Adams already is a member of this copimitteee. The following local committee men were reelected : : W. A. Ad ams, chairman; Clyde McNabb, Murphy; U. S. O. Phillips. Una ka; John Tatham, Andr' ? , B. B. Palmer. Marble; J. H Hamp ton, Murphy; Ernest Burnett, Murphy; Mrs. John Shields. Cul berson; C. L. Smith, Hayesville; C. G. Reese. Warno; B N. Hyde. Robbinsville; and R. O. Sherrill, Robbinsville. Clarence Hendrix of Peachtree was elected a member of the com mittee to success the late Don Witherspoon; and H. B. McNabb of Suit was added as a member of the committee Max Roberts, educational direc tor, offered prayer at the opening of the meeting, which was at tended by 42 people besides the employes of the store. Bob Brown editor of Fanners News, and Professor S. C. Clapp of the Ashe ville office made a few remarks. Rogerr Amnions, manager of the local store and warehouse, and his co-workers. J A. Hampton. Wade Ashe, and Jewel Spivey, wer introduced. Twenty-five baby chicks were presented to Fred Payne, son of Mr. and Mrs. W H. Payne; and Mi's. Carl Thomas, Culberson; 15 to J. L. Hall; and 10 to Dewey Martin, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. | L Martin. UNDER $300 BOND Emest Bowers of Marble was bound over to Superior court un der bond of $300 in Mayor's court Monday morning on a charge of larceny of $45.51 from Smoky Mountain Bus station. TO PREACH IIERE The Rev. Ottis J. Haigler, chap lain at Oteen hospital, at Oteen, will preach at both the morning and evening services at First Bap tist church Sunday. Stockholders Of Farmrers Federation TW 1 1 Hold NOW IN NAVY UNIFORM ? Frank Crawford, former chief of police of Town of Murphy, who is now taking his boot training at Che Naval Training Center. Bain bridge. Maryland. Kit Bags To Be Made In Homes Mrs. R. W. Easley. Jr., Red Cross kit bag chairman, an nounces that the kit bags which a group of women cut last week will be made in individual homes instead of in a Joint meeting at the school. Mrs. Easley will de liver a bundle of 10 tops to any one interested in making them. She asks the cooperation of the women of this section in getting this work done. BAPTIST HOUR SPEAKER. Hon. Walter F. George, United States Senator from Georgia, will be the speaker on the Baptist Hour next Sunday morning, March 4th. according to S. F. Lowe, director of the Radio Com mittee, SBC. Atlanta. Georgia. Mr. Lowe stated that Senator George, an honored leader in the United States Senate for twenty years, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, a deaoon in the First Baptist Church of Vienna, Georgia, and a Christian scholar of the first order, has a firm grip on the Christian veri ties as they apply to world affairs as well as to personal living, and is eminently qualified to speaic on the subject. "The Foundations of Freedom." And. further, that from his wide experience in speaking over local stations and national chains he has come to be recognized as a top radio speaker. Fan mail in the current Bap tist Hour series is outstanding. The total number of pieces re ceived for the week ending Feb ruary 10th is 6,254. The Baptist Hour program may be heard in North Carolina over stations WBIG. Greensboro, WP TF. Raleigh; WSJS, Winston - Salem; and WWNC. Asheville, at 8:30 a. m. <EWT>. Sunday morn ing. Schools In This Area Buy Ambulances, Planes and Jeep With War Bond Sales Tlie schools of Cherokee county reported total fall sales War Bonds in the amount of $16,431.90 as result of their fall schools-at war program, and the schools purchased and had named for them equipment as follows: Pcachtree. fie Id ambulance, $1,950: Hlwassee Dam, army pri mary trainer plane, $15,000. The schools of Murphy, as a combined unit, sold $88,100.75 and purchased andj had named for them: Army pursuit plane. $50,000; medium tank, light, $34, 500; field ambulance, $1,950. Cherokee County schools, in cluding the Murphy unit, had a total of $104,532.65. und have al ways had a very active part in the important Schools-at-War pro gram sponsored by the War Finance Committee. Graham County schools as a unit did not report total of fall sales. However. Individual cam paign as follows was sponsored: Fontana school, 1 jeep, $1,165 Workers Meeting Launches Red Cross War Fund Campaign Mad Dogs Are Becoming Menace Three people were bitten by a mad dog at Mai-ble on February 21. according to Dr. M. P Which ard, health officer, who is treat ing them. They are| Mrs. Lola Sisum. Junior Sisum, and Billy Bryson. Dr. Whichard states that] 20 people bitten by dogs with hydro phobia have been treaeted in this district during the past fiscal year. They are distributed as fol lows : Topton 5, Marble 3, Shoot ing Creek 4. Andrews 2. Nan ta li ala 3, and Murphy 3. He says that the situation is a serious matter and unless something is done to prevent rabies it will spread to other domestic animals and wild animals, causing a great deal of trouble. Everyone is urged to have his dog vaccinated. Series Services Starts Sunday Special revival services will be gin Sunday at Free Methodist I church. Dr. C. P. Johnston of Atlanta will preach at 11 a. m. Services will be each evening at 7:30. Dr. Johnston comes to Mur phy with wide experience as a minister, having served for a number of years as pastor, district superintendent and coast-t>o-coast evangelist with marked success. | The church invites the pi*' 1ic to j attend the services. Mrs. Fisher Is Shop Manager City Beauty Shop has reopened, and Is located now next to John ) son's market. Mis. Margaret | Fisher is manager of the shop, which is owned by L M. Shields. With approximately $1,200 al ready in hand from initial jjifts collected during the post te* days, the 19*5 War Fund of the Cherokee County Chapter of the American Red Cross is off to a good start. Special Gifts (^air man Frank Forsyth has set a goal of $3,000 from the initial gifts, the minimum of which is $25 each. Many are giving larger amounts. When the special gift* committees complete thetr wort, a list of everyone giving $25 or more will be published in th* newspaper unless otherwise desig nated. War Fund Chairman Harry E. Bishop presided over a werter*" meeting held at the home eco nomics building in Murphy Mon day evening and gave instructions on the campaign which starts to day (Thursday), In the residential and general business districts. A Red Cross erected on the public square, built| toy R. R Bault. contains a thermometer, on on which the progress of the campaign from day to day will be indicated. C. EL Weir has die triitouted posters and other ad vertising materials to many pub lic places in Murphy and else where in the county, and many merchants and business people are using adverrtising in the Scout to publicize the drive. At the dinner meeting Monday, approximately 60 workers were present. Receiving their mater ials and instructions from Mr. Bishop, they then saw three Red Cross pictures. "At His Side", "A Red Cross in Every Window", and "Seven Keys to *?ed Crc^f Con tributions", shown by H. stjeck. It was announced that Loren C. Davis, one of the special gifts committeemen, had received for the Red Crross, a $100 bill an noymously, with a note attached saying that it was in honor of the person's boys in the service and in apprciation of the Red Cross work. The dinner was served by Mrs. (Continued on page four) McClure Is Speaker At Lions Meeting James G. K. McClure of Ashe ville. president of Farmers Fed eration, guest of Roper Ammons. was the principal speaker at the 1 meeting of Murphy Lions club Tuesday evening, using as his i subject, "Creation of Wealth in Western North J Carolina". He stressed the importance of burley tobacco growing in Western 1 North Carolina, describing how a I market has been built up in Ashe- J RECOVERING IN ENGLAND ? Pvt. Hugh Pen land, who is now recovering in an English hospital where he was taken after being wounded in action November 27 in Germany. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Penland. of Murphy, have received his Purple Heart award. Hugh entered scrvice in May 1944 and received his basic training at Ft. McClellan, Ala., and was then transferred to Ft. Meade. Maryland. ville Hp said that he would like to see Cherokee county grow a million dollars worth of tobacco in this area. In addition to encouraging the growing of tobacco. Mr. McClure emphasized the necessity for In creased poultry and egg produc tion. declaring that the outlook is that good money will be realiz ed from these two products this year. He urged the Lions to en courage the establishments of small industries in this county, giving employment to the large far mfamilies who live here. His address ended with comment on the development of the spiritual side of life and explaining the Lord's Acre movement. Mr. McClure was presented by R. S. Bault. program chairman. W P. Forsyth announced that on March 12 a group of directors of the Ashcville Chamber of Com merce will visit Murphy on a tour of inspection of the possibilities for this area. J. B. Gray, R. S. Bault. and C. E. Weir were ap pointed by President Doyle Burch to make arrangements for enter tainment of this delegation while in Murphy. P. G. Ivie announced that $93.50 had teen raised* for the Boy Scout fund, and the town's quota was $380. The high man in securing contributions was Dr. B. W. Whit field. with $57.50 Quests at this meeting included: John B. Bennett of Asheville. field representative of the N. C. Unempl oymcnt Compensation Commission; Bob Brown, editor of Farmers Federation News; Max Roberts, educational director of the Farmers Federation, and 8. C. Clapp orf the Farmers Federa tion.