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MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. MARC II 22, 1945.
EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK
MAKE BROADCAST IN CHINA Shown above are Robert M.
i Bob' Brumby of Murphy, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Brumby. Sr..
with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, when the two took part in a
bioaidrast in Chungking. China, recently. Brumby, was correspond
ent. arranged the program, this being the first direct broadcast the
Generalissimo ever made. Oilier guests of Brumby were General
Wedemeyer. commander of the U. S. forces in China, and Ambassador
Hurley
EN PACIFIC ? Cpl. Charles Odom. Army Air Corps, above, son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Odom of Unaka, is shown aboard a wrecked
Japane&e plane, holding: a captured Japanese flag. Cpl. Odom was on
an air strip in New Guinea at the time the picture was taken
Cpl. Odom received his basic training at Keasler Field. Miss He
entered ser\r ice Jan. 26. 1943, and has been overseas since Jan. 10. 1944
He has one brother, Pfc. Hermon L. Odom. who is in the Hawaiian
Islands.
AN EIGHTH AIR FORCE BOMBER STATION. ENGLAND ?
Pnvate Charles Raper .above, of Patrick, N. C., 22 year old radio me
ch&nic at this Eighth Air Force Base, makes a continuity test on a
transmitter to be installed in a B-17 Flying Fortress.
Fortress airmen depend on Pvt. Raper and his co-workers to keep
their communications equipment in perfect working condition. When
a ^ort is in trouble, its radio is sometimes the only means of contact
ing help if forced to crash land or ditch at sea. To the men of this
section .perfect equipment means lives saved.
Pvt. Raper is the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Raper of Patrick, and
was employed by the Tennessee Valley Authority before entering the
Army Air Forces in June, 1943. A Brother in the Navy. Jack Raper.
HA 2/C, Is serving aboard U.S.S. Hermitage.
The North Carolin&n is a member of the 486th Bomb. Group,
commanded by Colonel Glendon P. Overing. Orange. Mass. The 486th
a unit of the Eighth Air Force's Third Air Division, the division
cited by the President for its England-Africa shuttle bombing of the
^craft plants at Retrensburg, Germany.
?n . lr w- p Odom spent Sunday
111 Jefferson, Ga.,
i '. 'lg her mother, Mrs. P. L.
CuTlannd h" MrS J L'
Miss Mary Lee Felmet and Miss
Mildred Farrow spent the week
end at their homes in Ashevillc.
Dr. D. L. Wells spent the Week
end here with his wife.
Murphy Cooperates
In Nation-Wide Old
Garment Collection
From April 1 to 30 the United <
National Clothing Collection com- j
mi ttee of the United Nations Re- 1
lief and Rehabilitation ad minis -
trati n will conduct a nation-wide
campaign lor collecting old cloth
ing. shoes and bedding for war
victims in European and Pacific
war areas. H. G Elkins, chairman
of the military affairs committee,
has been appointed by Murphy
Lions club as chairman for this
community. Serving on the local
commit lee with him are: Loren
Davis and Frank Ellis.
This community is asked to
collect a minimum of five pounds
per capita, which will be approxi
mately 12.500 pounds.
From reports now assembled it
| is revealed that, in the liberated
countries of Europe alone, more
than 30.000,000 aie "statistically
naked", while more than four
times that number are in desper
ate need of clothing, shoes and
bedding.
The case of the victims of Jap
anese aggression is no better. Brig.
General Carlos P Romulo. follow
ing his inspection of the Leyte
area, icported: The people have
been starving and most of them
look like walking skeltons. The
Japs took everything! The great
est need is clothing. Most of the
pe pie of Leyte are almost naked,
even 17 and 18 year old girls.
Among the reports are founu
typical conditions like this: In
Belgium, only one usable shirt in
a family of seven. It is shared in
turn by both sexes and all sizes in
the family and only one at a time
the current possesor of the shirt
?is able to leave the hovel in
which the family lives.
The local committee has ap
pointed the following sub-commit
tee to work out plans for the cam
paign. which will be announced
next week:
Planning: C. E. Weir, chairman.
Rev. Ralph Taylor. Bob Bault.
Miss Addie Mae Cooke. Dale Lee.
H. Bueck. W. M. Fain H G. El
kins. Frank Ellis. Loren C Davis.
Mrs. Dale Lee.
Publicity: Miss Addie Mae
Cooke, chairman; Peyton G. Ivie.
Frank Forsyth.
Special events: Dale Lee. chair
man: C. R. Worthen. and R. W
Easley. Jr.
Collection: H. Bueck. chair
man; Ben Vaught. and Robert
Weaver.
Storage, packing and shipping:
W. M. Fain, chairman; Roger
Ammons, E. H. Brumby.
Woman's club: Mrs. Dale Lee.
chairman; Mrs. Thelma Dickey.
Mrs. J. B. Gray, Mrs. W. A. Hoov
er. Mrs. Myron Jensen, and Mrs. |
O. K. Erhart.
B. G, Brumby's
Sister Dies
Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Brumby,
Sr.. were called to Clearwater.
Fla., Sunday because of the death
of Mi . Brumby's sister. Mrs. Rob
ert Leach, 77. This is the first
death in a family of six brothers
and sisters, the others being: Mrs.
Laura Hoppee, Marietta. Ga.;
Mrs. McCloud Patton. Asheville;
and Robert M. and J. R. Brumby.
Clearwater, Fla.
Six Pulliums
Are Serving
Their Country
ANDREWS ? Lt. Olive Pull
ium. who graduated from Mission
Hospital. Asheville. in September,
1944. has reported to the Army
Nurses' Corps at Camp Rucker.
Ala., for basic training. Lt Pull
ium is the daughter of MV. and
Mrs. Crass Pullium. They also
have five sons in service: Major
Venison Pullium. Camp Gordon,
Ga.; Pfc. Wayne C . in a hospital
in England recovering from
wounds received in action Dec.
14: First Sgt. Ray C.. serving in
Paris; Pfc. John C.. who was
wounded in action last Feb.. and
Cpl. Louis Hiawatha. Camp Rob
erts. Calif.
Rev. R. E. McClure
Preaches Sunday
The Rev. R. E. McClure. execu
tive secretary of Asheville Presby
ters . will preach at Murphy Pres
byterian church Sunday morning
at 11 o'clock. Following the ser
vice . a congregational meeting will
be held for the purpose of calling
pastor and transaction of any
other nccessary business. The
public is invited.
Special Service
Wednesday Night
The First Methodist Church in
vites everyone to attend the Holy
Communion Service Wednesday.
March 28. a t7:30 p. m. The pas
tor. Rev. Ralph Taylor, will de
liver the last in a series of sermons
on "The Seven Word's of Christ"
from the Cross. The sermon topic
will be "The Triumphant" based
en the seventh word. "Father into
Thy Hands I Commend My Spirit".
Bishop Ormston
To Preach Here
Bishop Mark D. Ormston,
Spring Arbor. Mich one of the
bishops of the Free Methodist
Church will speak at Murphy Free
Methodist church. Tuesday and
Wednesday. March 27-28 at 7:30
p. m. Bishop Ormston is one of
the leading ministers of this age.
Playing Cards
Wanted For
Service Men
Mrs. E. F. Arnold is chairman
from the Woman's club for col
lecting old decks of playing cards
for wounded service men in hos
pitals of this country. The club
is sponsoring a collection, and Mrs.
Arnold requests that everyone
having an extra deck leave them
at Candler's store or Dickey hotel
before March 28. and she will send
them to the distribution center.
Schools In Contest To Select Sponsor
For Ship Launching In 7th War Loan
Mrs. J. S. Blair. Chairman of
Education Division of State War
Finance Committee announces
that in recognition of the out
standing results and the contin
uous valve ot the SCHOOLS-AT
WAR Program in North Carolina,
it has been arranged that one stu
dent from each of three schools,
outstanding in aiding the war
effort, will participate in cere- 1
monies for launching a vessel. I
probably in May. by the North j
Carolina Shipbuilding Company !
at Wilmington. N. C. A student, j
sponsor for the vessel and two
student attendants are to be nam
ed by the three schools. Judges
who will select the three schools
will be named by the State Edu
cation Advisory Committee, which
is composed of state educational
leaders. Local schools are parti
cipating.
The judge's decisions will bo
based upon the percent of student
participating in the program, and
on the quality of th< ir over-all war
program. On this basis small
schools have an equal chance with
the larger ones.
The contest was timed to give
impetus to the school's participa
tion in the 7th WAR LOAN
DRIVE.
Mrs. Rogers Is
Worthy Matron
Of Eastern Star
ANDREWS ? The Order of the j
Eastern Starr held its regular i
meeting Monday. March 12. at ?
5:30 o'clock, in the Masonic Hall ;
Preceding their business session a i
potluck supper was en.i yed by the |
members and their guests.
Mrs. Pearl Ford. Worthy Mat
ron. presided. Special guest*
, were: James L. Hauser, D. D. G.
r of Franklin. Miss Lassie Kelly
Franklin. T. M. Jenkins, Mr,
Eihel Orr, Mrs. Lillie Orr, Mi^
Marion Ingram and Mrs. Mamie
Carpenter, of Robbinsville Chap
ter, and Mrs. Berniece Parsons of
Waynesville.
The following officers were elec
ted: Worthy Matron. Mrs. Louise
Rogers; Worthy Patron. Clyde H.
Jarrett; Associate Matron. Miss
Roxie Mcintosh: Associate Pat
ron, John Stanley: Secretary.
Mrs. Olive Ellis; Treasurer. Mrs.
Quay Herbert; Conductress. Mrs
Pauline Palmer; Assoc iae Conduct
ress. Mi*s. Mellie Stewart; Chap
lain. Mrs. Helen Slaughtei ; Mar
shal. Mrs. Norma Lunsford; Or
ganist. Mrs. Molly Stanley; Adah.
Miss Elizabeth Kilpatrick; Ruth.
Mrs. Olive Jarrett; Esther. Mi's.
Mary Swan; Martlia. Mrs. Mabel
Mc Falls; Electa. Mrs. Maude Wil
hide; Warder, Mrs. Carrie Wo
mack: Sentinel. Mrs. Veanah Rati
ford.
Ail-Day Service
To Be Held At
Shady Grove
On March 25 there wil lbe an
all-day service at Shady Grove
Baptist church, according to an
nouncement by the Rev. Freed
Town send . Plans for a soul-win
ning campaign wW be discussed.
The prograrm will open at 9:30
in the morning with devotional
by the pastor. Singing will be
led by the Rev. W. B. Hawkins,
song leader and evangelist. The
Woods quartet will then sing. The
Rev. Grady Chastain will preach
on "Soul Winning". The sermon
at 11 o'clock will be by the Rev
John Stansberry, outstanding
Bible teacher and preacher. Lunch
will be served at noon.
The afternoon program, start
ing at 1:15. will t<? opened by the
Copperhill quartet. Rev. Paul
Lovingood will present "The Cen
tennial Crusade" Tne Rev. P. H.
Hooker will preach on A Bible
Revival". The Rev. Thoma.s
Truett is alternate. The Liberty
quartet will sing, followed by pray
er for men and boys in the ser
vice.
At 7:15 there will be special
singing and at 7:45 an evangelistic
message.
Parker Finishes
Chinese Missions
ANDREWS ? S/Sgt. Kyle
'"Diggie") Parker and wife, tht:
former Miss Cleo Barton, are
spending thirty days here. Sgt.
Parker has completed his missions
(300 > hows in China and is now
on a 30-day furlough. He was
guest of the Rotary Club at lunch
on Thursday of last week.
SUNDAY SERVICES
"Christ's Purpose" will be the
topic of the sermon by the pastor
at First Methodist church Sunday
at 11 :00.
The Youth Fellowship will mee'.
at 6:45 p. m. Evening worship will
be at 7 :30.
HOLY COMMUNION
Services of Holy Communion
and sermon by the Rev. A. Rufus
Morgan will be held at the Church
of the Messiah Sunday, at 11:00
a. m.
TO PREACH SUNDAY
The Rev. R. Lane Akins will
pre ach at the First Baptist church
ir. Murphy next. Sunday. The
morning subject will be "What I
would do in Murphy If 1 were the
I Devil ?
Mast iv Sergeant Loon Axley
i who lias bit n stai >ned at Hamil
ton Field, Calif., has trono to Wash
ington. D. C.. after a few days'
visit hero witli his parents. Mi .
and Mrs. T W Axley.
Red Cross Chapter
Lacks $900 Reaching
Its War Fund Quota
REHTJRNS TO SCHOOL
Clarence Bryant S 1/c. above, lias
returned to Camp Shelton. Va
where lie will attend school, after
spending a 30-day furlough with
his parents. Mr. and Mi's. J P
Bryant of Patrick. Seaman Bry
ant is a gunner on a submarine. \
Stores To Close
For Half-Holiday
On Thursdays
Most of the general stores in
Murphy will close on Thursday af
ternoons beginning with April ?.
it is announced in an ad in this
week's paper showing the list of
those who have stated they will
close.
The half-holiday, which starts
at 12 o'clock noon will be observed
from the first week in April,
through the summer months and
possibly the fall.
v : rwKre ounty cnapter oi tne
Ame . an Red Cross has received
tcmribu: ;<>ns totaling $5,000 to
a fo the 1945 war fund, leaving
: .ian< e of $900 tv> be solicited.
War Fund Chairman Harry
Bishop urges all workers to make
their complete reports within the
next few da:.- so that the chap
ter can make a final report. It is
hoped that when all workers liave
submitted their reports, the chap
ter will be over the top.
Those making special gifts. $25
or more, since the last listing in
this paper ,as as follows:
Dr. Hairy Miller. Southern Bel)
Telephone and Telegraph Comp
any. $25 each.
A friend and Dr. B. W. Whit
field. $50 each. Ed King. $75.
W. D. Towns on and Cherokee
Lumber Corporation, $150 each.
Bun mbe county chapter of
the American Red Cross announces
a Prisoners of War meeting to be
held Apr il 5 in the Governor Vance
Room of Hotel Langren in Ashe
ville at 8:oo p m. Relatives,
friends, and all oJier interested
persons are invited to attend.
Mrs. Phillip Fleming. Prisoner
of War Representative from Red
Cross National Headquarters in
Washington. D. C.. will speak on
the subject of American Prison
ers of War in Enemy Countries.
All interested persons are invit
ed to this meeting It will be help
ful and informative, especially to
next of kin of those American men
who are prisoners in enemies'
hands.
Prisoners Of
War Meeting
Dr. W. A. Hoover
Heads New Club
Dr. W A. Hoove ! was elected ;
president of Murphy Business
Men's club at the dinner meeting
I held Tuesday evening. J B. Gray i
v. as elected first vice-president;
W. M. Fain, second vice-president,
and R. W. Easley Jr.. secretary
! tieasurer.
Members of the board of direc
tors elected are as follows: Dale
Lee, Loi-en Davis. P. J. Henn. J
D. Elrod, Peyton Ivie. J. H. Hamp
ton. C. L. Alverson. Paul Owenby. ;
Walt Mauney. V. M Johnson. Dr.
B. W. Whitfield. and Mrs. Duke '
Whitley.
The object o fthe club is to im
prove the economic condition ?t
Murphy and surrounding territory
by promoting the development of
its commercial, industrial, agri
cultural. mineral and recreational
possibilities.
The club was organized with
35 charter members. Two classes
of members will be accepted in the
club: general members and busi
ness members.
The next meeting will be on
April 17.
The board of directors will meet
I on Friday evening.
Andrews Chapter
Is Over The Top
Bellview Workshop
Opens On Mar. 29 j
Ernest F. Arnold. PSA Super
visor and Miss Susan J. Beck, as
sociate FSA supervisor .announce ,
the following program for the all
day meeting at the Bellview com
munity workshop on March 29:
From 10:00 a. in. to 12 ? Wood
work demonstration by Prof. Rob
ert S. Bault and senior class, for
men and boys.
From 10:00 a. m. to 12 - Weav
ing Demonstration supervised by
Miss B.'ck. for women and girls.
From 12 to 1:00 p. m Lunch
hou
From 100 to 2:00 Business
Session.
From 2:00 to 4:00 Moving
Pictures.
All farm families in the Martins
Creek, Bellview. and Brasstown
communities are urged to attend
this meeting and bring a basket
lunch with them.
ANDREWS ? L. B. Nichols,
chairman of the Red Cross War
Fund Drive, has announced that,
ever $3000 has already been col
lected and several hundred dollars
are yet to be reported, exceeding
the chapter's quota of $2700 by
$300,
Report from schools will be pub
i lished next week.
Film To Be
Shown At Church
The religious film. "A Certain
Noblem; a" based on St. John
4:46-54. will be shown at the Free
Methodist Church. Sunday at
7:30 p m. The film presents a
portrayal of the customs and hat
its of the time of Jesus, especially
those pertaining to the miracle of
the healing of the nobleman's son.
The sermon subject for the eve
ning by the pastor, the Rev. L. E.
Latham, will be. "The All-Power
ful Christ".