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Hiff Hwtlt VoTlMK 56 ? NUMBER 36. Consolidated with GRAHAM COUNTY NEWS Serving Southwestern North Carolina ? Cherokee, Clay, and Graham Counties KEEP ON| with WAR BONDS MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. MARC H >9, 1945 TWELVE PAGES THIS WEEK CAMOUFLAGE PAINT ? Cpl. Martin R. Warshaw, left. Long Beach. N. Y., applies new type war camouflage paint to face of Private Boss Woody, son of Mr and Mrs. John Woody of Murphy, N. C . some where in Belgium. This paint will be used by men on patrol in front lines. ? Signal Corps photo. Private Woody entered service in De cember 1942 and took training in three camps in this country before going overseas. He has sei-ved for the past 15 months in England. France and Belgium. Plan For Carnival And Agricultural Fair At the meeting of Murphy Lions c'.ub Tuesday evening it was voted that members missing as many as four consecutive meet mi's. without a legitimate reason, will be dropped from the roll. Tile club voicd to sponsor a carnival in May and a county agri cultural fair in fall to raise funds for building a swimming pool at the city park and for carrying on the blind work which the "'"b does in the county. ? . President Doyle Burch appoint ed the following committee to make plans for the carnival : Loren Davis. D:. W A. Hoover. H. G. Elkins, R. W. Easley, Jr.. and Rott. S Bault. Secretary S. N. Bobn. Sr., r ati a letter from Former President H. A Mattox, who is in the army, stationed at Fort Bragg. A1 Smith, coach of the school basket ball nam. was commended for the work he has done this season for the athletic department of the school. H. E, Bishop, chairman of the Red Cross war fund drive, re ported that the chapter is over the top with its quota of $5,900. H. G Elkins reported that the United National clothing collec tion will start April 1, and that committees had been appointed to conduct the collection here. .I.J- 1 - - ?. * itc civic improvement commit tee, composed of R. V. Weaver, chairman. E. H. Brumby, and R. S. Bault. was appointed to coop erate in the town clean-up cam paign which will be conducted April 9-11. Dr. W. A. Hoover made a report on the activities of the blind committee. The following committees were appointed to cooperate with the town council in entertaining Gov ernor Gregg Cherry, a group of state officials and members of the Chamber of Commerce, who are to visit Murphy April 12: program and entertainment. Dale Lee, H. Bueck and Addie Mae Cooke ; pub licity, Prank Forsyth, and Addie Mae Cooke; and community bet terment. W. M. Pain. R. S. Bault and Doyle Burch. The club voted to incorporate, following a report from J. B. Gray that the cost will be nominal. A. Q. Ketner and Don Allison, and the home agents were asked to cooperate in putting: on the fair, and it was suggested that mem bers of the club meet with a group ?f farmers who will meet here soon, to ascertain to what extent the farmers wish to furnish exhibits. Rev. Ralph Taylor read the rules pertaining to absenteeism, stating that when a member is consistently absent he cannot help the club to much extent. Mayor W. M. Fain stated that the town council plans to entertain 'he visitors on April 12 with a pic nic dinner and asked the help of the club in welcoming them and making their visit a pleasure. Following were guests at this meeting: R. b. Vice, Raleigh; Harry Carlson. Mrs. Kale P Hens ley, Mrs. J. B. Gray. Mrs Dale Lee. Murphy ; and Tyler F Snod giass. Lebanon, Va. Program Chairman R. S. Bault requested the citizenship anri pat riotism committee. A. Q Ketner, Charles Worthen and Joe Hamil ton. to have charge of the proirram n tthe next meeting. Thomas Ro???;s Dies Thursday ? c Funeral services were held Thurrsday at Rogers chapel, for Thomas Rogers. 74. who died a*. 9 p. m. on March 20. The Rev. Fred Stiles officiated. Interment was at Hemp, Ga.. with Townson funeral home in charge. Mr. Rogers was one of the old est and most prominent citizens of Cherokee county. He is survived by two foster children. Haynor Rogers, with the U. S. army, and , Mrs. John Hyde of Murphy, Rt. | 2 ,and one brother. John Rogers of Clay county. Hold Fiddlers'" Convention A Fiddlers' convention will be held at the courthouse in Bryson City on Saturday evening of this week at 7:30 iEWT). Everybody who can play a fiddle is invited to attend. Proceeds arc for the Swain county chapter of the Ameri can Red Cross. Henry Truett is chairman. SOUNDMAN ? Harest E. King. S 2/c, above, son of Mr, and Mrs. j Kint? of Andrews, formerly of Murphy and Newport News, Va.. is now soundman on a ship. Prior to his induction into the Navy in June, 1944, he was shipfitter in Newport News, Va. Seaman King received his basic training at Bainbridge, Maryland. His wife, the former Miss Vesta j Roberts of Murphy, lives in New | port News. CLOTHING COLLECTION STARTS APRIL 1 Clean-up Campaign To Be Conducted Apr. 9-11 n in* 1 ? A fcvery Citizen Urged To Help Make Murphy A Clean Town Murphy will put on a clean cos tume on Monday, Tuesday, Wed nesday. April 9. 10, 11, when a general clean-up campaign will be conducted. The town council and Lions club are asking everybody to cooperate in cleaning up every eyesore in town. Mayor W. M Fain states that the town trucks will haul the trash away, and that everyone's premises should be cleaned. Robt. V. Weaver. Robt. S. Bault and Edward Brumty as a commit tee from the Lions club will work with the town council in making complete arrangements for the drive, which will be announced next week. Every back yard, as well as front, which will be announced next week. Every back yard, as well as front, every vacant lot. and every nook and corner of town is to be given a thorough cleaning, if the purpose of this campaign is ear lied out. Cherokee Gets Only 63 Tires Cherokee county passenger car drivers will have to guard their tires even more carefully during the coming months if they are to continue to drive, Fred V. John son. Chairman of the Murpliy War Price and Rationing Board said today. Cherokee county board will have only 63 passenger car tires for rationing in April as compared to 123 in March, he said. The shortage of passenger tires makes it necessary that they be issued only after the war import ance of each applicant's car use is measured against the importance of other applicant's cars, he point ed out. AUXILIARY TO MEET The Woman's auxiliary of the Presbyterian church will meet Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock with Mrs. R. W Easley. CLEAN-UP CHAIRMAN ? R. V. Weaver, chairman of the clean up campaign which starts in Mur phy April 9. Hampton Elected Director Farmers Federation Sat. J. H. Hampton of Murphy was elected for a two year term as a director of the Farmers Federation when that cooperative held Its an nual general stockholders meet :ng Saturday in Asheville. W. A Adams. Murphy, was elected last year as a director and still has an other year to serve. W. E. Studstill's Father Dies G. T. Studs till. 81. father of W. E. Studstill. dud at his home at Moultrie, Ga . March 14. Fu neral services were held in Moul trie on the 16th. Mr. Studstill at tended the funeral. Miss Helen Wells, medical stu dent of Winston-Salem, visited her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Noland Wells here for a few days this week. Mrs. M. E. Stewart and daugh ter. Miss Rachelle Stewart, of Frostproof. Fla.. arrived last week | to spend the summer at their cabin at Ranger. Special Services To Be Held Easter Special Easier services will be held Sunday at First Methodist and Free Methodist, and First Baptist churches In Murphy. At 11 o'clock, the Rev. Ralph Taylor will speak on the subject. "God Has the Last Word.'' At 6:45 the Baptist Training Union will join with the Youth Fellowship at the Methodist church in a pro gram which will be presented un der the direction of Mrs. Margaret Akin. At 7:30 o clock, the combined choirs of the Baptist and Metho dist churches will present the can tata, "The Resurrection Song", by Harry E. Nolte, at First Methodist church. The Rev. Robert Barker will preach at First Baptist church at 11 o'clock Sunday morning. The Rev. Rufus Morgan wll hold service at the Church of the Mess iah Sunday evening at 7:30 o' clock. The Rev. L. E. Latham, pastor of Free Methodist, has announced a sunrise service, with sermon sub Jeci "The Keys of Death and the Grave." His subject for the 11 o'clock service is "Aspects of the Resurrection", and at 7 :30 the topic will be "If Christ Had Not Been Raised." Mi . Latham extends a special invitation to all neighboring churches to attend these services. Members of all communions are urged to attend the sunrise ser vice if their church is not conduct ing one. Andrews Baptist and Methodist churches are presetning programs of special Easter music. A cantata at 7:30 o'clock at First Methodist church is under the direction of Miss Virginia Anne Morgan. Mrs J. W. David son wil Lbe organist and Mrs. Duke Whitley, pianist. Following is the order of service: Prelude, offering, prayer. Chorus, "Christ the Lord is Risen"; solo. "Hear Ye the Story", Mrs. Glenn Bates: chorus, "Hail, King of the Jews!": duet, "Father, Forgive Them", Mrs. Fred John son, Jr.. and Mi's. Neil Davidson; chorus, "The Wondrous Cross", soloist, A. E. Smith; chorus. "There Was a Garden", trio. Miss Mary Lou Hatchett. Miss Emma Louise Jenkins. A. E. Smith: chor us, "As It Began to Dawn"; chor us. "Come See the Plac?". soloists, Mrs. Ruth Car r inner; chorus. Awake. Thou That Sleepest", chorus. "Sing the Resurrection Song", soloist. Mrs. Roy Stalcup; chorus. "Alleluia! Christ is King"; chorus, "Whosoever Bclieveth": solo. Miss Virginia Anne Morgan: I duet. Miss Morgan and Mrs. Bates; | chorus. "Now is Christ Risen." Donald Dockerv Killed In Action On Philippines The War Department has in formed Mrs. Olivan Dockery, Mur phy. Route 3. of the death of her son, Sgt. Donald H. Dockery. He was killed on Luzon, Philippine Island, January 20 Sgt. Dockery was leading a patrol against an enemy position when he was hit by shrapnel from a bursting enemy artillery shell, which killed him instantly. He was buried in a United States Army Force cemetery in the vicini ty of San Fabian, Luzon. His burial service was one befitting his faith. Sgt. Dockery entered service December 27. 1942 . He took his basic training at Camp Croft, S. C. He had seen action on Guadal canal. New Georgia .the Russels and the Philippines. He was also stationed in New Zealand and was the holder of the Combat Infantry man's badge. Mrs. Taylor Is Worthy Matron Of Eastern Star Murphy Chapter No. 10. Order of the Eastern Star, held its regu lar meeting Thursday night. Mar ch 22. at 7:30 in the Masonic hall. Mrs. Dora Kaye, Worthy Mat ron for the past year, presided over the chapter. Past Worthy Matron Mrs. Mabel McFalls of Andrews Chapter No. 15 was a visitor and acted as installing of ficer. Newly elected officers for the coming year were installed as follows: Worthy Matron, Mrs. Marguerite Taylor : Worthy Pat ron. J. Franklin Smith; Associate Matron. Mrs. Marion English: Secretary. Mrs. Edna Palmer: Treasurer, Mrs. Irene Grant: Con dustress .Mrs. Dora Kaye: Chap lain. Mrs. Hattie Gray: Marshal, Mrs. Anne Phillips; Organist. Miss Hattie Palmer; Adah. Mrs. Anita Portwood: Ester. Mrs. Myrtle Evans; Martha Mrs. Maggie Swaim; Warder. Mrs. Dixie Palm er. After the chapter was closed, re freshments were enjoyed. Superior Court Superior court will convene here next, Monday for the trial of both civil and criminal cases, with Judge J. Will Plcss of Marion pre siding. AT FORT ORD ? Pvt. Charles M. Cook, above, son of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Cook of Culberson, has arrived at F>rt Old. Calif., af ter spending his furlough with his parents He was employed by the Chase Brass and Copper Co. at | Cleveland. Ohio, before his induc tion into the armed forces October 29, 1944 Pvt. Cook received his basic training at Camp Blandlng. Fla.. and is now in a heavy Weapon; company. HEADS DRIVE ? H. G. Elkins, head of the City of Murphy Elec tric department, who is chairman of the old clothing collection in this vicinity. Verlon Postell Killed March 3 On Iwo Jima Mrs. Verlon Postell. Andrews, i Route 1. has received word that her husband. Verlon Postell of the U. S. Marine Corps, was kill ed in action on Iwo Jima March 3. Mrs. PosteU was the former ; Miss Helen Ruth Matherson of Andrews. | Andrews Red Cross Special Gifts Announced ANDREWS Those making ' special gifts of S25 or more to the Red Cross drive were : Andrews Schools. $581: Tannery. $487.70 and Teas Extract Company, $268. Those contributing $100 each were: I Battle Hardware Company. Whit aker Brothers, Niche's Depart-; ment Store, P. B. Ferebee. Citizens Bank, the two Drug Stores com- ; bint d, Charles Walker 'This was given by Mr. and Mrs William Walker in appreciation for what the Red Cross has done for Char les who is a German prisoner. He says the Red Cross saved his life>^ Those contributing $50 each were: J. Prank Bristol. E. A. Wood. Reece Motor Company. Andrews Buildings Supply Company. Those contributing $25 each W W Ashe, A & P Tea Company. Lay & Company. Clyde H Jarrett, Zeb Conley, Mr. Lobaugh, and A Aleksandrowicz. Other names will be added to the list next week In the contest in the Andrews City schools prizes went to the following grades: Miss Jean Chris ty's section, eighth grade, first prize of $5 collected $25.08. sec ond prize of $3, Mrs I. B. Hud son's section, ninth grade, col lected $19.75; third prize of $2 Mrs. Leila Axley's section, eighth grade, collected $19 40. Totals j collected by high schools was (Continued on page four) Trucks Will Collect Every Friday, Saturday During April Murphy and Andrews are spon soring old clothing collections in cooperation with the United Na tional clothing collection which will be conducted April 1-30. H. .G Eikins heads the Murphy collec tion and Luke Ellis the Andrews'. The nation is asked for 150,000, 000 pounds o t old clothing and bedding for the war victims of Europe and the Pacific who are in desparate need of clothing. Peo ple in this county are asked to do nate at least five pounds per per son. At a meeting of the planning committee in Murphy Tuesday evening, the following zones were mapped out and workers appoint ed: Bealtown, Mrs. Ruby Stiles and Rev. A1 Smith: Newtown. Mrs. Vivian Gentry and Joe Hamilton: Regal hotel section. Mrs. Thelma Dickey and Dr. J. R. Bell: Dickey hotel and post office section, Mrs. W. A Hoover and Robt. S. Bault: courthouse section, Mrs. Kate Hensley and Charles Worthen: Presbyterian church section. Mrs. J. B Gray and Harry Bishop: East Murphy, Mrs. Myron Jensen. Mrs O. K Erliart. and A. Q Kct ner: Methodist church section. Mrs. Dale Lee and Dr. L. T. Rus sell. Jr.; and Facturytown, Mrs. Virginia Townson. Mrs. Robert Weaver and Harry Webster. Other committees, from tlie Lions club. Woman's club and Junior Woman's club were an nounced in last week's SCOUT. Collections will be made every Friday and Saturday during the month of April, but everyone in the zones listed above is asked to notify the chairman for his zone as to when he will have his con tributions ready. Boxes will be placed at Mur phy school. Candler's store and Murphy Electrical shop for those who wish to bring in their contri butions. Sixteen Men Leave For Service Sixteen men left Murphy last week for Fort Bragg for induction into the armed forces. They were : William Gordon Darnell, leader, Ben David Palmer, assistant lead er; Clarence Leonard Payne, Wade Vincent Jones, James Everett Davis. Donald D. Johnson, Thom as David Elrod, Glenn Coy Mar tin. Dave Howard Passmore, Law rence Bettis, James Lewis Simonds, Harold Max Hall. Ralph Radford, Clyde Melvin Carver, Clyde Jory. Howard James Gregory. TO DISCUSS DUMBARTON OAKS CONFERENCE J. B. Gray will discuss the Dum barton Oaks conference at the regular book review hour at Mur phy Carnegie library April 12 at 7:30 p. m.. sponsored by Murphy Woman's club. The public is in vited. Cherokee Red Cross Chapter Is Over Top I War Fund Chairman Harry j Bishop announces that the quota I of $5,900 in the war fund drive of ! ihe Cherokee county chapter of the American Red Cross has been j over-subscribed by a few dollars. Scattering reports have not yet been received, and it is hoped that I ihe chapter will have far exceeded the above amount when the cam paign closes. Contributions from Cherokee I county's workers at Fontana Dam i have not yet been turned in here, as the drive there started March 22 and will continue through April 4 Fontana Dam lias a goal of 1 $12 000. and a portion of that will come to this chapter. The various committees work ing with Mr. Bishop in the war fund drive have d?ne a splendid work, states Mr. Bishop, and a general report of the receipts will be made public when the campaign is over. Special gifts made since last week's report are: F. E. Dickey, $25; Appalachian Veneer Comp any. $25; and P. J .Henn, $50.
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