Consolidated with GRAHAM COUNTY NEWS Serving Southwestern North Carolina ? Cherokee, Clay, and Graham Counties VOLUME 56 ? NUMBER 41. MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MA* S, 1945, EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK New Sellers Wanted At Roadside Market H,?< Demonstration Club * Hi. inkers interested in selling . t;icir farm products on the Road- 1 j.de Market met in the market i m-cnUy and reorganized. Mrs. ' J W. Dyer was selected as chair- 1 man; Mrs. Ernest Huphes. secre- 1 vary and Mi*. Ben Warner. treas urer. Pittas were made for a grand opening for new sellers on May 5 Fresh vegetables, butter, fryers, hens. eggs, flowers, handicrafts , and baked products will te on , sale. Patrons are asked to note tliat the curb market will open at 9 o'clock and close at 11 o'clock Saturday mornings. The public , is invited to visit and patronize | this Roadside Market. , ? History Making Sale Is Held At Quail Roost "A history making sale of Guernsey cattle was held at Quail Roost Farm, Rougemont, Mon day", stated J. D. EH rod, who at tended the sale. Fifty-two head of Guernseys consigned by south ern breeders who are breeding cat tie that carry a concentration of the blood of two of the breed's f: latest animals, Langwater Fore rn : and Maxim of Linda Vista. ?i !cl their animals to other breed ers frcro all over the nation. Com plete figures were not available bui the 52 head sold for an ap proximately average of $2,000. Quail Roost Noble Primrose" a co? owned by Quail Roost farm, topped the sale, selling for $17,000. to the Curtiss Candy company, owner of a farm near Chicago. J. Fnmk Johnson, regional supervisor for tlie American Guernsey Cattle dub, pointed out that this was the highest price ever brought by a Guernsey sold c." hi J \? *'.e SoutV. and that it was the third highest price ever brought at public auc- . t:on in the hitsory of the breed. A dramatic note was sensed as liiis great cow was being sold, oc casioned by the fact that the bid- ' ti ng had narrowed down to two ( bidders, foui' brothers, the Meister ? boys from Virginia and Delbert Kingston, representing one of the large farms in the East. "Hie Meisters being as they are, just plain farmers who have made their money from the soil and Guernsey cattle were bidding against men of great wealth and the crowd was in suspense, hop ing the farm boys would get the great cow that would enhance their already great herd of Guern seys. There was great applause as they placed their last bid of $16,500 just before Mr. Kingston Placed the last bid of $17,000 that bought Primrose. Many of the same breeders who had consigned to this sale will also consign to the Murphy Guernsey sale here May 25. Quail Roost is sending an A. R. cow and one of their best bred young bulls. Clear Springs Farm sold the second highest cow, "Clear Springs Princess Gracie," which brought $5,200. Clear Springs is sending three fine animals to Murphy, a young cow, a heifer, and a young bull. Reigieldale cattle also were much appreciated at the Quail Roost sale, and this great farm is send ing four head to Murphy. Mr. Elrod said: "As the Murphy area is fast developing into one of the nation's more stable milk- . Producing sections and knowing the value of dairy products in the Post-war scheme of agriculture, it < '? hoped that our farmers will 1 come into Murphy and purrchase 3 the fine breeding animals that 1 *'H be offered May 25. While I these animals carry much the i same blood as those at the Quail ' toost sale, It is expected that most I ,rf them will sell in the reach of 1 "lost of our fanner dairymen." Ure. Earl Crye of Dallas, Texas, Mrs. Buford Combs of Chatta "?>ga. Term., and Col. Harry P. Cooper of Atlanta attended the funeral o t their uncle, T. J. Coop ?r' here last Thursday. Baptists Make Centennial Broadcast On Next Sundav ?? The special Centennial tToad- j cast on the Baptist Hour next Sun- 1 day morning, May 6th, 7:30 CWT, I will reflect a hundred years of the life and history of Southern Bap tists. as announced by the Radio Committee of the Southern Bap tist Convention, S. F. Lowe, Direc tor, Atlanta. Georgia. This is the :losest regular broadcast to May Jth. the One Hundredth Annivers i.-y of the organization of the Convention. It is to be a colorful broadcast, according to Mr. Lowe, with the program opening from the First Baptist Church of Augusta. Ga., Lhe exact spot on which the Con tention was organized, and brief ?pecial features of practically all :he agencies and institutions of he Convention will be picked up 'i-om the eight cities in which thrv ire located, respectively, which ire, Atlanta. Richmond. Louisville. ,1 em [ill is, Nashville Fort Worth >Jew Orleans, Dallas, and Birming lam. Scores of descendants of the nembers of the First Baptist Church of Augusta at the time he Convention was organized vill be present in the church for ?he broadcast .along with a pack ed house of members and friends, md the special Centennial pro rram will be continued following he broadcast. This broadcast can be heard in ?forth Carolina over Radio Sta ions WBIG, Greensboro, at 10:00 M. Sunday: WPTF. Raleigh at >:30 A. M. Sunday, and WSJS, Winston-Salem f seven brothers, is in the service. \nd to add the final touch, Mrs. Denver Love, wife of Sgt. Love, is i WAVE. The Sgt. has been overseas since \pril, 1944. Hamby Awarded Purple Heart With The 43rd Infantry (Wing !d Victory) Division On Luzon, P. I. ? Technician Fifth Grade Hobert O. Hamby, husband of Mrs. Emma Lou Hamby, Rt. No. 1, Murphy, North Carolina, has been iwarded the Purple Heart for ivounds received in combat against the Japanese on Luzon Island in Lhe Philippines. Corporal Hamby is a medical aid man In the 43nd "Winged Victory" Division. During 30 months overseas, the 43rd Division has participated in four campaigns; Guadalcanal, Northern Solomons. New Guinea and Luzon. Baptists Call Rev. J. A. Morris As Their Pastor The Rev. J. Alton Morris of Blackwell. S. C.. has been called as pastor of First Baptist church, Murphy, and is expected to come here ai'ound June 1 10 assums his duties. M. Morris visited Murphy re eentiy and conducted prayer ser vice at a Wednesday evening pro gram. He was accompanied by Mrs. Morris. The new pastor will succeed the Rev A. B Cash, who resigned last August to go to Columbus. Ga. A graduate of Mercer Uni versity and the Southern Baptist Theological seminary, Louisville, Ky., Mr. Moms has served in a few pastoiates, including sever-U years at Blackwell. Mr. and Mrs. Morris and their two children, a boy and a girl, will live in the Beatty home in East Murphy recently purchased by T. F. Calhoun. P. G. Ivie bought the home this week. The Calhouns will move to the Ben Palmer home. Mrs. Morris is the daughter of the late Mr. Jernigan who operat ed a wholesale irrocery business here several years ago. Victory To Be Celebrated In Local Churches Victory* in Europe, anxiously a waited by the Allies, will be cele brated throughout the nation with calmness and a thankfu' spirit, if the wishes of the nation's leaders are carried out. In Murphy when the news comes :hat Geimany has unconditionally surrendered, thv signal will be given by long blasts on the fire siren. Thirty minutes later ser vices of thankfulness and praise will be held at the First Methodist and First Baptist churches. j Mrs. Freeman At Welfare Meeting Mrs. Laura Freeman was one I of the 20 North Carolina county | welfare superintendents attending . a four-day course on problems and policies of public welfare adminis- 1 tration in Raleigh- last week. The course was given as part ' of the staff development program j of the State Department of Pub- ' lie Welfare and was under the di rection of Anna A. Cassott. A summary and analysis of re cent legislation was given ty Dr. Ellen Winston, State welfare com missioner. Among other subjects discussed were boarding homes for aged persons, phases of the child welfare program, public as sistance procedures, mental hy giene, and personnel policies and procedures. Mr. and Mrs. Wade Massey and son, Jimmy, returned last week from Clearwater, Fla.. where they spent the winter. ( PI.. CLINTON LEFEVERS Lefevers Home From German Prison Camp Cpl. Clinton J. Lefevers. who was a prisoner of war in Germ any since August 10. 1944, until liberated March 27 this year, was home the past week-end. He is being treated at Lawson General hospital in Atlanta. Before his capture he was wounded in his right arm and left leg He has received the purple heart. Corporal Lefevers. weighed 165 pounds when taken prisoner and came out weighing 105 pounds, said that he slept on a concrete floor without any covering all through the winter. The large number in each cell, sleeping close together, gave each other enough warmth to survive . He highly praised the Red Cross, stating that it is doing a fine job, and it cannot be given too much praise. This soldier is the husband of Mrs. Clyde Lefevers of Gastonia, and grandson of Mis. H. M. Le fevers of Regal. He is the nephew of Mrs. Thelma EJrod and Mrs. Myrtle James of Sa.'ole, Alfred Lefevers of Granite Palls. Fred Lefevers of Regal who is also in the army. Mrs. Mary Mundy of Blacksburg. Va.. and Mrs. Mandie Loudermilk of Chattanooga. Tenn. After his liberation. Corporal Lefevers was flown to the states, arriving first in New York and being sent to Lawson General. Horowitz Starts New Business S. P. Horowitz, until recently | director and treasurer of the Cherokee Lumber Corporation and treasurer and representative of the Murphy Box and Flooring Manufacturing Co. has left his position with these companies in order to start a lumber business of his own. together with J. S. Gurewicz, vice-president of the North Georgia Lumber Co., Inc., Ellijay, Ga. The new firm will be named Georgian Lumber Ex [ port Co. Flag Recovered on Guam While Japs wire in Guam, Mrs. Maria Baza Santos buried un derground the 12- foot American flag given her by Uncle Sam after it had draped the coffin of her U. S. sea- *< husband who died in 1938. \ . . u Marines re captured Guam, she set about to reclaim her prized possession and found that a Leatherneck tent covered the spot. Obliging; Ma rines dug up their dirt floor and restored the flag to Its owner.' Above, Mrs. Santos (left) and her sister, Mrs. Adela Baza Boacai zue, proudly display the banner. Below, Mrs. Santos shows how the flag had been hidden from the Japs. (U. S. Mmm C?rp? PUtot) Aeronautics Commission Plans To Arrive Afternoon of Mav 14 Caretaker's House Started At City Park The caretaker's house at the city park will be located at a site on the left of the road leading to the park, near the tennis courts. Work on the foundation is expect ed to start this week. At a meeting of the park com mission. at the town hall. Tuesday evning. reports of contributions of materials were made by Chair man R. S. Bault. Doyle Burch and/ H. G. Elkins. Miss Mary Comwell. chairman | of the landscaping committee, re ported that some shrubbery will | te set out at an early date. Church Honors Service Men At May 13 Program ; A Special Service honoring ser vice men from this community will , be held at the Marble Baptist . church Sunday morning, May 13th. i The Roll Call and special message by the Pastor will feature the pro gram. A special Mothers day program will also be given, beginning at 10 o'clock. Two Stolen Cars Are Located Buiek car belonging to T. F. Coker. parked in front of Regal hotel, was stolen last Wednesday night about 10 o'clock it was re ported. Officers found the car in the yard of Lee Payne. Brasstown. Rural Route. Saturday. Damage tc the car amounted to about $100. Mr. Coker said. Mr Payne slated that his son. Willard Payne, drove the car into the yard there about 4:30 o'clock Thursday morn ing. and said he had bought it. The boy left Thursday for the army officers reported. A car stolen from in front of Murphy General hospital Friday night, was found on Fires' Creek, it was reported. The car belong ed to Clay Perkins of Robbinsville, who underwent an appendectomy at the hospital. The car was not damaged. Mr. Perkins said. Hubs To Study Insect Control At May Meetings "Insect Control" will be the sub ject of home demonstration club meetings for May as announced by Miss Mary Comwell, Cherokee county home agent Following is the schedule: May 2, Postell. with Mrs. J. A. Allen at 1 o'clock; May 3. Peach tree, with Mrs. Glenn Hendrix at 1 o'clock: May 4. Violet, with Mi-s. W. L. Taylor, at 1:30 o'clock; May 9, Bellview. with Mrs. Clyde McNabb, at 1 o'clock; May 9, Lib erty. with Mrs. Otis Ledford, at 1:30 o'clock: May 10. Slow Creek, with Mrs. Arthur Barnett at 1 o'clock; May 11. Sunny Point, with Mrs E. Roach, at 1 o'clock. May 15. Grandview, with Mis. John Kephart. at 1 o'clock: May 16, Unaka, with Mrs. Oscar Davis, at 1 o'clock: May 17, Tomotla, with Mrs. Everett Hall, at 1:30 1 o'clock; May 18. Ogreeta, with Mrs. I Oscar Johnson, at 1 o'clock; May] 22. Martin's Creek, Martin's Creek ! school, 1:30 o'clock; May 23, An drews, with Mrs. Joe Smith, at 2 o'clock; May 24, Ranger, with Mrs. Paschal Hughes, at 1 o'clock; May 25. Wolf Creek, (to be announced) at 1 o'clock; May 28, Marble, with Mrs. P. A. Arrowood. at 1 :30 o'clock. Mrs. J. N. Hill returned last week from Battle Creek, Michigan. Mrs. Hill has spent the winter in j St. Petersburg and other Florida I cities. New Orleans and Battle Creek. Junipers Set Around Fountain The bull pen on the square has taken on new beauty with the planting of eight Pfitzer junipers around the fuuntain. by Mrs. B. W. Whitfield, chairman of a commit tee from the Woman's club. It is planned to set more shrubbery to make the square a beauty spot. Goode Succeeds Ferebee As 10th i District Chairman Sandy Graham of Hillsboro was appointed Monday by Governor Ft. Gregg Cherry as chairman of the state highway and public K'orks commission. John A Goode. Asheviile drug jist, was appointed as tenth dis trict commissioner succeeding Percy B Ferebee of Andrews who did not seek re-appointment. Mr. Goode has ben active in :ivic affairs in this section and is i former president of the National Retail Druggists' association, hav ing been elected to that office in 1932. He is a former president of the North Carolina Pharaceutical as sociation. having been elevated to that office in 1923. In September. 1940 he was named to the retainers' advisory committee of nine members by Miss Harriet Elliott, consumer ad viser on tlie National Defense com mission. During the early days of the new deal when NRA was operating Mr. Goode was chairman of the national drug code. He is a former member of the Buncombe county board of educa tion. having been named to that tody in 1927. He has a'so served as president of the Asheviile Mer chants' association, the Asheviile cliamber of commerce, and the Asheviile Community Chest. He is a native of Marion and his hobby is "the great outdoors". Coal Users Are Urged To File Declarations Users of solid fuels must speed up the filing of consumer declara tions and order fuel immediately if they hope to avoid the risk of cold homes next winter, it lias teen announced. M. L. Burtless. area distribution manager of the solid fuels adminis tration for war, at Charlotte, is sued this advice after receiving reports that slow public response in filing properly signed consumer declarations and in placing orders for fuel is threatening curtailment | of the community's fuel supply next winter. He said that if coal backs up in dealers' yards because consumers fail to file properly signed declara t ions and put of ordering their fuel now, dealers may have to refuse shipments from mines. Because of the continuing wartime fuel | shortage, it is unlikely that mines will be able to replace shipments later on if they are refused now. Declaration forms are available at dealers' offices now and should be obtained without delay as May 15 is the deadline. Plans for ;he visit of the staU' at rcnau ict commission iiere on May 14 are pj-actically complete. Dr B W. Whitfield. Doyle Bureh and C. L. Alverson compose the cvmnrittee to make arrangements. The visitors will arrive at the Asheville - Hendersonville airport cr >und noon, will be met there by ljcal people, and will have lunch at Jairett Springs hotel. Dillsboro. They will then come to Cherokee county and be joined by Mrs. G. W. Cover. Sr.. representative, and local business men and taken to proposed sites for an airport. The visitors will be invited to the home of Dr. and Mrs. Whit field for tea. A public meeting, to which visi tors from all surrounding counties and towns are invited, will be held at the courthouse at 7:30 o'clock. C. L. Alverson will entertain them at dinner following the meet ing. Late News Bulletins Berlin, said to be the largeet city ever conquei-ed in all history Tell Tuesday afternoon to the Rus sians after 12-day battle. A Sov iet communique reports that Adolph Hitler and Goebbels have committed suicide. Nearly 1.000.000 troops of Ger man and Italian Fascist armies in Northern Italy and Western Aus tria have surrendered uncondition ally to the Allies. The capture of Luebeck and American-Russian junction on the Elbe north of Berlin splits North ern Germany ii?to three pockets. sealing off German escape gap to Denmark. Field Marshal Karl von Rumstedt has been captured by the seventh army. Yanks on Southwestern Oki nawa have advanced 1,400 yards a:ong Japanese line; MacArthur has confirmed Australian landing on Taiakan off Borneo, and re ports a beachhead established against light opposition. Benito Mussolini, with his mis tress. Claretta Petacci, and 17 other Fascist leaders were execut ed before a Milan firing- squad Saturday. April 28. Hamburg has been captured by General Dempsey and his British army. President Truman Tuesday an nounced the resignation of Post master General Frank C. Walker, and the selection of Robert Hanne gan to succeed him. The president also lias named David E. Lilien thal for another nine-year term as chairman of the TVA, starting May 18. $50 Is Realized At Club Dance More than $50 for the cancer control fund was realized from the dance given last Friday nigrht by the Junior Woman's club, it has been reported by Miss Elizabeth Gray, treasurer. Sandwiches and coca-colas were sold. Aunique tiling reported about the dance was tliat the men outnumbered the women. Mrs. B. W. Whitfield, chair man of the drive for the Senior Woman's club, announces that the committee is meeting with co operation and a final check-up will be made soon. Mrs. Dale Lee is in charge of the collection boxes in the business house. Miss Elma Rae Dennis has charge of collec tions in Texana. MASONS TO MEET A Masonic meeting will be held on next Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock in the Masonic hall, ac cording to annoucement by Wor shipful Master W. A. 8herrill. All members are urged to attend.