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MURPHY. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 17, l?r>.
CITY PREPARES FOR "HERE' S YOUR INFANTRY"
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LIONS CARNIVAL TO BE FRIDAY, SATURDAY
Proceeds For
Swimming Pool
At City Park
Murphy Lions club carnival
will open Friday p. m. and con
linue through Saturday night, ac
cording to announcement by Loren
Davis, chairman.
Many games and entertainment
features are being arranged by
committees, and the Lions promise
the public two evenings and a day
of fun.
Proceeds from the carnival will
he used to help build a swimming
pool at the city park.
AN EIGHTH AIR FORCE LIB
ERATOR STATION, England: ?
Lieutenant Colonel Jerry W. Dav
idson. of Murphy, N. C., noted Pat
terson Field, Ohio, test pilot now
serving as an air commander with
the 453rd Bombardment Group, al
ways stands atop the station Fly
ing Control Tower and with the
aid of binoculars counts in the
returning B-24 Liberators from
their bombing assignment over the
Continent.
Colonel Davidson, who arrived
in England, in July, 1944, has held
many important positions over
seas including duties as an experi
mental flyer for the Eighth Air
Force, air executive of the Third
Eombardment Division, and a
squadron commander in Major
General William E. Kepnei's Sec
ond Air Division,
As an air commander and first
pilot, the "Tarheel" has been a
varded the Air Medal for meritor
ious achievent in aerial combat,
and the European Theatre of Op
erations ribbon with three bronze
stars.
A graduate of North Carolina
State College, in 1937, Davidson
"as connected with aeronautical
engineering before entering the
armed forces. The Colonel's
*ife, the former Miss Angele Sar
rozin, lives at 713 Cecile Place,
Ehreveport, La., student at L. S.
t.
War Loan To Sell
$226,000 Starts Here
I
The Seventh W :u Loan diive
for Cherokee county got underway
Monday, with a goal of $226,000
over-all, and $126,000 in "E" bonds.
F. B. Ferebee is county chairman
of the drive. H. Bueck is Murphy
chairman, and Mrs. George
Mauney is handling: the women's
division in Murphy. Miss Addie
Mae Cooke is publicity chairman.
In connection with this war loan
drive, the army show, "Here's
Your Infantry", will be shown in
Murphy on Monday. May 21, at
8 o'clock p. m? at the fair grounds.
During the intermission, an ap
peal for the purchase of bonds will
be made.
Elected Mayor
Of Robbinsville
R. B. Slaughter was re-elected
mayor of Robbinsville for the tenth
term at the election held last
week. He was appointed in 1923
iind has been elected ten times
since then. With 117 votes, he de
feated his opponent C. C. Ghorm
ley.
Elocted for town commissioners
were: J. K. Patterson. W. C. Siler
and George Henegan.
Grant Elected
Andrews Mayor
ANDREWS ? B. P . Grant,
democratic candidate for mayor
of Andrews, was elected without
opposition Tuesday, receiving 102
votes. Aldermen elected were W.
W. Ashe, G. W. Cover. J. T. Dob
son. and P. B. Ferebee.
Business Club
Holds Regular
Meeting Tuesday
Murphy Business Men's club
met Tuesday evening at Regal
hotel and discussed several mat
terms of business. Dr. B. W.
Whitfield presided, in the absence
of the president and vice-presi
dents.
Reports were made by the fol
lowing: P J. Henn, on advertising;
A. Q. Ketnei and J. D. Elrod on
the Guernsey sale on May 25: W.
A. Sherrill on the plans far enter
taining an dpreparinR for the sol
diers in "Here's Your Infantry''
on May 21: and Ed Brumby on
entertainment. The club voted
to have its regular monthly meet
ings at the Baptist church, with
the Pidelis class serving the sup
pers .and the meeting hour will
be 7 o'clock.
Secretary R. W. Easley, Jr.,
read lists of committees and made
a financial report.
Cancer Fund Is
Near The Quota
Harry Bishop, county chairman
of the cancer control fund, an
nounces that a total of $366.02 has
been contributed to date. This
amount does not include funds
raised at Andrews, and it is expect
ed that when the Andrews money
l is added he county will have prone
over the top in its quota of $422.55.
Murphy Native Is
Killed In Accident
Funeral services for Mrs. U. F.
Tunbar of Atlanta, the foi-mei
Miss Frances Christopher of Mur
phy, who was killed Saturday
riirlit, in an automobile accident
near Jasper, Ga., were held Tues
day afternoon at 3 o'clock at Mur
phy First Methodist church. The
Rev. Ralph Taylor, pastor, officiat
ed and interment followed in Sun
set cemetery.
Pallbearers were: W. M. Mauney,
I H. E .Bishop, Dale Lee, C. E.
Weir. Cloe Moore, Robert V. Wea
ver, John Brittain, and H. G. El
Murphy Schools Have Hundred Per Cent
Particiuation In Shin Launching Contest
Murphy schools participated ]
100 percent in the "Launch-A- 1
Ship" bond and stamp sale con- 1
t?st conducted in March and April.
Mrs. J. W. Davidson, school-at-war
chairman, announces that the
gramm a r school sales were >19,
'25. In the high school the total
*ales were $13,079.50, making a
imand total of $32,204.50. Miss
Jeanne Weir made the most sales,
selling 26 different people. Miss
Elizabeth Ann Elkins came next
with 18 sales.
Twelve grades were 100 per cent
in stamp ownership. The seventh
fade was 100 per cent In bond
ownership and salesmanship.
Mrs. J. 8. Blair, state chairman,
has announced the results of the
^'P launching contest in the state.
The sponsor of the ship to be
launched on May 14 at North
Carolina Shipbuilding yard was
Miriam Ihei Cook, 11, of
ConcOTd: and her maids of honor
were Miss Louise Cannon, 8, also
of Concord; and Miss Polly Ed
irondson, 16. of Tarboro.
McCall Is To
Speak At School
Commencement
W. A. McCall. professor at
Columbia University, who now re
sides at Tapqco, will te the com
mencement speaker at Murphy
high school, on June 6 at 7:30
o'clock, at the school auditorium,
announces Supt. H. Bucck.
Dr. McCall is author of several
books and is an authority on edu
cation.
The baccalaureate sermon will
be on Sunday morning. June 3. at
11 o'clock, at First Methodist
church, with the Rev. Ralph Tay
lor preaching.
kins.
Mrs. Dunbar was killed when
the car in which she was riding
with her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Spurge Christopher of Atlanta,
and her aunt. Mrs. Evanell Lauria
ol Murphy, overturned while the
party was enroute Irom Atlanta to
Murphy to spend Mother's Day
with Mr. and Mrs. Christopher's
mothers, Mrs. W. Christopher and
Mrs. L. E. Mauney. Mr. Christo
pher suffered a broken shoulder
and other injuries. The other
members of the party were not in
jured.
Surviving, in addition to her
parents and grandmothers, are
her husband. Lt. Dunbar with the
U. S. Navy at Pearl Harbor; five
cunts. Mrs. Willaid Cooper. Mrs.
Lauria. Mrs. E. A. Browning all
of Murphy; Mrs. Kate Pope of
Knoxville, and Mi.,. Ralph Har
ben of Maryville, Ter.n.: four
uncles. Frank Mauney of Washing
ton, Ga., Tom Mauney. F. O
Christopher and E. O. Christopher
of Murphy.
Ivie funeral home was in charge
of arrangements.
Relatives and friends from out
of-town who were here for the
funeral of Mrs. Dunbar were C.
R. Crawford, Mr. Hughes. Mr. and
Mrs. A. Phillips, Mrs. Charles
Christian, Mr. and Mrs. Walker
and son, Curtis Walker, Jr., Mrs.
Robert B. Graves, all of Atlanta;
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Strothers, Mrs.
Harvey Kidd, of Newnan, Ga.;
Mrs. Trammel Hotogood of Cal
houn, Mrs. Edward Ketchens of
Knoxville and W. Dunbar - of St.
Petersburg, Fla.
Mrs. Mattie Pease of Tampa.
Fla., and the hudband. Lt. U. F.
Dunbar of the navy, arrived here
Wednesday.
When an automatic rifle team goes into action,
the Infantrymen waste no time in hitting the
ground as this picture above shows. These Infan
trymen are members of "Here's Your Infantry"
demonstration unit to come here for a performance
at 8 o'clock p. m. May 21, are all veteran combat
doughboys.
Commission Recommends
Marble Site For Airport
Approximately 200 people in<
this area gathered at the court
house Monday t vening to hear dis- |
cussions on an airport for this tri
county district by members of the
State aeronautics commission.
State Sentaro Roy Rowe , chairman
of the commission, presented by
Dr. B. W. Whitfield, chairman of
the program, opened the program
with the statement that flying
brings* people of the state closet
together an da well-developed air
service will cement the friendship
of the people of the west with
those of the east. Ho said that
the boys in sen-ice should have
air fields at home when they re
turn. He recommended starting
on a small scale and enlarging in
the future as the demands require.
Turn Davis, manager of the
Winston-Salem Airport and mem
ber of the commission, said that
he has observed that Murphy is a
iar-sig-hted town and recommend
ed that in selecting an airport fu
ture expansion be considered.
George Franklin of Raleigh,
secretary of the commission and
consultant of the N. C. League of
Municipalities, stated that towns
and counties must have a referen
dum before appropriating tax
money for airports, but stated that
money received from other sources
can be used for that purpose. He
urged that local people continue
in their efforts to get an airport.
Joe Norwood. CAA engineer of
Charlotte, declared that Cherokee
county has one of the finest sites
for an airport he has seen any
where: It is on the J. C. Town
son and E. A. Wood property neai
Marble, on the Murphy-Andrews
highway. Other sites were visited
during the day, including Peach
tree and the strip beside Hiwassee
river in Murphy, but the Marble
site was most highly recommend
ed by all present
Paul McMurray. manager of the
Hendersonville-Asheville airport,
made a few remarks and urged
local people to have an airport.
The following committees fi-om
this section were appointed to go
forward with undertaking the pro
ject: Dr. B. W. Whitfield, C. L.
Alverson, Doyle Burch. Murphy:
E. A. Wood. Wade Reece, and P.
B. Ferebee. Andrews: L. W. Wilson,
Floyd S. Griffin, D. W. Bennett,
Robbinsville; and Mrs. John C.
Campbell. Wayne Holland and W.
M. Clayton, Brass town. A com
mittee from Hayesville is yet to
be appointed.
WAR VICTIM ? Pfc. Geo. J.
Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
George Wilson of Murphy, Route
1, who died December 23 on the
| Philippine Islands from wounds
sustained December 20. 1944.
Captain Robert Wilbourn. his
commanding officer, wrote to h -
mother: " . . .He unselfishly and
gallantly gave his life for h:s
country in order that his loved
ones and comrades might live . . .
On the 19th December our troup
was at Carigara, Leyte, Philippine
Islands. Our mission was to take
a strongly defended enemy posi
tion. With an unstinted courage
so characteristic of George, he
gallantly and fearlessly moved
forward into the attack and re
ceived a serious wound in the
chest from an enemy rifle bullet.
George was evacuated immediate
ly and was given the best medical
attention, but despite all that
could be done, he passod away on
23 December 1944 His remains
now rest in the U. S. army ceme
e v on Leyte. He was accorded
full leiigious and military honors
at the burial service."
Wilson entered service Novem
ber 13. 1941. and took his basic
training at Camp Croft. S. C..
later going to Port McClelland,
Ala., and Port Bliss. Texas, Prom
there he was sent to Australia,
New Guinea, Admiralty Islands
and Philip; In? Islands.
49 Animals Offered
In Guernsey Sale
To Be Held May 25
Associational
W.MU. Meeting
Is Thursday
The Baptist W. M. U. of this
association will hold its annual
convention at First Baptist church.
Murphy ,on Thursday, May 24.
beginning at 10 a. m.
A program of interest to all W.
M. U. workers has been arranged.
Local women are planning to serve
lunch. The Rev. B. Lane Akin of
Hayesville will bring the closing
message at 3:30 p. m.
MRS. WITT SICK
Mrs. Walter Witt, secretary in
the city office, has been confined
to her bed all this week.
51 F ans for the fourth Annual
t Ui ctred Guernsey cattle sale to
be held in Murphy May 22 are
about completed. A total of forty
nine animals are consigned to the
sale from a number of the leading
breeding herds in North Carolina.
Farmers in the Murphy milk
shed area are showing good inter
est in this year's sale and they plan |
to buy a number of the animals,
states Farm Agent A, Q. Ketner.
Special interest is being shown by
4-H club Members in the sixteen
club calves consigned to the sale.
The sale will start at 12 o'clock
roon. at the fair grounds in Mur
phy. Buyers from a radius of sev
eral m: es are expected to attend,
but iocal farm and dairy leaders
are hoping that many of the fine
animals offered for sale will stay
in this vicinity.
Concert To Be
At 3:00; Show
Is Monday Night
Expected to attract the largest
crowd seen in Murphy in many
months, members of the Infantry
will come here Sunday to spend
two days and give a demonstra
tion, Here's Your Infantry", at
the fair grounds Monday evening
at 8 o'clock. The 80 men in this
demonstration unit will be enter
tained in local homes and hatete
the two nights they spend here.
Mrs. Wade Massey heads a com
mittee making arrangements ten
the lodging.
W A Sherrill is general chair
man of the preparations for the
"sit of these soldiers and the dem
onstration on Monday evening.
At 3 o'clock Monday afternoon
a band concert will be give on the
square. Equipment will be dis
played on the street in front of
the Scout office.
Like the combat patrols which
today are fighting the Japs
through out the Pacific, the 25
Here's Your Infantry" Demon
stration units are equipped with
everything necessary to destroy
the enemy.
Although this equipment is used
&ni suitable for training or ex
hibition only, it is exactly like
that used overseas, and presents a
picture of why war is costly and
why the 7th War Loan is needed
to help pay the continuing and
mounting '.ills.
J**;- ins -n:t the unit showing
here carries more than looo dif
ferent items, from bullets to radio
sets. Each cartridge costs only a
little over four cents, but when
your realize that every day mill
:ons of American Infantrymen fire
round after round at our enemies,
you can see how that cost mounts
up.
A rifle bullet is a sure-fire cure
lor any Jap. but a rifle bullet won't
?' J ar<>und a corner, or penetrate
a pillbox or tank. That's why the
Infantry uses mortars, rockets,
llamethrowers and artillery.
For example, a flamethrower
costs $550 and it's the only thing
that will get into caves and und
ersigned systems. The rocket
launcher, or bazooka, is compara
tively inexpensive, casting only
$37.75. Tlie rocket itself costs
S3.34 It doesn't take long in the
heat of battle to fire so many
lockets that many extra War
Bonds will be necessaiy to pav
for them.
More expensive is the versatile
57-mm antitank gun. which costs
?4878.00 and sets so low on the
ground that it can be towed into
position by hand without being
seen.
A liand grenade costs only 58
cents but there are thousands of
tiicm used daily.
That's Why the "Here's Your
Infantry" displays of weapons and
equipment all plainly marked as
to price, will give you a clearer un
ci ^standing of the costs of war
and the need for purchasing extra
war bonds.
Kephart Released
From Prison Camp
Mrs. Vir>ri] Kephart of Murphy
has learned that her husband,
Sgt. Virgil Kephart, member of
the Third Division, was liberated
from a German prison camp last
week. A few months ago Sgt.
Kephart was reported missing, and
it was later learned that he was a
prisoner.
SHIELDS SICK
E. L. Shields, city clerk, was
striken with a heart attack Wed
nesday. soon after he had left his
office to go home because he was
unable to work. He is being treat
ed at Murphy General hospital.
For several weeks Mr. Shields has
been in ill health.