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Published every Thursday at Murphy. N. C.
ADDIE MAE COOKE Editor and Owner
ROY A. COOK Production Manager
MRS. C. W. SAVAGE Associate Editor
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Cherokee and surrounding counties:
One Year . $2.00 Six Months $1.00
Four Months 75c
Outside above territory:
One Year $2.50 Six Months $1.25
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y/? rth I ' Entered ,:i tut Posi Office at Murphy, i
No:-:: a.- nd class ma:U'i '
? - Ut.iit r .le Act oi Mar 3.1879.
MEDITATION
-w: ? :: ? . le art ?*: - : . troubl< f an . nd they a-e
like 'i s i.iat n..rht >ut in in. of the sea.
\ . eh them. Hunan .. eagerly want
? ? 1., ; y come to offer sympathy a!. J consolation.
B.4 ir. e ir.. - . Ipfu of u.-> .. niy like m. n
standi' >Uore oj a dark and s'.ormv ea, while our
friend* . : i at on the wild waves. We ann>t get to
them ? . . i or rescue. Our little b.a:. annot ride in
the mad - -. All we can do i> o stand on shore, as it
were, an.-. .1; w ;h pitying eye and heart a lie struggling
ones in t ? a:ury sea. That the very best it the richest
human . . n do. Thus i in life's dec 'is. I: is in
such ... ..t we realize tht blessedness : Christ's power
to In li>. He an ;o out 011 any wave, in: wildest sea.
to re.u ? e who are driven and tossed. II an carry help
to a . .. .. jubled. Pie can comfort in any sorroy. and
give v ? .n any strife."
Farm Safety Week
The week of July 22-28 is being observed
throughout: the country as Farm Safety Week.
The purpose is to encoura farmers to act safe
ly throughout the year and to teach them to
recognize, guard against and eliminate the haz
ards that cause the loss of so many lives on the
farm each year.
Prevention of accidents on the farm will
save the lives of from 1 5.000 to I 7,000 people
annually.
Every farmer in this area is urged to co
operate in National Farm Safety Week and do
his part to eliminate hazards and prevent acci
dents in the coming months.
"The Ramparts We Watch"
\ ou. who are waging war against Japan by
cutting pulpwood . . .
Have you ever stopped to think about all
those others whose axes rang through these
same forests and farm woodlands before you,
and of the part they have played in shaping our
American way of life?
w e are a great nation. Our constitution is
a shining beacon, lighting the way everywhere
for people seeking freedom. Only in our United
States do the Poles, Swedes, Czechs, Dutch and
all the h undreds of other nationalities * ho were
poured into the melting pet of yesterday, emerge
today as one united people.
Our laws are just. Our press is free. We
worship as we please. A former farm boy is
our President, but even he has not climbed so
high as to be above our freely spoken criticism.
We have this glorious heritage because our
forefathers and our sons and daughters have
been willing to fight for it . . . and because we
have preserved the meanings of our sacred
liberties on paper.
Yes, paper! Paper made from the logs
hewn bv someone from those same forests and
farm woodlands where you are now carrying on
the work that they did.
.The American Constitution is a reality to
day because of paper. Our sacred rights exist
today because of the textbooks that have mould
ed minds to freedom's way of thinking in rural
schools as well as metropolitan universities.
Our stature as free American citizens has truly
been chopped from the forests of our land.
Now, in this expanding world, paper is be
ing put to new uses. It is bringing truth to our
enemy through the medium of surrender leaf
lets dropped over Japanese lines by our Ameri
can fliers. It is carrying supplies to our Ameri
can fighting men committed to rid this world
of the threats to our own liberty, posed by
fascism.
Your pulpwood is making ammunition for
American guns; your pulpwood is striking
700,000 blows for liberty by providing 700,000
different vital war needs.
YOU, who are cutting the peeled top
quality wood in our present war against Japan,
are carrying on in the traditions of your fore
bears who helped to gain our freedom.
PREDICTING THE WINNER - - - Ey Collier
Price and Ration News
Last Date
for Use
MEATS. FATS Red Stamps K2 hough P2 .... July 31
Red Stamps QJ through L'2 .. August 31
Red Stamps VJ I . ough Z. September 30
Red Stamps A1 Jirough El .. October 31
PROCESSED FOODS ? Biue Stamps T2 through XJ July 31
Blue Stamp* VS. Z2. At B1 CI . August 31
Blue Stamps D1 through HI . September 30
Blue Stamps J1 through N1 October 31
SCOAR STAMP 36 August 31
FUEL OIL ? Pei; ;! 1, 2. 3. 4. and 5 coupons, good for ten gallons pei
unit, contmue valid throughout the country for the rest of the
heating year. New Period 1 coupon in the 1945-46 ration may be
used anytime after June 1.
SHOES ? Airplane stamps Nos. 1. 2, 3. in Book Three continue valid
indefinitely.
GASOLINE: ? A-16 coupons valid thru September 21 Each car owner
must write h:a cense number and state on each gas coupon as
soon as it is issued to him. Mileage rationing record must be pre
sented when apply for all passenger car gasoline i a: ions.
MAKE RATION APPLICATIONS BY MAIL - SAVE
TIME AND EFFORT.
Civilians At War
1 . Return to duty if you are one of the
30.000 inactive graduate registered nurses or a
trained Nurse's Aide. Your local hospital
needs you to help care for a record number of
patients.
2. Buy only what you need and at ceiling
prices. Supporting price, wage and rationing
controls will save your money and help prevent
the ruinous inflation which, in World War I,
came after fighting had ceased.
3. Help care for the wounded or fill an
other important Navy job by joining the
WAVES. Twenty thousand new recruits are
needed, and food and housing allowances have
been substantially increased. See your nearest
Navy Recruiting Office.
Cherokee County
Fair Is To Be Held
September 18th-22nd
The Cherokee County Fair for the year 1945 is sponsored by
Murphy Lion's Club. Inc., and the following committee will have active
charge of the corporation:
H. G. Elkins, Chairman: J. B. Gray. W. A. Hoover, Doyle Burch,
W. M. Pain, A. Q. Ketner, Bob Easley, Robert Bault, Harry Bishop,
Frank Forsyth.
The entire proceeds derived from this Fair, after the payment of
expenses, is to be used toward the construction of a swimming pool
and bath house and the improvement of Murphy City Park, which
may be used by all Cherokee County residents upon the same terms
that it is used by the residents of Murphy.
Department Superintendents
A ? Farm and Field Crops J. Franklin Smith
B ? Horticulture J. H. Hampton
C ? Flowers Mrs. B. W. Whitfield
D ? Beef Cattle Carl Townson
E? Dairy Cattle H. N. Wells
P ? Poutry Mrs. Clarence Hendrix
G? Home Economics Mrs. J. H. Hampton
Pantry Supplies Mrs. J. W. Dyer
House Furnishings and Clothing Mrs. R. W. Easley
I ? Arts and Crafts Mrs. Ben Warner
J ? Natural Resources C. W. Savage
K ? Education Lloyd Hendrix
L ? Girl's and Boy's 4-H Club Boyd Robinson
Executive Committee
E. C. Moore, P. A. Mauney, T. H. Cole, J. F. Palmer, J. F. Wood,
J. T. Dockery.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Manager of grounds, gates and police, H. G. Elkins.
^muting
SCOUTING around Cherokee
county this week has taken me to
some interesting places that I'd
not had an opportunity to see
before.
WE HAD A SUNDAY afternoon
visit at the lume of W. H. Sud
detth. falher of my up-stairs'
neighbr, Ouil Donley. It is in
teresting to know that pratically
the entire neighborhood is com
posed cf Sudderths. A: Mr. SuJ
ierth's. spending the afternoon,
j were several of the kin. I: was
j i ur duty to bring them the un
. h.appy n.'ws that Paul Sudde :h
v .1 .11 Murphy Genera! hospital
| : i undergo an operation for ap
pendicitis.
' MISS ELSIE SL'DDERTH lia<
wn s ime of the most beautiful
L'acl: : an.' dahlias I've ever seen,
ana she has been generous in
? hiring t! m with us. We have
enjoyed :ium thoroughly.
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WHILE IN THE SECTION- we
drove by Nantahala Power and
Light Company's Mission Dam. on
flUith %
Hiwassee River, an old and his
toric site.
. . .
THE MARBLE plant, of Colum
i bia Marble Co. at Marble is in
| teresting. and I'm always glad of
! ;:n opportunity to go to the plant
and see the workmen preparing
1 the marble for market. Manage!
Ec!d e Plesko and his staff are
l ard workers and are d a
, line job under wartime handi
, raps.
t * t
THE STCNE Q'JARRY north
fast of And ews. operated by E.
M. Davis, has been quarried for
: ears and there still remains thrrj
i nough stone to l:,;i!d hundreds
f houses. It was with this native
::;ne that the building which
ii ntses the town hall and the fire
department at, Andrews was built.
People from many states visit the
ouarry annually and some pur
chase the stone for homes.
MONDAY AFTERNOON, learn
ing from Fannie McOuire that
Dr. and Mrs. Winston Pearce cf
Durham were visiting the latter's
1. Thf Fair Grounds will be open to the public on Tuesday, September
18. 1943 and continue to September 22. 1945. The gates will be open
each day at 7:00 A. M. The exhibit hall will be oprn to the public on
Wednesday, September 19 a: 1:00 P. M.
2. All exhibits must, be cheeked out and removed from exhibit Hal!
between 7:30 A. M. and noon Saturday, September 22.
3. All entries must be made and exhibits placed in their respective de
pa:" men: s not later than 8:00 P. M. Tuesday, September 18.
4. T:ie Association will not be lesponsible for any article not claimed
at time specified in ruling 2.
5. Competition open to Cher >kee, Clay, Graham, and Union and
Towns County, Georgia.
6. Every animal and article on the grounds will be under the control
of the Association and while every precaution will be taken for the
safe keeping of same, the Association will in no way be responsible
for any loss, damage or accident that may occur.
7. No animal will be allowed to run at large on the grounds, nor any
hitching be allowed except at regular places allotted for that purpose.
8. Where general and special rules conflict, the special rule shall apply.
9. The Superintendent or manager of the respective departments of
the fair will have supervision and control of the exhibit during the Fair.
10. No person shall enter the arena to exhibit his own stock or any
stock that he is interested in except as driver, rider or groom. Any
violation of this rule will forfeit right to premium.
11. Any person or persons exhibiting animals or articles and who
publicly expresses disapproval on the grounds, of the decision of the
judges, or who by act. of interference shall be guilty of conduct unbe
coming an exhibitor shall not be permitted to compete again for pre
miums at any Fair of this Association.
12. No premiums will be awarded when but one animal or article is
exhibited.
13. No premiums will be paid to persons not attending the fair.
14. Exhibitors are requested to bring livestock on Tuesday and to
prepare to leave them until Saturday morning. Exhibitors are also
requested to notify the manger of the department one week befor<
date of Fair the amount of livestock to be exhibited so that he can
supply ample room for same. Every animal entered in the livestock
department must show sign of fitting and the manager reserves the
right to refuse entries n this objection.
15. All livestock exhibitors will be required to furnish their own feed
lti. All entries must be made at the required time, and an entry card
giving the exhibitors numbc . department and class number shall be
securely fastened to each article, and then placed in the section pro
vided by manager of the respective department.
17. No person except the judges on duty and the officers of the As
sociation will be allowed inside the arena grounds while the judging is
in progress.
18. No animal will enter the arena for competition without owner
or person designated by owner, accompanying it. No animal shall
leave the grounds without consent of superintendent.
19. Any objection to a judge must be made in writing to the secre
tary or manager, the objection to be fully stated and signed by the
person making objection.
20. In judging blooded stock, regard will be had to purity of blood
established by pedigree stock, size, form, action and general character
istics of the various breeds, making allowance for age, condition,
feeding and other circumstances.
21. Should any animal or article be exhibited which does not come
up to the standard required of that class, or for any other reason
such as lack of condition, unsoundness, blemishes, poor breeding, the
judges shall so declare, and the manager shall dismiss the animal from
the rings, stating the reason therefor.
22. Judges will be required to make written reports of awards cn
blanks furnished by the secretary, and are requested to hand in theii
reports to the superintendent as soon as the decisions are made.
23. All protests must be made in writing to the secretary or the
superintendent of the respective departments, and must state fully
and specifically upon what grounds the protest is made, and accomp
anied by a fee of $1.00, otherwise it will not be considered. In case the
protest is sustained the fee will be returned: otherwise to be the prop
erty of the association.
24. As far as possible pens will be made for livestock but no charges
will be made for same.
25. All premiums awarded will be designated by ribbons, tags, or
labels of the following colors:
First Prize? Blue Second Prize? Red
RATES OF ADMISSION DAY SESSION
ADULTS ! $ .25 plus tax
Children $ .12 '/j plus tax
NIGHT SESSION
ADULTS $ .25 plus tax
Children $ .12 Vi plus tax
26. All privileges and concessions people, together with their em
ployees, assistants and helpers must obey the rules or any other special
rules of the association, and any refusal or neglect to do so will forfeit
all rights that they may have held by virtue of such privileges or con
cessions.
27. This association reserves the right to refund in whole or in part
money paid by privileges and concessions people and refuse to allow
any party or game to operate or do business should they become ob
jectionable.
28. All property, fixtures, merchandise, etc., the property of privil
eges or concessions people, will be taken in the grounds at their risk
and kept in such places as they themselves may provide, or agree to
do, and the association will not be responsible for any loss, damage,
theft, or failure to perform its part of the contract should officers of
the law seize, stop or prevent the party from doing business on the
grounds of this association.
29. No fee will be charged for any entry or exhibit except commercial
exhibits, of wares not produced in the county or manufactured in the
county and shown for advertising purposes for which spare on the
ground will be allowed for a small concession charge.
| parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Rick,
ett in Andrews, Fannie. Mother
and X called to see them. The
Fearces have been friends of mine
for more than 15 years. Winston
was attending Campbell College
when we met, and Winnie was
state Baptist Training Union
secretary. Winston is now pastor
ot the First Baptist church ?
Durham. The couple who are
popular throughout North Caro
lina and in other states where
they have worked, have two at
tiactive little girls,
; WINNIE, who has lauded Chero
kee county and our bautiful
mountains from one end of the
s:ate to the other, paid me the
compliment of saying she thinks
I'm a good "hill billy". Bring
1 i m Cherokee county a:,.; hai ng
v.-itcd and worked in most very
c unty in the siaie. one day a
year or so before her marriage,
V innle told me that she nev. : had
been in the State's easternmost
town i-f Manteo. I said it wouldn't
do for her not to go there, so one
Sunday after she had spoken in
.in Elizabeth City church and we
i ad dinner with some f:iend.s. we
went on a flying trip to that town,
returning to Elizabeth City in time
fe:- an evening engagement She
tells me that since returning to
North Car >lina she and her family
have been to Manteo again.
PERHAPS it is L "cause I have
not been on the highways and -ide
icads much in recent weeks, but
:t seems to me the mountains have
been prettier lately than I've ever
seen them. In the Peach ee sec
tion, they graduate before you in
blue grandeur; the same is true
as you leave Murphy on most any
road, and again as you approach
Andrews. The latter was so pret
ty Monday we stopped to take some
pictures.
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MISS RUBY OWENBY. known
by most all Murphy people, "n a
visit to le office this week, was
high ii her praise of the "home
paper' . She has an interesting
?hobby of weaving and has used
our mountains for designing. She
and her sister are planning to
c ime here in August to spend a
few weeks, and they will have an
apartment in the home of Mr and
Mrs. W. M. Fain.
Behind
- } our Bonds
Lies the Might of America
INDIANA'S MINERALS
Indiana might not be expccted to
add mineral assets to the Govern
ment resources that will stand be
hind the War Bonds we buy yet that
state produces $107,000,000 worth of
coal, clay products, lime, peat and
petroleum each year. Vast supplies
of rock wool to insulate buildings
will be made from the marlstone
still imbedded under the limestone
in Lawrence county. Thousands of
employes probably will be added
by these industries when the war
ends and output will soar to assure
income to Indiana and the Nation
whose shareholders are the buyers
Of War Bonds. U. S. Treasury DcptrtHunl
WAR BONDS
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Sit"' C?"S Ptf?4.
Mindanao Ruins. U. S. 47th D'v'
fantrymen advance on house
was shattered by shells War
helped to supply. Action at
boanga, Mindanao.
U. S. Treasury