Consolidated with GRAHAM COUNTY NEWS
Serving Southwestern North Carolina ? Cherokee, Clay, and Graham Counties
VOLl.ME 57 ? NUMBER 2.
MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA, IIII KSOAV. AlGl'ST 2, 1945.
EIGHT PAGES TODAY
Paving Expected
Finished In 90 Days
Fecple of this area are looking
forward to the paving of the Geor
fia highway from the N. C. State
!:ne to Blue Ridge. Contract for
approximately six miles of the
reai alread yhas been let. and it is
expected that the remaining five
m !cs will be contracted following
the c mpletion of that already
le:.
The six miles contracted is
divided into two parts, approxi
mately three miles starting at the
junction of Georgia high-way No.
2 and going toward Mineral Bluff.
The other three miles starts at the
N. C. line and goes toward Miner
al Bluff.
Editor Luther Cobb of the Fan
nin County Times who has edi
torialized for years for the com
pletion of the highway paving,
states that state highway officials
have assured him they expect the
work on these two contracts to
be completed within 90 days.
LODGE TO MEET
Cherokee Masonic Lodge No.
146 meets for rejrular communica
tion Monday, August 6. All mem
bers are urged to attend. Visitors I
are welcome, announces W. A. I
Sherrill. Worshipful Master.
Accidental Shot
Results In Death
Of A. A. Bailey
Alfred Andrew Bailey, 44, was
instantly killed about 6 o'clock
Wednesday morning while fish
ing on Cane creek, a part of Hi
wassee Lake about three miles
west of Murphy, when a gun which
he was carrying slipped down a
rock and was discharged, striking
him in the lower abdomen. He
had been fishing all night, it was
reported, and his two young sons,
Bobby and Bryan Hurdas were
with him.
Funeral services were held to
day (Thursday) at 11 o'clock at
Liberty Baptist church with the
Rev. Freed Townsend officiating.
Burial was in the church cemetery
with Ivie funeral home in charge.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Maida Hickey Bailey, and two
sons.
Mrs. O. G. Henkel of Hickory is
spending the week here with her
sister, Mrs. R. H. Foard.
BABSON'S
Authentic Statement
Copyright 1945 ? Publishers
Financial Bureau, Inc.
WE NEED MORE MECHANICS
Babson Discusses The Learning
Of 1V*4ts
Babson Park, Mass., August 3?
Three reports happened to reach i
my desk within a few days of each
other. The first telis of the great
Scientific Congress recently held
in Russia. Representatives of the
United States returned to tell us
that the Soviets aim to give the
youth of Russia vast educational 1
opportunities in science. The
second Dr. Vannevar Bush's
aspiring analysis laid before
'esident Truman and entitled:
Science, The Endless Frontier",
loposal: To develop scientific
?'ent in American youth. The
bird report atop my desk is a let
er from a highschool teacher in
a small town of the Mid-West; but
"ist let me say just a word of
comment on the recommendations
01 Dr. Bush.
NATIONS of edisons
homas Edison himself in per
once stated to me in substance :
b ' "'J e ra11 me a great inventor
? 1 tel1 you, Babson, there is no
hav!.^ J*lly 11411011 cannot
thousands of Edisons. I
71" there should bo thousands
a"f WOmcn who' if "-hey
Could nC^d lea'n trades 311(1
Theivf 06 useful inventions".
ZlTTe- 1 hearti,y a?pIaud the
Scienter o0lU" wartime office of
mem D Research and Develop
S' ?f Ut remembe' ,hat the
Wni m aW SUCh Pr08ram re"
bccomo 6 J0Un8 PeoP'e to first
Pr cUca,P' ?fiCient in some ^
Poetical every-day trade.
an is .I!'1' youn8 ""an and worn
the ?at ^ With aPt'tudes for
somJhe'8 6nCeS' 1 hope that
foldin,r ln the Program an un
y,m appear for
for the^P Wh0Se talents are
life. Ari??'e?PraCt'Cal thln?s ot
great n t ' 8 We aI1 know that
acorns ^.1 comeonly from sma?
the thiM gs me back to
CI'?"* to which I re
letter r ? What about the
er in thTJ^ hlfrh 501,001 teach
ef/ect: Mid^st? ft reads ln
??Er and HuMAr?cs
*'?tly ?XTiCemen Wi" bC
ln small work at trades
^ and r RUral areas need
Plumbers. DC.?.nt'nue to need ?
Paper han.. plasterers,
1 have alu^ S' 8nd electricians.
?chool term i r""' ^in* the
factory live m the homes of
some ?
aides <fam, f^esmen. I hear all
folks, industrial and
business employes) and I see how
each would benefit by better un
derstanding of the other. To me
it seems that world unity as well
as community welfare, will best
be promoted by home unity
through better understanding of
our nearest neighbors."
This neighborly message has
real significance today because it
speaks for the people who must
put any American prog-ram for
either full employment or world
peace into practical action. No
chief executive on earth, whether
Marshal Stalin or President Tru
man, or any other honored leader,
can lead without followers. In
the end it will be the citizens ?
particularly the citizens now in
schools ? who will be the chief
executives of any program. This
applies to education in every form
and in every community.
UNDERSTANDING COMES
FIRST
This correspondent from the
heart of our country has begun in
the right way. Our key groups of
people (the farm group, the fac
tory group, and the sales group)
together must face the common
fact that the real goal of all is not
selfish "pressure", ? but national
p i -ogress ! I do not go so far as
to suggest that every booster of
a "bloc" is a blockhead. Some
' pressure-ists no doubt are in
spired by hone -it zeal for national
w al. I merely forcast that if the
American way i: to prove its super
iority in the years to come, we
have not time to squaunder in in
tramural feuding.
Cooperation and coalition rest
solidly only upon mutual acquain
tance. Only understanding of the
ether fellow helps you to under
stand yourself. If our teachers
all over ? in small town, big city
and in-between ? will promote this
basic education, this inter-group
understanding, they are teachers
indeed. Regardless of where in
the school system they serve, they
will possess opportunities that well
may be envied by any university
Fh. D. professor in the land! The
best insurance for every individual
and for the nation as a whole is
that every one learn some trade.
P. S. Although I personally
greatly regret the defeat of Mr.
Churchill .1 believe it will shorten
the Japanese conflict. Now,
England will join Russia in urging
us not to invade the Japanese
Homeland if the Emperor will give
up his ill-gotten territories, which
terms I believe the Japanese will
accept. Hence. I repeat my fore
cast of a few weeks ago, namely,
that the Pacific War will be over
some time this year, ? perhaps
within thirty days.
ROGER W. BABSON.
RESIGNS AS PASTOR
R. Lane Akins announced Sun
day his resignation as pastor of
the Hayesville Baptist church and
associational missionary of the
Western North Carolina associa
tion, to enter active service as a
chaplain in the U. S. Army August
10. He received his appointment
July 28. Mr. Akin has held his
position here the past two years
and two months, being the first
missionary of the W. N. C. asso
ciation. During his pastorate at
Hayesville the last year the church
has raised $6000 toward the con
struction of a Truett Memorial
Church, the building of which it
will be assisted in by the churches
of North Carolina.
Funeral Held For
Accident Victim
Funeral services for Lois Hugh
es, 10-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Hughes of Marble,
who was killed Tuesday afternoon
when struck by an automobile as
she rode her bicycle along the
highway near her home at Marble,
were held Thursday morning at
10 o'clock at Notla Baptist church.
The Rev. John Green, the Rev.
Paul Lovingood and the Rev. Al
gie West officiated. Burial was
in the church cemetery with Town
son funeral home in charge.
Pallbearers were: Ed Raxter,
Jack Raxter, Loftes West and
Horace Hembree.
Andrews Girl Scouts served as
flower girls.
Surviving, besides the parents
are three sisters, Mrs. Ethel Lov
ingood, Mrs. Grace Bettis and Miss
Katherine Hughes, all of Marble;
and six brothers, Arvel. Frank,
George, Harold and Paul of Mar
ble, and J. L. Hughes with the
army overseas.
Quindal Queen
Sixth Member
Family To Join
Armed Force
Quindal Queen, 19, fireman, sec
ond class, USNR, is the sixth mem
ber of his family to join the arm
ed forces. He is now at the Naval
Training Station Newport, R. I.,
Dreparing for duty aboard a new
heavy cruiser soon to be com
missioned.
In the Navy since January, he
has been assigned to the engineer
ing division of the new ship.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
H. Queen, of Robbinsville, N. C.
He attended Robbinsville High
School.
His brothers are, Ralph, ap
prentice seaman, Navy; James
Army sergeant; Harold, Army pri
vate, first class; Joseph Army
corporal; and Hubert corporal,
Army.
I
Stock Sales Are
Discontinued
i
! Sales at the stock yard of R.
T. Sylvester last Wednesday a
mounted to $1,800. This is the
last sale to be held until further
notice. An inspector was in the
county last week and pointed out
some improvements to the barns
for meeting requirements of state
and federal governments.
SERMON SUBJECT
"I Can't Help Being An Optim
ist" will be the sermon subject of
the Rev. Ralph Taylor at 11
o'clock Sunday in First Methodist
Church.
Mallonee Helps
Build Bridge
Over Blue Danube
The first American-built bridge
to span the waters of tire famous
blue Danube river was built by C
Company of the 256 th engineers
on the 25th of April 1945 at the
town of Lauingen, Germany.
The company of engineers ar
rived at the site under cover of
darkness on the night of the 24th.
Only a small bridgehead had been
established on the enemy frank of
the river by cavalry and tanks.
Under the direction of Capt. Joseph
J. Pessa and his able assistants
on the job First Lts. Murray A.
Powell and Robert A. Ruesing, the
company, working continuously,
completed the 210 foot triple single
Bailey at approximately 3 o'clock
in the after of the 25th. So in
tent were they on getting the job
done that even the cooks pitched
in to lend a helping hand during
the final minutes.
Sgt. John A. Mallonee, who had
been working on an intermediate
abutment, spied a dead jerry along
the opposite river bank. The
kraut was minus a head, but Sgt.
Mallonee thought he still might be
dangerous so he relieved him of
a P-38 which had been hanging
threateningly at his side.
Pieces of dead jerries were lying
all over the place. Some of them
had been a bit slow in getting
away when their own engineers
blew the other side of the bridge.
Things rolled alonj; smoothly
until the river was reached. With
a lot of jockeying, pushing, and
jacking, the right combination
was attained and over it went ac
companied by a sigh of relief from
the entire assemblage.
Sgt. Mallonee is a nephew of
Miss Lyda Mallonee of Murphy.
Demonstration
Clubs Holding
Annual Picnics
Miss Mary Cornwell, home
demonstration agent, has announc
ed the club schedule for August.
Most of the meetings will be in
the form of picnics. The schedule
follows:
Aug. 1, Postell, with Mrs. E. C.
Suit at 11 o'clock; Aug. 2, Peach
tree, with Mrs. W. A. Boyd at
7 o'clock; Aug. 3, Violet, with Mrs.
Stan Hamby at 2 o'clock; Aug. 8
Liberty, with Mrs. Walter Ander
son, at 2 o'clock; Aug. 10, Sunny
Point, with Mrs. E. Roach at
1:30 o'clock.
Aug. 14. Bellview, with Mrs. Jeff
Dalrymple at 2 o'clock; Aug. 15,
Unaka, with Mrs. Marion Davis,
at 2 o'clock; Aug. 17, Ogreeta,
with Mrs. Oscar Johnson, at 1 :30
o'clock: Aug. 21, Grandview, at
Mrs. Ralph Adams' spring at 6
o'clock; Aug. 22. at Valleytown,
with Mrs. Jim Nicholson, at 2
o'clock.
Aug. 23, Ranger, with Mrs. J.
L. Hall at 2 o'clock: Aug. 24, Wolf
Creek, to be announced; Aug. 27,
Marble, picnic at the park in Mur
phy, 6:30 o'clock: Aug. 28. Mar
tin's Creek, with Mis. George
Keasler, at 10 o'clock: Aug. 30,
Slow Creek and Tomotla, jointly,
with Mrs. John Queen, at 11
o'clock.
Bennett Returns
To Henderson
D. W. Bennett, who has served
as county agent of Graham coun
ty, with headquarters in Robbins
ville for the past two years, has
been employed as county agent in
Henderson county. He fills a va
cancy created by the resignation
of John S. Holloman.
Bennett has accepted the posi
tion and expects to assume his
duties in Henders inviUe August 15.
It was from Henderson county
that Bennett came to Robbinsville
two ears ago.
REVIVAL CONTINUES
A revival which bejran last Sun
day at Snow Hill Baptist church
will continue for two weeks. Much
interest is being shown, it is re
ported by the Rev. H. T. Keasler,
who is doing the preaching:. Mr.
Keasler announces that the Negro
pastor from Texana will preach at
11 o'clock Sunday, and a Quartet
from Texana will sing.
Judge Rousseau Presides Over
Superior Court Next Week
More Cows To Be
Brought In For
Local Farmers
Fanners of Cherokee, Clay and
Graham counties purchased 27 of
the 31 head of milk cows sold at
Andrews public auction Saturday.
Twelve were purchased by Chero
kee farmers; 10 by Graham and
five by Clay. Others went to
Georgia and Tennessee.
This was a non-profit sale spon
sored by several interested organi
zations who were listed in this
paper last week. A total of $153.50
was refunded to purchasers on
a percentage basis, following the
sale. The total sales amounted to
approximately $4,400.
The sponsors plan to bring in
approximately 400 cows for sale
in this area within the next 60
days. The reason is that Coble
Dairy Products is offering a mark
et for a greatly increased supply
of milk, and farmers are taking
this opportunity to increase their
income.
Eleven Men
Leave Monday For
Pre-Induction
Eleven men left Murphy Monday
morning for Port Jackson, S. C.,
for pre-induction physical exami
nation. Bill Raper was leader.
Others in the group were:
Dale Melvin Stover, Jack Adains,
Jr., Homer Green, Eugene Nel
son, Fred William Watts, Verlon
Ray Allen, Charles Odean Hickey,
Gordon Harve7 Luther, J. B.
Powell, Luther Lee Garland.
IN FRANCE ? T/S John A.
Davidson, husband of Mrs. Kath
leen Axley Davidson and son of
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Davidson of
Murphy, who is in the 144th Fin
ance Disbursing section of the
army, having been attached to
General Patton's 3rd army in
France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and
Germany. He is now in Southern
Fiance.
Lay Plans For
W.C. T.U.Here
Mrs. W. H. Causey of Winston
Salem, promotion secretary of the
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union in North Carolina, pre
sented the W. C. T. U. to a number
of women at a meeting at First
Baptist church Tuesday afternoon.
It was planned to organize here
later. Several women signed the
pledge, which makes them mem
bers of the state organization.
Wood For War Motorcade
To Visit This Territory
Pinal plans fofr the launching
cf the U. S. Army's "Wood for
War" motorcade on its 1,500 mile
tour of North Carolina have been
completed, Roger D. Huff, Area
Forester announced Monday.
"Through the cooperation of
the Industrial Services Division of
the Fourth Service Command, the
War Production Board, the War
Manpower Commission and the
Timber Production War Project
are turning the spotlight on the
production of pulpwood and lumber
ill this state," Forester Huff said.
According to Mr. Huff, at the
present time it is necessary that
farmers and workers cutting saw
logs and pulpw ood, as well as work
ers employed in the mills, main
tain a high level of production so
that an early victory over the
Japs may be realized.
The approved itinerary with
date of presentation by the motor
cade at each stop in this area is
as follows: Aug. 27, Franklin;
Aug. 28, Sylva; Aug. 29, Bryson
City; Aug. 30, Robbinsville ; Aug.
31, Hayesville; Sept. 1, Andrews:
Sept. 3, Waynesville; Sept. 4,
Canton.
According to Mr. Huff there
will be mid-day, afternoon or eve
ning presentations by the motor
cade along the entire 1.500 mile
itinerary. Approximately 90 op
erators have asked that the pres
entation be made to their woods
and mills workers. A complete
field unit consisting of staff cars
and sound truck will transport the
fighting men and technicians;
motion picture projection equip
ment and loud speakers facilities
will be carried by the "Wood for
War" motorcade.
"During the evening presenta
tions the U. S. Arm; 5 lutstandinc
combat film, 'San Pietro" will bf
shown. Til is picture was filmed
during one of the most savage en
gagements of the Italian campaigr
and critics have acclaimed it a*
the finest tattle picture of Work
War II. 'San Pietro' will long b<
remembered for its brutal, ac
tion-filled account of our infan
try's gallant fighting qualities.
"Every farmer who cuts wood
every forest and mill worker wh<
has the opportunity, should sei
this film. It will bring them faci
to face with the terrible harshij
and danger the American comba
soldier must endure,'' lie conclud
ed.
20 Employed At
The Local Cannery
The Mountain Valley Mutual'
cannery association which has been
in operation about two weeks, has
canned about 1,500 cases of No. 10
cans of beans according to an
nouncement by J. B. Shields, man
ager. Only beans are being can
ned and they are all taken by the
government. The cannery could
use more beans if they could be
had, Mr. Shields says, but owing
to the high prices paid on the
maTket. growers are selling at re
tail. The cannery pays from $1.05
to $1.80 per bushel.
About 20 men and women are
employed at the plant.
Bill Brandon Is
Chief Of Police
W. H. Brandon is now serving a
chief of police of Murphy. Other
on the police force are, J. L. Hal
I Jr., and Ed Moore.
RETURNS TO OrFICE
E. L. Shields, city clerk who ha
teen at home for several week
recuperating from an illness, 1
sufficiently recovered to be bac
in his office this week.
* Cherokee county superior court
i will convene Monday. August 6,
crim.nal cases. Judge J. A.
for the trial of both civil and
P. i-seau of North Wilkesboro will
preside.
Calendar of criminal cases in
cludes :
Aien Wise, larceny of radio from
Vick Hubbard; Wayne Clonts, as
sault: Eli Dockery, public drunk
enness and resisting officer; G.
D. Fiankum, driving automobile
while intoxicated; Scott Laney,
D. A. W. I.: Jeannette Towler,
violating prohibition law; Wif
Stamey, breaking, entering and
larceny; Carl Hughes, violating
prohibition law; Ed Creasman,
carrying concealed weapon; Louise
Anderson, forgery; Harley Daven
port. reckless driving; Walter
Panther, stealing automobile;
Hobart Hughes, Driving while
drunk; Ben Teague, larceny; Tom
my Panther, abandonment and
non-support; Sheridan Stiles, vio
lating prohibition law.
Charley Thomas, assault with
deadly weapon; Sam Voyles, Eva
Frye, selling mortgaged property;
'John Donley, embezzlement and
misapplication of funds; embez
zlement and misapplication of
funds; embezzlement and misap
plication of funds; Ruth Sutton,
Edith Ruth McClure, Hazel Camp
bell. Mollie Grogan, Alice Gifcson,
Ola Mae Hartness. venereal prosti
tution; Fred Haney. cheating and
swindling; Thurman Wooten, a
bandonment and non-support;
Clarence Chambers, violating pro
hibition law and resisting officer;
Ivan Golden, assault; J. B. Hall,
murder and reckless driving.
Civil calendar:
Emma Passmore Kittrell vs.
Eugene Kittrell : George Q Rogers
vs. Wilma Sutton Wise Rogers;
R. A. Mosteller vs. Belle McClure
Mostell?<" .'owe D. Baker w. Will,
iara i-. Baker, Charles Maxwell
Phillips vs. Lucy Crisp Phillips;
Henry Morrow vs. Bonnie Mor
row; Estelle Stegall vs. Otis Ste
gall; Wilham H. Buchanan vs.
Gladys Burns Buchanan.
W. S. Dickey vs. Coleman Head;
John Graves and wife vs. Ernest
Carroll ; Peoples Furniture Co. vs.
Elizabeth Grindstaff; S. L. Kissel
burg vs. D. S. Owcnby; D. With
erspoon vs. E. F. Lat.t et als.; Jones
vs. Hawkins; The Logan Clay Pro
ducts Co. vs. W. M. Fain et als.;
Voyles vs. Mintz; Cherokee coun
ty vs. J. E. Posey et als.
MOTIONS
Reese vs. Anderson; Wilma Sut
ton Wise vs. Jake Wise; Mattte K.
Zimmerman vs. Fred L. Zimmer
man; D. Witherspoon vs. E. F. Latt
et als.
The following jurors have been
?drawn for the two weeks' court;
T. P. McClure, Culberson; V.
L. Coffey, Marble: J. C. Hembree,
Murphy; John Cooper, Andrews;
F. G. Ellis, Murphy; H. L. Robin
son, Murphy; L. C. Lunsford,
Marble; W. C. Walker, Letitia; D.
E. Griffith, Murphy; Herbert Col
ic;. Andrews; Grady Hogscd, An
drews: M. R. Gladson. Murphy;
G. W. West. Andrews; Frank Gra
ham, Unaka; Harley Dockery,
Murphy: R. E. Carter. Murphy;
Cross Pullium. Andrews; O. L. Til
son, Culberson; Robert Allen.
Grandview; W. G Forrester, Cul
berson; Reagan Ramsey, Murphy;
John Arrowood, Murphy; Maynard
Palmer, Murphy: A. L. Denton,
Culberson; N. E. McDonald, Mur
phy; Henry Stover, Andrews;
Horace Brendle. Postell: W. F.
Kcgan. Andrews; George L. Hugh
es, Marble; Poley Stiles, Murphy;
Luther Carringer. Brasstown; L.
E. Barnett Murphy ; H. H. Crease
man. Andrews; Richard Waldrop,
Andrews; Edwin J. Welch, Marble;
Herman Beavers Murphy; Poley
Derrrberry, Andrews; J. Bunyan
Moore, Murphy: W. S. Dickey,
Murphy; J. K. Bryant, Culberson;
I Pryor Hamby, Unaka.
s| SECOND WEEK
s [ J. M. Bryant, Culberson; Bruce
West, Andrews; J. S. Keener, To
mctla; L. M. Shields. Murphy;
J. E. Graves, Murphy; W. A. Sher
rill. Murphy; R V. Lovingood,
Murphy; Esco Wakefield, An
drews; W. A. Cook, Murphy; Max
I Add. Marble; Weldon A. West,
Andrews; H. L. McHan. Marble;
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