Consolidated with GRAHAM COUNTY NEWS Serving Southwestern North Carolina ? Cherokee, Clay, and Graham Counties KEEP POSTED ON WHAT IS GOING ON IN YOUR COUNTY, BY READING YOUR HOME PAPER 5"! ? NUMBER 4. MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1945. EIGHT PAGES TODAI JAPAN SURRENDERS A A Wayne Townson Is Killed; Dr. M. P. Whichard Is Under Bond Townson Funeral Held Thursday At Methodist Church Wayne Townson, 31. prominent business man of Murphy, was shot and killed almost instant !y Mor. >la: nignt, ij: front of Town Fu reial home. r>*. M. P. Whichard, .u.out fil. distri:; health officer, is ar.der tnd of $7,500 for appear ance at the No /ember term of Cherokie county superior court nn a charge of murder in connec tion with the deith. It is understood that Dr. Which ?rd, whose daughter married Will bm Townson, 'vol her of the de ceased, had gone to his daughter's home, next door to the funeral home, to assist in moving some of her furniture. An argument oc curred between John Carringer, 17. and Dr. Whichard, and an affray resulted. Engaged in the affray were Carringer and Clyde Town son. brother of the deceased. Wayne Townson is said to have appeared on the scene Just a moment before the gun was fired, killing him. Dr Whichard, who had several lacerations about the head and face was given treatment at a local hospital, after he had gonel to the jail and given himself into the hands of officers,. He was then taken to Waynesville by J. L. Hall. Jr., local policeman, es corted by Chief of Police W. H. Brandon and other* most of the ray. Funeral services for Mr. Town son ere held at 2 o'clock today 'Thursday at Murphy First Metho dist church. The Rev. Ralph Taylo. the Rev. J. Alton Morris and the Rev. L. E. Latham offi ciated Burial followed in Sunset cemetery, with Ivie Funeral home in charge. Active pallbearers were Richard Parker, Robert Weaver, Frank Forsyth. Sheridan Stiles, .Verlin Crisp Dr. Harry Miller, Hobert Hughes. Harold Hatchett. Honor ary paiibearers were Dr. R. S. Parker, Dr. B. W. Whitfield, Dr. P. V. Taylor. Dr. J. R. Bell, J. D. Mallonee, W. M. Fain, E. P. Haw kins Henry Hyatt, Lee Shields, Randolph Shields, E. L. Shields, E. C. Moore, Dave Carringer, Neil David on, Wesley Garrett, T. S. Evans, Claude King, W. C. Kinney, Prank Ellis, C. L. Alverson, E. C. Sims. Pope Wood, Clyde Jarrett, Prank Bristol, P. B. Ferebee, Sher iff Brewer of Robbinsville, Clint Ehulei Howard Moody, Ed Jones, Cody Clayton, Sheridan Ramsey, Morris Moore, E. O. Christopher, E- A. Browning. Surviving are the widow and cne s?h. Eric; his parents, Mr. Mid Mis. W. D. Townson, two "others. Clyde Townson and W. ? Townson, Jr., and one sister, Mrs. D. L. Wells. Mr. Townson *? associated with his father W Recent gifts of memorial books to Murphy Carnegie Library, an nounces the librarian. Miss Jose phine Heighway, have been: '"Hie Life of George W. Truett", by T. W. James, given by the Fidelts class of First Baptist church, in memory of C. M. Wofford; "The Apostle" by Asch, given in mem ory of the Rev. J, C. Amnions; "The Emperor's Physician" by J, R. Perkins, given in memory of Mrs. W. H. Griffiths, by Miss Jose phine Heighway; and "Lebanon" by Caroline Miller, given in mem cry of Mrs. Griffiths, by Miss Ad die Mae Cooke. GETS DISCHARGE ANDREWS ? Ruth Barnard, WAC, arrived home last Tuesday. She has received an honorable discharge and will teach in the Andrews City schools this year. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Vestal at tended the Asheville district meet ing of Telephone Pioneers of America at Bent Creek near Ashe ville last week. The meeting fea tured a picnic which was attended by 105 members, each of whom had from one to three guests. Combat Surgeon. Robert Brown who spent two years in England and one year in Prance, has re turned home and been discharged from service. Dr. Brown visited his grandmother, Mrs. R. H. Hyatt here last week. THREE BROTHERS IN SERVICE ? Above are three sons of Mrs. Fimmie White of Murphy, Route 3. Prom left to right, they are: Pvt. Dee White, who is in the Philippine Islands, having entered service in August, 9141, and took his training at Port Bragg and Port Jackson; Pvt. Virgil White, who is at Camp Crowder, Mo., having entered ser vice in May of this year and trained first at Fort Bragg; and Pfc. Lawson White, who entered service in October, 1942, trained at Camp Atterbury, Ind. and is not at Jackson Station, Maine. Pvt Dee White is married and has one child. All-Stars To Play Saturday The Murphy All-Stars defeated the Cumming Georgia baseball team by a score of 4 to 3. The game going into the last of the 0th inning with Cumming leading 3 to 2. Murphy loaded the bases, with Ford, leading off with a single to left field, King came up and singled, Fortwood hit a long fly to left field but the fielder dropped the ball. Smith came up and grounded out to first, but sacri ficing Bill Portwood in for the winning run. Atkinson pitched the full 9 innings, struck out 15 batters, and allowing only six scattered hits. The All-Stars will play Hayes ville here Saturday afternoon at the fair-ground park. Game will start at 3 p. m. All-Stars will meet the strong Beacon Mills club from Asheville Sunday afternoon here. Game will start at 3 p. m. The Beacon Mills club is one of the best clubs in Western North Caro lina. They have batted at pitch ers like "Spud' Chandler, ace New York pitcher, hitting him rather heavily. A close contest is anticipated. Elkins Being Sent To Pacific Assembly Area Command, France ? A Signal Heavy Con struction Company which install ed and operated communications at Sixth Ai-my Group Headquar ters has arrived in Camp Wash ington, Assembly Area Command, for redeployment directly to the Pacific. | These Signal Corps men install ed an repaired 3.865 miles of single and 4-circuit communica tions lines ? linking the Sixth Army Group Headquarters with the American Seventh and French First armies, and Supreme Head quarters. Activated in Italy on Septem ber 4, 1944, original members of the outfit ha dhad months of com munications experience with the Fifthy Army. Included in this Signal Heavy Construction Company is S/Sgt. Harvey G. Elkins, Jr., 220 Tennes see Street. Murphy. ASSOCIATION MEETS The WNC Baptist association will hold its annual meeting at Meadow Grove Baptist church in Clay county next Tuesday and Wednesday. Miss Jean Nichols of Murphy recently visited Silver Springs, Fla. Rationing Of Canned Foods And Gas Ends Baptist W. M; S. Has Meeting The Lottie Moon Circle had charge of the general meeting of the Baptist Woman's Missionary society at the church, Tuesday af ternoon, with Mrs. J. L. Savage leading. "Pacing the Needs in Our Own Community" was the topic of the meeting. The opening hymn, "Make Me a Channel of Blessing ", was fol lowed by the devotional by Mrs. -Savage. "Hithertj" of community mis sions, the "How" and the "Heart" of communitv missions was given b Mrs. Bon Pa.mer, followed by prayer by Mrs. Lloyd Hendrix. Mrs. Cloe M ore discussed the "Hour" of Community missions and the "Henceforth" of com munity missions. In the absence of the president, Mrs. J. C. Ammons, Mrs. T .S. Evans, vice-president, presided over r. short business session, and the meeting was closed with prayer by Mis. J. Alton Morris. Twenty members were present. Mis.; Susan Beck spent the v ..-ind with her parents in Spencer. Price Administrator Chester Bowles announced Wednesday that rationing of gas was ended effec tive immediately. So did the ra tioning of all blue point foods but rationing of meats, fats and oils, butter, sugar, shoes and tires will continue until lowered military re quirements and increased produc tion bring civilian supplies more nearly in balance with civilian de mands. Shortly after Bowles' announce ment, Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes, as petroleum ad ministrator, said ample quantities of civilian gasoline will be avail able immediately. The Petroleum administration said only a few days would elapse before better grade than the low octanes civil ians have been using will be avail able. SINGING The Third Sunday singing will meet at Maggie's Chapel at 2 o'clock Sunday, August 19. All singers are invited. The town was quiet after the first burst of enthusiasm. Th? Lions club held a picnic at the city park and a dance at the gym lasium in honor of tie Lionesses. Stores were closed all day Wed nc?day and r opened Thursday. Japs Who Chose to Surrender I Here Is one group of the Urge number of Japs on Okinawa who chose to surrender rather than to be killed or to rommit hara kiri. Those who surrendered were poorly garbed and emaciated, but the fact that so many chose to give up Indicates a possible change in the Jap viewpoint on surrender." (U. S. Maria* Corps Ph<*o) President Announces Victory On Tuesday Next Of Kin May Send Messages To Far East Miss Addie Mae Cooke, chair man of the Cherokee Cbunty Chap ter of the American Bed Cross, has received the following tele gram from southeastern Area Manager John C. Wilson, relative to messages to the Far East: "Special Far East message plan similar to that utilized in libera tion of Philippines effective now through August 25. Letter from National Headquarters dispatched to you today explaining In detail operating plan. One message with photograph of next of kin may be accepted on form 1616 civilian message form from next of kin only. Slhould be forwarded air mail to home service national headquarters. Message limited only by available space on form. Photograph should be lightweight and not exceeding size of form." Mrs. Van Gorder Taken By Death Mrs. Blaine Beaver Van Gorder. 55, died at her home in Andrews at 7 o'clock Tuesday morning. Surviving are the husband, H. A Van Gorder; three daughters, Mrs. Aubrey Stow; of Sentinel, Okla.. Miss Anne Van Gorder, nurse at Murphy General hospital; Mrs. D. E. Doyle of Andrews; Capt. C. O. Van Gorder of Mineral Park., Calif., one grandson and one granddaughte, . two brothers and two sisters. Funeral service? under direction of Ivie funeral h >me are incom plete, pending arrival of the son and daughter from th? west. Announcement was made "IXies day evening at 6 o'clock. Central War Time, by President Truman, that World War n, bloodiest war in all history, had ended with Japan's unconditional surrender. The formalities of the official signing of surrender terms and a proclamation of V-J day are yet tc be carried out. To reporters crowded into the president's office, he disclosed the fact that Japan, without ever being invaded, had accepted com pletely and without reservation an allied declaration of Potsdam dictating unconditional surrend er. Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur had been designated supreme allied commander, the man to receive surrender. ? There is to be no power for the Japanese emperor, Hirohito, al though the allies will allow him to remain their tool. The was lords will no longer reign through him nor any successor; they will take orders from MacArthur. Allied forces were ordered to "suspend offeiisi\ e action" every where. To a Japanese govern ment which once boasted it would dictate peace terms in the White House Mr. Truman dispatched orders to "direct prompt cessation of hostilities", tell MacArthur of the effective date and hour and send emissaries to the general to arrange formal surrender. Congress was summoned back to work on Sept. 5, more than a month ahead of schedule to get busy on unemployment compensa tion, surplus property disposal, full employment, government re organization and the continuation of abolition of war agencies. With the announcement of the Japanese surrender, one of the biggest celebrations ever to be put on in Western North Carolina was staged. Crowds Gleeful As News Of Surrender ils Received Here SERMON SUBJECT "ADVENTURING FOR PEACE" will te the sermon topic of Rev. Ralph Taylor at 11 o'clock. Sun day in First Methodist Church. VISITORS HERE Mrs. O. Kyle of New Orleans and D. Sam Cox of Henderson ville, author of ' Blackie Bear", were in Murphy Tuesday and Tuesday night. Mrs. J. L. Yancey and daughter, Mrs. James Hurst and son, Lewis, of Atlanta, Ga., are visiting Mrs. Yancey's sisters, Mrs. W. S. Dickey. Mrs. J. B. Hall, and other relatives this week Mrs. Charles E. Turner of Day tona Beach. Pla . and Mrs. Frank Green of Villa Rica. Ga., spent last week here with their cousins, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Fain. Pvt. Bill Whichard of Ft. Ben niinr, Oa.. spent the week-end here with his father. Dr. M. P. Which ard, and Mrs. Whichard. When the announcement came over the radio at six o'clock Tues day evening that Japan had sur rendered unconditionally, cars started running around town with horns blowing. factory whistles blew, crowds rushed onto the streets yelling, and the fire siren was sounded continuously for about 30 minutes celebrating vic tory over Japan When the noise had subsided, crowds soon filled the Baptist and Methodist churches where impressive services of prayer, praise, and thanksgiv ing were held for an hour. HVDSON PREACHES ANDREWS ? Rev. S. P. Hud son. Lillington, preached at the morning and evening hours at the Baptist church last Sunday in the absence of the pastor. Rev. L. P. Smith. MoCLURE TO PREACH ANDREWS ? Rev. R. E. Mc Clure will preach at the Presby terian churcsh Sunday. Auguct 18. at 11 o'clock a. m. The pub lic Is Invited to attend thla ser vice.