United War Fund
Drive Starts Oct. 8 ;
The people of Europe face a *?
critical fall and winter, and wheth
er they are on the way to normal
life by next spring depends to a |
J,. ta-_ ex.ent on the help Americans |
flve '.him during the next few j
ai nthi. according to Winthrop W. !
Aid: : "! ? President of the National
Wa Fund.
Mr. Aldrich made this state
m, n; :n a report to Frank Forsyth,
Cherokee county War Fund Chair
man. following his return from a
trip to England. Prance. Holland.
Czechoslovakia and Germany.
Cheiokee county's quota is
$2,600.
?There will be great suffering
unless the people are provided with
more of the mere necessities of life
in addition to essential food and
clothing." said Mr. Aldrich. "These
minimum necessities are the things
which the National War Fund
agencies are seeking to provide.
"The work of the privately sup
ported relief agencies of the Na
tional War Fund is enormously im
portant. and in my opinion the
extent of their work within the
rext few months may fix the pat
tern of living in Europe next
spring. The people of Europe who
have teen aided by voluntary
American philanthropy are well
aware of the help they have re
ceived. And they are most grate
ful.
? I am convinced that the work
bem? done by National War Fund
agencies in NO way duplicates that
of I'NRRA."
Knitters For
Red Cross Needed
Mrs. Dale Lee, chairman ol
kni- ng of the Cherokee county
chapter of the American Red
Ci oss .is asking "for khliten. ?
Garments needed are sweaters
for refugees, hospital bed socks,
stump socks and olive drab sleeve
less weaters for occupational sol
diers. Any one who can knit is
urged to get yarn from Miss Jose
phitu Heighway at the library, and
make some of these garments,
?which are needed.
To Recruit Young
Men For Army
Sgt. Livingston and Cpl. White
hurst of the Army Recruiting Sta
tion, Asheville, will be in Murphy
this week for the purpose of re
cruiting young men for the Regular
Arm.\.
They will be here on Oct. 5, 8 a.
?. to 5 p. m. and Oct. 8 thru Oct.
12. 8 a. m. to 5 p. m., and will be
elad to answer all questions per
tain'ng to enlistment in the Regu
lar army or Enlisted Reserve
Corps.
SINGING CONVENTION
Fanning county Singing Con
vention will convene at Epworth.
Ga ? Sunday, Oct. 7, opening at
10:00 EST. Stamps-Baxter Quar
tette of Chattanooga will give a
coneert Saturday nlg-ht the 6th
at Epworth, beginning at 7:00
'clock slow time.
A fUEE PRESS A
?TORCH OF
WORLD PEACE H
tXTH RNNURL NRTIONRL
EWSPRPER WEEK
CTOBER 1-8
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This poster in obser
vance of Newspaper
Week, symbolizes the
r?le to be played by
the Fourth Estate"
in making Peace per
manent.
Revival Begins
Sunday At Free
Methodist Church
A revival campaign will begin
at the Free Methodist Church
Fur.day, Oct. 7, at 7:30 p m. with
the pastor. Rev. L. E. Latham,
preaching. Workers from the
Georgia District will be present
during a part of the meeting to
assist. Members and friends of
ether churches are invited to at- |
tend and co-operate in this effort j
to win souls to Christ.
Funeral Held
For S. R. Young
S. R. Young, age 62, died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Clar
ence Mitchell of Union County,
Ga.. after an illness of several
months.
Funeral services were held at
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
Oct. 2 at 10 a. m. Burial was in
the church cemetery, with the
Rev. Carl Brewer and the Rev. Mr
Wade officiating.
Surviving are four daughters;
Mrs. Edwin Mitchell, Mrs. Ed
Mitchell, Mrs. Bonell Hill and Mrs.
Visco Hill; three sons: C. J. of
Atlanta, F. ank of Blairsville, Hu
bert of the U. S. Army ; three bro
thers: Sam, George, and Luther of
Elairsville; two sisters, Mrs. George
Stephens, and Mrs. Lula Brackett
of Blairsville.
Mr. Young was bora and reared
in Union Co?nty, Ga.. and has-been
a devout member of the Baptist
Church since early boyhood.
Pastors To Meet
On October 15
The Western North Carolina
Eaptist Pastors' conference will be
held on October 15 instead of Oct
ober 8. as had been previously an
nounced, according to statement j
from the Rev. C. M. Warren of
Sylva. secretary. The meeting will
be held at Jackson Line Baptist
church in Bryson City. All pastors
are asked to note the change in
date. The meeting will begin at
10:30 a. m. EST.
Home From Much
Foreign Service
Sgt.. Johnny H. Wilson, son of
Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Wilson of
Marble, Route 1, has just return
ed home after spending three and
a half years in the South Pacific.
He received his honorable dis
charge at Port Bragg.
SYRACUSE HONORS WAINWRIGHT
HERO OF CORREOIDOR AND BATAAN, Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright re
ceives a red-feathered headdress, symbolizing hope that the United War
Fund drive will go over the top, from Gordon Smith, president of the
Syracuse, N. Y. Chamber of Commerce. The presentation was made dur
ing the city's welcoming ceremonies lor Wainwright (International)
Captain E. S. Miller i
Liberated; In Manila I
Charter Presented
Topton Patrol
The charter for Neighborhood
Patrol No. 10 of Topton was pre
sented Wednesday evening by Har
ry Webster of Murphy, District
commissioner. The Scout master
was Jerry M. Long. The commit
teemen include: Bruce King. Rich
ard Conley, C. N. George, Jess L.
Matheson, and G. C. Fair.
The members of the new unit
are: Earl J. Nelson. John B. God
frey. Bobby and Wilbur Pair, Rich
aid T. George and Ray L. Mathe
scn. Members of the American
Legion of Andrews assisted in the
program.
F. V. Smith conducted the tend
erfoot and investure service.
Home After Five
Years Of Service
S. Sgt. Gene Mallonee, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mallonee, has
been honorably discharged from
the Army and is now at home.
He has been in service five
years, spending the last eighteen
months in the European theater.
SINGING CONVENTION
The Cherokee county semi-an
r.ual Singing Convention will be
held Sunday, Oct. 14, at Suit, in the
Old Friendship Church.
An invitation is extended to
everybody.
Capt. Edward S. <Bill> Miller, j
ol the army medical corps, a pris
oner of the Japanese since the fall ;
of C r I'gidor, has been liberated
and is wel, accord ng to a cable
gram from Manila received ty his
brother. Dr. Harry Miller, last
Saturday. This was the first mess
age received from him since early
last spring. The cable read:
"Am fine. Hope to see you soon.
Give me the lay of. the lar>d."
Capt. Miller's mother, Mrs. E. S.
Miller, died about three weeks ago,
and it is thought that efforts to
reach him through the Red Cross
at that time were futile.
Capt. Miller was reported miss
ing after the fall of Corregidor
and was reported by the War de
partment to be a prisoner of the
Japanese in May. 1943. He was
held in Bilibid prison in Manila
from la.it September till December
when he was transferred to Japan.
Capt. Miller received his medi
cal training at Emory University,
j Atlanta .and served his first year's
internship at Duval county hos
I pital, Jacksonville, Fla., his sec
ond year he was assistant to the
resident surgeon there and in his
third year was resident surgeon
at Flagler hospital, St. Augus
tine, Fla.
On entering the army, he train
ed at Carlisle Barracks, Pa., from
where he was sent to Camp Living
ston, La. He was sent from there
to San Francisco and arrived in
Manila, Aug. 2. 1941.
His wife, the former Miss Mary
Elizabeth Humphries of Tate, Ga.
i is now residing in Atlanta.
i nv ivirrivp iist
Lions Raise $3,975 For
Swimming Pool At Park
Murphy Lions Club. Inc., realiz
ed a net profit of $3,975.18 on the
Cherokee county fair which was
sponsored September 17-25, for
the purpose of building a swim
ming pool at the city park, ac
cording to announcement by H.
G. Elkins. chairman, and R. S.
Bault, treasurer. Cash received
from all sources amounted to $6,
665.93, from which disbursements
of $2,690.75 were made. An item
ized statement of receipts and dis
bursements is published in this
issue of the SCOUT.
The exhibits at the fair this
year were described as outstand
ing, even though there were not
so numerous.
In the 4-H club Guernsey dairy
calf exhibits, winners in the Jun
ior calf group were:
Hazel Suit, first prize; J. B.
Hall, second. James Myers third
and Ralph Warner, fourth.
In the senior group, James
Smith won first prize. Hazel Suit
second. Carroll Clonts, third, and
James Myers, fourth.
In the senior yearling group,
Eddie Graham won first prize;
caws two years old and over,
James Smith won first prize.
In the open clas dairy cattle
show, prizes were equally divided
between Randolph Shields and J.
Franklin Smith.
The only baby beef cattle shown
ttere by Arnold Stiles and Herbert
Stiles, and both got top prizes.
These calves in addition to oth
ers not shown, making a total of
18 head, were taken to Asheville
Wednesday to the cattle show held
there today 'Thursday'.
Tom Dickey Gets
His Discharge
Sgt. Tom Dickey who has been
with the marines for four years
the last year having been spent in
I Panama, has received an honor
I able discharge and is now at home
lie.-e with his mother, Mrs. Leila
| Dickey.
First Lt. Carl H. Townson has
been placed on Inactive status at
I the Separation Base. Miami Dis
j trict, Miami Beach. Pla.
ON FURLOUGH ? Pvt. Fred Le
' fevers, who recently spent a 10-day
I furlough with his mother. Mrs. H.
M. Lefevers. He has completed
his training at Camp Rucker. Ala.,
and has now returned to the post
at Ft. George Meade, Md., where
he will finish his training.
Post Offices At Murphy
And Andrews Proposed
15 Men Men Leave
;or Military
examination
The folowing 15 men left Mur- j
hy Wednesday morning for Fort
ackson, S. C., for pre-induction
hysical examination:
Lewis Casteel Hawkins. Jr.,
:ader; Edgar William Floyd,
lomer Poley Floyd, Hany Crither
'aimer. Oid James Rhodes. Win
red Lake Cook, Luther Guy Har
is, James Sheridan O'Dell, Char
ts Junior O'Dell, M. B. McDon
ld .William Herschel Lee, James
)avid Farmer, Ernest Wayne Wil
sc, Ralph Edward Dailey, Owen
Srewer, transferred.
Cherokee Now
On Eastern
Standard Time
The Cherokee county board of
jommisisoners at its meeting Mon
day voted unanimously to leave the
ime in Murphy as it now stands,
vhich is Eastern Standard time,
ind the time on which Murphy
operated for several months be
fore central war time was adopted.
Hie entire state of North Carolina
is now operating on uniform time
which eliminates confusion here
after.
Buses and trains which have
been operating on War time, have
moved back an hour, and schedules
are an hour later than during the
war.
The commissioners also drew the
jury list for the November term of
court, and turned the 1945 tax
books over to the sheriff for col
lection, settling with him for last
year's taxes.
Bulldogs To Play
Franklin Friday
??
Murphy Bulldogs play Franklin
high school in Murphy Friday af
ternoon at 1 o'clock. This is the
first home game of the season for
the Bulldogs.
On September 21 the Murphy
team lost a hard-fought contest
to the Mountaineers of Waynes
ville, ty the score of 21 to 12.
Baptist Pastors
To Meet Monday
Ministers of the W. N. C. Bap
tist Association will hold their
monthly conference in the First
Baptist church, Murphy, on Octo
ber 8. at 10 a. m. All ministers
are cordially invited to attend.
The Rev. W. T. Truett will have
charge of the devotional and the
Rev. J. Alton Morris will speak on
? Improving Our Pastorates."
Scout Publishes
New Features
For Subscribers 1
As a progressive step in its
service to its subscribers. THE u
CHEROKEE SCOUT this week an- p
nounces the beginning of an out
standing fea'ure service, distribut
ed by King Features Syndicate,
New York City, which the paper ?
believes will be welcomed by its
readers.
Among the features in this new a
service are:
Timely cartoons for the editor- a
ial page by Jesse Cargill.
Comic features including Muggs *
and Skeeter by Wally Bishop, r
Sally's Sallies by R. J. Scott, and *
The Old Home Town by Lee Stan- "?
ley. The SCOUT already publish- 1
ed The Lone Ranger each week. \
Scott's Scrap Book, an oddity '
panel prepared by R. J. Scott.
Menus for the housewife, by '
Betsy Newman.
Live International news pictures,
and a number of other features
that will be of interest to the en
tire family. '
The feature which the SCOUT
believes wil be most appreciated by i
the subscribers is "Highlights on J
the Sunday School Lesson" by
Newman Campbel. Each week Dr.
Campbell will give a general dis
cussion of the International Uni
form Sunday School lesson for the
following Sunday, and teachers
and pupils alike will find it help
ful in preparing their lessons.
Legion Service
Office Opens
| At Courthouse
The American Legion has open
I ed a service office for veterans, in
I the judge's room at the courthouse,
with Miss Justine Justice as clerk.
She is in the office daily from 8
a. m. to 4 p. m. A service office,
Dick Hulmes of Asheville. will be
at the office once each week to as
sist veterans.
| Assisting with the work here
I are: Capt. F. W. Swan, education:
| Tom Axley, G. I. loans; A. Q. Ket
I ner, agriculture: H. Bueck, busi
j ness advice; Edwin Hyde, legal ad
j vice; Miss Marvie Walker, relief;
I and Winslow Mclver, employment.
Richard Howell
Gets Discharge
Richard A. Howell, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Allen Howell, who has
been with the U. S. army overseas
for 27 months, returned last week
| and received his honorable dis
charge at Port Bragg and is now
at home. He served with the army
in North Africa. Sicily, Italy.
1 France and Germany.
If <? mres enacts leg slation pro
osed by the public buildings ad
linistuaion. Murphy, Andrews
nd Robbinsville will be in line for
iew pest office buildings. It is
reposed in a $10,000,000 post of
iee construct; n. extension and re
loading program for Western
?orth Carolina that a $95,000
uilding te constructed at Mur
'hy and an $85.00 one each at An
rews and Robbinsville.
Other proposed buildings, west
f Asheviile, are at Bryson City,
80OOO; Candler, $85,000; Enka
85000; Sylva. $95,000.
The North Carolina program is
portion of a list of 4,020 eligible
Wilding projects in the states
rid territories, upon which the
^BA propses to spend a total of
774.795.000. The legislation pro
,OSed Tuesday would, however
ToInlf?r early aulhori2?tion of
?193,000,000. Which would be spent
'Pon projects with highest priori
y. based upon urgency of need
Hie most uiyently needed projects
vould be built from the first ap
propriation, with 0 there to follow
)ver a period of years.
Local Officers
To Attend Fall
F. R I. Conference
In Waynesville
At least nine Cherokee, Clay
and Graham law enforcement of
ficers are scheduled to attend the
fail F. B. I. Conference in Waynes
ville on Thursday, October 11, it
was learned yesterday.
Those invited to attend the con
fei ence from these counties include
Sheriff L. L. Mason, Cherokee
County; Chief of Police W. W.
Brandon. Murphy: chief of Police
frank Mehaffey. Andrews; Chief
if Poiice Lt. L .M. Woodard, Hi
wassee Dam: Sheriff G. E. Brew
er, Robbinsville; Chief of Police
C. D. Sawyer, Robbinsville; Chief
of TVA Police Captain J. w.
Dodd, Fontana Dam; Sheriff N. R.
Kitchen, Hayesville: TVA Police
Lt. H. D. Garrison, Chatauga Dam;
Hayesville.
Edward Schiedt. special agent
in charge of the F. B. X. office of
?lie Carolinas, h is announced that
the principal topic for discussion
will be "Post War Planning For
Police Departments". There also
will be demonstrati ms and the dis
cussion of the care of firearms, and
a talk on "personal descriptions"
by a special agent. Mr. Schiedt
also announce d special pictures of
fugitives wanted in this area would
be shown.
The conference will begin at
eleven o'clock at the Waynesville
aemory, with the host city giving
a barbecue and other forms of en
tertainment at the noon hour. Of
ficial hosts are Mayor J. H. Hay,
County manager George Brown,
Chief O. R. Rogers. Sheriff R. V.'
Welch and City Manager G. C.
Ferguson.
First Methodist Church
Elects Officers For Year
At the Fourth Quarterly confer
ence which was held in First
Methodist church Sunday morning,
the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
Board of Stewards: H. E. Bishop.
Dale Lee. D. V. Carringer, H. G.
Elkins, J. C. English, W. M. Fain.
J. W. Franklin, Edwin Cook, Dr.
J. R. Boll. Duke Whitley. W. P.
Odom. Dr. L. T. Russell, Frank
Taylor, Robert Weaver, T. A. Case,
W. D. King.
District Steward: J. W. Frank- 1
lin: Reserve: W M. Fain; Record- 1
ing Steward. W. P. Odom; Com- i
munion Steward. Mrs. John Axley. I
Board of Trustees: Term expires
1945. W. P. Odom. H. G. Elkins:
term expires 1947, P. C. Hyatt, W.
D. King. J. W Fianklin; term ex
pires 1948, W. M. Fain, H. E. Bis
hop.
Church treasurer. Tom Axley.
director Golden Cross, Mrs. E. B.
Norvell: president Woman's So
ciety of Christian Service, Mrs. J. I
H. McCall; delegates to annual
conference: H. E. Bishop: reserve,
W. D. King.
Church school superintendent,
W. D. King: superintendent chil
dren's division. Mrs. Sarah Lloyd;
superintendent youth division,
Mrs. Viola Akin; superintendent
adult division. Dale Lee; president
youth fellowship. Miss Elizabeth
Ann Elk ins.
The Church has adopted the
following budget for the year
1945-46; World service: $1000.00;
children's home, $330; pastor's
salary, $3300: Bishop, district sup
erintendt. conference claimants,
$627; sustentation fund, $82.50;
sexton's salary, $500.00: Young
people. $250; Harshaw fund: $250;
miscellaneous items, $429.50: total,
$6769.00.
The church has requested the
Bishop to return the pastor. Rev.
Ralph Taylor for another year.
The pastor, his daughter, Ann Tay
lor, and W. D. King, reserve dele
gate, will leave Monday for Greens
boro where the Western North
Carolina conference will convene
Tuesday, October 9. in West Market
Street Church.
Roberts Awarded
Gold Wreath
Santa Fe, N M. ? The Meritor
ious Service Unit Plaque, award
ed military personnel of the
Atomic Bomb Project, has been
presented the four troop detach
ments at the project's laboratory
northwest of this city.
The presentation was made by
Colonel Gerald R. Tyler, Com
manding Officer, at a review and
| retreat parade. Dr. J. R. Oppen
[ heimer, Director of the laboratory,
' said that the work of the troops
was invaluable in production of
the bomb.
Individual members of the de
i tachments wear a gold wreath on
the right sleeve of their uniforms
j as evidence of the award.
j They include T/5 Luther B.
| Roberts. Route X, Marble, N. C?
member of the Special Engineer
Detachment.
I
ANNUAL HOMECOMING
The annual homecoming ser
vices of Vengeance Creek church
will be held Sunday, Oct. 7. All
quartets and singers are Invited.
Everybody Is asked to come and
brine a basket lunch.