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N' V Consolidated with GRAHAM COUNTY NEWS VOLl ME 57 ? NUMBER 21. MURPHY, NORTH CAROLIN A, THl'RSDAY. DECEMBER 13, 1945 SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY Lions To Operate Dime Board For The Blind And Needy Mj phy Li 3ns club on Saturday jjl stait operation of its dime board whkh is operated annually [0r benefit of the bl nd and un-er privileged in Cherokee county. H. A Matt x is dime board chairman, and at the meeting of the club 1-cld Tuesday evening he made as signments to members for the hours they are to opeiate the tcard. The funds received this year will be used for Christmas taskets to blind and needy in the county. According to a report of Dr. W. A Hoover, chairman of the blind committee, at the Tuesday meet ing the club during the past year has sponsored three blind clinics, in which 96 persons have been ex amined. an'i a majority of them given glasses for which the club pays. In addition some clothing lias been purchased for the blind and other services rendered. The club has donated $250 to ward remodeling a home in Ral eigh as an addition to the School for the Blind. The dime board will be in front of Xvie Furniture store, and op erated from December 15 to 22. Earl Chambers Makes Record William Earl Chambers, son of Ml. an'd Mrs. Bedford Chambers of Murphy, has recently returned to the states after serving 31 months overseas in Aleutian Is lands. Eastern Mandates. Southern Philippines, Runkyus and Okinawa. He holds the Victory Medal. Pur ple Heart, Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Campaign Medal '-h .'*/ur Bronze Sen-ice Stars, Philippine Liberation Ribbon with two Bronze Sei-vice Stars. Good Conduct Medal and the C.mbat Infantryman Badge. Chambers entered the Army September 7, 1942 at Camp Croft, S. C.. and took his basic training at Camp Butner. A brother, Charlie Chambers, has returned to the states recently, after spending three yeai-s over seas in Germany. He was lost from his company for twelve days. He holds six sei-vice stars, the Bronze Star and the Good Conduct Medal. Another brother, Edwa'.vi. is still serving in Germany. Queen Discharged From Navy Bainbridge, Md. ? Ernest C. Queen. MMlc. Box 334. Murphy. N. C.. has ben honorably discharg ed from naval service at the sep aration center Bainbridge. Mary land. Mrs. Fred Davis Dies Suddenly At Her Home Here Saturday I Mrs. Ella Lee Davis. 64. di.d suddenly at her home here Satur day morning about 7 :45 o clock. Mrs Davis complained Friday cf not feeling well, but Saturday she got up and prepared breakfast, and died a short time afterwards. Funeral services were heU Sun | day aftei noon at 3 o'clock at Hang I ingdog Baptist church. The Rev. W. P. Elliott and the Rev. J. Alton Morris officiated. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were: W. S. Dickey, J. B Mulkey. Ed Graves, Ross Lovingood. Jim Hembree, Howard Adair. Ciifton and Dewey Kep hart, Howard and Charlie McDon ald Ross Hensley and Carl Gentry. Surviving are the husband, Fred Davis, for a number of years a merchant at Hangingdog; six daughters. Mrs. Lena Lovingood, , Mrs. Annie Lee Adams. Mrs. Ethel Hamilton. Mrs. Maysie Morris, Mrs. Cecil Mills, and Miss Eloise Davis, all of Murphy; five sons.) Loren Davis. Merle Davis, and Ar- , den Davis of Murphy; Boyd Davis with the army at Mindanao, and j Kenneth Davis who is several days j at sea on his way home from Lu zon; eight grandchildren; three j sisters. Mis. Tava O'Dell, QranJ- 1 view Mrs. Tina Lovingood, Ashe- 1 ville! and Mrs. Ora Reese. An drews; three brothers. N. W. Ab ernathy of Marble .Jake Abrna ihy of Andrews, and S. C. Aber nathy of Atlanta. j Ivie funeial heme had charg of arrangements. Adams Promoted To Tech. Sergeant Eighth Army Headquarters.' Yokohama, Japan ? Allaid A am. son of Mrs. Ade, Adams. Patrick. I K c.. has been promoted fiom se I geant to technical sergeant in rec ognition of proven ability as a pla I toon i ,-,f Sergant Adams is a member o Maj Gen. Paul J Muellers 81st fnfan.iyWUdcat-Division^h 1S now occupying Aomori P.ef ! ture. Northern Honshu 1 prior to entering th? Aim. . Adams farmed withhis fathei. oauowav ' have rented an apartment at Mis. Mattie A. Taylor's. District Governor Is Lions Club Speaker E. H. McMahan o? Brevard, dis trict governor of Lions Interna- 1 tional, for district was guest | speaker at the meeting of Murpliy j Lions club Tuesday evening at the | Methcdist church dining room. Paying tribute to the work that Mui-phy Lions club is doing, he said: "Everything from Murphy has been one hundred per cent and k. all the way through, since I took office." He discussed the meaning of Zionism, giving the historical char ters which are the foundation for Uons charter. He told how the Lions charter is based upon the Ten Commandments, the Magna Otarta, Declaration of Independ ence, Constitution of the United States, and Charter of the United Nations. Recalling the Lions mot to, "Liberty, Intelligence. Our Na tion's Safety." he stated that in | neither one of those purposes does clifc receive its greatest streng '?tit In the good that the club ?"'a In it* community. J ? U Woody, deputy dUtrict gov ernor of Bits n City, and Wm. O. Scderquist, zone chairman of Rob binsville. were called upon for a few remarks, by Vice-Chairman R. W. Easley, Jr., who presided in the absence of Harry Bishop. Other guests present were: Miss Edna Keeler. field supervisor for the State Commission for Blind, Asheville: Miss Kathryn Yonorski. speeial caseworker for this district; P. O. Gallop of Asheville; H. R. Bradshaw of Hayesville; J. D. War rick and Floyd E. Mills of Robbins Ville; Frank Henry of Franklin, and Rountree Joyce of Greenville, S. C. Tile Rev. Ralph Taylor made a three-minute talk on "Lionism." Reports of committees were heard. It was announced that the next meeting of the club will be on J Thursday evening. December 27, I instead of Tuesday, December 25. I The Lions observed that the I meeting room had been freshly painted and learned that it was a gift of C. R. Freed, H. A. Bishop. ! and Dr. J. R. Bell. WELDING WAR CRIMES 'CHAIN' AT NUREMBERG " - ?* 4 IN ONE OF THE MOST DRAMATIC and comprehensive photographs to come from the Nuremberg courtroom, a large chart on the wall is shown establishing the "chain of command", while Maj. Frank B. Wallis (indicated by arrow) presents details to the court ? here shown in its entirety. Note American guard with "billy" handy, keeping an eye on the key defendants, while Hermann Goering leans on a hand and Rudolf Hess goes into one of the "dazes" that preceded his admission of feigning amnesia. Signal Corps photo. ( International ) Woodcuts Of Moore's Home At Library V On display at Murphy Carnegie library are woodcuts of the original home of Clement C. Moore, who ?wiote "The Night Before Christ mas". This home is located in Ossining. New York. The wood cuts were made by Artist A. S. Church. One cut shows where Mr. Mjoie sat on settle in front of a large firplace. writing the story that has made so many children happy. Another is the main en trance showing doujiv door with knobpetole glass both in and around, also beam cealing through out the room which is the width of the house. The third is the old staiicase to the second floor. The house is now owned by Mrs. H. A. Haig-ht, who has lived there some twenty years. Mis Haight is a friend of Mrs C. H. Worthen of Murphy, by whose courtesy these woodcuts are being shown to Mur phy people. The public is invited to visit the libra y and see this display. SERMON SUBJECTS Sermon subjects of the Rev. Ralph Taylor at the First Metho- j c'ist church Sunday will be: 11 a.j m.. "What Matters More ? Bat tles or Babies?", and 7:30 p. m. "The Angelic Devil-He Said." CHRISTMAS ISSUE The Cherokee Seoul for Thurs day, December 27, will be printed on Friday and Saturday of next week, December 21-22. Anyone having anything for that issue should submit it to the office by Friday morning. Church Sets Budget And Elects Deacons Ray Barton Is In Japan Yokohama ? Pv t. Ray W. Bar ton whose wife. Rosa, resides in Murphy .is serving with the 835th Ordnance Base Depot. USASCOM C. in Japan. The 835th sailed for Europe in December 1944 and served at Eng land and ** ance. At the end of the European vat they were rede ployed to the Pa if ic. serving at Batnagas. Luzon P I., prior to coming to the city of Yokohama. Their current base of operation is the Nissan automobile factory, built by Graham-Paige but turned over to the Japs in 1938. The work of the 835th in Japan is to repair and service ordnance equipment of the occupation troops. Library To Have Storv Hour ? A children's story hour, with Miss Emily Sword as story teller, will bo held at Murphy Carnegie library at 10 o'clock on Saturday. December 15. All children are in vited. announces Miss Josephine Heighway. librarian. NEW PATROLMAN ANDREWS ? Patrolman Rat cliff has been assigned for high way duty around Andrews and part of Macon county. He is now stationed in Andrews. ATOM BOMB BOARD CHIEF ON STAND DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE of Scientific Research and Development. Dr Vannevar Bush is shown on the stand in Washington as he warned a Senate committee considering the atom bomb problem against "prema ture outlawing" of the weapon. (International Soundphoto ) ? Piist Baptist church on Sunday elected three new deacons to suc ceed three whose terms expire De i ember 31. Those elected were: J M Ammons, W. C. Kinney, and Vincent Hall. They will succeed Alvin Buchanan. Aiden Davis and Dr. W. A. Hoover, win were not , eligible for re-election before twelve months has elapsed, ac ! coiding to church regulations, j The church also on Sunday ( adopted its 1946 budget, which ! piratically doubles last year's. Tire total budget is for $16 690. includ ing $7,000 for a pastorium fund. , The church will give 20 per cer.' of all current expenses to the co operative program, an estimated I amount of $2,100 for the year. The i local expense buiget includes the following items: Salaries, for pas tor, janitor, and secretarial help, j $4.224 ; fuel, $200: lights and j later. $96; insurance. $160: litera j ture. $300: rent on pastor's home, i $420: evangelism, supplies. $200: j bulletins, postage, envelopes. $300: | conventions. $200: ministers' re | tiremnt. fund. $140: entertainment. | $300: lepairs. improvements, $3 000. Relative Of Mrs. Moody Dies Of Dread Leukemia i Russell Sims. Jr.. two-year-old | son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Sims 1 of Tampa, Fla.. died Thursday in a Tampa hospital of the dread di sease . leukemia. He had fought a losing battle against the fatal ma lady since it struck him down five months ago in Cincinnati, but had rallied en ?ugh to sit up and take an interest in toys. He had had 23 blood transfusions an<cl much advice and suggestion seek ing to aid him in his fight. Funeral services were held on Saturday morning. The child's mother is a niece of Mrs. J. N. Moody of Murphy, who left here two weeks ago for Flori da to offer her blood and other as sistance in helping to save the life of the child. Oelkers Is New Manager Of Cafe Tracy Oelkers of Hendersonvllle has assumed the active manage ment of Murphy Cafe, according to announcement by C. L. Alverson. owner. Mr. Oelkers, who has just recent ly been given a discharge from the army after 18 months' service, is an experienced cafe man, having operated his own place. Tracy's Place, in Hendersonvllle for 13 years prior to going into the army. Mr. Oelkers is living at Regal hotel. County Exceeds Its Overall Quota But Is Behind On E Bonds Case Worker For Blind To Have Office In Murphy Mis- Kaihryn Maiy Youorski. j special case worker for the blind, arrived in Murphy Monday to w rk in the welfare departments of Cherokee. Clay. Graham. Ma con and Swain counties. Miss Youorski will live at Regal hotel, and her office will be locat ed in the Cherokee county welfare "department. She has a B S. de gree from Pennsylvania State col lege. and has done social work training at Bryn Mawr college, Bryn Mawr, Penn. Over two years ago Murphy Lions clut' made the request to the North Car lina State commiss ion for the Blind that as soon as a special case worker for the blind could be secured, they would co operate with the Lions clubs at Hayesville. Frankln. R 'bbinsville. and Bryson City, in sponsoring her work, with office in Murphy. New that Miss Youorski has joined the N. C. state commission for the blind staff in cooperation with the county welfare depart ment and the Lions clubs, it is possible to break down the large territory of nine counties into two parts. The smaller territories will enable the special case worker to render more specialized services to the blind than was possible when she carried nine counties. Miss Gentry Taken By Death Miss Callie Gentry. 45. died suddenly at 2 o'clock Tuesday morning at her home at Hanging dog. Funeral services were held at Hangingdog Baptist church Wed nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with the Rev. W. P. Elliott officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are her parents. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Gentry: four sis ters, Mrs. J. B. Hall and Mrs. W. S Dickey of Murphy, Mrs. J. L. Yancey of Atlanta, and Mrs. Guy Tipton of Townsend. Tcnn.; and seven brothers. Bass. Luther. John, Bert. Carl and Absalom Gentry, all of Murphy, and Earl of Mary ville. Tenn. Ivie funeral home had charge of arrangements. CH< rokee c unty has exceeded s oveiall quota of $165,000 in the Victory loan drive by more than ?60.000 according to announce lm iiL Wednesday by Percy B. Fere Lee. county chairman. Total sales to date have been $225,962.50. Kow cv r, only :ibout 44 per cent of tlu- E bond qucta. or $33,862.50 of the quota of $76 000, has been sold. Although the sale of victory loan market issues 2 '2 per cent and 2 1 . per cent t ea^ury bonds and 7? per cent certificates closed Sat urday. December 8. all series E. F and G savings bonds and series C savings notes sold through De cember 31 will be c.edited to the Victory loan drive. The chairman urges Cherokee county people to buy these series E bonds and prevent the coun ty's falling short in this last and most important of all the drives. Veterans Service Officer To Be Stationed Here David E. Sigmon has been ap pointed assistant state service of ficer for the Veterans Service com mission and will have an office in Murphy. He will have charge of work in six counties, including Cherokee. Clay. Swain, Graham, Jackson and Macon, according to announcement by R. S. Hulme, service officer in charge of the Asheville district, which includes all of Western North Carolina. This division will be known as th* Murphy Mr ~\g mon will huid regular ssions in the county seats of each f the six counties. His Oifice wiit be in the Cherokee coun': courthouse. Captain F. W Swi ' und others in the county have t? ?n working tow a: v. receiving this service for this section for some time. SERMON .SUBJECTS Tile Rev. T. G. Tate will preach Sunday morning at 11 o'clock at the Presbyterian church on the subject. "The Word Became Flesh". Tile young people will meet at 6:45 in the evening. There will be no evening service, as Mr. Tate will be in Hayesville for that ser vice. Mrs. Lelia Dickey is expecting her daughter. Mrs. Virginia Town son and son. from Seattle, Wash., this week fo: a few days visit. Victor Raxter To Head County AAA Victor Rax' it of Marble was flirted chairman of the Cherokee county AAA committee at the n- [ cent election, it has been annouru ? : cd. 0:hers elected to serve on the county committee during the year | include H. N. Wells. Murphy, vice- j chairman, and Lawson Lunsford, j r?achtree. regular member. Community committees set up for the year are : Peachtree. Joe Myers, chairman; A. J. Barton vice-chairman; George F. Hendrix. :cirular member; Carl Stiles, first [ alternate; Milt English, second al ternate. Shoal Creek: W. F. Hill chair man: W. A. Beaver, vice-chairman: J. M. Veiner, regular member: Clay Prince, first alternate; John Brcndle, second alternate; Suit: J. W. Floyd, chairman; Sam Rob inson. vice-chairman: H. B. Mc Nabb. regular member; Lee Wood, first alternate: J. W. Keenum, sec ond alternate. Valleytown: S. E. Cover, chair man; C. S. Freel, vice-chairman; Frank Bradley, regular member; W. C. Everett, fim alternate; Jake Myere, second alternate. Hot house: W. L. damn, chairman: E. E. Jenkins, vice-chairman; J. M. Bryant, regular member; J. H. Hedden. first alternate; A. F. Cole, second alternate. Beaverdam: A. W. Chambers, chaiiman; H. L. McDonald, vice chairman: George Patterson, regu lar member: Willard Graliam. first, alternate: Lawrence Dockery. sec ond alternate. Hangingdog: A. E. Palmer, chairman; W. J. Mintz. vice-chairman : J. B. Davis, regular membeer; Sidney Radford, first al ternate; Carl Gentry, second alter nate. Marble: W. A. Puett, chairman; B. B. Palmer, vice-chairman: J. B Shields, regular member: Ernest Trantham, first alternate; J. M. B.yson, second alternate. Martin's Creek: S. A. Hughes, chairman: J. H. Stalcup, vice chairman: V. V. H^gan. regular member: T. L. Martin, first alter nate: A. R. Stalcup, second alter nate. Murphy: Fred Stiles, chairman: W. L. Penland, vice-chairman: A. K. Ledford, regular member; J. W. Miller, first alternate; John Mc Clure, second alternate. Notla: W. A. Evans, chairman; T. J. King, vice-chairman; B. L. Fox. revutor member: K. C. KM kina fin* alternate: W. W. Hall, second alternate.