Army To Open
Recruiting Station
Here On Monday
Young men planning to volun-<"
tfcr for the army now will have an
opportunity to do so in a recruit
ing station here in Murphy. \
new station will open here Monday,
in offices in Itegal hotel, opening
on Peachtree street.
Sgt. James Dance will be in
charge of the field work for the
station, and Sgt. Florien C.
Mathieu will be in the office.
Office hours will be from 8 to
5 o'clock Monday through Friday,
and from 8 to 12 o'clock on Satur
days.
The counties of Clay, Cherokee,
Swain and Graham will be served
from this office.
Lee Succeeds
Brownell As
Scout Chairman
Dale Lee was elected district
stout chairman, succeeding C. L.
Brownell of Fontana Dam who is
being transferred, at a meeting
held at the Methodist church at
Hayesville Tuesday night at 7i30
o'clock. Frank Swan, advance
ment chairman, conducted the
court of honor. Scout Ray Simms,
troup No. 2, Murphy, served a.1
court clerk. John Christy led the
pledge to the flag and the invoca
tion was offered by the Rev. G. M.
Carver of Hayesville. Scout songs
were led by "Pop" Osborne.
Five boys were inducted into
scouting by F. V. Smith, field exe
cutive. There were: Mark E. Hud
son, John Holloway, David Bristol,
Harry Rogers of Andrews, and
Harold West of Murphy ? n
Second class rank was awarded
by Bill Swan to Jack Mosteller and
William R. Stanley of Andrews.
Ed L. Curtis presented James
Crawford of Hayesville with rank
of first class scout. Bobby Cun
ningham and Joe Johnston of Hay
esville received the camping merit
badge from Harry R. Bradshaw.
Clarence A. Bales, district
camping chairman, presented
Camporee emblems to 12 scouts
from Andrews and nine from Hay
esville who attended the recent
district camp meeting at the Drake
place on Nantahala lake.
The next court of honor will be
held at Fontana Dam June 4, with
a special invitation given to par
ents and friends to come early so
that they may be shown around the
dam.
Ministerial
Association Meets
The Cherokee County Ministerial
association held its regular month
ly dinner meeting at Hotel Regal
Monday.
It was voted to continue the
"Go to Church" campaign through i
the month of May.
Those attending the meeting
were: The Rev. Ralph Taylor, the
Rev. Hufus Morgan of Franklin,
the Rev. C. C. Washam, and the
Rev. T. Earl Ogg of Andrews, the
Rev. J. A. Morris, the Rev. T. G.
Tate, the Rev. -P. H. Hooker and
Rev. Law Mobley of Raleigh.
Ward Accepts
New Position
James B. Ward, after twelve and
a half years with the Geological
department of the TVA. has resign
ed this position and accepted & po
rtion as head of the Geological
action of the Mobile district of
the army engineers, with headquar
ers *n mobile. Ala. He has already
moved to Mobile where Mrs. Ward,
*ho is here with her mother. Mrs.
^ w Candler, will join him in &
*ew days.
decoration services
Deration servlce? will be held
i, church, Postell, and
^"lj1 Hil1 cemetery Sunday,
James F.Wood
Taken By Death
At Age Of 69
James Fernando Wood, 69, prom
inent merchant of Suit, died at his
home there Thursday night, May
2. at 9 o'clock, following a long ill
ness.
Funeral services were held Sun
day morning at 11 o'clock at
Friendship Baptist church of which
he was a member. The Rev. Freed
Townsend, the Rev. Fred Stiles and
the Rev. Thomas Truett officiated.
Burial was in the church cemetery,
with Masonic rites at the grave.
Born near Clarkesville, Ga., Mr.
Wood had been a resident of
Cherokee county for 50 years. He
had been a member of the Baptist
church for 52 years and a member
of the Montgomery Masonic Lodge
for 34 years.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Letha Collins Wood; seven sons,
Lon, Lee, Charlie and Stanley
Wood, all of Suit, Quentin Wood
with the navy in Galveston, Texas,
Fred and Claude Wood of Akron,
Ohio, one daughter, Mrs. Mae
Lawrence of Martell, Tenn.; one
brother, Joe Wood of buford, Ga.;
three sisters, Mrs. Etta Canup of
Anderson, S. C., Mrs. Mae Hicks
of Clarksville, Ga., and Mrs. Julia
Harris of Atlanta.
Pallbearers were: Roy Ingram,
Truman McNabb, Oliver Myers,
Ernest Crowe, Earl Payne, Claude
Payne, Claude Patterson and Hay
den Crowe.
? Flower bea.ers were. Birdie
Belle Keenum, Annie Belle Keen
um, Faye Keenum, Marie Truett,
Joanne Wood, Doris Lawrence,
Betty Lou Wood. Jean Payne, Thel
ma Keenum, Kathleen Keenum,
Imogene Picklesimer, and Grace
Payne.
Ivie funeral home had charge of
arrangements.
Southern Lumber
Gets Certificate
Of Achievement
Southern Lumber and Manufac
turing Co., of Ellijay, Ga.. operated
by L. A. Frasch and B. S. Kolker,
has been presented a Certificate of
Achievement in recognition of "ex
ceptional accomplishment in be
half of the U. S. Navy and of Meri
torious contribution to the nation
al War effort. The certificate was
signed by H. Struve Hensel, assist
ant Secretary of the Navy.
Southern Lumber and Manufac
turing Co. make pallets and also
furnish laminated kiln dried pine
to the government.
Betsy Webster
Heads Appalachian
Playcrafters At
A.S.T.C., Boone
The annual election of officers
for the Appalachian Playcrafters
was conducted in the college audi
torium on Monday evening.
It resulted in the following elec
tions: for president and first chair
man, Betsy Webster of Murphy;
second chairman. Vance 'Spud)
Whitener of Spindale; for secre
tary-treasurer. Alta Ponder of
Mars Hill; for stage manager, Bob
by Gene Ray of Newland and Jay
Loal Benbow of Oak Ridge; for
editor of the Playbill, the Play
crafters quarterly, Bertha Willis of
Mars Hill; for custodian of proper
ties. Stanley South of Boone; for
custodian of make-up. Catherine
Stokes of Sugar Grove.
These officers will assume their
duties at the beginning of the fal!
quarter, 1946.
Miss Webster is the daughter of
H. S. Webster, public health officer
in Cherokee County.
Ix)uise Gibson
Reported Missing
Louise Gibson, 16 year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Buster
Gibson of North Murphy, has been
missing from her home sinee Satur
day afternoon.
She is five-feet and four inches
tall, has blond hair, blue eyes, and
fair complexion. She was wearing
a gray dress, gray spring coat trim
med in brown, and white and
brown pumps when she left her
home between two and three o'
clock Saturday afternoon, suppos
edly only to come down town.
Mr. Gibson stated that she was
seen in a drug store about 3:30 and
going into the bus station at 4:00.
The parents have been unable to
find any further trace of her since.
Police have been notified.
Texas Visitors
Study Home Club
Work In County i
A study of the homo demonstra
tion work in Cherokee county was
made Monday and Tuesday of this
week by three visiting ladies from
Texas, accompanied by Miss Anna
C. Howe, district home agent of
I Asheville. They visited several
points in the county, accompanied
by Miss Mary Cornwoll, home
agent, and A. Q. Ketner, farm
agent.
The visitors were: Miss Jennie
Comp, assistant state director ot
Texas: Miss Beulah Black well, dis
trict home demonstration agent;
and Mrs. Florence W. Low, home
management specialist.
Commencement Is To
Begin On May 19th
Commencement exercises lor $
Murphy high school will begin with
the Baccalaureate sermon on Sun
day, May 19, by the Rev. T. G. Tate
at the Presbyterian church. Mr
Tate's sermon subject will be,
"The Golden Quest".
Music will be furnished by b
choir from the school, with Mrs.
J. W. Davidson at the piano.
The commencement address will
be delivered at 8 o'clock on Mon
day evening, the 20th, by the Rev.
Ralph Taylor, pastor of First
Methodist church, in the school
auditorium.
Honor students are: Helen Stiles
Keenum, valedictorian, and Edward
Hal McDonald, salutatorian. There
are 14 members of the senior class,
and 44 in the seventh grade to be
promoted to eighth grade.
Marshalls are: Doris Chambers,
chief. Dollie Martin, Alice Jane
Dockery, Barbara Arnold, and Eve
lyn McDonald.
RESIGNS
D. M. Birchficld of Andrews re
signed this week from the police
force at Murphy.
Typhoid Clinics
To Begin May 14
In The County
In a portion of Cherokee county
typhoid clinics are scheduled as
follows:
May 14, 21st and 28th: 9:30 a. m..
Grape Creek school; 10:30 a. m .
Martha Whiteness; 11:30 a. m.,
Ogreeta school; 1:45 p. m. Unaka
Methodist church. 2:30 p. m.,
Bethel; 3:30 p. m.. Buck Knob
School.
May 17th, 24th and 31st: 9:30 a
m. Bates Creek school; 10:30 a. rn.
Ebeneezer school; 11:15 a. m.,
White Church school; 1 p. m. Boil
ing Springs, (O'Dell's ore) 2 p. m.
Mrs. J. M. Ramseys; 3:30 p. m.
Eeaverdam school.
It is also requested that par
ents bring infants and young chil
dren for diphtheria and whooping
cough immunizations.
Veterans Contact
Unit Opens Andrews
A Contact Unit of the Veterans
Administration has recently been
established in Andrews.
This office, located in Andrews
Library Building, is now officially
open to the public. The purpose
of this office is to render every
possible assistance to discharged
members of the Armed Forces,
and their dependents, in obtain
ing benefits to which they may be
entitled under the laws administer
ed by the Veterans Administration.
The object of this office is to pro
mote the prompt and efficient pro
cessing and adjudication of claims
by advising and counselling with
claimants, beneficiaries, and other
individuals.
The Veterans Administration is
the agency primarily responsible
for, or concerned with, the admin
istration of laws providing direct
benefits for veterans and their de
pendents, although other agencies
Federal and State, grant certain
rights, benefits and privileges to
veterans, their dependents and or
ganizations. The benefits admin
istered by the Veterans Adminis
tration include monetary benefits
such as pensions, compensation,
retirement pay, insurance, read
justment allowances; medical treat
ment. hospital and domiciliary
care, burial and funeral expenses;
vocational rehabilitation; education
and training; guaranty of loans for
purchase or construction of homes,
farms and business property and
other related benefits.
Miss Helen A. Rankin, daughter
of Mrs. Jennie S. Angel of Bryson
City, is the contact representative
in charge of the Andrews office.
For the past ten years Miss Rankin
has been doing legal investigational
work for the Federal Trade Com
mission in Washington, D. C., Los
Angeles, Calif., and New Orleans.
La. She was granted military
leave from her position with the
Federal Trade Commission and
volunteered her services in the
Armed Forces. After discharge
from the United States Army, Miss
Rankin transferred from her posi
tion with FTC to a position in th2 i
Veterans Administration. Before
coming to Andrews to take charge
of this office, she was with the
subregional office of VA in Ashe
ville.
The activities of the Andrews
office will cover the counties of
Jackson, Swain. Macon, Cherokee,
Graham and Clay, this being the
only VA office west of Asheville.
Miss Rankin expects to do itinerate
service in nearby towns at a later
date.
An veterans coming into the
Andrews office for information, or
to file claims and applications for
educational and training benefits,
or for any other reason, are in
structed to bring with them their
original discharge certificates and
associated papers. In the case ol
insurance to be reinstated or con
verted, insurance certificates or
policies should be brought to this
office. Dependents and benefici
aries of veterans should also bring
in all information in their possess
I ion in any way relating to their
I claims.
This office is open to veterans
k and dependents of veterans of the
Civil War, Spanish American War.
lioxcr Rebellion. Philippine Insur
rection, World War I and World
War II. All those having claims
to file, or any other problems re
lating to their benefits, are at
| liberty to contact this office at any
time convenient to them. Informa
tion is also available in this office
to all veterans service organiza
tions such as The American Legion,
Red Cross, Veterans of Foreign
Wars or other service organizations
representing veterans and their de
pendents. Miss Rankin will assist
all veterans, their dependents and
beneficiaries, in Western North
Carolina in obtaining any benefits
to which they may be entitled.
Neil Sneed Is Elected
New Mayor Of Murphy
The Farmers Federation is plan
ning to open a warehouse at Hayes
ville to serve the farmers of Clay
county, according to an announce
ment by President James G. K. Mc
Clure, above. Construction of a
building just off the square at
Hayesville will begin as soon as
priorities are received, Mr. Mc
Clure said.
Martins Creek
School To
Present Operetta
The operetta "Tom Thumb's
Wedding" will be presented at
Martins Creek school house Satur
day, May 18 at 8 p. m. Those tak
ing part in the program are Jean
Chastain, Darlene Chastain, Jimmy
Chastain. Polly Stiles, Robert
Chapman, Carmen Loudermilk.
Reba Martin, Joanne Cornwell,
Helen Estes, Mary Alici King,
Mary Edith Hemphill, Jerry Ruth
Smith, Steve Davis, Ben Beaver,
James Crisp, Frederick Dalrymple.
Harry Ingram, Charles Owen by,
Louise Hall, Martha Chastain anil
Johnny Hughes. There will be sev
eral piano solos by some of tht
children. Tom Ellington, a blind
musician, will give special music.
There will be an admission fee, the
proceeds going to the Martins
Creek Methodist chAch. Mrs. Jud
son Chastain and Mrs. Ruby Hill
are in charge.
SUNDAY SERVICES
The Rev. T. G. Tate has announc
ed special Mother's Day services at
the Presbyterian church Sunday
Morning.
The sermon subject for the 11
o'clock service wil be "Mary, the I
Ideal Mother". There will bo
special music by the choir. At the 1
8 o'clock service the subject will
be "The Two Gates.''
The Young People will meet at
7:15 for their service. Sunday
school will convene at 10 o'clock.
Bird Interferes
With Town's Time
Auditor Paul Ilyatt has diffi
culty keeping the town clock
working right, and a group of
men standing in front of First
Baptist church Sunday morning
seem to have discovered the rea
son. The clock hands showed
that it was ten o'clock, as Henry
Hyatt, J. W. Donley, Henry Bar
ton and (ieorge Barton looked
011. A big black bird lighted on
the minute hand, and as he flew
away he pushed the hand back
wards three minutes.
Bazaar To Be
Held Saturday
For the purpose of raising funds
to buy a piano for the new school
building now being constructed a J
Peachtree, members of the Peach
tree home demonstration club will
have a Mother's Day gift at the
Roadside market Saturday morn
ing at 9 o'clock.
The ladies will offer for sale at
this time several hand-made ar
ticles, including: Pillow cases, tea
towels, luncheon sets, vanity sets,
children's dresses, guest towels,
kitchen curtains: rooted plants tor
potting and novelties.
Winners Essay
Contest Prizes
Are Announced
Miss Evelyn McDonald of Grand
view and Eddie Graham of Letitia
were first prize winners in the 4-H
essay contest sponsored this spring
by Farmers Federation, announces
Roger Ammo'ns. local manager.
Miss Annie Ruth Stiles of Peach
tree and James Myers of Peachtree
were winners of second place.
The first prize winners will each
receive from Farmers Federation
80 baby chicks, and second prize
winners will each receive 20 baby
chicks.
The subject of the essays was.
"How the Farmers Federation
Helps the Farmer Most".
The essays of these boys and
girls will be submitted to the Ashe
ville office of the Federation for
competition in the district con
j test.
WATSON DISCHARGED
James W. Watson S 1/C of Cul
berson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Watson, was discharged from the
Navy after 31 months of service,
1 1 of which were spent overseas,
at the separation center, Charles
ton. S. C.. May 4.
WINS RACE TO FAMED SPECIALIST
TEMPORARY VICTOR In a race with death, Michael Beirne, 2-year-old
"blue baby" from San Francisco, Is shown as he was examined at Johns
Hdpkins Hospital, Baltimore, by Dr. Mary Hammond. Dr. Hammond,
of the Harriet Lane clinic, has been using the tamed Blalock operation
with considerable success. Hearing of her surgical achievements, Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Beirne boarded a plana In California. An oxygen tank
was installed to sustain Mika during the trip. (International So undphoto)
? Interest was keen in Murphy's
municipal election held Tuesday,
and a record vote of 968 ballots was
cast. E. O. Christopher for coun
cilman led the ticket with 627
votes.
Neil Sneed was elected mayor
with 561 votes. Elected to the
town council were: E. O. Christo
pher. E. E. Stiles with 544 votes;
W. I) Kintf. 542: T. W. Axley. 536;
(' H. Townson, 441; and J. C. Eng
lish, 396.
Other candidates received the
following number of votes: For
mayor: Dallas M. Reese, 220, and
W. M. Fain, 162; for councilmen:
A. L. Martin. 333; Tom Palmer, 376;
.John Brittain. 282; W. W. Rogers,
153; R A. Crisp, 236; W. A. Bran
don. 2.r.7; J. B. Mulkey, 169; J. W.
McMillan, 110; E. P. Hawkins, 185;
M. L. Hall, 114; and Duke Whitley,
243.
Mayor Sneed is manager of
Townson Brothers Firestone Store
here. In past years he served as
policeman on the local police force.
All members of the new council
are loca Ibusiness men. W. D. King
are local business men. W. D.'King
council who was re-elected.
Strange Dog Is
Reported Mad
A strange dog that bit at least
five other dogs in Murphy on
April 29 was found to be infected
with rabies .according to a report
from the laboratory of the State
Department of Health, states H. S.
Webster, sanitarian of the local
health department.
The dogs he was known to have
bitten have either been killed or
confined, but it is not known how
many more were bitten while the
dog travel *.1 Y 'trough town. H?
was traced from the south end of
town to East Murphy and was kill
ed there.
Mr. Webster stated that he is not
ordering a quarantine of dogs in
town as a result of this, but he does
warn individuals that they may look
lor more dogs in the community
to be mad anywhere from May 20
for the next three months, because
of the varying incubation period of
the disease.
Mr. Webster asks for the full co
operation of the town people to
protect the public from rabies-in
fected dogs.
This is the second mad dog that
lias been reported to the health
department this year .and one per
son has been taking treatment be
cause of a bite by the first one.
Road Improvement
To Be Discussed
By Council
Compulsory School attendance
was discussed at the meeting of the
County Council on Social Planning
held at the home economics build
ing Tuesday evening. Mrs. John
Shields and Mrs. Ben Warner led
the discussion.
It is planned to compile statistics
on the absentees in the schools of
the county and give publicity to
them to inform the public more
fully of this problem.
Supt. 11. Bueck pointed out how
Cherokee county fails to get its fuli
share of teachers because of poor
attendance.
"Road Improvement" will be the
subject of discussion at the next
meeting, and Chairman A. Q. Ket
ner will announce the committee
to have charge of this program at
! a later date.
i Nineteen members of the council
| were present.
Clinic To Be
Held At Andrews
On Friday, May 10. from 9:30 to
11:30 a. m., a pre-school clinic will
be held at Andrews in the white
school building.
It is requested that all parents
who have children entering their
first year in school this fall, bring
these children for enrollment, and
necessary immunizations at this
time.