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MOUNTAINS, LAKES EXCELLENT PUSHING IDEAL CLIMATE Make Cherokee County the answer to where to spend your vacation. VOLUME 58 ? NUMBER 2. MURPHY. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST I, 1946~ EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK Baptists To Accept Wake Forest Offer The North Carolina Baptist State* convention on Tuesday, at a special session held at First Baptist church, Greensboro, voted over whelmingly to accept the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation proposal for Wake Forest College. Decision came late in the after noon after 2,280 registered mess engers of the state's approximate ly 600.000 Baptists had discussed at length the removal proposal which former Gov. J. M. Brough ton, Raleigh, chairman of a special committee of the college trustees, had outlined in detail earlier in the day. The convention decided the im portant matter by a standing vote, and, although no official count was tabulated, it appeared that prob ably less than 200 of the messen gers voted against acceptance of the Reynolds offer. Sentiment, moral issues and practical factors were the sub stance of the convention's discuss ion of the proposal. The keynote of the proponents' appeal for ap proval was that it meant a great opportunity to further the cause of Christian education and democ racy. What the conveniion actually did Was to empower the trustees of Wake Forest college to accept the income from the growing Reynolds foundation fund, now estimated to be in excess of $11,000,000, and move the 112-year-old Baptist in stitution to Winston-Salem without change of name, policy or control. The convention was told that of ficials of the Reynolds foundation realize that it will take probably five years to consummate the re moval due to existing conditions, involving such factors as construc tion cost and material scarcity. Under the agreement approved by the convention, the Reynolds foundation is to assign perpetually the income from the fund, up to S350.000 a year, and it is agreed that the annual income is to be al lowed to accrue and go into the college building fund pending the actual transfer to Winston-Salem. In a letter read to the conven tion. Mrs. Mary Reynolds Babcock and husband, owners of the palat ial and extensive Reynolda estate tendered without cost to the Bap tists a tract of at least 300 acres within the estate for site of the college when it is actually remov ed. The Babcocks also stated that additional acreage would be made available as expansion needs de velop. The convention was told that the net income from the fund would reach about $1,500,000 during the five years of accrual pending the actual removal. This means, the convention was told by Broughton, that the Baptists will have to raise at least $3,000,000 as their contri bution to the new college plant ex pected to cost about $6,000,000 and to accommodate a minimum of Continued on page four > ? Veterans Get New Opportunity In Re-Enlisting A letter received from the W:\r Department recently, extends t j veterans the privilege of reenlist ing the grades held at the time of discharge. Formerly, vets had to reenlist within ninety days from the date of discharge, and before the 30th of June, but now. all men who were honorably discharged on or after the 12th of May, 1945. may, provided they reenlist for three years, be reenlisted in the grades held at the time of their discharge. In making this announcement, Sgt. F. C. Mathieu of the local Re cruiting Station, stated that sev eral men from this area had reen listed recently to take advantage ct the new higher grades provided by the new regulations, and of the pay increases passed by Congress last month. The new pay increases are to be effective from the 1st of July on. Under the new pay scale, a pri vate starts at $75 a month. After three years service, he receives a raise of five per cent, and an ad ditional raise of 20% for service overseas. All previous service counts toward longivity and retire ment payments, whether it was in the army, navy, coast guard, of ma rine corps. Biedstroup Buys Hay Drier George Biedstroup of Brasstown has a hay drier which was installed according to plans recommended by the Extension Engineering Specialists. He has more than thirty tons of alfalfa and red clover hay cured now with more ready to cut. Mr. Biedstroup states that all the hay he has would have been lost or severely damaged by the rainy weather had he not in stalled the hay drier. He esti mates that the electricity used by the drier costs less than one dollar per ton of hay cured. He consid ers this cost very small in com parison to the added value of the hay which he cures with the drier. ANDERSON REUNION An Anderson reunion will be held at Shady Grove Baptist church. Shady Grove. Sunday, August 4, with Cliff Dickey of Copperhill, Tenn., in charge. BASEBALL GAME SUNDAY Maryville baseball club, Mary ville, Tenn., will play the Murphy baseball club on the local field at 3 o'clock Sunday. August 4. 41 Register For Off-Campus Center As the result of the registration conducted here last Monday and Tuesday at the office of Lloyd Hendrix, superintendent of Chero kee county schools, a center will be established in Murphy for off campus college training. Students from Andrews and Hayesville wili be admitted to this center. A special steering committee has Vrtted to continue the registration aid it indicated that if teachers can be obtained centers would be established in any city where there are as many as 30 regist rants. Others who desire to regis ter here are asked to contact D E- Sigmon, assistant state service efficer of the N. C. Veterans Com mission. Saturdays. 9 to 12, or Mondays. 9 to 4:30 o'clock, at the courthouse. Those who registered in Murphy are: ?John Efton Christopher. Alice Grace Ramsey, Billy King Howell. Harold Max Hall, John Dennis PaKc. Jerry O'Henry Hatchett, Rt. 2 Warren C. McDonald. Jackson Samuel Carringcr. Rjchard Win dow Mclver, Bass N. Gentry, Jr., Rt 3, Clinton L. Mills, Rt. 3, War I ren G. O'Dell, Rt. 3, Mary Lee I Roberts, Marble, David Ralph Kep hart, Rt. 3, Robert Donald Kep liart, Rt. 3, Fred V. Johnson, Jr., Fred Bruner Lunsford, Charles Kermit Keenum, Edward McDon ald, Unaka, James Jackson Craw ford. Paul E. Hill, Robert G. Alex anderander, Jr., Clyde B. Wilson. Edward Townson, Justine Johnson, Frank D. Dickey, Frank L. In gram, Jr., Rt. 2, James Harold Watson, Culberson, Ned Lee Lov ingood, Rt. 3, Herman Leo Dock ery, Rt. 9, Wayne Jack Abernathy. Rt. 3, Verlon E. Carter, Rt. 3, Burton E. Graves, Rt. 3, Janice Hall. Daniel O. Davis, Rt. 3, Bceeh er J. Cornwell, Rl. 2. William H. Cornwcll. Rt. 2. Robert F. Elliott. Rt. 1. Brasstown. L. D. Schuyler. Jack Barnett, Billy Burton Barn ett. Those from Hayesville arc: Rob ert N. Tiger. Virgil Luther Mathe son. Addison Riley Thompson. Tod dy Kimsey, Allen Jefferson Bell. James Lloyd Williams, Robert Kent Scrogg!, Charles Howard Ix>ng, John L. Beal, Henry Crit Standridge. \ A-BOMB CLOUD AT GREATEST HEIGHT ^ I A RADIO-ACTIVE ATOM BOMB CLOUD towers miles Into the air above the guinea pig target fleet In Bikini Lagoon ? reaching its greatest height In this picture ? after the atom bomb burst over its target. This photo was made from a B-29 which accompanied "Dave's Dream" ? the atom bomb dropping plane and was transmitted via Navy radio. (International) BAPTIST SPEAKER FOR AU GUST ? Dr. Harold W. Tribble of Louisville. Kentucky, author, popu lar assembly speaker, as well as effective radio speaker, will be the Baptist Hour speaker for the four Sunday mornings in August, as announced by the Radio Commit tee, S. B. C., S. F. Lowe, Director. Atlanta, Georgia. This is a return engagement on the Baptist Hour according to the Atlanta announce ment, his former engagement be ing on January 23, 1944. His four subjects announced for August will be, as follows: August 4 ? "Man's Enemy ? Sin." August 11 ? "Getting Christ's Viewpoint ? Repentance." August 18 ? "Life's Anchorage ? Faith." August 25 ? "Answering Christ's Prayer ? Sanctification." Mr. Lowe states that the mess ages of Dr. Tribble will be couched in popular language and will be o*" interest to laymen and women both in and out of the churches. These messages are to originate from beautiful Ridgecrest Assemb ly Grounds in North Carolina through the facilities of WVVNC of Asheville, North Carolina. The music will be by the Baptist Hour Choir and the programs, other than the talks, will originate through the facilities of WSB of Atlanta. Georgia. The program can be heard in this section over: WWNC Asheville WPTF, Raleigh; WSJS, Winston Salem. WSB, Atlanta; WNOX, Knoxville; and WKVA, Richmond fit 8:30 a. m. NO AUGUST MEETING The Baptist Ministers Confer ence, which is scheduled to meet in August, will not hold its regu lar monthly meeting on account of several revivals which are in pro gress. The program for September will be announced later. Murphy Library Given Book On Copper Basin The book ' Ducktown Back :r Raht's Time" written by R. E. Bar clay of Copperhill, Tennessee, is a genuinely regional story in terms of local history and human interes' of the Great Copper Basin in Southeastern Tennessee, which ex tends over state lines and is uni fied not by town and county boun daries, but by its major industry, and is one of the oldest copper districts in the country. The nar rative covers the period from the removal of the Cherokees in 1830's to the fateful closing of the mines in 1878. Included in the period are the first sporadic attempts to extract ore from the mines, the period of speculation and property transactions; the era of consolidat ed large-scale mining activities, and the growth of a locale and society with its own unique morals and customs. Mr. Barclay the author will be remembered as the husband o' Miss Mary Lou Thompson. He is connected with the present copp?r and chemical industry at Duck town. He spent several years in gathering his materials ? among them letters, reports, personal in terviews. old photographs, and most important of all the bulk of Raht's personal papers which he discovered. This book is a gift to the Murphy Carnegie Library from Harry Bishop. ARMY NIGHT FIGHTER PLANE DEBUT THIS POWERFUL P-82 twin Mustang night fighter is shown making Its debut over Los Angeles. The Army Air Forces revealed that the new fighter craft has a top speed of more than 475 miles per hour. The center piece contains radar equipment which can easily be jettisoned. Having a top operating efficiency altitude of 45,000 feet, the new plane has an armament of .50 caliber machine guns, but it is capable of carrying 20 rockets or two 1,000-pound bombs. (International Soundpholo) Three Murder Cases On Docket For Court Starting Monday Drive Underway To Re-Enlist Women In WAC ATLANTA, GA. ? An intensive drive is now under way in the Third Army Area to reenlist over 300 former members of the Wom en's Army Corps in certain spec ialist catagories for immediate as signment in the European The ater. The need for Wac's overseas has become so great that in addition to those who have remained in active service, honorably discharg ed women are now urged to reen list for this duty. In order to meet this need on time, a dead line date for applications has been set for August 7, 1946. Critical skills needed for im mediate assignment include steno graphers, clerk-typists, general clerks, statistical clerks, teletype writer operators, supply clerks, telephone switchboard operators, administrative non-commissioned personnel and crytographer tech nicians. Women who reenter the service will be given the same grade held at the time of their discharge and they must reenlist for the duration plus six months. In the event the termination of their military status occurs before the expiration of one year's foreign service, they must agree to remain in a civilian status after discharge for the un expired portion of that year if their services are required in that the ater. According to Sgt. Mathieu of the Murphy Recruiting Station "priority will go to those women who have not served overseas be cause, although urgent, there is a need for only a limited number in each catagory. We are attempting to be fair to the many Wac's who were denied the change to go over seas but who served long and creditably in this country during the war." Only Five Drunk Cases Tried This Week Only five cases were tried in Mayor's court this week, all for public drunkenness. They were: Grady Carringer. fine $2.50 and costs; Wayne Mull, $2.50 and costs: Frank Brendle, called and failed to appear, bond forfeited, costs deducted and balance, $5 65 turned over to school fund; Eliza Carter, called and failed to appear bond forfeited, costs deducted and balance, $5.65 turned over to school fund; Eva Frye, $5, and costs. NO CHURCH SERVICES The Young Peoples' and Pioneer Societies of the Presbyterian church will meet Sunday evening Lt 7:15 o'clock, and Sunday school I will open at 10 o'clock, as usual. There will be no church services j for the next two weeks, as the 1 pastor, the Rev. T. G. Tate is on vacation. FALL IS FATAL ? Gene Si monds, 16, who was fatally in jured Wednesday, July 17, in a fall over Notley Falls nears Noei Gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Georgia about 35 miles from Murphy. He was a student at Murphy high school, and was an active member of the First Metho dist church. Surviving are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Si monds and a sister, Mrs. Nelma Hinshaw of Murphy. Families Must Continue To Conserve Bread The welcome improvement in local bread supplies does not mak? it any less urgent that every family continue to conserve bread, wheat products, and fats. Victor Raxter. Cherokee Comity chairman of thi Famine Emergency Committee, said today. Breadlines in grocery stores and bakeries have almost become a thing of the past, he added. Quoting from information given him by the President's Famine Emergency Committee in Wash ington, Raxter pointed out that as of July 1 millers have been al lowed an increase in production of flour for domestic use. The new production rate is 85% of last year's volume as compared with 75% which was in effect until then. The increased flour milling rate plong with the new crop of wheat now being harvested, has permit ted a marked improvement in the local bread situation ? but flour supplies will still be short. Bv continuing the conservation meas ures in effect during the past few months and reducing the amount of wheat fed to livestock, the De partment of Agriculture expects to set aside 250,000.000 bushels of wheat for export during the 1946 47 marketing year. Through the elimination of waste, bread consumers can make up most, if not all, of the 15% re duction from the 1945 level of supplies which will result from the lower milling volume. Raxter con tinued. No wheat or wheat pro ducts will be used by distillers or brewers. As specific bread conservation measures, Raxter urged serving breakfast eggs on potatoes instead of toast, using potato salad to re place one sandwich in lunch boxes, including potatoes in every eve ning meal, making open sandwich es, serving fruits for dessert in stead of pies, cakes, and pastry. > Cherokee county superior court will convene Monday, August 5 for the trial of both criminal and civil cases. Judge Zeb. V. Nettles of Asheville is scheduled to preside The case of Dr. M. P. Whichard charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Wayne Townson last August is scheduled for trial on Tuesday, Aug. 6. Leonard Moore, charged with murder in th? stabbing of Carl Smith, and Homer Floyd charged with the murder of Bass Sneed, also are scheduled for trial. Other cases on the criminal docket are: Garnett Carter, driving drunk; Eulis <Pete) Dills; Pauline Pickle simer, alias Pauline Hampton, fornication and adultery; W. Z. Lenard, disorderly conduct; Lillie Lenard, assault; Ralph Payne, abandonment; Glen Y. Stalcup. driving drunk; Sam Dockery, in cest; Bessie Loudermilk, violation ot prohibition law; Frank Mills, driving drunk; Kenneth Roberts, driving drunk; Tom Chambers, assault with a deadly weapon wit'* ? intent to kill; Helen McLellar \ Blane Patterson, James Rush 1- ; ingham, violation of prohibitio law; Jack Lloyd, driving drunk: Charlie Black, alias Charlie Wise, violation prohibition law; Ernest Hughes carrying concealed wear on; Roy M. Woody, violation pro hibition law; Hubert Mull, worth less check; Owen Williams, drunk and disorderly; Guy Walter Spivia larceny; T. L. Garland, theft of truck: Homer Roach, violation pro hibition law; Horace Ackridge, driving drunk; Lee Morrow, (two cases), violation prohibition law; I. W. Babbs, assault with intent to kill; Thomas Blackwell, driving drunk; Fred Laney, Mrs. Fred Laney, violation prohibition law; Fred Laney, resisting an officer; Ernest Young, Ethel Young, viola tion prohibition law; Leamon Sut ton, violation prohibition law; Jake Wise, violation prohibition law; Glenn Ash, driving drunk; Frank Loftis, carrying concealed weapon; Frank Mills, Jr., 'two war rants), violation prohibition law: V. H. Hampton, violation prohibi tion law; Cubie Payne, threats; Arvel Taylor, violation prohibition law: Ralph Ramsey, driving drunk, reckless driving and manslaughter; Norman Killian, driving drunk; R. H Hibberts, (two warrants), reck less driving; Newell J. Murphy, carrying concealed weapon; Wil burn Golden, breaking, entering | and stealing. Walden Hatchett, driving drunk; Grover White, driving drunk; Wade W. Coffey, driving drunk; Ernest Young, driving drunk; Willard Murphy, receiving, posses sion and transporting: Oren Witt, driving drunk; Ralph D. McClain, driving drunk: Harrison Stilwell, breaking, entering and larceny; Willie C. Picklesimer, driving drunk: Jake Wise, Bessie Wise, violation prohibition law. Following is the calendar of civil cases: Annie Stalcup Ingle vs. Preston Ingle: Emma Passmorc Littrell vs. Eugene Kittrell; Estell Stegal vs. Otis Stegal: Icie Neal vs. John R. Neal; Ruth Southard vs. Clyde Southar; Fred Alvin Palmer vs Gcorgie E Palmer; Sam Ware vs. Hazel Ware; Lucien Eaton, Jr., vs. Marie E. Eaton; Edith Nichols Berry vs. Jean Berry; Herman E Palmer vs. Emma Roberts Palmer: Lester White vs. Kate Adams White; Troy Hurt vs. Hattie A. Hurt: Sue Killian by her next friend vs. Wayne Smith; Herbert MeCluro vs. Ruth Roderick Mc ( Continued *on page four) Contract Let For RE A Line In This Section E. C. Nicholson, Project Man ager for the Blue Ridge Electric Association at Young Harris, Geor gia, announces in behalf of J. W. Sharp, President of the Associa tion that the Rural Electrification Administration in Washington. D C., has approved the construction contract for 444 miles of line and approximately 50 miles of con version. serving approximated 2300 customers in Towns, Fannin and Union counties, Georgia; Cherokee and Clay counties, North Carolina Low bid was submitted by Roy Richards Construction Company ot Carrollton, Georgia, in amount of $526,022.79. Construction will begin on the project just as soon as necessary materials can be assembled. Stak ing crews of the cooperative's engineer, Howeard M. Patterson of Decatur, Georgia, will begin staking line the week of August 12.
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