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POPULATION CHEROKEE COUNTY 18,813 COUNTY SEAT 2,500 gift Cherokee County CLOTHED IN NATURE'S SCENIC WONDERS IS AN IDEAL VACATION SPOT .MURPHY. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. APRIL 15, 1918. L. B. Nichols Is Candidate For State Senator \NDRKWS ? Cherokee county's i Democrats will submit to the vot- ' , rs of the 3l>th st tatorial district. ; consisting of Macon, Clay, Chero- 1 kec. Graham and Swain counties in the May 29 Democratic primary the name of L. B. Nichols. Mr. j Nichols, who is a native of Al- ( leghany county, has lived in An- , circws and Cherokee county for the i?ast twenty-eight years. He earne here in 1920 where he serv- 1 fd as principal of the local high school for the next seven years before going into the mercantile business, in which he .s now suc t ? ssfully engaged here. The Democratic candidate is one t., the county's most popular resi . riits. He has served one term ;i chairman of the board of coun t commissioners. For two terms has served on the town board ( I aldermen. For the past eight cars he has been chairman of the Andrews School board of rustees. He is a past president : Andrews Rotary club. For nvcnty years he has been Sunday ichool superintendent and an eld * . of the Presbyterian Church. He a veteran of War I, having serv .(I with the 81st (Wildcat) division !??!? two years. Mr. Nichols was educated in the public schools of Alleghany coun r at Davidson College from mch he graduated in 1920. at i universities of North Carolina ! California, and the university i ! Hesancon. Bensancon. France. ! i 1922 he was married to Miss ( :c Candler of Villa Rica, Ga. Tli.' Nichols have one child, a son. / B. Jr., who after serving for out three years in World War It. is now a senior at State Col t ge, Raleigh. oiiici uemocratic candidate f has announced for Senator. The Cherokee man has one oth ? r qualification for a political lareer 'which he does not seek*; j i umcly. he is a fisherman and portsman of the first rank, particularly the former, as any angler who frequents the lakes of ' 'his district can testify. A. L. Thompson Taken By Death Archie Lee Thompson. 47, died ! i iday morning at his homo here ..Iter an illness of several weeks. He was a native of MeMinn county. Tenn., hut had lived here lor eight years. He was connected th the electrical department of ? town during that time. Funeral services were held Sun < .1; afternoon at 2 o'clock at iiia-en Cove church in Clay coun 1 Fownson funeral home was in charge. Surviving are the widow. Mrs. i lanche Powers Thompson: one daughter: three brothers, Sam of Dallas. Texas. Neil of Morristown. lenn.. and Ellis of Athens. Tenn : two sisters. Mrs. Walter Cates of ( rnia. and Mrs. Dorothy ( i;?hell of Athens, Tenn. Mrs. Hunsucker Taken At Age 91 Mrs Marv McAUMcr 1 1 mi suck i 91, one of the oldest residents m this section of Cherokee coun 1 dud Thursday at the home of h( r daughter, Mrs. W. W. Winkler i't the Pesachtree section. Funeral services were held at Grape Creek church Saturday Hi lei noon at 2 o'clock, with the lev. George W. Wilson and the lev. Alfred Smith officiating, iurlal 'was in the church ceme ery with Townson funeral home n charge. Mrs. Hunsucker had been ar esi 'ent of Cherokee county for more han 80 years and a member of he Methodist church for 75 years. Surviving are the daughter. Mrs ^ mkler; one son. Charlie Hun ucker of Murphy; a brother, Wes y McAlld^er of Chattanooga; two stors, Mrs. Josephine Rice of ompton Ctlif., and Mrs. Ella Patrolmen Are Given Rigid Test Before Selection It's no easy feat to become a member of the State Highway Pa trol. The record proves it. Before an applicant is put on the Patrol force, he is thoroughly investigated as to character and reputation, and is made to stand rigid physical and mental tests. When the last legislature met and decided that the problem of Highway Safety is a solemn duty of the State, it voted to double the force of the Patrol, which then stood at 213. This meant that over 200 new patrolmen would have to be trained. So the Motor Vehicles Depart ment sent out the word that the Highway Patrol was accepting ap plications ? it needed 200 new men. But not "just anybody" would be accepted ? first an ap plicant had to meet these specific requirements: 1. Be at least 5 feet 10 inches tall 2. Weigh at least 160 pounds 3 Be between the ages of 21 and 30 4. Have at least a high school education or the equivalent 5. Must have lived for the pas' five years in North Carolina (J. Be able to pass a rigid physi cal examination. Maybe you think these prelimi nary qualifications sound simple. The result showed they were not. \ ik* Pjurol received over <>.000 ap pneaftions from men who wanted to make the Highway Patrol their career. Out of this number, not one was turned away because the quota had been filled ? but merely because all but around 250 failed to meet all the requirements. Of course, not all these were ruled out on the above qualifications, but further investigations showed they were not suited to become |?;.i i wiiik'ii. Upon receipt of an application. Patrol officials asked each person in his home town ? from people other than relatives who could vouch for his character and repu tation and good standing in the community. These letters were then forwarded to Patrol Head quarters in Raleigh, where they were studied throughly. If one let ter stated that the applicant's character was not good, he was immediately rejected. If. however, his letters showed he was worthy of becoming a highway patrolman, his name was given to a Highway Patrolman in the applicant's area for further investigation. This Patrolman then went to the boy's home town, interviewed him. talked with citizens in the town to find out just what sort of person he was. If the Patrolman found anything in the boy's past record to make him unfavorable ? such as a court record, regard less of how minor ? he was im mediately ruled out The Patrol man then reported to Headquart ers that "I do not recommend so and-so for the State Highway Pa trol." if, however, the applicant's character was found to be beyond reproach, the Patrolman recom mended that he be further con sidered. Patrol officials, however, did not accept the Patrolman's verdict as the final word. They turned the investigations over to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Finger prints of all recommended ap plicants were checked by the FBI to see if they had had any previ ous record. This check ruled out many for it was found that while some applicants possessed spotless reputations in their home com munities, they had been involved in trouble in military service. Maybe you think that is the end cf the story, but it is only the beginning. After all investigations were completed, the Patrol sent out notices to the accepted ap (Contlnued on page 8) IN SENATE RACE? L. B Nich ols- Of Andrews, who has been drafted by the Democratic party as a candidate for the State Sen ate from this district Distinguished (iuests Attend Lions Meeting District Governor Herbert W. Sanders of Black Mountain was Euest speaker at Murphy Lions club Tuesday evening. A zone meeting was held following the regular dinner session of the local club, when matters of business in the zone were discussed. State Treasurer Chas. M John son of Kaleigh and Jonathan Woody of YVaynesville were guests Of Frank Forsyth; The Revs, F M Davis, Paul Meigs and J. Alton Morris were guests of P. G Ivie: N Butner of Winston-Salem was a guest of W. M Davis; and Richard Mauney of Raleigh was a guest ol It V. Weaver. The fol lowing men from llayesville club '?ire present: Farrell I. Penland li It Brad-haw. Mark Weaver Ed I- Curtis. Alvin I. Penland. and ? J.v Wheeler. Dutch Klnlej ,,f Kryson City also was a visitor Forestry Camp To Be Held Plans are now being made for the third annual forestry training camp lor North Carolina farm youths to be held at Singletary 1-ake the latter part of August. This camp is one of the seven planned in the southern states sponsored by members of the southern states s|>onsored by mem Southern Pulpwood Conservation Association. The administration of the camp is under the North Carolina Divi sion of Forestry* and Parks ol the Department of Conservation and Development. The State Extension Service and the Vocational Agri culture Department co-operate in the selection of the boys The object of these camps is to give the boys practical training in forestry which they may take home with them and actually ap ply in their own woodlands A v. ell organized recreational pro gram is also provided for the hoy's enjoyment. To be eligible, a farm boy must be at least 18 years old. in good health and have proved his in terest in forestry by carrying or. a project in the woods. Projects may include such activities as tile planting ol tree seedlings, forest fire fighting, or the harvesting of timber crops. Selection of the boys is made through the local county agents and vocational agricultural teachers. ATTEND WNCAC MEETING IN BREVARD The following from Cherokee county attended the meeting of the Western North Carolina Associat ed Communities at Brevard col lege. Brevard. Tuesday: Percy B Ferebee, president, and Harve Whitaker, Andrews; C. R. Freed, Neil Sneed. and Miss Addie Mac Cooke, Murphy. CLUB HAS PICNIC The Cherokee country club held its regular meeting last week in the form of a picnic at 7:30 o' clock on Friday evening at the City Park The pionic was well attended. Haffley Is To Discuss Wiring On Tuesday Night Adequate wiring for electrical living will be emphasized in the wiring meeting which the Murphy Electric Department is conducting in the City Hall at 7:15 p. m. Tues . April 20 for electrical and build ing contractors, electricians, archi tects. and representatives of home financing agencies. S. S. Haffley. TVA wiring specialist, will give the principal lecture. "The main purpose of the meet ing." E. (i. Hughes manager of the Electric Department, said, "is to inform members of the building industry of the importance of in stalling adequate wiring." "These men are in a particular ly good position to explain to the home owner the necessity of ade quate wiring for the most efficient use of his electric appliances," Mr. Hughes continued. It has been stated by engineers that about 95 percent of the homes in the country are inadequately wired for efficient, safe, and con venient operation of the electric equipment and lighting already in use. Homes built twenty years ago were wired mainly for lights and used only a few kilowatt-hours of electricity a month. Engineers and wiring specialists advise that the cost of electricity is so low today that all the labor saving electric conveniences can be had at very little increase to the total cost of operation of the home's present appliances. At the same time, they point out thai this is impossible except in tin adequately wired home. Adequately wired homes permit i the addition of electric equipment ; t any time without the inconveni- , (nee and expense of rcwirin. Plenty of outlets allow for many lamps and facilitate attractive furniture arrangements. For a number of yeaiVs electrical n- 1 custries have stressed the import- ' a nee of adequate wiring in the ; home for the comfort, convenie- | rcc. economy , and efficient \ ! which can be obtained from elec- 1 trie service. Rev. T. G. Tate Announces Topic The Rev. T CI. Tate has an- j trounced as his sermon subject for Sunday morning at 1 1 o'clock at the Presbyterian church. "Labor I . rs Together With God j Sunday school convenes at 10 j o'clock, with J. B Gray as super- ' intendent. Mr. Tate will preach at 7:30 1 o'clock at Haycsvillc Presbyterian j t hurch. CANDIDATE ? Charles Johnson, state treasurer, who was in this county Tuesday and Wednesday in interest of his campaign for Governor of North Carolina. He was accompanied here by Richard Mauney, Murphy man who holds a position in the treasurer's office in Raleigh, and Jonathan Woody ol Waynesville. Revival Continues Through Sunday At First Baptist Revival services are in progress at First Baptist church this week, with services daily at 10 a. m. and 7:45 p. m. The Rev. Paul Meigs of Atlanta is doing the preaching, and the Rev. F. M Davis of Mur phy leading the singing. Large crowds have been attending, and even more are expected during the remainder of the week. Sunday services will be as fol lows: Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.: morning worship at 11 with ser mon by Mr Meigs; Training Union at 7 p. m and evening worship at 8. FOR U S SEXATOR ? J. M Broughton of Raleigh. candidate for U. S. Senator, who visited thi - county last week contacting Demo cratic party leaders and other vot ers of the county. Clonts Is Putting Farm Training Into Practice At Home Willard Clouts of tin Pcachtrcc . section of Cherokee county has J earned a rating of excellent" on . the farm training program. Mr. j Clonts spent more than four years | in the armed services of the i United States After being dis charged. he enrolled in the farm training class for veterans in the ' Vocational Agriculture Depart- j men! of Murphy High school in . February 1947 In addition to at tending regular classes in scienti- I fie agriculture each week at night. ; he has gone on field trips to the 1 North Georgia Experimental Sta- j tion and elsewhere where he has. . with the assistance of his instruc tors. obtained first hand informa tion on better farm methods and practices. Mr. Clonts and his aged moth- 1 er, who does the housekeeping, run their 130 acre farm. Since coming on the Farm Training pro gram, Willard has redecorated his home inside; seeded a lawn; built ! a new 30' x 36' barn with a large j mow; seeded 3 acres in Lad i no j I clover and orchard grass, 6 acres ' in lespedeza. 13 acres in corn. 3'j acres in grass hay: cared for 25 fruit trees, 6 stands of bees. 400 New Hampshire hens. 2 cows. 2 heifers and a team, 400 New Hampshire pullets and 450 While Leghorn pullets: produced more than 6.000 dozens of eggs; canned 000 quarts of meats and vegetab les; grown and slaughtered 3 hogs: j made a good garden: and has his ! cellar and smokehouse full of [ S,jc1 food In the home he has made several improvements in cluding an electric refrigerator and a new stove. Tie had built his new home just prior to enterinu the farm-training program This is one of the most modern farm hemes in the county. Willard has just sown 111* acres to alfalfa, done some ditching, and feneing. He plans to install a new water system, build some new poultry houses, and make several other farm improvements this year. Mr. Clonts is in the Veterans On-the-Farm Training class being I instructed by Kenneth L. West I and J. F. Smith. Murphy Is Area Headquarters For New Scout Council Red Cross Meets Need In Disaster Areas In South Floods and windstorms in south j Georgia and in South Carolina in the past week brought to a total 39 counties in 8 southeastern state-, which have been hit by natural disasters in the past 3 weeks and in which Red Cross disaster operations are being car ried on by chapters and. in several areas of major or widespread damage, by National Red Cross disaster staff. In each flood or storm-struck community local Red Cross chap ter volunteers were on the job giving emergency assistance in evacuation, and helping to supply food, clothing, shelter, and medi cal care where needed. Some of these communities still are in the emergency stages of the disas ter. In every case chapters are following throu >h to help stricken families aloiv, the road back to normal living. \o assist in the rebrilding and repair of homes, refurnishing of household goods, replacing of livestock or farm supplies lost m the disaster, ar ranging for medical care. In the past 3 weeks in 8 southeastern statev nearly GOO families have had homes damag ed or destroyed, home furnish ings ruined in tornadoes, floods, or windstorms Worst hit states were Alabama where more than 200 families were affected by tornadoes or windstorms striking in 13 counties on March 16. March 23. and again on March 26: Geor gia. where 125 families in 9 coun ties sustained losses from floods or windstorms and Mississippi, where another 100 families in 9 counties suffered damage or com plete loss of homes. Losses of varying degree were felt also in North and South Carolina, Flori da. Louisiana, and Tennessee. The following is a summary of Georgia and South Carolina disasters occurring in the past week, and not included in an ear lier summary sent to all chapter on March 30: lirA'lUil A ? On April 1. right south Georgia counties .suffered loss from flash floods and freakish windstorms al tecting approximately 100 famil ies. W hen a tornado struck .!? >>up. (la. in Wayne county April 1 the local chapter surveyed the damage and reported 1 killed, 6 injured. 5 homi s destroyed. 8 homes dam aged. 14 buildings destroyed. IT buildings damaged. \pproximaleI\ 25 families were affected by the d.saster. and 16 have applied tH Ked Cross assistance. Staff work ers were sent to the area to assist in rehabilitation. One person was reported killed l-.y the prankish April Fool tornado wVich hit Bristol, in Pierce Coun t\ and 1 person wa> injured. (V. damage reported b> the local chapter included 10 homes destroyed. 8 homes damaged, and 2 other buildings destroyed. A flash flood added to the emergen cy in the community and left 65 I people homeless. The Red Cross | saw that food, clothing, and shel- j ter were provided. I Tornado and flood destruction also was heavy at Bainbridge. in Decatur County, where approxi mately 25 families were affected, and 16 families were expected to I see'; rehabilitation assistance. Damage reported by the local chapter included 7 homes destroy ed. 22 homes damaged, and 6 other buildings destroyed. Evacue es were provided with shelter, food, and clothing by local volun teers and staff workers. Twenty-three homes were dam aged when the storm cut through Wa.vcroi-s, and the Ware County Chspter immediately issued blank ets and food to the victims. Three Continued on page 8 f At a meeting Monday of 27 community representatives from Andrews. Brasstown. Hiwassee Dam. Murphy. Highlands Frank lin. Hayesville and Cherokee, Mrs. Lucy Stroup. Girl Scout commun ity advisor from Atlanta, com pleded the organization of the Nantahala area Girl Scout council. The council will have the responsi bility for the development of the Girl Scout program in Cherokee. Clay. Macon and Swain counties, ? nd its first headquarters will be in Murphy. The following officers and board ol directors for the area were elected: Presiding officer, Mi's. Giles Cover, Andrews. Nice-presi dent. Mrs. Ed Brumby, Murphy, deputy for Cherokee county: vice president. Mrs. W. A. Hayes, Highlands, deputy for Macon coun ty; vice-president: Mrs. Dan Gloyne. Cherokee, deputy for Swain county; vice-president: Mrs. Farrell Penland. deputy for Clay county: secretary. Mrs. Henry Trotter, Andrews; treasurer. Bill Whitaker. Andrews; registrar. Mrs. F. V. Taylor. Murphy; chairman of public relations committee. Mrs. J B Light. Bryson City; program. Mrs Sara Lloyd. Murphy: troop organizer. Miss Mary Ulmer. Cherokee: Camp. Miss Marion Jones. Hiwassee. Dam: training. Mrs. Wayne Holland. Brasstown: nominating-membership. Sister Virginia Hetherington. Murphy: and finance. Mrs. Robert Weaver, Murphy. Refreshments were served by Mis Robert Alexander and Mrs. Ben V a uglit. The newly organized area council is applying for a charter from the National Girl Scout organization in New York city This new organization offi cially replaces the uncharted Cherokee county Girl Scout as sociation under the leadership of Mrs Harry Miller, the retiring president under whose leadership rea development has been start ed. The next area council meeting is to be held Saturday. May 29. . i Highlands at the city library. On Tuesday. under Mrs. Stroup > direction, a Murphy town council for Girl Scouts was organi zed within the area council for administration and development ol J lie local girl scout program which i< now being carried out in three Brownie, four intermediate and < ne senior Girl Scout troops The c'ate ol the first local l>oard meet ing will be announced later. Davis To Preach Sunday Morning The Ro\ F McConnell Davis will be the -luest minister at the ! irst Methodist church Sunday morning it 11:00 in the absence of the pastor he Rev. W B. Penny, who \vi! deliver the baccalaureate sermon to the graduating class of Hayesvi ? high school. Mr. Davis i> the former pastor of the Cascade Baptist rhurch of Atlanta. Ga.. ..nd is now directing the choir of the First Baptist church of Mur phy and is manager of the Regal hotel Sunda\ school will begin at 9 45 a. m The members of the Fiivt Methodist church will meet with the First Baptist church Sunday night Youth Fellowship and the Junior and Intermediate departments of the M. V. F. will meet at 6:30 p. I ' m. The Fellowship hour will be held Wednesday at 7:30 p. m The pastor will be in charge of this service. CI. IB SCHEDULE The Home Demonstration Club schedule for the week of April 19-23 is: Tuesday. April 20, Upper Peaehtree. with Mrs. John Curtis. 1:20 o'clock; Thursday, April 22, Tomotla, school building, 1:30 o' clock: Friday, April 23, Murphy with Mrs. Kathleen Haggard ?. o'clock; The subject for Uiese meetings will be "Window Treat ment".