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MUKFMT. Roni CAMMJMA, l
III Itsu.w, i)l:( IMBEK .10. 1948
FIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK
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PROVIDING CHRISTMAS CHEER ? Some members of Murphy |
Lions who assisted in packing and delivering 58 Christmas baskets
lor people in Cherokee eounty last week are shown above in front I
of Dickey and Davis store with a few of the baskets that were ready I
for delivery In the picture arc. Standing left to right. Cloe Moore,
Harry Bishop. Edwin Hyde. David King. Bob White. Loren Davis,
and front row. Glenn Patton. Bob Easley. W. A. Sherrill and Mack
Pat ton.
Lions Active At Christmas Giving
Cheer To Blind And Unfortunates i
Davton Gentrv
V *
Participates In
Orphan's Party
One hu mired English war or
phans i*f Plymouth. England, were
invited to a party Christmas Day
aboard the heavy eruiser USS
Columbus and Dayton Gentry,
tanvan apprentice. USN. son of
Mr and Mrs B Gentry of Route
3 Murphy. N C a crew member
participated in the festivities.
Arrangements were made with
the Social Welfare Secretary for
the l?r<l Mayor of Plymouth to
h.ivp the youngsters, whose ages
lange from seven to nine, arrive
by motor launch They were per
sonally escorted about the ship by
100 sailors who were their "big
brothers ' for the day.
Tin party included a turkey
dinner with all the trimmings.
Santa Claus arrived in a helicopter
with candy and fruit and water
proof plaid-lined zipper jackets for
each boy and a blouse for each
girl plus her choice of a pullover
or cardigan sweater.
The wives arid children of offi
cers and men of the Columbus
who are present in Plymouth
participated in the party
Capt John M. Will. USN. Com
mand ing Officer of the Columbus,
announced plans for a party and
movies for 150 underprivileged
children from the Virginia House
Settlement in Plymouth to be
held aboard the Columbus January
3rd
Post Office And
Bank Closed 1st
The Murphy Post Office will be
closed on Saturday, January 1. an
nounces Howard Moody, postmas
ter. Only special delivery and
Mrishatole mail will be delivered.
Afoody said The suspension of j
deliveries Saturday includes both I
city and rural carriers.
All branches of Citizen's bank
i'-nd Trust Co. will be closed on
N'ew Year's Day.
Leon Axley of Miami. Fla.. spent
Christmas here with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Axley
* Murphy Lions club met at Regal
J hotel Tuesday evening and heard
i reports of the Christmas activities.
K. C. Wright of Durham, a former
[ member of the club who was a
| guest of P G. I vie. spoke briefly.
1 stating that the Murphy club is
| recognized throughout the state as '
a leading club. He urged the club i
1 to adopt as one of its future pro- 1
. ects the building i?t a golf course
in Murphy.
President R W. Easley Jr.. re
ported that 58 baskets of food
were presented to the blind and
needy at Christmas, the purchase
I oi which was made with funds
l'rom the dime board operated one
week before Christmas. Bob
White was in charge of the dime
board, which netted $245 85
Of the 58 baskets. 17 went to
the blind and 41 to needy families.
( The baskets that were valued at
an average of S10. cost the club
only $225.97. and four gifts to
Cherokee county patients at the T.
B. Sanitorium at Black Mountain
| cost $29 40. The club also assisted
j a family made homeless by a fire
that destroyed their home.
Doyle Burch. Ben Vaught and
: Loren Davis composed the com
I mittee that purchased the food for
j the baskets. Buying the items in
; quantities they were able to secure
! the food at a much lower cost and
I more of it than if each family had
j been given money and made their
i own purchases Included in the
j baskets were: Flour, sugar, lard.
I coffee, potatoes, canned beans.
. corn. peas, apple sauce, cranberry
] >auct\ hominy, pork and beans.
I I -eachcs. macaroni, oranges, candy,
salt and soda. A snuff company
| oonated snuff to be included in
some Owenby Manufacturing Co
donated sweaters, sweat shirts and
underwear that were included in
some of the baskets Donald Mor
ris donated the use of a truck for
delivering the baskets.
The Lions themselves delivered
the baskets, going to the home>
to bring a littl cheer with their
presence as well as with the gifts
they carried. They reported that
these visits provided one of their
chief Christmas jo\ *.
Joe Miller Klkins of New York
City was a guest of his father. H
G. Klkins; Alec Owens of Salinav
Calif , was a guest of his father-in
law. W. M Fain; and John Axle>
was a guest of John Davidson
Couple Observe
64th Anniversary |
MarKi ,and, Mrs ?' w- Dockory of
din.. ' C' hraU'd their 6+th wed
t>ockPr!,nn"Versary M<"?lay Mr.
Dockn,v '?* years ?'d' and Mrs
ls 84 They have three
children. W. R. Dockery and Mrs
Roger Williams of Marble and !
Bay less Dockery of Winston-Salem; ,
two grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
Babson Gives His
Outlook For 1949
1949 IN A NUTSHELL
General Business Off 5r;
National Income. Off 5C{
Farm Income: Off 15';
Bituminous Coal Off 5','
Anthracite: Off 10';
t rude Oil Production l*p 3r;
Steel Output Up 5cl
Retail Trade Off 5', to 10%
Bl S1NI SS \\|) FINANCIAL
(HTI.OOK I OK 1949
By: Roger H. Babson
1 Total volume of business for
1949 will be less than that of 1948
There surely will In- many soft
<potv
GENERAL Bl SINESS
2. Most industries will show
..mailer net profits. This moans
'hat in many cases dividends will
be less in 1949
Military preparedness will be
new and powerful industry
which this country never hereto-,
fore experienced in i>eace times.
It is destined to bolster employ
ment for some years ahead, but
not the standard-of-livinti.
4 Inventories quoted both at
their dollar values and in volume
will increase durin. 1949 Both
r;*w material piles and manufactur
ed goods will be m j i eater supply
during 1949
roMMoinn pricks
.1 Some rationing or priorities
max be attempted n 1949 The
public will make demands for
price controls in the case of cer
tain, products. Beware of install
ment purchases in 1949
f> We expect the peak in whole
sale commodity prices has been 1
leached l'or this cycle. We. there-!
tore, advise goinu easy on inven
tories. 1949 is a time to get out
ol debt and stay out of debt
7. The retail price of some !
-(kkIs. other than food products, j
may be higher during 1949. but
we believe that the Cost-of-Living
Index has turned downward.
?S Retail price changes lag after |
wholesale price changes. This ex- j
plains why wv expect many retail |
prices on good quality merchan- j
disc to hold up for awhile after I
wholesale prices decline
FARM Ol'TLOOK
P. The total farm income for i
1949 should be less than that of
1948. due to lower prices for
wheat, corn, pork, poultry, eggs
and certain dairy products. Farm
ers should diversify more in 1949.
Automobile Up 10r;
Building and
, Construction Off 20',
j Lumber Off 5 r.',
I oreign Trade: Up 5rJ
i Airline Passenger Mile> L p 10r;
| Military Activities
Including Aircraft: Up 50r; I
i get out ol debt. putting surplus
; money into savings and prepare
, lor real trouble some day.
II) The supply of certain vege
tables and fruits should increase
uuring 194!) The price of these
yhould fall off. barring some weath
t r. insect or blight catastrophe
11 Poultry and dairy products
will also increase in volume dur
.ng 1949 prices averaging less
than 194K prices
12 Farmers will continue to
work for extensions of subsidies.
The above four Farm Forecasts
assume normal weather. \ drought
could upse* these
TAXES
l.T The Kederal Budget will not
be decreased during 1949
14 Federal taxes will not be
decreased during 1949. but there
may be some readjustments to en
tourage venture capital and to
e;?se the t;i\ burden on wages
15 We forecast that an attempt
v ill be made by some cities to put
ceilings upon real estate taxes or
'ocal sales taxes.
lb The long-term capital gains
tax of 25', will remain unchanged.
KM All. TRADE
17. Goods on counters will be of'
hotter grade in 1949.
IK There will be many "mark
down sales" of inferior quality
^oods. c r. bs on installment buy
ing will i mtinue.
19. The dollar value of all re
tail sale in 1949 should about
equal tit. . of 1948. perhaps off
20. The unit volume of retail
sties wii: be in 1949 than in
194K
IOKI K.V TRAPF
21 Our foreign trade will re
I main about the same Wo shall
(cntinue to help Europe; but it
wiM be on a more efficient basis.
22 More foreign credits will be
granted during 1949; but these
mostly will be direct to business
concerns.
23 There will be greater com I
ivtitioi# from other countries in |
(Continued on paRC 8)
Inspection Lane
To Re In County
In February
RALEIGH ? The Motor Vehicle
Department today announced in
pection periods for various model
vehicles for the first half of 1949.
The Mechanical Inspection Law.
passed by the 1947 Legislature,
provided that all vehicles register
ed in North Carolina be inspected
I once during 1948 and twice a year
i thereafter.
According to a new Inspection
; Manual, released today by the
Mechanical Inspection Division of
the Department of Motor Vehicles,
the first semi-annual inspection
period for each year will begin on
January 1 and end on June 30. The
econd semi-annual inspection per
iod will begin on July 1 and end
on December 31.
The Manual sets forth the in
spection deadlines for all vehicles
for the first inspection period as
follows:
All vehicles of the year model
up to and including the year 1936
must be inspected by January 31.
? CtAfl
1 SftiJ.
All vehicles of 1937 and 1938
models must be inspected by
February 28.
Models 1939 and 1940 must be
| inspected by March 31
I All vehicles of the year models
1941 and 1942 must be inspected
I by April 30.
Models 1943 through 1947 must
I be inspected by June 30
The Manual further states that
the operation of any vehicle after
the time limit set for inspection,
without displaying the official seal
of approval, will be a violation of
the Motor Vehicle Laws of 1947. '
[ A provision is made that begin
ning January 1 1949. the owner
of a vehicle will have 30 days
I from the date of acquisition of a
* chicle to have it inspected, provid
ed that pending inspection, the
i owner shall have with him at all
j (imes a bill of ?alc or other suffi
cient evidence to show the date
?nd place of acquisition of that
vehicle.
Arthur T Moore. Director of the
Mechanical Inspection Division,
aid the same type of seals, stick
. ( rs and tabs will be used in 1949
as have been used in 48. These
include the blue seal of approval
in the sape of the State of N'orth
Carolina; the red diamond seal
lor rejection of a vehicle; and the
large yellow sticker for 'Condemn
ed" vehicles.
Moore said that 40 inspection
lanes would operate full time
, throughout the State during 1949
J He added that if motorists will
cooperate by bringing their ve
hicles to the lanes during the
i t ine limit set forth for each parti
cular model, there will be no
congestion, and motorists conse
quently will face no inconvenience,
j The Inspection Division at the
i;ame time announced the inspec
tion lane schedules for the first
| three months of 1949
I The schedule calls for the lane
to be in \ndrews Feb 7-9 and
Murphy Feb 11-15 and March 23
2C
Tree Seedlings
Are Available
B\ \. Q. KKTXFR. County Agent
Most people do not consider
timber as a crop However, in
recent years with most of our
timber used up we are begin r 'ig
!o think of good forestry prar ices,
such as proper thinning, j> .?teet
mg trees from grazing, fire and
planting.
There are a number of acres in
Cherokee County that eould profit
ably be planted to trees. Land
tnat is too steep or poor for the
production of crops or pasture !
should be growing trees.
There available through the
count \ agent's office, free the fol
lowing seedlings for planting: 5.
000 White Pine; 75.000 Shortleaf
Pine: Hi. 000 Loblolly Pine: and 3.
000 Black Locust
If intt rested in planting some
idle acres in trees it is suggested
you drop by the county agent's
office before January 15. 1049
since that is the latest date they I
v ill be made available.
Mr and Mr< Francis Payne and (
daughter. Janet, of Jacksonville,
fla . were gucsls of Miss Jane Hill |
and Dr and Mrs. J. V Hill and
iamily during the holidays.
Medical Society
Backs Red Cross
Blood Program
Dr. Charles () Van Gorder of
Andrews was elected president of
tin Cherokee county Medical
Society at a meeting held in the
City Hall at Andrews December
Other officer* elected were Dr.
L. W. Whitfield of Murphy, vice
president. and I)r Helen Wells of
Murphy, secretary
The society decided to adopt
the Red Cross blood program as
outlined at the annual meeting of
the Cherokee county chapter of
the American Ked Cross at its
rnnual meeting held in Murphy
recently The society has notified
the chapter chairman. Miss Addie
Mae Cooke, that it will give whole
hearted support to the program to
be undertaken soon by the Chero
kee County chapter in cooperation
with the Asheville blood center.
Lord's Supper
To Be Observed
Sunday Morning
The Rev. J. Alton Morris an
nounces that the Lord's Supper
will be observed at the morning
worship hour at First Baptist
church Sunday morning at 1 1 o'
| dock. His sermon topic will be.
I The Crowning Act of Worship"
On Sunday evening at 7:30 o'
clock Mr. Morris will preach on.
Letting the Golden Lamps Burn".
Other services will be held on
regular schedules and throughout
the coming week.
Beginning January 10, a Sunday
School study course, using the
book. Studies in the Gospel of
John " by Dr. John L. Hill, will be
iield each evening during the week
Blind Seal Fund
Mounts To SI 300
Murphy Lions club Blind Seal
campaign has brought in thus far
i total of SI. 308. with the follow
ing contributions of S44 being
added since the last report made i
in this paper:
$5. Miss Cassie Johnson.
I S2 each Five Point Grocery j
; si ore. Mr. and Mrs W. M Fain, I
M.'. and Mrs. C. E. Holder.
I SI each. Reuben Cook. W. T.
Palmer. K R Colvard. Lake M '
| Graham. Marble Springs Masonic
| Lodge. Clyde E. Ellis. Mrs. Callie
I (' Adams. VVeldon A. West. W. L.I
Taylor. Mrs. Cordelia Morgan. '
Mr*. Lillie Davis. Mr and Mi's. A1
Adams .John R Martin. Posey
Garrett. N'ewal McDonald. Ernest
1 Hawkins. Mrs Mabel Ravburn.
Mrs. Robert Reid. Fred Holbrooks.
Bruce Payne. Carl Elliott. Joseph
Sursavage. W. L. Garren. Ty
Burnett. J I) Buroh. Mrs. Charles
F Delaney. William James. Mrs.
h. L, Mulkey. Charles Delaney,
A Grady Smith. Grover Walsh.
J M Killian. Vincin Pullium.
Mr and Mrs. T A. Case spent
Phristmas in Athens. Tenn . with
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Huber and
Mrs. Mary Daly
Cherokee Shows
i
Four Percent Gain
In Employment
Employment in North Carolina,
covered by the Employment Secur
ity Law increased 31.12 percent,
o.- by nearly 150,000 workers in
the seven year period from 1940
through 1947. while all non-agri
cultural employment increased by
nearly 250 000, it is shown in a
study by S. F. Campbell, director
of the Bureau of Research and
Statistics, and announced by Henry
E Kendall. Employment Security
l Commission chairman.
Cherokee County, this report
shows, increased its average em
ployment from 892 in 1940 to 928
in 1947. a gain of 4.04 percent.
The county's average weekly wage
increased from $16.96 in 1940 to
$27 92 in 1947. a gain of 64 62 per
cent.
Covered employment increased
in that period from 474,872 work
ers to 622.636 workers and all non
agricultural workers increased
fi'om 635.000 to an estimated 882,
000. Meanwhile, agricultural em
ployment decreased from 409,000
in 1940 to an estimated 380,000
j n 1947. The net increase of about
120,000 covered workers and 220.
000, workers in non-agricultural
work, coupled with the excess or
births over deaths from 1940 to
1947. or 534,000, makes it hard
to reconcile these figures with the
government estimate as of July,
3 947. that the population of North
Carolina had increased only 93,
000. or 2.6 percent, since 1940.
The Mountain Region of the
State. 25 counties, showed the
rcatest covered employment in
crease in the seven years, 42 07
percent, considerably higher than
the State average of 31.12 percent,
i ut the wage increases in this
region increased to an average of
only 111.19 prcent. as compared
with the State average of 122.71
percent.
The Piedmont Plateau, embrac
ing 36 counties, manufacturing
center of the State, made a smaller
relative gain in amount of employ
ment than the other two areas.
30.62 percent, in the seven years,
but showed the greatest gain in
average wakes, 124.75 percent,
lrom $17.70 in 1940 to $39 74 in
1947.
The Coastal Plain Area, with 39
counties, increased its average em
ployment by 33.47 percent in the
seven years, greater than the
State-wide and Piedmont Plateau
averages, but less than the Moun
tain Region average The average
\.ages gained 121.41 percent, slight
ly less than the State average,
from $14 41 a week in 1940 to
| 533 72 in 1947
ON HONOR ROLL.
Three Murphy men. Pete Hill,
Bob Failing, and Jack Barnett
were among those on the honor
.oil last quarter at VVCTC. Cull a
whee.
B. G. Brumby, Sr.
Taken By Death
Bolan Glover Brumby, Sr., 72.
prominent business man of Mur
phy. died in a local hospital Thurs
day at 9:30 a. m. following an ill
l.ess of several months.
He was born in Marietta, Ga .
in April. 1876, where he spent
most of his life. He was engaged
Jor many years in the furniture
manufacturing business there.
Funeral services were held Fri
day at 3 p m in the Episcopal
Church of the Messiah with the
Kev. A Rufus Morgan of Franklin
officiating. Burial was in Sunset
cemetery.
Pallbearers were Ben Vaught.
1 ute Isenhower, James Parker.
' Richard Parker, Jr.. Claude King,
1 O. Christopher. Frank Forsyth
,md Harold Wells.
Mr Brumby is survived by his
wife, the former Miss Ida Hunt of
; Marietta; four sons. L. R Brumby
of Macon. Ga .. B. G. Brumby. Jr.
and E. H Brumby of Murphy, and
R. M. Brumby of New York City;
I cne daughter, Miss Ida Brumby of
I Marietta, six grandchildren and
J two great-grandchildren; two sis
ters. Mrs L. D lloppe. Sr., of
Atlanta, and Mrs. F. M. Patton of
Asheville; two brothers. R. M. and
I J. R. Brumby, both of Clearwater.
! Fla.. several nieces and nephews.
Townson funeral home had
'charge of arrangements