LIONS CELEBRATE 20TH ANNIVERSARY
RED CROSS CHAPTER SURPASSES ITS GOAL
By-Laws Adopted
At Meeting Of
Board Friday
The Cheroke county chapter of
the American Red Cross has sur
passed its goal of $2,525 in the
1946 fund raising campaign, an
nounces Duke D. Whitley, fund
raising chairman. Several reports
are not yet in, but are expected
within a few days.
Mr. Whitley urges all workers to
make their final returns now, so
(hat the campaign may be closed,
and report made to headquarters.
A board of directors luncheon
meeting was held Friday at the
Henry House, when a set of by
laws was adopted and other busi
ness transacted.
W. D. Dibrell, general field rep
resentative of the American Red
Cross, spoke briefly on the Red
Cross program and how it meets
emergencies in many phases of
life.
The folowing were present: Mr.
Dibrell, Field representative; Miss
Cooke, chapter chairman; Mrs. T.
A Case, vice-chairman; Mrs. C. \y.
Savage, secretary; H. Bueck, dis
aster chairman; Mrs Bueck, Junior
Red Cross chairman; Mrs. W. M.
Axley. Camp and hospital council
(hairman; Mrs. H. G. Elkins, Home
service chairman; Mrs. Don With
erspoon and Mrs. Clyde Gennett,
home service secretaries: Mrs. Bes
sie Deweese, sewing chairman; Miss
Mary Cornwell, nutrition chair
man. Miss Addie Lcatherwood.
First aid chairman; and Duke Whit
ley. fund campaign chairman.
Mrs. Sherrill's
Pie Brings $25;
$425 Realized
The sum of $425.15 was realized
from the pie sale held at the school
lunch room last Tuesday night,
April 2, by members of the Mason
ic lodge and Murphy chapter, No.
10. Order of the Eatsern Star.
Proceeds are for improvements in
the kitchen at the meeting hall.
.1 Franklin Smith and George
Phillips were auctioners. Mrs. W.
A. Sherrill's pie, bought by her
husband, brought the highest price,
$25. Thirty-nine pies were on
sale, and brought from $5 up.
Dr. E. E. Smith won the prize
over E. P. Hawkins in a contest for
the ugliest man present. ?
At the close of the auction,
drinks were served with the pies.
The purchasers of the pies ate with
those who baked them.
Music was furnished by a string
frand and by Glenn Ellis, pianist.
Eigthy persons were present.
TO PREACH SUNDAY
ANDREWS? Rev. R. E. McClure
01 the Asheville Presbytery will
preach at the Presbytcriah church
ere Sunday, April 14. at the 11
0 clock service hour. Everyone is
invited to attend the service.
Kephart Boy Dies
Of Shotgun Wound
Bass Kephart, 18, of Murphy,
Route 3, died at Petrie hospital
Wednesday afternoon about 1
o'clock of a shotgun wound in the
neck which was reported to have
been sustained Tuesday afternoon.
It was reported that the youth
had started hunting and that the
shotgun he carried was accidental
ly discharged. The charge enter
ed the left side of his neck and
ranged into his head, fracturing
his skull.
Funeral services were held to
day (Thursday) afternoon at 2
o'clock at White church on Hang
ingdog.
Surviving are the parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Kephart; one sis
ter, Willa Mae Kephart; and seven
brothers, William, Sheridan, Earl,
Oscar, Ralph, Otis and Russell, all
of Murphy, Route 3.
Townson funeral home had
charge of arrangements.
Tate Announces
Easter Services
Pre-Easter services will be held
at the Presbyterian church here
from April 14 through April 21,
by the pastor, the Rev. T. G. Tate,
on the "Seven Words from the
Cross." The following subjects
have ben announced by Mr. Tate
for each service:
Sunday, 11 a. m? "Behold Your
King"; 7:30 p. m, "Forgiveness";
Monday, 7:30 p m . ? Salvation";
Tuesday. 7:30 p. m., "Love"; Wed
nesday, 7:30 p. m , "Thirst"; Thurs
day, 7:30 p. m., "Loneliness"; Fri
day, 7:30 p. m., "Triumph and
Trust"; Sunday 11a. m., "Christ is
Risen."
Communion service will be held
Thursday evening following the
sermon. There will be special
music by the choir at each service.
The public is invited.
Hawkins To Open
Picker Stick
Plant In Murphy
E. P. Hawkins has purchased
equipment for a picker stick plant
to be operated in the near future
in Jones' botom, just outside the
city limits of Murph*-. Clyde Haw
kins will be the manager, and he
will be assisted by a man with
much experience in this work. Sev
eral persons will be employed.
Jas. E.Barnett
Gets Discharge
James Edwin BarneU, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Barnelt, who
served 13 months in the army, re
ceived his discharge April 6. and
is now at his home in Marble with
his wife He has been stationed
at Camp Kilmer. N. J.
W. N. C. Pastors'
Conference Is 15th
The Western North Carolina
Baptist Pastors' eonferenee will
roert at First Baptist ehorch in
Murphy on Monday. April 15, for
a Cull day's program, beginning at
10:30 a. m.
The theme for the year is: "The
Treacher and His Mission" and for
this program: "The Preacher and
His Preparation".
The Rev. Tom Truett will open
the program with the devotional.
Following business and introduc
l>ons. The Rev. C. M Warren of
will explain the program.
^ Hev. Clarence Vance of Sylva
speak on, 'The Preacher
Needs to Prepare". The Rev. Rob- j
crt Barker of Murphy will speak
on. "The Preacher Preparing His
Sermon". The morning message i
will be brought by the Rev. Charlie
Parker of Franklin. Lunch will
be served at 12:30 p. m.
The afternoon program begins at
1.45 with the devotional conducted
by P. G. Ivie of Murphv. Follow
ing reports of committees, the Rev.
J. C. Pipes of Asheville will speak
on, "The Preacher's Opportunity
for Preparation Today". An open
discussion will follow. The clos
ing message of the afternoon will
be by the Rev. T. Earl Ogg of An
drews.
Robert Heaton Is
Rotary President
I
ANDREWS ? An election held
by Andrews Rotary Club here
Thursday of last week resulted in
the selection of the following of
ficers for next Rotary year: presi
dent, Robert Heaton; secretary
treasurer, Boyd B. Robinson; board
cf directors, Wayne Rattle, John
H. Christy, William T. Teas and
Thomas R. Pullen.
Mr. Heaton is a former mayor of
the town. He is also a World War
II veteran. On the death of his
father, the late R. T. Heaton, he
assumed the business management
of the Chain Grocery, a wholesale
establishment. Boyd B. Robinson
will serve as secretary-treasurer
l second year. He is principal of
the Andrews Elementary school.
i Wayne Battle is in the hardware
i business here, eoming here a little
more than a year ago from Bryson
City. John H. Christy is the local
manager of the Nantahala Power
and Light Company. Bill Teas
c ame here about two years ago as
owner and manager of the Teas
Extract Company. Thomas R.
I'ullen came here a short time ago
from Dalton, Georgia. He, in con
nection with a partner, has open
ed up a bed spread factory here.
The retiring club president is
Rev. C. C .Washam, local Metho
dist minister.
The Andrews Rotary club at
present has a membership of thirty
six, the largest membership in the
history of the club. The club ob
tained its charter May 28, 1928.
Republicans Select
List Of Candidates
At the Republican convention
held at the courthouse here Satur
day afternoon, the following candi
dates for office in the General
Election were nominated:
Sheriff. Hadley E. Dickey; rep
resentative, Bruce West; clerk of
superior court, Tom W. Axley;
register oi dec us, Oscar Taylor; and
commissioner from this district, W.
Mulkey Arrives
In Germany
Furstenfeldbruck, Germany ?
S/Sgt. Edwin L. Mulkey, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis H. Mulkey,
Route No. 2. Murphy. North Caro
lina. has arrived at the European
Theater Army Air Forces Rein
forcement Depot, and will soon be
assigned to a permanent station
somewhere in Germany.
While he is at this post, situated
near Munich on the picturesque
wooded slope of a German Alpine
range. S/Sgt. Mulkey will have an
opportunity to enjoy the scenic
beauties of Southern Bavaria which
made the region popular among
pre-war tourists.
Formerly a prominent Luftwaffe
training school, the Army Air
Forces Reinforcement Depot is one
of the most attractive fields in
I) .Townson; commissioner from
Valley town district, Lee Watkins;
commissioner from lower end of
county, J. E. Graves; county sur
veyor, O. G. Anderson; county
coroner, Dr. W. A. Hoover; con
stable, Howard Keasler. Mr. Axley
states he will not run.
Elbert Totherow was elected
new chairman of the party.
Special Service
On Sunday Night
A candlelight service will be held
at the First Baptist church Sunday
evening, when a Baptismal service
will be held and the Lord's Supper
t bserved. The program begins at
8 o'clock.
The Rev. J. Alton Morris, ser
mon subject for Sunday morning
at 11 o'clock is, "Christ, the King,
Enters".
Europe. At the present time sev
eral thousand soldiers each month
are processed and given orientation
in their occupational duties at this
key station.
Before entering the service in
July, 1943, he attended Murphy
high school, and was later employ
ed as auto service man by the
Western Auto Store, Murphy, N.
C.
'PAPPY'S' EX-WIFE IN ROMANCE ,
HIS OWN ROMANCf wiU make headlines for the papers that Georce L.
Gilbert (above), Seattle, Wash., newshawk, sells at his stand. He was to
be married at any moment to Mrs. Relene Boyington (inset), formes
wife o t Lt Col. Cretory (Pappy) Boyington, Marine ace who recently
wa* w?d to Hollywood actress Frances Baker. ~
Two Announce
For Senate
Until this week Mrs. G. W.
' Cover, Sr., of Andrews was the
only announced candidate for the
office of Senator from 33rd district
in the May 25 primary.
Two more candidates have signi
fied their intention of seeking the
office. They are A. L. Penland of
Hayesville, incumbent, and Baxter
C. Jones, Bryson City attorney.
Mr. Penland, in addition to rep
resenting the district in the senate,
also represented Clay county in the
house in the 1939 and 1941 sessions
cf the legislature.
Mr. Penland said that he had
reached the decision to seek re
election to the office after being
contacted by friends from the var
ious 'counties in the district, and
that he will base his campaign for
renomination on his record in the
house and senate.
Mr. Jones has served three terms
in the house, one as a delegate
from Jackson county and the other
two from Swain county. In an
nouncing hi. candidacy, he said
that he has received numerous let
ters from the district requesting
him to make the race.
The 33rd district is comprised of
Clay, Cherokee, Graham, Macon
rnd Swain counties.
Lapsed Insurance
Policies May Be
Re-InstateJ ?
Veterans Administration, Wash
ington, D. C.. advises that veterans
who let National Service life in
surance policies lapse may rein
state them without physical evami-.
nation if they submit a signed state
ment they are in as good health as
the time of lapse.
This liberalization of reinstate
ment privileges will remain in ef
fect until January 1, 1947, and will
apply to any NSLI policies that
lapse between now and then.
After Dec. 31. 1946, regulations
that applied before recent liberali
zation will again become effective
Permanent regulations covering re
instatement require a physical ex
amination if date of reinstatement
is more than six months after the
veteran's separation from the ser
vice or more than three months
from the date of the date of the
lapse whichever is later.
More Candidates
Are Announced
The following names have been
announced as candidates for town
councilmen. to run with D. M
Reese, candidate for mayor: W. H.
Bill' Brandon. R. A. Crisp, C. II
Townson, Wm. W. Rogers. J. C.
English.
Running with Neil Snced. can
didate for mayor, are: T. W. Axley.
E. O. Christopher. W. D. Kink, A.
L. Martin, Tom Palmer, and E. E.
Stiles.
SERMON SI'BJECTS
The Rev. Ralph Taylor, minister
of First Methodist Church, will
preach a special sermon to the
children at the 11 o'clock service
Sunday. A class of children and
young people will be received into
the membership of the church.
"Christ Lives ? But Where?" will (
be the minister's theme at the 7:30
P. M. service.
Church school will meet at 9:45
A. M. Youth fellowship at 6:30 i
r. m
ENGINEER HERE
L. F. Hutchinson, formerly of
Ashcville, has arrived here to be
resident enginer for the state on
the construction of the highway
from Ranger to the Tennessee line.
Miss Edna Ramey spent several
days this week with friends in
Asheville.
SUNDAY SPEAKER Dr. Thom
as K. Young, pastor of the Idle
wild Presbyterian Church, of
Memphis, Tennessee, who will be
the speaker on The Presbyterian
Hour next Sunday morning, April
14th, at 8:30 A. M.t E. S. T., over
an independent network of south
ern radio stations.
A native of West Virginia, Dr.
Young was educated at Hampden
Sydney College and Washington
and Lee University. He took his
ministerial training at Union Theo
logical Seminary in Virginia, and
was pastor for a time of the First
Presbyterian Church of Coving
ton. Virginia. After a long and
successful pastorate in Roanoke,
at the First Presbyterian Church,
he went from there to his present
j pastorate in Memphis in 1930. Dr.
Youn^ was awarded the Doctor of
Divinity degree by Hampden-Syd
ney College in 1920.
Last spring he was elected to the
highest post in his denomination
when 1 e became moderator of the
General Assembly of 1945.
The ;ubject of Dr. Young's ad
dress n< xt Sunday morning will be,
"A Woi thy Christian Answer."
The program can be heard in this
section over: WWNC, Asheville;
WPTF, rtaleigh; WSJS, Winston
Salem- WSB, Atlanta: WNOX,
Knoxvillo; and WRVA, Richmond,
at 8:30 a m.
Ministers Have
Luncheon Meeting
The Cherokee county ministers'
associat >n held its regular lunch
eon met ting at Hotel Regal Mon
day.
Plans to put on a "Go to Church"
campaign in the county from Easter
Sunday to the first of June, were
discuss? d.
Those present at the meeting
were: the Rev. Ralph Taylor, presi
dent: the Rev. T. E. Ogg, vice
president; the Rev. Neil Smith, sec
retary-treasurer. the Rev. T. G.
Tate, the Rev. J. A. Morris, the L. I
E. Latham and the Rev. C. C.
Washam.
LIONS SPEAKER
The Rev. Ralph Taylor spoke at
the ladies' night banquet of Young
Harris. Ga . Wednesday, using as
his subject. "It is a Crime to Have
a Dollar".
HILL REVIEW BOOK
Mrs. J. Alton Morris will review
some of the out standing religious
books at the library April 18, at
7:30 p. m.
Elkins And Fain
Honored For 20
Years Service
President Worth Sharp of Young
Harris college, Young Harris, Ga.,
was the speaker at the meeting of
Murphy Lions club Tuesday eve
ning, held in celebration of the
20th anniversary of the organiza
tion of the club. President Sharp's
subject was: "Time," and he told
the Lions and the visiting ladies
and other guests that the only
time to accomplish the ambitions
and ideals of one's life is, "Now"
What needs doing should be done
NOW. Why wait? If we could
be content to do the little jobs
which accumulate into the big
things, then our problems would
be solved. The little things build
up into big things that form ac
complishment cathedrals of the
world."
The visiting speaker was pre
sented by Program Chairman
Frank Forsyth.
President Harry Bishop pre
sented to H. G. Elkins and W. M.
Fain, charter members who have
been continuous members of the
club, and have had 20 years' per
fect attendance, 20-year service
badges. They were commended
for the record they have made in
the club, and it was announced
that both have held about every
office the club affords.
The following charter members
and their wives were present and
honored in this celebration: Mr.
and Mrs. E. P. Hawkins, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Davidson, and Mr. and
Mrs. C. K. Hoover.
The program opened with the
singing of the Lions song, led by
C. R. Freed, with Mrs. Duke Whit
ley at the piano. Miss Kathrvn
Youroski sang two solos.
The Rev. Ralph Taylor gave a
toast to the ladies, to which Mrs.
Dale Lee responded. Then Mr.
Taylor called the Methodist ladies
who were serving the supper into
the dining room and commended
them with an original poem of
praise and appreciation.
Mrs. J. H. McCall responded.
Among the special guests, be
sides the Lionesses, were: Mr. and
Mrs. C. M. Whitley of Clayton;
Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Hoover and
Mrs. Harry McBrayer of Anderson,
S. C.; Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Watkins
and Mr .and Mrs. W. T. Teas of
Andrews; Miss Mary Cornwell,
Mrs. R. H. Foard, Mrs. J. W.
Thompson. Jr.. Rev. and Mrs. T.
G. Tate. Mrs. Grace Oliver, Mrs.
| Mabel Massey. Jimmie Massey,
Billy Gulley. Mrs. O. K. Erhart.
Mrs. Evanell Lauria, and Miss
Youroski,
Tne dining room was beautifully
decorated by Mrs. B. W. Whitfield
?nd Mrs. T. A. Case, with purple
iiis. lilacs, yellow tulips and yellow
roses, representing the Lions colors
i of purple and gold.
The Ladies' places were marked
by corsages of purple iris and val
ley lilies, tied with yellow ribbon,
made by Mrs. Harry Bishop and
Mrs. Frank Forsyth, and a box of
bath powder presented by the
Lions. |
On the charter members' table
was a white birthday cake topped
with 20 candles. Adding a bit of
fun to the occasion, the Lions gave
I rank Forsyth a stork shower.
Hall, Leatherwood
Candidates For Clerk
J. Lawrence Hall, incumbent,
and Hayes Leatherwood both have
announced this week that they will
be candidates for the office of
Clerk of Superior Court of Chero
kee county in the May 25 primary.
Mr. Hall has served for the past
four years.
These are the only Democratic
candidates for county office that
j have announced thus far.
Chairman Frank Forsyth of the
Democratic Executive committee
announces that precinct meetings
will be held throughout the county
or April 20. and that the county
convention will be held at the
courthouse in Murphy on Saturday.
April 27, at 3 p. m.