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MOUNTAINS, LAKES EXCELLENT FISHING IDEAL CLIMATE Make Cherokee Comity the answer to where to spend your vacation. 58 - NUMBER 5. MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. AUGUST 22, 1946 FIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK Speed Kings To Roar Across Hiwassee Lake In Races Sunday The swiftest water speedsters < from over the Southland will be here this week-end to battle it out for the SI. 000 in prize money that joes to the winners of the 1946 Murphy Outboard Boat Races, to bo held at Hiwassee Dam, on Hi wassee lake Sunday afternoon. There'll be eight or more heats ?and every one promises to be a rip-roaring battle royal. The names on the entry list are all that's needed to guarantee tough competition from the clocked start to the checker-flag finish. Every winner will have to be plenty good, that's certain. Any body who can go in against such water rippers as Louis Trotzier, Claude Smith, Mabry Edwards. Jim Matlock and Carl Davis, and come cut in front ? anbody who can do that not only has to be a real master of the outboards, but he'll also have to give the race every thing he's got, down to his last ounce of skill, nerve and split second timing. The races will be run around a one-mile course in the shape of a long oval (a semi-straight course, some of the racers call it). The boats have to go around six bouys, three placed in a triangle at each end Each race is five miles long, or five times around the course. A clocked start is used for all race? The clock, six feet in diam eter is operated by hand with the use of a stop watch. Five minutes before the start of a race a gun is fired and a red flag raised. Ex actly 60 seconds before the start, a gun is fired, a white flag raised and the clock set in motion. Thir ty seconds before the start the red flag is lowered. A green flag is used to indicate to each boat the beginning of the last lap As each boat finishes, a checkered flag is waved to indicate the finish. The races are sponsored by the Murphy Chamber of Commerce and hold by the Dixie Motorboat Association. Three Sentenced For Manslaughter In Superior Court Tom Chambers, a Cherokee county overseas veteran, entered pleas of guilty to charges of man slaughter and assault with a dead ly weapon with intent to kill in the closing days of Cherokee coun ty superior court and was sen tenced by Judge Zeb V. Nettles to serve five to seven years in State prison. Judge Nettles re quested that the defendant be given an examination by a physician and a psychiatrist on arrival at State prison and if found advisable, to transfer him to some institution for treatment. The two charges against Cham bers grew out of separate inci dences and a charge of manslaugh ter against Chambers, growing out of an automobile accident in which J- A. Earwood was killed was nol prossed. Chambers was charged with i Manslaughter in connection with I the fatal stabbing of Bruce Brad- 1 ley at Andrews on Sunday, Aug. : 4 and was charged with assault wtth a deadly weapon with intent | to kill in connection with knife wounds suffered by Horace Ever ett in front of the Andrews post office May 18. Earwood was killed in an automobile accident, in which Chambers was the alleged driver. in March. Leonard Moore, charged with manslaughter in connection with 'he death of Carl Smith, June 23, was given four to seven years on toe roads. Homer Floyd, charged with man slaughter in connection with the fata' shooting of O. B. Sneed. was also sentenced to serve four to seven years on the roads. home coming day There will be a home coming m.K.at Union church. Vests. The he is invited to attend. Those in k ?'an '? s'ay a" day are asked 10 a lunch. ter' K ^ovingood and daugh RUest ?' ""'dfrsonville are the v, s s of Mrs Lovingood's sister, s ^^Phine Heighway. RACE STARTS Masons To Be Hosts To State Officers William J. Bundy, grand master < of the Masons of North Carolina. Raleigh. Wilbur L. Mclver, grand secretary, Raleigh, past grand masters and grand deputies from various districts of the state will be in Murphy Friday evening for the annual meeting of the 43rd district of Masonic lodges. The meeting will be held at the Ma sonic hall from 4 to 6 p. m. Representatives from the fol lowing lodges are expected to at tend: Robbinsville. Andrews, Mar ble Springs. Montgomery at Rang er. Clay at Hayesville. Unaka. Cherokee at Murphy, and Young Harris, Blairsville. McCaysville. Ga . and Ducktown. Tenn. The purpose of the meeting is to acquaint the officers of the lodges and the members with the program for the year. All Masons in this district are urged to be present The Cherokee Lodge No. 14G was organized in December, 1852. The present officers are: Tom Palmer, master: J. H. Duncan, senior warden; W. A. Sherrill, Jun ior warden: Jim Hembree, secre tary; Sam Kaye, treasurer; John Posey. Jr.. senior deacon: George Portwood. junior deacon: Rev. Leonard McClure. chaplain: Red Hall, senior steward: and Clyde Hawkins, junior steward. Following the meeting, dinner will be served at the school lunch room All masons, their wives and Eastern Stars are invited to at tend. The dinner is being prepar ed under the direction of George Portwood. Miss Beatrice Cobb of Morgan ton. Mr. and Mrs. Ned Joyce and daughter. Mary Ella, of St. Au gustine. Fla.. were guests during the week-end of Miss Addie Mae Cooke and Mrs. Julia C. Blanch ard. Group To Meet At Gym To Discuss Recreation Plans There will be a meeting for all young people of the community at the high schcol gymnasium Tues day. Aug. 27 at 8 p. m.. to discuss plans for recreation for the com ing year. Those who are willing to assist in preparations for this meet ing are asked to meet in the gym at 7 o'clock Monday evening. On the following Wednesday night at 9 p. m.. in the high school auditorium, there will be a meet ing for all adults who are inter ested in a recreational program for the young people. Andrews School To Offer Bible Course This Year ANDREWS ? A course in Bible carrying regular credit will be of fered in the Andrews high school this year. The course will meet at a regular class period, and will be taught in rotation by three minis ters in town. Rev. C. C. Washam oi the Methodist church will begin j the course, followed by Rev. Leo] Smith. Lutheran minister. and | then Rev. T. Earl Ogg of the Bap tist church. Each course will be six weeks in duration, and will , meet daily at 11:15 o'clock. It is j contemplated that the course will i last throughout the year. TANNER ENLISTS IN ARMY Roy D Tanner, Bell view, son ot Mrs. Eliza Tanner, has recent ly enlisted in the regular army. Regional Library Lends 95,618 Books During the year ending June 30, the circulation of the Xantahala Regional Library amounted to 95. 618 volumes lent for home use. This included 47.832 hooks for children loaned, 38.806 volumes of adult fiction and 8.980 volumes of adult non-fiction. Of this total amount 61.984 volumes were cir culated from the bookmobile serv ice points and 33.634 from the branches in Murphv, Andrews, Robbinsville. and Haycsville. Financial support for the library amounted to $9,916.43 which was derived as follows: County appro priations from Cherokee. Clay and Graham $3. 13329. State Aid $5. ?24.46, Fines $76.62. TVA $550, and the unexpended balance from the previous year was $832.06. This income amounted lo .27 cents per capita. The American Library As sociation standard for minimum service is $1 per capital. Expenses of the library were: $4,930.27 for salaries; $3,403.85 for books and magazines. $227.30 for bookbinding, $1,045.98 for operat ing expenses, leaving a balance on hand of $309.03. most of which had been obligated on orders out standing for books. Cherokee county ranks 78th in | North Carolina counties in wealth, 68th in population and 31st in li I bray income. Clay county ranks 100th in wealth, 97th in population , and 16th in library income. Gra- 1 ham county ranks 82nd in wealth, 96th in population and 8th in li brary income. During the year 3,540 volumes were added to the library's book stock and 4.248 were worn out and withdrawn from the bookstock. The total bookstock of 18,563 volumes now figures out to .76 volume per capital, a figure which neds to be two volumes per capita for adequate service. In addition to service from the four branches of the Regional li brary in Murphy, Andrews, Rob binsville and Hayesville rural communities are served through 90 bookstations located in homes and stores throughout the three counties, and during the school session through 42 schools. These stations are served every four weeks by the bookmobile. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Crisp of Akron, Ohio, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Donley, Mr. and Mrs. Verlin Crisp, and other relatives in and around Murphy this week. 1,137 Enrolled On Opening Day Andrews City Unit ANDREWS ? Andrews City school opened Monday for the 1946-47 session. The enrollment at Andrews was 153 high school pupils and 818 elementary pupils, making a total for Andrews of 971. The Marble school enrolled 148 on opening day. The colored school in Andrews had an attendance of 18. The total unit enrollment was 1.137. I Wilhides Giving Memorial Medal For Three Sons ANDREWS ? The Frank Wil hide family will offer annually at commencement a valuable gold medal to be known as the "Wilhide Memorial Award". This medal is offered in memory of the three sons of Mr. and Mrs. Wilhide: Frank, Jr., who lost his life in a motor accident September 30. 1939; Robert M., killed in action on Okinawa May 17, 1945, and Wallace W.. killed in action on Okinawa June 11, 1945. The lat ter two were pilots with the Ma rine Corps. All three of the above boys are graduates of Andrews high school, as is their sister, Miss Catherine Wilhide. The "Wilhide Memorial Award" will be given annually to the "out standing senior". This is a com panion medal to the "Fanny Sue Hoblitzell Memorial" medal which is awarded annually by Mrs. G. B. Hoblitzell in honor of her daughter to the pupil in the last four years of grammar grade work who has made the highest scholas tic average. Both medals are of the finest de sign and material obtainable. All lettering is engraved. All-Star Came Set For Sunday ANDREWS ? There will be a baseball game between the All Star teams of Young Harris-Hia wassee, Ga.. vs. Andrews-Hayes ville. on Sunday, August 25. at 3 o'clock, P. M. Proceeds from the game will go to the Rodda Van Gorder Hospital. The public is invited to attend this ball game. Tate Announces Sermon Subjects I The Rev. T G. Tate has an nounced the subject for his sermon Sunday morning at the Presbyter ian church to be "Christ's Second Coming the Only Hope of a Better Day". At 8 o'clock, p. m.. his sub ject will be Lift's Mission. Young ; Peoples' and Pioneers meet at 7:15 p. m. Sunday school will meet at 10 a. m. Group G. A. Girls Attend Camp Mrs. Peyton G. I vie and Mrs. J. L. Savage chaperoned a group of girls from the Girls' Auxiliary of First Baptist church to the G. A. Camp at Mars Hill college last week where they spent from Mon day through Friday. Those attending were: Misses Peggy Savage. Glenda Ivie, Doro thy Palmer. Phyllis Monteith and Barbara Reid. All returned with Girl Camp honors. Mayor's Court * Public Drunkenness: Carl Hugh es. fine, $5 and costs; Charles Coleman. $2.50 and costs: Garland Warren, called and failed, bond forfeited, costs deducted and bal ance turned over to school funds; Eva Frye. $7.50 and costs; Douglas Walker. $2.50 and costs; Edgar Nichols. $10 and costs; Myrtle Healey, called and failed, bond forfeited, costs deducted, and bal ance turned over to school fund; K L. Phillips. $5 and costs; Charlie Jenkins. S2.50 and costs; Boyd Mc Donald. $2 50 and costs; Ola Mae Dye. $2.50 and costs: Homer Sneed, $2.50 and costs. Methodists To Hold Conference At the morning worship service I Sunday morning at the First Meth odist church at 1 1 o'clock the Rev. J Ralph Taylor announces there will i be a church conference and roll call. At the evening worship hour he will speak on "A Good Medi cine." Sunday school is at 9:45 a. m.. , David King, supt . and Youth Fel- I lowship at 7:00 p. m.. Elizabeth ! Ann Elkins, president. Herbert Farm Purchased By Herman West ANDREWS ? The large farm belonging to the Dr. F. L. Herbert < heirs at Brasstown has recently i been purchased from the heirs by j I Herman West. It is understood that the consideration was $12,000, and that is it the intention of Mr. ! West to subdivide this farm and ? sell it in small tracts. The deal was handled through j I Jones Realty Company of Andrews. P. G. Ivie Elected Baptist Moderator NEW MODERATOR ? P. G. Ivie. who was clected moderator of the Western North Carolina Baptist Association here Tuesday. Murphy Schools To Open Monday The Murphy School unit will be gin the fall term Monday morning, August 26. At 8:45 a. m. elementary chil dren will assemble for the opening exercises to be held in the audi torium. This includes grades 1 through 8. The Rev. J. Alton Morris, pastor of the First Baptist church, will lead the devotional. High school 'grades 9 through 12) pupils will asemble at 9:45 in the auditorium for devotional ex ercises and room assignments. At these assembles, the regular daily schedule and program will be an nounced. School will be in session until noon Monday, Tuesday, and Wed nesday. On Thursday, a full sched ule will be carried out. and lunch will be served in the lunchroom for those who desire to eat lunch on the campus. Due to the advances in milk and other items of food, it will be nec issary to charge S3 per month per child for lunches. This type of lunch will afford the child at least 1/3 or more of his daily nourishment. The state-sponsored school lunch program requires that this type lunch contain at least 2 oz. protein, butter or substitute. ; whole wheat or enriched bread, I 1 2 C. vegetables, raw or cooked, fruit and milk. Vocational agriculture is being offered this year in the Murphy high school for the first time in j Cherokee county. Garland Stroud, graduate of University of Tennes see. and of North Carolina State, was teacher of agriculture in Bry- ! son City before entering the arm- 1 ed services. Mr. Stroud assumed j his duties with the school on July, 15. Since that time he has been ] actively engaged in organizing and supervising the Veterans Training ! program in agriculture. Carr Hooper of Jackson county will be principal of the high school this year. Mr. Hooper is a gradu ate of W. C. T. C. He served as principal of the Sylva school for three years before entering the Insular Government Civil Service and was sent to the Philippines. While there he served as Normal School Instructor and supervising teacher in Moro Schools. He and his wife were imprisoned by Jap anese forces after the fall of Manila, and were held for the duration, earning citation and the right to wear the Asiatic Campaign ribbon for "fortitude and courage displayed under trying conditions." Mr. and Mrs. Hooper are now liv ing in the house at the tcil." park. Parents of first grade children arc reminded that under the North Carolina law, "all children enter ing the first grade must be at least 6 years of age on or before October 1, and must enroll during the first month of school." Faculty members are: Elementary grades: Miss Clara McCombs, Miss Frances Dickson. Mrs. Vesta Wiggins, Mrs. Boyd Davis. Mrs. Evelyn Patton. Mrs. Elmer Stiles. Mrs. Dair M. Shields. Miss Emily Sword, Mrs. Martha Adams. Miss Kate Hayes. Miss Ad die Leatherwood. Mrs. Emily Dav idson, Miss Talitha Moore, Mrs. James Kelly. Porter Raper. Miss Lucy Winston. High school: Charles A. Smith. Mrs. Frances Ray. Mrs. Ola V. Duggan, Miss Annie Laura Mulkcy, Miss Mary S. Rule. James Kelly. Carr Hooper. Mrs. Karl Weiss, Garland Stroud, R. S. Bault. Miss Annie Ruth McCorkle. Miss Helen Williams, and Miss Jane Hill. Bates Creek: Miss Ella Mc Combs. Virgil Hembrce. Grape Creek: Mrs. V. M. Sells. Tomotla: Miss Lelia Hayes, Miss Bertha Mayfield, and Mrs. Willie Lou Shields. Texana: Mrs. Elma Rai Dennis. Miss Ella Belle Beatty. Mildred Hendrix Wins State Honors Miss Mildred Hendrix, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hen drix, representing the Western North Carolina district in the in dividual dairy demonstration at the 4-H club short course in Ral eigh last week, received second place in the final scoring. The first honor was won by Miss Mild red Jester of Durham county. Girls from five districts in the state competed. On Thursday night. Miss Hen drix was named as one of the 14 club members selected on the merit of their work from the en tire state's enrollment, for mem-! bership in the State 4-H honor club. This is the highest award given a club member for outstand- 1 ing achievement in club work. Jerry Hall and Miss Carolyn Smith were selected as the county's team for participation in a special class in recrcation. The county's representatives re turned home Saturday night. The group was composed of Miss Mary Cornwell, home agent: Lemuel Goode. 4-H club agent: Jerry Hall, Murphy. Deveraux and Miss Dolly Martin, Unaka: Miss Gretta Brooks, Wolf Creek: Eddie Graham, Leti tia: Misses Mary Farmer and Doro thy Shields. Tomotla; Miss Hen drix of Peachtrec, and Miss Caro lyn Smith. Andrews. REENLISTS IN NAVY Lionel McHan of Marble, who | has had four years previous service I with the Navy, has reenlisted for | two years. His wife, Mrs Bertha | McHan. who resides in Marble plans to join him as soon as he re ceives a permanent station at ? Naval base. i- Peyton G Ivie of Murphy was elected moderator of the Western North Carolina Baptist association, at the annual session of the asso ciation held at First Baptist church Tuesday and Wednesday. He suc ceeds Rev Algia West of Marble, rile Rev. T. Earl Ogg of Andrews was elected vice-moderator; Miss Dale Sudderth of Peachtree. clerk; Miss Dorothy Matheson of Hayes ville. assistant clerk: and the Rev. Robert Barker of Murphy, treas urer Dr. M A. lluggins, general sec retary of the Baptist State Con vention. spoke Wednesday morn i ing. reviewing the denominational , work in the state for the past year. He announced that Miss Mildred Whitfield has been secured as full | time associational missionary for I the Western North Carolina asso ciation and that the convention will cooperate with local churches in paying her salary He told of the remodeling of Fruitland In stitute. recently purchased by the convention, for the purpose of hav ing preachers' schools and as semblies. A preachers' school will start there October 28 and will be available to all who wish to attend the six- weeks' course for no cost cxcept for board. He urged the churches represented to have a part in raising North Carolina's goal of $400,000 for world relief and rehabilitation His closing re marks were on One World, One Great Program". The association passed two reso lutions. presented by a committee composed of Clarence Hendrix, chairman; Rev L. P. Smith, and Mrs. C. T. Almond, as follows: "Whereas, there is much juvenile delinquency and adult negligence, especially in the matters of drink ing and the slackness of law en forcements; therefore, be it re solved that we the Western North Carolina Baptist association go on record disapproving all such con duct and favoring such law en forcement that wc 1. -nnul the sale of beer, wine and all intoxi cating beverages." and. "We de sire to express our appreciation to the First Baptist church of Mur phy and to the pastor for the hospitality and spirit of fellow ship in this the 62nd session of the Western North Carolina Bap tist association." Rev. Paul Lovingood of the Bap tist Orphanage. Thomasville. spoke on the activities of the orphanage Tuesday afternoon. Malt by Baptist church was ac l cepted into the asosciation. The moderator for the coming year was asked to appoint a miss ionary committee, which was an nounced as: the Rev. J. Alton Mor ris. Rev. Robert Barker and Rev. M. L. Hall. The closing sermon Tuesday pfternoon was by the Rev T. Eari Ogg of Andrews. Visiting speakers on Wednesday, i besides Dr. Huggins. were: M. H. : Kendall of Mars Hill. Claude F. i Gaddy of Raleigh. Dr. I. L. Car I penter of Raleigh. Rev. R. M. Hauss. and Rev. Charles E. Park er of Franklin. The closing message Wednesday afternoon was by Miss Mildred Whitfield. The following were elected as members of the executive commit tee: P. G. Ivie. Rev. T. Earl Ogg, Miss Dale Sudderth. W. A. Adams, historian: Miss Kate Robinson, Sunday School superintendent: Mrs. Clay Rogers. B. T. U. presi dent: Mrs. C T. Almond. W. M. U. superintendent: and Rev. L. P. , Smith. Rev. Algia West, and Mar j ion Myers, members at large. I The association will meet with Valleytown Baptist church next | year. Group Attends Youth Rally Misses Billy Ruth Ricks. Bar bara Adams and Carolyn Alexand er. and Tommy Alexander attend ed a Young People's rally of Ashe ville Presbytery at Mills River Presbyterian church Monday at which approximately 200 young I people were present. They were ' j accompanied by the Rev. T. G. 1 1 Tate and Miss Jane Hill. Miss Ann Hill is expected home i from the University of Illinois, Urbana, 111., about September 14.
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