Atlanta Man Speaks
At C Of C Meeting
Men and Women Working To
fither" was the subject of an ad
dress by Ed Cherry, assistant man
ager of the Southeastern Division
of the U. S. Chamber of Com
merce. Atlanta, at the dinner meet
ing ot Murphy Chamber of Com
merce in the Methodist church
basement Thursday evening.
Mr. Cherry, who was presented
by Miss Addie Mae Cooke, chair
man of the program committee, told
the members to ask themselves the
question: "Do we have the will t?.
lio what it takes to make our town
grow and progress?" He said that
there must be vision, intelligence
will, energy and preserverance if
they wished to build Murphy into
a finer city. The Chamber of
Commerce is the proper medium
through which to accomplish this,
he stated.
The organization should decide
on a specific course and a few pro
jects and accomplish them, he
$aid.
Stressing the need for improve
ment of education standards, he
said that the educational and eco
nomic levels of a community move
tc get her.
"Any Chamber of Commerce
that is properly conducted and
properly financed can accomplish
fcreat things," the speaker declar
ed. "Over a period of years i*
can change a city."
Mr. Cherry described what a
Chamber of Commerce with a bud
get of approximately $8,000 can
do, explained the proper propor
tions for various services and ac
tivities.
President C. R. Freed presided
over the meeting. He called upon
\V. T Teas, president of Andrews
Chamber of Commerce; Sam Jones,
secretary, and Director D. F. Fol
ger of the Folk School to make a
few remarks.
An open forum was held at the
conclusion of Mr. Cherry's ad
ores*. Many of the members a*k
eu him questions relative to the
local Chamber of Commerce.
Approximately 50 people attend
ed the meeting. Dinner was served
by ladies of the Methodist church
under the supervision of Mrs. J
H McCall.
Peachtree Choir
Sings Hayesville
Peachtree Baptist choir, consist
ing of sixteen voices, gave a pro
gram at Hayesville Baptist church
on Sunday evening, Sept. 15. The
program included: "Wonderful
Grace of Jesus", "Jesus Lover of
My Soul" (Refuge Tune), "Crown
Him King of Kings", "It is Well
With My Soul", "I Surrender All"
"Living for Jesus". "Saved. Saved!"
"Hallelujah for the Cross", "I
Shall Not Pass This Way Again",
a solo by Miss Mildred Hendrix;
end 'The Lord's Prayer" by Albert
Hay Mallote.
Some of these selections were
sung in unison, some in two parts,
and some in three parts.
The young people's choir leader
is Miss Ruth Barton, and the pian
;.st is Mrs. Dock Sudderth.
Associational
Meeting Is Sunday
I Miss Kate Robinson, superin
tendent of the Sunday School de
partment of Western North Caro
lina Baptist Association, announces
that an asosciational Sunday
School meeting will be held at !
Little Brasstown Baptist church |
next Sunday afternoon at 2:30 j
o'clock. The Rev. T. Earl Ogg is
among those on program.
Betty Allen Heads
Student Council
A new era of experience is opc:
ir.g its doors to the ninety-odd stu
I dents of Hiwassee Dam high
school. During the course of his i
remarks of greeting at the begin- 1
ning of school to the high school |
students, W. B. Thomas, principal j
told the students that the best way !
to learn government was to actual- i
ly run a government. He then '
cited two or three instances in
which the student council of
schools are responsible for the
control of the behavior of the
pupils and the protection of the
standards and ideals of schools.
Mr. Thomas went further to ex
plain that the class officers of the
high school would form the stu
dent council and that James T.
Osborne had been chosen as their
advisor.
The council held its first meet
ing Sept. 11. and elected the fol
lowing officers: Betty Allen, presi
dent; Marian Reid, secretary-treas
urer.
During a round table discussion
period, the purpose of student gov
ernment was defined as being a
means by which boys and girls of
school age learn to work ?s a
democratic form of government, to
decide for themselves what is
right and just, and how violations
of their own school rules should
be punished.
A committee composed of Marie
Williamson and Zane Taylor has j
been appointed to draft a const itu- |
tion and by-laws which will be the |
source of authority for the working i
of the student government. Other |
members of the student council
are: Marshall Allen, Clyde Floyd,
Raniona Bates, Monteen Allen,
Eloise Dockery. Mary Lou Raper
I Jean Kilpatrick, Walter B. Dock
cry, Jr.
SERMON SUBJECT
World-Wide Communion Sunday
will be observed at First Methodist
church all the 11 o'clock service
Sunday.
"Let's Go On Growing" will be
the sermon subject for the eve
ning service at 7:30. by the pastor
Rev. Ralph Taylor. This will bo
the pastor's last service here before
the conference.
Mrs. F. L. Asbury of St. Peters
burg. Fla.. arrived last week for
a visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Wilson.
Hooper Speaker
At Murphy Club
Carr Hooper, principal of Mur-^>
Phy high school, was guest speak- 1
*r at the meeting of Murphy Worn I
"n's club at the home economics
building Wednesday afternoon. Hic.
subject was, "International Rela
tions", and he discussed his in
ternment in a Japanese camp dur
ing the war. Mrs. J. W. Davidson
chairman of International Rela
tions, was in charge of the progran
and presented Mr. Hooper.
Mrs. Thos S. Evans, president.
Presided over the meeting.
The district club meeting in
Cullowhee Sept. 21 was announced
by Mrs. T. A. Case.
Mrs. Evans has appointed the
following team captains for attend
ance during the year: Mrs. Dal?
Mrs. Robt. S. Bault, Mrs. R
W. Easley, and Mrs. Sarah Lloyd.
More than 50 ladies attended
thls meeting, the first of the fall
season for the club. Refreshmeni s
served at the conclusion of
lh? Program.
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SERMON SUBJECTS
The Rev. L. E. Latham, who is
conducting a revival meeting at
Andrews Free Methodist church,
will preach his concluding ser
mons on the following subjectc
this week-end: Friday night, 7:30.
"The Rich Man and Lazarus",
Saturday night. 7:30, "The Great
est Danger"; Sunday, 11 a. nr.
"The Mission of Jesus Christ"; 3:0C
p m.. "The Russian Bear in the
Light of Bible Prophecy"; 7:30 p.
m., "The Great White Throne
Judgment".
The Sunday afternoon service
will be a mass meeting, and people
of all denominations are invited to
attend.
ASSOCIATION TO MEET
The Community Recreation asso
ciation will hold an important
meeting at the library on Tu?s
day. October 1, at 7:30 p. m. The
public is urged to attend.
getting smaller and smaller
TO ILLUSTRATK how rapidly the world Is shrinking, Trygve Lie, jecre
#Tj general of the U. N. scans a tiny globe through a magnifying glass,
ith air lines cobwebbing the earth and space giving way to speed, all
peoples have become theoretical neighbors. The photo, taken at Lie's
home in Forest Hills, New York, Indicate! also how large looms a key
United Nations official In a shrinking, troubled world. ( International )
Ledford Fatally
Struck By Rock
Arnold David Ledford, 30, of
Andrews, died at Petrie hospital
at 6 o'clock Wednesday evening
from injuries received when a
large boulder weighing from one
and a half to two tons fell on
him, crushing him. while he was
working as drill man at a rock
quarry at Culberson. He was a
member of the State Highwa:
maintenance crew working on
highway 64.
The accident occurred about
10:25 o'clock Wednesday morning,
and he was brought to the hospital
by Harry Walton, foreman of the
crew. Mr. Ledford was one of the
men who was in the state highway
truck that was in collision with the
Southern train near Andrews
last January, and escaped with only
slight injury at that time.
A veteran of the second World
War, he was discharged last No
vember after having sernjd three
years in the army, 18 months of
which were spent overseas.
Funeral services will be held
Friday morning at 1 1 o'clock at
Valley River Baptist church at An
drews. with the Rev. Robert Bark
er officiating. Burial will be in
Marble cemetery, with Ivie fu
neral home in charge.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs
Faye Adams Ledford; two chil
dren. Margaret and Tommy; ajid
his mother, Mrs. Maude Ledford.
Mrs. Case President
First District Clubs
Vets Now Write
To Richmond, Va.
The Veterans Administration
has announced that veterans can
now mail GI insurance premiums
to the Richmond Branch Office of
the VA in Richmond, Virginia, in
stead of the New York Office. Just
address your letter to Veterans
Administration, Richmond Branch
Office No. 4, 900 N. Lombardy
Street, Richmond 20, Virginia.
Attention: Collections Unit. The
Richmond office of the VA is now
prepared to accept your GI insur
I ance premiums by mail.
If your GI insurance policy has
lapsed, all you have to do to put it
back in force again is to send to
the VA two months' payments i
leng with a written statement that
you are in as good health as you
were when the policy lapsed and
your policy will be back in force
again. For details visit your near
est contact office of the Veterans ,
Administration.
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SERMON Sl'BJECTS
The Rev. T. G. Tate will preach
Sunday morning at 1 1 o'clock on J
| the subject, "Save the Sabbath".
Sunday school will meet at in
o'clock, with J. B. Gray, superin
tendent. in charge. Young Peo
ple and Pioneers will meet at 6:45 j
in the evening with Miss Jane Hil!
and Mrs. R. H. Foard, leaders.
Mr. Tate will preach at the Hay
csville Presbyterian church at 7:30
o'clock in the evening.
Mrs. T. A. Case of Murphy was
re-elected for a two-year term as
president of the First District
I^orth Carolina Federation of
Women's clubs, at the meeting
held in Cullowhee last Saturday
Mrs. Case recently was appointed
to fill the unexpired term of Mrs.
Ruth Starr Pullium of Andrews,
who resigned. Miss Addie Mac
Cooke of Murphy was elected sec
retary-treasurer. and Mrs. Edward
Baldridge. Sylva. was reelected i
vice-president.
Bryson City club received a !
prize of $5 and the gavel for hav
ing the largest percentage of at
tendance; Andrews was second, !
and Clyde, third. Approximately
125 guests registered during the
day.
Luncheon was served in the
college cafeteria, following the
morning program in the Method-,
ist. church.
Mrs. Karl Bishopric, president of j
North Carolina Federation of
Women's clubs; Mrs. John M
Council. 2nd vice-president; Miss
Doroth Forybes, junior president;
and Mrs. Charles Doak. executive
secretary, were the state officers
attending and making talks.
Mrs. E. L. McKee of Sylva was
chairman of the nominating com
mittee and also made a short talk
at the luncheon.
Those from here who attended
were: Mrs. Case. Miss Cooke, Mis.
II Bueck. Mrs. H. G. Elkins, Mrs.
E. F. Arnold. Mrs. H. A. Mattox.
Mrs. Marjie Witherspoon, Mrs. W
A. Hoover, from the Murphy Wom
an's club, and Miss Elizabeth Gray,
Mrs. Bill Canata, and Mrs. Harold t
Wells, from Murphy Junior club.
42 Enrolled In
College Center
The Murphy college center op
ened Monday at Murphy high, with
an enrollment of 42 students. The
following faculty members have
been approved, according to Di
rector H. Bueck: Mrs. Margaret
Mauney. Jas A. Kelley, Rev. T. (.?
Tate. Wendell Morris of Andrews
and Boyd Robinson of Andrews.
At present only the first three are
teaching, as it is not know yet how
many the state will allow for the
number of students enrolled.
Classes are being offered in
mathematics, English and social
science.
Barton Reunion
Held Recently
The descendants of the late Z. j
Y. and S. A. Barton gathered at
the home ot I!. A Barton recently
for the annual reunion. Most of
the morning was devoted to recog
nizing and greeting relatives am!
friends. Before dinner W. J. Bar
ton gave a very interesting talk
and returned thanks. Then every
one gathered around jhe table on
which was spread a bountiful din
ner.
Those present were W J. Bar
ton, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hannah
mil Betty Jean of Marble, Mr and
'.Irs. Ed Bi.fton and sou Vaughn,
Air rnd M*> Whit Barton and
chik'ren, Hi- fid an*i Nelda, of
Peachtree, Mr. and Mrs. Will
Puett of Marble. A. F. Barton of
Mineral Bluff. Ga., Mr. and Mrs.
George Barton and grandson of
Murphy, Mrs. Neal Sales and
daughter Nancy of Canton, Mrs.
Rebecca Burger of Anniston. Ala.,
Mrs. Ben Barton and sons Gene
Olen and Herbert of Andrews. Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Barton of Miami.
Fla., Mr. and Mrs. Hayden Barton
and son, James Milton, Mr. and
Mrs. Ted Cummings and son. Billy,
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Butler and
children, Joe and June of Greens
boro, Mr. and Mrs. Bob LeBrun of
New York. N. Y., Mr. and Mrs. H.
A. Barton and daughter. Sally, of
Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Scott
oi Anniston. Ala.. Mr. and Mrs. J.
Garren and son. Jerry, of Al
coa. Tenn.. Mr. and Mrs. Raloh
Barton of Miami. Fla., Mr. and
Mrs. G. A. Barton and children
Eloise. Howard. Dorothy. Johnny.
Guy Jr.. Mary and Jane of Alcoa
Tenn., Mr. and Mrs. John Donley.
Shelby Franks, Virgil O'Dell and
Glen Ellis of Murphy.
TO PREACH SUNDAY
The Rev. Fred R. Horton, new
pastor of the Free Methodist
(hureh. will preach Sunday morn
ing. His son. Dwight Horton, t
student at Greensboro College, will
preach Sunday night.
Mrs. V. J. Brown of Walla Walla,
Washington, who has been visiting
her brother, the Rev. Theo Davis
at Zebulon, N. C.. has returned to
Murphy to visit her sister-in-lav .
Mrs. L. E. Bay less and Mr. Bayless.
Mrs. Brown spent some time here
in the summer with Mr. and Mrs.
Bayless.
D. S. Mathcson. who has been
associated with the N. C. Depart- i
ment of Agriculture for the past
five years as fruit and vegetable
marketing specialist and Federal
supervisor of inspection, resigned
on September 1 to become assistant
regional supervisor of fruit and
vegetable inspection in 22 Mid
western states. Mathcson is a na
tive of Moore County. He will be I
succccded by G. R. Blount of Wash
ington County, who is being trans
ferred from the Atlanta office of the
Production and Marketing Admin
istration.
Fair Attracting
Large Crowds
Jas. Martin Finds
Bomb In His Car
James Martin, Cherokee county
farmer who lives near the Geor
gia state line, found a bomb under
the hood of his ear Monday morn
ing it was reported by officer*
Martin went to his car which was
parked outside at his home, and
as his custom is before entering '
the car. he raised the hood and
found there five sticks of dyna- ,
mite rigged up with cap and tied
to the spark plug. Martin brought
the bomb to Murphy and turned :i
over to officers at the jail, accord
ing to F. A. Fain, deputy sheriff.
The annual Cherokee county
fair opened here Monday night
and will continue through Satur
day night. Jonny J. Denton shows
are furnishing midway attractions,
and it is said that they have more
features than any company that
has ever played here for the fair.
The two home agents and three
farm agents worked with commit
tees all day Monday and Tuesday
preparing the outstanding exhibits.
Judges did the judging on Wednes
day.
Large crowds have attended the
fair all week, many coming even
on Monday night when a heavy
rain was falling and the grounds
were exceedingly muddy. With the
weather fair on succeeding days
and nights, the crowds have con
tinued to increase daily.
Final Rites Held
For A. E. Vestal
Adger E. Vestal. 57, plant man
ager for the Southern Bell Tele
phone and Telegraph company in
Murphy for 16 years, died at his
room at Dickey hotel about i
o'clock Monday afternoon, follow
ing a stroke which he suffered on
the street near his office about
b:30 o'clock in the morning.
Mr. Vestal suffered a stioke
more than five years ago and was
ill for some time, but apparently
was in good health at the time of
his sudden death.
Mr. Vestal was a native of San
lord. Had he lived until October,
he would have completed 35 years
with the Telephone company.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
at the First Baptist church with
the Rev. J. Alton Morris, pastor,
assisted by the Rev. Ralph Taylor,
officiating. Burial followed in
Sunset cemetery.
Surviving are: the widow, two
daughters, Mrs. Robert Weaver of
Murphy and Mrs. Kyle Crowther.
Jr.. of Knoxville, Tenn.: two grand
children. Betty and Bobby Weaver;
two sisters. Mrs. George Sutton of
High Point, and Mrs. Houston Moi
rison of Greensboro: two brothers,
Marion Vestal of High Point and
Carlton Vestal of Baltimore, Mu.
Active pallbearers were em
ployees of the telephone company:
John Posey, Jr., H. G. Elkins, Jr..
T IT. Kent. Astor Green. J. H.
Chavis, and C. O. Deas.
Honorary pallbearers were: E.
C. Moore. Tom Taylor. Ed Howard,
Dr. B. W. Whitfield. Dr. R. S Park
ei. Dr. W. A. Paper. J. D. Mallo
nee. W. M. Fain. Neil Hughes. Neil
Sneed. B. G. Brumby. Jr.. Noah
Lovingood, Walter Coleman. Hayes
Dockery. Joe Hamilton. II. Bucck.
K. F. Arnold. Tom Palmer. S. N.
Bobo. W. G. Ragsdale. W. D.
Townson. J. B. Gray. Abe Hem
bree. Henry Hyatt. Paul Hyatt H.
G. Elkins. Charles Hyatt, W. W
Messer. Hadley Dickey, Frank
Crawford. Fred Brendle. P. J.
Henn. J. A. Richardson. Jim Frank
lin, Clyde Sneed, and Howard
Moody.
Local telephone operators: Mrs.
Pauline Brendle. Miss Elda Que^n
Miss Dorothy Hensley, Mrs. Lu
cille Lovingood, Miss Wanda Pat
ton. Miss Marjorie Ammons, Miss
Virginia Hall. Miss Lois Hatchett
Miss Wilma Taylor, Mrs. Marian
Axley. and Miss Billie Lovingood,
were in charge of flowers.
Ivie funeral home had charge of
funeral arrangements.
OSBORNE TO PREACH
The Rev. Mark R. Osborne, Jr.,
cf Culowhee, will preach at First
Baptist church Sunday morning
He also has been invited to sing.
The Rev. J. Alton Morris is assist
ing Mr. Osborne in a revival this
week.
The Baptist congregation will
worship at the Methodist church
Sunday evening, since the Rev.
Ralph Taylor will preach, at that
time, his last sermon for the con
ference year.
Hiwassee Dam
Girl Scouts Meet
Girl Scouts of Troop No. 1, Hi
wassee Dam, met Thursday, Sep.
tember 19 for the regular meet
ing. The group discussed differ
ent ways to raise funds for the
treasury and talked of going on a
trip to the Smokies.
After the business discussion
was over two new members, Betty
Yerner and Ruth Jones, became
girl scouts. Svcral other girls plan
to become scouts soon it is report
ed. The meeting adjourned and
the group hiked to Dockery's store
where they enjoyed ice cream be
fore going home.
HAS OPERATION
Jimmy Massey recently under
went an operation for appendicitis
st Petrie hospital and is reported
to be getting along nicely.
Lion Makes Farewell
Speech To Club
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880 Are Enrolled
In Elem. School
ANDREWS ? The Andrews Ele
mentary School at the end of the
first month of school had a totil
enrollment of 880. This is 11
more than were enrolled the first |
month last year. The average
daily attendance at the end of the
first month this year was 839 as
compared with 818 last year. At
the end of the first month last
year a loss of 10 pupils were re
ported as against the loss of only
two pupils this year. The per
cent of attendance for the first
month was 90 as compared with
95.4 last year.
SOl'TH END SINGING
An all day singing will be held
at South End church Sunday,
Sept. 29. Everybody is invited.
The Rev. Ralph Taylor sang his
swan song at the Tuesday night
meeting of Murphy Lions club.
Expecting to be transferred to an
other charge during the conference
to be held in Asheville next week,
he considered that his last meet
ing as a member of the local clu!?
President R. S. Bault called upon
him to make a talk.
Mr. Taylor's charge to his fellow
Lions for happy and successful
living included four points: 1.
economic security; 2. physicial
nealth and attractiveness: 3. men
tal alertness: and 4. spiritual right
r.ess.
Mrs. Karl Weiss was pianist for
the clubs singing and also played
several selections.
Mac Knight of Nashville was a
guest of Doyle Burch. and Mr. Par
tain was a guest of Mercer Fain.
The Rev. T. G. Tate was initi
ated as new member of the cluh,
with the Rev. Ralph Taylor in
chargc.