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VoLUME 58 ? NUMBER 14.
MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 194K.
EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK
Service Sunday Is To
Greet New Minister
The Presbyterian. Baptist and
Free Methodist congregations of
Murphy will worship at First
Methodist church Sunday evening,
in a welcome service to the new
pastor, Rev. Kussell L. Young, and
uitV The service will start at
73) o'clock with the organ pre
lude tollowed by the call to wor
ship b\ the choir. The invocation
will be given by the Rev. T. G.
Tate, following which the con- I
gregation will sing, "Come, We j
that Love the Lord ". After a re- ;
jponsive reading, the Rev. J. Al- 1
Ion Morris will lead a pastoral
prayer. The choir will give an i
anthem, and the scripture lesson \
will be read by the Rev. Fred
Horton. "God of Grace and '
of Glory" will be sung b*
congregation, and the pas. ?vill
preach on. "Where Stands the
Church The closing hymn will
be: "Lead On. O King Eternal",
and the Rev. T. G. Tate will give
the benediction.
The pastor will preach Sunday
morning at 11 o'clock on the sub
ject. "Deep Waters". Sunday
school starts at 9:45.
The Youngs arrived in Murphy
Wednesday and moved into the
j home on Hickory street which re
cently was remodeled and redeco
rated to serve as a parsonage until
| the church can build. The old
parsonage was sold a few months
ago to E. H. Brumby.
The new minister was a chaplain
in the U. S. army during the war.
from 1943 to May 4 of this year.
He served overseas in the Philip
pines and Australia nine months
and was with the Air Corps in the
States 20 months, ministering
largely to the cadets. Since his
release from the army, he has
been pastor at Whittier charge and
Cherokee Mission. Prior to enter
ing the service, he was a pastor
at Hickory Grove church, Char
lotte. He received his training
at Brevard College. Weaver Col
lege and Catawba College.
Mr. and Mrs. Young have one
son, Russell L., Jr.. a graduate of
Duke University and now a stu
dent in the School of Pharmacy
at U. N. C. He served in the army
for three years, being in the
European theatre several months.
Mrs. Foard To Preside
At District Meeting
The Group Conference of Wom
en's auxiliaries of District No. 3
oi Asheville Presbyterial will be
held at the Presbyterian church at
Franklin. Saturday, October 26,
with Mrs. R. H. Foard of Murphy,
chairman of the district, presiding.
The district comprises the
churches of Andrews, Bryson City,
Franklin. Hayesville, Murphy and
Robbinsville.
Registration will begin at 9:30
o'clock, with meditation at 9:50
and call to order at 10 o'clock by
the chairman. Worship service
v.ill be conducted by the Rev. B.
lloyt Evans, with special music by
Mrs. John Bulgin and Miss Esther
Wallace.
At 10:20 o'clock the welcome ad
dress will be given by Mrs. Gus
Leach, with response by Mrs. Ed
win Bristol of Andrews. Mrs.
Foard will introduce the program
theme. 1 Have a Stewardship En
trusted to Me." this will be fol
lowed at 10:30 by the topic. "Reach
the Unreached'' by Mrs. Ralph Lee i
of Asheville followed by discuss- j
ion. We Tried This". At 11 j
o'clock. Reclaim Youth For Life ,
Service will be presented by Mrs. j
R E McCIure of Asheville follow
ed by discussion, "How Do This?"
? Intercessory prayer by the Rev.
T. G. Tate of Murphy.
At 11:30 o'clock, the Home Miss
ion Emergency Fund will be dis
cussed by the Rev. R .E. McClure
of Asheville; 11:50, presentation of
literature ? Orphans Home, by
Mrs. D. R. Freeman of Swannanoa;
special music. "Evening Prayer"
by the Rev. B. Hoyt Evans, and
conference with Cause Secretaries
will follow 12:30, adjourn for
lunch.
At 1:30 o'clock the group will
reassemble and after singing the
hymn. "Take My Life and Let it
Be", Mrs. Preston Thomas, Pres
byterial president, will present the
topic "Respond to the Needs of
the People"; discussion, "We Plan
To Do This" will follow.
At 2 o'clock the topic, "Revive
the Spirit of Christian Steward
ship" will be introduced by Mrs.
E. E. Conley and discussion, "Let
Us Do This" will follow.
At 2:30 o'clock, reports of com
mittees will be heard; 2:45. Sum
mary and Challenge by Mrs. Roy
Reed; hymn, "Blest Be the Tie
That Binds", adjournment.
Weaver Is Speaker
At Republican Rally
Judge Guy Weaver of Asheville, '
Republican candidate for congress
from the 12th district, spoke to
50 leading Cherokee county Re
publicans at a dinner meeting at
Hotel Regal Friday night on the
?ssues of the campaign.
Mr. Weaver said "It is interest
ing to note that the Democratic
campaigners are feverishly declar
ing that the federal budget must
be balanced, and that it will be
balanced by the end of the year.
The president made that state
ment . and yet, the secretary of the
treasury reported that the budget
would be in the red by more than
a billion dollars at the end of the
year. In line with this confusion,
?nd as an illustration of the man
ner in which the new deal admin
!stration makes promises on its
government financing, and the
fanner in which they are fufilled, i
it should be remembered that the
new deal came into power upon
definite and repeated promises in
1932 that federal bureaucracy
would be reduced; that federal
spending would be curtailed at
east 25^. and that the federal
udget would be balanced."
He stated that the sugar short
age was not caused by the war,
ut was due to the Tugwell new
CaI planning which limited pro
action of beet and cane sugar in
ls c?untry which limitation of
was not raised till late in
? notwithstanding the threat
ened shortage was perfectly ob
?Us early in 1942.
also struck out at the com
JUDGE GUY WEAVER
munistic infiltration in high
placcs. and the government con
fusion and intermeddling in labor
and management which has. as he
claimed, fomented strikes and re
tarded reconversion and raised
prices.
O. L Anderson, secretary of the
Republican executive committee,
acted as toast master. He recog
nized a number of visitors and in
troduced the speaker.
?Tim Bailey of Marshall, assistant
state chairman of the Republican
party, also was present and spoke
briefly. He was introduced by C.
E Hyde.
NEW PASTOR ? Rev. Russell
L. Young, new pastor of First
Methodist Church in Murphy.
Joyce Coleman
Takes Prize In
Beauty Contest
Miss Joyce Coleman was voted
"Miss Murphy High School" in
the Beauty contest held at the
school auditorium last Friday
iiight, sponsored by the senior
class. Miss Coleman was sponsor
ed by Murphy Florist.
In the amateur program. Miss
Carolyn Head and Miss Mildred
Hendrix won the $5 prize with the
song, "I'm Going Back to Where
I Come From."
Other numbers on the pro
gram were: "Romeo and Juliette"
by six boys; a clown pantomine by
Glenda Ivie and Tommy Gentry;
a piano solo by Elaine Richardson;
an impersonation of Mae West by
Miss Jane Hill: mountain ballads
sung by Porter Raper; a dramatiza
tion of a silent movie; a Negro dia
logue by a group of boys and girls;
a Hallowe'en scene by a group of
music pupils; songs, "Star Dust"
and "It's a Grand Night For Sing
ing". sung by Susie Miller; a musi
cal reading by Judy Nichols and
Jimmy Axley; readings. "A Little
Boy's Prayer" by Phyllis Mon
teith; and Entertaining For Moth
er" and "Under the Buggy Seat"
by Mary Bolan Brumby.
The sum of SI 52.63 was realized
from the program, which will go to
the seniors' fund.
Mrs. Joe Ray and Mrs. Harold
Wells are the senior sponsors. Mrs.
Margaret Akin and Mrs. Mary Nell
Stiles served as accompanists.
County People
Win Prizes At
N. C. State Fair
Several Cherokee county people
j won prizes at the State Fair in
Raleigh last week. Miss Mildred
' Hendrix won a blue ribbon and
prize of $50 for her room improve
ment project where a sleeping and
dressing unit were exhibited. The
sleeping unit consisted of a refin
ished antique bed and bedside
table of red mountain cherry, a
lamp made from a pottery jug
with a pleated shade to match bed
spread and curtains, an appliqued
bedspread made from feed sacks
and a hand made rug. The dress
ing unit was made from egg crates
with the pleated skirt made from
feed sacks to match the bed
spread. She also received a check
for $3 for her entry of White Leg
horn eggs where she received a
white ribbon.
Miss Carolyn Smith received a
blue ribbon and $18.75 prize for
lier grey woolen suit entered in
the 4-H dress exhibit. On her
entry of a white rayon slip she
received a red ribbon and $1
prize.
Mrs. Ben Warner's exhibit of
: six pieces of pewter entered in
the general exhibit of North Caro
lina crafts received a red ribbon
and $2.50 prize.
An exhibit of carvings from the
John C. Campbell Folk school
took both blue and red ribbons
with total prizes of $15 being re
ceived by the carvers. Entries
' were made by Jack Hall. Hope and
Clarence Fleming and John Hall.
The exhibits were taken to the
fair, put up. and brought back by
Miss Mary Cornwell. home demon
| stration agent.
J. L. Hall. Sr., and J. L. Hall.
Jr., attended a meeting of Carolina
Motor Club in Asheville Monday.
Murphy Lions
See Picture Of |
Duke-State Game
Murphy Lions club saw a motion
picture of the 1945 Duke-State
football game at the meeting Tues
day evening. The picture was
shown by H. W. Taylor of State
College, who was in Murphy to
meet with State College Alumni.
Mrs. Glen Bates, accompanied
by Mrs. Elmer Stiles at the piano, j
sang two selections.
The following guests were intro
duced: Monroe Redden of Hender
sonville by H. A. Mattox. the Rev.
C. C. Washam of Andrews by R. S.
Bault, the Rev. Russell L. Young
by W. D. King. Mr. and Mrs. H. M.
Rowland of Wilmington by H.
Bueck, and W. J. Buchanan of
Chattanooga by Jack Taylor. The
following State College alumni
were presented by President R. S.
Bault: Oscar H. Phillips. Robbins
ville; F H. Brown. Jr., Eugene
Starnes. Hayesville; E. F. Goldston.
Balm: M. S. Patton, Murphy, and
H .W. Taylor, Raleigh.
Folk School
Opens Fall
Session Nov. 4
The winter course at the John
C. Campbell Folk School opens j
Monday, November 4. The school i
has been approved for veterans
who wish to study woodworking,
forge work, weaving and wood
carving. The regular winter course
also includes sewing, cooking,
recreation leadership, child care
and training, and practical agri
culture. The school is open to
boys and girls eighteen years of
age and over who want to live on
the land and improve rural life.
I A number of work scholarships are
! available to young people of this
area.
Dr. D. F. Folger came to the
school on September 1 to succeed
Mrs. John C. Campbell who retir
ed after twenty-one years of serv
ice as Director. Mrs. Marguerite
Ridstrup has resigned from the
position of Assistant Director but
will remain as Treasurer of the
School.
Murphy- Andrews
Game Set For Friday
ANDREWS ? Although the An
drews high school football team
has played four games this season,
its first home game will occur here
Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock when
it engages the Murphy high school
team. This game will have par
ticular interest in Andrews (1)
since it is Andrews' first home
game <2> because a Murphy high
school team has not played here
since 1941, and '3) because of the
recent improvement in the Mur
phy team. In the season's open
ing game for both schools Andrews
trounced Murphy 19-0. Subse
quently, Andrews played Hayes
ville and was beaten by a score of
6-0. Last Friday Murphy beat
Hayesville 19-0. Hence Andrews
will attempt here in Friday's game
not to be overtaken by the visitors.
So far a large turnout has been
made by Andrews people at each
of the games played away from
home. This was especially true
of the Sylva and Franklin games,
which Andrews lost 7-0 and won
13-0 respectively.
The game will be played at the
ne w field. A committee from the
chamber of commerce will have
charge of the sale of tickets. A
large turnout is expected.
Rhuel Parker, former high
school star quarterback, is acting
as coach for the Andrews team.
Truett Memorial Homecoming
To Be Observed On November 3
i
Hayesville Baptist Church will ?
observe Truett Memorial Home
coming on November 3. The
members of Hayesville Baptist
Church and friends of the late Dr.
George W. Truett are planning to
erect a Memorial to the greatest
preacher of the last generation.
"A memorial to Dr. George W.
; Truett here at the place of his
birth, in the beautiful mountains
of Western North Carolina, with
rugged strength and beauty piled
a mile high, the base and founda
tion of which is built on the rock
of the ages, will attract more pil
grims by the thousands annually,
than a million dollar memorial
erected to his memory at any other
spot in the world." the pastor, Rev.
i L. P. Smith, says.
The Memorial Homecoming will
be featured by two outstanding
Baptist laymen, one representing
North Carolina Baptists and the
ether the Baptists of Georgia: R.
F. Jarrett. Dillsboro. a member of
the General Board of the Baptist
State Convention, an outstanding
Baptist layman and a great Mason
will speak on the subject, "My
j Recollections of Dr. Truett as a
| Boy and as a Man."
John C. Payne of Blue Ridge,
Ga . considered by Georgia Bap
tists as the most outstanding lay
man among them, and who through
the years has made great contribu
tion to the Baptist denomination
in Georgia and elsewhere, will
speak on. "Dr. George W. Truett
in the Field of Stewardship and
Why a Memorial Should be Erect
ed to His Honor."
The Hayesville Baptist Church
extends an invitation to all who
can possibly attend. There will be
dinner prepared by Hayesville
Baptist Church for all who come.
Dinner will be served on the i
church grounds.
Gay Barton Was
Owner Of Plant
It was inadvertently stated in
the Scout last week that the block
and lumber plant which burned
near Marble belonged to W. G.
Phillips. The plant and machinery
were the property of Gay Barton,
and the lumber was Mr. Phillips'.
The error is regretted.
ft
P.T. A. Sponsors
Carnival On
Thurs., Oct. 31
HIVVASSEE DAM ? The Hiwas
see Dam P. T. A. will sponsor a
Hallowe'en carnival at the school
building Thursday, Oct. 31. The
clubs and classes will have pro
jects there to raise money for
their activities. Hot dogs and coca
cola will be on sale from 5:30.
Prizes will be given for the best
child's costume, a boy's costume
and a girl's costume. Other at
tractions will be cake walks, fish
pond, country store, and races for
the "carnival queen" and the
'most hen-pecked husband.'' Pro
ceeds will go for equipment for
J the school.
Mallonee And
Hyde Elected
To Offices
J. D. Mallonee was elected presi
dent and C. E. Hyde was elected
secretary of the District Bar asso
ciation which held a dinner meet
ing at the Cordell hotel in Bryson
City Monday night. J. B. Gray
I also attended the meeting.
SERMON SI BJECT
"Spiritual Investments" is the
subject announced by the Rev. T.
G. Tate for his sermon Sunday
morning at 11 o'clock at the Pres
byterian church. Sunday school
will convene at 10 o'clock with
Sup J. B. Gray in charge. Young
People and Pioneers will meet at
(>:45 with Miss Jane Hill and Mrs.
R. H. Foard in charge. At 7:30
o'clock in the evening, the con
gregation will join with the Bap
tist congregation in service at the
Methodist church to welcome the
, new pastor, the Rev. R. L. Young.
Mrs. Don Witherspoon returned
last week from a three weeks' visit
with her daughter, Mrs. Ray
Brown, and Mr. Brown and family
in Chicago.
Court Is Postponed
Until November 6th
SPEAKS SUNDAY? Dr. Ansley I
C. Moore, pastor of Government
Street Presbyterian Chureh of
Mobile, Alabama, who will be the
speaker on the Presbyterian Hour
next Sunday morning, October 27,
at 8:30 A. M . E. S. T . over an in
dependent network of south-east
ern radio stations.
A Georgian by birth. Dr. Moore
i > a graduate of Emory University
and took his theological training at
Columbia Seminary. Graduating
there in 1930, he became pastor
of the McDonough and Timber
Ridge Presbyterian churches in
Georgia. He was called from there
to the pastorate of the Presbyter
ian Church in Thomasville, Geor
gia, and later served as pastor for
six years of the Peace Memorial
Church in Clearwater, Florida.
From there he went to his present
church in 1942. Southwestern
University in Memphis awarded
Dr. Moore a Doctor of Divinity
degree. Dr. Moore has contribut
ed to Christian Century, Christian
Century Pulpit, Religion in Life,
and many other religious maga
zines and periodicals.
The subject of ' r. Moore's ad
dress next Sunday will be 'The
Family Turns to God."
The program can be heard in
this section over: WWNC Asheville
WPTF, Raleigh; WSJS, Winston
Salem- WSB, Atlanta; WNOX,
Knoxville; and WRVA, Richmond,
at 8:30 a. m. EST.
The .November term of Cherokee
county Superior Court will not be
gin until Wednesday, November
0 announces the county attorney,
J. li Gray. It was originally plan
ned for court to start on November
4. but the opening date has been
changed to the 6th because of the
election on November 5.
Witnesses and jurors are not
supposed to appear until Wednes
day.
Judge Zeb V. Nettles of Ashe
ville will preside and Solicitor
John Queen of Waynesville prose
cute.
Club Program
Presented By
Mrs. H. G. Elkins
Mrs. H. G. Elkins, chairman of
Youth Conservation of the Mur
phy Woman's club, presented the
program at the club meeting held
in the school auditorium on Wed
nesday afternoon.
Under the direction of Mrs.
Margaret Akin and Mrs. Harold
Wells, the following program was
given by school children: "The
Clown Dance", Tommy Gentry and
Glenda Ivie; "It's a Grand Night
for Singing '. solo by Susie Miller;
"Entertaining for Mother", read
ing by Mary Bolan Brumby;
"Romeo and Juliet'*, new version
of the story by Don Ammons,
Billy Brandon. Harold West. Felix
Palmer. Steve Crawford. Tommy
Alexander, and W. A. Sherrill.
Sister Virginia Hetherington
spoke on plans for recreation for
the young people in the com
munity.
Mrs. Harry Miller announced
that Mrs. Lillian Buchanan, libra
rian at W. C. T. C., Cullowhee, will
speak at the November meeting on
the 20th.
Mrs. Tom Fv-*ns presided over
the business session.
Refreshments were served in
the home economics building by
Miss Jane Hill, assisted by home
ec girls.
Mr. and Mrs Alden Coward are
on an extended motor trip through
the western states.
Redden Addresses
Cherokee Democrats
The court room at Cherokee
county courthouse was practically
filled at the Democratic rally held
Wednesday evening, when the
principal address was made by the
Democratic candidate for Con
gress. Monroe M. Redden of Hen- '
dersonville.
H. A. Mattox. chairman of the
Democratic executive committee
of the county, presided. He pre- j
sented J. D. Mallonee. who intro- 1
duced Mr. Redden. Following Mr. [
Redden s address. J. B. Gray, coun- 1
tv attorney, presented the follow- 1
ing who made brief talks: Dan K. j
Moore of Sylva, candidate for
solicitor; Baxter Jones, candidate
for senator; Frank Crawford, can- :
didate for sheriff; B. L. Padgett,
candidate for register of deeds, j
and J. L. Hall, candidate for clerk I
of court.
Mr. Redden described the record
of the state of North Carolina
under leadership of the Demo
cratic party for the past half cen
tury. declaring that the Democratic
party has met the test in govern
ing the state.
The speaker went on to say:
"As a last resort, I have ob
served the GOP has brought one
of its Lame Ducks from another !
state here to tell the Republicans
how to vote in this election. He
seems to be offering a "cure-all
tonic" for the ills of the nation.
On the label it reads "Not too
strong. Not too mild, it's just
right". But a little political ana
lysis of the contents reveals that
it is another dose of Hooverism
and if taken internally or serious
ly it will produce a recurrence of |
| an empty stomach and weak back j
j of the 1930 variety." He referred j
I to Raymond E. Willis of Indiana.
"The Republicans of his home
state repudiated him and refused
to follow him. The Republicans
oi North Carolina will do the
same.
"We have reached the time when
we should turn from war time
economy to peace time living.
Every control or agency which is
not necessary to the ordinary func
tions of the government should be
abolished. This applies not alone
to the OPA but to all controls
which are operating as a hinder
ance to the progress of our na
tional existence.
"Free enterprise should return
to the end that competition may be
a welcome product of the Ameri
can Way of life.
"With regard to our school sys
tem. I contend that education is a
national responsibility and that
there should be Federal Aid to
our schools in order to more near
ly equalize the educational ad
vantages and opportunities of our
youth. Likewise, teachers salaries
and retirement should be consider
ed on a national scale the same as
wages and hours relating to labor.
"It has been said that federal aid
to schools will simply mean a
boost in teachers salaries without
further benefits. This is not cor
rect. The teacher will be benefit
ed. but the greatest benefit will go
to the student who will receive
better training and enjoy better
facilities than are now possible.
The Democratic Party has look
ed into the future for the protec
tion and aid to veterans. It has
enacted the G. I. Bill of Rights
which is indicative of the speed
and sympathy with which the sold
iers problems are undertaken.
"This bill along with other veter
ans laws has created a necessity
for the veteran to have ready ac
cess to the Congressman's office.
| I propose to appoint a veteran as
j one of my secretaries who will live
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