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VOLUME 61 ? NUMBER 18 MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1950
When you get right down to the
root of the meaning of the weed
"succeed," yon And that it rtnyty
means to follow through.
?P. W. Nlchol
EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK
Sgt. Jas. T. Hancock
Lauded For Heroism!
SGT. JAS. T. HANCOCK
IT. Ceariey Is
In Korean War
WITH THE FIRST CAVALRY
MVISION IN KOREA?Private
first Class Henry Thurman Cear
ey, son of Mrs. Lucy Ceariey of
lulberson, North Carolina, is
ighting in the Korean War as a
cember of a mortar squad of the
st U. S. Cavalry Division.
Pfc. Ceariey has duties as
Cumber Three mail on one of the
Jivision's 4.2 mortars. His duties
re to adjust the amount of Charges
a the mortar ammunition prior to
?ch firing mission.
At the outbreak of hostilities in
iorea, the 1st Cavalry Division
anded on the southeast coast of
he peninsula after a 10-day record
nalcing preparation and movement
o the war zone. Pfc. Ceariey was
ummg the initial force of Cavalry
o hit the beaches. He has parti
jpated in the battles ofAfongdong,
firmehon. Waegw^n rod many
fheri.
Prior to the outbreak of war in
loiea. Pfc. Ceariey was stationed
n Japan on occupation duty with
lis unit far one year. During
rorld War II, he served in the
facific Theater with the U. S
Savy.
Funeral Is Held
For Mr. Hendrix
Thomas Dixon Hendrix, 74 of
Peach tree, died in a Murphy hospi
tal at 9:30 a. m. Monday following
a long illness.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at 2 p. m. in Peachtree
Baptist Church, with the Rev.
Bobert Barker officiating. Burial
ras in the church cemetery
tith Townson Funeral Home in
charge. '
Surviving are the widow; one
half-sister. Mrs. G. A. Walsh, Mur
Phy. Route 1; three half-brothers,
the Rev. J. C Pipes of ASheville,
the Rev. VV. C. Pipes of Franklin,
aid R. C. Pipes of Glen Alpine.
"No Other Gods"
Is Crook's Topic
"No Other Gods" will be the
subject of the sermon at the Mur
Bhy Presbyterian Ohurcto at 11 a.
i Sunday. The pastor, the Rev.
^wies R. Crook, will deliver the
Bessago based on the First ot the
Ten Commandments and Its New
Testament implications.
The Presbyterian Youth Fellow
?JjP will meet ait the borne of
J??es Mary and Helen Estes at
I?**0? Sunday night at 6:30.
<**ers will be elected for the
**ring year. The Pioneer Fellow
will meet at the church Sun
night at 6:30 with Ed Gibba,
? N*^dent. in charge.
| ^wo classes were held last Wed
7*** right at the church study
* ?e book "Beside the Hesrth
7,n " This study of the Chris
r1 Home will continue through
of October at the
Whwwtay services, 7:30 p. m.
** week.
NEW BOARDS
* new feeo R^st reflecting
' ^wda liataRul ?? the eie
buildtag the psgt week
> of those
Sgt. James T. Hancock of Mur
phy, son of Mrs. J. C. Hancock
and the late Mr. Hancock of Peach
tree, has been commended by offi
cials for his bravery and outstand
ing participation in the Korean
I War. Several people in Murphy
'and vicinity, including Sgt. Han
cock's sister, Mrs. Owen McDon
ald. heard a news broadcast in
which the commentator gave in
formation about Sgt. Hancock's
heroic role in a battle between
Communist troops and the U. N.
forces.
According to Mrs. McDonald,
Sgt. Hancock was the only man in
his company who could fire an
anti-tank gun, the regular gunner
having been killed previous to
this incident. A large tank man
ned by Communist forces was ad
vancing on Sgt. Hancock's com
pany, and he jumped behind the
Min and fired three shots at the
tank, missing each time. Mrs.
McDonald said according to the
news commentator a gun of that
kind will fire five tames. On the
fourth shot Sgt. Hancock wiped
cut the tank and saved his men.
She said that later Sgt. Hancock's
commander asked him if he were
frightened at the time, and the
Sgt. was reported to have replied,
"Not then, but I sure am now".
Sgt. Hancock won several medals
for his outstanding ability in
World War II. He served on
board the U. S. S, Denver during
battle of Kule Gulf in March of
1943 when Task Force Sixty-Eight
sank two enemy cruisers and
bombarded shore installations of
the enemy. He serrved creditab
ly on board the "Denver" during
bombardment of several Japanese
held areas during 1943. Sgt. Han
cock took part in several bom
bardments of Japanese military
installations in Buka, Soloman
Islands, and Shanttandu Bougain
ville Island, when he took part in
night action against Japanese force
of approximately four cruisers and
eight destroyers, and in the re
pulse of a raid of approximately
f7 Japanese high legel and dive
bombers with the destruction of
about 17.
During the time Sgt. Hancock
served on the U. S. S. Denver he
manned an anti-aircraft gun and
was aboard one time when the
"Denver" was torpedoed and 30
men were last.
Sgt. Hancock went on a cruise
<tc the Mediterranean area last
spring. He stated that he enjoyed
most his visit to the Holy land.
Samuel Young
Dies On Tuesday
Samuel Young, 72, of Unaka,
life-long resident of Cherokee
County, died early Tuesday morn
ing in a Murphy hospital, follow
ing a short illness.
Surviving are the widow; three
daughters, Mrs. Leora Roberts of
'oum-g Harris. Ga., Mrs. Pearl Ftar
mer. Murphy, Route 1, Mrs. Bon
nie Roberts, of Unaka; two sons,
Earl and George Young of Etowah,
Tenn.; two brothers. Willie Young
of Englewood, Tenn., and A. C.
Young of Murphy; one sister. Mrs.
Missouri Radford of Grandview.
He had been a member of the
Beaverdam Church for 20 years,
funeral services were held today
'Thursday) at 2 p. m. In Unaka
Baptist Church with the Rev, Ham
Coffey officiating.
Burial was in the church ceme
tery with Townson Funeral Home
in charge.
Byrum Announces
Sermon Subjects
The Rev. R. Dellbert Byrum, pas
tor of First Methodist Church has
announced that his sermon subject
for Sunday morning wMl be, "Your
IMe Counts", and for Sunday eve
ning, "I Love Thy Church?Do
J?".
Sunday School will be held at
9:45 a. tn. and Evening Youth Meet
ing at 6 p. m.
homecomiwg
The annual Homecoming day
' will be observed at Fairvtew
: Church at Ranger on Sunday,
October 15.
Hope To Eliminate
Undesirables
From County Fair
Considerable controversy across
ever tile gambling concessions last
week at Che fair. The town council
met on Tuesday night and instruct
ed Che city police officers to use
their discretion in handling the
places, giving them authority to
warn operators against violation
of the law and to close any place
[hat failed to cooperate. Several
places were closed by the city offi
cers, according to Mayor Buel
Adams.
looter in the week Constable
Fred Taylor closed several of the
concessions, and on Saturday night
a warrant was sworn out for his
arrest for assault by a member of
the show. He was held at the jail
from 8 o'clock Saturday night
until aibout 1 o'clock Sunday morn
ing, and then released, he stated
He posted bond after his arrest.
Mayor Adams states that he re
grets that the trouble arose, and
that he personally will not favor
allowing this kind of show to
operate within the town again.
He says he believes all members
of the town council have the same
determination.
C. R. Freed, secretary-treasurer
of the Fair Association, states that
it is the desire of the association
to operate a clean, wholesome fair
and that he hopes by next year
some arrangement can be made to
eliminate the undesirable features.
War On Intestinal
Parasites Starts
In School Program
One of the most serious causes
of school absences is intestinal
parasites, is an opinion expressed
by the local Health department.
Lest year, the Murphy schpol con
ducted with the aid of the local
dentists and county health nurs
es, an examination to determine
dental, eye and hearing deficiences.
This year, a major portion of the
program will be devoted to an
"every pupil examination for in
testinal parasites."
The "Good Health program of
North Carolina" has the co-opera
tion of the local doctors, dentists
end health department in the
state-wide program that is being
carried on.
As a further expansion of the
health efforts, a practical program
:n nutrition is being carried on
through the lunch program. Each
week a menu of lunches to be serv
ed the following week is given
every student in the grades. These
menus are formulated by a grad
uate dietician! and they furnish a
study of good eating habits.
Episcopal Hour
Is Under Wav
'The Episcopal Hour" began
Sunday morning, at 8:30 EST over
a network of 140 radio stations
covering the South and Southwest.
Bishop Henry I. Louttdt of the
Diocese of South Florida was the
speaker.
The Episcopal Hour will con
tinue at the same time each Sun
day morning for thirteen more
weeks. The speakers for the re
maining Sundays in October will
be:
Bishop Edmund P. Dandridge of
the Diocese of Tennessee, October
8: Bishop Thomas H. Wright of
the Diocese of East Carolina, Octo
ber 15; Bishop M. George Henry
of the Diocese of Western North
Carolina, October 22; Suffragan
Bishop Randolph R. Clairborne of
the Diocese of Alabama?October
29.
Several of the Stations from
which The Episoopal Hour is
heard are WWNC, AsheviMe; WG
NC, Gartoma; WHKY, Hickory;
WMNC, MOrganton; WHCC, Way
nesville.
FILES PICTURE
Wilford Stanley has sent the
clipping and picture of LeHoy
Henson of Murphy who has been
missing tor Che part three weeks,
to'the Federal Bureau of Invertf
Bttfon. He has bad a confirmation
from Director J. Edgar Hoover,
swung Ma* tt has been filed.
STATE OFFICERS?Mrs. Ed M. Anderson of West Jefferson, state
president of North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs, right, and
Mrs. Arthur W. Greene of Ahoskde, second vice-president and direc
tor of districts, w*ho will address the First District Clubs at the annual
meeting to be held in Robbmsville Friday, October 13, beginning at
10 o'clock a. on. Mrs. Anderson will speak on the subject, "The Re
sponsibility of the Individual Club Woman in Marshalling Our Re
sources For Peace and Security." Mrs. Carl Killian of Cullowhee,
di'rtrict president, wilt preside. Mrs. Anderson and Mrs. Greene will
be guests of Miss Addie Mae Cooke in Murphy Thursday nighit.
Patrol's Safety Booth
Takes First Prize. Fair
Judging of exhibits featured the*
meeting of the Cherokee County
Fair Wednesday.
There were seven edueational
booths. The State Highway Patrol
won first prize, on Safety; the
Cherokee County D. H. I. A. and
Artificial Breeding association,
second; Cherokee County Schools,
third; N'antiahala Regional Library,
fourth; Nantabala Power and Light
Company, fifth; Citizens Bank and
Trust Company sixth, and the
John C. Campbell Folk School
seventh.
(Murphy Home Demonstration
Club booth won first prize with its I
Nutrition Express, featuring dLe
baric seven foods.
Second prize went to Peach
tree with the title "How Safe is
Your Home?" "Remove a hazard
and save a life, featured by car
toons.
Tomotla was third with "Modem
Kitchen Planning saves time, steps
and drudgery. Sunny Point won
fourth place showing before and
after Flannel graph?"How beauti
ful is your yard?"
Martin's Creek was fifth with
"Dont gamble with your health"
based on food conservation plan
for a year for one person.
Clubs six to twelve received
honorable mention: Ranger with
Steps to Better Dairying; Violet.
"Home Care of the Sick"; Valley
town,- "The Professional Touch in
Sewing"; Bellview, "Do Your
Meals Measure Up?" Grape Creek.
"Food Preservation Equipment",
Slow Creek, "The Cotton Bags
Steo Out", showing garments made
from feed sacks; Suit, "Conserv
ing Egg Quality."
Other prize winners will be an
nounced in this paper as soon as
they can be compiled by the Fair
Association.
Young Harris
Is Offering
Night Classes
Young Harris College is now of
fering night cftsses for the bene
fit of those who work or who are
otherwise unable to attend day
time classes.
The classes are held Monday
through Friday, from 6:00 p. m.
to 9.00 p. m, and are taught by
regular faculty members. Full
college credit will be given for the
courses taken and completed suc
cessfully. Courses offered this
quarter are Accounting, Econo
mics, and Teacher Education.
"The purpose of these classes is
to provide regular college training
to those people of this area who
are employed and who want to
continue their education." stated
Charles R. Olegg, president of
Voung Harris.
Singing Convention
To Be Held Sunday
The Cherokee County semi-an
rual singing convention will be
held at Marble Springs Baptist
Church, Sunday, October 8, begin
ning at 10 a. m. Singers from all
over the country are expected to
attend.
The convention was organized 60
years ago and two Sundays of
each year have been set aside for
convention meeting days.
Wayne Abernathy is president
of the convention.
L. L. Ray Addresses
Murphy Civitan Club
Rev. W.L Cook
Lists Services
The Rev. W. L. Cook, pastor of
Shoal Creek Bapjisit Church, has
announced the following worship
hours: Sunday School 10 a. m,
singing practice Fridays, at 7 p.
m.; Preaching Service on the sec
ond and fourth Sundays in each
month, at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m.
Mr. Cook also is pastor of Shady
Grove Baptirt Church and has an
nounced the following worship
'hours there: Sunday School 10 a.
in.; prayer meeting each Wednes
day at 7 p. m.; Preaching Service
cn each first and third Sundays
alt 11 a. m. and 7 p. m.
POUR FOOTINGS
J. M. Hughes and ton, general
contractors for the High School
classroom under ouurtistoUun, ex
pert to pour the footings this mi
? L. L. Ray of North Carolina
Slate College spoke ito members
j of Murphy Civitan Club on the
"The Progress of. North Carolina
In Industry and Agriculture" at
their regular meeting Monday
evening. E. S. Millsaps. farm agent
of Randolph County, also was pres
ent at the meeting.
Joe Crawford was accepted as a
rcw member of the club, and
Myron Jenson was elected vice
president of the dub to fill the
vacancy created by Jack Bamett's
leaving for Wake Forest to teach.
The club will sponsor a play on
October 27 and 26, and the pro
ceeds will go to some Murphy
School student that the club thinks
deserving as a scholarship to col
lege.
AT CONFERENCE
Mats. Margaret Mauney. Supervi
Supt H. Bueck and Supt. 1.
B. Hudson, attended Friday a
School Health Conference in Bcy
son C*y.
136 Animals Entered
In Grade Dairy Show
Ray Asks Early
Mailing Christmas
Overseas Parcels
The period October 15 to Novem
ber 15 has been designated for the
acceptance of Christmas parcels
for members of the Armed Forces
serving outside the continental
United States with the concurrence
of the several departments of the
National Military Establishment,
recording to Joe Ray, local Post
master.
The term "Armed Forces over
teas" includes the personnel of
the Armed Forces, members of
their families and authorized
United States civilians employed
overseas who receive their mail
through an A. P. O. care of Post
master. Mr. Ray states that the
importance of mailing Christmas
parcels during the designated
period cannot be emphasized too
strongly?the earlier the better,'he
says.
The size and weight restrictions
for mailing other domestic parcel
post are applicable to Christmas
parcels for the Armed Forces ex
cept that a limit not to exceed 50
pounds has been established for
parcels addressed for delivery to
A. P. O.'s 124 and 125, care of
Postmaster, New York, N. Y., Mr.
Ray states. He urges the greatest
precaution in wrapping packages
for mailing overseas. He says that
boxes for transmission overseas
must necessarily be of strong
construction.
FoxHuntrsTo
Hold Annual Field
Trial, Bench Show
The Tri-State Fox Hunters As
sociation will hold its eighteenth
annual Field Trial and Bench
Show in Murphy October 11-13.
The bench Show will start at
7:30 p. m. Wednesday, October 11.
at the High School Gymnasaurr.
AH regular classes will be shown
and in addition special puppy clas
ses. Prizes will be awarded to all
winners. The hounds will be judg
ed by a nationally known mastet.
The first cast for the Field
Trials will be made at daybreak
on October 12 and the trials will
continue through Friday, when the
seven field judges and master rf
hounds will crown the winner of
the Challange Trophy,. and will
place winners for other prizes. All
ages of hounds will be run and
scored together.
The Association is expecting
the largest bench show and field
'rial in its history. The associa
tion is now affiliated with the
national Fox Hunters Association,
and will follow national rules and
regulations.
REVIVAL
A revival was begun Tuesday
right at Second Baptist Church by
the Rev. Roscoe Morgan. The pub
lic is invited to attend.
DIRECTOR?Mrs. Melvin Taylor
of Bryson City, director of district
number one of the North Carolina
Congress of Pa rente sod Teach
ers. Mrs. Taylor presided at (tie
Annual District Meeting, which
was held at Lee H. Edwards High
School, in AsheviHe, on October
3.
The NantahaLa Grade Dairy
Cattle Show was held ait the Flair
grounds Tuesday of Fair week.
There were t36 animals in the
show.
The purpose of the show was to
create and promote interest and
development of good Grade Dairy
cattle, thereby increasing milk
production in the Murphy milk
shed. Sponsors of the show were
farmers, business men, farm agents,.
vocational agriculture teachers,
veteran teachers, and milk receiv
ing plants.
The area comprises the counties
of Cherokee, Clay, Graham and
Mb con of North Carolina and
Towns and Union Counties in
Georgia.
Only Grade Dairy aattle were
entered in the show. There were
Jerseys, Guernseys, and Hoist eins
entered. There were six animals
in the aged cow classes; 16 in the
young cow classes; 21 in the bred
heifer classes; 44 in the open hei
fer classes; and 49 in the oalf
classes.
The Danish system of judging
was used, which made every ani
mal in the show win a premium.
Sherman Hampton of Cherokee
County won the prize in showman
ship with his entry, and Sharron
Swanson of Macon County won the
prize fbr the best fitted animal.
Dr. Dean Colvard, Dean of the
animal industry division at State
College, Raleigh, was judge who
did an excellent job in placing
the 136 animals.
F. R. Farnham, dairy specialist,
was ring master for the show.
There were 47 artificially bred
animals that were called into the
show ning at one time.
A total of 108 people entered
animals in show of 136 animals.
There were 38 blue ribbon win
ners, 72 red ribbon winners and
26 white ribbon winners.
W. B. Harrill
Speaks Sunday
W. B. Harrill of Cullowhee will
bring the message ait First Baptist
Church Sundlay morning at 11 o'
clock in the absence of the pastor,
the Rev. J. Alton Morris, who is
in Revival Services at Ridgeway,
S. C.
Mr. Harrill is Public Relations
director and a professor at W. C.
T C. He is a graduate of Walke
Forest College, received his mas
ter's degree from the University
of North Carolina and has done a
year's graduate work at Furman
University.
On Sunday night at the regular
worship hour of 7:30 o'clock, the
Rev. J. Alton Morris pastor, will
speak on, "The Victor's Life?
Names".
The Rev. Paul Culpepper of
Blue Ridge, Ga., field worker of
the Morganton, (Ga.), Association
will speak to the Woman's Mission
ary Society on Tuesday at 2:30 p.
Cpl. Cecil James .
Arrives In Texas
Among a group of Korean war
Casualties arriving at Brooke
Army Medical Center. Fort Sam
Houston. Texas, on September 26,
is Corporal Cecil James, brother
of Mrs. Mae Baites, Murphy.
He is undergoing treatment at
Brooke Army Hospital for wounds
received while engaging the enemy
I on September 5. James was with
(he 25th Infantry Division.
Other Students
Attending College
Jn the list published last week in
The Scout of students who had
returned to college, the names of
some were inadvertently oiriMed.
Miss Joyce Coleman ban returned
to FunnSn UutveaSlty, Greenville,
S. C , iwbere die la I Junior this
,lW, , T? , , . TT.ll TV, ,|h .a ji iilIjI
yw, Jerry rwtm, jsaroan Arnold
and Bill Lovingood ate
Wake Forest College.
Phyllis Snyder
days thto week wdfc
In Voile, Pa , and Al
New York CMg.