JANUAftT 14T MARCH0'DIMES Think On Theae? Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, what soever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever tilings are of a good report; If if th< there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.?Phil. 4-5. VOLUME 62?NUMBER 2* MURPHY. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. JANUARY 31. c. EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK imirpnys i>ew JScnool building Which Is Ready For Occupancy Open House Is Planned At New Murphy School Open House will be held Sat-< urday from 10 a. m. to 6 p. m. and Sunday from 2 p. m. to 5 p. m. In Murphy's new High School Build ing, according to announcement by Supt. H. Bueck Classes will be gin Monday. The building consists of nine class rooms, library, Science Lab oratory and guidance room. Water Line To Be Built To Berkshire Mills Reed and Abee, Inc., of Ashe vilie will start building a new six inch water line to Berkshire Knit ting Mills in Andrews January 28. Work will be completed in approx imately six weeks. They will also build an addi tional 2,000 feet of six-inch water line and 1,300 feet of eight-inch water line in Andrews. Is Elected Church Warden The Rev Rhett Y Winters an nounces that the Mission Commit tee of the Murphy Church of the Messiah selected Myron Jensen varden of the church at a meeting at the parish house Thursday even ing. Other officers are: Clerk, Buck Powell; treasurer, Earl Van Horn; committee representatives to Edu cation Board, Clair Olson. The Education Board is a newly formed organization to strengthen the educational program of the church. Frigid Weather Hits The County Local citizens have been shiver ing through frigid temperatures after several days of rain. There were snow flurries mixed with sunshine all day Tuesday, and the temperature went down to four degrees Tuesday night. Roads were icy. Temperatures returned to nor mal Wednesday and Thursday. Hesters Leave Mr. and Mrs 'Toward Kester left Tuesday for B:aOt Mountain where they will make their home. Mr. Kester, who recently resign ed as Director of the John C. ' Campbell Folk School at Brass town, is now the Eexecutive Head of the Fellowship of Southern Churchmen. Mrs. Ida Barnett Dies In Georgia Funeral services for Mrs. Henry Polk Barnett of Jefferson, Ga., were held Saturday at 3 p. m. in the Preabyterian Church at Jeffer son. Pastors of the Presbyterian. Baptist and Methodist Churches of ficiated. Burial was in the Jeffer son Cemetery. Pallbearers were of ficers of the Presbyterian Church of which she was a member Mrs. Barnett was the former Miss Ida Sudderth of Murphy. She ?as bom August 12, 1908, and died Friday, January Z5. Surviving are the husband. Hen ry Polk Barnett. two daughters. Sarah Louise and Barbara Ann, of the home; seven sisters. Mrs. S. J. ' Suddath of Jefferson, Ga., Mrs. Glenn Crisp of Akron, Ohio, Mrs. John Donley, Mrs. Verlin Crisp, Mrs. Glenn Hendrix. Mrs. Hay den Ferguson, and Miss Elsie Sud derth of Murphy, four brothers, i Willard, Dock, Paul and Guy, of Murphy. j These attending the funeral from Murphy other than the im mediate family were: John Donley, . Verlin Crisp, Joan Lee Crisp, Mrs. I Dock Sudderth, Mrs. Guy Sudder- J th, Virginia Ann Sudderth. Mrs. Paul Sudderth, Richard Sudderth.! Frances Sue Ferguson, Carolyn Hendrix, Glenn Hendrix, Mr. and Mrs. O'Neil Crisp, Mr and Mrs. Oran Witt, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Crisp, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Town cm, Mr. and Mrs. Aude Sudderth. in. Clarence Hendrix, Mae and Dale Sudderth. Conduct Class in Farm And Home Record Keeping A county-wide farm and home .?cord book school was held in the court house on Friday. D. D. Brown, Farm Management Specia ist, and Miss Mamie Whisnant, . loinc Management Specialist from .he State College Extension Ser vice. conducted discussions in me hods of farm and home record keeping. The main purpose of this school, ponsorcd by local farm and home agents, was to give all interested farmers and farm wives training in methods of keeping farm and home records. It was pointed out that the im portant thing in regard to farm and tome records was that each farm lso pointed out that this need not be on a special book. Records may >e kept on a nickel tablet, if the nethod is set up properly, but the >ob of getting compete accurate ?ecords that really mean something at the end of the year would be impli.'ied if books designed for he job were used. Records books of the acceptable ype are now available through the i'flces of the County Agent or the '?lame Agent. Assistance will be ;lvcn in retting up these records *hen requested. Methodises Plan Family Night The Rev. R. Delbert Byrum, pas ' 'of Murphy First Methodist hurch. announces that his Sun 'ay sermon topir at 11 a. m. will >o "Winning Self-Respect", and he 7:30 p. m. tcplc will be "The ' ure of Soft Winds". Sunday Schoo' will be at 9:45. The rogular monthlv Familv Night will be held at the church Vednesday at G:30 p. m. The "pot uck" style meal will be followed hy singing and a program. Southern Bell Applies To Sell Southern Bell Telephone ar.d Telegraph Company has made ap plication to the North Carolina 'J till ties Commission for approval of a sale and transfer of franchise rights and all physical properties in Murphy and Cherokee County "o Western. Carolina Telephone Company. I The principal office of Western North Carolina Telephone Com pany is in Weaverville. A public hearing will be heard in the Superior Court room In Murphy at 10 a. m. February 19. LODGE TO MEET The regu'ar meeting of Cherokee Lodge No. 14G. A. M. and .F M? will be held in the Masonic Hall, Monday, Feb. 4. at 7:30 p. m. Sam Capps, Worshiptul Master, will preside. Shows Larg Deposits; El The Annual Stockholders Bank Meeting of The Citizens Bank & Trust Company was held recently >t the office at Andrews, and Pres ident Percy B. Ferebee reported Hposlts had increased during the year by $352,693.64 Also that ? here was a corresponding Increase in loans. Bond account increased M.000. and there was an Increase in cash of $131,901.09. The follow !ng directors were elected: E. C. Moore, W. D. Whitaker W. Frank Forsyth. J. S. Howell, W. T. For syth, Z. L. Whitaker, Percy B. Ferebee, and James B. Ferebee, II. The following were elected to the executive committee of the Mur phy bank: W. Frank Forsyth, H A. Mattox, Robert Weaver, E. C. ?"core, Walter Coleman, and Rae ?'Moore. The following were elected to the "recutlve committee of the Rob blnaville bank: J. J. Snyder, Pat Wm. H. McKeever Is Buried Here Sunday Afternoon William Holwt McKeever. 55, lied at 9 p. m. Thursday in his home at Savannah, Ga., following I an illness of several months. Funeral services were held at, I 2:30 p. m. Saturday in the First j Baptist Church, Savannah, of which he was an active member, | with the pastor. Dr. Leroy D. Cle verdon officiating. Active pallbearers were Lewis '1. Rawls. H. A. Stockdale. L. C. Hull, Charles A. Barefield. Carl : Helfrieh, and Lee Rivers. Honor iry pallbearers were officers of, ? he Adult Training Union mem- j oers of Landrum Masonic Lodge, ' ??nd male employees of Western I Union. Mr. McKeever was president of j he Adult Training Union of the Church. Also he was a member of 1 :.andrum Masonic Lodge. He had been Operations Manager of West- 1 in Union for a number of years leaving served in Greensboro, Bir ? mingham, Ala., Tampa. Fla., and { Savannah. Ga. Henderson Brothers Funeral j Home had charge of arrangements in Savannah, and brought the body to Ivie Funeral Home here, j here graveside rites were held at 230 p. m. Sunday in Suns?t Ceme ery. The Rev. H. Dclbert Byrum. pas <>r of First Methodist Church of iriated. Pallbearers were Frank Forsyth. ! A. Mattoxi H. E. Bishop. Bob Vhito. Joe Ray, Roscoe W'ilkins, '.?rvey vvj'kins. Jr.. and Dr. B. W. Whitfield. Surviving are the wid?V, -Mrs. ' oretta ?cKeever. one sonfjiobffrt McKeever, Murphv attornev, nd a brother Daniel J. McKeever f New Orleans, La. J. H. Duncan Is Education Group President Cherokee County Uiited Forces or Education el-ctea J. H. Dun in president at a meeting in Mur vhy courthouse Monday evening. Herman Brauer of Andrews is to ? assistant to Mr. Duncan. Mrs. Cduin Bristol of Andrews is pub ie'tv chairman, and Mrs. Starr "ullium of Andrews is reporter. The Unitel Forces for Education a new organization for bettering "horokee County Schools. Mr. Duncan said the public must ?e awakened to the inadequacies ?f the school sysiem in this coun v. He said thai move than new schools are needed, pointing out hat teachers' pay should be sub idixed and plant facilities should be improved. H. Bueek presided. Grace Period For Plates Expires I ! Motorists are reminded that the 11-day grace period in which to buy new license plates expires ( lanuary 31 at midnight The 1952 tags have been on sale ince December 1. Only one license plate is being 'issued this year, and it is to be ?'.icbed to the rear of the vehicle. I eIncrease ect Officers vn Phillips. J. S. Howell, J. D. 'nllins. and J. D. Stratton. The following were elected ti ' be executive committee for the Hiyesville bank: W. A. McGlamo I r>, Wllburn Mengus, Edgar L Curtis, Wallace Crawford and T. : C. Gray. The Stockholders at the meeting ! "lected the following officers. 0>rcy B. Ferebee, president; W. D ! Whltaker. vice-president and secre I 'ary; W. Frank Forsyth, vice-pres Ident; Executive Committee at An- ! dr-ws, W. T. Forsyth. W. D. Whl taker, Percy B. Ferebee, Z. L. j Whltaker, J. S. Howell, and W , Frank Forsyth. The following banks were desig nated Depository Banks; Hanover Bank, New York; American Trust Company, Charlotte; Wachovia *?nk *?. Tt"?? Company, Ashevtl'e and First Citizens Bank Ji Trust Company of Raleigh. Donald Ramsey To Direct Red Cross Fund Drive Donald Ramsey manager of the ilurphy Farmer. Federation, has )?en appointed chairman of the '952 Funds Campaign of the Cher okee County Chapter. He and his v.lfe and Miss Addle Mae Cooke, chapter chairmen, attended the Regional planning meeting held in Asheville Monday. The chapter's quota this year is S2268, of which $1225 will go for local work and $1043 for the na tional requirements. Bid Of $250/601.30 | Is Made For U. S. 191 Complete Water Reservoir Repair The Pressure Concrete Company o.' Florence. Ala., completed re pair of the Town of Andrews water reservoir January 18. This contract was let December 7 for $2,932. The State Highway Commission received a low bid of $250.601.30 roir Aslicville Paving Co., Ashe vi'le. Tuesday on the project for grading and paving 14.71 miles of US 19 and 129. 0.22 miles east of -quare in Murphy going east to US 9 and 129. 0.71 miles east of west city limits of Andrews. The bid will be reviewed along with the 31 other project low bids when the Commission meets in Winston-Salem Thursday of th.i week. Lee Weltkins Rites Set For Thursday Prominent Man Dies Wednesday Lee Watkins. prominent mer "hant and business man of An-! drews died at his home Wednesday,! January 30, at 2:10 a. m. Mr. Wat-j kins was born in Browntown, Vir- | : inia December 22, 1885. He came with his parents to Andrews July 4. 1900. His father was employed ay F. P. Cover Tannery who had moved at that time from Brown lown to Andrev s. Mr. Watkins was owner of Lee Watkins Si Company, dealer in I heavy groceries, feed and coal. For | several years he has been the lo cal wood buyei for The Champion , Paper Si Fiber Company. He was | a partner in Fercbee & Watkins, rvners of Davis Drug Company, '.ndrews Drug Company, and The Holland Store. Mr. Watkins was active in the Republican party, and served at one time as alderman for the Town >f Andrews. He was generous in . ontributions to civic, religious, and educational causes. The family requests that memorial gifts be uade to the Andrews Carnegie Li orary rather than floral offerings. Funeral services are today 'Thursday) at 2:30 p. m. at the home Officiating ministers will be the dev. J. A. Richardson, the Rev. J. C. Neville, the Rev. William Hall, and the Rev. E. L. Kirk. The body will remain at I vie i'"ncral Home in Andrews until 1 p. m. and will then be taken to he home. Burial will be in Andrews Ceme tery. Mr. Watkins 1' survived by his !'e, Mrs. Lctti" Rogers tVatkins. e son, J. Arthur, one daughter, \ rs. Alyne Ezzll, one grandson, iny Leo. all of Andrews: thecn I ?others, E. E. of Albany, Ga.. J.; J. of Andrews, and J. S. of Knnv j ? 1'le. Tenn.: a half sister. Mrs. I ielen Vaught of Trent Royal. Va ! Active pallbearers will be Edwin ' trtstol, A. B. Chandler, Jr. Jack Herbert, Loster Love, Alder Pur er and Frank Forsyth. Honorary pallbearers will be W. i T. Forsyth. Frank Bristol, Bill Whi ; '-.ker, Zeb and Harve Whltaker. P. 1 Ferebee. S. H Ledfori, Her ncl Keener, E. A. Wood, Han -ock Davis, Jeff Brooks. Herman West, John Christy, Edwin Hyde, L. B. Nichols. Mack McKeldrey. Sem Cover, Bill Mcore, C S. Freei, Wymer Conley, Robert Heaton Tela Adams, Dr Gerald Almond. Dr. Charlea O. \ an Gorder, Jon.i Rodda, Dr. J. ,i Stlckley, Hugh Jones, Luke Ellis, Wayne Battle, and Ben Grant. Georg Bidstrup Bcomes Director Of Folk School By FRED L. BROWNLEE Georg. Bidstrup became Director o. the John C. Campbell Folk School at Brasstown January 1. He succeeds Howard Kester. who re signed to become Executive Head of the Fellowship of Southern Churchmen. Mr. Bidstrup is no stranger to i he people of Cherokee County. He Siaiis irom Denmark, where he was educated in a fo'k school. At the | founding of the Brasstown school he joined Mrs. John C. Campbell's stalf as farm manager and director j of folk singing and folkdancing. His reputation for success in all these lines has spread not only .hroughout North Carolina, but in many other states. He has also endeared himself as a friend and ellow farmer to the people of Cherokee County. Mr. Bidstrup has grown up with .he Campbell Folk School. He is ?in inspiring example of its ideas md ideals. His warm hand of fel lowship extends a welcome clasp to all who come his way. He wel comes ideas and suggestions from all who choose to talk with him. In fact, he invites them to do so. He also will welcome participation in all the activities of the school rt.d advice in it,s management. Tiu John C. Campbell Folk School i. the only schcwl of its kind in the United States. While the roots of its ideas run deep into ih? soil of Denmark it is not a Danish school. It is an American schoo' which, through Mrs. John C. Campbell, caught the spirit of the folk schools which had done so much to "awaken, enliven and en lighten" the rural people of Den mark. Mrs. Campbell wrote the best book o n the subject ever to be printed in Eng lish. She actually lived and forked for a year and a half, not only in Denmark but also in the other Scandinavian countries, Always with the thought of the Brasstown school uppermost in mind. To ali this Mr. Bidstrup now adds the wisdom and inspiration of his own training in Denmark and rich experiences at the Camp bell Folk School for over twenty five years. TO HOLD SERVICES An all-night prayer service wil". be held at new Martin's Creek Bap tist Church February 2, announces the pastor, the Rev. Wayne Crisp. Soil Conservation Unit For County To Be Proposed By GLENN PATTON Vocation Agriculture Teacher Murph\ Schools There will be a meeing at the Cherokee County Courthouse Feb uary 7 at 2:30 of all farmers and other business men who are in terested in setting up a Soil Con servation Unit in Cherokee Coun ty and in setting a time for a referendum on the subject. The meeting will be conducted by G. If. Farley, county agent, and by Frank Doggett. Extension Service's soil conservationist. All interested people are urged to attend. The following quotation taken rar the State Soil Conservation Committee's bulletin explains the unction of Soil Conservation Dis rlcts: "The Soil Conservation Dis trict Act passed by the North Car olina General Assembly has made it possible for the rapid develop ment of Soil Conservation Districts in the State of North Carolina. The State Soil Conservation Committee authorized by this Act has been deeply interested in making it pos sible to achieve maximum soil con servation throughout North Caro lina. Your committee is ready at all times to aid in any situation that develops which is in the gen eral interest of the State of North Carolina." Gaddis' Funeral Is Held Thursday CPL. ANDREW J. CADDIS Little Symphony Drive To Be February 11-16 Plans for the North Carolina Little Symphony Drive, to be held February 11-16 are now getting underway, according to Miss Eli -abeth Gray. Murphy chairman. Advance tickets instead of mem berships will be sold this year. The Little Symphony, under the :'i'-"ction of Dr. Benjamin Swalin. will give two conctrts in Andrews ^'-.rch 20, one for children in the ?-fternoon and one for adults at . p. m. The 25 players are leading mem bers of the full symphony. Mrs. Edwin Pristol is county chairman. Morris Announces Church Services "Christ Speaks to a Careless Church" will be the Rev. J. Alton Morris' sermon topic at Murphy ?irst Baptist Church Sunday at ' 1 a. m. The Rev. A. G. Brooks will give he evening sermon at 7:30. The deacons will meet at 2 p. m. Services at Bealtown Mission ill begin at 2:30. Sunday School u the prison camp will be at 3 p. m. Training Union will begin at >:30. B. W. C. wili meet Monday at 7 30 p. m. with Mrs. Ruth Can-in fer. Sunday School Workers Coun cil is a dinner meeting Tuesday at 6:30 p. m. Choir practices are: Wednesday, Cherub. 3:15. Adult, 8:30; Thurs day, Youth, 3:15. The Hour of Power service will be Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. Peachtree Grange Hears Ferguson T. W. Ferguson, representative >f the National Grange, was guest peaker at the Peachtree Grange meeting at Peachtree School Jan uary 16 at 7:30 p m. Peachtree Grange Master, Llovd Hendrlx, presided. The local grange has 34 charter ed members. The next meeting will be Feb ruary 14 at Peachtree School. Apprehend Y ouths For Theft Of Foods Miner Announces Sermon Topics "The Spirit of Power" will be '.he seruon topic for the Sunday rorship service at 11 a. m. at the Murphy First Free Methodist Church, announces the pastor, the Rev. C. Z. Miner. Sunday School will be at 10 a. m. and Y. P. M. S. service at 7 p. m. The message "A Dead Man Live*" will be delivered by the pastor at the Evangelistic service si 7:30 p. m. The usual prayer meeting will be Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. BUY FARM Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Peacock have purchased the J. H. Ellis flower farm and will operate it as a nur sery. They also will have a green house and will continue to have [lie Blossom Shop in Murphy. . Q?.~rjff rrank Crawford report ed Monday tha' David Jenkins, 18, and William Clore, 19. both of Culberson, Route 1, had been ac cused of taking 900 pounds of pork, \ 100 pounds of ch.'ckens. a quantity i oi frozen vegetables from a deep freeze locker, some furniture. 25 bed quilts, and other household ar i titles from the home of Walter 1 Arp of Hot Hocse Township one r.ight last week. I The youths were arrested in Ak ron, Ohio, Sunday by Akron Ohio I police and were being held for | Murphy officers. I Crawford and Deputy Buren Grant left Murphy Tuesday morn I lng for Akron to return the youths, who. he said, were charged with breaking, entering and larceny. Crawford said Arp was working in South Carolina at the time and the house was unoccupied. He esti mated the value of the goods at between $800 and $1,000. The pork and chicken alone ac counted for approximately $500 of the value, by Crawford's eetlmat i lng the value of the meat at cur ? rent retail prices of 5" I pound. Killed In Korea On May 28,1951 The body of Cpl. Andrew Jack son Gaddis. who was killed In Ko rea. May 25, 1951, was brought to Murphy b y Townson Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Thursday (today! * He. accompanied by Mrs. Brown, has been preaching here twice ? month during the winter. Bryai. Hatchett preaches the other two Sundays in the month. Hear Concert By Miss Umphfres Miss Vtlma Umphfres, educa tional director of First Baptist Church, gave a concert at the Mc Caysville, Ga., high school build ing Monday evening, proceeds go ing to the March of Dimes fund in this area. Those from here attending the concert were: The Rev. and Mrs. J. Alton Morris, Dr. and Mrs. W A. Hoover, Mr. and Mrs. Hadley Dickey. Mrs. Charles Shvtle, Mrs. Cecile Mills, Misses Faye Boling, Frances Fisher and Eloise Davis. Auxiliary To Have Dinner Tuesday The Murphy American Legion Auxiliary will sponsor a dutch din ner at Regal Hotel at 7 p. m. Feb ruary 5. American Legion mem bers are invited to join the Auxil iary members at this meeting. Each may invite one guest. Reser vations may be made through Regal Hotel.