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Gvitans Agree ?
To Sponsor Girl
Scouts, Troop 9
Murphy Civttan Club agreed
Monday evening to sponsor Troop
N?. # of the Girl Scouts. This Is
ths Intermediate group ot girls
from ten to thirteen yeors of age.
"The CIvitans (eel this will be a
good project (or them in that this
troop has been in desperate need
o( a sponsor (or many months;
also, scouting Is such a (ine activi
ty (or youngsters that a proposi
tion to act as sponsor is rather
difficult to turn down." says John
Jordan.
Mrs. R. Y. Winters. Jr.. is the
leader ot this troop with the assis
tance of Miss Ruby Davis. Serv
ing on this committee tor the
troop are Mrs. Harry Miller, Mrs.
Joe Bailey. Mrs. Dale Lee and Mr.
Walter Puett. Mrs. Winters an
nounces that during the week of
March 12-19. the girls will spon
sor a cookie sale to help finance
the troop. The other two troops
in town are sponsored by the Ju
nior Womans Club and the Pres
byterian Church.
A film, "Foxes of Harrow," was
shown the club following the busi
ness session.' Sam Harding reed
the "Civitan Creed."
H. Bueck was the guest of C.
D. Puett, and J. B. Hall was the
guest of LIUard Walker.
It is announced by the presl
meeting of the
club will be March 24. The dub
dent that the next
voted to entertain the Murphy
High School basketball teams at
this meeting.
Red Cross Drive
Is Now Under Way
Episcopalians
Buy Permanent
Church Site
Murphy St. Barnabas Episcopal
Church has purchased the prop
erty of Mrs. ? Birdie Roberson on
the Hayeaville Highway for a per
manent church site, announces the
Rev. Rhett Y. Winters.
will us*.- the
le property for Sun
day School and church services
until the new church is built.
The minister announces that an
adult class will begin Thursday at
7:30 p. m. ,at the home of Prof.
Geo. Henry in Texana.
Dr. E G. Allen
To Preach Sunday
Dr. H. G. Allen, Superintendent
of the Lake Junaluska Assembly,
will preach at First Methodist
Church Sunday at 11 a. m. The
pastor. Rev. R. Delbert Byrum,
will preside at the service. "Inas
much as Dr. Allen has spoken In
urphy on several previous occa
sions, there will be many people
who will want to hear his mes
on Sunday", says Mr. Byrum.
Sunday School will be held at
the regular hour of *48. At the
sendee of warship at 7:30
Byrum will brim the mes
' set "Jesus f"
on the sphjeet "Jesus Stops
Hamilton Inj
In Anto Wr?k
'Mir I
M/Sgt Ju. L. Hamilton of An
drews, stationed at Fort Bcnnlng
?ad Mack Kacola also of For*
Benning, ware involved In an ac
cident at the curve on Highway 44
near Towaaon Lumber Co. Sat
urday about 7:80 p. ra. The ear
left the highway and over-turned
two or three times. Hamilton re
ceived federations on the bead and
right leg and was treated at Mur
phy General Hospital.
Hamilton was owner of the ear
and Kacola the driver. The fetter
waa arrested for driving under the
Influence of Intoxicants, and Ham
ilton for public drunkenesa. states
Patrolman Lee Lance. The ear
was a '4? Plymounth and
Spend $958,993
W; M. Corkill. division engine
k 1 * g^g9j) has
irokes Coun
<wt of the
I Arden Davis, chairman of the
special groups committee of the
Tund campaign of Cherokee Coun
?y Chapter of American Red
Cross, announces the following
chairman In various groups:
Courthouse, Mrs. Frances Puett;
library and town hall, Miss Phyl
lie Snyder; Petrie Hospital, Mrs.
V D. Peacock; Murphy General
Hospital, Mrs. Nell Sneed; TV A
Maps and Survey and Electrical
Departments, Myron Jensen; pris
a camp and State Highway gar
age, Francis W. Crisp; county Jail.
Royal Kilpttrick; Southern Bell
Telephone Co. and Health Depart
ment, u. Hamilton.
L,. "W, Hendrlx, chairman for
county schools and rural areas,
announces the following chairmen
of their sections: Ranger, Mrs.
Kate Shields; Wolf Creek, Mrs.
Louella J. Newman; Wolf Creek
V Miss Maude Collins; Hiwassee
lam, James T. Osborne; Friend
ship. E. L. Arrant; Buck Knob,
Mrs. Vester T. Verner; Unaka,
Howard Martin; Wnue Church,
Harest E. King; Peachtree, Clar
ence Hendrlx; and Martins Creek,
Douglas H. Smith.
The quota this year is $2268.
Donald Ramsey, fund campaign
chairman, announces that most all
committees started to work this
week, and It Is hoped that within
t short time the goal will be
reached.
The chapter Is sponsoring a con
cert by Miss Velma Umphfres,
mexzosoprano, and Mrs. Cathe
rine Place at Copperhill, Tenn.,
pianist, on Thursday, March IS,
ot 7:30 p. m. In Murphy Primary
School auditorium. Tickets are
now available from the fund cam
paign chairman.
Bell Will Ring
On 40 Lent Days
The Rev. Rhett Y. Win ten, pet
tor of Murphy St. Barnabas Epis
copal Church, announce* tb?* oor
tng the forty day* of Lent the
bell at the church will ring at
twelve noon Monday* through
Friday*.
Mr. Wtnters say*. "Lent remind*
us of the forty days that ^esus
fasted and prayed In the wilder
ness. It reminds us that the fruits
of our Christian live* conies only
through the willing and glad dis
cipline of our lives la dally self
denial end prayer. It reminds us
'hat Easter was the result of the
life that obeyed the Father's will
even unto the cross."
"The bell will be a signal for
all who desire to be quiet s few
minutes, and to pray that the will
of the Father may be done In us
'n our several callings," says Mr.
Winters. ?
County NCEA Unit
To Meet Friday
APPLAUD LITTLE SYMPHONY?Youngsters
?re shown enjoying a children's concert given by
the North Carolina Little Symphony, directed by
Dr. Benjamin Swalln. The Little Symphony will
give ? children's concert In Andrews at 2 p. m.
March 20. A concert for adults will be given at 8
p. m. Both concerts will be in Andrews High School
Auditorium. Miss Elizabeth Gray, chairman of the
Murphy ticket drive, says tickets may be pur
chased at Davis Jewelers or from members of the
Junior Woman's Club.
R. W. H. Ramsey
Elected Marble
Grange Master
R. W. H. Ramsey was elected
naster of Marble Grange at an
irganlzation meeting Thursday
vening.
Clher * officers are: Overseer
?"rank Walsh; lecturer, J. V. Hall
secretary, Victor M. West; treas
lrer, Wendell W. Lovtngood;
chaplain. A.. B. Lovell; steward,
\,eroy Gilbert; gate keeper, Kent
Ladd; assistant steward, Jerry
Edwards; lady assistant steward,
ean Lovtngood; Ceres, Mrs. Vlc
->r West; Pomona, Mrs. Frank
Br'tle; Flora, Mrs. Wendell Lov
nrood; executive committee. W.
V Puatt. W. A.? Gilbert,-. Eosest
eed Coffey,
"tfeS; reporter. Creed
Jerry Edwards, Leroy Gilbert
>nd Ray Hensely gave a program
of string music.
",ie next meeting will be March
1 in the school auditorium. The
string band will appear. Every
one Is Invited.
Two Cars Are
In Collision
Sunday about 12:30 p. m. the
'51 Cadillac of J. L. Shields col
lided with the '41 Oldsmoblle of
Donald Ramsey, on Highway 64 In
front of the home of Verltn Jones.
Ramsey was slowing down to en
*r the drive of the Jones home,
and Shields, headed In the same
direction,. was unable to stop or
go around the Olds. Neither of
he men were WUrt
Patrolman Lee Lance, who in
vestigated the accident states that
Shields was arrested for speeding
and reckless driving, and Ramsey
with falling to give proper sig
nal. Both are under bond for ap
oearance in Superior Court.
The Olds was damaged to the
extent of about $500 and the Cad
Ulec about 9700.
Lodge To Meet
Cherokee Lodge. No. 146, A. F.
and K. M. will meet In the lodge
Hall Monday at 7:30 for work and
Instruction, It was announced by
Sam L. Davidson. All members
ire urged to be present. 8am
^apps. Worshipful Master, will
preside.
Church Launches
Evangelism Work
By Visitation
The Methodists of the Murphy
area subdistriot will be engaged in
a simultaneous Visitation Evange
lism program on March 10-12.
There will be visiting ministers;
who will assist the ministers and !
laymen in this three-county area.
Dr. H. G. Allen, Superintendent
of Lake Junaluska Assembly, will
speak to the ministers at an in
spirational period in First Metho
dist Church, Murphy, Monday
through Wednesday, March 10-12,
at 10:30 a. m. The Bev. C. v Mur
ray, pastor of Flrsf Methodist'
In the evenings laymen and
ministers will visit in teems of
two. This visitation emphasis is
a part of Methodism's evangelis
.ic efforts through the General
Board Of Evangelism.
Morris Announces
Baptist Program
The Rev. J. Alton Morris, pastor
o. Murphy First Baptist Church,
announces that his worship topic
at 11 a. m. Sunday will be "Com
munion with God".
Sunday School will be at 9:15
a. m., Bealtown Mission services
at 2:30 p. m. and prison camp
Sunday School at 3 p. m.
Training Union will be at 8:30
p. m., and worship at 7:30 p. m.
The pastor's topic will be "News
About God".
The B. W. C. will meet with
Miss Addle Mae Cooke for pot
luck supper and a home mission
program at 6:30 p. m. Monday.
Elizabeth Hale Circle will meet
for a pot luck supper In the
church basement at 6:30 p. m.
tuth Bagwell Circle will meet
with Mrs. Oscar Mulkey at 7:30 p.
tn. Ruth Swann Cirtle will meet
Tuesday at 7:30 p. m.. with Mrs.
Lots King.
There will be a family night
dinner at 6?0 Wednesday, and at
7:30 the W. M. U. alld all auxili
tries and the Brotherhood will
meet
Choir practices are as follow:
Tuesday, 3:16 p. m., Junior; Wed
nesday, 3:15 p. m., Cherub; 8:30
>. m.. Adults; Thursday, 3:13 p.
m.. Youth at Miss Sally Morris'.
Health Improving Vitamins And
Minerals Included In Corn Meal
Ed English, Peachtree commu
nity miller. Murphy, Rout* 1, can
urnlsh you with the best meal
vallate?that is Enriched Corn
meal. About six weeks ago he in
-talled a simple gadget on his mill
mown as an enrichment feeder.
\* the whole corn grinds, this en
richment is automatically added,
two ounces to the bushel.
According to Mr. Engl]
has attracted a great deal af at
and at the * -
Ma
iest bread they'd ever eaten.
<?ven tW the enrichment "does
n't change the tasta", I'U agree
hat It makes the beat bread I've
?ten. Another farmer when aak
' 1 If he wanted his meal enrich
ed?replied, "I'd bettor talk It
ver with, my wife first maybe
next time.'- Mr. English replied,
"Too late now. It's already In, and
It cant hart you!"
Too might well
-hie to do
-moair It is
Niacin Tone of the B vitamins)
prevents pellagra. ,
Thiamin or vitamin B1 la need
<1 for healthy nerves and diges
tion.
Riboflavin or VJUmln B2 helps
keep the eyes and skin healthy
and helps ward off aM age.
Iron helps to build red |
"L'needed far building
to good marking order.
The com meal owltfiwi pro
test is' '
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Velma Umphfres Gives
Concert- For Red Cross
iss Velma Umphfres, mezzo
p.-ano, v ill give a concert in
. p ,y Primary School auditor
i Thursday, March 13, at 7:30
. ... for the benefit of the Red
.?oss campaign. She will be ac
mpanied by Mrs. Catherine C.
'lace of Copperhill, Tenn.
Miss Umphfres, educational di
ctor of Murphy First Baptist
Church, studied with Joseph Ben
in, head of the Voice Depart
ment at Oklahoma University;
Mrs. Lucille Osborne Grant, also
t Oklahoma University, snd
"helby Collier, head of the Mus
!c Department and Director of
the International Choir of Wayland
ollege. She was graduated from
,V ay land College with a B. S. de- |
"Lightning" Gets
Caught At Speed
Exceeding 1O0MPH
W. T. Manldin, better known
as "Lightning" was arrested last
Tuesday on charges of speeding
in excess of 1M miles per boor,
reckless driving, and falling to
stop for siren, by Patrolman R.
H. Ensley and Deputy Buren
Grant. These two officers fol
lower Lightning, who was driv
ing a '47 Chrysler owned by Al
bert Graves, from the Persim
mon Creek bridge on Highway
294 to Murphy, turning at
Shields' Esso Station on the old
Murphy road, and back past the
Georgia line, a total of aboot 30
miles. The patrol Ford ran cut
of gas. and the officers waited
for Lightning to return. Hi
agein tried to get away from the
officers, but finally stopped on
a side road near Culberson, ac
cording to Patrolman Lee
Lance.
He posted bopd for appear
anoe In Superior Court.
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Ministers Vote
To Support Men Of
Christian Principle
Western North Carolina and
West Liberty Baptist Pastors' con
ference in a meeting at First Bap
tist Church Monday voted to co
operate with the Allied Church
League in a plan to help elect to
pu'jlic offices men who will l>e
good statesmen and uphold Chris
tian principles.
The nine ministers present also
voted to lend support to a move
ment to have a Baptist Book store
in Asheville. This plan was ap
proved by the WNC Associations!
missionaries in a meeting in
Asheville last Friday. Attending
this meeting were the Rev. Floyd
B. Clark and the Rev. A. G.
Brooks from this county. Mr.
Clark presided over the meeting
for the day.
At the pastors- conference Mon
day the Rev. J. E. Cable, presi
dent, presided, and the inspira
tional message was brought by the
Rev. Floyd Clark.
Preaches Sunday
The Rev. C. Z. Miner, pastor
o f Murphy Free Methodist
Church, announces that his son,
Charles Miner, will preach the 11
s. m. worship service Sunday in
the pastor's absence. The pastor
will deliver the 7:30 p. m. sermon.
Sunday School will be at 10 a.
m. and Y. P. M. S. at 7 p. m.
The Wednesday evening prayer
meeting will be at 7:30.
gree in 1950.
She traveled with the Inter
national Choir Quartette, was w
'oist two years in the Wayland
College presentation of "Elijah",
and was soloist four years in the
Wayland College presentation of
"The Messiah". Miss Umphfres
has also appeared as soloist with
the Amarillo (Texas) Symphony
Orchestra.
The program is as follows:
Pergolesl, "Nina": Schumann.
"Die Lotusblume"; Salnt-Saens.
"Mon Coaur S'ouvce a ta Vlox"
from "Samson et Dellla".; Bizet,
' Habanera" from 'Carmen": Puc
cine, "One Fine Day", from "Ma
dame Butterfly", Ml*s V^lma
Umphfres.
Chopin. "Fan t a 1 s i e-I m
promptu"; Dett, "Juba Dance",
Mrs. Catherine Place.
Campbell. Tipton. "The Spirit
Flowed"; Victor Herbert, "Thine
Alone": Friml. "Indian Love
Call"; Strauss, "My Hero", Miss
Umphfres.
Shubert-Liszt, Du Blst die Rub;
Chopin. Polonaise, A-flat Major,
Mrs. Place.
Folk Song. "I Wonder as I Wan
der"; Handel, "He Was Despised",
from "The Messiah"; Rodney,
"Calvary"; Guton, "I Talked With
God Last Night", Miss Umphfres.
Hamnaia Regional Library
/Approved For Film Project
? nantanaia regional i-iormry is
one of ten in the state approved
for participation in the Public Li
brary Film Project. The Region has
already received a special alloca
tion of $500 from State Aid funds
to launch the program in Chero
kee. Clay and Graham Counties.
By combining their funds, these
ten North Carolina libraries will
have $5,000 for the purchase of
16 mm. documentary films. Their
libraries tvill form a preview
committee to select the films for
the new program which will be
gin in September. Miss Phyllis
Snyder, Nantahala Regional Libra
rian. announced that the subject
areas have not yet been chosen
but will probably include a series
on the Heritage of American His
tory and another on current
events. Miss Snyder will attend a
meeting in Chapel Hill on April
4 to work out details of the pro
gram and preview a number of
illms.
Here in Cherokee County, films
will be shown to discussion groups
at the Andrews and Murphy li
braries. Other communities and
Interested church and civic groups
may also borrow the films by con
tacting their local library or Miss
Snyder. She estimates that the
Region will have priority booking
of si* to ten different films each
month for our selection.
Kenneth Mclntyre, Head of the
Bureau of Visual Education of the
University of North Carolina, is
serving as Film Consultant for the
urogram. Mr. Mclntyre Was in
Murphy to discuss local needs and
development possibilities
Dillie Lunsford
Dies Of Leukemia
Mauney Announces
Candidacy For
Representative
Manney tila
his''candidacu' for'?'representative
from Cherokee County, making
the following-statement:
Many of ray friends who are
epresentatlves of the various
elements of the Democratic party
in Cherokee County have urged
me to be a candidate In the en
suing Democratic Primary for the
nomination to represent our coun
ty In the House of Representatives
in the next General Assembly.
These friends, although they be
long to opposing factions or seg
ments of our party, all pohit out
to me they feel that, if elected, my
experience in Raleigh, my know
ledge of legislative procedure,
and my close association with
Democratic Party leaders through
out the state would place me in
an excellent position to forceful
ly Influence the development of
the industrial .agricultural and
recreational possibilities of our
county and that as a native son
I should be willing to make any
sacrifice necessary to bring about
those worthy objectives
"1 love Cherokee County and
its people. I want to make any
contribution 1 can for their well
being. Therefore, according to the
wishes of many friends and in
the belief that I can be of tre
mendous service to our county, I
have decided to be a candidate.
If nominated and elected I pledge
to endeavor to represent the best
Interest of all the people so that
their views will be known to me
and I can act in perseverance of
the wishes of the majority. The
development of Cherokee County
for the welfare of all its people
is my objective. In this program
I think we all agree and if we
all work together I am confident
we can accomplish much."
Arrested For
Auto Larceny
Patrolman Lee Lance arrested
William Powell for auto larceny
and having no drivers' license
Monday, following discovery by
Franklin Motor Co. that a car
from their used car lot had been
used without authorisation. He
was released from jail by posting
bond for appearance at Superior
Court
Discuss Water,
Sewer Lines
Succumbs To
Long Illness
Dillie Lunsford, 41, a native and
well-known citizen of Andrews,
stricken with leukemia several
months ago.
Mr. Lmisford was a member of
the First Baptist Church and was
serving as Sunday School super
intendent. deacon. Training Union
and Broherhood worker. He also
was a member of Masonic Lodge
No. 529 and had served as wor
shipful master for one year and
was treasurer of the lodge.
He was serving as worthy pa
tron of the Andrews chapter No.
15, Order of Eastern Star and dis
trict deputy grand patron of Dis
trict 21.
He was the son of Geo. W.
Lunsford and the late Connie
Thompson Lunsford.
Funeral services were held Sun
day at 2:30 p. m. at Andrews First
Baptist Church with the Rev. J.
A. Richardson. Jr., the Rev. E. L.
Kirk, the Rev. W. E. Hall, and
the Rev. J. C. Neville officiating.
I The body lay in state at the
church from 1:30 to 2:30 p. m.
with the deacons of the church
i standing watch. Burial was in the
I Valleytown Cemetery with Mason
ic rites.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Noma T r u e 11 Lunsford; one
daughter, June; the father, George
W. Lunsford; the stepmother. Mrs.
G. W. Lunsford; six brothers.
James and Loster of Andrews;
Ray, Wade and Cecil of Mary
ville, Tenn.; and Jack of Murphy.
Also six sisters: Mrs. Fare Gre
gory and Miss Leila Lunsford of
Andrews; Miss Tommie Lunsford
of Mars Hill College; Mrs. Annie
Thomasson of Anadark, Okla.;
Mrs. Wilms Livingston of Laura
Hill and Mrs. Mary Mason of Top
ton.
Active pallbearers were Edd
Wakefield. Galusha Pullium, Jeff
Brooks, Ray Brooks. Glenn Mc
Guire, and Ray Matheeon.
Honorary pallbearers were
members of the Masonic Lodge
and the State Highway Dept.
I vie Funeral Home was in
charge.
Singleton Named
Motor Gob Head
W. A. Singleton, manager of the
local Weetern Aato Associate
of?the 'wtarphy1 brand? oflto'rf
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