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MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, JULY It, 1952
VOLUME 62?NUMBEK St
EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK
Catholic Church
Nears Completion
James B. Ward -
Dies Of Malaria
Jatr.?s B. Ward, geologist, of
Murphy died of malaria and a liv
er infection late Wednesday. July
t*. in Porte Au Prince, I'altl His
wife, the former Ann Candler
received a message Wednesday af
ternoon that he was critically ill.
She went to Atlanta, Ga., to take
r plane for Porte Au Prince, and
was standing in the ticket line
when a Stat-? Patrolman gave her
the news of his death. Relatives
and friends were with her.
f uneral arrangements will be
announced later.
Cadet Alexander
Takes Training
Frank A. Alexander, son of Mr. I
and Mrs. R. G. Alexander. 304 [
Valley River Ave.. Murphy, N. C.,
a student at the University of
Tennessee, is one of more than
thirteen hundred cadets from fifty
colleges and universities attending
the transportation corps reserve
officers training corps summer
training ramp at Fort Eustis. Va..
during the period June 21 to Au-:
gust 1.
While at camp, the cadets will I
accomplish practical application of
theoretical training received dur
ing the past year in activities such :
as rail operations, highway trans
port service, marine operations and
freight and passenger movements. ;
Also the cadets will participate In
physical training, organized ath-,
letics. radiological defense, and
weapons and marksmanship.
In addition to technical training,
gn?at stress will be put on the de
velopment of leadership qualities.
An active athletic, recreational and
religious program has been plann
ed for tb? cadets.
Cadet Alexander will be eligi
ble for a commission in the United ,
States Army Reserve upon comple
tion of his ROTC academic and I
field training requirements. An J
Opportunity to compete for a regu- j
iar army commission is also avail
able
Brown Announces
Church Services
The Rev. Frank Brown, pastor
of Murphy Presbyterian Church, !
will bring the message, "Here Am
1". Sunday at 11 a. m His even
ing message at 7;30 will be "Our
Father Which Art In Heaven".
Sunday School will begin at 10
a m. and the Young Peoples Ser
vice at 6:30 p. m., when the young
people will have a supper.
Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. the
course on "What Presbyterians Be
lieve" will be continued.
Bates Serves As
Finance Officer
With I Corps in Korea?First Lt.
Fred O. Bates, Jr., whose parents
, live on Boulevard Dr., Murphy, N.
C? is serving as assistant finance
officer with I Corps in Korea.
A graduate of Murphy High
School with the clasa of 1043.
Lieutenant Bates was a student at
the University of North Carolina
before he entered the Army in
1940.
He attended the finance school
at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind_
and graduated from Army Offi
cer's Candidate School In Mardi
1051.
Seamen Stiles
Return To States
Naval Air Station, San Diego,
Calif.?The escort aircraft carrier
USS Balroko has returned to the
United States.
Serving aboard her are Cecil and
Clifton" Miles, seamen, USN, sons
of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell O. Stiles
of Oak Park, N C.
The carrier has recently com
pleted her aaeoad law of duty la!
the Koredh ana.
St. William's Roman Catholic j
Chapel on the Andrews-Murphy I
Highway near the Murphy city
limits is neartng completion. The
first mass probably will be held
there July 20, according to John 1
Manthey. It was earlier expected
that the first mass in the new cha
pel would be this Sunday, but'
pews have not yet arrived.
The building is of rural Ameri- ,
Van architecture, and of brick con- :
struction with two large concrete
crosses, one on the front and the
other on the back. Canopies are
placed over the doors. The ceil
ing is the cathedral-type, built of
native white pine. The stained
glass windows depict six important
?vents in the life of Christ. The
chapel will have a seating capacity
of 100
The chapel is being. built by ,
Eisele Construction Co. from
North Wilkestooro.
Roman Catholics in this vici
nity, numbering 25 or 30. have
been holding mass in the dining
room of the. Regal Hotel at 8 a.
m. on Sundays. The Rev. Law
rence Newman, who maintains
mission stations in seven towns,
and is pastor of St. John's Church
in Waynesville; comes to Murphy
to offer mass Father Newman will
offer mass at the same time in the
chapel. There will be no perma
nent pastor.
The chapel was made possible by
a gift of $5,000 from the Catholic
Church Extension Society with
headquarters in Chicago. This
gift was matched by $5,000 raised
among the townfolk and from
families named "Murphy" through-1
out the country.
The formal dedication will be
held August 12. Bishop of Raleigh,
the Most Rev. Vincent S. Waters,
will come for the Ceremonies. Op
en house will be held after the
dedication services.
Elliott Assigned
To Post Bakery
? Sgt. Ernest J.'. Elliott, son ot j
William Patterson Elliott. Route 3.
Murphy, N. C., has been assigned
(o duty with the post bakery at j
Ft. McPherson,' Ga.
He is a Korean veteran who was :
assigned to Ft. McPherson after
?eenlisting last month.
Sergeant Elliott attended Bry- [
son City (N. C.) High School be
fore enlisting in the Army in 1935. j
He was later graduated from the j
Army's Food Service School at Ft.
Benning, Ga.
During World War II he served j
in North Africa and Italy from
1943 until 1945 In August, 1950.
he left the United States for Ko
rea, where he served for 18
months with a mobile food service
unit, receiving the Korean Service
Medal wi$h seven battle stars.
Sergeant Elliott is married to
the former Miss Delona Sawyers i
of Robbinsville, N. C. They are the |
parents of threa^chlldren.
Pitt To Conduct
Bible .Schools
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Douglas Pitt, student from
Baikilay Hall, Gambler, O., will
conduct a Vacation Bible School
at the Church of the Messiah in
Murphy beginning July 14 and
lasting two weeks. Everyone is In
vited.
From June 13 to July 5 Mr. Pitt
attended the Southern Rural
Church Institute at Valle Craces
Some 26 students from eight Epis
copal seminaries In the East and
Midwest attended the Institute.
"The program was designed to
challenge the students with the
needs and opportunities for our
churches' work In town and coun
try." says the Rev. Rhett Y. Win
ters, priest In charge of the local
church. Mr. Winters says the stu
dents aro trained in all phases of
Vocation Bible School Work. At
the end of the formal training the/
students were sent to town and
country missions of the "church In
Western North Carolina
Mr. Pitt will work In three mis
sions in Cherokee County during
July and
MISS POLLY HICKS
Miss Polly Hicks
Resigns Position
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Miss Polly E. Hicks of Andrews
has announced her resignation as
office secretary and treasurer of.
the Andrews Schools, effective
immediately
Miss Hicks has completed 19
and one-half years of service in
the Andrews school office. She
has completed 24 years of North
Carolina school work.
Miss Hicks Is a charter member
of the North Carolina Association
of School Secretaries. She is also
a member of .the National Asso
ciation of School Secretaries, of
which organizations, she served
for one year as State Membership
Chairman.
Miss Hicks has been active in I
civic and church work of the com
munity. She has been a past cor
respondent of the Cherokee Scout
and of the Ashevllle Citizen.
Miss Hicks resides with her mo
ther, Mrs. Alice H. Barnard, in
Andrews.
Walter Carringer
Sings In Andrews
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The.Rev. William E. Hall, pastor
of St. Andrew's Lutheran Church,
Andrews, announces that Walterj
Carringer will sing at the 11 a. m |
service this Sunday, July 13. He
will sing "If Ye With All Your1
Heart" from the "Elijah".
Mr. Carringer, of Murphy and |
New York, is well-known here. He
was born in Andrews, lived in
Murphy and presently is singing j
professionally in New York. "His
lovely tenor voice has gained great j
recognition in music circles." says ,
Mr. Hall.
The public is invited.
REVIVAL
A revival will begin at Mocca
sin Creek Baptist Church Sunday '
evening, July 13 The Rev. Wayne
Crisp, pastor, will preach.
Board Members
Are Elected By
Red Cross Chapter
The annual meeting of the
Cherokee County Chapter of
American Red Cross was held
Wednesday at Murphy Carnegie
Library, and the following were
elected to the board of directors:
Mrs F. V. Taylor, Donald Ramsey,
Mrs. L. W. Hendrix, and James
Osborne.
The terms of the first three will |
be for three years, expiring In j
1955 Terms of the following ex- J
pire in 1954: Mrs. H. G. Elkins.
Mrs. T. A. Case, and James Os
borne. Terms of the following ex
pire in 1953 Mrs. C. W. Savage,
Mrs. Walter Witt, and the Rev
Delbert Byrum.
A meeting of the board will be I
called soor., and officers will be!
elected..
Baptists To Hear
Marvin Hampton
The Rev. Marvin Hampton, _
Furman University student, will
bring the message at Murphy First
Baptist Church Sunday at 11 a. m.
in the absense of the pastor, the
Rev. J. Alton Morris.
Sunday School will begin at
9:45 a. m. and Training Union at
7 p. m.
The Bealtown Mission Service
will begin at 2:30 p. m. and Pri
son Camp Sunday School at 3 p.
m.
The pastor will bring the even
ing message at 7:55. His sermon
topic will be "His Cross. Our
Cross".
Two circles meeting Monday are
Elizabeth Hale with Mrs. A. J.
Headrick at 7:45 p. m and Ruth
Bagwell witff Mrs. Boyd Davis, al
so at 7:45 p. m.
Tuesday the Brotherhood ViJl
have a fellowship supper at 7 p.
m. Following the supper, Horace
Easom. North Carolina State Bro
therhood President, will bring the
address at 8 p. m. at the Associa
tional-widc Brotherhood meeting.
Junior end Primary Choirs will
meet Tuesday and Thursday at 10
; m. for practice, and the Cherub
Choir wil! meet on Tuesdays at 2
r. m.
The Hour of Power sendee will'
be at 7:30 p. m Wednesday.
Latham To Preach
The P.ev. I, E. Latham, former
pastor of Murphy Free Methodic
Church, will bring the message
Sunday at II a. m.
Sunday School will begin at 10
a. m.
Andrews Fourth
Attracts 3,000
Apv'roximately 3,000 people en- i
joyed the Fourth of July week-end
activities presented In Andrews
during the three-day holiday.
Starting with the Kiddie Parade
on Friday morning and ending with
the Air Show on Sunday afternoon,
the week-end was filled with en
tertainment.
W. D. Whitaker, chairman of the
fourth of July Celebration, stated
that he desired to express appre
elation to all of the persons wht
served on committees and to all
those who worked in bringing suc
cess to this year's celebration.
He expressed appreciation also
to Patrolman Lance who directed
the parking and "unparklng" of
some 1,000 cars for the fireworks
display "without a scratch to any
vehicle".
Winners- of the Kiddie Parade
were The Wagon of Indians entry,
first; The Old Woman Who Lived
in a Shoe entry, second.
Winners of the Big Parade were
the Airpark, first; the Citizen's
Bank and Trust Co., second; and
the American Legion, third.
In the baseball double-header
Andrews took the morning game
to retain their loop lead while vis
iting Isabella took the afternoon
game.
Winners of the beewty contest
were Mas Ann Docksry of Kur
il
Service Men Are
Home For Holidays!
Among the local men stationed
at Orlando (Fla.i Air Force Base
who sper.t the Fourth holidays
here were: gFC. and Mrr Marion
Rogers and daughter, Nancy Lee;
Sgt. John A. Harper, SFC. Robt.
Witt, M/Sgt. Posey Crisp, Sgt
Wayne Ladd, SFC Claude Hurt,
SFC. Hoyt Hembree, Sgt. Earl
Tabor, Cpl. John Kilpatrick, CpL
John D. McRae.
Murphy To Play
Forest Park Team
Murphy Baseball Club will play
the Forest Park team of Atlanta,
Ga? on the Murphy field Satur
day at 8:19 p. m. and Sunday at
2 p. m.
Murphy played Piedmont Mills
of Atlanta on the Fourth and qplit
a double-header, losing the first
12-2 and winning the second 14-d. I
County Budget For 1952-53
Is Estimated At $115,890
Youth Choirs Are
State Winners
The Youth Choir or Tffurpny
First Baptist Church rated State
winners at Fruitland Baptist As
sembly Saturday. Those who sang
were: Misses Anne Shields. Billie
Jane Rush, Shirley Bates. Sally
Morris. Glehda Ivie, Carolyn Alex
ander, Joanne Adams and Barbara
Rhodes. They were directed by
Miss Umphfres, educational direc
tor of the church.
The Andrews First Baptist
Youth Choir also rated State win
ners.
DELINQUENT
Billy D. Smith is listed as a de-:
lir.qu?nt with local board No. 56.
Lincolnton. Anyone having infor- [
mation as to his whereabouts
should contact that board.
STATE CHAIRMAN?Dr. Clyde 1
A. Erwin. state Superintendent of
Public Instruction, who has been !
-ppointed state chairman of the ;
1U53 March of Dimes.
Robert Holleman
Speaks To Civitans
Robert D. Holleman, North Car-t
olina District Governor of Civitan
International, was the guest speak- i
er at Murphy Civitan Club Mon>
day evening.
He thanked the club for the hos
pitality shown him and his family
during their stay here in Murphy.
His talk dealt mainly with the
Civitan Motto, "Builders of Good |
Citizenship." He stated that Civ
itans should stress this part of
their program and make' the peo- 1
pie aware that this government is
theirs, and said more interest
should be taken in governmental |
affairs or sooner or later the vari
ous elements that oppose the dem- j
ocratic way of life could easily j
step in and gain control as they
have previously done in seveAl
countries,
He stressed the point that to be
an American and to make our;
country great and strong we should
know what our rights and privi- j
leges are, and on the other hand |
assume our obligations as good j
citizens should.
Walter Carringer sang several
songs accompanied by Mrs. Emily j
Davidson at the- piano. Sam Hard
ing announced that the Civitan
Club was expected to turn out and |
give blood this Friday. The club's I
goal is two donors for each mem
ber.
S. S. Williams gave a short re- \
port on his trip to Detroit. Mr. and j
Mrs Williams represented the J
Murphy Club at the 32nd annual j
convention of Civitan Internation- |
al.
Ben Ragsdale read the "Civitan
Creed". Roy Lovingood was the
guest of Lillard Walker, and Ray
Hollaway was Wayne. Holland's
guest.
Baptist Pastors
To Have Picnic
The Baptist pastors of district
10 will meet at Arrowood Picnic
grounds on highway 64 between
Hayesville and Franklin, and ap
proximately 10 miles from Frank
lin July 14 at 11 a. m. for a per
iod of fellowship. All pastors are I
invited to bring their families and |
lunch and soft drinks or iced tea.
Trout streams are near by, and I
some may enjoy a bit of fishing j
du*ing the day.
Ihe Rev. M. Vt. Chapman, pas
tor of the First Baptist Church of
Franklin, is president of the con
ference.
The Rev. A. G. Brooks, director
of the Baptist Seminary Center of
Murphy, will have Seminary Cred
its and awards to present to the
students who attended classes at
Murphy First Baptist Church Jan
uary 1 to April 29, who also are in
vited to the picnic. Plans for the
Seminary for the next year will
be announced at the meeting.
TO WAV* PICNIC
The Murphy Regal club will
have a picnic at the McCall pic-'
trie grounds Friday at 6:90 p. m.
Blankets, Coats
Needed As Heat
Wave Vanishes
Blanket and coat weather has
returned to Cherokee County
after a three-week heat wave
The temperature dropped con
siderably Wednesday night and
Thursday morning (today). Max
imum temperature readings have
remained in the eighties every
day in July with the exception
of July 4 when the maximum
was 90 degrees.
The maximum reading at
12:30 p. m. Wednesday was 74
degrees. Readings since July 5
are: Saturday 83. Sunday 85,
Monday 86, Tuesday 85.
Rainfall in this area was 19 per
cent above normal for June with
an average of 6.03 inches. John
Manthey. Area Engineer of the
Hydraulic Division of TVA, says
this might be hard to believe af
ter the recent, hot dry weather,
and points out that most of the
rainfall was in the early part of
the month, with 0.39 inches dur
ing the last 18 days of June.
Mr. Manthey says air temper
atures for July 1-8 are averag
ing slightly below the 18-year
mean. Air temperatures in June
were four per cent above nor
mal based on 18 years of record.
Gill Attending
Bank Conference
John T. Gill, assistant cashier
of Citizens Bank and Trust Co.,
Murphy, is representing the local
bank at the J 6th annual Carolina
Bankers Conference.
The Conference, sponsored by
the North and South Carolina
Bankers Associations, the North
and South Carolina State Bank
ing Departments, and the Univer
sity of North Carolina, opened at
the University in Chapel Hill
Monday. Sessions will continue
through Friday.
Crippled Children's
Clinic Is On 22nd
Miss Willie Lovingood. public
health nurse of the District Health
Department, announces that the
Crippled Children's clinic sche
duled for Friday, July 18, in An
drews, has been postponed until
Tuesday. July 22.
Tells Stories
Miss Velma Umphfres will tel
stories at the Story Hour spon
sored by Murphy Carnegie Libra
ry Friday at } p ?. The storie
will be told In Murphy Hlgl
School gymnasium.
Revenue Expected
To Be $239,777
The anticipated revenue of
Cherokee County for the fiscal
year 1952-53 is $239,777. according
to announcement by Commission
ers W. E. Moore, Sam Jones and
Gay Hawkins, and Accountant E.
L. Shields. Of this amount $115.
890 has been budgeted for opera
ting expenses, and $123,887 for
debt service.
The total valuation of the prop
erty in the county is $10,983,549
The county-wide tax rate in $1.72,
special levys making the various
township rates as follows. Mur
phy $2.12, Valleytown $2, Beaver
dam $2.42. Shoal Creek $2.42. Hot
House $2.32, and Notla $2.02.
The budget includes the follow
ing items:
General government: $7,275. dis
tributed as follows: county com
missioners $1,500, county attorney
retainer $600, election expense
$3,000, auditing $1,250, vital sta
tistics $350, advertising $150,
county board of education tele
phone $100. travel $100, donations
and gifts $75, and eom bond and
coupons $150.
Court house aid grounds: $3,
745. distributed as follows: janitor
$1620. fuel $700, supplies $600,
lights and water $500, repairs $200,
insurance $125.
County accountant and delin
quent tax collector: $8,535, dis
tributed as follows: salary $3,600,
assistant tax collector and clerk
$1,800, supplies $1,000, clerical
helper $1680, telephone and tolls
$100, travel $100, and bond and
premium $255.
Register of deeds: $5,370. dis
tributed as follows: salary $3,400,
supplies $1,000. clerk $900. tele
phone and tolls $65, and bond pre
mium $5.
Clerk of superior court: $8,273.
distributed as follows: salary $3,
400. court stenographer $360, court
costs $3,000, supplies $500, clerk
$900, telephone and tolls $75, and
bond premium $38
County jail: $4,200. distributed
as follows: supplies $1,200, medi
cal care $100. telephone and tolls
$400. repairs $500, and jailor fees
$2,000.
Sheriff: $9,283. distributed as
follows: salary $5,000, deputies
$3,000. capturing stills $150, sup
plies $25. telephone and tolls $70.
conveying prisoners and insane
$1,000. and bond premium $38.
Health department and coroner:
$5,050, distributed as follows: Cor
oner $350 health department $4,
000. rent $700.
County farm agent: $7,680, dis
tributed as follows: salary $2,200,
salary assistant county agent $1.
240, (both supplemented by other
funds), supplies $200, clerical
helper $600. home demonstration
agent $1,500. assistant home agent
$1,020. (supplemented), supplies
$200, clerical helper $540, tele^
phone county agent $90, telephone
home agent $90. ?
Tax listing: $6,100, distributed
as follows: tax listir g $1,500, sup
plies $500, forec usurers $3,500.
tax notices and advertising $600.
Welfare department $43,520.
distributed as follows: salary $12,
840, supplies $700, telephone $100,
travel $1,440, sterilization $200,
old age assistance $15,000, aid to
dependent children $7,656. aid to
blind $1,500. hospitillzation $1,000,
A. P. T. D. $2,100, board meeting
$180, and retirement $813.
Veterans assistance, salaries $1,
000.
Library, raised by tax levy of
,04c, $2,400.
Special funds, outside help
$1,000 4
Burial, paupers $250.
Fire prevention, $2,200.
Lovell Preaches
A revival at Friendship Baptist
Church will be held July 13-27.
The Rev. A. B. Lovell, pastor at
Marble Baptist Church, will con
duct services at ? p. m. The Rev.
Lester Stowe is pastor.
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FIRE DESTROYS HOME
The home of llr. and Mrs Held
Ross of Upper Wolf Creek was
destroyed by Ore Saturday, July