VACATION infix MounT9tns 0fl? Ctfrrpto ikutrt Population CHIIOUI COUNTY, lg.JM MURPHY, t,Ul ANDREWS, 1,J?7 VOLUME ?*?NUMBER 11 MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, SEPT. S5, 1952 W C. 9UU Library ^o. Andrews PTA Plans Big Harvest Sale yg By RUTH SURSAVAGE 1 The Annual Harvest Sale of the Andrews PTA will be held Friday, October 3, beginning at 7:30 p. m in the high school auditorium. Each autumn season at an ap pointed time, the class rooms of the Andrews schools become virtu al storehouses of a wonderful ar ray of fall harvested crops, baked goods, and miscellaneous items School busses become produce carriers, pick-up trucks and family cars unload fascinating heaps of potatoes, pumpkins, baled hay and what-have-you. Excitement runs high as the children compete to fill each room with the greatest amount of sale able goods. The night preceding the sale finds the ladies of the community gathering in groups baking the loveliest cakes imaginable in quan tities unheard of except for the Andrews Harvest Sale. Home economics classes and other cooks- are busy making can dy that often totals over 100 pounds. . On the right of the sale the au ditorium is packed to capacity with many persons standing around the sides of the walls, unable to find seating space The stage and en tire front of the auditorium is pil ed high with an assortment of goods that defies speculation. There are literally hundreds of jars of vegetables, jellies, pickles, and meats. Cakes cover double decked tables. Bushels of potatoes, corn, peppers, walnuts, beans, on ions, etc. are stacked high. Bas kets and boxes of kittens, puppies, rabbits, chickens, ducks and an oc casional pig, add to the fun. Bidding is fa6t and furious and continues far into the night. Buy ers come fnd go to provide space for other buyers. The gayly deco rated candy booth Is set -up In the front hall to conserve space in the main auditorium. Started many years ago and pro ving very successful, the Harvest Sale is the sole money-raising pro ject of the PTA. Funds realized from the sale have clhrted until they have recently approached $800. The money is used exclusi vely for school porjects, from wel fare to playground, to cafeteria. The Ha;-vest Sale is the high light of the autumn season in An drews. For all who have attended one. it Is an unforgettable experi ence. BaptistHour Presents Special Laymen's Program The nationwide Baptist Hour ra dio broadcast will feature a spec ial Layman's Day program on Sunday. October 12. Charles Well born will present a special mess age for laymen entitled, "Let's Open Up The Ministry." George W. Schroeder, executive secretary of the Brotherhood Com mission of the Southern Baptist Convention will also have a word of greeting for the million men listening to the Baptist Hour from coast to coast. The Radio Commission and the Brotherhood Commission are pro moting this special broadcast, and it is expected that more than a million men will be by their ra dios for this service, in addition to the regular Baptist Hour audi ence. Mr. Wellborn will point up the need for consecrated Christian laymen In his message, and Mr. Schroeder will give a rii*lng chal lenge to the laymen for greater Christian service. Licenses Revoked Driving licenses ot four from Cherokee County have been re v?*ad Mace September J, accord ing to a report from the North Carolina Safety Division. Thoee affected are: Edward Jrenda Jackson, Murphy; Louis Hiawatha PulMum, Andrews; Clin ton Henry Roberson, Murphy; Gil bert Charles Stilae, Mrs. Ima Winn of Savannah, Oe? was ths irnl anil guest ot Mrs. j Morris To Discuss "Best Christians" "Through These Doors Pass the Best Christiana in the World" is ,the title the Rev. J. Alton Morris, pastor, First Baptist Church, Mur . phy has chose for his sermon Sun I day morning. The worship service will begin at 11 a. m. The choir will sin? "Another Year is Dawn ing" Sunday School is at 9:45 a. m. "Night of Stewardship" will be prcronted by the Young People's auxiliaries of the W. M. U. at the evening worship service. Taking part on the program will be mem 1 be:*s of the Sunbeams, Jr. G. A. and R A., Intermediate R. A., and the Y. W. A. The program will be concluded with a short sermon on "Mission , ary Giving Through Your Church". ' There will be special music on ' different parts of the program by the youth groups. Training Union will be at 7 p. m. Hour of Power service will be at 7:30 Wednesday evening and Adult Choir practice at 8:30. O'.+ier choir practices are: Cher ub Choir, Wednesday, 10 a. m.; Primary Choir, Wednesday, 3:15 p m.; Youth Choir, Thursday, 7 p. m.; and Junior Choir, Saturday at 10 a. m. U. S. Navy To Give ] ; College Exams On December 13 j The Navy announced recently j that the seventh nation-wide com ' petltlve examination for its Col lege Training Program has been | scheduled for December 13, 1952, end will be open to high school seniors or graduates within the age requirements. Successful can didates will be given a four-year college education at government exp?nse and will be commissioned as officers of the Navy or Marine Corps upon graduation. The program is open to male citizens of the United States be I tween the ages of 17 and 21, and ! quotas have been assigned to each state and territory on the basis of its high school population. Those who are successful is passing the ' aptitude test will be interviewed and given physical examinations; , then, if they are found in all re-, spects qualified, their names will | be submitted to state and terrtto- J ! rial Selection Committees compos j ed of prominent citizens and na val officers. The Navy expects to enter about 2,000 students into the , program commencing with the fall term of college, 1953. Applications are available at high schools, colleges, and Navy Recruiting Stations. Mrs. Pauline B. Bault, Counselor of Murphy High School, who is acting as the . Navy's local civilian representa tive, will be pleased to provide specific information about the pro ' gram, including the time and place of the competitive examination the method of making application, 1 and the specific age and scholastic I qualifications. John J. Ammonses [Buy Flower Shop New owners and operators of The Blossom Shop on Peach tree Street in Murphy are Mr. and Mrs. John J. Ammons of Swanna noa. They recently purchased the business from Mrs. A. D. Peacock. The Ammonses and their chil dren, Mike, Ronnie and Nancy, have been in Murphy since Aug ust >8. They are residing on Cher okee Street Mr. Ammone formerly worked as Assistant Chemist at Kamen Soap Co., Barberton, Ohio. He at tended Medical College of South rurftitna and the University of Florida, where he majored In pharmacy. lfr. Ammons served In the Army three years, two of which he vent In China, India and Burma He Soil, Forest FHA Representatives To Meet With P.MAI According to H. B McNabb, Chairman of the County PMA Committee, the representatives of the Soil Conservation IService, For est Service, Farmers Home Admin istration. and the County Agent will meet with the PMA communi ty committeemen to work with them in preparation for the farm by- farm contact* in connection with the 1953 Agricultural Con servation Program. When PMA community commit teemen of Cherokee County con tact individual farmers they will be prepared to acquaint farmers v ith the services and facilities of all U. S. Department of Agricul ture agencies having to do with conservation. Under the 1953 ACP, the local PMA community committeeman will visit each farm in his commu nity and each farmer will have an opportunity to use the services and facilities of all Department agencies in developing and carry ing out the conservation program for his farm. The community committeemen also will be prepared to present to 1 farmers program policies and ob jectives so that all conservation practices carried out will be gear ed to the common purpose?to protect the land against deteriora tion and to increase its productlv-1 lty. to assure continued ample pro duction for the future while meet ing todays production needs Erosion In general is usually the ' result of a breakdown of soil siructure and the loss of organic matter The soil becomes more and more compact, less water soaks in. and cracks appear when the sur-l face dries out While the symptoms ! vary with different types of soil, j they are indications that the land Is in failing health. The chairman points out that ! ?rass and legumes in permanent pasture or In rotation is usually the remedy. When lime and phos jphate are needed to make the grass and legumes grow better, the materials play an important oart in the soil improving process Construction of terraces, contour farming and other devices play a part in holding the soil in place. All are emphasized In practices for which assistance is available un der the Agricultural Conservation Program. I Methodists Of Three Counties To Study Here The. Methodist cnurches ofi Cherokee-Clay-Graham C o u n ties will come together for their annu-1 al training school which will be held at First Methodist Church, Murphy, October 6-9. A course for workers with chil dren will be offered by Mrs. O. D. Nelson of Greensboro, entitled "Planning for Children in the Church." The Rev. Jerry D. Mur ray of Belmont will teach a course j for young people on "Love, Court-! ship and Marriage." "Adult j Groups at Work in the Church" will be taught by Charles W. Phil lips. Director of Public Relations of Woman's College at Greensbo ro. This leadership training school I is sponsored fcy the Board of Edu cation of the Western North Caro-| llna Conference and the co-oper ating churches of this three-coun ty sobdistrict. Campbell Folk School To Offer Two-Week Course For the first time the John C. | Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, Is offerng a fall handicraft and| recreation course. This course la for those who are' in km sated In handicrafts for their own enjoyment or for those who plea to teach, says Georg Bidstrup. The following will be taught: I wood carving, wood turning and j weaving. There will be folk folk game period la the evenings; | time to enjoy folk Southern Baptist Radio, Television Activities Grow The wark of the Radio and Tele vision Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention has grown dur ing the past twelve months. In every area of activity, more work Is being done this year than at any time in the history of our Southern Baptist Convention The last payment was made on Baptist Radio Center in Atlanta this spring, and the Commission is now operating on a sound financial ba sis. The Baptist Hour is being heard each week by some four million people, as It is carried by more than 320 stations in 28 sUtes and 5 foreign countries. The Southern Baptist Conven tion voted in Miami that the Radio Commission should continue to fi nance the Baptist Hour through voluntary contributions sent in by listeners, and through direct mail solicitation. It will take a mind mum of ten thousand dollars per month from this source to con J tinue the Baptist Hour on its pres ent hasis. Television is becoming increas ingly prominent in the thinking of Southern Baptists. To meet the challenge of this great new field, the Commission has set up a tele vision department and has employ ed a full-time television man to direct this work. While carrying on the largest Baptist Hour in its history, and j launching new programs in tele vision, the Radio and Television Commission is also expanding its transcription library. A number of new 15-minute devotional pro grams of the Chapel Upstairs se ries have been produced this year, and others are now in progress. I In addition a new series of six 15-minute dramatic programs on the Christian Home are now in the production stage, and these transcriptions will be available next spring for use in connection with Christian Home Week the first of May. Some new Christmas dramatic programs have already been planned for 1953, and will be available some time next fall. Mrs. Johnsie Numi {Addresses Murphy : Regal Club Friday I Mrs. Johnsie Nunn addressed Murphy Regal Club Friday even i ing when it met at the home of Mrs Tom Evans with Miss Phyllis Snyder as joint hostess. Mrs. Nunn spoke on "Public Welfare Work In Our County and State". Following the program the hos tesses served refreshments to Mrs. Don Witherspoon. president; Mrs. Nunn, Mrs. McCall, Miss Hattie Palmer. Miss Marvle Walker, Mrs. Dixie Palmer, Mrs. Besesie Dixon,1 Mrs. J. W. Thompson, Mrs. Ruby Hill. Mrs. J. B. Gray, Miss Mary Akin. Mrs. Joe Phaup. Mrs. Evans, Miss Snyder and Miss Josephine Heigh way. The next meeting will be held at "Mrs. Gray's home. Motor Vehicle Registration Totals 1,226,199 There are more cars, trucks, and buses on North Carolina highways now than ever before in history Motor Vehicles Commissioner L. R. Fisher reported recently. Through September 19 the De partment's registration figure to taled 1,220,390 or almost two ve hicles for every mUe of highway in the State. The new figure exceeds last year's entire registration which came to 1,206,040. It U the fourth consecutive year In which motor vehicle registration has topped one milUon. W. O. W . PLAN8 DINNER Woodmen of the World of Cher okee County will have a family night at the Henry House, Thurs day, October 2 at t p. m. LEAVES FOB WCTC Miss Patricia Thomasson of An drews left for Western Carolina Teachers College recently she will be a senior this year. Gov. Kerr Scott To Address Democrats At Rally Here Autumn Color Parade Marches Down Mountains North Carolina's annual autumn color parade is making its October march down the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky mountains. Late September found ash and | sugar maples transformed to bril liant reds at higher altitudes, and visitors to the highest mountains in Eastern America recognized them as heralds of color that by the first week In October will be gin clothing the mountains from 2.000 to jbove 6,000 feet. Normally the color peak Is attained around mid-October and extends into ear ly November. October has oecome one of the favorite travel months in Western North Carolina and accommoda tions along the Blue Ridge Park way and adjacent to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are remaining open. They formerly closed on Labor Day or shortly thereafter. Open top bus tours from Asheville are also available through October At the North Carolina entrance of the Great Smokies Park, the an nual Cherokee Indian Pair ushers in the October Color Parade with an enlarged stadium for the pop ular stick ball games and Indian dances. The Fair begins Septem ber 30 and extends through Octo ber 4. New this year is the replica of a Cherokee Indian^ Village of the period 1750. It takes an hour to make the guided tour of this. In dians are seen in their homes and carrying on the activities of t typ ical Indian village of that period. Their colorful costumes are Irre sistable to most picture takers. The Indians in the village are not only accommodating about posing, but they expect no tips. Five motor tours of Western North Carolina have been mapped by the North Carolina State News Bureau in Raleigh for maximum enjoyment of the autumn foliage show, and may be obtained free upon request. Special Team To Interview Air Force Reservists Thirteen Hundred Air Force Re servists will be Interviewed by a special Survey team when the Air Force Inventory of Reserve Per sonnel begins on September 30 in Greenville. This survey will assist the Air Force in bringing reservists' rec ords up to date, it was announced by Colonel John W. Lewis, Project Officer for the Inventory. Twelve counties in Western North Carolina and nine counties in Northwestern South Carolina are with