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VOLUME ?? NUMBER U MURPHY. NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY. JANUARY tt, 1N> x TEN PAGRS THIS Wl
Flu Begins To Ease Grip On County, Medics Say
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Bloodmobile
Most Collect As Much Blood As
Possible Despite Flu Threat
i A desperate Bloodmobile will roll into Andrews Wednesday,
, Feb. 4, to "collect as much blood as we can despite the current
! flu in the area," Dr. Charles O. Van Gorder, president of the
, Andrews Lions Club, was told by the Red Cross in Asheville.
The bloodniobile will go to An
drews because blood Is needed im
mediately, the Red Cross said.
They will make the trip even if
they get only 10 pints of blood.
Dr. Van Gorder was told.
The Andrews Lions Clnb is
sponsoring the visit by the
Bloodmobile. The blood ujiii
will arrive at the Andrews City
hall noon Wednesday, Feb. 4.
The Lions Club has set up a
transportation system for those in
the Andrews area who wish to give
blood but have no ride to the City
Hall.
RIDES LISTED
People living in the following
sections are asked to contact the
following persons for transporta
tion to the Bloodmobile:
Plats section or Aquone; Warren
Deyermond; Marble section, James
Bryson; Topton section, Earl Mun
ger; Nantaihala section, Fred Bab
ington; Berkshire Plant, Harold
Katzman, and North Ward, A. B.
Chandler or Boyd Cooper.
Also South Ward, Arnold Derre
berry or Mark Elliott; Mud Town,
Bill Hoblitzel; Fairview, * William
Walker; Columbia Marble Compa
ny. Roscoe Wilkins, and Woods
Dairy area, .Eric Reich man.
' Or a person wishing to give
blood can notify any member of
the Andrews Lions Club. The
club will see that everyone has a
ride to the unit.
Also, an attendant will be by the
telephone at Sam Jones office on
Wednesday to answer any calls for
transportation. People are urged
to call 120 for a ride to the blood
mobile.
WNC Historical
Association To
Meet Saturday
The Western North Carolina
Historical Association will meet
Saturday, Jan. 31, in Ashevllle
?with George W. McCoy, managing
editor of the Asheville Citizen as
one of the speakers.
Mr. McCoy will speak on "Ashe
ville and Thomas Wolfe".
Edward A. Hummel of Gatlln
burg, Tenn., superintendent of
the Great Smoky Mountain Na
tional Park will speak on "A
Phase of the Historic Sites Devel
opment of the National Park Ser
vice". .
In the afternoon the association
I is invited to visit the Thomas
Wolfe home, 48 Spruce St.
The Dutch luncheon at the S.
and W. Cafeteria at 12:30 p. m.
will be followed by the business
session in the Park Memorial Pub
lic Library.
Highway Patrol Tell?
Year End Report
RALEIGH?The State Highway
Patrol released its year end re
port today covering the patrol's
activities for 1952.
Operating most of the year at
full authorized strength (528 men)
; the highway patrol traveled 22,
1028,657 miles in statewide cover
age of both primary and secon
' dary roads.
New Films Be Shown
In Andrews, Murphy
Two preview sessions h*ve been
arranged for the new collection of
films which will be available for
loan from the Nantahala Regional
Library from February 2 to 27.
There will be a preview show
* ing of the films at Andrews Car
negie Library at 7:30 p. m. on
?Monday, February 2 and another
at Murphy. Carnegi? ' Library at
7:30 p. m. on Tuesday, February
3.
? Anyone interested in seeing the
films or booking tjiem for a Feb
ruary program is invited to at
, fend, 'Miss Phyllis Snyder, region
al librarian, said.
The following is the list of films
in the new collection:
CHANCE TO LIVE?19 min
utes.
The story of an Italian boy, left
to wander alone and unwanted In
the aftermath of World War II,
who is given a chance to live by
the American-supported Boys' Re
public at Ranta Kartells, near
Rome. The film traces the boy's
difficult adjustment to a life of
decency, his desperate struggle for
friendship and recognition, and
his eveentual triumph as he teams
a.-trade and makes good with the
trther boys.
COLOR KEYING IN ART AND
LIVING?11 minutes?color.
A Study of color relationshipc.
Employs abstract demoostratkrfs
?f color deceptions followed by
l?ttral applications Color rela
tions are applied to art subjects
end to aspects of everyday Mfe
such as hair, eyes, dress, complex
ion and home decoration.
FAMILY LIFE?10 minutes.
"Gee, how do they do it? There
go the Millers again, off for an
other day at Crystal Lake!" Once
disorganised and hard pressed, we
see how through proper ~
of schedules.
life as
from a well-managed home, and
outlinees a program far achiev
ing it
KITCHEN SAFETY?10 min
utes.
Stresses the common safety haz
ards that exist in every kitchen,
and illustrates specific examples
of each. Discusses and demon
strates simple precautions that
can be taken to prevent accidents
in the kitchen.
ROOM FOR DISCUSSION?25
minutes.
Develops an understanding of
the process of discussion and a,
desire to participate in it. Em
phases that discussion is the pri
vilege and responsibility of all
citizens living in a democracy.
WILL EUROPE UNIT E?20
minutes.
Discusses the topical question
of whether or not the countries of
Europe will cooperate as a geo
graphic and economic whole, the
possible benefits if they do so, the
possible penalties if they do not.
A comprehensive picture of Eur
ope's past and the present contri
butions to Industry and culture.
Kcfinaheeta Club
Hears Miss Shields
Miss Dorothy Shields, of Mur
phy was the guest speaker at the
Konnaheeta Club in Andrews
Thursday evening, Jan. 15.
Miss Shields gave " a delightful
talk on her recent visit to Hol
land where she stayed in three
different farm homes as a farm
exchange student. Her talk was
illustrated by a large number of
beautiful color slides, picturing
her visit from embarkation at New
York through her entire sojourn
in Holland, a sightseeing tour of
other European countries and
back to the United States.
Miss Shields was assisted by
Mrs. Frances Puett, assistant
home demonstration agent of
Cherokee County.
The program was presented by
the Americanism Department of
the Club, with Mrs. Joe Sursavage
as chairman.
The meeting was a dinner meet
ing held at the Shell Dining Room
in Andrews, hostesses were, Mrs
Vernon MoGuire, Mrs. H. H. En
loe, Mrs. L. B. Womack, Mrs.
Louise McFalls, Mrs. Lenna Ford,
Miss Polly Hdcks and Mrs. Olen
Stratton.
During the business session,
presided over by Mrs. Ruth Starr
Pullium, president, Gordan L.
Butler outlined plans for the next
visit of 'the Bloodmobile. The club
agreed to assist with the arrange
ments for the Bloodmobile. A fin
al report of tubercular seals,
which was very successful. A nom
inating committee was named and
was instructed to make its report
at the regular February meeting.
Revenue Agent To
Be Here March 5 -
H. H. Hogan, Internal Revenue
agent, will be at the register of
deeds office in the Cherokee Coun
ty Courthouse March 5 from 9 a.
m to 5 p. m. and on March 6
"from 9 a. m. to 3:30 p. m. to as
sist persons with their income tax
reports.
TRAFFIC CLUB BALL
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Burgess at
tended the Western North Caro
lina Traffic Club Ball at the Bat
tery Park Hotel in Asheville Tues
day night, by invitation of the
club.
Robert H. Kephart
Dies, Age 87
'UNCLE BOB' KEPHART
Robert H. Kephart, 87, retired
farmer, died at 5 a. m. Monday at
:he home of his daughter, Mrs.
Vt. H. Palmer, Rt. 3, Murpliy, fol
owing an illness of only a few
lours.
Funeral services were held Wed
lesday at 10 a. m. in White Church
jf which he had been a member
For more than 50 years He was
i native of Cherokee County.
The Rev, Thomaa Leatherwood
Ir, of Akron, Ohio', great-grand
?on, officiated and burial was in
the church cemetery with Town
son Funeral Home in charge.
Pallbearers were: Clifton Kep
hart, Dillard Palmer, Luther Kep
hart, Henry Kephart, Sam Kep
bart and Ross Lovingood. Flow
er girls were granddaughters and
lieces.
He is survived by his wife,
robitha Louisa Kephart and the
laughter, nine grandchildren and
28 great-grand children and one
'reat-great-grandchild.
Mr. Kephart was the son of the
lat.e Andy Taylor Kephart and
Dorcas Ann Ray. The father of the
deceased came to Cherokee County
From Germany when he was a
young man, and married Miss Ray,
a native of Cherokee.
Robert, known to all his friends
as 'Uncle Bob&yas one of a family
of six boys a|Ktwo girls.
Directed Dances,
Games Planned
At Folk School
A benefit party for the March of
Dimes will be staged at the Folk
$chool at Brasatown Saturday
night, Jan. 31 at 7:30 p. m.
This is an open party with 50
cents admission for adults and 25
cents for children (under 12). The
evening will include a program
and directed dances with Lynn
Gault in charge of arrangements.
Light refreshments will be
served.
Civics Classes
Help Polio Drive
Two Murphy High School Civ
ics Classes taught by Mrs. Anne
Ward, have the true spirit of giv
ing for the March of Dimes Cam
paign, and their efforts Tiave re
sulted in $50 for the worthy cause.
Sue Dockery was manager of
the carrtpaign, Jack Flemming was
treasurer and Phyllis Heimbrse,
advertising head.
Most of the money was raised
through projects, ranging in one
class from a beautiful comhusk
doll made by William Lee to an
organdy apron by Jenny Fowler.
Other projects in this class were
candles made 'by Fred Carver, can
dies and cookies made by Sue
Beth Rowland, Mary Lepscler and
June Crawford, with each person
in the class making one project
and contributing net earnings to
the polio drive.
Others gave up movies, did baby
sitting or other chores.
In the -other class students
brought homemade cookies, can
dies, cakes, canned goods and pop
corn.
Some of the main workers in
this class were Wanda Cornwell,
Nora Swanson, ? Josephine Kilpat
rick, Anna Ruth Scroggs, Mary
Ruth Logan, Louise Dockery,
Mary Alice Chastain, Imogene
Brsndle and Robbie Lee Morris.
AT CD MEETING
G. H. Farley, Miss Edna' Bishop,
Mrs. Frances Puett, Mr. and Mrs.
O. B. Ellis and A. G. Smith were
in Asheville attending the Com
munity Development Association
meeting.
Andrews School Shuts Door;
Murphy Kids Continue
The flu germ e^>eil up on its tight grasp in Cherokee County
this week with doctors reporting they are seeing "slightly fewer
cases since last week."
But area folks are still taking to their beds with high tempera
tures, aching bones and coughs as flu contftiues to reign over most
of the nation.
The Andrews schools were or
dered closed Monday by J. E. Rut
ty, superintendent, after the
Board of, Education voted unani
mously to close until next Mon
day.
Some 400 pupils and several
teachers were absent Monday.
All basketball games and other
activities scheduled in the school
for this week were cancelled. The
order came after Mr. Rufty met
with Dr. Charles O. Van Gorder.
acting district health officer, and
the Board of Education.
Meanwhile, area folks were re
membering the flu epidemic that
hit the naition after World War 1.
[ A more deadly sickness during
those days, the disease took many
I lives in this section. -
Last week, a Murphy doctor
said the spreading cases of flu had
not hit the epidemic stage, but the
number of victims was high.
The section has had many more
1. cases of flu at the same time the
doctor pointed out, but the pres
ent number is far higher than nor
mal.
Another doctor urged people to
stay out of crowds. For those who
have contracted the germ he said
they should take plenty of fluids,
use antibodies only at a doctor's
direction, and maintain regular
elimination, and go to bed.
He emphasized that plenty or
rest in bed can do a great deal
toward beating the sickness. He
urged people who perspire in bed
while suffering from the sickness
to change night and bed clothing
in order to keep perfectly dry.
H Bueck, superintendent of
Murphy City Schools, said be Will
not close down schools in Murphy.
He pointed out that the number of
children missing school failed to
reach a number high enough to
warrant closing.
With flu cases now on the de
crease, Mr. Bueck said he will
continue to keep the schools open
but will continue Ms constant
check on the number of children
out.
Hiwassee Lake, Dam
Be Featured In Show
Cherokee County's major tourist attraction, Hiwassee Lake
and dam, will be featured in the forthcoming National Travel
Show in Chicago, according to O. A. Fetch, president of Western
North Carolina Highlanders, Inc., the promotional organization
that recently superseded the W. N. C Tourist Association.
The reason for selecting Hiwassee is the fact that according
to the North Carolina Advertising Division, this dam is the high
est overflow spillway dam in the world.
Plans for participation by West
ern North Carolina in the big trav
el show, expected to attract some
300,000 persons, have been devel
oped by Bart Leiper, who is gen
eral manager of the Highlanders
and president of the National As
sociation of Travel Organizations,
Inc., sponsoring the travel show.
Highlight scenic features and
major travel objectives through
out the entire are are to be fea
tured, Leiper said recently on a
visit in Murphy and Andrews,
where plans for the show were dis
cussed with leaders in the tourist
industry of Cherokee County.
These include a number of su
perlatives of their kind: highest
mountain In Eastern America (Mt.
Mitchell, 6,684 feet elevation),
oldest mountain on earth?Gnand
i father; finest country estate in U.
S. A., Biltmore House; highest
monolith in eastern U. S. A.,
Chimney Rock; highest cliff for
mation in the east, Whiteside
Mountain; highest dam in Eastern
U. S. A., Fontana; highest moun
tain in the Great Smokies, Cling
mans Dome (6,643 feet elevation);
largest band of Indians In the
Bast, Cherokee; and Hlwassee, as
already mentioned.
NUVCL FEATUKK
A novel method of attracting
visitor attention is planned
through the use of an antique
spinning wheel, the panels be
tween the spokes carrying color
transparencies of these highlight
scenic features. By spinning the
Wheel to have it come to rest oh
a panel bearing the word highest
or tallest, the visitor may win free
admission tickets to some six of
these travel objectives.
Seven- day vacation lodgings
are also to be offered in another
novel presentation to fortunate
winners at the Travel Shaw. The
Highlanders have been assured
that there will be quite a mantoer
of these made available by various
operators in the area, to be used
prior to the vacation period, June
1.
There will be a constant dis
play of beautiful color transpar
ency slides in an automatic prt>
jection machine, throughout the
period of the Travel Show that ex
tends from February 20 to March
lot. _
Anyone In h
at th.
H. C.
Those operators wishing to take
port in the promotion plans My
making available a seven-day visit
by a fortunate couple at their es
tablishment, should contact Ban
Palmer In Murphy,
Owens in Andrews.
Milk-Shed Has High 92 Per
Cent Federal Sanitary Rate
Cherokje and Clay County pro-<
ducers of milk to be sold to Grade
A dairies in the two counties can
look with pride on the current
Federal sanitary rating of their
milk-shed
In 1952 their rating was a high
92, showing an increase of five
?percent from 1950'g 87, and a nine
per cent increase from their low
83 per cent in 1948.'
Dave Moody, senior sanitarian
of the District Health Department,
announced the local milk-shed
rating this weCk, when be pointed
out the Improvement in the milk
since he came to the county In
194*.
Moody said that federal inspec
tion is made every two years and
load inspectors get milk sample*
otery month and inspect the pro
ducer dairies one or more times
every six months.
The sanitarians have shown im
provement. too. Moody said. In
1948 the enforcement rating was
50 percent and in 1950 the rating
was 91 par cent
Cleaner dairies and better milk
cause greater milk consumption,
Mr. Moody mid, as proven by the
big increase tn the number of pro
ducer dairies In the district
In 1948 there were 19 grade A
dairies and by the end of 1952
to 73 grade
A dairies, milking 1187
Civitans Say "Dance, So
Others May Walk"
The Murphy Clvitan Club is is
suing a call for county residents
"to dance, in order that others
may walk".
The club will sponsor a square
dance for the March of Dimes Sat
urday. Jam. 31, at 8 p. m. in the
school gymnasium.
The following committees have
been set Up: tickets and advertise
ment, Rae Moore, "Bud" Atverson,
"Doc" Headrick; music, Ben Rags
dale, Wayne Holland; arrange
ments, Walter Puett, John Jordan;
reception, "Doc" Headrick, Ben
Ragsdale, Vincent Eli enter, "Rev.'
Rhett Winters; Concessions, Wal
ter Puett, A. O. Quinn.
Music will be furnished by the
"Blue Mountain Boys." These
grade A pasteurized milk, butter
milk and chocolate milk are Hall's
Dairy of Murphy, Coble Dairies
Plant at Braastown and Southern
Dairies Sealtest of AsbevHle. Pon
tine Village is furnished by Pet
Dairy Co.. of Knoxville.
Mr. Moody cautions, "unless you
ply of mllk, do not take a
'boys have given a great deal of
time and effort in helping out
wMfa the March of Dime* Cam
paign. \
They provide good music for
dancing and offer a variety of
(Continued on page I)
County Polio Fund
Totals $1,007.39
Two Civic Clubs Set
Benefit Activities
Cherokee County dime* and dol
lars in the current March of
Dimes now total $1,007.39, John
G1U, cot .My drive chairman, said
today.- ftuota.for the county lias
at $3,900.
*799.31 of the total'raie
ed ^ far was collected by the
Starch on Polio held in
aad Andrews.'
activities to help raise funds for
the difv*.
The Murphy ClviUn Club wfll
hold ? square dance la the
starting at S:M p. m
Admission wfll bo $1
On Friday night. Fob. 6, the
Murphy Um Club will hold a
box supper in tbo Murphy lunch
room The affair will start ad 7
p. m? Loren Dovls. committee
WNC Communities
Assn. To Meet In
Bryson City Soon