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Establishe J July 1889
Published every Thursday at Murphy. Cherokee County, N. C
WILLIAM V. AND EMILY P. C05TELL0
Publishers and Owners
WILLIAM V. COSTELLO Editor
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Entered in the Post Office at Murphy, North Carolina, as second dass
matter under the Act of March 3, 1879.
County Needs Big
School Bond Vote
Cherokee County parents have what we believe to be a golden
opportunity to obtain something every parent is always seeking?bet
ter school facilities.
Every aspect of the proposed bond issue seems favorable to Chero
kee County and other similiar counties in the state. We are in dire
need of several immediate school building improvements end the pass
sage of the bond issue seems the best answer.
We are certain to get $179,000 if the bond is voted in on October
3. Then there is$25 million to be distributed among counties according
to need and interest in the bond vote.
There is the point every Cherokee County parent should study. The
more votes cast in the county, the more interest is shown in the bond
issue, the better chance we have of getting more money for our schools.
In terms of actual building, the first sections to be considered, we
believe, are Marble and Hiwasse Dam. Both schools are a disgrace to
the people of the county. And the disgrace will be worse if we allow
this bond vote to come and go without a heavy turnout in our county.
As far as we cam see it is one of those are times when we can get
something for nothing. The money, if voted, in, will come to us without
an increase in taxes. Interest on the bonds will come from taxes already
being collected in the state.
PERSONALS !
Mrs. W. A. Barber of Fontana,
formerly of Murphy, spent Sunday
here.
Miss Rachel Stewart visited her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Miels E. Stew
ant is ShelbyvDle, Tenn. last week
and attended the 15th annual Walk
ling Horse Celebration there.
She had as week-end guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Roderick Streetman
of Ft. Meade, Fla. Mr. Streetman
after two years in service will re
enter Emery University to resume j
his course in Dentistry, and Mrs. j
Streeman will remain for awhile
with the grandmother, Mrs. M. E
Stewart and Aunt Rachel.
Mrs. Thomas Spencer has had as
recent guests, Miss Virginia Hill of
Hamburg, S. C. and Miss Ruby
Tedder of Dawson, Ga. who were
associate teachers with her in
hoarding school 28 years ago. Also,
Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Little of
Springfield, Mo., and Mr. and Mrs.
Simpkins of Nashville, Tenn.
Mrs. E. C. Sullivan of Oherry
ville Is visiting Dr. and Mrs. W.
A Hoover and family. .
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Queen have
returned to their home in Eliza
beth tan, Tenn, after spending a
week's vacation here with Mr.
Queen's mother and sister, Mrs.
Sallie Queen and Miss Beulah
Queen.
Miss Elda Queen of Atlanta, Ga.,
spent the week end here with her
mother and sister.
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Sneed and
daughter, Jane, spent Sunday in
Atlanta with Mrs. Sneed's sister,
Mrs. D. G. Montroy, who is im
proving from an illness.
The Rev. and Mrs. Frank Brown
left Monday to attend the wedding
of Mrs. Brown's brother, Dr. Rich
ard McElroy in West, Va. on
Tuesday. They wHl also meet her
father, Dr. McEloy and Mrs. Mc
Elroy who have just returned from
the Belgian ongo where they are
missionaries On Wednesday, they
attended a meeting of Synod
near Knoxville, Tenn.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ramsey have
returned after an extended visit
with their sons and families in
Akron and Cleveland, Ohio. While
there they attended the wedding of
their son, John Martin Ramsey, Jr.
FOR SALE
SYRUP BUCKETS
We Have a Good Supply of
Number 5 aud Number It Syrup
Fanners Federation
2 Murphy. N. C.
Patrick
The best home coming in several
years was held at Pleasant Hill
Church yesterday with good sing
ing.
A home coming will be held at
Bearpaw Sunday, Sept. 20. Every
one is invited to attend.
G. F. Deaver of Pleasant Hill
made a business trip to Atlanta
last week. He saw a physician and
; stood an examination for work,
i Mrs. Lela Deaver made a busi
ness trip to Knoxville last week
where she bought a $17,000 room
ing house. They, plan to move
there soon.
i Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Stiles, Mrs.
^Ernma Tlssmpsoo^, (and other
friends and relatives were Sun
day guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Deaver.
1 A singing will be held the
fourth Sunday, Sept. 27, at Pleas
ant Hill Church. The public is in
vited.
KERMIT STILES HOME
Kermit Stiles of the U. S. Navy,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Stiles
of Murphy Rt. 1, who has been sta
Highway Com.
Divisions Meets
The September meeting of Divi
sion 14 of the State Highway and
! Public Work Commission will be
held at the courthouse In Murphy
Friday. Sept. 18, at 2 p. m.
The public is invited to attend,
H. E. Buchanan, commissioner an
nounced.
Merchants Asked To
Help School Bond Vote
Murphy merchants planning a
local ad in next week's Scout today
were asked by Chairman Frank
Forsyth of the Murphy Chamber
of Commerce to insert a reminder
line in the ads on the coming
school bond vote.
iPointing out that a strong vote
in this county would mean a great
deal toward hpw much additional
money the county would receive.
Mr Forsyth said the Chamber is
making an effort to bring out a
strong vote.
The vote is set for Saturday,
Oct. 3.
Janice Kay Bradley
Dies Yesterday
Janice Kay Bradley, 7 died Wed
nesday morning at her home near
Andrews after an illness of two,
months.
Funeral services will be held to
day at 3 p. m. at VaUeytown Bap
tist Church, with the Rev. Howard
Kilpatrick officiating. Interment
will follow in the VaUeytown ce
metery.
Janice Kay was a member oi
VaUeytown Sunday School and at
tended Andrews School.
Site is survived by the parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne C. Bradley,
two sisters, Beverly Ann and
Mary Lou and one brother, Ron
ald; also the grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Claude Bradley and the Rev.
and Mrs. Jim Truett.
Vengeance Creek
Home Coming Be Sun.
There will be a home coming at
Vengeance Creek Baptist Church
Sept 20 Everyone is invited to
attend, especially former mem
bers and all singers.
The church is located two miles
gouth of Marble, a half mUe off
Slow Creek Rr.
tioned in Cuba, Is home on a 20
day leave. On returning to duty, he
I will be leaving for Africa.
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VIEWS
By Evelyn Baker
The Andrews Boy Scouts were j
hosts to the Girl Scouts ?t a pic
nic held at the Andrews-Murphy
Airpark Saturday afternoon.
Swimming, aoftball and recreation
al games were enjoyed by more
than 50 scouts. A picnic ?ipper
was served. Scout leaders who
planned and supervised the event
were S. J. GERNERT, HAROLD
KATZAMAN. RICHARD RAM
SEY and MRS. JAMES BAER.
Women of the Presbyterian
Church will sponsor a Bake Sale
and Rummage Sale Friday After"
noon and Saturday, Sept. I**J?*
19th at the Rowland Building in
Andrews. Proceeds from the sale
will be added to the Organ Fund
of the Church- Anyone wishing to
contribute to the sale may leave |
contributions at Nichol's Depart
ment Sore or call MRS. HERBERT
SHEIDY.
The Missionary Society of the
Methodist Church was hostess for
the Sub-District Seminar with
MISS LOUISE BALLARD of Lake
Junaluka presiding. There were
representatives from Hayesville,
Murphy. Oak Forest, Myers Chapel
Robbinsville, Hampton Memorial
and Andrews. Several District Of
ficers were present and presented
the Mission Study Books for the
year. Lunch was served by the lad
ies of the church.
The Nantahala Village had the
annual Power Compny Picnic Sun
day afternoon. A large number
from the Power Company and sev
eral guest were present.
VERA MOORE, IMOGENS
MATHESON, MACKIE LOMINAC
POLLY HICKS, DARLBNE PO
WERS, REV. and MRS. GEORGE
CULBRETH and daughter, VERA
STARR of Bryson City went to
Asheville Saturday to see the mov
ie "SO THIS IS LOVE" which
featured the life story of GRACE
MOORE, Opera Singer and act
ress. who was a cousin of Vera
Moore of Andrews. Lovely Actress
Katherine Grayon played the
part of Grace Moore in the movie.
HERBERTS. HYDE of Frank
lin will be the guest speaker for
the Andrews Rotary Club on Thur
sday, September 17th. He is a
graduate of Swain High School at
Bryson City and of Western Caro
lina College at Cullowhee. He ser
ved with the U. S. Navy during
World War 11. He was a leader in
the Swain High School and also
at Western Carolina College, be
ing Editor of the College Paper
in his junior year and President
of the Student Government Body
in his senior year.
In recognition of his outstanding
scholastic record and his poten
tialities as a leader he was award
ed the coveted Root-Tilden Law
Scholarship and presently begins
his third and final year at the New
York University under this
scholarship.
It will be
the second time to speak for the
Andrews Rotary Club, the first
time was when he was a student at
Western Carolina College. He will
choose his own subject but it will
pertain to World Progress in gener
aral and to Western North Caro
lina in paticular.
The Andrews Lions Club met
last Thursday and do you know
who "got the GOAT"? . That's
right . . DR. VAN GORDER. Re
ports are that this GOAT is very
fond of destroying clotheslines and
shirts, I'm sure Dr. Van will be
looking forward to returning the
GOAT at the next meeting.
We extend our congratulations
to BILL TEAS now that he is a
"GRANDPA" to such a fine grand
daughter. .
MRS. W. T. HOBLITZELL has
started a kindergarten at her
home here in Andrews, she re
ports an enrollment of 10 child
en for the first day.
LARRY MclNTURFF celebrat
ed his sixth birthday Wednesday
afternoon at a birthday party in
his home. Games and the "HOW
DY DOODY SHOW" on TV were
enjoyed by the attending children.
Ice cream and cakes were served.
Attending the party were GftEGG
PULLIUM, LYNN ROPER. SAN
DRA, REBA and BILL REY
NOLDS, and CHARLES DILLING
HAM.
SAM JONES, Realty, reports the
following purchases of property in
Andrews: Kenneth H. Ledford has
purchased the M. C. Odell proper
ty in the Oakwood Heights District
of Andrews.
Hattie Hurt Bennett's house was
purchased by Woodrow Morgan in
the Happy Top District.
George Jones has purchased the
J. R.
build ? home at an ecrty data
LION JERRY BALDWIN
wife. RUTH are off to a
start at the Cherokee County
Fmt thia week. Tbey are in
charge of the Liana Ctab Conces
sion Booth which opened Sunday
and will remain open thixi Satur
day night. Money spent at the
Liona Booth is well spent as pro
ceeds go to aid the blind.
We extend a fond farewell to
our College Crowd as they depart
for various Colleges and Univer
sity The following is a list of the
College Crowd and the schools
they .will attend: JOHN CHRISTY.
JR.. Duke University; DORIS RAX
TER and WILLIAM FRANKLIN.
Mars Hill; TOMMY LUNSFORD
Mercer College, Macon, Ga.i
BETTY H EATON and ANN
BRISTOL., Womanh College of
the University of North Carolina,
at Greensboro; KENNETH BARK
ER. WLIMA JEAN WEST, BETTY
MULKEY, SUE HALL, and J. V.
BROOKS. Western Carolina Col
lege, at CuHowhee; CHARLES
HOLLAND, ELIZABETH WAL
DROUP, and MARGARET MARR,
Berea, Ky; CAROLYN DUPREE,
University of Tennessee; LEROY
GILBERT, State, at Raleigh; SHIR
LEY VARVER, Young Harris Col
lege in Georgia; and JERRY
REEOE University of North Caro
lina, at Chapel Hill.
The Andrews Football Team re
ally played a good game last Fri
day night, bu.t final victory went
to Franklin with a score of 12-6.
Keep up the good work TEAM,
we will be "ROOTING" for you I
?Friday night when Robbinsville's
Team comes here for a game. .
United States farmers produced
an estimated 1,203,000,000 bushels
of wheat this year, 10 per cent ab- j
ove average.
ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN
Accident* will happen but insurance fig
ures show that sickness happens much more
frequently.
Combine the two and you have a strong
probability of such an expense within the
next year.
Hospital bills from either can be more
than the average family can pay.
We have one policy which covers both
and and the price is reasonable.
HYDE INSURAHCE
AGENCY
PHONE 145
I
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BY DR KENNETH J. FOREMAN
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The Christian Line
far Bert. ?, IMS
EVERYBODY know* the phrase,
"party line," meaning a kind
of ideas, arguments, plans and
policies which are approved by
a central authority. We bear the
phrase most often in Communist
connections; but there are also
such things as the Republican
line, or the Democratic line, and
many others. Is there such a thing
as the Christian line? In particu
lar. is there a Christian line of
behavior, a Christian way of life
which is distinct, an ideal for all
Christians everywhere? Or is
Christian living a more or less
do-as-you-rlease affair?
- . I .
Christianity Is Respectable
The letter to Titus in the New
Testament comes right to this
point. Titus was a
fairly young mis
sionary in a very
tough area, the is
land of Crete.
Titus may have
wished he were in
an easier field.
"Liars, evil beasts,
lazy gluttons" ?
that was the repu
tation of Cretans.
Even when such Dr- Foreman
people become Christians there is
a lot they have to learn. They do
not become complete saints over
night. (Did you?) Paul, writing to
his young former assistant Titus,1
advises him, as an advisor of new
Christians, what line to take in
teaching and preaching to these
unpromising Cretan converts.
Through Titus the Apostle speaks
to parents, ministers, Sunday
school teachers, of today. The
first thing the modern reader
notices is that the Christian line
sounds "respectable," like advice
from Polonius or Lord Chester
field. Old men Should be temper
ate, orthodox; old women ought
not to gossip; young women should
i love their husbands and children;
young men must exercise self
control; employees (slaves, in
Titus' parish) must be honest and
tivc SHfsraction to their employ
vis must be law-abiding
1 y should have a decent
j save his money for spe
c,. ,teds. Really, the reader may
ask. what is so special about all
this? Is the Christian line just
to be a "decent citizen?" Well,
of course that Is a part o' it Chris
tianity is certainly not * pect
ability!
Propriety Without Pride
So the Christian line does not
go off in some other direction than
respectability; but it is by no
means the same thing. There are
two vital points in which the Chris
tian's way of life is distinctly
unique. One is the Christian's at
titude to his own respectable con
duct. He must never do good in
order to show off, neither to man
nor to God. He must never be good
or do good simply in order to
get good in return. He must nev
er think of his own good deeds as
a kind of coin by which he pays
his way into heaven. Years be
fore "Titus" was written, when
Jesus was telling his disciples
that they must live above the level
of the Pharisees, this demand
must have surprised and puzzled
his listeners. How could anybody
on earth be more respectable than
a Pharisee? Well, nobody could.
What Jesus was pleading for was
(in part) Just the difference in at
titude toward one's own goodness.
'The Pharisee was proud of being
good; he thought God owed him
something. He wanted merit
badges; Jesus called for humility.
The Christian's goodness is a re
sponse to God, not a demand on
God. It is an expression of what
we owe to God.
Mercy and Henewal
This brings uC to the other point
at which the Christian line is on
a different plane from ordinary
respectability. It is the effect of
a new birth Inside. There is great
difference between lifting our
selves by our own efforts and be
ing lifted by the Holy Spirit, be
tween goodness home-made and
heaven-made. Being respectable
enough for a good name In society
is ' some distance short of grow
ing into the likeness of Christ.
There is an immense gap between
respectability like a topcoat, and
the goodness which is in the blood,
beating through a changed heart.
There is a clear difference be
tween the respectability of a man
who looks no further ahead than
his own obituary, and the deep
reaching spiritual renewal of the
man who lives aa an "heir in
hope of eternal life."
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