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.o?V 0|tf Hfyttuhtt icrnrt ,25 IT PAYS KEEP YQUR PK .vioriNG M JKPHY AND ANDREWS > YOUR COMMUNITY 4 VOLUME M?NUMBER It MURPHY. NORTH\CABOLINA THURSDAY, MAE. 11. 1?M % TEN PAGES THIS Mrs. Brumby Dies bi Auto Accident Hn. Mildred Dodd Brumby of Murphy died la an automobile ac cident near Oeala Via., March 6,1 k was reported here Sunday. . She was a native of Hart well, Go., a daughter of the late Mr. Mrs. Charles P. Dodd of HartweU. She bad resided here for a number of years. j Funeral services were held at 11 a. m. Tuesday in First Methodist Churh of which she was a member. The Rev. Asmond Maxwell, pastor and the Rev- Rhett Y. Winters, Jr., minister of the Episcopal Church of the Messiah, officiated and burial was In the family plot In Sunset Cemetery. Pallbearers were Hobart L.Mc-1 Keever, Frank Forsyth, H. A. Mat tox, Jack Ezell, O. L. Anderson and Richard Parker. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Frank Dreher of Murphy,1 Mrs. John S. Kennedy of Clearwat- j or, Fla,. three grandchildren, Richard Parker III, Bolan Brumby Dreher and Susan Dodd Ken nedy. Also three sisters, Mrs. Abe Saul of Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. T. W. Everett of of Tyler, Texas, and Miss Jean Dodd of New York City; two brothers. Maxwell Dodd of Asheville and Ralph B. Dodd of College Park, Ga.' Townson Funeral Home was in charge. Out of town persons attending the funeral were Mrs. I. L. Robin son, Mrs. Jennye Kahn, Irwin Kul bersh. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Ezell, ] Mrs. Dolly Brewer, Jack Ezell and j Mrs. Abe Saul of Atlanta, Ga. Joe Johnson, Woodstock, Ga.,;. Mrs. Lincoln Scafe, Marietta, Ga.; Mrs. Harold Gates. Fort Bragg. N. C.; Mrs. J. E. Bussey and Mrs. Floyd El rod, Anderson, S. C; Mrs. J. B. Magill. Athens, Ga.; and C.i Dreher, Columbia, S. C. Seabolt Son Dies At Local Hosp. Robert Napoleon Seabolt, seven months-old son of Mr', and Mrs. Lonnie Seabolt, Murphy, Route 2, died at 9 a. m. Thursday, March 4 in a Murphy hospital after a short illness. ?Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Friday in White Church, with the Rev. Weldon West officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery Surviving, in addition to the par ents. arc three brothers, Lonnie. Jr.. Bennie and Roy; three sisters, Joyce, Frances and Betty Sue of the home. Two half-sisters June and Jean Route 3, Murphy, one half-brother. David of the home; the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Josie Seabolt, Route 3, Murphy and the maternal grandfather, Vester Kent. Ivie Funeral Home was in charge. ? Farmers Fed. Stockholders Meets Be Fri. The annual Farmers Federation stockholders meeting for Clay and Cherokee Counties will be held in the Hayesville warehouse Friday, March 12th beginning at 2:00 p. m while the Cherokee County meet ing will be held in Murphy ware house on the same day beginning at 8:00 p. m? it has been announc- ( ed by James G. K. McOlure foun der and president of the Western North Carolina farm cooperative which has been serving WNC farm ers since 1020. Aatbem To Lead Free M*thodist RevM Series ' A series of revival services will ) be held at (he Free Methodist Church here Mar. 17-28, with (he Rev. Louig E. Lathem of Atlanta, Ga.. as (he speaker, Mr. Lathem was formerly pastor of Murphy Free Methodist Church. Services will be held each even ing at 7 30 and on Sunday after noon, lC*r 21 a special evangelis tic tally win be held at 2 p. m. will be presented at The Rev. Buesill M. Bder Is Neil Sneed Enters Court Clerk Race NeU Sneed Chief of Police of Murphy, this week announced his candidacy for the office of Clerk of the Superior Court and has filed with the County Board of Elect ions for the Democratic Primary to be held on May 29. Mi-. Sneed Is a native of Chero kee County and has served as a policeman for the Town of Mur phy for a period of sixteen years, four and a half years of which he has served as Chief. He also held ' the office of 'Mayor of the Town of Murphy during the years 1946-48 Mr. Sneed is ? member of the First Methodist Church of Murphy and served for a number of years as a member of the Board of Stew ards and is presently a member of Trustees of the church. Mrs. Sneed is the daughter of the late A. K. Dickey and a sister of the late Mrs. F. O. Christopher. Mr. and Mrs. Sneed have one daughter, Jane, who is presently employed by the Southern Bell Telephone Company, Chattanooga, Tenn. Conference Games Work To Climax Comity Boys Injured In Ind. Thre^ County boys, injured in an automobile accident Thursday* Feb. 25 near LaFayette, Ind.. were reported improving this week. Billie Gene Radford, Burt Cook and Junior Cook were enroute home from Chicago. Ill, when their car skidded on icy pavement Just out of LeFayette, Ind., causing a head-on collision with a trailer^ truck. i Radford suffered two broken legs?broken at the knee. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rad ford of Unaka. Burt and Junior. sons of Theodore Cook of Brass town suffered slight injuries?the former coffered ? sprained arm;! the latter a cut eye. Billy was brought home Monday , night,it was said. He was attending' Greer Diesel Engineering School in ' Ohioago a-nd Burt Is employed by: General Mills. Excitement is rising as the an nual Smoky Mountain Basketball tournament draws to a close this week, while the Andrews Girls team is the only Cherokee County, team still in the play. Andrews boys were dropped by Murphy in a close 47-43 on the j the first night of the tournament. Murphy went on against Sylva and ( was nipped in the final minutes of the game 34-30. Robbinsvllle boys are still in the tourney, having gained the semi finals which will be played tonight in Bryson City. Robbinsville downed Webster 62-47 in the open er and dropped Cherokee 74-55 in the second night of tournament. Franklin, Swain and Sylva are the other teams still in play. Meanwhile the Andrews girls, un defeated in conference play, as are the Franklin girls, are working up to a climax. Andrews swamped Murphy girls 65-25 in the first night of play; and downed Chero kee 63-32 in the second game. They met RobbinsvHle girls?also a strong team?last night. Girls finals will be played in Andrews Friday night, Mar. 12. Johnnie, Jack j Show Be Here Hanging Dog Club To give Supper Sat. The Hangingdog C o m m u n Uy Club will sponsor a supper Sat urday ATar. 13, at White Church School, to raise funds to pay on AMKhroani equipment for the school. Supjv r will be served from 7 p. m. to 8:30 p. m. Tickets are on sale now, and they may also be pure based at the door. Fveryone is u:vlted to attend. '* Friday night, Mar. 12, the Mur Iphv lAarent Teacher Association j will present Johnnie and Jack and The Tennessee Mountain Boys' with Kitty Wells, in the school! auditorium. The firs* performance will begin ut ~:30 p. m. and the second per formance will begin at 9:00 p. m. Admission will be 30c and 60c Profits from the show and refresh ments will go into the PTA budget These artists are from Nashville Tennessee where they appear over WSM Grand Ole Opry and Televis ion. Rabies Clinics For Week Are Announced 7th- schedule for fables clinics in Ui?> -ounty <tmtinues this week as j follows: Friday. Mar. 12. Bast Murphy i end Texana School; 4 to 4:30 p. m.,! Bur. on Mulkey Store. Factory towa; 4:30 to 5:30 p. m. Paul Mo Clure Store, Pleasant Valley; and 5:30 to 6 p. in., Cathoun Store at Regal. Saturday Mar. 13, Suit and Lib erty. 1:30 to 2 p. m., Letitia Post office; 2 to 2:30 p. m. Suit Posted fice; 2:30 to 3 p. m.. Sam Robcr Erendle Store, Wehutty; and 5 to 6 son's Store; 3 to 4 p. m.. Jones Ser vice Station. Liberty; 4 to 5 p. m. p. in., Asbury Stiles Store. Wednesday, Mar. 17, Feachtree, 5 to 5:30 p. m.. Earl Tabor'# Store and 5:30 to 6:30 p. m. Kilpatrick's' Farm and Home Store. Friday. Mar. 19, Beaverdam, I Unaka. 1 to 2 p. m., Beaverdam Church, 2to 3pm., Tll^imen Dockery Store; 3 to 4 p. m., Uoaka Poatoffloe; ( to j p. m. Ogreeta Church; 5 to 6 p in. Fred Carroll Store. Saturday, Mar. 30, Hanglnf Dog l to 2 p. m.. Cleve Oomeiffi PMce drape Creak; Ihipa., Oravea Keaf, Store, Qrengview 6:30 t o 1 to 8:30 p. as.. 5 p. m. Boiling Springs Church; 5 to 5:30 p. m. Owl Creek Church; and 5:30 to 6:30 p. ml Clyde' Dook ery Store v Marble PTA Is Scheduled Thursday Tlie Marble Parent-T e a c h e r Association will meet Thursday, Mar. 11, at 7 p. m. in the Marble School Auditorium. Charles O. Frazier, principal of Andrews Elementary School, will present a program. Mrs. Wilbur Griggs will lead tbe devotional. Special music will be given by Ernest Tratham. Murphy Drive-In Begins Full Week The Murphy Drive-In Theatre this week began Ma dull-week pro- 1 gram for the spring and summer ( season. The Drive-In gchedulag four movies weekly, coupling Sunday and Monday, Itoeaday and Wednes day, Thursday and Friday. Satur day Ma a one-day ran. During the lata **u md winter ran only DICK MAUNEY Mauney Seeks Re-Election To N. C. Assembly Richard P. (Dick) Mauney of Murphy, announced this week he will be a candidate for reelection to th^ N. C. House of Representa tives from Oiierokee County. Mauney has paid his filing fee with the Cherokee County Board of Elections. An administrative officer in the state treasurer's office in Raleigh he obtained a leave of absence from his treasury job to represent Cherokee County in the 1953 Gen eral Assembly. Mrs. Hartness' Rites Be Today Mrs. Fulton Hartness, 71, of Rt. 1 Murphy, died about 1:20 p. m. Wednesday March 10, In a local hospital after a short illness. Fur.eral services will bo held at 2 p. m. today (Thursday) in the First Baptist Church. The Rev. J. Alton Morris, tbe Rev. A. B. Lovell and the Rev. Mr. Gibson of Atlanta will officiate. Burial wiH be In Valleytown Cemetery at Andrews. Surviving are the husband; five daughters, Mrs Madge Tatham of Murphy, Mrs. Blanche Smith and Mrs. Eloise Grice of Atlanta, M*s. Stella Mae Fain of Route Mur phy ar.:l Mrs. Margie Moore of Fontana; two sons, Gordon of Murphy and Harold of Lenoir City, Ten.., 25 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Also three sisters, Mrs. J. B. I Moore and Mrs. Miae Payne ?f Mur phy and Mrs. Maggie Moss of Dal on, Ga. and two brothers, Oscar and Ross Hensley of Murphy. Pallbearers <wl1) be nephews Harden Hensley, Howard Moss, J. B. Moore, Jr., Harry Moore, J. A. Hensley and Richard Moore. Townson Ftuoenal Home had charge Derreberry \ U Seek Clerk Pout Arnold Derreberry of Andrews, this week announced his candidacy for Clerk of (fie Superior Court in Cherokee County and will ran In the democratic primary May 29. Derreberry Is a native of Chero kee County. He is a veteran of World War II and served two terms as Mayor of Andrews. He is a member of the American Legion; La Societe Des 40 Hommes et 8 Ohevaux; Andrews Lodge No. 529 A.F. and A.M.; and the Lions Club. Meroney Passes In Greensboro Mar. 1 Bill 'Meroney of Greensboro, formerly of Murphy, t^ed Mon day. Mar. 1, after a brief illness. Funeral services were' held Tues day, Mhr. Z , , Meroney had lived in Greensboro for the past 25 years. .ARNOLD DERREBERRY ... t Murphy Senior Play Set Next Week Here ' The Senior Class of Murphy High School will present the an-; Jnual senior play, "The Adorable' Imp", Thursday and Friday nights,; Mar 18-19 at 7:30 p. m. in the' school auditorium. The cast includes: Jean Reed as Betty Lou Gordon, the "adorable imp"; Judy Nichols, as Pamela Gordon, her mother who Is looking for a wealthy hushand, Wanda Cox< as Abby Simpkins, Betty Lou's grandmother; Carolyn Ritch. as j Hortense Hostetter, the maid who "sees hears and tells all." Also Gene Stiles' as Brian Bar clay, the widower who lives next' door; Glenda Brandon as Malvina Barclay, his lynx-eyed daughter: Adir Aronson, a$ Clint Purdy, an old bachelor; and Billie Jan? Rush as Imogene Van Rydon, ward of Winston Pickerel! with a cat-pho-' bia. | Also, Marvin Stiles, as Winston Pickerel!, a sick and :irascible old | man with gout, Roy Stiles, as Del- ( worth Pickerell, his grandson with dyspepsia; and Tommy Gentry as ( Ross Waldron, another grandson, a college" senior.^ r i Spring Fashions Be Modeled At Tea A spring uasnicn snowing ana sn vcr tea will be staged here Satur day afternoon, Mar. 20, by the Mur phy Junior Woman's Club at 4 j o'clock in tho Primary School Aud itorium. i Mrs. Kiffen Craven, Mrs. J. B. Hall and Airs. Jack Bocook com prise the steering committee for the event, which will assemble 'seme 20 models and spring cloth ling from three local merchants. Candler's, Roy V. Lovingood's and Trudy'3 will provide an assort ment of spring clothing for the showing, including Easter outfits, I cotton frocks and play clothes. I No admission charge .has been set, but donations will be taken I for club projects. Save Your Vision Week Is Observed II Ave cvuiu xcuuut iu un; uuj of the caveman," Dr. W. R. Gos sett, local optometrist, said today, "?we could throw our visual prob-1 need for the opto metric profes sion. Dr. Gossett made the comment to emphasize the effect of modern society on our vision. "It's the effect of so much close work?knitters in the mills, steno graphers. students who read?all of them are using their eyes for tasks totally unintended by nature,' he said. Dr. Gossett and the other opto metrists in the state are Joining in the annual observance of Nation al Save Your Vision A^eck He pointed out that two out of three adult. In Anet-ici waar glass ea and the proportion Is rising. (vie Appointed To Hospital Committee Peyton I vie of Murphy has bean appointed a member of the relig ious committee of the N. C. Baptist Hospital for 1964, Brandy C. of Winston-Salem, chair ef th. Board of Trustees, thin week. Mrs. W. M. Adams Succumbs Mar. 4 Mrs. Walter M. Adams. 77, died' Nuirsday, March 4, In her home n Andrews after a long illness. 1 Funeral services services were leld at 10 a. m. in Valleytown Bap ist Church with the Rev. John 1. Corhitt and the Rev. Lloyd Goss ifficiating. Burial was in the chur h cemetery. ) Surviving are the husband; ten hildren Mrs. Beulah Dailey. Mrs. Cate Sanders, and Mrs. Mary Gib ty of Gastonia, (Mrs. Ruth Under wod of Marietta, Ga.; Wlllard "rank, and Posey Adams of And ews, Marion of Cherokee, Jesse of lluefleld. West Va., and Jack of isheville. Also one sister Mrs. Sameotha I 'oster: one brother, Merrttt Math-: of Waynesville; one half-brother ohn Lanning of Haselwood; three a If-Miters, Mrs. Oorrta Rich, Ms. larsh Math la and Miss Nancy Lan lipg of Waynesvllle; 38 grandchil Iren and 13 great-grandchlldran. Towuaon Funeral Home was In barge. Mrs. Johnson's Death Sudden Here ?Mrs. Fred Johnson, 54, died sud denly at 7:55 p. m. Sunday. March 7, in a Murphy hospital. She was the daughter of the late Dr. and -Mrs. Jacob Forney Abei nathy, prom it nt citizens of Mur phy. Funeral services were held at 3 p. m. Tuesday in the Presbyterian Church of which she was a mem. ber. The Rev. Frank Brown pastor, officiated, assisted by the Rev. As mond Maxwell, pastor of the First Methodist Church. Burial was in Sunset Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jimmy Craw ford Jack Barton Akin, Frank Die key, Bob White, Edwin Winchester and Bob Cheney. Survivors are the husband, one son, Fred Johnson, Jr. of Greens boro. on<> daughter, Mrs. James 'Voodward of Bismarck, N. D.; four grandchildren, Vickie, Bitsy, Llb by and Fred Johnson III; and two sisters. Mrs. John Phaup and Mrs. William Adams of Murphy. Townson Funeral Home was in charge. Mrs. Carringer To Have Regal Club Fri. The Regal Club will meet Fri day at 7:30 p. m. at the home of Mrs. Ruth Carringcr. Mrs. J. B. Gray will be co-hostess. G. R. Galloway of Asheville, dis trict rehabilitation vocational counselor will 1% guest speaker. OES To Elect New Officer* Tonight Members of the Order of the Eas tern Star will meet tonight at 7 30 (or the election of officers. AJ1 Eastern Star members ere expect ed attend. The OES members plan to vMt local churches In a group faring the next few Sundays. Sunday morning they wilt ?tl together at the Firat Puiiium Dies in Andrews Hosp. William Lynn PulHum, 78, a farmer, died Tuesday, March 9, fat an Andrews hospital after a short illness. He was the son of the late John and Mary Morrow Pull him. mem bers of a pioneer (Cherokee County family. Pu ilium had served for many years as deacon and clerk pt the Valley River Baptist Church. Surviving are four tons, Grady and Chess of Andrews, Bill of Swannanoa and Roy of Los Ange les, Calif.; three daughters, Mrs. Frank Clark, Mrs. Leej Brown and Mrs. Clyde C. Dene berry of And rews. J Also three brothers, jWade, Mark and Cross Pullium of Andrews; 24 andchildreo and six creat-grand chiklren. Funeral services wll| be held to day (Thursday) at 2 p. fn. in Valley River Baptist Church with the Rev Robert Barker and tbf Rev. Algia West officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery, i Ivie Funeral Home )s In charge. J. D. Plemmons Dies At Home J. D. Plemmons, 66 a farmer, died at 3:40 p. m. Sunday March 7, in his home, Route 1. Murphy, fol lowing a long Illness. He was a native and lifelong res ident of Cherokee County. Funeral services were held at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday in Grape Creek Baptist Church, with the Rev. Wel don West and the Rev. Lester Sforwe officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Bessie Voyles Plemmons; six sons Donald of CO ttperhill, Term., Earl of JKnfty. Richard with the U. S. Army stationed at Ft. Jack son, S. C- and Hadley of Appling, Ga., four daughters, Mrs. R. H. Peek of Valdese, Mrs. G. C. Hayes of Atlanta. Ga.. Mrs. L. H. Hogsed, and Mrs. Lowell Harbin of Mur phy. Also one sister Mrs. G. S. Har vey of Madisonville, Tenn., two brothers, A. T. Plemmons of Elkins W. Va., Bobby of Tellico Plains, Tenn. and 14 grandchildren. Townson Funeral Home was in Charge. Amnions Dies In Andrews Sam Riley Amnions, 78, died in the home of a daughter, Mrs. D. M. Bennett in Andrews, after a long illness. A native of Andrews, he had liv ed in Asheville for th$ past two years and was visiting in Andrews at the time of his death. He was a member of the Odd Fel lows Lodge and was formerly a logging contractor in Cherokee Graham and Clay Counties. Funeral services were held Sun day at 2 p. m. in the First Baptist Church of Andrews, with the Rev. Jim Truett and the Rev. Robert. Barker officiating. Grandsons were j pallbearers. i The body lay In state in the churah one hour prior to the ser vices. Burial was in Valleytowrt Cemetery. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Jane Ammons; three daughters, Mirs. Bennett of Andrews, Mrs. rlora Ell's of Sylva and Asheville, and M~c Paul Gragg of Jackson ville, Fla. and Black Mountain. Also 13 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren and one brother, George Ammons of Canton. Ivie Puncral Home was in charge. Crestakos Points Out 12 Signs Petf G. Crestakos opened his evangelistic meetings last Sunday night with the meaaage of the Signs of Christ', Second Coming. He save twelve signs which he con siders o nm iota k> hie evidence that tit end U ->car. The m"-f'-g* will continue each "riday night. There ' day afternoon at t;M ?ri-e mefHrf, art Mag held tn the Bible ? ??ar *? O. art 11