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91 To Graduate From Murphy;
Maxwell, Clegg Are Speakers
Dr. Charles Clegs, prration I of
Young Harris Collate. wtt be!
at the Murphy High
gnduitkM fKtPBtow Tttat
day evening. May IS, at ? p. as. in
the school auditorium.
Some 91 seniors will graduate.
Baccalauraade services will he Sun
day. May Id. at 11:15 a. as. at the
school, with the Rev. As mood
Maxwell, pastor of the 'hat Meth
odist Church, delivering the hoc
c a laureate sermon.
Other ministers assisting at the
service are the Rev. J. Alton Mor
ris,pastor of the First Baptist
Church; the Rev. Rbett Y. Winters,
Jr.. pastor of the Church of the
Messiah; and the Frank O.
Brown, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church.
The valdictorlan of the 1954
is Mary Katharine Zimmerman,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Y.
Zimmerman. The Hatartatocian is
Glends Ivie Brandon, daughter#af
Mr. and Mrs. Peyton O. I vie. |
Commencement marshals are
Mary Nell Sutton, daughter of Mr.'
and Mrs. Luther Sutton; Hedy
West, daughter of Mrs. Constance1
West and D. L. West; Fred Van'
Horn, son of Mr. and Mrs. I. C. |
Van Horn; Oeraldtne Mulkey,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. |
Mulkey; and Howard Corn well,
chief marshal, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Corn well.
EIGHTH GKADE
(Awarding of Eighth Grade cer
tificates will be Monday, May 17
ad S p. m. In th? school auditorium |
with H. A .Mattox, chafrrrm^of the
board of trustees of the Murphy
City Administrative Unit deliver
ing the main address.
Mr. Mattox will be Introduced
by Burt Birchfleld, son of MC- and
Mrs. Cy Birchfleld. The .welcome
to parents and ftiendx wfH he by
John Morris, son of the Bar. and
Mrs. J. Alton Morris. Frsd Carder,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cardsr,
will give a declamation. "Hie
American Boy" by Theodore Roost
velt
TKXANA SCHOOL
Meanwhile the graduating exer
cises for Texan a School wlH be
May It at ? p- m. at the Tcxaoa
I School auditorium. The speaker tor
the occasion will be Dr. Fred
Brownlee, immediate past execut
ive director of the American Mis
sionary Society of the Congrega
tional Church. Dr. Bnrwnlee, one
of the original directors of the
, John C. Campbell Folk School, has
retired and Is now.living at Breis
town.
Baccalaureate services tor Tex
ana.wlU be at the school Sunday
afternoon, May 16 at 3:30 o'clock.
Valdlctorlan tor the Texana
gihduetlng class is Nell Colbert,
s?n of Mr. and Mrs. Bartte Colbert
Salutetorian la Charles Sutton,
?on of Mr. and hfrs. Aaron Sutton.
Band .Concert To Be
uesday
Ibe Murphy School Budnul
4UAir OhorjuK ?actor the jetton
of Edward Reynolds, will be pre
sented in concert Tttesdsy, May
11 ait ? p. m. at the high school
auditorium.
Admission will be 75 cents and
35 cents. The Junior band will play
three numbers.
The Jbliewuig program wfll be
presaated by the hand: Ah- Port
March, Kisenburg; Overture E roles
Button; Bceeaaise, Beethoven; Lit
tle Suite for-Band," Briehnon; Clar
inet duet, "Whispering", ptayed'br
s %
_ Also Alice -Blue'
tliy; Stardust, Cannlchad;
ington iPost March (with Mejor
tto routine); Trombone Toboggan
<Trombones specialty^- When Hay
-Is Done, Ketchen; South, Moten
Hayes; El,/bapltan,- March (featur
ing cornet). < / /
The chorus will sing By the
Light of th e Silvery Moon; Beer
Berrell Polka and Skip To Ma
Lou.
^oiscdpal Aux.
?oHaveJ)istrict
The WomensVuixlUary of the
Church of ^he Messiah, Murphy,
will entdHto tbe %hst District
Woman's
of the Pbceae Friday v
w\*"f - .
A ? M. . -1 a ? A
trict prt?l0ent
A lundheou will be heM
hbeanducted by diocesan of
i ef the auxiliary,
district includes Brevard,
Cherokee, Franklin,
BIG PIKE
W ALTOS PATTOff abyre
hooked this Mr sevea and a half
wd pike Wtt a spring lturd
last week aslfe wa, fishlnx from
the bank in the back waters at
HJwasaee Lake between Valley
River Bridge and Lover", Leap.
The 2t inch loaf jleh was the
record pike catch for the area at
the time H was caught. (Scout
Photo)
County Farm
Meet Be May 14
Th? Farm Bureau wtt have a
de meeting Sate. Friday,
7:30
MB <*
***
Allied dprch; League
30 p.
The AlUad qNrch League wil
?beet M eonrthouse at ^
t*. today UTie purpose of the i
tag Is to elect adTicers aad reacti
vate the brganisatlon before
I
Mashburn Dies In
Vet. Hospital
Jesse Orville Maabburn, TO,
tired railway engineer, who was
credited with being at the throttle
of the first locomotive that J
Hayesville snd Snowbird, d|0d at
11:30 p. m. Saturday, Kay 1. id^fie
Veterans' Adnsinijp|rwdOn HospRal
at Swtnnanoa after a long illness
Funeral services were ]
day at 4 p. m. in the Fiigt i
distChurch atAndrews. The Rev.
James Horn buckle, the Rev. Grov
er Kimberlinan d th? Rev. Jabw
Corbitt officiated.
The "x*1* lay. lh ?*te from 3 to
4 p. m. Burial was in VaBeytown
Cemetery. Anattve of Swain Coun
ty, jhe was a son of the late And
aad Sara Delooier Mash burn..
He moved lo Andrews whep a
and "Joineff^Bie " Methodist
Church at 14. He was married in
1907 to Adeline Battles, who died
in 1923.
Survivors are two daughters,
Mrs. Dewey Thompson of Rock
Pi. J., and Mrs. Lowery Gentry of
Murphy; five sons, Jesse, Jr.,
FrMband Ed of Andrews, Milton of
?MM&pi. S. C., and David of Mem
IWTenn., two sisters, Mrs. Laura
Seay of Andrews and Mrs. W. C.
Sandlln of Asheville; and 16
grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Charlie Higdon
Edwin darns, Diliy Raster, Jake
Buchanan, Edwin Bristol and
Kenneth Ledford. *
I vie Funeral Hone was in charge
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Ed Barnett Dies
At Home Here
LX <Bd> Barnett, 88. a building j
contractor and restaurant operate
died Friday, April SO P m I
In Bis home here after ? brief ill
He was the son of the late James
and Elisa McGuire Barnett, a na
tive and lifelong resident of the
of the Murphy section of Cherokee
County. He had a host of friends
throughout this section.
Funeral services were held
2:30 p. m. Sunday in the First Bap-!
tist Church. lite Rev. J. Alton Mor
ris. pastor, officiated, assisted by
the Rev. Asmond Maxwell, the
Rev, Frank Brown and the Rev.
Rhett Y. Winters, Jr.
Burial waa in Sunset Cemetery.
Pallbearers were, Hugh Penland,
John Carrlnger, Paul Sudderth.
Barty Akin, Ben Palmer, Howard
West, Noah Hembree and Hugh
Hensley.
Honorary pallbearers were, C.
D. Puett, Charles Hyatt, Claude
King, Robert Weaver, Bruce Gor
don, John Donley, Blaine Donley,
Frank Craig, Dr. R. 8. Parker,
Walt Mauney, Frank Mauney,
Grover Mauney, James Bryson,
Bill Brandon, Roy Wells, Harold
Wells, Neil Baaed, H. Bueck, I.
J. Darnell, Kanyth Davis, Dr. W.;
A. Hoover, Nail Davidson, Rroadus
Dockery, Hayes Dockery, Lewis
Dewaese, Hedley Dickey, Richard
Mauney, Jerry Davidson, Hayes
Leatherwood}. J. L. Hall, Warren
Sneed, Henry Hyatt, Ben Posey,
Surviving fre G>a widow; Mrs. |
OIlie Christopher Barnett; oi
daughter, Mri. Grace Mynatl of
KnoxviDe; toy tons, J. S. of Mar
ble, ahd Jack of CuQowhae.
Also one sister, Mrs. Ben Grant
of Andrews, one brother, J. V.
Barnett of Hemlenburg, Ohio; and
five grandchildren.
Townson Funeral Home was in
charge. .
Out of town relatives and friends
who att^ided the ttmcral of
' Barnett Skndsy- afternoon were:
Mr. end Mrs. Lewis Deweese, Char
leg Pendley, Marietta, Go., Mrs.
Alice Carter and daughter, Geneva
and Mr. and Mrs. Bud Mynatt fo
Knoxville, Carl Abernathy of Cop
perhill, Tervn., Mrs. Fred BrerxDe,
and Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Barnett ot
Gastonia, Clarence Chrisman, Miss
Addle Beam, Dr. and Mrs. W. A.
Ash brook and Miss Ann Hammond
from Western Carolina College,
Oullowhee.
Algo Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mc
Guire, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Mc
Guire, Miss Bertha McGuire and
Gerald McGuire, and Fannie Mc
Guire oi Andrews and Harry Fergu
son of Sylva.
Wi
be
by the County
Demonstration Council Saturday
night at 7:30 la the Murphy Gym.
A varied Recreational program
of Interest to family group# la be
ing planned, litis wiH bring to a
Cherokee County's otwer
ot National Monte Demon
tration week May S4L
Folk game* tram foreign tnut
tries will be demonstrated by e
group (ran Mm C. Campbell FbBt
8abool. There wfll alio h* racrea
tion for group participation.
The entire week'i observance bag
been centred around CKbenehip
and.International Relatione.. '
aglllini la Invited to attend
anrf bnad their fomiliee.
County Milk Producers Need
Asheville And Home Market
The o?ly hop* for Cherokee end I
Clay County milk producers now
41m la sa open and unrestrained
milk market la the Aabevffie
and In our local market, J.
Un Smith said after sttaodin* a
UUk Commissioners
Aahevflle Monday |
..Mr. Smith pointed out that this
lost the An-Jl"
kdfter
mertmtfor Its
surplus dssalopad la id slate.
'/Mr. Smith said the
?? atajM.. . . to
Those attending the meeting
Nun Phnrnk-M Piuifitw unm A '
from Cherokee County were *r
WOMMn
Smith. Mrs. Kate
?loComhs, all from - Murphy. Id
Wood. Jr.. and Bill Russell fr?hi
Smith asserted, was eepceiiSwl to I
milk produced la Cberoicee Coup-I
ty being sold |n the AsbeviHe aapak I
et However, he piloted eat that I
* Clay
Wed the I
kr and luM received
public acceptance in
market
u>d Clay
la b#| ?m<
Md W. Cafeteria
Aa organised m JBSpog pro
Town Democrats Take
All Seats In Election
Walter Puett .
Heads Civitans
Walter Puett Monday was elect
ed new president of the Murphy
Civitan Club to succeed S. S. Wil
liams.
Other officers elected are Sam
Harding vice-president, C. W. Ar
nold, ^ecretary-treasurer and the
Rev Rhett Y. Winters and the Rev.
?Frank Brown, chaplains.
Directors are A. U. wuinn, J. C.
Howse, Walter Coleman, Lemuel
McMahan, John Jordan and S. S.
Williams.
New officers will be installed at
the first meeting in June which
will be ladieg night.
L. L. MASON
Folk School Party
Set Friday Night
A Spring Festival featuring
folk games and an auction will be
held at the Folk School Friday.
May 7 at 8 p. m. The proceeds will
go toward a fund for purchasing
recreation materials.
(Lynn Gault general chairman for
the party, has named the following
committee chairmen: program,
George Bidstrup; refreshments,
Frank Hogan and Glad* Holland;
auction. Marguerite Bidstrup; de*
corations, Dick Reece; badges, Salt
ly Morton; publicity, Marily Luster
The highlight of the program
will be an auction sale, with W. J..
Martin and Lymn Gault as auction
eers. Members of the community
are being asked to contribute to
the auction, aoA already a rack of
feed and borne canned specialities
have been promised. There will be
a fish pond sponsored by Mrs.
Murrial Martin for the children.
There wiH a small admission
charge, and refreshments will be
on sale throughout the evening.
Everyone is idvtted to attondl
>1Sm Andrews Junior-Senior
Banquet was held Friday night,
Ap. 30 at 7:00 p. m. in the Dining
Room of the Regal Hotel in Mur
phy.
Misg Jean Christy, Senior Class
sponsor and Mrs. Annie R. Barnett
and Robert A.i Williford, Junior
class sponsors along with the Jun
ior and Senior Class officers plan
ned the program for the evening.
A rainbow theme was carried oat
in menu and decorations. Its* i
consisted of Rain Draft f
er). Bird of Paradise
Blossoms* potatoes). Bat C Oold
(yellow beans), Buttling Leaves, <
(tossed seled), Cloud Fluf^ i
Sunshine, (biscuits ei
tfeoppUlfua Shift <ci
er^^iceffeeandtea).
ofbtions of raipbow . j
pdper, spring Doners e
were used throughout
room end on the tehl
of miniature umbrellas end
gram booklets were a)eo nee
the tables for each guest
/ Johnny Raster, president of the
Junior Claad, gave the
"Go After the tieataa".,
"After the Rein was presented by
Lyle Bryson, president of I
tor Class. Miss Barbara Batten,
followed with look baek "Yester
days Horizon".
C. A. Hoyle, former instructor at
Western Carolina College was
guest speaker of the evening, his
subject wag "Somewhere Over The
Rainbow". Following Mr. Hoyle's
speech Miss Lillian West present
ed never say die,' "Keep Chasing".
"Your Pot O* Gold, the farewell
wag presented by Rebecca Babing
?ton.
Attending the banquet were
seniors, juniors, class sponsors,
high school faculty and their hus
bands and wives.
Boy Scout Troop |
St Barnabas
Will receive it,
Tenderfoot awards to 15"
> during exercises at ? p. ^1
in St Bonn
i The Rev. \
Franklin will j
The Town ?f Murphy rated tn ? !?
straight Democrat Cbuncil with i*
u...A. i I' ? a-tiifc f ?
Mayor L. I^SRson reelected witfe
90S votes over Republican Merle ? ?
^ <
Davis. Dav% drew M2 vote*. . t ?
For aldetwn Cloe Moore, to- Ji
! cum bent, led toe winning ticked ?;
with 571 Bob White, incumbent J;
was low mail on toe Democrat aid* f"
with 543. * .
Other Democrat tallies were J
Harry Bisbapt incumbent, 900; W. ?
A. Singleton, .979, George L. Dyer, '?
553, and John Jordan, 579.
J. W Franklin am* high hum oa
thdTRepubMan side with 373 rotes '?
Others were Marvin Hampton, 321)
Edward Towneon, 290; Cliff Elliodl ^
324< Roy l<ortagQod, 337; and H.
E. Bickey, 300. "
^ome 902 pemns voted in the
election ?
Over 100 people were in the,'
Courtroom Tuesday night and
waited out the official counting o4\
the baHoto. The'vote count wa? M
completed aneund 8:30 p. m. j
Tuesday. ?" ?
J
Joanne Suumds
44i
Joanne .ShnMa a4 Sunny Poind
toe district flour-H speaking cort- i
will represent Cherokee County irj '
test and won A trip to State Four,,
H Club Weeh aa a remit of he^
county win Ispt wash
.winner jtn tie
ad a trip
H Campwwyfmiie Belte
of Murpfiy' Second >iae
wta'Kancg- Dneinty, ad
Dam and third whs Boh
Nantahala. ? " r,
Ricfi
?Others in the contest were 1
aid Hopwood of HiSajsee Date,
Terry Slagle of Kant dials, Lavop
Thompson of Culberson, Ltod*
Green of Murphy, Margaret Brend
le of Turttetown Rt and Sally Kil
patrick of Ranger. \ .,
Judges were toe Rev. Asmond
i Maxwell, Misa Mary Frances Axley
I and Mrs. Anton Schmitt
I William Lea presided, Mrs. Hoyt
Kllpa trick gave toe devotional and
J<pmne flmonds led the group sing
In*.
Scouts who
Tenderfoot i
Jh?<
? PPl^ J B. i ABan.
Boyd ARen? Itobart
Harry Halt, J. W. f
Colbert, Eatridt Mukald,
" Ffed BlaehweHt Jr.
AusOn and A3bert Colbert
jr
i B. coiner*,,
tore Georpa
Argel Bow
Carter and Chorion
ANDREWS SPEAKER
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