Andrews To Get $345,000 District Must Raise $73,830 And 6-Acre Site A modem, fully 1 equipped 30 bed hospital costing some $343,000 will be built In Andrews to serve a hospital district composed of Graham and Clay Counties and Valleytown Township of Cherokee County, Percy Fere bee, hospital chairman, said. Federal funds will supply $191 ? 900, or 44 per cent, of the cost and state funds trill cover $119,370 or 34.8 per cent of the cost. The hospital area must raise $73,830 or 21.4 per cent of the cost pluf a six acre site, Mr. Ferebee Over *30 000 has already been pledged 111 *** ?rea- two sites In Andrews are being considered for the new building. The new building will be called the "District Memorial Hospital of Southwestern North Carolina, In corporated." Andrews was selected as the site of the hospital because it Is centrally located In the dis trict and hat a six Inch water line and adequate sewage disposal is available, Mr. Ferebee pointed out. NON-PROFIT The hospital will be a non-profit, non-stock corporation and will not be owned by any doctor, individual or group. No one will make a profit from it, operation. The new hospital will be main , tained and operated for the medic *1 care of persons from any class, race, or creed, with priority given to residents of the district. Cost of hospital services will be kept at the lowest possible rates and will be comparable with the oti^er hospit als in North Carolina. A board of trustees composed of ritiseng from the three sect ions of the hospital district will direct the operation of the bos pilal and all decteri In the dis trict. who are unalifeid may nae the hospital rachitics! Construction will begin, Mr. Ferebee said, as soon as the $73,-1 830 is raised and (he site is decided upon Patients from Clay County will , be able to use the new road plann ed from Hayesville to Marble by way of Peachtree. And Graham County patients will have better road labilities when the Robbins vilie Toptou highway U straighten ed. The District Memorial Hospital wilt have a plaque with the names of men and women of the three see tions of the hospital district who gave their lives in World War 1, World War U and the Korean War Mr. HereUee said. TRADE AT ?. HOME; IT PAYS KEEP YOUR MONEY IN vOUR COMMUNITY PROMOTING MURPHY AND ANDREWS VOLUME (3?NUMBER 45 MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY. MAY 2#, 1954 I TEN PAGES THIS WEEK Kathern Zimmerman ? Wins Scholarship KATHEKN ZIMMERMAN Fred W. Radford Dies Of Injuries Fred W. Radford, 63, of Murphy died Wednesday, May 12, at 11 a. m, enroute to a Murphy hospital of Injuries received when ho was struck by a felling tree. Radford was hit on the head by a falling tree near Blairsvllle, Ga., in Union County. He was employed by the Com monwealth Lumber Company here and was witching a group of men cut some trees at the time of the accident. He was a native of Cherokee County, son of Mrs. R. P. Radfordj and the late Mr. Radford. He was a I > member of Mt. Nebo Baptist Church. Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Sunday in Unaka Baptist Church. The Rev. Raymond Carroll | the Rev. C. C. Cunningham and the Rev. J. Alton Morris officiated and burial was in the church ceme terv'. Pallbearers were Curtis Radford, Jesse Horton, Charles, Harv> and Garland Radford, Hobe Garrett, Mark fnd Ralph Farmer. | Surviving are eight sons, Clifton of Murphy, Howard with the U. S. Air Force stationed at Casablanca, Marvin and Leonard of Unaka, John of Eureka, Calif., Kenneth with the U. S. Army stationed at Randolph Field, Texas, Bffly Jean and Lola of Chicago, 111. Also three daughters, Mrs. El mer Weber of Bellair, Md . Mrs. Bijyce Brewster of Murphy, Ore., and Mrs. Winford Patterson of Unaka; two brothers, Vance of Unaka an Bobby O'dell; English. Dorothy Foster; typing, Winnie Ruth Little; home ec. Mildred H. Hughes; art, Garry McClure; geography, Bobby O'Dell; chemistry, Billie Jane Rush; staff, Adlr Aronson; glee Club, Geraldine Ruth Smith; arith metic, Jerry 'Patterson; shorthand, Betty Moore Brown; band Richard Foster; athletics, Eugene Dockery, Betty Palmer; library science. Ru by Radford; music certificate. Geraldine Ruth Smith; and nursing Dorothy Foster. Rites Held For Bascombe Padgett Funeral services for Bascombe L. Padgett, 73, who died Wednes day, May 12, in a Murphy hospit al after a brief illness, were held at 3 p. ra. Sunday- in the First Methodist Church of which he was a member. The Rev. Asmond Maxwell of/ic iated and burial was in Sunset Cemetery. The body lay in state in the church for one hour prior to th<, services. 'Pallbearers were L. L Mason, Roscoe Wilkins, Edgar Wood, Aud Sudderth, H. A. Mattox, Jack Her bert, Jack Barton and Cloe Moore. Mr. Padgett was a native of Mac on County, a son of the late Blythe and Elmlna Stepp Padgett. He moved to Clay County in early youth and lived there until 1900 when he came to Cherokee County. He was married to Miss Ethel McTaggart In 1907 and lived in An drews until 1933 when he moved to Murphy. He was elected Register of Deeds of Cherokee County in 1930 and served until 1980 with, the ex ception of tifo years, when he re tired, due to 111 health. Surviving are the widow; two tons, B. L? Jr.. of Lothian, lid., Paul William, with the U. 8. Navy stationed In Trinidad; four dau ghters, Mrs. Lucy Wakefield of Washington. D. C., MR. Ruth Mies, Mrs. Kat? Henaley of Mux* ?hy and Mrs. Sara Waaey of Way lesville, and 10 grandchildren. I vie funeral Bone was in harge; LILLIAN WEST left, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lofton West of Andrews Is valedictorian at An drews High Sohool'and Hoyt Lunsford, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Lunsford of Marble, and Elisabeth Postell, daughter of G. O. Postell of Andrews, are co- salutatorians. 32 Seniors Graduate Tonight At AndrewsHigh Commencement ? \- V " Eighteen buys apd 14 girls will and eo-salutatorians, Elizabeth w_i nrLii.l.. become graduates of Andrews High School tonight when they receive their diplomas at the annual grad uation exercises. The Rev. Asmond Maxwell of Murphy, pastor of the First Meth odist Church, will speak. Honor students are Lillian West, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Loftln West of Andrews, valedictorian; Postell, daughter of G. O. Postert of Andrews; and Hoyt' Lunsford, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Lunsford of Marble. Girls In the class are Esther Day Bobbie Jean Deaton, Wanda Hard in Evelyn* Hogan, Virginia Huff man, Mary Sue Ledford, Mae Mos teller, Reba Mosteller, Elizabeth Postell, Doris Ann Rogers, Joanne Sharp, Jewel Truett, Lillian West ?n(| Helen -niuw*ei v ^ Boys in the senior-class are Lyle Bryson, Douglas Conley, Zeb Con ley, Fred Cothern, Donald Dills, John Gregory, Lawrence Hyde Hoyt Lunsford, Joe Mosteller, Por ter Nelson, Dean Parker, Ranald Phillips, ,. Joel Roper, Charles Thomasson, Dean Truett, Buddy j West, Lewis Killian and Marlin i West. No Tax Increase Be Needed I . . .7s In School Bond, Mattox Says Andrews Faculty Re-Election Told The following re-election of teachers for the Andrews School Unit was announced this week by J. E. Rufty superintendent.' High School: Mrs. Annie Ruby W. Barnett, science; Mrs. Aline E. Bristol, English, Latin; Miss Jean Christy, English, librarian; Miss Ruth E. Hamilton, social studies, girls physical education; W. Hugh Hamilton, math, coach, boys physi cal education; Joe T. McKeldrey, Duvall Dies At Home In Warne William David Duvall, 61, ? mer chant, died suddenly of a heart attack at 11 a. m. Wednesday, May 14 in his home at Warne, Route 1. Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Sunday in Ebenete Church, with the Rev, King, the Rev. Billy Hughes, and the Rev. Mr. Gunter officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are the widow, Laura Long Duvall; one Mrs. Will King of Warne, Route 1; two sons, Willie of Marietta, Oa., and Clinton of Detroit, Mich.; the lather, Lewis Duvall; one brother, Hensley of Warne. ltoutel Also f!v? sisters, Mrs. of Bryson the tther, j sai.l- 1 math; Frank Murray, business edu cation; Robert A. Williford, social studies; Miss Meredith Whitaker, home economics; R. W. H. Ram sey vocational agriculture. Andrews Elementary > School, Charles O. Frazier, principal, Mrs. Hilda T. Olson, supervisor; first grade. Miss Tribly Glenn, Mrs. Louise C. McFalls, Mrs. L. B. Worn ack, Mrs. Maxine R. Rufty. Second Grade Mrs. Ruth S. PuIlium, Mrs. Lenna H. Ford, Mrs. Louise Rector Mrs. Blanche C. Garner. Third Grade, Miss Ada Mae Pniette, Miss E. Elizabeth Kil pa trick, Mrs. Vea nah R. Radford Mrs. Leila M. Thomasson. Fourth Grade, Mrs. Hazel W. El liott, Mrs. Annie S. McGuire. Mrs. Ruth C. Pullium. Fifth Grade, Mrs. Alice T. Hogsed. Mrs. Agnes W. Price. Mrs. Mem* R. Stewart Six th Grade, Mrs. Louise P. Enloe, Miss Bertha J. McGuire, Mrs. Lei la G. Van Gorder. Seventh Grade. Mrs. Betty Jean Bristol. Mrs. Jane C. Orr, James A. Wood. Eighth Grade, Mrs. Florence S. Hoffman and Fred H- King. Marble Elementary School J. Frank Walah, principal end teach er of sixth grade; Mrs. Minnie R. Tatham, Jnt grade; Mrs. Ves Wood, second grade; W. Linefeed, third Mrs. Helen & Wsldrenp, ? All three school boards In Cher okee County have gone on record as recommending a county wide bond issue for the improvement of school facilities, H. A. Mattox, chairman of the Murphy School Board said in a speech Monday night at the Murphy Eighth Grade promotion exercises. "We have held off as long as possible but feel now that this (the bond issue) is an absolute must," Mr. Mattox said In the Murphy High School Auditorium. He said the school boards feel that the bond issue can be made without an Increase la tax rates due to the Increased valuation hi property and the prepayment of some prior indebtedness. The boards, tie pointed out, have members who are rather large tax payers and who are Interested in lowering the county Indebtedness and the tax rate. But he Mid, they see the urgent need for so many things at the schools that they ar? am only will ing. but urge that parents of school children get behind the program and demand better school facilit ies. In the high school. Mr Mattox Mid. the county went 40 years years and added only the oM high school and bom* economics build ing to the school plant. He said we are at least SO years behind as far as buildings go, "It will take unrelenting work fay every parent and every student" to catch up. he Mid.* During Ufa exercises, scholar ship awards were given to- Betty Weaver. H. A. Strange and Hoar Cherokee Co. Gets New $33,349 Clinic 3 Murphy Churches Join For Bible School Parade Sat Three Murphy Churches will j join in a Vacatjon Bible School pro motion parade Saturday morning, beginning at 10 a. m. 1 Prospective pupils in the Bible Schools of the First Methodist and First Baptist churches will meet for a per-registration at 9 a. m. after which at 9:40 a. m. they will go to the' library to get in formation for the parade. They will be joined at the 11 rary by children from the Presby terian Church. The parade will move through town starting at 10 a. m., and will march to the school. There they will board cars to' ride through the outskirts of town. Bible School starts at the three churches next Monday morning, May 24,"