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PROMOTING MURPHY AND ANDREWS
MURPHY NORTH CAROLINA
THURSDAY, APRIL 88, IMA
TEN PAGES THIS WEEK
People You Know
MURPHY
Hugh Strange, son of Mrs. Henry
Strange who Is in the Air Corps,
stationed at Fort Jackson, S. C., ar
rived home Saturday night on a
fourteen day leave.
Mrs. M. Thomas of Steams, Ky.
is visiting her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Town
son and family.
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Merideth of
Asheville spent a few days here
last week, fishing. Mr. Merideth
was formerly associated with the.
Electrolux Corporation here, and
Mrs. Merideth was employed at
Fayola Remnant Shop.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Town son, Jr.
returned last week from several
days spent at St. Simons Island,
Ga. . ' "
Mrs. Neil Sneed returned last
week from a visit with her sister,
Mrs. Helen Weeks in Milwaukee,
Wis. Mrs. Weeks returned with
her and will visit here for some
time.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Davis and
daughter, Patricia of Canton, spent
Sunday with the former's grand
mother, Mrs. Dixie Palmer and
Miss Hattie Palmer.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Agnew of
?SuTTiixierville, Ga., are visiting
their daughter, Mrs. W. A. Single
ton, Mr. Singleton and family.
Mrs. Asmond Maxwell, Mrs.
Harve Elkins, Mrs. Merle Davis
and Mrs. F. L. Asbury attended
the District meeting of the Wo
rn ans Society of Christian Ser
vice at Cherokee Tuesday.
The Rev. C. W. Soloman and W.
A. Singleton attended a meeting of
Asheville Presbytery at Montreat
Tuesday.
Misses Sybil Hughes and Eloise
Davis have returned from a week
at Daytona Beach, Via.
_ Jo* Elkln* Misses Umretl Bettis
Nancy Hodges and Nancy O'Neal
~ of Chattanooga, Tenn., are guests
of Miqs Jane Sneed.
ANDREWS
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kelly of Enid,
Okla. spent several days of last
week here at the home of her fath
er, H. A. Van Gorder and Mrs. Van
Gorder and with her brother. Dr.
Charles O. Van Gorder and Mrs.
Van Gorder. Mrs. Kelly is the for
mer Miss Prances Van Gorder and
resided here for a number of years.
Mr. anod Mrs. Herman Weaver
and sons of Kingston, Term, spent
Sunday here as guests of his cousin
Rev. Marshall Weaver who conduct
ed revival services last week at
the First Baptist church.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Skinner of
Dunedin, Fla. spent several days I
of last week fiere as guests of Mrs. I
Skinner's brother-in-law and sis
ter. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Dewar.
Wayne Lunsford, Jack Mosteller
and Sam Webb have been recently
discharged from the Armed Forces
and have returned to their homes
here. ?
Mrs. Roy West and son Roy Jr.
of Atlanta are spending this week
with Mrs. West's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Wayne Matheson. They will
be Joined here by Mr. West Friday
and they will return to Atlanta
Sunda^. |
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Davis had as ,
their house guests over the week
end their sons, Dr. Jack Davis,
Mrs. Davis and son Karl of Way
nesville; Mr. and Mrs. John Henry
Davis and children, Glenn and
Ellen of Franklin and Lieut. Jg
Whi taker Davis U8N and Miss
Lucy Claytor of Charleston, S. G.
Mrs. Elisabeth Grant and daugh
ter Coda Grant who have
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Burley Vote Is T oday; \
Referendum Explained j
Bui-ley tobacco growers have an
important decision to make In the
referendum to be held April t( ac
cording to A. J. Barton, chalman
at the county agricultural stabilize
tlon and conservation committee.
Mr. Barton said the outcome of
the referendum will determine
whether burley marketing quotas
will be in effect and whether 90
per cent of parity price support
will be available on the 1955 burley
crop.
If two-thirds of the votes are
favorable, price support will con
tinue to be available. Otherwise,
there will be no marketing quotas
and no price support on the 1955
burley crop.
x Chairman Bartaa explained that
In Nov., 1952, burley growers voted
to continue price support for the
next three years by a 97 per cent
cent favorable vote. The referen
dum applied to crops of 1953, 1954
and 1955.
However, recently Congress
amended the law because of the
surplus of barley and provided
for a further reduction In farm
acreage allotments. Therefore,
a referendum, applying to the
1955 crop only, Is necessary.
Under the 1955 program, acreage
reductions will apply to all farms
with allotments of more than one
half acre. Previously the minimum
was seven-tenths of an acre.
I However, on a farm where the
| allotment was between five-tenths
and seven-tenths of an acre, the
< reduction may not be more than
I one-tenth of an acre per year.
The new law also Increases the
penalty on the excess production to
75 per cent of the average market
price for such tobacco for the pre
ceding marketing -year. Previously
the penalty was 50 per cent.
The filing of false reports will
result in a reduced allotment the
following year, and over-planted
acerage will not be considered
| in establishing future allotments
for the farm.
Notices of revised farm allot
ments for 1955 based on the new
law have been sent to all growers.
For most growers, the 1955 allot
ment is 35 per cent less than the
allotment in 1954.
This acerage with average yields
is calculated to meet current mar
ket needs and at the same time per (
mit some reduction in the excess
supply which now is estimated at
370 million pounds.
CHARTER NIGHT
THE MURPHY KIWANIS CUJB received Its charter Saturday
night during a special dinner meeting in the Regal Hotel and
Kiwanls leaden and club membera from several towns in the Kiw
anis district were on hand. In the above photo, left to right, are
Herman Edi^trda, president of the Murphy Club, receiving the
charter; Early Lee of Asheville, lieutenant governor of the dis
trict; Dr. Robert H. Owen, president of the Canton club; 8. Pres
ton Douglas, of Luraberton, district governor, presenting the char
ter; Dr. F. V. Taylor, vice president of the Murphy club, and
H. W. Hlnnie of Partington, 8. C. (Scout Photo)
$4 Set As Price
For Polio Shots \
The Cherokee County Medical j
Society voted to charge $4 per in- '
Jection {or Salk polio vaccine, Dr.,
F. E. Blalock, president of the |
society, said this week.
The charge will go into effect I
when the vaccine Is available to
the public, Dr. Blalock said.
The age range for the vaccine In- {
jections Will be from six months
to 14 years, he said.
Andrews Presbys.
Have Special Services
A series of services are being
held each Monday evening for six
weeks at the Andrews Presbyterian
church according to an announce
ment by the Rev. John C. Neville,
pastor.
The Rev. Bryan Hatchett pas
tor of the Franklin Presbyterian
church conducted the service Mon
day evening and the Rev. John
Neville Jr. of Columbus, Oa. will
have charge next Monday evening
May 2.
Cornwell, West Hold Top
Scholastic Honors At MHS
ni named Mloktsrten. .
Howard la Qm am of Uti JuH*1
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Dogwood Winter
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TWO CHEROKEE COUNTY girls enjoy the lovely Dodwood blos
soms In the yard of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Franklin In East Murphy.
Laura Bailey, left, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bailey of Martin's
Creek, and Shirley Stiles, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Stiles
of Peacbtree, can tell yoa that the cool weather we have had In the
past few days is Just plain old "Dogwood winter." (Scout Photo)
New Officers Of
PTA Installed
Installation of officers of the
Andrews PTA was held at the meet
ing last week at the school. Hiss
Jean Christy was installing offi
cer.
Officers for the new year are
Mrs; Gerald Almond, president;
Ufrs. Charles Van Gorder, vice
Resident; Mrs.iyArthur Watkins.
wfrrfry and *Mr?. John Rodda
'tneaauref.
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- The Rev. Vitold Gobins, pastor of
St. Andrews Lutheran Church gave
the devotional message.
j A group of third grade students
'presented a musical program un
Jder the direction of Mrs. H. A.
Van Gorder.
Mrs. Margaret C. Watry is the
t outgoing president of the Andrews
| PTA.
Band Club Meet
Is Set For Fri.
The newly-formed Murphy Band
Boosters Club will meet at 7:30 p.
m. Friday in the Band Room at
the school, Mrs. R. V. Weaver,
president, said.
Band Club membership cards
are now available and plans for a
membership drive will be discuss
ed Friday night.
Everyone interested in support
ing the Murphy School Band is
expected to attend the meeting.
At AUXILIARY IvtEET
The American Legion. Auxiliary
will meet at 7:30 p. m. today
(Thursday) in the library club
room. Mrs. Johnsie Nunn will
sp eak on "Child Welfare."
MAY DAY CELEBRATION
A May Day Festival for the
Murphy School primary grades will
be held In the Primary School aud
itorium at 1:30 p. m. Friday, April
29. The public is Invited.
H. Bueck Is Speaker
At Jr Woman's Club
Supt. H. Bueck of the Murphy <
Schools called on the Murphy Wo
man's Club to help educate the
public on school needs.
Mr. Bueck lashed out at nat
ional magazines of note whose
"tirades" and "pet peeves"
he said are brought before the
public. The magazines, -sitnout
exception" have offered no eol
ution or any method to improve
I schools, he asserted.
! Mr. Bueck was speaker last
week at a regular meeting of the
club. Hostesses were Mrs. Cloe
Moore, Mrs. George Size and Mrs.
.John Caldwell. ^
Mr. Bueck told the club to see
to it that the public learns the
facts about public schools. He said |
correct information about schools
is needed more than anything1
else.
The Murphy school unit now has J
$213,000 on hand, he said. The new ,
school plant, to be built' Just off the |
Andrews highway, will coat some ,
$400,000, he asserted. The 18- room
building will include a cafeteria
and a gym shell. i
Mr. Bueck said the Murphy
8chool Board U hoping to get part
of the approximately $900,000 It !
needs to finish the new building
from the second distribution at the '
state school bond.
til*, last allocation of thOM
funds, he pointed oat, will be dis
tributed according to the need of
the school unit and according to
what the county has done to help
CD Meeting Is
Held In Andrews
I Mrs. Sarah Boyd Weaver of Ral
eigh director , of Public Affairs
and Women's Work of the North
Carolina Civil Defense Council,
spoke on civil defense during a
special meeting in Andrews Thurs
day night in the library.
Members of the Konnaheeta
Club and guests from federated
women's clubs in Murphy, Bobbins
ville, Franklin and Bryson City at
tended the meeting.
Mrs. Weaver was introduced by
Mrs. Edgar Wood, chairman of the
public affairs committee of the
club.
Visitors included Capt. Frank
Swan, Cherokee County chairman
of Civil Defense; Herman Brauer.
Andrews Civil Defense Unit, Chair
man; Miss Ruth Lochman, Ameri
can Red Cross Field Representa
tive for Western N. C. of Ashe ville;
Mrs. C. K. Olsdn and Mrs. Roy
Fuller, Murphy; Mrs. J. H. Seay,
Mrs. Tom Fergerson and Mrs. H.
H. Smith of Bryson City; Mrs.
Lillian C. Jones and Mrs. Larry
Cabe, of Franklin; Mrs. Mash burn
and Mrs. Ailene Campbell Robbins
ville. Prior to the program at the
school a dinner and business meet
ing was held at the Shell Dining
Room at which time My*. Ruth
Show as May 1* in the school
nounced the date of the Talent
Starr PuQium chairman an
auditorium.
Hosts? BS were Mrs. Edgar
Wood, Mrs. Louise Zimmerman,
Mrs. H. R Enloe, Mrs. W. W. Ashe
Mrs. Paul Jordan and Mia Fran
HfSH
District HD MeettoS
Be Held In Murphy
GEORGE CONNOR
Junior-Senior
Banquet Held
The junior class of Murphy High
School entertained the seniors with
a "Costume Cruise Ball" Satur
day at 8 p. m. in the school gymna
sium.. Invitations were also extend
ed to the High School faculty and'
the trustees.
The gym was decorated to repre
sent the "Mermaid Room" of a!
ship with colored balloons, paint- 1
ings and serpentine. A red, white
and blue color scheme was carried
out in the decorations, invitations
and souvenirs. Favors were tiny
mermaids, nut and mint cups, and
the ship's guards served Cbca
Colas and sandwiches fiwm a snack
bar built across one enc of '.' a
gym ami dc* orated wit h idiade
of blue crep?_paper and flying fish.
Lovely arrangements of flowers
were sent by the Citizens Bank and
Trust Company of Murphy.
The theme of the program was a
depicting scenes typical of the
"World Criuse", with the students
countries at the ship's ports of
call.
Miss Georgia Sampson was mas
ter of ceremonies. She was assisted
1 by Hubert Sneed, class president,
Steve Hembree, vice president, and
Edward Odom, secretary.
Miss Hildred Heaton's dancing
class from Wayesville did several
attractive numbers.
Following the program, a grand
march was held, and prizes award
ed to persons wearing outstanding
costumes.
Ed Reynolds, band director, led
the High School Orchestra in mus
ic for the evening, and general
dancing was enjoyed by the stu
dents after the grand march.
Mrs. Anne Ward, Mrs. Frances
Ray, Mrs. Geraldine Meodaws and
C. D. Puett were sponsors of the
program.
The First Federated District of
Home Demonstration Clubs will
hold their annual meeting Friday,
April 29 at Murphy at the First
Methodist Church. Mrs. B. E. War-,
ner. district president, will pre
side.
Special guests will Include Miss
Ruth Current, State Home Demon
stration Agent, Raleigh; Mrs. E.
P. Gibson, President, North Caro
lina Federation of Home Demon
stration Clubs, Laurel Hill and
Miss Mary Harris, Western Dis
trict Home Demonstration Agent,
Raleigh.
An address by Mr. George Con
nor, Executive Director, Adult
Education Council of the Chatta
nooga Area, will be the feature of
the afternoon program. The speak
er will be introduced by Mrs. Dal
las McKown, Cherokee County.
Registration and Coffee Hour
will be from ? to Ma. m. Mrs.
Lynn C&ult will be in charge of
music with Mrs. Dock Sudderth
as accompanist. Mrs. L. F.
Lochaby will welcome club
women from Graham, Clay and
Cherokee counties and Mrs.
Kathleen Roach, Clay County,
will give the response. Mrs. Wil
liam Roach, Cherokee County,
will bring the devotional. Mrs.
Hardy Sharpe, Graham County,
will recognise special guests.
Special reports will include a re
port of the National Home Demon
stration Council, Washington, D.
C., by Mrs. B. E. Warner, Chero
kee county and United Nations
Educational Tour, New York City,
Mrs. Garwood.
I County pMCt**s reports wjil
presented ak lo^ows:
(xtehVy. T'A Channer'of SertWe for
the Future": Clay County, "Open
Doors' ' and Cherokee county
j "Citixenship Spells Progress."
| Committee reports will be given
as follows: Resolutions, Mrs.
James Burch, chairman, Clay
County, Nominations, Mrs. Roy
Kirkland, Graham county, Cour
tesy, Mrs. Gwynn Denton, chairm
man, Graham county, Registra
tion, Mrs. Judd Stiles, chairman,
Cherokee county.
' Cherokee County Clubs are mak
ing preparations for the day with
' responsibilities as follows : ,
| Decorating Church Sancturarv,
(Murphy Club; Registration and
( Welcoming, Midway & Martin's
Creek; Program Covers and Nams
Tags, Miss Fannie McCellan and
Cherokee County Crafters; Cor
sages, Valleytown; Coffee Hour,
Little Brasstown; Kitchen and
Dining Room, Peach tree, Hiwassee
Dam, Bell view, Sunny Point Clubs;
Clean Up Committee, Ranger, To
motla, Suit, Violet Clubs.
The meeting will end in instal
lation of district officers with Miss
Current in charge.
Betty Heaton To Sing
Voice Recital Saturday
I She will be accompanied at the
piano by Miss Natalie Akaronias.
The program will be divided in
to four sections covering periods
of music literature since the 18th
century.
Among her selections will be
Bach's "My Heart Ever Faithful'*;
Massenet's "Air de Salome"; a
Schubert group including "Afent
halt", May Day Carol"; Resplghi's
"Nebbie"; and as the finale Rog- '
?rs' "The Tintf for Making Songs
Has Come."
A native of Andrews, Miss Heat
on transferred to Woman's .Coll
ege from Flora McDonald at the
end of her frertimaa year. She has
been studying voice under William
De Veny. She has sung fai the Ooll
ege Choir for three j?n. htv