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COME TO ' MURPHY FOR TRADE WEEK PROMOTING MURPHY AND ANDREWS 38 MORE SHOPPING DAYS TIL CHRISTMAS O .UHE 6ft NUMBER? 17 MURPHY NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, NOV. U, IMS C SUte Library 4 TWELVE PAGES THIS People You Know Supt. H. Bueck is In Raleigh to day (Thursday) attending a meet ing of the Superintendent's Policy Commission. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Akins and children, Jerry and John of Bridgeport, Ala., spent the week end here with the former's moth er, Mrs. R. A. Akin. Mrs. Clarence Butler ot w lines - vflle, Ga., is visaing her t">n- in law and daughter, Mr. anu i.'rs Hobart L. McKeever. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Levering and daughter, Bonnie, left Mon day for their home in La Plata, Md., after several days' visit here with Mrs. Levering's mother, Mrs. Robert R. King and Dr. King. Mrs. Robert A. Potter and Mrs. Edwin Bristol of Andrews, at tended an officers' training class for the Women of the Church of Asheville Presbytery held Tues day in the First Presbyterian Church in Aeheville. At the last meeting of Pres byterial, Mrs. Bristol was elected chairman of district three, and Mrs. Potter was elected chair man of annuities and relief. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hampton visited Dr. and Mrs. G. D. Ham pton last week end and attend ed the Tech-Tenn. ball game. . Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Byrne and sons, Dickey and Tommy were here Sunday. Mrs. Kincaid of Sylva, visited her son. Dr. J. R. Bell here this week. Among those from Murphy at tending the Tech ? Tenn. game in Knoxville Saturday were Mrs. Neil Sneed and Mrs. C. L. Alver son and Dr. and *Mrs. George Size. Mr. and Mrs. Mack Patton and children, Bobby, Don and Mamie, of Hendersonville, spent the week end here with Mrs. Patton's mother, Mrs. Don Witherspoon. Mr. and Mrs. 13. M. Giat-of Or -<ndo, Fla., have bought some 200 res of land at Brasstown and an to build a permanent home chere. At present they are staying at Young's Court, -Nantahala. trek Richard handled tile sale. * - ton Elda Queen returned Mon ?V ' to Atlanta after a week's va - 'itlon spent here with her moth er, Mrs. Sallle ?Queen and sister, Miss Beulah Queen. Mrs. Queen had as week end guests, her nephew, Joe Kimsey of Knoxville, and Mr. and Mrs. Gwynn McGuire and family of Maryville. Tenn. Mrs. Leonard Phillips, Mrs. Clyde Sneed, Mrs. Glenn Mathe son and Mrs. Frances Walker of Andrews, returned Monday from an All Star Beauy Forum at the Biljtmore Hotel in Atlanta. ANDREWS i Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Freel have as their guests their sua, Vv al ter Freel, Mrs. Freel and their son, Mark, of Ivorytown, Conn. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Freel, stud ents at Western Carolina College, also spent the week end here with Mr. Freel's parents, and Mrs. Freel's parents/ Mr. and Mrs. West. Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Fuller and daughter are spending this week with relatives in Neon, Ky. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gee and son, Walter, are spending * week vacation in St. Petersburg, Fla. Mr?-. O. A. RescnJte spent the week end at her home in High lands. Mr. and Mrs. Olen Stratton ?pent the week end In Knoxville, Tenn., as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ben DUlahunt They attended the Tenn. ? Ga. Tech game at Shield Watkins Field. Mias Betty Letter, superintend ent of Frontier Nursing Service of Wendover, Ky., spent part of last week bare as guest of Htssis Gladys and Jean Christy. Due to the illness of R. Bell, the following members of the fairi Uy are here: Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert Crisp of Detroit. Midi., lb-, aad atrsi Gene Day of Maxvyille, Tenn.. and R. 8. Bell, Jr., df titty U OMu, Mich. Mia. Ruth Carringer tad son, Walter, of Murphy wave the guests of Mrs. Carringer** son-in law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Kit, Josephine Hlgdna m* MA. Walker returned from At m had at Polio Vaccine Available Here1 For Children Through 14 I Children up to and including the 14 year old group may now re ceive the Anti-Polio Vaccine on written permission of their par ents or guardian, the local health department announced this week. This vaccine may be obtained at the Cherokee Counjy health office or at the school clinics when they are held, it was announced. The health department asserted "This is very important protect ion for your child and many more of our citizens should take advan tage of this new preventive meas ure." Private physicians of North Carolina receive about 70 per cent of the vaccine available, in the state, the health department said, and the vacoine may be obtained frcm local private physicians. The health department pointed out that in each case enough vac cine will be reserved to care for the completion of each patient's series of innoculatlons. The Cherokee County Health Department holds its general clin ic Monday of each week, it was announced. The health department further advised that all expectant mothers take this same vaccine as they are from four to five times apt to con tact polio as the same age group of non-pregnant women. Youth Leaders Hear Recreation [Talk In Andrews I Jim Wolfe of Berea, Ky., reg ional director of Southern Rec reational Council for the moun tain towns in the south and Bill Miller of the John C. Campbell Folk School at Brasatown, met with groups of youth leaders from Murphy and Andrews Friday af ternoon in the cafeteria of the Berkshire Knitting Mills at An drews. Mrs. Edwin Bristol, chairman of the Andrews recreation com mittee, presided. Following the meeting a visit was made to the Andrews Youth Center on Main Street. UNITED SINGING A united singing will be held Friday at 7 : :30 p. m. at the Hang ingdog Church. Everyone is in vited to attend. Two Sentenced After I Superior Court Hearings ' The November term of Cherokee | County Superior Court was expect- j ed to end yesterday afternoon af- 1 i ter some 50 cases had been called. ' Judge Dan K. Moore presided. I I I Willard Rogers and Glenn Royj . Dyer were the only two defen ! dants drawing prison sentences up to yesterday morning, according ? to records in the office of the clerk of the court. I . Rogers, facing two chai-ges of | violation of the prohibition law, pled not guilty to both accounts. ! On the first charge, Rogers receiv ed a jail sentence of eight months with work on the roads. | In the second charge he receiv ed a 12 months sentence, suspend 1 ed for three years, after he was judged guilty by a Jury trial. Glenn Roy Dyer pled guilty, through his council, to operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and after his license was revoked. He received a sentence of six months In jail with road work. Other cases disposed of were: Dublic drunkeness, two; driving under the influence of alcohol, 14; reckless driving, two; no opera tors license, or license revoked, or expired license, three; speed ing, four; violation of prohibition law, four disposed of, four con tinued; worthless check, two; lar ceny of gasoline, one; violation of prohibition law and assault, one; allowing cattle to roam at large, referred to Recorder's Court. Andrews Beats Murphy In Final Football Battle By .AHS Journalism Class | The Andrews Wildcats romped to a 19-7 victory over the Mur phy Bulldogs Friday night be- , fore a large homecoming crowd 1 The non-confeence tilt ended the ] 1955 season for the Cherokee county grid teams, with Andrews | tieing Swain in the conference top . spot. The 'Cats went into the scoring | column early in the first period on tut 82-yard sustained n>' Ash. (Fullback Dwaln Winfrey set up( the score with a 36-yard run. Jim- 1 my Holland carried over from j two yards out for the score and then added the extra point from ! placement. The second period was a more or, less defensive battle. A Bulldog drive faded out on the Andrews 18, while the Wildcats reached the Murphy four before losing poss ession of the ball. Bobby O'Dell scored for Mur phy in the third period after the Bulldogs had driven from the mid- 1 I ( field stripe to the Andrews five. ( ? , Bert Moore ran the extra point I ? to knot the count 7-7 going in Ito the final frame. In the fourth quarter, the Wild cats went for two long scoring drives to sew up the victory. Wil lis Anderson skirted tl yards a round left end into pay dirt, climaxing a 68-yard drive. The attempted 1 conversion failed. Lloyd Derreberry set up the final score of the game with pass es to Anderson and Winfrey. With seconds remaining, Holland car ried over for his second touch down of the jame. \ j * STATISTICS Murphy Andrews First Downs 11 18 Yds. gain. rush. 175 313 Passes attempt. 1 3 Passes complet. 1 3 Yds. gain, pass, 2 47 Yds. kicks return. 46 17 Punting ave. ? 34 Oppon. fumbles rec. 0 3 Yds. lost -penalties 5 37 Scoring touchdowns: Murphy, ODell; Andrews, Hol land (2) Anderson. Points after touchdowns, Murphy, Moore; An drews, Holland. Score by quarters Murphy 0 0 7 0 ? 7 Andrews 7 0 0 12 ? 19 Youth Parade; Fund Drive, Bake Sale Mark Youth Week A parade today at 3 p. m., just' alter school, will mark Youth week In Murphy Nov. 6-13. The 8cho?l band and majorettes,' and a number of decorated cars will be featured In the parade. The parade is the kick-iff for the door to door drive for contributions to the youth center which is the maj or project of the Murphy Junior Woman's Club. The door to door drive will be held starting at 0:30 p. m. today and the town siren will blow to mark the beginning of the teen age march for their recreation center. During the first days of this week Junior Woman's Club mem bers solicited business houses for donations to tl^e center. The week's observance will end Saturday with a flkke sale at Ivie Furniture Store at 10 a. m. Home made cakes', cookies, pies and oth er foods win be on tale by mem bers of the Junior Woman's Club. 01 I.C.IIHUYI RALEIGH? TIm Motor Veh icle* Department's lummuy at traffic deaths through 10 a. m., '^0f. 7: Killed this year: M9. Killed to date last year: an. S ?fc*r to worth a Ufa, art**1 I Children's Book | Week Be Observed t 1 The Murphy Carnegie Library { will join with other libraries ( throughout the country next week' | in celebration of the 37th annual ' National Children's Book Week Nov. 13?19." The purpose of' the week is to stimulate interest in more and bet ter reading among boys and girls, 1 of all ages. "Let's Read More" is I the theme for the week. I I Open house will be held at the library Tuesday, Nov. 14, from from 7:80 to 9:80 p. m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at 10 a. m. Miss Phyllis Snyder, Nantahala Regional librarian will tell stories' i to th< boys and girls. [ During the week the new child | ren's books are on display at the library. ReeremtUm Set For Andrew Youths The second and fourth Mon day nights havs bees desiglnated as Youth nights for youths of the sixth, seventh and eight grades of , the school according to announce- [ 1 ment by Mrs. Walter Brown,*! chairman. ( ' Members of her committee will | assist the youths in games at the I Touth oenter on Main Streat An* (trews from 1:10 p. m. to 8:M i \ Andrews Library To Have Open Bouse Miss Phyllis Snyder, regional lib rarian of Murphy, will review a group of new books on display at the Andrews Carnegie Library to day ( Thursday) at 7:30 p. m. when open house will be held. The observance Is to familarize various groups with the new books on display in observance of Ann-, ual Book Week to be held each' school morning next week, Nov ember 14?18. Parents are asked to bring their children for story hour during book wee. Mrs. Crisp I* , Pemrhtree HD Head Mrs. O'Neil Crisp wan elected president of the Peachtree Home Demonstration CSub at the meet ing .Thursday, Nov. S, At her home ' Mr*. Prank Ferguson gave the devotional. Other officers elected were Mr*. Brown Caldwell, vice president ; lira. Paul Sudderth, secretary; Mrs. Andrew Barton, treasurer; and Mrs. A ode Sudderth, song leader. Miss Bdn* Bishop, home agent pive a demonstration an wills and laherintance*. Mrs. Crisp served Russian tea, Doottsa and QMty to the Bin* Ministers A'sk Christian theme For Christmas The Rev. J. Alton Morris was elected president; the Rev. J. Ed win Carter, vice president; and the Rev. William L. Russell, sec retary-treasurer, at the meeting of the Cherokee County Ministerial Asr, relational luncheon Monday in Andrews at the Shell Dining Roon. The group went on record in favor of "urging commercial firms in Murphy and Andrews to em phasize in the Christmas parades in the respective towns, the theme of keeping Christ in Christmas". This resolution came in an at tempt to offset the paganism anrt secularism and economic exploita tion so frequently associated with this Christian observance, a spok esman said. The Rev. A. L. Maxwell of Mur phy suggested the possibility of extending the community church attendance emphasis program in ' the spring to be county-wide. The group further discussed pos sibility of establishing a United Appeal to coordinate the various fund-raising campaigns of the so cial service groups in each com munity. This project was brought up,, by the Rev. Robert Potter in Murphy. The ministers decided the united fund was a community matter and the five Murphy ministers were appointed to Investigate organiza tion of the united drive. Hugh Colvard, 16 Dies In Accident Funeral services for Hugh A. Colvard, 18, of Robbinsville, who ' suffered fatal injuries Sunday 1 night in an automobile collision eight miles west of Asheboro. were held Tuesday at 2 p. mv in Robbinsville Baptist Churcli. The Rev. Joel L. Orr and the Rev. Frank Cook officiated and burial was in the Old Mother church cemetery. Active pallbearers were Jimmy Sharpe, Bobby Howell, Jack Brown Wiggins, Johnny Colvard, Charles Massey, Nova Odom, Wal ter Denton, and Ottis Estes. Colvard, a freshman at North Carolina State College in Ral eigh, and a son of Mr. and Mrs. j Frank Colvard, died shortly be fore midnight en route to a hos pital. A member of the State College band, young Colvard was report ed to have been returning to the college at the time of the coUia-j ion. He was alone. I He was a member of the Rob-! binsville Baptist Church and a graduate of Robbinsville High School, where he was captain of the school band and a member of the basketball team. Surviving, in addition to the parents, arc one sister, Miss Ann Colvard of Oak Ridge, Tenn.,; the maternal grandmother, Mrs. D. B. Wright, and the paternal grand father, A. H. Colvard of Robbins ville. Ivie Funeral Home Was in charge. The family requested that flow ers be omitted and that contrib- ( utions be made instead to the Robbinsville High School Band, j Some Offices To i Close Armistice Day ' Armistice Day, Friday, Nov. 11, will be observed in Murphy tomor row with the band, draft board, post office and health office all to be closed. I Offices in the court house, town hall and library will all remain op en, it was announced. Kitemii Presents Drums To Sehm o! Dr. George Size, president, and BUI Cornwell, secretary-treasurer of the Klwanis Club, laat Wednes day presented the Murphy School band a sat of eight pearl trimmed marching drums at the band room. Harry Duncan, head drummer, re ceived the drama on behalf of the' school. DRIVE-IN SCHEDULE ' | Beginning Monday, Nov. 14, the Valley Driva-In Theatre at And rew* win ha closed every night ?? cept Saturday and Sundays through the wteter flsoatha. , Town Voters Must Register By Nov. 12 To Vote On Bond The final day for registration be fore the Murphy City Water Bond election will be Saturday, Nov. 12, the elections board said this week. AH persons who expect to vote in the water bond election on Nov. | 22 must register before Nov. 12 in order to be eligible. The new town-wide registration closes this Saturday. Pete Stalcup, chairman of the elections board, raid. Persons on the old town books will n>?t be eligible to vote unless j ?"hey have registered anew, Stal cup asserted. The registration books are at the I home of the registrar, Mrs. Jennie I Lee Sneed across from the Mur-" (hy gym tor registration on week lays. The books will be open at the Courthouse on Saturday, Nov. 12, rom 9 a. m. until S p. m. tor the ist day. The registration being held at present Is only tor Town of Murphy voters, Mr. Stalcup said. County voters will not re register until next spring. \ The new registration in Muiphy 5 a part of the overall new resto ration which was voted by the el\ ctions board some time ago. and V s not just a registration for the rater bond vote. Town of Murphy oters must register again in the pring to be eligible to vote in ounty elections. Planning Commission Be Formed Nov. 15 Andrews Lions, Rotary To Hear CC Speaker C. E. Barrepp, district repres entative of the United States Chamber of Commerce of Macon, Qa., will be guest speaker at a joint dinner meeting of the An drews Lions and Rotary clubs Thursday, Nov. 10, at 7 p. m. at the Shell Dining Room. Mr. Barrepp will address the club* or the topic "Community fcooperation" and will discuss ways to get new industry to smal' towns. A meeting for the organization of a town planning commission will be held Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 8 p. m. in the Courthouse. All interested individuals and and organizations are invited to be represented at the meeting, it was announced. James Webb, representative from the League of Municipalit ies of Raleigh will be here to assist in the organization. Other representatives from TVA and other groups are also expected to be present. The Ranger Grange in a meet ing Monday night passed * resol ution supporting the organization of the town planning board. Forest Service Plan Picnic Areas Here Hit cassee Dam FHA Observes Week The Hlwassee Dam Chapter of the Future Homemakers of Amer ica celebrated National FHA Week Oct. 31-Nov. #. Plans included Monday, special morning: devotion in honor of FHA week; Tueaday, initiation day for new members and an emblem pro gram for new members: Wednes day, family day; Thursday, a fun night party for the chapter and several high school boy3, teach ers and parents; Friday, courtesy day; Saturday, home making day; and Sunday every member at tended church. The committee in charge of the week was made up of Grace Tay lor, chairman; Dorothy Holbrooks, Wilma Mashburi}. Florence White and Pearl Pickleslmer. Mrs. Bourne Ms Murphy PT A Head Mrs. Francis Bourne, Jr. was elected president of the PTA at the meeting held Monday after noon in the Primary School audi torium. Mrs. Merle Davis was elected secretary, and Mrs. Sam Kaye, treasurer. REENUM IN ALASKA j i Army Pfc Guy L. Keenum, son ? of Mr. and Mrs. James William j Keenum, Murphy, recently arrlv- > ed in Alaska and is now a mem ber of the Alaska General De- 1 pot at Port Richardson. Keenum entered the Army la 1 June, IBM, and was last station ed at Fort Bliss, Ttac. He Is a 1954 graduate of Hlwassee Dam < High School. < O. E. S. TO MEET Murphy Chapter No. 10 Order at the Eastern Star will meet tonight 1 7 :M pi m. Mrs. Pswstl Bates wor (Thursday) la the MSJmSe Hall at i bars art ttyed to hs grisUt 1 New picnic areas for Cherokee ind Clay counties are among im irovements planned by the Tus [Uittee Forestry District for the urrent fiscal year, District Ran ker W. E. Howell said today. A new pinic area will be eatab issed on Hiwassee Lake near tne j rape Creek bridge with two pic iic tables and twp garbage cans uid one fireplace to be construct ed Plans also Include one picnic able and garbage can at Cher okee Lake on Highway 294. A irinking water supply will also 3e established here. Ranger How :11 said. One picnic table will be placed near the checking station on Fires Creek. The district now has three es tablished picnic areas ? Britton C?reek above Andrews; Bob Alli son, above Tusquitee at Tuni Gap; and Shooting Creek vista near Gilade Gap. One new picnic table, one fire place and three garbage cans with holders will be placed at Ihe Bob Allison picnic area. Ran ger Howell said. Ranger Howell said the picnic area developments are a "good leighbor" service and he hopes to see the new facilities add to the "recreational enjoyment of the >eople of Cherokee and CJay cou nties" KJwanis Club To Sponsor Mag* The Murphy Klwanls Club will iponaor a Bingo playing at the Regal Hotel each Saturday, start ng Saturday, Not. II at S p. m. Proceeds wffl go to the Murphy fouth Center on the ground floor >f the library bunding. Tha youth santer la the mate prnjwt at the rear tor the Ml imyhf Mar Wo man's CtaH Everyone U Iirvtted to }ota to the 3tngo play. HQ wWR wT wlrf p0ll|XnM HOC