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VOUWE ?T NUMBEB ? 1 THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1M7 K1GST PAGES THIS WEEK PUHUSHZD . Support Yoar &? Local Red Cross Unit City Board Okays Paving On Five Streets In Murphy The Murphy City Board approv ed paving contracts on five more streets at a special meeting at City Hall Monday night held for that purpose. The paving will be done by the Charles Construction Company ot Andrews and work will begin in the near future, according to Char les Johnson, city clerk. Streets to be paved are: Sales Streets for a distance of 285 feet to be paved 16 feet wide. Mauney Street for a distance of 250 feet from Jimmy Howse east corner to Lelia Dickey property and to be paved 16 feet wide. Springdale Street from Cherry to Bault and to be paved 16 feet wide. Glenwood Street to be paved 16 feet wide. Willow Street for a distance of 278 feet and to be paved 16 feet wide. Contracts on these five streets brings the total to eleven approved by the City Board for paving- this summer. The other six, which were ap proved on July 1, are Blumenthal, Westmoreland, Boulevard, Cherry, Blumenthal and Wofford. v Local Veterans To Attend X I Natl Convention John C. O'Dell and J. G. Green of Murphy, members of Murphy Barracks 906 of World War I Vet erans will be delegates to the World War I Veterans Convention to be held in Salisbury August 3-4. The Murphy Barracks composed ed one hundred-fifty members will be entitled to twelve votes at the convention. % Barracks 90S, one of the youngest Barracks In the state, has been complimented by the fetate and national organization on the growth of the group in Murphy jmd being an outstanding move- for the vet erans. Mr. O'Dell said that "we want to play the game fair and challenge other organizations to bring up a better plan for veterans of all wars". Representatives of Congress and of the national organization ol World War I veterans will be pre sent at this convention, Mr. O'Dell states. Mr. O'dell further stated that it is the aim of the Murphy Barracks to'render more service next year to the veterans than they have done in the past. ? Andrews Baptist Youths Attend Meet At Ridgeerest Mrs. Carl West and Dewitt Sharp accompanied a group of young people of the First Baptist Church of Andrews to Ridgeerest to attend the Training Union Week and the 50th. anniversary of the Assembly's beginning. Those who spent the entire week were Sara Long, Elizabeth Pullium, / Martha Derreberry, Sue McGnire Patty McJunkin, Wilma Joyce Gray, Truett West, Tony Cox, James FrankUa, Billy Bforins, LoweB Jones, Charles West and Douglas Bowman of Murphy. Everette F. Meere Waited By Laod Draft Board Everette Franklin Moore la mb Jset to being classed &s a delin quent by local draft Board No. SO. Delinquency sobjecta ? regis trant to immediate induction, un less hia raaaoa far being delinqufkt . is cleared immediately Anyone knowing thia man'a ad dress la aaked to eontoet the 1ml beard office, or have him 4* so COOKING DEMONSTRATION ? These ladles attended the cooking freezing demonstration held In the kitchen of the Blue Ridge Electric Association at Young Harris, on July 11. They are, front row, (1. to r.) Mrs. Susie Swart*, Miss Thelma Wheeler, Chero kee County Home Demonstration Agent, her assistant. Miss Mary Hensley, and Miss Kathertne Kelleihals, TV A Home Economist who conducted the demonstration. Back row, Miss Nancy Dillon, Co-op student from the University of Tennessee who assisted Miss Kellerhals, Mrs. Birdie Miller, Mrs. Nan Spieser, Bin. Garnett Stephens, and Mrs. Oorto Hood. ' Cfceraltee Deaths Mrs. Lottie Evans, 68, Of Murphy Dies Suddenly Of Heart Attack Mrs. Lottie Evans 68, died sud denly of a heart attack at 11:30 p. m. Tuesday, July 23, at her home on Murphy Route 4. Surviving are the husband, W. A. Evans; one daughter, Mrs. Regina Stirewalt; one brother, D. H. Cobb of Smyrna, Ga. and one sister, Mrs. John Ross of Walla Walla, Wash. Funeral services" were held Thursdax at 2 p. m. in Ranger Methodist Church. The Rev. C. A. Smith and the Rev. Hal Finney of ficiated and burial was in the 'church cemetery. Pallbearers were, Tom King, Ernest Graham, Fred Kilpatrick, Lum, Verlin and Jim Evans. Townson Funeral Home was in charge. Lanra Eller Mrs. Laura Eller, 85, died at 10 p. m. Thursday, July 25, in her home at Hiawasee, Ga. after a short illness. She was a native and lifelong res ident of Towns County, Ga., a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Eller, a pioneer family of that section. Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Herman Rogers of Canton, Ohio, Mrs. Sanford Berrong, Mrs. Tom Shook, Mrs. Dee Berrong, of Hlawassee; 20 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Sam Dayton and Mrs. Raleigh Bradshaw of Hiawassee; two brok ers, Grady Eller of Hiawasse, and Junior Bop Team Of Andrews Appears On T.V. The five couples of the Junior Bop Dance Team who went to Chattanooga, Tennessee last Sat urday where they appeared on the "Chickaroonie" show are the fol lowing: Mary Cooper, Chucky van Gord er, Mike Sheidy, Sandy Palmer, David Higdon, Donna Sue Fuller, Johnny Gernert, Nadine Day, Botch Sur savage and Sandra Led ford. They were accompanied by Mrs. L E. Laughter, sponsor; Mrs. S. J. Gernert, Mr and Mrs Fuller, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Day, Mrs. C. O. van Gorder, Mrs. H. ' Ledford, Mrs. Glenn Cooper and Mrs. Kate I Palmer. T? Be Aagast 11 The Queen Reunion wUl take place Sunday, Apgost 11, at the All Meads and relatives are Bertie Eller of Clayton, Ga. Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Saturday in Upper High Tower Baptist Church. The Rev. Fielden Garrett and the Rev. Mr. Helton of Cleveland, Ga. officiat ed. Burial was in the church ceme tery. Townson Funeral Home was in charge. Nantahala District Court of Honor Set Here August 12 The Nantahala District Boy Scout court of Honor will be held in the basement of the Murphy First Methodist Church Monday, Aug ust 12, at 7:30 p.m. Ben Ragsdale, district commis sioner, said the public is invited to attend the court. The court includes scouts and scout officials from Cherokee, Clay and Graham counties. There are approximately 300 Boy Scouts in the 9 troops that make up the court from these 3 counties. Troops 12 and 2 of Murphy will serve refreshments at the conclus ion of the ceremony. Courts are held the?second Mondays in each month. Auxiliary, Legion To Hold Annual Picnic The annual joint picnic of the American Legion and the Ameri can Legion Auxiliary will be held in the form of a covered dish slip per at the home of Mr. and Mrs' S. C. Burgess on Dillard Street, Thursday August 8, at 6:30 p. m. Ramona Haggard and Char lene Davidson, delegates to Girl's State in June, wffl give talks on their activities while in Greens boro and Raleigh Plans will also be made for the Legion booth to be manned at the Cherokee County Fair in Septem ber. All Legion and Auxiliary mem bers are requested to bring their wife or husband, whether or not be or she, is a member of one of the organizations. Bishop V. S. Waters To Visit Catholic Chapel His Excellency Bishop Vincent S. Waters, Bishop of the Diocfese of Raleigh, will celebrate the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in honor of the Sacred heart of Jesus, in the St. William's Church in Murphy, Friday August 2, at 6 :30 p.m. Immediately following Mass, Bishop Waters will administer the sacrament of Confirmation to four, teen iparishoners, calling down the Holy Spirit to make them strong and perfect Christians, soldiers and salesmen of Jesus Christ. Father Wilmes referred to the scripture, "The Apostles were filled with the Holy Spirit on Pentecost Day the parted ' tongues of fire settled upon each of them; and Peter spoke to the crowd and converted three thous and (Acts 2, 1-41)". He said, "The Holy Spirit shall puur forth these same rich graces this Friday, and everyone in Cherokee County is in vited to attend this inspiring cere mony." . After the service, Bishop Waters will bless the new parish hall and then visit with all the parishoners and guests. All present are invited to the light supper which will close the happy occasion. Sixteen Tried In Recorder's Court Monday Sixteen cases were disposed of Monday in Recorders Court. Four were continued. Cases on the docket Monday in cluded: Speeding 7; operating without a driver's license, 2; drunk driving and reckless driving 7, and escaping, 4. No Arrests In Main Street Battle At least 50 persons ? including a law enforcement officer? gath ered on Valley River Ave. Mon day night and witnessed what turned oat to be a bloody fisti Cttlf. This was one fight that police or no one else present wanted to stop. It was the world champion * ship contest for the heavyweight crown. Three television sets, one In a driveway aad two in the show window at Crawford Tire Co. provided ringside seats for 45 to 50 fight enthnsaists. It was Heavyweight Champion Floyd Patterson all the way from the first round until the natch ended in a technical knockout that saw Tommy (Hurricane) Jackson go down in defeat. Jackson took an ?nmeretfni beating at the hands of the Champ and hit the canvas 3 times before referee Baby Gold stein stepped in and declared a TKO in favor of Pattersoa. The fight ended in oae minute. 52 seconds of the .tenth nod. Schedule Of Events Given For Cherokee County Fair Letter to the Editor County Commission Explains Reason For Abandoning Tax Increase Idea The County Commissioners deem it expedient to publicly explain the reason for abandoning the idea of increasing the value of real estate in the County thirty (30%) per cent across the board. First, the State Board of Assessment appraises and asses ses all property of railroads and other public utilities. It was the intention of the Board of Commissioners to raise the value of all real estate thirty (30%) per cent and to lower the tax rate, which would have resulted in the railroads and other public utilities paying less and the citizens and real estate owners paying more taxes. This would manifestly be ynjust discrimination in favor of railroads and other public utilities. ? Also, this plan would have resulted in corporations owning mostly personal property paying less taxes than would have otherwise been the case. After a careful investigation and consideration, it was found that this plan would have resulted in no great increase in the amount of tax collections. There was also violent op position by a large number of tax payees. On the whole, it was not thought best to adopt the plan. F. O. CHRISTOPHER County Attorney Andrews Little leaguers Edge Murphy Team 8-6, Friday at Murphy Ball Park Tbe Andrews Sparkplugs Little Leaguers scored three runs in the fifth inning to break, up a-tie ball game and went ahead to defeat the Murphy Civitian-Lions combination 8?6, Friday evening at the Murphy ball park. Next scheduled game will be Fri day evening at 6 in Andrews when one of the Murphy teams will play the Valleytown Rebels. Nat Kinney, Murphy coach, said that Friday's game was very in teresting throughout and that the "smart play" of the Andrews in John Gill Receives Diploma For Banking Course John Gil], cashier at the Citizens Bank and Trust Company in Mur phy, graduated from a 75-hour course in banking management at tbe University of North Carolina. Mr. Gill, who has been attending the classes each summer for the past three years, was one of 35 who received certificates of grad uation. Tbe course covers 15 subjects in banking and management and is sponsored jointly by the North Car olina and South Carolina Bankers Conferences. Only 35 applicants are accepted for the courses and Mr. Gill was in the first class to graduate. Homecoming Service To Be Held At Bell Hill Baptist A home coming service will be held at the Bell Hill Baptist Church August 4. Everyone is cordially invited to attend. Nine Sentenced During July Term Of Superior Court Nine defendants were sentenced at the July term of Superior Court that ended here last Wednesday. Presiding Judge Clarkson impos ed sentence at not less than 3 years nor more than 5 years on J, V. Pal mer, indicted on a charge of aa sault and battery with Intent to km. Palmer was charged with ser iously injuring Andrew Gfhby. Tbe court received a request that the detsndaat be tfrea examina tions to ascertain both his physical and mental condition. Sentenced in other cases were: Wayne Rogers of Route 2, viola tion of the prohibition law, 6 months; J. C. Jump, larceny of an auto, placed on pM&tim tar 3 years; Isqac Gilbert, escaping, an additional 6 month to ran conse cutively with sentence now serv ing. Jade tiartness received a like Alio: Metvin Rogers, larceny of assault, 8 months; Edward Horn, escaping, 4 months to be aerved at the expiration of his current "sen tence. Ralph Merrel received a suspeod ed sentence on a charge of viola tion of the prohibition law., He was fownd guilty aadgiveii a t ?iwUi SO as Lance was round not guilty an a charge of violation of the pin field made the big differnce". Ifarr, pitching for Andrews look ed very good as did Snow and El liott for Murphy. Leading the Sparkplugs at bat were Watkins, Jones, Blake, and Mulkey. For Murphy, the leading stick men were Bob Reed, Terry Smith, John Snow, Dan Bailey, Ray El liott, Jerry Decker and Donald Morris. Mr. Kinney said that the Mur phy team was looking for a large crowd to follow them to Andrews for Friday's game. "The boys have worked hard in practice and they deserve more support from local citizens than has been shown thus far." Andrews had a large number of fans at last weeks game, he said. "The games are free to the pub lic, so let's show our appreciation to the ball players of tomorrow by supporting them today," he added. Education Board Discusses Teacher Shortage The Board of Education of the Murphy City Schools discussed the teacher shortage of the schools at their regular meeting Monday. They also talked about the pros pect of acquiring an assistant coach and band master. H. A. Mattox, chairman, said that they had several prospects for the two positions, but no plans were completed at the meeting. Holland KcSwain, superintend ent, suggested drawing up a long range plan of the physical needs of the school. The Board approved his sug gestion. Revival Service Tt BMla At The calendar of events, officers and directors of the 39th snual Cherokee County Fair scheduled for Sept. 9-14 were announced tkk week. Luther Dockery, president, said it is hoped this year's fair will be the biggest ever staged in Chero kee County. On opening day, Monday, Sept. 9, placing of exhibits will start at 9 a. m. The midway will open at 1 p. m. and all exhibits must be in place by 8 p. m. Exhibits will be judged Tuesday morning at 9 and exhibits will be open to the public that afternoon at 3 p. m. On Wednesday, Sept. 11, sheep will be judged at 3 p. m. and the dairy cattle show will be held that night at 8. Thursday, Sept. 12, has been designated "School Day". The schedule for that day wiD include: 10 a. m., judging of swine; 2 p.m. judging of poultry; 3 p. m., ham exhibit and auction sale, and 8 p. m., beef cattle show. All exhibits will be on display Friday and that afternoon at 2 the 4-H Pullet auction sale will be conducted. The Fair will dose Sat urday and all exhibits must be re moved by noon at the final day. In addition to Kr. Dockery, of ficers and directors include: W. T. Brown, vice-president; C. R. Freed, secretary-treausrer; W. D. Town son, Mrs. L. F. Lochaby, V. S. Dickey, Glenn Patton, O. G. Quoin, Wayne Holland, Willie Russell and Tom C Day, directors. Department *re Mr. Dockery, field crops; Clyde McNabb, horticulture; A. B. Stal cup, dairy cattle; Mr. Townsoa, beef cattle; G. S. Hardin, sheep; Fred Martin, Hogs; Mr. Quinn, poultry. Also: Mrs. Bob Easley, flowers; Mrs. Arthur Jones, borne products; Mrs. Oran Witt, pantry supplies; Mrs. R. M. Adkins, house furnish ings; Mrs. Tom Graham, clothing; Mrs. B. ?. Warner, arts and crafts; Thomas CDnjr, science. Troop 2 Scoots Spending Week At Camp Ten boys from Troop 2 Murphy left Sunday for a weeks ramping at Camp Daniel Boooe, near Waynes ville. The Scouts included Bobby fas ley, Kenny RnglMi, David Aher son, Billy O'DeD, Dickie Davis, Terry Smith, John Snow, Bobby Reed, Sammy Duncan and Morris Hughes. On the way to camp they enjoy ed a picnic dinner prepared by Mrs. Loren Davis and Mrs. I*, i. Mason, Jr., at the picnic area on Soco Gap. > After reaching camp, chirking in assignment and the physical exam inations ware aooo completed and they enjoyed swimming and otter activities. The Scoata chose Bobby Eaaiey for Patrol leader and RiQy OTW1. assistant Patral leader. Ihey will return to Murphy Bond ay. i
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