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DEDICATED TO PROMOTING CHEROKEE COUNTY
VOLUME ?7 NUMBER? 21
MURPHY, N. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1?57
TEN PAGES THIS WEEK
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
HAZARDS : Two traffic hazards called to the attention of
the State Highway Department by City Board of Commis
sioners are shown in the ahove photos. The two photos at
the left show narrow Hiawasoee Bridge and the hazardous
condition that exist when ? school bus and truck pass on
the bridge. Note in both photos that the truck's wheels are
partially on the bridge sidewalk endangering the lives of
children walking acro<>v The State Highway Department has
agreed to study the bridge needs In its overall highway
improvement program. The two photos at the right show a
group of high school students walking toward town from
the high school. The Highway Department said it la not
the policy to build sidewalks In the school area aa re.
quested by Commissioners but last week workers im
proved and widened the road shoulder used by the high
school children.
1 Killed, 5 Injured
In Traffic Mishaps
Dr. Harold Bixler
To Teach
Extension Classes
The winter quarter schedule of
extension classes from Western
Carolina College will include one
to be taught in Murphy, according
to an announcement from the office
of Dr. C- D. Killian, director of
extension
"Reading in the School Pro
gram" will be conducted by Dr.
Harold Bixler, with the first meet
ing to be held in the elementary
school library Friday, January 3.
The class will meet for ten consec
utive weeks from 6:30 to 9:30 aach
Friday evening, and Lj open to
both graduate students an1 ad
vanced undergraduates.
Dr. Bixler is nationally recog- j
nized as an authority in the field
of testing as well as childhood edu- '
cation. He is the author of a nurn- '
ber of works dealing with the
subjects of testing and classroom
procedures.
N.C.ELA. Dinner
Held Thursday
At Regal Hotel
Santa Claus was a special guest
and general hilarity reigned at the
annual Murphy NCEA Christmas
dinner Thursday, Dec. 12, at the
Regal Hotel
Mrs- Constance West, president,
presided over the festivities which
were attended by the school fac
ulty, their wives and husbands,
members of the school board and
their wives and by other invited
guests.
Miss Maria Travis was chair
man of the decorations commit
tee with Mrs. Jim Gibbs as co
chairman. An old fashioned
Christmas with garlands of green
ery and polnsettias and large red
snow-capped bells pealing out
"Noel, Noel" were chief decor
ations- The tables contained doz
ens of red candles with holly and
pine all adrift in snow- Place!
cards were decorated with red
Santa Clauses, snowmen, and sU-|
ver angels.
Other members of the decorat
ing committee were Misses Kate
and Leila Hayes, Mrs- Christine
Ingle and John Jordan.
kMrs- Lynn G&ult and Mrs.
ike Whitley were in charge of
the program which included a
skit satirizing a few of the teach
ers. Walter Puett, John Jordan
and Felix Palmer took part The
group also sang Christmas songs
The refreshments committee
was headed by Mrs. Dolly Smart
Santa Claus
To Visit
Andrews Saturday
AHDHEWS? Jolly Old Santa
Oavs wOl arrive in Andrews for
a personal visit this Saturday
All ekfldren and their parents
and interested persons are invit
ed to greet Santa en Mate St.
Two traffic accidents in this
county last week claimed the life
of one man and injured five other
persons
Killed was Jack Garrett, 31, of
Hayesville, Route 4
Garrett, his father, Homer
Garrett, 55, and James Bristol,
about 42, both of Hayesville
Route 4 were occupants of a pick
up truck that wrecked on High
way 60 about 6 Vt miles west of
here early Thursday night
All were thrown from the truck,
investigating patrolmen said. Cor
oner J. C. Townson said no in
quest will be held- This was the
eighth traffic death in Cherokee
County this year
(Continued on back page)
Roy A. Cook Jr.
Takes Part In
Training Exercise
Specialist Third Class Roy A
Coook, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Cook Sr., of Peachtree St., re
cently participated in "Autumn
Rain", a week-long Seventh Army
field communications training ex
ercise in southern Germany.
The exercise tested the profi
cincy of personnel and equip
ment of the 169th Signal Group
located at Boblingen.
Specialist Cook, assigned to Wire
Operations Company the group's
97th Signal Battalion, entered the
Army in May 1956 and completed
basic training at Fort Hood, Tex.
He arrived in Germany last April.
The 20-year old soldier is a 1955
graduate of Dalton, Ga? High
School and attended Gordon Mili
tary College in Barnsville, Ga
Little Leaguers
Honored
With Banquet .
ANDREWS? The Andrews Lit
tle League football boys and their
coach, Harry Hawk, were honor
ed with a banquet Monday even
ing in the Shell Dining Room
Other guests included Mrs.
Hawk, Rev- Joseph Dean of Mur
phy, Supt, J. E. Rufty, C. O. Fra
zier, Rev. J. E. Carter, Rev. Vi
tolds Gobins, Joe El Khouri, Mr.
and Mrs- Paul Crawford, J. A
Watkins, Tyrone Burnett and
Mrs. Agnes Price
Mr. Rufty spoke on "Sportsman
ship". Mr. Frailer also com
mended the boys for their work.
Carl Myers, team captain, ex
pressed thanks on behalf of the
team sponsors.
A special appreciation was ex
tended to Mr. Arthur Watkins*
fine support of the Little League
baseball teams, as well as the
football team.
After a team pep talk by Paul
Crawford, the Rev- Gobins dis
missed the group with prayer
Plans are in the making for a
midget basketball team.
Marble Youths To
Present Program
The Young People of Marble
Baptist Church are sponsoring a
pagaent "Song Over the World",
Sunday night Dec- 22 at 7 at the
church.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
ALTHOUGH A GREAT CONTRAST in damage to the vehicles can
readily be seen in the above photos, the pick-up truck In the
upper photo claimed the life of a Hayes vllle Route 4 man near
here last week. Two other persons were critically injured when
the truck overturned, threw Its occupants out and pinned them
beneath the vehicle. The lower photo shows a 1948 Ford that col
lided into the side of a locomotive at Andrews. Two persons were
seriously injured in that accident while a four-year-old boy escaped
less seriously hurt.
Murphy Splits Double Header With
Stecoah In First Game Of Season
By BETTY WEAVER
In the first game of the 1957
58 cage season Friday, Murphy
split a double-header with Ste
coah at Stecoah- The Murphy
girls fell 37-63 in the opener. The
Murphy boys galloped to a 72-40
victory.
The Murphy girls led 8-7 at the
end of the first quarter. They
trailed 18-22 at the half. Only
once during the second half did
the Murphy sextette lead. Final
score was 63-37.
Shirley Stiles made 21 points.
Alice Jean Palmer scored 8
Joan English shot 6. Starting
guards were Betty Kate Wilson.
Gloria Bowman, and Jane Cook.
Subs were Betty Postell, who
scored 2 points, Helen Stiles,
Jane Van Horn, and Girlene Tay
lor.
The Xnrphy girls made 14 field
goals, ? free throws, and 11
fouls. Hie percentage of free
throws completed was 14.
All in all, the Murphy girls
played well. They entered the
game Without any competitive
experience and comparatively lit
tle practice. Stecoah had played
seven practice games. They de
feated Cullowhee 70-59; Webster
84-35 and 112-49; Cherokee 54-24;
Nantahala 60-49 and 65-38; and
they lost to Cullowhee 46-48- The
Murphy girls show much promise
and will undoubtedly improve as
the season progresses
The boys romped to a 72-40 vic
tory. They led from the beginn
ing. first Quarter soar* was 19-7.
By hattime they ted Increased
their lead 31-18- The third quarter
showed a 55-31 score- The boys
were fast and their teamwork
good. This first performance in
dicates another outstanding bask
etball season for the Murphy
quintet.
Don Amas was high scorer wii\i
24 points- Burt Birchfield made
18. Emanuel McDonald racked
up 9. John Morris contributed 8.
Jimmy Carringer and Lonnie
Hoover added 4 each. Frank Mc
Swain and Billy Carringer each
scored 2. Roy Dockery threw in
1. Bobby Weaver and Harry
Duncan were the other substitut
es.
The boys hit 31 field goals and
10 free throws out of the 17 at
tempted for a percentage of 59.
They made 9 fouls
Legion To Discuss
Plans To Help
Needy Children
Joe Miller Elkin Post 96.
American Legion, will meet
Thursday night at 7:90 at County
Courthouse.
Plans for helping needy child
ren at Christmas time will be
discussed.
School Holidays
Begins Thursday
The Murphy City Schools will
close Thursday at noon tor the
Christmas holidays
Supt. McSwain said that school
will tNpa Thursday, Jan. X.
Area Churches Plan
Special Services
The pastors of the various
churches of Murphy have an
nounced their sermon topics,
special services and music for the
Christmas services to be held
during Christmas.
FIRST BAPTIST
Sunday morning Dec- 22, the
Rev- J. Alton Morris will use
for the topic of his sermon at 11
o'clock "The Spirit of Christmas
All The Year."
At the evening service at 7:30
the five combined choirs of the
Christmas Party
To Be Given For
Methodist Children
Children of the Primary and
Kindergarten Departments of the
First Methodist Church will be
guests at a Christmas party
Thursday afternoon at 2:30 in the
Social Room of the church.
The annual party is sponsored
by the Sunday School teachers of
the departments.
Hi School Students
To Present
Yule Program
The 40-member Murphy High
School chorus antr some 20 mem
bers of the Dramatics Club will
present a Christmas program at
the high school Thursday morn
ing
Christmas customs, legends and
carols will take on a modern set
ting in the program which will
end with informal singing of pop
ular Christmas songs.
The chorus will sing 18 carols
from 10 countries, most of them
based on old folk tunes.
Included among the carols are
"Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isa
bella," "Come, Ye Shepherds,"
"Conventry Carol," "The Friend
ly Beasts", "Good Christian Men
Hejoice," "Go, Tell It on the
Mountain", "The Holly and the
Ivy", "Infant Holy". Joseph
Dearest", "Kolyada", "Lo, How a
Rose," "O Come, Emanuel,"
"O Little One Sweet," and "What
Child is This"?
Joyce Waldroup, a freshman,
will sing "I Wonder as I Wand
er".
Mrs. Harold Wells is sponsor of
the Dramatics Club and Mrs
W- V. CosteUo is chorus director
Scout Staff
Entertained
With Dinner
Members of the staff of the
Scout were entertained Friday
night with a Christmas dinner
at the Miami Restaurant
Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. Gene Parker, Mr. and
Mrs. Junior Carroll, Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Town**, Miss Hattfe
Palmer and Mrs. Dixie Palmer
and Mr. Roy Cook.
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church will present a program oI<
Christmas music.
The candlelight program will
include reading of Scripture and
inspirational poetry and carol
singing by the audience.
The adult and youth choirs will
sing "The Light of Bethlehem",
"Come to the Manger", "Praise
to the Lord, the Almighty",, and
"Go, Tell It on the Mountain".
The Youth Choir, composed of
high school girls, will sing, "Lo,
How A Rose E'er Blooming",
"Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isa
bella", and "For Unto Us a Child
Is Born."
The other choirs to sing are
the Junior Girls', Mrs. George
Dunn, director; Junior Boys, Mrs.
Don Rarassy.; Primary, Miss Lin
da English; Beginners', Miss
Judy Davis.
FIRST METHODIST
The Senior Choir of the First
Methodist Church will present a
Christmas cantata, "An Appala
chian Nativity", at the morning
worship service Sunday, Dec. 22.
The work which they will present
is one of unusual interest
Edited and arranged by Lewis
Henry Horton, it is based upon
the melodies found in the old
shaped-note song books of the
19th century. This fact gives the
music an authentic atmosphere
of a native folk cantata from our
own mountain region.
Soloists for the cantata will be
Mrs. Glenn Bates, Soprano; Mrs.
R. T. Houts Jr., Mezzoz-Soprano
and Ronnie Brittain, Baritone.
Mrs Duke Whitley will be the or
ganist and the choir will be under
the direction of the Rev. R- T
Houts. Miss Betty Weaver will
assist with the instrumental ac
companiment
The young people of the church
will be in charge of the candle
light Christmas Carol Service at
the evening service at 7:30. The
service will feature numbers by
the Young People's Choir and the
Junior Choir.
The scripture readings and
other parts of the service will al
so be led by the young people
In a closing service of dedica
tion, the congregation will light
their candles and gather at the
altar of the church where they
will place their White Christmas
gifts of food or money.
PRESBYTERIAN
"The Wise Carolers", a Christ
.mag play written by the Rev
Robert A. Potter, will be present
ed at the Presbyterian Church
Sunday evening, by children ol
the Sunday School and others.
Those taking part will be Mrs. C.
H. Town son, Mrs- Susan Powell,
Mrs- W. M. Fain, John Thompson,
Chuck Barrett, Sandra, Frances
and Judy Fain, Jimmy Rose,
Bobby Potter, Knox Singleton,
Vicki and Libby Townson, and
some members of the Kindergar
ten and primary department will
be included.
Other activities of the week wiD
be the annual Christmas tree,
party and treat for an the Sunday
School And families on Friday
night ia the assembly room.
Mr. Potter's sermon subjec*
i ?
Christmas Program
Slated At
Martin's Creek
Members of Martin's Creek
Methodist Church will have their
Christmas program Saturday
night at 7:30.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
Mrs. Frank Stalcup, teacher of
the Young P e o p 1 e 's Sunday
School, extends a special invita
tion to the young people of the
community to come to Sunday
School
Deputy Sheriff
Destroys
Small Still
A ten gallon still on Holland
Creek in the Andrews vicinity was
destroyed Friday by Deputy
Sheriff Lofton West
Mr. West said the still was not
in operation at the time, but that
he destroyed 55 gallons of mash.
No arrest was made
Annual Christmas
{Party To Be Held
At Folk School
The annual Christmas party
will be held at the Folk School
Friday night, at 8
Besides folk games and coun
try dancing for all ages, two
teams of small boys, one from
Ranger School and one from
Brass town, will do the Kirby
Sword Dance. This is the right
season for such a ceremonial
dance which traditionally was
danced by men at the time of the
winter soltice- It was thought
that on the shortest day of the
year the sun changed its course
toward the earth; the sun was all
important for the growing at
food.
Miss Judy Richardson, * re
nowned tale teller from Chatta
nooga, will tell a story and there
will be carols and a tree.
There will be a charge of fifteen
cents for children under twelve
years of age, and twenty-five
cents for those over twelve. Re
freshments will be served as a
party.. This is an opportunity for
all the family to share in *
Christmas party together.
Bobby LODell
Participating
In Field Training
Army Pfc Bobby L. O'Dell, 21,
son of Mr. and Mrs- Howard O'
Dell, Route 3, Murphy, N. C-, is
particing with members at the
Third Army Missile Command is a
13-day field training exercise end
ing Dec. IB at Pert Bragg.
A mechanic
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