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By Betty Wearer
The following Is an editorial
written for teenager* by the Na I
tional Foundation for Infantile Par
alysis.
Get Tow Three Salk Shots!
"Roll Ur Y Mr Sleeve, Steve!"
"Don't Balk At Salk!"
These are two slogans which
we've been hearing around our
school for a couple ,of years now.
Everyone knows that in more for
mal English, they mean "Make
sure you get your three Salk
Shots".
But the problem seems to be that
while all teens understand these
slogans, not enough are springing
to action. Statistics from the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis show that at the end of
the last school year, fewer than 20
per cent of teens from 15 through
19 had received the three Salk
shots that are necessary for maxi
mum protection for paralytic polio.
Now here is another set of fig
ures: In recent years, one-tkird
of all paralytic polio cases have
occurred in persons IS years of
age or over.
These two paragraphs show con
clusively that teens, one of the
most polio-susceptible age groups,
are taking needless, serious risks
with their health by not availing
themselves of the vaccine. It
doesn't makes sense!
There Is No Excuse For Any Stu
dent Of Our High School Taking
Chances On Getting Polio.
This editorial applies to if; at
Murphy High. However, we have
done and are doing something a
bout the situation. Several weeks
ago, Miss Willie Lovingood of the
local health department adminis
tered the vaccine to several hun
dred students. For many that was
the third shot. Tuesday she was at
the school to give the second shot
to those who have had only onq
Many of our members had all
three shots last year. So a large
per cent of the Murphy boys and
girls are completely or partially
protected.
A few are not protected. They
are urged to take the shots im
mediately. They are given com
pletely free.
Miss Lovingood was assisted by
students, Charlene Davidson and
Ramona Haggard
NEW YEARS EVE
A big New Years Eve party was
held at the TAC during the holi
days. Decorations were pink and
black with numerous balloons- A
musical theme was used.
Sandwiches, soft drinks, cookies,
and potato chips were served.
Guests included Martha Jean
Hembree, Barbara Hughes, Sue
Miller, James Franklin. Walker
Jones, Mickey Birchfield, Tommy
Roberts, Hubert Hinton, John
Bandy, Doug Bowman, John Mulk
ey, "Thug" Hendrix. David Thom
pson, Butch Hensley, Larry Stiles.
Bobby Hughes, Frank Hill, Ginger
Deweese, Beth Bailey, Ruth Bates.
Anna Bruce, Beverly Sanders. Lib
by Barrett, Betty Lovingood, Pat
Coleman, and Glenda Mills.
Hostesses were Rebecca Hensley.
Sandra Kimbrough Pat Coleman
and Glenda Hembree.
Chape rones were Mr. and Mrs
Tate Kimbrough.
The party began at 8 and broke
up about 12:15.
ANOTHER ONE
Mac Wilson was host to a small
party at his lake side home. In
common with the others it extend
ed from 1957 to 1958. The group
danced, played cards, swapped
fireside tales, and hailed the New
Year with lots of traditional hull
alaJoo.
Mrs- Wilson served chocolate
cake topped with nuts. Cokes and
a variety of crackers, cheese dips,
and other cheese combinations.
THE NIGHT BEFORE
Phil Mattox entertained inform
ally at his home the night before
New Years Eve
The decorations were festive and
in a Christmas mood.
Cookies, Cokes, peanuts, pop
corn, and potato chips were ser
ved.
In addition to a number of Mur
phy boys and girls there were out
of-town guests- They were Carole
Putnam of Gastonia, who is visit
ing Becky Hoover; Dianne Gard
ner who attends St. Margaret's in
Virginia and lives in Colorado,
visiting Mrs. Francis Bourne Sr.
and Billy Taylor, of Asheville who
was also visiting the Bourne's
THE NIGHT BEFORE:
THE NIGHT AFTER
John Hanson. Bobby Easley, and
Fred Van Horn had a party dance
Jan- 1, at the parish house of the
Episcopal Church. Fred had to re
turn to the University, so he miss
ed his own party.
As an ice-breaker, the group 1
played "psychology" which was
new to the Murphy young people.
Then they "danced everything from
the two step to the tango with a
few "ladies rushes" thrown in for
good measure.
The room was gaily decorated
with candles, balloons, streamers,
and a very pretty table arrange
ment- Punch, cookies, sandwiches,
pop corn, and candy made up the
refreshments.
Miss Juliet Pegues, Mrs. Francis
Bourne Sr., and the Rev. and Mrs.
Alex Hanson aided the festivities.
There were approximately 30
guests of high school and college
age.
There were many more parties,
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even night? is a good drying time.
And. besides freeing you from
such problems as rain, snow, and
wind, your dryer dries clothes fast
er than the clothesline method
but was u n a b 1 e to get de
tails on all of them- Sarah Easley.
Becky Hoover and Shirley Smith
had party dances -
The Methodist young people
went to Robbinsville for their an
nual sub-district Watchnight Ser
vice- There was a party followed
by a short business session and a
mid-night Communion Service.
The Robbinsville MYF was in
charge of the program. Punch and
cookies were served.
MYF'ers from Murphy were
Lewis Martin Johnny Moore, Linda
Houts, Ronnie Brittain and Char,
lene Davidson.
The past week was spent mostly
in study for mid-term examinat
ions- Most of the exams were giv
en Thursday and Friday, a few
Wednesday and Monday. English,
physics and most math exams
were standarized
Mr. Palmer exempted students
who have averages above 95 for
the exams. Eight exempted sen
iors declare their College Algebra
exam was the most pleasant they
ever took. (They spent the time in
the library reading or in the lobby
drinking Pepsi-Cola's;. Term pap
ers and book reports were also due
in two classes.
There were two very exciting
basketball games adding four vic
tories to Murphy's winning streak.
All in all it was a frantically busy
week for Murphy teenagers
COLLEGE BOARDS
The S.A-T- (Scholastic Aptitude
Test or College Boards, as it is
more commonly known, was given
at Murphy High last Saturday
morning by Mrs. Pauline Bault
and Mr- John Thompson. Seniors
from Andrews, Hayesville, Rob
binsville, East Fannin, and Copper
Basin High Schools came to the
Murphy testing center to take the
exam. Many colleges and scholar
ship foundations base their select
ions on the results of this exami
nation. Three hours were spent in
actual testing. The test was divid
ed into mathematics and verbal
divisions
Seniors from Murphy who took
the exam are Jim Hendrix. Ra
mona Haggard, John Morris, Rob
ert Schmitt, Gloria Bowman. Judy
Davis, Frank McSwain and Betty
Weaver.
Gil Gillespie came from Robbins
ville.
Pete Gernert and James Frank
lin came from Andrews to take
the exam.
From Hayesville, Adora Mc
Glamory, Bobby Gibson, James
Armstrong, and Horace Wimpey
took the test
Donald Hartness, Travis Guthrie
Joe Jones, and James Meredith
came from East Fannin and Cop
per Basin High Schools.
SOMETHING NEW
Something new was added to win
ter activity in Murphy last week.
The extreme cold put a thick layer
of ice over Moore's pond. After
school there was much slipping,
sliding, "hockey", crack-the-whip,
and other games on the pond.
There are a few people in Murphy
who have ice skates. They enjoy
ed the ice immensely and taught
several of the teenagers to skate.
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Another plus factor is the work it
saves you? about 20 full working
days a year. Using the dryer is
just a matter of proper loading
and proper setting of controls
These two factors? loading and
setting of controls ? are important
for best drying results. So import
ant that here are a few hints to
help you enjoy your new dryer to
the fullest.
1. Before drying clothes, be sure
plastic buttons and buckles are
heatproof. Also close all zippers
and fasten hooks and eyes to pre
vent catching and snagging. Put
socks and other small items in a
pillowcase or mesh bag for easier
removal.
2. Follow your manufacturer's
recommendations for loading and
drying time. These may be stamp
ed on your dryer and will cer
tainly be in the book of instruct
ions that comes with your dryer.
3. For drying mixed loads, set
your time control for pieces you
want to damp dry for ironing.
When dryer shuts off, remove
damp-dry items and reset time con
trol for items you want completely
dry for storage.
4. Don't overdry- Overdrying
causes wrinkles and shrinkage.
Clothes should be taken out while
they still feel a trifle moist
5. Dry starched clothes separate
ly, starting with a cool drum. If
drying more than one load, dry
starched load first, and remove
clothes when damp dry for iron
ing.
6. Remove loosely woven or
knitted cottons while still slightly
damp and pull into shape to avoid
possible shrinkage.
7. To dry man-made fabrics,
start with a cold drum- Dry sheer
fabrics together (or a very few
minutes; dry heavier things to
gether longer.
8. To dry draperies and slip
covers, allow plenty of room for
tumbling. Remove slip covers that
need no pressing while still slight
ly damp- Put on furniture and
smooth into shape.
Susccessful drying of blankets
of various fabrics and pillows de
pends on the amount of Water left
in them by your washer. It's best
to follow your manufacturer's in
struction booklet precisely in dry
ing them.
For steamning out wrinkles or
freshening garments, place garm
ent in dryer with one or two slight
ly dampened turkish towels. Set
drying temperature for type of
fabric being freshened. Set time
control for 10 minutes and let
clothes tumble. Steam from towels
will remove wrinkles.
LEGAL NOTICES
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE
In the last will and testament of
the Estate of Z- L. Whitaker, de
ceased, late of Cherokee County,
North Carolina, this is to notify all
persons having claims against the
estate of said deceased to exhibit
them to the undersigned on or be
fore the 20th day of December,
1958, or this notice will be plead
ed in bar of their recovery. All
persons indebted to said estate
will please make immediate pay
ment.
This the 20th day of December,
1957.
W. D- WHITAKER
Andrews, N. C
Administrator of the Es
22-6tc tate of Z- L. Whitaker
NOTICE OF SALE OF
KEAL ESTATE
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
SUMMONS DOCKET NO.
NORTH CAROLINA
CHEROKEE COUNTY.
Plaintiff
-vs
WILFORD T. ALLEN and wife,
MAGDALENE ALLEN,
Defendants
By virtue of authority vested in
me by a Judgment of The Superior
Court of Cherokee County, North
Carolina, dated the 29th day of
October, 1957, in the above entitled
action, I will, on Thursday, the
30tta day of January, 1958, at 12
o'clock noon at the Courthouse
door in Murphy, North Carolina,
offer for gale to the highest bid
der for cash the following describ
ed lands in Beaverdam Township.
Cherokee County, N. C.:
Adjoining the lands of Jim Hall
on the North side United States
Forest lands, George Patterson,
and others, and bounded as fol
lows, viz:
FIRST BOUNDARY: BEGINNING
on a stooping white oak near a
branch aDd runs S- 65 W- 180 poles
to a black oak; thence N. 65 E
90 poles to a post oak; thence S
65 W. 180 poles to a stake; then S.
65 W- crossing a branch 90 poles to
the beginning, containing 100 acres,
more or less- Excepting from said
boundary and the operation of this
deed 35 acres, on the North side of
said boundary heretofore sold off
to H- L. Murphy and now owned
by Jim Hall.
SECOND BOUNDARY: BEGIN
NING on a white oak, the corner
of No. 48 and runs N- 65 W. 180
pole* to a black oak; then S- 25
W. 26 pedes with Thompson's tone
to a black oak; then S- 88 W. 18
poles to a black oak; then S. 80
E 32 poles to a black oak; then S.
70 E- 136 poles to a black oak; then
N. 47 E. 20 poles to a rock, David
son corner; then East 94 poles to
a spanish oak; then N. 38 W. 44
poles to a stake and pointers; then
with the line of No. 48 & 64 W. 80
poles to the beginning, containing
35 acres, more or less
Being the lands conveyed to H.
D. Burgess by Hobert L. McDon
ald and others by deed dated Sept.
7th, IMS, which said deed is re
corded in the Office of the Register
of Deeds for Cherokee County, N.
C-, in Deed Book No. 152, at page
346 to which said deed and re
cord reference is hereby made for
a more perfect description of
said lands.
This the 30th day of December,
1857.
F. O. CHRISTOPHER
23-4tc Commissioner
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